When Capo Bastone was plucked out of the OBS March Sale of 2 year-olds, the son of Street Boss was dubbed a serious athlete with the ability to develop into a prospect for the Del Mar Futurity and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
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Flying Rapunzel personifies the American Dream. A bargain-basement $30,000 yearling acquisition at last year’s Keeneland September sale, the daughter of Tale Of The Cat has earned her way up the ladder from the maiden ranks to the big show.
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It’s been 6 weeks since Parisian Prince caught the eye of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners when he captured his debut in auspicious fashion at Ayr Racecourse in the South of Scotland. And it will be 7 days from the time he left his home in the North of England until he lines up in the gate at Del Mar versus 9 other freshman colts aiming to take down the $100,000 up for grabs in the Oak Tree Juvenile Turf on Wednesday.
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Tara From The Cape did what she was asked to do in her Eclipse and Todd Pletcher debut earlier this month when she ran away and hid from her competition in the $50,000 Thomas “Tuck” Greene Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park. The trip to Delaware accomplished plenty, including a black-type win to add to the well-bred filly’s resume and in providing her with valuable experience traversing 2 turns on the sod.
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Recent Hall of Fame inductee, John Velazquez, has committed to ride Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ sparkling debut winner, Capo Bastone, in the September 5th renewal of the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity.
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On January 14, a three-year-old filly made her first start, at Turfway Park in Kentucky. Beautifully bred, by Empire Maker out of the Storm Cat mare Cat Chat, she was running for a $22,000 purse, and across the country, Aron Wellman was watching.
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Since the powers of summertime racing decided to hold their marquee events for 3-year-old fillies on the same warm August afternoon, why not compare and contrast.
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DEL MAR, CA – With a stakes win over six furlongs on turf at Betfair Hollywood Park in June, Byrama is proven as a sprinter. What remains in question is how effective she can be around two turns. In five starts at a mile or 1 1/8 miles, Byrama is winless, but has placed in […]
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Byrama will be well fancied in Friday night’s running of the $85,000 Sandy Blue Stakes at Del Mar. Seven sophomore fillies will line up to face the starter and traverse the flat-mile circuit of the spinach Where The Turf Meets The Surf. Simon Callaghan will provide a leg up to Garrett Gomez, who will do his best to navigate a beneficial journey from post 2.
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In Lingerie had a trip she and her connections would rather forget when sent off as the 8-5 favorite in last month’s running of the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks when she checked in a well-beaten third.
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