Bluegrass Cat’s Kathmanblu has been favored in her last four starts, and could be once again when post time comes Friday for the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old bay filly drew post 4 for the historic race, which will be run for the 137th time. Kathmanblu has won three of […]
[ Read More ]Distorted Humor’s Machen got up in the final strides to edge Dominus by a neck to win the $231,400 Derby Trial (G3) for 3-year-olds on April 30th, opening night of the Churchill Downs spring/summer meet. The Derby Trial, run at one mile, starts at the far end of the long Churchill Downs backstretch chute. Machen […]
[ Read More ]A three-quarter brother to Grade 1 multimillionaire Well Armed was born at WinStar Farm on April 14th. The bay colt is from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Colonel John – Tiznow’s top performer at stud. The colt is out of Well Dressed, a stakes-winning Notebook mare who has already produced graded stakes […]
[ Read More ]Twinspired ran a flawless race in the G1 Toyota Blue Grass April 16 at Keeneland, only to be nipped by the narrowest of margin in the final stride of the nine furlongs.[watch race] It took the placing judges several minutes to determine the official winner, Brilliant Speed, who came very wide down the stretch, out […]
[ Read More ]For the second consecutive year, Speightstown’s Grade I millionaire Haynesfield has been voted New York-bred Horse of the Year. This is just the third time in history a horse has won the top honor in back-to-back years, following WinStar-bred Eclipse Champion Funny Cide in 2003/2004, and Say Florida Sandy in 2000/2001. A 4-year-old from the […]
[ Read More ]Morning Line overcame a three-wide trip with a determined stretch run to win the $250,000 Carter H. (G1) by 1 1/2-lengths April 9 at Aqueduct. (WATCH VIDEO) The 4-year-old won last year’s Pennsylvania Derby (G2) and was second in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and this year’s Donn H. (G1), his most recent […]
[ Read More ]A trio of WinStar Farm owned and bred starters will shoot for the stars on Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs in 28th renewal of the Breeders’ Cup championships. Drosselmeyer will contest the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), with Sidney’s Candy going in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and Speightscity in the $2 […]
[ Read More ]Artie Schiller won the 2005 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), and now six years later a colt from his first crop, Mr. Commons, will try to duplicate his sire’s feat Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs. Mr. Commons is one of nine stakes horses this year for Artie Schiller, who is ranked in the top 10 on […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown, sire of four previous Breeder’s Cup starters, will double that total during the 28th renewal of this year’s championships, Nov. 4-5 at Churchill Downs. Through the first 10 months of 2011, Speightstown is the nation’s ninth leading sire, with 12 stakes winners taking 15 added-money events and more than $5.7 million in progeny earnings. […]
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