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Hastings Park announced Dec. 5 that it would cease conducting Thoroughbred racing, ending more than 130 years of racing at the British Columbia venue.View the full article

Winning the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) has become old hat for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, who notched his 10th win in the 1 1/8-mile race for 2-year-old fillies when Zany overwhelmed her competition with an 8 1/2-length win Dec. 6 at Aqueduct.View the full article

Lily Hart (lot 207) came into Arqana's Vente d'Elevage a sought-after prospect; a Listed winner and Group-placed four-year-old filly, by Galileo and in foal to Wootton Bassett. She was, said Haras du Cadran's Pierre Talvard, his number one selection of the sale, and when the hammer fell and she was his at €1.05 million, he was temporarily too moved to speak. “She was my selection of the sale,” he said, wiping tears from his face. “I would have done anything for her. She is a daughter of Galileo, winner of a Listed race, in foal to Wootton Bassett–everything that makes me happy. Unreal.” Asked what his plans were for the La Motteraye Consignment member, he said, “I don't know yet, but I'm going to reflect a little bit on it.” Bred by Coolmore, and raced by them in partnership with Masaaki Matsushima and Westerberg, and trained by Aidan O'Brien, the filly was the second on the day to reach seven figures. The Galileo—Wootton Bassett cross has produced 10 stakes winners and four Group 1 winners, including the recent dual Group 1 winner of the Prix Jean Luc Lagardere and Criterium International in Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett). The post Pierre Talvard Gets His Pick Of The Sale With Lily Hart At €1.05m appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The live racing card at Woodbine set for Thursday, Dec. 11 will begin one hour earlier to accommodate the new card after the Dec. 4 program was cancelled following one race, Woodbine Entertainment has announced. The 10-race Thursday card will start the final week of live racing for the 2025 season at the venue, and will now kick off at 4:30pm local time. Cold weather bringing plenty of snow rolled through the area earlier in the week, and the cancellation was agreed upon by the Jockeys' Guild, the HBPA, and Woodbine in the interest of safety. The post Woodbine Moves Thursday Post Time Forward to Accommodate New Card appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It was just the one race that they had the malfunction, then spent the extra time reviewing all they had, which was the video footage. Better to take the extra time and get it right.  Pretty clear cut in the end  

The 2025 Global Symposium on Racing, hosted by the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program (RTIP), will offer a free live stream of the panel discussing CAW Growth and the importance of balancing it with racing' long-term health, it was announced via press release. “The Sustainability Algorithm: Balancing CAW Growth with Racing's Long-Term health” will be available to the public for free via live stream and video on demand. The session is set to begin Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 9:45am MST. More information and access to the live stream may be found here. Online access to the rest of the panels may be purchased at the provided link above. The special access aims to disseminate information on the topic to all racing stakeholders, including the horseplayers. Full coverage of the Symposium, all Tuesday and Wednesday panels, is available via livestream for $149, with on-demand access included. All proceeds directly support the RTIP and its mission to educate the industry's next generation of leaders. The post Global Symposium on Racing to Offer Free Live Stream for Key Panel appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group winner Half Sovereign took the lead at Arqana's Vente d'Elevage when selling for €2.6 million to Henry Lascelles on Saturday evening. A winner of the G3 Prix Miesque for Karl Burke, lot 195 is a granddaughter of the stakes-placed Wedding Party (Groom Dancer), who foaled a trio of black-type horses. Consign, Ltd., offered the juvenile filly, who was acquired by Burke for just 12,000gns out of the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale. Bred by Haras des Trois Chapelles, the Spratt Properties and Elaine Burke-owned bay is a daughter of Baileys Afterparty (Supplicant). “It's brilliant,” said Karl Burke. “She comes back to us as well, so it's a win-win situation. I didn't expect that. She was just a lovely model. I worked the Somerville with Elaine, my wife, and we just loved her. We couldn't believe we got her for 12 grand. Literally, before I signed the docket, Mick Easterby came up and offered me a grand profit. “Luckily for Adam [Spratt], a friend of his came up and said, 'Would you sell half of her?' I hadn't met Adam at that time, but I said, 'Yeah, no problem.' He's a lovely guy and we would have sold half of her to somebody, so I'm delighted it was him.” Burke added of the next targets for Half Sovereign, “We'll see how she trains, we've got a lot of good yardsticks, but I would have thought it would be a French trial and then the French Guineas.” The post Henry Lascelles Snaps Up Half Sovereign For €2.6m At Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Solitude Dude (c, 2, Yaupon–After the Party, by Into Mischief), a runaway 9 1/2-length debut winner at Gulfstream Nov. 1, made 1-9 look like a bargain in Saturday's Inaugural S. at Tampa Bay Downs. He chased in second through an opening quarter in :21.68, took over at the five-sixteenths and opened daylight in the stretch to win by eight lengths while stopping the timer for six furlongs in a sharp 1:09.07. Max Capacity (Maxfield) was second; Langvad (Awesome Slew) was third. Solitude Dude becomes the eighth black-type winner for his freshman sire (by Uncle Mo). Golden State Juvenile Fillies S. winner Mohaven is bred on the same Yaupon x Into Mischief cross. The winner's dam After the Party was bred to Volatile for 2026. INAUGURAL S., $102,500, Tampa Bay Downs, 12-6, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.07, ft. 1–SOLITUDE DUDE, 122, c, 2, by Yaupon                 1st Dam: After the Party, by Into Mischief                 2nd Dam: Defy Gravity, by Bandini                 3rd Dam: Quickest, by Forest Wildcat ($55,000 RNA Wlg '23 KEENOV; $85,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo '25 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Chris Fountoukis; B-Martha Buckner & Matthew Ernst (KY); T-Saffie Joseph, Jr.; J-Edgard J. Zayas. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $84,000. 2–Max Capacity, 122, c, 2, Maxfield–Madam Mom, by Uncaptured. ($38,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR; $210,000 RNA 2yo '25 FTDJUL). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-LBR Racing Stable & Schmidt, Michael S.; B-Ocala Stud (KY); T-Richard P. Sillaman. $20,000. 3–Langvad, 122, c, 2, Awesome Slew–Malibu Melody, by Malibu Moon. ($23,000 Ylg '24 OBSOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Friedfertig, Steven & Shining Stables LLC; B-John B. Penn (FL); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $12,500. Margins: 8, 1 3/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 0.10, 17.00, 12.90. Also Ran: Undertaker, Super Kick, Go Simple. Scratched: Thunder Chuck. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.   The post Dude! Yaupon’s Solitude Dude Romps in Tampa’s Inaugural appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stepping lively down the lane, Zany (American Pharoah–Mo' Green, by Uncle Mo) ran to her odds as she took the 104th running of the GII Demoiselle Stakes at the Big A on Saturday and earned herself 10 points on the trail to the GI Kentucky Oaks. A first-out winner on debut at Gulfstream Park in early November, the 2-year-old was backed to the hilt at the windows for her first higher-level attempt. Zany tracked Shilling (Global Campaign) into the first turn and up the backstretch. When it was time to move, the chalk responded to the outside and entered the lane full of run. She proceeded to run up the score and win by multiple length in geared-down fashion. Jumping the Gun (Gun Runner) was the runner-up. The final running time was 1:50.55. The win gave trainer Todd Pletcher his 10th Demoiselle. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. Sales History: $350,000 FTSAUG '24. O-Repole Stabe; B-D.J. Stable (KY); T-Todd Pletcher. The post Oaks Points Go To Zany As She Runs Up Score In Demoiselle Stakes At Big A appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article