Category: General News

Bobby’s Wicked One used his speed and tenacity to capture Saturday’s $250,000 Commonwealth S. (G3) at Keeneland by 1 1/4-lengths over an all-star field of male sprinters. The victory in the seven-furlong affair was the first graded stakes win for the 4-year-old Speightstown colt, who had scored two easy allowance wins over the winter at […]

Bulletin, last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint champion, return to action April 4 at Keeneland with a gate-to-wire victory in the Palisades Turf Sprint S. in what was the inaugural running of the race at the historic Kentucky track. The 3-year-old colt, owned by WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing, has now […]

The fireworks started early for Carpe Diem at Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale of 2-year-olds  when hip No. 5 sold for $650,000 to Katsumi Yoshida after a spirited bidding battle. The muscular chestnut had worked a lively eighth-mile in :10 1/5 seconds during last week’s Under Tack show. Consigned by Cary Frommer, agent and bred by […]

Perennial leading sire Tiznow’s top offering at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale of 2-year-olds on Wednesday brought a winning bid of $550,000 from the team of West Point Thoroughbreds and Albaugh Stable, agent. Consigned by Bobby Dodd, agent, hip No. 93 had breezed a lively eighth-mile in :10 1/5 seconds during the Under Tack show. The […]

Brunette Princess and Miss Marcela were three lengths ahead of the field when they hit the wire on even terms to share the win in Saturday’s Any Limit S. at Gulfstream Park. A dead heat is a rare enough event, even more so when two horses by the same sire accomplish the feat. Making the […]

WinStar Farm stallion Pioneerof the Nile died suddenly today, the farm announced. The 13-year-old son of Empire Maker—Star of Goshen, by Lord at War (ARG), bred a mare this morning and started acting uncomfortable once he was back in his stall. He was en route to the clinic when he died. “We are all extremely […]

Constitution’s first 2-year-olds offered at auction were topped by a $350,000 colt on Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training Sale. His final average at the two-day sale was $180,667, more than 12 times his stud fee. Consigned by Eisaman Equine, agent, hip No. 512 went to Narvick International for Prince Sultan Bin Mish […]

Leading 2-year-old sire Super Saver had an excellent Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training Sale, with a $440,000 filly and $200,000 colt during the closing session of the two-day auction in central Florida. Woodford Thoroughbreds, agent, consigned the filly, hip No. 305. She was purchased by trainer John Servis, as agent. The Kentucky-bred […]

Speightstown’s power as one of the world’s leading sires was on full display Tuesday at the March 12-13 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale when his lone offering brought a top bid of $650,000. The price represented the second-highest paid for a filly during the session, and was in the top five for all lots. Niall […]

WinStar Farm’s freshman sire Daredevil’s first 2-year-old to sell at auction brought a winning bid of $155,000 during Tuesday’s session of the March 12-13 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale in Ocala. The filly, hip No. 136, was consigned by de Meric Sales, agent, and went to Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. She had worked an eighth-mile in […]