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Charting a course then declaring ‘here be dragons’ when she made land in the seaside oval winner’s circle, Explora (Blame–Collections Choice, by Bernardini) set sail from the gate and never looked back in a maiden-breaking performance on Sunday which earned her a ‘TDN Rising Star’ flag for her top mast. The heavy favorite established her lead up the backstretch […]

Denise Smith came into The Saratoga Sale, Fasig Tipton’s select yearling sale, with the dream of selling a million-dollar horse, but realistically hoping they would at least earn a half-million dollars with Hip 36, a Good Magic   colt named Alekazam. Should he fetch that price, he would become Mesingw Farm’s highest-selling yearling in their five years of operation. As […]

Bishops Bay  made short work of the field in the June 14 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park, winning just as a 1-2 favorite should in collecting his third consecutive stakes victory. A $450,000 son of the late stallion Uncle Mo, Bishops Bay has steadily been climbing the ranks in the older horse division since returning […]

Ballerina d’Oro  justified trainer Chad Brown’s belief that she wanted more distance, needing every inch of the 1 1/8 miles of the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) to secure the victory April 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Campaigned by Rodeo Creek Racing, who acquired the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro   for $320,000 at Fasig-Tipton’s The Saratoga Sale in 2023, Ballerina d’Oro was […]

6th-Fair Grounds, $55,000, Msw, 2-15, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.43, ft, 1 1/2 lengths. AHAVAH (f, 3, City of Light–Holiday Soiree {SW & GISP, $405,642}, by Harlan’s Holiday) overcame a bit of a sluggish dispatch and held off a persistent late challenge from fellow well-tried first-starter Unwavering Trust (Nyquist) to take the second division of the 3-year-old filly […]

As North America’s all-time winningest trainer, Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen has won just about every type of race, from a low-level claimer to grade 1 stakes, topped by the Preakness Stakes (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Among major races, only the Kentucky Derby (G1)—the deepest and most challenging race in the […]

With an eye toward the biggest prize in the sport—stallion prospects—John Stewart’s Resolute Bloodstock bought a pair of seven-figure yearling colts Aug. 5 on opening night of Fasig-Tipton’s The Saratoga Sale. Stewart went to $1.7 million for Hip 75, a Gun Runner  half to grade 1 winner and sire Leofric , from Bluewater Sales, agent. Earlier in the night, Stewart bid […]

There is no shortage of active pedigrees at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, but this year Warrendale Sales has a draft of eight yearlings that includes several particularly eye-catching updates. Hunter Simms, Warrendale’s Director of Bloodstock Service, can attest that landing a buzz horse in a yearling’s pedigree is exactly what you’re hoping for in the […]

Albaugh Family Stables’ Catching Freedom , the Kentucky Derby (G1) fourth-place finisher, will run in the May 18 $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, trainer Brad Cox said May 12. Cox’s initial reaction was not to run Catching Freedom back in two weeks after the hard race the Louisiana Derby (G2) winner had in […]

Albaugh Family Stables, a regular presence in the Kentucky Derby (G1) with six starters since 2016 and their best finish coming last year with third-place Angel of Empire , are on the Derby Trail again. The Iowa-headed stable—led by Dennis Albaugh and his son-in-law and racing manager Jason Loutsch—kicked off 2024 with a stakes victory from their […]