Instagrand

1st-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 5-3, 2yo, f, 5f, 1:01.12, gd, nose. PIEDRA PRECIOSA (f, 2, Maxfield--Dancing Alone, by Kingmambo) represented her freshman sire with his first win here when she gamely took the opener in a blanket finish. Out to keep the leader honest, she pushed the issue through an opening quarter in :23.32 and swung into the lane behind four panels in :47.37 as Wanna Go Home (Instagrand) came calling for the lead, eventually heading Piedra Preciosa as the fillies fought to the wire. With Mescat (Cupid) coming fast...

Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has added 26 supplemental entries to its 2025 Winter Mixed Sale which begins at 11 a.m. ET Jan. 28, according to a press release from the company on Friday. The entries are catalogued as Hips 317-342 and feature short yearlings by Colonel Liam, Galilean, Instagrand, Mystic Guide, Roadster, and Solomini as well as mares in foal to Complexity, Early Voting, and Volatile. Eleven broodmare prospects have been supplemented to the sale, including a 4-year-old half-sister to champion and OBS graduate Kodiak Kowboy and multiple stakes winner Wilbo. The supplemental entries are...

5th-FG, $58K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:45 p.m. ET. On Monday's holiday, first timer SARGENT SULLY (Instagrand) will sound off for breeder/owner OXO Equine and trainer Will Walden. The homebred's dam is 2021 Broodmare of the Year Indian Miss (Indian Charlie), who at $1.9 million was the second topper during the 2020 Keeneland November Sale while Bowstreet (Into Mischief) was in-utero--OXO also made Concrete Rose (Twirling Candy) the top price at $1.95 million during that same auction. Indian Miss lays claim to a pair of current sires in Champion male sprinter...

In this series, we will have a look at American-bred first-time juvenile starters (through the end of 2024) and debuting 3-year-olds in maiden races at the tracks of the Emirates Racing Authority, with a specific focus on pedigree and/or performance in a sales ring. The flagship venue for racing in the United Arab Emirates is Meydan Racecourse, which will host racing predominantly on Fridays, with the exception of Super Saturday Mar. 1 and Dubai World Cup night Apr. 5, 2025. Here are the horses of interest for the Saturday card...

2nd-Thistledown, $33,900, (S), Msw, 8-28, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.64, my, 13 lengths. SUPERWOLF (g, 2, Instagrand--Sunshineandsilence, by Speightstown) debuted in the local Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes Aug. 10 and argued the pace through the middle furlongs before settling for a promising runner-up effort. Accordingly off at 1-20 against maidens this time around, the Marion Gorham runner sprinted clear under a good hold to lead after a furlong and never truly took a deep breath under hands-and-heels encouragement in decimating his rivals by a baker's dozen in good time. The ninth winner for...

2nd-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $33,280, Msw, 5-9, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :53.19, wf, 1/2 length. BAYTOWN BOO BOO (c, 2, Instagrand--Profound Legacy, by Proud Citizen) made a pair of attempts to break his maiden at Keeneland, and finished fifth Apr. 17 and fourth Apr. 26. Debuting as the 9-5 choice while facing four others here, the colt set the tone early up the backstretch as first-time starter Special Creed (Jimmy Creed) tried to keep pace. Arriving at the top of the lane, the juvenile turned up the pressure, steadily separated himself from his...

LEXINGTON, KY - The Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale continued to churn out steady results as the four-day auction reached its midway point Tuesday with a pair of colts sharing the sale's top price of $500,000. Through two sessions, 520 yearlings have sold for $24,157,300, for an average of $46,456 and a median of $22,000. "It was another solid session today," said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. "We saw a continuation of the same trends that we've seen throughout the yearling sales season. There are still plenty of people here in...

A filly by Bolt d'Oro brought $127,000 from Choctaw Racing to lead the way during Thursday's Book 5 finale at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. A son of Frosted was the highest-priced colt on the day and the session's second-highest priced yearling, realizing $110,000 from the Korea Racing Authority. Ten yearlings brought $100,000 or more during the session while 13 hit that mark last year. Keeneland sold a total of 289 yearlings through the ring Thursday for $9,276,500, good for an average of $32,099 and a median of $25,000. The...

6th-Ellis, $120,000, Msw, 6-16, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.69, ft, 3 3/4 lengths. STREAMING NOW (f, 2, Into Mischief--One True Kiss {MGSP, $231,459}, by Warrior's Reward) came into this debut riding a pair of bullet works at the Thoroughbred Training Center, both four furlong moves in :48 flat, and she showed that speed here. Setting the pace right from the jump, she put up :22.92, :46.63, and :58.43 splits on an uncontested lead and was under confident handling entering the lane. Responding to further urgining, she inched away from a...

Tenacious to the end, Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stable's Mind Control (Stay Thirsty) closed out his career with a win in the 2022 GI Cigar Mile, his third Grade I win and his 11th black-type victory. In a remarkable 29 starts over five years, Mind Control amassed total winnings of $2,185,834. In that race, as in all of Mind Control's stakes wins, he beat an impressive field of competitors, including favored Zandon, White Abarrio, and Get Her Number. Big numbers, indeed. Numbers, as it turns out, will also be...

The catalog for the 2022 Wanamaker's November Sale, featuring 24 horses of all ages, is now available for viewing at wanamakers.com. Bidding will open Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8 a.m. ET, with the first listing set to close at 5 p.m. ET. Subsequent listings will close in three-minute intervals. Click here for details on the buying process. Housatonic Bloodstock is responsible for seven of the entries, including a pair of in-foal mares: Best Moon Ever (Malibu Moon) carrying to the productive Midlantic-based stallion Weigelia; and Rockport Dancer (Rockport Harbor), pregnant...

During Tuesday's session of the Keeneland November Sale, a pair of horses secured final bids of $130,000 to top the ninth day of selling. After a pair of weanlings by Vekoma led sessions earlier in the week, a colt by the Spendthrift stallion once again headed the leaderboard Tuesday. Christina R. Jelm, agent, purchased Hip 3178, who was consigned by Eaton Sales, agent. The grey is out of Gypsy Grey (Giant's Causeway), and from the family of Grade I/Group 1 winners Chief Honcho and Poet's Voice and Grade III-winner Gemswick...