Category: General News

Wine Police locks up Churchill allowance

Grade 1 two-year-old and TDN Rising Star Wine Police returned to action in fine form, putting the cuffs on the field in the $59,796 feature allowance at Churchill Downs on June 24. [watch race] Fresh off a layoff, and facing older horses for the first time, the chestnut was heavily favored by the crowd, and […]

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Bear’s Chill dominates $150K Queenston at Woodbine

The 3-year-old Artie Schiller colt Bear’s Chill continued his roll at Woodbine with another commanding performance on May 7, winning the $150,000 Queenston S. by a facile 2 1/2-lengths (VIDEO). Artie Schiller finished in the top 20 of first-crop sires of 2010, and is currently the 11th ranked second-crop sire. His leading earner this year […]

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Rose Catherine prevails in Nonsuch Bay

Rose Catherine, a 4-year-old Speightstown filly, held off Sea Road by a half length in the $60,000 Nonsuch Bay S. for fillies and mares on the firm turf at Belmont Park. John Velazquez guided Rose Catherine to a front running victory. She dueled two wide through the first half mile in a quick :45.24 seconds, […]

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WinStar acquires G1 winner Sidney’s Candy

Grade 1 winner Sidney’s Candy has been purchased by a partnership headed by WinStar Farm and turned over to trainer Todd Pletcher for the remainder of the colt’s racing career. The 4-year-old son of Candy Ride will be pointed for major races on the East coast, and he’ll race in the colors of WinStar Farm […]

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Bellamy Star shows star quality winning Xtra Heat

Bellamy Star showed true star quality in her stakes debut, speeding to a 1:21 flat victory in the Xtra Heat S. (VIDEO) on June 5 at Belmont Park. The 3-year-old filly also became the sixth stakes winner from the first crop by Bellamy Road, the nation’s second-leading sophomore sire. Bellamy Road now has eight stakes […]

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Tizway earns 113 Beyer with dazzling Met Mile (G1) triumph

Tizway blazed his way to  the second-fastest Met Mile H. (G1) in history May 30 at Belmont Park, missing the stakes record by just 0.09 seconds and the track record by less than 3/5’s of a second, while rolling to a 2 3/4-length win in the 118th running of the historic race. The 6-year-old son […]

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Distorted Humor pads stakes winner total

Ha Ha Tonka gave her sire Distorted Humor his 11th stakes winner of the year, tops among all North American stallions, with with her win in the $60,000 Prairie Rose S. on Memorial Day at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa. Distorted Humor also ranks third on the general sire list in terms of earnings, […]

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Bluegrass Cat 2yo impresses in debut

Plus One, a 2-year-old filly from the second crop of Bluegrass Cat, made a sharp debut at the races on May 25, rolling to a 4 3/4-length victory in a $39,000 maiden special weight at Presque Isle Downs. The chestnut filly vied for the early lead before proving too fast for her rivals in the […]

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$250,000 colt for Harlan’s Holiday at F-T

A dark bay/brown son of Harlan’s Holiday sold for $250,000 at the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, highest price for a colt during the sale. Catalogued as hip 206, the Kentucky-bred worked in :10.3 at the May 18 under tack show, and sold to EQB’s Patty Miller for […]

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Bellamy Road colt brings $175 at Timonium

A 2-year-old colt by Bellamy Road sold for $175,000 May 24 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale, bringing the highest price at auction this year for his sire’s offspring. The dark bay/brown colt is part from the second crop of the Paul’s Mill stallion, who is second on the sophomore sire list in terms of earnings. […]

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