WinStar Farm has added newly-acquired stallions Pure Prize, Kodiak Kowboy and Street Hero to its “Breed to Win” promotion, which will reward supportive breeders with a chance to win a complimentary 2013 breeding season WinStar’s now-15 participating stallions. The “Breed to Win” drawings ceremony will be held Saturday, Feb. 9th at 11 a.m. at the […]
[ Read More ]A pair of Speightstown’s best Canadian runners of 2012 were announced as Sovereign Award finalists by the Jockey Club of Canada. Essence Hit Man is nominated for best male sprinter, which he won in 2011, while Delegation is a finalist in the 3-year-old male division. The 38th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony will be held at […]
[ Read More ]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. […]
[ Read More ]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.
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
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