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Authentic colt “strikes” in Ellis Park debut
Authentic Strike showed incredible heart to win at first asking on Aug. 12 at Ellis Park, winning a stretch-long duel... Read More
Vekoma tops Fasig-Tipton New York opener with $300,000 colt
Vekoma had the session co-topper during Sunday’s opening day of the Aug. 11-12 Fasig-Tipton New York Bred Yearlings sale when hip No. 386 brought a winning bid of $300,000. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency and bred by Cheryl A Prudhomme & Dr. Michael Gallivan, the chestnut colt was purchased… Read More
Vekoma colt scorches foes in Gulfstream MdSpWt triumph
Forged Steel left his competition reeling with a devastating stretch kick to break his maiden by 8 ½-lengths Sunday afternoon at Gulfstream Park. The 2-year-old gray/roan is the 14th winner for Vekoma, the most for any First-Crop sire. Also on Sunday Vekoma had the session co-topper at the Fasig-Tipton New… Read More
Carmelina gives Maximus Mischief two straight stakes winners at Colonial Downs
Carmelina held off Cap Classique to win the $100,000 Penny Chenery S. by a neck on Sunday at Colonial Downs. The 3-year-old filly’s victory came about 30 minutes after Regalo won the $100,000 Petramalo Mile S., giving Maximus Mischief back-to-back stakes winners on the track’s Arlington Million (G1) day card. Read More
Regalo kicks off stellar day for Maximus Mischief at Colonial Downs
Regalo’s gallant victory in the $100,000 Petramalo Mile S. was the first of two straight stakes winners for Maximus Mischief... Read More
Daily Double: Mitole fillies take stakes at Saratoga and Woodbine
Mitole scored a pair of stakes winners on Aug. 10 when Halina’s Forte took the $150,000 Galway S. at Saratoga and Stormcast won the $250,000 Bison City S.... Read More
Thousands Words’ 11th winner comes in maiden special weight debut
Macho Man earned a hard-fought maiden special weight win Aug. 7 at Horseshoe Indianapolis to become the 11th winner for First-Crop sire Thousand Words. Thousand Words, currently second on this year’s Freshman Sire list, has been red-hot over the past week. In addition to Macho Man, Thousand Words tallied his… Read More
Goldencents’ Looms Boldly takes Saratoga’s John Morrissey H. for third black-type win
Looms Boldly led from gate to wire to win the $125,000 John Morrissey H. to give the 4-year-old son of Goldencents his third career black-type victory on Aug. 8 at Saratoga. Breaking from the outside post in the field of six, Looms Boldly quickly took command and led the field… Read More
Into Mischief has $2.4 million session-topping colt Tuesday at Saratoga sale
Into Mischief led the way at yet another auction with a $2.4 million colt to top the Tuesday session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale. The colt was one of Into Mischief’s three seven-figure lots during the two-day sale in upstate New York. Peter Fluor and K.C. Weiner’s Speedway Stable… Read More
$500,000 colt anchors outstanding Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale for Yaupon
Yaupon, whose first crop are yearlings of 2024, was one of the leading freshman sires at the Aug. 6-7 Saratoga Yearling sale with an average price of $269,167. Leading the way for the Spendthrift stallion was hip No. 76, which sold Monday for $500,000 to AMO Racing USA LLC from… Read More
Fasig-Tipton sale yields $575,000 filly for leading First-Crop sire Vekoma
Vekoma, who already has 13 individual winners from his first crop, had another strong showing in the auction ring Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale when hip No. 187 sold for $575,000. Consigned by Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, Inc., agent for Willow Oaks Stable LLC, the filly went to Live Oak… Read More
Mitole filly tops half-million dollar mark at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale
Mitole, the nation’s leading Second-Crop sire by both winners and wins, was represented by a $525,000 filly during Tuesday’s session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale. Consigned by St. George Sales, agent, hip No. 206 went to Tulip Stables. The dark bay filly is out of Vigui’s Heart, whose first… Read More
