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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Counterbalance (f, 2, Caravaggio–Out of Balance, by Kitten's Joy) came flashing home to finish fourth in a race that held together quite well over opening weekend at Del Mar. Overlooked at 37-1 in her debut going five furlongs on dirt for trainer Michael McCarthy, the Amerman Racing homebred broke alertly from her inside draw, but was quickly outfooted. She was heading the wrong direction while under a ride in sixth as the highly touted, even-money favorite Cherry Cider (Tiz the Law) was hounded by Thank You India (Practical Joke) with eventual winner La Wally (Constitution) sitting the garden spot in third through an opening quarter in :21.97. Still with plenty to do with positions unchanged at the top of the stretch, Counterbalance began to figure things out from there and came rocketing home in a field-best :12.05 to finish three lengths adrift the winner while powering on impressively past the wire. La Wally was a nose better than Cherry Cider and it was another 2 1/4 lengths back to Thank You India in third. The final time for five furlongs over the fast going was :58.25. Counterbalance received a 55 Beyer Speed Figure. “I thought the race was very positive in that she accelerated in the lane going five furlongs to be fourth,” owner/breeder John Amerman said. “Importantly, she galloped out ahead of all the other horses in the race. We are very pleased with this daughter of Caravaggio's performance.” All 12 of Caravaggio's graded/group winners have excelled on grass, led by top-level winners Porta Fortuna (Ire), Whitebeam (GB) and Tenebrism. Counterbalance's dam and two-time winner Out of Balance (Kitten's Joy) made all 18 of her career starts on grass. She was produced by Balance (Thunder Gulch)–a half-sister to the once-in-a-lifetime Zenyatta–who carried the navy silks of Amerman Racing to a trio of Grade I victories at Santa Anita. Could a surface switch be in Counterbalance's future? “At this point, our options are open,” Amerman said. Since launching 'Second Chances' in 2017, 64 maidens have been featured in these pages (through 2024), producing 25% graded stakes winners, 34% stakes winners and 48% stakes horses. The series has introduced eight future winners at the top level, led by this year's GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief), 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin) and fellow two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). The post Second Chances: Well-Related Counterbalance Outruns 37-1 Odds in Del Mar Debut 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
Kids Day will take place at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday, July 27. The celebration of racing and family fun will be presented in conjunction with the NYRA Students of Thoroughbreds and Racing (NYRA STAR), a signature program designed to welcome young fans to the sport of Thoroughbred racing. The first 5,000 children, ages 12 and under, will receive a Saratoga headband, presented by NYRA STAR, along with a $25 gift card to Hildebrandt's Ice Cream for the perfect start to a day of engaging, hands-on activities at the Spa. Kids Day will give children and families a special behind-the-scenes look at life on the track. Kids will accompany NYRA staff to perform various racing-day responsibilities, including announcing scratches and changes and the ceremonial call of “Riders Up” in the Paddock. The post Saratoga Race Course to Host Kids Day on July 27 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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There will be a fervent hope for sunshine July 25 when the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (G2) is contested at Saratoga Race Course View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Atlantic Friends Racing's Historic Heart fended off the challenge of grade 1 winner Proven Innocent to notch his first top-level triumph in the July 23 $150,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial Handicap (NSA-1) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article -
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Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:27, SAUDI CUP SILVER FLASH STAKES-G3, €36,000, 2yo, f, 7f 57yT Field: Balantina (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), Brownstown (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), Composing (Ire) Wootton Bassett {GB}), Red Autumn (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Skydance (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Smexy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Aidan O'Brien has farmed this and Composing could easily be his 15th winner after her success in a Curragh maiden that is working out well. Skydance has shaped well in two starts over shorter, with the latter being a third in the G2 Airlie Stud Stakes, and is bred to appreciate this step up in trip, while the Albany third Balantina sets the form standard. [Tom Frary]. Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:57, JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TYROS STAKES-G3, €36,000, 2yo, 7f 57yT Field: Flanker Jet (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Flushing Meadows (Wootton Bassett {GB}), North Coast (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Prospect Thunder (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}). TDN Verdict: Like the Silver Flash, Aidan O'Brien dominates the history of this Classic pointer, with his 16 winners including King Of Kings, Rip Van Winkle, Cape Blanco, Gleneagles, Churchill and Anthony Van Dyck. Flushing Meadows may have got turned over in the Anglesey last time, but so was the first name on that list and you get the distinct feeling that this is one of their best. There isn't much opposition, with the Listed Pat Smullen Stakes runner-up North Coast the only real threat back at seven furlongs. [Tom Frary]. Thursday, Sandown, post time: 15:20, THE EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS EBF STAR STAKES-Listed, £40,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Field: Electoral College (War Front), Hayynah (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Hope Queen (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Jennifer Jane (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Mystic Moment (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Nandita (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Orion's Belt (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Tavana (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}). TDN Verdict: Orion's Belt scored with authority at Newmarket's July Festival and is one of the more likely types in a tight contest, with the Beverley winner Hope Queen and Wetherby scorer Jennifer Jane to be respected. [Tom Frary]. Thursday, Compiegne, France, post time: 18:23, PRIX PELLEAS-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, c/g, 10fT Field: Nizam (Fr) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Ephesus (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Uthred (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Abando (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), Green Cape (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Dioptase (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Jenilat Bright (Fr) (Birchwood {Ire}), Think Giant (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Gestut Ittlingen's German raider Abando was never a factor in this month's G1 German Derby and can stake a claim if reproducing the form of his third, behind German Derby sixth Zuckerhut and Hamburg hero Hochkonig, in June's G2 Union-Rennen at Cologne. Consistent G3 Prix Greffulhe runner-up Dioptase is an obvious danger and returns off a confidence-boosting tally over this trip at Salon de Provence last month. Last year's G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten second Think Giant has been out just once since, annexing a 10-furlong Chantilly conditions contest on sophomore bow four weeks ago. Philippe Decouz sends forth dual one-mile winner Uthred, who steps up in distance having run fifth the Listed Prix de Saint-Patrick last month. [Sean Cronin]. Friday, Ascot, post time: 14:25, THE FLEXJET PAT EDDERY STAKES-Listed, £50,000, 2yo, 7fT Field: A Bit Of Spirit (Ire) (Palace Pire {GB}), Cape Ashizuri (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Italica (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev, Reciprocated (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Sirius A (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Time To Turn (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Tricky Tel (GB) (Ubettabelieveit {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Unbeaten and impressive at Nottingham and Carlisle, Reciprocated will be a warm order to continue the momentum in this often-informative race won in recent times by Chindit and Rosallion. A Bit Of Spirit is also two-for-two and untested so far, while the Ayr debut winner Cape Ashizuri looked a smart prospect and has the pedigree to go far. [Tom Frary]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: O’Brien Aiming For A 15th Silver Flash With Composing 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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