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so the nsw minister for gaming and racing has just released a range of measures and requirements to address concerns raised in the drake report. poeple should read the drake report findings. Its now available for reading just some of the key recommendations from the drake report included a cap on the number of greyhounds bred in nsw to levels that allow greyhounds numbers being bred to come closer into line with numbers that can be adopted. the changing of the definition of rehoming...In other words,rehomed onto a couch,not kennelling. ending exports to the usa. lots about track safety and reporting of injuries. anyways,lots,lots more in there. Now at this point it seems unclear of the specifics of how far the nsw government has gone to implement drakes recommendations. i haven't had time to read the full rteport just yet,but from what i have read,it sets out the way the industry can continue into the future over there. if greyhound new zealand was to adapt all the recommendations in that report then they would snuff out a major oart of the anti greyhound racings ammunition. why don't they try and buy a bit more time from the nz government,on the understanding that they would be willing to do so. remember this is an election year so they need to use any lever they can pull to hang in there. personally i think part of new zealands problem is greyhound people think too much about trying to retain whats best for themselves,not whats best for the nz greyhound industry long term. Greyhound people aren't alone in putting their self interests first,it applies in all the racing codes in nz and to people in general.But theres always a cost to be paid in the end for that type of thinking. maybe its all too late and people within new zealand greyhound racing industry don't want to change anyway,as theres things in there they happens in new zealand which people could have changed already,but they chose not to. But personally i think had new zealand been using something like the drake report as a blueprint for how they operate,they wouldn't be where they are today. one thing i personally have found sad about the greyhound industry is what some submitted in the nsw hearings,were the number of greyhounds who were never going to be suitable for rehoming.It seemed to vary based on who was saying what,but it was very significant either way and that is going to be one of the saddest things about what will happen to the greyhounds who are around today in nz.

Former French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was indicted on a rape charge in the spring of 2021 has been referred to a criminal court, according to Jour De Galop. The jockey's lawyers are appealing that decision. After the requisitions of the Senlis public prosecutor's office approximately five months earlier, the presiding judges issued an order to dismiss the first complaint related to alleged events in Deauville in 2015. The dismissal comes due to insufficient evidence to justify a referral to a criminal court. In Boudot's second case, the jockey has been referred to a criminal court regarding allegations made in 2017 in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The decision was made by one of the two investigating judges. Boudot's lawyers said in a statement, “Pierre-Charles Boudot is very satisfied with the dismissal of the case in which he has maintained his innocence for several years. However, he will appeal the committal to trial before the criminal court, ordered by only one of the two investigating judges. This committal decision clearly reflects the doubts surrounding his guilt and does not comply with the requirement to establish the elements of threat, coercion, or surprise stipulated by law.” The case will now be moved to an appeals court, which will rule on the committal's validity no sooner than four months from now. Since his licence was withdrawn indefinitely in France in November of 2022, Boudot has ridden elsewhere, including with success at Doha, Qatar earlier this year. The post Pierre-Charles Boudot Referred To Criminal Court, Will Appeal Decision appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

You don't make excuses for those trialling in their wake in NZ ,so why are you always looking for an excuse when they don't meet expectations? Any fan boys have to be realistic at some point. Happy for them.

Ricky Ludwig has never been out of Australia – not even for a holiday. But this week, the 72-year-old from Far North Queensland will venture to Hong Kong to witness first-hand if another chapter will be added to the remarkable story of his former galloper, Tomodachi Kokoroe. “I watch him on TV when he’s racing,” Ludwig said. “The horse has come a long way.” Ludwig will complete the same journey as Tomodachi Kokoroe – from the small rural town of Tolga to Sha Tin racecourse, where the David...View the full article

A son of Walk In The Park sold for a session-topping €100,000 during the first day of the Goffs December NH Sale on Monday. Sold as lot 37, the bay son of Annie G (Getaway) was purchased by Gerry Aherne from Ballincurrig House Stud. His listed hurdle-winning dam is a half-sister to multiple graded-winning chaser Westerner Point (Westerner). Yorton picked up a son of Doctor Dino and Daring Rose (Al Namix) for €90,000 later in the day. Consigned by Yeo Barton Bloodstock, lot 181 is related to stakes winners Guerrier Rose (Rail Link) and Histoire Rose (Saddex). The highest-priced filly was a daughter of Jukebox Jury at €52,000 who went the way of Gerry Hogan Bloodstock from the Mountain View Stud draft. Lot 196 is out of Dinaria Des Obeaux (Saddler Maker), who is a multiple graded winner in the NH sphere and also third in the G1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle. During Monday's session, 202 lots sold from 259 offered (78%) for a gross of €3,263,750 (+49%). The average rose 3% to €16,158 and the median dropped 8% to €11,000. The post Walk In The Park Leads The Way At Goffs December appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Jacob Dunn looks like the one to follow at Manawatu today. The Auckland-based junior driver has seven drives on the eight-race programme. All look set to be well supported, headlined by hot favourite Twista in the Osborne Group Chartered Accountant Wairarapa Cup (6.47pm). “It’s a great book of drives … I’d say Twista is the best of mine.” His last start was a 10th in the Thames Country Cup at Cambridge nearly a month ago. “This is a big drop back and he had no favours last start when he was three wide the trip.” A six-race winner, Twista is currently at $1.90. Four of his runners, including Twista, are for the premiership leaders Stonewall Stud and co-trainers Steve and Amanda Telfer. Still in his first year of driving Dunn has 16 wins in 2025, half of which have come with Telfer-trained horses. “They have been a big help and been so great to me.” The Telfers have 164 wins for the year, just four shy of Roy and Barry Purdon’s record haul of 168 set in 1993-94. “We have talked about it a bit and hopefully we can get closer to the tally today.” Among his better chances in the blue and white checkers is SS Guppy ($3.50) in Race 1. “He’s a wee bit funny in his gait but he found the line well last start and as long as he gets the track looks a great chance.” Then there’s the likes of Cyamate in Race 5 – “He’s been racing good and comes up with a nice draw.” His first experience of driving at Manawatu was the two-day meeting there during NZ Cup week on November 10 and 13. “It’s good I’m going in there with a bit of experience because it’s a lot different from driving at Cambridge and Auckland.” “At Palmy you want to be on speed and we should be handy enough.” His other two drives are Lincoln Downs ($5.50) in Race 3 for Ray Green and Nathan Delany and Matai Harry for Michael House ($2.40) in the last. Both have second row draws. “This a drop back for her (Lincoln Downs), she’s been racing some nice 2YOs … with luck she looks a top three chance.” “He (Matai Harry) drops out of Addington racing … just another chance in a great book of drives.” Jacob Dunn’s Drives : R1 SS Guppy ($2.05) R3 Lincoln Downs ($5.50) R4 Princess Lisa ($2.20) R5 Cyamate ($3) R6 Elizabeth Hill ($6.50) R7 Twista ($1.90) R8 Matai Harry ($2.35) Racing starts at 4.17pm View the full article

Sam Sangster's gathering of smart mares with which to launch the new National Stud stallion Diego Velazquez continued on the third day of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in Deauville, where he bought the session-topper, Invaluable (Invincible Spirit), in foal to first-season sire Vandeek for €121,000 from the Fairway Consignment. The unraced Invaluable (lot 774), now nine, is a sister to the Listed winner Emmaus, while their dam Prima Luce (Galileo) won the G3 Athasi Stakes. Recent G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern winner Bay City Roller (New Bay) features under the second dam Ramona as a son of Prima Luce's half-sister Bloomfield (Teofilo), while Ramona is herself a Desert King half-sister to the influential broodmare and top sprinter Cassandra Go (Indian Ridge). Another smartly-bred member of the same family, Joie De Vivre, who is also by Invincible Spirit, joined the leader board when sold in foal to sought-after young stallion Study Of Man for €105,000 to Blandford Bloodstock. The nine-year-old (lot 697) was unraced herself but is out of Just Gorgeous (Galileo), a winning sister to Magical and Rhododendron, the latter being the dam of six-time Group 1 winner Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact). Joie De Vivre's second dam is the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Sun Chariot winner Halfway To Heaven (Pivotal), while the aforementioned Cassandra Go features as her third dam. Joie De Vivre, who was sold by Haras d'Etreham, is already responsible for the winners Spycraft (Siyouni) and Winding Stream (Almanzor) and has a yearling colt by Saxon Warrior plus a filly foal by Mishriff on the way through. The latter was sold in the same session for €57,000 to Riviera Equine and Haras d'Etreham. Also making €105,000 was the Wootton Bassett mare Siylheta (lot 824). Consigned by Aga Khan Studs, the three-year-old filly counts stakes winner and multiple group-placed Siyenica (Azamour) as her second dam. Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock purchased the relative of multiple French champion sire Siyouni. The leading weanling of the session was a filly by Mehmas (lot 751), who was sold by Haras de Castillon for €90,000 to JRSA. Out of the winning Olympic Glory mare Nouvelle Voie, she is a half-sister to the five-time winner New Way Baby (Wooded). During Monday's session, 187 lots sold from 261 offered (72%), down 9% from last year's clearance rate. However, there were 36 more horses sent through the ring for this year's session, resulting in an 12% increase in gross to €3,300,500. The average edged up 9% to €17,650 and the median was static at €12,000. The sale's final session takes place beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The post Invaluable Proves Invaluable At Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group One winner La Dorada (NZ) (Super Seth) will make her New Zealand return at Te Rapa this weekend following a frustrating spring in Melbourne. The daughter of Super Seth was a standout juvenile last term for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, winning four of her five starts, including the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), and was runner-up in the Gr.2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m), on her way to being crowned New Zealand Champion Two-Year-Old. Her handlers elected to test her talent across the Tasman over spring, but she disappointed in her two starts out of Te Akau’s Cranbourne barn, finishing unplaced in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) and Gr.3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m). “Her first-up run was against the older horses, and it was a pretty tough field, but second-up it was a set weights three-year-old fillies race and she disappointed in that, so we just pulled the plug,” Walker said. “Some fillies don’t come up in the spring, so hopefully in the summer and autumn she regains her form.” La Dorada returned to New Zealand and has been pleasing in her work at Matamata and was given the tick of approval following her exhibition gallop at Te Aroha on Sunday. “We are happy with her,” Walker said. “She resumes on Saturday at Te Rapa.” La Dorada is set to line-up in the three-year-old 1200m handicap where she will be ridden by stable apprentice Hayley Hassman. “She will carry a bit of weight so we will claim off her with Hayley, who is going very well,” Walker said. All going to plan over the next few weeks, Walker is hopeful of earning a spot in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) with his filly. “The Karaka Millions is the aim at this stage, and we will be guided by what she does on Saturday and another run before the Karaka Millions,” he said. Walker is also excited about the prospects of her two-year-old half-brother Golden Pulse (NZ) (Tivaci), who won on debut for the stable over 1147m at Geelong last week in the colours of his owner Yulong Investments. “He was pretty professional,” Walker said. “He can get a bit colty but he was certainly good.” La Dorada will be joined at Te Rapa on Saturday by several stablemates, including Group One winner Captured By Love and Group One performer Qali Al Farrasha. Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) was set to contest the Gr.1 Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham last Saturday but was scratched in favour of heading to Te Rapa seven days later. “She was a bit off in the feed bin and we thought we would wait a week and go to Te Rapa on Saturday to either the J Swap Sprint (Gr.3, 1400m) or Cal Isuzu (Gr.2, 1600m),” Walker said. “She was better over the weekend and seems back to her old self.” If she heads to the latter, she will be joined by Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor), who was impressive when winning the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe last start. “Qali Al Farahsa is in the Cal Isuzu and she should run well,” Walker said. “It was a really nice win in the Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’.” View the full article

Brent Cooper’s band of syndication supporters enjoyed a weekend to remember with a winning double headed by star racemare Provence (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr. 1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m). More than a decade and half since dipping his toe in the water by establishing the Auckland Racing Club’s Winners Circle Syndicate, Cooper takes special pleasure that the same group of enthusiasts is still in the winning groove. “When I was a director of the Auckland Racing Club, I came up with the idea of providing people with low-cost entry into racehorse ownership,” Cooper said. “The club supported the idea and we got lucky when Waikato Stud provided a filly for lease that was named Masquerade (NZ) (No Excuse Needed). She was trained by Stephen McKee and became our first feature winner when she won the Soliloquy Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Ellerslie in 2009. “It’s quite incredible to think that the same syndicate is still operating with many of the same people involved and they’re now having a ball with Provence. “I’m proud of the fact that the model of a manageable number of syndicate members has worked so well that 40 of the original 55 Winners Circle Syndicate members are involved with Provence.” The Savabeel mare, raced in partnership under a lease arrangement with her breeder Tony Rider and trained by Stephen Marsh, is now a triple Group One winner after her successes last season in the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) and Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). Saturday’s nail-biting Trentham win was Provence’s seventh from 19 starts and took her stake-earnings past $1 million. It was also the 30th win for syndicates managed by Cooper. “It’s all about relationships, and it’s definitely made easier when you’re working with good people like Stephen Marsh and Tony Rider,” Cooper said. “I said recently that racing’s full of dreams as well as the occasional nightmare, and that’s something I was reminded of on the weekend. “Our Social Racing Starting Gates Syndicate won a race at Te Aroha on Sunday with Cosmopolitan (NZ) (Anders), who we also race in partnership with Tony, who bred her, and is trained by another good trainer mate, Graham Richardson. “On the other side of the equation, our runners on the weekend also included one that we thought was an absolute certainty but could manage only fifth, and another that ran last. “Racing horses is something that certainly keeps your feet on the ground.” Family commitments meant Cooper and his wife Wendy couldn’t make it down to Trentham on Saturday, which added to the tension surrounding Provence’s win. “Saturday was also our daughter Shelby’s birthday party down in Tauranga, so that’s where we were, watching the race on our phones in a restaurant in Papamoa,” he said. “It was a pretty stressful experience having to wait so long for the judge to confirm the result after a photo-finish malfunction, but the main thing is that we eventually got the result we were all hoping for.” View the full article

On the Dec. 8 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Brook Smith back on Derby trail with Paladin, BloodHorse's Bob Kieckhefer previews this weekend's Hong Kong International Races.View the full article

Edited Press Release The launch of a comprehensive review aimed at updating the veterinarians' list and stewards' list categories across U.S. Thoroughbred racing, with changes targeted for 2026, was announced Monday by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). Through this initiative, HISA aims to modernize and harmonize these oversight tools, providing additional insights into national safety metrics. Beginning in 2026, HISA will conduct a detailed audit of existing veterinarians' and relevant stewards' list categories across racetracks, state racing commissions and HISA's rules. As part of this process, HISA will distribute a comprehensive survey in early 2026 to regulatory veterinarians and stewards, and will conduct in-person interviews with those groups to gather information on current practices. The collected responses will be used to document the range of vets' list practices and identify areas where differences exist across jurisdictions. Once the information-gathering phase is complete, HISA will conduct an internal analysis of the findings to identify patterns, gaps and areas where updates may be needed. Following this review, the organization will work with its advisory groups to evaluate potential approaches for future veterinarians' and stewards' list categories. The process will include consultation with a broad range of stakeholders, including owners, trainers, racing offices, attending veterinarians and other industry participants. Input from these groups will inform the development of a system that is practical, fair and aligned with the industry's commitment to equine welfare. “The current structure of the veterinarians' list and relevant stewards' lists, which are based on legacy categories created decades ago, varies widely across states and racetracks and, in some cases, is no longer fit for purpose in a modern, national racing environment,” said Dr. Jennifer Durenberger, director of equine safety and welfare at HISA. “We're thrilled to be launching this initiative, which will provide clarity, consistency and fairness in a system that affects horses, veterinarians, trainers and owners alike.” “As with any HISA initiative, our goal is to promote equity among all stakeholders and ensure more transparency into national safety metrics, while providing appropriate protections for horses identified as being at increased risk for injury.” At the conclusion of this project, HISA will release its findings publicly and outline a set of modernized veterinarians' list and stewards' list categories. The post HISA to Conduct Comprehensive Review of Vet and Stewards’ List Categories appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dual Melbourne Cup (G1)-winning trainer Joseph O'Brien believes Al Riffa can provide him with a first winner at Hong Kong's prestigious International meeting when the entire takes his chance in the Dec. 14 Hong Kong Vase (G1) at Sha Tin Racecourse.View the full article

There you go again with your made up nonsense to back up an argument. I have said before I have never belonged to a club and for the record I do not drink whiskey. This my final post period. You probably need to get out more but meantime feel free to go back to your cupboard and argue with yourself to your hearts content.

Frankie Dettori's farewell tour moves on to South America this week, although there has been a change of plan for where his glittering career, will finish early next year.View the full article

By Michael Guerin If some of the biggest names heading to Alexandra Park on Friday are going to win they are going to need to do it the hard way. Because plenty of the favourites face either handicaps or tricky draws in the five richest races as things start to hot up in northern harness. Friday hosts two Group 1s, one each for the female trotters and pacers and both 2200m mobiles have seen early favourites cop second line draws. The $100,000 Woodlands Stud Queen of Hearts will see impressive recent winners Esmeralda and Francent drawn alongside each other on the second line and if the second emergency Melody Banner is scratched then the two South Island mares will start from barriers 1 and 2 on the second line. That will see them follow out Group 1-winning fillies Arafura (barrier 1) and Captains Mistress (2), with Ruby Roe alongside them at 3 on the front line. That could prove to be advantageous for one of the mares following through but it is hard to see it being good for them both in what could become a very tactical race. The draws were enough to see the TAB bookies open Arafura the $3.50 favourite even though she was beaten fair and square by Francent after leading last Friday. The $100,000 TAB Queen of Diamonds Trot also sees one of the favourites in Belle Neige draw barrier 1 on the front line with her stablemates American Muscle and Faith In Manchester drawn wider but southerners Walkinonsunshine (1 second line), Hidden Talent and Ya Rite Darl have all drawn the second line. Akuta and Merlin resume their rivalry sharing a 20m backmark in the $60,000 Lincoln Farms Franklin Cup and while they were on par in the Kaikoura Cup their subsequent NZ Cup week form sees Merlin open the $1.75 favourite over Akuta at $3.80 in a race where Arna Donnelly has three reps, Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan have two with Akuta the only other runner in the six-horse field. Also drawing a small field but with the potential for the favourites to find themselves having to swoop is the Co-Op Taxis Northern Stakes for three-year-olds pacers. Captain Sampson and Greased Lightnin are the two tightest-assessed in the field but are drawn barrier four and five so their tactics early will be interesting. And the main trot both Oscar Bonavena and Mighty Logan will start from 20m behind albeit in a race lacking front line depth and few other open class regulars. To see Auckland’s fields click here View the full article

Thinking about it we've had three up to speed track managers/experts with lots of experience turn up in NZ to work and they've all been shafted by either Club members or the expert rabble and mob!

Well they seem really concerned about it now with their open letters. @Freda the management of our tracks and their quality has been every stakeholders job. That's half they problem the majority of you didn't complain or organise yourselves to address the issues when they started to occur. Where were the Trainers, Owners and Breeders Associations when they needed to get track maintenance the number one issue on the agenda. Oh that's right they thought stakes were the issue. You all bought into the myth that it was "too much irrigation", "not enough farmers involved", "its NZTR's fault" or the real cop out "it wasn't like this in 1980"!

To be accurate well above the average price of the yearlings Te Aku bought. Have you done the comparision with Maher, Waller or Waterhouse? Doesn't Waller have over 400 horses in training? You miss the point as always such is your obsession of being Anti-Racing. No I don't spruik them as underdogs in OZ. I just put a realistic assessment on the class of horse racing in the areas that the likes of Te Akau and other NZ Trainers are competing. From all reports they are VERY happy so far considering they haven't had a full season with their Cranbourne stable up and running.

Pretty shabby for a stable spending the $s they are and with the setup they have in NZ. Funny how you ignore the fact they have more firepower in than anyone in NZ but spruik them as underdogs in Aus. They won't be happy with how Aus has gone for them initially , they should have the firepower to be competitive there.

So they won about as much as one of their yearlings cost?

I wasn't aware it was the job of breeders' groups to delve into track management.

Economics says you have to choose but keep your head in the sand. That's why the CD is in a mess. No co-ordinated plan and parochial fiefdoms. Don't forget to put Trentham in the false start category but that's all RACE's and NZTR's fault isn't it? NOT you and other Club members. Where was your CD NZTBA branch when the tracks needed renovating? That's right sipping whiskey and studying horse pedigrees.

Grade I winner and $2.8 million earner Simply in Front (Summer Front–Complicated, by Blame) has been cataloged to the 2026 January Horses of All Ages Sale on Monday, Jan. 12. Richard G. Hogan, agent for Colebrook Farms, is consigning the 4-year-old who is cataloged as a broodmare prospect. Simply in Front is a three-quarter sister to both GISW And One More Time (Omaha Beach) and stakes winner Churchtown (Air Force Blue). She is a half-sister to Grade II winner Honor D Lady (Honor Code). “Simply in Front is a gorgeous mare who comes from a deep, active family with what could have even more black type on the horizon,” Hogan said. “There is real upside for buyers in 2026 and beyond.” In Keeneland's GI First Lady on Oct. 4, Simply in Front collared GISW Choisya (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) inside the sixteenth pole and held off subsequent GI Matriarch winner Segesta (Ghostzapper) to win by a neck. With the performance, Simply in Front scored her third victory in five starts in 2025. She also won the GII Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile and the KY Downs Preview Ladies Turf Mile at Ellis Park in August. At 3, she won the GII Music City Stakes and during her juvenile season, she was runner-up to five-time GISW She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) in the Natalma. “Simply in Front gave us one of the highlights of the Fall Meet with her First Lady win,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “To offer a Grade I winner this January is truly special, and she is exactly the quality that buyers will be seeking for their broodmare bands.” Simply in Front's dam, Complicated, is from an established Phipps family of champion Inside Information and Grade I winner Educated Risk. The online catalog for the January Sale is scheduled to be available Tuesday, Dec. 9. The post Grade I Winner Simply In Front to Sell At Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Billy Loughnane rode his 200th winner of the year aboard Dandy Khan (Dandy Man) in a Lingfield handicap on Monday. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a memorable campaign and his ridden frequently for Georgey Boughey, as well as Charlie Appleby. Loughnane, a former champion apprentice also rode his first Group 1 winner with Rebel's Romance (Dubawi) in the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin in Germany. Loughnane told Sky Sports Racing, “It's been on my mind since I hit 100 earlier in the year and a goal I set up. “I wouldn't be able to do it without my agent, Tony Hind, so I have to give him a massive shout and all the trainers that have supported me – George, Charlie, everyone at team Godolphin and I also have to mention dad [Mark Loughnane]. “I've had great support and without everyone I couldn't be here.” Loughnane's previous highest win total was 162 from the 2024 season. “I'm very lucky and I want to go racing every day and ride as much as possible,” continued Loughnane. “To be able to start getting some quality there is great and what we all dream of. Next year I have some targets I want to be ticking off again, like some more Group 1s, and I'll be trying. “Whether it's next year or in years to come, winning the title would be my main goal – it's everyone's goal really. I'm going to be trying to do it as best as I can. I've got some stiff opposition to try to pass, but I'll be giving it my best shot.” The post Billy Loughnane Reaches 200-Win Mark For The Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A day after sending out Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly to win over hurdles at Huntingdon, trainer James Owen has advised of a return to the Flat for another of his dual-purpose campaigners, Burdett Road. The five year-old son of Muharaar was bred and is raced by the Gredley Family, for whom he has already won at Royal Ascot as well as landing two Graded hurdle races at Cheltenham. He has been placed twice this National Hunt season but now looks set for warmer climes. “He is going to Dubai just before Christmas to go for some of the long-distance races out there and then he will go for the Red Sea Turf Handicap in Saudi Arabia, which is massive prize-money. He will have two runs in Dubai then Saudi,” Owen explained. The trainer had an encouraging outing to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, where Aspect Island, a full-brother to Tasleet, was third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. “Me and Tim [Gredley have enjoyed our foreign trips and have been successful with Wimbledon Hawkeye and Aspect Island and I just think with horses like Burdett Road, this is a good option,” he added. “[Burdett Road] finished third in the Arkle Trial and there are better ones still to come out, so we were not going to win an Arkle [Chase]. Do we really want to be trying to get four runs into him over fences to run in a handicap chase? And we are not going to win a County Hurdle off his mark. “He could go for the Champion Hurdle again, but again it is tough, so let's give him a chance of winning some proper prize-money.” The post Versatile Burdett Road Targets Middle East Prize-Money appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article