Category: General News

More Than Ready’s Catholic Boy shines in Remsen S. (G2)

Catholic Boy, already a graded stakes winner on the turf, added the $250,000 Remsen S. (G2) on Saturday when the 2-year-old More Than Ready colt powered to a 4 3/4-length win in the 1 1/8-mile contest on the main track. With four starts to his credit for owner Robert LaPenta, Catholic Boy has three wins […]

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Paint Dakota draws off in stretch for comfortable maiden win

Paint Dakota pulled away to a 2 3/4-length maiden win Nov. 17 at Hawthorne in her second lifetime start to become the latest winner from Grade 1 winner Paynter’s first crop of runners. The 2-year-old bay filly races in the name of Alice Mettler and was bred in Kentucky by Three Lyons Racing LLC. She […]

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Banner Friday at Keeneland for More Than Ready

More Than Ready had two of the top four weanlings during Friday’s session of the Keeneland November sale, including a $325,000 filly purchased by Fort Pierce Racing. The filly, hip No. 911, was consigned by Gainesway, agent. The Kentucky-bred is the first foal out of the Grade 2-placed Duff One, whose dam Acadiana is a […]

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Overanalyze winners tally numbers two dozen

Leading First-Crop sire Overanalyze’s latest winner Interdiction gave the WinStar stallion his 24th winner this year with his blowout 14-length maiden special weight win at Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico. With approximately seven weeks left in the year, Overanalyze is poised to have the highest Champion Freshman Sire win tally this decade, potentially surpassing […]

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$320,000 weanling highlights Thursday at Keeneland for Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem’s $320,000 colt sold Thursday at the Keeneland November Sale marked the top price paid for a weanling by a first-crop sire during the session. Bedouin Bloodstock, agent, was the consignor of hip No. 454, which went to West Bloodstock. The colt is out of the top producer Courtly Choice, who is also the […]

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$500,000 filly for Speightstown Wednesday at Keeneland

A filly by leading sire Speightstown brought a winning bid of $500,000 during Wednesday’s session of the 2017 Keeneland November Sale, which runs Nov. 7-18. The price was the second-highest paid for a weanling filly during the session Cataloged as hip No. 185, the filly was consigned by Denali Stud and went to Shadwell Estate […]

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Overanalyze filly takes maiden special weight debut under hand ride

Courageous Queen was much the best in her unveiling Saturday at Aqueduct, winning by 3 1/2-lengths in a six-furlong maiden special weight affair for 2-year-old fillies (VIDEO). Overanalyze now has 23 winners this year and is the leading First-crop Sire by progeny earnings, black type winners and winners. He bred 120 mares this past sesaon […]

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Paynter colt courageous in Aqueduct maiden special weight win

Rockin Jo dug in late to hold off Mr. President by a neck in his maiden special weight win Saturday over the Aquedcut turf course. He is Paynter’s seventh winner over the past two months, as his first-crop offspring show their true abilities as the races get longer late in the 2-year-old season. Paynter, whose […]

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Piedi Bianchi first Breeders’ Cup starter for leading Freshman Sire Overanalyze

Piedi Bianchi could cap an incredible year for Overanalyze if the multiple Grade 1-placed filly captures the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on Saturday at Del Mar. Though the gray filly has just one win in four starts, she has performed exceedingly well each time, and placed in both the Chandelier (G1) and […]

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Hemp Hemp Hurray faces international field in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1)

Artie Schiller’s impressive stakes-winning 2-year-old colt Hemp Hemp Hurray is part of an overflow field entered in Friday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Del Mar. After breaking his maiden by four lengths in July at Belmont Park, Hemp Hemp Hurray was sparkling in winning the Tyro S. by more than seven lengths […]

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