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Kingsbarns reaches the pinnacle with G1 Stephen Foster triumph

Spendthrift Farm LLC’s earned his first Grade 1 victory and became racing’s newest millionaire with a convincing win in Saturday's $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1)... Read More

Vekoma’s Anakarina named TDN Rising Star following dynamic victory

Anakarina streaked to a three-length victory Wednesday at Churchill Downs in a $120,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies to become the first TDN Rising Star for Vekoma. Vekoma has racked up nine individual winners, the most to date for any First-Crop sire of 2024. The nine winners have… Read More
Vekoma's Anakarina cruises to victory on June 26, 2024 at Churchill Downs - Coady photography

Vino Rosso’s Tuscan Sky shines bright in Monmouth’s Pegasus S.

3yo colt Tuscan Sky dominates the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth by 6 3/4 lengths, earning a 99 Beyer | Equiphoto Tuscan Sky, the promising colt from the first crop of Vino Rosso, signaled that he could be a force in the second half of the 3-year-old season, as the gray… Read More
3yo colt Tuscan Sky dominates the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth by 6 3/4 lengths, earning a 99 Beyer | Equiphoto

No. 1 First-Crop Sire Vekoma gets two new MdSpWt winners on debut at Churchill Downs

No. 1 Freshman Sire Vekoma added two more impressive winners on the same race card when Viggiedal and Louisiana Jess receptively broke their maidens on debut at Churchill Downs on June 14. In Race 2, Louisiana Jess, a Louisiana-bred colt by Vekoma out of the Tale of the Cat mare… Read More

Future Spendthrift stallion National Treasure dominates prestigious Met Mile-G1

National Treasure’s 6 1/4-length margin of victory marked the second largest in the prestigious one-mile event since 1982 | NYRA photo Future Spendthrift stallion National Treasure added another prized jewel to his growing trove on Saturday, June 8th when he conquered one of America’s most prestigious dirt races in the… Read More

Omaha Beach’s Landed earns 86 Beyer in Bouwerie Stakes win

With Landed’s win in the Bouwerie Stakes at Saratoga on June 9th, 2024, sire Omaha Beach now has 5 black type winners and 10 black type performers — more than any other second-crop sire. Piloted by John Velazquez, Landed was bumped at the start but quickly recovered and pressed the… Read More
3yo filly Landed wins the Bouwerie S. at Saratoga, earning an 86 Beyer | Coglianese photo

Into Mischief filly “Rockets” to victory in Saratoga’s Jersey Girl S.

Almostgone Rocket kept her undefeated record intact with a scintillating six-length victory in Thursday’s $150,000 Jersey Girl S. at Saratoga. Almostgone Rocket cruises to victory in the 2024 Jersey Girl S. at Saratoga – Chelsea Durand The 3-year-old filly has been dazzling in all three of her starts to date. Read More

Mitole’s 3yo filly Miuccia dazzles in Gulfstream stakes win, earns 90 Beyer

Miuccia became Mitole’s newest stakes winner June 1st when the speedy filly logged a gaudy 90 Beyer Speed Figure with an impressive score in the Game Face Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Bred in Kentucky by Fred Hertich III, John Fielding and Robert Tribbett, Miuccia is out of the Speightstown mare… Read More
3yo filly Miuccia impressively wins the 2024 Game Face Stakes at Gulfstream, earning a 90 Beyer | Coglianese photo

Adeera a very sharp first winner for Horse of the Year Authentic

Spendthrift Farm’s Horse of the Year Authentic sired his first winner on Friday, May 31, when the 2-year-old filly Adeera rolled to a 3 ¾-length victory... Read More
Authentic's Adeera winning her debut at Churchill Downs - Rickelle Nelson photo

Clearly Unhinged heads 1-2 finish for Into Mischief in the Winning Colors-G3

Clearly Unhinged was the star of Monday’s $250,000 Winning Colors S. (G3), winning the six-furlong race at Churchill Downs by 1 ½-lengths... Read More
Clearly Unhinged earns her first stakes win in the 2024 Winning Colors S. (G3) at Churchill Downs - Coady photo

$1.25 million Bolt d’Oro filly tops Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale

Bolt d'Oro had the sales-topper during the May 20-21 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training sale during Tuesday's session... Read More
Bolt d'Oro's $1.25M sales topper, Hip 401, at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2YO Sale - photo by Z

$400,000 colt leads terrific Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale for Vekoma

With a trio of juveniles bringing at least $250,000, First-Crop sire Vekoma was among the leading freshman sires... Read More
Vekoma's $400,000 colt, hip 137, at the 2024 F-T Midlantic 2yo sale - photo by Z