John Terranova, agent, went to $340,000 to secure hip No. 342 during Sunday evening’s Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Preferred Yearlings sale, giving Constitution the session-topper on the first day of the Aug. 11-12 sale at Saratoga. Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services LLC, agent, consigned the bay colt. He is out of Arkis Queen, whose siblings included graded stakes […]
[ Read More ]Tuesday’s closing session of the Aug. 5-6 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale yielded the best result of the sale for first-crop sire Exaggerator, with a filly bringing a top bid of $400,000. Consigned by Select Sales agent on behalf of Coteau Grove Farms, hip No. 214 went to Kerri Radcliffe, agent. The gray or roan filly […]
[ Read More ]A filly from the first crop of Exaggerator got the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale off to a rousing start when Gary Contessa went to $275,000 for hip No. 1 at the outset of Monday evening’s opening session of the two-day auction. Offered by Royal Bloodstock, agent, the dark bay filly is out of Fashion Cat, […]
[ Read More ]Mominou collected her first stakes victory on July 21 at Saratoga with a front-running score in the $200,000 Caress S. Mominou’s win capped a terrific week for Congrats that saw the WinStar stallion eight individual winners, giving him an even 100 for the year, making him one of only five stallions in North America to […]
[ Read More ]Outwork, whose first crop are yearlings of 2019, had a stellar day Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale, with five lots selling for an average of $152,000, including three six-figure individuals. Leading the way was hip No. 134, a colt consigned by Taylor Made Sales agency and purchased by Ken McPeek on behalf of Walking […]
[ Read More ]Magic Dance On Point in Debutante Score TDN Rising Star Magic Dance kept her perfect record intact with a determined 1 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs. Owned and bred by Three Chimneys Farm, Magic Dance is a daughter of More Than Ready—Magical World, by Distorted Humor and she is a […]
[ Read More ]First-Crop sire Constitution got his second “TDN Rising Star” Sunday at Santa Anita Park when Amalfi Sunrise sauntered to a 6 1/4-length maiden special weight win at 4 1/2-furlongs. Out of the gate quickly, the 2-year-old filly battled closely with Save the Story for the lead until just before entering the stretch, when accelerated away […]
[ Read More ]First-Crop sire Daredevil was represented by his second maiden special weight winner on Thursday at Churchill Downs when Shedaresthedevil rallied in upper stretch to win going away by 3 1/4-lengths [WATCH RACE]. The victory came just one day after Better The Devil gave the WinStar stallion his first winner. Despite a bit of an awkward […]
[ Read More ]Constitution’s $280,000 filly purchased during the first session of the June 12-14 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale was not only the top-priced filly of the day, but also the highest price paid for any offspring of a First-Crop sire. Consigned by Potrero Stables, hip No. 256 went to Phil and Christine Hatfield following a quarter-mile […]
[ Read More ]Overanalyze got his first Grade 1 winner on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park when Hog Creek Hustle came from near the back of the pack to win the $400,000 Woody Stephens S. (G1) by a neck over Nitrous. The victory was also the first graded win for the 3-year-old colt who most recently finished second […]
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