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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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, […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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, […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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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