Super Saver, the nation’s leading cumulative Third-Crop Sire, was represented by a $200,000 filly during the first session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale on Monday afternoon. The filly, hip No. 28 consigned by Clearsky Farms, agent, went to Justin Casse, agent for JSM Equine. The filly’s dam, Sister Girl Blues, placed in both the […]
[ Read More ]Yellow Agate came rolling in the stretch to tally a half-length victory in a six-furlong maiden special weight affair for 2-year-old fillies Sunday at Belmont Park. The daughter of Gemologist is the third winner in four days for her sire, who has eight first-crop graduates overall, fourth-most for all Freshman Sires of 2016. Yellow Agate […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist’s I’m a Rock powered to a 4 1/2-length maiden special weight win Saturday evening at Retama Park, the seventh winner for her top-10 Freshman sire. I’m a Rock, who was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, is out of Purrfect Song, who is a half-sister to Hollywood Breeders’ Cup Oaks (G2) winner and Kentucky […]
[ Read More ]Tammy the Torpedo notched her second graded stakes win of the year on Saturday when the 4-year-old More Than Ready filly rallied for a half-length win in the $100,000 Violet S. (G3) at Monmouth Park. More Than Ready, sire of more than 70 lifetime graded stakes winners, ranks in the top 20 on this year’s […]
[ Read More ]Pat On the Back, a sharp Saratoga maiden special weight winner two weeks ago, backed up that performance on Saturday when the 2-year-old Congrats colt rallied to win the $120,950 Aspirant S. at Finger Lakes. Pat On the Back is Congrats’ ninth stakes winner 2016, led top distaff sprinter Grade 1 Ballerina S. winner Haveyougoneaway. […]
[ Read More ]Conjuring sped to a 2 3/4-length maiden special weight victory on Thursday at Belterra Park in southern Ohio to become the sixth winner for first-crop sire Gemologist. All six of the WinStar stallion’s winners have come in maiden special weight company, including TDN Rising Star Theory as one of two at Saratoga, and one at […]
[ Read More ]Bowies Hero entered Saturday’s Del Mar Juvenile Turf following a maiden win six weeks ago and came up with a huge effort to give the 2-year-old Artie Schiller colt a one-length win to run his record to an unblemished 2-for-2. Making his first start for his new connections and breaking from post 11, Rafael Bejarano […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s stakes-winning son Hathal earned his second added-money victory with a hard-fought victory in the Superior Mile S. (G3) Saturday at Haydock Racecourse in Great Britain. Run in a driving rainstorm, Hathal was well-positioned in fourth for most of the contest until Frankie Detorri set the 4-year-old down for the final two furlongs. He caught […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s classy distaffer Pink Poppy tallied her third lifetime stakes victory on Saturday at Gulfstream Park with a three-quarter length win in the $75,000 Wasted Tears S. The win was the second stakes score of the year for the 5-year-old daughter of Tiznow, who joins Grade 1 winner Tourist as one of Tiznow’s 10 black-type […]
[ Read More ]C B Bodemester easily handled his foes in a one-mile maiden special weight contest Friday at Timonium, winning by 2 1/2-lengths after taking over the lead about half-way through the race. C B Bodemester is the fourth maiden special weight winner for Bodemeister, a group that includes the $200,000 Astoria S. winner Bode’s Dream. Bodemeister […]
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