Recruiting Ready, A KEESEP15 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Wins Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes- Recruiting Ready was bred in Kentucky by Claiborne Farm out of the unraced Strong Hope mare Need and is his dam’s best performer from four foals to race. The mare produced a Flatter colt in 2018 and was bred back to Algorithms for 2019. Purchased for $110,000 by Jack Hester when consigned by Claiborne […]
Rocketry, KEESEP15 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Breaks Man o’ War’s Track Record in Temperence Hill Stakes- Rocketry launched from last to first to win Sunday’s $200,000 Temperence Hill Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park. This was the first career stakes win for the four-year-old son of Hard Spun who finished with a final time of 2:40.18, breaking the 1 5/8 mile Belmont track record that was previously held by the legendary […]
Hotshot Anna, a KEESEP15 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, sets track record in GIII Chicago Handicap-Despite pressing torrid fractions and racing two wide until the stretch drive, Hotshot Anna had more than enough to blast clear to a five and three-quarters length victory. The filly, owned and trained by Hugh Robertson, crossed the wire in 1:20.93 for the seven furlongs. It was the fastest main-track time at that distance in […]
Shakin It Up Filly, An OPTIMAL Client Mating, Brings $400,000 At OBS April 2YO Sale-http://obssales.com/aprcatalog/2018/913.mp4 Spendthrift Farm engaged in an intense round of bidding late in Thursday’s session to support one of their newer stallions, going to $400,000 for a filly from the first crop of Shakin It Up (Midnight Lute). Hip 913 breezed in a bullet :20 3/5 for consignor Eddie Woods. Catalyst Bloodstock, who bred the juvenile […]
He’s Had Enough Colt, A FTKJUL2017 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Brings $320,000 At OBS April 2YO Sale-http://obssales.com/aprcatalog/2018/305.mp4 The first crop of juveniles by He’s Had Enough (Tapit), runner-up in the 2012 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, are turning heads in the sales ring this spring. Bloodstock agent Gary Young purchased the gray colt (hip 305) by the stallion for $320,000. Of hip 305, who worked a quarter last week in :21 […]
Angel At War, A FTKOCT15 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Just Misses At Charles Town In Dance To Bristol Stakes-In upper stretch of the $100,000 Dance to Bristol Stakes, Angel At War spurted clear of her nearest rivals and looked to have the race in her pocket. But then the locally based Lake Ponchatrain found her best gear and roared by to a 1 1/2-length, going-away victory under jockey Xavier Perez. Keep Your Distance […]
Nakamura, An OPTIMAL Mating for The Elkstone Group, Breaks Maiden As Laurel Park Opens Turf Course-Bill Crager and Paul Hondros’ Nakamura, a second-time starter by 2011 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Animal Kingdom out of the Arch mare, I’m Always Hopeful, powered down the center of the stretch to reel in front-running Helicat and win Saturday’s fifth race at Laurel Park, a maiden special weight test for three-year-olds and up. See […]
National Flag, A KEESEP16 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Wins GIII Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct- National Flag had a terrible start in the Grade III Bay Shore at Aqueduct on Saturday but finished strong to pull away and win by four lengths. National Flag, a $600,000 Keeneland September yearling buy, races for WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International, and SF Racing. The Bay Shore was the second of three […]
Elevenses, A KEESEP16 OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Wins Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park- Joseph V. Shields Jr.’s Elevenses earned her first career stakes victory Saturday, coming with a steady run down the center of the track to catch stubborn long shot Onebrethatatime and win the $75,000 Any Limit at Gulfstream Park. The fifth running of the Any Limit for 3-year-old fillies was the first of two stakes […]
Uncle Mo Colt, A 2016 Keeneland November OPTIMAL Mating Selection, Brings $850,000 At 2YO Sale-Agent Marette Farrell signed the ticket March 28 on behalf of Peter Fluor for an $850,000 bay colt by Uncle Mo at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale. Out of the Argentine stakes winner Potra Clasica, the colt was consigned by Crupi’s New Castle Farm. Fluor, whose Speedway Stable campaigned 2017 TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) winner […]
Clark Shepherd launches Shepherd Equine Advisers-Longtime Thoroughbred breeding & sales professional Clark Shepherd has launched Shepherd Equine Advisers, a new full-service Thoroughbred portfolio management company. From his time on the breeding side as a pedigree analyst to his most recent experience as partner in the consignment company Allied Bloodstock, Shepherd is venturing out on his own and into the public […]
