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 […]
[ Read More ]Red Ruby crushed her competition in dazzling style in Saturday’s $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3), rolling to a 13-length win to give the 3-year-old by Tiznow her second consecutive graded stakes win. Bred by Sandra Sexton, who co-owns the filly with Brandi Nicholson, Red Ruby has now won four of six starts and earned $438,000. He […]
[ Read More ]Tiz a Slam, winner of last year’s Ontario Derby (G3), added a second graded stakes to his resume on July 1 when the 4-year-old by Tiznow took the Dominion Day (G3) at Woodbine. Third in the Fair Grounds H. (G3) earlier this year, the Chiefswood Stable homebred upped his overall mark to 5-2-1 from 17 […]
[ Read More ]Funtastic proved he belongs among the turf elites with a brilliant win in the $300,000 United Nations S. (G1) over the Monmouth Park turf course. Leading all the way in the 1 3/8-mile event, the 4-year-old son of More Than Ready is the 26th lifetime Grade 1 winner for his sire, who also was represented […]
[ Read More ]Restless Rider put on an incredible show in Saturday’s $100,000 Debutante S. at Churchill Downs, drawing off to a record 11 1/4-length victory in the six-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies (WATCH RACE). The winning margin was the largest in the 118-year history of the race and was the first stakes win for the Ken McPeek […]
[ Read More ]American Anthem and St. Joe Bay staged a thrilling stretch duel in Saturday’s $250,000 San Carlos S. (G2), with American Anthem coming out on top by a head to give the 4-year-old son of Bodemeister his third career graded stakes victory. The San Carlos outcome wasn’t decided until the final stride. St. Joe Bay, along […]
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