Sumaya US Stable homebred Releasethethunder (3,c, More Than Ready/Medina Thunder) pulled away in the stretch to win by 3 and 3/4 lengths on Friday at Tampa Bay Downs. The 3 year old colt now has hit the board in 3 of his 5 career starts and has earned $22,181. He was bred in Kentucky by International Equities Holding, Inc. and was born and raised at
Brookdale Grad Marley's Freedom was named a finalist for both the Older Dirt Female and Female Sprinter Division for the 2018 Eclipse Awards. Marley's Freedom won 4 graded stakes this year, including the G1 Ballerina Stakes, at distances ranging from 6 Furlongs to a Mile. She has now earned $815,935 for owners Cicero Farms, LLC. Winners will be announced on Thursday, January 24th.
Golden Award (4,f, Medaglia d'Oro/Arch's Gal Edith) started the 2019 season the same way she ended the 2018 season with a trip to the winner's circle for new owners Summer Wind Equine. Golden Award sat off the lead for most of the race but took command at the stretch and pulled away to win by 3 and 1/2 lengths. She now has 3 wins in
Harvey Clarke homebred Pagliacci (5,g, Pioneerof the Nile/Clever Feline) went wire to wire on Saturday at Gulfstream to win by 3 and 1/4 lengths. He has now earned $113,835 over 14 lifetime starts. Pagliacci was bred in Kentucky by Harvey A. Clarke and was born and raised at Brookdale Farm.
Brookdale Grad Marley's Freedom (4, f, Blame/Relaxing Green) ended her year on a high note with a win in the G3 Go For Wand Handicap at Aqueduct. Stretching out for the mile distance, Marley's Freedom battled down the lane to hold off Come Dancing and win by a neck. She ends the year with earnings of $819,315 and has won 7 of her 14 lifetime
Brookdale Grad Serengeti Empress (2,f, Alternation/Havisham) dominated from start to finish and cruised to a 19 and 1/2 length victory in the G2 Pocahontas Stakes. She was purchased by Brookdale at the Keeneland November Sale 2016 and was sold at the 2017 Keeneland September Sale to current owner Joel Politi.
Brookdale Grad Marley's Freedom (4,f, Blame/Relaxing Green) proved that she is one of the country's top female sprinters as she pulled way in the G1 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga. The Ballerina Stakes was a Win and You're In for the 2018 Breeders Cup for the Filly and Mare Sprint Division. Marley's Freedom has now won 4 out of her last 5 races with three of
Brookdale Grad Serengeti Empress (2,f, Alternation/Havisham) quickly captured the lead on Sunday in the Ellis Park Debutante Stakes and never looked back to win by 13 and 1/2 lengths. Coming off a 4th place finish in the G3 Schuylerville Stakes in Saratoga, Serengeti Empress put herself back in contention hopefully for the G1 Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies in November. She now has 2 wins in 3 starts and
Lady Alexandra (4,f, More Than Ready/Lophorina (GB)) just narrowly missed out in capturing the Grade 1 Highlander Stakes at Woodbine after being caught in the final few jumps before the wire. She has now earned $248, 810 in 9 career starts. She was bred in Kentucky by Brookdale Farm, Jack Swain, and Double K LLC and was born and raised at Brookdale. She is a graduate
Altamura (3,f, Artie Schiller/Delta Weekend) got up in time on Saturday to capture the M. Tyson Gilpin Stakes (75k) at Laurel Park for owners Frederick Seitz, Danny Ward, and John Stephens. She now has 2 wins in 4 starts and has earned $68,750. Altamura was purchased at the Fasig-Tipton KY October Sale in 2016 by Brookdale.
