Eclipse Poised for Monster Stakes Action from Coast to Coast Saturday

Capo Bastone turned in an astonishing quarter-mile rally in the Grade 3, $150,000 Derby Trial 6 weeks ago, only to come up a dirty head shy of Graded Glory.
Read MoreCapo Bastone turned in an astonishing quarter-mile rally in the Grade 3, $150,000 Derby Trial 6 weeks ago, only to come up a dirty head shy of Graded Glory.
Read MoreBattier will make his initial start for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trainer Todd Pletcher on Wednesday afternoon. The $85,000 Gygistar Stakes will be the launching point for a campaign the colt’s new connections are hopeful will posture him for major 3 year-old races for the remainder of his sophomore season and beyond.
Read MoreMiss Lucky Sevens got her connections’ collective blood pumping good and strong in the wake of her scintillating sophomore debut when victorious while sprinting on the Poly last month at Keeneland.
Read MoreOnly two graded stakes were on the docket last weekend, on opposite sides of the country. The G2 Peter Pan Stakes was the feature at Belmont Park on Saturday, while 3-year-old fillies went to the post at Betfair Hollywood Park in the G3 Senorita Stakes.
Read MoreEclipse Thoroughbred Partners swooped to acquire Charlie Em on the heels of her close third in a listed stakes at Hannover last November, and the Kheleyf filly provided a return on that investment at the first opportunity.
Read MoreCharlie Em is slated to make her Eclipse and U.S. debut on Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Senorita Stakes at soon-to-be demolished Hollywood Park.
Read MoreWhen Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners was launched 18 months ago, company President, Aron Wellman made it part of his mission to create a stable competing at the highest level the sport has to offer.
Read MoreMay 1, 2013, Springboro, OH: In 2012, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners formed a charitable partnership with the Susan G. Komen Greater Cincinnati Affiliate whereby a percentage of race earnings won by the company’s star filly, In Lingerie, were donated to the charity.
Read MoreCapo Bastone doesn’t seem to have been effected by the crime committed on him last month at Turfway Park when he was molested at the start of the Spiral Stakes and was robbed of any chance in the Kentucky Derby qualifying fixture.
Read MoreByrama has been a wonderful filly for the Eclipse stable. As the flagship roster member for the fledgling company, Byrama has done her connections proud as a multiple Stakes-winner in addition to her several Graded Stakes placings.
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