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Tirupati earned her first stakes win Saturday at Santa Anita Park with a front-running score in the $100,000 Wilshire S. (G3). The 4-year-old filly is the second graded stakes winner of the month for her sire, who currently ranks fourth on the Third-Crop sire list with over $16 million in… Read More

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and Spendthrift Farm has entered into a multi-year agreement for the storied farm to serve as the title sponsor of the Grade 1, $300,000 Spendthrift Farm Hopeful Stakes. The seven-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds anchors the Closing Day program of the 40-day summer meet… Read More

Lion of Justice and Shred the Gnar, both 3-year-olds by Into Mischief, earned TDN ‘Rising Star’ status over the past weekend, the 50th and 51st for their six-time champion sire. Lion of Justice was a dominating winner of his March 15 debut at Colonial Downs, coming home a 6 ½-length… Read More

Booth posted his second straight dominating stakes score with his victory in the $250,000 Whitmore S. (G3) March 15 at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old Mitole colt romped by 2 ¼-lengths and earned a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 107, topping the 105 he earned last month over the same track… Read More

Vekoma, the nation’s leading Second-Crop sire by a wide margin, tallied his fifth stakes winner of the year March 15 at Gulfstream Park when Rolando fought off Multiverse to win the Hutcheson S. Saturday’s six-furlong race was the first stakes start for the 3-year-old colt, who was a sharp allowance… Read More

Verifire kicked clear of the field in the final furlong in his career debut March 15 at Colonial Downs to win the six-furlong maiden special weight race by a widening 6 ¼-lengths [WATCH RACE]. With a final time of 1:08.14 that was less than a half-second off the track… Read More

The OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale finished with a bang for Yaupon when his last offering brought a winning bid of $875,000 during the Thursday afternoon session. From the first crop of his Grade 1-winning, sire, the bay colt, hip No. 798, was consigned by Pick View LLC, agent… Read More

After a very swift 9 4/5-second breeze at the Under Tack show, a filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Basin garnered plenty of attention in the sales ring Wednesday at OBS, ultimately hammering for $270,000. Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, agent and catalogued as hip No. 302, the… Read More

Grade 1 winner Rock Your World, whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2025, had three juveniles bring six figures during the Wednesday session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale. Leading the way was hip No. 438, which sold for $180,000 to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables. Consigned… Read More

Anchored by a $400,000 colt Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale, Yaupon has had a half-dozen horses bring at least $200,000 during the high-profile auction. Hip No. 456, consigned by Pike Racing at Highlander Training Center, Agent, was the highlight thus far for Yaupon, bringing a winning… Read More

Leading Second-Crop sire Authentic had one of the top-five sellers during Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 491 hammered for $600,000. Consigned by Top Line Sales, agent for breeder Machmer Hall, the bay colt went to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables. The… Read More

Bolt d’Oro had the second-highest priced filly of the day during Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 405 brought a winning bid of $600,000. Consigned by Brandon and Ali Rice’s Ricehorse Stable for breeder Machmer Hall, the dark bay filly went to AMO… Read More