Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify is a product of a partnership headed by WinStar Farm that purchased him for $500,000 at the 2016 Keeneland September yearling sale.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Tale of Silence Upsets Westchester Stakes
One day after 2017 Kentucky Derby victor Always Dreaming finished fifth in the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Cloud Computing made his 4-year-old debut May 5 and also finished unplaced in a graded stakes.
Yoshida Gets First Grade 1 Win in Turf Classic
China Horse Club, WinStar Farm, and Head of Plains Partners’ Yoshida drove forward at the wire to win the $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic (G1T) May 5, going a mile and an eighth over turf rated good at Churchill Downs.
Curlin's Honor Finds Redemption in Woodstock Stakes
Curlin’s Honor out-sprinted four sophomore rivals to win the $100,000 Woodstock Stakes impressively May 5 at Woodbine.
Robert Bruce Remains Undefeated in U.S. Debut
The Fort Marcy was one of two graded turf stakes on the May 5 card as the program also featured a victory by Queen’s Plate winner Holy Helena in the $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G2T).
Treasuring Speeds to Victory in Senorita
For the first time since she relocated to the U.S. in 2017, Qatar Racing’s Treasuring found herself on the lead May 5 at Santa Anita Park and never gave it up.
Justify Untouchable in Kentucky Derby
China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, and WinStar Farm’s Justify in every sense earned his score in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) May 5 at Churchill Downs.
Yoshida Takes the Prize in Turf Classic
China Horse Club, WinStar Farm, and Head of Plains Partners’ Yoshida drove forward at the wire to win the $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic (G1T) May 5, going a mile and an eighth over turf rated good at Churchill Downs.
Funny Duck Splashes to Pat Day Mile Victory
With the deluge of precipitation hit Churchill Downs May 5, it was a day more suitable to ducks than people, aptly named Funny Duck posted a major upset in the $300,000 Pat Day Mile presented by LG&E and KU (G3) on the Kentucky Derby Day card.
Limousine Liberal Repeats in Churchill Downs Stakes
The Ball family’s Limousine Liberal earned his sixth win under the Twin Spires in eight tries with a head victory May 5 over Warrior’s Club in the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes Presented by TwinSpires.com (G2).
Maraud Prevails in American Turf With Late Move
Maraud employed a late kick down the middle of the turf course to score in the American Turf Stakes presented by Ram Trucks (G2T) May 5 at Churchill Downs, while Captivating Moon and Untamed Domain dead-heated for second.
Limousine Liberal Repeats in CD Stakes
The Ball family’s Limousine Liberal earned his sixth win under the Twin Spires in eight tries with a head victory May 5 over Warrior’s Club in the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes Presented by TwinSpires.com (G2).
Proctor's Ledge Rewards Walsh's Gamble
Patricia Moseley’s homebred rewarded trainer Brendan Walsh Saturday with a half-length victory over On Leave in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2T), a rebound from her eighth in the April 14 Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.
Mud No Problem for American Gal in Humana Distaff
American Gal pulled off what no other rival has against fellow grade 1 winner Finley’sluckycharm—she bested the daughter of Twirling Candy in her home state.
In Season Debut, Happily Takes Aim at 1,000 Guineas
Coolmore and Godolphin are again to the fore at Newmarket May 6, with six of the 15 declared fillies for the 205th running of the one-mile QIPCO One Thousand Guineas Stakes (G1) emanating from one of the two barns.
American Gal Takes Humana Distaff
American Gal pulled off what no other rival has against fellow grade 1 winner Finley’sluckycharm—she bested the daughter of Twirling Candy in her home state.
Asmussen Notches 8,000th Win
The Hall of Fame trainer increased his career win count to 8,000 when Lookin At Lee won the third race at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard.
Saxon Warrior Earns O'Brien Ninth 2,000 Guineas
Saxon Warrior (JPN) bested 13 rivals to land the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas Stakes (G1) at Newmarket May 5, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a record-extending ninth winner of the mile classic and third in the past four years.

Nicolas Dumont Wins EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, Patrik Antonius and David Peters Make Final Table
Nicolas Dumont loves the ladies. Pocket queens on the final hand against Honglin Jiang catapulted the inexperienced French tournament player to the European Poker Tour’s Monte Carlo Main Event title […]
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In Seasonal Debut, Happily Takes Aim at 1,000 Guineas
Coolmore and Godolphin are again to the fore at Newmarket May 6, with six of the 15 declared fillies for the 205th running of the one-mile QIPCO 1,000 Guineas Stakes (G1) emanating from one of the two barns.