by rob_onlion | Nov 9, 2021 | Media
A mere $45,000 purchase by owner Donato Lanni, this was just the third start for the 2 YO son of Hootenanny. Trained by Kevin Attard, Hicksy is now two-for-three with earnings of $98.129. He is also the first stakes winner for freshman sire HOOTENANNY (QUALITY ROAD),...
by rob_onlion | Nov 7, 2021 | Media
Messier was one of three Bob Baffert trainees entered in the seven-furlong main track event. Jockey Flavien Prat did not rush the 2-year-old Messier early in the $98,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) Nov. 14 at Del Mar, but that didn’t keep the Empire Maker colt from...
by rob_onlion | Nov 7, 2021 | Media
The Bob Baffert-trained juvenile has won his second race in three starts. Rockefeller showed the front-running speed displayed in his debut win in August at Del Mar in his first appearance on the East Coast, widening his margin throughout in the $150,000 Nashua Stakes...
by rob_onlion | Nov 4, 2021 | Media
by Chris McGrath, TDN Headline News, Nov 4, 2021 Once again, the Breeders’ Cup reminds us how our whole business hinges on a delicate equilibrium. On the one hand, we need the kind of big plays made on barnmates Gamine (Into Mischief) and Corniche (Quality...
by rob_onlion | Oct 30, 2021 | Media
Hicksy became the first black-type winner for stallion Hootenanny when he captured the Display Stakes, an open seven-furlong race for 2-year-olds. “He was just kind of an unassuming little horse, just kind of a straightforward horse,” recalled owner Donato...
