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Dark Cove Strong Louisville Handicap Winner

Dark Cove Strong Louisville Handicap Winner

Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIT) winner Dark Cove collected another victory May 25 at Churchill Downs, proving the best over Atigun and Najjaar in the $100,000 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT).

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Redwood Kitten, Zee Bros Win on Pimlico Card

Redwood Kitten, Zee Bros Win on Pimlico Card

Zayat Stables' Zee Bros among the stakes winners at Pimlico during the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day program.

 Saturday, May 18, 2013
Riding High, Rosario Readies for Derby on Orb

Riding High, Rosario Readies for Derby on Orb

For the 28-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, a mount aboard highly-regarded Florida Derby victor Orb in the May 4 Kentucky Derby is a natural progression after a whirlwind month.

 Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Ramseys Hoping for 'Charming' Derby Result

Ramseys Hoping for 'Charming' Derby Result

Charming Kitten will run with the hopes of the Ramsey family behind him, seeking to transfer his grass and synthetic form onto the Churchill Downs dirt in the Run for the Roses.

 Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Keeneland Sets All-Sources Handle Mark

Keeneland Sets All-Sources Handle Mark

Keeneland concluded its 2013 spring race meeting April 26 with a number of records, including all-sources handle and most wins by an owner, trainer, and jockey.

 Friday, April 26, 2013
Dark Cove Earns Ramseys Keeneland Gold Tray

Dark Cove Earns Ramseys Keeneland Gold Tray

Dark Cove earned owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey a gold tray when he drew off to an upset victory in the $150,000 Elkhorn Stakes (gr. II) on closing day April 26 at Keeneland.

 Friday, April 26, 2013
Maker Triples, Breaks Keeneland Spring Mark

Maker Triples, Breaks Keeneland Spring Mark

With three wins April 24, trainer Mike Maker broke the record at Keeneland for victories during the spring meet and now has a total of 19.

 Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Juvenile Behavior: A Winner for Talent Search

Hollywood Talent, the first starter for freshman sire Talent Search, held off a challenge in mid-stretch and cruised to a 3 1/2-length victory in Friday's (April 19) juvenile race at Keeneland Race Course.

 Friday, April 19, 2013
Up With the Birds Tops Transylvania

Up With the Birds Tops Transylvania

John Oxley's Star Contender is highweighted at 123 pounds in a field of 11 for the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT), but SamSon Farms' Up With the Birds has beaten him and will likely be favored at Keeneland April 5.

 Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Shanghai Bobby Among Blue Grass Nominees

Shanghai Bobby Among Blue Grass Nominees

Champion Shanghai Bobby and fellow top Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contenders Orb and Verrazano lead the 189 nominees to this year's $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I).

 Monday, March 11, 2013

Ramsey Farm to Sponsor Gulfstream Park Stake

Gulfstream Park announced that Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey's Ramsey Farm will sponsor the Feb. 9 Kitten's Joy Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT).

 Friday, February 01, 2013
Csaba Takes Harlan's Holiday for 3rd Straight

Csaba Takes Harlan's Holiday for 3rd Straight

Csaba, given a dream run through at the rail by Luis Saez, left Delegation behind in the stretch to win the $100,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes Dec. 16 for his third consecutive victory in Florida.

 Sunday, December 16, 2012
Ramsey Runners Dominate Claiming Crown

Ramsey Runners Dominate Claiming Crown

Parent's Honor capped a big day for Ken and Sarah Ramsey at Gulfstream Park Dec. 1, taking the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at odds of 16-1 to give the owners their fourth winner on the card.

 Saturday, December 01, 2012
Csaba, Ducduc Make Hooper Too Close to Call

Csaba, Ducduc Make Hooper Too Close to Call

Ducduc, launching his bid from well behind on the final turn, caught runaway leader Csaba at the wire to pull out a dead heat in the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 24 at Calder Casino and Race Course.

 Saturday, November 24, 2012

Kitten's Joy's Fee Stays at $50,000

Kitten's Joy, who stands at Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Ramsey Farm near Nicholasville, Ky., will stand the 2013 breeding season for a fee of $50,000 live foal.

 Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Keeneland Reports Strong Gains in Fall Meet

Keeneland Reports Strong Gains in Fall Meet

Keeneland concluded its 2012 fall race meeting Oct. 27 with strong gains in all-sources handle and an attendance record.

 Saturday, October 27, 2012
Kindergarden Kid Kicks in Late Sycamore Run

Kindergarden Kid Kicks in Late Sycamore Run

Kindergarden Kid made his third start in little more than a month a winning one at Keeneland Oct. 18, kicking on the afterburners approaching the line to jet home in the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT).

 Thursday, October 18, 2012
Politicallycorrect Gets it Right in OK Derby

Politicallycorrect Gets it Right in OK Derby

Politicallycorrect, rallying way wide through the homestretch for Kent Desormeaux, caught favored Willy Beamin in the final few strides to post an upset in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby Sept. 30 at Remington Park.

 Sunday, September 30, 2012
Ramseys National Owner, Breeder for 2011

Ramseys National Owner, Breeder for 2011

Ken and Sarah Ramsey were named National Owner of the Year and National Breeder of the Year Sept. 7 during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association national awards dinner held at Keeneland in Lexington.

 Friday, September 07, 2012
Stephanie's Kitten Surges in Lake Placid

Stephanie's Kitten Surges in Lake Placid

With an eye-catching final burst, favored Stephanie's Kitten prevailed by a half-length in the $200,000 Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Stakes (gr. IIT) on the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 19.

 Sunday, August 19, 2012
Dominguez, Dutrow, Ramseys Win Belmont Titles

Dominguez, Dutrow, Ramseys Win Belmont Titles

Two-time reigning Eclipse champion jockey Ramon Dominguez won the Belmont Park spring/summer riding title for the fourth straight year, bringing home 70 winners during the 56-day meet that concluded July 15.

 Sunday, July 15, 2012
Tapitsfly Primed for Mint Julep at Churchill

Tapitsfly Primed for Mint Julep at Churchill

Frank L. Jones Jr's Tapitsfly, who has started four times this year in graded events and has won or placed in all of them, will carry top weight of 121 pounds in the Early Times Mint Julep Handicap at Churchill Downs.

 Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Grade II Winner Dean's Kitten Retired

Grade II Winner Dean's Kitten Retired

Dean's Kitten, a grade II winner and a stakes winner all three years he raced, has been retired from racing after suffering a bowed tendon while being prepared for his 5-year-old debut.

 Thursday, May 17, 2012
Havre de Grace, Oatsee  Named KY Champions

Havre de Grace, Oatsee Named KY Champions

The Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders has named Havre de Grace the 2011 Horse of the Year and champion older female.

 Thursday, April 19, 2012
Lonesome Street All Alone at the Finish

Lonesome Street All Alone at the Finish

Lonesome Street and jockey Joel Rosario took advantage of a hotly contested early pace to rally from last to first for a decisive victory in the $175,000 Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland April 14.

 Saturday, April 14, 2012
Adena Wins 7th Eclipse as Top Breeder

Adena Wins 7th Eclipse as Top Breeder

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs continues to crank out top-level stakes winners and knocked down its seventh Eclipse Award for breeder in the last eight years.

 Monday, January 16, 2012
Adena Tops Breeders for Ninth Straight Year

Adena Tops Breeders for Ninth Straight Year

For the ninth consecutive year, Adena Springs was the leading North American breeder in 2011, with $14,641,413 in earnings for horses bred by Frank Stronach's operation.

 Thursday, January 05, 2012
Pletcher, Dominguez Take 2011 Earnings Titles

Pletcher, Dominguez Take 2011 Earnings Titles

For the second year in a row, Ramon Dominguez topped the 2011 national jockey standings with more than $20 million in earnings. Todd Pletcher once again led all trainers in the United States.

 Sunday, January 01, 2012
Familiar Names Top Churchill Fall Meet

Familiar Names Top Churchill Fall Meet

Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Julien Leparoux, and Steve Asmussen and Mike Maker were the leaders during the Churchill Downs fall meet, which ended Nov. 27.

 Sunday, November 27, 2011
Bullish Market Continues at Keeneland Sale

Bullish Market Continues at Keeneland Sale

The strong pace continued at Keeneland's November breeding stock sale Nov. 13, highlighted by the $190,000 paid by Castleton Lyons for Sanadaat, a 3-year-old filly by Unbridled's Song.

 Sunday, November 13, 2011
Stephanie's Kitten Scratches Out JF Turf  Win

Stephanie's Kitten Scratches Out JF Turf Win

Ken and Sarah Ramseys' Stephanie's Kitten, a homebred daughter of Kitten's Joy, rallies to catch Stopshoppingmaria late to win the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT).

 Friday, November 04, 2011
Patient Headache Earns Hawthorne Gold Cup

Patient Headache Earns Hawthorne Gold Cup

Third at mid-stretch, former claimer Headache closed steadily to edge Where's Sterling by a half-length in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup (gr. II) in Illinois Oct. 8.

 Saturday, October 08, 2011
Holiday for Kitten Hangs On  for TCA Upset

Holiday for Kitten Hangs On for TCA Upset

The hot start to the Keeneland fall meet continued for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, as their homebred filly Holiday for Kitten held off Musical Romance by a nose to win the $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America (gr. II) Oct. 8.

 Saturday, October 08, 2011
Turfway Park Ontrack Handle Increases

Turfway Park Ontrack Handle Increases

Turfway Park reported a slight increase in ontrack handle and a decline in all-sources wagering during the 16-day fall meet highlighted by the WinStar Kentucky Cup Day.

 Monday, October 03, 2011
Derby Kitten Scratches Out Ontario Derby Win

Derby Kitten Scratches Out Ontario Derby Win

Derby Kitten, under jockey Mike Smith, came from off the pace to nab Hippolytus by a half-length in the $154,029 Ontario Derby Sept. 24 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 24, 2011
Wesley A. Ward Saddles 1,000th Winner

Wesley A. Ward Saddles 1,000th Winner

Trainer Wesley A. Ward reached the 1,000 mark by number of winners when he sent out Cozy Kitten to win the sixth race at Kentucky Downs Sept. 17.

 Sunday, September 18, 2011
Banned Nips 'Interlude in Del Mar Derby Duel

Banned Nips 'Interlude in Del Mar Derby Duel

Shipping to Southern California for the first time, the well-traveled Banned outfought Midnight Interlude by a nose in a taut finish to the $250,000 Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT) on the turf Sept. 4.

 Sunday, September 04, 2011
Big Blue Kitten Skims Rail, Scores HOF Stakes

Big Blue Kitten Skims Rail, Scores HOF Stakes

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred 3-year-old Big Blue Kitten received a perfect ground-saving trip under John Velazquez, scoring the $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (gr. IIT) in his stakes debut Aug. 12.

 Friday, August 12, 2011
Headache Finds Relief in Cornhusker Triumph

Headache Finds Relief in Cornhusker Triumph

Headache left favored Awesome Gem behind at the eighth pole and rolled to his first graded stakes win in the $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III) at Prairie Meadows on the night of June 25.

 Sunday, June 26, 2011
Banned Bounds to Jefferson Cup Triumph

Banned Bounds to Jefferson Cup Triumph

Prohibitive favorite Banned made it back-to-back graded stakes victories on the Churchill Downs turf when he registered an easy win in the $106,215 Jefferson Cup (gr. IIIT) June 18.

 Saturday, June 18, 2011
Banned Storms Home in American Turf

Banned Storms Home in American Turf

Glen Hill Farm's Banned redeemed himself from a failed effort in last year's Breeders' Cup, as he came with a powerful run under Garrett Gomez to score the $237,400 American Turf Presented by Ram (gr. IIT) May 6 at Churchill.

 Friday, May 06, 2011
Derby Kitten Pulls Lexington Upset

Derby Kitten Pulls Lexington Upset

Derby Kitten capped a big day for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, as the homebred 3-year-old got up in the late stages to win the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. III) April 23 on a stormy day at Keeneland.

 Saturday, April 23, 2011
Slip Away Named Top Steeplechaser

Slip Away Named Top Steeplechaser

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Slip Away is named 2010 champion Steeplechaser based on his 25-plus length score in the Colonial Cup Hurdle Stakes (NSA-I).

 Monday, January 17, 2011

Slip Away Gives 'Em the Slip in Colonial Cup

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Slip Away swept to the lead approaching the Springdale Course's final turn and powered away to a remarkable 25 3/4-length victory in the Colonial Cup Steeplechase at Camden, S.C., on Nov. 13.

 Saturday, November 13, 2010
Pleasant Prince Shows Royal Touch in OK Derby

Pleasant Prince Shows Royal Touch in OK Derby

Favored Pleasant Prince took the overland route in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park Oct. 10, scoring a convincing four-length victory for his second win in three starts.

 Sunday, October 10, 2010
Pleasant Prince Snatches Ohio Derby at Wire

Pleasant Prince Snatches Ohio Derby at Wire

Favored Pleasant Prince closed with a burst to snatch victory from Worldly by a nose at the wire of the $100,000 Ohio Derby (gr. III) at Thistledown July 31.

 Saturday, July 31, 2010

Pounding Headache Gives Maker Key 'Crown Win

Headache charged home late to capture the $138,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Canterbury Park July 24, giving owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey, trainer Mike Maker and jockey Julien Leparoux back-to-back wins in the main events.

 Saturday, July 24, 2010
Dean's Kitten Drills 5f at Training Center

Dean's Kitten Drills 5f at Training Center

Trainer Mike Maker moves up work to beat the weather; son of Kitten's Joy clocks five furlongs in 1:01 1/5 under exercise rider Derrick Smith.

 Friday, April 23, 2010

Pleasant Prince Works Well for Blue Grass

Ken and Sarah Ramsey aren't sure Pleasant Prince has enough graded-stakes earnings to make the field for the May 1 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), so they plan to race the colt in the April 10 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I).

 Sunday, April 04, 2010
Dean's Kitten Pounces to Lane's End Victory

Dean's Kitten Pounces to Lane's End Victory

Dean's Kitten 2 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) at Turfway Park March 27 pushes Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred right into the Kentucky Derby picture.

 Saturday, March 27, 2010
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