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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A quartet of top-level winners headline the catalogue for the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, which takes place from Monday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 3. A total of 885 lots will be offered across the three days, with the cream of the crop set to go under the hammer during the fourth edition of the Sceptre Sessions scheduled for Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2. Heading the stellar cast in 2025 are the four-time Group 1 winner Porta Fortuna (Caravaggio) (lot 1734), the first Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old Filly ever to be offered for sale as a filly in/out of training, and last year's G1 Sun Chariot Stakes heroine Tamfana (Soldier Hollow) (lot 1743), who was also placed in two Classics. They will be joined by this year's G1 Prix de l'Opera scorer Barnavara (Calyx) (lot 1753) and the globetrotting Choiysa (Night Of Thunder) (lot 1717), winner of the GI Jenny Wiley Stakes. That quartet feature among a total of 25 Group- and Listed-winning race fillies to be offered across the two Sceptre Sessions. They are joined by the high-class French filly Survie (Churchill) (lot 1723), who was beaten just a head in last year's G1 Prix de Diane; the G2 T von Zastrow Stutenpreis winner and multiple Group 1-placed Tiffany (Farhh) (lot 1747); and the Group 3-winning three-year-olds Atsila (Phoenix Of Spain) (lot 1711), Lady Of Spain (Phoenix Of Spain) (lot 1754) and Saqqara Sands (Oasis Dream) (lot 1756). Other potential highlights include last year's G1 Irish Oaks third Purple Lily (Calyx) (lot 1447), plus Group 3-winning older fillies such as Fair Angellica (Harry Angel) (lot 1706), Karmology (Golden Horn) (lot 1749), Rage Of Bamby (Saxon Warrior) (lot 1451) and Spiritual (Invincible Spirit) (lot 1729). Alongside fillies and mares who have excelled on the racecourse, the Sceptre Sessions will showcase proven Group 1 producers, led by the blue hen Suelita (Dutch Art) (lot 1726), dam of the G1 2,000 Guineas winner Chaldean, who will be offered carrying a Frankel own-sibling, and Way To My Heart (Galileo) (lot 1738), dam of the dual Group 1-winning two-year-old filly Precise (Starspangledbanner), who will be offered in foal to Wootton Bassett. They will be joined by the dams of three further Group/Grade 1 winners this year in Moment Of Truth (Teofilo) (lot 1444), dam of the Diana Stakes heroine Excellent Truth (Cotai Glory); Visions (Worthadd) (lot 1760), dam of the Phoenix Stakes hero Power Blue (Space Blues); and Liberisque (Equiano) (lot 1755), dam of the Flying Five Stakes scorer Arizona Blaze (Sergei Prokofiev). Others set to go under the hammer include Onshore (Sea The Stars) (lot 1739), dam of the G1 Grand Prix de Paris-winning young Onesto, and Unaided (Dansili) (lot 1708), dam of the GI Breeders' Cup Mile-winning filly Uni (More Than Ready), who will be offered in foal to City Of Troy. The Sceptre Sessions also feature mares from many of the best families in the European stud book, including Magic Ring (lot 1751), a Dubawi full-sister to Henry Longfellow out of the outstanding racemare Minding (Galileo); Chere Darmoiselle (Kingman) (lot 1724), a half-sister to Too Darn Hot out of brilliant racemare and producer Dar Re Mi (Singspiel), offered in foal to Zarak; and Caliyza (Le Havre) (lot 1452), a half-sister to the Aga Khan Stud's multiple Group 1 winner Calandagan, offered in foal to his sire Gleneagles. “In its short history, the Sceptre Sessions of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale has established itself as one of the highlights of the worldwide bloodstock sales calendar, providing a showcase for the very best fillies and mares available in Europe and from further afield,” said Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony. “This year's renewal looks the equal of any of the first editions with four Group/Grade 1-winning fillies on offer, alongside outstanding broodmares including the remarkable Suelita and Way To My Heart, the dam of 1,000 Guineas favourite Precise. “The Tattersalls December Mares Sale has for many decades been the source of fillies and mares who go on to be the cornerstone of breeding operations around the world and we look forward to welcoming the usual international cast of buyers to Newmarket for the most influential breeding stock sale in Europe.” The full catalogue is available to view here. The post Porta Fortuna and Tamfana Among Four Top-Level Winners to be Offered at Tattersalls December 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
Soft ground at Newbury on Friday meant that times were distinctly unimpressive, but a filly with a future shone through in Lilt (Lope De Vega). A daughter of James Wigan's star mare Dank (Dansili), the William Haggas-trained newcomer was allowed to saunter along on the front end by Cieren Fallon and when threatened by Hollywell Stream (Lope De Vega) gave more to seal a cosy neck success. “She had given me a nice feel at home and had a freebie there,” the rider said of the daughter of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and Beverley D. Stakes heroine. “I knew she had a turn of foot, so I thought I'd use it late on and she battled to the line.” “I was happy to let her dawdle and do her own thing in front and she'd have learnt a lot there without having had a hard race,” he added. “Her best bit was the last half a furlong and she's going to go on and progress next year as she's a big filly.” The post Dank’s Daughter Lilt Off The Mark On Debut At Newbury 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
Multiple grade 1 winner Locked will miss his intended engagement in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) because of an untimely illness and has been retired from racing. He will stand at Gainesway Farm for the 2026 breeding season. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction Oct. 22 in a lawsuit initiated 3 1/2 months ago by a Sunland Park-based veterinarian against the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU). The case involves anti-constitutionality claims that are similar to a number of other lawsuits swirling in the federal court system. But the civil complaint filed by Jason Scott, DVM, is unique because it raises the issue of what happens when a mixed-meet vet is found in possession of medications that are prohibited for use in HISA-covered Thoroughbreds, but the vet claims those substances were solely intended for Quarter Horses, whose regulation is outside of HISA's jurisdiction. United States District Judge Sarah Davenport (District of New Mexico) wrote in Wednesday's order that Scott “has not established irreparable harm for any of his claims.” The order means the veterinarian's underlying lawsuit can still proceed, but without the injunction he requested. The judge also opted not to have the court interfere in a scheduled arbitration hearing between HIWU and Scott that is set for Nov. 19. Scott's lawsuit stems from a Feb. 13, 2025, search of his truck at Sunland, during which HIWU agents found bottles of the injectables Sarapin (an analgesic also known as Pitcher plant extract) and Adenosine Monophosphate (a vasodilator commonly referred to as AMP). Both are listed under HISA rules as “banned” substances that are never to be found in any covered Thoroughbred or possessed on any HISA-regulated grounds. Scott's lawsuit, filed July 3, stated that the Authority's published rules “never clarify” how “practicing veterinarians with a Mixed Practice [that caters to both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses at the same track] must adjust their day-to-day business to comply with federal law.” The judge rejected that line of reasoning. “Plaintiff accuses the Authority of not 'provid[ing] a single word of guidance as to how Covered Veterinarians must alter their practice to comply with Rule 3214(a),'” the judge wrote. “The Court disagrees; the way veterinarians 'must alter their practice' to comport with Rule 3214(a) is by refraining from the conduct it proscribes, i.e. possessing banned substances or banned methods. “Those substances are enumerated in the Authority's 'Prohibited List,' leaving scant room for confusion over what can and cannot be possessed,” the order stated. “Further, Plaintiff's statement that 'possession is not the fact on which liability depends' is simply untrue,” the judge wrote. “Possession is the exact fact on which liability depends and 'delineates [the Rule's] reach in words of common understanding.'” The judge further wrote that in general terms, a regulation “need not spell out all situations” where an activity is prohibited. “Veterinarians can always comply with Rule 3214 by not possessing the substances it prohibits,” the judge wrote. In his complaint, Scott brought three main challenges to HISA and Rule 3214: 1) That Congress's creation of the Authority violates separation of powers principles and the non-delegation doctrine; 2) That Rule 3214, the possession rule, was promulgated in violation of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations and the Administrative Procedure Act and is void for vagueness under the Fifth Amendment, and 3) That “the Act and the FTC Order unconstitutionally assign private causes of action tried to a jury at common law to an administrative tribunal, in violation of the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.” Supreme Court | Getty HISA had responded to those charges in an August court filing by claiming that Scott was seeking his preliminary injunction “based on kitchen-sink claims.” According to HISA, the only “imminent inconvenience” Scott alleged in seeking the injunction was “having to participate in private arbitration on the banned-substances charge” while remaining “free to continue treating covered horses or otherwise engage in horseracing activities without limitation.” Judge Davenport relied on four planks to flesh out the order denying the injunction. “The Court's analysis begins and ends with the most critical factor-irreparable harm,” the judge wrote. “Requiring Plaintiff to proceed before the Authority does not constitute per se irreparable harm, even if the Authority's power is unconstitutional under separation-of-powers principles,” the Oct. 22 order stated. “Any costs Plaintiff incurs from defending against arbitration and the imposition of civil fines do not result in irreparable harm because Plaintiff can recover monetary damages from HIWU and HISA,” the order stated. “Plaintiff's Fifth Amendment due process claim fails on the merits and therefore does not result in irreparable harm,” the judge wrote. “Plaintiff has not identified an irreparable harm resulting from the alleged Seventh Amendment violation,” the order stated. In addition, Davenport wrote that Scott's reliance on precedents “finding that the loss of a professional license is a type of forfeiture, and therefore require a jury, are inapposite.” That's because, the judge wrote, “The Authority cannot revoke Dr. Scott's veterinary license; it can only prevent him from participating in covered races and events.” The post Judge Denies Injunction Sought By Mixed-Meet Vet Who Argues HISA’s Rules Don’t Cover Meds Meant For Quarter Horses 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
Juddmonte's Shipbourne (Frankel) arrived at Newbury on Friday with a buzz surrounding him and duly went through his maiden as connections would have hoped. Sent off the 10-11 favourite for the 6 1/2-furlong test, the son of Special Duty (Hennessy) followed the pace with ease under Colin Keane and took command inside the two. Sent clear from there, the homebred registered a 4 1/4-length success from Not That Guy (Cotai Glory). “He's a lovely big horse with the size and scope to match his pedigree, but he doesn't realise he's a racehorse yet,” Keane said. “He galloped to the line well and next year a mile will be his trip to start with. He's big and heavy and doesn't want quick ground.” Ralph Beckett trained the winner's full-brother Task Force and although he was second in the Middle Park, was ultimately disappointing. He believes this son of the operation's Cheveley Park heroine who was awarded two Classics in the stewards' room is a different proposition. “His brother had a wind issue and he bears no resemblance to him,” he explained. “We'll probably put him away and see how we go in the spring.” “That was the perfect start for him and we'll train him like a good horse and see how far he goes,” his trainer added. The post Juddmonte’s Shipbourne Records Impressive Debut Newbury Win, Beckett Has Classics In Mind 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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