Stonestreet Thoroughbreds

Epicenter Exits Runhappy Travers in Fine Shape

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Epicenter (Not This Time) was in fine shape Sunday morning, a day after his emphatic victory in the GI Runhappy Travers S. at Saratoga. "He's doing beautifully. He's very proud of himself," trainer Steve Asmussen said. "The race went beautifully and it was everything we hoped for. We're very proud of his win and excited about who he is." The Travers was the first Grade I win for Epicenter, who was runner-up in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. "We wanted it for him and for...

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Uncle Mo Filly Makes it Two-For-Two at Fair Grounds

4th-Fair Grounds, $41,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 3-15, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:38.76, fm. HENDY WOODS (f, 3, Uncle Mo--Separate Forest {GSW, $206,525}, by Forestry), who RNA'd for $95,000 at the 2018 Keeneland September sale, forged to a 3/4-length victory in her unveiling over this trip and course Jan. 18. Sent off at 2-1, the bay filly sat off the pace while racing along the rail as Ginseng (Tiznow) took the field through fractions of :24.55 and :49.72. Tipped out at the top of the lane, she raced greenly but was...

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