WinStar Farm has promoted David Hanley to General Manager at the Versailles-based operation. Hanley had served at WinStar as the Director of Development, working in the areas of client development and bloodstock development, prior to his recent promotion. “David has been with us for over a year now, and his horsemanship is the best in […]
[ Read More ]Sum of the Parts’ front-running victory in the $75,000 Bonapaw S. Saturday at Fair Grounds gave his sire Speightstown a nation’s best 37 stakes wins (VIDEO). Speightstown’s 84 repeat winners in 2013 also tops the General Sire list. Sum of the Parts, who captured the Phoenix H. (G3) at Keeneland in October, set all the […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow got his latest stakes winner Sunday when 2-year-old Rebranded battled to a maiden-breaking, two-length win in the $100,000 Riley Allison Futurity at Sunland Park (VIDEO). Along with Strong Mandate, Rebranded gives Tiznow a strong one-two punch for the upcoming 2014 Triple Crown. Strong Mandate won the Grade 1 Hopeful S. at Saratoga this summer […]
[ Read More ]Zaikov, a TDN Rising Star for Distorted Humor when breaking his maiden by 14 lengths in March, returned to Gulfstream Park, the site of his flashy maiden win on Friday, zipping to another impressive win. The margin of 2 1/2-lengths may not have been as large as March’s race, but with the way the 3-year-old […]
[ Read More ]Heart Stealer became Speightstown’s 11th graded stakes winner of 2013 on Saturday, with a come-from-behind victory in the $100,000 Sugar Swirl S. (G3) for 3-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park. The Peachtree Stable colorbearer is Speightstown’s 24th stakes winner of the year, ranking him co-first among all North American stallions. After a remarkable 2012 that saw […]
[ Read More ]Yessum Boss made Kodiak Kowboy the co-leading freshman sire of 2-year-old winners on Friday night, when he easily won a Retama Park maiden special weight. The .90-to-1 choice in the one-mile turf event proved a deserving favorite, as he won by 5 3/4 lengths to become the 14th first-crop victor by champion Kodiak Kowboy. Yessum […]
[ Read More ]Cool Cowboy sped away from the field at the three-eighths pole on his way to a 3 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Inaugural S. Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs (VIDEO). The 2-year-old colt is the first stakes winner for his sire Kodiak Kowboy, whose 14 winners this year ties him for the top spot on […]
[ Read More ]Speightown’s Seek Again, making both his graded stakes and U.S. debut, found his best stride in deep stretch en route to a length and a half victory in Sunday’s $251,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). The Juddmonte Farms homebred was coming off a win in the Coral Mobile S. Oct. 12 at York, in Great Britain. Breaking well […]
[ Read More ]Captainofindustry’s valiant nose victory in a one-mile maiden race Saturday at Laurel Park gave first-year sire Pioneerof the Nile his 13th winner on the year, second-most on the 2013 Freshman Sire list. Pioneerof the Nile’s Saturday results also saw Cairo Prince, who took the Nashua S. (G2) on Nov. 3, battle to a head-bob defeat […]
[ Read More ]Dear Breeder, As I reflect on 2013, I see a year filled with positive trends in so many areas of the Thoroughbred industry. WinStar was fortunate to share in a banner year, and I’m proud of how well our expanded stallion roster was received. We remain humbled and thankful by your continued support, and we […]
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