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He’s raced at Fonner Park, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Canterbury Park, and Remington Park, to name some of the 11 racetracks he has visited in a 15-race career. He’s been tested at 6 1/2 furlongs, 1 1/8 miles, and 1 1/2 miles on turf. And after a little more than two years of […]

There is no trainer more thankful than Ray Ashford that the turf course was shut down by Remington Park when it was this fall. After that, he sent Dipping In to the main dirt surface here and she went 2-for-2, including a win in the $70,000 Useeit Stakes on Friday, December 18, her first black-type victory. This stakes triumph […]

WinStar Farm and China Horse Club Inc.’s debuting Prime Factor, a $900,000 purchase out of the Legacy Bloodstock consignment at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale – the joint-second priciest Quality Road yearling to sell that year – was off as the 21-10 second choice and turned his first trip to the post into a one-horse affair en […]

Favored Sleepy Eyes Todd rallied under Joel Rosario and knifed his way through stretch traffic to post a 1 1/2-length victory over True Timber. Edgemont Road was third. The winner, a 4-year-old son of Paddy O’Prado owned by Thumbs Up Racing and trained by Miguel Angel Silva, raced seven furlongs in 1:21.77. The son o Bred in Kentucky […]

Pirate’s Punch left no doubt about the outcome this time. Disqualified from first for interference in the stretch in the Aug. 22 Philip Iselin Stakes (G3), Pirate’s Punch drew away coming out of the final turn to win the $155,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) by two lengths Sept. 20 at Monmouth Park. Now it’s on to […]

Racehorse owner Joey Platts went to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale with several goals, one of which was to buy a filly by leading sire Into Mischief. Outbid earlier in the week, Platts, who was accompanied by trainer Phil D’Amato, struck early during the Sept. 18 session to take home a daughter of the Spendthrift […]

Sneeky Diversion remained unbeaten in two starts with a wire-to-wire score in the $100,000 Northern Lights Futurity at Canterbury Park. Bred by Scott Pierce, the 2-year-old gelding by Majesticperfection was sold by Legacy Bloodstock at last year’s Keeneland September sale. He races in the colors of Lothenbach Stables. Sneeky Diversion, who eight days earlier broke his […]

Chicks Dig Scars bounded out of the gate first and proceeded to wire a field of 10 juveniles in the August 1 Iowa Stallion Futurity at Prairie Meadows. Click to watch race Bred by longtime Legacy Bloodstock clients Bob & Alice Austin, Chicks Dig Scars was sold by Legacy at the 2018 Keeneland November auction. The son of Darby Dan […]

While many questions regarding the Coronavirus pandemic remain unanswered, and with a stock market experiencing extreme volatility, there is continued uncertainty as to what could happen in our industry over the next few years. But many people in the industry have been through such ambiguity before. We sought the advice of industry leaders who successfully […]

Thumbs Up Racing’s Sleep Eyes Todd burst from the starting gate in the $54,000 Bosselman/Gus Fonner Stakes April 29 and was never threatened by his eight rivals. He drew off to win by 6 1/2 lengths under jockey Quincy Hamilton. Off as the 7-5 favorite in the 1 1/16-mile feature for 3-year-olds and up, Sleepy Eyes Todd […]