Wooohooo, Wootton Asset (FR)! The graded stakes winner of the 2021 Virginia Derby reunited with jockey Jose Ortiz today to win their optional allowance going a mile on the Aqueduct turf at the Belmont at the Big A meet. He was making just his second start after an 11-month layoff. Sent off as the favorite […]
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Evan Harlan Leads The Way in Maiden-Breaker
To paraphrase NYRA on-air analyst Anthony Stabile, “A set of blinkers, Joel Rosario, and Evan Harlan goes wire to wire on the turf course here at Belmont at the Big A.” The official chart goes into a bit more detail, but Stabile hit the nail squarely on the head. Making his fifth start, the 3-year-old […]
Another Graded Stakes Win for Highland Chief (IRE)
He became a Grade 1 winner with his popular victory in the Man O’War Stakes at Belmont Park in May. And today he added more lustre to his resume with a stylish score in Keeneland’s Sycamore Stakes-G3 under John Velazquez. When it comes to Johnny V, it’s almost impossible to come up with something clever […]
Candy Light Wins on a Special Afternoon at Keeneland
Fortune Racing, LLC’s CANDY LIGHT added to her resume with a win in a one-mile turf allowance at Keeneland on Thursday. Ridden by Joel Rosario, the 3-year-old filly literally dove through an opening on the rail to prevail by 1 1/2 lengths over the place horse, Sake (FR). And it was a significant day on […]
Palotta Sisters Start to Finish at Delaware
Less than 30 minutes after Script’s Keeneland victory, PALLOTTA SISTERS broke her maiden at Delaware Park today, and she did it like a boss. The field of eleven 2-year-old fillies went 1 1/16 miles on the grass, with Victor Carrasco aboard Pallotta Sisters for the first time. “She broke well,” Victor said, “so I let […]
Script Writes a Winning One at Keeneland
There was a brief moment of hesitation in the paddock, but once on track, Stone Farm’s homebred SCRIPT was all business at Keeneland today. The 3-year-old dark bay colt by Algorithms from the First Samurai mare Dilly was returning from an 8-month layoff in today’s one mile allowance on the turf and was ridden by […]
An Afternoon with the Ladies in Lexington
I was fortunate to enjoy several days in beautiful Lexington, Kentucky last week, highlighted by a visit to Gainesway Farm to check in with some of Herringswell’s best-known mares. As these ladies are all fan favorites, I wanted to share some images. First stop was MEAN MARY, who returned to Gainesway earlier this summer after […]
A Win….And He’s In
He was making just his second start for Herringswell and wheeling back from his first – a maiden special win – in 15 days. And today NAGIRROC earned his Breeders’ Cup berth with a score in the $150,000 Futurity Stakes-G3 going six furlongs on the outer turf at the Belmont at Aqueduct meet. The 2-year-old […]
A Keeneland Win for Mia Martina
It’s always nice to score on opening day of a meet, and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ and Gianni Fittipaldi’s MIA MARTINA did just that Friday afternoon as Keeneland kicked off its stakes-laden fall festival. The atmosphere in Lexington is electric as the track prepares to host the Breeders’ Cup on November 4 & 5, and there […]
Hawthorne Derby to Speaking Scout
Chicago is SPEAKING SCOUT’s kind of town. Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ 3-year-old son of Mr Speaker made the trip from Fair Hill to Hawthorne Race Course and captured today’s featured $100,000 Hawthorne Derby Presented by BetMakers. Sharing top weight of 124 lbs. with Ken McPeek-trained Encourage, he was sent off as second choice at odds of […]