Speightstown, America’s second-leading sire of 2013, got another stakes winner on Thursday at Aqueduct when Burban took the $75,000 Break Through S. for her first career added-money victory (VIDEO). At the outset of the six-furlong Break Through, Burban chased pacesetter D’princess down the backstretch in the two path, came to even terms without urging just […]
[ Read More ]Pure Prize scored a rare 1-2-3 sweep in a graded stakes race when his offspring captured the top 3 spots in the Grade 1 Premio Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena in Argentina on April 1. Pure Prize, who is standing at WinStar this year for $7,500 LFS&N, now has a total of 11 Grade 1 winners, […]
[ Read More ]Reynaldothewizard held off the fast-closing Balmont Mast to win the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) by a quarter of a length on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse, giving the son of Speightstown his second graded stakes win of the month. The 7-year-old, ridden by Richard Mullen, was fastest out of the gate but took back […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s all-time leading earner More Joyous turned in another top-notch performance Saturday in the Grade 1 Canterbury S. at Rosehill Racecourse in Australia (VIDEO), finishing second against colts by less than a length to her stablemate Pierro, champion 2-year-old of 2012. The 1,300 meter (about 6 1/2-furlongs) race turned into a battle between […]
[ Read More ]Laurie’s Rocket became the latest stakes winner this year by New York’s Leading Sire Bluegrass Cat, as the 4-year-old colt proved fastest in the $75,000 Hot Springs S. on March 23rd at Oaklawn. The win was Laurie’s Rocket’s second stakes triumph at Oaklawn, as he also captured the Bachelor S. last year at the Hot […]
[ Read More ]Lady Stonewall, by Harlan’s Holiday, looks like a filly on the rise with a sharp 1 1/2-length victory in a six furlong allowance for 3-year-old fillies at Oaklawn Park on Sunday. Lady Stonewall has hit the board in four of five starts, including a third-place finish in the $60,000 Dixie Belle S., also at Oaklawn, […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s venerable mare Tiz Miz Sue defeated 2012 champion mare My Miss Aurelia by 1 1/4-lengths to win her second straight $150,000 Azeri S. (G3) Saturday at Oaklawn Park. The winner’s share of $90,000 put Tiznow over the $1 million mark in progeny earnings for 2013, putting him in the top 20 on the General […]
[ Read More ]A dark bay filly by Artie Schiller brought a top bid of $240,000 during the second day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in central Florida. The filly had breezed a quick eighth mile in 10 seconds flat during last week’s under tack show, just a tick off the fastest preview […]
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