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Authentic filly proves best Aqueduct turf contest

Competitive Market jumped on top early and never relinquished her lead in a gritty maiden special weight win Oct. 25 at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old daughter of Authentic is her sire’s 16th winner and part of an outstanding October for the top-five First-Crop sire. Authentic has had a half-dozen new winners… Read More

Vekoma’s latest winner wires field in Keeneland MdSpWt

Chatter, a 2-year-old Vekoma filly, overcame the outside post in a field of 10 to break her maiden going 6 ½-furlongs at Keeneland on Oct. 24. The chestnut filly, who led the entire trip to score by a half-length, is the 28th winner for her sire. No other First-Crop stallion… Read More

Mister Omaha a clear-cut winner of his stakes debut

Leading Second-Crop sire Omaha Beach added yet another stakes winner to his roster on Oct. 18 when Mister Omaha rolled to a 5 ½-length victory in the $100,000 Oklahoma Classic Juvenile S. at Remington Park. The 2-year-old colt was making his stakes debut following his Sept. 27 maiden win over… Read More

Mitole filly earns TDN Rising Star tag following 16 1/4-length debut romp

Shisospicy glides to victory at Gulfstream Park – Coglianese photo Shisospicy heated up the Gulfstream Park track on Friday afternoon when the 2-year-old Mitole filly ran away from the field to a 16 ¼-length maiden special weight win in her career debut. The gray/roan filly is the fourth TDN Rising… Read More

First-crop Cyberknife filly tops the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale at $230,000

Cyberknife was represented by a sale-topping filly out of his first crop of weanlings at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale when she hammered down for a price of $230,000 to Diamond I. Bred by Waldorf Farm and consigned by Gracie Bloodstock, the filly’s final price was record-tying for… Read More

Authentic sires first stakes winner with debutante Power Connection

Authentic, the 2020 Horse Of The Year by Into Mischief, sired his first black type winner when his 2-year-old filly Power Connection won the $60,000 Manzano Stakes while defeating the boys on October 12. Trained by Todd Fincher, Power Connection finished second on debut at Los Alamitos in June, then… Read More

They can’t touch undefeated It’s Hammertime in Rocky Run Stakes

Undefeated 2yo colt It’s Hammertime earns his second straight stakes victory in the 2024 Rocky Run S. at Delaware Park Electric first year sire Vekoma was represented by another stakes winner, It’s Hammertime, in the Rocky Run Stakes at Delaware Park on October 9th, as well as a maiden winner… Read More
Undefeated 2yo colt It's Hammertime earns his second straight stakes victory in the 2024 Rocky Run S. at Delaware Park

Vino Rosso 2yo colt wins stakes debut at Santa Anita, on to Breeders’ Cup

Second-crop 2yo colt Pali Kitten wins the 2024 Speakeasy S. at Santa Anita | Benoit photo Pali Kitten closed with a fury to out-footed Smash It in the final furlong and win the $100,000 Speakeasy S. by a neck on Oct. 5 at Santa Anita Park. This was the stakes… Read More
Second-crop 2yo colt Pali Kitten wins the 2024 Speakeasy S. at Santa Anita | Benoit photo

Citizen Bull becomes Into Mischief’s 22nd G1 winner, eyes Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

Citiezen Bull and jockey Martin Garcia win the Grade I, $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes, Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia BENOIT PHOTO Citizen Bull stamped his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup with a front-running victory in Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park. The… Read More
Citiezen Bull and jockey Martin Garcia win the Grade I, $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes, Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. © BENOIT PHOTO

Into Mischief’s Gina Romantica repeats in Keeneland’s G1 First Lady

Peter Brant’s Gina Romantica has won a G1 race at Keeneland 3 years in a row | Coady Media Gina Romantica won the $750,000 First Lady S. (G1) Saturday at Keeneland to give the 5-year-old daughter to Into Mischief her second straight win in the one-mile turf race. Into Mischief… Read More

Vekoma’s Mi Bago earns first stakes win in turf debut

Mi Bago became Vekoma’s third stakes winner from his first crop with a determined victory in Saturday’s $175,000 Algonquin S. at Woodbine. The 2-year-old colt was making his first start on the grass for owner Gary Barber and trainer Mark Casse. Mi Bago was never more than a few lengths… Read More

Jazzole wins third straight in $100,000 Circle City S.

Jazzole, a 2-year-old Mitole colt, earned his first stakes win Oct. 2 at Horseshoe Indianapolis with a gritty victory in the $100,000 Circle City S. After finishing second in his July 29 debut, the dark bay colt has reeled off three straight wins. He is the sixth stakes winner this… Read More