Expression, bred by Stone Farm and Joseph Sutton, won the $100,000 Garland of Roses Stakes on December 6, 2014 at Aueduct Racetrack. Coming from off the lead on a sloppy inner-dirt track, Expression made a bold four-wide move in the stretch to pass a game Winning Image to win. This was Expression’s first stakes victory and first win on an off track.
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Mandola Wins First Time Over Hurtles
Mandola stalked the front runner until after the second last jump, collared the leader half way through the final turn, dueled with that rival over the last jump and to the wire and helf on for the win.
Menifee: South Korea’s Sunday Silence?
Though many American racing fans may remember him mostly as the big bay who finished second to Charismatic in the 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Menifee is making a serious impact in the racing industry—in South Korea. Menifee shipped overseas in 2006 and seems poised to follow a similar path to that of Sunday Silence in Japan.
Keeneland September Sale Success
Thoroughbred Daily News
Fillies Star at KeeSep
For the second day in a row a filly bred by Bobby Flay and offered through Stone Farm brought seven figures. That after a Tiznow filly from Flay’s GSP Countess Lemonade (Storm Cat) was hammered down to the Berglar family’s Stonereath Stud for $1.1 million. Arthur Hancock’s Stone Farm consigned the filly as Hip 549. On Tuesday, Flay’s Tapit–Super Espresso (Medaglia d’Oro) filly sold to Chiefswood Stable for $1 million.
Flay Cooks up Winners in Sales Ring
Stone Farm, agent, has consigned two seven-figure yearlings bred by acclaimed chef, restaurateur, author and television personality Bobby Flay: a filly by Tapit and a filly by Tiznow.
Tiznow Filly Brings $1.1 M at Keeneland
Dr. Christoph Berglar’s Stonereath Farm purchased a filly by Tiznow – Countess Lemonade, by Storm Cat, for $1.1 million during the third session of Book One Sept. 10 at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Keeneland September: Tapit Filly Goes for $1 Million
A filly by leading sire Tapit sold for $1 million to Robert Krembil’s Ontario-based Chiefswood Stable as the Keeneland September yearling sale continued on Tuesday.
Trend Registers Breakthrough Performance in Joseph Grace Handicap
Trend, with Dennis Carr aboard, earns his first career stakes victory in the Joseph Grace Handicap. The well-traveled Trend made his Northern California debut in the $54,210 Joseph T. Grace Handicap and scored his first career stakes victory Sunday at the Sonoma County Fair.
Discreetly Mine Filly Gets It Done Second Out
7th-DMR, $76,250, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:10 2/5, ft.
STARLET O’HARA (f, 2, Discreetly Mine–My Chanel, by Gilded Time) was off very slowly in her Los Alamitos debut July 4, but flew home to complete the exacta.
Moon Song Breaks His Maiden at Pimlico
Moon Song broke his maiden Saturday, May 2 in Pimlico’s 6th race. Moon Song prompted the pace, was three deep leaving the turn, wrested command in upper stretch, was under brisk urging and drew clear. Ridden by Trevor McCarthy.