Bluestone Farms 2015 Photo Gallery
Have a look a some of the photos taken at Bluestone Farms throughout 2015.
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Always B Miki ....Again
Nov. 7 2015 - Balmoral Park
Always B Miki was a handy winner over the five foes he faced in his American National assignment for the duo of driver David Miller and trainer Jimmy Takter.
Always B Miki captured the $518,960 Open Pace in 1:49.3.
Woodbine --- Jimmy Takter and David Miller completed an incredible Breeders Crown night by capturing the final event, the Open Pace with Always B Miki, in a sensational 1:49.3 mile over a rain-soaked surface on Saturday (Oct. 24) at Woodbine.
Hoosier Park - Oct. 23 Bright Baby Blues delivered as the heavy betting favourite in the first division of the Circle City Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies in 1:54.4 to give Aaron Merriman his second win of the night.
Always B Miki, wins Crown Open Pace eliminations
Woodbine — After staying put in the first-over position around the far turn, Always B Miki began to slide toward control and quickly roared by pacesetter State Treasurer en route to a three-length victory in 1:49.4 in the second $35,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace elimination on Saturday (Oct. 17).
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Always B Miki Impressive in 2015 Debut at Hoosier Park
ANDERSON, Ind. — Always B Miki made the first start of his 2015 campaign a winning one as he cruised to a dominant victory in the $20,000 Indiana Sires Stakes elimination for aged pacing stallion and geldings at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Saturday, October 3. With trainer Jimmy Takter in the bike, Always B Miki stopped the timer in 1:49 under wraps, finishing five lengths in front of his next closest competitor.
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Also at Hoosier Park the Indiana Sires Stakes elimination for aged pacing mares the Always A Virgin daughter, Color’s A Virgin delivered as the heavy betting favorite in the $20,000 Indiana Sires Stakes elimination for aged pacing mares. Overcoming a tough, first-over trip, the Brian Brown trainee was home a winner by three lengths, scoring in 1:52.1.
Videos and pedigrees are now available for our Lexington Yearlings selling Oct. 5 - 9. Click here to view our Yearling roster.
Qualifying World Record Equalled
It was no secret that Always B Miki would be qualifying today (Friday, September 25) at the Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. Now everyone will know exactly what the Always A Virgin horse did over the famed clay course. Here’s a three-word hint: world record speed.
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Always B Miki Wins Qualifier
Sept. 17 - Always B Miki won a qualifier at Pocono on Thursday morning in an effortless 1:50.1.
Always B Miki was driven by trainer Jimmy Takter, who also now shares an interest in the 4-year-old stallion by Always A Virgin. Takter sent "Miki" to the front and without visible exertion, the stallion paced to a 15 1/4-length score over Jones Beach with fractions of :28, :55.3 (:27.3 second quarter) and 1:22.3 (:27 third panel), and a :27.3 last quarter.
"He's a scary good horse," said Takter of Always B Miki, who he began training this year, after the horse suffered a broken P-3 bone just prior to last fall's Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt Pace. "I plan to qualify him again next week, in Lexington, and we'll go from there. I'm taking it one week at a time with him."
Saturday August 22, 2015
Bright Baby Blues 2, 1:55.0F ($247,328) wins the Hudson filly trot elimination with driver Brian Sears at Yonkers Raceway.
July 21 - The Meadows - Bright Baby Blues Wins PASS
Bright Baby Blues had endured a frustrating season — no wins in six starts despite performing well — but her disappointment ended when she trotted strongly through a brief downpour and scored in 1:56 for David Miller, trainer Bob Stewart and owners Bluestone Farms and Fredericka Caldwell. Meadowbranch Wendy was second, 1 3/4 lengths back, while Lilu Hanover earned show.
"It’s a tough division anymore,” Stewart said of the daughter of Andover Hall-Bar Slide, who is eligible for the Hambletonian Oaks. "She trotted in 1:53 at the Meadowlands, and that wasn’t enough. But she’s a very nice filly. I don’t think she’s reached her potential yet. It was good to get an easy race into her. I don’t know if we’ll go to the Oaks or not. The owners will make that decision.”
Bluestone Farms bred Sliding Home wins in 2:00
Wilkes-Barre, PA --- June 28 Stakes action for 2-year-old Pennsylvania-sired horses kicked off Sunday (June 28) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with six divisions of a $180,000 event for trotting colts and geldings.
Donato Hanover had another siring credit in the All-Stars, Sliding Home, who is out of the 2010 Hambletonian Oaks-winning mare Bar Slide. Sliding Home quarter-moved to command and came home with twin :29.3 quarters to win easily in 2:00 for driver Corey Callahan, trainer Jonas Czernyson, and the Consus Racing Stable and be the only “chalk” to prevail in the six races.
May 6 - Bluestone Employee Pays Tribute to One of Its Mares
As I moved around the stall, Boo Boo tried to follow me, pivoting on her one good hind leg and lunging sideways on her bulging arthritic knees. Her thick tail was tangled with wood shavings and her bay coat needed brushing, but Boo insisted that her head would remain by my hip until all the treats in my pocket were hers.
March 21 - Virgil Sets Track Record at Miami Lebonon, OH
“Virgil" set a track record at Miami Valley Raceway on Saturday night!” That statement would come as no real surprise to any harness racing devotee in the Buckeye state, and their next question would be “With which of his horses?”
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