Wandering Eyes

Underrated filly Epee Beel claimed her first career stakes victory in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, and in doing so brought up a special milestone for co-trainer Michael Pitman as she became winner number 2000 in New Zealand for the Riccarton maestro. The three-year-old daughter of Epaulette had been a model of consistency of late without standing on the top step of the podium, but she delivered when it mattered for Pitman and son Matthew as she fought off the challenges of Cambridge visitor Nepheti and local filly Quintabelle to deliver her second career victory. Rider Tina Comignaghi had Epee Beel beautifully situated outside pacemaker Caffeinated before taking the lead with 300m to run. The filly fought like a tiger over the closing stages to deny her challengers as she scored by a neat length at the line. Pitman was thrilled to see the filly win who he believes will only improve as she gets over more ground. “She’s a very nice filly who we bought her off gavelhouse.com for $5,000,” Pitman said. “We didn’t have any owners for her, but I had people come in to form a syndicate who have really supported me over the years, so to get this result today is very satisfying for a number of reasons. “Snow Thomas is one of the main players in the syndicate and he raced Just Tommy with me many years ago. “It takes a good horse to do what she has today and in the manner in which she did it and we can’t wait to see her go over further. “We will line her up next week in the Warstep Stakes (Listed, 2000m) and I think she will be even stronger.” Pitman started the day on 1998 New Zealand winners and quickly added win 1999 when Movie Girl and Comignaghi bolted home in the first event on the card. Epee Beel took him to the 2000 mark which places him second on New Zealand’s all-time list behind Graeme Rogerson. The Pitman family already has more than 2,000 victories to its name, reaching that milestone in March of 2022. But 93 of those wins came when Pitman was based in Ballarat in the 1990s and his wife Diane took over the Riccarton stable. “A long time ago Pat Finnegan, who kept all the records for New Zealand racing, told me I was close to breaking the South Island record for wins in a season which at the time was 51 so we’ve come a long way since then,” Pitman said. “We’ve averaged 50 wins a season for forty years which is a hell of a big ask, especially when there were plenty who told me I got my license out of a Weet-bix packet and didn’t deserve it. “I’ve won three New Zealand premierships and now this so maybe they might even consider me for the Hall Of Fame now. “Funnily enough back in 1979 I was in hospital with four other blokes after I had lost my leg and was getting an artificial replacement. “In the same ward was Robert Dunn who had had a bad smash on the harness track. “He trained his 2000th winner a week ago and we’ve had plenty of talks about it and how good it would be if we could do it at the same time, so to do that today with all my family including the grandkids here makes this very very special.” Epee Beel is a daughter of the stakes-placed mare Pipi Beel with her great-grandam being the dual Group One winner Nimue while she is also related to Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m) and Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) winner View the full article

The brand-new $350,000 TAB Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) was created with the goal of giving lower-profile southern stables their moment in the sun, and the inaugural running at Riccarton on Saturday could hardly have done that better. The race was won by the underrated local Matscot, whose trainer Sharon Robertson co-bred and part-owns the six-year-old with her partner Alan Reeves and fellow owner Ross Falloon. There are currently just six horses registered to Robertson’s Riccarton stable, which has been credited with a total of 44 winners since the 1994-95 season. Seven of victories have come from Matscot, who delivered a career highlight for Robertson in Saturday’s lucrative new race. Matscot headed into the Southern Alps Challenge as a three-time winner already during the current season, including the Listed Spring Classic (2000m) in October and a last-start success over 1800m. In between times, he finished close up in seventh in the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m), eighth in the Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m) and sixth in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m). Saturday was Matscot’s day. Given a dream ride by Joe Doyle, the Haradasun gelding settled in fourth-last as the highly rated favourite Mystic Park attempted to lead all the way. The field bunched up approaching the home turn, and as the testing Heavy8 track began to take its toll on Mystic Park, Doyle spotted an opening along the rail. He saved a huge amount of ground and drove Matscot through the inside, bursting into the lead with 200m remaining. Willis and Dazzling Miss chased hard wider out on the track and gave their all to try to run him down, but Matscot kept lifting and held on strongly to win by a length and a half. Matscot’s 26-start career has now produced seven wins, three placings and $336,390 in stakes, with more than half of that prize-money coming from Saturday’s $175,000 first prize. “He’s a good horse and he’s won a big cheque today,” Doyle said. “It’s fantastic for the connections. “This is the type of horse that a small stable dreams about having. They can turn up on a Saturday and have a go for some great money. To get this win today is a fantastic achievement. Well done to the guys. “They brought him here in absolutely great condition today and he travelled so beautifully during the race. I’d seen in replays that he can be a bit difficult sometimes, but he travelled like a dream today. “At the 600m, getting off the rail and going out wasn’t looking great, so I decided to take the shortcut. I thought we might get a little bit of the money, and then once we got to about the 200m, I realised we were going to get it all! “Races like this are a great incentive. It’s a massive cheque for these people and will go a long way towards running their operation for the next 12 months. Hopefully they can head to the sales now and try to get the next one.” View the full article

New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar secured the seventh black-type win of her career in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Otaki, and this one meant more than most. Millar also co-bred and part-owns the emerging stayer Testify Me, who added Saturday’s $120,000 feature to his last-start success in the New Zealand St Leger (2600m) at Trentham last month. In an even more special twist, Testify Me races in the colours of her late grandfather, the highly successful Stratford trainer Jack Taylor. “It’s made me quite emotional, especially with those colours that he wears,” Millar said on Saturday. “A lot of the owners are family, and we bred him as well, and the fact that he races in Grandad’s colours makes it even more special.” Testify Me was sent out as a $3.20 favourite for the Hawke’s Bay Cup on Saturday, and the race could hardly have gone any better. Jockey Chris Dell enjoyed a comfortable run in second as Sporting Chance set a sedate pace out in front, then moved up on the outside of that runner approaching the home turn. The strength and stamina of Testify Me shone through down the straight in testing Heavy10 ground, drawing away from Sporting Chance and turning back the challenge of the strong-finishing Titled to win by a length and a quarter. “He beat a tidy field in the St Leger last start and did it well,” Dell said. “Totally different track conditions today, but he’s two-from-two now on heavy, although I don’t think he needs wet ground. “I was outside the leader today, dictating the pace which wasn’t fast. I was in control all the way, pushed the button a little bit at the 600m and he had more there. He’s definitely a very nice Cups horse in the future – hopefully the handicapper won’t hurt him too much.” Testify Me has now had 17 starts for five wins and four placings, along with a fourth in the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) in December. He has earned $199,080 in stakes, with $161,250 of that amount coming from his breakthrough season as a six-year-old this year. “We’ve always loved this horse,” Millar said. “He showed us heaps right from the start, and we’ve always known that he has a big ticker. “He does think about things a bit and can be a bit hard to handle, but when he does work, he’s a good horse. He’s gutsy and tough. “We still think he’s going to be better again next year, because he still has a bit of development to do.” The sixth individual stakes winner by the sadly short-lived stallion Atlante, Testify Me is out of the Volksraad mare Cherry Bomb, who Millar co-owned and trained for a five-start career headed by a four-length maiden win at Hawera in March of 2014. View the full article

The in-form stable of Michael Freedman notched another stakes success during the Championships when Panic scored a narrow victory in the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Freedman sent out Manaal to win the Gr.1 Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) and Ducasse to win the Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on Day One of the Championships and was quick to claim further stakes glory on Day Two. A three-year-old son of Time Test, Panic was always prominent throughout under jockey Tommy Berry and dug in late to stave off the challenge of favourite Razors. “It’s been amazing. For a relatively small team to be competing at this level and getting a few winners, it’s a big thrill and a huge credit to the whole team. They’re a great bunch of staff,” Freedman said. “I was getting a little bit anxious that last bit. Tommy made the suggestion that we put a set of winkers on him earlier in the week. He has ridden him a bit and he was a bit wayward at Wyong when he got in front the other day, so credit to Tommy with the gear change. “I would love to eventually see this horse ridden with a bit of cover. When you see what he can do at home when he works off the back of another horse, he’s a nice sort of horse. I think there is more in store for him.” Further stakes options beckon Panic, who has now won four of his six starts and made it back-to-back victories this preparation after winning over 1200m at Wyong. “I will see how he pulls up,” Freedman said. “The Hawkesbury Guineas (Gr.3, 1400m) in three weeks’ time is an option or maybe something in Queensland. We will just get through today and have a bit of a think.” Winning jockey Tommy Berry said Panic had been an immature type with good ability. “I thought he was always going to make it up to this grade, I just didn’t think it would be so early with what he has been doing at home,” Berry said. “It’s a great training performance by the team. They have given him that win (at Wyong) to boost his confidence first-up and he has definitely gone on with it now.” A son of Little Avondale Stud stallion Time Test, Panic is one of seven stakes winners for the well-bred son of Dubawi. Bred by Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, Panic is out of Per Incanto mare Daniela’s Magic, a full-sister to Group Two winner Saracino. Panic was purchased by Mick Wallace and Paul Moroney Bloodstock for $80,000 from the draft of Blandford Lodge at the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale. View the full article

The Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes (1000m) has been moved to a new position on the South Island’s racing calendar, but its first autumn running at Riccarton on Saturday brought no change to Te Akau Racing’s dominance of the two-year-old feature. The Welcome Stakes was previously run during the New Zealand Cup carnival in November, when Te Akau won it with Maroofity (2002), Xbert (2005), Encosta Diablo (2009), Bespoke (2010), Sassy ‘N’ Smart (2015), Al Hasa (2017), Avonallo (2020) and Sky On Fire (2022). That trend was widely expected to continue in the 2024 edition of the $80,000 race on Saturday, with trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson saddling the two favourites with Nucleozor and Discretion Rules. Nucleozor dominated the market at $1.10 after scoring emphatic wins in both of his two previous starts, and on Saturday he completed a hat-trick with another blistering performance. The Almanzor gelding broke well from the inside gate, but jockey Warren Kennedy was happy to settle in second as stablemate Discretion Rules slid forward to set the pace. Kennedy bided his time until the home straight, when he released the brakes and Nucleozor made a spectacular winning move. He burst through the inside to take the lead and then bounded away, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Discretion Rules held on for second in a Te Akau quinella, while the local Lil Zena made up late ground for third. Bred and raced by Te Akau in partnership with Westonlea Bloodstock, Nucleozor has now earned $92,000 from his perfect three-from-three career. He became the second two-year-old stakes winner in the southern hemisphere for Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor, joining the Karaka Million (1200m) hero Dynastic. “It was another really good win by Nucleozor,” Walker said. “He was bred at Te Akau Stud, which always makes it special when a horse comes from the farm as a foal right through to this stage, and especially to win at this level. “We’ve always loved the progeny of Almanzor. We think he’s an underrated stallion and his progeny only get better each year. “What Nucleozor is doing as a two-year-old is quite exciting and we can only expect him to get better as a three and four-year-old. He’s a horse with a lot of promise and we look forward to the future with him.” Nucleozor is a full-brother to his three-year-old stablemate Qali Al Farrasha, who placed in this season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Gr.3 Sunline Vase (2100m). Nucleozor and Qali Al Farrasha are the only foals to race so far for the twice-winning Burgundy mare Nucleonic, who is a half-sister to stakes performers Tijuana and Mexican Tycoon. Nucleonic’s dam is the champion Singapore racehorse Mexican Rose. “He’s proving to be a really good horse, Nucleozor, and it’s quite incredible to think that we’ve won the Welcome Stakes nine times in just over 20 years,” Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis said. “He’s a brother to Qali Al Farrasha, who is over in our stable at Cranbourne and preparing for the Australasian Oaks (Gr.1, 2000m) on April 27 at Morphettville, and the Almanzor-Burgundy cross is working incredibly well. “It shows what a great job Hunter Durrant and his team are doing with the horses in our stables at Riccarton. Sam (Bergerson) has been down there looking over the horses and watched them all work this morning, and he’s very pleased with their condition. “We’ve had 15 individual two-year-old winners this season with horses we’ve either bred or bought as yearlings, and it’s particularly exciting because we buy horses with the scope to train on and it gives us some really nice three-year-old prospects for next season.” Nucleozor’s Welcome Stakes heroics completed a Saturday two-year-old double for Walker and Bergerson, who also saddled Star Shadow for a winning debut at Otaki earlier in the afternoon. View the full article

Promising stayer Samuel Langhorne came with a well-timed run under jockey Blaike McChief Stipeall to claim the lion’s share of the prize in the Carlton Draught BM78 Handicap (2400m) at the standalone Bendigo meeting on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Shocking did a good job to reel in Mi Rock Aly, who had shot to a commanding lead rounding the home bend before tiring late under a well-executed Celine Gaudray ride. Prepared by Mick Kent, Samuel Langhorne scored by a long neck to land the third win of his ten-start career after a good win at Sandown at his previous start. The gelding will now try to emulate his three-quarter brother Mark Twain by claiming a berth in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), with the win-and-you’re-in Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on May 18 a target. “I thought he had got there,” stable representative Mason Stevens said. “I was a bit worried coming into the straight. The leader kicked away. He is a real stayer and he is only going to get better as he goes up in trip. “He is one of those horses who only seems to do what he has to. We always thought the more up in class he gets, he will improve himself. It was really good to see him do that today up in grade.” There are now options for the progressive stayer, with a Benchmark 84 Handicap over 2500m at Flemington on Anzac Day an option. “We will see how he comes through the run,” Stevens said. “He will either go to Anzac Day or straight into the Ramsden hopefully.” Samuel Langhorne is raced by Kent in conjunction with long-time friend and bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo and had a handful of runs in New Zealand for trainer Daniel Miller. The son of Shocking is named after an American writer best-known by his nom de plume Mark Twain, who was in attendance and marvelled at the 1895 Melbourne Cup. In a fitting twist, Roger James and Robert Wellwood recently prepared OTI Racing’s Kiwi galloper Mark Twain to win the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington to book a place in this year’s Melbourne Cup. Along with his close-relation Samuel Langhorne, the well-named stayers were bred by Gail Temperton and her partner Stan Alexander under their Taikorea Thoroughbreds banner. Broken in at Otaki by Buddy Lammas and prepared for the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale under the Prima Park banner, the pair breezed together as lots 226 and 241, but were withdrawn in the Covid-affected year. View the full article

Ciaron Maher‘s class stayer Circle of Fire lived up to his favourite’s billing, capturing the prestigious Sydney Cup 2024 in a thrilling display of determination. Circle Of Fire winning the 2024 Sydney Cup on the quick back-up at Randwick over the two miles. Photo: Steve Hart. Despite a less-than-ideal run throughout the 3200m race, Circle of Fire proved his class with a powerful late surge to secure a two-length victory. This win held extra significance as Hong Kong-based jockey Andrea Atzeni rode the winner in honour of his late friend, Stefano Cherchi, a young rider who tragically passed away two weeks after a fall in March at Canberra. Cherchi’s parents were present at Randwick to witness Atzeni’s emotional victory. “It is definitely for him (Cherchi),” Atzeni said. “It has been a tough time for his family, and it’s amazing to see them here. They are here because I came.” Atzeni, who has been splitting his time between Hong Kong and Australia, received a last-minute call to ride in the Sydney Cup delivered a masterful performance. Aboard the talented four-year-old Circle Of Fire, he skilfully navigated an unorthodox path, forced to race three-wide with minimal cover for most of the race. Circle of Fire, carrying a light weight of 51.5kg, entered the race as the favourite after a dominant win in the Chairman’s Quality (2600m) last week. His victory marks the first time since The Offer in 2014 that a horse has achieved the Chairman’s-Sydney Cup double. “It is unbelievable,” said a jubilant Maher. “Fitting this week as Andrea was such good mates with Stefano. The horse, he was unbelievable. Andrea, he had to be confident and that was unbelievable.” Maher praised his entire team for getting Circle of Fire in peak condition for the back-to-back wins. He also acknowledged Will Bourne’s crucial role in sourcing the talented import. While the race plan wasn’t strictly followed, Circle of Fire’s exceptional staying power shone through. He surged to the front with 100m remaining, fending off challengers to secure a well-deserved victory. John O’Shea‘s Athabascan, another son of Almanzor, finished a respectable second, further highlighting the form of the Tancred Stakes. The winner of that race, Kalapour, trained by Kris Lees, came in third, solidifying the Tancred Stakes form in the Sydney Cup trifecta. Circle of Fire’s impressive win has him catapulted into early favour for the $8 million Melbourne Cup over the same distance at Flemington in November. “There’s one other Cup in the spring and they’re very fortunate and lucky owners,” Maher concluded. 2024 Sydney Cup Results Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price 1 12 CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) Ciaron Maher Andrea Atzeni 14 51.5kg $5.50F 2 10 ATHABASCAN (FR) John O’Shea Tyler Schiller 2.07L 11 52kg $6 3 7 KALAPOUR (IRE) Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 2.59L 6 54kg $12 4 8 SERPENTINE (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 2.78L 4 53.5kg 1.5kg $13 5 6 SELINO (GB) Chris Waller Tommy Berry 4.49L 9 54.5kg $26 6 15 MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Ms Rachel King 5.05L 13 51.5kg $12 7 3 ASHRUN (FR) Ciaron Maher Craig Williams 5.96L 12 55.5kg 1.5kg $8 8 1 MILITARY MISSION (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 8.45L 16 56.5kg $21 9 4 LOFT (GER) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Blake Shinn 8.51L 7 55.5kg $51 10 9 AMADE (IRE) Phillip Stokes Michael Dee 9.24L 5 53kg $9.50 11 5 STOCKMAN (NZ) Joseph Pride Reece Jones 9.45L 8 55kg $81 12 17 SO DAZZLING (NZ) John Sargent Jay Ford 9.56L 10 51.5kg $51 13 13 GLENTANEOUS (IRE) Anthony & Sam Freedman Ms Jamie Kah 10.89L 2 51.5kg $11 14 11 MANZOICE Chris Waller Zac Lloyd (a) 13.82L 1 51.5kg $17 15 14 MAJOR BEEL (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Louis Beuzelin 20.56L 3 51.5kg $21 16 2 MAHRAJAAN (USA) Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray Tom Marquand 33.93L 15 56kg 2.0kg $20 16 TORRENS Marc Chevalier Ms Jenny Duggan 0 Table Credit: Racing Australia. This page and the written content within it were partially generated using AI or automated technology and edited and verified by our editorial team. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. The post Circle of Fire Overcomes Challenges to Claim Emotional 2024 Sydney Cup Victory appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Building on their impressive The Championships form, the partnership of trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman secured another Group 1 victory with a thrilling win by Autumn Angel in the 2024 Australian Oaks at Randwick. Autumn Angel winning the 2024 Australian Oaks on the quick back-up at Randwick. Photo: Steve Hart. The partnership, fresh off their first Group 1 win together with Chain Of Lightning in the TJ Smith Stakes last week, continued their hot streak with Autumn Angel in the ATC Oaks. This victory marks Coleman’s 2nd Group 1 and Moody’s 59th. “She’ll think this is bloody easy, won’t she!” Moody joked after the race. Autumn Angel came close last Saturday, carrying a hefty 61kg to a runner-up finish behind Good Banter in the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes on a heavy track. This time, with a reduced weight and a drier track (Good 4), she powered to victory over the 2400m distance at Randwick. Jockey Mark Zahra delivered a perfectly timed ride, guiding Autumn Angel back to winning form. “The way she thrived this week coming off the back-up run was incredible,” Moody said. “I was worried I might not have done enough with her, but she’s been fantastic all week. A big thanks to my team at home.” This victory marks Autumn Angel’s second win in three starts, following her narrow success in the Group 2 Kewney Stakes at Flemington earlier in March. Moody and Zahra also achieved a personal milestone, claiming their first ATC Oaks victory with the classy chestnut filly. A thrilling finish saw Autumn Angel ($6) narrowly edge out the brave Zardozi ($6), trained by James Cummings. Zardozi charged through the field from near the back after her close third-place finish in the Vinery Stud Stakes. The hot favourite, Orchestral ($1.65F), winner of the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes and aiming for her sixth consecutive win, had a slow start and settled in midfield. Despite a strong late run, she could only manage third place as the beaten odds-on favourite. Zahra was full of praise for Autumn Angel, suggesting her potential for success in future races like the Group 1 Queensland Oaks and even the prestigious Group 1 Caulfield Cup. “I’ve never heard Moods so upbeat about a horse,” Zahra said. “Races like the Queensland Oaks and Caulfield Cup would definitely be on the radar for her.” 2024 Australian Oaks Results Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price 1 5 AUTUMN ANGEL Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Mark Zahra 8 56kg $6 2 3 ZARDOZI James Cummings Tom Marquand 0.84L 9 56kg $6 3 1 ORCHESTRAL (NZ) Roger James & Robert Wellwood James McDonald 1L 3 56kg $1.65F 4 2 QUINTESSA (NZ) Mark Walker Opie Bosson 2.75L 2 56kg $12 5 4 TUTTA LA VITA Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 3.38L 7 56kg $12 6 6 BASILINNA (NZ) Emma-Lee & David Browne Blake Shinn 5.76L 6 56kg $26 7 10 BUSH GIRL Kerry Parker Jay Ford 5.91L 5 56kg $201 8 7 DANCES WITH HOOVES Cameron Crockett Craig Williams 7.02L 4 56kg $91 9 8 PIPLUP Brad Widdup Damian Lane 8.97L 10 56kg $151 10 9 TRUE FAIRY Daiki Chujo Noriyuki Masuda 9.19L 1 56kg $201 Table Credit: Racing Australia. This page and the written content within it were partially generated using AI or automated technology and edited and verified by our editorial team. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. The post Moody and Coleman Strike Again: Autumn Angel Upsets in Australian Oaks 2024 appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Autumn Angel winning the Group 1 Australian Oaks. Photo: RacingNSW Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman have claimed their second win in three races at Randwick on the second day of The Championships, with Autumn Angel (+550) getting the better of the two favourites, Zardozi (+500) and Orchestral (-153.85), in the concluding stages of the Group 1 Australian Oaks. After going down in the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes when carrying a massive weight last Saturday, the daughter of The Autumn Sun dropped 5kg in weight and with Mark Zahra giving her a peach of ride, she proved too strong at the end of 2400m. Zahra allowed his filly to jump and settle towards the rear of the field before picking his way through the field to eventually burst through a gap between the favourites to storm clear late. Both Orchestral and Zardozi were good without winning; however, it appears as though the New Zealand-trained filly has come to the end of her very impressive preparation which included Group 1 victories on either side of the Tasman. 2024 Australian Oaks Replay – Autumn Angel Following the win in the Oaks, Peter Moody was on course to speak post-race. “The way she has thrived this week coming off the back-up, I was really taken back that so much so when Mark (Zahra) got on her I was worried that I might not have done enough with her this week, but she has thrived all week and a big special thanks to my team at home,” Moody said. “Big special thanks to Anthony Cummings and his team who look after us and house us here at Randwick as well. “The Randwick track staff, what a phenomenal job they have done over the last couple of weeks under trying circumstances. “Last Saturday was phenomenal and to back it up with this track today, congratulations to Michael Wood and his team. A phenomenal effort. “This is great for Wylie (Dalziel) and the ownership group who have backed me when I withdrew her from the VRC Oaks when she was probably the favourite to wait for this one . “It is great to be rewarded and nice to get one right once in-a-row.” Mark Zahra claimed his first winner of The Championships in the Australian Oaks, and he spoke post-race. “I wanted to be behind Orchestral or at least Basilinna but the line I was in was the 200-1 pop but to be in that spot I would have had to restrict her the whole way and It thought I’m going to have to pich two lengths and worry about the 600 (metre mark) when it comes up and fight her the whole way,” Zahra said of his tactics on the winner. “I knew I’d be going good the whole way and I was able to ease back, get in the clear and it was a great feeling the three of us coming together – great for the sport – and I was the strongest. “I’ve never heard Moods so upbeat about a horse. “Races like the Queensland Oaks and Caulfield Cup would definitely be on the radar for her, I would have thought.” Horse racing news View the full article

Joliestar edges out Hedged to claim the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint. Photo: RacingNSW Despite being first-up from a 147-day spell, the Chris Waller-trained Joliestar (+400) proved too classy in the Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, adding more accolades to an already glowing resume. She was a dominant winner of the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at the end of her spring campaign before suffering a minor setback in the aftermath, being forced to be tipped out to the paddock. The daughter of Zoustar has seemingly lost nothing in her time off, with two outstanding barrier trials prior to Saturday, and has now brought up career win number three at start six. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained pair of The Novelist (+2200) and The Instructor (+7000) set a genuine tempo throughout the 1200m journey, allowing the likes of Ozzmosis (+270) and Schwarz (+450) to park in behind the leading pair. Joliestar was held together worse than midfield under Jamie Kah, allowing the three-year-old to settle comfortably on the back of what would eventually be some tiring horses. Hedged (+900) and Libertad (+2500) made strong inroads down the centre of the course in the concluding stages. 2024 Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Replay – Joliestar The Group 1-winning filly was too strong in the end, as Joliestar held out a brave Hedged in the shadows of the post to claim victory. Chris Waller was trackside at Randwick to talk about his gutsy filly and the potential of what’s next for Joliestar. “She’s a group one-winning horse but she had a long break and it is hard to gauge where they’re at just from trackwork,” said Waller. “Most horses, they’d already had first-up runs and we’re going into the race fresh with some boom horses and we just rode her comfortably where she was happy and Jamie (Kah) cleverly found a way through the field. “It was a really good win. She has probably gone to a new level racing quicker over shorter and beating the boys. “The number one goal is as a four-year-old so she might not even have another run. I’ll talk to the owners and see wat they have got to say. “It was just ‘get her back and see where she is at’ in her three-year-old career. She had a late spring so she needed the appropriate time to get back here today. “I’m not sure if we’ll push too far now, though. You get on the wrong leg and not properly prepared for the spring.” It was a pickup ride for Jamie Kah on the day and credited her mounts turn-of-foot to get the job done on Saturday. “Really good win,” said Kah. “Obviously she would be better over further, I thought. She feels like a sprinter every day of the week after that. “She’s really got a sharp turn-of-foot. She overraced a lot being first-up and if she got beaten it wasn’t going to be her fault so she’s done it a t both ends today.” Horse racing news View the full article

Eneeza ridden by Damian Lane taking out the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick. Photo: RacingNSW Only two fillies that raced in the Golden Slipper pushed onto the Percy Sykes Stakes and it was those two that fought out the finish in the Group 2 contest, with Eneeza (+320) getting the better of Lady Of Camelot (+270) late at Randwick. There were 2.7 lengths separating the two in the Golden Slipper last start, but a 3.5kg weight swing going in the favour of the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained filly and a smart ride from Damian Lane proved to be play a massive role in Eneeza turning the tables on the Slipper winner. The daughter of Exceed And Excel jumped smartly from barrier six and Lane got her into a perfect stalking position behind the leaders, while the runner-up had to work from her wide barrier to find a spot off the fence behind the winner. As the field turned for home, Lane looked for a gap between runners before steering his filly back to the inside rail and let her unleash a blistering turn of foot to claim the tiring Drifting (+1000) at the 200m mark. Lady Of Camelot raised a strong challenge late and held on for second place ahead of the fast-finishing Erno’s Cube (+2000) and El Morzillo (+5000) who took significant ground off the top two in the final 50m. 2024 Percy Sykes Stakes Replay – Eneeza Peter Moody was on course to speak about the win of Eneeza post-race. “She didn’t have a lot of luck in the Slipper from a bad draw and that was a nice consolation,” Moody said. “She’s probably been luckless this entire prep. She’s a gallant little filly and congratulations to Kia Ora and TF Investments for their patience, basically, after those unlucky runs. “We probably brought ourselves undone in the Blue Diamond riding her a bit close but a lovely ride by Damian today and reward for effort. “If we couldn’t win the big ones we’ll take home a group two. “She’s a natural two-year-old and she’s not going to lose her ability. “Can she improve? That is arguable but you’ve got to hope that the immature ones don’t catch up and overtake you – that is the key. “I don’t think I’ve trained a tougher two-year-old. “A nice little three-year-old sprinting filly can hopefully develop into a Coolmore horse.” Damian Lane was very complimentary of the winner in his post-race interview. “She’s just a little rocket,” Lane said of the winner. “She must have a good constitution because she’s held her from so good throughout this prep and she’s so versatile. “I had to concede too much ground from the poor barrier in the Slipper and today, just to be able to use her early and switch her off was the key.” Horse racing news View the full article

Zac Lloyd guides Territory Express to victory at Randwick, Photo: RacingNSW Territory Express (+320) has weaved a passage under Zac Lloyd to claim the Provincial-Midway Championship Final (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, securing the major portion of the $1 million prize. The Paul Niceforo-trained gelding put the writing on the wall two starts back in the Kembla Grange qualifier on February 28, bursting clear to score in stunning fashion before suffering a narrow runner-up defeat at the hands of Democracy Manifest in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. It proved to be the correct form-line to follow heading into Saturday, with the four-year-old son of Territories producing a blistering turn-of-foot towards the inside running rail in the final 400m. The race was set up for the back markers to build the revs late, as the Kris Less-trained Convincebility (+12500) went forward along with Willaidow (+4000) and Shadows Of Love (+1100) who eventually made a line of three. Rank outsider Little Beginning (+20000) caused some interference in the concluding stages when rolling out in the home straight, allowing Territory Express and Strait Acer ($7.00) to truck through the inside, leaving James McDonald aboard Willinga Freefall ($6.50) swinging widest of the main chances with 200m to travel. Once clear though, there was only one horse you wanted to be on as Territory Express stamped his authority, going on to score by a length on the wire. 2024 Provincial-Midway Championship Final Replay – Territory Express Paul Niceforo was on course to discuss the victory and was delighted with the performance of his stable flagbearer. “We picked him out of the paddock when he was a baby and he’s always shown me ability when he was going around the paddock,” said Niceforo. “He came to the stable and he is such a nice horse. He just tries. “I’ve been so confident right from weeks ago and everything has gone well, the whole preparation has been perfect so I can’t complain. He’s such a nice horse. Look out Cox Plate, here we come.” Zac Lloyd was elated to the win and spoke to wanting to repay the faith to the Niceforo stable for continuing his association with Territory Express. “I just wanted to get that job done for Paul and Maryanne,” said Lloyd. “They’re such great people. That felt like group one. Even though they haven’t had a group one, if felt like that for them. “For me, obviously on a big day like today, it wasn’t where they wanted it to be ridden but I had no option. “I’ve known this horse since he was a two-year-old and to get the job done for them, I really think highly of this horse and I am thankful to get the ride on a big day. “Maryanne gave me one instruction and that was to get to the outside. He is a hard horse to get to the outside. He jumps so slowly and there are horses all around him. “I had no option but to go through them but he’s got such a good turn-of-foot, he makes runs and thankfully we got the breaks today.” Horse racing news View the full article

Samuel Langhorne scores at Bendigo under jockey Blaike McChief Stipeall. Photo: Scott Barbour/Racing Photos Promising stayer Samuel Langhorne came with a well-timed run under jockey Blaike McChief Stipeall at the standalone Bendigo meeting on Saturday. The four-year-old son of Shocking did a good job to reel in Mi Rock Aly, who had shot to a commanding lead rounding the home bend before tiring late under a well-executed Celine Gaudray ride. Prepared by Mick Kent, Samuel Langhorne scored by a long neck to land the third win of his ten-start career after a good win at Sandown at his previous start. The gelding will now try to emulate his three-quarter brother Mark Twain by claiming a berth in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), with the win-and-you’re-in Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on May 18 a target. “I thought he had got there,” stable representative Mason Stevens said. “I was a bit worried coming into the straight. The leader kicked away. He is a real stayer and he is only going to get better as he goes up in trip. “He is one of those horses who only seems to do what he has to. We always thought the more up in class he gets, he will improve himself. It was really good to see him do that today up in grade.” There are now options for the progressive stayer, with a Benchmark 84 Handicap over 2500m at Flemington on Anzac Day an option. “We will see how he comes through the run,” Stevens said. “He will either go to Anzac Day or straight into the Ramsden hopefully.” Horse racing news View the full article

John Size-trained sprinter steps into Class Two company for the first time in Sunday’s Jinbao Street Handicap (1,200m) at Sha TinView the full article

Golden Sixty’s handler is the only trainer in the positive through the first 62 meetings of the seasonView the full article

Returning for the first time since his Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup triumph, Master of The Seas illustrated his effectiveness over yielding going, darting past rivals to easily capture the $600,000 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (G1T) April 12 at Keeneland.View the full article

Florida House of Representatives Stan McClain will receive the inaugural Matt Bryan Distinguished Advocacy Award from the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association at their annual Gala Monday. In a press release Friday, the FTBOA acknowledged McClain as helping to extend House Bill 7063, an incentives package for Florida breeding and racing interests. “We were excited to be able to expand Florida's investment supporting the Florida Thoroughbred industry on a long-term basis,” said McClain. “I'm looking forward to watching how this investment helps the industry thrive in upcoming years.” Rep. McClain is the first honoree of the Matt Bryan Distinguished Advocacy Award named in honor of Matt Bryan, FTBOA's 30-year veteran lobbyist. Bryan, who will retire at year's end, will also be honored for his career with the FTBOA at the Gala. The post Rep. Stan McClain Honored With FTBOA Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Champion 2-year-old Colt, 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Curlin Florida Derby hero Fierceness (City of Light) returned to action Friday with his first work following his 13 1/2-length romp in last month's Florida Derby. The Repole Stables-owned runner went four furlongs in :50.17 (13/22) under regular pilot John Velazquez with trainer Todd Pletcher looking on. “He's been great since the Florida Derby. His energy level is good. He's seemed to take the race really well,” said Pletcher. “He had a nice easy breeze this morning and was moving great. Really, I couldn't be happier with him.” First breeze back for Fierceness since his incredible Florida Derby performance. Todd and I flew Johnny @ljlmvel in for the work. Todd and Johnny were extremely happy with this routine 4f breeze. 22 more days until the Derby!!!!! LFG pic.twitter.com/UUHxSUABqG — Repole Stable (@RepoleStable) April 12, 2024 Fierceness will complete his Derby prep at Palm Beach Downs and Pletcher noted that his training and shipping schedule is still to be decided. “He'll get his next work here at Palm Beach Downs and then we'll make a decision when to ship to Churchill. We have to be there at 11.a.m. on the Saturday before, so there's a good chance we'll have our final breeze at Churchill, but I want to keep the window open if I don't like the way the weather is looking in Kentucky. Right now, I'm happy we've stayed where we are. We've had really great, great weather. It hasn't been too hot. The mornings have been nice and cool. We've had minimal rain, just enough to keep the track good. We haven't had to battle some of the conditions that are going on in Kentucky at the moment. We'll monitor it and call an audible if we have to.” The post FL Derby Winner Fierceness Continues Derby Prep With Friday Breeze appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A sloppy track played right into the hands of Boardshorts Stables' Hot Beach in the April 12 off-the-turf running of the $244,563 Limestone Stakes at Keeneland.View the full article

After a long lifetime marked by notable wins on the racetrack and in the business world, prominent owner-breeder, entrepreneur and philanthropist Marty Wygod has passed away aged 84. “I have so many good memories of Marty Wygod. I was telling Emily [Bushnell, Wygod's daughter] this morning, one of my favorite things about Marty was he had a great sense of humor,” said trainer John Shirreffs, who conditioned some of Wygod's heaviest hitters on the track. Wygod, said Shirreffs, was also something of a prankster. “The first time I met him at the barn, he was standing in front of this horse, and he's studying it very carefully. I remember thinking to myself, 'I wonder what he's doing,'” recalled Shirreffs. “He then leaves the horse and he walks down to me, and he says, 'John, that horse has a headache.' I didn't know what to think–that's Marty Wygod. He told me the horse had a headache. I'm not going to question that!” said Shirreffs. “From that moment on, we had a really good relationship.” The hub of Wygod's breeding empire-which he owned and operated with his wife, Pamela-was the 250-acre River Edge Farm, in California's Santa Ynez Valley, close to Santa Barbara. There, they stood several successful stallions, like Bertrando, Tribal Rule, Benchmark and Dixie Chatter. But it's the many talented performers Wygod bred, owned and co-owned that he's arguably best remembered for in the racing world. The Wygods bred Life is Sweet (Storm Cat), a two-time Grade I winner who took the 2009 GI Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic. Sweet Catomine (Storm Cat) won the 2004 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Tranquility Lake (Rahy) was a seven-time graded stakes and dual Grade I winner and went on to produce a $9.7-million Keeneland September sales-topper. Idiot Proof (Benchmark) claimed the 2007 GI Ancient Title S. at Santa Anita and was runner-up in that year's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. In 2010, Harmonious (Dynaformer) took two G1 scalps: the American Oaks at Hollywood Park and the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland. “Harmonious wins the Queen Elizabeth and Marty and I are the two out of towners. We go up to the director's room for a celebratory drink, and I think we were off standing by ourselves in the corner after that!” said Shirreffs, who trained both Life is Sweet and Harmonious, among several Wygod-owned luminaries, remembering that win as one of their sweetest. The Wygods' latest work of art is the Kentucky Derby-bound GII Wood Memorial S. winner Resilience (Into Mischief), co-owned by Bushnell. “That has been one of the best things for him these past few years–he was very excited about that,” said jock's agent, Tom Knust, who struck up a firm friendship with Wygod stemming from his days as Del Mar and Santa Anita racing secretary. Over the years, Wygod's list of trainers included Julio Canani, Dan Hendricks, John Sadler, Clifford Sise and Bill Mott. Wygod sat on or was involved with several prominent racing boards, including the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, as a trustee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and as a member of The Jockey Club. As a businessman, Wygod's fortunes were forged through various successful companies, perhaps most notably WebMD, a widely used online repository for medical news and information, through which he rose to the position of chairman. “He'd come to the barn at Del Mar because he lived at Rancho Santa Fe, and he'd sit on a chair at the front of the office and conduct his business over the telephone,” said Shirreffs. “It was kind of a thrill for me to sit next to him and listen to him on the phone talking to whoever he was talking to about his business. He was such a logical person who appreciated all sides of every conflict or interest,” said Shirreffs. “Anybody in the horseracing industry that had any medical problems, he was right there to help them. It didn't matter if you were a groom or a hotwalker,” said Knust, who credits Wygod for twice saving his wife's life, connecting her with much-needed medical advice and help. Like Shirreffs, Knust remembers a man with a wicked sense of humor. “About 10 years ago, Marty brought a really good 3-year-old into Del Mar. He was by a $300,000 stallion out of his best mare,” Knust remembered. “He said, 'Tom, I'm giving you a share of this horse, it'll be your retirement. I just want you to call Pam, tell her that I'm giving you a share in this horse, and to figure out the paperwork.'” When Knust called Pamela Wygod, he said she seemed a little confused, but assured Knust that she would straighten it out with her husband. “I just kind of felt strange about something,” said Knust. “So, I went and looked up the papers and it was a gelding. That was Marty's sense of humor. He had a great sense of humor.” Said Shirreffs: “He was just a great guy. We was a fantastic individual. A brilliant man. A great horseman. He was something special to be around.” Aside from his daughter Emily and wife Pamela, Wygod leaves behind his son Max. The post Prominent Owner-Breeder Marty Wygod Passes Aged 84 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Returning for the first time since his Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup triumph, Master of The Seas illustrated his effectiveness over yielding going, darting past rivals to easily capture the $600,000 Maker's Mark Mile (G1T) April 12 at Keeneland.View the full article

Making his fourth straight North American appearance, Godolphin's MASTER OF THE SEAS (IRE) (g, 6, Dubawi {Ire}–First of Lorne {Ire}, by Danehill) overcame easy underfoot conditions and five other rivals to add Friday's GI Maker's Mark Mile to his previous victories in the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile and GI Breeders' Cup Mile when last seen at Santa Anita last November. Sent off at 77 cents on the dollar while making his seasonal debut, Master Of The Seas gained a foothold at the fence and raced handy enough to pacesetting 'TDN Rising Star' Emmanuel (More Than Ready) through fractions of :24.38 and :49.20. Riding the rails and traveling strongly on the turn beneath William Buick, Master Of The Seas went for a run underneath the weakening pacesetter in upper stretch and kicked on nicely to win off as much the best. Stablemate Naval Power (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), conversely having his first run outside of Europe in the Maker's Mark, was a touch slow to begin, but split horses four off the inside with a bit better than a furlong to travel and came home well for second. Integration (Quality Road) came wide for the drive, but could not match strides with the Godolphin duo and settled for third. Master Of The Seas joins the likes of Kip Deville and Wise Dan (2x) to have won the Maker's Mark subsequent to their Breeders' Cup Mile successes. Miesque's Approval won the 2006 Maker's Mark before upsetting that year's Mile at Churchill Downs. It was a first win in the race for Sheikh Mohammed's operation. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby. The post Master Of The Seas A Convincing Winner of the Maker’s Mark Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

WA apprentice Rosie Mahony after saluting aboard Bart’s Bullet for Darwin trainer Chris Pollard in a heat of the National Apprentice Race Series at Fannie Bay on Friday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Darwin Photography Professionals) Albany’s Rosie Mahony joined a growing list of interstate apprentices who have tasted success on debut in Darwin with a winning double at Fannie Bay on Friday. For the 24-year-old to achieve the feat by sealing both heats for WA during the fourth leg of the National Apprentice Race Series capped off a big day. Mahony won Heat 7 aboard Chris Pollard’s Bart’s Bullet ($9) with the seven-year-old gelding – seemingly no chance of running a place at the 200m – motoring home to get the cash over 1300m (BM54). A former NSW and WA galloper, the son of Bullet Train, pipped Tayarn Halter’s $2.05 favourite The Stifmeister, with Darwin’s Jade Hampson aboard, by a half-neck with Phil Cole’s Supremo ($15), ridden by Jade Doyle (SA), third. Sitting off the pace in fourth place, Hampson led turning for home, and with 100m to go, The Stifmeister (60kg) looked like making it three straight wins before Bart’s Bullet (57kg), winless in the Top End after seven previous attempts, swooped. Mahony made it 66 career wins after drawing Gary Clarke’s $1.60 favourite Spaceship who was making its NT debut after leaving Robert Heathcote’s Eagle Farm yard before winning Heat 8 by 4.8 lengths over 1200m (Class 2). Spaceship, the winner of two Doomben races in seven Brisbane starts, sat outside Magnetic Tycoon ($5.50), piloted by Tasmania’s Chloe Wells, with the stablemates well clear at the 400m. Turning for home, Spaceship, a four-year-old gelding by Invader, sped away with Cole’s $9 hope Whitten (Hampson) finishing strongly for second and Pollard’s $7.50 chance Meant For Mars, ridden by Alice Springs’ Lek Maloney, third. With the final NARS leg at Doomben on Wednesday, SA leads with 37 points from the NT (31), Tasmania (25), WA (25) and Queensland (10). Dakota Gillett also represented NT on Friday, while fellow Red Centre apprentice Ianish Luximon – a heat winner in Perth earlier this month – missed out when his two mounts were scratched. Suspension sidelined Darwin’s Emma Lines, while Brooke Johnson represented Queensland. Mahony rode track work on Friday to familiarise herself with Fannie Bay, and her WA coach was Peter Hall, the victorious jockey on Rob Gulberti’s Ihtsahymn in the 2019 and 2020 Darwin Cup. Doyle, formerly of Alice Springs, celebrated her first Darwin win after Chole Baxter’s Swing With Junior ($6.50) made it two wins from its past three starts with a narrow win over 1200m (0-70). Clarke claimed a winning treble with six-year-old mare Bel Suono (Jarrod Todd) saluting for the stable at the 11th attempt over 1100m (0-58), while seven-year-old gelding Desert Dreamer (Aaron Sweeney) made it two wins from nine Top End starts over 1100m at open level. Horse racing news View the full article

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