Bowies Hero overcame a less than ideal start in Saturday’s $75,000 Singletary S., but the 3-year-old Artie Schiller colt erased his early deficit with a stirring stretch run to win the Santa Anita one mile turf event by a half-length. It looked as if Bowies Hero might have little chance after severely stumbling to his […]
[ Read More ]Benner Island gallantly fought off the late charge of Union Strike to take the $200,000 Eight Belles S. (G2) by a head on a rainy Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs. The victory was the first in a stakes for the 3-year-old Speightstown filly, who had finished second in the Honeybee S. (G3) in March at […]
[ Read More ]Analyze Your Luck became the second winner for his sire Overanalyze with a 2 1/4-length debut maiden special weight victory Friday at Aqueduct. Overanalyze is now one of two freshman sires with multiple winners and currently sits atop the First-Crop Sire list. Analyze Your Luck covered the five furlongs on a sloppy track in 1:01.10 […]
[ Read More ]Bodemeister’s brilliant 3-year-old colt Always Dreaming will break from post five in the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), which drew a full field of 20. Always Dreaming has been the talk of the barn area since his bullet five-furlong work last weekend, and continues to impress his connections with his daily routine. “I liked what […]
[ Read More ]WinStar-bred Speight Swiftly, a full brother to WinStar stallion Speightster, by Speightstown, turned in a sparkling effort over the Churchill Downs turf on Wednesday, winning by five lengths in front-running style. The Live Oak Plantation colt covered the one-mile in 1:35.74 on the firm lawn, drawing off in the stretch after maintaining a one-length lead […]
[ Read More ]Top-5 Second-Crop sire of winners Gemologist logged another impressive debut winner on Wednesday at Belmont Park when Sugar Queen strutted to a 3 1/4-length maiden special weight score at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old filly covered the five furlongs in a quick :59.88 on a fast main track in front-running style. Sugar Queen is trained by […]
[ Read More ]Enstone, a 3-year-old Tiznow filly, scored the first stakes win of her career in Sunday’s $125,000 Fury S. at Woodbine in her 2017 debut. Sent off the 8-5 favorite, the Mark Casse trainee broke very alertly but settled back off the speedy Goldrush Glory, who was very keen. Enstone kept the leader in her sights […]
[ Read More ]Eagle Way, a Group 1 winner last year in his native Australia, remained undefeated at the 2,400 meter distance with a victory in the April 30 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (G3) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. Eagle Way, who began his career in Australia and won the Queensland Derby (G1), put away another […]
[ Read More ]Smokin Now led all the way in Friday’s $65,000 Golden Circle S. at Prairie Meadows to give the 3-year-old Tiznow colt his first stakes win in his black type debut. The Mercedes Stables LLC homebred covered the six furlongs on a muddy racetrack in a solid 1:10.40, winning by 2 3/4-lengths (VIDEO). Smokin Now’s dam […]
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