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American Sugar, a 3-year-old Harlan’s Holiday filly, boosted her bankroll past the $200,000 mark with a nifty win in the $60,000 Goldfinch S. at Prairie Meadows on Saturday evening. The accomplished sophomore now has four black-type victories to her credit. Tucked in along the inside for the first half-mile, American Sugar swung three-wide into the […]

Led by a pair of colts that sold for more than $300,000 on closing day of the April 22-25 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale, the offspring of Harlan’s Holiday caught the eye of plenty of buyers at the four-day central Florida auction. Hip No. 1087, a gray or roan colt consigned by Stephens Thoroughbreds LLC, […]

Harlan’s Holiday got a strong reception from buyers at the March 4 Barretts Select Sale of 2-year-olds, with a pair of juveniles bringing a winning bid of a quarter million dollars. Hip No. 116, a filly consigned by Clare Dunn’s Wavertree Stables, Inc., was bought by Narvick International Inc. for $325,000. The bay Kentuky bred […]

Summer Applause, a 4-year-old Harlan’s Holiday filly, captured the second graded stakes of her career in Saturday’s Grade 2 Top Flight H. at Aqueduct, rallying from third after six furlongs to win going away by 2 3/4-lengths. Summer Applause won the 2012 Rachel Alexandra S. (G3) at Fair Grounds, her graded stakes debut. Summer Applause […]

Koh I Noor, a 4-year-old Harlan’s Holiday colt, strolled to his fourth straight victory Thursday at Laurel Park, powering home to an 8 1/4-length win at a mile on the main track. The Maryland-bred has been nothing short of incredible since switching to the dirt following his career bow on the grass last September. Since […]

Harlan’s Holiday got his second stakes winner of 2013 on Jan. 20 when American Sugar scored a dominating seven-length victory in the $60,000 Dixie Belle S. for 3-year-old fillies at Oaklawn Park. American Sugar stumbled slightly just after the break and was last in the field of eight as Baby Princess set the early pace. […]

Harlan’s Holiday earned his first Eclipse Award as a sire when Shanghai Bobby was named the 2-year-old male Eclipse Award champion for 2012 in Saturday evening’s ceremonies. “We have Shanghai Bobby to thank,” Jack Wolf, principal of Starlight Stables and Shanghai Bobby’s co-owner said. “He’s led us down a tremendous adventure, the way he won […]

Zeewat, a 3-year-old Harlan’s Holiday colt, overcame a rough start and a wide trip to score in the $100,000 California Derby at Golden Gate Fields Saturday. The race is the first prep on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) at the northern California track. Harlan’s Holiday was 2012’s leading sire of 2-year-olds, including undefeated […]

Shanghai Bobby’s victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) capped off a perfect year for the son of Harlan’s Holiday, making him a leading candidate of the three finalists for the 2-year-old male Eclipse Award. The Eclipse Award winners will be announced Jan. 19 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Harlan’s Holiday […]

Zeewat ran away from his rivals down the stretch for a 3 1/4-length victory in the $75,000 Gold Rush S. at Golden Gate Fields Saturday (VIDEO). The 2-year-old colt is one of five juvenile stakes winners by Harlan’s Holiday. The WinStar stallion is the nation’s leading sire of 2-year-olds, topped by Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) […]