Boisterous picked up his second stakes win of 2011 on Oct. 15 at Belmont Park in the $100,000 Knickerbocker S. (G3). The 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor won the $60,000 Three Coins Up S. in May, also at Belmont and was also third in the Grade 1 Man ‘o War in July. Distorted Humor leads […]
[ Read More ]Poseidon’s Warrior, a 3-year-old Speightstown colt, controlled the pace throughout the six furlong, $75,000 New Castle S. Oct. 15 at Delaware Park, pulling away in mid-stretch, then came home a comfortable 1 3/4-length winner. The winning time for the six furlongs was an excellent 1:09.08, earning Poseidon’s Warrior a career best Beyer Speed Figure of […]
[ Read More ]Exchange Funds avoided the trouble in deep stretch and was rewarded with a victory in the $60,000 Stormy West S. Oct. 9 at Belmont Park. Though she crossed the wire in third, 1 1/4-lengths from the top spot, the 4-year-old daughter of Speightstown was put up to first when both the winner and second place […]
[ Read More ]Harlan’s Holiday got his third winner of the weekend when Leave of Absence fought his way to a neck victory in a three-horse photo finish Oct. 9 at Belmont Park. The eventual winner came from fifth at the half-mile mark with a sustained rally to wear down the leaders, getting the 6 1/2-furlongs in 1:15.66. […]
[ Read More ]Bellamy Brew dug deep in the final furlong to win his career debut at Belmont Park on Oct. 7. The 3-year-old son of Bellamy Road is a Kinsman Stable homebred. Bellamy Road currently sits in the fifth spot on the second-crop sire list and will stand his first season for WinStar Farm in 2012. Bellamy […]
[ Read More ]A yearling by Harlan’s Holiday brought $180,000 at the Oct. 4-5 Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearlings sale at Timonium, Md. The price was the second-highest of the two-day event. The bay colt was bought by Barlar LLC from the consignment of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Abbott’s Charlton, agent. Hip No. 494 is out of Christmas Strike, who […]
[ Read More ]Tony Cissell is leaving his post as General Manager of WinStar Farm, it was announced late Thursday. “I have enjoyed my time at WinStar, and I would like to think that with a Dubai World Cup, a Kentucky Derby, and a Belmont Stakes in the trophy case, I have left it a better place,” said […]
[ Read More ]Indian Pond emerged from a tight pack at the head of the stretch to win the $150,000 Carotene S. on Oct. 2 at Woodbine Racecourse. The 3-year-old filly is the tenth stakes winner of the year for Speightstown, putting him in the top 10 among all stallions in North America in the category. Going 1 […]
[ Read More ]Sabercat kicked clear in the final furlong to lock up a six length victory in the $75,000 Garden State S. Oct. 2 at Monmouth Park. This was the stakes debut for the 2-year-old son of Bluegrass Cat, following his maiden win Sept. 5 at the New Jersey track. Sabercat got a nice stalking trip in […]
[ Read More ]Bellamy Jones locked up his second career stakes win at Hoosier Park with a handy 3 3/4-length score in the $87,850 Hoosier Breeders’ Sophomore S. Oct. 1 at the Anderson, Indiana track. The 3-year-old son of Bellamy Road won the $87,650 Indiana Futurity by 11 1/2-lengths a year ago. Bellamy Road is a top-five second […]
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