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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
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 Saturday and Sunday running at Kyoto Racecourse: Saturday, January 10, 2026 4th-KYO, ¥15,620,000 ($100k), Allowance, 3yo, 1800m JUSTIN DALLAS (JPN) (c, 3, Gun Runner–Pink Sands, by Tapit) shaped with much promise on debut over this course and distance Oct. 5, finishing second to Pyromancer (Jpn) (Pyro), who would return to add the Listed Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun to take the lead on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. The bay, who graduated by 1 1/4 lengths at odds of 1-10 Nov. 22, is out of a dual graded-stakes winning daughter of GISW Her Smile (Include) who fetched $2.3 million in foal to Into Mischief at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. O-Masahiro Miki; B-EM Planning LLC; T-Haruki Sugiyama Sunday, January 11, 2026 2nd-KYO, ¥12,330,000 ($79k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m PETRICHOR (JPN) (f, 3, Justify–Nicest {Ire}, by American Pharoah) is the first foal to the races for her dam, third in the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes and G1 Irish Oaks for Coolmore and Donnacha O'Brien in 2021 before closing that season with a runner-up effort in the GI American Oaks when carrying the silks of Katsumi Yoshida. Irish Oaks victress Chiquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) is this filly's second dam, and her three winners also includes MGSW & G1SP Emily Dickinson (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Third dam Prudenzia (Ire) (Danehill) produced the globetrotting Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Petrichor debuts in the Sunday Racing colors on Sunday. O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Racing; T-Hiroyuki Uemura The post Gun Runner Colt Justin Dallas Goes For Two Straight at Kyoto appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
It feels like just yesterday that the bloodstock world was lauding the record-breaking achievement of Mehmas in 2024, the year that he sired no fewer than 70 individual two-year-old winners in Europe, smashing the previous record tally of 61 which belonged to his neighbour at Tally-Ho Stud, Kodiac. Time waits for no one in this game, however, and so it is that we now head into the 2026 breeding season with three of those 70 having already found themselves a place at stud. They include Ballyhane's new recruit Magnum Force, winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, and G1 National Stakes scorer Scorthy Champ, whose arrival at Barton Stud marks its return as a stallion operation after two decades. Completing the trio of newcomers for Mehmas is Aesterius at Terry and Margaret Holdcroft's Bearstone Stud, an ever-present name in the business of standing stallions since the G3 Greenlands Stakes hero Puissance arrived at the Market Drayton farm back in 1991. He went on to be crowned the leading first-season sire in Britain in 1994, a feat which the Bearstone team later repeated with his son, Mind Games, in 2000, Firebreak in 2009 and Indesatchel in 2010. Certainly, if Aesterius is to emulate his sire and prove himself as a reliable producer of precocious juveniles, then he could hardly be in a better place to launch that career than 'the source of speed', as the Bearstone slogan goes. “All of our stallions have been sort of speed horses,” stud manager Mark Pennell says of a modus operandi which sees Aesterius joined at Bearstone by the former champion sprinter Dream Ahead and the Royal Ascot-winning juvenile Washington DC. “That is what we base our results on and every year we have around 60 winners off the stud, which proves that we're breeding good two-year-olds and fast two-year-olds. Hopefully, he [Aesterius] will do the same for us.” Aesterius himself compiled a race record at two that immediately marked him out as a high achiever, even among his sire's eight stakes-winning juveniles in Europe that year. In a seven-race campaign for Archie Watson and Wathnan Racing, Aesterius won four times over the minimum trip, as well as chasing home the subsequent Group 1 winner Big Mojo (Mohaather) in the G3 Molecomb Stakes. He followed that near miss at Goodwood with a first Group success in the G3 Prix d'Arenberg at Deauville, before turning the tables on Big Mojo, with Magnum Force back in third, when enjoying his career highlight in the G2 Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster. His first career triumph, meanwhile, by nearly three lengths in a Bath novice, came less than five weeks after his blockbuster performance at the Goffs UK Doncaster Breeze-up Sale, the first opportunity for him to showcase the raw talent that he will be tasked with trying to pass on to his progeny. “He went to the breeze-up sales and he was one of the top lots that year at £380,000, which was a good price,” Pennell recalls. “He'd obviously breezed well and had potential – and he proved that once he hit the track. “He was a great two-year-old. He won the Flying Childers, he was second in the Molecomb and he won the Group 3 in France, so he was very precocious and proved his worth.” He adds, “It [the Flying Childers] has produced some very good stallions over the years, the likes of Ardad and A'Ali, very speedy horses who turned out to be decent sires. There's a good chance that they're going to put that speed into their stock so, fingers crossed, that will work out once again.” Of course, in any mating the characteristics of the mare being covered are just as important, if not more, when it comes to what you might expect of the resulting foal. In this regard, you can rest assured that the Bearstone broodmare band will be doing their own bit to steer things in the desired direction. “He'll be getting some of our top-class, speedy mares,” Pennell reveals. “He'll be getting around 25 of our mares, all very speedy mares and some of our best mares. We'll be promoting him ourselves and hoping to get him off to a good start.” For any stallion that good start is essential, especially in the current climate where so many are written off before they've had the chance to prove themselves. Nor is there the luxury of resting on your laurels with an established sire such as Dream Ahead, who is responsible for four top-level winners in Europe, including Bearstone's homebred champion Glass Slippers, but has struggled to sustain the support he received in his first season at the farm in 2022. Washington DC, meanwhile, made the breakthrough as a Group 1 sire in 2025 when his American Affair won the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, but he too has found himself lacking in outside support in recent years. “It's become very difficult and it's getting harder and harder,” Pennell says of the challenge of standing stallions as a small independent stud. “When I came into the industry, first-season sires were limited to 40 or 60 mares. Now, they're covering over 200. So, on a stud based in the Midlands like us, it's always been difficult, and it's getting harder and harder. You've got the proven sires who are going to soak up the majority of the mares, so you're just hoping that the smaller commercial breeders will push on and use the stallion [Aesterius] and get good results from him.” Compared to last year, when only three specifically Flat stallions – Bradsell, Isaac Shelby and Vandeek – joined the ranks in Britain, stallion masters can perhaps count themselves unlucky to be launching a sire in 2026 given the apparent abundance of fresh new options. Similarly spoilt for choice are the small breeders who rowed in behind Mehmas in the early days, even if his fee of €70,000 is no longer within their budget. Instead, they can get their fix from one of his eight stallion sons at stud in Europe, with the aforementioned trio being joined by Supremacy at Yeomanstown, Caturra at Overbury, Minzaal at Derrinstown, Persian Force at Tally-Ho and Lusail at Haras de Bouqetot. Too much of a good thing or the beginning of a dynasty for a stallion whose own first crop yielded 55 individual juvenile winners back in 2020? Only time will tell but, at £6,500, Pennell is confident that Aesterius offers exceptional value, whilst possessing all of the attributes required to follow in the footsteps of some of his predecessors at the stud as an immediate hit. “It certainly played a big part,” Pennell says of Mehmas' impressive record and the way in which that influenced the decision to bring Aesterius to Bearstone. “We were at the sales and [Wathnan's racing adviser] Richard Brown approached us and asked us if we'd be interested. We went over to see him and, as soon as we saw him, we knew he was the right article. He's a very classy-looking horse and a great walker. “Obviously, Mehmas has done amazing things and produced some really top-class horses. Aesterius is one of the most exciting of his produce, so it's nice to have some of that blood in England and we've set a competitive price with him for commercial breeders. “We feel that he's very good value for money. He's by the sire of the moment, and he's going to get some perfect mares for him from us, so he should have every chance of being a good first-season sire.” The post Bearstone Stud, ‘The Source Of Speed’, Bolstered by Arrival of Aesterius appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The studs participating in the 2026 edition of La Route des Etalons have been confirmed, with 21 farms set to open their doors on Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24. “These two days are both professional and one of the social events of the year,” read a press release issued by La Fédération des Eleveurs (French TBA). “We look forward to meeting you there on January 23-24. Thank you in advance to the studs, the visitors and our sponsors and partners.” The full list of studs welcoming visitors and stallions on parade is as follows: Haras d'Annebault (AFFAIRE SOLITAIRE – KUROSHIO – LACCARIO) Haras de Beaumont (ACE IMPACT – INTELLO – PUCHKINE – SEALIWAY) Haras du Biot (DALYAKAN – KNIGHT TO BEHOLD) Haras de Bonneval (EREVANN – SIYOUNI – VADENI – ZARAK) Haras de Bouquetot (AL HAKEEM – ARMOR – LUSAIL – WOODED – ZELZAL) Haras de Castillon (MARHABA YA SANAFI – ROMANISED – TEXAS – THUNDER MOON – TRIBALIST) Haras de Colleville (GALIWAY – GOKEN – KENDARGENT) Haras des Etincelles (GUENDALE'S STAR – INVINCIBLE ARMY) Haras d'Etreham (BEAUVATIER – CITY LIGHT – HELLO YOUMZAIN – METROPOLITAN – ONESTO – PERSIAN KING – VICTOR LUDORUM) Haras de Grandcamp (BIG ROCK – WHISTLEJACKET – ZAGREY) Haras de la Haie Neuve (ANODIN – BANDE – DESTINO – EBRO RIVER – LUCKY TEAM – MONTMARTRE – MOTAMARRIS – RUBIS VENDOME) Haras de la Hêtraie (BATHYRHON – FEED THE FLAME – GREAT PRETENDER – HEADMAN – INTERNAUTE – LEON DU BERLAIS – MARE AUSTRALIS – NIRVANA DU BERLAIS – RIOCORVO) Haras du Hoguenet (JIGME – MOISES HAS – MOTIVATOR) Haras de la Huderie (MYTHICO – RIVER TIBER) Karwin Farm (GOD BLESSING – GREY MAN – KEIAI NAUTIQUE – NERIUM – VAN BEETHOVEN) Haras du Mesnil (BAY BRIDGE – DOCTOR DINO – TELECASTER) Haras de Montaigu (BEAUMEC DE HOUELLE – FLINTSHIRE – NIETZSCHE HAS – NO RISK AT ALL – MUHAARAR) Haras de Montfort et Préaux – SUMBE (ANGEL BLEU – BELBEK – CHARYN – GOLDEN HORDE – MISHRIFF) Haras du Petit Tellier (THE GREY GATSBY) Haras du Taillis (CARLTON DU BERLAIS – DICAPRIO – GAMESTOP – MILITARY STYLE – SEABHAC) Haras de la Tuilerie (GOLIATH DU BERLAIS – LATROBE – MASKED MARVEL – PARADISO – WONDERFUL MOON – ZARAKEM) For more information, including the opening times of each farm, click here. The post Twenty-One Studs Sign Up for La Route des Etalons appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The Irish Equine Reproduction Symposium takes place at Tinakilly Country House in Co. Wicklow later this month, featuring a dedicated programme for breeders on the morning of Wednesday, January 28. Held in association with ISER (International Symposium on Equine Reproduction) and the IEVA (Irish Equine Veterinary Association), the Breeder Programme will bring together leading international experts to deliver guidance on topics such as maximising first-cycle conception rates; foaling management and getting mares back in foal; using behaviour to support breeding success; innovations in parasite control; inbreeding, pregnancy loss and maternal effects on foal development; and placentitis in Ireland and current treatment strategies. The Breeder Programme also features a panel Q&A and a networking lunch with speakers and fellow breeders. It will be followed by the Veterinary Programme, which gets underway on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 28 and continues with a full day of presentations and panel discussions on Thursday, January 29. For full programme details and to get your tickets, visit the IEVA website. Tickets will be available to purchase until Tuesday, January 20. The post Programme Confirmed for the Irish Equine Reproduction Symposium appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Lindsay Park is rarely without a cult horse in the stable and the gelding who has put up his hand as potentially the Hayes family’s next crowd favourite will chase a fourth-straight win this Saturday at Flemington. Touchdown (NZ) (Almanzor) is set to start odds-on favourite in the $130,000 Honouring Our Jockeys Plate, which is the second race on the card. It will be the first start at 2000m for the four-year-old, who has put together a hat-trick of wins on the Caulfield Heath track, and Will Hayes can understand the affection for the son of Almanzor. “A good name and a picket fence often gets you a cult following,” Hayes, who trains in partnership with brother Ben and JD, said. “He’s very well-liked by the punters and he’s an incredibly consistent galloper. “This preparation, you could mount a case that he should be unbeaten, so he’s very consistent and looks to be quite progressive.” Like Lindsay Park’s biggest cult horse of all, Mr Brightside, Touchdown started life in New Zealand, which is where he returned after failing to reach his $100,000 reserve when offered at the Sydney Easter Yearling Sale in 2023. A soft win in a 1000m trial at Taupo in November 2024 for Matamata trainer Glenn Old prompted a flurry of offers and it was clients of Lindsay Park who won out, with Touchdown taking up residence at its Euroa property early last year. Second in a 1400m Cranbourne maiden at the only start of his initial campaign, Touchdown broke his maiden first-up on September 14 before a luckless second placing at Ballarat, which preceded his past three wins. Although Touchdown has been in work since midway through last year, Hayes said he was holding together well and signs were positive ahead of this weekend’s benchmark 78 contest, in which he will carry 60kg. “He thrives at the property at Euroa, he’s a country boy, and he just gets out in the water walker and the day paddock,” he said. “He’s maintained a very long preparation and he’s still bucking his brands off.” Luke Currie, who was aboard for the first two Caulfield wins but surrendered the seat to claiming apprentice Jackson Radley last start, returns to the saddle this weekend with the pair to jump from barrier six in the field of 10. View the full article
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