Find Joy found her best stride in the final furlong of Sunday’s $50,000 Kent S. at Emerald Downs, powering past Brookys Star for a 1 1/4-length victory. The 3-year-old filly is the first stakes winner for Drosselmeyer, who has also accounted for a pair of graded stakes-placed winners and Rushaway S. runner-up Virtual Machine in […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s homebred 3-year-old colt American Patriot tallied an eye-catching three length victory on the Belmont Park inner turf course on Saturday, possibly setting up the lightly-raced colt for a return to stakes company this summer. Trained by Todd Pletcher, American Patriot was content to set behind a loose-on-the-lead Kasseopia (GB), who was still in […]
[ Read More ]Colonel John’s debuting 2-year-old filly You Know Too turned in one of the most impressive juvenile performances this year Thursday at Delaware Park, romping to a six-length maiden special weight victory under a hand ride. Breaking from the outside in the field of six, You Know Too grabbed the lead early on, was hustled to […]
[ Read More ]Bahama Halo and Noble Ready completed a More Than Ready stallion exacta in a six-furlong Belmont Park maiden special weight race on June 22. The WinStar stallion leads all active sires of 2-year-olds in 2016 with six winners to date. Also annually near the top of the General Sire list, More Than Ready ranks in […]
[ Read More ]Open Arms chalked up an eye-catching victory in her June 19 debut in a seven-furlong maiden special weight contest at Churchill Downs, clearing off late to score by 1 3/4-lengths. A 3-year-old daughter of Super Saver trained by Ian Wilkes, Open Arms overcame a four-wide trip on the turn to win convincingly in 1:23 1/5 […]
[ Read More ]Full Salute took to the Monmouth Park turf course Sunday and came away with a one-length victory in the $60,000 Select S., the third added-money victory for the 3-year-old Speightstown colt. The chestnut speedster sat just off the early pace before assuming command with a furlong to run, holding off Easy River to complete the […]
[ Read More ]Leading international super-sire More Than Ready recorded his 22nd lifetime Grade One winner Saturday when Eagle Way won the $600,000 Aus Queensland Derby (G1) by nearly two lengths on Saturday in his native Australia. Traveling in the second half of the 18-horse field while his Grand Prix conqueror Mackintosh (NZ) led the way on Saturday, […]
[ Read More ]Zindaya chalked up her second consecutive victory, and third stakes win overall, in Thursday’s $150,000 Intercontinental S. at Belmont Park. The 5-year-old daughter of More Than Ready sprinted home powerfully to win by 3 1/2-lengths in a lively 1:22.44 for the seven furlongs over a turf course rated “good”. More Than Ready, sire of nearly […]
[ Read More ]The Under Tack show for the June 14-17 OBS June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age sale has been a showcase for Gemologist’s first crop. For the second time during the breeze show, Gemologist had the fastest worker of the day, the latest on Wednesday when hip No. 789 went a co-fastest :21 1/5 for […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm’s Dark Nile notched her first career stakes victory in Thursday’s $50,000 Our Mims S. at Delaware Park, setting up the 3-year-old Pioneerof the Nile filly for a potential start in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3), run on July 9. Dark Nile’s win came at the expense of pacesetter Browse, who made all […]
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