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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
1st-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 10-29, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:46.54, gd, 2 3/4 lengths. CONTRIBUTION (c, 3, Constitution–Gifting {SP}, by Street Cry {Ire}) broke as the narrow 2-1 second choice as the only first-time starter facing a field of far more experienced rivals in the mud Wednesday. Shifting sideways from the outside gate, he lacked any early speed and had only one runner beat around the clubhouse turn and into the backstretch while well off the pace through fractions of :24.24 and :48.37. Forced back and wider still behind race favorite Start to Win (Upstart) at the half-mile pole, Contribution re-rallied with an eye-catching move to circle the field around the far turn. On the lead as he straightened for home, he kept safely clear of the favorite to graduate by 2 3/4 lengths. An $850,000 yearling purchase for Resolute's John Stewart at Keeneland September in 2023, Contribution is out of a winning half-sister to GISW Streaming (Smart Stike) and to the dams of Canadian champion older dirt male Tyson (Tapit), MGSW Cezanne (Curlin) and MGISW and champion 3-year-old colt Arcangelo (Arrogate). This is the family of Better Than Honour, a prolific $14,000,000 FTKNOV broodmare responsible for another champion 3-year-old in MGISW Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy), GSW/G1SP Casino Drive (Mineshaft) and GI Belmont Stakes winner Jazil (Seeking the Gold). Gifting has a 2-year-old Charlatan colt who was exported to Ireland last year and reported a colt by Army Mule this year before returning to Army Mule for 2026. Sales History: $850,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart O-Resolute Racing; B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc & Stretch Run Ventures, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. The post Contribution A Debut Winner For Resolute At Horseshoe Indy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Seem to be getting on OK this week. CRANBOURNE Course Proper: Bellatrix Star (B Shinn) galloped over 1000 metres in 1.06.7, last 600 in 36.9. Damask Rose (B Shinn) and Crismera (M Hofmann) galloped over 1000 metres in 1.25.7, last 600 in 36.9. Azazel (L Winks) and Mcwoody (J Melham) galloped over 1600 metres in 1.43.7, final 600 in 37.8. Grass: Geegees Mistruth (L Winks) galloped over 1000 metres in 1.06.2, last 600 in 37.1. Jealous (H Jaggard) and Signoretti (E Wilson) galloped over 1200 metres in 1.26.1, home in 37.4. Koko (C Wilson) and Seven Oceans (H Jaggard) galloped over 1000 metres in 1.09.4, home in 38.2. Our Paramour (M Hofmann) and Lyrics ’N’ Song (L Winks) galloped over 1000 metres in 1.07.1, last 600 in 38.3. Exuberance (L Winks) galloped over 1000 metres in 1.05.6, home in 36.9. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Jockey David Egan and Amo Racing have extended their partnership through 2028, Kia Joorabchian's operation announced on X. One of the best horses to carry the purple and white Amo colours is Arizona Blaze, who will be ridden by Egan at the upcoming Breeders' Cup meeting. The duo have won several group races and were second in the G1 Commonwealth Cup in 2025. The son of Sergei Prokofiev captured the G1 Flying Five Stakes earlier this year with Egan at the controls. Egan said, “I'm incredibly proud to extend my contract with Amo Racing. There's a long-term vision to build something special and sustainable, and I'm honoured to play my part in that journey.” The Irishman has several Breeders' Cup rides for Amo alone or in partnership including Outfielder (Speightstown) (Juvenile Turf), Arizona Blaze (Turf Sprint), Valiant Force (Malibu Moon) (Sprint), Hill Road (Quality Road) (Turf) and Cathedral (Too Darn Hot) (Filly & Mare Turf). Added Joorabchian, “Since David joined Amo Racing at the start of 2024, he has become a key team member. His understanding, dedication, and professionalism have been invaluable to our progress, and that momentum is something we're determined to continue. David is among the very best in the saddle, but it's his attitude, work ethic and the way he represents the team that truly sets him apart. Extending this partnership reflects our shared vision and belief in what we're building together.” The post Amo Racing And David Egan Extend Partnership Through 2028 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
Last chance saloon on Sat in the G1 Empire Rose Stakes. Up against a couple of top line Aussies in Pride of Jenni and Fangirl, and the very talented Kiwi in Leica Lucy. Should be a strong pace so it does help the 2 NZ horses. I presume she comes home anyway to be aimed for the 4 year old KM race in January that she is equal fave for -
‘He’s Really Coming Back Now’: Graffard Seeking to Cap Sensational Year with First Breeders’ Cup Win
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
DEL MAR, USA — From the shock win of Arcangues in the 1993 Classic through the great Goldikova and Six Perfections to Talismanic, French-trained horses have left their mark on the Breeders' Cup roll of honour and it will be no surprise to see that list extended this year. Only one French trainer is here in Del Mar but he is the one who is making his own indelible mark on his country's racing scene. Francis Graffard will be champion trainer in his home country this year for the first time, but his success has not been restricted to France during his annus mirabilis. Calandagan's dual Group 1 strikes in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Champion Stakes, and the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden win for Goliath have augmented the victories of Daryz in the the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Sahlan's Prix du Moulin and the Classic successes of Zarigana and Gezora among a raft of stakes wins this year. Three of that group have travelled to California with the trainer and give Graffard “three good chances” to add a Breeders' Cup win to his rapidly expanding list of accomplishments. “They seem to have travelled really well. Everyone seems to have put their weight back on, which is a very good sign,” said Graffard on Wednesday morning after watching Goliath, Gezora and Sahlan on the main track. He also runs Temptable in the GIII Goldikova Stakes on the Breeders' Cup undercard. “Sahlan was much more relaxed this morning, and I think he looked fantastic. I've always loved him. Things didn't go his way at the beginning of the year. A mile is really the maximum trip for him, so he got caught on the line in the trial [the Prix de Fontainebleau]. Then the French Guineas was a non-event. And he was sick when he ran in the Listed race [Prix de Saint Patrick]. So I was very disappointed with that one, but after that he came back to what I was hoping he was.” That comeback began with victory in the G3 Prix Daphnis on August 10 before his Group 1 breakthrough in the Prix du Moulin, in which Sahlan had fellow Breeders' Cup Mile contender The Lion In Winter half a length behind him in third. Breeders' Cup Mile contender Sahlan | Emma Berry “I didn't want to run him again after the Moulin, because I was trying to avoid soft ground with him in Europe, so I targeted this race,” Graffard added. “He has a good draw [three]. I just hope he can jump well. He's a horse with a very strong turn of foot, so I need a lot of luck.” The trainer blames himself for sending his previous year's King George winner Goliath to Hong Kong in April, where he ran ninth of 11 in the G1 FWD QEII Cup. The gelding, owned by Resolute Racing in partnership with Goliath's breeder Philip von Ullmann, has however added two more wins to his record this season, and Graffard says that he is encouraged by the five-year-old's condition on his arrival at Del Mar ahead of lining up against Minnie Hauk and Rebel's Romance in the Breeders' Cup Turf. “I made a big mistake to send him to Hong Kong at the beginning of the year. The horse was not fine mentally, so he had a very hard race there. I really struggled to get him back,” he said. “He was sick at the same time as Sahlan when he ran the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. That's why he ran really poorly that day. But I couldn't be happier with him now. I think he's back to his best mentally. He travelled really well. I'm really happy. I think in Germany, he was not 100 per cent yet mentally and physically, but he's really coming back again. At the beginning, I thought it was a little bit hard to bring him over here, but now I have no regrets.” The one concern in Graffard's mind on Wednesday morning was how the on-course veterinary team at Del Mar will react to Goliath and his extraordinary gait caused by the neuromuscular condition of stringhalt. “I just hope they let him run,” he said, adding that he would love the faster conditions he is likely to encounter in the Turf. Mickael Barzalona, whose one previous Breeders' Cup win came in the 2017 Turf aboard Talismanic, is booked to ride Goliath for the first time, and will partner all four Graffard runners on Saturday. “For him, it all depends on him being nice and relaxed during the race. Mickael Barzalona galloped him last week. It's just a question of we don't touch anything – let him do what he wants. Every time we try to tell him to do something, he has got upset and has run poorly. But every time we let him do it in his own bubble, he has won.” Goliath, left, with Francis Graffard, right | Emma Berry Graffard also has a strong contender for the last race of the meeting, the Filly & Mare Turf, in Gezora, who was bought by Peter Brant from her breeder Haras d'Etreham at the end of her juvenile season and transferred from her initial trainer Nicolas Le Roch. The winner of the G2 Prix Saint-Alary prior to her G1 Prix de Diane victory, the only blot on Gezora's consistent record this year was finishing thirteenth in the Arc. “She didn't have a hard race in the Arc because she was really far back and she made a move, but it was a little bit of an uneven for her,” he said. The neat, light-framed daughter of Almanzor is likely now to remain in America to join Brant's strong team of turf runners in his home country. Graffard added, “She lost a little bit of weight during the journey, but she put everything back on again. She's a very straightforward filly and she has a good draw. I hope she should be able to perform well.” Graffard had his first taste of the Breeders' Cup back in 2016 with Karar in the Turf Sprint, and he has come closest in five attempts to date with Malavath, who was second in the Juvenile Fillies Turf. “It's a meeting I really love,” he said. “I have some very nice horses here with me. The job is done. I'm very pleased with my team here: they have done a good job. The horses look great. The team is happy, so fingers crossed we have a bit of luck.” The post ‘He’s Really Coming Back Now’: Graffard Seeking to Cap Sensational Year with First Breeders’ Cup Win 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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