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Sensitively was bought back for $95,000 as a Keeneland September yearling in 2013, and it's clear John Liviakis made the right call after the first-timer destroyed a full field of well-meant maidens. Bet down to 7-5 favoritism despite breaking from post 11 in a 12-horse field, Sensitively emerged from the pack to get the lead...
Power Jam, bet as if he couldn't lose, never looked like getting beaten in his racetrack debut Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita, scoring by 4 1/4 lengths in fast time. Armed with four consecutive bullets–three at Los Alamitos and the most recent over this strip Feb. 8 (:58 4/5, 1/70), Power Jam was outsprinted early...
Khozan, a 1 $350,000 FTSAUG yearling purchase, became the second highest priced horse sold at the Fasig-Tipton March sale when picked up by Al Shaqab Racing for $1,000,000 after breezing a furlong in :09 4/5. (Click here to view the sales coverage on Khozan) The purchase price was no surprise given the dark bay's royal...
Sweet Corine, whose half-brother Verrazano was tabbed a��TDN Rising Star��at this track just over two years ago and whose half-sister La Madrina (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) earned that same distinction in Hallandale last March, was an even fifth going 6 1/2 furlongs at Aqueduct in her Nov. 30 debut. She prepped for this second outing with a best-of-nine...
Owner/breeder Donald Dizney decided to hold on to the very promising J S Bach after the bidding stalled at $85,000 at the 2013 KEESEP yearling sale. A debut second with a very handsome 92 Beyer Speed Figure behind well-meant firster R Limo Joe (<a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/kantharos/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Kantharos</a>) in a key 5 1/2-furlong heat against Florida-breds first out here...
Shook Up lugged in at the start of her seven-panel debut in the slop at Churchill Downs Nov. 23 and continued to overcome obstacles as she was handed a five-wide trip early, followed by plenty of traffic on the backstretch. Hard-held in the lane, she made an impressive three-wide bid to close the leader's widening...
Popover ran too good to lose when a very strong second–beaten only a nose to Jeff Bonde first-time starter Rattataptap (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>)–as the 5-2 favorite after a tardy beginning from post 10 in her 6 1/2-furlong Del Mar bow Nov. 29. The Arnold Zetcher colorbearer posted four workouts since, including a sharp five-furlong move in :59...
Overcontrol first made headlines when topping the OBS April 2-Year-Old Sale at $725,000 (:10 1/5), and lived up to expectations for his high-profile connections with a powerful debut score here. Overcontrol compiled a steady worktab at Todd Pletcher's Palm Beach Downs base–including a five-furlong move in 1:01 2/5 (2/9) Dec. 14–and was backed as the...
John Liviakis homebred Micks Miracle was working up a storm at Santa Anita in the a.m.–including a six-furlong bullet in 1:11 1/5 (1/22) Dec. 7 and a sharp five-furlong move in :59 1/5 Dec. 20 (8/92)–and was backed accordingly as the 9-5 chalk. Away in good order from post six, the chestnut secured a perfect...
It's a little more than 100 days to the world's richest juvenile race, the G1 Golden Slipper S. Apr. 4. Much will change between now and then, but Goldolphin's debuting 2-year-old filly Ottoman (Aus) (f, 2, Exceed and Excel {Aus}–Byzantine {Aus}, by Elusive Quality) was quoted as low as $6 (5-1) favorite following an improbable...
