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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Barnes, one of three Bob Baffert trainees, would be the fourth son of Into Mischief to win the San Felipe for Baffert.View the full article -
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By Renee Geelen/TTR AusNZ With the decision by Godolphin to stop shuttling up-and-coming sire sensation Too Darn Hot (GB), Australian breeders will have an opportunity to breed to a stallion with a very similar profile in Henry Longfellow (Ire), who joins the Rosemont Stud roster for 2025 at a fee of A$22,000 inc. GST. After Too Darn Hot, Henry Longfellow is only the second Group 1-winning two-year-old son of Dubawi (Ire) to ever stand in Australia. Too Darn Hot won all his four starts at two, including the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, while Henry Longfellow won all his three starts at two, including the G1 National Stakes. “If ever there was a colt bred destined for greatness, it is Henry Longfellow,” said Rosemont principal Anthony Mithen, who will stand the colt in conjunction with Coolmore. “Like Too Darn Hot, who we have strongly supported in 2024, he is a highly-rated, Group 1-winning two-year-old by the world's number one sire of sires Dubawi and from a phenomenal female family. “Sons of Dubawi have really set the industry alight and his legacy as a breed-shaping stallion is proving every post a winner with eight of his sons having already sired Group 1 winners of their own, including Night Of Thunder, Too Darn Hot, Zarak and New Bay. “Given the two-year-old impact stallions such as Too Darn Hot and Night Of Thunder, who is also from a Galileo mare, have had in Australia, particularly with Danehill line mares, it made sense for us to target a high-quality two-year-old son of Dubawi to stand in Victoria.” The first horse that Rosemont Stud have stood in conjunction with Coolmore, Henry Longfellow also showed high-class form in five starts as a three-year-old when he finished second in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes and third in the G1 Prix du Moulin. Ryan McEvoy, general manager of bloodstock at Rosemont, said, “A homebred for Coolmore, he was identified early as a quality individual with juvenile potential. Physically, he's a very Australian style of stallion, huge hip, a tick over 15.3hh, with superb quality and movement and balance. He's the type of horse that clearly works here, and we think his phenomenal pedigree and profile is hugely exciting. “He's out of a phenomenal mare [the seven-time Group 1 winner Minding], who was the best daughter of Galileo and the best mare trained by Aidan O'Brien. His second dam is by Danehill Dancer but we feel his pedigree is open enough for breeders to send him anything without feeling restricted.” He added, “We've already identified many of our own mares for him, and Coolmore is supporting him with several mares being sent to Victoria for him. There'll be plenty of support across the board for him.” The post Henry Longfellow to Shuttle to Rosemont Stud in Australia 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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The HRNZ Board is committed to being a good and open communicator with all sections of the sport and will be providing regular updates on what it’s doing, and where its priorities lie. By way of background, the seven-member Board was appointed at the HRNZ AGM in October last year, with members coming from Auckland to Invercargill. The Board consists of : Grant Jarrold (Chair) Hannah Doney (Vice Chair) Shaun Brooks (Finance Chair) Jane Davis Georgina Hunter Stephen O’Connor Tim Sissons Profiles : Grant Jarrold – Chair Based in Christchurch, Grant is a retired chartered accountant with extensive sporting and business experience. He is involved in syndicated horse racing and is a member of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. He has a number of governance roles and since his appointment to the HRNZ Board he has resigned as chair of the Crusaders Board to take up a new role on the Board of New Zealand Rugby. Hannah Doney – Vice Chair Based in Christchurch, Hannah has extensive governance experience with a background in marketing and business development and holds other board roles nationally. She is a founding trustee of the Standardbred Stable to Stirrup Charitable Trust. We will profile the other five Board members in future correspondence. Chat with the Chair: Since November the new Board has met three times and we have forged a good working relationship with Brad Steele and the rest of the leadership team at HRNZ and have also had regular correspondence and liaison with other key partners including TAB/Entain, Racing NZ and a number of our stakeholder member clubs and bodies. We are all about overall governance, and ensuring HRNZ is in a position where it will thrive. Our role is not to get involved in every minute detail. We will be connecting with the National and Regional forums for industry input when planning our strategy refresh in the coming months. Although headquartered in Christchurch, the Board functions as a truly national body. We’ve been attending race meetings across the country, witnessing first hand the genuine optimism for the future of harness racing. Recent significant wins further underscore this positive trend: wagering is up from last year, yearling sales have been remarkably successful, and initiatives like Next Gen along with the rising popularity of summer meetings at tracks nationwide, clearly demonstrate that our strategies are driving growth in our sport. Right now, the Board has a number of priorities: – Refreshing the organisation’s strategy for 2025 and beyond – Assessing the Look North strategy to ensure it is achieving its goal of re-invigorating racing in Auckland and Cambridge for the ultimate benefit of all of NZ – Assessing HRNZ’s financial performance against its budget and working closely with Chief Executive Brad Steele in monitoring the business plan for 2025 – Assessing what impact Government and/or Entain/TAB changes will have on HRNZ e.g. the legislative net (stopping NZ punters from gambling offshore) – Continuing to improve the welfare of everyone in our sport including horses and people through OnTrack and other initiatives e.g. improving veterinary facilities at some clubs – Managing programmes to mitigate key risks to our industry and its participants The Board’s next meeting will be held in Auckland in late March. View the full article -
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I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) is set to go beyond 1400 metres for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years, with co-owner and co-trainer Peter Moody confirming next month’s Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) is his most likely next assignment. Moody reported on Tuesday that the six-year-old gelding has pulled up well from his first-up run on a Good 3 track at Caulfield last week in the G1 Futurity Stakes and said a month to the Ryder Stakes at Rosehill holds plenty of appeal. The previous time I Wish I Win ran over 1500m at Rosehill, he returned his owners $5.25 million via his victory in the Golden Eagle in 2022. “I haven’t set it in concrete, but I say four weeks to the Ryder, rising from 1400 to 1500 metres, sounds about right,” Moody said on Tuesday. “It (four-week break between runs) won’t hurt him. I think he needs it and it gives me the option of giving him a jumpout if I’d like, but I doubt it.” In his first run since The Everest in September, I Wish I Win loomed to win inside the 50m of the Futurity, only to peak on his run and finish a close-up third behind Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) and Tom Kitten. “I was happy to run him,” Moody said of the firming surface. It (track) wasn’t a road. We don’t need it wet, but we don’t need a road and have him jarring up. “He ran good. He ended up a pair further back than we would have liked but that was just due to circumstances and then he had to push Pinstriped out of the way and, at that level, all those little things count. “We got beaten by two very good horses. He’s run well. It probably wasn’t a PB or anything like that, but it was just good to see him attack the line. “From there (Ryder Stakes) we’ll see. It’s two weeks to a Doncaster (1600m), two weeks to a T.J. (Smith Stakes over 1200m) and three weeks to a Queen Elizabeth (2000m). “There are a lot of good horses going for them, but he’s pretty good himself.” View the full article -
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Trainer Joe Pride is confident that Ceolwulf will take a significant step forward from his first-up performance as he prepares for Saturday’s Gr.1 Verry Elleegant Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick. Ceolwulf finished a close fourth behind Chris Waller’s Fangirl, Lindermann, and Via Sistina in the Gr.1 Apollo Stakes (1400m), running the fastest final 600m of the race in 32.63 seconds. Despite being beaten by 1.5 lengths, Pride believes the step up to the mile will bring out the best in his gelding. “I’m really happy with him and it’s good to get him back to this course and distance. At this stage, it’s produced the two peak runs of his career,” Pride said. “We just see with horses when they find something that they’re suited by, if you go back there, you often get to another good performance.” The Verry Elleegant Stakes is shaping up as an Apollo Stakes rematch, with Ceolwulf set to clash with Waller’s top mares Fangirl and Via Sistina along with quality gelding Lindermann. “I’m looking forward to Saturday, as most people are. It’s going to be a great clash with Chris Waller’s two mares and my bloke. And there are others in there as well, but they look the three main contenders,” Pride said. Ceolwulf has continued to improve since being gelded, and Pride credits the procedure for his rise in consistency and competitiveness with feature wins including the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m). “I think gelding has been the making of him. He’s been ultra-consistent as a gelding and very impressive,” he said. “He was sort of grinding away there. He didn’t really seem to have that much acceleration or maybe it was just disinterest as a colt. I’m here to make the best racehorse out of any horse that walks into my yard, make them fulfil their potential, and for him, gelding was necessary in that process.” While the A$5 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) remains the long-term target, Pride is keeping his options open regarding the path Ceolwulf will take to get there. “The trouble with the programming from my perspective is there are two three-week gaps. One after this Verry Elleegant Stakes then another one after March 22, where I still don’t know whether I am going to go to the Ryder (Gr.1, 1500m) or the Ranvet (Gr.1, 2000m) yet,” he said. “It’s difficult because there are other things that come into play here. His performances are obviously very important, but also if it was forecast to be a very wet track that day, I’d probably be running in the 1500m race. “I don’t want to have two runs in that six-week period. It’s not enough for him. It’s not enough to be at his peak for the Queen Elizabeth.” Pride is also weighing up other options, including backing up in the Neville Sellwood (Gr.2, 2000m) after the March 22 run or running in the Doncaster (Gr.1, 1600m) before heading to the Queen Elizabeth. “Whether or not he backs up and runs in the Neville Sellwood (Gr.2, 2000m) after that March 22 run or whether I run in the Doncaster (Gr.1, 1600m) and back up in the Queen Elizabeth, or just aim at the Doncaster, I’m not sure,” he said. “Look, the Queen Elizabeth is the more attractive race to me, but I’ve got an open mind as to exactly how we get there.” Despite not expecting Ceolwulf to be at his absolute peak on Saturday, Pride is confident that his gelding will continue to improve throughout the campaign. “He won’t be at his peak Saturday. But the third, fourth, and fifth runs, I think you’ll be seeing a fully wound-up horse.” By top-class sire Tavistock, Ceolwulf was bred by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay and is a out of the Shamardal mare Las Brisas. Ceolwulf is a graduate of the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale, where Pride and part-owner Leighton Howl went to $170,000 to secure him from Riversley Park’s draft. View the full article
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