D J Stable

This is the third installment in what will be an ongoing series, presented by Hagyard, in which we catch up with the connections behind TDN Rising Stars. We'll go beyond the flashy performances to uncover the decisions that helped shape these future stars. Sometimes, you can just tell. When Jaded (Olympiad), the latest "TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard" was growing up at Gainesway, the farm's general manager and managing partner of sales operations Brian Graves, thought the young colt, who would later be named Jaded, had a bright future....

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse has announced that his champion filly Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) will make her next start in the GII Fasig-Tipton Locust Grove Stakes at Churchill Downs Sept. 12. The original plan had been to run the GI Whitney Stakes runner-up in the Oct. 4 GI Spinster Stakes at Keeneland. "The more [DJ Stable General Manager] Jon Green and I looked at it, we thought the timing of this race was better for her," Casse said. "Obviously, our biggest goal is the Breeders' Cup. This gives her...

Edited Press Release The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced the finalists for four of the organization's premier national honors that will be presented during the 41st Annual TOBA National Awards Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 at The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, KY. The TOBA National Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in Thoroughbred breeding, racing, and ownership. The winners in these four competitive categories will be announced live during the awards ceremony. The State Breeders Luncheon, which honors breeders from 20 states and Canada, will be held on Friday,...

6--FIVE A SIDE, ELP, 8-9, Groupie Doll Stakes, 1m Beyer Speed Figure-91 (f, 4, Spun to Run--Kylbrylie, by Pulpit) O-Main Line Racing Stable and Avalon Racing Stables. B-Porta Pia Stables (Ky). T-John Servis. J-Jaime Torres. The full-sister to stakes winner Fulmine became a stakes winner herself in her sixth try, blowing away odds-on Cash Call by 6 1/4 lengths with a career-high Beyer Speed Figure. It was also the first Ellis stakes score for Servis, of Smarty Jones fame. 5--KENTUCKY BELLE, SAR, 8-7, GII Saratoga Oaks, 1 3/16mT VIDEO Beyer...

D.J. Stable's Kentucky homebred Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) worked a half-mile in :49.01 (25/55) Friday over the Saratoga Race Course main track in her final preparation for her start against males in the $1 million GI Whitney Stakes August 8. Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, the 4-year-old filly is slated to take on a formidable field in the nine-furlong route for older horses which offers a "Win and You're In" berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic in October at Keeneland. Nitrogen worked solo Friday under exercise rider...

2nd-SAR, $115K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:08 p.m. ET. ANGEL OF KIRK (Yaupon) makes her first start for Greenwell Thoroughbreds and trainer Brad Cox. A $500,000 Keeneland September grad, the filly is the second foal for her graded stakes placed dam Crazy Sweet (Majestic Warrior). Also set for her unveiling is Kirk and Judy Robison homebred Hot Fries (Jackie's Warrior). The Steve Asmussen trainee is out of MSW Fast Gator (Diabolical), who is herself a full-sister to SW Mama Was a Rocket. Bluegrass Princess (Tiz the Law) is a...

Antivenom (c, 2, Candy Ride {Arg}) fired three straight bullets at Mark Casse's Keeneland base and lived up to the billing as the 3-5 favorite on debut at Ellis Park Saturday. The $850,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall yearling and granddaughter of GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic heroine Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled's Song) held a narrow advantage over $395,000 OBS April breezer Subjugation (Bee Jersey) through an easy opening quarter in :23.76. He began to shake clear in the stretch and was hand-ridden to a 3 1/2-length victory over that rival while stopping...

4th-ELP, $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 2:16 p.m. ET Starry Flight (Flightline), a half-sister to GI Test S. winner Kilwin (Twirling Candy), gets her career underway over the Ellis lawn. She is also a half to GSWs Just Basking (Arrogate) and One Timer (Trappe Shot). The Andrew Schwarz and Wendy Schwarz Gilder homebred, 4-1 on the morning-line, is trained by Ian Wilkes. TJCIS PPs 7th-ELP, $100k, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 3:42 p.m. ET D J Stable's Antivenom (Candy Ride {Arg}), an $850,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall yearling and granddaughter of GI...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Michael McCarthy would like nothing more than to have the wildly popular Journalism (Curlin) return to Saratoga Race Course this summer. "It would be awfully nice if he could," McCarthy said just outside Journalism's stall at the Oklahoma Training Track Thursday morning. "Saratoga, as I keep on saying, is a magical place for horses and people alike. We would be more than happy to bring him back here if the opportunity presented itself." First things first. Journalism, owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don...

Seven 3-year-old males have assembled to contest the annual renewal of the GIII Penn Mile Stakes over the turf on Friday evening. Look for D J Stable's MSW Alpyland (Vekoma) to garner quite a bit of interest by the betting public. Starting back in January, the gelding captured a pair of black-type wins when he took home the hardware in the Dania Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park and in the Columbia Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. The Mark Casse trainee finished fourth in the GI American Turf Stakes on the...

He was still somewhat Gray Abarrio when first coming on the scene, but has by now been around long enough to develop the dazzling coat appropriate to his naming. So long, in fact, that there has even been time for White Abarrio (Race Day) to brighten up his pedigree, as well. Its fundamentals remain familiar: his freakish status in the resume of his own sire, who was exported to South Korea around the time White Abarrio was sold for $7,500 as a yearling; and, conversely, the early marker he laid...

The first installment in the 2026 OwnerView webinar series was held Mar. 17 and featured a discussion of the benefits and challenges of breeding Thoroughbreds to race, the conference series said via a Thursday press release. Guests included Carrie Brogden, Machmer Hall Farm; Kate Galvin, Godolphin; Len Green, D.J. Stable; and Walker Hancock, Claiborne Farm. The event, hosted by The Jockey Club of America and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, was presented by Bessemer Trust, Keeneland and Dean Dorton Equine. Panel sponsors included the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Airdrie...