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Sulabella will lineup at Pukekohe on Wednesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Michelle Bradley had to settle for second in her hometown feature over the weekend and she’s hoping to go one better with capable mare Sulabella at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday. The Ruakaka-based trainer was represented by last year’s winner Bosch in the Whangarei Gold Cup Stayers’ Final (2100m) on Saturday, where the Pentire gelding finished a game second to Fly My Wey, with the fastest closing 400m and 200m sectionals of the event. “I thought it was a really good run, he was travelling really nicely but it was just a shame that the leader at the time came back on him and pushed him back through the field,” Bradley said. “He went from second or third to near-on last, so to finish off like he did was a huge effort. It was really pleasing and it would’ve been interesting to see how close he could’ve been had that not happened. “He’s come through the run really well, I couldn’t be happier with him. “He’ll probably have his next two starts here (Ruakaka), depending on how he goes he’ll probably have a spell after that then I wouldn’t mind setting him for a nice race in the spring. “He prefers the right-handed tracks, so I’ve just got to keep him at that direction and with the way he goes at home, I may as well keep him here and happy. “Hopefully we can pick up a couple of wins over the next few starts.” The five-year-old’s stablemate Sulabella was a last-start winner in Rating 75 grade at Rotorua earlier this month, and she will be among the fancied runners on Wednesday. “She’s been really well and I’m really happy with her, it wasn’t my original plan to go to Pukekohe, but it was going to be a good five weeks until Ruakaka on August the 3rd, so we decided to take her down there,” Bradley said. “She’s worked on well and looking good, she’s bright and going into this race in lovely order. I would expect her to go another bold race. “We’ll see how the race pans out, and being the first race of the day, I don’t know if we need to be that handy.” The daughter of Proisir will be ridden by Kelly Myers, while Bradley will utilise Ace Lawson-Carroll’s two-kilogram claim aboard Arabella. A filly by Belardo, Arabella made a tidy start to her racing career, closing strongly into fourth at Te Aroha on debut. “It was a great run, she came out quite wide,” Bradley said. “She’s trained on well and improved since, she’s got a lovely barrier draw (3) and I think although she may be looking for the 1400m, being just her second start I think she’ll go another bold race. “Being a Belardo, I don’t see a problem with her going through the track conditions as I think it’ll probably be heavy.” Bradley’s representatives are completed by Croaghaun, a Derryn three-year-old who will have his second race-day start in the Auckland Co-Op Taxis (1600m) under Warren Kennedy. “It’s getting harder to name horses, so I just used Google with Derryn and Castlebar (dam), and it came out with this name which are some Irish hills,” Bradley said. “I’m not sure how he’ll handle the heavy track, I personally think he’ll be a better horse on top of the ground but there’s a maiden mile at Ruakaka in a few weeks so this can bring him on nicely for that, where the track will be more to his liking. “In saying that, Derryns do like a wet track but just with the way he gets along in his work it seems as though he’ll appreciate a better track. “He’s going to be a nice horse once he gets up to a mile or more on a reasonable surface.” Horse racing news View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Missile Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1200m The Group 2 Missile Stakes is a 1200m sprint held in early August at Randwick and is run for $300,000. First run in 1978, the Missile Stakes often sees the return of top-level horses pushing for early season Group 1 success. Run as a Group 3 until 2014, the Missile Stakes was upgraded to Group 2 status to signify it’s importance on the Australian horse racing calendar. Previous winners of the Missile Stakes include: Eduardo (2020), Alizee (2019), Pierata (2018), Sweet Idea (2014), Dance Hero (2005), Lonhro (2002), and Razor Sharp (1982). 2024 Missile Stakes betting odds Missile Stakes betting odds are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Missile Stakes odds are available. 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Missile Stakes News I Am Me makes every post a winner in Group 2 Missile Stakes Australia horse racing news 12 months ago The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained I Am Me returned a dominant winner in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at … Read More Rosehill racing tips & quaddie picks | Saturday, August 5 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Spring racing is almost upon us, signified by the running of the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on … Read More Missile Stakes headlines Rosehill program Australia horse racing news 12 months ago The Group 2 Missile Stakes – the first Group race of the 2022/23 Sydney metropolitan racing calendar – headlines the … Read More Artorius does what Artorius does best | Punt Drunk Australia horse racing news 2 years ago The Punt Drunk team takes you over what was a plain old weekend in the racing world. Artorius let Aussie … Read More Hard Empire rockets home in Missile Stakes Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Give him a slot – they were the thoughts of co-trainer Trent Edmonds when his nine-year-old Hard Empire caused an … Read More 2022 Missile Stakes Day betting tips & quaddie | Royal Randwick Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Group 2 racing heads to Sydney on Saturday for the running of the Missile Stakes over 1200m, and some of … Read More 2024 Missile Stakes Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Missile Stakes final field is released. Previous Missile Stakes Fields 2023 Missile Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Golden Mile James Cummings James McDonald 2 59kg 2 Ingratiating James Cummings Zac Lloyd 9 56.5kg 3 Rocketing By David Pfieffer Jason Collett 6 56.5kg 4 Big Parade Joseph Pride Joshua Parr 4 56kg 5 Ucalledit Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 10 56kg 6 Dragonstone Joseph Pride Tom Sherry 11 56kg 7 Fender Brett Cavanough Adam Hyeronimus 8 56kg 8 Wewillrock John O’Shea Tyler Schiller 5 56kg 9 Deepour Adam Campton Ryan Maloney 7 56kg 10 Argentia Joseph Pride Regan Bayliss 3 54.5kg 11 I Am Me Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Tim Clark 1 54kg 2023 Missile Stakes result 1st – I Am Me (+115) 2nd – Dragonstone (-125) 3rd – Deepour (+190) Recent runnings of the Missile Stakes: 2023: I Am Me destroys rivals The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace training combination continued their amazing winter carnival success as I Am Me returned a dominant winner in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Rosehill. I Am Me ($2.80) and Big Parade ($4) both turned for home in contention for victory, with the former able to sprint away with the prize. This left Dragonstone ($26) chasing on a three-wide line, while Deepour ($18) and Argentia ($19) fought out the finish for third. I Am Me was sensational in the end though, cruising to victory under Tim Clark who utilised the speed of this very progressive five-year-old mare, making every post a winner in the process. 2022: Hard Empire causes major boilover Hard Empire caused an upset for the ages in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Royal Randwick. Sent out as a $101 outsider with online bookmakers, Hard Empire wound back the clock to finish stronger than anything else, beating a quality field which included two Group 1 winners. After turning into the straight with just four behind him, Hard Empire was brought to the middle of the track under Rachel King, before letting down with a supreme turn of foot and bringing up his first win since December, 2020. Trained by the Gold Coast’s Toby & Trent Edmonds, Hard Empire was said to be going as well as ever, so his shock win wasn’t that big of a shock to the two men in charge. 2021: Phobetor finishes best Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa celebrated a significant victory at Randwick on Saturday as Phobetor, guided by Tommy Berry, surged to claim the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m). Despite facing more seasoned rivals, Phobetor’s previous second place in the Listed Ramornie over 1200m at Grafton demonstrated his potential. Berry expertly guided Phobetor into a strategic position behind the front-runner, Fasika (55.5kg), and made a decisive move in the straight. With a burst of speed, the lightly raced Dream Ahead gelding accelerated through a tight gap between Fasika and a fading Kolding, clinching victory with a half-length margin. 2020: Eduardo continues to impress in Sydney A Group Two winner in Melbourne, Eduardo arrived at Joe Pride’s stable prior to his 2020 spring campaign, and repaid his trainer. Renowned for his skill in rejuvenating the careers of older horses, Pride has now guided the gelding to successive wins in the July Sprint and the 2020 Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. It was Pride’s third success in the race after wins by Rain Affair in 2011 and again two years later. In a field reduced to six by scratchings, Nash Rawiller aboard Eduardo ($2.30) took control and the horse was game to the line to claim several high-profile scalps. James Cummings just fell short of producing a two-state feature race double after winning the Aurie’s Star Stakes at Flemington with Home Of The Brave. The Godolphin head trainer saddled up Flit ($4) and was thrilled with her effort to finish 1.5 lengths away second after looming in the straight. Previous winners of the Missile Stakes Missile Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2023 I Am Me Tim Clark Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2022 Hard Empire Rachel King Toby & Trent Edmonds 2021 Phobetor Tommy Berry Michael Costa 2020 Eduardo Nash Rawiller Joseph Pride 2019 Alizee Hugh Bowman James Cummings 2018 Pierata James McDonald Gregory Hickman 2017 Invincible Gem Corey Brown Kris Lees 2016 Tycoon Tara Blake Shinn Peter & Paul Snowden 2015 Burbero Rory Hutchings Bjorn Baker 2014 Sweet Idea Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse 2013 Rain Affair Nash Rawiller Joseph Pride 2012 Pinwheel Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2011 Rain Affair Corey Brown Joseph Pride 2010 Love Conquers All Jim Cassidy Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 2009 Teasing Chris Munce Tim Martin 2018 Captain Bax Tim Clark Kris Lees 2007 German Chocolate Zac Purton Paul Cave 2006 Imprisoned Michael Rodd John O’Shea 2005 Dance Hero Lenny Beasley Gai Waterhouse 2004 Spark Of Life Chris Munce Allan Denham 2003 Pompeii Corey Brown Garry White 2002 Lonhro Darren Beadman John Hawkes 2001 Sportsbrat Hugh Bowman Gary Portelli 2000 Padstow Lenny Beasley John Size Missile Stakes winners pre-2000 Missile Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Commands 1998 Mr Victory 1997 Guineas 1996 Lega Agent 1995 Brawny Spirit 1994 Klokka 1993 Klokka 1992 Joanne 1991 Joanne 1990 Potrero 1989 Select Prince 1988 Campaign King 1987 Campaign King 1986 Shankhill Lass 1985 Row Of Waves 1984 Plus Vite 1983 Young Blood 1982 Nordic Prince 1982 Razor Sharp 1981 Race Not Held 1980 Macho 1979 Salaam 1978 Idol Recommended! 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Flemington Cup contender Taramansour. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Pakenham-based trainer Phillip Stokes was pleased not to see Berkshire Breeze nominated for Saturday’s Flemington Cup (2800m), as he prepares Taramansour for the 2800-metre event. The seven-year-old son of Dansili finished second behind Berkshire Breeze in the Banjo Paterson Series Final (2600m) on July 6, trailing the Ciaron Maher-trained European import by 4.8 lengths. “The horse is going really well and he’s been knocking on the door. He’s holding together well, and we were happy with his work on Saturday morning,” said Stokes. “He’ll be fine at the trip. That horse (Berkshire Breeze) looked pretty good, but I’d say he’ll be very well-suited next Saturday.” Daniel Stackhouse, who rode Taramansour in the Banjo Paterson Series Final, is set to take the ride again on Saturday at Flemington. Horse racing news View the full article

Alizee ridden by Hugh Bowman heads to the barriers before the 2019 Darley Sprint Classic at Flemington. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) James Cummings showcased an important juvenile alongside his star names at the Warwick Farm trials on Monday. Visual, the first foal out of Godolphin’s three-time Group 1-winning mare Alizee, demonstrated her raw talent by winning a 792-metre heat by 1.4 lengths. Ridden by Zac Lloyd, the daughter of I Am Invincible cruised to victory over Oracle Of Omaha, marking herself as one to watch. Alizee, bred and raced by Godolphin, won ten times from 29 starts, earning over $3 million in prize money. The mare, a half-sister to stallions Astern and Tassort, was sent to Europe last season to be covered by Darley’s influential stallion Dubawi. Horse racing news View the full article

Victorian trainer Neil Dyer and son James with the spoils after winning the $60,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) on Day 2 of the Darwin Cup Carnival. (Picture: Caroline Camilleri – Fotofinish Racepix) Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer could nominate four horses for the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) at Fannie Bay on August 5. While it is unlikely he will have four runners, Dyer is every chance of winning the race a fourth time. That’s after six-year-old gelding Bear Storey overwhelmed his rivals by 4.3 lengths in the weight-for-age Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) last Saturday. Dyer will be aiming to claim his second feature of the 2024 Darwin Cup Carnival on Wednesday when Hettinger lines up in the $50,000 Toyota Finance Cup (1600m) at 0-76 level. The five-year-old gelding had two wins in the Red Centre in March before finishing 3.4 lengths adrift in fourth place behind Venting in the Alice Springs Cup (2000m) at Pioneer Park on April 7. The son of I Am Invincible made his Top End return in late June when fifth behind Wolfburn in the ROANT Gold Cup (1300m), but Dyer was unfazed by that result. “He’s never won under 1400m for us, he ran fifth in the ROANT — beaten 3.4 lengths — and was three wide the whole way without cover,” he told HorseBetting.com.au. “He did a fantastic job — it will be interesting to see him step up to the 1600m because we class him as a miler, not a 1300 or 1400m horse. “We’re expecting a very good showing on Wednesday.” The Claimant and Ziggi Rocks look set to start in the Buntine Handicap (1900m) this Saturday, with the winner automatically qualifying for the Darwin Cup. “The Claimant (third), who was with trainer Michael Kent, met Hettinger (sixth) at Moonee Valley in March in a 1600m race won by Danny O’Brien’s star mare Sea What I See,” Dyer said. “The Claimant was beaten a length, while Hettinger was a further four lengths adrift.” In his one and only start in Darwin two Saturdays ago, The Claimant was sixth over 1300m in 0-76 company behind the Pink Panther. Meanwhile, Dyer was still in a buoyant mood following Bear Storey’s performance in the Chief Minister’s Cup. “We were curious to see what he was going to do first start on the track and were very happy the way he went,” he said. “We just wanted to see him produce a good run where he was hitting the line and gobbling up the ground like he was looking for more distance. “He had a beautiful run in transit, Noel (Callow) rode him very well and the horse finished off accordingly. “Bear Storey won’t be having another start until the Darwin Cup. “I must compliment my son James as he sourced a Darwin Cup horse for a while before finding Bear Storey for his current owners. “He’s just a natural European stayer, it’s written all over him.” Horse racing news View the full article

Racing will return to the Pakenham synthetic on Thursday. (Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Racing Victoria (RV) advises that the meeting scheduled for Cranbourne this Thursday, July 18 has been transferred to the Pakenham Synthetic track. The Cranbourne track has been deemed unsuitable for racing this week due to the impacts of ongoing rain with over 40mm falling since 9am on Monday. As a result of the transfer, the 3YO Fillies Maiden Plate and 0-62 Handicap have been reduced to 1200m, while the BM58 Handicap has been reduced to 2200m. In addition, field limits have been reduced to 12 for six races, with a field limit of 11 in place for the two 1600m races – a Maiden Plate and BM64 Handicap. Acceptances for the transferred meeting have been extended until 11am on Tuesday with riders to be declared by 2pm. Trainers who had accepted for the Cranbourne meeting, but do not wish to start their horse at the Pakenham Synthetic meeting are requested to withdraw it by 11am on Tuesday. Horse racing news View the full article

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The Christophe Clement trainee improves to 2-0-1 from three starts this year and more than $250,000 in earnings. He is owned by Adelphi Racing Club, Madaket Stables, Corms Racing Stable, and On The Rise Again Stable.View the full article

Once the nation's leading expert on television competitions such as American Idol and The Voice, Michael Slezak is now a grade 1-winning Thoroughbred breeder thanks to Trikari's win in the July 6 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Aqueduct.View the full article

The New York Racing Association and Moonee Valley Racing Club have extended their partnership in 2024, announcing the winner of the Saratoga Derby Invitational Aug. 3 will earn an invitation to the Cox Plate. View the full article

The July 16 nine-race card at Parx Racing has been canceled due to extreme heat, the track announced July 15.View the full article

Making his first start since gallant third behind Japan's Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) in the G2 UAE Derby Mar. 30, Pandagate (Arrogate) saved his best for last and outfought slightly favored Doc Sullivan (Solomini) to take Monday's New York Derby at Finger Lakes. The strapping gray colt, a 5 1/2-length winner of the Feb. 25 Gander Stakes that earned him a ticket to Dubai, the $130,000 Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred yearling was void of early speed and sat fifth of the six runners behind a moderate pace for the opening half-mile. Put to a drive with about 2 1/2 furlongs to race, Pandagate took some time to find his top gear, but he was produced four or five wide into the stretch by Dylan Davis, hit the front at the furlong grounds and battled on bravely to hold off the favorite for the victory. Kitty Panda, third in New York-bred stakes company, was acquired by top Kentucky breeder Fred Hertrich for $160,000 in foal to Blame at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton February Sale. The 14-year-old mare is a half-sister to MSW & GSP Akilina (Langfuhr), the dam of SW & MGSP Governor Malibu (Malibu Moon) and Rieno Tesoro (Speightstown), a three-time listed winner on dirt in Japan and placed against the boys in Group 1 company on the turf. Kitty Panda's last listed produce is a 2-year-old Kentucky-bred colt by City of Light. Click for the Equibase.com chart. NEW YORK DERBY, $159,000, Finger Lakes, 7-15, (S), 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:45.63, ft. 1–PANDAGATE, 124, r, 3, by Arrogate 1st Dam: Kitty Panda (SP, $113,733), by Sky Mesa 2nd Dam: Fahamore, by Gulch 3rd Dam: Cathy's Gal, by Easy Goer ($130,000 Ylg '22 SARAUG). O-Adelphi Racing Club, Madaket Stables LLC, Corms Racing Stable & On The Rise Again Stable; B-Fred W Hertrich (NY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Dylan Davis. $95,400. Lifetime Record: GSP-UAE, 5-3-0-2, $297,050. 2–Doc Sullivan, 124, c, 3, Solomini–Queen Frostine, by Giant's Causeway. ($58,000 Ylg '22 SARAUG; $59,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN). O-Tristar Farm LLC; B-Seamus Coughlan (NY); T-Michael Miceli. $31,800. 3–Skyler's Starship, 118, g, 3, Mendelssohn–Dorothy's Aurora, by Simon Pure. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. O-SJB Stable; B-Stephen Jr Barberino Jr Accumulation Trust (NY); T-M Anthony Ferraro. $15,900. Margins: 3/4, 2HF, NK. Odds: 1.35, 0.95, 33.50. Also Ran: Elysian Meadows, Aggelos the Great, Merlin's Moment. #4 PANDAGATE ($4.70) under @DavisJockey rallies on the outside to get up and win the $150,000 New York Derby at Finger Lakes. The son of Arrogate is trained by Christophe Clement . Congrats to all the connections! pic.twitter.com/RVKMZj6ZFD — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 15, 2024 The post Arrogate’s Pandagate Guts It Out In New York Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With temperatures expected in the high '90s, Parx has canceled its racing card for Tuesday. The Pennsylvania track held live racing Monday and racing is expected to resume again Wednesday with a first post time of 12:40 p.m. The post Parx Cancels Tuesday Card appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

3rd-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 7-15, 2yo, 5f, :59.70, ft, 4 lengths. MAYBE EYE'LL CALL (c, 2, Improbable–You Caught My Eye, by Can the Man) became the first winner for his sadly departed stallion (by City Zip) with an easy second-out success. Facing considerably easier competition after finishing 10th in his June 20 unveiling at Churchill Downs, the 7-10 chalk was able to avoid a messy start caused by the veering-in Govenor Hank (Govenor Charlie), was nursed along on the front end and proved four lengths best on the wire. You Caught My Eye, a half-sister to City Zip's Canadian Horse of the Year and multiple Grade I winner Catch a Glimpse and to the productive Ontario-based stallion Old Forester (Forestry), was purchased by Nate McCauley's River Oak Farm for $65,000 in foal to Violence at Keeneland November in 2019 and was resold to this breeder for $230,000 pregnant to American Pharoah the following fall. The mare also has a yearling colt by Maxfield and a filly foal by American Pharoah. Sales history: $95,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $75,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $20,325. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O-Intrepid Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Coteau Grove Farms LLC (LA); T-Steven M Asmussen. @SequelAtWO grad MAYBE EYE'LL CALL, a $75k 2yo at April, wins at odds-on for the Steve Asmussen barn at @HSIndyRacing. Bred by @CoteauGrove. Believe this is the first winner for the late champion Improbable. Hope what he has out there can carry City Zip a bit forward. -… pic.twitter.com/37SoziwcyW — Lucas Marquardt (@ThoroStride) July 15, 2024 The post Maybe I’ll Call Gets The Late Improbable Off The Mark at Horseshoe Indy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

5th-Ellis, $70,760, Msw, 7-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:00.80, fm, nose. ELLEN JAY (f, 3, Constitution–Covfefe {Ch. Female Sprinter, Ch. 3yo Filly, MGISW, $1,110,025}, by Into Mischief) became the first winner for her two-time Eclipse Award-winning dam while trying the turf for the first time in her career. The beaten favorite when fourth on Churchill debut May 11 and when a distant third in Louisville June 8, the homebred was the 5-4 chalk off a touch slowly, but recovered to be a forward factor while deep on the course into the turn. In front at the top of the lane, Ellen Jay opened a daylight advantage into the final furlong, but she rolled down towards the fence, and that allowed Supercilious Bolt (Bolt d'Oro) to make a race of it. The photo showed that Ellen Jay had her nose down in the nick of time. LNJ Foxwoods paid $250,000 for Covfefe at the 2017 Keeneland September sale and she went on to become champion 3-year-old filly and champion female sprinter in 2019, winning the GI Test Stakes and the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Covfefe is closely related to Albiano (Harlan's Holiday), a dual group winner and twice Group 1-placed in Japan whose daughter Avverare (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) is a Group 3 winner in Japan. Third dam Aurora (Danzig) is the dam of six winners from seven to race, including Grade I winners Arch (Kris S.) and Acoma (Empire Maker). Covfefe is responsible for the 2-year-old colt Rothko (Tapit) and a filly by Gun Runner foaled Feb. 4. She was covered this year by the LNJ Foxwoods part-owned Olympiad (Speightstown). Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $59,895. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O/B-LNJ Foxwoods (KY); T-Brad H Cox. #8 Ellen Jay ($4.50) snatched the victory by a nose in a thrilling photo finish to win the turf dash @EllisParkRacing for trainer @bradcoxracing with jockey @flothejock in the irons! @LNJFoxwoods @Fijithegreat #Covfefe #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/2HnaBd0p9c — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 15, 2024 The post Ellen Jay A First Winner For LNJ Foxwoods’s Dual Champion Covfefe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Patrick Cummings and Sarah Williams have been elected to the board of directors of the Retired Racehorse Project. Cummings is the executive director of the National Thoroughbred Alliance, a consultative organization founded by owner Mike Repole. Prior to launching the NTA, Cummings led the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation during its five-year operation. In previous roles, Cummings managed the Hong Kong Jockey Club's racing public affairs team, served former race-tracking and data firm Trakus, and covered international racing for a variety of publications. He has also operated his own consulting practice, Global Racing Solutions, and enjoyed horse ownership through syndicates in the U.S., the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. “It was a great honor to be invited to join the RRP board,” said Cummings. “The RRP's impact in driving demand for Thoroughbreds in their post-racing careers has been enormous and I'm looking forward to assisting in its ongoing evolution. Market-based solutions are vital to a healthy aftercare ecosystem and the RRP's flagship event, the Thoroughbred Makeover, celebrates the versatility of our breed beyond the racetrack.” Williams has over 15 years of regulatory experience in the financial services industry. She is a multi-discipline rider who enjoys dressage, eventing, competitive trail, and camping with her horses. She owns two Thoroughbred Makeover graduates and co-owns a 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover hopeful, Feliciano, with her Thoroughbred Makeover teammate. Williams has volunteered extensively for the RRP and is active in several riding clubs and associations. “I am looking forward to serving the Retired Racehorse Project in a new capacity,” said Williams. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the board to advance RRP's mission in helping support those who are dedicated to finding a meaningful second career for these amazing horses.” RRP board members may serve up to two consecutive three-year terms. The post Cummings, Williams Elected to RRP Board appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Louis Albertrani, a retired Thoroughbred trainer who grew up in Brooklyn and was best known for conditioning the 1999 Eclipse Award champion sprinter Artax, died July 13 at his home in Delaware after collapsing from an apparent heart attack. He was 67. Albertrani's passing was confirmed to TDN Monday by his one-year-younger brother, Tom Albertrani, who himself had just retired from training earlier this spring. Lou Albertrani was licensed between 1992 and 2021, according to Equibase. His trainees won $5.2 million in purses from 1,654 starts with a 133-161-191 win-place-show record. Following his training career, Lou worked in the Parx racing office, Tom told TDN. “Lou was a great guy, a very sociable type of guy,” Tom said. “He loved being around the horses, and even after he quit training, he still wanted to continue being a part of the horsemen's community. He just loved being around the horsemen and chatting with them every day. He was well-liked by a lot of people. “He was a good horseman,” Tom continued. “We were both brought up around the same time. Our uncle [the New York-based trainer] Jack Abatemarco, taught us the ropes when we were very young, 13 or 14 years old. Lou was always a good horseman; just never really had that opportunity to get those good horses into his barn.” But what Albertrani might have lacked in a consistent flow of horsepower was more than made up for by the blazingly fast Artax, a 1995 son of Marquetry. Initially trained by Randy Bradshaw, Artax uncorked a nine-length win in his second lifetime start over 1 1/16 miles at Hollywood Park on Nov. 16, 1997, carrying the colors of Paraneck Stable. Artax went on to win the GII Santa Catalina S. and the GII San Felipe S., before running third in the GI Santa Anita Derby, and he finished 13th in the 1998 GI Kentucky Derby. The colt then went winless for more than a year, and during that time Paraneck Stable transferred him from the West Coast to New York, handing over the care of Artax to Albertrani. Lou had demonstrated success with Paraneck's East Coast-based runners starting in 1995, and he was tasked with trying to figure out the nearly black-coated colt's best distance and class level. Switched to sprints, in his third start for Albertrani, Artax won the GI Carter H. at Aqueduct on May 2, 1999, establishing a then-record 1:20.04 clocking for seven furlongs. His Beyer Speed Figure for that breakout effort was a whopping 123. Artax's next start wasn't a victory, but it was the most bizarre race of his–and Albertrani's–career. Favored at 4-5, Artax was making a run at the leaders in the stretch of the six-furlong GIII Maryland Breeders' Cup H. on the GI Preakness S. undercard when an intoxicated patron ran onto the track from the Pimlico infield and took up a boxer's fighting stance as the horses barreled toward him. The patron, who was later arrested, swung at Artax but missed with a wild right hook aimed at the white-star blaze on Artax's face. The blow instead glanced off the boot of jockey Jorge Chavez, but when Artax veered to avoid trampling the trespasser, the colt wrenched an ankle. Artax, who had a habit of breaking slowly and was at his best when leading the pack, wasn't sidelined for long. But he did lose six consecutive races, and just when it seemed as if he might be a longshot for a championship run, he rounded back into top form as the Breeders' Cup approached. Artax won the Sept. 25 GI Vosburgh S. at Belmont Park. Then he set a 1:07.66 track record for six furlongs in the Oct. 16 GII Forest Hills H. at Belmont, a mark that still stands. In that 6 1/2-length victory, Artax matched his 123 Beyer earned in the Carter H. In the 1999 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint Nov. 6, Artax drove to the lead and held on for a determined half-length score, establishing a then-record 1:07.89 track record for six furlongs at Gulfstream Park that registered a phenomenal 124 on the Beyer scale. Tom told TDN that day was special for both Albertrani brothers. “A great memory is when we both won Breeders' Cup races the same exact day. Artax won the Sprint, and when I was [an assistant trainer to Saeed bin Suroor] for Godolphin, we won the Turf with Daylami (Ire). So that was a great thrill we shared together.” Three weeks later, Artax was retired. The day the colt was to be entered as the likely favorite for the then-GI Cigar Mile, he was found to have suffered a torn suspensory ligament in his left foreleg while training for that stakes. Albertrani trained for Paraneck through 2000 before parting ways with his main client. He subsequently spent a six-month stint training for Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in Saudi Arabia before returning stateside. Arrangements for Albertrani's funeral services are pending. The post Louis Albertrani, Trainer of Sprint Champion Artax, Dies at 67 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Elite Status (GB) is an intended runner in Saturday's Hackwood Stakes at Newbury, trainer Karl Burke confirmed on Monday as his classy three-year-old featured among 13 entries for the six-furlong contest. A Group 3 winner as a juvenile, Elite Status has been on the sidelines since making the perfect start to his three-year-old campaign with victory in the Listed Carnarvon Stakes at the Berkshire track, with a persisent issue with a joint forcing him to miss the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot. However, Burke reports the son of Havana Grey (GB) to be back in top condition ahead of his intended return to action in Saturday's Group 3, which could also feature a proven top-level performer in Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire})–the winner of last year's Sprint Cup at Haydock– and Commonwealth Cup runner-up Lake Forest (GB) (No Nay Never). “He hopefully will end up in the Hackwood and I am glad we did decide to swerve Newmarket and the July Cup because I don't think the soft, loose ground would have suited him,” said Burke. “Inisherin was going for that anyway [for the same owner], so we said we would just take our time with Elite Status and go for the Hackwood, which is on a track he obviously performed very well at earlier in the year. “Hopefully he goes there and performs and then can step up and go to Haydock for the Group 1 [Sprint Cup].” Burke also issued a positive bulletin on one of his two Royal Ascot winners in the two-year-old Leovanni (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), who maintained her unbeaten record with a decisive victory in the G2 Queen Mary Stakes. Owned by Wathnan Racing, Leovanni is now being prepared for a tilt at the G2 Lowther Stakes at York on Thursday, August 22, having been given an easy time of things since following up her Nottingham debut success at Ascot. “Leovanni has done particularly well and has had a nice, easy time since Ascot,” Burke summed up. “The idea has been to go straight to the Lowther and we have plenty of time between Ascot and York. “I couldn't be happier with her physically and I think she has strengthened and grown a little bit since Ascot. She is only starting to work back again now, but she does things very well. “We have had to get on with her because she was getting very fresh in herself and I've got two very good lads who ride her who say she is the best horse they have ridden, so we're very happy with her.” The post Elite Status Back in Top Form Ahead of Hackwood Assault appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Keeneland Sales has announced it will return as the presenting sponsor of the Alabama (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

In 15 starts, My Lil Dude won two races, hit the board six times, and earned $57,620, competing in Louisiana. Drive for Fun, a son of Distorted Humor, was more successful, winning three times and earning just under $200,000. But that wasn't enough to save either of them from being shipped from Evangeline Downs in May and ending up in a kill pen, the last step before crossing over the border to Mexico to be slaughtered. That's the fate of 20,000 American horses every year, an unknowable number of them Thoroughbred racehorses, who are slaughtered for human consumption in foreign countries. As recently as a decade ago, the number was far higher, with an estimated 166,000 horses slaughtered in 2012. But animal lobbyists were able to push Congress to attach a rider to the farm bill to defund USDA inspectors in equine slaughterhouses. Since the meat can not be used for human consumption without inspection, it effectively ended horse slaughter in the U.S. But today, an estimated 17,000 American horses cross the border into Mexico, and another 3,000 into Canada to be slaughtered, every year. Make no mistake; slaughter is not euthanasia. It is a brutal blugeoning to death, and before the last U.S. plant closed, the USDA had documented unspeakable cruelties. Except for Resolute Racing's John Stewart, that would have been the fate of My Lil Dude and Drive For Fun. Active on social media, Stewart saw that the two were in a kill pen in northern Louisiana, waiting for transport across the border to Mexico where they would be slaughtered, and stepped in. “Someone ran these horses in claiming races and they didn't get claimed,” said Stewart. “So they just took them and dumped them.” Stewart arrived in the sport like a blitzkrieg, amassing top-class broodmares, weanlings, yearlings and racing stock-a total of 120 horses–in under a year, all over the globe, spending the money he earned as the managing partner and chief investment officer at Middleground Capital. He famously started his career as an hourly line worker at the Toyota plant in Georgetown, Ky., switching careers to private equity in 2007. His most expensive acquisition was Goodnight Olive, for whom he paid $6,000,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. But you get the impression that Dude and Dudley are every bit as important to him as she is. The pair now live at Resolute Farm in a 14-stall barn that houses non-racing horses–a collection of trail horses, a 20-plus year-old Saddlebred saved from slaughter who arrived on Thanksgiving and has since been renamed Turkey Tom, and Turkey Tom's best friend, a miniature pony named Dexter, also plucked from a kill pen. They live in spacious, airy stalls at night, and roam the vast fields during the day, with a dedicated staff to care for them. My Lil Dude (now just Dude) and Drive For Fun (now Dudley) have needed some time to turn around not only their physical condition, but their mental state as well. “When they got here, it was really sad,” said Stewart. “Horses are smart animals. And they know exactly what's going on. They're not in training any more. They're being moved around. These horses went straight from the track to a kill pen. And they're not being fed, they're around all these other horses that are in not good condition. It just wears on the psyche of the horse. And so when they got here, they would barely look at you, and when they stood in the field, they wouldn't come to you. Our horses come to us right away when they see us. And so, we started the process of rehabilitating them. And we're lucky to have the resources on our farm to do just that.” Dude and Dudley are brought out for a visit, are now clearly comfortable with people–as is Stewart with them–and are very attached to one another. Stewart's entry into the sport was as a businessman. But after purchasing the former Shadwell Farm and populating it with horses, he says he has become more and more drawn to the animal. He has taken up riding the trail horses under the tutelage of his social media manager and trail horse division manager Tess Kiritsy and now rides the farm two to three days a week. Stewart raised $200,000 for aftercare at this year's Kentucky Derby with a poker tournament. Now, it appears he has decided to do more. Drive For Fun and Tess Kiritsy | Katie Petrunyak photo “I've not been in the sport for a year,” he said. “But there are some things that just flabbergasted me that are allowed to happen. I was talking about this situation to some people in the industry, and he said, `oh, our horses are chipped, and we've put it measures to make sure they don't end up in kill pens.' He was a really credible person in the industry and he thought this wasn't actually happening. But that's a lie. It's a real thing. And it's not a small problem. It's a big problem.” Stewart said he felt the issue might be too upsetting for many people in racing to contemplate. “No one answer solves all the problems,” he said. “But you can't just say the problems are too big, I can't do anything about it because I can't solve the whole problem. Right? That's impossible for me, too. But what I can do is solve the problem as it relates to me as an owner and a breeder.” For Stewart, the responsibility starts with the latter-the breeder. “My view–and the way that I'm handling on my farm–is that I think whoever breeds the horse is ultimately responsible for the horse, period,” he said. “We bring it into this world, just like children. You should be responsible for them. And so that means tracking those horses. If you're in a situation where you're selling your horses to other people, your responsibility doesn't end with you just giving that horse to somebody else, and saying, `well, I sold it. It's not my responsibility any more.' You brought the horse into the world.” In an effort to be as transparent as possible, Resolute plans to dedicate a section of their upcoming website to tracking all of the horses they breed throughout their lives. “There's technology to help us to do that,” he said. “Does it stop somebody from doing something bad? No. But it puts the onus on us to regularly check in with them to see if they sell to somebody, and they sell to somebody else. We're going to be checking in with the person that they sold to and finding out what the status of the horse is, and what's going on.” On its website, Evangeline Downs says it is committed to “being part of the solution.” Asked if any investigation had been launched into how Drive For Fun went from a May 1 start at their track for owner/trainer Derrick Ward to a kill pen 13 days later, David Strow, the Vice President for Corporate Commucations for the track, replied by email: “Evangeline Downs has a strict anti-slaughter policy in place, and we have zero tolerance for this abhorrent practice. When an allegation is brought to our attention, we will provide that information to state officials and the HBPA for further investigation. However, for legal reasons we cannot comment on specific allegations or actions taken.” As Stewart said, one person isn't going to be able to solve the problem. Animal lobbyists are currently working to pass the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which deals with the issue from a food safety standpoint. Because Thoroughbreds are given medication and treatments that are not allowed to be used in animals intended for food, the SAFE Act would require trucks crossing the border to produce paperwork which includes proof of plans for quarantine, and other paperwork necessary for breeding or showing. According to its backers, forging that paperwork is expensive and risky financially for kill buyers, and would effectively erase the small margins on which they operate. But until the bill finds a champion in the House and the Senate, Stewart said he will keep talking about it. “Maybe people think I'm naive because I'm just getting into the game,” said Stewart. “But I'm a pretty sophisticated business person. I know that there's a cost for everything. And that's what people in the industry have to understand. There are a lot of people in the industry. Most of the people in the industry recognize the problems. Very few people are willing to contribute out of their pocket to solve the problems, but that's how it's going to have to happen. “There's no way I can take on that whole industry problem. But we do have the ears of a lot of people. So what I can do as one of the owners who's become more prominent because of our position in the industry is to highlight this by openly talking about it as a problem. Raising awareness about a problem is the first step to solving it.” In the meantime, Stewart is enjoying just being around the animals. “They're in better shape,” he says, of Dude and Dudley. “They have gained over 100 pounds since we've gotten them here on the farm. Whenever I see any of the horses that came out of traumatic experiences just become a horse and just realize that people aren't here to hurt you…” he says, struggling to explain the obvious pride he takes in what he has done for the horses. “They know they're in an area where they're safe and people are going to take care of them. That's what really makes me feel good about what I'm doing in the in the industry. My horses aren't just racehorses to me. They're not. I know each one of them. I spend time with them. I enjoy being around them. I got into it because of the racing side of it. But, now on a farm, you're in it because these animals are part of your family.” The post After Saving Two Horses from a Kill Pen, Stewart Aims to do More to End Slaughter appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Keeneland Sales, which will continue to be presenting sponsor of the GI Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course this summer, will also be the presenting sponsor of this year's GI Del Mar Oaks. Both races for 3-year-old fillies will be held Aug. 17. “Keeneland is thrilled to once again collaborate with the New York Racing Association and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in sponsoring prestigious summer stakes,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Endorsements such as these allow us to celebrate Keeneland sales graduates from coast to coast on a national stage and spotlight our competitive sales opportunities for fillies in graded stakes. “The integration of sales and racing is essential to the health and longevity of the sport,” Lacy added. “As the world's premier Thoroughbred auction house with a mission to elevate the industry, Keeneland continues to seek new and innovative ways to underscore this important connection with our customers.” The past four winners of the Alabama–Randomized, Nest, Malathaat and Swiss Skydiver–are Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduates. Nest, Malathaat and Swiss Skydiver each earned Eclipse Awards as division champions. “NYRA is pleased to continue our successful partnership with Keeneland Sales and we look forward to hosting the Alabama Presented by Keeneland Sales on Aug. 17,” said Andrew Offerman, NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing and Operations. “The Alabama is a race defined by its storied history and it typically plays a pivotal part in determining the divisional champion. We thank Keeneland for their work highlighting the importance of these races and specifically of Saratoga Race Course.” Recent winners of the Del Mar Oaks–a nine-furlong turf race–that are also Keeneland Sales graduates include Spendarella (2022), Cambier Parc (2019) and Fatale Bere (FR) (2018). The first- and second-place finishers in the Del Mar Oaks both will receive exclusive invitations to compete in Keeneland's $750,000 GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, Presented by Dixiana on Oct. 12. “Del Mar is delighted to join with Keeneland in showcasing one of the premier events of our summer season,” said Josh Rubinstein, President and COO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. “Keeneland's rich history in the world of Thoroughbred sales and Del Mar's role as one of the nation's racing leaders is a perfect meld of class and polish that raises the sport on all fronts.” In addition, Keeneland Sales will return as the presenting sponsor of the $350,000 GII Jessamine Stakes, one of three graded stakes slated for the Oct. 4 opening day of Keeneland's Fall Meet. Run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf, the race is for 2-year-old fillies and awards the winner a berth to the $1-million GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar. Keeneland is sponsoring more than a dozen races domestically and internationally this year, with events in Ireland, Japan, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan and China. The post Keeneland to Sponsor Del Mar Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association and Moonee Valley Racing Club have extended their partnership in 2024, announcing the winner of the Saratoga Derby Invitational on Aug. 3 will earn an invitation to the Cox Plate. View the full article

Joseph O'Brien trainee Galen (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}–Apache Storm {GB}, by Pivotal {GB}) had won his Curragh maiden by nine lengths last month and bettered that with an emphatic 11-length follow-up at Killarney on Monday to earn TDN Rising Star status. Sent off the 4-9 favourite for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race over a mile, the flashy chestnut was sent to the lead by Dylan Browne McMonagle soon after the start where he was joined by the filly Beechwood (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}). Putting that rival under pressure after the home turn, the 55,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 purchase who represents Ger Fitzgerald, Paul Redmond, Anne Marie O'Brien and Barry Fowler and who had been runner-up to City Of Troy (Justify) last May turned it on from there to record an impressive time nearly five seconds faster than the promising bunch of juveniles who contested the card's opener. Beechwood is rated 94 and had been beaten under two lengths when fourth in the Listed Noblesse Stakes in April. The dam, whose daughter Mexicali Rose (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}) was third in the Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes, is kin to the G3 Dee Stakes and G3 Sandown Classic Trial winner Azmeel (GB) (Azamour {Ire}) and to the dams of Azamour's G1 Cantala Stakes and G2 Royal Lodge Stakes scorer Best Of Days (GB) and the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas third Foxtrot Liv (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}). Her yearling colt by Kodi Bear (Ire) was a 42,000gns purchase by Castle Bloodstock at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. Galen is much too good in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race under @DylanBrowneMcM for the Jospeh O'Brien team! pic.twitter.com/huTtnerPWD — KillarneyRaces (@KillarneyRaces) July 15, 2024 The post Gleneagles’s Galen a new TDN Rising Star appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article