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Union Rags to Enter Stud at Lane's End

Union Rags to Enter Stud at Lane's End

Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Union Rags will enter stud next year at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., the farm announced Aug. 16.

 Friday, August 17, 2012
Belmont Stakes Winner Union Rags Retired

Belmont Stakes Winner Union Rags Retired

Owner Phyllis Wyeth is now shopping for a stud deal for Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Union Rags, her adviser Russell Jones said July 20.

 Friday, July 20, 2012
Union Rags Sidelined by Suspensory Lesion

Union Rags Sidelined by Suspensory Lesion

Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Union Rags has sustained a minor suspensory injury and will miss the remainder of the 2012 season.

 Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Union Rags Earns Riches in Thrilling Belmont

Union Rags Earns Riches in Thrilling Belmont

Union Rags, closing with urgency along the rail under John Velazquez, got up in the final couple of strides to win a heart-pounding finish over Paynter in the 2012 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 9.

 Saturday, June 09, 2012
Velazquez Named to Ride Union Rags in Belmont

Velazquez Named to Ride Union Rags in Belmont

Trainer Michael Matz confirmed May 22 that Union Rags will be ridden by jockey John Velazquez in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).

 Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Union Rags to Skip Preakness Stakes

Union Rags to Skip Preakness Stakes

Trainer Michael Matz and owner/breeder Phyllis Wyeth announced May 9 that they have decided to forego the May 19 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) with Union Rags.

 Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Union Rags a Brothers/IEAH Pinhooking Star

Union Rags a Brothers/IEAH Pinhooking Star

Chris Brothers will be watching the Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park with great interest March 31.

 Thursday, March 29, 2012
Matz Feels Union Rags Has Point to Prove

Matz Feels Union Rags Has Point to Prove

Michael Matz has put the past behind him and is only focusing on getting Union Rags through the Florida Derby and on to the Kentucky Derby, but the trainer is still clearly bothered by the Eclipse Award voting.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Woods: Union Rags, Big Brown Two of a Kind

Woods: Union Rags, Big Brown Two of a Kind

Eddie Woods is pumped up about the possibility that another graduate from his sale program, Union Rags, can become a classic winner just as Big Brown did.

 Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Union Rags Gallops Away in Fountain of Youth

Union Rags Gallops Away in Fountain of Youth

With Algorithms scratched from the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), Union Rags made easy work of what had been a highly anticipated match-up at Gulfstream Park Feb. 26.

 Sunday, February 26, 2012
Union Rags Ready for Fountain of Youth

Union Rags Ready for Fountain of Youth

Union Rags signaled his readiness for next Sunday's Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park when he breezed four furlongs in :48 4/5 Sunday at Palm Meadows Training Center.

 Sunday, February 19, 2012
Union Rags Choice in Contentious Juvenile

Union Rags Choice in Contentious Juvenile

Chadds Ford Stable's Union Rags is favored to remain undefeated and seal the 2-year-old championship in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.

 Monday, October 31, 2011
Union Rags Has Seabiscuit-Like Story

Union Rags Has Seabiscuit-Like Story

As Union Rags prepares for a run in the Nov. 5 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile, his owner/breeder Phyllis Wyeth took some time to reflect on the horse's fairytale-like story, comparing it to that of the great Seabiscuit.

 Thursday, October 13, 2011
No Way to Bottle Up Union Rags in Champagne

No Way to Bottle Up Union Rags in Champagne

Unbeaten Union Rags, forced to wait for room in traffic, slipped past pacesetter Right to Vote on the outside in mid-stretch and drew off to capture the $300,000 Champagne Stakes in dominating style at Belmont Park Oct. 8.

 Saturday, October 08, 2011
Union Rags Romps in Sloppy Saratoga Special

Union Rags Romps in Sloppy Saratoga Special

Javier Castellano described Union Rags as "unbelievable" following the Three Chimneys Saratoga Special Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 15 in upstate New York.

 Monday, August 15, 2011