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  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER (GB) 3rd in the G2 Hillborough S
    03/10/2024

    Multiple Graded stakes winner and millionaire, FLUFFY SOCKS is a homebred and a family favorite for Sol Kumin and  Head of the Plains. She is trained by Chad Brown.  This spring she won the G2 Churchill Distaff Mile Stakes and was 2nd in  Ballston Spa G2 missing by a head. thn 3rd in  the Athenia Stake at Belmont at the Big A. Sent to the west coast for the Matriarch G1, she was nipped by her stablemate for the win but still added G1 black type. Getting started in 2024, she added G2 black-type in the HILLSBOROUGH S at Tampa Bay. She chased then rallied but had to settle for 3rd

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    24 5 9 4 $1,196,080
     

  • WAR TOURIST by TOURIST wins at the Fair Grounds
    03/10/2024

    Racinig 6 furlongs at the Fair Grounds, WAR TOURIST tracked in 4th then swung out to challenge and won by 2 3/4 lengths - his 2nd win. He is trained by co-owner Justin Jeansonne  for co-owner Mike Powers.




  • 03/03/2024

  • FACTUALLY CORRECT by TOURIST takes Aqueduct AOC - earnings over 1/4 million
    03/03/2024

    FACTUALLY CORRECT wired the field to win another AOC racing 7 furlongs  at the Big A.  He is trained by part-owner Rudy R. Rodriguez for owners Robert Cotrone, Michael Imperio, Andrew Gurdon, Gabrielle Farm, Matthew  Mercurio, and Vincent Scuderi. Breeder: Thorostock, LLC. He is a good example of NY Bred earnings while hitting the board..Lifetime:

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    16 4 3 4 $270,015
     

  • AMERICN PEACHES by TOURIST graduates at Tampa 1st our first out
    02/29/2024

    AMERICN PEACHES raced a mile on the turf at Tampa to a wire to wire graduation. She was challenged briefly in the stretch but kicked clear to win by 1 3/4 lengths,. She is trained by Mario Roberto Lopez for Robert Taylor, III.Breeder: Derek Brown


  • KHALI MAGIC, by AL KHALI wins her 8th - an AOC at Aqueduct
    01/29/2024

    KHALI MAGIC, now a 6-year-old wired the field to romp in a mile AOC at Aqueduct for her 8th win - and 2nd win n a row. She won geared down by almost 10 lengths. This mare has taken several owners/trainers to the winner's circle and she was claimed again out of this race. We wish her new barn the best of luck.  KHALI MAGIC  is a  Wachtel Stable homebred

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    32 8 8 4 $478,688

  • Lere Visagie elected Secretary Treasurer of the NYTB
    01/21/2024

    The Board of Directors of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) held its first meeting of 2024 on Friday, Jan. 19. The newly seated board elected Lere Visagie, owner of Rockridge Stud, to serve as Secretary-Treasurer.


  • First Reported Foal for Stallion Mind Control
    01/06/2024

    The first foal for multiple Grade 1 winner and popular second-year New York-based stallion Mind Control was believed to be born Thursday at Irish Hill Farm in Stillwater, N.Y. CLICK HEADLINES TO READ MORE

     


  • TOUR QUEEN wires the field for an easy allowance win
    01/02/2024

    Making her first start, TOUR QUEEN raced 6 furlongs on the all-weather track at Golden Gate to a wire-to-wire graduation. Racing back in the Pike Place Dancer Stakes, she was 4th. Her next start in the Golden Gate Debutante Stakes did not go well, but today in allowance company at Golden Gate, she was sent to the lead and held it easily for the win. TOUR QUEEN has won 50% f her starts.  She is trained by  O. J. Jauregui for owner/breeders Jason Hall, Stephen Baker and David Branch.


  • 1/2 to AMERICANREVOLUTION makes it 3 in a row winning the Gavesend S
    12/31/2023

    New York-bred Bold Journey doubled up on stakes scores while bringing his win streak to three in a row in Saturday's $150,000 Gravesend, a listed six-furlong test for 3-year-olds and up at Aqueduct Racetrack.

    Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott for Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, and Pantofel Stable, the 4-year-old Hard Spun colt added to a last-out score in the Fall Highweight Handicap (G3) on Nov. 24 at Aqueduct with a similar off-the-pace effort and an optional claiming conquest by a nose two starts back at the Big A. The Fred W. Hertrich III and John D. Fielding-bred colt is a half-brother to Americanrevolution, a Grade 1-winning New York-bred who stands his first season at stud in 2024 at Rockridge Stud.


  • EXPLOSIVE SKIES by TOURIST makes it 3 in a row
    12/17/2023

    EXPLOSIVE SKIES has made it 3 in a row and taken her winning ways to Tampa Bay with a new team - trainer Lynn Rarick and owner Tod Berken. She has extended her distance to 1 1/16 and racing in the 4 path gradually cleared her field for the win by a length.  liSe is a homebred for  Gary Patrick.


  • FACTUALLY CORRECT by TOURIST wires the fiekd in Aqueduct allowance
    12/08/2023

    FACTUALLY CORRECT wired the field to win his 2X allowance condition racing 7 furlongs . at the Big A.  He is trained by part-owner Rudy R. Rodriguez for owners Robert Cotrone, Michael Imperio, Andrew Gurdon, Gabrielle Farm, Matthew  Mercurio, and Vincent Scuderi. Breeder: Thorostock, LLC. He is a good example of NY Bred earnings while hitting the board.Lifetime:

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    14 3 3 3 $215,075

  • FLUFFY SOCKS 2nd in the Matriarch G1
    12/04/2023

    Multiple Graded stakes winner and millionaire, FLUFFY SOCKS is a homebred and a family favorite for Sol Kumin and  Head of the Plains. She is trained by Chad Brown.  This spring she won the G2 Churchill Distaff Mile Stakes and was 2nd in  Ballston Spa G2 missing by a head. thn 3rd in  the Athenia Stake at Belmont at the Big A. Sent to the west coast for the Matriarch G1, she was nipped by her stablemate for the win but still added G1 black type.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    22 5 9 3 $1,152,580
     

  • MO TOURING wins at Gulfstream
    12/04/2023

    Off the favorite going 1 1/16 on the all-weather track at Gulfstream, MO TOURIST raced close to the pace and took over in the stretch for the win.  He is trained by Mark Casse for owner breeder Gary Barber.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    12 2 1 3 $78,386

  • MIND CONTROL to stand at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions for the 2024
    11/30/2023

    Courtesy of the BloodHorse
    Mind Control, who entered stud at Rockridge this year, has been moved to Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions for the 2024 season. The move was predetermined by cooperative agreement among the New York breeders that brought the threetime grade 1 winner to the Empire State last year. The stallion stands for a partnership of Rockridge, Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions, Waldorf Farm, and Hidden Lake Farm. He is standing for $8,500 next year. All fees with a live foal stands and nurses guarantee. 


  • Americanrevolution Being Shown at Mill Creek Dec. 9
    11/30/2023

    Rockridge Stud's first-year sire and grade 1 winner Americanrevolution   will be shown during a Dec. 9 open house at Mill Creek Farm near Stillwater, N.Y., southeast of Saratoga Springs. The farm is making the stallion available to breeders in Saratoga Springs for the New York Thoroughbred Breeders' annual holiday party that day. CLICK HEADLINES TO READ MORE


  • AMERICAN REVOLUTION
    11/30/2023

  • INTO TOURING by TOURIST wins at Gulfstream
    11/26/2023

    INTO TOURING sprinted to a win on the all-weather track at Gulfstream. She was bumped at the start and trailed but came around horses and won by a head. She is trained by Peter R. Walder for himself and EKB Stables LLC.
    Breeder: Gary Barber

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    20 2 1 6 $105,934
     

  • DON'T LET ME DOWN by TOURIST wins at Tampa Bay
    11/25/2023

    DON'T LET ME DOWN waited and saved ground on the inside eased up for the win by 1  1/2 lengths racing 1 1/16 on the Tampa Bay turf course. He is trained by  Darien Rodriguez for Winfield Racing LLC. The breeder of record is Equus Farm.


  • 2 winners for TOURIST
    11/17/2023

    At Horseshoe Indianapolis EXPLOSIVE SKIES liked the winner's circle when she graduated and won her second in a row also at Horseshoe Indianapolis this time at a mile and seventy. She is a homebred for  Gary Patrick who is also her trainer.

    On the same card. SIGHT TO BEHOLD wired the field in her second start  to break her maiden by 4 lengths going 6 furlongs. She is trained by  Robert E. Dobbs, Jr. for owner South Pointe Farm LLC
    Breeder: Hillerich Racing, Inc. & L.T.B. Inc


  • CATRIANNA by TOURISTgraduates MSW
    11/15/2023

    Sprinting at Zia Park in her 3rd start, CATRIANNA was at the head of the pack at the start and stayed in front to the wire to break her maiden by 2 1/4 lengths. She is a homebred for  Jennifer Irelan and is trained by Bradley Bolen.


  • FRANKIE KNOWS BEST by FRANK CONVERSATION wins her 4th
    11/14/2023

    FRANKIE KNOWS BEST graduated at Finger Lakes in the late spring and today won her 4th. Racing a mile and 70, she vied for the lead and battled her way to win by a head. She is owned and trained by  Ralph D'Alessandro and was bred by McMahon of Saratoga


  • KOBE'S LEGACY wins at Finger Lakes
    11/08/2023

    Racing 6 furlongs, KOBE'S LEGACY came up the rail, avoided a fallen foe and held for the win - his 2nd. He is trained by Chris J. Englehart
    for owner Sheila J. Englehart.
    Breeder: Wachtel Stable


  • TOURING MARYANNE by TOURIST wins allowance wire to wire
    11/04/2023

    TOURING MARYANNE is very popular in the claiming box and with good reason as she is very consistent.  Claimedmost recently  by Michael M. Moore for owner Michael R. Day she rewarded them with her second win - this time in allowance company where she wired the field going 6 furlongs at Penn National.. TOURING MARYANNE was bred by Pewter Stable

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    25 6 3 5 $171,258

  • MIND CONTROL: MARE BRED in 2023
    10/29/2023

    The busiest stallion outside of Kentucky was New York's Mind Control (Rockridge Stud) with 190. 


  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER (GB) adds black-type in the Athena
    10/28/2023

    Multiple Graded stakes winner and millionaire, FLUFFY SOCKS is a homebred and a family favorite for Sol Kumin and  Head of the Plains. She is trained by Chad Brown.  This spring she won the G2 Churchill Distaff Mile Stakes and was 2nd in  Ballston Spa G2 missing by a head. Today in the Athenia Stake at Belmont at the Big A, she rallied from far off the pace to be 3rd and add more black-type to her pedigree page.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    21 5 8 3 $1,092,580
     

  • 2 winners for TOURIST
    10/25/2023

    TIZ TACT TOE settled mid-pack then moved into position and drew clear late to win by 1/2 lengths - his 3rd win. His race was at a mile and 70 on the all-weather surface. He is now trained by Eduardo E. Rojas for Sajor Stable. 
    Bred by Don Alberto Corporation. Lifetime: $69,625.

    At Horseshoe Indianapolis EXPLOSIVE SKIES broke her maiden racing a mile on the dirt. She stalked the pace then dueled to graduation by  a length. She is a homebred for  Gary Patrick who is also her trainer.


  • TRAVEL GUIDE by TOURIST graduates at Gulfstream
    10/23/2023

    TRAVEL GUIDE has been knocking on the graduation door and stepped through today racing a mile and 70 on the Gulfstream All weather track. He chased the pace then cleared and held for the win by 1/2 a length. He is trained by Pedro R. Garcia for San Francisco Group Stable, LLC. Breeder: Hal Snowden Jr. & Tourist Syndicate


  • OWEN'S TOUR GUIDE by TOURIST takes Woodbine AOC
    10/22/2023

    Racing 6  furlongs in an AOC on the all-weather surface at Woodbine, OWEN'S TOUR GUIDE went right to the lead, rated perfectly and won wire to wire by 3/4 of a length. This is the same precise scenario for her win on September 8th.  The 5 year old mare is trained by W. V. Armata for Tequesta Racing Inc. She was bred by Joey Gee Thoroughbreds. Earner of over 1/4 million dollars.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    28 5 2 6 $265,070

  • FACTUALLY CORRECT wins salty 1x allowance at Belmont at the Big A
    10/21/2023

    FACTUALLY CORRECT dueled then rallied wide to win his 1x allowance condition racing 6 furlongs at Belmont. at the Big A.  He is trained by part-owner Rudy R. Rodriguez for owners Robert Cotrone, Michael Imperio, Andrew Gurdon, Gabrielle Farm, Matthew  Mercurio, and Vincent Scuderi. Breeder: Thorostock, LLC. He is a good example of NY Bred earnings while hitting the board.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    12 2 3 2 $160,875

  • MO TOURIST much the best at Woodbinne
    10/21/2023

    Racing 1 1/16 on the all-weather track at Woodbine, MO TOURIST waited behind the pacesetter then took over to win easily by 7 1/4 lengths. He is trained by Kevin Attard for owners Al and Bill Ulwelling.
    Breeder: Bernard McCormack & Karen McCormac

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    10 2 0 1 $82,739

  • RUSSIAN TANK by TOURIST wins at Remington Park
    10/20/2023

    RUSSIAN TANK settled inside just off the pace then worked his way to the outside three wide to prevail by 1 1/2 lengths for his 3rd trip to the winner's circle. He raced a mile on the turf. RUSSIAN TANK  is trained by  Ronnie E. Cravens, III for L and G Racing Stables.
    Breeder: WinStar Farm, LLC


  • DON'T TELL DEREN by TOURIST makes in 2 in row!
    10/15/2023

    Last out  DON'T TELL DEREN raced  1 and 1/16 on the turf at Colonial Downs to win a salty 1X Allowance race by a neck. Today at Laurel in a starter handicap, he made it two in a row with an inside bid to win by 1/2 a length racing 1 1/16 on the turf.
    O-Erica Upton; B-Bowman & Higgins Stable (MD); T-John J. Robb. 

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    17 6 1 2 $190,205



  • 10/13/2023

  • Cigar Mile Winner Americanrevolution to Rockridge Stud
    10/13/2023

    CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC's Americanrevolution (Constitution–Polly Freeze, by Super Saver) has been retired from racing and will stand in 2024 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, NY, his connections announced in a release late Thursday afternoon. The Todd Pletcher trainee was a four-time stakes winner at three, culminating in the $750,000 GI Cigar Mile H. as he registered a Beyer Speed Figure of 105.


  • FRANKIE KNOWS BEST by FRANK CONVERSATION wins 2 in a row
    10/12/2023

    FRANKIE KNOWS BEST graduated at Finger Lakes in the late spring and today won his 3rd - making it 2 in a row. Racing a mile and 70, he vied for the lead and battled his way to win by a nose. He is owned and trained by  Ralph D'Alessandro and was bred by McMahon of Saratoga.


  • Catching Up with 2016 Breeders' Cup Mile Winner Tourist
    10/10/2023

    Courtesy of the TDN
    The blinkered TOURIST ran into a scorching :21.81 and :44.61 pace in the 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Mile, split horses in a thriller, and emerged from battle not only with the win, but with the Mile record. In 39 years of Breeders' Cups and so many champions, no one has run the eight furlongs on the grass faster than his blistering 1:31.71. CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE


  • LIFES ADVENTURE by TOURIST wins his 2nd
    10/01/2023

    Racing 7 furlongs on the dirt at Century Downs, LIFES ADVENTURE went to the lead and wired the field for his 2nd win following 2 on the board finishes. He graduated wire to wire by over 6 lengths in July. He is trained by Gonzalo Anderson for himself and Crystal Cates.
    Breeder: Moonshine Meadow Ranch


  • MY COOL HAND LUKE by FRANK CONVERSATION graduates MSW first outing
    09/26/2023

     Allen C. Hallett homebred MY COOL HAND LUKE raced 6 furlongs at Finger Lakes to graduate by 1 length - going away. He came wide and responded strongly when asked. The 3-year-old gelding is trained by Paul W Barrow.


  • LOCKDOWNLOVER by TOURIST graduates at Thistledown
    09/21/2023

    LOCKDOWN LOVER has been knocking at the graduation door and today as the favorite sprinted out of the gate to the lead and did not look back. He won as he pleased by 3  lengths going 5 1/2 t Thistledown. He is trained by Saul M. Morales for  N and E Racing Stables.
    Breeder: Genet Racing LLC


  • FRANKIE KNOWS BEST by FRANK CONVERSATION wins his 2nd
    09/20/2023

    FRANKIE KNOWS BEST graduated at Finger Lakes in the late spring. He has hit the board several time since and today won for the 2nd time. Racing a mile and 70, he vied for the lead and then cleared for the win by 1/2 a length. He is owned and trained by  Ralph D'Alessandro and was bred by McMahon of Saratoga.


  • 2 yo TOUR QUEEN by TOURIST wins MSW 1st out
    09/18/2023

    Making her first start, TOUR QUEEN raced 6 furlongs on the all-weather track at Golden Gate to a wire-to-wire graduation. She is trained by  O. J. Jauregui for owner/breeders Jason Hall, Stephen Baker and David Branch.
     


  • WHAT'S UP SWEETS by SLUMBER(GB) wins her 6th
    09/17/2023

    WHAT'S UP SWEETS has been a popular claim as she is so consistent. Today she won for Karl Broberg and  End Zone Athletics racing a mile at Remington Park. She has also won racing a mile and 70 at the Fair Grounds for Joe Sharp, where she wired the field for an easy 5 3/4 length victory.  Racing a mile on the dirt at Horseshoe Indianapolis, she waited and then blew her field away winning by 10 1/4 under a hand ride. She did the same at  Belterra Park winning this time as she pleased by over 5 lengths. 

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    21 6 4 5 $84,409

  • CRYSTAL CRESCENT by TOURIST wins at Remington Park
    09/16/2023

    CRYSTAL CRESCENT was claimed by new connections trainer  Karl Broberg and owner Timothy C. Guidry. Sprinting at Remington Park, she came from off the pace to hit the wire in front by a length. CRYSTAL CRESCENT  was bred by WinStar Farm, LLC. 


  • HALLOWEEN by TOURIST takes Belterra Allowance
    09/14/2023

    HALLOWEEN broke his maiden the race before this one and then sprinting 5 1/2 on the dirt in allowance company he was on the lead every step of the way and cruised to a huge 6 1/4 length win. He still has time to win again at a name-appropriate time of the year.


  • Stallion Spotlight Presented By New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc.: ‘Turf Monster’ Slumber Making Good First Impressions In Empire State
    09/13/2023

    In this edition, Erin Robinson of Rockridge Stud discusses Slumber, a Grade 1 winner who moved to New York for the 2021 breeding season, making his first New York-sired foals yearlings of 2023.


  • RUDY TOOTY by TOURIST wins at Prairie Meadows
    09/04/2023

    RUDY TOOTY notched her second victory sprinting up the rail at Prairie Meadows to win by 2 lengths. She is a homebred for H. Allen Poindexter and trained by Gene Jacquot.


  • TIZ FOR REAL by TOURIST wins at Ruidoso
    08/27/2023

    TIZ FOR REAL  scored her 4th win sprinting at Ruidoso Downs. She pressed the pace, got the lead in the stretch and held. The 5 year old mare is trained by Casey T. Lambert and owned by Rocky Carter Racing, LLC,
    Breeder: Michelle Redding


  • MGSW FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER(GB) 2nd by a head in the G2 Ballston Spa
    08/25/2023

    Multiple Graded stakes winner and millionaire, FLUFFY SOCKS is a homebred and a family favorite for Sol Kumin and  Head of the Plains. She is trained by Chad Brown.  The Diana G1 did not quite work out as hoped but in the start before that this spring she won the G2 Churchill Distaff Mile Stakes. In the Ballston Spa G2, she settled off the pace and then angled out to close with a flourish and just missed by a head

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    20 5 8 2 $1,074,580

  • 2 Saratoga stakes placings - including a G1 steeplechase for SLUMBER(GB)
    08/24/2023

    Last year in his graded stakes debut, SY DOG secured his third win in as many starts in the G3 Transylvania Stakes at Keeneland. Upping it a notch into the G2 American Turf Stakes on Derby Day, he was closing fast, but had to settle for 3rd. Third most recently at Colonial Downs in allowance company, the distance specialist had to settle for the place in the listed John's Call at Saratoga.  SY DOG is a homebred for Head of Plains Partners & Madaket Stables and is trained by H. Graham Motion. Lifetime Earnings: $531,050.

    Over fences in the G1 Johnathan Sheppard, JIMMY P had to settle for 2nd. He had won his last start. He is trained by Keri Brion
    for owner  Madaket Stables LLC and Molly and Paul Willis. Breeder: Head of Plains Partners & Madaket Stables

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  • PARTNER TOURS by TOURIST graduates at Gulfsteam
    08/21/2023

    Sprinting on the all-weather track at Gulfstream, PARTNER TOURS stalked inside then found a route outside to get up for the win and graduation by a length. He is a homebred for Barbazon Racing & Bloodstock, and is trained by Kathleen O'Connell.
     


  • 3 WINNERS FOR TOURIST!
    08/20/2023

    At Colonial Downs, DON'T TELL DEREN raced  1 and 1/16 on the turf to win a salty 1X Allowance race by a neck. 
    O-Erica Upton; B-Bowman & Higgins Stable (MD); T-John J. Robb. 
    Lifetime Record: 16-5-1-2, $162,705. 

    At Remmington Park, PARROT HEAD won his 2nd in a row. Racing 7 furlongs on the turf he lead until the stretch, was headed and came on again for the win. 
    O-End Zone Athletics, Inc.; B-Brownwood Farm; T-JKarl Broberg. 
    Lifetime Record: 24-6-6-3, $162,128. 

    At Del Mar, C`MON MAN swung wide racing 6 1/2 on the dirt and won by 1/2 a length.
    O- Robert Bayer and Jeffry Burns; B-WinStar; T-JRobert Hess. 
    Lifetime Record: 23-4-2-2, $120,650. 




  • 08/17/2023

  • PAUCILOQUENT by FRANK CONVERSATION graduates at Saratoga
    08/17/2023

     Ascendant Farms homebred and well named filly PAUCILOQUENT graduated at Saratoga. Sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs on the dirt, she overcame a bobble at the start and cleared the field outside with a strong finish at the quarter pole to win by 2 1/4 lengths. She is trained by James Bond.


  • SPELLCAST by TOURIST adds more black-type
    08/13/2023

    On 6/24 we wrote:2 yo SPELLCAST spurted away to win his first start easily by 3 1/2 lengths. He rated willingly and just as willingly cleared his field racing 5 furlongs at Belterra. He is co-owned and trained by Timothy E. Hamm and s a homebred for Blazing Meadows Farm LLC & WinStar Farm, LLC. Now we need to add that almost a month and a day later he has become a stakes winner - winning the Hoover Stakes at Belterra by 1 3/4 lengths to remain undefeated. Stretching out to 6 furlongs in the Best of Ohio Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes, he closed well to be 2nd and add more black-type.


  • 2 yo Emm Ess Eh wins MSW at Laurel 2nd out
    08/12/2023

    Two-year-old EMM ESS EH (Mendelssohn) made her 2nd start a winning one. She learned quickly following her 2nd in her first outing. She put her head in front at the break and never lost the lead racing 7 furlongs in a MSW at Laurel. She s a homebred for The Elkstone Group LLC and is trained by Brittany T. Russell.
     


  • JOURNEYIST by TOURIST wins her 4th by 7!
    08/11/2023

    JOURNEYIST, a S. D. Brilie, L.P. homebred. had things her way and drew off to an easy 5 1/2 length victory in an alowance rce at Hawthorne in her last start. Today she was on the lead at the quarter pole and drew off to a 7-length win in her next allowance condition. She raced a mile and 70 on the dirt for trainer  Michele Boyce. Keep an eye on this one!

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    17 4 3 4 $144,429
     

  • TIZ TACT TOE wins at Presque Isle
    08/08/2023

    Owned and trained TIZ TACT TOE found himself mid-pack then moved into position and drew clear late to win by 2 3/4 lengths. His race was at a mile on the all-weather surface. He was bred by Don Alberto Corporation. Lifetime: $54,125.


  • LAUGH A LOT by TOURIST takes Belterra Allowance by 7 1/2
    08/06/2023

    Ohio Bred LAUGH A LOT broke his maiden last year at Belterra in his 2nd start and the hit the board in his first allowance condition before having a lengthy break. Now he is BACK! The Maccabee Farm homebred scooted to a 7 1/2 length win in allowance company racing a mile on the turf. He came from off the pace and won as he pleased for trainer Thomas Drury, Jr. 


  • 2 winners for TOURIST
    08/03/2023

    At Horseshoe  Indianapolis, TOUR THE MOON won an allowance race at a mile on the dirt - his 2nd win. He settled inside then rallied under a hand ride to win by 4 1/4 lengths. He is a homebred for  Rancho Monarca, LLC and is trained by Antonio Duran.

    ARISTA THE CAT, a homebred for Sammy Barnett surged to the lead to graduate sprinting 5 furlongs on the dirt at Mountaineer. She is trained by Claudie Marshall Godsey, Jr.

     


  • 2 yo FAREWELL KISS by TOURIST wins by 9 in a MSW
    08/02/2023

     FAREWELL KISS went right to the lead on this inside, set the pace and won as she pleased by 9 lengths sprinting on the dirt at Belterra. She is trained by part owner and breeder Timothy E. Hamm (Blazing Meadows Farm). She is co-owned and bred by WinStar Farm, LLC.
     


  • T's DOUBLE TROUBLE by AL KHALI graduates
    08/02/2023

    T's DOUBLE TROUBLE broke her maiden racing a mile and 70 at Finger Lakes. She raced close up and then moved outside to clear her file for the win by 1/2 a length. She is  trained by Jacqueline Falk for owner/breeder Adel D. Salim & Magthilda Salim.


  • CRYSTAL CRESCENT by TOURIST wins by 7
    07/31/2023

    CRYSTAL CRESCENT was claimed earlier this year at Oaklawn. New connections trainer Michael Hewitt and owner Jason Corley have picked up a win at Louisiana in Downs. CRYSTAL CRESCENT hit the lead early and did not look back, winning by 7 lengths. She was bred by WinStar Farm, LLC. 


  • LIFES ADVENTURE by TOURIST graduates MSW by 6+ lenghts
    07/30/2023

    Racing 7 furlongs on the dirt at Century Mile, LIFES ADVENTURE went to the lead and kept going to graduate wire to wire by over 6 lengths. It was a romp! He is trained by Gonzalo Anderson for himself and Crystal Cates.
    Breeder: Moonshine Meadow Ranch




  • 07/25/2023

  • WESTERN TOURIST by TOURIST graduates MSW
    07/25/2023

    In his 2nd start, WESTERN TOURIST broke third, but had the lead by the 1/4 pole and held to graduate by 1/2 length in a MSW going 5 1/2 length at Prairie Meadows. He is trained by Kelli Martinez for Martinez Racing.
    Breeder: Calumet Farm


  • 2 yo SPELLCAST by TOURIST wins the Hoover Stakes
    07/25/2023

    On 6/24 we wrote:2 yo SPELLCAST spurted away to win his first start easily by 3 1/2 lengths. He rated willingly and just as willingly cleared his field racing 5 furlongs at Belterra. He is co-owned and trained by Timothy E. Hamm and s a homebred for Blazing Meadows Farm LLC & WinStar Farm, LLC. Now we need to add that almost a month and a day later he has become a stakes winner - winning the Hoover Stakes at Belterra by 1 3/4 lengths to remain undefeated.


  • IMAGE OF QUALITY by FRANK CONVERSATION graduates at Woodbine - 1st out
    07/22/2023

    Making his first start sprinting at Woodbine on the all weather track, IMAGE OF QUALITY overcame traffic to burst through and graduate by 1 1/2 lengths. He is trained by Allen Desruisseaux for owner Maureen E. Hewitt-Topp.
    Breeder: Patricia Generazio


  • WILD CONVERSATION by FRANK CONVERSATION graduates at Woodbine
    07/21/2023

    Sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs on Woobine's all weather track, WILD CONVERSATION finished strongly to win by a length. He is trained by Richard L. Morden for owner Kaylee Diaz Sanchez.
    Breeder: Rockridge Stud, LLC & Kelly Carll


  • MIGHTY FRISKY by TOURIST graduates
    07/19/2023

    MIGHTY FRISKY raced 6 furlongs on the dirt at Assinaboia Downs to victory and graduation. He stalked, dueled, cleared, and held on for the win by 1 length. The 3-year-old gelding is trained d by Michael Nault for owners A2 Thoroughbreds and True North Thoroughbreds.
     


  • Kumin Hoping for Success With Homebred Fluffy Socks in G1 Diana
    07/15/2023

    NYRA Press Office

    SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— Owner Sol Kumin of Head of Plains Partners is hoping to win the Grade 1, $500,000 Diana for the third time with homebred Fluffy Socks, who is one of four entrants for trainer Chad Brown in the nine-furlong Mellon turf test.


  • JOURNEYIST by TOURIST wins her 3rd in allowance company
    07/13/2023

    JOURNEYIST has run third in her last two tries as she works her way through conditions. Today the S. D. Brilie, L.P. homebred had things her way and drew off to an easy 5 1/2 length victory in a 2 X Allwance and Hawthorne. She raced a mile and 70 on the dirt for trainer  Michele Boyce.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    16 3 3 4 $109,989
     

  • Already stakes placed, ACES OVER DEUCES by FRANK CONVERSATION graduates in a MSW
    07/09/2023

    ACES OVER DEUCES was stakes placed 3rd in the Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity at Turf Paradise before she broke her maiden. Today at Arapahoe Park she graduated wire to wire in a MSW. The 2 year old filly is trained by Candelario Villamar  and owned by Roberto Baeza and was bred in NY by William Matthews & J. S. Matthews.


  • MIND CONTROL MAKES NY STALLION HISTORY
    06/26/2023

    Mind Control bred 190 mares this season - more than any other NY stallion IN HISTORY.


  • 2 more winners for TOURIST
    06/26/2023

    FACTUALLY CORRECT started inside then had to recalculate and switch to the outside to get up to graduate going 6 furlongs at Belmont. He is trained by part-owner Rudy R. Rodriguez for owners Robert Cotrone, Michael Imperio, Andrew Gurdon, Gabrielle Farm, Matthew  Mercurio, and Vincent Scuderi. Breeder: Thorostock, LLC. He is a good example of NY Bred earnings while hitting the board.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    8 1 2 2 $96,825


    At Prairie Meadows. RUDY TOOTY came from far off the pace to break his maiden racing 6 furlongs. He is a homebred for  H. Allen Poindexter and is trained by Gene Jacquot.

     


  • 2 winners for TOURIST including a 2 yo
    06/24/2023

    2 yo SPELLCAST spurted away to win his first start easily by 3 1/2 lengths. He rated willingly and just as willingly cleared his field racing 5 furlongs at Belterra. He is co-owned and trained by Timothy E. Hamm and s a homebred for Blazing Meadows Farm LLC & WinStar Farm, LLC.
    At Lone Star, PARROT HEAD rated and then was able to kick clear and win by 1 3/4 going 1 1/16 on the turf. He was claimed out of his winning effort and we wish his new connections great good luck.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    20 4 5 2 $112,919

     


  • KHALI MAGIC wins her 6th - a Belmont allowance wire to wire
    06/24/2023

    Second in her first two 2023 allowance starts,  got win #5  and now #6  in wire-to-wire fashion. She had to work for it ad just held on bt led every step of the way. She is trained by Chris J. Englehart. KHALI MAGIC  is a  Wachtel Stable homebred.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    27 6 8 2 $368,588
     
     

  • 2 winners for TOURIST at Laurel
    06/18/2023

    DOCTOR DAVIS  won a $62,600, AOC going 1 1/16 in the turf  by  4 lengths.
    Lifetime Record: 11-4-1-1, $182,773. O-Team Hanley; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Arnaud Delacour. 

    DON'T TELL DEREN raced a mile on the turf to win by 1 1/4 Lifetime Record:  14 4-1-1 $101,455
    B: Bowman & Higgins Stable     O: Uptown Girl Racing & Michael Upton     T: Robb John J

     


  • HALEIGH B added her 2nd allowance win in a row
    06/11/2023

    Since her win last year HALEIGH B  has not been off the board. She won back after her maiden win and now has an additional 2 allowance wins in a row following 3 on the board finishes. Today she saved ground then swung wide to clear for win racing 6 furlongs at Laurel. The 5-year-old mare is owned by SAB Stable Inc. and trained by  Brittany T. Russell. She was bred by Dark Hollow Farm.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    10 4 2 3 $139,412
     

  • VIOLETS SMILE by FRANK CONVERSATION graduates MSW
    06/10/2023

    Eagle View Farm LLC's NY homebred VIOLETS SMILE contested the pace racing 6 furlongs at Monmouth then pulled away fro the win. She is trained by Derek S. Ryan.
     


  • TOURING MARYANNE by TOURIST wins again - her 5th
    06/07/2023

    TOURING MARYANNE is very popular in the claiming box and with good reason as she is very consistent. In the last 3 starts, she has won 2 and been 2nd once. Claimed last out by Michael M. Moore for owner Michael R. Day she rewarded them with the win today. She waited inside then cleared on the outside for the win by  1 3/4. She was not claimed. TOURING MARYANNE was bred by Pewter Stable.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    19 5 1 4 $131,482
     

  • MIGHTY FRISKY by TOURIST wins at first asking
    06/06/2023

    Sprinting 5 furlongs at Assinaboia Dowwns, MIGHTY FRISKY was far back initially and then rallied along the rail to break his maiden bya neck first time out. The 3-year-old is trained but Michael Nault for owners A2 Thoroughbreds and True North Thoroughbreds. He was bred by Cam Ziprick, Charles Fouillard & Julien Fouillard.


  • BRILLIANT JOURNEY by TOURIST wins the Best of Ohio Sydney Gendelman S.
    06/03/2023

    BRILLIANT JOURNEY wired the field and drew away to win the  $100,000  BEST OF OHIO SYDNEY GENDELMAN S.(NB) racing 1 1/16 on the turf  at Belterra, O-Mark D Kuntz, LLC and Kenneth   W. Dalton; B-Blazing Meadows Farm LLC & WinStar Farm, LLC   (OH); T-Larry E. Smith; Lifetime   Record: 30-6-5-7, $179,820. 


  • MARVELOUS MAUDE
    05/30/2023

  • MARVELOUS MAUDE by SLUMBER(GB) wins the Mount Vernon
    05/30/2023

    MOUNT VERNON S., $125,000, Belmont, 5-29, (S), 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34.08, fm.
    1--MARVELOUS MAUDE, 120, m, 5, Slumber (GB)--Wait Your    Turn, by Warrior's Reward. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
    O-Michael    Dubb, The Elkstone Group, LLC (Stuart Grant) and Michael J.    Caruso; B-Beechwood Bruckner LLC (NY); T-Chad C. Brown;     Lifetime Record: 12-5-3-2, $374,500.


  • LA TOURISTA by TOURIST wins her 7th
    05/29/2023

    LA TOURISTA  raced 7 furlongs on the dirt at Churchill on the way to win #7. She bobbled at the start and was pinched back but came around 6 wide and ground down rivals for the win. LA TOURISTA was bred by Fergus Galvin, Dr. Jeanne Flounders & Jayne Johnson. She was claimed out of this race and we wish her new connections the best of racing luck with this hard trying mare,

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    43 7 4 4 $210,363
     

  • DOCTOR DAVIS by TOURIST takes Pimlico allowance
    05/20/2023

    DOCTOR DAVIS broke his maiden in a MSW at Laurel last summer. He has been on the board at Laurel and KY Downs since then and then added his 2nd win in allowance company at Turfway. Back at in Maryland at Pimlico, he wired the field to win in allowance company going 1 1/16 on the turf.  O-Team Hanley; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Arnaud Delacou

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    10 3 1 1 $145,573

  • 2 allowance winners for TOURIST
    05/14/2023

    KATIE'S A  LADY enjoyed moving north and had no trouble winning a Monmouth Park allowance race going 1 1/16 on the turf. She was in the lead by the half and never seriously challenged. She won by 3 lengths. She is trained by Darien Rodriguez for Double D Stable, LLC.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    17 6 2 1 $120,825
     

    Moving from the west coast to Belterra Park, C'MON MAN overcame a bobble at the start and cleared late for the win by a length in a six-furlong allowance race. He is owned and trained by Robert B. Hess, Jr. 4-year-old C'MON MAN was stakes placed at 2 at Golden Gate,


  • FLUFFY SOCKS
    05/07/2023

  • Kumin's FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER(GB) Takes Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
    05/07/2023

    Owner/breeder Sol Kumin has enjoyed success buying into percentages of some top horses over the years—including Triple Crown winner Justify  —but his Head of Plains Partners picked up a grade 2 win May 6 at Churchill Downs with Fluffy Socks , who couldn't be more thoroughly Kumin's own.


  • 2 yo ACES OVER DEUCES by FRANK CONVERSATION stakes placed
    05/07/2023

    ACES OVER DEUCES trained by Candelario Villamar came with a late surge and checked in 3rd in the Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity at Turf Paradise. Se s owned by Roberto Baeza and was bred in NY by William Matthews & J. S. Matthews.


  • ON A TOUR by TOURIST wins her 8th!
    05/05/2023

    ON A TOUR had a rough start and was allowed to settle off the pace, and then came running to win by 3 3/4. She raced a mile and 70 yards at Hawthorne. The 5-year-old mare was claimed out of her winning race and we wish her new connections the best of racing luck.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    31 8 5 7 $130,381
     

  • FEUILLETON by TOURIST graduates at Tampa Bay
    05/01/2023

    FEUILLETON, owned and trained by Pearl Chain dueled briefly and then took the lead to the wire and the winner's circle racing a mile and 70 on the dirt. The race was originally scheduled for the turf. FEUILLETON was bred by  WinStar Farm, LLC.


  • Slumber - Fluffy Socks and Sy Dog
    04/29/2023

    READ BLOODHORSE ARTICLE discussing SLUMBER(GB) and others bred by Sol Kumin


  • DON'T LET ME DOWN by TOURIST graduates by 6 + at Aqueduct
    04/22/2023

    DON'T LET ME DOWN waited and then exploded to a 6 1/4 length win racing 6 furlongs on Aqueduct's outer turf course. He is owned by Wachtel Stable and Gary Barber and is trained by Chris J. Englehart. The breeder of record is Equus Farm.


  • DON'T TELL DEREN by TOURIST wins her 3rd
    04/14/2023

    DON'T TELL DEREN got in a pace battle, eased back and then came on again to win her 3rd racing 1 1/16 on the dirt. at Laurel. The 3 year old filly is trained by  John J. Robb for owners Uptown Girl Racing and Michael Upton.
    Breeder: Bowman & Higgins Stable

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    11 3 0 1 $75,465

     


  • TOURING MARYANNE by Tourist wins 2nd in a row
    03/22/2023

    TOURING MARYANNE won for the 2nd time in a row this year at PARX. She was claimed out of her last winning race and came on willingly to win for her new connections by 5 lenghts. She is now trained by Michael V. Pino for Just In Time Racing LLC. TOURING MARYANNE was bred by Pewter Stable.


  • LA TOURISTA by TOURIST adds win # 6
    03/18/2023

    LA TOURISTA  raced a mile on the all-weather track at Turfway, She burst through from way off the pace to garner her 6 th win. . LA TOURISTA is owned and trained by Juan Munoz Cano and was bred by Fergus Galvin, Dr. Jeanne Flounders & Jayne Johnson.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    39 6 4 4 $173,859
     

  • CRYSTAL CRESCENT by TOURIST wins at Oaklawn
    03/11/2023

    Bruno Schickedanz's CRYSTAL CRESCENT pressed the pace and then cleared for the win by 2 1/2 lengths racing 6 furlongs at Oaklawn Park. She is trained by Norman McKnight and was bred by WinStar Farm, LLC. 


  • Frank Conversation Sires First Winner in New York
    03/04/2023

    Courtesy of the BloodHorse

    Frank Conversation's first winner Incantation is an Ascendant Farms homebred.


  • INCANTATION first winner for FRANK CONVERSATION graduates at Aqueduct
    03/04/2023

    Making his third start, INCANTATION was in front by the half and dueled with more than one rival to the wire. He won by 1 1/4 lengths going a mile at Aqueduct. INCANTATION is a homebred for Ascendant Farms and is trained by H. James Bond.


  • SHIRLEY'S SHERMAN by A SHIN FORWARD wins her 2nd
    02/23/2023

    SHIRLEY'S SHERMAN raced 6 1/2 furlongs at Turfway Park to come from far off the pace to win going away by 6 1/4 lengths. She is trained by  William R. Helmbrecht for owner  Laura Helmbrecht. She was bred in NY by Vincent A. Vivolo Jr..


  • 2 winners for TOURIST
    02/21/2023

    TOURING MARYANNE wore down rivals at PARX to win her 3rd race going 7 furlongs on the dirt. She was claimed out of her winning race and we wish the new connections great racing luck.

    WAR TOURIST won first time out of the gate. She dueled from the start sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs at the Fair Grounds and prevailed by 1 3/4 lengths. She is owned and trained by Justin Jeansonne and co-owned by Mike Powers.


  • WHAT'S UP SWEETS by SLUMBER (GB) wins her 5th
    02/21/2023

    WHAT'S UP SWEETS is now owned and trained by Joe Sharp.  Racing a mile and 70 at the Fair Grounds, she wired the field for an easy 5 3/4 length victory. . Recently racing a mile on the dirt at Horseshoe Indianapolis, she waited and then blew her field away winning by 10 1/4 under a hand ride. She did the same at  Belterra Park winning this time as she pleased by over 5 lengths. 


  • Mind Control
    02/20/2023

  • Unique Partnership of Breeders Brings Mind Control to New York
    02/18/2023

    SEE VIDEO
    Courtesy of the TDN

    Tenacious to the end, Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stable's Mind Control (Stay Thirsty) closed out his career with a win in the 2022 GI Cigar Mile, his third Grade I win and his 11th black-type victory. In a remarkable 29 starts over five years, Mind Control amassed total winnings of $2,185,834. In that race, as in all of Mind Control's stakes wins, he beat an impressive field of competitors, including favored Zandon, White Abarrio, and Get Her Number. Big numbers, indeed.


  • MANDONA by TOURIST wins her 2nd
    02/16/2023

    MANDONA broke her maiden in November and has been on the board in her next 4 starts with a win in the most recent one. She was reserved just off the pace and then dueled and drew off to an 8-length lead and finally galloped home to win by 1/2 a length. She is trained by Rafael S. Barraza for RB Racing.


  • ON VACATION by TOURUST graduates at Golden Gate
    02/11/2023

    The wonderfully named ON VACATION came from off the pace and cleared the field for a win by 1 1/4 going a mile on the all-weather surface at Golden Gate. She is a homebred for Louis Neve and is trained by Brendan W. Galvin.
     


  • RESOLVE NOW by TOURIST wins his 2nd
    02/04/2023

    Racing at Sam Houston, RESOLVE NOW raced forwardly in 2nd and then took the lead to win by a nose. He traveled 7 furlongs. RESOLVE NOW is owned and trained by Terry Eoff. He was bred by Pattons Creek Farm LLC.


  • WICKED FAST by TOURIST 3rd in the G3- William L Mcknight S
    01/29/2023

    WICKED FAST was a willing 2nd in the 1 5/8th mile Allen Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream last out.  Trying the 1 1/2 mile G3 William L Mcknight S he ran 3rd following a rally after a bimp at the 1st turn which caused him to lose position. The 4-year-old gelding is owned by Jordan V. Wycoff and trained by Michael J. Maker. He was bred by Wachtel Stable.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    13 2 3 3 $196,703
     



  • 01/28/2023

  • Rockridge: First Foal Born by Late New York Sire Combatant
    01/25/2023

    The first foal is a New York-bred filly out of Sadie's Song.


  • KATIE'S A LADY by TOURIST wins her 5th
    01/22/2023

    Racing in a starter handicap at a 1 1/16 on the Tampa Bay turf, KATIE'S A LADY was sent from the gate and wired the field to win by over 5 lengths. She is trained by Kathleen O'Connell for owner Double D Stable, LLC. Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation


  • Mind Control, Slumber Top Rockridge Stud Fees
    01/14/2023

    Topped by fees for Mind Control  , who enters stud this year, and Slumber  , sire of 2022 graded stakes winner Sy Dog  and multiple graded stakes winner Fluffy Socks , Rockridge Stud announced Jan. 13 its 2023 stallion roster. The Hudson, N.Y., farm will host a stallion show Jan. 28 from noon to 2 p.m. ET, with attendees eligible for free seasons in a raffle.


  • SHINFULL by A SHIN FORWARD makes it 2 in a row in allowance company
    01/14/2023

    SHINFULL ran 2nd five times in MSW company often with good excuses. She broke her maiden last month and followed that with a forwardly placed allowance win today racing 6 1/2 furlongs at Aqueduct. SHINFULL is trained by David G. Donk for Edition Farm. She was bred by Edition Farm & Linda C. Conroy.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    8 2 4 0 $145,350
     

  • WENTRU by TOURIST Tops Keeneland Finale
    01/13/2023

    WENTRU Tops at Keeneland Finale Wentru (Tourist) (hip 1571), a 5-year-old gelding coming off a win in the GIII Valedictory S. at Woodbine in December, will be joining the barn of trainer Will Walden after selling for a sessiontopping $200,000. Frank Taylor made the winning bid on the dark bay, who was supplemented to the auction as part of the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment, and signed the ticket as Will Walden Racing Stable.


  • Rockridge Stud Announces 2023 Fees + Stallion Show
    01/13/2023

    Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., has announced the advertised fees for its 2023 stallion roster.

    A stallion show will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28, noon – 2 p.m. Lunch buffet will be served, and raffle for free seasons to each stallion at the show (attendance is required to be eligible).

    Among this year's group is Mind Control, a Grade 1 winner standing his debut season at stud, and Tourist, a Breeders' Cup Mile winner who relocates from Kentucky.

    Al Khali – $2,500 LFSN
    A Shin Forward – $2,500 LFSN
    Disco Partner – $4,000 LFSN
    Frank Conversation – Private
    Mind Control* – $8,500 LFSN
    Slumber – $7,500 LFSN
    Tourist – $3,500 LFSN

    *Joint venture with Irish Hill/Dutchess Views Farm, Waldorf Farm, and Hidden Lake Farm

     


  • Stallion Spotlight Presented By New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc.: Tourist Moves In At Rockridge Stud
    01/12/2023

    Stallion Spotlight offers stud farm representatives a chance to address breeders and answer questions as they plan their future matings.

    In this edition, Rockridge Stud's Erin Robinson discusses Tourist, a Breeders' Cup Mile-winning son of Tiznow who moves to New York for the upcoming 2023 breeding season.




  • 01/10/2023

  • CHALEE O by TOURIST wins at Turfway
    01/06/2023

    A homebred for Judy Hicks, CHARLEE O wired the field to win by 1 1/4 going 6 1/2 furlongs on the all-weather track at Turfway Park for her 2nd win lifetime  She is trained by Brian Waltz.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    10 2 0 0 $84,202
     

  • LA TOURISTA by TOURISTmakes it 2 in a row at Turfway
    01/05/2023

    LA TOURISTA had no trouble circling the field from far off the pace to find the wire in front by 5 1/2 lengths and make it 2 won in a row. She raced a mile on the all-weather track at Turfway for her 4th win. LA TOURISTA is owned and trained by Juan Munoz Cano and was bred by Fergus Galvin, Dr. Jeanne Flounders & Jayne Johnson.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    36 5 4 3 $145,505
     

  • DOCTOR DAVIS by TOURIST wins his 2nd Allowance
    01/01/2023

    DOCTOR DAVIS broke his maiden in a MSW at Laurel this summer. He has been on the board at Laurel and KY Downs since then and today added his 2nd win in allowance company at Turfway. Racing 6 furlongs he relaxed far back early then swung 6 wide for a 1-length victory. Lifetime Record: 7-2-0-1, $91,070.
    O-Team Hanley; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Arnaud Delacour


  • HALEIGH B by TOURIST wins her 2nd in a row
    12/31/2022

    HALEIGH B raced 7 furlongs at Laurel to graduation last out. Racing back at 6 furlongs at Penn National this time, she got out from between horses and cleared the field to win by 4 1/2 lengths. The 4-year-old filly is owned by SAB Stable Inc. and trained by  Brittany T. Russell. She was bred by Dark Hollow Farm.


  • MIND CONTROL to Stand at Rockridge Stud in New York
    12/22/2022

    Courtesy of the BloodHorse
    Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Control  , most recently winner of the Cigar Mile Handicap Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) will enter stud at Rockridge Stud in New York under the management of Irish Hill Farm, Dutchess Views Stallions, Hidden Lake Farm, and Rockridge Stud, the colt's ownership group announced Dec. 21.


  • WICKED FAST by TOURIST a strong 2nd in the listed Allen Jerkens
    12/18/2022

    WICKED FAST bid 2 wide and was a willing 2nd in the 1 5/8th mile Allen Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream.  The 3-year-old gelding is owned by Jordan V. Wycoff and trained by Michael J. Maker. He was bred by Wachtel Stable. He added his first black type

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    12 2 3 2 $177,903
     

  • HALEIGH B by TOURIST graduated at Laurel
    12/12/2022

    HALEIGH B raced 7 furlongs at Laurel to graduation. Off the favorite, she waited behind horses and then swung wide for the win by 2 1/2 lengths. The 4 year old filly is owned by SAB Stable Inc. and trained by  Brittany T. Russell. She was bred by Dark Hollow Farm.


  • TOURING MARYANNE by TOURIST wins at PARX
    12/07/2022

    TOURING MARYANNE enjoyed the wet sealed track at PARX and sprinted to her second win with a late surge. She won by 3 1/2 lengths. She was bred by Pewter Stable and is trained by Harold Wyner for owner Positive Connection Stable.
     




  • 12/06/2022

  • WENTRU by TOURIST Dead-Heats in the Valedictory G3
    12/05/2022

    Courtesy of  Chris Lomon/Woodbine
    WENTRU and Who's the Star shared the winner's circle in a compelling running of the Valedictory Stakes  G3 Sunday at Woodbine.


  • Graded stakes placed TOERIS by TOURIST wins at Gulfstream
    12/05/2022

    TOERIS  broke her maiden at Santa Anita and followed that up with a stakes placing in the Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. 3)at Del Mar last fall. Moving to the east coast after a long break, she ran 3rd in allowance company and today won going a mile in an AOC on the turf at Gulfstream - sneaking up the rail for the win. She is owned and was bred by Team Valor International & Gary Barber and is trained by Mark E. Casse

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    7 2 0 3 $111,875
     

  • LA TOURISTA by TOURIST wins at Turfway
    12/04/2022

    LA TOURISTA was rowdy in the gate but once racing had no trouble circling the field to find the wire in front. She raced a mile on the al weather track at Turfway  for her 4th win. LA TOURISTA is owned and trained by Juan Munoz Cano and was bred by Fergus Galvin, Dr. Jeanne Flounders & Jayne Johnson.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    35 4 4 3 $124,505
     

  • Tourist Relocates to Rockridge Stud for 2023
    11/29/2022

    TOURIST, a grade 1 winning son of Tiznow who earned $2,170,340 and holds the record for running the fastest Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) in 2016, is being relocated to Rockridge Stud near Hudson, N.Y., for the 2023 season. He will stand for $3,500 next year.


  • Finest Work faces Fluffy Socks in Forever Together
    11/19/2022

    Courtesy of the DRF
    Fluffy Socks, trained by Chad Brown, figures to go favored after competing in five consecutive graded stakes. In three of her last five starts, Fluffy Socks was beaten by a stablemate in a graded race. Last time, out she finished fourth as the 3-2 favorite in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive at Santa Anita.


  • KHALI'S DREAM takes another FL allowance
    11/17/2022

    Racing a mile and 70 this time, KHALI'S DREAM went off the favorite and wired the field for his 3rd win allowance company win. He is a homebred for the Wachtel Stable and is trained by Chris J. Englehart.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    11 3 0 2 $57,588

  • MARILYN'S MAGIC by SLUMBER (GB) wins her 2nd
    10/27/2022

    Racing 6 1/2 furlongs at Delta Downs, MARILYN'S MAGIC came up the rail from far off the pace to win by almost 3 lengths. It was her 2nd win. The  4year old filly is trained by Rosa E. Ramirez for owner  Evan Everett Moody.
     


  • ROCKRIDGE co-bred filly sells for $150,000 as 1 of 3 top Saratoga Fall Sale weanlings
    10/20/2022

    Courtesy of the TDN
    The trio of co-toppers at the Saratoga auction was rounded out by a filly by Malibu Moon (hip 14), who was purchased by Carolyn and David Cannizzo's Willow Brook Stables. Consigned by Vinery Sales, the weanling is out of graded-placed Stopspendingmaria (Montbrook) and is a half-sister to stakes winner No Mo' Spending (Uncle Mo) and to stakes-placed Blewitt (Uncle Mo). She was bred by Rockridge Stud, Ascendant Farms and Spendthrift Farm. Rockridge Stud purchased Stopspendingmaria for $32,000 at the 2019 Keeneland January sale.


  • JIMMY P by SLUMBER(GB) graduates a 2nd time - over hurdles
    10/03/2022

    JIMMY P broke his maiden the first time at Tampa Bay last year. He had a 3rd at Laurel and switched to jumps this summer at Colonial Downs. He broke his maiden over hurdles at Foxfield, closing from off the pace and clearing his field. He raced 2 1/8 mils. JIMMY P is owned by Madaket Stables LLC and Molly and Paul Willis. He is trained by Keri Brion. Breeder of record: Head of Plains Partners & Madaket Stables


  • MARVELOUS MAUDE by SLUMBER(GB) 2nd in the John Hettinger
    10/01/2022

    MARVELOUS MAUDE, only off the board once in her 10 race career, closed fast to gain her first black type racing 2nd in the John Hettinger Stakes at 1 1/8 on the turf at Belmont at the Big A. 
     Lifetime Record: 10-4-3-2, $293,750. O-Michael J. Dubb, The Elkstone Group, LLC & Michael J. Caruso; B-Beechwood Bruckner LLC (NY); T-Chad Brown


  • KHALI'S DREAM by AL KHALI wins FL Allowance
    09/14/2022

    KHALI'S DREAM won off by over 5 length racing 6 furlongs in a MSW at Finger Lakes and he did it again today in allowance company. He is a homebred for the Wachtel Stable and is trained by Chris J. Englehart.


  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER(GB) 2nd in the Ballston Spa G2
    08/28/2022

    Multiple Graded stakes winner FLUFFY SOCKS overcome a difficult start which left her last in the field to close well for a 2nd in the G2 Ballston Spa S. on Travers day.  Earlier this year she had a 2nd in the Matchmaker S (G3), a 3rd in the Modesty Stakes (Gr. 3) and was on the board in the Eatontown Stakes (G3).  FLUFFY SOCKS is a homebred for Head of the Plains and is trained by Chad Brown

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    16 4 7 2 $669,680
     

  • 'Breeders Are Starting To Get It' With Disco Partner
    08/16/2022

    Paulick Report
    STALLION SPOTLIGHT: In this edition, Erin Robinson of Rockridge Stud discusses Disco Partner, a record-setting turf sprinter whose first foals are yearlings of 2022.


  • MARVELOUS MAUDE by SLUMBER(GB) takes Saratoga Allowance
    07/31/2022

    Courtesy of the TDN
    MARVELOUS MAUDE, never off the board in her career, cleared her second-level New York-bred allowance condition last out at Belmont June 23 and handled her first foray into open company with aplomb Saturday. Backed as the 7-5 chalk for high-profile connections, the dark bay hugged the fence early while off the pace. She switched out and was given her cue into the second bend, came wider still into the lane and could not be contained from there as she bested fellow Empire-bred Finest Work (Outwork) by a length. The winner is out of a half-sister to MGSW Fear the Cowboy (Cowboy Cal). She has a 2-year-old halfsister by Freud and a foal full sister. Her dam was bred back to Slumber for 2023. Lifetime Record: 8-4-2-2, $250,750. O-Michael J. Dubb, The Elkstone Group, LLC & Michael J. Caruso; B-Beechwood Bruckner LLC (NY); T-Chad Brown. 


  • WHAT'S UP SWEETS by SLUMBER(GB) wins her second in a row
    07/27/2022

    WHAT'S UP SWEETS is owned and trained by Raymond J. Paquette, III, and was bred by Circle Bar H LLC in Oklahoma. Last out racing a mile on the dirt and Horseshoe Indianapolis, she waited and then blew her field away winning by 10 1/4 under a hand ride. She did the same at  Belterra Park winning this time as she pleased by over 5 lengths. 


  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER(GB) 2nd in the Matchmaker G2
    07/24/2022

    Multiple Graded stakes winner FLUFFY SOCKS had a 3rd in the Modesty Stakes (Gr. 3) and was on the board in the Eatontown Stakes (G3) earlir this year. Today she was hung wide but got the place position in the  Matchmaker Stakes (Gr. 3) at Monmouth. She is a homebred for Head of the Plains and is trained by Chad Brown.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    15 4 6 2 $589,680
     

  • WHO'S BIG DADDY by SLUMBER (GB) breaks his maiden at Prairie Meadows
    07/17/2022

    Going 6 furlongs at Prairie Meadows, WHO'S BIG DADDY raced in last then made a rail bid and got the maiden win. He is trained by Timothy E. Martin for owner/breeder Circle Bar H LLC. 

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    11 1 1 6 $44,107

  • KHALI'S DREAM by AL KHALI graduates in a MSW
    06/22/2022

    KHALI'S DREAM won off by over 5 length racing 6 furlongs in a MSW at Finger Lakes. He overcame a slow start to lead by the first quarter and draw steadily clear. He is a homebred for the Wachtel Stable and is trained by Chris J. Englehart.
     


  • BREXTON by SLUMBER(GB) wins at Canterbury
    05/26/2022

    BREXTON got win #2 sprinting 5 1/2 at Canterbury Park.  He wait and then cleared the field 5 wide to win by 1/2 a lenght. He is trained by  Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.for owner: David Dayon
    Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Donnie R. Hubbard & Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bodkin


  • WHAT'S UP SWEETS by SLUMBER(GB) dominates at a mile - winning by 10+
    05/24/2022

    WHAT'S UP SWEETS is owned and trained by Raymond J. Paquette, III and was bred by Circle Bar H LLC in Oklahoma. Racing a mile on the dirt and Horseshoe Indianapolis, she waited and then blew her field away winning by 10 1/4 under a hand ride.


  • SY DOG by SLUMBER (GB) 3rd in the G2 American Turf
    05/08/2022

    In his graded stakes debut, SY DOG secured his third win in as many starts in the G3 Transylvania Stakes at Keeneland. Upping it a notch into the G2 American Turf Stakes on Derby Day, he was closing fast, but had to settle for 3rd. SY DOG is a homebred for Head of Plains Partners & Madaket Stablesand is trained by H. Graham Motion.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    4 3 0 1 $396,900
     

  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER(GB) 2nd in the G3 Modesty
    05/07/2022

    MGSW FLUFFY SOCKS came 4 wide in the stretch but could not catch the winner in the Modesty S G3 on Oaks Day at Churchill. She is a homebred for Head Of Plains Partners (KY) and is trained by Chad Brown.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    13 4 5 2 $542,180

  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER (GB) starts 2022
    04/15/2022

    Graded stakes winner FLUFFY SOCKS got her 2022 campaign off to a good start with a willing 2nd in a salty 4 X allowance race at  1 1/6 on the Keeneland turf. She is a homebred for Head of the Plains and is trained by Chad Brown.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    12 4 4 2 $494,180
     

  • SLEEPY N JOYFUL by SLUMBER (GB) wins her 3rd
    03/03/2022

    SLEEPY N JOYFUL had to work for it but she dueled to her third win racing a mile at Penn National. She is trained by Mark V. Salvaggio
    for owner Jeffrey W. Parthemore. She was bred in KY by Calumet Farm.


  • KHALI MAGIC by AL KHALI won her 2nd in a row
    01/14/2022

    KHALI MAGIC closed out 2021 with an allowance win at Finger Lakes and opened 2022 with a win at Aqueduct. The homebred stalked, cleared and won for the trainer: Chris J. Englehart. She is a  Wachtel Stable homebred.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    10 3 3 0 $94,208

  • FLUFFY SOCKS third in the G1 American Oaks
    12/27/2021
    • ‘Off Turf’ American Oaks Retains Grade 1 Status; AGS Committee Alters Grading Schedule for 2022

    A winner last out of the G2 Sands Point S at Belmont, FLUFFY SOCKS shipped west to start in the American Oaks G1 on opening day at Santa Anita. The race was originally scheduled for the turf and when run on the dirt it was downgraded from a G1 to a G2. Still, nothing to sneeze at. She trailed initially and then split horses to get up for 3rd and add more black type to her resume.  

    Bred in Kentucky by owner Head of Plains Racing, Fluffy Socks is by Slumber (GB) out of the Kitten's Joy mare Breakfast Time. With her win in the G2 Sands Point, the 3-year-old filly has one win in five starts in 2021, for a lifetime record of 11-4-3-2and career earnings of $466,880.


  • STALLION SHOW: on Saturday, Jan. 29, from noon - 2 p.m.
    12/08/2021

    Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., has announced its 2022 roster and stud fees.

    The group is headlined by proven second-crop sire Slumber, the sire of a 3-year-old graded stakes winner and a 2-year-old stakes winner in 2021; and newcomer Combatant, a Grade 1-winning son of Scat Daddy.

     

     

    Al Khali (Medaglia D'Oro) – $2,500 LFSN
    A Shin Forward (Forest Wildcat) – $2,500 LFSN
    Combatant (Scat Daddy) – $7,500 LFSN
    Disco Partner (Disco Rico) – $4,000 LFSN
    Frank Conversation (Quality Road) – $3,500 LFSN
    Slumber (Cacique) – $7,500 LFSN

    Rockridge will host a stallion show and open house on Saturday, Jan. 29, from noon – 2 p.m. Lunch buffet will be served.




  • 11/29/2021

  • SY DOG by SLUMBER Gets First Stakes Win In Central Park At Aqueduct
    11/29/2021

    The stakes action at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y., on Saturday got off to a thrilling start as second-time starter Sy Dog came out on top over longshot Ohtwoohthreefive in a desperate finish in the $100,000 Central Park for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on the outer turf course.


  • 2 yo SY DOG graduates MSW at Belmont 1st out
    10/25/2021

    Courtesy of the TDN
    3rd-Belmont, $90,000, Msw, 10-24, 2yo, 7fT, 1:22.19, fm, 4 lengths.
    SY DOG (c, 2, Slumber {GB}--My Love Venezuela, by Scat Daddy) gave his sire a third winner in the space of the last eight days with a promising debut tally at Belmont. Sy Dog settled last but one before improving one spot nearing the turn. The homebred traveled full of run for Jose Ortiz into the final three furlongs, was angled out into about the five path off the final corner and stormed down the center of the track to graduate by four good-looking lengths at an overlaid 38-5.

    Slumber's daughter Fluffy Socks won the GII Sands Point S. Oct. 16, while Marvelous Maude won a state-bred allowance Oct. 21.
    Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500.
    . O-Head of Plains Partners LLC
     B-Head of Plains Partners & Madaket Stables (KY)
     T-H Graham Motion




  • 10/24/2021

  • MARVELOUS MAUDE by SLUMBER (GB) wins 1x allow
    10/22/2021

    Maybe they gave SLUMBER (GB) the wrong name.  His progeny are AWAKE!

    Courtesy of the TDN
    9th-Belmont, $80,000, (S), Alw, 10-21, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.22, fm, 1 length.
    MARVELOUS MAUDE (f, 3, Slumber {GB}--Wait Your Turn, by Warrior's Reward) closed to be third after a troubled beginning debuting over a mile on this turf June 11 and graduated in a washed-off Saratoga state-bred maiden heat Aug. 19 before just missing when second by a head back here on the lawn Sept. 26. Away as a 3-2 chalk in this spot, the dark bay settled in seventh at the hedge behind fractions of :24.79 and :48.22, closed in on the leaders starting around the eighth pole and edged past Home for Christmas (Shanghai Bobby) in the final sixteenth for a one-length success.

    The winner's dam has an unraced 2-year-old Freud filly named Jet Set Juliet and a yearling filly by the same sire. She returned to the winner's sire this spring.
    Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $115,750.
    O-Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, LLC (Stuart Grant) & Michael J. Caruso;
    B-Beechwood Bruckner LLC (NY0
    T-Chad C. Brown.


  • FLUFFY SOCKS
    10/16/2021

  • BREXTON by SLUMBER (GB) graduates at Remington Park
    09/30/2021

    Racing 6 1/2  furlongs at Remington Park, BREXTON broke his maiden for Danny R. Caldwell and trainer Oscar Flores. He wired the field for the win. BREXTON was claimed out of the race and we wish his new connections great luck with him.
     


  • WHAT'S UP SWEETS by SLUMBER graduates in her 3rd start
    09/08/2021

    On the board at Oaklawn in her first start, WHAT'S UP SWEETS  graduated racing 7 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Indiana Grand. She came 6 wide and then 4 wide to gain the lead and win by 3 1/2. WHAT'S UP SWEETS  is trained by  Brad H. Cox for owner Madaket Stables LLC Owner Link
    and was bred by Circle Bar H LLC.


  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER rallies for 3rd in the G1 Del Mar Oaks
    08/22/2021

    Graded SW of the Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. 3). FLUFFY SOCKS raced in 7th initially and then bid 4 wide to get up for 3rd in the G1 Del Mar Oaks. She is trained by Chad Brown owner/breeder Breeder Head Of Plains Partners Owner Link.

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    9 3 3 1 $320,880
     

  • Combatant Retired to Rockridge Stud in New York
    08/20/2021

    The Scat Daddy horse is currently being syndicated and will stand for a $7,500 fee

    Combatant , a millionaire and winner of the 2020 Santa Anita Handicap (G1), has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Rockridge Stud near Hudson, N.Y., beginning with the 2022 season. The Hronis Racing color-bearer was sold to Brian Levings of Levings Racing in a deal brokered by Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock, Colt Pike, and David Ingordo.


  • MARVELOUS MAUDE by SLUMBER (GB) graduates MSW at Saratoga
    08/20/2021

    Making her second start, MARVELOUS MAUDE overcame all sorts of trouble to finally come up the rail to break her maiden in her 2nd start. Her expected  1 1/16 turf race switched to 1 1/8 on the dirt due to torrential rain. MARVELOUS MAUDE is owned by Michael Dubb and The Elkstone Group and trained by Chad Brown.


  • LILBIT BLUE by MICROMANAGE graduates wrapped up
    08/08/2021

    LILBIT BLUE wired the field to graduate under wraps racing a mile and seventy at Finger Lakes. She is trained by William H. Bartlett
    for owner William H. Bartlett. Her breeder is  Eric J. Mye.


  • FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER 2nd in the Lake George G3 at Saratoga
    07/24/2021

    GSW FLUFFY SOCKS was gaining on the winner in the Lake George G3, but had to settle for 2nd
    Owner: Head of Plains Partners LLC Owner Link  Breeder: Head Of Plains PartnersFluffy Socks, second in the Memories of Silver Stakes in April at Aqueduct Racetrack before a fifth-place effort in the Wonder Again, rallied from last-of-9 at the three-quarters mark to earn runner-up status for the second time in three starts, edging Tobys Heart by a neck.

    "Going into this race, I thought these four horses were even," admitted Brown. "I couldn't have picked between them"


  • CRICK by GIANT SURPRISE graduates at PARX
    04/21/2021

    CRICK overcame a bump at the start and got graduation behind her racing 6 furlongs at PARX. She has been on the board enough to have earned almost $60,000. She is owned by Jason G. Artz and trained by  Juan Carlos Guerrero.
     


  • GSW FLUFFY SOCKS by SLUMBER (GB) adds black-type
    04/19/2021

    FLUFFY SOCKS won both the G3 Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. 3) and the Selima S at 2. She started her 2021 campaign in the Memories Of Silver Stakes at Aqueduct. The 3 year old filly made a determined rally from off the pace and just missed the win by a head. She is a homebred for Head Of Plains Partners and is trained by Chad Brown,

    Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
    6 3 2 0 $246,880
     

  • LITTLE BUBS by MICROMANAGE graduates at Turf Paradise
    03/18/2021

    Bred by Clark Brewster, LITTLE BUBS broke his maiden racing a mile at Turf Paradise. The 4 year old edged clear in the stretch to win by 3 lengths. He is owned and trained by Tsosie Terrill


  • JIMMY P by SLUMBER(GB) graduates long on the grass at Tampa
    01/02/2021

    Racing 1 1/18 on the turf at Tampa, JIMMY P advanced from the outside to clear the field and break his maiden. He is a homebred for Owner LinkHead of Plains Partners & Madaket Stables and is trained by Trainer: H. Graham Motion.


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    11/29/2020

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    05/07/2023

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