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Monday’s first session of the Sept. 10-23 Keeneland Yearling sale saw big returns for Speightstown almost immediately when hip No. 3 went for a winning bid of $600,000. Anderson Farms, Agent consigned the colt, which went to Winchell Thoroughbreds. The bay juvenile’s dam, Halo Verse, has three runners, all winners, topped by track record-setter and […]

Qurbaan prevailed by a nose in a three-way photo in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch S. on Labor Day at Saratoga, just besting Forge (GB), who was only another nose in front of third-place finisher Projected (GB) in a thrilling edition of the 1 1/16-mile turf event for older males. Qurbaan is Speightstown’s sixth graded winner […]

Despite a fierce, stretch-long challenge by Hemp Hemp Hurray, Wyatt’s Town prevailed by a neck in Sunday’s $100,000 Ontario Jockey Club S. at Woodbine. The 3-year-old Speightstown colt has now won four straight since breaking his maiden May 17 at Churchill Downs, and has earned $205,438 for co-owners Henley Thoroughbreds and Newtop Stables. With just […]

Fiesta gave Speightstown a Saturday stakes double when the 4-year-old filly rolled to a 2 1/2-length win in the $100,000 Jill Jellison Memorial Dash at Suffolk Downs. With Warleigh getting his first stakes win in the West Virginia Legislature S., Speightstown now has 13 stakes winners this year, tying him for the most of any […]

Warleigh found his best stride in the final furlong of the $75,000 West Virginia Legislature Chairman Cup to give the son of Speightstown his first stake win [WATCH RACE]. Last of seven in the early stages of the 4 1/2-furlong sprint, Warleigh was still four lengths back of Strong Like Bull with a furlong to […]

Wyatt’s Town scored a front-running, one-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 King Corrie S. at Woodbine in the first stakes start for the 3-year-old Speightstown colt. Wyatt’s Town broke like a shot in the six-furlong affair restricted to 3-year-olds, quickly opening up by three lengths in the first furlong. Settling down under Eurico Da Silva, Wyatt’s […]

Millionaire Weekend Hideaway added to his stellar resume on June 26 when the 8-year-old son of Speightstown won Saratoga’s $100,000 John Morrissey S. for the second time in his career. Weekend Hideaway has now nine stakes wins and another nine stakes placings and has earned $1,134,212. He is owned by Red and Black Stable and […]

Switzerland’s impressive 3 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Maryland Sprint S. (G3) was the first graded stakes win for the 4-year-old Speightstown  colt, who is undefeated in four starts this year. The final time of 1:09.43 for the six furlongs over a very sloppy Pimlico surface was less than a half-second off the track record. […]

Speightstown’s Grade 1 winner Force the Pass came back from an extended layoff to capture the $75,000 Cliff Hanger S. on May 5 at Monmouth Park. The victory was very gratifying for trainer Alan Goldberg and rider Jevian Toledo. “I had a ton of faith in Alan to get this horse ready off the layoff. […]

Speightstown’s $700,000 colt marked yet another highlight in the long career of the WinStar stallion during the second session of the April 24-27 OBS 2-year-old sale. The colt’s sale price was the third-most to date of the four-day auction. Niall Brennan, agent, consigned the colt, hip No. 403, with Narvick International, agent for Katsumi Yoshida, […]