Horse Gossip 11-16-18
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.
BROKEN VOW Mares Sought After at Keeneland November
The first full week of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale saw mares by BROKEN VOW bring top dollar in the ring. Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Farm went to $575,000 on the first day to purchase the young mare, INTERRUPTED. Hip 93 is a multiple stakes-winning, graded-placed earner of $251,005 and a half-sister to GSW/Millionaire […]
2YO VOW TO RECOVER Now Two for Three After Stakes Win
Coming off a Maiden Special Weight score last out in her second start, VOW TO RECOVER drove past the frontrunner in mid-stretch to win the Juvenile Fillies Turf S. by 1/2 length. The 2-year-old filly by BROKEN VOW was in range only 3 1/2 lengths back after the first half going a mile at Gulfstream […]
Two New Winners and a Repeat Winner
Two-year-old ALTERNATIVE SLEW won her second start taking a six-furlong Maiden Special Weight by 1/2 length. The daughter from the second crop of ALTERNATION rallied on the turn, was three wide into the stretch and put in a strong run down the lane to get the win at Remington Park. She became his ninth 2YO […]
2YO COMBINATION Takes MSW Debut by Nearly Six Lengths
With four solid works under his belt, including a :47.35 four-furlong bullet two weeks ago, COMBINATION proved much the best to win his Maiden Special Weight debut by 5 3/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park West, only 3/5 second off the track record. The 2-year-old colt from the second crop of ALTERNATION broke on top to […]
2YO Filly DRAGIC Places in Futurity S. Against Males
For the second straight race, both stakes, DRAGIC has placed to males, this time in Belmont’s $150,000 Futurity S. at six furlongs on the turf. The 2-year-old filly by BROKEN VOW raced just off the pace after contact at the start in an 11-horse field. She began her rally on the turn four wide and […]
JUNE TWO FOUR Breaks Maiden by 12 Lengths at Santa Anita
Placing in a maiden test last out, JUNE TWO FOUR pulled away from his 10 rivals on the far turn and drew off in the stretch to win a 1 1/16-mile maiden event at Santa Anita by an amazing 12 lengths. The 3-year-old son from ALTERNATION’s first crop broke quickly from the inside post. JUNE […]
POINT SYSTEM Rallies From 12th to Win $100,000 H.B.P. A. S.
Making her second start against stakes competition, Pin Oak Stud homebred POINT SYSTEM closed on the far outside to claim the $100,000 H.B.P.A. S. by a neck. The 4-year-old filly by BROKEN VOW and half-sister to homebred and multiple Graded stakes winner SYNCHRONY, broke from the outside post in a field of 12 and trailed […]
ALTER RHYTHM Wins Second Straight
New Farm homebred ALTER RHYTHM made it two in a row after taking an allowance at Parx by 3/4 length. The 3-year-old filly from the first crop of ALTERNATION was coming off a 1 3/4-length Maiden Special Weight win which had been taken off the turf at Monmouth. In this six-furlong test, ALTER RHYTHM sat […]
BROKEN VOW Filly Brings $300,000 at Keeneland September
At this year’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale, a filly by BROKEN VOW was purchased for $300,000 by Tom McCrocklin, agent for Slugo/Paymaster Racing. Hip 1648, a March 11th foal was bred by Evergreen Thoroughbreds, Inc. and consigned to the sale by Hidden Brook, Agent. Other top yearlings included a $210,000 filly, hip 2303 out of […]
2YO SERENGETI EMPRESS a Record-Setting Win in the G2 Pocahontas
Coming off a 13 1/2-length win in the Ellis Park Debutante S. last time out, SERENGETI EMPRESS wanted to improve on that margin of victory and did running off to win Churchill Downs’ Pocahontas S.-G2 by an astonishing 19 1/2 lengths. The 2-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION secured an automatic berth in […]
LIMATION Trounces Field in G3 Super Derby
LIMATION won for the third time in his last five starts after a dominating performance to take the $300,000 Super Derby-G3 by 5 3/4 lengths. The 3-year-old colt from the first crop of ALTERNATION broke alertly from post seven to sit in second around the first turn and down the backstretch racing 1 1/16 miles. […]