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Irish Maxima the seventh stakes winner of the year for Maximus Mischief
Irish Maxima came from just off the pace to score a hard-fought victory in the $100,000 Weather Vane S. Sunday at Laurel Park, the first stakes win for the 3-year-old Maximus Mischief filly. Maximus Mischief now has seven stakes winners this year, second to only fellow Spendthrift stallion Omaha Beach… Read More
Into Mischief’s Show Card takes Dark Mirage S. for second straight stakes win
Show Card made it two stakes wins in a row Saturday at Los Alamitos with her 1 ¼-length victory in the $125,000 Dark Mirage S. [WATCH RACE] The 3-year-old Juddmonte homebred won the Tranquility Lake S. on Sept. 2 at Del Mar by 10 lengths, and along with Top… Read More
Into Mischief’s Top Gunner returns to stakes-winning ways in Parx Sprint S.
Top Gunner weaved his way to a 2 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Parx Sprint S., the second career stakes win, and first since 2022, for the son of Into Mischief. Top Gunner was one of two stakes winners Saturday for Into Mischief, who also accounted for Show Card’s win… Read More
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
Vekoma colt streaks to big win in $100,000 First State Dash
It’s Hammertime became Vekoma’s second stakes winner with a dominating performance in the $100,000 First State Dash at Delaware Park on Sept. 11. The 2-year-old colt, who won his debut by eight lengths at the same track on June 5, led at every point of call in the First State. Read More
Neecie Marie storms home to win $2 million Light & Wonder Ladies Marathon S. (G3)
Neecie Marie made a bold move in upper stretch and rolled to a 2 ¾-length victory in the $2 million Light & Wonder Ladies Marathon S. (G3) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs to give the Cross Traffic filly her second graded stakes victory. The bay filly also became racing’s newest… Read More
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