“A good horse can come from anywhere, and anyone can own one,” said a beaming Aron Wellman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners after their SPEAKING SCOUT earned his first Grade 1 victory in Del Mar’s $400,000 Hollywood Derby. The 3-year-old gelding was coming off a strong second to Cabo Spirit in the Twilight Derby-G2 at Santa […]
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Hawthorne Derby to Speaking Scout
Chicago is SPEAKING SCOUT’s kind of town. Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ 3-year-old son of Mr Speaker made the trip from Fair Hill to Hawthorne Race Course and captured today’s featured $100,000 Hawthorne Derby Presented by BetMakers. Sharing top weight of 124 lbs. with Ken McPeek-trained Encourage, he was sent off as second choice at odds of […]
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, […]