Best of Me was the best of the field in Sunday’s Washington State Legislators S. at Emerald Downs, pulling away to a three-length victory for the 4-year-old’s first stakes win (VIDEO). A good fourth in last year’s Great Lady M Stakes (G2), Best of Me is 4-0-1 in nine starts and has earned $136,130 for […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s multiple stakes winner Tiz a Slam scored his fifth career graded stakes win in the $125,000 Singspiel S. (G3) Saturday at Woodbine, taking the 1 1/2-mile turf affair by two lengths. A winner of six stakes overall, the Chiefswood Stables homebred is now 8-3-1 in 25 starts and upped his earnings to $874,159. Tiz […]
[ Read More ]Compelling Smile became the third winner for Constitution on Sunday, using a dynamic finishing kick to rally from far back to win a five-furlong maiden special weight by 1 ½-lengths at Emerald Downs (VIDEO). Far back from the front for the first half-mile or so, Compelling Smile split horses in mid-stretch and was in full […]
[ Read More ]A Bit of Both is now a stakes winner on turf and dirt after a 2 1/2-length win in Saturday’s $75,000 Honey Bee S. at Monmouth Park. The 3-year-old Paynter filly has won five of six lifetime starts by an average margin of just over six lengths. After taking the Game Face S. at Gulfstream […]
[ Read More ]By Your Side nosed out Basin by the narrowest of margins to win his career debut on June 14 at Churchill Downs, giving First-Crop sire Constitution his second winner. Constitution ranks second on the First-Crop Sires list, an impressive feat considering he has had only four starters compared to leader Khozan’s 15 runners to date. […]
[ Read More ]First-Crop sire Carpe Diem’s OBS June Sale of 2-year-old in Training results were topped by a filly that went for $200,000 during Thursday’s session of the June 12-14 central Florida auction. The filly, cataloged as hip No. 634 and consigned by Mayberry Farm, agent, went to Batchelor Family Trust. The chestnut juvenile is out of […]
[ Read More ]Daredevil had the top-priced colt by a freshman sire during the first session of the June 12-14 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale when hip No. 100 brought a winning bid of $245,000 from Reddam Racing LLC. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, agent, the dark bay had breezed a co-fastest quarter-mile of :20 3/5 during the Under […]
[ Read More ]Better The Devil, a 2-year-old colt by WinStar Farm stallion Daredevil, impressively won the Glasgow EBF Maiden Auction Stakes at Hamilton Park in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, becoming his sire’s first winner. Better The Devil raced to the lead shortly after the start of his career debut and held his rivals at bay to […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s incomparable filly Rushing Fall turned in yet another magnificent performance in Saturday’s $700,000 Just A Game S. (G1) at Belmont Park. Rushing Fall came out of the gate on top and was allowed to set moderate fractions of :23.91 and :47.21 for the half-mile. Daddy Is a Legend closed within a half-length […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s beautifully-bred 2-year-old filly Magic Dance lived up to her lofty bloodlines in her June 7 debut at Churchill Downs, rolling to a five-length victory in the five-furlong contest (VIDEO). The winner is More Than Ready’s 14th TDN Rising Star, joining illuminaries such as Rushing Fall, Verrazano and Stopshoppingmaria, among others. Breaking from […]
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