Wandering Eyes

Rathasker Stud has outlined its hopes for breeders spying an opportunity with Bungle Inthejungle, Coulsty and Gregorian after releasing its fees for 2026. Bungle Inthejungle will lead the roster on €7,500 while Coulsty will stand for €5,500 and Gregorian at €4,500. A statement released by the stud on Monday read, “Bungle Inthejungle had another good year on the track siring seven new Stakes performers. Super speedy two-year-old Revival Power bolted up in the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes having trainer Tim Easterby dreaming of winning the 2026 Nunthorpe as he did with Revival Power's full sister Winter Power. JM Jungle took the leap from top-class handicapper to Group 2 winner when making all to win the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, delighting John and Sean Quinn and their owners. Jungle Peace progressed from a maiden winner to a Group 3 winner in California when blitzing her rivals in the Senorita Stakes at Santa Anita for Phil D'Amato.” It continued, “Coulsty had his first big crop of two-year-old runners in 2025 and up to the end of October he has sired 23 individual two-year-old winners. He's getting good, solid trainer's horses that train on well. These traits have been appreciated in the sales ring results of his 2025 yearlings with prices of €200,000 and €75,000, £72,000, £65,000, €60,000 being realised and showing an impressive return on his €5,500 stud fee. “Gregorian again showed his ability to sire high class racehorses and his Amo Racing owned Hollywood Treasure stormed home to win the Listed St Hughes Stakes at Newbury for Kevin Philippart De Foy. Again his yearlings sold well making £42,000 to Amo Racing, £25,000 to Shane Power and €20,000 to BBA Ireland. We have held our stud fees at the 2025 level and hope breeders can see the opportunity to breed good racehorses at affordable prices.” The post Bungle Inthejungle Heads Rathasker Stud Roser For 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Edited Press Release Applications for The Jockey Club's paid internship program for college students and recent college graduates as well as its five academic scholarships opened Monday, the organization said in a release. The eight-week internship program will accommodate up to three interns and is now available in the summer or fall based on the intern's preference. Interns will gain exposure to all companies and departments within the organization, and they will have the opportunity to spend additional time in areas that they find to be of particular interest. The internships will take place in The Jockey Club's office located in Lexington, KY. For more information and to view the application, click here. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 5, 2026 and selected interns will be notified in February 2026. The Jockey Club scholarships will apply to the 2026-2027 academic year and are as follows: The Jockey Club Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 per semester): for those enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university in academic pursuit of majors for future employment in the equine industry. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry. The Jockey Club Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester): open to women pursuing a career in the equine industry who are enrolled full time as an undergraduate student at a college or university. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry. The Jockey Club Vision Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester): for students from a minority racial or ethnic group who are pursuing a career in the equine industry. Applicants must be enrolled full time as an undergraduate student at a college or university. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry. The Jockey Club Nancy C. Kelly Benevolence Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 per semester): a need-based award for Thoroughbred racing farm or backstretch workers and their families who have experienced financial hardship to enable attendance at a full-time program at a college, university, or trade program. Applicants are not required to be pursuing a career in the equine or Thoroughbred industries. The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarship ($6,000; $3,000 per semester): for students enrolled in the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program (RTIP). Goodman was a resident of Tucson, a longtime member of The Jockey Club, and one of three founders of the RTIP. Click here for more information and links to applications for the scholarships. The recipients of each scholarship will be announced in the spring of 2026 in advance of the initial distribution of funds for the fall 2026 semester. The post Applications Open For TJC Internship Program, Scholarships appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bloodstock agent Tina Rau has joined the Aga Khan Studs as international nominations representative; a newly created role aimed at strengthening the team's presence at the major European sales. Rau will work alongside Julie White and Fanny Cyprès, who oversee nominations and client relations for the Irish and French stallion rosters respectively. A graduate of both the Irish National Stud and the Godolphin Flying Start programmes, Rau founded her own agency in 2009 and has since been involved in the purchase of multiple Group 1 and Classic winners and their dams. She is also the German representative for Tattersalls and will continue that role as well as her own work as a bloodstock agent alongside her new responsibilities. Rau said, “I am delighted and honoured to be joining the Aga Khan Studs, particularly at a time when their stallion roster is at its strongest ever. I look forward to supporting breeders in their stallion selections and to working closely with the existing team to promote these outstanding horses at the European sales.” The Aga Khan Studs currently stand five stallions; Sea The Stars at Gilltown Stud in Ireland, managed by Pat Downes, and Siyouni, Zarak, Vadeni and Erevann at Haras de Bonneval in France, under the management of Pierre Gasnier. Rau can be contacted on +33 (0)6 72 22 80 74. The post Tina Rau Joins Aga Khan Studs As International Nominations Representative appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mark Newnham is not sweating a very rare winless run as the trainers’ premiership leader heads into Happy Valley on Wednesday evening with a pep in his step. Five clear of his nearest rival David Hayes in the title race, Newnham had won at 13 consecutive meetings to start off the campaign, but has drawn blanks at the last three fixtures. Six of his runners at those winless meetings finished in the top three, however, and Newnham is still more than happy with the way his string is running. “We...View the full article

The draws have been made for the two $500,000 3YO slot races at Addington Raceway on Show Day (Friday, November 14). In the Hill, Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY Marketplace has got the early advantage, drawing two with arch rival Got The Chocolates at 6 (the outside of the front row). Australian visitor Fate Awaits is at 5, with Rubira one the second row. Of the four fillies in the Majestic Horsefloats THE ASCENT the two highly-rated Australians Gatesys Gem and Tracy The Jet have drawn one and three with Tarragindi and Rogue Hero the two geldings to start off the front row. In both THE VELOCITY and THE ASCENT there will be six off the front and four off the second row. Both races will be over 1980 metres. View the full article

A big mishap last start hasn’t halted Stonybreck’s (Tavistock) preparation for the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) and he’ll lead the three-pronged attack for Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson in Wednesday’s $250,000 feature at Riccarton. A six-time winner on synthetic tracks, Stonybreck has brought that form onto the turf this campaign in the South Island, headlined by a dominant five-length romp at the Christchurch venue in late September. The focus was firmly set on the TAB Mile and he lined-up against many key rivals over 1400m last month only to knuckle badly as the gates opened and dislodge top hoop Opie Bosson in the process. Despite the missed run, Te Akau’s South Island-based assistant trainer Hunter Durrant couldn’t be happier with the gelding and has him on top ahead of stablemates Perfect Scenario (NZ) (Iffraaj) and Cognito (So You Think) in the race. “He’s come through it really well, he hasn’t shown any sign of that affecting him and he’s probably had more life in him since, his work has been the best I’ve ever seen it,” Durrant said. “His work on Saturday was great, he’s bouncing around like a two-year-old so I’m expecting a bold run. “He’s probably my pick of the three.” Durrant isn’t discounting the chances of the latter pair, with Perfect Scenario returning for his second shot at the feature after finishing a close third under the topweight last year. He will contend with a 60kg impost again this time, albeit with a far better spread across the handicap than 12 months ago. “He’s been pretty unlucky this prep, he’s had a few runs where things didn’t go his way and last start he just got back and it’s hard to make up ground when you’ve got 60kg-plus,” Durrant said. “He hasn’t had a big gut buster so I’m expecting a bold run as always, he’s always thereabouts and his work this morning (Monday) was good. He came jogging off the track and we couldn’t have him in better order, he’s just an old marvel.” Cognito has been a two-time winner this campaign and defeated all but an impressive Sir Albert (NZ) (Savabeel) last start in the Listed Sothy’s Spring Classic (2000m). “He was really good on face value there, he probably just peaked on the run a bit at the finish so stepping back to a mile is the key,” Durrant said. “I’ve kept him fresh and he drops in weight again, so he’s another that I’m expecting a bold run from.” Te Akau has made the juvenile event on the middle day their own in recent years and will aim for a fourth-straight win with Zaharias (NZ) (Super Seth), who finished second on debut to Silhouette (NZ) (Armory) at Trentham. Durrant said the Super Seth filly has shown maturity beyond her years since arriving in his care and is expecting a good showing in the Elmwood Tavern Two-Year-Old Premier (1000m). “She’s like an older horse, she’s got a great mentality and the North Island team have done a great job preparing her, she’s come down in great order,” he said. “You wouldn’t think she’s a two-year-old, I think she has a bright future based on that mentality. “I rode her myself on Saturday with the blinkers on and they’ve really improved her so I’m expecting a bold effort.” Last-start winner One True King (King’s Legacy) rounds out their representatives at the meeting, favouring the Majestic Horse Floats Premier (1600m) at MAAT grade over Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). “Up to the mile I think is the key for him, he’s a big type with a big stride and I think he’ll see out the mile really well,” Durrant said. “He’s getting better and better with racing, he’s lightly tried but he’s taking it all in his stride.” That leaves stablemates He Who Dares (NZ) (Snitzel) and War Of Silence (Snitzel) for the Guineas, the former coming off a fourth placing in the Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) while the latter was luckless into third in the Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m). “He Who Dares flies down on Wednesday, my understanding is that he’s going really well,” Durrant said. “I think War Of Silence is quietly going under the radar, his run was really good in the War Decree and Opie believed that if he wasn’t caught wide, he wins. “He’s improved since, his coat looks great and his work was outstanding. He hasn’t always been the greatest trackworker, it’s taken him a bit to work things out, but he knows his job now.” Durrant confirmed that both Court Of Appeal (NZ) (Eminent) and I’m A Dirty Rascal (Galileo) are on track for the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) at that meeting, having taken different paths to the race. I’m A Dirty Rascal lies a $6 equal second-favourite after winning the Road To The Jericho (3000m) last start, while Court Of Appeal has bounced out of a tough run for sixth in the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) on the first day of the carnival. “She (Court Of Appeal) was just caught wide but has come through it really well,” Durrant said. “She had a buck and a squeal coming off the track this morning which is always a positive sign. “We’ll press on to the Cup, you wouldn’t think she’d had a run as of Monday afternoon. “I’m A Dirty Rascal was super last start, it was a very long time between wins for him there but he’s trained on really well. He had a gallop on the course proper last week and has been out to the beach, just doing a few different things to spark him up. “I couldn’t be happier with him.” Meanwhile, Riccarton has seen the last of Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) this spring after her dominant win in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. “It was a real full circle moment, getting her Group One here last year then going to Australia, and now coming back where she was pretty dominant after doing it the hard way,” Durrant said. “She was just too good for them, she’s such a good left-handed horse and loves this track. “She flies home (to Matamata) this afternoon and will have a nice freshen-up.” View the full article

It might not be the Cup they were aiming for this spring, but trainers Peter and Shaun McKay are looking forward to heading south to Christchurch this week to contest the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) with their handy stayer Wolfgang (NZ) (Puccini). The seven-year-old gelding was campaigning towards the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), but they abandoned that mission following three unplaced runs in Melbourne. He returned to New Zealand and made an instant impact, winning under 62kg in the Waikato Cup Prelude (2400m) at Te Rapa on Labour Day, which sealed his ticket south to contest the New Zealand Cup. “Things didn’t quite go right for him in Melbourne, but it (New Zealand Cup) is a good Plan B, and it is a nice race to try and chase,” Peter McKay said. “He had a really good kick on the corner (last start), but his fitness gave out a little bit. He did spend eight days in a paddock in Melbourne, and he was only back here just short of a fortnight, hence it was a pretty good win carrying the weight. “A couple of horses in behind him have gone a good race next start in the Group race (Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes, 2000m). “He is going to cart a bit of weight, which is to be expected, but we are very happy with the way he is going into the race.” Wolfgang is proven over two miles, having won the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham earlier this year, and McKay is looking forward to stepping him out over the distance once more this weekend. “The further he goes the better he is,” McKay said. “But there are some nice chances in the race, so he is going to have to be at the top of his game to carry 59kg and beat them.” Closer to their Matamata base, the father-and-son training partnership will head to Te Aroha with a handful of runners on Tuesday, including Giacomo (NZ) (Puccini), who will ready for next week’s Gr.3 TAB Counties Cup (2100m) with a run in the Nicola Hudson Thames Harcourts Gold Star (2200m). “We were going to wait and run him in the Counties Cup, but we will give him this run tomorrow and if he can go close or win, we can go in a little more confident into the Counties Cup,” McKay said. He is also looking forward to lining up last-start runner-up Los Santos (NZ) (Tivaci) and Scaredoheights (NZ) (Preferment) in the Harcourts Te Aroha (1600m), while Just Call Me Johnny (NZ) (Eminent) will bid to return to winning form in the Celebrate Xmas 26 November & 7 December (1600m). “I have been very happy with Los Santos’ last two runs, but he is still learning,” McKay said. “It is a bit of a close back-up, but we just wanted to hopefully see if he can clear maidens and then look forward to a three-year-old race in three weeks’ time. “Scaredoheights’ first run was a little ordinary, but it was a good run last start. She is learning and she is a nice stayer in the making. If she can run in the first three or four tomorrow, she is stepping in the right direction. “Just Call Me Johnny was a little bit disappointing last start, but I had two runners that day and both went poorly, and one came out two days later and just about won. I will just put it down to a bad day out. “He was working up well before that and we have been happy with him after. He has got a good draw (1) and hopefully he can go close tomorrow.” View the full article

The Radiant One (NZ) (Darci Brahma) ran home well to finish runner-up behind Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) in Saturday’s Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton, and trainer Robert Dennis is hoping she can go one better when she returns to the Christchurch track on Wednesday. The Ascot Park horseman was rapt with her weekend effort and said she has come through the race well and will back-up in the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m). “That was her target when she went out for a spell at the end of last prep. To run a great second to a very good horse was very pleasing,” Dennis said. “She is staying at Anna Furlong’s stable, who has been a great host, and she seems to have come through it well, I don’t need to do much with her in between times.” The Radiant One will carry just 53kg on Wednesday and will jump from barrier five, and Dennis believes she will handle the step-up to a mile. “The weight helps and she has got a good draw in barrier five,” he said. “It never really looks like she has seen out a strong mile, but she is older now, is more mature, and the way she rounded it off over 1400m on Saturday, the mile doesn’t look like it is going to be a problem.” On the undercard, Dennis will also line-up Sacred Dream (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in the Wuhan Jockey Club Premier (2000m) and Roc ‘N’ Ready (NZ) (El Roca) in the Halls Cold Chain Logistics Three-Year-Old Premier (1400m), with both runners also taking last-start second placings into the midweek meeting. “Sacred Dream went within a half-head of winning last time,” Dennis said. “It’s good to see her back to her best on top of the ground. She has come through it really well. She is an awesome horse that goes out and tries her best every time. Bruno (Queiroz, jockey) sticks with her, which is good. “It was great to see Roc ‘N’ Ready back to form last time as well. She is a three-year-old filly with a lot of ability, but she still trying to work things out. “We served it up to her a bit as an early season two-year-old and then backed off and gave her a bit of time. She looks to have come through that last run really well and has taken a lot of confidence from it. She is marching around the stable like she owns the place now. Hopefully she is going to be a good chance on Wednesday.” Looking ahead to the weekend, Dennis is set to have a few of representatives on the final day of the New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton on Saturday, but the weather will dictate what number that will be. “If it does rain, On Song will go for the 75 1200m, otherwise we have The Cluster in the 75 1600 and Stolen Magic in the 82 2600m.” Dennis is currently up in Auckland inspecting two-year-olds ahead New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale, which commences at their Karaka sales complex on Wednesday. “The vendors all seem pretty upbeat and there seems to be enough people around,” Dennis said. “Hopefully we are a chance of picking up one or two that we will have available for syndication.” View the full article

Competitive bidding continued throughout the day Sunday as the Book 4 section of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale opened Sunday with a pair of weanlings by Yaupon leading the way. For the session, 267 horses grossed $10,837,500 for an average of $40,964 and a median of $30,000. The average was up 14.70% and the median was up 20.00% from last year's corresponding session when 270 horses sold for $9,642,400 and the average was $35,713 and the median was $25,000. With 58 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate for the session was 17.85%. It was 20.35% a year ago. A colt by Yaupon (hip 2054) consigned by Grant and Tracy O'Shaughnessy's Serendipity Farm brought the session's top price when selling for $290,000 to Al Jawzaa General Trading LLC. “We felt pretty good about him because he had 33 vets and 129 looks,” Tracy O'Shaughnessy said Sunday evening. “We were told he was one of the nicer ones today, so we were feeling pretty confident.” Serendipity Farm consigned the weanling on behalf of breeder George Bates, who purchased the colt's dam, Gypsy's Feather (Munnings), for $20,000 at the 2022 Keeneland January sale. The farm also consigned the colt's full-brother who sold for $300,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale. “I think this guy probably had a little more leg,” Tracy said. “But overall, I think they were almost identical.” The Big Bear Bloodstock pinhooking partnership made the second highest bid of Sunday's session, going to $250,000 to acquire another colt by Yaupon (hip 2247) from the Legacy Bloodstock consignment. The Spendthrift stallion was also represented by the highest-priced filly of Sunday's session with Buena Madera purchasing hip 1938 for $140,000 from Scott Mallory's consignment. Yaupon currently sits atop the freshman sire rankings with 25 winners and seven stakes winners. “He looks like he has the numbers and they look to be fast,” Grant O'Shaughnessy said of Yaupon's foals. “They are well balanced with plenty of leg,” Tracy added. “They all seem to have that same kind eye–that's what I've noticed with these guys anyway–and a good brain.” The session topper was one of six to sell from the Serendipity consignment Sunday. The group also included a filly by Taiba (hip 2250) who sold for $85,000 and a colt by Arcangelo (hip 2107) who sold for $80,000. “Everybody is still here,” Tracy said. “We sold a few others that exceeded expectations for us. We had an Arcangelo that sold really well and a Taiba who made about twice as much as we thought she'd make. We heard that comment a lot, that the weanlings in general are just bringing crazy money. And that's just carried on into Book 4.” Grant agreed that the strength of the market through its first week had a trickle down effect as buyers who got shut out through the first six sessions were active into Book 4 Sunday. “It's been very busy. There is a lot of activity,” he said. “The nice horses are going for such high dollars. You have to be cognizant of the fact that, especially pinhookers, you can't go paying crazy money because you have to factor in that you have to try to make that money back next year. I think the market is going to be buoyant into next year, but again, who knows?” Hidden Brook Farm purchased the two top-priced mares of Sunday's session, going to $220,000 to acquire the 4-year-old Ella Elizabeth (Take Charge Indy) (hip 2009) from the Glendalough at Dromoland consignment and returning to that same consignment to acquire She Caught My Eye (Violence) (hip 2226), in foal to Domestic Product, for $170,000. Hidden Brook purchased five head Sunday for $620,000 and was the session's leading buyer. “We are just looking to upgrade the broodmare band at the farm,” said Hidden Brook's Sergio de Sousa. “We are looking for good-looking mares with a bit of pedigree and hopefully in foal to the right sire, so we can just keep trading.” Ella Elizabeth is a full-sister to graded stakes winner Take Charge Paula (Take Charge Indy), the dam of multiple stakes winner Long Neck Paula (Uncle Mo), and she sold in foal to Uncle Mo's son Golden Pal. “It's a live family,” de Sousa said of the mare's appeal. “We liked the ones that we had by Golden Pal and we like the mare physically. She was a really, really pretty mare. So hopefully she will produce a nice foal.” Of Ella Elizabeth's price tag, de Sousa said, “We were outbid on a few mares before, like everybody else. So we felt like, for the right one, you have to stretch a little bit to buy something good-looking that you don't mind looking at every day.” Hidden Brook was also active as sellers Sunday and of the market into Book 4, de Sousa said, “The mares need to be good physically and in foal to the right sire. If the two match, you did really well. The foals have been the same. It was very strong, but you still had to vet and look decent enough. And then the market was there for it. It's competitive, which is good. And hopefully it will continue.” The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale continues through Tuesday with sessions beginning each day at 10 a.m. The post ‘Everybody is Still Here’: Yaupon Colts Lead Action at Keeneland Sunday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After dipping a toe into the pool with their very first consignment at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale in September, Wasabi Ventures Sales dove right into the deep end with a seven-strong group of horses to sell at Keeneland November during Monday's seventh session. The newest branch of the Wasabi family, the consignment is an offshoot of Wasabi Ventures Stables, created by TK and Michele Pesula Kuegler in 2017. Previously based in the Mid-Atlantic, the pair purchased a farm, now named Serendipity Springs, in Lexington, KY in 2024. “We bought a farm in Kentucky last year and moved about half of our broodmares there,” Michele said of the decision to have their own consignment. “It just made sense that, now that we're based here, that it would be a good time to start our own. Crystal Jordan is our farm manager and she's worked in the consignment world for quite a few years and has a great knowledge there. I brought in George Adams who is our bloodstock agent. And we built this nice team. I'm passionate about this and taking all of our skill sets together to form this group.” Wasabi Ventures Sales brought five yearlings to Maryland with their top offering, a colt by Practical Joke, bringing $80,000. “[Timonium] was great,” said Michele. “I have to tell you, I was a little bit nervous going into that sale, as I think anyone would be. But I was excited to start there. One, it's a smaller sale so it's a little less intimidating. We had three hombred Maryland-bred weanlings that just made sense to bring them back to where they were foaled. And Wasabi initially, as a racing and breeding group, started in Maryland so I knew a good amount of people there. I figured, if nothing else, they would come over and be friendly and social. And it went really well. Not only do we have George and Crystal but we have great showmen who worked for us too. The number of people who came up to us or talked to people who knew us and said how great our team looked… I am really grateful that we've got those guys. They did a top-notch job with our horses.” The consignment goes two better at Keeneland November with Wasabi bringing in six weanlings, mostly by first-crop sires, and one broodmare to Kentucky. Colts by Nashville (hip 2317), Dr. Schivel (hip 2407), Gunite (hip 2485), Kantharos (hip 2608) and Annapolis (hip 2596) join a filly by Independence Hall (hip 2420). The broodmare, Street Cruizer (hip 2674), is a daughter of Quality Road selling in foal to Darley stallion Proxy. “[Keeneland is] a lot of excitement for the first-crop sires,” said Michele. “Some of our more precocious weanlings are here. They're developing nicely. Weanlings can hit their funny stages and growth spurts but this group that we have, they're looking nice and developed and ready to see what they can bring.” With the sales market producing double-digit increases through the conclusion of Book 3 Saturday, the team at Wasabi Ventures Sales hopes the market continues to play in their favor. “[The market] has been nice,” Michele said. “We've been looking on the racing side and on the breeding side and the sales are just so strong right now. The horses that you were thinking last year would've gone for this price are going up and beyond now. It's been a great sale and reading the results the next morning, everything says the sales are up which is really nice. I'm hoping that trend continues through the end of the sale. [As a consigner], I'm very hopeful. I try to go in with a level head and not get crazy dreams. But I also think that, because the sale seems to be going so strong, I'm looking forward to a good Monday.” And as for what comes next? The 20 or so weanlings still growing at Serendipity Springs will see the sales ring in 2026, though the decision was yet to be made as to where and exactly when. Kuegler was confident, however, that Wasabi Ventures Sales would return to the Keeneland Sales Pavilion come September. “We'll have a bunch of yearlings and then it'll be the decision. Do we have a shining star that would be able to go to Saratoga? And then, most likely, we'll have a consignment back at Keeneland in September.” The post Wasabi ‘Ventures’ Into Deeper Water at Keeneland November appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple California-bred stakes winner Man O Rose continues to add win after win to his résumé, paying off on the carefully crafted family line created by his breeder, Bruce Zietz.View the full article

After winning the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T), Gezora will remain in the United States for her 2026 campaign and join the barn of trainer Chad Brown.View the full article

The popular Out The Gate team will be in action tomorrow on racing’s biggest day at Addington Raceway. For the first time the trio of Guy Heveldt, Brendon Popplewell and Mitch James will be spending up large throughout the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting. The high energy show was launched in August and their regular Thursday timeslot on Trackside has attracted a lot of interest. To get involved people need to scan the QR code below and then invest in the “Hosted Pot”. Out The Gate runs like a Punters Club. Investors will get money back relative to whether the Hosted Pot finishes in profit or deficit at the end of the day. For example : If you invest $100 and the Hosted Pot doubles its money you get $200 back. Conversely if you invest $100 and the Hosted Post loses half its investment you will get $50 back. Punters are advised to bet responsibly. View the full article

Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy) and Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca), a pair of Grade I winning gray mares trained by Richard Baltas, will continue their racing careers, according to a report from the Daily Racing Form. Currently a 5-year-old, Ag Bullet notched her first top-level score this past summer when she took on the boys in the GI Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga. After hitting the board in the GI Prevagen Breeders's Cup Sprint at Del Mar in 2024, the Calvin Nguyen & Joey Tran color bearer finished as the runner-up to Shisospicy (Mitole) in the 2025 version. Ag Bullet was entered in the Fasig-Tipton November sale last week, but she RNA'd for $2.9-million. According to the Daily Racing Form article, the nearly $3-million earner will be nominated by her owners for the upcoming Nov. 30 running of the GI Matriarch Stakes at the seaside oval, a race she ran third in last year. Sweet Azteca wins the Rancho Bernardo | Benoit As for Sweet Azteca, who is also a 5-year-old, she was scratched by the Breeders' Cup regulatory veterinarians after developing a right front issue. The Pamela Ziebarth homebred was intended for the GI PNC Bank Filly & Mare Sprint. Baltas told the Daily Racing Form that the mare also had an entrapped epiglottis that recently required a minor procedure. Sweet Azteca won the GI Beholder Mile Stakes at Santa Anita as a 4-year-old, and this season she captured both the GII Great Lady M Stakes at Los Alamitos in early July and the GIII Rancho Bernardo Handicap at Del Mar in late August. The post Report: Baltas Stars Ag Bullet And Sweet Azteca To Remain In Training appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Waikato Stud was a dominant force at Pukekohe with a hat-trick of winners, and the premier nursery is hoping their celebrations continue this week during New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale. The Matamata farm’s colours were carried to victory on Saturday by the exciting Smart Love (NZ) (Savabeel) and Magice (NZ) (Savabeel) while graduate Princess Elly (NZ) (Sacred Falls) showcased trainer Craig Ivil’s skills with a first-up middle-distance victory. Waikato will offer seven youngsters at the RTR Sale at Karaka on Wednesday and Thursday and a further half a-dozen in partnership with Ohukia Lodge. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-prepared Smart Love continued her hot form at Pukekohe where the daughter of Savabeel and the O’Reilly mare Relentless Desire (NZ) posted her fourth consecutive win from six appearances. “She was retained and is in (father) Garry’s name after a colt out of the mare was sold for a lot of money and since then she has changed over to Waikato Stud ownership,” Mark Chittick said. Smart Love’s brother Incessant (NZ) (Savabeelw0 as knocked down for $850,000 at Karaka and won from a handful of starts in Australia before relocating to Hong Kong where he races as Bucephalas. “We’ve got a Noverre filly that we’re looking toward the Sydney Easter Sale with, and she’s also got an Ardrossan filly at foot, and the mare has tested positive to Super Seth,” Chittick said. Savabeel four-year-old Magice was a winner last season from Glenn Old’s stable before he crossed the Tasman. “Once again, he was retained in Garry’s name and went over to Peter Moody but had to get a bone chip taken out and when he came back he was gelded,” Chittick said. “He’s trained here at Courtza Park by Kris Shailer and it was Garry’s decision to leave him with Kris as a racing project and he’s done an extremely good job with him. “We’re very fortunate to have him as part of the Waikato team, he’s very skilful and does all our pre-training.” Magice is a brother to Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) winner and resident stallion Noverre (NZ) (Savabeel), with their dam the Group-winning Rip Van Winkle mare Magic Dancer (NZ), who has a yearling Savabeel filly. Shailer also prepares Banquo two-year-old Justin Case (NZ), a debut second at Pukekohe. “He was broken in by Jamie Beatson (Ohukia Lodge) and was going to the RTR Sale, but he really liked him, so I said let’s go halves and race him,” Chittick said. His dam is the Savabeel mare Do Ra Mi (NZ), winner of the Gr.2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) when trained by Moody. Meanwhile, a Waikato Stud favourite in Ohukia’s consignment for the RTR Sale is Lot 172, a son of Super Seth and the Savabeel mate Touting who is closely related to Group winners Love Affair (NZ) (Savabeel), Somepin Anypin (NZ) (Pins) and Rule Of Engagement (NZ) (Danasinga). “I really like preparing horses for the RTR, but it’s not a big thing for us although it’s something we’re going to look at in the future, and the reason is because at this time of the year we are flat out,” Chittick said. “I’m guided by the people who have done all the work and we’re in partnership with the ones with Ohukia and Jamie has spoken very highly of the Super Seth,” Chittick said. Waikato Stud’s draft features a quartet of sons by Ardrossan, two by Noverre and a representative of Ocean Park. View the full article

Historical Horse Race (HHR) gambling is not explicitly legal in Florida. But on Oct. 28, an online sportsbook in that state run by the Seminole Tribe quietly rolled out an offshoot of it that, like versions of HHR that are purse-producing economic engines in states like Kentucky and Arkansas, mimics the look and feel of slot-machine play while generating payouts based on the results of archived races. Except in this new suite of betting opportunities, the results that drive the gameplay don't come from a library of past Thoroughbred races. Instead, they are derived from motor sports. This mutant HHR platform that soft-launched to a select group of Florida Hard Rock Bet customers in partnership with the Tribe has received scant, if any, attention within the horse racing industry. The much larger gambling universe has been quicker to take notice, although in the first two weeks of the product's existence, there is not yet broad consensus on whether the concept is boldly innovative, an existential threat, or, perhaps, both at once. This Florida-only, phone-app interface of 21 different technically-not-slots games, with titles like Sahara Riches Megaways Collect 'Em, further stands out because it is an online betting platform in a state where internet casino gambling is also not expressly permitted by statute. So despite the apparent lack of enabling legislation for both HHR and online casino betting, how does the system known as Games Powered by Past Motor Races legally operate in Florida? Stephen A. Crystal, who has three decades of experience with emerging markets and innovation in the gambling sector, is the founder of SCCG Management, a global industry advisory firm. He was among the first write about the rollout of Games, barely 48 hours after the product launched, and in an Oct. 30 analysis posted on his firm's website, Crystal described the Tribe's legal posture as “clever, narrow, and likely to be tested.” Crystal noted that while online casino games are currently not legal in Florida, online sports betting is, and the Tribe's 2021 gambling compact with the state granted the Tribe exclusive sports betting rights in Florida for 30 years. “Florida is a special regulatory case,” Crystal wrote. “The Seminole Tribe's 2021 compact with the state formalized exclusive online sports betting under a 'hub-and-spoke' model, with mobile wagers deemed to occur on Tribal land where the servers sit. That structure created a lane for wagers linked to sporting events–live or historical–while keeping full-fledged online casino play out of scope for the broader market. “Hard Rock's new motor-races product appears to drive right down that lane,” Crystal wrote. “It's conceptually similar to HHR machines, which also rely on archived results, but it's built within a different legal silo and with motor racing as the data set,” “Compared to HHR, there are meaningful distinctions,” Crystal wrote. “HHR frameworks are typically anchored in pari-mutuel law and tied to horse-racing statutes or racetrack venues….Hard Rock's Florida play sits within a tribal compact sports-betting regime and uses motor-racing archives instead. Same family tree (historical outcomes), different branches (legal authority, sport, and user experience).” Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Getty Images Crystal continued: “Legally, the product's argument is straightforward: wagers are placed on the results of real sporting events–albeit past ones–permitted under the compact's sports-betting authority. The animations and slot-style packaging are 'entertaining depictions,' not the bet itself. If the Florida Gaming Control Commission and the courts accept that framing, Hard Rock's offering stands as a compliant sports-betting product. If they focus on functional resemblance to online slots rather than the underlying mechanics, expect scrutiny.” In Florida, this new online betting interface will mean direct competition to brick-and-mortar slots at the eight licensed pari-mutuel facilities located in Miami-Dade or Broward Counties (Gulfstream Park is one of them) and on certain Tribal lands. What happens in Florida with Games will, of course, be closely monitored across the country. “On a national stage, it gives other compact- or license-holders a playbook to study for jurisdictions where iCasino is blocked but sports betting is live,” Crystal wrote. Crystal summed up: “Will others copy it? That depends on whether their enabling law or compact has room for 'wagers on past events,' whether their regulators buy the distinction, and whether local politics tolerate a slot-style feel without formally expanding iCasino. “If Florida regulators bless this at scale and consumer metrics are strong, expect creative riffs: different sports archives, new user-interface presentations, and varied bet-construction mechanics to diversify the game catalog,” Crystal wrote. The “different sports archives” angle might end up being a pathway for future gambling app developers to mine vast archives of non-branded sports results. The non-branded aspect is key, because unlike in HHR (where horsemen get a cut of revenue in exchange for allowing past race results to pari-mutuelly power the game output), the gambling companies won't have to pay a cent back to anyone if they instead use (for example) decades of baseball scores from defunct minor leagues or the results of the thousands upon thousands of road races for recreational runners that are conducted in America every year. Very soon, it might not really matter where the sports-related data comes from. So long as the gameplay makes it clear that the probabilities reflect historical data from some previous, real athletic event and aren't driven by some form of random-number generation, the gambling companies will (in theory) be able to claim they are on the sports betting side of the law and not operating as casinos. What the Seminoles and Hard Rock are doing in Florida is already making waves in the gambling sector. Jay Snowden, PENN Entertainment | PENN WEB Last Thursday, in a quarterly earnings call with investors, Jay Snowden, the chief executive officer and president of PENN Entertainment, which has 10 Thoroughbred and Standardbred tracks among many other forms of casino and sports gambling in its corporate portfolio, was already thinking what might happen in the near future if quasi-casino online betting were to meet up with the existing threat of prediction markets (in which users trade shares in the outcomes of future events directly with each other instead of betting against the house with sportsbooks or via pari-mutuel entities, which both rake off higher margins and generally offer less generous odds). “So now you're talking about past motor races and sports betting, but it's spinning a slot machine,” Snowden said Nov. 6. “HHR has been done in the land-based businesses. Let's be very clear about this: I would be shocked if prediction market operators, as they're raising money at significant valuations and seem to be doubling every few months, aren't talking about this. “And if you can move forward with prediction markets and sports gambling, what would stop you from offering prediction markets and contracts on the next spin of a slot machine, the next hand of blackjack, the next spin of the ball for a roulette table?” Snowden said. “So this is existential. Like we're going to be talking about this, I think, in a matter of months, not years,” Snowden said. The post The Week in Review: Offshoot Of HHR In Florida Opens A Pandora’s Box For Entire Gambling Sector appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Via Sistina produced a dominant display to score a remarkable 12th triumph at the highest level when successfully defending her crown in the Champions Stakes (G1) Nov. 8 on a wet, windy and unseasonably cold day at Flemington. View the full article

Spendthrift Farm's general manager Ned Toffey confirmed Nov. 9 that multiple grade 1 winner Kopion has been retired.View the full article

By Jordyn Bublitz Trainer Fred Mitchell has made the trip to Palmerston North plenty of times before — but today’s Manawatu meeting has a bit of everything with three of his runners set to go around. First up is Cathy Freeman in Race 1, the Te Kawau Mobile Pace. The four-year-old daughter of Sweet Lou steps out for just her second run this campaign after a long break, and while her first-up effort at Cambridge on October 23 didn’t catch the eye, her trainer wasn’t discouraged in the slightest. “She went well in my opinion,” Mitchell said. “She just wasn’t quite ready, I only took her up there for a run and they went a bit quick for her after 11 months off. She should improve and go better today.” That outing was very much a fitness run, and with a softer assignment closer to home, Mitchell is hoping to see a more polished version of the mare this time around. In Race 3, the The Braig Handicap Trot, Mitchell lines up one of the more unpredictable characters in his barn, Manchester In Time. The five-year-old Peak gelding is the sort of horse who can look a world-beater one week and an also-ran the next, something his trainer knows all too well. “He’s a little prick,” Mitchell said with a laugh. “When he wants to run he’ll run, and when he doesn’t, he doesn’t. I wouldn’t put the house on him, because you never know what version of him we’re going to get on the day.” The gelding does face a tough task off a 50-metre handicap, but there are positives heading into today. “We did find out he’s been a wee bit sore for his last few starts,” Mitchell explained. “But he seems to have come through the other side of that really well.” Mitchell’s final runner, and the one he’s most hopeful about, is Nelson’s Boy in Race 6, the Congratulations 500 Winners Stephen Doody Mobile Pace. The nine-year-old Washington VC gelding comes south off a gritty last-start win at Alexandra Park, where he zipped home in a sharp 56.6-second last half. “He’s a good wee fella,” Mitchell said fondly. “I thought I might try him again at Palmy, he doesn’t really like going round left-handed, but I’ve adjusted a few things with him and I’ll just be keeping my fingers crossed he’ll get around that way.” All 10 of Nelson’s Boy’s career wins have come at Auckland’s right-handed track, but that hasn’t dampened Mitchell’s enthusiasm. “He’s a funny sort of a horse but he’s done a good job for us, we certainly can’t complain.” Whether it’s Cathy Freeman taking a step forward, Manchester In Time deciding today’s a “go” day, or Nelson’s Boy defying his track preference, there’s every chance one of Mitchell’s trio could give him something to smile about by the end of the afternoon. View the full article

Tuesday, Toulouse, France, post time: 15:50, PRIX FILLE DE L'AIR-G3, €73,200, 3yo/up, f/m, 10 1/2fT Field: Salmarak (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), L'Hotellerie (Ire) (Almanzor {Fr}), Weltbeste (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Bas Bleu (Ire) (Masar {Ire}), Euboa (Fr) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Calamandra (Fr) (New Bay {GB}), Ginalyah (Ire) (Chachnak {Fr}), Darkava (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}). TDN Analysis: This went the way of Via Sistina in 2022 and Jerome Andreu trainee Ginalyah might just hold the key in this year's edition. She ran fifth in the G1 Prix Vermeille on Arc Trials weekend and gained momentum to finish second in last month's G3 Prix de Flore. Gestut Rottgen's ultra-consistent Weltbeste is the only stakes winner on display, but she finds one too good more often than not. Bas Bleu, Euboa and Calamandra all have prior stakes placings, with the latter best placed of that trio coming back off a third in the G3 Prix Belle de Nuit two weeks ago. [Sean Cronin]. Tuesday, Toulouse, France, post time: 14:33, CRITERIUM DU LANGUEDOC – PRIX BERNARD DE MARMIESSE-Listed, €54,900, 2yo, 8fT Field: Go Man (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), Mefie Toi (Fr) (De Treville {GB}), Canalejas (Fr) (Armor {GB}), Oratorical (GB) (Lope Y Fernandez {Ire}), Ladja (Fr) (Golden Horde {Ire}), Chill Y Flama (GB) (Lope Y Fernandez {Ire}), Madame Ly (Fr) (City Light {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Roberto Montenegro trainee Canalejas endured trouble-in-running when a promising third in September's G3 Prix des Chenes and may have the edge on last month's Listed Prix Delahante runner-up Ladja. Jamie Rocke's Oratorical is the lone contender from across the English Channel and heads postward returning off an impressive six-length tally at Nottingham three weeks ago. Madame Ly's four-race winning streak was halted when she finished fourth in last month's Listed Prix Isonomy, while Mefie Toi has run unplaced in four straight black-type outings. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Ginalyah Seeks Group-Race Breakthrough in Toulouse Feature appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Next Saturday's Claiming Crown under the Twin Spires, with $1.1 million in purses spread over eight events, was created to give American racing's everyday workhorses–and their owners and trainers–a day in the spotlight, according to an NHBPA release on Sunday. Churchill Downs is the Claiming Crown's host track for the third time in four years. Registered Kentucky-bred horses will race for an additional $130,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund, with the per-race supplement ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. The event was created in 1999 by the NHBPA and TOBA. “It's reality for most people in horse racing,” said trainer Tom Van Berg. “Most people don't deal in the $2.2 million weanlings, the $5.6 million broodmares. It's not feasible for most people.” “Only a small percentage of owners and trainers are blessed with having a horse qualify for the Breeders' Cup or Triple Crown,” said National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback. “But the majority of horsemen have a shot to someday be in the Claiming Crown, providing that big-day experience for their owners. Even trainers with considerable Grade I experience strive to participate in the Claiming Crown.” The post Claiming Crown Spotlights Workhorses At Churchill Downs Next Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Woodbine Entertainment has announced Nov. 9 card of live Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine Racetrack has been cancelled following the first race due to inclement weather.View the full article

Woodbine cancelled its live Sunday Thoroughbred racing card following the first race due to inclement weather, the track said in a press release on Sunday afternoon. The statement went on to say that the decision was made in the best interest of all participants and included consultation with the HBPA. Live racing is scheduled to resume Thursday, Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Woodbine Racetrack remained open for simulcasting. The post Woodbine Racetrack Cancels Sunday Card Due To Weather appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dual grade 1 winner Raging Sea could make her final start in the $400,000 Falls City Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs Nov. 27, according to trainer Chad Brown.View the full article

Gold Square's Throckmorton (c, 2, Caracaro–Whatarocket, by Goldencents), the even-money favorite, went wire-to-wire to take the Awad Stakes at Aqueduct Sunday. Making his first start on the turf, the bay colt easily took the early lead and was under a snug hold through an opening quarter in :23.26. Let loose at the top of the lane as the half went up in :45.93, he scampered clear with a furlong to run and maintained a 1 1/2-length advantage to the wire, completign the six furlongs in 1:08.91. Glorious Boy (Independence Hall) was second and Zuby (Vekoma) was third. Throckmorton was third over a sloppy Saratoga oval in his July 12 unveiling and was third again in an off-turfer at the Spa Aug. 14 before graduating over the synthetics at Gulfstream Sept. 14. Purchased by Global Racing for $8,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November sale, the colt sold earlier this year for $250,000 at the OBS April sale. He is the third stakes winner for sophomore sire Caracaro (Uncle Mo). Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2. O-Gold Square LLC. B-Sierra Frla Farm LLC (Ky). T-Jose D'Angelo. THROCKMORTON gets his first stakes win in the Awad Stakes under Samuel Marin for trainer Jose D'Angelo. pic.twitter.com/jVUiBinWqm — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) November 9, 2025 The post Caracaro’s Throckmorton Wires the Awad appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article