News

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Last year, horse trainer Todd Fincher saw talented filly Flying Connection win the Sunland Oaks. This year, the New Mexico-based trainer has another star, 3-year-old filly with Candy Aisle. On Friday afternoon at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, Candy Aisle proved her worth in winning the $65,000 Borderplex Stakes, a key prep race for the […]

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Ivory Moon scored a wire-to-wire victory in the nightcap at Gulfstream Park, a 5.5 furlong turf Allowance. Making her first start since late August, the newly turned 4-year-old was hustled to the early lead by Hall of Famer John Velasquez. She blazed through fractions of :21.46 and 44.34 and had plenty left to hold her […]

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Hidden Brook Farm and Black Type Thoroughbreds’ Hidden Connection posted an open-length victory in the $100,000 Joseph E. “Spanky” Broussard Memorial on December 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. With a field of six older fillies and mares signed on, including fellow Kentucky Oaks alumna The Alys Look, it was a duo of […]

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Woodslane Farm’s well-traveled homebred Wolfie’s Dynaghost returned to Turfway Park Saturday night and held off a late bid by Cellist to win the 28th running of the $125,000 Prairie Bayou Stakes. The son of Ghostzapper was foaled at the famed Hidden Brook Farm nursery in Paris, Kentucky. He was coming off his first Graded Stakes […]

Wynstock improved his two-turn record to 2-for-2 with a game victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) as a 13-1 chance in the field of five. Wynstock has now won two of four starts. He was first sold by Hidden Brook farm at the 2023 Keeneland September auction to Gerardo Barragan who in turn […]

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Under a savvy ride by youthful veteran Flavien Prat, the British-bred ridgling Program Trading rolled late to come away a neck winner in the Hollywood Derby (G1) Saturday afternoon at Del Mar. Bred in Great Britain by Fittocks Stud and Arrow Farm and Stud, Program Trading is out of the Oasis Dream mare Dreamlike. He […]

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Candy Aisle won her second straight stakes race when she held off a fast-closing Tx Women for Arts in the $100,000 Zia Park Princess. The daughter of Gun Runner was sold for $250,000 out of the Hidden Brook Farm consignment at the 2021 Keeneland November sale. Candy Aisle settled off fractions of 21.88 seconds for […]

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Babbo took the early lead and was never challenged en route to winning the $250,000 Coronation Futurity on Saturday at Woodbine. The 1 1/8-mile event for 2-year-olds foaled in Canada is a significant race on the road to the 165th running of The King’s Plate  on Aug.17, 2024, the first jewel of the Canadian Triple […]

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Wolfie’s Dynaghost, a 5-year-old son of Ghostzapper, put on a front-running tour de force to win Sunday’s $175,000 Autumn Stakes (G2) at Woodbine. Trained by Jonathan Thomas for owner-breeder Woodslane Farm, the gelding arrived at the 1 1/16-mile main track race for 3-year-olds and up off a third in the Durham Cup (G3) at the Toronto […]

Monday, October 2, 2023

Dr. Schivel battled Speed Boat Beach through the final furlong and dug in to narrowly prevail in the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G2). Ridden by Juan Hernandez for trainer Mark Glatt, the 5-year-old son of Violence won the race for the second time in three years—he landed the 2021 edition by a comfortable 3¼ […]