Wandering Eyes

Katrina and Simon Alexander have handled their Show By SkyCity (1400m) contender Aksil with patience and hope to reap the rewards of that later in the season. The Te Awamutu-based trainers purchased Aksil as a yearling and the son of Ace High showed an abundance of promise through the trials stage, eye-catching in all four efforts before stepping out on debut at Taupo in mid-October. A consummate professional, Aksil travelled well, balanced up in the straight and powered through the line to win over 1300m, a perfect first step in what the Alexanders hope to be a fruitful second half of the season. “As a yearling and all the way through his education, he’s always impressed us,” Katrina Alexander said. “He’s had a lovely, trainable nature and been a hugely athletic horse. “The way he put it all together at Taupo was a very good effort, it can be a tricky track for a green horse to get right and he got himself organised quite nicely around the home turn, sustained a bump and got himself out of trouble to let down beautifully. “We’ve never seen him as a 2000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) horse or anything like that, he has grown a huge amount. He was quite Savabeel-looking when we first got him and now we’re seeing the Ace High coming through with a big frame to fill out, he’s got a lovely cross through both sire lines. “We’ve been determined to be patient, we see him as an after-Christmas horse and that second half of the season.” Aksil caught plenty of attention with his debut and has opened favourite for the open three-year-old event at Ellerslie’s Melbourne Cup Day meeting on Tuesday ahead of 2000 Guineas hope Affirmative Action. “It makes it quite interesting tomorrow with some of those three-year-olds not going around in the Sarten, there are a horses with much bigger agendas and more pressure on them than we’re wanting to put on our horse,” Alexander said. “He’s shown that he enjoys Ellerslie and I feel it’s the surface that he needs, so we’re looking for a good, educational run and to get a line on him, especially with which distance would suit going forward. “Masa (Hashizume) is riding in Australia so it’ll be a learning curve for Joe (Doyle) riding him for the first time, it’ll be good to get another jockey’s opinion on him as well.” His stablemate, Haunui Farm-owned mare Acapelago will step out later in the Stella Artois 1400, having impressed in her first-up run at the venue in September. “It was a super run and she’s run very well on a couple of occasions at Ellerslie in a fresh state, albeit with wide draws where she’s had to settle back and boom home,” Alexander said. “We’ve had to put the brakes on when the weather wasn’t great, as well as a little niggle that we had to take a sit with. She’s presenting there again in a slightly fresher state, I’ve tried to present her that way so that she can run a fairly sharp 1400m. “It’s a tidy field, so I’m looking for an honest run that we can build on as we get back up in distance. I’m keen to see her at a mile and maybe a little further, after talking with Mark Chitty (owner) and what he feels the female side of that family can do. “She seems to love Ellerslie, even as a Belardo, she prefers that even surface to show her best. She’s shown she can do it from the front or back, so that makes it easier for Joe (Doyle) to sit wherever he chooses too.” Back in the stable, glamour girl La Crique has returned from her short break in the paddock as she readies for a summer racing at the elite level. The star Vadamos mare finished runner-up in each of the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) and Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m), but didn’t take her place in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m). “We put her out in the paddock and missed the last leg of that series, and with the weather that was served up to us, I’m pleased we made that decision very early,” Alexander said. “I really doubt I would’ve been able to prepare her with the rain we had around, just to get that fast work in. “I think we pulled the right rein, she’s had a lovely break and is now in her second week back in the stable, she’s a box of birds and really quite boisterous and boulshy. She looks great, she’s well in herself so we are heading towards Trentham at the start of December. “She’ll likely go to the trials prior to that, then we’ll go straight into the mile.” That race will be the Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) on the 6th of December, which she finished second in last year behind Ladies Man. View the full article

As euphoric as Forever Young's victory in the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) may have been, there was one bittersweet moment for trainer Yoshito Yahagi Nov. 1. View the full article

Purchased in May from the Inglis Digital Sale, Regaled has seen steady improvement in the barn of trainer Whit Beckman that led to a third-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 1.View the full article

When the Belmont at the Big A fall meet wrapped Sunday, it was a familiar name leading the trainer standings as Chad Brown captured his 36th individual training title on the New York Racing Association (NYRA) circuit. The 32 wins at the Belmont fall meet–which ran from Sept. 11 through Nov. 2–marked his 14th consecutive Belmont fall title. “My team has done an unbelievable job–not only my team at Belmont, but my surrounding teams when we ship horses in–everyone has contributed,” said Brown. “We have a diverse group of horses to work with from so many loyal clients. It all just works together nicely here and we're happy to be in New York.” Brown won four races on Sunday's closing card. His horses earned $2.7 million during the meet with a win rate of 29.36%. Second in the trainer standings was Linda Rice with 26 wins and third was Mike Maker with 20 wins. With 40 wins over the meet, jockey Manny Franco picked up his third Belmont at the Big A fall meet title. His mounts earned $3.3 million at the meet and a win percentage of 22.73. Ricardo Santana, Jr. and Flavien Prat tied for second with 33 wins apiece. “I'm thankful to everyone that gives me the opportunity to ride here every day. My agent, John Panagot, has been doing a terrific job,” said Franco. “I'm so happy to get another New York riding title and I'm blessed to be in this spot. Every win counts and I don't take anything for granted. I come here every day with a mind to do well. I'm happy everything went well this meet.” Peter Proscia's Paradise Farms Corp. and Linda Rice–each with 10 wins–tied for the leading owners' title, with Rudy Rodriguez third at seven victories. The fall meet at Aqueduct opens Thursday. The post Chad Brown Takes 36th NYRA Training Title appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Chad Brown won his 36th individual training title on The New York Racing Association circuit when leading all trainers with 32 wins at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet.View the full article

At the wire, The Big Con fended off Silent Tactic by three-quarters of a length to earn his first stakes badge. Wembley Avenue, at 83-1, was third, and Buium finished fourth.View the full article

She's Quality (IRE), who fractured her pelvis Nov. 1 in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Del Mar, was humanely euthanized overnight after receiving care at San Luis Rey Equine Hospital.View the full article

Group One winner Smokin’ Romans will aim to extend his breeder Brian Anderton’s successful run in the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he takes his place in the iconic Flemington feature on Tuesday afternoon. Anderton established the Mosgiel thoroughbred nursery White Robe Lodge in 1956, which has stood a number of champion sires over the years including Mellay and Noble Bijou. It was a Noble Bijou mare Joyarty that produced the 1989 Melbourne Cup winner in Tawrrific, a son of Tawfiq, who also stood at the farm. White Robe played a role in an all-Otago victory in the 1970 running, with winner Baghdad Note born on the farm, then raced by his breeder, Dunedin businessman Stuart Falconer. The grey gelding was prepared by Wingatui trainer Bob Heasley and ridden by local hoop Midge Didham. Anderton is looking forward to watching another edition of the famed race, worth A$10 million in its 165th running. “It’s the race of the century in this part of the world,” Anderton said. “Tawriffic was reared on the farm and Baghdad Note was born here and they both got the job done, and we bred Whoshot The Barman (third in 2014 behind Protectionist) and sold him out of the paddock as well. “The Phantom was a Noble Bijou and he ran second (in 1990 behind Kingston Rule), so we’ve had a bit of success.” Smokin’ Romans was bred, reared and sold through White Robe, a true product of the farm as a son of their resident sire Ghibellines and the Yamanin Vital mare Inferno, who included two Gr.3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) victories in her 10-win haul. As a yearling, Smokin’ Romans was purchased out of the Karaka Book 1 sale in 2018 for $52,500, and in a 53-start career, the nine-year-old has won nearly A$2.4 million in earnings with 11 wins and 12 minor placings. Trained for much of his career by Ciaron Maher and former training partner David Eustace, Smokin’ Romans won the 2022 edition of the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m), and went on to finish seventh in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Melbourne Cup. The gelding was out of the winner’s circle for some time through the next couple of seasons but broke that streak in the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) during Melbourne Cup Week last year. 12 months down the track and a win in the Listed Warrnambool Cup (2350m) in May under his belt, Smokin’ Romans is back in the big dance on the first Tuesday in November. “It’s probably going to be a bit tough for him, he’s a nine-year-old now, but I won the New Zealand Cup with Watallan when he was a 10-year-old so I hope the old fella can run a good race,” Anderton said. “We’ve taken a lot of pleasure out of watching him over the last few years, he’s given us a whole lot of thrills. They may be a little bit too good for him now, but you never know in a race like this.” Smokin’ Romans will be ridden by regular rider Ben Melham out of barrier 11, carrying 53.5kg. He will sport the blue and black colours of Kiwi owner Don Frampton. View the full article

As Ethical Diamond dazzled at Del Mar to give Willie Mullins his first Breeders' Cup success in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) Nov. 1, the man who has known the 5-year-old since he was a foal, Michael O'Meara, was sitting thunderstruck.View the full article

Flavien Prat knows not to get too excited about that day's rides. But the racing gods shone down on him Nov. 2 as he set an Aqueduct record with seven wins, including a photo in the Red Smith (G2T).View the full article

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Barry Irwin's Team Valor will offer a handful of accomplished racemares, consigned by Bluewater Sales, during Monday's Fasig-Tipton November Sale. And in a business where timing and asset appreciation is everything, the operation's Special Wan (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) (hip 155) comes into the boutique sale just as her connections might hope. Trained by Brendan Walsh, the 5-year-old mare has won four of her six starts in this country and enters the 'Night of the Stars' off victories in the GIII Ladies' Turf Stakes at Kentucky Downs on Aug. 30 ahead of a facile success in the GII Goldikova Stakes on the Breeders' Cup Saturday undercard at Del Mar. “She's amazingly consistent and she's only been off the board once,” Irwin commented. “The thing about this filly right now, she had a work last week that just knocked my socks off (4f in :48 flat over the Turfway Polytrack on Oct. 24). She worked a half behind two other horses and the gallop out was off the charts. We were very bullish (about the Goldikova), almost to the point of being over-confident.” Irwin believes she has the tools to make someone a very nice broodmare, but that she has plenty of racing left in her. “She's very well-balanced, she's correct, medium-sized and she has the most gorgeous eye,” he said. “She's got real character. The smart thing to do for anyone who might buy her is to leave her with Brendan [Walsh] and run her back in the [GI] Matriarch at Del Mar.” While Steven Rocco is partners on Special Wan, Gary Barber is the co-owner of Elysian Field (Hard Spun) (hip 96), secured off a debut second sprinting over the Saratoga turf course and who has evolved into an incredibly versatile racemare. “Elysian Field is a very tough mare, she's never had any soundness issues and of the four, she's the best-looking physical,” Irwin said. “We bought her because of her looks and she's Canadian-bred.” Winner of the Woodbine Oaks and runner-up against the boys in the King's Plate on the synth and the 12-furlong Breeders' Stakes on the grass in 2023, the chestnut made the GIII Maple Leaf Stakes the first graded win of her career last fall and added this year's GIII Seaway Stakes around one turn. “I thought [trainer] Mark [Casse] was a little bit cuckoo when he decided to run her in that sprint (Seaway), but clearly he had a better feel for that than I did. That was a fantastic effort from her that day.” Irwin is as knowledgeable about South African bloodstock as anyone in the Thoroughbred business, and he offers a pair of imports Monday evening. Bless My Stars (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}, by More Than Ready) (hip 196), also raced with Barber, was the champion of her generation as a 3-year-old in 2023, a Grade 1 winner and placed in the very prestigious G1 Durban July Stakes at home pre-import. After racing at a mile and 8 1/2 furlongs in her first two American appearances for Walsh, Bless My Stars returned from a January layoff to be a big second in the GIII Dowager Stakes over a mile and four furlongs at Keeneland last month. “She came back very nicely and we wanted to show that she could still compete before she went through the sale,” Irwin said. “She came to win the race that day, but just couldn't finish it off. There is a race for her at Del Mar someone could race her in and she can be competitive at 10-12 furlongs.” A Grade 2 winner and multiple Grade 1-placed in South Africa, Feather Boa (SAf) (Flower Alley, by Distorted Humor) (hip 97) has also been a model of consistency for Team Valor and Todd Pletcher, most recently running on strongly for third in the GIII Noble Damsel Stakes at Aqueduct. “Feather Boa ran dynamite the other day,” Irwin said. “She's built like a total American horse. A lot of Australians and Japanese have looked at her so far, she's a very powerful mare that can continue and I know Todd would love to have her back.” Irwin acknowledges that the four mares he offers have a bit of age on them, but is confident that he is bringing a top product to market all the same. “They are very versatile and they're very tough,” he said. “As far as the South African horses, I always felt that California horses always outran their pedigrees, which has something to do with how they were raised. People talk about the limestone of Kentucky, which is important, but the ground is very good in California, they have better feed there. In South Africa, I think it's very similar. Same kind of climate and the horses in South Africa are not babied and that's what I like about them.” The Fasig-Tipton November Sale kicks off Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET. The entire catalogue may be viewed here. The post Special Wan The Pick Of Team Valor Mares at Fasig-Tipton November appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott admits he remains unsure how Parchment Party will handle Flemington Racecourse's turf surface when he becomes the first American-trained runner to contest the Melbourne Cup (G1) Nov. 4. View the full article

7th-Gulfstream, $40,000, Msw, 11-2, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:16.98, ft, 6 1/2 lengths. ZANY (f, 2, American Pharoah–Mo' Green {GSW, $279,420}, by Uncle Mo), sent off at 2-1 in this unveiling, battled on the front end through a quarter in :22.58, but had asserted control as the half went up in :45.72. She sailed clear down the lane to win by 6 1/2 lengths. Favored Clean Winner (Charlatan) was second. Zany was a $350,000 FTSAUG yearling. Graded stakes winner Mo' Green has a yearling filly by Twirling Candy who sold for $450,000 at this year's Keeneland September sale. The mare was bred to Vekoma this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. O-Repole Stable; B-D.J. Stable (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. .@RepoleStable's Zany easily wins race 7 for @PletcherRacing, two victories today for @JaramilloJockey. #GulfstreamPark #SunshineMeet pic.twitter.com/5XH0aZ9EjA — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) November 2, 2025 The post American Pharoah Filly Zany Debuts A Winner At Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Race favourite Masquerade Ball, making his first appearance on a racecourse since chasing home Croix Du Nord (Kitasan Black) in June's G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), made the breakthrough at the top level with a comfortable success in Sunday's Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo Racecourse. Trained by Takahisa Tezuka, Masquerade Ball was allowed to settle in mid-division for much of the 2,000-metre contest. The Duramente colt was caught behind horses as the field closed in on the leader approaching the final turn, having to wait for horses on his outside to pass, before finding enough space to angle out for a clear run. Picking up well once finally seeing daylight entering the final two furlongs, he hit the front with 100 metres to run and was ultimately an authoritative winner, by three quarters of a length from his fellow Classic alumni Museum Mile (Leontes), the winner of April's G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas). The six-year-old Justin Palace (Deep Impact) was beaten another neck as he filled the final podium position, with the same distance back to Shirankedo (Declaration Of War) in fourth. Winning jockey Christophe Lemaire was celebrating Group 1 glory for the third weekend in succession, having won the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) with Energico (Duramente) just a week ago and the Shuka Sho with Embroidery (Admire Mars) another week before that. The French native now has a total of six Tenno Sho (Autumn) titles following those of Rey de Oro (2018), Almond Eye (2019 and 2020) and Equinox (2022 and 2023). “It's great to be standing on this podium again for the third week and I'm delighted to have won the Tenno Sho (Autumn),” said Lemaire. “I was racing behind Tastiera to keep a close eye on him during the trip. Then after the uphill, Masquerade Ball found his own speed and another gear to outrun the rest to the wire. He was amazing. “While with good potential, he was probably still green when he was second in the Derby. But he's matured and become stronger coming into the fall season and maybe could go for another Group 1 this year. If not, he will definitely be among the top horses next season.” Prior to filling the runner-up spot in the Tokyo Yushun, Masquerade Ball registered another Classic placing when finishing third behind Museum Mile in the Satsuki Sho. He returned this season with a victory in the G3 Kyodo News Hai at Tokyo, having also won twice in three starts as a two-year-old, including the Listed Ivy Stakes at the same venue. He's done it AGAIN Christophe Lemaire wins his 6⃣th Tenno Sho as the 3yo Masquerade Ball shows his rivals a clean pair of heels in the £2.9million Grade 1.#TennoShoAutumn | @HorseRacing_JPN pic.twitter.com/kNDxih4l97 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) November 2, 2025 Pedigree Notes Masquerade Ball is one of five winners from six runners out of the winning Deep Impact mare Mask Off, with the others including the multiple Group 2 scorer Masked Diva (Rulership) and the Listed October Stakes third To Face (Maurice). His second dam, the three-time Listed winner Behind The Mask (White Muzzle), is a half-sister to the GIII Tampa Bay Derby and GIII Woodlawn Stakes-winning sire Phantom Jet. Behind The Mask has also produced the multiple Group-placed Omega Vendetta (Zenno Rob Roy) and the G3 March Stakes third Masked Hero (Heart's Cry), among seven winners in total. Sunday, Tokyo, Japan TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)-G1, ¥574,260,000, Tokyo, 11-2, 3yo/up, 2000mT, 1:58.60, fm. 1–MASQUERADE BALL (JPN), 123, c, 3, by Duramente (Jpn) 1st Dam: Mask Off (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Behind The Mask (Jpn), by White Muzzle (GB) 3rd Dam: Vain Gold, by Mr Prospector 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Shadai Race Horse; B-Shadai Farm; T-Takahisa Tezuka; J-Christophe Lemaire; ¥302,982,000. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-1, ¥550,610,000. *1/2 to Masked Diva (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}), MGSW & MG1SP-Jpn, $1,437,999; and To Face (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), SP-Jpn, $913,165. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Museum Mile (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Leontes (Jpn)–Museum Hill (Jpn), by Heart's Cry (Jpn). O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; ¥120,852,000. 3–Justin Palace (Jpn), 128, h, 6, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Palace Rumor, by Royal Anthem. (¥190,000,000 Ylg '20 JRHJUL). O-Masahiro Miki; B-Northern Farm; ¥75,426,000. Margins: 3/4, NK, NK. Odds: 2.70, 7.40, 20.40. Also Ran: Shirankedo (Jpn), Urban Chic (Jpn), Meisho Tabaru (Jpn), Seiun Hades (Jpn), Tastiera (Jpn), Queen's Walk (Jpn), Brede Weg (Jpn), Ecoro Waltz (Jpn), Cosmo Kuranda (Jpn), Ho O Biscuits (Jpn), Sol Oriens (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Masquerade Ball Makes Top-Flight Breakthrough in Tenno Sho appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The World Championships concluded Saturday with sterling efforts and drama abound, and the connections of the newly crowned took Sunday morning to provide updates on their charges as they look ahead. Trainer Michael McCarthy reported that all six of his Breeders' Cup horses came out of their races in good order, and plans for MGISW Journalism (Curlin)–whether to continue racing or retirement–will be finalized in the coming week. The colt finished fourth in the Classic under new rider Jose Ortiz. “This is more or less what we've seen from him all year long,” McCarthy said of Journalism's 'business as usual' Sunday morning. “He comes into these races in such great fashion and bounces out of them just as well, and nothing different here today.” “He'll have a couple easy days. His future is in the hands of the ownership group. They will determine his fate here in the next day or two.” While it hadn't been the finish he hoped for, McCarthy only had praise for his charge's effort Saturday, saying, “I thought Jose did a wonderful job getting him into a great spot up the backside. He started coming from the three-furlong pole and he put in a nice run to go ahead and get in the mix with the leaders there. He leveled off and finished up well, and was beaten by a Japanese champion, a 2-year-old champion and a 3-year-old champion.” Formidable Man (City of Light) ran second in the Mile. McCarthy said he will continue his career as a 5-year-old in 2026 with a return trip to the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Jan. 24 as the most immediate possibility. Touch of Destiny (Uru) (Midshipman) finished eighth in the Dirt Mile. He'll remain in McCarthy's barn and compete in the States next year. “[Touch of Destiny] was in contention early,” McCarthy said. “They set some incredibly quick fractions, and he was just off of them. It was an ambitious ask but the horse was right there in the mix for a short while.” Juvenile Turf runner-up Stark Contrast (Caravaggio) made his final start of the year in the aforementioned race, and might be nominated to a stakes at Newmarket next year. Meaning (Gun Runner), fourth in the Juvenile Fillies, could be seen in the GII Los Alamitos Starlet as a '25 season wrap, and La Ville Lumiere (City of Light), seventh in that same contest, will be moved back to the turf. Updates for Team Pletcher as Classic Stars Emerge in Good Form In the Todd Pletcher barn, the Breeders' Cup Classic trio have come out of the race physically no worse for wear. Finishing best of the bunch, Fierceness (City of Light) concluded his career with a third place tally behind globetrotting star Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}). He is headed to Kentucky to begin his career as a stallion at Ashford Stud in 2026. Grade I winner Mindframe (Constitution) came in fifth and Antiquarian (Preservationist) ran eighth after being eased. Fierceness retires to Ashford Stud for 2026 | Sarah Andrew “I would say that [Fierceness has] had a remarkable career,” Pletcher said before listed the colt's accomplishments. “Breeders Cup Juvenile winner, 2-year-old champion, Florida Derby winner by a record margin, Jim Dandy winner, Travers winner, Breeders Cup Classic runner-up, at four [he broke] a track record at Churchill Downs that's stood for over 100 years, second in the Met Mile, third in the [Breeders' Cup] Classic, [wins the] Pacific Classic, Grade I winner three years in a row, three Breeders' Cups in a row. I think he deserves a lot of credit for remarkable career.” Mindframe, who also moves to retirement at Claiborne Farm this week, physically emerged in good form from his fifth-place effort, but Pletcher did say that the bumping incident in the Jockey Club Gold Cup impacted his performance on Saturday. “Obviously not an ideal setup for him, with losing his rider in the Jockey Club and trying to come into the Breeders' Cup Classic with really not having a true race since June,” Pletcher said. “I think that compromised him a bit the stretch. He made a good, strong middle move to put himself in contention, and just flattened out a little bit. Feel like the length of time between true races really affected him.” Antiquarian is scheduled to race as a 5-year-old and will head down to Palm Beach to prepare for a potential tilt at the GI Pegasus World Cup or the G1 Saudi Cup. Luis Saez wrapped up on the colt a half-mile out from the finish and guided him home when it became clear the chestnut was not handling the track. “I don't think he liked the surface at all. Didn't seem to take to it. Didn't run his normal race. He's always very consistent and Luis said he was just spinning his wheels when he got to the far turn. He just took care of him from there.” “We didn't breeze him over the track, but even in his gallops, I didn't think he was maybe quite as good as he was when we were in Saratoga. Whatever the reason, he didn't take to the Del Mar surface.” Pletcher's Juvenile Stars Head to Florida to Prep for Sophomore Seasons Multiple Grade I winners Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) and fellow Spendthrift colorbearer Tommy Jo (Into Mischief) are preparing for a ship down to Florida for this winter season in advance of their 3-year-old campaigns. The GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile hero capped an unbeaten season at the World Championships and will move to Palm Beach Downs to prepare for a Triple Crown campaign. The latter finished fifth in Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. “I guess we'll just try to regroup a little bit with her and probably look for her next race to be around one turn,” said Pletcher. In the GI Juvenile Fillies Turf, Time to Dream (Not This Time) was never a factor in the race, and will also be another that the team will need to regroup on. Both she and Celebrity Warrior (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn})–10th and eighth, respectively–will be prepped for sophomore seasons in Florida. “[Time to Dream] didn't seem herself at all,” Pletcher said. “I don't know if she didn't care for the Del Mar course or exactly what, why she didn't show up and run a race, but she was basically at no point traveling the way that she's capable of. We'll have to regroup there and decide when we're going to start again.” Bittersweet Sunday for Bill Mott as Scylla, Sovereignty Head to Kentucky Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was up before the sun Sunday, likely one of the few, and heading to San Diego International as his stables stars prepare for their return trips east. GI Breeders' Cup Distaff victress Scylla (Tapit) ran her final race in the Championship and enters the venerable Juddmonte breeding program with six wins from 16 starts. Sovereignty (Into Mischief) will return to Kentucky once it is deemed that he is well enough to travel. No decision as been made regarding his future thus far, either. “All good today with both horses,” Mott said in a text message. “No decision yet for Sovereignty.” Distaff Mares Given Good Prognoses By Respective Camps Nitrogen will get R&R in Florida | Sarah Andrew Distaff runner-up GISW Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) is doing well after Saturday's effort and will be leaving early Tuesday morning for Ocala, Florida. She will enjoy some R&R at trainer Mark Casse's farm. “We think she ran a winning race,” said assistant trainer Shane Tripp. “We're all very proud of her.” Regaled (Mohaymen), third behind the Scylla and Nitrogen, is scheduled to return to Churchill Downs Monday with a possible start in the GIII Falls City Stakes Nov. 27 as the upcoming target. “That might happen,” trainer Whit Beckman said. “We will let her tell us. If not, there is not a lot going on for her in January, February or March and we would look for something in April at Oaklawn.” Bob Baffert reports that Seismic Beauty (Uncle Mo) grabbed a quarter leaving the gate in the Distaff, and 'lost all interest after that' before being eased. She will go through the ring Monday night at the Fasig-Tipton November sale. Baffert's Dirt Mile Duo in Good Form, Nysos's Future Up in the Air Trainer Bob Baffert's weekend left the conditioner, for the most part, pleased after he won two races, had two seconds, and one third. The runners have emerged from their efforts in good form, including Nysos (Nyquist) and Citizen Bull (Into Mischief). The latter posted sensational fractions in the Dirt Mile, and the stablemates gave the Del Mar crowd a race to remember down to the wire with a head separating them in the end. Of the winner, Nysos, he even paid the son of Nyquist the highest of compliments. “He is probably as close to an American Pharoah-type horse that I have had,” he said, referring to his 2015 Triple Crown winner. While Citizen Bull is retiring this year, as to whether or not Nysos will remain in training, Baffert could not say for sure what the timeline for him looks like. “I don't think we'll know for another month,” he said. “He looks sound and healthy. We were talking maybe G1 Saudi Cup with him, and I think he would be a perfect for that race. That is one race I desperately want to win. We will let the horse tell us.” GI Filly & Mare Sprint winner Splendora (Audible) ended her season with a romp in her championship race, and Baffert says owner Michael Talla of Talla Racing could potentially keep her running as a 5-year-old. “The horses all came back and looked good this morning,” Baffert said. “It's very satisfying and it's why we work so hard. We have a great team.” DeVaux Proud of Vahva, She Feels Pretty after Saturday Efforts Trainer Cherie DeVaux expressed her pride Sunday morning when discussing her stable stars Vahva (Gun Runner) and She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}). The former, second to Splendora in the GI Filly & Mare Sprint, is headed to Keeneland for the November sale. The latter came a half-length short of victory in the Filly & Mare Turf. Both have come out of their runner-up efforts in excellent shape. “So far, so good; they left early in the morning” DeVaux said. “Vahva is headed over to the sale at Keeneland. She Feels Pretty, we'll check her out when we get her home and make a plan from there.” “You come out here and it's the best of the best from around the world. Even though we didn't win, I'm super proud of both of them.” The post Post-Breeders’ Cup Notes: Journalism’s Future TBD, Stable Stars Head Off for Retirement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Despite the 4-5 confidence the public placed on him, The Big Con (GB) (c, 2, Dark Angel {Ire}–Nakuti {Ire}, by Mastercraftsman {Ire}) must have had connections holding their collective breaths a few times during the running of the GIII Grey Stakes for 2-year-olds Sunday at Woodbine. He broke nicely from the one hole, settling midpack, but things got tight for him and he was shuffled back several spots. Unfazed behind fractions of :24.65 and :50.21, the 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' appeared all but beaten before coming on again up the rail in the stretch to win powerfully. He got the 1 1/16 miles on the synthetic in 1:46.57 to remain unbeaten in two lifetime starts. Silent Tactic (Tacitus) and Wembley Avenue (Known Agenda) finished second and third, respectively. Sunday, Woodbine BET365 GREY S.-GIII, C$152,400, Woodbine, 11-2, 2yo, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:46.57, ft. 1–THE BIG CON (GB), 119, c, 2, by Dark Angel (Ire) 1st Dam: Nakuti (Ire) (GSW-Eng, GSP-Can, $184,647), by Mastercraftsman (Ire) 2nd Dam: Sheba Five, by Five Star Day 3rd Dam: Sheba's Step, by Alysheba 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (115,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT) 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. O-Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Weintraub, Tony and Dalinka, Brandon M.; B-St Albans Bloodstock LLP (GB); T-Miguel Clement; J-Sahin Civaci. C$90,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $85,740. *Full to Heredia (GB), GSW-USA, GSW & G1SP-Eng, $437,410. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Silent Tactic, 119, c, 2, Tacitus–Magical Sign, by Gun Runner. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($60,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $500,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR). O-John C. Oxley; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. C$30,000. 3–Wembley Avenue, 118, c, 2, Known Agenda–Miz Liz, by Stormy Atlantic. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($5,000 Ylg '24 KEEJAN; $15,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $30,000 2yo '25 OBSOPN). O-Bet Two Seven Stables; B-Paul King (KY); T-Sid Attard. C$16,500. Margins: 3/4, 1HF, 3 3/4. Odds: 0.80, 5.15, 83.80. Also Ran: Buium, Big Time Boss, Gone With Duwyn, Madagascar. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. #1 THE BIG CON ($3.60) rallied up the rail to win the $150,000 Grey Stakes (G3) at @WoodbineTB. Sahin Civaci was in the irons for @miguelmclement. Watch more on @FanDuelTV. pic.twitter.com/whyigaY8qO — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 2, 2025 The post ‘Rising Star’ The Big Con Takes Woodbine’s Grey appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

She's Quality (Acclamation), who was pulled up in the early stages of Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, has been euthanised, according to a press release on Sunday from the Breeders' Cup. The four-year-old was the first runner at the meeting for trainer Jack Davison, who said in a post on social media, “I am devastated to report that our stable star She's Quality has passed away, having suffered a pelvic fracture during the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. After the race, she was transported to San Luis Rey Equine Hospital where she received the best possible care and appeared to be stable in the initial hours after. However, her condition declined overnight and the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanise her. “We are utterly devastated at her passing. She was a high-class filly and she took us all on an amazing journey. Although this is a very sad ending, I would like to thank all of my staff for taking such great care of her over the past three years. We are a small, tight-knit yard and we will miss her terribly.” Bred by Rathbarry Stud, the four-time winner She's Quality spent this season racing for Aristia Park Bloodstock & Partners and posted a string of consistent efforts in stakes company, including four second-place finishes in the G3 Palace House, G2 Temple, G3 Coral Charge and G2 King George Stakes at Goodwood. Prior to flying to America she had been third behind Asfoora in the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye on Arc Weekend. Never travelling on jumping from the stalls for the Turf Sprint, She's Quality was pulled up in the back stretch by jockey Colin Keane and was taken off the track in a horse ambulance for further assessment by the on-course veterinary team. The statement released by Breeders' Cup read, “The loss of She's Quality is deeply felt by all who love and care for equine athletes. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to her connections.” The post She’s Quality Euthanised after Suffering Pelvic Fracture at the Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin achieved a spectacular brace of wins Nov. 1 at Flemington Racecourse, each with homebred colts as Tentyris and Observer stamped their class when taking the Coolmore Stud Stakes (G1) and Victoria Derby (G1) respectively.View the full article

Masquerade Ball and Museum Mile, the two 3-year-olds in the field, showed their elders how it's done in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) Nov. 2 at Tokyo Racecourse, finishing first and second.View the full article

Yes, it's purely hypothetical, but imagine a GI Breeders' Cup Classic without the rabbit, Contrary Thinking (Into Mischief). That's a race Fierceness (City of Light) probably would have won. Yes, he got free in the stretch and had every chance to run down Forever Young (Jpn) (Reel Steel {Jpn}) and Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) but he couldn't get the job done, finishing third, losing by 1 1/2 lengths. But too much had gone wrong for him at that point, and he could not recover. Unlike what happened in the GI Pacific Classic, Fierceness broke sharply from the rail and didn't duck to the inside. During the first nine or ten strides, he actually had the lead, but John Velazquez had no choice but to take a hold of him when Contrary Thinking bolted for the front and took control. To have engaged that horse in a speed duel would have been suicidal. But without Contrary Thinking in the race, he likely would have been able to set the pace and do it comfortably. Instead, he settled into third while saving ground, just inside Forever Young. On Forever Young, jockey Ryusei Sakai rode a smart race. Just outside of Fierceness and just behind Contrary Thinking, he kept Fierceness penned in behind the hopeless rabbit. Contrary Thinking started to back up midway down the backstretch with Fierceness right behind him, causing the Todd Pletcher-trainee to get shuffled back to fourth. Velazquez decided to take matters into his own hands and tried to squeeze past Contrary Thinking on his outside, but the move caused him to steady briefly. That didn't make or break his race, but it certainly didn't help. Fierceness finally got a break when a hole opened up on the rail near the top of stretch, but his best punch was gone, understandable considering what he had already been through. “(Fierceness) was in a difficult position,” Pletcher said. “He's inside of the pacemaker, so you either have to commit to try to make the lead and have a pacemaker pushing you or try to settle into a spot. He settled into a comfortable spot. He seemed like he was handling it pretty well. Johnny said the Japanese horse was kind of pushing him around around the far turn. He finally, finally got clear when some horses went on the outside. He got a decent run at him. It wasn't an ideal scenario, but when we drew the one-hole we knew that it kind of handcuffed us a bit. That's just kind of the way it worked out.” Owner Mike Repole, who had complained all week, saying a horse like Contrary Thinking shouldn't have been allowed to run, was diplomatic after the defeat. “When Johnny went to make a move he had to get around the pacesetter,” he told Matt Chapman of Sky Sports. “But he also had Forever Young, who had really good position and was kind of leaning on him. It was a great ride on Forever Young. I think the ride and the Japanese horse had more to do with him getting beat than the pacemaker.” Even though the race worked out the way it did, Repole was wrong to complain about there being a rabbit in the race. It has been a part of the sport as long as there has been a sport and pacesetters are used all the time in major European races. A Better Way to Decide Eclipse Awards As usual, several of the Eclipse Award races are no-brainers. For instance, a horse like GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) should be a unanimous choice for the 2-year-old male championship. Some others aren't quite so clear, and the reason is that some people are obsessed with voting for European horses that come over, run once in the U.S. winning a Breeders' Cup race, and then head home. Gezora (left) defeating She Feels Pretty in the Filly & Mare Turf | Breeders' Cup/Eclipse Sportswire That's why GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) could possibly beat out Filly & Mare Turf runner-up She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}). Voters will look at the one race where they went head to head and use that to make the argument that Gezora is more deserving. Some may also give her credit for her two group wins in France, in the GI Prix de Diana and the GII Prix St. Alary. Nonsense. The award is not about one race and what a horse accomplished outside of North American should have nothing to do with their Eclipse Award status. She Feels Pretty ran five times in North America and won three stakes, including the GI New York S. and the GI E.P. Taylor at Woodbine. And will some people vote for Forever Young for Horse of the Year over Sovereignty (Into Mischief), reasoning that he also won the GI Saudi Cup? I sure hope not. The problem is that there are no rules when it comes to the Eclipse Awards, which gives voters too wide a latitude. The way to solve the problem is to put in a rule that a horse has to race at least twice in North America to be eligible for an Eclipse Award. In Canada, for the Sovereign Awards, their version of the Eclipse Awards, a horse must run at least three times north of the border to be eligible for an award. Jose D'Angelo Puts on a Show If the TDN ever wants to give rising star status to trainers, they can start with Jose D'Angelo. Still somewhat unknown outside of his main base, Florida, he's had a sensational year, topping it off with not one, but two Breeders' Cup winners. He won his first Breeders' Cup with Shisospicy (Mitole) in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. One race later, he won the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint with Bentornato (Valiant Minister). Only 35, D'Angelo was a leading trainer in Venezuela before coming to South Florida in 2019. He saddled his first winner when just 22, winning a race in 2012 at La Rinconada in his native country. He's won 126 races this year, winning at a 19% clip. He's won 12 stakes, including four Grade I events. It probably won't be long before he's recognized as a top trainer on the national scene. White Abarrio…”there's nothing wrong with him.” What caused the stewards to scratch White Abarrio (Race Day) shortly before the running of the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile? Co-owner Mark Cornett doesn't have a clue. “There's nothing wrong with him,” Cornett said Sunday. “I have no idea why they scratched him. No one has told us why yet. This is unbelievably frustrating. We have a perfectly sound horse. I've been with this horse since September of his 2-year-old year and he's never missed a race, never missed a work, never missed a day of training. What a wonderful way to spend our Breeders' Cup day.” Cornett said White Abarrio will run next year at age seven and his first main goal of the 2026 season with be the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. The post Week In Review: Did the Rabbit Cost Fierceness the Classic, and Other Observations on the Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale, which perennially offers a glittering array of racing and broodmare prospects, will be held Monday in Lexington with bidding on the catalogue of 223 head beginning at 4 p.m. Expectations for the auction are understandably high following a season of record-setting yearling sales. “We have seen a very, very strong yearling marketplace this year and the trends that made a positive yearling sale should continue through the November sale,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “I am very bullish on the marketplace for both foals and fillies and mares coming off the racetrack and in-foal mares. I think everyone should be enthusiastic and positive heading into the November sale.” This year's offerings include multiple horses who saw action on Breeders' Cup weekend at Del Mar, including GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Shisospicy (Mitole) (hip 147)–as well as her dam, Mischief Galore (Into Mischief) (hip 160)–and Turf Sprint runner-up AG Bullet (Twirling Candy) (hip 183). Also on offer Monday will be Streak of Luck (Old Fashioned) (hip 220), the dam of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Ted Noffey (Into Mischief), and Trenchtown Cat (Discreet Cat) (hip 227), the dam of Juvenile runner-up Mr. A. P. (American Pharoah). Other entries with Breeders' Cup connections include Summer Sweet (More Than Ready) (hip 161), the dam of GI Breeders' Cup F/M Turf runner-up She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}), and her weanling filly by Justify (hip 54). Attabe (Distorted Humor) (hip 188), a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Nysos (Nyquist) will be offered in foal to Flightline. Signal From Noise (Arrogate), in foal to Gun Runner, is a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint runner-up Vahva (Gun Runner). Puca (Big Brown), who sold to John Stewart's Resolute Racing for $2.9 million at the 2023 Keeneland November sale, will be offered not in foal as hip 135. The 13-year-old mare is the dam of GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage (Good Magic), GI Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch (Good Magic), and GI Pennsylvania Derby winner Baeza (McKinzie). The boutique auction will open with an offering of 92 catalogued weanlings. The group includes foals from the first crop of champions Arcangelo, Cody's Wish, Elite Power, Forte, and Up to the Mark, as well as GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Derby runner-up Two Phil's. Also among the first-crop sires represented in the catalogue are Grade I winners Annapolis, Arabian Lion, Dr. Schivel, Gunite, Proxy, and Taiba, and Grade I-placed Loggins. Credit for much of the competitive yearling market was given to a tax code offering increased depreciation write-offs, and that incentive carries into the breeding stock sales “Breeders have certainly been rewarded and have gotten–and will continue to receive–some significant funds from their yearling sales,” Browning said. “And the tax incentives that have been in place for the yearlings are also in place for the broodmares and the foals. And–knock on wood–all signs are positive and I would expect a very healthy marketplace in November.” The post Looking for Positive Trends to Continue at Fasig-Tipton November Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Thriving on a busy campaign, the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained Charlotte's Web gained a first Group-race success on her 10th start of 2025 when digging deep to win Sunday's G2 Premio Lydia Tesio at Capannelle Racecourse. Never far away as fellow Newmarket raider Ambiente Amigo (Postponed) took the field along in this early stages of this 10-furlong event, Charlotte's Web moved up to challenge the long-time leader entering the final two furlongs. From there the daughter of Night Of Thunder responded generously to Jack Mitchell's urgings to hit the line a length and a half clear of the never-nearer Pink Black (National Defense), who edged out Endo Botti's Sioux Life (Sioux Nation) and Ambiente Amigo in a bunched finish for the minor placings. The disappointment of the race was home favourite Taany (Teofilo), who was seeking a fourth straight win and lined up in Rome following a four-length defeat of Sioux Life in last month's G3 Premio Verziere Memorial Aldo Cirla at San Siro Racecourse. She was ultimately beaten over three lengths in fifth, weakening in the final furlong after she'd held every chance entering the straight. For Charlotte's Web this was a third victory of the calendar year, the first of which came in a Lingfield handicap all the way back in January. After making her black-type breakthrough in the Listed Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes at York in August, she signed off for the season on home soil with a close-up fourth in Newmarket's G3 Pride Stakes. Market leader Woodchuck (Birchwood) fared better in the other Group 2 on Sunday's card, the Premio Roma Italian Champion. He was pushed all the way by Petit Marin (Flamingo Fantasy) but led where in mattered to get the verdict by a head and add a fifth Group-race success to his impressive tally. Jamie Spencer was out of luck when partnering Hamad Al Jehani's Diego Ventura (Mehmas) to a third-place finish in the Premio Roma Italian Champion, but the rider was already on the scoresheet by then, having been successful in the G3 Premio Guido E Alessandro Berardelli earlier on the card. Dr Omran, who was bought by owner Mahmud Mouni for €62,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-up Sale, was Spencer's willing partner, getting off the mark at the fourth attempt to become the fourth black-type winner for his first-season sire, Palace Pier. Completing the quartet of Pattern races on the card was the G3 Premio Ribot Memorial Loreto Luciani, which went the way of Endo Botti's Kabir. The three-year-old continues to be a flagbearer for his sire, Far Above, who has recently been acquired by Renew Italian Breeding and will stand in Italy next year. Pedigree Notes Charlotte's Web is out of the Lope De Vega mare Chamundi Hills, a half-sister to the G3 Prix de Conde and G3 Prix Penelope heroine Luminate (Lawman). Her second dam, Kalandara (Rainbow Quest), is a half-sister to three black-type winners, most notably the multiple Group 1-winning sire Kalanisi. The post Charlotte’s Web Shines In Italy for the Crisfords with Premio Lydia Tesio Strike appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Looking for the first graded win of his career, Cugino (Twirling Candy–Adorable Miss, by Kitten's Joy) lived up to his odds and checked a higher-level score off his list in the GII Red Smith Stakes at the Big A on Sunday. As the even-money choice here, Cugino tracked Common Defense (Karakontie {Jpn}) from the start and remained as a tracker through the far turn. Shaken loose by the hot-riding Flavien Prat, the 4-year-old went to work down the lane and got up to get the money. Common Defense was the runner-up. The final running time was 2:17.13. Lifetime Record: 13-6-4-0. Sales History: $225,000 '22 KEESEP. O-West Point Thoroughbreds and Jimmy Kahig LLC; B-Gage Hill Stables, LLC & W. S. Farish (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III. Flavien Prat gets his SIXTH win on the card in the Grade 2 Red Smith Stakes with CUGINO for trainer Shug McGaughey. pic.twitter.com/1XxkfayCBH — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) November 2, 2025 Sunday, Belmont at the Big A RED SMITH S.-GII, $242,500, Belmont The Big A, 11-2, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:17.13, fm. 1–CUGINO, 124, c, 4, by Twirling Candy 1st Dam: Adorable Miss (MSW, $162,590), by Kitten's Joy 2nd Dam: Money Huntress, by Mineshaft 3rd Dam: Favorite Funtime, by Seeking the Gold 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($225,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-West Point Thoroughbreds and Jimmy Kahig LLC; B-Gage Hill Stables, LLC & W. S. Farish (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III; J-Flavien Prat. $137,500. Lifetime Record: 13-6-4-0, $761,410. *1/2 to Battle of Normandy (City of Light), GSW, $643,195; 1/2 to Veronica Greene (Tapit), SP, $195,500. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Common Defense, 122, c, 4, Karakontie (Jpn)–Allusion, by Street Cry (Ire). ($9,000 RNA Wlg '21 KEENOV). O-David A. Bernsen LLC, Tony Holmes, Michael Holmes, Leo Dooley, and Sarah Dooley; B-Tony Holmes, Norevale Farm & Union Dale (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek. $50,000. 3–Desvio, 126, g, 4, Yoshida (Jpn)–Fitzrovia, by Uncle Mo. ($60,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN; $70,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). O-Bonnie Rye Stable and Stonelea Stable; B-Eliza St George & Lee Mauberret (KY); T-Madison F. Meyers. $30,000. Margins: NO, 2, 2HF. Odds: 1.18, 4.92, 10.37. Also Ran: Fleetfoot (Ire), Limited Liability. Scratched: Dancin in Da'nile. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Twirling Candy’s Cugino Earns First Graded Win In Red Smith At Aqueduct appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Super Simple (Super Saver), the dam of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Super Corredora (Gun Runner), has been supplemented to Book 1 of the Keeneland November sale and will go through the ring Tuesday as part of the opening day, the auction house announced Sunday afternoon. The dam is catalogued as HIP 225, and will be consigned by Denali Stud as agent for Woodford Thoroughbreds. She will be offered in foal to Gunite (Gun Runner). Super Simple is a half-sister to SW Simple Surprise (Cowboy Cal)–herself dam of the aforementioned Gunite and his full-brother GSW Spice Runner–as well as to GSP Counterspy (Gun Runner) and SP Simply Sovereign (American Pharoah). Super Simple produced a 2025 colt by Taiba this past spring. “We are incredibly excited to offer Super Simple as a supplement to the November Sale, providing the opportunity to purchase from the highly successful Woodford Thoroughbreds program,” Denali Stud vice president Conrad Bandoroff said. “Super Corredora is undefeated around two turns and was ultra-impressive when capturing the [GI] NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. With a Breeders' Cup winner as the second foal of a 9-year-old mare, who is carrying a three-quarter sibling, the future is very bright for Super Simple.” “This is an exceptional opportunity for Keeneland's global buying bench,” said Keeneland's vice president of sales Tony Lacy. “Super Simple is very young and has already produced a Breeders' Cup winner. We're thrilled to offer her at Keeneland November on Tuesday, just days after Super Corredora's win on racing's biggest stage.” Super Simple's pedigree page will be available in the online catalogue Monday. The post Dam of Juvenile Fillies Victress Super Corredora Supplemented to Book 1 of Keeneland November appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Kit Gow/TTRAusNZ Swettenham Stud has announced that Frankel's exceptional Group 1-winning son Diego Velazquez will shuttle to their Nagambie operation, commencing in the 2026 breeding season. Winner of the 1600-metre G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois, just like sensational sires Dubawi and Kingman, Swettenham Stud are confident that Diego Velazquez will be a welcome addition to the Victorian stallion ranks, where he will provide breeders with unique access to the only Group 1-winning son of global super sire Frankel standing in Australia. Diego Velazquez will spend the first half of 2026 at the National Stud, where Swettenham Stud resident Toronado also began his career, before heading south to Swettenham Stud for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. Swettenham Stud principal Adam Sangster said, “As an industry, we have all been waiting for a fast son of Frankel to stand in Australia. To purchase the most precocious son of his generation who won the stallion-making European mile was a stroke of genius from my brother Sam [Sangster]. “The [Group 1] victory certainly helped facilitate standing Diego Velazquez in Australia for Sam and his partners, as we at Swettenham are very selective in who we stand so that breeders can have the greatest chance of a return on investment. “There is a tremendous sense of family pride working together with Sam to stand Diego Velazquez. We have already discussed the mares they're supporting him with in the Northern Hemisphere and we are incredibly excited about getting behind him with some quality mares in the Southern Hemisphere.” A fee for Diego Velazquez will be announced in due course. The post Diego Velazquez to Shuttle to Swettenham Stud in 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article