Category: General News

Harper’s First Ride dominates Deputed Testamony S.

Leading Fourth-Crop sire Paynter got his newest stakes winner on Sept. 5 when Harper’s First Ride swept past multiple stakes winner Cordmaker near the eighth pole and sprinted away to a 3 ¼-length win in the $100,000 Deputed Testamony at Laurel Park. Under a well-judged ride by Angel Cruz, Harper’s First Ride let a pair […]

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Carpe Diem’s Monforte tallies second stakes win of 2020

Monforte streaked to a front-running victory in the $75,000 Bear’s Den S. Sept. 5 at Gulfstream Park, the second stakes win of the year for the 3-year-old Carpe Diem colt. Carpe Diem is a top-ten Second-Crop sire with five stakes horses an nearly $2 million in progeny earnings to date. Monforte came out of the […]

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Samborella first stakes winner for Outwork

Outwork got his first stakes winner over the Labor Day weekend when Samborella scored by 2 1/4-lengths in the Sept. 4 Seeking the Ante S. at Saratoga. Samborella broke her maiden in the Seeking the Ante after running third in her July 24 debut over the same track. The bay filly is owned by Gold […]

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Speightster filly rolls to six-length maiden special weight win

Top-five First-Crop sire Speightster is up to a half-dozen winners after That Kenney Kid drew off to a six-length victory in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race on Friday. The bay filly was prominent from the outset and increased her margin the entire trip, easing up late when the outcome was certain. That Kenney […]

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Sharing becomes a millionaire with her Edgewood S. (G2) victory

Speightstown’s Breeders’ Cup-winning filly Sharing showed her class once again in Friday’s $300,000 Edgewood S. (G2), holding off a late bid by Hendy Woods to score by 1 ¼ lengths.  With the winner’s share of $182,280, Sharing increased her earnings to $1,038,751 for owners Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable, with a record of 5-1-1 […]

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Paynter’s Winning Impression draws post 14 for Kentucky Derby (G1)

Paynter, the leading Fourth-Crop sire of 2020, will be represented in this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) by Winning Impression, who drew post 14 in the 18-horse field. Paynter leads his generation by black type winners, with five, black type horses (13), and progeny earnings of nearly $3.5 million. Winning Impression earned his Derby trip with […]

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Speightstown colt romps in Saratoga MdSpWt to earn “TDN Rising Star” nod

Nashville strutted to an 11 1/2-length maiden special weight win on Sept. 2 at Saratoga in his career debut. The bay colt covered the 6 1/2-furlongs in a lively 1:14.48, less than a second off the track record, earning a 91 Beyer Speed Figure and also named a TDN Rising Star. Trained by Steve Asmussen […]

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Outwork up to a half-dozen First-Crop winners

Let’s Workout got his debut win in a Sept. 1 maiden special weight to give his sire Outwork a total of six winners from his first crop, which is the third-most for any freshman sire. Outwork’s runners have really shone of late, with five of his winners coming in the past two weeks at distances […]

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Distorted Humor colt sets track record in Churchill’s Champions Day Marathon

Ry’s the Guy got his first stakes victory and also set the 1 1/2-mile track record in Tuesday’s $115,000 Champions Day Marathon S. at Churchill Downs to kick off Derby Week. The 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor won the Marathon in front-running style, drawing off in the lane to win by 4 3/4-lengths in 2:29.58 […]

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Inthemidstofbiz zips to first stakes victory

Fed Biz, the leading Third-Crop sire of stakes winners in 2020, got his latest on Aug. 31 at Presque Isle Downs when Inthemidstofbiz led virtually the entire way to win the $75,000 Satin and Lace S. by 1 1/2-lengths. The 4-year-old filly, owned by Contreras Stable and Andrew Knapczyk, set very fast fractions, covering the […]

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