Storming Inti Wins Kitten’s Joy in Thriller

By Myra Lewyn,   Photo: Coglianese Photos Pacesetter Storming Inti was all heart in denying tenacious favorite We Miss Artie by a head in a white-knuckled finish to the $100,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes (VIDEO) Jan. 19 at Gulfstream Park. With veteran Alan Garcia at the reins, Santa Rosa Racing Stables’ son of Stormy Atlantic   set Read more »

Parx Officially Lifts EHV-1 Quarantine

An almost two-month quarantine tied to equine herpesvirus at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania has been officially lifted, a track official said Jan. 13. “We are all clear,” director of racing Sal Sinatra said. The quarantine of two barns began in early November when a horse tested positive for EHV-1. The situation kept horses from entering Read more »

Stanco Won More Than He Lost

By Steve Haskins   Ed Stanco most likely will not have an Eclipse statue on his mantle, or wherever he is displaying his collection of Princess of Sylmar trophies. But that is the only thing he won’t have. What he does have is the respect of everyone in the industry, most notably the fans, Santa Read more »

Stakes Winner Patton Euthanized

Patton, a stakes-winning son of Lord at War and a retiree at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY, was euthanized at Hagyards Equine Medical Institute January 5th. Michael Blowen, founder and president of Old Friends, made the announcement today. The 23 year-old-stallion had been at the clinic for several days undergoing diagnostic and Read more »