
Aptly Named Concrete Rose a Diamond in the Rough
Filly to step up to top-level company in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T).
By Meredith Daugherty
November 1, 2018
“Dad, can I name this horse?”
Standing in trainer Rusty Arnold’s barn, peering down the shedrow at dozens of eager equine faces, Glenn Bromagen of Ashbrook Farm paused to consider the query. After decades of working in...

Concrete Rose Impresses in Winning Jessamine
Photo Courtesy of Marty McGee of DRF.com
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Concrete Rose ran herself right into the Breeders’ Cup with a dominant performance Wednesday in the 28th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Jessamine Stakes on the Keeneland turf.
Ridden by Jose Lezcano, Concrete Rose rated just off the pace in the 1 1/16-mile turf race before putting the issue at rest leaving...