WinStar Farm

WinStar auctioning memorabilia on Ebay to benefit industry charities

WinStar Farm is auctioning off memorabilia on Ebay.com with 100% of the proceeds going to designated industry charities. The online auction, which includes four separate offerings, began late Tuesday... Read More...

$300K Harlan’s Holiday colt at Midlantic sale

Harlan's Holiday had one of the top five highest priced colts at the May 20-21 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale... Read More...

Pure Prize has top filly at FT Midlantic sale

WinStar Farm stallion Pure Prize had the highest priced filly of the first day of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training sale in Timonium, Md... Read More...

Summer Applause earns 2nd GSW of 2013

Under a heady ride from John Velazquez, Summer Applause cleared off in the final furlong to win the $150,000 Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3) by a widening two lengths... Read More...

Pianist strikes winning note in G3 Gallorette

Pianist captured her first graded stakes in Saturday's $150,000 Gallorette H. (G3) at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

Dance to Bristol easily in $100K Skipat S.

Speightstown's speedy 4-year-old filly Dance to Bristol was an easy winner in Friday's $100,000 Skipat S. at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

WinStar Farm bred Fiftyshadesofhay weaves way to G2 Black-Eyed Susan win

WinStar Farm-bred Fiftyshadesofhay closed with a rush in the final furlong for a rousing victory in the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

WinStar-bred Fiftyshadesofhay weaves way to G2 Black-Eyed Susan win

WinStar-bred Fiftyshadesofhay closed with a rush in the final furlong for a rousing victory in the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2) at Pimlico Race Course... Read More...

More Than Ready colt best in Chantilly G3

More Than Ready now has graded stakes winners on three continents after Dalwari scored in the Group 3 Prix de Guiche S... Read More...

Percussion snaps up Albert the Great S.

Bluegrass Cat got his ninth stakes horse and third stakes winner of 2013 on Sunday with Percussion battling his way to a nose victory in the $90,000 Albert the Great S... Read More...

More Than Ready filly rolls in CD debut

More Than Beauty made short work of a field of maiden special weight 2-year-old fillies Thursday at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Bill Oppenheim: Take Charge Indy in run for Horse of the Year

"...polished off a pretty good field in the Alysheba S. (G2), clocking a Beyer of 109...If he comes back in the Stephen Foster, the winner could be frontrunner for Horse of the Year. It was that good a race..." Read More...

Spring in the Air bounds home in $150K Fury

Spring in the Air, Canada's reigning Champion Two-Year-Old filly, picked up her second stakes victory with a prolonged stretch run in Saturday's $150,000 Fury S... Read More...

Take Charge Indy rockets home to take the Grade 2 Alysheba S.

With an incredible move at the top of the stretch, WinStar Farm's Take Charge Indy crushed his competition by six lengths in Friday's $339,900 Alysheba S. (G2) at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Golden Ticket takes Churchill feature

Speightstown's Grade 1 winner Golden Ticket scored a sharp victory in the May 2 feature race at Churchill Downs... Read More...

Revolutionary draws ‘ideal’ post 3 for Kentucky Derby 139

A cheer went up from the crowd when Revolutionary's name was called for post 3 at Wednesday afternoon's draw for Saturday's $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Verrazano post 14 draw for Kentucky Derby suits his style

More Than Ready's undefeated Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Verrazano will break from post 14, the outermost stall in the main gate, in Saturday's 139th Run for the Roses... Read More...

Pure Fun draws post 7 for G1 KY Oaks

Pure Prize's star 3-year-old filly Pure Fun drew post 7 of 11 3-year-old fillies entered in Friday's $1 million Kentucky Oaks... Read More...

Essence Hit Man treble in Cartier S.

Speightstown's venerable sprinter Essence Hit Man won the $169,200 Jacques Cartier S. for the third straight year Saturday at Woodbine... Read More...

American Sugar tastes victory in Goldfinch S.

American Sugar, a 3-year-old Harlan's Holiday filly, boosted her bankroll past the $200,000 mark with a nifty win in the $60,000 Goldfinch S... Read More...

Munnings Sister triumphs in Gold Princess S.

Munnings Sister gave Speightstown his second stakes winner in as many days with a half-length victory in Sunday's $85,000 Gold Princess S... Read More...

Harlan’s Holiday: Big numbers at OBS sale

Led by a pair of colts that sold for more than $300,000 on closing day of the April 22-25 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale... Read More...

Pure Soul sets track record in stakes win

Pure Prize's latest stakes winner Pure Soul set a track record of 1:08 4/5 for 1,200 meters in the April 21 San Luis Classic... Read More...

Another banner day for Colonel John at OBS

Following up on the success of opening day of the OBS Spring 2-year-olds in training sale, Colonel John topped his auction-best result with a $300,000 filly selling on day 3... Read More...

Colonel John colt sells for $290K at OBS

A juvenile from the first crop by Colonel John was the top-selling colt during the first day of the April 22-25 OBS 2-year-olds in Training Sale... Read More...

First starter is a winner for Kodiak Kowboy

Freshman sire Kodiak Kowboy, a three-time G1 winner and Eclipse Champion, sired his first winner from his first starter when his 2-year-old filly Bear Facts captured her debut in a Trial race at Turf Paradise on April 19... Read More...

Stakes double for Speightstown

Dance to Bristol was in top form Saturday night at Charles Town Races, running away to a facile nine length victory in the $200,000 Sugar Maple S... Read More...

Spring in the Air wins 2yo Sovereign Award

Spring at Last's Grade 1 winning 2-year-old filly Spring in the Air was named the 2012 Canadian Sovereign Award winner in her division... Read More...

Essence Hit Man repeats as Canadian champ

For the second straight year Speightstown's Canadian sprint star Essence Hit Man was named the Sovereign Award winner... Read More...

Fearsome steps clear in Charles Town Dash

Fearsome's three-length win in the $50,000 Charles Town Dash H. on Saturday night kicked off a stakes daily double for his sire Speightstown... Read More...

WinStar Round Table: 2013 Stallions with First Foals

WinStar President & CEO Elliott Walden sits down with WinStar GM Chris Baker and WinStar Director of Bloodstock David Hanley for a round-table discussion on first foals from WinStar's young stallions Drosselmeyer and Sidney's Candy... Read More...

WinStar Round Table: 2013 Stallions with First Foals

WinStar President & CEO Elliott Walden sits down with WinStar GM Chris Baker and WinStar Director of Bloodstock David Hanley for a round-table discussion on first foals from Drosselmeyer & Sidney's Candy... Read More...

More Than Ready colt tops Tattersall’s sale

A More Than Ready colt for the highest price of 320,000 guineas (US$516,129) at the first session... Read More...

More Than Ready colt tops Tattersalls sale

A More Than Ready colt for the highest price of 320,000 guineas (US$516,129) at the first session... Read More...

Borel to ride Revolutionary in KY Derby

WinStar Farm has once again partnered with jockey Calvin Borel in the Kentucky Derby. On Monday, Borel committed to ride Louisiana Derby winner Revolutionary in this year’s Run for the Roses on May 4th. Borel has won the Kentucky Derby three times in the last six runnings of the storied race, including aboard WinStar’s Super Saver in 2010... Read More...

Street Girl gets nod in $100K Calder Oaks

Rontos Racing Stable Corp.’s Street Girl won the first stakes race of her career in thrilling fashion with a nose victory in the off-the-turf, $100,000 Calder Oaks... Read More...

Who should ride Revolutionary in Derby?

WinStar Farm is looking to fans to help them decide who should ride Revolutionary in the Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

More Than Ready colt brings $700K at Inglis

WinStar Farm's More Than Ready appeal on the international realm was on display at Australia's prestigious Inglis Bloodstock Easter Yearling sale... Read More...

Kodiak Kowboy colt sells for $140K at Kee

A colt from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Kodiak Kowboy brought $140,000 at the April Keeneland 2-year-olds in Training sale... Read More...

$340K for Pioneerof the Nile Keeneland 2YO

A colt from the first crop of WinStar Farm stallion Pioneerof the Nile offered at the Keeneland April 2-year-old sale brought an impressive winning bid of $340,000... Read More...

Jimmy Creed triumphs in Grade 2 Potrero Grande S.

Distorted Humor's top sprinter Jimmy Creed got his second straight graded stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 Potrero Grande S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park... Read More...

Verrazano remains unbeaten after gallant Wood Memorial victory

More Than Ready's top 3-year-old Verrazano's victory in the $1 million Wood Memorial (G1) at Aqueduct will send the star colt to Churchill Downs as one of the favorites for $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

Burban stirs up stakes win at Aqueduct

Speightstown, America's second-leading sire of 2013, got another stakes winner on Thursday at Aqueduct... Read More...

Grade 1 trifecta for Pure Prize

Pure Prize scored a rare 1-2-3 sweep in a graded stakes race when his offspring captured the top 3 spots in the Grade 1 Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena... Read More...

Speightstown’s Reynaldothewizard triumphs in Grade 1, $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen

Speightstown's veteran sprinter Reynaldothewizard held off the fast-closing Balmont Mast to win the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) by a quarter of a length on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse... Read More...

Revolutionary on his way to Kentucky after rousing Louisiana Derby victory

Revolutionary came from far back in the field of 14 to take the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2), marking the WinStar Farm colt as one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby (G1)... Read More...

More Joyous gives her all in G1 Canterbury

More Than Ready's all-time leading earner More Joyous turned in another top-notch performance Saturday in the Grade 1 Canterbury S. at Rosehill Racecourse in Australia... Read More...

Bluegrass Cat colt fastest in Hot Springs S.

Laurie’s Rocket became the latest stakes winner this year by New York’s Leading Sire Bluegrass Cat, as the 4-year-old colt proved fastest in the $75,000 Hot Springs S. on March 23rd at Oaklawn... Read More...

Lady Stonewall captures Oaklawn feature

Lady Stonewall, by Harlan's Holiday, looks like a filly on the rise with a sharp 1 1/2-length victory in a six furlong allowance for 3-year-old fillies... Read More...

Bellamy Road filly wins stakes debut

Bellamy Road's Legal Mind became the latest stakes winner for her sire with a 2 1/2-length victory in the $50,000 Auto Nation Spring S... Read More...