Category: General News

Distorted Humor wrapped up the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings sale with a total of four lots selling for an average of $292,000, with final prices falling in between $240,000 and $400,000. Day 2’s top seller for the WinStar stallion was hip No. 143, a colt consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency that sold […]

A pair of colts from the first crop of Fed Biz during Tuesday evening’s session of the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings sale brought an average price of $217,500, more than 17 times his bred-on stud fee of $12,500. Hip No. 130, consigned by Select Sales as agent for Machmer Hall, topped the day’s […]

Monday evening’s session of the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings sale saw two More Than Ready youngsters go through the ring for an average of $350,000. Lothenbach Stables was the winning bidder on both colts. Hip No. 54 sold first, bringing a winning bid of $400,000 for the chestnut consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent. […]

Garrett O’Rourke, on behalf of Juddemonte Farms, signed the ticket for a $400,000 Congrats filly during the first night of the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings sale. O’Rourke said the ultimate plan after her racing career was to breed her to their champion Arrogate, who is currently prepping for a run in the Pacific […]

Bodemeister, the leading Second-Crop Sire of 2017, had four yearlings sell during Monday evening’s session of the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearlings sale for an average of $243,750, more than eight times his 2015 bred-on stud fee. Topping the list was hip No. 40, consigned by Warrendale Sales for Tall Oaks. Centennial Farms was […]

Modern, who has won more than a third of his 31 lifetime starts, earned his ninth career stakes win on Aug. 7 when the son of Tiznow took the $50,000 Classic H. at Hastings Park. Winner of the $75,000 Lieutenant Governor S. in his prior outing, Modern won a thrilling four-way photo in the Classic, […]

Red-hot sire Speightstown got his third 2-year-old maiden special weight winner of the prestigious Saratoga meet on Aug. 5 when National Flag overcame a rough trip to win his six-furlong contest by 1 ¼-lengths (VIDEO). Owned by WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing Group, National Flag got the victory despite a three-wide trip […]

Mayas Queen Neetee won her fourth straight start with a three-length victory in Sunday’s $75,000 Vivacious H. at Belterra Park, the first stakes win for the daughter of Speightstown. She is Speightstown’s 11th stakes winner and 18th stakes horse this year. Drawing post 1 for the Vivacious, Mayas Queen Neetee broke well and set just […]

Hemp Hemp Hurray’s 7 ¼-length win in Sunday’s $60,000 Tyro S. on the Monmouth Park turf course marked the second win in as many starts for the 2-year-old Artie Schiller colt, who was an impressive first-out maiden winner at Belmont Park on July 9. The Tyro scratched down to four runners from the original seven, […]