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    • Been plenty of success stories with the Focus Chief. Here's a great win for the Notoriuosly BAD Mannered horse OUR PADDY BOY .  a very expensive $300,000 from NZ purchase by Robert Sangster , he played up so bad on Colin Hayes that Colin took him to various training tracks just to get him to go on the track at times . He just cheated all the time. Even in training. About to give up with frustration they changed jockey and ADDED some QUALITY gear.  here's a bit from the horse's story.  but two things were different. Mallyon was back in the saddle and Paddy was sporting blinkers for the very first time. One of life’s genuinely uncomplicated characters was now paired with a blinkered psycho. They fell in to win by a half-head at even money. Sydney, it was to be! NZ 'bad-boy' OUR PADDY BOY famously Wins the AJC Derby, defeating the NZ top 3 year old horse RING THE BELL (Tiley), when challenged in one of the great classic races.    Not sure if Sangster 'demanded' Blinkers go on all his expensive thoroughbred purchases after this but the thought must of crossed his mind ? 😎😉👍
    • Blinkers seem to work well on Queen Zou. Who would have thought?  Has had them on twice for a win three starts ago and a unlucky nose second today when they were put back on.       
    • With further evaluation of the racing surface ongoing, the Maryland Jockey Club has canceled its remaining programs this weekend at Laurel Park.View the full article
    • MGSW/GISP 'TDN Rising Star' Messier (Empire Maker–Checkered Past, by Smart Strike) will stand stud in 2025 at New York's Rockridge Stud for $5,000 LFSN in a deal brokered by Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock, the farm announced Friday. The Sam-Son Farm homebred was purchased at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Sale by Donato Lanni on behalf of SF Bloodstock, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing for $470,000 and broke his maiden in his 2nd start to become a 'Rising Star', winning by 6 1/2 lengths. He bested Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah) in his next start in the GIII Bob Hope Stakes and followed that with a runner-up finish in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity. A 15-length victory in his 3-year-old debut in the GIII Robert B. Lewis earned a 103 Beyer and he secured a spot in the GI Kentucky Derby with another runner-up finish in the GI Santa Anita Derby in April. As a 5-year-old, he took wins in the Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct in March and followed up a few weeks later with a win in the GIII Westchester at the Belmont at Aqueduct meet. He retired with a  record of 15-4-5-1 and earnings of $593,690. “Messier was an exceptionally athletic colt with a very high cruising speed,” said SF's Tom Ryan. “He won graded stakes races at ages two and three and again at age five. His performance in the Bob Lewis was outstanding, stopping the clock at 1:42.40 and winning by 15 lengths with a 103 Beyer. He is an exciting addition to the stallion ranks in New York.” Messier joins Americanrevolution, Chewing Gum, Disco Partner, Mind Control, Slumber, and War Dancer for the 2025 season at Rockridge Stud. The post MGSW/GISP ‘Rising Star’ Messier To New York’s Rockridge Stud In 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Three jockeys were hospitalized following a five-horse spill during the first race at Woodbine Nov. 22. View the full article
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