True Timber is SW52 for Mineshaft winning the Gr1 Cigar Mile (8f) at Aqueduct. Previously second and third in this race, True Timber went clear into the stretch and then stayed on strongly to defeat Snapper Sinclair (City Zip) by 5-1/2 lengths on the muddy track. It is the fifth win from 29 starts for
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Sunday’s Gr3 Canadian Derby (10f) at Century Mile winner Real Grace is SW51 for Mineshaft. Real Grace was quickly on the lead and he proceeded to make all the running, going on to defeat Something Natural (Violence) by a neck with Rail Hugger (Girolamo) close up in third. A $100,000 Fasig Tipton Kentucky July yearling
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Country Grammer is the second SW for Tonalist after winning Thursday’s Gr3 Peter Pan Stakes (9f) at Saratoga. Country Grammer raced behind the lead to the home straight where he was able to come through along the inside and edge Carcaro (Uncle Mo) by a neck in a driving finish. It is the second win
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Saturday’s Ashland Stakes at Keeneland winner Speech is the first Gr1 winner for Mr Speaker. Speech stalked the favourite Venetian Harbor (Munnings) to the home turn then accelerated into the lead to defeat Venetian Harbour with Envoutante (Uncle Mo) in third. Speech completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.26, breaking the track record of 1:41.36
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Hall of Fame member and breed-shaping sire A P Indy died of natural causes in his stable at his longtime home, Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky, on February 21. The son of Seattle Slew was 31. A P Indy amply fulfilled all the marketing cliches. Regally-bred, a sale-topping yearling who became a classic winner and
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Grade 3 Withers Stakes (9 fur) at Aqueduct winner Max Player is the first Graded winner from the first-crop of Honor Code (A P Indy). A half-brother to English Group 2 juvenile winner Seahenge, Max Player is 4×3 to Mr Prospector and has won two of his three starts. The champion older dirt male of
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