With his victory in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), Classic Empire made an emphatic statement that the son of Pioneerof the Nile will be a formidable foe in the May 6 Kentucky Derby (G1). Last year’s undefeated 2-year-old champion, Classic Empire’s lone 2017 start prior to Saturday was an uncharacteristic third in the Holy […]
[ Read More ]Inside Straight’s stirring stretch run took him past Midnight Storm and into the winner’s circle in the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) on Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn Park. When the heavy favorite Midnight Storm went to the front, as expected, jockey Geovanni Franco made his way to the fence to track about two lengths from the […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s homebred 4-year-old colt American Patriot turned in his best race to date in Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) at Keeneland, flying home from sixth in the final furlong to defeat Heart to Heart by a neck for his first Grade 1 win. American Patriot’s chances in the Maker’s didn’t look good for […]
[ Read More ]Distorted Humor’s gritty 5-year-old son Honorable Duty has been unbeatable at Fair Grounds winter/spring, wrapping up the meet on Saturday with his third straight stakes win in the $400,000 New Orleans H. (G2). The sweep of the Fair Grounds races for older horses included the Tenacious S. and Mineshaft H. (G3). The DARRS Inc. colorbearer […]
[ Read More ]The second day of the March 14-15 OBS Sale of Two-Year-Olds was a huge one for Pioneerof the Nile, topped by a $1 million dollar colt by the sire of two champions from his first four crops. Eddie Woods consigned hip No. 586 on behalf of Zayat Stables, with Robert and Lawana Low the winning […]
[ Read More ]The demand for the offspring of Tiznow was never more apparent than during the second day of the March 14-15 OBS Sale of Two-Year-Olds, when a colt by the champion sire brought a winning bid of $850,000. Hip 608, consigned by Eddie Woods, was produced by the Mineshaft mare I’m a Flake, a daughter of […]
[ Read More ]Leading worldwide sire More Than Ready had one of the top-10 lots during Tuesday’s session of the March 14-15 OBS March Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale when Kerri Radcliff, agent, went to $600,000 for hip No. 43. The bay filly was consigned by Niall Brennan, agent. The Kentucky-bred, who had worked 10 seconds flat during […]
[ Read More ]Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale kicked off the 2-year-old auction season with three seven-figure horses, including a $1.1 million colt by leading international sire More Than Ready. Consigned by Cary Frommer, Agent and cataloged as hip No. 156, the colt was purchased by Lawrence Best’s OXO Equine. “I think they were standouts in the sale, (and […]
[ Read More ]Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale featured a pair of dynamic Pioneerof the Nile 2-year-olds that brought in excess of a half-million dollars from enthusiastic bidders. With a pair of champions and a Horse of the Year from just his first four crops, Pioneerof the Nile’s name attracts plenty of attention in the sales ring. Wednesday was […]
[ Read More ]Honorable Duty became Distorted Humor’s 56th lifetime Graded Stakes Winner on Saturday when he captured the $125,000 Mineshaft H. (G3) at Fair Grounds by a half-length over Grade 1 winner International Star. When Rise Up sprinted out to a big lead early, Honorable Duty took up a spot in the three-path about eight lengths off […]
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