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A joint-record sale price was created in Thursday's session of the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale when lot 388A, a gelded son of Order Of St George (Ire), brought €65,000 from Ballycrystal Stud's Matthew Flynn O'Connor. The point-to-point trainer snapped up the wildcard entry from Mount Eaton Stud. He was originally a €21,000 November National Hunt Sale pinhook as a foal and is a half-brother to two winners. His dam, the Shernazar (Ire) mare Miss Cilla (Ire), is a half-sister to the three-time Grade 1-winning hurdler Peddlers Cross (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}). “He was our pick over the two days, and it seems a lot of others thought so, too,” said O'Connor, who stood alongside Ger O'Connor. It was the fourth lot purchased as a whole or in partnership by Ballycrystal over the two-day sale. O'Connor added of the point-to-point prospect, “He is a big, scopey stamp of a horse and he just missed his slot at an earlier store sale. I have not had any by the sire before but have three for this season. All in, I shall have about 50 or 60 pointers for the next season with around 15 for the autumn.” Cooladurragh House's lot 510 brought €45,000 from trainer Steven Crawford. The 3-year-old Wings Of Eagles (Fr) gelding is related to dual graded hurdler winner Gray Steel (Fr) (Turgeon). A gelded son of Telescope (Ire) and Indian Stream (GB) (Generous {Ire}) (lot 287) caught the eye of Terence Thomas Steele to the tune of €38,000. He hailed from the draft of Ballincurrig House Stud and his dam won a listed chase at Cheltenham. Of the 439 lots offered, 266 lots sold (61%) for a gross of €2,399,150. The average was €9,019 and the median was €6,500. Unlike its previous three editions, the catalogue format for this year's July Store Sale was set alphabetically by dam over two days, rather than a select day one, with wildcards placed across both days. Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, “It has been a mixed summer of store sales, culminating with this week's July Store Sale. The July Store Sale provided National Hunt purchasers with a final opportunity of the year to enter the market, and it was encouraging to see lots of new faces on the ground and on the final purchaser list. “We recognise the current selective nature of the National Hunt market, in particular over the last two days. This selectiveness has presented challenges, especially at the lower end of the market. However, it is very encouraging to see that purchasers in Ireland and the UK retain faith in Irish stores. We are also deeply appreciative of the unwavering support and loyalty of our vendors. “We would like to thank Irish Thoroughbred Marketing for their dedicated efforts in promoting the Tattersalls Ireland Store sales to the UK market.” The post Order Of St George Gelding Ties Record At July Store Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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This day 26th July 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 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & free betting preview | Friday, 26/7 Seven horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today, on Friday, July 26. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Echuca racing tips & quaddie selections | Friday, July 28 Echuca Racecourse will host an nine-race card on Friday afternoon. HorseBetting’s Ciaran Jackman presents his best bets and quaddie for … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Medina impresses in Cambridge victory Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman celebrated a comfortable maiden victory at Cambridge on the synthethic track on Wednesday with Medina … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Stephen Blair-Edie enjoying journey with The Good Shepherd A trip to Karaka five years ago is well and truly paying off for southern trainer Stephen Blair-Edie where he … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Melbourne campaign for Antino Exciting New Zealand-bred gelding Antino is being readied for a spring campaign with Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan keen to … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Sanibel primed for Group 3 Winter Cup Hopes of successfully executing a long-term southern plan with talented mare Sanibel received a timely boost in her final lead-up … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Moonee Valley preview & top racing tips | Saturday, July 29 Racing returns to Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon for a nine-race program. HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his free best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Anphina on track for Darwin Cup start after NT Derby win It appears as though Anphina will line up in the Darwin Cup on August 7, having qualified after taking out … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 26, 2023 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Kembla Grange racing preview, best bets & odds | Thursday, July 27 Racing heads to Kembla Grange for eight competitive races on Thursday afternoon. See HB’s free racing tips, betting preview and … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Sharrock Often counts blessings with mare Allan Sharrock continues to thank his lucky stars that he didn’t altogether banish racetrack failure Often from his successful New … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Wyong betting tips & quaddie numbers | 28/7/2022 HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst provides his best bets and quaddie selections for the eight-race program scheduled for Wyong … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Pakenham racing tips & quaddie numbers | Thursday, July 28 Gallopers will run on the synthetic at Pakenham on Thursday afternoon with eight races on the schedule. 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See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Philpot eyeing more Top End success on Darwin Cup Day Having won the Darwin Cup last year aboard Highly Decorated, Alice Springs-based jockey Jessie Philpot is hoping for more success … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Sandown Hillside betting tips & value bets | Wednesday, 27/7/22 A competitive eight race program will grace us at Sandown Hillside on Wednesday afternoon with gallopers racing on a predicted … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Warwick Farm racing tips & quaddie | Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Warwick Farm plays host to seven metropolitan races on Wednesday afternoon. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Big weekend for Wiggins with Mackay and Sunshine Coast wins Ryan Wiggins had a weekend to remember, winning both the Mackay Cup and the Whitsunday Guineas at Mackay on Saturday … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Taree betting tips, quaddie selections & odds | Tuesday, 27/07 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Taree races on Tuesday, July 27. See all the top tips, value … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Punt Drunk: Mitch Freedman hits headlines on cobalt charges Punt Drunk recaps some of the major stories from over the weekend of racing, including Sansom’s victory in the Group … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 26, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees just two meetings being held around the country on this Monday afternoon. 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again with an ankle injury halting his career … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Excellent Eccellere a lift for Litt Eccellere has given Warwick Farm trainer Richard Litt a lift at Canterbury as he comes to terms with the retirement … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Williams extends lead in premiership race Craig Williams has moved a step closer to claiming a sixth Melbourne jockeys’ premiership with a winning double at Sandown … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bowman zeros in on Premiership with treble A Hugh Bowman treble at the Canterbury midweek meeting leaves him in pole position to win the Sydney jockeys’ premiership … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Classy Canberran I Am Kalani only getting better The NICK Olive-trained two-year-old I Am Kalani may have broken its maiden at Canberra just a week ago, but the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tony Gollan hits Queensland ton Miss Arabella has given Tony Gollan his 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when the former New Zealander takes on the Listed Winter … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Harness racing legend Kevin Newman dies Harness racing and Harold Park legend Kevin Newman has died unexpectedly aged 83 … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Breeding career beckons for Bonniegirl A STRING of injuries has ensured the breeding career of the black-type winner Bonniegirl will kick off sooner than expected … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Mertens to ride Supido in Bletchingly Apprentice Beau Mertens has got the nod to ride classy sprinter Supido in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Manhattan Flame on fire for Shane Crawford MANHATTAN Flame has made a red-hot start to its career despite having physical issues that made its trainer doubt the three-year-old’s … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Brave Song settles into rhythm for maiden The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt Brave Song has won his maiden at Canterbury to give Hugh Bowman the initiative … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Turner’s efforts impress gun horseman A CALL up from one of the country’s premier trainers marks a significant step in the development of Dylan Turner’s … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Matt Dunn with strong Doomben hand Trainer Matt Dunn has enjoyed success with younger horses this season after stocking his stable with new horses … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bowman holds advantage after two wins Hugh Bowman has ridden the first two winners on the Canterbury program to extend his lead in the Sydney premiership … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Two Blue’s success gives lightly-tried stablemate a fighting hope SIX-YEAR-OLD gelding Bluesbro has its brother to thank when it tries to break maiden grades in the Strathyr Plate at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Williams consolidates premiership lead Craig Williams has moved a step closer to claiming a sixth Melbourne jockeys’ premiership after the opening race at Sandown … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Canterbury open for spring training The Canterbury course proper will be available to trainers for gallops as they prepare horses or the Sydney spring Carnival … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Winter Challenge at Rosehill betting, form and free tips, July 29 THE Winter Challenge is the headline race at Rosehill this Saturday and we have betting, form and free tips for … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Avdulla title bid suffers a blow Scratchings at the penultimate meeting for the season at Canterbury have depleted Brenton Avdulla’s chances as he chases a first … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Ascot ground crucial for Highland Reel Ground conditions will play a key role in the final make-up of the field for the King George VI And … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Gentil Tonton returns to favoured track for Taumarunui Gold Cup IRISH-bred gelding Gentil Tonton has done its fair share of travelling, but this Saturday it returns to a favourable track … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Paralysed jockey JT McNamara dies Former jumps rider JT McNamara has died aged 41, three years after breaking his neck in a fall at the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Search continues for missing NSW trainer The line search for popular NSW racehorse trainer Bindi Cheers is expected to carry into a fourth day as police … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Magnapal to make Bletchingly return Surgery to remove bone chips looks to have been successful as Magnapal prepares for his return at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Single Gaze on G2 Stocks Stakes path The Group Two Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley will be an early spring target for Group One-winning mare Single Gaze … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Explosive Scene firing up for Sydney race Explosive Scene is preparing for another Sydney race after he finished second behind King’s Officer … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vic racing minister calls for unity Martin Pakula says the time has come to get the thoroughbred racing industry leaders together for a heart-to-heart meeting … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vic racing minister calls for unity Martin Pakula says the time has come to get the thoroughbred racing industry leaders together for a heart-to-heart meeting … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Horses thriving in McFarlane’s new set-up Trainer Greg McFarlane believes Super Tycoon will be a middle distance horse, but may wait before testing his theory … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Lord Of The Sky and Oliver team up again Damien Oliver and Lord Of The Sky are yet to taste success together but will get their opportunity in the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ryan hopes Monsoon stars at Canterbury Star Of Monsoon begins his journey to Group One racing when he makes his return in a midweek maiden at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Jungle Edge after city success at Sandown After placings over 1000m at his past two starts in town, Jungle Edge rises to 1200m for his next assignment … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Search for missing trainer Cheers expanded Police and emergency services have stepped up their search for popular NSW racehorse trainer Bindi Cheers … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Search continuing for missing trainer The search for missing racehorse trainer Bindi Cheers is continuing near the Newcastle suburb of Beresfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Pakula calls for meeting of administrators Victoria’s racing minister Martin Pakula has called for a meeting of the industry’s administrators to sort out differences … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Lonsdale Cup next for Trip To Paris Trainer Ed Dunlop has the Melbourne Cup among the options for last year’s fourth placed Trip To Paris who will … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Antiquarium to miss Goodwood Cup Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald will bid to end his English riding stint on a high at the Goodwood Festival … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Michael Dee appeals suspension Apprentice Michael Dee will appeal a 10-meeting careless riding suspension in an attempt to continue his bid for Melbourne’s junior … Read More View the full article

Auguste Rodin will spearhead Aidan O'Brien's squad in the July 27 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse as the master trainer bids for a fifth victory in the 1 1/2-mile midsummer showpiece.View the full article

Rebounding from a 3-year-old season in which he lost all six of his starts, Silver Knott, re-energized this year at age 4 as a turf marathoner, seeks a third consecutive stakes triumph July 28 when he races in the $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T).View the full article

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — It is no surprise that Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is confident that his GI Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey (Arrogate) is up to the challenge he will face Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes. Never shy about touting his horses, Lukas, 88, said that the MyRacehorse colt is ready to take on beaten GI Kentucky Derby favorite Fierceness (City of Light) and beaten GI Belmont Stakes favorite Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the local prep for the GI Travers. Fierceness, whose three career wins all came when he was on or very near the lead, will be making his first start since the Derby. Sierra Leone has been never worse than third in six starts. He was second by a nose in the Derby and third in the Belmont. Seize the Grey has worked five times since finishing seventh in the GI Belmont Stakes, which was run June 8 at Saratoga Race Course. The most recent was a half-mile in :47.99 Tuesday. When he shipped in from Kentucky in early July, Seize the Grey has also had breezes of five furlongs and six furlongs. “He's doing really well,” Lukas said. “I'm really pleased with where I have him. I have no excuses.” Lukas considered running in the GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park July 20, but opted to keep Seize the Grey at his summer home and give him another week from the Belmont. In addition to Sierra Leone and the Repole Stable homebred Fierceness, the Jim Dandy drew GIII Ohio Derby winner Batten Down (Tapit) trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott. Seize the Grey drew Post 2 in the field of six. “I feel very comfortable running in that with him,” Lukas said. Seize the Grey will be Lukas's 19th starter in the Jim Dandy and his first since Sporting Chance was fifth in 2018. He has won the race twice–with Is It True in 1989 and Scorpion in 2001–and has been second four times. Since his first Saratoga start in 1984, Lukas has won 264 races at Saratoga, 74 of them in stakes. When it looked like Seize the Grey might not have enough points to make it into the Derby field, Lukas ran him in the GII Pat Day Mile, which he won by 1 1/4 lengths at 9-1. Two weeks later at Pimlico Race Course, he surprised in the Preakness, leading from gate to wire, again at more than 9-1. The Belmont was a different story. He had company up front with Dornoch (Good Magic), and could not sustain the pace in the stretch. Lukas discounted fatigue was a factor in Seize the Grey's sixth start of 2024. “I don't think it was that,” Lukas said. “I think he was a little flat in the Belmont.” Lukas said he expects that Seize the Grey will be an improved horse for the Jim Dandy. “Oh, better than the Belmont,” Lukas said. “I'm thinking he might even be better than the way he went into the Pat Day Mile.” The post Lukas Likes What Sees from Jim Dandy-Bound Seize the Grey appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The problematic, $10-million turf course that was installed at Churchill Downs prior to the 2022 spring season will be getting another maintenance break that will mean no grass racing in Louisville for the upcoming Sept. 12-29 meet. Usage of the Churchill turf course has been curtailed on several occasions over the past two years because of concerns over its growth, maturity and root establishment. Darren Rogers, Churchill's senior director of communications, told TDN on Thursday that track management expects the course to be usable in time for the autumn meet that spans Oct. 27-Dec. 1. “Absolutely. That won't be a problem,” Rogers said. September, Rogers said, “is just a three-week meet, and with the plethora of grass opportunities at [the tail end of the] the Ellis Park meet, plus all the [grass-only] racing at Kentucky Downs, and then Keeneland starting, we thought it's best not to run over the turf to try to maximize what we're doing to enhance it for the fall meet and next spring.” There was no turf racing in 2021 from September through November while Churchill installed the new course. Then in the spring of 2022, six weeks after the course was unveiled, management capped grass races to a maximum of two per day and moved 19 races listed in the condition book to the main dirt track in order to give the grass a better chance to grow. The track later suspended turf racing for a brief period that same season and subsequently cancelled several stakes at an August mini-meet. The course didn't get fully used at the 2023 spring meet because Churchill cut its meet short and moved all of its racing to Ellis Park in response to the deaths of 12 Thoroughbreds. In the fall of 2023, Churchill conducted just 20 turf races at the September meet and another 20 at the October/November meet. After winter and spring maintenance to start 2024, the course was able to handle 74 grass races at the recently concluded spring season, but the turf showed signs of strain from the usage. “As you know, we've had our challenges along the way,” Rogers said. “And we're committed to getting it to perform to its maximum [by] doing whatever it takes. It's a work in progress. “This year, for the spring meet, it was much improved from last fall,” Rogers continued. “But frankly, we're still dissatisfied with the course's status. We had a number of talks with our team–consultants, engineers, horsemen–and the remedies that we introduced this spring kind of have us heading in the right direction. And we said at that time that our plan is going to be more vigilant in the management of the organic materials.” Rogers detailed the most recent work to the course that was completed over the first two weeks of July. “We closed June 30, and on July 1, we scalped the turf course, cutting the grass real low. That exposes the stems of the grass and the soil to sunlight so it stimulates growth. We did a technique known as verticutting. The blades kind of knife through the soil, and they remove organic buildup, which basically allows it to breathe better. “Next we [aerated] the soil vertically and horizontally,” Rogers said. “That kind of redistributes it across the surface and removes soil from the root zone. And then, like we did this past March, we did this process called DryJect. It's a procedure where you inject different angular sand that goes down about six inches deep and provides stability and eliminates the looseness. Apparently, that enhances the root zones, and increases oxygen levels and nutrient retention. “And then lastly, we sprigged about a thousand bushels of Iron Cutter Bermuda grass around the course, then fertilized it,” Rogers said. At the moment, Rogers said, “It looks brown and yellow. But the green's coming back right now, so the team is hopeful that these remedies kind of have us heading in the right direction. It's been very hot and humid, but that's pretty typical this time of year. That's one of the challenges with this turf course, is we really go through three different seasons: the early spring, the summer, and the cold fall.”' Trainer Mike Maker, who leads all conditioners in both starts and wins over the new Churchill course with a 23-for-107 strike rate since 2022, told TDN that, “Thankfully, Kentucky Downs will be in September. We'll try to run as much as we can there. Of course, fields are going to be full and they're not going to run everything that we want, but it is what it is. If Churchill is ready for November, then we'll be okay. We can't worry about stuff we don't have control over.” The post No Turf Racing at Churchill During September Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If there has ever been a quintessential Saturday afternoon sire–as well as Breeders' Cup sire and champion sire–Curlin would have to be at the top of the list. He tends to churn out top-level horses at a dizzying rate. “Not to take anything away from other great stallions, but I don't believe Curlin is second to anybody when you speak of Grade I performers and accomplishments,” said John Sikura, who stands the 2007-08 Horse of the Year at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. “If you think of the Breeders' Cup, he takes something that's never been done before, accomplishes it, and then equals it the next year. It's hard to put into words.” Sikura is, of course, speaking of one of the most remarkable feats in modern history. In 2022, Curlin was responsible for three Breeders' Cup winners in a single day. It was an unprecedented accomplishment, something never before done and something so singular it was unlikely to ever be duplicated–or so it was thought. Unbelievably, Curlin repeated that extraordinary feat in 2023. With eight individual Breeders' Cup victories, Curlin leads all sires, living or dead, by wins on the sport's championship days. When a sire breathes such rarified air, expectations grow heavy, whether that's fair or not. Might there be extra pressure in standing a stallion like Curlin and feeling the weight of those expectations? “No,” said Sikura, “because his legacy and his achievement absorbs any pressure there might be. It's the unique thing about greatness: the higher he reaches, the more he delivers. He's one of the world-class elite horses who is achieving the multiplicity of success. “The standard of excellence he delivers is not random, but consistent. I read something once and I never forgot it, something like greatness is so elusive that you really don't think it even exists but every once in a while it does, just to remind you it does. That's Curlin.” Curlin's regular prowess was on display last weekend when champion Idiomatic kicked off Saturday with a thrilling victory in Monmouth's GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes, then Solo Album followed shortly after with Woodbine's GIII Trillium Stakes, giving Curlin wins in 20% of the graded stakes in North America Saturday. On Sunday, only one graded event, the GII Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga, was contested on the continent. Was it any surprise to see the Hill 'n' Dale super sire's daughter Raging Sea adding to his weekend tally? If that wasn't a big enough weekend, Curlin's debuter Getaway Car was dubbed a 'TDN Rising Star' at Del Mar and his son Good Magic was the sire of GI Haskell Stakes winner Dornoch. TDN Stallions: Curlin from Thoroughbred Daily News on Vimeo. “We're very proud of the horse and very thankful to [Stonestreet's] Barbara Banke and her team,” said Sikura. “We've had a great relationship of success with Barbara with Curlin, Maclean's Music, and Good Magic. I think there a synergy when you have good people who get along and respect each other with no ego involved; it's not science but that environment of compatibility. All that karma works for the favor the horse. “We all support the horse with our best mares. We're cheerleaders for the horse with the same goals in mind. It's a great reward for everyone. They trust these horses to us and then support them it. I don't take any personal credit. We're lucky enough to have a great horse that people recognize as a rare stallion. Early in a career with a stallion, you're waiting for a horse's limitations to present, but with him limitations don't exist. All those things that start to emerge as self-limiting factors for most horses do not apply to him. He seems limitless and boundless in his ability to achieve. It's so rare. You're waiting for the door to close, but it doesn't with him. “We're lucky to have him and continue to support him with the best mares.” For most stallions, it's often a metric of how many Grade I winners one has sired that emphasizes success. Curlin has 22, which puts him tied for third among all living North American sires with his 13th crop now aged two. Twelve of those 22 have won two or more Grade I events. There's a sheer volume in quantity as well as in quality when it comes to Curlin. His runners have won or placed in 128 Grade I races in the dozen years he's had runners. For a hint of what a remarkable number that is, one only needs realize there are 93 Grade I races in the U.S. carded for 2024. Not too many of them haven't been impacted by Curlin progeny in the last dozen years, some several times over. “It's not bias or any emotion on my part, strictly on fact,” said Sikura. “Some sires jump up and have a banner year, but he's consistently a sire of Grade I horses. It's now almost commonplace for him. He's just a great sire and now his son [fellow Hill 'n' Dale stallion Good Magic] has two different Classic winners in two crops. “Not to take away from anyone else, but obviously Good Magic is another supernatural horse and we hope that's the heir apparent for Curlin. He's still at a relatively young age for a great stallion, but now with his sons winning Classic races, it looks like it's going to perpetuate his legacy.” In addition to the aforementioned Dornoch, who won this year's GI Belmont Stakes, Good Magic also sired his full-brother Mage, who won last year's GI Kentucky Derby. The year before that, Curlin's son Keen Ice sired Derby winner Rich Strike. Curlin himself had a Classic winner in his first crop with Palace Malice in the 2013 Belmont. He would add a second Classic winner from his fourth crop in 2016 with Exaggerator in the GI Preakness Stakes. He has come tantalizingly close to many more: his progeny have an additional two Preakness placings, three more Belmont placings, and two runner-up finishes in the Kentucky Derby. “I think everyone is probably aware of everything the horse is,” said Sikura. “If you point to his accomplishments, you might be somewhat surprised at his versatility. He gets colts and fillies. He may not have as many good 2-year-olds as his horses get better over time. Just look at Idiomatic [maiden winner at three, eight-for-nine champion at four, Grade I winner this year at five]. “They're ascending in their ability as they age. When they're retired, it's often due to the economics and their value as a stallion or broodmare. When you're as good at five as you were at three, that's pretty unique. “Every year, his horses are as good or even better than they were the year before. There's no limit. They're tougher, faster, sounder, and more durable each year, which is probably something you don't see with a lot of horses.” Champion Idiomatic (rail) battles to a gutsy Molly Pitcher win Saturday | Sarah Andrew Overall, Curlin has an enviable body of work. He has eight individual U.S. champions and one Canadian champion among his 105 black-type winners. In addition to those eight individual Breeders' Cup wins already mentioned, his 59 graded winners have another nine Breeders' Cup placings. There's a GI Kentucky Oaks win, a GI Travers Stakes win, and the list goes on. Is there anything the son of Smart Strike cannot do? “He's not a turf specialist,” said Sikura, “but the only reason he doesn't have turf horses is he doesn't have turf mares. When he has the opportunity, he's gotten graded winners on the turf.” He has, indeed. Curlin has six graded winners on the grass. He had the opportunity to run just once on the lawn himself, finishing second in the GI Man o' War Stakes in 2008. It was one of the few losses in a Hall of Fame career that encompassed wins in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, the Preakness, the G1 Dubai World Cup, and a number of other races at the highest echelon. The two-time Horse of the Year, who retired as North America's all-time leading money winner, was responsible for three individual Eclipse Award winners of 2022 and three in 2023. Only one of those was a repeat winner (Elite Power); another was named Horse of the Year, as well as older dirt male (Cody's Wish). In the history of the Eclipse Awards, only five former Horses of the Year have themselves sired a Horse of the Year. Curlin joined Saint Liam (Havre de Grace), A.P. Indy (Mineshaft), Seattle Slew (A.P. Indy), and Secretariat (Lady's Secret) when he did it last year. Sikura said that Curlin is not slowing down at age 20. “I guess there's always some physical changes to a degree, but his fertility is excellent, his libido is excellent, and his performance on the racetrack is still elite. I hear the word 'age' a lot in different contexts, but you're only old in anything when you can no longer do it. There's always outliers with the greats in any field. Tom Brady, Muhammad Ali… They didn't do what the normal athlete does under normal expectations. “It really doesn't matter how old Curlin is, but whether he's still accomplishing at the same level. We manage him closely, he covers about 100 mares [a season]. We don't overbreed him. He has a fantastic book, supported by the world's best breeders.” Standing for $250,000, the co-highest published fee in North America, Curlin's first foals raced in 2012. That was the same year as Into Mischief, the other U.S. stallion at $250,000 in 2024, had his first runners. Each has been extraordinary and each has sire sons proving themselves at the top level. Curlin, who had the top-priced yearling in the U.S. last year (a colt out of champion Beholder who brought $4 million at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga), has four sons at stud (Good Magic, Keen Ice, Connect, and Palace Malice) who have already sired Grade I winners. He also has a number of top young sons coming up, including two of his best runners–Cody's Wish and Elite Power–who stood their first seasons in 2024. It's safe to say the sport will feel the long-reaching effects of Curlin's influence for a long time to come. Sikura has a long history himself at the heights of the sport, including co-owning and consigning Better Than Honour, the 2007 Broodmare of the Year who produced back-to-back Belmont winners and still holds the world record for a broodmare at public auction when selling for $14 million in 2008 at Fasig-Tipton. He was asked how he believes standing Curlin will rank among his own lifetime accomplishments. “My goal every year is to be accomplishing things that I haven't accomplished in the past, so how the story is last written will have to wait and see, but certainly nothing will be more rewarding than standing Curlin, although you can't really compare or contrast it. It's singularly its own special achievement indelibly etched in whatever we have accomplished or will still accomplish. I've had Better Than Honour and other proud moments, for lack of a better word, but nothing competes with or takes away from the Curlin legacy. It's like with your kids–you're proud of the one who just graduated law school and also of the daughter who just had her first child. “Curlin having three Breeders' Cup winners in a day is an almost-impossible thing to do, and then he did it again. Great horses drag you along with them. Their rarity and greatness is what makes it all so special.” The post Saturday Sires: Curlin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A small, but very select field of five 3-year-old colts is set to face the starter in Friday's $200,000 GII Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga, a contest in which an argument could be made for each of the entrants. Godolphin's Jefferson Street (Street Sense) broke his maiden by nine lengths as a 1-4 mortal at Keeneland in April and after stubbing his toe when third to next-out Maxfield Stakes hero Raging Torrent (Maximus Mischief) in the race immediately following the GI Kentucky Derby May 4, defeated older allowance foes by some eight lengths over this course and 6 1/2-furlong distance June 7, good for a field-best 102 Beyer. “I thought he ran very well. He ran very good,” said Mott of Jefferson Street, who is bred on the successful cross over Bernardini. “He's maintained everything pretty well, I just hope he runs as well as he did last time. They get stronger as they go along, and he's slowly worked his way to that.” His off-pace running style could suit him well in a field that looks to contain plenty of early types. 'TDN Rising Star' World Record (Gun Runner) flaunted his speed to graduate by an eased-down 6 1/4 lengths going seven furlongs in Louisville May 27, but he was outrun early in the Maxfield and ended up a clear third. Trainer Rodolphe Brisset puts the blinkers on the $410,000 Keeneland November purchase. Donegal Momentum (Uncle Mo) broke his maiden with consummate ease first time out to earn his 'Rising Star' at Aqueduct May 16 and looked like he got a bit lost out in front in a one-mile allowance against older rivals June 27 and was run down close home. The cutback in trip can aid his cause here. With 10 career starts under his belt, Valentine Candy (Justify) is easily the most experienced of Friday's runners, and he's shown a fair bit of talent to boot, with a pair of black-type scores at two at Oaklawn Park and a victory over subsequent GIII Chick Lang Stakes winner Frost Free (Frosted) in the Bachelor Stakes in Hot Springs Apr. 27. The Heiligbrodt runner exits an even fourth to recent Jersey Shore Stakes hero Book'em Danno (Bucchero) in the GI Woody Stephens Stakes June 8. Juddmonte Farms' Pure Force (Constitution) is perfect in two starts to date, an easy debut success on Derby Day followed by a five-length allowance tally June 19 in which he enjoyed a soft time of things on the engine. The 9-2 longest shot on the board is not completely out of this, but will need to improve by several lengths on his figures. The post Jefferson Street Faces ‘Rising Star’ Duo in Amsterdam appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Reversing plans to use its troubled turf when it resumes racing, Churchill Downs now will race strictly on dirt during its Sept. 12-29 meet, according to Darren Rogers, the track's senior director of communications and media services.View the full article

Conor Wixted has quickly climbed the ranks at Goffs. In three years with the company, he has quickly become a familiar face within the company, and currently holds the role as Senior Bloodstock Executive at just 28 years of age. Outside of Goffs, Conor holds the position as chairman of the ITBA Next Generation and has already proved himself as a shrewd judge of young stock through his successful pinhooks and breeding ventures. What can you tell us about your role as Senior Bloodstock Executive at Goffs? What would a typical week look like for you? It is quite a varied role, it really depends on the time of the year. We are always working towards the next sale. From mid-January to March I would be on the road looking at stores for the Arkle Sale. It's then on to viewing yearlings in May and June ahead of the Orby [yesterday, we finished finalising what is an exciting catalogue and it should be online very soon]. Throughout August we will be working towards the November Foal and Breeding Stock Sale. When I went for my first interview at Goffs with Nick Nugent and Mary Kilduff, Nick compared the role to a chef working in a kitchen, in that there is often a lot going on in the background that you don't see. In September during the yearling sales, we will be finalising foal placings and entries while the sale is happening. Outside of Goffs, you are the driving force behind the ITBA Next Generation, which has made massive strides in recent years. The seminars and events have been a huge success but what other things are in the pipeline for the Young ITBA? Since it's revival two years ago, there has been a huge appetite from young people-not just from those in the industry but also from those solely with an interest in the game. I must say we have huge support from some of the biggest players in the game which has been massively appreciated. It is heartening that they give up their time and recognise the importance of helping and supporting the future of the industry. One of Cathy Grassick's goals as Chair of the ITBA was to relaunch the Next Generation Internship. The internships will be a year-long, fully paid, offering successful candidates invaluable experience working in three different industry areas for four months each. One of the internships will focus on an office placement and working with businesses within the industry. While the second placement will be a practical placement with work on stud farms offering hands-on experience. The interviews have been completed and the successful candidates will be announced in the coming weeks. And you couldn't work for Goffs and be the chairman of the ITBA Next Generation without having some skin in the game! I gather you have had quite a bit of success at pinhooking in recent times and I know you work closely with Clare Manning of Boherguy Stud. It would be hard not to be involved in some way or another. It's exciting watching foals and yearlings develop. It's not always simple but that's what makes it all the more interesting and all the better when it works out. I couldn't do it without the help of my parents and sister at home in County Clare and of course Clare Manning who does the foaling and prep. Last year, we took the plunge on a foal in America so that's exciting. She's by Vino Rosso and is based with Adrian Regan and Fergus Galvin at Hunter Valley who have been extremely helpful. That has been a completely different experience for us and let's see how it goes. What has bee your best result/greatest day in the sport? To date, it has been selling a foal to one of the most successful breeding and pinhooking operations, Ballyphilip Stud [Paul and Marie McCartan]. I have respect for Paul and Marie-they have bred so many brilliant horses and came up with the goods again this year with Royal Ascot winner Fairy Godmother (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). For people like that to have bought a foal off me was quite humbling. What it is about the trading aspect of the game that appeals to you. If anything, it must be an excellent way of getting out and about and meeting people, which can only be beneficial for your role with Goffs. You're not always going to get it right but, when you do, it's very satisfying. I think by doing some breeding and trading, you can really understand both the challenges and opportunities involved. Chatting about stock is always a great talking point and can often be a good conversation breaker. You come from a sport horse background. What principals have you carried over from your sport horse days and how have you refined your eye to working with thoroughbreds. I did a lot of showing and hunting when I was younger. A lot of the principals are the same, particularly from a management perspective. Attention to detail is everything and a nice horse is a nice horse. The Horse Sport Ireland and Teagasc Young Breeder programme was a great grounding, I learned a huge amount about conformation, movement and showing in hand and in 2019 I was lucky enough to win the National Young Breeder competition. If Goffs handed you a hypothetical €100,000 sales voucher to be spent at any of the sales–be that yearling, foals or mares–what would you seek out and whose advice would you call upon? I'd love to buy a stakes-placed filly off the track by a proven broodmare sire with the help of John O'Connor [Ballylinch Stud] because they are excellent breeders. Best advice you have ever been given? In this business, hard work and honesty are imperative. Henry is always telling us that auctioneers trade on their integrity and that is our biggest asset as we work for the vendor and the purchaser acting as the honest broker between the two. Give us one horse to follow for the remainder of the Flat season? The Lion In Winter (IRE), a two-year-old by Sea The Stars who was a very impressive maiden winner last Saturday at the Curragh. He's actually a TDN Rising Star, has a Goffs Million entry and is the favourite for next year's Derby, so he's probably one of the most exciting colts in training right now. I suppose I'm talking with my Goffs hat on here as well as he was a €375,000 graduate from the Orby Sale, which makes it extra special following his career. And a young person in the industry to keep an eye on… Ben Hensey-he's currently doing an internship with us in Goffs and he'll go far! The post Young Guns: Getting To Know Goffs Senior Bloodstock Executive Conor Wixted appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders' Cup issued a reminder that Aug. 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET is the deadline to nominate foals born in 2024 to the Breeders' Cup program at the one-time nomination fee of $400. View the full article

Grade 1 winner Arabian Knight returns to the sight of his biggest victory while making his 4-year-old debut in the $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar July 27.View the full article

Coming off a Curragh maiden success last month, the Silverton Hill Partnership's Hotazhell (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}–Azenzar {GB}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) was on top at the end of Leopardstown's G3 Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes to provide the Jessica Harrington stable with a double on Thursday. Settled in the wake of the Ballydoyle pace-setter Swagman (Ger) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) throughout the early stages, the 100-30 second favourite was sent upsides that rival by Shane Foley at the furlong pole and asserted to score by 1 1/2 lengths, with another 2 1/2 lengths back to Ballydoyle's 5-6 favourite Surpass (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) in third. Hotazhell The son of Too Darn Hot is a two-year-old going places and scoops the Group 3 Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes for @Jessica_Racing at @LeopardstownRC. A good day at the office for the trainer & Shane Foley. pic.twitter.com/I9KSHOpsVx — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 25, 2024 The post Too Darn Hot’s 200K Craven Breeze-Up Graduate Hotazhell Wins the Tyros appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Simply a nice introduction and a placing would have been encouraging for Cheveley Park Stud as they unveiled their unraced homebred Formal (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Newbury's seven-furlong fillies' maiden on Thursday evening, so an impressive win for the first foal out of their G1 Falmouth Stakes heroine Veracious (GB) (Frankel {GB}) made her instant TDN Rising Star material. Held up initially by Jason Watson, the Sir Michael Stoute-trained 6-1 shot was delivered to swamp Juddmonte's experienced 8-15 favourite Glistening (GB) (Frankel {GB}) without being asked a serious question approaching the furlong marker en route to a cosy 1 1/4-length success, with 4 1/4 lengths back to Qilin Queen (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}) in third. Beautifully bred winner! Formal – daughter of Falmouth Stakes winner Veracious – strikes on debut in eyecatching fashion at @NewburyRacing for @_JasonWatson and Sir Michael Stoute… pic.twitter.com/WVVeAkIaM4 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 25, 2024 2nd-Newbury, £12,000, Mdn, 7-25, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.41, g/f. FORMAL (GB), f, 2, by Dubawi (Ire) 1st Dam: Veracious (GB) (G1SW-Eng, $597,607), by Frankel (GB) 2nd Dam: Infallible (GB), by Pivotal (GB) 3rd Dam: Irresistible (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, £6,480. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute; J-Jason Watson. The post Latest TDN Rising Star for Dubawi as Formal Dazzles at Newbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kentucky Downs plans to increase purses for nine of its 18 stakes by a total of $3.7 million from what was originally announced, pending regulatory approval, including the Nashville Derby Invitational (G3T) bumped from $2.5 million to $3.1 million.View the full article

Nearly half of Baby Yoda's wins and earnings have come at Saratoga, and he seeks his second graded stakes victory, and first grade 1 in the July 27 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1).View the full article

The Chosen Vron, a California-bred Horse of the Year and winner of 13 out of his 14 last races, will try for a second consecutive victory in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Niigata Racecourse, two debuting both Saturday and Sunday: Saturday, July 27, 2024 2nd-NII, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT JASPER DIVINE (c, 2, Frosted–Rocket Reload, by Reload), whose dam was stakes-placed on the turf at two in the five-furlong Woodbine Cares Stakes, debuts in the colors of Kazuo Kato, who also campaigns Frosted's multiple Japanese group-winning turf sprinter Jasper Krone. The latter's trainer Hideyuki Mori signed the ticket on Jasper Divine at this year's OBS March Sale at $255,000 after the Mar. 14 foal breezed an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5. Jasper Krone was a $90,000 buy at OBSMAR in 2021. B-Denny Andrews (KY) 3rd-NII, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m ECORO AZEL (c, 2, Shancelot–Cicada's Song, by Twirling Candy) was an OBS April acquisition by the aforementioned Hideyuki Mori, who gave $215,000 for the colt after he covered a furlong in :10 flat. The transaction made for a nice profit for pinhooker and consignor Jose Munoz, who parted with $17,000 for the colt at last year's Fasig-Tipton October sale. Crawford Farms, who campaigned this GII Amsterdam Stakes romper and MGISP sire in partnership, purchased Ecoro Azel's twice stakes-placed dam for $52,000 carrying to Practical Joke at the 2021 Keeneland January Sale. B-Crawford Farms (KY) Sunday, July 28, 2024 2nd-NII, ¥10,480,000 ($68k), Maiden, 2yo, 1200m JASPER SOLEIL (c, 2, Mitole–Hen Escape, by Henny Hughes) is the lone firster in a field of nine and also goes out for Mori, who gave $135,000 on behalf of Kazuo Kato at OBS March (:10 flat). Carlo Vaccarezza had previously purchased the close relation to the stakes-winning Extreme Lyra (Eskendereya) for $52,000 at Keeneland September last fall. The Jan. 28 produce is out of a half-sister to champion and G1 Prix de l'Abbaye winner Benbaun (Ire) (Stravinsky) and the third dam bred MGSW GI Breeders' Cup Mile runner-up Hawksley Hill (Ire) (Rahy). B-Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) (KY) 3rd-NII, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT LARGE GALLERY (f, 2, American Pharoah–Scarlet Color {Jpn}, by Victoire Pisa {Jpn}) is the first foal from his dam, a North Hills homebred who recorded the most important of her three career victories in the G2 Fuchu Himba Stakes in 2018, defeating champion Lucky Lilac (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}) in the process. A victory here would make Large Gallery the first winner for her sire from a Sunday Silence-line dam. B-North Hills Co Limited (KY) The post Freshman Sire Shancelot Represented by First Japanese Starter at Niigata appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Two-year-old filly Tenacious Candy (Twirling Candy) endured an extended hospitalization at UC Davis's veterinary hospital to survive tetanus and is now on her way to a racing career, according to an article written by Rob Warren and published on the university's website. The article states that after a leg cut exposed her to the bacterium that causes tetanus, Tenacious Candy was taken to UC Davis's Large Animal Clinic where specialists in the Equine Internal Medicine Service observed classic signs of the disease–a prolapsed third eyelid, a rigid mouth, and a stiff body and tail. As Warren explains, tetanus is potentially fatal and is characterized by muscular spasms caused by a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The organisms are abundant in the soil and surrounding environments, where they can survive for years. Horses are especially sensitive to the bacterium. The piece goes on to say that the filly was given tetanus anti-toxin medication and supportive care of fluid therapy, muscle relaxants, and a quiet environment of low light, low noise, and low activity, as tetanic horses are overly sensitive to stimuli. “It is not a recovery that can happen overnight,” said Dr. Emily Berryhill, assistant professor of equine medicine. “Horses recovering from tetanus routinely go through an extensive rehabilitation process. The toxins can be out of their system after being bound with antitoxin, but the damaged neuromuscular junctions need several weeks to regenerate.” Warren's reporting says that 2-year-old sustained significant muscle weakness as part of the disease process and tore a muscle in her hind leg while attempting to stand during rehabilitation. She was taken back to the hospital and placed in a sling to stabilize her and prevent further injury. After nearly a month, she was discharged after being able to lay down and get up repeatedly on her own. “Caring for Tenacious Candy was a labor of love for the veterinarians, students, and staff at the hospital,” Dr. Berryhill stated. “It is not easy for a young, high-energy horse to stay in a stall for that length of time, let alone tolerate a sling. We all grew to love her personality and spark, which helped her survive the worst. She truly lived up her name.” According to the article, tetanus is preventable with vaccination. Even though Tenacious Candy was vaccinated on schedule, it is possible that she did not generate the full immunity needed as a foal, increasing her risk of developing tetanus. The piece goes on to relate that her previous vaccinations did provide partial immunity, which helped her survive, even though they were not enough to fully protect her from the disease. “In addition to vaccination, proper first aid and wound care can help prevent tetanus,” said Dr. Berryhill. “We recommend keeping stalls, paddocks, and other barn areas free of materials that could cause injury and seeking veterinary intervention for wounds, even if small.” “Candy's survival was touch and go that first week,” said owner Mary Ellen Conway. “She is alive today because of the unflagging, over-the-top care given by Dr. Berryhill and the entire UC Davis team. I am beyond grateful they pulled her though.” The post UC Davis Equine Medicine Specialists Help Daughter Of Twirling Candy To Survive Tetanus appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

She was highly unlikely to be as impressive as at Royal Ascot, but Ballydoyle's Listed Chesham Stakes-winning TDN Rising Star Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}–Mecca's Angel {Ire}, by Dark Angel {Ire}) duly added Leopardstown's G3 Jockey Club Of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes to her tally in professional manner on Thursday evening. Settled behind her course-and-distance-winning stablemate Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) by Ryan Moore, the 1-16 favourite was pulled out of her slipstream approaching the furlong pole and sent onwards to a 3 1/2-length success. There was another 1 3/4-length margin back to the group 3 yardstick Barnavara (Ire) (Calyx {GB}) in third. Bedtime Story The unbeaten daughter of Frankel follows up her runaway triumph in the Chesham at Royal Ascot with victory in the Group 3 Jockey Club Of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes at @LeopardstownRC under Ryan Moore. pic.twitter.com/lUN10RzAAp — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 25, 2024 The post Job Done for Bedtime Story in the Silver Flash appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Friday at Saratoga and Del Mar: Friday, July 26, 2024 Saratoga 6, $90k, 2yo, f, (S), 6f, 4:02 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Accelerating (Mitole), FTMMAY, 325,000, :10 C-Grassroots Training & Sales, agent; B-KSI Miss Welch (Maclean's Music), FTMMAY, 190,000, :10 1/5 C-Wavertree Stb Inc (C Dunne), agt; B-Legion BS/Gracie BS, agt Del Mar, 3, $75k, 2yo, (S), 5f, 8:00 p.m. ET Gozer (Ghostzapper), OBSMAR, 80,000, :10 1/5 C-Scanlon Training & Sales, agent; B-Nick J Hines, agent The post Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: July 26, 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The deadline to nominate foals born in 2024 to the Breeders' Cup program at the one-time nomination fee of $400 is Thursday, Aug. 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET, Breeders' Cup Limited reiterated in a press release Thursday. Any foal being entered in a fall or winter breeding stock sale must be nominated by this deadline for inclusion of the Breeders' Cup Nominated engagement on the catalog page. The $400 weanling nomination entitles each foal with lifetime eligibility to the Breeders' Cup World Championships and the Breeders' Cup racing programs. All foals sired by a fully nominated North American Breeders' Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders' Cup program in their year of birth at the weanling rate. If sales foals are not nominated by the Aug. 1 early deadline, foal nominations may still be made in the foal's year of birth with a one-time payment of a $400 nomination fee if made on or before Oct. 15, 2024. That is the final deadline for a $400 lifetime eligibility nomination payment. The post $400 Early Breeders’ Cup Foal Nomination Deadline Closes Aug. 1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tackling Leopardstown's often-informative Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden with vital experience, Marc Chan's homebred Green Impact (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Emerald Green {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}) made that edge count as he denied a pair of Ballydoyle bluebloods to open his account in the mile contest. Slowly away before rushed up to shadow the leader in second, the Jessica Harrington-trained 11-8 favourite was committed by Shane Foley approaching the furlong pole and stayed on strongly to account for Ryan Moore's pick of the Aidan O'Brien-trained duo Delacroix (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) by 1 1/2 lengths. That son of Tepin (Bernstein) was in turn 2 3/4 lengths ahead of stablemate Scandinavia (Justify) in a race whose form will need close attention in the weeks ahead. “He's the first horse that Marc Chan has ever bred so he's very excited,” Harrington said of the winner of the race won two years ago by Tower Of London (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). “He's a very laid-back horse, a big horse, and he's probably a little bit on the weak side still. We'll give him a bit of time and we probably won't be going anywhere in a hurry. There are plenty of mile races in the autumn. He's got some entries. We'll see how he comes out of this and go from there. Whatever he does now he's going to get better.” Jamie McCalmont Bloodstock purchased the dam for 475,000gns at the Tattersalls December Sale in 2021. Green Impact The 11/8 favourite was never far off the pace in the Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden and goes one better than on his debut for @Jessica_Racing and Shane Foley at @LeopardstownRC. This race's roll of honour includes Camelot & Tower Of London. pic.twitter.com/0fBuu7Rx16 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 25, 2024 The post Marc Chan’s First Homebred Son of Wootton Bassett off the Mark at Leopardstown appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article