WinStar Farm has acquired a significant interest in prominent sire Harlan’s Holiday, and the Versailles, Kentucky farm will stand the 11-year-old stallion during 2011 breeding season for an advertised fee of $25,000. “Harlan’s Holiday is a stallion we’ve always thought a lot of, and we’re excited about the opportunity to build on the early success […]
[ Read More ]Uncle Mo stated his case as the top two-year-old male in the country with an emphatic 4¼-length win in the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on November 6 at Churchill Downs, but another colt from Todd Pletcher’s barn showed a glimpse of tremendous potential three weeks later at the historic Louisville track. Brethren closed […]
[ Read More ]Endorsement, won the first graded running of the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby in March then was forced to miss the Kentucky Derby because of an injury, is about a week from having his first work back, said his trainer, Shannon Ritter. Endorsement is settled in at Sunland, where Ritter has set up shop for the […]
[ Read More ]When trainer Barclay Tagg talked owner Charles Fipke out of running Jersey Town in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, it was with the idea that the Grade 1 Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile would come up an easier spot. Much to Tagg’s surprise, Saturday’s $250,000 Cigar Mile came up extremely tough, with four horses exiting […]
[ Read More ]Kathmanblu, a close third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT) earlier this month, proved her versatility by defeating six rivals on the main track in the $163,800 Golden Rod (gr. II) Nov. 27 at Churchill Downs. The daughter of Bluegrass Cat stalked the pace, entered three-wide into the lane, and ran away […]
[ Read More ]As we head into the final 9 weeks of what has been a rather uncertain 2010 racing season, WinStar’s unwavering stallion Distorted Humor finds himself atop the General Sire List with progeny earnings rapidly approaching 7.5 Million. The race for seasonal honors is a tight one and there are three stallions all within $150,000 of […]
[ Read More ]2010 Kentucky Derby Winner Super Saver has been retired from racing and will come home to stand stud at WinStar Farm in Versailles, KY. “The final decision to retire Super Saver was a difficult one that may not be popular with fans but should be very popular with our breeders. The bone bruising, discovered by […]
[ Read More ]Below is a video of the breeze show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khikG9JhPo WinStar Farm announced today it will hold a Breeze Show on Tuesday Nov. 2nd in advance of their Keeneland November consignment of racehorses. The Versailles, Ky farm has nearly 50 racehorses cataloged (see website for complete list) in the upcoming sale and the show is […]
[ Read More ]Test your handicapping skill and just plain old luck by playing the WinStar World Championship Challenge. This unique contest will be based on the two-day Breeders’ Cup races at Churchill Downs on November 5 & 6. Our interactive contest will have two divisions. In one, you will make your picks for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, […]
[ Read More ]Kathmanblu earned a berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT) when she came from off the pace to post a decisive four-length victory in the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes Oct. 14 at Keeneland. The 2-year-old daughter of Bluegrass Cat rallied from ninth after three-quarters, made her winning six-wide move rounding the […]
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