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James McDonald and Lady Laguna proved too slick in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW Lady Laguna (-105.26) has brought up a hattrick of wins for this preparation after running away from a small field of older horses in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill, adding to her Listed Nudgee Stakes and Magic Millions Fillies & Mares victories at her previous two starts. This daughter of Overshare has started to put it all together in during her four-year-old campaign, taking her record to six wins and 10 placings from 22 starts for Annabel Neasham. As everyone expected, Malkovich (+450) took up the lead and ensured a solid gallop, with James McDonald settling the race favourite behind the leader and received the run of the race. There was only one horse that punters wanted to be on at the 400m mark, as McDonald slipped Lady Laguna more rein and she took over with 300m to go. Hard To Say (+360) was the best of the swoopers, as the Jason Deamer-trained gelding took ground off the winner in the concluding stages to finish second, beaten 1.6 lengths on the line. 2024 Southern Cross Stakes Replay – Lady Laguna Annabel Neasham claimed that Lady Laguna was in career-best form last start and the mare backed up what she said with another strong performance. “She’s a star, she’s three on the bounce now,” Neasham said of Lady Laguna. “The great thing with her is she’s so diverse. She’ll go on a bottomless track, she’ll go on a firm deck. “She can be on speed, she can sit back. She’s so diverse. “She jumped really well today which was pleasing to see because she was coming back in trip from two runs where she had been ridden a bit quieter. “She just makes her own luck, she’s very tenacious and I think she will just keep on improving and hopefully we can pick off a race like the Millie Fox in a few weeks. “It would be great if she could stretch out a little bit further because obviously there’s a couple of nice mares races at the top level. We’ll just take it a race at a time but delighted with that.” James McDonald is starting to build a nice affiliation with this mare, and he spoke post-race. “It was a nice position to be in (on-speed), that’s for sure,” McDonald said. “Especially outside of the lead no dramas at all on a fit, in-form mare that’s absolutely airborne. “I don’t know what these TAB traders ‘Lay of the day’ – what’s that go? “She would actually chase down. You can see when she hit the front, she just thinks her job is done. “Lovely mare in form, well placed.” More horse racing news View the full article

John Size will mount a two-pronged bid on the opening leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. Aiming for his fourth success in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m), John Size is optimistic Helios Express and Howdeepisyourlove can perform to expectations at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having previously triumphed in the opening leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series with Sun Jewellery (2016), Nothingilikemore (2018) and Excellent Proposal (2021), Hong Kong’s master trainer is strongly represented this season by Helios Express, who starts from barrier six under Hugh Bowman and Howdeepisyourlove, who jumps starts from gate nine under James McDonald. The winner of four of six Hong Kong starts, Helios Express has risen to a rating of 102 after effortlessly winning his only start at Benalla, Australia when known as Tex Mex and trained by Jamie Edwards. Size expects the Toronado gelding to maintain his excellent consistency after a commanding last-start win on January 7 over Sunday’s course and distance. “He made the adaption to 1600 (metres) more or less straight away, he seemed to travel not too bad. He was a little bit strong, I guess, but still managed it in a slow-run race and he sprinted well off a slow speed, that’s about all we expected from him,” Size said. “I don’t think he’s taken harm from the race. He seems to have coped with that pretty well. His trial was normal and he looks like he’s going to run a race again.” Last season’s Hong Kong Champion Griffin Howdeepisyourlove, rated 98, is yet to win in three starts at Sha Tin after spending the bulk of his formative career at Happy Valley, but Size hopes the Deep Field gelding can contend strongly. “He’s a different style of horse at Sha Tin, but I think he handles it quite well – the few times we’ve run him here, he’s been fine. He would probably appreciate a slower track, and it’s coming that way now the way the winter grass is growing,” Size said. “He seems in good order and he’s certainly going to run well. He looks like he can run a mile and this is first attempt, so he’s going to be fitter in the future but he’d still run well, I’d say.” Size will saddle 10 runners at the weekend as the 12-time Hong Kong champion bids to add to his current tally of 25 winners for the season. Prominent among the stable entry is Young Champion, who makes his first Hong Kong appearance in the Class 3 Peach Blossom Handicap (1200m) from barrier one under McDonald. Formerly known as Sharlouk when trained in Ireland by Johnny Murtagh, the Zoustar gelding has not raced since finishing second to Cosmic Vega in the Listed Owenstown Stud Stakes (1400m) at Naas on 21 May, 2023. “He seems to be enjoying it, he hasn’t given us reason to be concerned about him. He’s healthy and well, he’s sound, he’s got a good temperament. In his barrier trials, he seems to make the adaption of Hong Kong style of trialling rather quickly for a northern hemisphere horse, so I’m happy to take him to the races,” Size said. “I think he’s going to acquit himself very well.” Lyle Hewitson will chase his fourth win on Chancheng Glory when the gelding tackles the Hong Kong Classic Mile for Francis Lui, conceding Helios Express is the horse to beat. “We’re under no illusions that there is some smart opposition in the race, particularly the John Size horse so we’ve got our task in front of us, but he (Chancheng Glory) maps well in the race,” the South African said. “He’s very consistent and he raises the bar just enough each time to put himself right there at the finish. I expect him to deliver the goods once again and whether that’s being into the minor money or we can be better than that, we’ll be very happy. “He’s done well at home and he’s done us proud, so hopefully he can do it again.” More horse racing news View the full article

Coleman ridden by Ben Melham winning the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Matt Laurie’s boom colt, Coleman (+110), has proven his dominant debut victory in the Listed Debutant Stakes was no fluke as he powered home over the top of his rivals to take out the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. Counteroffensive (+850) set a solid tempo out in front and after he pinched a couple of lengths on the race favourite and eventual winner, it looked as though he would take some running down with 300m to go. However, once Ben Melham gave the son of Pierata a crack with the whip and allowed him to go through his gears, he picked up the leader and powered away in the final 150m. The second favourite Eneeza (+140) from the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman yard settled near the rear and made good ground in the home straight to run into second place but was no match for the super impressive winner. Laurie confirmed post-race that Coleman would go straight into the Blue Diamond Stakes next start after his dominant win. 2024 Chairman’s Stakes Replay – Coleman Matt Laurie was on track to witness Coleman’s performance, and he spoke post-race. “Watching him walk around today, he was very cruisy, but you could just tell he was on the ball,” Laurie said. “That was a really good win. “When he picked it up he was super powerful through the line. “(He) is a really impressive colt, very exciting few weeks ahead. “He’s going to learn a lot from today too. “I think we can just train him, and three weeks (until the Blue Diamond) is good for him.” Ben Melham has picked up an early riding double after winning on Icelandic Miss in the previous race and he spoke after the win of Coleman. “He’s got very good ability, but he is just a competitive horse,” Melham said of Coleman. “Matty (Laurie) has managed him really well and I like the fact that he has got three weeks into the Blue Diamond. “Really nice colt, very good colt I think, still putting it all together but it’ll be scary when he does. “I was momentarily worried, but he is a very good horse our bloke and he just expanded underneath me and picked him up and won with ease in the end.” Coleman is now the +300 favourite in Blue Diamond Stakes futures markets with top horse betting sites. More horse racing news View the full article

Prost ridden by Tim Clark wins the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes. Photo: Racing NSW Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott have continued their winning ways with their two-year-olds in 2024, as Tim Clark guided Prost (+240) to victory in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill. With several of their juveniles taking out most of the two-year-old races in the lead up to the Golden Slipper, the Waterhouse & Bott team appear to have another good one on their hands. This son of Snitzel was returning for his second racing preparation after finishing third behind his stablemate Espionage in the Group 3 Breeders Plate in September last year. King Of Roseau (+360) led the field up to the home corner before Prost took over at the 200m mark and raced to a clear margin, with Fearless running home down the outside into second and the race favourite Traffic Warden (+240) battled on for third. An awkward stride after letting down by the runner-up hindered his chances of winning, but nothing really worried the winner as he ran over the line to win by a half-length. 2024 Canonbury Stakes Replay – Prost Adrian Bott was on course to see Prost’s win and he spoke post-race. “We’re in a great position, had some great support this year and we’ve got some lovely colts and Prost is a great example of that going forward,” Bott said. “Really strengthened up and mentally we saw a real professional performance from him there. “After the Breeder’s Plate, discussing the options, being a Magic Millions purchase he had the option of going up there. “But speaking with Kia Ora and everyone involved with this colt we wanted to give him the right time and just have a real good run up and a real good lead up towards the Golden Slipper. “Obviously today was very important for him to get some prize money and get a good win on the board. “We’ve got a bit of time now to work out what the path is going to be, how many runs he needs. But certainly, we’ll see him again and all roads will be leading towards the Golden Slipper.” Tim Clark has ridden most of the Waterhouse & Bott two-year-olds and he will have a choice to make in a few weeks. “He put the writing on the wall with his run in the Breeder’s (Plate) and then he’s come back and trialled nicely on both occasions, so he looked ready to go,” Clark said. “He began well from the inside and when the other horse was racing keenly outside me, I let him go and it gave him a chance to have something to chase. “He was probably a sitting shot the last 100m but to his credit he pulled out plenty and held his rivals at bay. “Their two-year-olds are airborne at the moment. “It makes our job a lot easier when you’re getting legged onto these jets every week and you’ve just got to point them. “They’ve got a good bunch of two-year-olds, and they get a good line on them and they’re going well.” Prost is a +1600 chance in Golden Slipper futures markets with online bookmakers. More horse racing news View the full article

Jockey Alexis Badel takes aim at consecutive Group Three victories aboard the in-form galloper: ‘Hopefully we’ll be in the right spot and hit the line strong’View the full article

Godolphin horses won four of the five turf races on the Feb. 2 program at the Dubai World Cup Carnival, previewing some potential stars for the summer season in Europe and the United States.View the full article

The Feb. 4 Hong Kong Classic Mile is the first of three races in the series that culminates with the Hong Kong Derby.View the full article

Breaking on top despite a slight bobble after the jump, Comparative (Street Sense) was headed only once in the GII Bayakoa S., but put that rival away in the lane to hold off all comers in a gutsy performance to pick up her first graded win. On a two-race win-streak coming into this contest after another dueled performance in the Ladies S. Jan. 6, and a winner to cap her 2023 season against New York optional claiming company Nov. 25 at Aqueduct, she was given a 6-1 chance by the betting public to repeat her performances. Quick to show the way after recovering from the unsteady jump, she put up :24.07, :48.12, and 1:12.82 splits as GSW Shotgun Hottie (Gun Runner) breathed down her neck. Briefly headed by that one in the far turn, she regained her advantage coming into the straight. Turning away another two challenges in the lane, the wire could not have arrived fast enough, and Ice Orchid's final lunge came a half-length short. Misty Veil had to settle for third. Pedigree Note A full-sister to dual track-record setting GSW Shared Sense, Comparative has a pair of winning and placed elder brothers as well as a 3-year-old full-brother Kinetic. Dam Collective, herself a half-sister to GSW & MGISP Penwith (Bernardini) and MGSW & MGISP Cantering (A. P. Indy), dam of GISP Central Avenue (Street Sense), produced a pair of Medaglia d'Oro offspring–a 2-year-old colt and yearling filly. She has no breeding on record for 2024. This is also the family of GISP Tranquil Manner (A. P. Indy). Friday, Oaklawn BAYAKOA S.-GIII, $250,000, Oaklawn, 2-2, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:44.81, ft. 1–COMPARATIVE, 121, f, 4, by Street Sense 1st Dam: Collective, by Bernardini 2nd Dam: Composure, by Touch Gold 3rd Dam: Party Cited, by Alleged 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Manuel Franco. $135,000. Lifetime Record: 11-5-0-3, $410,995. *Full to Shared Sense, MGSW, $577,435. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Ice Orchid, 119, m, 5, Super Saver–Singlet, by Real Quiet. O/B-Shortleaf Stable (KY); T-John Alexander Ortiz. $45,000. 3–Misty Veil, 121, m, 6, Tonalist–Genuine Class, by Birdstone. ($210,000 6yo '24 KEEJAN). O-Resolute Racing; B-William Humphries & Altair Farms LLC (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $22,500. Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 6.20, 8.00, 20.80. Also Ran: Butterbean, Hot and Sultry, Shotgun Hottie, Just Katherine, The Alys Look, Skratch Kat. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Comparative Takes Them All the Way in Bayakoa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

He might be 38 points shy of raging favourite Helios Express but the Mauritian jockey is hopeful of a bold showing from the David Hayes-trained galloperView the full article

The Lothenbach dispersal of Horses of Racing Age on Fasig-Tipton Digital, run Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, closed with 66 horses selling for $4,840,000 with MSP Minnesota Ready (More Than Ready) leading all lots at a final price of $380,000, changing hands to Richard Colton Jr.. The first in the digital ring, Minnesota Ready was most recently seen Jan. 20 in the Duncan F. Kenner S. at the Fair Grounds, where he again ran third in a blanket finish with SW Sosua Summer (Summer Front) and MSW & MGSP Just Might (Justin Phillip) and wrapping his 2023 season before that Dec. 23 in the Richard R. Scherer Memorial S. behind those familiar foes. The four others who went beyond the $300,000 mark include Dazzlin Dictator (American Pharoah), a two-time winner at Turfway Park, who went to Rodolphe Brisset, agent for Ann Harrison; Tickle Me Unclemo (Uncle Mo), a $350,000 KEESEP yearling, went to Robert Salome for $320,000; and Practically Dark (Practical Joke), recently second in a maiden special at the Fair Grounds, sold to C2 Racing Stable for $310,000. Most notable of that group is GSW & GISP Happy American (Runhappy), who went as a racing prospect and sold to trainer Neil Pessin for $340,000. A frequent face in the graded ranks across the country, he won the GIII Louisiana S. in 2023 and ran third that summer in the GIII Blame and GI Stephen Foster S.. After uninspiring finishes in the a pair of graded efforts in Kentucky, he returned to the Big Easy and hit the board in the Tenacious S. to cap his season. He'd made his 2024 bow in the GIII Louisiana S. Jan. 20, finishing third in his title defense attempt. In addition to the $4.84-million aggregate, the average was $73,333 while the median was $41,000 with 16 horses selling for $100,000 or more with Taylor Made Sales consigning. A total of 741 potential buyers from 46 states and seven countries registered to bid, placing a total of 3,047, and averaging 46 bids per offering. “All I can say is, 'Wow,'” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales. “We have to thank the estate of Mr. Lothenbach for trusting us with this dispersal of racing stock. This is exactly what the digital platform was built for: horses and buyers from all over the country. These are phenomenal results.” The dispersal of Lothenbach's breeding stock and yearlings will come during the Kentucky Winter Mix sale Feb. 5 to Feb. 6 with the catalogue available online. Full results for the Lothenbach dispersal are available here. The post Minnesota Ready Tops Lothenbach Dispersal on Fasig-Tipton Digital appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Grade-I winner One in Vermillion (Army Mule) was euthanized Friday at a clinic in Phoenix due to the effects of laminits, according to his owner Jonathan Kalman, in a story posted by the DRF. According to that story, the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. victor had been preparing for a trip to Kentucky for the Keeneland January sale, where he was slated to go through the ring as a stallion prospect, when a farrier noticed the colt was foundering in his opposite foreleg of the injured fetlock sustained during a workout at Zia Park in November. “We called the vet immediately,” Kalman told DRF's Steve Anderson Friday. “He'd been with the vet since Dec. 27.” Hailing from humble beginnings as a $26,000 yearling from ARZNOV, the California-bred had more travel miles to his credit than most people, but thrived on the schedule, winning the tragic edition of the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial after New York Thunder broke down on the lead. He picked up the Lazaro Barrera S. at Santa Anita and Sunland's Riley Allison Derby among his four wins in 2023. He also hit the board in the GIII West Virginia Derby in the lead up to that Grade I score and made runner-up appearances at Prairie Meadows and Canterbury in the Iowa and Canterbury Derby, respectively. The post One In Vermillion Euthanized appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) winner One in Vermillion, injured while training in New Mexico in the fall, was euthanized in Arizona Feb. 2 due to laminitis, according to owner Jonathan Kalman.View the full article

In a gutsy statement win, Godolphin homebred Comparative battled on the lead to secure her first graded stakes score in the 1 1/16-mile $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park Feb. 2.View the full article

TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack provides his analysis for Saturday's quartet of GI Kentucky Derby prep races. GIII Holy Bull S. – Last year's jaw-dropping GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) finds a perfect landing spot to launch his sophomore season versus seven overmatched rivals. Not worth trying to beat him here, even if he's closer to 1-9 than his 3-5 morning-line quote. I can't see him defeating the recently crowned 2023 champion 2-year-old, but how about Domestic Product (Practical Joke) to complete a cold exacta at a price? His maiden win two starts back in his two-turn debut at Aqueduct last fall was impressive enough to give him a pass for his no-show seventh in the GII Remsen S. in the mud last out. Training well for Chad Brown and the blinkers come off for this. Selection: #7 Fierceness (3-5). GIII Southwest S. – Just couldn't resist taking a swing on a longshot closer in a wide-open race that seems destined for a pace meltdown. The lightly raced Common Defense (Karakontie {Jpn}) ran very well to finish second behind his Ken McPeek-trained stablemate and subsequent GIII Lecomte S. longshot third Lat Long (Liam's Map) in his Oaklawn Park course-and-distance debut Dec. 17. He ran to the money and kicked home beautifully in Oaklawn's short stretch to graduate next out going a mile Jan. 13 and was a supplemental entry here. Common Defense is bred to run all day (his third dam is GISW Aldiza) and he should offer plenty of value in by far the best wagering event of the four prep races on tap Saturday. Last out stretch-running GIII Street Sense S. winner Liberal Arts (Arrogate) also makes plenty of sense here; and will also be using wise-guy horse Awesome Road (Quality Road) despite the very tough draw. Selection: #8 Common Defense (15-1). GIII Robert B. Lewis S. – 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (Nyquist) looked like a complete monster in his first two starts sprinting for Bob Baffert last term, including a runaway stalk-and-pounce win in the seven-furlong GIII Bob Hope S. last out Nov. 19. No reason to think anything can get near him here either in his first try off the bench in this first test around two turns. Good luck seeing anything near that 4-5 morning-line quote! Selection: #6 Nysos (4-5). GIII Withers S. – Speed Runner (Gun Runner), a useful third going seven furlongs on debut, took a major step forward with a game maiden victory at the Big A over this same course and distance for Todd Pletcher while making his route debut last time Dec. 8. The half-brother to GI Blue Grass S. winner and GI Belmont S. third Brilliant Speed (Dynaformer) should work out an ideal trip beneath Jose Lezcano from his rail draw. Deserving favorite Lightline (City of Light), a rallying second from far back behind unbeaten Southwest contender Carbone (Mitole) going a mile at Oaklawn, should appreciate the additional real estate for Brad Cox. Uncle Heavy (Social Inclusion) is an interesting longshot to consider for underneath shipping in off a better-than-it-looks win in the Wait For It S. versus state-breds at Parx. Selection: #1 Speed Runner (5-1). The post Handicapping the Kentucky Derby Preps: Holy Bull, Robert B. Lewis, Southwest & Withers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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The Tampa Bay Stakes (G3T) and Endeavour Stakes (G3T), bookend events on the Feb. 3 program at Tampa Bay Downs, look similar but have a big difference.View the full article

With more than two inches of rain in the forecast Feb. 4, Santa Anita Park has announced the eight-race Sunday program has been canceled and that a pair of graded stakes will be rescheduled for Feb. 10.View the full article

Veteran exercise rider and former jockey Arturo Mares died after sustaining severe neck and brain injuries during training hours Jan. 27 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

With a forecast that calls for more than two inches of rainfall Sunday, officials at Santa Anita Park have preemptively canceled live racing scheduled for that afternoon. The program was to feature the GIII $100,000 Las Virgenes S. for 3-year-old fillies and the GIII San Marcos S. for older male turf horses. Those two races have been rescheduled for next Saturday, Feb. 10, with the races to be redrawn Wednesday, Feb. 7. Saturday's forecast calls for no such inclement weather and racing will go on as planned. Four graded contests are carded, headed by the GIII Robert B. Lewis S. for 3-year-old males. The GII Santa Monica S., GIII Thunder Road S. and GIII Megahertz S. are part of a program that kicks off at 12:15 p.m. PT. Those four events are part of the 1/ST Racing Tour and also includes the Listed Swale S. and GIII Holy Bull S. from Gulfstream Park. All of the 1/ST Racing Tour races will be shown on Peacock and CNBC. The post Forecast Rains Force Cancellation of Sunday Racing at Santa Anita; Stakes Rescheduled appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

I read the Jan. 31 article regarding Jeffrey Englehart. While sympathetic to Mr. Englehart's situation, it is apparent there are many misconceptions concerning the two-year-old sale process. As a seller of two-year-olds and an executive member of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Board of Directors, I have intimate knowledge of the efforts made by OBS and the policies created for a healthy auction environment. I would like to shed some light on these efforts. Similar to racing, our medication policies have evolved over time creating a safer environment for horses and buyers alike and those policies are reviewed and updated annually. The two-year-old sales are the most tested segment of the auction industry. We conduct testing at all our under tack shows and also provide buyers the opportunity to request testing at the time of purchase. In the last four years, more than 1,100 horses have been tested at our under tack shows, resulting in just two positive tests for the bronchodilator, Clenbuterol. Those horses were scratched from the sale and their sellers suffered sanctions. On the track, we have firm rules regarding the use of a riding crop. Outriders are tasked with policing the under-tack show and a veterinarian is present observing every horse before and after their performance. In addition, all equine participants in tack shows are identified by a professional identifier before setting foot on the track. Our young racing prospects perform on Tapeta, one of the safest surfaces in North America. Our graduates perform at the highest levels of the sport year in and year out, in almost every country that hosts Thoroughbred racing. Independently compiled statistics clearly show that graduates from two-year-old sales race more often, have longer careers with a higher percentage of wins, stakes wins and graded stakes wins than any other source of young prospects. The OBS board is sympathetic to Mr Englehart's plight and understand the predicament with which he is faced. There are new and unanswered questions resulting from the timeline of hair testing that need to be addressed industry-wide. However, to suggest that the use of Clenbuterol is 'rampant at two-year-old sales' could not be further from the truth. The OBS Two-Year-old sale protocols can be viewed here. Two-Year-Old Sale statistics can be viewed here. Respectfully yours, Nick de Meric. The post Letter to the Editor: Nick de Meric appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) winner One in Vermillion, injured while training in New Mexico this fall, was euthanized in Arizona Feb. 2 due to laminitis, according to owner Jonathan Kalman.View the full article

SF Bloodstock will send 15 mares to Lane's End's Quality Road this spring, according to a post on X from Tom Ryan, SF's managing partner. The news comes fresh off National Treasure (Quality Road)'s win in the $3 million Grade I Pegasus World Cup on Saturday. National Treasure is a 2020 colt from Treasure. “During the 2023 season, SF Bloodstock had 12 mares IN FOAL to him at Atlas Farm,” Ryan said in the post, “and we plan to exceed that number this spring. If he starts the 2024 season how he finished his last season, his fertility will be well within the industry standard.” National Treasure propelled Quality Road to the top of the leading General Sire list with earnings of $2.6 million. He has sired two graded stakes winners in 2024, including three-year-old Track Phantom in the GIII Lecompte Stakes at the Fair Grounds. “He's a great sire from every aspect,” Ryan continued. “A great sales sire. Versatility across surfaces. He has sired champion colts and fillies. Now, his Pegasus-winning son, City of Light, is also taking off with a champion in his 2nd crop. National Treasure is an excellent example of what he can deliver. A top-class racehorse that can carry speed around two turns.” The mares include Grade II winner Frolic's Dream, whose Quality Road yearling colt sold for a $650,000 at Saratoga in 2023; Canadian champion femaile sprinter Hazelbrook; Bourbonesque, the dam of Grade I winner Mongolian Groom and whose Quality Road filly sold for $525,000 as a yearling in 2023; Grade III Ontario Matron winner Kate's Kingdom; Pretty Milanova, a daughter of American Pharoah out of multiple Grade I producer Maryinsky (Ire); and True Style, a half-sister to Forestry. The post SF Bloodstock to Send 15 Mares to Quality Road appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Repole Stable's newly crowned Eclipse Award winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) is set to make a much-anticipated sophomore debut in Saturday's GIII Holy Bull S., and–realistically–the homebred may not require his very best to make a victorious return to action. Brilliant as he was in breaking his maiden by better than 11 lengths at first asking in Uncle Mo-esque fashion over the summer at Saratoga, he was equally disappointing when beaten a long ways from home in the GI Champagne S. Those who quickly jumped ship were made to feel the sting of that decision when Fierceness returned a whopping $35 when romping by 6 1/4 lengths in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, good for a 105 Beyer. Of his seven rivals, only New Jersey-bred Sea Streak (Sea Siren) has earned a figure within 10 points of Fierceness's debut 95, so barring something unforeseen, he should take this first of two programmed preps on the road to the Kentucky Derby. “By bringing him back in the Holy Bull we get good spacing to the Florida Derby and like the five weeks from the Florida Derby to the Kentucky Derby,” said trainer Todd Pletcher, whose previous Holy Bull winners include Algorithms (2012) and Audible (2018). “Knock on wood, everything's gone according to plan so far and hopefully continues to go that way. He's had some super breezes leading up to this, and we're super excited about getting him started.” Candidates for the minors include D J Stable's undefeated rail-drawn Hades (Awesome Slew), an eight-length allowance winner in Florida-bred company Dec. 31 and trying two turns for the first time; and Otello (Curlin), also unbeaten in two starts and a latest half-length winner of the one-mile Mucho Macho Man S. Jan. 1. Nysos Figures A Handful In Lewis Speaking of undefeated colts, Baoma Corp.'s 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (Nyquist) will take all the beating as he looks to give trainer Bob Baffert an eighth victory in the last 10 runnings of the GIII Robert B. Lewis S. and a record-extending 12th overall. The May foal traded at odds north of 6-1 for his six-furlong debut at this track Oct. 21 and he made light work of nine others, graduating by 10 1/2 lengths in 1:08.97. The bay was a comparatively generous 20 cents on the dollar in a four-horse renewal of the GIII Bob Hope S. at Del Mar Nov. 19 and those that swallowed the skinny odds walked away happy, as did those that took the 11-10 about the exacta over Stronghold (Ghostzapper). The latter returned to be second to GIII Southwest S. entrant Wynstock (Solomini) in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity Dec. 16 and adds blinkers here for Phil D'Amato. Baffert is taking the eyewear off 'TDN Rising Star' Coach Prime (Quality Road), who turned in a remarkable performance to break his maiden first time long at Del Mar Nov. 1 before finishing third in the Futurity last time. Coach Prime cost $1.7 million at Keeneland September in 2022. Maycocks Bay Heads West For Southwest As much as Fierceness stands out in the Holy Bull, Saturday's GIII Southwest S.–easily the richest of the day's four Triple Crown preps at $800,000–shapes as a much more wide-open contest. Eclipse Award-winning owner and breeder Godolphin sent out champion Essential Quality (Tapit) to win the 2021 Southwest S. en route to the Triple Crown, and Sheikh Mohammed's operation has the potential favorite here in the form of Maycocks Bay (Speightstown). A maiden winner at second asking in the Parx slop on Pennsylvania Derby day last September, the chestnut made no impact in his two-turn debut when a distant sixth at the Fair Grounds Nov. 23, but added Lasix last time and took a rained-off route by 10 3/4 lengths Jan. 7. Plenty will take a contrarian approach to the 3-1 morning-line favorite and many will land on Liberal Arts (Arrogate). The gray, arguably still under the radar and lightly regarded on the morning line at 8-1, has improved from start to start, with a good third in the GIII Iroquois S. Sept. 13 before racing away to a 2 3/4-length success in a sloppy renewal of the GIII Street Sense S. at Churchill Oct. 29. The Southwest maps at an above-par pace and it would be surprising if that did not eventuate, given the presence of the speedy 'TDN Rising Star' Carbone (Mitole), GII Los Alamitos Futurity winner Wynstock (Solomini), Springboard Mile hero Otto the Conqueror (Street Sense) and the aforementioned Maycocks Bay. Looking for a longshot alternative? There are worse choices than Common Defense (Karakontie {Jpn}), a debut second to subsequent GIII Lecomte S. third Lat Long (Liam's Map) here Dec. 13 ahead of a visually impressive graduation Jan. 13. His figs are light, but the race flow could really flatter his style. Schwartz Homebred Rates 'Grande' Chance In Withers Take Charge Indy rejoined the WinStar stallion barn in 2020 after a successful stint in South Korea, and the foals from that crop performed well in 2023 to the tune of 22 individual winners. Barry K. Schwartz's El Grande O was one of two to succeed at stakes level, rolling home to best his fellow Empire-breds in the Bertram F. Bongard S. and Sleepy Hollow S. during a busy eight-race campaign. The dark bay will look to carry his speed around two turns for the first time in Saturday's GIII Withers S. at Aqueduct, having finished second to the sidelined Drum Roll Please (Hard Spun) in the Jerome S. over the one-turn mile Jan. 6. Though far less experienced, Lightline (City of Light) is the 8-5 favorite on David Aragona's morning line. A $600,000 KEESEP acquisition by Albaugh Family Racing, the Brad Cox trainee overwhelmed a field of maidens at Horseshoe Indianapolis in September and has since run second to the well-regarded Stretch Ride (Street Sense) at Keeneland in October and to Carbone last time at Oaklawn. “I'm happy with what we've seen from him to start his career. He ran a good race at Oaklawn last time and maybe got a little far back. It's a short stretch in a mile race,” said Cox. “He kind of didn't get as involved as we thought, but at the end of the day, I thought he got a lot out of it and it sets him up well for the Withers.” Mission Beach (Curlin) was a debut winner in three starts for Bob Baffert and recently validated odds of 2-5 to take a first-level allowance sprinting at Laurel for Brittany Russell Dec. 22. Sophomore Stakes Dot Holy Bull Undercard Three other age-restricted graded stakes and one listed stakes are carded Saturday afternoon in support of the Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park. The races are distributed evenly on the dirt and the turf and arguably the most appealing of the quartet is the Swale S. With morning-line favorite Bentornato (Valiant Minister) expected to come out in favor of a start in the G3 Saudi Derby in three weeks' time, the money could come for Legalize (Constitution), who ships in from New Orleans for Cherie DeVaux off a victory in the Sugar Bowl S. The filly counterpart, the GIII Forward Gal S., drew a field of seven, and the most interesting of the entrants is Gary Barber's Witwatersrand (Connect), who broke her maiden at first asking at Woodbine Sept. 1 and promptly topped the Fasig-Tipton October Digital Sale on Gary Barber's bid of $230,000. Second in the Glorious Song S. five days later, she stretched out to win the GIII Mazarine S. Nov. 4. Witwatersrand needs to prove she can handle a dirt track, but her Palm Meadow breezes are positive enough. Grass runners owned or co-owned by Repole figure prominently in the afternoon's two graded events on that surface. In the GIII Sweetest Chant S., Life's an Audible (Audible) looks to improve on her running-on second in the Jan. 6 Ginger Brew S., with stiff competition in the form of Milliat (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), a slow-starting neck second in the Wait A While S. on U.S. debut Dec. 9. Oisin Murphy carries the Qatar Racing colors. In the GIII Kitten's Joy S., 'TDN Rising Star' Agate Road, campaigned in partnership with St. Elias Stable, tries to make amends for a pace-compromised second to Tocayo (Always Dreaming) in the Jan. 6 Dania Beach S. First World War (War Front) was a first-out winner at Kentucky Downs and returns to the turf after finishing narrowly runner-up in the Mucho Macho Man. The post And So It Begins: Fierceness Makes Seasonal Debut In Holy Bull appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin horses won four of the five turf races on the Feb. 2 program at the Dubai World Cup Carnival, previewing some potential stars for the summer season in Europe and the United States.View the full article