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Crossing Alaska takes maiden by 7 1/2-lengths
Cross Traffic tallied his fourth first-crop winner on Saturday at Belterra Park when the 2-year-old filly Crossing Alaska strolled to a 7 1/2-length maiden score at five furlongs. Cross Traffic is a top-three Freshman Sire of winners, with all four coming at different tracks. Crossing Alaska was clearly best of… Read More
Sombeyay rallies to take Grade 3 Sanford S.
Into Mischief’s Sombeyay found his best stride in the final furlong of Saturday’s Sanford S. (G3) to best Strike Silver by a neck in the 100th running of the historic Saratoga race for 2-year-olds. The winner is Into Mischief’s 17th lifetime graded stakes winner and his fifth this year,… Read More
Into the Out newest winner for leading sire Goldencents
Goldencents, the leading Freshman Sire by winners and earnings, added to his totals on Saturday when Into the Out scampered to a six-length maiden special weight victory at Belterra Park (VIDEO). The 2-year-old chestnut colt, a Daniel and Patricia Yates homebred, led the entire five furlong trip,… Read More
Itsmyluckyday filly debuts a winner
Lola’s Kisses came away with a 1 3/4-length win in her July 21 debut at Monmouth Park. She is the fourth winner for First-Crop sire Itsmyluckyday, making him just the second freshman sire to have four winners. Lola’s Kisses took the overland route for her victory. Hung four wide… Read More
Let It Ride Mom sparkles in debut
Into Mischief’s 2-year-old filly Let It Ride Mom sprinted to a sharp maiden special weight victory Saturday afternoon at Woodbine in her career bow, coming home a handy one-length winner after opening a clear lead in mid-stretch and being geared down late. The bay filly was a $375,000 purchase… Read More
Malibu Moon colt sparkles in stakes debut
Apalachee Bay turned in a stellar effort in his stakes debut Saturday afternoon at Northlands Park, rolling to a five-length win in the $50,000 Count Lathum H. for 3-year-olds (VIDEO). After breaking his maiden by six lengths on June 17, Apalachee Bay went off the favorite in… Read More
Pioneer Spirit gives Malibu Moon Saturday stakes double
Pioneer Spirit gamely held off Seeking the Soul by a head to take the $100,000 Michael G. Schaefer Memorial S. on Saturday evening at Indiana Downs. The win was the first stakes victory for 5-year-old Pioneer Spirit, who was joined by Apalachee Bay as another first-time stakes winner for Malibu… Read More
Goldencents atop First-Crop Sire list after getting first stakes winner
Pickett winning the D. S. Shine Young Futurity – Coady photography Goldencents scored his first stakes winner and vaulted to the top of the 2018 First-Crop Sire list on Saturday when Pickett romped to a nine-length win in the $75,000 D. S. Shine Young Futurity at Evangeline Downs… Read More
Itsmyluckydaycolt romps again
Mi Nieto Ryan, who won his June 29 debut by some eight lengths, scored another blowout win on July 14 when he took a Camarero Racetrack allowance by 12 1/2-lengths. The 2-year-old colt is the first two-time winner for Itsmyluckyday, who has a total of three winners to date… Read More
Cross Traffic firster very sharp in maiden score
Dame Plata rolled to a 5 1/2-length victory in a 2-year-old maiden special weight race on July 13 at Canterbury Downs [VIDEO]. Cross Traffic now has three winners from his first crop and ranks second among all freshman sires standing in Kentucky, ahead of the likes of… Read More
Golden Mischief scores fifth career stakes victory
Golden Mischief rolled to a five-length victory in the $100,000 Saylorville S. on July 5 at Prairie Meadows to give the 4-year-old Into Mischief filly her first stakes win of 2018 and fifth overall. The six-furlong Saylorville was never in doubt after Golden Mischief launched her bid with three furlongs… Read More