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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
As expected, Cheveley Park Stud's colours were in the winner's enclosure following Newbury's G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. on Saturday but it was aboard the Gosdens' 22-1 shot Audience (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}–Ladyship {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB}) who uber-excelled in his task of pacemaking for Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Labelled a TDN Rising Star at two, the homebred grandson of the Thompsons' 2006 Lockinge heroine Peeress (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) had shown what he could do when left alone on the lead with ample space to express himself in last year's G3 Criterion S. at Newmarket, but on the whole on the formbook was a shade below the best here. Relishing being untethered by Robert Havlin, the 5-year-old had cracked every rival bar Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) heading to the furlong pole and not long after he had drawn any sting remaining from that rival en route to an emphatic 1 3/4-length success, with Witch Hunter (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) 6 1/2 lengths away in third. Inspiral, the 2-1 favourite, was a well-beaten fourth while Big Rock (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) was only sixth having stumbled leaving the stalls and having tried to lay up too close to the killer pace. The post Shock Lockinge Win For TDN Rising Star Audience 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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It is Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course and it is starting off as a wet one with rain expected to persist through the morning and with a chance for additional rain later in the afternoon. View the full article -
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Sunday's top tips from the Post's racing teamView the full article -
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The resurgence of a former superstar of Perth racing continued when Western Empire (NZ) (Iffrraj) lived up to his $1.85 favouritism in Saturday’s Gr.3 Furphy Belmont Sprint (1400m). The son of Iffraaj won seven of his first 12 starts in 2020 and 2021, including a stunning four-length romp in the Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) and victory in the Gr.2 WA Derby (2400m). Western Empire was trained through those glory days by Grant and Alana Williams for powerhouse Perth owner Bob Peters. The gelding subsequently had two campaigns in Victoria, finishing fifth in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) and Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) for Danny O’Brien and finishing outside the placings in five appearances for John Leek Jr. The Williams team jumped at the opportunity when Western Empire was placed on an Inglis Digital Sale last October, purchasing him for A$150,000 and bringing him back to their Karnup stable. Western Empire immediately showed some of that old spark with a placing in the A$200,000 The Joey (1200m) in his resuming run at Ascot on April 20. His second-up appearance came in the Gr.3 Northam Stakes (1300m) on May 5, where he snapped his two-year win drought with a dominant victory by two and a half lengths. Saturday’s Belmont Sprint brought more of the same. The six-year-old dropped a long way off the speed and was caught wide for a large part of the race, but rider William Pike brought him to the outside at the top of the Belmont straight and let him rip. Western Empire showed a top-class turn of foot and rattled home from the back, drawing up alongside Searchin’ Roc’s (Awesome Rock). That rival refused to surrender, however, and the pair fought out a desperate battle to the finish with Western Empire winning by a nose. The third placegetter finished almost three lengths behind the first two. “That run was full of merit,” Pike said. “I wasn’t sure he’d earned that price today, going up in weight and from a wide barrier. We were back and wide and had quite a lot to overcome, but he’s done it really well.” From 23 starts, Western Empire has now recorded nine wins and six placings, earning more than A$1.76 million. “He’s done well today,” Grant Williams said. “He obviously had a bit to do, he had a wide run, so it was super. He had to really stretch his neck out to get the win. “Looking at him in the yard today, it looked like he needed the mile already. Hopefully he might draw a bit better next time and have an easier time of it. “The plan is to go to the Hyperion (Gr.3, 1600m) next in two weeks’ time, and then the Strickland (Gr.3, 2000m) another two weeks after that. We want to get to the Strickland if we’re going to think about taking him back east. “But we’ve always got to put the horse first. I think we’ve been pretty lucky to snag him, so we’re going to have to make it work for us.” Western Empire, who was born at Haunui Farm and cared for on behalf of breeder Bob Peters, is one of 38 southern hemisphere-bred stakes winners for former Haunui shuttle stallion Iffraaj. That list also includes fellow Group One winners Turn Me Loose (NZ), Gingernuts (NZ), Jon Snow (NZ) and Wyndspelle (NZ). The dam of Western Empire is the Group Two-winning Jeune mare Western Jewel, who also has the Listed winner Western Temple (Dream Ahead) among her five winners from seven foals to race. View the full article -
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Accomplished Savabeel gelding Milford (NZ) took his career earnings past A$700,000 with a powerful come-from-behind win in Saturday’s L.V. Lachal Handicap (1600m) at Flemington. It was the fifth win from 32 career starts for Milford, and his first since the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield in November of 2022. He has earned A$746,021 for Elsdon Park’s Lib and Katrina Petagna along with co-owners Greg Clarke and David and Nicki Wilson. The six-year-old settled second-last among a strung-out field on Saturday, with Bank Maur (Maurice) setting a solid speed out in front. The field bunched up coming up to the home turn, and Milford’s rider Declan Bates was able to pick a path between horses to lodge his claim in the final 300m. Milford lengthened stride and charged home in between Green Fly (Frankel) and El Soleado (Toronado), getting up to win by a neck in a $31 upset. Trainer Mike Moroney is still recuperating after being hospitalised with illness last month. He was represented at Flemington by assistant trainer Glen Thompson. “I thought he could sneak into a place, but I didn’t think he was a winning chance,” Thompson said. “He’s been going well. His first-up run was okay. He got back, but didn’t really have any luck. “It was a nice patient ride by Declan (Bates). He needed that in that class. He’s won better races than this before, so hopefully it’s a good sign for the remainder of the prep. “It’s good to get a winner for Mike. He was watching and I spoke to him after the race, and that will give him a good uplift today.” Milford began his career with Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh and won the Listed Gingernuts Salver (2100m) during his three-year-old career, while he was also runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) won by Rocket Spade (Fastnet Rock) before joining Moroney’s operation. Bred by Waikato Stud, Milford was a $360,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale purchase by agent Bruce Perry on behalf of Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock. He is out of the unraced O’Reilly mare Etiquette (NZ), who is a sister to the four-time Group One winner and ill-fated sire Sacred Falls. Milford’s Flemington victory came one week after his brother Savoir Faire (NZ) captured a 2000m Benchmark 78 handicap at Caulfield on May 11. View the full article
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