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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

Vekoma filly overwhelms foes in maiden special weight romp

Praying cruising to victory at Horseshoe Indianapolis – Coady photography Praying left her competition far behind in her seven-length maiden special weight win Sept. 4 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, going gate to wire in the 5 ½-furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies Praying is the 18th winner for Vekoma, which leads all… Read More
Praying cruising to victory at Horseshoe Indianapolis - Coady photography

Landed wins Saratoga’s Fleet Indian S. for white-hot Omaha Beach

Landed powers to victory in the $200,000 Fleet Indian S. – Sarah Andrew/NYRA Leading Second-Crop sire Omaha Beach got his third stakes winner of the weekend on Aug. 25 at Saratoga when Landed scored a front-running victory in the $200,000 Fleet Indian S. With Caitlinhergreatness taking the $1 million King’s… Read More
Landed powers to victory in the $200,000 Fleet Indian S. - Sarah Andrew/NYRA

Authentic filly rockets home on Saratoga turf

Charlotte’s Heart winning her Saratoga debut on Aug. 25 – Sarah Andrew/NYRA Charlotte’s Heart stormed past the field in the final furlong of her maiden special weight debut Aug. 25 at Saratoga to win the 5 ½-furlong turf race for 2-year-old fillies by 1 ½-lengths. The daughter of Authentic is… Read More
Charlotte's Heart winning her Saratoga debut on Aug. 25 - Sarah Andrew/NYRA

Rising 3yo Gould’s Gold wins Smarty Jones, becomes Goldencents’ newest stakes winner

3yo colt Gould’s Gold wins the 2024 Smarty Jones S. at Parx | Equi-Photo Gould’s Gold, who is campaigned by the same connections as 2024 Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, joined his famous stablemate as a black type winner on Aug. 24th, as the 3-year-old colt by Goldencents captured the… Read More
3yo colt Gould's Gold wins the 2024 Smarty Jones S. at Parx | Equi-Photo

Maximus Mischief’s Raging Torrent is Breeders’ Cup-bound

Rising 3yo sprinter Raging Torrent defeats G1 winner The Chosen Vron and older horses in Del Mar’s G2 Pat O’Brien S. | Benoit photo Raging Torrent, a rising 3-year-old colt from the first crop of Maximus Mischief, earned a berth into this year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint after a powerhouse performance… Read More
3yo Raging Torrent beats G1 winner The Chosen Vron & elders in Del Mar's G2 Pat O'Brien | Benoit photo

Omaha Beach’s Caitlinhergrtness beats boys in $1,000,000 King’s Plate

3yo filly Caitlinhergrtness beats the boys in the 2024 King’s Plate Stakes to become a Canadian classic winner | Photo courtesy of Woodbine Caitlinhergrtness, a 3-year-old filly from the first crop of Omaha Beach, became her sire’s first classic winner August 23rd when she defeated the boys in the $1… Read More
3yo filly Caitlinhergrtness beats the boys in the 2024 King's Plate Stakes to become a Canadian classic winner | Photo courtesy of Woodbine

Omaha Beach filly sparkles in TDN Rising Star-worthy performance

With the Angels turned her Aug. 22 maiden special weight debut at Saratoga into a one-horse race when she rolled to an 11 ½-length victory. The 2-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach was named a TDN Rising Star after the blowout win, the second such horse for the Spendthrift stallion. Omaha… Read More

Vixen keeps Vekoma hot streak rolling with dominant turf score

Vixen became Vekoma’s second winner in as many days with her 4 ¾-length maiden special weight score Aug. 19 on the turf at Ellis Park. Vekoma now has 16 individual winners, the most for any First-Crop sire this year. He also had his fourth stakes horse on Aug. 18 when… Read More

Jonathan’s Way the second TDN Rising Star for Vekoma

Jonathan’s Way uncorked a huge rally at the half-mile pole to win his debut Saturday at Saratoga... Read More

Tricky Temper pours it on late to win Saratoga’s Union Avenue S.

Into Mischief’s Tricky Temper picked up her second career stakes win, and first of 2024 with a three-length victory... Read More

Stephen Foster-G1 winner Kingsbarns injured, retires to Spendthrift

Kingsbarns earned a 4 Ragozin in his Stephen Foster-G1 win this summer, marking one of the fastest performances of 2024 | Nicole Finch photo Leading older horse Kingsbarns, who had earned a berth into the Breeders’ Cup after an impressive victory in the $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1) at… Read More