VA-bred Grade I Winner Stellar Wind Returns in Grade II Summertime Oaks Saturday
Stellar Wind won the Grade III, $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes February 28 at Santa Anita Park
Grade I Santa Anita Oaks winner, the Virginia-bred Stellar Wind, returns to the site of her Grade I victory this weekend in the Grade II Summertime Oaks. Most recently fourth in the Grade I Kentucky Oaks, the daughter of Curlin has been at Santa Anita since mid-May, recording a bullet 4 furlongs in :46 1/5 on June 16 and 6 furlongs in 1:11… Continue reading
Belmont Stakes Previews
Here is your convenient guide to all of the Virginia-connected runners this weekend at Belmont!
Friday
Enchanting Lady
Owned by Northern Virginia-based Kaleem Shaw, this 3-year-old Tale of the Cat filly runs in the Jersey Girl Stakes. Winner of the Santa Paula Stakes at Santa Anita this year and the Landaluce Stakes at that same venue last summer, she is making her second East Coast start after a ninth-placed finish in the Grade III Eight Belles at Churchill… Continue reading
VA-breds at Timonium: Conformation and Breeze Shots
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training sale kicks off today with a number of Virginia-breds cataloged. Check out their breeze shots and conformation below!
You can follow along with results on the Fasig-Tipton website.
Hip 42, Harlan’s Holiday colt consigned by de Meric sales, agent.
Hip 42, Harlan’s Holiday colt consigned by de Meric sales, agent.
Hip 302, Dunkirk colt consigned by SAB Sales (Scott Bergsrud), agent.
Hip 452. Malibu Moon colt consigned by Pike Racing, agent.
Hip 452.… Continue reading
Weekend Preview: National Trainers Come to VA Flat Races, VA-breds go to Kentucky GIs
The $90,000 Virginia Gold Cup headlines a nine-race program with purses totaling over $430,000 on Saturday, May 2nd. The Gold Cup is run at Great Meadow in Fauquier County and will host a mix of five steeplechase races and four flat races.
Virginia-trained Hot Rize wins the 2014 Virginia Gold Cup. Photo courtesy Douglas Lees.
In response to the success of the flat races held at the Gold Cup course in the fall of 2014, the Race Committee expanded… Continue reading
Virginia-bred Oaks Favorite Stellar Wind as a Yearling
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind, bred by Keswick Stables and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, is the likely favorite for Friday’s Grade I Kentucky Oaks. The daughter of Curlin recorded her final breeze on Friday, working six furlongs April 24 in 1:12 4/5 for trainer John Sadler.
You can see how beautiful she was as a yearling on Keswick Farm!
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind as a yearling at Keswick Farm.
$5,000 Virginia Breeder’s Fund Yearling Futurity Bonus Awarded
The VTA and the Virginia Breeder’s Fund would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners of the $5,000 Virginia Breeders Fund Yearling Futurity Bonus for 2014.
Any Virginia-bred or Virginia-sired yearling that shows in the colt or filly yearling futurity class is eligible to compete for a percentage of a $5,000 Bonus. Bonuses are awarded to the top four money-earners at the racetrack at the completion of the horses’ three-year-old year. The $5,000 bonus is divided with 60%… Continue reading
VA-Bred Kentucky Oaks Favorite Records Final Breeze
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind, the likely favorite for Friday’s Grade I Kentucky Oaks, recorded her final breeze on Friday. The winner of the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks worked six furlongs April 24 in 1:12 4/5 for trainer John Sadler.
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind wins the Grade I $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks April 4, 2015 at Santa Anita.
“Awesome,” regular rider Victor Espinoza told The Bloodhorse. “She went really good today. Last time she worked good, but this time she was amazing,… Continue reading
VA-bred now likely favorite for Grade I Kentucky Oaks
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind is now likely to be the favorite for the Grade I Kentucky Oaks on May 1 after a dominant win in the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks on Saturday.
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind wins the Grade I $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks April 4, 2015 at Santa Anita.
Bred by Keswick Stables and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, the daughter of Curlin romped by 5 1/4-lengths in the 1 1/16-mile race. It was her second start for current connections… Continue reading
VA-connected Honor Code Wins GII, VA-bred Valid Third
It was another big week for Virginia-connected horses last week. Honor Code, part-owned by Virginia Racing Commission chairman Sarge Reynolds, ran a huge race to win the Grade II Gulfstream Park Handicap by half a length.
Honor Code winning the Gulfstream Park Handicap. Photo courtesy Kenny Martin.
The son of A.P. Indy has never been worse than second in six starts, including a victory in the Grade II Remsen and a second-placed finish in the Grade I Champagne.
“At the… Continue reading
VA-bred Wins California GIII
Virginia-bred Stellar Wind kicked off her 2015 season with a bang on Saturday, winning the Grade III Santa Ysabel at Santa Anita. Bred by Peggy Augustus and Stonestreet Stables, the 3-year-old miss was a $86,000 yearling purchase at Timonium.
After breaking slow in the 1 1/16-mile contest, Stellar Wind settled on the outside under Victor Espinoza, wiggling her way to the lead despite being four-wide on the second turn. Widening her advantage in the straight, the chestnut galloped under the… Continue reading
