Spirit of St Louis Victorious in Thrilling Turf Classic

May 5, 2025

In a bounce-back performance, Spirit of St Louis rallied to win the $934,200 Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) May 3 at Churchill Downs, seizing the early season lead in the male turf division. While Spirit of St Louis captured the first big turf prize of the North American season when he secured a narrow victory in the […]

PUBLIC ASSEMBLY WINS G3 ROYAL HEROINE

April 29, 2025

Public Assembly (More Than Ready) scored her first black-type in the GIII Royal Heroine Stakes at Santa Anita! Coming into the race off a victory last out Mar. 30 against local optional claimers in her first jump for her new connections, the chestnut was bet down to 8-1 odds as ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Raw Ability […]

KEENELAND APRIL HORA SALE RESULTS TOPPED BY MASMAK FOR $375,000

April 26, 2025

Listed Excelsior Stakes-placed Masmak (Vino Rosso), consigned by ELiTE as agent, was sold for $375,000 after the conclusion of the Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age sale, and is officially the auction topper, Keeneland announced Saturday afternoon. Changing hands to Cromwell Bloodstock, the chestnut is out of GSP Nite In Rome (Harlan’s Holiday), making […]

KEENELAND APRIL HORA SALE ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 1ST

March 18, 2025

The Keeneland April Horses of Racing Age Sale returns at the end of the Spring Meet on April 25th. Entries are due on April 1st. ELiTE is the leading consigner of racehorses, at the April Sale last year EliTE was the leading consigner by average, sold the co-sales topper and 3 of the top 6 […]

100% Clearance Rate at Fasig February Digital

February 26, 2025

The Fasig Tipton February sale saw 197 hips offered including the first digital offering of 2YO’s in training. 157 of 197 horses were sold with a sale average of $31,626 and more than 1,000 prospective buyers registered to bid. ELiTE consigned 6 horses of racing age and sold all 6 of them for a 100% […]

DANA’S BEAUTY ADDS ANOTHER STAKES WIN TO HER RESUME

March 24, 2025

Resolute Racing’s Dana’s Beauty surged past pacesetter Takemetothebeach at the top of the stretch and drew clear late for a repeat victory in Saturday’s $228,000 Latonia Stakes at Turfway Park. Ridden by Juan Hernandez for trainer Mike Maker, Dana’s Beauty completed the 1 1/16-mile contest in 1:44.95. Takemetothebeach set the pace in the Latonia through […]

COPPOLA WINS GULFSTREAM TURF SPRINT STAKES

January 28, 2025

Coppola tallied his second stakes win in just over a month on Saturday when the 6-year-old son of Into Mischief went gate-to-wire in the $165,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S. The bay speedster, who led all the way in the Dec. 21 Janus S. over the same five-furlong distance, was full of run from the […]

SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS WINS G1 PEGASUS WORLD CUP TURF

January 27, 2025

Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Richard Schermerhorn’s Spirit of St Louis joined the ranks of graded winners in style Jan. 25, closing strongly in the final strides to capture the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Gulfstream Park.Spirit of St Louis, a 6-year-old gelded son of Medaglia d’Oro, won for the […]

STAKES WINNER TUSCAN SKY TOPS FASIG-TIPTON JANUARY DIGITAL SALE

January 22, 2025

Stakes-winning Tuscan Sky (Vino Rosso) (hip 7), winner of last year’s listed Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park, topped the Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale Tuesday when selling for $450,000 to West Bloodstock. The January Digital Sale, which saw an average of $28,073 and a clearance rate of 79% for its catalogue of horses of racing age, […]

Hot Peppers Sells for $460K at Keeneland

January 15, 2025

Midway into Day 1 of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale Jan. 13, Hot Peppers (Hip 235), a graded stakes-winning mare by Khozan in foal to Constitution, commanded $460,000. The 6-year-old mare consigned by ELiTE, agent was bred in Florida by Brent and Crystal Fernung, out of the mare Friends Pro. She hit the […]