La Verdad repeats in distaff returning to the races at 5 following an off-the board finish against the boys in the fall Highweight Handicap (gr. iii) late last November, Lady Sheila Stable’s star sprinter La Verdad successfully defended her title in the distaff Handicap (gr.…
Uncle Southern wins stakes debut in Union Avenue
Trying stakes company for the first time, Uncle Southern bounded into the lead coming out of the gate and turned back a determined late bid from Sunny Desert to win the $100,000 Union Avenue for New York-bred fillies and mares…
La Verdad Cruises in Broadway
La Verdad took her seven rivals on a merry chase March 29 at Aqueduct, cruising her way to an easy 31⁄2-length victory in the $100,000 Broadway Stakes for state-breds. The daughter of Yes It’s True covered the six furlongs over…