Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA “You just don’t see it.” No, Laffit Pincay Jr., you sure don’t. A) You rarely see first-time starters going a mile and a half, and B) you don’t see them charging down the stretch to win. But SUN KISSED SOIREE did exactly that at Saratoga today. We held our breath as […]
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Willakia Wows in Colonial Downs Win
Stonestreet Stables’ lightly raced 4-year-old homebred filly WILLAKIA sprouted wings today in her fifth career outing, an 8 1/2 furlong turf allowance at Colonial Downs. Sharp from the break, Willakia wanted the lead took Jorge Ruiz to the front of the nine-horse field. The pair never relinquished it, running “clear and unchallenged” in an absolute […]
Wow….Willakia!
Making her 3-year-old debut, Stonestreet Stables LLC’s homebred WILLAKIA scored her first win at Keeneland this afternoon. It was her third career start; she ran twice at Aqueduct last Fall, the last time being on December 4. Willakia raced mid-pack in the condensed field of 12 in a pedestrian pace down the backside before Luis […]