Category: General News

Tiznow hit a new high-water mark during Day 3 of the 2013 Keeneland September Yearling sale when a filly brought a winning bid of $1.75 million from Borges Torrealba Holdings, agent. The filly, a half-sister to Speightstown, currently the leading sire of 2013, was consigned by Taylor Made Sales agency and cataloged as hip No. […]

Distorted Humor had one of the star offerings at the 2013 Keeneland September Yearling sale on Sept. 10, the second day of the auction, when a colt by the WinStar stallion brought a winning bid of $850,000, the third-highest price paid for a colt during the session. Consigned by Lane’s End, agent, as hip No. […]

The Tiznow offerings were some of the strongest sellers during first day of the 2013 Keeneland September Yearling sale, with seven youngsters by the WinStar stallion bringing at least $300,000. Tiznow’s gross receipts were $3.46 million on the day, second-best of the session, while his average of $346,000 was also in the top 10. Hip […]

Leading freshman sire Pioneerof the Nile saw his seventh 2-year-old reach the winner’s circle from his first crop when his filly Zibby Do broke her maiden Sunday at Arlington Park. Pioneerof the Nile ranks as the co-leader by winners among freshman sires, and he remains in the thick of the hunt at the top of […]

Tiznow’s Strong Mandate turned in the most impressive performance by a 2-year-old this year in Monday’s $300,000 Hopeful S. at Saratoga, destroying the field by 9 3/4-lengths. Strong Mandate is Tiznow’s third Grade 1 winner of 2013, second-most of all North American sires. Owned by Bob Baker and Bill Mack, Strong Mandate rated nicely in […]

Wayne Catallano, a top trainer at Arlington Park and all of the Midwest, showed immense confidence in Solitary Ranger by entering the talented 2-year-old son of U S Ranger as a maiden in Chicago’s prestigious $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity VIDEO Sept. 7.  It turns out he knew exactly the kind of colt he had. Solitary Ranger […]

Harlan’s Holiday, a Top 10 General Sire and Juvenile Sire in 2013, received his 14th stakes winner of the season when his filly Ski Holiday won the $78,000 Mrs. Penny S. at Parx on Sept. 7. Trained by Jonathan Sheppard for owner and breeder Augustin Stable, the 4-year-old bay filly unleashed an impressive rally in […]

Dancing to Town displayed the quality and versatility that has become known of her sire Speightstown, as she showed good speed and stretched it out for a wire-to-wire win in the $150,000 Kentucky Ladies Turf S. on Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs. The 5-year-old mare is the 15th stakes winner of 2013 for Speightstown, North […]

Princess Dinah, a 2-year-old filly from the first crop of champion Kodiak Kowboy, became her sire’s sixth first-crop winner when she scored a dominant five-length win in her career debut in a $25,000 Maiden Special Weight Saturday, Sept. 7 at Canterbury Downs. Bred by WinStar Farm, Princess Dinah was purchased as a yearling by owner […]

Back Forty collected his first career stakes win Wednesday in the $50,000 Damitrius S. at Delaware Park (VIDEO), giving Speightstown his 15th stakes winner this year, a group that has garnered 24 stakes wins in 2013. Speightstown is also the only North American sire with 2013 progeny earnings in excess of $8 million. Back Forty […]