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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – A quick and eventful start provided Emphasis (Yaupon) with a strategic advantage that helped him win the seventh race Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. As a result, Emphasis–the “other” colt by first-year sire Yaupon in field of eight–led pretty much every step of the way and prevailed by a length in the $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-olds. Two and half lengths back in third was Stradale (Yaupon), the 4-5 favorite, who was bumped hard by Emphasis as they left the gate in the six-furlong dirt contest. The collision pushed Stradale into Honey's to Blame (Blame) and Handsome Linc (Candy Ride {Arg}). While Emphasis and jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. were out front through a first quarter in :22.87, jockey Jose Ortiz was trying to guide Stradale through traffic. After having to check hard on the backstretch, Ortiz and Stradale, a $1.3 million purchase by Kaleem Shah at the OBS April sale, moved into contention on the turn. By that point, Emphasis had turned in a half-mile time of :46.08, was a head in front of Handsome Linc and had about a three-length advantage over Stradale. Spendthrift Farm and Repole Stable's Emphasis handled the turn well, staying to the inside, while Stradale was forced to go about six paths wide. In the stretch, Emphasis spurted away from Handsome Linc at the eighth pole and reached the wire in 1:11.83. Klaravich Stable's Growth Equity (Nyquist) closed to grab second, 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Stradale. Sent off as the third choice in the wagering at 5-1, Emphasis paid $12.60 to win. Emphasis takes them gate-to-wire on debut in R7 at Saratoga under @RSantana_jr for trainer Todd Pletcher and owners @spendthriftfarm and @RepoleStable! pic.twitter.com/2NyH9Dgy97 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 19, 2025 Spendthrift and Repole acquired Emphasis for $625,000 as a yearling at Keeneland September. Yaupon, who won all three of his starts at Saratoga, is a son of the late Uncle Mo, trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher for owner Mike Repole. “He's a beautiful yearling by a promising young stallion that Spendthrift stands, so it was natural for us to all like him,” Pletcher said. “Fortunately, it looks like it's all panning out well.” Pletcher said that Emphasis showed he was ready to debut on the second weekend of the meet. “We were happy with the way he has trained,” Pletcher said. “We felt like his breezes have been good. We felt he broke alertly and he's the type that could be effective first time out.” That assessment proved to be spot on and Emphasis helped himself by moving to his left leaving the gate, affecting a major rival. “He's just very professional, straightforward, precocious, like Uncle Mo was himself,” Pletcher said. “It seems like they figure things out pretty quickly and have the desire to do it. He came into us at Palm Beach Downs and we've brought him along methodically. He really started to improve over the last month and has been training well.” Emphasis was Pletcher's second winner of the meet in the top-level 2-year-old maiden races. He won with Brookdale Racing's Malus (Into Mischief) on Sunday. Pletcher said his youngsters are doing well. Before the meet started, Pletcher said that his 2-year-olds would determine whether he would be a contender for his 15th training title. “We've been fortunate. It looks like they are coming together,” he said. “Some of our owners have been saying 'does it seem we are behind with our babies?' I think it's because of the effect of the Belmont Festival and the Fourth of July (racing festival). People don't realize this is just the beginning of the meet. It looks like we've got some colts that have been training well and a couple of fillies, as well. So, we're optimistic.” On a comfortable sunny Saturday at the Spa, Emphasis delivered the big performance he needed. “This looked like a loaded maiden race you would expect to see at Saratoga,” Pletcher said. We got the jump on them with an alert beginning and that made a big difference.” The post Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland: In Test Of Yaupon Maidens, Emphasis Prevails appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Five weeks after romping in front-running fashion in the 1 1/8-mile Monmouth Stakes, Redistricting proved similarly adept over a 1 3/8-mile distance in taking the $612,000 United Nations Stakes (G2T) over the turf course there July 19.View the full article

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism mounted a sustained rally and caught Goal Oriented and Gosger near the wire to win the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) July 19 at Monmouth Park.View the full article

Already a graded stakes winner as a 3- and 4-year-old, Randomized added to her extensive résumé at 5 with an emphatic score in the July 19 $495,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. View the full article

Future Is Now recorded a bounce-back win in the July 19 Caress Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga after a runner-up finish in the June 5 Intercontinental Stakes (G3T). View the full article

Saratoga's GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, downgraded for 2025, featured a rematch of the June 7 GIII True North Stakes between Book'em Danno (g, 4, Bucchero–Adorabella, by Ghostzapper) and Mullikin (Violence), who finished one-two last month, and Nakatomi (Firing Line), who had been fifth. All three showed up in a big way Saturday, filling out the trifecta, with fan-favorite Book'em Danno on top once again. The New Jersey-bred, winner of the GI Woody Stephens Stakes over this surface in 2024, let 'TDN Rising Star' Damon's Mound (Girvin) and Mullikan slug it out early up front, but Book'em Danno had the pair in his sights. He tipped out on the bend as Mullikin dispersed of Damon's Mound, collared the True North runner-up, and sailed by to win by daylight as rider Paco Lopez eased up late. Saturday, Saratoga ALFRED G. VANDERBILT S.-GII, $400,000, Saratoga, 7-19, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:08.98, ft. 1–BOOK'EM DANNO, 124, g, 4, by Bucchero 1st Dam: Adorabella, by Ghostzapper 2nd Dam: Alydorable, by Arch 3rd Dam: Esprit d'Escalier, by Diesis (GB) ($475,000 RNA 3yo '24 KEECHA). O-Atlantic Six Racing, LLC; B-Gregory J Kilka & Bright View Farm (NJ); T-Derek S. Ryan; J-Paco Lopez. $220,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 15-9-3-1, $1,580,425. *1/2 to Girl Trouble (Fast Anna), MSW, $288,540. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Mullikin, 124, h, 5, Violence–Tulira's Star, by Congrats. ($500,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-WinStar Farm LLC; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset. $80,000. 3–Nakatomi, 124, g, 6, Firing Line–Applelicious, by Flatter. ($18,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $25,000 Ylg '20 FTKOCT; $205,000 4yo '23 FTKHRA). O-Qatar Racing LLC and Mrs. Fitriani Hay; B-Arnold Zetcher LLC & Crestwood Farm (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. $48,000. Margins: 2HF, 3 3/4, NO. Odds: 1.40, 1.90, 5.80. Also Ran: Damon's Mound, Baby Yoda, Nash. Scratched: Full Moon Madness, Skelly. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Book'Em Danno loves Saratoga. Saratoga loves Book'Em Danno. pic.twitter.com/IpoKYM6BP1 — TDN (@theTDN) July 19, 2025 The post In True North Rematch, Book’em Danno Wins Vanderbilt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Much as he did in winning the GI Santa Anita Derby and when managing to win the GI Preakness Stakes six weeks later, JOURNALISM (c, 3, Curlin–Mopotism, by Uncle Mo) made sure Saturday's $1-million GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes was another cliffhanger, finding his best stride when it appeared that the race had possibly slipped through his fingers and crossing the wire with about three-parts of a length to spare over Preakness runner-up Gosger (Nyquist). 'TDN Rising Star' Goal Oriented (Not This Time) led inside into the final furlong and held on for third. The 2-5 jolly, the owner of the top five Beyer Speed Figures in the eight-strong field, was off only fairly from gate two beneath his regular mate Umberto Rispoli, who was already niggling at the $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate prior to the entry to the clubhouse turn. Up front, the slow-starting Kentucky Outlaw (Outwork) made play in advance of the local Pegasus Stakes winner Bracket Buster (Vekoma) through an opening quarter in :23.33 with Goal Oriented prominent from third as Rispoli attempted to allow Journalism, a last-out second to Sovereignty (Into Mischief) in the GI Belmont Stakes June 7, to find his footing. Journalism was taken to the outside and commenced a middle move down the backstretch which had him into a more challenging position by the time the Haskell field had reached the far turn, though he was committed at that point to an overland journey, the same one eschewed at Old Hilltop two months of Saturdays in the rearview. Goal Oriented was kicked into the lead by Flavien Prat as they neared the stretch and Gosger was his gray shadow, but Journalism was following that one, and the battle was joined heading for home. Goal Oriented floated Gosger a few paths out into the track in upper stretch and Journalism was asked for everything he had by Rispoli, still three lengths down at the furlong grounds. Goal Oriented and Gosger continued to go at each other hammer and tong, but Journalism lengthened his stride and raced over the top of his rivals in the final couple of strides. Sales history: $825,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 9-6-2-1. O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, LaPenta, Robert V., Elayne Stables Five, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Derrick; B-Don Alberto Stable (KY); T-Michael McCarthy. What a performance!!! #2 JOURNALISM ($2.80) and @umbyrispoli get a perfectly timed win in the @BreedersCup WAYI $1 Million Haskell Stakes (G1) at @MonmouthPark. The three-year-old Curlin colt is now a 3x Grade 1 winner. @EclipseTBP pic.twitter.com/ldoJr7sHK9 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 19, 2025 The post A ‘Shore’ Thing: Journalism Arrives In Time In NYRA Bets Haskell appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Scottish Lassie (f, 3, McKinzie–Bodebabe, by Bodemeister), winless in three attempts since breaking her maiden in style in last fall's GI Frizette S., got back on track in a big way with a runaway decision in Saturday's GI Coaching Club American Oaks Invitational at Saratoga. The 2-1 shot took over from champion Immersive (Nyquist) on the clubhouse turn and made her way to the rail in the scratched-down field of four. Scottish Lassie showed the way through fractions of :23.81 and :48.09, began to get away on the far turn and opened daylight form there to win by double digits. Immersive finished second. Pedigree Notes: Scottish Lassie is one of two Grade I winners for sophomore sire McKinzie. Scottish Lassie's dam Bodebabe was an $8,000 purchase by Ascot Health Farm at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale in 2018. She is also responsible for the unraced 2-year-old filly Scot's Law (Tiz the Law), a $50,000 KEESEP yearling; and a yearling colt by Corniche. Sales history: $50,000 yrl '23 KEESEP; $85,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-3. O-Sportsmen Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Photos Finish LLC, Corms Racing Stable and Abreu, Jorge R.; B-Winchester Farm (KY); T-Jorge R. Abreu. A spectacular display! SCOTTISH LASSIE didn't just win the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks, she had a jaw-dropping 15-length romp under @JRosarioJockey for trainer Jorge Abreu! pic.twitter.com/yhq3pvdUKt — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 19, 2025 Saturday, Saratoga COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $465,000, Saratoga, 7-19, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m, 1:50.23, ft. 1–SCOTTISH LASSIE, 122, f, 3, by McKinzie 1st Dam: Bodebabe, by Bodemeister 2nd Dam: Zaharias, by Grand Slam 3rd Dam: Scarlet Tango, by French Deputy ($50,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $85,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR). O-Sportsmen Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Photos Finish LLC, Corms Racing Stable and Jorge R. Abreu; B-Winchester Farm (KY); T-Jorge R. Abreu; J-Joel Rosario. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-3, $677,560. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Immersive, 122, f, 3, by Nyquist 1st Dam: Gap Year, by Bernardini 2nd Dam: Dubai Escapade, by Awesome Again 3rd Dam: Sassy Pants, by Saratoga Six O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $100,000. 3–Dry Powder, 118, f, 3, by Gun Runner 1st Dam: Tell All, by Broken Vow 2nd Dam: Whisper to Me, by Thunder Gulch 3rd Dam: Word to the Wise, by Diesis (GB) 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($525,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Gold Square LLC; B-Corser Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Chad Summers. $60,000. Margins: 15HF, 6, 3. Odds: 2.35, 0.60, 11.10. Also Ran: Take Charge Milady. Scratched: La Cara, Sweet Seraphine. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Scottish Lassie Romps in CCA Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Long live the classy mares. A fan favorite and honest as the day is long, Future Is Now (Great Notion) was ultra game in the lane to take home the GIII Caress Stakes at Saratoga. Off the board just once in her last 10 starts, the Michael Trombetta-trained star has won six of them including the GII Intercontinental Stakes and GII Franklin Stakes last year, and she kicked off her 2025 season Apr. 13 at Keeneland with a nose victory in the GIII Giant's Causeway Stakes over multiple Group/Graded stakes-placed Pandora's Gift (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}). She ran second last out June 5 to MGSW Pipsy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) when trying to defend her Intercontinental crown. Back here and a 2-1 favorite to secure redemption after being run down late in this race last year to finish third by a half-length, Future Is Now was content to watch Twirling Queen (Twirling Candy) set a demanding opening quarter in :21.15 and was the looming danger between runners as the field closed ranks after four furlongs in :43.59 entering the lane. Overhauling that early leader a sixteenth out, the mare kicked away from the blanket scramble behind her to win comfortably. There was a five-way battle for the minors that GSW Zeitlos (Curlin) won for the placing while Time to Dazzle (Not This Time) closed the trifecta from the far outside. There was a jockey's claim of foul after the race lodged by Dylan Davis aboard the third-place runner alleging interference by Future Is Now at the quarter pole but the stewards quickly dismissed it. “He [Paco Lopez] was happy to have it [post 7] and I think that just gives him options,” said Trombetta after the race. “It always gives you a chance to recover if you don't get away as good as you want, whereas if you are inside, it can be detrimental. She broke good enough, he didn't have to chase her off her feet, and obviously he was able to have horse.” “[Future Is Now] has been a gem. She is easy to train, does everything right. She shows up almost every time.” When asked about a start in the Smart and Fancy Stakes Aug. 15, Trombetta replied, “That is what we did last year. We'll see how she bounces out of it and then plan what is left of the season. This season comes and goes pretty quickly, so ultimately, we want to possibly do that, and try to get to Keeneland again in the fall.” Rider Paco Lopez had similarly high praise for the mare, saying, “She's a very good filly. [Michael] Trombetta, he does a very good job. Today, she did very well in the gate. The last time she was a little nervous, a little uneasy in the gate, but today, very quiet and relaxed. Much better for sure.” When asked about the objection, Lopez said, “I'll have to see the replay. I never did nothing for me. I break, was second. I never touched him.” Future is Now grinds out her sixth stakes win in the G3 Caress at Saratoga! @trombetta_mike trains the 5YO mare and @pacolopez1018 was up. pic.twitter.com/bh6qT0ED1X — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 19, 2025 Pedigree Note Future Is Now, while the most accomplished of her dam's offspring, is not the only black-type runner for Past as Prelude (Bernardini). Her half-sister Call Another Play (Audible) is a multiple stakes winner in her own right, and ran third in the GIII Black-Eyed Susan Stakes last year. Another of her black-type half-sisters is MSP Continentalcongres (Constitution), who also claims a placed full-sister named Originalist. There is an unraced 3-year-old in the family, Places in My Past (McKinzie), as the most recent of racing age. Past as Prelude has a yearling filly by Audible and a 2025 colt by Charlatan to her credit. She was bred to Life Is Good for 2026. In addition to the first dam, second dam Magical Meadow (Meadowlake) also claims GSW Street Magician (Street Cry {Ire}) as one of her accomplished offspring as well as the dam of MSW I'm Stoked (Hook And Ladder) and SP Bag of Tricks (Bernardini). Her daughter More Than Magic (More Than Ready) produced GSP Hopeful Princess (Not This Time) during her broodmare career and is the granddam of MSP Heldish (Great Notion). This female family has also yielded MGISW Mindframe (Constitution) underneath the third dam. Saturday, Saratoga CARESS S.-GIII, $175,000, Saratoga, 7-19, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.08, fm. 1–FUTURE IS NOW, 126, m, 5, by Great Notion 1st Dam: Past as Prelude, by Bernardini 2nd Dam: Magical Meadow, by Meadowlake 3rd Dam: Special Kell, by Parfaitement O-The Estate of R. Larry Johnson; B-R. Larry Johnson (MD); T-Michael J. Trombetta; J-Paco Lopez. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 17-9-2-1, $884,660. *1/2 to Continentalcongres (Constitution), MSP, $313,800 and Call Another Play (Audible), MSW & GSP, $370,345. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Zeitlos, 126, m, 5, Curlin–Thyme For Roses (Aus), by Redoute's Choice (Aus). ($350,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Stonestreet Stables LLC and Peter Leidel; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $35,000. 3–Time to Dazzle, 126, f, 4, Not This Time–Staria, by Unbridled's Song. ($310,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Tracy Farmer; B-Rodney Orr (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. $21,000. Margins: HF, NK, NO. Odds: 2.20, 6.70, 7.90. Also Ran: Twirling Queen, Kairyu (Ire)-(DH), Pandora's Gift (Ire)-(DH), Toupie, Pipsy (Ire), Obstreperous. Scratched: Caress, Halina's Forte, Little Prankster. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Future Is Now Flaunts Her Class, Grinds Home to Caress Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

by Mike Love Russley trainer Laura McKay will be hoping her charge Birdy ($1.85FF) brings their manners in race one the Seahorse Supplements Trot over 2000m at Addington today with driver Blair Orange. The four year old Royal Aspirations mare will be having start three in her career, and trainer McKay says she has learnt a lot with each outing to date. “She’s come through that last run really well. She seems pretty bright,” said McKay. “She just has to trot the whole way.” After a faultless debut running second being the talented Snooowgood, Birdy then backed up with a fourth after making a mistake at the beginning of the race. “We’d rather draw a bit wider, but her manners are usually pretty good. I have faith that she’ll go away.” If Birdy does things right, McKay is confident she will be hard to beat. “She’s good enough to do work if she has to, she has some speed to, she’s pretty versatile.” “I’d just like to see her trot away and then I think she’ll be pretty hard to beat.” While McKay will be chasing her fourth win of the season in what has already become her most successful with limited starters, driver Blair Orange will be looking to extend his lead in the driving premiership. Already sitting on 106 wins, 35 wins ahead of Tim Williams, Orange looks the driver to follow for the day with seven strong drives throughout the card; Race 1 – Birdy ($1.85FF) Race 2 – Archer ($4.60FF) Race 4 – Mode ($2.70FF) Race 5 – Kalatra ($4.80FF) Race 6 – Captain Joan ($4.80FF) Race 7 – Aldebaran Crystal ($4.80FF) Race 8 – Miracle Memphis ($4.40FF) The eight race card gets underway at 1:13pm. View the full article

A few hours after Segesta (Ghostzapper) provided trainer Chad Brown with record ninth victory in the GIII WinStar Matchmaker Stakes, Klaravich Stables' REDISTRICTING (GB) (g, 5, Kingman {GB}–Cascata {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}) gave the conditioner a sixth victory in the GII United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park, allowing him to equal the record held by the legendary MacKenzie Miller. Sent off the 13-10 favorite to build upon a facile five-length success in the Listed Monmouth Stakes over nine furlongs on June 14, the 140,000gns Tattersalls October yearling was beaten for speed and was settled in third position through the opening exchanges as Major Dude (Bolt d'Oro) lobbed them along in advance of Limited Liability (Kitten's Joy). Well-rated in the middle furlongs by Flavien Prat, Redistricting continued to ride the rails, saving his best for a finish as Major Dude took the field into the final quarter-mile. Pulled out into the two path approaching the final furlong, Redistricting kicked on very nicely and had a margin of about two lengths over Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro), who completed the exacta for the second year in a row. Major Dude held for third. Redistricting is a 58th worldwide GSW for Juddmonte Farms' outstanding Kingman. Saturday, Monmouth Park UNITED NATIONS S.-GII, $612,000, Monmouth, 7-19, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:13.75, fm. 1–REDISTRICTING (GB), 122, g, 5, by Kingman (GB) 1st Dam: Cascata (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire) 2nd Dam: Leaping Water (GB), by Sure Blade 3rd Dam: Flamenco Wave, by Desert Wine 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (140,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Farm Cove Thoroughbreds Ltd (GB); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $360,000. Lifetime Record: 10-4-2-0, $645,750. *1/2 to Misericordia (GB) (Dansili {GB}), GSP, $181,987. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Grand Sonata, 118, h, 6, Medaglia d'Oro–A. P. Sonata, by A.P. Indy. ($125,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP). O/B-Whisper Hill Farm, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $120,000. 3–Major Dude, 118, h, 5, Bolt d'Oro–Mary Rita, by Distorted Humor. ($550,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $60,000. Margins: 1HF, HF, NK. Odds: 1.30, 7.30, 13.30. Also Ran: Vote No, Tawny Port, Limited Liability, Rebel Red (GB), Lord Eddard Stark, Starting Over. Scratched: Corruption, Get Smokin, Hush of a Storm. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. CHAD BROWN gets his 4th win of the day at @MonmouthPark in the G2 United Nations Stakes with Redistricting (GB) under a perfectly timed ride by Flavien Prat!! This was Brown's 6th United Nations win Congratulations to all connections! pic.twitter.com/sSVQbbdfWH — Equibase (@Equibase) July 19, 2025 The post Kingman’s Redistricting Too Tough For Rivals in the United Nations appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After finishing third against Raging Torrent and Fierceness in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the Monmouth Cup (G3) seemed like a soft touch for Just a Touch. His odds of 1-9 only strengthened that belief. Then Monmouth Park turned into Saratoga.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–The work is done. Now, Sovereignty (Into Mischief) waits for the $500,000 GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course next Saturday. Winner of the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes, Sovereignty's connections are confident he is ready to make his first start since that Triple Crown campaign. Saturday, morning at 7:30, Sovereignty had his final work for the Jim Dandy–and third since the Belmont–going four furlongs in 49.82 (12/41) under Neil Poznansky, the assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. Sovereignty worked by himself; in his last two works, he went with 4-year-old stablemate Jefferson Street (Street Sense). “I felt like working him alone,” Mott said, sitting on his pony Rocky in the grassy area outside his barn at the Oklahoma Training Track. “I thought he had done enough in his last two works; we didn't need him to do any more. It looked like he was moving fine to me. The main thing is that Neil thought it was good. He thought he felt very similar to before he went into the last race.” Poznansky, a former jockey, has been Sovereignty's partner for his works and he was impressed with how things went on a perfect Saturday morning. “Great, just what he needed,” Poznansky said back at the barn. “He did just what he needed. He didn't do too much; he didn't do enough. He is a little more laid back when he's on his own. It's a great position to be in, being able to get on him, but I wouldn't want to mess it up. There is always a little pressure involved.” Sovereignty, owned by Godolphin LLC, has won three of four starts this year. In addition to the Derby and Belmont, he took the GII Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream and was second in the GI Curlin Florida Derby. He has been in Saratoga ever since the Kentucky Derby. Mott has carefully mapped out Sovereignty's campaign. The ultimate summer goal is the $1.25-million GI DraftKings Travers Stakes on Aug. 23. First, though, the Jim Dandy. “It's an important race,” he said. “It's a means of getting to the Travers. The Travers is the major event. You have to have a little luck. They have to go around there; it's not official until those blinking lights say it's official.” Work of the Day from #Saratoga—Sovereignty worked 4 Furlongs in 49.82 on July 19th, 2025, for trainer Bill Mott. pic.twitter.com/bk7SjrnLyr — 1/ST TV (@Watch1ST) July 19, 2025 Sovereignty, the top ranked 3-year-old in the country, gets his daily dose of carrots from his pal, longtime employee of trainer Bill Mott, after he had his final work for next weekend's Jim Dandy at Saratoga. pic.twitter.com/nK2riyJkW7 — Tim Wilkin (@tjwilkin) July 19, 2025 Good Cheer On Target For Alabama Stakes The sting of having the long winning streak snapped has dulled at the Saratoga barn of trainer Brad Cox. He and his team are getting ready to start another one with the talented 3-year-old filly Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro). Good Cheer, owned by Godolphin LLC, won the first seven starts of her career before tasting defeat in the GI Acorn Stakes at Saratoga on June 6. She was fifth, beaten nine lengths by La Cara (Street Sense) over a sloppy track. “It did not go as well as we would have liked,” Cox said Saturday morning outside his office at his barn at the Oklahoma Training Track. “We could not find anything wrong with her. She came out of it in good order.” The next target for Good Cheer, who won the prestigious GI Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in May, is the GI Alabama Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 16. Following the Acorn, Cox said he backed off on Good Cheer. She has had three works since July 5, the latest being Saturday when she breezed four furlongs in 48.58 on the main track. Cox is liking what the filly is showing him. “It was really good,” Cox said. “We have really liked what we have seen from her training over the last month, and she is on target for the Alabama. We have a ways to go, but let's put it this way: if she runs the way she breezed this morning, we'll be in good shape.” Good Cheer won her first seven starts by a combined 401/4 lengths, including a 2 1/4-length score in the Kentucky Oaks. Losing the Acorn, while disappointing, did remove the pressure of the winning streak. “I suppose,” Cox said, “but the pressure is on for her to show up and run well in the next one. We know that was not her in the last race. When she got to the half-mile pole, for whatever reason, she just did not go on with it.” Cox also had 5-year-old Highland Falls (Curlin), last year's GI Jockey Club Gold Cup winner, on the main. He worked five furlongs in company with 4-year-old 'TDN Rising Star' Tarifa (Bernardini) in 1:01 (2/14) as he prepares for the GI Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 2. Highland Falls made his first start since a ninth-place finish in last November's GI Breeders' Cup Classic a winning one when he won a one-mile allowance race at Aqueduct by 5 1/2 lengths on June 27. “He breezed great,” Cox said. “That was a good race off the layoff. He was ready for that and well, it was one turn, and we know he is a two-turn horse. That tightened him up and he has had two good works now at Saratoga. If all goes well next week, we'll be ready for the Whitney.” Manny's Got A Dandy Ride Trainer Jeremiah Englehart knew he was going to need a jockey for Mo Plex (Complexity) in next Saturday's $500,000 GII Jim Dandy Stakes. He reached out to someone who knows the horse well. He will give Manny Franco a leg up when New York-bred Mo Plex, owned by R and H Stable, takes his shot against the likes of Sovereignty (Into Mischief), Baeza (McKinzie) and Sandman (Tapit) in the Jim Dandy. Franco is one of three riders to pilot Mo Plex in his eight-race career. Irad Ortiz Jr. has ridden him four times, Franco three and Joseph Ramos, one of the leading riders at Horseshoe Indianapolis once. Ramos rode him when Mo Plex won the GIII Ohio Derby in his last start. Ortiz had worked Mo Plex in two works, but it was Franco who got the call for his final Jim Dandy work on Friday. Ortiz also rode Hill Road (Quality Road) in the GI Belmont Stakes and Hill Road is being pointed to the Jim Dandy. “This is the toughest riding colony in the country right now,” Franco said Saturday morning at the Oklahoma Training Track. “There are a lot of guys. You have to earn it.” In Friday's four-furlong work, which Mo Plex completed in 48.84 (22/78), Franco was on him in the morning for the first time. “He is a nice horse, he did it the right way,” Franco said. “You have to get him going a little bit, but as soon as he gets into his rhythm, he is good. I am glad to be on him.” The post Saratoga Notebook Presented By NYRA Bets: Sovereignty Has Final Tune-Up For Jim Dandy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a daughter of Frankel and multiple group winner Heartache. 1.20 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, f, 7fT SIGNORA (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) lines up as Ballydoyle's first string in this maiden won in 2020 by their Oaks heroine Snowfall, bidding to put her Albany flop behind her. Third on debut in the G3 Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Blackbeard Fillies Sprint Stakes, the daughter of the Queen Mary and Flying Childers winner Heartache (Kyllachy) and full-sister to last year's Marcel Boussac third Exactly is joined by the stable's newcomer Sugar Island (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a granddaughter of Lillie Langtry (Danehill Dancer), while Donnacha O'Brien saddles Al Shaqab Racing and Amo Racing's You'll Think Of Me (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), a 500,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase whose dam Love Locket Ire) (No Nay Never) was a Group 3 winner. The post Signora Bids To Bounce Back At The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

All eyes were on the debuting $1.3-million OBS April graduate Stradale (Yaupon), but it was another son of Yaupon who stole the show at the Spa Saturday afternoon. Emphasis (Yaupon), off at debut odds of 5-1, was quickest of all in the early stages while the heavily favored Stradale was checked sharply and trailed the field of eight. Emphasis raced under pressure through an opening quarter in :22.87, held a narrow advantage heading to the quarter pole and kept finding in the stretch to hold the unlucky Growth Equity (Nyquist) safe by a length. Stradale ran very well to finish third after his early trouble. Emphasis becomes the seventh winner for his freshman sire (by Uncle Mo). The final time for six furlongs was 1:11.83. Sales history: $625,000 yrl '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Spendthrift Farm LLC & Repole Stable; B-Betz/J. Betz/Burns/B & K Canetti/C. Kidder/et al (Ky); T-Todd A. Pletcher. @RSantana_Jr is on a roll! Win number three on the card comes aboard EMPHASIS in Race 7, breaking his maiden for trainer @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/y9b777Ptp9 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 19, 2025 The post Yaupon Colt Emphasis Wires Salty Maiden at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Magnitude (Not This Time) went a leisurely half-mile in :51.68 (34/41) over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Saturday morning and is being pointed for the $1.25-million GI DraftKings Travers Stakes at the Spa on Aug. 23. A $310,000 Keeneland November weanling and $450,000 Keeneland September yearling, Magnitude led every step of the way to take the GII Risen Star Stakes by 9 3/4 lengths at the Fair Grounds on Feb. 15, good for a 108 Beyer and stamping himself as a leading contender for the GI Kentucky Derby. Ruled off the Triple Crown trail a short time thereafter with an ankle chip, Magnitude picked up where he left off, wiring the July 5 Iowa Derby by 9 1/4 lengths, earning a 105 Beyer. Trainer Steve Asmussen told the NYRA notes team that the Travers makes more sense for his charge than next weekend's GII Jim Dandy Stakes. “He's a beautiful mover and came out of the Iowa Derby in good shape. It was a beautiful morning today to work,” Asmussen said. “[The Jim Dandy] comes back too quick off that big of a race, so we plan on just training him up to the Travers. We're just concentrating on him, and I think it's obviously a very deep and talented group of 3-year-olds. Our responsibility is how Magnitude is doing, and we're just extremely excited about how he's traveling and how he looks right now.” Asmussen is also now calling the shots with Bashford Manor Stakes hero Romeo (Honor A. P.), who was purchased by Mahmud Mouni for $1.7 million at the Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale. The colt breezed an easy four furlongs in :51.89 Saturday morning, but Asmussen is inclined to not rush things. “We're very fortunate to have him,” the Hall of Famer said. “He does not carry himself or act like a 2-year-old. He's very professional. We did go ahead and nominate him to the [GII] Saratoga Special [Aug. 2], but I think with the change after the sale, most likely that will be too soon.” The trainer indicated the more likely return to action will be the GI Spendthrift Farm Hopeful Stakes going seven furlongs on Sept. 1. Cox Runners On Target For Grade I Attempts Juddmonte's Flying Gambit (Not This Time), a fast-finishing fourth when trying the dirt for the first time in the GI Kentucky Derby on May 3 and a latest fifth in the GI Belmont Derby Invitational July 4, went a half-mile in :49.81 (5/42) over the Oklahoma turf training track Friday morning. Trainer Brad Cox said that the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks winner will remain on the grass for the $750,000 GI Saratoga Derby Invitational on Aug. 2. “He had his first work over the turf here and it went well,” Cox said. “He ran OK last time, he was just a little reluctant to move forward around the turn. Once he figured things out, it was a little too late. He galloped out well and I think he showed in the Kentucky Derby he's a very good horse. We're hoping he can move forward a little bit in his next race.” Cox also provided an update on 'TDN Rising Star' Patch Adams (Into Mischief), who returned to Churchill Downs a short time after his victory in the GI Woody Stephens Stakes at the Spa June 7. The bay, who most recently breezed a half-mile in :49 flat (71/167) in Louisville July 19, remains on track for the GI H. Allen Jerkens Stakes on the Travers undercard Aug. 23. “He's had two works back since the Woody Stephens and he's doing great,” Cox said. “We'll probably keep him down there for the time being and he actually really, really likes it there. He does very well there.” The post Magnitude Works, Will Train Up To Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

G1 Coronation Cup winner Jan Brueghel (Galileo) is more likely for the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes than dual Derby hero Lambourn (Australia), trainer Aidan O'Brien revealed on Saturday. The Coolmore partners-owned 2024 G1 St Leger hero defeated the Aga Khan Studs' Calandagan (Gleneagles) at Epsom in June and will likely face that rival again. Continuous (Heart's Cry), who won the St Leger in 2023, is also set to participate in the Ascot showpiece. The G1 St Leger route is now under consideration for Lambourn. O'Brien said, “At the moment I'd say Jan Brueghel is most likely to go to the King George, with Continuous. Lambourn is still on the boiling pot for it, but I don't think he'll be forced into it by any means and he is a three-year-old. “Jan Brueghel seems to be in very good form and everyone seems to be very happy with him. I'd imagine the lads might let him go there. That would mean Lambourn would have a couple of easy weeks and he might go to the [G2] Great Voltigeur (at York), even though he's a Group 1 winner, and kind of set him up for the Leger. They haven't really decided yet, but reading between the lines that's what could happen.” The G1 Juddmonte International at York on August 20 has emerged as the main target for the G1 Eclipse one-four Delacroix (Dubawi) and Camille Pissarro (Wootton Bassett), who has the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere to his credit. Three-time Group 1 winner Los Angeles (Camelot) is enjoying a summer break before his prep begins for the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. “We have Delacroix and Camille Pissarro being trained for the Juddmonte at York and the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. They'll be taking that slot at the moment,” he said. “Los Angeles is on a break and he'll maybe go to the [G2] Prix Foy on Arc trials day with the view of going to the Arc with him. “Delacroix loved Leopardstown and was very good around there. Whether the lads decide to go to York or not before that, they'll make that decision. He seems in good form at the moment.” Cartier Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Lake Victoria (Frankel), who won the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas, is still sidelined and faces an uncertain future. She was ruled out of Royal Ascot with a setback and has yet to begin exercising again. O'Brien told ITV Racing, “She is not back in exercise yet. She's doing very well physically, but she's not back in work yet. “John [Halley, vet] will make the decision on whether she comes back into work for this year or is left alone until next year or is retired altogether. They'll be decisions that will be made as weeks go by.” Of his juveniles, O'Brien's Gstaad was handed the loftiest targets. The G2 Coventry Stakes-winning son of Starspangledbanner is eyeing a start in the G1 Phoenix Stakes on August 9. All being well, he could also take in France's G1 Prix Morny at Deauville on August 24, and the G1 National Stakes back in Ireland on September 14. The G1 Dewhurst Stakes in October is also a possible target. O'Brien added, “Gstaad is very well, he's come out of the Coventry very well. We're thinking he could be a Heinz [Phoenix Stakes] horse, he could take in Deauville [Prix Morny] and he could take in the National Stakes and he could end up being a Dewhurst horse at the end.” The post Weight Behind Jan Brueghel Over Lambourn For King George appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Magnitude breezed a solo half-mile in :51.68 July 19 over the Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga Race Course as he awaits the Aug. 23 Travers Stakes (G1), the 1 1/4-mile midsummer highlight for 3-year-olds of the Saratoga meet.View the full article

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The New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission have placed a group of horses located in Barn 28 on the main track side of Saratoga Race Course under quarantine due to a suspected case of strangles.View the full article

Minnie Hauk was made to work hard but ultimately prevailed by 1 1/4 lengths to complete an Epsom-Irish Oaks (G1) double by taking the latter race July 19 at the Curragh.View the full article

2nd-Monmouth, $51,975, Msw, 7-19, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.70, ft, 6 1/4 lengths. SILENT DREAMER (f, 3, Into Mischief–Celestine {GISW, $1,148,055}, by Scat Daddy) debuted on the lawn at Aqueduct Sept. 19 last season, and ran a flat seventh after showing little. She transitioned from the Christophe Clement to the Miguel Clement program on her return to the barn, and left the blocks for this second jump with first-time blinkers, Lasix, and on the main track. In the bit and taking the lead right from the jump, the 7-1 shot set the tempo in :22.25 and four furlongs in :45.33 with no pressure from her rivals. Roused to keep her mind on running as they entered the lane, she responded well and drew off to win by 6 1/4 lengths over tough-luck Risuko (American Pharoah). Silent Dreamer is the first winner out of Celestine–the victress of the GI Longines Just a Game Stakes, and a half-sister to MSW Haunted Heroine (Ghostzapper), herself the mother of GSW & GISP Law Professor (Constitution). The winner has an unraced juvenile half-sister named Jadorlinija (Curlin), a yearling half-brother by Gun Runner, and a 2025 half-sister by Curlin. This is the immediate female family of MGSW Dreamfyre (Flameaway), who was purchased by Equus Bloodstock for $375,000 last season at FTKNOV, and was recently bred to Gun Runner for 2026. That filly's half-sister is GI Starlet Stakes third Nasreddine (Nyquist). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $32,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm, Ltd. (KY); T-Miguel Clement. #3 SILENT DREAMER ($16.60) was not quiet about her talent! The three-year-old filly by @SpendthriftFarm's Into Mischief was a dominant winner of the 2nd race at @MonmouthPark. @luissaezpty piloted her to this maiden win for trainer @clementstable. pic.twitter.com/6gslFSenxF — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 19, 2025 The post Into Mischief’s Silent Dreamer Makes Turf to Dirt Swap, Wins Well at Second Asking appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 17:00, GOFFS PRIX ROBERT PAPIN-G2, €119,000, 2yo, 6fT Field: Moojeed (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Tadej (GB) (Ardad {Ire}), Super Soldier (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Imperial Me Cen (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Green Sense (Ire) (Starman {GB}). TDN Verdict: France has won just one of the last 11 renewals and is represented by Moojeed and Imperial Me Cen, who finished first and third when meeting over this course and distance in last month's G3 Prix du Bois. Tadej was just over five lengths ahead of Super Soldier when both ran unplaced in Royal Ascot's G2 Coventry Stakes and should hold the edge once more. Green Sense is the only filly on show and comes back off an unplaced effort in the G3 Albany Stakes at the Royal meet. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:40, ROMANISED MINSTREL STAKES-G2, €72,000, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: Big Gossey (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), Chicago Critic (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Lord Massusus (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}), Mutasarref (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Room Service (Ire) (Kodi Bear {GB}), Queen Of Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Vespertilio (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), East Hampton (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Take out his Queen Anne no-show and Diego Velazquez remains an exciting older miler with the memory of his Meld and Solonaway wins still relatively fresh. Sharpened up over seven here, he encounters the smart filly Vespertilio who may have enjoyed a much-needed confidence boost when taking the six-furlong Listed Dash Stakes here last month. Last year's Jersey third Chicago Critic popped up again last time when taking Leopardstown's Listed Amethyst Stakes and is one of the other contenders. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 14:30, AL SHIRA'AA RACING MEADOW COURT STAKES-G3, €42,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT Field: Higher Leaves (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), One Look (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Azada (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Beechwood (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}), Indigo Five (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}), Lemsairbat (Fr) (Bated Breath {GB}), Naomi Lapaglia (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}), Soft Winds (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Tasmania (Ger) (Australia {GB}), Uluru (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Having pulled off the notable feat of landing the 2023 Goffs Million on her racecourse debut, One Look owes connections nothing especially after winning the G3 Park Express Stakes and giving Porta Fortuna something to think about in the Ridgewood Pearl. Higher Leaves is another ready-baked Group 3 winner, having relished the Toulouse mud to take apart the Prix Fille de l'Air in November and she probably needs all of the forecast rain and a bit more. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 15:50, DARLEY PRIX CHLOE-G3, €73,200, 3yo, f, 9fT Field: Cathedral (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Rosa Salvaje (Ire) (Maximum Security), Paix Des Dames (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), Whataboutism (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Relaxx (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Serving With Style (GB) (Mohaather {GB}). TDN Verdict: Last term's G3 Oh So Sharp Stakes runner-up Cathedral has finished fourth in both starts this year and holds solid claims coming back off a career best in Royal Ascot's G1 Coronation Stakes. Relaxx rates as an obvious danger and returns off a clear-cut success and black-type breakthrough here in last month's Listed Prix de Bagatelle. Serving With Style has failed to fire in two outings since running second in last term's G2 Rockfel Stakes while Rosa Salvaje and Paix Des Dames need to step up on previous black-type efforts. The unexposed Whataboutism is an interesting contender and will bid to provide Andre Fabre with a record sixth renewal. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 17:35, PRIX MESSIDOR-G3, €73,200, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Alcantor (Fr) (New Bay {GB}), Geography (Ger) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Ice Max (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Quddwah (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Vertbois (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Caramelito (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Siam Paragon (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), Ridari (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), Dos Mukasan (Fr) (Golden Horde {Ire}). April's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau victor Ridari ran with credit when unplaced in both the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix du Jockey Club and has an opportunity to regain the winning thread here. He holds fellow sophomore Dos Mukasan on Poulains form. Alcantor, Marhaba Ya Sanafi and Siam Paragon are consistent performers at this level and bolster the home defence in the face of a three-strong foreign challenge. The former, along with G2 Prix du Muguet runner-up Vertbois, represents the Andre Fabre stable seeking a record-extending 14th edition. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 14:05, GROSSER PREIS DER BBF GRUPPE – FURSTENBERG-RENNEN-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Field: Ami De Vega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Padre Palou (Ger) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Alpenjager (Ger) (Nutan {Ire}), Weltbeste (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Diamond Crown (Ger) (Cracksman {GB}), Sweet Summer (Ger) (Waldgeist {GB}), Zauberkonig (Ger) (Teofilo {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Zauberkonig is the lone sophomore in the field and seeks compensation coming back off a hampered 10th in this month's G1 Deutsches Derby. Padre Palou holds Alpenjager on a line through Flatten The Curve while Weltbeste finished in front of Diamond Crown and Sweet Summer when runner-up in last month's Listed Hamburger Stuten Cup. Ami De Vega brings Scandinavian form to the table and is undefeated in two black-type starts this year. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: France Versus Royal Ascot Starters In Robert Papin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin blueblood Spirited Style (Sea The Stars), a daughter of the operation's three-time Group 1 winner Wild Illusion (Dubawi) backed up a breakthrough victory at Haydock in May with a career high on black-type debut in Saturday's Listed Ric & Mary Hambro Aphrodite Fillies' Stakes at Newmarket. “She's improving and improving off each run, she relished the conditions today and really enjoyed the soft ground,” said winning rider Billy Loughnane. “I hit the front sooner than ideal, but we had to go as I didn't want to get boxed in. She'd have probably been a more impressive winner had I not have to do that. She hadn't been tried in any stakes-level race and some of the others brought in a good standard of form. It was a bit of an unknown, but she took to it well and is still learning.” Patiently ridden several lengths off the pace in sixth for most of the 12-furlong test, the 5-4 favourite made smooth headway inside the final half-mile to inch ahead passing the two pole and was driven out up the hill to assert by 1 3/4 lengths from G3 Bronte Cup third Sueno (Camelot). Nice @godolphin's (Sea The Stars x Wild Illusion) glides to Listed honours under @loughnane_billy in the Aphrodite Fillies' Stakes @NewmarketRace pic.twitter.com/ui6ZyORwzw — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 19, 2025 Spirited Style, who becomes the 139th stakes winner for her sire, is the second of five foals and lone runner out of G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, G1 Nassau Stakes and Prix de l'Opera heroine Wild Illusion (Dubawi), herself a full-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Turf hero Yibir and Listed Floodlit Stakes runner-up Wild Crusade. The March-foaled bay's stakes-winning second dam Rumh (Monsun) also produced Listed Montrose Fillies' Stakes winner Really Special (Shamardal) and G3 Prix d'Aumale second Ceratonia (Oasis Dream). Really Special is the dam of Listed Silver Tankard Stakes victor Local Dynasty (Dubawi). Spirited Style is from the family of GI Beverly D heroine Royal Highness (Monsun), G1 Deutsches Derby hero Robertico (Robellino) and G1 Dubai World Cup winner Electrocutionist (Red Ransom). She is a half-sister to 2-year-old, yearling and weanling fillies by Frankel. The post Wild Illusion’s Daughter Spirited Style Makes Stakes Breakthrough at HQ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

BloodHorse Monday co-hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins preview the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park July 19.View the full article