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Harlan’s Holiday got his second stakes winner of 2013 on Jan. 20 when American Sugar scored a dominating seven-length victory in the $60,000 Dixie Belle S. for 3-year-old fillies at Oaklawn Park. American Sugar stumbled slightly just after the break and was last in the field of eight as Baby Princess set the early pace. […]

Distorted Humor’s Cheery got her first career stakes win Sunday in the $60,000 American Beauty S. at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old homebred, owned by Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, was a length and a quarter the best in the six furlong contest for older fillies and mares.

Harlan’s Holiday earned his first Eclipse Award as a sire when Shanghai Bobby was named the 2-year-old male Eclipse Award champion for 2012 in Saturday evening’s ceremonies. “We have Shanghai Bobby to thank,” Jack Wolf, principal of Starlight Stables and Shanghai Bobby’s co-owner said. “He’s led us down a tremendous adventure, the way he won […]

Sidney’s Candy, the Grade 1-winning and two-time track record-setting son of Candy Ride (Arg), sired his first foal Friday, Jan. 11 when a dark bay or brown colt was born at Brandywine Farm in Paris, KY. Bred by WinQuest Thoroughbreds LLC, the colt is out of the young mare Miss Euphoria, by Aragorn (Ire). The second colt believed to […]

WinStar training and sales grad Pinball drew off to a sharp-looking 3 1/2-length victory Thursday at Aqueduct in the 2013 debut for the 4-year-old colt. Pinball, by Unbridled’s Song out of the Landaluce S. winner Pinata, was prepped and sold by WinStar Racing, agent, at the 2012 Keeneland November sale. The winning bid of $185,000 […]

WinStar Farm’s Take Charge Indy, winner of the year’s Florida Derby (G1) and runner-up in the Clark H. (G1), will make his 2013 debut in the Feb. 9 Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Trainer Pat Byrne recently slated Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez to ride the 1 1/8-mile contest for older horses. WinStar […]

Unbeaten Sisterly Love, a perfect 3-for-3, has been privately purchased by Gary Barber and turned over to trainer Mark Casse following her impressive allowance victory on Dec. 30 at Gulfstream. [watch race] The 5-year-old daughter of Bellamy Road earned a 94 Beyer in her eye-catching, one-mile allowance win last month, which impressed Casse enough to […]

Calistoga rocketed to a 5 1/2-length victory in her career debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park, earning the 3-year-old Speightstown filly the coveted TDN ‘Rising Star’ tag after the ultra-impressive display. Calistoga certainly looks like a filly with a big future after her front-running tour de force, getting the six furlongs in 1:09.77. The 3-year-old Kentucky […]

Zeewat, a 3-year-old Harlan’s Holiday colt, overcame a rough start and a wide trip to score in the $100,000 California Derby at Golden Gate Fields Saturday. The race is the first prep on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) at the northern California track. Harlan’s Holiday was 2012’s leading sire of 2-year-olds, including undefeated […]

Drosselmeyer, the Belmont S. (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) champ, sired his first foal on Tuesday when a colt was born at Craig and Holly Bandoroff’s Denali Stud in Paris, KY. Bred by Galatyn Stables, the chestnut colt with white blaze is the second foal out of the young Hennessy mare Heather’s Angel, who […]