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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Jockey Terry “T.D.” Houghton on Wednesday was suspended 30 days by the stewards at Mahoning Valley Race Course for failing “to use his utmost exertion to obtain a winning performance by standing up and appear[ing] to have stopped riding before the wire.” The alleged lapse of judgment occurred in the second race Jan. 6, when Houghton had cleared the field by 1 1/2 lengths inside the eighth pole aboard the 5-2 third choice, Grace in Excess (Connect), in a $5,000 NW2L claimer over 1 mile 70 yards. The Equibase chart for the race stated that the 4-year-old filly “made the lead before six furlongs, dropped inside, shook clear under right-handed urging inside the furlong marker, [then] the rider appeared to [misjudge] the wire by a few strides and was nailed at the wire.” Houghton's mount was nipped by Elko (City of Light), the 2-1 favorite. The infraction was the second such a “failure to give best effort” penalty meted out by the Mahoning stewards to a jockey with more than three decades of riding experience within the last 11 days. A Dec. 26 ride by 28-year veteran Luis Antonio Gonzalez resulted in a 15-day suspension after Gonzalez geared down the 7-5 favorite Rapida (Country House) in the final sixteenth despite the onrushing presence of the 2-1 second favorite Lo Bug (Mor Spirit), who bested Rapida at the wire by a head. Houghton's penalty was double the one given to Gonzalez, but it carried the same stipulation that if the jockey does not appeal the suspension, it will be reduced by half the number of dates and will run from Jan. 16-30. It was not clear at deadline for this story if Houghton planned to appeal. Houghton, who has been a licensed jockey since 1987 with 6,269 lifetime wins, was seventh in both earnings and victories at the recently concluded 2024 fall/winter meet at Mahoning. The post Yet Another Veteran Mahoning Jock Suspended For Easing Up At Wire And Losing Win By A Head 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
The Maryland Department of Labor announced Jan. 8 that Christopher Merz has joined the agency as executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The partnership brings a unique opportunity to connect three prestigious race days: Auckland Thoroughbred Racing's Champions Day alongside 1/ST's Pegasus World Cup and California Crown.View the full article -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Evaporate scores Kiwi slot | RACING.COM www.racing.com Lindsay Park's Evaporate has been revealed as the fourth confirmed runner for the inaugural NZ Bloodstock Kiwi, taking Entain's slot in the Southern Hemisphere's richest three-year-old race. Bred at Little Avondale Stud, the son of Per Incanto is eligible for the race (worth $4.5 million including stakes and bonuses) through his New Zealand breeding and has earned his selection after a stunning second campaign. Evaporate won four races on end from early August through late September, including the Group 2 Stutt Stakes, before concluding his prep with a third in the G1 Caulfield Guineas and a luckless Cox Plate run. "We've searched through the history books and to have a placegetter in the Caulfield Guineas - a race that is one of the best three-year-old races on the Australian calendar and famous for launching stallion careers - head across the Tasman is a fantastic coup for the inaugural running of The NZB Kiwi," Entain Managing Director - New Zealand, Cameron Rodger said. "Evaporate is a shining example of the New Zealand thoroughbred being bred and foaled at the famous Little Avondale Stud on the outskirts of Masterton. He's already proven himself on the Australian stage and we're thrilled to have him back for such a massive day in New Zealand racing history. "With a strong following across the ditch, Evaporate's presence in The NZB Kiwi will ensure the Australasian focus on 8 March will be squarely set on Champions Day at Ellerslie." JD Hayes said he is thrilled to be flying the Australian flag for The Kiwi's inaugural edition and believes Evaporate has what it takes to be in the finish. "It’s an honour to be part of the first-ever running of The NZB Kiwi and we think we've got a very talented three-year-old to give this race a shake," Hayes said. "He was tremendous during the spring and has all the credentials to be a major player over the 1500m, which is in the same distance range as the Caulfield Guineas. "While he certainly is Kiwi-bred, we're proud to be adding some trans-Tasman flavour to this brand-new race." Evaporate is likely to trial later this month and run first-up in Victoria in February, before travelling to New Zealand for The Kiwi. He joins Damask Rose (Te Akau Racing), Domain Ace (Canterbury Jockey Club) and Sought After (Waikato Stud) as the race's confirmed runners to date. Trainer B. & W. & JD.Hayes Age 3YO Sex Gelding Colour Bay Prize Money $740,625 Last 5 11139 Career 10-4-2-1 9 – 9 M V 26 OCT 2024 2040m $21.00 3 – 11 CAUL 12 OCT 2024 1600m $17.00 1 – 8 M V 27 SEP 2024 1600m $3.80 1 – 8 M V 7 SEP 2024 1600m $2.90 1 – 9 M V 24 AUG 2024 1523m $6.50 -
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9th-GP, $94K, Msw, 4yo/up, f, 7f (AWT), 4:34 p.m. ET The impeccably-bred RUMOURS HAVE IT (Tapit) gets another shot to get off the mark following a 3/4-length defeat in her Nov. 22 debut at the Halladale oval. In front in the stretch that day, the daughter of dual champion Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) was caught late by West Loop (Munnings) and had to play the bridesmaid. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the Whisper Hill Farm homebred is the third foal out of Songbird, who realized $9.5 million at Fasig-Tipton November after her sparkling career saw her win 13 of 15 starts and earn in excess of $4.6 million. Having retained all the fillies out of the champion thus far, Whisper Hill opted to let go of the sole colt out of the mare (by Curlin), bringing $1 million at Keeneland in 2023. The post Thursday’s Insights: Daughter of Songbird Gets Another Try at Gulfstream 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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