Category: General News

Tourist colt rolls to 15-length maiden special weight win

Indy Tourist turned in the best performance of the day on Monday when the 2-year-old Tourist colt galloped to what was officially a 15 3/4-length maiden special weight victory at Indiana Grand. The bay colt is Tourist’s second winner from his first crop, with his next starter coming on Tuesday in a maiden special weight […]

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Distorted Humor colt a TDN ‘Rising Star’ at Saratoga

Momos strutted to a 6 1/2-length maiden special weight debut win Saturday at Saratoga, earning the Distorted Humor colt the distinguished TDN ‘Rising Star’ tag. Momos, running for Ironhorse Racing Stable LLC and Secure Investments, made the lead just a few strides out of the gate and never let any of his foes within a […]

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Rushing Fall sets track record in Jenny Wiley S. (G1) repeat

More Than Ready’s outstanding race mare Rushing Fall turned in one of the finest performances of her career Saturday at Keeneland with a track record-setting victory in the $350,000 Jenny Wiley S. (G1). In addition to lowering the track record by more than a second, Rushing Fall became only the second horse to win the […]

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Undefeated Constitution filly wins stakes debut

Alexandria parlayed her impressive maiden debut victory into a one-length score in the $75,000 Tah Dah S. July 10 at Belterra Park to up the 2-year-old daughter of Constitution to a perfect two-for-two lifetime. Owned and bred by WinStar Farm and Blazing Meadows Farm, Alexandria is the second foal out of the Spring At Last […]

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Hit the Road very impressive in Del Mar’s Oceanside S.

Hit the Road kicked off a big weekend for More Than Ready with an eye-catching performance in Friday’s Oceanside S. on the opening day card of the Del Mar summer meet. The 3-year-old colt, who had tracked along the inside in fifth most of the trip, split horses in midstretch with a bold move, then […]

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Speightstown’s Halo Again gets second career stakes in $125,000 Queenston S.

Halo Again forged his way past Golden Wave in the final furlong of the $125,000 Queenston S. to register a 1 1/4-length victory in the seven-furlong contest for 3-year-olds on July 4 at Woodbine. The Speightstown colt won the $225,000 Coronation S. over the same track in November and is now 3-0-0 in five starts […]

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Fed Biz’s Boerne collects first stakes win in Gulfstream’s Azalea S.

Boerne, who started the year with three straight victories, got her fourth win of 2020 with a front-running score in the $75,000 Azalea S. on Independence Day at Gulfstream Park. The win was the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old Fed Biz filly, who was second in last month’s Game Face S. at Gulfstream. Fed […]

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Kactus Kate is first winner for WinStar Farm’s Tourist

WinStar Farm’s Tourist, a multiple Grade 1 winner by Tiznow, sired his first winner when Kactus Kate kicked off her racing career with a decisive two-length victory in a 4 ½-furlong maiden special weight at Emerald Downs on Wednesday, July 1. Kactus Kate broke sharply and vied for command early. She took over the lead […]

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Constitution among top sires at F-T Midlantic sale

Led by a $350,000 colt, Constitution was one of the leading sires during Monday’s session of the June 29-30 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale of 2-year-olds. The colt topped off a terrific June for his sire, who was represented by his first classic winner when Tiz the Law triumphed in the Belmont S. (G1). Constitution is easily […]

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Speightstown’s Victim of Love storms to victory in Vagrancy H. (G3)

Victim of Love earned her first graded stakes win in the Vagrancy H. (G3) at Belmont Park, forging her way through a driving rainstorm to defeat Come Dancing by 1 3/4-lengths. The 4-year-old filly was a two-time listed winner before Saturday’s score. She is Speightstown’s 55th lifetime graded winner and one of his five graded […]

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