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What ANZAC Day at Royal Randwick Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Thursday, April 25, 2024 First Race 12:45pm AEST Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to the Kensington circuit at Randwick on Thursday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program scheduled for ANZAC Day. The rail is in the true position for the entire circuit, and with sunny skies predicted in the lead-up, the surface should be rated a genuine Good 4. ANZAC Day racing is set to commence at 12:45pm AEST. Best Bet: Call Me Gorgeous The David Pfieffer-trained Call Me Gorgeous was sensational on debut at this course on January 17. He maintained a three-wide run throughout the 1000m journey and never shirked the task, getting within two lengths of Ballet D’Esprit. His trials suggest he returns in magnificent order, and provided Nash Rawiller can gain some cover in the middle stages, watch for Call Me Gorgeous to be barrelling over the top to score. Best Bet Race 1 – #2 Call Me Gorgeous (7) 3yo Gelding | T: David Pfieffer | J: Nash Rawiller (57kg) –100 with Bet365 Next Best: Redbreast Redbreast put them away with ease at Hawkesbury on February 21, making every post a winner to score by two lengths. She set a strong tempo before racing clear with the prize, justifying the short price with online bookmakers. She won a barrier trial by seven lengths at Randwick on April 8 to keep her ticking over nicely for the Waterhouse & Bott barn, and with similar jump-and-run tactics, it’s hard to picture Redbreast getting chased down in this BM68. Next Best Race 2 – #10 Redbreast (3) 3yo Filly | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Tim Clark (56.5kg) –100 with Bet365 Best Value: Bunker Hut After two attempts to book his ticket to the Provincial-Midway Championships Final (1400m), Bunker Hut returns to a much easier grade third-up. He was held up with nowhere to go in his most recent outing at Newcastle on April 3 and should’ve finished much closer than the 3.4-length margin may suggest. Barrier eight with 61kg on his back doesn’t seem ideal, but Bunker Hut brings an element of class to this BM72, so watch for Zac Lloyd to drag him back and get the last crack at them. Best Value Race 4 – #2 Bunker Hut (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Michael Freedman | J: Zac Lloyd (61kg) –100 with Bet365 ANZAC Day quaddie tips for Kensington races Randwick-Kensington quadrella selections Thursday, April 25, 2024 2-4-7-9-11 1-2-4 1-4-9-10 2-4-8-9-11 Horse racing tips
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Pulchritudinous winning the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Pulchritudinous, the last-start Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) victor, will mark her debut for Tulloch Lodge this Saturday as she gears up for the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. “She is a beautiful filly who was so impressive in New Zealand,” expressed Gai Waterhouse, who trains in partnership with Adrian Bott, to Racing.com. Waterhouse, a Hall of Fame co-trainer, aims to clinch her second victory in the Adelaide Classic, with Tempest Morn being her sole previous winner in 2001. “The big track at Morphettville will really suit her. I think she’s quite a special filly,” Waterhouse added, emphasizing her confidence in Pulchritudinous’s abilities. Tim Clark has been enlisted to guide Pulchritudinous, who was valued at +800 with horse racing bookmakers before final acceptances. Watch Pulchritudinous win the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks Horse racing news View the full article

James McDonald will partner Roots in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) James McDonald is set for his debut trip to Adelaide this weekend as he joins forces with Chris Waller for two Group 1 showdowns at Morphettville on Saturday. “It just hasn’t really fitted in but this year, correct me if I’m wrong, there’s not normally two Group 1s on the one day, so it worked out well,” McDonald shared with RSN927. In the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m), McDonald will mount dual Group 2 victor and last year’s Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) runner-up, Roots. Additionally, he’ll partner Concello in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m). “Chris Waller is going to take a couple down, which suits us, and we’re able to get a couple of good chances throughout the day,” McDonald added. Following his recent triumph alongside Broadsiding in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, securing his 95th Group 1 victory, McDonald will shift his focus to Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday. There, he reunites with local sensation Romantic Warrior for the Group 1 QEII Cup (2000m). Horse racing news View the full article

WA Superstar Amelia’s Jewel. Star Western Australian mare, Amelia’s Jewel, has officially set her sights on the Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on May 11. “We’ll look at getting her on a flight to Melbourne and then over to Adelaide as soon as we can to settle in,” expressed her trainer, Simon Miller. The Group 1-winning daughter of Siyouni most recently secured the runner-up position in the $5 million The Quokka (1200m) for the second consecutive season, once again outpaced by 2023 victor, Overpass. Watch Amelia’s Jewel Finish Second In The Quokka Horse racing news View the full article

Group 1 winner Dom To Shoot has died. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Last year’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) victor, Dom To Shoot, tragically passed away following reports of a bowel injury sustained during his spell. The six-year-old, trained by Sean and Jake Casey, concluded his racing career with a ninth-place finish in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) on March 30, trailing behind Cascadian. In addition to his Northerly Stakes triumph, Dom To Shoot clinched the Group 3 Northam Stakes (1300m) in 2023, showcasing his prowess on the turf. With a record of eight wins and placements in 16 out of 44 starts, his legacy in the racing world is profound. Watch Dom To Shoot win the 2023 Northerly Stakes Horse racing news View the full article

Riverton galloper Lightning Jack will aim for back-to-back victories on his adopted home track of Otaki on Thursday when contesting the Listed ANZAC Mile (1600m). With few options for the highly-rated son of Per Incanto closer to home, trainer Kelvin Tyler opted to send Lightning Jack for a northern campaign that kicked off in winning fashion at the Central Districts course on April 13. “All reports have been that he’s gone forward in leaps and bounds,” Tyler said. “A nice, loose track helped him last time and he went really well. I don’t think we’ll get that sort of track on Thursday and there’s a few nice horses in there, but he’s a class horse who has won a lot of races.” A Group One performer over a mile, Lightning Jack will aim for a seventh win at the distance, but will be among the top-weights at handicap conditions on Thursday. “He gets to run on his home track again, he’ll have to lug a bit of weight, but I can’t fault him otherwise,” Tyler said. The talented seven-year-old may be joined by younger stablemate Prince Alby in the midweek feature, who would be stepping back in distance from an unfavourable run in heavy conditions in the Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m). “He was clearly topweight that day, and you can’t be three lengths off the second-last horse at the 600m off a slow tempo and think you’ll run past them, and his jockey admitted she’d made that mistake,” Tyler said. “He’s come through that really well though and I’ve kept him fresh stepping back to the mile, but I’m undecided whether I’ll run him in this race or over 2040m at Wanganui on Saturday. “He’d be down the bottom of the weights at Otaki, they might be a bit sharp for him at the mile but as long as he’s running on well in the top three or four I’d be happy. “I’ll nominate for the other race, and just assess the fields before deciding where we will go.” The Sacred Falls gelding finished second to Canheroc in the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) during a prior North Island mission, and Tyler may look to add to his black-type record in the Listed Rotorua Cup (2200m) on May 11. “Alby may go to the Rotorua Cup all going well in a couple of weeks’ time, and there’s the Rangitikei Gold Cup at Trentham (Listed, 1600m) which is a good option for Lightning Jack,” he said. Closer to home, Tyler has earmarked six of his team for the Wingatui meeting on Sunday, including the in-form Go Lotte and another last-start winner in Albatross. “Go Lotte has come right at the right time, a bit of give in the track has helped her so she’d be a reasonable chance,” he said. “Albatross is another horse that has gotten rid of her niggles I believe, so she’d be another nice chance.” View the full article

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Churchill Downs Inc., (CDI) invoked a horse-health argument on Monday in an attempt to get the Kentucky Court of Appeals not to overturn the banishment of trainer Bob Baffert that Thoroughbred owner Amr Zedan is trying to reverse so his 'TDN Rising Star' Muth (Good Magic) can gain entry into the GI Kentucky Derby. “This case has already drawn intense media attention,” CDI stated in one of two court filings Apr. 22 that seek to halt Zedan's incorporated racing stable from moving forward with its appeal for emergency relief and a temporary injunction. “A court order compelling CDI to house Muth on its property for a week, with a suspended trainer in tow, would create a media circus and would be an enormous distraction for Churchill Downs, its personnel, and other owners and trainers that have fairly earned a berth to the Derby (in addition to overtly infringing CDI's property rights). “That is hardly a fair result-and it is one that jeopardizes the well-being of horses being housed at the track who have earned the right to be there under the rules,” CDI alleged. “This Court should deny all of Zedan's requested relief,” CDI concluded. On Apr. 18, a lower court in Kentucky denied a motion by Zedan Racing Stables, Inc. to make Muth eligible for the Derby by forcing CDI to drop its ban against Baffert. CDI had barred Baffert from its properties shortly after the 2021 Derby, which the now-disqualified, Zedan-owned, Baffert-trained Medina Spirit won while testing positive for betamethasone. Baffert's ban was initially just supposed to last for two Derbies. But in July 2023 CDI extended the penalty through 2024. Baffert is not a party to Zedan's lawsuit. The Hall-of-Fame trainer had already lost a similar lawsuit in a federal court in 2023 that sought to put an end to CDI's ban. Last Friday, the day after the lower court refused to grant an injunction favoring Muth, Zedan asked the appeals court to consider, “At a minimum, a partial injunction [enabling] Muth to be stabled under Derby rules at Churchill Downs Racetrack by 11:00 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, Apr. 27.” Zedan reasoned that, “Such an approach will properly protect the rights and interests that hang in the balance and enable the upcoming Derby to proceed as it should, with all qualified horses racing and the very best horse winning.” CDI's filings on Monday told the Kentucky Court of Appeals that, “Zedan's lawsuit is the horseracing equivalent of asking a court to kick out teams that had earned a spot in March Madness on the eve of the tournament and replace them with teams that did not qualify under the existing rules for qualification.” CDI's filing on Monday gave its view on what transpired in the lower court last week: “The Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Zedan's last-minute bid to litigate its way into the Derby and displace up to three horses that earned their berths under rules in place for many months.” At a different point, CDI argued, “Like all private entities, CDI has the right to determine who may participate in events that it organizes and hosts on its own property. That right is confirmed under Kentucky common law and regulations issued by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. “Nothing in the law gives Zedan a right to challenge the basis for CDI's decision to extend Baffert's suspension,” CDI continued. “The Jefferson Circuit Court correctly rejected Zedan's eleventh-hour attempt to litigate its way into the Kentucky Derby. As the Circuit Court held, Zedan failed to establish any of the three requirements for a temporary injunction.” Zedan's Apr. 19 filing hadn't seen it that way. “Without purporting to find any substantive justification for CDI's ban, the Jefferson Circuit Court denied [the] request for injunctive relief,” it stated. Zedan's filing from last Friday further alleged that CDI was “excluding a horse based on a trainer's public 'narrative' rather than actual qualifications, compliance, and merit.” There was one thing that Zedan and CDI did agree to on Monday: That with five days until the Derby entry deadline, and 12 days until the race itself, both sides stated they were willing to do whatever they could to speed up the process and get an answer from the appeals court as swiftly as possible. To that end, CDI earlier on Monday had agreed to expedite its filing of the above-referenced legal responses. The gaming corporation could have waited until the court-ordered deadline of Wednesday, Apr. 24. Zedan's legal team, too, made it known that it was willing and able to move quickly to facilitate a quick court order. “To further assist the Court as it works towards prompt, informed resolution of this emergency appeal, counsel for Zedan will stand available for oral argument at any time and via any means that the Court may deem helpful and fitting,” Zedan's Apr. 22 legal filing stated. “Zedan and its counsel greatly appreciate this Court's expedited attention and will continue working with Churchill Downs on an appropriate, agreeable process even as important disputes persist between the parties on the merits,” the filing stated. The post CDI: Ruling Favoring Muth Would Create ‘Media Circus’ That ‘Jeopardizes the Wellbeing of Horses’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 7th annual New Vocations Open Barn & BBQ will take place Thursday, Apr. 25 from 4:00p.m. to 8:30p.m. at the Lexington, KY facility at Mereworth Farm, the organization stated via press release Monday. Presented by Seidman Stables, the event is free and open to the public and will feature a series of educational seminars including one by international five-star eventer Allie Knowles. There will be a chance to meet adoptable horses while touring the facility and guests can expect an interactive, educational program on a variety of topics pertaining to Thoroughbreds on and off the track, which will also include live demonstrations. Live music, food trucks, a boutique cash bar, and a silent auction are also part of the event. The auction is now live and items on offer may be bid on until 8:00p.m. Apr. 25. All proceeds from the auction will go directly to support New Vocations' mission to rehab, retrain and rehome retired racehorses. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. with the first demo getting underway at 4:30 p.m. “We look forward to welcoming guests to New Vocations at Mereworth Farm,” said Anna Ford, New Vocations' Thoroughbred Program Director. “We're excited to make our Open Barn & BBQ free to the public this year, it's the perfect event for us to showcase our adoptable horses, host inspiring demos and spread the word about these amazing equine athletes.” The post New Vocations’ Open Barn & BBQ to be Held April 25 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Peak Biologics, an authorized distributor of the AniCell Biotech product line, has become an official sponsorship partner of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), the organization announced via release Monday. The AniCell products are a line of regenerative, wound-care products derived from amnion and amniotic fluid/tissue and the AniCell Biotech complete product line of cellular and acellular bioscaffolds is designed for management of fractured bones, damaged ligaments, torn tendons, joint and cartilage damage, eye injuries, superficial wounds, burns and puncture wounds. “We are excited to welcome Peak Biologics as a sponsor,” said president Dan Metzger. “TOBA is honored to partner with a company whose goal is to represent and distribute an all-natural regenerative product to address some of equine animal health's most challenging issues.” The post TOBA Announces Peak Biologics Sponsorship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Alflaila (GB), who was last seen finishing fifth behind Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown in September, has been given a clean bill of health by trainer Owen Burrows as he prepares to return to action following an injury-plagued four-year-old campaign. The son of Dark Angel (Ire) was restricted to just two starts in 2024, first returning from nearly 10 months off to win the G2 York S. on the Knavesmire in July and then passing the post only three and a quarter lengths behind the dual Derby winner at Leopardstown. That was Alflaila's first run in Group 1 company and Burrows was encouraged by what he saw, with other races at the top level likely to enter calculations if the five-year-old comes through his first run of the season unscathed. “He was only just over three lengths behind Auguste Rodin [in the Irish Champion Stakes], so he doesn't have a huge amount to find to step up into these Group 1 races,” said the trainer. “In the last couple of weeks he's started fast work and it'll be good to get him back. He obviously didn't have the longest of seasons last year, but he won well at York on King George day and then it'd didn't go to plan in the Irish Champion Stakes. That was the case for a lot of the English horses and then, unfortunately, he had a little setback and that finished him for the season.” “Touch wood we can get him back soon,” added Burrows before considering immediate plans. “I was hoping to start him in the Brigadier Gerard, but that may just come a fraction too soon. “It all depends how the next few weeks go, but he looks as well as ever, he's filled out and strengthened up again. I'm not going to rush him to try and get to Sandown. If it comes around then it comes around, but if not we'll look to June time–there's plenty of races for a nice horse like him.” The post Alflaila Back In Peak Condition Ahead Of Five-Year-Old Campaign appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations features the return of GSW Chief Little Rock (Galileo). Ballydoyle's G2 Beresford S. and G3 Autumn S. runner-up CHIEF LITTLE ROCK (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) makes his seasonal debut in this wildcard event which comes with a free entry to June's G1 Derby. His five-strong opposition includes Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's 'TDN Rising Star' Arabian Legend (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who was adrift of Chief Little Rock in the Autumn when sixth last time. Valmont's 170,000gns Book 1 graduate Feigning Madness (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) is the only undefeated nominee having registered narrow victories at Newbury and Newmarket last year. All three take a step up from the one-mile trip. The post Observations: Chief Little Rock Set for Blue Riband Trial appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stephen Brunetti, whose family operates Red Oak Farm and Red Oak Stud and owns Hialeah Race Course, passed away Monday after a long battle with cancer. He died at his home in Delray Beach, Florida, surrounded by his family. He was 56. His passing was first announced in a Facebook posting from his son, Stephen Brunetti Jr. Brunetti took on an added role at Red Oak when his father, John Brunetti Sr., passed away in 2018. Along with his brother John Jr., he also took over as the owner of the casino at Hialeah. Hialeah last conducted a Thoroughbred meet in 2001. “Ever since my father passed away, I just want to do everything at a higher level,” Brunetti told the Blood-Horse in 2022. “And that's what we're trying to do: acquire better mares, breed to the better stallions, better horses, and if it means you got to sell some here and there as yearlings, that's what we're going to do. We're going to be a little bit more commercial. We've had a lot of success with the breeding program. My family loves going to Saratoga and we loved going up north this summer, and that's where we want to participate.” “Stephen was the horse guy in the family. He was a super breeder and was actually director of racing at the end of Hialeah. He loved the horse racing business,” said Red Oak's racing manager Rick Sacco. Under the leadership of Stephen Brunetti, Red Oak enjoyed some of its greatest success in recent years. Mind Control was bred by Red Oak and co-owned by Red Oak and Madaket Stables LLC. He won 10 stakes, including three Grade I's, the GI Cigar Mile H, the GI H. Allen Jerkens S. and the GI Hopeful S. He owned and bred another Grade I winner in Unbridled Mo (Uncle Mo), the winner of the 2018 GI Apple Blossom H. The Brunetti family also owned King for a Day (Uncle Mo), a listed stakes winner that now stands at stud in New York at Irish Hill & Dutchess View Stallions. “He loved our game and was getting more heavily involved in breeding,” said one of his trainers, Greg Sacco. “Our industry lost a real cool guy. He put up a valiant fight against cancer.” According to Rick Sacco, the passing of Stephen Brunetti will not slow down the Red Oak operations. Sacco said that John Brunetti Jr. is still very much committed to having a racing and breeding operation. In addition, Stephen Brunetti's son, Stephen Brunetti Jr., a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky, is ready to take on added role in the racing and breeding operations. “John Jr. has a love of horse racing and shared that passion with his father,” Rick Sacco said. “We will continue on. We've already spoken about having horses in New York and at Monmouth this year. We are also looking forward to the King for a Day babies. Stephen Jr. Is already a horse owner and has a horse in over the weekend trained by Todd Pletcher.” The post Stephen Brunetti Passes Away at 56 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

ECL Entertainment, which owns and operates Kentucky Downs, will operate Wyoming Downs. The purchase is expected to close during the second quarter of the year.View the full article

Bill Mott's Barn 19 was busy Monday morning as Kentucky Derby and Oaks hopefuls GSW Resilience (Into Mischief) and MGISW Just F Y I (Justify) put in published five-furlong workouts. The former galloped about one mile before producing a move clocked in 1:01.60 under jockey Junior Alvarado and easily galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.60, according to Churchill Downs clocker John Nichols. “He's the type of horse that has taken a little more time to mature than some others,” trainer Bill Mott said. “We took our time with his development and it seems to have worked out well.” Just F Y I was clocked in :59.80 on her return to the work tab and galloped out six panels in 1:12.20, seven furlongs in 1:25.40, and completed a mile in hand in 1:40.20 under Junior Alvarado. “She's a very nice filly and we had a minor setback with her this winter when she developed a fever on race day [in the GII Davona Dale] and we had to scratch that day,” Mott said. “It's one of those situations where we hoped she'd get over the virus quickly to return training, and she did. Then, we started looking at the [GI] Ashland as her next option.” Champion MGISW Fierceness (City of Light) arrived at Churchill Downs Monday morning from South Florida as well as GI Florida Derby runner-up Catalytic (Catalina Cruiser) and GSW Domestic Product (Practical Joke). GI Toyota Blue Grass winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) had his first training day beneath the Twin Spires, galloping a little over a mile. Domestic Product and Sierra Leone will likely have their final pre-Derby works Saturday, weather dependent. As of Monday, 16 of the top 20 Derby contenders are on-site with GISW Stronghold (Ghostzapper) set to ship on Tuesday from California and GSW West Saratoga (Exaggerator) scheduled to arrive Friday from Lexington. Grand Mo the First (Uncle Mo), the newest entry with the defection of GSW Deterministic (Liam's Map), is set to arrive Thursday after a breeze at Gulfstream Park Tuesday morning. Japan's other hopeful, T O Password (Jpn) (Copano Rickey {Jpn}), is to leave Japan Tuesday, arrive for quarantine in Chicago for 42 hours, and then make a scheduled arrival in Louisville early Friday morning. The post Resilience, Just F Y I Breeze at Churchill Downs on Busy Day for Arrivals appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For the second time in five days, Bill Mott sent his duo of Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Resilience and 2023 champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I to the Churchill Downs track for published workouts.View the full article

Today 24th April 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 Wednesday’s Happy Valley racing tips & quaddie | 26/4/2023 The Happy Valley Racecourse is set to host a competitive nine-race meeting on Wednesday night. 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See David White’s best bets … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Positive ride secures ANZAC Mile Roydon Bergerson came very close to withdrawing Town Cryer from the Listed ANZAC Mile, but he is thanking his lucky … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Ascot best bets & quaddie tips | ANZAC Day Raceday 2023 Ascot will host a very competitive eight-race card this ANZAC Day. HorseBetting’s Ciaran Jackman has provided his best bets and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Flemington best bets & quaddie tips | 2023 ANZAC Day races The traditional ANZAC Day meeting at Flemington awaits on Tuesday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets for … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 12 months ago Straight Arron avenges Hong Kong Derby defeat with stunning win Banishing memories of Hong Kong Derby (2000m) disappointment, Straight Arron will be given the chance to vindicate trainer Caspar Fownes’ … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 24, 2023 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Sapphire Coast betting preview & racing tips | Monday, April 24 Country racing heads to the Sapphire Coast on Monday afternoon for a competitive seven-race program. See the top racing tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 24, 2022 Six 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 2 years ago Pinarello dominant in Championship Stakes Promising three-year-old stayer Pinarello shook off the disappointment of being late scratched at the barrier earlier this month with a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Sharp performance snares stakes victory for smart juvenile Two-year-old galloper Sharp ‘N’ Smart put his best foot forward at Pukekohe when he dashed home late in the piece … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 2 years ago Currie’s in for the hard yards, primed for FWD Champions Day Luke Currie is out to make up for lost time across the remaining 23 fixtures this season in Hong Kong … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Richard Gibson double-handed as Rattan and Wellington challenge Danon Smash Richard Gibson concedes toppling Danon Smash in the Group 1 HK$18 million Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on Sunday (25 April) … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Gawler betting tips, top odds & quaddie | Anzac Day, 25/04/21 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the Anzac Day races held at Gawler Racecourse on Sunday, April 25. See all the top tips, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Sunshine Coast betting tips & quaddie | Anzac Day | 25/04/21 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Anzac day races held at Sunshine Coast Turf Club on Sunday, April … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Kensington betting preview & top tips | Anzac Day, April 25 Kensington racecourse plays host for the New South Wales Anzac Day races on Sunday, April 25. See all the top … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Courier Wonder headlines strong undercard for Champions Day A strong undercard supports a trio of Group 1 contests on FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin (Sunday, 25 April), … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Golden Sixty primed to excel Armed with an impressive arsenal of Group 1 mounts at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April), Vincent Ho is chasing … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | April 24, 2021 Racing around the country is headline by the two Group 1’s being run and won at Randwick this afternoon. The … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Strong Kiwi flavour for Waller at Randwick Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller will have a strong Kiwi contingent at Randwick on Saturday. New Zealand-bred five-year-old Kolding will … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Richards out to continue dream season Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards will be looking to extend what can only be described as a dream season when … Read More Horse Racing News 3 years ago Punt Drunk : Masked Crusader secures the 2021 Everest spot. Punt Drunk Daily brings you all the latest racing news and controversies around Horse Racing Australia including the latest Everest … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Asano in the fast lane with Atishu Kozzi Asano needs just one word to sum up Atishu, his mount in Saturday’s Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Flemington tips, best bets and quaddie picks | ANZAC Day Preview See the Full preview fo the ANZAC Day races at Flemington on April 25, 2021. Includes free Flemington tips, best … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago VRC St Leger betting tips & top odds | Flemington | 25/4/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best bets and top odds for the 2021 Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington Racecourse on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Anzac Day Stakes preview, tips & top odds | Flemington | Race 4 The 2021 Anzac Day Stakes is held at Flemington Racecourse in race 4 on Sunday, April 25. See HorseBetting’s betting … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Moroney expects improvement from Milwaukee Trainer Mike Moroney expects major improvement from Milwaukee on his home track at Flemington in a 1000m straight-track sprint … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Russian Camelot scratched from Flemington Russian Camelot has been scratched from a Flemington race because of an inflamed throat but Danny O’Brien still plans to … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago McGillivray, Fradd, Maloney to swap zones Matt McGillivray has ridden a double at the Gold Coast as he prepares to join Robbie Fradd and Ryan Maloney … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Ryan out to Snatch another Guineas win Improving three-year-old Bandersnatch will be out to claim the first of his two target races this campaign when he resumes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Guntantes back on the winter trail Three-year-old Guntantes will be kept on a winter campaign path at the Sunshine Coast after trialling well … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Jameka’s brother chasing first stakes win After a win in Adelaide at his second start, Jameka’s brother Grandslam will be trying for a first stakes victory … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Archedemus Pride’s newest revival mission Trainer Joe Pride is embracing the challenge of putting the career of new acquisition Archedemus back on track, starting in … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Racing getting back on its feet in NZ New Zealand racing has been given the green light to get back up and running under strict protocols with COVID-19 … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Waterhouse, Bott with two Guineas chances Co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will have two chances in the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas with Dawn Passage and … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Portelli hoping to strike Gold in Crown Trainer Gary Portelli has seen a positive change in Nicci’s Gold since her first-up run and hopes she can enhance … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Guy looking long way ahead with Sizzlepel Trainer Bryan Guy is looking to the future with promising filly Sizzlepel after her second win in less than a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago No Guineas for Indy Car after Hong Kong sale Progressive three-year-old Indy Car has been scratched from the Hawkesbury Guineas and will do his future racing overseas … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Group 1 Stradbroke remains on radar for Graff Trainer Kris Lees expects Sydney’s race fields to remain strong given the reduced winter carnival options in Queensland and interstate … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Royal Crown chases VRC St Leger success After winning a target race at Caulfield, the Robbie Griffiths-trained Royal Crown will attempt to add the VRC St Leger … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Zoe White has coronavirus ban halved Queensland apprentice Zoe White has had her disqualification for breaching coronavirus rules halved … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Purton’s dream partner, a Beauty of a double act Champion horses and their jockeys are racing’s great double acts. Seabiscuit had Red Pollard, Secretariat had Ron Turcotte, Hugh Bowman … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Ross can’t split his Open Handicap chances Trainer Les Ross has again warned there is little between Mishani Hustler and River Racer at the Sunshine Coast despite … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Restricted field sizes for British racing A restriction on field sizes to 12 runners per race and the use of only senior jockeys feature in plans … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Moore’s smiling as Aethero and Beauty get five John Moore believes Aethero is “definitely the one they’ve all got to beat” after the precocious sprinter yesterday morning (Thursday, … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Hot King Prawn’s time is now Hot King Prawn is one of the most dependable horses in training and at Sha Tin this Sunday (26 April) … Read More Australia horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Surprise Baby handled with kid gloves Melbourne Cup Day 2020 will be like Christmas Day for Horsham trainer Paul Preusker with New Zealand-bred galloper Surprise Baby … Read More Australia horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Offers flow for Derby-bound Kinane Next month’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) is shaping as a thrilling contest, with rising star Kinane a likely … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Guineas tilt for Icebath Icebath will attempt to secure her first stakes victory at Rosehill on Saturday when she contests the Group 3 Hawkesbury … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Michael Rodd to return to Australia Jockey Michael Rodd is to leave Singapore while racing is shut down to rejoin his family in Australia and will … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Two jockeys involved in Wangaratta fall Jockeys John Keating and Alexandra Bryan have been taken to hospital after a fall in the final race at Wangaratta … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Viddora lame after trackwork in Hong Kong Group One-winning sprinter Viddora will be closely monitored to determine if she is fit to run in the Chairman’s Sprint … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainer Greg Hickman fined $5000 over swab Trainer Greg Hickman has been fined $5000 after Braces returned a positive result to a prohibited substance in a test … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Pierata set to join Aquis stallion roster All Aged Stakes winner Pierata is set to join the Aquis Farm stallion roster subject to veterinary and insurance checks … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Close relations line up in rich Showdown Three-quarter brothers Lucifer’s Reward and Oh So Rewarding are among a field of 16 vying for top honours in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Toby Edmonds produces another future star Toby Edmonds has produced an impressive Ipswich two-year-old winner in Ruuca after he recently bought the colt’s younger sister … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Chaillot to face stakes test at Flemington Trainer Archie Alexander is happy to give two-year-old Chaillot a crack at the Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington after … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Ranier gets chance to step up in Guineas Godolphin colt Ranier gets the chance to recapture his form when he runs in the Hawkesbury Guineas … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mr Quickie continues path towards Derby Mr Quickie will be out to confirm South Australian Derby favouritism when he takes on older horses at Caulfield in … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Productive season for Supera Lightly raced mare Supera will have her final race of the season in the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Generations combine with Rock On Wood Three generations will again combine when four-year-old gelding Rock On Wood contests Thursday’s Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac Mile (1600m) at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Distance no worry for Jenstar in St Leger David Brideoake’s assistant trainer Alex Woodhams isn’t concerned about the distance of the VRC St Leger at Flemington for three-year-old … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Winter Bride on way up for Victory Stakes Group Three-winning mare Winter Bride gets a chance to step up the black-type ladder in the Group Two Victory Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Randwick return for Japanese-bred Wolfe Japanese-bred Wolfe will be striving to make it three wins from as many starts when the gelding resumes from a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Jockey Jim Orman poised to join 500 club Jockey Jim Orman is on the verge of 500 career winners and hopes to claim another stakes race along the … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Deirdre forms a new bond as Viddora steps into Vivlos’ shoes Talented mares Deirdre and Viddora may hail from different hemispheres, let alone countries or stables, but they have become close … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Champagne Cuddles on track for Gold Coast Bjorn Baker says promising filly Champagne Cuddles is ready to return to racing in a Queensland campaign that opens with … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Anabolic steroid in Cameron-trained horse A horse trained by Russell and Scott Cameron has returned a positive result to an anabolic steroid … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Randwick betting tips for ANZAC Day, Wednesday April 25 SYDNEY is hosting racing this Wednesday as Randwick puts on a strong eight race card for ANZAC Day. Where is … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Spending To Win can earn Queensland trip Spending To Win can join the procession of Sydney horses to the Queensland winter carnival with an impressive effort in … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Angland rapt Trapeze Artist will race on Jockey Tye Angland has welcomed the decision to continue racing three-time Group One-winning colt Trapeze Artist rather than retire him … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Horseman Graham Salisbury ill in hospital Respected horseman Graham Salisbury, is well known for his community work with Melbourne Cup winner Subzero, is ill in a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Cradle Mountain to step up to city grade Cradle Mountain will attempt to continue his impressive form for trainer Clare Cunningham when he has his first metropolitan start … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago History beckons for Time Warp Hong Kong has three senior mile-and-a-quarter races and no horse has won all within the limits of a single season … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago RAD Board set to hear Smerdon charges The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board says it has the jurisdiction to hear the charges against Robert Smerdon in the … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago Giant Turtle ‘all heart’ and set for more success, says Rispoli Jockey Umberto Rispoli hopes that his association with honest galloper Giant Turtle can continue to reap rewards when he partners … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Sunday Pray to chase maiden Caulfield win A dual winner at midweek level, the John Moloney-trained Sunday Pray will step up in grade when he lines up … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago McEvoy has Antipas jumping at St Leger Trainer Tony McEvoy is banking on schooling sessions proving beneficial for Antipas in the lead-up to the VRC St Leger … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Tuesday NZ news briefs – Group winner turned out Heni’s work is done for the season with the gifted daughter of Towkay enjoying a deserved break. “She’s out for … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Ringo drumming up solid progress Ringo’s connections were satisfied with his first-up run and further improvement is expected from the stakes winner and Group 1 … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Ormsby hoping for St Leger scratching Former successful jockey Chad Ormsby could line up his first Australian stakes contender at Flemington on Wednesday, but he won’t … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago RAD Board hear jurisdiction submissions The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has heard submissions over its jurisdiction to hear charges laid against Robert Smerdon in … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Bendigo market movers for Tuesday, April 24 BENDIGO is Victoria’s primary meet this Tuesday and the punters have come hard early at the rural city. Where’s the … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Lismore market movers for Tuesday, April 24 LISMORE returns this Tuesday and the punters are looking forward to the seven race card this afternoon. Horse Betting has … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Wagga market movers for Tuesday, April 24 WAGGA is back this Tuesday and the race club has a strong eight race card in the offing. Which runners … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Trapeze Artist to keep racing Triple Group One winner Trapeze Artist will stay in training with his first aim the $13 million Everest before an … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Gronkowski ruled out of Kentucky Derby Gronkowski has been ruled out of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs after spiking a temperature … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Snitzel to stand for $220,000 Champion stallion Snitzel will stand the upcoming breeding season at $220,000 at Arrowfield Stud … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Magic Man: Moreira to ride in Adelaide G1 races Hong Kong-based Joao Moreira is set to ride Sheidel in the $1 million Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Almoonqith healthy before fall An inquiry has found no pre-existing condition that would have contributed to the catastrophic injury suffered by Almoonqith in the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Rain to prompt sunny disposition Trainer Jason Attard hopes the weather turns wet over his home track to enhance Kellyville Flyer’s prospects in the Hawkesbury … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago A Sydney Cup re-run & Pikey dominates Ascot in the Twitter wrap WHAT a weekend of horse racing we had. The re-running of the Sydney Cup was the headline act of the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Egg Tart on anti-clockwise mission If Sydney filly Egg Tart handles left-handed racing at Flemington she will continue her travels to South Australia … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Pigs set to fly at flood-hit Beaudesert race course for ANZAC Day THE Beaudesert race course will be home to a unique style of racing this Anzac Day when pigs replace the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Mott Dreaming of feature wins with colt The Redoute’s Choice Stakes is the next assignment for impressive debut winner Doubt I’m Dreaming who jockey Jamie Mott believes … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago ATC donates equipment to flooded clubs The Australian Turf Club has donated essential equipment to flood-damaged clubs in northern NSW … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stablemates against each other at Randwick Three Gerald Ryan-trained two-year-olds will be pitted against each other in a fillies race at Randwick … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Casino Fourteen could earn Brisbane trip Trainer Greg Eurell believes the 1400m at Flemington will suit Casino Fourteen when he chases a Listed win in the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hopfgarten after first-up victory Leading winter carnival hope Hopfgarten is entered for the Victory Stakes but a final decision whether he runs will be … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Major changes announced for 2018 Karaka sales week THE 2018 Karaka Million has been rescheduled to allow an opening night session of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago RSPCA launches investigation into ATC horse cruelty claims THE RSPCA NSW has launched an independent investigation into claims of cruelty to horses by the Australian Turf Club. The … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago ANZAC Day form, odds and free tips for Flemington, April 25 THE VRC St Leger is the feature race this ANZAC Day and we have form, odds and free tips for … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Payne, McEvoy named for Shergar Cup Michelle Payne and Kerrin McEvoy have been named in opposing teams in the Shergar Cup jockeys challenge at Ascot … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Trainer Moore says Werther exceeded expectations in QEII Cup Werther trounced what had been billed as the best field ever assembled for the G1 Audemars Piguet QEII Cup with … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Werther wins QEII Cup in Hong Kong Hugh Bowman has won another Group One race on Werther, riding him to a decisive victory in the QEII Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Schofield earns Richard Gibson applause after Hong Kong win A jubilant winning trainer Richard Gibson credited young jockey Chad Schofield for the victory with Ambitious Champion in the HKG3 … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Paul Nicholls relieved to win 10th title Trainer Paul Nicholls says his 10th British jumps title means more than any other because of the competition with Willie … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tivaci Queensland bound for Guineas After a short break, Group Three winner Tivaci is back in work with Mike Moroney and preparing for a shot … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Blue Desert Moon injured in Plate Trainer Tony Sears is hoping for a quick recovery from Blue Desert Moon who has a few cuts after her … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Investigation into Kilcoy track problems Racing Queensland will hold an investigation into why it was not told about an issue with the Kilcoy track which … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Trainer planning WFA tilt with Adirondack Adirondack has proven a good money spinner for his new connections and now trainer Shawn Mathrick is considering a Gold … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Wet Randwick track suits Ryan runners A wet Randwick track for the Anzac Day meeting should suit the three runners from the Gerald Ryan stable … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Carey with three runners in VRC St Leger Trainer Pat Carey will saddle up three stayers in the Listed VRC St Leger, the feature race on the Anzac … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Second throat operation for Hardline Trainer Liam Birchley hopes to get three-year-old Hardline back for the latter part of the winter canrival in Brisbane … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Pateman to head to Ireland at season’s end Jumps jockey Steven Pateman will head to champion Irish jumps trainer Willie Mullins in a bid to further his career … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Rescued horses remain under observation Trainer Tony Gollan says the four horses rescued from an overturned truck on the Sunshine Coast appear to have escaped … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Johnson finally gets hands on trophy Richard Johnson has finally claimed the British champion jumps’ jockey title after many years as runner-up to the now-retired Tony … Read More View the full article

A new Hong Kong Garden will be in place at Newbury Racecourse when the track hosts five World Pool races on Saturday, May 18, including the G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. which headlines the fixture. The Hong Kong Garden will offer themed food and drink, plus a range of entertainment including live performances from Albert Chau, the inaugural winner of Midlife, Sing and Shine, a talent competition run on terrestrial TV in Hong Kong. Mark Leigh, interim CEO at Newbury Racecourse, said, “We're thrilled to introduce the new Hong Kong Garden for this year's Al Shaqab Lockinge with Ladies Day to mark and celebrate the growth of our partnership with World Pool. The Al Shaqab Lockinge is renowned for the breadth of entertainment it offers racegoers and this year's edition promises even more excitement; we're looking forward to everything's that in store.” World Pool, the largest globally commingled horse racing pools, was created and is powered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). In January, it was announced that nine new race days had been added to the World Pool calendar in the first six months of 2024, with bettors from 28 countries able to bet into the same pools on those given days. The five World Pool races scheduled for the Lockinge meeting in 2024 also represents an increase from two last year. Michael Fitzsimons, executive director, Wagering Products at the HKJC, said, “The likes of Shaquille and Warm Heart were both winners on the Al Shaqab Lockinge undercard last year, so we're pleased to be able to bring more of the quality racing from Newbury into World Pool in 2024. “The Hong Kong-themed entertainment that Newbury Racecourse is putting on is a fun initiative to attract a wider audience to the races too, and we're sure the racegoers will really enjoy it.” The post Hong Kong Garden A New Addition At Newbury For Lockinge Day appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner and leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Sierra Leone made his first trip around the Churchill Downs oval at 7:30 a.m. April 22 after arriving from Keeneland the previous morning.View the full article

Ten runners came together to raise more than £15,000 for Racing Welfare when participating in the London Marathon, the charity organisation announced on Monday. The group who completed the 26.2-mile course on Sunday included Richard Cosgrave, who has received support from Racing Welfare having sustained a fall four years ago which resulted in a broken neck. He was joined by the likes of Chris Martin, assistant trainer to Archie Watson in Lambourn, Harrison Mills, strategy manager at the Jockey Club, and Sophie Webber, brand marketing assistant at Goffs. Daisy Felton, Racing Welfare fundraising executive, said, “All of the participants running in aid of Racing Welfare at this year's London Marathon put in a stellar effort to raise more that £15k for the charity, with more funds continuing to come in following the event. The dedication they've shown to train, fundraise and complete the event is admirable and all of us at Racing Welfare would like to thank them and celebrate their achievements. Their hard work will help to ensure we can continue to be there for racing's people when they need us most.” The post London Marathon Runners Raise Funds For Racing Welfare appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

According to one of his longstanding clients, Arthur Hancock, Dr. Robert Hunt may be only the third best veterinarian in Kentucky. So who are his two rivals? “Dr. Green,” Hancock replies. “And Dr. Time.” Besides these complementary therapies of grazing and rest, however, he is adamant that an ailing Thoroughbred could have no better helper in the Bluegrass than the Hagyard surgeon: a byword for dedication, integrity and horsemanship. Determinedly self-effacing as he is, Hunt readily acknowledges that Hancock's two other “doctors” have contributed much to his own work. In fact, he suspects that clients would identify his trademark (“if anything”) as a determination to avoid crisis surgery wherever possible. “I've saved way more horses by not operating than by trying to be a hero,” Hunt says. “Just by staying out of the way, based on a lot of experience in making bad decisions.” At the same time, his passion nonetheless remains emergency work: colics, dystocias, traumas. This is when he deals with a living creature at its most vulnerable and it's also when he remembers the response of an early mentor, in veterinary school, when asked why he did farm animal practice. “This,” he told Hunt, “is the one thing I can do that's going to help a guy put bread on his table.” “And I've always taken that with me,” Hunt says. “Especially with the emergencies where you have an animal that's going to die, but if you do the right intervention, it's going to live and stay in production. That's always been a very impactful, meaningful part of my job. Especially the dystocias, where somebody has well over a year's investment and you have a matter of minutes to make the difference. If everything works out, you may have a million-dollar commodity at the end. But we also need to recognize early, hard as it is, if this is not going to be a viable individual and you need to cut your losses now.” But even when the stakes aren't quite so awful, the engagement is perennial. Hunt invokes another mentor, from his first experience of practice out in California. When filling a vacancy, Charlie Bowles would ask the interviewee whether he or she were here for a job. “Yes, Dr. Bowles, a job.” Hearing that, he'd immediately ask the candidate to leave. Then, as they got to their feet in confusion, he would add: “If you want a career, a profession, I'll give you that. But if you're just here for a job, go to a factory somewhere.” For Hunt, as for so many horsemen, life and work are seamless. That may mean that he never stops working–but it also means he never stops living. “Because you dedicate your life to what you're doing, that becomes your whole personality,” he says. “I know that won't ever be a life goal for some people. And we do have a huge problem with recruitment of young veterinarians. That whole work-life balance issue is in play, people are pressing for a four-day week. But that just appalls me. Because if I'm on an operating table, having a serious procedure done, I don't want someone that plays golf half the week. I want somebody that looks like me: gray hair, worn out, and does like 5,000 of them a year. Billy Strings didn't get good playing guitar four days a week.” But that very analogy introduces the paradox that Hunt, while fanatically immersed in his vocation, also has an unusually wide hinterland. If his focus is out of the ordinary, then so is his perspective–from farrier to pilot, musician to trainer. “I'm a very distracted person!” he admits. “I have a little hobby farm, raise horses, cattle. Work is my biggest passion, and everybody's always fussed at me about how much I put into it. But having always had these other distractions, I've never experienced burnout.” And, actually, one of the things that keeps him fresh is precisely those young proteges he wants to infect with the same sense of vocation: whether Hagyard interns, or the Flying Start students he addresses every year. “Boy, there's nothing more rewarding than just seeing that bulb come on,” he says. “And you know they're hooked. 'Yeah,' you say, 'Got this one.' And from my own point of view, they probably help to prevent burnout as well. I love hanging around young people. They're energetic, their minds are bright, they want to learn.” Few among them, however, will have as many sanctuaries from the pressures of their calling. He's always played the guitar, for instance. Americana and country music, garage bands, college bands, and he's still doing party gigs. The pilot's license? He got that back in California, flew for a few years until deciding he wasn't really being careful enough (“scared myself a few times, my passengers probably more”). Nowadays he makes do with the exhilarations available on terra firma with a motorbike. First and foremost, however, Hunt remains ever a horseman. The bond was forged very young, showing in rural Georgia in the early 1960s. “My mom was passionate about horses, and my older brother's a trainer, so it's definitely in the blood,” he recalls. “He and I were both farriers from quite a young age. I've always dabbled with racehorses. I had good friends that would take them for me, and was then lucky enough to be an assistant trainer under my brother, so for quite a long time rode on the track every morning before surgery.” He still puts in a lot of saddle miles on the farm. And that's why Hunt is the horseman's vet: because he has always been one himself. “I wanted to be frontline, saddling horses in the paddock, just experiencing everything,” he explains. “And that's a reason I still shoe horses, too. If I'm going to be talking the talk, I better walk the walk.” The coalface was where he always learned best and he even paid his way through the University of Georgia by farrier work and breaking horses. He wanted to know the animal inside out. He has always loved physiology (cardiovascular his graduate specialism) and biomechanics and, with his background, naturally podiatry too. “But the one thing you learn is that whatever you're working on, a foot or any other part of the horse, you can't separate from the whole,” he says. “You always need the 'global' picture, and every application is a little different depending on the horse, and the client.” Coady Photography So has that grasp of functionality given an extra dimension to his aesthetic admiration? “I hope so,” he says. “If anything, I'm probably not critical enough. Evaluating sale horses, say, I tend to be a little bit too much of an optimist. I see all the upside.” Not a typical sales vet, then! “I think we should recognize the good qualities in a horse and then see if there are any holes,” he replies. “But you're just defining potential risk, things that are unpredictable. There are very few black-and-whites. It doesn't mean that he can't be a Grade I horse.” Hunt will, moreover, be rather more forgiving of imperfections in the elite models–because those won't stoop to be troubled by trifles. “There are probably six or eight radiographic things that I consider 'unforgivable' no matter how good a yearling is,” he admits. “But these little lumps and bumps, these incongruities or blemishes? I just don't get excited about those. Of course, you might have to wear different hats for different buyers. Some people just won't have anything to do with a horse once they've heard any kind of negative. Others, some of the trainers especially, are more willing to take a swing.” After his stint in California, Hunt had returned to Georgia to work on faculty when invited to Lexington to meet Dr. Paul Thorpe at Hagyard. “They were looking for a surgeon and it took about five minutes to know what I was going to do,” Hunt recalls. “He was the most like-minded guy, already doing a lot of the things I had ideas about. But the biggest thing was just his philosophy, which was very much that of a food animal practitioner. He knew how to keep things simple, not to cause complications. And he was a true pioneer.” Often, presumably, innovation happens only because there's no alternative but an experimental gamble? “Exactly,” Hunt replies. “If you're looking at a situation where an animal's not going to survive, you really don't have anything to lose–so long as you're not going to create extra suffering. It's worked many times, and it's extremely fulfilling when it does.” Many of his own breakthroughs Hunt modestly ascribes not to extraordinary perception, but to sheer exposure. “Just the numbers, the traffic that we'd see, you recognize deficits and where things need to be improved,” he explains. “Some of the techniques we'd use on colics, abdominal surgeries, dystocias, you do enough of them, you'll figure out ways to reduce your complications. We were able to design more efficient techniques for some of the limb corrective procedures. We did a lot of the first standing fracture repair. And I have a passion for imaging, so I had the first nuclear scintigraphy–a gamma camera–in this area, back in the early '90s. And then we brought in digital radiography as well. We don't have to mention that we were a little slow on some of the other things! But those got us off the blocks pretty well.” In terms of surgery, Dr. Robert Copelan furnished Hunt with “the most influential 15 minutes of my entire life” during a lecture in 1982. “He drove it home that if you got one shot, it better be perfect,” Hunt recalls. “With these high-intensity athletes, you don't get it right the first time, you may as well not show up.” In striving to meet those standards, Hunt has penetrated deep into the mystery of how physiology relates to performance, maybe even to competitive spirit. So is the elite Thoroughbred also superior in adversity or is there no real pattern? “Totally different species,” Hunt says flatly. “Your Breeders' Cup horse, that's a whole different animal. Yes, even as a patient.” But not always in a good way, it seems. “By far the worst animals you want to do a colic surgery on,” Hunt remarks. “Whether it's catecholamine levels or just their immune response, they're just geared so tight, wound so tight… The heart's so in tune, it's ready to stop any second under anesthesia. We hand recover everything on a big thick mat, and their flight instinct is wide open, so you're going to have your best people with them.” Hunt also reckons these superior athletes the most vulnerable to injury. “Because they don't tell you when they're hurting like regular horses,” Hunt explains. “They have the same number of injuries, but we have to watch them so close because they're not going to tell you something's wrong. You have to dig deeper on them. They can have a little stress fracture somewhere that could propagate into something more serious. That's where the advanced imaging comes in. They're all going to light up changes on a PET or nuclear scintigraphic scan. It's then our duty to figure out if something is going to become structurally unstable, and place the horse at risk.” Hunt is well aware of the high stakes for the industry, monitoring this stuff, and anticipates a strengthening of vigilance, whether in screening or track surfaces. “I hate all the negative publicity,” he admits. “Most of our track [maintenance] people are phenomenal. One injury is still one too many. But when you look at the raw numbers, 1.5 or even 1.8 per thousand starts, that's still an infinitesimally small number. I think what really needs to come out is the attrition rate on horses that didn't make the track. There's no published data. What if a trainer has 300 horses enter their program, and only 20 of them surface? We really need to fine comb some of that stuff.” He also recognizes that some vets have been complicit in the reputational damage caused by pharmacist-trainers. “Medication is beneficial, used appropriately,” he says. “But I mean, as far as injecting joints, things like that? My horses just won't run.” He says that much of it is simply due diligence. If a horse betrays some kind of pain, maybe a gait discrepancy, you must be confident that nothing is structurally awry. But medication remains important in keeping a horse in balance. Coglianese “If you're training hard, doesn't matter if you're human or horse or dog, there's not an athlete in the world that doesn't have a sprain, a minor injury, something where he needs an aspirin or whatever to stay balanced,” he emphasizes. “And that's where horses can get in trouble. Nothing else on earth runs 40mph supporting 1,200lbs on a structure the same diameter as our legs. And I think maybe the pendulum has come back too far. If we allow them to run imbalanced, we're not really taking care of them. These are high-speed, high-intensity situations. “If not necessarily with the naked eye, then riding, you can tell when a horse just isn't right. They're vibrating, moving a little rougher. And those horses are prone to further injury, usually in another leg. When everything comes apart, they're protecting themselves and suffer an overload. Recognizing those, it's a challenge. But my own philosophy is, just take care of them. No race in the world is worth the life of a horse.” Quality being drawn to quality, Hunt's clients themselves dependably show the best of our industry. In turn, that has secured him privileged access to greatness in the breed. Arrogate, for instance, from his youth at Clearsky right through his track career. Empire Maker was another cherished Juddmonte customer, not least because of Hunt's familiarity with his dam Toussaud as “one of the most fun horses you could ever communicate with.” Equine character of that kind has always been a lock to which Hunt has enjoyed seeking a key. “I love the quirky stuff,” he enthuses. “Because once you get inside their head and figure out what they're trying to say, it's very rewarding. But it's just another spin on the game. I hate a lot of pressure on horses. The way I grew up, you just learned to be a cowboy and they were forced into everything they did. You manhandled the horse and basically overpowered them. Around here there are so many good horsemen that know better than that. They truly communicate with their animals, and the horses tell them how much pressure they need to get a job done.” Even going to scope a horse at the sales, Hunt will notice and enjoy a horse's rapport with exceptional people. Whereas if he sees someone trying to bully a horse, “that's when I'm going to get bumped in the head!” Every horse has a lethal weapon on each corner, and that's why you want your vet to be a horseman. In a confined space, mutual trust is priceless. “Usually, when I've gotten hurt, it's my own fault,” Hunt says, raising a hand. “This finger is broken and it's sort of my fault, but it's my dog's fault too! Just wrong place, wrong time, not calculating it right. There are very few times as a veterinarian that you should feel in jeopardy. You just evaluate the situation, decide who's dangerous. These really tough mares come in for a reproductive surgery, you touch them and they start double barreling. But we have tons of medications for those situations. Scoping, same thing. Some of them just get the wrong person on the head.” Toussaud at Juddmonte Farms, 2003 | Horsephotos Skilled and delicate as the role is, it also calls for great stamina: mental, physical, emotional. Hence the imperative for unflagging vocational engagement. If Hunt never backs off, never switches off, that's because the magic abides even through the bitterest hours. It all comes down to a horseman and a horse. “Just doing the right thing by them, trying to keep them out of harm's way,” Hunt says with a shrug. “I've loved the latitude to be innovative, when needed, whether in surgery or some of our treatments, some of the training techniques. And then the people I've been able to work around, not just my mentors, but the clients as well. I've learned so much from them.” Hunt is well known for making more farm visits than most. He's been going to some for 30 years–including some of the real superpowers, but also others whose boardrooms are a kitchen table–learning human and equine traits through the generations. “I'd love it if all I had to do was walk in the surgery room every day and not drive 200 miles,” he says. “As it is, I get three days in there and usually three days on the road, sometimes four. But that means I can do a lot of volume without the clients having to stress their horse.” What tells you everything, ultimately, is the one alternative Hunt might entertain to a dream career. “Oh,” he says with a chuckle. “That would be taking a string of eight grass horses to Colonial Downs middle of July, and having me a little camper and riding those horses every day. I love it down there, during the heat of summer. I'm from Georgia, remember! But I think there'd still have to be a veterinary quota I'd have to fulfill daily and then I could go do other things. “Just by nature of this job, I do a lot of everything. And my clients are basically my family. I try not to let that skew the clinical judgment. But I don't have a single one that can't call me at midnight if they have a question. And I have a huge weakness for becoming attached to the patients. But, you know, that just makes me the luckiest guy in the world.” The post Vocation Beats Vacation for the Ultimate Horsemen’s Vet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For the second time in five days, Bill Mott sent his duo of Wood Memorial (G2) winner Resilience and 2023 champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I to the Churchill Downs track for a published workout.View the full article

Arqana has strengthened its overseas department with the addition of Ajay Anne, who becomes the company's new thoroughbred representative for the Middle East and India. A graduate of the Darley Flying Start and the Indian Racing Academy, Anne started his career with Darley as their Middle East, Indian and South African bloodstock representative. Since the creation of his own agency New Approach Bloodstock in 2010, he has guided numerous clients in their purchases both privately and at auction for racing and breeding. Anne has also been a registered steward with UAE Racing since 2006. Commenting on his appointment, Anne said, “I'm delighted to be joining the Arqana team of representatives. Having lived in Dubai for 18 years now, I've been able to observe first-hand the evolution of racing in the Middle East. “The thoroughbred market is booming and investment is high, particularly in the yearling segment. India, my home country with which I have close ties, has many passionate owners and breeders, whose demand is mainly geared towards breeding and finding good mares and stallions. I'm excited and looking forward to what promises to be a great new chapter.” Freddy Powell, Managing Director at Arqana, added, “We are delighted to add Ajay Anne to the team of Arqana representatives around the world. Ajay's profile is quite unique, combining his excellent knowledge of the Middle East, where he is based, with his expertise in the Indian market, where Arqana has been present for many years. “We wanted to give ourselves the means to redevelop our network in India, and Ajay is the ideal candidate to achieve this alongside us. As for the Middle East, this is obviously a key region for an auction house like Arqana. The investor base is evolving fast and it was important to be able to count on a representative totally dedicated to the thoroughbred market alongside our existing representative, Faisal Al Rhamani, who focuses on Arabians.” The post Ajay Anne Becomes Arqana’s Middle East And Indian Representative appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article