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Junior Alvarado's wins included graded stakes wins in the Fred W. Hooper (G3), the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational (G2) and the Inside Information (G2). View the full article

An emotional David Hayes trained his 700th winner in Hong Kong after a race-to-race double in the famous Lindsay Park Racing silks at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening. The two-time Hong Kong champion trainer has endured a nightmare month away from the track, with a bushfire in Australia destroying 90 per cent of the infrastructure at his family stable and causing the loss of seven horses. China Win provided Hayes with a winner the day he returned to Hong Kong from battling those bushfires with...View the full article

Last week's Five Fleet Fillies all came out of two back-to-back races on Gulfstream's Pegasus World Cup card. 5. MOVIN' ON UP, GP, 1/24-10th, 1 1/16 miles BEYER SPEED FIGURE-92 (3rd) (m, 5, by Accelerate-Stifle Yourself, by Cairo Prince) O-Ken Ramsey. B-Estate of Harvey Clarke (Ky). T-Saffie Joseph Jr. J-Edgard Zayas. For the second consecutive race, she appeared poised to win in the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf only to be run down late–and Crevalle d'Oro (below) was involved both times. Except for a couple of subpar efforts at Kentucky Downs, she's been steady on the grass. For those carrying on the racing legacy of the late owner-breeder Clarke, her pedigree is truly “All in the Family”: her female side traces back three generations to Clarke's mare Arch's Gal Edith, dam of Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another (Flower Alley). She was claimed from the Clarke family in late 2023 by Ken Ramsey.   4. CREVALLE D'ORO, GP, 1/24-10th, 1 1/16 miles BEYER SPEED FIGURE-93 (2nd) (m, 5, by Constitution-Sonoma d'Oro, by Medaglia d'Oro) O-TCC Stables and Michael and Jules Iavarone. B-Sandra Sexton (Ky). T-Jose D'Angelo. J-Jorge Ruiz. She has changed hands twice in her last five starts, most recently for $500k at the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale after a good fourth in Del Mar's tough GIII Goldikova Stakes. But her consistent form has been uninterrupted: her last three Beyers have been 91, 90 and now 93 from this Pegasus Filly & Mare runnerup finish. Her new owners are Michael and Jules Iavarone and their TCC (Triple Crown Capital) Stables.   3. DESTINO D'ORO, GP, 1/24-10th, 1 1/16 miles BEYER SPEED FIGURE- 94 (f, 4, by Bolt d'Oro-Heart of Destiny, by Lion Heart) O-Steve Landers Racing. B-Hurstland Farm and James Greene Jr (Ky). T-Brad Cox. J-Junior Alvarado. To say Destino d'Oro is a genetic overachiever is an understatement: out of 28 horses to race under the first three dams, she's the only stakes winner. But she's a good one. Achieved with her usual flying finish, the Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf victory was her fifth in eight starts for Arkansas owner Landers, who bought her as a 2-year-old at OBS April for $185,000.   2. STERLING SILVER, GP, 1/24-11th, 7 furlongs BEYER SPEED FIGURE- 95 (2nd) (m, 7, by Cupid-Sheet Humor, by Distorted Humor) O-Mark Anderson. B-Mallory and Karen Mort (NY). T-Anthony Margotta Jr. J-Javier Castellano. The 7-year-old New York-bred millionaire was a solid runner-up to Grand Job (below) in the GII Inside Information Stakes in what could be her swan song: she is scheduled to be bred to Gun Runner. Mark Anderson, who owns auto repair shops in Milwaukee, tapped into a gold mine when he picked her from a sales video during COVID and bought her for $13k. She not only brought in $1.36 million on the track, but because of her success the breeders sent dam Sheet Humor to Not This Time, and that foal turned out to be Grade I-winning turf miler Rhetorical. With Sterling Silver's value thus ratcheted up another notch, Anderson entered her in the Fasig-Tipton 'Night of the Stars' Sale Nov. 3 with a $990k reserve, and had no complaints when the bidding topped out at $975k.   Grand Job | Nicole Thomas 1. GRAND JOB, GP, 1/24-11th, 7 furlongs BEYER SPEED FIGURE-100 (m, 5, by Justify-Sure Route (GB), by Ishiguru) O-Bell Tower Thoroughbreds and Medallion Racing.  B-Fullbury (Ky). T-Bill Mott. J-Junior Alvarado. After looking every bit like a graded-stakes type in her first two U.S. starts, she sealed the deal with an emphatic Inside Information victory, the fourth score on the card for the prolific Mott-Alvarado tandem. Originally bought by Coolmore-adjacent owners for $105k–seemingly a bargain given Justify's $200k stud fee, even for a May foal–she was sent to Joseph O'Brien and purchased by her current partnership after three seconds in four starts in Ireland. Now the 5-year-old mare is worth much more than her original purchase price.   The post Five Fleet Fillies: January 19-25 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In response to an open letter to the industry published in Tuesday's TDN from The Jockey Club, Mike Repole has proposed a four-hour, live forum between himself and The Jockey Club Board of Stewards, with a $1 million donation to aftercare. The concept was proposed o his feed on X Tuesday evening. “I'm proposing a four-hour, live, uncensored forum between me and the Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club, broadcast for every track operator, owner, trainer, breeder, jockey, employee, horseplayer and fan in the industry to watch. Full transparency. No spin. No scripts. To further encourage you to do what's right for the people of this industry and for the Thoroughbred themselves, I propose a $1,000,000 aftercare commitment tied to this forum. I'll personally contribute $500,000. The Stewards collectively would contribute $500,000.” The Jockey Club's letter rebutted several criticisms that Repole has aimed at the organization as well as others in the industry regarding the decline of the foal crop, aftercare funding, and access to data.       The post Repole Proposes Four-Hour Live Uncensored Debate appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After World Pool made its first appearance in New Zealand last year, the TAB Karaka Millions meeting on Saturday took betting on the meeting to another level. Powered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, World Pool accepts bets from the HKJC’s overseas partners, creating the deepest and most liquid pari-mutuel pools for international top races. With customers from at least 25 participating countries and regions around the world wagering into a single pool, World Pool hosted betting on all six races at Saturday’s meeting, ensuring a 71% uplift in turnover on the meeting. The TAB Karaka Millions 2YO was the stand-out performer, with an 11% increase on last year’s edition. It was a big weekend for World Pool fixtures, with the Al Maktoum Challenge Day at Meydan and the Centenary Sprint Cup & Stewards Cup’ meeting at Sha Tin also covered. World Pool returns to Ellerslie for New Zealand Derby Day aka Champions Day on Saturday, 7 March. On a broader level, Entain NZ reported a seven per cent growth in racing turnover on NZ thoroughbreds in November/December of 2025 as compared to the previous year. It has grown to $121.6 million. Total racing turnover across all codes across those two months, both locally and overseas, was $416.8 million, while active racing customers grew from 142,097 in Nov/Dec 2024 to 157,158 in the same two months in 2025. View the full article