Racing News — Winchester Place Thoroughbreds, LLC

WINCHESTER PLACE’S BAYOU BENNY WINS IN THE SLOP ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

BAYOU BENNY (Benny the Bull-Two Bayou), a second generation Minnesota home-bred for WINCHESTER PLACE THOROUGHBREDS, LLC, ran down the speed in the second race Thursday, the 4th of July, at Canterbury Park on a rain-filled sloppy track. Going a mile in the slop, BAYOU BENNY broke first out of the starting gate and then dropped back to last. Approaching the turn for home, BENNY went 5-wide into the stretch, started picking off horses and made his way to the front of the pack for the win. BAYOU BENNY was ridden by Jocky SERAFIN CARMONA. He is trained by GARY SCHERER.

KOOKYBERRY BREAKS HER MAIDEN GOING A MILE ON YIEDING TURF AT CANTERBURY PARK

KOOKYBERRY, (Run Away And Hide-Naomi Ridge Esq), broke her maiden in special weight company in the 2nd race at Canterbury Park on June 20,2024. After numerous second place outings, usually going off as the betting favorite, KOOKYBERRY finally got it all together and ran down the 1-2 favorite and held off another charging rival from last to 2nd to win by a head in the final strides. KOOKYBERRY is a fourth-generation WINCHESTER PLACE THOROUGHBREDS, LLC home-bred, descending from the Riva Ridge mare Winter Book—Cristina Ridge—Naomi Ridge Esq—KOOKYBERRY. She was given a brilliant ride by leading jockey LUIS FENTES. She is trained by TONY RENGSTORF who won three races on the Thursday card. All is well that ends well.

MIDCAT BREAKS HIS MAIDEN IN MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT COMPANY AT CANTERBURY PARK

MIDCAT, 3 (Winter Cat—Midshipman) won the 7th race, a maiden special weight contest going 5 furlongs on the dirt, June 16, 2024 at Canterbury Park. Shifted off the turf because of heavy rains, MIDCAT came barreling down the last 100 yards of the stretch picking off horses and got up in time to win by the “hair of his chiny chin chopper.” A third generation-bred WINCHESTER PLACE THOROUGHBREDS, LLC participant, MIDCAT descends from the Minnesota-bred stakes-placed NEUMANNS CAT. It was his first start at Canterbury Park and third lifetime start overall. MIDCAT was valiantly ridden by Jockey ALONSO QUINONEZ. He is trained by TONY RENGSTORF.

HATTIE BLOOM BREAKS HER MAIDEN IN SPECIAL WEIGHT COMPANY AT CANTERBURY PARK

HATTIE BLOOM, 3, (Firing Line—Naomi Ridge Esq) won the 6th race on June 6, 2024 at Canterbury Park. Hitting the board in all of her previous races, HATTIE, named after a great maiden aunt from the 19th century, is a third generation WINCHESTER PLACE THOROUGHBREDS, LLC descendant from Cristina Ridge (Riva Ridge—Winter book). Going to the lead from the very first, she led gate to wire winning by one and a half lengths going 7 1/2 furlongs on the turf. She is trained by GARY SCHERER who also campaigned her mother, Naomi Ridge Esq by Lawyer Ron. She was expertly ridden by Jockey ALONSO QUINONEZ.

AMERICAN RETRO IS BACK TO HER WINNING WAYS

WINCHESTER PLACE THOROUGHBREDS, LLC’S AMERICAN RETRO won her first race of the year February 24 in Gulfstream Park’s 7 th race going a mile on the turf. Coming off a four and a half month layoff, RETRO raced in the middle of the pack boxed-in with nowhere to go until things opened up at the top of the stretch and away she went, running down pacecetter Demogorgan and holding off a charging favorite Hola Gata who finished second. Demogorgan held on for third. Having only 6 lifetime races to date, 4 year-old AMERICAN RETRO has won 2 of them and 3 times has placed second. Making the switch from dirt to turf, we are hoping that this daughter of American Pharoah, out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Retro, will continue on her winning ways. AMERICAN RETRO was ridden by JORGE RUIZ and is trained by IAN WILKES.