Category: General News

Distorted Humor colt racks up second career stakes win

Five Star General, winner of the $100,000 Central Park S. at Aqueduct last autumn, scored his second stakes win on Aug. 5 with a 2 1/4-length tally in the $50,000 Sir Winston Churchill Derby Trial at Hastings Park. Also stakes-placed on the Delaware Park turf in June, Five Star General upped his earnings to $129,343 […]

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Foolish Humor named winner of Monmouth Park’s Colleen S.

Distorted Humor got his newest stakes winner on Sunday at Monmouth Park when the 2-year-old filly Foolish Humor was awarded the victory in the $75,000 Colleen S. after being soundly bumped in mid-stretch by Miss J McKay. After contesting a very rapid pace with Strongerthanuknow early in the five-furlong turf affair, the duo were joined […]

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Island Commish splashes to huge win at Gulfstream Park

Island Commish became Commissioner’s second maiden winner of the day when the 2-year-old colt won his debut on a sloppy Gulfstream Park track by nearly 10 lengths.  Combined with Glory Road’s win at Saratoga, Commissioner now has seven first-crop winners. His filly Powerfulattraction was the runner-up in Saturday’s $200,000 Sorrento S. (G2), his first graded […]

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Constitution’s Amalfi Sunrise scores blowout win in Grade 2 Sorrento S.

Amalfi Sunrise, a TDN Rising Star after her six-length debut win on June 23, tallied another half-dozen length victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Sorrento S. (G2) at Del Mar. The filly’s win capped a huge day for Constitution, who also had Our Country take maiden special weight on the grass at Saratoga. The WinStar stallion, also […]

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Commissioner’s Glory Road uncorks big rally to take Saratoga MdSpWt

Glory Road made up a double-digit deficit and a wide trip to win his Saratoga debut on Saturday by a neck, becoming Commissioner’s sixth winner from his first crop of runners, all half-dozen coming in maiden special weight races. After getting bumped at the start, Glory Road was well off the pace as the field […]

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Constitution colt draws off in Saratoga maiden special weight opener

Our Country opened up the Saturday Saratoga card with a very impressive debut on the turf, winning by nearly a half-dozen lengths to give top-five Freshman sire Constitution his fifth winner from his first crop. Among Constitution’s five winners is Sanford S. (G3) winner By Your Side and TDN Rising Stars Aurelia Garland and Amalfi […]

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Streaking Tiz a Slam takes Nijinsky S. (G2) for second straight year

Chiefswood Stable’s Tiz a Slam was a repeat winner in the $197,000 Nijinsky S. (G2) Sunday afternoon at Woodbine, giving the 5-year-old Tiznow homebred his sixth career graded stakes win and pushing his earnings to $969,699. The imposing bay is now riding a three race winning streak, with wins in the Singspiel S. (G3), also […]

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Undefeated Tasting the Stars savors first stakes victory

Bodemeister’s 3-year-old filly Tasting the Stars passed her first stakes test with flying colors on Sunday at Monmouth Park, coming home by nearly two lengths in the $75,000 Just Jenda S.  The bay filly won her first two starts convincingly on the main track, and had no problem handling her grass debut on Sunday. After […]

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Carpe Diem filly relishes Del Mar turf

A Thousand Dreams stretched out to a mile on the turf after a pair of dirt sprints and came away a convincing winner in a one-mile maiden special weight Saturday at Del Mar. The 2-year-old Carpe Diem filly is the third winner for her top-10 First-Crop sire, following Saratoga maiden special winner Sweet Kisses and […]

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Tiznow 2yo demolishes field by nearly 20 lengths

Dennis’ Moment nearly broke the seven-furlong track record in his maiden special weight win Saturday at Ellis Park, drawing off to officially win by 19 1/4-lengths in 1:21.95 (VIDEO). The 2-year-old Tiznow colt was obviously named a TDN Rising Star for the superlative effort, making him the 15th horse by his sire to earn the […]

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