Book 1 of the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling sale closed on Thursday with another very solid day for First-Crop sire Carpe Diem, topped by a $425,000 colt going to Alex and JoAnn Lieblong. Taylor Made Sales Agency consigned the colt, hip No. 837. The chestnut juvenile is out of the stakes-placed Devious d’Oro, a half-sister […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s 2018 Keeneland September Yearling sales results hit a high-water mark on Wednesday with four lots topping the $300,000 mark. Hip No. 699, consigned by Gainesway, agent, was the day’s leader for the WinStar stallion, going to Barry Schwartz for $650,000. Out of the graded stakes-placed Pulpit mare Out to Win, the chestnut […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown had his best result to date Wednesday at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling sale when SF Bloodstock and Starlight West reached to $700,000 for a flashy colt by the WinStar stallion. Hip No. 669, consigned by Denali Stud, is the second foal out of La Troienne S. (G2) and Shuvee S. (G3) winner Authenticity, […]
[ Read More ]Monday’s first session of the Sept. 10-23 Keeneland Yearling sale saw big returns for Speightstown almost immediately when hip No. 3 went for a winning bid of $600,000. Anderson Farms, Agent consigned the colt, which went to Winchell Thoroughbreds. The bay juvenile’s dam, Halo Verse, has three runners, all winners, topped by track record-setter and […]
[ Read More ]Constitution’s much-anticipated first crop of yearlings hit a high water mark during Monday’s first session of the Sept. 10-23 Keeneland Yearling sale when his first offering sold for $400,000. Mt. Brilliant Farm consigned the bay colt, hip No. 57, which went to Twin Creeks Racing. The beautifully-bred son of the stakes-placed Ithinkisawapudycat is a half-brother […]
[ Read More ]Always Dreaming, winner of the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1), has been retired from racing and will join the stallion ranks at WinStar Farm, it was announced today. Hailing from the Unbridled sire line, the most dominant classic sire line in recent years, Always Dreaming was campaigned by Teresa Viola Racing Stables, […]
[ Read More ]Qurbaan prevailed by a nose in a three-way photo in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch S. on Labor Day at Saratoga, just besting Forge (GB), who was only another nose in front of third-place finisher Projected (GB) in a thrilling edition of the 1 1/16-mile turf event for older males. Qurbaan is Speightstown’s sixth graded winner […]
[ Read More ]Yoshida, a Grade 1 winner on the grass, found the main track to his liking in Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward S. (G1) at Saratoga, winning the 1 1/8-mile contest by two lengths over Gunnevera. “Well, we got our answer,” said trainer Bill Mott of the decision to run on the dirt. “I had a wait-and-see attitude. […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s 3-year-old colt Catholic Boy put himself in rare territory on Saturday when he won the Travers S. (G1) by four lengths in stellar fashion. Winner of the Belmont Derby (G1) on the turf on July 7, Catholic Boy joins the likes of John Henry and Lava Man as Grade 1 winners on […]
[ Read More ]Skeptic, a 3-year-old Tiznow filly, earned her first stakes win with a gallant effort in the Monmouth Oaks (G3) on Saturday afternoon, fighting off the challenge of post-time favorite Sassy Sienna to win the 1 1/16-mile contest by three parts of a length. She is the 12th stakes winner this year for Tiznow, who has […]
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