Boisterous, a 4-year-old Distorted Humor colt, came with a strong stretch drive to close out his 2011 campaign with an emphatic two-length victory in the $150,000 Red Smith H. (G2) on the Belmont turf course on Nov. 5. Distorted Humor had a fantastic first weekend of November; in addition to Boisterous, Drosselmeyer captured the $5 […]
[ Read More ]Drosselmeyer’s win in the $5 million Breeder’s Cup Classic (G1) on Nov. 5 was doubling pleasing for WinStar Farm, who owns the 4-year-old colt and also stands his sire Distorted Humor. Drosselmeyer is the first Breeders’ Cup winner for both the farm and his sire. Distorted Humor is North America’s leading sire of 2011 with […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm is pleased to announce the return of its hugely popular interactive contest centered on the two top class days of racing offered by this years’ Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, November 4 and 5. The contest will cater to both seasoned handicappers and race day fans alike. It will combine elements of truly […]
[ Read More ]Gary Smith of English Range Farm in Ocala, FL won the Colonel John First Recruits contest after his weanling colt – “Recruit No. 10” – had received the most votes at the close of the contest on Nov. 1. WinStar Farm awarded Smith top prize of a free 2012 breeding season back to the multiple […]
[ Read More ]Drosselmeyer, the Classic-winning son of Distorted Humor, will retire to stud after making a final start in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs. He is set to stand in 2012 at Keane Stud in Amenia, NY as a WinStar/Keane Stud Venture. Drosselmeyer is in the process of being […]
[ Read More ]Artie Schiller’s 3-year-old colt Irish Art proved easily best with a 3 1/4-length win in his stakes debut in the $75,840 Uniformity S. at Santa Anita Park. The bay sophomore was also making his first start on Santa Anita’s 6 ½ furlong downhill turf course, but had no trouble negotiating the unique configuration. Stalking in […]
[ Read More ]Three-year-old My Bellamy won the the $88,750 Frances Slocum S. Oct. 23 at Hoosier Park for her first career stakes win. My Bellamy is the seventh stakes winner of 2011 for Bellamy Road, second best among all second-crop sires. Bellamy Road is also sixth on the same list in terms of progeny earnings, with more […]
[ Read More ]Haynesfield made a triumphant return to the winner’s circle at Belmont Park on Oct.22, taking the lead at the top of the stretch and holding off Green Monster to win the $200,000 Empire Classic on New York Showcase Day. The 5-year-old son of Speightstown has now won $1,306,981 in his career. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez, […]
[ Read More ]Hammers Terror was well-backed at 2-5 by the public, and the second-time starter did not disappoint. The dark bay 2-year-old son of Artie Schiller broke on top soon after the start, zipped through a half-mile in :44.40 seconds, and continued to pour it on in the stretch to win by a half-length in 1:24.31 for […]
[ Read More ]Sharp Humor’s Princess Cecilia, a two-times stakes winner in 2010 as a juvenile, got her first added money win of this year with a two-length score in the $85,000 West Virginia Board of Tourism Breeders’ Classic Oct. 15 at Charles Town Races. The 3-year-old filly is one of 10 stakes horses for her sire, who […]
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