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Into Mischief filly wins Serena’s Song S. in black type debut
Hen Party swept past the leaders at the top of the Turfway Park stretch on her way to victory in the $125,000 Serena’s Song S. Saturday night at the northern Kentucky oval. The 3-year-old Into Mischief filly was making her stakes debut following a close second to Cadenza in a… Read More
Into Mischief completes Saturday Grade 1 double with Renegade in Arkansas Derby (G1)
Renegade became the second of Into Mischief’s two colts to punch their ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with his dominating performance in Saturday’s $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1). The win came about an hour after Into Mischief’s Commandment won the $1 million Florida Derby (G1). Both colts earned 100… Read More
Commandment kicks off huge day for Into Mischief in Florida Derby (G1)
Commandment rallied from last to win Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) by a nose over The Puma under a perfectly-timed ride by Flavien Prat. About an hour after Commandment secured his spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Into Mischief got his second derby winner of the day when Renegade… Read More
Omaha Beach’s Desert Gate rolls by nearly 10 lengths in Hot Springs S.
Desert Gate led start-to-finish in Thursday’s $200,000 Hot Spring S. at Oaklawn Park, drawing off at the top of the stretch to come home by officially 9 ¾-lengths on the wire. Bob Baffert trains the 3-year-old Omaha Beach colt for long-time partners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman. With… Read More
Weekend Princess the latest TDN ‘Rising Star’ for Vekoma
Weekend Princess bounded home a 6 ¼-length winner in her March 20 debut at Santa Anita Park, earning the coveted TDN Rising Star tag. The 3-year-old Vekoma filly, trained by Bob Baffert, is the eighth Rising Star for her sire. Weekend Princess made her winning move approaching the quarter pole… Read More
Regally-bred Into Mischief filly sets track record in Sandy Bottom S.
Chasten tallied her first stakes win in Saturday’s $100,000 Sandy Bottom S. at Colonial Downs to become the 193rd lifetime black type winner for Into Mischief. Chasten, who is half-sister to two-time Older Filly and Mare champion Idiomatic, was making just her second start following a seven-month hiatus from the… Read More
Yaupon filly rockets to first stake win in Oaklawn’s Purple Martin S.
Goodall flew past pacesetter You’re In Heaven on her way to a dominating victory in Saturday’s Purple Martin S. at Oaklawn Park to become the latest stakes winner for Yaupon. Coming off a Feb. 14 maiden win at Fair Grounds, Goodall tracked a very fast pace set by You’re In… Read More
Vino Rosso filly headed to Kentucky after impressing in Virginia Oaks
Bottle of Rouge overtook pacesetter Dazzling Dame in upper stretch and drew off to a 4 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks to give the 3-year-old Vino Rosso filly her second straight stakes win and third overall. Bottle of Rouge earned 37.5 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks… Read More
Bolt d’Oro’s Incredibolt blasts off late to win $500,000 Virginia Derby
Incredibolt thrust himself squarely in the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture with his four-length win in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. The 3-year-old son of Bolt d’Oro picked up 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and now sits second, with 60 points on the leaderboard, behind… Read More
$1 million Yaupon colt tops final session of OBS 2yo sale
A colt by Yaupon was the session-topper during the final day of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when the Three Amigos went to $1 million to acquire hip No. 576. Consigned by Kings Equine, agent, and bred by Cam Ozbelge, Donato Lanni did the bidding on behalf of… Read More
Into Mischief has top colt at $1.85 million Wednesday at OBS
Into Mischief added yet another seven-figure sales horse to his extensive list on Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds sale when hip No. 416 sold for $1.85 million. The S B M Training and Sales, agent, consignee would ultimately be the top price paid for a colt during the first… Read More
$700,000 filly for Yaupon Wednesday at OBS sale
Yaupon’s hip No. 437 was one of the highlights of Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-old sale, selling for $700,000 to be one of the top 3 fillies of the session and Yaupon’s top-priced juvenile early in the 2-year-old auction season. Consigned by de Meric Sales, agent and bred… Read More