Straight No Chaser (#8) and Florida-bred Bentornato (#6) – ©Alex Evers / Eclipse Sportswire / Breeders’ Cup BY BROCK SHERIDAN Leon King Stable Corp.’s Bentornato became the newest member of the Florida-bred millionaire’s club with a second-place finish to Straight No Chaser in the Grade 1 Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club […]
[ Read More ]BY BROCK SHERIDAN Loco Abarrio had to survive a claim of foul but prevailed to win his first stakes race in the $150,000 FTBOA Gil Campbell Memorial Handicap at Gulfstream Park Saturday. The one-mile contest featured a field of six 3-year-olds and older bred in Florida and the purse included a $50,000 bonus for Florida […]
[ Read More ]Making just his third start of the season, Florida-bred Bentornato found the winner’s circle for the first time as a 3-year-old, taking down top prize in Saturday’s $400,000 Gallant Bob Stakes (Grade 2) at Parx Racing. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Bentornato utilized his speed to duel along the inside with fellow Florida-bred Sunny Breeze through the early stages […]
[ Read More ]The Florida-bred filly was consigned by Denali Stud as agent for Bridlewood Farm and sold as Hip 153 to Douglas Scharbauer for $500,000 Monday during the first day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The bay filly is by Gun Runner out of the stakes-winning mare Osare, by Medaglia d’Oro. Osare is a half-sister to […]
[ Read More ]Wathnan Racing’s Spiralizer made a notable debut at Churchill Downs Thursday with a two-length victory in a five-furlong maiden special weight against five other 2-year-olds. Ridden by Tyler Gaffalione for trainer Steve Asmussen, the Florida-bred son of Twirling Candy led from the start and was a length clear of Hedge in second through a quarter […]
[ Read More ]HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Leon King Stable Corp’s Florida-bred Bentornato, a winner of three stakes races and four of five starts, will make his next start Feb. 24 in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, according to trainer Jose D’Angelo. D’Angelo will scratch Bentornato from Saturday’s $125,000 Swale at seven […]
[ Read More ]Gritty Bay Storm withstood non-stop pace pressure and the late charge from Wakanaka Saturday to win the $1 million AGS Ladies Turf Sprint (GII) by a neck at Kentucky Downs. Though she had company throughout the 6 ½ furlong race, once she gained the advantage none of the other six horses in the field was able to […]
[ Read More ]Time Passage is a 3 year old filly who has raced from 2022 to 2023. She is sired by Baoma Corp stallion Tunwoo out of the Kantharos mare Savingtime. She was trained by Edward Plesa, Jr. and has raced for Plesa, Laurie and Glassman Racing LLC, and was bred in Florida by Baoma Corp. Time Passage has a career […]
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[ Read More ]After 19 years, Stormy Atlantic (Storm Cat – Hail Atlantis by Seattle Slew) returns home to Bridlewood Farm this time as a retiree. Bred and owned by the late Arthur Appleton in 1994, he has been standing stud at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm since 2003. He entered stud in 1999 at Bridlewood and since then has […]
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