The Jockey Club released the 2015 Experimental Free Handicap on Jan. 29, and Colonel John was the only stallion to have more than one 2-year-old colt ranked in the top 12 horses on the prestigious list. The Experimental Free Handicap, published annually since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading 2-year-olds, with […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s talented and consistent son Coastline notched the second stakes win of his career Sunday in Santa Anita Park’s $75,000 Clocker’s Corner S., winning the downhill, about 6 ½-furlong turf contest by 1 ¼-lengths with a big surge in the final furlong. The final time of 1:06.25 earned the big gray a lifetime best Beyer […]
[ Read More ]Congrat’s Haveyougoneaway found an opening along the rail in the stretch on the way to her neck victory in Saturday’s $100,000 American Beauty S. at Oaklawn Park. The victory was the second stakes win for the 5-year-old, who has been off the board only five times in 20 lifetime starts, with seven wins and $312,425 […]
[ Read More ]Colonel John’s Teniente Coronel turned in the best performance of his career in the $70,000 Freemont S. at Delta Downs, rolling to a comfortable 2 ¾-length win after opening up by some five lengths in the stretch (VIDEO). The five-year-old earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 98 for the Saturday night feature, and upped his […]
[ Read More ]Constellation dominated her foes in Sunday’s $100,000 Ruthless S. at Aqueduct by a whopping 10 lengths to give the WinStar-bred 3-year-old filly her second straight commanding stakes victory. The daughter of Bellamy Road got token pressure in the first quarter mile, but pulled away in had under Irad Ortiz, Jr. to stop the timer in […]
[ Read More ]The final crowning achievement on American Pharoah’s historic racing career came on Saturday evening when the recently-retired son of Pioneerof the Nile was honored with Eclipse Awards for 2015 Horse of the Year and 3-year-old Male. The ceremony at Gulfstream Park was filled with joy, even if the results were hardly surprising following American Pharoah’s […]
[ Read More ]Sonny Inspired kicked off his 2016 campaign on Saturday with a 1 ¾-length victory in the $75,000 Fire Plug S. at Laurel Park, wrapping up the win with a decisive move in the final quarter mile to give the son of Artie Schiller his fifth career win. Artie Schiller now has 28 lifetime black type […]
[ Read More ]Congrats latest unveiling came early Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park when Kinsley Kisses lived up to the pre-race hype with a sparkling 2 ¼-length seven-furlong maiden special weight win. The 3-year-old filly was sent away the 4-5 favorite off a series of solid works at Palm Beach Downs for trainer Todd Pletcher and on-air commentators […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s seemingly ageless star Reynaldothewizard kicked off his 10-year-old season in high fashion with a 2 ¾-length win Thursday in the $150,000 Dubawi S. at Meydan as he prepares for another run in the $1 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) in late March on World Cup Day. Off for nearly a year following a setback […]
[ Read More ]More Aspen, a 5-year-old by More Than Ready, started 2016 in grand style with a one-length win in the $150,000 Singspiel S. over the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. “We have always really liked her,” said assistant trainer Bhupat Seemar. “She has run some really good races in defeat and has strong form at […]
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