More Than Ready had a stellar Saturday at Aqueduct when Black Stetson set a track record in the $100,000 Bridgetown S., just a couple of hours after the sire’s 4-year-old filly Uni (GB) also turned in a course record in the Plenty of Grace S. While Uni had several stakes wins in her past performances, […]
[ Read More ]Uni, winner of last year’s Sands Point S. (G2), was at the top of her game in Saturday’s $100,000 Plenty of Grace S. at Aqueduct, covering the one mile on the turf in 1:33.42, besting the course record by nearly two seconds. More Than Ready had a stakes double on the Aqueduct card when Black […]
[ Read More ]Morning Buzz drew off in the stretch en route to a 3 3/4-length tally in the $70,000 Peeping Tom S. on March 31 at Aqueduct, the fourth win in five starts for the son of Congrats. Sent off the 2-1 favorite, Morning Buzz ran to his odds. Getting a confident ride from Junior Alvarado, Morning […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s lone offering at the March 28th Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream 2-year-old sale got plenty of attention in the auction ring, ultimately bringing a winning bid of $650,000 from China Horse Club International. The price was one of the top 10 colts at Wednesday’s auction, and raised Speightstown’s 2018 2-year-old sales average to $403,333. SVG Thoroughbreds consigned […]
[ Read More ]Elevenses notched her first career stakes victory Saturday, coming home with a powerful run in the stretch to win the $75,000 Any Limit S. at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old More Than Ready filly has now won three of four starts and earned $109,650 for owner Joseph Shields. Sent off a heavy favorite, Elevenses did not […]
[ Read More ]Once On Whiskey, who was a fast-closing second in his Feb. 3 debut, graduated to the winners’ ranks on Saturday with a sparkling effort in a seven-furlong maiden special weight affair for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita Park. The dark bay colt, trained by Bob Baffert, is the third TDN Rising Star for Bodemeister, who leads […]
[ Read More ]Alternative Route made the most of his first start in stakes company in Saturday’s Rushaway S. at Turfway Park, taking the 1 1/16-mile contest for 3-year-olds by nearly two lengths. The Tiznow colt has now won two of his four starts and is the third stakes winner and seventh stakes horse this year for his […]
[ Read More ]Zayat Stables LLC’s Dontmesswithjoanne made a huge move in the final furlong to take the $60,000 Red Camelia S. on the Fair Grounds’ turf course on St. Patrick’s Day to give the daugther of Pioneerof the Nile her first stakes win (VIDEO). Pioneerof the Nile now has five stakes horses this year and was also […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s hip No. 420 drew a spirited round of bidding during Wednesday’s closing session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale, ultimately bringing a winning bid of $625,000 from Phoenix Thoroughbreds III. The filly was one of the top five prices of both the Wednesday session and of all fillies offered during […]
[ Read More ]Wednesday’s results at the March 13-14 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale included the lone filly by Speightstown in the two-day auction. Fiona Shaw, agent for Marc Keller, came away the winning bidder, at $410,000, for hip No. 428, consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent. The chestnut filly is out of the A. P. Indy mare […]
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