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Lunar Victory outgamed Saratoga Snacks to take Saturday’s $250,000 Empire Classic, the centerpiece of New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park. The 5-year-old son of Speightstown drew alongside his foe on the turn and and after a prolonged stretch duel, Lunar Victory prevailed by 1 1/4-lengths. Lunar Victory, who has hit the board in 13 […]

Delegation, a three-year-old bay son of Speightstown, became the latest stakes winner for his sire in Sunday’s $150,300 Durham Cup S. (G3) at Woodbine. Speightstown is America’s second-leading sire in progeny earnings, more than $8.3 million, and by stakes winners, with 19. Ridden by Patrick Husbands, Delegation took charge at the outset, getting the half-mile […]

Winner of the 2011 Knickerbocker H. (G3), Distorted Humor’s 5-year-old son Boisterous repeated his feat with a two-length victory in the 1 1/8-mile contest Oct. 13 over Belmont Park’s inner turf course. Besides his pair of Knickerbockers, Boisterous also has laid claim to the Grade 2 Red Smith H., Grade 3 Fort Marcy S., and […]

WinStar Farm  and Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ could have a star in the making with their 2-year-old colt Delhomme, who broke his maiden in front-running style Oct. 13 at Belmont Park. Named after former Carolina Panthers starting quarterback Jake Delhomme and trained by Todd Pletcher, the bay son of Dixie Union was second first time […]

Fury Kapcori pulled away to a 1 1/4-length win in Fresno’s $75,000 Charlie Palmer Futurity S. on Saturday, giving Tiznow his eighth stakes winner of 2012. Tiznow has had another banner year at stud in 2012, with $5,534,396 in progeny earnings. Fury Kapcori, who broke his maiden last time out at Golden Gate on Aug. […]

Munnings Sister took the $80,000 Dream Supreme S. Sunday at Belmont Park for her second stakes win of 2012 and at the same time putting her sire over the $8 million mark in progeny earnings on the year. Speightstown is one of only two sires to pass that milestone in 2012. The WinStar stallion has […]

Someplace Else shipped to New Mexico to score a 3 3/4-length victory Sunday in the $60,000 Chaves County S. at Zia Park, giving his sire Harlan’s Holiday his second stakes winner this weekend. Harlan’s Holiday struck first on Saturday in the $400,000 Champagne S. (G1) at Belmont Park, when Shanghai Bobby rolled to a five-length […]

Eugene Melnyk’s homebred Bridgetown scored a come-from-behind victory in the $150,000 Woodford S. (G3) Saturday at Keeneland, giving the 5-year-old son of Speightstown his seventh career stakes victory. Speightstown now has two graded stakes winners in the first two days of the Keeneland meet; Sum of the Parts won the Grade 3 Phoenix S. on […]

Spring Venture stayed unbeaten while prevailing under a handride Saturday at Woodbine in the  $201,000 Grade 3 Mazarine S., keying a Spring at Last exacta with Seaneen Girl rallying for second. WinStar Farm’s young stallion Spring at Last has had an incredible past two days, with Spring in the Air taking the $400,000 Alcibiades S. […]

Shanghai Bobby strutted his stuff to the tune of a five-length victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Champagne S. (G1) at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old Harlan’s Holiday colt is the leading earner this year for his sire, and has propelled the WinStar stallion to second on the 2-year-old Sire List. Shanghai Bobby stalked pacesetter Goldencents through a […]