O Dionysus powered through the Laurel Park stretch, rallying strongly from seventh with a quarter-mile to run to take his debut by a widening 2 3/4-lengths (VIDEO). The bay son of Bodemeister is the third winner from his sire’s first crop, a group that includes $200, 000 Astoria S. winner Bode’s Dream. With his latest […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s top-class 3-year-old filly Nemoralia earned her first graded stakes win on Aug. 19 at York with a nearly two-length win in the $200,000 City of York S. (G3). Nemoralia is More Than Ready’s 72nd lifetime graded stakes winner. The WinStar stallion once again has double-digit stakes winners in 2016, with progeny earnings […]
[ Read More ]Beat the Benchmark delivered on her pre-race promise with a gutsy maiden special weight victory over the Saratoga turf on Monday, wearing down Love and Lemons late to take her debut by a neck (VIDEO). The 2-year-old daughter of Speightstown was a $300,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling sale a year ago for […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist’s latest sales offering brought a winning bid of $235,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred Preferred Yearlings sale on Aug. 14 at the upstate auction house. Gemologist, whose first crop of runners have won four maiden special weight contests to date, was the leading freshman sire at the OBS April 2-year-old sale, and is […]
[ Read More ]Gemacho, making just his second start, scored a wire-to-wire maiden special weight victory at one mile over the Ellis Park turf course on Sunday. Gemacho is Gemologist’s fourth winner from his first crop, all coming in maiden special weight contests, including at the summer’s premier meets in Del Mar and Saratoga. The winner, out of […]
[ Read More ]Royal Copy became his sire’s newest impressive winner on Saturday, as the talented 2-year-old colt by freshman sire Bodemeister proved best over a loaded field in an $83,000 Maiden Special Weight race at Saratoga [VIDEO]. Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, Royal Copy showed good speed to stalk the early pacesetter after breaking […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown had one to the top thee priced colts during the second day of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale, with Kenji Ryotokuji signing the winning ticket at $600,000 for the bay colt. Consigned by Terry and Bill Baker’s Fairlawn Farm, hip No. 199 is out of the Distorted Humor mare Bit of Humor, […]
[ Read More ]The returns for Paynter during the second day of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale surpassed his Monday results, with a $335,000 filly setting a high-water mark of the sale. The price also marked the most paid this year for a yearling from the first crop of the WinStar stallion, who was also […]
[ Read More ]The first yearling from the initial crop of Take Charge Indy to go through the ring during the Monday session of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale hammered for $170,000 off the winning bid of Frank Brothers on behalf of Starlight Racing. The dark bay filly, hip No. 76, was consigned by St […]
[ Read More ]The first session of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale saw Bodemeister’s lone offering bring a winning bid of $400,000 from Alex and Jo Ann Lieblong. Cataloged as hip No. 24, the filly was consigned by Bridie Harrison as agent for Peter Blum Thoroughbreds. The dark bay filly, named Trust, is out of […]
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