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Vinery New York Plans Stallion Show

Vinery New York has scheduled its annual stallion show and open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.

 Monday, January 14, 2013

Vinery Sets 2013 Fees for Kentucky, New York

Vinery has announced their 2013 stud fees for the stallion divisions in Kentucky and New York. All fees are payable when foal stands and nurses.

 Friday, November 02, 2012
Grade II Winner D' Funnybone to Vinery NY

Grade II Winner D' Funnybone to Vinery NY

D' Funnybone, a five-time grade II winner for Paul Pompa Jr., will enter stud in 2012 at Tom Simon's Vinery New York at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.

 Thursday, October 20, 2011
Saratoga Opens With Loaded James Marvin Field

Saratoga Opens With Loaded James Marvin Field

The $100,000 Schuylerville (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies is the feature on opening day of the 40-day Saratoga meet, but the ungraded James Marvin Stakes for older sprinters is the race that has everyone taking notice.

 Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Trappe Shot, Calibrachoa Battle in True North

Trappe Shot, Calibrachoa Battle in True North

Trappe Shot and Calibrachoa put their winning streaks on the line when they square off in the $250,000 True North Handicap (gr. II) Saturday, June 11 at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Top Horses Entered at Belmont, Delaware

Top Horses Entered at Belmont, Delaware

Top horses are entered in two races May 11, with several in a $60,000 sprint stakes at Belmont Park and another in a $41,000 allowance race at Delaware Park.

 Tuesday, May 10, 2011
D' Funnybone Set for Return at Gulfstream

D' Funnybone Set for Return at Gulfstream

Paul Pompa, Jr.'s 4-year-old D' Funnybone, winner of last year's Hutcheson and Swale stakes (both gr. II), is scheduled to make his return in the $60,000 Sunshine State Stakes going seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, April 07, 2011
Discreetly Mine Rolls in King's Bishop

Discreetly Mine Rolls in King's Bishop

If there was any question about who is the top 3-year-old sprinter on the East Coast, Discreetly Mine answered it emphatically Aug. 28 at Saratoga with a wire-to-wire win in the $250,000 NetJet King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I).

 Saturday, August 28, 2010
Discreetly Mine, D' Funnybone Meet Again

Discreetly Mine, D' Funnybone Meet Again

D' Funnybone handily defeated Discreetly Mine in the Woody Stephens (gr. II), but the tables could be turned when the two meet again in the $250,000 NetJets King's Bishop (gr. I) Aug. 28 at Saratoga.

 Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Travers or King's Bishop For Trappe Shot?

Travers or King's Bishop For Trappe Shot?

The connections of Trappe Shot remain undecided on whether they will enter their colt in the $1 million Travers (gr. I) or $250,000 King's Bishop (gr. I), both on Aug. 28 at Saratoga.

 Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Four Dutrow Horses Work at Saratoga Aug. 11

Four Dutrow Horses Work at Saratoga Aug. 11

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. had a quartet of horses on Saratoga Race Course's main track the morning of Aug. 11 for six-furlong works: Trickmeister, D' Funnybone, Boys At Tosconova, and I Want Revenge.

 Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Coffee Boy Brews An Upset over D' Funnybone

Coffee Boy Brews An Upset over D' Funnybone

Coffee Boy slipped through along the inside for jockey Jermaine Bridgmohan in the stretch and upset 1-9 choice D' Funnybone in the $194,000 Carry Back Stakes (gr. II) Calder Casino & Race Course July 10.

 Saturday, July 10, 2010
D' Funnybone Rolls in the Woody Stephens

D' Funnybone Rolls in the Woody Stephens

D' Funnybone tracks a hot early pace set by Discreetly Mine and Eightyfiveinafifty and cruises home to win the seven-furlong Woody Stephens by 3 1/4 lengths.

 Saturday, June 05, 2010
D' Funnybone Has Four Foes in Woody Stephens

D' Funnybone Has Four Foes in Woody Stephens

Multiple grade II winner D' Funnybone gets back to his favored distance of seven furlongs when he takes on four other 3-year-olds in the $250,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 5 at Belmont Park.

 Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Afleet Again Upsets Withers; D' Funnybone 4th

Afleet Again Upsets Withers; D' Funnybone 4th

Afleet Again took advantage of a blistering pace and collared the leaders in deep stretch to pull a 24-1 upset in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) April 24 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, April 24, 2010
D' Funnybone Headlines Withers Field

D' Funnybone Headlines Withers Field

D' Funnybone, the nation's most accomplished 3-year-old sprinter, will shoot for his fifth graded stakes win when he leads a field of six in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) April 24 at Aqueduct.

 Wednesday, April 21, 2010
D' Funnybone Now Unlikely For Preakness

D' Funnybone Now Unlikely For Preakness

Multiple graded stakes winner D' Funnybone worked six furlongs in 1:13.70 with jockey Edgar Prado aboard April 16 at Aqueduct in preparation for the $150,000 Withers (gr. III) next weekend.

 Friday, April 16, 2010
D' Funnybone Rolls to Swale Victory

D' Funnybone Rolls to Swale Victory

If there was any doubt about D' Funnybone being the top 3-year-old sprinter in the nation, those questions were answered emphatically on March 20.

 Saturday, March 20, 2010
D' Funnybone Being Pointed to Preakness

D' Funnybone Being Pointed to Preakness

D' Funnybone, trained by Rick Dutrow Jr., will go for his fourth grade II score March 20 at Gulfstream when he leads a field of nine in the Swale Stakes.

 Friday, March 19, 2010
D' Funnybone Looks Strong in Swale

D' Funnybone Looks Strong in Swale

Paul Pompa Jr.'s D' Funnybone handled a field of 3-year-olds at the same distance and over the same Gulfstream Park strip last month in his season debut, and now the colt is favored to do the same in the $150,000 Swale Stakes

 Wednesday, March 17, 2010
D' Funnybone Wins 3YO Debut in Hutcheson

D' Funnybone Wins 3YO Debut in Hutcheson

Paul Pompa Jr.'s D' Funnybone opened up his 3-year-old season in style, cruising to a professional one-length win as the even-money favorite in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 20, 2010
Dutrow Brothers Have Edge in Hutcheson

Dutrow Brothers Have Edge in Hutcheson

The Dutrow brothers, Rick and Tony, hold the top hands in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II), a seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Longshot Vale of York Grabs Juvenile

Longshot Vale of York Grabs Juvenile

Longshot Vale of York, a son of Invincible Spirit owned by Godolphin Racing, grabbed the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) right at the wire. The Irish-bred out-gunned favorite Lookin At Lucky.

 Saturday, November 07, 2009
Juvenile: Lookin At Lucky 8-5 From Post 13

Juvenile: Lookin At Lucky 8-5 From Post 13

Undefeated Lookin At Lucky drew the outside post 13 but was made the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the $2-million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita Park.

 Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Loaded Juvenile May Offer Some Value

Loaded Juvenile May Offer Some Value

The presence of the most accomplished United States-based colts thus far and a strong contingent from Europe should spell value for those who wager on the Nov. 7 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, October 29, 2009
Dutrow Horses Preparing For Plenty of Action

Dutrow Horses Preparing For Plenty of Action

Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., reported on several of his top horses Sept. 25 from Aqueduct, including Paul Pompa Jr.'s Futurity (gr. II) winner D' Funnybone, whose next start is still up in the air.

 Friday, September 25, 2009
Countdown to the Cup: More Fantastic Fillies

Countdown to the Cup: More Fantastic Fillies

With Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, and Ventura, familiar standbys like Forever Together and Music Note, and rapidly rising stars Icon Project, Careless Jewel, and Swift Temper, as well as Goldikova in Europe, this is truly a special year for fillies.

 Monday, September 21, 2009
Another Laugher For D' Funnybone in Futurity

Another Laugher For D' Funnybone in Futurity

Paul Pompa Jr.'s D' Funnybone followed up his impressive Saratoga Special (gr. II) win with another no-doubt-about-it victory, this one in the $250,000 Futurity (gr. II) Sept. 19 at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old son of D'wildcat is sure to be one of the favorites for the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) later this fall, if he is entered.

 Saturday, September 19, 2009
Futurity: D' Funnybone a Star in the Making

Futurity: D' Funnybone a Star in the Making

Paul Pompa Jr. is reluctant to compare any of his young horses to 2008 dual classic winner Big Brown, but the New York based owner is not afraid to say that D'Funnybone could be something special.

 Thursday, September 17, 2009
Saratoga Special a Laugher for D' Funnybone

Saratoga Special a Laugher for D' Funnybone

D' Funnybone, purchased privately one month ago by Paul Pompa Jr., provided an immediate return on the investment when he crushed his rivals in the $150,000 Saratoga Special (gr. II) at the Spa Aug. 20.

 Thursday, August 20, 2009