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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Frankie Dettori announced Oct. 29 that the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar will be his stateside swansong, with the legendary jockey to retire from race riding in the United States and conclude his career in South America.View the full article -
It'll be ok Mikey. They run the races as ratings Penalty free , and hopefully for as much as Kaikoura ($17,000 per race) to attract the locals to start their horses. The Handicapper should do a ring around to the many fine trotter trainers in the area like Balle, Hackett, Teaz, Chilcott Rogerson, stables and that , and make sure you have some great trotting action. Certainly wish them well to achieve that. afterall , BlairO must be the favourite for the series for New Zealand . and you deserve your 3rd NZ driving Champion Winner on NZ soil ( to go with TonyH MNZM and MauriceM MNZM ) and Blair might even get some NZ Order of Merit letters after his name , if he can win it !!! big local knowledge should see him home. (like young Angus Garrard had winning here in Brisbane beating Carter and Dexter among others) Best of Luck Blair Orange. 🏆 the sport (and your country) are behind you old matey 🏆 .bring home the bacon. -
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Powerhouse jumps trainers Willie Mullins, Dan Skelton and Nicky Henderson clashed on potential Triumph Hurdle candidate Fantasy World (Make Believe) on day three of the Autumn Horses-In-Training at Tattersalls, with the 103-rated gelding destined for Seven Barrows after agent Jerry McGrath struck the 600,000gns winning bid. McGrath had to see off a determined challenge from Harold Kirk on behalf of Mullins – who has drawn a blank this week – while Ryan Mahon, bidding on behalf of Skelton, filled the role as underbidder. Fantasy World was sourced by Luke Lillingston for €70,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale on behalf of the Kennet Valley Syndicate and, trained by Andrew Balding, he has gone from strength to strength this season. A neck victory over Nightwalker in the Noel Murless Stakes at Ascot earlier this month helped to bolster the price tag. “He has been bought to go jumping, but also with a dual-purpose career in mind,” McGrath confirmed. “He has been a horse on the radar for some time and he is progressing. He goes to Seven Barrows and is for an existing owner. Hopefully he is lucky.” He added, “This lad is very progressive – he has won over 1m2f, 1m4f and 1m6f, goes on the slower ground and is a real hurdling type. He looked beaten at Ascot last time and battled back well. He is an exciting horse going forward. He is gelded, but he will have a break now as he has been busy this summer.” Kennet Valley's racing manager Sam Hoskins was visibly delighted after the sale. Hoskins said, “He was always going to be the kind of horse who was going to appeal to the National Hunt or Australian market and we were not going to do either of those things. We are a Flat syndicate and historically we offer our horses at the end of their three-year-old season. He fitted that bill and he will make some hurdler. The timing is perfect having won the Listed race. I would love to see him coming down that hill at Cheltenham – he looks like a real jumper – and that is what he should be doing.” Fantasy World headlined what was a pretty solid day of trade. The turnover climbed by 13% to 11,211,500gns while the median was up by 9% to 24,000gns and the average by 18% to 44,314gns. The clearance rate nestled at a respectable 89% [down by 3% on last year]. Skelton Finds Quick Consolation With 580k Push The Limit Skelton didn't spend long licking his wounds on Fantasy World as, just a few lots later, the leading British-based jumps trainer added Push The Limit (Le Havre) to his team of juvenile hurdle prospects at 580,000gns through Mahon. Push The Limit was the most expensive horse sold through Alex Elliott's Imperium draft. He had been sourced by Elliott for just €48,000 at the Goffs Orby Sale on behalf of Valmont. He came into Wednesday's sale with a rating of 103 and two wins under his belt over 1m3f and 1m4f respectively. Mahon commented, “They were the two horses that we very much wanted tonight. We missed the other horse so we were not going to miss this one. We loved him as a model and he is for a new owner with Dan. Hopefully he will make up into a really nice hurdler.” He added, “The ones you really want are very difficult to get and you have to go all out to get them. Myself and Dan have spoken about him a lot over the last couple of days. Potentially, he could have a dual-purpose career, but that is for Dan to work out!” No Fear For Najd Stud With 500k Purchase Clive Cox's Fearnot (Invincible Spirit), who boasts a rating of 103, was one of the first horses to raise the temperature on what was a chilly afternoon at Park Paddocks when selling to Nico Archdale on behalf of Najd Stud for 500,000gns. “He goes to Saudi Arabia and will be one for the King's Cup,” Archdale commented on the three-year-old colt. “He is a lovely horse, came highly recommended by Clive Cox, and has been highly progressive this season. He was our top pick of the sale.” That sale represented a massive upswing in price for Fearnot, who was sourced by Cox himself for 90,000gns at Book 1. The trainer said, “I am thrilled that he commanded a lot of respect and appreciation – he is a lovely horse and has done everything right. He is a real athlete and I am thrilled he has had such an increase in price. “This is the way the journey goes. I am pleased we have invested quite heavily in yearlings and this allows us to keep taking that approach. Like any marketplace, quality is key and that it is very clear to see.” He added, “It is hard to say goodbye to these horses but I am also very proud to have these horses through our hands. It keeps the enthusiasm and momentum to try and do it again. [Owner] Jason Goddard has been a very loyal supporter so I am really pleased for him.” Cunningham and Spencer Bolster Dubai Squad Owner Phil Cunningham and trainer Richard Spencer invested heavily at the yearling sales this year and continued their recruitment drive on Wednesday, this time with a focus on adding proven horses for a stint in Dubai, where the latter will operate a satellite yard this winter. Through bloodstock agent Sam Haggas, Cunningham and Spencer added the 101-rated Nightwalker (Frankel) from the Juddmonte draft to the team at 320,000gns. Haggas said, “Richard has a team going out to Dubai this winter and that is the main aim for this horse. We bought Sisyphean (Dubawi) for that job [for 65,000gns] yesterday. There is a good programme over 1m6f out there but I will leave that up to Richard.” He added, “This is a lovely staying horse and I think he should have plenty more in him going forward. He looks a really promising horse – he is a big galloping type and he has been highly tried. He was thought good enough to run in the Derby – he was quite well-fancied at Epsom. “He remains a bit unexposed over staying trips – the only time he has run over as far as 1m6f was last time in the Noel Murless and he ran a super race. He has a lot to offer over those distances.” BBA Ireland Bags Classy Prospect Gran Descans Less than 24 hours after landing Geography for 570,000gns on behalf of a Middle Eastern client, BBA Ireland's Mick Donohoe went to 425,000gns to secure Gran Descans (Frankel) on behalf of the same owner. One of the highest-rated horses offered on Wednesday, the Juddmonte-owned and Harry Charlton-trained Gran Descans was a cosy winner at Newcastle when last seen and was bought to continue his career in the Middle East. Donohoe said, “He came highly recommended by Juddmonte. It is a fantastic breeding operation and nursery to buy from. He is a very progressive horse. We certainly think there is more to come – he stays well and has been bought for the same client in the Middle East. Interestingly, pedigree-wise, he is out of a Dansili mare and Dansili is going well in the Middle East. There is more Dansili about this horse than Frankel.” The agent added, “He vetted very well and is another straightforward horse. He will go from here to George Peckham. All the horses we buy for the Middle East go to him. He does a great job, keeps them in full training and they ship from him. Hopefully the horses will be ready to run soon off the plane.” Buys of the day It's fair to say the market this week has been hard to predict. The high-class Deepone selling for only 30,000 gns on Tuesday was a notable example of that and a good few horses appeared to slip through the cracks on Wednesday as well, notably the 97-rated stayer Shadow Dance (Almanzor), who was picked up by Matt Coleman on behalf of Rebecca Menzies for 60,000gns. This is a horse who ran respectably in the Ebor in August and, given the prize money on offer for staying handicaps, he looks well bought. Fair enough, Shadow Dance is a five-year-old and he did miss a year, but his form this year has been very solid and he should provide his new connections with loads of fun. The case could be made that City House (Night Of Thunder), who boasts a Timeform rating of 109, was extremely well bought at just 20,000gns. That rating was the seventh-highest of all the horses sold on Wednesday and he looks even better value when you factor in the fact that he was bought for 180,000gns at the July Sale last year. City House was bought by BBA Ireland to go to Ado McGuinness and he has the rating to take connections to some big meetings. A trip to Bahrain, where he was successful this year for George Scott, could also be in the pipeline. Thought for the day Some of the top lots sold on Wednesday represented a significant upswing on what they cost as yearlings which illustrates, when things go right in this game, the financial gain can be massive. It was great to see. The post ‘He’ll Make Some Hurdler’ – Triumph Candidate Off To Nicky Henderson At 600k appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
I would still like to see this track getting some decent TLC. Would take it out of commission for a couple of seasons but you would then have a premier track with a decent stand in CD. In its better days it was described as well banked and drained. An interesting fact, the Otaki Maori Racing Club voted to join RACE in 2007 and very wisely withdrew from that partnership in 2018.
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