Saturday’s Gr3 Louisiana Stakes (8.5f) at Fair Grounds winner Title Ready is SW207 for More Than Ready. Racing in fourth place to the home turn, Title Ready rallied strongly in the stretch to run down longtime leader Blackberry Wine (Oxbow) and win going away by 1 1/4-lengths. It is the fifth win from 25 starts
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Life Is Good is SW84 for Into Mischief winning Saturday’s Gr3 Sham Stakes (8f) at Santa Anita. Making just his second start, Life Is Good broke sharply and was quickly on the lead, setting a strong pace and clear into the stretch. Stablemate Medina Spirit (Protonico) chased hard and got with three-quarters of a length
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Charlatan is now officially the 20th Gr1 winner for Speightstown winning Saturday’s Malibu Stakes (7f) at Santa Anita. Charlatan stalked the leader Nashville to the home turn and then accelerated clear to defeat Express Union (Union Rags) by 4-1/2 lengths with Collusion Illusion (Twirling Candy) in third. It is the third win from four starts
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Varda is the 18th Gr1 winner for Distorted Humor winning the Starlet Stakes (8.5f) for 2yo fillies at Los Alamitos. The race had its share of drama when the favourite Princess Noor was eased out of the race when taking the lead around the home turn, leaving stablemate Varda to finish determinedly from last into
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Important Mission is SW206 for More Than Ready winning Thursday’s Garhoud Sprint (1200m) on dirt at Meydan. Last with 300m to go, Important Mission finished fast to overwhelm Behavioral Bias (Shackleford) and Bochart (Dubawi) to win going away. It is the fifth win from 17 starts for Important Mission, a $175,000 Keeneland yearling purchase by
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Royal Approval is SW81 for Tiznow winning Sunday’s Gr3 Matron Stakes (6f) for 2yos on turf at Belmont. Royal Approval started odds-on favourite and stalked Union Gables (Speightstown) to the home turn before gradually asserting her authority to win by three-quarters of a length with Magisterium (Elzaam) the same distance away in third. Inbred 4×4
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Lady Speightspeare is the 19th Gr1 winner for Speightstown winning the Natalma Stakes (8f) at Woodbine. Racing on the lead, Lady Speightspeare drew clear in the home straight to defeat Alda (Munnings) by 3-3/4 lengths with Seasons (Tapit) another two lengths away in third. (Pic: Woodbine/Michael Burns) The Charles Fipke-homebred is now the winner of
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In Good Health is SW40 for Congrats after winning Saturday’s Heatherlie Handicap (1700m) at Caulfield. Settled in second place by halfway, In Good Health fought on strongly when challenged in the home straight to defeat Sircconi (Nicconi) by a short half-head with Game Keeper (Foxwedge) in third. Raced by breeder Stuart Ramsey, In Good Health
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Saturday’s Gr3 Marine Stakes (8.5f) at Woodbine winner Shirl’s Speight is SW112 for Speightstown. Settling quickly on the lead, Shirl’s Speight made all the running to defeat Lucky Curlin (Curlin) by 2-3/4 lengths. The Charles Fipke-homebred was unraced at two and is now the winner of both her starts. Shirl’s Speight is out of Gr1
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San Huberto is the 54th Group winner for Speightstown following his win in Sunday’s Gr2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (3000m) at Chantilly. The Fabrice Chappet trained, OTI-owned 4yo struck the front 300m out and held off the late rally from Call The Wind to score by three-quarters of a length Bred by Gestüt zur Kuste Ag,
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