Constitution’s Americanrevolution on Saturday became just the eighth 3-year-old since 1997 and the first New York-bred in history to win the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) at Aqueduct, defeating a contentious field under Luis Saez. Owned by China Horse Club and WinStar Farm, Americanrevolution raced in fifth early on while his stablemate Following Sea set the […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s brilliant turf marathon specialist passed the entire field in the stretch to win Friday’s $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar. Say the Word has wins in the Northern Dancer Turf (G1) and Elkhorn S. (G2) and has placed in six other graded stakes. The 6-year-old has won $822,792 for Agave […]
[ Read More ]A filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Audible topped the Sunday session of the Keeneland November Sale when hip No. 1801 brought a winning bid of $360,000. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency for breeder Fred Hertrich III, the filly was purchased by Bill and Susan Casner. The chestnut juvenile is out […]
[ Read More ]CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm’s brilliant 4-year-old colt Life Is Good completely dominated Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar, rolling to a 5 ¾-length, front-running victory. After missing the summer racing season, Life Is Good has come back with a very narrow loss to Jackie’s Warrior in the Allen Jerkens […]
[ Read More ]Independence Hall, a resounding 7 ¼-length winner of the Fayette S. (G2) at Keeneland on Oct. 30 and a romping 12 ¼-length winner of the 2019 Nashua Stakes (G3) as an undefeated 2-year-old, will stand stud at WinStar Farm at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced today. He will stand for a […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has set 2022 stud fees for its 18-stallion roster, headed by Speightstown who will once again stand for $90,000 S&N, and Constitution, who will remain at $85,000 S&N for the upcoming breeding season. Stallions will be available for inspection by appointment from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. during the Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale, Oct. 25-28. […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready got his second 2-year-old stakes winner in as many days on Sunday when Slipstream won the $150,000 Futurity S. (G3) at Belmont Park. The victory earned the colt a trip to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), should his connections choose that route. Slipstream, who broke his maiden a month ago […]
[ Read More ]Bubble Rock made the jump from maiden winner to graded stakes winner in Saturday’s $150,000 Matron S. (G3), taking the six-furlong turf event by a half-length over Gal in a Rush. The 2-year-old filly is More Than Ready’s sixth stakes winner, four of them graded winners, this year. Bubble Rock, who scored a decisive 3 […]
[ Read More ]All systems are go for Knicks Go following the son of Paynter’s dominating victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Lukas Classic (G3) at Churchill Downs. The 5-year-old’s next target is the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Nov. 6 at Del Mar. Knicks Go used his natural speed once again Saturday, going right to the lead […]
[ Read More ]Warrant defeated a classy field of 3-year-olds in Sunday’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) to give leading Third-Crop sire Constitution his fourth graded stakes winner of the year (WATCH RACE). Constitution has 29 stakes horses and 15 graded horses in 2021, far and away the most on the Third-Crop sire list. Warrant was away fifth in […]
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