Polar River’s explosive stretch run carried the 3-year-old daughter of Congrats to victory in Thursday’s $75,000 UAE 1000 Guineas Trial as the filly dominated her foes by five lengths while just missing the 1,400 meter track record by less than one second. Winner of her debut by a whopping 14 lengths on Dec. 5 over […]
[ Read More ]Last year’s runaway leading Third Crop Sire Pioneerof the Nile had a solid beginning to the 2016 Keeneland January sale when a yearling by the WinStar stallion brought a winning bid of $195,000. The price was the second-highest paid for a yearling colt during Monday’s opening session. Burleson Farm consigned hip No. 56, which went […]
[ Read More ]Gettysburg marched to a front-running, 4 ½-length victory in a 1 1/8-mile maiden special weight contest for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, drawing off in the stretch to put the son of Pioneerof the Nile owned by WinStar Farm in the conversation for upcoming stakes races on the 2016 Triple Crown Trail. Gettysburg, who […]
[ Read More ]Revolutionary, WinStar’s multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire, sired his first reported foal early Friday, Jan. 8th when a filly was born at Rancho Ballena in Ramona, California. Bred by Rancho Ballena Inc., the dark bay or brown filly is out of the young Bernstein mare Tenampa . “She is healthy, correct, and we are super happy,” […]
[ Read More ]Fed Biz, the multiple Grade 2 winner & multiple track record-setter by Giant’s Causeway, sired his first reported foal on Sunday, Jan. 3rd when a dark bay or brown filly was born at Brandywine Farm in Paris, KY. Bred by Jim and Pam Robinson, the filly is out of the young Distorted Humor mare Exotic […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s speedy 3-year-old son Bayerd made his way to the winner’s circle for the fourth time in his career in Saturday’s $60,000 Bonapaw S. at Fair Grounds, winning the 5 ½-furlong, off-the-turf contest by a length under Florent Geroux (VIDEO). Bayerd, who is trained by Steve Asmussen for Clark Brewster, rallied four wide from fifth […]
[ Read More ]Life Imitates Art won a stirring stretch battle in Saturday’s $100,000 Dania Beach S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park to give the newly-turned 3-year-old son of More Than Ready his first stakes victory. Life Imitates Art has had some very tough beats in his young career, but came out on top Saturday with a stellar move […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s Colonel John made quite a splash on the 2015 Third-Crop Sire list, with his $4,278,724 progeny earnings ranking second to only fellow WinStar stallion Pioneerof the Nile, sire of Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner American Pharoah. Colonel John, along with Pioneerof the Nile, was the only Third-Crop sire to have more […]
[ Read More ]Grade 1 winner and Grade 1 sire Bellamy Road has moved to Duchess Views Farm in Pine Plains, NY, where he will stand the 2016 breeding season for a fee of $7,500 S&N. Bellamy Road had previously stood at WinStar Farm in Kentucky. “I’m excited to see Bellamy Road continue his career in New York […]
[ Read More ]Amanda and Jose Sarinna’s well-bred 4-year-old Dac notched his first stakes win on Saturday in the $50,000 Prairie Bayou S. at Turfway Park. The son of Distorted Humor, out of Grade 1 winner Corrazona, is a half-brother to multiple graded stakes winner Olmodavor, stakes winner Slow Down, and a pair of stakes-placed winners. Campaigned primarily […]
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