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Italian jockey back in the winner’s enclosure 24 hours after successful hit-and-run raid in AustraliaView the full article

Newmarket's Craven meeting could just as well be called Anticipation Week. Anticipation is climbing the steps of a venerated football stadium for a night game to find the floodlights blazing and the grass slick and lush. It's the bounce of the England cricket team down the pavilion steps to start an Ashes series. It's checking your tickets the day before Wimbledon tennis starts or standing just after dawn beside the first tee at an Open Championship or Masters. It's not about what you know. It's about all the things you don't know. Or don't know yet, because there is no script. A venue, a tradition, a hum of expectation, yes, but no script. Unlike cinema or the theatre, nobody wrote what you are about to see. You scan the horizon of pleasures still to come with a preferred outcome, certainly, but no guarantees. In books and films the whodunnit is already decided. In sport the who-will win-it is a thing of intrigue. It's the unknowable. What I'm describing here, in racing terms, is 'Craven week,' the Newmarket fixture that ends the strange hiatus between the Lincoln meeting at Doncaster and the 'real' start of a Flat racing campaign, on the Rowley Mile course. It's not about what you know. It's about all the things you don't know. Or don't know yet, because there is no script. The Grand National meeting bisects the cutting of the start-line ribbon at Donny and the unleashing of the first wave of Classic contenders at Newmarket, in a week when everything feels possible, and dreams are unbruised by reality. And in Flat racing, anticipation week is centuries old. The Craven was first run in 1771 and evolved over two hundred years into the pre-eminent 2,000 Guineas trial. In 1869 it was reduced from 10 furlongs to eight. Eight years later it was restricted to three-year-olds. Modern training is a scientific, data-driven trade, so colts often go straight to the Guineas without a prep run. City of Troy and Rosallion – the first two in the market – will arrive on May 4 without form in the book as three-year-olds. Yet the Craven is still the race that tells you spring has sprung, the Classic race scramble has begun, and that 2024's contenders are about to be reclassified as champs, nearly-horses and also-rans. In the history of the colts' Classics, the evidence trail still starts with the Craven. Six years ago Masar beat the odds-on Roaring Lion and went on to win the Derby. Roaring Lion proceeded to win four Group 1s. Curiously the last horse to compete the Craven-2,000 Guineas double was Haafhd in 2004, an anomaly that is due correction. Eminent (2017), Native Khan (2011) and Adagio (2007) are among those for whom winning the Craven was largely an end, rather than a beginning. No modern Craven meeting has produced a more lasting declaration than that of Dancing Brave in 1986. His defeat of Henry Cecil's pair Faraway Dancer and Mashkour was emphatic enough but the ground was too soft to offer a promise of the beauty to come: victories in the 2,000 Guineas, Eclipse, King George and Arc to earn an official rating of 141, the highest ever awarded to a horse at that time. The first big fillies' trial of the season, the Nell Gwyn Stakes, can also be revelatory. In a mini golden era from 1984 to 1986 it was won by Pebbles (1,000 Guineas, Eclipse, Champion Stakes, Breeders' Cup Turf), Oh So Sharp (1,000 Guineas, Oaks, St Leger) and Sonic Lady (Irish 1,000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Prix du Moulin.) The British crave spring and hints of summer delights particularly keenly. It feels as if it has been raining in the UK since November. Racing folk ask Craven week to lift the grey blanket off their heads. They want equine coats to gleam and the sun to glint off silks. Trainers, stable staff and jockeys will see hints from the gallops tested on the racecourse. Lazy types will be transformed and 'morning wonders' may flop when they step on the track. With Craven week, there are clues and promise but no certainties. After Newmarket the auditions roll on to Newbury, to the Greenham and Fred Darling. The two Guineas races come less than three weeks after the Newmarket and Newbury trials – a timetable more compressed than you might imagine, considering that these are three-year-olds emerging from hibernation. Everything is up for grabs, and everyone wants to grab it, especially after a gruelling, soggy winter. The not knowing is part of the thrill. There are champions on the scroll of Nell Gwyn and Craven winners but there are also winners you struggle to remember. It's not possible for a 'bad' horse to win either race, but eminently possible for the victory to lead nowhere. Twelve months ago Indestructible beat The Foxes in the Craven but has not won since. In Anticipation Week stars will emerge, reality checks will abound, hopes will be dashed and question marks will be scattered. But the 2024 Flat season will be in full swing. It's not just the horses who burst from the stalls at Newmarket. We do too. The post The Unscripted Delighted of Anticipation Week appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

At his second meeting back after nearly three months on the sidelines, the star jockey steers Baby Crystal and Holy Lake to victory on SundayView the full article

Dog Penalties KNOW STAMINA | Christchurch 8 April; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. OPAWA GORDON | Christchurch 12 April; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. OPAWA BRANDY | Christchurch 12 April; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. General Race 1 at Christchurch GRC of 11 April was declared a no-race when the lure was stopped in the interests of safety. The post 8-14 April 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties H McNeill | Non-raceday dated 11 April; rode with prohibited substance in system; suspended 26 March – 30 April inclusive and costs of $187.50. O Bosson | Auckland 10 April; careless riding; suspended 26 April – 2 May inclusive. C Lahoud | Auckland 10 April; medical clearance required. K Myers | Otaki-Maori 13 April; use of whip; suspended 21-28 April inclusive. K Chowdhoory | Canterbury 13 April; careless riding; suspended 21-27 April inclusive. S Wynne | Canterbury 13 April; use of whip; suspended 21 April – 1 May inclusive. A Goindasamy | Canterbury 13 April; use of whip; fined $500. L Hemi | Canterbury 13 April; use of whip; fined $500. C Butler | Waikato 14 April; use of whip; suspended 22 April – 3 May inclusive. M Hashizume | Waikato 14 April; use of whip; fined $500. Trainer Penalties A Hewitson | Non-raceday dated 12 April; had prohibited substance in system; suspended 21 March – 3 May inclusive and costs of $187.50. C Isdale | Auckland 10 April; neglect in saddling; fined $300. B & R Foote | Otaki-Maori 13 April; late rider declaration; fined $100. S Kennedy & A Furlong | Canterbury 13 April; incorrect saddlecloth; fined $50. S Marsh | Waikato 14 April; late rider declaration; fined $100. Horse Penalties SENOR PEDRO | Canterbury 13 April; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. REDEMPTION | Canterbury 13 April; late scratching after becoming fractious in barriers; must complete 2 trials. General The Auckland TR meeting of 10 April was abandoned after Race 3 due to an unsafe track. The post 8-14 April 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Western Australia owner Bob Peters added another chapter to his success as an owner when Affluential (NZ) (Zed) gave him his first jumps winner from his first runner at Pakenham when he won the Ecycles Solutions Maiden Hurdle (3200m). Affluential, trained by John Leek, also has the distinction of being a brother to the ill-fated champion Verry Elleegant, who unfortunately passed away in February when giving birth to her foal. “That’s a great tribute to Verry Elleegant. Like her, he would run through a brick wall but on the flat he was a maiden,” Peters said. “I said to John the time had come to put him over the jumps as he couldn’t win a maiden. That’s why I sent him over to him from here.” Peters said it was a great thrill to have won a jumps race as he had always enjoyed that aspect of horse racing. “I’ve always loved the jumps and I liked it when I was hunting when I rode.” Peters said he had also noticed that another brother Verry Flash had shown ability as a jumper in New Zealand. Affluential was sold by Grangewilliam Stud at the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Sale for $140,000 to John Chalmers Bloodstock Services. View the full article

Two-year-old filly Star Shadow (NZ) (Reliable Man) made an impressive winning debut at Otaki when she came from last on the home corner to take out the McMillan Equine Feeds 2YO (1300m). The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-prepared daughter of Reliable Man had looked a handy type in her three placed runs at the trials before making her debut on Saturday, with punters installing her as the $3.50 second favourite behind Ballon d’Or ($2) in the five-horse field. Rider Wiremu Pinn allowed the Fortuna Bloodstock-owned filly to find her feet early on and only began to get serious as the leaders approached the home bend. Ballon d’Or looked to be cruising at that point however Star Shadow quickly joined issue and the pair set down to a serious dogfight that went in favour of Star Shadow by a half head with Brilliant Battle finishing on nicely to take third. “It was a great ride by Wiremu as he let her find her feet early on,” said Te Akau Racing Manager Reece Trumper. “He’s a kid who is riding a lot of work for us at home and he deserves these opportunities. “Also well done to John Galvin of Fortuna Bloodstock as it has been a while between drinks to get a winner for him and this is great as he has been a big supporter of our stable.” Trumper believes Star Shadow, who was a $35,000 purchase by Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis in conjunction with Galvin from the Book 2 sale at Karaka in 2023, will be best when stepping out over even further than the 1300m she faced today. “She is bred to cope with a wet track and the further she gets, the better she will get,” he said. “What we do now I’m not sure but there are stakes races coming up in both the south and north islands or we might tip her out and give her a good three-year-old season.” Bred by Westbury Stud owner Gerry Harvey, Star Shadow is raced by the Star Shadow Fortuna Syndicate and is out of the Redoute’s Choice mare Scene Queen who comes from a family that extends back to northern hemisphere Group One performers Fitnah, Caponi and former Waikato Stud-based stallion No Excuse Needed. The win also brought up an early double for Pinn who had taken out race one in impressive fashion aboard the Lauren Brennan-trained Asgard (NZ) (Almanzor). View the full article

The Hottie (NZ) (Swiss Ace) produced an ideal prelude to next Saturday’s Listed Great Easter Stakes (1400m) with a dominant display down the chute at Riccarton Park on Saturday. The mare’s Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson had initially planned on trialling her at Foxton on Tuesday before heading south for next weekend’s feature, but a decision to contest the Angus Meats Open Handicap (1200m) paid dividends. In the hands of Courtney Barnes, The Hottie jumped positively from an inside draw (2), and remained in close quarters to the leaders in Emanon and Spartan, the latter closing a $3.10 race-favourite ahead of Patterson’s mare ($4.70). Successful twice previously on soft ground, The Hottie had swept to the lead by the 200m in the rain-affected conditions, and put two-and-a-half lengths on well-performing mare The Radiant One and Spartan in a comprehensive winning effort. Patterson was pleasantly surprised with the early speed from the daughter of Swiss Ace, and praised the efforts of Barnes. “I wasn’t expecting her to be that handy, I just hoped she would finish the race off well ahead of going 1400m next week,” he said. “It was a great ride, Courtney got her up in a good position as she’s normally a stride slow. She’s got a good affinity with our horses, and has good hands. “I had planned to trial her at Foxton on Tuesday but thought we may as well run for money, so it was just a trial for her today, and definitely a good one. “She got the job done, bring on next Saturday.” Raced in the yellow-and-black silks of co-breeder and part-owner Eddie Bourke, The Hottie has earned $138,495 in stakes with five victories from 14 attempts. Closer to his New Plymouth base, Patterson prepared talented gallopers The Fearless One and Contribute to fill the minor placings behind Group One-performer Lightning Jack in the Cavallo Farms & Chris Rutten Bloodstock Handicap (1600m). Patterson was pleased with their efforts considering that the track (Heavy 8) was not in favour of either, and confirmed Contribute will press onto the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) on April 27. “Craig (Grylls, jockey) said the track was just too heavy for Contribute, but she’ll go up to the Travis Stakes and we’re looking forward to getting her back on a good track at Te Rapa,” he said. “It was a good run by The Fearless One, because he doesn’t like the off ground either. We’ll pick out as good a track we can find in the early part of autumn and winter, then get ready for some nice staying races next year. He’s come back really good.” View the full article

Talented four-year-old Mr Mojo Risin’ (NZ) (Deep Field) has recently returned home after a successful stint in Melbourne, and he has wasted no time in making his mark on a New Zealand racetrack. The Andrew Forsman-trained gelding mastered the heavy conditions at Otaki on Saturday to score an impressive victory in the Vets On Riverbank Handicap (1400m). The Rating 75 event was the third win of a 15-start career for Mr Mojo Risin’, who placed in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) and Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) as a three-year-old last season. A victory at Avondale on Anzac Day last year was the final New Zealand appearance for 11 months for Mr Mojo Risin’, whose next eight starts were in Victoria and included a win at Moonee Valley in November, along with a third at Kyneton and fourths at Sandown and Geelong. The son of Deep Field returned to New Zealand with a close fourth at Ellerslie on March 9, finishing 2.9 lengths behind the subsequent black-type performer Provence. Second-up at Otaki on Saturday, Mr Mojo Risin’ was back in the winning groove. Mr Mojo Risin’ was a 59.5kg topweight for the $35,000 race, but apprentice jockey Triston Moodley’s 3kg claim reduced that impost to a more manageable 56.5kg. Moodley had his mount prominently positioned in fourth before surging past Lincoln Falls and Sir Sterling in the straight for an emphatic half-length victory. “That was a nice performance to see second-up,” Forsman said. “He had a bit of weight relief today, which definitely helped him in those conditions. But he’d performed well in stakes company in testing ground before, so we were expecting him to get through it okay today and he did a very good job.” Bred and raced by Jomara Bloodstock, Mr Mojo Risin’ has now had 15 starts for three wins, four placings and $146,644 in stakes. “We don’t have any specific plans with him now,” Forsman said. “We brought him back home from Melbourne, where he’d been running well, but we just thought he wouldn’t be suited to having too many more runs on firm tracks. Those metropolitan tracks on Saturdays often don’t have a huge amount of give in the ground. “But it’s good to get the win today, and we’ll get him home and take it from there.” Forsman’s Otaki team on Saturday also included Sporting Chance (Dundeel), who finished a gallant third behind Testify Me in the Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m). “He went well,” Forsman said. “He just got caught in the worst of the ground from his inside gate. There wasn’t much Wiremu (Pinn, jockey) could do about that. But I thought he was very brave down the straight.” View the full article

War Machine eases to victory in the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1400m) on Saturday. Photo: Scott Barbour (Racing Photos) A tough week for Ballymore Stables ended on a positive note after New Zealand-bred three-year-old War Machine ran away with the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1400m) on Saturday under the guidance of Jordan Childs. It had been a week since his trainer Mike Moroney was admitted to hospital and his long-serving right-hand man Anthony Feroce said the Guineas success will provide the trainer with a great boost. “It’s been a tough few days for everyone at the stable and so this is a great tonic,” Feroce said after the son of Harry Angel ran clear to score at odds of +320 with horse racing bookmakers. “The team has been terrific. Everyone back in the stables here and in New Zealand have been head down and bum up, so it’s been fantastic. “Mike would be so happy. It’s just a great tonic for everybody. We bought him in New Zealand as a tried horse and its very special. “I would just like to say, to everybody thanks for all the wishes that we’ve been receiving from all over the world about Mike. “He’s hanging in there and doing well so hopefully we’ll see him back at the track really soon.” Feroce said he wasn’t sure whether Moroney would have seen the race. “I’m not sure as he’s still in intensive care so when he comes out, he’ll have some good news waiting.” Feroce said War Machine could now go north to Queensland to seek black-type over the winter carnival after winning his third race on end, following his maiden win at Kyneton and a five-length demolition in a class one at Cranbourne. “There is always a possibility of Queensland,” he said. “We’ll have a look and see what’s there. “This time in, he’s just kept improving, His work on the track on Tuesday morning was sensational and it’s great to see him bring that to out here today.” Horse racing news View the full article

Panic scores a narrow victory in the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au The in-form stable of Michael Freedman notched another stakes success during The Championships when Panic scored a narrow victory in the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Freedman sent out Manaal to win the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) and Ducasse to win the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on Day One of the Championships and was quick to claim further stakes glory on Day Two. A three-year-old son of Time Test, Panic was always prominent throughout under jockey Tommy Berry and dug in late to stave off the challenge of favourite Razors. “It’s been amazing. For a relatively small team to be competing at this level and getting a few winners, it’s a big thrill and a huge credit to the whole team. They’re a great bunch of staff,” Freedman said. “I was getting a little bit anxious that last bit. Tommy made the suggestion that we put a set of winkers on him earlier in the week. He has ridden him a bit and he was a bit wayward at Wyong when he got in front the other day, so credit to Tommy with the gear change. “I would love to eventually see this horse ridden with a bit of cover. When you see what he can do at home when he works off the back of another horse, he’s a nice sort of horse. I think there is more in store for him.” Further stakes options beckon Panic, who has now won four of his six starts and made it back-to-back victories this preparation after winning over 1200m at Wyong. “I will see how he pulls up,” Freedman said. “The Hawkesbury Guineas (Group 3, 1400m) in three weeks’ time is an option or maybe something in Queensland. We will just get through today and have a bit of a think.” Winning jockey Tommy Berry said Panic had been an immature type with good ability. “I thought he was always going to make it up to this grade, I just didn’t think it would be so early with what he has been doing at home,” Berry said. “It’s a great training performance by the team. They have given him that win (at Wyong) to boost his confidence first-up and he has definitely gone on with it now.” Horse racing news View the full article

Regaleira continues her campaign against the boys in the Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas, G1) April 14 at Nakayama Racecourse.View the full article

Red Lane Thoroughbreds' Skelly wins the $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park April 13, repeating his victory from last year.View the full article

Thanks to a gate-to-wire victory in the $365,500 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland April 13, Encino climbed 10 spots on the points leaderboard and at least has hope that he may join the field on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. View the full article

Thanks to a gate-to-wire victory in the $365,500 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland April 13, Encino climbed 10 spots on the points leaderboard and at least has hope that he may join the field on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. View the full article

The last time out for both—the March 23 Essex Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park—saw both hit the board with 5-year-old War Campaign edging out his elder of two years by a half-length for second.View the full article

West Coast invader Adare Manor made short work of the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) field, strolling to a front-running victory April 13 at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Thanks to a gate-to-wire victory in the $400,000 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland April 13, Encino climbed 10 spots on the points leaderboard and at least has hope that he may join the field on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. View the full article

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Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori notched his first grade 1 stakes win at Keeneland with a masterful front-running ride on Beaute Cachee in the April 13 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T). She upset favored English Rose by 1 1/2 lengths.View the full article

West Coast invader Adare Manor made short work of the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) field, strolling to a front-running victory April 13 at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Adare Manor (m, 5, Uncle Mo–Brooklynsway, by Giant Gizmo), who so often shows her best on the front end, took her California form on the road and got back to the winner's circle with a half-dozen-length score in Oaklawn's $1.25-million GI Apple Blossom S. Saturday. The 3-5 choice, the dark bay went clear early, running comfortably with her ears flicking back and forth, and set fractions of :23.68 and :46.95 while Honor D Lady (Honor Code) applied pressure to her outside. Adare Manor quickened on the turn and opened up by daylight to sizzle home an authoritative winner, getting the 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.48. Flying Connection (Nyquist) closed late to nab second over Free Like a Girl (El Deal). Last year's GI CCA Oaks winner Wet Paint (Blame), previously unbeaten in three stakes at Oaklawn, never got involved and finished off the board. Winner of last summer's GI Clement L. Hirsch S. at Del Mar, Adare Manor kicked off her 5-year-old campaign for Bob Baffert with a runner-up finish as the favorite in the GI Beholder Mile S. at Santa Anita Mar. 9. Lifetime record: 16-8-5-0. O-Michael Lund Petersen; B-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC & GaryBroad (Ky); T-Bob Baffert. #4 ADARE MANOR scampered away! The 3-5 choice wins the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) under @JJHernandezS19 for trainer Bob Baffert. She is a daughter of @coolmoreamerica Uncle Mo that runs for Michael Lund Petersen. pic.twitter.com/qxBxmK8wVV — TVG (@TVG) April 13, 2024 The post Easy Win for California Shipper Adare Manor in Apple Blossom appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Red Lane Thoroughbreds' Skelly wins the $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park April 13, repeating his victory from last year.View the full article

With 20 Kentucky Derby points on the line, it was Encino (Nyquist–Glittering Jewel, by Bernardini) who made every pole a winning one in the GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. at Keeneland on Saturday. The win gives the colt a total of 40 Derby points, which ties him for 20th and the final spot in the starting gate. Off at a price of 3-1, the homebred shot to the lead from his outside post and took the field into the first turn. The Brad Cox trainee continued to hold sway up the backstretch, but he began to receive pressure around the far turn from GISP The Wine Steward (Vino Rosso). Entering the lane, the pair separated themselves from the rest of the field, but it was Encino who found more and got the top points in the end. The final running time was 1:43.93. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0. O/B-Godolphin LLC (KY); T-Brad Cox. #8 ENCINO at 3/1 with @flothejock take advantage from the start and wins the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at #Keeneland for trainer @bradcoxracing. Encino grabs the last 20 points on the Road to the @KentuckyDerby. #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/MBOTuqtj47 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) April 13, 2024 The post Encino Takes The GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. At Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article