Category: General News

Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th. In winning the same prestigious stakes as his father did in his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to […]

Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th. In winning the same prestigious stakes as his father did in his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to […]

Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th. In winning the same prestigious sprint stakes as his father did his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to […]

Freshman sire Colonel John, the multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire by Tiznow, sired his first winner when his 2-year-old colt Cash Conversion impressively captured a $35,000 Maiden Special Weight race by a decisive 2 ¾ lengths at Presque Isle Downs Sunday, June 2. Cash Conversion broke sharply in the 4 1/2-furlong heat and showed good early […]

3-year-old Reigning Catfish won the $89,000 Springfield S. on the stretch-out Saturday, June 1st at Arlington Park, rallying with an impressive closing punch to prove best over nine rivals in the one-turn, one-mile stakes going away by 1 ¼ lengths on the wire. Having never raced beyond six furlongs in his young career, Reigning Catfish […]

King Henry became the latest stakes winner for his sire Congrats with an authoritative victory in the $50,000 Penn Dash on the inaugural Penn Mile card June 1 at Penn National. For King Henry, it was the sprinter’s third straight win, as he dashed home in the five-furlongs contest in 57.44 seconds to prove best […]

Hitechnoweenie stepped clear in the Prairie Meadows stretch to draw off to a three length win Saturday’s $60,000 Panthers S. at one mile for 3-year-old fillies. The winner is the fifth stakes winner of 2013 for his sire Harlan’s Holiday, whose progeny have earned just over $3 million this year, making him a top-10 sire […]

WinStar Farm’s General Election survived a claim of foul to prevail by a length in the Grade 3, $150,000 Arlington Classic on Saturday at the north Chicago racetrack. The 3-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday, winner of the John Battaglia S. earlier this year at Turfway Park, has now bankrolled $211,110. Well back in the early […]

Harlan’s Holiday had one of the top five highest priced colts at the May 20-21 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale in Timonium, Md., with hip No. 293 going for $300,000 to Joseph Moss, one of the sale’s most prominent buyers. Trainer Nick Zito signed the ticket on behalf of his client. Consigned by Northwest […]

WinStar Farm stallion Pure Prize had the highest priced filly of the first day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training sale in Timonium, Md., on May 20 when trainer Lynn Whiting went to $240,000 for the chestnut juvenile. Acting on behalf of Oaklawn Park owner Charles Cella, Whiting purchased hip No. 167 from the […]