Paynter’s 2-year-olds continue to bring top prices in the sales ring, the latest a $270,000 colt during the second day of the May 22-23 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training sale. From the first crop of the WinStar stallion, the bay juvenile was consigned by Paul Sharp, agent, while Mike Ryan, agent came away the winning […]
[ Read More ]Pioneerof the Nile’s champion colt Classic Empire drew post five in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1) as he attempts to improve on his troubled fourth-place finish in the May 6 Kentucky Derby. (G1). As he was in the Derby, the Mark Casse trainee will be ridden by Julien Leparoux and was made the 3-1 […]
[ Read More ]One week after Always Dreaming captured the Kentucky Derby (G1), Bodemeister chalked up another graded stakes-winning 3-year-old colt when American Anthem won the $100,000 Lazaro Barrera S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park. After spending most of the spring on the Triple Crown trail, trainer Bob Baffert cut American Anthem back to seven furlongs for the […]
[ Read More ]Always Dreaming put on a terrific display over a wet race track in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), winning the first leg of the Triple Crown by 2 3/4-lengths under a perfect ride from John Velazquez. Widely regarded as the horse to beat leading up to the Run for the Roses, the 3-year-old Bodemeister […]
[ Read More ]Pioneerof the Nile’s Classic Empire was made the morning line favorite in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), which drew a full field of 20 3-year-olds seeking victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown. Classic Empire is looking to follow in the footsteps of American Pharoah, Pioneerof the Nile’s legendary 2015 Derby winner […]
[ Read More ]Pioneerof the Nile’s Classic Empire was made the morning line favorite in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), which drew a full field of 20 3-year-olds seeking victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown. Classic Empire is looking to follow in the footsteps of American Pharoah, Pioneerof the Nile’s legendary 2015 Derby winner […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) entrant Irap drew post nine of 20 for the 143rd Run for the Roses on Saturday, May 6. The outcome was just what Irap’s trainer Doug O’Neill was hoping for. “Just about perfect,” O’Neill said afterward. “We wanted the 10, but nine is next best. The way they load them […]
[ Read More ]A filly by leading sales sire Distorted Humor brought a winning bid of $575,000 during Wednesday’s session of the April 25-28 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training. The filly’s bid was the third-highest during the session and fifth over the first two days. Hip No. 383 was consigned by Off the Hook LLC, agent […]
[ Read More ]Freshman sire Overanalyze had his top-selling 2-year-old of 2017 during the first day of the April 25-28 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training. Kenji Ryotokuji was the winning bidder, at $315,000 for the colt consigned by Envision Equine. The dark bay Kentucky-bred had worked a quarter-mile in 21 seconds flat during last week’s Under […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm & Don Alberto Stable have partnered to purchase Santa Anita Derby (G1) runner-up Battle of Midway from Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm, and the 3-year-old son of Smart Strike will continue to be trained by Jerry Hollendorfer as the colt prepares for a start in the May 6th Kentucky Derby (G1). “We are […]
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