Gary Barber’s Zensational Bunny is two for two and a stakes winner after going to the lead and never looking back en route to a 3-3/4 length victory over fellow OBS graduate Norquay (April ’13) in the Saturday’s $121, 730 Glorious Song Stakes. Sold for $20, 000 by Eddie Woods, Agent, after working an eighth in :10 1/5 at the 2013 OBS June Sale, the 2-year-old filly by Zensational has earned $103,855 to date. watch her under tack video
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Empire Dreams posted his first stakes victory in the $147,000 New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday, running past the leaders in the final sixteenth and drawing off to a 1-3/4 length victory over fellow OBS graduate Sol the Freud (March ’13). That’s two wins in five starts for the 2-year-old colt by Patriot Act, now 5-2-2-0 with earnings of $173,500. He was sold for $35,000 by Crupi’s New Castle Farm, Agent, at the 2013 OBS April Sale. watch his under tack video
Three Diamonds Farm’s Comandante scored his second straight win at Aqueduct on Saturday, pulling away down the stretch to a length and a half victory in the $125,000 New York Stallion Series Stakes. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old gelding by Frost Giant, sold for $35,000 by Pick View Sales, Agent, at the 2012 OBS April Sale. The win gives a 13-3-4-2 record and $210,568 in earnings. watch his under tack video
Charles Deters’ Hip Four Sixtynine ran off his third straight win on Saturday at Delta Downs, circling horses on the turn, taking command in the stretch and then drawing away to a 3-3/4 victory in the $75,000 Sam’s Town Stakes. It’s the first stakes victory for the 3-yeasr-old Southern Image colt, now 16-4-3-1 with earnings of $142,027. He was sold for $4,500 by Andy Cant, Agent, at the 2011 OBS August Sale.