TDN Writers' Room Episode 178: WinStar's Fastest Horse of the Week

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00:00So, extra heat was obviously very fast.

00:03The fastest horse of the week segment, how's that for a segue there, is presented by the

00:08fast stallions at Windstar, such as the stallion who was the stakes winner at 2, 3, and 4 and

00:13has his first foals hitting the ground this spring.

00:16We'll get to that later.

00:17But first, the fastest horse of the week.

00:19This is the first week in 2023 without a single triple digit buyer, so the horse at the top

00:24of the list is going to be one unfamiliar to most.

00:27Malibu Star, who won a starter allowance on Tuesday at Parks Racing by 12 lengths with

00:33a buyer speed figure of 98.

00:35He now has back-to-back 98 buyers.

00:38Five weeks ago, he won another starter at Parks by 9 lengths.

00:42Now, the horse may be running against starter company right now, but Malibu Star was meant

00:47to be a pretty good horse.

00:48He was originally a Keeneland September yearling for $450,000, began his career with Bob Baffert

00:54in 2019 for Gary and Mary West.

00:57He's a half to Arabian Lion, a three-year-old Baffert has right now.

01:00And if you look on his pedigree page, you might recognize his third dam.

01:03Personal ensign, Malibu Star is the fastest horse of the week.

01:09And now, what about that Windstar stallion?

01:12Independence Hall was an undefeated juvenile, set a new stakes record in the Nashua Stakes,

01:17got a 101 buyer in that race.

01:19The son of Constitution the next year got a 105 buyer in the Fayette.

01:23That was actually his a four-year-old before retiring to Windstar Farm last year.

01:28Independence Hall's first foals hitting the ground now.

01:31Look at them.

01:32Very nice.

01:33And he stands at Windstar for a fee of $10,000.