Sisterly Love wins the 2014 Doubledogdare.
Photo: Keeneland Photo
Sisterly Love wins the 2014 Doubledogdare.
Photo: Keeneland Photo
Sisterly Love wins the 2014 Doubledogdare.
Photo: Keeneland Photo
Sisterly Love wins the 2014 Doubledogdare.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Sisterly Love wins the 2014 Doubledogdare.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Sisterly Love wins the 2013 Ontario Matron Stakes.
Photo: Michael Burns
Sisterly Love wins the 2013 Trillium Stakes.
Photo: Michael Burns
Solid Appeal returns to her favorite turf course to defend her title in the $200,000 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) May 25 at Woodbine against a field that includes the mare that she lost to last time out, Sisterly Love.
Gary Barber's Sisterly Love became the first two-time winner of the current Keeneland spring meeting and did so at the expense of multiple grade I winner Emollient when she took home the April 18 Doubledogdare (gr. III).
Juddmonte homebred, 2-for-2 at Keeneland after notching double grade I wins at the Lexington oval, finds softer spot April 18 in $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (gr. III).
Sam-Son Farm's homebred Up With the Birds was honored as Canadian Horse of the Year for 2013 at the 39th annual Sovereign Awards held April 11 at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto.
Don't Tell Sophia has her eye on a repeat victory in Oaklawn Park's Bayakoa Stakes Feb. 16, a month after winning the Pippin Stakes at the Arkansas track in consecutive years.
Odds-on choice Sisterly Love made every pole a winning one as she registered her first graded stakes win in the $146,123 Ontario Matron Stakes (Can-III) June 20 at Woodbine.
Sisterly Love, coming off her first stakes win in a romp over the Polytrack at Woodbine, returns for a shot at her first graded victory in the $150,000 Ontario Matron (Can-III) July 20.
Acting Naughty had her consistency rewarded with her first stakes victory in the $149,689 Whimsical (Can-III) at Woodbine April 28, coming from off the pace in her seasonal debut.
Absent since a runner-up effort in last spring's Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, Northern Passion returns in the $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) April 28, the first graded stakes of the 2013 season at Woodbine.
A freshened Joyful Victory was too much to handle for her rivals in the inaugural $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston Race Park on the night of Jan. 26, setting a track record while drawing away for an easy win.
The inaugural running of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic -- -the richest race run at Sam Houston Race Park since it opened in 1994 -- -will feature round three for rivals Joyful Victory and Brushed by a Star.
| Trainer | Mark E. Casse |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Patrick Husbands |
| Owner | Gary Barber |
| Breeder | Kinsman Farm |
| Sisterly Love View Five-Cross Pedigree | Bellamy Road | Concerto |
| Hurry Home Hillary | ||
| Odylic | Dixieland Band | |
| Petite Diable |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2014 Hip 197 |
Racing or broodmare prospect | J.S. Company | Bluewater Sales, agent | $535,000 |
| Dortmund |
| Upstart |
| American Pharoah |
| Texas Red |
| Far Right |
| International Star |
| Itsaknockout |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Far From Over |
| California Chrome |
