Merry Meadow

In her first start as a five-year-old, Merry Meadow overcame a bump at the start to win the $150,000 G3 Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream Park by a resounding 9 ½ lengths, finishing the 6 ½ furlong race in 1:17.97. 

This marks her third stakes win in a row, having previously won the Sky Beauty Stakes and the G3 Sugar Swirl Stakes in November and December, respectively. 

Merry Meadow was born and raised at Hidden Brook for breeders David Howe and William Parsons. She has earned $693,550 throughout her career. 

Golden Lad, who was foaled and raised on Hidden Brook for E. Paul Robsham Stables, won the Essex Stakes at Oaklawn Park on February 4, marking the second stakes win of his career. Last year he won the $200,000 G3 Razorback Handicap by 6 ¾ lengths. 

The win at Oaklawn brought the five-year-old's career record to 12-6-2-0. She is by Medaglia d'Oro, and out of Broadway Gold. 

Happy My Way

On February 21, Happy My Way finished 2nd in the G3 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes, increasing his lifetime earnings to $534,552. 

The former graded stakes winner was purchased by Hidden Brook as a two-year-old for $23,000. He is owned by Mel Paikoff and trained by Joe Orseno. 

Dads Caps, a former G1 stakes winner who was born and raised on Hidden Brook for breeder and owner Vince Scuderi, finished 2nd in the G3 Toboggan Stakes at Aqueduct in his first race as a five-year-old. He has lifetime earnings of $698,650. 

Coming off a win in the Ruthless Stakes in January, 

Paulassilverlining finished 2nd in the Busher Stakes at Aqueduct on February 21. 

This marks the three-year-old's fourth stakes race in a row, and brings her record over that span to 4-2-2-0. Her other stakes victory came in the $200,000 G2 Matron Stakes. 

Throughout her 6 career starts, she has 3 wins and 2 second-place finishes, and has earned #303,950. Paulassilverlining  was foaled and raised at Hidden Brook for breeder Vince Scuderi. She is by Ghostzapper, out of Seeking the Silver.

MARCH OBS TWO-YEAR-OLD 

 IN TRAINING SALE

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Hidden Brook's first ever two-year-old consignment at the upcoming March OBS Two Year Old in Training sale features two very promising fillies.

Hip #272 is a chestnut filly by Big Drama, out of Medaglia Bay (by Medaglia d'Oro).  She was purchased at the Keeneland September yearling sale for $80,000 and is part of Big Drama's first crop. She is the first foal produced by Medaglia Bay, a daughter of G1 SW Nonesuch Bay . Big Drama was a champion sprinter and winner of 10 stakes races, with earnings of $2,746,060.

They will have their sale preview on Thursday, March 12th, with hip #272 selling on March 17th, and hip #365 selling on March 18th. Both will be available for inspection at Barn 10 of the OBS sale grounds.