Like a vintage wine, by Hard Spun out of an Elusive Quality mare, Special Select certainly has a vintage breeding. He ran and won his first race at Presque Isle last night and congratulations to owner Robert LaPenta.
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Cat Humor Strikes Again
After being second in the Crowd Pleaser Stakes last time out at Parx, Cat Humor found a great spot last night at Presque Isle to win his second race there this year. He’s another who is not very big, but he makes up for lack of size with determination. Congratulations to owner and breeder George […]
Photo Call
Photo By Aubrey Therkelsen/EQUI-PHOTO. After knocking on the door in her last few Graded Stakes starts, Photo Call finally made one her own today when she won the Grade III Violet Stakes at Monmouth. She beat a well fancied field and many congratulations to Mrs. P. K. Cooper and the Photo Call Partnership for their […]
Icabad Crane wins Evan Shipman 2011
Icabad Crane wins Evan Shipman Stakes at Saratoga 2011 with Rajiv Maragh Up Just a reminder of what a game race horse Icabad was… Here he is coming from behind to win in the slop at Saratoga in 2011.
Icabad Crane “Eventing With The Stars”
With his partner Phillip Dutton aboard, Icabad Crane made an appearance at “Eventing With The Stars” this afternoon. The event was presented by Dutton and fellow Pan American Games gold medalist Boyd Martin at Windurra USA, the home base of Martin and his wife Silva in Cochranville, Pennsylvania. The appreciative and knowledgeable crowd spent the […]
Tin Type Gal
For the longest time known as the ‘Miss Shop’ filly – she was named about three weeks ago. Tin Type Gal is by Tapit and lived up to her beautiful breeding today at Saratoga when winning her first race comfortably. Congratulations to owner and breeder My Meadowview LLC.
3 Today
Today we’ve had three winners (four if you count Miss Lombardi’s baby). First off was Irish Strait who has been rather unlucky since winning his maiden at Gulfstream Park at the end of the last year. He dug in well today to win his allowance at Monmouth. Isabelle de Tomaso, his owner and breeder is […]
Cowgirl Creed
An exciting day for the Wade family when Cowgirl Creed won her first race. She was bred by David and runs in his wife Maureen’s name. This was another five and a half furlong sprint on the turf and she is out of Undisputed Legend who Graham used to train. Congratulations to them.
Split
Switching to turf after his first race on dirt, Split found this to his liking over five and a half furlongs today at Laurel. He is owned and bred by a partnership of Dark Hollow Farm, Mr. & Mrs. David Schwaber, Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Davidov and Dorsey Brown. Congratulations to them.
Fly Girl
A half sister to Air Alaska who is still running competitively at five years old Fly Girl was second first time out a month ago and today she won. She is by Jump Start who seems to get runners at all distances – and jumpers too (Icabad Crane)! Congratulations to Richard Golden, owner and breeder.