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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Invincible Spirit's Marvelman has been sold to Bond Thoroughbred Limited, the organisation's Charlie Bond revealed. The 3-year-old G2 Park Stakes hero is likely to be supplemented to the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on British Champions Day, October 18 at a cost of £70,000. Trained by Andrew Balding, the colt was winning his first stakes race at Doncaster last weekend and was previously owned by Mr and Mrs Rex Gorell. Bred by Gigginstown House Stud, Marvelman sold for 140,000gns out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to Balding from the Lynn Lodge Stud draft. Bond said, “We've been following the form, I was at Doncaster on Saturday and when I saw him win as well as he did he stood out. If everything goes well in the lead-up to Ascot he'll be supplemented for the QEII. I've obviously had a word with Andrew and he's keen to step him up to the mile for one more run this season. “He looks more of a four-year-old, but Andrew said he really started to come to himself before his last race and after winning like that, why not? If the ground conditions come up the same he'll love it, so if Andrew is happy to go for it I'm quite happy to play the supplementary fee (£70,000).” Bond also had an update on multiple group winner Maranoa Charlie (Wootton Bassett), who was a June purchase. Second in the G1 Prix Jean Prat, the 3-year-old colt was third in the G1 City Of York Stakes and is aiming for the G1 Prix de la Foret at the beginning of October. “The Foret has been his target since York. Christopher [Head] wanted to run him there, even though it looks like he's probably going to get a mile next year,” Bond added. “We're really looking forward to seeing him run on home turf and touch wood his prep work at the moment is going well. “I think he's quite versatile ground-wise. It was obviously quite quick ground at York compared to what he'd been running on and he was coming back at them at the line. Soft ground won't inconvenience him.” The post Marvelman Sold To Bond Thoroughbred, Likely To Be Supplemented To QEII 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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In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Given “a new lease on life” after undergoing kidney transplant surgery three months ago, Ken Ramsey was looking for a way to say thank you to Dr. Sandip Kapur. “This is the premier doctor in New York and he's got all kinds of accolades, but he's never had a horse named after him,” the longtime owner/breeder said of Dr. Kapur, Chief of Transplant Surgery and Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “So I said, 'I've got six 2-year-olds that I bred and I'm gonna name the very best one after you.'” A son of Gainesway sophomore sire McKinzie out of Ramsey's stakes-winning and graded-placed homebred Ava's Kitten (Kitten's Joy), the “very best one” was named Dr. Kapur. McKinzie is already the sire of six stakes winners, led by GISWs 'TDN Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick and Scottish Lassie. Ava's Kitten made all 13 of her career starts on grass and her full-brother Real Solution carried Ramsey's famed red-and-white silks to wins in two of the top grass stakes in the country, the GI Arlington Million and GI Manhattan S. Ken Ramsey heads to the winner's circle | Annette Jasko Ramsey, of course, also bred and raced Dr. Kapur's broodmare sire, the aforementioned late champion grass horse and perennial leading sire Kitten's Joy. “My only fear was that this horse could possibly be a turf horse,” Ramsey said. After posting his 11th workout at Gulfstream Park July 27, the four-legged Dr. Kapur was nearing a debut for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. Just maybe not where Ramsey had in mind. “I didn't want to run him down there in Florida, I wanted to bring him to Saratoga to see what I got,” Ramsey said. “If you're gonna be the best, you've got to beat the best. If he's Derby material, I want to know.” Now stabled at the Spa, Dr. Kapur posted two more breezes, including a sharp, four-furlong move from the gate in :47.60 (4/106) Aug. 17. Joseph gave Ramsey four different options to pick from for Dr. Kapur's debut. Which one will it be Mr. Ramsey? “Hell, I want to run him on Travers Day against the best,” he said. Off at odds of 5-1 going six furlongs in the always loaded maiden special weight on the Travers undercard Aug. 23, the blinkered Dr. Kapur was sent to the front by jockey Luis Saez and immediately shadowed by 'TDN Rising Star' Big Dom (McKinzie) through an opening quarter in :22.64. Dr. Kapur enjoyed a narrow advantage as they straightened for home, dug down bravely when met by Big Dom in deep stretch and just came up a neck short in a race that didn't deserve a loser. It was another 3 1/4 lengths back to favored Vino Vici (Vino Rosso) in third, the only horse in the field of eight with a prior race under his belt. The final time for six furlongs was 1:09.47. Both Big Dom and Dr. Kapur received matching 84 Beyer Speed Figures. “We jump out of the gate on top and lead every step of the way except the last two steps,” Ramsey said. “What really impressed me, Big Dom hooked him at the sixteenth pole and they went head to head and nose to nose right up to the finish line and the 'TDN Rising Star' only beat us by a neck. That's why we ran on Travers Day. Everybody saves them for that day.” Ramsey added, “You run that good on Travers Day means that I've got a pretty good horse.” Dr. Kapur returned to the worktab Thursday with a three-furlong breeze in :37.07 (2/5) over the Oklahoma training track in Saratoga. He is targeting a seven-furlong maiden special weight at Keeneland Oct. 16 with a long-term eye on the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. at Churchill Downs Nov. 29. Dr. Kapur (inside) finishes a game second behind 'Rising Star' Big Dom on debut at Saratoga Aug. 23 | Sarah Andrew “This one is special,” Ramsey said. “I want to develop him slowly and give him plenty of time between races. With those two races, we'll find out how good he is on the dirt.” Ramsey is winless from seven previous starters in the Kentucky Derby. His best finish came with Ten Cents a Shine, eighth behind Funny Cide in 2003. “I'll be 90 on the third day of November. My doctor says that I have the kidney of a teenager and that it's possible that I can live to be 100,” Ramsey concluded. “I'm very excited. I just hope this could be the one. Wouldn't it be a nice story if me and Dr. Kapur showed up at the Derby?” Since launching 'Second Chances' in 2017, 64 maidens have been featured in these pages (through 2024), producing 25% graded stakes winners, 34% stakes winners and 48% stakes horses. The series has introduced eight future winners at the top level, led by this year's GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and GI Travers S. winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief), 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin) and fellow two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). The post Second Chances: With a New Lease on Life, Ramsey Dreaming Big With Dr. Kapur – ‘If He’s Derby Material, I Want to Know’ 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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After competitive graded stakes losses in his only two races of 2025, Dresden Row lines up as the 6-5 morning line favorite in the CA$150,000 Durham Cup (G3) Sept. 20 at Woodbine. View the full article -
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In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses: Saturday, September 20, 2025 3rd-HSN, ¥14,250,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m KATTAPPA (c, 2, Speightstown–Smuggler's Moon, by Gun Runner) was bought back on a bid of $75,000 out of last year's Keeneland September Sale and was knocked down to this trainer for $115,000 at this year's OBS April Sale after breezing an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5. The March foal's unraced dam, a half-sister to 2017 GI Pennsylvania Derby third Giuseppe the Great (Lookin At Lucky) and SP Gibby (Tizway), is the first daughter of Gun Runner to be represented by a starter. The deeper family includes 3-year-old stakes winners Indian Ocean and Megan's Halo. O-Naoya Fujii; B-Buck Pond Farm Inc (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori TAKASUTAKASUTAKASU (c, 2, Mor Spirit–Mopsicle, by Liam's Map) was purchased for just $3,000 as a short yearling at the 2024 Keeneland January Sale and made for a nice profit when hammering to Pick View for $62,000 at the OBS October Sale. Consigned to this year's OBS March Sale by the latter operation, the Feb. 21 foal went a quarter-mile in a snappy :20 2/5 and was snapped up by Emmanuel de Seroux's Narvick International for $450,000. Ryusei Sakai has the riding assignment. O-Katsuya Takasu; B-Twin Oaks Bloodstock (KT); T-Hideaki Fujiwara Sunday, September 21, 2025 4th-NKY, ¥14,250,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m BOOM BAP BEAT (c, 2, Into Mischief–Point of Honor, by Curlin) is set to become the first starter for his dam, winner of the GII Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and subsequently runner-up in the GI Acorn Stakes and GI Alabama Stakes at three. The chestnut was a nose second in the GI Ogden Phipps Stakes and third in the GI Personal Ensign Stakes at four in 2020 and made a single appearance at five before being retired. Boom Bap Beat was purchased by this trainer for $1.25 million at last year's Keeneland September Sale and he looks to become the fourth high-profile debut winner in as many weeks for this barn. The Gun Runner half-brother to Boom Bap Beat was purchased by M.V. Magnier and White Birch Farm for $1.5 million during last week's Book 1 at KEESEP. O-Susumu Fujita; B-Alpha Delta Stables LLC (KY); T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida 6th-HSN, ¥14,250,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m BLANC DE BLANCS (JPN) (c, 2, Frosted–Orchestrate, by Tiznow) is out of a full-sister to 2005 champion 2-year-old filly Folklore, who was sold to J S Company for $200,000 with this colt in utero at the 2023 Keeneland January Sale. Orchestrate is also a half-sister to MSP Delightful Quality (Elusive Quality), the dam of dual Eclipse Award-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Essential Quality (Tapit), while Folkore's daughter Rhodochrosite (Unbridled's Song) is responsible for Japanese Triple Crown winner Contrail (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Blanc de Blancs has the services of leading rider Yuga Kawada. O-Yuji Hasegawa; B-Mishima Bokujo; T-Haruki Sugiyama The post Into Mischief Colt Looks To Keep Nakauchida Barn Hot at Nakayama 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
A number of changes to the upcoming 2025/2026 National Hunt programme, including a minimum rating requirement for Grade 1 novice and juvenile hurdles, were announced by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on Thursday. Horses will only be allowed to run in the top-level contests should they have achieved a rating of 110 or higher, either through a published handicap mark or as assessed by the BHA handicapper to have to raced to that level in at least one hurdle run. There is also an increase in the number of weight-for-age novice chases. As a result, a significant number of class three novice limited handicap chases have been removed and replaced by beginner/novice chases with a minimum value of £12,000 (rising to £15,000 in 2026). The changes, which come into effect immediately, are part of wider efforts to strengthen British Jump racing by giving horses more opportunities to gain valuable early jumping experience and hone their technique over obstacles. The changes can be viewed in full here. Tom Byrne, BHA head of racing and betting, said, “There's a recognition across our industry about the importance of growing the number of horses – and particularly high-quality horses – that are bred, owned, trained and raced in Britain. “Central to this is ensuring that developmental pathways exist so that we are nurturing future talent and, over the longer-term, making sure we are competitive at the top level. “The changes being introduced for the jumps season are primarily geared towards improving the quality of racing for our participants and customers, and giving our promising younger horses the right opportunities to help them fulfil their potential over hurdles and fences. “Like the measures introduced as part of the 2026 fixture list, such as the point-to-point bonus series and additional investment in the Elite Mares' Scheme, these improvements may take time and require patience before we start to see the true benefits. For instance, the changes to weight-for-age novice chases may well result in some smaller field sizes for these contests in the short-term. “But we firmly believe that whether it's refining the novice chase division, requiring our top novice and juvenile hurdlers to show a level of form before competing in Grade 1 contests, or bolstering competition and returns for connections in the North, these are positive steps that can help support the long-term future of British jumps racing.” The post Changes To UK NH Programme Announced By BHA 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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