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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Nearly seven months ago to the day, it was announced by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to the crowd on hand at Colonial Downs for the running of the Arlington Million that for the first time in 2025, the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks–heretofore grass races held during the traditional summer meeting in New Kent–would be switched to the spring and to the main track to position themselves as prep races for the main events in May. That day arrives Saturday, as a field of nine sophomore males heads to the post for the $500,000 Derby, while seven sophomore fillies will load the gate for the $250,000 Oaks about 45 minutes earlier. Both offer Derby and Oaks points on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale. With the ban lifted on his participation beneath the Twin Spires, trainer Bob Baffert was set to be represented by GI Del Mar Futurity hero Gaming (Game Winner) in the Virginia Derby, but when that colt spiked a fever last weekend, the conditioner elected to re-route Getaway Car (Curlin) to the nine-furlong contest. Winner of last year's GIII Best Pal Stakes, the $700,000 KEESEP yearling makes his second start of the season, having proved dead game in taking out the Sunland Derby by a nose on Feb. 16. Irad Ortiz, Jr. has the call on Saturday. Brad Cox entered two for the Derby, but will saddle just one, as Sam F. Davis hero John Hancock (Constitution) awaits next weekend's GII Louisiana Derby. Rapture (Uncle Mo) will fly the flag for the stable, having run away from Oaklawn maidens in impressive fashion en route to 'TDN Rising Star' honors when tried over two turns Jan. 25. Flavien Prat has the assignment. Three horses drop out of graded competition Saturday afternoon. American Promise (Justify), who Beyered 95 in graduating in the Hot Springs mud at the back end of 2024, faded to fifth behind all-the-way winner Magnitude (Not This Time) in the Feb. 15 GII Risen Star Stakes and would be suited by a good gallop. Render Judgment (Blame) adds blinkers off a distant eighth in the same event, while the rail-drawn Calling Card (Complexity) will look to improve off his seventh behind Flood Zone (Frosted) in the GIII Gotham Stakes just two weeks back. The Oaks lost some of its pre-race luster with the news that GII Rachel Alexandra Stakes runner-up Gowells Delight (Practical Joke) would be scratched by trainer Ken McPeek. That could leave the outposted Fondly (Upstart) as the one to beat off a smart Tampa debut–appropriately enough–on Valentine's Day. Beaten for speed from the inside gate, the Eclipse runner advanced to be in a prominent position, only to be stopped cold and lose a few spots at the quarter pole. But she picked herself off the canvas and flew by them late to score by four in an effort that suggested more ground would not be a problem. You'll Be Back (Practical Joke) is one of two in the race for trainer Tom Amoss and makes her third straight stakes appearance, having finished a game second in the Dec. 29 Year's End Stakes at Oaklawn and a latest third in the Dixie Belle Stakes Feb. 24. Low Key (Bolt d'Oro), who races for Oaks-winning owner Joel Politi, most recently overcame a tardy dispatch and was up on the line to break her maiden over three-quarters of a mile in the Fair Grounds slop Feb. 23. McPeek will send out Anonima (Sharp Azteca), a good-looking Fair Grounds allowance winner Jan. 19, but a well-beaten sixth behind Quietside (Malibu Moon) in the GIII Honeybee Stakes Feb. 23. The post Derby, Oaks Points Up For Grabs For The First Time in Virginia 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
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be on-site at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, Mar. 22 for Texas Champions Day. As a supporter of Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Sam Houston Race Park will showcase and raise awareness for accredited aftercare throughout the entirety of the race day and race meet. “We are very excited to host Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and their VIP guests for Texas Champions Day,” said Bryan Pettigrew, Vice President & General Manager of Texas Racing Operations, Sam Houston Park. “As supporters of accredited aftercare, we are honored to highlight the incredible work that Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance does to ensure racehorses have a safe and fulfilling life beyond the track.” Emily Dresen, Director of Funding & Events, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, added, “Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is thrilled to participate once again in Texas Champions Day. Having the opportunity to engage with racing fans and our VIP guests allows us to further our mission and continue making a meaningful impact on the lives of retired racehorses.” The post Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to be On-Site Texas Champions Day 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
Should Gowells Delight not run in Virginia, McPeek has another contender, Anonima. Her name means Anonymous in Spanish, and should she win March 15, she will definitely be known. View the full article -
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3rd-GP, $94k, Msw, 3yo, 5fT, 1:50p.m. ET Profiled last year by our colleagues at TDN Europe, Benny The Waiter (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) has been shipped to the states to make his US debut in a turf dash at Gulfstream Park. A 280,000gns Craven Breeze-Up purchase by Repole Stables, this is the half-brother to GSP-Eng Space Legend (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) while his dam, unraced Newton's Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), is herself a half-sister to SW-Ire & GSP-Fr Treasure Isle (Ire) (No Nay Never). The group black type picks up speed beneath the third dam with successful runners being tallied across Europe. Benny The Waiter ran sixth on his Deauville debut for trainer Jerome Reynier. He has since been gelded and moved to the shedrow of Anthony Sciametta Jr. for this jump, which will also be his first with Lasix. TJCIS PPs 5th-CNL, $75k, Msw, 3yo, 1m, 2:18p.m. ET Likely to take the lion's portion of attention in this Colonial Downs maiden special, Lion of Justice (Into Mischief) debuts here for the partnership of St. Elias Stable, Talla Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, and C J Stable from the barn of Brad Cox. Out of 'TDN Rising Star' GSW Ever So Clever (Medaglia d'Oro), the $1.1-million KEESEP purchase in 2023 has been working steadily at Payson Park and enters this race with a healthy string of them under his belt since last December. The dam has already produced a graded winning full-brother named Everso Mischievous as well as another full-sibling one year older to Lion of Justice who is a four-time winner. The morning line has this one tabbed at 3-2 odds. TJCIS PPs 6th-CNL, $75k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 2:53p.m. ET One race later at Colonial and another million-dollar auction buy is debuting for big name connections, this time named Verifire (Authentic) for Resolute Racing, out of the Brad Cox barn. A $1-million grad of last year's OBSMAR sale, he's out of SP Ruby Trust (Smart Strike), who herself is out of GSW Queen ofthe Catsle (Tale of the Cat). TJCIS PPs 8th-GP, $94k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 4:20p.m. ET A princely $3-million buy at KEESEP in 2023, Vibe (Into Mischief) debuts for the partnership of Repole Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, CJ Stables, Woodford Racing, Lane's End Racing, and Patrick McGee from the barn of Anthony Sciametta Jr. While he is a half-brother to GISW Outwork (Uncle Mo), perhaps his most notable sibling thus far is half-sister Nonna Bella (Stay Thirsty), who is responsible for 'TDN Rising Star' juvenile champion MGISW Fierceness (City of Light) and his full-brother, track record-setter GSW Mentee. The second dam MSW Holy Bubbette (Holy Bull) claims MGSW Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile) to her credit and is herself a half-sibling to GSW Sum Runner (Summing). To his inside is Activity (Into Mischief) for owner/breeder William S. Farish, who retained the colt after he RNA'd at KEESEP in 2023 for $390,000. Out of Sea Gull (Mineshaft), this is a half-brother to MGSW Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags) and MGSW & GISP Royal Flag (Candy Ride {Arg}). TJCIS PPs The post Mar. 15 Insights: Pricey Into Mischiefs Dominate Headlines in Respective Debuts appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
Well, my understanding of wagering processes is limited. However with the potential for challenges to the current situation - the online gaming markets, cessation of dog racing and its contribution, shenanigans wrt Entains financial dealings ( which the Chief considers small change in the bigger picture, he may well be right ) and the ending of the 5 year lolly scramble we are enjoying atm - how can we not be very alarmed? Where are the changes in the pipeline to address our future? Is Ballesty (sp) likely to leap into racing structures and programmes, dates, etc? Or will he be ( as Huey thinks) as clueless as his predecessors? Tracks are not improving, riders are bad, its hard to find a kiwi-born apprentice. The new protocols for track riders are awful and so far have produced nothing but the potential for youngsters to get hurt...I can go on but I'll get depressed.
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