Hard Spun Foals

Happy Endings · Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:15 pm

Here is the race replay for today's Tokyo City Cup G3 at 1 1/2 miles on the dirt at Santa AnitaHard Aces and Big John B finished 1-2.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... y-cup-s-g3

Happy Endings · Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:09 pm

Happy Endings wrote:Time to Travel had a very snappy MSW win yesterday at Gulfstream park in race #3. Won by nearly 5 lengths.

replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -on-4-1-17

OMG just realized Time to Travel is a FULL brother to Hard Not To Like! Bred and owned by Garland Williamson, who also bred and owned Hard Not To Like...very cool. Gotta keep an eye on this one! In his only other start he finished 4th behind Timeline, another Hard Spun colt who is entered in race #8, a one mile AOC this coming Thursday at Aqueduct. Maybe two good ones!

Happy Endings · Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:06 pm

These Blues won race #6 at Parx on April 3.

replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -on-4-3-17

Happy Endings · Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:56 pm

Timeline had an easy time of it in his allowance race today. He won by 13 1/2 lengths! Time of 1:36.95 on a sloppy track. His record is now 2-2-0-0. Well, Hard Spun ran well in the mud, so I guess that is no huge surprise that he can, too.

photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSj4QallNAx/

TDN Rising Star: http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ha ... b4.twitter

Video: http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ra ... 61721AQD8/

I think that video link only works for mobile devices. This following one should work on pcs.

http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ra ... 61721AQD8/

He sure scooted away from that field in short order!

MTO · Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:02 am

Gatting (3yo gelding) won the G2 Western Australia Derby on 4/8/2017. 2400 meters(1.5 miles).

Hard Spun is throwing some distance horses.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/horse-raci ... b88441033z

Happy Endings · Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:04 pm

MTO wrote:Gatting (3yo gelding) won the G2 Western Australia Derby on 4/8/2017. 2400 meters(1.5 miles).

Hard Spun is throwing some distance horses.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/horse-raci ... b88441033z

Terrific race!

Race replay here; click on the arrow in the far right column to see the replay: http://www.rwwa.com.au/cris/horse.aspx? ... 569&max=50

Happy Endings · Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:48 pm

Hard Scramble had a nice maiden win in Race #7 at Oaklawn Park today.

video: http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ra ... 91712OPM7/

Happy Endings · Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:38 pm

Danzig Girl won a maiden race (race #5) at Golden Gate on March 31. Her record is 2-1-1-0.

video: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... on-3-31-17

Happy Endings · Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:42 pm

Oh, my, I hope they aren't doing this to try and get him in the Derby. He's just coming off a maiden win on April 1 for goodness sake! Time to Travel is entered in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland this coming Saturday. Does that race have points? I hope not.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:13 pm

IIRC, the winner gets only 10 points. Whoever wins this race is not getting into the Derby unless they already have about 30.

Happy Endings · Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:32 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:IIRC, the winner gets only 10 points. Whoever wins this race is not getting into the Derby unless they already have about 30.

Thanks for that info. Glad to hear it. It would be throwing him to the wolves. He's too inexperienced.

Happy Endings · Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:55 pm

Well here's an interesting tidbit about another runner in the Lexington Stakes. Souper Tapit is out of Zo Impressive, talented winner of the G1 Mother Goose from Hard Spun's first crop. I think she was second to Questing in the CCA Oaks, and then 4th in the Alabama and injured in that race and retired.

Happy Endings · Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:45 pm

Timeline's connection are looking at the G3 Peter Pan Stakes on May 13 at Belmont Park for him. He earned a BSF of 102 in his allowance win last week.

https://www.darleyamerica.com/news/timely-updates

Happy Endings · Sat Apr 15, 2017 7:53 pm

TIme to Travel finished 4th after leading for a while. He last raced just 2 weeks ago and he had never raced at a route distance before. So he probably got tired. THey were saying it was a very tiring track today.

Happy Endings · Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:10 pm

TAMLEEK was another good looking maiden winner for Hard Spun today at Newmarket in GB.

Story with a link to the video replay:
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/so ... 7Q.twitter

Happy Endings · Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:24 pm

DIADURA returns in race 1, an allowance, at Wiloodbine this Friday. She's been off for 6 months. Looked really good in her first 2 races last fall and the didn't lift a hoof in the Alcibides. Hoping that last was a fluke. Returning to the all weather surface should help, too.

Happy Endings · Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:52 pm

Portmagee won the License Fee Stakes today at Belmont Park. Summer Reading finished third. I believe she is Hard Spun's 60th stakes winner!

Race replay, select April 30, race #8: https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/replays

Happy Endings · Fri May 05, 2017 8:43 pm

Spin Me A Kiss broke her maiden rather easily in race # 6 at Santa Anita today. Her record is now 3-1-1-0.

race replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -on-5-5-17

Happy Endings · Fri May 05, 2017 8:51 pm

McCormack broke his maiden in race #13 at Churchill Downs today. His record is now 4-1-0-2.

replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -on-5-5-17

MTO · Sat May 06, 2017 9:27 pm

Vending Machine was 3rd in the listed Singletary Stakes at Santa Anita, Saturday 5/6/2017. 1 mile turf

He's a gelding now.