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Top-class Constitution colt sells for $350,000 at OBS 2YO sale

Constitution’s first 2-year-olds offered at auction were topped by a $350,000 colt on Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training Sale. His final average at the two-day sale was $180,667, more than 12 times his stud fee. Consigned by Eisaman Equine, agent, hip No. 512 went to Narvick International for Prince Sultan Bin Mish […]

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Strong closing day for Super Saver at OBS March sale

Leading 2-year-old sire Super Saver had an excellent Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training Sale, with a $440,000 filly and $200,000 colt during the closing session of the two-day auction in central Florida. Woodford Thoroughbreds, agent, consigned the filly, hip No. 305. She was purchased by trainer John Servis, as agent. The Kentucky-bred […]

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$650,000 Speightstown filly among top sellers Tuesday at OBS

Speightstown’s power as one of the world’s leading sires was on full display Tuesday at the March 12-13 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale when his lone offering brought a top bid of $650,000. The price represented the second-highest paid for a filly during the session, and was in the top five for all lots. Niall […]

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Daredevil filly goes to $155,000 Tuesday at OBS

WinStar Farm’s freshman sire Daredevil’s first 2-year-old to sell at auction brought a winning bid of $155,000 during Tuesday’s session of the March 12-13 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale in Ocala. The filly, hip No. 136, was consigned by de Meric Sales, agent, and went to Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. She had worked an eighth-mile in […]

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Well-bred Super Saver colt gets first stakes win in 2019 debut

Hawaiian Noises, who had been off since December 13, started off 2019 in style with a gallant effort in the Animal Kingdom S. Saturday at Turfway Park, winning the race-long duel with Thunderous Gem to score by three-quarters of a length. The 3-year-old Super Saver colt won two of three starts last year and is […]

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Super Saver filly works bullet at OBS Under Tack Show

Hip No. 305, a chestnut daughter of Super Saver, flew through a quarter-mile in :20 2/5 seconds during Friday’s session of the Under Tack Show for the upcoming March 12-13 OBS March Sale of 2-year-olds in Training. The work was the fastest of the day at the distance. The filly, consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, is […]

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Speightstown’s Victim of Love rallies to win stakes debut

Victim of Love, who broke her maiden by nearly a dozen lengths a month ago, turned in another top-notch performance in Sunday’s $75,000 Island Fashion S. at Sunland Park, drawing off late to win the one-mile affair by about two lengths [WATCH RACE]. The 3-year-old Speightstown town filly was making her stakes debut after the […]

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Fed Biz colt gives Rockingham Ranch a sweet Valentine’s Day gift

Bump Bailey’s eye-catching maiden special weight debut victory Feb. 14 at Santa Anita Park came at the expense of some high profile colts left in his wake, as the 3-year-old son of Fed Biz zipped over the sloppy going to win by nearly four lengths while being eased up in the final sixteenth [WATCH RACE]. […]

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Paynter’s Knicks Go named Maryland-bred 2018 Horse of the Year

Knicks Go, winner of last autumn’s Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, was named the Maryland-bred Horse of the Year for 2018 at the Feb. 12 Renaissance Awards in Baltimore. Knicks Go, who also finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) in November at Churchill Downs, was bred by Angie Moore, who operates Green Mount […]

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Dawn the Destroyer sets major milestone for Speightstown

Speightstown became just the sixth active North American sire to get 100 black type stakes winners on Jan. 25 when Dawn the Destroyer captured the $100,000 Interborough S. at Aqueduct. Speightstown joins the likes of fellow WinStar stallions Distorted Humor and More Than Ready on the illustrious list.  Dawn the Destroyer, 5, placed in the […]

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