Wandering Eyes

Relishing the step up to a mile and a half for the first time, the Wertheimers' blueblood Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}–Balladeuse {Fr}, by Singspiel {Ire}) turned Sunday's G3 Prix de Royaumont at Chantilly into a procession to book her ticket to the G1 Prix de Diane. Held up towards the rear early by Maxime Guyon, the Christophe Ferland-trained homebred took off when asked in the straight and after surging to the front 300 metres out hit the line with seven lengths to spare over Vigatata (Fr) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) in a time over a second and a half faster than the older horses recorded in the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly. “She had run a good race on her seasonal debut and had been working brilliantly since,” Ferland said of the half-sister to the G1 Prix Vermeille heroine and G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who had been narrowly denied a successful reintroduction by Gala Real (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the Listed Prix de la Seine at ParisLongchamp last month. “We had decided to run this race first, as a security, and see from there if we could try the Prix de Diane. She was most impressive, no doubt. There was good rhythm in the race, she closed on the bridle and when Maxime switched her out she was flying. She is not very tall, but she has a real kick and a great action. She will tell us how she is and I'll then talk with the owners and Pierre Yves Bureau to reach a decision.” Une belle 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 (@maximeguyon_off/@teamchferland) dans le Prix de Royaumont (Gr.3). pic.twitter.com/oCugSy8h9m — Equidia (@equidia) June 2, 2024 The post Sea The Stars’ Aventure Sensational In The Royaumont appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Lining up for Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club as the least-experienced, Haras de la Morsangliere's Look De Vega (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}–Lucelle {Ire}, by High Chaparral {Ire}) took the required leap forward on a remarkable stakes debut to emulate his sire and sire's sire's successes in this Chantilly Classic. Following a seven-length Fontainebleau success in November with another authoritative win in ParisLongchamp's Prix de Croissy conditions event last month, the Carlos and Yann Lerner-trained bay was always happy following the pace and when sent through to take control with 300 metres remaining gave generously for Ronan Thomas. Stretching out for a two-length triumph, the 5-1 shot was followed home by the outsider First Look (Fr) who made it a one-two for the sire. Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) was third, a further neck away with Ghostwriter (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) fourth as he had been in the 2,000 Guineas. Unbeaten Look De Vega lands the French Derby in style for @CYLerner and @RonanThomass at @fgchantilly pic.twitter.com/5iHp23TiHH — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 2, 2024 The post Look De Vega Leads Home One Two For Lope De Vega In The Jockey Club appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Exciting gallopers light up the first twilight meeting of the season as handlers dream of bigger and better things next campaignView the full article

Danny Shum’s superstar collects his fifth consecutive Group One success with a thrilling victory at Tokyo racecourseView the full article

Trainer Penalties G Lawrence | Non-raceday dated 27 May; failed to present runner free of prohibited substance; fined $1,000 (penalty suspended for 12 months). R Roper | Waikato 18 April (heard Auckland 2 June); scratched runners for unacceptable reason; fined $200. Dog Penalties TELL IVY | Christchurch 27 May; failing to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. STOLEN SAPPHIRE | Waikato 30 May; marring; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. HOMEBUSH MAX | Christchurch 30 May; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. CLAWS IN LULU | Christchurch 31 May; failing to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. Protest ORSON BLONDE | Waikato 7 March; raced with prohibited substance in system; disqualified from 2nd. The post 27 May – 2 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties T Moodley | Waikato 29 May; careless riding (2 charges); suspended 9-29 June inclusive. N Hailey | Waikato 29 May; failed to make weight; fined $200. L Kauri | Feilding 30 May; careless riding; suspended 9-19 June inclusive. K Mudhoo | Canterbury 31 July; use of whip; fined $500. J Allen | Auckland 1 June; use of whip; fined $500. D Weatherley | Auckland 1 June; use of whip; fined $500. J Riddell | Wanganui 1 June; careless riding; suspended 9-15 June inclusive. Y Atchamar | Otago 2 June; careless riding; suspended 10-19 June inclusive. D Cooper | Otago 2 June; careless riding; suspended 3-12 June inclusive. S Wynne | Otago 2 June; failed to ride mount to finish; suspended 10-21 June inclusive. L Hemi | Otago 2 June; careless riding; suspended 10-19 June inclusive. A Goindasamy | Otago 2 June; careless riding; suspended 10-20 June inclusive. Trainer Penalties R McKay & A Harrington | Canterbury 31 May; incorrect gear; fined $100. K & J Parsons and V Ramhit | Canterbury 31 May; failed to scratch runner by required time; fined $400. M Moroney and P Gerard | Wanganui 1 June; late rider declaration; fined $100. Horse Penalties PHARAOH’S DREAM | Waikato 29 May; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. KAROSHI | Feilding 30 May; late scratching after failing to load; must complete trial. EFOREFFORT | Otago 2 June; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. THE RED KRACKEN | Otago 2 June; slow recovery; veterinary clearance required. Protest PONTE VECCHIO | Waikato 29 May; caused interference; relegated from 2nd to 4th. The post 27 May – 2 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

The winning roll of Lofty’s Gift (NZ) (Ghibellines) continued at Wingatui on Sunday, the consistent mare going four in a row with a hard-fought victory in The Mosgiel Tavern (2200m). A daughter of Ghibellines, Lofty’s Gift won two races in the care of Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray, and relocated to the Ascot Park stable of Robert Dennis earlier this year. Since journeying south, the mare had four starts and won the most recent three, and was allocated 54kg in the Rating 87 contest with the luxury of Donovan Cooper’s claim bringing that back to just 51kg. Lofty’s Gift was backed into $3.20 favouritism and settled comfortably midfield under Cooper, before being forced three-wide along the back straight with Lovelock controlling the pace in front. The mare claimed the lead at the top of the straight alongside Heidi Hi and Leitrim Lad and was slightly wayward under pressure, but she let down strongly from the 200m and held off the late charge of Proserve to score by a long neck. Dennis was proud of the mare’s efforts, particularly after the run in transit she had endured. “It was a super effort, she was very tough and very brave,” he said. “She did it the hard way caught out wide and was a bit of a sitting duck up the straight, but she was just too good for them again.” Despite raising her career earnings over $125,000 for owners Markwood Lodge and the Knot Enough Syndicate, Dennis explained Lofty’s Gift is fairly unassuming despite her talent on the track. “She’s honestly just another horse, doesn’t make any waves and she fits in and does her thing,” he said. “But once we take her to the races, she just puts in 100% and wants to win. “We’ll just pick out the next good staying race for her now and probably have a go at that.” The five-year-old was bred by the Anderton’s of White Robe Lodge, as the sixth foal out of their Danzighill mare Flyby. Their resident sire Ghibellines had a highly-successful afternoon at the local meeting, his progeny in Bauble, Anticipate and impressive debut winner Cloche also saluting. View the full article

The husband-and-wife training partnership of Peter and Jessica Brosnan will be well represented at the Te Aroha meeting on Monday with one runner in each of the four jumps races on offer. The Matamata-based family operation has been to the fore through the deeds of Auld Jock (Adelaide), who will be seeking his third jumping success in a row when he tackles the race the pair sponsor, the P&J Brosnan Training 0-1 Win Hurdle (3100m) which is race three on the ten-race programme. “We’re hopeful of a good showing from all of our horses as they have been performing well of late,” Peter Brosnan said. “Auld Jock has mixed hurdling and steeplechasing this time in and has won both of his races, so we are keen to see him take another step in his progression in a field with some pretty handy types in it. “He did the groundwork last year and looks pretty exciting. “There are a lot of opportunities coming up and I guess our only worry is backing him up three weeks in a row, however the race is virtually on our back doorstep, and he is a very happy horse at the moment. “This race is a good test for him and if he comes through it okay then we might look to the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) a little later on, which is a race we have had in mind for him for a wee while.” Civil Unrest (NZ) (Civics) will kick off the day as he tackles a maiden hurdle event over 3100m, followed by last start placegetter Rocem (NZ) (El Roca) who will take on a similar event a race later. “Civil Unrest was sent to us to be a jumper and has had a trial in that role, but it will be a test for him first up in quite a good field,” Brosnan said. “As long as he can go a nice race then everyone will be happy. “Rocem is an interesting character who can run hot and cold, so our challenge is going to be keeping her on an even keel during the season. “She has the ability but makes a few mistakes, although if she can put it all together during this campaign, I think she will be a very nice horse next year.” Rugged hurdler Ima Wonder (NZ) (Eighth Wonder) rounds out the quartet for the Brosnans as she tackles her first steeplechase event after enjoying success over the smaller hurdles including a third-place finish in last season’s Great Northern Hurdle (4200m) at Te Rapa. Raced by jumping legend Ann Browne and the estate of her late husband Ken, the eight-year-old mare is a daughter of former Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) winner Ima Heroine. “This will be the first go at chasing for Ima Wonder and we have Portia Matthews riding her, who is in really good form at present,” Brosnan said. “She has done some schooling and has had a 1400m trial and I think her fitness is coming along nicely. “We are very hopeful for a good season as she is making nice progress and up against the maiden chasers, we think she can go a cheeky race.” View the full article

Promising three-year-old Pokuru Gold (NZ) (Darci Brahma) headed to Pukekohe on Saturday and extended his perfect record to three out of three, but this time he really had to work for it. The Darci Brahma gelding was sent out as a $1.40 favourite for the Auckland Co-Op Taxis (1200m) after scoring dominant victories in both of his two previous appearances. He romped home by three and a half lengths on debut on the Cambridge synthetic track back in September, then resumed at Te Rapa on May 18 and picked up right where he left off with another clear-cut win by two and a half lengths. Pokuru Gold jumped smartly from the Pukekohe starting gates on Saturday, then was crossed by both Naxos and Murch. He travelled well just behind the leaders in the hands of Opie Bosson, but then got squeezed backwards when the field tightened up at the home turn. Bosson got him into the clear and began to move him through his gears, and Pokuru Gold soon worked his way past the front-running Murch. But his job was far from over, with lightly raced filly Rareza finishing strongly from off the pace. Pokuru Gold lifted again when Rareza drew up alongside him, and he fought that rival off and won by a long neck. “That was a good effort,” Bosson said. “He got shunted back straightening up, but he was good enough to pick himself up well and fight hard to the line. “He’s quite unassuming, very laid-back and only does what he has to, but he can definitely gallop.” Pokuru Gold is trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson for owner-breeder Ian Farrelly. His three-from-three career has so far banked $53,485 in stakes. “It was a really good win today,” assistant trainer Nicole Shailer said. “He’s a promising three-year-old. That’s his third win now and he seems to love the wet. If he comes through this well, we’ll look at a 1000m race at Trentham in a couple of weeks (June 15).” Pokuru Gold is the first named foal out of the winning Stravinsky mare Pokuru Nugget, whose dam Pokuru Star is a sister to the dams of Group One stars Embellish, Diademe and Sacred Star. View the full article

Progressive three-year-old Eliud (NZ) (Almanzor) took a rise in class with ease at Wanganui on Saturday when racing away with the Property Brokers 3YO 1600. The Almanzor gelding has been held in high regard by Cambridge trainer Tony Pike for some time, and he delivered on that promise at his fourth start at Taranaki in May with a comprehensive maiden success. Pike set a stronger task for Eliud in the open three-year-old contest on Wanganui’s feature day, where he sat a $2.20 favourite in a competitive field that included Bozo, who finished fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at $5.20, and Listed winner Loch Katrine ($5.40). In the hands of Michael McNab, Eliud jumped positively from gate four and assumed the role as a rolling pacemaker heading along the back straight, staying well away from the fence. His main rivals in Bozo and Loch Katrine remained within chasing distance of the favourite turning for home and the former looked like she may be looming up to Eliud, but once McNab pushed the button at the 200 metres, he stormed clear to win by an extending 3 ½ length margin. McNab shared Pike’s opinion of the gelding in his early preparations, and was thrilled to see that on display despite the Heavy 10 track conditions. “He’s always shown good ability at home, he was a bit disappointing in his first couple of starts but he’s come back this prep really well,” McNab said. “I cantered a long way down the back in my prelim to have a good look at it, and where I was is the best spot. “My main aim was just to keep him comfortable and not break stride or dip in the ground. That was the key for him and he picked up really well so it was good.” With all still to play for in the final two months of the New Zealand Jockey’s Premiership, McNab tightened the gap on Warren Kennedy with winning trebles at both the Cambridge and Riccarton Synthetic meetings bringing his tally to 114, two shy of Kennedy. Eliud is out of a lightly-tried Rip Van Winkle mare in Pendleton, who among her four career victories in just nine starts picked up the Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m). He was offered by breeder Kevin Hickman’s Valachi Downs at the 2022 Karaka Yearling Sales and was purchased for $320,000 by Waikato Bloodstock, with $35,380 returned on that investment in five starts. View the full article

‘The NZ suffix punches well above its weight’ – New Zealand Bloodstock’s Andrew Buick talks to Racing Post on life down under and his famous family Andrew Buick hails from a renowned equestrian family, being brother to dual British champion jockey William and De Burgh Equine’s Martin, while their parents are eight-time Scandinavian champion jockey Walter and dressage rider and showjumper Maria. Here, he tells us about his background and role with New Zealand Bloodstock. It’s fair to say the sport is in your blood Fullstop or comma. Horses and racing were a massive part of our upbringing, which I’m sure has helped all of us enormously career-wise. I’m very grateful for everything they taught me, and the knowledge and advice they keep applying. It’s a great help for me when I’m unsure or have questions about certain things; you can give any of them a ring and the feedback and advice will always be of value. We speak most days and go through the ins and outs of what’s happening. Did you always feel you’d end up working in the industry or were there other interests you might have pursued? We were never pushed into any aspect of the industry, but I’m pretty sure it was on the cards quite early on for all of us. I was never tempted to be a jockey and I think mum and dad are quite happy with having only one in the family as it’s a cut-throat sport being a jockey, and certainly comes with its risks. I probably fancied myself as a footballer at some stage, but quickly found out I was 100 lengths behind the rest, ability-wise. Talk us through your experiences in racing prior to joining New Zealand Bloodstock Fullstop or comma. Although always in touch with horses and being mad keen on racing, the Irish National Stud course really gave me a kick-start and played a key role in the trajectory of my career. The academic aspect of the course is brilliant, but it’s the connections and networking they expose you to that really sets it apart, and it’s a course I would recommend to anyone. After the course I did a stint with John and Thady Gosden, which was brilliant. It was quite surreal to see the calibre of horses they had at the time, and continue to develop and train season after season. I then ventured to Arrowfield Stud in Australia, where I worked through a breeding and sales season. It was a great experience to work for one of Australia’s leading stud farms and fascinating to compare the practices employed to those in the northern hemisphere. My time in Australia provided the perfect platform to my current role at New Zealand Bloodstock as the two nations share common traits among their racing and breeding, and there is a fair degree of crossover. You’ve been with NZB since last July – what does your role as bloodstock representative entail? It’s quite a diverse role but the essence of it is to service the needs and expectations of our vendors and buyers alike. The bloodstock team are on the road inspecting horses for all of our sales throughout the year, so inspections take up a chunk of the calendar, but it’s something we love doing. The farms in New Zealand are stunning and it’s great to see the quality stock coming through. We also attend a lot of trials and racedays to keep up to date with the stock which is performing on the track. It’s a good opportunity to catch up with our clients. We assist them with everything from bloodstock valuations to portfolio management, so we’re kept busy throughout the year. Where are you based, had you been to New Zealand before joining NZB, and how much travelling do you do? The NZB bloodstock team are all based in the Waikato region, an hour south of Auckland, which is where the bulk of the major farms and training centres are located. I’d never been to New Zealand before I came in late July last year, so I didn’t know entirely what to expect. But I was fortunate to have a good friend in George Chittick, who I met on the Irish National Stud course. The Chittick family owns and operates the famed Waikato Stud, which would be one of the best thoroughbred nurseries in the world. George and I are great mates, and we had a good chat before I took on the role and flew down here. He gave me some good advice about what to expect, and, for me, New Zealand and working for New Zealand Bloodstock has exceeded my expectations and then some. We do plenty of travelling both within New Zealand and internationally to keep tabs on both our vendors and our buying bench. Australia is our biggest export market along with Asia, so it’s pivotal we keep encouraging and scouting for new clients and markets to bring down to Karaka for our sales and make sure they get the true Kiwi experience and world-renowned Karaka hospitality, which is second to none and should be on the bucket list for everyone in our industry. NZB recently made me their European representative to go along with my bloodstock role here, so I’ll be back in the UK in time for Royal Ascot to hopefully bring some new clients down for our sales and also look after our valued recurring purchasers. New Zealand racing and bloodstock is possibly – fairly or unfairly – overshadowed by neighbour Australia; what would you advocate as the USPs of the industry in NZ? Australia has got a thriving racing industry, as we know, and is like a much bigger brother to New Zealand, with a foal crop more than five times the size. But the unique selling points of New Zealand include the incredible environment in which the stock are raised, expert horsemanship, value for money and, most importantly, racetrack performance. It is also a great place to visit and in the past 12 months the prize-money has risen significantly, so there are a lot of positives. It’s safe to say the NZ suffix punches well above its weight, and New Zealand-bred horses are very hard to beat wherever they go. Over the past five seasons New Zealand-bred horses have won more than 20 per cent of the Group 1 races in Australia, yet account for 7.5 per cent of the horse population, so the statistics are quite compelling. Horses like So You Think, Little Bridge and Starcraft all carried the NZ suffix to elite success in Europe, while in Hong Kong the two best horses, Golden Sixty and Lucky Sweynesse, were both sold through the NZB Ready to Run Breeze-Up Sale. I’d say climate is a big factor in the success. The land and scenery here would be quite similar to Ireland, with lush pasture, cold winters and overall perfect conditions to breed tough, sound and quality racehorses. More generally in terms of the sport in the southern and northern hemispheres, what one thing could each learn from the other and do a bit better? New Zealand and Australia do a terrific job of promoting syndication as a form of ownership. With more people involved and a broader base to share the experience, it gives the sport more relevance and creates a great shared experience. The feeling in Europe is they keep relying on the same pool of owners, and it looks very hard to be competitive against the big outfits. One aspect I do miss when attending and watching racing in both New Zealand and Australia are the scenic, testing and undulating tracks. The UK especially is very blessed to have tracks such as Goodwood, Newmarket and Epsom, which are incredible racecourses and test the horses in a unique way. Whether ridden by your brother William or not, any favourite racehorses down the years? Will has sat on some superstars over the years but Blue Point gets the tick from me. He never shied away from a battle and I loved watching him clash with Battaash and other world-class sprinters. His King’s Stand-Diamond Jubilee double was breathtaking and to be one of very few horses to do the Tuesday-Saturday double speaks volumes of him as a racehorse. He’s had a terrific start to his stud career, which has been great to follow. View the full article

Young jockeys Keith and Erik Asmussen, both sons of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, were both injured Saturday in separate races at Churchill Downs and Lone Star Park, respectively. Keith Asmussen was injured at about 12:47 p.m. ET in the 1st race at Churchill, a $10,000 claimer for fillies and mares three and up. The Equibase chart said his mount, Singsational (Audible) “was jostled between horses and squeezed back at the start, clipped a rival's hind heels and fell at the eleven sixteenths pole, then walked off.” Singsational, who was caught by outriders and widely reported as uninjured, is trained by Steve Asmussen. Keith Asmussen was transported to the hospital with extensive injuries, including a fractured right femur and three broken ribs, and is scheduled to have surgery Sunday morning. He updated his X account Saturday evening, saying: “Singsational and I clipped heels and fell this afternoon at CD. I fractured my left femur, 3 ribs, and have right lower lung contusions + hemopneumothorax. Surgery scheduled for tomorrow morning, thank you to everyone that has reached out with love and well wishes!” Just under three hours later, Erik Asmussen was involved in an incident just past the wire in the 1st race at Lone Star. He had the early lead in the $10,000 starter optional claiming race, but gave way late to finish sixth and had crossed the wire when his mount, Good Heart (Good Samaritan) fell. Mary Ramellini of Daily Racing Form later reported on X, “Apprentice jockey Erik #Asmussen is being evaluated at a local hospital after being thrown past the wire in the first race Saturday at #LoneStarPark and appears to have escaped serious injury, according to his agent, Travis Church.” Good Heart, trained by Steve Roubion, was vanned off. According to official statistics, Keith Asmussen has been riding since 2020 and has 131 wins from 946 starts. He got his first graded stakes win earlier this year aboard Lemon Muffin (Collected) for trainer D. Wayne Lukas in the GIII Honeybee S. at Oaklawn Park. He had his first GI Kentucky Derby mount last month with the Lukas-trained Just Steel (Justify), who finished 17th. Erik Asmussen has been riding since 2023 and has 42 wins from 307 mounts. He won his first black-type race earlier this year in the San Jacinto Turf S. with No Mas Tequila (Northern Afleet). The post Both Asmussen Jockey Sons Injured Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

NTRA president and CEO Tom Rooney urges Louisiana regulators to reconsider emergency drug rules that would ease restrictions, including allowing significantly more usage of clenbuterol and corticosteroid joint injections.View the full article

Valene Farms' Smoken Wicked became the first winner for Louisiana-based freshman stallion Bobby's Wicked One in taking a maiden race for 2-year-olds at Evangeline Downs June 1 by 7 1/2 lengths. Smoken Wicked was the sire's first starter.View the full article

Jim Downey's Circle of Trust joined the graded stakes-winning ranks when she rallied down the lane to win the $101,000 Honeymoon Stakes (G3T) June 1 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

8th-CD, $120k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1m, 4:22p.m. ET Debuting from the outside and underneath a set of spires where his half-sister won the nation's greatest race for fillies, STAR OF WONDER (Uncle Mo) will go to post for the WinStar and Siena Farm partnership. A half to the aforementioned GI Kentucky Oaks victress Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil), the colt is also a half-sibling to GSP Mojovation (Quality Road). This is the extended family of multiple Grade I-placed Crafty C. T. Brad Cox will send Star of Wonder out for the mile on the main track. TJCIS PPs The post June 2 Insights: Uncle Mo Half to Shedaresthedevil Debuts at Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Once a Triple Crown race candidate, Happy Jack has matured into a top-flight sprinter for owner/breeder Calumet Farm and trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill.View the full article

The least-regarded of the Mark Casse trio heading into the June 1 Eclipse Stakes (G2), Palazzi proved to be the best of them all with a dramatic victory in the first big prize of the year for older horses in Canada.View the full article

Jockey Keith Asmussen, unseated in the first race at Churchill Downs June 1, was transported to University of Louisville Hospital for "further evaluation of a probable left femur fracture and possible hip injury," according to track publicity.View the full article

It took the Three Diamonds Farm's homebred Pin Up Betty eight starts to break her maiden, but it only took one try for the 3-year-old Constitution filly to become a graded stakes winner.View the full article

A couple of hours after winning the Arlington Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs with the Charlie Appleby-trained Ottoman Fleet, owner Godolphin struck again, this time with the Brad Cox-trained Highland Falls in the Blame Stakes (G3).View the full article

Wesley Ward, whose 12 wins at Royal Ascot is unmatched among American-based trainers, is taking aim at the prestigious English meeting this year with at least three and perhaps four of his 2-year-old racehorses.View the full article

Juddmonte's impeccably bred Scylla, stakes placed and 3-for-5 without blinkers, appears to have brought her game to another level with their addition.View the full article

Closethegame Sugar handed Skelly a rare defeat June 1 when he ran down the free-wheeling front-runner for a three-quarter-length score in the $275,000 Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs.View the full article

CUGINO (c, 3, Twirling Candy–Adorable Miss, by Kitten's Joy) was gunned from the gate and made every step a winning one, romping late to take the Audubon S. at Churchill Downs Saturday. Fourth in an off-the-pace race most recently in the GII American Turf S. over the local course at 1 1/16 miles on Derby Day, the 5-2 favorite rebounded with a strong effort under Flavien Prat. He's previously been second in the both the Colonel Liam S. at Gulfstream March 2 and the GIII Transylvania S. at Keeneland April 5. Lifetime Record: 6-2-3-0. O-West Point Thoroughbreds and Jimmy Kahig LLC; B-Gage Hill Stables, LLC & W. S. Farish; T-Claude R. McGaughey III. Sales History: $225,000 ylg '22 KEESEP. #2 Cugino goes gate-to-wire in the Audubon S. at Churchill Downs for trainer Shug McGaughey with Flavien Prat in the saddle! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/qE3xv88nJC — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) June 1, 2024 The post Audubon Goes To West Point’s Cugino In Gate-To-Wire Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article