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Sure ridden by Zac Spain wins at Caulfield on May 11. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have revealed that the exceptional Western Australian two-year-old Bustling, sired by Frosted, has joined their stable. Clients associated with their yard purchased Bustling, previously trained by Dan Morton, for $2 million. Bustling has had an impressive career so far, with five starts yielding four wins and a second place. His recent victories include the Listed Perth Stakes (1100m), Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m), and Group 3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). The new owners aim to secure a spot for him in The Everest. Kent Jnr shared his enthusiasm, saying, “It’s been a pleasure to deal with Dan Morton and Neville and Susan Duncan and Carol Morton and Mr McDonald. “We have acquired the horse with some of our stable clients to come across here. It’s very exciting and he looks a real, real talent.” He added, “Dan’s staying in for a small piece and that’s a massive positive. “The Everest is the obvious race to think of if you have a nice sprinter on your hands. “That race has been good to three-year-olds, and it appears to be a changing of the guard at the moment in Australia with the sprinting ranks. “I think there is a spot there for a bright young prospect. It will be nice to have a slot secured early in the piece.” In another update from their stable, the unbeaten three-year-old Sure, a gelded son of So You Think, will be sent to the paddock for a spell. Sure has won both of his starts to date, making a remarkable debut over 1600m at Pakenham on April 18 and following it up with a dominant 2.5-length victory at Caulfield, despite starting from the widest barrier. Price reflected on Sure’s performance, saying, “We had to ride him cold because he drew barrier ten, but I thought to loop them and sustain an effort from the 600 [metres], 400, 200 was a good effort. “He was shin sore … so I think you’ll find he’ll go to the paddock and get ready for his life as a four-year-old. He has surpassed expectations. “You never know until race day sometimes … they are the test and I thought he’s come through with flying colours twice.” Price concluded, “I don’t think he is a staying So You Think. I think he’s a mile horse. “He will definitely improve, he will put on weight, he’ll grow, he’ll get a good tough pair of front legs on him … he’s got a lot of options in front of him that horse.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Multiple graded stakes winner Maple Leaf Mel earned New York-bred Horse of the Year, champion 3-year-old filly, and champion female sprinter honors during the New York Thoroughbred Breeders Annual Awards ceremony May 13 View the full article

With 75 horses sold, Fasig-Tipton's May Digital Sale closed Tuesday evening with a $310,000 topper and a gross of $3,252,100. Topping the sale was 5-year-old Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah) (hip 21), a MGSW & GISP consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm, who sold as a racing or stallion prospect to Legacy Ranch. The 75 sales horses averaged $43,361 with a clearance rate of 75% and registered bidders numbering 689. Full results for the sale, which featured 2-year-olds, horses of racing age, breeding stock, and yearlings can be seen here. “It was another strong sale across the board,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales. “Compared to last year's May sale, we doubled the number offered, more than doubled the gross, and saw a healthy rise in the average price. I'm very pleased with the results.” Filling out the top three sellers were Such Sounds (Cairo Prince) (hip 6), bred to Constitution for 2025 for her first foal and sold for $250,000 to Machmer Hall from the consignment of River Oak Farm, agent for Forever Spring Farm et al; and Man Among Men (War Front) (hip 29), a May 5 Santa Anita allowance winner sold as a racing/stallion prospect for $220,000 to Howell Wynne from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm. Fasig-Tipton's June Digital Sale will open for bidding Thursday, May 30 and close on Tuesday, June 4. Nominations are now being accepted with entries closing May 22. Please contact Fasig-Tipton for more information. The post MGSW Forbidden Kingdom Tops Fasig-Tipton’s May Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Resolute Racing's Youalmosthadme will look to improve on a disappointing run as the favorite in the Beaumont Stakes (G2) at Keeneland as she drops a grade and shortens up to six furlongs in the $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) May 17 at Pimlico.View the full article

Another year, another U.S. Triple Crown race clouded by a rainy forecast.View the full article

According to a report in the Daily Racing Form by Matt Hegarty, the owners of Turf Paradise and local horseman have reached a deal in which the track will run about 100 cards a year for the next three years. The track's future had been uncertain since owner Jerry Simms announced last November that the track would not be opening for its regularly scheduled six-month meet. Turf Paradise General Manager Vince Francia told the DRF that there will be four days of racing each week, starting with the first weekend in November to the first Saturday in May. Hegarty writes that the deal was reached after May 4, closing day of the meet. Simms had announced last year that he intended to close the track, but several efforts to develop the property fell through and a 2024 meet was held. Francia said that Simms is still seeking buyers for the track, but his new plan is to sell roughly 100 acres of the property. That will leave 213 acres, enough to maintain a grandstand and hold a meet. “He wants racing to go on,” Francia told Hegarty. “Someone can come in and develop the rest of the property for whatever they want. This has been something of a roller-coaster ride for our horsemen this past year, and we kept hearing that they wanted certainty. That really resonated with me and Mr. Simms. They have families here, they have homes here, and kids in school here.” The post Report: Turf Paradise Gets New Lease on Life appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

To some trainers, the GI Preakness S. has become an afterthought. They worry about making the GI Kentucky Derby, so much to the point that the Preakness is not on their radar. The exception is Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Yes, he'd like to win the Derby more so than any other race, but the Preakness isn't far behind. He's won it eight times and will be back in Baltimore this week with Muth (Good Magic), the 8-5 morning line favorite, and Imagination (Into Mischief), who is 6-1 on the morning line. What is it about the Preakness that brings out the best in his horses, would he have won the Derby if he would have been allowed to participate and what does he think of his Preakness chances this year? Those were among the questions we asked Baffert when he appeared on this week's edition of the Thoroughbred Daily News Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland. Baffert was this week's Green Group Guest of the Week. Considering that Muth defeated eventual Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents) by 6 1/4 lengths when the two met in the GI Arkansas Derby, might Baffert, had he have been allowed to run, have sent out the best horses in the Derby? “When you have 20 horses [in the Derby], you don't know what's going to happen,” Baffert said. “I mean, what if Muth would have broken slow or something? That's water under the bridge. What happened? It was all about who got the trip. Mystik Dan figured to be among the top five, and he got the trip, and that's what he needed. With 20 horses, that's what makes it so exciting.” Bob Baffert Joins the TDN Writers' Room from Thoroughbred Daily News on Vimeo. As far as his fondness for the Preakness, Baffert came into the sport during a time when the Preakness was still a huge race and it was unimaginable that any healthy, talented 3-year-old would miss any of the Triple Crown races. “When I went to the Derby for the first time with Cavonnier in 1996, the Preakness was still huge,” he said. “It had all the good horses. You went to the Preakness, the second leg. All three legs were so important. That's when people were tuned in and watching our sport, looking for the next Triple Crown winner. For me, I felt like I had to be there and compete and see if we could win that race because it's a very important, very historic, traditional race.” Does Baffert think the spacing of the Triple Crown races should be changed? He does not. “I'm a traditionalist,” he said. “I think it gives it more meaning if you do win the Triple Crown. I'm not saying this because I've already won the Triple Crown. I know how hard it is. If you changed the spacing, the races would be more spaced out and you'd probably have more Triple Crown winners if they had more time between races. It might be easier. Now, you need a superior horse to win the Triple Crown and that's what the Triple Crown is all about. I finally won it. But I went in with two superior horses.” In our breeding spotlight section we took a look at the Coolmore stallion Corniche and the WinStar stallion Two Phil's. Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association, Coolmore, 1/ST Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, WinStar, and XBTV.com, the team of Randy Moss, Bill Finley and Zoe Cadman gave their thoughts on the Preakness and all three selected Muth. That the stewards fined Tyler Gaffalione $2,500 for his ride on Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the Derby was a major topic of discussion with Moss saying that all stewards at all tracks need to be much more transparent and announce their reasonings for making the call they did. The Royal Palm races at Gulfstream, which are preps for the Royal Ascot meeting, produced an ultra-impressive winner in Bullet (War Front) for our sponsor Len and Jon Green's D.J. Stable. It's time to pick out your top hat and tails, Jon and Len. To view the podcast, click here. For the audio-only version, click here. The post Bob Baffert Joins TDN Writers’ Room Podcast appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Michael Guerin Speed freak pacer Old Town Road is getting a rare treat at Alexandra Park this Friday: he is going to the races. The six-year-old will tackle the $50,000 Roy Purdon Memorial on a stacked night at The Park as the strong autumn of northern harness racing continues before the grand finale of the Auckland and Rowe Cups next week. Superstar Australian trotter Just Believe is being allowed to miss the Anzac Cup this week and Merlin the same with the Roy Purdon as he has gone to the paddock but Old Town Road returns after yet another annoying setback. The John Dickie-trained pacer has been plagued by issues for much of the last year and has only raced 10 times in the last 12 months, compared with a rival like Don’t Stop Dreaming who has started 12 times since New Year’s Eve. Old Town Road has made plenty of his limited opportunities in that time, winning two races, finishing second in the Kaikoura Cup and a booming fourth in the $1million Race By Grins at his last start. But then his troubles, rarely major but always inconvenient, retured. “He developed an abscess in a hoof that forced him to miss the Taylor Mile and Messenger,” explains driver Josh Dickie. “Unfortunately he has become a bit renowned for that sort of thing in the last year. “He doesn’t have the best hooves in the world and Dad (trainer Johh Dickie) has done a great job to get him to so many big races.” The stop-start nature of Old Town Road’s campaigns makes it hard for him to achieve peak fitness but Josh was happy with Old Town Road’s winning workout at Pukekohe last Friday. “It is hard when he keeps having these interruptions because while he can go close this Friday we don’t want to drive him hard being fresh up and a week out from the Auckland Cup,” he says. “And 2200m handicap races a week out from a Cup can be tricky. “You take a horse like American Me off the front line by itself. It could step and run and nobody might go near it and it could win, or whatever trails it could win.” Dickie has been looking after both Old Town Road’s Friday race rivals Better Eclipse and Just Believe for trainers and close friends Jess Tubbs and Greg Sugars and says he wouldn’t be surprised if Better Eclipse proved hard to beat this week. “He worked really well and his recovery was great so I think he is ready to go a big race.” As for being the caretaker trainer for Just Believe since his staggering National Trot win two weeks ago, for a horseman raised on top trotters, it has been a dream job. “I have been lucky to have a couple of fast work drives on him while Greg has been back home (Victoria) and he is impeccable,” says Dickie. “I have driven some good trotters in my career but this horse is a champion. “He feels like a bottomless pit of stamina.” With Just Believe allowed to miss this Friday and wait for next week’s Rowe Cup, the locals headed by Muscle Mountain and Oscar Bonavena will try to make the most of the $60,000 H R Fisken and Sons Anzac Cup without the champ, the pair facing 15m handicaps. Friday night’s huge meeting also sees Duchess Megxit versus All You Need Is Me in the Magness Benrow Sires’ Stakes 3YO Fillies Final. The final features a quality field of nine, a big improvement on the numbers the series’ heats attracted. The night’s other features include the three-year-old trotters in their IRT Sires’ Stakes Final and the baby trotters in their IRT Young Guns Final. View the full article

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Today 16th May in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Pakenham best bets & quaddie tips | Thursday, May 18 An eight-race program is scheduled for Pakenham Racecourse on Thursday night, and HorseBetting.com.au brings you best bets and free quaddie … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago The Follow Files: John O’Shea runner unlucky in Ortensia Stakes In this week’s Follow Files, we have found three horses that are worth following next start after good runs on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Hawkesbury racing preview & best bets | Thursday, May 18 NSW racing heads to Hawkesbury on Thursday afternoon for a competitive eight-race program. See HorseBetting’s top tips and quaddie picks … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Ulanova in Melbourne to target early age group sprints Leading filly Ulanova has temporarily relocated to Australia to prepare for the early part of her upcoming three-year-old season … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Smart 3YO leading the way for Harris Progressive three-year-old Urenui is proving a marquee player for New Plymouth trainer Debbie Harris following a smart win on Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Big Dance to get bigger and boost to Championships Racing NSW today announced that prizemoney will be increased for the Big Dance and both the Country Championships and Provincial-Midway … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Double strikes add momentum to Moodley’s career A pair of recent winning doubles have served to boost the profile of a newcomer to New Zealand racing, apprentice … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 16, 2023 Two horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Zaaki headlines strong nominations for Doomben Cup Day A total of 187 horses have been nominated for this Saturday’s Doomben Cup meeting, with Zaaki once again the main … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Moe racing preview, best bets & quaddie | Tuesday, May 17 Moe Racing Club is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Tuesday afternoon, and HorseBetting.com.au’s James Herbert has picked out … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Kembla Grange racing tips, top odds & quaddie | May 17, 2022 HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for Tuesday’s six-race program at Kembla Grange … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 2 years ago Punt Drunk: Back to the day job for Dolan We are nursing a sporting hangover this Monday as we try to recover from a mammoth weekend of racing and … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Valenciano claims Denis Staunton Memorial Cup for Cooke Alice Springs trainer Barry Cooke had every right to be confident when he took Valenciano to Tennant Creek for Saturday’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Fawke takes out Tennant Creek Cup on Hagan Park debut Having made the decision to return to South Australia in August, Sairyn Fawke has celebrated by winning the biggest race … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 16, 2022 Two horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Ballarat racing preview & best bets | Monday, May 16 The synthetic track at Ballarat Turf Club is back in action as it hosts an eight-race on Monday afternoon and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ballarat betting tips, best odds & quaddie picks | Monday, 17/05 Ballarat horse betting preview is brought to you by Horsebetting.com.au. See all the tipping selections, value bets, top odds available … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Tamworth betting preview, tips & top odds | Monday, May 17 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the Tamworth racing betting preview for Monday, May 17. See all the tips , value bets, top … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | May 16, 2021 Horse racing around the country has eight meetings scheduled to help round out the weekend on the punt. Our racing … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Gawler betting tips, top odds & quaddie | Sunday, 16/05/21 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the Gawler betting preview for Sunday racing in South Australia. See the top betting tips, best odds … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Sunshine Coast betting preview, tips & odds | Sunday, May 16/21 Horsebetting.com.au brings the betting preview for the Sunshine Coast races on Sunday, May 16. See the top tips, value bets … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Daring ride secures royal result in Rotorua feature Consistent sprinter Pop Star Princess secured her first black type success when she took out the Group 3 Rydges Rotorua … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Sharrock duo quinella opening race at New Plymouth Trainer Allan Sharrock continued the red-hot run for his stable this season when he produced the quinella in the first … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Bendigo betting preview, top tips & odds | Sunday, May 16/2021 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for Bendigo races held on Sunday, May 16. See all the top tips, value … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago The Good Fight scores knockout in Rotorua Cup Consistent stayer The Good Fight left his race rivals in his wake as he scooted clear in the home straight … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Super Titus impresses with Flemington win The addition of ear muffs has helped Super Titus to relax in his races with the Lindsay Park galloper landing … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Trekking beats Gytrash in Group 1 Goodwood John Allen has steered the James Cummings-trained Trekking to a narrow win over favourite Gytrash in the Group One Goodwood … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Dirty Work completes hat-trick in Ortensia Dirty Work has saved the day for his stable, making it three wins on end in the Listed Ortensia Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Lucy repays Squair with Silk Stocking win Love You Lucy has made amends for ending trainer Barry Squair’s days as a trackwork rider with her win in … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Baker’s stable gem Irithea wins Dark Jewel The Bjorn Baker-trained Irithea has won the Group Three Dark Jewel Classic at Scone to earn a trip to Queensland … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Hightail breaks Gold Coast duck in Guineas Sydney gelding Hightail has finally had some luck in a Gold Coast feature race, winning at Group Three level … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Promising filly Fituese wins Listed race The John Thompson-trained Fituese has made it five wins from seven starts with her first black-type success in the Listed … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Oceanex claims Cup berth in Andrew Ramsden Victory in The Andrew Ramsden at Flemington has given the Mick Price and Mick Kent Jr-trained Oceanex a ballot exemption … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Ranier claims Listed Luskin Star Stakes After making it two wins from as many starts this preparation, Godolphin sprinter Ranier will head to Brisbane where the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Wisdom Of Water in brilliant Atkins trial Wisdom Of Water has turned in an outstanding trial for next month’s Group One JJ Atkins with his Gold Coast … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Prezado goes back-to-back at Flemington Jamie Kah has guided the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Prezado to another victory over the straight 1000m course at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Dawn Passage stamps his Stradbroke claims Dawn Passage has pressed his claims for a Stradbroke Handicap tilt after adding the Inglis 3YO Guineas at Rosehill to … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Macroura adds Listed win to perfect resume The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Macroura has maintained her unbeaten record with a brilliant win in the Woodlands Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Extra Time upsets boom colt in Group 3 National High-priced colt Kazuhiko has been beaten but not disgraced at his debut in finishing second in the Group Three National … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Straight experience pivotal in Divine win Lindsay Park-trained two-year-old Divine Caprice has broken through for her maiden city win taking out the Next Generation Sprint at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Weight drop helps Romakash in Coast win Romakash has appreciated a 5kg drop in weight from his previous start to win at the Gold Coast … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Uncle Steve’s ready, President’s Choice aims to keep on rising Uncle Steve (123lb) is aiming to put a season-slowing injury setback behind him when he steps up to 1800m for … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Venues reduced under draft racing calendar proposal The proposed calendar for the 2020-21 New Zealand racing season has been released today by RITA for consultation, as required … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Collett back in action Expat New Zealand Jockey Alysha Collett is happy to be back in the saddle and will ride on Sunday at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Duncan jumping pair to tackle Aussie features With COVID-19 curtailing the jumps season in New Zealand, Hunterville trainer Ken Duncan has elected to send two of his … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Tony McEvoy to build new Ballarat complex Trainer Tony McEvoy will build a new training complex at Ballarat to complement his established bases at Angaston and Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Boomsara ready to bounce back at Doomben Trainer Chris Munce believes drawing the outside barrier is not a total disaster for Boomsara in the BRC Sprint at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Scarlet in dream Queensland Oaks trial Scarlet Dream has trialled well in the lead-up to her run in The Roses at Doomben which will determine whether … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago McNeil hopes experience pays off with War Jye McNeil gets his second chance aboard Declares War when the three-year-old lines up in The Mahogany Challenge at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mark Currie gets fine, suspended sentence Toowoomba trainer Mark Currie has been fined $7500 and given a wholly suspended 12 month-sentence on race day treatment charges … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mr Marathon Man now has speed in his legs Former French-trained Mr Marathon Man will run for the second time in Australia when he lines up over 1400 metres … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Raymond Connors shooting for repeat double Wanganui trainer Raymond Connors will bid to defend two feature race crowns when he lines up horses at Te Rapa … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Teetan and Cruz combine Happy Valley’s French-themed night featured the Class 3 Le French May Trophy Handicap (1000m). The dash went to the Tony … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Fighter strikes for Purton in France Galop Cup Zac Purton questioned Racing Fighter’s fortitude in the lead-up to the Class 3 France Galop Cup Handicap (1200m) at Happy … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Japan’s Happy Grin targets the Group 1 Champions & Chater Cup Happy Grin is on track to contest the HK$10 million Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainer Ben Currie loses application A Supreme Court judge has refused an application to temporarily halt Racing Queensland’s decision to refuse Ben Currie’s nominations … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Veteran to line up again in another Cup Two horses at vastly different stages of their racing careers will bid to deliver trainer Joe Pride an inaugural win … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Dwayne Dunn after first Goodwood on Booker The Goodwood at Morphettville has eluded former Adelaide jockey Dwayne Dunn but he believes he has a good chance of … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Michael Walker to have Cup impact Jockey Michael Walker’s patience could be rewarded with back-to-back Doomben Cups when he rides Fierce Impact … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Glen Boss to return to Australia Glen Boss, the regular rider of three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, has announced he will return to Australia to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Blake Shinn reunites with Toby Edmonds In-form jockey Blake Shinn is set to reunite with leading trainer Toby Edmonds on two key rides at Doomben … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Group 1 winning son of Snitzel to Mapperley Stud Mapperley Stud has added Snitzel’s Group 1 winning son, Summer Passage, to their five-strong stallion roster ahead of the 2019 … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago History Beaudz Well for exciting juvenile Taranaki trainer John Wheeler believes he has another exciting juvenile by Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed on his hands, with the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago The Babe inducted into Hall of Fame Legendary expat-Kiwi jockey Brent Thomson, affectionately known as The Babe, has been inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Group 1 three-year-old sold to Hong Kong Quality New Zealand three-year-old Arrogant is the latest Australasian galloper to join the exodus to Hong Kong following his recent … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Enable return delayed to Royal Ascot Dual Arc winner Enable is set to make her eagerly anticipated return to action at Royal Ascot after being scratched … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Weir import measures up to city standard Fifty Stars has completed a winning hat-trick from his only three starts with an impressive victory over 1400m at Sandown … Read More USA horse racing news 6 years ago Can Justify complete the American Triple Crown? THE inevitable question following the Kentucky Derby every year is whether or not the winner of the race can go … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago James McDonald back in winning groove James McDonald has returned from a disqualification with a double at Warwick Farm … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Kembla Grange betting tips & full form for Thursday, May 17 KEMBLA Grange is racing this Thursday and there’s a strong eight race card for punters to invest upon. 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Trainer … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Kiwi mare chasing further stakes success Ruud Not Too has settled in well in Queensland and will be given the opportunity to add Australian black type … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Sandown betting moves for Wednesday, May 16 SANDOWN is Victoria’s primary mid-week meet and the punters have not been shy about wagering on the eight race card … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Warwick Farm market movers for Wednesday, May 16 WARWICK Farm is racing this Wednesday and the punters haven’t been shy about launching into a number of these runners … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Waller runners dominate Doomben Cup field Six of the 13 acceptors for the Group One Doomben Cup will be saddled by premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Prominent racing identity Don Storey dies Prominent Sydney racing owner, breeder and administrator Don Storey has died aged 86 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bobby El-Issa outed on handling charge Jockey Bobby El-Issa has been suspended for four months for not giving a horse every chance to obtain the best … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago VRC CEO Simon Love resigns After almost two years as the chief executive of the Victoria Racing Club, Simon Love has handed in his resignation … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bayliss, Lindsay Park dominate at Geelong Jockey Regan Bayliss and the Lindsay Park training team have combined for five winners on the program at a provincial … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Matt Cumani suspended and fined Trainer Matt Cumani has been suspended and fined over his failure to tell stewards of a strangles infection … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Shoreham is right back home at Flemington After interstate stints with Gerald Ryan and Les Kelly, Shoreham has returned home to the stables of Saab Hasan at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hay Now set for Rosehill debut Canberra-based mare Hay Now will strive to preserve an impressive record when she makes her Sydney debut at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Crusher looking to maintain an unblemished record for Ben Currie TRAINER Ben Currie knows he has a potential star on his hands in the form of Crusher, which will make … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Karacatis earns third shot at G1 Goodwood Victory in the D C McKay Stakes has given eight-year-old Karacatis a third shot at the Group One Goodwood at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Quaddie tips & free bets for Thursday, May 18 races at Pakenham OUR weekly Thursday quaddie returns to the outskirts of Melbourne as Pakenham Racecourse hosts an interesting eight-race card. 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TIMONIUM, MD – Randy Hartley and Dean DeRenzo sent out two horses to work during the first under-tack show session for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale Tuesday and came away with the bullet workers at a furlong and a quarter-mile, with a colt by Authentic (hip 59) covering his quarter-mile in :21 1/5 and a filly by Volatile (hip 12) going a furlong in :10 flat. The first of three sessions of the Midlantic May under-tack show began at 8 a.m. Tuesday under cloudy skies and with temperatures at the Maryland State Fairgrounds hovering around 60 degrees. The session was just minutes old when hip 59 turned in the fastest quarter-mile work of the day. From the first crop of GI Kentucky Derby winner Authentic, the bay colt is out of Grade I winner Gomo (Uncle Mo). “He keeps himself fit as a fiddle,” Randy Hartley said of the colt. “I knew he could do that. He worked really nice. He's a two-turn looking horse, tall and leggy.” Hartley/DeRenzo purchased the colt for $300,000 at the Keeneland September sale last fall. He RNA'd for $385,000 after working a furlong in :10 flat at the OBS March sale. “I had him in March and he worked in :10 flat, but I had so many colts down there that everybody fell on the same four,” Hartley said. “[Bob] Baffert looked at him two or three times, but he wasn't quite there yet. He's looking so much better up here.” Hip 12 turned in her :10 flat breeze during the fourth of seven sets Tuesday. The filly, out of multiple stakes-placed Exchange Cat (Exchange Rate) and a half to graded-placed Grit and Curiosity (Macho Uno), was purchased by Hartley/DeRenzo for $230,000 at Keeneland September. “We were trying to find the best Volatile that we could buy because we loved him as a racehorse,” Hartley said. “We felt like, with his speed, his babies would probably work good. These babies by freshman sires who come to the sale and work good, that's what it takes to get people interested in them. And all of the Volatiles looked like they could run.” The filly was originally slated to sell at the OBS April sale last month. “I had her in the April sale and she broke out in ringworm horrible–all over her face and her legs,” Hartley said. “She drew hip 1204–she was five horses from the end–and with the way the times were at that sale, I just felt like she was going to have to go in :9 3/5 or :9 4/5. I prepped her down there and she prepped good, but through the rest of the week she was miserable. I don't think she was crazy about the synthetic track and I didn't even work her there.” Hartley continued, “I haven't done a lot with her since April because she was already ready. I just took her home and we didn't ride her that much because she had all the stuff on her face. We jogged her, but she didn't breeze again. I prepped her a little bit here that was it.” Of his expectations for the filly's breeze Tuesday, Hartley said, “Here on the dirt, I was hoping for a :10 2/5 or faster. I can sell a :10 2/5 here. But I knew she was going to breeze good just by the way she was pulling me to the pole. Usually, she is real quiet. But she was so strong this morning, I thought she was going to run off with both me and the rider.” Hip 12 | Fasig-Tipton The chestnut filly marks a first pinhooking partnership between Hartley/DeRenzo and the McKinney family's Reliance Ranch, which is a major player in Quarter Horse racing. “I own her in partnership with some new clients of mine from Texas,” Hartley said. “They are sort of transitioning over to the Thoroughbreds now. We are so excited for them because we had her in the April sale and I had to call them and tell them it wasn't going to happen. They said, 'Whatever you need to do.' We only did the one pinhook this year with them and she's a lovely filly, very smart and very classy.” A headwind kicked up during the later sets of Tuesday's session, which concluded by 2 p.m. just as rain settled into a steady patter that was expected to continue through the night and well into Wednesday's second session of the under-tack show. The under-tack show continues with sessions Wednesday and Thursday beginning at 8 a.m. The Midlantic May sale will be held next Monday and Tuesday with bidding commencing each day at 11 a.m. The post Volatile Filly, Authentic Colt Earn Tuesday Bullets in Timonium appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Angel of Empire, winner of the 2023 Arkansas Derby (G1), bolstered his resume when named 2023 Pennsylvania-bred Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male at the May 10 Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association's 45th annual Iroquois Awards. View the full article

There was relatively little movement in the 2024 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the Top Thoroughbred Poll after a relatively quiet week of racing that followed a slew of graded races early this month.View the full article

When there are conversations in horse racing that mention one for the ages, the one is surely trainer D. Wayne Lukas. View the full article

Some familiar 3-year-olds from this spring's Kentucky Derby (G1) preps, who fell short of qualifying for the Run for the Roses, reappear in the $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes May 18 at Pimlico Race Course.View the full article

The Alibi Breakfast, held Thursday at Pimlico Race Course, will honor WBAL-Radio and photographer John Voorhees for their coverage of the 2023 GI Preakness S. WBAL-Radio will receive the David F. Woods Award while Voorhees, working on behalf of Eclipse Sportswire, will be recognized for his photo of last year's Preakness winner National Treasure (Quality Road) and jockey John Velazquez. Tickets for the Alibi Breakfast can be purchased here. The post WBAL-Radio, Voorhees To Be Recognized At Alibi Breakfast appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Arguably the most impressive Oaks trial winner so far this month when dominating the Listed Pretty Polly S., George Strawbridge's Friendly Soul (GB) (Kingman {GB}) makes a 10-day turnaround in Wednesday's G3 Tattersalls Musidora S. at York. Upsetting the already-proven Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}) at Newmarket, where the third was 12 lengths further behind, the John and Thady Gosden-trained filly is slightly ahead of the curve as far as pedigree is concerned, so far showing more precocity than her three Group 1-winning half-siblings. Despite being by Kingman, she has plenty of stamina in her pedigree and with connections weighing up whether to head to Chantilly or Epsom next, this should help make up their minds. Ralph Beckett won the two recognised Oaks trials last week and saddles a duo to make it three here in the daughters of Lope De Vega (Ire), Classical Song (Ire) and La Pasionaria (GB). The former, who races for Doreen Tabor, was fourth in the G1 Fillies' Mile when last seen in October and that is strong form. Jockey Rossa Ryan is optimistic. “Her work at home has been lovely. She's wintered really well and, judging by her two-year-old career, it looks like the step up in trip will suit her well so I would have no fear on that front,” he said. Ballydoyle's Mayfair (Ire) (Justify) is still a maiden after three starts with much to find on form, but that hasn't stopped many of the stable's runners down the years and she is up to a trip that will suit on pedigree. “We always felt that stepping her up in trip will make a big difference to her, so we are expecting a good bit of improvement,” Aidan O'Brien said. Also at York is the G2 1895 Duke Of York Clipper S., where the sprinters re-engage ahead of Royal Ascot including Azure Blue (Ire) (El Kabeir) who beat the sadly-departed Highfield Princess (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) in this 12 months ago. Seen only once subsequently when sixth in Newmarket's G1 July Cup, she has to defy the lay-off in a race that is competitive in terms of numbers but which lacks a Highfield Princess. Another filly in the line-up with solid claims is Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum's Swingalong (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}), whose two visits to this venue resulted in wins in the G2 Lowther S. and G3 Summer S. “Swingalong has been working really nicely, she's been on the go a long time and has been ready to go for a while,” commented Karl Burke, who also saddles last year's G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis winner and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest and G1 British Champions Sprint S.-placed Spycatcher (Ire) (Vadamos {Fr}) and last year's Group 3 winners Cold Case (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) and Marshman (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}). “She loves York and we hope she will run a big race–she has never run a bad race at York. Spycatcher will need every drop of rain and if the ground is deemed to be firm then there would be a doubt about him going. We've got four nice horses and it is a shame they all have to run against each other. Swingalong seems to be at the head of them, although on soft ground I would be leaning with Spycatcher.” The post Friendly Soul Steps Up In The Musidora appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the victory of Pipsy during the Belmont at the Big A meeting in New York. Pipsy Soars In New York Pipsy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), who races for Woodford Throughbreds, LLC, earned the first graded win of her career in the GIII Soaring Softly S. during Belmont's spring meeting at Aqueduct on Sunday (video). Trained by Will Walden, the filly is now three-for-four. The Noel Finegan-bred was a €60,000 Goffs November foal, who was a 45,000gns buy-back during the Tattersalls October Sales and won a pair of races, including the Listed Legacy S. for Ger Lyons and former owner Patrick Cosgrove. Offered during the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, Pipsy changed hands for 700,000gns to these connections and was making her first U.S. start. Her juvenile half-brother Breckenbrough (Ire) (Earthlight {Ire}) has yet to race, while her yearling half-brother is by Ghaiyyath (Ire). Her dam, Experte (Fr) (High Chaparral {Ire}), is a half-sister to G2 Grand Prix de Deauville winner Ziyad (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), who was placed in a trio of top-level races. Tally-Ho stallion Kodiac has 50% winners to runners in the U.S., and there are 41 winners among his 82 runners in that locale. Pipsy joins seven other stakes winners, giving the son of Danehill a strike rate of 10%. From last to first, PIPSY, gets the win in the Grade 3 Soaring Softly under Flavien Prat for Trainer William Walden in her US debut! pic.twitter.com/vzFnryKktH — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) May 12, 2024 Musical Earns Santa Barbara Score By A Nose Michael House's Musical Rhapsody (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) captured the Santa Barbara S. at Santa Anita by a nose this past weekend (video). Trained by Phil D'Amato, the 5-year-old mare also ran second in the GIII Red Carpet S. and is out of Colour Rhapsody (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}). The €14,000 Tattersalls Ireland yearling buy-back is part of the Helen Keaveney breeding programme, and raced for trainer Gavin Cromwell and Mark and Helen Keaveney to three handicap wins before being purchased privately and sent to America. This is the same family as G3 Lacken S. heroine Only Mine (Ire) (Pour Moi {Ire}). Coolmore's Holy Roman Emperor has 26 winners from 50 runners (52%) in the U.S. His best are GI Sword Dancer S. hero Glorious Empire (Ire), GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. winner Rockemperor (Ire) and Rich Tapestry (Ire), who won the GI Santa Anita Sprint Championship among his seven stakes winners (14%). Favorite Musical Rhapsody Prevails By A Nose In Saturday's $100,000 Santa Barbara Stakes pic.twitter.com/zLmkxTidj2 — Santa Anita Park (@santaanitapark) May 12, 2024 Former Oaks Filly Wins At Monmouth Amo Racing's Maman Joon (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) took her second race in a row with a tally at Monmouth Park on Saturday (video). Trained by Chad Brown, the Barnane Stud-bred filly was a 400,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling. Thrown into the G1 Oaks on only her second start for former trainer Richard Hannon, she ran with great credit to take fourth, and eventually was transferred to America where she won a Tampa Bay maiden in her sixth lifetime start this April. The half-sister to the stakes winner and three-time group-placed Candleford (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) is out of the Listed Pretty Polly S. heroine Dorcas Lane (GB) (Norse Dancer {Ire}), who earned black type with top three finishes in the G2 Ribblesdale S., G2 Lancashire Oaks, and the G3 Prix de Psyche. Maman Joon's full-sister has yet to race. Under the third dam is G1 1000 Guineas heroine Harayir (Gulch). The Aga Khan Studs' Sea The Stars has 19 winners from 40 runners (47%) in America, with his seven stakes winners there (17%) led by GII Fort Marcy S. hero Ottoman Fleet (GB). Invincible Army Filly Claws Out California Win Keith Johnston's Invincible Molly (GB) (Invincible Army {Ire}) won at Santa Anita recently for trainer Jeff Mullins (video). Bred by Giggenstown House Stud, the filly changed hands for 7,000gns as a Tattersalls December foal, before becoming an 18,000gns Tattersalls December yearling a year later. Alex Elliott picked up Invincible Molly for 55,000gns out of the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale. A handicap winner for Ralph Beckett and owner G Myddelton from four starts in the UK, the bay was an 85,000gns Tattersalls Autumn juvenile when bought by Johnston last autumn. The fourth foal of the unraced Mollymawk (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), the filly is followed by juvenile colt Red Wine (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}). American-based sire and dual Grade II winner Amira's Prince (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), who was third in the GI Gulfstream Park Turf H., is a half-brother to the stakes winner Hen Night (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), third in the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial and the second dam of Invincible Molly. Yeomanstown Stud's Invincible Army now has one winner (50%) from two runners in the States. Overall, the young stallion has sired 24 winners from 78 runners worldwide, with his best, the listed winner and multiple group-placed Kitty Rose (GB). Un espectacular triunfo obtuvo ayer el jinete @HIBerrios en @santaanitapark, en la 3a carrera de atropellada y en el último salto ganó junto a la ejemplar #1 Invincible Molly (GB) (Invincible Army), en un Allowance Optional Claiming para hembras de 3 años por U$55.000 1.200 mts…. pic.twitter.com/Aw8QWNHKZt — 100% hípica (@100xCientoHip) May 12, 2024 Repeat Winners Chad Brown has been dominating graded stakes with his European imports, but he has enjoyed an exceptional couple of weeks even by his high standards. Program Trading (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), already featured in Making Waves, got his head down on the line for Klaravich Stables in the GI Turf Classic S. at Churchill Downs on Derby Day (video). E Five Racing's Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a dual graded winner last year, was back in the winner's circle for his 2024 debut (video). Now a winner of three stakes following his Opening Verse S. win, the Chad Brown trainee is just shy of $600,000 in earnings. Fellow Brown trainee Royalty Interest (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) secured a career high in the GIII Sheepshead Bay S. during the Belmont at the Big A meeting (video). It was the first stakes victory for the Klaravich Stables runner. In Kentucky, Dynamic Pricing (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) also earned her first stakes victory for Brown and Klarman's Klaravich Stables, in the GII Edgewood S. at Churchill Downs (video). Saturday's GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S. heroine Chili Flag (Fr) (Cityscape {GB}) has been a star for Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Michael Kisbert (video). The 5-year-old is trained by Chad Brown and struck in last year's Forever Together S. at Aqueduct last spring. Gold Phoenix (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}), who won the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. last year, added another graded win to his resume in the GII Charles Whittingham S. (video). Trained by Phil D'Amato, he races for Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables, and Marsha Naify. Godolphin's Silver Knott (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), who won the GII Elkhorn S. at Keeneland this spring, added another graded laurel with a win in the GII Man O'War S. during the Belmont at the Big A meeting (video) for trainer Charlie Appleby. The gelding will summer in Saratoga. PHOTO FINISH! Program Trading wins the G1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic in a thriller. Flavien Prat was aboard the Chad Brown trainee for owner Klaravich Stables. pic.twitter.com/HX2Pt2O6ih — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) May 4, 2024 The post Making Waves: Kodiac Filly Stands Out In New York appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Last year's GI Arkansas Derby winner Angel of Empire (Classic Empire) was honored as the 2023 PA-Bred Horse of the Year and Champion 3-year-old Male at the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association's 45th annual Iroquois Awards held May 10. Racing in 2023 for Albaugh Family Stables LLC and trained by Brad Cox, Angel of Empire won two of six starts during his 3-year-old season. He was Pennsylvania's richest state-bred of the year, with earnings of $1,446,375. The complete list of divisional champions is below: 2-year-old Female: Carmelina (Maximus Mischief) 2-year-old Male: Drum Roll Please (Hard Spun) 3-year-old Female: Neecie Marie (Cross Traffic) Older Female, Turf Female, and Female Sprinter: Caravel (Mizzen Mast) Older Male: Nimitz Class (Munnings) Male Sprinter: Twisted Ride (Great Notion) Turf male: Our Shot (Kantharos) PA-Preferred Female: Aoife's Magic (Smarty Jones) PA-Preferred Male: Gordian Knot (Social Inclusion) Broodmare of the Year: Zeezee Zoomzoom Additionally, the PHBA recognized State Representatives Mary Jo Daley (Montgomery County), Danilo Burgos (Philadelphia County), and Kristine C. Howard (Chester County) with Legislator Awards while Ryerss Farm for Aged Equine was presented the PHBA Award of Merit. The post 2023 PA-Bred Awards Topped By Angel Of Empire appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Charismatic hurdler Harchibald (Fr) (Perugino) has died at the age of 25 according to published reports. Best known for his close second in the 2005 Champion Hurdle to Hardy Eustace (Ire) (Archway {Ire})), the five-time Grade 1 winner was enjoying his retirement in Ireland. All told, his record stands at 14 wins from 48 starts, with wins in the Fighting Fifths (2004/2007), a pair of Christmas Hurdles (2004/2008) and the John James McManus Memorial Hurdle in Ireland (2005) among his victories. Bred by Ecurie Bouchard Jean-Lo, the bay was trained for the majority of his career by trainer Noel Meade in the colours of DP Sharkey. He was retired in 2009 at the age of 10. “Hail the King, our King is dead,” Noel Mead Racing posted on X. “Harchi was my favourite horse of all time. I know on occasions he annoyed people and for sure he annoyed me but we had great days together, Paul Carberry, Harchi & myself. Never to be forgotten and I'd like to thank Johnny and Danielle Hurley for looking after him so well in his retirement. He became part of the family with them. R.I.P. old friend.” The post Charismatic Hurdler Harchibald Dies At 25 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents) continued his preparation ahead of Saturday's GI Preakness S. with a leg-stretching trip around the Pimlico surface Tuesday morning under Robby Albarado. The pair jogged seven furlongs before Albarado let the colt gallop through 1 1/2 miles. “I let him clip along today, and he's not even blowing,” Albarado told Pimlico media following the work. “I thought every day would be a better day for him. He's getting comfortable with his surroundings. He knows where he's at now. I couldn't be more pleased with the way he trained today. Every day I let him do what he feels like doing. I don't let him overdo it. I try not to make him do anything. He's all within himself.” GI @KentuckyDerby winner MYSTIK DAN (Goldencents) out for a gallop on the main track at @PimlicoRC this morning. Next up, the @PreaknessStakes! pic.twitter.com/9yhrOziuQk — TDN (@theTDN) May 14, 2024 Assistant trainer Ray Bryner, who joined Mystik Dan in Baltimore ahead of trainer Kenny McPeek's expected arrival later Tuesday, oversaw training. “He's a consummate pro,” said Bryner. “Likes to train. Can't make him do anything wrong; he's a natural. He's laid back. But when the time comes, he can switch it on and off, like a key in the ignition, which is ideal.” Mystik Dan drew post position five in a nine-horse field and, while rain threatens to persist throughout the week and into the weekend, Bryner remained optimistic. “I think we have a huge chance. At the draw [Monday] night, I was tickled to death to get the 5 post, right in the middle of nine horses. We've got the favorite [Muth] inside us, so Brian can keep an eye on him. [Rain] won't affect him in any way, shape or form…. If it is a sloppy track, no muss, no fuss. He handles the kickback just like it's a dry racetrack. I'm not saying we'll have an edge if it's sloppy, but it's not going to hurt us.” Wayne Lukas sent his Preakness pair to the track Tuesday with Just Steel (Justify) and Seize the Grey (Arrogate) both galloping Tuesday after arriving at Pimlico Monday. “They came in in great shape,” said Lukas. “In fact, they had great energy today. I was really surprised, mostly because they're looking around and it's all new, but they had good energy. That's all you want when you get off that truck. That was 12 hours for them, and you just want their energy to be where it should be.” The Bob Baffert-trained pair of 'TDN Rising Star' and morning-line favorite Muth (Good Magic) and Imagination (Into Mischief) left California Tuesday morning and were also expected to arrive in Maryland late in the afternoon. GI @PreaknessStakes contender CATCHING FREEDOM (Constitution), fourth in the @KentuckyDerby last time out, was feeling good this morning as he returned to the barn! @PimlicoRC pic.twitter.com/OpXX604CGB — TDN (@theTDN) May 14, 2024 Also shipping in Tuesday were Catching Freedom (Constitution), who jogged a lap of the track after arriving around 2 a.m for Brad Cox., Tuscan Gold (Medaglia d'Oro) for Chad Brown, Uncle Heavy (Social Inclusion) and Mugatu (Blofeld). The post Preakness 149: Mystik Dan, Lukas Pair Gallop Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If there's any sign of fatigue in Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan, Robby Albarado is not seeing it. View the full article

Back outside the top stakes level, Emmanuel looms an imposing presence in the May 18 Dinner Party Stakes (G3T) at Pimlico Race Course. He leads a field of 12 entered in the $500,000 race at 1 1/8 miles on turf.View the full article