Cursory Glance set the bar high in her black-type debut Friday at Royal Ascot with a scintillating two-length score in the Albany S. (G3) at Great Britain’s most prestigious race meet. The 2-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor was away somewhat tardily in the six-furlong dash, but made up ground in quick order to establish her […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s Commissioner, the runner-up in last Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (G1), was discovered to have a small chip in his front left ankle Monday, and the 3-year-old son of A.P. Indy is scheduled this week for a small surgical procedure to have it removed by Dr. Bramlage at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, […]
[ Read More ]Big Horse sire Tiznow lived up to his nickname once again on Saturday when Norumbega won a thriller in the $500,000 Brooklyn Invitational (G2) at Belmont Park. The victor became the 50th career stakes winner for Tiznow, whose progeny have now earned over $3.6 million this year, placing him third on the 2014 General Sire […]
[ Read More ]Room Service, already More Than Ready’s top earner of 2014, added to her total in a big way with a victory in Saturday’s $350,000 American Oaks (G1) on the Santa Anita Park grass. Winner of the Grade 1 Ashland S. on Polytrack this year, Room Service now has Grade 1 wins on two different surfaces, […]
[ Read More ]Southern Honey bested her older rivals in the $110,000 Winning Colors (G3) on Memorial Day at Churchill Downs to give the Colonel John 3-year-old filly her first stakes win and third straight over the past six weeks. Colonel John is North America’s leading Second Crop sire of winners with 20 and is one of only […]
[ Read More ]Spring in the Air, a Grade One winner at two, annexed the Grade 3 Hendrie S. Saturday at Woodbine to give the 4-year-old daughter of Spring At Last her 10th stakes placing in 14 career starts. The WinStar-bred filly is top of earner of 2014 for Spring At Last, who ranks in the top 10 […]
[ Read More ]Revolutionary carried WinStar Farm’s colors into the Pimlico winner’s circle on Friday with a come-from-behind victory in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3). Looking to build on his second-place finish in the Grade 1 Oaklawn H. last month, Revolutionary got squeezed back at the break and found himself in the back of the nine-horse field the […]
[ Read More ]A Little Bit Sassy edged clear in deep stretch to prevail by 1 1/4-lengths in the $171,750 Edgewood S. Friday at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old filly is the newest stakes winner for More Than Ready, who now has 134 lifetime stakes winners, with eight black-type victors this year. Trained by Michael Matz and ridden by Luis […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm, along with co-owners Twin Creeks Racing, team up with trainer Todd Pletcher for this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) with Vinceremos, who breaks from post 9 in the field of 20 for Saturday’s first leg of the Triple Crown. WinStar and Pletcher won the Derby in 2010 with Super Saver, who now stands stud […]
[ Read More ]Room Service came from last after a half-mile to finish on even terms with Rosalind in Saturday’s $500,000 Ashland S. (G1) at Keeneland. Along with Ready Signal, who won the $75,000 Powder Break S. at Gulfstream Park, More Than Ready had two stakes winners on the day. After languishing near the back of the 13-horse […]
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