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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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, […]
[ Read More ]Sister Blues became Pioneerof the Nile’s most recent stakes winner on Saturday as she battled to a one-length victory in the $50,000 Opelousas S. on the Louisiana Downs turf course. In a field of eight fillies and mares, Sister Blues held second while she let longshot Brooke’s a Bookin set the pace for the first […]
[ Read More ]Awaken thoroughly dominated the competition in Saturday’s $75,000 Cleveland Kindergarten S. at Thistledown, coming home a seven-length winner to give the 2-year-old Super Saver colt his first stakes victory in his third career start (VIDEO). Super Saver has been among the leading sires with each of his first three crops, and is in the top […]
[ Read More ]With his tally of winners growing to 11 on August 2, leading Freshman Sire Overanalyze is the most prolific sire of his generation to date. Nine of his winners have come in maiden special weight affairs, with two of those, Psychoanalyze and Analyze the Odds, going on to be stakes-placed. She’s Overanalyzed became the latest […]
[ Read More ]The cleverly-named Dark Artist became freshman sire Paynter’s first winner Sunday at Monmouth Park with a 1 ½-length score in a six-furlong maiden special weight affair for 2-year-old fillies. Dark Artist found herself along the rail after the first furlong despite breaking from post five in the seven-horse field. Tucked neatly in third around the […]
[ Read More ]It takes a superlative performance to earn a TDN Rising Star tag, but for the second time in just three days a daughter of Speightstown was awarded the designation. Sly Roxy, a 2-year-old filly, made her debut Thursday at Saratoga and came away a 5 ½-length winner in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight race […]
[ Read More ]Aim Spot was on target in her maiden special weight debut Tuesday at Louisiana Downs, tallying an impressive 5 ½-length victory in the 4 ½-furlong contest for 2-year-old fillies (VIDEO). Aim Spot gave Overanalyze his 10th winner from his first crop of runners, three more than any other Freshman Sire standing in North America. In […]
[ Read More ]Sugar Queen, a $285,000 filly at the OBS March 2-year-old Sale this spring, kicked into gear in the final furlong of the Saratoga stretch to score an impressive four-length win in a 5 ½-furlong allowance race on a sloppy racetrack (VIDEO). The Gemologist filly broke out on top, but settled back into third along the […]
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