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 […]
Tag: Keeneland
Heading to the Winner’s Circle
Keeneland wins are special. Keeneland Opening Day wins are even more so. Getting one today with a homebred for Antony Beck’s Gainesway Stable really pushed it over the top. HEADING, a 3-year-old colt by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Celtic Sea (SAf), by Captain Al (SAf), was making just his second start in the U.S. after […]
Another Passing Grade for Test Score
He broke his maiden there last October 4, and today TEST SCORE earned his first stakes win in the Transylvania Stakes Presented by Keeneland-G3. He has been a steadily improving horse since that initial score six months ago, earning stakes placings in Del Mar’s Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (2nd) and Gulfstream Park’s Kitten’s Joy Stakes […]
A Smart Score at Keeneland
Making just her second career start, breeder/owner Jonathan P. Evans’ SMART UNION captured an allowance at Keeneland this afternoon. It’s been a busy, beautiful weekend at the Lexington track with huge crowds in town for the University of Kentucky homecoming yesterday and the annual Family Day today. Twelve 2-year-old fillies lined up for the 1 […]
Test Passed at Keeneland
Every win at Keeneland is cause for celebration, and TEST SCORE got us a tick in the win column on opening day of the 2024 fall meet in Lexington this afternoon. Twelve 2-year-old maidens lined up for the one mile event on the turf, with Test Score and Manuel Franco breaking from stall number three. […]
Another Jewel for Queen of the Mud (IRE)
It was clearly Herringswell Ladies Day at Keeneland, and the magic number was two. QUEEN OF THE MUD (IRE) earned her second consecutive win, giving Graham and jockey Flavien Prat two wins on this afternoon’s card. She was coming off her maiden breaker at Belmont At The Big A on September 21 to pair up […]
Bellisima Romagna Mia (GB)!
In just her second start in North America, ROMAGNA MIA (GB) became a graded stakes winner with her victory in Keeneland’s Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes-G3. She’s been with us since mid-July and made her first start for Graham on August 12 at Colonial Downs in the Beverly D. Stakes-G1, finishing third under John Velazquez. […]
Zipadoo Graduates at Keeneland
The Wertheimer & Frere train continued to roll this weekend as ZIPADOO broke her maiden impressively at Keeneland on Saturday, October 14. The 3-year-old homebred filly was making just her second start of 2023 and the fourth of her career. She had the services of Flavien Prat in the maiden special weight going 1 1/8 […]
The Grey Wizard (IRE) Back in the Winner’s Circle
The definition of virtuoso is “one who excels in the technique of an art.” Next to that definition, there should appear of photo of Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Johnny was in the saddle when THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) scored his first North American victory in an allowance at Santa Anita on January 20. […]
Royal Patronage (FR) Gets First U.S. Win
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing LLC’s ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) celebrated his return after a 7-month layoff with a win in a beefy allowance at Keeneland on April 20. His first North American start was the Caesar’s Belmont Derby Invitational-G1 last July. He finished 5th in that outing before joining us at Herringswell for his next race, the […]