By Steve Haskins Bloodhorse Throughout modern day racing history, there have been top-class grass horses who could run big on dirt, like John Henry, and there have been top-class dirt horses who could run big on grass, like Secretariat. But there is a third kind of horse that is extremely rare. That is the horse …
By T.D. Thornton TDN Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) came out of his victory in Saturday’s GI Runhappy Travers S. in good order and trainer Jonathan Thomas was contemplating how best to get his charge to the Nov. 3 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. “He cooled out nicely, ate up well last night and looked like …
By Bob Ehalt Bloodhorse Triple Crown winner Justify was not among the field of 10 in the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), but if owner Robert LaPenta gets his way, the 149th Midsummer Derby will have a movie star as its hero. As 7-5 favorite Good Magic and the filly Wonder Gadot finished next-to-last and last, respectively, it was LaPenta’s …
Catholic Boy Re-Rallies to Take Down Analyze It Again in the Belmont Derby Saturday, July 7, 2018 TDN When last they met in the GIII Pennine Ridge S. June 2, ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Analyze It (Point of Entry) looked to have the race sewn up in the waning strides, only to have Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) surge late …
Sunday, June 3rd 2018 By T.D. Thornton ~ TDN Five months ago Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) was my somewhat unorthodox selection to anchor the No. 1 spot on the season’s inaugural TDN Derby Top 12 rankings. After a commanding dirt win in the nine-furlong GII Remsen S. at Aqueduct, Catholic Boy looked uncomfortable pressing the pace …
PURE SILVER, multiple stakes winner including the G2-Adirondack S. was named CHAMPION 2 Yr-Old Filly NY Bred of 2017. Bred and raced by Twin Creeks and sired by Twin Creek’s very own MISSION IMPAZIBLE.
Blood Horse January 3rd, 2018 Lombo used his sprinter’s speed to get to the front and kept going all the way to the finish to pick up 10 Road to the Kentucky Derby points in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 3 at Santa Anita Park. After he set a pace of :23.40, :47.26, and 1:12.20 through …
BOYNTON, bred by Twin Creeks Farm, by More than Ready out of Baffled and half brother to CONSTITUTION (sire). He was a superstar at birth and developed into an exceptional yearling who eventual fetched 750k from Godolphin at the 2015 Keeneland September Sales. He became an instant sensation winning his debut at two and following it …
By Lenny Shulman BH Destin, who lost the 2016 Belmont Stakes (G1) by a heartbreaking nose to Creator, raced close up the entire journey and pulled away late to defeat longshot Infobedad by a length in the $200,000 Marathon Stakes Presented by TAA (G2) going 1 3/4 miles Nov. 3 on Breeders’ Cup Friday at Del Mar. Destin raced just off …
TDN Montauk (Medaglia d’Oro) came into this unveiling with a serious reputation already, and he did not disappoint, turning in one of the best juvenile debuts of the season while earning the ‘TDN Rising Star’ nod. Hustled a bit from his outside post to track third perched in the clear, the even-money shot took over after a half …
