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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Europe's top miler, Charyn, visits Japan to take on the top locals in the Nov. 17 Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
An 11-time winner this year, Tennessee Moon travels from Colorado's Arapahoe Park to compete Nov. 16 in the $100,000 Claiming Crown Glass Slipper, bringing her connections to the big stage of Churchill Downs for the very first time.View the full article -
By Murray Fish · Posted
going the other way... "“He probably just over-raced a little bit on the first day,” Marsh said. “This time in, he’s feeling better and going better than he ever has before. He might have just got a bit too keen in the blinkers. The blinkers will come off for the Cup." -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Back in mid-October, trainer John Kirby claimed a horse named Tricolour (Hard Spun) at Parx out of a $10,000 maiden claimer. Not everyone thought that was such a good idea. “The first time we ran him, the guys on TVG said, 'Who in their right mind would claim a horse that was 0-39?'” said Kirby, who is also the horse's owner. The answer: a smart trainer. Tricolour was on his way to becoming the sport's next Zippy Chippy (Compliance), who went winless in 100 career starts. Purchased for $140,000 at the 2020 Keeneland September sale, Tricolour debuted in 2021 and had been with five different trainers before being claimed by Kirby. In career start 39, he finished second for trainer Phil Aristone before being claimed. In his first start for Kirby he was second in a maiden special weight race. Kirby wasn't the least bit discouraged, noting that he won a five-way shake the day he claimed the 5-year-old. “The reason why I wasn't discouraged is that while he was 0-for-39, he had finished in the money more than 50 percent of the time,” he said. “When I claimed him he had earned something like $132,000 without ever having won a race. And I claimed him for myself. I figured that if he would pick up a check half the times I led him over there that would be fine. I also liked his pedigree, Hard Spun and Empire Maker on the dam's side. He was hitting the board going long, going short, on dirt, on turf, on synthetic. He was very versatile.” He just wasn't winning, but Tricolour kept knocking on the door. On Tuesday, that door finally opened. In his 42nd career start, he won a one-mile maiden special weight race at Parx, earning $30,000. Remarkably, the losing streak didn't discourage the betting public. He was sent off at even-money. Tricolour finished seventh in his career debut, a 2021 maiden special weight race at Delta Downs for owner Donegal Racing and trainer Dane Noel. He was claimed out of his third lifetime start by Joe Sharp, who had him for four races. “What attracted us to the horse was he was the kind of horse that would always make a run,” Sharp said. “He was one of those horses who always seemed to be coming at the end, but just couldn't quite get there. As long as they have a willingness to run it's not so frustrating. It can be tough when they aren't able to win, but as long as they have a willingness to try and put forth the effort you're ok. It's nice to have a horse like that at any level. I'm not surprised that he won. I was more surprised to learn he was still running all this time and hadn't won yet. I remember being a fan of Zippy Chippy as a kid when I was in high school. He was always a horse you pulled for to win once you knew his story.” The barns would change but not the story. In his first 41 career starts he ran second 14 times and third nine times. Prior to coming into the Kirby barn, he had also been trained by Kenny Miller and Steven Krebs. Kirby claimed the horse off of Aristone. Then something just clicked. He ran a career-best Beyer figure of 71 in his final start for Aristone and then a 72 in his first start for Kirby. He ran a new career-best number Monday in the victory when earning a 77. “I had hopes for him,” Kirby said. “Once we got him back to our barn you could tell he had some class to him. Almost every day leading up to that first race we ran him in we thought we'd try some different things with him. Training him different ways, training with different equipment.” He also discovered a breathing issue. “The first time we ran him we had Paco Lopez on him and he said that he ran good and that he really liked the horse,” Kirby said. “I have a good rapport with Paco. He's pretty spot on so far as what he tells me after a race. He said there was one problem, that he heard a little noise in his breathing. We scoped him and he was full of mucous. It was like a three on a scale of five. We put him on antibiotics, cleared that up and then just took it easy coming into his next race.” Tricolour has made $40,000 in his two starts for Kirby, more than justifying the $10,000 claim. And it's not out of the question that he could begin a winning streak. For whatever reason, in start 39 and late into his 5-year-old campaign he was a new horse and he has maintained that form ever since. There are plenty of conditions at Parx for horses who have won just one race. There are also options in the starter allowance category for a horse that started recently for $10,000. “Now that he's over the hump I think I can win a few more with him,” Kirby said. His career earnings now stand at $172,216, not bad for a horse that had been a chronic loser, the horse they told John Kirby he never should have claimed. The post For Tricolour, the 42nd Time Was the Charm 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
In 2023, Namur (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) parlayed a victory in the G2 Fuji Stakes en route to a neck defeat of Soul Rush (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) in the G1 Mile Championship. This term, the top Japanese pair face a tougher ask, as Europe's Champion Miler elect Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) attempts to become the first international winner of the race since it was opened to worldwide participation in 1998. Trained by Tomokazu Takano, the 5-year-old mare will have pilot Cristian Demuro at the controls and they will break from stall four. Third to Hong Kong wunderkind Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile last December, the bay went one better in the G1 Dubai Turf at Meydan in March. Unplaced in the G1 Victoria Mile, Namur was only a half-length behind reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) in the G1 Yasuda Kinen over this trip in Tokyo on June 2. Sunday is her first run back. Takano said, “She is coming off a layoff, but she's had regular work and I figured she didn't need to do any really fast work. She actually has more muscle mass now and I hope that will show itself in a powerful performance. She's much more experienced and I can feel that. I'm sure the late Kota Fujioka [who rode in the Mile Championship last year] will be cheering us on and, as the defending champion, I don't want to lose. Multiple group winner Soul Rush has frequently clashed with Namur, and has a chance to turn the tables on Sunday. Fourth in the aforementioned Hong Kong Mile, he defeated 2022 Mile Championship hero Serifos (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) when winning his second G2 Yomiuri Milers Cup in three years this spring, before taking third behind Romantic Warrior and Namur in the Yasuda Kinen in June. He warmed up for this with a second to Jun Blossom (Jpn) (World Ace {Jpn}) in the G2 Fuji Stakes over this trip at Tokyo on Oct. 19. Assistant trainer Yuki Iwasaki said, “With an eye to this race, we had him at a little less than peak condition for the Fuji Stakes. Everything has gone well. He's gotten the same preparation as he always has and last year he finished a very frustrating second. I really want him to get a Group 1 title.” Nurlan Bizakov's Charyn got his 4-year-old season going in March with a listed win, and he has finished first or second in all seven 2024 appearances. The G1 Queen Anne Stakes and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois went his way in succession in June and August, respectively. Second when given too much to do in the G1 Prix du Moulin, the grey won the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in what will surely be contrastingly soft going on QIPCO Champions Day at Ascot on Oct. 19. The Mile Championship is his swansong, before beginning stallion duties for Bizakov's Sumbe at Haras de Montfort et Preaux for €35,000 next year. Trainer Roger Varian said, “He's given us some brilliant days and hopefully there is one more to come. He has come out of Ascot so well and we were always keen to come. It is a challenge and it's a sporting challenge. It's admirable of his owner Nurlan Bizakov to support that challenge. Nurlan is here and is very excited. “It's a very different style and tempo of racing and while Charyn is the highest-rated horse in the race, we're not underestimating the challenge he faces.” “He's in great form, he has an unbelievable temperament and a very relaxed mentality,” continued Varian of his charge, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore. “He's took the long journey and quarantine in his stride. Of course, you never quite know until the gates open, but for all the world he looks in great nick and hopefully that proves to be the case. It's nice to have a good one competing on Japanese soil and we keep our fingers crossed for Sunday.” The ultra-consistent Brede Weg (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) is another to watch in the Mile Championship. Flying the Sunday Racing colours, the 4-year-old filly, a Group 1 winner in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup last year, has made only one start this season when winning the G2 Fuchu Himba Stakes on Oct. 14 and will be trying a mile for the first time. The post Namur And Soul Rush Clash With Europe’s Star Mile Charyn In The Mile Championship 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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