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Always Dreaming put on a terrific display over a wet race track in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), winning the first leg of the Triple Crown by 2 3/4-lengths under a perfect ride from John Velazquez. Widely regarded as the horse to beat leading up to the Run for the Roses, the 3-year-old Bodemeister […]

Bodemeister’s brilliant 3-year-old colt Always Dreaming will break from post five in the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), which drew a full field of 20. Always Dreaming has been the talk of the barn area since his bullet five-furlong work last weekend, and continues to impress his connections with his daily routine. “I liked what […]

The final day of the April 25-28 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training included a $200,000 Bodemeister filly purchased by Gary Contessa, agent for Sean Shay. Cutting Edge Equine, agent consigned the filly, hip No. 972. Her dam, Ronda’s Bridge, has had three foals to race, all winners. Ronda’s Bridge is a half-sister to […]

Bodemeister’s first colt to sell during Wednesday’s session of the April 25-28 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training brought a winning bid of $250,000 from top buyer Narvick International. The bay colt, hip No. 386, was consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables. The top-class female family starts with the colt’s dam Elusive Horizon, a […]

Kenda stormed home over the Santa Anita Park turf course stretch to break her maiden by 1 1/2-lengths on April 21 (VIDEO). Kenda is the 11th winner this year from Bodemeister’s second crop of runners. The WinStar stallion is currently ranked second on the Second-Crop Sire list, with his Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming […]

Always Dreaming is heading to Kentucky for a date with history after the 3-year-old Bodemeister colt took the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) by five lengths on Saturday. The victory ensured Always Dreaming will be one of the top choices for the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6. The dark bay colt would […]

Bodemeister’s rising star Always Dreaming took his second straight race Saturday at Gulfstream Park with a front-running victory in a 1 1/8-mile allowance test for 3-year-olds. After breaking his maiden by nearly a dozen lengths on Jan. 25, Always Dreaming was made the heavy favorite for Saturday’s contest. The dark bay broke from the inside […]

Bodemeister, a top-three First-Crop sire of 2016, had a pair of 2-year-old colts bring over $500,000 at Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale. With 2017 Triple Crown hopefuls such as American Anthem and O Dionysus on the radar, bidders were hoping to find more of that talent during the one-day racetrack auction. Hip No. 118 had plenty […]

Graceful Heart had seemingly nowhere to run at the top of the Tampa Bay Downs turf course stretch, but the 3-year-old daughter of Bodemeister found her way through horse to score a three-quarter length maiden special weight victory on Sunday afternoon. Through the first seven furlongs of the 1 1/16-mile contest, Graceful Heart still had […]

Bodemeister’s 3-year-old colt O Dionysus is now a two-time stakes winner following his three-length tally in Saturday’s $75,000 Miracle Wood S. at Laurel Park. Make his first stakes start at a mile, O Dionysus performed like the even-money favorite he was. Jockey Jevian Toledo had the bay colt under a stout hold until midway around […]