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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Splendora highlights the Beholder Mile (G1), while Gas Me Up and El Potente battle in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G2T). View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The first six out of seven mares bred checked in foal to Hill 'n' Dale Farms stallion Barnes (Into Mischief), a multiple graded stakes winner and $3.2-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling. The first mare bred and checked in foal to Barnes was Private Collection (Curlin). Her second dam is GISW Madcap Escapade (Hennessy). This is also the family of GISW Mi Sueno (Pulpit). Barnes stands at Hill 'n' Dale for $15,000. The post First Mares Checked in Foal to Barnes 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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Trainer David Fawkes issued an upbeat report on Alex and JoAnn Lieblong's Reef Runner (The Big Beast) as he continues his preparations for the G1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan Racecourse on Mar. 28. “He's doing excellent,” Fawkes said. “Obviously I've got to do a lot by video or telephone, but watching him train, he loves it there and he's doing great.” The 5-year-old is taking everything in his stride according to Fawkes in spite of the intermittent military activity taking place around him at the sprawling facility, which is situated just six miles from Central Dubai and roughly 12 miles from Dubai International Airport, which has sustained some minor damage during the first week of the hostilities. “Seriously, nothing bothers that horse, he's bombproof,” Fawkes said, dark humor intended. “I am super happy with him. He's gained a little weight, beefed up a little bit, but that isn't a bad thing, though you do worry about fitness to some degree.” To that end, Fawkes indicated that Reef Runner's training will intensify over the coming weeks. “He is going to open-gallop this weekend, just a real strong half-mile or five-eighths and then come back the following weekend with a half-mile work or five-eighths, I haven't decided yet,” Fawkes said. “The week after that, he comes back for a maintenance half before he runs.” Fawkes is hopeful that Reef Runner's current purple patch of form continues into the Al Quoz. Demoted from an apparent victory in Del Mar's GIII Green Flash Handicap in August–which would have earned him a guaranteed Breeders' Cup berth–the homebred was a convincing winner of the GIII Eddie D. Stakes at Santa Anita the following month. A respectable fourth in the Turf Sprint back at Del Mar on Nov. 1, the Florida-bred rolled home to take out Gulfstream's Janus Stakes Dec. 20 ahead of his success in the G2 1351 Turf Sprint on the Saudi Cup undercard Feb. 14. Left in his wake that afternoon was dual Group 1 winner Lazzat (Fr) (Territories {Ire}). The Al Quoz presents American runners in particular with a new challenge in that they are faced with a straight six-furlong trip. But Fawkes thinks Reef Runner will be up to the task. “He's not a good lead changer, but when it's not five-eighths and he's not under any pressure, he switches his leads beautifully, like he did in the Saudi race,” Fawkes said. “When I gelded him, he switched easier, but he can still be sluggish. One thing I've been told by many people is that horses that are sluggish with their lead changes do well in these straight races.” Fawkes's relationship with the Lieblongs stretches back fully three decades and for the couple, he has trained the likes of four-time graded winner and $1.9-million earner Duke of Mischief (Graeme Hall). The conditioner admits the win in Riyadh on Valentine's Day was one of the crowning moments of his career. “It meant a super-lot to me,” he admitted. “We got disqualified in the 'Win and You're In' and he did not deserve that. The ripple effects of those kind of things are dramatic in terms of breeding a horse like that. These guys have put so much into the game and to own the stallion and the broodmare, that means a lot to them. “A few years ago, Alex said, 'I want to have fun again.' I said, 'Let's do it, let's have fun.' But the best was his wife. If you could see the picture of her with her hands over her mouth, it's a wonderful picture. It means a lot to me that it means so much to them.” Given the current travel restrictions in place in the region and advisories issued by the U.S. State Department, Fawkes is not relying on American-based jockeys being able to make the trip. With that in mind, he said he has had conversations with top rider William Buick, though nothing has been firmed up as yet. Irad Ortiz, Jr. had the mount in the 1351 Turf Sprint. The post ‘Bombproof’ Reef Runner Thriving In Dubai 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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This year's Santa Anita Handicap (G1) has an expected field of six after the scratch of probable favorite Skippylongstocking following travel difficulties.View the full article
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