A $290,000 colt by Gemologist topped the returns mid-way through the Tuesday session of the Oct. 24-26 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale at the central Kentucky auction house. Four Star Sales, agent, consigned hip No. 561, which went to prominent buyer Mike Ryan, agent. The Kentucky-bred colt, the third foal out of Starlicious, is a half-brother to […]
[ Read More ]Tiz a Slam’s second foray into stakes company resulted in a handy 1 3/4-length win in the $250,000 Cup and Saucer S. Saturday afternoon at Woodbine for the 2-year-old Tiznow colt, who was making just his fourth lifetime start. Tiz a Slam is one Tiznow’s 12 stakes horses this year, led by Fourstardave H. (G1) […]
[ Read More ]Heavy rains at Belmont Park didn’t stop Pat On the Back from scoring his second stakes win in his young career in the $250,000 Sleepy Hollow S. on a very wet Saturday afternoon. The 2-year-old son of Congrats, who is the nation’s leading sire of winners in 2016, came on top right out of the […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm announced 2017 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster on Saturday, again headed by Pioneerof the Nile who will stand for a fee of $110,000 S&N this upcoming breeding season. “This year has been another exceptional year for WinStar stallions, and we continue to be extremely proud of their success across the board, both […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist, currently the #2 sire on the 2016 Freshman Sire list, added a pair of winners to his first crop of runners on Oct. 21 when Gorrito and Lil Miss Sapphire both earned their initial victories. Gorrito, a first-time starter, was a two-length winner going one mile and 70 yards at Hawthorne Race Course. The […]
[ Read More ]Coronado Again took the lead early and kept finding more as he splashed his way to a 3 1/4-length win over the very sloppy going at Gulfstream Park West on Saturday afternoon. Despite setting a rapid pace of :45.55 for the half-mile, the gray/roan juvenile had plenty left for the stretch run, drawing clear to […]
[ Read More ]Obvious One has been a conspicuous winner of both his starts, the latest tally for the 2-year-old son of Bodemeister coming by 5 3/4-lengths in a six-furlong allowance race Oct. 14 at Thistledown. A 6 1/2-furlong maiden winner in his debut on Sept. 19, Obvious One ran a carbon copy of that win on Friday, […]
[ Read More ]Yukon Belle, who won her debut in a stakes in late August, rang up her second black type win on Oct. 10 with a 2 1/2-length score in the $75,000 Fantasy S. at Hastings Park. The Drosselmeyer filly was making her first start beyond 6 1/2-furlongs, but handled the task with ease, leading all the […]
[ Read More ]Graded stakes performer Miss Southern Miss was much the best in the $100,000 Surfer Girl S. Oct. 10 at Santa Anita Park on a special Columbus Day card. The 2-year-old More Than Ready filly placed in both the Sorrento S. (G2) and Landaluce S. this summer. Making her first start on the grass and around […]
[ Read More ]Speedmeister, a 2-year-old Bodemeister colt, found the Keeneland winner’s circle in his debut Oct. 9, winning a seven-furlong maiden special weight affair by a widening 4 1/2-lengths. Speedmeister is Bodemeister’s seventh winner for the top-10 Freshman Sire, and in a testament to the quality of his first crop of runners, all have come in maiden […]
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