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Mean Season was an impressive free-wheeling winner on debut going a mile at Laurel Park Sept. 26 for Ginger Punch Racing and trainer Jose Corrales. Following that win, the and handsome chestnut was purchased by Jake Ballis for $150,000 at the Keeneland November sale and transferred to the Bill Mott stable. The even-money favorite shot...
Screen Goddess–a half-sister to Star Billing (Dynaformer), GISW, $415,067–showed some late interest to report home sixth in her six-furlong debut behind subsequent GI Hollywood Starlet S. heroine Streaming (Smart Strike) at Hollywood Park Nov. 15. Stretching to a mile and switching to grass, the 8-5 chalk caboosed the field by no fewer than 17 lengths...
When trainer Todd Beattie deems one good enough to ship into New York from the Keystone State, it's a good idea to pay attention. Beattie, who is winning with 26% of his starters in 2013, is perhaps best known for having orchestrated the career of the outstanding sprinter Fabulous Strike (Smart Strike), who won 12...
Unknown Road was a debut runner-up behind Coup de Grace (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>)–who won an optional claimer at Gulfstream Park Dec. 15–at the Big A for trainer Michael Hushion Nov. 9. Making his first start under the care of Al Stall, Jr., the 8-5 pick moved up the rail shortly after the break to set the early...
Sporting an upbeat worktab both locally and most recently on the Santa Anita dirt, Midnight Hawk made his 6-5 debut odds look like a gift despite a very eventful journey. Breaking awkwardly from the gate to spot the field a length or two, the grey tugged his way up to lead through a :23.17 opening...
Miss Besilu was purchased for $2.6 million as a weanling out of the Ned Evans dispersal at the 2011 Keeneland November sale during a buying spree by Besilu's Ben Leone. She began her career with a tired sixth going a mile on the Belmont main track Oct. 27, but was flattered when the first and...
Top Billing, favored at 9-5, lost touch with the field early, but put on a very impressive display to win for fun at first asking in the Laurel slop. Working bullets at Fair Hill, including a four-furlong move in :48 1/5 Nov. 29, the chestnut was quickly outsprinted after being checked early to race in...
Despite hailing from a Derry Meeting family peppered with talented turf runners, Dame Dorothy was sent off the 7-5 favorite to win at first asking over the main track and overcame an eventful break and wide passage to earn “TDN Rising Star” distinction. Off in a tangle, the $390,000 KEESEP yearling purchase caboosed the field in the early...
Despite conditioner Todd Pletcher's high success rate with 2-year-old firsters, Trail Blaze was let go at 4-1 for this unveiling. He was away well and allowed to move up to pressure the pacesetter from the three-path as they hit the quarter pole. The dark bay displayed some greeness entering the stretch, but a left handed...
Interrupted, a half-sister to “TDN Rising Star” Alternation (Distorted Humor), MGSW, $1,064,727, followed in her big brother's footsteps with a second straight visually impressive score here. The Pin Oak homebred turned in an impressive, wide rally to graduate over course-and-distance Sept. 27. Backed at 2-1 to stay perfect here, Interrupted raced in eighth through a half...
Taste Like Candy prepped for this unveiling with a best-of-four six-furlong drill in 1:13 1/5 Oct. 15, was sent off at 9-2. Fourth behind a pair of dueling leaders through an opening quarter in :22.08, the bay filly inched into contention early on the bend and surged to the lead with a four-wide move into...
Having sidestepped a possible engagement at Chantilly five days earlier, Sinnamary arrived at the gate with a €1,100,000 tag, which was the highest price paid for a filly at last year's Arqana August Yearling sale, and repaid some of that weighty investment with a taking debut effort. She settled in rear, with only one behind,...
