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Rose to Fame fought off all challengers to win her debut Wednesday at Gulfstream Park, taking the 4 1/2-furlong contest by a length over a sloppy racetrack. The 2-year-old filly is Gemologist’s 21st winner of 2017, joining the likes Martha Washington S. (G3) winner Golden Diamond and the stakes-placed colts Aquamarine and Gemologister. Rose to […]

Gemsaresparkling bested a field of 3-year-old sprinting fillies on Saturday to earn her diploma in her second career start at Belterra Park. The daughter of Gemologist, bred by Gabriel Duignan and Lemons Mill Farm, is out of the mare Dreamscape, who has produced a pair of stakes winners and is a full sister to Hall […]

Top-5 Second-Crop sire of winners Gemologist logged another impressive debut winner on Wednesday at Belmont Park when Sugar Queen strutted to a 3 1/4-length maiden special weight score at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old filly covered the five furlongs in a quick :59.88 on a fast main track in front-running style. Sugar Queen is trained by […]

Gemologist’s 3-year-old colt Aquamarine made his first start for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas April 22 at Keeneland and came away a half-length winner in a very salty six-furlong allowance contest on the muddy main track. In a four-way battle between horses early on, Aquamarine was four-wide on the turn and didn’t get […]

Who’s Hot powered to a front-running victory in a seven-furlong Santa Anita maiden special weight contest on Saturday afternoon to become the second impressive maiden winner for leading Second-Crop Sire Gemologist (VIDEO). Among Gemologist’s 14 winners this year are Grade 3 stakes winner Golden Diamond and stakes-placed Gemologister. Who’s Hot was bred in Kentucky by […]

Mineralogy, a 3-year-old by top-10 Second-Crop sire Gemologist, rolled to a 4 1/4-length maiden special weight win on April 8 at Aqueduct. The winner led the entire seven furlong trip, and was in hand late after opening up about halfway through race (VIDEO).  Mineralogy was bred in Kentucky by Machmer Hall and Golden Pedigree LLC […]

The second day of the March 14-15 OBS Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training brought more solid results for leading second-crop sire Gemologist, with hip No. 555 selling for $250,000 to Blandford Stud, agent. Eddie Wood was the consignor of the chestnut colt, who is out of the Hennessy mare Gasp, who is a sister to […]

After a very strong 2016 in the auction ring, Gemologist kicked off the 2017 2-year-old sales season with a $285,000 filly during Tuesday’s session of the March 14-15 OBS March Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The filly, hip No. 29, was consigned by Brick City Thoroughbreds and purchased by trainer Todd Pletcher, who also conditioned […]

Gemologist tallied his first graded stakes winner of 2017 on Feb. 19 when the 3-year-old colt Golden Diamond captured the George Washington S. (G3) at Camarero Race Track. He is the sixth stakes horse overall (five graded) from Gemologist’s first two crops. After wrapping up 2016 ranked fifth on the Freshman Sire list, Gemologist is […]

Gemologist, a top-three Second-Crop sire of 2017, got his eighth winner of the year on Monday at Oaklawn Park when Appalachian Gem tallied a three-length maiden special weight score. Making his first start beyond a mile, Appalachian Gem stalked along the rail a few lengths off the lead down the backstretch, then found an opening […]