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By BitofaLegend · Posted
Rejuvanating it in April, probably giving it time? Who knows with this lot. I imagine racing on it will have to stop shortly anyway going into winter. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Norman Stables' Coal Battle (Coal Front) and Junko Kondo's G2 UAE Derby winner Admire Daytona (Jpn) (Drefong) put in half-mile works for the Kentucky Derby over a fast track Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs. Working during the 7:15-7:30 a.m. EST training window reserved for Kentucky Derby and Oaks contenders, Coal Battle was the first to go, clocking a half-mile in :47.80 under Bethany Taylor. Fractions were :12.40, :24.60, :47.80, and out five furlongs in 1:00.80. “I was thrilled with it. He keeps getting better every time he goes out there,” Taylor said after Coal Battle's third local work. “He is improving every time.” Admire Daytona, with Yoshimitsu Miyashita aboard, worked in :53.20 starting at the three-eighths pole, with splits of :13, :39.20, and :53.20. “With only three weeks between races, we just prepped him the same way we did in Dubai,” Miyashita said. “We let him decide what he wanted to do over the four furlongs. He increased his speed a bit in the straight on his own and really it was exactly like the kind of work he turned in prior to the UAE Derby. He has managed to maintain his pre-UAE Derby physical condition perfectly so we just have to help him keep it until race day.” In between those works, Tracy Farmer's GI Longines Kentucky Oaks hopeful La Cara (Street Sense) turned in the fastest of 30 half-mile moves, going in :46 with Kevin Donnis aboard. Fractions were :11.60, :22.60, :34.20, :46, and out five furlongs in :58.60 and three-quarters in 1:12.20. “Going back to grade school when they gave out an A, B, C or D, I'd give her work an A+,” Casse said. “I thought it was a little quick but she was in a good rhythm. We had the radios, but I just told him to let her go on. She did it effortlessly.” Casse said the work would serve as he only pre-Oaks drill since winning the Ashland at Keeneland on April 7. “We've got 10 days now (before the Oaks) and plenty of time (to recover).” Scheduled to work Wednesday is D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables' GI Arkansas Derby winner Sandman (Tapit) for trainer Mark Casse. The post Coal Battle, Admire Daytona Work for Kentucky Derby; La Cara Preps for Oaks 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
A multi-year agreement between The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and Emerald Ecovations has been forged, according to a NYRA release Tuesday. Emerald Ecovations will serve as NYRA's preferred sustainable products partner. “NYRA is committed to reducing its environmental footprint and maintaining its positive impact on our surrounding communities,” said Kevin Quinn, NYRA's Vice President of Sales and Hospitality. “We are pleased to partner with Emerald Ecovations to work together on implementing staple products across our tracks that will assist with waste reduction.” Emerald Ecovations will provide a variety of sustainable food service products for use across Saratoga Race Course, including cups, bowls, containers, napkins, tissues, utensils and product dispensers. Designed and made in the United States, Emerald Ecovations offers a line of 350+ Tree-Free and Plastic-Free products to combat deforestation and plastic pollution, offering companies a sustainable solution to the growing demand for environmentally responsible products in disposable food packaging and everyday facilities products. Emerald Ecovations will also be branded on refuse containers across the backyard and grandstand areas at Saratoga Race Course and displayed throughout the property beginning in June during the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival slated for June 4th-8th. Over the coming months, Emerald Ecovations will be prominent during the July 4th Racing Festival set for July 3-6 at the Spa, and with an educational onsite activation during the traditional 40-day Saratoga summer meet which spans from July 10th through Sept. 1. The post Emerald Ecovations Named NYRA Preferred Sustainable Products Partner 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
Anthony Oppenheimer's Queen Of Thieves (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a homebred full-sister to dual G1 Champion Stakes hero Cracksman (GB), was fresh off a recent third on seasonal return at Newbury and shed maiden status in style with an 11-length tally in Tuesday's Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Great Yarmouth. Breaking swiftly and holding sway throughout, the 5-6 favourite was untroubled on the front end and powered ever clear under whipless cajoling inside the final quarter-mile, hitting the line with a wide-margin buffer back to the overmatched Miss Wong (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}). Queen Of Thieves is the 10th of 11 foals and sixth scorer out of Listed Prix Solitude victrix Rhadegunda (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), herself a half-sister to the dual stakes-placed Halla San (GB) (Halling). Her third dam is G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Sussex Stakes heroine On The House (Fr) (Be My Guest). The March-foaled homebred chestnut is a full-sister to multiple Group 1-winning sire Cracksman (GB) and a half to G3 Solario Stakes-winning sire Fantastic Moon (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) and the unraced 2-year-old colt Royal Warrior (GB) (Palace Pier {GB}). The post Cracksman’s Full Sister Queen Of Thieves Sheds Maiden Status in Style 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
Josh Bryan, the former program coordinator for the Taylor Made School of Horsemanship who was currently serving as assistant to Frank Taylor, the Director of New Business Development at Taylor Made Farm, died Tuesday morning from complications from jaw surgery. He was 33 years old. Bryan was born with Goldenhar syndrome, a rare congenital defect that affects the development of the ear, nose, soft palate, lip and mandible usually on one side of the body. He had his first corrective surgery when he was just seven weeks old and went on to endure at least 15 more procedures. Bryan was profiled in the TDN's Road Back series, which tells the stories of the men and women enrolled in the Stable Recovery and the School of Horsemenship, where recovering addicts find support, structure, and meaningful employment. In 2024, he told the TDN's Katie Petrunyak how his childhood was spent going in and out of doctors' offices, and how he lost both of his parents during his college years, leading him to turn to alcohol. “I didn't really feel like I had much to live for after that, which looking back now is total nonsense,” Bryan recalled. “It was a lot of depression and really no sense of purpose. I felt like life really wasn't really worth living anymore.” With the help of Frank Taylor, his second cousin, he got into Shepherd's House, a residential drug treatment center, and then found employment at Rood and Riddle. When Taylor decided to launch Stable Recovery, he asked Bryan to be the program coordinator. Together, they built the School of Horsemanship, and then, together with Christian Countzler, launched Stable Recovery. “I think horses have a really good sense of your feelings emotionally,” he told Petrunyak in 2024. “If you go into a horse's stall nervous, they're going to be rambunctious. If you go into that stall angry, they're going to mess with you and make it worse. I remember some days before my recovery I'd go into the barn hungover with a bad attitude and they'd just eat me alive, bucking and trying to run me over. If you go in there with the right mindset and a clear head, they'll love you to death. If you're having a bad day and you go into a horse's stall and give it a big old hug, it just makes all the difference.” He said that horses didn't care about appearances. “They don't care about if you went to jail or what you look like or where you came from,” he said. “For a long time I wasn't comfortable in my own skin and it took a lot of people and prayer and therapy for me to be okay with it. Sometimes I still don't see myself as a leader, but I've gotten more comfortable with it.” When Frank Taylor transitioned to the role of Director of New Business Development at Taylor Made, Bryan moved into the role as his assistant, traveling to farms and meeting clients together. He said that he saw Taylor as a father figure, a role Taylor embraced. “Josh is basically one of my kids,” added Taylor. “We've always worked well together. It's kind of like we're best friends and I think I'm a mentor or father figure to him. I'm very proud of him. Once he quit drinking and got his life in order and spiritually strong, he's on a path to do great things. Big things.” “He was my right-hand man and was training to be a Thoroughbred advisor,” said Taylor Tuesday. “He was loved by everyone in the industry. He impacted a lot of people. Had a heart of gold. He was dealt a bad hand and played it to perfection. Our hearts are broken.” The post Taylor Made’s Josh Bryan Dies From Surgical Complications 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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