Category: Results

SHINKANSEN takes allowance by 11 1/2 lengths

SHINKANSEN (Pure Prize) rated inside and then exploded to an 11 1/2 length win – ridden out going a mile and seventy at Penn Nations. She is trained by Linda L. Albert and owned by Mens Grille Racing. SHINKANSEN was bred by Russell B. Harris, Craig R. Harris & Jeffrey A. Harris and was sold by Kirkwood for $70,000 at Fasig Tipton Timonium in 2015.

AMAZE ME GRACE wins her second in a romp

Four year old Indiana Bred filly AMAZE ME GRACE  (Stormy Atlantic) won her second race with ease wiring the field at Indiana Grand going 1 1/16 on the turf. She won by almost 7 lengths. AMAZE ME GRACE is owned by Edward A. Seltzer, Beverly Anderson & Jamie Corbett. She was bred by  Edward A. Seltzer and is trained by Anthony J. Granitz.

RED CORVETTE bursts through to take allowance and earn win #2

3 yo RED CORVETTE (Warrior’s Reward)  is owned by Carolyn Friedberg, Carolyn and Jeff T. Larson and was bred by Hunter Valley Farm & Bourque Goldstein Thoroughbreds, LLC. Going a mile on the all weather track at Arlingtin  he was slow off the mark but then burst through to earn the win by over 3 lengths.  He is trained by  Richard R. Scherer.

MGSW TOM’S READY adds to his laurels on Derby Day in the G2- Churchill Downs S

TOM’S READY (More than Ready), winner of the Woody Stephen Stakes (G 2) in June 2016 at Belmont Park, and the Ack Ack S. (G 3) at Churchill that fall,  added to his pedigree page  on KY Derby Day running a very close third in the G2- Churchill Downs S.  At retirement,  he will stand at Spendthrift Farm following an agreement with owner GMB Racing to acquire the breeding rights to the son of More Than Ready. He has earned $715,767.

Tom’s Ready was purchased & prepared for his racing career at Kirkwood.

Stakes placed DUVAL adds more black-type

Going on $400,000 in earnings, Duval (Kodiak Kowboy) added black-type with a third in the Lyman S  at PARX going 7 furlongs.  Duval was consigned by Kirkwood at OBS April 2013 and was initially purchased by Bill & Corinne Heiligbrodt.  He is now owned by Ten Strike Racing and trained by Juan Carlos Guerrero.  He has done well for all his connections. Lifetime: 33 8-6-10.

MANITOULIN takes Keeneland allowance for Darby Dan Racing

Courtesy of the TDN
MANITOULIN (Awesome Again–Soaring Softly ) on the Belmont turf last June. Last seen running third Nov. 26 at Aqueduct, the chestnut  led early before settling in fourth at the rail through dawdling fractions. Hemmed in at the top of the lane, he was sent through a rail opening inside the three-sixteenths pole and soon kicked clear to score by two lengths. Manitoulin is a half to Much Rejoicing (Distorted Humor), SW, $160,457. His dam, who captured the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf in 1999 en route to Eclipse honors that year.
Lifetime Record: 11-2-2-1, $138,200.
O-Darby Dan Farm Racing; B-Phillips Racing Partnership (KY); T-James J. Toner.

REASON TO SOAR adds black-type for West Point

REASON TO SOAR (Soaring Empire) owned by West Point and trained by George Weaver  broke his maiden right off the bat, and then ran third in the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sophomore Stakes at Tampa Bayin his second lifetime start. Back in NY,  he added another third in the New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct. He loomed up the outside and then could not hold off closers.  He has a win and two stakes placings to his name in 3 lifetime starts.