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Toledo doubles up in Nellie Morse, John B. Campbell Stakes LAUREL, Md. – Since being purchased by Stuart Grant’s The Elkstone Group for $107,000 at public auction last summer, Hybrid Eclipse has certainly paid dividends. The 5-year-old Paynter mare won her third stakes for Grant on Saturday when she grabbed the $100,000 Nellie Morse for […]
Wudda U Think Now holds off Market Alert in Say Florida Sandy Wudda U Think Now continued his love affair with Aqueduct by recording a hard-earned three-quarter-length victory over pace-prompter Market Alert in Sunday’s $100,000 Say Florida Sandy Stakes for New York breds at Aqueduct. It was a head back to Bankit, the 6-5 favorite in […]
Solid Field Awaits Hybrid Eclipse in Carousel LAUREL, MD — The Elkstone Group’s Grade 2-placed Hybrid Eclipse, already a two-time stakes winner at Laurel Park, will face a solid group of 10 rivals as she looks to make it two in a row in the $100,000 Carousel Monday at Laurel. The Carousel, for fillies and […]
Author Wudda U Think Now Chills the Field in Alex M. Robb Stakes OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The cold weather and Aqueduct seem to bring out the best in Wudda U Think Now. Wudda U Think Now survived a pace battle with Dr. Blute and lasted to the wire to win Saturday’s $100,000 Alex M. Robb […]
HONORABLY (Honor Code) tracked the leaders then split horses to go on for the win by a length and a quarter – sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf. The 4 year old filly is trained by Brendan P. Walsh for owners Kathryn Nikkel and Sanford Robertson. CONNECTIONS AS OF LAST START: Jockey: Adam BeschizzaTrainer: Brendan P. WalshOwner: Nikkel, Kathryn M. […]
No Average ‘Joe’ Wins $100,000 James W. MurphyThe Elkstone Group’s Maryland homebred Joe , a multiple stakes winner on dirt, made the successful transition to the turf with a hard-fought neck victory over favored Ready to Purrform in the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes, a one-mile grass test. “This is so exciting. It really is because this is the second-stakes […]
Courtesy of thr TDN1st-Belmont, $75,000, (S), Msw, 4-28, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:45.60, fm, 2 lengths.RHEAUME (f, 4, Nyquist–Enticed Away, by Broken Vow), whose third dam, Eventail, is a half-sister to MGISW Take Charge Lady (Dehere) and Ch. 3-Year-Old Colt Will Take Charge (Unbridled’s Song), started mid-pack in fourth and steadied behind the pace off […]
PLOT THE DOTS (Uncle Mo) was recently claimed and rewarded his new connections right away with a win – his 5th. Now trained by Claudio A. Gonzalez for owner Danny J. Chen, he has augmented his earnings and added black-type running 3rd in the Native Dancer Stakes at Laurel. Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings 20 5 5 2 […]
Making her third start, LA CASA D’ORO lay just off the pace in third then cleared for the MSW win sprinting 5 12 furlongs at Laurel. The Dialed In filly is a homebred for The Elkstone Group LLC and is trained by Brittany T. Russell. CONNECTIONS AS OF LAST START: Jockey: Sheldon RussellTrainer: Brittany T. RussellOwner: The Elkstone Group, LLC (Stuart […]
Joe displayed tenacity and class at Laurel Park on Saturday when beating back stablemate Mr Jefferson’s strong stretch challenge in the $125,000 Federico Tesio for 3-year-olds. The 1 1/8-mile Tesio was one of four stakes, along with the Weber City Miss, for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles, the Heavenly Cause at one mile for […]