Fourstardave Stakes

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Just after 6:30 on a dreary, rainy Thursday morning, a 4-year-old gelding named Corruption (Medaglia d'Oro), with a long white blaze on his face, stuck his dark brown head out of his stall at Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse's barn on the Saratoga backstretch. Bright-eyed and inquisitive, he gobbled up a peppermint. If he could have spoken, he might have said, 'what's the big deal? I feel fine." About 15 1/2 hours prior, he wasn't. After winning Saratoga's fourth race on Wednesday and returning to...

The first mare has scanned in foal to GI Breeders' Cup Mile winner More Than Looks (More Than Ready--Ladies' Privilege, by Harlan's Holiday), Lane's End announced Monday. The mare, Spirited Storm (Stormy Atlantic), is owned by Tag Stable, and is the dam of graded-placed Uncaptured Spirit (Uncaptured). In addition to last year's Breeders' Cup Mile, More Than Looks also won the 2023 GIII Manila Stakes and was second in both the GI Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes and GI Fourstardave Stakes in 2024. More Than Looks is standing his first season...

Halladay (War Front--Hightap, by Tapit), winner of the 2020 GI Fourstardave H., has been retired from racing and will stand the 2022 breeding season at Harris Farms in California as the property of a syndicate led by Adrian Gonzalez of Checkmate Thoroughbreds. He will stand for an introductory fee of $7,500, live foal stand and nurse guarantee, with shares available. Racing for Harrell Ventures and trainer Todd Pletcher, Halladay also won the 2019 Tropical Park Derby and 2020 Sunshine Forever S. On the board in 12 of 17 starts, the...