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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Three more wildcards have been added to the Arqana Arc Sale, bringing the total number catalogued for the October 4 auction to 40. The newcomers are led by Zakharova (lot 32), the winner of the Listed Prix Joubert on her most recent start for Francois Belmont trained filly The three-year-old daughter of Zelzal was also was also placed in the Prix de Thiberville and Prix Caravelle. Relaxx, who is also three and a daughter of City Light, will be offered as lot 40. Third in the G3 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon over the weekend, the Carlos and Yann Lerner trainer also won the Listed Prix Bagatelle earlier this season and hails from the family of Never On Sunday. The trio is completed by the thrice-raced Romanised juvenile Dorado (lot 59), who was recently third for trainer Alicja Karkosa and is a half-brother to GIII Florida Oaks winner Outburst (Outstrip). The post Trio of Wildcards Added to Arc Sale 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
It should never be underestimated the magical journey that just one horse can bring a person on and owner-breeder John Farrell is a good example of exactly that. Taking the advice of his wife – which is always a wise thing to do – , Farrell purchased an unraced filly by Derby winner Alamshar before putting her into training with Joanna Morgan back in 2008. That was 16 years ago now and the filly in question, Snap Alam, won five races before producing a host of winners that carried the Snap prefix. The latest of which, Snapretend (Make Believe), won at Punchestown last week. That was quite a timely boost given her half-sister by Ghaiyyath [lot 119] sells at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, which gets underway on Tuesday at 10am. She represents an exciting new chapter for Farrell, who will also offer a Sioux Nation filly [215] from the Snap Alam family. Both horses are being consigned by Moyfinn Stud. “Basically, I bought a yearling filly by Alamshar on my wife's advice back in 2008 and now here we are,” Farrell sums up his success story. “I am entirely blessed to do it. The name Snap comes from my family – Shane, Niamh, Aisling, Paul and Patricia. We try to keep that with all of the horses we name.” He added, “Joanna Morgan, who lives just across the river from us here in County Meath, took her on to race and she won five times. Pat Smullen, lord have mercy on him, won twice on Snap Alam while Declan McDonogh also won twice on her. The fifth win was ridden by none other than Joseph O'Brien and that's how we came to use him as our trainer. Snapraeterea (Buratino) and Snapraeceps (Canford Cliffs) were rated above 100 while Joseph also got Snapius (Buratino) and Pedisnap (Footstepsinthesand) to win races and achieve a decent level. They are all sons and daughters of Snap Alam so you could say it has grown organically.” Farrell is quick to pour cold water on attributing his success down to anything other than luck. Luck and the fact they are trained by O'Brien. He commented, “A lot of our success is down to the great trainer – I think he is the common trend. It's been fantastic to be associated with Joseph. He really is brilliant. I'm very lucky that I was born and bred on a farm and we have the space for the horses. We have plenty of room and can do a lot of the work ourselves. It started off through Patricia, who is a school teacher by trade but came from a farming background and always had riding horses down through the years. I probably was reluctantly dragged into it and then the children started riding so it grew from there. When you put the hours in yourself, you gradually build up your confidence. We started off small with half-breds and now we're involved in the Flat. What's really brilliant about this breeding game is the great people we have met along the way. It's been a joy and we're learning as we go along.” O'Brien is not the only common trend here. Farrell's philosophy on breeding is an interesting one given he doesn't get sucked into fashion and, ultimately, is ruled by his pocket when it comes to deciding on mating plans for his mares. “I do a bit of research and I take advice from people but I usually pull the trigger myself. I make my decision from a judgment and a financial point of view. I try to get the balance right between speed and stamina and I just think I have been very, very lucky. There has been a lot of luck involved. But it's a constant debate I would be having with myself, weighing up which stallions might suit the mares best and getting that balance between stamina and speed. It's a bit of an art in itself.” He added, “We were extremely lucky with Buratino for example. And he was an unfashionable stallion. Likewise Canford Cliffs. He didn't turn out to be a fantastic stallion but we were extremely lucky with him as well. I just try to do as much research as I can.” That being said, Farrell has fashion on his side at Tattersalls Ireland this week. Young stallion Ghaiyyath appears to be all the rage thanks to the exploits of Opera Ballo, Mandanaba and more in Europe, while Irish import The Padre looked genuinely exciting when landing a Grade 2 on debut for Phil D'Amato at Del Mar. Then there is Sioux Nation, who speaks for himself, and Farrell says both of his fillies are good models by their respective stallions. He said, “We have a lovely Ghaiyyath filly – and she actually is lovely – out of Pedisnap, who I mentioned won twice for Joseph and is a daughter of Snap Alam. I chose Ghaiyyath because I absolutely loved him as a racehorse and please God she goes down well. She has a lovely temperament. Then we have a Sioux Nation filly out of Snapollentia and I think she is a very nice model with a great temperament, also. Paul Giles of Moyfinn Stud, who does a brilliant job, is consigning them for us so it will be something different to look forward to for us this week. I suppose this is something we'd like to expand on. You'd love to be in a position to keep them all but it would be nice to have the whole thing paying its way a little bit. We've been extremely lucky on the track but, I genuinely think that our luck is down to the fact we became associated with Joseph. That's not blowing smoke. But this is a very expensive game so it would be great if we could wash our face to a certain degree.” He added, “But to be honest, we don't rely on getting a touch at all. You nearly have to operate on the assumption that you will not get a touch. Any of those kinds of things are a bonus. You just can't rely on getting a big payday in this game because, as soon as you start relying on that, that's when a horse will get injured on you or something bad will happen. That's a big reason why we like to work within our means and cut our cloth to measure. But are going to Fairyhouse with a degree of confidence because we have two nice models by nice sires and out of two good mares as well. So, please God it goes well. Nothing can replace the thrill you have on the track but selling is necessary because you need to replenish the vessels.” None of this would have been possible without Snap Alam. Farrell reports the 18-year-old darling of the farm to be in rude health and is already dreaming about what could be in store for his blue hen when it comes to covering time next year. He reported, “Snap Alam has a very sweet Ten Sovereigns filly foal at foot. Ten Sovereigns has gone off the radar a little bit but Snapraeceps bred a lovely colt by Ten Sovereigns. He [Snapaurum] actually won on debut at Dundalk and we got him sold to Hong Kong so we have had a lot of luck with the sire. We didn't cover her this year because it went a bit late but, all going well, we'll cover her with something cheap like Wootton Bassett next year!” He concluded, “On a serious note, I will be open to a load of suggestions on that. At the start of every year, it's a blank canvas and you can really dream. I have to say I was impressed by Delacroix at Leopardstown and he could be interesting if he goes to stud because he would be one who has that nice blend of speed and stamina. We will try to put a bit of speed into her and hopefully we won't lose too much stamina. It's nice to dream about it for now.” The journey continues. The post Owner-Breeder Farrell Looking Forward To ‘Something Different’ At Tattersalls Ireland 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
Eight races with purses and awards totaling more than $1.5 million will be offered as part of the undercard of Breeders' Cup championship weekend at Del Mar Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, the Breeders' Cup and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced Monday. Five undercard races will be contested as part of the Oct. 31 Future Stars Friday program, highlighted by the $200,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes for 2-year-olds at one mile on turf, and the $200,000 Listed Senator Ken Maddy Stakes for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up at five furlongs on the turf. Also on the Friday card are two stakes races for California-breds on the main track: the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies and the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile, both at seven furlongs. There will be three undercard races on the Championships Saturday program Nov. 1, anchored by the $300,000 GIII Goldikova Stakes Presented by Yaamava' for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, at one mile on the turf. As is the case with the 14 World Championships races, all eight undercard races will be conducted free of medication. Final race order and post times for both Friday and Saturday programs will be announced Oct. 22. Nominations for all undercard stakes close Oct. 23 with the Del Mar racing office. The post Lucrative Races on Breeders’ Cup Undercard 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
Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. was injured Sept. 21 when he was dislodged from his mount in the third race at Churchill Downs.View the full article -
Yes but not wagering anything close to what this crowd was. Still interesting to know what happened.
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