Two weeks removed from Destin’s sixth-place finish in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, the lone defeat of the horse’s career, Todd Pletcher assistant Byron Hughes reports that Twin Creeks Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ sophomore colt has trained forwardly out of the race and remains on course for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes …
In Friday’s sixth race on the card at Arlington International Racecourse, trainer Michael Stidham sent out New Orleans Lady in the second start of her career. The three-year-old filly, who made her debut in March at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in a 5½-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt, went off favored in the betting …
Anyone who’s ever been relentlessly compared to an accomplished older sibling can relate to Destin. His full brother, Creative Cause, set the bar pretty high by winning major races at two and three and competing honorably on the Triple Crown trail. He was fifth in the 2012 Kentucky Derby(G1) and third in the Preakness (G1). Once Creative Cause …
Twin Creeks Racing Stables has announced that Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners has acquired a minority interest in Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Destin. “We are excited to partner with Aron (Wellman) and Brian (Spearman) and their racing partners on Destin,” said Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ Randy Gullatt. “Twin Creeks and Eclipse …
Silver Mission, the first starter for Mission Impazible, debuted in spectacular fashion on April 21st in the first race at Aqueduct. Like Mission Impazible, who also won going 4-1/2 in April of his two year old year, Silver Mission was guided by Johnny V. from the number four post. He showed pure class like his …
When asked how they came up with the name for the horse, Gullatt explained that the mother of the horse is “Dream of Summer.” “And Destin is a great place to dream of summer,” Gullatt said, noting he has visited the white sandy beaches of the Emerald Coast. Plus they liked the meaning of “Destin” …
Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ Destin delivered a second straight stakes win atTampa Bay Downs March 12, this time setting a track record in landing the track’s top classic prep race: the $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby Stakes (gr. II). Watch Video Trainer Todd Pletcher’s horses secured the top two spots as Destin edged past game stablemate Outwork in the stretch of …
He turned in a powerful effort from start to finish in the Sam Davis, flying home in :06 1/5, despite still being a bit green. -Between the blinker adjustment, Johnny Velazquez working with him, and just finally maturing, I believe he has turned into the racehorse everyone thought he’d be and will keep moving forward. …
Destin surged to the lead off the far turn and then turned back a stretch challenge from Rafting to win the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) Saturday, Feb. 13 at Tampa Bay Downs. Click here for complete story and race video in Bloodhorse
