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    • Talented sprinter Beauty Waves made the perfect start to life with new trainer Tony Cruz, banking a tough win in Saturday’s Class One Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup (1,000m) at Sha Tin. Recently transferred to Cruz after four wins for Pierre Ng Pang-chi, the Irish import enhanced his reputation as a straight-track specialist when he proved too slick for strong opposition in Saturday’s feature. Backed from $6.9 to $3.7 late, Beauty Waves was sent forward by Alexis Badel to race on the speed and...View the full article
    • Denying a treble for Coolmore and Wootton Bassett on The Curragh's Saturday card, Moyglare Stud's homebred Suzie Songs (Starspangledbanner) wore down Ballydoyle's 2-9 favourite Flushing Meadows in a thriller for the G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey Stakes. “She's a nice filly with a bit of size and scope and is bred to go further,” Colin Keane said of the Ger Lyons-trained 7-2 second favourite, who built on her Cork debut win 15 days earlier to prevail by a short head with the market principals 3 1/4 lengths clear of the remainder. “She wants it and seven or a mile is where you'll see best of her.” Ger Lyons has one target in mind. “The one that's missing off my record is the [G1] Moyglare [Stud Stakes] and I'd love to win it–they are my owners and I'd say that's where you'll see her next.” The post ‘She Wants It’: Suzie Songs Battles For Keane To Upset Flushing Meadows appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Making it two-for-two on the card for the lethal combination of Aidan O'Brien, Ryan Moore and Wootton Bassett, Beautify ended the unbeaten run of Lady Iman (Starman) in The Curragh's G2 Airlie Stud Stakes. Sent to the lead from the outset, the homebred daughter of Dansili's G3 Munster Oaks winner Words and granddaughter of Moonstone kept finding as that 8-15 favourite threatened inside the final furlong. Pulling clear at the line, the 2-1 second favourite who was third on debut over this course and six-furlong trip last month registered a two-length success, with Al Shira'aa Racing's €1million Arqana Deauville August sensation Skydance (Night Of Thunder) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. The post Quickfire Wootton Bassett Curragh Double As Beautify Takes Command appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Such is the record of The Curragh's Barronstown Stud Maiden, it is a given that Aidan O'Brien reserves one of his best for the seven-furlong contest and Dorset lived up to the billing to become Wootton Bassett's latest TDN Rising Star. Runner-up on debut to stablemate Amadeus Mozart over course and distance earlier this month, the grey relative of the dual 1,000 Guineas heroine Winter was sent straight to the front by Ryan Moore. Kept company throughout by the yard's newcomer Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel), the 4-9 favourite safely held that son of Newspaperofrecord at bay to score by 1 1/2 lengths, with the Joseph O'Brien-trained Al Haarith (Lope De Vega) 2 3/4 lengths away in third. Making it 15 TDN Rising Stars for the sire, the €400,000 Goffs Orby Book 1 graduate Dorset is one of five among the stable's current crop of juveniles after Albert Einstein, Italy, Simply Astounding and Albert Einstein. “He's a lovely straighforward horse who will get further,” commented O'Brien, who had won this race with City Of Troy, Rip Van Winkle, Gleneagles, Roderic O'Connor, Duke Of Marmalade, Horatio Nelson and Australia. “Ryan gave him an uncomplicated ride and he's a good mover who could go for any of those races–the Futurity, the Tyros or Newmarket for the Superlative. The runner-up is lovely and he travelled well. With the run under his belt, he'll be fairly hot in a maiden next time.”   1st-Curragh, €20,000, Mdn, 6-28, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:24.48, gd. DORSET (IRE), c, 2, by Wootton Bassett (GB) 1st Dam: Snowflakes (Ire), by Galileo (Ire) 2nd Dam: Laddies Poker Two (Ire), by Choisir (Aus) 3rd Dam: Break Of Day, by Favorite Trick Sales history: €400,000 Ylg '24 GOFOR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €16,000. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O-Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Snowflakes Syndicate; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. The post Dorset Becomes Fifth TDN Rising Star For Wootton Bassett In 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Saturday’s A$160,000 Asahi Super Dry Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill marked a deserved breakthrough for the super-consistent Misterkipchoge (NZ) (Ocean Park). The New Zealand-bred son of Ocean Park had won only once in his 20-race career before Saturday, but his last 12 starts dating back to last September had produced two seconds, five thirds, four fourths and a fifth. The four-year-old was an emergency for Saturday’s Benchmark 78 handicap, but he snuck into the field and capped that long run of consistent form with an overdue win. Misterkipchoge was ridden by Jean Van Overmeire, who pushed him forward out of the gates to take an early lead. He later settled in third behind Ganbare (Maurice) and Monarchs Brae (Highland Reel) when they slid past him from their wide gates and took up the pace going into the back straight. The Chris Waller-trained Misterkipchoge surged through in between that pair to lodge his claim after coming around the home turn, taking the lead at the 250m mark. The biggest challenge came from Misterkipchoge’s stablemate Pure Alpha (NZ) (Ardrossan), who loomed as a distinct danger on his outside. But Misterkipchoge rose to the challenge and held on grimly, snatching victory by a nose. Racing in the colours of Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock, Misterkipchoge has now had 21 starts for two wins, eight placings and A$254,925. Misterkipchoge was bred by Cliff Erb and is by Ocean Park out of the Mastercraftsman mare Porotene Mhia (NZ). Second dam Ghia (NZ) (Kaapstad) is a half-sister to Freequence (NZ) (O’Reilly), the dam of Group One winner I Do (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) and Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) winner Iggi Pop (NZ) (Savabeel). Erb purchased Porotene Mhia for $10,000 from a 2020 online auction on Gavelhouse.com. Misterkipchoge began his career in the Stratford stable of Gavin Sharrock, finishing sixth and fourth in two starts at Wanganui and New Plymouth in 2023 before being sold privately. View the full article
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