Horse Gossip 8-16-19
Catch up on all the recent Pin Oak farm news including race results, upcoming races, stallion news, broodmare news, trainers’ news and weekend post times.
MAY LILY Closes Strongly to Win $100,000 Stakes at Ellis
MAY LILY became the newest stakes winner for BROKEN VOW when she rallied through the stretch to win the $100,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Sprint S. at Ellis Park by a head. Never more than five lengths off the lead, MAY LILY began to make her move on the turn and carried that momentum all […]
ORAGEUSE Places in WV Senate President’s Cup in Stakes Debut
Coming off a two-length Allowance score on the turf at Churchill Downs last out, ORAGEUSE put in a strong effort to placed in the $75,000 West Virginia Senate President’s Cup S. on the $500,000 West Virginia Derby-G3 undercard. The 4-year-old filly by BROKEN VOW was never more than 3 1/2 lengths back and finished a […]
SERENGETI EMPRESS a Hard-Fought Runner-up in G1 Test
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 […]
Stakes Winner DIAMONDS R Draws off by Five Lengths
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 […]
TONE BROKE Takes Down Canadian Classic Prince of Wales
TONE BROKE put in a strong rally down the stretch to win the $400,000 Prince of Wales S., the second leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, at Fort Erie. The 3-year-old colt by BROKEN VOW sat in third until he began to close on the front two around the far turn racing 1 3/16 […]
3YO DECOUPAGE Sets All the Fractions in Allowance Score
DECOUPAGE has now won three of her last six starts and put up back-to-back scores after taking this allowance race by 1 1/4 lengths. The 3-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION dueled with another early on the outside while in hand. She had disposed of that one by the top of the stretch, […]
Recent Second-Crop 3YO Allowance and Maiden Winners
In a span of six days, ALTERNATION chalked up six winners. They are the afore mentioned winners on July 2, but his other winners include Allowance winner I’M A G SIX and Maiden winner GOT TO GET OUT. I’M A G SIX raced off the pace early going a mile and 70 yards, then swung […]
Two New Maiden Special Winners
WHISTLIN’ DIXIE, a 2-year-old filly by ALTERNATION, dueled with another for the first part of the race, then quickly disposed of that challenger and drew away under mild urging to win a 5 1/2-furlong open Maiden Special Weight by seven lengths at Indiana Grand. WHISTLIN’ DIXIE placed in her only other start after a trouble […]
TONE BROKE Places in the Classic Queen’s Plate S.
Making his first start on the all-weather surface, TONE BROKE put in a game effort to place in the $1,000,000 Queen’s Plate S. at Woodbine. The 3-year-old colt by BROKEN VOW was coming off a runner-up finish in the 1 1/16-mile Sir Barton S. on the Preakness undercard. Breaking from post position 11 in this […]
3YO DECOUPAGE Crafts Five-Length Allowance Win
DECOUPAGE notched her second win setting all the fractions to take a six-furlong allowance by five lengths. The 3-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION broke from the inside post to grab the lead soon after the break. She began to separate herself from the field by the half and was three lengths in […]
Two New Second Crop 3YO MSW Winners
Making his racing debut, WATCH ME SOAR rallied from more than eight lengths back to take a six-furlong Maiden Special Weight by 1 1/4 lengths. The 3-year-old son from the second crop of ALTERNATION began his winning move on the turn, went six wide turning for home and ran down the leader to win pulling […]