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Speightstown’s stellar 3-year-old filly Carribean Caper ran her record to five wins from as many starts with a in Saturday’s Dogwood S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.  Previously a winner of the Audubon Oaks in August at Ellis Park, the Dogwood was the first graded score for Carribean Caper, who has now banked $345,595 in her […]

Perennial leading sire Speightstown was off to a hot start early during Tuesday’s session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale when hip No. 235 brought a winning bid of $900,000. Consigned by Glennwood Farm Inc., agent for breeders John and Tanya Gunther, the dark bay filly went to the team of  WinStar’s Maverick Racing and […]

Pulsate scored his first stakes win in Friday’s $120,000 Lucky Coin S. over the Saratoga turf to become the 12th added-money winner of the year for Speightstown, who currently ranks third on the 2021 General Sire list with $11.6 million in progeny earnings. Pulsate, under Manny Franco, got a good stalking trip in the 5 […]

Carribean Caper kept her record intact in Sunday’s $100,000 Audubon Oaks at Ellis Park, putting away Magic Quest in deep stretch to win by a length in her stakes debut (WATCH RACE). The 3-year-old Speightstown filly has won all four of her starts by a combined 18 lengths since her Feb. 13 debut and has […]

Souper Stonehenge went gate-to-wire to win Sunday’s $150,000 Vigil S. (G3) at Woodbine, besting multiple Canadian champion Pink Lloyd by three-quarters of a length to give Speightstown his second graded stakes winner in as many days. Lexitonian won Saturday’s Alfred G. Vanderbilt S. (G1) at Saratoga. Speightstown has accounted for 10 stakes winners thus far […]

Speightstown got his 22nd lifetime Grade 1 winner Saturday at Saratoga when Lexitonian won the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) in an extremely game effort. Lexitonian is Speightstown’s seventh lifetime Grade 1 winner at the historic Saratoga meet and coincidentally his sire’s seventh graded winner of 2021. Currently third on this year’s General Sire […]

Speightstown’s Souper Stonehenge earned his first stakes win in style Sunday at Woodbine, drawing off to a four-length win in the $150,000 Jacques Cartier S. (G3). The 5-year-old put away the multiple graded winner Pink Lloyd in the final furlong, drawing clear with a strong finishing kick to cover the six furlongs in a very […]

Overbore proved best in Friday’s $150,000 Tremont S., beating a hard-charging Kavod by three-quarters of a length in the 5 1/2-furlong contest for 2-year-olds. Overbore, who lost his first two starts by a a combined half-length, was up to the task Friday in a field of four following a pair of scratches. With Baytown Frosty […]

Victim of Love gave a repeat performance of her win the 2020 Vagrancy H. (G3) on Saturday at Belmont Park, surging past Sadie Lady at the top of the stretch to win by 2 1/4-lengths. Victim of Love, 5, tracked the pace setter for a half-mile before taking command without being asked by rider Joel […]

Flagstaff bested Lexitonian by a head in a wild finish in Saturday’s $500,000 Churchill Downs S. (G1) , giving Speightstown’s offspring a 1-2 finish in the seven-furlong race.  The 7-year-old, who previously won the San Carlos S. (G2) and Commonwealth S. (G3), is Speightstown’s 21st lifetime Grade 1 winner, among the top five active sires […]