Discreet Marq

Slick Matriarch Win for Front-Running La Tia

• By Jack Shinar
• November 30, 2014
• Racing, West Region

Front-running La Tia, shipping in from Chicago, led all the way to earn her first grade I victory in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes on the concluding day of the Del Mar fall meet Nov. 30.

Discreet Marq, La Tia Square Off in Matriarch

• By Jack Shinar
• November 27, 2014
• Racing, West Region

Shippers Discreet Marq and La Tia have their eyes on the grade I prize as the likely favorites in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes, the featured event on closing day of the Del Mar fall meet Nov. 30.

Browning: F-T Sale 'Very Solid and Strong'

• By Glenye Cain Oakford
• November 3, 2014
• Sales, Kentucky

Twenty-three horses sold for $1 million or more at November mixed sale in Lexington, but median was down 20% from last year.

Moyglare Stud Lands Discreet Marq for $2.4M

• By Myra Lewyn
• November 3, 2014
• International, Sales, Kentucky

Moyglare Stud Farm secured 2013 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT) winner Discreet Marq for $2.4 million Nov. 3 at the Fasig-Tipton November sale in Lexington.

La Verdad Sparkles on Empire Showcase Day

• By Claire Novak
• October 18, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Lady Sheila Stable's La Verdad found her way back to the Belmont Park winner's circle Oct. 18, landing the $150,000 Iroquois on Empire Showcase Day for her fifth stakes score of the year.

Discreet Marq Stands Out in Ticonderoga

• By Ron Mitchell
• October 15, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Discreet Marq, a New York-bred who has competed primarily in grade I company since winning the 2013 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT), tops the oversubscribed field of fillies and mares entered in the Oct. 18 Ticonderoga Stakes.

Better Lucky Seeks to Repeat in First Lady

• By Lenny Shulman
• October 1, 2014
• Racing, Kentucky

Seven graded stakes winners will face off in the First Lady at Keeneland, with plenty of speedy fillies and mares perhaps setting the race up for a closer.

Discreet Marq to be Offered at F-T November

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 28, 2014
• Sales, Northeast Region, Kentucky

Trainer Christophe Clement will consign, as agent, grade I winner Discreet Marq at the Nov. 3 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale on behalf of her owners and breeders, Patricia and Frank Generazio.

Captain Serious, Empire Dreams Head Showcase

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 22, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Highlighted by six stakes worth $1.15 million, nearly 100 New York-breds will compete on a special 11-race card for the inaugural "Saratoga Showcase Day" Aug. 24 at Saratoga.

Somali Lemonade Squeezes Out Diana Upset

• By Frank Angst
• July 19, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Somali Lemonade surged to the lead in deep stretch and just held off multiple grade I winner Stephanie's Kitten to win the $500,000 TVG Diana Stakes (gr. IT) July 19 at Saratoga Race Course.

TimeformUS Weekend Plays: The Diana Stakes

• July 18, 2014
• Racing

Weekend stakes analysis for the Diana Stakes and San Clemente Stakes. read blog

Emollient, Strathnaver Need Bit More in Diana

• By Frank Angst
• July 16, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

The connections of a pair of turf females who just missed major scores in their previous starts, Emollient and Strathnaver, hope for better July 19 in the TVG Diana Stakes (gr. IT) on the first Saturday of the Saratoga meet.

Discreet Marq Heads Just a Game

• By Steve Haskin
• June 5, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Patricia Generazio's homebred Discreet Marq is the 5-2 morning line favorite in a contentious running of the Longines Just a Game Stakes (gr. IT) June 7 at Belmont Park.

Fields Taking Shape for Belmont Day Undercard

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 30, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

A list of likely starters for the five grade I events on the Belmont Stakes day undercard June 7 has been released by the track's racing office, headed by the $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap.

Hard Not to Like Surprises in Jenny Wiley

• By Myra Lewyn
• April 12, 2014
• Racing, Kentucky

Hard Not to Like pulled a 13-1 upset in the $300,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) and earned her first win at the top level April 12 at Keeneland.

Centre Court to Defend Jenny Wiley Title

• By Esther Marr
• April 9, 2014
• Racing, Kentucky

G. Watts Humphrey's 5-year-old mare Centre Court will attempt become only the second repeat winner of the Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland when she takes on nine rivals in the 1 1/16-mile turf race April 12.

Cluster of Stars Named NY Horse of the Year

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• April 2, 2014
• Racing, Breeding, Northeast Region

Cluster of Stars, an undefeated multiple grade II winner for Harvey Weinstein's Turtle Bird Stable, was voted the 2013 New York-bred horse of the year.

Egg Drop Wins Matriarch Thriller for Mitchell

• By Jack Shinar
• December 1, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Pacesetting Egg Drop battled back after giving away the lead in the stretch to score a nose victory over Discreet Marq in the final Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) at Betfair Hollywood Park Dec. 1.

Better Lucky Meets Tough Cast in Matriarch

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 29, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Better Lucky, who paid a record $72.20 when capturing the $250,000 Matriarch (gr. IT) a year ago, will try to become only the second repeat winner in race history Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Discreet Marq Bounces Back in Pebbles

• By Frank Angst
• October 14, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region

One race after seeing her three-race win streak come to an end, grade I winner Discreet Marq bounced back to claim her third stakes victory this season with a clear victory in the $200,000 Pebbles Stakes Oct. 14 at Belmont.

Discreet Marq Tops Talented Group in Pebbles

• By Jack Shinar
• October 11, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region

Discreet Marq, winner of the Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT) this summer and most recently second in the Garden City Stakes (gr. IT), heads a talented group of fillies in the $200,000 Pebbles Stakes on the turf Oct. 14 at Belmont Park.

Alterite Flashes Euro Style in Garden City

• By Jack Shinar
• September 14, 2013
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Making her United States debut, French-bred filly Alterite seized the lead past mid-stretch en route to a commanding victory in the $500,000 Garden City Stakes (gr. IT) over the inner turf Sept. 14 at Belmont Park.

Emollient Heads Loaded Garden City Lineup

• By Steve Haskin
• September 14, 2013
• Racing, Breeders' Cup

The Sept. 14 Garden City Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park offers bettors an interesting dilemma, with talented grade I winners facing a grade I-placed French import and the one-two finishers of the grade II Lake Placid Stakes.

Emollient on Target for Grade I Garden City

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• September 8, 2013
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Emollient, a grade I winner in her first try on turf when she annexed the American Oaks this summer, will look to add another in the $500,000 Garden City Stakes Sept. 14 at Belmont Park.

Discreet Marq Streaks to Del Mar Oaks Triumph

• By Jack Shinar
• August 17, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Discreet Marq, invading from New York for trainer Christophe Clement, shot to the lead coming into the stretch and proved best through the lane to register a mild upset Aug. 17 in the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT).

Rough Task for Wishing Gate in Del Mar Oaks

• By Jack Shinar
• August 14, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Wishing Gate slammed the door on eight rivals last month on opening weekend over the Del Mar turf, but it doesn't figure to be as easy when she faces a full field in the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT) Aug. 17.

Discreet Marq Gate to Wire in Sands Point

• By Tom LaMarra
• May 27, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region

Patricia Generazio's homebred Discreet Marq, in her first start for trainer Christophe Clement, took the early lead and kept on going in the $200,000 Sands Point Stakes (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park May 27.

Watsdachances Has Good Shot in Sands Point

• By Tom LaMarra
• May 24, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region

Two-time stakes Watsdachances hopes to get back on track when she makes her second start of the year in the $200,000 Sands Point Stakes (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park May 27.

Premier Steps Gets Initial U.S. Triumph

• By Jack Shinar
• January 27, 2013
• Racing, International, Southeast Region

Favored Premier Steps, handled confidently by jockey Javier Castellano, caught pacesetting Discreet Marq in the last strides to post a neck victory in the $100,000 Sweetest Chant Stakes at Gulfstream Park Jan. 27.