BROKEN VOW 3YOs Sweep Gulfstream Park Stakes
VOW TO RECOVER won her second career stakes taking the Honey Ryder S. (pictured) by 2 3/4 lengths. The 3-year-old filly broke from post nine in this 12-horse field to race along the inside early about midpack. She began her rally on the far turn still inside, had plenty left to charge through the opening […]
ALTERNATION’S SERENGETI EMPRESS Reigns Supreme in G1 Kentucky Oaks
Coming into the race with four stakes wins, including two G2s, SERENGETI EMPRESS ran them off their feet to win the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks-G1 by 1 3/4 lengths. Breaking from post 13, the 3-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION broke alertly to clear the field and secure the lead by the first […]
STAN THE MAN Battles to the Wire to be Runner-Up in G3 Westchester S.
Coming off a two-month rest, STAN THE MAN led most of the way only to get caught inside the final 50 yards to finish runner-up in Belmont’s $200,000 Westchester S.-G3 on sloppy sealed track. Racing one mile, the 5-year-old son of BROKEN VOW grabbed the early lead to set solid fractions of :23, :45 2/5, […]
3YO SHARPIN Leads the Way in Maiden Score at Keeneland
Making her second start of the year, SHARPIN led at every pole to win this six-furlong Maiden test at Keeneland by 2 3/4 lengths. The 3-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION broke from post six in a 11-horse field to seize the lead before the quarter pole. She opened up the lead to […]
Two New Second-Crop 3YO Winners
ALTERNATION was represented by two new 3-year-old winners from his second crop on Saturday. DREAMER’S MOON broke well from the inside post and led all the way to win a one mile Maiden test at Parx by an impressive 12 1/2 lengths. In her second start as a juvenile last year this filly finished runner-up […]
IMPRIMIS Makes a Miraculous Recovery to Win Keeneland’s G2 Shakertown
After going to his knees a few strides out of the gate, jockey Paco Lopez was able to let IMPRIMIS gather himself and the pair rallied through the stretch to win Keeneland’s G2 Shakertown S. by a neck. After the unfortunate start, the 5-year-old son of BROKEN VOW found himself in eighth in this field […]
3YO THE VILLA’S START Rallies to Takes Maiden Special
Making her first start after a four-month layoff, THE VILLA’S START took the lead in upper stretch and held it to the wire to win a Maiden Special Weight by 1/2 length. The 3-year-old filly from the second crop of ALTERNATION stalked the pace early until she began to move on the top three heading […]
3YO VOW TO RECOVER Rallies to Miss a Neck in Gulfstream’s Sanibel Island
A stakes winner last year in her third start as a juvenile, VOW TO RECOVER closed in on the frontrunner down the stretch but had to finish for the runner-up spot, just a neck back in the $125,000 Sanibel Island S. on the Florida Derby undercard. Racing a mile on the turf at Gulfstream, the […]
EARNEDNEVERGIVEN Draws Off in Oaklawn Score
Making his second start since a move from the West Coast, EARNEDNEVERGIVEN seized the lead on the turn and pulled away for a 4 1/2-length victory at Oaklawn Park. With a bullet four-furlong work in :48.60 a week earlier, the 4-year-old son of ALTERNATION pressed the pace from the start in this six-furlong sprint. EARNEDNEVERGIVEN […]
LIFE IN SHAMBLES Rallies for Runner-Up Spot in G3 Tom Fool
Making his second start of the season, LIFE IN SHAMBLES closed through the stretch to finish runner-up in the $200,000 Tom Fool H.-G3 at Aqueduct. The veteran son of BROKEN VOW didn’t have the best start breaking from the inside post of this six-furlong sprint. Racing along the inside, LIFE IN SHAMBLES angled four wide […]
IMPRIMIS Makes Impressive Return in Gulfstream’s Silks Run S.
IMPRIMIS kicked off his seasonal debut running a 109 Beyer to win Gulfstream Park’s Silks Run S. by 3 1/4 lengths. Now six wins in eight career starts, the son of BROKEN VOW tracked the front two early in this five-furlong turf sprint. Swinging three wide turning for home, IMPRIMIS took over the lead effortlessly […]
Three Winners on the Day for ALTERNATION
ALTERNATION chalked up three winners today, including victories at Santa Anita and Oaklawn. Three-year-old NATIONS HOPE, the 13th winner from ALTERNATION’s second crop, was coming off a runner-up finish last time out, where he was more than five lengths a head of the third-place horse. In this one mile event at Santa Anita, NATIONS HOPE […]