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Monday, September 20, 2021

Reylu Gutiérrez picked a pretty good spot to break his Churchill Downs maiden. And his ride, Hidden Connection, left no doubt that she was much the best of this group of 2-year-old fillies Saturday night in the Grade 3, $300,000 Pocahontas Stakes. “I had a lot of horse left,” Gutiérrez said. “A ton.” Never more than 1 […]

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Klaravich Stables’ Value Proposition cruised home to a nearly three-length victory in the $150,000 Red Bank Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. The Chad Brown-trainee was dispatched the 3-10 favorite and the 5-year-old ridgling stepped the flat mile over “good” turf in 1:38.18 and paid $2.60 and $2.10. Pacesetter Proven Strategies […]

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Dr. Schivel, who finished last year’s Del Mar summer meeting with a victory in the Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1), returned to the track this year to defeat older sprinters in the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) July 31. The six-furlong Crosby earned Dr. Schivel a Breeders’ Cup challenge berth to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint […]

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Chad Brown now has a fourth United Nations Stakes (G1) trophy to go along with his equal number of Eclipse Awards as outstanding trainer. The New York-based conditioner won the $515,000 grass race at Monmouth Park for the fourth time July 17 when the speedy Tribhuvan, a graduate of Hidden Brook Florida, took charge early and […]

Gulfstream Park’s leading trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. ruled Saturday’s $75,000 Mr. Steele, finishing first, second, and third in the 1 1/16-mile turf event. Sir David Seale’s Renaisance Frolic beat stablemate Max K.O. by a nose while Noble Indy, Joseph’s pacesetter, held the show. Renaisance Frolic, a 6-year-old by Paynter ridden by Edgard Zayas, covered the […]

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Hidden Brook Farm announced May 27 that Melbourne native Josh Kerin has joined the farm as a sales account manager. Kerin’s initial experience with horses began on a family harness racing farm before venturing to nearby Caulfield Racecourse as a teenager to work under the tutelage of classic-winning trainer Colin Little while completing his local […]

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Bankit secured millionaire status with a powerful score in the $200,000 Commentator Stakes on a holiday card at Belmont Park devoted to New York-breds. Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s Bankit dominated the ninth running of the Commentator in Race 4 under a stylish ride from Jose Lezcano for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. The […]

Hidden Brook Farm and Joseph Anne McMahon’sBank Stingbroke on top and never looked back in the $200,000 Critical Eye capping off the Memorial Day Big Apple Showcase card at Belmont Park.

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Saturday, May 15, 2021

Douglas Scharbauer’s Red Ghost fought back along the rail in the final strides to get her nose down on the wire in the $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Course. The homebred daughter of Ghostzapper just edged Euphoric, with Joyful Cadence a head back in a thrilling finish to the six-furlong event on the Black-Eyed […]

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Stage Raider, a half-brother to undefeated Triple Crown hero Justify, took one more try than his brother did but followed in that Horse of the Year’s hoofprints with a ‘TDN Rising Star’-worthy graduation at Keeneland.

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