WinStar Farm announced 2019 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster today, again headed by Pioneerof the Nile who will stand for a fee of $110,000 S&N this upcoming breeding season. WinStar also welcomes two new stallions to its roster in Always Dreaming, winner of the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1), and Jim […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm announced today the promotion of Liam O’Rourke as its new Director of Stallion Sales, and the hiring of Chris Knehr to the Stallion Season Sales team. “I am really excited about our Bloodstock Team,” said Elliott Walden, president and CEO of WinStar Farm. “Liam deserves the opportunity, and as our clients have gotten […]
[ Read More ]Knicks Go earned a ticket to next month’s Breeders’ Cup with a dominant victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity S. (G1) at Keeneland, leading all the way to score by 5 1/2-lengths. The stylish gray colt is the first Grade 1 winner for Paynter, who is a top-five Second-Crop sire by earnings and black type […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s 2017 Eclipse Award-winning Sprinter Roy H scored his second consecutive victory in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1) on Saturday, setting himself up for a possible repeat in next month’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs. Roy H is the third Grade 1 winner this year for More Than Ready, […]
[ Read More ]Restless Rider solidified herself as a favorite for next month’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) with a superlative performance in Friday’s $400,000 Alcibiades S. (G1) at Keeneland. The 2-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor was lavished with praise by her trainer Ken McPeek following the win. “She has taken us everywhere. She is really, really, special. […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s red-hot filly Uni (GB) won her third consecutive stakes race in Saturday’s $200,000 Noble Damsel S. (G3) at Belmont Park to remain undefeated in 2018. In arguably her most impressive performance since coming to the United States from France in 2017, Uni was last in the small field of four until jockey […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s up-and-coming sprinter Switzerland won for the fifth time in six 2018 starts with a front-running score in the Frank De Francis Dash (G3) Saturday at Laurel Park. The 4-year-old colt has been nearly unstoppable this year for trainer Steve Asmussen, going from a maiden to a now multiple graded stakes winner with $389,000 in […]
[ Read More ]The long-anticipated deal between the owners of Justify and Coolmore America regarding the Triple Crown winner’s stallion career is being finalized, WinStar Farm announced today. “After much deliberation with all the partners, we’ve decided to accept Coolmore’s offer to stand Justify,” said Elliott Walden, president, CEO and racing manager of WinStar Farm. “As you can […]
[ Read More ]Pioneerof the Nile had his second million-dollar horse at 2018 Keeneland September Yearling sale on Thursday when hip No. 977 sold for $1.05 million to Shawn Dugan, agent. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, the filly is out of the top-class mare Graeme Six, already the dam of graded stakes winners Cali Star and Delightful Joy, as […]
[ Read More ]Book One of the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling sale has been very good for Speightstown, none better than on Thursday, when a colt by the WinStar stallion garnered a final bid of $750,000, his top result during the auction’s first week. From the Warrendale Sales consignment, hip No. 915 went to China Horse Club and […]
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