Wandering Eyes

Taking command on the second turn, Muth rolls to victory in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) March 30 at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Trainer Linda Rice, jockey Dylan Davis, and owner David Jacobson took home their respective titles for the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet.View the full article

Dog Penalties EPIC CHARM | Southland 26 March; failed to pursue the lure (2nd offence); stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. GOLDSTAR WESTERN | Christchurch 28 March; marring; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. The post 25-31 March 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties T Mitchell | Manawatu 28 March; careless driving; suspended 5-19 April inclusive. B Williamson | NZ Metropolitan 30 March; contacted track marker; fined $100. Horse Penalties ROCK BAND | Manawatu 26 March; broke in running; must complete trial. FRANCO CORNEL | Wyndham 26 March; broke in running; must complete trial. DANCING DESIRE | NZ Metropolitan 30 March; broke in running; must complete trial. GALLEONS AMBASSADOR | NZ Metropolitan 30 March; broke in running; must complete trial. EUROSTYLE | NZ Metropolitan 30 March; muscle tie up and soreness in leg; veterinary clearance required. NAZARETH | NZ Metropolitan 30 March; injury to heel; veterinary clearance required. The post 25-31 March 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties K Joyce | Matamata 27 March; medical clearance required. O Bosson | Matamata 27 March; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 30 March). J Doyle | Matamata 27 March; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 30 March). N Hailey | Auckland 30 March; use of whip; fined $500. S Weatherley | Auckland 30 March; careless riding; suspended 7-18 April inclusive. S Spratt | Auckland 30 March; celebratory gesture prior to winning post; fined $300. R Elliot | Auckland 30 March; medical clearance required. D Bothamley | Riverton 30 March; failed to make weight; suspended 5-10 April inclusive. Trainer Penalties L O’Sullivan & A Scott | Non-raceday dated 25 March; failed to present runner free of prohibited substance; fined $8,000 and costs of $3,569.83. S Marsh | Matamata 27 March; late gear notification; fined $50. Horse Penalties LEGALLY BINDING | Matamata 27 March; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. SUN AND HEIR | Auckland 30 March; lame; veterinary clearance required. Protest KARMAN LINE | Auckland 1 January; failed to race free of prohibited substance; disqualified from 1st. The post 25-31 March 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Zedan Racing Stables' Muth (c, 3, Good Magic–Hoppa, by Uncle Mo) turned back favored Timberlake (Into Mischief) in upper stretch and strode home an authoritative three-length winner of the GI Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park Saturday. The 2-1 shot prompted the pace of longshot Time for Truth (Omaha Beach) around the first bend, but Timberlake rushed up between rivals down the backstretch to take over as the half went up in :47.46. The two favorites moved in tandem on the far turn, but Muth easily put the GII Rebel S. winner away into the straight and sailed home a much-the-best winner. Just Steel (Justify) was second and Mystik Dan (Goldencents) was third. Timberlake faded to fourth. The time for the nine furlongs was 1:49.54. A $2-million purchase at last year's OBS March sale after bringing $190,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September sale, Muth was tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' following an 8 3/4-length debut victory at Santa Anita last June. He was second in the GIII Best Pal S. before winning the GI American Pharoah S. and chased Fierceness (City of Light) home when a distant second in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He captured the Jan. 6 GII San Vicente S. in his lone previous start this year. Lifetime Record: 6-4-2-0. O-Zedan Racing Stables. B-Don Alberto Corporation (Ky). T-Bob Baffert. The post Good Magic’s Muth an Easy Winner of Arkansas Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Lea Farms' Power Squeeze overtook the heavy favorite, Klaravich Stables' Ways and Means, approaching the wire and captured the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) March 30 at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

Last year's champion 2-year-old colt Fierceness rediscovered his form in dominant fashion, winning the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) March 30 at Gulfstream Park by a huge margin.View the full article

Linda Rice continued to assert her dominance on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit when capturing the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet training title with 23 wins at the 45-day meeting which ran from Jan. 1 through Mar. 30. Rice has now won the training title at six of the last seven NYRA meetings, along with year-end honors last year as the circuit's top trainer with a record-tying 164 wins. She also came out on top at last year's Big A winter meet with 37 wins. “It's great,” said Rice. “Frankly, I love New York winter racing and it's a good place for my clients. They enjoy it, I enjoy it, and it's been a good winter. It's pretty surreal.” Rice, 60, posted a record of 137-23-27-23 with $1,471,414 in earnings, good for a win rate of 16.79 percent and in-the-money rate of 53.28 percent. Jockey Dylan Davis clinched his second Aqueduct winter meet riding title when posting 54 wins. In all, Davis' mounts banked $2,699,061, with a win rate of 22.31 percent and in-the-money percentage of 50.41. “I've won this title before and [it's] great to win it again,” said Davis. “My business has improved every year along with the quality of horses I'm riding.” David Jacobson claimed his first owners' title at NYRA since capturing the 2017 Aqueduct inner track meet. The veteran owner and conditioner secured 18 wins at the meet, including four races on Closing Day. The post Linda Rice and Dylan Davis Lead Way at Aqueduct Winter Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (f, 3, Fast Anna–Sataves, by Uncle Mo), off since finishing second in last year's GII Golden Rod S., returned with a stylish victory in the GII Fantasy S. at Oaklawn Saturday. The dark bay filly settled off the pace as longshot Recharge (Gun Runner) set all the fractions. As the pacesetter began to falter, Thorpedo Anna was making a three-wide move into the stretch. She shrugged off a challenge from West Omaha (West Coast) at midstretch and sailed clear in the final furlong. Tapit Jenallie (Tapit) was third. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:44.24. The victory was the fourth on the day at Oaklawn Park for trainer Ken McPeek. Thorpedo Anna romped home by 8 1/2 lengths in her Oct. 26 debut at Keeneland. She was tabbed a 'Rising Star' following a nine-length triumph in a Nov. 10 optional claimer. Stretched to 1 1/16 miles for the first time in the Golden Rod, she came home 5 1/4 lengths adrift of Intricate (Gun Runner). Saturday, Oaklawn Park FANTASY S.-GII, $750,000, Oaklawn, 3-30, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:44.24, ft. 1–THORPEDO ANNA, 118, f, 3, by Fast Anna 1st Dam: Sataves, by Uncle Mo 2nd Dam: Pacific Sky, by Stormy Atlantic 3rd Dam: Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($40,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). O-Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, & Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek); B-Judy Hicks (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $393,750. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $584,363. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–West Omaha, 122, f, 3, West Coast–Birthday Bash, by Medaglia d'Oro. O-Gary and Mary West; B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $131,250. 3–Tapit Jenallie, 122, f, 3, Tapit–Take Charge Tressa, by War Front. O/B-Willis Horton Racing LLC (KY); T-Eddie Milligan, Jr. $65,625. Margins: 4, 3 1/4, NK. Odds: 2.70, 3.60, 27.20. Also Ran: All Things Go, Recharge, Ba Dee Yah, Lemon Muffin, My Mane Squeeze, Candy Aisle, In Just My Heels. Scratched: Midshipman's Dance, Where's My Ring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. “Kentucky Oaks, you bet!”- @3coltshandicap #12 THORPEDO ANNA ($7.00) dominates the $750,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) and gets 100 Kentucky Oaks points. @b_hernandezjr and @KennyMcPeek team up for their fourth win on the card. Congrats to all the connections! pic.twitter.com/aOC5ecnSYW — TVG (@TVG) March 30, 2024 The post Fast Anna’s Thorpedo Anna Stylish in Fantasy Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fierceness (c, 3, City of Light–Nonna Bella, by Stay Thirsty) had lost some of his luster with a dull third-place effort in the GIII Holy Bull S., but last year's champion 2-year-old returned to the top of the GI Kentucky Derby picture with a resounding victory as the even-money favorite in the GI Curlin Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park Saturday. The Repole Stable homebred broke sharply from post 10 and quickly moved up and over heading into the first turn in what proved the only drama of the 1 1/8-mile race. He was well in hand while setting fractions of :24.06 and :47.50 and opened up on the field on the far turn without being asked and strode down the stretch in splendid isolation under a motionless John Velazquez. Catalytic (Catalina Cruiser) was second and Grand Mo The First (Uncle Mo) was third. The time for the nine furlongs was 1:48.22. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1. O/B-Repole Stable (Ky). T-Todd Pletcher. #10 FIERCENESS ($4.20) & @ljlmvel were untouchable in the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1)! The 2YO Champ is headed to the Kentucky Derby for trainer @PletcherRacing after that dominant performance. Fierceness is sired by @LanesEndFarms' City of Light. #KYDerby2024 pic.twitter.com/EF7oMuZUUr — TVG (@TVG) March 30, 2024 The post Fierceness Back on Top with Resounding Florida Derby Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A March 30 ruling by California stewards officially disqualifies Justify from his first-place finish in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby (G1).View the full article

Former claimer Frosted Grace became racing's newest millionaire after pulling off a surprise victory in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park March 30.View the full article

Kertez made his stateside debut a winning one with a come-from-behind performance in the March 30 $200,000 Pan American Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Kertez made his stateside debut a winning one with a come-from-behind performance in the March 30 $200,000 Pan American Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Lea Farms' Power Squeeze (f, 3, Union Rags–Callmethesqueeze, by Awesome Again) surged past favored Ways and Means (Practical Joke) in the final strides to upset the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks in Hallandale Saturday. The 11-1 shot rated just in behind pacesetting Into Champagne (Into Mischief), both of whom escaped the first-turn traffic jam that shuffled Ways and Means back in the pack. The favorite powered up the middle of the course to contest the pace midway down the backstretch and all the eyes were on her as she took the lead at the top of the lane, but Power Squeeze was closing relentlessly and reeled in that foe late to secure a 3/4-length victory. The time for the 1 1/16 miles was 1:44.19. An 11-1 upset by #1 POWER SQUEEZE in the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) Presented by FanDuel TV! The daughter of @LanesEndFarms Union Rags was ridden by @jockeydcenteno for trainer @RacingDelgado. Is this your #KentuckyOaks pick? pic.twitter.com/Vd6vzZuQsP — TVG (@TVG) March 30, 2024 Power Squeeze, a maiden winner in an off-turf special weight at Delaware last October, won the Cash Run S. by five lengths in her sophomore debut at Gulfstream on New Year's Day. She added a 2 3/4-length victory in the Feb. 10 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs last time out. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0. O-Lea Farms LLC. B-Forging Oaks Farm LLC (Ky). T-Jorge Delgado. The post Union Rags’ Power Squeeze Upsets the Gulfstream Park Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – 2 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Monday, April 1, 2024 First Race 2:05pm AEDT Visit Dabble Easter long-weekend racing heads to Warwick Farm on Monday afternoon, where an ultra-competitive seven-race program awaits punters. The rail moves out +2m the entire circuit, and with no rain predicted to hinder proceedings, participants should anticipate a genuine Good 4 surface. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 2:05pm AEDT. Best Bet: Armed Forces Armed Forces was luckless on resumption on the Kensington circuit at Randwick on March 13 and should be able to make amends for followers in this 1300m maiden contest. The son of I Am Invincible was held-up with nowhere to go with 250m left to travel, and when finally getting clear galloping room, knuckled down to the task to be beaten by a half-length on the wire. That was over 1100m, and with the immediate step up in trip 1300m a major positive, Armed Forces should be burst downing the centre of the track when the whips are cracking. Best Bet Race 3 – #1 Armed Forces (3) 3yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Nash Rawiller (57kg) +180 with Unibet Next Best: Kandinsky Abstract Kandinsky Abstract had enormous expectations heading into the spring and simply never fired a shot in Stakes company. The Chris Waller barn elected to send the three-year-old to the paddock on the back of four unplaced efforts, and after 163 days off the scene, the son of Zoustar has returned on the back of two eye-catching barrier trials. Kandinsky Abstract should get every opportunity to make an impression from barrier two, and he needs to show something first-up on Monday, or it may be the ‘never again’ file for this guy. Next Best Race 4 – #10 Kadinsky Abstaract (2) 3yo Colt | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (56.5kg) +260 with Bet365 Best Value: Green Shadows Green Shadows make his return from a 198-day spell, and although the four-year-old hasn’t won in almost two years, he has each-way claims in this BM78 contest. His best form has come first and second-up in his previous preparations, boasting a record of six starts for two wins and two more minor placings. Joshua Parr takes the reins aboard the gelding by Menari, and provided he can slot in somewhere mid-field with cover throughout the journey, Green Shadows should be right up to this level at his best. Best Value Race 5 – #10 Green Shadows (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | J: Joshua Parr (56.5kg) +900 with Neds Easter Monday’s Warwick Farm quaddie tips Warwick Farm quadrella selections Monday, April 1, 2024 2-6-10-11 2-4-6-7-10 1-5-6-8-9 1-3-4-6-8-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Victorian trainer Neil Dyer and Darwin-based jockey Aaron Sweeney celebrating a win last year in the Top End at Fannie Bay. Former Canberra jockey Sweeney rode Dyer’s five-year-old gelding Hettinger to victory in the Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at Alice Springs’ Pioneer Park on Saturday. Victorian trainer Neil Dyer will have a genuine contender as he strives to land the $110,000 Alice Springs Cup (2000m) for the first time on March 7. Hettinger, a five-year-old gelding by I Am Invincible, completed preparations for the Red Centre’s biggest race by winning the $40,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) at weight-for-age at Pioneer Park on Saturday. That made it two wins from as many starts back in Central Australia after toppling BM76 opposition in the St Patrick’s Day Cup (1600m) on March 17. Kyneton-based Dyer, a regular visitor to the NT since 2008, has won three Darwin Cups, but the closest he has come to winning the Alice Springs Cup was in 2012, when Palmyra Boy finished third. After celebrating success in Alice Springs, Darwin and Katherine first up last year, Hettinger was always returning to the NT. The gelding had six starts in the Top End – prior and during the Darwin Cup Carnival – for two wins and two seconds before claiming the Katherine Cup (1700m) by 7.5 lengths. Hettinger returned to action in February, finishing unplaced at Moonee Valley (twice) and Hamilton. Sharing the lead with Terry Gillett’s nine-year-old gelding That’s Justified (Stan Tsaikos), Hettinger’s rider Aaron Sweeney pulled the trigger turning for home. That’s Justified ($4.40) wouldn’t go away before Hettinger ($4.80) hit the front at the 100m to seal victory in the Alice Springs Cup Carnival’s Day 3 feature by half a length, with Kym Healy’s $4.60 hope Taipan Tommy (Emma Lines) third. Gary Clarke’s $2.50 favourite Write Your Name (Jade Hampson), last year’s Alice Springs and Darwin Cup winner for previous trainer Dick Leech, didn’t give a yelp, finishing in fifth place. Meanwhile, Healy’s Noble Magnate (Lines) won it’s second race in four days with an outstanding performance in the 1200m weight-for-age, an important lead-up race before the $100,000 Pioneer Sprint (1200m) on March 6. Victory sealed a spot for the four-year-old gelding in Alice Springs’ second biggest race, but whether Strathalbyn-based Healy heads that way is a matter of conjecture despite the son of Magnus leaving some handy speedsters in his wake. After rolling 0-64 opposition (1100m) on Wednesday on his NT debut, Noble Magnate ($4) backed up on Saturday and settled fourth before Lines flicked the switch at the 400m approaching the home turn. Gillett’s $21 contender Brat (Tsaikos), who was among the early front-runners, led into the straight before Noble Magnate swooped along the fence at the 200m to seal victory by 2.8 lengths. Brat’s stablemate Great Buy (Sonja Logan), who shared the early lead, held on for third, while Clarke’s $2.60 favourite Kerioth (Jarrod Todd) was tailed off in fifth place in the seven-horse field. Noble Magnate was a 59-rater when he arrived in Alice, but he had two wins at Morphettville for previous trainers Richard and Chantelle Jolly. Horse racing news View the full article

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Horse racing on Sunday, March 31, will feature seven meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Stawell & Sha Tin (HK). Sunday Racing Tips – March 31, 2024 Stawell Racing Tips Sha Tin (HK) Racing Tips As always, there are plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans. Check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on March 31, 2024 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

Il Miracolo grittily defeats Tumbarumba in the $150,000 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) March 30 at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

Apparently, Kentucky Derby (G1) fever is rampant in New York. According to candidates listed by NYRA's media and racing offices, there is an overflow field of 16 probable starters taking shape for the April 6 Wood Memorial (G2).View the full article

A seven-horse Godolphin contingent trained by Charlie Appleby is at Keeneland and preparing for upcoming graded stakes races.View the full article

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables' Mindframe (c, 3, Constitution–Walk of Stars, by Street Sense), sent off the even-money favorite in his debut, more than lived up to the hype, earning 'TDN Rising Star' status with a 10-length romping victory Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The dark bay colt, a $600,000 KEESEP purchase, settled off the pace behind fractions of :21.92 and :44.44. When Irad Ortiz said go, he made eye-catching progress to grab the lead out of the turn and stormed home an unchallenged winner. One Sharp Cookie (Sharp Azteca) was second and Valued Cajun (Cajun Breeze) was third. The time for the seven furlongs was 1:21.72. O-Repole Stable & St Elias Stable. B-R Larry Johnson (Md). T-Todd Pletcher. The post Constitution’s Mindframe Romps in ‘TDN Rising Star’ Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Japanese star Forever Young ran his way into the Kentucky Derby (G1) field with a powerful victory in the UAE Derby (G2) March 30 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.View the full article