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 […]
[ Read More ]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, […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]Speedmeister, a 2-year-old Bodemeister colt, found the Keeneland winner’s circle in his debut Oct. 9, winning a seven-furlong maiden special weight affair by a widening 4 1/2-lengths. Speedmeister is Bodemeister’s seventh winner for the top-10 Freshman Sire, and in a testament to the quality of his first crop of runners, all have come in maiden […]
[ Read More ]Pioneer of the Nile’s top 2-year-old colt Classic Empire asserted himself in the Keeneland stretch en route to a three-length win in Saturday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1). The victory was a vindication of sorts for his connections after the colt wheeled and lost his rider at the start of the Hopeful S. (G1), a race […]
[ Read More ]Joking’s stirring stretch run carried the son of Distorted Humor to victory in Saturday’s $350,000 Vosburgh S. (G1) at Belmont Park, his second graded victory and third stakes win overall. In addition to earning a guaranteed spot in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Nov. 5 at Santa Anita, Joking became Distorted Humor’s 18th lifetime Grade […]
[ Read More ]Silent Decree, making his first start around two turns, battled his way to a half-length win in a 1 1/16-mile Churchill Downs maiden special weight affair for 2-year-olds on Oct. 1 (VIDEO). The gray/roan is the sixth winner this year for first-year sire Bodemeister, who is solidly entrenched in the top 10 on the 2016 […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm added two new stallions to its 2017 roster with the recent retirement of Uncle Mo’s Grade 1-winning 3-year-old Outwork and Speightstown’s Graded stakes-winning son Speightster. “Outwork and Speightster are as close to Uncle Mo and Speightstown as you will find when you look at the combination of their overall quality, physical traits, and […]
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