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Vekoma gets 20th First-Crop winner in Churchill Downs MdSpWt
Vekoma tallied his third winner of the week and 20th overall Friday at Churchill Downs when Alyeska came from last to first to win 6 ½-furlong maiden special weight contest. The 2-year-old filly, a Mary Lou Whitney Stables LLC homebred, was making her career debut for trainer Norm Casse. Read More
And One More Time gives Omaha Beach first Grade 1 winner in Natalma S. (G1)
And One More Time rallied gamely between horses to win Saturday’s $500,000 Natalma S. (G1) at Woodbine to become the first Grade 1 winner for Omaha Beach. The 2-year-old filly is the latest of seven stakes winners this year for Omaha Beach, who also has 14 black type horses, three… Read More
Musical Mischief overcomes trouble to take $400,000 Locust Grove S. (G2)
Into Mischief got his 13th graded stakes winner of the year Saturday at Churchill Downs when Musical Mischief drew off to a 3 ¼-length victory in the $400,000 Locust Grove S. (G2). The victory, the first black type win of any kind for the 4-year-old filly, was not without drama. Read More
Jonathan’s Way takes Iroquois S. (G3) to top huge day for Vekoma
Jonathan's Way went gate to wire in the $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs as the highlight of a stellar Saturday for Vekoma... Read More
Undefeated Thousand Words filly romps by 7 ¾-lengths in stakes debut
Much like she did in her July 26 debut, Andrea went right to the front of Saturday’s Hallandale Beach S. and never looked back, rolling home a 7 ¾-length winner to become the third stakes winner for Thousand Words. Thousand Words, with 11 winners and nearly $1 million in progeny… Read More
Rebirth: 2004-2024 (VIDEO)
20 years. B. Wayne Hughes started this chapter of Spendthrift. Now, a new era dawns.
Classic winners Dornoch & National Treasure to stand at Spendthrift in 2025, Kingsbarns to be $20,000
Spendthrift Farm has announced that classic winners Dornoch and National Treasure will retire following this year’s Breeders’ Cup and join the farm’s stallion roster for the 2025 breeding season. The pair of multiple Grade 1 winners will join fellow Grade 1 winner Kingsbarns, who retired to Spendthrift last month and… Read More
Yaupon hits high-water mark with $900,000 colt
All eyes were on Yaupon’s hip No. 571 when the Yaupon colt entered the ring Wednesday at Keeneland, and when bidding ended, the bay juvenile went to agent Monique Delk for $900,000, who was bidding on behalf of Vinnie Viola’s St. Elias Stables. With 31 yearlings sold this year for… Read More
Vekoma’s first Keeneland September offering brings $600,000
Vekoma, the leading Second-Crop yearling sire of 2024 by sales average – at $259,060 – had his best result of the year Wednesday at Keeneland when a filly by the Spendthrift stallion sold for $625,000. Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, hip No. 692 went to Three Amigos. The filly… Read More
Authentic has top filly – at $750,000 – Thursday at Keeneland
Authentic’s strong sales results continued as Keeneland wrapped up Book 2 at the September Yearling sale on Thursday, with the Spendthrift stallion having the top-priced filly of the session at $750,000. Authentic’s 2024 yearling sales average is a healthy $208,500, third-best for all Second-Crop sires and the highest figure among… Read More
More big numbers for Vekoma Thursday at Keeneland
The success of Vekoma’s first crop of runners at the track this year is translating into stellar results for the Spendthrift stallion at the Keeneland September sale, the latest coming Thursday with a $600,000 colt early in the session. Hip No. 885 was consigned by Beau Lane Bloodstock, agent and… Read More
Omaha Beach colt hits half-million-dollar mark Wednesday at Keeneland
Omaha Beach, the leading Second-Crop sire in North America, kicked off Keeneland’s Book 2 with a $500,000 colt during Wednesday’s session of the marathon yearling sale. Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, hip No. 550 went to BC Stables LLC. Previously, the colt had been purchased for $260,000 at this… Read More
