Pioneer of the Nile’s top 2-year-old colt Classic Empire asserted himself in the Keeneland stretch en route to a three-length win in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1). The victory was a vindication of sorts for his connections after the colt wheeled and lost his rider at the start of the Hopeful S. (G1), a race […]
[ Read More ]Joking’s stirring stretch run carried the son of Distorted Humor to victory in Saturday’s $350,000 Vosburgh S. (G1) at Belmont Park, his second graded victory and third stakes win overall. In addition to earning a guaranteed spot in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Nov. 5 at Santa Anita, Joking became Distorted Humor’s 18th lifetime Grade […]
[ Read More ]Silent Decree, making his first start around two turns, battled his way to a half-length win in a 1 1/16-mile Churchill Downs maiden special weight affair for 2-year-olds on Oct. 1 (VIDEO). The gray/roan is the sixth winner this year for first-year sire Bodemeister, who is solidly entrenched in the top 10 on the 2016 […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm added two new stallions to its 2017 roster with the recent retirement of Uncle Mo’s Grade 1-winning 3-year-old Outwork and Speightstown’s Graded stakes-winning son Speightster. “Outwork and Speightster are as close to Uncle Mo and Speightstown as you will find when you look at the combination of their overall quality, physical traits, and […]
[ Read More ]WinStar homebred Colonel John, a multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire on the track and sire of current Graded stakes-winning colts Airoforce, Cocked and Loaded, and Dalmore, has been purchased by the Korea Thoroughbred Breeders Association (KTBA) and will stand stud in Jeju-do, Korea in 2017. “The KTBA is very excited to stand Colonel John,” said bloodstock […]
[ Read More ]A yearling colt from Gemologist’s second crop at the Wednesday session of the Keeneland September brought a winning bid of $220,000 from Mike Ryan, agent. The price was the second-highest paid during the session. Cataloged as hip No. 2717, the bay juvenile was consigned by Cross Keys Sales LLC, agent. The colt is out of […]
[ Read More ]Paynter’s yearlings continued to be a hot commodity as the Keeneland September Yearling sale entered into its second week Monday, with a colt by the WinStar stallion gavelling for $230,000, one of the top five colts of the session. Hip No. 2101 was consigned by Blanford Stud and went to Martin Anthony. The bay juvenile […]
[ Read More ]Obvious One was a conspicuous winner in his debut Monday at Thistledown, cruising by 6 1/2-lengths in the career bow for the 2-year-old son of Bodemeister. Bred in Kentucky by Classic Thoroughbred and owned by Jason DaCosta, Obvious One is the fifth winner for his freshman sire. All five have taken maiden special weights, with […]
[ Read More ]Though he was the second-to-last horse to sell Sunday, Pioneerof the Nile’s hip No. 1816 would end up being the top price of the day during Sunday’s session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale. When the gavel fell, Tom Haughey, on behalf of PTK, LLC, was the winning bidder at $700,000, nearly $300,000 more than […]
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