With Sunrise Rapport giving Constitution his 29th worldwide winner from his first crop, the WinStar stallion is close to securing the top spot on the 2019 Freshman Sire list. Going off at nearly even money for his Dec. 21 debut, Sunrise Rapport galloped along comfortably on the outside in third for the first half-mile, then […]
[ Read More ]Fed Biz’s unbeaten 2-year-old Mind Your Own Biz won Saturday’s $50,000 Jim Edgar Memorial S. in gate-to-wire fashion by 2 3/4-lengths for his first stakes victory (VIDEO). The winner is owned by his breeder Richard Ravin, along with Patricia’s Hope LLC. The chestnut juvenile won his first starts, also at Hawthorne, on Nov. 22. Fed […]
[ Read More ]Carpe Omnious, a $550,000 yearling purchase, showed plenty of promise in his Dec. 21 unveiling at Gulfstream Park, winning a six-furlong maiden special weight contest by a half-length over the highly-regarded All Eyes West. The most expensive Carpe Diem yearling to sell at auction last year, Carpe Omnious is the 15th First-Crop winner for his […]
[ Read More ]Duke of Carthania’s half-length maiden special weight victory on Dec. 19 at Fair Grounds gave Constitution his 27th First-Crop winner, pushing him one ahead of American Pharoah and Tapiture for the top spot on the Freshman sire list. Constitution also tops the list by graded stakes winners, with four, and black type horses, with eight. […]
[ Read More ]Campania rallied in deep stretch to break her maiden Dec. 13 at Charles Town Races, becoming the 17th winner for Commissioner. The WinStar stallion has five stakes horses this year, including recent Smooth Air S. winner Soros and the Grade 2-placed Powerfulattraction. Compania won the seven-furlong maiden special weight on a sloppy main track despite […]
[ Read More ]Queen Field rallied down the Gulfstream Park turf course stretch to best Rising Bella by a neck to give the 2-year-old daughter of Constitution her second lifetime win. The bay filly had broke her maiden on Sept. 20 over the same course for trainer Antonio Sano and owner Leuf Racing Stable LLC. Queen Field is […]
[ Read More ]Convict repelled all his challengers in winning his career bow Dec. 5 at Aqueduct, taking the six-furlong maiden special weight race by a neck over More Graytful (VIDEO). The 2-year-old colt is the 25th winner for his first-year sire, who leads all freshman sires in North America by winners, wins (30), graded stakes winners (4), […]
[ Read More ]Top-10 First-Crop sire Carpe Diem got a pair of maiden special weight winners on Dec. 1 to give the WinStar stallion 14 individuals with a month left in the year. The striking chestnut filly Parkour dominated a one-mile turf race at Del Mar, taking the race in gate-to-wire fashion despite breaking from the outside post […]
[ Read More ]Golden Principal’s eye-catching debut maiden special weight win Saturday at Del Mar earned the 2-year-old Constitution filly a TDN Rising Star tag, the fifth Rising Star from her sire’s first crop. Only Into Mischief, who is the leading General Sire this year, has more Rising Stars, an extremely impressive feat for a First-Crop sire. Constitution […]
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