Bodemeister’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming will make his first start since the May 20 Preakness S. (G1) in the $600,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Always Dreaming’s meteoric rise in the first half of the year culminated with his historic Derby victory. After breaking his maiden by a dozen […]
[ Read More ]A beautifully-bred colt by champion sire Tiznow brought a winning bid of $260,000 at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton July sale in central Kentucky. The colt, cataloged as hip No. 69, was consigned by Perrone Sales Ltd, agent for Apache Farm et al, and went to winning bidders Maverick Racing and China Horse Club. The bay colt’s dam […]
[ Read More ]Sonic Boom tallied his first graded stakes win on Saturday with a front-running score in the $100,000 American Derby (G3) at Arlington Park (VIDEO). The 3-year-old colt is the 78th lifetime graded stakes winner for More Than Ready and his sixth of 2017. Sonic Boom had won the Columbia S. in March at Tampa Bay […]
[ Read More ]Yorkton, a 3-year-old Speightstown colt, held of Conquest Lemonraid by a neck to win the $119,000 Charlie Barley S. July 2 at Woodbine. Yorkton, who won the $125,000 Queenston S. on Woodbine’s synthetic main track in May in his previous start, upped his record to 3-0-2 in eight starts and has earned $156,388 for his […]
[ Read More ]After selling for a sales-topping $1.7 million at the OBS March Sale, much was expected from Diamondsandpearls, and the 2-year-old Congrats filly didn’t disappoint her connections in her five furlong maiden special weight debut July 2 at Santa Anita Park. The sparkling victory earned Diamondsandpearls a TDN Rising Star tag, the fourth such designation for […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist’s 2-year-old filly Rose to Fame backed up a game maiden win a month ago with another gutsy performance in Saturday’s $100,000 Brave Raj S. at Gulfstream Park, winning by a neck over Diamonds R Trump. Rose to Fame is the fifth stakes horse this year for Gemologist, who is a top-10 Second-Crop Sire by […]
[ Read More ]Battle of Midway, freshened after a solid third in the Kentucky Derby (G1), returned to the races Saturday at Santa Anita Park in the $100,000 Affirmed S. (G3) and came away with a front-running 4 1/4-length victory. The 3-year-old colt owned by Don Alberto Stable and WinStar Farm has never been worse than third in […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s et al. American Anthem got his second straight graded stakes win on Saturday with a commanding 3 1/4-length victory in the $500,000 Woody Stephens S. (G2) at Belmont Park. Bodemeister, also the sire of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming, is by far and away the leading Second-Crop Sire of 2017. Breaking fairly […]
[ Read More ]Roy H kept his 2017 record unblemished with a 2 1/2-length score in Friday’s $250,000 True North S. (G2) at Belmont Park, the first stakes win for the son of More Than Ready. Impressive winner of a pair allowance races at Santa Anita Park, including a seven-length score last month when he earned a 106 […]
[ Read More ]Tuesday was another banner day in the sales ring for Distorted Humor when a colt by the champion sire brought a winning bid of $850,000 during the second day of the May 22-23 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training sale. Eddie Woods consigned the colt, hip No. 490, which wound up being the second-highest offering to […]
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