Graduate News

West Point Thoroughbreds’  Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter) put herself squarely atop the 3-year-old filly division when she soundly defeating Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner for the second time this year in the Grade 1, $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course July 25, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.

Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Counting Stars was an authoritative winner of the Acorn last out over course and distance on June 5 with a 3 3/4-length score over Always a Runner, and was just as dominant on Saturday as she drove home a 4 1/4-length winner. Counting Stars was third in the Kentucky Oaks ahead of their first rematch in the Acorn. 

“She’s a special horse. She is,” Casse told NYRA publicity. “It was great for racing to see the two of them go at it. We said all along this week that this was round three, the rubber match. So, that’s what happened. Luckily, we ended up on the right side of it.”

Counting Stars was purchased by her owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 from the Wildheart Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

The Saratoga card on Saturday also saw Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Built (Hard Spun – Sea Garden, by Curlin) earn his first graded win with a victory in the Grade 2, $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt.

Trained by Wayne Catalano, the 4-year-old son of Hard Spun powered away to a 2 1/2-length score. He was purchased by his owner for $260,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Monmouth Park July 25, Averill Racing, Mathis Stable and Tristan de Meric’s My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo – In a Dream, by Quality Road) followed up her May 15 score in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan with a gate-to-wire victory in the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks, winning comfortably by 1 1/2 lengths.

Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., My Miss Mo was purchased by Averill Racing and Mathis Stable for $320,000 from the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.

On July 24 at Saratoga, Klaravich Stables’  Fully Subscribed (Tiz the Law-Sweetbaby, by Candy Ride (ARG)) overtook dual Grade 1-winner and fellow OBS graduate Scottish Lassie in the final jumps to capture the Grade 2, $250,000 Shuvee Stakes.

Trained by Chad Brown, the daughter of Tiz the Law earned her third graded win following past successes in the Grade 2 Mother Goose and Grade 3 Comely last winter at Aqueduct Racetrack. Fully Subscribed was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale by her owner for $300,000 from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Del Mar July 25, BAG Racing Stables and WSS Racing’s Baltic Fire (Flameaway-Fisc, by Lemon Drop Kid) held on gamely late to capture the $100,000 Osunitas Stakes by a neck. The victory in the 1-mile turf test was the first black-type stakes win for the 5-year-old mare, who is trained by Jeff Mullins.

Baltic Fire was purchased by Paul Galli at the 2023 OBS April Sale for $70,000 from the Mason Springs Partnership consignment after breezing in :10 2/5.

At Colonial Downs July 25, the inaugural $100,000 Yorktown Stakes came down to a photo finish as Mark Grier’s Inveigled (Enticed—Kitty Quality, by Quality Road) outdueled odds-on favorite Barbadian Runner to score by a nose and earn his first stakes victory.

Trained by Arnaud Delacour, Inveigled was purchased by Ben Gowans, agent at the 2023 OBS June Sale for $52,000 from the Hoppel’s Horse & Cattle Co. consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

Grade 1 winner Cy Fair (Not This Time-Remarqued, by Arch) proved much the best with a stalk-and-pounce victory in the Grade 3, $225,000 Coronation Cup at Saratoga Race Course on July 18, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.

Trained by George Weaver for owners Medallion Racing, Swinbank Stables, Joey Platts and Mark Stanton, Cy Fair has now won four of her last five starts, including her victory against males in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar. She scored a one-length victory in the Grade 3 Mamzelle on April 30 at Churchill Downs in her start prior to the Coronation Cup. 

“I think all things equal; she is the best 3-year-old filly turf sprinter out there,” Weaver told NYRA publicity. “I know it’s not a big category in the (United) States, but she is a pretty special horse. We’re very proud of her. I think as good as she is, even though she’s a 3-year-old filly, we might try to get to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint against older.”

Cy Fair was purchased by Swinbank for $185,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Del Mar on July 17, Proletariat (Raging Bull—Kodiak West (IRE), by Kodiac (GB)) popped the gate in the featured Oceanside Handicap, grabbed a short lead early in the $150,000 mile turf test, then never looked back as he recorded 5 ¾ length victory and became the first stakes winner for his sire.

Trained by Jeff Mullins for owners Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures, Proletariat posted a final time of 1:33.54, tying the stakes record. He was purchased at the 2025 OBS March Sale by his owners for $200,000 from the GOP Racing Stable consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

Doubledown Stables’ Nu What’s New (Munnings-Heavenly Scat, by Scat Daddy) went straight to the front and never looked back to take the $298,500 Hanshin Stakes (G3) June 28 at Churchill Downs, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

Trained by Jimmy DiVito, Nu What’s New earned his second Grade 3 win of the year having captured the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile in March.

“He just keeps getting better,” DiVito told Churchill Downs publicity. “We felt like a mile would really suit him, and he showed today how tough he can be at this distance. It’s rewarding to see him continue to improve with every start.”

Nu What’s New was purchased by DiVito, as agent, for $300,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Eddie Woods consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Woodbine June 28, Meilani (Omaha Beach-Tide Is High, by Broken Vow) prevailed in the $70,459 Alywow Stakes by a half-length to earn her first career stakes victory. Trained by Kevin Attard, Meilani is co-owned by X-Men Racing V LLC and Madaket Stables LLC.

She was sold for $175,000 to Plouffe & Friends at the 2025 OBS March Sale, where she breezed in :10 flat out of the Omar Ramirez Bloodstock consignment, after previously being offered at the 2024 OBS October Yearling Sale by Beth Bayer where she failed to meet her reserve. 

At Aqueduct on June 27, My Purple Haze Stables’ Waralo (War Dancer-I Drink Alone, by Intidab) earned yet another frontrunning stakes score in the $150,000 Ashley T. Cole, a six-furlong outer turf sprint for New York-breds.

Trained by Chris Englehart, the 7-year-old War Dancer gelding notched his second straight stakes score. He was purchased by Englehart on behalf of his owners for $40,000 at the 2020 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the consignment of Sue Vacek.

At Gulfstream Park June 27, Steven Friedfertig and Shining Stables’ Langvad (Awesome Slew—Malibu Melody, by Malibu Moon) jumped out to an early lead and never looked back en route to a three-length victory in the $100,000 Carry Back Stakes.

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Langvad earned his first stakes triumph. He was purchased by Joseph for $23,000 at the 2024 OBS October Yearling Sale from the consignment of Sue Vacek.

At Canterbury Park June 27, Ray Huelsman and Keith Anderson’s Knick’s Honor (Knicks Go—Pure Elation, by Kitten’s Joy) earned his first black-type win when he captured the $50,000 Canterbury Derby by three-quarters of a length. Trained by Lynn Rarick, Knick’s Honor was purchased by his owners for $15,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Five Point Thoroughbreds after breezing in :10 3/5.

At Delaware Park June 27, Trott Racing Stable, Five Sisters Farm, and John Polizos’s Miss Fulton Gal (Rock Your World-Leah Forestiere, by Not This Time) won the $150,000 Christiana Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths.

Trained by Michael E. Gorham, the 3-year-old filly is a two-time OBS graduate, having sold for $5,000 as a yearling at the 2024 OBS October Sale out of the Afleet Equine Services consignment before being purchased $35,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale by jockey Vincent “Jimbo” Bracciale on behalf of co-owners Trott Racing Stables and Five Sisters Farm out of the Blue Sapphire Stables consignment after breezing in :21 3/5.

Nysos (Nyquist – Zetta Z, by Bernardini) added to his accomplished resume with an overpowering performance in the Grade 1, $1 million Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga Race Course on June 6 to lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

With his victory in the Met Mile, the 5-year-old son of Nyquist earned a chance to defend his title in the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland Race Course Oct. 31 through the “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series.

Nysos, owned by Charles and Susan Chu’s Baoma Corp and the Coolmore partners of Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, has now won eight of his 10 races and has never been worse than second. He boosted his earnings to $5,288,500 with the $550,000 winner’s share of the purse.

“He’s good; a great horse,” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert told NYRA publicity. “That was a tough bunch. I’m just so happy for the owners. They let me take my time with this horse and get him ready. I’m just happy that he ran his race. He’s one of the smartest horses I’ve ever trained. He’s really smart, quiet and cool.”

Nysos was purchased for $550,000 out of the Best A Luck Farm consignment by Donato Lanni, Agent for Baoma Corp at the 2023 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Saratoga on June 5, West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter) turned the tables on Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner with a 3 3/4-length score in Friday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Acorn Stakes.

Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Counting Stars previously captured the Grade 2 Fantasy at Oaklawn Park in March. Casse said the filly will likely look to improve her credentials in the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama on Aug. 22 at Saratoga.

Counting Stars was purchased by her owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 from the Wildheart Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Churchill Downs June 7, Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado (Gun Runner- Sky Dreamer, by Sky Mesa) returned to his winning ways with a two-length triumph in the $489,665 Matt Winn Stakes (G3).

Further Ado, trained by Brad Cox, clocked 1 1/16 miles over a fast track in 1:41.26, which was the second-fastest Matt Winn only behind his sire Gun Runner’s 1:41.12 in 2016. He previously captured the $1.25 million Blue Grass (G1) in April and bolstered his bankroll to $1,446,958.

Further Ado was purchased by Spendthrift at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $550,000 from the Six K’s Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :21 1/5. 

At Saratoga on June 4, Mo Speed Racing’s West End Kid (Twirling Candy- To a Friend, by Scat Daddy) brought his win streak to three-in-a-row with a successful stakes debut the Grade 3, $300,000 Pennine Ridge.

Trained by Will Walden, the son of Twirling Candy was a $350,000 purchase by his owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Navas Equine consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.

The June 4 card at Saratoga also saw Spendthrift Farm’s Goodall (Yaupon-Moon Over Mag Bay, by Malibu Moon) earn a 2 3/4-length score in the $175,000 Jersey Girl on Day Two of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.

Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Goodall was purchased by Spendthrift for $525,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin after breezing in :20 2/5.

At Churchill Downs June 6, Doncho (Mo Town – Sassy Redhead, by Henny Hughes) ran down defending race winner Joe Shiesty in deep stretch to win the $224,500 Mighty Beau Stakes (Listed) by three-quarters of a length in course record time.

Doncho, trained by Michelle Lovell, ran five furlongs on firm turf in a course and stakes record :55.01 to collect his third career stakes win for owner Jose A. Lopez’s JAL Racing LLC. Consigned by GOP Racing Stable Corp. to the 2023 OBS June Sale, Doncho was purchased by his owners for $72,000 after breezing in :9 4/5. 

At Gulfstream Park June 6, JSM Equine LLC’s  Haute Diva (Constitution – Diva Style, by Unbridled’s Song) ran up to her potential with a last-to-first rally in the $100,000 Martha Washington Stakes.

Returning from a two-month freshening, the Patrick Biancone-trained daughter of Constitution prevailed by a half-length. Haute Diva was offered by Wavertree Stables at the 2025 OBS April Sale where she failed to meet her reserve after breezing in :10 flat.

At Saratoga on June 3, Michael Dubb’s Sculcos Folly (Redesdale- Cool Johanna, by Johannesburg) won his fourth straight race, and third in stakes company, with an authoritative 5 1/2-length romp in the $200,000 Mike Lee on New York Showcase Day.

Sculcos Folly has won his last four outings by a combined 29 1/2-lengths.Trained by Rick Dutrow, Jr., the son of Redesdale was a $70,000 purchase by Chad Schumer at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Omar Ramirez Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Century Mile on May 30, Avana (Vino Rosso- Revealing Moment, by After Market) earned her 10th career stakes victory in the $50,000 RedTail Landing for owners Bryan and Carol Anne Anderson, Rick Orman, William Decoursey, Greg Palmer, and Denise Praill.

Trained by Barbara Heads, the daughter of Vino Rosso was purchased by Mike Ryan, agent for $150,000 out of the consignment of Cary Frommer at the 2023 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 2/5.

C2 Racing Stable and Mathis Stables’ Forged Steel (Vekoma-Scorecard, by Tale of the Cat) gave trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. his second straight win in the $200,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) as he romped to a 9 ½ length victory in the 10-furlong race at Santa Anita Park May 25 to lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

Forged Steel edged away from fellow OBS grad Malarchuk and then poured it on in the stretch to win in a final time of 2:01.58. Joseph previously saddled OBS graduate Skippylongstocking to victory in the race a year ago.

“The horse ran a good race. It was my first time aboard him,” winning jockey Flavien Prat told Santa Anita publicity. “He had a good run in his past races and he showed another good run here today.”

Forged Steel was purchased by C2 Racing Stable for $190,000 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Churchill Downs May 25, Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Usha (Tiz the Law- Animal Appeal, by Leroidesanimaux) poked her head in front leaving the turn and turned back a late charge from Zeitlos to win the $220,000 Winning Colors (G3).

Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Usha was the winner of last winter’s $300,000 La Brea (G1) at Santa Anita Park. She was purchased by her owners for $600,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the On Point Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Lone Star Park May 25, Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s Desert Gate (Omaha Beach-Theogony, by Curlin) drew off to a 6 1/4-length victory in the $300,000 Texas Derby.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Desert Gate notched his second straight stakes win to go along with his victory in last year’s Best Pal Stakes (G3). He was purchased by his owners for $260,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Navas Equine consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Gulfstream Park May 23, Amy Dunne, Caitlin Dunne, Brenda Miley, Jean Wilkinson, Hoffman Family Racing, Tranquility Lake Farms, Maury Harrington and Christopher Harrington’s Lennilu (Leinster – Lulu’s Pom Pom, by Pomeroy), a multiple-stakes winner on turf, established herself as a multiple-stakes winner on dirt when she was elevated to the victory in the $100,000 Game Face.

The daughter of Leinster was placed first upon the disqualification of first-place finisher and fellow OBS graduate Love Like Lucy following a stewards’ review of the stretch run. Trained by Patrick Biancone, the filly was purchased by Glencrest Farm for $23,000 from the Abbie Road Farm consignment at the 2024 OBS Winter Mixed Sale.

Averill Racing, Mathis Stable, and Tristan de Meric’s My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo – In a Dream, by Quality Road), runner-up in back-to-back graded-stakes, broke through with a determined effort to win the $300,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan (G2) at Laurel Park May 15, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates. 

My Miss Mo was making her sixth career start and first outside of her native Florida. She was previously second in the one-mile Davona Dale (G2) Feb. 28 and a 2 ¾-length runner-up in the 1 1/16-mile Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).

“She was very game at the end, and I am proud of her. She was challenged and she dug in, and it worked out great,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. told Laurel Park publicity. “Congrats to the owners. She was very gutsy. This filly, we liked her from the beginning. We thought she showed so much speed that she was going to be a sprinter. We were wrong. We didn’t see the goodness until we stretched her out. She is a different filly going longer.”

My Miss Mo was purchased by Averill Racing and Mathis Stable for $320,000 from the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.

The undercard of the Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park saw Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Warming (Global Campaign-Haute Style, by Unusual Heat), back on turf for the first time since last fall, come with a spirited late run to score by a length in the $150,000 Gallorette (G3).

Warming’s last win came in her most recent start on the grass, the one-mile Autumn Miss (G2) last October at Santa Anita. Trained by Graham Motion, she was purchased by her owners at the 2024 OBS March Sale for $100,000 from the consignment of Blue Sapphire Stables after breezing in :10 1/5.

Saturday’s card also saw Delta Squad Racing, Michael Dubb and Madaket Stables’ Margie’s Intention (Honor A. P. – Playful Dancer, by Into Mischief) come away with the victory in the $125,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff at Laurel Park. 

Trained by Brad Cox, Margie’s Intention captured the Black-Eyed Susan (G2) last year at Pimlico Race Course. She was purchased by Corbin Blumberg, agent for $185,000 out of the 2024 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Sequel Bloodstock after breezing in :10 flat.

The Preakness undercard also saw Leland Ackerley Racing, James Sherwood, Jode Shupe and John Cilia’s  Obliteration (Violence- I’mclassyandsassy, by Master Command), in his first start since finishing second in the Saudi Derby (G3) Feb. 14, score a 3 ½-length victory in the $150,000 Chick Lang.

Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the son of Violence captured the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes last July. Obliteration was a $200,000 purchase by Leland Ackerley at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the consignment of breeder Ocala Stud after breezing in :21 3/5.

At Santa Anita Park May 16, multiple graded stakes winner Queen Maxima (Bucchero – Corfu Lady, by Corfu) held off a late challenge from Spirited Boss to earn her sixth stakes victory in the $100,000 Mizdirection Stakes on the hillside turf course. 

Sent off the 6-5 favorite, Queen Maxima prevailed by three-quarters of a length. Owned by Dutch Girl Holdings LLC and Irving Ventures LLC and trained by Jeff Mullins, she was purchased by Michael Pender, agent for $40,000 from the 2023 OBS June Sale from the Blue River Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :20 3/5.

At Gulfstream Park May 16, Carrie Brogden and Circle N Thoroughbreds’ Turino (Kantharos-Intensify, by Unbridled’s Song) made her stakes debut a winning one when she scored a neck victory in the $100,000 Monroe Stakes. 

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Turino is a dual OBS graduate, having first been purchased by Machmer Hall for $80,000 at the 2022 OBS October Yearling Sale from the Kaizen Sales consignment and then sold to Nicoma Bloodstock for $250,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5. 

At Santa Anita Park May 17, Tim Pegram and Jacob “Gator” Pegram’s Bust Out (Complexity-Swap Shop, by Creative Cause) did just that when earning his first stakes win in the $100,000 Cinema Stakes.

Trained by Michael McCarthy, Bust Out was purchased by McCarthy as agent for Tim and Jacob Pegram for $115,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Azpurua Stables consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

Durante (Distorted Humor – Seahawk Girl, by Pioneerof the Nile) came with a burst to run down fellow OBS graduate Acoustic Ave in the final furlong to win by a neck in the Grade 3, $175,000 John A. Nerud at Aqueduct Racetrack May 9, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

Owned and trained by David Jacobson, the 7-year-old Distorted Humor gelding made a winner’s circle trip for the first time since the Grade 3 Aristides last May at Churchill Downs. Jacobson said mounting a title defense with a return trip to the Aristides on May 30 is the next logical spot.

“It was an amazing race today. He beat some good horses and he’s doing real good,” Jacobson told NYRA publicity. “I can’t wait to get him back to Churchill and run him in the Aristides – he won that last year, so we’re going to aim for that.”

Consigned by Richardson Bloodstock, agent, to the 2021 OBS March Sale, Durante was sold for $130,000 to Dennis O’Neill after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5.

At Gulfstream Park May 9, Teresa and David Palmer’s Liberty Rings (Awesome Slew- America First, by Uncaptured) registered a front-running victory in the $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies to earn a trip to England. 

The Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies offered the winner automatic entry into one of six stakes during the Royal Ascot meeting (June 16-20) at Ascot Racecourse, as well as a $25,000 equine travel stipend.

Trained by Nicholas Palmer, the daughter of Awesome Slew was purchased by Palmer for $27,000 from the Camelot Acres Racing and Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale. 

 CSLR Racing Partners’ Crude Velocity (Beau Liam- Sweetnsour Kitty, by Lemon Drop Kid) rocketed past pacesetting Englishmaninside the eighth pole and drew off for a 3 3/4-length victory in the $750,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) on May 2 at Churchill Downs, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Crude Velocity completed the mile over a fast main track in a stakes-record 1:33.87 and gave him his third victory in three starts.

“This horse is a freaky horse. He is so talented,” Baffert told Churchill Downs publicity. “I was very surprised that he was able to win first out with all of the trouble he got in. If he stays healthy, we’ll be hearing from this horse down the road.”

Crude Velocity was purchased by Bill Childs for $250,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Omar Ramirez Bloodstock after breezing in :20 1/5, equaling the OBS track record for the distance.

The Kentucky Derby undercard also saw James Daniell’s Yellow Card (Lost Treasure (IRE)-Paris Girl, by Pulpit) surge between horses to win by a neck in the $600,000 Turf Sprint (G2) at Churchill Downs.

Trained by Michael McCarthy, Yellow Card increased his earnings to $1,099,245 and earned his first stakes victory. He was purchased by West Bloodstock at the 2023 OBS April Sale for $87,000 from the Little Farm Equine consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Woodbine May 2, BAG Racing Stables LLC, Turf Express, Inc and Watkins Diamond Stables LLC’s Reagan’s Flame (Flameaway – Mizzen Donald, by Mizzen Mast) launched a strong off the pace rally to roar home in the $150,000 ​ Whimsical Stakes (G3) over fellow OBS grad Lithe Spirit. ​

The Whimsical triumph was the first career graded score for Reagan’s Flame, who is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. She was purchased by newly-minted Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer Cherie DeVaux for $185,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Eddie Woods after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Churchill Downs on April 30, Medallion Racing, Swinbank Stables, Joey Platts and Mark Stanton’s Cy Fair (Not This Time-Remarqued, by Arch) scored a one length victory in the $299,250 Mamzelle (G3).

Trained by George Weaver, Cy Fair captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) over males in November.  The daughter of Not This Time was purchased by Swinbank for $185,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Gulfstream Park May 2, Mast Thoroughbreds LLC’s Bolero Bay (Basin- Essence of Audre, by Exchange Rate) scored a front-running victory in the $125,000 English Channel Stakes.

The Michael Yates-trained son of Basin had to survive an objection lodged by second-place finisher and fellow OBS grad My Favorite Bird before claiming his stakes debut. Bolero Bay was purchased by McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, agent for $15,000 at the 2024 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the Colin Brennan Bloodstock consignment.

The May 2 Gulfstream card also saw Peachtree Stable homebred Spirit Doll (Tiz the Law-Pakhet, by Cairo Prince) score a victory in the $125,000 Honey Ryder.

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Spirit Doll was offered at the 2025 OBS April Sale by the Julie Davies consignment where she failed to meet her reserve after breezing in :10 2/5.

At Oaklawn Park May 2, Willy D’s (Lookin At Lucky-Boston Mine, by Mineshaft) battled back in deep stretch to win the $200,000 Lake Ouachita Stakes. 

Mike Maker trains Willy D’s for Paradise Farm Corp. (Peter Proscia) and Case Chambers and he has now won four races for Maker, including the Michael G. Schaefer Memorial Stakes last July at Horseshoe Indianapolis and the Kentucky Cup Classic (G3) March 21 at Turfway Park in his last start. He was purchased for $60,000 by Greg Compton, agent for Danny W. Brown at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Woodside Ranch consignment after breezing in :22 1/5.

At Aqueduct May 2, My Purple Haze Stables’ New York-bred Waralo (War Dancer-I Drink Alone, by Intidab) made every pole a winning one to secure his first career stakes win in the listed $150,000 Elusive Quality Stakes.

Trained by Chris Englehart, the 7-year-old War Dancer gelding was purchased by Englehart on behalf of his owners for $40,000 at the 2020 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the consignment of Sue Vacek.

Multiple Grade 1 winner and multi-millionaire White Abarrio (Race Day – Catching Diamonds, by Into Mischief) turned back the clock and took down 2025 Triple Crown race winners Sovereignty and Journalism to prevail in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) at Oaklawn Park April 18, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

White Abarrio finished two lengths ahead of reigning Horse of the Year and dual classic winner Sovereignty, who was making his 4-year-old debut and first start against older horses. Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism, in his 4-year-old debut, finished 1 ¼ lengths farther back in third.

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., 7-year-old White Abarrio blazed 1 1/8 miles over a fast track in 1:47.49, making it the fastest Oaklawn Handicap since Hall of Famer Cigar ran 1:47.22 in 1995. He races for owners C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber, and La Milagrosa Stable (Antonio Pagnano).

“Today we were rewarded in one of the best races in a long, long time,” Joseph told Oaklawn publicity.  “It really materialized, the matchup. Thanks for all my team that worked so hard with this horse.”

White Abarrio captured the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and 2025 Pegasus World Cup (G1) among his several high-profile victories in his 26-race career. An 11-time career winner, White Abarrio boasts $8,445,170 in earnings.

A two-time OBS graduate, White Abarrio was sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2020 Winter Mixed Sale and then purchased for $40,000 out of the Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2021 March Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 2/5.

At Aqueduct Racetrack April 18, Chris Fountoukis’ Solitude Dude (Yaupon-After the Party, by Into Mischief) successfully cut back in distance to improve to 4-for-4 in sprints in the listed $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes.

Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., the son of Yaupon previously earned stakes wins in the six-furlong Inaugural in December at Tampa Bay Downs and the seven-furlong Swale in January at Gulfstream Park. Solitude Dude was purchased by Fountoukis through Joseph for $300,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Julie Davies after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Laurel Park April 18, R. A. Hill Stable and SGV Thoroughbreds’ Outlaw Kid (Violence – Calling Rhy Rhy, by City Zip) returned firing in his first start of the year to win the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury Stakes.

Trained by George Weaver, Outlaw Kid was consigned by S G V Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent to the 2021 OBS April Sale when he was sold to Myracehorse.com for $220,000 after breezing in :10 flat.

At Aqueduct April 19, Mad Dog Racing Stable’s Bam’s Bliss Kiss (Solomini- Kiska, by Into Mischief) made every pole a winning one en route to an 8 1/4-length score to bring her win streak to six in Sunday’s $135,000 Biogio’s Rose. Fellow OBS grads Sweet Brown Sugar completed the exacta by a neck over the inside rallying Midtown Lights.

Trained by Jorge Abreu, the 4-year-old daughter of Solomini was bred by Torie Gladwell. She was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale for $95,000 by Clear Stars Stable from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.