In today’s Hillsborough Stakes-G2 at Tampa Bay Downs, SPARKLE BLUE ran like a woman with a plan. Breaking alertly, she went right to the lead under jockey Jorge Ruiz – a change from her usual running style. The pair set pedestrian fractions controlling the pace throughout as the field were biding their time behind her, […]
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Laurel Park’s Big Dreyfus Stakes to Sparkle Blue
Augustin Stable and Catherine Parke’s SPARKLE BLUE added another stakes win to her resume yesterday afternoon at Laurel Park in the Big Dreyfus Stakes. Contested at 1 1/8 miles on the turf, the listed stake saw a field of seven 3YO & up fillies and mares enter the gate. Jorge Ruiz was aboard the 4-year-old […]
A Sparkling Afternoon at Keeneland
Shared Account’s younger half-sister is now a graded stakes winner. SPARKLE BLUE had quite a moment in the sun in Lexington this afternoon with an eye-catching win in Keeneland’s featured Rubicon Valley View Stakes-G3. Joel Rosario provided one of his patented sharp and thoughtful rides. After breaking alertly, he guided Sparkle Blue to a spot […]
Sparkle Blue Earns Black Type
Sparkle Blue (Hard Spun – Silk n’ Sapphire, by Smart Strike) survived a lengthy inquiry to win the $100,000 Christiana Stakes on the turf at Delaware Park this afternoon. The 3-year-old filly was ridden by multiple graded stakes and Eclipse Award winning jockey Jeremy Rose, who has recently resumed riding races after several years away […]