Alternation chased down a loose on the lead Endorsement then held off the late charge of Nehro for a thrilling nose victory in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3), the feature race on the May 18 card (VIDEO). In the process, the 4-year-old Distorted Humor colt remained undefeated in 2012, with wins in the Grade 2 […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown sired his third stakes winner in 10 days, when Sum of the Parts earned a hard-fought victory in the $100,000 Tom Ridge S. at Presque Isle Downs on May 15. Sum of the Parts was the 30th career stakes winner for Speightstown, following major stakes wins in the past 10 days by Going to Kukaro (at Belmont May […]
[ Read More ]Cowtown Cat became the first Florida freshman to sire a winner when his two-year-old filly Richie’slilcowgirl scored a debut win in the first race at Arlington Park on May 11. The bay filly flashed good early speed from the gate and impressively drew off to a front-running, five-length victory in the $40,000 Maiden Special Weight […]
[ Read More ]Going to Kukaro battled her way to a nose victory in the $85,000 Genuine Devotion S. May 12 at Belmont Park to become the newest stakes winner for Speightstown. The 14-year-old WinStar stallion is enjoying another banner year this season, with over $2.7 million in progeny earnings to date, putting him in seventh on the […]
[ Read More ]Despite the sting of finishing second in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1), trainer Bob Baffert found no fault in the fantastic effort the Zayat Stables colt turned in for the 1 1/4-mile classic. “He was doing it easily. He was within himself. He was being pressed, but he’s a brilliant horse,” said Baffert. “That’s the way […]
[ Read More ]Morning Line returned from an eight month layoff to charge to a front-running, half-length victory in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy H. (G2) May 5 at Hollywood Park in the first start for the 5-year-old son of Tiznow in the care of trainer John Shirreffs. Not seen since last August in the Grade 1 Whitney H., […]
[ Read More ]Pretension came out on top in a three-way photo to collar the $75,000 Canonero II S. May 5 at Pimlico, the second stakes win for the 3-year-old Bluegrass Cat colt (VIDEO). Ridden by Javier Santiago for trainer Chris Grove, Pretension broke alertly in the 1-1/16th mile test but relinquished the lead to 1-5 favorite My […]
[ Read More ]Essence Hit Man’s front-running style proved too much once again for his foes as he rolled to a 3/4-length victory in Woodbine’s $168,000 Vigil S. (G3) on Sunday afternoon. The 5-year-old son of Speightstown is undefeated in two starts this year and has won three stakes in as many starts. His go-for-it style is no […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist will put his undefeated streak on the line when the WinStar Farm colorbearer breaks from post 15 in the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs. He was installed the 6-1 third choice in the morning line by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. Already two-time winner over the Churchill Downs track, including last […]
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