01 May 2009 10:00 PM
Congratulations to Rachel Alexandra, good luck to Mine That Bird and Summer Bird, and a couple of Afleet Alexes make their debuts.
01 May 2009 12:17 AM
Who would have thought when this blog began, that three of our Maiden Watch graduates would be vying for the lilies in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I)?
29 Mar 2009 10:07 PM
A Medaglia d'Oro filly draws off to an impressive stakes win. Hmmm... this sounds familiar. This time it's Gabby's Golden Gal in the Sunland Oaks.
07 Feb 2009 12:34 AM
Three winners for Medaglia d'Oro, including the triumphant return of Gabby's Golden Gal. Entries include Haynesfield (Speightstown) and Peace Town (Peace Rules) in the Whirlaway, and four debuters.
06 Feb 2009 12:15 AM
Entries are highlighted by the return of Gabby's Golden Gal (Medaglia d'Oro). Plus, results for Peace Be With You (Peace Rules), Bear's Marie (Congaree), Capitol Limited (Saarland), and an allowance win for Passum Pattie.
22 Dec 2008 10:00 AM
I am going to be out of town for the holidays, so there will be no Maiden Watch updates for the next week. So, I thought I would leave you with some questions to ponder and comment about.
16 Jun 2008 8:00 PM
Two winners for Congaree: For All Who Conga and Zigaree. Results for Birdcaper, Persian, Lippy Rules, and Gabby's Golden Gal. Entry for Peace Town. Workouts including new workers: Congaway (Congaree) and Gato Roar (Speightstown).
14 Jun 2008 8:30 PM
Results for Shoe Strap and Oconee; Entries for Birdcaper (Birdstone), For All Who Conga (Congaree), Zigaree (Congaree), Persian (Peace Rules), Lippy Rules (Peace Rules), and Gabby's Golden Gal (Medaglia d'Oro) - 6 horses, 4 races.
13 May 2008 6:10 PM
On track at Saratoga was Smart Woman. Smart Woman is a Smarty Jones' filly out of the winning Storm Cat mare, Storming Beauty. Storming Beauty is a daughter of champion Sky Beauty who earned $1,336,000 and won or placed in 17 graded stakes.
05 May 2008 10:56 PM
Curly was pushed wide, wide, wider than Big Brown in the Derby (officially 7 wide). Amazingly, Curly kept coming and coming.
29 Apr 2008 11:30 PM
Go Smarty Go (colt; Smarty Jones - Sarah's World by Holy Bull) worked 3 furlongs in :37.44 at Belmont Park.
15 Apr 2008 5:37 PM
Mostly Peace becomes the 2nd starter for our 1st-time sires and the first starter for Peace Rules. She sold for $80,000 as a yearling. Mostly Peace's dam earned $276,525 and won or placed in 8 stakes including a victory in the Pucker Up (gr. II).
08 Apr 2008 11:25 AM
Smart Sugar, a chestnut Smarty Jones filly out of the Deputy Minister mare, Ashraaf, worked 2 furlongs at Hollywood Park recording a time of :26.20. Ashraaf earned $137,480 and won as a 2-year old. She has had one previous foal, Just Regal, who finished 11th in her first and only start on February 23, 2008 at Gulfstream.
01 Apr 2008 11:56 AM
Jubilee Star (Proud Citizen - Evil by Hennessy) possesses impressive family connections as he is a half-brother to Tiz Wonderful who won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) and the Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) in 2006 and has earned $254,672.
25 Mar 2008 7:18 PM
Another new face was Conga Queen, our first Congaree worker. A filly out of the Hawkin's Special mare, Special Test, Conga Queen worked 3 furlongs in :37.80 at Lone Star Park on 3/25. Special Test was a stakes winner who earned $207,656. She has produced 3 winners including the stakes winner, Adopted Daughter, who earned $255,850.
