The third race at Keeneland, Wednesday April 24, featured the debut of a rocket ship, appropriately named Anna’s Fast. She won the maiden special weight by six lengths, taking the lead shortly out of the starting gate and never looking back. The first winner (and only second starter) for freshman sire Fast Anna, standing for only $7500 at Three Chimneys Farm, she was also his most expensive two-year-old, selling for $470,000 at the Ocala Breeders March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training.
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Munnings’ Quiet Success
Munnings’ success at stud comes as something as a surprise. Standing at Ashford/Coolmore America with all the superstars, such as Uncle Mo, American Pharoah, Justify and others, and at a $20,000 stud fee this year, his offspring have made him a proud papa.
Michael Wrona Named Track Announcer At Arizona Downs
Arizona Downs has landed one of the world’s preeminent race-callers in naming Michael Wrona the announcer when live horse racing returns to the region for the first time in a decade.
Arizona Downs will run both thoroughbred and quarter-horse racing May 24 through Labor Day, Sept. 2.
Maven Wins At Aqueduct & Gives American Pharoah His First US Winner
What a surprise! As of today, April 19, American Pharoah has taken over as leading freshman sire, with two debut winners out of three starters, the first winner, Monarch of Egypt, in Ireland, the second, today, at Aqueduct, in the first race, a $100,000 maiden special weight. Maven, trained by two-year-old whiz Wesley Ward, sent out Maven as the prohibitive favorite, and the colt won gate-to-wire, despite running green down the stretch.
Coalition Representing Major U.S. Tracks Announces Lasix Ban For 2-Year-Old Races, Then Stakes
A coalition of leading Thoroughbred racing associations and organizations announced today a new horse racing initiative committed to phasing out the use of the medication Furosemide (Lasix) beginning in 2020 and eliminating the use of Lasix in stakes races held at their racetracks beginning in 2021.
Two Year Old Filly Reiterate Is First Winner for Ashford Stud’s Competitive Edge
Two-year-old filly Reiterate became first crop stallion Competitive Edge’s first winner in a thrilling dead heat at Gulstream Park on April 11, 2019. The maiden special weight contest’s win turned Competitive Edge into the leading first crop sire of the year thus far, though it is early and that list will certainly change.
Kentucky Derby Countdown: Anothertwistafate, Sueno Heading To Churchill Downs With ‘Fingers Crossed’
The top three finishers from Saturday’s $200,000 Stonestreet Lexington (G3), Owendale, Anothertwistafate and Sueno, are either at Churchill Downs or soon will be, according to their connections. Rupp Racing’s Owendale, who notched his first stakes victory with a 1¾-length triumph, might head back to Churchill Monday to join trainer Brad Cox’s string there, according to Tessa Bisha, who runs Cox’s barn at Keeneland.
The Wonderful Winx Bids Farewell With a Thirty Third Straight Win In Her Final Race
The amazing and astonishing Australian racemare Winx bowed out of her racing career with a win in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney Saturday. This final victory took Winx’s earnings to over $26 million AUS, equivalent to $17 million US. In her customary come from behind style Winx took it up at the quarter pole and won going away in another convincing victory.
American Pharoah’s First Two Year Old Starter Wins In Ireland
It looks like all the sales results reflected American Pharoah’s value as a stallion correctly. Today, April 13, at Naas Racecourse in Ireland, Monarch of Egypt was the Triple Crown Winner’s first starter, and his first winner. He took the opener at Naas, leading all the way, as the 9/10 favorite for trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore.
CHRB Cancels Apr. 12 Meeting; Santa Anita Dates Discussion Moved To Apr. 18
The special meeting of the California Horse Racing Board that was scheduled for April 12 has been canceled. The discussion of Santa Anita Park is being moved to the agenda for the April 18 meeting of the Board. The April 18 meeting will take place in the Baldwin Terrace Room at Santa Anita beginning at 9:30 a.m.