Category: General News

More Than Ready colt makes brave move to take With Anticipation S. (G2)

Made You Look’s daring move in the stretch earned the 2-year-old son of More Than Ready his second straight victory and first graded stakes win in just his third lifetime start. The regally-bred colt, whose second dam is the immortal Serena’s Song, is owned by Let’s Go Stable and Three Chimneys Farm. He was a […]

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Tiznow juveniles score big at Saratoga, Woodbine

A pair of 2-year-olds by champion sire Tiznow turned in splendid performances on Sunday, with the filly Sky Gesture taking her maiden special weight debut at Saratoga, while Tiz a Slam moved to a perfect 2-for-2 with a turf allowance score at Woodbine. Sky Gesture, a My Meadowview Farm homebred trained by Rick Violette, was […]

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Artie Schiller colt runs win streak to three in Brooks Fields S.

Majestic Pride, a 4-year-old colt by Artie Schiller, ran his win streak to three on Saturday with a wire-to-wire victory in the $75,000 Brooks Fields S. at Canterbury Park.  Bred by St George Farm, Majestic Pride reached the winner’s circle for the sixth time in 16 starts for trainer McLean Robertson and owners Hugh Robertson, […]

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Congrats’ Haveyougoneaway punches Breeders’ Cup ticket with Ballerina (G1) score

Haveyougoneaway punched her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) this November after charging down the Saratoga stretch on Saturday to capture the prestigious $500,000 Ballerina S. (G1), becoming her sire Congrats’ newest Grade 1 winner. Ridden by John Velazquez, the late-running chestnut mare put in her patented rally, swinging to the […]

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Drosselmeyer tallies another stakes winner

Top-10 Second Crop Sire Drosselmeyer chalked up his latest stakes winner on Aug. 26 when the 2-year-old filly Yukon Belle won the $50,000 CTHS Sales S. in her first lifetime start. The bay filly, racing in the colors of R. N. H. Stable, came from off the pace to capture the 6 1/2-furlong contest by […]

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Gemologist filly stellar in Saratoga unveiling

Ingrid lived up to her advanced billing with an eye-catching six-length victory in a Saratoga maiden special weight contest Wednesday. The 2-year-old daughter of Gemologist is the fifth maiden special weight winner for her freshman sire, who ranks in the top-10 on the First-Crop Sire list by both progeny earnings and winners. Ingrid didn’t give […]

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Paynter colt near top at OBS August Yearling sale

Paynter, whose first crop are yearlings of 2016, had one of the top-five selling lots during the first day, the Selected session, of the Aug. 23-25 OBS August Yearlings sale. Paynter’s yearlings have sold for up to $335,000 this year, and with an average of $147,777 to date, he ranks in the top five of […]

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Trio of six-figure Gemologist yearlings at OBS Select sale

Gemologist, the leading freshman sire at the OBS April Sale, was again at the top of the list for first crop sires for the Select session of the OBS August Yearling sale, with three lots bringing at least six figures on Tuesday, the first day of the Aug. 23-25 sale. Leading the way was a […]

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Midnight Storm tops big day at Del Mar for Pioneerof the Nile

Pioneerof the Nile’s top turf star Midnight Storm scored his third consecutive stakes victory on Sunday with a game half-length tally in the $200,000 Del Mar Mile H. (G2) to become racing’s newest millionaire With just a field of five, Rafael Bejarano sent Midnight Storm straight to the front, zipping through a half-mile in :46.66 […]

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