Favorite Trick

Strong Results Continue at Keeneland November

By Jessica Martini & Christie DeBernardis LEXINGTON, KY - The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale continued with strong demand during a lively session of bidding Thursday in Lexington. The auction's first of two Book 2 sessions concluded with both average and median up and the buy-back rate down from the corresponding session in 2020. "Incredible," Keeneland's Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said of Thursday's action. "It was a really vibrant market again today. I think people were a little frustrated in buying, but we had a lot of happy...

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West Takes Home Moonshine Memories For $3.4M

'TDN Rising Star' Moonshine Memories (Malibu Moon--Unenchantedevening, by Unbridled's Song), pregnant to Into Mischief, fetched $3.4 million from West Bloodstock at Fasig-Tipton November as the hits just kept on coming rapid fire Tuesday evening. Consigned by Denali Stud as hip 211, the 6-year-old mare is a half-sister to SW & GSP Indian Evening (Indian Charlie) and is out of a half-sister to Horse of the Year Favorite Trick (Phone Trick). Raced by Bridlewood Farm, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor and trained by Simon Callaghan, Moonshine Memories raced...

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Constitution Continues Sizzling Start as Tagg Firster Lays Down the 'Law' at Saratoga

5th-Saratoga, $78,000, (S), Msw, 8-8, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:18.02, ft. TIZ THE LAW (c, 2, Constitution--Tizfiz {GSW, $410,944}, by Tiznow) blew past the favorite a furlong out and cruised home a much-the-best winner on debut Thursday at Saratoga, continuing a strong start for his freshman sire. Showing a strong local worktab, highlighted by a bullet five furlongs from the gate in 1:00 2/5 (1/30) July 27, the $110,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-Bred graduate was backed as the 7-2 second choice and came away well to stalk the pace from a...

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