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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 […]

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 […]

Tiznowforamerica dug deep to capture a 2-year-old maiden special weight contest Sept. 2 at Saratoga in the second outing for the Tiznow colt. Tiznow’s progeny have had a terrific run over the past week, with nine different winners, topped by Strong Mandate’s stellar victory in the Grade 1 Hopeful S., also at Saratoga on Labor […]

With a quick tap from Martin Garcia at the head of the stretch, Pioneerof the Nile’s 2-year-old filly Jojo Warrior quickly drew clear from her pursuers to register a sharp-looking 3 1/4-length victory in her debut Monday at Del Mar (VIDEO). With six winners to date and $272,252 in progeny earnings, Pioneerof the Nile ranks […]

Congrats and Roses left little doubt as who was best in Sunday’s $55,000 Glitter Star Minnesota Distaff Classic Championship S., rolling to a front-running, 7 3/4-length victory at Canterbury Park to give the 5-year-old daughter of Congrats her second career stakes win. Sent off the 6-5 favorite, Congrats and Roses had things her own way […]

With a sustained moved in the final three furlongs, Street Hero’s 3-year-old colt Gabriel Charles rolled to a length and quarter win in Sunday’s $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2), giving the WinStar stallion his first North American graded stakes winner and third stakes winner of 2013. Gabriel Charles came into Sunday’s race off an unlucky […]

Sidearm drew off to a 2 1/2-length Friday at Saratoga to move his sire Kodiak Kowboy to seventh on the 2013 Freshman Sire list with $205,397 in progeny earnings to date. Kodiak Kowboy, who stood the 2013 season at WinStar for $6,500, has five winners from his first crop, which is tied for the most […]

Grand Arrival splashed to a 6 1/4-length maiden special weight score Saturday at Saratoga with an emphatic move in midstretch to draw away powerfully from his seven 2-year-old foes (VIDEO). Grand Arrival is one of eight juvenile winners in 2013 by Harlan’s Holiday, who is in the top 10 on the 2-year-old Sire List. Breaking […]

Harlan’s Holiday’s Willcox Inn collected his third graded stakes victory with a thrilling nose victory over Gallant Eagle in Saturday’s $150,000 Washington Park H. (G3) at Arlington Park (VIDEO). Harlan’s Holiday, who stood the 2013 season at WinStar Farm for $35,000, has had another banner year with his progeny on the racetrack. With 18 stakes […]

International superstar More Than Ready sired his 123rd career stakes winner when War battled to victory in the A$125,000 Ibis Styles Up and Coming H. (G3)  in Australia on August 24th. Three-year-old War became More Than Ready’s 14th stakes winner, 10th Group/Graded winner of 2013, with his triumph in the 6 1/2-furlong stakes in Sydney. […]