GIO PONTI TO STAY IN TRAINING FOR 2011
We at Castleton Lyons are delighted to announce that we have decided to keep our dual Champion Gio Ponti in training for one more year, with the 2011 Dubai World Cup as our main aim. It is an exciting time...
GIO PONTI WINS 6TH GRADE 1 AT KEENELAND
GIO PONTI (h. 5, Tale of the Cat – Chipeta Springs by Alydar) had no problem cutting back in distance yesterday making his victory in the G1 Shadwell Turf Mile look like a breeze to spectators. Facing 5 others on the Keeneland Turf Course, GIO PONTI rounded the...
GIO PONTI WINS 5TH GRADE 1
Reigning Champion GIO PONTI (c. 5, Tale of the Cat – Chipeta Springs by Alydar) captured his 5th Grade 1 victory in the Man o’ War Stakes at Belmont Park on July 10th. Despite slow fractions, Ramon Dominguez guided the Castleton Lyons’ color-bearer to a fantastically timed...
USE SOMEBODY BREAKS HER MAIDEN AT ARLINGTON
USE SOMEBODY (f. 3, Bernstein – Idol’s Eye by A P Indy) broke her maiden at second asking in a Maiden Special Weight at Arlington Park on June 24th. Settling nicely on the rail within striking distance, she swung wide coming into the stretch to just...
GIO PONTI SCOOPS TWO MORE AWARDS
Kilboy Estate as breeder of GIO PONTI was presented with two awards by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association at Keeneland earlier today. GIO PONTI was acclaimed as the leading Kentucky bred Handicap Horse...
TARRIP NOW 2 FOR 2 IN USA
Castleton Lyons owned and bred Tarrip, a 4-year-old filly by Green Desert out of Spinnette won an allowance at Keeneland today over 9 furlongs on the main track. With Garret Gomez in the irons, the Christophe Clement trained Tarrip was reserved...
GIO PONTI LEADS U.S. HORSES HOME IN DUBAI
Stable star Gio Ponti ran an excellent fourth in the US$10,000,000 Dubai World Cup on Saturday March 27th at Meydan in Dubai. The new racetrack proclaimed by its designers to be the finest facility in the world of thoroughbred racing...