Speightstown’s dynamic 2-year-old filly Lady Speightspeare is likely on her way to the Breeders’ Cup after the chestnut filly dug in gamely to win the $250,000 Natalma S. (G1) at Woodbine on Sunday afternoon. Speightstown is the nation’s leading sire by progeny earnings, with nearly $8.7 million, and leads all sires by Grade 1 horses, […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s latest stakes winner King of the Court made it three wins in a row with a victory in the Sept. 17 HBPA Stakes at Canterbury Park. Speightstown is having one of his best seasons at stud in recent years, currently ranked second on the General Sire list with progeny earnings of more than $8.5 […]
[ Read More ]Speightster had one of the top-priced fillies during Wednesday’s session of the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling sale when hip No. 629 brought a winning bid of $475,000. Consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent and bred by Cobalt Investments, the dark bay filly was purchased by Alex Lieblong. Out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Hot Water, the […]
[ Read More ]Leading First-Crop sire Outwork’s most recent winner, Fast N Fine Worker, won in stunning fashion Saturday evening when the 2-year-old filly ran away from the field to an 18-length victory going one mile at Remington Park. Making her second lifetime start, the dark bay filly set a measured pace from the outset and pulled clear […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has announced the promotion of Liam O’Rourke as its new Director of Bloodstock Services. In conjunction with O’Rourke’s promotion, Olivia Desch joins Chris Knehr on the Stallion Season Sales team. “We are fortunate to be in a position to promote from within,” said Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and racing manager of WinStar Farm. […]
[ Read More ]Fitz’s Mo prevailed in his maiden race on Sept. 10 at Gulfstream Park despite being three-wide the entire six furlongs. The bay colt, bred by WinStar Farm, is the eighth winner for his sire, currently the third-most on the First-Crop sire list. Fitz’s Mo, in post four, stalked in third and rallied resolutely in the […]
[ Read More ]Leading Fourth-Crop sire Paynter got his newest stakes winner on Sept. 5 when Harper’s First Ride swept past multiple stakes winner Cordmaker near the eighth pole and sprinted away to a 3 ¼-length win in the $100,000 Deputed Testamony at Laurel Park. Under a well-judged ride by Angel Cruz, Harper’s First Ride let a pair […]
[ Read More ]Monforte streaked to a front-running victory in the $75,000 Bear’s Den S. Sept. 5 at Gulfstream Park, the second stakes win of the year for the 3-year-old Carpe Diem colt. Carpe Diem is a top-ten Second-Crop sire with five stakes horses an nearly $2 million in progeny earnings to date. Monforte came out of the […]
[ Read More ]Outwork got his first stakes winner over the Labor Day weekend when Samborella scored by 2 1/4-lengths in the Sept. 4 Seeking the Ante S. at Saratoga. Samborella broke her maiden in the Seeking the Ante after running third in her July 24 debut over the same track. The bay filly is owned by Gold […]
[ Read More ]Top-five First-Crop sire Speightster is up to a half-dozen winners after That Kenney Kid drew off to a six-length victory in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race on Friday. The bay filly was prominent from the outset and increased her margin the entire trip, easing up late when the outcome was certain. That Kenney […]
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