Three-year-old fillies WILL THEN (pictured left) and AMORITA finished first and second respectively in Santa Anita’s Listed China Doll Stakes on March 23. The mile-long race on the turf was a “family” affair of sorts… Winner WILL THEN is a homebred racing for George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stables, and runner-up AMORITA races for Augustin in partnership with her breeder Stone Farm.
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Paulick Report Interviews Arthur Hancock on Recently Pulished Autobiography
Ray Paulick, publisher of the Paulick Report, interviewed Arthur Hancock last week about his recently published autobiography “Dark Horses: A Memoir of Redemption.” Topics up for discussion run the gamut from Ricky Nelson’s song “Garden Party” to Hancock’s departure from Claiborne Farm to the stallion career of Kentucky Derby-G1 and Breeeders’ Cup Classic-G1 winner Sunday Silence.
Two-Year-Old JENKIN Earns Stakes Winner Status
In the final days of 2024, Stone Farm raised JENKIN won Oaklawn’s $175,000 Year’s End Stakes on December 29. The race was the first stakes attempt for the juvenile daughter of Mineshaft, and she ended the season with a three-quarter length win in the one mile race. JENKIN was coming off a maiden special win on December 6 also at Oaklawn, which marked the fiilly’s two-turn debut.
Consecutive Grade 1 Wins for SHE FEELS PRETTY
Stone Farm raised and sold SHE FEELS PRETTY posted a comfortable 2 1/2-length win in the 1 1/4-mile American Oaks-G1 at Santa Anita on December 26. The victory marked her second consecutive Grade 1 win, and her impressive performance cemented everyone’s suspicions about her immense talent.
Another Augustin Homebred Wins Graded Stakes at Del Mar
Just days after MRS. ASTOR posted her first graded stakes win in the Red Carpet S.-kG2 at Del Mar, another Augustin Stables homebred won a Del Mar feature race when TRULY QUALITY posted a determined win the Hollywood Turf Cup-G2. Both horses were bred in the name of George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stable and both were raised at Stone Farm.
MRS. ASTOR Wins Red Carpet Stakes at Del Mar
Looking for her first graded stakes win in the 1 3/8-mile Red Carpet S.-G3, Stone Farm raised MRS. ASTOR settled off the pace, moved into contention in the turn, took the lead at the top of the stretch, and then held off a late challenge by favorite Forever After All to win by by a length.
SHE FEELS PRETTY Scores Grade 1 Win at Keeneland
Wearing blinkers for the first time, Stone Farm raised and sold SHE FEELS PRETTY rolled to an impressive win for owner Lael Stables in the G1 Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Keeneland on Oct. 12. The 3-year-old daughter of of Karakontie chased the pace early in the 1 1/8-mile race, then blew by the leaders at the top of the stretch to win by an easy six lengths.
Graduate DONEGAL MOMENTUM Earns Black Type in Gio Ponti Win
Designated a “TDN Rising Star” after an impressive win on May 16, DONEGAL MOMENTUM posted his first stakes win in the Gio Ponti S. at Aqueduct on Oct. 3. Going a mile in his second race since switching to the turf, DONEGAL MOMENTUM went to the front at the start, raced comfortably and finished two lengths in front at the wire.
Favored TENMA wins G1 Del Mar Debutante
TENMA took Del Mar’s top divisional race for 2-year-old fillies coming from off the pace to win the Del Mar Debutante-G1 on Sept. 7. A 2-year-old daughter of Nyquist, TENMA raced fifth of seven down the backside. As they headed into the turn, TENMA moved up along the rail, was shuffled back briefly, then, when asked, eased around horses and ran down the leader to win by a determined nose.
MILESTONE: 200 SWs Raised on Our Pastures
When WEST HOLLYWOOD won the 1 1/16-mile Saranac Stakes on Aug. 30 at Saratoga, he became the 200th Stakes Winner to have been raised in pastures at Stone Farm. The 3-year-old son of Uncle Mo is out of the Galileo mare White Hot (IRE) and was bred by Bobby Flay’s B. Flay Thoroughbreds. The colt races for Qatar Racing and is trained by Brad Cox. He has three wins and a second in his five starts to date.