Do It All became Distorted Humor’s 109th career stakes winner on March 1, with a front-running victory in the $250,000 Zabeel Mile (G2) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The 5-year-old is spending his first winter in the Middle East after racing primarily in southern California, where he was third in the Grade 2 San Fernando […]
[ Read More ]Country Day sauntered to a one-length victory in Fair Grounds’ $75,000 Colonel Power S. on Feb. 25 to give the 5-year-old son of Speightstown his third career black type win. Speightstown is in the top 5 on the 2012 General Sire List, with nearly $1 million in progeny earnings. Making his second start since finishing […]
[ Read More ]Harlan’s Holiday could have a filly on her way to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in the name of Summer Applause, who prevailed by a length in the $200,000 Rachel Alexandra S. (G3). The bay filly is two-for-three this meet at the New Orleans track, with a game second in the $120,000 Silverbulletday S. sandwiched between […]
[ Read More ]It’s easy to point out negatives in our industry, but moments such as the one recently captured on video at WinStar Farm remind us of why we love this game. One of the first foals by Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver was videoed attempting to stand for the first time. Watch rarely-seen footage of this […]
[ Read More ]Ellafitz continued on her stakes-winning tear with a 1 1/4-length victory in the $200,000 Santa Maria S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park, giving the 5-year-old her third straight added-money win, and second Grade 2, in the last three months. The bay mare’s win will put her sire Tiznow solidly in the top 10 on the […]
[ Read More ]Pretension forged to the lead a furlong from the wire to go on to a 1 1/4-length win $75,000 Sweet Envoy S. Feb. 11 at Aqueduct, giving the 3-year-old Bluegrass Cat colt his first added-money victory. Bluegrass Cat is a top-10 third-crop sire after finishing 2011 ranked second on the second-crop list. Pretension came from […]
[ Read More ]Alternation, making his first start since October, returned to the races with a easy-as-it-looked 3 1/2-length win in the $100,000 Essex H. at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 4. The win was the highlight of the day for his sire Distorted Humor, who also accounted for the highly-regarded Santa Anita Park 3-year-old maiden winner Immaculate. Alternation […]
[ Read More ]Copperville Farm’s Dance to Bristol scored an easy win in Laurel Park’s $100,000 Marshua S. for 3-year-old fillies on Feb. 4. This was the second career stakes win for the daughter of Speightstown; she took the $60,000 Pandera S. at Aqueduct in Dec. and was also second in Laurel’s $75,000 Smart Halo S. last year. […]
[ Read More ]Distorted Humor’s Endorsement continued his comeback with a track record-setting performance Feb. 1 at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old horse, owned by Bill Casner, won the 1 1/16 mile contest by a comfortable 2 1/4-lengths in 1:42.35 to earn a 96 Beyer Speed Figure, his best number since registering a 101 in the 2010 Sunland Derby […]
[ Read More ]Multiple graded stakes winner Hold Me Back sired his first reported foal on Jan. 23 when a chestnut filly was born at WinStar Farm in Versailles, KY. WinStar, which stands Hold Me Back, bred the filly from the A.P. Indy mare All Sevens, a daughter of a stakes-winning sister to Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando. […]
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