By Blood-Horse Staff Pennsylvania-bred Tisdale, owned by Harlow Stables, won an entry-level allowance race March 26 at Oaklawn Park and could resurface in a stakes, perhaps the April 16 Arkansas Derby (gr. I). Tisdale, a 3-year-old colt by Friesan Fire   out of the Citidancer mare Mrs. Vanderbilt, won the 1 1/16-mile allowance event under Ricardo Read more »

By Jeremy Balan A little added competition seemed to do the trick for Mor Spirit Feb. 28 at Santa Anita Park in his first timed workout since jockey Gary Stevens had to abort a drill Feb. 23. Working in company with a stablemate, the Eskendereya colt found two other workers during the five-furlong drill and moved Read more »

By Ron Mitchell   The storybook career of Page McKenney became even richer Feb. 15 when the 6-year-old gelded son of Eavesdropper wore down favored Majestic Affair for a head victory in the General George Stakes (gr. III) at Laurel Park. Trained by Mary Eppler, Page McKenney settled in fourth as Green Gratto and Majestic Read more »

By Claire Novak, Photo: Benoit Photo Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens delivered an icy ride and grade I winnerMor Spirit responded full of run in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. III)Feb. 6 at Santa Anita Park. Watch Video Michael Lund Petersen’s Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I) winner progressed on the Road to the Read more »

By Tom LaMarra Adam Staple and Jalin Stable’s Page McKenney broke the million-dollar mark in career earnings with an impressive victory in the $75,000 Native Dancer Stakes Jan. 2 at Laurel Park. Watch Video It was the 15th win and eighth career stakes victory for the amazingly consistent Page McKenney, who was claimed by his Read more »

Despite steady decline in the number of mares bred to Pennsylvania stallions, several new offerings are available for 2016. First-season stallions include millionaire Pants On Fire, who enters stud at Diamond B Farm for $5,000. The son of Jump Start won four graded stakes, including the 2011 Louisiana Derby (gr. II). Xixixi, a Maimonides half Read more »

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, KY, is happy to announce that Breeders’ Cup Champion Alphabet Soup has been pensioned at the farm. The gray son of Cozzene out of the Arts and Letters mare Illiterate, Alphabet Soup was a late bloomer for owner Georgia B Ridder, winning his first stakes at age Read more »

Augustin Stable’s Kitten’s Point found plenty of room along the rail in the stretch to rally past a determinedCeisteach and win the $125,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 18 at Keeneland. Watch Replay With Edgar Prado riding for trainer Graham Motion, Kitten’s Point won her fourth stakes of the year. The 5-year-old Read more »

By Claire Novak Augustin Stable’s homebred Holiday Star defended his title in the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 15, Keeneland’s 1 1/2-mile turf test. Last year trainer Graham Motion sent the bay gelding to victory by a half-length over Red Rifle. This season the half-length win came at the expense of 2-1 favorite Charming Read more »