Sonic Boom became More Than Ready’s latest stakes winner in Saturday’s $75,000 Columbia S. at Tampa Bay Downs when the lightly-race 5-year-old captured the one-mile turf affair by a neck in a thrilling four-horse photo. Sonic Boom, who didn’t debut until August of 2016, has rewarded his connections for their patient handling. With his stalking […]
[ Read More ]Dorsett took his second consecutive running of the $107,000 Sandy Lane Gold Cup (BAR-G1), the biggest race of the year and something of a national holiday in Barbados. The 7-year-old son of Artie Schiller won last year’s edition by a comfortable three lengths, but the margin was much closer this year after Dorsett broke very […]
[ Read More ]Bodemeister’s rising star Always Dreaming took his second straight race Saturday at Gulfstream Park with a front-running victory in a 1 1/8-mile allowance test for 3-year-olds. After breaking his maiden by nearly a dozen lengths on Jan. 25, Always Dreaming was made the heavy favorite for Saturday’s contest. The dark bay broke from the inside […]
[ Read More ]Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale of 2-year-olds featured a flashy Super Saver colt from consignor Eddie Woods which ultimately sold for $325,000 to leading owner Live Oak Plantation. The colt, hip No. 23, had breezed a swift :10.2 seconds during the Feb. 27 Under Tack Show (breeze video here). The bay Kentucky-bred is out of Be […]
[ Read More ]Bodemeister, a top-three First-Crop sire of 2016, had a pair of 2-year-old colts bring over $500,000 at Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale. With 2017 Triple Crown hopefuls such as American Anthem and O Dionysus on the radar, bidders were hoping to find more of that talent during the one-day racetrack auction. Hip No. 118 had plenty […]
[ Read More ]Paynter, whose first crop of foals will be racing in 2017, was well-represented by a member of that crop during Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale when hip No. 117 sold for $425,000. Steven Young, agent, was the winning bidder for the bay colt consigned by SVG Thoroughbreds. The colt’s dam, Perfect Wave, is responsible for the […]
[ Read More ]Impeccably-bred Redesdale, a 4-year-old son of Speightstown, chalked up his third win in as many starts with a stylish four-length allowance score Feb. 24 at Fair Grounds (VIDEO). Redesdale has been more impressive with every start. A maiden special weight winner at first asking at Churchill Downs, he then captured a Fair Grounds allowance on […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist tallied his first graded stakes winner of 2017 on Feb. 19 when the 3-year-old colt Golden Diamond captured the George Washington S. (G3) at Camarero Race Track. He is the sixth stakes horse overall (five graded) from Gemologist’s first two crops. After wrapping up 2016 ranked fifth on the Freshman Sire list, Gemologist is […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist, a top-three Second-Crop sire of 2017, got his eighth winner of the year on Monday at Oaklawn Park when Appalachian Gem tallied a three-length maiden special weight score. Making his first start beyond a mile, Appalachian Gem stalked along the rail a few lengths off the lead down the backstretch, then found an opening […]
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