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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A year after his father won the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) with Roses for Debra, trainer Miguel Clement earned the top prize with West Point Thoroughbreds, Chris Larsen, and Titletown Racing Stables' Gal in a Rush at Presque Isle Downs.View the full article -
Those tasmanian racing people sure like to operate outside the box. this months story was you had the suspension of 1 full time and 4 casual stewards for betting on races. Now it turned out the story beneath the headline really wasn't as bad as it appeared. but if you did happen to read the story, you would have been left feeling sorry for one of the stewards. Over a 2 year period he spent $273.28 and lost $244.08. What a strike rate. Even the worst punters would go better than that. The best advice anyone could give that steward would be ,don't give up your day job,but too late,he now has.His bets were mostly on the dogs. Now as i read about that,i happened to stumble upon the robert walters story again,one of the fellas i mentioned in an earlier post. The fella who i said had forged documentation to show the stipes he had permission to get water through the neignbours property .Well here i was thinking his driving suspension i mentioned earlier, for 6 months,was for some sort of party drug or something to keep him buzzing on the long drive home from the races. But no.His 6 month suspension was because he thought himself too fat and had been on an appetite suppressant drug. Imagine that,one day your looking in the mirror and think to yourself,how did i get so fat. so he tried having a balanced balanced diet. Instead of one big mac in one hand he bought another big mac combo for the other hand,but that didn't work as the tyres on the sulky still looked deflated,despite the air guage saying they were fine. So thats when he consulted the wife and she said what a lot of wifes say,you eat and drink too much you fat b...... and recommends an appetite suppressant. I think we all know what mr walters was thinking when he returned a positive,..sometimes in life you just can't seem to win. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Third in the GII Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes last year, Gal in a Rush (m, 6, Ghostzapper–Hudson River Gal, by Dynaformer) went one better in 2025, capturing the Friday evening feature with aplomb. Away from the winner's circle for the past 14 months despite adding several black-type placings to her CV, the Miguel Clement trainee emerged from Friday night's fray with a dramatic inside bid to capture her first win since the 2024 GIII Hendrie Stakes at Woodbine. A closing Ellen Jay (Constitution)–the stakes-winning daughter of Eclipse champion Covfefe (Into Mischief)–was second, while MSW Tricky Temper (Into Mischief) finished third. Gal in a Rush left the gates cleanly at 10-1, dropping back well off the pace set by Mitole Magic (Mitole) in front, who blazed through :22.18 and :44.26 quarters. Coming off the turn, Gal in a Rush–parked several paths off the rail–took a left turn, diving to the inside in an eye-catching move. She flew toward the wire, devouring Mitole Magic while simultaneously holding off the others by a length. The final time for the West Point Thoroughbreds, Chris Larsen, and Titletown Racing Stables runner was 1:14.45 for the six furlongs over the all-weather surface. Bred in Kentucky by Tom and Mary Lou Teal and Adena Springs, Gal in a Rush sold as a weanling for $130,000 at the 2019 Keeneland November sale to De Meric Stables, then went through the OBS March sale in 2021, where West Point picked her up for $375,000. Originally trained by Christophe Clement, she's now hit the board 16 times in 24 starts. While the Masters is only her second graded win following the Hendrie, the bay has another eight black-type placings. Pedigree Notes: Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse of the Year who stood in 2025 at Adena Springs North after years in Kentucky–first at Adena Springs and most recently at Hill 'n' Dale–is the sire of Gal in a Rush and 106 other black-type winners. His 60 graded winners include 2025 winners Banishing, Dr. Venkman, Segesta, and Ole Crazy Bone, while he is also the broodmare of 2025 graded winners Book'em Danno (Bucchero) and East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro). Even at age 25, he still sent a yearling through the Keeneland ring last week for $1.175 million. Gal in a Rush is one of nine stakes winners by Ghostzapper out of a Dynaformer mare, including Canadian champion Theadora B. Gal in a Rush is the sole black-type winner out of her winning dam, a $200,000 Mike Ryan purchase at Keeneland September in 2013. The mare has a 2-year-old Charlatan filly named Charlat River, who was a $65,000 West Point purchase at last year's Keeneland September sale, and a yearling full-brother to Gal in a Rush, who was an $80,000 Faris Breeding buy at this year's Keeneland sale. Hudson River Gal was bred to Kingsbarns for 2026. Friday, Presque Isle Downs PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS MASTERS S.-GII, $301,000, Presque Isle Downs, 9-19, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:14.45, ft. 1–GAL IN A RUSH, 119, m, 6, by Ghostzapper 1st Dam: Hudson River Gal, by Dynaformer 2nd Dam: Miss City Halo, by Carson City 3rd Dam: Glimmering Halo, by Halo ($130,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $375,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR). O-West Point Thoroughbreds, Chris Larsen, and Titletown Racing Stables; B-Tom & Mary Lou Teal & Adena Springs (KY); T-Miguel Clement; J-Joel Rosario. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 24-5-7-4, $661,257. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Ellen Jay, 119, f, 4, Constitution–Covfefe, by Into Mischief. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-LNJ Foxwoods (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $60,000. 3–Tricky Temper, 123, f, 4, Into Mischief–Winter Book, by Any Given Saturday. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($97,000 RNA Ylg '22 FTKOCT; $230,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Mark H. Stanley; B-Sequel Thoroughbreds, LLC & Lakland Farm (NY); T-Jeremiah C. Englehart. $30,000. Margins: 1, NO, 2. Odds: 10.30, 2.90, 34.80. Also Ran: Candy Reward, Ticker Tape Home, Mitole Magic, Elysian Field, Stormcast, Ms. Tart, Freedom Speaks, Pandora's Gift (Ire), Naughty Favors. Scratched: Milliat (Ire). Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Ghostzapper’s Gal in a Rush Wins Presque Isle Downs Masters 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 royal blue of Godolphin continued to build on a banner year for the operation as Encino (Nyquist) proved too much for his Presque Isle Mile Stakes competition. Placed in the Mar. 22 GIII Twinspires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes, and the winner of last season's GIII Stonestreet Lexington Stakes, Encino won the Listed Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes two back July 5 and hit the board last out Aug. 2 in the KY Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile Stakes at Ellis Park. Supported here to the tune of 3-5 favoritism, he set up near the rear of the field as Grounded (Medaglia d'Oro) set the pace through :25.15, and a half in :49.78. With six panels sailing by in 1:13.04 and Encino rolling into the lane from five off the fence, he was the looming danger to the longtime leader. Overhauling that one not long after, he quickly put open air on his rivals and was 1 3/4 lengths ahead on the wire. Trademark (Upstart) had to settle for third when Grounded turned away his rally. Out of a half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby hero Street Sense (Street Cry {Ire}), the victor is her first to the races. He has a winning 3-year-old half-sister named Souk Plaza (Street Boss)–who herself has a juvenile full-sister named Tarzana. Glittering Angel has a 2025 filly by Midshipman and was bred to Nyquist for 2026. This is the extended female family of GISP Motown Lady (Uncle Mo) and the immediate one of MGSW & GISP Mr. Greeley. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. PRESQUE ISLE MILE S., $150,000, Presque Isle Downs, 9-19, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:42.24, ft. 1–ENCINO, 122, c, 4, Nyquist–Glittering Jewel, by Bernardini. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Flavien Prat. $90,000. Lifetime Record: GSW, 11-6-2-1, $650,005. 2–Grounded, 122, g, 7, Medaglia d'Oro–Home Rule, by Empire Maker. ($200,000 RNA Ylg '19 FTKOCT; $180,000 RNA 2yo '20 EASMAY). O-Long Shot Racing Stables, LLC; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding (KY); T-Scooter Davis. $30,000. 3–Trademark, 120, g, 6, Upstart–Creative Trick, by Creative Cause. ($37,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $42,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $275,000 RNA 3yo '22 KEENOV). O-BBN Racing LLC; B-Brereton Jones (KY); T-Victoria H. Oliver. $15,000. Margins: 1 3/4, HF, HF. Odds: 0.60, 15.60, 19.10. Also Ran: Tapit Shoes, Twilight Dancer, The Wine Steward, He's a Mess, Anamnestic. Scratched: Boppy O, Read On, Skyro, Spellcast, Surly Furious. The post Encino All Class En Route to Presque Isle Mile Stakes Victory 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 Michael Guerin It was the night of the big statements at Addington on Friday. Two young horses in Jumal and Ya Rite Darl sent messages to their age group rivals in two of the best races of the meeting and it was perhaps the one who actually triumphed by the smaller margin who left the greatest impression. Jumal was unbeaten going into the latest Woodlands Sires’ Stakes heat but it looked his biggest challenge, drawn the outside of the front line with two highly talented rivals in Zeus Lightning and Special Occasion drawn inside him. Driver Samantha Ottley made short work of that by leaning forward at the start and while she didn’t have to ask Jumal for his best he soon worked his way across the front of the field. That could have seen the race turned into a procession until Blair Orange launched Zeus Lightning starting the last lap but Ottley was awake to his impending challenge so let Jumal slide and he raced down the back straight in 26.5 seconds, rarified air for any mid-race 400m sectional in New Zealand. That opened up the gaps, allowing Zeus Lightning to drop into the trail but Ottley just kept going and so did Jumal, never looking in danger of defeat while Zeus Lightning’s fan club will only have expanded as he clung bravely to second. Special Occasion was distanced in third in one of the juvenile races of the season so far and one that suggested the first two are very good horses but maybe Jumal is the real deal. “I didn’t really go into the race with a plan but when I looked across at the start and saw a few weren’t coming out I let him run out a bit,” said Ottley. “He did it so easily to get there and then when I saw Zeus Lightning coming down the back I decided to let him run again. “He may have been closing on us at the finish but I think if he actually had another horse go with him he would have more left.” Jumal is turning into a real excitement machine for his connections and trainer Steven Reid, an equine reminder of Reid’s skills at the sales and in the stables. Next stop for most of last night’s main players in the NZBS Harness Million at Addington on October 10 and Jumal is now $2.10 to win that and $2.20 for the Sires’ Stakes Final on Cup Day. Ya Rite Darl may not have had the same level of competition in the Macca Lodge NZ Sires’ Stakes Trotters Classique, especially after second favourite Habibti Pat galloped at the start, but she destroyed her filly rivals. Sent straight to the front by John Dunn she roared clear down the back straight and won by 12 and a half lengths, one of the biggest wins in a group race at Addington this century. The times weren’t overly flash but it was still a brilliant win and one that suggested she will be taken seriously in both The Ascent and NZ Trotting Oaks. Earlier in the night the Brent Lilley-trained Kyvalley Ray was excellent winning his New Zealand debut in a juvenile trot Sires’ Stakes heat while Cath was super impressive winning the two-year-old pacing fillies race for the Hills, Benny training and Seth driving. The father and son team were at it again in the main handicap pace when Arthur Shelby overcame some early tap-dancing to win from a late-charging Rubira, the winner confirming what we have all suspected for a while: he is heading to open class. View the full article
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