Category: General News

Drosselmeyer filly crushes in Saratoga debut

Twist ‘n Shout left her foes reeling in a Saratoga maiden special weight contest on Sunday afternoon, cruising to a 7 1/2-length victory the stellar debut for the 2-year-old Drosselmeyer filly. After dueling with Filly Madison for the first half of the 5 1/2-furlong dash, Twist ‘n Shout began to assert herself and was all […]

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Big League a “Star” in Del Mar maiden special weight unveiling

Speightstown got career number 10 TDN Rising Star on Saturday when Big League powered to a 3 1/4-length victory in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight contest at Del Mar. Popping out of the gate with good energy, Big League battled with Honor and Courage through the first three furlongs before assuming command outside the […]

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Gemologist colt shines in debut, earns TDN Rising Star

Theory rolled to a 5 1/2-length win in his maiden special weight debut Saturday at Saratoga to become First-Crop sire Gemologist’s to earn the coveted TDN Rising Star tag. Theory’s commanding score left little doubt who was the best in the field of 10 2-year-olds going six furlongs. Pressing the pace from his outside post […]

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Thrilling Honorable Miss H. (G2) goes to Haveyougoneaway

Congrats’ top-class mare Haveyougoneaway won her fifth stakes, and first in a graded race with a gallant victory in the $200,000 Honorable Miss H. (G2) Thursday at Saratoga Race Course. The neck victory set the 5-year-old up for a possible run at the year end championship, according to her trainer Tom Morley. “We just got […]

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Exposure newest stakes winner for Colonel John

Colonel John, the leading 2016 Fourth-Crop sire of graded stakes horses, black type horses and winners, got his 20th lifetime black type horse on Saturday when Exposure battled to a neck victory in the $50,000 Albuquerque Distaff H. The 4-year-old filly was pressured on the lead throughout the  one-mile contest, first by Babes Cylver Slew […]

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Super Allison gallant in NY Oaks victory

Super Allison became Super Saver’s latest stakes winner with an extremely game victory in the $75,000 New York Oaks on Saturday at Finger Lakes Racecourse. Super Saver is the leading cumulative Third-Crop sire by both graded stakes winners and horses, and has more than $8 million in progeny earnings to date. An allowance winner at […]

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WinStar’s One Liner triumphs in Saratoga MdSpWt

One Liner, co-owned by China Horse Club and WinStar Farm, forged to the lead in mid-stretch and went on to a 1 1/2-length maiden special weight win Saturday afternoon at Saratoga. The 2-year-old colt, who was making his debut, was a $150,000 purchase for at the 2015 Keeneland January Sale.  One Liner established a good […]

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Midnight Storm repels all challengers in Eddie Read S. (G2)

Midnight Storm chalked up his second straight graded stakes victory in Sunday’s $250,000 Eddie Read S., winning by a half-length after controlling the pace from the beginning of the 1 1/8-mile turf contest. The 5-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile has now won four graded stakes and earned $981,110 for his owners Alex Venneri and […]

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Colonel John filly crushes foes in Angie C. S.

Karula was making her racing debut, but lack of experience didn’t hold back the 2-year-old daughter of Colonel John, who rocketed to an 11-length victory in the $50,000 Angie C. S. Sunday at Emerald Downs. Karula’s ten foes all had at least one start to their credit, but when the gates opened, Karula had opened […]

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Gemologist filly scores first out in Del Mar maiden special weight

Making her debut Saturday at Del Mar, Morganite turned in a professional-looking performance to best a field of 10 2-year-old fillies by 1 1/2-lengths. The bay daughter of Gemologist won the five furlong contest in a very solid :58.13, stalking in second before surging to the front in the final quarter mile, easily holding off […]

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