Improbable’s stellar performance in the $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) on Saturday gave WinStar Farm a reason to dream about the Kentucky Derby (G1). The striking colt also gave trainer Bob Baffert his record 11th winner in the race, including the last five. Prior to 2014, the historic race was previously run as the Hollywood Futurity […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s dynamic turf filly Uni flew through the Del Mar turf stretch to capture Sunday’s $300,000 Matriarch S. by a half-length. Her incredible finished earned the 4-year-old her first Grade 1 win and is More Than Ready’s 28th lifetime Grade 1 winner. Uni’s three-race winning streak looked in jeopardy at the halfway point […]
[ Read More ]Battle of Midway and Dabster staged a virtual match race in Sunday’s $100,000 Native Diver S. (G3) at Del Mar, with the WinStar Farm’s colorbearer proving best by a neck over his foe. It was some 30 lengths back to Isotherm in the field of three that was cut in half by pre-race scratches. Co-owned […]
[ Read More ]Led by a $1.9 million filly, Pioneerof the Nile was the dominant weanling sire at the Nov. 4 Fasig-Tipton “Night of the Stars” sale. Taylor Made Sales Agency, on behalf of Three Chimneys Farm, consigned the dark bay youngster, who was purchased by Whisper Hill Farm LLC. The filly is the first foal out of […]
[ Read More ]Multiple Grade 1 winner Exaggerator’s first weanling to sell at auction went through the ring Nov. 4 at Fasig-Tipton, with Mahoney Eden Manor securing the filly for $150,000. Hip No. 82, consigned by Bedouin Bloodstock, agent, is a half-sister to Corfu, winner of the Saratoga Special S. (G2) as well as the graded stakes-placed colt […]
[ Read More ]Grade 1 winner Audible won the $200,000 Cherokee Run S. Saturday at Churchill Downs by two lengths in his first start since finishing third in the Kentucky Derby (G1). The 3-year-old colt, owned by WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners and Starlight Racing, has now won five of seven starts and has […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing teamed up to win the first running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint with the brilliant colt Bulletin, who led the 5 1/2-furlong race from gate-to-wire, winning by 2 3/4-lengths. Obviously highly-regarded from the outset, Bulletin broke his maiden by seven lengths in his […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing could have a future star in the 2-year-old colt Improbable, who is 2-for-2 following his 7 1/4-length romp in Friday’s $100,000 Street Sense S. at Churchill Downs [WATCH RACE]. The Bob Baffert trainee kicked off a Friday double for WinStar, who won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf […]
[ Read More ]WinStar stallions Distorted Humor, Paynter and Pioneerof the Nile all will be represented during Friday’s all-juvenile Breeders’ Cup day at Churchill Downs. Kicking off the trio will be Distorted Humors brilliant Restless Rider in the Juvenile Fillies (G1), race 7 at 4:40 p.m. Undefeated in two starts at Churchill, the gray/roan filly won at first […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm will shoot for their second Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs when the multiple Grade 1 winner Yoshida goes postward in the $6 million championship. WinStar, who won the 2011 Classic at Churchill with Drosselmeyer, co-owns Yoshida with China Horse Club, SF Racing LLC and Head of Plains Partners. Yoshida’s […]
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