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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Sandown Guineas Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1600m The Group 2 Sandown Guineas is a 1600m event held at Caulfield Racecourse under set weights conditions for three-year-old horses, boasting a prize pool of $300,000. Outside of being run over 2100m in 1968 and 1969, the Sandown Guineas has been run at 1600m every other year and is a final target race for three-year-olds at the end of the spring. After being classified as a Principal race until 1978, the Sandown Guineas was upgraded to Group 2 level from 1979 onwards. Due to the change in dates for the Victorian Spring Carnival, late season three-year-olds can target this race at the back end of the year. Notable winners of the Sandown Guineas include: See You In Heaven (2022), Pretty Brazen (2019), Ringerdingding (2018), Pressday (2010), Scenic Warrior (2000), Over (1999), Special Dane (1997), Navy Seal (1992), Durbridge (1990), So Called (1977) and Taj Rossi (1973). 2023 Sandown Guineas Betting Odds Betting markets for the 2023 Sandown Guineas are currently unavailable. Best Sandown Guineas bookmakers All of our top horse betting sites have markets for the Sandown Guineas. Most of the Melbourne Spring Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 2 Sandown Guineas is no exception. Latest Thoroughbred Club Stakes News Brazen Style causes major upset in Thoroughbred Club Stakes Australia horse racing news 6 days ago Shane Nichols and Craig Newitt have combined with Brazen Style to take out the Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes on … Read More Caulfield full racing preview & quaddie tips | November 18, 2023 Horse Racing Tips 1 week ago A competitive 10-race card awaits punters at Caulfield on Saturday for Thousand Guineas Day. Check out HorseBetting’s free race-by-race preview … Read More Follow Files: VRC Derby chance impresses at Randwick Horse Racing Tips 3 weeks ago In this week’s Follow Files, we have found three runners from Moonee Valley and Randwick on Saturday that are worth … Read More English Riviera claims thrilling Thoroughbred Club Stakes Australia horse racing news 1 year ago After displaying her potential without a Stakes victory to show for it, English Riviera is now a deserved winner at … Read More 2023 Sandown Guineas Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2023 Sandown Guineas field is released. Previous Sandown Guineas Field 2022 Sandown Guineas field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Kings Consort Anthony & Sam Freedman Michael Dee 11 57kg 2 Sandpaper James Cummings Mark Zahra 12 57kg 3 The Fortune Teller Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 10 57kg 4 Shuriken Symon Wilde Dean Yendall 16 57kg 5 Atmosphere James Cummings Blake Shinn 8 57kg 6 New York Hurricane Liam Howley Craig Newitt 7 57kg 7 Zamborghini Matt Laurie Damien Thornton 1 57kg 8 Dream Hour Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Patrick Moloney 14 57kg 9 Angry Skies Ben & JD Hayes Luke Nolen 9 57kg 10 The Real Thing Greg Eurell Blaike McDougall 4 57kg 11 Tokenist Matt Laurie Daniel Stackhouse 3 57kg 12 Holymanz Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Daniel Moor 5 57kg 13 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Craig Williams 13 55kg 14 Anphina Andrew Bobbin Harry Coffey 17 55kg 15 Marxist Aaron Laing Lewis German (a) 15 55kg 16 Venetian Lass Matt Cumani Declan Bates 18 55kg 17 Rajnish Nick Ryan Jamie Mott 2 55kg 18 Jatobi Wendy Kelly N/A 6 55kg 2022 Sandown Guineas result 1st – See You In Heaven (+320) 2nd – The Fortune Teller (+110) 3rd – Kings Consort (+340) Recent Sandown Guineas results 2022: See You In Heaven claims Sandown Guineas Just one filly had won the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) in the past 16 years and See You In Heaven (+320) has emulated the performance of Pretty Brazen in 2019, taking out the 2022 edition at Caulfield in fine style. Craig Williams settled the daughter of Divine Prophet up on the pace and she found plenty in the straight to deny The Fortune Teller (+380) who was forced to race four wide without cover. Outside of the runner-up, Kings Consort (+1400) got his nose down to nab third place. 2021: Blue Army proves too strong in Sandown Guineas Blue Army (+1700) jumped from maiden grade to claim the Sandown Guineas at Caulfield. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper settled behind the leaders before peeling off their backs to let down with a burst of acceleration. After leading the field up around the home turn, Blazerro (+1900) and Festival Dancer (+200) held on for second and third, respectively. 2020: Allibor gets his nose down on the line The 2021 edition of the Group 2 Sandown Guineas produced one of the closest finishes we have seen in some time, where Allibor (+340) just got the better of Sweet Reply (+170) at Sandown. The victory was Symon Wilde’s second Sandown Guineas success as a trainer after he co-trained So Swift in 2011 with his father Bill. Both Allibor and Sweet Reply made their runs together on the outside and quickly gathered in the leader, Valanetti (+900), before fighting out the finish in the final strides. 2019: Pretty Brazen just holds on Pretty Brazen (+250) has snuck up the inside of the leaders to take out the Group 2 Sandown Guineas and just hold on from the fast-finishing Conqueror (+1300). The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained filly settled behind the leaders, but as they rolled off the rail in the home straight, she took the run and gained the lead with 200m to go. Luke Currie got everything he could out of the daughter of Brazen Beau, and it was just enough as she fought off the challenge of Conqueror and Heart Of Puissance (+320) late. Sandown Guineas winners Sandown Guineas Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2022 See You In Heaven Craig Williams Richard & Chantelle Jolly 2021 Blue Army Damian Lane Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr 2020 Allibor Dean Yendall Symon Wilde 2019 Pretty Brazen Luke Currie Tony & Calvin McEvoy 2018 Ringerdingding John Allen Darren Weir 2017 Villermont Luke Nolen Aaron Purcell 2016 Morton’s Fork Craig Williams John O’Shea 2015 Mahuta Brad Rawiller Darren Weir 2014 Petrology Nicholas Hall David Hayes 2013 Paximadia Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2012 Tatra Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2011 So Swift Craig Williams Bill & Symon Wilde 2010 Pressday Nash Rawiller Chris Waller 2009 Kidnapped Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2008 Caymans Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2007 Schilling Damien Oliver Mick Price 2006 Sender Darren Gauci Rodney Douglas 2005 Cayambe Dwayne Dunn David Hayes 2004 Binding Corey Brown John Hawkes 2003 Pay Keys Brett Prebble John Hickmott 2002 Dextrous Darren Gauci John Hawkes 2001 Moon Dragon Damien Oliver Lee Freedman 2000 Scenic Warrior Damien Oliver Lee Freedman Sandown Guineas winners pre-2000 Sandown Guineas Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Over 1998 Sedation 1997 Special Dane 1996 King Ivor 1995 Peep On The Sly 1994 Baryshnikov 1993 Voting 1992 Navy Seal 1991 Star Video 1990 Durbridge 1989 Stargazer 1988 Blixen 1987 Ascot Lane 1986 Sea Swell 1985 Shankhill Lass 1984 Brave Salute 1983 Mr. Ironclad 1982 Cossack Prince 1981 Galleon 1980 Polar Air 1979 Snowing 1978 Just A Steal 1977 So Called 1976 Opposition 1975 Better Draw 1974 Shiftmar 1973 Taj Rossi 1972 Carnation For Me 1971 Andros 1970 Abdul 1969 Top Flat 1968 Always There 1967 Begonia Belle 1966 Hialeah 1965 Fire Band 1964 Light Fingers 1963 Ripa 1962 Birthday Card 1961 Indian Summer 1960 Lady Sybil 1959 Twilight Glow 1958 But Beautiful 1957 Orient View the full article

Horse Racing on Friday, November 24 will feature eight 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 Canterbury & Moonee Valley. Friday Racing Tips – November 24, 2023 Canterbury Racing Tips Moonee Valley Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For November 24, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $53.89 odds return: Friday, November 24, 2023 Canterbury Race 2 – #9 Sensory Moonee Valley Race 3 – #1 Celui Wodonga Race 6 – #3 Rhinoceros Naracoorte Race 4 – #1 Hasta La Prince | 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 November 24, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

Wife of Hong Kong’s six-time champion jockey reveals her son provides direct – and funny – feedback to his father whenever he returns home winlessView the full article

McMahon and Hill Bloodstock purchased Provocateur (Into Mischief) for $200,000 at the 2022 Keeneland November Sale and Mike McMahon raced the 5-year-old four times this year before retiring him to stud at New York's McMahon Stud. A $600,000 yearling purchase, Provocateur won the Hutcheson S. at Gulfstream Park at two and was third in the GI Woody Stephens S. the following year. In a 14-race career, he compiled earnings of $240,000. “He's a very, very good-looking horse, very correct,” said Joe McMahon. “And of course everyone knows Into Mischief-he's the leading stallion in North America. This is an exciting horse that ran in top company.” McMahon pointed to the success of Honest Mischief as a reason to expect success for Provocateur. “Honest Mischief is Grade II-placed and got about 127 mares his first year,” he said. “And we think Provocateur's race record is just as strong.” Provocateur will stand for $5,000. The post Provocateur To Stand At New York’s McMahon Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Racing for connections who won this race last year with Played Hard (Into Mischief), XIGERA (f, 3, Nyquist–Argent Affair, by Black Tie Affair) made it two in a row for her owners while picking up a third-straight win in Thursday's GIII Fall City S. Sitting a tracking trip throughout, she made her move leaving the far turn and left no question as to her affinity for the dirt, rolling home by a clear margin over Music Street (Street Sense). The final time for the 1 1/8 mile was 1:50.75. Lifetime Record: 10-6-1-1. O-Rigney Racing, LLC; B-Cedar Hill LLC; T-Philip A. Bauer. Sales History: $190,000 ylg '21 KEESEP. The post Xigera Wins Third Straight In Churchill’s Holiday Feature appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jonny Turner Bargain buy Oh No Nana banked several times his purchase price for Invercargill owners Scott and Sam Leader with his victory at Ascot Park on Thursday. The four-year-old charged late to finally break his maiden in his 32nd start with driver Rory McIlwrick. Oh No Nana was in just his fifth run for the Leaders following his purchase through trainer Tyler Dewe. Dewe sourced the horse for the Invercargill owners and Thursday’s win returned them several times the horse’s purchase price. The winning stake was $5500. “Scott and Sam had Gronkowski with me, and they were looking for another horse,” Dewe said. “Kerryn Tomlinson offered him to me for $1000, so I talked to Scott and Sam, and we took him.” “Amanda (Tomlinson) told me the horse just hadn’t had regular racing recently.” “They were keen to line him up on the grass, but he got balloted out a few times.” Some tinkering with Oh No Nana’s gear proved a key factor in Oh No Nana finally breaking through for victory on his new home track. “I tried a Cornell Collar on him, just to help with his breathing,” Dewe said. “I don’t think he has a wind issue, but he would get out there and he’d be nervous, and he wasn’t breathing properly.” “The Cornell Collar seems to have done the trick because on his first run for me he looked like he had the ability to win at short notice.” Oh No Nana is the second winner for the Leaders in their own right, though they have had plenty of success in syndicates. “I have got to know Scott and Sam through Aaron Swain who is a mutual friend,” Dewe said. “Aaron has always been a good supporter of mine, and it has been great to be able to have horses for Scott and Sam.” “Gronkowski did well for them right through the winter, and it hasn’t taken Oh No Nana too long to get one either.” Dewe started his career with a bang, churning out winners at a very strong strike rate. This season the trainer hasn’t had the numbers to make the same impact, but the trainer is building a nice team of young horses, with several to hit the track soon, he said. View the full article

Today 24th November in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Ho, De Sousa and Chadwick seal IJC berths, Purton creates history Vincent Ho, Silvestre de Sousa and Matthew Chadwick have clinched the final three positions in the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Shamrock Lu chasing seventh win at Gold Coast this Saturday Not everyone is lucky enough to be able to race a Winx or a Black Caviar — but for Lucy … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 12 months ago Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior out to repel overseas contingents An outstanding group of world-class horses including Golden Sixty, Panthalassa, Jack d’Or and Romantic Warrior feature among 49 gallopers from … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Devastate snares Wellington Stakes Devastate continued his rapid progression with a successful return to Otaki on Thursday to add the Group 3 Wellington Stakes … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Hold The Press upsets in Levin Stakes Butler was all the rage ahead of the Listed Levin Stakes (1400m) at Otaki on Thursday, but it was local … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Forsman’s rich run continues Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman’s golden run continued at Avondale on Wednesday when he picked up a winning double from just … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Laws Of Indices to take on Golden Sixty in Hong Kong Mile Laws Of Indices, trained by Annabel Neasham, will be taking on star miler Golden Sixty in the Hong Kong Mile … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Vanessa Arnott cops two-week ban after Darwin double It was a day of mixed fortune for Vanessa Arnott during last Saturday’s meeting at Fannie Bay. While the Darwin … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Friday’s Canterbury racing tips & best value bets | 25/11/2022 We’re back racing under lights on Friday night with a cracking eight-race program out of Canterbury Park. HorseBetting’s Nathan Keven … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 24, 2022 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Cranbourne night racing tips & quaddie | Friday, November 25 Racing returns to Cranbourne Turf Club this Friday with a very competitive nine-race program kicking off at 5:40pm AEDT. See … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Moonee Valley racing tips & best odds | Friday, November 26 HorseBetting.com.au’s tipping expert brings you the best bets and top odds for the eight-race meeting at Moonee Valley on Friday, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Wyong racing tips & top value bets | Thursday, November 25 HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst has taken a look at the seven-race card at Wyong on Thursday and picked … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Pakenham betting tips, value bets & quaddie picks | November 25 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the eight-race card at Pakenham Racecourse on Thursday, November 25, 2021. See all … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Doomben meeting abandoned due to heavy rain Scheduled to host eight races on Wednesday afternoon, the Brisbane Racing Club announced on Wednesday morning that the Doomben program … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 24, 2021 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around the country today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections here … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Through The Cracks Set For Villiers Test Trainer Angela Davies will use the Festival Stakes at Rosehill as a Villiers Stakes litmus test for her emerging galloper … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Top Jockey Secured For Royal Assignment Trainer Joe Pride believes short-course specialist Royal Witness has returned in career-best order and is on target for his stakes … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville racing tips & odds – Wednesday, 25 November 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Wednesday’s race meeting at Morphettville in Adelaide, South … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ipswich racing tips & best bets – Wednesday, 25 November 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Wednesday’s race meeting at Ipswich in Queensland, Australia … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Sandown racing tips & value bets – Wednesday, 25 November 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Wednesday’s race meeting at Sandown in Victoria, Australia … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Warwick Farm racing tips & odds – Wednesday, 25 November 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Wednesday’s race meeting at Warwick Farm … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Daily horse racing news – Tuesday, 24 November 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you today’s top stories from the horse racing industry, including the latest in the lead up to the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Kingston Town next for Inspirational Girl Western Australian jockey William Pike was delighted to be rewarded with a Group 1 on his return to his home … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Five-pronged attack for Sweeney Te Awamutu trainer Debbie Sweeney will take a team of five to Te Rapa’s Wednesday meeting, including three last start … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Bowditch working to get back to riding Joe Bowditch is gradually building his fitness for a return to race riding after a fall at Sale left him … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Short course autumn for Cape Of Good Hope Having shown his ability over a middle distance, Cape Of Good Hope is likely to run over shorter in his … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Maloney to continue run for Vandyke Jockey Ryan Maloney will make a four-hour round trip to ride Group One performer Alligator Blood in a Sunshine Coast … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Fab’s Cowboy to break city drought Prolific country winner Fab’s Cowboy gets a chance to break his city duck in the Country Cups Challenge Final at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Andrew Noblet to make Ballarat new home With stables being built at Ballarat, trainer Andrew Noblet has decided to leave Caulfield before it is closed as a … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago More for Shum Lucky More was value for a good deal more than the four and a quarter-length winning margin in the Class … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Fast plan comes off for a Chevalier Cup win A good plan is nothing without smart execution and Zac Purton and Fast Most Furious delivered the latter for David … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Cyrname claims Altior’s scalp at Ascot Altior has suffered his first defeat over jumps with Cyrname running out a brilliant all-the-way winner at Ascot … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Doomben faces major water shortage The Brisbane Racing Club is buying water for Doomben after the track’s supplies dried up … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Another Railway Stakes for Peters team The Grant and Alana Williams-trained Galaxy Star has won the Group One Railway Stakes for prolific owners Bob and Sandra … Read More United Arab Emirates horse racing news 5 years ago Al Asayl Double Includes Landmark 100th For Cosgrave Racing at Al Ain on Friday, a seven-race card, was another productive meeting for the Al Asayl team of His … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Poy steers Jungle Edge to Ballarat victory Proven wet-track specialist Jungle Edge has found the soft conditions to his liking to win on the Ballarat Cup program … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Darren Weir wins Ballarat Cup with Kiwia Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir has claimed his second Ballarat Cup, 14 years after his first, with Kiwia taking out … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Bel Sonic returns a winner at Ballarat Bel Sonic has stormed home from last to win the Magic Millions 3&4YO Classic at Ballarat in his first start … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Orman’s top ride to win Recognition Stakes Jim Orman has got Niccanova through a needle eye opening on the fence to win the Listed recognition Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Rosehill treble for Kerrin McEvoy The Matt Dale-trained Rapture Miss has given Kerrin McEvoy the middle leg of a winning treble with her win in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Stella Victoria takes black type race Trainer Rob Heathcote was on a golfing holiday and missed seeing his prediction of a black type win for Stella … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Bright future predicted for The Closer Lightly-raced The Closer has taken out the VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade at Ballarat and her co-trainer David Eustace predicts a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sky Boy continues winning ways at Rosehill Sky Boy will take the next step in his burgeoning career when he heads to the Group Two Villiers Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Veteran joins elite Queensland age group Irish Constabulary has joined an elite group of 10-year-old horses to win a metropolitan race in Queensland … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Hawker Hurricane wins Clockwise Classic Hawker Hurricane has made a winning debut in the $200,000 Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic at Ballarat, beating Charvet and … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Munce praises Queensland staying series Trainer Chris Munce has praised a new series for three-year-old stayers in Queensland after his filly Ceol Na Mara won … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago King steers Carillon to Highway win Rachel King has helped the Craig Martin-trained Carillon redeem his last disastrous city run with victory at Rosehill in the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Promising pair provide early Te Rapa action The early action at Sunday’s Te Rapa race-meeting served up a pair of three-year-olds that could well command closer attention … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Pakenham Cup on radar again for Khartoum Last year’s Pakenham Cup runner-up Khartoum is likely to head to that race again after winning a benchmark race over … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Poser for Gollan after Vincere’s win Impressive filly Vincere Volare has given trainer Tony Gollan his first juvenile winner of the season and set him a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago First winner for Brazen Beau at Rosehill Tassort has given his sire Brazen Beau his first winner, with victory in the two-year-old handicap at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Spain guides Nariko to Ballarat victory Mick Price-trained Nariko has taken out the opening race on the Ballarat Cup program, winning a benchmark-78 for mares by … Read More United Arab Emirates horse racing news 5 years ago Fawaareq makes UAE bow in Sunday Abu Dhabi Feature j Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club host racing for the third time this season on Sunday with a six-race card highlighted … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Young trainer Michael Roebuck takes out Wodonga Gold Cup The Wodonga Gold Cup is set to stay in the country after Michael Roebuck-trained gelding Bel Burgess took out the … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Scott Jones undergoes burns surgery Injured Lismore Turf Club manager Scott Jones has undergone surgery in Brisbane after suffering serious burns in an explosion … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Torgersen to help with milestones Chris Waller’s fledgling Gold Coast stable can bring up two milestones if Torgersen wins the Listed Recognition Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Udyta Clarke’s ATM resumes at Ballarat Cranbourne trainer Udyta Clarke has described It’s A Shame Billy as her ATM as he embarks on another campaign at … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Speedy Kitty ready for Clockwise challenge Plenty of work has gone into Speedy Kitty to have her ready for the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Punters come for Plague Stone Plague Stone will be the latest Godolphin Golden Slipper prospect to appear when the two-year-old makes his debut at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Third generation bookie fears for the future of betting industry ON-COURSE bookmaker Ben Musgrove believes there’s “no way” his role will exist in 10 years after the advent of online … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Wodonga Gold Cup among the country’s best THE Wodonga Gold Cup is expected to be one of the biggest country race days of the 2017/18 race season, … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Howley to take over at Macedon Lodge Liam Howley has been approved as head trainer at Lloyd Williams Macedon Lodge following a licence upgrade from assistant trainer … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Antonio Giuseppe targets Ballarat Cup Chris Waller is looking to Antonio Giuseppe to give him a second Ballarat Cup after the victory of Junoob two … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Gollan to rock two-year-old for Aquis Debutant Rock ‘N’ Sol is one of 15 starters for trainer Tony Gollan at Doomben and is also one of … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Swift return to Sydney for Overdue Albury trainer Kym Davison will bring Overdue to Sydney for just the second time in his career for the $100,000 … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Rosehill betting tips, form and odds, Saturday November 25 THE Golden Gift might be the first race on the card at Rosehill this Saturday, but it’s an important lead-up … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Noel Callow appealing Moe suspension The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board will hear a careless riding appeal lodged by Noel Callow following a suspension incurred … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Lindsay Park up for another WA carnival Sovereign Nation will fly the flag for Lindsay Park in the Group One Railway Stakes at Ascot … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Simogramor set to keep the wins rolling IF promising filly Simogramor follows the family pattern the horse will win the Wentwood Grange Juvenile at Te Rapa on … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Rare luck for Kendrick at Doomben Smart mare Rare Occurrence has the right conditions to help her trainer Stuart Kendrick get another success story in a … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Kelso pair set for black type racing MATAMATA training pair Bev and Ken Kelso are going into Saturday’s Counties meeting hopeful rather than confident with their two … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Azkadellia to retain Group One win Azkadellia will not be disqualified from her Group One Queen of the Turf win with Racing NSW saying the ownership … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Jones to undergo burns surgery Racing administrator Scott Jones is in a Brisbane hospital after suffering burns to 45 per cent of his body in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stables quarantined after strangles found Quarantine at Matt Cumani’s Ballarat stables has been expanded to ensure a case of strangles is contained … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Trackwork rider injured at Queanbeyan A Queanbeyan trackwork rider has suffered a neck injury in an early morning fall … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Berry eager for HK International meeting Jockey Tommy Berry says Hong Kong champion Able Friend impressed him during his comeback from injury in the Group Two … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago James Doyle to ride for Godolphin in Aust English jockey James Doyle will ride for Godolphin in Australia while James McDonald is under investigation over a betting offence … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago McSweeney elected to ATC board Angela Belle McSweeney will take up a position on the board of the Australian Turf Club with Bill Evans re-elected … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Meetings moved from Sandown Lakeside track Remedial works on the Sandown Lakeside track has caused three upcoming meetings to be moved … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Record Blue Diamond first acceptors First acceptances for the 2017 Blue Diamond have been taken with a total of 686 juveniles paid up for including … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Zielke settled at new Toowoomba base Trainer John Zielke will have his first Brisbane runners from his new base in Toowoomba … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Interstellar set to reach greater heights Jockey Tommy Berry is confident former Kiwi mare Interstellar can reach stakes level as he prepares to ride her first-up … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Allen after another city win aboard Lyuba Ben Allen is leading the Melbourne apprentices’ premiership and his book of rides at Moonee Valley includes Lyuba, his first … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Valley trip is ideal for Biased Witness Robert Smerdon will have three Moonee Valley runners, Biased Witness, Very Choosy and Dulverton, with Craig Williams to ride the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hopfgarten needs to be at best at Farm Trainer Robert Heathcote believes Hopfgarten will have to reproduce one of his best runs to win the Recognition Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Beau Rada to resume in Valley sprint race Beau Rada makes his return in a 1000m sprint at Moonee Valley having made his mark over short courses at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago 2016 Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes runner guide and tips THE big racing continues in Perth this Saturday with the Group 1 $1 million Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot and we … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Temperature forces Tumbler out of race Injury-prone mare Tumbler will miss the Listed McAlpine Memorial Stakes at Eagle Farm because of yet another problem … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Strangles detected at Ballarat stable Trainer Matt Cumani has confirmed a horse in his Ballarat stable has the infectious disease strangles but so far it … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Moonee Valley form, odds and free tips, Saturday November 26 MOONEE Valley is one of the most exciting race tracks in Australia and it hosts a nine-race card this Saturday … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Fields declared for HK International races All four defending champions have been confirmed in the fields for the Group One races at Hong Kong’s International meeting … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Sydney campaign likely for Sofia Rosa After pulling the pin on Sofia Rosa’s Melbourne spring campaign, New Zealand trainer Stephen Marsh is looking to bring the … Read More View the 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Officially born into horse racing as a 5-year-old match race jockey in Louisiana with feet tethered to the stirrups, Glynn “Tee Red” Bernis passed away Nov. 8 at the age of 75 having led the picaresque life once free of the stirrup ties of a leading apprentice jockey, Kentucky Derby competing trainer, jock's agent, raconteur and bon vivant. “He was every Cajun stereotype you had. He was hot-tempered. He was passionate. He was hard working. He was loyal to the end of the earth and to a fault, and would do anything for anybody,” said Ran Leonard, who owned Cres Ran Farm in Crescent, just outside of Oklahoma City, which Bernis managed for several years. His passing closes another window onto a history of racing decorated with the trophies and bruises of cutthroat gambles, family rivalries, tall tales and small mercies. Bernis's formative schooling wasn't one of chalk and blackboard, but of the high-stakes drama kind seared through the southern match race circuit, amid the scrubs of Cajun Downs, Carencro and Broussard's Bar and Racetrack, where cannon shot Quarter Horses competed for tens of thousands of dollars a pop. At the venerable age of six, Bernis was thrown aboard the lightning fast chestnut mare, Miss Pine, who would eventually bow out with an unimpeachable 32-for-32 win record. Miss Pine was so fast and so prolific, when she beat another champion Quarter Horse, Shoefly Baby, in a match race in Mississippi, she crossed the wire and was loaded straight into the trailer for a swift return to Louisiana–she had won her connections so much money that day, incensed locals chased behind with pitchforks and torches and holes in their pockets. Miss Pine was so fast and so prolific, she could outrun a rival weighted down with a rock-filled can. “There's a Cajun saying, 'You ride what you want, I'll ride who I want,'” Bernis explained, back in 2011. “They don't say anything about a live jockey.” Miss Pine was ridden that day by Bernis's brother, Kenward. The two constituted the Cain and Abel of Cajun match racing, their blood ties having ripened into a fierce rivalry on the track, even after they had both graduated to the professional ranks. In an old Sports Illustrated article called “The Men They Call Boys,” Bernis described a brawl between the two while locked in a blood-curdling neck-to-neck battle down the stretch. “Ken,” Bernis told Sports Illustrated, “is mad as hell at me because I'm winning.” Bernis stood out for three reasons. A lid of red hair. Satellite dish ears. And hard to deny smarts in the saddle. Indeed, Bernis wasn't just beating Kenward in those days. He handed a licking to most who crossed his path–though professional rather than personal. In his first season with a license, back in 1964, he was the leading apprentice in the nation by number of wins. His success caught the eye of Marion Van Berg–father to record-setting trainer Jack Van Berg–who was later inducted into the Hall of Fame. “Tee Red was at Miles Park. Marion Van Berg was the king in Detroit. He kept looking at the charts in the Racing Form and asking people, 'who is this Bernis kid winning five, six a day? I want him to ride my horses,'” remembered former jockey, Melvin Holland, who credits Bernis for launching his own career proper. “Of course, Tee Red went off riding for him for a bit.” Half of his name came from the French word for small–petit, shortened to Tee. Turned out to be something of a misnomer. “He would be riding at 111 pounds or something like that, Friday and Saturday or whatever. And on the dark days, Sunday and Monday, he'd blow up to 130 pounds. He'd have to hop into the hot box, take Lasix and everything to reduce another 10, 20 pounds again,” said former trainer, Greg Burchell. “One thing about Tee Red, he loved to eat.” After just three years with a professional license, Bernis handed it back, along with all obligations for self-abnegation. “You never see an ex-jock who isn't hungry and thirsty,” said Holland. That's when the jockey turned to training. To begin with, Bernis maintained a claiming stable. Arkansas. Illinois. Louisiana. “He was the kind of guy, he just had the knack for spotting horses that had potential, but whoever had them before just wasn't getting it out of them,” said Holland, now a steward at Louisiana Downs. “He was an excellent horseman,” Holland added. “He could take those old horses that back in the day you had to keep patched up. He knew the ones who needed to be trained and the ones who didn't. That takes some horsemanship.” Still, once a jockey, always a jockey. “He hated for young riders, me in particular, to lose ground,” remembered Holland. “He always said, 'the shortest way home is on the fence.' His thing was, if he told me to not get off the fence, don't go wide, then if the horse got beat for that reason, he'd never say a word.” The quality of horse in the Bernis stable stepped up a notch when the trainer joined forces with owner Glenn Bromagen, who raced under the Ashbrook Farm banner. Bromagen's Tonka Wakhan–named after the titular horse in the 1958 film, Tonka, with Sal Mineo–took them all the way to the 1980 Kentucky Derby. On the eve of the big race, Bernis explained to the Washington Post why he'd urged Bromagen to part with $27,000 at the yearling sales for the son of Big Spruce out of a mare he had once trained. “I ran indexes and crosses and computers,” Bernis told the Post, “and I saw that this horse was bred to run all day long. I asked one of my owners to bid on him, and we took a shot.” An outsider in the betting, Tonka Wakhan ran to his odds, finishing 10th. Though perhaps fate's twisted sense of humor played a part in keeping all things equal. “He got badly bumped two strides out of the gate and that was that, he was done,” said Sandi Bromagen, wife of Glenn, who passed away last year. Bromagen remembers a “great cook and a great friend.” A fierce competitor, too. “Tee Red was just such a character–a funny, funny character.” At Arlington Park one day, he told famed rider, Ray Sibille, to “cluck” to his horse at the head of the stretch for an easy victory. As the field turned into the home straight, nothing happened, and though the horse belatedly got the memo, he lost by a whisker. “Tee Red was furious,” said Bromagen. “He goes running up to Ray Sibille, 'what is wrong with you? All you had to do is cluck to him at the head of the stretch and this horse would win.'” As Bromagen remembers it, Sibille, who had a stutter, replied, “'b-b-by the t-t-time I c-c-clucked it was t-t-too late.'” In the 1990s, Bernis quit training for a spell, turned his hand to being a jockey's agent, only to retrieve his license once more at the turn of the millennium. “He had a few horses for me that he trained in Iowa. Couple horses I sent to him. And it was reciprocated,” said trainer Jimmy DeVito, who credits Bernis with sending some Bromagen-owned horses his way, when he first started training in the 1970s. “He was a good guy and a good horseman. He'll be missed.” Fellow Cajun and racing Hall of famer, Eddie Delahoussaye, got to know Bernis well when he trained for a spell in California. “I remember when he first came there, he carried on training like the guys in the Midwest. I had been in California for quite a few years. I told him, 'Glynn you've got to train a little different. You cannot train these horses like the Midwest. You've got to train them over these tracks,'” remembers Delahoussaye. “The first week or two, he tried his way. It didn't work. Finally, he said, 'you know, I think I'm going to try it your way.' And he started winning races,” Delahoussaye said. “He was a quick learner. He was a good horseman, I tell ya'.” Like Bernis, Delahoussaye's instructive years in the saddle were on the Louisiana match racing circuit. Though it had evolved much–occupational health and safety wise, at the very least–by the time Delahoussaye broke onto the scene. “Glynn said to me, 'I weighed about 60-some pounds, and you're riding an 1100-pound animal and you're trying to pull 'em up, and there's only maybe 400 yards to do it,'” Delahoussaye recalled. “Sometimes they went through the fence. Sometimes they fell off. Sometimes they'd go through the woods and they'd have branches hitting them. That's how dangerous it was,” Delahoussaye said. “That had already changed when I came along.” Bernis had been struggling with deteriorating health for a long while, brought on by diabetes, said Holland. Every few weeks, Holland visited Bernis at a nursing home in Bossier City, Louisiana, where his old boss was tended by his former wife and his daughter, Jovaughn. Bernis also left behind a son, Frank, now an agent to jockey Brian Hernandez and formally an assistant to Tom Amoss. “He got to where he couldn't see very well, but I have a kind of distinct voice–whether it's a good voice or a bad voice, it's kind of distinct. He always knew when I came in and said something to him. He would get all happy and say, 'oh great, let's go outside to the smoking area,” said Holland, whose visits were often punctuated with the smuggling in of contraband. “The last time I'd seen him, I brought him a box of Marlboro Reds. We went outside and he smoked five of them, one after the other. Made his whole day,” said Holland. “The staff, they didn't like it too much. But boy, his eyes would light up when I'd see him.” Added Holland, “We were fortunate enough, I think, at the time we came around and Tee Red was doing good, we were fortunate to be there when racing was really, really good. But those days are gone. They're gone and you move on. That's what you do.” The post One of Racing’s Great “Characters,” Glynn ‘Tee Red” Bernis Passes at 75 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pa Doyle of Galbertstown Stables labelled the pinhookers who were out in force at the Goffs November Foal Sale “as brave as lions” with the popular consignor capping off a memorable week by topping the Thursday session with a €90,000 Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) colt. The Thursday sale-topper was bred by Tony Cosgrave, who Doyle described as one of the best show people in the business, and it played a part in Galbertstown ending the week as one of the top consignors with 17 horses selling for €632,000. The Phoenix Of Spain colt came after Galbertstown netted €115,000 for an Earthlight (Ire) colt bred by Mary, John and Orla Donworth, earlier in a week where some of the key figures took a hit compared to this sale 12 months ago. Of the 902 horses offered this week, 714 were sold at a clearance rate of 79%, which was down by 2% on last year. The turnover also dropped 12% to €25,950,500 and the average fell 9% to €36,346 but there were plenty of positives to take from the figures as well. For example, the median stayed the same at €24,000 while the top lot of €700,000 usurped last year's figure of €550,000. Despite the dip, Doyle provided nothing but positive feedback on what he said was a good week of trade. “We can't get over the footfall that has been here at Goffs since Saturday. We rocked in here and started showing first thing. We didn't expect it to be as busy as it has been, to be honest. It has been sustained right throughout the week. Now, we had good foals to sell, and that did help. “But, overall, the footfall here has been incredible and breeders got very well paid across the board. If you had a nice foal by a good sire, it was very straightforward. If you landed on a list it was so easy.” Doyle added, “This is probably the biggest consignment I have ever had at this sale and the majority of them ticked the boxes and the owners got well paid. There were no complaints and everyone got paid what they deserved to. Any sire who had a chance of going forward, their foals proved very popular.” The strength of the pinhookers played a massive role in the market remaining buoyant. Top operator Laurence Gleeson of Aughamore Stud joked on Wednesday that he may be suffering from amnesia about how hard it was to sell yearlings at some points this year after he bought a Lope De Vega filly for €200,000. However, Doyle explained why he felt many pinhookers took a decision to invest at Goffs this week in a bid to keep some of the costs that come with travelling horses home from Britain to a minimum. Doyle said, “Another reason why trade seemed to be so strong is, because there was such a nice bunch of foals here, people probably felt it was better to get them bought here at Goffs this week rather than going to England. But the work that Goffs have done, even with the National Hunt horses recently, is savage. They have upped their game over the past few years and it's working. “The pinhookers are as brave as lions. Listen, you have to be in this game, but the pinhookers take it to a new level. They really are brave as lions. We have breeders there and, you know yourself, not every one of their mares is going to breed a star. But this week has been brilliant. From the Donworths' Earthlight colt who made €115,000 right up to this Pheonix Of Spain, it's been a great week.” He added, “This is the icing on the cake, really, because the breeder works for me. His name is Tony Cosgrave and he's very hard to get as he has a full-time job working with horses but, I promise you, he's as good a show man as you will get. He's absolutely brilliant. He's landed on his feet here and, to be honest with you, I'm absolutely delighted for him.” Breeding may not be Cosgrave's day job but he's certainly proved himself a dab hand at the game. It was just over a decade ago when he netted himself a tidy profit with a Frozen Power (Ire) filly and he couldn't hide his delight after recording his latest touch. “This lad was a belter and I loved him from day one,” he said outside the Phoenix Of Spain colt's box in Barn E. “I have never had a foal like him. He was some walker but had an even better temperament. When you start walking foals to start with, some of them take a bit of time to get up to speed, but he was a natural from day one. There was never any issue with him all year. The only issues were keeping a lid on my nerves trying to get him here! “I topped day one of this sale before with a Frozen Power filly. I only have the two mares and I bought Almarada (Fr) a couple of years ago. She was in a sale at Fairyhouse and I bought her privately.” Asked why he went to Phoenix Of Spain, “Well, I better give Paul McCartan a bit of credit because I asked him what he thought of the sire and he told me that he thought he could work. That is, what you might describe as a politician's answer, but it was good enough for me! A big thanks to everyone at the Irish National Stud as they have been very helpful. “Another reason why I went to Phoenix Of Spain is that the mare has done well with French Navy (GB) before so Phoenix was the closest thing I could get to Shamardal. Phoenix was also a very good horse himself. The mare is not in foal but we have the whole winter to dream. A big thanks as well to everyone in Galbertstown, especially Pa. It's a great result.” Kent confirmed that, rather than being reoffered at a yearling sale next year, that the Phoenix Of Spain colt was likely to race for Almarada Prince's trainer Craig Lidster. Kent said, “Almarada Prince is an improving horse for Craig Lidster so it made sense to buy the brother. I didn't think we had to pay that much, to be honest, but the owner was quite keen and we didn't want to leave him behind. I don't think he'll be reoffered as a yearling. I think he'll be for racing and could go to Craig Lidster for the same owner.” Henry Beeby: 'More Positives Than Negatives' At Goffs This Week Goffs chief Henry Beeby acknowledged that there was “a degree of trepidation” heading into the foal sales this week but was keen to concentrate on the positives to emerge from the week of trade. He said, “The world's highest-priced foal this autumn at €700,000 has topped four days of lively trade at Goffs as, once again, pinhookers and end users alike battled for the cream of the Irish foal crop. “It is fair to say that the week was approached with a degree of trepidation as some of the later yearling sales were far from easy, but we have been delighted to welcome a huge group of buyers who set off with enthusiasm and determination on Monday and continued right through to the close of business today. Several first and second season sires really caught the imagination and those established names that deliver every year were highly sought after provoking a number of serious bidding duels on each day. Some of those led to very happy breeders and we are just so pleased to deliver for them as we are nothing without their beautiful foals.” Beeby added, “Alongside a vibrant atmosphere it must also be noted that this year's figures do not match last year's which we described as “sensational” 12 months ago. Indeed, there is no doubt that there is a degree of correction in the market and it was not all good news for some. “That said, this year's numbers come in on a par with 2021, a strong sale in its own right, and there are definitely more positives than negatives to take away from the four sessions, not least a median that equals last year's record with the number of six figure and €50,000 plus lots only falling short of last year but ahead of 24 months ago. “As we eagerly anticipate tomorrow's Breeding Stock Sale we extend our thanks to all our vendors and purchasers for their support over the last four days and for the next 48 hours. Goffs exists to provide the ultimate marketplace for Irish breeders to sell to the world and the November Sale epitomises that aspiration.” Talking points It seems as though buyers have put a bit of weight in what Pheonix Of Spain achieved with his two-year-olds given 13 foals sold this week for an average of €29,667. Compare that to this sale 12 months ago where nine sold for an average of €8,723. Things are certainly looking up for the Irish National Stud-based sire who will stand next year for €10,000. How early is too early to draw a definitive line on how well a young sire is being received by the market? This week provided a decent gauge and Supremacy, Lucky Vega and Starman performed with credit. Lucky Vega had the distinction of posting an average of just under €40,000 for 24 foals sold this week but Supremacy hit the headlines when a colt of his made €180,000. Starman managed to break the six-figure mark twice, when colts of his made €120,000 and €115,000 respectively. It would also appear as though big things are expected from Earthlight with his first runners next season. The popularity of the Kildangan-based stallion has been one of the stories of the week with 14 foals selling for €750,000 at an average of €53,572, which helped place him in the top 10 sires for the week. The strength of the Darley roster was once again evident. Not only has Earthlight gone down well this week, but Blue Point and Ghaiyyath ended as first and second–in that order–in terms of aggregates and averages posted. The Lucky Vega team were out in force with Yulong Investment's Yuesheng Zhang signing for seven foals to the tune of €1,047,000. It will be interesting to see how involved the operation is at Goffs over the next two days for the eagerly-anticipated breeding stock sale which features the Niarchos draft. Thought for the day So what did Pa Doyle mean when he said that Goffs have upped their game in the past few years and how exactly does a sales complex do their bit to get close to 1,000 foals sold in four days? It was in these pages earlier this week where it was acknowledged that, as well as the top pinhookers-your Aughamores, Tally-Hos and Yeomanstowns-there was a notable cohort of young people trying to get their foot on the ladder. Perhaps the recent pinhooking panel, reported to be very well-attended and organised by the ITBA Next Generation, may well have played a role. If that did light the touch paper for just a fraction of the young people getting involved in trade this week, then fair play to Goffs for playing their part in staging the pinhooking panel here last week. A job well done by all concerned. The post “They’re Brave As Lions” – Pinhookers Go Strong At Goffs November Foal Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

There really is no getting away from Doctor Dino (Fr) this week. Fresh from topping the store and yearling sessions of Arqana's Autumn Sale, he also featured as the covering sire as the top lot of the National Hunt Breeding Stock Sale in Deauville. The mare in question, La Boetie (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), was a decent jumper herself, however, as the winner of the G3 Prix Sagan over hurdles for David Cottin. Consigned by Haras de la Cote Fleurie as Lot 930, the 5-year-old mare was knocked down to Frederic Sauque at €255,000. The agent confirmed that she had been bought for the Garcon family's Haras de l'Hotellerie, which was also the leading vendor at the sale. Doctor Dino was also the sire of the top-priced foal, a colt out of the Listed-placed hurdler Asterisk (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}), who fetched a bid of €91,000 from Sebastien Desmontils of Chauvigny Global Equine along with AGB Agency. Alma Marceau (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), the dam of Grade 1-winning hurdler Gala Marceau (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), who was also runner-up to Lossiemouth (Fr) at the Cheltenham Festival, was sold for €220,000 to Jerome Glandais on behalf of Ecurie de Launay. The 11-year-old mare (Lot 839) is in foal to Saints Des Saints and was consigned by Haras des Etincelles. With a clearance rate of 64.5% and an average of €25,110, it is fair to say that trade for jumps foals and mares was selective as Arqana wrapped up almost a week of action in Deauville. Turnover of €3,415,000 was achieved from the sale of 136 horses. The post Breeding Stock Session Concludes Arqana Jumps Fare appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Chosen Vron's (Vronsky) story will continue in 2024. Trainer Eric Kruljac will bring the 5-year old gelding back for another year he announced Thursday. The gelding started an eight-race win streak at Los Alamitos in September of 2022 which ended with his fifth-place finish in this year's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. “I've put the Breeders' Cup behind me,” said Kruljac. “He was kind of covered up. He might have had a little trouble getting out. I think he was behind a couple of horses and when they took off he didn't have his customary kick. I think he was a few lengths better, a few numbers faster than some of his races but that comes with the competition. I think possibly he felt like he was surrounded.” Kruljac began entertaining thoughts of running The Chosen Vron back on just two weeks rest in the Cary Grant S. after looking at the upcoming stakes schedule. “I looked forward two or three months and it's going to be a long time before the next Cal-bred race,” he says. “Another two months without running and we just did that. So I did something I've never done and let him run. We pulled blood and Dr. Araujo urged me to go ahead.” The Chosen Vron returned to keep his win streak in Cal-bred races alive. He's now won 15 races in his career and Kruljac said after the Cary Grant win that it ranked right up there with the Bing Crosby. “He's been unreal,” Kruljac noted after the race. “Coming back in two weeks. I was a little nervous but the horse was so lively. Maybe we'll just let him roll early from now on.” It's that energy and that effort that has Kruljac looking forward to 2024. “Early in his career he had problems, he was slow in developing,” Kruljac recalls. “We had to give him some time, let him grow up. But since, he's been stone cold sound. Three or four days after the Breeders' Cup he was jumping around playing and his coat was gleaming. He's always been happy training. Always been into the bit and still is. What a blessing this horse is.” The post Cal-Bred The Chosen Vron To Race In 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For those eschewing shopping in favor of racing on Black Friday, Churchill Downs obliges with a pair of graded events, while Aqueduct and Del Mar offer graded stakes of their own on either coast. 'TDN Rising Star' First Mission (Street Sense) looked poised to join the upper echelon of the sophomore class with his win in the GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. in April, but the Godolphin homebred was knocked out of the GI Preakness S. and was sidelined until returning with a gritty allowance tally at Keeneland Oct. 14. The colt, the 3-1 morning-line favorite, will be looking to get back on track when he faces nine rivals in the GII Clark S. at Churchill Downs Friday. He would become the second straight Godolphin homebred to win the Clark, following Proxy (Tapit)'s victory a year ago. “The Clark is a solid race each year,” said trainer Brad Cox, who will attempt to win his second-career Clark with First Mission. “He's a horse we always thought highly of and I'm thankful for Godolphin for allowing us to be patient to let him develop.” First Mission was forced to overcome a troubled trip in his return victory at Keeneland last month and Cox thinks the education the colt received in that race will help him moving forward. “I think he got a lot of seasoning mentally out of that allowance race,” Cox said. “You don't see horses overcome that type of trouble and win, especially at Keeneland. I think he's coming into this race a better horse and we're excited to see how he can progress.” Il Miracolo (Gun Runner), the only other 3-year-old in the field, won the Aug. 22 GIII Smarty Jones S. before a third-place effort in the Sept. 23 GI Pennsylvania Derby. He was beaten just a head when second in the Oct. 28 GII Fayette S. last time out. There have been 57 3-year-olds to win the Clark, but the last one to do it was Gun Runner in 2016. The Friday card at Churchill Downs also includes the GII Mrs. Revere S. Miacomet Farm's Heavenly Sunday (Candy Ride {Arg}) is the 7-2 morning-line favorite in the 1 1/16-mile turf event. The dark bay filly won the GII Edgewood S. over that same course and trip in May and comes off a runner-up effort in the Oct. 27 GIII Valley View S. Make the Boys Wink (More Than Ready) makes a quick turnaround from sales ring to racetrack Friday. The filly, 6-1 on the morning line, took a Churchill allowance over the Mrs. Revere's distance Nov. 4 for Phoenix Thoroughbreds and trainer Brendan Walsh and was then supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton November sale. After selling for $450,000 Nov. 7, the 3-year-old filly reappears for J and J Stables and trainer Robbie Medina. In other graded stakes action on the holiday weekend, Del Mar will host the GII Hollywood Turf Cup S. with eight older horses tackling 1 1/2 miles of the oceanside oval's turf course. Trainer Chad Brown sends European import Francesco Clemente (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) to the West Coast for owner Peter Brant. The 4-year-old is coming off a 1 3/8-mile allowance victory over the Aqueduct turf Oct. 19. Of the local contenders, trainer George Papaprodromou saddles Balladeer (Distorted Humor), who won the 1 1/4-mile GII John Henry Turf Classic at Santa Anita Oct. 1. The 4-year-old set the pace in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf before fading to seventh last time out Nov. 4. Rounding out Friday's graded stakes action is the GIII Fall Highweight H. at Aqueduct, where morning-line favorite Durante (Distorted Humor) shoulders 134 pounds while facing five rivals in the throwback event. The 4-year-old gelding is a winner of five of his last six starts, including the Oct. 27 GIII Bold Ruler S. The post First Mission Looks to Get Back on Track in Clark appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Michael Guerin Zachary Butcher hasn’t given up on what some might consider Mission Impossible this year. The Pukekohe star driver and occasional trainer was the proudest man to run second at Addington last week when Mantra Blue chased home champion filly Millwood Nike in the Nevele R Fillies Final in a Cup day stunner. While beaten for the first time Mantra Blue beat the others just as easily and while some of Butcher’s best drives have returned north, he is leaving his filly down there to do battle again with Millwood Nike again. Maybe twice. “We aren’t giving up yet, I was telling Nathan (Purdon, co-trainer) I will find a way to beat them,” smiles Butcher. “I was so proud of my filly, we worked hard and beat the rest just as easy as she beat us. “So we will leave her down there and race on December 1 and then in the Oaks on Grand Prix Day. “Merlin is also staying down there for the Derby so I have some good drives to go back for.” Before then Butcher has a good book of drives at Alexandra Park tonight with Frankie Major giving him a top chance in Race 2. “He has been racing really well but there is a fair bit of gate speed inside him so I can see him getting some cover and running at them late,” says Butcher. Benson Dude (R4, No.8) is another who has to overcome a wide draw but raced in a stronger field last time and hit the line well so would appreciate a solid tempo. Montana D J (R6, No.2) finds himself in a strong field with gate speed either side of him at the start so Butcher says he will be guided by how trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan want the big pacer driven. “He had no luck last start so how it all pans out at the start could be crucial in that race,” says Butcher. He was happy with the fresh up performance of Cyclone Lucky Linda (R7, No.8) last time but she faces a tricky challenge off a 10m handicap over 2200m. Butcher says his best could even be saved to last when In Excess has only five opponents in the maiden 2200m mobile. He has chased home two smart types in Better Knuckle Up and Gladys Greenland in his last two starts, the latter in a 55.4 second last 800m so won’t need to go much better tonight. View the full article

A breeding right to popular young sire Havana Grey (GB) topped the Tattersalls Online November Sale when selling for 280,000gns to First Bloodstock. The Whitsbury Manor Stud stallion, who was leading freshman sire in Europe last year and now heads the second-season sires' table, has had his covering fee increased for 2024 to £55,000 from £18,500. The horses-in-training section was led by Dire La Verite (Fr) (Muhaarar {GB}), a 94-rated winner for Brian Meehan earlier this year, who was sold for 50,000gns to agent Federico Barberini. The three-year-old was most recently third in a Chantilly conditions race in October behind Beshtani (Fr) and Make Me King (Fr), who sold for €340,000 and €380,000 respectively at Arqana's Autumn Sale on Monday. A mixture of yearlings, foals, broodmares, horses in training and breeding rights, the sale featured 154 lots, with 61 marked as sold for a total of 663,9800gns. The post Havana Grey Breeding Right Sells for 280,000gns appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

9th-FG, $52K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 5:45 p.m. A $700,000 son of Arrogate, PHANTOM SPEED makes the races Friday for Pin Oak Stud and trainer Michael Stidham. The colt is a half to GSW Biddy Duke (Bayern) while his 3-year-old City of Light half-brother brought a final bid of $1.05m from Repole Stable and St. Elias out of the 2021 Keeneland September Sale. This is the extended family of champion 2-year-old filly Folklore (Tiznow). TJCIS PPS 4th-AQU, $85K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 1:46 p.m. Leading off a pair of homebreds, The Hero Code (Tapit) is a half-brother to a quartet of War Fronts in GISW Civil Union and French GSW/G1SP War Dispatch along with GSP George Patton and GSP U S S Michigan. His dam is herself a half to Hong Kong's champion stayer Lines of Battle (War Front) and GISW War Flag (War Front), the dam of GSW Personal Best (Tapit). This is also the family of MGSW and late sire Dynaformer. The Hero Code races for owner/breeder Joseph Allen. Lined up to that one's inside, Otello (Curlin), a homebred for Siena Farms, is a son of MGSW Isabella Sings. His yearling Into Mischief half-brother brought $650,000 at Keeneland September this year from Repole Stable and Spendthrift Farm. TJCIS PPS The post Friday Insights: Arrogate Colt Leads Post-Holiday Action appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Aigle Noir (Jpn) (Bricks And Mortar) became the second stakes winner for his young sire with a narrow victory in the Listed Hyogo Junior Grand Prix at Sonoda on Wednesday. Bricks And Mortar has also been represented by G3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup winner Gonbade Qabus (Jpn). Tabbed the 7-5 favourite, the dark bay raced just behind the leading trio well off the fence into the first turn while avoiding most of the kickback. Set down for a drive approached the final bend, he raced in tandem with Satono Phoenix (Jpn) (Henny Hughes) to his outside the length of the stretch. A lucky bob saw him become a black-type winner. It was five lengths back to G3 Hakodate Nisai S. hero Seltsam (Jpn) (Henny Hughes) in third. Fourth at first asking going 1600 metres on the grass in June, he won a maiden race on dirt at Kokura in September and took the Platanus Sho at Tokyo last month. His dam, the Listed Lapis Lazuli S. heroine Ultima Blood (Jpn) (Symboli Kris S), foaled a full-brother to the winner last year, but did not produce a foal this spring when bred back to the American Horse of the Year. His second dam is the two-time Japanese group winner Ultima Thule (Jpn) (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn}), herself a half-sister to a trio of group winners including the G1 Tenno Sho third Silver Sonic (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}). G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest second Air Thule (Jpn) (Tony Bin {Ire}) is out of Group 1 winner and Classic-placed Ski Paradise (Lyphard) who was also second in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile. HYOGO JUNIOR GRAND PRIX-Listed (Jpn-G2), ¥57,000,000, Sonoda, 11-22, 2yo, 1400m, 1:29.40, gd. 1–AIGLE NOIR (JPN), 121, c, 2, Bricks and Mortar 1st Dam: Ultima Blood (Jpn) (SW-Jpn, $1,017,790), by Symboli Kris S 2nd Dam: Ultima Thule (Jpn), by Fuji Kiseki (Jpn) 3rd Dam: Air Thule (Jpn), by Tony Bin (ire) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Shadai Race Horse; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); T-Hidetaka Otonashi; J-Kohei Matsuyama; ¥30,000,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, ¥77,608,000. 2–Satono Phoenix (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Henny Hughes–Mermaid Tiara (Jpn), by Symboli Kris S. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. O-Hajime Satomi; B-Shimokobe Farm (Jpn); ¥12,000,000. 3–Seltsam (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Henny Hughes–Rosarium (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Junzo Miyakawa; B-Tomita Farm (Jpn); ¥7,500,000. Margins: NS, 5, NK. Odds: 1.40, 1.90, 6.60. Also Ran: Stream (Jpn), Mitono Warrior (Jpn), Orchid Romance (Jpn), Torajiro (Jpn), Capsule (Jpn), Talis Man (Jpn), Love Me Tequila (Jpn), Delicious Party (Jpn), Vario (Jpn). Click for the NAR chart and NAR video. The post Another Stakes Winner For Bricks And Mortar In Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this series, we will have a look at American-bred first-time juvenile starters (through the end of 2023) and debuting 3-year-olds in maiden races at Meydan Racecourse, with a specific focus on pedigree and/or performance in a sales ring in the meetings leading up to the Dubai World Cup program Saturday, Mar. 30, 2024. The flagship venue for racing in the United Arab Emirates, Meydan will host racing predominantly on Fridays, with the exception of Super Saturday Mar. 2 and Dubai World Cup night. Here are the horses of interest for the Friday's program at Meydan: 2nd-MEY, AED165,000 ($45k), Maiden, 2yo, f, 1200m LAHFATY (Mitole) looks to add to his young sire's first-crop totals on debut here. The Apr. 19 foal, a half-sister to SW and GI Champagne S. runner-up Syndergaard (Majesticperfection) from the same Storm Cat line, was a $210,000 purchase by Jebel Ali Stables at Keeneland September last year. Ben Coen rides for trainer Michael Costa. The stable's second colors are carried by Maryland-bred Mesyaal (Cairo Prince), whose Bison City S.-winning second dam Seeking the Ring (Seeking the Gold) was a full-sister to Sovereign Award-winning 3-year-old filly Catch the Ring, herself the dam of champion Catch the Thrill (A.P. Indy). Seeking the Ring is responsible for two-time Grade III winner Southern Ring (Speightstown). A $20,000 KEEJAN short yearling, Mesyaal sold for $30,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling sale and fetched $150,000 at the same company's Midlantic 2-year-old sale this past May (see below). Morjanah (Street Boss), whose female family includes Chiefswood graded winners Weyburn (Pioneerof the Nile) and Yorkton (Speightstown), was an $11,000 FTKOCT yearling turned $45,000 OBSAPR breezer and won a local trial over 1000 meters by a handy 3 3/4 lengths for Ahmad bin Harmash Nov. 15 (see below). The post Desert Debuters: Mitole Train Rolls Into Dubai appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Overbury Stud last week announced the 2024 fees for Golden Horn (GB), Ardad (Ire) and Caturra (Ire), and has now finalised the fees for its National Hunt sires. The Irish Derby winner and Derby runner-up Jack Hobbs (GB), whose eldest runners are now four and has been represented by winners both under Rules and in the point-to-point field, will stand for an increased fee of £5,000. He covered 133 mares earlier this year. Frontiersman (GB), Overbury's Dubawi (Ire) half-brother to Australia (GB), has made a promising start with three winners on the Flat from just four runners, and his fee has risen from £1,000 to £2,000, which is also the price for Schiaparelli (Ger), the sire of Cheltenham Festival winner Indefatigable (GB) and G1 Stayers' Hurdle runner-up Ronald Pump (GB). By Monsun (Ger), Schiaparelli is from the immediate family of Sea The Moon (Ger) and is also a winner of the German Derby among his five Group 1 successes. Simon Sweeting, manager of Overbury Stud, said, “Both Jack Hobbs and Frontiersman have made very encouraging starts to their careers. Young pointers by Jack Hobbs are giving him a great reputation, while the early winners by Frontiersman on the flat bodes extremely well for his future with jumpers. Schiaparelli continues to provide more chase winners than any other stallion in the land – we're very proud of him and he's in great heart.” The post Overbury Stud Releases National Hunt Fees appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Starlet's Sister (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the dam of Sottsass (Fr) and Sistercharlie (Ire), has died at Ecurie des Monceaux after an attack of colic at the age of 14. Bred by Prestonwood Farm from the Green Tune mare Premiere Creation (Fr), Starlet's Sister was winless in four starts when trained by Alain de Royer Dupre but has nevertheless left her mark on racing in Europe and America, as well as in the Arqana sale ring in Deauville. Her first mating with Myboycharlie (Ire) resulted in Sistercharlie, whose Group 3 win in France was later eclipsed by her seven Grade 1 triumphs in America for Chad Brown following her purchase by Peter Brant's White Birch Farm. Her success prompted significant investment in the family by Brant, who also owns her treble Grade 3-winning daughter and Grade I runner-up My Sister Nat (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}). Greater rewards were to come, however. Through Michel Zerolo, Brant bought Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) as a yearling at Arqana for €340,000. The first Classic-winning colt for his sire in the Prix du Jockey Club, Sottsass went on to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and now stands at Coolmore. He will have his first runners in 2024. Thereafter, the demand for the offspring of Starlet's Sister grew each year. Pure Dignity (GB), her daughter by Dubawi (Ire), topped the Arqana Select Sale in 2020 when bought by Victorious Racing and KHK Racing through Oliver St Lawrence for €2.5 million. Last year it was the turn of Shin Emperor (Fr), a full-brother to Sottsass, who sold for €2.1 million to Yoshito Yahagi. The juvenile colt recently made a winning debut in Tokyo. To date, seven of the mare's eight runners have won. Henri Bozo, who owns Ecurie des Monceaux and bought the mare privately from Hubert Guy in 2013, said, “It's a tough game sometimes, and today has been very sad. “She has been such a special mare. It was a dream for us to win the Arc and she gave us that. She was so straightforward in everything she did. She went in foal every year until this year and she produced good foals. She never had any problems until this morning when she had colic.” Monceaux retained Starlet's Sister's current three-year-old filly Snowpark (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) and also her yearling colt by Siyouni after he was injured in the paddock in March. Though only relatively minor, the injury prevented him from going to the sales but he remains a racing prospect. “Thank God we kept her last filly, Snowpark,” Bozo said. “She won very impressively first time out in Deauville as a two-year-old and then she got sick earlier this year, but she will be the link to the family.” Reflecting on his purchase of Starlet's Sister, whose full-sibling Leo's Starlet (Ire) won the G3 Prix Cleopatre, he added, “I spoke to her trainer and he told me that she had some ability. The fact that she was by Galileo and that Alain de Royer Dupre had said that, along with her pedigree, was enough for me to take our chance. She was so easy to deal with and we all loved her.” The post ‘It Was a Dream For Us to Win the Arc and She Gave Us That’: Starlet’s Sister Dies at 14 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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 former Goffs Orby sensation. 17.30 Dundalk, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT) MADAM CELESTE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the first foal out of the G2 Queen Mary S. and G2 Prix Robert Papin winner and G1 Prix Morny runner-up Signora Cabello (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) who at €750,000 was the second-highest-priced yearling sold at last year's Goffs Orby. Carrying the Newtown Anner Stud silks on her belated debut for the Ger Lyons stable, she meets 13 peers on her Polytrack bow. 17.15 Southwell, Novice, £6,600, 2yo, f, 7f 14y (AWT) ELMALKA (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is a daughter of Nahrain (GB) (Selkirk), a broodmare close to trainer Roger Varian's heart as his first Group 1 winner during his first season with a licence. Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's Prix de l'Opera heroine went on to add the GI Flower Bowl Invitational to her tally before producing the high-class multiple Group 1-winning globetrotter Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and this is her eighth foal. The post Dundalk Debut For Orby Sensation appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The G1 Japan Cup will be broadcast on Racing TV to the UK and Ireland for the first time on Sunday, 6:40 a.m. GMT. A prize-money haul of £2.7 million will be awarded to the winner of the 2400-metre Tokyo cornerstone. Seven Group 1 winners have been entered, including the current Longines World's Best Racehorse Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), who has won his past five races. Dr. Kanichi Kusano, general manager of the Japan Racing Association (JRA) London office, said, “We are pleased to announce that the Japan Cup, the feature race of Japanese horse racing, will be broadcast live on Racing TV on Sunday, Nov. 26. “We look forward to welcoming the best from the UK and Ireland in future editions of the Japan Cup, which are sure to grow even further in quality, as will the experience for the travelling horses, following the opening of our new international stable in 2022.” The post Racing TV To Showcase Japan Cup To UK And Irish Audiences appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

There is something about the seasons in racing, the cyclical nature of the business and the sport. From the covering season, to foaling, yearling and breeding stock sales, and the races themselves, we set both our business and social clocks by these certainties, while perhaps measuring our own mortality by their annual passing. The last 20 years of my life have been spent in Newmarket, where this is felt particularly so. We count the days from the final November meeting on the Rowley Mile, blasted by the winds of the Heath until its reawakening for the Craven Meeting in April. And in many respects those autumn races set the tone for the following year, while igniting a few dreams through the winter. Some people have a strong dislike of the Rowley Mile and I can understand why, but I love it. I love the pre-parade ring, I love the possibility of spotting the next clutch of Classic winners, I love the history of its vast expanse masquerading as a racecourse, and most of all I love the camaraderie of the people who go racing primarily in the hope of seeing some really good horses. The Sun Chariot day of this year will live long in the memory, not just for the imperious win of Inspiral (GB) in the feature race but for the appearance of a promising two-year-old, Sons And Lovers (GB). The colt from the first crop of Study Of Man (Ire) won in the colours of Hugo and Maya Morriss, who race him with their friend and his breeder Kirsten Rausing. Sons And Lovers perhaps had no business winning that day, and indeed the bookmakers didn't give him much chance when pricing him at 33/1. But, rousted along from the three-furlong marker by his jockey David Egan, who urged him into closer contention from his early spot in rear, Sons And Lovers responded as if on a mission. In many ways he was, for Maya Morriss, who had been battling illness for many years, had been brought to the races to see him make his debut. The colt's trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam and the owners' friend Wendy Milbank had sought special permission to bring Maya's mobility vehicle to the far side of the racecourse away from the stands so she and Hugo could watch the race without having to contend with the cold or the crowd. Once Sons And Lovers had fought his way to the front to win by a head, Egan brought him back along the racecourse to salute his owners on the far rail. It was a touching sight made even more poignant in the memory on hearing the news this Thursday morning that Maya had died. Hugo, her husband of 56 years, paid tribute to the woman he had married on September 9, 1967, which also happened to be her birthday. He said, “She'd been very, very brave. She was a great person, very strong-minded and very straight. Sons And Lovers gave her so much pleasure in her final months, especially the day he won. We couldn't believe it when it happened.” Born in Philadelphia as Maya Scull, she had arrived in Britain a few years before her marriage and met Hugo while working for the Wildfowl Trust. A keen equestrian in her younger years, the intelligent woman with a quick wit was a natural fit in Newmarket, where her husband's family owned Banstead Manor Stud, which was sold to Juddmonte in 1987. Their own racing and breeding interests continued, however, most notably through the homebred Grand Passion (Ire) (Grand Lodge), whose eight wins when trained by Geoff Wragg included three Listed victories in Britain and Ireland. Kirsten Rausing, a friend of the Morrisses since her arrival in Newmarket 43 years ago, said, “Their great hospitality was legendary, and Maya was the lynchpin in a wide and varied circle of friends. Newmarket will be all the poorer without her. “Maya was so enthusiastically involved in the colt's success. We had all hoped that his further racing career would keep her going next year, but this was obviously not to be, very sadly.” At the age of 80, Maya Morriss died on her native country's day of Thanksgiving. Those fortunate enough to have known her will certainly be thankful for her warm friendship. Her indomitable spirit and love of horseracing will be remembered especially when the colt who gave her one last great hurrah returns to the racecourse next season. The post Remembering Maya Morriss and her Grand Passion appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With backing from the Racing Foundation, the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) has launched a digital Stud Farm Carbon Calculator in order to help its members reduce the carbon footprint of their operations. Believed to be the first carbon emissions calculator developed specifically for use with horses, the tool has been devised to be an aid for stud farmers in considering changes to land management practices and energy usage which could both cut carbon emissions and save money. Developed in partnership with ADAS, it will calculates emissions originating from horses and other agricultural animals on site; land management practices and fertiliser applications; fuel and energy usage including horse transportation; and hard feed, forage and bedding materials. The carbon calculator will initially only be available for TBA Members. The software was developed by Sarah Wynn, the managing director for ADAS Climate and Sustainability who has previously worked with the TBA on environmental impact assessments. She said, “We have had brilliant support from the industry and particularly those with stud farms. With their insight, we have been able to really drill down into the component parts of operating a stud farm and the associated carbon emissions.” Further details on the Stud Farm Carbon Calculator and how it works are outlined on the TBA podcast, which can be found here. The post TBA Launches Stud Farm Carbon Calculator appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Unprecedented results were witnessed across two days of selling at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 Ready to Run Sale, confirming the status of the world’s best sale of its kind and the confidence in New Zealand raised and educated two-year-olds. The momentum increased off the back of Day One’s incredible results, which saw the total aggregate increase by 39% to over $35.1m and no less than 12 lots sell for $500,000 or more. Another record top price was recorded at $825,000 while the average also increased 21% on last year’s Sale to $156,031, a sum which exceeded that of the Book One total for Karaka 2023. Hong Kong-based buyers were responsible for over $16.7 million in spend across 70 lots, with Australian buyers also strong, securing 60 lots for a total of $8 million in receipts. Domestic buyers made themselves known with $5.5 million spent across the two days while other prominent markets included Malaysia, United Kingdom, Korea, Singapore and China. NZB’s Managing Director Andrew Seabrook was elated with the results. “I’m gobsmacked, these results are just unheard of.” “So thrilled for the vendors and very proud of our team at NZB who have been building relationships with some of these buyers over several years.” “I’ve never seen so many Hong Kong trainers here, and great they had their owners here which made a huge difference.” “A great way to finish today and no doubt it will give everyone confidence going into the yearling sales.” Eclipsing Day One’s record-breaking top priced lot was Lot 376, a Star Turn colt out of Commonwealth who was purchased by Hong Kong-based Mr Pato Leung for $825,000. “We’re ecstatic, I can’t believe it, it’s great for the team and the work they’ve put in,” commented an emotional Kit Brooks of KB Bloodstock. “I knew he was a nice horse, but you couldn’t dream of that sort of result. “We will celebrate tonight, but the work starts all over again tomorrow,” Brooks added. Riversley Park secured the leading vendor by aggregate title for the seventh consecutive year, selling 26 lots for $5.3 million. A shocked Sam Beatson commented on their results. “I wasn’t keeping track of the stats, but seeing some of the exceptional results go through the last two days, we weren’t expecting to come out on top.” “It’s not a competition, we all do the same thing and support one another,” he stated. “It’s good we can get these results, so we can all go again at the yearling sales.” Jamie and Chanel Beatson of Ohukia Lodge followed closely behind, selling 22 lots for a total of $5.1 million, while averaging $233,318. Eion and Megan Kemp of Kilgravin Lodge claimed the leading vendor by average title, after 16 two-year-olds were sold for an average of $300,781, including Day One’s record-breaking sale of Lot 143 for $800,000. View the 2023 Ready to Run Sale results here. To make enquiries about any Passed Lots contact Patrick Cunningham by calling +64 27 274 4985 or email Patrick.Cunningham@nzb.co.nz or Andrew Buick by calling +64 27 555 0640 or emailing Andrew.Buick@nzb.co.nz. Catch all of the Ready to Run Sale highlights on NZB’s Sale TV channel here. Attention now turns to Karaka 2024, with the online catalogue being released early next week. 2023 Ready to Run Sale Statistics (at end of selling) 2023 READY TO RUN SALE 2022 READY TO RUN SALE 2021 READY TO RUN SALE (VIRTUAL) 2020 READY TO RUN SALE Aggregate $35,107,000 $25,186,000 $20,547,000 $17,639,500 Average $156,031 $129,159 $121,580 $95,349 Median $90,000 $80,000 $80,000 $60,000 Clearance 73% 76% 66% 77% Catalogued 383 329 322 311 Offered 308 257 256 240 Sold 225 195 169 185 Top Lot Lot 376 $825,000 Star Turn – Commonwealth (B.C) Lot 258 $625,000 Capitalist – Sebrina (Ch.C) Lot 107 $640,000 Savabeel – Etiquette (Br.C) Lot 298 $700,000 (B.C) Savabeel – Miss Opulence 2023 Ready to Run Sale – Top Lots Day Two LOT SIRE DAM SEX VENDOR PURCHASER PRICE 376 Star Turn Commonwealth Colt KB Bloodstock Mr. Pato Leung (Hong Kong) $ 825,000 289 All Too Hard Tuscany Lady Gelding Riversley Park Mr KM Yeung (Hong Kong) $ 800,000 381 Deep Field Criquette Colt Ohukia Lodge Magnolia Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 750,000 298 Super Seth Vitesse Filly Kilgravin Lodge Laming Racing / John White Bloodstock (Queensland) $ 700,000 203 Zoustar Reconstruct Colt Riversley Park Equine Investments & Bevan Smith Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 500,000 304 Hellbent We Have Lift Off Colt Ohukia Lodge AP Chan (Hong Kong) $ 450,000 333 Capitalist Arrowette Colt Kilgravin Lodge Shailer Racing Pty Ltd / Hughes Bloodstock (Queensland) $ 450,000 341 Exceed and Excel Barbadine Gelding Cheltenham Stables Jamie Richards Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 450,000 198 Ardrossan Queen of Pop Gelding Pertab Racing Mr Me Tsui (Hong Kong) $ 440,000 251 Justify Special Memories Filly Cheltenham Stables Flag Bloodstock (Auckland) $ 425,000 358 Shamus Award Caesour’s Promise Gelding Woburn Farm Mr. Pierre Ng (Hong Kong) $ 425,000 360 Russian Revolution Calvados Colt Riversley Park Boomer Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 425,000 2023 Ready to Run Sale – Top Lots Overall LOT SIRE DAM SEX VENDOR PURCHASER PRICE 376 Star Turn Commonwealth Colt KB Bloodstock Mr. Pato Leung (Hong Kong) $ 825,000 143 Harry Angel Monrecour Colt Kilgravin Lodge Tartan Meadow Bloodstock / Andrew Williams Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 800,000 289 All Too Hard Tuscany Lady Gelding Riversley Park Mr KM Yeung (Hong Kong) $ 800,000 381 Deep Field Criquette Colt Ohukia Lodge Magnolia Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 750,000 45 Written Tycoon Fromparis Withlove Colt Kilgravin Lodge Blandford Bloodstock / Andrew Williams Bloodstock (UK) $ 725,000 298 Super Seth Vitesse Filly Kilgravin Lodge Laming Racing / John White Bloodstock (Queensland) $ 700,000 107 I Am Invincible Lope de Lope Colt Ohukia Lodge N & P Balia Family Trust (Auckland) $ 580,000 114 Capitalist Madame Veuve Colt Ohukia Lodge Mr. Wing Keung So (Hong Kong) $ 550,000 116 Contributer Madonna Mia Colt Woburn Farm Laming Racing / John White Bloodstock (Queensland) $ 550,000 175 Super Seth Perfect Fit Filly Lilywhites Lodge Shailer Racing Pty Ltd / Hughes Bloodstock (Queensland) $ 525,000 106 Zoustar Lombardia Colt Phoenix Park Waikato Bloodstock (Waikato) $ 500,000 203 Zoustar Reconstruct Colt Riversley Park Equine Investments & Bevan Smith Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $ 500,000 2023 Ready to Run Sale – Leading Purchasers PURCHASER AGGREGATE BOUGHT TOP PRICE TOP LOT Mr KM Yeung (Hong Kong) $2,465,000 12 $800,000 289 Laming Racing / John White Bloodstock (Queensland) $1,485,000 4 $700,000 298 Jamie Richards Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $1,250,000 3 $450,000 341 Shailer Racing Pty Ltd / Hughes Bloodstock (Queensland) $1,235,000 4 $525,000 175 Mr. Pierre Ng (Hong Kong) $1,025,000 3 $425,000 358 Blandford Bloodstock / Andrew Williams Bloodstock (UK) $935,000 2 $725,000 45 HY Investments (Auckland) $910,000 10 $400,000 1 Mr. Pato Leung (Hong Kong) $825,000 1 $825,000 376 Tartan Meadow Bloodstock / Andrew Williams Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $800,000 1 $800,000 143 Magnolia Bloodstock (Hong Kong) $750,000 1 $750,000 381 2023 Ready to Run Sale – Leading Vendors by Aggregate VENDOR LOTS SOLD AGGREGATE TOP PRICE TOP LOT Riversley Park 26 $5,335,000 $800,000 289 Ohukia Lodge 22 $5,133,000 $750,000 381 Kilgravin Lodge 16 $4,812,500 $800,000 143 Westbury Stud 33 $2,269,000 $400,000 1 Pertab Racing 14 $2,240,000 $440,000 198 Woburn Farm 11 $1,935,000 $550,000 116 KB Bloodstock 7 $1,785,000 $825,000 376 Cheltenham Stables 9 $1,727,500 $450,000 341 Riverrock Farm 14 $1,575,000 $250,000 158 Lilywhites Lodge 15 $1,455,000 $525,000 175 2023 Ready to Run Sale – Leading Vendors by Average (three or more sold) VENDOR LOTS SOLD AVERAGE TOP PRICE TOP LOT Kilgravin Lodge 16 $300,781 $800,000 143 KB Bloodstock 7 $255,000 $825,000 376 Ohukia Lodge 22 $233,318 $750,000 381 Riversley Park 26 $205,192 $800,000 289 Phoenix Park 3 $200,000 $500,000 106 Cheltenham Stables 9 $191,944 $450,000 341 Woburn Farm 11 $175,909 $550,000 116 Regal Farm 4 $170,000 $380,000 118 Pertab Racing 14 $160,000 $440,000 198 Kiltannon Stables 10 $137,000 $400,000 80 2023 Ready to Run Sale – Leading Sires by Average (three or more sold) SIRE LOTS SOLD AVERAGE TOP PRICE TOP LOT Zoustar 3 $466,667 $500,000 203 Capitalist 3 $355,000 $550,000 114 Hellbent 3 $341,667 $450,000 304 Justify 4 $306,250 $425,000 251 Savabeel 3 $300,000 $400,000 80 Ardrossan 3 $288,333 $440,000 198 Deep Field 7 $287,857 $750,000 381 Super Seth 8 $286,875 $700,000 298 Proisir 7 $185,714 $380,000 254 U S Navy Flag 3 $166,667 $180,000 257 View the full article

Mickael Barzalona wins aboard Elon for trainer John Size. The two most recent memories of French ace Mickael Barzalona lodged with Hong Kong’s passionate fans is a pair of late dashes. In 2020, he drove Ricky Yiu-trained veteran Jolly Banner through the field to be second in the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), failing by half a length to reel in Ryan Moore and Japanese flyer Danon Smash. Twelve months later, he flashed home wide and fast aboard Elon to catch Zac Purton and Shining Gem in the shadow of the Happy Valley winning post to land the fourth and final leg of the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC), a performance which earned him a share of second place on the final podium. That was Barzalona’s best finish in four attempts at the LONGINES IJC stretching back to his debut in 2016, while the chance to improve his record in 2022 went begging when a last-minute medical issue cost him his place in the 12-rider lineup, as well as a second-placed finish on Botanik in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) four days later. Now 32, Barzalona has once again enjoyed a fine season in France, including an upset success aboard Marhaba Ya Sanafi in the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains (1600m) for former Hong Kong-based trainer Andreas Schutz, and he returns to Hong Kong with success at both Happy Valley and Sha Tin in his sights. In his latest challenge for a share of HK$1 million in prizes, Barzalona says: “The IJC is the most competitive jockeys challenge in the world and it’s a pleasure to be invited once again. “It’s a couple of years since I had the chance to ride in the competition and it’s great to be heading over there again and to be the French flag-bearer.” When reminded of his late lunge on Elon from stall 10 in the 1200 metre finale to the 2021 IJC, Barzalona says: “It’s true that Happy Valley has its own particularities and the tactics can vary depending on where you’re drawn. It’s always a wonderful evening.” Barzalona will extend his stay to Sunday, when Horizon Dore has a serious chance of giving Europe a first success in the HK$36 million Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) since Snow Fairy struck in 2010. Trained in the South of France by Patrice Cottier, the three-year-old son of Dabirsim could cap a memorable year for his part-owners, the Chehboub Family (Gousserie Racing), who also own 50 per cent of the 2023 Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club (2100m) and 2023 Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) winner, Ace Impact. Horizon Dore rattled off three consecutive Group race wins at 2000 metres on good ground in France before chasing home King Of Steel and Via Sistina in the Group 1 Champion Stakes last month. “He ran really well at Ascot where unfortunately the ground was very heavy,” says Barzalona, who earlier in the year scored in the Group 2 Prix Eugene Adam (2000m) and the Group 2 Prix Dollar (2000m), on both occasions conserving Horizon Dore’s potent finishing kick until inside the final 400 metres. “He’d been winning his races quite easily and, you have to remember, it was his first time travelling outside France and we raced on a very deep track. “He was a bit lit up early on and the ground was extremely heavy going down into the dip at Swinley Bottom, and that certainly cost him when it came to his finishing effort. But despite that he ran a very credible third.” Barzalona is convinced that the likely set-up of the Hong Kong Cup will play to the strengths of Horizon Dore, who will be in receipt of three pounds in weight-for-age from older rivals likely to include defending champion and recent Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) hero Romantic Warrior. “Back on good ground and with a decent rhythm to the race I think you’ll see the best of him,” says Barzalona. “Normally he relaxes very well and saves his energy to produce a great turn of foot.” Godolphin and master trainer Andre Fabre are also likely to send the tough and consistent four-year-old Tribalist for the HK$32 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m). Barzalona says of the son of Farhh: “He’s a horse who can keep up a real gallop and who is very tough. He won the other day at Saint-Cloud on heavy ground, he is improving and he hasn’t had a really hard year. This is a great end-of-year objective for him.” Happy Valley and Sha Tin are renowned for their ability to produce drama in a finish and it would be no surprise if Mickael Barzalona is the one playing his cards late. More horse racing news View the full article