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$1.3 million Bolt d’Oro filly tops Thursday OBS action
Bolt d’Oro delivered the session-topper Thursday at the OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 840 hammered for $1.3 million, the only horse to top the seven-figure mark on the day. The filly, consigned by Kings Equine, agent, had attracted plenty of attention following her :9 4/5 breeze during… Read More
$900,000 filly anchors huge OBS Spring Sale results for Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach, currently the leading Fourth-Crop sire of 2026 in several categories, is also lighting up the board at this week’s OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training, posting an average sale price of $646,250 through the first three days of the auction. The highlights for the Spendthrift stallion started… Read More
Jackie’s Warrior filly sets record of $2.3 million Wednesday at OBS Spring sale
A filly from the first crop of champion Jackie’s Warrior hammered for $2.3 million during Wednesday’s session of the OBS Spring 2-year-olds in Training sale, the highest price ever paid for a filly at the sale and also the second-highest price ever at the sale. The filly, who had worked… Read More
Cyberknife has OBS session-topping colt at $1.2 million
First-Crop sire Cyberknife was one of only two sires to top the seven-figure mark Wednesday at the OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in Training when hip No. 576 hammered for $1.2 million. The colt’s sale price was the second-highest of the day, surpassed only by a Jackie’s Warrior filly that… Read More
Resilient Authentic filly earns TDN Rising Star in Keeneland debut
La Rascasse won her debut Saturday at Keeneland with a very game effort, losing the lead with a furlong to go, but battling back to best Belle by a head and subsequently earning a TDN Rising Star tag. The 3-year-old filly is Authentic’s second Rising Star this year, joining seven-length… Read More
Vekoma’s Mad House at his best in Count Fleet Sprint H. (G3)
Mad House took the lead right out of the gate in Saturday’s $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint H. (G3) at Oaklawn Park and gallantly held off Roll On Big Joe after a thrilling stretch drive to win the six-furlong contest by a half-length. Winner of the Gallant Bob S. (G2) last… Read More
Into Mischief filly sets stakes record in Keeneland’s Limestone S. (G3)
Slay the Day earned her first black type win and set a stakes record in the process while winning the $350,000 Limestone S. (G3) April 10 at Keeneland, defeating Sapphire Beach (IRE) and last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) Cy Fair in a three-horse photo finish. Slay the… Read More
Jackie’s Warrior filly posts “bullet of the week” at OBS Under Tack Show
A filly from the first crop of champion Jackie’s Warrior broke the :9 4/5 work barrier Wednesday during the third session of the under-tack preview of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, .The furlong bullet time of :9 3/5 was the fastest for any horses… Read More
Vino Rosso colt goes from last to first to win Mine That Bird Derby
Avery Place made his stakes debut a winning one on Easter Sunday at Sunland Park with a last-to-first victory in the $175,000 Mine That Bird Derby. The chestnut colt is the third black type winner of the year for Vino Rosso, tying him with Omaha Beach for the most on… Read More
Further Ado wins Blue Grass S. (G1) by near-record 11 lengths
Further Ado’s incredible performance in Saturday’s Blue Grass S. (G1) stamped the Spendthrift Farm colorbearer the likely favorite for the May 2nd Kentucky Derby (G1). Further Ado’s 11-length romp in the Blue Grass was reminiscent of his 20-length maiden win at Keeneland last October. Patiently handled by Irad Ortiz, Jr. Read More
Yaupon’s Albus squarely in Derby picture after Wood Memorial (G2) victory
Albus secured himself a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate after his come-from behind victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2), which was run for the final time at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old Yaupon colt earned his first 100 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series,… Read More
Eclatant gives Into Mischief his second graded winner of the day
Eclatant won a thrilling renewal of the Madison S. (G1) Saturday at Keeneland, nosing out Grand Job after a furious stretch battle. For Into Mischief, the 4-year-old filly’s win came about two hours after his 5-year-old son Point Dume collected his first graded win in the Carter S. (G2) at… Read More