Alaskan Queen won the stretch battle over Freccia Rosa by one length to win the Polla de Pontrancas (G1) in Santiago, Chile on Sunday, giving Constitution a second Grade 1 winner to go along with leading 3-year-old and Classic winner Tiz the Law. Constitution is atop the Second-Crop sire list with just over $5 million […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s ultra-classy mare Uni (GB) outran Newspaperofrecord of record in the stretch to win the $350,000 First Lady (G1) for the second year in a row, setting the 6-year-old up for a possible repeat performance in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Uni beat the males in that race last year when it was […]
[ Read More ]Constitution’s world-wide impact as a sire expanded to Chile on Oct. 2 when Breakpoint won the Polla de Potrillos (G1) to give the WinStar stallion his first South American Grade 1 winner. Already the leading Second-Crop sire with over $5 million in progeny earnings to date, Constitution has had a trio of stakes horses in […]
[ Read More ]Harpers First Ride turned back a stiff challenge from Owendale to win Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special (G3) by two lengths, giving the 4-year-old son of Paynter his first graded stakes victory. The dark bay is one of six stakes winners this year by Paynter, who leads all Fourth-Crop sires with 15 stakes horses and 133 […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s dynamic 2-year-old filly Lady Speightspeare is likely on her way to the Breeders’ Cup after the chestnut filly dug in gamely to win the $250,000 Natalma S. (G1) at Woodbine on Sunday afternoon. Speightstown is the nation’s leading sire by progeny earnings, with nearly $8.7 million, and leads all sires by Grade 1 horses, […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown’s latest stakes winner King of the Court made it three wins in a row with a victory in the Sept. 17 HBPA Stakes at Canterbury Park. Speightstown is having one of his best seasons at stud in recent years, currently ranked second on the General Sire list with progeny earnings of more than $8.5 […]
[ Read More ]Speightster had one of the top-priced fillies during Wednesday’s session of the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling sale when hip No. 629 brought a winning bid of $475,000. Consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent and bred by Cobalt Investments, the dark bay filly was purchased by Alex Lieblong. Out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Hot Water, the […]
[ Read More ]Leading First-Crop sire Outwork’s most recent winner, Fast N Fine Worker, won in stunning fashion Saturday evening when the 2-year-old filly ran away from the field to an 18-length victory going one mile at Remington Park. Making her second lifetime start, the dark bay filly set a measured pace from the outset and pulled clear […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm has announced the promotion of Liam O’Rourke as its new Director of Bloodstock Services. In conjunction with O’Rourke’s promotion, Olivia Desch joins Chris Knehr on the Stallion Season Sales team. “We are fortunate to be in a position to promote from within,” said Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and racing manager of WinStar Farm. […]
[ Read More ]Fitz’s Mo prevailed in his maiden race on Sept. 10 at Gulfstream Park despite being three-wide the entire six furlongs. The bay colt, bred by WinStar Farm, is the eighth winner for his sire, currently the third-most on the First-Crop sire list. Fitz’s Mo, in post four, stalked in third and rallied resolutely in the […]
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