Category: General News

Victoria’s Wildcat moves Bellamy Road to top of 2nd crop sire list

Bellamy Road’s Victoria’s Wildcat ran down dueling leaders to win the $118,800 Eight Belles S. (G3) for 3-year-old fillies by 2-1/4 lengths on Friday, May 6 at Churchill Downs. The winner’s share of the purse moved Bellamy Road into the top spot among second crop sires. Besides Victoria’s Wildcat, Bellamy Road is also represented by […]

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Twinspired draws perfectly for KY Derby run

Twinspired, the aptly-named son of Harlan’s Holiday, will make his run at history in Kentucky Derby 137 (G1) from post position 10, right in the middle of the 20 horse field. The gray or roan colt will try to become the second straight Derby winner to have connections to WinStar, following last year’s victory by […]

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Kathmanblu ready to roll in G1 KY Oaks

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 […]

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Machen gets up in time in G3 Derby Trial

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 […]

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3/4 brother to Well Armed born at WinStar

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 […]

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Twinspired nearly perfect in G1 Blue Grass

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 […]

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Haynesfield once again NY Horse of the Year

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 […]

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Morning Line is Tiznow’s newest G1 winner

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 […]

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WinStar tees up three BC runners

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 […]

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