Congrats, A.P. Indy’s only champion freshman sire, is recovering in good order following colic surgery late last month in Australia, where he was wrapping up his shuttling obligations at Vinery Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. “Congrats became uncomfortable late last month and was sent to Scone Equine Hospital where an exploratory laparotomy […]
[ Read More ]House Rules cruised to a 9 ¼-length triumph in the $60,000 Bal Harbour S. Friday at Gulfstream Park, the first stakes win for the newly-turned 4-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor. Making her first start since the Comely S. (G3) at Aqueduct on Nov. 29, House Rules sat a perfect […]
[ Read More ]Runhappy rallied from last to win his debut by a widening 8 ¼-lengths Sunday at Turfway Park to become Super Saver’s 16th winner from his first crop. With just a few days left in 2014, Super Saver is one of only two freshman sires to have progeny earnings in excess of $1.5 million and leads […]
[ Read More ]WinStar-bred Unrivaled showed he was named right, demolishing a maiden special field at Parx Racing by 15 widening lengths on December 23rd. The two-year-old colt became the 15th juvenile winner by Super Saver, whose first-crop progeny earnings have soared past $1,500,000. Already North America’s leading freshman sire of stakes horses, Super Saver heads into […]
[ Read More ]Embellish the Lace appears a filly with a very bright future after the 2-year-old Super Saver filly rocketed to a 10 ¼-length maiden special weight win Saturday at Parx (VIDEO). With just two weeks left in the year, Super Saver is ranked second on the First Crop Sire list with progeny earnings of $1,468,885 and […]
[ Read More ]Carinosa (ARG) charged to a three-length victory in the Premio Clasico Marcos Levalle (G2) at Argentina’s Hippodromo de La Plata to become Tiznow’s 13th stakes winner of 2014. Enjoying another banner year at stud, Tiznow’s progeny have earned over $7.5 million worldwide. Four-year-old Carinosa took the 1,600 meter (about 1 mile) Levalle in front-running fashion, […]
[ Read More ]Stretching out beyond six furlongs for the first time, Consumer Credit scored a decisive 3 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 Wait a While S. Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 2-year-old filly is the 16th stakes winner of 2014 for More Than Ready, who his nearing the $6.5 million mark in progeny earnings this year. After […]
[ Read More ]Mawthooq’s eye-opening, 10-plus length maiden special weight win Nov. 26 at Aqueduct made the “TDN Rising Star” tag seem like a foregone designation for the 2-year-old son of Distorted Humor. The chestnut colt is out of Ready’s Gal, a four-time graded stakes winner of over $600,000 by More Than Ready, and is Distorted Humor’s 21st […]
[ Read More ]The well-bred 2-year-old filly Skywarn’s impressive maiden special weight victory Sunday at Churchill Downs caught the eyes of the TDN as they tabbed the daughter of Congrats “Rising Star” for her performance. Congrats ranks in the top 5 on the 2014 Juvenile Sire list in several categories, including stakes horses and earnings. Sywarn, a half-sister […]
[ Read More ]Distorted Humor’s talented 4-year-old filly Hillaby registered a decisive victory in Sunday’s $232,000 Grade 2 Bessarabian S. at Woodbine, becoming her sire’s 125th lifetime stakes winner. Hillaby stalked the early pace set by Cryptic Message through splits of :22.76 and :45.19, then loomed up to the leader at the top of the stretch, sprinting clear […]
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