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Let go at odds of nearly 9-1, a healthy mutuel for any runner sent out by trainer Chad Brown, Klaravich Stables' DYNAMIC PRICING (IRE) (f, 3, Night of Thunder {Ire}–Shemda {Ire}, by Dutch Art {GB}) came calling for the lead inside the final 100 yards and ran down Way to Be Marie (Not This Time) to win Friday's GII Edgewood S. at Churchill Downs. Drawn two from the outside in a field of 11, the 170,000gns Tattersalls October yearling acquisition settled in midfield, three deep into the first turn, but with cover on the back of Way to Be Marie as longshot Maxisuperfly (Optimizer) cut out a decent pace. Continuing to allow Way to Be Marie to break the wind just ahead of her, Dynamic Pricing was pulled off heels in upper stretch, but Way to Be Marie had gotten the jump and looked on her way to victory. But Dynamic Pricing was kept after by Irad Ortiz, Jr. and took command in the dying strides to become the 44th worldwide stakes winner and 23rd group/graded winner for her sire (by Dubawi {Ire}). Dancing N Dixie (Neolithic) stormed down the middle of the course to finish third. It was–remarkably–a first victory in the Edgewood for Brown. Sales history: 170,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1. O-Klaravich Stables; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd; T-Chad Brown. #10 Dynamic Pricing gets up just in time to take the Edgewood Stakes @ChurchillDowns at odds of 8/1! Jockey: @iradortiz Trainer: Chad Brown Owner: Klaravich Stables Inc #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/ug2c9XnecP — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 3, 2024 Friday, Churchill Downs EDGEWOOD S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $529,670, Churchill Downs, 5-3, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.10, yl. 1–DYNAMIC PRICING (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Night of Thunder (Ire) 1st Dam: Shemda (Ire), by Dutch Art (GB) 2nd Dam: Shamooda (Ire), by Azamour (Ire) 3rd Dam: Shemaka (Ire), by Nishapour (Fr) 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (170,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $291,400. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $355,125. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Way to Be Marie, 118, f, 3, Not This Time–Woman of the World, by Henrythenavigator. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($75,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $95,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Robert V. LaPenta and Madaket Stables LLC; B-William B. Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo (KY); T-Rob Atras. $114,000. 3–Dancing N Dixie, 118, f, 3, Neolithic–Foolhearted Woman, by Uncaptured. ($35,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN). O-Gary Barber, Rocky Top Stables and LEMB Stables; B-Freddie Hyatt (FL); T-Mark E. Casse. $47,000. Margins: HF, 1, NK. Odds: 8.91, 11.50, 8.27. Also Ran: Maxisuperfly, Mo Fox Givin, Buchu, Pink Polkadots, Kalispera (Ire), Hard to Justify, Scalable, Band of Gold. Scratched: Pounce, Ragtime Lady, Simply in Front. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Night of Thunder Filly Dynamic Pricing Gives Brown First Edgewood Score appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2023 Japanese 2-year-old champion male, Jantar Mantar, heads a diverse cast of 3-year-olds in the May 5 NHK Mile Cup (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse.View the full article

This day 5th May in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Morphettville racing preview & best bets | Saturday, May 6 The Robert Sangster Stakes headlines a bumper program from Morphettville on Saturday. HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Saturday’s Ascot best bets & quaddie selections | May 6, 2023 Ascot will host a very competitive nine-race card this Saturday, and HorseBetting.com’s Ciaran Jackman has provided his best bets and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Riccarton betting preview & quaddie tips | Saturday, May 6 Racing returns to Riccarton on Saturday afternoon for a 10-race program, and Lance King presents his best bets and quaddie … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Sunshine Coast full racing preview & best bets | May 6, 2023 Racing heads to the Sunshine Coast on Saturday for a bumber nine-race card. HorseBetting’s Ciaran Jackman presents his race-by-race preview … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Te Rapa races betting preview & best bets | Saturday 6/5/2023 The Waikato Racing Club stages a nine-race card at Te Rapa this Saturday, and Horsebetting’s Lance King presents his best … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Sandown Hillside best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday, May 6 The Hillside track at Sandown is set to host a massive nine-race card on Saturday. Check out James Herbert’s best … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Sha Tin racing tips & quaddie selections | Sunday, May 7 Hong Kong racing brings us a massive 11-race program from Sha Tin with the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Punt Drunk: The ‘Bool is that seriously bloody good! The team at Punt Drunk headed down to Warrnambool for the massive three-day spectacle at the ‘Bool. Check out their … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Mudgee racing tips & top value bets | Sunday, May 7 Country racing heads to Mudgee on Sunday afternoon with a competitive seven-race program set for decision … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Our Chiquilla out to prove Bush Battler credentials Our Chiquilla is ready to prove her profile as the real battling queen of the country. She will get her … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Darwin racing welcomes back a familiar face this weekend While most Top End trainers and horses will cool their engines as they recover from the Alice Springs Cup Carnival, … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Yellow Brick ready for Gold Coast Guineas task Yellow Brick is always in the finish with a career to prove it (7:5-1-1) and will be looking to continue … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Zaaki ready for Hollindale Stakes as Queensland carnival kicks off Multiple Group One winner Zaaki heads north to kick off his Queensland Racing Carnival campaign, starting with the A.D Hollindale … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Darwin racing preview, best bets & odds | Saturday 6/5/23 NT racing heads back to Fannie Bay Racecourse for a five-race card for Saturday, May 6. HorseBetting brings the top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Gosford racing preview, best bets & odds | The Coast Race Day 2023 Gosford is set to host a metropolitan 10-race card on Saturday for The Coast Race Day. See the top betting … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Youngsters ready for stakes challenges Te Akau Head Trainer Mark Walker will have leading two-year-old black-type prospects at both venues in New Zealand on Saturday … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Johny set to add to burgeoning record Tim and Margaret Carter have suffered their fair of frustrations with gifted sprinter Johny Johny, but they are confident of … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 5, 2023 Six horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 12 months ago Fownes chases successive Queen Mother Memorial Cup with trio Caspar Fownes will unleash a formidable armada of runners on the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Maiden puts on a show in polytrack debut Canterbury horsewoman Centaine Spittles can now add training the first winner on Riccarton’s polytrack to her CV. The former jockey … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Barrier setback for Latta’s Champagne pair Lisa Latta once operated a Riccarton stable but that hasn’t stopped the Palmerston North trainer from getting visitor’s draws with … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Talented Tevere back on favourite footing Te Rapa has proved to be the happiest of hunting grounds for Tevere and a return to the Waikato course … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 2 years ago Luke Currie posts memorable Sha Tin double after injury battle Elated after the latest twist in a rollercoaster debut Hong Kong season, Luke Currie was jubilant after a remarkable Sha … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Du Plessis hoping for scratchings in Gold Coast Guineas In-form jockey Mark Du Plessis is hoping that two more horses will be scratched from Saturday’s Group 3 Gold Coast … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Butler hoping to be hometown hero in The Archer Just nine months after winning his first Rockhampton Newmarket, local jockey Ash Butler is hoping to win the inaugural running … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Cranbourne racing tips & best value bets | Friday, May 6 Cranbourne gets its chance to showcase Friday night races with eight events up for grabs on a Soft 5 surface … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Brooklyn Hustle out to silence critics in Sangster Stakes Have the stars aligned to finally provide talented Victorian sprinter Brooklyn Hustle with her breakthrough Group 1 victory in Saturday’s … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 5, 2022 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Home stakes targets for Carston pair Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston will have a couple of stakes candidates at his home track this weekend. Promising juvenile Art … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Melody Belle vulnerable for Hollindale: Richards Reigning New Zealand horse of the year Melody Belle will embark on the first steps of her final racing journey … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Highview Returns to Boutique Operation Highview Stud stallion Wrote will stand his fifth season at stud at an unchanged fee of $5,000 + GST this … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Australian adventure for Oaks runner-up Charms Star, runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) has joined the Sydney stable of Chris Waller with … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Townsville racing preview & best value bets | Thursday, May 6 HorseBetting.com.au’s Nicholas Lloyd brings you the best bets and top quaddie numbers for the Townsville meeting on Thursday, May 6, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Wagga racing tips & top odds | Town Plate Day | 6/5/2021 HorseBetting.com.au’s Nicholas Lloyd brings you the best bets and top quaddie picks for the Wagga Town Plate meeting on Thursday, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Warrnambool May Carnival Day 3 betting tips | May 6, 2021 HorseBetting.com.au’s James Herbert brings you the best bets, latest odds and top quaddie numbers for Day 3 of the Warrnambool … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Warrnambool Cup 2021 betting tips | The ‘Bool | Thursday, May 6 HorseBetting.com.au’s James Herbert brings you all form, insights and best bets for the Listed Warrnambool Cup on Thursday, May 6, … Read More Horse Racing News 3 years ago Punt Drunk: Screw you, Patch Adams! Roughie ruins ‘Bool quaddie After an entertaining opening day at the ‘Bool, Punt Drunk returns with some of the top stories and best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 5, 2021 The second day of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival headlines the action around the country today. With The Galleywood Hurdle … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Flying Agent A Dominant Brierly Winner The Brierly Steeplechase was the feature event on Day 1 of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival and was taken out … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Local 100/1 bolter Patch Adams destroys The “Bool punters late on Day 1 Locally trained Patch Adams floored punters when the Aaron Purcell-trained son of Dane Shadow took out the second leg of … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Wil John Makes A Statement Outside of Flying Agent’s win in the Brierly Steeplechase, the story of the jumps racing on Day 1 of the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Dwyer’s punt pays off It’s always great when a plan comes to fruition, especially one that was made six months ago. New Zealand has … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Gobstopper beats Runaway to win Galleywood Gobstopper, an elder brother of Australasian Oaks winner Toffee Tongue, has narrowly beaten favourite Runaway in the Galleywood Hurdle at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Russian Camelot on target for Derby tilt Despite Russian Camelot missing a lead-up race, trainer Danny O’Brien says the colt could not be in better condition for … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Ablaze too tough in Grand Annual victory Ablaze has shown his versatility winning both the Jericho Cup on the flat and Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool this … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Getting Leggie lands Brierly Steeplechase A wise decision by trainer Nick Smart has landed connections victory in the Brierly Steeplechase at Warrnambool … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Gosford Gold Cup to suit Greysful Glamour Trainer Mark Newnham believes Greysful Glamour can produce a bold run in the Gosford Gold Cup after bypassing the Wagga … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Alexander set to double up at Caulfield Irish-bred import Southern Rock is set to join Kiwia in a handicap race at Caulfield as a starting point to … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Baylee Nothdurft inquiry to resume A stewards inquiry into leading jockey Baylee Nothdurft’s ride on Vega One at the Sunshine Coast last month is set … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Order Of Command set for Wangoom Handicap Danny O’Brien has aimed Order Of Command at this year’s Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool and the trainer cannot fault the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Flood of farewell calls for talented horseman Prominent Palmerston North trainer Kevin Gray has had an overwhelming reminder of the lives touched by his long-time friend Gary … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Pateman hospitalised after jumps fall Jockey Steven Pateman has been stood down from his remaining rides after suffering concussion in a fall at Warrnambool … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Star Of Michelin cleared to race again Three-year-old Star Of Michelin has easily won a barrier trial to get his clearance to resume a winter campaign after … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Field of 14 to contest Group 1 SA Derby Three fillies will back up into the South Australian Derby after contesting the Australasian Oaks in a bid to emulate … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Warrnambool Carnival Day 2 tips & odds – Wednesday, 6 May 2020 It might be with a revised schedule and no punters in attendance, but the 2020 Warrnambool Racing Carnival is on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Exciting filly sets tongues wagging at Cambridge Stud It was an emotional day on Saturday for the team at Cambridge Stud. The prestigious thoroughbred nursery went through a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Godolphin heads Stradbroke entries The powerful Godolphin operation has nominated nine horses for the Group One Stradbroke including last year’s winner Trekking … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Chefano leads for Queen Mother Memorial Cup victory Chefano gave trainer John Moore a sixth win in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) with a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Exciting season ahead for Autridge Valachi Downs’ trainer Stephen Autridge welcomed back 30 horses to his Matamata barn last week and he is excited about … Read More France horse racing news 4 years ago Racing ready to resume in France Racing in France is poised to return as planned after the Paris police gave permission to resume racing at ParisLongchamp … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Warren’s spring hopes for Rosemont fillies Brooklyn Hustle has started pre-training as she begins the build-up towards her next campaign while her trainer Jason Warren also … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Speedster Deploy ready for Scone return After a couple of problem-plagued preparations, Deploy is now primed to return to his stakes-winning ways beginning at Scone … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago He Kin Fly makes it four on end with Easter Stakes victory Well-travelled galloper He Kin Fly continued his recent purple patch of form when he notched his fourth win on end … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainer Stuart Kendrick ready to run In-form Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick has completed a big week by being named the trainer for a new venture aimed … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Shamal on track for Waikato Steeplechase Last year’s Grand National Steeplechase (5500m) winner, Shamal, looks like he is right on track to add another coveted jumping … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Eurell upbeat about his SA Derby contender Trainer Greg Eurell says Star Missile has come through his last-start second well and he believes has a genuine chance … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Startling performance hard to Ignore Lightly raced three-year-old Ignored produced one of the day’s highlights when she overcame a tardy start to win against the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Waller respects Bowman’s decision to rest Champion trainer Chris Waller says he respects jockey Hugh Bowman’s decision to have a break and says it will have … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Morweka cheer-squad on hand at Riccarton It wasn’t hard to know how race three at Riccarton was unfolding on Saturday afternoon, you just had to listen … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Patience rewarded with Burgundy Belle Talented filly Burgundy Belle made it three wins from five starts when successful in the Crown Prosecutor Cup (1400m) at … Read More USA horse racing news 5 years ago Country House wins Kentucky Derby via DQ Outsider Country House has been declared the winner of the Kentucky Derby after the disqualification of Maximum Security … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago O’Brien trains 10th 2000 Guineas winner Magna Grecia has given champion trainer Aidan O’Brien with his 10th victory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket … Read More USA horse racing news 5 years ago Kentucky Derby winner disqualified Maximum Security has been disqualified as the winner of the Kentucky Derby with Country House promoted to first … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago X-rays clear Lachlan King of any fractures X-rays have cleared apprentice Lachlan King of any fractures after a race fall at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Shoals wins third G1 in Robert Sangster Shoals has added the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes to her elite level wins in the Myer Classic and Surround … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Boom Time denied first-up Flemington win Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time has returned from his Japan Cup travel with a brave first-up second to Tarquin at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Careless riding ban for Jason Collett Jason Collett has copped a careless riding suspension after saluting on unbeaten colt Gem Song at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Winning double for Chris Waller newcomers Solo Mission and Tougherthantherest have started their racing careers with Chris Waller in style by notching unexpected victories at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Anatola farewells Fradd in style Leading jockey Robbie Fradd will take up a riding contract in Mauritius fresh from his all-the-way win aboard Anatola in … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Harry Coffey wins G1 Australasian Oaks Harry Coffey has won his first Group One race aboard Sopressa in the Australasian Oaks in Adelaide for long-time friend, … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Oregon’s Day passes test in Hollindale Melbourne mare Oregon’s Day has passed her first test as a middle-distance horse by winning the Group Two Hollindale Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Land Of Plenty back on board at Flemington Land Of Plenty has given jockey Daniel Moor a running double at Flemington after scoring earlier aboard Another Bullseye … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Our Century bound for Brisbane Cup Our Century has confirmed he will join stablemate Goathland on a Brisbane Cup path with victory in the Listed Lord … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago O’Dea hails Sesar after Classic victory A record-breaking win in the Ken Russell Memorial Classic on the Gold Coast has propelled improving colt Sesar into JJ … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Champagne Cuddles breaks record in Guineas Champagne Cuddles presented trainer Bjorn Baker with a feature race dilemma when she broke the track record in the Gold … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Valree finishes strong in Highway Plate Valree has rendered her latest slow start irrelevant to claim her first Highway Plate for Scone trainer Rod Northam at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Group One prediction for Guard Of Honour Stand-in trainer Mel Eggleston believes Guard Of Honour could win a Group One race after the gelding took the Bat … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Malibu Style accustomed to Melbourne life Perth sprinter Malibu Style has notched another Melbourne victory with a dogged performance over 1000m at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Epidemic lives up to breeding at Rosehill Godolphin filly Epidemic and her jockey Brenton Avdulla have had to work hard for a narrow win at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Live And Free confirms Qld Derby tilt John O’Shea will target former New Zealander Live And Free at the Queensland Derby after his commanding win at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Dreams Aplenty fights hard for Cup victory Dreams Aplenty has again shown he loves a tough fight, leading all the way to win the Listed Gold Coast … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lachlan King lands first Flemington winner Lachlan King, the son of Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Steven King, has won his first race at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Werribee betting tips & full form for Sunday, May 6 WERRIBEE is racing this Sunday and the punters have a solid seven race card to invest upon. Where’s your money … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Richard Litt savours stable breakthrough Richard Litt has welcomed his first Saturday-class winner with former Godolphin gelding Sedition at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Houtzen flies in Gold Coast track gallop Top filly Houtzen has worked brilliantly between races at the Gold Coast in the lead-up to the Doomben 10,000 … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Polished run by unbeaten colt Gem Song Promising colt Gem Song has showcased his versatility, emerging late to preserve his unbeaten record at Rosehill … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago No secret about family ability Secret Allure has continued her family’s affinity with Riccarton. The Lisa Latta-trained filly has made a bright start to her … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Stakes reward for smart mare Genuine mare Fascinate produced a career-best performance at Riccarton to break through at black type level. The Falkirk mare had finished runner-up … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Marsh does it again in Te Rapa feature Stephen Marsh has successfully followed a familiar path with Santa Catarina. The Cambridge trainer produced the Savabeel filly to win … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Pair celebrates jumping double Honours on the opening day of the North Island jumping season were shared between trainer Harvey Wilson and jockey Will … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Mihaul’s winning habit continues at Te Rapa Outstanding prospect Mihaul will head for a break with his unbeaten record intact. The Iffraaj four-year-old closed his campaign in … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Ryan Wiggins in timely Gold Coast success Jockey Ryan Wiggins has made it three wins from his first three rides back from injury with a victory on … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Ascot market movers for Saturday, May 5 THE nation’s west is hosting racing this Saturday as Ascot puts on a strong eight race card. Despite being the … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Rosehill market movers for Saturday, May 5 ROSEHILL is racing this Saturday and the punters have made their moves early in the piece in the NSW capital … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Monomoy Girl claims $US1m Kentucky Oaks Monomoy Girl has survived a protest to win the $US1 million Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Morphettville market movers for Satruday, May 5 IT is Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) Day at Morphettville and the punters have shopped early in Adelaide. Let’s take a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Three Currie stable staff to front inquiry The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission is expected to soon finalise part of a race day treatment inquiry involving three of … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Beadman licensed to train for Godolphin Darren Beadman has been granted a licence to train for Godolphin but there is no word if it is a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Blue Jest a serious chance to continue form at Sunshine Coast THE ultra-consistent Blue Jest will be aiming to secure his 19th career win at the Sunshine Coast when the barriers … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Farming out Astronomos pays dividends A relaxing break between races should have Astronomos in range of the stars in the Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Sadler to get spring guide on Freeze Over Trainer John Sadler believes racegoers will see a pretty smart filly if two-year-old Freeze Over produces her best in her … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Nardoo’s comeback no mean feat Talented mare Nardoo has recovered from foot issues to race for the first time since late 2015 at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stampede wins the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Stampede has led all the way for apprentice Rachel King to win the Wagga … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Ian Wilkes with chance in Kentucky Derby Expat Australian trainer Ian Wilkes will saddle up McCraken, one of the leading chances in the Kentucky Derby … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Preferment seeks return to form Four-time Group One winner Preferment will try to get back on track at the Gold Coast in the Hollindale Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Another milestone not far off for Weir Darren Weir has already set a record for winners Australia-wide this season and is closing in on a new mark … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wilkes-trained McCraken in Kentucky Derby Australian expat trainer Ian Wilkes is pinning his upcoming Kentucky Derby hopes on three-year-old colt McCraken … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Will Moreira & Weir have multiple winners at Morphettville? STAR jockey Joao Moreira is one of the main attractions for Saturday’s Australasian Oaks meet. The Brazilian, fresh off another … Read More Horse Racing Tips, USA horse racing news 7 years ago 2017 Kentucky Derby field, post positions, odds and free tips Race time: 8.34 (AEST) Sunday, May 7. 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LOUISVILLE, KY–Often seen jumping up and winning a race on a big day a square price, trainer Mike Maker did just that, taking the GII Eight Belles S. with William Butler and WinStar Farm's My Mane Squeeze (Audible). Sent off the 6-1, My Mane Squeeze broke well and was a two-wide fifth as longshot Asternia (Astern {Aus}) cut out an opening quarter in :22.46. Urged forward by Luis Saez, she responded quickly and in a flash was on even terms with the pacesetter leaving the quarter pole. Drifting out even further wide turning for home, she ground clear her nearest pursuer and finished with good energy to best 'TDN Rising Star' Impel (Quality Road) with Asternia hanging on for third. Favored Denim and Pearls (Into Mischief) failed to fire. “My horse handled the off track beautifully today,” said Saez. “She traveled great the entire backstretch and was in a very comfortable position. You can tell by my silks that they are still clean and I think that helped her down the lane. We stayed out of all the kickback and she got stronger as we got closer to the wire.” My Mane Squeeze kicked off a three-race win skein in the Oct. 29 Maid of the Mist S. during the Belmont at Aqueduct meeting before adding the Jan. 14 Franklin Square S. at tha venue. A 4 3/4-length winner in the Maddie May Feb. 18, she came home a lackluster eighth in Oaklawn's GII Fantasy S Mar. 30. “Well we did a lot of schooling at Oaklawn,” added Maker. “She wasn't acting like herself. She was in season in the paddock and she was bad in the gate. That was out of character.” He continued, “We did some schooling [at Churchill] and it looks like it paid off. Maybe the outside post helped, she wasn't in gate too long. But the previous start just wasn't her. I was happy the way she saddled, and then when she loaded in the gate and she was behaving I was happy, and then the way she broke it was like, we'll see if she's good enough.” Asked what is next for the 3-year-old, Maker said, “The plan all along has been the [June 7] GI Acorn S., so we'll take it one step at a time.” Florent Geroux, who was aboard the runner-up, added, “It was a good race for her. She gave it a good try. I don't think the track bothered her. She seemed to be fine on it. I can't be complaining though. I've had a pretty good day today.” Pedigree Notes: From the family of Grade I winner Haynesfield, In Spite of Mama is also responsible for MSW and GSP Rotknee (Runhappy) and MSP Lookin for Trouble (Into Mischief). The half-sister to stakes winning and graded placed A Freud of Mama (Freud), the 12-year-old mare has an unraced 2-year-old filly by War of Will. She was bred back to Honest Mischief. The filly is the second graded stakes winner for her second season sire Audible. Friday, Churchill Downs EIGHT BELLES S. PRESENTED BY SYSCO-GII, $534,340, Churchill Downs, 5-3, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:22.85, sy. 1–MY MANE SQUEEZE, 118, f, 3, by Audible 1st Dam: In Spite of Mama, by Speightstown 2nd Dam: Mama Theresa, by Carson City 3rd Dam: Nothing Special, by Tejabo 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-William J. Butler and WinStar Farm LLC; B-William Butler (NY); T-Michael J. Maker; J-Luis Saez. $291,400. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-2, $604,110. *1/2 to Rotknee (Runhappy), MSW & GSP, $640,580; 1/2 to Lookin for Trouble (Into Mischief), MSP, $170,220. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Impel, 118, f, 3, Quality Road–Your Love, by Flatter. 'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $114,000. 3–Asternia, 118, f, 3, Astern (Aus)–La Chepis, by Super Saver. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($28,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT; $90,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Randy Patterson, Sam. M. Vogel and Randy L. Morse; B-Joe B. Mulholland Jr. & John P. Mulholland (KY); T-Randy L. Morse. $57,000. Margins: 2, 4 1/4, 1. Odds: 6.92, 4.57, 28.79. Also Ran: Halina's Forte, Do Gooder, Lady Moscato, Denim and Pearls, Accommodate Eva, Tanya Showers, All Things Go, R Harper Rose. Scratched: Trial. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. #11 My Mane Squeeze swings wide off the turn to storm home and win the Eight Belles Stakes @ChurchillDowns at odds of 6/1! Jockey: @luissaezpty Trainer: @trainerMMaker Owner: William J Butler and WinStar Farm LLC #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/NYvhsXgYA4 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 3, 2024 The post Audible’s My Mane Squeeze Upsets Eight Belles appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fast as Flight rallies into a not-so-fast pace and ran on to win the Modesty Stakes (G3T) May 3 on yielding turf at Churchill Downs.View the full article

Godolphin's First Mission, scratched from the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) due to a physical setback that cut short his 3-year-old campaign, is making up for lost time this year at age 4. He won the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 3.View the full article

LOUISVILLE, KY — Weeks and months of preparation, with a healthy dose of good luck, are complete. A full field of 20 will line up for the 150th anniversary renewal of the GI Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Much of the pre-race hype has revolved around the defending juvenile champion Fierceness (City of Light). A runaway winner in the GI Florida Derby in his latest start, the 'TDN Rising Star' has been training like a beast, signaling he is ready to do big things come Derby day. His trainer, Todd Pletcher, will be looking for his third Derby win following 2010 scorer Super Saver and Always Dreaming in 2017. Standing in his way is GI Toyota Blue Grass S. victor and fellow 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). A confirmed closer, the Chad Brown trainee came from well off the pace to win his first Grade I in style after taking a sloppy renewal of the nine-furlong GII Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds Feb. 17. He will try to employ similar tactics in Saturday's 10-furlong Classic. “I knew I wanted to run [in the Risen Star] because of the long stretch and the timing of the race,” Brown said. “You know it came up a super tough race and the weather was really challenging. But the horse ran against everything and still won…especially on a track that not many horses were closing on that day. This horse was able to overcome a lot and get there. And he's really moved forward from there.” Less fancied in the odds but hinting that he might be sitting on a big effort is Brown's other entrant, Domestic Product (Practical Joke). The near-black colt took the GIII Lambholm South Tampa Derby Mar. 9. Likely to be employing similar tactics to the $2.3 million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga salestopper, Catching Freedom (Constitution) will try to add to his last out win in the GII Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Mar. 23. Trainer Brad Cox will also saddle Blue Grass runner-up Just a Touch (Justify). Cox got off the mark early on Friday's card, winning with Idiomatic (Curlin) in the GI La Troienne S. and First Mission (Street Sense) in the GII Alysheba S. “He has definitely improved in the mornings,” said Cox of Catching Freedom, who breezed five furlongs in :59.1 (2/58) at Churchill Apr. 27. “He had to show us a little bit to make us a believer. He obviously made us a big believer in the Louisiana Derby and a few works leading up to that. We have seen a tremendous amount of that and even more since the Louisiana Derby.” The colt won the Jan. 1 Smarty Jones S. before finishing third in the Risen Star. “Even though he broke his maiden [at Churchill last October] and won the Smarty Jones, we felt like there was room for improvement,” Cox told TDN. “But he's definitely improved through the winter and throughout the spring.” In regards to the pace scenario, Cox said, “He is going to have to get a set up, he'll need some pace in front of him. The pace will have to collapse, and if it does, he will be there in the end.” According to Cox, his other runner offers a natural compliment to Catching Freedom's style “He's very talented and has tactical speed. He should be in the mix early,” he said. “I think he got a lot out of his last race going a mile and an eighth. He's a smart horse. I think if he gets the trip, he is going to be there. He is a very nice horse.” Japan is represented by a pair of runners, the undefeated colts G2 UAE Derby and G3 Saudi Derby winner Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) and T O Password (Jpn) (Copano Rickey {Jpn}). The former has handled his international shipping schedule with aplomb and doesn't seem to have put a foot wrong since his stateside arrival. Both colts are winners over nine furlongs and have given every indication they can extend that another furlong. Loaded Graded Action on Derby Undercard An additional seven graded stakes highlight Churchill's Saturday card, including another three at the top level. Alva Starr (Lord Nelson), winner of the Apr. 6 GI Madison S. at Keeneland, is undefeated in two starts this season and looks to extend her streak in the GI Derby City Distaff S. Later in the card, the GI Churchill Downs S. features the returning 'TDN Rising Star' Zozos (Munnings), unraced since a fifth in last fall's GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile after taking the one-mile GIII Ack Ack S. over this surface in September. The 5-year-old posted a five-panel move in :59 3/5 (5/58) Apr. 27. “I like him,” Cox said. “He's had two really good works in the last two weeks and he's gotten ready kind of quick. It's a Grade I and I thought he can compete with these horses , so we're taking a chance. I think if he breaks well and has his way, he has a shot.” Last year's GI Hollywood Derby and GI Saratoga Derby Invitational winner Program Trading (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) marks his seasonal debut in the GI Turf Classic. He faces the 2023 GI Belmont Derby scorer 'Rising Star' Far Bridge (English Channel), a winner of a mile-and-a-sixteenth optional claimer at Gulfstream Mar. 31. Representing Godolphin, G2 Singspiel S. winner Naval Power (GB) tries to go one better than a second-place effort to Master Of the Seas (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), last year's GI Breeders' Cup Mile hero, in a soggy renewal of the GI Maker's Mark S. at Keeneland Apr. 12. Frankie Dettori gets the call. Rounding out the undercard stakes are the GII Twin Spires Turf Sprint, GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile, GII Pat Day Mile and GII American Turf S. The post Ready For Some Magic In Derby 150 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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Royalty Interest, the longest shot in the field at 10-1, held off a furious rally to take the $194,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T) in a photo finish May 3 at Belmont at the Big A.View the full article

Last year's European champion juvenile male City of Troy carries huge expectations into his classic campaign after his unbeaten first season was illuminated by breathtaking displays in the Superlative Stakes (G2) and Dewhurst Stakes (G1).View the full article

The beast of the Bayou is now a queen in Kentucky, as Brittlyn Stables' homebred Ova Charged (Star Guitar) overcame a slow break and managed to gut it out late in Friday's GIII Unbridled Sidney S. It was her fifth consecutive victory, 13th from her 16 lifetime starts and fourth from as many appearances in turf sprint events. The 3-5 jolly off a 12 1/2-length dusting of her fellow Louisiana-breds in the Mar. 24 Page Cortez S.–for which she earned a massive 113 Beyer Speed Figure–Ova Charged was off a beat slowly from gate two beneath Florent Geroux and was under a ride early, but picked up the beat and slid through underneath the well-backed Stone Silent (Adios Charlie) to wrest command before getting the opening couple of furlongs in a pressured :21.91 over turf labeled as yielding. That pair engaged in a tooth-and-nail battle into and around the turn and they continued their duel into the stretch, where Ova Charged finally got the better of the tussle three-sixteenths from home. Secret Money (Good Samaritan) had crept into it and split rivals to lay down her challenge one off the inside in the final furlong and Run For The Hills (Runhappy) was motoring down the grandstand side, but Ova Charged stuck her neck out and flat out refused to lose. Originally trained by Jose Camejo, Ova Charged was runner-up in the GIII Victory Ride S. on the dirt in 2021 and made a successful turf debut in the 2022 renewal of the Page Cortez. Sixth in a 6 1/2-furlong dirt allowance at Keeneland in her final start for Camejo last April, Ova Charged was victorious in a pair of restricted dirt stakes at the Fair Grounds in December and January before taking out the Feb. 13 Mardi Gras S. on the grass, her first black-type success in open company. Sent away at a dime on the dollar when last seen Mar. 24, the 6-year-old ran them off their feet, stopping the clock in 1:01.90 for the 5 1/2 panels on firm turf. “She's so easy to train, she's so smart,” said trainer Shane Wilson, who saddled Mocito Rojo (Mutadda) to an 8-1 upset in the 2019 GIII Lukas Classic at Churchill. “When [jockey Florent Geroux] came back, I asked him, 'It got kind of tight there, didn't it?' And he said, 'Naw, I had a lot. She just did enough to stay in front.' She's a very, very talented filly, and we figured out that it's better if we don't waste her time getting bullet workouts every morning. I train her every day, she's very sound. We put her on the turf because her mother was actually a stakes winner on the turf. So she'll stay on the grass.” Pedigree Notes: Brittlyn's Evelyn Benoit bred and raced Star Guitar to 24 victories from 30 starts. A remarkable 22 of those occurred in stakes and he was the odds-on favorite in 19 of them. Star Guitar was third in the 2009 GIII Alysheba S. at Churchill. Benoit retired Star Guitar to Louisiana and committed considerable resources to acquiring well-bred and accomplished racemares at breeding stock sales in Kentucky. One of three such purchases at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale, through agent James Keogh, was Maryland-bred Charged Cotton, a stakes winner on the grass, who fetched a final bid of $150,000 in foal to Street Sense. That produce, Sethamee Street, was stakes-placed as a 5-year-old in 2021 and the pedigree received a further boost earlier this season when Ova Charged's full-sister Manama Gold capped a successful three-race campaign in Dubai with success in the G3 UAE Oaks, becoming the second graded/group winner for Star Guitar. Charged Cotton is the dam of a yearling filly by Not This Time, but was barren to Star Guitar for 2024. Friday, Churchill Downs UNBRIDLED SIDNEY S. PRESENTED BY RESOLUTE RACING-GIII, $332,000, Churchill Downs, 5-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.71, yl. 1–OVA CHARGED, 123, m, 6, by Star Guitar 1st Dam: Charged Cotton (SW, $162,741), by Dehere 2nd Dam: Lightning Lydia, by Broad Brush 3rd Dam: Bye the Bye, by Balzac 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O/B-Brittlyn, Inc. (LA); T-Shane Wilson; J-Florent Geroux. $180,420. Lifetime Record: 16-13-1-0, $789,200. *Full to Manama Gold, GSW-UAE, $197,690. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Secret Money, 121, f, 4, Good Samaritan–Awesome Humor, by Distorted Humor. ($35,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $40,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Fortune Farm LLC (Richard Nicolai), Robert G. Hahn and Matthew Hand; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $78,200. 3–Run for the Hills, 123, m, 5, Runhappy–Fast Resource, by Bob and John. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($40,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $125,000 Ylg '20 FTKFEB; $95,000 RNA 2yo '21 OBSMAR). O-Gary Barber; B-Peter A. Berglar Racing Interests, LLC (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. $39,100. Margins: NK, NK, HF. Odds: 0.74, 9.79, 24.79. Also Ran: Medalla Match, Elm Drive, Tony Ann, Stone Silent, Miss Speedy. Scratched: Ag Bullet, Charriere. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. #2 Ova Charged holds off several late chargers to win the Unbridled Sidney Stakes @ChurchillDowns as the 3/5 favorite! Jockey: @flothejock Trainer: Shane Wilson Owner: Brittlyn Stable Inc #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/AM2Qj91qmM — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 3, 2024 The post Louisiana-Bred Ova Charged Unflappable In Unbridled Sidney appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Leo Powell has been appointed the new independent chairman of the Bloodstock Industry Forum (BIF), the organisation announced on Friday. He will replace current chairman Henry Beeby, the Goffs Group chief executive, with immediate effect. Beeby, himself, replaced Jimmy George of Tattersalls, who held the chairmanship when BIF was formed. Powell was honoured this year the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA)'s annual awards for his lifetime contribution to the industry. BIF was formed in 2019 in response to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) Review of the Buying and Selling of Bloodstock and Racehorses, and subsequently published the Bloodstock Industry Code of Practice. Powell was previously associated with Ballsbridge Sales, now known as Tattersalls Ireland, Goffs, and, for the past 20 years, editor of The Irish Field. Powell said, “I am delighted and honoured to be appointed as the Independent Chair of BIF. This is an area in which I have always taken a keen interest, and recognise its importance in giving confidence to all participants in the industry.” Added Beeby, “An independent chair was one of a number of key aspirations for BIF once we had published the Code of Practice in August 2021, and Leo is ideally qualified for this position as he is truly independent of all other BIF members. He has an undeniably thorough knowledge and understanding of the bloodstock industry, having worked for both major auction houses and then commented upon and analysed the selling of horses as well as a wide range of bloodstock and racing issues in his role at The Irish Field. “BIF is lucky to have secured his services, whilst the Committee would like to acknowledge the work of Jimmy who coordinated the introduction of the Code.” The post Leo Powell New Independent Chair Of Bloodstock Industry Forum appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In her first start of 2024, reigning champion older female Idiomatic repelled challenges in the stretch to win the $1 million La Troienne Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs May 3. Last year's champion 3-year-old filly, Pretty Mischievous, finished third.View the full article

The $135,000 Whimsical Stakes (G3) May 4 at Woodbine features an overflow field of 14 plus one also eligible.View the full article

Ova Charged, unstoppable this season in her native Louisiana, holds on gamely against open company May 3 at Churchill Downs to win the Unbridled Sidney Stakes (G3T) after shrugging off all challenges.View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' First Mission (c, 4, Street Sense–Elude, by Medaglia d'Oro), an impressive winner of Oaklawn's GIII Essex H. at Oaklawn last out Mar. 23, took over from the Japanese invader T O Saint Denis (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in deep stretch and drew off to win by an expanding three lengths over that rival in the slop in Friday's GII Alysheba S. at Churchill Downs. Il Miracolo (Gun Runner) was third. The even-money favorite stopped the timer for 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.03. #3 First Mission rockets home to take the Alysheba Stakes presented by TwinSpires @ChurchillDowns as the even money favorite! Jockey: @flothejock Trainer: @bradcoxracing Owner: @godolphin #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/gLsYgCTkZS — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 3, 2024 Friday, Churchill Downs ALYSHEBA S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $730,000, Churchill Downs, 5-3, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.03, sy. 1–FIRST MISSION, 118, c, 4, by Street Sense 1st Dam: Elude, by Medaglia d'Oro 2nd Dam: Forty Marchanta (Arg), by Roar 3rd Dam: Marcha Toss (Arg), by Egg Toss 'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Florent Geroux. $450,910. Lifetime Record: 8-5-2-0, $1,273,020. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–T O Saint Denis (Jpn), 118, h, 5, Kitasan Black (Jpn)–Pole Position (GB), by Pivotal (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Tomoya Ozasa; B-Mishima Bokujo (JPN); T-Daisuke Takayanagi. $126,100. 3–Il Miracolo, 118, c, 4, Gun Runner–Tapit's World, by Tapit. ($75,000 Ylg '21 KEEJAN; $190,000 RNA Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $70,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). O-Alexandres, LLC; B-Willow Oaks Stable LLC (KY); T-Antonio Sano. $73,050. Margins: 4, NO, 3. Odds: 1.07, 27.89, 13.41. Also Ran: Steal Sunshine, Call Me Fast, Money Supply, Trademark, Pipeline. Scratched: Tapit Trice, Tumbarumba. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post ‘Rising Star’ First Mission Splashes Home First in Alysheba appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

3rd-CD, $127K, OC, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 11:31 a.m. Revelers under the Twin Spires won't have to wait long Saturday for something to sink their teeth (and their wallets) into. Only an hour into the card, a pair of 'TDN Rising Stars', each making their second starts, face off. CARTUCHO (Gun Runner) impressed on debut at Tampa for Chad Brown in his first start since selling for $1.2m as a yearling at Keeneland September in 2022. To stay perfect, he'll have to conquer the equally impressive Mindframe (Constitution) who posted a 103 Beyer Speed Figure in his 13 3/4 lengths debut win for Todd Pletcher and the partnership of Repole Stable and St Elias Stable across the state at Gulfstream Park March 30. Drawn completely opposite from one another, the pair will have nine rivals between them and 1 1/16 miles to sort things out. TJCIS PPS 1st-CD, $120K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 10:30 a.m. Juddmonte takes the wraps off Pure Force (Constitution) in the day's opening race. The colt is the third foal of racing age out of French GSW/G1SP Mexican Gold (Medaglia d'Oro), herself a half to G1SW Announce (Selkirk). Brad Cox trains the homebred with Florent Geroux aboard on debut. TJCIS PPS 14th-CD, $120K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1m, 8:35 p.m. And from the first race on the card to the last, a pair of runners who had the misfortune of running into 'TDN Rising Star' Discreet Mischief (Into Mischief) on debut wheel back for a second time. Timeout (Curlin), a homebred for Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, was second that day at Keeneland, 8 1/4 lengths back for Bill Mott while D'oro Unbridled (Medaglia d'Oro), a Charles Fipke homebred, was third just a half-length back of the runner up at odds of 27-1. And making his third start off a pair of well-met seconds behind GI Kentucky Derby runner Just a Touch (Justify) and Cornishman (Curlin) is $1.7m KEESEP yearling Gun Party (Curlin) who runs for Steve Asmussen and the partnership of Three Chimneys Farm and Winchell Thoroughbreds. TJCIS PPS 5th-WO, $111K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:23 p.m. Far from the action in Kentucky, Apex (Curlin) debuts for D J Stable and trainer Mark Casse. The colt was a $600,000 pick up from FTKJUL as a yearling and is a half to GI Belmont S. and G1 Dubai World Cup runner up Gronkowski (Lonhro {Aus}) and out of a half to GISW Flashy Bull (Holy Bull). TJCIS PPS The post Saturday Insights: Action Kicks Off Early On Derby Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A valiant second in the G1 Oka Sho last month, 2023 Japanese Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Ascoli Piceno (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) is looking for redemption in Tokyo's G1 NHK Mile Cup on Sunday having lost her unbeaten record. However, the 18-strong field boasts two champions and plenty of up-and-comers and her task is not straightforward. The mount of crack French reinsman Christophe Lemaire, the granddaughter of the high class G1 Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile heroine Listen (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) won both the G3 Niigata Nisai S. and the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies last year. Stellenbosch (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) stole a march on the Yoichi Kuroiwa trainee in the straight to win the Japanese 1000 Guineas by just three-quarters of a length last out. Ascoli Piceno leaves from stall 14. Kuroiwa said, “She handled the transportation over to the track well for the Oka Sho, and despite starting slowly in the race, she quickly recovered to get a good position. She got bumped a little turning for home, but despite this, she still ran on well. She's recovered from that race without any problems, and we've been able to make this next race the target for her.” The NHK Mile is, literally, a clash of champions, as Jantar Mantar (Jpn) (Palace Malice), the male equivalent of Ascoli Piceno, is also signed on. A winner of his first three starts, just like his female counterpart, the colt is perched two stalls farther out, and has the services of Yuga Kawada. Both November's G2 Daily Hai Nisai S. and December's G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. were secured by the Shadai Race Horse Company colourbearer. In 2024, he was a good second to subsequent record-setting G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) hero Justin Milano (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) in the G3 Kyodo News Hai in February, and wound up a brave third in the 2000-metre colts' Classic after briefly leading in the home straight. He should appreciate the shorter trip. Trainer Tomokazu Takano said, “He wasn't able to hold off the other two horses in the closing stages last time, and just couldn't find any more at the end, but I was still satisfied with his third-place finish. He's a top-class horse with a lot of ability.” Rulership (Jpn) colt Di Speranza (Jpn) sports both of his victories over the NHK Mile journey. He clocked a sharp 1:34.10, with rivals Arranger (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) and Channel Tunnel (Jpn) (Greater London {Jpn}) second and third in the G3 Arlington Cup at Hanshin in April. If he handles the rise in class, he could prove dangerous to the champion pair. Di Speranza's assistant trainer Sho Tajima said, “Two starts ago, he was well back in the run, but last time he could get a better early position in the race, so he's showed us different ways of racing. Switching to the outside in the home straight last time worked very well, and he's now won two consecutive races over a mile.” Although the winner of the other NHK Mile Cup prep, the G2 New Zealand Trophy is not in Sunday's lineup in Ecoro Bloom (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), both the second and third–filly Bond Girl (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), and Yukino Royal (Jpn) (Dee Majesty {Jpn})–are heading back into the fray and leave from posts five and 17, respectively. If she wins, Bond Girl would be the fifth NKH Mile winner to be ridden by the legendary Yutaka Take, and his first since Logic (Jpn) (Agnes Tachyon {Jpn}) in 2006. Takahisa Tezuka, the trainer of Bond Girl, said, “She had to miss the Juvenile Fillies last year, so we then thought about going directly to the Oka Sho, but she couldn't get balloted into that. The New Zealand Trophy became her next race, and despite being off for a while, she put in a good run. The jockey was riding her for the first time, and thought she got into a good rhythm in the race. What's more, it gained her some valuable prize-money to get entered into races from now.” The post Clash Of Champions In NHK Mile Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As a pay channel, the JRA does not have viewership numbers for its past Kentucky Derby (G1) broadcasts. But as of March, the Green Channel has 219,000 subscribers to its TV channel and 155,000 to its Internet broadcasts. View the full article

In her first start of 2024, Eclipse champion older female Idiomatic repelled challenges in the stretch to win the $1 million La Troienne Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs May 3. Last year's champion 3-year-old filly, Pretty Mischievous, finished third.View the full article

The big mare is back. Making her first start since capturing the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita Nov. 4, champion Idiomatic (m, 5, Curlin–Lockdown, by First Defence) made it six straight wins in Friday's GI Fasig-Tipton La Troienne S. on the GI Kentucky Oaks undercard. Not off to the sharpest of beginnings, the 4-5 favorite chased on the inside in second over the sloppy going. She slipped through along the inside and grabbed the lead as they approached the far turn and drew off in deep stretch to score by four widening lengths. Free Like a Girl (El Deal) was second; champion and 'TDN Rising Star' Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) was third. The final time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:43.24. Lifetime Record: 13-10-1-2. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Brad Cox. #4 Idiomatic is just too much horse as she wins the La Troienne Stakes @ChurchillDowns as the 4/5 favorite! Jockey: @flothejock Trainer: @bradcoxracing Owner: @JuddmonteFarms #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/MTsVTdWXWq — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 3, 2024 The post Champion Idiomatic Returns with Stylish La Troienne Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Newmarket Heath's nude brutality awaits a clutch of elite 3-year-olds on Saturday, from the ones who have flashed unusual prowess in the major juvenile exposés to those whose flashes of luminosity have come on smaller and less expected stages. The Rowley Mile's designated strip for the 2000 Guineas is as hostile this horrid Spring as it ever has been and Friday's grey skies and rain only served to extend Europe's winter hangover. Indifferent to weakness, expecting many a flinch and fold from the competitors lined up for the first Classic of the campaign, these 1,760 yards of truth are rarely truly conquered. Only twice since the War can it be said that the race has been mastered, with the displays of athletic triumph by Tudor Minstrel in 1947 and by Frankel (GB) in 2011 bordering on rude. “The last of the 2-year-old races,” it has sometimes been labelled, in reference to its position in the calendar. While that may have been true for the genuine carry-over champions such as El Gran Senor, Zafonic or the even-bigger Juddmonte creation 13 years ago, it has proved a downright lie for many. That is especially the case in the most recent renewals, where the likes of Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) and Air Force Blue (War Front) gave up their seats with varying degrees of fight. That is the beauty of the Guineas. It is either seamless transition from child to man or a rude awakening for the former head boys no longer able to impose authority on their peers. In Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star City Of Troy (Justify), we are almost certainly looking at a multi-generational champion, aren't we? Maybe, maybe not. Take the three examples above and remember how it just seemed so straightforward as they cantered down to this start, already past the Bushes and home and hosed… Trojan Horse Or The Real Thing? City Of Troy has the form, the stable, the jockey and the athletic prowess to overpower everything here, but the one thing he lacks is a sire proven in this sphere. While Justify's early start has been impressive, you have to go back to Zafonic in 1993 to find the last 2000 Guineas winner sired by a dirt runner. Several obvious candidates have fallen short subsequently, including a few by Storm Cat and War Front and so it is fair to conclude that this race is all about turf pedigree. Where Zafonic is useful as a comparative tool as he was like City Of Troy last year's champion head and shoulders above his contemporaries, he enjoyed his “last 2-year-old race” as he dominated Barathea (Ire) et al. Aidan O'Brien believes that his benchmark colt, whose page features the emphatic 2004 Guineas hero Haafhd (GB) (Alhaarth {Ire}), is more work in progress than already-set masterpiece. After the Dewhurst, where Formula One adapted to four-wheel drive, he memorably uttered that “you always see the bottom somewhere, but we've not seen it with this fellow.” Quite what depths he'll have to plumb here remains to be seen, but the purists will be praying that he'll only be going through the motions once more. The Figures Don't Lie… Whereas City Of Troy was dazzling with his sectionals in two of this town's big races of the summer and autumn, fellow TDN Rising Stars Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Night Raider (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) chose to signpost their talent in all-weather novice and conditions races earlier this year. Notable Speech, which as Charlie Appleby confessed is his last-ditch attempt to derail the hot favourite, showed he is at least in the same ballpark when slicing through the final two furlongs of Kempton's old “Easter Stakes” in under 22 seconds. The trouble is, while City Of Troy is an Irish-trained colt with the bulk of his experience at Newmarket, the big local hope Notable Speech had no runs at two and is unproven on grass. “Notable Speech is three from three on the all-weather and you are always going to sit on the fence slightly as to whether they can transfer that style of racing to the turf,” Appleby said. “We are confident that he can and excited to find out. He is a son of Dubawi, and we know from experience that his offspring can be pretty versatile. His homework has been good and he has had a great preparation so far. We all know we have a couple of nice horses to beat on the ratings and what they have achieved, but I will be disappointed if he doesn't run a big race.” Night Raider is also a turf virgin and if he misses the groove here connections can at least be sure that they have a top-class prospect for the later part of the season based on what he did against the clock at Southwell. A half-brother to the G3 Palace House S. winner Far Above (Ire) (Farhh {GB}), he needs no further rain with questionable stamina but at least jockey Danny Tudhope is convinced about his ability to see out the mile. “His work at home has been absolutely outstanding and he's really maturing into himself,” he said. “He had a gallop on grass for the first time at the Craven meeting and I thought he handled the track unbelievably well. You might say there's a question mark over him getting the mile, but from the way he's finished his races I'd say he'll stay no problem.” Obaid's Double Trouble… Speaking of time figures, there is also no doubt that last year's G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) and Inisherin (GB) (Shamardal) can be rated in the upper bracket representing Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum. While the former has “previous”, Inisherin definitely does not but after he completed the stiff final two furlongs of his Newcastle novice in a staggering 21.63 in March from a wildly-impressive subsequent winner Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}) he belongs in this line-up. This may be too much too soon for the Kevin Ryan-trained son of the late-developing G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Ajman Princess (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and grandson of the owner-breeder's remarkable font of class Reem Three (GB) (Mark Of Esteem {Ire}), but it would come as no surprise were he to eventually manifest as the best of these. The post Moment Of Truth For City Of Troy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group 3 winner Making Dreams (Ire) (Make Believe {Ire}) has been purchased for €750,000 by Katsumi Yoshida during Arqana Online's Pop-Up Sale on Friday. Trained by Karl Burke, the filly holds an entry in the G2 St Mark's Basilica Coolmore Prix Saint Alary on May 12, and also has been entered for the G1 Oaks at Epsom. Her dam, the Oasis Dream (GB) mare Sweet Dream (GB), is a daughter of the G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Sweet Stream (Ity) (Shantou). Nick Bradley Racing and Burke originally paid 33,000gns at the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale for the bay from Manor Farm, agent. Bred by the Morera Partnership, Making Dreams is also from the extended family of Trawlerman (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}). The post Katsumi Yoshida Buys Making Dreams For 750k At Arqana Online Pop-Up Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Following morning rain, the dirt is sloppy to begin and the turf course is yielding.View the full article

At long last, the field for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is set after the Kentucky Oaks Day scratch time passed.View the full article

Whit Beckman, who grew up in the east end of Louisville, Ky., has his first starter in his city's feature event. The former Todd Pletcher assistant sends Honor Marie to the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate.View the full article