Eaton's Gift

Eaton's Gift to Stand at Key Ranch in Texas

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• February 1, 2012
• Breeding, Southwest Region

Eaton's Gift, a multiple grade II winner, has been purchased for stallion duty to stand in 2012 at Joe and Sharon Kerby's Key Ranch near Salado, Texas.

Eaton's Gift Retired to Swifty Farms

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 17, 2010
• Breeding, Midwest Region

Multiple grade II winner Eaton's Gift has been retired from racing and will stand for $3,000 at Swifty Farms in Indiana it was announced Dec. 17.

Ventana Looking 'Lucky' for Potrero Grande

• By Jack Shinar
• March 31, 2010
• Racing, West Region

With back-to-back runner-up finishes to Bob Black Jack and Kinsale King at the current Santa Anita meet, Ventana bids for his elusive first stakes victory once more in the $150,000 Potrero Grande Handicap (gr. II) April 3.

Dancing in Silks Targets Palos Verdes Return

• By Jack Shinar
• January 20, 2010
• Racing, West Region

Track permitting, Santa Anita Park has a superb dash on tap Jan. 23 when Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Dancing in Silks takes on recent Malibu Stakes (gr. I) victor M One Rifle in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Handicap (gr. II).

Star-Studded Cast Lines Up For Vanderbilt

• By Jason Shandler
• August 6, 2009
• Racing, Northeast Region

The Eclipse Award voting is still more than five months away, but the star-studded $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 9 at Saratoga may go a long way in deciding the nation's top sprinter.

Big Names Nominated to Governor's Cup

• July 23, 2009
• News, Racing, Northeast Region

Tea Party Stable's Fabulous Strike, one of the top sprinters in the country, is one of 58 horses nominated for the 37th running of the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup on Aug. 1 at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.

Zayat, Romans Part Ways

• By Jason Shandler
• July 18, 2009
• News

Zayat Stables' graded stakes winners Eaton's Gift and Thorn Song have been removed from the barn of Dale Romans, the trainer said July 18.

No 'Bull' Here; Eaton's Gift Earns Smile

• By Jack Shinar
• July 11, 2009
• News, Racing, Southeast Region

Eaton's Gift seized the lead inside the eighth pole and held off 1-2 favorite Benny the Bull by 1 1/2 lengths in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) on Summit of Speed day at Calder Race Course July 11.

Benny the Bull Eyes Smile Sprint Repeat

• By Jason Shandler
• July 7, 2009
• News, Racing, Southeast Region

Last season, IEAH Stables and partners' Benny the Bull capped a five-race win streak in the Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II), a victory that solidified his Eclipse Award as the nation's top sprinter. Now, months after being brought back from retirement the 6-year-old horse will try to win the event for the second year in a row, as he takes on five rivals July 11 at Calder Race Course.

Turf Sprint: It's All Downhill

• October 16, 2008
• Breeders' Cup

The return of the Breeders' Cup World Championships to Santa Anita Park Oct. 24-25 will usher in a trio of races new for the event's 25th edition.

Hatta Fort Gets Up in Perryville Stakes

• By Jack Shinar
• October 11, 2008
• News, Racing, Kentucky

Godolphin's Hatta Fort rallied along the rail to get the lead in the final strides, winning the $200,000 Perryville Stakes (Presented by Budweiser Select) (gr. III) by a neck over a game Amazing Results at Keeneland Oct. 11.

Ariege Among Contenders in Tough QE II

• By Jason Shandler
• October 8, 2008
• News, Racing, Kentucky

Ariege, a multiple graded stakes winner who has a victory over the Keeneland Polytrack earlier this season, leads a quality group of 3-year-old fillies that includes grade I winners Backseat Rhythm and Magical Fantasy in the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) Oct. 11 on the turf in Lexington.

Proud Jefe Ready for KY Cup Juvenile

• September 24, 2008
• News, Racing, West Region

Gold Mark Farm's Proud Jefe hasn't started yet around two turns, but his two wins around one make him the one to beat in the Sept. 27 Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes (gr. III), worth $100,000, at 1 1/16 miles. The Proud Citizen colt is the only one in the field of eight with as many as two wins.

Visionaire to Get Biggest Test in Gotham

• By Jason Shandler
• March 6, 2008
• Triple Crown

Trained by Michael Matz, Visionaire looks to improve upon his third-place finish in the Feb. 9 Risen Star Stakes (gr. III). He will have to beat nine others March 8 at Aqueduct, including undefeated Giant Moon.

Pyro, Cool Coal Man Top Blue Grass Noms

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 3, 2008
• News, Triple Crown

Risen Star Stakes (gr. III) winner Pyro and Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) winner Cool Coal Man headline a talented roster of 167 3-year-olds nominated to Keeneland's $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), to be held Saturday, April 12.

Eaton's Gift Gate-To-Wire in Swale

• By Jason Shandler
• February 2, 2008
• News, Racing, Triple Crown

The 3-year-old Johannesburg colt cut back in distance to earn his first graded stakes win Feb. 2 at Gulfstream Park.