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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
By Jonny Turner Ben Hope has a mountain to climb on Tuesday, but there is business to handle first at Oamaru on Thursday. After going desperately close in the past, Hope will again combine with Muscle Mountain in the Group 1 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington. Hope and father Greg will balance putting the finishing touches on their three-pronged attack on the renowned trotting event with having starters at Oamaru, as well as Addington on Friday. The Hope stable’s squad of four heading south of the Waitaki includes Franco Elvis, who will be clocking up plenty of miles on the road this week. The pacer made a right hash of the standing start in his outing at Kaikoura on Monday. Franco Elvis switches back to the mobile at Oamaru, which looks a big boost to his winning claims. “He has got the ability there to win these races, but it is just about getting it out of him,” Hope said. “He didn’t take anything out of himself at Kaikoura so we thought we would back him up.” “On ability he would be a pretty good winning chance, it’s just a matter of him getting a bit of luck and showing up with his best.” Rena is arguably the biggest winning threat among the Hopes’ Oamaru team. The three-year-old has run two ninths this time in; she was unlucky in the first before taking on strong company in her next start. “They went a good time last start and it was a much stronger field,” Hope said. “We gave her a bit of a freshen-up after that and she seems quite well.” “She is a handy filly and I would expect her to be hard to beat.” Val Thorens heads to Oamaru with two seconds and two misses this time in. In his two recent starts out of the money, the trotter has made costly mistakes when sent out as race favourite. “He has got the ability but he is not an easy horse.” “Manners will be key with him, he has gone two nice races when he has trotted.” “If he trots all the way he will be up to that field, but you never quite know with him.” Ar Gee Rulz will also wear the Hope colours at Oamaru on Thursday. “He’s an honest horse and it looks quite a suitable race for him.” “If he gets a bit of luck he should go a pretty handy race.” Muscle Mountain has drawn barrier 7 in the Group 1 Dominion on Friday. The Hope camp goes into the feature event as happy with their stable star as possible. “We are pretty happy with the draw and the horse is in a really good place.” “The campaign has gone really smoothly and we have been able to get five runs into him.” “Being a bit older he can handle the racing better and he needs it too.” “When he was younger he could rely more on his natural ability.” “All in all we are really happy with him and we just hope he can get his share of luck on the day.” Stablemate Mr Love will start alongside Muscle Mountain on the front line in the Dominion in barrier 9, while Midnight Dash will have to contend with barrier 15. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism will race next year before he retires to stud at Coolmore's Ashford Stud, according to Aron Wellman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, one of the colt's co-owners.View the full article -
its shaping up as heading towards a close 3 way finish between orange ,hall and mcdonald.. the tab odds are still very short for all 3 and not really worth investing on. even the odd of the drivers who have little chance seem way too short. but looking at the horses the drivers have drawn,it could be any of the 3 i mention winning. Orange has the better upcoming drivers but still is a way off the leaders and mcdonald and hall both have some handy drives and they could keep accumulating the points and hold the lead. the german may keep accumulating,but really the horses he has drawn count him out of any chance of winning. the final heat on tuesday,orange,hall and mcdonald all look like they are on horses who would be unlikely to run in the first 3. That last heat has quite a difference in recent form of the runners and its not really a fitting final race to finish on. You would think hrnz should have programmed something more even on cup day to be fair to the drivers.. -
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Coolmore's John Magnier has donated approximately 14 acres of land to develop a new training facility for the Tipperary Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), RTE reported. The land is adjacent to the Tipperary GAA's current base. The expansion of the Tipperary GAA's Coolmore Morris Park in Thurles will allow for the creation of a new, “state-of-the-art centre of excellence”. In a statement, Tipperary GAA CEO Murtagh Brennan said, “This investment represents a watershed moment for Gaelic games in Tipperary and underscores our long-term commitment to nurturing athletic excellence and supporting the next generation of hurlers and footballers. “Crucially, this expansion will serve not only our elite teams but the thousands of young boys and girls who represent the future of Tipperary GAA. It will provide a safe, modern and inclusive environment for youth development, physical wellbeing, and personal growth. “The wider Tipperary community will also benefit, with this facility acting as a hub for participation, pride and connection across our county. “Tipperary GAA extends its sincere gratitude to Mr Magnier for his outstanding generosity and vision. “This development is not just an enhancement of facilities–it is an investment in the future of our county, our players, and our sporting community. It will ensure that Tipperary GAA continues to flourish and that our athletes have every opportunity to reach their full potential.” The post Magnier Donates Land To Tipperary GAA 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
Every year, about 17,000 Thoroughbreds are born in North America. Let's assume half of them are colts: 8,500 male horses bred with ambition in their blood. Of those, maybe 50–if we're being generous–will ever make it to stud. The fillies often retain value as broodmares, but even then the industry quietly accumulates thousands of horses every single year whose careers end without a clear path forward. And for far too many of them, that path ends at the slaughterhouse. We talk about racing fatalities in terms of breakdowns on the track. But what about the horses that vanish off it? The ones who served their purpose and then became too expensive, too inconvenient, too anonymous to keep around? That's not just a moral dilemma. It's a failure of our product life cycle. That's where Breeders' Cup Sunday Comes In This is a proposal for the Breeders' Cup to launch a national, multi-discipline competition circuit exclusively for off-track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs). A series that spans the calendar year, beginning with the Pegasus World Cup in January and culminating in the Breeders' Cup in November. Events held on the biggest racing weekends: Derby Day, Travers, Pacific Classic, Blue Grass Stakes. A Sunday stage, built for second chances. This wouldn't be a showcase or a goodwill gesture. It would be real competition, with real stakes. Show jumping. Dressage. Eventing, and other disciplines uniquely suited to retired racehorses. Because when you put a Thoroughbred in front of a crowd, with purpose and spotlight, magic still happens. Not Charity, Market Correction Breeders' Cup Sunday wouldn't be about pity. It would be about potential. With enough prize money to matter, we flip the paradigm from “how do we find homes” to “how do we compete for one?” That's how markets work. When something has value, people protect it. They invest in it. They build stories around it. For decades, we've leaned on aftercare as a charitable afterthought. That model is noble, but it isn't scalable. What's scalable is value. And this one idea could solve three things at once. Economic Value A well-planned, well-funded, Thoroughbred-only show circuit can do what decades of fundraising haven't: make these horses desirable again. It would create a viable secondary market, where a horse that once struggled in the claiming ranks might shine in a jumper ring. Imagine a $7,500 gelding winning a championship on Travers weekend, and suddenly, everyone wants a horse just like him. This wouldn't just save lives. It would lift the entire value chain. Trainers would think twice before running horses into the ground. Auction houses could host alumni classes. Regional breeding programs could have incentives built in. Even stallions who missed the commercial mark might sire athletic, versatile OTTBs that thrive on these stages. This doesn't just help aftercare. It helps everyone who touches the sport. Fandom and Attendance These Sunday events would run parallel to the big racing Saturdays. They wouldn't compete with racing. They'd complete it. Families attending to cheer on their OTTB might stay to watch the stakes races. Dressage riders and jumper fans might stumble into the thrill of the paddock. New audiences. New owners. New storylines. This is also how we grow fractional ownership and micro-share models through easy customer acquisition. Storylines In today's world, attention is currency. Storytelling is economy. And we are sitting on the greatest untold stories in sport. Comebacks. Redemption arcs. Second acts. Imagine following a once-forgotten claimer now winning hearts in show jumping. Imagine an OTTB who ran dead last in the Derby returning to Churchill Downs five years later and winning a freestyle competition under the twin spires. We've seen it before. We just don't package it. Look at what “Welcome to Wrexham” did for a fifth-division football club. Look at how “Drive to Survive” doubled F1 viewership. We don't need to invent drama. We just need to shine a light on the ones already walking among us. Breeders' Cup Sunday could become the bridge between disciplines, between fan bases, between chapters of a horse's life. It could be the thing that carries over not just horses, but owners, breeders, and dreamers. It could scale globally with events accompanying the big days like the Dubai World Cup and the Saudi Cup. Because this sport isn't just built on speed. It's built on belief. We are a sport of dreams. Of what might be. Of what could be. We just need to extend that dream beyond the finish line and give these horses a chance to write one more chapter in their story. –Sobhy Sonbol, Nile Bloodstock The post Letter To The Editor: How Breeders’ Cup Sunday Can Be A Sustainable Solution To Racing Aftercare 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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