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    • The New York Race Track Chaplaincy will honor Marc Holliday, a Thoroughbred owner, breeder and chairman of The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA), and his wife Sheree, an avid and competitive equestrian, with the John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their generous support of the New York backstretch community at its 19th Annual Fundraising Brunch to be held on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Saratoga National Golf Club in Saratoga Springs, New York, the non-profit said in a release on Wednesday. Additional information, including tickets and sponsorships for the event, may be found at www.rtcany.org. The post NYRTC To Honor Hollidays With John Hendrickson And Marylou Whitney Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Arqana has revealed sponsorship details for the upcoming season, which features the addition of three Listed races at regional tracks – La Teste de Buch, Craon and Marseille-Borély racecourses. The sponsorship includes the Prix Milkom at La Teste de Buch on August 26, the Critérium de l'Ouest at Craon on September 5 and the La Coupe de Marseille at Marseille-Borély on September 14.  Arqana president Olivier Delloye said, “We are very pleased to sponsor these three prestigious races and to partner with the racecourse societies of La Teste, Craon and Marseille, which each play an important role in sustaining French racing within their respective regions. Through this initiative, ARQANA also reaffirms its support for regional owners and professionals who are regularly active at the Deauville sales.” The post Arqana To Sponsor Three New Listed Contests At Regional French Tracks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Caravel (Mizzen Mast–Zeezee Zoomzoom, by Congrats), who is owned by John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock, lost her Frankel colt due to complications with her pregnancy, according to a tweet on X by the owner early on Thursday morning. In the post Stewart said, “It It is with great sadness that we report that Breeders' Cup champion Caravel lost her 2026 FRANKEL colt due to complications with her pregnancy. It was a freak issue that could not have been avoided. The Resolute farm team monitors all the mares very closely.” On X Stewart also reported that Caravel will visit Not This Time during the current breeding season. A nearly $2-million earner and winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint during her racing career, Caravel was purchased by Resolute in a private sale in 2024 and sent to Frankel (GB) for the following term. The result was a 2025 April colt who Stewart owns with Sheikh Fahad Al-Thani. The post Resolute’s Caravel Loses Frankel Colt Due To Complications, Plans To Visit Not This Time appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • An introductory service fee for Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) has now been confirmed by the stallion’s management syndicate. He will be offered to breeders for a 2026 service fee of $17,500+GST with limited nominations available due to the strong support from his owners. A debut winning two-year-old, and Group One performed at that age – just like his illustrious sire Savabeel – Savaglee was subsequently crowned Champion Three-Year-Old of his generation. Following on from his Group winning juvenile victory in the Matamata Slipper, he produced a superb sequence of four consecutive Group winning performances at three, highlighted by his victory in the Gr.1 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas and a gallant runnerup finish in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas. “He’s a super intelligent horse with an amazing constitution and he was tremendously sound throughout a race career at the highest level and I’ve never come across a horse like him before”, Gerard said. Savaglee also boasts an outstanding pedigree, coming from a family that has consistently produced elite racehorses. He is a brother-in-blood to Champion 3YO Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel), with both horses being out of sisters by Champion Sire and Broodmare Sire O’Reilly. The immediate family has also produced Champion 3YO’s Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) and Daffodil (NZ), and more recently Group One winners Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) and Sepals (Calyx). Mapperley Stud owner Simms Davison said the farm was delighted to secure SAVAGLEE. “We have waited patiently to find the right horse to fill the void after losing Contributer. It is extremely satisfying to have secured a colt of Savaglee’s calibre for the farm and ownership group and he is already proving very popular with breeders”, said Davison. It was Savaglees’s pedigree and physical presence that first attracted The Oaks Stud manager Rick Williams when he purchased the colt on behalf of owner Dick Karreman from the yearling draft of his breeders Waikato Stud at the Karaka sales. “He was simply all class – a great head and eye and he moved beautifully”, commented Williams. “He was very correct and had great strength throughout, particularly through his hindquarters. He took everything in his stride, so he clearly had the temperament required of a Group One horse”. Windsor Park’s Rodney Schick further underlined Savaglee’s appeal. “Savaglee represents the most influential sireline in New Zealand breeding history. “He is a direct descendent of legendary sires Sir Tristham and Zabeel through 10-time Champion Sire Savabeel, all three of whom Windsor Park has proudly held shares in.” View the full article
    • The lure of the BMW Hong Kong Derby often makes owners and trainers do unconventional things and that will be the case again when Emblazon lines up in the city’s most coveted race next week. Cody Mo Wai-kit will embrace the unconventional when the in-form galloper steps out beyond 1,400m for the first time, jumping from seven furlongs to the 2,000m of the Derby on Sunday week. While it is certainly not the traditional path to the HK$26 million feature, it is not completely uncharted territory...View the full article
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