Category: General News

$250,000 for Daredevil colt at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale

A colt from the first crop of Daredevil brought a winning bid of $250,000 from prominent buyer Steve Young during Tuesday’s session of the May 20-21 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale of 2-year-olds.  Cataloged as hip No. 445 and consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, agent, the gray/roan filly is the first foal out of Seattle Charlie Daredevil, winner […]

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Tiz a Slam ships in to take $100,000 Louisville S. (G3)

Chiefswood Stable’s homebred Tiz a Slam led every step of the way in Saturday’s $100,000 Louisville S. (G3) at Churchill Downs to win the 1 ½-mile turf marathon by three-quarters of a length.  The 5-year old son of Tiznow now has four graded victories, with the previous three all coming in Canada: Ontario Derby (G3) […]

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Revolutionary filly scores by 4 ¼ in first stakes start

H. F. Carmel scored very impressively in her first try against stakes company, tallying a 4 1/4-length win in the $75,000 Tomboy S. May 12 at Belterra Park. The 3-year-old Revolutionary filly campaigns in the name of her breeder, Dr. Harold Fishman and is 2-1-1 in five starts. Coming from well off the pace in […]

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Fed Biz filly uncorks big rally to take Churchill’s Mamzelle S.

Change of Control rolled by Abyssinian in deep stretch to post a 1 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 Mamzelle S. for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Churchill Downs.  Making her first start on the grass, the Fed Biz filly had been on sloppy main tracks in her three prior starts. Last of eight early on in […]

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Diamond Dust keeps streak going in Tall Stacks S.

WinStar Farm’s and Blazing Meadows homebred Diamond Dust chalked up his fourth straight win in Saturday’s $75,000 Tall Stacks S. at Belterra Park. The 3-year-old son of Paynter now has six wins in eight starts, four of them in stakes, and has earned $283,100. As he has done in all of his victories, Diamond Dust […]

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Aurelia Garland is first winner for WinStar Farm’s Multiple Grade 1 winner Constitution

Aurelia Garland, a 2-year-old filly by WinStar Farm stallion Constitution, earned TDN Rising Star status after impressively winning her career debut in a $100,000 maiden special weight at Belmont Park on Thursday, becoming her sire’s first winner. Bred in Kentucky by Todd Frederick, Chad Frederick, and Phoenix Farm and Racing, and owned by George Bolton, […]

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Pat on the Back storms home to take the Affirmed Success S.

Congrats’ Pat on the Back kicked off his 2019 campaign in style with a stirring come-from-behind victory in the $100,000 Affirmed Success S. on Friday afternoon at Belmont Park.  The 5-year-old now has six stakes wins and eight stakes placings on his resume, and is a rare horse who has scored a stakes win in […]

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Daredevil colt sells for $205,000 closing day of OBS 2yo sale

First-Crop Sire and Grade 1 winner Daredevil had his top juvenile of the April 23-26 OBS Sale of 2-year-olds in Training on Friday when hip no. 1169 went for $205,000.   Consigned by Bobby Dodd, agent, the dark bay colt went to Sallusto and Albina, agent. The colt had breezed a quick :10 1/5 furlong […]

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Stellar April continues for Carpe Diem at OBS 2yo sale

Fresh off getting his first winner from his initial crop, Carpe Diem has a had an excellent first two days of the April 23-26 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, led by a $475,000 filly during Wednesday’s session. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., hip No. 532, went to Phoenix Thoroughbred III, Ltd. The chestnut […]

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Day 1 at OBS April sale: Constitution filly goes for $200,000

The high-profile connections of The Three Amigos were the winning bidders for a Constitution filly during the first day of the April 23-26 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training. Consigned by Altamira Stable LLC, agent, hip No. 62 is out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Gold d’ Medaglia and comes from the direct family […]

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