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Trainer Grant Williams has shared some plans for Western Empire, the winner of the Northam Stakes. The talented horse will be targeting a series of Group 3 races: the Belmont Sprint (1400m), Hyperion Stakes (1600m), and Strickland Stakes (2000m) in a planned campaign. Williams has high hopes for Western Empire to earn a spot in the Cox Plate (2040m) this spring in Melbourne. The upcoming 2000m Strickland Stakes will play a role in determining if the horse is ready for such a challenge. Williams holds Western Empire in high regard, considering him one of the best horses he and his co-trainer Alana have ever worked with. The Belmont Sprint will kick off Perth’s winter weight-for-age series on May 18, followed by the Hyperion Stakes on June 1 and the Strickland Stakes on June 15. The anticipated Cox Plate is scheduled to take place at Moonee Valley on October 26. Apart from Western Empire, Williams mentioned that Keshi Boom, Alsephina, and Casino Seventeen are also being considered for these competitions. Keshi Boom has maintained a 100% record in four career starts with wins in the Champion Fillies Stakes and Burgess Queen Stakes. Alsephina finished second to Bustler in the 2022 Railway Stakes, while Casino Seventeen holds the title as the reigning Perth Cup champion. As Western Empire begins this chapter, Williams and his team will carefully monitor his progress to ensure his fitness and well-being are priorities. With their eyes set on the Cox Plate, the leading Australian bookmakers are currently offering $13 for Western Empire to become a two-time Group 1 champion on October 26. Horse racing news View the full article

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Wyoming-based Cowboy Racing will partner with 1/ST to boost racing, breeding and wagering opportunities in the state, the organizations announced in a joint statement Monday. The newly-planned Thunder Plains Park, a racing and training facility planned for Cheyenne, will welcome 1/ST as its exclusive racing operator through a planned 16 day live-racing meet. “We are excited to expand upon our success and continued support of racing and HHR in Wyoming to lend 1/ST's industry-leading operational experience and passion to Cowboy Racing as they work to develop a new racing and breeding ecosystem in the State,” said 1/ST President Aidan Butler. “It is encouraging to work with partners who, like us, recognize that there are new opportunities for horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering.” “As we began this journey to bring the highest standard of horse racing to Wyoming, we wanted to find an experienced partner that prioritized horse and rider safety and operational integrity,” added Thunder Plains/Cowboy Racing's Ryan Clement. “Our project at Thunder Plains and our partnership with 1/ST does just that.” The post Wyoming’s Cowboy Racing To Partner With 1/ST appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

This day 7th May 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 2 hours ago Tuesday’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 7, 2024 Four thoroughbred meetings are scheduled for around Australia on Tuesday. Check out HorseBetting’s free racing tips for horse racing on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Queensland puzzle to become clearer for Patterson Robbie Patterson’s form continued on Saturday when the New Plymouth horseman saddled a quinella at Te Rapa with progressive mares … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Matthews revels in Te Rapa triumph Jumps jockey Portia Matthews enjoyed a home cooked meal and a few celebratory drinks with family on Saturday night after … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Unbeaten Globe heads trainers’ Kiwi-bred double Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr celebrated a race-to-race double with New Zealand-breds at Sandown on Saturday afternoon, headed … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Black-type success for Essonne Essonne picked up the sixth and most significant win of her career with a barnstorming finish in Saturday’s Listed Silk … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Palmetto powers to Coast success Palmetto had to wait seven starts for his first win in Australia, but the second came much more quickly – … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Renaissance Woman sparkles in Bracelet Renaissance Woman burst into contention for next month’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks with an outstanding victory in Saturday’s Listed Gold … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Unusual Culture continues hot form Sandown has brought the very best out of New Zealand-bred mare Unusual Culture this autumn, and that formula proved to … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Team Tyler make lightning strike at Riccarton Kelvin and Aimee Tyler were to the fore at Riccarton on Saturday when they produced class performer Lightning Jack to … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Le Zebra adds to Brownes’ family affinity Emma-Lee and David Browne are dipping their toes into breeding with the purchase of a familiar broodmare, and their investment … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Taree racing preview & quaddie tips | Monday, May 8, 2023 Taree Racecourse is set to host a competitive seven-race card on Monday afternoon and Horsebetting’s James Herbert brings his best … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Solidify all class in Te Rapa feature While comparisons with his stablemate Sharp ‘N’ Smart are inevitable, promising two-year-old colt Solidify is the son of Redwood currently … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Flying northern filly takes juvenile honours at Riccarton Illicit Dreams proved too fleet of foot for her two-year-old rivals when she took out the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago No stopping the apprentices in the Northern Territory Apprentices continue to stand tall in the Northern Territory. Check out Saturdays racing results and replays for Darwin races on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 7, 2023 Seven horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Snapdancer leads throughout to claim Robert Sangster Stakes The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Snapdancer has led throughout to claim the Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville and … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Free Of Debt claims thrilling edition of DC McKay Stakes The Chris Bieg-trained Free Of Debt has managed to pip last year’s The Goodwood winner Savatoxl in the shadows of … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Zaaki wins second Hollindale Stakes The Annabel Neasham-trained Zaaki has remained unbeaten in Queensland following another gritty win in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Prince Of Boom claims Gold Coast Guineas by a nostril Prince Of Boom proved himself to be the real deal, defeating Group 1-winning Kiwi Sword Of State by a narrow … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Plan pays off for McEvoy’s Silent Sovereign The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Silent Sovereign has finished the best to claim the Queen Of The South Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Dynasties proves too classy in the Gold Coast Bracelet Gypsy Goddess suffered her first defeat in Queensland at the Gold Coast, going down to the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Craig Williams makes his mark at Morphettville Legendary hoop Craig Williams has brought up an early treble at Morphettville on Robert Sangster Stakes Day at Morphettville, including … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Aitch Two Oh continues impressive start to career The Richard & Chantelle Jolly-trained Aitch Two Oh has fought off Winning Revolution in a genuine arm wrestle down the … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Nettuno fends off late challenge to remain unbeaten Classy two-year-old Nettuno remained undefeated on Saturday with a tough win in the Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) on the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 7, 2022 13 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Starelle primed to win Queen Of The South Stakes at Morphettville She is a very talented mare, but also a very frustrating mare. In saying this, Starelle is primed to win … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Tom Logan & Poupee ready to take on the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival The Alice Springs Cup Carnival is over for another year. Attention in the Northern Territory now turns to the Darwin … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Gooree Cup Day best bets & quaddie tips | Mudgee, Sunday 08/05/22 Mudgee Race Club plays host to seven races on Sunday, May 8, 2022. The Gooree Cup is the feature event, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Ballarat racing tips, top odds & quaddie picks | Sunday, May 8 Racing returns to Ballarat on Sunday to conclude a big week of racing in the state of Victoria. See our … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Hollindale Stakes Day betting tips | Gold Coast | May 7, 2022 The Gold Coast Turf Club will play host to nine high-quality races on Saturday, with a number of stars set … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Darwin betting preview, tips & odds | Saturday, May 7 2022 Darwin will host the 4 race meeting held at Fannie Bay on Saturday, May 7th. Northern Territory specialist David White … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Gosford racing tips & quaddie picks | The Coast | May 7, 2022 New South Wales metropolitan racing heads to Gosford on Saturday for the running of The Coast (1600m). HorseBetting’s New South … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes betting tips | Saturday, May 7 The 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes is the second Group 1 of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival, with a field of … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Caulfield racing preview & best bets | Saturday, May 7, 2022 Victorian metropolitan racing heads back to The Heath on Saturday afternoon for nine races out of Caulfield. HorseBetting’s Victoria racing … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ascot racing tips, best bets and quaddie selections | WA tips 8/5 Horsebetting brings the Ascot racing tips, best bets and quaddie selections for the May 8 meeting. WA racing tips for … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Gold Coast Betting Tips, Top Odds & Quaddie | Saturday, 08/05/21 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the race-by-race Gold Coast betting preview for the Gold Coast Cup day held on Saturday, May 08 … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Caulfield race-by-race preview & best bets | May 8, 2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best bets and top odds for every race at Caulfield on Saturday, May 8, as well … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville racing tips, best bets and quaddie picks | SA 8/5 Full preview of the Morphettville meeting on May 8, 2021, including best bets, quaddie numbers and race-by-race form analysis and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Gosford race-by-race betting preview | The Coast | May 8, 2021 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the race-by-race betting preview for the Gosford races held on Saturday, May 08. See all the top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago South Australian Derby tips & betting strategy | 8/5/2021 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the South Australian Derby at Morphettville in race 8. The top betting strategy and betting odds are … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago SA Sires’ Produce 2021 betting preview | Morphettville R2 The South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes will be held in race 2 at Morphettville on Saturday, May 08. The top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ken Russell Memorial tips, odds and betting strategy | 8/5 Full preview, forma and free betting tips for the Ken Russell Memorial taking place at the Gold Coast on May … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Takeover Target Stakes betting tips & strategy | Gosford R6 The 2021 Takeover Target Stakes will be run and won in race 6 in Gosford on Saturday, May 08. Horsebetting … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago The Coast preview, tips and odds analysis | Gosford 8/5 The Coast betting preview is held at Gosford racecourse in race 8 on Saturday, May 08. See the top betting … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Le Don De Vie on track for Doomben Cup after Warrnambool win The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Le Don De Vie could be headed towards the Group 1 Doomben Cup on May … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Hollindale Stakes tips, race preview & form | QLD 8/5 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the 2021 Hollindale Stakes held in race 8 at Gold Coast Turf Club … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago 2021 Gold Coast Guineas betting preview | Saturday, May 8 Gold Coast Guineas betting preview is brought to you by Queensland tipster Nicholas Lloyd. See all the top betting strategy … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Warrnambool goes Wilde as local trainers cash in Local trainer Symon Wilde took out an impressive double on Thursday as the 2021 Warrnambool May Racing Carnival came to … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Sherry has high hopes for Marway after Wagga Town Plate win Apprentice hoop Tom Sherry made the trek to Wagga for just one ride on Thursday afternoon, but it proved a … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 7, 2021 Day 2 of the Wagga Gold Cup Carnival headlines horse racing action around the country, with the listed Wagga Gold … Read More Horse Racing News 3 years ago Punt Drunk: How bloody good is the ‘Bool? Punt Drunk takes a look back at the last day of the ‘Bool, the first day of the Wagga Gold … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Second Grand Annual for Gold Medals Another Kiwi duo will go down in racing folklore after their herculean battle at Warrnambool on Thursday. In Bonecrusher versus … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Terri Rae hunts Great Easter chocolates Terri Rae will do her best to transform a couple of North Island imports into stakes winners at Riccarton on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Wet track a concern for Force Of Will Wet track conditions hold the biggest concern for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott ahead of Force Of Will’s tilt … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Big aspirations for Brooks’ jumpers One of the most exciting weeks of jumps racing is coming to a close at Warrnambool, but things are only … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Weight, barrier against Lashes at Randwick While hopeful Lashes can measure up to stakes grade in time, trainer Matt Smith admits she faces a tough task … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Refreshed Parsons ready for racing return Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons were in a more fortunate position than most throughout New Zealand’s month-long lockdown, with … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sentimentalist in line for three straight After victories in the Stawell Cup and the VOBIS Gold Heath, Sentimentalist is shooting for a hat-trick for trainer Mark … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Nothdurft to appeal three-month suspension Leading Queensland jockey Baylee Nothdurft will seek an internal review of a three-month suspension for his ride on Vega One … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Dunn finds unexpected Target for Snitz Trainer Matthew Dunn’s decision to base a small team in Sydney during the coronavirus pandemic could reap its biggest reward … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago William Thomas after another Caulfield win Having recorded a personal best with his latest Caulfield win, William Thomas returns to the track for another 1100m-sprint … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Berry back with superb Randwick book Top jockey Tommy Berry has endured a stop-start autumn with suspensions and he is hoping to make up for lost … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Kementari set to regain glory days Stud failure Kementari will take the first step to regaining racetrack glory in the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Shepard to step out at Ballarat for Moody Having recently opened his new stable at Pakenham, comeback trainer Peter Moody is about to have his first runner with … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Lees cautious about Kinloch’s city debut Impressive debut winner Kinloch will face his latest test when he makes his metropolitan debut against a smart field at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Miss Gem gets chance at black-type Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa has grabbed one of the few chances for filly Miss Gem to chase black-type at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Barbie set for another feature Doomben win Top mare Outback Barbie will run in her 20th feature race when she resumes at Doomben in the Group Three … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Third time lucky for Group 1 SA Derby hope After being placed previously at Morphettville, Themoonlitegambler will attempt a Group One victory in the South Australian Derby … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Thornton to make mark without an allowance Apprentice Stephanie Thornton gets her chance to make her mark riding without an allowance at two meetings this week … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Command’n’conquer education trip to Coast Unbeaten Command’n’conquer will be on a look and learn mission when he races at the Gold Coast … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Legendary jockey Darby McCarthy dies Legendary jockey Darby McCarthy, a trail blazer for aboriginal sports people, has died aged 76 … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Proposal for one-day Derby-Oaks meeting Epsom is exploring the feasibility and practicality of a one-day Derby meeting behind closed doors … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Five-star Purton Dances into premiership lead Zac Purton arrived at Happy Valley on Wednesday (6 May) in search of the ignition that might fire him through … Read More International horse racing news 4 years ago German racing set to resume at Hanover Racing in Germany is scheduled to restart at Hanover after being given clearance from government authorities … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Ben Smith faces stewards over cobalt Trainer Ben Smith has fronted a Racing NSW stewards inquiry relating to illegal cobalt levels and giving false evidence … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Lindsey Smith to set up Warrnambool base With five horse already in Victoria, Lindsey Smith is awaiting the tick of approval from Racing Victoria to take over … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Matt Smith to make an impact at Scone After missing a planned start in the Hollindale Stakes, Fierce Impact has been diverted to the Scone Cup ahead of … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Smart returning home chasing a stakes win Caulfield has previously been a happy work place for Canberra trainer Todd Smart who is set to run Washington Towers … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Schofield’s Listening as he seeks Moore success Chad Schofield’s developing relationship with the John Moore stable has prospered in recent weeks and on Wednesday (8 May) night … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Not Enough Effort right to go at Sandown Not Enough Effort has put his early bad barrier manners behind him as he aims for three straight in a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mr Quickie remains favourite for SA Derby Despite drawing in the second half of the field, the Phillip Stokes-trained Mr Quickie remains favourite for the Group One … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Kings Will Dream has clean bill of health Having survived a fractured pelvis, Kings Will Dream is enjoying a spell before joining the stables of Chris Waller ahead … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Beefeater aiming for Queensland glory Hunterville farmers Christopher and Susanna Grace have experienced plenty of success as owners in Australia, with Group 1-winning mare Shillelagh … Read More USA horse racing news 5 years ago Maximum Security Derby appeal denied Racing authorities have denied an appeal by Maximum Security’s owner against the colt’s Derby disqualification saying stewards are not subject … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Take two for Felaar Progressive Kiwi stayer Felaar is likely to back-up at Caulfield this week after a nightmare first taste of Australian racing … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Melody Belle back in work Multiple Group 1-winning mare Melody Belle is back in work in preparation for a busy spring campaign. The four-year-old daughter … Read More USA horse racing news 5 years ago Owner to appeal Kentucky Derby result Owner Gary West has confirmed he will appeal Maximum Security’s disqualification as the Kentucky Derby winner for causing interference … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Shoals to miss Ascot in favour of Everest Royal Ascot can wait for triple Group One winner Shoals who will stay in Australia with The Everest in mind … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Jason Coyle energised for Scone assignment More Energy can earn a trip back to Queensland with an impressive performance when he adds Scone to his list … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Newcastle betting tips & full form for Tuesday, May 8 THE NSW coastal city of Newcastle is hosting racing this Tuesday as one of only two venues delivering thoroughbred action … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Scans for apprentice after Wangaratta fall Apprentice Tahlia Hope is to have scans on a shoulder and collarbone following a fall at the Wangaratta race … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vega shows his Magic in Werribee jump-out Vega Magic has strolled home to an easy jump-out victory at Werribee ahead of his first-up outing in the Goodwood … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Takedown set to recapture form at Scone Trainer Gary Moore hopes a drop to Listed company at Scone can reinvigorate Group One winner Takedown as the gelding … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Bel Sonic on song for return at Caulfield After a failed trip to Queensland during the summer, Bel Sonic has progressed nicely ahead of his racing return at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Burning Passion to step up to G1 company Burning Passion will enter new territory in the Group One Doomben 10,000 in which he will take on top sprinters … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Daniel Moor set for Singapore adventure In-form jockey Daniel Moor will ride at Caulfield before he departs for a six-month stint in Singapore … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Kelso Wood to close Brisbane stable Group One-winning trainer Kelso Wood is expected to close his Eagle Farm stable because of ill health … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Kiwi shares in Kentucky Derby glory New Zealand bloodstock agent Michael Wallace has claimed a slice of American racing history. The China Horse Club’s racing and … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Trainer posts early strikes Raymond Connors’ jumping season is away to the perfect start. He produced last winter’s Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) winner Wise … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lessons learned from Kentucky: O’Brien Aidan O’Brien says the sloppy conditions and a bump at the start of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs played … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Te Akau strike early at Karaka Te Akau struck early in the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s two-day May Sale when they went to $110,000 … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Top lot Sydney bound Jason Abrahams of Champion Thoroughbreds went to $120,000 to secure the top lot in the yearling session of New Zealand … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Alice Springs market movers for Monday, May 7 IT is Alice Springs Cup day in the red centre and the punters have a full nine race card to … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Ipswich market movers for Monday, May 7 QUEENSLAND’S primary meet today is at Ipswich as the race club hosts a strong seven event card. Where’s the smart … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Gunnedah market movers for Monday, May 7 NSW racing is at Gunnedah this afternoon as the race club puts on a seven race card to start off … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Billesdon Brook in upset Guineas win Billesdon Brook has created history with a 66-1 upset in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Melbourne Cup runner-up euthanised Heartbreak City, second to Almandin in the Melbourne Cup, has been euthanised after breaking a leg in a racecourse gallop … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby Favourite Always Dreaming has led all the way to win a muddy Kentucky Derby at CHurchill Downs … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Cup challengers for It’s Somewhat Godolphin’s It’s Somewhat will be at short odds to win the Doomben Cup but rivals believe they have genuine chances … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Odeon in form for shot at SA Derby With three wins and a second from his four starts this campaign, three-year-old Odeon is the early favourite to claim … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Queensland Oaks next for Egg Tart Chris Waller has confirmed Egg Tart will head to Brisbane to try to add the Queensland Oaks to her Group … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago New Sunshine Coast chief executive The new Sunshine Coast chief executive John Miller will start work earlier than expected so he can gain knowledge of … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago International travel an ambition for Weir After another record breaking season, champion trainer Darren Weir would like to one day race on the international stage … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Win an omen for Wood and Gesler The Kelso Wood-Patricia Gesler training partnership has had its first winner and is hoping it is an omen for a … Read More Horse Racing News, USA horse racing news 7 years ago Pletcher scores second Kentucky Derby win with Always Dreaming THERE’S no denying that Todd Pletcher is a champion trainer and he worked his magic again on Sunday morning when … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago More drug tests for Qld winter carnival Queensland officials have stepped up drug testing for the winter carnival starting with the Gold Coast meeting … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Churchill gives O’Brien Guineas record Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien has claimed a record eighth 2000 Guineas at Newmarket … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Avdulla suspended for Lord Mayors Cup ride Brenton Avdulla and apprentice Andrew Adkins have both been slapped with careless-riding bans at Rosehill on top of ones they … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ecuador wins first race for almost a year Aided by an impeccable ride from Adam Hyeronimus, Ecuador has won his first race for almost a year, claiming the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Lucky Lucky Lucky scores overdue victory Lucky Lucky Lucky has formed part of a race-to-race double for the Tony McEvoy stable at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Luke Nolen taken to hospital after fall Jockey Luke Nolen will be assessed for injuries in Royal Adelaide Hospital after a fall at Morphettville that has left … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Stradbroke Handicap plans for 3YO Takedown Trainer Gary Moore has Stradbroke Handicap ambitions for Takedown after the three-year-old’s win in the Gold Coast Guineas … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ecuador wins first race for almost a year Aided by an impeccable ride from Adam Hyeronimus, Ecuador has won his first race for almost a year, claiming the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Leebaz in upset win in Hollindale Stakes There is no stopping Hawkes Racing as Leebaz continued the stable’s golden run to win the Hollindale Stakes at the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Promising Supido makes in six wins on trot Supido and Admiral could clash again in the Group One Goodwood in Adelaide after fighting out the finish at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Coolring lands plunge in Gold Coast Cup Coolring has given in-form trainer Bjorn Baker the second leg of a feature-race double in landing a plunge to win … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Harrison repays Robl faith in Stocking win As trainer Peter Robl thought she would, Tegan Harrison has found the key to Eloping in an all-the-way win in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Chris Waller trio stake Group One claims Three Chris Waller-trained horses have put their Group One aspirations to the test with success at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Imposing Lass outstays rivals in Bracelet Imposing Lass passed her first stamina test and continued her winning streak when she made it four wins in a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Euston Road gives co-trainers welcome win Three-year-old filly Euston Road has notched her first city win and broken a run of city outs for her trainers … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Royal Tithe wins G3 Ken Russell Memorial Royal Tithe has upset her more fashionable winter carnival rivals, winning the Group Three Ken Russell Memorial at the Gold … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Legerity continues Hawkes’ run of success Legerity has kept the Hawkes Racing bandwagon rolling with victory at Rosehill after a big week for the family training … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago I Am A Star wins at Flemington Trainer Shane Nichols believes he has a pretty handy filly on his hands after the win of I Am A … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Dartmouth to be set for Royal Ascot The Queen’s horse Dartmouth will be set for the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot after claiming a Group Three race … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cathryn Sophia wins Kentucky Oaks Kentucky Derby-winning trainer John Service has claimed his first Kentucky Oaks win with Cathryn Sopia … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago O’Neill relaxed ahead of Kentucky Derby Trainer Chief Stipe O’Neill has already won a Kentucky Derby with I’ll Have Another, an experience he says prepares him for … Read More View the full article

Beverly Strauss, co-founder and Executive Director of the Chesapeake City, M.D.-based Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue, has been named as the Honorary Postmaster for Preakness 149, the Maryland Jockey Club announced Monday. Strauss will be recognized during the Alibi Breakfast Thursday, May 16 at Pimlico Race Course. A graduate of the U.S. Pony Club, Strauss helped launch MAHR in 2002 with the goal of helping to find and transition former racehorses to new homes. A federal 501(c)3 non-profit organization, MAHR buys ex-racehorses and, after quarantine and careful evaluation, adopts them into good homes as pleasure and sport horses. The Alibi Breakfast, which began in the 1930s on the porch of the old Pimlico Clubhouse, features a gathering of media, owners, trainers, jockeys, horsemen and fans to celebrate the Preakness. Click here for more information on the Alibi Breakfast and to purchase tickets. The post Beverly Strauss Named Honorary Preakness 149 Postmaster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In addition to the expansion in television coverage, NYRA Bets becomes the title sponsor of the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) and the Pegasus Stakes. The Haskell Stakes will headline July 20 card. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas confirmed both Seize the Grey (Arrogate) and Just Steel (Justify) would go on to Baltimore with an eye on the GI Preakness S. after runs this past Saturday at Churchill Downs, the Maryland Jockey Club announced Monday. Seize the Grey won the GII Pat Day Mile S. while Just Steel wound up 17th in the GI Kentucky Derby. “We'll bring both of ours,” Lukas confirmed to the Maryland Jockey Club media Monday. “We will be there Monday.” Meanwhile, Derby hero Mystik Dan (Goldencents), whose status for the Preakness is still unconfirmed, seemed to be on the rebound according to trainer Kenny McPeek. “[He] ate up last night, which is a really good sign,” said McPeek. “… I'm big on that. I always believe the faster they eat, the faster they run. You've got to keep them in the feed tub. They need that energy.” As for his colt's future plans, McPeek added: “We'll get him back to the track on Wednesday, probably give him a little jog a mile, gallop a mile, something simple. I'm encouraged. I'm going to talk to [owners] Lance [Gasaway] and Sharilyn [Gasaway]. No fast moves. We probably won't decide until the morning of entries. But the horse is doing fine and seems to be bright and happy.” Mystik Dan will remain at Churchill Downs with McPeek until a final decision is made regarding his Preakness status. The post Lukas Double To Baltimore; McPeek Upbeat On Mystik Dan 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 past weekend, my husband and I brought five of his old high school friends to their first Kentucky Derby. The group grew up together in Baltimore and while some of them have been to the infield at the Preakness, the Derby was their first authentic race-day experience. They flew in from various parts of the East Coast. One is an engineer, two are wealth managers, one works in investment banking and another is in business consulting. They are all hard-working, fun, intelligent 26 and 27 year olds. In short, they are the type of people that horse racing very much needs to engage and retain. A lot of thought was put into their Derby Day outfits and they were thrilled to learn that their general admission ticket bought them unlimited access to food and drinks. Their betting budgets ranged from $200 to $1,200. Some lost, a few won. The big winner on the day put $25 to win on Mystik Dan (Goldencents) because he liked the name and $50 to win on the 47-1 longshot Trikari (Oscar Performance), who won the GII American Turf S., because the older gentleman behind him in line for the betting window told him it was a good pick at a price. As the day progressed, many of their reactions and comments made me laugh. Some of their questions were humbling, reminding me how incredible our sport is, while others were a bit of a reality check as they made me realize just how easy it can be to live in our “racing bubble” and forget about the general public's true perception of horse racing. I jotted down a few of their direct quotes that struck me most. Walking into Churchill Downs: “Wow, I didn't realize how big it was.” These were no sports amateurs. Earlier this year, we all went to the Ravens-Chiefs AFC Championship game together (sadly it did not go well for the Baltimore natives). Yet even for these huge sports enthusiastic, weaving through Churchill Downs among 150,000 other race-goers and glimpsing those twin spires poised above a sprawling new paddock was awe inspiring. While juggling a racing program, a mint julep and the phone he was using to bet with: “I need to get rid of this magazine. It's a nuisance.” Four of the five first-time Derby-goers (the other is off getting a chicken sandwich) | Katie Petrunyak For someone whose racing form is virtually my at-the-track bible, this one made me laugh. Once we showed him how his “magazine” was the key to learning about the horses running that day, he held onto it a bit tighter. Still, it was a reminder of how important it is to make data and other handicapping material easily accessible online, especially for the younger generation that would prefer if they could review information and make their bets all from the device in their pocket. Seeing the paddock for the first time: “This isn't a Reds game. Why can't we go onto the grass?” For context, the group went to a Cincinnati Reds game the night before. We explained what the paddock was and who was able to visit it. Two members of the group were actually able to go in the paddock for an undercard race and I think their jaws nearly hit the new artificial turf as they took in the sights. Many people working in the industry will go to the paddock on Derby day dozens of times over the years, making it easy to forget that for most it is an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience. “I want to watch you bet and then I'll do one.” Even for someone who is a consistent sports bettor, going up to the window can be intimidating and placing a wager is confusing. It makes me wonder about racing novices who go to the track and don't have that person with them to explain things like what an exacta is and what it means to box an exacta. How many people are in the industry today because a friend or family member took them to the racetrack and explained the ins and outs of the sport to them? It emphasizes just how significant of an impact it can have on a new fan to go to the track with an experienced race-goer. 5. “67 minutes until post? Why is there so much time?” Industry members are not the only ones who bemoan the lengthy gaps in between races on the big days. The long waits certainly bring the mood down for first-time attendees as well. “Is Bob Baffert an owner or a trainer?” After covering and following the Churchill Downs-Baffert saga for the last three years, this one was a shocker for me when one friend asked this question after they heard Baffert come up in an outside conversation. Many racing insiders have speculated on how there is an asterisk next to this year's Kentucky Derby because of Churchill Downs' ban on Baffert's horses, and while that may be a valid point, to a lot of the general public-especially young people–the basic facts about one of the most recognizable faces in racing are a mystery and they are completely unaware of the issues that have been such a focal point going into this year's Kentucky Derby. As the Kentucky Derby contenders came down the tunnel and into the paddock: “Oh guys hold up, these are the Derby horses. That's pretty amazing.” And that's the magic of the Kentucky Derby. It's not the big hats or the mint juleps or the famous people in attendance. Even for those taking in their very first Derby, all the other hubbub of the day falls away as 20 of the best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds in the world stride into the paddock. Our group experienced that same familiar spine-tingling rush even the most veteran trainers and owners feel when all our cheers meld together into a roar as the crowd hears the call to the post. So what does this crew's future in horse racing look like? One of our friends who lives in Baltimore has already asked if Mystik Dan will be at the Preakness in two weeks. Another who lives in New York City is thinking about taking the train up to Saratoga this summer. I don't think anyone will be making a career change any time soon, but I am fairly sure we will see them all at the track again someday and maybe, just maybe, their names could be listed in the racing program as owners somewhere on down the line. The post How I brought five young people to their first Kentucky Derby 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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Through the first four months of the year, wagering on U.S. races fell 6.10% compared to the same time period in 2023, in figures released Monday by Equibase. A total of $3,516,968,001 was wagered through April this year, compared to $3,745,511,588 a year ago. Available U.S. purses dipped 1.17% from $366,620,431 in 2023 to $362,312,915 this year, with 80 fewer race days and 673 fewer races. During the month of April, $926,855,960 was wagered on U.S. races, down 11.42% from last year's figure of $1,046,334,587. Available U.S. purses totaled $94,938,583, compared to $100,519,382 a year ago. There were 269 race days this April, down from 281 last April and the number of races declined from 2,351 to 2,245. The post Year-to-Date Wagering Falls appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

FOX Sports will be the television home for Monmouth Park's 2024 racing season, which opens May 11 under a new partnership announced Monday by the New Jersey track and the New York Racing Association. In addition to the expansion in television coverage, NYRA Bets will become the title sponsor of the $1-million GI Haskell S. and the Pegasus S. Monmouth's signature race, the NYRA Bets Haskell S. will be run July 20. The NYRA Bets Pegasus S., the traditional local prep for the Haskell, will be contested June 15. America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports, will provide live coverage of Monmouth racing from May 11 through July 7. The on-site broadcast team will include Paul LoDuca, Laffit Pincay, III, and Rajiv Maragh. Beginning with the July 11 opening of the 2024 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, select stakes races from Monmouth Park will be broadcast on Saratoga Live, FOX Sports' flagship horse racing show. “We've always had a great relationship with NYRA and this partnership takes it further across multiple television and sponsorship channels, including our biggest day with the NYRA Bets Haskell S.,” said Bill Knauf, Monmouth Park's vice president of business operations. “We look forward to the synergy between Monmouth Park and NYRA and the great exposure that FOX Sports can provide for our races this summer.” As part of the new agreement, Monmouth Park will be featured in NYRA's Cross Country Pick 5 wager on all live race days. “This partnership will ensure that racing from Monmouth Park is easily accessible to racing fans and bettors across the country,” said Tony Allevato, NYRA Chief Revenue Officer. “Monmouth is a summertime destination home to historic races each year, which is why we are thrilled to be a major part of two big days on the Jersey Shore.” The post Monmouth, NYRA Bets and Fox Sports Partner on TV, Sponsorship Deals appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

An additional 29 juveniles have been supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. These entries, which are catalogued as hips 557-585, include 2-year-olds by Bolt d'Oro, Gun Runner, Hard Spun, Into Mischief, Justify, Not This Time, Quality Road, Speightstown, and Tapit. “These supplemental entries add more quality to an already strong catalogue,” said Paget Bennett, Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Director of Sales. The Midlantic May sale will be held May 20 and 21 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. Sale sessions will begin at 11 a.m. The auction's under tack show will be held May 14-16, beginning each day at 8 a.m. Click here to view the entire catalogue. The post Supplemental Entries Added to Midlantic May Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Continuing his perfect start to the current campaign, Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez's White Birch (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) added The Curragh's G2 Coolmore Stud Sottsass Irish EBF Mooresbridge S. to last month's G3 Alleged S. success with the minimum of fuss on Monday. Third in the Derby last June after taking the G3 Ballysax S. and finishing runner-up in the G2 Dante S., the John Murphy-trained grey stalked the leader Greenland (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) early under Colin Keane before taking over approaching the two-furlong pole. Too strong from there, the 2-1 favourite hit the line with 3 3/4 lengths to spare over Lord Massusus (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}), who denied Greenland second by a neck. Far too good White Birch makes short work of his rivals in the Group 2 Mooresbridge Stakes to make it 2-2 for the season. Some of the top middle-distance flat races are now on the cards for this thriving 4yo.@JosephOBrien2 | @coolmorestud | @IrishEBF_ pic.twitter.com/Iy1OfpY043 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 6, 2024 The post All Power To Ulysses’s White Birch In The Mooresbridge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Last seen finishing runner-up in the Listed Prix Maurice Caillault at Chantilly in March, Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois and Jean-Claude Seroul's Wootton Verni (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) stepped up to land Monday's G3 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud after surviving an inquiry. Tackling 10 1/2 furlongs for the first time under Cristian Demuro, the 9-2 shot, who holds an entry in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, was anchored last of the quartet early before being launched wide of the duelling Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) and Casapueblo (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}) to seize the advantage a furlong out. Driven out to the line, the Jérôme Andreu-trained colt who had beaten the subsequent listed scorer Trafalgar Square (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) by five lengths in a mile-and-a-quarter conditions event on Marseille Pont-de-Vivaux's all-weather in December had a neck to spare over last year's G1 Criterium International winner Sunway at the line, with TDN Rising Star Casapueblo 3/4 of a length behind in third. The latter was the sufferer of interference as the winner lugged in late, but the result was allowed to stand. 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶 (C. Demuro) s'impose dans le Prix Greffulhe (Gr.3) à Saint-Cloud et offre un 1⃣er Groupe à son entraîneur Jérôme Andreu. Le dernier doublé Prix du Jockey Club – Prix Greffulhe remonte à Study of Man en 2018. Rendez-vous pris le 2 juin à Chantilly! pic.twitter.com/BXzOF4bEzi — Equidia (@equidia) May 6, 2024 The post Wootton Bassett’s Wootton Verni Takes The Greffulhe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Over the last three years Frankel (GB) and Dubawi (Ire) have handed the sires' championship back and forth between each other, and they rule supreme as the two most expensive stallions in the world this year at £350,000. While Darley's Dubawi duly provided the winner of the first British Classic of the season when Notable Speech (GB) became his fourth in that particular race – an achievement that is unrivalled in the post-war era – it was Frankel's Juddmonte friend and rival Kingman (GB) who had the bragging rights on Sunday. In the history of the 2,000 Guineas, two sires have sired five winners each but you have to go back to the 19th century to find Sultan (GB) and Stockwell (GB). Lord Derby's Fairway (GB), whose most recent winner was Garden Path (GB) in 1944, is currently Dubawi's equal on four winners. Picking the winner of either Guineas was no easy feat. Notable Speech, a winner solely on the all-weather at Kempton prior to his Classic triumph, and unraced at two, returned at 16/1, while Kingman's first winner of the 1,000 Guineas, the lightly raced Elmalka (GB) was 28/1. Their victories for trainers Charlie Appleby and Roger Varian respectively meant that both Guineas 'stayed at home' within the Newmarket fold despite some serious challengers from overseas. Indeed, Elmalka narrowly denied Donnacha O'Brien's Porta Fortuna (Ire) and the Christopher Head-trained Ramatuelle for a multi-national trifecta, while Tamfana, bred in Germany and trained by a Frenchman in England, kept up that theme when flying home to take fourth. Her trainer David Menuisier was left ruing his luck and attempting to balance those polar opposite emotions of pride and crushing disappointment in seeing a horse run so well in defeat. With just a length covering the first five home – Aidan O'Brien's Ylang Ylang (GB) completed the quintet – any one of the four trainers other than that of the winner was entitled to go home thinking 'if only'. Tamfana, who had been available at 66/1 earlier in the week, was half that at the off and it is hard not to be impressed by the huge amount of ground she made up when finally in the clear. She will head to France next for the Prix de Diane. Classic Double for Breeder Godolphin For Godolphin it was a weekend rich in celebration. A 2,000 Guineas winner in the royal blue, a year after Mawj (Ire) took the 1,000 Guineas for Saeed Bin Suroor, was a terrific start. But then came Elmalka, bred by Godolphin and racing in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed's younger brother Sheikh Ahmed, who had enjoyed a successful winter in Dubai, becoming champion owner in his homeland, while his retained trainer Michael Costa was runner-up in the championship behind Dubai World Cup-winning trainer Bhupat Seemar. Sheikh Ahmed has long been a loyal supporter of Roger Varian and his former boss, the late Michael Jarvis. For Varian, the victory of Elmalka was extra sweet, not just for the filly being his first winner of the 1,000 Guineas but because her dam Nahrain (GB) (Selkirk) is doubtless remembered with great affection. Back in 2011, in the Prix de l'Opera, Nahrain became Varian's first Group 1 winner, a victory made all the more emotional for its timing, less than two weeks after the death of his mentor Jarvis. Varian has trained all of the mare's progeny bar the prolific Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won 10 Group races in the Godolphin silks, including three Group 1s, for Saeed Bin Suroor. Now the 16-year-old mare has provided Varian with his third British Classic winner following Eldar Eldarov (GB) and Kingston Hill (GB). “It doesn't get more special than that,” said the trainer, whose only regret was that his wife Hanako and children Momoka, Eiji and Reika were at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Sunday and not on the Rowley Mile to celebrate. Hanako Varian was overseeing the sale of merchandise from her fashion brand Newmarket 875 at what her husband referred to as “pop-ups” at both Newmarket and Royal Windsor over the weekend. Anyone filing out past her stand on the Rowley Mile on Sunday could have had one of the Newmarket 875 caps autographed by the Classic-winning trainer, who stood happily chatting to racegoers as the runners went to post for the last race of the meeting. Sunday will also live long in the memory of Silvestre de Sousa. The 42-year-old has been champion jockey three times in Britain but had only three previous Group 1 wins in the country aboard Farhh (GB) and Arabian Queen (GB). “I've been trying for so long to win a Classic,” he said after his sole ride of the day at Newmarket. With Varian's first-call rider James Doyle on duty in France for Wathnan Racing, de Sousa got the call-up from the trainer, and he has already made the most of the opportunities given to him by Varian since his return from a 10-month ban during his time in Hong Kong. De Sousa rode Charyn (Fr) to win both the G2 Bet 365 Mile and Doncaster Mile, and he also recently partnered Adaay In Devon (GB) to win the Listed Lansdown S. for Rod Millman. The Brazilian added, “I love British racing so much. To me it's my base. This is the place where it starts and I hope this is the place where I'm going to finish one day.” There in Spirit The 27-year-old Invincible Spirit (Ire) played his part in both Guineas results as the paternal grandsire of Elmalka and the broodmare sire of Notable Speech. His son, the G2 Royal Lodge winner Ghostwriter (Ire), was also fourth in the 2,000 Guineas. Notable Speech is a fifth generation homebred for Sheikh Mohammed. In recent years the family has also been well represented by the GI Natalma S. and G3 Fred Darling S. winner Wild Beauty (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who is a half-sister to Notable Speech's dam Swift Rose (GB). Jumping back three generations, his fourth dam Cherokee Rose (Ire) (Dancing Brave) was a top-class sprinter for John Hammond, winning the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest and G1 Haydock Sprint Cup. Her half-brother Volksraad (GB) (Green Desert) was less exalted on the track, though he did manage third in the G2 Challenge S. He later made his mark as a stallion following his export to Windsor Park Stud, where he eventually became champion sire of New Zealand in 2001/02, dethroning the great Zabeel (NZ). Elmalka's family, too, has been within the Godolphin fold for decades. Sheikh Mohammed purchased her fourth dam, Lady Of The Sea (Ire), from her breeder Sonia Rogers. The daughter of Mill Reef was out of the New Zealand champion race filly La Mer (NZ) (Copenhagen {GB}) who had been purchased by Captain Tim Rogers and exported to his Airlie Stud in Ireland. Nahrain has been one of the standouts of this family for the Godolphin team, but her dam Bahr (GB) (Generous {Ire}) was also very talented and won the G2 Ribblesdale S. and G3 Musidora S., as well as finishing second in the Oaks and third in the Irish Oaks. The tall and elegant Friendly Soul (GB) had looked a stand-out in a field of good-looking fillies for the Listed Pretty Polly S. and George Strawbridge's homebred was another feather in the cap of Kingman on Sunday. She could hardly have been more impressive on only her second run, holding off Juddmonte's Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}) by just over a length, with the pair of them having pulled 12 lengths clear of the rest of the field. Both fillies clearly have bright futures, and co-trainer John Gosden suggested that the G1 Prix de Diane is a realistic target for Friendly Soul. She will have plenty to live up to as she bids to become the fourth Group 1 winner for her dam In Clover (GB) (Inchinor {GB}). The mare's seven black-type performers also include Incahoots (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), the dam of last year's G1 Prix de la Foret winner Kelina (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Royal Ascot Juvenile Clues The success didn't end in the Classics for Godolphin, who unleashed the smart Mountain Breeze (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a three-parts-sister to Pinatubo (Ire), to win the £40,000 Tattersalls-sponsored fillies' maiden on Sunday. She became the latest TDN Rising Star in Europe and is already being talked about with Royal Ascot in mind. Her brother of course took the Chesham S. en route to becoming champion two-year-old. While Sheikh Mohammed Obaid may have knocked on the door with 2,000 Guineas runner-up Rosallion (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), the owner-breeder nevertheless enjoyed a memorable Guineas meeting in general. A treble on Friday included two Listed winners, the four-length Newmarket S. winner Caviar Heights (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and King Charles II S winner Boiling Point (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). Rosallion and his relation Inisherin (GB) (Shamardal) were second and sixth in the 2,000 Guineas, and on Sunday the juvenile The Actor (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) rallied gamely to win on his second start for Richard Hannon after finishing runner-up during the Craven meeting. We can expect to see him at Royal Ascot, too. Well Heald Following the disappointing run of the odds-on favourite City Of Troy (Justify) in the 2,000 Guineas, Godolphin's Arabian Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) has now replaced him as favourite for the Derby. The impressive winner of the Classic Trial at Sandown in late April, the colt was bred by Guy Heald, who is responsible for two serious Classic contenders this season. Last Thursday, Heald's homebred Fast Tracker (GB) (Churchill {Ire}) went seven lengths clear at Chantilly to land the Listed Prix de Suresnes, the race won last year by Ace Impact (Ire) (Cracksman {GB}) before he went on to glory in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Heald's colt, who is trained by his long-time ally Henri-Alex Pantall, also holds an entry for that Classic. The breeder is doubtless now delighted in his decision to retain Fast Tracker when he was bought in at 28,000gns as a yearling at Tattersalls. He is out of the unraced Anabaa mare Emma Knows (Ire), a half-sister to the Group 3-placed King Of Camelot (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) and Listed runner-up Leader Writer (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}). All three were also bred by Heald, whose recent major success as breeder came with the 2022 G1 Prix de Royallieu winner Sea La Rosa (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). One Last Thing If you can keep your eyes open after a long day at Newmarket, the best way to spend the evening of the 2,000 Guineas is by watching the superb NBC coverage of Kentucky Derby day from Churchill Downs. It is an extraordinary race, not always for the best of reasons, but the television build-up to it is second to no racing broadcast I've ever watched. Every horse and every owner has a story, and the backgrounds to the contenders are properly explored and celebrated. More than 150,000 people were at Churchill Downs for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, making the raceday experience for the horses as much of a mental challenge as a physical one, particularly as they leave their stables for the famous walk over to the track. That in itself is an incredible spectacle. Hats have to be doffed to those horsemen and women charged with keeping the runners as calm as possible before they load into the gates. The Thoroughbred has to be sound of mind as well as limb, and perhaps nowhere is that put to the test more than in Kentucky on Derby day. It is in stark contrast to the relative calm and openness of Newmarket on Guineas weekend, where the runners can circle quietly at the start a mile away from the noise of the stands. But that is what makes racing such a fascinating sport. It's essentially just a bunch of horses running round a field, but those fields vary so vastly the world over. The post Seven Days: Kingman’s Queens appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The stable of George Scott has been enjoying a decent run of form in 2024 and the trainer notched an important win at Newmarket on Saturday when Seven Questions (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) ran home the 33/1 winner of the G3 Palace House S. For the same Bahraini owner, Victorious Racing and Fawzi Nass, Scott won Bahrain's Triple Crown earlier this year with Isle Of Jura (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and the trainer is eyeing some classy contests for both horses in Britain this summer. As Seven Questions demonstrated that he had come out of Saturday's race well with a buck and a kick in his paddock on Monday morning, Scott said of the Tally-Ho Stud-bred gelding, “He was a good two-year-old last year. He was very unlucky in the Sirenia, drawn on the wing. He got beaten a head by a good horse that day in Starlust. And then I think if anyone wanted to go back and look at the Mill Reef in a bit more detail now he's come out and done this, you'll see he was very unlucky in the Mill Reef as well.” With three wins to his credit at two, Seven Questions was also third in the G2 Mill Reef and G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte as well as his close second in the G3 Sirenia S. Scott continued, “Winning the Palace House was obviously a little bit of surprise for the bookmakers, but we expected him to run a nice race. As I say, he's a talented horse so he has loads of options. “For example, we'll look at Royal Ascot. Is he a Wokingham horse or is he one for the the King Charles III [formerly the G1 King's Stand]? It might be that we go for the Wokingham this time around and then go from there. But I would love him to run at Royal Ascot. “We might well look at the Temple Stakes at Haydock or the Sandy Lane the same day. I know Vandeek is going to start back in the Sandy Lane.” Scott also issued an update on the four-year-old Isle Of Jura, who won four of his five starts in Bahrain over the winter and was beaten a short-head in the other. He has had a short spell following his return to Newmarket and looks set to run at Sandown on Thursday, May 23. “He's going to start back in the Brigadier Gerard,” said the trainer.” It looks like King of Steel might start back there but we're very keen to get a run into him before Ascot. He looks incredible. We're very, very pleased with the way he's training, and obviously the plan is the Hardwicke, but we'll be using the Brigadier Gerard as a stepping stone towards the Hardwicke. It's a race that we're looking forward to. The track should suit him, a stiff one and a quarter [miles].” Scott has had the New Approach gelding for just over a year after Billy Jackson Stops identified him as a promising purchase from the Godolphin draft in the Tattersalls Ascot March Sale. Bought for £150,000 on behalf of Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa's Victorious Racing, his earnings now stand at more than £292,0000 for his six wins from 11 starts. Along with Isle Of Jura, Scott could also be sending the improving stayer Prydwen (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) to Sandown on the same day for the G3 Henry II S. The six-year-old, who is owned by Blue Starr Racing, has won his last two starts, including an impressive performance at Southwell last week under Callum Shepherd. “The handicapper will have his say tomorrow, but I would think he'll be 108, 109, 110,” Scott said. “He's going to run in the Group 3 at Sandown and that will be a good indication for whether he completes his owner's dream and maybe rolls the dice in the Gold Cup or more likely go to Northampton Plate, in which he'll have a big weight.” He added of the eight-time winner, “He's a very straightforward horse to train. He just runs every month and he's happy doing it.” The post Isle Of Jura to Brigadier Gerard for In-Form Scott appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – While most of the racing world is focused on the 150th GI Kentucky Derby to be run Saturday at Churchill Downs, the final stop on the Triple Crown series–the 156th GI Belmont S., some six weeks hence on June 8–is already at the top of the charts for plenty of people in this horse-centric upstate city. In order to accommodate the massive makeover of Belmont Park, New York Racing Association officials decided last year to stage the 2024 and 2025 runnings of the Belmont S. at Saratoga Race Course, the oldest and most popular track in the country. NYRA has scheduled the Belmont Stakes Festival, which will feature 24 stakes races with purses totaling $10.25 million, for June 6-9 at Saratoga. Even though Thoroughbred racing has been conducted at the Spa since 1863 and its world-renowned summer meet features the $1.25-million GI Travers S., the addition of the Belmont S. is nothing short of enormous. The daily limit of 50,000 admission tickets and seating sold out at Taylor Swift concert-level speed, as did hotel rooms and short-term rentals in the city and region. “We're used to the Travers,” said Jack Knowlton, the Saratoga resident and businessman who heads Sackatoga Stable. “I say that the Belmont at Saratoga is going to be four days of the Travers on steroids. We have our Travers and it's a big deal every year, but if there's a big horse, or, on the rare occasion where there is a Triple Crown, it's absolutely crazy. That's what this is going to be.” Knowlton has more than a casual connection to the sport. Sackatoga's Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) won the Derby and GI Preakness S. in 2003 and its Tiz the Law (Constitution) prevailed in the 2020 Belmont and Travers. He compared the anticipation for the Belmont to 2015 when Triple Crown winner American Pharoah came to Saratoga for the Travers and was upset at the fabled “graveyard of favorites” by Keen Ice. Sending the Belmont upstate instead of staging it at nearby Aqueduct Racetrack, which no longer has the seating to accommodate a major event, has provided a multi- million-dollar package for the region. Marianne Barker is in her 46th season operating the Impressions of Saratoga gift and souvenir shop on Broadway and said the news of Belmont at Saratoga has been good for business for months. “Because it's so novel, that none of those races have ever been here before. Just the fact that it's something new and pretty monumental,” she said. “Yeah, people are really excited. Even if they're just here for a long weekend, I'd say that every other person that comes into the store is like, 'So, are you guys ready for the Belmont? What's it going to be like? Is it going to be crazy? Are you going to be nuts?' We're like, 'Well, we sure hope so.'” Among the merchandise that Impressions has carried since deep winter has been a Belmont at Saratoga poster created by local artist Greg Montgomery, famous for his distinctive Travers posters. Barker and her partner in Impressions and The Dark Horse Mercantile, Maddy Zanetti, know that the news of the temporary relocation of the Belmont has registered well beyond the Capital Region of upstate New York. “We were in Maine for a small tradeshow about a month and a half ago and even people there were like, 'Oh my God, you guys, it's going to be great for you,'” she said. “The buzz is out.” The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, located across Union Avenue from the track, is at the forefront of a community-wide embrace of Saratoga's Belmont S. “It certainly is everywhere,” said museum director Cate Masterson. “The New York Racing Association has been visiting Saratoga quite regularly since their announcement and with the Chamber of Commerce, Discover Saratoga, the Downtown Business Association, they've included, not only all the non-profits, but also the businesses. They've done regular meetings to just see what can happen and the buzz is there. Everyone's talking about it.” The museum, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2025, has developed a program of special events for the festival. It includes an evening of Belmont stories from retired NYRA track announcer Tom Durkin; the Belmont Gala at the Canfield Casino that will benefit the museum and Hall of Fame; a morning tour of the Old Tavern Farm; a Saturday Morning Social at the museum; and a Handicapping 101 evening organized by retired jockey and television personality Donna Barton Brothers that will benefit Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga. “It's an extremely exciting time because it's historic,” Masterson said. “We're thrilled. The community has definitely, I would say, rallied around the fact that the race is coming. And the four-day Belmont Stakes Festival is really nice.” The Discover Saratoga tourism organization has been working on the Belmont-at- Saratoga project for months and it has a prominent position on its website. Among the elements being discussed are watch parties. “We want to create events, not only for our visitors, but also our locals,” said Darryl Leggieri, the Discover Saratoga president. “We want them to feel like they're a part of it, too. Creating free events, a festive atmosphere in downtown, trying to engage all of our members, all of our restaurants and retailers and have some live entertainment and just really making it fun so that people have a great experience in Saratoga Springs.” NYRA's original plan was to start the Belmont Park tear-down and rebuild immediately after the 2024 Belmont S., move the race to Saratoga for 2025 and have Belmont Park ready for the 2026 race known as “The Test of the Champion.” At the end of the last summer's Saratoga meeting, NYRA CEO David O'Rourke said that the Belmont was likely to be held in Saratoga in 2024 as well, providing a bigger window for the work at Belmont Park. In early December, the switch was made official. “I can just tell you that my phone has been ringing off the hook for the past like six months about reservations,” said Pennell's Restaurant owner Bruce Cerone. “I'm at the point I can't even take any more reservations for that weekend.” Cerone's popular restaurant, a fixture in Saratoga for a century, has a strong year-round business. The Belmont at Saratoga festival is a present for the already vibrant economy of the city and region. “Honestly, for myself, it's a great thing,” he said, “but people were going crazy about it, especially the rental market in my neighborhood. It's definitely a bonus for everybody.” Siro's Restaurant, which has operated on a seasonal basis next to the track since 1945, will have its outdoor facility of a bar, raw bar and live music open throughout the festival. “We can fit 1,500 to 2,000 people and we will have the inside bar open, too,” Siro's general manager Kevin Decker said. “We're the first stop after the track. It's going to be very exciting and we're looking forward to it. All of Saratoga is.” Decker said his newest venture, as a co-owner with Lucas White, The Wild Horse bar, on Caroline Street downtown will be open with entertainment for the festival. Barker said she fully expects the Belmont at Saratoga memorabilia sales to surpass the Travers in her shops. “I do just because it's so unique. It's on track for doing better than Travers,” she said. “Travers is huge, needless to say, but being that this is only going to happen twice and how Saratoga is excited about history and history-making events, I think it's going to be gigantic.” The post Belmont Buzz Hits Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If you consider yourself a baseball fan and are of a certain vintage, the term Iron Horse will conjure up thoughts of one of the most legendary baseball players to ever grace the diamond: The Iron Horse himself, Lou Gehrig. Jonathan Eig, author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, described the term Iron Horse as “a type of courage to persevere and to keep yourself going and to never give up.” Harlan Malter, Founder and Managing Partner of Ironhorse Racing Stable is a self-proclaimed sports fanatic and played college baseball at New York's Columbia University. “I enjoyed going out to Saratoga each summer with my family. It is one of the reasons that makes Saratoga extremely special,” recounted Malter. “As a sports fan, horse racing was simply part of that landscape for me. Seattle Slew in 1977 and Alydar in 1978 got me hooked. New York racing really captivated me. Whenever I had time between school and baseball, you could find me at the closest New York City OTB or track.” When uncovering more about Harlan Malter, you begin to see dichotomies reveal themselves. These include his love of New York, even though he grew up in Boston; and the most obvious being that while one of his heroes, Lou Gehrig, was known as a man of few words, Harlan Malter is not. His passion for racing erupts out of him like a volcano and when he opines, his words are often both insightful and inspiring. “Only sports can produce things like a last-minute field goal, a three-point buzzer beater, or a walk-off home run,” he says. “Horse racing is one of those sports. The moment your horse enters the gate or crosses the wire produces one of those feelings. You can't make that feeling up.” Those feelings are shared by the over 165 partners with Ironhorse Racing Stable, including Beth Shireman, who just returned from visiting one of her horses in the stable area at Churchill and watching her horse Indy Magic break his maiden at first asking at Keeneland. “Connecting with these horses is one of the best parts of being part of this partnership,” Shireman says. “I have access to the farms and stable areas for visits. They will steal your heart. You get to know your horse very well and feel like a proud parent on race day.” Zach Silka, who started following racing as a horseplayer and recently witnessed his horse Kid Cairo break his maiden on debut and then saw his other horse Beauty of the Sea win the Golden Beach Handicap at Gulfstream the very next day, reflects this common theme. “The people and the horses are the best parts of Ironhorse Racing Stable,” he said. “Harlan is our fearless leader, our trainers are great, and meeting so many other partners from around the country who are passionate about horse racing has been a cool experience. Then, to have your horses run on consecutive days at the same track, let alone to win both races, was something I could have never expected.” You cannot profile Harlan Malter or Ironhorse Racing without highlighting Bucchero, the original iron horse for the stable. The $43,000 2-year-old purchase went on to make 31 starts and win over $947,000. He knocked down the GII Woodford S. twice, in 2017 and 2018. The Indiana-bred phenom also took Malter to the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint twice and all the way across the pond to Royal Ascot. “My first win as a racehorse owner was a four claimer at Penn National,” said Malter. “Then came Bucchero. He took me to tremendous places. I couldn't have imagined getting to run in the Breeders' Cup and Royal Ascot.” Those experiences were the inspiration for Ironhorse Racing Stable, said Malter. “We started slowly as a small group of friends. After having Bucchero, we wanted to create a syndicate that could compete at the national/global level that was built with the partners' interests as the priority. This is how we developed the `No Markup' model. We wanted to differentiate ourselves from other national syndicates by building partnerships that reflected a true ownership experience. As a sole owner, I went to the sales and paid the auction price for the horse, not a penny more. I wanted to be able to give this same opportunity to our partners. So, we typically assemble our partners before the sales and then go and buy the best possible horse within our budget. This is how typical owners buy horses, and there is no reason partnership participants can't have that same opportunity.” Silka was drawn to how the partnerships were constructed. “I wasn't interested in micro shares or joining a syndicate that marked up the sale price of the horse. I wanted a true partnership experience and to learn as much as I could about the horse ownership side of things,” he says. The Ironhorse Racing partnership closely reflects how Malter's other business, financial planning, works. “We don't mark up stocks like brokers did 20 years ago. We now align our interests with our clients. If the portfolio grows, we will all make more money. I wanted to bring that model to horse ownership. We look to buy value, pick our spots, always be opportunistic, and maximize every single dollar.” Ironhorse is compensated for its management by retaining 10% of all earnings and 10% of the proceeds when the horse is sold. Other costs are a straight pass-through to the penny. By incorporating the tools offered by Horsebills.com, each partner receives an invoice just as if her or she were a full owner, broken down in accordance with their percentage ownership. Partner Robbie Estes said he found this approach very appealing. “Both my wife and I are retired CPAs,” said Estes. “The Ironhorse financial model makes sense to me. Horse ownership is expensive. Harlan Malter's approach makes it understandable, as predictable as possible, and efficient.” When asked about who a good prospect for the partnership group is, Malter replied, “Partners who are looking to run on the national level with a group that gives them the opportunity to buy exactly the way they would if they went to a sale to buy a horse 100% on their own. We pride ourselves on communication, with a dedicated portal where we provide the same type of trainer communication an owner would get if they owned the horse themselves.” Since 2007, Malter and Ironhorse Racing have put together a team of trainers across the country and have recently put their first horse in training in the United Kingdom. Trainers like Mark Casse, Joe Orseno, Chief Stipe O'Neill, Michael Trombetta, Kelsey Danner, and James Ferguson in the United Kingdom are part of the team that keeps over 25 horses in the stable producing for its partners. “Utilizing a network of farms and training centers to help develop our purchases and breed some solid homebreds has kept the winners' circle photos coming,” commented Malter. Ironhorse's model focuses on yearlings and 2-year-olds. You can find the Ironhorse silks breaking from starting gates in just about any racing jurisdiction. The current star of the stable is Get Smokin (Get Stormy). “He won the $1.7-million GII Kentucky Turf Cup last year. He is our type of horse…a hard-knocking runner who shows up every time. We also have 3-year-old stakes winner Mattingly (Bucchero), stakes winner Beauty of the Sea (Bucchero), and many promising 2-year-olds in the pipeline,” said Malter. Multiple opportunities at various price points is what drew Shireman into the group. “Harlan purchases horses from various sales in the U.S. and Europe–yearlings, 2-year-olds-in-training, broodmare prospects. I can pick my favorite, or mix and match. I choose my own adventure within a budget I am comfortable with.” Besides success on the racetrack, communication and education have also played a significant role in the growth of Ironhorse. With a robust social media presence, dynamic website, and the use of technology-driven applications like Slack and Horsebills, Malter can deliver a modern racehorse owner experience. “Along with learning the ins-and-outs of their individual horses, they receive updates on the entire stable,” he explained. “We give insights on each horse, race strategy, development plans, etc. We are all owners of these horses, and we want each partner to feel part of the process from that perspective, not just coming along for the ride.” There are millions of sports fans across the world, but few get to participate on the field, court, or rink. As Malter so poignantly stated about the uniqueness of owning a Thoroughbred racehorse, “You never know where a horse can take you.” For more information, visit www.ihracing.com. 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Aidan O'Brien trainee Whistlejacket (Ire) (No Nay Never–Adventure Seeker {Fr}, by Bering {GB}) debuted with a runner-up finish in an Apr. 21 six-furlong maiden at the Curragh and made no mistake dropped down in trip for Monday's Listed GAIN First Flier S. back at the Co. Kildare venue. Sharply into stride to race on the front end from flagfall in this black-type bow, the 500,000gns Tattersalls Book 1 graduate was shaken up soon after passing the quarter-mile pole and surged clear under continued urging inside the final furlong to easily account for Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) by 3 3/4 lengths. “He's progressed from his first run and did it nicely,” O'Brien commented. “He's a fast horse, five or six furlongs would be no problem, and he has loads of speed for five. He's after having two runs now so he probably doesn't need to run again before [Royal] Ascot.” Whistlejacket is the latest of nine foals and sixth scorer out of Listed Prix de Liancourt victrix and G3 Prix Cleopatre runner-up Adventure Seeker (Fr) (Bering {GB}), herself a half-sister to G3 Princess Margaret S. third Along Again (Ire) (Elusive City). The April-foaled chestnut is a full-brother to G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Little Big Bear (Ire) and a half to G3 Hobart Cup runner-up Andrea Mantegna (Giant's Causeway). Whistlejacket's third dam is storied champion All Along (Fr) (Targowice). Monday, Curragh, Ireland GAIN FIRST FLIER S.-Listed, €40,000, Curragh, 5-6, 2yo, 5fT, 1:04.72, sf. 1–WHISTLEJACKET (IRE), 131, c, 2, by No Nay Never 1st Dam: Adventure Seeker (Fr) (SW & GSP-Fr, $155,312), by Bering (GB) 2nd Dam: American Adventure, by Miswaki 3rd Dam: All Along (Fr), by Targowice 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (500,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Peter M Brant, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Camas Park, Lynch Bages & Summerhill (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €24,000. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $29,882. *Full to Little Big Bear (Ire), G1SW-Ire, GSW & G1SP-Eng, $549,583; and 1/2 to Andrea Mantegna (Giant's Causeway), GSP-Aus, $352,585. 2–Arizona Blaze (GB), 131, c, 2, Sergei Prokofiev–Liberisque (GB), by Equiano (Fr). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (36,000gns Wlg '22 TADEWE; £82,000 Ylg '23 GOFFUK). O-Amo Racing Ltd & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Andrew Bengough & Partners (GB); T-Andrew Murray. €8,000. 3–Monotone (Ire), 131, c, 2, Verbal Dexterity (Ire)–Yes Oh Yes, by Gone West. 1ST BLACK TYPE. (€4,000 RNA Ylg '23 GOAUYR). O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger (IRE). €4,000. Margins: 3 3/4, 2 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 0.83, 2.00, 20.00. Also Ran: Gran Habano (Ire), Morning Vietnam (GB). Scratched: Usdi Atohi (Ire). The post Little Big Bear’s Brother Makes Stakes Breakthrough at The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Aidan O'Brien has suggested that he left City Of Troy (Justify) “too fresh” ahead of what turned out to be a bitterly disappointing return in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday but went on to explain that last season's European Champion Two-Year-Old remains on course to run in the Derby. City Of Troy trailed home in ninth, beaten 17 lengths by the winner Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), despite being sent off at odds of 4-6 for the 2,000 Guineas. He can now be backed at odds as big as 8-1 for the Derby. Speaking to the Nick Luck daily podcast, O'Brien said, “He's still on the same plan. Obviously we always make a plan and sometimes every part of the plan doesn't go right. Next time, we will know an awful lot more. The plan is that he will go straight to the Derby.” O'Brien added, “Thinking back on it, maybe I had him too fresh and hadn't enough done with him through the whole winter. Our ground has been very bad and very deep here and, listen, that's what's going on in my mind. He just jumped and ran fresh and then just blew out. I think that that's the reason and obviously we'll know more the next time. “When he went into the stalls, he stood straight up straight away. For me, that meant that he was too fresh. Obviously, when that happens, their heart rate will rise straight away. He landed and the gates opened, so he was racing straight away. “He was always very natural at home and always done everything very easy. If he was a horse who hadn't as much ability, he'd probably be finding his work harder than he was finding it. That's what I am putting it down to.” It wasn't all doom and gloom for Ballydoyle at Newmarket as stablemate Ylang Ylang (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) enhanced her reputation by finishing fifth in the 1,000 Guineas on Sunday. According to O'Brien, all roads will now lead to the Oaks at Epsom, for which Ylang Ylang heads the market at 7-2. O'Brien said, “She was working like an Oaks filly more than a Guineas filly-working like a filly who could run a very big race in a Guineas and we felt that was what she did. She looked like a filly that would definitely step up to a mile-and-a-quarter and usually, if they have enough class over a mile-and-a-quarter, they have a good chance of getting a mile-and-a-half at Epsom.” The post City Of Troy Remains On Course For The Derby Despite 2,000 Guineas Flop 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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The Curragh could be next for Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) and Haatem (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}) after the Richard Hannon-trained colts finished second and third respectively behind Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the Qipco 2000 Guineas on Saturday. The Hannon stable last recorded victory in the Irish 2,000 Guineas when Canford Cliffs (Ire) ran out a hugely impressive scorer back in 2010. “I'm immensely proud of both horses,” Hannon reflected. “They ran good races and we'll have a lot of sport with them through the year. He added, “The winner is an extremely good horse, I never want to see him again, but we might take him on at Ascot around a bend and it might be a different story. I think on the way, they'll both go to Ireland. That's the plan.” Hannon headed into Saturday's race with supreme confidence behind Rosallion, who has always been held in high regard and ended his two-year-old season by securing Group 1 honours on Arc day in France. He was seen as Britain's best hope of denying the much-vaunted City Of Troy (Justify), while Haatem emerged on the Guineas scene when striking over course and distance in the Craven S. last month, with both living up to their hype in the opening Classic of the season. The post “Immensely Proud” Hannon Eyes Irish Guineas For Rosallion And Haatem appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A day after his daughter Tamfana (Ger) was beaten just a length in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, leading German sire Soldier Hollow (GB) has died at the age of 24. The stallion's death was announced on social media by his owner Helmut von Finck of Gestut Park Wiedingen. He said, “Soldier Hollow the horse of my life…You were my hero, my life and infinitely more. Rest in peace, I'm lost for words today but I'll carry you in my heart forever.” Bred in England by Car Colston Hall Stud, the diminutive son of In The Wings (GB) and the Common Grounds (GB) mare Island Race (GB) was bought by von Finck as a yearling at Tattersalls for 75,000gns. Sent into training with Peter Schiergen, Soldier Hollow became an unbeaten champion two-year-old in Germany but was forced to miss the following year's Deutsches Derby when struck down by a bout of colitis after finishing fourth in the G2 Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen (German 2,000 Guineas). He came into his own at four and beyond, racing until he was seven, with his 12 victories including four Group 1 wins in Germany and Italy. He also beat subsequent Horse of the Year Manduro (Ger) to win the G2 Prix Dollar at Longchamp. Retired initially to stand at Gestut Rottgen before moving to Karl-Dieter Ellerbracke's Gestut Auenquelle, Soldier Hollow was the champion first-season sire in Germany in 2011 and has been German champion sire on three occasions. His best offspring include the G1 Deutsches Derby winners Pastorius (Ger) and Weltstar (Ger), as well as Group 1 winners Ivanhowe (Ger) and Dschingis Secret (Ger). Soldier Hollow also features as the broodmare sire of von Finck's homebred 2022 Deutsches Derby winner Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). In an interview with TDN in 2021, the owner-breeder recalled seeing Soldier Hollow for the first time. Von Finck said, “I was looking for a horse who would get the distance. My favourite horses are middle-distance or long-distance horses, and I found two sons of In The Wings. One was very big and one was quite small. Everybody told me I should buy the big one because he was so beautiful, but I fell in love with the small one because he was well proportioned and looked strong. He was very typical of the Northern Dancer line and I have always liked Northern Dancer. “Soldier Hollow has done everything I could have dreamed about, as a racehorse and as a stallion. Last year he had 20 stakes horses and 11 stakes winners. It's a pleasure for me to follow every horse by Soldier Hollow with all my heart. He is my pride, the horse of my life.” The post Three-Time German Champion Sire Soldier Hollow Dies at 24 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article