News from the track

At the 2011 Keeneland September Sale a bay colt by Tapit caught Eddie Woods and Pete Bradley’s eye while going through book one. The colt failed to meet his reserve of $145,000. Almost six weeks later the Bradley Thoroughbreds Pinhook…

OLDWICK was dispatched the 2-1 second choice to even-money Distorted Dream (Distorted Humor), and what appeared a two-horse race on paper proved to be just that. First out of the stalls, Oldwick was eased back into a stalking second for…

Dayatthespa joined The Lumber Guy as the only multiple divisional champion, taking home awards as outstanding New York-bred 3-year-old filly and turf female. The City Zip filly, bred by Castellare DiCracchiolo Stable and Scott Goldsher and campaigned by Bradley Thoroughbreds,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Last fall, Watsdachances finished ahead of all but one other horse in the defining race in her niche, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. So when the Irish-bred filly makes her 3-year-old debut Thursday in the Grade…

Premier Steps is coming off a win in the $100,000 Sweetest Chant Stakes at Gulfstream Park on January 27th. This will be her first try over the polytrack surface. Based on her work last week over it she should handle…

Bloodstock agent Pete Bradley and consignor Eddie Woods teamed up to sell GI Wood Memorial S. third Normandy Invasion (Tapit) last year at Keeneland April, and were back at it yesterday, selling the day’s second highest colt, the $535,000 Arch--Falling…

Hip # 109 2011 c. by TIZNOW out of COOL STORM went through the sales ring yesterday at The Fasig-Tipton Florida Two-Year-Old in Training Sale bringing a final bid of $525,000 from Robert Clay and Three Chimneys Farm. WinStar Farm…

The third highest female juvenile of the day on day one of OBS March was Hip #171 2011 f. by OLD FASHIONED out of BABY BETTY. She was originally purchased for $75,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale by the…

The Grade 3, $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on the turf and the $100,000 Suncoast, run over a mile and 40 yards on the main track, top a strong undercard for the 12-race Festival Day program at Tampa…

Pete Bradley faces a daunting task in the coming weeks. As the bloodstock agent journeys cross-country to hit the four major 2-year-old sales in the coming month, he will be looking to duplicate the outstanding success his yearly pinhooking venture…