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i see the dapto(nsw) dogs are coming to an end within the next year after the agricultural and horticultural society who own the land and lease it out to the dapto greyhound club,have not renenwed the lease. it was always a track that i wanted to visit one day if i got to australia,as it seemed people got so close to the action,going by what you saw on tv. Obviously that ain't going to happen . i wonder whats in the drake report into nsw greyhounds. obviously there's going to be a lot of negatives come out in that report,but they seem to be keeping it all under wraps and haven't made it public.Anti greyhound groups already vocally calling for it to be mad public. Seems the industry there fortunately has governamnet support anyway. -
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Chopsticks became the first black-type winner for Godolphin's homebred sire Essential Quality when the 2-year-old filly won the $200,000 Debutante Stakes Aug. 10 at Ellis Park. View the full article -
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Godolphin's homebred and two-time Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) winner Rebel's Romance secured his eighth group 1 win in the Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1) at Hoopegarten Aug. 10. View the full article -
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After running headlong into 'TDN Rising Star' Brant (Gun Runner) in their mutual unveiling July 26, Balboa (Not This Time–Tap of War, by War Front) had his time in the California sun in Sunday's opener at Del Mar and earned his own 'Rising Star' honors while he was at it. A distant third in the aforementioned debut, he was bet to 1-2 favoritism here and did not disappoint. Riding the rail as he dominated the tempo through :22.03 and a half in :45.29, the race was over at the top of the lane when Juan Hernandez cut his mount loose and the question became how much he fancied winning by as the margin grew. His stablemate Huber (Omaha Beach) was a well-beaten second. The victor is out of a full-sister to GI Fourstardave hero Halladay (War Front). Sales history: $875,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Golconda Stable, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine; B-Albaugh Family Stables (KY); T-Bob Baffert. The post Not This Time’s Balboa Earns His ‘Rising Star’ Seal in Del Mar Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
Saratoga Maidens, Presented by Keeneland: Repole’s Pal Part of the Entourage After Final Score’s Win
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – About 15 minutes after Final Score (Not This Time) won Saratoga's fourth race–a $100,000 maiden special weight–Avery Johnson, who made his bones in another sport, cackled up in the clubhouse. He had just been part of the entourage of owner Mike Repole, who owns Final Score, a 1 3/4-length winner in the 1 1/16-mile test on the Inner Turf course. Repole is famous for massive winner's circle pictures, but the big dog wasn't in town Sunday, so the group was much more manageable. Johnson, 60, who spent 16 years in the National Basketball Association, was part of that smiling cluster. He does not own any horses himself, but he knows Repole, knows him well. He pulled out his phone to prove it. Johnson had just done an interview, along with winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., with NYRA TV analyst Maggie Wolfendale and had retreated out of the hot sun. Repole had already sent him images off the television feed of his chit-chat with Wolfendale. Johnson smiled some more. “He is texting me right now,” he said. “He said 'great interview.” The friendship the two share goes back to 2010 when he was coaching in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets. “We became friends, and our families have been close ever since then,” Johnson said. “He has been very supportive of my two adult children. We have been to the Breeders' Cup together, the Kentucky Derby, Gulfstream, Aqueduct, Belmont–before it was closed–and here in Saratoga.” Final Score–an apt name for a basketball guy–gave trainer Todd Pletcher his eighth victory in the maiden special weights. He started his career with a second-place finish to stablemate Malus (Into Mischief), who beat him by three lengths here on July 13 in a race originally scheduled for turf but moved to the main. “He showed a little bit of speed going 5 1/2 (in the debut) and we anticipated going long he would be close,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, who won his eighth top level maiden special weight race of the meet, said. “You never know in these baby races. You may or may not have the lead. It worked out really nicely and he got a very comfortable pace up front.” Final Score | Sarah Andrew Final Score broke to the lead and Ortiz was able to get soft early fractions (24.61, 50.88, 1:16.61) and Final Score had more than enough left for the run to the wire. The 9-5 favorite was too good for runner-up Heeere's Johnny (Oscar Performance), the 5-2 second choice. He was timed in 1:45.48 and paid $5.60, $3.50 and $2.80. Final Score had never trained on the grass before, but Pletcher thought he would take to it. His breeding suggested it he would. Repole bought the colt at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale for $600,000. Johnson, who calls Dallas home now, said he will be in Saratoga for the next three weeks. He doesn't own any horses but said he grew up with a fascination for the sport. His father was a fan. “Instead of throwing the football with my dad, we went to the horse races,” he said. “I have been going to the horse race tracks for 50 years. I know how to read a racing form, Up and down. I have fun with it.” This year was the 15th that he and his wife Cassandra attended the GI Kentucky Derby. Johnson has also been a Breeders' Cup Ambassador for 10 years. His “day” job also includes being an NBA and college basketball analyst for CBS Sports. He is also the CEO of Avery Capital, a commercial real estate private equity fund. He stays busy enough, but also finds time to be involved in racing. Maybe one day he will have his own horses. For now, it's ok to tag along with the Repole crew. “We are out early in the morning watching the horses work out,” Johnson said. “I get out with my coffee at 5 in the morning. I will go to Todd's barn and hang out with him. The way people use golf for building relationships and building their business, I use horse racing.” The post Saratoga Maidens, Presented by Keeneland: Repole’s Pal Part of the Entourage After Final Score’s 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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