WinStar training and sales grad Pinball made it two straight at Aqueduct on Sunday with a runaway 7 1/4-length victory at one mile and 70 over the inner dirt track (VIDEO). The 4-year-old colt broke his maiden by 3 1/2-lengths exactly a month ago at the same distance. Breaking sharply from post 2 in the […]
[ Read More ]Transylvania Flash took to going two turns for the first time with gusto as the 3-year-old by More Than Ready exploded to an 8 1/2-length maiden special weight score on Presidents’ Day at Oaklawn Park. Breaking from post 10 in a field of 11 going 1 1/16-miles, Transylvania Flash sped right to the front to […]
[ Read More ]Making his second career start, and his first going two turns, Abraham, owned by WinStar Farm LLC and Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC, scooted to a one-length victory going 1 1/8-miles Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old colt by Distorted Humor is one of five Triple Crown nominees owned wholly or in partnership by WinStar. […]
[ Read More ]WinStar President & CEO Elliott Walden leads a roundtable discussion on the farm’s five exciting 2013 freshmen sires: Colonel John, Pioneerof the Nile, Kodiak Kowboy, U S Ranger and Maimonides. Stallion Seasons Director Gerry Duffy and Director of Development David Hanley join the lively discussion about these stallions and their first two-year-olds.
[ Read More ]More than Ready’s 3-year-old colt Verrazano turned in the most impressive performance of 2013 with a spectacular 16 ¼ -length victory in Saturday’s fifth race at Gulfstream Park. With no urging at any point in the race from jockey John Velazquez, Verrazano stalked Gunderman for the first half of the race, then cruised by that […]
[ Read More ]With a huge turn of foot in the stretch, Tiz the Truth ran away from the field to break his maiden by 7 3/4-lengths Feb. 2 at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old son of Tiznow is a Mercedes Stables LLC homebred. Tiz the Truth led gate-to-wire in the one mile maiden special weight contest, maintaining a […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm bred and sold Canticle rolled to a 4 1/2-length maiden score Jan. 31 at Oaklawn Park in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight contest for 3-year-old fillies. Canticle is out of Palais Versailles, who is a half-sister to 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) winner George Vancouver and Remsen S. (G2) winner Saarland. […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm is pleased to announce the highly anticipated return of its very popular Fantasy Derby contest. Fantasy Derby 2013 is free for racing fans, easy to play, and offers the very best in possible prizes. Fantasy Derby 2013, part of WinStar StableMates, allows each fan to name his or her own Fantasy Stable, and […]
[ Read More ]Shanghai Bobby, last year’s champion 2-year-old male by Harlan’s Holiday, and the undefeated winner of the Breeders’ Cup Grey Goose Juvenile (G1), received the high weight assignment of 126 pounds on The Jockey Club’s 2012 Experimental Free Handicap, released Jan. 30 by The Jockey Club. The Experimental weights are based on a theoretical race at […]
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