The lone non-stakes winner in the six-horse $400,000 Locust Grove Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Sept. 13, Regaled aims to build on her three consecutive stakes placings for her new connections.View the full article

Spendthrift's first-crop yearling sire Jackie's Warrior cracked the seven-figure barrier Wednesday at the Keeneland September sale when a bay colt out of the placed Taking Aim (Trappe Shot) sold for $1.3 million to West Bloodstock, agent for Robert and Lawana Low. A half-brother to GSW Taking Candy (Twirling Candy), while his dam is a half to GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Tapizar (Tapit), hip 546 was bred by Dixiana Farms and consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent. He had previously gone through the Keeneland November ring for $385,000 when selling to Bolter Bloodstock. The post Jackie’s Warrior Colt Sells for $1.3M to West Bloodstock appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

On Saturday at Leopardstown, they will run the Matron Stakes as part of Irish Champions Day, one of the roughly one dozen Group races that Coolmore sponsors all over the world annually. We sat down at the Keeneland September Sale and spoke with Coolmore's Director of Sales David O'Loughlin about why giving back through race sponsorships and breeding incentive funds is important to the farm. TDN: Explain the scope of Coolmore's involvement in sponsoring races around the world. DO: At the moment, we're sponsoring races all over the world and on the three continents where we're based–in Europe, in America, and in Australia. We support Group 1 races in all of the countries; in Ireland, we're doing the Matron. In England, the Nunthorpe. In France, we have the Prix Saint Alary at Longchamp. We sponsor the German Guineas as well. In America, we've got the Turf Mile here at Keeneland, and in Australia, we sponsor two Group 1s, one in Melbourne and one in Sydney. So it's a pretty broad spectrum of races. We're supporting about 12 Group races, six or seven Group 1s or Classics. TDN: You also give a lot of support to smaller, local events. DO: We sponsor a lot of other small races all over Ireland, in particular, including races at the country tracks. We do a lot of National Hunt races, and point to points. We're also doing sponsorships in Milan and in Warsaw. Basically, anywhere we're doing business and trying to work with the local breeders, we'll sponsor a race. There's a very symbiotic relationship between racing and breeding, so we feel it's very important to help out, to put something back in, to be seen, to ultimately help the customers for the breeders' stallions. It's a very symbiotic relationship. We're all in this together, so we've got to help out. TDN: Can you estimate how much you spend on this? DO: We spend about $5 million worldwide, €1.9 million of that in Europe, where we spend about €500,000 in direct sponsorships and we put €1.4 million into the European Breeders' Fund. The [Irish EBF] is very, very successful. It has been going for over 40 years now. It's a great organization. All the stallion farms support it, and we put €3.1 million into Irish racing this year. So we're the biggest single sponsor of Ireland. In America, we're doing about the same in dollar terms. We're doing about $1.9 million again, $500,0000 direct and about $1.4 million into the Breeders' Cup, which as we all know has been a huge success. We one of the biggest drivers of the American business and in Australia, again, we do direct sponsorships again of about half a million, and we have about the same again at VOBIS. So when you tie it all up, it's about $5 million in U.S. currency. TDN: Why is this an important focus for Coolmore? DO: It has always been a focus for us. Back 50 years ago, together with Airlie, Coolmore used to sponsor the Irish 2000 Guineas. That's the first big sponsorship I remember.  Then Phoenix Park, the Curragh, we were always helping out with races there, and as Coolmore has grown, the whole thing has grown. As I said, we just feel we have to be part of it. We have to help out the industry and we love spreading it around. In Ireland, we're down in Cork, we're in Tipperary, we're in Naas, we're in the Curragh, we're in Leopardstown. We're going back into the grass roots and giving back a bit. And every euro, every dollar is important to racing at the moment. It's really thriving out here in America, but it's not thriving in other areas. So we try and help out. We're sponsoring a race in Warsaw. Germany's a country that's kind of struggling, so we took on the Guineas the last couple of years. We also do a race in Baden-Baden, and we've done a race in Hanover, so we've done a good bit in Germany.  We invest in sponsorship in Poland as it is an emerging racing nation. We have also invested in sponsorship in China, as there could be a real future there as we have seen with the China Horse Club. Basically we feel we have to help out. TDN: What's the reaction from local people? Do you feel that people who go to the races, people who race at those small tracks, do they appreciate it? DO: We get good feedback. We provide a bit of client entertainment at some of them, not all of them. We put on a big day in York, and at Longchamp. We do a bit in Baden-Baden, too, and people really love that and it's a great way of meeting people on the ground. A lot of the breeders are quite a distance from where we are, and we don't get a chance to talk to them. We're on the edge of Europe. Mares are coming into us from Germany, Italy, England, France. A lot of time we're dealing through agents, but we find that with a good day at the races and a nice lunch, you get to know the breeders, you get to hear what's going on, what their concerns are, what they're happy with. It helps us build better relationships, so it's very beneficial in that way too. TDN: What will the Matron be like on Saturday in terms of your participation? DO: We look forward to it. It's always a very good race. It really is one of the best one-mile fillies' races in Europe. You get the older fillies meeting the three-year-olds. There is a great, great history to the race and it's on Champions Weekend, a relatively recent innovation in Ireland. It's been a huge success. It's our Breeders' Cup, and there's always great buzz in Leopardstown on the Saturday. They draw a lot of people and it's a really good day out for young people in particular, with music, bands, a good vibe, and so many Group 1 races over the weekend, so it would be one of my favourite sponsorships in the whole year. It's a day you couldn't miss. The post Q And A: Coolmore’s Global Sponsorships On Display In Saturday’s Matron appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Con Marnane returned to the Osarus Yearling Sale, from where he famously sourced outstanding sprinter Sands Of Mali, to stock up on five yearlings – and a lorry's load of French wine. Just over €1 million [€1,021,500 to be precise] was traded at the Osarus Yearling Sale on Wednesday where the top lot – a Ghaiyyath colt that went the way of Cava Associates – sold for just €45,0000.  And while Marnane admitted that the overall standard at Osarus has slipped in recent times, the larger-than-life Bansha boss stressed the need to shop every sale hard in order to unearth the diamonds in the rough. “This has been a very lucky sale for us in the past,” Marnane explained, in between loading crates of wine. “We got Sands Of Mali here [€20,000] and Itsinthepost [€5,000] won eight Grade 2s in America and won over €1 million in prize-money and he came out of this place as well.” Marnane ended the sale as one of the bigger buyers numerically, with five horses sourced for a total sum of €72,000. The sale itself saw a 76% clearance rate, which was up by 14% on last year, while the €8,500 median was up by €500 and the €10,776 average also marginally up by €752. “We bought some lovely horses but it will be next year until I can tell you how good or bad we did,” Marnane continued. “You'd love if this sale went back to something like its glory days. The standard is down but, like any sale, you need to work it hard to find the nicer ones. “One thing I will say is they are lovely people in this part of France and they look after us very well. Some very good horses have come out of here and we like to support it. We were in Baden-Baden last week and we came here for this sale – we're on a European tour!” The post ‘We’re On A European Tour’  – Marnane Stocks Up At Osarus Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Be interesting to see how these expensive nags go….

They are getting very worried about this figure…

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Resolved ADMC Violations Date: 09/08/2025 Licensee: George Papaprodromou, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on September 9, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Capsaicin—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Sneaker, who won the Fran's Valentine Stakes at Santa Anita on 5/24/25. Date: 09/08/2025 Licensee: Saffie Jospeh Jr., trainer Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of internal adjudication panel. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Ranitidine—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Whiskey Park, who finished second at Gulfstream Park on 4/20/25. Pending ADMC Violations 09/10/2025, Michael Moore, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from One More Scoop on 8/15/25. 09/09/2025, Elias Lopez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Late Blacksmith, who won at Belterra Park on 8/6/25. 09/09/2025, Richard Joseph Hendriks, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Overspent on 8/3/25. 09/08/2025, Michael V. Pino, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Et's Moon Maiden on 8/8/25. 09/05/2025, John Garner Vinson, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Lidocaine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Money Trail, who finished third at Gulfstream Park on 7/25/25. 09/04/2025, Carrie Jo Robertson, trainer: Pending alleged violation concerning Rule 3510(b), “Refusal/failure to cooperate promptly and completely with HISA/HIWU under the ADMC Program Rules.” The horse in question is Witsec. 09/04/2025, Erin Thompson, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Clenbuterol—a banned substance except in specific circumstances—in a sample taken from Motion to Adjourn, who finished fifth at Belterra Park on 6/5/25. Violations of Crop Rule Colonial Downs Gavin Ashton – violation date September 4; $500 fine, one-day suspension Del Mar Juan Hernandez – violation date September 5; $500 fine, one-day suspension Ricardo Jaime – violation date September 5; $250 fine, one-day suspension Prairie Meadows Alredo Triana – violation date September 5; $250 fine, one-day suspension Thistledown Joam Toledo – violation date September 8; $250 fine, one-day suspension The post National Regulatory Rulings: Sept. 4-10, 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Wednesday was a dark day for British racing. Racing cancelled across the land while the sport's leaders made an empassioned stand in the country's seat of power against a proposed rise in betting tax, warning of plenty more dark days to come.  There can be no denying the intent with which the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has set about alerting the government as to the very real threat to Britain's second-biggest spectator sport. The outcome of a proposed 'harmonisation' of betting taxes, which could see the tax on horserace betting elevated from 15 to 21 per cent, will not be known until chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out the Autumn Budget on November 26. In the interim, the BHA has led the charge, in the national media, on social media, and now on the streets of London, to warn of the dangers to a £4bn industry should this tax hike be enforced Wednesday's four scheduled race meetings at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton had all been moved to different dates to allow the sport to come together, the gates of all of the country's 59 racecourses firmly closed, to protest at the potential harm to a sector of the British workforce which is responsible for around 85,000 jobs and which already supplies £300m annually to the Treasury in tax revenue. It is feared that, should the tax hike be given the green light, it will cost dearly a sport which is already beleaguered by a fall in revenue from overweening affordability checks on punters and the eleventh-hour failure of an agreement over Levy reform as the previous government fell last summer.  By lunchtime, jockeys unused to having a day with no race-riding wore silks emblazoned with 'Axe the Racing Tax' in Parliament Square. Tom Marquand and his wife Hollie Doyle, along with Saffie Osborne, Lily Pinchin, Oisin Murphy, Kieran Shoemark, Richard Johnson and Paul O'Brien, joined the demonstration in Westminster, before many of racing's leaders gathered in the nearby QEII Conference Centre for a rally of sorts.  The BHA's acting chief executive Brant Dunshea was joined by new BHA chair Lord Allen, Jim Mullen, who took over as CEO of the Jockey Club in June, Arena Racing Company CEO Martin Cruddace, and six-time champion trainer John Gosden. “The implications are very dangerous. We're starting from a very weak position and this will take the lifeblood out of the game,” Gosden told the gathering of more than 200 people. “I have 100 employees and I won't be able to sustain that. I've been able to sustain that number this year, but if this continues the way it is going, I'll soon be in the situation of laying off 10, 20 or 30 people. That would be tragic, I desperately don't want to be in that position and you're talking to someone at the top of the tree – imagine how it is for the guys halfway down. If I can see the impact, that means they are already in the grinder. “We are not asking for anything other than to be left alone, I understand the government's position but I think this is something that will rebound.” The BHA has commissioned economic modelling which points to a potential cost to the sport in the first year of £66m, putting more than 2,750 jobs at risk.   Leading jockeys joined the protest outside parliament | PA Media   In his address, Dunshea said, “My job is to create an environment where our owners, breeders, trainers, racecourses, jockeys and our wonderful, wonderful stable staff all thrive. If they thrive, our sport thrives. “When our sport thrives, the people of our great nation thrive, but when people fear for their future, the nation struggles. Its people suffer and hope in an industry can decline overnight.” He continued, “The government says the purpose of this proposal is to create a simpler system. The government says its purpose is to create a more streamlined system. And the government says its purpose is to create a fairer system. The gover nment has encouraged all interested parties to participate and respond fully to this consultation. “We have, we are, and our response is clear – no, we do not support this proposed racing tax hike. British racing must be treated differently.” Dan Tomlinson, exchequer secretary to the Treasury, described the potential change in taxation as “levelling the playing field”. He said, “We know horseracing is part of the cultural fabric of the country, that's why it's the only sector that benefits from a government-mandated levy. Our wider gambling consultation is only about levelling the playing field and simplifying the system, and we are working closely with the industry to understand any potential impacts.” Those involved in British racing now have almost three months to wait before hearing the terms of the Autumn Budget which may or may not heap greater concerns on an industry already under pressure. They made their voices heard in Westminster on Wednesday. The question that will linger is whether the government was listening.    The post ‘This Will Take The Lifeblood Out Of The Game’: British Racing Protests Proposed Betting Tax Rise appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Marchogion, a three-time winner for Andrew Balding, and the IHRB 139-rated hurdler Runcok are some of the star lots in the upcoming Tattersalls Online September Sale. Set for 11 a.m. on September 16 and closing at the same time the following day, the sale features 183 lots. There are 147 horses-in and out-of-training, 23 broodmares, six yearlings, four stores, one foal, a breeding right to Cotai Glory and a stallion share in Kodi Bear. Marchogion (lot 71) is rated 97, and the son of Mehmas was a 55,000gns graduate of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. He blossomed into a 160,000gns Guineas Breeze-Up alum when sold to JS Bloodstock and Opulence Thoroughbreds and is from Andrew Balding's Kingsclere draft. Set to be offered as lot 98, Runcok (Cokoriko) will be consigned by Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables. A winning chaser in addition to his tally over hurdles, the gelding is out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Sceau Royal (Doctor Dino). Other lots of note include Leopardstown maiden winner Falls Of Acharn (Sea The Moon) (lot 33); the placed Wootton Bassett colt Daary (lot 21); the IHRB 129-rated Lightkeeper (Walk In The Park) (lot 67); last-out winner Genie In A Bottle (Bungle Inthejungle) (lot 40); a 1/50th stallion share in multiple group sire Kodi Bear (lot 183), who is the sire of G2 Gimcrack Stakes hero Lifeplan); a breeding right in Tally-Ho's Group 1 sire Cotai Glory (lot 182); broodmare New Romance (Dubawi) (lot 174) who is out of the G2 Middleton Stakes heroine and Group 1-placed Beautiful Romance (New Approach); and Mil Et Une Nui Flo (Turgeon) (lot 171), the dam of listed hurdle winner and Grade 1 runner-up High Class Hero (Sulamani) carrying to Maxios. The post Marchogion And Runcok Lead Tattersalls Online September Catalogue appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article