Sprinting 2 furlongs at Mountaineer, SHADOW SURPRISE won his 7th race for owner Ann Bernecker and trainer Joe Pizzurro. He has earned over $90,000. The 2-furlong sprint is his specialty.

MICROMILLION has been on the board in all but 1 start. Last out she employed her usual rally from behind style and nailed the leader on the wire to graduate. Racing back, she again closed well for the win to make it 2 in a row.  She was claimed out of the race for new connections. We wish them wonderful racing luck. The 3-year-old filly was bred by Rod Stewart & Assaf Ronen.

3 year old filly TWISTED DEEDS wired the field to win at Monmouth for owner Dana P. Grimaldi and trainer Rory K. Huston. She was bred by her owner and Dana P. Grimaldi & Frederick Solleder.

BIG CITY RALPH raced a mile and 70 to graduate at Monmouth by over 3 lengths, He came wide to clear the field and went on for the victory. The 3-year-old gelding is owned and was bred by Monster Racing Stable, Inc. and is trained by  Jose H. Delgado.
 

At Mountaineer, SHADOW SURPRISE won his 6th race for owner  Ann Bernecker and trainer Joe Pizzurro. He surged to the wire in a 5 1/2 furlong sprint and nailed the win. He has earned over $80,000.

Two-year-old WELL PRO zipped to an impressive 8 1/2 length romp in his first start. He prompted the pace sprinting 4 1/2 at Canterbury Park and then cleared and took off like a shot. Running back in the MTA Sales Graduate Futurity he pressed the pace and ran second. The MN Bred is owned by Rengstorf Racing LLC and Guy Grooms. He was bred by  Johnny Coito & Nicole DePalma, Rick & Joyce Osborne & Lee Treacy. He is trained by Tony Rengstorf.

 MICROSECOND (g, 3, Micromanage--Lisabellbobo, by Thunder Gulch) raced a mile on the Saratoga turf to graduation in a MSW. He gained the lead and galloped clear to a 1 1/2-length graduation. Trained by Todd Pletcher, he is owned by Repole Stable and was bred by -Donna Lee Sammons & Repole Stables .Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, $63,060. 

Off the favorite,  MIDNIGHT SURPRISE had no trouble at all graduating first out at Saratoga. She broke well, rated off the speed, and then surged to the lead when asked and stayed there for the win. The three-year-old filly is a homebred for Chevaux Racing,

Off at long odds, GIANT STELLA surprised the field by closing greenly from 8th following  bump with the gate to win by over 4 lengths. She is trained by John Morrison for owner No Problem Stables. The 3 year old was bred by  Cedar Ridge Farm LLC

Three-year-old NY Bred filly FIVE ROSES LUNA made her way to Fonner Park where she broke her maiden for owner/trainer James E. Cranwell and breeder Dr. Clyde Dean Cranwell. Racing 6 furlongs on the dirt she came inside and took off to win by over 6 lengths in her first start.

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AS HE ENTERS his eighth year as proprietor of Rockridge Stud near Hudson, N.Y., Lere Visagie is filled with exuberance for the start of the 2020 breeding season, and for good reason.

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Aqueduct, $60,000, (S), Msw, 1-12, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:41.35, ft.
SURE STITCH (f, 3, Giant Surprise--Sonic Sound, by Sligo Bay {Ire}) finished a no-impact seventh debuting in a muddy New York Stallion Series S. here Dec. 15 and was supported down to 3-1 off an 8-1 morning-line quote in this spot. Away a beat slowly, the homebred traveled in seventh off of a :23.30 quarter before moving up to fourth past a :47.43 half. Three wide on the turn, she poked her head in front at the top of the lane and gamely held off the bid of Dancing Kiki (Blame) to score by 2 1/2 lengths. The winner has a juvenile War Dancer half-sister named Soukup B C and a yearling half-brother by Micromanage named Sir Delancey. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $35,500.
O/B/T-Charlton Baker (NY).

A stallion show and open house will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, from noon to 2 p.m. A full lunch buffet will be served, in addition to drawings for free seasons to each stallion.

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4th-KEE, $71K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 2:45 p.m. ET
UNTAP (Tapit) gets his career started for Mathis Stable LLC and Hall of Famer Wayne Lukas and sports a sneaky turf pedigree. The gray colt is a half-brother to the New York-bred Get Jets (Scat Daddy), a restricted winner on both dirt and turf and third in the grassy GIII Red Smith H.; as well as Vow Me Now (Broken Vow), victorious earlier this year in the English Channel S. on the lawn. The April foal’s dam is a half-sister to SW Wake Up Kiss (Cure The Blues), whose NY-bred son A Shin Forward (Forest Wildcat) took out the G1 Mile Championship S. in Japan and stands at Rockridge Stud in the Empire State. A $280K Fasig-Tipton October yearling, Untap fetched $200K at the same company’s Midlantic 2YOs in Training Sale earlier this season.

2 year old filly TEQUILA FOG finished gamely to graduate going 6 furlongs at Belmont. She pressed the pace then cleared the field for the win. TEQUILA FOG  was claimed out of the race by Jeremiah Englehart for Michael Dubb and we wish them great racing luck with the filly.

Making her 2nd start, SONIC FORCE found her way to the lead after a slow start and broker her maiden at Finger Lakes  for owner/breeder/trainer Charlton Baker. The 4 year old filly sprinted 5 1/2 furlongs in a MSW.

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2 year old filly SNEAKY SURPRISE making her first start was coupled with MICROMILLION who was 2nd in her unveiling. SNEAKY SUPRISE, a homebred for Repole stable stumbled but recovered and went right to the lead and stayed there for the win. Coming in second  was the Repole owned MICROMILLION. Both fillies are trained by Todd A. Pletcher. 

Despite getting slammeed coming out ofthe gate, MICROMILLION, the first starter for Micromange, got up for a strong second in her first start. She beat Tesorina the much touted American Pharoah first American starter. As the wire approached, Tesorina could not hold off another Repole/Pletcher runner, Micromillion, the first North American starter for Micromanage. Micromillion grabbed second by 1 1/4 lengths as Tesorina, much like her famed sire, went down to defeat in her career debut.

5-year-old gelding RIFF RAFF is anything but riff raff. He graduated by 7 3/4 lengths going a mile at Belmont and also then advanced through his allowance conditions. Today he won racing 6 1/2 furlongs at Churchill Downs. He was claimed out of this race and he has been claimed oftenand been in several barns. He has always made money for his connections and earned over $215,000.

Now she is stakes palced ! DARK EMPRESS  ran second in the West Virginia Division Of Tourism S. at CharlesTown racing 7 furlongs Earlier this spring, DARK EMPRESS went off the favorite in a 7 furlong MSW at Charles Town and had no trouble taking the lead and winning off by over 5 lengths. Running back again at Charles Town, she added her first allowance condition to her resume for her owner Shuler Stables LLC. Back in her second allowance condition, she challenged in the lane and drew off confidently. This filly has not been off the board in 9 starts. She is trained by Gerald A. Coker, Jr.

NJ Bred, GUINNESS SPICE broke maiden at Monmouth Park for owner/breeder New Spice Stable LLC. Today racing in the $100,00 New Castle Stakes at Delaware Park, he finished 3rd and added his first black type. Recently going 6 furlongs on the dirt also at Delaware Park, the 5-year-old gelding annexed his 3rd win driving clear in the stretch to win by 2 lengths. He is trained by Doug Nunn and has earned over $82,000.

GIANT DILEMMA  has been on the board regularly, but today was his day and he dueled and then took off to win by over 6 lengths sprinting 5 furlongs in an off the turf effort, The 3 year old gelding  is  trained by Carlo Vaccarezza and is owned by  Saen Downes, Michael  Pietrangelo, and  Nicholas Vaccarezza,

Racing 1 1/16 on the turf, 2-year-old DASHING DAY won his second start, He was sent right to the front and led from the get-go to wire the field with ease and win by almost 4 lengths.
 Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $44,250
Owner/Breeder: George Autry & Stephanie Autry
Trainer: Michael Dilger 

EMPEROR'S GOLD overcame a hop at the start to make up ground to gain steadily and in by 1 3/4 lengths. The three-year-old colt is owned and trained by Charlton Baker. He was bred by:Sugar Maple Farm & H. Lewis Rapaport.

WEGETSDAMUNNYS  won her first out followed in her second start by a stakes placing in the Shesastonecoldfox S at Finger Lakes. Back for her 2018 campaign, she did not hit the board in the NY Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct but won her 3rd race in an off the turf allowance race at Belmont. Racing today n the NEW YORK STALLION SERIES S at Saratoga, she lost by a whisker but added more black type. The filly is owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Rising Graph Stable, J Englehart, J..and is trained by her co-owner Jeremiah C. Englehart. 

HAZEN'S NOTCH has started 20 times and been 2nd or 3rd in 19 of them. Today was his winning day and he came 4 wide and drew clear for the MSW win at Finger Lakes. Trained by Jonathan B. Buckley, he is a homebred for Windylea Farm and has earned them already over $81,000.

REASON TO SOAR was gaining on the tiring leader in the stretch and checked in second, but was placed 5th due to interference entering the stretch. Before this, he had been victorious in his last 4 starts, He is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and trained George Weaver.

PECULIAR SENSATION wins in allowance company at Belmont for his new owners Jesse Iglesias and Thomas  Viverito, Claimed two back by trainer Greg DePrima, PECULIAR SENSATION  liked the feel of the grass and a longer distance and won by a nose. He has earned over $137,000.

When BEST SURPRISE figured out the game in his third start, he dueled and then left his rivals far behind, winning by 10 lengths going 1 mile and 70 on the inner track at Aqueduct. Today shipping to Monmouth Park and racing a mile on the turf, he went off the favorite and rallied to get the job done and win for the second time.  He is owned by Repole Stable and is now trained by Bruce Levine.

FOREVER DREAMS broke her maiden earlier this spring at Charles Town  and has not been off the board since. Today she won an allowance race at Finger Lakes sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs and drawing away from the field to win by almost 5 lengths. She is owned by Jeffrey S. Englehart
and Frank  Fiumera and is trained by her co-owner Jeffrey S. Englehart.

REASON TO SOAR was back with a vengeance in his 2018 debut with a win in the first start of his 4-year-old campaign. He underlined that victory with another win to make it 2 in a row. Owned by West Point  REASON TO SOAR broke his maiden right off the bat with a huge come from behind rally. Next, he ran third in the Ocala Breeders' Sales Sophomore Stakes at Tampa Bay, and then back in NY,  he added another third in the New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct. Today at Gulfstream, he rated and then rallied to clear the field to win his second allowance condition in the last few jumps. The 4-year-old gelding is trained by George Weaver.

2 year old Brazilian filly ADAGA DO REI ( translate Dagger of the King) easily won the G1  Grande Premio Joao Cecilio Ferraz  at Cidade Jardim (BRZ). This is a race for 2 year old fillies at 7 1/2 fur;omgs on the turf.  The filly is out of Ke Secret (Punk), bred by Haras Ponta Porã Haras and owned by of Haras do Morro and Versiani..

Racing for trainer Paulina Sinnefia and owners Nicholas Panopoulos and  Sotirios Sakatis, MOMMA SURPRISE went off the favorite and did not surprise as she won handily by 3 1/4 lengths. She was sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs at Penn National. It was her second win in the last 2 months.
 

REASON TO SOAR is back with a vengeance in his 2018 debut! Owned by West Point  REASON TO SOAR broke his maiden right off the bat with a huge come from behind rally. Next, he ran third in the Ocala Breeders' Sales Sophomore Stakes at Tampa Bay, and then back in NY,  he added another third in the New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct. Today at Gulfstream, he rated, got the lead at the quarter pole and held it to win by a length to win his first allowance condition. The 4-year-old gelding is trained by George Weaver.

In December while still a 3-year-old, SOARING ROSA, won her first start at Penn National in a MSW going 6 furlongs. She has added a second win going 6 furlongs again at Penn National winning by 4 lengths.  Today racing a PARX she won her third race coming on strongly to clear the field, She has earned over $116,000.  SOARING ROSA is trained by Heather Hollahan and owned by Edward Stevenson. She was bred by Cavanaugh Breen, LLC. 

MICROMANAGE will have first yearlings this year. Please watch for them at the upcoming yearlings sales.

The inrerestingly named filly LOST ON THE STAIRS broke her maiden at Laurel sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs and wiring the field. She was claimed out of that race and we wish her new connections the best,  The filly was bred by  Fountain Spring Stable & Donna Sammons.

3-year-old gelding, PECULIAR SENSATION won at Aqueduct going 7 furlongs and upped his earning over $87,000. He was claimed out of the race and we wish his new connections the best of luck with him.