Category: General News

Tour de Force was just that on the Fair Grounds turf in his maiden special weight win on Jan. 15, winning comfortably by 2 3/4-lengths as the even-money favorite. Bred in Kentucky by Kinsman Farm, who co-owns the colt with John Oxley, the 3-year-old son of Tiznow sold for $1.35 million at the 2014 Keeneland […]

Following a solid series of workouts over the past two months, Gemologist’s Aquamarine came away a two-length maiden special weight debut winner Friday at Santa Anita Park. The Bob Baffert trainee hustled out of the gate in hot pursuit of Aristocratic, who zipped through a quarter in :21.55 and a half-mile in :44.81. The pacesetter […]

A yearling More Than Ready colt and full brother to Grade 1 winner Sebring (AUS) topped the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale with a winning bid of A$1.3 million from champion trainer Gai Waterhouse on Thursday at the Australian auction. The colt is also a full brother to the Grade 1-placed Falkenburg and a […]

Making his first start since last March, the incomparable 11-year-old son of Speightstown Reynaldothewizard captured the third straight running of the $175,000 Dubawi S. Thursday at Meydan Racecourse in the UAE. Reynaldothewizard, who has raced in Dubai for the past seven seasons, used the entire Meydan stretch to overtake Muarrab in the final strides, winning […]

Bodemeister had one of the top-selling yearlings during Tuesday’s session of the Jan. 9-13 Keeneland Horses of All Ages sale when a colt brought a winning bid of $195,000. Consigned by Brookdale Sales, agent, hip No. 624 went to High Speed Stables. The bay juvenile was bred in Kentucky and is out of the stakes-winning […]

WinStar Farm’s Daredevil, More Than Ready’s winner of the Champagne S. (G1) at two, sired his first reported foal on Tuesday when a filly was born at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, NY. Bred by SF Bloodstock, the filly is out of the Henny Hughes mare Henny’s Princess, a stakes-winning juvenile from the immediate family […]

WinStar Farm’s Constitution, the multiple Grade 1-winning son of Tapit, sired his first reported foal Monday night when a filly was born at Crestwood Farm in Lexington, KY. Bred by RMJ Stables, the flashy chestnut filly is out of the Point Given mare Katouni, a Juddmonte-bred daughter of the stakes-winning Danehill mare, Kithira (GB). “She’s […]

WinStar Farm’s Commissioner, A.P. Indy’s last Classic-placed son to retire to stud, sired his first reported foal on Jan. 5th when a bay filly was born at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, KY. Bred by Denny Andrews and Taylor Brother properties, the filly is out of the Afleet Alex mare She’s a Fleet, a half-sister […]

Congrats’ multiple Graded stakes-winning filly Haveyougoneaway was named as a finalist for the 2016 Eclipse Award as Champion Female Sprinter. She was one of 162 winners for her sire last year, which was second-most for any active North American sire. Haveyougoneaway won three stakes during her campaign, topped by the Ballerina S. (G1) and Honorable […]

For the second time from his first four crops Pioneerof the Nile has the favorite to earn an Eclipse Award in the 2-year-old male category. In 2014, American Pharoah’s award was almost a certainty after his undefeated season that included a pair of Grade 1 wins.  The same could be said for Classic Empire following […]