Quality Response (f, 2, Quality Road-Argue, by Storm Cat) chased a fast pace while wide and drew clear powerfully in the lane to become the latest ‘TDN Rising Star’ for Bob Baffert at Del Mar Sunday afternoon.
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‘I Could Hear Sunday Silence Breathing’: Reliving An All-Time Workout At Del Mar
Gold when they prove to be an indicator of readiness for a racing victory. Fool’s gold when a series of “bullets” in the morning inexplicably leads to a dud of a performance in the afternoon. It’s no wonder that some handicappers swear by the little line of statistics at the bottom of the past performance sheets and others swear at them.
Hancock, no stranger to quality horseflesh, has high hopes for Saratoga sale-topper
Barbara D. LivingstonStone Farm consigned the co-topper at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected sale, a yearling colt by Curlin out of America.
Flay and Hancock Win Big With $1.5 Million Curlin Colt
Only minutes before Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds struck the winning bid on a Curlin colt at the Aug. 6 session of The Saratoga Sale,
Sunday Silence Among Inaugural Inductees To Louisiana Downs Racing Hall Of Fame
Harrah’s Louisiana Downs will honor the first class of its Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 13. It will serve as an opportunity to honor the achievements of horse owners, trainers, jockeys
Roadster Motors into Affirmed
Not surprisingly, Bob Baffert is holding a strong hand for the June 16 Affirmed Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The Hall of Fame trainer will send out half the field in the $100,000 event for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles.
Menifee Dies of Heart Attack at 23 in Korea
Menifee quickly rose to the top as a stallion in the country and became a fan favorite beloved by the Korean racing industry. He was the leading sire there from 2012-17.
For Bricks and Mortar, the Road to the Top Has Not Been Easy
“I decided to sell him because he was a very good-looking horse and I thought I would get an awful lot of money for him,” Strawbridge said. “Instead, I got $200,000 for him and he’s gone on to win over $4 million, so it wasn’t a very good business transaction.
AFTER A BREEDERS’ CUP-ESQUE CARD, WHO’S THE BEST HORSE IN THE SPORT?
Number one right now? I’ll go with Bricks and Mortar (Giant’s Causeway), but only by a nose. That’s how good some of the other winners were on the card.
A NEW FORCE AMONG THE STALLION RANKS: AIR FORCE BLUE
With the kickoff of the American yearling sale season just around the corner, prospective buyers will soon be scrutinizing the progeny of the latest first-season sires.