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$2.2 Million Weanling for Zedan at Keeneland November
Zedan Racing was adding horses to the team all the way up to the last major sale of the year when purchasing a weanling colt for a sale topping $2.2 million at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale – the highest priced weanling in North America in the past...
It’s Nysos by a Head in Dirt Mile
Baoma Corp.’s Nysos ($3.40) wore down stablemate Citizen Bull in the shadow of the wire to post a head victory in the 19th running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) for 3-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon at Del Mar. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by...
Bentornato’s Sprint Win the Second for D’Angelo at BC
In the space of 50 minutes, trainer Jose D'Angelo cemented his place in the history of Breeders' Cup and Thoroughbred racing. He won back-to-back Breeders' Cup races, first with Shisospicy in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) and then with Bentornato in the...
Baffert Duo Throws Down Late, Nysos Wins the Photo for Dirt Mile Glory
It looked like a close contest on paper, and in the end, the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile turned into one of those events where it deserved no loser, but there had to be one. The juvenile champion of 2024, Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) set 'supersonic' splits early (as...
Nevada Beach Upsets Full Serrano in ‘WAYI’ Goodwood
Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's lightly raced 3-year-old Nevada Beach (Omaha Beach), last seen capturing the Los Alamitos Derby June 28, fired fresh off the bench to punch his ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic with an 8-1 upset victory for Hall of...
Quality Road’s Clicquot Bests Them All in Cotillion
Heading into a mouthwatering renewal of Saturday's $1-million GI Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing, Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro), Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) and La Cara (Street Sense) had combined to win no fewer than five Grade I contests over the course of the last 11...
Violence’s Boyd Blasts Home a ‘TDN Rising Star’ in Del Mar Debut
Boyd (Violence), a $1.05-million purchase after galloping at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale, galloped again, this time romping home a 5 1/2-length debut winner at Del Mar Sunday. The victory was the second seven-figure juvenile winner on the card for Amr Zedan's...
Venga, Venga! Gun Runner’s Brant Made Of Stern Stuff In Del Mar Futurity Win
With a rocket in his pocket and a willingness to take on all comers in stride, 'TDN Rising Star' Brant (Gun Runner–Tynan, by Liam's Map) put up his dukes in the GI Del Mar Futurity Stakes and landed Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record 19th score in the seaside...
Vino Rosso Filly Bottle of Rouge Has Them Seeing Red In the Debutante
The betting public had Saturday's GI Del Mar Debutante down to a battle of Bob Baffert-trained 'TDN Rising Stars' Explora (Blame) and Himika (Curlin), but Jill Baffert's Bottle of Rouge (Vino Rosso) – easily the least-fancied of a trio of barn–proved best on the...
Nyquist Colt Litmus Test Leads Home Baffert 1-2 In Del Mar Maiden
Litmus Test (c, 2, Nyquist–Study Hard, by Malibu Moon) took plenty of pari-mutuel support as the 11-10 favorite while making his career debut over 5 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Saturday, and ran to the money, earning a hard-fought victory over his once-raced stable...
Not This Time’s Balboa Earns His ‘Rising Star’ Seal in Del Mar Opener
After running headlong into 'TDN Rising Star' Brant (Gun Runner) in their mutual unveiling July 26, Balboa (Not This Time–Tap of War, by War Front) had his time in the California rays in Sunday's opener at Del Mar and earned his own 'Rising Star' honors while he was...
Curlin’s Himika Effortless in Sorrento Victory
'TDN Rising Star' Himika proved that her impressive first-out victory at Santa Anita in June was no fluke, followed up with an equally effortless victory when taking Del Mar's GIII Sorrento Stakes Sunday. Himika is out of Motivated Seller (Into Mischief), who was...