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Australia’s elite racing season gallops into action at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday with the prestigious CF Orr Stakes 2024, boasting a star-studded field vying for the $750,000 prize. Mr Brightside is firm favourite to salute fresh in the 2024 C.F. Orr Stakes. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. The reigning All-Star Mile champion, Mr Brightside, heads the pack as the short favourite, chasing his fifth Group 1 victory. The six-year-old, known for his brilliant performances at weight-for-age and impressive $11.47 million earnings, looks primed for victory at his beloved Caulfield track. With Craig Williams onboard again, he jumps from barrier four, seeking revenge for his fifth-place finish in the Orr last year when the race ran at Sandown. Mr Brightside boasts an impressive record at Caulfield, having triumphed three out of four times, including a dominant win in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes last season first-up. He continued his winning streak with the Group 1 Memsie – Makybe Diva double, but faced frustrating runner-up finishes in the spring, most notably losing the coveted Cox Plate by a whisker. With a small field and a first-up advantage at his favourite track, Mr Brightside justifies his favouritism, currently offered at $2.05 through Ladbrokes. He faces stiff competition from Veight ($5.50), the early market mover trained for Tony & Calvin McEvoy. This progressive Grunt colt, ridden by Damian Lane, looks to repeat the three-year-old victory streak in the Orr after Jacquinot last autumn. Already a four-time winner, Veight impressed fresh with a narrow win in the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley and boasts strong Caulfield form with a Group 3 win and a Caulfield Guineas second-place finish over the mile last campaign. Other major contenders include Pride Of Jenni ($6.50), seeking to extend her back-to-back Group 1 winning streak after dominating the Empire Rose Stakes – Champions Mile double back in the spring, and the James Cummings-trained Pericles ($7.50), a 1400m specialist boasting a near-perfect record at the Orr distance. With a mix of fresh horses and proven performers, the 2024 CF Orr Stakes promises an exciting start to the racing season. Don’t miss the action on Saturday as these thoroughbred champions battle it out for Group 1 glory at Caulfield. 2024 C.F. Orr Stakes Field & Barriers No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating 1 11x111222x MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig Williams 4 59kg 118 2 1292x1132x PERICLES James Cummings Mark Zahra 5 59kg 109 3 17x128x301 MUNHAMEK (GB) Nick Ryan Blake Shinn 9 59kg 106 4 0113×75144 BUSTLER Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 6 59kg 107 5 9x901410x3 BUFFALO RIVER (USA) Michael Moroney Ms Celine Gaudray (a) 1 59kg 100 6 x578x17601 AYRTON (NZ) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ms Jamie Kah 8 59kg 104 7 16Px52021x ATISHU (NZ) Chris Waller Michael Dee 7 57kg 114 8 298x62611x PRIDE OF JENNI Ciaron Maher Declan Bates 3 57kg 115 9 114x1525x1 VEIGHT Tony & Calvin McEvoy Damian Lane 2 55.5kg 104 Table Credit: Racing Australia. This page and the written content within it were partially generated using AI or automated technology and edited and verified by our editorial team. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. The post Mr Brightside Seeks Fifth Group 1 Title in 2024 CF Orr Stakes Opener appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

When is a maiden not considered a maiden for entry purposes? Pennsylvania-based owner Albert “Abby” Abdala III lost $5,331 in second-place purse money trying to find out after an “ineligible entry” ruling was imposed upon him and his trainer, Bernard Dunham, on Feb. 2 by the Turfway Park stewards. Abdala, who has owned Thoroughbreds for 10 years after getting started in horse ownership with Standardbreds, told TDN in a Feb. 8 phone interview that he still doesn't understand why Turfway officials accepted his entry for the 0-for-9 Magnolia Wind (Central Banker) in a $30,000 maiden-claiming race Jan. 4 if the stewards later deemed the 4-year-old filly to be ineligible. The eligibility issue arose after the Jan. 4 race when Magnolia Wind was going to be entered again, and Turfway stewards Barbara Borden, Ron Herbstreit, and Brooks Becraft III learned that Abdala had an appeal pending with the Maryland Racing Commission over Magnolia Wind's race-interference disqualification from first to second in a $30,000 maiden-claimer at Laurel Park Nov. 9. In that Laurel race, the 12-1 Magnolia Wind led all the way in a 5 1/2-furlong grass sprint. According to the Equibase chart, she “drifted out near the sixteenth pole, dug in and prevailed.” “She won the race,” Abdala said. “But the stewards said we were 'herding,' which I thought was ridiculous because both riders were riding to the wire, nobody checked, and we held on. I appealed it, but the hearing wasn't going to be until Feb. 6.” In the interim, after Magnolia Wind had gone nearly two months without a start, Abdala said he told Dunham, who has been a licensed trainer for 33 years, “She's good right now, we've got to race her.” Although Magnolia Wind trains at Fair Hill in Maryland, Abdala did not want to run her on the dirt somewhere closer to home, because that's not her best surface, he explained. “That's why I went out to Turfway, because she needs the Tapeta or the turf,” Abdala said. Because Magnolia Wind's record on Equibase clearly showed the she had zero lifetime wins, “I assumed that the horse was eligible as a maiden,” Abdala said. “I told my trainer to put her in, and he put her in. He entered her [electronically via] the computer. And we never said anything to anybody [about the Maryland appeal], because I didn't know we had to. They accepted the entry. Then we drove that filly nine hours to get to Turfway.” The long journey appeared to pay off. Magnolia Wind ran second at 5-1 odds. “And now they come after me saying that we knew she wasn't eligible, and that we're unlawful,” Abdala said. Abdala said that after being notified of the ineligibility, he didn't come away from a conversation with Borden, Herbstreit, and Becraft with a clear understanding of why the Turfway's racing office officials or the stewards didn't bear some responsibility for allowing the entry in the first place. TDN emailed Borden, the chief state steward, plus Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) executive director Jamie Eads, asking for some context behind the ruling and for clarification about why the Jan. 4 entry was approved by Turfway officials. A different KHRC spokesperson replied with an email that outlined some of the sequence of events on “background only.” Because what was disclosed in that email could not be attributed to a specific KHRC official, the entire explanation has not been provided here. A follow-up request by TDN asking if the KHRC wanted to provide any response for the record did not yield a reply prior to deadline for this story. The Turfway stewards' report for that date that is signed by all three stewards and posted on the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission website makes no mention of the ineligibility. But the subsequent Feb. 2 stewards' ruling disqualified Magnolia Wind from second place and ordered her $5,331 in purse earnings redistributed. “I'm an accountant, a CPA, and I have an accounting firm,” Abdala said. “We have a lot of horse racing people as clients. I've asked everybody, and they all told me, 'Abby, your horse was eligible.'” Abdala said he is no longer pursing any appeals in Maryland or Kentucky regarding his twice-DQ'd filly. “I didn't want to cause trouble or anything, and I want the filly to be able to race,” Abdala said. “So I just dropped everything–I dropped the hearing in Maryland, and I dropped the [potential appeal] at Turfway. I just want her to run. It's detrimental to her. After I dropped everything, they said they'll accept our entry now.” The post When is a Maiden Not a Maiden? It Cost this Owner $5,331 to Find Out appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Louisiana-based trainer Sarah Delany is recovering in a Houston, Texas, hospital after being kicked in the neck by a horse Feb. 7 at Delta Downs. View the full article

The brand-new $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) has received an enthusiastic endorsement from Matamata trainer Glenn Old, who will saddle a pair of promising four-year-olds in the inaugural running of the race at Te Rapa on Saturday. One of a series of innovation races added to the New Zealand calendar this season, the Karapiro Classic is restricted to horses that were maidens on July 31 last year. Old’s emerging star Adam I Am and lightly raced stablemate Choose ‘Em Big both tick that box. “It’s amazing money and a great race to target with horses that are coming through the grades,” Old said. At the time of that July 31 deadline, Adam I Am had been a placegetter in his only start – finishing third behind the subsequent Group One performer Luella Cristina at Tauranga in January. Adam I Am has had four further starts this season for three smart wins and a placing. The Almanzor gelding was a last-start winner of the Thames Cup (1600m) at Te Aroha on January 3. “I’m really looking forward to Saturday with him,” Old said. “He’s bouncing out of his skin and ready to go. “He got the job done pretty well last start, but sort of only did what he had to. He loafed a little bit once he got to the front. He still needs to learn to really knuckle down. “But I’m really happy with the progress he’s making. We gave him a week off after that race and he’s been going super ever since. He’s naturally fit, just like his mother (Group Two winner Our Famous Eve), so he doesn’t take much. He’s a very easy horse to train. It’s just a matter of keeping him eating and keeping him happy. “Michael McNab has come over to ride him in a couple of gallops before taking the mount on Saturday, and he says he feels like a lovely horse.” Stablemate Choose ‘Em Big made his debut in November, finishing fourth at Pukekohe behind the subsequent Group Two winner About Time. He won next time out at Te Aroha, then was badly blocked when unplaced at Te Rapa. The son of Preferment’s only subsequent start was a second at Te Aroha on January 3. “He’s a really nice horse too,” Old said. “He’s had some bad luck in a couple of his runs. “Unfortunately it’s not a good barrier draw (13) for his style of racing. He’s not a sit-sprint horse – he’s a massive horse, a bit like Adam. So we might have to roll up and hope we get a bit of luck. He’s definitely good enough to run in the top four, and in time I think he’ll make a very nice 2000m horse.” View the full article

Te Akau Racing has landed at least one of Legends Day’s major prizes in each of the last five editions of the showpiece Te Rapa meeting, and trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have assembled another formidable contingent for Saturday’s 2024 version. Te Akau has a particularly stellar record in the weight-for-age Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m), winning it in four of the last five years with Melody Belle (2019), Te Akau Shark (2020), Avantage (2021) and Imperatriz (2023). Their only BCD Group Sprint defeat during that period came when Levante won it in 2022, edging out Te Akau mare Entriviere by three-quarters of a length. But the Te Akau stable still collected a Group prize during the 2022 edition of the meeting with Self Obsession taking out the Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) – a race they also won in 2021 with Amarelinha. High-quality fields throughout Saturday’s card will ensure the Legends Day spoils are as hard to win in 2024 as they have ever been, but the country’s leading stable will be out in force. Te Akau’s hopes of adding another BCD Group Sprint to their collection rest with three-year-old filly Quintessa. The daughter of Shamus Award has had six starts for four wins and two placings, headed by a last-start victory in last month’s Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham. Bought by David Ellis for $170,000 from Wentwood Grange’s draft at Karaka 2022, she has earned $444,650. Quintessa will attempt to become only the sixth three-year-old to win this sprint feature, and the first since Te Akau’s Xtravagant in 2016. The others were Western Red (1994), Abit Leica (1984), Pinson (1983) and the only three-year-old filly to win the race so far, Mop (1976). “We’ve had a bit of luck in this race in the last few years, but on paper it looks like it’s going to be a pretty tough one to win this year,” Bergerson said. “We’re going to need the right run and a bit of luck. “But one thing we can say about Quintessa is that she’s a winner. She doesn’t win by massive margins, but she knows how to win and does everything she can every time she races. “She was there to be beaten in the Levin Classic, but she kept kicking and was so tough to the line. She’s pretty lazy at home, but once she gets to the races, she knows her role. “She’s a three-year-old filly up against some seasoned Group One horses, as well as the new star in Crocetti, so it’s going to be tough. But we just hope that she runs another good race. It’s a nice stepping stone towards the Australian Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) in three weeks’ time.” Campionessa is Te Akau’s runner in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). The daughter of Contributer ran second behind Sharp ‘N’ Smart in last year’s edition of this race, then chased home Prowess in the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2050m). A deserved Group One victory finally went Campionessa’s way in the Zabeel Classic (2050m) on Boxing Day. In her only appearance since then, the six-year-old finished ninth on a deteriorating track in the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham. “The wet ground tripped her up that day, and she was drawn one,” Bergerson said. “They were scouting wide all day, and Matt (Cameron, jockey) said she just never got going in that ground. “She’s back at Te Rapa on Saturday, where she’s got a fantastic record. It’s another strong race with some top-quality gallopers, obviously Legarto is going to be the one to beat, but she’s going into the race in good order. “We gave her a quiet week after the Thorndon. She galloped in between races at Matamata on Wednesday, which was her one hit-out for the week, and she went really well. Niranjan Parmar rides a lot of her work, and he said she felt spot on.” The Fillies’ Classic is sponsored in perpetuity by Te Akau’s David Ellis and Karyn Fenton-Ellis. The stable’s representative in this year’s edition of the $175,000 feature is the promising Inspired By Art. This week marks a step up in class, taking on the likes of Group One winner Molly Bloom and eight other Group performers. But the daughter of So You Think has made a favourable impression on Walker and Bergerson, placing in both of her first two starts before stepping up to 1600m and scoring a strong last-start maiden win on January 24. “I’m probably sounding like a broken record, but it’s a very good field on Saturday,” Bergerson said. “A lot of different form lines are coming together for what’s going to be a fantastic race. But we’re confident the step up to 2000m will suit our filly, whereas it might be a query for a few of the others. We think Inspired By Art is looking for that distance and potentially further. “It was a really good effort to win her maiden last time. She found a bit of trouble, but managed to get herself out of it and was strong through the line. We think the key is to ride her cold. “She’s worked well this week. She has to improve, stepping up against some of these quality fillies, but we do have a good opinion of her. She’s a promising staying filly.” Te Akau also holds a strong undercard hand – most notably the Allied Security (1200m), in which Certainly is rated a $1.60 favourite. The Waikato Stud homebred ran second on debut behind the quality three-year-old Pendragon, then won impressively in her second start. In her only other race, the Savabeel filly flew home from last for a close sixth in the Levin Classic. “She’s definitely one that a lot of people are going to be watching early in the day on Saturday, and the TAB market reflects that,” Bergerson said. “She has so much upside. She was pretty unlucky in the Levin Classic. Warren (Kennedy, jockey) said she got on the wrong leg around that home bend and ended up getting wider than we would have liked, but her sectional times were fantastic. She was a close sixth in a real blanket finish, and we wouldn’t have been surprised if she’d won the race with a better draw and some luck in the running. “We’re excited to see her step out on Saturday. Our only worry would be going from the mile back down to 1200m, but we’ve deliberately kept her on the fresh side. “She had a hit-out on the course proper at Matamata before the races on Wednesday and went really well. “If she performs up to expectations on Saturday, she could head over to Australia and take on some good three-year-old racing over there. But she’d probably have to win to justify that.” View the full article

Nine-race winner Eptimum will make his first start in close to a year when he lines up in Saturday’s $50,000 C S Stevens Memorial Banks Peninsula Cup (1100m) at Riccarton. The well-travelled son of Snitzel was a Group Three winner at Moonee Valley as a spring three-year-old, then finished midfield in Merchant Navy’s Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. He later had an unsuccessful stint in Hong Kong before finding his way to the Rangiora stable of John Blackadder. The change of scenery worked wonders for the gelding, who has since won six races in New Zealand. He had a particularly strong campaign as an eight-year-old last season, winning races at Riccarton, Wingatui and Ascot Park along with a close fourth behind Buoyant in the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1200m) at Wingatui. He also finished seventh in the Gr.3 Stewards’ Stakes (1200m). But his productive season came to an abrupt halt after his fourth in a 1400m race at Riccarton on March 25. “He sprained a ligament, which couldn’t have happened at a worse time really,” said Blackadder, who also shares in the ownership of Eptimum. “He was really flying in that campaign and it was the best we’d had him. Being an older horse as well, it was quite unfortunate timing. “We put him out for nine months. It was a good, long break and he put a bit of condition on – like his trainer! But he’s coming along well now in this new preparation. “We gave him a nice, quiet trial at Ashburton the other day to help get him ready. He’s running over 1100m on Saturday and I think this race will improve him a lot. Then we’ll have a look at Wingatui on March 2, where there’s a $50,000 race over 1200m that I think will be a good race to target with him. “He’s a lovely old horse and a pleasure to have in the stable.” Blackadder’s team at Riccarton on Saturday also includes Star Formula in the Alistair Gray Memorial Maiden (1400m). The three-year-old gelding races in the colours of prominent industry supporter Terry Lines and was a placegetter at Riccarton on January 18 in his only start to date. Dropping back to 12th among a field of 16, he produced an eye-catching finish into third, beaten by a half-neck and a neck by Mogul and Movie Girl. “He ran a huge race first-up,” Blackadder said. “I was going to run him over 1200m again on Saturday, but it’s looking like it will be quite a fast track at Riccarton. It’s probably going to suit him better to step up to the 1400m. “There’s not all that many horses by Super One in New Zealand, and he’s out of a Zoustar mare, so he’s an interesting horse. I’m looking forward to seeing how he goes on Saturday.” View the full article

Sarah Delany, who trains along with her husband Benny Martinez, was injured Wednesday morning at Delta Downs when she was kicked by a horse in the back of her neck, according to family friend and client Brian Poppenberg. The local Lake Charles hospital sent her via CareFlight to Houston, where she underwent emergency surgery. “She was kicked in the back of the neck, and had spinal surgery as well as fusion,” said Poppenberg, “and luckily enough she has feeling in all extremities but recovery will be lengthy. “Let me express that her and her husband are a small barn outfit, and absolutely love the horses, and this will be a difficult time for her as the trainer and her husband.” According to EquineLine's official statistics, Delany made her first start as a trainer in 2012. She has 280 wins from 1,941 career starts. A GoFundMe campaign has been established for Delany and can be accessed here. The post Trainer Sarah Delany Seriously Injured at Delta Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Southern California trainer Michael McCarthy—who sent eventual Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer north to take the El Camino Real Derby in 2021, one of his two wins in the race—runs Endlessly in the 1 1/8-mile El Camino Real Derby Feb. 10.View the full article

Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) has entered a multi-year agreement naming SAP America, Inc. (SAP), a global market leader in enterprise application software, an official signature partner of Churchill Downs Racetrack, CDI said in a release Thursday. SAP is the first official technology partner of Churchill, as well as of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. The agreement includes naming rights within Churchill and use of SAP technology solutions. “We are thrilled to welcome SAP as a signature partner of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby,” said Bill Mudd, President and Chief Operating Officer of CDI. “SAP is a tremendous global brand that supports our vision to innovate and fuel growth across our businesses. We are excited to have SAP join our iconic brand at the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May.” The partnership also includes naming rights for the SAP Starting Gate Suites and designation as the presenting partner of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs mobile applications. The post Churchill Brings on SAP as an Official Signature Partner for Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

D. J. Stable LLC and Robert Cotran's Hades (Awesome Slew), upset winner of Saturday's GIII Holy Bull S. over juvenile champion and 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), may be pointed to either the Mar. 2 GII Fountain of Youth S. or the Mar. 30 GI Curlin Florida Derby, hinted trainer Joe Orseno to the Gulfstream Park notes team Thursday. “We're obviously working backwards from the first Saturday in May,” said Orseno. “We'll do what's best for the horses. I don't think both races are in the plans. If I had to guess today, I'd say the latter one.” Orseno said the undefeated Hades came out of his Holy Bull win in good shape. “My both feet are on the ground and everything's fine,” said Orseno. “The horse is doing great. He came out of it really well in his training. He's been back training two days. He's galloping great.” Orseno continued: “Yesterday, he was more aggressive. It was windy and it was his first day back on the track. Today, he was more settled.” The trainer also detailed the decision that led to gelding the bay, who is now unbeaten in three starts. Orseno had spotted Hades at the 2023 OBS April Sale, where he worked two furlongs in :21 1/5. D. J. Stable signed the ticket and Orseno brought his longtime client Cotran in to team up on the Florida-bred colt. “When I bought him out of the sale, I gave him a week and brought him down here. He just wasn't training like I thought he should have been,” Orseno said. “He was stud-ish, really stud-ish. He was a little weak behind. He didn't seem to be himself. I said, 'This isn't the horse I bought,' because we really loved him.” Despite extra time turned out in Ocala, Hades showed no improvement. “He was being real stud-ish, not going forward. I said, 'Just cut him and help him grow up a little bit.' That's what we did. We just gave him time and cut him. He's a son of Awesome Slew. Nobody was thinking 'stallion' at that point. Nobody was thinking anything. We bought a racehorse and we've got to get him to the races.” The result is an undefeated prospect who has earned 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The post Connections Eye Florida Route to Derby for Holy Bull Winner Hades appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Amid issues still needing correction at Turf Paradise and with racing in Arizona facing an uncertain future, horsemen representatives aired their frustrations to the Arizona Racing Commission.View the full article

Sibelius will again need to overcome Doctor Oscar, as well as a truly formidable foe in Nakatomi, to prevail in this year's edition of the Pelican Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Tokyo Racecourse. An otherwise-typical Sunday afternoon of racing at headquarters is spiced up considerably by the seasonal debut of the US-conceived reigning Japanese champion 2-year-old male Jantar Mantar (Jpn) (Palace Malice) in the G3 Kyodo News Hai over 1800 meters: Saturday, February 10, 2024 2nd-TOK, ¥11,850,000 ($79k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m GRAND MEADOW (c, 3, American Pharoah–Meadow Breeze, by Meadowlake), a $150,000 Keeneland September graduate, is out of the 2006 GI Matron S. winner who is also responsible for Grade III winner Magic Star (Scat Daddy) and GI Hopeful S. runner-up Royal Copy (Bodemeister). Meadow Breeze is kin to 11 winners from 15 to race, including GI Arkansas Derby hero Overanalyze (Dixie Union), GISP Majesto (Tiznow) and GSP Mighty Monsoon (Forestry). B-Betz/D J Stables/CoCo/Burns/American Pharoah Syndicate (KY) REGGAE BEACH (c, 3, Omaha Beach–Reggae Rose, by Touch Gold) was bought back on a bid of $90,000 at Keeneland September in 2022, but was hammered down to JS Company for $200,000 after breezing an eighth of a mile (video) at last year's OBS April Sale. The May 6 foal, whose dam is a half-sister to GSW/GISP Celtic New Year (North Light {Ire}), is herself related to MGSW Shakhimat (Lonhro {Aus}) and GSW Whatmakessammyrun (We Miss Artie). The stakes-winning third dam Valid Victress (Valid Appeal) produced champion Perfect Sting (Red Ranson), whose seven winners as a broodmare include GIII Selene S. victress Smart Sting (Smart Strike). B-Nursery Place, Donaldson, Broadbent (KY) Sunday, February 11, 2024 7th-TOK, ¥14,880,000 ($100k), Allowance, 3yo, 1600m DISTANT SKY (c, 3, Uncle Mo–Elisheva, by Smart Strike) opened his account with a 1 1/4-length victory in a 1400-meter newcomers' event at Kyoto Jan. 11 (see below, SC 13) and looks to repeat the dose here over a bit more ground with Yutaka Take back in the irons. The North Hills homebred is out of a daughter of champion Believe (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), also the dam of G1 Sprinters' S. winner Gendarme (Kitten's Joy), MSW/G1SP Faridat (Kingmambo) and SW & GSP Fiducia (Medaglia d'Oro). B-North Hills Co Ltd (KY) The post Uncle Mo’s Distant Sky Faces Winners At Tokyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Joe Orseno was so impressed by Hades at the 2023 Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training that he encouraged two long-standing clients to join forces for the first time to secure the son of Awesome Slew.View the full article

Joanne McNamara—the first to be dubbed by the turf media as "Exercise Rider to the Stars" for the long list of champions and world-class horses she rode in morning training—died Feb. 4 in Ocala, Fla., after a short battle with cancer. She was 67.View the full article

Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure is pointed to the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 24, according to Tom Ryan, managing partner for the colt's ownership group.View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Rizeena (Ire). 15.10 Chantilly, Debutantes, €27,000, 3yo, f, 8f (AWT) FUJIWHARA (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is a half-sister to the G1 Coronation S. and G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) and the G2 Balanchine S. scorer and GI Just A Game S. and GI Diana S. winner Summer Romance (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) who debuts for LNJ Foxwood and the Tim Donworth stable. Among her peers is the Wertheimers' Eurasienne (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), a Christophe Ferland-trained daughter of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Indonesienne (Ire) (Muhtathir {GB}). The post Half To Rizeena Debuts At Chantilly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Turf writer Tom Law, the president of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association, appeared on Steve Byk's radio show Thursday to discuss the disagreements the group had with its fellow Eclipse presenters, Daily Racing Form and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, over this year's awards. Law said that the NTWAB's disagreements centered around two issues: industry organizations being added to those up for consideration for media Eclipse Awards, and the awarding of this year's Eclipse Award of Merit to Stuart Janney. Woodbine Entertainment went on to win an Eclipse Award in the category of Feature Television programming for their production of “Secretariat: the Last Race,” and America's Best Racing, a multimedia marketing program run by The Jockey Club, received an Honorable Mention in the multimedia category for their video with Mage's owner, Ramiro Restrepo, at this year's Kentucky Derby. Law, who represents the Turf Writers on the six-person Eclipse Award steering committee, said that in the past, the lack of unanimous approval had been enough to negate a rules change like the one to the media Eclipse Awards this year, or the awarding of a Special Eclipse Award or Eclipse Award of Merit. “Obviously, as we all know, everything went through,” said Law of the rules change and the awarding of the Eclipse Award of Merit. “They presented the award and I asked them if we could not be included in the press release because we didn't really feel like our organization was behind it. We had basically full agreement by our board about this and about how it was handled, about how we were either ignored, or our concerns were ignored.” The NTRA disputed Law's claims. In a statement emailed to the TDN on Thursday, NTRA President and Tom Rooney said, “With regards to the rules change, the Steering Committee continually converses to keep the rules reflective of the ever dynamic and changing landscape. Allowing industry outlets to submit media nominations, with the approval of the Steering Committee, is reflective of the changing media landscape and was agreed to by the committee. Additionally, the process for selecting any Eclipse Award of Merit and Special Award is decided on in coordination with the Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters in the same way that it has been for the past 25 years. This year was no different.” Byk, also an NTWBA board member, agreed with Law. “Both of these topics essentially dictated the spirit of cooperation and collective approach that has essentially ruled this system over the last 50 years,” he said. “It was clearly abandoned here. And the Eclipse Award of Merit, in fact, three of the last four years, or three out of the last five years, I think, wasn't awarded. It's something that you mentioned at Steering Committee, it gets floated and everybody has to agree. Everybody did not agree, and I was very proud of the collective, frankly, of the Turf Writers and Broadcasters when we had these discussions that we forcefully said, `This is a divisive decision and inappropriate at this juncture, but it was basically forced upon us and the forum.'” Law, who won an Eclipse Award in 2022 for his story “Big Tally” in the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, told Byk, also an NTWBA board member, “I'm not even a year removed from winning one myself, so I understand what it means to win one. I don't take any of this lightly, and it was a serious business to me, and it still is. And after 12 years as President of the Turf Writers, I take it seriously and it means a lot, and I feel like I'm representing a large majority of our members with these statements that I'm making to you now. And, certainly, with the support of my board, which is very diverse and has a great representation of all the trade publications and geographic locations, as well, in print and broadcasting.” The Turf Writers hadn't gone public with their disagreement until they had had the opportunity to discuss the issue with their members, which happened in a Zoom call Wednesday. Law said that the Turf Writers had put an individual forward several years ago, and despite a 5-1 vote to award the Eclipse of Merit to that person, the one `nay' vote overruled that. “I didn't agree, but I played the game,” said Law. “Didn't complain about it. Didn't cry about it. But as I mentioned to our members yesterday, someone asked `what do they think will happen going forward?' I said, `Well, I mean, we've just emboldened them now. If you think that this won't happen again, you're mistaken.' Archives of Byk's show are available here. The post Turf Writers President Makes Eclipse Disagreements Public appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fourteen world-class jockeys from eight jurisdictions around the world will participate in the International Jockeys' Challenge to be held on the eve of the Saudi Cup meeting at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh Friday, Feb. 23. A team of seven male riders will compete against seven of their female counterparts in the four-race series. Ryan Moore will feature in the Jockeys' Challenge for the first time in its brief history. The veteran reinsman, who was recognized as the Longines World's Best Jockey in Hong Kong last December, is one of five male participants based overseas, alongside the defending champion Luis Saez from the United States, Maxime Guyon from France and Japan's Ryusei Sakai. Legendary Australian jockey Damien Oliver, the last of the overseas invitees, officially retired from the saddle Dec. 16, taking a Group 3 race named in his honour at Ascot in his hometown of Perth in Western Australia. But similar to his compatriot Glen Boss in 2022, Oliver–a three-time winner of the G1 Melbourne Cup–will pause his retirement to take part in the event, which is worth US$30,000 to the winner from a total pool of US$100,000. Oliver will look to add to the 3,168 winners he rode during an illustrious 34-year career in the saddle. Eight-times Saudi champion Camilo Ospina and current titleholder Adel Alfouraidi round out the line-up for the males. New Zealand's Lisa Allpress made history in 2020 when becoming the first female to win a race in Saudi Arabia, and the four-time leading rider returns to Riyadh for another crack. Australasia is also set to be represented by the Sydney-based Alysha Collett. America's Katie Davis makes her debut in the event and will be joined by South Africa's Rachel Venniker, Victoria Mota from Brazil, French jockey Maryline Eon and Great Britain's Saffie Osborne, the daughter of trainer Jamie Osborne, who was part of the female team that emerged victorious at last year's Shergar Cup at Ascot. “The jockeys challenge on the Friday of Saudi Cup weekend is always one of the event highlights for me,” said HRH Prince Bandar Bin Khaled Alfaisal, Chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia. We are justifiably proud of the variety of racing showcased across the two days. To be in a position to offer a global stage to 14 of the world's best jockeys, seven men and seven women, is highly gratifying. “We wish the best of luck to all the jockeys competing and hope that their feats on the racecourse serve to inspire new generations of riders both in Saudi Arabia and beyond.” Great excitement at #TheSaudiCup HQ today – we received a personal message from Aussie legend Damian Oliver. See him in action in #Riyadh for the International Jockeys Challenge on February 23!#SaudiRacing #SaudiCup #GOAT https://t.co/h6OOv9XP1h@Racing @WHR pic.twitter.com/mM5Mwj2uON — The Saudi Cup (@thesaudicup) February 3, 2024 The post Moore, Oliver, Saez Headline Saudi Jockeys’ Competition appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A regional star in the Midwest, Skelly will be on the global stage for the $1.5 million Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G3) going about six furlongs Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen said Feb. 4.View the full article

by Cathy Riccio and Jennie Rees Joanne McNamara–the first to be dubbed by the turf media as 'Exercise Rider to the Stars' for the long list of champions and world-class horses she rode in morning training–passed away this past Sunday in Ocala, Fla., after a short battle with cancer. She was 67. Working for Hall of Fame trainer MacKenzie Miller and Rokeby Stables in her first racetrack job, she galloped her barn favorite Rokeby Rose, a multiple stakes winner who also became a prominent broodmare, producing Kentucky Oaks winner Silverbulletday. McNamara trained a small stable for her dad and a few other clients for several years, one memorable win being her dad's homebred Campbell Hall in a maiden-claimer at 67-1 odds in 1984 at Aqueduct. But the lure of working with top horses won out, and she returned to riding and working to help develop horses in the mornings. “She was more interested in riding than running a training business,” Patricia McNamara said. “So she went back to what she truly loved: galloping fast horses.” McNamara went to work for record-setting D. Wayne Lukas in the late 1980s in what proved a long and fortuitous association for both. “Joanne had such a passion for the sport,” Lukas said. “There was never a day she would come to work and not like what she was doing. There were several of the horses she rode for us that she truly bonded with. One horse that comes to mind is Editor's Note and how well he was doing before the Belmont Stakes in 1996 when he defeated Skip Away and the Preakness winner Louis Quatorze. “Cash Run was another one that Joanne truly was a big part of her success,” Lukas continued. “When Cash Run was training up to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, we also had Surfside, who was outstanding. But Cash Run really stepped up and we secretly were not surprised when she won the race, defeating Chilukki and Surfside. And later in the day we won the Classic with Cat Thief, and boy did he beat a good field in that race. “I truly loved her and her passion for our animals.” McNamara later went to work for trainers Dallas Stewart and Nick Zito before returning to Lukas' barn. Among the horses she got on for Stewart were 2001 Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Unbridled Elaine. “She was unbelievable,” Stewart said of McNamara, who became one of his assistants. “All that pressure was nothing to her. Pressure just rolled off her back. She could handle Wayne Lukas, all the great horses like nothing. She was just that good. She knew everything about what needed to be done. She was one of a kind, Jojo. I don't really know if she knew how good she was. That's what she did, and she did it well. She cared about things, cared about people. You talk about other 'exercise riders to the stars.' She was the real deal.” McNamara is survived by sister Patricia and brother Edward. It was Joanne's wish to be cremated. A future memorial and life celebration is being planned. The post ‘Exercise Rider to the Stars’ Joanne McNamara Passes at 67 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

According to the recently released American Horse Council Foundation 2023 Equine Economic Impact Study, the Florida equine industry contributes $12.8 billion to the Florida economy. Florida Thoroughbreds contribute $3.24 billion annually to the Florida economy, more than one-quarter of that horsepower. The study commissioned by the American Horse Council reaffirmed the status of the Florida equine industry, and specifically Thoroughbred horse racing, as a major sports and agricultural industry within the state. Florida remains the third-leading equine state by population (behind Texas and California) with 335,000 head creating more than 112,000 jobs. Florida's 87,600 Thoroughbreds – one of every four horses in Florida – support 33,500 jobs total, or 30% of equine employment. One-in-five Florida households participate in equine activities and more than 30% register as horse enthusiasts having owner, participant or spectator status. Florida lands dedicated to equine and equine-related activities total 561,000 acres. “Florida, and specifically Marion County, has clearly maintained its rightful position as Horse Capital of the World® by population, participation and economic value,” Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association CEO Lonny Powell said. “Even better, Sunshine state Thoroughbreds are consistently a top-three leading producer of Thoroughbred runners and second-ranked source of national stakes-winners.” The post Economic Impact Study Confirms Florida’s Equine Power as a Top National Horse Industry appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For a horse who won the G2 Gimcrack S. as a juvenile before torching the sprinting scene with a sequence of four straight Group 1 victories the following year, Muhaarar (GB) has been a surprisingly slow burner in his second career as a stallion, certainly compared to the fast start that was expected of him when he was retired to stand his first season at Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's Nunnery Stud in 2016. It seemed like all the ingredients were there for Muhaarar to make an immediate and significant impact, a two-year-old winner in May who was blessed with brazen speed on the racecourse and the fiercest of support from Sheikh Hamdan in his second career at stud. Not only did Sheikh Hamdan send a handful of Shadwell's best mares to his prized homebred in that first year, but he also went to great lengths to secure the pick of Muhaarar's debut yearlings at the sales in 2018, including the top-priced filly at 925,000gns. It was an immense show of faith from the legendary owner-breeder in the hope that Muhaarar might one day prove to be a worthy successor to his grandsire, Green Desert, the flagship stallion on the Shadwell roster for many years and a hugely influential sire of sires, having produced the likes of Cape Cross (Ire), Invincible Spirit (Ire) and, of course, Muhaarar's own sire, Oasis Dream (GB). Perhaps the best compliment that can be paid to Muhaarar is that he was arguably a better racehorse than any of them. Having made the breakthrough in Group 1 company when winning the inaugural running of the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, Muhaarar then went on an unstoppable run which saw him add the G1 July Cup, G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest and G1 Champions Sprint S. to his unique haul. A few other top-class performers came along shortly after him in what can often be a muddled sprinting division, the likes of Battaash (Ire)–also trained by Charlie Hills for Sheikh Hamdan–Blue Point (Ire) and Harry Angel (Ire), but none of them achieved what Muhaarar did in winning four Group 1 races in the same season. However, whereas Blue Point romped to top honours in the first-season sire ranks last year, having 41 individual winners in Britain and Ireland, it's fair to say that Muhaarar found it altogether tougher going with his first runners four years earlier. Ranked joint-sixth among the leading first-season sires in Britain and Ireland in 2019, Muhaarar did have a black-type performer among his 12 winners in that first crop of two-year-olds, the Group 3-placed filly Unforgetable (Ire), but otherwise it was a rather forgettable debut year. Better was to come in 2020 when Muhaarar was the leading second-season sire in Britain and Ireland with 44 individual winners. His 17 juvenile winners included Sheikh Hamdan's G3 Horris Hill S. hero Mujbar (GB), plus Amo Racing's Baradar (Ire), who won two of his first three starts before finishing third in the G1 Futurity Trophy. It was Muhaarar's 27 three-year-old winners that year who surprised most observers, though, chiefly with the range of distances they were capable at. Unforgetable continued to look cut from the same cloth as her sire when Listed-placed over five and a half furlongs and Group 3-placed over seven, but Muhaarar's other highly-rated runners in Britain and Ireland included Albaflora (GB), runner-up in the Listed Noel Murless S. over a mile and five furlongs, while, in France, Paix (Ire) won the G3 Prix de Lutece over a mile and seven. It's in France that Muhaarar finds himself in 2024 for the third straight year. It was announced in the autumn of 2021–just a few months after the death of Sheikh Hamdan–that Muhaarar would be relocating to Alain Chopard's Haras des Faunes in Bordeaux where he covered 54 mares at a fee of €5,000 in 2022 and 124 mares at a fee of €7,500 in 2023. Now, Muhaarar is limbering up for his first season standing at Haras du Petit Tellier following a deal which saw him make the move from Bordeaux to Normandy in August last year. Shadwell owner Sheikha Hissa retains half of the shares in the stallion, with the other half being made up of a consortium of French breeders. Eric Puerari of Haras des Capucines is at the helm of the new syndicate, managed by Capucines Bloodstock, and it's clear in his view that Britain's loss is France's gain with a stallion who has so much to offer–if not the guarantee of speedy, two-year-old winners which eventually saw his popularity on home soil decline. “It's a very exciting, new adventure,” Puerari begins when explaining how the stallion came to be at Haras du Petit Tellier. “Muhaarar had been leased in the south-west with Haras des Faunes for two years. My partner, Michel Zerolo, loved the horse and we made an offer to Shadwell to purchase half of him. “He didn't totally convince the English breeders because they thought his progeny were not precocious enough. They take a bit of time to come [to hand], but they're durable and very resistant. They've won all over the world–France, England, Ireland, United States, everywhere. He's a very versatile sire and they can win from six furlongs to a mile and a half.” Muhaarar stands at an increased fee of €14,000 this season–albeit still a fair way below the £30,000 he stood for in his first three years at Nunnery Stud–following what was arguably the most successful year yet for his progeny on the racecourse in 2023. The versatility Puerari speaks of was certainly on show throughout last year. G1 July Cup runner-up Run To Freedom (GB) and G3 Bengough S. winner Annaf (Ire) both achieved notable results over six furlongs, while Israr (GB) won the G2 Princess Of Wales's S. and Trevaunance (Ire) filled the runner-up spot in the G1 Preis Von Europa, both races run over a mile and a half. Above all else, the highlight in 2023 was provided by Classic hero Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire), who became Muhaarar's second individual Group 1 winner in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains before going on to finish third behind the top-class pair of Ace Impact (Ire) (Cracksman {GB}) and Big Rock (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Incidentally, Muhaarar's first Group 1 winner was Shadwell homebred Eshaada (GB) when she won the Fillies & Mares S. back in 2021. That was a thrilling contest in which she just held off paternal sibling Albaflora by a short head after the two talented, middle-distance performers had gone head-to-head for much of the Ascot straight. Neither filly finished with the same ferocity that Muhaarar did when blitzing down the same straight to win the Commonwealth Cup and Champions Sprint S. six years earlier, but clearly there are other qualities which have been passed down, both from him and his maternal grandsire Linamix (Fr), a noted influence for stamina at stud. Expertly unpicking Muhaarar's pedigree, Puerari says, “Interestingly, he has inbreeding on both sides to Lyphard and Mill Reef who were two real champions of their time. They are the two grandsires of the dam of Oasis Dream. “Muhaarar traces back to Pugnacity, one of the top-class mares of Major Holliday's breeding operation. Pugnacity was the dam of Relkino, who was a champion horse in England. He was by Relko and you'll find again that Relko blood in Linamix. “Linamix is a top broodmare sire. He's the broodmare sire of Kendargent and it gives that will to win to his progeny. And this is very important when you are breeding, to try to find blood with a will to win.” Everything seemed to come easily to Muhaarar in most of his Group 1 victories, but that will to win was certainly in evidence the day he won the July Cup, looking on the back foot for much of the race before edging ahead close home to get the verdict by a nose. The last few years of Muhaarar's stallion career have arguably been characterised in much the same way, having to fight hard for every bit of success he's enjoyed having been written off in some quarters, deserted by many of the breeders who rushed to him early on. Now, Muhaarar can start to enjoy the fruits of his labour with a limited book of up to 130 mares due to visit him at Haras du Petit Tellier in 2024, the most expensive stallion on a roster which also includes Elvstroem (Aus), Recoletos (Fr) and The Grey Gatsby (Ire). Jean-Daniel Manceau, responsible for stallion nominations at Capucines Bloodstock, says, “He will be used by plenty of French and international breeders, including Henri Bozo from Haras des Monceaux, Guy Pariente and Jean-Claude Seroul, who races all of his stock. He will also be supported by Shadwell, obviously. They will send a full-sister to the champion mare Taghrooda. “We also have a good group of shareholders. We've got the Dubois family who will support him a lot. They have bred already some very good horses this year, and in the past, like Sauterne and Elusive Princess. “We've also got Haras de Saint Pair [owned by Andreas Putsch], a very good breeder here in France, and Peter Kavanagh of Kildaragh Stud. And, obviously, we have Haras des Capucines who will support him a lot with some of our best mares.” The post Champion Sprinter Muhaarar Starts New Chapter at Haras du Petit Tellier appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article