Category: General News

Speightstown filly soars to Rising Star status at Saratoga

Covenant rolled to a 6 ¾-length maiden special weight victory over a sloppy Saratoga racetrack on Monday afternoon in the second lifetime start for the 3-year-old daughter of Speightstown. Bred and owned by WinStar Farm, Covenant earned a sparkling 89 Beyer Speed Figure and was named a TDN Rising Star following the stellar effort. The […]

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Sporting Chance rolls to Rising Star status at Saratoga

Sporting Chance became Tiznow’s 13th lifetime TDN Rising Star on July 22 when the 2-year-old colt powered his way to a 2 ¼-length maiden special weight win at 5 ½-furlongs (VIDEO). When the gates opened, Sporting Chance sped out to battle for the lead with a trio of foes. After just a furlong, Sporting Chance […]

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Gemologist’s excellent week continues

She’sagraciouslady rolled her way to a three-length maiden special weight victory on July 20 to become Gemologist’s fifth winner of the week and 34th overall in 2017. Among his recent winners was Mind Reader, who won the $100,000 Snack S. at Indiana Downs.  Gemologist is a top-10 Second-Crop Sire in several categories, including by progeny […]

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Mind Reader takes to turf for first stakes win

Mind Reader, a 3-year-old son of Gemologist, scored by two lengths in the $100,000 Snack S. July 19 at Indiana Downs, the first turf start and stakes victory for the gray or roan sophomore. Owned by Mike Sisk’s M and M Racing, Mind Reader was beaten just a head by Retrospection in last month’s $105,000 […]

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Overanalyze filly debuts a 9 ½-length maiden winner

Primo Extremo lived up to her name in her career debut on July 19, rolling to a 9 ½-length maiden special weight win going 5 ½-furlongs at Thistledown (VIDEO). The 2-year-old filly is Overanalyze’s ninth winner from his first crop of runners, three more than any other Freshman Sire of 2017. The WinStar stallion has […]

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Artie Schiller colt takes Del Mar’s Oceanside for third stakes victory

Bowie’s Hero powerful move down the stretch of the Del Mar turf course carried the 3-year-old Artie Schiller colt to victory in the $120,000 Oceanside S. on opening day of the summer meet. Bowie’s Hero won the $100,000 Del Mar Turf Juvenile last September over the same course and also annexed the Singletary S. at […]

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Overanalyze filly wills her way to victory

Overanalyze, the top Freshman Sire of 2017, got his eighth winner of the year on July 16 when Mauk’s Tuff battled to a neck victory in a six-furlong maiden special weight contest for 2-year-old fillies. In the lead the entire way, Mauk’s Tuff held off a late-charging America’s Tale to secure the win in 1:11.36 […]

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Frostmourne sparkles in $200,000 Kent S. (G3) win

Frostmourne unleashed a furious kick in the stretch on the Delaware Park turf course to power to a six-length victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Kent S. (G3) for 3-year-olds (VIDEO).  The son of Speightstown, who won the Penn Mile (G2) in early June, has emerged as one of the top turf males of the year. The […]

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No Distortion cruises to Hanford Memorial S. win

No Distortion, winner of last year’s Long Branch S., chalked up his second career stakes victory on Saturday at Delaware Park when the 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor took the $50,000 Carl Hanford S. by a comfortable 2 ½-lengths. Racing in the colors of his breeder Brereton C. Jones, No Distortion moved from fifth to […]

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Saturday double for Gemologist

Top-10 Second-Crop sire Gemologist picked up a pair of winners on Saturday, upping the WinStar stallion’s total to 33 this year, with his progeny earnings mark passing the $1.5 million mark. Fat Daddy, who had broken his maiden by nearly six lengths last month at Churchill Downs, galloped to a 1 ¾-length allowance win at […]

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