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 […]
[ Read More ]Leading Third-Crop Sire Bodemeister had one of the top-priced lots during Tuesday’s session of the March 13-14 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale. Tom McGreevy, agent for Michael Stinson, signed the winning ticket on the $725,000 colt, hip No. 108 consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds. The bay colt had breezed an eighth-mile in 10 seconds flat during last […]
[ Read More ]Leading international sire Distorted Humor now has a major player on the 2018 Triple Crown trail following Quip’s electrifying victory in the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) on Saturday afternoon (VIDEO). The winner was bred by WinStar Farm, who co-owns the 3-year-old colt with China Horse Club and SF Racing LLC. Quip is Distorted Humor’s […]
[ Read More ]Mrs. Rembrandt was masterful in her March 10 maiden win at Laurel Park, sauntering home by 10 lengths on the one-mile affair for 3-year-old fillies. Paynter was a top-10 First-Crop Sire last year and is once again among the leaders of this year’s Second-Crop Sire list. In the sales ring, his 2-year-olds have brought up […]
[ Read More ]Inspeightofyou won her first stakes start March 9 at Delta Downs in the $80,000 Owner Appreciation Distaff, taking the one-mile contest by a widening 3 1/4-lengths. The victory was the third straight for the 4-year-old filly, who has now earned $133,240 for owner Maggi Moss. For Speightstown, Inspeightofyou is his eighth stakes horse and fourth […]
[ Read More ]Not Fake News rolled home a 5 1/2-length maiden special weight winner March 3 at Penn National, giving 2017’s number one first-crop sire Overanalyze his tenth winner this year. Not Fake News was much the best in the one mile and 70 yard contest, leading the entire trip, and drawing off in the final quarter […]
[ Read More ]Bourne in Nixa went from the back of the pack to first in the final quarter mile to win Oaklawn Park’s $125,000 Gazebo S. by 1 3/4-lengths for his first career stakes win. The 3-year-old More Than Ready colt had tried two turns last time out, but cutting back to one turn seemed to be […]
[ Read More ]Schema scored her second straight win on Feb. 23 at Turfway Park with a front-running tally in a one mile allowance contest. The well-bred daughter of Gemologist won by 2 ¾-lengths on Friday, just three weeks after winning a maiden special weight over the same track and distance on Feb. 2. Gemologist has already accounted […]
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