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Harris Farms' first-crop sire Halladay, a grade 1-winning son of international sire War Front, got his first winner when his 2-year-old son Arkadelphia won Aug. 22 at Del Mar.View the full article

Following a review of his ride from race two at Belterra Thursday, Aug, 21, current leading local jockey Albin Jimenez has been suspended for one year by the Belterra Park board of stewards. The race in question featured Jimenez failing to put forth his best effort aboard 3-5 Afleet Vintage (Afleet Alex) where he ultimately wound up second. The winner, Permit to Carry, was ridden by Summer Pauly. The stewards looked at the race following a request from Afleet Vintage's trainer Tommy Drury who was unhappy with Jimenez's ride. Breaking news out of Ohio: @BelterraPark stewards suspended jockey Albin Jimenez for one year following his ride in race 2 on Thursday. https://t.co/jdeq1gtq7Q pic.twitter.com/x94oFviJd0 — Ed DeRosa (@EJXD2) August 22, 2025 The post Jockey Albin Jimenez Suspended One Year For Belterra Ride appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Though he was well aware of her pedigree, trainer Brad Cox said he didn't need a piece of paper to help him forecast Fille d'Oro's (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) future. “She didn't show us much on the dirt at Keeneland when she came in,” Cox said. “She struggled a little bit on the dirt. We transferred her over to the synthetic and she really improved. Then we breezed her up here on the turf last week and she was really nice, a really good move.” In her debut Friday at Saratoga Race Course, Gregory Hoffman's filly competed like she trained. In a stalk-and-pounce performance, she won the sixth race, a $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies, by a 11/2 lengths over Celebrity Warrior (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}). Under jockey Manny Franco, Fille d'Oro completed the 1 1/16 miles over the inner turf course in 1:42.48 and paid $13.80. “She stepped up big-time today,” Cox said. Cox said that Clay Scherer purchased Fille d'Oro at the 2024 Arqana Deauville August sale. “Obviously, she's got a nice pedigree,” Cox said. “She's a Juddmonte family. Mandaloun (Into Mischief) is in there. That was something that, I think, caught Clay's eye at the sale as a yearling. When he bought her, he immediately sent her pedigree and I thought, 'Well, that's kind of cool.'” Cox said he believe Fille d'Oro is the first horse by Wootton Bassett he has handled in his career. Fille d'Oro spent most of the past two months at Turfway Park in Kentucky prepping for her first start. The pivotal breeze at Saratoga took place on Aug. 15 when she covered a half-mile on the turf course on the Oklahoma training track. She was caught in :50.41, the 41st of the 57 times that morning. “It was like, 'We probably better enter her off that work,'” Cox said. “She had a couple gate works. We knew she was quick enough out of the gate, and Manny did a great job of getting her to settle going into the first turn, and saving ground. He could easily have been caught three-wide going into that first turn. He gave her a good, smart ride.” Leaving from Post 7 in the field of eight, Franco soon had Fille d'Oro near the hedge, where she sat until the eighth pole. They followed Celebrity Warrior as she made her move to overtake pacesetter Curly Q Girl, snatched the lead by the sixteenth pole and faced no challenges in the final 100 yards. Fille d'Oro is likely headed to a stakes test in her next outing, Cox said, possibly the $400,000 GII Jessamine Stakes Oct. 3 at Keeneland. Fille d'Oro has proven to be a good communicator. After telling Cox that, for sure, she wasn't a dirt horse, she signalled that she was ready for the big stage at Saratoga with her breeze. “I expected a nice effort,” Cox said. “That still doesn't mean you're going to win, but I expected her to run well and she did. We didn't have to win for her to run well, but I expected her to step up and run big today.” The post Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland: Fille d’Oro Launches Career with Solid Spa MSW Turf Score appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Sapporo and Niigata Racecourses: Saturday, August 23, 2025 5th-SAP, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1500mT MISS JADE (JPN) (f, 2, Blame–Asscher, by Harlan's Holiday) is set to become the second foal to the races for her dam, a half-sister to the late three-time Grade I-winning sprinter Lord Nelson (Pulpit), who was purchased for $50,000 with this filly in utero at the 2022 Keeneland November Sale. Lord Nelson was out of a daughter of Argentinian champion 3-year-old filly Miss Linda (Arg) (Southern Halo), winner at home of the G1 Argentina Oaks and later victorious in the 2001 GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes for the Ackerley Brothers and John Kimmel. The mare's yearling filly by Pulpit's expatriated GI Forego Stakes-winning son Pyro fetched a bit more than $150,000 at the recent JRHA Select Sale. O-Turf Sport Co Ltd; B-Yuki Dendo; T-Yoshiaki Sugiyama Sunday, August 24, 2025 11th-NII, Niigata Nisai S.-G3, ¥59.1m ($403k), 2yo, 1600mT MESE (JPN) (f, 2, Disco Partner–Marquet Legacy, by Gio Ponti) opened her account at first asking with a narrow victory going 1200 meters at Fukushima June 28 (see below, SC 6) and has the rail for this step up in class. Marquet Legacy is one of seven winners produced by MSW & GSP To Marquet (Marquetry), whose most successful offspring was Discreet Marq (Discreet Cat), winner of the 2013 GI Del Mar Oaks and her MSW full-brother Too Discreet (Discreet Cat). O-Yoshihiko Koga; B-Yuki Dendo; T-Takanori Kikuzawa The post Disco Partner Filly Steps Into Group 3 Company at Niigata appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–As the hours shrink to minutes and the 156th running of the GI, $1.25 million Travers Stakes gets upon us, those closest to Sovereignty (Into Mischief), the 2-5 morning-line favorite, handle the agonizing moments until post time in different ways. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott admitted he'll “probably” be nervous. “It's like being on the freeway,” he said outside his barn at the Oklahoma Training Track as Sovereignty munched on some grass a few feet away. “Defensive driving all the time. So far, everything has been good. That is the thing; you can't make one mistake.” Junior Alvarado, who has ridden Sovereignty in seven of his eight starts–including wins in the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and GII Jim Dandy Stakes–said he has been sleeping just fine, thank you, in the days leading up to the Midsummer Derby. He said he felt more pressure in the run-up to the Kentucky Derby because that was a race that was circled at the start of the season for the big colt. “You have to run the race,” Alvarado said at the Mott barn. “In my whole career, the hardest races have been the ones that look more easy. I have been saying all along that if he runs his 'A' race, that should be enough, he should be able to win. When he runs his 'A' race, he is just faster than everybody else. If he is on his 'A' game, 1 1/4 (miles) will be easy for him. I don't know how easy it will be for the other horses.” Godolphin's Sovereignty has won both his starts at 1 1/4 miles; none of the others in the Travers have tried it. Sovereignty is the leading 3-year-old colt in the country after winning four of five starts this year. He won the Kentucky Derby at odds of nearly 8-1 and the Belmont at 5-2. In those races, he defeated Journalism (Curlin), the favorite in both of them. In the Jim Dandy, Sovereignty was the 1-2 favorite and defeated Baeza (McKinzie) by a length. Now comes the Travers. And because he is such a heavy favorite against four rivals–none who have won a GI race–the pressure could be immense. “The Travers is like the Kentucky Derby of the summer,” Alvarado said. This is the biggest race for everybody in the summertime. I have never won it; Mr. Mott has never won it. I am more excited for Saturday to come so I can ride the big guy.” Patch Adams at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew Cox Has Strong Hand in Jerkens Patch Adams (Into Mischief) has already proven himself as he owns a GI win (Woody Stephens) and has three wins in six career starts. Verifire (Authentic) has not, but don't sleep on him. They are the two 3-year-olds trainer Brad Cox is running in Saturday's GI, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes. Patch Adams is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the field of eight going seven furlongs; Verifire is the 4-1 second choice. Start with Patch Adams, who is owned by CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC (WinStar also bred him), has won both his starts at seven furlongs, including the Woody Stephens on a muddy track. “He is a very talented horse,” Cox said this week from Kentucky. “He has shown he is a Grade I horse, and we thought that throughout the winter the way he was training.” Patch Adams started the season with a pair of fourth place finishes in the GIII Southwest Stakes and GIII Tampa Bay Derby. Following those two, Cox decided the colt would be better suited going one turn. He had broken his maiden by 10 1/2 lengths going seven furlongs in his second start. “He really moved forward when we cut him back to one turn,” Cox said. “We're excited about he has trained since the Woody Stephens, and he is ready to roll.” Verifire went for $1 million at the 2024 Ocala Breeders' March Sale of 2-year-olds in training sale. Owned by Resolute Racing and Cha Cha Chestnuts LLC, he has won all three of his starts by combined 15 1/2 lengths. The Jerkens will be his first start in a graded stakes race. “It took us a while to get him to the races and he has performed very well,” Cox said. “It's always tough when you go from a listed stake or an overnight to a Grade I, but look, he has been very solid and we're looking forward to giving him an opportunity on the big stage.” Verifire, who starts from post five, will be ridden by Flavien Prat, who has been aboard the first three starts. Doc Sullivan (red cap) | Sarah Andrew Ortiz Giving 'Doc' His Chance in Forego When a horse is doing good, you run. That's what trainer John Ortiz is doing with Doc Sullivan (Solomini) in Saturday's GI, $500,000 Forego on Saturday. Owned by Tristar Farm LLC, the 4-year-old New York-bred Doc Sullivan is coming off a victory in the John Morrissey Stakes on July 31 at Saratoga. From there, Ortiz started thinking about giving Doc Sullivan a shot with the big boys. And here he is. The Morrissey was the first start for Doc Sullivan running out of Ortiz's barn. It was his first start since March. “He came out of that race in fantastic form,” Ortiz said at his barn on the Saratoga backstretch. “We got him fit perfectly for that race. He did not miss one work. The fact that he got it done and did it the way he did it was incredible.” Doc Sullivan, who was ridden by Joel Rosario in the Morrissey–he will ride him in the Forego–navigated a muddy track and won the race by a head at 5-1 odds. In the Forego, he will be 20-1, which is understandable. This will be just his second try in a GI race; he was sixth in the GI Pennsylvania Derby last year when being trained by Mike Miceli. That is not detouring Ortiz. He likes what he sees from the horse in the mornings. “He gained weight off that last race,” Ortiz said. “We are taking a shot. Joel worked him in between races and he says he feels bigger and stronger than he did in the last one.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented By NYRA Bets: Mott, Alvarado Counting Down The Minutes Until The Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A pair of full siblings to Breeders' Cup winners square off in a competitive six-furlong maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies Aug. 23 at Ellis Park.View the full article

Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, remembered for riding Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown during a Hall of Fame career, died of natural causes Aug. 22 in his Drummond home outside Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in Canada. View the full article

Top-class colt Rosallion heads the field for the newly upgraded City of York Stakes (G1). View the full article

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4th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 2:16 p.m. ET. Peter Blum homebred ELITE (Into Mischief) makes her first start for trainer Rodolphe Brisset. Out of Flawless (Mr. Greeley), the 2-year-old is a full-sister to current sire Authentic. Also drawn in the same race is Gary & Mary West homebred Fashion Designer (Into Mischief), who is trained by Brad Cox. Her dam Beach Walk produced current sire Life Is Good and GSW Most Wanted (Candy Ride {Arg}). Woodslane bred Sister Troienne (Munnings) is a Brian Lynch trainee whose own dam is a half-sister to GISW Sadler's Joy (by Kitten's Joy) and GSW Wolfie's Dynaghost (Ghostzapper). Run On Dreams (Runhappy) is cared for by Cherie DeVaux and the Gayle Rankin homebred counts as a full-sister MSW Happy Soul. TJCIS PPS 1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 11:10 p.m. ET. Opening the Travers Day card is a maiden special weight which includes Phipps & St. Elias homebred Quiet Power (Tapit). The colt is out of Sabbatical (Medaglia d'Oro), a half-sister to GISW Imagining (Giant's Causeway), and this is an extended female family which includes GI Kentucky Derby hero Super Saver (by Maria's Mon) and GI Haskell Stakes champ Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat). TJCIS PPS 3rd-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 12:17 p.m. ET. Staying put at the Spa, Glamorize (Maxfield) is unveiled for Resolute and trainer Chad Brown. Taken home by John Stewart for a cool million during Keeneland September, the filly is a half-sister to GI Alabama Stakes victress Randomized (Nyquist). Her extended female family is made up of the likes of MGSW Smooth Air (Smooth Jazz), GII Sanford Stakes winner Overdriven (by Tale of the Cat), MGISW Got Stormy (Get Stormy) and MSW Sir Alfred James (Munnings). Touch of Magic (Into Mischief) makes her first start for trainer Steve Asmussen. Whisper Hill & Three Chimneys touched $5.2-million at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale to acquire dam Magical World (Distorted Humor) while Touch of Magic's full-brother, 'TDN Rising Star' Cornucopian, was in-utero. This productive mare is responsible for MGISW Guarana (Ghostzapper), SW Magic Dance (More Than Ready) and GSW Beatbox (by Pioneerof the Nile). The maiden roll call continues as Celebrity Quest (Nyquist) heads out as part of a coupled entry for trainer Tom Amoss (Nyquist). Greenwell Thoroughbreds went to $525,000 during Keeneland September, and the filly's dam is a herself a half-sister to GISW Power Broker (Pulpit) and the dam of current sire Seize the Grey (by Arrogate). Meanwhile, Tam Tam (Medaglia d'Oro) was a Rigney buy for $975,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. Sent to house trainer Phil Bauer, the 2-year-old's second dam is champion 2-year-old filly Folklore (Tiznow). TJCIS PPS 3rd-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:48 p.m. ET. Texas Horse of the Year Too Much Kiki (Too Much Bling) is a full-sister to Bling On the Music, who produced Ellis maiden entry Time for Music (Not This Time). The colt is a member of Asmussen's shedrow. TJCIS PPS 6th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 2:00 p.m. ET. Bill Mott trainee Stimulate (Tapit), who makes the races for his breeders Claiborne & Adele Dilschneider, is out of Elate (Medaglia d'Oro). This dam went back-to-back during her racing career for Mott with Grade I wins in the Alabama Stakes and Beldame Stakes. TJCIS PPS 7th-CNL, $70K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 5 1/2fT, 3:55 p.m. ET. Ruby Street (Street Sense) heads postward for trainer Mike Stidham. The Godolphin homebred's dam is a half-sister to current Darley sire Nyquist (by Uncle Mo). TJCIS PPS 1st-DMR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 5:00 p.m. ET. Finally at the seaside oval a pair of well-bred Bob Baffert trainees are set to debut. Spendthrift won the Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) sweepstakes when the farm went to $9.5-million to acquire the dual champion back in 2020. Her initial foal is Provenance (Into Mischief), who will be joined here by fellow first-timer Plutarch. The colt is also out of a champion–Stellar Wind (Curlin). M.V. Magnier added the multiple Grade I winner to his broodmare band after going to $6-million at the 2017 Keeneland November Sale. TJCIS PPS The post Saturday Racing Insights: Well-Bred Maidens Go Saturday, Fulls To Authentic And Life Is Good Included appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday, York, post time: 15:00, THE SKY BET CITY OF YORK STAKES-G1, £665,000, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Audience (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), Lake Forest (GB) (No Nay Never), Never So Brave (Ire) (No Nay Never), Qirat (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Quinault (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Ten Bob Tony (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Maranoa Charlie (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Seagulls Eleven (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}), Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Verdict: If Rosallion gives his best, few here will be able to live with his lethal acceleration and it could be that this is the trip he has been waiting for all along despite his Group 1-winning exploits over a mile. On bear ratings, there isn't much between him and the Summer Mile winner Never So Brave, but in terms of the speed he can produce it is a relative gulf. Maranoa Charlie will give it his all as usual and will probably keep going, but he may lack something at the top level and could just be a sitting duck while the 2023 Gimcrack winner Lake Forest needs to get back to the form of his Golden Eagle success. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, post time: 15:27, COOLMORE STUD WOOTTON BASSETT TOM COOPER IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND FUTURITY STAKES-G2, €72,000, 2yo, 7fT Field: A Boy Named Susie (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Chicago Pope (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Constitution River (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Geryon (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Go Just Do It (GB) (Kingman {GB}). TDN Verdict: In the absence of proven Pattern-race performers, three maiden winners with infinite promise clash in Constitution River, A Boy Named Susie and Geryon. The former represents Aidan O'Brien successful on 17 occasions and in 10 of the last dozen and he followed a smart debut effort at Newmarket with a smooth win at Galway, while A Boy Named Susie and Geryon impressed on their winning debuts at Killarney and The Curragh respectively. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, post time: 16:02, ALPHA CENTAURI DEBUTANTE STAKES-G2, €72,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Field: Balantina (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), Brownstown (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), Composing (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Evolutionist (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Skydance (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Suzie Songs (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). TDN Verdict: Significantly deeper than the Futurity, this stepping stone to the Moyglare features the standard-setting Silver Flash winner Composing, who bids to provide Aidan O'Brien with a 15th renewal and will be a warm order to do so. Skydance and Brownstown were well beaten at Leopardstown, but try again while the Anglesey Stakes winner Suzie Songs goes up in trip which shouldn't be any issue on pedigree. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:50, JRA PRIX ALEC HEAD (PRIX DE POMONE)-G2, €119,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 12 1/2fT Field: Latakia (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Le Combat Continue (Fr) (De Treville {GB}), Happy Saxon (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Bibbiena (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}), Saxon Girl (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Dare To Dream (Fr) (Camelot {GB}). TDN Verdict: Juddmonte's Latakia was adrift of Saxon Girl and Happy Saxon in June's Listed Prix Pawneese, but is on an upward curve and has recent form in the book, having annexed this month's Listed Prix Luth Enchantee at Clairefontaine. Wathnan Racing's Dare To Dream, winner of last term's G3 Prix Vanteaux, returns off a sixth in last month's G1 Grosser Dallmayr Preis and holds solid claims. Bibbiena has won four of six starts this year, but has not been seen since making a black-type breakthrough in May's Listed Prix Gold River. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, York, post time: 13:50, THE SKY BET STRENSALL STAKES-G3, £170,000, 3yo/up, 8f 177yT Field: Boiling Point (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Bullet Point (GB) (Advertise {GB}), Checkandchallenge (GB) (Fast Company {Ire}), King's Gambit (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Skukuza (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), Bowmark (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Gladius (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), King Of Cities (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). TDN Verdict: TDN Rising Star Bowmark probably found the Prix du Jockey Club too much to deal with at this early point of his career and has been given time to freshen up subsequently. The Goodwood handicap winner Gladius is ready for the step up and is another three-year-old with abundant potential, while last year's York Stakes runner-up and Great Voltigeur third King's Gambit is the pick of the older horses who obviously loves it here. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Windsor, post time: 18:45, THE WEATHERBYS GLOBAL STALLIONS APP WINTER HILL STAKES-G3, £70,000, 3yo/up, 10fT Field: Military Order (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Silawi (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Devil's Advocate (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Great David (GB) (Ribchester {Ire}), Royal Playwright (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Verdict: This looks an ideal opportunity for the consistent Military Order to get another Group win with the big cats away at York and elsewhere. His biggest concern may be the fellow Godolphin runner Devil's Advocate, who needs to get it together but who ran well enough to be fourth in the Dante over this trip to suggest there is talent there. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, York, post time: 16:45, THE JULIA GRAVES ROSES STAKES-Listed, £100,000, 2yo, 5fT Field: Dicksensian (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Exclamation (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Kinnalargy (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Military Code (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Rydale Frosty (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Silent Applause (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Our Cody (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Revival Power (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {Ire}), Zelaina (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Verdict: The Windsor Castle runner-up and Molecomb third Dickensian sets the form standard, but there are several in here with potential including Revival Power, the full-sister to Winter Power who ran so well behind Spicy Marg in Goodwood's Alice Keppel. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Deauville, France, post time: 13:58, CRITERIUM DU FONDS EUROPEEN DE L'ELEVAGE-Listed, €130,000, 2yo, 8fT Field: Campacite (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Dorado (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Waybreaker (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Focus (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Bandiagara (GB) (Zelzal {Fr}). TDN Verdict: Jean-Claude Rouget trainee Campacite took his record to two-from-three when stretching out to a mile at Saint-Cloud last month and sets the standard here. His main dangers are Listed Prix La Fleche fourth Focus, who goes beyond five furlongs for the first time here, and the unbeaten winner-of-one Waybreaker, who made a pleasing debut over 7 1/2 furlongs at this venue earlier in the month. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:50, SUMBE PRIX MORNY-G1, €350,000, 2yo, c/f, 6fT Field: Outfielder (Speightstown), Coppull (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Gstaad (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Wise Approach (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Imperial Me Cen (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Venetian Sun (Ire) (Starman {GB}). TDN Verdict: TDN Rising Star Outfielder makes his eagerly awaited return, coming back off a 6 1/4-length debut rout at Churchill Downs in May, in a mouthwatering renewal of a race Wesley Ward has already plundered with No Nay Never, Lady Aurelia and Campanelle. All five rivals have black-type wins in the books with G2 Coventry Stakes victor Gstaad, G2 Richmond Stakes winner Coppull and G3 Albany Stakes and G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes victrix Venetian Sun lining up to make it a Prix Morny for the ages. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Deauville, France, post time: 17:00, SUMBE PRIX JEAN ROMANET-G1, €400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 10fT Field: Survie (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal), Quisisana (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Royal Dress (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Grand Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Start Of Day (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Cankoura (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Verdict: Sunday's stellar stakes card at Deauville is embellished by this distaffers' contest with G1 Falmouth Stakes heroine Cinderella's Dream setting the standard in heat won by the Gosden yard with Izzi Top in 2012 and Coronet in 2019. Francis Graffard trainee G1 Prix de Diane third Cankoura is one of the Godolphin representative's main threats and regained the winning thread in this month's G3 Prix de Psyche over this course and distance. Prix de Diane second Bedtime Story failed to fire in Goodwood's G1 Nassau Stakes when last seen, while last term's Diane runner-up Survie is another with claims. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Deauville, France, post time: 13:58, SUMBE PRIX KERGORLAY-G2, €164,600, 3yo/up, 15fT Field: Goya Senora (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}), Columbus (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Sevenna's Knight (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Presage Nocturne (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}). TDN Verdict: Sunday's pattern-race extravaganza opens with a marathon annexed last year by dual Group 1 winner Double Major. Andre Fabre has won this five times and sends forth the ultra-consistent dual Group 1-placed Sevenna's Knight, who comes back off a third here in this month's G3 Prix de Reux. Presage Nocturne was a head behind Sevenna's Knight when third in May's G1 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, while Columbus was a half-length adrift of Double Major when fourth in last month's G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Deauville, France, post time: 14:33, SUMBE PRIX DU CALVADOS-G2, €119,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Field: True Test (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Nandita (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Fitzella (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), My Highness (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Polly Shelby (Fr) (Space Blues {Ire}), Arkansas (Fr) (Sottsass {Fr}), Ceramic (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Fitzella, from the in-form Hugo Palmer yard, made all to account for G2 Lowther Stakes third Staya in last month's G3 Princess Margaret Stakes and steps up in trip here. Andre Fabre seeks a record-equalling fourth edition and is represented by dual winner My Highness, who comes back off a course-and-distance conditions defeat of Ceramic earlier this month. Ceramic is also held by Polly Shelby on their running in a Listed heat at Vichy last month, while Scuderia Scolari's Mario Baratti trainee Arkansas is an interesting contender coming back off a three-length debut score at Chantilly last month. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Goodwood, post time: 15:35, THE VIRGIN BET CELEBRATION MILE-G2, £158,500, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Balmacara (GB) (New Bay {GB}), Ice Max (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Make Me King (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Persica (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Arisaig (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}), Jonquil (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Saqqara Sands (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). TDN Verdict: After two tries at shorter, the Greenham winner Jonquil returns to the trip over which he was second in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and appears the obvious class act on that evidence. The fact that connections reverted in distance after the ParisLongchamp Classic suggests they harbour stamina doubts and any vulnerability will be exposed at this stiff track with the likes of the Diomed winner Persica in attendance. The Listed Eternal Stakes winner Saqqara Sands dead-heated in the Oak Tree last time and is dangerously unexposed. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Goodwood, post time: 14:25, THE VIRGIN BET PRESTIGE FILLIES' STAKES-G3, £80,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Field: Aylin (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Jennifer Jane (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Moon Target (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), Orion's Belt (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Precise (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Spinning Lizzie (GB) (Kameko), Stimulative Trip (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Sukanya (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}). TDN Verdict: Sir Mark Prescott rarely has precocious two-year-olds, but in Moon Target he has one who also has the capacity to turn into a future star. Successful in her maiden and novice by a combined margin of 13 lengths, the relative of Inspiral bids to provide Heath House with a second renewal after Red Camellia won for the same owner-breeders in 1996. Ballydoyle have reputation in the Cork maiden winner Precise and she obviously has significant upside along with the Goodwood maiden scorer Aylin. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Naas, post time: 15:25, TALLY-HO STUD IRISH EBF BALLYOGAN STAKES-G3, €60,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5f 205yT Field: Bellaphina (Ire) (James Garfield {Ire}), Dance Night Andday (Ire) (Buratino {Ire}), Gutsy Girl (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), Miss Attitude (GB) (Cityscape {GB}), Navassa Island (Ire) (Territories {Ire}), Queen Of Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Vespertilio (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}), Carla Ridge (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Lady With The Lamp (Ire) (King Of Change {GB}), Sky Majesty (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Zuheila (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Last year's Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte and Firth Of Clyde winner Sky Majesty comes back to the course and distance of her confidence-restoring win in last month's Listed Yeomanstown Stud Irish EBF Stakes. Unlike her, Vespertilio has yet to race at this track and it could be that the Listed Dash Stakes winner relishes its nature. Interestingly, Johnny Murtagh pitches in Zuheila despite her defeat in a course-and-distance conditions event last time but as a The Aga Khan Studs homebred with only two runs under her belt remains open to much improvement. [Tom Frary]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: City Of York The Ticket For Rosallion? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Off at odds just shy of 6-1, FILLE D'ORO (IRE) (f, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB}–D'oro Diva, by Medaglia d'Oro) was steered away from a pocket entering the final furlong of Friday's sixth race at Saratoga and finished nicely to graduate in her first trip to the races for trainer Brad Cox. A €330,000 purchase by agent Clay Scherer out of last year's Arqana August Yearling Sale in Deauville, the bay filly was trapped out three deep nearing the wire for the first time, but wisely slotted in to save ground from fifth as the leaders went at an even gallop up front. Traveling three back the fence and in the slipstream of favored Counterintuitive (Not This Time) into the final three furlongs, Fille d'Oro slipped through when the favorite abandoned the inside in upper stretch, pushed away from the fence at the furlong grounds and swapped over to her wrong lead late, but ran down Repole Stable's Goffs November purchase Celebrity Warrior (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) to score cozily. Wootton Bassett, who was represented by a €2.3-million yearling and a €1.2-million yearling at the just-concluded Arqana August Sale, has been on a tear in Europe and, indeed all over the world, and is responsible for the likes of Whirl (Ire), recent winner of the G1 Pretty Polly Stakes in Ireland and the G1 Nassau Stakes at Goodwood in England. Sales history: €330,000 Ylg '23 ARQAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Gregory Hoffman; B-Ecurie des Charmes & Haras d'Etreham; T-Brad Cox. #7 FILLE D'ORO ($13.80) was golden in the 6th race at Saratoga! The juvenile Wootton Bassett filly was piloted by @jockeyfranco for trainer @bradcoxracing. pic.twitter.com/K5QM1uiwJH — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 22, 2025 The post Wootton Bassett Filly Fille d’Oro A Professional Debut Winner at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Noor Elaine Farm's Asfoora bounced back to winning ways in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) Aug. 22 at York Racecourse. The victory secured the 7-year-old an automatic berth into the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T). View the full article

Kentucky Downs kicks off its seven-day all-turf meet Aug. 28 with the $500,000 Tapit Stakes, which is among the races during the meet that will be able to accommodate 14 starters as a result of a new starting gate at the Franklin, Ky., oval.View the full article

In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Stradale (c, 2, Yaupon) lost just about any chance in the opening furlongs of his highly anticipated debut at Saratoga July 19 and still ran a remarkable race to finish third. The word was out on the $285,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling turned $1.3-million OBS April breezer (:9 4/5*) and he was hammered down to 4-5 favoritism in his unveiling for owner Kaleem Shah and Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Stradale was roughed up between rivals at the start, and, after bobbling sharply, was last of eight. And the eventful journey didn't end there, either. Stradale recovered and began to advance, but jockey Jose Ortiz was forced to tap the brakes once again. “A rough opening quarter mile for the heavy favorite,” track announcer Frank Mirahmadi said while calling the action. Sixth through an opening quarter in :22.87 and seemingly undeterred, Stradale caught the eye while traveling nicely and began to roll with a sweeping move on the far turn. Widest of all in the center of the track at the top of the stretch– and dare we say, in with a chance?–he set his sights on the leaders in the final furlong, but just ran out of gas late to finish 2 1/2 lengths short of wire-to-wire winner Emphasis (Yaupon). The final time for six furlongs was 1:11.83. Stradale earned a 65 Beyer Speed Figure, six points less than the winner. Stradale (#3, outside) finished a troubled third behind Emphasis on debut at Saratoga July 19 | Chelsea Durand From the first crop of Yaupon–already responsible for 13 winners (through Thursday)–Stradale was produced by the maiden of five career starts Twitterpated (Stormy Atlantic), a full-sister to GI Matriarch S. winner Stormy Lucy. Twitterpated brought just $10,000 from Stradale's co-breeder Richard Bremer at the 2021 Keeneland January sale. Stradale has posted three breezes since his debut, including a five-furlong bullet in 1:00.90 (1/11) over the Oklahoma Training Track Aug. 10. He has been nominated to the GI Spendthrift Hopeful S. over closing weekend. “Stradale was unlucky in his first start with a lot of trouble,” Shah said. “We think the world of Stradale, and he has been breezing very well after his last race. I expect a very big effort from him in his next start–whether he runs in a maiden special weight or a stakes race. Steve Asmussen will decide where he runs next.” Since launching 'Second Chances' in 2017, 64 maidens have been featured in these pages (through 2024), producing 25% graded stakes winners, 34% stakes winners and 48% stakes horses. The series has introduced eight future winners at the top level, led by this year's GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief), 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin) and fellow two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). @RSantana_Jr is on a roll! Win number three on the card comes aboard EMPHASIS in Race 7, breaking his maiden for trainer @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/y9b777Ptp9 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 19, 2025 The post Second Chances: Stradale Revving Up Following Troubled Debut at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Secretariat's jockey, Ron Turcotte, passed away Friday at the age of 84. The news was confirmed by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in a statement reading: “Ron was a legendary rider and also an inspiration for all he achieved and overcame during his incredible life. Although best known for sweeping the Triple Crown with Secretariat–culminating with a 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes–Turcotte's Hall of Fame career spanned 18 years and more than 3,000 wins. As an ambassador for both the sport and the legacy of the great Secretariat, Ron made countless people into fans of racing through his kindness and the time he gave to all, whether telling stories about Big Red, signing autographs, or posing for pictures. He was a fierce competitor on the track and a gentleman off of it. He will forever be remembered as one of the game's greats.” Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1979, Turcotte won 3,032 races, but will always be remembered as the primary rider for the great Secretariat. Turcotte did not ride Secretariat in his first two races. Apprentice Paul Feliciano did. Turcotte took over for a 1972 allowance race at Saratoga and, for the next 18 races, Turcotte and Secretariat put on a show unlike anything racing had seen in several decades. Winning the Sanford, Hopeful, Futurity, the Laurel Futurity and the Garden State Stakes as a 2-year-old, Secretariat was named 1972 Horse of the Year. He repeated that feat in1973, thanks in large part to a historic romp through the Triple Crown races. The best of the best came in the Belmont Stakes, which Secretariat won by 31 lengths. The horse was running so fast early that some worried that Turcotte had blown the race and that Secretarial would have nothing left for the stretch. “I knew we were putting Sham and the rest far behind us with Secretariat's long, loping strides,” Turcotte told Tom Pedulla in 2018. “I knew he was going to have no trouble getting the mile and a half. I peeked and the other horses must have been 15-20 lengths behind. Now, the only race was against the clock.” Turcotte referenced the timing issue at the Preakness, where the official time was 1:55, but several observers hand-timed him as fast as 1:53 2/5, more than enough to break the record. “After the Preakness timing controversy, I wanted Secretariat to set a record that would stand a long time. With 70 yards to go, I chirped to him to make sure he did not lose focus. He responded by finding still another gear. Sure that the race was won, that Secretariat would be the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years, I was able to soak in everything. The crowd that was going wild. The teletimer. Track announcer Chic Anderson's memorable race call. 'Secretariat is widening now. He is moving like a tremendous machine!'”` Ron Turcotte and Secretariat's unforgettable Belmont win | NYRA Photo Due to a careless riding suspension, Turcotte was not available to ride Secretariat in his final start, the GII Canadian International at Woodbine. The mount went to Eddie Maple. With trainer Lucien Laurin having passed away in 2000 and owner Penny Tweedy in 2017, Turcotte was the last remaining member of the trio that directed Secretariat's career. Born in Drummond, New Brunswick, Canada in 1941 and one of 12 children, he left school at 14 to work with his father as a lumberjack. A few years later, he would begin his career in racing in 1960, working as a hotwalker at E.P. Taylor's Windfields Farm. Riding in his native country at the start of his career, he won his first race in 1962. A year later and still an apprentice, Turcotte was aboard Northern Dancer when he made his debut a winning one in 1963 at Fort Erie. In 1965, he won his first Triple Crown race, capturing the Preakness with Tom Rolfe. Turcotte would eventually find his way to the New York tracks, where he established himself as one of the top jockeys in the nation. He developed a working relationship with Laurin, who gave him the mount on another Hall of Famer, Riva Ridge. With Turcotte aboard, he won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont in 1972. A fourth-place finish in the Preakness was sandwiched in between. A year later, Turcotte became the first jockey in seventy years to win back-to-back runnings of the Kentucky Derby. During an 18-year career, his other notable wins include the Kentucky Oaks, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Florida Derby, the Travers, the Alabama, the Wood Memorial and the Santa Anita Handicap. He led all riders in stakes wins in 1972 and 1973. Turcotte's career ended tragically on July 13, 1978 when he was involved in a spill at Belmont Park when aboard a filly named Flag of Leyte Gulf. The injuries left him a paraplegic. “What's under the bridge is gone,” Turcotte told writer Eddie Donnally in 1988. “It's funny how you seem to forget the bad memories. You don't remember the hard times. They just seem to evaporate. I've accepted what happened, but I haven't accepted my condition. I still hold out hope I will walk.” Turcotte never did walk again, but he stayed active in the sport, making numerous appearances at racetracks to celebrate his career and to raise awareness for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. After his career ended, he moved back to New Brunswick and settled in the town of Grand Falls. In 2015, Grand Falls honored him with a life-sized statue of him riding Secretariat. “I have received many awards and trophies from all over, but to have my own town honor me in this way is very special to me and my family,” said Turcotte. “It is very touching, believe me. It made me cry a few times there.” In addition to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, Turcotte has been inducted into, among others, the Canadian Racing Hall of Fame and the New York Sports Hall of Fame. He has received the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, the George Woolf Memorial Award and Sovereign Award, Canada's version of the Eclipse Awards. Turcotte was named French Canadian Athlete-of-the-Year in 1973 and was the first person from Thoroughbred racing ever to be appointed a member of the Order of Canada. The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Chairman William Punk, Jr. released a statement following Turcotte's passing Friday, saying: “The Board of Directors of the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and its recipients mourn the passing of one our greatest champions and ambassadors. Ron's tireless advocacy and efforts on behalf of his fellow fallen rider is beyond measure. Although he is appropriately recognized as a member of the Racing Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the saddle, his contributions to the PDJF established him as a giant in the hearts of all associated with this organization. His memory and his impact will live on forever. Our thoughts and prayers are with Gaetane, their daughters and his family and friends at this difficult time.” This post will be updated. The post Hall Of Famer Ron Turcotte Passes Away At 84 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

IRON ORCHARD (f, 2, Authentic–Onebrethatatime, by Brethren), who graduated by open lengths during the Fourth of July Festival at Saratoga, made light work of seven overmatched rivals to run her record to two wins from two starts with a front-running success in Friday's Seeking The Ante Stakes at the Spa. Most recently hammered down for $500,000 at this year's OBS April Sale, Iron Orchard was made the long odds-on favorite for that debut as she faced mostly auction maidens with a stipulation that allowed New York-breds to compete no matter their purchase price at their most recent sale. Having duly dismissed that field by 5 1/2 lengths, she was a logical 3-4 favorite to take this next step and did so with a minimum of fuss. In front almost at once beneath Joel Rosario, Iron Orchard made the running from chief market rival Grazie (Modernist) through an opening quarter in :22.27 and was asked to dispose of the Repole runner after a half in :45.36. Quickly putting several lengths on the field prior to the eighth pole, she coasted under the wire to take it by daylight, becoming the sixth stakes winner for her Spendthrift-based stallion, whose 2-year-old half-sister gets her career started Saturday at Ellis Park. Sales history: $140,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $97,000 RNA Ylg '24 FTNAUG; $78,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $500,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Edward A Childs & R A Hill Stable; B-Pine Ridge Stable LLC (NY); T-Danny Gargan IRON ORCHARD is now 2 for 2 after winning the Seeking the Ante Stakes very impressively under @JRosarioJockey for trainer @GarganRacing! pic.twitter.com/1jrq3H0xtX — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 22, 2025 The post Authentic Filly Iron Orchard Dominates the Seeking The Ante appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

I fail to see what is so hard to understand. Obviously posters dont know that all stable personnel must be licensed. Ground workers, track riders( slow and fast work, separate categories) trainers ( obviously) and of course riders, either professional or amateur. All hold licenses issued by NZTR. Random members of the public cannot wander in and out of stable yards unless authorized by trainers ( feed delivery, farriers/ vets, etc).

It has been a compelling few days at York, but it all comes to a head this weekend with an abundance of high-class action including a new British Group 1 in Saturday's City Of York. Upgraded to become the country's first seven-furlong contest to carry the status, it has duly attracted one of the best of the domestic brigade in Rosallion. While the son of Blue Point has met with three defeats so far this term, the last two when denied in photos in the Queen Anne and Sussex only serve to confirm his standing as one of the elite milers of his time. Although he was an Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace winner last term, this return to seven could be the ideal scenario and it holds no fears for Richard Hannon. “It's back to seven furlongs, but two of his best performances have been at this distance, in the Pat Eddery Stakes at Ascot and Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere,” he said. “I don't think there is anybody who I've seen while racing who doesn't think he deserves another Group 1 win and he's been a model of consistency all year. Hopefully he gets his reward for it.” While Juddmonte's Qirat (Showcasing) denied him in the Sussex when left to his own devices as a rogue pacemaker, this represents an entirely different test and he is unlikely to be ignored now the cat is out of the bag. The Golden Eagle hero Lake Forest (No Nay Never), Summer Mile winner Never So Brave (No Nay Never) and Prix Jean Prat runer-up Maranoa Charlie (Wootton Bassett) add ballast, but Rosallion looks to have a class edge. Morny Caps Big Weekend For The Juveniles… Sunday's G1 Sumbe Prix Morny is a true gem, with five juveniles who have shown a large degree of talent. Ballydoyle's impressive Coventry winner Gstaad (Starspangledbanner) needs no hyping after that display and bids to emulate his half-brother Vandeek's victory of two years ago. The fact that David Armstrong's Coppull (Bated Breath) was so well-beaten in that Royal Ascot feature before recording a convincing win in Goodwood's Richmond says it all about the potential quality of the Rosegreen representative. It is not impossible that Coppull has improved past Gstaad in the interim, while the Albany and Duchess of Cambridge winner Venetian Sun (Starman) has been boosted by the York exploits of Royal Fixation. Godolphin's Wise Approach (Mehmas) is also firmly in the mix, having finished second to Charles Darwin over five in the Norfolk before taking apart the Gimcrack runner-up Rock On Thunder back over this trip in Newbury's Listed Rose Bowl Stakes. Then there is the small matter of the much-vaunted Outfielder (Speightstown), Amo Racing, Jayson Werth and Wesley Ward's potential superstar who left such a lasting impression at Churchill Downs in May. Ahead of this feast, there are the Group 2 contests at The Curragh on Saturday which should tell us a lot more about next year's Classic picture. Ballydoyle have their customary strong representation in both the Futurity and Debutante, with Wootton Bassett's Galway winner Constitution River and Silver Flash winner Composing set to head to post as favourites for each prize. Composing has proven Pattern-race form already and looks a cut above the Anglesey scorer Suzie Songs (Starspangledbanner) and Albany third Balantina (Ten Sovereigns), while the Futurity is perhaps more of a poser with the impressive Killarney and Curragh maiden winners A Boy Named Susie (Starspangledbanner) and Geryon (Lope De Vega) just as valid as Constitution River at this stage. There are more avenues for the two-year-old fillies on Sunday, with Deauville's G2 Sumbe Prix du Calvados seeing the Princess Margaret winner Fitzella (Too Darn Hot) upped to seven furlongs to encounter an exciting Godolphin-Fabre project in My Highness (Ghaiyyath) and Goodwood's G3 Prestige Fillies' Stakes offering a fascinating clash between some genuine 1,000 Guineas types. The latter is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In and the winner will be guaranteed an automatic berth in the $1-million John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Leading them is Cheveley Park Stud's unbeaten Moon Target (Cracksman), who has won her maiden and novice by a combined margin of 13 lengths and bids to emulate the operation's 1996 winner Red Camellia for Sir Mark Prescott. Ballydoyle have one in here too in the Cork maiden winner Precise (Starspangledbanner), while Al Shaqab and Amo Racing's course-and-distance maiden scorer Aylin (St Mark's Basilica) is another who ticks a lot of boxes. Prescott said of Moon Target, “I've been a while without one for Cheveley and I had a marvellous run for them with Pivotal, Red Camellia who actually won the Prestige, and Hooray, who often gets forgotten and was champion two-year-old filly. I liked her much, much more once I worked her as she always went very, very well without apparently doing anything. Initially I thought the others must be very bad because of the way she just did it, so she's been interesting and I think she caught everybody by surprise when it turned out at home she could go.” Dream Scenario In The Romanet? There are so many sub-plots throughout the weekend it will take a while to digest once the dust is settled. While not exactly a sidenote as a Group 1 race for fillies and mares, Sunday's Sumbe Prix Jean Romanet is usually one of the lighter of its type staged in Europe and this year's edition is no exception. With Ballydoyle's Bedtime Story (Frankel) yet to recover her two-year-old form, it represents an ideal opportunity for Godolphin's Cinderella's Dream (Shamardal) to follow up her Falmouth success provided she sees out this mile-and-a-quarter trip. She was second in last year's 11-furlong Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, but that was at Del Mar and there are some strong-staying fillies in here including the Aga Khan Studs runner Cankoura (Persian King) who took the G3 Prix de Pysche and was third in the Prix de Diane. Other honourable mentions over the two days must go to Juddmonte's Greenham winner and Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up Jonquil (Lope De Vega) in Goodwood's feature G2 Celebration Mile, taken on by the progressive three-year-old filly Saqqara Sands (Oasis Dream) who dead-heated in the Oak Tree last time, Lordship Stud's still-promising TDN Rising Star Bowmark (Kingman) in York's G3 Strensall Stakes on Saturday and Wathnan's Copper Horse Stakes winner French Master (Frankel) under top weight in the meeting's feature Ebor Handicap. The post ‘He Deserves Another Group 1 Win’: Hannon Looking To Rosallion To Shine Again appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

John Velazquez, the winningest jockey in the history of Saratoga Race Course, will serve a three-day “careless riding” suspension this coming Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday stemming from the disqualification of his mount from a win in the sixth race there Aug. 17. Velazquez waived his right to an appeal, according to an Aug. 20 stewards' ruling posted on the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) website. The race in which Velazquez got disqualified was a $100,000 maiden special weight turf route for 2-year-olds. He was aboard first-timer Scope (Gun Runner), the 6.5-1 fourth choice in the five-horse field. Scope crossed the finish wire first but was placed second by the stewards for interference to his stablemate, Teleport (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), the 3-2 favorite who crossed the wire second. There was both a jockey's objection and a stewards's inquiry into the stretch run. The Equibase chart stated that Scope “took the inside route into upper stretch, tipped out to the three path nudging Dynadee (Mo Town) at the three-sixteenths, rallied to latch on the leader Teleport a furlong out, got bumped solidly by that rival coming out under a left-handed crop and continued under a drive despite it, was put to a right-handed crop and came in bumping Teleport solidly inside the sixteenth marker, then inched away to the finish to prevail.” Both Scope and Teleport are trained by Todd Pletcher. In the aftermath of the race last Sunday, Pletcher told TDN's Mike Kane that having one of his trainees DQ'd only to have another put up as the winner was not something he believes he has previously experienced through a three-decade career of 26,257 starters. “If I have, I don't remember,” Pletcher said. “It was kind of a peculiar-run race, very slow early,” Pletcher said. “I think [Teleport] was a little bit green by himself [on the lead]. And then obviously some baby stuff going on down the lane. I was happy with the performance of both colts. You hate to have one disqualified, but sometimes that's the way it goes.” Pletcher described Scope as “a big rangy colt” who's been “training okay on the dirt. We felt like the main thing for him was he needed distance. I thought he kicked in really well, showed a nice turn of foot for a big horse.” It was a TAP exacta in R6 at Saratoga! After a stewards inquiry and jockey's objection, Teleport was moved up to first place over stablemate Scope. @iradortiz was aboard. pic.twitter.com/xqJziXY4bQ — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 17, 2025 The post Velazquez To Serve Three-Day Suspension For Spa DQ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sir Mark Prescott's exciting 2-year-old Moon Target is set for her stiffest task yet as she takes on a compelling field of talented 2-year-old fillies in the Prestige Fillies' Stakes (G3) at Goodwood Aug. 24. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Saturday at Saratoga, Ellis Park and Del Mar. Saturday, August 23, 2025 Saratoga 1, $100k, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 11:10 a.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Bottas (Vekoma), OBSAPR, 300,000, :10 1/5 C-Paul Sharp, agent; B-Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Grunge (Beau Liam)-MTO, OBSAPR, 260,000, :10 C-Julie Davies, agent; B-J Migliore, agt S Rocco & West Point Ellis 3, $100k, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:48 p.m. ET Bricklin (Nyquist), FTMMAY, 450,000, :10 3/5 C-de Meric Sales, agent; B-Imagine Maxxus (Maximus Mischief), OBSMAR, 50,000, :10 1/5 C-Caliente Thoroughbreds, agent; B-J Mackor, agt Triton TBs Stormforged (Vekoma), FTMMAY, 250,000, :10 2/5 C-Tom McCrocklin, agent; B-Case Clay Thoroughbred Mgmt Saratoga 6, $100k, 2yo, 6f, 2:00 p.m. ET Old Time Rocknroll (Maclean's Music), OBSAPR, 260,000, :10 2/5 C-Paul Sharp, agent; B-Bradley Thoroughbreds, agent Peace Negotiator (War of Will), OBSAPR, 80,000, :10 3/5 C-Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent; B-Mossarosa Ellis 4, $100k, 2yo, f, 6f, 2:16 p.m. ET Annie's Allie (Tacitus)-AE, OBSJUN, 70,000, :10 C-Champions of the Future, agent; B-Eric Foster Ellis 7, $44k, Moc, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 3:42 p.m. Velcamp (Combatant)-AE, OBSJUN, 60,000, :20 4/5 C-Blue Sapphire Stables, agent; B-D J Stable Del Mar 1, $100k, 2yo, 1m, 5:00 p.m. ET Eruption (Independence Hall), OBSMAR, 200,000, :10 1/5 C-Pike Racing @ Highlander, agt; B-By Talla Racing, K Lloyd, agt The post Summer Breezes Sponsored By OBS: Saturday, August 23, 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a son of a Belmont Oaks heroine. 1.42 Curragh, Debutantes, 2yo, 7fT CIRCLE OF LIFE (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a notable newcomer for Ballydoyle in the maiden the stable won with Officer and Continuous in the last three years. Out of the Belmont Oaks winner Athena, he is a full-brother to the dual Group 3 winner and Prix de Diane runner-up Never Ending Story related to the Irish Oaks heroine Bracelet descended from Urban Sea. He is joined by the yard's Ice Dancer (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), a full-brother to this year's Irish Derby runner-up Serious Contender. 5.45 Windsor, Novice, 2yo, 6f 12yT DIVISION (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is an important runner for Wathnan Racing, having cost 800,000gns at Tattersalls October Book 1 by virtue of the fact that he is a full-brother to last year's G2 Lowther Stakes winner Celandine. William Haggas has charge of the Middle Park Stakes entry, whose rivals include Juddmonte's €750,000 Goffs Orby Book 1 purchase Dartrey (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), the Ralph Beckett-trained half-brother to Saffron Beach who starts again having been unsteerable on debut at Chelmsford. The post Curragh Debut For Athena’s Son Circle Of Life 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 Mo’unga has sealed his place in the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup with an impressive win in the Allied Security Maurice Holmes Vase at Addington Raceway tonight. The Regan Todd-trained star bided his time early as favourite Franco Marek headed to the front only for driver Robbie Close to unleash late and overhaul the leader, who held on for second ahead of American Me and defending champion Dalton Shard. It was an outstanding effort from Mo’unga, who had started off 10 metres. The Bettor’s Delight six-year-old was sixth fresh up at Addington earlier in the month and was clearly improved by the outing. It was his 12th career win and on the back of his win he is a $21 equal sixth favourite for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington on Tuesday, November 11. Todd was delighted with the victory. “It is great, we can now pick and choose which races we go in.” “It wasn’t a pretty watch but Goose (Robbie Close) knew what he was doing.” “To win is great.” The Maurice Holmes Vase is the first of the automatic New Zealand Cup qualifiers, joining the Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup (September 5) and the Canterbury Classic (October 17), also at Addington, and the Holmes DG at Alexandra Park on October 3. Also at $21 for the NZ Cup is Akuta. The Mark and Nathan Purdon-trained star returned to winning ways in a small field at Alexandra Park in the Auckland Trotting Club – For the Horse Mobile Pace. It was the millionaire pacer’s 17th win in 33 stars. “He knows what it’s all about, he won well,” says co-trainer/driver Mark Purdon. Purdon had three driving successes on the night. His other winners were Special Occasion(R2) and Midnight Miki (R6). Akuta will now head to Addington for the Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup on September 5. On what was a big Friday Night Lights the trotting feature at Addington was the VIP Trade Basil Dean Mobile Free For All. Muscle Mountain was a $3 second favourite behind Love N The Port ($2.90). Muscle Mountain speared to the lead and then got the trail behind Love N The Port only to explode up the passing lane to win easily. It was a Greg and Ben Hope-trained quinella with Midnight Dash running home strongly into second. It was Muscle Mountain’s 37th success. “He’s getting older and he may not be the horse he was but it’s such a privilege to be behind him,” say winning driver and co-trainer Ben Hope. The big target is the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot on IRT New Zealand Cup day on Tuesday, November 11. It’s race he is yet to win. “We’ll head to the Ordeal Cup next,” says Hope. That will be at Addington on September 5, the same night as the New Brighton Cup. Hope had a double for the night, also winning with Our Shangri Lana (R9) while Bob Butt had a driving treble with Crunch Time (R1), the very impressive Duchess of Kent (R5) and Confessional (R6). View the full article