Category: General News

Pioneerof the Nile colt romps in debut at GP

Social Inclusion’s impressive display in his debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park gave leading second-crop sire Pioneerof the Nile his seventh winner of 2014. Pioneerof the Nile already has a pair of stakes winners this year; Cairo Prince (Grade 2 Holy Bull S.) and Vinceremos (Grade 3 Sam F. Davis S.). Social Inclusion rolled through the […]

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Nawwaar rules in The Presidents Cup

Distorted Humor’s 5-year-old son Nawwaar, owned by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and ridden by Paul Hanagan proved best in The President Cup S. on Feb. 16 at Abu Dhabi Racecourse. This was Nawwaar’s third victory this season  and has an overall mark of 5-2-2 in 19 starts. “Nawwaar clearly loves it around here […]

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Artie Schiller’s Blingo makes the grade in the San Antonio S. (G2)

Blingo posted the biggest win of his career to date in the $300,500 San Antonio S. (G2) Feb. 8 at Santa Anita. The son of Artie Schiller, already a two-time stakes winner before Saturday, could be headed to the $750,000 Santa Anita H. (G1) on March 8 (VIDEO). Artie Schiller enters 2014 off a stellar […]

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Kodiak Kowboy colt rolls in Santa Anita MSW

Three-year-old Melatonin graduated in style Thursday at Santa Anita, cruising to a 3 1/2-length tally to give Kodiak Kowboy his fourth winner of the new year. Kodiak Kowboy currently ranks third on the 2014 Second Crop Sire list, with a pair of maiden special weight winners, an allowance score at Laurel Park, and also two […]

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Munnings Sister kicks off ’14 with stakes win

Munnings Sister launched her 2014 campaign with a front-running victory in the $75,000 Awesome Feather S. Thursday at Gulfstream Park, giving the 5-year-old daughter of Speightstown her fifth career stakes win. Speightstown already has 25 winners this year, most of any stallion in 2014. He finished 2013 in the top or second spot on the […]

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Top ranked colt, filly for Artie Schiller

Artie Schiller’s Grade 1-winning tandem of We Miss Artie and My Conquestadory were ranked near the top of The Jockey Club’s 2013 Experimental Free Handicap for colts and fillies, respectively, released Jan. 29 by The Jockey Club. The Free Handicap, published annually since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading 2-year-olds. We […]

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Colonel John tops all sires on Free ‘Cap

With two colts and three fillies listed from his first crop, WinStar stallion Colonel John tied for the top spot with number of horses on The Jockey Club’s 2013 Experimental Free Handicap, released Jan. 29 by The Jockey Club. The Free Handicap, published annually since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading […]

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Experimental Handicap: Cairo Prince at 118

Cairo Prince, recent dominating winner of the Grade 2 Holy Bull S., was weighted at 118 pounds on The Jockey Club’s 2013 Experimental Free Handicap, released Jan. 29 by The Jockey Club. The colt, from the first crop of Pioneerof the Nile, established his credentials with a victory in the Grade 2 Nashua S. Nov. […]

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