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This day 4th June 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 53 mins ago Australian horse racing tips & best bets for Tuesday, June 4 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled in Australia on Tuesday. See HorseBetting’s free racing tips for horse racing on June … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 4, 2023 Horse Racing on Sunday, June 4 will feature nine meetings in Australia and one meeting in Hong Kong. Our racing … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Clarke’s in-form Siakam leads all the way to win Adelaide River Cup He dominated the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival and with this year’s event just a month away leading trainer Gary Clarke … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Gypsy Goddess proves too classy in Queensland Oaks Gypsy Goddess was an easing favourite following the barrier draw for the 2022 Queensland Oaks, but a masterful William Pike … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Sunshine Coast best bets, value bet & quaddie | June 5, 2022 HorseBetting’s Queensland racing expert presents you with his three top tips for Sunday’s six-race program at Corbould Park on the … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Baller picks up consecutive Moreton Cup victories The Tony Gollan-trained Baller has taken out the Group 3 Moreton Cup for a second straight year, following an inch-perfect … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Irish Sequel finishes the best to claim Winter Cup Irish Sequel gave Chris Waller his fifth winner across the country for the day when taking out the Listed Furphy … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Pike Strolls in to win Bill Carter Stakes The Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained Stroll gave the locals something to cheer about at Eagle Farm on Saturday, as … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Judge’s verdict goes the way of Political Debate in The Phoenix It was not a pretty watch for punters who took the even money quote about Political Debate in Saturday’s Listed … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 4, 2022 11 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 Muniandy out to keep perfect training record intact Wingatui horseman Shankar Muniandy will be looking to keep his perfect strike-rate as a trainer intact at his home track … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Easter Handicap winner to race in Dubai Last start Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) winner Carolina Reaper will do her future racing in the Middle East. The … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Kiwi superstar McDonald not resting on his laurels With a fourth straight Sydney metropolitan century and seemingly a sixth Sydney jockeys’ premiership in the bag, Kiwi jockey James … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Alice Springs trainer Lisa Whittle back in business She may have had a lean Alice Springs Cup Carnival, which is rare, but leading Red Centre trainer Lisa Whittle … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Friday News Briefs: More chaos as Victoria extends COVID lockdown HorseBetting.com.au takes a look at the top stories in racing this week, including Jamie Kah’s record-breaking effort and Media Award’s … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Geelong racing tips, best bets & odds | VIC 6/6 Preview What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater, VIC, 3219 When Sunday, June 6, 2021 First Race … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Queensland Oaks Day betting preview & top tips | Eagle Farm HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the 2021 Queensland Oaks Day at Eagle Farm on Saturday, June 5. See … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Raconteur Stakes Day racing tips & odds | Belmont | 5/6/2021 HorseBetting’s in-form tipster James Herbert brings you his top tips and quaddie selections for the Raconteur Stakes meeting at Belmont … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville betting preview, top tips & quaddie picks | 5/6/21 The South Australian Saturday metro races will be held at Morphettville on June 5, 2021. HorseBetting’s in-form tipster James Herbert … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 4, 2021 Horse Racing around the country sees four meetings scheduled to be run and won this Friday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Flemington betting tips & top racing odds | Saturday, June 5 HorseBetting’s James Herbert brings you the betting preview, top racing tips, best odds & quaddie picks for the Flemington races … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Rosehill Gardens betting preview, top tips & quaddie | 5/6/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for Winter Cup Day at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, June 5. See all the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Bau’s varied life comes up with a special winner Trevor Bau’s life over the past two decades reads something like a Boy’s Own classic, but last Saturday at Trentham … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Satherley turns in synthetic masterclass Jockey Lynsey Satherley rode a treble at the Cambridge all-weather meeting on Wednesday, taking her record to five wins from … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Bosson racking up frequent flyer points Opie Bosson is in danger of catching a chill from the amount of times he is dipping in-between New Zealand’s … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Tapper hoping for clear run for Ashburton team Word that Winton trainer John Phillips was able to float his horses trouble-free across the Ashburton River bridge allowed Timaru … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Limited number of patrons for Stradbroke A limited number patrons will be allowed on course for the Group One Stradbroke day at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Kendrick in super form for JJ Atkins tilt Trainer Stuart Kendrick believes Superare is a chance in the Group One JJ Atkins despite the narrow nature of a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Rawiller to bring out best in Archedemus Trainer Joe Pride is banking on the aggressive riding style of Nash Rawiller to help proven stakes performer Archedemus land … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Raconteur Stakes tips, odds & value bets – Saturday, 6 June 2020 Listed racing heads to Belmont again in the country’s west with the Raconteur Stakes for three-year-olds over 1400m. Check out … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago What you need to know about the JJ Atkins A look at the JJ Atkins over 1400m at Eagle Farm, the final Group One race for two-year-olds during the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Stradbroke Handicap runner-by-runner guide and betting tips Queensland’s feature race, the 1400m Stradbroke Handicap, will be run and won on Saturday in front of no crowds due … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago A look at the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap What you need to know about the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Bowman fears Legend class in Listed sprint Hugh Bowman has no doubt Tactical Advantage is capable of rebounding to form at Randwick but admits rival Classique Legend … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago JJ Atkins betting tips & trifecta picks – Saturday, 6 June 2020 Eagle Farm plays host to the last 2yo Group 1 race of the season this Saturday in the form of … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Zoumist chasing consolation Sydney win Changes to the Brisbane winter carnival program put paid to Gerald Ryan’s initial plans for Zoumist who will instead chase … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago RV rejects Webb’s bid for training licence Racing Victoria has denied Stuart Webb’s application for a trainers’ licence and stablehand registration … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Lindsay Park saddle quartet at Flemington A race at Flemington could determine the direction of several Lindsay Park-trained stayers who have been schooling over jumps as … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Purton extends Hong Kong premiership lead to five Zac Purton has moved to a five-win lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership after Joao Moreira went winless at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Family connection an omen for Stradbroke Godolphin’s head trainer James Cummings believes Exhilarates’ proven record with a seven-day back-up gives her a great chance in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Darose looks for repeat Flemington victory Parwan Prince provided Jade Darose a career highlight winning at Flemington 12 months ago which she hopes to replicate in … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Jim Byrne fired up for Group One result Hard work to overcome a broken leg injury has given jockey Jim Byrne a chance to win the Group One … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Thoroughbred Racing resumption brought forward Thoroughbred racing will resume earlier than anticipated with the Counties Racing Club hosting a meeting on Saturday 20 June. New … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Teetan bags a birthday brace, So goes big at the Valley Reliable Team’s battling win in the Class 2 Cochrane Handicap (1800m) ensured Karis Teetan enjoyed a memorable 30th birthday at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Cahill treks towards another Group One win Jockey Michael Cahill gets a chance for more Group One glory after making a cautious but successful return from a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Walker excited about digital move Canterbury breeder Susan Walker has been selling yearlings at New Zealand Bloodstock’s South Island Sale for several decades and she … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Townsville racing tips & best bets – Thursday, 4 June 2020 Racing heads north in Queensland on Thursday with a massive 10-race program at Townsville’s Cluden Park. Here are HB’s free … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Chambord loving life after racing Retired Te Akau racehorse Chambord has continued showing his finesse off the track in both the show-jumping arena and hunting … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Costa taking giant strides to Rough Habit Emerging staying talent Supergiant is on target for his second Queensland winter carnival win in the Rough Habit Plate at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Jumping maestro back in action Respected central districts trainer Mark Oulaghan will have a small team of jumpers set to compete this winter, including improving … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Refreshed Weatherley looking forward to return Apprentice jockey Sam Weatherley is champing at the bit to get back raceday riding. The Waikato hoop will enter the … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Marquand off the mark in UK with bolter English jockey Tom Marquand, who made an impact during the Sydney autumn carnival, has ridden his first winner since the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Extended terms for RITA directors New Zealand Minister for Racing Winston Peters has announced that the terms for the directors of the Racing Industry Transition … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Panel seeks horse welfare solutions A thoroughbred industry panel has called for submissions on how to safeguard the welfare of horses when they exit the … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Ho’s improvement plan Vincent Ho has had it better than most of his jockeys’ room rivals of late. The Hong Kong Jockey Club … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Purton sights 1000 as another Moreira record edges into view There are 21 jockeys active on the Hong Kong roster right now and 19 of those are fighting to get … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Bell excited with stable’s prospects John Bell was missing from the New Zealand training ranks for 13 years, but he’s certainly making up for it … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Greene Flaunting a fourth stakes winner Promising juvenile filly Flaunting became Hamilton trainer David Greene’s fourth stakes winner when she took out the Listed Castletown Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago MVRC unveil international Cox Plate bonus Winners of selected international Group One races will be eligible for a bonus if they can win the Cox Plate, … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Declares War set for Qld Derby challenge Trainer Matt Cumani is delighted with the condition of Declares War and is hopeful he can measure up in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Matt Smith with runners in three states Trainer Matthew Smith will spread his runners over three states with Grey Lion heading the charge in the Group Two … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Radipole begins winter prep at Flemington Stablemates Radipole and Strike Force are scheduled to begin their winter preparations at Flemington in a heat of the Winter … Read More New Zealand horse racing news, Singapore horse racing news 5 years ago Alysha Collett to ride again in Singapore New Zealand jockey Alysha Collett is keen to pick up where she left off in Singapore when she returns there … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Two chances for Stokes at Sandown meeting Trainer Phillip Stokes has two chances entered for the Sandown meeting but he will monitor the track rating before deciding … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Ben Currie found guilty on swab charges Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been found guilty of five charges of bringing horses to race with a prohibited substance … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Manuel to miss Stradbroke Handicap Group One winner Manuel will be spelled after a flat trackwork performance and miss the Stradbroke Handicap … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Zoustyle out of winter carnival Unbeaten Brisbane sprinter Zoustyle will miss the rest of the winter after contracting a low grade virus … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Matthew Leek disqualified for 12 months Trainer Matthew Leek has been disqualified for 12 months after being found guilty of two charges relating to attempted race … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago First horses on Hawkesbury Polytrack The first horses have galloped on the Polytrack at Hawkesbury in a test run for the new synthetic surface … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Destiny’s Kiss entered for Stayers Cup Destiny’s Kiss has been entered for the Stayers Cup at Randwick as insurance against a high Brisbane Cup weight … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Cumani still learning about Greycliffe Matt Cumani is planning to start Greycliffe over 2000m at Flemington but may keep two-year-old Anthemoessa for another day … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago July return to Sydney racing for Bowman After a recent stint in Japan after the autumn carnival, champion jockey Hugh Bowman is planning to make his return … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Wet track hopes for Samantha in June Stks Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking for rain to help Samantha turn her form around in the Listed June Stakes at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Goulburn betting tips & full form for Tuesday, June 5 RACING on Tuesday in NSW is from Goulburn as the country track plays host to a solid seven race card … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Bowman’s home town a Cup Tour destination Hugh Bowman’s home town Dunedoo in country NSW is one of 37 destinations for the 2018 Melbourne Cup Tour which … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Ben Currie loses positive swab appeal Trainer Ben Currie has lost an appeal against a conviction on a swab charge which is unrelated to 31 other … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Warrnambool betting tips & full form for Tuesday, June 5 WARRNAMBOOL is racing this Tuesday as the country track plays host to nine races. Let’s take a look at where … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Mark Du Plessis to ride Most Important Mark Du Plessis will ride the Tony Gollan-trained Most Important in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Rain to help Miss Sara in Atkins Trainer Les Ross is hoping predicted rain arrives to help tough filly Miss Sara in the Group One J J … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago 2YO allays concerns with dashing debut The connections of Reevederci pulled the right rein when they let the youngster take his chance at Avondale. They had … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news, Japan horse racing news 6 years ago Western Express flies HK flag in Japan’s Yasuda Kinen Western Express was unable to match the strength of Japan’s best milers when 10th in the Group 1 Yasuda Kinen … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Haworths eyeing Riccarton carnival David and Emma Haworth are keen to head south later in the winter with Red Sierra. The Foxton-based father and … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Market movers at Wangaratta for Monday, June 4 VICTORIA’S key meeting today is at Wangaratta as the rural track hosts a massive ten race card. Where are the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Season’s finale for black type performer Pick Me Up In Rio will close out an encouraging first campaign at Riccarton on Wednesday. The filly has made … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Study Of Man wins French Derby Study Of Man has claimed Classic glory in the Prix du Jockey Club, the French Derby, at Chantilly … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tense wait for a Stradbroke start Bonny O’Reilly will have to rely on a re-handicap to make the field for the Group One Stradbroke … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Sixth Derby for O’Brien with outsider Unheralded jockey Padraig Beggy has gained a fairytale success on outsider Wings Of Eagles in the Derby at Epsom … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Derby start hinges on country gallop Mongolian Wolf could join Volatile Mix and Rockstar Rebel in the Queensland Derby if he pleases trainer Darren Weir in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Queen Of Wands to be a carnival contender Queen Of Wands has staked her claim for late carnival honours with a low-key win at the Gold Coast … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Lindsay Park waits on right race for Zero Lindsay Park is waiting for a race at Flemington in July with old-timer Extra Zero, a winner at his 100th … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Forster pins hopes on Stradbroke Desleigh Forster is hoping Too Good To Refuse makes the field for the Stradbroke Handicap after being devastated by the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Qld stewards to tackle Doomben noise The unusual complaints to stewards this winter have continued when they were asked to address noise issues from corporate tents … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Four wins for Koby Jennings at Rosehill Apprentice jockey Koby Jennings has highlighted his credentials with four wins on a heavy track at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Rosehill meeting completed in rain Racing at Rosehill has gone ahead will all nine races run on a day of weather cancellations on the eastern … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ben Allen suspended again on whip breach Apprentice Ben Allen has again incurred the wrath of Racing Victoria stewards with another whip breach suspension … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Four wins for Koby Jennings at Rosehill Apprentice jockey Koby Jennings has highlighted his credentials with four wins on a heavy track at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Deanne Panya double at Rosehill Deanne Panya has ridden her first metropolitan double at a rain-soaked Rosehill where apprentices dominated … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sandown switch a bonus for Forgeress Quinton Scott made the most of a meeting switch from Moonee Valley to Sandown with Forgeress scoring a solid win … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago First Highway win for King’s Officer Terry Robinson-trained gelding King’s Officer has broken through for its first highway handicap win in seven starts … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Four on the trot for Turnitaround Matthew Williams will give in form galloper Turnitaround one more start before contemplating a shot at some of the lesser … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Rain forces many race meetings off Wild weather on Australia’s east coast has forced the postponement of several regional and city race meetings on Saturday … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Michael Freedman has first Rosehill winner Michael Freedman’s Sydney training career is off to a perfect start with his first city runner Henry The Createth a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Lankan Rupee relation scores at Sandown Dwayne Dunn has stretched his lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership with victory aboard Lankan Rupee’s half-sister Inspired Estrelle … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Queensland Oaks meeting called off The Queensland Oaks has been added to the bumper Stradbroke Handicap day program after racing at Eagle Farm was abandoned … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Murray downs Wawrinka to reach Paris final Andy Murray is through to his first French Open final after beating defending champion Stan Wawrinka in four sets … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Return to Eagle Farm postponed as Queensland Oaks day called off RACING Queensland Stewards have made the tough decision to call off the Queensland Oaks meeting at Eagle Farm scheduled for … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Queensland Oaks meeting called off The Queensland Oaks meeting has been called off because of deteriorating weather in Brisbane with officials trying to reschedule the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Queensland Oaks meeting called off The Queensland Oaks meeting at Eagle Farm has been called off because of deteriorating weather in Brisbane … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago First Frankel filly wins on debut The first filly by unbeaten champion Frankel, Queen Kindly, has made a winning debut for trainer Richard Fahey … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Minding gives Aidan O’Brien sixth Oaks Minding has bounced back from her Irish 1000 Guineas defeat to win the Epsom Oaks and give trainer Aidan O’Brien … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Murray downs Wawrinka to reach Paris final Andy Murray is through to his first French Open final after beating defending champion Stan Wawrinka in four sets … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Djokovic surges into French Open final Novak Djokovic cantered into the French Open final by crushing Austrian tyro Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4 on Friday … Read More View the full article

Just days after announcing plans to loosen drug restrictions, the Louisiana State Racing Commission will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday, June 4 to discuss “Corrupt and Prohibited Practices”. In a notice sent late Monday, the LSRC noted the following items as topics of discussion: Discussion of Clenbuterol Discussion of Depo-Medrol Safeguards will be in the place during transition time for going back to increased withdrawal periods. The state of Louisiana, which does not fall under HISA's control, passed a set of emergency rules set to go into effect June 8 that would allow shortened withdrawal times for several medications. The announcement of the changes on May 29 was met with concern amongst trainers who race in the state. Tuesday's emergency meeting will begin at 4 p.m. and is open to the public via Zoom or phone. The post LA State Racing Commission To Hold Emergency Meeting June 4 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The GI Kentucky Derby winner is here. So is the champ of the GI Preakness S. Neither of them–Mystik Dan (Goldencents) or Seize the Grey (Arrogate)–were installed as the morning-line favorite for the 156th running of the $2 million GI Belmont S. which will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. Post time is scheduled for 6:41 p.m. That honor went to Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) at the draw, which was held Monday evening at Universal Preservation Hall in downtown Saratoga Springs. Sierra Leone was made the 9-5 morning-line favorite by New York Racing Association linemaker David Aragona when the field of 10 was unveiled. Sierra Leone will start from post position nine. “It's fine,” trainer Chad Brown said. “He has drawn outside versus being a little further inside (two post) than I wanted in the Kentucky Derby. I like that for a horse that's favored. Flavien (jockey Prat, who is riding Sierra Leone for the first time) should be able to survey the inside into that first turn and, hopefully, pick his spot. It will come down to whether he has a clean trip and runs his 'A' race on Saturday.” Brown trains Sierra Leone for Peter M. Brant, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg and Brook T. Smith. This will be the fourth Belmont Brown has been a part of. Previously, his best finish came in 2018 when Gronkowski (Lonhro {AUS}) finished second. Brown is from nearby Mechanicville, which is 16 miles away from Saratoga Springs. NYRA moved the historic Belmont to the Spa City for the first time because Belmont Park is under construction. The Belmont is also scheduled to be run in Saratoga next year. The historic implications and the fact the race will be held at his hometown track are not lost on Brown. “It is very special; there is a lot of excitement in the city,” Brown said. “For me, personally, growing up in the area, I'm just thrilled to have one of the favorites. When I first started training, I never thought winning the Belmont at Saratoga would be in the realm of possibility, but here we are. It's a very unique situation for the next couple years. Winning the first one ever in Saratoga would really be the highlight of my career.” Because of the track configuration at Saratoga, the Belmont will be run at 1 1/4 miles, not the traditional 1 1/2 miles. Sierra Leone earned favoritism after a valiant effort in the Kentucky Derby. He lost to Mystik Dan by a nose, leaving him with three wins and two seconds in five career starts. His other loss, also by a nose, came in the GII Remsen S. last year. Sierra Leone was a $2.3 million purchase at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. “This horse has everything you are looking for,” Brown said. “He has a beautiful pedigree. You could literally breed thousands of horses and not get one that looks like this one. Going through the many horses in my 17-year career, he would be on a very small list of horses that check all the boxes.” Brown also had Tuscan Gold (Medaglia d'Oro) pointed to the Belmont, but did not enter him. Mystik Dan | Sarah Andrew Mystik Dan, trained by Kenny McPeek and owned by Lance Gasaway, 4G Racing, LLC, Daniel Hamby III and Valley View Farm, LLC, is the 5-1 third choice on the morning line and will start from post position three. McPeek said the post was perfect; it's the same hole Mystik Dan had when he won the Kentucky Derby. “This is a good race,” McPeek said. “It will be interesting to see how it sets up. If you give Wayne's (Lukas) horse (Seize the Grey) another easy lead he will be hard to catch. You have Chad's horse sitting back there and Todd (Pletcher) is throwing three bullets at you. Good race.” Brian Hernandez returns to ride Mystik Dan, who was second in the Preakness. He would be the first horse to run in all three legs of the Triple Crown since War of Will in 2019 (Max Player ran in all three in 2020, but those races were spaced out over four months due to COVID). Hall of Fame trainer Lukas arrived in Saratoga with Seize the Grey on Saturday and the Preakness winner is 8-1 on the morning-line. He will start from the rail with jockey Jaime Torres for owner MyRacehorse. Seize the Grey won the Preakness on a muddy track at Pimlico going gate-to-wire. After deciding to pass the Belmont with 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), Hall of Famer Pletcher still will have three Belmont runners. Mike Repole, who owns Fierceness, will still have two Belmont starters. The lightly-raced Mindframe (Constitution), winner of his first two starts by a combined 21 1/4 lengths, takes a big step up, starts in post position 10 and is the 7-2 second choice on the morning line. He is also owned by St. Elias Stables LLC and will be ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr. “It's a lot to ask,” Pletcher said of making Mindframe's third start the Belmont. “But we wouldn't ask him if we didn't think he was talented enough.” Centennial Farms' GIII Peter Pan winner Antiquarian (Preservationist) is 12-1 on the morning line and starts from post position five with Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Pletcher is also running maiden Protective (Medaglia d'Oro), who finished third in the GII Wood Memorial and Peter Pan. He will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione from post position seven and is 20-1 on the morning line. Resilience (Into Mischief), trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott and owned by Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman, drew post position two and has 10-1 odds. The Wood Memorial winner and sixth place finisher in the Kentucky Derby will be ridden by Junior Alvarado Trainer Whit Beckman will have his first Belmont starter in Honor Marie (Honor Code). The eighth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby gets a new rider in Florent Geroux, who replaces the injured Ben Curtis. Owned by Ribble Farms, LLC, Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth Fishbein and Dave Fishbein, Honor Marie is 12-1 on the morning line and has the eight post. Dornoch (Good Magic) is 15-1 on the morning line and starts in post position six for trainer Danny Gargan and owners West Paces Racing LLC, R.A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC, Two Eight Racing, LLC and Pine Racing Stables. He is coming off a 10th place finish in the Kentucky Derby and will be ridden by Luis Saez. Trainer Mike Maker returns to the Belmont for the first time since 2014 with The Wine Steward (Vino Rosso). He was second as the favorite in the Peter Pan in his last start for owners Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher. Manny Franco will ride the Wine Steward, who gets post four and is 15-1 on the morning line. White Abarrio | Sarah Andrew Featured earlier in the card in the GI Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan H. is the return of both last year's GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio (Race Day) and this year's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational winner National Treasure (Quality Road). Both horses enter off a trip back from the G1 Saudi Cup where National Treasure was fourth while White Abarrio was 10th. “He looks tremendous, to tell you the truth,” said trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr. of White Abarrio. “He really does. It's so fun to watch him train and race. He just looks great. I think he might have gotten a little bit bigger since he first came to us. I don't know how much he's developed since he was pretty well-developed by the time he got to us, but just little things here and there that have made him better.” National Treasure, who shipped in from California for trainer Bob Baffert, arrived at Saratoga Sunday after getting one final work in at Santa Anita June 1. “We got him back from Saudi and freshened him up a little bit,” said Baffert. “He's been doing really well. This race was on the radar a little bit but after his [May 25] work I liked what I saw. He was back to himself. He worked really well again [June 1]. I liked the way he went and he's up for it. It's going to be a tough race, but he's a good horse when he shows up. I like what I'm seeing.” Completing the six-horse field for the Met Mile is Blazing Sevens (Good Magic) for trainer Chad Brown, Hoist the Gold (Mineshaft), Post Time (Frosted) and Castle Chaos (Palace Malice). 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The $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs June 9 will feature 10 sophomores looking to see where they fit within the division, including Kentucky Derby longshots West Saratoga and Society Man.View the full article

Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up is two noses away from being 5-for-5. He drew post 9. The 2-for-2 Mindframe, the 7-2 second choice, has post 10. Derby winner Mystik Dan (post 3) is listed at 5-1, with Preakness hero Seize the Grey (post 1) at 8-1. View the full article

Finger Lakes-based jockey Christian J. Navarro has been suspended 30 days and fined $1,000 for alleged violations of a New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) rule that prohibits jockeys from betting on races unless they wager “through the owner of and on the horse that such jockey rides.” Beyond stating that Navarro's alleged offenses occurred Nov. 22, 2023, (the closing date of last year's Finger Lakes season) details were scant on the NYSGC's online rulings portal. TDN sent a Monday afternoon email to Brad Maione, the NYSGC's communications director, asking for some context about the case and wanting to know if there were any public-document reports from the Finger Lakes stewards or the commission about what took place more than six months ago that led to the May 31, 2024, ruling. That query did not yield a reply by 5:45 p.m. Eastern. TDN's ongoing efforts to reach Navarro for his side of the story, to find out if he has legal representation, or if he plans to appeal the ruling were unsuccessful prior to deadline for this article. Navarro rode five mounts on that Nov. 22 card at Finger Lakes. In race order, he finished second with a 6-1 shot, rallying behind the 3-5 favorite; second with a 6-5 favorite while beaten half a length by a 10-1 shot (chart comment for Navarro's mount:”finished well”); seventh on a 34-1 shot; seventh with a 15-1 shot, then fourth with a 7-2 mount while checking at the quarter pole behind a 9-5 winner. If the Finger Lakes stewards saw anything amiss in Navarro's riding or had reason to suspect he had committed a betting offense, they didn't write about it in their daily reports that are posted on the Finger Lakes website under the “Stewards Corner 2023” heading. In fact, the stewards wrote “Nothing to report” for the entire five-day period covering Nov. 20-25, 2023. Navarro hasn't ridden at the 2024 Finger Lakes meet. His only mount since that final day of the last season came at Aqueduct on May 24, 2024, when he finished sixth aboard a 25-1 first-timer in a New York-bred maiden race. Navarro has been licensed since 2015, first competing at Camarero in Puerto Rico before continuing his apprenticeship at Aqueduct. After going winless in his first month in New York, he switched his tack to Charles Town. Over the past decade he has since been licensed in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey in addition to periodically going back to Camarero to ride. Navarro's career win-place-show stats on Equibase are 209-219-200 from 1,733 starts with $2,702,946 in earnings. The NYSGC rule that was cited in the ruling against Navarro is titled “4040.1(a) Prohibitions: betting, interest in horses.” That subsection reads: “No jockey shall bet on any race except through the owner of and on the horse that such jockey rides, and any jockey who shall have any interest in any race or horse or to have been engaged in any betting transaction except as permitted by this section, or to have received presents from persons other than the owner, may be punished as provided by sections 4022.12 through 4022.15 of this Article.” Navarro's suspension has been imposed for June 17-July 16. The post Finger Lakes Jock Navarro Penalized For Alleged Betting Violations In 2023 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The $500,000 Jaipur Stakes (G1T) appears a wide-open race at Saratoga Race Course June 8. Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby will hope one of their two entrants can take the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) "Win and You're In" spot.View the full article

Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero Jr. accomplished many milestones in his 36-year career, and he continues to pass his talents along to another generation of Puerto Rican riders. The latest is Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Jaime Torres.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 full-brother to Elite Status and the son of dual Group 1 heroine Silasol. 18.45 Lingfield, Novice, £6,300, 2yo, 6f (AWT) SOLDIER'S HEART (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), a full-brother to the G3 Prix de Cabourg winner Elite Status (GB) who was the joint-highest-priced colt at Tattersalls Book 2 when selling for 425,000gns, debuts for Victorious Racing and Simon and Ed Crisford. Among his rivals is the similarly unraced Brandywine Falls (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), a Roger Varian-trained homebred of John Deer's who is a full-brother to the stable's G2 Rockfel S. winner and G1 Moyglare Stud S. and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf runner-up Daahyeh (GB) and half-brother to last year's G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest third Saint Lawrence (Ire) (Al Kazeem {GB}). 14.30 Saint-Cloud, Debutantes, €30,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT SILIUS (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to continue the weekend momentum of the Wertheimers and Christophe Ferland in this intriguing affair which has attracted 2-year-olds with more of a Classic pedigree. A son of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Silasol (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}), he meets Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard's Burn To Shine (GB) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), a Pascal Bary-trained €180,000 Arqana Deauville August purchase whose half-siblings include the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). The post Observations: Brother to Elite Status Debuts at Lingfield appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Wanda Polisseni, owner of My Purple Haze Stables, will become the 30th member inducted into the Finger Lakes Hall of Fame the track announced Monday. The induction ceremony, which will take place as part of the Finger Lakes HBPA annual dinner meeting, is Thursday, June 6. In her focus on aftercare, Polisseni is a founding supporting of the Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program while also ensuring homes for more than 700 horses through the Purple Haze Center, the nation's first Thoroughbred aftercare program housed at a track. “Wanda Polisseni has been a wonderful mentor to me and the Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program,” said FLTAP President Kim DeLong. “Without her mentorship in fundraising ideas and events, this program would not be as successful as it is. Her caring for the horses, both Thoroughbred and Standardbred, in regard to aftercare is the true heart of this woman.” The post Finger Lakes Hall Of Fame To Induct Wanda Polisseni appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As decisive as Thorpedo Anna was in winning the Kentucky Oaks (G1), the connections of eight other 3-year-old fillies have entered to challenge her in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

After a minor setback delayed her 7-year-old debut, multiple grade 1 winner War Like Goddess will face an international field when she makes her first start of 2024 in the $750,000 New York Stakes (G1T) June 7 on the Mellon Turf Course at Saratoga.View the full article

Bet365 will also be licensed to distribute BetMakers' Thoroughbred racing content to bet365 customers in New Jersey and both Thoroughbred and harness racing in Colorado.View the full article

The unbeaten Hot Darling (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) will be offered in a pop-up sale via Tattersalls Online on Wednesday, June 12, the auction house announced on Monday. A Listed winner after claiming the Prix des Reves d'Or at Vichy over heavy ground in her second start May 15, she entered that stakes off a determined unveiling Apr. 26 at Chantilly. Consigned by Amy Murphy Racing, she is being offered with an entry in the G3 Prix du Bois on June 16 but could also be aimed at the G2 Queen Mary S. on June 19. Hailing from the female family of G1 Emirates Poule d'Esai des Poulains hero Metropolitan (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Hot Darling has a winning half-brother Verdansk (GB) (No Nay Never). Their dam Boater (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) was Listed-placed as a racehorse, and is herself out of a full-sister to Listed-winning Royal Tigress (Storm Cat), who produced Grade I-placed Tiger Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}) as well as Graded-placed Ol Donyo (Curlin) in the States. Second dam Cercle d'Amour (Storm Cat) is also a half-sister to French Group 1-placed Warm Heart (Diesis {GB}). “She's a fast filly out of a filly who was placed in the Listed Marygate S. and is by Too Darn Hot, the sire on fire who has had two Guineas winners in the last two weeks,” said Murphy. “Hot Darling is a filly that will only keep improving, has an extremely good temperament and we definitely have not seen the best of her.” She added, “[Hot Darling] has been entered for the G3 Prix du Bois on Oaks day at Chantilly but also has the [G2] Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot as an option. We are only going to see her improve from here on in and we are very much looking forward to lining her up wherever she runs next.” Bidding will take place from 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. on June 12 via the Tattersalls Online website. The post Hot Darling to be Offered on Tattersalls Online appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association announced June 3 a selection of special wagers to be offered during the four-day 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival to be held June 6-9 at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) will celebrate 'A.P. Indy Week' in the lead up to Saturday's GI Belmont S. Announced via release Monday, HRRN noted that 'A.P. Indy Week' will run Monday, June 3 through Saturday, June 8 and feature tributes to the 1992 Belmont winner and late Lanes End stallion. Listeners will also hear replays of some of his biggest wins and interviews with some of his connections looking back on his racing career. A Keeneland September Sale topper at $2.9m, A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew) was consigned by Lanes End who would ultimately buy back into the colt as a 3-year-old. Following his victory in the 1992 GI Breeders' Cup Classic, A.P. Indy was named Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt and retired to Lanes End where he lived until his death in early 2020. HRRN can be heard on Sirius 162/XM 207 and on their website. The post HRRN To Celebrate ‘A.P. Indy Week’ In Belmont Lead Up appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

On the 15th anniversary of the passing of Vincent O'Brien, his successor at Ballydoyle, Aidan O'Brien, extended his record at Epsom to 10 wins in the Derby. Vincent O'Brien's daughter and son-in-law Sue and John Magnier were not at Epsom on Saturday but several of the late, great trainer's grandchildren were in the winner's circle to greet City Of Troy. Their own family is now so strongly enmeshed with the man who shares their grandfather's surname but is no relation to the creator of Ballydoyle. Just like City Of Troy, five of Vincent O'Brien's six Derby winners emanated from North America, with Nijinsky and The Minstrel both being sons of Northern Dancer, and his final winner, Golden Fleece in 1982, a son of Nijinsky. From a European perspective, it is impossible to think of Northern Dancer without considering the great faith placed in him by O'Brien on his forays to the Keeneland yearling sales with Robert Sangster, John Magnier and co. These annual pilgrimages changed the face of the bloodstock world. Half a century later Northern Dancer's influence has firmly taken root here chiefly through Sadler's Wells and more recently the latter's son Galileo, as well as through grandsons Danehill and Green Desert, both by Danzig. So it is nothing new to consider what influence American bloodlines have in Europe. They have long dominated and been adapted. The difference now is the shifting of power between sirelines – or branches thereof. At Epsom on Friday, the Aga Khan's Ezeliya (Fr) became a first Oaks winner for Dubawi (Ire), giving a rattle for the Mr. Prospector line. Then, through Justify, City Of Troy increased the posthumous reputation of Scat Daddy (Storm Cat), himself a fifth-generation descendant of Northern Dancer. At Chantilly, the Prix du Jockey Club was won by Look De Vega (Fr), a second French Classic winner for Lope De Vega (Ire) this year following Rouhiya (Fr) in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. Emulating both his sire and grandsire Shamardal by winning the Prix du Jockey Club, Look De Vega's male-line ancestry traces to a different son of Storm Cat in Giant's Causeway, who of course made his name known in no uncertain terms on these shores at the turn of this century. Go back far enough up the line, however, and behind all of these American influences we find the name Phalaris (GB), the 17th Earl of Derby's supremely dominant stallion whose success took root between the wars, predominantly through his sons Pharos (GB) and Sickle (GB), ancestors respectively of City Of Troy, Look De Vega, Rouhiya (Fr), Rosallion (Ire) and Elmalka (GB); and Notable Speech (GB), Ezeliya, Metropolitan (Fr), and Fallen Angel (GB). What goes around comes around. A Trojan Effort Within the Coolmore operation, the phasing out of Galileo's close-up influence needs to coincide with the phasing in of a different blend, and that looks to be happening most firmly through Scat Daddy, who died in 2015 at the age of only 11. His sons and grandsons are now spread across North and South America as well as Europe, with at least one in Japan. Scat Daddy's son No Nay Never, winner of the G1 Prix Morny and G2 Norfolk S., has come to the fore in Ireland, with his sons on the Coolmore roster now including Blackbeard (Ire), Little Big Bear (Ire), Ten Sovereigns (Ire) and Arizona (Ire). In America, Justify, born in the year that Scat Daddy died, holds sway. How much his having sired a Derby winner on turf increases his appeal to American breeders is hard to quantify but City Of Troy is now the top-rated three-year-old colt in Europe, where he was also champion two-year-old, and Justify's ability to produce top-class runners on turf and dirt makes him a stallion that top breeders from around the world simply cannot ignore. Shamardal vs Dubawi While Coolmore has two forks of the Scat Daddy line reinforcing its operations on either side of the Atlantic, Darley has the increasingly prolific influences of the late Shamardal and the veteran Dubawi to fall back on. Those two stallions, both Classic winners of 2005, have already played a major role in this year's Classics. Shamardal's son Lope De Vega has two winners to his name in the aforementioned Rouhiya and Look De Vega, while another, the younger Blue Point (Ire), has produced Rosallion from his first crop. In the Dubawi corner, step forward Notable Speech and Ezeliya, while his sons Zarak (Fr) and Too Darn Hot (GB) are responsible for Metropolitan and Fallen Angel. Too Darn Hot is also the sire of the G2 German 1,000 Guineas winner Darnation (Ire). Honours Spread There has been a reasonably egalitarian feel to the winners of this year's Classics in Britain, Ireland and France, certainly by the spread of stables represented. So far, nine have been run and they have been won by nine different trainers or training partnerships: Charlie Appleby, Roger Varian, Mario Barrati, Francis-Henri Graffard, Richard Hannon, Karl Burke, Dermot Weld, Aidan O'Brien, and Carlos and Yann Lerner. We may sometimes rue the demise of the owner-breeder, and it is true that there are fewer individuals operating in that manner these days, but the major breeding operations remain dominant. Only one of the Classics, the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, has been won by a horse sold outright at the sales: Metropolitan at Arqana October for €78,000. Look De Vega was the subject of a private sale at Arqana's August Sale of two years ago but he still races for his co-breeders Joelle Mestrallet of Haras de la Morsangliere and Lucien Urano's Ecurie des Charmes, along with partners Patrick Madar and her trainers, the Lerners. The father-and-son training team had a day to remember at Chantilly, landing their first Group 1 winner since their partnership began, and 23 years after the Spanish-born Carlos Lerner won the same Classic with Anabaa Blue (GB). Later in the day they also won the Listed Prix Marchand d'Or with Jasna's Secret (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) for Wathnan Racing, whose colours are becoming increasingly conspicuous on racecourses around the world. David Menuisier won the G2 German 2,000 Guineas with Devil's Point (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) and continues to put a number of much larger stables to shame by his runners' participation in the Classics. On Friday, the Menuisier-trained War Chimes (Fr) (Summer Front) was a running-on third in the Oaks at 50/1, while Tamfana (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) was beaten only a length when fourth in the 1,000 Guineas at 33/1. Both fillies hold an entry for the Prix de Diane. Aventure Seeker Whether or not the Prix de Diane in a fortnight's time comes too soon for Aventure (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) remains to be seen, but the Wertheimer homebred laid down an emphatic marker as to her potential on Sunday in the G3 Prix de Royaumont, which she won by seven lengths. A half-sister to Prix Vermeille winner and Prix de Diane runner-up Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Aventure was awarded a TDN Rising Star when winning on debut at Chantilly last September, and she boasts a pedigree of international reach. The filly was one of three winners on the Prix du Jockey Club card for Alain and Gerard Wertheimer. The leading breeders in France this season, the brothers were in attendance at the races and also enjoyed seeing the dependable Junko (GB) (Intello {Ger}) land the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly, while Sosie (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) was third in the big race. The post Seven Days: Looking Back to Look Forward appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As part of a new initiative at Newbury, those working within racing may claim a complimentary ticket for themselves and a guest at two upcoming racedays, according to a presser released Monday. The Racecourse's first evening of the Summer Evening Series with Hits Radio on July 4 and the BetVictor Flat Finale with Oktoberfest on Oct. 26 will both offer the complimentary tickets. They may be requested here after completing a short form. “We are all acutely aware of the hard working and dedicated racing staff who form the backbone of the racing industry. Without those who work tirelessly up and down the country, we would not be able to enjoy a day at the races,” said Mark Leigh, interim chief executive offer at Newbury Racecourse. “We are committed to supporting those working within the sport in any way we can. The complimentary tickets we're making available are a gesture of thanks from all of us here at Newbury Racecourse to recognise the dedication of racing staff, while also forming part of our strategy to make our racing experiences as accessible as possible.” The post Newbury Racecourse to Offer Racing Staff Free Tickets appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The high-class but lightly-raced Laurel could bid to get her season underway in the Duke of Cambridge S. at Royal Ascot, according to Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's European racing manager. Laurel has not been seen since disappointing when well-fancied for last year's Lockinge at Newbury. As a three-year-old, she was beaten less than a length in the Sun Chariot S., on what was just her third ever run, and connections are keen to see what she is capable of given the chance. “Laurel is on target for Ascot when I was talking to John [Gosden] on Friday,” said Mahon. “Unfortunately she didn't get to have a prep run, but John and Thady just felt there was nothing suitable in the last few weeks so they decided they were happy to go straight to Ascot. “She's very lightly-raced, but we always felt she had high-class ability. She's been off a long time so it's going to be a remarkable training feat to turn up at Ascot and win after over 12 months off, but they have done it before.” On Friday at Doncaster the famous colours filled the first two places in what looked a hot novice race, with a Shamardal filly out of Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), the Ralph Beckett-trained Indellible (Ire), beating Amphius (GB) (Kingman {GB}). On those promising youngsters, Mahon said, “I suppose we'll see what handicap mark she [Indellible] gets and she could be a possible for the Sandringham at Ascot. If not she could step up in class if she doesn't get a normal handicap mark. You could see her getting 10 furlongs definitely, 12 I'm not so sure.” He added, “She's a nice filly, she's won two of her three and she can progress as the year goes on, her work at home has always been of a nice level so hopefully she keeps going forward. “She was in the Guineas and the Irish Guineas but she's just taken an age to come to hand, she's had no setbacks or anything, she still had her winter coat on about a week ago and the wet spring took its toll on her. “It looked a good race, we like the second horse Amphius with Harry Charlton, I think he's a nice colt.” Meanwhile on Sunday Kassaya (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a half-sister to last year's Guineas winner Chaldean (GB), easily went one better than on debut and booked her Royal Ascot ticket. “Kassaya has a load of ability, she shows plenty of speed at home and Andrew [Balding] has been excited by her for the last couple of weeks,” said Mahon. “She ran well on debut when the ground was on the soft side and she hit the front plenty early before getting mugged late on. “She'd come forward nicely from that, I thought she still looked green and she can take another jump forward. All being well we'll have a look at something at Ascot for her. “I think we'll stick at five for the minute, the way she hit the line yesterday suggests she could go up to six after that.” The post Juddmonte Team Looking Ahead To Royal Ascot With Lightly-Raced Laurel appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Whit Beckman was watching from behind the Churchill Downs winner's circle as the horses loaded into the gates for the GI Kentucky Derby. Honor Marie (Honor Code) was the trainer's first Derby starter and as the colt's odds dropped to 14-1 before the start of the race, Beckman liked their chances. But as many a veteran Kentucky Derby trainer can attest, a lot can happen when it's a 20-horse field. Only a few moments after the gates sprang open and Honor Marie jumped out of the seventh stall, Beckman knew his horse had lost just about any chance of winning. “From the four horse over to him and then from the 12, they all just kind of crashed right into him,” Beckman recounted. “He couldn't really get out of it. From the first three strides, he was getting jostled around so bad. He never really wanted to be all the way out in the back but at that point, it was kind of where we just ended up by default.” The trip didn't get much better from there. Going into the first turn T O Password (Jpn) (Copano Rickey {Jpn}) swung out in front of Honor Marie, forcing jockey Ben Curtis to check and loose any hope of gaining a better position early. “Even a couple times down the backside, Ben had to steady him,” said Beckman. “Just at no point in the race did he ever get 100 clear yards to run. Down the lane there were a couple of horses tiring in front of him, so he was weaving around them.” As Honor Marie crossed the wire in eighth, it was a moment where all Beckman could do was throw up his hands, celebrate what they had achieved to get into the race and appreciate the heart their colt had shown in the face of adversity. “Honestly the moments after the race were probably the best moments I had all week,” Beckman admitted. “We were really proud of him. He's a horse that always puts in maximum effort. Despite not really getting any room to run, I was really happy with it. Just being in that spot was incredible. We walked back to the barn and had a really nice evening. l was grateful for the experience.” Honor Marie didn't officially turn three years old until Derby Day and in the weeks following the first leg of the Triple Crown, Beckman said the colt has matured by leaps and bounds physically as he prepares for the GI Belmont S. Beckman explained that he would have been confident sending Honor Marie to the Belmont at a mile-and-a-half distance, but at a mile and a quarter, he believes it's the perfect spot for his trainee to put in a big performance. Honor Marie breaks from the seventh position in the GI Kentucky Derby | Coady Media “At this mile and a quarter, I think he's among the top 3-year-olds,” Beckman said. “I believe he's got a great shot to turn it around. If he gets a clean trip, he'll show up on the day. He's been training so well since the Derby and we're really excited to take him up.” Honor Marie's ownership group includes Ribble Farms, Michael Eiserman, Earl Silver and Kenneth and Dave Fishbein. Kerry and Alan Ribble (profiled here) were partners in Legion Racing when Honor Marie broke his maiden on debut last September and they eventually purchased a majority share in his ownership. “The Ribbles are great people–just real salt-of-the-earth, loyal people,” explained Beckman. “Having this experience with them has been great. They appreciate everything that's been going on and this is their first big horse.” Honor Marie has put in three works since his Derby performance. In his final tune-up on Saturday with jockey Florent Geroux aboard, he worked four furlongs in :48.40 at Churchill Downs. Geroux will replace jockey Ben Curtis, who was sidelined by a broken collarbone in May, for Saturday's Belmont. Honor Marie arrived at Saratoga on Monday morning. The Belmont will be Beckman's first time starting a horse in New York, but the horseman has spent plenty of time in Saratoga from his days working as an assistant to Todd Pletcher. “I spent the bulk of my time in Saratoga with the babies,” Beckman recalled. “We would bring all the 2-year-olds up early in the spring and you would get so much experience with different levels and types of horses. Just being up there, everything is geared towards the racetrack. The community is totally integrated with the horses. With all the years I spent up there, it kind of feels like I'm going home in a sense because so many of my early days on the racetrack were spent in Saratoga. I'm excited to head back up.” HONOR MARIE has arrived at Saratoga Racetrack to compete in this years @BelmontStakes pic.twitter.com/1Dk1gGKrEc — Legion Bloodstock (@LegionBldstk) June 3, 2024 Beckman also worked for trainers Eoin Harty and Chad Brown and was a head trainer in Saudi Arabia before going out on his own in 2021. While the stable gained steady moment, Beckman's operation was still in its early stages of development prior to this year. Beckman enjoyed early success with the likes of 2022 GII Jessamine S. third-place finisher Sabalenka (Good Samaritan), Grade III-placed Music Street (Street Sense) and 2023 Tapit S. winner Harlan Estate (Kantharos). But Honor Marie's win in last year's GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. and his subsequent performances on the Kentucky Derby trail, including a runner-up effort in the GII Louisiana Derby, helped Beckman burst onto the scene of rising trainers in Kentucky. “He's been a huge horse for me,” Beckman said. “We just started less than three years ago and [at first] we kind of struggled. At the end of the day, one horse can make the difference between one level to the next. We feel like he's always been that type horse. I think he's waiting on his day to really put himself in the big spots, but I know it's coming. He's so talented and one of the things you can't really train is a trier. He'll put everything on the line and that's all I can ask for. I'm lucky to have him.” The post After a Dramatic Derby, Beckman Looks for Strong Belmont Performance from Honor Marie appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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Nominations for the reimagined Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award for 2024 are now open, the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) said Monday. Any Thoroughbred Makeover graduate, regardless of whether the registered horse actually competed, is eligible for the award, regardless of its current owner. Nominations will be submitted via an online form at TheRRP.org, which includes fields to describe the horse's post-Makeover competitive career, achievements and general updates. “The RRP has identified tracking and recognizing the accomplishments of Thoroughbred sport horses in a comprehensive way as being crucial to furthering our mission to increase demand for the breed, so we're starting in earnest with Makeover graduates,” said RRP Executive Director Kirsten Green. “We know Makeover graduates have gone on to compete at the upper levels of sport, contribute to sport horse breeding programs, serve as faithful trail mounts, and everything in between – and it's time to better capture and celebrate those accomplishments. The Ambassador Award has been tweaked many times since 2015, but since 2022, it has served as an award to honor chief steward Bill Kraatz, recognizing exceptional horsemanship exhibited by a trainer during Thoroughbred Makeover week. The award will continue as the Bill Kraatz Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award, and is now designed to recognize a Thoroughbred Makeover graduate horse which has gone on to serve as an ambassador for the athleticism and trainability of the retired racehorse in its career beyond racing. Nominations will remain open through July 1. The winning horse will be announced in September and will be honored at the Awards Party Friday, Oct. 11 at the Kentucky Horse Park. The post Retooled Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award Open For Nominations appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Deira Mile (Ire) could be pointed towards the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby after his fourth-placed effort in the Epsom Classic. The Owen Burrows-trained Camelot (GB) colt was fourth in the Futurity Trophy last season and began this year with a taking four-length victory in a Windsor novice. At Epsom he stepped up to a-mile-and-a-half for the first time and started at 28-1 for the Betfred-sponsored Derby, where he was ridden by Jim Crowley and drawn in stall 14 of 16. Though the running of the race did not favour the Ahmad Al Shaikh-owned three-year-old, Burrows was still pleased with the performance and connections are now considering taking him to the Curragh for the Irish Derby at the end of the month. “I'm not saying we were unlucky in any way, but it wasn't the plan to be that far back,” Burrows said. “We had to sit in mid-div, he just stepped a bit slow and that was where Jim unfortunately found himself. “It was a big run down the outside, we did have a nice clear run in doing that. But the winner had a nice trip down the inner, the second and third had a nice trip, I thought it was a big run. “We'll see how he is through this week but the Irish Derby could suit him, the nature of the track at the Curragh I think would suit him a lot better. We'll play it by ear, he's a Leger horse and that's what Jim felt as well so that will be the ultimate aim. It's about a month away, the Irish Derby, so he'll have a bit of time. It's not definite he'll go, but we'll have a look.” Burrows' stable is also home to another Group 1 performer in Anmaat (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), who took the Prix d'Ispahan when last seen around a year ago. Injury interrupted his season in the run up to the Eclipse following that and has kept him off the track since, but he has returned to training and is expected to make a comeback later in the summer. Burrows said, “He's with me, he's been back for a little while now. He won't be going to Ascot as he won't be ready until the end of July, probably. Fingers crossed, he's busy but we've no plans as such. “I've given him an Irish Champion S. entry and we hope he'll come to hand at the end of July. He had quite a complex foot injury when we were prepping him for the Eclipse and that was a pain, but, touch wood, he's had plenty of time to rehab back at Shadwell. “He looks well, he's moving well but like myself, he's carrying that bit of extra condition that he could do with shifting! We'll get busy over the next couple of month and all being well he should be ready by the end of July.” Burrows has also outlined plans for classy sorts Alflaila (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) and War Rooms (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}). Alflaila has an entry for the Prince of Wales's S. over a-mile-and-a-quarter, but the Listed Wolferton S. over the same trip will also be considered. “He's on the march so to speak, so I've left him in the Prince of Wales's at Royal Ascot,” said Burrows. “He did a nice bit of work on Saturday and he's got a couple of important bits this week, we might go for the Prince of Wales's or we might lower our sights a bit and go for the Wolferton. This will be his first run for quite a while, but hopefully you'll see him in one of those races.” Also aiming for the big meeting is Alyanaabi, whose fifth-placed 2,000 Guineas run has looked increasingly useful as the second- and third-placed horses -Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) and Haatem (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire})-filled the first two places in that order in the Irish equivalent. “All being well he is going to go for the St James's Palace, the Guineas form is stacking up pretty strongly,” Burrows said of the colt. “We've got a few lengths to make up on the winner, on the second and on the third, to be fair, but we're on another day and another track. It's different, the old mile, I think it'll suit him better so we're rolling the dice and we're going to go there.” War Rooms is another Burrows inmate with Royal Ascot in his agenda with the trainer concluding, “He'll have an entry in the Hampton Court and I left him in the King Edward VII as well. We'll take a look at both races and speak to the owners to see which is the best option for him-all being well he'll be there.” The post Deira Mile Camp Eye Potential Rematch With City Of Troy In The Irish Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rick Gold is the recipient of the Ed Friendly Industry Service Award, also known as the TOC Chairman's Award, the Thoroughbred Owners of California announced Monday morning. Following eight years of service to the TOC and other industry boards, Gold is retiring this year. He served as the chairman of the TOC's Integrity & Safety Committee and he played a key role in helping to safeguard California and industry interests during the formation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), according to a release. Gold has campaigned the likes of GI F. E. Kilroe Mile winner Hit the Road and also has overseas interests, including Athabascan (Fr), recent runner-up in the G1 Sydney Cup and a leading chance for the G1 Melbourne Cup in November. “When I reflect on the distinguished individuals who have received this award in the past, I believe Rick belongs among their ranks,” said TOC Chairman Gary Fenton. “His unwavering dedication, leadership, and compassion exemplify the spirit of the Chairman's Award and embody the best of California racing.” The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions and service to the Thoroughbred racing industry. Former recipients include some of the most prominent names in California racing, including Mace Siegel, John Harris, Bob and Beverly Lewis, Jerry and Ann Moss, and, most recently, Mike Pegram. Gold will be recognized at the TOC's Southern California Annual Meeting at Del Mar Aug. 10. The post Rick Gold To Receive TOC Chairman’s Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Listed winner and Group 3-placed Fun With Flags (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), who boasts an entry in the Prix de Diane, will add major intrigue at the Arqana pop-up sale next Monday. Trained by Jerome Reynier, Fun With Flags has won three of her four starts, and was only beaten a little over two lengths in the G3 Prix Cleopatre at Saint-Cloud last time. Sold by Airlie Stud as a yearling at the Goffs Orby Sale for €50,000 to Kingsfield Stud, Fun With Flags was then knocked down to Erika Gilliar for €62,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale in 2023. She is out of Galileo (Ire) mare Marie Celeste, a sister to Listed winner and black-type producer Gemstone, and from the family of Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Bachelor Duke and Irish St Leger scorer Sonnyboyliston. The post Prix de Diane Entrant Fun With Flags To Be Sold At Arqana Pop-Up Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

City Of Troy (Justify) has been handed a Timeform rating of 127p following his Derby romp on Saturday. That figure places him 2lbs clear of his 2,000 Guineas conqueror Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) while emphatic Dante scorer Economics (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), whose connections opted against supplementing for the Derby, is next best in the three-year-old brigade on 121p. A Timeform rating of 127p places City Of Troy as the fourth-highest rated of Aidan O'Brien's 10 Derby winners. Galileo (Ire) achieved the highest Timeform figure of 132 in 2001 while 2002 winner High Chaparral (Ire) [130] and Camelot (GB) [128] were also rated higher. Meanwhile, Irish 2,000 Guineas scorer Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) has been handed a mark of 121, the Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) 117 and Oaks winner Ezeliya (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) 118p. The post No Catching Galileo, High Chaparral and Camelot As Timeform Rate City Of Troy 127p appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article