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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Sheldon Russell notched his second stakes victory on the card after brilliantly nursing Woflie’s Dynaghost on the lead in the $125,000 Prince George’s County for 3-year-olds and upward at 1 1/8 miles on turf. Woflie’s Dynaghost, a half-brother to Grade 1-winning millionaire Sadler’s Joy, went right to the front under Russell, set uncontested fractions of […]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s been St. Benedicts Prep’s motto since she started campaigning in stakes races last fall. In her first eight starts against stakes and graded stakes company, St. Benedicts Prep finished second four times and third once. Her perseverance paid off in the $125,000 Alma North Stakes […]

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Rebel Red (GB) had one horse beat during the early stages of Saturday’s third running of the $170,000 Chorleywood at Churchill Downs but he closed with a rush down the center of the turf course to upset 2-1 favorite Highway Robber by two lengths and collect his first career stakes win. Trained by Cherie DeVaux, […]

Thursday, June 5, 2025

A surprisingly easy lead produced a surprisingly easy victory for Spinning Colors in the $200,000 Mount Vernon Stakes on a Stakes-packed Wednesday card that kicked off the Belmont Stakes Festival at Saratoga. “She definitely has to have things her own way,” said trainer Mark Hennig. In the Mount Vernon, Spinning Colors had things her own […]

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Hidden Brook Farm sold a pair of juveniles for over half a million dollars during the first two days of the OBS April Two-Year-Old in Training sale. Late in Session 1, C R K Racing was the winning bidder at $675,000 on Hip #300, a filly by Constitution who breezed :21.1 the previous week. She […]

Sunday, March 16, 2025

LRE Racing’s T Kraft squeezed between rivals late to capture his first stakes victory in Saturday’s $125,000 Jimmy Winkfield, a six-furlong sprint for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Bill Mott and bred in Kentucky by Dr. John Eaton and Dr. Steve Laymon, the bay son of Connect earned his third consecutive local victory after […]

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

When the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale begins Wednesday, harkening the opening of the juvenile sales season, it will find the Hidden Brook Farm team hard at work to locate the newest prospects for its racing partnership. Among the gems the team has uncovered in Ocala in […]

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Straight No Chaser‘s brilliance, on display in winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) last fall at Del Mar, shone similarly in the Saudi Arabia desert when he romped by 3 3/4 lengths in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G2) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saudi Cup day, Feb. 22. Bred in Kentucky by John Eaton and […]

Friday, January 24, 2025

It was a huge Breeders’ Cup Saturday last November at Del Mar for graduates of the Hidden Brook Farm with Straight No Chaser and Moira capturing Breeders’ Cup trophies. That success led to even more hardware and accolades at the Eclipse Award ceremony on January 23 as both were named Champions. Straight No Chaser Was […]

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Hoosier Philly, looked like she couldn’t lose the Joseph “Spanky” Broussard Memorial on Decmeber 26 at Fair Grounds and she came through again for her connections. Edgar Morales guided Hoosier Philly to the lead from post 1 and Hoosier Philly made light work of five foes, coasting to a 4 3/4-length score over 17-10 second […]