Esterina won her debut in style on Aug. 6 at Delaware Park to become Revolutionary’s second winner from his first crop. Going five furlongs, Esterina stalked the early pace before mounting a challenge midway on the turn. Swedenborg was stubborn, but Esterina forged to the front inside the final furlong and drew away late to […]
[ Read More ]Tiz Breathtaking lived up to name with a fantastic performance in the $125,000 Shady Well S. at Woodbine, coming from the back of the pack to win going away by two lengths. It was the first stakes win for the 2-year-old daughter of Tiznow, who is owned by her breeder William Graham of Windhaven Farms. […]
[ Read More ]Uni (GB), a Grade 2 winner at Saratoga last year, won her second stakes over the historic turf course on Aug. 4 when the 4-year-old More Than Ready filly came from last to first in the stretch to claim victory in the $100 De La Rose S. Chances did not look good early on for […]
[ Read More ]Fiesta gave Speightstown a Saturday stakes double when the 4-year-old filly rolled to a 2 1/2-length win in the $100,000 Jill Jellison Memorial Dash at Suffolk Downs. With Warleigh getting his first stakes win in the West Virginia Legislature S., Speightstown now has 13 stakes winners this year, tying him for the most of any […]
[ Read More ]Warleigh found his best stride in the final furlong of the $75,000 West Virginia Legislature Chairman Cup to give the son of Speightstown his first stake win [WATCH RACE]. Last of seven in the early stages of the 4 1/2-furlong sprint, Warleigh was still four lengths back of Strong Like Bull with a furlong to […]
[ Read More ]Wyatt’s Town scored a front-running, one-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 King Corrie S. at Woodbine in the first stakes start for the 3-year-old Speightstown colt. Wyatt’s Town broke like a shot in the six-furlong affair restricted to 3-year-olds, quickly opening up by three lengths in the first furlong. Settling down under Eurico Da Silva, Wyatt’s […]
[ Read More ]Princess of the Nyl scored her first stakes victory in style on July 22 when she rolled to an eight-length victory in the $50,000 Washington Oaks at Emerald Downs (VIDEO). Joining Mike Puhich’s barn two starts back, the 3-year-old filly was a close third in the Irish Day S. on July 1 before Sunday’s win. […]
[ Read More ]Mother Mother was named the latest TDN Rising Star following her 6 1/2-length maiden special weight score at Del Mar on July 22 (VIDEO). The 3-year-old Pioneerof the Nile filly earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 87 after covering the six furlongs in 1:10.78 for trainer Bob Baffert and an ownership group led by George […]
[ Read More ]Like he did in the Dominion Day S. (G3) on July 1, Tiz a Slam led gate-to-wire in Sunday’s Nijinsky S. (G2) at Woodbine. The Chiefswood Stable homebred has now won three graded stakes, four stakes overall, and $655,990. Tiz a Slam is one of Tiznow’s six stakes winners and 13 stakes horses overall this […]
[ Read More ]Sphene’s determined effort in the $70,000 Charles Taylor Derby at Albuquerque Downs earned the 3-year-old Bodemeister colt his first stakes victory. The one-length win came at the expense of Secular Nation, the stakes-winning son of Distorted Humor, who had the lead the majority of the 1 1/16-mile race. It was 14 lengths back to the […]
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