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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), winless in two attempts since capturing last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic, came storming home from last to capture Saturday's 'Win and You're In' GI Whitney S. at Saratoga. Highland Falls (Curlin) was a length back in second. 'Rising Star' Disarm (Gun Runner) was third. The final time was 1:48.92. Sales history: $2,300,000 Ylg '22 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 12-5-4-3. O-Brant, Peter M., Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael, Smith, Derrick, Westerberg and Smith, Brook T. B-Debby M. Oxley; T-Chad C. Brown The post Sierra Leone Books Return Trip to Classic With Powerful Win in Whitney 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
By Jonny Turner Nathan Williamson’s tactics are going to have to be as flawless as Passchendaele’s record from his barn on day one of the Southern Surge at Winton today. A quiet winter for the trainer’s stable is set to heat up with the Southern Surge series luring four Williamson runners back to the races. Among them is Passchendaele, who has unleashed two outstanding performances in his only two starts for the trainer-driver. The four-year-old is arguably the best horse in the Diamond Creek/SBSR Southern Surge Series Mobile Pace (3.18pm) but barrier 13 looks a big leveller for his opposition. If nothing else – it sets up a tactical challenge for Williamson. “I think Passchendaele would be the best chance of my four – but the draw means it’s not going to be easy for him.” “He is quite an athletic horse and it doesn’t take a lot to keep him up to the mark, so he is quite forward.” “It will be interesting to see how it all works out, how they run it up front could dictate when we can work into it.” “But if he gets a bit of luck, they will know he’s there, for sure.” Williamson has gone with impressive recent trialist Party Up Denario as the biggest winning threat among his drives outside of his stable runners. The three-year-old zipped to a slick workout win at Winton last week. Though like Passchendaele, the filly has a tricky draw to contend with in barrier 8. “I was driving something else in that trial and she zipped past us quite impressively.” “The draw isn’t ideal but with only the nine in it, that should be a help.” “She looks to have a bit more upside than a few in that field and she looks a great chance.” Also, from the Brett Gray stable and also a good recent workout winner, Our Twinkle looks another key chance for Williamson. Foxing Easton, Sargent Best, Always B Royal and Southside Of Heaven all look each way threats for the reinsman. Clotilde Wainwright looks another good hope for the Williamson barn, though the mare runs into a potential emerging star in Tarragindi. “I was quite pleased with her at the workouts last week.” “Obviously Tarragindi will be very hard to beat but I think she will run a nice race.” Rise Up N Dance is set to start a short-priced favourite on day one of the Southern Surge, as he has done in many of his starts. That’s despite the horse not being seen on the trials track ahead of his return. “He hasn’t had a workout, so I am expecting him to improve with this run.” “He should be pretty competitive, but he is racing horses that have had a lot of racing.” Black Pat is also among the four-strong team Williamson starts on Sunday. View the full article -
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In high school, we'd call her a multi-sport athlete. A two-time varsity letter earner. Someone, horse or human alike, who has the skills to excel at more than one specialty is a rare commodity indeed and Kilwin (Twirling Candy) proved Saturday that she's as versatile as she is talented in taking the 100th running of the GI Test Stakes at Saratoga. This daughter of Twirling Candy, much like her sire, had plenty of early success on the grass, breaking her maiden at first asking for Rusty Arnold in a 5 1/2 furlong sprint at Ellis Park just over a year ago before capturing the Untapable Stakes next out. She outran her 16-1 odds when thrown into the one-mile deep end behind the classy Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf to finish out the year fifth beaten just 4 1/4 lengths at Del Mar. Kept on the turf and cutting back to sprinting to kick off her 3-year-old campaign, she gave up her first two starts to 'TDN Rising Star' Shisospicy (Mitole) in both the Limestone Stakes at Keeneland in April and the GIII Mamzelle Stakes at Churchill May 10. It was then that her connections made a change, switching their $225,000 Keeneland grad to the dirt to try the seven-furlong Leslie's Lady Stakes June 8. And what a response they got as Kilwin rallied from out the pack to win while posting a new career best 96 Beyer Speed Figure. It was a result that gave them the confidence to ship their filly to Saratoga. The connections of BBN Racing must have had their stomachs in their throats as Kilwin stumbled badly out the gate and quickly plummeted to the back of the field. The 6-1 shot left herself with plenty to do as longshot leader Me and Molly McGee (Vekoma) led a host of pursuers in a staked-up field through the opening quarter in :22.52. Still not even in the picture as the front seven began to corner, Kilwin just came into frame as 3-2 favorite Echo Sound (Echo Town) got first jump on the longshot pacesetter nearing the quarter pole. It was a three-wide calvary charge at the top of the lane as Echo Sound (Echo Town), Beauty Reigns (Into Mischief) and Artisma (Munnings) all hit the stretch together but Kilwin was just winding up. Stuck down inside behind the wall of runners with less than a furlong to run, she angled out under Jose Ortiz to come widest of them all and had to gut out a final few strides to get by 'TDN Rising Star' Ragtime (Union Rags) for the win. “Well, I thought this filly [Kilwin] was out of the race when she stumbled at the gate,” Arnold admitted. “Even Jose [Ortiz] said, 'I kind of picked her up, and she was running well enough, maybe I can get her Grade I-placed and get third because she stumbled so badly.' It wasn't like the way you drew it up, but it went well. I thought she was done. I was watching the other filly [No. 6, Echo Sound] run. I was watching the TV and she [Kilwin] wasn't on the TV. Her spot was off the TV and I didn't even consider that she was still in the race, actually, so it went well. Jose didn't give up on her and he kept riding.” Arnold noted that his filly would target the GII Music City Stakes at Kentucky Downs Sept. 6. Ortiz added, “She was moving very well and I thought I had a shot turning for home. Honestly, I was following the right horse and I knew Junior [Alvarado, on Ragtime] was traveling really nicely. I cut the corner and I was following him, then I came out and she gave me that extra kick that I needed inside the eighth-pole.” Pedigree Note: Kilwin is the 12th Grade I winner for Lane's End stallion Twirling Candy who was himself a dual graded stakes winner on the turf before taking the GI Malibu Stakes on dirt in track record-setting style. First dam Spanish Star also continues to boost the broodmare sire portfolio for champion Blame whose daughters have already produced the likes of champion Forte (Violence) and G1SW Switzerland (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) who was announced to be standing at Coolmore Australia earlier this year. From four foals to the races, Spanish Star has produced four winners with Kilwin joining the likes of GSW One Timer (Trappe Shot) and SW/GISP Just Basking (Arrogate). The dam herself, who sold with Just Basking in utero for $275,000 at KEENOV in 2020 after bringing just $1,500 out of the same sale three years prior, is a half to GI Belmont Stakes winner Sir Winston (Awesome Again). Her recent offspring include a 2-year-old Essential Quality colt named Mojacar who sold for $500,000 at Keeneland September last year to Belladonna Racing, a yearling filly from the first crop of Flightline and a weanling filly by Cody's Wish. She returned to Twirling Candy for a full-sibling to Kilwin in 2026. Saturday, Saratoga TEST S. PRESENTED BY TICKETMASTER-GI, $500,000, Saratoga, 8-2, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:23.10, ft. 1–KILWIN, 122, f, 3, by Twirling Candy 1st Dam: Spanish Star, by Blame 2nd Dam: La Gran Bailadora, by Afleet Alex 3rd Dam: Affirmed Dancer, by Affirmed 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($225,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $575,000 RNA 2yo '24 KEECHA). O-BBN Racing LLC; B-Gilder-Schwarz Farms LLC (KY); T-George R. Arnold II; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-0, $1,087,968. *1/2 to Just Basking (Arrogate), SW & GISP, $311,506 and One Timer (Trappe Shot), GSW-USA, SW & GSP-Can, $1,048,113. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Ragtime, 122, f, 3, by Union Rags 1st Dam: Burmilla (GSW, $170,285), by Storm Cat 2nd Dam: Nannerl, by Valid Appeal 3rd Dam: Allouette, by Proud Birdie 'TDN Rising Star'. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott. $100,000. 3–Beauty Reigns, 122, f, 3, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: Ilsa, by Tapit 2nd Dam: Sweet Way, by Giant's Causeway 3rd Dam: Sweet Life, by Kris S. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O-Tranquility Lake Farms LLC; B-Wygod Equine, LLC (KY); T-William I. Mott. $60,000. Margins: NK, 3 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 6.20, 4.40, 10.10. Also Ran: Look Forward, Cash Call, Echo Sound, Artisma, Me and Molly McGee. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Kilwin Aces The 100th Running Of The Test 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
What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Sunday, August 3, 2025 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Dabble Sunday racing swings to Sandown’s Lakeside circuit with a mixed jumps-and-flat eight-race card. The rail is true and the course is posted Soft 6 under fine skies. The jumps track is also a Soft 6. Race 1 (Crisp Steeple) jumps at 12:20 pm AEST; the closer is set for 4:50 pm. Heavy dew generally makes the inside edge a touch slower early, then the better going often creeps four-wide in the straight, so keep tabs on lanes through the first two. Grand National Hurdle tip: The Cunning Fox The Cunning Fox is chasing an extraordinary seventh win from as many hurdle starts and profiles perfectly for the 4200 m Grand National Hurdle. The reliable grey has already claimed the Galleywood and Australian Hurdles this prep, and while he goes up to 69.5kg, his class edge is undeniable. From gate six Tom Ryan can lob midfield, save ground for 3000m and let the gelding’s sustained turn of foot do the rest once the tempo lifts. Soft ground is a positive (12: 7-0-2 on soft) and his jumping is bulletproof. Affluential and The Mighty Spar look like logical dangers, but The Cunning Fox’s unbeaten hurdle record is hard to oppose. Grand National Hurdle Race 4 – #1 The Cunning Fox (6) 7yo Gelding | T: Patrick & Michelle Payne | J: Tom Ryan (69.5 kg) Best Bet at Sandown: Bring Forth Bring Forth finds an ideal set-up in the 2100m BM64. The NZ-bred gelding was only nailed late over a similar trip at Caulfield and now strips fitter third-up. He maps to park just behind the speed from barrier 3 and gets a key 3 kg claim, bringing him in at a juicy 58 kg on a testing surface. His sectional profile says he can sustain a strong 700m build-up – a proven winning pattern on Lakeside when the rail is true. With natural improvement and perfect map, Bring Forth looks ready to post career win number two. Best Bet Race 6 – #1 Bring Forth (3) 4yo Gelding | T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | J: Luke Cartwright (a3) (58 kg) Next Best at Sandown: Mr Vivaci Mr Vivaci appeals as the progressive miler to side with in a wide BM64. The Chris Waller-trained son of Tivaci resumed with a close second at Cranbourne (1400m, Soft 7) and now rises to 1600m third-up with Jye McNeil engaged — a set-up that should let him settle just worse than midfield and build into clear air on the Lakeside bend. His ratings say there’s more to come this prep, and a Soft 6 is within his comfort zone. From barrier nine he can track the right horse, present at the 300m and outfinish rivals that may be nearing their ceiling. Next Best Race 7 – #8 Mr Vivaci (9) 5yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Jye McNeil (59.5kg) Sunday quaddie tips for Sandown Sandown quadrella selections Sunday, August 3, 2025 2-4-6 1-2-7 1-7-8 3-7 Horse racing tips View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Pin Oak Stud's World Beater (c, 3, Oscar Performance–Dabinett, by Blame), second last out behind Test Score (Lookin At Lucky) in the July 4 GI Belmont Derby, turned the tables on that rival and everyone else to give his young trainer Riley Mott the first graded stakes win of his career in Saratoga's GI Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes Saturday. Breaking widest of all, World Beater bided his time and eventually found cover as 28-1 Juwuelier (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) opened up to lead the field by daylight through :23.92 and :47.67 early fractions as World Beater was easy to spot midpack with his wide blaze. Off the turn, World Beater tipped out as pickup rider Junior Alvarado encouraged him down the lane. The pair split horses gamely, mowed down Juwuelier, and held off Test Score to win by about half a length, getting the 1 3/16 miles in 1:52.82. World Beater, whose Beyer numbers have improved with every career start, broke his maiden May 2 on the Churchill Downs turf at 1 1/8 miles, then came back to win the Audubon Stakes there May 31. He was a $105,000 Keeneland September yearling in 2023. O-Pin Oak Stud LLC; B-Dr. John A Chandler; T-Riley Mott; J-Junior Alvarado. The post Oscar Performance’s World Beater Gives Riley Mott First Graded Win in Saratoga Derby 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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