WinStar Farm’s first-crop sire Spring at Last moved to second on the 2012 Freshman Sire list with Spring Venture’s powerful first-time-out victory Aug. 18 at Woodbine, making him the sixth winner this year for his sire. With $245,000 in progeny earnings, Spring at Last also ranks third in that category among the first-year sires. He […]
[ Read More ]Leading 3-year-old Bodemeister was sent to WinStar Farm in Versailles, KY late Wednesday to be evaluated by a team of specialists that includes Dr. Larry Bramlage of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. Bodemeister had been in training at Del Mar with his conditioner Bob Baffert, who hasn’t been satisfied with the colt’s overall progression in […]
[ Read More ]Bridgetown led at every stride to win the $100,000 Troy S. by a half-length [VIDEO] Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course. The 5-year-old is the 14th stakes winner of 2012 for Speightstown, second best among all North American stallions. Speightstown’s progeny earnings of over $5.6 million ranks third on the General Sire list. His leading earner […]
[ Read More ]Alternation won a prolonged stretch battle to score by a nose in Saturday $200,000 Governor’s Cup S. [VIDEO] at Remington Park, the Oklahoma track’s premier race for older horses. The win was the fifth stakes score of the year from six attempts for the 4-year-old Distorted Humor colt who races in the colors of his […]
[ Read More ]Someplace Else scored a handy 1 1/2-length win in the $93,925 Donna Reed S. at Prairie Meadows Saturday night to give the 4-year-old daughter of Harlan’s Holiday her second black type victory of her career. Harlan’s Holiday has eight stakes winners in 2012, and has been especially successful with 2-year-olds, He ranks fourth on the […]
[ Read More ]Fortify rolled to a 5 1/2-length debut win Saturday at Saratoga, earning the 2-year-old son of Distorted Humor the TDN “Rising Star” tag for the 6 1/2-furlong victory in a snappy 1:16.34. Last year’s champion sire, Distorted Humor is once again in the top five this year, with nearly $4.7 million in progeny earnings, led […]
[ Read More ]Guam Typhoon zipped six furlongs in 1:08.59 in the $100,000 Robert C. Byrd Memorial S. [VIDEO] Saturday at Mountaineer Park, the second straight stakes victory for the 6-year-old son of Distorted Humor. The WinStar Farm stallion is once again near the top of the General Sire List, with 10 stakes winners in the U. S., […]
[ Read More ]Spring in the Air looked like a star with her 10 1/4-length score to break her maiden Saturday at Woodbine. The WinStar Farm LLC-bred is the fifth winner for her sire Spring at Last. The first-crop stallion has five winners and over $200,000 in progeny earnings, placing him second on the Freshman Sire list. Going […]
[ Read More ]The 4-year-old Bellamy Road colt Toby’s Corner scored his first victory in his comeback with a track record in the $175,000 Mountainview H. [VIDEO] at Penn National on July 28. The multiple graded stakes winner is one of six stakes horses in 2012 for Bellamy Road, a top-15 third-crop sire. His four stakes winners ranks […]
[ Read More ]The 2-year-old winners by Harlan’s Holiday keep coming, with a pair of juvenile colts breaking their maidens at first asking on July 27. Harlan’s Holiday ranks third among all sires of 2-year-olds, with seven winners to date earning in excess of $300,000, including the stakes winners Shanghai Bobby and American Sugar. Park City showed plenty […]
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