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Authentic’s Tomasello very game in Singspiel S. (G3) victory
Tomasello was ultra-tenacious in the stretch of the Sept. 5 Singspiel S. (G3) at Woodbine, fending off all comers to win the 1 3/8-mile turf marathon by a half-length over Dancin in Da’nile and Side Street. The victory marked the first graded win, and second stakes win overall,… Read More
Yaupon filly seeking loftier goals after Seeking the Ante S. win
Velora, who is now two-for-two after winning the $200,000 Seeking the Ante S. Sept. 4 at Saratoga, could be pointed towards graded stakes action in the near future. The 2-year-old Yaupon filly is one of 11 stakes winners this term for her sire, who holds a commanding lead… Read More
Sharons Beach wins thrilling renewal of $250,000 St. Louis Derby
Omaha Beach got his ninth stakes winner of 2026 in heart-pounding fashion on Aug. 29 at Fairmount Park when Sharons Beach won a three-way battle in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby. The 3-year-old was making his stakes debut in the 1 1/16-mile contest following an Aug. 5 allowance… Read More
Yaupon filly gets first graded win in $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2)
Yaupon’s 3-year-old filly Niche went gate-to-wire to win the $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) by a half-length over post-time favorite At a Premium, who was second the entire seven-furlong trip. Niche was making her graded stakes debut following a solid second-place finish in last month’s Lady Erie S. Read More
Wood Island the first stakes winner for freshman sire Jackie’s Warrior
Wood Island’s superlative performance in the Aug. 27 Skidmore S. at Saratoga ran the record of the 2-year-old Jackie’s Warrior colt to a perfect two-for-two, as well as give his sire his first stakes winner. With seven individual winners and nearly $750,000 in progeny earnings to date, Jackie’s… Read More
Omaha Beach filly very game in Ballston Spa S. (G2) win
And One More Time fended off several challenges to score a neck victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Ballston Spa S. (G2) at Saratoga, the second career graded win, and fourth stakes win overall, for the 4-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach. Omaha Beach continues to hold a wide lead on… Read More
Authentic filly rolls to 12-length win in $200,000 Fleet Indian S.
Iron Orchard seized the lead at the start of Saratoga’s Fleet Indian S. and never looked back, strolling to a 12-length win to give the 3-year-old daughter of Authentic her third career stakes victory. Iron Orchard is the sixth stakes winner this year for Authentic, who is fourth… Read More
Jackie’s Warrior gets first turf winner in Saratoga MdSpWt
A change in surface and stretching out in distance worked out perfectly for Let Em Know, who delivered a very game victory in a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight affair for 2-year-olds on the Saratoga turf. Let Em Know is the seventh individual winner for Jackie’s Warrior, who… Read More
Yaupon’s Stradale finds a home on turf to win Saratoga’s Mahony S. (G3)
Making just his second lifetime start on the grass in Sunday’s $225,000 Mahony S. (G3) at Saratoga, Stradale got his first stakes win to give Yaupon his fifth graded stakes winner of 2026. As the leading Second-Crop sire this year, Yaupon has nine stakes winners overall, 52 individual… Read More
Into Mischief tops Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale with $4.2 million colt
Not only did Into Mischief have the sale-topper with his $4.2 million colt, the seven-time champion sire had three of the Tuesday session’s top five hips, as well as six of the top 10. Into Mischief’s Tuesday results included four lots that brought at least $2.6 million, with… Read More
$700,000 filly anchors excellent Saratoga sale for Forte
Forte’s yearlings got off to a flying start during the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale with a $700,000 filly and a $600,000 colt among his offerings on Monday evening. Overall, Forte had four lots sell for an average of $461,250. The champion 2-year-old male of 2022,… Read More
Into Mischief colt soars to $2.3 million at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga opener
Into Mischief had the second-highest priced individual during Monday evening’s opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale when hip No. 91 hammered for $2.3 million. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, agent for breeder Don Alberto Corporation, the striking gray/roan sold to Hunter Rankin, who was… Read More