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A $210,000 colt by Bodemeister was one of the top sellers halfway through the Tuesday session of the Oct. 24-26 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale in central Kentucky. Woods Edge Farm, agent, consigned hip No. 574, which went to Cicada Stable. The dark bay is the second foal out of the Congrats mare Stop the Wedding, who […]

A $290,000 colt by Gemologist topped the returns mid-way through the Tuesday session of the Oct. 24-26 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale at the central Kentucky auction house. Four Star Sales, agent, consigned hip No. 561, which went to prominent buyer Mike Ryan, agent. The Kentucky-bred colt, the third foal out of Starlicious, is a half-brother to […]

Tiz a Slam’s second foray into stakes company resulted in a handy 1 3/4-length win in the $250,000 Cup and Saucer S. Saturday afternoon at Woodbine for the 2-year-old Tiznow colt, who was making just his fourth lifetime start. Tiz a Slam is one Tiznow’s 12 stakes horses this year, led by Fourstardave H. (G1) […]

Heavy rains at Belmont Park didn’t stop Pat On the Back from scoring his second stakes win in his young career in the $250,000 Sleepy Hollow S. on a very wet Saturday afternoon. The 2-year-old son of Congrats, who is the nation’s leading sire of winners in 2016, came on top right out of the […]

WinStar Farm announced 2017 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster on Saturday, again headed by Pioneerof the Nile who will stand for a fee of $110,000 S&N this upcoming breeding season. “This year has been another exceptional year for WinStar stallions, and we continue to be extremely proud of their success across the board, both […]

Gemologist, currently the #2 sire on the 2016 Freshman Sire list, added a pair of winners to his first crop of runners on Oct. 21 when Gorrito and Lil Miss Sapphire both earned their initial victories. Gorrito, a first-time starter, was a two-length winner going one mile and 70 yards at Hawthorne Race Course. The […]

Coronado Again took the lead early and kept finding more as he splashed his way to a 3 1/4-length win over the very sloppy going at Gulfstream Park West on Saturday afternoon. Despite setting a rapid pace of :45.55 for the half-mile, the gray/roan juvenile had plenty left for the stretch run, drawing clear to […]

Obvious One has been a conspicuous winner of both his starts, the latest tally for the 2-year-old son of Bodemeister coming by 5 3/4-lengths in a six-furlong allowance race Oct. 14 at Thistledown. A 6 1/2-furlong maiden winner in his debut on Sept. 19, Obvious One ran a carbon copy of that win on Friday, […]

Yukon Belle, who won her debut in a stakes in late August, rang up her second black type win on Oct. 10 with a 2 1/2-length score in the $75,000 Fantasy S. at Hastings Park. The Drosselmeyer filly was making her first start beyond 6 1/2-furlongs, but handled the task with ease, leading all the […]

Graded stakes performer Miss Southern Miss was much the best in the $100,000 Surfer Girl S. Oct. 10 at Santa Anita Park on a special Columbus Day card. The 2-year-old More Than Ready filly placed in both the Sorrento S. (G2) and Landaluce S. this summer. Making her first start on the grass and around […]