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Orientate Colt Shines in F-T Midlantic Work

Orientate Colt Shines in F-T Midlantic Work

An Orientate colt worked a quarter mile in :21 2/5, which was the fastest time for the distance, during the May 13 first session of the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training in Timonium, Md. Thursday, May 14, 2009

Fees Reduced for Afleet Alex, Orientate

The Beck family's Gainesway Farm, located near Lexington, has readjusted the 2009 fees for stallions Afleet Alex and Orientate. Monday, December 22, 2008

Lady Sprinter Flying Under the Radar

As the media descend daily on barn 27 of the Santa Anita backstretch to get a glimpse of Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) favorite Curlin Oct. 20, trainer Juan Reviriego quietly goes about his business next door at barn 28. He also has a Breeders' Cup contender, though Lady Sprinter doesn't have nearly as high a profile as her neighbor. Monday, October 20, 2008
Ocean Colors Could Deliver Redemption

Ocean Colors Could Deliver Redemption

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter

Ocean Colors has the potential to put some shine on the otherwise lackluster broodmare career of Winning Colors. The daughter of Orientate broke her maiden by 5 1/4 lengths at Churchill Downs on June 13 and seems ready for more. Monday, June 23, 2008

Intangaroo Wins Humana Distaff Thriller

Intangaroo Wins Humana Distaff Thriller

Intangaroo came roaring down the stretch to overtake Baroness Thatcher and Hystericalady at the wire to win a photo-finish thriller in the $300,000 Humana Distaff (gr. I) at Churchill Downs May 3. Saturday, May 03, 2008
Santa Monica Upset Cheers Underdogs

Santa Monica Upset Cheers Underdogs

Hystericalady, the 3-10 favorite, just didn't have it in her first start since the Breeders' Cup, opening the door for Intangaroo, the longest shot in the field at 26-1, to win the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita Feb. 2. Saturday, February 02, 2008
Lady Joanne Preps for Breeders' Cup Distaff

Lady Joanne Preps for Breeders' Cup Distaff

Bentley Smith's Alabama Stakes (gr. I) winner Lady Joanne continued her preparations for the $2-million Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) to be run Oct. 27 at Monmouth Park by working a half-mile in :48.60 Oct. 16 at Churchill Downs with regular rider Calvin Borel up. Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Third-Crop Sire List from Sale Mirrors Second-Crop Racing List

The list of leading third-crop sires from the recently concluded Keeneland September sale is a near-mirror image of the second-crop sire list for North American racing this year. Tuesday, October 02, 2007
New Buyers Fuel Sixth Catalog at Keeneland Sale

New Buyers Fuel Sixth Catalog at Keeneland Sale

A new group of buyers, both local and foreign, were active Sept. 21 at the 11th session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, driving substantial gains and a high clearance rate. A dark bay son of champion sprinter Orientate brought $235,000 to top the session and close the sixth catalog of the 15-day auction. Friday, September 21, 2007
Second-Crop Sensations

Second-Crop Sensations

Apart from the talent displayed in recent graded stakes, Street Sense and La Traviata have something else in common as they are both from the first crop of what appears to be a very promising group of second-season sires. Leading the ranks by earnings are Street Sense and Johannesburg, but the top 10 in this sire class are producing runners rich in class. Friday, August 31, 2007
Lady Joanne Oriented for Success

Lady Joanne Oriented for Success

Orientate offspring Lady Joanne has developed into one of the best fillies of her crop. Successful in the Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) in the spring, she narrowly lost out to Octave in the Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I), and then, after a prep in the restricted Banshee Breeze Stakes, returned to take a game victory over a tough field in the 10-furlong Alabama Stakes (gr. I). Wednesday, August 22, 2007

For Gainesway, It's One for the Home Team

Watching the Aug. 18 Alabama (gr. I) on the jumbo monitor on the first floor of the clubhouse at Saratoga, Michael Hernon pumped his fist in the air as Bentley L. Smith's homebred Lady Joanne crossed the wire first in the 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-old fillies. Saturday, August 18, 2007
Street Sense Works Five Furlongs at Churchill

Street Sense Works Five Furlongs at Churchill

James Tafel's Street Sense, winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), continued to train toward his summer and fall campaign with a five furlong workout July 13 at Churchill Downs. Friday, July 13, 2007

Orientate, Essence of Dubai Colts Share Best Time at FT Midlantic Workouts

Colts sired by Orientate and Essence of Dubai shared the fastest eighth-mile time of 10 2/5 seconds during Monday's Under Tack Show for horses consigned to the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age sale. Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Nafzger Targets Mother Goose for Lady Joanne

Lady Joanne is headed toward the $250,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) at Belmont Park June 30 following her impressive victory on Saturday in the $150,000-added Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) at Churchill Downs. Sunday, June 03, 2007

Hot Lady Joanne Overcomes Dogwood Dilemmas

Favored Lady Joanne overcame a sluggish start to collar High Again near the sixteenth pole en route to a one-length victory in the $167,550 Dogwood Breeders' Cup (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs Saturday. Saturday, June 02, 2007

Champion Producer Dream Team Dead

Dream Team, a grade I winner and dam of champion sprinter Orientate, died June 7 from complications from foaling a Gone West colt two days earlier at Gainesway Farm (Antony Beck, president) near Lexington. Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Orientate's First Starter is First Winner

Freshman sire Orientate got his first winner May 4 at Hollywood Park when the filly Lost On Champagne won at first asking. Friday, May 05, 2006

Track Slow for Final Keeneland Under Tack Show

Keeneland enjoyed near perfect weather for the first under tack show for its sale of 2-year-olds in training on April 10. But the conditions were far from ideal Monday during the second and final preview before Tuesday's auction in Central Kentucky. Monday, April 17, 2006

Richter Scale Colt Tops Barretts Workouts

Call Zoll, a colt by Richter Scale who is a full brother to stakes winner Quite a Ruckus cataloged by B.C.3. Thoroughbreds, agent for Timberline as Hip 17, clocked the fast quarter-mile work of :20 4/5 during Sunday's training preview for the Barretts Equine March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Monday, March 06, 2006

Prominent Owner Bob Lewis Dead; Services Set for Thursday

Bob Lewis, whose upbeat personality in winner's circles nationwide showed Thoroughbred racing in its best light throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s, died at his Newport Beach, Calif., home Friday at 2 a.m. PST. Funeral services have been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23. Friday, February 17, 2006

Mt. Livermore Pensioned at Gainesway

Mt. Livermore, sire of nine millionaires and six champions, has been pensioned at Gainesway Farm near Lexington because of declining fertility. Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Keeneland Sale Surpasses All-Time Record; Seventh Session Numbers Soar

The marathon Keeneland September yearling sale set a record for gross receipts at any equine auction when Bruno de Berdt signed the ticket early in the session Monday for an Officer colt bought for $45,000 from the consignment of Peter O'Callaghan's Woods Edge Farm. Monday, September 19, 2005

Orientate Filly Brings $130,000 at Fasig-Tipton Texas Sale

A New York-bred daughter of Orientate sold for $130,000 Monday to top the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Texas yearling auction at Lone Star Park. Texan Terry Blanton signed the ticket for the strapping dark bay filly. Monday, August 29, 2005

Inaugural NYBSC Yearling Sale Has Good Business; $150,000 filly

A good-sized crowd of local breeders and owners, pinhookers, and curiosity seekers showed up for the first session of the inaugural New York Breeders' Sales Co.'s yearling sale Thursday night. The sale, which had a county fair-like atmosphere, was conducted under blue-and-white-striped tents at the Yaddo show grounds near Saratoga Race Course. Thursday, August 11, 2005

Lukas Points Grand Reward Toward Forego

The D. Wayne Lukas-trained Grand Reward might have finished third in a conditioned allowance/optional claiming race on the opening day of the Saratoga meeting, but the Hall of Fame trainer has bigger things in mind for the regally-bred son of Storm Cat Thursday, July 28, 2005

New Kids on the Auction Block: Analyzing First-Crop Sires

The Fasig-Tipton July sale Monday and Tuesday offered public-auction buyers the first opportunity to acquire yearlings of stallions represented by their first crops. Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Orientate Colt Tops Keeneland's Sixth Session

The highest priced mare and top weanling sold at Keeneland Saturday entered the ring just a few minutes apart. Saturday, November 13, 2004

Shuttle Group Arrives Down Under

In mid-July, speculation was rife in Australia that the top stallion Elusive Quality had outgrown Down Under and therefore wasn't going to shuttle this year. Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Sprint Champ Orientate's First Foal

Champion Orientate's first foal, a colt, was born Jan.14 at Garland Williamson's farm in Ontario, Canada. Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Orientate, Take Charge Lady KTM Award Winners

Robert and Beverly Lewis' Orientate, champion sprinter of 2002, and Take Charge Lady, a multiple grade I-winning 3-year-old filly owned by Jerry and Feye Bach's Select Stable, have been chosen as the Kentucky-based "Horses of the Year" for 2002 by members of Kentucky Thoroughbred Media . Monday, September 08, 2003

Champion Orientate Has First Mare in Foal

Sprint champion Orientate has his first mare, Ma Kitty, pronounced in foal. Sunday, March 02, 2003

Orientate to Shuttle to Australia

Arrowfield Stud will spark a new era in Australian breeding this year with the addition of three internationally renowned first-time shuttle stallions to its sire roster Thursday, February 06, 2003

Azeri Voted Horse of the Year in a Landslide

With all the debating about Azeri's Horse of the Year credentials, it turned out to be a landslide. The daughter of Jade Hunter did not defeat males during her 2002 campaign, but she certainly dominated them in the voting for racing's highest honor. Monday, January 27, 2003

Orientate to Stand at Gainesway

Orientate, who looks certain to be voted sprint champion, will enter stud at Graham J. Beck's Gainesway Farm near Lexington for a fee of $25,000 Wednesday, November 06, 2002

Orientate's Pedigree: Gainesway Oriented

NAPA Breeders' Cup Sprint winner was the 17th Cup winner for D. Wayne Lukas, who also trained the colt's sire and dam. Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Cup Winners Expected to See More Action

Six of the eight winners on the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships card at Arlington Park Oct. 26 are expected to race in 2003, if all goes according to plans. Three winners--Orientate, Domedriver, and Starine--could run again this year. Monday, October 28, 2002

Volponi to Race in 2003; Starine, Orientate May Run Again This Year

Trainer P. G. Johnson was an early arrival at Barn 22 on Arlington's backstretch, checking on Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Volponi before departing for a flight to New York. Sunday, October 27, 2002

Lukas-Trained Orientate Zips to Victory in Sprint

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas extended his leadership in Breeders' Cup victories to 17 when Bob and Beverly Lewis' Orientate wore down Thunderello in the stretch for a half-length victory in the NAPA Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). Saturday, October 26, 2002

Orientate, Westerly Breeze at Churchill Downs

Two contenders for races in Saturday's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Arlington Park completed their serious preparation for their races with workouts on Monday at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. Monday, October 21, 2002

Minor Abscess Delays Perfect Drift Work, Still Classic Bound

A minor foot ailment forced trainer Murray Johnson to postpone the final pre-race workout for Perfect Drift, a Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) contender owned by Stonecrest Farm. Friday, October 18, 2002

Sprint Preview: Speed Thrills

The contest to determine the world's fastest Thoroughbred will feature approximately a dozen speedsters from all types of backgrounds. In addition, the NAPA Auto Parts Sprint (gr. I) will mark the only Breeders' Cup race featuring a "War of the Sexes." As many as three fillies and mares--Kalookan Queen, Carson Hollow, and Xtra Heat, will take on the boys to see which gender will prevail over six furlongs. Thursday, October 17, 2002

Westerly Breeze works for Juvenile, Lukas preps Day Trader and Orientate

Westerly Breeze works at Churchill...Lukas sprinters to Chicago next Wednesday. Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Sprint Update (10/8): Xtra Heat Proves Extra Special

They're all in the books now. All the prep races for the Breeders' Cup Sprint have been sprinted, and the field for the six-furlong contest is coming into focus. Wednesday, October 09, 2002

Sprint Update (10/1): Sprinting Coast to Coast This Weekend

The last round of preliminaries for the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) takes place coast-to-coast this weekend, but we may not learn as much as we'd like about the top contenders. Wednesday, October 02, 2002

Frankel to Invade Keeneland

Trainer Bobby Frankel will be well represented on opening weekend at Keeneland when he ships in the likes of Surya, Lord Flasheart, and Beat Hollow to contest Fall Stars weekend at the Central Kentucky oval. Tuesday, October 01, 2002

Sprint Preview (9/18): Lukas Double Tough in Sprint

Day Trader strengthened the hand of trainer D. Wayne Lukas for the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with his impressive victory in the $150,000 Kentucky Cup Sprint (gr. III) at Turfway Park Sept. 14. Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Sprint Preview (9/12): Turn Up the Heat

The queen of the sprint division, Xtra Heat, did nothing to hurt her chances for a return crack at the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with a devastating five-length score in the $150,000 Endine Stakes (gr. III) at Delaware Park Sept. 7. Thursday, September 12, 2002

Now-Retired Street Cry Favored in Pool 3 of Breeders' Cup Futures

Street Cry, whose retirement from racing was announced Tuesday, Sept. 3, was the moderate betting favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic when wagering on NTRA's Breeders' Cup Future Bet closed Monday. Monday, September 02, 2002
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