Wandering Eyes

A dual graded stakes winner and millionaire, Scylla will try for her first win in more than a year when she battles Jody's Pride, R Disaster, and six other female sprinters in the $200,000 Honorable Miss Stakes (G2) July 20 at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will aim for his fifth win in the CA$500,000 Woodbine Oaks at Woodbine July 20, where he brings a five-horse contingent to the 1 1/8-mile race over the all-weather track. View the full article

It's been a rough last few starts for the Whisper Hill Farm colorbearer, but 'TDN Rising Star' Leslie's Rose (Into Mischief) has found her best stride again and gamely took home the GII Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga. Eased up in the stretch last out in the GI Ogden Phipps at this venue, it had been the most recent in a serious of tough-luck jumps as her last four starts after the 2024 GI Kentucky Oaks either saw her get knocked around at the start, or staring eye-to-eye with fellow 'Rising Star' Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna). Back here with familiar faces GSW & GISP Dazzling Move (Not This Time) and 3-5 betting choice MGISW Raging Sea (Curlin), she was content to track the former as that frontrunner rolled through fractions of :23.62, :47.56, and 1:11.78 with Leslie's Rose never far away. As that pair swung for home, it looked like the favorite might try to make it three in a line, but the top two quickly distanced themselves from Raging Sea in the lane. Game as they come, Dazzling Move tried to muster a response late, but Leslie's Rose relentlessly pushed forward to win by three lengths. The longtime leader held second and Raging Sea managed third. The final time was 1:50.77. She's back! #3 LESLIE'S ROSE ($10.40) battles in the Saratoga stretch under @iradortiz to win the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2) for @PletcherRacing and owner @whisper_hill. Another graded stakes winner for @spendthriftfarm's Into Mischief. Bet Saratoga https://t.co/WBsgDcEauN pic.twitter.com/hiIR11KI3X — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 18, 2025 Friday, Saratoga SHUVEE S.-GII, $200,000, Saratoga, 7-18, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:50.77, ft. 1–LESLIE'S ROSE, 124, f, 4, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: Wildwood Rose (Ire), by Galileo (Ire) 2nd Dam: Wildwood Flower, by Langfuhr 3rd Dam: Dial a Trick, by Phone Trick 'TDN Rising Star'. ($1,150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Whisper Hill Farm LLC; B-John D. Gunther & Eurowest Bloodstock Services (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $110,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 10-4-1-2, $743,800. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Dazzling Move, 122, f, 4, Not This Time–Lady Liam, by Saint Liam. ($85,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $135,000 2yo '23 EASMAY). O-Miller Racing LLC; B-Jesse Korona (ON); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $40,000. 3–Raging Sea, 124, m, 5, Curlin–Stormy Welcome, by Storm Cat. ($300,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). O/B-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $24,000. Margins: 3 3/4, 9 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 4.20, 4.40, 0.65. Also Ran: Gun Song, Prides Crossing, Malibu Beauty, Sidamara. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post ‘Rising Star’ Leslie’s Rose Back to Winning Ways with Game Shuvee Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) will continue its tradition of honoring police officers, paramedics, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) during First Responders Day Thursday, July 24 at Saratoga, the organization announced Friday. As thanks for their dedication and service to their community, the day will feature free admission for all first responders and a named race in their honor. Special recognition will be given to three members of the Saratoga Springs Police Department and other individuals who were instrumental in the rescue of 'Sly', a 22-year-old quarter horse who fell through the ice on a pond this past February. Officers Kyle Clinton, Kris Camarro, and Dominic Martuscello will be honored for their intervention efforts in the winner's enclosure during a special ceremony. Aly's owner will also be recognized and Sly himself will be in attendance to greet fans and take photos at Horse Sense from 2-4:00 p.m. The New York State Troopers Pipes and Drums band–the first police pipe band to organize in the U.S.–will perform trackside following the third and fifth races. The New York State Troopers Pipes and Drums will be supplemented by an appearance from the New York Police Department (NYPD) Ceremonial Unit, which conducts hundreds of ceremonies each year in honor of police officers in New York and across the U.S. Saratoga Springs first responder t-shirts commemorating the city's police and fire departments will also be available for purchase, while supplies last. Each shirt costs $20 and all net proceeds will benefit the respective organizations' charitable foundations. For more information and to see a list of the foundations, please go here. The post NYRA Continues Tradition of Honoring First Responders at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After Book'em Danno won the True North Stakes (G3), Mark Rubenstein and his partners in Atlantic Six Racing have brought the 4-year-old back to Saratoga for the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2). The field also includes grade 1 winners Nakatomi and Mullikin.View the full article

Adding the hardware from the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park to the trophy case would be a dream realized for any horseman, but it would be a most prized possession for a Jersey guy.View the full article

Eleven months after her retirement from racing, Mel's Baby Sister made a return to Saratoga to collect her Down Broadway Award as New York's Retired Racehorse of the Year as decided by the voting public via an online poll. The prize is named in honor of the first horse to retire though the Take The Lead program back in 2013. Mel's Baby Sister race in the colors of August Dawn Farm and was trained by Melanie Giddings to a lone career victory before ultimately retiring after two unplaced efforts during the Saratoga Summer meet. Giddings joined the new owners, the Richardson Family from New Jersey, in the winner's enclosure. “She was such a spunky personality to train on the track, but she was a total sweetheart in the barn,” Giddings said. “I mean, everybody really, really loved to be around her. It's so good to see how happy she is.” “She is just a kind soul,” Kendra Richardson said about the 4-year-old grey filly. “She is going to be part of the Retired Racehorse Project. It's so important to raise awareness that these horses have so much potential beyond the racetrack.” The post Mel’s Baby Sister Crowned Retired Racehorse of the Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Not only has he been successful in the short time he has been involved in racing, former MLB All-Star Jayson Werth has obviously fallen in love with the racing game. His infectious enthusiasm was on display all of last year as he was among a group of owners who campaigned GI Belmont S. and GI Haskell S. winner Dornoch (Good Magic). He was back in the spotlight this year with Flying Mohawk (Karakontie ({Jpn}), who finished second in the Jeff Ruby Stakes S. and made it into the GI Kentucky Derby, where he finished 18th. It's no wonder that Werth declared on national television that horse racing is the “most underrated sport out there.” It was a great year for Werth's Two Eight Racing LLC, but this year he has decided to try something different. Werth has put together a syndicate he calls Icon Racing Affirmed Group. He's hoping to win races, but he also wants to be a pied piper, spreading the word about the sport and bringing new owners into the game. “This sport is incredible,” he said. “I wanted to stay competitive and stay in the sport and be able to run at the highest level, but I mean, it's not an easy game to do it by yourself. Honestly, it's fun to do it with your friends and family and I just don't think that people really have any clue how great this sport is. And from an owner's perspective, I think that is the lens that is the best to look through for the sport. You can come to the track, you can bet on these horses, you can be a fan, but it's not the same experience as owning. You own a horse, you follow it, it becomes a part of your family…almost like the relationship you've had with a family pet. So to bring in new people and show them the sport, that was kind of the idea.” Werth didn't have to wait long to get his first winner with his new venture. Sacred Goddess (Kantharos) was the first Icon horse to make it the races and the New York-bred filly broke her maiden at first asking on Thursday at Saratoga. She was a $200,000 purchase at Ocala April and is also owned by Team Penney Racing and Dorsman Racing. The trainer is Jeremiah Englehart. Werth and Englehart celebrate after Sacred Goddess broke her maiden at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew “I've said this a couple of times now, there's nothing like winning, but there's nothing like winning in Saratoga,” Werth said. “This is a special place for me anyways, just with the whole Belmont thing with Dornoch. My second day ever of horse racing was spent in this place. I came up here for the Travers, four, five years ago now. I was like, 'Wow, this place is cool.' I had no idea. I'm so green and new to the sport that I had no idea this place was even here, let alone how cool it is. So to win our first race on our first time out is incredibly special. It's a testament to just the job that our team has done.” The Icon Affirmed Group has nine 2-year-olds in training and there are 27 partners in the syndicate, many of them, Werth said, are among his family and friends. “It is kind of a family affair and it's a huge responsibility for us as managers of this fund to create an experience and make memories that last forever,” Werth said. The next horse from the Icon stable to race might be Hero Declared (Maclean's Music). He is trained by Whit Beckman, who has told the Icon team he thinks that the colt is a runner. He cost $575,000 at OBS March. So far, Icon doesn't charge any management fees, but Werth said that is likely to change in the future. Sacred Goddess | Sarah Andrew Werth and his team, which includes partner Ken Kuykendall, are already working on putting together a new set of horses that will debut next year at two. This one will be called Icon Racing Big Brown Group. The stable has already acquired one horse, a filly by Jackie's Warrior from the Fasig-Tipton July Sale. Werth isn't doing this just for kicks. He wants the Big Brown Group to be bigger and better than the Affirmed Group. He envisions Icon growing and acquiring the capital to spend big dollars at the sales. He wants to be in the same stratosphere as West Point Thoroughbreds, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Starlight Racing and the other top partnerships in the sport. “We'll see where we can take this,” he said. “Sky's the limit, right? I mean, we did as good as we could this year and the response has been unbelievable from the partners. Everybody's super excited. We've gotten a ton of interest.” He's ready for more. “I don't think anything's defined yet on a grand scale. But one thing's for sure, we love what we're doing,” Werth said. “We're having a lot of fun doing it now for the second year with Big Brown. And we're doing it for free. Ken and I and our partners are putting a lot of time into it for no fees, which is obviously a lot different than most partnerships. I don't know if we would do it for no fees again next year because it is a lot of work and we're coming out of pocket for a lot of stuff, which is fine. We're building a brand and building an experience. I understand why the other partnerships and syndicates do charge fees and that whole thing because it is a commitment. It's a lot of work. It's a way of life. Some of the guys that I've talked to, that's their job. That's what they do for a living. It's a labor of love for us, but I think probably next year we might have to start charging some fees just to cover some of the expenses and costs that come along with operating a stable like this.” Enter the sport and get a Belmont and Haskell winner right from the start? It's not supposed to be this easy, and Werth knows that. But he's found a sport he cannot get enough of and he sees building the Icon brand as the next logical step. “We've got people that do know the sport and have been in horse racing that want be a part of our team because we look like the guys that are having the most fun around here,” he said. The post Jayson Werth Leads Off with a Home Run appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

CJ Stables' well-fancied ROCK IT ROB (c, 2, Maxfield–Miss Vigilance, by War Pass) got the better of an early pace duel with favored Cerro Rico (Yaupon), put that one away in upper stretch and kicked on nicely to become the fourth individual winner for his first-crop sire (by Street Sense) Friday afternoon at Saratoga. Bet into 19-10 from a 4-1 morning line, the $95,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-Bred yearling acquisition was hustled away from gate four by Jose Ortiz and flashed slightly more pace through an opening couple of furlongs in :22.15 as they put a space on the rest of their rivals. Asserting his superiority in upper stretch, the March foal pinched a winning break into the final eighth of a mile and reported home about three lengths to the good of longshot Sunday Boy (Central Banker). Sales history: $95,000 Ylg '24 FTNAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-CJ Stables; B-Joe Fafone (NY); T-Steve Asmussen. #4 ROCK IT ROB ($5.80) and @jose93_ortiz put away foes and the 2yo son of Maxfield (@DarleyAmerica) wins on debut in Race 6 at Saratoga. Congratulations to the Steve Asmussen barn and owner CJ Stables. Bet Saratoga with @FanDuel Racing.https://t.co/l4do4Vzd7A pic.twitter.com/0sNpiS3Uht — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 18, 2025 The post Maxfield Colt Rock It Rob Wins Battle and War On Saratoga Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Walmac Farm's freshman sire Core Beliefs was represented by his first winner when the 2-year-old filly Nour scored on debut in a $25,000 maiden claiming race July 18 at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is teaming up with Dean Dorton, a Top 100 CPA and advisory firm, to host a deep dive webinar on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its tax implications affecting Thoroughbred racing.View the full article

When Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred Burnham Square enters the starting gate for the Haskell Stakes (G1) July 19, it will mark the first time they have had a runner in Monmouth Park's showcase race since 2017.View the full article

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) will collaborate with Dean Dorton, a Top 100 CPA and advisory firm, to host a deep dive on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its tax implications affecting Thoroughbred racing, the group announced Friday afternoon. Set to take place Thursday, July 24 at 1:00 p.m., the webinar will feature insight from Jen Shah and Joe Daugherty, Lexington-based certified public accountants with Dean Dorton, and the firm's equine tax leaders. The CPAs will provide specifics of the new laws and answer questions regarding topics like depreciation benefits, business tax improvements, loss limitation, and other changes. “The NTRA is pleased to collaborate once again with the team at Dean Dorton,” said Tom Rooney, president and CEO of the NTRA. “Jen Shah and Joe Daugherty's equine tax expertise is among the best in the country, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has many new tax provisions that they can help everyone better understand. Dean Dorton's team is among the best at communicating insights and benefits available to the equine community. This webinar is an invaluable resource.” To register, please go here. The post NTRA Partners with Dean Dorton to Hose Webinar on Tax Implications from O.B.B.B Act appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday, Curragh, post time: 15:40, JUDDMONTE IRISH OAKS-G1, €290,000, 3yo, f, 12fT Field: Bay Colony (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Butterfly Wings (Justify), Island Hopping (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Merrily (No Nay Never), Minnie Hauk (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Subsonic (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Wemighttakedlongway (Ire) (Australia {GB}). TDN Verdict: Few will bet against Minnie Hauk completing the Oaks double in this impoverished field which doesn't deserve its Classic status. Only the well-beaten Oaks fourth Wemightakedlongway and a relative miracle stands in the way of Ballydoyle's Epsom heroine and it will be one of the biggest upsets of recent times if she can't get the job done. This race says more about the state of modern European racing than it does about the protagonists, three of which come from the long odds-on favourite's own yard and have been found wanting of late. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, post time: 14:35, GAIN RAILWAY STAKES-G2, €72,000, 2yo, 6fT Field: Learntodiscover (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Power Blue (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}), Puerto Rico (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), True Love (Ire) (No Nay Never). TDN Verdict: This is slightly more of a poser than the farcical feature, despite having just four runners led by Ballydoyle's Queen Mary winner True Love. More macho than most colts, she looks to dominate the Marble Hill runner-up and Coventry fifth Power Blue and last month's course-and-distance maiden one-two Learntodiscover and Puerto Rico, with the latter representing Rosegreen's boys' brigade. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, post time: 15:05, BARBERSTOWN CASTLE SAPPHIRE STAKES-G2, €72,000, 3yo/up, 5fT Field: Erosandpsyche (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}), Rumstar (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), The Highway Rat (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Mgheera (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), Powerful Nation (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Grande Marques (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus]), Songhai (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}). TDN Verdict: At last, a Group race not in name only. Mgheera won the Temple in the manner of an improved mare and has unfinished business, having been forced out of the King's Stand with a spread plate. She is taken on again by compatriot Rumstar, who was below-par when sixth at Haydock in between taking the Palace House and Sandown Sprint but the three-year-olds could hold the key. Arizona Blaze gave his all in customary style when second in the Commonwealth Cup and will be a tough nut to crack, while the Midsummer Sprint winner Powerful Nation promises to make his mark in this category. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, post time: 16:15, MICHAEL JOHN KENNEDY CURRAGH CUP-G2, €72,000, 3yo/up, 14f 16yT Field: Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Harbour Wind (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}), Leinster (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), London City (Justify), Queenstown (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Uxmal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Comic Book (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Drawn To Dream (Ire) (Iquitos {Ger}), Shackleton (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). TDN Verdict: A welcome drop in class for Al Riffa, despite this race mysteriously holding the same status as the Hardwicke in which he was a gallant second last month. While the trip is an unknown, the quality gap isn't with Ballydoyle's perpetually-disappointing Shackleton the most likely danger if he can pull his finger out with weight-for-age to help. It is interesting that the Niarchos Family have held on to a six-year-old gelding, but then Uxmal is a Royal Ascot winner whose form figures read well on the face of it. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Newbury, post time: 14:57, THE HALLGARTEN AND NOVUM WINES HACKWOOD STAKES-G3, £85,000, 3yo/up, 6fT Field: Diligent Harry (GB) (Due Diligence), Elite Status (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Ferrous (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Jarraaf (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), Khaadem (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), King Of Blue (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), King's Gamble (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire}), Russet Gold (GB) (Al Kazeem {GB}), Fair Angellica (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}), Rage Of Bamby (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Ain't Nobody (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}). TDN Verdict: Time for the real Kind Of Blue to stand up, please. Unrecognisable this term, the sprinter seemingly destined to reach even greater heights at four is threatening to head into the abyss and unfortunately this is a category that takes no prisoners. Last year's winner Elite Status is another going the wrong way and this really could be a straightforward task for the King's Stand regular Regional, who is too hardened to give any quarter. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 17:00, GOFFS PRIX ROBERT PAPIN-G2, €119,000, 2yo, 6fT Field: Moojeed (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Tadej (GB) (Ardad {Ire}), Super Soldier (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Imperial Me Cen (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Green Sense (Ire) (Starman {GB}). TDN Verdict: France has won just one of the last 11 renewals and is represented by Moojeed and Imperial Me Cen, who finished first and third when meeting over this course and distance in last month's G3 Prix du Bois. Tadej was just over five lengths ahead of Super Soldier when both ran unplaced in Royal Ascot's G2 Coventry Stakes and should hold the edge once more. Green Sense is the only filly on show and comes back off an unplaced effort in the G3 Albany Stakes at the Royal meet. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:40, ROMANISED MINSTREL STAKES-G2, €72,000, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: Big Gossey (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), Chicago Critic (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Lord Massusus (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}), Mutasarref (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Room Service (Ire) (Kodi Bear {GB}), Queen Of Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Vespertilio (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), East Hampton (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Take out his Queen Anne no-show and Diego Velazquez remains an exciting older miler with the memory of his Meld and Solonaway wins still relatively fresh. Sharpened up over seven here, he encounters the smart filly Vespertilio who may have enjoyed a much-needed confidence boost when taking the six-furlong Listed Dash Stakes here last month. Last year's Jersey third Chicago Critic popped up again last time when taking Leopardstown's Listed Amethyst Stakes and is one of the other contenders. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 14:30, AL SHIRA'AA RACING MEADOW COURT STAKES-G3, €42,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT Field: Higher Leaves (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), One Look (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Azada (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Beechwood (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}), Indigo Five (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}), Lemsairbat (Fr) (Bated Breath {GB}), Naomi Lapaglia (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}), Soft Winds (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Tasmania (Ger) (Australia {GB}), Uluru (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Having pulled off the notable feat of landing the 2023 Goffs Million on her racecourse debut, One Look owes connections nothing especially after winning the G3 Park Express Stakes and giving Porta Fortuna something to think about in the Ridgewood Pearl. Higher Leaves is another ready-baked Group 3 winner, having relished the Toulouse mud to take apart the Prix Fille de l'Air in November and she probably needs all of the forecast rain and a bit more. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 15:50, DARLEY PRIX CHLOE-G3, €73,200, 3yo, f, 9fT Field: Cathedral (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Rosa Salvaje (Ire) (Maximum Security), Paix Des Dames (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), Whataboutism (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Relaxx (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Serving With Style (GB) (Mohaather {GB}). TDN Verdict: Last term's G3 Oh So Sharp Stakes runner-up Cathedral has finished fourth in both starts this year and holds solid claims coming back off a career best in Royal Ascot's G1 Coronation Stakes. Relaxx rates as an obvious danger and returns off a clear-cut success and black-type breakthrough here in last month's Listed Prix de Bagatelle. Serving With Style has failed to fire in two outings since running second in last term's G2 Rockfel Stakes while Rosa Salvaje and Paix Des Dames need to step up on previous black-type efforts. The unexposed Whataboutism is an interesting contender and will bid to provide Andre Fabre with a record sixth renewal. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 17:35, PRIX MESSIDOR-G3, €73,200, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Alcantor (Fr) (New Bay {GB}), Geography (Ger) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Ice Max (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Quddwah (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Vertbois (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Caramelito (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Siam Paragon (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), Ridari (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), Dos Mukasan (Fr) (Golden Horde {Ire}). TDN Verdict: April's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau victor Ridari ran with credit when unplaced in both G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix du Jockey Club and has an opportunity to regain the winning thread here. He holds fellow sophomore Dos Mukasan on Poulains form. Alcantor, Marhaba Ya Sanafi and Siam Paragon are consistent performers at this level and lead the home defence. The former, along with G2 Prix du Muguet runner-up Vertbois, represents the Andre Fabre stable seeking a record-extending 14th edition. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 14:05, GROSSER PREIS DER BBF GRUPPE – FURSTENBERG-RENNEN-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Field: Ami De Vega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Padre Palou (Ger) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Alpenjager (Ger) (Nutan {Ire}), Weltbeste (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Diamond Crown (Ger) (Cracksman {GB}), Sweet Summer (Ger) (Waldgeist {GB}), Zauberkonig (Ger) (Teofilo {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Zauberkonig is the lone sophomore in the field and seeks compensation coming back off a hampered 10th in this month's G1 Deutsches Derby. Padre Palou holds Alpenjager on a line through Flatten The Curve while Weltbeste finished in front of Diamond Crown and Sweet Summer when runner-up in last month's Listed Hamburger Stuten Cup. Ami De Vega brings Scandinavian form to the table and is undefeated in two black-type starts this year. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Irish Oaks Is Minnie Hauk’s To Lose appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday's card at Monmouth Park features a 14-race card which is highlighted by six stakes–five of them graded–including the Oceanport oval's sophomore showpiece, the GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes. This year's renewal of the race has drawn this season's GI Preakness winner Journalism (Curlin), who is campaigned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm and Don Alberto Stable. A mighty good horse before he ever embarked on the Triple Crown, the $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling purchase won four of five starts heading to the Run for the Roses, including the GI Santa Anita Derby. Second to Sovereignty (Into Mischief) in both the Derby and most recently in the GI Belmont, the bay had anything but an easy time of it in the Preakness. Shoved pretty hard while looking for position in the late stages of Pimlico's Classic, Journalism's heart of a lion refused to give up, and he got up to peg GIII Lexington winner Gosger (Nyquist) in the final strides. Explaining the what the connections were looking for in order to feel confident enough to allow Journalism to return east, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partner's Aron Wellman explained, “We looked at his appetite and how he was handling the feed tub, his energy around the barn and at the track. And of course, when we started to put him back into a breeze pattern, how he responded to his rider and then when we put him in company last weekend.” Since the Belmont, Journalism has recorded three published works, including his most recent a bullet six-furlong move in 1:12 (1/7) at Santa Anita July 12. “In these last three weeks he's really thrived and excelled,” confirmed Wellman. “He told us that he's ready to get back on a plane and got across the country to run in the Haskell.” Gosger schools in the paddock at Monmouth | Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO While the former will likely take much of the money on race day, the latter looms a worthy rival shortening up a tad and if he can take another step forward. “We knew we weren't going to make the [Kentucky] Derby trail, so we pointed him to the Preakness and it nearly worked out,” said Gosger's trainer Brendan Walsh earlier this week. “I still don't think we've got anywhere near the bottom of the horse.” Whenever one thinks of the Haskell, it's hard not to think of trainer Bob Baffert, who has already won nine renewals of the race and looks for his 10th victory Saturday with 'TDN Rising Star' Goal Oriented (Not This Time). “I have been looking for my 10th Haskell for a few years now,” quipped Baffert when asked about his record number of scores in the race. “He broke his maiden and we ran him right back and then brought him back two weeks later in the Preakness. He had a little rough start, didn't get away well and found himself behind horses, he'd never been in that situation. Then he had that little scrap there turning for home, but he still ran on. I think if he didn't get in that scrap, he could have been third or closer, but he came out of it well. He's a big strong horse and he's starting to grow into his frame. He's moving forward.” Drawn in post 8, Baffert explains that the start is important for the big, developing colt. “You want him to break well and get into a nice rhythm, that's the key,” he said. “He'll be forwardly placed somewhere.” The only other Grade I winner in the eight-horse Haskell field is Burnham Square (Liam's Map), last seen finishing a close-up second behind East Avenue in the GIII Matt Winn at Churchill Downs June 8. Victorious in Gulfstream's GIII Holy Bull and fourth in the GII Fountain of Youth, the Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred nosed out favored East Avenue in the GI Blue Grass Stakes before finishing sixth in the Kentucky Derby. According to trainer Ian Wilkes, the gelding is expected to arrive at Monmouth Friday morning. Drawing what has proven to be the golden rail in the Haskell, BBN Racing's Bracket Buster (Vekoma) enters the fray off an emphatic seven-length score in a sloppy edition of the Pegasus Stakes on the Jersey Shore June 14. Trained by Vicky Oliver, the colt will be accompanied by Hall of Fame trainer John Velazquez. On Saturday undercard, Monmouth also features the GII United Nations, headed by Get Smokin (Get Stormy) who will attempt to repeat in the 11-furlong turf test. Now 8-years old, he is co-owned by Ironhorse Stable, Blackridge Stables, T-N-T Equine Holdings, and Saratoga Seven Racing Partners. A winner of two of five starts in 2024, including Woodbine's 12-furlong GIII Valedictory Stakes in December, the chestnut was third in his only 2025 start to date in the 1 1/16-mile GII Eclipse Stakes over Woodbine's main track May 31. The gelding is trained by Hall of Famer Mark Casse, who won the 2016 United Nations with eventual Breeders' Cup Mile winner and Turf Male champion World Approval. “Mark has done a fantastic job, an unbelievable job, really an amazing job with him. We really let the horse tell us what he wants to do,” said Harlan Malter of Ironhorse Racing Stable Stables. “He had two tough races last year where we got some conditions we didn't like and the setup we didn't like. He threw in two 'under' performances so you say to yourself 'it's his 7-year-old year,' and then you ask, 'is he telling you something?' Dorth Vader lords over the Ogden Phipps | Sarah Andrew “But Mark said the horse is doing fantastic and he wants to run. So, we listened and ran him in the Valedictory. It was full-on, windswept giant snowflake snow blizzard and he went a mile-and-a-half on the lead in that race and was as happy as he could be. He finished up the year full of run.” “We've given him his time and Mark has done a great job bringing him around. He's 8, but he doesn't want to do anything but run.” Rounding out Monmouth graded roster is the GIII Matchmaker Stakes, GIII Monmouth Cup and the GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes, headed by GI Alabama winner Power Squeeze (Union Rags) and last out Ogden Phipps scorer Dorth Vader. Spa Saturday Features CCA Oaks Immersive works at the Spa | Sarah Andrew A trio of graded tests for fillies head Saturday's card at Saratoga, including the nine-furlong GI Coaching Club American Oaks. Leading the charge is last year's juvenile champion filly Immersive (Nyquist), undefeated in four starts in 2024, including the GI Spinaway, GI Alcibiades and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. In her sole start this season, the Godolphin homebred was a neck back in second to Take Charge Milady (Take Charge Indy) in Churchill's Monomoy Stakes June 14. “She's doing very well,” said trainer Brad Cox, who won this race with Monomoy Girl [2018] and Wet Paint [2023]. “She needed her last run in the Monomoy Girl. She ran a great race and galloped out well. I feel like she's every bit as good this year as she was last year. I really think she'll move forward off that run.” Godolphin has won this event with Jilbab [2002], Music Note [2008], It's Tricky [2011], Questing [2012] and Wet Paint [2023]. Mark Casse also comes into this well armed, courtesy of this season's GI Acorn and GI Ashland scorer La Cara (Street Sense). The Tracy Farmer-owned filly finished ninth in a soggy renewal of the GI Kentucky Oaks. La Cara drills at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew “She likes her job and she loves to train,” said trainer Mark Casse. “She didn't like the slop at Churchill Downs [in the Kentucky Oaks], but before her last race [in the Acorn], Dylan [Davis] said to me, 'this is a different type of slop.' She handled it great.” Immersive, who will be ridden by Manny Franco, is listed as the 8-5 morning line favorite, while La Cara was installed the early 2-1 second choice. Also featured on Saratoga's Saturday card is the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt and the GIII Caress Stakes. In other stakes action this weekend, Del Mar hosts the GII San Clemente Stakes Saturday, while Saratoga presents the six-furlong GII Honorable Miss Stakes Sunday. Also Sunday, Woodbine has a pair of graded tests scheduled, the GII bet365 Connaught Cup and the GII Canadian Stakes. 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Minnie Hauk appears to face a straightforward task against six inferior rivals as she bids to follow up last month's Epsom Oaks (G1) success in the July 19 Irish Oaks (G1) at the Curragh. View the full article

Walmac Farm's freshman sire Core Beliefs was represented by his first winner when the 2-year-old filly Nour scored on debut in maiden $25,000 claiming race July 18 at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

2nd-Saratoga, $100,000, (S), Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($45,000), 7-18, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.12, fm, 3 lengths. SHOOT IT TRUE (f, 3, Munnings–To the Moon Alice, by Malibu Moon) became a 'TDN Rising Star' when she debuted at Keeneland on the main track for Wesley Ward last April. Fourth against the boys at Churchill in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes last May, she took some time off before returning in New York to win the state-bred Notebook Stakes in her final start as a juvenile. Off again for several months, Ward brought his 'Rising Star' back to Keeneland for her 3-year-old unveiling in April where she ran a disappointing sixth after fading from the lead going 6 1/2 furlongs. On the cutback Friday and making her turf debut off a near-bullet drill on the grass training track July 4, Shoot It True showed a new dimension in rating back under a confident Frankie Dettori who got his filly to settle mid pack into the far turn. Once in open air for the stretch, Dettori gave a look each direction and Shoot It True showed off an impressive turn of foot to come away with a geared-down three-length win. To the Moon Alice saw her New York-bred son of Street Sense bring $120,000 at SARAUG last year and she reported a colt by Gunite this season. Sales History: $340,000 Ylg '23 SARAUG. Lifetime Record: SW, 5-3-0-0, $152,511. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Ice Wine Stable and Smart Choice Stable; B-Old Tavern Farm LLC (NY); T-Wesley A. Ward. Shoot It True powers away to win R2 at Saratoga under @frankiedettori for trainer Wesley Ward! pic.twitter.com/BINZJ3z9qH — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 18, 2025 The post ‘Rising Star’ Shoot It True Just As Devastating On Turf At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After Book'em Danno won the True North Stakes (G3), Mark Rubenstein and his partners in Atlantic Six Racing have brought the 4-year-old back to Saratoga for the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2). The field also includes grade 1 winners Nakatomi and Mullikin.View the full article

Bruton Street-US's Proven Innocent will look to double up on top-level stakes victories for Hall of Fame trainer Jack Fisher in the July 23 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (NSA-G1), a 2 3/8-mile steeplechase handicap at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features an offspring of Gossamer Wings. 1.30 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT ACTION (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is the third foal out of the G2 Queen Mary runner-up Gossamer Wings (Scat Daddy), whose second is the current Derby and Irish Derby hero Lambourn by Galileo's Australia. Wayne Lordan is on board the newcomer, with Ryan Moore on the stable's other Frankel colt, New Zealand, perhaps remembering how lethargic Action's half-sibling was in 2024. This son of the Albany winner and dual Group 1-placed Different League (Dabirsim) was one of the yard's selected for the ever-important course-and-distance Barronstown Stud Maiden, which as you would expect has already been boosted. 4.10 Newbury, Novice, £40,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 10fT GOLD PENNY (GB) (Cracksman {GB}) is the 11th foal out of Godolphin's illustrious broodmare Gonbarda (Lando), with the dual Group 1 winner responsible for Pivotal's heavyweight Farhh and fellow top-level performer Racing History. With John and Thady Gosden, the homebred is the sole newcomer meeting four previous winners and the triple-placed stablemate Glistening (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Juddmonte's daughter of the G2 Sapphire Stakes winner Soffia (Kyllachy). The post Lambourn’s Frankel Half-Brother Action Springs To It At The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Irish Oaks Weekend kicks off at the Curragh on Saturday where Epsom heroine Minnie Hauk appears to have been handed a straightforward task in the feature contest at 3.40pm. There is an interesting undercard at Irish racing's HQ and here are five things to look out for. Cult Hero Heads The Weights In The Scurry Big Gossey (Gutaifan) has developed something of a cult following in recent times, which was evidenced by the reception he received when out-battling Camille Pisaaro to land a 10th career success in the Gladness Stakes at the Curragh earlier this year. A diminutive grey, he gives credence to the saying, 'it's not about the size of the dog in the fight, but what's important is the size of the fight in the dog.' Big Gossey is one of Irish racing's over-achievers and his heart-on-the-sleeve approach to his races is what endears him to the public. Any rain would aid his chances of landing the €100,000 Scurry Handicap off top weight for trainer Charles O'Brien and jockey Robert Whearty. If he manages to be successful, there will be unrivalled scenes in the Curragh parade ring. Dylan Browne McMonagle To Stake Claim For Jockeys' Title? The appointment of Colin Keane as Juddmonte's number one rider has naturally caused something of a shake-up in the Irish weighroom with the reigning champion being required across the water in Britain and in some cases France more regularly than before. Keane is still the bookies' favourite at 5-4 to retain his title and Billy Lee, who trails the six-time champion by nine winners, was dealt a hammer blow to his bid for a breakthrough championship when breaking his collarbone in a spill at Limerick last Saturday. Chris Hayes has since closed the gap and sits second on 42 winners, which is eight behind Keane, but it is Dylan Browne-McMonagle who could be overlooked in what is developing into a four-horse race for the jockeys' championship in Ireland. Not only does Browne McMonagle have the firepower of Joseph O'Brien's stable behind him but, crucially, he has become an important cog in Aidan O'Brien's wheel in recent times, often riding third or fourth strings in big races. One could envisage a scenario developing whereby if Browne McMonagle was in contention for a championship, such support from Ballydoyle could be heightened towards the end of the season. He could be a formidable challenger were that to happen. As it stands, the Donegal native trails Keane by 10 winners and has a number of interesting rides on Oaks Weekend. Odds of 5-2 about him clinching what could develop into a fascinating jockeys' championship does not look a bad bet at all. O'Brien To Dominate The Feature Races The Group 2 Railways Stakes has only managed to attract four runners, which is most disappointing and fits in with the theme of the weekend given Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk (Frankel) does not appear to have been faced with any meaningful opposition in the Irish equivalent. True Love (No Nay Never) can be expected to play her part in what is likely to be another big weekend for Ballydoyle by beating the colts in the Railway Stakes. She looked smart when breaking her maiden in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot and can become the first filly to win this race since Jim Bolger's Eva Luna back in 1994. Slattery Bidding To Maintain Power-Packed Run Of Form We may be only halfway through the season but Andy Slattery is bearing down on his best ever tally of winners and Powerful Nation (Sioux Nation), a horse the trainer described as one of the best he has ever had through his hands, has an opportunity to shine in the Group 2 Sapphire Stud Stakes. Slattery has recorded 20 winners this season – which is just 10 less than the career-high 30 wins that was achieved last year – and is holding his own in ninth spot in the domestic trainers' standings. Powerful Nation has contributed to what is becoming a memorable year for the stable when he landed the Listed Midsummer Sprint at Cork and the style in which that success was achieved would suggest the three-year-old can make the jump into Group company. The Sapphire Stakes is an up-to-scratch renewal, with British raiders Rumstar and Mgheera of particular interest, but Powerful Nation is a colt on the up and can harden his reputation as a sprinter going places for an in-form outfit. O'Sullivan Supplies Much-Needed Colour In The Curragh Cup Given Aidan O'Brien has won the Group 2 Curragh Cup with classy stayers like Flag Of Honour, Septimus, Ernest Hemmingway and more, all eyes will presumably be on Ryan Moore's mount Shackleton (Camelot), However, the Ross O'Sullivan-trained Drawn To Dream provides some much-needed intrigue to the weekend in that 1m6f contest. For starters, the daughter of German sire Iquitos was sourced by Ringfort Stud boss Derek Veitch for just 60,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale last year. She has already gone some way in repaying that investment when gaining valuable black-type when chasing home Goodie Two Shoes at odds of 50-1 in a Group 3 at Fairyhouse earlier this month. Punters won't expect such fanciful odds about the grey on Saturday and she provides some colour to a race that also features dual Group 1 winner Al Riffa. 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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 Saturday at Saratoga, Ellis Park and Del Mar. Saturday, July 19, 2025 Saratoga 1, $90k, 2yo, f, (S), 5 1/2f, 12:35 p.m. Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Atenea (Beau Liam), OBSAPR, 50,000, :10 1/5 C-Little Farm Equine, agent; B-Pro Racing Stable LLC Ellis 3, $100k, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:48 p.m. Land of the Free (Girvin), OBSAPR, 250,000, :10 C-Wavertree Stables Inc (C Dunne), agt; B-Sport of Kings Wicked Gun (Gun Runner), OBSAPR, 550,000, :10 1/5 C-Paul Sharp, agent; B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Saratoga 7, $100k, 2yo, 6f, 3:54 p.m. S S Quality (Essential Quality), OBSAPR, 150,000, :10 C-Mayberry Farm, agent; B-Diriyah Bloodstock Stradale (Yaupon), OBSAPR, 1,300,000, :9 4/5 C-de Meric Sales, agent; B-K S I Del Mar 1, $100k, 2yo, f, (S), 5f, 5:00 p.m Violets Song (Violence), OBSAPR, 75,000, :21 1/5 C-Pick View LLC, agent; B-Jet Horse LLC, Peter Miller, agent Del Mar 6, $100k, 2yo, f, 5f, 7:30 p.m. Dats Ms. Blame (Blame), FTMMAY, 145,000, G C-Niall Brennan Stables, agent; B-Dat Racing Stable Thank You India (Practical Joke), OBSAPR, 140,000, :10 C-Niall Brennan Stalbes, agent; B-California Here We Come The post Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: Saturday, July 19, 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-SAR, 100K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:54 p.m. The most expensive member of Yaupon's heralded first crop, STRADALE was a $1,300,000 OBS April grad for Kaleem Shah's KSI after matching the sale's fastest furlong breeze time of :9.4 from the consignment of de Meric Sales, who purchased him initially as a yearling for $285,000 at FTKJUL. He is the first foal out of Twitterpated, a mare who is a full-sister to GI Matriarch Stakes winner Stormy Lucy. Steve Asmussen trains this firster who comes in on a steady diet of strong works. Just to the outside, another pricey member of this Spendthrift stallion's first crop debuts in Emphasis (Yaupon) for Todd Pletcher. A $625,000 Keeneland September grad for Repole Stable, the colt is out of GI Mother Goose Stakes runner up Connie and Michael who has already produced GSW Curly Jack (Good Magic) and MSP Fannie and Freddie (Malibu Moon). Drawn widest of the field, Our Magical Moon (Good Magic) is a Live Oak Plantation runner for Mark Casse who sold for $500,000 at FTSAUG last year. He's a half-brother to GSW Dixie Serenade (Uptowncharlybrown) who has already produced a stakes winner in Dixieland Belle (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPS 3rd-ELP, 100K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:48 p.m. Opening day at Ellis Park features Roguishness (Into Mischief), a $560,000 KEESEP grad for Cherie DeVaux. First dam Daisy, who won the GIII Tempted Stakes, has also produced MSW Botanical (Medaglia d'Oro). He draws inside of Wicked Gun (Gun Runner) who brought $550,000 at OBS April for Winchell Thoroughbreds. He's out of a stakes-winning full-sister to GSW/GISP Money'soncharlotte (Mizzen Mast). TJCIS PPS 2nd-MTH, 52.5K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 6f, 12:27 p.m. Repole Stable and Todd Pletcher will ship Noticeable (Curlin) down from Saratoga to Monmouth. This $650,000 KEESEP grad is a daughter of MGSW Tiger Moth. TJCIS PPS The post Saturday Insights: Plenty Of Yaupon Power On Display At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

William Buick will have fewer easier rides than he enjoyed on Godolphin's Wise Approach (Mehmas) as the TDN Rising Star dispatched his rivals in Friday's Listed Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury. Off the mark in April's Royal Ascot Two-Year-Old Trial EBF Conditions Stakes before disappointing at York and rebounding to be second in the Norfolk last month, the half-brother to Perfect Power cruised from behind to seize control a furlong out and inflict a four-length beating on Rock On Thunder (Night Of Thunder). “He ran a good race at Ascot, when he was on a different side of the track to the winner, but was more comfortable back at six,” Buick said of the 1m gns purchase, whose odds of 11-10 looked big after this command performance. “I like what he did there, it was a nice smooth performance and he looked a good deal better than the opposition there. I think he will develop–he's a scopey horse and he was very natural from early on, but I do think he'll keep getting better.” Far too good! Wise Approach blows his rivals away with a facile success in the Listed Rose Bowl Stakes at @NewburyRacing!@godolphin | @WilliamBuickX pic.twitter.com/Nn93p9MHzn — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 18, 2025 Wise Approach is the fourth foal out of Sagely (Frozen Power), whose first was the aforementioned Perfect Power who captured the Middle Park, Prix Morny and Royal Ascot's Commonwealth Cup and Norfolk. Also responsible for the Chesham third Golden Mind (Galileo Gold), she is kin to the Listed-placed Sagaciously whose son Epic Poet (Lope De Vega) was a Listed scorer who placed four times at Group level including when runner-up in the G2 Red Sea Turf Handicap. Sagely is also a granddaughter of Saga D'Ouilly (Linamix), the full-sister to the Arc hero Sagamix and half to the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Sagacity (Highest Honor) and to the formidable broodmare Shastye (Danehill). Under the latter are the high-class Galileo trio of Japan, Mogul and Secret Gesture. Sagely's yearling is a full-sister to the winner. IRE-INCENTIVE – IT PAYS TO BUY IRISH ROSE BOWL STAKES-Listed, £45,000, Newbury, 7-18, 2yo, 6fT, 1:11.93, g/f. 1–WISE APPROACH (IRE), 128, c, 2, by Mehmas (Ire) 1st Dam: Sagely (Ire), by Frozen Power (Ire) 2nd Dam: Saga Celebre (Fr), by Peintre Celebre 3rd Dam: Saga D'Ouilly (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) TDN Rising Star. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (1,000,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Tally Ho Stud; T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £25,520. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 4-2-1-0, $94,410. *1/2 to Perfect Power (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}), MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Fr, $928,832. 2–Rock On Thunder (Ire), 128, c, 2, Night Of Thunder (Ire)–Boston Rocker (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (380,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-J Hanly, A Stroud & Skymarc Farm; T-Kevin Ryan. £9,675. 3–Amorim (GB), 128, c, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Stellarta (GB), by Sakhee's Secret (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (250,000gns Wlg '23 TADEWE; 500,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud; T-George Boughey. £4,842. Margins: 4, 2, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.10, 3.00, 4.00. Also Ran: Do Bronxs (Ire), Kolkata Knight (Ire). Scratched: First Legion (Ire), Nuevo Slovo (Ire). The post Smooth Rose Bowl Win For Godolphin’s Millionaire Wise Approach appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article