Wandering Eyes

A troubled third in her stakes debut in the Jan. 6 Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream Park, Waskesiu lined up as the 5-2 favorite in the Florida Oaks (G3T) and didn't disappoint. View the full article

Kinza remains unchallenged in three starts with a tour de force in the March 9 $101,500 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Stretching out to two turns in her grade 1 debut proved no problem for the talented Sweet Azteca March 9 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

A troubled third in her stakes debut in the Jan. 6 Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream Park, Waskesiu lined up as the 5-2 favorite in the Florida Oaks (G3T) and didn't disappoint. View the full article

Kinza remains unchallenged in three starts with a tour de force in the March 9 $101,500 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Facing a bevy of more experienced rivals, lightly raced SWEET AZTECA (f, 4, Sharp Azteca–So Sweetitiz, by Grand Slam) led every step of the way to capture the renamed GI B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile S. at Santa Anita Saturday. The Pamela Cee Ziebarth homebred blasted out of the gate, set early fractions of :23.40 and :47.40, and sailed into the stretch three lengths on top. Last summer's GI Clement L. Hirsch S. winner and even-money favorite Adare Manor (Uncle Mo) chased the gray home, but couldn't catch her. Pumpkin Pie S. winner Green Up (Upstart), an East Coast shipper from the Todd Pletcher barn, was third. Final time for the mile was 1:36.40. Sweet Azteca made one start as a 3-year-old last year for trainer Michael McCarthy, resulting in a Derby week win at Churchill Downs and an 85 debut Beyer Speed Figure. Benched until the GIII Las Flores S. on New Year's Day, Sweet Azteca was third, then roared back with a 12-length optional allowance win and a 91 Beyer over this surface going 6 1/2 furlongs Feb. 2. O/B-Pamela Cee Ziebarth; T-Michael McCarthy; J-Flavien Prat. How sweet it is! SWEET AZTECA was more than up to the task, taking them all the way in Saturday's GI B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile at @santaanitapark. pic.twitter.com/iDV7G9HxF6 — TDN (@theTDN) March 10, 2024 The post Sweet Azteca Pillar to Post in Beholder Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

An Ocala Stud-bred and -consigned filly from the first crop of GI Forego S. winner Win Win Win (Hat Trick {Jpn}) established a new record time for a quarter-mile breeze over the SafeTrack surface at the OBS sales grounds, covering the distance in :20 1/5 during the fourth and final preview for next week's OBS March Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training. “It wasn't a real surprise,” said Ocala Stud's David O'Farrell. “She prepped very well last week, did it very easily and she's just a really, really good filly. She's got 'it'–she's got the that 'it' factor. You really don't know exactly what you have until the final prep. “She's powerful, very classy and very good-minded,” he continued. “She came back to the barn after her breeze and just cooled out beautifully. She never turned a hair, she's very quiet and just great to be around. Every time you ask her for work, she lays it down for you. We were high on her at the farm, but when we got over here it completely translated. She's the real deal, she's fast.” Hip 788 is the latest foal out of their homebred Unanimity (Union Rags), whose own dam Lady Discreet (Boundary) was acquired by Ocala Stud for $45,000 in foal to Phone Trick at the 2004 OBS Fall Mixed Sale. A daughter of 1995 GI Alabama S. heroine Pretty Discreet (Private Account), Lady Discreet is a half-sister to Grade I-winning sire Discreet Cat (Forestry), GISW Discreetly Mine (Mineshaft) and SW/MGISP Pretty Wild (Wild Again). For Ocala Stud, Lady Discreet produced MSW & MGSP Courtesan (Street Sense), the stakes-winning and stakes-producing Chary (Montbrook) and The Shady Lady (Quality Road), the unraced dam of undefeated GIII Holy Bull S. winner Hades (Awesome Slew) and SW Devious Dame (Girvin). The second-fastest quarter-mile move Saturday was turned in by the Pick View LLC-consigned hip 686, a first-crop son of Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}) out of the Irish stakes-placed So Stylish (Johannesburg), who stopped the clock in :20 2/5. Bred by Mt. Briilant Farm & Ranch, hip 686 was purchased by Pick View for $40,000 at Keeneland September last fall. A day after a pair of horses shared the :9 3/5 bullet for one-eighth mile breezes, no fewer than seven juveniles shared top honors when working in :9 4/5 Saturday. They include: Hip 670, a Catalina Cruiser half-brother to SP Motown Mischief (Malibu Moon) from Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel); Hip 745, a filly by Uncle Mo out of 2018 GIII Forward Gal S. winner Take Charge Paula (Take Charge Indy) consigned by Top Line Sales LLC; Hip 780, a Bolt d'Oro filly whose dam Troublesome (Into Mischief) produced MSW Amidst Waves (Midshipman) from the draft of Wavertree Sales Inc (Ciaran Dunne); Hip 824, a colt by Mitole–Warrior's Way (Quality Road) from L. G., Agent; Hip 825, a New York-bred, May-foaled colt by Goldencents and a half-brother to SW Treasure King (Treasure Beach {GB}) from the consignment of Cesar Loya Training & Sales; Hip 840, a Top Line-consigned daughter of Liam's Map from the family of Grade I winners Harmony Lodge (Hennessy) and Pinehurst (Twirling Candy) and; Hip 844, a filly from the first crop by Instagrand (Into Mischief) out of a half-sister to Grade I-winning juvenile Noble's Promise (Cuvee) and from the family of GISW Saudi Crown (Always Dreaming) from the Eddie Woods draft. The post Win Win Win Filly Sets OBS Under-Tack Record appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rallying from behind a slow pace, Domestic Product caught No More Time in the closing strides to win the $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) by a nose March 9 at Tampa Bay Down.View the full article

Up against one of the toughest fields of her career in the March 9 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T) at Tampa Bay Downs, Sparkle Blue rose to the occasion with a glittering front-running victory over more highly touted rivals.View the full article

Saturday's GIII Santa Ysabel S. proved yet another walk in the park for Michael Lund Petersen's 'TDN Rising Star' KINZA (f, 3, Carpe Diem–Secret Wonder, by Quality Road), who treated her seven other rivals to a front-running beating while not asked for anything close to her best. The 1-2 chalk to add to her facile two-length victory in her two-turn bow in the GIII Las Virgenes S. going a mile Feb. 10, the $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer won the break, but had some company early in the form of Las Virgenes third She's a Tempest (Connect), who prompted through an opening quarter in a strong :22.52. Kept honest enough down the backstretch, Kinza got the opening half-mile in :45.98, but looked to be doing it willingly enough and under a long rein from Juan Hernandez. Asked to extend a bit at the three-furlong pole, with She's a Tempest now under a ride, Kinza kicked farther in front off the final corner and Hernandez had plenty of time to take a look at the infield board to see just how much had had in hand. Kinza, also a $17,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed weanling and $30,000 OBS October yearling, was made a no-brainer 'Rising Star' on debut when streaking away to score by 7 1/2 lengths over six furlongs Dec. 29. Sales history: $17,000 Wlg '21 FTNOCT; $30,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT; $350,000 2yo '23 FTMMAY. O-Michael Lund Petersen; B-JD Business Ventures LLC, Brushy Hill Stable & Carpe Diem Syndicate (NY); T-Bob Baffert. Born in Schuylerville, coasting in Arcadia! Kinza, bred by JD Business Ventures, Brushy Hill, & Carpe Diem Syndicate & foaled at Schuylerville Thoroughbred Farm, is 3-for-3 and a 2-time GSW! @JJHernandezS19 on the #NYbred for Michael Lund Petersen, Baffert in the G3 Santa Ysabel. pic.twitter.com/OJsfqwCzcN — NYTB (@nytbreeders) March 9, 2024 The post ‘Rising Star’ Kinza Proves A Dominating Winner of the Santa Ysabel appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Up against one of the toughest fields of her career in the March 9 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T) at Tampa Bay Downs, Sparkle Blue rose to the occasion with a glittering front-running victory over her more highly touted rivals.View the full article

In her first start in more than seven months, Red Carpet Ready lived up to her name in the $145,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) March 9 at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Fainor's Filets came with a steady run down the center of the track to reel in front-running Kapadokya and pull clear and give owner/trainer Caitlin Keil her first career victory Saturday at Laurel Park.View the full article

After a poor break saw her at the tail of the field in her stakes debut, TINY TEMPER (f, 4, Arrogate–Don't Blame Me, by Blame) had to race through the pack and found an inside seam turning for home to win the GII Azeri S. at Oaklawn Park. At odds of 11-1, she topped a big exacta over 16-1 Misty Veil (Tonalist). Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0. O-Mark H. and Nancy W. Stanley; B-Alan S. Kline Revocable Trust; T-Dallas Stewart. Sales History: $240,000 wlg '20 KEENOV, $310,000 RNA ylg '21 KEESEP, $155,000 RNA ylg '21 FTKOCT. The post Arrogate’s Tiny Temper Goes Last To First In Azeri appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In a GIII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby delayed by more than 30 minutes due to a tote issue plaguing much of the East, DOMESTIC PRODUCT (c, 3, Practical Joke–Goods and Services, by Paynter) won in a wild scramble at the finish. Most recently the runner-up to Hades (Awesome Slew) in the GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 3, Domestic Product remained covered up and under a hold while midpack in the Tampa Bay Derby as Good Money (Good Magic) showed the way through tepid :25.25 and :51.14 early fractions. Domestic Product tipped wide off the turn as a calvary charge bore down on Good Money. The photo finish showed mere inches between Domestic Product, who nosed out GIII Sam F. Davis S. winner No More Time (Not This Time), Grand Mo the First (Uncle Mo), and Good Money. Final time for the 8 1/2 furlongs was 1:45.47. It was the first Tampa Bay Derby winner for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Tyler Gaffalione. The top top five finishers all earned qualifying points on a scale of 50-25-15-10-5 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. O/B-Klaravich Stables, Inc. (Ky.); T-Chad Brown; J-Tyler Gaffalione. The post Klaravich’s Domestic Product Wins Wild Tampa Bay Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Alice Springs trainer Dan Morgan, with the in-form Don’t Be Dramatic, who proved too good for fellow three-year-olds over 1400m at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Alice Springs trainer Dan Morgan has a live NT Guineas contender on his hands after Don’t Be Dramatic’s slashing win at Pioneer Park on Saturday. The three-year-old gelding ($2.70) jumped from the inside gate against his own age group over 1400m (BM68) and held sway out in front before saluting by three lengths. The son of Super One posted his first win after eventually making his Red Centre debut over 1000m (BM54) on January 14. In his next three appearances against the three-year-olds as an odds-on favourite, Don’t Be Dramatic was a narrow second over 1000m and a big winner over 1100m before another close second over 1200m. The NT debutante was scratched from a 1000m maiden on January 6. Thunder from a near-by storm spooked Don’t Be Dramatic, and he bolted on jockey Casey Hunter before being restrained. After Saturday, he should start as the favourite in the $50,000 NT Guineas (1600m) on March 23. Morgan, who also holds a jockey’s licence, rode Don’t Be Dramatic in his first two starts, but since then Paul Denton has been the pilot. Debating ($4.20) and Beyond Ready ($2.70) gave the winner too much start on Saturday before filling the minor placings. Morgan, 30, landed a double when Garrucha ($4.20), formerly trained by Russell Bell, led throughout before overcoming Lamoree ($3.60) and Arrogant Miss ($5.50) over 1100m (0-58). It was Garrucha’s first success since posting back to back Kununurra wins last year, while for winning jockey Anthony Darmanin he was making his Alice Springs debut. Melbourne-based Darmanin, who rides regularly in Tasmania, capped off a big day by winning aboard Dick Leech’s Century Fox ($2.05) in open class (1600m). Century Fox, last year’s NT Guineas winner, was having his third start following a spell before swooping late to down Boom Boom Sweet ($4) by half a length – Desert Lass ($3.60) was third. Leech secured two wins when Kerioth (Dylan Stanley) finished strongly to make it back to back wins over 1100m (BM76) from Red Wraith ($2.80), who led most of the way, with Throw At Da Stumps ($4.40) a distant third. Kerioth ($4.20) was firing a year ago before he unfortunately missed the $100,000 Pioneer Sprint (1200m), but it’s unlikely he’ll be denied a start in 2024. In a repeat of his win on January 27, Ray Viney’s Quizzle ($6.50) was tailed off last before hitting top gear at the 600m and sealing victory by 3.3 lengths from Princess Pancakes ($41) and Moracoli ($13). Since arriving in town last year, Quizzle’s record stands at 17: 5-4-5 with Jessie Philpot, the winning jockey on Saturday, partnering the horse 16 times. Kerry Petrick’s Kikuyu ($2.20) made it back to back wins when he rounded up the leaders in the home straight to seal victory from Vanderland ($8.50) and Madam Mischief ($5) over 1000m (0-64). Stan Tsaikos, Kikuyu’s jockey, also had success aboard Terry Gillett’s Macer’s Razor ($5) in a 1200m maiden after catching the leaders at the 300m before rolling He’s Maverick ($4.60) and Another Val ($21). Horse racing news View the full article

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Jade Cunningham wins her first race as a head trainer March 9 with Spankster in Oaklawn Park's first race, a starter allowance sprint.View the full article

Overnight purses during Gulfstream Park's upcoming spring/summer meet will receive significant increases from top to bottom compared to a season ago.View the full article

Sent off a lukewarm favorite at 5-2, Chiefswood Stable's homebred 3-year-old filly WASKESIU (f, 3, American Pharoah–Finn's Girl, by Bernardini) sat a perfect ground-saving trip just behind the speed, tipped out in the lane and finished determinedly for a maiden stakes success in Saturday's GIII Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs. Winner of her turf debut at Aqeuduct Nov. 18 and a slow-starting third in the Jan. 6 Ginger Brew S., the Ontario-bred took advantage of her low draw in gate four to tuck in at the fence to take the shortest way around the Olsdmar oval as triple-digit longshot A Primera Vista (Competitive Edge) cut out the running through fractions of :23.18 and :47.92. Waskesiu traveled strongly around the turn and was right on the back of the leaders nearing the stretch, just waiting for the gaps to appear. Pointed at daylight with about a furlong and a half to run, Waskesiu knuckled down to deliver her challenge and was along in the final few strides to become a 44th worldwide stakes winner and 26th graded/group winner for American Pharoah. The final time for the mile and a sixteenth was 1:42.04. O/B-Chiefswood Stables Limited (ON); T-Bill Mott. The post American Pharoah’s Waskesiu Makes The Grade In Florida Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Overnight purses for the upcoming Spring/Summer Meet at Gulfstream Park will be increased in all categories from open handicaps to $6,250 claiming races with conditions. Open handicap purses will rise from $60,000 last season to $74,000; $6,250 claiming races with conditions will jump from $17,000 to $20,000; open allowances will be $10,000 higher than 2023 levels, ranging from $61,000 to $63,000; entry-level allowances for Florida-breds will increase from $43,000 to $48,000; maiden special weight races will increase by $10,000 to $60,000; maiden special weight races for Florida-breds will go up from $40,000 to $48,000; maiden races for $12,500 claimers will get a boost of $6,000 to $25,000; starter allowance purses will increase from $3,000 to $9,000 (from $25,000 to $49,000); and the purse for a $50,000 claiming race for 3-year-olds will jump by $9,000 to $44,000. “With the increased purses, grass racing, and our workers compensation program, Gulfstream is now the summer place to be,” said Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (FTHA) President Joe Orseno. “We are able to offer better purses and we hope this will encourage trainers and owners to keep horses at Gulfstream Park through the non-championship meet. A big thank you to 1/ST management and the FTHA purse committee for negotiating this competitive purse structure.” Gulfstream will race four days a week from April to June and three days a week from July to November with turf racing throughout the spring and summer. The post Gulfstream Boosts Spring/Summer Purses appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

2nd-GP, $89K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 12:39 p.m. ET. SF Racing's MONT SAINT MICHEL (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) makes her inaugural voyage for Brendan Walsh after she started her work regimen at Turfway in early December and then moved to Palm Meadows. The homebred is out of SP Black Dahlia (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who is also responsible for third place GI Breeders' Cup Mile runner Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}). Also making the post is Alpha Delta homebred Highland Light (Uncle Mo) for trainer Chad Brown. The dark bay's dam GSW Summer Raven (Summer Squall) produced GIII Holy Bull S. champ Winslow Homer (Unbridled's Song) and his full-brother GSW Misconnect. Her most successful offspring is MGSW/MGISP Lewis Bay (Berandini), who earned over $1.1 million on the racetrack. TJCIS PPS 9th-GP, $91K, OC25k/N1X, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m, 4:07 p.m. ET. Just before the Sunday finale in Hallandale, Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman) returns to the races after he took home last year's King's Plate S. at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse, the Sovereign 3-year-old male nominee is out of a stakes-placed dam who counts U.S. based sire Army Mule as a half-brother. TJCIS PPS The post Sunday’s Racing Insights: Homebreds Debut At Gulfstream, Reigning King’s Plate Winner Returns appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Cylinder brought a perfect farewell for his retiring sire, Exceed And Excel, with a slashing triumph in the Newmarket Handicap (G1) March 9 at Flemington.View the full article

Daniel Alonso's millionaire Skippylongstocking returns to form March 9 by winning the Challenger Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs for the second consecutive year.View the full article