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By Elaine Belval. Awesome Again’s son Game on Dude won three G1 races and over $2 million in earnings in 2013 alone, but the Adena Springs sire is definitely about more than just Game on Dude. His son Oxbow became his first Classic winner when he won this year’s Preakness S., and that colt is … Continue reading Awesome Again…and again…and again
By Elaine Belval. Few stallions have had such redemption as Ghostzapper: Retired to stud with a $200,000 fee and a huge reputation, it was only a few years ago that his fee had tumbled to $20,000. But good things often come to those who wait, and breeders should never count out the uncanny ability of … Continue reading Awesome Ghostzapper
By Elaine Belval. Private Zone won the six-furlong G1 Vosburgh H. at Belmont on September 28 in stakes-record time of 1:08.02 over favored Justin Phillip. He is owned by Good Friends Stable, bred by Adena Springs, and trained by Doug O’Neill. Private Zone was a champion 2-year-old colt in Panama after winning the Clasico Francisco … Continue reading Macho Man
By Elaine Belval Game on Dude won a controversial running of the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) this past weekend, agreed. Now, you can say what you want about the race itself (and Ray Paulick has an excellent editorial on the subject on his blog, the Paulick Report), but it would be tough to argue … Continue reading Awesome Dude!
By Sid Fernando Ghostzapper was a freak, according to his late trainer, Bobby Frankel. A homebred for Frank Stronach, Ghostzapper was indeed freakishly fast and had a freak’s record of 9 wins from 11 starts, $3,446,120 in earnings, including wins in the G1 Vosburgh at 3, the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic and Woodward at 4, … Continue reading Ghostzapper finally off the mark