Owner Andrew Stone’s homebred VRONTI (GB) made it two in a row today with a win at Keeneland. She broke her maiden last out on February 25 at Tampa Bay Downs; today she triumphed in a $120,000 allowance going 9 furlongs on the grass in Lexington. Irad Ortiz, Jr. was aboard. “Vronti (GB) tracked two […]
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Fondly Captures Virginia Oaks
Photo by Lauren Johnson/Coady Media The Road to Louisville went through New Kent, Virginia yesterday, and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ FONDLY earned a berth in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 2. It was a banner day at Colonial Downs with the track hosting it’s first-ever spring boutique meet featuring the Virginia Oaks and Virginia Derby. […]
Friday Night Lights
Mrs. Isabelle de Tomaso’s homebred KITTEN’S COLLUSION took a van ride up the road and earned her second career win at the Monmouth at Meadowlands meet last evening. The optional allowance for New Jersey-breds – she did not run for a claiming tag – was run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf. She sat […]
Three’s Company
We had quite the afternoon on the turf at Laurel Park today! On a stakes-laden card, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stables’ SHARING got the ball rolling with her victory in the historic Selima Stakes, an 8.5 furlong test on the grass for 2-year-old fillies. First run in 1926, the Selima helped launch the successful […]