Christina Bossinakis

Keeneland November Sale Kicks Off in Lexington Tuesday

Following a busy week in racing, Keeneland picks up the mantle with its marquee bloodstock auction of the season, the November Breeding Stock Sale. Last week's Keeneland Championship Sale at Del Mar was highlighted by the $3-million final price paid by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa for a share in hot Taylor Made stallion Not [...]

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Incredibolt Goes Last-to-First in Churchill's Street Sense

Pin Oak Stud's Incredibolt (Bolt d'Oro) lived up to his name when rallying from last to surge past 7-5 favorite Universe (Global Campaign) in deep stretch and win Sunday's GIII Street Sense Stakes on opening day of Churchill Downs' 136th Fall Meet. Breaking from post 7 on the far outside, Incredibolt was wide into the [...]

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Denali Riding the Wave Into the November Sales

There are few hotter commodities in racing right now than offspring by Three Chimneys sire Gun Runner and Justify, who stands at Ashford Stud. Denali Stud intends to ride both of those waves this fall with a pair of graded-stakes winning mares by the two Horses of the Year. Leading the way on Monday, Nov. [...]

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Daughter of Grade I Winner Icon Project Debuts at Keeneland

5th-KEE $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, post time: 3:08 p.m. POWERED BY FAMILY (Quality Road), daughter of GI Personal Ensign winner Icon Project, debuts at Keeneland Wednesday for St Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds. Trained by Cherie DeVaux, the Kentucky-bred filly is a half-sister to Grade II winner Fashion Business (GB) (Frankel {GB}). The [...]

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Brion Poised to Shine Bright at Far Hills and Beyond

There likely aren't many, if anyone for that matter, involved in any meaningful way in the steeplechase industry in the U.S. that has not heard of Keri Brion. However, the 34-year-old is quickly making a name for herself with her flat stable as well, largely helped by a quintet of winners at Saratoga last summer, [...]

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Final Score Grabs BC 'Win and You're In' Berth With Bourbon Victory

With a plethora of Breeders' Cup berths up for grabs over the past weekend, Repole Stable's Final Score (Not This Time) grabbed the last one when taking Keeneland's GII Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes, a qualifier to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar. Final Score was driven to the front from the [...]

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'Rising Star' Cy Fair Closes Like a Freight Train to Win Woodbine's Algonquin

Looking for her first black-type win, Cy Fair (Not This Time) exploded from off the pace to win Woodbine's BET365 Algonquin Stakes Sunday afternoon. Cy Fair's career debut at Saratoga in July was good enough to earn her a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, badge after she ran off to a 3 1/4-length victory [...]

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Schwarzenegger Jumps Into Breeders' Cup Picture With a Win in Keeneland's Indian Summer

Well supported for his stakes debut, Schwarzenegger (Not This Time) went to the front and stayed there, holding on to win by a half-length over TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, Obliteration (Violence). Sprinting through a quarter mile in a crisp :21.17, the bay was clear turning for home and dug in late as a [...]

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Street Sense's Bella Ballerina Earns TDN Rising Stardom in Keeneland Unveiling

Godolphin's Bella Ballerina (Street Sense) came from just off the pace to earn TDN Rising Stardom, Presented by Hagyard, in her career opener at Keeneland Sunday afternoon. Content to settle in right behind the leading draft through an opening quarter in :22.47, the 7-5 choice, who was clocking the pace wide, was given her cue [...]

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Half Sister to Mitole, Hot Rod Charlie Graduates in Career Debut at Horseshoe Indianapolis

2nd-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05.85, ft, 4 3/4 lengths. HOLLEN DRIVE (f, 2, Practical Joke–Indian Miss {Broodmare Of The Year}, by Indian Charlie), installed the 4-5 favorite, rushed to the front from post 5, but allowed Street Twirl (Street Boss) to lead the affair through a :23.17 quarter. Inching ahead [...]

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Thursday's Insights: Seven-Figure Not This Time Colt Debuts at Big A

4th-BAQ, $85K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 2:40 p.m. ET. Coolmore's SPECIAL ENJOY (Not This Time) gets his start for trainer Chad Brown, who strikes with 17% of his first time starters on the turf. A $1-million Keeneland September yearling purchase, the Kentucky-bred is out of SW Stillwater Cove (Quality Road) and was bred by Marcus [...]

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Nyquist's Johannes Punches Breeders' Cup Ticket with City of Hope Win

Johannes capped off a four-race win streak in 2024 when winning last year's renewal of the GII City of Hope Stakes before enduring a tough beat at the hooves of More Than Looks in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar in November. With only a single prior race under his belt in 2025, [...]

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