Wandering Eyes

By Jonny Turner There were differing fortunes for old friends Bruce Wallace and Phil Williamson on Southern Surge Finals Day. But both still managed to secure two of the major prizes on a big day of southern harness racing in Gore. Williamson and Wallace aren’t just friends, they’re connected by one of New Zealand’s greatest broodmares in Frances Jay Bee. In the 1990s, Wallace owned and trained the mare with Williamson doing the driving before he took over the training. Following her retirement, Wallace bred the mare on a turnabout basis with his co-owners, with Williamson then guiding her second foal One Over Kenny to multiple Group 1 successes and champion status. The pair were meant to be rivals at Gore with Wallace’s Hobbs and Jay Bee Hill – both descendants of Frances Jay Bee – clashing with Williamson’s hot favourite Rangitata. But when Williamson’s truck struck trouble and Rangitata had to be late-scratched, it was left to Wallace to produce a dream result with Hobbs and Jay Bee Hill filling a Southern Surge Final quinella. “Phil failed to turn up with Rangitata which made it a bit easier, but she would have had to run a track record to beat us,” Wallace quipped. Frances Jay Bee can be described as a gift that keeps on giving through her dozens of descendants that keep winning races. But Wallace admits he probably hasn’t enjoyed his share of that success. “Well actually I haven’t had too many gifts out of it, I sold Majestic Ruby – a half-sister to Hobbs.” “I have probably been buying farms more than racing horses, but this one might be the final gift for me.” When bringing Hobbs along towards her racetrack career, Wallace knew he had a quality trotter and repelled many offers to sell her. The ability the trainer had faith in was on full show in Hobbs’ 2200m track-record breaking win at Gore. “I was sitting here with the watch and when they got to the 800m in 1.49-1.50.” “I thought she would nearly have to go a track record and it would have to be a big effort for Hobbs and even for Jay Bee Hill.” “She was out there doing the work, so I am pretty proud of both girls.” The Frances Jay Bee legacy got richer on Southern Surge Day when Tarragindi ran to a classy victory in another final. Phil Williamson may have missed the first three races at Gore, but thankfully Tarragindi arrived in plenty of time to put on a brilliant trotting display. Raced by the trainer’s wife Bev, the three-year-old showed his class when he won under a hold for driver Matthew Williamson. Tarragindi is a son of Kenny’s Dream, a granddaughter of Frances Jay Bee and a daughter of One Over Kenny. An untapped two-year-old last year, the trotter again showed he’s a more refined product this year, ready to attack the many feature races in spring and summer for three-year-olds. View the full article

By Mike Love Hi Life cruised into the winner’s circle at Rangiora yesterday, taking out the Barny’s All Trade Services pace over 2000m for Rangiora trainer Geoff Dunn. The four-year-old Sky Major mare had not raced since October 2024, and while Dunn was able to put the finishing touches on her preparation, he was quick to credit others for the win. “I’ve only had her for about six weeks. She was worked up by the owner Bruce Taylor, so she was ready to go when she got here,” Dunn said. Beginning safely from her wide draw in the small field, driver Riley Harrison sat at the back of the main body of the field for the majority of the race. She then launched Hi Life from the 500-metre mark, sustaining a strong finish to win by one and three-quarter lengths. “She’d been working nicely at home and had won her trial really well. There was none of my money on her, but I thought she’d go good. She’s a nice horse and does everything right,” Dunn explained. Hi Life had placed five times from 10 starts for former trainers Robert and Jenna Dunn before being sidelined with injury. “She had a decent injury which is why she hadn’t raced for a while, but she’s really bounced back well. Bruce did a really good job,” Dunn noted. Hi Life is the third foal out of Live Or Die mare Life’s Essential, who won three races from 27 starts for trainer Robbie Holmes. “She will keep racing. It’s just a matter of finding suitable races. She showed a bit of speed today and is feeling good. Hopefully she will keep being competitive,” Dunn said. Riley Harrison made it a double on the card when driving Smokin Ashes for Robert and Jenna Dunn to win the Auto Self Serve Waimak Junction and Greywacke RD Mobile Pace. Burnham trainer Bruce Negus also trained a double on the card with Gliding High, driven by Colleen Negus in the RHRC Membership Available 2025/2026 Amateur Drivers Mobile Pace, and Sandfly Bay winning with Sheree Tomlinson in the Paddy McDaddy Horse Of The Year Trot. View the full article

Cal Fischer, owner of Madera Thoroughbreds Racing LLC, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the age of 88 years old. Prior to monitoring the development of yearlings, weanlings, and sales stock at Madera Thoroughbreds, Fischer served on the Board of the Northern California Thoroughbred Association. Fischer is survived by his wife Jill, and his son Todd, the current Assistant Stallion Manager at Calumet Farm. The post Cal Fischer, Owner of Madera Thoroughbreds, Passes Away appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Northview Stallion's Engage, a multiple graded stakes winner by Into Mischief, got his first winner Aug. 24 when La Resolana won a maiden special weight race at Monmouth Park by 8 1/4 lengths.View the full article

After a last-place finish cost Sweet Azteca a start in last year's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, she made it clear after winning the Rancho Bernardo: World Championships or bust. View the full article

Will Happen (Vekoma) came into this unveiling with a series of strong local works, and she returned to the barn as her sire's newest 'TDN Rising Star' at first-asking. Leading by opening lengths right after the jump, she sailed through an opening quarter in :22.46 without being asked and had amassed an eye-catching margin entering the lane with the field belatedly attempting to catch her. The 2-1 shot was never in any danger coming for home and she was easily the best. Umbralle (Into Mischief), the daughter of MGISW Unique Bella, was a long way second. Sales history: $30,000 Ylg '24 OBSWIN; $$70,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $210,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. O-Abbondanza Racing LLC and Featherston, Roger; B-Loren Nichols (KY); T-Richard Batlas. #8 WILL HAPPEN ($6.60) dominates on debut for trainer @TeamBaltas. @welfinontes rode the juvenile Vekoma (@SpendthriftFarm) filly to this victory in the 5th race at @DelMarRacing. pic.twitter.com/q4RmikCukG — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 24, 2025 The post Vekoma’s Will Happen Stylish On Unveiling, Earns ‘Rising Star’ Status appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Amoss horses have made 20 starts in maiden races, picking up six wins and 11 top-three finishes. View the full article

After sweeping a trio of graded sprints at Saratoga Race Course this summer, Book'em Danno is not a guarantee to participate in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 1.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – At 6:30 Sunday morning, Sovereignty (Into Mischief), the hero of the 156h GI, $1.25 million Travers Stakes, was out and about around the Hall of Fame barn of trainer Bill Mott at the Oklahoma Training Track The 3-year-old colt, fresh off his resounding 10-length win in the Travers, grazed in the courtyard at the barn, looking like he could run another 1 ¼ miles later in the day. The margin of victory is tied for the fourth largest in Travers history. Sovereignty's blowout win was the fifth time a horse has won by that much; the last time it happened was 1976 when Wajima (Bold Ruler) did it. Bill Mott didn't come out of the race as well. He was sick with a nasty head cold but powered through. Having just won his first Travers – after failing with 13 other horses during his career–was better than any remedy he could have found at the drugstore. The Travers' win gives Godolphin's Sovereignty five wins in six starts this year and he has all the big ones: the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and Travers plus the GII Jim Dandy and GII Fountain of Youth. His only loss came in the GI Florida Derby where he finished second. “You saw a dang good 3-year-old,” Mott said with a smile when asked what anyone who watched the Travers saw on Saturday. “I think he locked up champion 3-year-old honors ..that confirmed it.” What remains for Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado the rest of the year is one more test, the biggest yet. The GI, $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 2. Michael Banahan, director of bloodstock for Godolphin USA, indicated that is the final goal for 2025. Mott said Sunday that Sovereignty will remain at his Saratoga base until he heads to California. There, he could run into the likes of fellow 3-year-old Journalism (Curlin) and older horses such as GI Whitney Stakes winner and defending Classic winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), last year's Travers winner Fierceness (City of Light), the formidable Nysos (Nyquist) and Mindframe (Constitution), who is undefeated in three starts this year. “I am sure the others will be concerned about (Sovereignty) as much as we will be concerned about everyone else,” Mott said. Sovereignty has been feted by horse fans and horsemen and women alike since his victory in the Kentucky Derby. As each victory has followed, the superlatives have gotten larger. Mott, like everyone else, has heard the word great being used to describe his horse. “He is pretty darn good,” he said. “Greatness is defined by the test of time. You think greatness, you look at Forego and horses like that, horses that lasted more than one season. If they want to say great, I am not going to argue with them.” Thorpedo Anna Likely to Stay Away From the Big Boys After her popular–but nerve racking–victory in Saturday's GI, $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes, reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) was bright and alert at trainer Kenny McPeek's Saratoga barn early Sunday morning. Any time a peppermint wrapper was rustled near her stall, she stuck her head out looking for the sweet treat. And she got plenty of them, following her brave win by a nose over Dorth Vader (Girvin), trained by George Weaver. The win was the 4-year-old Thorpedo Anna's 12th in 15 career starts and improved her 2025 record to four wins in five starts. “She's doing super,” trainer Kenny McPeek said in his office at his barn across from the Oklahoma Training Track. “I just went through every horse I have here, and she's probably the cleanest one right now. Her legs are clean. Cleaned the feed tub. Dragging her hotwalker around. Typical Thorpedo Anna.” Owned by Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings Inc., Magdalena Racing, Mark Edwards and Judy Hicks, Thorpedo Anna will have one more start before the Breeders' Cup, either the GIII, $400,000 Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park on Sept. 28 or the GI, $650,000 Spinster Stakes at Keeneland on Oct. 5. From there, it will probably be the GI, $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff, a race she won last year to complete a season of six wins in seven starts (five Grade Is). In the Personal Ensign, she was ridden, as always, by Brian Hernandez Jr., who has been her partner in all 15 races. McPeek came to that conclusion after watching Sovereignty (Into Mischief) chew up four other rivals in Saturday's GI Travers Stakes. “You've got to watch your competition, and that horse yesterday was ultra-impressive,” he said. “The time he ran, the way he did it. Even if he doesn't win the Classic, he's probably Horse of the Year. He's an amazing, amazing individual and for me to take him on..I'm a little intimidated by him. He's getting better and better. For her to take him on, we'd hesitate on that right now. Not that we're scared. We're realistic.” Pletcher Makes it Official: Fierceness To Pacific Classic Before making it official, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher wanted to make sure things went well on Sunday. Things went well on Sunday. That means that 4-year-old Fierceness (City of Light) is heading west to run in Saturday's GI, $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. In order to make that happen, Pletcher had to like what he saw when 4-year-old Mindframe (Constitution) worked four furlongs in company with 3-year-old stablemate Classicist (Curlin). Mindframe was timed in 49.45 (52/112) and is being pointed to the GI, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup next Sunday afternoon at Saratoga. Pletcher said he did not want to run the two against each other until the Nov. 1 GI, $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic, so Fierceness is likely to be on a plane to California Wednesday. “It's obviously not an easy race by any means, assuming Nysos (Nyquist) and Journalism (Curlin) are in there,” Pletcher, outside his office at the Oklahoma Training Track Sunday morning, said about the Pacific Classic. “I think the timing for the Breeders' Cup Classic is good; it gives us a little extra time.” Fierceness, owned by Repole Stable, Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier, will be ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez in the Pacific Classic. Pletcher is not sure yet if he will fly west; his assistant Sophie Green will accompany Fierceness. He said that Fierceness, fifth in the GI Whitney Stakes in his last start, will return to Saratoga after the race. Where he and the other Pletcher horses go after the Saratoga meet ends has yet to be determined. “Last year, we stayed here, and it seemed to work out fine,” Pletcher said. “We will have to see what the weather does. We could go to Belmont, we could go to Keeneland.” Mindframe, owned by Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable, will be joined by stablemate Antiquarian (Preservationist) in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Owned by Centennial Farms, Antiquarian worked four furlongs in 48.65 (17/112) in company with 3-year-old stablemate Endorse (Curlin) Sunday on the main track. The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Sovereignty’s Next Goal Will be a Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Eating grass outside Bill Mott's barn Aug. 24, Sovereignty appeared no worse for wear following his Travers Stakes (G1) victory. He now aims to wrap up a Horse of the Year campaign with a Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) win.View the full article

The top two where never in any doubt, and that's how they ran with Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca) coming out on top in the GIII Rancho Bernardo Stakes at Del Mar. Locking horns with Formula Rossa (Vekoma) right from the jump, the fillies rolled through fractions of :21.82 and a half in :43.81, and were still at each other's throats entering the lane. The grey eventually overpowered her determined rival to win by open lengths in 1:15.44. Chismosa (Clubhouse Ride) came on to be third. Sweet Azteca also won the 2024 running of this race. The victress was last seen July 5 winning the GII Great Lady M Stakes at Los Alamitos over MGISW Kopion (Omaha Beach). Sunday, Del Mar RANCHO BERNARDO H.-GIII, $98,000, Del Mar, 8-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:15.44, ft. 1–SWEET AZTECA, 126, m, 5, by Sharp Azteca 1st Dam: So Sweetitiz (MSW, $180,480), by Grand Slam 2nd Dam: Sweetitiz, by El Prado (Ire) 3rd Dam: Tizsweet, by Cee's Tizzy O/B-Pamela Cee Ziebarth (KY); T-Richard Baltas; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 9-7-0-1, $667,200. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Formula Rossa, 117, f, 3, Vekoma–Fay Na Na, by Majestic Warrior. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($130,000 Ylg '23 KEEJAN; $270,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). O-Muir Hut Stables LLC; B-Greathouse Equine, LLC & Glencrest Farm, LLC (KY); T-Mark Glatt. $20,000. 3–Chismosa, 119, m, 5, Clubhouse Ride–You Can Dream, by Cat Dreams. O/B-Jaime R. Renella (CA); T-Rafael DeLeon. $12,000. Margins: 3HF, 2 3/4, 6 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 1.70, 11.90. Also Ran: Donttellourwives. Scratched: Visually. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. SWEET AZTECA ($2.80) and @JJHernandezS19 throw down in the $100,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) at @DelMarRacing for trainer Richard Baltas and owner/breeder Pamela Ziebarth. Watch on-site coverage of Del Mar on @FanDuelTV. Bet with @FanDuel Racing.https://t.co/XK3TJD0A2X pic.twitter.com/mtgDkJs1rx — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 24, 2025 The post Sweet Azteca Too Much for Rancho Bernardo Foes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Should we call him The California Kid? It trips off the tongue, certainly. Like The Great Gambino. Or The Iceman. If Journalism's nickname needs more than just a nice phonetic ring to it, then The California Kid seems fitting for a horse who appears to embody the sun- bleached Pacific Coast ideal. The surfer dude, never happier than out on the waves or cracking a beer on the beach, unfazed by all of life's other meaningless clutter. Just ask the horse's tightknit coterie of coaches, fitness gurus, therapists and (unofficial) horse whisperers (more on this last one in a bit). “He's the kind of horse that walks into a stall, gets in, has a roll on his right side, makes a circular turn, finds himself a nice area, gives it a pat or two, then gets down, rolls on his left side,” says trainer Michael McCarthy, after morning training recently, choreographing the action with his hands, as though guiding water down the drain. The thing is, wherever he goes–Churchill Downs, Pimlico, Saratoga, Monmouth Park–Journalism bears no prejudice. He marches into his lodgings and repeats his routine. No hesitation. No qualms. “Like he's always lived there,” says McCarthy. “It's his way of telling me, 'You know, I'll be fine here. I'll figure it out,'” says McCarthy, explaining how otherwise, Journalism keeps his room spic-and-span, careful of the decor. “It's one of the signs that you see from these really good horses.” Then there was the time, just a few months ago, when the McCarthy stable was in the midst of its annual exodus from Santa Anita to Del Mar, the horses filing one-by-one from the barn out into the waiting 12-wheeled Arcs. All but one horse–Journalism, who would remain at Santa Anita to fly out for the Haskell. The solitary leftover wasn't fazed. No racing around his stall, getting all hot and bothered. No calling after his companions. “I come around, all the horses are coming out of their stalls, coming down the shedrow, loading up, hollering at each other,” says Deedee Anderson, the owner of a successful equine therapy business whose client-list has long included the McCarthy barn. “I check on Journalism, make sure he's okay,” Anderson recollects. “I get to his stall, this horse has already eaten his breakfast and is just standing in the middle, leg cocked, having a snooze–with all of that going on around.” But maybe the moniker doesn't fit the character as much as it does the moment, of a horse hailing from a circuit that has endured more than its fair share of (well publicized) setbacks over the years, trained by a Cali-native who still, despite the pressures and obstacles this new reality presents, wouldn't want to ply his trade anywhere else. “Our racetrack surfaces here in California are, on the whole, day in and day out, better than anywhere. Absolutely. All of America,” says McCarthy, then leans forward in his office chair to punctuate the point. “You'll make sure that gets in there?” This is borne out in the statistics. The Jockey Club's data shows both Del Mar and Santa Anita consistency among the very safest tracks in the country. Amazingly, there were no race-day fatalities at Del Mar throughout all of 2023. It's also borne out in the way, despite such marked numerical contraction in recent years out west, California runners continue to consistently go toe-to-toe with the best of them, emerging with reputations enhanced. “The talent pool may have shrunk a bit here. But the level of talent here is as good as it ever was,” says McCarthy. And Journalism is another timely reminder. “The quality certainly remains.” After a string of spring and summer East Coast raids that saw him bring back trophies for the Preakness and Haskell Stakes (alongside honorable mentions in bookended Triple Crown events), Journalism's next assignment will require panning for gold on home soils. The GI Pacific Classic, next Saturday at Del Mar. The race will mark his seventh in six months–a campaign considered quaint by bygone tastes, but almost swashbuckling by contemporary ones. A sharp five-furlong workout Saturday certainly didn't hurt his chances of appearing. A hard decision, apparently, will come Tuesday (or possibly sooner). If he does line up next Saturday, the race will mark his seventh in six months–a campaign considered quaint by bygone tastes, but almost swashbuckling by contemporary ones. The way his trainer explains it, Journalism's fortitude lies in just the right balance of attributes from his sire (Curlin) and damsire (Uncle Mo), matching chassis with engine. “When you look at him on the end of the shank, you see a lot of Curlin there. You see a wonderful neck, incredible shoulder. Balance. Plenty of condition. He's an incredibly well-boned horse. You know, there's no real flaws looking at him. His eye–he's got an incredibly intelligent eye,” says McCarthy. “It would be odd to see him walking around and his ears aren't like this,” McCarthy adds, wiggling his middle and forefingers of his right hand, like a Watership Down glove-puppet. “He just has this personality. This fortitude. This confidence. I guess that's when I think of Uncle Mo. He was probably the most genuine racehorse I'd ever been around,” he adds, a nod to his assistant days to Uncle Mo's trainer, Todd Pletcher. McCarthy set out his shingle as a trainer in his own right just over a decade ago. In the intervening years, he has built a reputation as a scrupulously disciplined trainer with an uncanny eye for priming the big horses for their biggest assignments. He coaxed four Grade I victories out of City of Light (Quality Road), culminating in a Breeders' Cup-Pegasus World Cup one-two punch of some clout. He carved an Eclipse Award winning career out of the redoubtable Ce Ce (Elusive Quality). With Rombauer's (Twirling Candy) 2021 Preakness Stakes win, he planted his flag, Lewis and Clark style, along the Triple Crown trail. It's one thing to have time to ready the athlete for the big occasion, slowly bring them to the boil. The Triple Crown requires of horse and trainer to draw on an altogether different set of qualities, like the ability to thrown down, even when the battery's sapped, and still spring back for more, like one of those reflexive punchbags. “I believe there's something about a good horse, just as with any good athlete, there's something at some stage that sets them apart,” says McCarthy. Journalism's is a rare appetite for hard graft. “He put on weight between the Preakness and the Belmont. From a figure standpoint, it looked like his fastest race had come in the last of the three legs of the Triple Crown,” he says, before remarking how, after returning home from Saratoga, the horse appeared disinterested by the idea of downtime. “We tried giving him an easy couple of weeks. It didn't seem like he was interested in really being backed off on.” As any trainer will attest, a masterful slight-of-hand performed by many a Thoroughbred is to show all the signs of a full tank during morning training, only to see that gas gauge fall faster than Newton's apple of an afternoon. Was there any moment where the trainer has questioned his approach? “You're always kind of questioning yourself a little bit,” McCarthy says. “But I guess I never really questioned myself about running back in two weeks from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness until maybe about the half-mile pole in the Preakness, when it didn't seem like he was quite as engaged as he was two weeks earlier. “I thought maybe that the Kentucky Derby had taken more out of him then I thought,” he says. “Maybe he wasn't quite himself for the Preakness, even though he was doing everything he'd want a good horse to do.” The final result, of course, speaks for itself. The win speaks, too, of his versatility. “He hasn't needed it one way or the other,” says McCarthy, pinpointing Journalism's performance in the Haskell at Monmouth Park, swooping from off the pace to gobble up his old Preakness foe, Gosger, in the shadow of the wire–it was the first time he'd encountered an off-track. “He has not had to take his racetrack with him.” Given these new dimensions Journalism has brought to his career, has McCarthy gleaned any new lessons of his own? Some new little tricks to add to his already over-stuffed training manual? The trainer demurs. The horse, he argues, has given him little to really sweat about since first stepping foot into the barn, an $825,000 price tag dangling about his neck. There were the usual sort of growing pains, he says, during the summer of his two-year-old season, when a growth spurt stalled any plans to kick his year off at Del Mar. “He's a big horse, carries a lot of condition, incredible amount of bone,” says McCarthy. Launch day would come later that October, at Santa Anita, a corner-store stroll from his stall. “It gave us no choice but to back off then for a handful of weeks, kind of slowly start back, knowing anyway that he's probably a two-turn type of horse,” he says. Still, “I think when you have a top-flight type of horse, I think you have more time to step back and chart a course and wait, [because] you know the ability that is there,” McCarthy says. “He's been an easy read from day one.” Anderson hovers outside Journalism's stall, feeding him chunks of carrot from her pockets–a useful means of distraction, she says, if you want to chance a pat down his neck, unadulterated. There's a positive correlation, apparently, between proximity to a race and his overall testiness. As Journalism munches away, Anderson extols the work of exercise rider Marc Witkowski. “Marc knows this horse really, really well. He talks to his horses, really knows their nuances,” she says, with a hushed sort of reverence typically reserved for potentates and religious leaders. Witkowski downplays the compliment. “I'm not a horse whisperer. I just understand them,” he says. Witkowski attributes his horsemanship to his time as a young hand on a Tucson, Arizona, ranch next to his grandmother's house, overseen by a man who told him always to talk to the horses, “and to treat humans and horses the same.” “He [Ramon] always said, for people, if somebody was hungry or needed something, you give it to them. With horses, always be kind to them–don't be mean with them ever,” he says. There's an interesting criss-cross of paths between horse and exercise rider. After winning the GII Los Alamitos Futurity, Journalism was on the easy list for a few weeks with a minor sickness. It just so happened that the rider was also out for a few weeks with a broken bone in his ankle and a twisted knee, the result of landing wrong when dismounting. Witkowski's return to the saddle coincided with Journalism's return to full work. “I got back on him when he was just getting back into his routine. We were both so happy,” he says. “I was so scared when that happened, when I hurt myself, that I was going to miss out on everything,” he says. “The first thing that went through my head was that I was going to miss out. I don't know–I just always knew after the Futurity that he would be going to the Kentucky Derby.” McCarthy, in turn, points to the crucial (and so often unheralded) work put in by his assistant trainer, Felipe Rivera, and by groom Rolando Navas. Navas has been with the barn for something approaching a decade, caring for the likes of graded-stakes winning The Lieutenant (Street Sense) and hardened street-brawler Ohio (Elusive Quality). Of Journalism, says McCarthy, “there have been a lot of constants with him.” Journalism's five-furlong slingshot of a workout was still on the horizon when we spoke, and the Pacific Classic was still an uncertainty. “It seems like he's thrived on going to these different venues, different locales, and is a smart horse, you know—he's interested,” McCarthy says, playing coy about his plans. In other words, wherever you take him, trust the horse to throw his hat into the ring. At the same time, “he's very at home here,” says McCarthy. Sounds a lot like the trainer. The post With New Tests on Horizon, Team Talks Journalism: I’m Not a Horse Whisperer. I Just Understand Them” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – The annual single session Texas Yearling Sale put on by the Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA) and hosted by Dallas-area Lone Star Park is set for 10 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The TTA catalogue has blossomed from 207 head in 2024 to 261 this year. The offerings include 63 from Texas, 115 from Louisiana, 30 from Arkansas and 11 from Oklahoma. An additional 22 horses have been entered for the mixed session for a total of 283. By the numbers, the 2024 edition, which showcased one of the smaller catalogues in sale history, reported 175 sold for $3,240,000. The average was $18,542 and the median was $11,000, while 77 went unsold. With over 60 on offer, the largest consignment goes to Highlander Training Center, whose sales prep for this year's sale is led for the first time by Colin Brennan. “We are looking forward to a very positive Texas sale this year,” said Chairman & CEO of Highlander Training Center Jeff Hooper. “We had tremendous interest from owners this year not only from Texas, but from Kentucky to Louisiana, to Arkansas to California for us to prep and sell their yearlings.” Hooper said that the auction has proven to be a marketplace where pinhookers can buy quality prospects, but it also serves those who are looking to race. “We have worked to tailor our consignment to provide what both types of buyers are looking for,” he said. “Colin is an exceptional horseman and well-connected throughout the industry.” The TTA catalogue includes a range of sires, plus first-crop stallions like Corniche, Early Voting, Mo Donegal, Mandaloun and Cyberknife. Click here to access the TTA website and here for the online catalogue. The post Annual Texas Yearling Sale Hosted By Lone Star Park Set For Tuesday Aug. 26 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Quisisana could be the surprise invite to European racing's biggest party after earning a free supplementary entry for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) with a win in the Prix Jean Romanet (G1) Aug. 23. View the full article

Randy Howg's homebred Take Charge Tom overcame a stumble at the start to get his first graded stakes victory in the CA$200,000 Canadian Derby (G3) by 5 3/4 lengths Aug. 23 for trainer Robertino Diodoro at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.View the full article

Precise gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his first win in the seven-furlong Prestige Fillies' Stakes (G3) at Goodwood Racecourse Aug. 24, and earned herself an automatic starting position in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf View the full article

On the day before the win in the GI Forego Stakes by Book 'em Danno (Bucchero), trainer Derek Ryan had already made up his mind about the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. He had no plans to go. “I'm really not that interested in the Breeders' Cup,” Ryan said. “I have no desire to go there. I'm sure I'll be pressured into it, but the Breeders' Cup is not on my radar. I'm not keen to run him on a track that I don't think will suit him. The stretch is too short and the track is speed-favoring. I don't know why they keep running the Breeders' Cup in California. We have some very good tracks here in the East.” Book 'em Danno is a 4-year-old and a gelding and Ryan wants to keep him around for several more years. “He's run four monster races in a row, starting with the race at Churchill,” he said. “They've been tough races. It has taken a little bit out of him. We want him to last. I need him around for a few more years. I'll get together with the partners and we will discuss it. Of course, the $2 million purse means something but I want the horse around for a few years. We'd like to extend his career for as long as possible and that's why I'm not convinced that going to the Breeders' Cup is the right thing to do.” In the Forego, Book 'em Danno, the New Jersey-bred, won by a length in what may have been his hardest race to date. But it also firmly established him as the top sprinter in the country. If the Breeders' Cup were run next week, he'd likely be the favorite. He's won three graded stakes in a row, all of them at Saratoga. The list also includes the GIII True North S. and the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt S. The Forego, Book 'em Danno's first Grade I victory, might have been a game-changer. After what he showed on Saturday at Saratoga how can you not run him in the Breeders' Cup? By Sunday Ryan had softened his stance a little bit. “We'll talk about it down the road,” he said. “I am sure I will have a meeting with the partners. I'm a bit set in my ways. It's not a no and it's not a yes. It's a maybe.” Book 'em Danno is owned By Atlantic Six Racing, a group of six friends, all of them from the Jersey Shore. Jay Briscione is the managing partner. His thoughts on the Breeders' Cup? “It's the trainers' job is to do what he is doing,” Briscione said. “By any metric you look at, this is probably the most consistent horse in training. He deserves all the credit and Derek has done a great job, We have a good relationship with Derek and we always kick these things around and try to figure out the best spots for him. He is a gelding, We have a stewardship of him now because we want to keep him going and racing because he's developed such a following. Having said that, none of us has ever had a horse for the Breeders' Cup and it's an unbelievably exciting thing. I know it's a cliche. But we want to first see how he reacts and how he comes out of this race. Then we'll make our decision.” “The negatives are that he'll have to face some very good, fresh horses like Straight No Chaser and Bentornado. They'll be fresh and we've gone through a tough campaign. We'd have to ship all the way across the country. It's a speed favoring track with a short stretch. Those are the negatives. The positive is the $2 million purse. We're keeping an open mind.” No Triple Crown for Sovereignty While nothing is certain in racing it sure looks like Sovereignty (Into Mischief) would have won the Triple Crown had his connections decided to run him in the Preakness. He's simply the best 3-year-old around and even a super horse like Journalism (Curlin) can't beat him. Why would the Preakness have been any different? But this is what happens when the Triple Crown sticks to a schedule that calls for horses to run three times in five week and with only two week's rest between the GI Kentucky Derby and the GI Preakness. Trainer Bill Mott and the Godolphin team thought that was too much to ask of their horses and skipped the Preakness. Since, he's won the GI Belmont, the GII Jim Dandy and Saturday's Grade I Travers Stakes You can't blame Mott or the owner. They genuinely believed that running in the Preakness was not the right thing to do for the horse. But what if the Preakness were run on the first Saturday in June, which would have meant five weeks between the Derby and Preakness, the same gap that is now between the Derby and the Belmont? Unless they expand the time between the race, this could be a continuing problem. I have never understood why trainers are so afraid to run their horses back on short rest, but they are. Sovereignty won't be the last Kentucky Derby winner to pass the Preakness. And every time that happens, the sport will miss out on a possible Triple Crown winner. An intransigent NYRA won't hear of moving the date of the Belmont, even though their premier race has much to lose if they don't change their minds. First Saturday in May. First Saturday in June. First Saturday in July. That's the answer. Belterra Stewards Got It Right Congratulations to the stewards at Belterra Park, who did a lot more than slap leading rider Albin Jimenez on the wrist. Instead, they brought the hammer down after watching the replay of a ride in Thursday's second race at Belterra that was, to say the least, suspect. It was trainer Tom Drury, who saddled Jimenez's mount, the 3-5 shot Afleet Vintage (Afleet Alex), who asked the stewards to review the race. Afleet Vintage broke sharply and actually took the lead going into the first turn. But from there, it appeared that Jimenez had a tight lock on the horse and wasn't going to be happy until he wound up last. At the same time a horse named Permit to Carry (Goldencents), swooped to the lead on the far turn and looked unbeatable at that point. Jimemez finally started asking his horse and closed for a non-threatening second. The winner was ridden by Summer Pauly. We don't know what Jimenez said to the stewards, but they obviously weren't impressed, handing him a one-year suspension. The suspension will be reduced to six months if he does not file an appeal. Too many other stewards would have suspended him for 15, maybe 30 days. The Belterra stewards gave him the type of penalty that was appropriate for a ride like that. Good for them. The post Book ‘Em Danno Connections Wrestling with Breeders’ Cup Decision appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Karl Burke has trained some brilliant fillies in the last decade, but Venetian Sun is well on the way to becoming the most talented of the whole pile after winning the Prix Morny. View the full article

Connections of Journalism confirmed his entry into the Aug. 30 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, while Fierceness is confirmed to run as long as Mindframe stays on track for the Aug. 31 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Legion Racing, MHM Stables, Ed Stefanski and William Conlin's Carmel Coast (Omaha Beach), a 5 1/2-length debut winner at the Spa Aug. 10, will point to the GI Frizette Stakes on Oct. 4 at Belmont at the Big A, according to trainer Whit Beckman Sunday. The one-turn mile Frizette offers a “Win and You're In” berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. The connections opted to bypass the upcoming GI Spinaway on closing weekend. “We're going to wait for the Frizette,” Beckman confirmed. “We knew she was nice but when they do that in the afternoon it gives you a little more to work with. She ran fast but Kendrick [Carmouche] always said more distance for this filly, so we'll give her the time. We always thought moving along that she'll stretch out, but we'll take it step by step with her.” A $120,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Select Yearling Sale purchase, the filly is out of the Carmel Beauty (Arch), a full-sister to dual GISW Arravale, who was named Canada's Horse of the Year and Champion Grass Mare in 2006. The post Recent Maiden Winner Carmel Coast to Target Frizette appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Head coaches from two Capital Region sports programs will be available for photo and autograph opportunities at Saratoga as part of Fan Appreciation Week festivities (Aug. 27 – Sept. 1), according to a New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) release Sunday. Siena Men's Basketball head coach Gerry McNamara and Siena Women's Basketball head coach Terry Primm will visit Saratoga on Wednesday, Aug. 27, while newly appointed Adirondack Thunder head coach Sylvain Cloutier will make an appearance on Friday, Aug. 29. Both meet-and-greets will take place from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Jockey Silks Porch. McNamara and Primm will present a trophy in the Winner's Circle following Wednesday's fifth race entitled, Siena Saints MarchOn!, while Cloutier will follow suit during Friday's fifth race, Adirondack Thunder Skate into Saratoga! The coaches' appearances coincide with Fan Appreciation Week festivities at Saratoga which will include the season's final premium giveaway, a Saratoga quarter zip sweatshirt, free with paid admission while supplies last, on Sunday, Aug. 31. To purchase tickets for Fan Appreciation week, click here. For more information, visit www.nyra.com. The post Saratoga’s Fan Appreciation Week Led By Local Hoops, Hockey Head Coaches Signing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Former Group 1-winning jockey Bruce Raymond has died. Raymond, more recently a racing manager for some of the biggest owners of the sport, was 82. Rainstorm (Premonition)'s win in the 1962 win in the Newbury Autumn Cup was his first big win, while Raymond was also successful in the July Cup, Nunthorpe Stakes, and Ayr Gold Cup. A three-time winner of the Haydock Sprint Cup, Raymond never won a Classic race, but did finish second with Blue Judge (Rainbow Quest) in the 1993 G1 Derby. Closely associated with trainer Michael Jarvis, Raymond also prevailed in the 1985 Prince Of Wales's Stakes with Bob Back (Roberto). Upon his retirement from the saddle, he became assistant to Joe Mercer as racing manager for Sheikh Maktoum Al Maktoum and his associates, and the racing manager of Rabbah Bloodstock upon Mercer's retirement. Some of his leading owners he represented included Saeed Suhail, Jaber Abdullah and Saeed Manana. Former jockey Philip Robinson became assistant to his great friend and colleague in 2018 and said, “He's going to leave a big, big hole in my heart and also in the heart of plenty of people in racing. He was racing's Mr Nice Guy and I don't know anyone with a bad word to say about him. “He's sort of been like a second father to me ever since my father died. He was close to my father and has been a very close friend of mine and a great work colleague. “He was someone who could find something funny in even the worst things and he could cheer up the day no matter what the circumstances, he was a joy to work with. “He was a people person and a joy to be around. He could make you smile, even on the saddest of occasions.” Raymond twice visited the Epsom winner's enclosure with a Derby winner as racing manager to Suhail, first with Kris Kin (Kris S.) in 2003 and later on the star-crossed Desert Crown (Nathaniel) in 2022. Suhail's colours were also carried to Group 1 glory a day before Raymond's death when the Andrew Balding-trained Never So Brave (No Nay Never) struck in the City of York Stakes. “I was sad in a way because I knew he would have been so happy had he been OK to watch Never So Brave, it would have been massive for him,” said Robinson. “I was sad driving home from York thinking Bruce had probably missed this and I know exactly what he would have been like had he been watching. “He had many great days in the job and I know how much enjoyment he got when Desert Crown won the Derby, that was a massive great lift for him.” The post Noted Jockey Bruce Raymond Dies At 82 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jenny Norris, one of the leading consignors in Britain, runs through her draft of 'Donny rockets' The Goffs Premier Yearling Sale is riding the crest of a wave but so too is one of the leading British-based consignors, Jenny Norris, who will offer what she says is arguably one of her strongest-ever drafts at this year's sale. That is saying something as Norris is already responsible for six individual two-year-old winners this season from just over 40 yearlings that passed through her consignment last year. Among them features Windsor Castle Stakes winner Havana Hurricane (Havana Gold), along with the third from that race, Azizam (Havana Grey), while Norris also sold Group 2 July Stakes hero Jasour (Havana Grey) at the Premier Yearling Sale in 2022. Havana Hurricane was sold at the Tattersalls Somerville Sale for just 9,000 gns. He won on debut at Goodwood for Eve Johnson Houghton before providing connections with that day they will never forget at the Royal meeting. Such stories prove that, without parting with massive sums of money, you can go and take on the big boys and Norris says that she is hopeful that her track record of producing top-notchers can fuel return business at Doncaster this week. “You have to keep pinching yourself,” Norris commented. “I consigned three horses at the yearling sales last year that ended up running at Royal Ascot, with Havana Hurricane obviously winning the Windsor Castle Stakes. Azizam, who I sold here last year [for £46,000], won very nicely on debut before finishing third in the Windsor Castle behind Havana Hurricane so that was amazing. Sadly, the third horse, Harry's Girl, was fatally injured in the Queen Mary. We sold her here [for £36,000] and she won first time up for Richard Hannon at Newmarket before finishing second in the Listed Marygate Stakes so she was looking very promising so that was extremely sad.” Norris added, “As a British and a female consignor, it is a great buzz to get these horses to sell and it ensures that you keep getting nice horses from clients to sell on their behalf year after year.” While Norris was not active at Arqana last week, she observed with interest record-breaking trade at the top during one of the most memorable August Yearling Sales that has ever been held at Deauville. While the median and the average was down during the V2 session, the strongest clearance rate [86%] was posted for over a decade and many Irish buyers reported that it was the first time in history that they made the trip to France and didn't come home with a horse. In summary, the nicer horses are proving harder and harder to buy which is good news for Norris, because her nine-strong draft is packed full of potentially smart prospects. She said, “You'd have to be fairly upbeat about how Arqana went. I wasn't there but the figures were up and there seemed to be a very strong demand for horses across all levels. I think the main takeout so far this season is there has been a really good spread of winners. Even at Royal Ascot, smaller trainers, syndicates and a wide variety of different owners have enjoyed success so I think that helps. It's not just the bigger connections that are winning and, when connections who have bought more reasonably-priced horses are getting amazing results, it just provides everyone with a bit of hope. People can actually go out and buy a horse for not a lot of money and have a huge amount of fun so I think that message has carried through this season on the racecourse.” Norris added, “I have nine yearlings to sell this week and, when you look at their pages and see them in the flesh, they all scream Donny rocket. They are horses that should suit this sale and the one thing that is really exciting about our draft is that we have sire-power as well. We have yearlings by Mehmas, Sioux Nation, Blue Point and our Havana Grey filly is from the family of Shouldvebeenaring so you can't get much better than that, can you?” Norris was famously involved in the pinhooking of dual Group 1 winner Shalaa and, despite offering just a select number of yearlings every year, has twice topped Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale at Tattersalls. But her role as a consignor at the foal sales means that she doesn't buy as many to resell as she used to and the majority of yearlings offered this week will be on behalf of her growing client base. She explained, “I own two-and-a-half of the horses selling this week and it's just really nice to have been asked to consign some of the horses that we are consigning. They've all settled in well and we're very happy with what we have for this sale. Hopefully we'll still be happy on Wednesday and Thursday!” Norris concluded, “There is something for everyone and, as I said, we have a really good spread of stallions. I always feel like everyone is always in great form at Donny because it's the start of the yearling sale season in Britain and hopefully the only way is up from here. The winters can be long and, if you don't go to the breeze-ups and, if you are like me and you didn't go to France, it will be your first time seeing people on the sales ground for a while. It's always great fun catching up with people here and people are usually raring to go. There's always a good atmosphere here and, when you bring the right model – which we think we have -, you can do well.” The post ‘There’s Always A Great Atmosphere At The Goffs Premier Yearling Sale’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Amo Racing's Tattersalls October Book 1 millionaire Ancient Egypt (Frankel) registered a half-length debut win tackling an extended seven furlongs at Beverley last month and delivered a TDN Rising Star performance, racing under a seven-pound penalty, upped to one mile in Sunday's British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Goodwood. “It was a messy, stop-start race, but the benefit was that he had something to aim at,” said Charlie Johnston. “He was still a little bit gawky when he did hit the front and it looked to me that there was plenty in the tank and that's what [rider] Rowan [Scott] says so it was very promising for the future. Today was about more education for the horse–he's a big playboy with a big personality to go with the ability and that's why I was keen to go for another novice before going up in grade.” Looking ahead, the trainer added, “I'd like to think he'll only get better with experience and you don't mind a bit of fire when you've got one with this much ability. He's in the [G2] Royal Lodge and that was in the back of my mind, but that said it's all about next year. He's going to be a serious three-year-old and anything we do this year will be with that in mind. He looks ready for ten furlongs even now, so you wouldn't think that twelve wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility next year.” The 11-4 chance allowed the leader some measure of comfort and raced in second after an alert getaway. Taking closer order soon after halfway, he bounded to the fore approaching the quarter-mile marker and kept on powerfully under late urging to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths from Alfaraz (Nathaniel) in impressive fashion. Hmmm …. – a 1.1million guineas Frankel colt, remains unbeaten in the @BritishEBF Novice Stakes @Goodwood_Races With entries in the Royal Lodge and Dewhurst @NewmarketRace, this is a horse of huge potential for @amoracingltd and @Johnston_Racing pic.twitter.com/FYJ4cQvwMh — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 24, 2025 Ancient Egypt is fifth of six foals and one of three scorers out of a winning full-sister to multiple Group 1-winning distaffer Midday (Oasis Dream). His dam Atone (Oasis Dream) is also kin to Group 3-winning G1 Nassau Stakes third Hot Snap (Pivotal), Group 3-winning G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares third Sun Maiden (Frankel) and the dual Group 3-placed Listed Gosford Gold Cup victor Midsummer Sun (Monsun). Midday's quartet of black-type performers is headed by the dual Group 3 winner Midterm (Galileo). The March-foaled bay is a half-brother to G3 Park Express Stakes runner-up Redressed (Le Havre) and a yearling colt by Lucky Vega. 5th-Goodwood, £30,000, Nov, 8-24, 2yo, 8fT, 1:38.68, g/f. ANCIENT EGYPT (IRE), c, 3, by Frankel (GB) 1st Dam: Atone (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB) 2nd Dam: Midsummer (GB), by Kingmambo 3rd Dam: Modena, by Roberto Sales history: 1,100,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $27,305. *1/2 to Redressed (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), GSP-Ire. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Yulong Investments (Australia) Pty; T-Charlie Johnston; J-Rowan Scott. The post Frankel’s Book 1 Millionaire Ancient Egypt Powers to TDN Rising Stardom at Goodwood appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article