Gemacho, making just his second start, scored a wire-to-wire maiden special weight victory at one mile over the Ellis Park turf course on Sunday. Gemacho is Gemologist’s fourth winner from his first crop, all coming in maiden special weight contests, including at the summer’s premier meets in Del Mar and Saratoga. The winner, out of […]
[ Read More ]Royal Copy became his sire’s newest impressive winner on Saturday, as the talented 2-year-old colt by freshman sire Bodemeister proved best over a loaded field in an $83,000 Maiden Special Weight race at Saratoga [VIDEO]. Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, Royal Copy showed good speed to stalk the early pacesetter after breaking […]
[ Read More ]Speightstown had one to the top thee priced colts during the second day of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale, with Kenji Ryotokuji signing the winning ticket at $600,000 for the bay colt. Consigned by Terry and Bill Baker’s Fairlawn Farm, hip No. 199 is out of the Distorted Humor mare Bit of Humor, […]
[ Read More ]The returns for Paynter during the second day of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale surpassed his Monday results, with a $335,000 filly setting a high-water mark of the sale. The price also marked the most paid this year for a yearling from the first crop of the WinStar stallion, who was also […]
[ Read More ]The first yearling from the initial crop of Take Charge Indy to go through the ring during the Monday session of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale hammered for $170,000 off the winning bid of Frank Brothers on behalf of Starlight Racing. The dark bay filly, hip No. 76, was consigned by St […]
[ Read More ]The first session of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale saw Bodemeister’s lone offering bring a winning bid of $400,000 from Alex and Jo Ann Lieblong. Cataloged as hip No. 24, the filly was consigned by Bridie Harrison as agent for Peter Blum Thoroughbreds. The dark bay filly, named Trust, is out of […]
[ Read More ]A colt by leading sire Pioneerof the Nile topped the star-studded first session of the Aug. 8-9 Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale, with powerful buyers Stonestreet Stables and Coolmore partnering to acquire the the bay colt, already named Ocean Pioneer. Consigned by Gainesway, agent, and cataloged as hip No. 111, the bay Kentucky-bred is out […]
[ Read More ]Spirituality was simply spectacular in her maiden special weight debut Aug. 4 at Delaware Park, rolling to a commanding eight-length victory in the colors of WinStar Farm, also the home to her sire Gemologist. Gemologist’s first crop of runners have hit the track in full force in the past few weeks, producing three winners, all […]
[ Read More ]Super Saver, the nation’s leading cumulative Third-Crop Sire of stakes horses, got his latest black type winner on Aug. 1 when Inside Straight prevailed by 1 1/4-lengths in the $75,000 Manitoba Derby. Already stakes-placed in his last start, Inside Straight went from fourth to first in a quarter mile, taking over the lead in mid-stretch […]
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