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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Head coaches from two Capital Region sports programs will be available for photo and autograph opportunities at Saratoga as part of Fan Appreciation Week festivities (Aug. 27 – Sept. 1), according to a New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) release Sunday. Siena Men's Basketball head coach Gerry McNamara and Siena Women's Basketball head coach Terry Primm will visit Saratoga on Wednesday, Aug. 27, while newly appointed Adirondack Thunder head coach Sylvain Cloutier will make an appearance on Friday, Aug. 29. Both meet-and-greets will take place from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Jockey Silks Porch. McNamara and Primm will present a trophy in the Winner's Circle following Wednesday's fifth race entitled, Siena Saints MarchOn!, while Cloutier will follow suit during Friday's fifth race, Adirondack Thunder Skate into Saratoga! The coaches' appearances coincide with Fan Appreciation Week festivities at Saratoga which will include the season's final premium giveaway, a Saratoga quarter zip sweatshirt, free with paid admission while supplies last, on Sunday, Aug. 31. To purchase tickets for Fan Appreciation week, click here. For more information, visit www.nyra.com. The post Saratoga’s Fan Appreciation Week Led By Local Hoops, Hockey Head Coaches Signing 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
Former Group 1-winning jockey Bruce Raymond has died. Raymond, more recently a racing manager for some of the biggest owners of the sport, was 82. Rainstorm (Premonition)'s win in the 1962 win in the Newbury Autumn Cup was his first big win, while Raymond was also successful in the July Cup, Nunthorpe Stakes, and Ayr Gold Cup. A three-time winner of the Haydock Sprint Cup, Raymond never won a Classic race, but did finish second with Blue Judge (Rainbow Quest) in the 1993 G1 Derby. Closely associated with trainer Michael Jarvis, Raymond also prevailed in the 1985 Prince Of Wales's Stakes with Bob Back (Roberto). Upon his retirement from the saddle, he became assistant to Joe Mercer as racing manager for Sheikh Maktoum Al Maktoum and his associates, and the racing manager of Rabbah Bloodstock upon Mercer's retirement. Some of his leading owners he represented included Saeed Suhail, Jaber Abdullah and Saeed Manana. Former jockey Philip Robinson became assistant to his great friend and colleague in 2018 and said, “He's going to leave a big, big hole in my heart and also in the heart of plenty of people in racing. He was racing's Mr Nice Guy and I don't know anyone with a bad word to say about him. “He's sort of been like a second father to me ever since my father died. He was close to my father and has been a very close friend of mine and a great work colleague. “He was someone who could find something funny in even the worst things and he could cheer up the day no matter what the circumstances, he was a joy to work with. “He was a people person and a joy to be around. He could make you smile, even on the saddest of occasions.” Raymond twice visited the Epsom winner's enclosure with a Derby winner as racing manager to Suhail, first with Kris Kin (Kris S.) in 2003 and later on the star-crossed Desert Crown (Nathaniel) in 2022. Suhail's colours were also carried to Group 1 glory a day before Raymond's death when the Andrew Balding-trained Never So Brave (No Nay Never) struck in the City of York Stakes. “I was sad in a way because I knew he would have been so happy had he been OK to watch Never So Brave, it would have been massive for him,” said Robinson. “I was sad driving home from York thinking Bruce had probably missed this and I know exactly what he would have been like had he been watching. “He had many great days in the job and I know how much enjoyment he got when Desert Crown won the Derby, that was a massive great lift for him.” The post Noted Jockey Bruce Raymond Dies At 82 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
Jenny Norris, one of the leading consignors in Britain, runs through her draft of 'Donny rockets' The Goffs Premier Yearling Sale is riding the crest of a wave but so too is one of the leading British-based consignors, Jenny Norris, who will offer what she says is arguably one of her strongest-ever drafts at this year's sale. That is saying something as Norris is already responsible for six individual two-year-old winners this season from just over 40 yearlings that passed through her consignment last year. Among them features Windsor Castle Stakes winner Havana Hurricane (Havana Gold), along with the third from that race, Azizam (Havana Grey), while Norris also sold Group 2 July Stakes hero Jasour (Havana Grey) at the Premier Yearling Sale in 2022. Havana Hurricane was sold at the Tattersalls Somerville Sale for just 9,000 gns. He won on debut at Goodwood for Eve Johnson Houghton before providing connections with that day they will never forget at the Royal meeting. Such stories prove that, without parting with massive sums of money, you can go and take on the big boys and Norris says that she is hopeful that her track record of producing top-notchers can fuel return business at Doncaster this week. “You have to keep pinching yourself,” Norris commented. “I consigned three horses at the yearling sales last year that ended up running at Royal Ascot, with Havana Hurricane obviously winning the Windsor Castle Stakes. Azizam, who I sold here last year [for £46,000], won very nicely on debut before finishing third in the Windsor Castle behind Havana Hurricane so that was amazing. Sadly, the third horse, Harry's Girl, was fatally injured in the Queen Mary. We sold her here [for £36,000] and she won first time up for Richard Hannon at Newmarket before finishing second in the Listed Marygate Stakes so she was looking very promising so that was extremely sad.” Norris added, “As a British and a female consignor, it is a great buzz to get these horses to sell and it ensures that you keep getting nice horses from clients to sell on their behalf year after year.” While Norris was not active at Arqana last week, she observed with interest record-breaking trade at the top during one of the most memorable August Yearling Sales that has ever been held at Deauville. While the median and the average was down during the V2 session, the strongest clearance rate [86%] was posted for over a decade and many Irish buyers reported that it was the first time in history that they made the trip to France and didn't come home with a horse. In summary, the nicer horses are proving harder and harder to buy which is good news for Norris, because her nine-strong draft is packed full of potentially smart prospects. She said, “You'd have to be fairly upbeat about how Arqana went. I wasn't there but the figures were up and there seemed to be a very strong demand for horses across all levels. I think the main takeout so far this season is there has been a really good spread of winners. Even at Royal Ascot, smaller trainers, syndicates and a wide variety of different owners have enjoyed success so I think that helps. It's not just the bigger connections that are winning and, when connections who have bought more reasonably-priced horses are getting amazing results, it just provides everyone with a bit of hope. People can actually go out and buy a horse for not a lot of money and have a huge amount of fun so I think that message has carried through this season on the racecourse.” Norris added, “I have nine yearlings to sell this week and, when you look at their pages and see them in the flesh, they all scream Donny rocket. They are horses that should suit this sale and the one thing that is really exciting about our draft is that we have sire-power as well. We have yearlings by Mehmas, Sioux Nation, Blue Point and our Havana Grey filly is from the family of Shouldvebeenaring so you can't get much better than that, can you?” Norris was famously involved in the pinhooking of dual Group 1 winner Shalaa and, despite offering just a select number of yearlings every year, has twice topped Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale at Tattersalls. But her role as a consignor at the foal sales means that she doesn't buy as many to resell as she used to and the majority of yearlings offered this week will be on behalf of her growing client base. She explained, “I own two-and-a-half of the horses selling this week and it's just really nice to have been asked to consign some of the horses that we are consigning. They've all settled in well and we're very happy with what we have for this sale. Hopefully we'll still be happy on Wednesday and Thursday!” Norris concluded, “There is something for everyone and, as I said, we have a really good spread of stallions. I always feel like everyone is always in great form at Donny because it's the start of the yearling sale season in Britain and hopefully the only way is up from here. The winters can be long and, if you don't go to the breeze-ups and, if you are like me and you didn't go to France, it will be your first time seeing people on the sales ground for a while. It's always great fun catching up with people here and people are usually raring to go. There's always a good atmosphere here and, when you bring the right model – which we think we have -, you can do well.” The post ‘There’s Always A Great Atmosphere At The Goffs Premier Yearling Sale’ 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
Amo Racing's Tattersalls October Book 1 millionaire Ancient Egypt (Frankel) registered a half-length debut win tackling an extended seven furlongs at Beverley last month and delivered a TDN Rising Star performance, racing under a seven-pound penalty, upped to one mile in Sunday's British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Goodwood. “It was a messy, stop-start race, but the benefit was that he had something to aim at,” said Charlie Johnston. “He was still a little bit gawky when he did hit the front and it looked to me that there was plenty in the tank and that's what [rider] Rowan [Scott] says so it was very promising for the future. Today was about more education for the horse–he's a big playboy with a big personality to go with the ability and that's why I was keen to go for another novice before going up in grade.” Looking ahead, the trainer added, “I'd like to think he'll only get better with experience and you don't mind a bit of fire when you've got one with this much ability. He's in the [G2] Royal Lodge and that was in the back of my mind, but that said it's all about next year. He's going to be a serious three-year-old and anything we do this year will be with that in mind. He looks ready for ten furlongs even now, so you wouldn't think that twelve wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility next year.” The 11-4 chance allowed the leader some measure of comfort and raced in second after an alert getaway. Taking closer order soon after halfway, he bounded to the fore approaching the quarter-mile marker and kept on powerfully under late urging to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths from Alfaraz (Nathaniel) in impressive fashion. Ancient Egypt is fifth of six foals and one of three scorers out of a winning full-sister to multiple Group 1-winning distaffer Midday (Oasis Dream). His dam Atone (Oasis Dream) is also kin to Group 3-winning G1 Nassau Stakes third Hot Snap (Pivotal), Group 3-winning G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares third Sun Maiden (Frankel) and the dual Group 3-placed Listed Gosford Gold Cup victor Midsummer Sun (Monsun). Midday's quartet of black-type performers is headed by the dual Group 3 winner Midterm (Galileo). The March-foaled bay is a half-brother to G3 Park Express Stakes runner-up Redressed (Le Havre) and a yearling colt by Lucky Vega. 5th-Goodwood, £30,000, Nov, 8-24, 2yo, 8fT, 1:38.68, g/f. ANCIENT EGYPT (IRE), c, 3, by Frankel (GB) 1st Dam: Atone (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB) 2nd Dam: Midsummer (GB), by Kingmambo 3rd Dam: Modena, by Roberto Sales history: 1,100,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $27,305. *1/2 to Redressed (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), GSP-Ire. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Yulong Investments (Australia) Pty; T-Charlie Johnston; J-Rowan Scott. The post Frankel’s Book 1 Millionaire Ancient Egypt Powers to TDN Rising Stardom at Goodwood 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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