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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Ceistiu, the dam of this year's Royal Ascot and Qatar Goodwood Festival winner Merchant, will be offered at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, which takes place from November 21-22. The daughter of Vocalised is a full-sister to the multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Steip Amach, while her half-sisters include the GIII Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes winner Ceisteach (New Approach) and Fidaaha (New Approach), the dam of last year's G1 National Stakes winner Scorthy Champ. The nine-year-old Ceistiu, who is in foal to Mehmas, the sire of Scorthy Champ, will be consigned by Clare Manning's Boherguy Stud on behalf of breeder Jim Bolger. “We're looking forward to offering a most attractive young mare – already the dam of a highly exciting Group winner in Merchant and from a very happening pedigree,” said Bolger. “She is also in foal to an exceptional stallion, Mehmas.” Trained by William Haggas, Merchant was a dominant winner of the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot, before taking the step up to Group company in his stride with a narrow defeat of Wimbeldon Hawkeye in the G3 Gordon Stakes at Goodwood. The son of Teofilo was due to put his Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe credentials to the test in September's G2 Prix Niel at ParisLongchamp, but those plans had to be shelved after the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-owned colt suffered a setback. Goffs chief executive Henry Beeby said, “Merchant looks an extremely exciting prospect for the future after his Ascot and Goodwood victories, and the chance to buy his dam, in foal to the brilliant Mehmas, is hugely appealing. We are grateful to Mr Bolger for once again entrusting Goffs with a mare of this calibre, which follows a number of successful collaborations over the years, not least with the likes of Banimpire who topped Goffs November at €2.3 million. “The Goffs November Sale has long been a leading source of Group 1 producers, and this year's catalogue, featuring Ceistiu alongside outstanding drafts from HH Aga Khan Studs, Godolphin, Moyglare and so many more, is shaping up to be another unmissable event for international buyers.” The post Ceistiu, Dam of Royal Ascot and Group Winner Merchant, Heads to Goffs November 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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Social media influencer Griffin Johnson and XBTV analyst and host Zoe Cadman will co-host Thoroughbred Charities of America's Bash at the Breeders' Cup presented by Churchill Downs Incorporated Oct. 31 at the Del Mar Hilton. The evening will offer savory bites, handcrafted cocktails, live music, and a live auction to benefit the TCA. Tickets to the event are availabe here. Live auction items to be offered will include a Del Mar racing package, a box at the Whitney Stakes in Saratoga, a box at the Blue Grass Stakes, a stay at the Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa, 2026 Breeders' Cup tickets, and a two-night stay at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. To preview auction times, click here. Email Erin Halliwell at ehalliwell@tca.org to bid by phone. In addition to Churchill Downs Incorporated, other sponsors of the Bash include Rocket Ship Racing, Haymarket Farm, DJ Stable, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Always Dream Foundation, Candy Meadows Farm, Little Red Feather Cares, Machmer Hall, Herringswell Stables, Tito's Vodka, Maker's Mark, Teremana Tequila, and Jackson Family Wines. Media sponsors include TDN, BloodHorse, Paulick Report, and the Horse Racing Radio Network. Thoroughbred Charities of America was formed in 1990 to raise and distribute funds to charities in the Thoroughbred industry that provide a better life for Thoroughbreds, both during and after their racing careers, by supporting qualified repurposing and retirement organizations and by helping the people who care for them. This year, TCA granted over $1 million to 98 approved charities working within Thoroughbred retraining, rehoming and retirement; backstretch and farm worker services, research and equine-assisted therapy. The post Griffin Johnson, Zoe Cadman to Host TCA Bash at the Breeders’ Cup Fundraiser 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
Half Yours has been backed heavily to win the Caulfield Cup after a fast finishing fourth in the Turnbull Stakes. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Two horses have been handed weight penalties for the $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) which will be held on Saturday week, following their respective victories over the weekend. Ciaron Maher’s Royal Supremacy, winner of The Group 1 Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday, rises from 51kg to 52.5kg in the weight scale having received a penalty of 1.5kg for the Caulfield showpiece. Dominant Group 3 Bart Cummings (2500m) winner Valiant King, who ran ninth in last year’s Caulfield Cup for Chris Waller, rises from 51kg to 52kg in the weight scale having received a penalty of 1kg for this year’s edition. The penalties see Royal Supremacy and Valiant King progress to 26th and 27th respectively in the Caulfield Cup order of entry with both horses currently $15 with racing betting sites behind race favourite Half Yours (52.5kg), who ran a slashing fourth in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) on Saturday. Half Yours is now the $3.50 favourite for the Caulfield Cup, after opening as long as $27 with Picklebet. Both Royal Supremacy and Valiant King also hold entries for the $10 million Melbourne Cup (3200m), with Valiant King securing the fourth live golden ticket into the race that stops a nation alongside Parchment Party, Deakin and Revelare thanks to his Bart Cummings victory. Although both horses remain at 51kg in the iconic race due to the 2kg difference in weight scales between the two Cups this year, the penalty effectively applies against the weight-for-age scale so Royal Supremacy progresses to 32nd in the order of entry. “It was an easy win for Royal Supremacy on Saturday, he moved into the race effortlessly at the top of the straight and was too strong through the line for his rivals,” said David Hegan, Racing Victoria’s (RV) Head of Handicapping. “As a result, he was worthy of a reassessment and takes a 1.5kg Caulfield Cup penalty to rise off the limit of 51kg to 52.5kg while moving up seven spots to 26th in the order of entry. “This places him one spot in the order behind Birdman who carried 1.5kg more than Royal Supremacy in the Metropolitan, but would meet him on level weight terms for that 2.6 length defeat. “In the Bart Cummings, off the very strong pace set by Gilded Water, many were found wanting in the latter stages of the race but Valiant King was the exception, barnstorming from the back of the field to win by an expanding 2.75 lengths on the line. “His runaway victory earns him a 1kg Caulfield Cup penalty off the limit of 51kg to 52kg while moving up 10 spots to 27th in the order of entry. “Neither horse takes a weight penalty for the Melbourne Cup and while Valiant King secured ballot exemption on Saturday, Royal Supremacy does progress up the order nine places from 41st to 32nd given that he is now 9kg below the weight-for-age benchmark for an older male. “Both horse’s true Melbourne Cup weights based on handicap form would now be 50.5kg and 50.0kg respectively, however with the minimum lifted to 51kg this year they were already handicapped on the limit weight and thus their weight won’t change. This takes into account the fact that Caulfield Cup weights are 2kg higher than Melbourne Cup weights this year due to the topweights.” Bart Cummings placegetters Torranzino (second) and Gilded Water (third) both also improved their chances of gaining a start in the Melbourne Cup by passing the first elimination clause and moving up to 48th and 50th respectively in the order of entry. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Sailor Jack produced an impressive trial win at Awapuni on Monday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Sailor Jack impressed trainers Shaun and Hazel Fannin with his trial victory at Awapuni on Monday, and they have their fingers crossed their home track will be back in commission for his first major test of the season. The five-win gelding took out his 1400m heat in the hands of Chris Dell, beating a handy field, which included last-start Group One winner Quintessa. It was the eight-year-old gelding’s fourth trial this time in, with his trainers searching for better footing. “We were really happy with him,” Hazel Fannin said. “This prep, we would have liked to have had him to a race by now, but there has been a lot of rain around, so we have had to wait a little longer than we expected, but he is still coming to hand really nicely. “It was a pretty tidy field today, so we were rapt with how he went.” More: How to bet on NZ horse racing Fannin is looking forward to Sailor Jack resuming in the next fortnight, with the Power Farming Feilding Cup (2100m) at Awapuni’s scheduled meeting on November 1 his first major aim of the spring. “We will look to kick him off in the (rating) 75 mile next Sunday at Waverley,” she said. “Waverley always plays really well, so that should suit him regardless of the weather. “All going to plan with the Awapuni track, he’ll hopefully go to the Feilding Cup two weeks after that.” Awapuni’s newly renovated grass track still needs to be given the green light to return to racing, with Monday’s trials playing an integral part in that process. The Palmerston North track has been out of commission for two years, having initially been set to return to racing on ANZAC Day earlier this year. However, that meeting was abandoned following a slip in the opening race. The track subsequently underwent further remedial work, with RACE calling on the expertise of Flemington track manager Liam O’Keefe to assist in that process. A set of trials took place at the Palmerston North venue in August, and while the club were pleased with the way the track handled those trials, a track inspection a week later confirmed the track needed more time. Fannin was pleased with how the track handled the trials on Monday and is hoping it is in line for a return to racing next month. “There is a lot more grass on it,” she said. “We will wait to see what the powers at be decide with the track, but it seemed to hold up well. “There is still a bit of shiftiness in the track, but there is improvement since the last time it was open for galloping compared to this time coming back to the trials. “It would be nice to be back at the home track, it is less travel for owners and bringing costs down for them is always a big bonus. It would be great to be back racing here as soon as we can.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
David Eustace is hoping the likes of Sports Legend and Amazing Award can kick-start his season as he looks to break his duck at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening. The 34-year-old is the only trainer without a win to his name this campaign, with the only other maiden for the season, Pierre Ng Pang-chi, getting off the mark at Sha Tin on Saturday. The slow start was something that Eustace was expecting, however, and after securing a strong haul of 36 winners in his first season in Hong Kong, the...View the full article
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