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Paynter’s 5-year-old daughter Breeze Rider got her second stakes win in as many months on Saturday night at Turfway Park when she strolled to a 5 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 Wintergreen S. Winner of the Jersey Lily Turf S. last month at Sam Houston Race Park, Breeze Rider now has four lifetime stakes wins […]

Payntdembluesaway scored a dominating win in Saturday’s $100,000 Lightning City S. at Tampa Bay Downs to become Paynter’s newest stakes winner. The lightly-race 6-year-old is the sixth stakes horse this year for her sire, who finished 2021 in the top 10 on the General Sire list with $13.8 million in progeny earnings. Payntdembluesaway came out […]

A brilliant 2021 campaign earned Knicks Go a pair of Eclipse Awards during Thursday’s ceremony at Santa Anita Park, taking home the Horse of the Year and Champion Older Male awards. Owned by the Korean Racing Authority, Knicks Go captured the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Whitney S. (G1), Lukas Classic (G3) and Cornhusker H. (G3) […]

Breeze Rider began her year in style with a front-running victory in Sunday’s $75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf S. at Sam Houston Park. The 5-year-old daughter of Paynter now has three stakes wins, all coming since Nov. 25. Her record is an excellent 12-3-2 in 26 starts, with earnings of $397,728. Paynter has gotten off to […]

Knicks Go, a 6-year-old son of top-10 sire Paynter, was named the World’s Best Racehorse of the Year during Tuesday’s virtual ceremony from the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket, England, earning a ranking of 129. The Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are established by international handicappers according to the performance of the horses in […]

Paynter’s brilliant Knicks Go was one of three horses named as a finalist for the 2021 Eclipse Award in the Older Male Division when the nominees were announced on Saturday. The winners will be revealed at the Eclipse Award ceremony at Santa Anita Feb. 10. Though the NTRA does not announce Horse of the Year […]

Miss Leslie finished her 2021 campaign on Dec. 26 at Laurel Park with a convincing victory in the $100,000 Carousel S., the third straight win for the 3-year-old Paynter filly. The dark bay now has four lifetime stakes victories and has earned $385,650 for her owner BB Horses. Miss Leslie is one of eight stakes […]

Breeze Rider drew off in the stretch to tally a 4 ¾-length victory in the $100,000 My Charmer S. on Saturday evening at Turfway Park. The 4-year-old Paynter filly, who was making her first start over a synthetic surface, won the Joseph Peluso Memorial S. at Fair Grounds just a little over two weeks ago. […]

Breeze Rider became Paynter’s 21st lifetime stakes winner with a gallant victory in the $75,000 Joseph R. Peluso Memorial S. on Thanksgiving Day at Fair Grounds (WATCH RACE). The 4-year-old filly took the “about” 1 1/16-mile turf race by a neck over Alms after leading at every point of call. She covered the distance on […]

Miss Leslie made a sustained run from three furlongs out all the way to the wire to win Saturday’s $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go S. at Laurel Park. The 3-year-old Paynter filly, who won the Weber City Miss S. at Pimlico in April and Laurel’s Ann Arundel County S. last year, is now 6-2-1 in […]