Category: General News

Well-related Audible colt hammers for $375,000 Tuesday at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga

WinStar Farm’s First-Crop sire Audible had a trio of horses bring at least $275,000 during Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale, topped by a $375,000 colt. Audible’s average price on the day was $316,667, more than 12 times his stud fee. Taylor Made Sales Agency was the consignor of Audible’s top-priced colt, hip No. 174. The […]

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$1.25 million colt tops stellar Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale for Constitution

With a sale average of $411,875, Constitution had many highlights during the Aug. 8-9 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale, none better than Tuesday’s $1.25 million colt. Lane’s End agent was the consignor for hip No. 173, who was bred in Kentucky by Band of Brothers. Mayberry Farm was the winning bidder. The colt is just the […]

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Speightstown colt goes for $950,000 to high-profile connections

Speightstown had one of the top five lots during the first night of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale, with hip No. 56 hammering for $950,000. Consigned by Summerfield, agent for breeder Stonestreet, the dark bay colt was secured by Donato Lanni on behalf of SF Racing, Starlight Racing and Madaket. The colt is the second […]

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$700,000 colt kicks off Saratoga sale for Constitution

Leading Fourth-Crop sire Constitution had one of the most sought-after colts during Monday’s session of the Saratoga Yearling sale when hip No. 66 was purchased for $700,000. Lynnhaven Racing was the winning bidder for the colt from the Gainesway consignment. The bay colt’s dam, Argentine-bred Sand Puce, won a remarkable 11 graded stakes in her […]

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Life Is Good punches Breeders’ Cup ticket with $1 million Whitney S. (G1) victory

Steal Sunshine weaved his way through traffic to come away with a rousing 3 ¼-length win in Sunday’s $200,000 Ellis Park Derby. The 3-year-old Constitution colt now has a three-race winning streak, the latest two coming in stakes, and has now earned $233,910 for Carrie Brogden and Little Red Feather Racing. Constitution leads the 2022 […]

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Steal Sunshine thunders down the stretch to win the Carry Back S.

Leading Fourth-Crop sire Constitution got his newest stakes winner on Saturday at Gulfstream Park when Steal Sunshine went from last to first in the stretch to win the $75,000 Carry Back S. by 2 ¼-lengths. Steal Sunshine, who was making his first stakes start since the April 2 Florida Derby (G1), was out of the […]

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Dreams Delivered a sharp new winner for Always Dreaming

Dreams Delivered coasted to a three-length maiden victory on July 6 at Delaware Park to become the second winner for Always Dreaming. The bay colt contested the lead with Getting’downonit early in the five-furlong contest, then began to draw away coming into the stretch. He was all alone in the final stages to win comfortably […]

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Paynter’ Hybrid Eclipse dominant in first stakes victory

Hybrid Eclipse pulled away strongly through the Laurel Park stretch to score her first stakes victory in the $100,000 Caesar’s Wish S. on July 2. Third in the June 8 Obeah S. at Delaware Park, the 4-year-old Paynter filly is now 5-2-2 in 14 starts and has earned $267,324 for Magic Oaks. Hybrid Eclipse broke […]

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Good Samaritan filly zips to MdSpWt victory at Churchill Downs

Good Samaritan was represented by his second winner from his first crop on Friday at Churchill Downs when the filly Holiday Decision scored a front-running victory in a $110,605 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds (WATCH RACE). The flashy chestnut sped to the lead right at the break and led the field around the turn as […]

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Miss Leslie closes with a flourish for her sixth career stakes win

Paynter’s 4-year-old filly and veteran stakes performer has now won a half-dozen added-money races after a dramatic victory in the June 8 Obeah S. at Delaware Park. Miss Leslie was last in the field of six fillies and mares for the first five furlongs of the 1 1/16-mile trip. She switched to the outside on […]

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