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Change of Control rolled by Abyssinian in deep stretch to post a 1 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 Mamzelle S. for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Churchill Downs.  Making her first start on the grass, the Fed Biz filly had been on sloppy main tracks in her three prior starts. Last of eight early on in […]

WinStar Farm’s and Blazing Meadows homebred Diamond Dust chalked up his fourth straight win in Saturday’s $75,000 Tall Stacks S. at Belterra Park. The 3-year-old son of Paynter now has six wins in eight starts, four of them in stakes, and has earned $283,100. As he has done in all of his victories, Diamond Dust […]

Aurelia Garland, a 2-year-old filly by WinStar Farm stallion Constitution, earned TDN Rising Star status after impressively winning her career debut in a $100,000 maiden special weight at Belmont Park on Thursday, becoming her sire’s first winner. Bred in Kentucky by Todd Frederick, Chad Frederick, and Phoenix Farm and Racing, and owned by George Bolton, […]

Congrats’ Pat on the Back kicked off his 2019 campaign in style with a stirring come-from-behind victory in the $100,000 Affirmed Success S. on Friday afternoon at Belmont Park.  The 5-year-old now has six stakes wins and eight stakes placings on his resume, and is a rare horse who has scored a stakes win in […]

First-Crop Sire and Grade 1 winner Daredevil had his top juvenile of the April 23-26 OBS Sale of 2-year-olds in Training on Friday when hip no. 1169 went for $205,000.   Consigned by Bobby Dodd, agent, the dark bay colt went to Sallusto and Albina, agent. The colt had breezed a quick :10 1/5 furlong […]

Fresh off getting his first winner from his initial crop, Carpe Diem has a had an excellent first two days of the April 23-26 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, led by a $475,000 filly during Wednesday’s session. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., hip No. 532, went to Phoenix Thoroughbred III, Ltd. The chestnut […]

The high-profile connections of The Three Amigos were the winning bidders for a Constitution filly during the first day of the April 23-26 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training. Consigned by Altamira Stable LLC, agent, hip No. 62 is out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Gold d’ Medaglia and comes from the direct family […]

A Bit of Both cruised to a three-length victory in the $75,000 Game Face S. Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park, the first stakes start for the 3-year-old Paynter filly. In her last three starts, A Bit of Both has been on front at every point of call while winning by a combined 16 lengths. Owned […]

First-Crop sire Constitution’s large group of juveniles in next week’s OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training have been working very well at the Under Tack Show, led by a filly who zipped through a furlong in :09 4/5 seconds during the Thursday session. Constitution has a total of 33 lots in the catalog for […]

The following article by Frances J. Karon appeared on April 17, 2019 on www.werkhorse.com One day after the first anniversary of the death of Giant’s Causeway, that stallion’s multiple G1-winning son Carpe Diem was represented by his first winner, Nayibeth, from his first starter, one of 124 registered 2yos from Carpe Diem’s first crop. Already […]