Category: General News

Tiznow’s venerable mare Tiz Miz Sue defeated 2012 champion mare My Miss Aurelia by 1 1/4-lengths to win her second straight $150,000 Azeri S. (G3) Saturday at Oaklawn Park. The winner’s share of $90,000 put Tiznow over the $1 million mark in progeny earnings for 2013, putting him in the top 20 on the General […]

A filly by Bellamy Road brought a top bid of $260,000, 13 times his stud fee, from trainer Bob Baffert during the second day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in central Florida. The filly impressed during last week’s under tack show, breezing a quick eighth mile in 10 seconds flat, […]

Congrats, who joined WinStar Farm’s stallion roster this year, had a top-10 seller during the second day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in central Florida. Hip No. 285, consigned by Eisaman Equine, agent, brought a winning bid of $400,000 from Everett Dobson’s Cheyenne Stables LLC. The chestnut colt, named Chisolm, […]

A dark bay filly by Artie Schiller brought a top bid of $240,000 during the second day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in central Florida. The filly had breezed a quick eighth mile in 10 seconds flat during last week’s under tack show, just a tick off the fastest preview […]

With a winning bid of $350,000, a filly from the first crop of Pioneerof the Nile was the top-selling distaffer during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in central Florida. The filly, hip No. 148, had breezed a co-fastest time of :09 4/5 seconds for an eighth mile […]

A bay colt from the first crop of Colonel John brought a top bid of $200,000 during the first day of the March 12-13 OBS Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in central Florida. The Kentucky bred colt, hip No. 31, was consigned by Eddie Woods, agent. The winning bidder was WinStar Farm LLC. The colt […]

The daughters of Spring At Last ran one-two in the $100,000 OBS Championship S. for 3-year-old fillies as the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company hosted its annual Day of Champions race card on March 11. In the 1 1/16-mile test, Spring Venture tracked the early pace in second before taking command going to the far turn. […]

Michael With Us, bred by WinStar Farm and sired by Bluegrass Cat, was a maiden going into the 100,000 OBS Championship S. for colts and geldings, but the three-year-old came out a stakes winner after a half-length triumph in the 1 1/16-mile contest. Michael With Us came from fifth after three-quarter of a mile, going […]

Verrazano’s stakes debut in Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby had his competition raving after the dominating win by the 3-year-old More Than Ready colt, who is undefeated in three starts. “Todd’s (trainer Pletcher) horse is a freak,” said Ken McPeek, trainer of Tampa Bay Derby runner-up Java’s War. Verrazano is More Than Ready’s leading earner […]