Distorted Legacy’s three-quarter length victory in the $60,000 Sky Beauty S. July 1 at Belmont Park gave her sire Distorted Humor his 13th stakes winner and stakes win of 2011, both tops among all North American stallions. The 1 1/16 mile Sky Beauty, for fillies and mares 3 and up, went off with a six […]
[ Read More ]Bluegrass Cat’s 3-year-old colt Zayda won a wild running of the $50,000 Pepsi-Cola H. at Emerald Downs on June 26, with just a length separating the top five finishers in the one mile contest. Zayda joined the final fray in the late stages after taking up the back marker for the first half mile. The […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
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