Wandering Eyes

A Feb. 6 ruling posted to the Association of Racing Commissions International (ARCI) website stated that trainer Ingrid Mason has been ejected from Oaklawn Park by that track's stewards “until such time that Oaklawn management approves her re-admittance to Oaklawn Park's property.” Chelsea Hackbarth of the Paulick Report quoted Mason as explaining that investigators from the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) “caught her with needles, syringes, and an injectable product called 'Movex.'” The Paulick Report's story descried Movex as a “Chondroitin 4 Sulfate injectable product” that is not known to be a banned substance, and further quoted Mason as saying that she was not giving the injection to a horse that was scheduled to race. However, possession of a syringe and/or needles by anyone other than a licensed veterinarian is prohibited under Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) rules. “It was my fault. I don't know why I took a chance with something like that,” Mason told the Paulick Report. There was no ruling against Mason posted to the HISA portal as of deadline for this story. The ARCI ruling stated that Mason “agreed to waive her right to a Stewards hearing in this matter.” The post Report: Trainer Mason Ejected from Oaklawn Over Injectables appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Super Corredora, champion 2-year-old filly of 2025, faces Explora in the Las Virgenes Stakes. The two top sophomore fillies ran 1-2, respectively, in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).View the full article

Aqueduct saw a fleet of prep races for major spring targets Friday, and the connections of those winners have largely reported good prognoses for their stars as they chart out future targets. Upset winner of the Withers Stakes Talk to Me Jimmy (Modernist) has reportedly come out of his 11-length tour-de-force in good form despite grabbing his front right quarter at some point during the contest. Trainer Rudy Rodriguez reports the colt was in good spirits Saturday morning but that a vet would look at it as a precaution. “Thank God, everything looks good,” Rodriguez said. “I'm not too sure where in the race he grabbed himself, maybe a little past the half-mile pole. The little cut on his foot isn't too bad, but we'll just make sure with the vet. He's comfortable this morning and we're very happy with the way he ran.” While initially stating after the race that the most likely target for Talk to Me Jimmy would be the GII Wood Memorial, Rodriguez has made plans to nominate the son of Modernist to at least four upcoming stakes races, including the local options–the GIII Gotham at a one-turn mile (50-point Derby qualifier race) Feb. 28; and the nine-furlong GII Wood Memorial Stakes (100-point Derby qualifier race) Apr. 4. Out of town options include the one-mile Miracle Wood Stakes Feb. 21 and the 1 1/16-miles Private Terms Stakes Mar. 21, both in Maryland. “Let's see what the owners want to do,” Rodriguez said, noting the Wood Memorial is a logical spot. “They said to nominate him for the Gotham and the couple of races at Laurel, too.” Two Bits Possible for Gazelle After Ruthless Victory Two Bits (American Pharoah) made her rival work for every step of the stretch battle in the Ruthless Stakes, and still would not be denied. Now, trainer Amelia Green reports that the daughter of the 2015 Triple Crown winner is under consideration for a tilt at the GIII Gazelle Stakes (a 100-point race toward entry in the Kentucky Oaks) on Wood Memorial Day Apr. 4. “With her liking this track, it's a big help for us,” Green said. “We'll keep all options open this time of year. She'll probably be nominated to a couple of different ones at the beginning of April and [we will] pick our spot after that, but I'd say the Gazelle is the top pick right now.” “[Two Bits] looks great. She jogged up great and has been whinnying for peppermints all morning. I don't think it took a whole lot out of her.” Green has worked with a number of Oaks-quality fillies during her time as an assistant for Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, including 2021 victress Malathaat (Curlin). The prospect of returning for America's premier spring Classic for fillies with one of her own is an enticing one, but not a deal-breaker for the conditioner. Two Bits (inside) | Coglianese “It would be great,” Green said. “It was not the be all end all for her. I think she's a nice filly no matter what, but if she takes us there, we're not going to say no.” A stablemate Ivy Girl (Maxfield), scratched from the Ruthless, has been rerouted to New Mexico for a potential try at the Sunland Oaks Feb. 15. The two-turn mile carries 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. “We knew going in [to the Ruthless] that seven furlongs was on the shorter side. We opted to scratch and wait for a better spot,” Green said. “I plan on entering her tomorrow [Sunday] for the Sunland Oaks and seeing how that comes up. This time of year with 3-year-old fillies, you have plenty of options and I'd like to give her a chance to go two turns somewhere.” The trainer is also looking at targeting the GIII Gotham with Funny Cide Stakes winner Minorinconvenience (Mendelssohn), but hasn't ruled out a start in the New York-bred restricted Gander Stakes Mar. 7 depending on who shows up for the former. “If the Gotham comes up light, he's training well enough that I'd like to give him a chance there, but obviously the Gander would be a logical starting spot with him being a New York-bred. I like that they're both a mile, so we don't have to start going a mile and an eighth.” Be You Under Consideration for Carter After Toboggan Win Grade I-placed Be You (Curlin) has come out of his win in the Toboggan Stakes in good form, and is now under strong consideration for the GII Carter Handicap after producing a 95 Beyer figure Friday afternoon, just one shy of his career-best at the same distance in his 2024 maiden win at Gulfstream. “Obviously we were very happy with that effort,” said trainer Todd Pletcher. “It seems like he now kind of specializes at that seven-furlong distance, so we are pretty happy with that. He seems to have come out of the race nicely so far.” Providing an update on Grittiness (Curlin), who was a well-beaten second in the Withers Stakes behind Talk to Me Jimmy, the conditioner reports he was happy with the rally his charge gave after his troubles going into the first turn. “[Grittiness] got bumped pretty hard going into the first turn. He lost a little bit of position. I thought he rallied pretty well considering the way the track was playing and where he was early. Happy with his performance.” The Repole Stables colorbearer's current plan has the chestnut pointing for the Virginia Derby Mar. 14 at Colonial Downs, the newest 50-point qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. The post Aqueduct Updates: Friday’s Big Winners Doing Well, Future Targets Planned appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Repole Stable's ZANY (f, 3, American Pharoah–Mo' Green, by Uncle Mo) picked up where she left off in 2025, taking a somewhat oddly run renewal of the $125,000 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs while making her seasonal return to action Saturday afternoon. Racing between fillies in the second flight of runners as her stablemate Kadabra (Good Magic) went through the opening stages in a tepid :24.89, the $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad was set alight at about midway by Irad Ortiz, Jr. and took the overland route into the far turn around Life of Joy (Gun Runner), the only other member of the septet to jump at single digits at odds of 5-2 and who went for an early run after a slow beginning. Zany, who ran her record to two-from-two when last seen romping in the GII Demoiselle Stakes in December, went up to make it a line of three approaching the quarter pole, dueled briefly from there with Life of Joy and wore that one down in the final 100 yards while lugging in noticeably. Life of Joy completed the chalky exacta and Kadabra held for third. The victory was worth 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks for Zany. Sales history: $350,000 Ylg '24 FTASUG. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Repole Stable; B-D J Stable (KY); T-Todd Pletcher. ZANY was lugging in some, but plenty good in the Suncoast S. and stays undefeated! Todd Pletcher trains the 3YO filly and @iradortiz was aboard. #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/0bbgrGM5WA — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) February 7, 2026 The post American Pharoah Filly Zany Too Strong In the Suncoast appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

4th-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:49 p.m. ET. Star Actress (Justify), a full-sister to champion 2-year-old filly and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Just F Y I, gets her career started for Hall of Famer Bill Mott. The George Krikorian homebred will exit from post one with Junior Alvarado in the irons. She worked five furlongs from the gate in 1:03 (1/3) at Payson Park Jan. 23. The aforementioned Just F Y I brought $4.5 million from Katsumi Yoshida at the 2025 Fasig-Tipton November sale. TJCIS PPS The post Sunday’s Racing Insights: Full-Sister to Champion Just F Y I Debuts at Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

According to a Paulick Report story, trainer Ingrid Mason has been banned from Oaklawn Park for five years and is being investigated by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit, the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.View the full article

Japan continued its dominance of lucrative Middle Eastern races with a one-length score by Strauss in the inaugural $1-million Listed Abu Dhabi Gold Cup over a mile on Saturday. Brazilian Joao “Magic Man” Moreira gave the son of Maurice a textbook perfect ride, and the five-year-old entire responded, becoming the first Japanese horse to win in Abu Dhabi. Nestled in midfield just off the pace set by Crown Board (Lope De Vega), the Carrot Farm runner bided his time through the early stages. Still trapped behind a wall of horses with 400 metres left, Strauss willingly charged through a gap shortly thereafter and pounced on the leader. Overhauling Crown Board by midstretch, the winner fended off the furiously closing Dark Trooper (Dark Angel) and closer to the inside, Comanche Brave (Wootton Bassett). At the line, the margin was a length, with a similar margin separating Wathnan Racing's Dark Trooper in second and the Coolmore partners' Comanche Brave in third. Quddwah (Kingman {GB}) was another 1 1/2 lengths back in fourth for Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In his native land, Strauss won the G2 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes at two. At three, he was second in the Listed Oro Cup, and in 2025 he won the Listed Shirafuji Stakes in February. After an unplaced run, he added a third in the G3 CBC Sho in August and was a last-out sixth in the Russell Balding Stakes (Cond.) at Randwick in November. Shadai Stallion Station's Maurice has 34 stakes winners–23 group scorers–to his name. Known by the nickname, “the Beast from the East”, the son of Screen Hero was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2025 and earned seven Group 1 victories in Japan and Hong Kong. His seven Group 1 winners are split three (Australia) to four (Japan) anchored by Australian Derby, Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas hero Hitotsu. A half-brother to Japanese listed winner Voller Blute (Epiphaneia), Strauss is out of the G1 Mile Championship heroine Blumenblatt (Admire Vega). Of her 12 foals, 11 have made the races, and Strauss is one of 10 winners for the relative of multiple graded winner Laramie Trail (Swaps). ABU DHABI GOLD CUP-LISTED, $1,000,000, 2-7, 4yo/up & SH 3yo, 1600mT, 1:33.98, gd. 1–STRAUSS (JPN), 125, h, 5, Maurice (Jpn)–Blumenblatt (Jpn) (G1SW-Jpn, $3,314,835), by Admire Vega (Jpn). O-Carrot Farm Co., Ltd. B-Northern Farm (Jpn). T-Ryo Takei. J-Joao Moreira. $600,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Jpn, 13-4-1-2, $1,313,021. *1/2 to Voller Blute (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), SW- Jpn, $266,000. 2–Dark Trooper (Ire), 125, g, 6, Dark Angel (Ire)–Warshah (Ire), by Shamardal. (60,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT; 500,000gns HRA '23 TATOCT). O-Wathnan Racing. B-Yeomanstown Stud (Ire). $200,000. 3–Comanche Brave (Ire), 125, c, 4, Wootton Bassett (GB)– Ishvana (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). O-Mrs John Magnier & Mrs A M O'Brien. B-Whisperview Trading, Ltd. (Ire). $100,000. Margins: 1, 1, 1 1/2. Also Ran: Quddwah (GB), Andreas Vesalius (Ire), Chicago Critic (GB), Jonquil (GB), Crown Board (Ire), Tumbler (Fr), Vafortino (Ire), Maljoom (Ire), Aomori City (Fr), Folk Festival (Ire), Dioptase (Ire), Western Writer (Ire). Scratched: Witness Stand (GB). Click for the ERA chart and video. Japan strikes in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Gold Cup! Strauss lands the $1m feature under Joao Moreira for Ryo Takei @adturfclub #シュトラウス pic.twitter.com/1dVgJP1JcT — Racing TV (@RacingTV) February 7, 2026 The post Maurice’s Strauss Victorious For Japan In Abu Dhabi Gold Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Whether you're a trainer, an owner or a punter, you simply cannot underestimate the value of identifying an apprentice jockey who is good value for their claim, that extra edge in a sport of fine margins. Make no mistake, those few pounds can make all of the difference in those valuable, big-field handicaps which are often decided by a whisker come the winning post. And, whilst the start of the turf season is still a few weeks away yet, now is a good time to be keeping a close eye on the all-weather action to familiarise yourself with the apprentices starting to make a name for themselves, just as a certain Billy Loughnane did three winters ago. On the other hand, some young riders prefer to stay away from the all-weather during the winter in order to preserve their claim for the long turf campaign ahead. In Britain, an apprentice jockey is entitled to a weight allowance of 7lb until they have ridden 20 winners; 5lb until they have ridden 50 winners; and 3lb until they have ridden 95 winners. In Ireland, the scale is only slightly different, with jockeys claiming 7lb until they have reached 30 winners and 5lb until they have reached 65 winners, before they too lose their claim altogether when they reach the milestone of 95 winners. Here, we've profiled six apprentices – three in Britain and three in Ireland – who could be worth keeping in mind for when the Flat action starts to go up a gear this spring. To avoid some of the more obvious names, we've limited our shortlist to riders who are yet to reach 50 winners, meaning that each of them should still have their 5-lb claim intact, at the very least. Mason Paetel Total winners under Rules: 36 The 17-year-old Mason Paetel has wasted no time getting back among the winners since returning from a brief spell in America, where he was based in Florida with Pegasus World Cup-winning trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Following a double at Southwell on January 30, Paetel's tally for the calendar year is now up to four winners from only 21 rides, with the promise of plenty more to come in the weeks and months ahead. Paetel, who hails from Bridgend in South Wales and is a graduate of the pony racing circuit, first opened his account under Rules when partnering the Mark Loughnane-trained Crafter to victory at Lingfield back in November 2024. In 2025, he added another 31 winners to his tally, notably winning a pair of £50,000 handicaps in July when competing for 'Scotland' as part of the Racing League. Shortly afterwards, however, he was sidelined for the best part of a month through suspension due to repeated breaches of the whip rules, but for which he might have ranked higher than his final finishing position of joint-eighth in the apprentice jockeys' championship. Based in Newmarket with James Owen, Paetel seems sure to figure among the most prolific apprentices once again in 2026, with Mick Appleby and Ed Dunlop featuring among the other leading trainers who have utilised his services on a regular basis. Still 14 winners shy of losing his 5-lb claim, Paetel will likely be a man in demand in some of the more valuable handicaps when the turf season gets underway. Ashley Lewis Total winners under Rules: 26 Like Paetel, Ashley Lewis headed stateside during the winter months in order to preserve his claim for the Flat season proper, having made an instant impact in his first year with a licence in 2025. It was as recently as January 8 last year that Lewis had his first ride under Rules at Kempton, having reportedly been riding out twice a week for Gary and Josh Moore since the age of 13. The Moores duly provided Lewis with his breakthrough winner under Rules, on just his sixth ride, when Donald Llewellyn won an apprentice handicap at Lingfield on March 5, with further winners coming in both April and May before the floodgates really opened in June. The highlight of Lewis' burgeoning career to date came on Derby day at Epsom when he partnered Small Fry to a decisive success in the Northern Dancer Handicap, an experience which the young rider described as “surreal” in a post-race interview. Having also ridden a winner at Goodwood the previous afternoon, he then returned to the West Sussex venue on the Sunday to fire in another one, making it three in as many days to cap a memorable weekend. Lewis ended 2025 with 26 winners, half of which were horses trained by the Moores, including both winners when the then-17-year-old celebrated his first double at Lingfield in early-August. Since riding leading fancy Atherstone Warrior to finish third in the November Handicap at Doncaster, Lewis has taken only seven mounts on the all-weather in Britain, but his patience is likely to be rewarded with some more exciting opportunities on the turf this summer. Lauren Young Total winners under Rules: 26 Lauren Young's career to date has spanned 180 rides under Rules and, remarkably, all but seven of them have come on horses trained by Jim Goldie. However, if the talent that Young showed in the saddle last year is anything to go by, then she is surely due some more rides from outside yards. Young might not have been an overnight success à la Ashley Lewis, with her maiden win – courtesy of Annandale in an apprentice handicap at Southwell around this time last year – coming over seven months after her first ride under Rules. There was no stopping the Kilmarnock native once she hit her straps, though, and she went on to establish fruitful relationships with several members of the Goldie string during the latest season. Midnight Lion, for example, provided Young with her second and third victories when winning twice at Newcastle in the space of 10 days last March, and he wasn't finished there. In total, Midnight Lion and Young teamed up for five wins last year, before the partnership also kicked off 2026 in the best possible fashion when going in again at Gosforth Park on New Year's Day. Young, who joined the Goldie stable at the age of 17 but waited a few years before taking out her licence, ended 2025 with 24 winners from 143 rides at a highly respectable 17% strike rate, with Eternal Sunshine proving another trusty ally. The combination made it three consecutive wins together when plundering the £100,000 Portland at Doncaster's St Leger Festival, a fine advert for Young's ability on the big stage. Sam Coen Total winners under Rules: 30 Sam Coen, whose cousin is the Classic-winning jockey Ben Coen, registered around 40 winners in four years on the pony racing circuit, before taking out his licence as a 16-year-old under the tutelage of trainer Andy Slattery. Slattery's County Tipperary base, formerly home to Rock Etoile, Coen's breakthrough winner at Gowran Park in September 2024, remains a happy stamping ground for the Fethard-born rider, but it was the ammunition provided by Ado McGuinness which really helped to take his career to the next level during the latest season. Indeed, McGuinness supplied Coen with more winners (eight) and more rides (85) than any other trainer in 2025, with the three-time winner Clonmacash proving himself a particularly good servant to both men. For good measure, the son of Charming Thought was also the horse to get Coen off the mark for 2026 when winning at Dundalk recently. In total, Coen accumulated 24 winners in his first full season with a licence, as well as filling the runner-up spot in the €600,000 Irish Cesarewitch aboard 66/1 shot Chally Chute for Ross O'Sullivan. Seven days later, he returned to the Curragh to notch the first double of his career. As for the upcoming turf season, it would take a brave soul to bet against Coen playing a more prominent role in the race to be crowned champion apprentice in Ireland, after he finished joint-sixth behind Wayne Hassett in 2025. He certainly has plenty of the right faces in his corner, with legendary trainers such as Dermot Weld and Noel Meade also featuring among those who gave him the odd opportunity last year. Patrick McGettigan Total winners under Rules: 28 The man who tied with Sam Coen for sixth in last year's apprentice jockeys' championship was Letterkenny's Patrick McGettigan, who had previously introduced himself in style when opening his account under Rules back in August 2024. The horse in question was King Thistle, the winner of a seven-furlong nursery at the Curragh, of all places, on a showpiece card featuring three Group races. McGettigan, who is apprenticed to the stable of King Thistle's trainer, Johnny Murtagh, ended 2024 with four winners, before making more headlines last spring following a quiet start to the year. It took him until April to add to his tally, but then along came Hezahunk and Albion Princess, both winners at Dundalk at combined odds of 4,130/1. Hezahunk was the first to hit the target at 50/1, before McGettigan produced an enterprising ride aboard 80/1 shot Albion Princess to cause another upset just seven days later. You would have pocketed a handsome profit of €57.38 if placing a €1 bet on every one of McGettigan's Irish mounts during the latest season, with another 20 winners coming his way before the end of the calendar year. Returning to the Curragh for the Irish Derby meeting, he proceeded to give Paul Sweeney's Pillar Of Hope a peach of a ride to win the Apprentice Derby Handicap, while the success of the Ciaran Murphy-trained Steps In The Sand at the Galway Festival was another highlight as it saw the partnership complete a hat-trick following earlier wins at Bellewstown and Ballinrobe. Under the watchful eye of Murtagh, who enjoyed his best ever season as a trainer in 2025, McGettigan could hardly be in better hands as he tries to kick on from this most promising start to his career in 2026. Reese Holohan Total winners under Rules: 5 Reese Holohan might be one of the newest faces in the weighing room in Ireland, but he's arguably as exciting a prospect as any other name on this list if his recent exploits on the all-weather at Dundalk are anything to go by. Holohan, who hails from Mountrath in County Laois, was still enjoying his pony racing as recently as May last year when a five-timer at Carndonagh gave an early indication of the talent he possesses. Within four months the 16-year-old was having his first ride under Rules, teaming up with the Mark Fahey-trained Elza Diva in a nursery at Naas, with his first taste of success then coming in December when he delivered Denis Hogan's Benavente to win a Dundalk handicap. Clearly, Hogan was impressed by what he saw there if his support of Holohan since the turn of the year is anything to go by. In January alone, the young jockey was given more opportunities than he was in all of 2025, with 13 of his 21 rides at Dundalk last month coming on horses trained by Hogan. Holohan duly delivered the goods with victories aboard Venetian and Dontspoilasale, with another triumph courtesy of the Paul Flynn-trained Dawn Flame, at 18/1, sandwiched in between. It's still very early days, of course, but few would dispute that Holohan is excellent value at this stage for his 7-lb claim, as he again showed when registering his latest success aboard Natalia Lupini's Summer Island at Dundalk on Friday. He's apprenticed to the Fahey stable in County Kildare, but his agent's phone is sure to be red hot in the coming weeks as more shrewd operators like Hogan cotton on to what the young man is capable of. The post Six Apprentice Jockeys to Follow in 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Victorious Racing's €1-million Arqana August graduate Warriors Whisper (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) repaid some of that investment with a narrow debut victory in Saturday's Prix du Nice Havrais at Deauville. Under wraps off the tempo in eighth through halfway, the 9-10 favourite made smooth headway into contention with 350 metres remaining and was ridden out in the closing stages to deny Shelzawa (Zelzal) by a short-neck. Warriors Whisper is the third of five foals and second scorer produced by G3 Park Express Stakes victrix Normandel (Le Havre), who is a half-sister to G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Mont Ormel (Air Chief Marshal). Descendants of her second dam Lidana (King's Best), herself a half-sister to dual Group 1-winning sire Linngari (Indian Ridge), also include G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and G1 Coronation Cup victor Pyledriver (Harbour Watch). The February-foaled bay is kin to a two-year-old filly by Mehmas and a yearling filly by New Bay. 2nd-Deauville, €24,700, Mdn, 2-7, 3yo, f, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:57.95, st. WARRIORS WHISPER (IRE) (f, 3, Lope De Vega {Ire}–Normandel {Fr} {GSW-Ire, SW & GSP-Fr, $135,994}, by Le Havre {Ire}) Sales history: 1,000,000 Ylg '24 ARQAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €12,350. O-Victorious Racing SC; B-Ballylinch Stud; T-Carlos & Yann Lerner. Prix Du Nice Havrais @fgdeauville Deauville – Maiden – Pouliches – 3 ans – 1900m – 10 Prs – 24 700 € Warriors Whisper (f3) (Ire) Ronan Thomas @RonanThomass (Lope De Vega (Ire) @BallylinchStud – Normandel (Fr) par Le Havre (Ire)) Carlos et Yann Lerner… pic.twitter.com/6jm8NMDIwb — French and International Horse Racing (@Vincenzo0612) February 7, 2026 The post Victorious Racing’s Warriors Whisper Prevails in Deauville Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jay Rooney CONRAD PATCH - R6 (2) Chased a smart one home on debut and can go one better here Owen Goulding BLAZING WIND - R9 (4) Cosy C&D win latest and drawn one here with a claim well utilised Trackwork Spy NUMBERS - R8 (7) Should get a cheap lead and prove extremely hard to catch Phillip Woo NUMBERS - R8 (7) Has made a big impression in his two local runs and may never be headed Shannon (Vincent Wong) MR COOL - R2 (3) In-form galloper continues to race well and looks hard to beat...View the full article

The Asian Racing Conference (ARC) will meet in Riyadh from February 9-14 in conjunction with the Saudi Cup meeting. The theme is “Honouring Tradition, Shaping the Future” and consists of a three-day business programme designed to provoke meaningful dialogue, strategic insights and key learnings to address the challenges and opportunities facing the horseracing industry. A gathering of the International Forum for the After Care of Racehorses (IFAR) will take place on Monday, where HRH Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCoSA), will open proceedings. Prince Bandar and Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) will welcome delegates to the opening ceremony of ARC that evening. Three days of discussion covering topics from the role of equestrianism and sport in Saudi's Vision 2030 ambitions, the impact and role of the Gulf Horseracing Council, as well as AI impacts on the future of sport in terms of integrity and attracting new audiences will take palce at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Convention Centre. The seventh edition of the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup at King Abdlulaziz Racecourse on Valentine's Day closes the conference. For more information on the upcoming Asian Racing Conference, please visit their website. The post Asian Racing Conference To Meet In Riyadh Ahead Of Saudi Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Douglas Whyte is hoping Violet Star can “throw himself a lifeline” into Classic Cup (1,800m) and Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) contention when he takes on fellow Classic Series hopefuls at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Class Three Yau Oi Handicap (1,800m) is set to be an informative affair, with Whyte’s import taking on the likes of Dazzling Fit, Aerodynamics, Flow Water Flow, Fortune Boy and Packing Fighter, who will all have aspirations towards the final two races of the four-year-old series. The Irish...View the full article

Brett Crawford is banking on a significant weight swing on Speed Dragon and return to Sha Tin to propel Encountered to victory in Sunday’s Group Three Centenary Vase (1,800m). A fast-finishing winner of the Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1,800m) in November for Crawford, Encountered meets Speed Dragon 6lb better from their last clash when the latter bagged the Group Three January Cup (1,800m) at Happy Valley. While Crawford felt his consistent galloper could have finished closer than fourth on...View the full article

By Jonny Turner Georgia Goodman will be out to keep up her winning form on Transport Services Ltd Wairio Cup Day at Winton. The junior driver comes into Wairio’s big meeting on Sunday after notching the second win of her career in the sulky with Beaudiene Quick Step at Ascot Park last week. Goodman links up with two serious winning chances at Central Southland Raceway, one of which clashes with her last start winner. The reinswoman will combine with the Alister Black trained Captain Amore on the back of his last start third at Ascot Park. “Alister has been good to me and he is keen to see me get a win in his colours.” “The horse went great last week, he was fresh up after a bit of a break and fought on pretty well for third.” “He has good gate speed and he likes to race on the pace, both of his wins have come in front.” “This week it looks like a slightly easier race and he’s got a good draw, so he should be a pretty good chance.” Goodman’s workmate at the Nathan Williamson barn Oliver Kite will take the reins behind Beaudiene Quick Step to make a highly anticipated return to race day driving after a recent stint working in Australia. Beaudiene Quick Step charged home from off the pace in his last start win for Goodman and he looks a handy chance again. The pacer has recently moved south so he can train in Williamson’s equine swimming pool while also providing Goodman with more race day opportunities. “He has a nice turn of foot, he had gone good races since coming down here but he had been unlucky.” Goodman also drives Rise Up N Dance for the Williamson stable at Winton on Sunday. The pacer brings nice form and also draws a good barrier for the junior driver. “I drive him in work quite a bit so I know him quite well.” “I am lucky that Nathan and the owners put him in this race to try to get a penalty free win.” “He has been in good form and he’s got a nice draw so he should be a good each-way chance.” Goodman will compete in teal driving pants as part of harness racing’s Team Teal campaign which raises funds for ovarian cancer research. Jonny Turner’s Four to Follow at Winton Race 2 (1.35pm) – Skinny Dippin She was beaten fairly and squarely in her last start at Ascot Park in what was a fairly ordinary display. However, I am keeping the faith in this talented filly and expect her to be hard to beat. There are a couple of factors which look to be key in Skinny Dippin putting her best foot forward this week. She should strip fitter as that last start came on the back of a freshen up. She’s also back to racing over a mile, which looks to really suit the speedy filly. Expect Skinny Dippin to be in front, out of trouble and to take plenty of catching. Race 8 (4.10pm) – Wag Star Unless he runs into some shocking bad luck, there should be no excuses for Wag Star on Sunday. Just three starts ago he was third at Group 1 level in the Invercargill Cup behind newly crowned New Zealand Horse Of The Year, Republican Party. That’s nice form for any race, but it looks even better when you consider Wag Star shares the 20m backmark with horses that don’t bring the same form references. While narrowly defeated last start, he threw away victory when slackening off and gawking around late. It is possible this cunning character could do the same again. But on pure ability, he should be winning. Race 3 (1.12pm) – Rakamick He’s well overdue but today might just be his day. Rakamick has raced honestly throughout the summer, without too much luck at times. That could change today with his nice barrier draw, suitable field and top driver on. But perhaps the most important aspect is the drop in grade Rakamick gets on Sunday. He’s been racing handy enough horses recently and now takes on a line-up with many who are honest but don’t win out of turn. He’s a tough customer and should give his backers a nice run for their money. Race 10 (5.05pm) – Captain Amore Gate speed looks the key to this pacer’s hopes of breaking back into the winner’s circle on Sunday. Captain Amore has plenty of early toe which is a clear advantage to him when he takes on an even line-up. He should cross to the lead early and from there, he is set to get a major advantage over some of his key rivals. Captain Amore’s main danger is Ebonezy who could settle in a tough spot from her barrier 1 on the second row draw. He has a 2 from 20 strike rate, which shows he doesn’t win out of turn. But Captain Amore looks well placed at Winton and a big winning threat. View the full article

Progressive fillyOhope Wins (NZ)(Ocean Park) completed the perfect dress rehearsal for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in a fortnight when she stormed home out wide from last on the corner to take out the Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2100m) at Te Rapa. Carrying the colours of leviathan breeding and racing operation, Yulong Thoroughbreds, who purchased her in late January after she had won the Gr.2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2000m) on New Year’s Day, the daughter of Ocean Park started a warm $3.60 Fixed Odds favourite on Saturday courtesy of her last to first performance that day. Rider Joe Doyle employed similar tactics, dropping the filly to the rear from a wide barrier and lobbing along in a good rhythm as Fly Zenno (NZ) (Ancient Spirit) set up a muddling early pace before being joined by Chilling Out (NZ) (Savabeel), who had pulled her way forward after failing to settle when caught out wide. That pair injected some speed into proceedings travelling past the 700m with Doyle and Ohope Wins still back last but looking to get to the outer in the home straight. The well fancied Tajana (NZ) (Tajana) and Single Red (NZ) (Vanburgh) went clear at the 300m with Ohope Wins winding up strongly but still at least six lengths from the front. Just as the leading pair looked to have the finish to themselves, Ohope Wins hit overdrive and swept past them both to defeat Single Red by half a length with Tajana a further neck back in third. Lance O’Sullivan, who prepares the filly in partnership with Andrew Scott, reiterated that the main target for the filly is the New Zealand Oaks. “It was some performance as she has given them all a big start,” O’Sullivan said. “Coming to the corner I thought she was going to have to be pretty good and when Joe got her to the outside and gave her clear air she showed she is a filly well above average. “The plan has always been to go to the Oaks and we certainly won’t be changing that plan. “She looks like she will be very competitive in that and I’m thrilled for Yulong who have come on board. “She is fit so it will be just maintenance work now as she is ready (for the Oaks). “We have always thought she would come into her own over a middle distance and she has a beautiful action and one we have always liked.” Doyle thought he might be running for minor money early in the run home but praised the filly for her tremendous will to win. “I was thinking wow all the way up the straight as they put the blinkers on her today and she travelled a lot better,” he said. “We still had an awful lot of ground to make up, and I did think she might run a nice third or fourth and we would be happy, but she just picked them up and she is a bit of a superstar. “She has the right attitude and is very brave. She had been lazy in the past and we knew we would just take our time and I didn’t have to get serious until the last 100m where she was always going to win.” Ohope Wins has collected two victories from just five starts and more than $319,00 in prizemoney. She is now listed as the $2.20 Fixed Odds favourite for the New Zealand Oaks at Ellerslie on 21 February. View the full article

New Zealand-bred gelding Oak Hill (NZ) (Per Incanto) lifted his ever-improving career to another new level with his first black-type victory in the A$300,000 Gr.2 Here For The Horses Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The five-year-old son of Per Incanto has now had 19 starts for eight wins, four placings and A$717,140 in stakes. The Rubiton was the fifth start at stakes level for Oak Hill, who had resumed with a last-start second in the Listed W.J. Adams Stakes (1000m), and earlier in the season was only three lengths from the winner when 11th in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) in September. He was previously unplaced in two other Listed events. Oak Hill had a few factors in his favour leading into Saturday, including a potent second-up record that had seen him record two wins and a second from four previous starts in that state. Ridden by Damian Lane, Oak Hill sat in fourth until the home turn and then quickened smartly at the top of the straight. He finished over the top of the front-running Don’t Hope Do (So You Think) and got up in the final few strides to score by a long head. It was a winning reunion for Oak Hill and Lane, who rode him to four victories between May 2024 and his relocation last autumn from the stable of the late Mike Moroney into the care of Ben, Will and JD Hayes. “I love this horse, I’ve won four races on him,” Lane said. “It’s good to be back on him. “He’s been a difficult horse to manage in the past. If you go too forward, he’ll do it the wrong way around and get his head up and over-race. “A lot of those early days with Mike, it was about teaching him to settle and run, settle and run. He’s really starting to put it together mentally. “He’s always had the talent and you can put him a touch closer and he’s got the turn of foot still.” The Rubiton was Oak Hill’s third win for the Hayes brothers at Lindsay Park. “That was a terrific effort by Oak Hill,” JD Hayes said. “I thought he put the writing on the wall last start when he returned. We’ve taken all the gear off his head and he’s just starting to really learn his craft. “He’s a late learner and a horse that we inherited from the late, great Mike Moroney, and he is getting better each preparation. “I think we could look at the Oakleigh Plate (Gr.1, 1100m, February 21) now. Why not?” Oak Hill was bred by the Mahoenui Partnership and is by Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto out of the High Chaparral mare Isstoora. That makes Oak Hill a half-brother to Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai), who has won seven races, including the Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m), Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m), Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and the $1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1600m). Oak Hill was offered in Little Avondale’s Book 1 draft at Karaka 2022, where Paul Moroney Bloodstock and Ballymore Stables bought him for $180,000. View the full article

Te Rapa trainer David Greene is riding the crest of a wave after he doubled his Group One tally when First Five took out the BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at his home track on Saturday. Greene recorded his first elite-level success when the Almanzor five-year-old won last month’s Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham, and he was confident he would go close to keeping his undefeated record over 1400m intact on Saturday. Despite his last-start heroics, First Five jumped a $7.40 fourth favourite in a market headed by Lindsay Park raiders Arkansaw Kid ($3.20) and Here To Shock ($3.40), and the Australian duo took a stranglehold of the race, sitting in the first two and dictating the early tempo. Jockey Wiremu Pinn guided First Five into the trail behind Here To Shock, and while the two pacemakers began to open up on the pack, Pinn kept a cool head and didn’t ask his charge to extend until turning for home. First Five immediately responded to Pinn’s urgings, bounding up alongside the pacemakers and quickly put several lengths on them, and he was able to hold off the late challenge of Sterling Express to win by 1-3/4 lengths. “I was shocked to see the TAB had opened him up at $13,” Pinn said. “He is just an absolute machine and I thought he played with them today. “It panned out perfect. I had myself mapped to be outside Here To Shock, but there was a little more speed than I thought. They ran at a genuine pace, which was good, we were in a good rhythm, never spent a penny and he has blown them away. “He is very special, I think he can win a Group One at 1200m and 2000m. He has got a very bright future.” Greene was overwhelmed by the enormity of what had transpired, and he was thrilled to get the home Group One victory for his group of supporters. “There is a huge crowd for him here today and what a win, he just dominated them,” Greene said. “He brained a really good field and that’s how good he is, he is a really top-class horse. “His work on Tuesday was unreal, he just gets better and better, it is amazing.” Greene is now looking to test his charge over more ground in the Gr.1 Sport Nation Otaki Maori WFA Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie in a fortnight, with a long-range goal of testing First Five’s talent across the Tasman next spring. “I guess we will run up at Ellerslie in a couple of weeks and give him a go over a mile,” he said. “There is not really much else left for him unless he is crossing the ditch, which is a difficult thing to do at this late stage of the prep. There is no reason why that isn’t something he can do in the spring.” Bred by part-owner Gerald Shand, First Five is by Almanzor out of six-win mare Payette. It was a lucrative day at Te Rapa for the family, with his full-brother Rambling On coming up a long head short of victory in the $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) earlier on the card. First Five has now won eight of his 20 starts, including two at elite-level, and has earned north of $810,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

Former northern galloper Witz End made his presence felt for new trainer Terri Rae when he scored the second win from just four starts from Rae’s Canterbury base when taking out the Listed Property Brokers – Ray Kean Hazlett Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding commenced his career for Tony Pike at his Cambridge stable before transferring to Rae late last year, finishing unplaced first-up in November before winning on the synthetic track at Riccarton three weeks later. The son of Savabeel rounded out his 2025 year with a fifth-place finish in the Timaru Cup (1600m) in late December before being given a freshen-up in preparation for his first South Island stakes challenge on Saturday. Rider Leah Hemi has forged a successful partnership with Rae in recent months and that continued as she gave Witz End a perfect trip in fourth before edging closer rounding the home bend. As the field fanned out across the width of the Wingatui home straight, Witz End bounded to the front at the 200m before fending off another northern raider in Pour The Wine to win by a neat length with Say Satono making up good ground to claim third. Hemi was pleased with the effort although she did have some concerns in the home straight. “We got into a nice position and he travelled well up close to the pace,” Hemi said. “When I pulled him out in the straight he did want to lay in a bit which made it a little difficult until I got him straightened up and balanced. “He went to the line nicely and carried on past the post as well, so it was a nice honest effort.” Witz End was always held in high regard by Pike and collected four wins from his stable while he was also placed in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) and the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m). He has now won six races from 21 starts and more than $285,000 for a large group of owners that includes former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull and former jockey Leith Innes. View the full article

It was apt for Opie Bosson to bring up his 100th Group One win on Legends Day at Te Rapa. The 45-year-old became just the second Kiwi jockey, and first New Zealand-based hoop, to bring up the milestone when piloting the Ken and Bev Kelso-trained Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) to victory in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. He joins Sydney-based Kiwi James McDonald, who boasts 124 elite-level victories to his credit, and Bosson was rapt to reach the mark after returning from retirement just over six months ago, with the record firmly in his sight. “It is just huge,” Bosson said. “It has taken a lot of hard work out at Te Akau Stud with David Ellis (Te Akau Racing principal). A lot of people have been involved, Stephen Autridge has been like my rock the whole way through, and I am pleased to have finally got it.” Bosson struggled to single out a highlight among his many accolades but said his victory aboard Legarto now stands out as one of the best. “There have been many highlights and to get the 100th today is right up there,” he said. “12 months ago I gave up on 99 and when I came back this was the main goal. To finally get it (is great) and I feel like I am back to riding close to my best. I am pretty happy.” Bosson, who rides track work regularly for the Kelsos at Matamata, was pleased to bring up the milestone on one of their horses. “I don’t have many rides for them (Kelsos). I ride a lot of their good horses in their main gallops,” Bosson said. “It is pretty special to ride my 100th Group One for Ken and Bev, they are lovely people and I owe them heaps.” Ken Kelso also cut an emotional figure post-race, with his wife and training partner unable to be trackside to enjoy the occasion with him. “It is very special, it is just a crying shame Bev can’t be here to witness it,” he said. “I know it is Opie’s 100th Group One, but it is our 15th.” While Legarto had her detractors following a series of winless runs, she was backed into a $3.50 second favourite for the Herbie Dyke, and Kelso was pleased to prove her doubters wrong. “When she loomed up I thought she would be hard to beat,” he said. “Everyone had written her off but she is an Australian Group One winner and you can’t take that away from her. “It’s a great satisfaction. She has had a few setbacks, she did a tendon and had a lot of time off, and she had a foot problem this time with her heel. “She hasn’t been going bad races, but she still has been running thirds and fourths. She was back on a good deck today at Te Rapa, which she loves, so she was always a chance.” Now the winner of 11 races, four at elite-level, and nearly $2.6 million in prizemoney, Legarto will get another chance to add to that record at Ellerslie next month. “She will have to go to the Bonecrusher (Gr.1, 2000m) at Auckland, which she is not too fond of. We will just take a deep breath today and savour the moment.” View the full article

Autumn Glory (NZ)(Ocean Park) came off the bench to secure her future broodmare career when taking out the Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The daughter of Ocean Park was first on the ballot for the Guineas and was set to contest the Gr.3 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2100m) later on the card, however, she gained a berth against the boys when Single Red (NZ) (Vanburgh) was withdrawn from the Guineas in favour of the fillies feature, and trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood jumped at the opportunity. She doubled the stable’s presence in the race, who were also lining up Waikato Stud filly Waimea Bay (NZ) (Savabeel), who was backed into a $7.60 third favourite following her runner-up effort in the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham last month. In complete contrast, Autumn Glory was seventh on an unsuitable Heavy10 track in the Listed Grangewilliam Stud Oaks Prelude (1800m) at New Plymouth last month, following her debut win at Ruakaka, and jumped a 50-1 outsider. From their wide gate, jockey Vinnie Colgan was content going back early to sit off the pace with Autumn Glory, while Waimea Bay was sent forward by her rider George Rooke to hunt for the lead. It wasn’t there for the daughter of Savabeel, who was forced to sit parked outside leader Geneva (NZ) (Time Test), while Autumn Glory continued to do no work towards the back of the pack. From the 600m, Colgan was able to save ground on the fence and presented his charge three-wide behind Yamato Satona (NZ) (Satono Aladdain) turning for home. They slingshot off his back with 200m to go and Autumn Glory showed a good turn of foot to pick up the Wexford-trained gelding and reeled in favourite Towering Vision (NZ) (Circus Maximus) to win by a long neck. It was the first time Colgan had ridden Autumn Glory and he said he felt that he hopped on something special when legged up on the filly in the parade ring. “I didn’t know too much about her other than her maiden win at Ruakaka and the Taranaki track was against her last start,” Colgan said. “Getting on her in the parade ring I knew I was on a pretty nice type of animal. “She travelled off pace, picked up from the half mile and tracked up nicely. Turning for home I had plenty of horse under me and she got to the line strong.” While disappointed in her last start showing, her trainers had been pleased with her progress since then and they were confident of a bold showing following her work during the week. “She went down to that Oaks trial on a very wet track and clearly went poorly, but it was wet so you can’t take too much out of that,” Wellwood said. “She came through it well and anyone who would have seen her work on Tuesday would have said you would have to have something each way, she worked the house down. “We felt this (Guineas) was a softer option than the fillies race and we wanted to get her back on track with a bit of confidence post that Taranaki run, so it was good to get the job done. “It was nice to get a result for the Smithies boys (Monovale Farm), they have been great supporters, and she is a nice one for the broodmare paddock.” The Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Ellerslie in a fortnight looms as her next target, with Colgan believing she will lap up the extra distance. “Rounding past the 1000m she was only just on the bridle, she wasn’t over racing at all, so the further she goes the better,” he said. Bred and raced by Monovale Holdings Ltd, Autumn Glory is by Ocean Park and out of winning Viscount mare Venus’s Dream, a half-sister to Group One performer Spring Heat (More Than Ready). Autumn Glory has now won two of her three starts and earned just shy of $170,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. View the full article

After running a quiet second in the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent Tactic announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials with a devastating rally and widening victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Waiting for the right opportunity to power home, Silent Tactic (Tacitus–Magical Sign, by Gun Runner) made a statement down the lane in the GIII Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Friday and not only banked 20 Derby points on the road to Churchill, but also handed his sire Tactius (by Tapit) his first higher level winner. The 2-year-old colt, who was the runner-up in the Smarty Jones Stakes last month, went off as a 12-1 shot here. At the rear of the field into the first turn and through the backstretch, Silent Tactic had some work to do as 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', & favorite D'code (Speightstown) was trying to fend off fellow 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Buetane (Tiz the Law) and Soldier N Diplomat (Army Mule) for most of the race. With the attention on the leaders as the field spun into the stretch, Silent Tactic geared up down the center of the course and proved best inside the final sixteenth. Soldier N Diplomat was the runner-up. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0. Sales History: FTKOCT '24 $60,000; OBSAPR '25 $500,000. O-John C. Oxley; B-Don Alberto Corporation; T-Mark E. Casse. SILENT TACTIC indeed Tremendous last-to-first effort to win Friday's GIII Southwest Stakes at @OaklawnRacing, collecting 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. pic.twitter.com/bBITtmVwQ5 — TDN (@theTDN) February 6, 2026 The post Silent Tactic Fires Late In Southwest Showdown At Oaklawn, Sire Tacitus Nets First Graded appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Citing a need to upgrade its tote system, NYRA announced Friday that the new “guardrail rails” put in place regarding Computer Assisted Wagering (CAW) will not go into effect until Feb. 11. With winter weather having knocked out the Saturday and Sunday cards at Aqueduct, the 11th is the next scheduled day of racing. “The guardrails requiring CAW activity to cease at 1 MTP have been suspended today to allow for technical upgrades to the tote system,” read a NYRA statement. “The win pool, Late Pick 5 and Pick 6 restrictions remain in effect. NYRA expects the CAW guardrails to be in place February 11 and moving forward. Before being temporarily suspended, the new rules went into effect Thursday. Under the “guardrails,” NYRA will require CAW activity to cease at one minute to post in all wagering pools not previously subject to high-speed wagering restrictions. However, CAW players will still be allowed to place as many as six wagers per second once the clock hits one minute to post. “This policy reflects the importance of modernizing pari-mutuel wagering to address the technology-driven evolution of high-speed wagering,” said David O'Rourke, NYRA President & CEO said when announcing the Feb. 5 unveiling of the new policy. “Reducing odds volatility will increase pricing transparency and improve the wagering experience for horseplayers in New York and across the country.” The delay was announced just one day after a particularly odd phenomenon took place in Thursday's first race at Aqueduct. One CAW player placed $206,700 in win wagers on the race, betting on three horses. According NYRA, $182,422 was wagered on Patience N Grace (The Factor). Listed at 5-1 in the morning line, that horse was knocked down to odds of 33-100. The bets were all made with three minutes to post,” NYRA reported. CAW players normally make their wagers at the very last second so they can get a “last look” at the pari-mutuel pools and hunt for overlays. None of the three horses bet by CAW players won, which created an overlay on the 6-5 morning line favorite, Undergrad (Outwork), who paid $10.32 to win. It was unclear why the CAW player made his or her bets with three minures remaining before the race. “These ongoing tote upgrades are connected to the throttling down of high-speed wagering as required by NYRA, but unrelated to the betting activity in R1 on Thursday,” NYRA's statement read. The post New NYRA Rules Regarding CAW Play Will De Delayed appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2026 Inglis Digital USA February Sale closed on Friday, Feb. 6, and the online event was led by broodmare prospect More Than a Diva who brought $50,000, the company said in a press release on Friday afternoon. Robert Chasanoff secured the sales topper More Than a Diva, a winning daughter of More Than Ready, out of a half-sister to classic winner and prominent young sire Tiz the Law (by Constitution). Bred by JSM Equine, the 6-year-old More Than a Diva is out of the Unbridled's Song mare Diva Style, whose trio of winners also includes SW Haute Diva (Constitution), who is being pointed for the Kentucky Oaks trail by trainer Patrick Biancone after winning the Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park Jan. 1. Her second dam is the GSW Tizfiz (Tiznow), who is herself the dam of Tiz the Law and her extended female family includes sire Fury Kapcori (Tiznow). More Than a Diva was consigned by Last Laugh Stables and she was made available for inspection at Clearbrook Farm in Paris, Kentucky. Michael King secured the day's second highest priced offering, the multiple stakes placed Blame mare Cut From Class, for $42,500. Offered as a broodmare prospect from the consignment of Caitlin Keil, Cut From Class won four races and placed in a trio of stakes races during her on-track career, with earnings over $200,000. Cut From Class was made available for inspection from Keil's barn at Laurel Park in Maryland. The February Sale offered local options for a wide variety of buyers, with horses in the catalogue based in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia. “We had some really solid trade in the middle of the market,” said Inglis Digital USA CEO Kyle Wilson. “I'm excited for our customers, because I think they got some really nice mares. We're working on getting a few more moved, so overall, we're pleased with our start to 2026.” Offerings that finished under their reserves on Friday are still available to purchase on the Inglis Digital USA website. Visit the site's “Catalogue” page and click on “Make An Offer” next to the available horses. Entries, which are now open for the Inglis Digital USA 2026 March Sale, will be taken through Monday, Feb. 23. The catalogue will be released on Friday, Feb. 27 and bidding will close on Tuesday, Mar. 3. Click here to enter a horse for the March sale, register as a bidder or make a bid on an RNA horse from the February Sale. The post More Than A Diva Highlights Inglis Digital USA February Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article