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Capital Partner (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Dr. Agne (Into Mischief), a pair of 'TDN Rising Stars off debut maiden wins at the Spa, headline the GIII With Anticipation Stakes for 2-year-olds on the inner turf at Saratoga Thursday. The $175,000 event is run over 1 1/16 miles and features a field of eight. Klaravich Stables Inc.'s Capital Partner, favored at 5-2 on the morning line, did not have the smoothest of trips on debut Aug. 2 at this distance. He was fractious in the gate, bumped more than once, rank, and green, yet he unleashed a from-the-clouds kick while wide in the stretch to win by a half-length. With a repeat of that kick and a cleaner trip, it's hard to see him getting beat. Trainer Chad Brown won this last year with Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), since a Grade I winner, as well as in 2012 and 2014. Flavien Prat, aboard for the 'Rising Star' performance, stays on the bay. Capital Partner's fellow 'Rising Star' Dr. Agne, who campaigns for Madaket Stables LLC, Twin Brook Stables, and Belladonna Racing LLC, makes his first start since his much-anticipated July 11 unveiling. The Cherie DeVaux runner is out of champion grass mare Lady Eli (Divine Park) and certainly has the breeding for this, but will be both stretching out from his seven-furlong debut and moving to the grass for the first time as his sole start was taken off the turf. Irad Ortiz, Jr. keeps the mount. “Step one was winning, and he did that. He did that impressively,” said DeVaux. “We just hope to continue on now. He is maturing well. He is a horse that is big and sturdy. He holds his condition well and he's doing really well.” DeVaux continued: “If we won on debut, this was where we were going to run him. He's been training well, so we'll see. This will be good to get him on the turf and around two turns.” Final Score (Not This Time) and Heeere's Johnny (Oscar Performance) exit a one-two punch in an Aug. 10 maiden over track and trip. The Todd Pletcher-trained Final Score was a $600,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga purchase last year for Repole Stable, while the Raymond Handal-trained Heeere's Johnny–who campaigns for Magic Carpet Racing and Catherine W. Coyle–is a full-brother to this month's GI Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes winner World Beater. The field is rounded out by statebred Spa maiden winner Caroline St. Beat (Tiz the Law); Godolphin homebred Gloves Off (Nyquist), who ships in from an Ellis Park debut victory; GIII Sanford Stakes fourth Strategic Risk (Noble Bird); and Saratoga 14 1/2-length debut dirt winner and $35,000 claimer One More Freud (Tonalist). The post ‘Rising Stars’ Square Off in With Anticipation appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Peter and Shaun McKay are dreaming of a Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) tilt with their quality stayer Wolfgang (NZ) (Puccini), and he will start his journey towards the iconic feature at Wanganui on Saturday. The son of Peter McKay’s former Group One winner Puccini, Wolfgang tested his talent in Australia last spring when sixth in the Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) and fourth in the Gr.3 Geelong Cup (2400m). He came of age with the trip and entered career-best form on his return to New Zealand, finishing runner-up in the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2000m), Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) and Listed Kaimai Stakes (2000m), and won the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) and New Zealand St Leger (2500m). His victory in the Wellington Cup gave his trainers the confidence to target further two-mile features, and they have set their sights on the most coveted prize of them all, the Melbourne Cup. He will kick-off his campaign in the Wanganui-Taranaki Racehorse Owners Association Open 2040 on Saturday where he has drawn barrier nine, and he will receive some weight relief from his 62kg impost courtesy of apprentice jockey Liam Kauri’s three-kilogram claim. The track was rated a Heavy8 on Wednesday, and the McKays are hoping it improves prior to the weekend. “He has had a couple of trials under his belt,” Peter McKay said. “I would still like to see the track dry out to at least a (Soft) 6 or a 7. “If the track dries out a bit more, hopefully he should be doing some nice work at the finish. If it is about an (Heavy) 8 or 9, if he runs midfield, we will be happy enough because he doesn’t really like the wet. “He needs the run, there are no other options at this stage. “As long as he goes alright (he will head straight to Australia after this run). If he is disappointing, we will just have to try and mark time and find somewhere to run him again.” All going to plan, Wolfgang will head to Melbourne in the coming weeks where he will target three Melbourne Cup automatic entry races – Gr.3 Archer Stakes (2500m), Gr.3 The Bart Cummings (2500m), and Geelong Cup. “The plan is just this run now and then go over, I just can’t see any other race that suits here,” McKay said. “He is going to carry 62kg in the handicap races here, where at least over there he will get pushed down a bit in weight. “There are two or three races where if he could win one of them it will get him into the Melbourne Cup, but even without running in the Melbourne Cup, there are still three or four races for him worth A$500,000.” While the Melbourne Cup is Wolfgang’s primary spring objective, McKay has a Plan B in place in New Zealand. “The only race that is suitable for him here is the New Zealand Cup (Gr.3, 3200m), so I have put a nom in there just in case we don’t get over there,” he said. McKay said it would be a dream to compete in the Melbourne Cup, but he is aware of the task ahead of them. “Last year, the way the field came out, he would have got a run, but this year they are putting up a lot more money and I think it could be a lot stronger field,” he said. “He would just about have to win one of those qualifying races to get in. “It would be a dream to be in it, but there are also other races over there to compete in.” Wolfgang will be joined in his Saturday assignment by stablemate Sagunto (NZ) (O’Reilly), who will be second-up, and McKay said he will appreciate the step up in trip. “He likes a little bit better track, but he has improved since his first-up run at Ruakaka where there was rain on the day,” he said. “Up to 2000m, he is fitter, he gets well down the weights with his four-kilo claim, so he will hopefully roll him along for a while. “He is a 10-year-old now, but he feels as good as he did when he was a seven and eight-year-old.” The stable will be chasing stakes success at the meeting with Faultless (NZ) (Tivaci), who will contest the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m). The son of Tivaci was runner-up to race-rival To Bravery Born (NZ) (Snitzel) when first-up over 1100m at Taupo earlier this month, and McKay is hopeful of a bold showing this weekend. “His last run was very pleasing,” McKay said. “He has come back as a three-year-old a little bit stronger and more level-headed than what he was as a two-year-old. We are very happy with him. “It is a nice, strong field and he should show a lot of cheek, but once we get him to 1400m and a mile it is going to be more his go. “The way he races last start, I think if he can get a nice sit in behind the speed and handles the track okay, he should be competitive.” A day prior at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting, the stable will line-up last-start runner-up Rocky Marciano (NZ) (Eminent) in the NZ Horse Ambulance 1550. “He went really well in his first-up run there and the 1550m should suit him,” McKay said. “He has come back a lot stronger this year. “Hopefully he can clear maidens soon, he has had a few starts, but once he does, and gets up over ground, I think he could be quite a nice staying horse.” View the full article

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After winning the Untapable Stakes with now grade 1 winner Kilwin last year, BBN Racing returns to Kentucky Downs in search of more success with a similarly named Twirling Candy filly, Mackinac.View the full article

Del Mar racing secretary David Jerkens assigns the weights at the track, including for the Green Flash Handicap, an Aug. 30 Breeders' Cup Challenge race.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Last Friday, trainer David Jacobson watched as his ultra-consistent 5-year-old gelding Banishing (Ghostzapper) won the $1-million GII Charles Town Classic Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths. Jacobson is toying with the idea of bringing Banishing back to the races on Sunday to run in the $1-million GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes at Saratoga. All signs are pointing that way: the horse has already shipped up to the Spa and Jacobson entered Banishing in the race. He is among the nine horses that were entered Wednesday, which also includes GI Whitney Stakes winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), 'TDN Rising Star' Mindframe (Constitution), who is undefeated in three starts this year, Highland Falls (Curlin), second in the Whitney, White Abarrio (Race Day), who was fourth in the Whitney and GII Suburban winner Phileas Fogg (Astern {Aus}). “We are up in the air right now,” Jacobson said Wednesday by phone from Louisville, Ky. “He is going to let us know. So far, he is recovering from the (Charles Town Classic) and we will just have to wait. We will make a decision on race day. We are looking forward to running him if he is ready to run.” Banishing, owned by Jacobson and Lawrence Roman, has won four of nine starts this year and has been second four other times. In the seven-furlong GI Churchill Downs Stakes on Kentucky Derby Day, he was defeated by a nose by Mindframe in a four-horse photo finish. The highly regarded 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (Nyquist) was third and Book 'em Danno (Bucchero), who just won the GI Forego Stakes at Saratoga last weekend, was fourth. For his career, Banishing has nine wins, five seconds and two thirds in 23 starts. If he runs Sunday, it will be the first time Banishing will try the 1 1/4 miles. Jacobson does not seem too concerned about that. “If you can go 1 1/16 (miles), you can go 1 1/8,” he said. “If you can go 1 1/8, you can go 1 1/4. Until he shows me that he can't do it, I don't expect it would be a problem. He is definitely fit enough.” The Charles Town Classic was 1 1/8 miles. “His form speaks for itself,” Jacobson said. “He is to the point where he really makes my job easy. I don't need to train him much. I just have to feed him, let him rest, give him a nice bed of straw for sleep on and he does the rest.” Jacobson said that Jose Lezcano will ride Banishing in the Jockey Club Gold Cup if he goes. Tyler Gaffalione rode him in his last two starts and he has also been ridden by Jose Ortiz and Flavien Prat and Ricardo Santana, Jr. Gaffalione and Ortiz are riding at Kentucky Downs Sunday, Prat is riding Sierra Leone in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Santana is aboard White Abarrio. As far as the quick turnaround, Jacobson isn't overly concerned about that. “People seem to be talking about that, but in the old days, people did this all the time,” Jacobson said. “So far, there is nothing negative to report on his condition. He just loves to run.” Sovereignty Returns to the Track, Mott Looking Ahead Four days after winning the $1.25-million GI Travers Stakes, Sovereignty (Into Mischief) went back to the track. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said the colt returned to the Oklahoma Training Track for some light exercise. Smiles all around for Sovereignty's Travers victory | Sarah Andrew “All good,” Mott said, sitting in his golf cart outside his barn on the Oklahoma Wednesday morning. “Just a normal training. We will have to pick it up and look at the calendar and get a breeze schedule to make sure we have enough in him going out to California.” California as in Del Mar where the Breeders' Cup will be held for the 42nd time. The $7-million GI Breeders' Cup Classic is the end-of-the-year goal for Sovereignty, who has won five of six starts this year, including the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes. Mott had a special summer at Saratoga with Sovereignty, who in addition to the Belmont and Travers, also won the GII Jim Dandy Stakes. Mott said he had time to sit down and watch the replay of the Travers a couple of times at home. But he was not about to stay in the rocking chair and remember the glory. At least not right now. There is still work to be done. “It's all history, it's in the rearview mirror,” he said. “That's all you can do, I guess. Look, whether it's this or life, it's in the past. It's nice to have some good memories and that sort of thing but you have to look forward. Win, lose or draw … move ahead.” With the meet dwindling down to a precious few days, Mott was not about to rank this summer as one of his best. Besides the spectacular Sovereignty, Mott won the GIII Mahony Stakes with Spiced Up (Quality Road) and the listed Birdstone Stakes with 'TDN Rising Star' Parchment Party (Constitution). He was also second in the GI Ballerina Stakes with 'TDN Rising Star' Scylla (Tapit), second in the GI Forego Stakes with Scotland (Good Magic), second and third in the GI Test Stakes with 'TDN Rising Star' Ragtime (Union Rags) and Beauty Reigns (Into Mischief) and third in the GII Honorable Miss Stakes with Scylla. “We have a lot to be grateful for,” Mott said. “I have had years when I had multiple stakes wins up here. We have not had that many horses show up in those kinds of races this year. But I'm not complaining.” Race for Riding Title at Saratoga Not Over, but Irad Ortiz has the Edge At the end of the day Sunday, Jose Ortiz trailed his brother, Irad, 53-52 in the hotly contested jockey standings at Saratoga. That's probably as close as Jose will get as his meet is just about done. Jose will ride most of the final Saratoga week at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky. He was not listed on any horses at Saratoga on Wednesday and will ride at Kentucky Downs Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Jose Ortiz in the Ballerina winner's circle with Hope Road | Sarah Andrew He will return to ride on Monday, Labor Day, which is closing day of the Saratoga meet. Jose's main ride on Monday is in the GI Hopeful Stakes aboard 'TDN Rising Star' Curtain Call (Tiz the Law) for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse. Irad rode at Saratoga on Wednesday and will be here Thursday and Friday before heading to Kentucky Downs on Saturday. He will be back in Saratoga to ride Sunday and should be in good position to win his fourth straight Spa title and sixth in the last eight years. He had one win on Wednesday to increase his lead over his brother to 54-52. Jose Ortiz, who is calling Kentucky home these days, has won two riding titles at the seven-day Kentucky Downs meet, in 2018 and 2019. He is the fifth all-time leading rider there with 48 victories. “I love it more every year,” Jose said about Kentucky Downs. “I love Saratoga, too. The summer goes by pretty fast.” Among the best wins Jose had at the Saratoga meet were the GI Alabama Stakes with Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro), the GI Ballerina Stakes with Hope Road (Quality Road), the GI Test Stakes with Kilwin (Twirling Candy), the GII Lake Placid Stakes with May Day Ready (Tapit) and the GII Saratoga Special Stakes with 'TDN Rising Star' Ewing (Knicks Go). The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Banishing May Run Back in Jockey Club Gold Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Looking to remain perfect while making her stakes debut, 'TDN Rising Star' Time to Dream (Not This Time) made short work of her rivals as she ran off to an easy victory in Saratoga's P.G. Johnson Stakes Wednesday afternoon. A headstrong Vernon Valley (Vekoma) went to the front from her outside draw while Time to Dream, breaking from post 1, settled at the back early through moderate early fractions of :24.03 and :49.21. Given the signal by Irad Ortiz Jr. exiting the far turn, the 3-5 choice was drawn to the outside for her run, burst to the front midstretch and drew off to score by an easy five-length margin over fellow first-out winner Scratch It (Tapit). “[Trainer] Todd [Pletcher] told me, 'ride her like a good horse.' I think she is, so that's what I did,” said Ortiz. “I was in a good position, I know the pace went a little slow, so I tried to start working out of the backside–start working out for somewhere if the pace going too slow, tried to make an early move maybe in the second turn. It worked out beautiful. She's such a nice one.” Sent off second choice as party of an entry going a mile at the Spa July 25, Time to Dream proved best, winning by 2 1/4 lengths over Maoira (Speightstown)) while earning TDN Rising stardom in the process. “We were very excited about her debut and even more so coming out [today],” said Pletcher. “You just hope they continue to train well. She trained really well following her debut and she came over and handled herself very professionally. She was great in the paddock and had to stand in the gate a little while and took that in stride and displayed that big turn of foot that she has again.” Time to Dream is a half to MGSW and GISP Red Carpet Ready (Oscar Performance), who did her best running on the dirt. Devilish Grin rounded out the trifecta. A half-sister to GISW Joking, unraced Wild Silk is also responsible for a colt from this season by Cody's Wish. P. G. JOHNSON S. PRESENTED BY SNAP-ON, $150,000, Saratoga, 8-27, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.68, fm. 1–TIME TO DREAM, 122, f, 2, by Not This Time 1st Dam: Wild Silk, by Street Sense 2nd Dam: Spun Silk, by A.P. Indy 3rd Dam: Spunoutacontrol, by Wild Again ($750,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. TDN Rising Star O-Repole Stable; B-Maggie Gieseke (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $82,500. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $137,500. *1/2 to Red Carpet Ready (Oscar Performance), MGSW & GISP, $799,175. 2–Scratch It, 122, f, 2, Tapit–Carolyn's Cat, by Forestry. ($490,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Galvin, Fergus, Magnier, Mrs. M. V. and Shanahan, Linda; B-Newtownanner Stud Farm (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $30,000. 3–Devilish Grin, 118, f, 2, Daredevil–Casual Smile (GB), by Sea The Stars (Ire). ($19,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $30,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Brody Racing LLC; B-W. S. Farish (KY); T-Amelia J. Green. $18,000. Margins: 5, 1, 4. Odds: 0.65, 2.95, 11.30. Also Ran: Vernon Valley, Tiz in Sight, Bayou Brigid, Sushi. Scratched: Americathegreat, Blanchett. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. TIME TO DREAM is now 2 for 2 after she wins the P. G. Johnson Stakes pres. by @Snapon_Tools impressively under @iradortiz for trainer @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/1iykIYR7ZP — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 27, 2025 The post Not This Time’s Time to Dream Sparkles in Saratoga’s P.G. Johnson appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jordyn Bublitz Roydon Downey will launch a two-pronged attack in tonight’s IRT. Your Horse. Our Passion. Winter Rewards Handicap Trot (Race 5) at Cambridge Raceway, with siblings Sans Au Revoir and Santapazienza both stepping back in grade and looking well-placed to feature. Both trotters have been racing against strong opposition of late at Alexandra Park, and now get a chance to capitalise on slightly easier company in the $20,000 feature. Sans Au Revoir, a seasoned campaigner, brings experience and consistency to the table. Kate Coppins retains the drive after partnering with the mare for the first time at her last start, a performance that left her trainer feeling confident about her prospects. “I freshened her up before her last start and she ran home good, she’ll be fitter for the run,” said Downey. “It was Kate’s first drive on her and I thought she drove her really well.” Downey believes the conditions of tonight’s race are ideal for the daughter of Love You. “She’s very well placed in this field, it will all depend on the tempo of the race and how things pan out early. She’s definitely a class horse, and she’s very well at the moment, so I’m expecting a decent run from her.” Her younger sibling, Santapazienza, continues to impress with his development. To be driven by Harrison Orange, the emerging trotter has finished top-two in each of his last five starts, picking up two wins along the way. “He seems to be one of those horses who lifts on race-day,” Downey said, “he’s come forward in leaps and bounds, it was his first run over the 2700m last start and I thought he went great, he had to do a bit of work and was only beaten by a very nice horse.” While the matchup between the siblings adds an intriguing element to the race, Downey believes Sans Au Revoir’s experience could give her the edge, but he’s not ruling out a bold showing from her younger brother. “She’s a hard mare and she’s been through the mill, but in saying that everything we’ve asked of him, he’s always stepped up,” said Downey. “If I had to split them, I’d go with the mare. She’s been there and done that, and he’s the little champ coming up. It will certainly be interesting.” Santapazienza is currently a $3.30 favourite with Sans Au Revoir at $5. The race goes at 6.59pm. View the full article

Friday, La Teste, France, post time: 15:28, PRIX MILLKOM-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 8fT Field: Kaadi (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Selenien (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}), Alem (Fr) (Golden Horde {Ire}), Charengo (Ire) (Shalaa {Ire}), Grecian Destiny (Fr) (Masar {Ire}), Jenilat Bright (Fr) (Birchwood {Ire}), Skytree (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}), Madero (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Belong Together (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Jokla (GB) (Zarak {Fr}). TDN Verdict: Improving for a step up to this mile, Kaadi registered a clear-cut win in the course-and-distance Listed Prix la Sorellina last time but carries a penalty for that. Thought good enough to run in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Selenien was only beaten around four lengths and enjoys a class drop for confidence. [Tom Frary]. Friday, La Teste, France, post time: 16:38, PRIX OCCITANIE-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, f, 9 1/2fT Field: Al Dhaby (Fr) (Kingman {GB}), Dune (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Paix Des Dames (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), She's A Tease (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Ilda Rosa (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Ecology (Ire) (Earthlight {Ire}), Pyramide (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Miss Of Change (Fr) (King Of Change {GB}), Darkava (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Iron Bird (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Place Fontenoy (Fr) (War Command). TDN Verdict: A winner at Dax and Cholet, Al Dhaby has scope to improve being out of the Australian Group 3 winner Zargos from a top yard. Place Fontenoy sets the standard on her third in the G2 German 1,000 Guineas and may only need to reproduce that to win. [Tom Frary]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Listed Action Takes Centre Stage at La Teste appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jay Briscione, one of the six owners that make up Atlantic Six Racing, knows how lucky he has been. Some two years ago he and his partners privately bought a Jersey-bred son of Bucchero (Kantharos) out of a mare named Adorabella (Ghostzapper). At the time, Bucchero was an unproven sire and Adorabella never made it to the races. Briscione admits all he was looking for was a horse who could win New Jersey-bred races at Monmouth. What he got was a winning lottery ticket named Book'em Danno. It's been quite the story, the Jersey-bred who, with his win the in the GI Forego Stakes at Saratoga, has emerged as the fastest sprinter in the East. To talk about Book'em Danno and the ride he has taken his owners on, Briscione joined this week's TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland. He was the Gainesway Guest of The Week. “Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would have anything like this,” Briscione said. “I don't think anybody else thought he was the racehorse he is.” Book'em Danno, a 4-year-old gelding, has won three straight stakes races–the Forego, the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes and the GIII True North Stakes–all of them at Saratoga. He also won last year's GI Woody Stephens Stakes at the Spa. He's earned $1,855,425, the most ever by a horse bred in New Jersey. “To dream when you buy young horses, it makes you feel like you're a little kid again,” he said. “You're getting an at-bat in Little League, trying to hit a home run. You're thinking you're going to win the game. When you buy young horses, you're always thinking, 'Hey, maybe this one's the one.' But at the level we play at, chances are that's never gonna happen. In this case, our dream came true.” Surprisingly, trainer Derek Ryan is on the record saying he is opposed to running in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. Briscione said it's too early to make a final decision. “It's a cliche, but I'll say it anyway,” Briscione said. “We'll sit back and take every race as it comes, one at a time. We'll have to see how he comes out of it. For the most part, he's been a pretty resilient race horse. He comes out of these races very good. We can get him back to the track pretty quickly, which is great. Obviously, we know that the Breeders' Cup is out there. Whatever has been said has been said, but the Breeders' Cup is in the picture. Where we're going to go, I think that would also depend on what he looks like over the next couple of weeks. We'll try to do maybe a more extensive physical just to see where he is.” He's from humble origins and has a catchy name, reasons why he has become one of the more popular horses in the sport. “So the name is catchy to the 40-and-up crowd,” Briscione said. “I think a couple of things are playing into this. We're the underdogs. We're the little guys. It's nice to see the little guys do good. And the horse is from New Jersey, so everybody says he's of modest means. Again, I disagree with that. I think Bucchero is an up-and-coming sire. He's just a very cool horse and, like I said, we're really blessed to be involved in something like him. It's really a dream come true. A couple of my friends always say, probably after a couple of drinks, what's your passion in life? Your passion may not be what you do. I'm in real estate. My passion is horse racing.” The “Fastest Horse of the Week” was GI Travers winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief), who got a 115, the highest Beyer figure any horse has run this year. The Fastest Horse of the Week segment is sponsored by WinStar. Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by 1/st TV, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association and West Point Thoroughbreds, the team of Bill Finley and Randy Moss talked about the passing of Secretariat's jockey, Ron Turcotte. They reviewed the other Grade I stakes on last Saturday's card at Saratoga and looked ahead to the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup, the GI Pacific Classic and the meet at Kentucky Downs. Click here to watch the podcast and click here to listen. The post Book’em Danno Co-Owner Jay Briscione Joins the 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

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. Thursday's Observations features a blue-blooded daughter of Wootton Bassett making her racecourse debut. 5.20 Newbury, Mdn, 2yo, f, 6fT SPLISH SPLASH (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is the second foal out of the high-class Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy), who was successful in the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, G2 Debutante Stakes and G3 Silver Flash Stakes. Eve Johnson Houghton has been handed the responsibility of training the homebred, who races in the silks of Anthony and Sonia Rogers and who encounters Jeff Smith's fellow newcomer Stormy Music (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), an Andrew Balding-trained daughter of the G3 Sceptre Stakes winner Foxtrot Lady (Foxwedge). The post Splish Splash, Daughter of Skitter Scatter, Debuts at Newbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

While this weekend's Pacific Classic (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) will bring the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) into a sharper focus, grade 1 winner Locked will be using the Sept. 27 Woodward Stakes (G2) as his prep for the Nov. 1 showdown.View the full article

 Madaket Stables, Molly Willis, and Paul Willis' Jimmy P defends his title in the Aug. 27 Jonathan Sheppard Stakes (NSA-G1), a 2 3/8-mile hurdle handicap at Saratoga.View the full article

DONCASTER, UK — For the third year in succession, Highflyer's Anthony Bromley and owner Phil Cunningham dominated the Goffs Premier Yearling Sale, coming away from day one with six horses bought for a combined sum of £717,000. That spend included one of the most expensive horses sold on Wednesday – a Showcasing half-brother to high-class sprinter Washington Heights – at £180,000. It was at this sale in 2023 when Cunningham enlisted the services of Bromley, widely regarded as one of the best judges of equine talent there is. The pair came home with seven yearlings for £888,143 before upping that spend to £1,010,000 on 10 yearlings here last year. Of course, Cunningham rightly has an affinity to Doncaster given it is here where Bobby O'Ryan sourced dual Guineas winner Cockney Rebel for just £30,000. Meanwhile, horses like high-earners The Man and Yah Mo Be There have been bought here in recent years. Speaking about this year's trade, the majority of which took place later in the day and was headed by Bearstone Stud's Showcasing colt, Bromley said, “We kept our powder dry for most of the day. We bought a Sioux Nation filly [lot 39] for £70,000 and a Space Traveller colt [105] for £52,000 but one of our picks of the sale was the Starman filly [160, consigned by Pa Doyle's Galberstown Stables] who was actually picked out by Phil Cunningham snr – he picked it on pedigree and gave her five stars. “When we went and looked at her we absolutely concurred – we thought she was a really smashing filly. Phil has a nice Starman filly called Gold Digger who was a good sixth in the Albany but found the ground a little quick that day. She's going to be a nice filly and obviously Starman needs no introduction so we were really happy to get her. The Showcasing colt [161] definitely surprised us by how much she made. He is a very athletic and scopey horse. We loved him and wanted to take him home.” He added, “But it's interesting, this is a sale for smaller horses and when you get a nice scopey one, they stand out. Billy Jackson-Stops pushed us quite hard but Phil was on the phone and he didn't want to get beaten. He's an exciting horse and comes from a great nursery. That's not to be underestimated. I don't think I've ever bought a horse off them that hasn't won. They are great breeders and are very straightforward to deal with. It's nice to see an English stud having a good sale.” Bearstone Stud has enjoyed massive success down through the years, with Group 1-winning sprinters Glass Slippers and Bradsell both being graduates from the farm. Stud manager Mark Pennell was rightly in jubilant form following the sale and joked “there will be a few drinks tonight!” Bearstone ended day one with four lots sold for £467,000. Pennell commented, “We brought some nice horses here this year and decided to target an early sale before people get too fed up of going to sales. It certainly paid off. The horses we sold today, we were expecting them all to make half of what they made. So it's been a great result.” The Cunningham-Highflyer spend was completed by the already-named Tippytwo, a Baroda Stud-consigned full-brother to Tip Two Win (Dark Angel) [185] at £150,000 and another Bearstone offering in lot 167, a Perfect Power colt that cost £140,000. Speaking about the overall market, Bromley commented, “I thought the sale was quite sticky to start with and I did manage to get quite a few bought. I bid on eight horses in the first 50 lots and I got seven. Then, the next nine horses that I bid on, I was the underbidder on seven or eight of those. I think it has been quite a healthy market but it took a little bit of time to get going. I thought I did okay buying some cheaper ones earlier in the sale and there are some nice horses tomorrow as well. It's interesting that there are 70 less colts catalogued but that's worked out that there are 70 less colts. There are the same number of fillies in the sale compared to last year. It's 50-50 this year between colts and fillies so I think it will push up trade on colts. I'm definitely keeping an eye on all of the fillies. Shadwell Support For Minzaal Top Lot Jane Allison's Manor Farm draft made a late splash on day one, shooting to the top of the charts with a homebred filly from the first crop of Group 1 winner Minzaal. A good-walking filly with an attitude to match, the daughter of the Listed winner Hateya (Mastercraftsman) caught the eye of Shadwell racing manager Angus Gold, who duly went to £190,000 to secure her for the operation. Gold said of lot 205, “We like to support our stallions where we can and I came up here to have a good look at them all. We've got three at home which we like a lot and, like everybody, I was impressed with the [Minzaal] foals last year and I have been impressed with what I've seen here. “There weren't any in France so this was the first chance we've had to see them and I just thought that this filly had a bit extra about her. She was as nice a filly as I saw. She had a good good outlook about her and is a lovely mover. She's a good advertisement for the stallion and if there are a few more that look like her he'll do alright.” The name's Kelly, Jason Kelly Bond Thoroughbreds has been a growing force on the track and in the sales ring in recent times through bloodstock agent Jason Kelly, who once again made a major splash by signing for the Havana Grey filly on day one of the Premier Yearling Sale at £180,000. She was consigned by Ashbrooke Stud, who shrewdly sourced the filly for €55,000 at Goffs last November. Kelly commented, “She has been bought by Bond Thoroughbreds to go to Bryan Smart. They have a long history together and have had plenty of success with sharp two-year-olds down through the years so hopefully she'll work. Bryan was on the ground here working hard and he loved her. She looks a tough racy filly – good and strong. We had to stretch to get her but the stallion is very successful.” Asked if he has had much luck with the progeny of Havana Grey in the past, he commented, “With David O'Meara, we had Star Of Lady M, who was an exceptional filly. She was a very good two-year-old, lost her way a little but then came back and was better than ever as a four-year-old.” The Havana Grey filly is out of a winning two-year-old by Cotai Glory and from the family of Irish 2,000 Guineas third Decrypt. She is the latest addition to what is an ever-expanding team of quality horses for Bond Thoroughbreds, which has been enjoying a good run of things, highlighted by the recent Group 1-placed Maranoa Charlie. “We've had a lot of nice horses this season and Geoff Oldroyd has done a great job and is operating at a great strike-rate,” Kelly commented. “York is the home track and I'm not sure if it was good or bad. We were banging on the door and had a lot of placed horses there but, to be competing in those types of races is good. Air Force One and Big Leader can hopefully make the step up from handicaps into stakes company next year and obviously Maranoa Charlie is flying the flag at Group 1 level so it's exciting times.” Hughes and Durcan Team Up One of the stories of this season has been the rise and rise of Richard Hughes and, returning to the source of No Half Measures, his breakthrough Group 1 winner as a trainer, the Lambourn handler came away with five horses to the tune of £384,000. That outlay was headed by a Blue Point filly consigned by Longview Stud who was bought by bloodstock agent Ted Durcan for £175,000. Lot 177 boasted one of the best pedigrees in the sale given she is out of Listed winner Fig Roll, who is the dam of Group 3 scorer Al Raya. Durcan commented, “She is a lovely filly – very racy and Richard knows the family extremely well. He had an owner in mind going in to buy her and, while they had to be brave and strong, thankfully we got her.” No Half Measures was sourced for just £34,000 by Hughes at this sale in 2022. The daughter of Cable Bay has won over £500,000 in prize-money and proved herself one of the fastest horses in training when landing a 66-1 shock in the July Cup at Newmarket. She is rightly one of the poster girls of the sale. Durcan and Hughes bought five horses on Wednesday for £384,000 and found owners for all of them. Durcan said, “We bought five all told. A few of those were bought on spec but, luckily, we found owners for all of them by close of play on Wednesday which was great.” Dream Debut For Kent Finbar Kent marked his debut as a consignor by selling a Persian Force colt and a Dandy Man filly for a combined £168,000. It was Kia Joorabchian and Robson Aguiar who landed the Persian Force colt for £110,000 while Peter and Ross Doyle signed for the Dandy Man filly for £48,000. Kent had acquired the two horses as foals for €30,000 and €20,000 respectively. “It was above and beyond our expectations,” the young consignor said after selling the Persian Force colt. He added, “I loved the horse but I didn't know where the ceiling was. It's great when a man like Kia turns up. He's here and he means business and is keen to support the stallion. And this fellow is a great advert for the stallion. “I think he's one with a real future. He's always been a standout. He has a very noble head, great constitution and a great attitude. Really, really happy. It's been amazing. It's been a great start.” Amo Racing's recent Group 1 scorer Power Blue was sourced for just £44,000 at this sale last year and Joorabchian revealed that a conscious decision was made within the camp to shop the Premier Yearling Sale hard in order to have some sharper types to go to war with next season. In many ways, the Persian Force colt was a fitting purchase given it was in the purple silks of Amo Racing that the son of Mehmas carried to victory in the July Stakes at Newmarket. Joorabchian said, “He's obviously a sire we know well. My team were looking at him and actually thought he was the best physical of the sale. We had him as a target and we weren't going to let him go. They [buying team] called me last night to tell me that I have to come and see this Persian Force colt and that was our target and we got the target. This sale has been good to us – Power Blue came from this sale and he won a Group 1. Last year we were a little bit quieter in this sale because we obviously went for the deeper pedigrees and we found that, come June, we were a little bit short of speedier two-year-olds. Our season has come good recently but we felt that we should do a bit of shopping at this sale and a little bit less at Tatts!” Talking Points While the day one aggregate was down by 6% to £7,796,000, the average climbed 12% to £45,326 and the median by 13% to £34,000. The clearance rate rested at 87% with 172 of the 198 horses offered finding buyers. Barry Kennedy and Anna Murphy of Rigsdale Stud enjoyed their first six-figure sale when their homebred Sioux Nation colt went to Billy Jackson-Stops on behalf of trainer George Scott for £100,000. A visibly emotional Kennedy commented, “It's great. We work down in Castlehyde Stud and it's our first ever six-figure lot. We still have the mare so it's great. I need a minute to gather my thoughts!” We are running out of different ways to describe the explosive start Starman has made at Tally-Ho Stud. The market has clearly latched onto the first-season sire with 11 horses selling for an average combined £744,000 and average £67,636. Perfect Power seems to be going down well. Tally-Ho Stud sourced a colt by the stallion for €75,000 during the V2 session at Arqana last week and, along with Highflyer and Cunningham, Amo Racing went to £85,000 for a filly by the young Darley-based sire on Wednesday. Buy of the Day Anthony Bromley may have dominated at the top end of the market but he may well have come home with one of the best value buys of the sale through lot 55, a quality filly by Without Parole on behalf Eve Johnson Houghton. The pair have already struck gold with Without Parole through the stallion's highest-rated runner Zavateri and Bromley secured the only yearling in the sale by the Newsells Park Stud resident for just £20,000. Bromley commented, “I have a soft spot for the stallion and she was the only one in the sale. She doesn't necessarily look an early sort but she has a nice walk and is very powerful. The dam wanted a mile-and-a-quarter so we don't expect her to be a whizzbang two-year-old but there was a lot to like about her. Trade has picked up a lot since we bought her so I think I was able to get a bit of value earlier on in the sale. Let's see.” Golden Touch There were some notable pinhooks at the top end, including the £180,000 Havana Grey [bought for €55,000] and Finbar Kent's Persian Force colt who sold for £110,000 [sourced for €30,000]. But sometimes little fish are sweet and Paul Winters, who works closely with Peter Kelly, deserves a shout out for turning his 12,000gns foal purchase by Tasleet into a £37,000 yearling [lot 10]. It was Anthony Bromley who bought the filly on behalf of George Baker. The post Donny Domination For Bromley And Cunningham With Over 700k Spent On Day One At Goffs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

8th-KD, $250K, Alw, (R), 2yo, f, 6fT, 5:23 p.m. ET. Patricias Hope and Carolyn Wilson's Sassy C W (Yaupon) looks for her fourth consecutive victory while trying the grass for the first time. Earning the TDN Rising Star tag when galloping off to an impressive 5 1/4-length victory at Churchill Apr. 30, the $350,000 OBS March grad made it two straight with a three-length score in Saratoga's Astoria Stakes in June. Favored when holding on to win by a neck in the 5 1/2-furlong Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes July 4, the filly fired off a bullet five-furlong work at Hawthorne (1:00 2/5, 1/7) Aug. 21. Chief Stipe Scharbauer's Collective Beauty (Collected) debuted with an impressive 9 3/4-length victory at Indiana Aug. 5. The daughter of SW and MGISP Beautician (Dehere) gets the services of Tyler Gaffalione, leading rider of the recently concluded Ellis meet. TJCIS PPS 2nd-Sar, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:42 p.m. ET. Repole Stable unveils Big Imagination (Jpn) (Kitisan Black {Jpn}), a ¥40,700,000 (approx. $253,048) purchase at the JRHA Select Sale last year. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the filly has been preparing steadily over Belmont's training track, including the most recent a four-furlong move in :51 (40/45) Aug. 22. TJCIS PPS 8th-Sar, $100K, Msw, 3yo, 9fT, 5:03 p.m. ET. Joseph Allen's Operation Overlord (Into Mischief) gets going for trainer Todd Pletcher. Out of GI Flower Bowl Invitational winner War Flag (War Front), the homebred will be accompanied by Kendrick Carmouche. Trying turf for the first time, Pin Oak Stud's Limo (Uncle Mo) finished a well-beaten sixth going a mile at the Spa Aug. 10. The $1 million KEESEP yearling purchase stretches out in this second go. Junior Alvarado will ride for the first time. TJCIS PPS The post Thursday’s Racing Insights: TDN Rising Star Sassy C W Tries Turf at Kentucky Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, Dr. Larry Rickman Overly has been issued a 23-month suspension and a combined $40,000 fine (including arbitration costs) for the possession of testosterone and isoxsuprine, both banned substances, during a search of his truck at Los Alamitos on July 23 last year, according to the final decision by an arbitral panel. Overly contended that the jar of isoxsuprine powder and the four injectable vials of testosterone were for other horses in his practice, outside of HISA's jurisdiction. About 66% of the horses he saw and almost 80% of the treatments he performed at Los Alamitos were for non-HISA regulated horses (known as “non-covered” horses), Overly argued. More specifically, Overly argued that he had the testosterone to treat his veterinary technician's horse, Cosmo, while the jar of isoxsuprine was for a client, to treat her non-covered horse, “Brownie.” The arbitration panel, however, found that Overly did not have compelling justification for carrying the testosterone and the isoxsuprine in his truck on that date last year. For one, Overly was scheduled to treat Cosmo with testosterone a week later, on July 30, while his veterinary truck was typically loaded and unloaded/reloaded twice a day, five days a week, the arbitral body found. As such, “there was no reason Dr. Overly could not have had Testosterone he needed to treat Cosmo loaded after he returned from the Los Alamitos track on the days he was scheduled to see Cosmo,” according to the final decision. Furthermore, “The veterinary records produced by Dr. Overly did not show a single instance in which he had treated a Non-Covered horse with Isoxsuprine and thus do not establish a compelling justification to prophylactically carry Isoxsuprine for that part of his mixed practice,” according to the final decision. Resolved ADMC Violations Date: 08/26/2025 Licensee: Eduardo Rodriguez, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Aminocaproic Acid–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from All About Tonite, on 7/2/25. Date: 08/26/2025 Licensee: Jesus Nunez, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on August 27, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Erebus, who finished second at Los Alamitos on 7/6/25. Date: 08/25/2025 Licensee: Dr. Larry Rickman Overly, veterinarian Penalty: 23-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 26, 2025; a fine of $25,000; payment of $15,000 towards arbitration costs. Final decision of arbitral body. Explainer: Possession of Testosterone and Isoxsuprine–both banned substances–for an event dated 7/23/24. Date: 08/25/2025 Licensee: Tomas Medina, trainer Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the use or attempted use of a Class C controlled substance on Night Kiss during the race period dated 7/5/25. Night Kiss did not make a start that day. Date: 08/25/2025 Licensee: Michael LaCesse, trainer Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Triamcinolone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Gimmedamoney, who finished fourth at Finger Lakes on 7/14/25. Date: 08/25/2025 Licensee: Raymond Paquette, trainer Penalty: A written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance). Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vet's list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Michi on 7/13/25. Date: 08/25/2025 Licensee: Scott Lake, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on August 26, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Texas Air Force, who finished second at Parx Racing on 5/19/25. Date: 08/22/2025 Licensee: Steve Asmussen, trainer Penalty: A written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance). Admission. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Jackman on 6/20/25. Date: 08/21/2025 Licensee: Ruben Siera, trainer Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision by internal adjudication. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Juan Mo Time, who did not finish a race at Gulfstream Park on 5/16/25. Date: 08/20/2025 Licensee: Ilias Tapsas, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on August 21, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Modern Midas on 7/7/25. Pending ADMC Violations 08/27/2025, Hector Palma, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Uncle Evco on 7/30/25. 08/27/2025, Jane D. Cibelli, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Inveigled, who finished second at Laurel Park on 6/21/25. 08/25/2025, Helen Alice Beckman, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Pentoxifylline–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Stand Up Charlie, who finished fifth at Belterra Park on 7/17/25. 08/22/2025, Marcus Vitali, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Yankee Dollar, who finished second in the Illini Princess Handicap at Hawthorne on 6/15/25. 08/22/2025, Billy Miller, trainer: Per HIWU, “Rule 3510(b)–Refusal/failure to cooperate promptly and completely with HISA/HIWU under the ADMC Program Rules; Rule 3510(d)–Refusal/failure without compelling justification to comply with any other provision of the ADMC Program Rules (where such refusal or failure does not constitute an Anti-Doping Rule Violation).” The horse in questions is Ranch Badge. 08/21/2025, Eduardo Rodriguez, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Aminocaproic Acid–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from All About Tonite, on 7/2/25. 08/21/2025, Elias Lopez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)–a banned substance–in a sample taken from La Clasica, who did not finish when running at Hawthorne on 6/5/25. Violations of Crop Rule Del Mar Ruben Silvera–violation date August 22; $500 fine, one-day suspension Prairie Meadows Alberto Pusac–violation date August 22; $250 fine, one-day suspension The post Weekly Rulings: August 21-27 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Snow Face Princess (Midshipman), Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton August Digital sales topper for Winchell Thoroughbreds, will head to Kentucky Downs, trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed to the TDN Wednesday. The recent winner of the 5 1/2 furlong Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 17 will stretch out just a bit and target the $1,000,000 Untapable Stakes Sept. 7 going 6 1/2 furlongs for her new connections. Winchell Thoroughbreds, whose Ron Winchell co-owns the unique track in Franklin, KY, bought the 2-year-old daughter of Crusin Alone (Honor Code) for $775,000 Tuesday. Snow Face Princess, who is undefeated since switching to the grass, already has career earnings of over $140,000 in three starts for trainer Todd Pletcher. The family already has proven form over the Kentucky Downs track as Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro), by Crusin Alone's half-sister A.P. Sonata (A.P. Indy), set a course record last year in the GII FanDuel TV Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes. “She's a stakes winner on the turf so that made her attractive to us,” said Winchell's racing manager David Fiske. “We've had good luck with a previous Bolton Landing Stakes winner [Winchell homebred Simple Surprise, the dam of MGISW and young sire Gunite].” And though Winchell Thoroughbreds has previously sold horses through the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform, Snow Face Princess is the group's first digital acquisition. “I told Steve [Asmussen], I called him yesterday and said we bought that filly and I'm not sure what the next step is now,” Fiske said laughing. “So that's our entry into the digital world.” And while Snow Face Princess is set for the Untapable, Fiske acknowledged that, should she stay on track through that start, they'd have to take a look at something like the Breeders' Cup in November. “That's a long way off,” he said. “She's already made three starts and Kentucky Downs would be four with a ship [from Saratoga]. But I think if she ran well, we'd have to take a look at it.” Ascot Walk To Join Erdenheim Farm Broodmare Band The top-selling broodmare through the August Digital Sale, Ascot Walk (Daaher), will join the Erdenheim Farm broodmare band on a final bid of $550,000. The 10-year-old mare has produced three stakes runners from as many foals, leading things off with GSP Regaled (Mohaymen) and following up with Drexel Hill (Bolt d'Oro) who is back on the work tab after suffering a minor injury when running second in the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks. Most recently, her 2-year-old daughter Grazie (Modernist) ran third in the Seeking the Ante Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 22 for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Repole Stable. “She's a proven broodmare,” said Erdenhiem owner Peter McCausland. “And we're looking for a few really good, different broodmares. Physically she's a great individual and we're glad to have her. [The price] was within the range that we were expecting.” Ascot Walk sold in foal to Horse of the Year Cody's Wish whose first foals hit the ground earlier this year. “Cody's Wish is unproven,” McCausland said, “but we had someone look at a few of his foals and they're very attractive so that was a minor factor [in the purchase].” Future mating plans for Ascot Walk, whose youngest foal is a yearling Redesdale filly, are still to be determined. Erdenheim Farm has been active across the Fasig-Tipton platforms recently, going to $1.475m to acquire a filly by Gun Runner (hip 200) out of GI Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil) at the Saratoga Sale earlier this month. The post Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale Topper Heads For Kentucky Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Thursday at Saratoga. Thursday, August 28, 2025 Saratoga 1, $90k, 2yo, f, (S), 6f, 1:10 p.m. Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Shayaprayer (Bolt d'Oro), FTMMAY, 40,000, G C-Golden Rock Thoroughbreds LLC, agt; B-Sean Shay Saratoga 2, $100k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:42 p.m. Free Spin Kim (Code of Honor)-AE, OBSMAR, 15,000, :10 3/5 C-McKathan Bros Sales, agent; B-Travis & Eddie Racing Stable Market Hours (Practical Joke), OBSAPR, 150,000, :10 C-Niall Brennan Stables, agent; B-Klaravich Stable Inc Rosie Dozie (Beau Liam)-AE, OBSAPR, 40,000, :10 1/5 C-Grassroots Training & Sales, agent; B-Black Horse Bloodstock Saratoga 6, $90k, 2yo, f, (S), 6f, 3:53 p.m. Absolute Smoke (Honest Mischief), OBSAPR, 125,000, :10 C-Lucan Bloodstock (Karl Keegan), agt; B-Clear Stars/Mitre Box Clap Back (Galilean), FTMMAY, 55,000, :10 2/5 C-Julie Davies LLC, agent; B-Arms Farm Princess Azara (Central Banker), FTMMAY, 30,000, :11 C-Grade I Investments, agent; B-Sport of Kings Racing Partners The post Summer Breezes Sponsored By OBS: Thursday, August 28, 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ag Bullet returns to 6 1/2 furlongs and will try to keep her record perfect at that distance against a loaded field in the $2 million Ladies Turf Sprint (G2T) at Kentucky Downs Aug. 30. View the full article

Five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown eyes back-to-back victories in the Aug. 28 With Anticipation Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course when he saddles Klaravich Stables' Capital Partner, an impressive debut winner at the Spa Aug. 2. View the full article

Cheshire-based trainer Hugo Palmer will be traveling to Kentucky Downs this week to saddle group-winning filly Cheshire Dancer in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes (G3T) worth $2,000,000 Aug. 30.View the full article

While he's not one of the three acknowledged "monsters" signed up to contest the Aug. 30 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, Midnight Mammoth shares a history with top California runners that just might make him a contender in the $1-million race.View the full article

71-year-old jockey Perry Ouzts–who just this summer surpassed Russell Baze for the most rides by a jockey in North American racing history–will be honored with the Mr. Fitz Award along with track executive Joe Harper, turf writer Steve Andersen and broadcaster Nick Luck during the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters' 65th Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in Del Mar, Calif., the NTWAB announced. The 2025 NTWAB Awards Dinner, which is the organization's only fundraiser, will be held at The Brigantine Del Mar, overlooking nearby Del Mar Racetrack. Harper will be honored with the Joe Palmer Award for meritorious service to racing, having served as a track executive at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club since 1978, guiding the Southern California track through a period of significant growth. Andersen is the recipient of the Walter Haight Award for career excellence in turf writing. A longtime news correspondent, Anderson joined the Daily Racing Form in 1994. Luck, one of international horse racing's most respected and recognizable broadcasters, is the recipient of the Jim McKay Award for broadcast excellence. In the United States, Luck has been a vital presence in American horse racing television for nearly two decades, widely recognized for his analysis and interviewing skills on display during NBC's broadcasts of the Breeders' Cup and Triple Crown. Tickets for the NTWAB Awards Dinner can be purchased at the NTWAB website here. Tickets are $85 for NTWAB members and Breeders' Cup credentialed media and $115 for non-members and guests. The post NTWAB To Honor Jockey Perry Ouzts And Others At 2025 Awards Dinner appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Daniel and Claire Kübler have announced their intention to relocate to Bahrain later this year. The Lambourn-based husband-and-wife training partnership has sent out over 130 winners from its Lambourn base, but this move will see the Küblers “scale back” operations in Britain, having been presented with a “remarkable opportunity” to move to the Middle East. A statement released by Kübler Racing read, “After five successful seasons training under a joint licence from our stables at Sarsen Farm in Lambourn, we have been given a remarkable opportunity to train for His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and other members of the royal family in Bahrain, and assist in developing a new training facility. “The move follows an approach we received from His Highness Shaikh Isa, on behalf of the Royal Stables, who outlined his vision and ambition for racing in Bahrain. It provides the chance to work with an exciting and expanding group of horses, together with an ambitious team of people, contributing to the growth of a racing jurisdiction that is rapidly establishing itself on the global stage. “We expect to begin training in Bahrain from October 2025, coinciding with the start of the 2025/26 season. In the meantime, our UK operation will scale back with the horses currently in training continuing to be campaigned with the same usual care and attention, ensuring every owner and horse is fully supported during this transition.” The Küblers added the decision was “by no means easy”, explaining, “We owe thanks to so many owners. Particular thanks to Gary and Lesley Middlebrook, whose commitment and belief in our approach has provided the platform on which Kübler Racing has been built. Their support has been instrumental in developing Sarsen Farm and enabling the yard to reach a level of success that makes this next step possible. “We would also like to acknowledge the fantastic team of people who have worked together with us, both now and over the years. Their dedication, skill, and care for the horses have been at the heart of everything we have achieved, and none of this would have been possible without their contribution. “We remain deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us in the UK and look forward to building on those achievements as we embark on this exciting new adventure.” The post Daniel and Claire Kübler to Relocate to Bahrain for “Remarkable Opportunity” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jose Ortiz had three stakes wins including the Lake Placid (G2T) and the Ballerina (G1) for a total of nine wins for the week. The panel of racing experts voted Ortiz Jockey of the Week for Aug.18-24.View the full article