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Regally-bred Civetta takes Wait A While S. for first black type win
Civetta (blue silks) holds off Winning Streep to take the Wait A While S. at Gulfstream Park – Ryan Thompson Into Mischief’s 2-year-old filly Civetta threaded her way between horses with a furlong to run to take the $115,000 Wait A While S. by a neck on Thanksgiving Day at… Read More
Maximus Mischief’s Icona Mama much the best in $100,000 Shamrock Rose S.
Icona Mama earned her first stakes win in dominating fashion Nov. 27 at Penn National as the 2-year-old filly scampered to a 9 ½-length win in the $100,000 Shamrock Rose S. [WATCH RACE] The bay juvenile is one of eight stakes winners this year for Maximus Mischief. With 16… Read More
Thousand Words colt graduates in two-turn debut at Gulfstream Park
Printer’s Alley relished stretching out to two turns Sunday at Gulfstream Park as the 2-year-old Thousand Words colt came home a half-length winner in the one mile and 70-yard maiden special weight contest. Thousand Words, a top-five First-Crop sire, now has a total of 17 individual winners and five stakes… Read More
Omaha Beach filly remains perfect after Key Cents S. win
Undefeated With the Angels winning the 2024 Key Cents S. at Aqueduct – NYRA photo With the Angels kept her record intact after scoring a two-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Key Cent S. at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old daughter of leading Second-Crop sire Omaha Beach has won all four of her… Read More
Big weekend vaults Vekoma to top of First-Crop Sire list
With two new winners and a pair of new stakes horses over the weekend, Vekoma has made his way to the top of the 2024 General Sire list. The Spendthrift stallion now has 35 winners, 13 stakes horses and $2,433,391 in progeny earnings, all tops among his peers. He is… Read More
Authentic colt turns in commanding performance in Gulfstream maiden win
Cool Intentions streaked to a four-length maiden special weight win Nov. 16 at Gulfstream Park to become the 19th overall winner for top-10 First-Crop sire Authentic. The 2-year-old colt was making his second lifetime start, and first beyond six furlongs, in Saturday’s one-mile affair. After sitting patiently in third for… Read More
Mitole’s Stormcast victorious in G3 Bessarabian Stakes
The ultra-consistent Stormcast, a first-crop daughter of Mitole, won her first graded stakes on November 9th in the Grade 3 Bessarabian Stakes at Woodbine. Stormcast (Mitole) wins G3 Bessarabian Stakes Already a stakes winner this year, Stormcast has placed in all 8 starts, including three wins and four seconds. Read More
Three-Time G1 Winner National Treasure Retires To Spendthrift, Will Stand For $40,000
A leading 2yo, 3yo & 4yo of his crop, National Treasure retires as a three-time G1 winner and Quality Road’s only classic winner | NYRA photo National Treasure, the three-time Grade 1-winning son of Quality Road, has been retired from racing and will take up residence at Eric & Tamara… Read More
Spendthrift goes to $2.8 million to acquire Into Mischief’s Denim and Pearls
Denim and Pearls sells for $2.8M at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton November sale – Nicole Finch Denim and Pearls will be joining her sire Into Mischief as part of Spendthrift’s broodmare band after she was purchased by the farm for $2.8 million Monday at the Fasig-Tipton November sale. Consigned by Taylor… Read More
$250,000 colt tops stellar Fasig-Tipton sale for Jackie’s Warrior
Jackie’s Warrior’s hip 64 at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton November sale – Nicole Finch Champion Jackie’s Warrior’s first foals offered at auction drew high praise and robust bidding Monday evening at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, with all nine lots offered selling for an average of $173,333, the highest average price for… Read More
Citizen Bull gives Into Mischief a record-tying 8 Breeders’ Cup wins
Citizen Bull earned a 96 Beyer in his dominant victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), making him the fastest Grade One 2-year-old of 2024 | Nicole Finch photo Into Mischief has now accounted for the winners of eight Breeders’ Cup races following Citizen Bull’s scintillating victory in Friday’s $2… Read More
Warheart becomes 10th stakes winner of 2024 for Omaha Beach
Warheart gets his first stakes win in the 2024 Atlantic Beach S. – Chelsea Durand photo Leading Second-Crop sire Omaha Beach tallied his tenth stakes winner of the year Friday at Aqueduct when Warheart went gate-to-wire in the $135,000 Atlantic Beach S. The 2-year-old broke on top from his outside… Read More