ALTERNATION’s Half-Brother Wins $1 Million Pacific Classic
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 […]
TONE BROKE Takes Two of Three Canadian Classics With Breeders’ S. Victory
Coming off a two-length win in the Prince of Wales S. (pictured), the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, TONE BROKE captured the final leg with a late charge down the stretch to win the Breeders’ S. by 1 1/2 lengths. Making his turf debut in this 1 1/2-mile contest, the 3-year-old colt by […]
2YO LADY ALLY Draws Off in Maiden Special Debut
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 […]
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 […]