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    • Thomas Hudnut and Damascus Castellanos have been re-appointed to the California Horse Racing Board by California Governor Gavin Nesom, according to a CHRB report on Wednesday. Hudnut of Beverly Hills has served on the CHRB since 2021. Hudnut was President and Chief Executive Officer at Harvard-Westlake School from 1987 to 2013. He was Headmaster at The Branston School from 1982 to 1987. Hudnut earned a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Diplomatic History from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Princeton University. Castellanos of Pico Rivera has served since 2020. Castellanos has been a Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer at Teamsters Union Local 495 since 2021 where he was a Business Representative from 2005 to 2021. He was a Business Representative at Teamsters Union Local 630 from 2001 to 2012. Castellanos is a Member of the California Thoroughbred Horseman's Foundation. Both positions require Senate confirmation. The post Hudnut, Castellanos Re-Appointed to CHRB by Governor appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Industry Voices: A 6th Circuit decision involving the Interstate Horse Racing Act could have wide-ranging impact beyond Michigan on regulators, horsemen, and purses.View the full article
    • Horse has progressed ok since that win last Winter Mr Galah. Thought I would let you know this week that IMPERIAL COMMAND did so well in the spring he is attacking the Big Group 1 Maori Mile at Bendigo on this coming Saturday night. won't win it , as the champ Keayang Zahara will do that. .  But since the Win last June IMPERIAL COMMAND trotted to 7 more wins and 6 placings from 18 starts to make Open Class. The Gaths have him going along nicely ok. they are great trotter trainers. Open class may be a bit tough though although he is down to about 1.56 capable now . not quick enough for a Group 1 though. footnote: Kingman the NZ Cup winner down to resume in the Bendigo Cup (the race before the Maori Mile ) on Saturday night. The trotters actually race for 100k. and the Cup only worth $75k this year and reduced to a Group 2 as Victoria Harness runs broke these days.  so the prizemoney is falling away accordingly.    
    • There was mention of a sales complex being part of the new Waikato training facility so, the shock should be at a minimum.
    • Knobelas (NZ) (Belardo) gets another crack at Roadcone (NZ) (Almanzor) this Saturday and Michael Kent Jnr is adamant the setting for the rematch is advantageous for his charge. The pair will clash in the $130,000 Henry Byron Moore BM84 Handicap at Flemington. The 1600-metre event will be run three weeks after their stoush over 1500m on the Caulfield Heath track, which Roadcone won narrowly after pinching a break turning for home, and Kent is confident Knobelas can gain revenge. “She’s obviously very progressive; six starts for three wins and three seconds and one more stride and she gobbles up Roadcone last time,” Kent, who trains Knobelas in partnership with Mick Price, said. “Naturally we’re looking forward to the big spacious track of Flemington versus Caulfield Heath, which probably undid her a bit last time. “She looks to be a really nice horse for the future and third-up on Saturday, we should be close to our peak fitness.” Knobelas’ Caulfield Heath effort followed a dominant first-up win over 1400m in benchmark 70 grade at Pakenham, which was her first start since finishing second in the Silver Bowl Final (1600m) at Flemington on July 5. The daughter of Belardo, who will be ridden by Beau Mertens, meets Roadcone 1.5kg better for the last-start defeat and will start from barrier two with Roadcone to spring from gate nine. Also engaged are in-form duo Sneaky Sunrise (The Autumn Sun) and Hiyaam Proud (Pride of Dubai), along with Knobelas’ former stablemate Angland (NZ) (Ace High). Kent is excited about seeing the four-year-old back out to 1600m and would like to think this preparation is a stepping stone to bigger things. “She’s a no-frills horse and gives you no feel at home – I’ve often said it, she’s probably one of the worst trackworkers at home – but you don’t judge how she’s going off a trackwork form,” Kent said. “I don’t think she’s ever won a trial, but she just goes to raceday and when you ask her to quicken, she just goes, vroom, and just launches. “She’s very progressive. We’ve got to be optimistic that we can get some Black Type with her at some point, because she does have such a good record and has got a lot of traits that make a Black Type mare. “She’s got tactical speed, she travels well, relaxes, and then she’s got a big turn of foot at the end.” View the full article
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