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 […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s Drosselmeyer, winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes, finished a fast-closing second in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Oct 1. at Belmont Park, behind only Flat Out, the likely favorite for next month’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Drosselmeyer has kept top class company throughout his career and the Gold Cup […]
[ Read More ]Actionontwo got it right on her first take, as the 2-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller drew off to a 2 3/4-length win in her debut going seven furlongs Oct. 1 at Woodbine. The bay filly was seventh for a half mile before coming between horses as she moved into the stretch, eventually hitting the front […]
[ Read More ]Katy Now broke into the ranks of stakes winners with a 2 3/4-length victory in the $60,000 Dispute S. Sept. 30 at Belmont Park. The 4-year-old filly is the eighth stakes winner of 2011 for her sire Tiznow; she also placed in a pair of stakes this August at Saratoga. After stalking in second for […]
[ Read More ]Vinery Ltd. continues to strengthen its New York stallion operation, as on Friday it partnered with WinStar Farm to stand leading second-crop sire Bluegrass Cat at its New York operation at Sugar Maple Farm in 2012. The regally-bred, Grade 1-winning son of Storm Cat will stand as a Vinery/ WinStar Venture. “We identified Bluegrass Cat […]
[ Read More ]On the 10-year anniversary of Tiznow becoming the only horse to win back-to-back Breeders’ Cup Classics, WinStar Farm is offering a complimentary breeding season to Tiznow for any filly or mare that wins the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs. WinStar, which became a new corporate partner of the […]
[ Read More ]In addition to earning black type, the top three finishers in the $100,000 Distorted Humor WinStar Kentucky Cup Distaff were awarded a stallion season each to one of three WinStar stallions: Colonel John, Hold Me Back, and Super Saver. The promotion was part of the WinStar Kentucky Cup Day, featuring five stakes races, held at […]
[ Read More ]The $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (G2) is the marqee race on Turfway Park’s rechristened Kentucky Cup Day of Champions on Sat., Sept. 24. The series, which is being sponsored by WinStar Farm for the first time, features five stakes serving as key Breeders’ Cup preps. The Classic is headlined by General Quarters, winner of the […]
[ Read More ]Stalking a early fast pace and then pulling away to a clear lead suited Unbridled Humor to a tee as the 4-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor led for the majority of the race to tally her first graded stakes win in the $100,000 Noble Damsel S. (G3) Sept. 18 at Belmont Park. She previously won […]
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