Maiden Watch : Noble Rule

A Tasty Temptation to be Outta Speight

Blood-Horse Staff — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Results for Noble Rule (Peace Rules) and Miracle Baby (Smarty Jones) and entries for Tasty Temptation (Medaglia d'Oro) and Outta Speight (Speightstown). Plus, an interesting allowance race at Gulfstream. ...(read more)

Finding Glory in Philly Town

Blood-Horse Staff — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:19:00 GMT

Town Glory (Speightstown) wins by 18 at Philadelphia Park. Plus, I have completed the long promised pages for the 2009 stallions that we will be following....(read more)

Stakes for a New Year

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:39:00 GMT

At Gulfstream, Jazzandthemagician (Birdstone) takes on 7 in the Spectacular Bid. While at Aqueduct, Pitched Perfectly (Pleasantly Perfect) and Haynesfield (Speightstown) compete for the Count Fleet. ...(read more)

The Dream Comes True

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:52:00 GMT

Dream Now (Medaglia d'Oro) becomes our first 3-year old winner with an impressive win at Santa Anita. ...(read more)

A Valid Rule

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Valid Rule (Peace Rules) keeps his jockey on this time, and cruises to victory at Hawthorne....(read more)

A Second Glance to be Noble and Valid for Kitty

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:23:00 GMT

Second Glance (Smarty Jones), Noble Rule (Peace Rules), Valid Rule (Peace Rules), and Bajan Kitty (Speightstown) are in search of maiden wins on December 11....(read more)

Stars of Tomorrow Today

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:55:00 GMT

Nineteen horses running in 14 races, including 5 Stakes, on Saturday, November 29. Four of the stakes are part of Churchill Downs' Stars of Tomorrow II card....(read more)

A Dashin' Idea to be Steel Lucky

Blood-Horse Staff — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Dashin' Idea (Congaree) and Steel Lucky (Congaree) in action at Mountaineer. November 16 results are highlighted by Payton d'Oro's 2nd place finish in the Donna Freyer Stakes....(read more)

Winestone Makes it Two

Blood-Horse Staff — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:13:00 GMT

Winestone (Birdstone) makes it two wins in a row. November 16 entries are highlighted by stakes tries for Keep Me in Mind (Smarty Jones) and Payton d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro)....(read more)

Don't Look Back

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:48:00 GMT

P. J.'s Canary (Birdstone), Rockland (Smarty Jones), and Clash of Arms (Speightstown) came out running to break their maidens in front-running style....(read more)

The King Will Rumble While Fabriziano Works for Peace

Blood-Horse Staff — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Three horses in two races Tuesday - Rumble King (Peace Rules) at Finger Lakes and Fabriziano (Congaree) and Work for Peace (Peace Rules) at Delaware, but much of our attention will be focused on the post position draw for the Breeders' Cup....(read more)

It's a Grade I Day

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:03:00 GMT

This is a day mostly devoted to Maiden Watch graduates, as we have three grade I's and two allowances. And, just so the name of the blog doesn't have to change, maiden tries for Frosty Diamond (Medaglia d'Oro) and Chattertown (Speightstown). Plus, a grade I result for Be Smart (Smarty Jones) and a maiden result for Noble Rule (Peace Rules)....(read more)

Western Fire Sweeps Through Oklahoma

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:55:00 GMT

Speightstown's on fire, Western Fire is winner number 11 and the 2nd in two days. At Keeneland, Be Smart (Smarty Jones) looks to add grade I winner to her resume....(read more)

Now for a Bedtime Story with Normansbirdie

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:10:00 GMT

Normansbirdie (Birdstone) and Bedtime Story (Pleasantly Perfect) both went off at 6-1, sat off the early pace and came running in the stretch....(read more)

Stone Legacy Shows Courage in War

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:08:00 GMT

Stone Legacy (Birdstone) went off at 34-1, but the public may have been a bit wrong. Plus, a full day of entries - 8 horses in 6 races....(read more)

Just Da Bear Facts

Blood-Horse Staff — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:13:00 GMT

Da Bear Facts (Congaree) comes through. Also, results for Bedtime Story (Pleasantly Perfect), Noble Rule (Peace Rules), Smarty Marty (Smarty Jones), and Presidente d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro) and entries for Tiger Rules (Peace Rules), Zak's in Town (Speightstown), and Into My Soul (Pleasantly Perfect)....(read more)

Stakes Glory for Mine That Bird and Renda

Blood-Horse Staff — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:59:00 GMT

Mine That Bird comes from off the pace in the Silver Deputy to become the first stakes winner for Birdstone, and the Junior Champion Stakes produces the first stakes winner for Medaglia d'Oro, as Renda draws off impressively....(read more)

Munnings is Retraceable

Blood-Horse Staff — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:42:00 GMT

It was hard to decide which performance was more impressive, Munnings at Saratoga or Retraceable at Woodbine....(read more)

Stakes Tries for Rapid Redux and Passum Pattie

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:15:00 GMT

Rapid Redux (Pleasantly Perfect) and Passum Pattie (Peace Rules) test out the stakes waters. Plus, NINE more entries. From Saratoga to Del Mar and points in-between, maidens, maidens, everywhere....(read more)

A Canadian Coup for Katolak Cowboy

Blood-Horse Staff — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:09:00 GMT

Katolak Cowboy becomes the 2nd winner for Saarland. Also results for Saarlandisourland (Saarland) and Noble Rule (Peace Rules). Workouts including new workers Fabriziano (Congaree) and Smart N Lonely (Smarty Jones)....(read more)

Brash Advice too Shrewd to Rule Becky's Express

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:48:00 GMT

Results for Shrewd (Speightstown), Becky's Express (Congaree), and Tiger Rules (Peace Rules); Entries for Katolak Cowboy (Saarland), Saarlandisourland (Saarland), Aerin She Lovely (Birdstone), and Noble Rule (Peace Rules)....(read more)

It's a Warrior's Reward For All Who Conga with a Smart Woman

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:10:00 GMT

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. ...(read more)

Segal over Persian; The Cowboy runs again

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Katolak Cowboy who finished 7th in his debut on April 20, becomes our first return runner. He will again try 2 furlongs at Woodbine. Three of his opponents are back, Tin Pan Alley Cat who finished 5th, Player's List who was 8th, and Can'tstopthiscat who finished 3rd. ...(read more)

Just Four to Go for Curly

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:56:00 GMT

Curly was pushed wide, wide, wider than Big Brown in the Derby (officially 7 wide). Amazingly, Curly kept coming and coming....(read more)