15 July 2024, from Oak Grove Racing Trainer Ron Burke had a stunning win when KARMA (TALL DARK STRANGER) with driver Todd McCarthy surged by 1-9 favorite Skywalker Sea to win the $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes 2-Year-Old Filly Final in 1:52.1. Skywalker Sea failed to settle once clearing the lead past a 26.4 first quarter…
It’s been a good few days for STAY HUNGRY with his star filly Zanatta downing Twin B Joe Fresh in her Breeders Crown Elimination at Harrah’s (below) in 1:52, Sarasota Hanover claiming her leg of the Meadowlands 2YO Fillies Kindergarten Series in 1:50.3, and at Cumberland, Hungry For Love took a 3YO Fillies Kentucky Sire…
With all the TALL DARK STRANGER and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS lots now through the ring at the 2023 Lexington Sales it’s safe to say that the multi-millionaire son of Bettors Delight has had an outstanding debut as a commercial sire. TALL DARK STRANGER over all had sixty lots presented to buyers which brought in a total of…
From Harness Link, (Ray Cotolo 29 September 2023) LEXINGTON, Ky.— Driver Tim Tetrick worked steady early fractions for Lyons Legend (Stay Hungry) to force her main competitor, 1-5 favorite Blue Pacific, to claw forward in a final-quarter sprint, and the tactics paid off to give the 5-2 second choice a 1:52.1 harness racing victory in…
From Harness Link, (Nicholas Barnsdale, 23 September 2023) CAPTAINS QUARTERS (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS) fought all the way home to seize victory in the $970,000 Metro Pace, North America’s richest harness racing event for two-year-old pacers, on Saturday (Sep. 23) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Jody Jamieson pointed him for the four-hole as the field raced to the first…
From Harness Link, (Steve Wolf, 23 September 2023) In a four-horse race to the finish, ALLYWAG HANOVER (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS) and driver Todd McCarthy was able to beat longshot Lou’s Pearlman to the wire in capturing the $175,000 Harrah’s Hoosier Park Pacing Derby Friday (Sept. 22) at Hoosier Park. The 12th race feature got underway with Hellabalou…
Standardbred Canada After reeling off wins in the Milstein Memorial and the last PASS preliminary, STAY HUNGRY colt SEVEN COLORS delivered a powerful punch in the $252,000 championship for three-year-old male pacers, defeating Pepsi North America Cup winner Its My Show in 1:48.1 and tying his own divisional track record, which he shares with A…
What a huge couple of days for our headline sires, CAPTAINTREACHEROUS and STAY HUNGRY! STAY HUNGRY sired the winners of both the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Final ($252,000) and Consolation ($52,000) – Seven Colors tied the track record in 1:48.1 in the Final while Brue Hanover went back to pack to take the consolation in 1:49.4.…
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS was well represented at Melton this weekend with Captain Pins taking a heat of the Rising Stars and Tough Tilly holding her place as his second highest Australian money-earner with a 1:55 in the Goffin Memorial to push her bank past $600,000! Filly August Moon continued her amazing run taking her fourth win in…
Another massive few days for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with nine winners locally and four big race winners in America. Feature races went to Captain Hammerhead who won the inaugural $50,000 The Singo at Menangle and will be yet another representative in The Eureka for Captain. In Queensland, Jewel Melody claimed the $153,000 QBred Triad 3YO Fillies final…