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One day after her half brother, Salamis, won the Hollywood Derby (G1T), Segesta became a grade 1 winner herself when taking the $302,000 Matriarch Stakes (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 29.View the full article

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has quickly made a mark on the Kentucky horse racing circuit since shifting his tack from New York. The 33-year-old native of Puerto Rico secured his first Churchill Downs leading rider title with 46 wins through the Fall Meet.View the full article

At the end of wagering in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2, Spendthrift Farm's Ted Noffey and Further Ado closed as the top two individual betting choices.View the full article

Well Cup week over for another year, always enjoy catching up with mates not just in Christchurch, but all around NZ as well as some from overseas.  Meeting for breakfast before races one day, the subject of Entains Safer Betting, or Responsible Gambling. Many didnt know much about offerings, so a quick look on the TAB App, and we tick on Responsible Gambling….well it directs you to Entain.com.au, so gives info on South Australian and Northern Territory code of practice for responsible gambling🤣🤣🤣 Can also click on Safer Betting, which is a real cop out, as really they are putting the onus back onto the punter…. how many punters with gambling problems will look at these options, very few i suggest.    Also interesting is this statement….We have a team of dedicated staff well versed in providing advice and assistance. We regularly make contact with customers where we’ve identified there may be some element of risk??? WTF, none of the 20 or so punters that discussed this had ever had the TAB check in with them regarding their loses, and some were pretty big punters, in fact only contact that was ever made by the TAB was regarding account restrictions? Also mentioned by group, it seems most of Aussie operators email customers win/loss statements each month, i know Sportsbet & Betfair did, nothing from Betcha & TAB, in fact worse that that, they have set up Betcha to entice young people to bet, mostly on sport. I feel uneasy about this, youngsters have gambling at their fingertips 24/7, unlike people around my age, early 80s TAB only opened certain days of week, no casinos and no online betting. What are others views on this matter, it seems people are worried about greyhounds getting injured, but is enough getting done helping gamblers online?       

For a start do Levin pass on to Otaki any of the special NZTR Funding from the following categories: Meeting Type; Venue Category; Race Meeting Compliance; Club Compliance Funding; Event Tier. If Levin have 3 out of the 13 meetings held at Otaki shouldn't they be paying at a minimum 23% of the costs to maintain the track and facilities?

What do you call full revenue for a raceday rental?

Are you serious?  Surely you aren't suggesting that he took a sit behind Elyssian Fields which stopped reall quickly.  Pinn tried to settle EV but he was running very strongly.  EV is better over 2000m and he was always vulnerable coming back to 1600m and giving that much weight to Mary Shan who admittedly is running above her previous form at the moment.

Shifting his tack to Churchill Downs for the 26-day Fall Meet, Irad Ortiz Jr. rounded out the session with 46 wins, including two landed on Sunday's closing day. The mark represented the most wins at the meeting since Julien Leparoux won 63 races “It's been very successful since moving to Kentucky,” Ortiz Jr. said. “It's been great to be able to ride for so many new owners and trainers. I'm very thankful for everyone who's helped us get to where we are.” Represented by Steve Rushing, Ortiz' most notable wins at the Fall Meet included Further Ado in the $400,000 GII Kentucky Jockey Club; Alpine Princess in the $400,000 GIII Falls City; On Time Girl in the $225,000 Fern Creek; and Life of Joy in the $200,000 Rags to Riches. Ortiz won five races twice during the Fall Meet: Nov. 12 and Saturday's Stars of Tomorrow II card. Ortiz' brother, Jose Ortiz, was second in the standings with 37 wins. He was followed by Luis Saez (28), Tyler Gaffalione (28) and Axel Concepcion (11).   Cox Secures 10th Leading Trainer Title Brad Cox notched his 10th Churchill Downs title with 21 wins after Sunday's closing day program. It marked his first Fall Meet training title since 2017. Cox, a 45-year-old Louisville native, enjoyed a banner day on Saturday with five wins from eight starters. He joined Steve Asmussen as the only two horsemen to achieve that feat since Churchill Downs records have been documented since 1991. Asmussen won with five of seven starters on Thanksgiving Day in 2021. Cox's starters on Saturday: Sticker Shock ($8.48), Kentucky Belle ($4.68), Swift Blade (9th at 8.88-1), On Time Girl ($8.22), Kilo Tango (3rd at 4.16-1), Further Ado ($3.42), Life of Joy (4th at 2.93-1) and Cannoneer ($5.54). Cox also became the eighth all-time leading trainer at Churchill Downs when Further Ado gave him win No. 500 and, one race later, Cannoneer delivered win No. 501. Cox teamed with Irad Ortiz Jr. to win 18, including four stakes: the Kentucky Jockey Club; the Falls City; the Fern Creek; and the $200,000 Rags to Riches. Brendan Walsh finished second with 14 wins, while Joe Sharp rounded out the top three with 13 victories.   Godolphin Earns Owner Title The race for the Fall Meet leading owner at Churchill Downs came down to the final day Sunday, however, Godolphin held the advantage with seven wins. This is Godolphin's fifth leading owner title. Their wins at the meet included Bella Ballerina in the $400,000 GII Golden Rod and six allowance victories. The post Godolphin, Irad Ortiz and Brad Cox Top Churchill Downs Fall Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hope Road (Quality Road–Marley's Freedom, by Blame) turned the GIII Bayakoa Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday into her own personal workout as she cruised home a winner. Following the lead of Simply Joking (Practical Joke), the heavy favorite was waiting to pounce from the bell through the end of the backstretch. The Cicero homebred who was firing on all cylinders went by her opponent before the top of the lane and never looked back. The final running time was 1:36.38.   Sunday, Del Mar BAYAKOA S.-GIII, $101,500, Del Mar, 11-30, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:36.38, ft. 1–HOPE ROAD, 121, f, 4, by Quality Road 1st Dam: Marley's Freedom (GISW, $1,233,935), by Blame 2nd Dam: Relaxing Green, by Formal Gold 3rd Dam: Charlotte Augusta, by Chief's Crown ($575,000 RNA Ylg '22 FTSAUG). O-Cicero Farms LLC; B-Cicero Farms LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 14-6-4-2, $1,016,620. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Simply Joking, 118, f, 3, Practical Joke–Imply, by E Dubai. ($65,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Berkels0813 LLC, CMNWLTH LLC, Grantley Acres and Conner, Ryan; B-Barlar, LLC (PA); T-Michael W. McCarthy. $20,000. 3–Mahina, 121, m, 5, Bolt d'Oro–Malibu Pier, by Malibu Moon. ($100,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-U.S. Equine, Burke, Walter, Sones, Aaron and Wilson, Harry; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Patrick Gallagher. $12,000. Margins: 6HF, 2 3/4, NO. Odds: 0.40, 4.80, 28.40. Also Ran: Jane Austen, Home Game, Lemon Muffin, Warming, Precise Timing. Scratched: Deep Blue. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Quality Road’s Hope Road Blazes Home In Bayakoa Stakes At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article