Category: General News

Super Saver’s Colby earns black type in stakes debut

Colby surged to the front in the final yards to win the $100,000 Dickie Moore S. Sept. 21 at Charles Town Races in the stakes debut for the 2-year-old Super Saver filly (VIDEO). She is Super Saver’s 11th stakes horse this year and his sixth black type winner. Super Saver now has 45 lifetime stakes […]

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Speightstown’s Sharing a popular winner of the $200,000 Selima S.

Sharing’s authoritative score in Saturday’s $200,000 Selima S. set the 2-year-old Speightstown filly up for a possible run in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park. Ridden with confidence by Manny Franco, Sharing was parked in third just outside the leaders for most of the 1 1/16-mile trip. Franco […]

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Independence Hall is Constitution’s third maiden winner this week

After tallying three winners in the past five days, Constitution is now tied atop the First-Crop Sire list with 14 total winners. He is still also the only freshman sire with more than one graded stakes winner. The WinStar stallion’s latest winner came Sept. 21 at Parx when the 2-year-old colt Independence Hall drew off […]

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$200,000 Constitution colt near the top Thursday at Keeneland

Midway through the Sept. 19 session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale Constitution’s $200,000 colt was the second-highest price of the day. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigned the colt, hip No. 3232, while the Solis/Litt partnership signed the ticket for the Kentucky-bred bay. Out of the stakes-winning Speightstown mare Cougarstown, the colt is a half-brother […]

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Naked Avenger rolls late to capture $150,000 Joseph A. Gimma S.

Congrats’ 2-year-old filly Naked Avenger remained perfect in her two lifetime starts after storming home in the final furlong of the $150,000 Joseph A. Gimma S., winning the seven-furlong contest at Belmont Park on Sept. 18 by two lengths under Luis Saez. The bay filly won her Aug. 21 debut at Saratoga by a similar […]

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Daredevil homebred pounces late in maiden special weight tally

Freshman sire Daredevil got his latest winner on Sept. 17 when Secret Formula uncorked a big rally in the final quarter-mile to break her maiden by 1 1/4-lengths in the six-furlong contest for 2-year-old fillies (VIDEO). Racing for her breeders WinStar Farm and Blazing Meadows Farm, Secret Formula ran down a loose-on-the-lead Diva Power with […]

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Constitution continues his ascent on First-Crop Sire list

Constitution has risen to the number 2 spot on the 2019 First-Crop Sire list after he tallied his 11th freshman winner on Sept. 16, when Nurse Betty broke her maiden by nearly three lengths in her debut at Parx. The gray or roan filly came from several lengths off the pace to roll by early […]

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Outwork filly realizes $270,000 Monday at Keeneland Yearling sale

Grade 1 winner Outwork’s first crop of yearlings have scored big returns during the middle portion of the Sept. 9-22 Keeneland Yearling sale, the latest coming on Monday when hip No. 1971 brought a winning bid of $270,000. After Monday’s session completed, six of Outwork’s eight yearlings to sell brought at least six figures, with […]

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Speightstown’s Old Chestnut goes gate-to-wire in Ontario Racing S. at Woodbine

Old Chestnut drew off in the Woodbine stretch to win the $100,000 Ontario Racing S. by nearly four lengths in front-running style on Sunday afternoon. The victory marked the first stakes win for the 2-year-old Speightstown colt. He is also the second stakes winner of the weekend for Speightstown at Woodbine, after Yorkton captured the […]

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Tourist colt hammers for $150,000 Sunday at Keeneland

Tourist’s first yearling to sell at the Keeneland September Yearling sale brought a top bid of $150,000 on Sunday afternoon at the central Kentucky auction, 15 times his advertised stud fee. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, hip No. 1535 sold to BSW Bloodstock, Liz Crow agent. The dark bay Kentucky-bred is the first foal out of […]

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