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Chiefswood Stable’s Tiz a Slam was a repeat winner in the $197,000 Nijinsky S. (G2) Sunday afternoon at Woodbine, giving the 5-year-old Tiznow homebred his sixth career graded stakes win and pushing his earnings to $969,699. The imposing bay is now riding a three race winning streak, with wins in the Singspiel S. (G3), also […]

Bodemeister’s 3-year-old filly Tasting the Stars passed her first stakes test with flying colors on Sunday at Monmouth Park, coming home by nearly two lengths in the $75,000 Just Jenda S.  The bay filly won her first two starts convincingly on the main track, and had no problem handling her grass debut on Sunday. After […]

A Thousand Dreams stretched out to a mile on the turf after a pair of dirt sprints and came away a convincing winner in a one-mile maiden special weight Saturday at Del Mar. The 2-year-old Carpe Diem filly is the third winner for her top-10 First-Crop sire, following Saratoga maiden special winner Sweet Kisses and […]

Dennis’ Moment nearly broke the seven-furlong track record in his maiden special weight win Saturday at Ellis Park, drawing off to officially win by 19 1/4-lengths in 1:21.95 (VIDEO). The 2-year-old Tiznow colt was obviously named a TDN Rising Star for the superlative effort, making him the 15th horse by his sire to earn the […]

Vangilder came flying late to score a three-quarter length victory in Saturday’s $70,000 Charles Taylor Derby, the first stakes start and win for the 3-year-old Paynter colt (VIDEO). The winner is the fifth stakes winner this year for his sire, who is fourth on the Third-Crop sires list with over $2.7 million in progeny earnings […]

Valley of Mo’ara, coming off an impressive 10-length maiden score, chalked up her first stakes win on Saturday with a four-length victory in the $75,000 Miss Ohio S.  The 2-year-old Overanalyze filly was clearly the class of the field in Saturday’s 5 1/2-furlong contest, setting the pace and drawing clear in the stretch to win […]

Sweet Kisses became the second winner for First-Crop sire Carpe Diem with a 2 1/4-length victory on July 19 in a six-furlong maiden special weight affair at Saratoga (VIDEO). Tracking the pace set by Kiawah Sunset through the first half-mile, the eventual winner came three-wide into the stretch, rallied to the lead shortly thereafter, then […]

Speightstown’s Grade 3 winning son Lexitonian prevailed by a neck in a three-horse photo in Sunday’s $75,000 Concern S. at Laurel Park. Lexitonian, who won the Chick Lang S. (G3) on Preakness Day, is undefeated at Maryland tracks and is now 3-0-0 in seven outings and has earned $219,010 for owner/breeder Calumet Farm. Lexitonian was […]

Polly’s Brother became Commissioner’s fifth winner on Sunday at Prairie Meadows with a one-length maiden special weight tally in five-furlong contest for 2-year-olds (VIDEO). All five of Commissioner’s winners have come in maiden special weights, with Polly’s Brother moving the WinStar stallion into the top-10 on the 2019 First-Crop Sire list. Making his debut from […]

Constitution’s hot start as a leading freshman sire continued Saturday when By Your Side scampered clear to beat a field of five by three lengths in the $150,000 Sanford S. (G3), the initial Graded race for juveniles this summer at Saratoga. The undefeated colt, who broke his maiden on debut at Churchill Downs, covered the […]