Gemologist, a top-three Second-Crop sire of 2017, got his eighth winner of the year on Monday at Oaklawn Park when Appalachian Gem tallied a three-length maiden special weight score. Making his first start beyond a mile, Appalachian Gem stalked along the rail a few lengths off the lead down the backstretch, then found an opening […]
[ Read More ]Graceful Heart had seemingly nowhere to run at the top of the Tampa Bay Downs turf course stretch, but the 3-year-old daughter of Bodemeister found her way through horse to score a three-quarter length maiden special weight victory on Sunday afternoon. Through the first seven furlongs of the 1 1/16-mile contest, Graceful Heart still had […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist got his third and most impressive maiden winner of the week on Saturday at Fair Grounds when the 3-year-old filly Daria’s Angel soared to an eight-length victory in an one mile and 70 yard maiden special weight race. Making her first start beyond six furlongs, Daria’s Angel wasted little time going to the front […]
[ Read More ]Bodemeister’s 3-year-old colt O Dionysus is now a two-time stakes winner following his three-length tally in Saturday’s $75,000 Miracle Wood S. at Laurel Park. Make his first stakes start at a mile, O Dionysus performed like the even-money favorite he was. Jockey Jevian Toledo had the bay colt under a stout hold until midway around […]
[ Read More ]Dharmaster made his two-turn debut Feb. 17 at Laurel Park, with the 3-year-old son of Bodemeister coming away with a one-length victory. The colt is Bodemeister’s second maiden special weight winner of the week at Laurel. Bodemeister’s first crop, which are 3-year-olds of 2017, have gotten off to a strong start in the first six […]
[ Read More ]Tour de Force turned in his second straight commanding victory on Feb. 16 when the Tiznow colt tallied a 3 1/4-length victory in a one mile and 70 yard allowance at Fair Grounds. The versatile bay broke his maiden by a similar margin on the Fair Grounds lawn on Jan. 15. Tour de Force completed […]
[ Read More ]Gemologist’s latest winner Diamond Gem repelled a stiff challenge by Switzerland to win a Feb. 15 Gulfstream Park maiden special weight affair by a hard-fought length. Diamond Gem had the lead nearly the entire six-furlong trip, which went in 1:12 1/5. Switzerland, who tracked the leader most of the way, tried repeatedly to get to […]
[ Read More ]Johnny Hop got a stiff challenge from Honor the Fleet in Laurel Park stretch, with the 3-year-old son of Bodemeister holding off his foe to win his maiden special weight debut by a neck on Saturday afternoon. A top-five First Crop Sire last year, Bodemeister already has a trio of stakes horses in 2017, including […]
[ Read More ]Super Saver’s graded stakes-winning mare Super Majesty stole the spotlight during Monday’s session of the Feb.6-7 Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale with a winning bid of $475,000 Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock as agent for Baoma Corp. Consigned by Darby Dan Farm, agent and cataloged as hip No. 238, the lively bidding for 5-year-old Super Majesty finally […]
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