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Spectator catches the eye in Santa Anita debut
Leading First-Crop sire Jimmy Creed chalked up his third winner from just six runners on Friday at Santa Anita Park when Spectator rolled to a 5 1/4-length score in a five-furlong maiden special weight contest for 2-year-old fillies. Spectator was parked wide coming out of post nine, but held her… Read More

Whistle Stop newest stakes winner for Into Mischief
Penny and Mike Lauer’s homebred 3-year-old filly Whistle Stop got her first stakes victory on June 21 at Indiana Grand when the daughter of Into Mischief won the $100,000 Hoosier Breeders Sophomore S. by 2 3/4-lengths. The bay filly was prominent throughout the 1 1/16-mile race, taking over the top… Read More
Shimmering Aspen becomes Malibu Moon’s 100th lifetime stakes winner
Shimmering Aspen rolled to a 5 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s Alma North S. a Laurel Park to give her sire Malibu Moon his 100th lifetime stakes winner… Malibu Moon, currently ranked sixth on the 2017 General Sire list, is represented this year by the likes of Santa Anita Derby… Read More
Cajun Creed debuts in style
Cajun Creed became the second winner for freshman sire Jimmy Creed with a 1 3/4-length maiden special weight win on June 17 at Evangeline Downs (VIDEO). Jimmy Creed’s first winner, Admiral Jimmy, set a track record at Gulfstream Park and subsequently placed in the $150,000 Tremont S. Read More
Flat Out has top colt Wednesday at OBS
A colt from the first crop of the multiple Grade 1 winner Flat out brought a winning bid of $220,000 during the second day of the June 13-14 OBS June Sale of 2-year-olds in training. The bay juvenile, hip No. 634, was the top-priced colt of the session. Bobby Dodd,… Read More

Chanel’s Legacy leads Spendthrift stallion sweep of Panthers S.
The $65,000 Panthers S. Thursday night at Prairie Meadows was won by Chanel’s Legacy, a daughter of Dominus who now has won four stakes (VIDEO). But the bigger story may have been that offspring of Spendthrift stallions took the top five spots in the one mile race… Read More
Emancipation earns Rising Star at Belmont
Emancipation, a 3-year-old Malibu Moon colt who is a full brother to 2014 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Orb, uncorked a big rally in the Belmont Park stretch to win his Friday debut in eye-catching fashion. The bay colt is Malibu Moon’s 12th TDN Rising Star and is a Stuart Janney… Read More

Into Mischief colt fastest at third OBS Under Tack session
A colt by leading sire Into Mischief breezed a quarter-mile in :20 2/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at Friday’s third session of the Under Tack Show for the OBS 2017 June Sale of Two Year Olds and Horses of Racing Age, which will be conducted June… Read More
Malibu Moon colt sets bar at OBS Under Tack show
A Malibu Moon coltz zipped through his eighth-mile work in :9 4/5 during Wednesday’s Under Tack show in advance of the June 13-14 OBS June Sale of 2-year-olds and Horses of Racing Age, one of only two workers on the day to put in a sub 10-second breeze (… Read More
Jimmy Creed filly has bullet quarter-mile at OBS
A filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Jimmy Creed worked a quarter-mile in :20 3/5 during Wednesday’s Under Tack show in advance of the June 13-14 OBS June Sale of 2-year-olds and Horses of Racing Age, tying for the fastest time at the distance (… Read More
Gormley draws post 3 in $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1)
After discussions earlier in the week, Malibu Moon’s Grade 1-winning colt Gormley was entered in Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1), the final leg of the Triple Crown. Gormley, owned by Jerome and Anne Moss, drew post 3 for Saturday’s 1 1/2-mile contest and will be ridden by regular rider… Read More
Into Mischief filly triumphs in stakes debut
Efforting looked very sharp in her 3 1/2-length victory in Friday’s $50,000 Acadiana S. at Evangeline Downs, the first stakes start for the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly owned by the Fair Grounds Racing Club. A dominant 10-plus length maiden special weight winner two back at Fair Grounds, Efforting made short… Read More