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Authentic colt finds two-turn turf debut much to his liking
Fully Authorized opened a big lead at the top of the stretch then coasted to victory in a one-mile maiden turf race on Sept. 7 at Monmouth Park. The 2-year-old colt, who is the fifth winner for top-10 First-Crop sire Authentic, was making his turf and two-turn debut following his… Read More
Undefeated Siesta Key tallies first stakes win in thrilling fashion
Into Mischief’s Siesta Key nosed out Aristotle after a stirring stretch duel to win the $125,000 Kitten’s Joy S. Sept. 7 at Colonial Downs. The 2-year-old colt was making his turf debut after winning an off-the-grass one-mile maiden special weight race Aug. 1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, his career debut. Like… Read More
Vekoma filly overwhelms foes in maiden special weight romp
Praying left her competition far behind in her seven-length maiden special weight win Sept. 4 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, going gate to wire in the 5 ½-furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies Praying is the 18th winner for Vekoma, which leads all First-Crop sires of 2024. He is also tied for the… Read More
Landed wins Saratoga’s Fleet Indian S. for white-hot Omaha Beach
Leading Second-Crop sire Omaha Beach got his third stakes winner of the weekend on Aug. 25 at Saratoga when Landed scored a front-running victory in the $200,000 Fleet Indian S. With Caitlinhergreatness taking the $1 million King’s Plate S. and E J Won the Cup $250,000 winning the St. Louis… Read More
Rising 3yo Gould’s Gold wins Smarty Jones, becomes Goldencents’ newest stakes winner
Gould’s Gold, who is campaigned by the same connections as 2024 Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, joined his famous stablemate as a black type winner on Aug. 24th, as the 3-year-old colt by Goldencents captured the $200,000 Smarty Jones S. at Parx for trainer Kenny McPeek and owners 4 G… Read More
Maximus Mischief’s Raging Torrent is Breeders’ Cup-bound
Raging Torrent, a rising 3-year-old colt from the first crop of Maximus Mischief, earned a berth into this year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint after a powerhouse performance to defeat older horses in Del Mar’s $250,000 Pat O’Brien S. (G2) on Aug. 24th. Ridden by Antonio Fresu, the speedy colt broke… Read More
Omaha Beach’s Caitlinhergrtness beats boys in $1,000,000 King’s Plate
Caitlinhergrtness, a 3-year-old filly from the first crop of Omaha Beach, became her sire’s first classic winner August 23rd when she defeated the boys in the $1 million King’s Plate S. at Woodbine. Trained by Kevin Attard, the talented chestnut filly powered past favorite My Boy Prince in the stretch… Read More
Omaha Beach filly sparkles in TDN Rising Star-worthy performance
With the Angels turned her Aug. 22 maiden special weight debut at Saratoga into a one-horse race when she rolled to an 11 ½-length victory. The 2-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach was named a TDN Rising Star after the blowout win, the second such horse for the Spendthrift stallion. Omaha… Read More
Vixen keeps Vekoma hot streak rolling with dominant turf score
Vixen became Vekoma’s second winner in as many days with her 4 ¾-length maiden special weight score Aug. 19 on the turf at Ellis Park. Vekoma now has 16 individual winners, the most for any First-Crop sire this year. He also had his fourth stakes horse on Aug. 18 when… Read More
Jonathan’s Way the second TDN Rising Star for Vekoma
Jonathan’s Way uncorked a huge rally at the half-mile pole to win his debut Saturday at Saratoga... Read More
Tricky Temper pours it on late to win Saratoga’s Union Avenue S.
Into Mischief’s Tricky Temper picked up her second career stakes win, and first of 2024 with a three-length victory... Read More
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