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Indian Evening to Victory Rose in California

Stakes winner Indian Evening will begin his stallion career in 2014 at Ellen Jackson's Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville, Calif., after his recent purchase from Vinery Stables in Kentucky.

 5 days ago
Turf Sprint: Regally Ready 3-1 Favorite

Turf Sprint: Regally Ready 3-1 Favorite

Regally Ready, winner of the Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) and the Churchill Downs Turf Sprint (gr. IIIT), is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a full field for Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IIT).

 Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Regally Ready Hangs On for San Simeon Win

Regally Ready Hangs On for San Simeon Win

Odds-on choice Regally Ready set a blazing pace coming down the Santa Anita hillside turf course, staving off the fast-closing Camp Victory by a nose for his first graded stakes win in the $100,000 San Simeon H. April 16.

 Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tuesday's Tab: Awesome Act, Conveyance Work

Tuesday's Tab: Awesome Act, Conveyance Work

Derby contenders Awesome Act (4f, :48 1/5) and Conveyance (5f, :59 4/5) work Tuesday morning over a "muddy" track at Churchill Downs.

 Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Take 1: Awesome Act Stars in Gotham

Take 1: Awesome Act Stars in Gotham

Susan Roy and Vinery Stables' Awesome Act turned in an impressive performance in his first start on dirt, accelerating past rivals at the top of the stretch en route to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Gotham Stakes.

 Saturday, March 06, 2010
No Catching Friesan Fire in Louisiana 'Cap

No Catching Friesan Fire in Louisiana 'Cap

Favored Friesan Fire scored his first victory since romping in last spring's Louisiana Derby (gr. II) when he led all the way to take the $72,750 Louisiana Handicap at Fair Grounds by 1 3/4 lengths Jan. 23.

 Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friesan Fire, Gen. Quarters Make 4YO Debuts

Friesan Fire, Gen. Quarters Make 4YO Debuts

Friesan Fire and General Quarters, both starters in the 2009 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness (gr. I), will make their 4-year-old debuts Jan. 23 at Fair Grounds.

 Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Champion Male Sprinter: Kodiak Kowboy

Champion Male Sprinter: Kodiak Kowboy

Son of Posse won the Carter, Vosburgh, and Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile (all gr. I) for Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farm

 Monday, January 18, 2010
Kodiak Kowboy KO's Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile

Kodiak Kowboy KO's Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile

Ridden patiently by Shaun Bridgmohan, Kodiak Kowboy swept past Bribon and Vineyard Haven in deep stretch to win the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 28.

 Saturday, November 28, 2009

Kodiak Kowboy Corrals Donald LeVine Memorial

Angled to the middle of the track for the stretch run by jockey Gabriel Saez, heavy choice Kodiak Kowboy overpowered his rivals in the $200,000 Donald LeVine Memorial Handicap to win by four lengths at Philadelphia Park June 27.

 Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friesan Fire Sidelined

Friesan Fire Sidelined

Vinery Stables' and Fox Hill Farm's Friesan Fire, who was made the favorite for this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) after three consecutive graded stakes wins this spring, has been sidelined for a couple of months due to an injury.

 Thursday, May 28, 2009
Kodiak Kowboy Rallies for Carter Victory

Kodiak Kowboy Rallies for Carter Victory

Kodiak Kowboy scored the first grade I victory of his career and became a millionaire in dramatic fashion, rallying late to edge the front-running Fabulous Strike by a head in the $300,000 Carter Handicap April 4 at Aqueduct in New York. It was the eighth win in 17 career races for Kodiak Kowboy, who was Canada's champion 2-year-old male in 2007.

 Saturday, April 04, 2009
Porter Hires Barkley as Trainer

Porter Hires Barkley as Trainer

Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farms has hired Jeff Barkley as his private trainer, beginning a transition resulting from trainer Larry Jones' recent announcement that he will wind down his operation and retire.

 Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Kodiak Kowboy Prevails in Amsterdam

Kodiak Kowboy Prevails in Amsterdam

Kodiak Kowboy overtook favorite Desert Key in the deep stretch, powering to a head victory in the Amsterdam Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course July 28.

 Monday, July 28, 2008
Four Graded Winners Contest Derby Trial

Four Graded Winners Contest Derby Trial

Kinsman Stable's Majestic Warrior, winner of the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga last summer in his second career start, heads a field of 10 3-year-olds entered in the 84th running of the $100,000-added Derby Trial at Churchill Downs April 26.

 Thursday, April 24, 2008
Curlin, Kodiak Kowboy Work at Keeneland

Curlin, Kodiak Kowboy Work at Keeneland

Steve Asmussen trainee Curlin, winner of this year's Preakness Stakes (gr. I), began his serious preparations for an expected engagement in the $5-million Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr. I) by working a half-mile on Keeneland's Polytrack surface in :51.80 Oct. 9.

 Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Vinery's Lantana Mob Strangles Sapling Rivals

Vinery's Lantana Mob Strangles Sapling Rivals

Lantana Mob had the most experience in the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Monmouth Park, and that could have spelled the difference for the Steve Asmussen-trained colt as he coasted to victory over six rivals.

 Sunday, September 02, 2007
Kodiak Kowboy an Old Pro in Saratoga Special Win

Kodiak Kowboy an Old Pro in Saratoga Special Win

Kodiak Kowboy had more experience than any of his five rivals in the $150,000 Saratoga Special (gr. II). Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan used that to his advantage as he waited patiently to burst between horses en route to a convincing three-length victory in a main track test for 2-year-olds Aug. 16.

 Thursday, August 16, 2007

Chief's Lake Takes Charge in Mike Lee

Vinery Stables' Chief's Lake, making his second start in eight months, scored a 3 1/4-length victory Sunday in the $107,700 Mike Lee for New York-breds at seven furlongs.

 Sunday, June 24, 2007

Wonderful Luck, Thoroughly Win Juvenile Stakes

n a pair of juvenile stakes races at Hollywood Park Sunday, Wonderful Luck overcame a slow start to rally for an easy 2 3/4-length victory in Sunday's $77,775 Cinderella Stakes, while Thoroughly also used come-from-behind tactics to remain unbeaten with a 1 3/4-length victory in the $82,825 Willard L. Proctor Memorial Stakes.

 Sunday, May 27, 2007

Velazquez Injured After Colt Wins Forerunner

Two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey John Velazquez remained hospitalized Thursday evening following a nasty spill in Keeneland's feature race, the Forerunner Stakes. The incident occurred when Velazquez's mount, Up an Octave (Brahms), broke down and fell less than a sixteenth of a mile after winning the $110,600 turf event for 3-year-olds.

 Thursday, April 20, 2006

Yonaguska Colt Sells for $95,000 at OBS as Numbers Decline

A colt from the first crop of grade I winner Yonaguska was the top seller Thursday at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s August yearling auction in Central Florida, bringing $95,000 from Vinery Stables.

 Thursday, August 25, 2005

Straight Man's First Winner

Grade II winner Straight Man was represented by his first winner when his son Right Hand Man won May 15 at Calder Race Course at first asking.

 Sunday, May 16, 2004

Hong Kong: Texas Glitter Arrives; Decarchy Out

Texas Glitter, winner of the Hollywood Turf Express (gr. IIIT) on Nov. 29, arrived in Hong Kong on Dec.4 to run in the five-furlong Hong Kong Sprint (HK-I) Dec. 15 at Sha Tin.

 Friday, December 06, 2002