VRONTI (GB) earned her first win in her second start here in North America on February 25. She came to us last October after four career outings in Great Britain. She debuted at Ffos Las Racecourse in Wales last July 9. Finishing 4th in that maiden weight for age, she made three subsequent starts at […]
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Tok Tok Scores at Tampa Bay Downs
Wertheimer & Frere homebred TOK TOK earned a win for the Tampa Bay Downs squad on Friday in an 8 1/2 furlong claiming race on the turf. Jockey Charlie Marquez, who got his start in pony races here in Maryland, was aboard. “Tok Tok saved ground early on mid-pack and came four-wide on the turn […]
Looks Like Team Spirit
Palm Meadows Training Center is proud of its community – as well they should be. Some big, important wins by their winter residents, which is typical. It’s the ideal place to train; horses – and their people! – thrive in the South Florida sun. (Please send some of that home to Fair Hill….we could seriously […]
Some Special New Arrivals
Say hello to our first trainees from the foal crop of 2024! And these two are rather special, in our humble opinions. The chestnut colt on the left in the photo is GALVANIZED, and he’s accompanied by THAT’S ENOUGH, the bay filly on the right. Both of these youngsters were sired by Galawi (IRE), a […]
Bless Her All Heart In First Win
Photo by Lauren King/Coglianese Photos Robert S. Evans’ homebred BLESS HER turned in a heavenly performance in her maiden breaking win at Gulfstream Park today. It was start number three for the 3-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy out of the multiple graded stakes winning Giant’s Causeway mare Irish Mission (ON). Trained during her career by […]
A Well-Deserved Break
Test Score and William Humphrey at Fair Hill “Everybody looks really good,” Motion said. “One Stripe’s a little irritated about being beaten, I think, but they both seem really good.” Amerman Racing’s 4-year-old homebred Test Score, second by less than a length after a troubled trip in the Nov. 29 Hollywood Derby (G1), and jockey […]
“It’s Graham Motion One-Two!”
Photo by Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos That was track announcer Pete Aiello’s spirited call as Herringswell’s entries ran first and second in the $1,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park. And all of our phones were blowing up immediately following the race won by TEST SCORE with stablemate One Stripe (SAf) finishing a […]
Wilson Family – Party of Three
Please join us in wishing huge congratulations to our Fair Hill assistants Ian Wilson and Cat McGee Wilson on the arrival of their first child! Son Alex Francis was born on Saturday, January 17 weighing 8 lbs 12 0z. And he’s already sporting his Herringswell swag! (Currently taking bets on how long until he has […]
Back to Back Wins for Cruise The Nile
Photo by Adam Coglianese Gulfstream Park agrees with Cruise The Nile. He followed up his maiden-breaker there on December 19 with a score in an optional allowance this afternoon, again piloted by Jorge Ruiz who has been aboard for all three starts. Today’s mile and 70 yard route was run on the Tapeta surface. Cruise […]
One Stripe (SAF) Gets First North American Win
Photo by Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos He’s only been in the country since July, and today ONE STRIPE (SAF) notched his first U.S. win at Gulfstream Park. His race was an optional claiming as allowance going one mile on the turf, and he had John Velazquez aboard. Their margin of victory was 5 1/4 lengths. While […]