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One Caroline Stays Perfect in Sabin

One Caroline Stays Perfect in Sabin

G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s talented filly One Caroline wasn't fazed the least bit when facing graded stakes winners for the first time, as she took command shortly after first call and disposed of six rivals to win the $100,000 Sabin Stakes (gr. III) by a length Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, February 20, 2009
Iowa Oaks: Storm Mesa Does It Again

Iowa Oaks: Storm Mesa Does It Again

It took Storm Mesa six starts and nearly seven months to earn her first victory. Three and half months later she has won four straight and become a graded stakes winner. The 3-year-old Sky Mesa filly completed her meteoric rise June 27 at Prairie Meadows, as she led nearly the entire way to post a one-length score in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III).

 Friday, June 27, 2008
Storm Mesa Hoping For More in Iowa Oaks

Storm Mesa Hoping For More in Iowa Oaks

Vastly improving with every start, Storm Mesa now faces her toughest competition to date and seeks the biggest payday of her career when she takes on nine rivals in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III) June 27 at Prairie Meadows.

 Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Acoma Gets Up Late to Win Dogwood

Acoma Gets Up Late to Win Dogwood

Acoma went from maiden to graded stakes winner in less than six weeks, as the 3-year-old Empire Maker filly took over inside the sixteenth-pole in the $100,000 Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) May 31 at Churchill Downs and went on to win by a half-length under Robby Albarado.

 Saturday, May 31, 2008
Game Face Takes La Troienne By a Neck

Game Face Takes La Troienne By a Neck

Favored Game Face held off a determined Keep the Peace by a neck to capture the $168,450 La Troienne Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs May 3.

 Saturday, May 03, 2008
Alina, Game Face Top La Troienne Field

Alina, Game Face Top La Troienne Field

Alina, only three-quarters of a length in back of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) starter Eight Belles in her last start, is the 5-2 favorite in the $150,000 La Troienne Stakes (gr. III) May 2 at Churchill Downs.

 Thursday, May 01, 2008
Fantasy: Eight Belles Scores Another Win

Fantasy: Eight Belles Scores Another Win

Eight Belles continued her quest to become the best 3-year-old filly in the nation, as the daughter of Unbridled's Song overcame a poor start to win by three-quarters of a length in the $250,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) April 6 at Oaklawn Park, her third consecutive stakes triumph.

 Sunday, April 06, 2008
Eight Belles Faces Three in Fantasy

Eight Belles Faces Three in Fantasy

Though Larry Jones was tempted to run his ultra-talented 3-year-old filly Eight Belles against the boys in the $1-million Arkansas Derby (gr. II) April 12, the trainer has decided to take the safer route, and instead will line up the daughter of Unbridled's Song in the $250,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) April 6 at Oaklawn Park.

 Friday, April 04, 2008