Elite racehorse, sire Awesome Again dies at 26
An era came to an end on Dec. 15 when top-class racehorse and elite sire Awesome Again died at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Kentucky. The aging stallion was 26 years old. A son […]
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Wet Your Whistle, Synchrony, Holy Helena star in graded turf stakes on Queen’s Plate Day
David Palmer’s Wet Your Whistle continued his upward spiral with a new career high in Saturday’s $232,806 Highlander (G1), one of five turf stakes during the Queen’s Plate Festival at Woodbine. Bet down to 7-2 […]
Delta Prince ascends throne in King Edward; Santa Monica tops Brown exacta in Dance Smartly
As a Street Cry half-brother to triple Eclipse Award champion Royal Delta, Delta Prince has long shouldered the burden of high expectations. The Stronach Stables homebred is now living up them with a breakout performance […]
Holy Helena gives Canadian classic to international connections
A filly bred in Ontario gave her Austrian owner, American trainer, and Mexican jockey a Canadian classic, as Frank Stronach’s homebred Holy Helena was much the best in the Queen’s Plate on July 2 at […]
Shaman Ghost “house horse” winner of Pimlico Special
by TERESA GENARO On the biggest weekend in the year in Maryland racing, the man who owns both of the state’s Thoroughbred tracks won one of its most historic races, but as he walked with […]
Shaman Ghost scary good in Santa Anita Handicap
Stronach Stables’ Shaman Ghost got back to his winning ways on Saturday when running down pacesetter Midnight Storm to score a three-quarter length victory in the $751,035 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) under jockey Javier Castellano. […]