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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Jockey Michael O'Sullivan remains in intensive care following a fall at Thurles last week. Dr Jennifer Pugh, chief medical officer of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB), issued an update on X on Tuesday which read, “Michael continues to receive the best of care in the intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital. “Michael's family remain overwhelmed by the support and well wishes they have received over the last number of days.” O'Sullivan's mount, the Gerard O'Leary-trained Wee Charlie (Ire), was one of three fallers at the final fence of the two-mile Racing Again February 20th Handicap Chase at Thurles on Thursday, February 6, with two other runners badly hampered and unseating their riders. The rest of the meeting was abandoned after the second race as the air ambulance arrived to take O'Sullivan to hospital. The rider shot to prominence in 2023 when he celebrated two winners at the Cheltenham Festival, notably landing the G1 Supreme Novices' Hurdle aboard Marine Nationale (Ire). The post Michael O’Sullivan Receiving ‘Best of Care’ After Thurles Fall 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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Two-time Group One winner I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) is going into the autumn with revived vigour and back-to-back jumpout wins. But co-trainer Peter Moody admits he still hasn’t locked in a first-up run for the star galloper. Speaking after the son of Savabeel’s 1000-metre jumpout win at Pakenham on Tuesday morning, Moody said the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) on February 22 is the most likely kick-off point, but still not a certainty. “He’s had two jumpouts and he’s looked super in them,” he said. “He looked to do it nicely, Jamie Melham rode him and she was happy with his action. “He was good in the wind, he won the trial softly and looked to have a little blow. “Really pleased where he’s at, he looks to be enjoying life. “Futurity first option but not set in concrete.” While the shape of his autumn campaign is still undecided, Moody says one thing is for certain. “I won’t be presenting him on a Good 3 anywhere,” he said. “He’s an older horse. We know he’s a little bit jarry in the knees, he always has been, that’s a part of his physical confirmation. “I wouldn’t hesitate to withdraw him, it wouldn’t matter what race it is, if the track does firm up.” This time two years ago, the versatile galloper recorded a narrow second placing in the Gr.1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) before going on to take out the Gr.1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) later that autumn. Having also won a Golden Eagle (1500m) previously and run well at a mile, Moody says he’ll once again be open-minded when mapping out the gelding’s upcoming preparation. “I actually nominated him this morning for the T.J. Smith, the Doncaster Handicap and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. “So a 1200-metre, 1600-metre and 2000-metre Group 1, so that shows you how much I’m open-minded to where we might go, where we might resume and what type of races he might run in. “I think it’s a great thing, we’ve got one of the world’s top-rated sprinters and he’s got terrific form around the mile. “At the moment though we’re just worried about getting him back to the races and performing. “He hasn’t lost any of his want at this point, he seems a really happy horse and hopefully he can take that to the races.” View the full article -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
Well I'm not one to gossip but I do know the Turnover increases have been steady with the stand outs being the Karaka day [ incl World Pool] and the eleven Premier meetings around Boxing Day New year up to Kumara...Thats 2 x Ellerslie , 2 x Trentham and Kumara included up 22%. The 2 months Nov/Dec combined saw Gallops + 10% , Harness +8% , Dogs +7%. Sports betting +10% and nearly matching Gallops and Harness combined ! Active accounts +30k up to 200k.. Field size for both main codes were down which doesnt help , and many will say the key figures are the the GBR or profit ! Methinks bonus bets etc can skew things. But its not disastrous . I'd mark it ..... Racing needs to do better , to justify increased advtg and promotion etc. So possums , spend ,spend, spend ......don't sit on the sidelines , racing may be a televised sport but it needs your money thru the tote ! -
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As the autumn carnivals in Victoria and New South Wales continue to heat up, Caulfield and Randwick held feature racing throughout last Saturday. In this week’s edition of The Follow Files, we have found three runners that will most likely push onto feature races during the carnival, following strong performances at the start of their preparations. Caulfield Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: True entire circuit Race 7: Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) | Time: 1:24.66 Horse to follow: Evaporate (3rd) Caulfield Guineas placegetter Evaporate returned for his autumn campaign in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes, when the Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained gelding was very unlucky to finish in third place. Mark Zahra settled the son of Per Incanto midfield with cover before the home corner; however, when he wanted to get going on the galloper, they had no where to go. Zahra was patient and waited for gaps to appear, but once he got Evaporate into clear air, Angel Capital was already off and gone with the prize. When to bet: Evaporate has already been locked in to run in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (Slot Race) at Ellerslie on March 8. If he travels over to New Zealand well and takes good improvement from his first-up performance, the equal favourite with horse racing bookmakers will prove very hard to beat. https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Caulfield-2025-Group-2-Autumn-Stakes-08022025-Angel-Capital-Clinton-McDonald-Ben-Melham.mp4 Race 10: Group 3 Peter Le Grand Stakes (1100m) | Time: 1:03.78 Horse to follow: Shadhavar (3rd) In what was just her fifth career start, the Tom Dabernig-trained Shadhavar ran home strongly to finish in the placings behind stakes performers Arabian Summer and Tobeornottobe in the Group 3 Peter Le Grand Stakes. The daughter of Pride Of Dubai wasn’t supported with BlondeBet, jumping as a +2000 roughie; however, she proved to be good enough to mix it with some classy fillies. John Allen elected to settle behind the speed in the box seat, and even though they were held up slightly, when the filly switched tracks to the inside, she let down nicely in the final 300m. When to bet: The Group 3 Zeditave Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds looks the likely destination for Shadhavar, and with a bit of luck, punters can get an each-way price about her on Blue Diamond Day at Caulfield. https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Caulfield-2025-Group-3-Peter-Le-Grand-Stakes-08022025-Arabian-Summer-Tony-Calvin-McEvoy-Harry-Coffey.mp4 Randwick Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: True entire circuit Race 5: Benchmark 78 Handicap (1600m) | Time: 1:35.78 Horse to follow: Point And Shoot (1st) Point And Shoot is one of the many runners from the Bjorn Baker stable that is in fine form of late, as the three-year-old gelding is rising through the grades quickly in his second racing preparation. After breaking his maiden in December, the son of Blue Point has raced in metropolitan grade in his next four starts, which includes two dominant victories at Randwick over 1400m and 1600m. In his most recent start, Tim Clark rode Point And Shoot patiently at the back of the field before moving to the outside of runners and letting down with a booming turn of foot to record an easy 2.4-length win. When to bet: Interestingly, Baker has nominated Point And Shoot for the All Star Mile on March 8, and to get into the race, you would expect the gelding would have to compete in a black type contest in the lead-up. Wherever the stable chooses to take him next, Point And Shoot will prove hard to beat. https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Randwick-Race-4-BM78-Handicap-08022025-Point-And-Shoot-Bjorn-Baker-Tim-Clark.mp4 Top horse racing sites for blackbook features Horse racing tips View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Trainer Danny Shum has all but ruled out a tilt at the G1 Dubai World Cup with his Hong Kong Horse of the Year Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), with the G1 Dubai Turf set to be the next port of call after his appearance in the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday, February 22. The three-time G1 Hong Kong Cup winner arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of what will be his debut on dirt in the Saudi Cup, after gaining the tenth Group 1 victory of his glittering career when having his first start in the Middle East in last month's Jebel Hatta at Meydan. Shum and owner Peter Lau resisted the temptation to test Romantic Warrior on dirt in the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge, which took place on the same card as the Jebel Hatta, and will instead roll the dice in Riyadh when the seven-year-old contests the world's richest race. “Wherever we finish in the Saudi Cup it is 99 per cent certain he will run next in the Dubai Turf,” Shum said of future plans for the world's highest-earning racehorse of all time. “The Dubai Racing Club have already accepted my entry for the Dubai Turf but not the Dubai World Cup yet, as we want to see how Romantic Warrior finishes the race here, but he will almost certainly go for the turf race.” Explaining the decision to target the Saudi Cup, Shum continued, “It wasn't an easy decision for the owner as we missed the Gold Cup and Stewards' Cup in Hong Kong. If we stayed there we could win on the turf easily, but Peter really wanted to try the challenge of the world's richest race and come to the Saudi Cup. We are really looking forward to it. “James [McDonald, jockey], Peter and I discussed about running first on dirt in the Al Maktoum Challenge and thought that might be better. But Peter and I had a lunch meeting and he made a very good point. He said we should run on the turf in Dubai as he could have a [bad] experience on the dirt there, and that the Dubai and Saudi dirt is different. He could win or run really well in Dubai, but that doesn't mean he can run well in Saudi. “So, we went to the Jebel Hatta knowing we can win easily–and we will keep the dirt a secret. Maybe he will be very good on it, or maybe he can't handle it, but we won't be disappointed if he loses so long as he is happy and sound.” Shum also confirmed that Romantic Warrior's travelling days are likely to be behind him after a potential start on Dubai World Cup night. In addition to his top-level victories in Hong Kong and Dubai, he is already a previous winner of the Yasuda Kinen in Japan and Cox Plate in Australia. The trainer added, “I talked to the owner before I left and he probably won't run overseas anymore and we will keep him in Hong Kong for three or four races every season. We'll keep him healthy and happy and hopefully he can do good.” The post Romantic Warrior Unlikely to Tackle Dirt Again after Saudi Cup Outing 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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