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Vekoma’s 2-year-old colt Bottas would not be denied in the Pilgrim S. (G2) Oct. 3 at Aqueduct, squeezing his way between horses in upper stretch then gamely holding off Heeere’s Johnny to win the 1 1/16-mile turf race by a head. The victory assured Bottas a spot in the Oct. Read More

Imagination roared past last year’s sprint champion Straight No Chaser in deep stretch to win the Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2) on Sept. 28. The victory in the Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ race earned the 4-year-old Into Mischief colt an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1),… Read More

Bracket Buster took the lead with a quarter-mile to go in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) and never looked back, rolling home a 3 ¼-length winner to give the 3-year-old Vekoma colt his first graded stakes victory. Vekoma, a runaway leader of the 2025 Second-Crop sire list, now has eight… Read More

Leading First-Crop sire Yaupon got his fifth stakes winner in dominating fashion Sept. 28 at Remington Park when Woodstock rolled home a 10 ½-length winner of the E. L. Gaylord Memorial S. [WATCH RACE] After winning her July 28 debut, Woodstock tried the turf at Kentucky Downs before returning… Read More

Omaha Beach’s lightly-raced and rapidly-improving 3yo colt Nevada Beach landed a breakthrough victory in the $300,000 Goodwood Stakes (G1) on Sept. 27th at Santa Anita, out-finishing a field of older horses including defending Breeders’ Cup winner Full Serrano in the storied 1 1/8-mile race. Hall of Fame trainer Bob… Read More

Basin, the G1-winning juvenile son of Liam’s Map, sired his first black type winner from his debut crop of 2-year-olds, as his filly Somavia turned on the jets late to impressively win the $100,000 Iowa Sorority Stakes on Sept. 27 at Prairie Meadows. The flashy chestnut filly proved to be… Read More

Mystik Dan, the 2024 Kentucky Derby hero by Goldencents, added to his legend at Churchill Downs on Sept. 27th with another rail-skimming victory, this time in the $500,000 Lukas Classic-G2 named after the late legendary trainer. With his regular pilot Brian Hernandez, Jr. sidelined with injury, Mystik Dan’s winning… Read More

No. 1 First-Crop Sire Yaupon continued his blazing start at stud on Sept. 22, siring two new black type winners on the same day—one in Ireland and one in the United States—giving him 4 black type winners and 7 black type horses already from his impressive first runners. At Fairyhouse… Read More

Champion freshman sire Vekoma’s incredible first crop continues to reach new heights with each passing week, as he garnered his 15th black type winner and 6th graded stakes winner when 3yo colt dashed to victory over a quality field in the $400,000 Gallant Bob S. (G2) on Pennsylvania Derby day… Read More

Rock Your World has caught fire with his debut crop of 2-year-olds, siring 3 new MdSpWt winners in 4 days from Sept. 17-20 to surge to No. 2 on the First-Crop Sires List in North America. His fillies American Taylor and Miss Fulton Gal captured MdSpWt races on back to… Read More

In 2025, Into Mischief added another historic milestone to his growing legend, siring a standout group of Grade 1-winning 3-year-olds led by Sovereignty. On May 3rd, that colt carried his sire’s greatness to new heights with a third Kentucky Derby triumph. The victory tied Into Mischief with four other legendary… Read More

Bolt d’Oro’s hip No. 1722 brought a winning bid of $600,000 Sept. 14 at the Keeneland Yearling sale to be the top-priced filly of the session. Consigned by Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services Inc., the dark bay was bred by South Gate Farm, LLC. The winning bidder was Susan Naylor and is… Read More