Girvin

Cannoneer (c, 2, Into Mischief--Catch the Moon, by Malibu Moon) became the 58th 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' for his all-conquering sire with a tour-de-force victory at second asking for trainer Brad Cox in the nightcap of the Stars of Tomorrow II card at Churchill Downs. Off as the 8-5 favorite, the $1.75-million Keeneland September graduate was sent to the front from his outside draw, but had to deal with the riderless Circle Me (Kantharos), who lost jockey Samuel Camacho, Jr. at the start. Completely undeterred beneath Irad Ortiz,...

Vinery Sales will offer Grade I mares Dorth Vader (Girvin), Free Like a Girl (El Deal), and Sacred Wish (Not This Time) at the Fasig-Tipton November sale with a portion of the proceeds from each sale benefitting a specific charity, it was announced via press release Monday. Vinery Sales's Matt Bowling said the connections of the three racemares will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the respective sales each to a different charity. The selected organizations set to receive the donations have names or missions that resonate with...

Last year's GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents--Ma'am, by Colonel John), who is expected to start next in the Nov. 1 GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, will begin his stud career next year at Airdrie Stud at an introductory fee of $15,000. In addition to the 2024 Derby, Mystik Dan also won this year's GII Lukas Classic Stakes and GIII Blame Stakes. He was runner-up in last year's GI Preakness Stakes and third in the GI Arkansas Derby, and heads to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile as one of...

5. MIZZOU, KEE, 10/3, about 7 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-88 (2nd) (c, 3, by Munnings--Mo'ne Davis, by Bernardini) O-Harrell Ventures and Seaside Racing. B-Brenda and Philip Robertson (Ky). T-George Weaver. J-Jose Ortiz. This Friday maiden sprint kicks off a clean sweep for Keeneland in the Five Fastest Maidens. Mizzou battled with Divine Justice (below) from the start to ultimately lose a head bob despite having been away from the races for more than a year. Curtis Harrell and his nephew Forrest Jr. bought Mizzou for $300,000 at Keeneland September...

'TDN Rising Star' Damon's Mound (Girvin) leads 64 offerings in the catalog for the 2025 Inglis Digital USA October (Early) Sale which went online Friday morning. Bidding is now open for the online auction with the first lot set to close Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Eastern, with subsequent listings hammering in three-minute increments thereafter. Among the standouts in the catalog is the aforementioned Damon's Mound, a Grade II winner offered as a racing or stallion prospect. This 'Rising Star' was a quick-starting 2-year-old, breaking his maiden on debut...

Game as they come late, Ready for Candy (Twirling Candy) refused to be denied and timed her final jump to perfection to claim the GIII Winter Memories Stakes by a nose. The eye-catching filly began her career in the Great White North with trainer Mike DePaulo, and amassed a respectable career in his care with three stakes placings at Woodbine to her credit before she was entered into the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale earlier this season. She would change hands to new owners Lindy Farms for $400,000 and be...

After a fruitless last three appearances against elite company, juvenile champion Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) returned to his winning ways after major class relief in the Shared Belief Stakes. Off the board in the GI Woody Stephens, GI Kentucky Derby, and GI Santa Anita Derby in his last three starts, it had been a tough spring for the Bob Baffert trainee after a sensational juvenile season which saw him win two Grade I races, including the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and take home top prize as the best 2-year-old colt...

They were heading up the driveway of a famous horseman when old Joe Taylor turned to young Tommy Eastham. "Hey," he said. "This guy can be a little cranky. So if you've any questions, just wait until we get out." Tommy nodded. "Okay Joe." They'd only got to the third yearling when suddenly Taylor was bringing him into the conversation. "What d'you think about that one, big fella?" Tommy didn't know what to say: all he could remember was being told to keep his mouth shut. "Well Daddy Joe," he...

Memo Racing & Amo Racing USA had to stretch to $1,100,000 to secure Ornellaia (Girvin) during a sloppy edition of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale earlier this year. The filly took a step towards justifying that price tag when she came flying home late at Saratoga to become New York's fourth 'TDN Rising Star' on the day and the second for trainer Chad Brown. Having worked :10.1 in Maryland before breezes were cut short for the rest of the sale due to the poor weather conditions, Ornellaia...

TIMONIUM, MD - "Extraordinary circumstances and at the end of the day, an extraordinary sale," Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning said at the conclusion of a 12-hour renewal of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale which, seemingly against all odds, set records for gross, average and median. The 2025 Midlantic May sale was upended by a series of rainy days, which more than once forced the postponement of the under-tack show which ultimately concluded Sunday with a session of untimed gallops. Originally scheduled to be held over two sessions,...

Kia Joorabchian's AMO Racing teamed up with the newly formed Memo Racing partnership to acquire a filly by Girvin (hip 368) for $1.1 million during the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in Timonium Tuesday. The filly was the third to reach seven figures at the auction and was the second on the day from the Wavertree Stables consignment. Kerri Radcliffe, bloodstock agent for Memo Racing, signed the ticket on the filly, who she said would be trained by Chad Brown. Out of Scarlet Dixie (Broken Vow), the dark...

In an effort to find out why 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) ran so poorly in the GI Fasig-Tipton La Troienne S. Friday at Churchill Downs, trainer Kenny McPeek sent her to be examined by Dr. Larry Bramlage at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. Thorpedo Anna finished seventh and last. Coming into the race she had never been worse than second. According to McPeek, Bramlage could not find anything wrong with the 4-year-old filly. "At this point, she has a clean bill of health," McPeek...