Kitty Wine was away in good order and opened clear to dictate terms, repelled the challenge of Keening and Artie R R midway through the turn, widened entering the stretch and drew away to score as the rider pleased.
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Number Five Wins Race 5 from Post Position 5
Number Five pulled early, stalked outside a rival, bid three deep into the stretch, gained the lead in upper stretch, drifted in and held gamely under left handed urging.
Caring for Horses in the Cold
When the temperatures dip to below freezing many folks may start to worry about their horses, whether they are warm and if it’s safe to keep them outside.
Leading Sire: Menifee Dominates Leading Sire Race in 2013
Menifee retained his Leading Sire crown by a huge margin at the end of a year where his progeny have dominated once again.
Filly Speedy First, who landed a Korean Derby and Oaks double was Menifee’s chief money earner in a year where the Leading sire saw 14.2% of all his starters win.
Samuel Lockridge: Federal agency needs to police doping in horse-racing industry
Kudos to Arthur Hancock for his brave article of condemnation of race-day drugs for Thoroughbreds.
Extravaganza Wins Sunday Turf Feature
Stone Farm’s Extravaganza, away alertly but unhurried early, launched a belated bid outside rivals in the final furlong and was up to win Sunday’s $53,000 allowance spring over a Stall-Wilson Turf Course rated soft by 1 1/4-lengths.
Going to Town for Upperline
One day after paying $1.5-million for Agave Kiss (Lion Heart) Monday night at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, Kiki and Louise Courtelis’s Town and Country Farms were back in action to secure MGSW Upperline (Maria’s Mon) for $1.75 million. A member of the Stone Farm consignment, Hip 262 was sold in foal to Claiborne’s hot sire War Front.
The American Stallions Transforming a Nation’s Bloodstock Industry
Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes runner-up Menifee (Harlan) has dominated [Korean Sire Standings] for the past five years. In 2015, his 144 progeny to race earned a total of $6.4 million, while he has so far amassed close to $5 million in 2016.
Sunday Silence: The Star No One Wanted
Sunday Silence spent a lifetime in search of respect, on the track and in the breeding shed. In the end, he earned it.
Fair Grounds: Extravaganza Takes Happy Ticket By a Nose
When she doesn’t race in a turf sprint at Fair Grounds, Extravanganza has won once in eight starts. But in Fair Grounds one-turn turf races, the 6-year-old mare has been unbeatable. On Saturday, she ran her local grass record to 4 for 4 with a narrow win in the $75,000 Happy Ticket Stakes.