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First up many thanks for being put on moderation Yes it works very well in old blighty Max 6 allowed and 4 over is a DQ Let's face it, it should be 3 If you can't count to 6, then cheat like J Mac did in doing 4 over He and the horse should be gonnnne It would soon stop don't you think?

To cut the speculation and stop old men acting like old women gossips knitting on the fence. Colgan and Weatherly were stood down for allegedly returning drug positives. Oooohhhhh!!!! Shock horror.

more than likely! on the net!!! some will start to act like those Apes in 2001, they will start beating their chest!!!! some will get so excited they will start frothing at the mouth.. And like old Pavlov's Dog, they will start salivating!!

Tell us more. Otherwise you are just gossiping and causing unnecessary speculation. Name names.

Florida Thoroughbred industry leaders anticipated this vote in the House and are expecting a different result when the companion bill is considered by the Senate.View the full article

With many thanks for being put on moderation Yesterday's Stipe report "unavailable" Never seen this wording before, what's it mean?

Another two licence holders reported with drug positives but that also seem to have evaporated with no official confirmation even though again, the subjects themselves allegedly confirm it. How can this be?

Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopeful Bella Ballerina is looking to begin her 3-year-old season with a win in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) Feb. 14 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. View the full article

Orla Donworth has joined Fasig-Tipton as its new Global Brand & MultiMedia Manager, according to the organization on Wednesday. “We are delighted to have Orla join the team at Fasig-Tipton,” said Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. “Her experience and expertise will assist us in delivering content for both our live and digital sales.” A graduate of the University of Limerick in 2014, Donworth spent six years at top farms around the world including Ireland's Baroda Stud, Roundhill Stud and Rathmore Stud, in addition to Woods Edge and Dell Ridge in the U.S. and Coolmore Australia. A graduate in Digital Marketing Msc from the Technological University of Shannon in 2021, Donworth received a national award for 'Digital Student of the Year' at the 2021 Digital Media Awards. Chairing the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association's Next Generation (junior wing of the ITBA) from 2022-2023, she also served the past 4 1/2 years as Senior Digital Marketing Executive with Goffs. “I'm thrilled to join Fasig-Tipton at such an exciting time of growth across both live and digital sales,” said Donworth. “The development of the Fasig Digital platform has been truly impressive, and together the live and digital sales serve the market in a variety of ways. The strength of the team here definitely lives up to its reputation! I'm also incredibly grateful for my time at Goffs learning from Henry Beeby and Niamh O'Hehir, whom I consider the ultimate marketeers and who have had a huge influence on my career.” The post Orla Donworth Joins Fasig-Tipton as New Global Brand and Multimedia Manager 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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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA)-related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU)'s “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, a HIWU arbitrator has banned Illinois veterinarian Dr. Donald McCrosky a total 24 years and fined him a combined $300,000 for a series of nine violations: One count of trafficking banned substances; five counts of possession of banned substances; two counts of tampering; and one count of using a banned substance. McCrosky had been a licensed veterinarian in Illinois for over 50 years. According to the final written decision by arbitrator Hugh Fraser, on April 22 last year, HIWU investigators searched McCrosky's minivan parked at Fairmount Park and found five banned substances. This included a bottle of Testosterone Cypionate/DHEA, two unopened one-pound containers of Thyro-L, three 50 mL vials of Ammonium Sulfate, a 100 mL bottle of P-Bloc and an unopened bottle of OsPhos. McCrosky explained these away by claiming he operated a mobile veterinary unit for off-track, non-covered horses. Despite warnings by the investigators not to, McCrosky took back one container each of the Thyro-L and the OsPhos, claiming they were expensive and that they were intended for off-track use. During a subsequent interview, McCrosky mentioned to the investigators how the horse he treated–Tigger Attack, owned by his wife–had tested positive for Testosterone after running at Fairmount Park on October 29, 2024. McCrosky admitted to administering Testosterone to Tigger Attack “after a groom advised that the horse was not eating well. He believed that administration of Testosterone seven to 10 days in advance of a race would not result in a positive test,” according to the final ruling. During the interview, McCrosky was also served an Equine Anti-Doping notice, claiming he had tampered with the “doping control” process after Childersattack–another horse McCrosky cared for that was owned by his wife–tested positive for Testosterone in October of 2024. Back in November of 2024 after being notified of Childersattack's Testosterone positive, McCrosky sent HIWU a handwritten note “in which he claimed he had performed a castration on Childersattack in March 2022, leaving Childersattack with one remaining testicle, thus explaining the Testosterone present in Childersattack's October 16, 2024, sample,” the final decision states. HIWU, however, subsequently determined via a regulatory database that Childersattack had been fully gelded in November of 2020. After initially failing to respond to HIWU's requests for medical records and to submit the horse for a veterinary examination, McCrosky later told HIWU that the horse's remaining testicle had been removed in December of 2024, according to the final decision. Furthermore, in August of 2025, HIWU investigators performed an inspection of trainer Isidoro Castro's tack room at Fairmount Park. “During the search, the Investigators found and seized two syringes located in a grey barrel in the tack room. The two syringes were labelled 'A' and 'B.' Syringe A also appeared to be labelled with the word 'Day' and writing that appeared to indicate the word 'Race,'” according to the final decision. They were later found to contain banned Testosterone and Glaucine. Castro told the investigators that he had purchased the syringes from McCrosky in a “Rural King” parking lot one month prior for $20. McCrosky admitted to selling “two loaded syringes to Trainer Castro but claims that he did not know they contained Banned Substances and that he had a 'genuine and legal therapeutic purpose' for the sale,” according to the final decision. McCrosky said he believed they contained Banamine and Aspirin. Ultimately, the arbitrator determined that McCrosky's degree of fault was “Significant.” “The actions of Dr. McCrosky were not due to innocent misinterpretation of the rules or a misunderstanding of his obligations. In committing these nine Anti-Doping Rule Violations, Dr. McCrosky acted with intent, and with a flagrant disregard for the ADMC Program Rules and for their overarching objectives of horse welfare and the integrity of the Thoroughbred racing industry,” according to the final decision. Also this week, trainer John Ortiz was issued six pending Dexamethasone positives, all taken from between Nov. 22 and Dec. 11 last year. They include two minor stakes winners at Aqueduct. Dexamethasone is a class C controlled corticosteroid. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 02/10/2026 Licensee: Darien Rodriguez, trainer Penalty: $3000 fine. Admission. Explainer: Violation of Rule 4222-Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout. The horse in question was Thirty American for an event dated 6/27/24. Dates: 02/09/2026 Licensee: Dr. Donald McCrosky, veterinarian Penalty: Combined 24-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 9, 2026; total fine of $300,000; payment of arbitration costs. Final decision of arbitral body. Explainer: One count of trafficking banned substances; five counts of possession of banned substances; two counts of tampering; and one count of using a banned substance. Read a detailed explanation of the arbitrator's final decision here. Dates: 02/09/2026 Licensee: Elias Lopez, trainer Penalty: Matter dismissed. Final decision of arbitral body. Explainer: This concerned an alleged medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned substance-in a sample taken from La Clasica, who did not finish when running at Hawthorne on 6/5/25. Dates: 02/06/2026 Licensee: Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, trainer Penalty: 18-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 7, 2026; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on July 23, 2025; a fine of $12,500. Admission. Explainer: Out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned bronchodilator-in a sample taken from Jet Set Warrior on 7/23/25. Dates: 02/06/2026 Licensee: Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, trainer Penalty: 18-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 7, 2026; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on July 23, 2025; a fine of $12,500. Admission. Explainer: Out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned bronchodilator-in a sample taken from Jet Set Warrior on 7/23/25. Pending ADMC Violations 02/11/2026, John Ortiz, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Dexamethasone-a class C controlled substance-in samples taken from Braverthanubelieve, who won at Aqueduct on 11/22/25 and won the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct on 12/6/25; from Doc Sullivan, who won the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct on 11/22/25; from Moe Eighty Eight, who won at Aqueduct on 11/29/25; from Quietside, who finished second in the GIII Comely Stakes at Aqueduct on 12/7/25; and from Drop Me a Dime, who won at Aqueduct on 12/11/25. 02/10/2026, Dominic C. Duree, owner-trainer: Pending violation of Rule 3216(c),” Prohibited Association,” for an event dated 1/5/26. 02/10/2026, Carlos Sedillo, trainer: Pending violation of Rule 3229, “Status During Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility,” for an event dated 1/11/26. 02/10/2026, Karina Gonzalez, trainer: Pending vet's list medication violation for the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD)-a class B controlled substance-in a sample taken from Dos Reales on 1/5/26. 02/10/2026, Caryn Vecchio, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Poppy's Pride, who won at Mahoning Valley on 1/5/26. 02/09/2026, Daniel Hernandez, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Phenylbutazone-a class C controlled substance-in samples taken from Julia's Promise, who won at Sunland Park on 1/4/26; from Holy Bullet, who finished second at Sunland Park on 1/5/26; and from Lovesonfair, who finished second at Sunland Park on 1/5/26. 02/09/2026, Jose D'Angelo, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Thirty Pound Test, who won at Gulfstream Park on 11/23/25. 02/05/2026, Alexis Leon, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Flunixin-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Happy Does, who finished fifth at Turf Paradise on 12/27/25. The post National Rulings February 5 – February 11, Vet McCrosky Banned 24 Years appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Last year's GI Preakness S., GI Santa Anita Derby and GI NYRA Bets Haskell S. winner Journalism (Curlin), back in training with Michael McCarthy at Santa Anita since mid-January, is nearing a return to the worktab. Campaigned in partnership by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, breeder Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables Five, and the Coolmore partners, the $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling concluded his brilliant sophomore season with a fourth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Nov. 1. “Journalism has been back with Michael McCarthy for about three weeks and we're very pleased with how he's returned from his freshening at Bridlewood Farm,” Eclipse President and Founder Aron Wellman said. “He put on about 50 pounds and he's returned with a controlled enthusiasm, which is exactly what we want to see. Meda Murphy, George Isaacs and their staff at Bridlewood did an awesome job during his downtime in Ocala and Michael is just biding his time before allowing Journalism to stretch his legs on the wood. If all goes well and the weather cooperates, he should hit the worktab within the next week or so, but we're in no rush.” Journalism's throwback, eight-race sophomore campaign also included a win in the GII DK Horse San Felipe S. and runner-up finishes in the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and GI Pacific Classic S. He was an Eclipse finalist as outstanding 3-year-old-male of 2025 and was the only horse to compete in all three legs of the Triple Crown. Any targets in mind yet for 2026? “The (GI) Met Mile (at Saratoga June 6) is very intriguing to us as a first half of the season major goal, and, of course hope to be able to structure the second half of the season working backwards from the Breeders' Cup,” Wellman said. “It's a long season and with the manner in which he's come back and his body language, he's postured for a serious, serious campaign.” 3x G1W & Classic hero, Journalism, is back w @mwmracing @santaanitapark after a much-deserved freshening @bridlewoodocala! The always announces his presence with authority. Looking forward to next week's @NTRA Eclipse Awards & a massive 2026 campaign ahead! #BelieveBig pic.twitter.com/DfcdOjXBCz — Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (@EclipseTBP) January 16, 2026 The post Journalism Nearing Return to Worktab, ‘Postured for a Serious, Serious Campaign’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

EASY DECISION (c, 3, Charlatan–All Laced Up, by Bernardini) was unveiled as the 9-5 choice here. The chalk initially took on longshot pacesetter Lord King (King for a Day), but was reigned in to stalk up the backstretch. Taking aim at the leader and Complex Charlie (Complexity) around the far turn and into the lane, the 3-year-old was forced to tip to an outside lane. The bay became uncorked, struck the front with a furlong left and graduated by 6 1/4 lengths. Complex Charlie was the runner-up. A $120,000 buy for Gainesway at the 2022 Keeneland November Sale while Easy Decision was in utero, All Laced Up produced back to back siblings–a filly and a colt–by Olympiad starting in 2024. The winner's dam was bred to Muth for this spring. The Repole color bearer is part of an extended female family which includes MGISW Got Stormy (Get Stormy), MSW Sir Alfred James (Munnings) and recent $2.5-million Keeneland November grad & MGISW Randomized (Nyquist), who is off to Japan. 7th-Aqueduct, $80,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:19.30, ft, 6 1/4 lengths. EASY DECISION, c, 3, Charlatan–All Laced Up, by Bernardini Sales History: $300,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $44,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Repole Stable; B-Angela Beck (KY); T-Amelia J. Green. EASY DECISION ($5.96) with an impressive debut victory at Aqueduct under jockey @LuguJr. This 3YO colt by Charlatan is trained by @Ameliajgreen and owned by @RepoleStable. Bet The Big A with @FanDuel Racing. https://t.co/mGeXnEqN9C pic.twitter.com/IF2SJ5rWxw — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) February 11, 2026 The post Charlatan’s Easy Decision Off The Mark In Aqueduct Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sometimes, you might as well just buy the factory. It was the fall of 2023 and Glenn Bennett already had two of Adorabella (Ghostzapper)'s three foals, the oldest of which (Girl Trouble, by Fast Anna) was a stakes winner for him and partner Swilcan Stable at Parx, and the youngest of which he'd just bought as a yearling at Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic sale. He'd twice tried to make a deal for the third, the mare's then-2-year-old named Book'em Danno (Bucchero), who'd caught his eye after winning his first three starts at Monmouth and Aqueduct. “They weren't selling, which I understood,” said Bennett, “but I just loved the way he ran, so then I tried to buy the mom. At first she wasn't for sale until they decided to run her through Fasig-Tipton. “I was lucky before with some Pennsylvania-breds, had some success buying siblings and it worked out. I think I had seven different ones–from the same mom and dad each time–and the worst one won like $300,000 and the best one won over $1 million. That was pretty cool and a different story, but I guess that was in the back of my mind that this mare might be the same way and throw nothing but runners.” Bennett called Walnut Green Bloodstock's Mark Reid, who boards his mares, to ask what he thought about the then-7-year-old Adorabella. Reid and his wife, Barbara, who have Westerly Farm near Unionville, Pennsylvania, caught a flight to Kentucky. “We got there at dinner time,” said Reid, “went out back and looked at her. She was the only horse I bid on that night. “I was just blown away by her physically. She was a big, broad mare,” he remembered. “She'd already had three foals by then, but her body tone was great. Physically, I couldn't pick her apart and she had that look in her eye that I always go for. I've been fortunate to have been around some good horses and she's one of them.” Reid bought her on behalf of Bennett's LC Racing in foal to Medaglia d'Oro for $550,000 at Fasig-Tipton's November sale. “Then we had a bad thing happen in that she came home and promptly aborted the Medaglia d'Oro, which set the place into a tizzy,” said Reid. “I told Glenn Medaglia d'Oro was getting old, but let's go right back to him. She now has a beautiful colt by him that's a yearling here.” Adorabella, shown in December | Sarah Andrew Reid, a former trainer, was not only involved with Medaglia d'Oro as a young horse, but he also knew Adorabella's broodmare sire intimately. “A lot of my work was done with Bobby Frankel and I was there when Ghostzapper was in the barn,” said Reid. “He's as brilliant a horse as I've ever seen. On his 'A' game, Ghostzapper ran the fastest numbers of the last 20-some years or more and that includes Flightline, so you can't fault her on that. Then Adorabella is out of an Arch mare, so I thought there would be some route in her added to the brilliance of Ghostzapper.” Of course, in the two years since buying Adorabella, the mare's son, Book'em Danno, has become one of the nation's most popular horses, has won multiple graded races, including the GI Woody Stephens and GI Forego Stakes, and was named Champion Male Sprinter at the Eclipse Awards last month. “It's nice to buy one and have a prior mating come up with an Eclipse champion,” said Reid. “We were rooting hard that night. That doesn't happen much.” Bennett concurred. “For a bunch of obvious reasons, it was extremely exciting to watch him and just keep rooting and keep hoping that the next one is better than him. I'm an optimist here.” The 2023 yearling out of Adorabella is now a 4-year-old named Coach Bennett (Classic Empire)–after Bennett's 91-year-old father–and made his first career start Feb. 3 at Parx in an optional allowance. Trained by Reid's brother, Butch, the gelding has gotten a slow start to his career and the goal was simply to get a race into him although there wasn't a maiden available. He finished off the board, but both Bennett and Reid are optimistic that he might have some talent down the road. The mare with farm manager Marie Lagault | Sarah Andrew Adorabella is due in a month or so to Forte and will go to Not This Time this spring. “The mom's exciting,” said Bennett. “Might as well take a shot while you're hot. Not This Time has been on fire and the nicking part of it was really good with Adorabella. Mark loved the match, so we'll see what happens. See if we get lucky.” Reid agreed. “Glenn is a player. He's going to step up her breeding and really attack it. Look at what Adorabella did with her first dates, so let's take her uptown and see what happens. We're going to give her every opportunity to keep producing. Every stakes winner you look at in the TDN is by Not This Time. He's poised to be the next Into Mischief, it looks like. There are no bad ones out there.” Reid said he picks out two or three matings for each of Bennett's mares, presents them to him over lunch, and Bennett makes the final decision. Even so, Reid said it was a little daunting to suggest Not This Time for Adorabella. “I was a little timid about asking Glenn,” said Reid with a laugh.” I said, 'Glenn, here's a great match for her, but he's a quarter of a million bucks.' He said, 'Well, every time I pick up the paper I see Not This Time. Let's do it.'” Reid continued, “Genetically, it's such a wonderful match. She has the size and the bone to handle anybody. I hadn't seen Not This Time in person, but I figure they're all runners and she'll do the rest. Doesn't she deserve the chance to see if she can do it with a big fella? You've got to give her every opportunity and I feel like that's what Glenn is doing at this point.” Bennett does not sell his horses, but Reid said he had to do his due diligence by suggesting a sale. “I've already approached Glenn and said Adorabella would look good in foal to Not This Time at the Night of the Stars,” said Reid with a laugh, “but he said not to even think about it. My background is in buying and selling and the salesman in me jumped out so I had to ask. She'd be a monster! The dam of a champion in foal to Not This Time and only 10 years old…it would be great!” Bennett also had a hearty laugh over the possibility of a sale, but reiterated he likes to race. “Financially it would be great,” he said, “but unfortunately, I don't sell them. I like to run them. I'm in it for the action. I'd have to kill myself if I sold one and it wins the Derby or something!” Book'em Danno wins the Woody Stephens at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew The two affable men clearly love what they're doing and enjoy their time together. Each enthuses about the other, with Reid adding, “I've worked with a lot of great guys, but we're really having fun. Glenn does it right. If anybody deserves this mare, he does. You look up 'good guy' in the dictionary and there's his picture.” While Reid has had a long career in racing, involved in not only Medaglia d'Oro, Saint Liam, City of Light, Plum Pretty, You, and many others, Bennett is newer to the game. His 91-year-old father always enjoyed the sport, but Bennett can pinpoint 2012 as his start. The paving of the path began in his college days when he met Larry Ciletti, who hired him off a chance meeting on a fishing boat. Bennett, who is based in New Jersey, worked for Ciletti his entire professional life, ended up taking over the business–“doors, frames, hardware, some security, but not houses, we do big stuff like the Freedom Tower in New York”–and is now in the process of retiring at 62 after it's been sold multiple times. When Ciletti passed away in 2012, Bennett and some partners bought his racehorse holdings and Bennett named his Thoroughbred interests LC Racing to honor the mentor with his initials. “I got hooked and it just kept going from there,” said Bennett. “It really has evolved from maybe five or six horses who were very average to trying to get into big races. I just counted and I have 87 horses right now and that doesn't count the ones I have with Jason Werth. I just have trouble saying no, it's terrible. And now I have 10 more babies due in the coming months, but it's great. We've been so fortunate.” Adorabella | Sarah Andrew Bennett said he has 13 mares he owns outright and another one with Chuck Zacney, who is his main partner. “He's not as into the breeding as I am,” said Bennett. “I'm not sure how I got so into it, but I like when they send me the pictures of the little ones. It's pretty cool. Each one you're hoping is the one. Everything has worked out. Now we just need to top it off with a Derby winner.” Among the horses he's owned, whether alone or in partnership, are 2018 GII Remsen Stakes winner Maximus Mischief, now a young stallion at Spendthrift, and Kappa Kappa (Omaha Beach), who won last fall's GII Lexus Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland. “My one daughter was with me at that race,” he said, “and it was unbelievable. There's nothing like it when they're coming down the stretch in a big race and you've got a shot.” Bennett said Reid has been a tremendous part of his success thus far. “I don't claim to be a horseman,” he said. “To me, all the horses look pretty, but I do like going to the sales and to listen to the guys talk about all the different attributes, how this one is toeing in or that one's clipping his heel. I leave it to the experts, especially because I'm trying to get into the deep water now and I don't want to be screwing something up because I think I know what I'm doing when I don't. I'm still not making money, but I'm having fun.” Bennett and Reid both hope Adorabella is going to help move him to the next level. “She has a lot of quality to her,” said Reid, “she has that regal look. She's just a wonderful mare who's had a champion and is now going to top stallions and hopefully continues that quality.” The post The Producers: Adorabella, Dam of Champion Book’em Danno appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Illinois veterinarian and Thoroughbred breeder Dr. Donald McCrosky has been fined $300,000 and suspended for 24 years in rulings on the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit website.View the full article

The Royal Delta Stakes (G3) is the featured race on Gulfstream Park's Feb. 14 card. View the full article

Returning to a track he has had much success over, the Philip D'Amato trainee enters the race off a game fifth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar, after being compromised at the break.View the full article

Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 20:40, SAUDI CUP-G1, $20,000,000, NH/SH4yo/up, 1800m Field: Banishing (Ghostzapper), Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo), Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), Haqeet (Arrogate), Luxor Cafe (American Pharoah), Mhally (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), Nevada Beach (Omaha Beach), Nysos (Nyquist), Rattle N Roll (Connect), Star Of Wonder (Uncle Mo), Sunrise Zipangu (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Thundersquall (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance), Ameerat Alzamaan (GB) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Forever Young will be a prohibitive favourite to become the first to go back-to-back in the world's richest race. The Japanese Horse of the Year and American champion older dirt male makes his first start since taking the GI Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 1. 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Nysos was also a winner on Breeders' Cup Saturday in the GI Dirt Mile, but tries a distance as far as 1800 metres for the first time. He will have to do much better than his head defeat of stablemate Nevada Beach in Grade II company at the back end of December. Mhally and Ameerat Alzamaan enter off a 1-2 finish in the G3 King's Cup on Jan. 17. Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 19:10, NEOM TURF CUP (Presented By HOWDEN)-G1, $3,000,000, NH/SH4yo/up, 2100mT Field: Alohi Alii (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), Bolide Porto (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}), Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchesters {Ire}), Galen (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Phantom Flight (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Royal Champion (Ire) (Shamardal), Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Silawi (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Yamanin Bouclier (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Direct Security (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Survie (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Shin Emperor made every yard in winning this when contested at Group 2 level last year, but has not been close in four starts since and looks vulnerable here. Royal Champion was outclassed in last year's G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes, but won the G2 York Stakes and defeated Galen in the G2 Bahrain International Trophy either side of a third to Delacroix (Dubawi) in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes. Alohi Alii was midfield in last year's G1 Satsuki Sho, but was impressive in taking out the G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at Deauville in August and will appreciate these quicker underfoot conditions, having finished well down the field in a soft-ground renewal of the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe when last seen. Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 19:50, RED SEA TURF HANDICAP (Presented by Longines)-G2, $2,500,000, NH/SH 4yo/up, 3000mT Field: Presage Nocturne (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Tabletalk (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Epic Poet (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Sons And Lovers (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Struve (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}), Tennessee Stud (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Burdett Road (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Goodie Two Shoes (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Espoir Avenir (Fr) (Montmartre {Fr}), Vermicelles (Jpn) (Gold Ship {Jpn}), Real Dream (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Tarriance (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Analysis: Tabletalk is all set for Riyadh glory and was not disgraced when runner-up in the Listed Chester Stakes in August. Trainer Tom Clover is bullish on the son of Camelot, who has to contend with a trio of Joseph O'Brien runners, not least Group 1 winner Tennessee Stud. Group winner Sons And Lovers also represents O'Brien, as does Goodie Two Shoes. Japan is always a danger when shipping to the Middle East and fields multiple group hero Struve and the multiple group-placed Vermicelles. Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 18:25, 1351 TURF SPRINT (Presented By Qiddiya City)-G2, $2,000,000, NH/SH 4yo/up, 1351mT Field: Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Comanche Brave (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Fortune Time (Jpn) (Greater London {Jpn}), Geography (Jpn) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Lazzat (Fr) (Territories {Ire}), Love De Vega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Marvelman (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Panja Tower (Jpn) (Tower Of London {Jpn}), Reef Runner (The Big Beast), Shin Forever (Complexity), Zefzaf (Mo Town), Zio Jo (Nyquist), Time To Dazzle (Not This Time). TDN Analysis: Panja Tower is aiming to give Japan back-to-back victories in this race after the 2025 tally of Ascoli Piceno (Daiwa Major). The G1 NHK Mile Cup hero last year is coming off a fifth-place effort Down Under in The Golden Eagle. Annaf, a winner of the 2024 edition of the 1351 Turf Sprint returns to the scene of his greatest triumph. Placed in the G1 King's Stand Stakes of 2023, the seven-year-old entire has to contend with multiple Group 1 winner Lazzat, who was second in the G1 British Champions Sprint Stakes in the autumn. For the U.S., GII Eddie D Stakes winner Reef Runner steps up after a tally in the Listed Jannus Stakes. Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 17:40, RIYADH DIRT SPRINT (Presented By Saudi National Bank)-G2, $2,000,000, NH/SH 3yo/up, 1200m Field: American Stage (Into Mischief), Colour Up (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Don Amitie (Jpn) (Asia Express), Echo Point (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Imagination (Into Mischief), Just Beat The Odds (Munnings), Lovesick Blues (Grazen), Muqtahem (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Royal Zabeel (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Self Improvement (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}), Transferred (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Yamanin Cerchi (Jpn) (Four Wheel Drive), Gabby's Sister (Jpn) (Apollo Kingdom). TDN Analysis: Straight No Chaser (Speightster) landed this prize in 2025, and the Americans are back for more with Bob Baffert's Imagination (Into Mischief). The son of Into Mischief was second in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint last autumn. GIII Elite Power Stakes hero Just Beat The Odds makes his first start away from the East Coast in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint. A consistent sort, he's been on the board for all barring one of his 13 starts to date. Yoshito Yahagi saddles American Stage, who was second in last year's G3 Mahab Al Shimaal. UAE regular Colour Up has a brace of stakes victories to his name and carries five group placings. Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 17:00, SAUDI DERBY (Presented By ZOOD Realty)-G3, $1,500,000, NH/SH 3yo, 1600m Field: Acknowledgemeplz (Bucchero), Al Haram (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), Best Green (Jpn) (Smart Falcon {Jpn}), Cielo Di Roma (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Keiai Agito (Jpn) (Espoir City {Jpn}), My World (Essential Quality), Obliteration (Violence), Satono Voyage (Jpn) (Into Mischief), Shayem (Ire) (King Of Change {GB}), Tuwajeri (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}), Union Security (Maximum Security), Very Connected (Connect), Wonder Dean (Jpn) (Dee Majesty {Jpn}), Tokai Ma Cherie (Jpn) (Drefong). TDN Analysis: All eyes here should be trained upon Satono Voyage, who looks to give Japan a fourth win in the event in its seven-year history. Unblemished in three runs on the dirt, he most recently validated odds-on favouritism in the Cattleya Stakes (conditions) going Tokyo's one-turn mile Nov. 29. If he stays the trip, 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard and last-out listed romper Obliteration can be in the thick of this, as can My World, whose victories in the Nashua Stakes and Jerome Stakes in New York have come over a one-turn mile. Saudi Arabia's Al Haram will try to make it four-from-four lifetime, having whooshed home in the local 2000 Guineas on Jan. 17. Saturday, King Abdulaziz (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia, post time: 16:20, TUWAIQ CUP (Presented By SHG)-Listed, $1,000,000, NH/SH4yo/up, 1800m Field: Akfeek (Macho Uno), Alaham (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}), Bernard Shaw (Into Mischief), Carracci (Quality Road), Final Destination (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Havildar (Arrogate), Jack Red Cloud (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Lionel (Authentic), Michael Scofield (Tiz The Law), Power Of Beauty (Ire) (Slade Power {Ire}), Riyadh El Ezz (Demarchelier {GB}), Sa'aeid (Munnings), Scotland Yard (Quality Road), Wadaatak Allah (Hard Spun), Waqtuk (Not This Time), Webinar (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), Wootton'sun (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Ya Dar (Fr) (Cracksman {GB}), Gharamy (Ire) (King Of Change {GB}). Saturday, Al Rayyan (Doha), Qatar, post time: 16:15 p.m., H. H. THE AMIR TROPHY (Presented By Longines)-G2, $2,500,000, NH/SH4yo/up, 2400mT Field: Byzantine Dream (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Deep Monster (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), El Cordobes (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), GIavellotto (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Goliath (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), Lion's Pride (GB) (Roaring Lion), Satono Glanz (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}). TDN Analysis: Some 51 weeks ago, Byzantine Dream ran out a ready winner of the G3 Red Sea Turf Cup Handicap in Riyadh and is the top-rated galloper here in a field short on numbers but high on quality. Last year's G2 Prix Foy hero makes his first start since a sound fifth in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Godolphin took last year's running with the globetrotting Rebel's Romance and Charlie Appleby sends in US Grade I winner El Cordobes, who was last seen finishing third in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf in California Nov. 1. Fourth in the Arc, Giavellotto fell a half-length short of repeating in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase, with Goliath a half-length adrift in third. Satono Glanz returns looking to improve on his third-place effort from last year's contest. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: History Beckons As Forever Young Aims For Consecutive Saudi Cups appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A major percentage of multiple graded winner Banishing (Ghostzapper) was purchased by Sharaf Alhariri and he will run in Saturday's $20-million G1 Saudi Cup in Alhariri's silks, according to agent Ron Anderson. Connections said in a statement, “We are pleased to announce the purchase of the horse Banishing for Mr. Sharaf Alhariri. Mr. Alhariri, who won the Saudi Cup 2024 with Senor Buscador, continues to make strategic moves in the racing world with this exciting new addition to his stable. “Banishing will be ridden by Saudi champion jockey Adel Alfouraidi, marking a promising new partnership that blends top-tier equine talent with exceptional riding skill. “We look forward to seeing this team in action and wish them every success in the upcoming racing season.” Bred by Godolphin and an $80,000 graduate of the Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale, the chestnut gelding enjoyed a busy season in 2025, running 12 times and winning or placing in 10 of them. A winner of the GIII Oaklawn Mile Stakes and placed in the GI Churchill Downs Stakes earlier in the year, after his sale, he won the GII Charles Town Classic Stakes for Lawrence Roman and co-owner/trainer David Jacobson. He enters Saudi Cup contention with a sixth-place run in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes in January for Jacobson. The post Sharaf Alhariri Buys Into Saudi Cup Hopeful Banishing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jordyn Bublitz Crystal Hackett couldn’t have asked for a much better start to Palmerston North’s two-day harness racing meeting, and she heads into today’s second instalment with confidence and momentum on her side. Hackett had four drives on Tuesday and walked away with two winners (Change Tact and Tinkerbelle) and a third placing (Benson Dude). Today, she reunites with the same four horses and is hopeful they can deliver again. In Race 2, the Outback Trading Mobile Pace (5.24pm), Hackett partners Benson Dude, who faces a tougher assignment from barrier seven. “Bit of a rough draw for him compared to what he had the first day, but to his credit he actually went really well on day one, he just got held up late but flashed home quite nicely.” The wide draw presents a challenge, but Hackett believes the gelding has the ability to measure up with the right run. “If he could get another nice trip, or a good drag into it, then I don’t think he’s out of place.” Miki Mirage lines up in Race 3, The Tank Guy Mobile Pace (5.59pm) after striking trouble on Tuesday. Hackett is looking for improvement, provided the mare can handle conditions better this time around. “She probably didn’t handle the Palmy track too well, I’m just hoping she’ll get around this time.” “If she can keep it together, on ability she could be a winner, but she is still a work in progress.” Change Tact contests Race 4, the Prescott Maintenance Mobile Pace (6.34pm), and Hackett is optimistic the mare can repeat the dose if she copes with the quick turnaround. “If we can get a similar run, I think she’s a nice chance, providing she backs up well.” “She’s never had to do that before, but she’s a big strong mare so she should do.” Tinkerbelle steps up in trip for the A1 Appliances And Tree Fellas Handicap Trot (7.00pm), which adds another layer to the challenge. “She goes up in distance, which isn’t 100% ideal, but she’s as honest as they come and I know she’ll try hard.” Of her four drives, Hackett rates Change Tact as her leading chance on day two, but with momentum on her side and a strong book of drives, she’ll be hoping Tuesday’s success is only the beginning. View the full article

Day one of the Goffs February Sale got off to a blisteringly-hot start on Wednesday when the €3,898,500 turnover, which was headlined by a €220,000 Mehmas colt that went the way of Tally-Ho Stud, eclipsed the entire sum this sale generated 12 months ago by €41,000. Henry Beeby promised that the pinhookers would “be out in force” this week and, true to his word, the majority of the most expensive weanlings sold on Wednesday were knocked down to some of the masters of that craft. Few do it better than Tony O'Callaghan who, despite decrying the fact Tally-Ho had to pay big for the Boherguy Stud-drafted Mehmas colt, admitted that he simply could not leave Kildare Paddocks without lot 126. “The horse is right but the price is wrong,” O'Callaghan said. “We had to have him. We liked the horse; he is the full shilling. Trade is good for the good ones.” Endorsing this view, his son Roger added, “He is the best horse in the sale.” The Mehmas colt was bred by Hanshen Tham and Carol Henley. He is one that Goffs can get the trumpet out on given Tham purchased the dam, Russian River (Dandy Man), at the Orby Sale in 2019 for €210,000. Russian River won and gained black-type for Joseph O'Brien and Tham, who was not in attendance at Goffs, described himself as over the moon with the result. He said, “We thought he was a very nice colt and the pedigree is nice also. The foal sales at Goffs were so strong, we decided to come here in a bid to stand out and thankfully it worked out. It's great doing business with Tally-Ho Stud and they really support breeders at the sales so a massive thanks must go to them. I really hope he is lucky for them. Clare deserves a lot of credit as well because she foals all of our mares and does a great job. We bought the mare, Russian River, at the Orby Sale here in 2019 off Joe Foley. She managed to get black-type and her first foal, a No Nay Never filly, sold for €330,000. This is another great result and the mare is in foal to Night Of Thunder, which is very exciting.” Of the 239 horses offered on Wednesday, 161 were sold at a clearance rate of 67%. The turnover was up a remarkable 187% while the €24,215 was on the rise by 71%. The median was up by a remarkable 129% at €16,000. Manning commented on the top lot, “That was unbelievable. He's a very nice colt and has been going down very well for the past couple of days, but I don't think we expected to get that much. There were plenty of lads there for him and they were very strong, but Tally-Ho were very keen to have him, clearly. “I took him from the clients to prep him about a month ago and he's improved massively; I think there's more improvement in him too. The owners usually sell as yearlings but they decided to take a chance selling him in February. I thought it was a good sale and that he'd stand out, and then he's shown all that improvement in the last month. Hopefully he'll go on and improve even more for Tally-Ho.” Manning added, “I foal all the mares for them [the owners, Hanshen Tham's Pattern Bloodstock and Carol and Peter Henley] so I actually foaled several of the mare's progeny, including him, and then he'd have gone back to Carol's. I'll have the mare back in another few weeks as she's in foal to Night Of Thunder. Even though they're not with me the whole time, I do tend to know all their mares and foals quite well as they're with me for a while, so I certainly get to know them.” O'Brien The Latest Small Breeder To Enjoy Welcome Change Of Luck Courtesy Of Starman Colm O'Brien | Goffs One of the emerging themes from the foal and yearling sales last year was the amount of smaller breeders who benefited from Starman's rip-roaring start at stud and Colm O'Brien, a man who openly admits that he was ready to give up on his mare, was the latest man to count himself lucky about supporting the stallion in his third year at Tally-Ho Stud. The County Tyrone-based breeder enjoyed his greatest day on a sale ground when, selling through Peter Kelly's Ballybin Stud, netted a cool €120,000 from Kevin Blake for his filly by the stallion. He said, “We're absolutely over the moon. She is a special filly and the stars aligned with Starman. It's a real thrill for us to have her down here and everyone to like her. That's what every small breeder strives to produce – a horse that is well-respected by the market. She showed herself so well and we got a massive kick about the fact that, every time we came down to see her, somebody else had pulled her out of the box. It was some feeling.” O'Brien added, “We bought the dam in foal to Fast Company a good few years ago and she slipped the foal and we didn't cover her particularly well after so, when that happens, you are just pulling your hair out. Then, suddenly, you get a turn of luck like that today. It's just unbelievable. The line is so thin between winning and losing and, if I was completely honest, that Starman was probably her last cover before we threw the towel at it because we were only just about keeping the ship afloat. I can't tell you what a sale like today means to me or anyone else in a similar position. It provides you with the confidence to go again and I know my own father, Hugh, who is 80, got just as much of a buzz out of it today. It's an amazing result.” The Starman filly is out of a Pivotal mare who has produced three winners from four runners and the transaction represents an exciting new chapter for Blake, the well-known broadcaster and pundit. He said, “She was bought on behalf of a new client to Golden Farm – wanted to pinhook a nice one and she was the best one here so it was as simple as that. It's something different for us on the farm but we are trying to develop the business at home and bring things up a level so hopefully she's lucky. We've no sale in mind for her but we'll have the discussion in the next month or so but she is the type of filly you'd be happy to take anywhere.” Blake added, “Starman is getting lots of good racehorses and it's going to be really interesting to see how they go as three-year-olds. With his physique and race record, there should be good progression there and everyone wants to send a mare to him – but not everyone can get in! The pieces appear to be coming together for him.” Hogan Stocks Up Fearghal Hogan was the second-busiest buyer behind Tally-Ho in terms of spend on Wednesday when signing for an Ace Impact filly for €95,000 along with a Blackbeard colt for €88,000. He said, “I loved the idea of the Ace Impact filly and, to be honest, she was the one in the back of mind the past two days. She's a lovely big filly with a serious page and sure the sire was a world class racehorse. She will be offered for re-sale later in the year. Very happy with my shopping today. “ Hogan added, “We also got a Blackbeard, who was one of my favourite horses in the sale. I have a Blackbeard in training with John Murphy and he's very nice so we're optimistic about the stallion. Look, it's very hard to buy nice horses so, when I saw this lad, I knew I had to have him. We've no sale in mind for him just yet. It will all depend on what the sire does.” Thought for the day Goffs made the decision this year to split up the weanlings from the rest of the catalogue and it clearly paid off in spades with that section of the market up by 29% on last year. The post Pinhookers Dominate On Red-Hot Opening Day’s Trade At Goffs February Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Darby Dan Farm's Blazing Sevens (Good Magic-Trophy Girl, Warrior's Reward), winner of the GI Champagne Stakes, is represented by his first reported foals, including a filly out of the Adios Charlie mare Rye Lane born on Feb. 9 and a colt born on Feb. 11 out of the Ribchester (Ire) mare Championofmyheart (Ire). The filly, who was bred by Frankfort Park Farm, is out of a full sister to Grade I winner and millionaire Patternrecognition, stakes winner Lovesick, and a half-sister to stakes winner Florida Fuego (Kantharos). The filly also hails from the female family of Grade I winners Rigoletta and Battle of Midway. “She's a lovely filly with a great shape and outlook,” said Kara McDermott, manager Frankfort Park Farm, where the filly was foaled. “We're delighted with her.” The colt, who was bred by Healthy Wood Co. Ltd. and born at Darby Dan Farm, descends from the family of Lethal Force (Ire), Champion Older Sprinter in Europe. “This Blazing Sevens colt is a very good first foal for Championofmyheart,” noted Darby Dan Farm's Charlie McKinlay. “He has all the right angles. The colt is a great result for our Japanese clients.” Named a 'TDN Rising Star' as a 2-year-old after a debut victory at Saratoga, Blazing Sevens won the Champagne for owner Rodeo Creek Racing and trainer Chad Brown in just his third start. He made a sweeping move on the far turn and won by 3 1/4 lengths after overcoming a troubled start. At three in the second leg of the Triple Crown, Blazing Sevens was beaten just a head by multiple GISW National Treasure (Quality Road) in the GI Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Blazing Sevens is out of the winning Warrior's Reward mare Trophy Girl, a half-sister to Grade I winner King David. Bred in Kentucky by Tracy Farmer, Blazing Sevens was a $225,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale purchase. For more information on Blazing Sevens, who bred 139 mares in his initial book and stands this breeding season for $10,000 S&N, contact Stuart Fitzgibbon at (859) 621-6763, or by email at Stuart@darbydan.com, or visit www.darbydan.com. The post First Foals Arrive for Darby Dan Farm’s Grade I Winner Blazing Sevens 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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IGNITER (c, 3, Volatile–Malibu Prayer {GISW, $618,026}, by Malibu Moon), after being featured in TDN's Second Chances series, broke his maiden by a length during the Belmont At The Big A meet in late September. The homebred was off for two months, then was entered in the GII Remsen Stakes at the Big A Dec. 6 where he posted a sixth-place finish behind GII Risen Star Stakes entrant Paladin (Gun Runner) and recent Sam F. Davis Stake hero Renegade (Into Mischief). Well-backed at a shade over even-money here, the colt tracked longshot Hong Kong Phooey (Complexity) from third up the backstretch and started to move on the leader from the outside before the far turn. Gunning his engine, Igniter fired his best shot, took control by the top of the lane and sailed home a no-doubt winner to clear the condition by 4 1/4 lengths. Blue Forty Two (Audible) came from well off the pace to secure second. A half-sister to MGSW Valid (Medaglia d'Oro) and the dam of GSW Delahaye (Medaglia d'Oro), the winner's dam is responsible for a 2-year-old filly by Early Voting and a yearling colt by Gun Runner. She was entered in Gun Pilot's book for this term. Igniter's extended female family includes GI Carter Handicap victor Swagger Jack (Smart Strike). 3rd-Aqueduct, $83,000, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 2-11, 3yo, 7f, 1:25.71, ft, 4 1/4 lengths. IGNITER, c, 3, Volatile–Malibu Prayer {GISW, $618,026}, by Malibu Moon Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $105,650. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (KY); T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. IGNITER gets a stalking trip in the third race at Aqueduct under @jockeyfranco for trainer Rick Dutrow! pic.twitter.com/N8CgY5LzKO — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 11, 2026 The post Like A Zippo, Igniter Reliable In Allowance Win At The Big A appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article