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Sunday, October 21, 2018

The early speed Bankit showed in his first four races was not going to serve him well as he progressively stretched out in distance.
So, following his fourth-place finish in the Bertram F. Bongard Stakes going seven furlongs last m…

Leaving absolutely no doubt about who was best in this year’s 1 1/16-mile $200,000 Mohawk Stakes for New York-breds, the six-year-old Offering Plan, ridden perfectly by Javier Castellano, stormed to the lead at the top of the stretch and…

Maybe New York-bred Showcase Day should be renamed Javier Castellano Showcase Day. Castellano rallied Peter Brant’s four-year-old filly Fifty Five, the 4-5 favorite in the field of seven, to a one-length victory over La Moneda in the 1 1…

Sunday, October 7, 2018

While the name Jaywalk pays homage to her sire, Cross Traffic, it’s more than evident that a talented 2-year-old filly who managed to score three straight wins in a little over two months doesn’t need to break any laws to make it to the …

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Trainer David Fawkes saddled his second stakes winner on the September 29 Gulfstream Park card when Sandra New’s Louder Than Bombs rallied impressively for a two-length score in the $75,000 Armed Forces.

The juvenile son of …

Centennial Farm’s Rocketry exploded late in the stretch to earn his first stakes victory and break a track record previously held by the legendary Man o’ War in the $200,000 Temperence Hill Invitational going 1 5/8 miles.

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Sunday, September 23, 2018

Stride Rite Racing Stable’s Renaisance Frolic parlayed a dream trip into a victory in the $75,000 Bear’s Den Stakes at Gulfstream Park, becoming the second South Florida stakes winner for her female family in as many weeks.

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Union Strike found her way back to the winner’s circle on September 23 in Belmont Park’s Grade 2, $300,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap, her second start since transferring to trainer Steve Asmussen.

The 4-year-old Union Rags fill…

Peter Brant’s Fifty Five stalked the field before Hall of Fame jockey Javier Casteallano urged her to a six-wide flourish out of the far turn, overtaking the challengers from the outside in the stretch to win the 10th runner of the $125,…

Monday, September 17, 2018

The Hidden Brook pinhooking venture strike gold again during Session 6 of the Keeneland September Yearling sale when Hip #1648for $300,000.
Hidden Brook’s Sergio de Sousa admitted they paid more than expected when they acquired the…