Category: General News

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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Yorkton continues Woodbine hot streak with dominant King Corrie S. victory

Yorkton, a 3-year-old Speightstown colt, racked up his third straight stakes win at Woodbine on Labor Day with a 4 1/2-length victory in the $113,200 King Corrie S. The Chiefswood Stable has really come into his own this summer, and is now 4-0-2 in 10 lifetime starts  and has earned $215,220. Prior to Monday’s win, […]

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St Patrick’s Day, full brother to American Pharoah, scores at Del Mar

St Patrick’s Day, a 2-year-old Pioneerof the Nile colt who is a full brother to 2015 Horse of the Year and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, broke his maiden in his second lifetime start Saturday at Del Mar. The 4-5 favorite, St Patrick’s Day was under pressue the entire six and one-half furlongs. Off just […]

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Two new stakes horses for leading freshman sire Overanalyze

Overanalyze, far and away the leading First-Crop Sire of 2017, got his first stakes winner, as well as his first Grade 1 horse, on September 2nd. Suzette, a 2-year-old filly, crushed her competition with a 14-length win in the $50,000 Bird of Pay S. at Northlands Park in Canada. The chestnut filly is owned by […]

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Catholic Boy stays perfect in Saratoga’s With Anticipation (G3)

A rough start and long odds did not deter Catholic Boy in Wednesday’s $150,000 With Anticipation (G3) at Saratoga. The unbeaten juvenile colt by More Than Ready fought gamely to win his first Graded stakes going away in his second start, becoming his sire’s 79th Graded/Group winner and 175th black-type winner [watch race]. After being […]

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Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming to stand at WinStar upon retirement

WinStar Farm has entered into an agreement to acquire the breeding rights to 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming.  “We are excited to add another potentially breed-shaping stallion from the dominant Unbridled line, which has proven to be today’s preeminent classic sire line,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar President & CEO. […]

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Hieroglyphics surges late to take $100,000 Better Talk Now S.

Hieroglyphics’ big move in the final furlong carried the 3-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile to his first stakes win in Monday’s $100,000 Better Talk Now S. at Saratoga. The bay colt has won three of his last four starts and has finished worse than second only once in seven career turf starts while earning […]

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