Where thoroughbreds become winners
Grant Jumps into the Fray Early at Fasig-Tipton July… The action had barely gotten rolling at Monday’s Fasig-Tipton July Breeding Stock session when Stuart Grant of The Elkstone Group went to $150,000 for Hip 421, a daughter of Too Much Bling out of stakes winner Kimbell’s Prada (Authenticate). The bid represented the third-highest price of the […]
Speightstown ‘Rising Star’ Remains Unbeaten at Ellis 2nd-Ellis, $52,460, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 7-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16.18, gd, 4 1/2 lengths.CARRIBEAN CAPER (f, 3, Speightstown–Checkupfromzneckup {SP, $187,470}, by Dixie Union) continued to justify the ‘TDN Rising Star‘ distinction with her third win from as many starts Saturday. An eight-length romper at Fair Grounds Feb. 13, good for an […]
Camden Training Center graduate and German-bred mare Dalika battled with pacesetter en route to grade 3 victory at Delaware. Bal Mar Equine’s Dalika cruised to her first graded stakes victory in the $150,500 Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes (G3T) July 10 at Delaware Park. With Miguel Mena aboard, the 5-year-old daughter of Pastorius posted a length triumph and returned $10.60 on a $2 […]
Upstart colt won third straight while making stakes debut in grade 3 test. As good as the card might be on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, the ungraded races on the program are easily overshadowed by America’s most famous horse race. But if someone kept a close eye on the fifth race on this past […]
The 18-1 long shot Zaajel was the winner of the $250,000, Grade 2 Mother Goose at Belmont Park on Saturday. The Shadwell Stables filly upset the unbeaten 4-5 favorite Always Carina, who finished second in her first try in a stakes race. For most of the early going, Zaajel sat just outside of Always Carina about a length behind the […]
Thoroughbred Training Spotlight: Custom Care Equine Interview with Donna Freyer of the Camden Training Center Originally called Custom Care South – the spin-off of a business started in New York, Custom Care Equine has established itself as a consistent producer of solid race horses that continue to perform year after year. Being in one spot […]
Read the entire article here CD, 6TH, AOC, $101,664, 3YO/UP, 1 1/2MT, 6-11. 4— GLYNN COUNTY, c, 4, Kitten’s Joy–Quad Tens, by Rock Hard Ten. ($45,000 ’18 KEESEP; $80,000 2019 OBSAPR). O-Three Diamonds Farm, B-Kenneth L Ramsey & Sarah K Ramsey (KY), T-Michael J. Maker, J-Julien R. Leparoux, $59,808. 7— Artemus Eagle, c, 4, Wicked […]
They called her “The Beast”. The bay mare was a terror to all rivals who dared face her on the track, whether it was on the dirt or on the turf. In a career that spanned almost three years, she won 14 races and became a shining symbol of her home state. This is the […]
Mahaamel (Into Mischief) Becomes 23rd TDN Rising Star Shadwell Stable’s Mahaamel (Into Mischief) became the 23rd ‘TDN Rising Star’ for his super sire and second to exit an Apr. 24 track-and-trip heat as he posted a popular front-running victory at Belmont Friday. The $700,000 KEESEP yearling was a close second here on debut to regally bred $1.5-million purchase First […]
Thoroughbred Training Spotlight: Kahkola Racing Interview with Kevin KahKola of the Camden Training Center Trainer Kevin Kahkola of the Camden Training Center has nearly 30 years of experience in breaking and developing thoroughbreds. Kahkola served as an assistant to trainer Neil Howard for nearly 15 years and had the privilege of working with some of […]