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Essence Hit Man Takes Jacques Cartier Again

Essence Hit Man Takes Jacques Cartier Again

Essence Hit Man won the $166,408 Jacques Cartier Stakes for the third year in a row with a powerful front-running performance under Jesse Campbell April 27 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, April 27, 2013
Pedigree Analysis: Sires of Sires

Pedigree Analysis: Sires of Sires

by Anne Peters
Who will be next to join Storm Cat, Mr. Prospector, and A.P. Indy?

 Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Dance to Bristol Waltzes Home in Sugar Maple

Dance to Bristol Waltzes Home in Sugar Maple

Dance to Bristol, giving the biggest effort of her career, waltzed to a nine-length romp in the $200,000 Sugar Maple Stakes at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.

 Saturday, April 20, 2013
Reynaldothewizard Shines in Golden Shaheen

Reynaldothewizard Shines in Golden Shaheen

Racing wide into the turn, Reynaldothewizard got the jump on his competition heading for home and held on to win the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen sponsored by Gulf News on Saturday, March 30 at Meydan.

 Saturday, March 30, 2013
Speightstown Fulfills His Promise

Speightstown Fulfills His Promise

by John P. Sparkman
It took five years for that hope to be fulfilled.

 Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Melnyk Mares to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton

Melnyk Mares to be Offered at Fasig-Tipton

Twenty-eight selected offerings from Eugene Melnyk's Winding Oaks Farm have been added to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale and will be sold Feb. 11 by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

 Thursday, January 24, 2013
Hal's Hope Could Springboard Csaba to Donn

Hal's Hope Could Springboard Csaba to Donn

Csaba is the best he's ever been, and if he sails through the Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 13, he'll punch his ticket to his first grade I stakes attempt in the $500,000 Donn Handicap on Feb. 9.

 Friday, January 11, 2013
Slideshow: Progeny of Speightstown

Slideshow: Progeny of Speightstown

Trainers comment on the offspring of Speightstown they have raced. Read the full feature in the Jan. 12, 2013, issue of The Blood-Horse.

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 Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Late Cappuccitti's Runner Heads Kennedy Road

Late Cappuccitti's Runner Heads Kennedy Road

Essence Hit Man is set to defend his title in the $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 25 at Woodbine; his start will come just days after the passing of his trainer and owner, Audre Cappuccitti.

 Thursday, November 22, 2012

Speightstown Recovering From Colic Surgery

Major sire Speightstown is recovering well after undergoing colic surgery for a nephrosplenic entrapment Saturday morning at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington.

 Sunday, November 04, 2012
Golden Ticket to Bypass Breeders' Cup

Golden Ticket to Bypass Breeders' Cup

Golden Ticket, dead-heat winner of the Travers Stakes (gr. I), was not pre-entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) and will be out for an undetermined period of time, trainer Ken McPeek said Oct. 23.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Lunar Victory Hangs Tough in Empire Classic

Lunar Victory Hangs Tough in Empire Classic

Lunar Victory and Saratoga Snacks were the favorite and second choice, respectively, in the $250,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park Oct. 20--and they ran that way.

 Saturday, October 20, 2012
Bridgetown Grinds Out Woodford Win

Bridgetown Grinds Out Woodford Win

Bridgetown earned his first graded stakes win since 2009 when he ground out a one-length advantage in the $150,000 Woodford Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 6 at Keeneland.

 Saturday, October 06, 2012
Travers Tie a Golden Ticket to Stud Future

Travers Tie a Golden Ticket to Stud Future

MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Montana-based Magic City Thoroughbreds cashed in a Golden Ticket of its own Aug. 25 when its colt of that name dead-heated with favored Alpha for the historic Travers Stakes.

 Friday, September 07, 2012
Alpha, Golden Ticket Dead-Heat in Travers

Alpha, Golden Ticket Dead-Heat in Travers

Golden Ticket, a 33-1 shot, and 2-1 favorite Alpha made history with the first dead heat in the modern history of the $1 million Travers Stakes (gr. I).

 Saturday, August 25, 2012
Wise Dan Flies in Turf Work; Others Breeze

Wise Dan Flies in Turf Work; Others Breeze

Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) winner Wise Dan blazed four furlongs in :45.89 Aug. 24 at Saratoga, while Alfred G. Vanderbilt (gr. I) winner Poseidon's Warrior and maiden winner Craving Carats turned in more sedate moves.

 Friday, August 24, 2012
Poseidon's Warrior Spears Vanderbilt Upset

Poseidon's Warrior Spears Vanderbilt Upset

Surging Poseidon's Warrior produced a 36-1 upset in the $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I) when heavy favorite Shackleford failed to handle a muddy track at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 5.

 Sunday, August 05, 2012
Essence Hit Man Handles Bold Venture Assault

Essence Hit Man Handles Bold Venture Assault

Essence Hit Man showed what champions are made of when he staved off the equally determined challenger Eternal Rule through the long Woodbine homestretch to win the $172,801 Bold Venture Stakes (Can-III) July 18.

 Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Sum of the Parts Adds Up to Red Legend Win

Sum of the Parts Adds Up to Red Legend Win

Sum of the Parts, taking the lead shortly after the start, led at every pole to capture the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths in an upset at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on the night of June 30.

 Saturday, June 30, 2012
Island Bound Rallies for Winning Colors Win

Island Bound Rallies for Winning Colors Win

Island Bound picked up the first added-money victory of her career when she came from off the pace to take the $110,100 Winning Colors Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs June 2.

 Saturday, June 02, 2012
Essence Hit Man On Target in Vigil Victory

Essence Hit Man On Target in Vigil Victory

Champion Canadian sprinter Essence Hit Man earned his second victory of the 2012 Woodbine campaign when he led every step of the way to take the $168,790 Vigil Stakes (Can-III) by three-quarters of a length May 6.

 Sunday, May 06, 2012
Porter Buys Speightstown Colt for $560,000

Porter Buys Speightstown Colt for $560,000

Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farms went to $560,000 to acquire a colt by Speightstown at the 2012 Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training.

 Monday, April 09, 2012
Haskin's Derby Trail: Ride the Wild Surf

Haskin's Derby Trail: Ride the Wild Surf

Going strictly by the numbers, Windsurfer would appear to have little or no shot to win the Louisiana Derby. But sometimes, numbers do lie, which is why racing has a steady stream of longshot winners.

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 Friday, March 30, 2012
Grade I Winner Haynesfield to Airdrie

Grade I Winner Haynesfield to Airdrie

Haynesfield, winner of the 2010 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (gr. I), will stand at Brereton and Elizabeth Jones' Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky.

 Sunday, December 11, 2011

WinStar Sets 2012 Fees for Expanded Roster

WinStar Farm announced 2012 fees for its expanded roster of stallions, led by North America's leading sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $100,000 (stands and nurses) and will breed an exclusive book of 100 mares.

 Friday, November 11, 2011

Pair Work in :10 at Barretts Under-Tack Show

A son of Congrats and a filly by Speightstown work a quarter-mile in :10 during the under tack show for the May 16 Barretts May 2-year-old sale.

 Friday, May 13, 2011
Essence Hit Man Breaks Woodbine Track Record

Essence Hit Man Breaks Woodbine Track Record

Essence Hit Man launched his 2011 campaign in blistering style, setting a track record of 1:08.16 for six furlongs while taking the US$174,973 Jacques Cartier Stakes by two lengths April 17 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, April 17, 2011
Top Seasons Spice Up FTK  Winter Mixed Sale

Top Seasons Spice Up FTK Winter Mixed Sale

Seeking to add a little bit spice to their Kentucky winter mixed sale, Fasig-Tipton officials decided to devote a portion of the Feb. 7 auction in Lexington to no guarantee seasons to prominent stallions.

 Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Jersey Town Scores 34-1 Cigar Mile Upset

Jersey Town Scores 34-1 Cigar Mile Upset

In a star-studded field that included four Breeders' Cup starters, it was the longest shot on the board, Jersey Town, who pulled a 34-1 shocker in the Hill 'N' Dale Cigar Mile (gr. I) Nov. 27 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, November 27, 2010

WinStar Stud Fees Announced

WinStar Farm Nov. 16 announced 2011 fees for its roster of stallions, led by leading Sire Distorted Humor, who will stand for $90,000 if paid by Nov. 1, 2011, or $100,000 live foal stands and nurses.

 Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Sprint Specialist Munnings to Ashford

Sprint Specialist Munnings to Ashford

Munnings, a seven-furlong sprint specialist with three grade II wins to his credit, has been retired and will stand the 2011 breeding season at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

 Friday, October 15, 2010
Poseidon's Warrior, Soundwave Win NATC Stakes

Poseidon's Warrior, Soundwave Win NATC Stakes

Poseidon's Warrior and Soundwave cruised to easy victories in their respective divisions of the Monmouth Park NATC Futurity in New Jersey Sept. 26.

 Sunday, September 26, 2010

Four Go For Six Figures at NY-Bred Sale

Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale posts 'similar' numbers as last year during two-day sale.

 Sunday, August 08, 2010
Mona de Momma Charges to Humana Win

Mona de Momma Charges to Humana Win

Speightstown filly upsets last year's winner and favorite, champion Informed Decision.

 Saturday, May 01, 2010

Speightstown Recovering After Colic Surgery

Champion Speightstown had colic surgery April 1, and WinStar Farm, where the stallion stands, reported April 2 he's "recovering well" after successful surgery.

 Friday, April 02, 2010

Distorted Humor's Fee Reduced to $100,000

Distorted Humor, who ranks second on this year's leading sire's list, has undergone a cut in his stud fee. He will stand in 2010 for $100,000, down from $150,000 in 2009.

 Monday, November 16, 2009
Brilliant Bridgetown Scores in Summer Stakes

Brilliant Bridgetown Scores in Summer Stakes

Bridgetown surged past favored Stormy Lord in the stretch and held sway to win the $286,891 Summer Stakes (Can-IIIT) on the Woodbine lawn Sept. 19, locking up a berth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf with the victory.

 Saturday, September 19, 2009
Speightstown Yearling Colt Brings $700,000

Speightstown Yearling Colt Brings $700,000

Agent John Ferguson, accompanied by client Sheikh Mohammed, went to $700,000 to purchase Hip No. 39, a Speightstown colt consigned by Dromoland Farm, at the first session of the Keeneland September yearling sale Sept. 14.

 Monday, September 14, 2009
Second-Crop Standouts

Second-Crop Standouts

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter

The weekend brought a couple of new players to the 3-year-old scene and also underlined just how strong the second-crop sires are.

 Thursday, August 06, 2009
Australian Pinhookers Buy Speightstown Colt

Australian Pinhookers Buy Speightstown Colt

BC3 Thoroughbreds, an Australian-based pinhooking operation went to $335,000 to acquire a Speightstown colt during the July 21 final session of the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale in Lexington.

 Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sophomore Standouts Best Elder Rivals

Sophomore Standouts Best Elder Rivals

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter Holiday weekend racing featured 3-year-old sprinters Munnings and Zensational, who both captured prestigious graded wins over older horses.

 Thursday, July 09, 2009

Lord Shanakill too Tough in Prix Jean Prat

Lord Shanakill held off the late charge of Oiseau de Feu by a stubborn head to score his first group I victory in the Prix Jean Prat (Fr-I) at Chantilly July 5.

 Sunday, July 05, 2009
Munnings Brushes Off His Tom Fool Foes

Munnings Brushes Off His Tom Fool Foes

Everything went Munning's way in the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park July 5. First, top sprinter Fabulous Strike, the heavy favorite, was scratched by trainer Todd Beattie. Then came a perfect trip for jockey John Velazquez, who drove the sharp 3-year-old colt through an inside gap at the top of the stretch on their way to a comfortable win.

 Sunday, July 05, 2009
Munnings Wins First Stakes in Woody Stephens

Munnings Wins First Stakes in Woody Stephens

Munnings ran the race his connections always thought he was capable of, impressively winning the Woody Stephens (gr. II) June 6 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, June 06, 2009
Gotham Next for Romping Haynesfield

Gotham Next for Romping Haynesfield

Bigger things await Haynesfield after the 3-year-old colt outclassed five rivals in the $107,600 Whirlaway Stakes Feb. 7 for his third consecutive win on Aqueduct's inner track.

 Saturday, February 07, 2009
Just for Speight

Just for Speight

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter

Speightstown's sophomores are off to a quick start with Haynesfield taking the Count Fleet Stakes and Gemswick Park scoring a game victory in the Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) in the first weekend of the new year.

 Friday, January 09, 2009
Gemswick Park Captures Old Hat Thriller

Gemswick Park Captures Old Hat Thriller

Gemswick Park, sandwiched between two undefeated fillies as they lurched toward the wire, got her nose in front at the line to win an exciting renewal of the $100,000 Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 4.

 Sunday, January 04, 2009
Haynesfield Scores in Count Fleet

Haynesfield Scores in Count Fleet

Haynesfield picked up his third consecutive victory Jan. 3, warding off a stiff mid-stretch challenge from Mike From Queens and drawing off to a 3 1/2-length victory in the 34th running of the $69.700 Count Fleet Stakes for 3-year-olds at a mile and 70 yards on Aqueduct's fast inner dirt track.

 Saturday, January 03, 2009
WinStar Announces 2009 Stud Fees

WinStar Announces 2009 Stud Fees

The 2009 stud fees for WinStar and Taylor Made/WinStar Venture stallions standing at WinStar Farm, near Versailles, Ky., were announced Nov. 6. In a departure from the general trend of declining stud fees, the fee for Tiznow will rise from $30,000 to $75,000 for 2009.

 Thursday, November 06, 2008
Lord Shanakill Adds to Sire's Tally

Lord Shanakill Adds to Sire's Tally

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter

Speightstown is one of seven freshmen sires that have already been represented by a group/graded stakes winner so far this year. Lord Shanakill, winner of the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Eng-I) is one of Speightstown's top runners and the second group winner sired by a son of Gone West out of a Theatrical mare.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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