Eclipse Sends Out Pair of Grade 1 Runners this Weekend Coast to Coast
Eclipse will have 2 runners diving into the deepest of waters this weekend on opposite coasts.
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Silsita ‘Nose’ Way to Wire in My Princess Jess
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Silsita (f, 3, Macho Uno–Naturally Wild, by Wild Again) sat a stalking trip from a three-wide perch in third, came after unlikely pacesetter Broken Spell (Broken Vow) entering the final furlong and, though that rival boxed on gamely at the fence in the waning strides, got her nose down on the wire first to land Saturday’s restricted My Princess Jess S. at Saratoga.
Read MoreIt’s a Filly Frenzy! Eclipse Set to Run 5 Fillies in Next 4 Days in Chicago, Del Mar & Saratoga
Eclipse had a nice weekend last week, registering a win, a place and a show from 3 starters. The weekend results were a phenomenal illustration of the diverse manner in which Eclipse acquires equine athletes for the stable.
Read MoreOh Baby: Eclipse Debuts 2 Freshman this Weekend; Byrama Live in G2, $200,000 a Gleam ‘Cap
Danza was a standout for Aron Wellman at the 2012 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and 10 months after Eclipse bid in the golden son of Street Boss for $105,000, he’ll have the opportunity to prove he’s got what it takes to be a standout on the playing field.
Read MoreEclipse has Trio of Stakes Runners in New York, Cali and Toronto this Weekend
Battier made an encouraging Eclipse and Pletcher debut 6 weeks ago when he checked in a troubled 3rd in the Gygistar Stakes going 7 panels at Belmont Park. In the month and a half since that race, everything has gone about as smooth as can be for the 3 year-old son of Tale of the Cat and he enters his Graded Stakes debut off a series of steady and solid drills.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Dogwood and Eclipse Merger Formalized
Aiken, SC & Del Mar, CA: The “working relationship” between Dogwood Stable and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners will now become an official merger effective July 1, according to W. Cothran (Cot) Campbell, Dogwood president and Aron Wellman, Eclipse president.
Read MoreSaturday Players: Eclipse Sends Out Graded Runners in New York, Kentucky and California this Saturday
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners isn’t afraid to think outside the box. The fledgling company has been enterprising in its’ pursuit of equine talent from around the globe as well as willing to roll the dice and take a shot in major races and ring the bell with entrants conventional minds would readily dismiss.
Read MoreEclipse 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 MoreBattier Makes Eclipse Debut Wednesday In $85,000 Gygistar Stakes
Battier 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 Makes Stakes Debut in $100,000 Hilltop at Pimlico
Miss 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.
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