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Why are the Stipes constantly in the sights as the problem here. ? Allowing abuse and cheating ? why not the horses Owners and Trainers ? they are employing a jockey on race-day to get the best out of their steed, and if all the casual observers of a race on the sidelines like on forums , are speaking out about and spotting this so-called 'abuse and cheating' then why are the owners and trainers Allowing these jockeys to drive their pride and joy horse home in a race finish ? . If things are that bad with alleged 'abuse' surely the On the Spot participants of owners and trainers would be standing up to protect their horse (and not condone cheating ) ?? and remove this said cheat ? Stipes are employed to keep racing fair and safe. NZ racing has had a lot of accidents in recent years with jockeys 'changing lanes' when not clear of rivals and all sorts of things .there's a lot to think about in most races. they're very competitive lol. Perhaps they need some help from other participants who are actually PART of the Horses connections to say something ? to help avoid all this cheating ? funny footnote: I lost the drive on a regular horse once because the owners decided I didn't drive it hard enough with the whip and was running 3rds when could of been running 2nd etc. I laugh thinking about it now. reading all the whip complaints lol 😎😁 -
Looked a the thoroughbred version, thought the odds were very poor, unless you were planning on taking those that won't even get a start, I'm sure the odds on the tote be better on the day, they'll have to be much more brave to temp me. -
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5th-KEE $100k, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, post time: 3:08 p.m. POWERED BY FAMILY (Quality Road), daughter of GI Personal Ensign winner Icon Project, debuts at Keeneland Wednesday for St Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds. Trained by Cherie DeVaux, the Kentucky-bred filly is a half-sister to Grade II winner Fashion Business (GB) (Frankel {GB}). The homebred filly will accompanied in her unveiling by Axel Conception. Tommy Town Thoroughbred's Mojo Promise (Into Mischief) debuts for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen and his son and pilot, Keith. Bred by Kindred Stables, the $500,000 KEESEP buy is out of maiden Mor Mojo (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPS The post Daughter of Grade I Winner Icon Project Debuts at Keeneland 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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DEAUVILLE, France — There is no getting away from the name Night Of Thunder right now, whether on the racecourse or in the sales ring. He ruled Arqana in August when his daughter of Prudenzia sold for €3 million and the Darley sire was back in the top spot as the October Sale got underway on Tuesday. For the colt consigned as lot 86, it was a case of one powerful French-based breeding operation selling to another, with Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe operation signing for the Al Shaqab-bred son of the Listed-winning Deep Impact mare Katara at €450,000. It was also a landmark transaction for consignor Windermere Stud, run by Pierre-Hugues Henry and Janine Gandy, former employees of Arrowfield Stud and the Channel Consignment who launched their business earlier this year and have been active at Arqana only since July. “We're very lucky, we've got good clients. Thanks to them. Having a horse like that in the first year is simply incredible,” said Henry, who added that hopes had been high for a strong sale for the colt. “Just for the fact that he's by Night of Thunder, who is flying,” he said. “It's perfect timing and he was a very nice individual, a good walker, a strong horse.” Sumbe's racing and commercial manager Mario Gussago agreed with that assessment. “Physically he was perfect,” he said. “And he's coming from a great breeding operation. Hopefully he's going to be lucky for the boss.” There are four more days of trade to come at Arqana but it must be acknowledged that this first select part of the sale was not a vintage session. A shaky start saw 50 per cent of the first 30 lots through the ring bought back by their owners. This improved steadily as the day wore on but set against the clearance rate for other yearling auctions this season, or for the corresponding session last year, it was an inauspicious start to the sale with only 70 per cent sold, compared to 86 per cent in 2024. The 150 yearlings who found a buyer sold for a total of €13,918,500, a tally which was 22.5 per cent down on last year's first-day aggregate. The average of €92,790 dropped by 16 per cent and the median fell to €70,000, from €73,500 last year. 'Out of This World': Wootton Bassett Remembered There are still a few years for the final crops of Wootton Bassett to emerge but the recent loss of the stallion at the age of 17 has been much lamented, as expressed by Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International when buying lot 179 on behalf of MV Magnier. He said, “Wootton Bassett was out of this world. He made everyone happy, from breeders to trainers to owners. We will miss him greatly. “This colt has inherited a lot of his sire's quality. I myself was very lucky with Wootton Bassett, resulting in two Group 1 winners being unearthed as yearlings, including Unquestionable, who was for Coolmore and Al Shaqab.” Offered by his breeder Haras du Mont dit Mont, the colt represents one of the most influential stallion families of recent times. His fourth dam Helen Street is the dam of Street Cry and granddam of Shamardal, with the latter also being broodmare sire of this particular yearling via the Listed-winning mare Shamtee. De Watrigant added, “Coolmore will find a worthy replacement at stud; they have extremely promising sons who have shone at the Classic level.” The number of sons of Wootton Bassett at stud will increase again from next year when Camille Pissarro and Henri Matisse join the ranks along with perhaps Maranoa Charlie and Topgear. Already ensconced are King Of Steel, Wooded, and River Tiber, with Almanzor now permanently based in New Zealand. Also in the Wootton Bassett supporters' club is Kieran Lalor of Al Shira'aa Racing, who said of his purchase of lot 170 from La Motteraye Consignment, “She's by Wootton Bassett, the best sire of our time in my opinion, and a full sister to a Group 1 winner. It was a no-brainer for us, and we're delighted.” Bought at €350,000, the full-sister to G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Zellie was bred by Clare Castle and is out of Sarai, a Nathaniel half-sister to the 1,000 Guineas winner Speciosa (Danehill Dancer). Sven and Carina Hansen's brilliant mare Pride (Peintre Celebre) also graces the family. Another Wootton Bassett colt (lot 112) will be heading south to Australia after the half-brother to Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Coeursamba (The Wow Signal) was sold from Julie Mestrallet's Haras de l'Aumonerie for €260,000 to agent John Foote on behalf of Lindsay Park Racing. Stroud Makes Cross-Channel Visit Worthwhile The Channel Consignment, with its draft stationed across the road from the main complex in a freshly renovated annexe of the racecourse, had a notably good day and is near the top of the vendors' table after the first session with 12 yearlings sold for an average of €122,250. Anthony Stroud signed for the most expensive yearling from the draft, a colt by Siyouni out of the dual winner Creedmoor (Invincible Spirit), herself a daughter of the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner and G1 Prix Morny runner-up Vorda (Orpen). The colt, who fetched €320,000, is part of an ongoing dispersal of thoroughbred stock by his breeder Al Shahania Stud, who will offer mares and foals in Newmarket and Deauville this December. One might think that by this stage of the yearling sales season, which has been ongoing since August and in its fifth consecutive week of sales in Ireland, Britain and France, the super-busy Stroud might be feeling a little weary, but in fact the opposite is true. “It's a ridiculous thing to say, but I could keep going,” he said while assessing the day's purchases for a variety of clients. “I've got a good team of people, with the vets and Matt [Coleman] and Emma [Beazley], and so it's pretty organised. I'm fully focused and I've been doing it a long time. A world war could be happening and you wouldn't know about it, you're so completely immersed in it.” Stroud continued, “I think I'm very lucky and privileged to be able to buy these nice horses and I've got some very nice clients and people who support me and go through me. Without them, this wouldn't be possible. The thing is that there are a lot of bloodstock agents that don't have orders, and they work every bit as hard as I might work, and that's pressure – that's hard work. When I'm doing it, I'm working hard, I'm buying a lot of horses and it's gratifying, but I know what the other side of the coin is, and I'm very appreciative of the position I'm in.” Stroud added that the Siyouni colt had been bought for a client of Andre Fabre. He also signed for two colts by emerging young stallion Palace Pier at €210,000 and €180,000, one for the same client and another for Peter Harris, who has also added a Youmzain colt (lot 57, €120,000) and a Dark Angel filly (lot 131, €55,000) to his string. Stroud said of the 91-year-old former trainer and breeder Harris, “He's remarkable. He's a great man and it's such an honour to work with him. I've done it since I was 22, so he and I have been together a long time.” He continued, “Ultimately, you're trying to find nice horses. So whoever you're buying for, at whatever level, you're trying to do the best you can for the budget you've got. Someone like Peter has his own criteria but he is very open-minded as well.” Also among the Channel Consignment's luminaries of Tuesday was lot 118, a Lope De Vega filly bred by Haras Voltaire. She was bought for €230,000 by Carlos Lerner, who, with son Yann, trained last year's Prix du Jockey Club winner Look De Vega, by the same stallion. “She's a magnificent filly,” he said of the third foal of the Group 2-placed Merimbula (Dalakhani). “She's a daughter of Lope De Vega, a stallion we particularly like. We're going to give her the time she needs and we hope she has as spectacular a career as her sire.” Baaeed Leads the New Boys Shadwell's first-season sire Baaeed had three yearlings in Tuesday's sale, two of which were sold at €320,000 and €270,000 respectively. Jeremy Para of SAS Marais signed for Haras de Colleville's colt out of the speedy Group 2 winner Restiadargent (Kendargent), whose offspring also include the G3 Prix Texanita winner Kingentleman (Kingman) and Listed winner Restiany (Frankel). Jeremy Brummitt and Ghislain Bozo of Meridian International teamed up to buy lot 206 from Ecurie des Monceaux. The Baaeed filly is out of the Listed winner Think Of Me, a daughter of the brilliant So You Think who died this week. Thought for the Day Perhaps hopes had been pegged a little high after a generally strong yearling season in Europe, but the vibe has so far not carried over into Arqana October. A patchy start to a bloodstock auction is nothing new, and it will be no surprise to see the clearance rate pick up for the forthcoming sessions. As we witnessed to a degree during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, when a sale has been particularly strong in the previous year it perhaps has a daunting effect for some buyers, who may then return to action as the week unfolds. Tomorrow is another day. The post ‘Physically Perfect’ Night Of Thunder Colt Tops Steady Arqana Opener 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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