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Godolphin and Andre Fabre have a new star on their hands if the evidence of Sunday's G2 Sumbe Prix du Calvados at Deauville is anything to go by. Lining up with confidence behind her, the 11-10 favourite My Highness (Ghaiyyath) who had won a brace of conditions events went through the seven-furlong juvenile staging post with a degree of comfort despite the strong pace set by the Princess Margaret winner Fitzella (Too Darn Hot). Swamping that British challenger at the furlong pole, the homebred drew away under Cristian Demuro to score by 1 1/4 lengths and clear of the rest. Godolphin representative Louise Benard revealed the team's regard for the winner afterwards. “This was a test to confirm what we think about her–you can be confident beforehand, but the only judge is the finish line and she showed her class,” she said. “She is adaptable and has improved with every race and has never had a hard time. Hopefully we can expect more and if necessary she could have one more run before the Prix Marcel Boussac, but Mr Fabre will decide that.” My Highness looks a filly to be reckoned with as she impresses in the Group Two Prix du Calvados! She reels in Fitzella on the run for home and kicks clear to win in good style… pic.twitter.com/uuWldtndDe — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 24, 2025 Sunday, Deauville, France SUMBE PRIX DU CALVADOS-G2, €119,000, Deauville, 8-24, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:20.73, gd. 1–MY HIGHNESS (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Ghaiyyath (Ire) 1st Dam: Majestic Queen (Ire) (GSW-Eng & Ire, $235,278), by Kheleyf 2nd Dam: Night Fairy (Ire), by Danehill 3rd Dam: Sassenach (Ire), by Night Shift 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Godolphin; T-Andre Fabre; J-Cristian Demuro. €67,830. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, €104,080. *1/2 to Maria Amalia (Dubawi), SW-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Fitzella (GB), 123, f, 2, Too Darn Hot (GB)–Shamandar (Fr), by Exceed And Excel (Aus). (60,000gns Wlg '23 TADEWE; £170,000 Ylg '24 GOFFUK). O-D R Passant & Hefin Williams; B-Parks Farm Stud; T-Hugo Palmer. €26,180. 3–Nandita (Ire), 123, f, 2, Blue Point (Ire)–Roseau City (GB), by Cityscape (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (165,000gns Wlg '23 TADEWE; 725,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Lady Bamford; B-McCracken Farms Ltd; T-John & Thady Gosden. €12,495. Margins: 1 1/4, 3, 1HF. Odds: 1.10, 1.90, 28.00. Also Ran: Ceramic (Ire), True Test (GB), Arkansas (Fr), Polly Shelby (Fr). The post Ghaiyyath’s My Highness Oozes Class In The Calvados, Marcel Boussac The Plan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

What Pakenham Races Where Southside Racing Pakenham – 420 Nar Nar Goon – Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3810 When Monday, August 25, 2025 First Race 2pm AEST Visit Dabble Pakenham’s all‑weather track hosts a quickfire six‑race program on Monday, August 25, 2025. The first event jumps at 2:00pm AEST, while the last is set for 4:30pm AEST. Clear skies are forecast for the meeting, meaning there should be minimal kickback, with every runner getting their chance if good enough. Best Bet at Pakenham: Zambardo Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr look to have found the right kill with Zambardo in the 1600m maiden. He’s been ultra-consistent so far in his career, and the step to the mile on the Synthetic should see him settle midfield with cover from gate five before building through his gears from the 500m. Ethan Brown sticks at 59.5kg, and the stable’s strike-rate on the poly is a nice bonus. With a solid tempo likely courtesy of on-pace runners drawn inside, Zambardo’s last-400m profile suggests he can round them up and put the race to bed late. Best Bet Race 3 – #8 Zambardo (5) 4yo Gelding | T: Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | J: Ethan Brown (59.5kg) Next Best at Pakenham: Austrata Rock-hard fit and beautifully drawn, Austrata gets a made-to-order setup in the BM58 mile. The Reece Goodwin-trained gelding has been racking up runner-up finishes and now finds barrier one with Daniel Stackhouse to ride a map advantage—leaders/back of leaders on this circuit is perfect. Up to 63kg isn’t ideal, but his rating edge at this grade and the inside marble offset plenty. Expect him to hold the rail, control, and kick as they straighten. Next Best Race 4 – #1 Austrata (1) 7yo Gelding | T: Reece Goodwin | J: Daniel Stackhouse (63kg) Best Value at Pakenham: A Pinch Of Luck At a huge price with horse racing bookmakers, A Pinch Of Luck appeals each-way in a wide-open BM58 (1400m). He has prior ratings to win at this level and draws perfectly in barrier three to stalk a genuine clip. The mare’s first-up run looked a pipe-opener, and second-up on the poly should suit her pattern perfectly. With Dakotah Keane claiming 1.5kg, she gets in nicely against several that either map awkwardly or are kicking off their preps. If they’re making ground two-to-four off the fence early in the meeting, she’s poised to run a big race at odds. Best Value Race 5 – #9 A Pinch Of Luck (3) 6yo Mare | T: Mitchell Leek | J: Dakotah Keane (a1.5) (59kg) Monday quaddie tips for Pakenham Synthetic Pakenham Synthetic quadrella selections Monday, August 25, 2025 8 1-6 1-3-6-9 3-8-9-11 Horse racing tips View the full article

Palmerston North trainers Kevin and Stephen Gray had a near perfect weekend, with four of their five runners collecting winner’s cheques. Ready Response (Better Than Ready) was their sole representative at Hawera on Saturday. He ran third on debut at the track a fortnight ago and the father-and-son duo were confident he could go two better in the Canter 4 Cancer Maiden 1400, and he duly delivered, running out a one length victor over Amazing Son. “He went well first-up and we just sent him back to where he ran well,” Stephen Gray said. “We knew he would improve, and he did. It was a very good ride by Bruno (Queiroz) to get him up.” A day later, the Grays continued their perfect weekend run at Awapuni’s synthetic meeting where their highly fancied gelding Toronto (Vancouver) also broke through for his maiden win in the Sean Coleman Painting 1200. Like Ready Response, Toronto ran third on debut, but at Awapuni, and the Grays elected to head back to the course with the five-year-old on Sunday and were rewarded. The son of Vancouver had been in Stephen Grays care while he was training in Singapore, and he was delighted to get a winning result for his loyal owners, who elected to send the horse to New Zealand with Gray when racing ceased in the racing jurisdiction. “He is a very nice horse. He won a trial impressively in Singapore and not long after that he hurt his tendon,” Gray said. “He is owned by Mr Lim (Siah) and Paul Hickman, who were our two best clients during our time in Singapore. “Paul Hickman was St George Stable and I think we trained 98 winners for him. Mr Lim’s stable was champion owner for many years. We trained many winners for him and actually took a horse to Royal Ascot for him called Lim’s Cruiser. “When he (Toronto) hurt himself, we were going home and he said take him home and if he stands up in time race him and if not find a home for him. “He is a lovely horse, and he can really gallop.” In the following race, Our Akashinga (Exceedance) kept the stable’s winning run going when taking out the HR Jones & Co Ltd 1200, however, Queiroz had to call on all his skill to weave a passage along the rail to pip leader Knowledge Is Power at the post to score by a head. “She was in a bad position, but she is a very promising mare, and I think she will get a mile and 2000m eventually. She has got a massive future,” Gray said. Exaggeration (NZ) (Embellish) completed the stable hat-trick at the meeting when running over the top of his rivals to score his third win from four career starts in the Evans Henderson Woodbridge Barristers & Solicitors 1400. “He is really impressive,” Gray said. “He is a beautiful horse that Mum and Dad bred. He has got a great future and he will get further.” The Grays have utilised Awapuni’s synthetic track over winter and said it is a great tool to use over the wetter months. “For Dad and I, we decided to run them on the all-weather instead of running them on the heavy tracks, which has allowed us to keep them in work, and they will go into spring for some nice grass racing,” Gray said. View the full article

A broken finger on his right hand will have last season’s National Jockeys’ Premiership winner Craig Grylls out of action on raceday for the next few weeks. Grylls fractured the middle finger on his right hand in a trackwork incident last week and while he shook it off as a minor issue at the time, it wasn’t until he tried to fulfil his next raceday commitments that the extent of the injury became known. “I did it at trackwork and didn’t really think much about it, although it was quite sore once I had cooled down,” Grylls said. “I was going to ride at Ruakaka last Saturday but when I tried to grip the reins I couldn’t close my fist, so I had to give that idea away. “I went to the Doctor and got it x-rayed and it showed I had a fracture in the middle finger of my right hand. I’m right-handed so that probably makes it a little worse. “They told me it should only take two to three weeks to heal so I’m hoping that’s the case as it is that time of the year when things are just starting to hot up.” Grylls dominated the National Premiership last season with 141 wins, $6 million in prizemoney earned and 15 individual stakes victories, which had him keen to continue that momentum as he operates at the peak of his career. “This year will be my 20th season of riding as I started when I was a 15-year-old,” he said “I had a great six weeks off at the back end of last season and was raring to go after three weeks back in the saddle. “I’m pleased with how things panned out over the past 12 months but I’m at that stage of my career now where I just want to keep building on the momentum I have established. “This time of the year always gets the juices flowing as the better horses start their new preps as well as seeing the young ones kick off. “I have some nice rides to look forward to and if I had to nominate a horse to follow it would be Hinekaha for Andrew Forsman. “I think this will be her year as she has really matured into her frame and she did some pretty special things during her last campaign that told me she is only going to get better and better.” While he may not be able to ride, Grylls has been keeping up his fitness levels with plenty of walking and is counting the days as he waits for a medical clearance to rejoin the raceday riding ranks. View the full article

Though trainer Mark Glatt said that Dr. Venkman doesn't like running on the rail, the gelding powered through a large opening to score in the Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar and earn a Win & You're In berth to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).View the full article

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Dr. Venkman (g, 5, Ghostzapper–Theory of Change, by Archarcharch), winner of the GII San Diego Handicap at Del Mar 13 months ago, returned to the scene of his biggest career triumph to add the GII Pat O'Brien Stakes Saturday. The $250,000 Pat O'Brien, run at seven furlongs, offers a 'Win and You're In' berth into the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, to be held over this surface Nov. 1. He may have spent the most time in the gate, but he took the shortest way around the track. Dr. Venkman was loaded first for his rail position, only to patiently wait as two rivals–Stronghold (Ghostzapper) and Spirit of Makena (Ghostzapper)–broke through the stalls and needed to be reloaded. Unfazed, Dr. Venkman settled into a midpack spot as Speed Boat Beach (Bayern) and 'TDN Rising Star' Maymun (Frosted) traded punches up front through :22.53 and :44.87 fractions. Dr. Venkman stayed on the rail, powered to the front at the top of the stretch, and held sway, getting the seven panels in 1:21.53. Stronghold finished second, while veteran Express Train (Union Rags) was third. Spirit of Makena was pulled up before the finish. O-Alipony Racing, Dan J. Agnew, Clint Bunch, & James Hailey; B-1-Ghostzapper Syndicate and Hidden Brook Farm (Ky); T-Mark Glatt; J-Umberto Rispoli. Squeezing through! Dr. Venkman & @umbyrispoli win the Pat O'Brien Stakes and earn a ticket to the @BreedersCup Dirt Mile. pic.twitter.com/310eBhcTrY — Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) August 24, 2025 The post Dr. Venkman Wins Pat O’Brien, Earns BC Dirt Mile Berth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday's 14-race Travers Day card at Saratoga generated a wagering handle of $54,309,929 while paid attendance was 48,255, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced. On-track handle accounted for $10,369,950 of the overall total. The centerpiece of the event was the 156th running of the GI Travers Stakes, which was dominated by Sovereignty (Into Mischief), but also featured four other Grade I events–the Personal Ensign won by reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna); the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, claimed by Patch Adams (Into Mischief); the Ballerina Stakes, won by Hope Road (Quality Road); and the Forego, which went home with Book'em Danno (Bucchero). The Personal Ensign, Ballerina, and Forego were all 'Win and You're In' races for the Breeders' Cup this November at Del Mar. FOX presented live coverage of the DraftKings Travers as part of an expanded edition of FOX Saratoga Saturday, which aired for six consecutive Saturdays during the 2025 summer meet. The post Travers Day Generates More Than $54-Million in Wagering appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Cicero Farms' homebred Hope Road followed in the footsteps of her dam, Marley's Freedom, the 2018 Ballerina winner, and prevailed by two lengths for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. View the full article

A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be held Aug. 24 at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

2023 Woodbine Oaks winner Elysian Field handled the cutback to seven furlongs with aplomb, leading a 1-2-3 finish for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse in the Aug. 23 Seaway Stakes (G3) at Woodbine.View the full article

Completing a sweep of the three major sprints at Saratoga Race Course this summer, Book'em Danno asserted himself atop the sprint division with a win in the $500,000 Forego Stakes (G1) Aug. 23.View the full article

Horseplayers will have plenty to chase on the Aug. 24 closing-day program at Ellis Park, highlighted by a mandatory payout in the 20-cent Dade Park 6 Jackpot wager.View the full article

Dispatching longshot Bracket Buster in early stretch, Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty scores a dominant victory in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) Aug. 23 at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Dual Classic winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) showed no mercy on his four overmatched rivals, romping by 10 lengths in Saturday's GI Travers S. at Saratoga. Bracket Buster (Vekoma) was second; Magnitude (Not This Time) was third. The 1-4 favorite trailed the bunched-up field of five as expected pacesetter Magnitude led through an opening quarter :23.47. Third on the outside less than a half mile from home, Junior Alvarado asked the question as Bracket Buster turned them in approaching the top of the stretch. The response was immediate and spectacular. The Godolphin homebred gained command shortly thereafter and ran up the score to provide Hall of Famer Bill Mott with his first win in the Travers. The final time for 1 1/4 miles was 2:00.84. Sovereignty becomes the first winner of the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and Travers since Thunder Gulch did so in 1995. Twenty Grand (1931), Whirlaway (1941) and Shut Out (1942) have also completed the prestigious triple. Sovereignty's loaded resume also includes wins in the GII Jim Dandy S., GII Fountain of Youth S. and GIII Street Sense S. Sovereignty debuted with a fourth-place finish on last year's Travers undercard, highlighted in these same pages in Steve Sherack's Second Chances series. Pedigree Notes: Sovereignty was one of two Grade I winners for out-of-this-world sire Into Mischief on the Travers card. Sovereignty was produced by the unraced Bernardini mare Crowned, a daughter of GISW Mushka (Empire Maker) and a $1.2-million Keeneland September yearling purchase by Sheikh Mohammed's operation. The Into Mischief x A.P. Indy cross has also produced GISWs Atone (o/o an A.P. Indy mare) and Newgate (o/o a Majestic Warrior mare). Crowned is also responsible for a yearling colt by Nyquist. She passed away in 2024. The aforementioned Bernardini won the 2006 Travers, and, in addition to Sovereignty, he is also the broodmare sire of 2018 Travers winner Catholic Boy. SOVEREIGNTY reigns supreme! He wins the @DraftKings Travers, giving Bill Mott & @JuniorandKellyA their first-ever Travers and becoming the first horse since 1995 to sweep the @KentuckyDerby, @BelmontStakes & Travers! pic.twitter.com/bxJNgj9ZU2 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 23, 2025 Saturday, Saratoga DRAFTKINGS TRAVERS S.-GI, $1,212,500, Saratoga, 8-23, 3yo, 1 1/4m, 2:00.84, ft. 1–SOVEREIGNTY, 126, c, 3, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: Crowned, by Bernardini 2nd Dam: Mushka, by Empire Maker 3rd Dam: Sluice, by Seeking the Gold O/B-Godolphin, LLC (KY); T-William I. Mott; J-Junior Alvarado. $687,500. Lifetime Record: 9-6-2-0, $5,835,300. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Bracket Buster, 126, c, 3, Vekoma–Spring Dance, by Dance With Ravens. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($160,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $125,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-BBN Racing LLC; B-David Baxter (KY); T-Victoria H. Oliver. $250,000. 3–Magnitude, 126, c, 3, Not This Time–Rockadelic, by Bernardini. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($310,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $450,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Ron Stolich (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $150,000. Margins: 10, 10 3/4, 12HF. Odds: 0.30, 17.80, 3.60. Also Ran: McAfee, Strategic Focus. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Racing Royalty: Sovereignty Romps in Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pounded into 4-5 favoritism to add Saturday's GI Forego Stakes to previous victories in the GIII True North Stakes and in the A.G. Vanderbilt Stakes–a Grade II in name only–Atlantic Six Racing's BOOK'EM DANNO (g, 4, Bucchero–Adorabella, by Ghostzapper) took a split between horses in upper stretch, pinched a bit of a break inside the final furlong and held off a late rally from Scotland (Good Magic) to take the 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Scratched down into gate three, the two-time New Jersey horse of the year was ridden forward by Paco Lopez, as has become his custom, and was prominently placed for the run down the backstretch as Most Wanted (Candy Ride {Arg}) dueled up front with longshot Hold My Bourbon (Anchor Down) through a pace that was moderate in comparison to the ones set in the GI H. Allen Jerkens and in the GI Ballerina Stakes, both at the same distance. With defending champ Mullikin (Violence) to his outside, Book'em Danno was being niggled at by Lopez three furlongs down and he was back into the bridle heading for home, taking the run between the staying-on Most Wanted and the retreating Hold My Bourbon before holding the late bid from Scotland by a length. Crazy Mason (Coal Front) was on the scene late for third. Sales history: $475,000 RNA HRA '24 KEECHP. Lifetime Record: 16-10-3-1. O-Atlantic Six Racing; B-Greg Kilka & Bright View Farm (NJ); T-Derek Ryan. Three straight graded stakes wins for BOOK'EM DANNO as he wins the Grade 1 Forego Stakes under @Pacolopez1018 for trainer Derek Ryan! pic.twitter.com/SG8rnpTKjv — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 23, 2025 Saturday, Saratoga FOREGO S.-GI, $500,000, Saratoga, 8-23, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:22.43, ft. 1–BOOK'EM DANNO, 124, g, 4, by Bucchero 1st Dam: Adorabella, by Ghostzapper 2nd Dam: Alydorable, by Arch 3rd Dam: Esprit d'Escalier, by Diesis (GB) ($475,000 RNA 3yo '24 KEECHA). O-Atlantic Six Racing, LLC; B-Gregory J Kilka & Bright View Farm (NJ); T-Derek S. Ryan; J-Paco Lopez. $275,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Sau, 16-10-3-1, $1,855,425. *1/2 to Girl Trouble (Fast Anna), MSW, $288,540. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Scotland, 120, g, 5, Good Magic–Gemswick Park, by Speightstown. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O/B-LNJ Foxwoods (KY); T-William I. Mott. $100,000. 3–Crazy Mason, 122, c, 4, Coal Front–Izshelegal, by Maria's Mon. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($20,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $27,500 Ylg '22 EASOCT). O-Donna Wright and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing; B-Gmbracstables LLC, Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Rangel & Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Madden (KY); T-Gregory D. Sacco. $60,000. Margins: 1, 3/4, 1. Odds: 0.90, 11.70, 16.00. Also Ran: Doc Sullivan, Most Wanted, Bishops Bay, Mullikin, Extra Anejo, Hold My Bourbon, Over and Ollie. Scratched: Full Moon Madness. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Bucchero’s Book’em Danno A Forego-ne Conclusion appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Whether running on wet track or a fast surface, Patch Adams is the best 3-year-old stakes sprinter at Saratoga Race Course this year.View the full article

By Jonny Turner Share A Dream can take his comeback story to another level with victory in one of Sunday’s Southern Surge Finals at Gore. It was only in March that the pacer’s chances of making it back to the track were up in the air. Share A Dream showed promise early in his career in Canterbury before spending around 14 months away from the races through injury. But during a whirlwind last couple of months, the five-year-old has raced through the grades under the care of trainer Tyler Dewe. But it hasn’t happened without a few head-scratching moments along the way. “When I was asked to take him, they’d had a nice opinion of him and he’d shown a lot of speed,” Dewe said. “We took him along slowly and when he got to the trials that he showed us that.” “But we ran into a few issues, with things like his gait and his breathing, and we were scratching our heads and wondering about his future.” “But we persevered and tried a few things and he has just gotten better and better.” “His confidence has been on the up and I think that has helped a lot with the issues he has had.” Anyone who has watched Share A Dream should know his best asset is his speed. He’s been driven accordingly by Mark Hurrell in his recent wins and that is unlikely to change in Race 10, the Bid On Gavehouse Southern Surge Final Mobile Pace (4.54pm). He’s a $2.70 favourite. “It is all going to be tempo and tactics related, he could possibly run a slashing fifth.” “I don’t think I could have him any better, his last start win was great but I think he is better again now.” “He ran some great sectionals at the workouts last weekend and I couldn’t really be any happier with him.” Dewe will also start Lil Whip in one of Sunday’s Southern Surge Finals. Similar to her stablemate Share A Dream, the mare has charged through the grades over winter with some slick victories. Lil Whip was beaten fairly and squarely by race rival Emily in their heat clash at Ascot Park. But it did come on the back of a freshen up. “She should strip a lot fitter this week, I have had her for eight months and she worked the best she has had for me this week.” “She had a good excuse there last start because she was fresh up.” “She has been getting away quick and fast and hopefully she can do the same again because you can’t afford to take a backward step against Bring On The Muscle.” Artmore is also among Dewe’s Southern Surge squad. The pacer disappointed in her last heat run at Ascot Park when eighth, but her two prior thirds were solid. View the full article

It's not often a Grade I-winning mare recreates her success in her offspring, but that's exactly what happened when Hope Road (Quality Road) crossed the line in the GI Ballerina Stakes five years after her dam won the race in 2018. Tracking the early pacesetter initially from third but inching closer to Scylla (Tapit) on the turn as that one posted :22.31 and a half in :44.56, Hope Road loomed the danger entering the lane. Turning for home on even terms, Hope Road overhauled that longtime leader in midstretch and gamely kept going late to win. The final time was 1:21.93. The victress is out of 2018 Ballerina winner Marley's Freedom (Blame), who hit the board at the highest level on two more occasions afterwards and collected three more graded wins before she retired in 2019. Hope Road was last seen May 26 running third in the GIII Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill Downs. O/B-Cicero Farms (KY); T-Bob Baffert. HOPE ROAD gets her first Grade 1 win in the @RWCatskills Ballerina Stakes with @jose93_ortiz aboard for trainer @BobBaffert. pic.twitter.com/C3ubfHsXWT — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 23, 2025 The post Like Mother, Like Daughter – Hope Road Emulates Dam to Claim Ballerina appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Saturday opener featured two of the sexier pedigrees in the 2025 crop of 2-year-olds in the form of Provenance (Into Mischief), the first foal to the races out of champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar), and Plutarch (Into Mischief), a son of Eclipse Award winner Stellar Wind (Curlin). But in the end, it was INTREPIDO (c, 2, Maximus Mischief–Overly Indulgent, by Pleasantly Perfect) who stole the show, repelling a wide bid from 3-5 Provenance and shooting clear to score by four impressive lengths, earning a 'TDN Rising Star'. The clear second choice in the wagering at 12-5 off a debut fourth behind 'Rising Star' Brant (Gun Runner) and the third-placed Balboa (Not This Time), named a 'Rising Star' himself for an open-lengths score at second asking, Intrepido hit the ground running and led through the early exchanges, but relaxed kindly enough inside of Biggiebiggiebiggie (Maclean's Music) while holding his spot at the rail through a half in :47.34. Provenance, off slowly and then consigned to a very wide trip thereafter, came with a sweeping run on the second turn to loom a brief threat, but his exertions finally took their toll and Intrepido strode home to win easily in the very strong time of 1:35.71 for the mile. Plutarch caboosed the field down the back, but found his best stride in the lane and outfinished Provenance to round out the exacta. Sales history: $30,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $385,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0. O-Dutch Girl Holdings LLC & Irving Ventures; B-Sierra Fria Farm LLC (KY); T-Jeff Mullins. #4 INTREPIDO ($6.80) couldn't be caught in the opener at @DelMarRacing. @HIBerrios rode the two-year-old son of @SpendthriftFarm's Maximus Mischief to this maiden win. @Jmullinsracing trains. Provenance, the first foal out of Monomoy Girl, finished third in his debut. pic.twitter.com/G9apnbGjLN — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 23, 2025 The post Maximus Mischief Colt Intrepido Upstages Into Mischief Duo En Route To a ‘Rising Star’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–For 41 straight years, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey had found his way to the winner's circle at Saratoga Race Course. The way things had been going this summer, he was starting to think his streak of at least one win at the Spa was going to come to a screeching halt. Five Bars (Maxfield) split through rivals late and emerged victorious in Saturday's third race at Saratoga, a $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies at 6 1/2 furlongs. When the Stuart Janney homebred won the race by a half-length over Icecreamforeveryone (Gun Runner), McGaughey could breathe a sigh of relief. His streak is alive, now 42 years and counting. According to Equibase, McGaughey has won a race at Saratoga every year since 1983. His first was with the 3-year-old filly Lass Trump, winner of the Test Stakes that year. McGaughey came into Saturday with no wins in 19 starters. Heading to the starting gate for the third race, there was not much confidence from the betting public that McGaughey was going to end the skid. Five Bars went off odds of nearly 10-1, the second longest price in the field of seven. “I wasn't surprised at that at all,” McGaughey said. “As bad a meet as I've been having…” McGaughey could make light of it after Five Bars and jockey Joel Rosario had their picture taken. She ran the distance in 1:17.40 and paid $21.80, $8.40 and $4.80. “This has been kind of a rough meet,” McGaughey said. “This kind of picks our heads up a little bit.” McGaughey's best moments of the summer came a couple weeks ago but out of town when he won the GI Arlington Million with Fort Washington (War Front) and also finished third with Integration (Quality Road). That race was run at Colonial Downs in Virginia. He thought he would see good things from Five Bars, who had shown a willingness in the mornings. In the race, she was steadied at the start and then came running and got through traffic to get the narrow score. She looked like a seasoned pro. “She has a good mind,” McGaughey said. “She breezed good all summer, whether it was Belmont or here. She has grown up and matured. She showed all the signs that she would be ok; whether it was going to be today or not, we didn't know. Whenever we worked her in company, she would always sort of be the best. Nothing seems to bother her.” McGaughey also trained Five Bars' dam, Secure Connection (Data Link), who had four wins in 19 career starts from 2019 to 2021. “She ran on the grass,” McGaughey said. “There is nothing similar about them. This filly is bigger and stronger than the mother.” McGaughey decided to run Five Bars in this spot rather than wait a week for a seven-furlong race. She was doing that well. When McGaughey was pressed about his lengthy winning streak, he smiled and dismissed any thought about worrying about that. “I was thinking about not winning one this meet,” he said. “I thought we had some chances, and they did not turn out.” As far as a future race for Five Bars, McGaughey was not going to get too far ahead of himself. “I would like to see her in next year's Alabama,” he said. “But we've got a long way to go for that. I hope she comes out of this good and we'll look for something at Aqueduct or Keeneland for her.” The post Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland: Five Bars Keeps Shug’s Saratoga Streak Alive appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Tapit filly employed new tactics this time, switching up her late-closing style to set the pace under new jockey Jose Ortiz. View the full article

Thorpedo Anna showed the world just how big her heart is with a dramatic nose victory over Dorth Vader in the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) Aug. 23 at Saratoga Race Course. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Sunday at Saratoga, Ellis Park and Del Mar. Sunday, August 24, 2025 Ellis 5, $100k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 2:44 p.m. Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Velcamp (Combatant), OBSJUN, 60,000, :20 4/5 C-Blue Sapphire Stables, agent; B-D J Stable Del Mar 5, $80k, 2yo, f, 5fT, 7:03 p.m. ET Darlin Sugaree (Maximus Mischief), FTMMAY, 65,000, G C-CM Thoroughbreds; B-Jeanne Tumanjan, agt. Mike Pender Violets Song (Violence)-AE, OBSAPR, 75,000, :21 1/5 C-Pick View LLC, agent; B-JetHorse LLC, Peter Miller, agent Will Happen (Vekoma), OBSMAR, 210,000, :21 C-Hoppel LLC, agent; B-Carolyn Conley, agt. for Abbondanza Rcg The post Summer Breezes Sponsored By OBS: Sunday, August 24, 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' Patch Adams (c, 3, Into Mischief–Well Humored, by Distorted Humor) made it two straight top-level victories sprinting at the Spa with a game performance in Saturday's GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. The rail-drawn, 5-2 favorite secured a fantastic spot on the inside in third beneath Luis Saez behind the two-for-two 'Rising Star' Midland Money (Shancelot) and 'Rising Star' Captain Cook (Practical Joke) through an opening quarter in :22.38. He shot through an opening along the fence as they straightened for home and outslugged the 20-1 Captain Cook to win by a nose. It was another 1 1/2 lengths back to Barnes (Into Mischief) in third. Patch Adams stopped the clock for seven furlongs in a sharp 1:21.61. Patch Adams, a disappointing fourth in both the GIII Southwest S. Jan. 25 and GIII Tampa Bay Derby Mar. 8 earlier this season on the GI Kentucky Derby trail, is perfect in three starts since turning back to one-turn races. He was an impressive winner of the GI Woody Stephens S. at Saratoga last out June 7. “Good set-up,” winning trainer Brad Cox said. “Obviously, a ground-saving trip. He was ready to roll. He certainly acted like he was. Back home in Kentucky, we worked him out of the gate two weeks ago and put in a good move. We had him sharp enough. He broke well and Luis (Saez) saved ground and we needed it. He needed all of the seven-eighths to get there.” Cox continued, “We thought he was a big-time horse, he is a big-time horse, a dual Grade I winner now. We thought he was a horse that could pick off a Derby prep, it wasn't to be with the Southwest and the Tampa Bay Derby. We cut him back and he's responded really well. “It would be nice to get him to the Breeders' Cup. I don't know whether that'd be a two-turn Dirt Mile, or three quarters of a mile in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. We'll let the dust settle, get him back home and go from there.” Pedigree Notes: The all-conquering Into Mischief also sired this race's 2017 winner Practical Joke. The wildly successful Into Mischief x Distorted Humor cross is also responsible for fellow GISWs Life Is Good, the aforementioned Practical Joke, Citizen Bull and Tappan Street. Stakes-winning WinStar homebred Well Humored, a half-sister to GISW American Patriot (War Front) and this term's GIII Belmont Gold Cup S./Birdstone S. winner and 'Rising Star' Parchment Party (Constitution), is also responsible for the unraced 2-year-old colt Wall Street (Into Mischief). This is also the extended female family of blowout G1 Dubai World Cup winner Well Armed (Tiznow). Back-to-back Grade 1 wins for PATCH ADAMS as he takes the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes with Luis Saez up for trainer @bradcoxracing. pic.twitter.com/He4Gu9gHOG — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 23, 2025 Saturday, Saratoga ALLEN JERKENS MEMORIAL S.-GI, $500,000, Saratoga, 8-23, 3yo, 7f, 1:21.61, ft. 1–PATCH ADAMS, 124, c, 3, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: Well Humored (SW), by Distorted Humor 2nd Dam: Life Well Lived, by Tiznow 3rd Dam: Well Dressed, by Notebook O-CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Luis Saez. $275,000. 'TDN Rising Star' Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-1, $772,585. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Captain Cook, 124, c, 3, Practical Joke–Pow Wow Wow, by Indian Charlie. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($410,000 2yo '24 KEENOV). O-St. Elias Stable; B-Marylou Whitney Stables, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $100,000. 'TDN Rising Star' 3–Barnes, 124, c, 3, Into Mischief–All American Dream, by American Pharoah. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($3,200,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG). O-Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Jeff Drown and Don Rachel, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $60,000. Margins: NO, 1HF, 2. Odds: 2.50, 20.80, 4.30. Also Ran: Chancer McPatrick, Madaket Road, Midland Money, Smoken Wicked, Verifire. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post ‘Rising Star’ Patch Adams Rides Rail to Allen Jerkens Memorial Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article