Eclipse Thoroughbred Partner’s Kentucky-bred Speaking Scout joined the ranks of Grade 1 stakes winners on Dec. 3 at Del Mar, utilizing a strong late surge to take down top prize in the $400,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). Ridden in the Hollywood Derby by Juan Hernandez, Speaking Scout outran nine rivals in the 1 1/8-mile turf test,… Read more
December 9, 2022
Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables’ multiple Grade 1-winning Mind Control went out a winner on Saturday, Dec. 3 with a hard-fought victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct. It was the final race of the Kentucky-bred’s stellar career before retiring to stud. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez,… Read more
December 8, 2022
Kentucky-bred Proxy ran down pacesetter West Will Power for a thrilling victory in the $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 25. The Godolphin homebred registered the initial stakes win of his career in the Clark, defeating West Will Power by three-quarters of a length. Ridden by Joel Rosario for trainer Michael Stidham,… Read more
December 5, 2022
Kentucky-bred Rich Strike headlines a field of seven runners—all bred in the Bluegrass—that will decide the $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday, Nov. 25. Owned by Red-TR Racing, Rich Strike was an 80-1 upset winner of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) in May. In addition to his Derby victory, the son… Read more
November 25, 2022
A 2.5 percent ownership interest in undefeated Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Flightline sold at the Keeneland November Sale for $4.6 million to Brookdale Farm’s Fred Seitz, who signed the ticket on behalf of an undisclosed farm client. The fractional interest, offered by West Point Thoroughbreds, sold during a special auction prior to the start… Read more
November 23, 2022
In the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Keeneland Nov. 4-5, Kentucky-breds captured seven events—highlighted by Flightline’s resounding win in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on Saturday, Nov. 5. This year’s victories give Kentucky-breds 240 Breeders’ Cup victories, more than any other state or country. Hronis Racing, Summer Wind Equine, West Point… Read more
November 6, 2022
Kentucky-breds flexed their muscles on Future Stars Friday at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships with Forte winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Wonder Wheel capturing the Juvenile Fillies (G1). Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte swept past odds-on and previously undefeated Cave Rock at the sixteenth pole en route to posting a 1… Read more
November 6, 2022
Undefeated Flightline tops a deep Kentucky-bred contingent set for Championship Saturday at the Breeders’ Cup as he headlines the lucrative $6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday, Nov. 5. The sensational son of Tapit-Feathered, by Indian Charlie, is undefeated in five lifetime starts for trainer John Sadler and is coming off a 19… Read more
November 5, 2022
Undefeated Cave Rock puts his perfect record on the line in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and tops a strong Kentucky-bred contingent entered in the Future Stars Friday card at Keeneland on Nov. 4, the first of two days of racing in this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The dark bay or brown son… Read more
November 4, 2022
Kentucky-bred Going to Vegas successfully defended her title in the $300,000 Rodeo Drive S. (G1) at Santa Anita on Oct. 8, stamping her ticket to the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland. Under Umberto Rispoli, Going to Vegas cruised gate to wire to win the 1 ¼-mile turf event for the second straight… Read more
October 15, 2022