Overture powers to Indiana Oaks upset
WinStar Farm’s Overture was sent off at 12-1 in Saturday’s $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3), but the Bill Mott trainee ran like a favorite when flying home along the rail to triumph by a length under […]
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Battle tested Recruiting Ready takes Chick Lang
Competitive against the likes of Classic Empire and Gunnevera as a two-year-old last summer, Recruiting Ready has found his niche sprinting. He showed as much in stakes company at Oaklawn last month and again on […]
Derby contender Battle of Midway bought by WinStar, Don Alberto
Battle of Midway, who earned his spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a gutsy second in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), will race for new ownership. Hitherto campaigned by Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm, […]
Analyze the Odds dominates Aqueduct, becomes first winner for Overanalyze
Four years ago around this time, Mike Repole was celebrating the resounding Arkansas Derby (G1) victory by Overanalyze. On Thursday, the freshman sire’s first winner, Analyze the Odds, rolled to a 4 1/2-length victory in […]
American Patriot rallies to upset Maker’s 46 Mile
Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) at Keeneland proved to be a stallion maker for WinStar Farm’s homebred American Patriot, who wore down last year’s runner-up Heart to Heart to upset the grass feature by […]
One Liner stays perfect in Southwest victory
One Liner entered Monday’s $500,000 Southwest (G3) a relative unknown with something to prove, but walked away a potential star after a convincing victory in the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) prep at Oaklawn. Making […]
Regional depth key to Scully’s WinStar Fantasy Derby roster
The team at Brisnet is participating in the 2017 WinStar Fantasy Derby contest and my line-up is entered. Get your roster in before the 12 p.m. (ET) deadline on Saturday, February 4 to participate. Contestants […]
Tough choices for WinStar Fantasy Derby Challenge
Thanks to WinStar Farm – home to such top stallions as American Pharoah’s sire Pioneerof the Nile and Hall of Famer Tiznow – fans can compete for prizes in a fantasy game during the Kentucky […]
Hanson’s WinStar Fantasy Derby Dozen
Like Ed DeRosa and my other Brisnet/TwinSpires colleagues, I’ll be participating in the 2017 WinStar Fantasy Derby contest. In forming my stable I’ve attempted to achieve a semblance of balance, both geographic and in experience […]
Make Triple Crown Trail Even More Interesting With WinStar Fantasy Derby
For horseplayers, the road to the Kentucky Derby begins the preceding year when next year’s three-year-olds begin racing as two-year-olds. The past nine eventual Kentucky Derby winners had made their career debut by September 18 […]