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Three-time Grade 1-winning multi-millionaire Accelerate (Lookin At Lucky—Issues, by Awesome Again) will stand at Lane’s End Farm upon retirement.

“Accelerate has proven to be the best mile and a quarter horse in training in America,” said Bill Farish. “In his five starts this year, he’s won four, including three Grade 1s and has run three of the five fastest Beyers all year: 115, 111, 110.”

Wed, 08/29/2018

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–It was deja vu all over again for champion Abel Tasman (Quality Road) and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Elate (Medaglia d’Oro) in the GI Personal Ensign S. at Saratoga Saturday. Last year, the pair battled down the Saratoga stretch in a thrilling renewal of the GI CCA Oaks with Abel Tasman besting Elate by a head and surviving an objection by Elate’s jockey Jose Ortiz. The Personal Ensign turned into a replay of the two talented fillies last meeting, objection and all, with the China Horse Club and Clearsky Farm’s Abel Tasman coming out on top yet again.

Mon, 08/27/2018

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Michael Lund Petersen’s Tale of the Union (c, 2, Union Rags–Tanglewood Tale, by Tale of the Cat) became the latest example of the incredible depth of the Bob Baffert barn Sunday as the $925,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic grad powered away to a convincing eight-length tally on debut at Del Mar, garnering the ‘TDN Rising Star’ distinction. Off a half-step slowly, the bay moved up in between rivals to pester speedy second timer Stubbins (Morning Line) through an opening quarter of :22.24.

Mon, 08/27/2018

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Roadster (Quality Road), touted as the next potential superstar colt for a Bob Baffert barn that’s produced the likes Triple Crown winners American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) and Justify (Scat Daddy) and the brilliant Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song) in recent years, took some time to be coaxed into the gate, and to get his feet underneath him once he broke out of it, but he ultimately lived up to the hype in a facile first victory. Off at 4-5 breaking from the rail, the roan was pushed along to move up and sit third behind splits of :22.05 and :46.20.

Mon, 07/30/2018

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When trainer John Sadler and Hronis Racing opted to scratch their other two entrants–including MGISW and defending champion Accelerate (Lookin At Lucky)–in Saturday’s GII San Diego H., that was probably a pretty good sign that they liked their chances with lightly raced Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags). A debut winner sprinting at Santa Anita last October, the $370,000 KEESEP yearling returned to the races a convincing optional claiming victor back over the same May 19, earning a solid 107 Beyer Speed Figure in the process.

Mon, 07/23/2018

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By Chris McGrath – TDN 6/18/18

Here’s a Road that really is paved with good intentions. That, of course, is what they say about the one leading to hell–familiar, it might be said, to many who have tried to get a young stallion started. But Quality Road is taking his connections in entirely the opposite direction; to the breeding stratosphere, in fact.

Mon, 06/18/2018

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Golden Gate invader Ollie’s Candy passed her class and two-turn tests with aplomb Saturday as she fought hard to make the grade and remain unbeaten in Santa Anita’s GII Summertime Oaks. A 6 1/2-length debut romper going six panels on the Tapeta Apr. 22, she added a 7 3/4-length optional claiming tally over that same course and distance May 13. She’d been sent down to Arcadia after her last afternoon appearance, and posted three easy breezes over this strip in the interim.

Sun, 06/17/2018

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On September 30, 2007, Smart Strike enjoyed what might well have been the greatest single day by a stallion in living memory. That afternoon he was represented by four individual stakes winners, headed by Fabulous Strike, who took the Vosburgh Stakes (G1) at six furlongs on dirt; English Channel , who captured the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (G1) over 12 furlongs on turf; and Curlin , successful in Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at 10 furlongs on dirt.

Wed, 06/13/2018

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With five stakes winners in 24 hours, the stallion that dominated a historic weekend of racing was none other than Lane’s End’s Quality Road. The stallion’s versatility was on display with progeny winning stakes from turf sprints to dirt routes all across North America over the weekend.

Wed, 06/13/2018

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Champion Abel Tasman (Quality Road) returned to her winning ways in style with a runaway decision as the even-money favorite in the ‘Win and You’re In’ GI Ogden Phipps S. early on the Belmont Stakes undercard.

Last year’s champion sophomore filly on the merits of a campaign that saw her win the GI Kentucky Oaks, GI Acorn S. and GI Coaching Club American Oaks, she recently returned from a winter vacation to finish a somewhat head-scratching fourth as the heavy favorite in the GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs May 4.

Mon, 06/11/2018

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Trainer Graham Motion sprung the upset in Belmont’s GI Woodford Reserve Manhattan S. for the second straight year with 18-1 shot Spring Quality(Quality Road) mowing his rivals down late for a neck success. The trainer saddled 27-1 shot Ascend (Candy Ride {Arg}) to a 1 1/4-length defeat of favored Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in last year’s renewal of this event.

Mon, 06/11/2018

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Ciaglia Racing and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Paved brought her win tally to three and added her first graded score in the $200,000 Honeymoon Stakes (G2T) June 9 at Santa Anita Park.

Mon, 06/11/2018