Stonestreet

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...

2nd-TAM, $60k, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 12:45 p.m. ET ACE FROM SPACE (Into Mischief) brings both an imposing pedigree and worktab into this career debut. The Stonestreet homebred is the latest runner out of the SW & GSP Glinda the Good (Hard Spun), whose four winners includes dual Grade I-winning champion and leading sire Good Magic (Curlin). Glinda the Good is herself a half-sister to GSW and stakes-producing Take the Ribbon (Chester House) and SW & GSPs Flash Forward (Curlin) and Flash Mash (Smarty Jones). Irad Ortiz, Jr. has the call...

SF Racing & Co. has named a precocious 2-year-old colt Hughes in honor of U.S. hockey star Jack Hughes and his memorable 2026 Winter Olympics performance. The colt, by Into Mischief out of K P Dreamin (Union Rags), is set to join the 2026 2-year-old division of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Signed for $675,000 by Donato Lanni at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale last year, the colt was consigned by Blandford Stud on behalf of breeder Stonestreet. In announcing the name, SF Racing principal Tom Ryan cited Hughes's...

7th-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, 1m, 3:21 p.m. ET. The full-brother of champion 3-year-old filly Nest (Curlin) makes the races under same trainer Todd Pletcher. SPARTACUS dam Marion Ravenwood (A.P. Indy) was a $2.6-million purchase by M.V. Magnier at the 2022 Keeneland November Sale while the first-time starter was in utero. Her other progeny includes GI 'Big Cap' victor Idol (Curlin) and MSW Lost Ark (Violence).     , Canaletto (Into Mischief) makes his first start after going for an even million at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. Sent to trainer Chad...

2nd-Aqueduct, $79,050, Msw, 11-9, 2yo, 1m, 1:36.03, ft, 2 1/2 lengths. COURTING (c, 2, Curlin--Cavorting {MGISW, $2,063,000}, by Bernardini), who topped the 2024 Keeneland September sale when selling for $5 million, closed to be fourth after a slow start in his debut over this track and trip Sept. 27. The 1-9 favorite in this second outing, he was away alertly and was under a snug hold while setting a moderate early tempo. He shrugged off a challenge from longshot Stream It (Tapit) in upper stretch and sailed down the lane...

5th-KEE, $110k, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, post time: 3:08 p.m. ET LADY JANCIS (Speightstown) is the latest to make the races out of Thyme For Roses (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}), a Group 3 winner at two in Australia for the late Jon and Sarah Kelly and Gai Waterhouse and purchased by Stonestreet for A$800,000 ($595,200) out of the 2017 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The mare's second foal is Zeitlos (Curlin), runner-up to the classy Future Is Now (Great Notion) in the GIII Caress Stakes on the grass at...

Stonestreet's Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union--Above Perfection, by In Excess {Ire}) has succumbed to colic complications, the Central Kentucky nursery posted on X Friday. The 18-year-old mare, winner of the GI Spinaway Stakes and GIII Schuylerville Stakes in 2009, was a half-sister to 2017 GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, as well as to additional GSW Positive Spirit. "We are sad to share the passing of Hot Dixie Chick, who was humanely euthanized due to complications from colic. She was 18 years old," Stonestreet officials said on X. Among the...

by Jessica Martini, Christina Bossinakis and Jill Williams LEXINGTON, KY - The Keeneland September Yearling Sale continued to churn out double-digit year-on-year gains as its second Book 2 session concluded Thursday night with yet another son of Gun Runner leading the way. Through four sessions of the 12-day auction, 671 yearlings have grossed $307,639,000. At this same point a year ago, 640 head had sold for $252,528,000. Asked about the gross surpassing the $300-million mark after day four, Keeneland Senior Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach laughed and said, "It's...

Mike Repole, huddled with his team at the reserved seating tables at the back of the pavilion, went to $1.5 million to acquire a colt by Gun Runner out of multiple Grade I winner Cavorting (Bernardini) (hip 278) from the Indian Creek consignment Tuesday at the Keeneland September sale. The colt, a half-brother to last year's $5-million September topping son of Curlin, as well as to Grade I winner Clairiere (Curlin), was bred by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet. Repole was active during Monday's first session of the auction, but kicked into...

By any metric, it's been a spectacular run at Saratoga for the Tom Amoss barn this summer, and Oscar's Hope (c, 2, Twirling Candy--Hopeful Princess, by Not This Time) put the cherry on top with a second-out romp, becoming the outfit's third 'TDN Rising Star' of the meet in the process. With penny breakage coming to New York for the first time in the Labor Day opener, the $150,000 Keeneland September yearling was away alertly enough, but was outfooted by the $1-million OBS March breezer, but chilly-on-the-board Epic Quest (Nyquist),...

4th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:16 p.m. ET. MARAUDER (Gun Runner) heads the gate for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Co-owned by Winchell & Stonestreet, the colt is out of MGSW Dream Pauline (Tapit). She was bred and campaigned by Stonestreet and her own dam is MGISW Dream Rush (Wild Rush), a $3.3-million purchase by Halsey Minor during the 2007 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale. Dream Pauline's immediate family includes another Stonestreet homebred, Dreaming of Julia (A.P. Indy) who was the 2022 Broodmare of the Year. Of course, she produced...

It took only a few minutes into Monday's opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale for hip 13, a chestnut daughter of Curlin, to break the seven-figure barrier when selling for $1,300,000 to Windaneer Farm who was the successful bidder over the phone. Out of MSW/GSP Two Sixty, the filly was consigned by Warrendale Sales, Agent for Stonestreet Bred for Brilliance. This is the family of MGSW/GISP Havnameltdown (Upcaptured).