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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A year on from making 3.7million gns at Tattersalls October Book 1, Godolphin's Act Of Kindness (Siyouni) began the winning trail in Friday's seven-furlong maiden at Newmarket. Third behind the day's Oh So Sharp runner-up Mubasimah over course and distance last month, the Charlie Appleby-trained 4-5 favourite was produced by William Buick to lead approaching the furlong pole and score by 1 1/4 lengths from Wadooda (Dubawi). The winner is a half-sister to Frankel's Fillies' Mile winner Ylang Ylang from the family of the Hong Kong luminary Viva Pataca (Marju) and the dual Grade I winner Laughing (Dansili). The post Siyouni’s 3.7m Gns Daughter Act Of Kindness Off The Mark 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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Unbeaten Dewhurst winners are common, but unbeaten Dewhurst winners who have already won a July Stakes, Vintage Stakes and National Stakes are extremely rare and Zavateri (Without Parole) looks to complete that formidable quartet in Saturday's Darley-sponsored Newmarket feature. The one that very much got away from the bloodstock cognoscenti at 35,000gns, the huge talent whose third dam is the brilliant Zarkava has taken everything thrown at him at the July Festival, Glorious Goodwood and Irish Champions Weekend in his impressive stride. “He's great, he's been working really, really well and we're going there full of hope,” trainer Eve Johnson Houghton said of the chestnut, her “dude” who could emulate her late father Fulke's 2002 Dewhurst hero Tout Seul. “He obviously hasn't run at the track before, but he handled the July course and he handled Goodwood, so we've got every reason to believe that he'll handle this.” “It will take a good horse to beat him and if they're better than him then so be it, but they will have to be very good,” she added. “He has been a dream this year, and to win this would really be the icing on the cake.” Lining up against Zavateri once more is Ballydoyle's Gstaad (Starspangledbanner), who has a head to make up on his peer from their Curragh tussle. The Coventry winner and Prix Morny runner-up clearly stays this seven-furlong trip well, but it may be that he lacks that extra acceleration to reverse the form. Favourite at present is Godolphin's Distant Storm (Night Of Thunder), who was impressive in the course-and-distance Tattersalls Stakes following his deflating third in the Acomb. Charlie Appleby also saddles the Superlative winner Saba Desert (Dubawi), who backtracked when last of six in the National. “Distant Storm matured a lot mentally for his run at York and got back on track on his latest start, when he was very impressive and picked up very well on the rising ground. It's a Dewhurst, and there's always plenty of strength to the race, but a repeat of his last run will make him very competitive,” he said. “We took a route that we have taken before with Saba Desert, going from the Superlative Stakes to the National Stakes, but he was disappointing at the Curragh,” he added. “The ground was on the slow side of good that day and he never really picked up. He came out of the race without any issues and we are popping the cheek-pieces on this time to keep him focused and hopefully rekindle his Superlative Stakes form.” If there is one outsider who could shake things up it could be Prince Faisal's Oxagon (Frankel), who was unable to get to Ballydoyle's Puerto Rico on soft ground in the Champagne Stakes last month. That form took on greater gravity on Sunday and he remains unexposed. Godolphin's Autumn Domination To Continue? Also on Newmarket's card is the G3 Emirates Autumn Stakes over the Guineas course and distance and which features another big Appleby hope in the July Course winner Al Zanati (Dubawi), who bids to enhance Godolphin's impressive record of seven wins from the last nine renewals. “We were confident about Al Zanati going into his debut, but he was very raw that day and has come on a lot for the run, both physically and mentally,” the trainer said. “He's a horse we like, he's a Dubawi, plenty of presence about him and he's a player.” This is a fascinating affair, with Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's Flying Scotsman runner-up Hankelow (Night Of Thunder), Ballydoyle's duo of New Zealand (Frankel) and Straight Up (Wootton Bassett) and the Doncaster maiden winner Pathein (St Mark's Basilica), a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, adding intrigue ahead of the 2026 Classics. In the 10-furlong G3 Night Of Thunder Zetland Stakes, Ballydoyle's two promising maiden winners Endorsement (Wootton Bassett) and Pierre Bonnard (Camelot) are taken on by Godolphin's Haynes, Hanson & Clark winner Look To The Stars (Galiway) who was eight lengths behind the Dewhurst contender Oxagon at Sandown this summer. At Chantilly on Saturday, the feature is the six-furlong G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte where the Francis-Henri Graffard-trained Samangan (Blue Point) bids to follow up his course-and-distance Prix Eclipse success for The Aga Khan Studs. The post ‘This Would Be The Icing On The Cake’: Zavateri Primed For The Dewhurst 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
Godolphin has extended its sponsorship of the two-day Dubai Future Champions Festival meeting for a further three years, along with extending their affiliation as an associate partner of The Jockey Club, Newmarket Racecourse announced on Friday. Godolphin has been the headline sponsor of the Future Champions Festival since its inception in 2015, and the Maktoum family has previously sponsored the G1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes since 2000. Godolphin and The Jockey Club have enjoyed a successful partnership with both the Under Starters Orders Programme and Dubai Future Champions Education Week forming part of their considerable charitable activities. Across the two days of the Dubai Future Champions Festival, Godolphin showcase their Charitable Programme. Godolphin Lifetime Care continues to promote the fantastic versatility of retired racehorses, while their support of Newmarket Pony Academy continues to provide the next generation with the opportunity to learn more about the industry and the wide range of careers it offers. Hugh Anderson, Godolphin's managing director (UK and Dubai), said, “Godolphin is delighted to extend its sponsorship of the Dubai Future Champions Festival, undoubtedly the showpiece of British autumn racing.” The post Godolphin Extends Dubai Future Champions Festival Sponsorship For Three More Years 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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The 2025 Ascot fan experience has been enhanced with the introduction of infographics powered by GPS data from Total Performance Data (TPD). The graphics, already shown post-race at Royal Ascot, are now set to feature throughout the autumn programme at the racecourse and include QIPCO British Champions Day, as well as the upcoming jumps season. Each infographic contains key performance metrics from TPD's GPS tracking including the time taken for a horse to accelerate from 0-30mph, the top speed achieved during the race, the horse's speed through the final two furlongs, and the horse's stride length and frequency. “We're delighted to be working with Ascot to showcase the raw athleticism of racehorses in such a compelling way,” said TPD's director of racing partnerships Adam Moore. “These infographics give fans, owners and trainers a fresh perspective on performance–much like Formula 1 has done for motor racing–and we're proud to help bring that excitement to British racing's most iconic stage.” The post Ascot Enhances Fan Experience With Total Performance Data’s Infographics 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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By Adam Hamilton Champion Aussie stayer Swayzee remains on target for the IRT NZ Trotting Cup despite being ruled-out of a key lead-up race. Trainer Jason Grimson has confirmed Swayzee would not defend his crown in next Saturday’s $A250,000 Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton after a health setback. But he quickly stressed Swayzee would still chase a record-equalling third successive $1m NZ Cup on November 11. Swayzee was a clear $4 second favourite for the Victoria Cup behind his arch-rival and younger half-brother Leap To Fame ($1.35). Leap To Fame’s odds have now been slashed to $1.20. The pair have clashed six times with Leap To Fame holding a 4-2 advantage, but Swayzee did beat Leap To Fame when they clashed at Melton in the Hunter Cup on February 1. Swayzee’s setback paves the way for his regular driver Cam Hart to be reunited with TAB Eureka winner Bay Of Biscay in the Victoria Cup should connections wish. Victorian young gun Ryan Sanderson will drive Bay Of Biscay in tomorrow night’s Smoken Up Sprint at Melton and was expected to keep the drive in the Victoria Cup given Hart’s long and amazing association with Swayzee. Hart has been aboard Bay Of Biscay for his two biggest wins, in the Group 1 Chariots Of Fire in March and last month’s TAB Eureka. Doubts emerged over Swayzee when he was easily beaten for the second time in as many runs this campaign, and for the fourth start in succession, at Menangle last Saturday night. Grimson will now use the 2300m Battle of Beersheba free-for-all at Menangle on October 25 to fine-tune Swayzee for his NZ raid. Swayzee won the race in 2023 before his first NZ Cup win, while Leap To Fame also won it last year before a throat infection derailed his NZ plans. Cutting it fine is nothing new for Swayzee when it comes to the NZ Cup. In a remarkable set of circumstances, the gelding had an eight-hour return road trip to win at Young on November 8 last year before flying to Auckland and then onto Christchurch and winning his second NZ Cup less than four days later. Swayzee has been sparingly raced since that win with just 11 starts over the past 11 months. Grimson opted to give him a long spell and bypass the Brisbane Inter Dominion series in July and he returned with a sixth in the Group 1 Len Smith Mile on September 6 and last week’s second to the emerging Kingman at Menangle. View the full article
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