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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Really? Is that your bias clouding reality? Both Te Akau and Wexford put up YouTube commentary every week as well as Facebook and website updates. Would you like me to create a special Topic for you and aggregate the information available as you don't appear to be very good at finding anything. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Preakness Stakes (G1)-winning jockey Jaime Torres is the latest to join the Oaklawn Park jockey colony this winter, adding his name to the list of new faces for one of racing's most lucrative meets.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Richard Knight and Salhia Stud paid 100,000gns to secure a breeding right in group stallion Palace Pier (lot 185) during the Tattersalls Online November Sale on Wednesday. Already the sire of eight black-type horses, his best progeny so far are G2 Lowther Stakes heroine Royal Fixation and G3 Solario Stakes winner A Bit Of Spirit. Knight commented following the sale, “We are delighted to secure the breeding right to Palace Pier. He is a stallion that appears to be on the up and we very much had him in mind for a couple of our mares for this coming season. He will also suit a number of our mares going forward so it made a lot of sense for us to invest in the breeding right. We are retiring our first broodmares for this season and so this is the next part of that journey.” The inaugural Online Yearling Session was a success, with a new record price of 86,000gns paid for a filly by Australian Champion Sire Zoustar (lot 10). James Tate Racing bought the yearling daughter of Group 3 winner Farmah (Speightstown). David Redvers of Tweenhills Stud where the son of Northern Meteor formerly shuttled, said, “We were very happy with the price of our Zoustar filly selling online for 86,000 guineas today, though not surprised as we had plenty of interest in her from when the sale went live. The whole process was very straightforward and we would have no hesitations about selling a quality horse in an online sale again.” Tops of the horses-in-training portion of the sale was Velardo (Belardo) (lot 138), who sold to Michael Gates Comfort Park Stud for 62,000gns. The half-brother to the stakes-placed duo Saisissante (Pedro The Great) and Cajun (Stormy River) was consigned by Charles Weld Racing and is from the family of Group 1 winner Lord Glitters. A total of 92 lots sold of 186 offered (49%). The gross was 758,800gns, the average was 8,248gns and the median was 4,300gns. The post Palace Pier Breeding Right Secured For 100k Gns At Tattersalls Online 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
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, Antonio Meraz has been banned two years and fined $5,000 after his trainee, First Kitten, tested positive for banned Cobalt Salts after winning at Mahoning Valley on February 12. His suspension began on Nov. 12. Cobalt is a substance that's naturally present in a horse, generally in very low amounts, as well as in a horse's natural environment, like soil or water. It is also listed as an ingredient in many horse feeds and supplements. According to the final decision by the arbitral body, on March 12 a HIWU investigator searched Meraz's barn at Hawthorne and found a one-gallon container of the supplement Furlong Gold in his feed and tack room which listed cobalt as an ingredient. Meraz later testified that he gave all his horses the same feed and supplements every day, which included two other products that contained cobalt: Race Ready (a feed product) and Platinum Performance (a supplement). He also said that, although he read HISA's prohibited substance list at the end of 2023, he was unaware cobalt was a threshold substance on this list. Experts forwarded by HIWU argued that, even accounting for the three cobalt-containing supplements and feed given the horses, the cobalt concentration detected in First Kitten's sample was more consistent with the administration of a cobalt injection. Meraz countered that by arguing the intentional injection of Cobalt would have resulted in significantly higher levels of Cobalt in the horse's blood. The detected level was 30.5 nanograms per milliliter. HISA's threshold is 25 nanograms per milliliter. Meraz denied injecting any of his horses with cobalt. Meraz also questioned the accuracy of the testing performed, arguing that HIWU's case is “based on inaccurate and unreliable test results,” according to the final decision. Though the arbitral body stated there was no evidence Meraz had injected First Kitten with cobalt, the trainer nevertheless “failed to meet his burden of establishing, by a balance of probabilities, that the source of the AAF in excess of the 25 ng/mL Threshold was the three Cobalt-containing feeds and supplements he identified and provided to First Kitten,” according to the final decision. “He did not provide any evidence that any of these feeds or supplements contained a higher amount of Cobalt than the amount or quantity of its labeled or listed ingredients. Nor did he submit any evidence that First Kitten has a unique digestive system that metabolizes or excretes Cobalt in feed or supplements in a manner or has an otherwise outlier physiology for a horse, which likely caused the Cobalt concentration of its blood plasma to exceed 25 ng/mL when its blood sample was collected on February 12, 2025,” the arbitral body added. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 11/19/2025 Licensee: Lisa Lugovich, trainer Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Gregorian Solo, who won at Delaware Park on 10/15/25. Dates: 11/19/2025 Licensee: Marvin Richards, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Awesome Prince on 10/10/25. Dates: 11/13/2025 and 11/14/2025 Licensee: Gary Sciacca and Chris Englehart, trainers Penalty: A written reprimand Admission. Explainer: Violations for the breach of rule 3510(d), “Refusal or failure without compelling justification to comply with any other provision of the Protocol (where such refusal or failure does not constitute an Anti-Doping Rule Violation)” for an event dated 3/7/24. The case resolutions state that the trainers “failed to respond to a Demand for Business Records (“DBR”) personally and properly served by HIWU.” According to a HIWU spokesperson, these records involve “the care, treatment, training or racing of Covered Horses.” Dates: 11/13/2025 Licensee: Sarah Davidson, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Midnight Lady on 9/30/25. Dates: 11/13/2025 Licensee: William Robert Bailes, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on November 14, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Methylprednisolone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Goodluckchuck, who won at Timonium on 8/29/25. Dates: 11/12/2025 Licensee: Gustavo Rodriguez, trainer Penalty: A written reprimand. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Pistol Liz Ablazen on 9/26/25. Dates: 11/12/2025 Licensee: Antonio Meraz, trainer Penalty: 2-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on November 12, 2025; 6-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on February 12, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $5,000. Final decision of arbitral body. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Cobalt Salts—a banned substance—in a sample taken from First Kitten, who won at Mahoning Valley on 2/12/25. Pending ADMC Violations 11/18/2025, Bill McLean, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Mo Town Gal on 10/20/25. 11/18/2025, Jane Cibelli, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Mandalorian on 10/17/25. 11/17/2025, Kelsie Calvo, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Tramadol—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Chica Chula, who finished sixth at Mahoning Valley on 10/22/25. 11/14/2025, Fenneka Tracey Bentley, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Betamethasone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Tiger Paw, who finished seventh at Laurel Park on 10/12/25. 11/14/2025, Robert Cline, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Pittsburgh, who won at Thistledown on 10/8/25. 11/13/2025, Jamie Ness, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Mepivacaine—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Uncle Irish, who finished second at Laurel Park on 9/13/25. 11/13/2025, Marcelino Salas, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Just an Opinion, who finished sixth at Keeneland on 10/5/25. Violations of Crop Rule Churchill Downs Gavin Ashton – violation date November 14; $1,000 fine, two-day suspension Tyler Gaffalione – violation date November 13; $500 fine, two-day suspension The post National Rulings for Nov. 13 -19 Led by Two-year-ban for Meraz 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
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a half-brother to group winner I Can Fly (Fastnet Rock). 12.45 Lingfield, Mdn, 2yo, 7f (AWT) BAYAANN (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) debuts for Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum and the William Haggas stable, over a year after fetching 410,000gns at Tattersalls October Book 1. He is a half-brother to Ballydoyle's Group 2 winner and multiple Group 1-placed I Can Fly (Fastnet Rock), dam of another who only narrowly missed out at the top level on more than one occasion in January (Kingman). The post I Can Fly’s Half-Brother Bayaann Introduced At Lingfield 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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