Coming off a bullet three-furlong work one week ago, ALTAR OF SPEED was sharp down the lane pulling away to win by five lengths in this six-furlong Maiden Special Weight. The 3-year-old filly by ALTERNATION was well positioned in second, no more than 1 ½ lengths back through the first half. She moved up to […]
With a Maiden Special Weight win and three placings from five starts, ALTERNATIVE SLEW got her second victory drawing away by 5 1/4 lengths in a one mile allowance. The 3-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION stalked the pace no more than 1 1/2 lengths back. Saving ground on the far turn, ALTERNATIVE […]
Coming off a 3 3/4-length debut Maiden Special Weight win, LADY ALLY fought to the bitter end to finish runner-up, only a head back, in the $100,000 City of Anderson S. The 2-year-old filly from the third crop of ALTERNATION broke from post eight in this 12-horse field, only to be squeezed between two rivals […]
Making his third start off a seven-month layoff and trying turf for the second time, DON’T FORGET split horses in midstretch and got to the wire first by a neck in this about 1 1/16-mile Maiden Special Weight. The 3-year-old colt by ALTERNATION settled off the pace in the early going. Racing on the inside […]
Having placed in a Belmont maiden test two starts back, only beaten a little over a length, DR. DEVERA’S WAY took command at the top of the stretch to win this seven-furlong maiden by two lengths on the closing day of the Saratoga meet. The 3-year-old colt from the second crop of ALTERNATION raced just […]
LIMATION pressed the pace to deep stretch to place in the 1 1/8-mile, $175,000 Governor’s Cup S. on the opening card of the Remington Park meet. The 4-year-old son from the first crop of ALTERNATION broke well from post six to force the pace from the start. At the top of the stretch there was […]
HIGHER POWER, a 4-year-old colt bred by Pin Oak Stud and a half-brother to leading third-crop sire and Pin Oak stallion ALTERNATION, won the $1 Million Pacific Classic-G1 by 5 1/4 lengths. It was his first stakes victory after previously placing in a stakes in 2018 and this year. Multiple SW/3x GSP Alternate ($550,695), the […]
With a four-furlong breeze in :47 flat seven days prior to her debut, LADY ALLY drew off under mild urging for a 3 3/4-length Maiden Special Weight win. The 2-year-old filly from the third crop of ALTERNATION broke from post position seven in a nine-horse field to stalk the pace early. Moving up to challenge […]
Shortening back to seven furlongs for the first time since her Ellis Park Debutante S. win last August, SERENGETI EMPRESS fought hard to the wire to finish runner-up, only 1/2 length back, in the $500,000 Longines Test S.-G1 at Saratoga. Breaking from the inside post, the 3-year-old filly by ALTERNATION took the lead soon after […]
Blacktype winner DIAMONDS R set the pace and rolled to a five-length win in this one mile allowance score. A 4-year-old filly from the first crop of ALTERNATION broke alertly from post two to grab the early lead. She continued to lead the way opening up by three lengths heading into the far turn. Never […]