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Attempting to become the third winner for Freshman sire Corniche, Colucci came from just off the pace to graduate at first asking at Presque Isle Downs on Wednesday afternoon. Colucci broke alertly but was taken back to a stalking third as 2-1 chance Gangam Grey (Colonel Liam) and favored Zimomo (Twirling Candy) led the way through a quarter in :22.85. Gangam Grey straightened for home on top with Zimomo and Colucci in hot pursuit, however, it was the striking 8-1 chance Colucci knifing his way down the center of the...

Book Value became the first winner for the elevated 2021 GI Kentucky Derby winner and freshman sire Mandaloun with a 3 3/4-length debut victory at Thistledown Tuesday. The Ohio-bred is owned by Marion F. Gorham Revocable Trust and was bred and trained by Robert Gorham. Mandaloun, also the winner of the 2021 GI TVG.com Haskell S., stands for $10,000 at Juddmonte Farms. 4th-Thistledown, $33,900, (S), Msw, 6-16, 2yo, 5f, :59.62, ft, 3 3/4 lengths. BOOK VALUE (g, 2, Mandaloun--Wall Street Lady, by Speightstown) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $20,340. Click for the...

Wind and sideways rain were not going to slow Ashcroft Lane on his debut, and the son of freshman sire Keepmeinmind rolled home to become the first winner for the stallion in the Belmont Big A opener. Entered here as a 'main track only' runner, his connections got their wish when Mother Nature unleashed her fury on the Big Apple and soaked the track, taking racing off the turf. Drawing in as two to his inside scratched, Ashcroft Lane carried 6-1 odds when he entered the gate to the outside...

EZ TINA (f, 2, Golden Pal-Risk Model, by Into Mischief), the priciest of dual Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (by Uncle Mo)'s first yearlings last year, flaunted her speed on debut Sunday at Woodbine. Favored at 6-5, she went straight to the front out of the gate, set an uncontested first quarter fraction of :23.23, did the same through a :46.22 half as Pietro Moran sat chilly, and hustled home with minimal encouragement over the all-weather surface by 4 3/4 lengths in :58.01 for the five furlongs while never threatened....

The Tom Dascombe-trained debutant Crown Of Ivy (Naval Crown) belied his inexperience and surged clear of five rivals at the end of a six-furlong novices' heat at Doncaster on Saturday evening and, in so doing, became the first winner for his Kildangan Stud-based freshman sire. Racing on the front end throughout, the heavily-supported 9-4 favourite was shaken up when threatened with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and found additional gears in the closing stages to easily overpower the  more experienced Rocket Boots (Too Darn Hot) by an impressive 2 1/2 lengths....

Dream Quest (Drain the Clock--Dream Collector, by Collected) made her initial start a winning one at Santa Anita Park on Thursday and her freshman sire collected his first win. The 2-year-old Cal-bred, in the inaugural juvenile race of the season at the track, sped to the lead after a competitive break and held sway through the top of the lane. The Steve Knapp trainee fended off a couple of challengers and got to the wire in time. Thirsty Caitlin (Stay Thirsty) was the runner-up. Drain the Clock--winner of the GI...

2nd-Keeneland, $69,210, Msw, 4-24, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.38, fm, 6 1/2 lengths. MORE CHAMPAGNE (f, 2, Golden Pal--Wildcat Gaze, by Wildcat Heir) debuted as a 6-1 shot here after a pair of scratches reduced the field to five. Running into fractions of :21.26 for the first quarter and :45.06 for the first half, the filly gained ground on favorite Shining Moment (Golden Pal) and Extravaganzoo (Golden Pal). The 2-year-old began to target Shining Moment inside the final furlong, raced a touch green as she passed the leader and poured...

7th-OP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 4:22 p.m. ET. Set for her unveiling is SANGARETTE (Charlatan), a 2-year-old who was purchased for $500,000 by Tom Durant during the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale last year and sent to trainer Ray Ashford. The filly's dam, GISP Sweet Shirley Mae (Broken Vow), produced SW Mae Never No (Ire) (No Nay Never). Sangarette's extended female family includes GSW Chaos Theory (Curlin). Also making the starting gate on opening day of the Oaklawn meet is Don Alberto homebred Eagle Dance (Audible). Trained by Brad Cox,...

1st-Woodbine, C$90,133, Msw, 11-15, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:25.72, ft, 1 1/4 lengths. LIKELY STORY (f, 2, Charlatan--Caren {Horse of the Year, Ch. 3yo Filly & GSW-Can, $821,790}, by Society's Chairman) found some trouble at midstretch of her five-furlong debut over the local turf course Oct. 18, having to alter course and losing her momentum en route to a fifth-place finish. The lesser-preferred of the two entries in the race for her sire (by Speightstown) behind drifting favorite Beautiful Things, the $260,000 KEESEP yearling was content to bide her time...

Current sire Knicks Go (Paynter--Kosmo's Buddy, by Outflanker), a multiple Grade I winner who captured the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar in 2021, will be relocated to Korea at the end of the year and begin stud duty for the 2026 breeding season, the Korean Racing Authority (KRA) said in a press release on Friday morning. A first-crop member of the Taylor Made Stallion roster, Knicks Go has 117 foals of racing age, 16 winners out of 53 starters and one black-type winner in Ewing who was named...

6th-GP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 3:30 p.m. ET. A $630,000 buy at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling sale, LITTLE GEORGIE (Charlatan) makes her first start for trainer Saffie Joseph. Sporting the same distinctive chestnut color as her sire, the filly is out of MSW Swingit (Victory Gallop), the dam of 10 foals, eight to race and seven winners. Chief among her produce are MGISP Neolithic (Harlan's Holiday) and MGSW Travel Column (Frosted). The latter--initially an $850,000 yearling purchase by OXO Equine--went to Spendthirft Farm for $2-million at the...

Grade I winner Mo Forza (Uncle Mo--Inflamed, by Unusual Heat) was represented by his first winner when Mo Holland Drive won at Santa Anita last Sunday. The 9-year-old freshman sire stands at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, California. Mo Holland Drive is the first foal out of the multiple winner Awesome Drive (Summer Front). Bred by River Oak Farm LLC, the colt has earned $58,680 to date for the ownership group of Altamira Racing Stable, California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing LLC, Tom Kagele and Nathan McCauley. Through three seasons...