Wilson Q made his debut a winning one in the Thursday opener at Churchill Downs, fending off a pair of foes in a five-furlong, $120,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds. Constitution has had a pair of juveniles start this year, and both have registered victories. Constitution has six stakes winners to date in 2023, […]
[ Read More ]Webslinger, a 3-year-old son of Constitution, overcame the outside post in the field of 14 to win Saturday’s $500,000 American Turf S. (G2) on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs. The outcome in the 1 1/16-mile race was in question until the very last stride. After the break, Webslinger was able to make his […]
[ Read More ]Warrant held off the late close of Red Run by a neck to win Wednesday’s $175,000 Isaac Murphy Marathon S. at Churchill Downs. The victory was the third career stakes win for the 5-year-old son of Constitution, and also made him racing’s newest millionaire with $1,058,893 in career earnings. The win in Wednesday’s 1 ½-mile […]
[ Read More ]Misty Mauve collected her first stakes win in Saturday’s $100,000 Dahlia S. at Laurel Park, pulling clear in the final furlong to take the one-mile race by 2 ¼-lengths. The 4-year-old Paynter filly was making her stakes debut following an April 7 win over the same track and distance as the Dahlia. She broke well […]
[ Read More ]Audible wrapped up the 2023 OBS Spring 2-year-olds in Training sale with a bang on Friday when hip No. 1093 hammered for $535,000 during the final day of the auction. The figure was the highest of the sale for the WinStar stallion, helping to push his 2023 2-year-olds auction average to $163,083, third-most among all […]
[ Read More ]Wednesday’s session of the 2023 OBS Spring 2-year-olds in Training sale yielded outstanding results for multiple Grade 1 winner Yoshida (JPN) when hip No. 545 sold for $270,000. Consigned by de Meric Sales, agent, the bay colt went to trainer Ron Ellis, agent following a 10-second flat work at the Under Tack show. Out of […]
[ Read More ]Constitution got the 2023 Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training off to a rousing start when hip No. 19 sold for $500,000 to Cherie De Vaux, Agent for Belladonna Racing V. “We are here to buy athletes,” said Belladonna’s Paul Manganaro. “I thought he was a great representation of [Constitution]. He was elegant and had […]
[ Read More ]Good Samaritan had one of the top ten colts during Tuesday’s opening session of the OBS Spring 2-year-olds sale when hip No. 193 sold for $340,000. Consigned by Eddie Woods, agent, the dark bay colt had worked a furlong in a swift 10 seconds flat during the Under Tack show. The winning bidder on the […]
[ Read More ]Saudi Crown rolled through the Keeneland stretch in his six-furlong maiden special weight debut on Sunday for a commanding 4 ¾-length victory. The gray/roan 3-year-old by Always Dreaming covered the distance in a very snappy 1:10.01, earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 97. That number is the highest in North America this year at six […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s top-tier filly Lady Speightspeare took home both Champion Turf Female and Champion Older Main Track Female honors at the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony hosted by the Jockey Club of Canada on May 14. Her 4-year-old campaign of 2022 included graded wins in the Nassau S. (G2), Seaway S. (G3) and Trillium S. (G3), […]
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