A Pioneerof the Nile colt sold late in Sunday’s session of the Aug. 11-12 Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Preferred Yearlings sale for $600,000 – the top price of the two-day auction and the most ever paid for a yearling at the annual sale held at Saratoga. Consigned by Thorndale Farm as Hip 588, the sale-topper was […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s results during Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale were robust as usual for the world-class stallion, with six lots bringing an average of $308,333. Tuesday’s closing session proved particularly solid, led by a colt that went for $500,000 to Kerri Radcliffe. Consigned by Denali Stud, hip No. 154 is the second foal […]
[ Read More ]The robust results continued for Carpe Diem during Tuesday’s closing session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale, with a colt from the first crop of the WinStar stallion for $350,000. Consigned by St. George Sales, agent, hip No. 175 went to Thomas Haughey for PTK, LLC, who also purchased Carpe Diem’s hip No. […]
[ Read More ]Carpe Diem’s four lots through the ring at Monday’s opening session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale all brought six figures, topped by a $475,000 colt, for an average of $292,500. Gainesway consigned Carpe Diem’s personal session-topper, hip No. 22, which went to Phoenix Thoroughbreds. The colt’s stakes-winning and graded stakes-placed dam Lemonette […]
[ Read More ]Fed Biz’s first offering during Monday’s opening session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale attracted plenty of attention from bidders, ultimately selling for $325,000 to Thomas Haughey on behalf of PTK, LLC. Consigned by Bluewater Sales agency and cataloged as hip No. 107, the dark bay filly is out of the Street Cry […]
[ Read More ]Pioneerof the Nile’s average of $530,000 during Monday’s opening session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale was among the best for all sires represented at the auction. Leading the evening was hip No. 42 consigned by Baccari Bloodstock, agent and purchased for $650,000 by Steve Young, agent. The colt is out of the […]
[ Read More ]Millionaire Weekend Hideaway added to his stellar resume on June 26 when the 8-year-old son of Speightstown won Saratoga’s $100,000 John Morrissey S. for the second time in his career. Weekend Hideaway has now nine stakes wins and another nine stakes placings and has earned $1,134,212. He is owned by Red and Black Stable and […]
[ Read More ]Justify, undefeated winner of the 2018 Triple Crown, has been retired from racing, it was announced today. “Justify had some filling in his ankle, and he is just not responding quick enough for a fall campaign,” said trainer Bob Baffert. “We all wanted to see Justify run again, but ultimately it is my responsibility to […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s First-Crop sire Revolutionary tallied his first winner in unique fashion on July 15 when the 2-year-old filly Maiden Beauty scored a three-length win in the $100,000 Lynbrook S. at Belmont Park. The bay filly, who was making her debut for owners Pines Stables, John J. Irwin, Paul Zysset & Sam Arci and trainer […]
[ Read More ]Catholic Boy and Analyze It staged one of the most thrilling stretch duels of 2018 in Saturday’s $1.2 million Belmont Derby Inv. (G1), with Catholic Boy getting the best of his foe by a head. The 3-year-old son of More Than Ready had beaten Analyze It by just a neck in the June 2 Pennine […]
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