Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred Tiznow colt Can You Diggit had placed in four stakes in his career prior to Monday’s victory in the $100,000 Evan Shipman S. at Saratoga. “This horse has been knocking on the door,” summed up winning trainer Jimmy Jerkens. “He certainly deserved a win.” The Shipman drew a field of […]
[ Read More ]Spanish Harlem got her first stakes victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Barely Even S. at Gulfstream Park, soon after Rushing Fall won the Lake Placid S. (G2), to give More Than Ready a pair of stakes winner on the third Saturday of August. Spanish Harlem, who was stakes-placed last year at Gulfstream, was much the best […]
[ Read More ]More Than Ready’s incredible stallion career hit another milestone on Saturday when Rushing Fall became a racing’s newest millionaire when she scored a convincing win in the $300,000 Lake Placid S. (G2) at Saratoga. Winner of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), the bay 3-year-old has won four graded stakes, five of six […]
[ Read More ]Yuvetsi turned back odds-on favorite Anonymity at the top of the stretch en route to a 2 1/2-length victory in the Rancho Bernardo H. (G3) Sunday at Del Mar. The win was the first graded score for the 4-year-old Bodemeister filly, who won the Santa Lucia S. June 22 at Santa Anita Park. Bodemeister, a […]
[ Read More ]Constitution, whose first crop are yearlings of 2018, had a pair of juveniles bring six figures during the first session of the Aug. 11-12 Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Preferred Yearlings sale, topped by a $210,000 filly that went to Tracy Farmer. Taylor Made Sales Agency was the consignor of hip No. 394. The gray/roan filly is […]
[ Read More ]Constitution, whose first crop are yearlings of 2018, had his best auction results of the year during Tuesday’s closing session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale. The multiple Grade 1-winning stallion’s hip No. 168, consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent, went to Kerri Radcliffe for $185,000. The chestnut filly’s dam, Azalea Belle, by Dixie […]
[ Read More ]Leading sire Pioneerof the Nile had a stellar closing session of the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Select Yearlings sale, with three lots selling for an average of $350,000. Leading the way was hip No. 179, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency and purchased by Spendthrift Farm for $600,000. The bay colt is the first foal out […]
[ Read More ]Esterina won her debut in style on Aug. 6 at Delaware Park to become Revolutionary’s second winner from his first crop. Going five furlongs, Esterina stalked the early pace before mounting a challenge midway on the turn. Swedenborg was stubborn, but Esterina forged to the front inside the final furlong and drew away late to […]
[ Read More ]Tiz Breathtaking lived up to name with a fantastic performance in the $125,000 Shady Well S. at Woodbine, coming from the back of the pack to win going away by two lengths. It was the first stakes win for the 2-year-old daughter of Tiznow, who is owned by her breeder William Graham of Windhaven Farms. […]
[ Read More ]Uni (GB), a Grade 2 winner at Saratoga last year, won her second stakes over the historic turf course on Aug. 4 when the 4-year-old More Than Ready filly came from last to first in the stretch to claim victory in the $100 De La Rose S. Chances did not look good early on for […]
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