TWIN CREEKS RACING NEWS

Destin Best in Travers?

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August 22, 2016

Todd Pletcher’s once seemingly powerful army of 3-year-olds has pretty much disbanded, with some of the troops retreating from the battlefield, others spending time in sick bay, and two transferred to another outfit. By mid to late March, Pletcher’s Kentucky Derby hopefuls included Zulu, Outwork, Destin, Gettysburg, Stradivari, Rally Cry, Mo Power, Donegal Moon, Azar, …

Creator, Destin, Mohaymen give Jim Dandy solid core

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July 27, 2016

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Jim Dandy Stakes may have lost Preakness winner Exaggerator to Sunday’s $1 million Haskell, but it still came up a solid race led by Belmont Stakes one-two finishers Creator and Destin as well as Mohaymen, who makes his first start since finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby. Destin seeks to …

Destin Remains On Track for Jim Dandy

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July 25, 2016

Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Destin, who fell a nose short of winning the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (gr. I), remains on target for the July 30 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) at Saratoga Race Course. Trainer Todd Pletcher told New York Racing Association media officials July 24 the 3-year-old Giant’s Causeway colt came …

Boynton Leading the way for Twin Creeks Racing

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July 24, 2016

TWIN CREEKS RACING reached a notable milestone in its history earlier this month when Boynton showed admirable tenacity to overcome War Decree in the Superlative Stakes. The More Than Ready colt is set to attempt to extend his unbeaten run to three in the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on Tuesday. It has already been …

More Than Ready’s Boynton Shows Class In the Superlative

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July 13, 2016

BOYNTON, a half brother to CONSTITUTION, and the newest Graded Stakes winning home-bred for Twin Creeks Farm. Catching the eye when successful in a smart maiden over six furlongs at Goodwood June 3, Boynton emerged on top of a thrilling tussle between two class acts to upstage War Decree in what looked a very strong …

Red Rifle Aims to Repeat in Dominion Day

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June 30, 2016

After scoring a clear victory in his Woodbine debut in last year’s Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III), Red Rifle will try to defend that title July 1 in the 1 1/4-mile main-track race.  Woodbine’s main track has changed since last year, as the Polytrack has been swapped for Tapeta, but surface has never been a concern for Red Rifle. The 6-year-old Giant’s …

FAST START FOR MISSION IMPAZIBLE

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June 22, 2016

By Evan Hammonds  BH Daily Mission Impazible won a pair of grade II stakes and earned more than $1.2 million in a 21-start, four-year racing career from 2009-12. A grade I win proved elusive as Mission Impazible finished second in three top-level stakes. But he’s not second in 2016, as the 9-year-old son of Unbridled’s …

Mission Impazible Leads all North American Sires

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June 13, 2016

MISSION IMPAZIBLE leads all North American Sires with two-year-olds. What is more astounding is the fact that he is on top of this list having less than half the number of two year olds on the ground than most of his competitors. Mission Impazible’s two year olds have earned over $185,000 with SILVER MISSION leading …