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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]Tizway took control coming into the stretch en route to a comfortable three-length victory in the $750,000 Whitney H. (G1) Aug. 6 at Saratoga. The son of Tiznow notched his second consecutive Grade 1 win and posted the second highest Beyer of the year beyond a mile, moving him to the head of the older […]
[ Read More ]Tiznow’s Modern Cowboy finished strongly in the final quarter mile to win the $125,000 West Virginia Governor’s S. at Mountaineer Park on Aug. 6, the second stakes win of 2011 for the 4-year-old colt. He took the $60,000 Bald Eagle S. Jan. 29 at Aqueduct. Modern Cowboy was in hand in the early stages of […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm welcomed three of its four newly acquired stallions Tuesday, as Bellamy Road, Summer Bird and U S Ranger arrived at their new residence at the Versailles-based farm. WinStar purchased interests in the stallions last Friday from Pauls Mill. Artie Schiller, the fourth stallion acquired in the deal, is currently in Australia for the […]
[ Read More ]Making his first start for WinStar Farm, Sidney’s Candy gave his new owners plenty to smile about with a front-running, 1 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Fourstardave S. (G2) at Saratoga on July 31. The 4-year-old colt, sent off the 3-5 favorite, controlled the pace for the entire 1 1/16 mile trip, with jockey John […]
[ Read More ]Poseidon’s Warrior was razor-sharp in his 6 1/4-length win in the $100,000 East Hanover S. July 30 at Penn National, becoming the sixth stakes winner of 2011 for his top 20 sire Speightstown. The 3-year-old dark bay colt got his second career stakes win in the Hanover; he won Monmouth Park’s $167,000 NATC Futurity last […]
[ Read More ]Anne’s Beauty overcame a rough trip to score by two lengths in the $157,363 Duchess S. July 30 at Woodbine to become the third stakes winner of the year for Artie Schiller, who just recently joined the WinStar Farm stallion roster. Artie Schiller has seven stakes horses in 2011 and is ranked in the top […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has acquired an interest in all four stallions – Bellamy Road, Summer Bird, Artie Schiller and U S Ranger – from Pauls Mill and will relocate them to WinStar for the 2012 breeding season. “We are extremely excited about these four young stallion prospects, which Ben Walden has already done a fabulous job […]
[ Read More ]Laurie’s Rocket took off late to make up three lengths in the final furlong to break his maiden by 1 1/4-lengths July 23 at Saratoga. The 2-year-old son of Bluegrass Cat was making his second career start following his second place effort in the debut May 30 at Churchill Downs. Bluegrass Cat is a top […]
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