Blessed Flyer

Trainer Michael Tomlinson has a stable of just 24 at Churchill Downs and two of them won stakes races over closing weekend. "It's a big thrill, a big pick-me-up for our barn and everyone involved," Tomlinson said. "A stable my size these days, it's hard to compete with the big guys. You know they have six or eight horses per condition, claiming race, stakes race, and to outrun the guys that have those kind of numbers, it's a real pleasure to get it done." Harrodsburg (Constitution), a $50,000 claim by...

Longshot Blessed Flyer (c, 2, Dialed In--Introspection, by Overanalyze) just got his nose in front of He is No Lie (Early Voting) on the wire to win the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs Sunday. The 31-1 outsider settled back off the pace while a pair of 'TDN Rising Stars presented by Hagyard,' separated themselves from the field, with even-money favorite Hey Tuff Guy (Life Is Good) and 9-2 shot He is No Lie battling on the front end through fractions of :22.10 and :44.69. He is No Lie took...

With a clearance rate of 91%, the Fasig-Tipton May Digital Sale closed Tuesday with gross sales of $2,229,500. Topping the 69 sold was Blessed Flyer (Dialed In), who hammered for $270,000 to Mike Tomlinson, agent for Mark Farrar and Patricia's Hope LLC. Consigned by Evergreen Equine, agent and sold as hip 1, Blessed Flyer is a 2-year-old colt who captured his debut in a Keeneland maiden special weight Apr. 16. "I'm really excited about the results, especially as we had only a week from the April sale to put together...

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 94 entries for its May Digital Sale, which opened for bidding Thursday. Amongst the full catalogue, which may be viewed online here, is the five-strong consignment of Tessa Walden's Evergreen Equine, including an exciting 2-year-old maiden special weight winner from Keeneland in Blessed Flyer (Dialed In) (hip 1). "It's hard to get them to races this early and he did it very effortlessly," Walden said. "There were some bullet works in there and some other flashy moves but the best move he made was when he won....