Category: General News

Undefeated Artie Schiller filly wins first stakes start

Amy’s Challenge won a spirited stretch-long battle with Mr. Jagermeister to win Saturday’s $80,000 Shakopee Juvenile S. to give the 2-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller her first stakes win (VIDEO). After breaking her maiden by a gaudy 16 1/2-lengths in her debut on Aug. 6., Amy’s Challenge was favored as she faced the colts on […]

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Uni (GB) takes Sands Point S. (G2) for first graded stakes win

Uni’s victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Sands Point S. (G2) made the 3-year-old filly the 80th lifetime graded stakes winner for More Than Ready. She is also his 10th North American stakes winner this year and pushed his progeny earnings to nearly $5 million Uni had been knocking on the graded stakes door since coming to […]

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Big numbers at Keeneland continue for Bodemeister

A $400,000 filly topped Bodemeister’s returns Thursday at the Keeneland September Yearling sale, the highest price paid for a filly by the WinStar stallion through the first four days of the auction.  Dromoland Farm, Inc. consigned hip No. 1068, which went to Mathis Stables.  The bay filly is the first foal out of Bryan’s Jewel, […]

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Popular Bodemeister colt goes for $700,000 Wednesday at Keeneland

Bodemeister had his top yearling of 2017 on Wednesday at the Keeneland September sale when Shadwell Estate Co. went to $700,000 for the impeccably-bred colt by the WinStar stallion. Bred by Winchell Thoroughbreds and consigned by Gainesway, hip No. 668 is out of Winchell’s multiple stakes winner Remit, who is a full sister to millionaire […]

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Keeneland day 2: more strong returns for Pioneerof the Nile

Pioneerof the Nile’s Keeneland September Yearling sale results on Tuesday kept his momentum from Monday’s opening day going, with four six-figure youngsters bringing at least $340,000. Topping the session for the WinStar stallion was a filly consigned by Lane’s End, agent. Hip No. 196 went to Alex and JoAnn Lieblong and Three Chimneys Farm for […]

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First Gemologist Keeneland yearling hammers for $235,000

Top-five Second-Crop sire Gemologist had his first yearling Keeneland September sale go through the ring during Tuesday’s session of the 12-day sale. Nardelli Sales, agent, consigned the colt, hip No. 436, which went to Tom McCracklin, agent, for $235,000. The dark bay colt is out of the Chester House mare Listen and is a half-brother […]

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Well-bred son of Tiznow takes Belmont’s Seattle Slew S.

Securitiz made his first stakes start of 2017 a winning one on Saturday with gritty neck victory in the $100,000 Seattle Slew S. over Belmont Park’s main track. The 5-year-old son of Tiznow, who was stakes-placed in 2016, is a half-brother to a trio of stakes winners, including Matron S. (G2) heroine Millionreasonswhy. Tiznow’s 2017 […]

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Justa Lady rallies late for first stakes win

More Than Ready got his newest stakes winner on Saturday at Louisiana Downs when the 4-year-old filly Justa Lady kicked into high gear in deep stretch to win the $50,000 Tellike S. over the Louisiana Downs turf course (VIDEO). The winner joins the like of More Than Ready’s recent first-time stakes winners Copper Bullet (G2 […]

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Bodemeister filly captures rich Kentucky Downs MdSpWt

Bodie’s Valentine huge rally in the final three furlongs carried the Bodemeister filly to a two-length victory in a $129,000 maiden special weight marathon Thursday at Kentucky Downs. The dark bay 3-year-old took back almost immediately out of the gate for the 1 5/16-mile contest and was at the back of the 12-horse field into […]

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Over Thinking digs in to win turf debut

Overanalyze got his 18th first-crop winner on Thursday at Kentucky Downs when Over Thinking overcame the far outside post to win a six-furlong, $135,000 maiden special weight contest for 2-year-old fillies. Owned by her breeder G. Watts Humphrey, Jr., Over Thinking broke from post 12 and was hung three-wide around the sweeping turn, forging to […]

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