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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – There was no head scratching at the end of Friday's fourth race at Saratoga. At least not from the winners. The $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies went to the aptly named Scratch It (Tapit), who was virtually ignored at the windows. She was allowed to go off at 12-1 odds in the 1 1/8-mile race on the Inner Turf. She was the second longest price on the board in the field of eight. At the end, Scratch It had gone gate-to-wire and won by a comfortable 1 1/4 lengths under jockey Manny Franco. While many in the crowd were wondering how this happened, there was nothing but confident smiles–sort of–from the connections. “A little bit,” Fergus Galvin, who owns the filly along with Mrs. M.V. Magnier and Linda Shanahan, said when he was asked if he was surprised. “But she had been training well–without outstanding. Brad had a hunch she would like the grass and she more than liked it.” Brad is trainer Brad Cox and he had a sneaking suspicion that Scratch It might be able to do some good in this initial spot. Last Saturday, at Churchill Downs, Scratch It worked five furlongs in 1:01 (12/51). Cox liked it. “She worked well last week, and I thought, 'man, I need to run her,” Cox said. “And, that day, I just happened to see the race here and I marked it for her and thought to give her a shot.” “There were a lot of well-bred fillies in there, too,” Galvin said. “When the entries came out, I said to Brad, 'this is one heckuva well-bred field but (Scratch It) is too.” When Scratch It came to his barn, Cox wasn't sure if she was going to be pointed to turf or dirt. He went back and forth on that before deciding on the grass. Turns out it was the right call. “She was fit,” Cox said. “She had three or four five-eighths underneath her. I figured if she was able to get close to the lead, she would be able to stay on and she did.” Galvin spotted the filly at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. The first impression Scratch It made was a good one. The more he looked, the more he liked. When the hammer fell, he and his partners paid $490,00 for her. “A beautiful filly,” Galvin said. “She was probably a little stronger than your usual Tapit… a bit stronger through her middle, just a classy filly. As you can see, I have some pretty good partners on her. I had to for the money she cost.” When she was sent to Cox, he did not blink an eye at the price tag. “We have enough of them,” he said with a laugh. “I've been doing enough over the last eight, nine, 10 years to be blessed with nice horses. I figured out awhile back it doesn't matter their price tag as to how good or bad they are, so I don't put a lot of stock into that.” Scratch It was timed in 1:45.83 and paid $26.60, $9.80 and $6.30. Cox said Scratch It could reappear at Saratoga in the $150,000 P.G. Johnson at 1 1/16 miles on Wednesday, Aug. 27 or he could send her to Kentucky Downs. The post Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland: Scratch It Was No Surprise To Her Connections appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Nowornever · Posted
What is happening to the prices. Lots of horses opening way over true value. Some horses getting out to 501 on the fixed then back in to 51 a few minutes later. Might be some desperation at the TAB on the way the markets are opening and then fluctuating that wildly. Bookmakers on TV talking about 70K losses on one race 50K on another, not sure whether I believe them that it is actually true or not. Was at the TAB the other night and my mate tried to put 10EW on a horse paying 301 and it said waiting approval and the race jumped before it let the bet on so not sure you can actually get any bets on at those big prices. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
What Glorious Goodwood 2025 – Day 5 Where Goodwood Racecourse – Selhurstpark Rd, Chichester PO18 0PS, United Kingdom When Saturday, August 2, 2025 First Race 1:20pm BST (10:20pm AEST) Visit Dabble The 2025 Goodwood festival comes to a close this Saturday afternoon, with a competitive seven-race program lined up for Day 5. The fillies & mares headline the action stepping out in the Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes (2816m), and despite some improving conditions forecast leading into the weekend, punters can expect the track to be rated in the Soft to Heavy range after a significant downpour on Thursday. The conclusion of Glorious Goodwood will commence at 1:20pm local time. Lillie Langtry Stakes Tip: Terms Of Endearment Terms Of Endearment was simply outclassed taking on the boys in the Listed Marathon at Sandown on July 4 and seemingly felt the pinch at the backend of 3264m after leading throughout. She appears better suited facing the girls, with her runner-up performance in the Bronte Cup Fillies’ Stakes (2787m) reading exceptionally well for this, and with Terms Of Endearment taking out this event 12 months ago in a similar vein of form, there is no reason why she can’t reproduce a similar performance to claimback-to-back editions of the Lillie Langtry Stakes. Lillie Langtry Stakes Race 3 – #7 Terms Of Endearment (1) 6yo Mare | T: William Haggas | J: Tom Marquand (61kg) Best Bet at Goodwood: Al Assy Al Assy appears to be one of the best bets of the entire carnival as he lines up in Group 3 Glorious Stakes (2412m). The son of Sea The Stars comes through a strong edition of the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes (2406m) at Ascot on June 21 last time out, and although he was no match for the likes of Rebel’s Romance and Al Riffa, he closed off well enough to suggest he’s nearing another success. He knocked off key rival Arabian Crown by 5.5 lengths three starts ago, and with every chance to replicate that effort on rain-affected ground, Al Assy should have no issue justifying the $2.80 with horse racing bookmakers. Best Bet Race 1 – #1 Al Assy (6) 8yo Gelding | T: William Haggas | J: Jim Crowley (60kg) Best Value at Goodwood: Wonder Legend You only need to forgive one run to justify the chances of Wonder Legend in the Summer Handicap (2816m). The James Ferguson-trained gelding was pulled out of the contest in the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup (4014m) when approaching the home turn, with Daniel Muscutt being kind to the returning five-year-old. He recorded three wins from his last four starts prior to that failure, including a 4.5-length demolition of his rivals at Newcastle on April 18. Stepping back in trip and drawing gate one only enhance his chances, so the $13 with appears a fair price to see if Wonder Legend can bounce back here. Best Value Race 2 – #1 Wonder Legend (1) 5yo Gelding | T: James Ferguson | J: Daniel Muscutt (62.5kg) Horse racing tips View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
On a pleasant summer day in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Pennsylvania-bred and Philadelphia sports hero Smarty Jones joins racing's immortals.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
From a business perspective, Mike Repole says running a champion like Fierceness at 4 without racing in the Middle East was a "dumb" decision due to the paucity of multimillion-dollar purses for older dirt horses in the United States.View the full article
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