Constitution chalked up his eighth winner from his first crop on Friday evening at Del Mar when Strongconstitution led nearly all the way in a five-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds on the turf. Constitution’s freshman class ranks in the top five by earnings, winners and black type horses, and he is the only […]
[ Read More ]Green Destiny won her stakes debut in the $100,000 Ellis Park Debutante on Sunday, drawing off in the final furlong to win by four lengths over Monedas de Oro (VIDEO). The victory comes on the heels of the filly’s maiden win on July 14. The Clearsky Farms homebred is now 2-0-0 in three starts and […]
[ Read More ]Sharing drew off powerfully in the stretch en route to a 6 1/4-length maiden special weight win Sunday at Saratoga, a performance that earned a the 2-year-old Speightstown filly a TDN Rising Star tag. In a three-way duel for the lead for the first half-mile, Sharing began to edge clear midway on the turn, then […]
[ Read More ]Bella Aurora and Rule the Day both got their initial victories on Aug. 16 to give top-10 First-Crop sire Carpe Diem a total of six winners to date. Kicking off her sire’s daily double was Bella Aurora, who won a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight on the turf by two lengths in a performance that […]
[ Read More ]Deviant became the first stakes winner for Freshman Sire Daredevil on Aug. 14 with a commanding 7 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 El Joven S. at Retama Park in Houston. After a trio of main track starts, Deviant switched to the grass for the El Joven, as well as stretching out to two turns for […]
[ Read More ]Outwork set the record for the highest price ever paid for a filly by a freshman sire Monday at the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Preferred Yearlings sale when the team of All About the Girls/JCS Racing Travis Durr went to $500,000 for a filly by the Wood Memorial S. (G1) winner. Consigned by Denali Stud, agent, […]
[ Read More ]Monforte 8 1/4-length maiden win on Aug. 9 over the Gulfstream Park turf course came despite a driving rainstorm and made him Carpe Diem’s fourth First-Crop winner. Monforte and Chads Choice were right together for the first half-mile, when Monforte subsequently opened up on the final turn and drew off in the stretch to win […]
[ Read More ]Constitution, the number one First-Crop Sire by earnings and graded stakes winners, got his seventh juvenile winner Thursday at Saratoga by way of Tiz the Law’s snappy 4 1/4-length victory going 6 1/2-furlongs against fellow maiden special weight types. Content to sit behind a trio of front-runners early on, the eventual winner made up ground […]
[ Read More ]Just a few moments into Tuesday’s closing session of the Aug. 5-6 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale Juddmonte Farms came away the top bidder at $600,000 for a Tiznow colt consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Stonestreet. The bay juvenile’s illustrious pedigree starts with his dam Stormin Maggy, a stakes-placed daughter of Storm Cat who is […]
[ Read More ]First-Crop stallion Speightster’s two yearlings through the rind during Tuesday’s session of the Aug. 5-6 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale both brought winning bids of at least 15 times his stud fee, topped by a $200,000 colt. Hip No. 122 was consigned by Four Star Sales, agent and went to Gary Stevens, agent. The bay colt […]
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