Category: General News

Take Charge Indy’s Motion Emotion breaks through in $250,000 Zia Park Oaks

Motion Emotion held off Calf Moon Bay by a half-length to earn her first stakes victory in the Zia Park Oaks on Nov. 27 (VIDEO).  The 3-year-old daughter of Take Charge Indy was runner-up in both the Honeybee S. (G3) and Fantasy S. (G3) earlier this year. She is the fifth stakes winner and one […]

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Paynter filly strikes first to take $125,000 OBS Filly & Mare Sprint S.

A Bit of Both rocketed out of the gate and dispatched Saint Moon at the top of the stretch to draw off to a 3 1/2-length win in the $125,000 OBS Filly & Mare Sprint S. on the special Nov. 26 card at the central Florida track. The 3-year-old filly, who won a pair of […]

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Constitution colt zips to TDN Rising Star status in Del Mar unveiling

Ancient Warrior turned in a very impressive performance in winning his debut Saturday at Del Mar, rolling to a 4 1/4-length victory in the six-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds. The Constitution colt stopped the timer in 1:09.72 on the fast track, earning him a TDN Rising Star nod. Ancient Warrior is the fourth […]

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Speightown’s Halo Again triumphs in $225,000 Coronation Futurity S.

Halo Again surged to the front in the final sixteenth of the 1 1/8-mile Coronation Futurity at Woodbine to score by a head over Malibu Mambo in the first stakes start for the 2-year-old Speightstown colt. Winner of his debut Oct. 27 at Churchill Downs, the $600,000 yearling purchase is now perfect in two starts […]

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Party Lights gives Carpe Diem a dozen winners

Party Lights led nearly all the way in her seven-furlong maiden win Nov. 21 at Churchill Downs to become Carpe Diem’s 12th winner from his first crop.  Carpe Diem, a Grade 1 winner at 2 and 3, earned more than $1.5 million in his career. One of the most popular young stallions since entering stud […]

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Island Commish romps in second straight turf score

Island Commish, a stakes-placed son of Commissioner, scored his second straight win on the Gulfstream Park West turf course on Nov. 20, coming home a 5 1/2-length winner in the 7 1/2-furlong contest for 2-year-olds. The dark bay has three wins in his five starts, as well as placing in the $105,000 Proud Man S. […]

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Daredevil filly rolls in Churchill Downs MdSpWt debut

Swiss Skydiver flew through the stretch at Churchill Downs to win her debut very impressively, hitting the wire 5 1/2-lengths ahead of the field in Saturday’s seven-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies. Daredevil, a son of leading sire More Than Ready, is the sire of 10 stakes winners and three stakes horses from […]

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Turf-loving American Giant adds Juvenile Fillies Turf to resume

More Than Ready’s 2-year-old filly American Giant showed her affinity for the turf once again Saturday at Gulfstream Park West, driving to a two-length victory in the $75,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf, her third win in as many starts on the grass.  More Than Ready’s runners have won nine stakes and earned in excess of $9.5 […]

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Constitution on a roll with two new maiden winners

Constitution upped his First-Crop winners total to 19 with a pair of juvenile maiden winners on Nov. 8. The WinStar stallion now has a total of 19 individual winners, third-best among freshman sires. He also ranks second by stakes horses, with seven, and is the only First-Crop sire with four graded stakes winners. Jara earned […]

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Constitution’s Independence Hall romps in G3 Nashua S.

Independence Hall remained unbeaten in his first two career starts with a romping 12 ¼-length win in the Nashua Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on Sunday, Nov. 3, becoming his sire’s fourth first-crop stakes winner, tops among all freshman sires.Independence Hall earned a 101 Beyer Speed Figure in the win, the highest Beyer for a 2-year-old […]

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