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1st-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 4:25p.m. LNJ Foxwoods and NK Racing's Paradise (Gun Runner) gets her start for trainer Brad Cox and Irad Ortiz Jr. who combine to win at a 26% clip at Churchill Downs over the past year. The first foal out of MGSW and MGISP Venetian Harbor (Munnings), the filly brought $700,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Tracy Farmer's Tap This Way (Tapit) also makes her career debut, getting the services of Florent Geroux for her unveiling. Trained by Mark Casse, the homebred is out of GSW La Gran Bailadora (Afleet Alex), the dam of GI Belmont Stakes winner Sir Winston (Awesome Again). Debuting for Phil D'Amato, Dolladoro (Medaglia d'Oro) is out of Runaway Doll (Majestic Warrior). A $550,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, the dark bay fired a five-furlong bullet work (1:00, 1/24) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 7. On the also eligibles list, Betty's Pearl (Munnings), a $700,000 OBS April purchase, returns after a runner-up effort in a six-furlong Keeneland test Oct. 5. TJCIS PPs The post Thursday’s Racing Insights Led by Gun Runner’s Paradise appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After a successful Kentucky debut last month against allowance foes, John Gallegos' homebred One Magic Philly aims to make it 2-for-2 in her new home state in the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs Nov. 15.View the full article

After winning a pair of stakes at Laurel Park Nov. 8-9, Sheldon Russell was named Jockey of the Week.View the full article

Bishops Bay (h, 5, Uncle Mo–Catch My Drift, by Pioneerof the Nile), a latest winner of Aqueduct's GIII Forty Niner Stakes, was knocked down to bloodstock agent Pedro Lanz, agent for Saudi Arabia's KAZ Stables, for a record $1.3 million in the first 30 minutes of trade during Wednesday's Keeneland Horses of Racing Age Sale. He was consigned by Elite Sales, agent. Bred by WinStar Farm and sold for $450,000 as a Keeneland September yearling in 2021, the bay was trained by Brad Cox for a partnership headed by Spendthrift Farm, won his first two starts as a 3-year-old and transitioned into stakes company, finishing runner-up to future champion Arcangelo (Arrogate) in the GIII Peter Pan Stakes and second to Two Phil's in the GIII Ohio Derby. Restricted to a single appearance at four, Bishops Bay has won five of his seven outings this season, including the GIII Westchester Stakes and GIII Salvator Mile in addition to the Forty Niner on Nov. 2. Bishops Bay has amassed a record of 8-3-0 from 12 starts to date for earnings of $702,800. The previous Keeneland HORA Sale record was the $1 million paid for the 2-year-old colt Extortion (Into Mischief) in 2022.   The post Multiple Graded Winner Bishops Bay Sells For Record $1.3M at Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kim Weir, the Director of Strategic Growth for Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga, received the first Nancy Kelly Volunteer Award for her extraordinary volunteer efforts with the New York Race Track Chaplaincy at a luncheon held Tuesday at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, the chaplaincy said via a NYRA release on Wednesday. The award is named in honor of the late Nancy Kelly, a former president, vice president and longtime volunteer with the New York Chaplaincy. Kelly passed away in February 2024 and the NY Chaplaincy created this award earlier this year to honor her memory and recognize an individual who supports the organization with their volunteerism. The post Weir Receives Inaugural Volunteer Award From NY Race Track Chaplaincy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Backside Learning Center (BLC), an independent organization providing support and resources for the diverse community of racetrack workers and their families at Churchill Downs and Kentucky racetracks will hold its annual fundraiser “Benefit for the Backside: A Day at the Races” on Friday, Nov. 21 at noon in the First Turn Club at Churchill, the non-profit said via a release on Wednesday. Both a live and silent auctions are planned with a range of different offerings. Sponsors for this year's benefit include: Rocket Ship Racing, Rigney Racing and FanDuel. Click here to learn more. The post Benefit For Backside Learning Center At Churchill Scheduled For Nov. 21 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Everett Dobson, the chair of The Jockey Club of America, will deliver the keynote address at the annual National HBPA Conference hosted by Oaklawn Park Mar. 4, according to a press release from the horsemen's organization on Wednesday. Dobson is a telecommunications entrepreneur from Oklahoma City who is a horse owner/ breeder and partner in the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. “I'm very honored to get a chance to address the National HBPA. I'm very much looking forward to it,” Dobson said. “It will largely be around a message of collaboration, how our two organizations can collaborate on initiatives, activities that are mutually beneficial for the betterment of our sport that we all love.” The 2026 conference will run from March 3-6 and Dobson's remarks will follow lunch and an awards presentation. The post Jockey Club Chair Dobson To Deliver Keynote At National HBPA Conference Mar. 4 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

There was carnage for punters at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with not one favourite saluting and the season’s longest-priced winner headlining a string of blowout results. Team Team Folks caused the biggest upset of the season so far when defying his $83.5 quote to win the second section of the Class Four Fat Tseung Handicap (1,200m). After failing to fire on three starts for Michael Chang Chun-wai last term, the son of Super Seth struck on his first start for new trainer Jimmy Ting Koon-ho...View the full article

by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ Sanxiong Gao of China made a strong first impression at Karaka, teaming up with Lindsay Park who were bidding on his behalf to secure the top two lots on Day 1 of the NZB Ready to Run Sale for a combined figure of NZ$1,425,000 (A$1,233,913). The day's top-priced horse was lot 214, a powerful bay colt by the in-form and in-demand Per Incanto from the draft of Kiltannon Stables, who sold for NZ$750,000 (A$649,518). He was originally a NZ$300,000 (A$259,807) purchase by AP Chan from the Cambridge Stud draft at this year's NZB Karaka National Yearling Sale. The colt is out of a Aleria (Fastnet Rock) sister to Group 2-placed Thorondor. Aleria has already produced two winners, including War Eternal (Pierro), a five-time winner and multiple group performer who also ran fourth in the G1 Randwick Guineas. Earlier in the session, lot 105 proved a cracking result for Riversley Park and co-owner Mick Guerin. The Satono Aladdin colt out of Shezdelicious (Atlante) was purchased earlier this year for NZ$130,000 (A$112,569) from the Landsdowne Park draft at the NZB Karaka National Yearling Sale and sold for NZ$675,000 (A$568,907) on Wednesday. The stylish colt breezed up in :10.55 seconds and was the subject of a spirited bidding duel before the Lindsay Park team, acting for Mr Gao, prevailed. By Rich Hill Stud's outstanding sire Satono Aladdin, the colt boasts a strong pedigree, being out of a winning half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Madison County (Pins) and Detonator Jack (Jakkalberry), an A$1.6 million earner and Group 1 placegetter in the South Australian Derby. “I wasn't actually coming to the sale as Ka Ying Rising is trialling on Friday, and he [Mr Gao] asked if I could come down and help him pick a few horses that might be suitable for Hong Kong one day,” said David Hayes. “I asked him what his budget was and he said, 'Try and find the ones you like – don't worry about the budget.' “With the help of Dean Hawthorne, we've been shopping around – Josh Rix and JD (Hayes) as well. The plan is these horses will go back to Lindsay Park, as Ka Ying did, and the most suitable one will probably go to Hong Kong, while the other will likely race with the boys in Australia.” The aggregate for Day 1 was NZ$19,232,000, up from 2024's figure of NZ$18,547,000. The median of NZ$120,000 represented an increase from the NZ$100,000 median recorded in 2024. The average of NZ$161,613 marked a slight decrease from last year's mark of NZ$173,336. The clearance rate was the same as 2024 at 65%. The post Lindsay Park And Sanxiong Gao Make Impact At NZB R2R Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article