Iknowsheknowsiknow gave Top-5 freshman sire Hold Me Back his second winner from his first crop on Friday evening at Canterbury, with an impressive stretch run to win the maiden special weight contest by a widening 4 1/4-lengths (VIDEO). The winner is the first foal out of the Glitteman mare Miami Bling, who is a half-sister […]
[ Read More ]Heart of Paradise looked like a seasoned pro in her debut Thursday at Santa Anita, getting tested early, then drawing away with authority in the lane to win her five furlong maiden special weight affair by 2 1/2-lengths (VIDEO). The More Than Ready filly, owned by her trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, in partnership with Dan Hoefflin […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm is pleased to announce the launch of the 2014 WinStar StableMates Belmont Stakes Challenge contest. The Belmont Stakes Challenge is free for racing fans, easy to play, and offers unique prizes. Part of WinStar’s StableMates initiative for fans, the Belmont Stakes Challenge allows each participant to select in order the winner, runner-up, and […]
[ Read More ]Congrats’ King Henry proved best once again in the $50,000 Penn Dash S. on Saturday, taking the five furlong sprint for the second time in his career. The 5-year-old outran his foes with his quick early turn of foot, setting the pace every step of the way, drawing clear by four lengths in the stretch […]
[ Read More ]Regally Ready, More Than Ready’s second-leading all-time U.S. money winner, pushed his bankroll past the $1.4 million mark Saturday when he claimed the top prize in the $65,000 Opening Verse S. at Churchill Downs. The 7-year-old, trained by Steve Asmussen, prevailed by a half-length after dispatching Knights Nation following an early-race duel, then holding off […]
[ Read More ]Tiz’naz bested Joint Custody by three-quarters of a length in Wednesday’s $50,000 Grover Buddy Delp Memorial S. at Delaware Park to give the 3-year-old Tiznow colt his first stakes win, and third victory overall, in five lifetime starts (VIDEO). Tiz’naz, owned by Main Line Racing Stable and trained by John Servis, was locked in a […]
[ Read More ]Sunday’s $140,000 Marine S. at Woodbine came down to a tight three-way photo and a stewards’ inquiry, with Conquest Top Gun ending up the official winner following an eventful stretch battle. The 3-year-old Pioneerof the Nile colt is the sixth stakes horse of 2014 and put the WinStar stallion over the $1.4 million mark in […]
[ Read More ]Distorted Humor’s Fire With Fire unleashed a powerful closing kick to win Saturday’s $200,000 Charles Whittingham S. (G2) by a neck, the second graded stakes win of 2014, and fifth black-type victory overall, for the 5-year-old. Fire With Fire is Distorted Humor’s leading earner of 2014 and one of his 13 stakes horses this year […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready had the top-priced filly during day one of the Fasig-Tipton’s May 19-20 Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in Timonium, Md., a $510,000 purchase by Stonestreet Stables Inc. from the Stephens Thoroughbreds LLC consignment. The filly, bred in Kentucky by Harvey A. Clarke and Brookdale, was cataloged as hip No. 187. She is […]
[ Read More ]Sam-Son Farm’s home-bred Speightsong zipped to a front-running victory in the $150,000 Queenston S. for 3-year-olds Saturday at Woodbine to become the fifth stakes winner of 2014 for his sire Speightstown. The WinStar stallion has ascended to third on the 2014 General Sire list, with 20 stakes horses and $3.16 in progeny earnings. Speightsong, […]
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