A colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Yoshida hammered for $120,000 during Monday’s opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling sale, which runs daily through Thursday. The bay colt, catalogued as hip No. 159, was consigned by Brookdale Sales, agent, and purchased by Ben McElroy, agent for trainer Wesley Ward. […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has set 2023 stud fees for its stallion roster, headed by Constitution who will stand for $110,000 S&N and Speightstown who will stand for $80,000 S&N for the upcoming breeding season. The roster will be bolstered further by new arrivals Life Is Good, a multiple Grade 1 winner who will stand for $100,000 […]
[ Read More ]Heywoods Beach prevailed in Sunday’s Tokyo City Cup (G3) at Santa Anita Park to give the 5-year-old son of Speightstown his second graded stakes win in his last three starts. The dark bay has seemingly found a fondness for dirt marathon events, winning both Sunday and the July 24 Cougar II (G3) at 12 furlongs […]
[ Read More ]CHC Inc.’s and WinStar Farm LLC’s Life Is Good is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Classic after his victory in the $500,000 Woodward S. (G1) Oct. 1 at Aqueduct. Life Is Good got a stiff challenge from Law Professor, a son of WinStar stallion Constitution, but ultimately prevailed by 1 ½-lengths in the nine-furlong […]
[ Read More ]Paynter’s six-time listed winner Miss Leslie is now a graded stakes winner following her dominating performance in Saturday’s $500,000 Delaware H. (G2). The 4-year-old filly drew off in the stretch for a 12-length victory in her first attempt at 1 ¼-miles. The dark bay filly handled the sloppy going easily under a confident rider from […]
[ Read More ]Lady Speightspeare was as game as a horse can be in Saturday’s $175,000 Nassau S. (G2) at Woodbine, losing the lead in upper stretch to Our Flash Drive, then retaking it and battling to a dead-heat victory with Crystal Cliffs (FR) in the one-mile turf race. The 4-year-old filly was one of two graded winners […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s brilliant 4-year-old colt Olympiad delivered arguably his best performance to date in the $750,000 Stephen Foster S. (G2) on July 2 at Churchill Downs, dominating a classy field to win by 2 ¼-lengths. Olympiad has now won five straight races, the last four in graded stakes, dating back to January. His last loss came […]
[ Read More ]Life Is Good, making his first start since the Dubai World Cup (G1), turned in yet another dominating showing in the July 2 John A. Nerud S. (G2) at Belmont Park, defeating Speaker’s Corner by five lengths. The victory was the seventh in nine career starts for the 4-year-old co-owned by WinStar Farm and CHC […]
[ Read More ]Mardukas rallied strongly along the inner rail and powered home through the stretch to prove a determined winner of a $92,000 maiden special weight at 5 ½ furlongs at Churchill Downs on Sunday, becoming the first winner for his sire Always Dreaming, victorious in the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1). Ridden by […]
[ Read More ]Breakpoint (CHI) became a dual hemisphere graded stakes winner on Sunday when the 5-year-old son of Constitution led nearly all the way in the “about” 1 ¾-mile San Juan Capistrano S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Breakpoint, owned by his breed Don Alberto Stable, was the unbeaten champion 3-year-old and Horse of the Year in […]
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