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Speightstown colt earns TDN Rising Star tag after Keeneland MdSpWt tally

Under Oath rallied strongly to break his maiden at Keeneland on Apr. 16 in his second lifetime start, earning the 3-year-old Speightstown colt a TDN Rising Star designation. He is the 22nd lifetime Rising Star for Speightstown, who kicked off the Easter weekend in spectacular fashion on Friday when Shirl’s Speight won the Maker’s Mark […]

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Slipstream gets the trip to win Keeneland’s Palisades S.

Slipstream came through a narrow opening in upper stretch to defeat Twilight Gleaming in Sunday’s $200,000 Palisades S. at Keeneland. The victory was the second stakes win and third overall for the 3-year-old More Than Ready colt, who could potentially make his next start at the historic Royal Ascot meet in Great Britain. Slipstream, trained […]

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Glass Ceiling makes it four in a row with dominating Distaff H. (G3) win

Constitution’s streaking 5-year-old daughter Glass Ceiling won her fourth straight race Saturday at Aqueduct, cruising to a five-length victory on the $150,000 Distaff H. (G3). Constitution, the leading Third-Crop Sire of 2021, is off to a terrific start this year, leading all Fourth-Crop sires with nine stakes horses and six graded horses to date. Glass […]

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Outwork filly aces her stakes debut

Sharapova made her first stakes start in Sunday’s $100,000 Harry Henson S. at Sunland Park and the 4-year-old Outwork filly came away with a one-length victory. With Joel Rosario in to ride the Peter Eurton trainee, Outwork took up a spot in third while four off the fence as she stalked the early leaders through […]

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Nashville ready for stakes competition after scintillating Fair Grounds win

CHC Inc.’s and WinStar Farm’s Nashville, a 5-year-old son of Speightstown, blazed his way to a 4 ¾-length allowance win Friday at Fair Grounds (WATCH RACE). His time of 1:08.61 for the six furlongs was the fastest of the meet and earned him a Beyer Speed Figure of 102, the third triple-digit number in his […]

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Constitution colt stays perfect with TDN Rising Star performance

We the People tallied a second ultra-impressive victory in as many starts in a 1 1/16-mile allowance race at Oaklawn Park, winning the fourth race on the card by a comfortable five lengths. The 3-year-old son of Constitution was named a TDN Rising Star following the five-length victory, which came exactly one month after he […]

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Bubble Rock forges to victory in the $125,000 Cincinnati Trophy S.

More Than Ready’s Bubble Rock defeated previously unbeaten Marissa’s Lady by 2 ½-lengths in the Cincinnati Trophy S. Saturday evening at Turfway Park, pulling clear in the final furlong for the 3-year-old filly’s second career stakes win. After being defeated by Marissa’s Lady in the 6 ½-furlong Valdale S. over the same track, Bubble Rock […]

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Breeze Rider cruises in front-running Wintergreen S. victory

Paynter’s 5-year-old daughter Breeze Rider got her second stakes win in as many months on Saturday night at Turfway Park when she strolled to a 5 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 Wintergreen S. Winner of the Jersey Lily Turf S. last month at Sam Houston Race Park, Breeze Rider now has four lifetime stakes wins […]

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Royally-bred Shirl’s Speight surges to victory in the Tampa Bay S. (G3)

Shirl’s Speight got his second career graded stakes win in Saturday’s $175,000 Tampa Bay S. (G3) over the Tampa Bay Downs turf, coming from off the pace to run down Get Smokin in the final furlong. The 5-year-old son of Speightstown was making just his eighth lifetime start and was coming off an impressive Jan. […]

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Paynter’s Breeze Rider kicks off 2022 with third career stakes win

Breeze Rider began her year in style with a front-running victory in Sunday’s $75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf S. at Sam Houston Park. The 5-year-old daughter of Paynter now has three stakes wins, all coming since Nov. 25. Her record is an excellent 12-3-2 in 26 starts, with earnings of $397,728. Paynter has gotten off to […]

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