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West Sunset and Thorpedo Anna lead a field of eight 2-year-old fillies in one of the final Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep race of the year in the Nov. 25 $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.View the full article

Officials believe training interruptions have affected field size this fall at Del Mar. "Ship & Win" participation is also down.View the full article

Godolphin's multiple group 1 winner Anamoe was crowned 2022/23 Australian Racehorse of the Year at a ceremony held in Perth last night by Racing and Wagering Western Australia in association with Racing Australia.View the full article

Hong Kong Harry and Astronomer, the top two in September's City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park, meet again Nov. 25 in the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar. View the full article

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by Michael Guerin Idolou’s improvement curve has been so steep trainer Nicky Chilcott almost feels embarrassed about her next target. “One of her owners and breeders Tom Rodewald always has an end of year staff party at Alexandra Park on Queen Of Hearts night,” says the Cambridge trainer. “So he wants her to race in the Queen of Hearts. I know it sounds silly but, you know, why not.” If you had never seen or heard of Idolou (you are not alone) and only saw her win at Alexandra Park on Friday night you would be pretty sure she can fit in in the Woodlands Queen Of Hearts, the $110,000 group 1 for fillies and mares at Alexandra Park on December 15. She was in against some smart young pacers on Friday and after they burned hard early Idolou was left sitting parked but out-toughed them in the straight to remain unbeaten in three starts. The time of 2:39.3 for 2200m mobile represents a 1:56.5 mile rate and was nearly two seconds faster than what one of the Queen Of Hearts favourites Lady Of The Light paced winning the feature race later on. So Idolou must be pretty good right, an unbeaten filly who can pace open class times? “We thought she was useless,” counters Chilcott. “That is why I came back to the winner’s circle shaking my head. “A few months ago we thought she might not even qualify and I told the owner maybe we should send her down to the Central Districts. “But we gave her a start and on debut she sat in the trail at Cambridge and just won her maiden race. “Then she started from barrier 9 (one on the second line) in her next race and trailed throughout again and again only just won. “So she had only just won two starts at Cambidge and we had to bring her to Alexandra Park but when I saw the field we were in I was furious because I thought she had no chance. “Even now I still don’t think she should have been in that field but she won like a good horse tonight. “I mean after that, I suppose we should give her a crack at the Queen Of Hearts because I have to keep changing my opinion of her every time she starts.” Idolou is an Sweet Lou from President Tomado, who won eight races for Chilcott around 10 years ago when owned by the same partners who bred Idolou and now own her with Chilcott. The win capped a good 24 hours for Chilcott who won the Palmerstonian the night before with Village Rebel. Of course Idolou’s next target is going to be enormously harder as Aardie’s Express will be waiting for her alongside Lady Of The Light, who made it back to back wins in impressive fashion on Friday night. Driven straight to the front by Monika Ranger she won by nearly three lengths and will take a power of beating in three weeks. Other stars of Friday night were American Muscle, who looks in career best form after winning the main trot while earlier Kimkar Dash registered her first win in over two years when she came from last in the junior driver’s trot. She was driven by Neita Balle, who father Derek trains the mare and mother Raelene owns it for a real family affair. View the full article

by Mike Love Ashburton trainer Laurence Hanrahan will head to Phar Lap raceway today with some solid chances, including Mighty Flying Lou in the Timaru Nursery Stakes for 2 year olds. The Sweet Lou colt kept up the lethal Laurence Hanrahan/Ricky May combination when he won on debut at Ashburton last week, and will look to go back to back today with Gerard O’Reilly in the bike, while Ricky May is sidelined through suspension. “He’s trained on well since Ashburton. But it is a nice field today,” said Hanrahan. Hanrahan has always had an opinion of the colt. “He’s a nice strong type of horse with a bit of speed and an unbelievable heart rate,” said Hanrahan. On debut, Mighty Flying Lou settled back for driver Ricky May from the outside of the front line. Still dead last at the 400m, May did not press the go button until the top of the straight where Mighty Flying Lou picked them up brilliantly to win by ½ a length from Thor. “Leo O’Reilly broke him in. And he’s developed into a really nice horse.” Owners Russell Beardsley from Ashburton and Diana Pye from Geraldine had success in recent years with Hanrahan, part-owning Last Of The Mohicans, and for Beardsley even further back to The Tough Nut in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. “Russell has been with me a very long time, he’s been a very loyal owner. The three of us raced a few out of the mare Jaclyn Del that we had success with. But this is the first one we’ve gone and bought at the sales.” Of the main dangers today Dawson for Tony Stratford, Major Hot for Mark and Nathan Purdon, and It’s Tough for Colin and Julie De Filipi will look to give a good account. “Major Hot looks the hardest to beat. If we run second to him we will be very happy.” Hanrahan lines up 3 other runners in addition to Mighty Flying Lou, which he says will all have their chances – perhaps apart from Tanzania, though talented, finds himself in a compromising position taking on multiple race winning horses at only his fourth start in the Timaru Summer cup. “He’s (Tanzania) been thrown under the bus, having only his fourth start against horses that have won five or six. But where else do you go? We will look to get a run on the fence and see where he finishes.” In race 5 Woodbine Rocks is rated a solid chance by Hanrahan. “It’s a race he gets into nicely. His work is very good. If things go his way he should be in the finish.” In race 10 Kalasa will look to settle much handier than in his recent start at Ashburton where he powered home for second from well back. “He’s got a nice draw. If we were to run in the top three or four I’ll be very happy too.” View the full article

Coolmore Stud spent €19m and equalled its own record set for the highest price paid at public auction in Ireland 10 years ago for Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) by flexing its buying power to secure half-sisters Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) and Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) for €6m apiece from the Niarchos draft at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale on Friday. Alpine Star, the brilliant G1 Coronation S. winner, and multiple Group 1 and Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Alpha Centauri, carried the Niarchos family's colours with great distinction throughout their glittering careers for trainer Jessica Harrington. Their former stablemate Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), winner of G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, also featured on Coolmore's shopping list along with That Which Is Not (Elusive Quality), the dam of Irish Derby runner-up Piz Badile (Ire) (Ulysses {Ire}). It was Albigna who broke the million mark on the day but it didn't take long for Alpine Star and Alpha Centauri, who rightly commanded star billing at arguably the most eagerly-anticipated Irish sale in recent times, to steal the show. Bidding from his usual spot to the right of the rostrum and under letter H, MV Magnier saw off Northern Farm for Alpha Centauri, with Yulong's Yuesheng Zhang involved in the running for the 2018 Cartier Horse Of The Year up to €5m. Alpha Centauri was sold in foal to Sea The Stars (Ire) while her half-sister Alpine Star was sold in foal to Frankel (GB) having given birth to a colt foal by the Juddmonte stallion earlier this year. Meanwhile, Alpha Centauri has had one runner to date–the twice placed Saturn (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})–and had a Circus Maximus (Ire) filly last year. Coolmore hasn't built itself up to being one of the powerhouse breeding outfits in the world without having a plan and Magnier revealed after signing for Alpine Star that their dual Derby winner Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) is already being touted for the Kiltinan Castle Stud-drafted Royal Ascot winner. He explained, “When the time comes, we'll probably send her to Auguste Rodin. When Auguste Rodin won the Derby, I'd say it was 30 seconds later when Dad [John] rang me and said, 'this is the most important thing that has happened to Coolmore since Galileo (Ire) won the Derby.' “That horse has absolutely everything–from Deep Impact to his mother being a champion, his grandmother being a champion, he's a Group 1-winning two-year-old and he's a dual Derby winner, Breeders' Cup Turf and Irish Champions Stakes winner as well. He's everything we're looking for and, when the time comes after next year, we're going to really get behind him.” Magnier continued, “She [Alpine Star] was a very good race mare and it's an incredible family. Honestly, all our partners, everyone, we're just delighted to be able to buy these mares off Maria [Niarchos]. “She has been a huge supporter of ours as long as I am alive–like, she is the Godmother to my brother. It just means a lot to us to be able to give back to Maria after all the support she has given us for a very long time.” Harrington, who managed the careers of Alpine Star, Alpha Centauri and Albigna, the winners of 12 races, six of which were Group 1s and well over €2m in prize-money, was in attendance to see the three queens amass €15.7m in the ring. As was Alan Cooper, who has been a part of the Niarchos outfit since the early 1980s, and oversaw Friday's draft in the role as racing manager to the world-famous racing family. He commented, “It's been a great tribute to decades of building these bloodlines. The family would like to thank everybody who has contributed to the success of these families over the decades, from those involved with foaling, right through to training, racing and back to breeding. It's very much mixed emotions, but as we said from the start it's a restructuring. “That's been accomplished in the sense that the bloodlines are spreading out. We've still got access to all of the bloodlines through our two- and three-year-old fillies, yearlings and foals. Even though we've separated from these great race mares, we still have the blood.” Cooper added, “It goes back many decades and it's become global. The Miesque line has been very successful in Japan with Loves Only Me winning at the Breeders' Cup and Real Steel. We had a look last week and descendants from Miesque and her dam, Pasadoble, if I'm not mistaken, include 91 black-type winners.” Just how highly sought after these bloodlines are among some of the biggest breeding operations the world over was evident by the truly international turnout at Goffs on Friday. Juddmonte underbid Albigna, consigned by Baroda Stud, earlier in the session where the Japanese-based Northern Farm once again played a strong hand for much of the bidding war. Magnier commented on €3.7m purchase Albigna, “She is a lovely mare. The whole Niarchos family, they have been very special friends of ours for a long time. We're just very happy that we can continue the relationship.” Albigna has already produced a Wootton Bassett (GB) colt which realised €460,000 as a yearling and had a Dubawi (Ire) filly foal this year. Along with that Group 1 triumph in 2019, Albigna landed the G2 Airlie Stud S. as a two-year-old in a brilliant nine-race career. Magnier added, “These kinds of mares don't come on the market very often and, with this mare, we are lucky that we have very good partners who will support us to try and buy these mares. St Mark's Basilica has had some very good foals and, if she has a good colt by him, it would make it easy to go back.” The post Alpine Star and Alpha Centauri Sell For Record-Equalling €6m Apiece To Coolmore appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The seven stallions managed by IHDV Stallions LLC will see their stud fees remain static for 2024. Leading the roster is multiple Grade I winner Mind Control (Stay Thirsty), who set New York records for mares covered (190) and number tested in foal (171), has relocated to the Stillwater, New York, farm for the 2024 breeding season, having stood at Rockridge Stud in 2023. The move to Irish Hill & Dutchess View Farms was predetermined by the 'unprecedented and cooperative' agreement that brought Mind Control to the Empire State. IHDV will offer incentives for qualifying mares as well as multiple-mare discounts. A stallion show will be held at IHDV Saturday, Dec. 9 from noon-3 p.m. ET to coincide with the NYTB Holiday Party later that evening. Lunch will be served, and the farm will be holding the annual raffle for a free season to each stallion as well as offering special stallion show pricing. The stallions are available for inspection by potential breeders on request. IRISH HILL & DUTCHESS VIEW FARMS — 2024 STUD FEES Mind Control (Stay Thirsty), $8,500 War Dancer (War Front), $7,500 Big Brown (Boundary), $5,000 King for a Day (Uncle Mo), $5,000 Warrior's Charge (Munnings), $5,000 Lookin at Lee (Lookin at Lucky, $2,500 Waiting (American Pharoah), $2,500 The post Irish Hill/Dutchess View Service Fees Unchanged, Stallion Show Dec. 9 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Injured jockey Graham Lee was moved closer to home to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough recently. The Grand National-winning jockey and Group 1-winning rider sustained spine and neck injuries in a fall at Newcastle two weeks ago. He was previously based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital in Newcastle. A statement from the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) read, “Graham Lee has now moved to the Spinal Unit at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough where he will remain for the foreseeable future. “He is no longer in ITU but remains on a ventilator, albeit this can be reduced from time to time. “His cervical injury, which was to C3/C4, means that his movement is affected. “His family are pleased that he is now nearer home and remain grateful for the constant support.” The post Graham Lee Transferred Closer To Home In Middlesbrough appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stretch Ride pursues stakes glory beneath the Twin Spires when he battles Awesome Road and six others in the Nov. 25 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.View the full article

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby starts its four-race run at Tokyo Racecourse Nov. 25 with a wide-open field and strong representation by American sires.View the full article

Hollie Doyle will ride in the Japan Cup (G1) for the first time after doctors' orders ruled out Ryan Moore from his attempt at back-to-back wins in the prestigious race on Vela Azul at Tokyo Racecourse Nov. 24.View the full article

Listed Cheshire Oaks heroine Thoughts Of June (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}–Discreet Marq, by Discreet Cat) became the fifth mare to make €2 million or more at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale when selling for that amount to Moyglare Stud Farm. Part of The Castlebridge Consignment, the 4-year-old is pregnant with her first foal by No Nay Never. Out of top American racemare Discreet Marq, who won the GI Del Mar Oaks and was placed an additional six times at that level, lot 1264 is a granddaughter of the stakes winner To Marquet (Marquetry), who was second in the GIII Tempted S. Thoughts Of June joins the millionaires @Goffs1866 selling for €2million This daughter of Galileo is a L. winner and is in-foal to No Nay Never. She was consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment and has been bought by Moyglare Stud. pic.twitter.com/BYLRilWhmb — TDN (@theTDN) November 24, 2023 The post Moyglare Stud Strikes For Thoughts Of June At 2 Million At Goffs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Expected to be the star of the show, champion Alpha Centauri (Mastercraftsman {Ire}–Alpha Lupi {Ire}, by Rahy) did not disappoint and brought a co-session-topping €6 million on the bid of MV Magnier. Also part of the Norelands draft who were selling on behalf of Niarchos family like €3.3-million mare That Which Is Not (Elusive Quality) just three hips prior, the imposing grey (lot 1263) equaled the price of her Sea The Moon (Ger) half-sister and fellow Group 1 winner Alpine Star (Ire) to share topper honours. In foal to Sea The Stars (Ire), Alpha Centauri is also a full-sister to G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Discoveries (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Her second dam was queen of the French 3-year-old fillies in 1994, with wins in both the French 1000 Guineas and the French Oaks. Champion Alpha Centauri sells for €6million @Goffs1866 The multiple G1 winner was sold in-foal to Sea The Stars and is off to join the Coolmore broodmare band as MV Magnier buys another from the Niarchos Draft. She was consigned by Norelands. pic.twitter.com/ALuWEUwI8V — TDN (@theTDN) November 24, 2023 The post Champion Alpha Centauri Brings Up Magnier Quartet At 6 Million As Goffs Sale Continues appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A field of 16 horses–14 colts and a pair of 2-year-old fillies–will head to the gate for Saturday's $206,819 Cattleya S., a 1600-meter allowance test going a single left-handed turn at Tokyo Racecourse that serves as the first of four legs on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Tetsuya Kimura, who will tighten the girth around favored Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in Sunday's G1 Japan Cup, sends out American-bred Sonic Star (Into Mischief). Bred in Kentucky by Nancy Shuford, the dark bay was a $300,000 Keeneland September yearling acquisition and has one racetrack appearance under his belt, a 3 1/2-length victory in an 1800-meter event for newcomers at Hanshin back on Sept. 24 (see below, SC 1). Back in third on that occasion was Marcha Real (Jpn) (Real Impact {Jpn}), a half-brother to GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine Marche Lorraine (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}), who returned to break his maiden going nine furlongs over a sloppy strip at Kyoto Nov. 11. Sonic Star, to be ridden by the visiting William Buick, is the 5-1 third betting choice in ante-post wagering. Into Mischief is also represented by Bushin, a full-brother to Horse of the Year Authentic, who was placed twice on the turf before breaking his maiden going 1000 meters on the dirt in July. The $800,000 Keeneland September purchase was well-beaten in a local allowance over 1400 meters two weeks back. Holding early favoritism is Rata Forest (Jpn) (Pyro), who will look to build on a seven-length victory over course and distance Oct. 21 (video, SC 9). It will be up to Mirai Iwata to work out a trip from gate 14. Others attracting early support include Amante Bianco (Jpn) (Henny Hughes), a white colt from the family of multiple champion Sodashi (Jpn) (Kurofune); and O K Birdie (Jpn), a daughter of top dirt sire Sinister Minister who thrashed a field of newcomers by 14 1/2 lengths on Fukushima debut Nov. 5 (see below, SC 2). The Cattleya S. offers Kentucky Derby points on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale to the first five home. The series continues with the Listed Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (1600m) at Kawasaki Dec. 13, the Listed Hyacinth S. (1600m) at Tokyo Feb. 18 and the Fukuryu S. (allowance) at Nakayama Mar. 23, with each race offering increased points. The horse that amasses the most points earns a guaranteed spot in the Kentucky Derby. If those connections decline, the offer is extended to each of the next four finishers, in order of points earned. The post Cattleya Stakes Kicks Off Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hailing from the Norelands consignment, That Which Is Not (Elusive Quality–Shiva {Jpn}, by Hector Protector) became the third mare to clear the €3-million mark from the Niarchos family's bloodstock restructuring, with MV Magnier shelling out €3.3 million at Goffs late in the session. Lot 1260, in foal to Juddmonte's Frankel (GB), has already produced G3 Ballysax S. hero Piz Badile (Ire) (Ulysses {Ire}), who was runner-up in the G1 Irish Derby and third in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. Her dam did win the Tattersalls Gold Cup, and this is also the family of smart multiple group winner and young sire Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}). Magnier has already signed for €3.7-million mare Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and the €6-million mare Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) earlier in the session. “Everything you could want in a broodmare.” €3.3million for the dam of Piz Badile @Goffs1866 That Which Is Not was consigned by Norelands on behalf of the Niarchos Draft and has been bought by MV Magnier. She is in-foal to Frankel. pic.twitter.com/UV1edZ8lOc — TDN (@theTDN) November 24, 2023 The post That Which Is Not Becomes Third 3-Million Mare At Goffs On The Bid Of Magnier appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Nine males race in the Ed Brown Stakes, the ninth race, topped by the lightly-raced Booth. The Fern Creek Stakes drew a larger field of 12 juvenile fillies, though it also has a clear favorite in dual stakes winner Youalmosthadme.View the full article

West Point Thoroughbreds and David Ingordo's Ontario-bred Northern Invader heads a full field of 12 3-year-olds entered for the Nov. 26 $300,000 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3T), the featured event on closing day of the fall meet at Churchill Downs.View the full article

Capitalizing on a contested pace and racing comfortably at the tail of the field, late-running Bold Journey kicked into gear down the stretch to win the $194,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.View the full article

6th-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 3:21 p.m. ET. Bred by the Don Alberto Corporation, WASASHORE (Medaglia d'Oro) debuts for Michael and Katherine Ball, who paid $825,000 for her at last year's Keeneland September Sale. Trained by Tom Amoss, the bay filly is out of GSW Sacristy (Pulpit), a $700,000 purchase at '13 Keeneland November by Don Alberto while in-foal to Medaglia d'Oro. A half-sister to Japanese G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen S. heroine Mozu Superflare (Speightstown), the mare also produced GI Santa Anita Oaks runner-up Flor de La Mar (Tiznow). TJCIS PPS 5th-WO, $111K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mAW, 3:03 p.m. ET. D.J. Stable bought $400,000 Keeneland September grad Sputnik (Uncle Mo) last year. Out of GII Top Flight H. winner Spacy Tracy (Awesome Again), the Mark Casse trainee counts as half-siblings GII Eights Belles victress Benner Island (Speightstown); MSW High North (Midnight Lute); and two-time GIII Vagrancy H. winner Victim of Love (Speightstown). TJCIS PPS 8th-DMR, $61K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 6:55 p.m. ET. A $675,000 buy for SF Bloodstock, Starlight Racing and Madaket at last year's Keeneland September Sale, Cornell (Into Mischief) makes his first start for trainer Bob Baffert. Dam MGSP Banree (Macho Uno) has an immediate family which includes half-sisters GSW Gloryzapper (Ghostzapper) and MSW Superstition (Ghostzapper). TJCIS PPS The post $825k Medaglia d’Oro Filly Unveiled Under Twin Spires appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rigney Racing's Xigera (Nyquist), the 6 1/2-length GIII Falls City S. winner on Thanksgiving Day, will enjoy a planned break this winter before targeting next year's GI La Troienne S. on Kentucky Derby weekend, according to trainer Phillip Bauer. The Kentucky-based conditioner won last year's Falls City with now-retired Played Hard (Into Mischief) who returned five months later to win the La Troienne by a neck over GI Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath (Arrogate). “We're going to take her to the sidelines for the winter and hopefully take the same course as we did last year with Played Hard and target the La Troienne,” said Bauer. “Our year-end goal next year will be the Breeders' Cup. We got bit with the injury bug this year with Played Hard who we retired and never got to make it to the Breeders' Cup. Hopefully Xigera can fill Played Hard's shoes now that she's out of the barn.” The 3-year-old's victory in Falls City was her fifth win from six starts this year. Bauer successfully switched Xigera to the dirt three starts ago in the Seneca Overnight S. Sept. 23 before taking home the GII Mother Goose S. by 3 1/2 lengths during the Belmont at the Big A meet Oct. 28. Xigera gave Rigney and Bauer three wins on the holiday card. The duo won race nine with veteran Angkor (Anchor Down) and race 12 with 2-year-old first time starter Legadema (Arrogate). The post Xigera Takes Planned Break After Falls City Romp Says Bauer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group 1 winner Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}–Alpha Lupi {Ire}, by Rahy) brought €6 million and was the second seven-figure lot of the day during the Goffs November Breeding Stock sale when selling to MV Magnier. Consigned by Kiltanan Castle Stud for the Niarchos family, lot 1240 is carrying to Frankel (GB). She is a half-sister to the European champion Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who won four Group 1 races, as well as a full-sister to G1 Moyglare Stud S. winner Discoveries (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Alpine Star sells for €6million @Goffs1866 The G1 winning mare, who is a half-sister to two G1 winners, is in-foal to Frankel and has been bought by M V Magnier. By Sea The Moon, she was consigned by Kiltinan Castle Stud as part of the Niarchos Draft. pic.twitter.com/waeB9jnjOQ — TDN (@theTDN) November 24, 2023 The post Another For Magnier As Coronation Winner Alpine Star Hammers For 6 Million At Goffs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Xigera, a 6 1/2-length winner of the Falls City Stakes (G3) on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs, will head for a planned break this winter before targeting the La Troienne Stakes (G1) next May on Kentucky Derby weekend beneath the Twin Spires.View the full article

For some, through no fault of your own, childhood dreams become unattainable as they grow older. Taylor Cambra is 6'3" and weighs 205 pounds. So instead of being a jockey, he has become an assistant for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella.View the full article