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    • Grade I winner and $2.8 million earner Simply in Front (Summer Front–Complicated, by Blame) has been cataloged to the 2026 January Horses of All Ages Sale on Monday, Jan. 12. Richard G. Hogan, agent for Colebrook Farms, is consigning the 4-year-old who is cataloged as a broodmare prospect. Simply in Front is a three-quarter sister to both GISW And One More Time (Omaha Beach) and stakes winner Churchtown (Air Force Blue). She is a half-sister to Grade II winner Honor D Lady (Honor Code). “Simply in Front is a gorgeous mare who comes from a deep, active family with what could have even more black type on the horizon,” Hogan said. “There is real upside for buyers in 2026 and beyond.” In Keeneland's GI First Lady on Oct. 4, Simply in Front collared GISW Choisya (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) inside the sixteenth pole and held off subsequent GI Matriarch winner Segesta (Ghostzapper) to win by a neck. With the performance, Simply in Front scored her third victory in five starts in 2025. She also won the GII Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile and the KY Downs Preview Ladies Turf Mile at Ellis Park in August. At 3, she won the GII Music City Stakes and during her juvenile season, she was runner-up to five-time GISW She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) in the Natalma. “Simply in Front gave us one of the highlights of the Fall Meet with her First Lady win,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “To offer a Grade I winner this January is truly special, and she is exactly the quality that buyers will be seeking for their broodmare bands.” Simply in Front's dam, Complicated, is from an established Phipps family of champion Inside Information and Grade I winner Educated Risk. The online catalog for the January Sale is scheduled to be available Tuesday, Dec. 9.   The post Grade I Winner Simply In Front to Sell At Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Billy Loughnane rode his 200th winner of the year aboard Dandy Khan (Dandy Man) in a Lingfield handicap on Monday. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a memorable campaign and his ridden frequently for Georgey Boughey, as well as Charlie Appleby. Loughnane, a former champion apprentice also rode his first Group 1 winner with Rebel's Romance (Dubawi) in the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin in Germany. Loughnane told Sky Sports Racing, “It's been on my mind since I hit 100 earlier in the year and a goal I set up. “I wouldn't be able to do it without my agent, Tony Hind, so I have to give him a massive shout and all the trainers that have supported me – George, Charlie, everyone at team Godolphin and I also have to mention dad [Mark Loughnane]. “I've had great support and without everyone I couldn't be here.” Loughnane's previous highest win total was 162 from the 2024 season. “I'm very lucky and I want to go racing every day and ride as much as possible,” continued Loughnane. “To be able to start getting some quality there is great and what we all dream of. Next year I have some targets I want to be ticking off again, like some more Group 1s, and I'll be trying. “Whether it's next year or in years to come, winning the title would be my main goal – it's everyone's goal really. I'm going to be trying to do it as best as I can. I've got some stiff opposition to try to pass, but I'll be giving it my best shot.” The post Billy Loughnane Reaches 200-Win Mark For The Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • A day after sending out Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly to win over hurdles at Huntingdon, trainer James Owen has advised of a return to the Flat for another of his dual-purpose campaigners, Burdett Road. The five year-old son of Muharaar was bred and is raced by the Gredley Family, for whom he has already won at Royal Ascot as well as landing two Graded hurdle races at Cheltenham. He has been placed twice this National Hunt season but now looks set for warmer climes. “He is going to Dubai just before Christmas to go for some of the long-distance races out there and then he will go for the Red Sea Turf Handicap in Saudi Arabia, which is massive prize-money. He will have two runs in Dubai then Saudi,” Owen explained.  The trainer had an encouraging outing to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, where Aspect Island, a full-brother to Tasleet, was third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.  “Me and Tim [Gredley have enjoyed our foreign trips and have been successful with Wimbledon Hawkeye and Aspect Island and I just think with horses like Burdett Road, this is a good option,” he added. “[Burdett Road] finished third in the Arkle Trial and there are better ones still to come out, so we were not going to win an Arkle [Chase]. Do we really want to be trying to get four runs into him over fences to run in a handicap chase? And we are not going to win a County Hurdle off his mark. “He could go for the Champion Hurdle again, but again it is tough, so let's give him a chance of winning some proper prize-money.”   The post Versatile Burdett Road Targets Middle East Prize-Money appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • A jockey, veterinarian and a podcaster, Ferrin Peterson juggles all her duties and juggles them well. Peterson has released a new episode of her “The Boundless” podcast. Her guest is Andres Martinez, who is a foreman for Chief Stipe O'Neill. Martinez grew up in Mexico City before his family moved to Tijuana. There he worked briefly at the old Caliente Racetrack before emigrating to the U.S. and the California racing circuit. He got his big break 12 years ago when going to work for O'Neill. Peterson calls Martinez the “Globetrotting Foreman.” One of Martinez's main jobs is to accompany the O'Neill horses when they leave the U.S. for international races. He has been to Dubai, South Korea and Japan and tells of his adventures in each place and the differences between each culture. The Boundless podcast can be heard on the following platforms: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andres-martinez-from-tijuana-to-dubai-a-foremans/id1791259243?i=1000739797533 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Tajk_CYsg; Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gJ9J1d1TybxAOrP5xRyY5?si=qwr5lh27RUuw6nxTioqIDw&nd=1&dlsi=1e604e5acb9a4879 The post Season Two of Ferrin Peterson’s Podcast Now Available appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • The Sporting Art Auction, a partnership between Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington and Keeneland, concluded its 13th edition by achieving total sales of $2.7 million. The high seller was LeRoy Neiman's Lady Liberty, a signed oil on board that realized $229,125. Held at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion on Nov. 13, the auction drew collectors from seven countries who participated in person and remotely. Of the 206 pieces spanning sporting art, American paintings and sculpture, 90% sold. Sale topper: Lady Liberty by Leroy Neiman “We are thrilled with the result of this year's Sporting Art Auction,” said Catherine Ladd Kenneally of Cross Gate Gallery. “The international participation through the online platforms was incredible and really a first for us. As the Sporting Art Auction continues to flourish, we are grateful for our partnership with Keeneland and the community's continued support.” The second- and third-highest-priced sellers were two works by Polish-American artist Andre Pater. His oil-on-canvas Breeders' Cup 1999 realized $141,000, while Watermelon Jockey, a vibrant pastel, recorded $117,500. “The vibrant energy at this year's Sporting Art Auction made for a wonderful event,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “Seeing our Sales Pavilion filled with our community, collectors and enthusiasts who appreciate sporting art is a special way to close our 2025 sales season. We appreciate all of the work by the Ladds and Cross Gate Gallery to make this event happen, and we're delighted to watch its reach and participation grow each year.” The post Leroy Neiman’s Lady Liberty Tops Keeneland’s Sporting Art Auction 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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