Category: General News

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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Paynter filly gets first stakes win in black type debut

A Bit of Both cruised to a three-length victory in the $75,000 Game Face S. Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park, the first stakes start for the 3-year-old Paynter filly. In her last three starts, A Bit of Both has been on front at every point of call while winning by a combined 16 lengths. Owned […]

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Constitution filly makes her mark at OBS Under Tack Show

First-Crop sire Constitution’s large group of juveniles in next week’s OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training have been working very well at the Under Tack Show, led by a filly who zipped through a furlong in :09 4/5 seconds during the Thursday session. Constitution has a total of 33 lots in the catalog for […]

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Carpe Diem seizing his first opportunity

The following article by Frances J. Karon appeared on April 17, 2019 on www.werkhorse.com One day after the first anniversary of the death of Giant’s Causeway, that stallion’s multiple G1-winning son Carpe Diem was represented by his first winner, Nayibeth, from his first starter, one of 124 registered 2yos from Carpe Diem’s first crop. Already […]

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First starter a winner and TDN ‘Rising Star’ for WinStar Farm’s Grade 1 winner Carpe Diem

Nayibeth, a 2-year-old filly by WinStar Farm stallion Carpe Diem, won at first asking at Keeneland on Wednesday, becoming her sire’s first starter and first winner and also a TDN Rising Star. Bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and owned by Ramon Tallaj, Nayibeth raced to the lead at the start of the 4 […]

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Commissioner filly fires bullet at OBS Under Tack Show

A filly from the first crop of multiple graded stakes winner Commissioner worked a quarter-mile in :20 1/5 Tuesday at the Under Tack show in preparation for the April 23-26 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, sharing the fastest time at the distance. The bay Kentucky bred, hip No. 365, is scheduled to sell […]

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Paynter’s Diamond Dust extends winning streak in Noonan S.

Diamond Dust collected his third straight win and third lifetime stakes victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Howard B. Noonan S. at Mahoning Valley. The 3-year-old son of Paynter has never been worse than second in seven lifetime starts, with five wins, and earnings of $238,100 for the owner/breeder tandem of WinStar Farm and Blazing Meadows Farm. […]

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Rushing Fall exudes class once again in Jenny Wiley S. (G1)

More Than Ready’s super-filly Rushing Fall remained undefeated at Keeneland with a front-running score in Saturday’s $350,000 Jenny Wiley S. (G1) and is just a neck away from having a perfect record in eight lifetime starts, all graded stakes except for her maiden debut victory. With wins during the 2017 Fall Meet in the Jessamine […]

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