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My Happy Face Hit with Virus, to Miss KY Oaks

My Happy Face Hit with Virus, to Miss KY Oaks

My Happy Face, runner-up in the 2012 Frizette Stakes (gr. I) and winner of that year's Tempted Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack, is off the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) trail with a virus contracted at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, March 01, 2013
My Happy Face Earns Nod in Tense Tempted

My Happy Face Earns Nod in Tense Tempted

In a juvenile filly stakes worthy of Breeders' Cup weekend, My Happy Face nipped Cue the Moon by a neck in the $142,500 Tempted (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 4.

 Sunday, November 04, 2012

Tiz Wonderful Sires First Winner

Spendthrift Farm stallion Tiz Wonderful sired the first winner from his debut crop when 2-year-old filly Scammony earned an impressive debut victory in a $57,000 maiden special weight June 21 at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, June 22, 2012
Big Brown Tops FTK Freshman Sire List

Big Brown Tops FTK Freshman Sire List

Big Brown, the 2008 champion 3-year-old male and dual classic winner, took a major step up as a stallion at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling sale.

 Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Warrior's Reward Retired to Spendthrift

Warrior's Reward Retired to Spendthrift

Grade I winner Warrior's Reward has been retired from racing for stallion duty at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Young Mare Stormy B Tops Nov. 19 Session

Young Mare Stormy B Tops Nov. 19 Session

Stormy B, sold in foal to Tiz Wonderful for $67,000, headlined the Nov. 19 session of Keeneland's November breeding stock sale.

 Thursday, November 19, 2009

Mares in Foal to Spendthrift Stallions

Spendthrift Farm recently announced the first confirmed in-foal mares for all three of its new stallions for 2009 - Into Mischief, Notional and Tiz Wonderful.

 Friday, March 13, 2009
Three to Stand at Spendthrift

Three to Stand at Spendthrift

Graded stakes winners Into Mischief, Tiz Wonderful, Notional will enter stud in 2009 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Malibu Moon to Remain at $40,000

Malibu Moon to Remain at $40,000

Malibu Moon, whose progeny earnings have reached $4.3 million this year, will stand for $40,000 in 2009 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington.

 Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Spendthrift to Stand Three New Stallions

Spendthrift to Stand Three New Stallions

B. Wayne Hughes will stand three new stallions in 2009--Notional, Tiz Wonderful, and Into Mischief.

 Friday, September 12, 2008
E Z Warrior, Tiz Wonderful Headline More Than Ready

E Z Warrior, Tiz Wonderful Headline More Than Ready

Trainer Bob Baffert will use the $75,000 More Than Ready Stakes at Belmont Park Sept. 12 as gauge as to what the future holds for multiple stakes winner E Z Warrior.

 Friday, September 14, 2007

Suspensory Injury Ends Tiz Wonderful's Race Career

Tiz Wonderful, a graded stakes winner and undefeated 2-year-old last year, suffered a career-ending and potentially life-threatening suspensory injury and is being treated at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa.

 Thursday, September 13, 2007

Stunt Man Was More Than Ready for Belmont Win

Stunt Man, the longest price at 11-1 in the four-horse field that ran in the $75,250 More Than Ready Stakes at Belmont Park Sept. 12, powered home a 2 1/2-length winner.

 Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Ginger Punch, Discreet Cat on Spa Worktab

Ginger Punch, prepping for the Sept. 8 Ruffian Handicap (gr. I), and Discreet Cat, who is returning off a long layoff, were among the horses that worked Sept. 2 at Saratoga.

 Sunday, September 02, 2007
Field Shapes up for Aug. 25 Travers

Field Shapes up for Aug. 25 Travers

With 12 days remaining until the 138th running of the Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, the field is starting to take shape.

 Monday, August 13, 2007
Street Sense Just Fine in Jim Dandy

Street Sense Just Fine in Jim Dandy

Street Sense made his return to racing a successful one Sunday with a facile victory at short odds in the $500,000 Jim Dandy (gr. II) at Saratoga.

 Sunday, July 29, 2007
Street Sense Returns to Action in Jim Dandy

Street Sense Returns to Action in Jim Dandy

Trainer Carl Nafzger will saddle Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Street Sense in the Jim Dandy (gr. II) July 29. The race will make his first start since finishing a neck behind Curlin in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

 Friday, July 27, 2007
Curlin Heads Asmussen Workers at Saratoga

Curlin Heads Asmussen Workers at Saratoga

Trainer Steve Asmussen had his corps of 3-year-old colts ready for action, working Curlin, Tiz Wonderful, Zanjero, and Forty Grams over the Oklahoma training track Tuesday for their upcoming stakes engagements.

 Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Curlin, Hard Spun Turn in Sharp Works for Haskell

Curlin, Hard Spun Turn in Sharp Works for Haskell

The second season for 3-year-olds began on July 4, with the emphatic victory by Any Given Saturday in the Dwyer Stakes (gr. II), and judging from the works turned in by Curlin and Hard Spun on Monday, as well as Street Sense's work on Sunday, the heavy hitters from the Triple Crown are all primed and ready for their respective returns.

 Monday, July 09, 2007
Street Sense, Curlin Work at Churchill Downs

Street Sense, Curlin Work at Churchill Downs

The winners of this spring's memorable first two Triple Crown races were in action at Churchill Downs July 1 as Street Sense, winner of the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and Curlin, who edged the Derby winner to take a memorable renewal of the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), each worked five furlongs under the historic Twin Spires.

 Monday, July 02, 2007

Curlin Completes Final Belmont Stakes Preparations

Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Curlin completed his serious preparation for Saturday's Belmont Stakes (gr. I) with a four-furlong work at Churchill Downs on Monday, June 4.

 Monday, June 04, 2007

Curlin Has Asmussen Dreaming of Derby Once More

When 2007 began, trainer Steve Asmussen was having Triple Crown dreams about a colt named Tiz Wonderful. Those dreams were dashed when the son of Tiznow injured his right front tendon and was sent to the sidelines, and it looked as if Asmussen would be watching the spring classics alongside his talented runner.

 Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Asmussen's Derby Dreams Shattered by Tiz Wonderful's Injury

Undefeated multiple stakes winner Tiz Wonderful will miss this year's Kentucky Derby after rapping his front tendon at Fair Grounds on Friday, Jan. 19.

 Saturday, January 20, 2007

Kentucky Derby Trail: Takin' it to the Street

Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Street Sense tops Steve Haskin's first list of leading contenders for this year's May 5 Kentucky Derby.

 Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Grade I Winners Among Louisiana Derby Early Bird Noms

Ten graded or group stakes winners are among 107 "early bird" nominations for the 94th running of the $600,000 Louisiana Derby (gr. II) March 10 at Fair Grounds Race Course.

 Thursday, December 21, 2006

Tiz Wonderful Tiz Undefeated After Jockey Club Stakes Triumph

Unbeaten odds-on favorite Tiz Wonderful, ridden by John Velazquez, fought back after being passed in the stretch by Any Given Saturday to regain the lead near the finish and post a half-length victory in the 80th running of the $223,800, grade II Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes for two-year-olds on the closing day of the 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, November 25, 2006

Tiz Wonderful Odds-On Choice in KJC Stakes

Stonestreet Stable's Tiz Wonderful, who has won his two career starts by a combined margin of 19 ¼-lengths, is the odds-on morning line favorite in a field of nine 2-year-olds entered in Saturday's $200,000-added Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II).

 Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Tiz Wonderful Turns In Terrific Iroquois

Odds-on choice Tiz Wonderful, ridden by Garrett Gomez in his second start, emerged from a speed duel to romp to a 6 ¾-length victory in the $110,900 Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs Sunday.

 Sunday, October 29, 2006

Officer Rocket Takes 3-Race Streak into Iroquois

Frank Fletcher's Officer Rocket will put a three-race winning streak on the line when he takes on six rivals in the $100,000-added Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, October 27, 2006