A colt by leading sire Pioneerof the Nile topped the star-studded first session of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale, with powerful buyers Stonestreet Stables and Coolmore partnering to acquire the the bay colt, already named Ocean Pioneer. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, and cataloged as hip No. 111, the bay Kentucky-bred is out […]
[ Read More ]Spirituality was simply spectacular in her maiden special weight debut Aug. 4 at Delaware Park, rolling to a commanding eight-length victory in the colors of WinStar Farm, also the home to her sire Gemologist. Gemologist’s first crop of runners have hit the track in full force in the past few weeks, producing three winners, all […]
[ Read More ]Super Saver, the nation’s leading cumulative Third-Crop Sire of stakes horses, got his latest black type winner on Aug. 1 when Inside Straight prevailed by 1 1/4-lengths in the $75,000 Manitoba Derby. Already stakes-placed in his last start, Inside Straight went from fourth to first in a quarter mile, taking over the lead in mid-stretch […]
[ Read More ]Twist ‘n Shout left her foes reeling in a Saratoga maiden special weight contest on Sunday afternoon, cruising to a 7 1/2-length victory the stellar debut for the 2-year-old Drosselmeyer filly. After dueling with Filly Madison for the first half of the 5 1/2-furlong dash, Twist ‘n Shout began to assert herself and was all […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown got career number 10 TDN Rising Star on Saturday when Big League powered to a 3 1/4-length victory in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight contest at Del Mar. Popping out of the gate with good energy, Big League battled with Honor and Courage through the first three furlongs before assuming command outside the […]
[ Read More ]Theory rolled to a 5 1/2-length win in his maiden special weight debut Saturday at Saratoga to become First-Crop sire Gemologist’s to earn the coveted TDN Rising Star tag. Theory’s commanding score left little doubt who was the best in the field of 10 2-year-olds going six furlongs. Pressing the pace from his outside post […]
[ Read More ]Congrats’ top-class mare Haveyougoneaway won her fifth stakes, and first in a graded race with a gallant victory in the $200,000 Honorable Miss H. (G2) Thursday at Saratoga Race Course. The neck victory set the 5-year-old up for a possible run at the year end championship, according to her trainer Tom Morley. “We just got […]
[ Read More ]Colonel John, the leading 2016 Fourth-Crop sire of graded stakes horses, black type horses and winners, got his 20th lifetime black type horse on Saturday when Exposure battled to a neck victory in the $50,000 Albuquerque Distaff H. The 4-year-old filly was pressured on the lead throughout the one-mile contest, first by Babes Cylver Slew […]
[ Read More ]Super Allison became Super Saver’s latest stakes winner with an extremely game victory in the $75,000 New York Oaks on Saturday at Finger Lakes Racecourse. Super Saver is the leading cumulative Third-Crop sire by both graded stakes winners and horses, and has more than $8 million in progeny earnings to date. An allowance winner at […]
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