Making only the second start after finishing a neck back in her Maiden Special Weight debut, OLIVE OYL took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the $92,500 Iowa Sorority S. by 2 1/4 lengths on the annual Classics night on the closing day at Prairie Meadows. The 2-year-old filly by ALBERTUS […]
A winner in two of his last three starts, G’S TURN had to overcome a wall of horses in the stretch to make a late bid and finish runner-up, beaten just a neck, in the Super Derby Prelude S., a prep for next month’s $300,000 Grade 3 Super Derby. A multiple stakes-placed 3-year-old colt from […]
A stakes winner last time out (pictured), DIAMONDS R rallied to finish runner-up in the 1 1/8-mile Washington Oaks at Emerald Downs. In five starts this year, the 3-year-old filly from the first crop of ALTERNATION has two wins, including the Irish Day S., a second and finished on the board in two other stakes. […]
Runner-up in a Maiden race at Keeneland last year in her third start, ALTERATION set the pace and drew away to win by 3 3/4 lengths in this 5 1/2-furlong Maiden test at Ellis. The 31st winner from the first crop of ALTERNATION, this 3-year-old filly was always in command and widened her lead through […]
Having placed in his last two starts, ALL GOLDEN closed from nine lengths back to win a six-furlong Maiden at Gulfstream Park by 1/2 length. The 30th first-crop winner for ALTERNATION didn’t have the best of breaks which left him nine lengths off the lead after the first quarter. This 3-year-old colt began to gain […]
ALTER MOON, a 3-year-old filly from the first crop of ALTERNATION, brought a final bid of $675,000 from Steve Young, agent, making her the second-highest priced individual at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale. She was coming off a five-length win in Gulfstream Park’s Azalea S. (pictured) on June 30th. In the race […]
A Maiden Special Weight winner on the Kentucky Derby undercard, LIMATION scored his second victory taking a one mile allowance at Ellis Park by a length. The 3-year-old colt by ALTERNATION battled for the lead early on the outside. He inched away to be a length in front after a half and then maintained that […]
A debut Maiden Special Weight winner here just two weeks ago, SUBSTITUTION rallied down the stretch to defeat 10 rivals and take the $94,000 Iowa Stallion Futurity by a neck. The 2-year-old colt from the second crop of ALTERNATION racing for the Albaugh Family Stables was 10th early going 5 1/2 furlongs at Prairie Meadows. […]
A $70,000 Keeneland September purchase by her current owner, SERENGITI EMPRESS took the lead on the turn and pulled away from there to win her Maiden Special Weight debut by 5 1/2 lengths. The 2-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION raced up close early in this 5 1/2-furlong test. SERENGETI EMPRESS split horses […]
DIAMONDS R became ALTERNATION’s second blacktype winner in two days after she edged away late to win the Irish Day S. by a length. This 3-year-old filly broke alertly to stalk the pace early racing 1 1/16 miles. By the time they reached the top of the stretch DIAMONDS R had moved up to take […]
