Despite carrying five more pounds than all his foes in Saturday’s $200,000 Elkhorn S. (G2) at Keeneland, Say the Word fought off a stiff challenge from Channel Cat in the stretch to win the 1 1/2-mile turf marathon by 1 1/2-lengths. More Than Ready is arguably the hottest sire standing in North America over the past […]
[ Read More ]Flagstaff moved from the rail path to the middle of the track in upper stretch to start his winning rally in Saturday’s $200,000 Commonwealth S. (G3) at Keeneland. The victory was Flagstaff’s first stakes win since taking the San Carlos S. (G2) 13 months ago at Santa Anita Park. Overall the dark bay has won […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Stablemates Racing LLC’s Grade 1 winner Paris Lights made her 2021 in the $150,000 Distaff H. (G3) Friday at Aqueduct and came away with a half-length win in the seven-furlong affair for fillies and mares. Away from the races since winning the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) last July, the 4-year-old filly showed her […]
[ Read More ]Constitution’s 3-year-old colt Annex won his second straight turf stakes Saturday at Gulfstream Park in thrilling style, winning a three-way photo over Fulmini by a neck with a well-timed ride by Junior Alvarado for trainer Bill Mott. Winner of the Palm Beach S. (G3) in late February over this same track, Annex won his debut […]
[ Read More ]Life Is Good turned Saturday’s $300,000 San Felipe S. (G2) into a one-horse race with a powerful stretch run and established himself as the early favorite for this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). Life Is Good, an undefeated son of Into Mischief who the Sham S. (G3) in his previous start, and now is 3-for-3 with […]
[ Read More ]Venezuelan Hug’s victory in Saturday’s Canadian Turf S. (G3), his first graded win, gave Constitution his second stakes winner of the day on the Gulfstream card, coming just an hour after Annex took the Palm Beach S. over the same course. Trained by Danny Gargan and ridden by Junior Alvarado, Venezuelan Hug got an inside […]
[ Read More ]Fearless returned from an eight-month layoff to register a game victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2), the first graded stakes win for the 5-year-old owned by WinStar Farm LLC and CHC INC. Away from the races since last year’s Stephen Foster S. (G2), the Todd Pletcher trainee was away in good order […]
[ Read More ]Constitution got the first of his two stakes winners Saturday on the Gulfstream Park turf course when the flashy 3-year-old colt Annex rallied through the final furlong to win the $100,000 Palm Beach S. by a head over Scarlett Sky. Annex was making his stakes debut for LNJ Foxwoods and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners after the […]
[ Read More ]Recognized for their excellent 2020 results that saw four WinStar Farm-bred horses win five Grade 1 races, the farm was named Eclipse Award winner as Breeder of the Year during Thursday evening’s ceremony. It was the farm’s third overall Eclipse Award and its second for outstanding breeder, the first for breeder in 2016. WinStar’s Grade […]
[ Read More ]Improbable’s brilliant 2020 campaign earned the WinStar colorbearer the Eclipse Award as the Champion Older Male during Thursday evening’s virtual award ceremony. A three-time Grade 1 winner last year, Improbable captured the Awesome Again S. (G1), Whitney S. (G1), and Gold Cup (G1) for WinStar and co-owners CHC Inc., and SF Racing LLC. Following his […]
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