A pair of WinStar-owned 3-year-old fillies strutted their stuff on April 2, rolling to easy victories at Gulfstream Park and Sunland Park. At Gulfstream, Savvy Supreme was on top for the entire six furlongs, drawing off in the stretch to win by 5 1/4-lengths in a very lively 1:09.75. (watch video)The bay filly, by WinStar’s […]
[ Read More ]In the lightning-quick 1:07.44 it took Maclean’s Music to win his 6 ½ furlong debut, the 3-year-old son Distorted Humor wrote himself into the record books with a 114 Beyer Speed Figure. The number is the highest ever recorded for a first time starter. (WATCH VIDEO) Maclean’s Music made the lead in the first hundred […]
[ Read More ]Dynamic Holiday shifted off the rail in upper stretch and surged to her fourth consecutive victory in the $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf March 13. George Strawbridge Jr.’s Augustin Stable homebred daughter of Harlan’s Holiday registered her first graded stakes win, finishing two lengths in front of the rallying Mystical […]
[ Read More ]AKKADIAN (c, 3, Tiznow–Papa Sids Girl {MSP, $135,086}, by Souvenir Copy) was away slowly but closed well late to be second in his 6 1/2-furlong debut down the hill turf course at Santa Anita Jan. 15. Stretching out in this second try, the even-money favorite settled into a stalking fourth behind fractions of :22.11, :46.78 […]
[ Read More ]Dynamic Holiday finished strongly down the center of the track to register a 1 3/4-length decision over a fast-closing Holidaysatthefarm to capture the Florida Oaks. Niji’s Grand Girl, the 5-2 favorite, finished another length further back in third. The Grade 3 Oaks was run on turf for the first time this year. Dynamic Holiday, a […]
[ Read More ]About 4:30 p.m. est last Saturday, Cal Nation (basketball version) were busy rustling up a pre-game meal prior to the always important match up against their conference rival Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla. Approximately 325 miles south down Florida’s turnpike at Gulfstream Park, Cal Nation (equine version) was just beginning to run up the score […]
[ Read More ]TAMPA, Fla. – Brethren, a half-brother to 2010 Kentucky Deby winner Super Saver, is being pointed for Saturday’s Grade 3, $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes for his 2011 debut, according to trainer Todd Pletcher. The Sam Davis will be joined on the Saturday card at Tampa Bay Downs by Grade 3, $125,000 Endeavour Stakes and […]
[ Read More ]Morning Line, who last came into his own during the second half of his 3-year-old campaign and is expected to be one of the top older horses in 2011, makes his season debut in the $100,000 Hal’s Hope Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 8 at Gulfstream Park. Also in the one-mile Hal’s Hope is Rule, who […]
[ Read More ]After winning a pair of Triple Crown races and sitting atop the owner standings with more than $5.1 million in earnings, besting this year will be quite a challenge for WinStar Farm. But if 2010 was the year of the 3-year-old for WinStar, 2011 may just be the year of the older horse. The powerful […]
[ Read More ]The hype around Brethren kicked up another notch as the 2-year-old colt ran his record to 2 for 2 after taking a mile allowance race by 1-3/4 lengths over 33-1 El Grayling on Churchill Downs’ “Stars of Tomorrow II” all-juvenile card Saturday. Brethren is the half-brother to the retired 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, […]
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