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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
GI Preakness Stakes winner War of Will (War Front) will relocate from Claiborne Farm to New York's Rockridge Stud for 2026, the farm announced Sunday. “We are honored to have this opportunity with Gary [Barber] on another stallion and thrilled to have Claiborne dipping a toe into the NY market,” said President of Rockridge Lere Visagie. Barber added, “I am very much looking forward to supporting War of Will in the lucrative New York breeding program. With the new Belmont facility coming online with three surfaces, I know War of Will can provide many opportunities for my mares and stable to become a large part of the New York Program.” Claiborne Farm will continue to be a shareholder in the stallion's new syndicate at Rockridge, as will many of the original shareholders from Kentucky. Walker Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm is optimistic that War of Will can continue to provide results in New York. “War of Will is a classic winner on dirt and a Grade I winner on turf,” Hancock said. “The new facility at Belmont will provide a continuation of the success we have already seen on all three surfaces, and we are very excited to be a part of this new chapter.” The post War Of Will To Stand At New York’s Rockridge Stud In 2026 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
When Seth Klarman stretched for a yearling filly by Nyquist at the 2021 Keeneland September Sale, he paid $460,000, which trainer Chad Brown said was, “at the top end of what he goes for for yearlings.” That filly, Randomized, went on to earn four times that amount on the track and now figures to be one of the star attractions at the November 3 Fasig-Tipton Night of the Stars when she sells as hip 137 in the EliTE consignment. “She was one of our top picks at the sale,” recalled Brown. “She's an excellent physical and she really looked like a high-quality prospect.” She proved to be just that, going on to be a dual Grade I winner and a model of consistency, hitting the board in 11 of 15 starts. She won the GI Alabama Stakes and the GII Beldame at three, the GI Ogden Phipps at four, and the GIII Molly Pitcher at five. She was second by a half-length to champion Idiomatic in the Breeders' Cup Distaff at three after a prolonged battle to the wire. She won all of her races on the front end, including the Alabama, where she lay down fast fractions and just kept on going, which Brown called her most impressive on-track moment. “For her medium, unassuming stature–at least in height-for her to go out there and set a very fast pace and continue on and carry it a mile and a quarter showed her versatility,” said Brown. Randomized came into the Alabama off a win at a mile in the Wilton Stakes at Saratoga. “Coming off a race where she ran just a mile, within a month's time to win at Saratoga going all the way up to a mile a quarter, I think really speaks to her versatility, her overall ability to carry her speed over a large range of distance and to win such a prestigious as the Alabama, not only for a racehorse but for a future broodmare.” Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning said that that consistency, along with her speed and durability, would likely prove to be an attractive package for many breeders. “One of the things that jumps out to me about Randomized is her consistency and durability as a racehorse,” said Browning. “She's running in top competition as a graded stakes winner as a three-year-old, as a four-year-old, and as a five-year-old. The other thing that really jumps out at you about Randomized is her speed. This mare is really fast, and she carried that speed a mile and a quarter in the Alabama. That combination of speed and durability, and the ability to carry that speed along a distance are really two of the attributes people are looking for in a broodmare.” It doesn't hurt her chances that her sire Nyquist is on an incredible hot streak in 2025. He has had 10 Grade I horses in this year, more than any other stallion, and has sired three $1 million yearlings and three $1 million two-year-olds this year in the sales ring. His top runners of 2025 include the undefeated Cavalieri, headed toward the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff; Johannes, headed to the Breeders' Cup Mile; $1.7 million earner Immersive; GI Summer S. Winner Argos; GI Del Mar Oaks winner Velocity; and graded stakes winners Nysos, Crimson Advocate, Tenma and Gosger. “When we look at stallions that continue to be on the rise and continue to shine, Nyquist certainly has to be in that category,” said Browning, “not only as a stallion, but also as a potential influence as a broodmare sire. He's Uncle Mo's leading son at stud thus far. We all know what kind of influence Uncle Mo has had as a broodmare sire, and there's every reason to think that those same trends and traits would continue on. And Randomized is going to get an opportunity to be a special mare. She's going to be bred to top stallions wherever she happens to land, whoever happens to buy her. She's going be presented with some of the best stallions in the world for many years to come. And you know the future for her is extremely bright.” Browning points out the depth under her second dam, where three millionaires are found, demonstrating, he says, “how consistent of performance at the highest levels this family is producing.” Brown agreed. “I can see Randomized appealing internationally, to any of the top American breeders or to anyone else in the world,” he said. “Anyone who wants to have that dream about breeding a Classic horse, a Derby contender, a Breeders' Cup Classic contender, a Dubai World Cup contender, a Saudi Cup contender–you're looking at mile-and-eighth to mile-and-a-quarter dirt races where you'd like to have some speed. And she certainly provides one half of that equation.” A Classic-distance stallion combined with her speed could be the secret sauce, says Brown. “Randomized is the perfect match to breed with classic-distance stallions, either very proven stallions, or exciting stallions who will be hitting the market soon who have been performing at classic distances.” As he says those words, Sierra Leone passes behind him in the walking ring, cooling out after his morning exercise. Brown turns to watch him go by and laughs out loud at the obvious implication. But then he's reminded that after four years of having her around the barn, his time with her is coming to an end. “When I sell these high-end broodmare prospects at the Night of the Stars, it's always a very bittersweet moment for me personally and for our team,” he says. “To make it into that sale and to be one of the major headliners, it takes a very special, unique, rare horse to be one of the tiny percentiles it takes to be there. It's a very proud moment. But it's also a bit daunting to know you have to replace her and it's not easy to do.” But, he says, his loss is someone's gain. “To find a very fast broodmare who ran exclusively on the dirt at a high level is a rare find and I think she's going to be a very rare piece in somebody's broodmare collection.” The post Nothing Arbitrary About It: Randomized Set to Shine on Night of the Stars 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
Tomodachi Kokoroe will be set on a course towards December’s Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) after the red-hot speedster pulled off a gutsy victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. While the seven-year-old’s last-start success in a time of 1:07.76 featured more than a flash of brilliance, the gelding was forced to dig deep to make it two wins on the trot. Set the task of carrying 133lb from gate 11 in the Class Two Shing Mun Handicap (1,200m), Tomodachi Kokoroe was caught three wide without cover for...View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior’s gigantic galloper Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) could head to the Cox Plate following his upset win in the Gr.1 Might And Power Stakes on Saturday. Price told Racing.com on Sunday morning that he’d had discussions with the ownership group about running Globe in the weight for age championship event on October 25, which would require them to pay a late entry fee. “It’s a $200,000 pay up, they pay $100,000 down to eighth and it would be a small field,” Price said. “I’m not sure when I have to make that pay up, but if he has a good seven to 10 days, why wouldn’t you?” Globe is no stranger to The Valley, having finished a close up second there at his first-up run this preparation. “He only just got beaten at Moonee Valley in a 1500m race there,” Price said. “I think those big horses, once they get to 2000m around there, they handle it better than a bustling little 1500m race. I’ve got no troubles about him getting around Moonee Valley. “If the horse is physically well, it’s a handball in.” Globe is at $18 in Sportsbet’s market for the Cox Plate. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Promising colt Yamato Satona (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) made an impressive start to his racing career at Arawa Park on Sunday, kicking off a winning treble for his trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Racing in the colours of harness racing legend Barry Purdon, who owns the colt alongside his wife Katrina and Dean Shannon, Yamato Satona had shown promise through the trials and closed second-favourite in the Green Light Insurance Brokers (1400m). Guided by Joe Doyle, the colt was green early in the running but eventually settled to find cover three-wide in midfield. One of the outsiders in Kenwood House burst to the lead at the 150m, but all eyes were on Yamato Satona, who came from near last on the corner to scorch home and take the opener by a long neck. “We were really pleased, he settled in well, stayed the 1400m and for an inexperienced young horse to quicken in the manner he did, we couldn’t be happier,” Scott said. “He’s put in a performance that suggests he has good levels of ability and where we go to from here, we’ll let the dust settle over the next few days. “Hopefully he has a good summer ahead of him, as his experience levels increase, his confidence will come with it and once he gets out to a mile, he’s certainly going to have a successful season.” A son of Satono Aladdin, Yamato Satona was a $250,000 purchase from the draft of Rich Hill Stud at the Karaka Yearling Sales last year, and holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) through New Zealand Cup Week. The stable collected their second win of the meeting courtesy of Sicillian (NZ) (Magna Grecia), lightly-raced four-year-old mare resuming in a new campaign. Contesting the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua (1400m), the mare travelled well and was too strong late, delivering a first New Zealand victory for French hoop Corentin Berge. “We’ve had to be patient with her, she trialled well and her work suggested that she was going to put in a really strong performance,” Scott said. “It was pleasing to see this today with another year on her. She showed glimpses of that promise at three, but now at four, there’s a bit of physical improvement there and she’s another one, through the summer months, can crack on.” Arguably the performance of the feature meeting came in the final event, with Smart Love (NZ) (Savabeel) blowing away her Rating 75 rivals with serious authority in the Campbell Infrastructure (1400m). Another with limited starts to her name, Smart Love won dominantly first-up at Te Rapa and backed up that effort up in grade, cruising into contention and passing a game Big Wave to win with plenty in hand. Scott believes the best is yet to come for the daughter of Savabeel, who was having just her fifth start on Sunday with her record now including three wins and two seconds. “We were super excited about her performance, she settled in well, came out to the middle of the track and really stretched out,” he said. “It looks like she can run a little further and she’s another that we hope has a strong summer in front of her. “She’s only getting better with more experience and confidence, she’s a mare that we’ve always hoped would get to a high level of racing and the manner she’s won today certainly suggests that.” View the full article
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