Making his third start in the U.S., King Vega (GB) found everything to his liking today at Delaware Park. Cooler temperatures (yesterday was a hot, humid scorcher) and firm turf served up the perfect scenario for the 4-year-old gelding to earn his second career win. With eight starts in England before export, he broke his […]
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Seduce Romps at Delaware Park
Stone Farm’s homebred 3-year-old filly SEDUCE (Into Mischief – Assertive, by Blame) etched her first win this afternoon in a maiden special weight going 8.5 furlongs on the turf at Delaware Park. Sharp from the break, Seduce and Carol Cedeno led from gate to wire. Etheric, trained by Michael Dickinson and ridden by Feargal Lynch, […]
Hardspun Reason Scores at Pimlico
Jockey Victor Carrasco enjoyed a terrific Preakness Weekend at Pimlico, and he kept the party going this afternoon with HARDSPUN REASON. Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds, LLC and Hillwood Stable, LLC bred and own the son of Hard Spun and the Not for Love mare Love’s Reason. Love’s Reason was a stakes winner for Hillwood, capturing the […]
Crackin The Code
Making her third career start, CRACKIN MISCHIEF made it to the winner’s circle today at Presque Isle Downs. The field of six 3-year-old & up fillies ran a mile on the Tapeta surface, with Crackin Mischief ridden by Antonio Gallardo. The pair sat comfortably off leader Raw Honey before advancing around the final turn and […]
Hail To The Chief!
After two wins at Pimlico this afternoon, our cup truly runneth over when HIGHLAND CHIEF (IRE) pulled off a huge upset at Belmont Park in the Man O’War Stakes-G1 with Trevor McCarthy in the irons. Mrs. Fitriani Hay’s beautiful homebred 5-year-old son of Gleneagles (IRE) – Pink Symphony (GB), by Montjeu did exactly what Graham […]
Two For Two at Pimlico
The grass – and everything else! – was wet at Pimlico today, but THE GRASS IS BLUE made it a double for us with her allowance win going 5 1/2 furlongs over the sloppy main track. She overcame a slight bobble out of the gate, then settled before kicking into high gear off the turn […]
Serifos Notches First Win
He’s named for a Greek island municipality in the Aegean Sea…and SERIFOS cruised over Pimlico’s muddy main track this afternoon, breaking his maiden for breeder/owners Wertheimer & Frere. The going posed no problem for the 3-year-old Into Mischief gelding, who was sharp and strong over the surface under Victor Carrasco. The pair sat just off […]
A Win For Wet My Beak
The 2022 Preakness Meet at Pimlico Race Course opened this afternoon, and WET MY BEAK found the historic oval much to her liking. It was the perfect maiden win for the Maryland-bred and owned daughter of Union Rags and the Speightstown mare Who’s In Town. This 3-year-old filly is easy to spot in a crowd […]
Twist ‘n Twirl Gets There
The brown and white silks of Hillwood Stable LLC are a familiar sight at Mid-Atlantic racetracks; Mrs. Ellen Charles has long been one of Maryland’s leading breeders and owners. Today those silks were in the winner’s circle at Laurel Park thanks to Twist n’ Twirl, her 3-year-old homebred son of Twirling Candy – Access to […]
Eagle Scout
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ SPEAKING SCOUT earned another merit badge this afternoon with a win in the final race of Keeneland’s spring meet. The paddock optics for this 1 3/16 route on the grass were fantastic; among the field of 12 3-year-old colts and geldings were sons of Tapit, Gun Runner, Arrogate, War Front, Hard Spun, […]