By Mike Welsch, for drf.com HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.- Adirondack Summer nipped Brilliant Speed by a nose to capture Sunday’s $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Rallying from last at the head of the stretch under jockey Alan Garcia, Adirondack Summer ($11) finished full of run on the extreme outside to win his stakes debut […]
by Jason Shandler for bloodhorse.com Mike Repole, owner of probable 2-year-old champion and early Kentucky Derby (gr. I) favorite Uncle Mo, confirmed Jan. 13 that they are leaning toward the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) for his first start of the year. Repole also said it is likely the 3-year-old son of Indian Charlie […]
Tampa Bay Downs TTT 1/6/11 Trainer Todd Pletcher has the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) at the top of his list of choices for the return of Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie). Last year, Pletcher went the same route with eventual Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Super […]
By David Grening, DRF.com Haynesfield, the most accomplished horse stabled in New York this winter, is in light training with no immediate plans, assistant trainer Toby Sheets said Thursday. “He’s doing very well and he’s happy about it,’’ said Sheets, who oversees trainer Steve Asmussen’s Belmont Park string. In 2010, Haynesfield won the Grade 2 […]
After another successful year that brought him wins in the Suburban Handicap and Jockey Club Gold Cup along with a near miss in the Cigar Mile, HAYNESFIELD will certainly be named New York HOY. Buth with many of the top horses retiring after this year, is there an opening for the son of Speightstown to […]
A close third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT) earlier this month, KATHMANBLU proved her versatility by defeating six rivals on the main track in the $163,800 Golden Rod (gr. II) Nov. 27 at Churchill Downs. The daughter of Bluegrass Cat stalked the pace, entered three-wide into the lane, and ran away […]
From TDN Jockey Yasunari Iwata, recently returned from injury, rode lucky number 13 A SHIN FORWARD (Forest Wildcat) to a course-record victory in a thrilling blanket finish to Sunday’s G1 Mile Championship at Kyoto. Let go at odds of 51-1 after running eighth as the favorite in the G2 Swan S. in late October, A […]
Bred by Berkshire Stud, the NY-bred son of Sky Mesa was sold by Denali at Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga Sale in August of 2009 for $140,000 to Dogwood Stable. SKY MUSIC rallied late to get up by a head going 6 ½f in his Belmont bow on Oct. 3. Ambitiously spotted here in the 1m Restrainor S., […]
The recently released list of consignors of worldwide stakes winners places Denali among some very impressive companies. Denali’s boutique style of operation, placing quality over quantity, has continually delivered strong results and 2010 is no exception. Twenty three stakes winners through November 16 were taken to auction by Denali, and only three other consignors have […]
The recently released list of consignors of worldwide stakes winners places Denali among some very impressive companies. Denali’s boutique style of operation, placing quality over quantity, has continually delivered strong results and 2010 is no exception. Twenty three stakes winners through November 16 were taken to auction by Denali, and only three other consignors have […]
