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Brisk Activity Expected at F-T Midlantic Sale

One day after a Preakness Stakes (gr. I) victory by Oxbow, the barn area at the Maryland State Fairgrounds at Timonium was flush with activity on the eve of Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale May 20-21.

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The Lumber Guy Lays It Down in Vosburgh

The Lumber Guy Lays It Down in Vosburgh

Barry Schwartz's homebred The Lumber Guy rallies from just off the pace to win the six-furlong Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 29 at Belmont in his first start since mid-May.

 Saturday, September 29, 2012
The Lumber Guy Determined in Jerome Victory

The Lumber Guy Determined in Jerome Victory

The Lumber Guy enjoyed the cutback to a mile in the $200,000 Jerome (gr. II), as he fended off pressure all the way around the track to score by 2 3/4 lengths April 21 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

 Saturday, April 21, 2012
Major Stallion Grand Slam Dies

Major Stallion Grand Slam Dies

Grand Slam, who is represented by four 3-year-old stakes winners in 2012, died March 31 at Ashford Stud.

 Sunday, April 01, 2012
The Lumber Guy Easy Winner of Miracle Wood

The Lumber Guy Easy Winner of Miracle Wood

The Lumber Guy made his 2-5 odds look good when overcame a bobble at the start to post a 4 1/4-length victory in the $76,500 Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park Feb. 25.

 Saturday, February 25, 2012
100 Stakes Winners and Counting for Gone West

100 Stakes Winners and Counting for Gone West

MAHUBAH'S CORNER
On January 13, 2012, Treble Jig became the 100th stakes winner for his late sire, Gone West. This goal was achieved through excellence over time, with an average of just 61 foals per crop.

 Friday, January 27, 2012
Apriority Wins Mr. Prospector Despite Stumble

Apriority Wins Mr. Prospector Despite Stumble

Despite stumbling badly at the break and being rushed up into contention, Donald Dizney's homebred Apriority ran down pacesetter Zero Rate Policy to win the Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) by a nose Dec. 31 at Gulfstream.

 Saturday, December 31, 2011

Strong Hope Moves to Indiana

Multiple grade II winner to stand at Midwest Equine & Veterinary Hospital near Trafalgar, Ind. The son of Grand Slam will stand for a 2012 fee of $2,500.

 Friday, December 30, 2011
Uncle Mo to Stand for $35,000 at Ashford

Uncle Mo to Stand for $35,000 at Ashford

Grade I winners Uncle Mo and Cape Blanco, both newcomer stallions at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., will stand for $35,000 and $17,500, respectively in 2012.

 Friday, November 11, 2011
Millionreasonswhy Provides  Answer in Matron

Millionreasonswhy Provides Answer in Matron

Millionreasonswhy, invading from Colonial Downs, wore down pacesetting Say a Novena in the stretch and edged away late to register a handy win in the $150,000 Matron Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park July 3.

 Sunday, July 03, 2011

Six F-T Sale Horses Turn in Fastest Eighth

Six horses set the pace at an eighth of a mile May 18 during the first session of the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Maryland. They each posted a time of :10 1/5.

 Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Fasig-Tipton Texas 2YO Sale Preview

April 5 sale at Lone Star Park; 70 of the 167 juveniles cataloged are Louisiana-breds.

 Friday, April 01, 2011
Birthday Boy Gomez Snaps Dilemma's Drought

Birthday Boy Gomez Snaps Dilemma's Drought

Glen Hill Farm's Dilemma picked his first win since November 2008 with a perfectly timed ride from birthday boy Garrett Gomez in Santa Anita's $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course Jan. 1.

 Saturday, January 01, 2011
Lookin At Lucky to Stand for $35,000

Lookin At Lucky to Stand for $35,000

Lookin At Lucky, the leading contender for champion 3-year-old male, will enter stud for a fee of $35,000 at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

 Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Grand Adventure Captures King Edward Laurels

Grand Adventure Captures King Edward Laurels

Grand Adventure delivered his second graded stakes win in a row over the Woodbine turf when he turned back Rahy's Attorney in the stretch to capture the $344,708 King Edward Stakes (Can-IIT) by one length June 26.

 Sunday, June 27, 2010
Ball Four Bounces Back in Mervyn LeRoy

Ball Four Bounces Back in Mervyn LeRoy

Crafty 8-year-old Ball Four, reunited with trainer Patrick Biancone for his first start in four months, dealt heavily-favored Rail Trip his first career defeat by going gate to wire to win the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) at Hollywood Park May 9.

 Saturday, May 09, 2009
Average Falls 32.6% at OBS

Average Falls 32.6% at OBS

Still reeling from the effects of the worldwide financial crisis, buyers approached the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training cautiously, and their reluctance to spend the really big bucks was a major factor in the opening session's setbacks. Compared to a year ago, when the auction enjoyed a record-setting run, the gross revenue dropped 29.6% while the average price fell 32.6%,and the median price declined 22.2% March 17 in Central Florida.

 Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Grand Slam Colt Brings $400,000 at OBS

Grand Slam Colt Brings $400,000 at OBS

A smooth-striding Grand Slam colt brought $400,000 early in the afternoon during the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ashford Announces 2009 Stud Fees

Ashford Announces 2009 Stud Fees

The 2009 stud fees for Ashford Stud stallions were announced Nov. 7, including the fees for their newest additions, Henrythenavigator and Majestic Warrior. There was a decline in fees for many of the stallions at Ashford, a division of Coolmore located near Versailles, Ky.

 Friday, November 07, 2008
FT Kentucky Sale Down Across Board

FT Kentucky Sale Down Across Board

The 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale suffered across the board declines in its opening session Oct. 20 at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.

 Monday, October 20, 2008
Grand Adventure Has Eventful Summer Trip

Grand Adventure Has Eventful Summer Trip

Grand Adventure, closing seven wide in the stretch, outfought Skipadate to the wire to win the $281,017 Summer Stakes (Can-III) on the Woodbine turf course Oct. 4, earning a spot in the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf later this month.

 Saturday, October 04, 2008
Visionaire Passes All in King's Bishop

Visionaire Passes All in King's Bishop

Last coming off the turn, Visionaire circled the field to post an impressive 2 1/4-length win in the $250,000 NetJets King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 23.

 Saturday, August 23, 2008
Visionaire Exits Gotham in Good Shape

Visionaire Exits Gotham in Good Shape

Trainer Michael Matz said that Gotham winner Visionaire appears to have come out of his March 8 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) victory in good shape, and will ship back to Palm Meadows in Florida March 11.

 Sunday, March 09, 2008
Visionaire Finds Way in Foggy Gotham

Visionaire Finds Way in Foggy Gotham

The 3-year-old picture in New York was about as foggy as the weather conditions at Aqueduct March 8, but Visionaire helped clear things up a bit with a late burst to capture the $250,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) by a nose over Texas Wildcatter.

 Saturday, March 08, 2008
Familiar Foes Return For Bayou 'Cap

Familiar Foes Return For Bayou 'Cap

A field of seven is entered for the Feb. 23 Bayou Handicap, a 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares at Fair Grounds.

 Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Zito Sends Out Two in Hutcheson

Zito Sends Out Two in Hutcheson

Hall of Fame trainer has Cool Coal Man and Cool Play in Jan. 5 seven- furlong test at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, January 03, 2008

Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale Catalogs 374 Hips

The New York Breeders' Sales Company has cataloged 374 mares and weanlings for its annual Fall Mixed Sale, which will be held Oct. 14 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY.

 Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Distorted Humor Colt Paces June Sale Finale

Tempered Fate, a colt by Distorted Humor consigned by agent Sequel Bloodstock (Becky Thomas), was sold for $260,000 to Zayat Stables to top the second and final session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2007 June Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age.

 Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Forest Wildcat Colt Tops Final Session of OBS March

A well-built son of Forest Wildcat brought a final bid of $900,000 to kick start day two of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March select 2-year-olds in training sale at the Central Florida auction house.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2007

EHV-1 Quarantine Forces Seven Scratches at Calder

Calder Racecourse's Grand Slam III card will be short seven scratched entries as a result of a Dec. 29 decision by Florida state officials to keep the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) quarantine in place at Payson Park Training Center.

 Friday, December 29, 2006

Keeneland Surpasses 2005 Totals on Eighth Day

Monday's session of the Keeneland November mixed sale saw the sale gross surpass last year's total figure as foreign and domestic buyers kept the market strong. Totals for the eight days of selling reached $290,807,400 while gross sales for the 14-day auction in 2005 totaled $289,602,900

 Monday, November 13, 2006

Slam Bammy Sets Track Mark at Meadowlands

Slam Bammy closed the door on John's Pic with a sixteenth of a mile to go and drew away to victory in track record time for six furlongs in the $75,624 Rutgers University Stakes on Friday night at the Meadowlands.

 Saturday, November 11, 2006

Slam Bammy Sets Track Mark at Meadowlands

Slam Bammy closed the door on John's Pic with a sixteenth of a mile to go and drew away to victory in track record time for six furlongs in the $75,624 Rutgers University Stakes on Friday night at the Meadowlands.

 Saturday, November 11, 2006

Son of Grand Slam Tops Opening Session of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale

A son of Grand Slam topped the opening session of the three-day Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale at the sale company's Newtown Paddocks near Lexington.

 Monday, October 23, 2006

Louisiana Sale Has Record Price, Upswing in Figures

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association's annual yearling sale had not only its first six-figure horse Oct. 2, but a colt and filly that sold for $100,000 each. They helped the auction show increases in gross, average, and median.

 Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Ball Four Steals Home in Kentucky Cup Classic

Pacesetting Ball Four held off a determined late charge from the veteran Perfect Drift to win the $350,000 Kentucky Cup Classic (gr. II) on the Turfway Park all-weather track Saturday.

 Saturday, September 30, 2006

Fire Slam to Stand at Vinery Florida

Grade II winner Fire Slam will enter stud in 2007 at Vinery Stud near Summerfield, Fla. Syndication is underway and he will stand for a fee of $6,000.

 Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Casse 'Springs' 48-1 Shocker in Natalma S.

First time starter Sprung pulled off a 48-1 shocker Sunday at Woodbine in the $163,200 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies on the turf.

 Sunday, September 10, 2006

Saratoga Diary: The Difference Between Dead and Dying

Charlie Hayward, the racetrack's president, credits Bill Nader, his newly-promoted chief operating officer, with coming up with the "Grand Slam." Nader pushed for the innovative bet hoping that it would give horseplayers a tantalizing way to wager on several races.

 Friday, August 11, 2006

Assistant Martinez Pulls Double Duty with Double Galore

Without classic winners Barbaro and Bernardini in Saturday's Belmont Stakes (gr. I), the race appears to be wide open. Like in any race, one horse has to be the longest shot on the board. That honor will likely fall to Double Galore.

 Thursday, June 08, 2006

El Corredor Filly Tops Barretts May Sale Session

A filly by El Corredor clocked the fastest eighth of a mile in Friday's training preview session for Barretts 2006 May Sale of Two-Year-Olds at Fairplex Park.

 Saturday, May 13, 2006

Red Bullet Colt Sets Barretts May Preview Mark

Unbridled Slew, a California-bred 2-year-old colt, recorded the fastest eighth of a mile in Barretts May Sale history when he breezed the distance in 9 3/5 seconds Thursday at Fairplex Park.

 Thursday, May 11, 2006

NYRA to Offer 'Grand Slam' Wager at Belmont

The New York Racing Association will unveil a brand new $1 minimum wager on May 3, the opening day of Belmont Park's 59-day spring/summer meet.

 Wednesday, April 19, 2006

K.O. for Middleweight in Maxxam Gold Cup

Trainer Al Stall Jr. couldn't make the trip to Houston from Louisiana, but he liked what he saw via simulcast as Middleweight captured the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup Handicap Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park.

 Sunday, January 22, 2006

My Charmer Heads Grand Slam I at Calder Saturday

Calder Race Course's Grand Slam I program Saturday offers four stakes worth $100,000 each, with the My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares featuring two grade I winners.

 Thursday, December 01, 2005

Hennessy's Fee Boosted to $60,000

Ashford Stud, located near Versailles, Ky., has raised the fee for Hennessy to $60,000 from $35,000.

 Monday, October 31, 2005

Limehouse to Retire at End of Year; Will Stand at Vinery

Limehouse, who ran fourth in Smarty Jones' Kentucky Derby (gr. I) last year and this June won the Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II), will be retired at the end of the year and will stand in 2006 at Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington.

 Friday, August 26, 2005

Limehouse Pointed Toward Hollywood Gold Cup

Dogwood Stable's millionaire Limehouse, winner of the Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II), will run next in the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) July 9, going 1 1/4 miles at Hollywood Park.

 Tuesday, June 28, 2005

More Dirt Racing Planned at Colonial Downs

As Colonial Downs's opens its summer meet Friday, spectators coming to New Kent will see more racing on its dirt course as well as some changes to the facility, both exterior and interior.

 Thursday, June 16, 2005

$1.9-Million Songandaprayer Colt Tops Barretts Sale

Bob Lewis outlasted fellow Californian Sidney Craig in the bidding for a Songandaprayer colt at Tuesday's Barretts selected sale of 2-year-olds in training, paying $1.9 million for a horse who breezed a quarter-mile in what announcer John Henderson said was a world record time of :20.6 seconds.

 Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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