Category: General News

Artie Schiller’s Anne’s Beauty won her second consecutive stakes at Woodbine on Aug. 27, taking the $152,805 Ontario Colleen S. (G3) with a stalking trip and a perfect ride from Phil Husbands. The 3-year-old filly notched a two-length score in the seven furlong Duchess S. over Woodbine’s Polytrack on July 30. Second-crop sire Artie Schiller […]

Do Slice won his second stakes in two weeks in Japan on Aug. 15, when the 5-year-old romped by six lengths going six furlongs at Morioka Race Track. The chestnut son of Speightstown, bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, LLC, has now won four stakes and earned $1,582,235 in his career. He is one of […]

Lovely Lil got her first career stakes win in the $75,000 Union Avenue S. Aug. 22 at Saratoga to become the seventh stakes winner of the year for her sire Tiznow. The 4-year-old filly is now two-for-two in 2011; she made her debut this season with an allowance victory on July 27, also at Saratoga. […]

Bridgetown’s emphatic 6 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 Troy S. Aug. 17 at Saratoga gave the record-setting 4-year-old son of Speightstown his second stakes win of 2011. The victory also put Speightstown in the top 10 this year among all sires in terms of stakes wins with eight and the top 5 with 35 repeat […]

WinStar Farm has launched a campaign to promote the first crop of foals from their multiple Grade 1-winning stallion Colonel John. The campaign, dubbed “First Recruits”, features a contest using Facebook where the general public can cast votes – by clicking the “Like” button – on photos of 32 Colonel John foals that were selected […]

Making her two-turn debut, WinStar color-bearer Savvy Supreme strode to a commanding victory in the 87th running of the Monmouth Oaks (G3) on August 12 (VIDEO). The 3-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor, a full sister to multi-millionaire Grade 1 winner Commentator, had won the six-furlong Classy Mirage Stakes at Belmont earlier this year, but had […]

Tales of Grimm, a Distorted Humor colt who was the sale topper at the 2011 Tattersalls Craven Breeze-up Sale, broke his maiden in his career bow today at Newbury, England. Purchased for 320,000 guineas ($546,067) by Sir Robert Ogden and trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Tales of Grimm came charging late in the seven-furlong event […]

A Shin Cool D became the eighth career millionaire for Distorted Humor, when she won a Listed race in Japan on August 4th. The 5-year-old mare gray mare out of Storm Cat’s daughter Catalina, has now won three listed stakes in a row, all at different tracks, different track conditions, and different distances. On July […]

A half-brother to 2010 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Super Saver, already named Superfection, was the highest-priced yearling of the Saratoga Selected Sale, selling to Sheikh Mohammed for $1.2 million on Monday evening, August 8th. Superfection was the only seven-figure yearling to sell on Monday, and matched the sale’s overall high-price when another colt sold to […]

Someplace Else took off in the lane and galloped home to a 5 1/4-length victory in the $75,000 Iowa Breeders’ Oaks at Prairie Meadows Racetrack on Aug. 6. The 3-year-old daughter of Harlan’s Holiday became her sire’s 25th career stakes winner, 10th 2011 stakes winner with the impressive performance. Sent off the 4-5 favorite, Someplace […]