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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Sam Agars GENTLEMEN LEGACY - R7 (2) Was good over 1,800m first up and 2,000m looks ideal Jay Rooney GENTLEMEN LEGACY - R7 (2) Returns to his winning trip after a close second Owen Goulding DAZZLING FIT - R10 (7) Progressive last season and can resume that progress ahead of a big campaign Phillip Woo GENTLEMEN LEGACY - R7 (2) Resumed with a nice second and can go one better Shannon (Vincent Wong) SUNNY Q - R3 (13) Impressive last-start winner can score over the C&D once again Racing...View the full article -
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Aidan O'Brien had a stranglehold on Saturday's G1 William Hill Futurity Trophy and was able to wrap up the British trainer's title with a one-two-three in the Doncaster feature led home by Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett). Sent off the outsider of the trio at 18-5 under Ronan Whelan, the Beresford winner scrapped it out with Action (Frankel) as the 7-4 favourite Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel) floundered in the deep ground. At the line, he had half a length to spare over Lambourn's half-brother, with Benvenuto Cellini 2 3/4 lengths away. “He's a lovely big horse who stays and has pace and a great mind, so he's very exciting,” the trainer said of the son of Galileo's high-class Hydrangea, who was bringing up a dozen renewals for the stable and a 23rd Group 1 win this year. “We thought Action would be a middle-distance horse next year and he didn't surrender, whereas the winner could get away with being a miler before going up to middle distances.” “He is big, but athletic and so chilled, he's hardly even blowing which is unusual,” O'Brien added of the winner. “He's 100 per-cent homebred and there have been so many people involved with him all along–it's a big team. Christophe said Benvenuto Cellini didn't go in the ground, but he kept coming to the line. He's a good mover who handles fast ground well. They are three lovely horses.” Hydrangea, who is also responsible for Dubawi's Listed Hurry Harriet Stakes winner and British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes runner-up Wingspan and Listed Tetrarch Stakes winner Officer, is a full-sister to the Group 1-winning The United States and Hermosa and to Salsa whose daughter of Wootton Bassett, Whirl, is one of the best in the yard having won this year's Nassau and Pretty Polly. Hermosa is also the dam of this year's G3 Hampton Court Stakes winner and Grand Prix de Paris runner-up Trinity College also by Dubawi, while this is the stellar dynasty of Last Tycoon. Hydrangea's yearling is a full-brother to Hawk Mountain, while she also has a colt foal by Justify. The post Hawk Mountain Leads Ballydoyle 1-2-3 In The Futurity 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
Riley Mott, 33, will saddle his first Breeders' Cup starter at this year's World Championships. He will be represented by a solid contender in grade 1 winner Argos, a 2-year-old son of Nyquist, in the Oct. 31 Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.View the full article -
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Te Akau Racing made a blistering start to the afternoon across both New Zealand meetings on Saturday, racking up six wins in a three-hour period including with a pair of potential candidates for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). The syndication powerhouse won the Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) for the seventh time as improving filly Origin Of Love (Snitzel) followed in the footsteps of the stable’s previous winners Noverre (2021), Hall Of Fame (2016), Risque (NZ) (Darci Brahma) (2015), Burgundy (2011), King’s Ransom (2009) and Tell A Tale (2008). Origin Of Love was part of a two-pronged hand for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson in this year’s War Decree, and she was sent out as a $3.40 second favourite behind her highly regarded stablemate War Of Silence (Snitzel) ($2). Jockey Joe Doyle took up a handy position along the rail, tucked in behind the leaders Student Of War (So You Think) and Shoma (NZ) (Contributer). Origin Of Love was racing keenly and getting her head up through the early stages of the race, but settled into a smooth rhythm coming down the side of the track. War Of Silence was alongside her but covering extra ground three wide. Doyle got Origin Of Love into the clear early in the home straight, and she and War Of Silence soon swallowed up Student Of War and Shoma and went to the lead together. Origin Of Love edged ahead of War Of Silence in the last 150m, then withstood a withering finish from Professional Lad (NZ) (Proisir) to score by a nose. “She’s a talented filly,” Doyle said. “She travelled a bit strongly and she’s still a touch green, so there’s more in there, but she’s a very likeable filly. “We got a split when we needed it and she’s a nice filly. She’s got a good constitution. “I’m delighted to be riding for Mark and Sam and their connections. Even if you’re not riding their best one, you could still be on the best one.” Origin Of Love is by Snitzel out of the Camelot mare Re Edit, who won three races in Australia and placed in the Gr.2 PJ O’Shea Stakes (2200m). David Ellis bought Origin Of Love for A$440,000 from the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. From a four-start career, Origin Of Love has recorded two wins and a placing and has earned $76,040 for the Te Akau 2024 Magic Fillies Breeding Syndicate. The TAB now rates Origin Of Love a $21 chance for the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on November 8 and offers a $26 quote for the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) a week later. “It was great to win that race today with Origin Of Love,” Walker said. “She’s a filly with a really good pedigree, being by the late, great, Snitzel, and a good ride to match her effort by Joe Doyle. “She was a great-walking filly when we first saw her at the Magic Millions Sale on the Gold Coast, and she’s continued to improve and she’s peaking at the right time for the 1000 Guineas. “It’s terrific to win a black-type race with a filly with her pedigree, and great for her breeders and owners.” Meanwhile at Ellerslie, the premiership-leading stable unveiled another potential classic contender when Belle Cheval (NZ) (Savabeel) took out the TAB (1400m). The $30,000 maiden race was the second career start for the Savabeel filly, who caught the eye with a big finish for third over 1300m on debut at Taupo on October 10. Strongly supported from $18 all the way into $6, Belle Cheval settled just worse than midfield before pouncing out wide in the straight and dashing away to win by two and a half lengths. “The thing I liked about her, even when they slowed up, she didn’t pull or anything,” jockey Craig Grylls said. “She really switched off, and then in the straight she changed legs and took off.” Belle Cheval races in the colours of breeder and co-owner David Archer and is a half-sister to Archer’s multiple Group One winner (The) Bostonian (NZ) (Jimmy Choux). The pair are both out of Keepa Cheval (NZ) (Keeper), who is a half-sister to a 10-time Group One winner in the same colours, Mufhasa (NZ) (Pentire). “The plan was to be positive today and she was a little bit slow away again, like she was at Taupo,” Bergerson said. “But fair play to Gryllsy, he got a lovely track into it, three wide with cover, and she was pretty electric late. “It was very exciting and a massive thrill to have a winner for David Archer and Diane Wright, our first horse for them. She looks pretty top-drawer, so exciting times for them, and we’re grateful for their support.” Belle Cheval is now a $10 fourth favourite for the 1000 Guineas behind Well Written ($2.80), Lollapalooza (NZ) (El Roca) ($4.50) and Tajana (NZ) (Darci Brahma) ($6). “She could potentially go down to Christchurch,” Bergerson said. “We’ll have to sit down and have a team talk about that, because she was so impressive today. There’s a couple of good ones in the 1000 Guineas, she’d have to take that next step to beat them. But we’ll sit down with David and Di, Mark (Walker) and David (Ellis) and have a good team talk and a think about it, because she probably deserves a shot at it now.” The results provided a timely boost for Ellis, who is recuperating after undergoing surgery in August. “It’s a massive thrill to have a day like we’ve had, with six winners between the two meetings at Ellerslie and Riccarton,” he said. “And it’s special to win the War Decree Stakes with Origin Of Love and finish third with War Of Silence, who never gave up after receiving a tough run. “It’s a great tonic for me, I’m feeling better every day, and it’s a real credit to all the hard-working team we’ve got at Te Akau.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Classy gelding Sir Albert (NZ) (Savabeel) starred in the Listed Sothys Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday in another winning double for Terri Rae, but the local trainer was only a nose and a neck away from an even more remarkable day. Rae recorded back-to-back wins at Ashburton two weeks ago when Spot On Time (NZ) (Time Test) took out the GD Jones Salute (1200m) and Sir Albert followed suit in the McCrea Painters & Decorators Ashburton Cup (1600m). The same two horses provided a repeat performance at Riccarton on Saturday, with Sir Albert’s Spring Classic success coming 35 minutes after Spot On Time won the TAB Mile Trial (1400m). Earlier on Saturday’s card, Rae’s runner Professional Lad (NZ) (Proisir) was beaten by a nose when second to Origin Of Love (Snitzel) in the Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m), while Kindling Spark (Manhattan Rain) was runner-up in the Canterbury Landscapes Supplies Rating 75 (1800m) and a neck away from Peachy Keen (NZ) (Reliable Man). “I think the good barrier made a difference today for Sir Albert, as it did for Spot On Time,” said Rae, who has recorded seven wins from just 26 starters so far this season. “Our three-year-old (Professional Lad) copped a bad draw and he missed by a nose, so I think that made the difference.” Rae is forming a strong hand for the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) on the middle day of the New Zealand Cup Carnival on November 12, with Sir Albert’s Spring Classic success earning him second favouritism at $5 behind the northern raider Tardelli (I Am Invincible) ($3.20). Spot On Time has also taken up a prominent position in the market at $12. Sir Albert was beaten by a nose by Richard Stomper (NZ) (El Roca) when he resumed over 1600m at Timaru on September 7, but he has made a big impression winning both subsequent starts by a combined margin of four lengths. The six-year-old was ridden by Leah Hemi on Saturday and took up a perfect position in fourth on the outside of Smooth Operator (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), cruising around in the slipstream of Riviera Rebel (NZ) (Pure Champion) and Master Marko (NZ) (Contributer). Hemi pushed the button in the straight and Sir Albert took command, going clear to win by two lengths from the late-finishing Cognito (So You Think). Sir Albert was bred by Waikato Stud, whose principal Mark Chittick remained in the ownership after the son of Savabeel was passed in during the 2020 National Weanling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus. From a 25-start career, Sir Albert has recorded eight wins and seven placings and has earned $265,350. “He loves the 2000m as well as a mile when he is fresh,” Rae said. “We tried him past 2000m last season in the Dunedin Gold Cup (Listed, 2400m) and that was a mistake. He is not overly big and he just couldn’t cope. “He is such an honest horse, a real character, and his record is very good. It was a good win today, he loves Riccarton and he beat a very nice field. “We won’t do much with him now and he’ll go straight to the TAB Mile alongside Spot On Time.” View the full article
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