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Nevada Beach lands G1 win for Omaha Beach, earns Breeders’ Cup Classic berth
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
Somavia becomes first black type winner for Basin
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 adds to his Churchill legend with Lukas Classic-G2 win, Breeders’ Cup next
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
New black type winners in Ireland & America for No. 1 First-Crop Sire Yaupon
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
Mad House wins G2 Gallant Bob to become Vekoma’s 15th first-crop BT Winner, 6th GSW
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 surges to No. 2 on the First-Crop Sires List after trio of MdSpWt winners
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
Into Mischief: A Derby Story [VIDEO]
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
At $600,000, Bolt d’Oro has top filly Sunday at Keeneland
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
Whiskey Decision flies through the stretch to take the Athenia S.
Into Mischief’s Whiskey Decision got her second stakes win of the summer Sunday at Aqueduct with a flying finish to win the $150,000 Athenia S. The 4-year-old turf specialist took the Eatontown S. (G3) in June and also won the Christiana S. last year at Delaware Park. In the 1… Read More
Chancer McPatrick, Hopeful-G1 & Champagne-G1 winner at two, to stand at Spendthrift
Chancer McPatrick, the multiple Grade 1-winning juvenile by McKinzie, will stand stud at Eric & Tamara Gustavson’s Spendthrift Farm in 2026. An earner of $727,875 to date, Chancer McPatrick will make his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 1. A stud fee… Read More
Omaha Beach’s Caitlinhergrtness dominates Ontario Matron S. (G3)
Caitlinhergrtness earned her second graded stakes win of the year in emphatic fashion with a 3 ¼-length win in the Ontario Matron S. (G3) Saturday afternoon at Woodbine. The 4-year-old Omaha Beach filly, who won the Belle Mahone S. (G3) over the same track in April, is one of 14… Read More
Rock Your World filly rolls to victory in Pocahontas S. (G3)
Top-three First-Crop sire Rock Your World got his first stakes winner in emphatic fashion in Saturday’s $300,000 Pocahontas S. at Churchill Downs when Taken by the Wind rolled home a 5 ¼-length winner with a devastating kick in the final furlong. Rock Your World now has four stakes horses from… Read More