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4th-OP, $115k, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 2:54p.m. ET A $350,000 FTSAUG purchase for HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud, RIDE FOR SUL (Candy Ride {Arg}) looks to open his tab as 2023 winds down to a close. Out of Southern Honey (Colonel John), winner of the GIII Winning Colors S. and graded-placed on two other occasions, the colt hails from the same female family which yielded MGSW & MGISP Runway Model and her son MGISW McKinzie (Street Sense). Trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Keith Asmussen, the morning line currently tabs him at 5-1 odds. TJCIS PPs 8th-OP, $115k, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 4:46p.m. ET Another debuter for His Royal Highness on the card is Imperial Gun (Gun Runner), who is also trained and ridden by the Asmussens. The field here looks to be a competitive one with several six figure auction grads and one seven-figure sale from KEESEP with redemption to find. The dark bay colt was a pick-up from KEEJAN for $375,000, and has two other winning siblings. Second dam GSW & MGISP Memorette couldn't quite reproduce her talent, but nonetheless hailed from a family rife with talent–she was one of five multiple winners for her own dam–which included GISP Fondly Remembered and MGSP Paradise Found. TJCIS PPs The post Dec. 9 Insights: Debuters for Royalty at Oaklawn Park appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Michael Guerin The first Alexandra Park victory for Aardie’s Express was a long time in the making. Our best racemare warmed up for next week’s Queen Of Hearts at Alexandra Park by overcoming the worst draw and sitting parked to down leader Lady Of The Light in the $37,200 Caduceus Club Northern Breeders Stakes on Friday night. The leader was brave but Aardie’s Express’s class showed, as you would expect from a mare who is a genuine open class player. But what punters who took the $1.80 didn’t see was the hard work Team Telfer have put in behind the scenes to get Aardie’s Express comfortable right-handed. “She was a bit of a rogue early in her career so she took working out going either left or right-handed,” says Steve Telfer. “She was a bit worse right-handed so she went south to Mandy’s barn so she only raced once up here at Cambridge (left-handed). “So those guys down there did a great job getting her going and then we had to get her right this way when she came back up. “It has been a real team effort and even Zach (Butcher, driver) came around to drive her the other day and gave us the thumbs up.” Butcher will keep the drive for next Friday’s Group 1 as the request of owner Mike Tanev. “We always respect owner’s calls so Zac will be on up here but that isn’t because Tim (Williams) has done anything wrong. “And we expect he will be back driving her when she returns south for the mares races later in the summer.” While Team Telfer appear to have next Friday’s race at their mercy and maybe even the later mares races if we don’t see Millwood Nike back this summer, Steve Telfer says he hopes the filly who could become Aardie’s Express’s greatest rival makes a quick recovery from her tendon knock. “She is a wonderful filly and great for the industry,” says Telfer of Millwood Nike. Another star pacer who won’t be back for the summer is B D Joe, who had an operation after the New Zealand Cup. “It wasn’t a huge deal but he will need three months in the paddock so he will miss the autumn races including the Auckland Cup,” says Telfer. “So he won’t be back until August.” Other highlights of Friday night’s meeting included Cos I Can also getting his first Alexandra Park success with a late surge in a very strong field for trainer Mike Berger and driver Benjamin Butcher. And Roydon Downey produced a pearler of a drive to rein Saninarmbro, a mare he owns and trains to win under similar circumstances to this meeting last year. Saninarmbro won her maiden race at this exact same meeting last year from the same draw (barrier 1) over the same distance (2200m) and beat the same horse into second (Conrad H) using the same passing lane method. As if that isn’t weird enough, Conrad H was also No.4 both on Friday night and in their maiden clash last year. Try not to think about that for too long, it will make your head hurt. View the full article

By Jonny Turner A buck and a kick told trainer Denis O’Connell Aveross Majesty was on song ahead of his victory in the Icon Dunedin Trotters Cup at Wingatui yesterday. O’Connell pulled off an excellent training performance, having his seven-year-old ready to win after testing the horse against open-class star Oscar Bonavena in the Methven Trotters Green Mile on Sunday. The trainer gave Aveross Majesty an easy week in his work on Waikouaiti Beach, and it proved a winning formula at Wingatui. “He didn’t have much work through the week, I took him on the lead, and he wanted to buck as he was going along, so that was a good sign,” O’Connell said. Aveross Majesty was perfectly handled by Brent Barclay, who has formed a great association with the trotter in just his last two starts. Barclay had a successful stint at Waikouaiti more than two decades as a junior driver, working for the Noel Creighton stable. “It is very good of Denis to give me a go, we have been mates for a long time, so it is great to be able to win it for him,” Barclay said. “The horse trotted really nice today – he felt really sharp.” O’Connell will now weigh up his options with Aveross Majesty and try to time his run into the Group 3 David Moss Stakes at Ascot Park on Invercargill Cup Day. “Brent is keen to drive him down at Invercargill, so we may just save him for that race,” O’Connell said. Outside the revived Dunedin Trotters Cup, the Wingatui meeting was something of a Williamson-athon. Nathan Williamson won four races, with Matthew Williamson also in the winner’s circle. Among Nathan’s winners was Hacksaw Ridge, whose full sister Insarchatwist scored later in the program. Both horses are trained by Ricky Gutsell, who races the pair with Neil and Eualie Thwaites. View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk In 2021 Laurence Hanrahan went to the National Standardbred yearling Sales in Christchurch looking for a Rock N Roll Heaven. He decided on Tanzania (Rock N Roll Heaven – Mashika) and duly purchased him for $30,000 for Geoff and Margaret Kelk. “He just looked a nice type.” And he hasn’t disappointed. “He did everything nicely, Leo O’Reilly broke him in and liked him, and then we slowly progressed from there.” And right now it looks like it was pretty good shopping. Heading into today’s $25,000 Placemakers Timaru/Twizel/Oamaru Geraldine Cup, Tanzania has won two of four career starts, and has already accrued more than $16K in stakes. He won on debut on October 1 at Timaru then backed it up a fortnight later at Oamaru before a 10th against the likes of Wag Star and Jolimont at Addington on November 3. In his last start Tanzania was second in the Tyre General Timaru Summer Cup, won by Deny Everything at big odds. He’ll be a race rival again today. “It’s a lovely field and a step up from the Timaru field I think,” says Hanrahan of today’s race, “it’s his biggest test yet.” Tanzania is a relative rookie compared to some of his rivals. Favourite Franco Indie, for instance, has won his last two and eight overall from 24 starts and over $200K in stakes while Buckskin’s won 10, and Dashing Major seven. The Ashburton-based trainer believes the start will be the key to his young pacer’s chances. “You have to be handy at the turn at Geraldine and if he is he’ll put on a good show.” As for the future Hanrahan is keeping an open mind. “I have no plans for him – just race by race.” Hanrahan will also start the talented Woodbine Rocks (two wins from 11 starts) in the Fresh Choice Geraldine Handicap Pace against a line-up that includes Pinseeker, a very impressive winner on debut at Rangiora a month ago. The Ecolab Handicap Trot could also be a cracking race as Masterly vies to get back into form after two expensive gallops during New Zealand Cup and Show Week at Addington, with backmarkers Unico Vacanza and Andy Hall also looming as major threats for Robert and Jenna Dunn. Today’s 12 race card starts at 12.10pm. View the full article

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Trainer Thomas L. “Lou” Rondinello, winner of the 1974 GI Belmont S., passed away Nov. 27 at the age of 95 according to a release issued Friday by the NYRA Communications Office. Among Rondinello's leading runners was Eclipse champion 3-year-old colt Little Current (Sea-Bird) who took the last two of the three legs of the 1974 Triple Crown series after coming fifth in the GI Kentucky Derby. He also trained 1978 Eclipse champion 3-year-old filly Tempest Queen (Graustark). In training for Darby Dan Farm, Rondinello topped over $8.6m in earnings upon his retirement in 1987. The post Belmont-Winning Trainer Thomas “Lou” Rondinello Dies At 95 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Horse Racing on Saturday, December 9 will feature 13 meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Ballarat, Randwick, Eagle Farm and Ascot. Saturday Racing Tips – December 9, 2023 Ballarat Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Eagle Farm Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For December 9, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $111.79 odds return: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Ballarat – Race 4 #7 Shohei Eagle Farm – Race 1 #4 Kureder Randwick – Race 10 #11 Iowna Merc Ascot – Race 9 #6 Starry Heights Morphettville – Race 7 #3 Bristler | Copy this bet straight to your betslip As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on December 9, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

What Werribee Cup Day Where Werribee Racing Club – 2-10 Bulban Rd, Werribee VIC 3030 When Sunday, December 10, 2023 First Race 1:25pm AEDT Visit Dabble Werribee Racing Club will host its marquee meeting this Sunday afternoon, where the $150,000 Cup will headline the eight-race card. Although the track is rated a Good 4, with a lot of rain forecast on Saturday, we expect the track to start in the Soft range come raceday. The rail will be in the True position, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 1:25pm AEDT. Werribee Cup Tip: Keats Coming off a strong third-place finish in the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday, the Gavin Bedggood-trained Keats will drop back sharply in grade to run in the Werribee Cup on Sunday. This seven-year-old gelding led the field in the Eclipse but was run over by Just Folk and Danish Fortune in the final 100m of the race. Now that this son of Galileo is third-up and dropping back in distance, we expect him to bounce and lead from barrier five. If Linda Meech can get a mid-race breather and then ramp the tempo up before the home turn, Keats should run away with the feature. Werribee Cup Race 7 – #8 Keats (6) 7yo Gelding | T: Gavin Bedggood | J: Linda Meech (58kg) +240 with Neds Best Bet at Werribee: Belnera Belnera from the Michael Kent stable will step out for her first start as a three-year-old, seeking to break her maiden at her third career start. On debut, this daughter of So You Think was sent around in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes when she was far from disgraced and finished fifth. In her only other race start, this filly was well beaten in a Fillies Handicap race at Sandown; however, she finished 2.5 lengths of Couer Volante, which reads well after her Group victories this spring. With the benefit of an impressive performance in an 800m jumpout at Cranbourne on November 27, Belnera appears ready to kick off her preparation in style with a maiden win. Best Bet Race 2 – #2 Belnera (9) 3yo Filly | T: Michael Kent | J: Jye McNeil (56.5kg) +150 with Picklebet Next Best at Werribee: Humming Humming will return from a 10-week freshen in a Benchmark 64 Handicap, seeking her second win at start four. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained mare has been given one quiet trial at Cranbourne in readiness for her first-up start but brings decent form through her last race start. This daughter of I Am Invincible was made to work from a wide barrier at Moe on September 28, and after leading for most of the race, she began to weaken in the final 100m to finish third. With the other speed influences drawn outside of her, Humming can find the rail in front and lead every step of the way. Next Best Race 6 – #14 Humming (9) 4yo Mare | T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | J: Jordan Childs (57kg) +350 with BoomBet Werribee Cup Day 2023 quaddie tips Werribee quadrella selections Sunday, December 10, 2023 2-3-4-6 8-10-14 1-3-4 2-3-9-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

A full field seeks a start down the road to glory in the Dec. 10 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1).View the full article

Arqana boss Freddy Powell says he is optimistic the sales company can end the year on a high as leading vendors Gwen Monneraye of la Motteraye and Charles Brière of the Fairway Consignment reported strong footfall on the eve of the breeding stock sale. The sales figures for the breeding stock sales in Britain and Ireland took a dip on the whole this year and Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said 'certain sectors are facing into a headwind' when acknowledging the struggles facing operators in the middle to lower tiers after the December Sale on Thursday. However, while Powell agrees that Arqana is not immune to the struggles facing the bloodstock industry as a whole, he outlined French premiums, Brexit, and the strength of the euro as some of the reasons why he expects the middle to lower tiers to hold up over the next few days. He said, “We are yet to have a bad sale this year. Touch wood, it continues. It has been a bit of a strange year for the bloodstock industry in general. We are lucky that, when the market is getting patchy in other places, we have a system in France which helps to keep things together a little bit better. Premiums, for example, are a big help. With things like that, the demand stays strong as people like to race horses in France because of the prize-money and the premiums on offer. “But, it hasn't all been rosey in the garden either. Some of the markets have been more difficult than others at some levels and what we have to realise is that, if we manage to hold up the prices in the ring, the breeders still end up paying more and more each year because the cost of breeding horses has gone up.” Powell added some reasoning into why Arqana has been resilient in the face of the market correction in the bloodstock industry, “Brexit has also changed the dynamic for some buyers. They manage to keep their costs a little bit lower by shopping in Europe. Historically, we have been less dependent on one, two or three buyers as well. The variety of the buyers has been a big asset for us and obviously Deauville has its attractions! We love welcoming people here. It is not too hard to persuade them. Buying in euros is quite a good selling point to people from, say, Australia, America and Japan. Also, the French horses have been doing really well in recent years. This year we had Paddington and Ace Impact and people can recognise that. “We followed the sales in Ireland and England and noticed that the market is not what it was last year. But, maybe the market was too good last year? The results at Tattersalls were pretty good if you were comparing them to two years or even four years ago. You have to take note of all that but there's no panic just yet.” Brière, who will offer 46 lots under his Fairway banner at Arqana over the next few days, also made the point that buyers in France are less driven by fashion, meaning the polarisation that has swept the market in Britain and Ireland, is less of a problem in France. He said, “The sales have been strong in France all year so hopefully it continues. August was great, as was V2 and October, and some of the National Hunt sales have been very good, too. I don't really know why but, for sure, the market has not been so patchy in France. Obviously, it has come down a little bit, but it has been a good year. “People are usually really relaxed at this sale. The catalogue is very good this year and there are a lot of people around. The only area I would fear for is the lower end foals. The thing about Ireland is there are a lot of young people willing to try pinhooking the cheaper foals. You don't really have that here so the cheaper foals could struggle but, other than that, it should be a really good sale.” Brière added, “If you have a Blue Point foal, you will be okay! Another thing in France, you don't get as much polarisation than in other countries. You don't necessarily need to be by the fashionable sire to get paid. It's getting a little bit like that but not as much as in other countries. That's a good thing, otherwise everyone focuses on the same horses.” The la Motteraye barns have also been busy with Monneraye reporting a strong international feel to the inspections on Thursday and Friday. “It has been busy,” he said. “It is very international, which is important. I was at Goffs and Tattersalls and I was able to buy at both places. The previous two years, I was not able to do that. I don't know if that is a good thing or not with a view towards this sale but, Arqana has been so strong all year round, hopefully it will continue that way. I see a lot of faces here that I didn't see at Goffs and Newmarket so hopefully it is good news.” It's not just the French consignors looking forward to the breeding stock sale in France. Patrick Diamond, sales executive at the Castlebridge Consignment, just touched down at Arqana on Friday morning to oversee a draft headlined by listed winner Hidden Dimples (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). He said, “It's a great place to end the year and we like coming here with a select draft. We sold good numbers between England and Ireland and, ultimately, it's about offering quality horses at every level. We had a strong mares catalogue at Tattersalls last week with eight mares in the Sceptre Sessions and that went very well.” Diamond added, “The middle to lower end of the market was tougher, and the figures were pretty clear, and it felt that way as well. The footfall for those horses was less than what it would have been compared to other years and it's definitely becoming more polarised. We have a nice draft here at Arqana and are looking forward to ending the year on a high.” Powell put forward the Group 1 winners Pearls Galore and Channel as some of the highlights before crediting the Arqana staff for assembling a typically-strong catalogue for the sale. He concluded, “The team has worked really hard on pulling the catalogue together and they have done a great job. I have been looking at horses for the past two days and every good page matches up. That's quite nice to be able to say, not only have we got nice pages, but we also have nice-looking horses. “We are selling Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in foal to Frankel (GB), Channel (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in foal to Wootton Bassett (GB), the Wertheimers have a really good bunch and there are some nice race fillies as well. There are people coming from all around the world to look at them and it's really exciting.” The post “No Panic Yet” – Arqana Boss Optimistic About Ending The Year On A High appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A total of 10 wildcards, including the broodmare One Chance (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 120), have been added to the Tattersalls Online December Sale catalogue. In foal to Sealiway (Fr), the juvenile winner was third in the G2 Queen Mary S. and is one of three wildcards for the Baroda Stud draft. Another is Grandee Daisy (GB) (Sepoy {Aus}) (lot 122), who is in foal to Phoenix Of Spain (Ire); and rounding out the trio is a yearling filly (lot 118) by Zarak (Fr) who is a granddaughter to listed winner and Group 3-placed Roseanna (Fr) (Anabaa). Glebe Farm Stables will consign Mujabaha (GB) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) (lot 123), who is a black-type producer and in foal to Space Blues (Ire); and another lot of note is smart juvenile Upper Hand (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) (lot 115). For the full catalogue, please visit the Tattersalls Online website. The sale will begin at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 13, and bidding will close on lots beginning at that time on Dec. 14. The post One Chance Leads 10 Wildcards For Tattersalls Online appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some 44 horses representing England, France, Ireland, Japan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates in addition to a typically deep group representing the home team will line up for Sunday's Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, with record prizemoney of HK$116 million (£11.8 million/US$14.8 million) up for grabs across the four events. There figure to be clear favourites in each of the four races, but each come with his own set of question marks. Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) loves the Sha Tin 2000 metres–his local C & D record is nearly unassailable–but having endured a tough race when just winning the G1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley six weeks ago, how short a price is one willing to accept? He looks to become the first repeat winner of the Cup since California Memory in 2011/2012. Three-time Horse of the Year Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) goes for a third Mile in four years, but takes on a serious group of Japanese milers while returning from a 224-day absence. Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse {Aus}) is the best of the local sprinters and had no luck in running last year, but he's been curiously managed this term and has been lacking a killer instinct, albeit with some excuses. Four of the last seven runnings of the Vase have gone to Japan, and Carrot Racing's Lebensstil (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) has been the talking horse this week, but he's never faced a test as strong as this, even on the back of a victory over a ring-rusty G1 Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas) winner Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in the G2 St Lite Kinen last time. So, let's take a contrarian approach to Sunday's meeting and build arguments for others, some well-backed in the markets and others with rougher chances: Longines Hong Kong Cup The progressive Japanese duo of Prognosis (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})–a pace-disadvantaged runner-up to Romantic Warrior in the G1 FWD QE II Cup in April and a latest third to horse of the world Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn)–and Rousham Park (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) will have their supporters, as will G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup hero Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), awkward draw and all. Gousserie Racing's Horizon Dore (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}) may be the one they're trying to beat in next year's Cup, but the G2 Prix Dollar Sept. 30 capped a four-race winning streak at home and he was scarcely disgraced when beaten under two lengths by King of Steel (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the G1 QIPCO Champion S. Oct. 21, where the ground was unsuitably easy and he was perhaps asked for his effort sooner than optimal by Mickael Barzalona. It'll be quicker underfoot Sunday and, while not necessarily tipping him to win, he's an each-way chance. Horizon Dore has a puncher's chance in the Cup | HKJC Longines Hong Kong Mile Golden Sixty won this race in 2020 and defended his title 12 months later, but couldn't reel in loose leader California Spangle (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) last December. The latter figures to take some pressure up front from Godolphin's Tribalist (GB) (Farhh {GB}), who must go forward from gate 13. A quicker-than-standard pace would certainly suit Golden Sixty, but the riverside draw in 14 is a serious concern. Double-digit barriers have been overcome before by the likes of Ambitious Dragon (NZ) and Maurice (Jpn) and less-accomplished horses like Beauty Only (Ire), so it's obviously not out of the question, and while few would be shocked if he pulled it off, we're inclined to look elsewhere. The G1 Mile Championship has been used as a Hong Kong Mile lead-up for Hat Trick (2005) and Maurice (2015)–each of whom won the Kyoto feature before doubling up in Hong Kong. Four of the five Japanese raiders for this year's Mile prepped there–including the victorious Namur (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) and narrowly beaten Soul Rush (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn})–but we are opting for Serifos (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}). Spelled following his runner-up effort to Songline (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) in June's G1 Yasuda Kinen, he was first-up in the Mile Championship, sat a three- or four-wide trip ahead of midfield without the benefit of cover, came to win the race 200 metres out and ran out of fitness in eighth. He has an inside draw and could settle further back, then make one late dash for glory as he did when winning the Mile Championship in 2022. Here's hoping the speed is on. Japan's Serifos races second-up in the Mile | HKJC Longines Hong Kong Sprint The presence of Japanese speedball Jasper Krone (Frosted), the locally based Victor the Winner (Aus) (Toronado {Ire}) and Sight Success (Aus) (Magnus {Aus}) and G1 Prix de l'Abbaye heroine Highfield Princess (Fr) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) should insure that the Sprint is run at a sound tempo. Now, that fact is as likely to benefit a horse like Lucky Sweynesse as anyone else, but evens seems difficult to take on a horse that–at least to now–hasn't shown that he is materially better than last year. Wellington (Aus) (All Too Hard {Aus}) was the chief beneficiary last year and is likely to improve in his second run of the season and second start for trainer Jamie Richards and is not without a shot at a more attractive quote. Cristian Demuro takes the ride on Japan's Mad Cool (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who exits a runner-up effort–beaten a nose–in the G1 Sprinters S. at Nakayama, the same placing earned by Danon Smash (Jpn) before causing a 21-1 boilover in the 2020 Sprint. If that effort is not an aberration, the Sunday Racing runner has an upset chance of his own in a race lacking a true standout. Longines Hong Kong Vase It may well eventuate that Lebensstil backs up the hype and should he do so, I'll tip my cap to him and move along. The Vase lost a bit of its lustre when Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was not declared Thursday, but Sunday Racing will also have the regally bred Geraldina (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), who would be a threat on her very best. With the early scratching of Russian Emperor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a victory from any of the remaining locals is highly unlikely. Three-year-old fillies have performed well when tried in the Vase, as the pint-sized Vallee Enchantee (Ire) (Peintre Celebre) (815 pounds) beat the boys in 2003, while Daryakana (Fr) (Selkirk)–all 941 pounds of her–followed suit in 2009. Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) weighed in at 978 at the time declarations were made Thursday and she will try to give both Aidan O'Brien and her majestic late sire a fourth win in the race. Impressive in winning the G2 Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot June 22, she was disappointing in the soft when fifth in the G1 Irish Oaks the following month. She bounced back with determined victories in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G1 Prix Vermeille and she might have added the 10-furlong GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf last time but for an other-worldly finish from Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}). She can sit handy to what figures a modest pace and get first run on those that choose to race farther back. She'll get a nine-pound pull in the weights from the older stayers and Ryan Moore rides at 117 for the first time in quite a while. The Hong Kong Jockey Club proudly calls the HKIR the 'Turf World Championships' and with the quantity of quality on display Sunday, who's to argue, really? HK$118 million up for grabs… Hong Kong Sprint Hong Kong Mile Hong Kong Cup Hong Kong Vase @LONGINES | #HKIR | #HKracing pic.twitter.com/omaN3F8sDh — HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) December 8, 2023 The post Longines HKIR 2023: All Four Favourites Can Be Taken On appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trottech’s selections for Geraldine. Race Trottech Form Analyst Race 1 12.10pm 1 Bella Lindenny 2 Here Comes Jane 3 Transtasman Bubble 5 High Noon Race 2 12.35pm 1 Lewey Maguire 5 Flying For Me 4 The Mandalorian 3 Samvasa Race 3 1.02pm 11 Ultimate Counsel 12 Festus Haggen 2 Lamarli 8 The Night Fox Race 4 1.27pm 1 Hi Hopes 13 Didjaseemiki 9 Good Time Betty 8 Rosie Richter Race 5 1.52pm 2 Feel The Moment 3 Aiguille 14 MM Sunshine 17 Ali Lindenny Race 6 2.17pm 7 Hayley’s Meddle 2 Tremendous Lover 8 Apatchofgold 10 The Real McCoy Race 7 2.42pm 4 Sunny Louis 5 Holly Highlander 8 Barrytown 19 El Conqueror Race 8 3.10pm 11 Blue Rock Dancer 2 He’s A Jackalack 14 Woodbine Rocks 4 Mandalay Bay Race 9 3.44pm 11 Franco Indie 5 Here’s Herbie 6 She’s Tough 1 Boudica Race 10 4.19pm 7 Sargent Best 10 Bettor Be Sharp 3 American Sniper 6 Pearl’s A Singer Race 11 4.44pm 6 Masterly 1 Zsa Zoe 5 Unico Vacanza 7 Musclynn Race 12 5.23pm 3 Divine Angel 4 Sinai Sermon 10 Straight Flush 11 Mossdale Margaret View the full article

The 47-day Aqueduct winter meet, which will feature 26 stakes races worth $3.5 million, runs Jan. 1-March 30. View the full article

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is happy to announce that, through a group effort, Noble Indy arrived at the farm Dec. 7 for his retirement.View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will have two opportunities to win his seventh straight GII Starlet S. at Los Alamitos Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile feature has attracted a field of six. The rail-drawn, 9-5 morning-line favorite Nothing Like You (Malibu Moon) enters for Baffert riding a two-race winning streak, including a nose victory in the seven-furlong Desi Arnaz S. at Del Mar last time out Nov. 18. She previously graduated by 6 1/2 lengths over next-out winner Great Forty Eight (Constitution) going a two-turn mile at Santa Anita Oct. 14. Baffert will also saddle the green-but-good debut winner Grazia (Uncle Mo), who earned her diploma going six furlongs at Del Mar Nov. 12. Chatalas (Gun Runner), a front-running winner of the GII Chandelier S. at Santa Anita Oct. 7, looks to get back on track following a ninth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 3. The post Baffert Has Two Chances at Seventh Straight Starlet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association released the stakes schedule for the 2024 winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, the organization said in a release Friday. The 47-day Big A winter meet, which will feature 26 stakes races worth $3.5 million in purses, begins Monday, Jan. 1 and runs through Saturday, Mar. 30. Live racing will be conducted Thursday-Sunday for the first three weeks of January and Friday-Sunday from Jan. 26 through the first week of March. Aqueduct will host a Presidents' Day card on Monday, Feb. 19. Four-day race weeks resume on March 7. A total of six stakes received a purse increase at the winter meet, topped by the Listed $150,000 Interborough, which saw it's purse improved by $50,000. Five other featured events received an increment of $25,000 in the GIII Toboggan and GIII Tom Fool H. along with three Listed stakes now worth $150,000, including the Heavenly Prize, Stymie and Excelsior. The centerpiece of the March stakes calendar is the one-mile Grade III, $300,000 Gotham March 2, providing 50-25-15-10-5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points. The Gotham Day card includes the Listed one-mile $200,000 Busher for 3-year-old fillies, offering 50-25-15-10-5 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points. Click here for a complete stakes list. The post Aqueduct Winter Stakes Schedule Out appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The American bloodstock agent and racehorse owner Peter Bradley is a prominent figure at American sales, but makes his debut as a seller at Arqana December with a trio of Group quality fillies, including the Group 1-placed La Parisienne (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) at this year's sale. Bradley purchased 70 percent of La Parisienne after her December 10, 2021 debut at Deauville racecourse when she won by five lengths on the Polytrack. Almost two years later to the date, she sells across the road with Haras du Cadran as lot number 189. “It was an impressive performance, and I was able to buy a 70 percent interest with her,” said Bradley. “I left her with Yann and Carlos Lerner, who obviously thought she was a very nice filly, and she proved just that. We were unlucky not to win a Group race with her. She ran exceptionally well, second beaten a head in the G1 Prix Diane to Nashwa (GB), John Gosden's filly. After she ran so well there, we thought that she was a filly that we would really like to try and point for the Arc. We gave her a bit of time and she came back and ran in the Prix Vermeille, where she was third in a very troubled trip. She got boxed in, everything went wrong and she really looked like she was the best in the race. But they don't give you a best in show, they give you the win and we just didn't get it that day.” A try in the Arc wasn't to be. “For the first time every in the history of the Arc, I believe, she was excluded on the basis of points. She was one of two excluded. We ran in the Opera that day and it was tremendously heavy ground, which she didn't handle. She gave it a go, but just didn't handle it, and I really think that took a bit of life out of her. She came back as a four- year- old and she ran twice, and she ran flat and I think she just decided that she had given it her all trying to be a racehorse and that was it.” As it made the most sense to offer La Parisienne here at Deauville, Bradley decided to also offer two of his other fillies who also had good European form. “La Parisienne was going to be selling here and I thought the other two fillies fit the marketplace, both having been Group winners in Ireland.” Keeper of Time (left) gets up for the win in the 1000 Guineas Trial | Racingfotos The first is Keeper of Time (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), an upset winner of the G3 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown for trainer John Feane, who had purchased her at Goffs February for €3,000. After that race, Bradley bought her for his racing partnership. She won a handicap race at Gulfstream and had several close finishes in stakes races. Says Bradley, “She was just a very solid usable race filly. We had a lot of fun with her. She had a condylar fracture and at the time she had it, we contemplated bringing her back but just decided to make her a broodmare. While she's 100 percent sound right now, she's on her way to someone's broodmare band.” Keeper of Time sells with La Motteraye as lot 219. Finally, there is Minaun (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), who also sells with La Moterraye as lot 165, and who was the winner of the G3 Marble Hill S. over six furlongs against males. “She showed an exceptional turn of foot,” he said. “We brought her over to the States and she started on Oaks day at Belmont and absolutely exploded. It was probably one of the most exciting races I've seen a filly of mine run.” Minaun made a last-to-first move that saw her win by an eased-down three lengths, and ran the final furlong in 11.20 seconds Minaun runs away with her US debut at Belmont | Joe Labocetta “Then we tried to stretch her out and she's really a sprinter,” said Bradley. “The mile, mile and a sixteenth was a bit too much. I'm always trying to make these fillies into two-turn fillies, and that was my mistake. She still ran second in the Wild Applause at Saratoga. She turned in a very solid run and had some ankle issues, but by the time we got her turned around and got straightened out, her best times were behind her and while she had a solid racing career, it didn't match up to what she had done over here. Both she and Keeper of Time had decent careers in the States but their standout performances were here, so I thought we would showcase that. All three all well-balanced, nicely conformed fillies and I think that based on the number of looks we're getting on all three of them, they're making a lot of lists, and we'll see how they're received.” Bradley has always been something of a Francophile, he admits. “I've really enjoyed racing over here and I have been lucky enough to buy some nice fillies and colts out of France, and it's my favourite place to come in Europe. There's no doubt about that.” And while it isn't the first December sale he has attended, it is the first in a long time. “I don't think I've been here for 15 years,” he said. “Most of what I buy in Europe I buy privately, and while I've certainly bought some horses at the Arc Sale, but I haven't done a lot of work here, and it's good to be back.” The post American Peter Bradley Makes His December Debut With a Trio of Broodmare Prospects appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A fully subscribed field of 18 lines up for Sunday's G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies over 1600 metres, and the unbeaten Ascoli Piceno (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) carries the burden of favouritism for trainer Yoichi Kuroiwa in the ¥125,160,000 contest. Normally based at the Miho Training Centre, her trainer is taking every precaution to give his Sunday Racing-owned filly an edge and shipped the G3 Niigata Nisai S. victress to Ritto in the middle of November to reduce her stress from travel. “Thanks to moving her early, her appetite has stabilized and she has maintained her condition,” said Kuroiwa of his charge, who defeated colts in that 1600-metre Group 3. “The jockey [Hiroshi Kitamura] rode her last week and got a reading on her. “She's not overly tense, was easily maneuverable and picked it up nicely in the finish. I think the sweeping turn over the Hanshin outer course is very attractive.” One of her main rivals is MMS Holding's Culture Day (Jpn) (Fine Needle {Jpn}), who is looking for her third win on the bounce. She defeated two-time winners Dona Betty (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) and Chicago Sting (Jpn) (Logotype {Jpn}) in the G3 Fantasy S. on Nov. 4, but the competition is much tougher in Sunday's contest. Although she lost her debut, Corazon Beat (Jpn) (Suave Richard {Jpn}) has since rattled off a trio of victories in June, August and November. Her latest tally in the colours of Thoroughbred Club Ruffian was in the G2 Keio Hai Nisai S. versus males in a record time of 1:20.60 for the 1400m at Tokyo on the same day as Culture Day's Fantasy S. victory. She leaves from stall 10 and is known for her early speed. A winner in three starts, Silk Racing's Safira (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) is exiting a second-place run in the 1600-metre G3 Artemis S. at Tokyo on Oct. 28. She is a full-sister to 2019 G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. hero Salios (Jpn), but is drawn in stall 14. Trainer Manabu Ikezoe said, “Of course, we'll start to see real fruit at three-four years old, and I think she'll be able to race better, but I think the conditions will be much better for her this time than they were in the Artemis S. I didn't see any stiffness in her movement last time and I'm hoping she'll maintain a good mental state this time.” The dual winner Catfight (Jpn) exits a record-setting performance in Nakayama's Aster Sho in September, where she covered the 1600-metre journey in a sharp 1:33.10. However, the flyweight daughter of Discreet Cat, who competes for Godolphin, must ship in for the race and she has little weight to spare to the rigors of travel. Kazuhiro Masuda's Nanao (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) also sports a group placing on her record, running second in the G3 Hakodate Nisai S. versus colts, before returning to the winner's enclosure with a front-running 1 1/2-length score against the boys at equal weights in the Momiji S. at Kyoto in October. Lucifer (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), who represents Carrot Farm, could step up, as she stalked and pounced to win the 1800-metre Listed Hagi S. at Kyoto in open company on Oct. 28, her second win in three starts. The post A Day In The Sun For The Juvenile Fillies At Hanshin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

WinStar Farm's Speightstown (Gone West), Eclipse Award-winning Champion Sprinter of 2004 and one of North America's most prolific and most versatile sires, had to be euthanized on Friday, Dec. 8, due to foot issues from old age, the farm said in a press release early Friday. Speightstown, a Taylor Made/WinStar stallion, was 25 years old. “Speightstown was a foundational sire for WinStar and helped stamp our legacy as a sire-making farm,” said Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and racing manager of WinStar Farm. “I want to thank Larry McGinnis and his team for all the love and care they gave “Speighty” as he was lovingly called. They helped him through three colic surgeries, and he had none in the last 13 years. His progeny ran on dirt, turf, six furlongs to 1 1/4 miles, and they always showed their grit. Like with any family member, he will be truly missed. We are fortunate to have his son Nashville in the shedrow, and we look forward to seeing Speightsown's legacy continue through him, and as a broodmare sire.” WinStar's longtime Stallion Manager Larry McGinnis said, “We've been through a lot together in the last 19 years. We'll miss our friend.” A 1998 son of Gone West, Speightstown possessed a commanding presence that was evident right from the start. An outstanding physical specimen–handsome, compact, and muscular–Speightstown was a $2 million yearling sold out of the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment at the 1999 Keeneland July Sale of Selected Yearlings. Speightstown went on to be crowned a champion on the racetrack. All told, he won 10 of 16 lifetime starts, placed in four others, and amassed earnings of $1,258,256 for owners Eugene and Laura Melnyk and trainer Todd Pletcher. Speightstown's signature win came in the $1 million GI Breeders' Cup Sprint at Lone Star Park in 2004, where he won against a competitive field at age six, getting six furlongs in 1:08.11 under John Velazquez. The victory earned Speightstown Champion Sprinter honors at season's end. In addition to the Breeders' Cup Sprint in his championship season, Speightstown won the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.—registering a 117 Beyer Speed Figure and equaling the track record for six furlongs in 1:08.04—the GII True North Breeders' Cup H., the GII Churchill Downs H., and finished third in the GI Vosburgh S. What made his championship season even more remarkable was what Speightstown overcame in his racing career leading up to that point. Injuries limited him to just one start at two in 2000. He returned and won four of seven starts at age three. Off nearly two years, he resumed his racing career in 2003, winning an allowance race in his first start since finishing second in the GII Amsterdam S. in 2001. He followed that win with a runner-up effort in the Jaipur H. in his only other outing that year. Speightstown | Lee Thomas Speightstown's accomplished racing career was a prelude to establishing an enduring legacy as an influential stallion at WinStar. A sire of sires, Speightstown was a regular fixture among the ranks of leading stallions. In 2013, Speightstown was the leading sire in North America by number of stakes wins with 36, higher than Kitten's Joy, War Front, Harlan's Holiday, and Giant's Causeway. From 16 crops of racing age, Speightstown has sired 26 Grade I winners on every surface, from six furlongs to 1 1/4 miles all over the world. He is represented by 228 black-type horses, 138 black-type winners, 65 Graded stakes winners, and he has more than $154 million in progeny earnings. Speightstown is one of only three active sires to win a Breeders' Cup race and sire multiple Breeders' Cup winners—colt and filly, dirt, and turf. His Breeders' Cup winners are Tamarkuz, winner of the 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Sharing, winner of the 2019 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Among Speightstown's lifetime leading earners are Grade I winners Charlatan, winner of the GI Arkansas Derby and GI Malibu S. and an earner of $4,047,200; Mozu Superflare (3,704,317); Olympiad, a five-time GSW in 2022 who bankrolled $3,027,560; Switzerland ($2,359,052); and Reynaldothewizard ($2,210,790), etc. Speightstown is also represented by Canadian champions Lady Speightspeare, Essence Hit Man, who was named Champion Sprinter in 2011 and 2012, Bold Script, and Italian champion Farmah. Speightstown | Louise Reinagel While Speightstown was a champion sprinter and sired numerous top sprinters, he also sired horses that excelled over a route of ground such as GI Travers S. winner Golden Ticket, and GI Jockey Club Gold Cup S. winners Haynesfield and Olympiad. Top turf runners include the likes of Force the Pass, winner of the 2015 GI Belmont Derby Invitational S., 2013 GI Hollywood Derby winner Seek Again, and Lord Shanakill, winner of the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat in France in 2009. In 2023, Speightstown is the sire of 106 winners, eight black-type winners, and 21 black-type horses. He is represented by Prince of Monaco, winner of the GI Del Mar Futurity, Switzerland, a GSW this year at age nine, and stakes winners Gold Sweep, Chiseler, Ultimate, Dean's List, and Otago. Poised to carry on his legacy, Speightstown's sons are distinguishing themselves at stud, and are led by Munnings, currently the seventh-ranked General Sire of 2023. Nashville, the speedy stakes winner and new track-record setter at Keeneland (six furlongs in 1:07.89), will carry on his sire's line at WinStar Farm with first foals arriving in 2024. As a broodmare sire, Speightstown is the sire of 451 dams of 1,383 named foals of racing age with 1,011 runners (73%), 698 winners (50%), and 68 stakes winners topped by 2021 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Aloha West ($1,507,290). Bred in Kentucky by Aaron and Marie Jones, Speightstown is produced from the Storm Cat mare Silken Cat, Champion 2-Year-Old Filly in Canada. The post Sire Of Sires, WinStar Farm’s Champion Speightstown Euthanized appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A full field seeks a start down the road to glory in the Dec. 10 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.View the full article

Two board members from the Organization of Racing Investigators (ORI) warmed up their vocal chords and shared a sliver of their vast expertise concerning the value of racing integrity teams during a panel at the Global Symposium on Racing, sponsored by the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program, this past week. Don Ahrens of Sam Houston Race Park and Jason Klouser of the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission explained how these special squads, working alongside agencies like the Breeders' Cup, the U.S. Trotting Association, the American Quarter Horse Association and various state racing commissions and tracks, ensure that safety and security is center stage from the test barn to the winner's circle. “We have developed an approach with these integrity teams which can be tailored to any situation, racetrack or regulatory body, and it really directs all of our resources to the protection of the equine athletes and ensure a level playing field for the participants, so the wagering public can bet on a product they can trust,” said Klouser. Ahrens and Klouser are part of the ORI cadre which at its core is based on training and networking. Operating behind the scenes, members wage a daily effort to strengthen racing's regulatory efforts. ORI member conducting mock search at last year's ORI Conference | ORI ORI member's tradecraft will be on full display from Mar. 3-6 when the ORI meets for what will be its 28th Training Conference. This time around, the multi-day event will be held at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Chaired by Klouser, the preliminary agenda includes a diverse set of speakers who will be covering some of the most important issues pertaining to investigations in racing today. “Our training conference continues to grow exponentially,” said Klouser. “That speaks to the organization's reputation and the importance of our network of investigators.” This year's keynote address will be given by TDN's CEO/Publisher Sue Finley, who will discuss the changing landscape of media coverage and how it relates to racing integrity issues. “We are excited to have Sue come and speak to the group since she has such an impressive list of accomplishments and we know she is going to deliver a unique set of perspectives concerning the media,” said Klouser. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from the following: William Behe, United States Attorney's Office, Penn National Race Fixing Prosecution John Burgess, British Horse Racing Authority, BHA Overview and Case Study Angela Pezel-McCloskey, USDA Inspection Services, Unregulated Horse Racing in North America Ismael Navarreto, Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission, Hidden Ownership & Fraud Case Study TC Lane, U.S. Trotting Association, USTA Regulatory Authority Cammie Helleski, University of Kentucky, Societal License to Operate Janet VanBebber, American Quarter Horse Association, AQHA's Role in Racing Vicky Kuora, FBI Violent Gangs & Safe Streets Task Force, Illicit Use of Xylazine Ann McGovern, Horseracing Integrity Safety Authority, Review of Churchill Downs Catastrophic Injury Report Shawn Loehr, Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit, HIWU Update Mickey Peterson, New Jersey Racing Commission, Preparing the Harness Horse for Racing Robert Martin, Parx Racing, Stable Area Access System Julie Engiles, Penn Vet-New Bolton Center Pathologists, Role in Equine Fatality Prosecutions Adam Morris, Governor's Office of General Counsel, Racing Official Prosecutions Michael Spada, Pennsylvania State Police, Case Study Carlos Quintana & Mónica Andreu, Comisión de Juegos de Puerto Rico, Regulating Racing in Puerto Rico Click here for more information about ORI's 2024 Training Conference. The post Investigators Point To Training Conference Mar. 3-6 At Parx appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Another breeding right in Darley's standout first-season sire Blue Point (Ire), who is already fully booked for 2024, will be auctioned on their website on Wednesday, Dec. 13-14. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. UK time and run until 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14. The son of Shamardal has been represented by 50 individual winners so far and is the sire of a pair of colts to strike at the highest level–G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero Rosallion (Ire), and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint winner Big Evs (Ire). His tally of stakes winners stands at five, and he has an additional quintet of black-type performers led by GI Natalma S. third Dazzling Star (GB). The 9-year-old's 2024 fee was listed at €60,000 at Kildangan Stud in Ireland. The post Breeding Right In Blue Point To Be Auctioned On Darley Website appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As 2023 draws to a close, the TDN is asking industry members to name their favorite moment of the year. Send yours to suefinley@thetdn.com “My favorite racing moment of 2023 was watching my husband, Jareth Loveberry and Two Phil's run in the Kentucky Derby. I'm a racetrack photographer for Coady Photography and worked Derby week, including the race, and I was stationed just past the finish. Jareth took a moment to point at me when they crossed the wire second.” –Staci Loveberry, photographer The post What Was Your Favorite Moment Of 2023: Staci Loveberry appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article