Speightstown’s 5-year-old daughter Southern Ring broke sharply and fended off a late challenge to win Sunday’s $150,000 Whimsical S. at Woodbine. The Sam-Son Farm homebred now has three stakes wins on her resume, including the Ontario Fashion S. (G3). Coming out of the gate and going to the front, Southern Ring was under stiff pressure […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist’s 3-year-old colt Aquamarine made his first start for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas April 22 at Keeneland and came away a half-length winner in a very salty six-furlong allowance contest on the muddy main track. In a four-way battle between horses early on, Aquamarine was four-wide on the turn and didn’t get […]
[ Read More ]Kenda stormed home over the Santa Anita Park turf course stretch to break her maiden by 1 1/2-lengths on April 21 (VIDEO). Kenda is the 11th winner this year from Bodemeister’s second crop of runners. The WinStar stallion is currently ranked second on the Second-Crop Sire list, with his Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s Overanalyze, the Grade 1-winning millionaire by Dixie Union, sired his first winner on Thursday when 2-year-old colt Analyze the Odds drew off to an impressive 4 ½-length debut victory in a $100,000 Maiden Special Weight race at Aqueduct. Trained by Todd Pletcher for Repole Stable, the bay colt moved five-wide on the turn […]
[ Read More ]Coincidentally, a WinStar Farm and Blazing Meadows Farm homebred by Super Saver, powered his way to a six-length victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Howard B. Noonan S. at Mahoning Valley Racecourse for his first stakes win. Coincidentally led the entire six-furlong trip, carving out sensible fractions while widening his lead throughout to finish the distance in […]
[ Read More ]Artie Schiller’s veteran turf stakes winner Macagone took the second straight running of Aqueduct’s $100,000 Danger’s Hour S. on Sunday, his third stakes win on the Aqueduct turf course. Macagone, 6, led the entire one-mile trip, winning by 1 1/2-lengths in 1:36.13 on the yielding turf course. “He loves Aqueduct,” said Leanna Willaford, assistant to […]
[ Read More ]With Irap’s remarkable win in Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass S. (G2), Tiznow will have one of the favorites in this year’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6 at Churchill Downs. Irap had flashed plenty of talent in his seven starts prior to the Blue Grass, finishing second in both the Los Alamitos […]
[ Read More ]Who’s Hot powered to a front-running victory in a seven-furlong Santa Anita maiden special weight contest on Saturday afternoon to become the second impressive maiden winner for leading Second-Crop Sire Gemologist (VIDEO). Among Gemologist’s 14 winners this year are Grade 3 stakes winner Golden Diamond and stakes-placed Gemologister. Who’s Hot was bred in Kentucky by […]
[ Read More ]Mineralogy, a 3-year-old by top-10 Second-Crop sire Gemologist, rolled to a 4 1/4-length maiden special weight win on April 8 at Aqueduct. The winner led the entire seven furlong trip, and was in hand late after opening up about halfway through race (VIDEO). Mineralogy was bred in Kentucky by Machmer Hall and Golden Pedigree LLC […]
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