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By My Standards got his fifth First-Crop winner Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park when Timeless Victory won a five-furlong maiden special weight 2-year-old contest in his career debut. Racing in a steady downpour, Timeless Victory was tucked behind horses until the top of the stretch, when an opening appeared along… Read More

Fuel became the sixth winner for First-Crop sire on Aug. 22 at Ellis Park with a handy 2 ½-length maiden special weight win at six furlongs. The 2-year-old colt, who was breaking from post 10, quickly put himself into second behind pacesetter Zamboni, who led through a half-mile in :45.99. Read More

Iron Orchard toyed with her competition for the second time in as many starts in Friday’s $150,000 Seeking the Ante S. at Saratoga, rolling home a 6 ¾-length winner in the six-furlong contest. The 2-year-old daughter of Authentic is the fifth stakes winner of the year for her sire, who… Read More

Iron Dome rolled to a 6 ¾-length win in the $200,000 Albany S. Aug. 21 at Saratoga to give the 3-year-old Into Mischief colt his first stakes win. Iron Dome now has won three races in a row by a combined 28 ¼-lengths, all at 1 1/8-miles,during the Saratoga meet. Read More

Vehemente became the 10th stakes winner of the year for top-ranked Second-Crop sire Vekoma with her front-running win in the $200,000 Fleet Indian S. Aug. 21 at Saratoga. Vekoma has 22 stakes horses overall this year, far more than any other Second-Crop sire, while his $7.5 million in progeny earnings… Read More

Tennessee Belle gave Yaupon his fifth winner of the week on Aug. 16 when the 2-year-old filly romped to a 7 ¼-length maiden special weight win at Saratoga. The dark bay filly was named a ‘TDN Rising Star’ following the superlative effort. Caught up in a three-way duel in the… Read More

A Million Dreams turned away very determined Resolute to break his maiden by a neck on Aug. 15 at Presque Isle Downs [WATCH RACE]. The 2-year-old colt is the fourth winner for First-Crop sire By My Standards, and his second in the past five days. Grab My Tab was the… Read More

Arctic Beast gave leading First-Crop sire Yaupon his 12th overall winner with a game maiden special weight score August 15th at Saratoga [WATCH RACE]. The 2-year-old colt was making his debut in the six-furlong sprint. Through the first half-mile, he battled for the lead with Diamond Life and Pride… Read More

Crown the Buckeye turned the $100,000 Cleveland Kindergarten S. into a one-horse race with a powerhouse performance to win the six-furlong race for 2-year-olds by 12 ¼-lengths. The bay colt is the second stakes winner of the year for leading First-Crop sire Yaupon, who now has 11 winners overall. Crown… Read More

Top-ranked First-Crop sire Yaupon tallied his 10th winner on Aug. 10 at Del Mar when Mohaven went gate-to-wire in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies. Mohaven was never seriously threatened at any point in the race. She broke on top from her outside post in the… Read More

First-Crop sire By My Standards got his latest winner on Aug. 10 when Zeus’s Echo scored a 3 ¼-length maiden special weight win going 5 ½-furlongs on the turf [WATCH RACE]. Zeus’s Echo was prominent immediately after the break as he zipped through a quarter-mile in :21.77. The lively… Read More

Desert Gate toyed with the competition in Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal S. (G3) at Del Mar, rolling home an 8 ¾-length winner in the six-furlong race for 2-year-olds. The Omaha Beach colt was making his stakes debut following June 13 maiden special weight win at five furlongs. Desert Gate, ridden… Read More