Though these past seven days have been a little quieter than the fireworks of prior weeks, the Stidham barn remains in fine form. Last Friday at Colonial Downs, Speedway Stables and Stone Farm's homebred Compatriot made a second start a winning one. Given a patient ride by Paco Lopez, Compatriot didn't get the best of starts, but angled a few wide around the turn and really stuck to his guns down the stretch to claim a neck victory at the wire. A really admirable performance,

The past week has been a super one for the stable. A winner last weekend and a winner Today! Last weekend at Colonial Downs, Rock Brothers Racing's Americandreammaker won her third start in a row (and her fifth career win overall), when making short thrift of the field in the $25,000 claiming race at Colonial Downs. This was her first start for the stable. Americandreammaker was subsequently claimed out of the yard. At Colonial Downs again today, Speedway Stables and Stone Fa

A busy weekend of racing has the Stidham stable eyeing up a cross-country stakes race double. Let's start with Amalfi Drive, who is lined up for a second shot at a first stakes victory in the $100,000 Maggie L. Walker Stakes, drawn one of eight, tomorrow at Colonial Downs. Sofia Vives is set to ride Amalfi Drive in the mile turf contest. Amalfi Drive was second last month in the Obeah Stakes, and is a 5-2 shot on the Morning Line to go one better tomorrow. At Woodbine on Sund

It's been a successful seven days for the barn, courtesy of Will of Victory and Reckless ensuring the stable remains in red hot form. Last weekend at Delaware Park, Boyd Byers's Will of Victory got into a bit of a bumping match early on in the race and was settled on the heels of the leaders by Julio Hernandez, the two then streaking away down the straight to win by 4 1/4 lengths at the wire. This daughter of War of Will was subsequently claimed out of the yard. Then today at