Weekend Hideaway, one of Speightstown’s most prolific stakes performers over the past few years, racked up his seventh added-money victory on Memorial Day with a flawless 3 3/4-length score in the $200,000 Commentator S. at Belmont Park. After a very alert break, the 6-year-old was in front early, then got some pressure in mid-race from […]
[ Read More ]Fasig-Tipton, Coolmore America, and WinStar Farm have teamed up to host “Night For A Cure”, a fundraising party to be held Sunday, July 10th with all proceeds going to benefit the Ann Hanley Parkinson’s Research Fund and its steadfast quest to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. The event will take place from 6-10 p.m. at Fasig-Tipton in […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown had the second-highest priced colt at the May 23-24 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training Sale, with I.B.S. Placing the winning bid for the McKathan Brothers consignment. Listed as hip No. 463, the dark bay Kentucky bred is out of the multiple stakes winning Indian Charlie mare Czechers. Speightstown’s other offering through the ring was […]
[ Read More ]Leading sire Speightstown had a two-year-old colt hammered down for $500,000 on Day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale for two-year-olds in training Tuesday, May 24th in Maryland. Purchased by David Ingordo, the dark bay colt was bred by Branch Family Trust and consigned by the McKathan Brothers, who had purchased the promising racing prospect […]
[ Read More ]Nemoralia, twice Grade 1-placed in the U. S. last year, secured her first stakes victory on Friday at York in Great Britain, cruising to a six-length score in the Irish Champions Weekend Fillies S. The 3-year-old daughter of More Than Ready is the 159th lifetime black type winner for her sire. After the victory, where […]
[ Read More ]Joking left his connections all smiles after the son of Distorted Humor rallied from last to first in the stretch to take the $100,000 Diablo S. at Belmont Park. Along with Ironicus in Saturday’s $150,000 Fort Marcy S. (G3), Distorted Humor had a stakes double over the weekend at Belmont. With the field moving along […]
[ Read More ]Away from the races since last September, Ironicus was triumphant in his first 2016 outing with a 1 1/2-length score Saturday in the $150,000 Fort Marcy S. (G3) over the Belmont Park turf course. The gray 5-year-old son of Distorted Humor is now a 3-time graded stakes winner of $663,790. The Stuart Janney homebred is […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown tallied his latest graded stakes winner on Saturday when Passion for Action rallied in the stretch to take the seven furlong Vigil S. (G3) at Woodbine by one length. Speightstown is the sire of six stakes winners to date in 2016, with progeny earnings of more than $2.2 million. Passion for Action, 4, was […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s 3-year-old colt Tom’s Ready looks to make history in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) when the colt breaks from post 12 in the field of 20 3-year-olds. Winner of a maiden special weight in September at Churchill Downs, Tom’s Ready placed in both the LeComte S. (G3) and Louisiana Derby (G2) […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s Grade 1-placed Majesto drew post 18 of 20 for Saturday 142nd Kentucky Derby (G1) when entries were drawn Wednesday afternoon at Churchill Downs. “I’d prefer a little more inside, but I cannot change it. But remember he’s a strong horse,” said trainer Gustavo Delgado. Majesto earned his way into the Kentucky Derby after running […]
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