Flashing enormous potential once again, Kinsley Kisses turned in another extraordinary performance Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs, rolling to a seven-length allowance victory, her second win in as many starts. The 3-year-old daughter of Congrats, who earned an 86 Beyer Speed Figure when breaking her maiden by 2 ¼-lengths at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 16, […]
[ Read More ]Dorsett captured the biggest race on the Barbados racing calendar on Saturday, winning the $214,000 Sandy Lane Gold Cup (G1-Bar) by three lengths. The 6-year-old son of Artie Schiller previously tasted stakes success with a win in the Mystic Lake Derby at Canterbury Park. Dorsett claimed the prestigious event with late move between horses, splitting […]
[ Read More ]Congrats’ undefeated 3-year-old filly Polar River made it four straight victories on Thursday at Meydan with a deceptively easy three-quarter length victory in the $250,000 UAE Oaks (G3). Facing just two foes, perhaps due to Polar River dominating the division throughout the meet, Polar River broke in air but quickly recovered to race just outside […]
[ Read More ]A colt by last year’s leading Third-Crop sire Pioneerof the Nile brought a winning bid of $1 million at Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale, one of only four offerings to reach the seven-figure mark. The 2-year-old colt, cataloged as hip No. 94 and consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent, was purchased by Jamie McCalmont on behalf […]
[ Read More ]Mexican Miss continued her winter hot streak with a win in Saturday night’s Jersey Lilly S. at Sam Houston Park, the first stakes start and win for the 5-year-old daughter of More Than Ready. Since Thanksgiving, Mexican Miss has won three of five starts, and is a neck and head away from being undefeated during […]
[ Read More ]Hail to the Nile notched his first stakes win in front-running style in Saturday’s Dixie Poker Ace S., a mainstay on the turf stakes circuit at venerable Fair Grounds Race Course. The 5-year-old by Pioneerof the Nile, bred in Louisiana by Warren Harang III, set some solid fractions of 23.74 and 48.01 seconds through the […]
[ Read More ]Congrats’ Cash Back kept her unbeaten record intact with a 1 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Melody of Colors for 3-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park. The filly was one of three stakes winners on the day for Congrats, topped by Venus Valentine’s scintillating win in the $200,000 Rachel Alexandra S. (G2). At Oaklawn Park, Haveyougoneaway […]
[ Read More ]Congrats’ speedy 5-year-old mare Haveyougoneaway earned her second straight stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Spring Fever S. at Oaklawn Park, coming from sixth at the half-way point to win going away by 2 ¾-lengths. The winner completed the 5 ½ furlongs in 1:04 1/5 over a fast track, following up her win in the $100,000 […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s Grade 3 winner Barbados kicked off his 2016 campaign on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, and responded with a one-length victory in the $100,000 Pelican S. Sent away the 7-5 favorite, Barbados responded strongly in the final furlong, closing from fifth to win going away under Victor Lebron. The 4-year-old covered the six furlongs […]
[ Read More ]Pangburn, a 4-year-old Congrats filly, came four wide entering the stretch to win the $75,000 Maryland Racing Media S. by a half-length on a cold Saturday afternoon at Laurel Park. Pangburn is the fourth stakes winner of 2016 for top-10 sire Congrats, whose undefeated 3-year-old filly Polar River turned in another dominating performance in Thursday’s […]
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