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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Just a Touch (Justify), a fantastic second behind subsequent GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in last spring's GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, is nearing a return to action. Last seen coming up just a head short for Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing and Marc Detampel in the Iowa Derby July 6, the 4-year-old has posted seven workouts at Brad Cox's Payson Park base this year, most recently breezing five furlongs in 1:01.80 (3/13) Feb. 15. “He's doing great,” said Hunter Valley Farm's Fergus Galvin, who serves as an U.S. advisor to Qatar Racing's Sheikh Fahad. “We gave him a nice bit of time off last year after the Iowa Derby. He had a lot thrown at him in the spring, tough for a young horse. We turned him out here at the farm for three months. He did a couple of months at WinStar to leg him back up, then he went down to Payson. Brad has been delighted with him, training great. He's very bullish about him for this year.” A very sharp debut winner sprinting in the slop at Fair Grounds, Just a Touch was immediately thrown into the deep end and ran extremely well in defeat in his next two starts, earning a spot in the starting gate for the GI Kentucky Derby after finishing second in both the GIII Gotham Stakes and Blue Grass, respectively. He earned a career-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure in the latter. Last of 20 at a well-backed 11-1 on the first Saturday in May, Just a Touch faced the starter just one more time in 2024, his aforementioned runner-up finish as the 3-5 favorite at Prairie Meadows. Just a Touch could resurface in a first-level allowance in “about two or three weeks,” per Galvin. “We'll start him off nice and easy, most likely in a 1x somewhere,” Galvin said. “Brad's gonna step him up, I would think, pretty quick after his first race. He's training exceptionally well and has always been a good training horse, that's why we put him on such a trail last year.” Galvin added, “Fingers crossed, given his size and pedigree, we think he'll have a big year.” After RNA'ing for $170,000 as a KEESEP yearling, the Don Alberto Corporation-bred Just a Touch brought $125,000 from Scanlon Training & Sales as a FTKOCT yearling, then $300,000 from Galvin after breezing in a bullet :9 4/5 as an OBSAPR 2-year-old. Just a Touch's dam Touching Beauty (Tapit), an $800,000 KEENOV purchase by Don Alberto in 2014, won the 2010 GIII Comely Stakes at Aqueduct. The Justify x Tapit cross has also produced Champions Dream, one of 18 graded/group winners worldwide for the 2018 Triple Crown winner. The post Blue Grass Runner-Up Just a Touch ‘Training Exceptionally Well’ Ahead of Return 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
John Banno will oversee the The Maryland Jockey Club racetrack team responsible for maintaining the surfaces at Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course, and the brand-new training center at Shamrock Farm.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA — Making his first appearance in the International Jockeys' Challenge on the eve of the Saudi Cup meeting at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, journeyman jockey Muhammad Aldaham became the first homegrown rider to take out the competition, amassing a total of 30 points with victories in the first two legs of the series. Australia's Rachel King finished on 25 points to finish second ahead of James McDonald, whose 21 points was achieved in three races, owing to the scratching of his ride in race three of the competition. Aldaham, who has been riding for about 15 years, guided KSA-bred sons of ex-Juddmonte runner First Defence in each of the first two legs, narrowly defeating McDonald into the runner-up spot in the second race on the program (video) before easily besting King in race three (video). Oisin Murphy won his first race in the Kingdom in the third leg of the Challenge, producing Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin A/Aziz's Honky Tonk Man (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) wide into the straight before powering clear to give outgoing trainer Jimmy Jerkens a landmark success (video). The 6-year-old was previously trained in Britain by Harry and Roger Charlton and was purchased by his current owner for 150,000gns at the 2022 Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale. Jerkens confirmed that he is most likely going ahead with plans to terminate his contract in the KSA to return to the training ranks in America. “His first start back here from Ta'if wasn't good for whatever reason, but all the other races he came second or third,” Jerkens said. When asked if his plans to leave remain in place, he replied: “Most likely. I want to thank Prince Faisal for the opportunity to train his horses.” Jerkens will saddle Prince Faisal's Ancestral Land (GB) (Sioux Nation) in Saturday's G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint. King saved the best for last astride Miyagi (Ire) (James Garfield {Ire}) as he chopped out his competition in the finale over 2100 metres on turf, pulling well clear in the final stages to lock up second spot in the Challenge (video). Miyagi was previously trained by Kevin Philippart de Foy before changing hands for 55,000gns at Tattersalls Autumn HIT Sale in 2022. McDonald gained fourth in the final couple of jumps to pick up four points and finish a clear third. Many of Aldaham's victories in the current season have come for trainer Thamer Aldaihani, who saddled race one winner Jadhoon. One of Aldaham's biggest wins came aboard the Aldaihani-conditioned Uncle (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}) in the Listed King Faisal Cup on Jan. 4. The post Aldaham Becomes First Locally Based Winner Of International Jockeys’ Challenge 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 Horse Racing Women's Association (HRWA) has scheduled its first event of the season, which will take place beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, Mar. 28 at Gulfstream Park, according to a press release from the group on Friday. The day includes opportunities for networking, learning, and sports some friendly competition for all attendees. Local guest speaker Sheri Holmes Stirling, Vice President of Administration at the track, will offer remarks. Participants will have the opportunity to enhance their handicapping skills through a seminar led by Samantha Perry and Claudia Spadaro. Click here for more information. The post HRWA Kicks Off Season With Handicapping Event At Gulfstream Park Mar. 28 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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Edith Pelham (GB), a five-year-old daughter of Blue Bresil (Fr), became the most expensive British-trained point-to-point mare sold at auction after being bought at the Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale for £180,000. Consigned by Gina Andrews and Tom Ellis of G&T Racing, Edith Pelham was bought by trainer Fergal O'Brien on behalf of owner Jane May. She had previously been picked up as a store for £40,000 and won on debut at Sheriff Hutton in January for Andrews. “We loved the way she ran, she is coming from a good producer, she has been very well schooled, very well looked after, and is by a good sire in Blue Bresil. We loved everything about her, and she vetted very clean,” said O'Brien. May added, “This is the first horse we will have with Fergal. We have bred our own horses for a long time, but we are getting too old for that now so we thought we'd come and buy something nice. “We watched her race, she took her fences beautifully, she ran on well. We have been in the game for 67 years, so we hope we have an idea now.” With 22 of the 27 catalogued lots sold, seven of which changed hands for six-figure sums, the clearance rate was 86% and the sale also achieved a record median of £80,000. The post Record Price for British PTP Mare at Tattersalls Cheltenham 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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