Jump to content
Bit Of A Yarn

Wandering Eyes

Journalists
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    128,900

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    2

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Wandering Eyes

  1. Wandering Eyes
    Henry B. Johnson saddled the 1,000th winner of his career when City Ghost won the seventh race at Delta Downs Friday. The 82-year-old has been training Thoroughbreds since 1983. “It's nice to get it out of the way, because it was a long time getting it done,” said Johnson. Breeder and owner Russell Welch and his wife, Janis, were at Delta Downs for the win by their filly by Shaman Ghost. Welch has trusted Johnson with his Texas and Louisiana-breds for the past seven years. “He was sort of humbled by it all,” Welch said of the post-race presentation. “We are both rodeo cowboys and H.B. does an outstanding job breaking babies. He did tell me that evening that reaching the milestone would never have been possible without the support of his owners.” Johnson concurred with Welch, citing Dennis Milligan, Jerry Myers, Greg Hoffman, Jerry Chiles, David and Susan Bunn, as well as Paul and Marianne Phillips as a few of his longtime owners. “I have been fortunate to have great owners who understand the importance of patience,” acknowledged Johnson. Prior to his training career, Johnson was a rodeo competitor specializing in-bull and steer riding. In a training career that spans four decades, Johnson has saddled 6,486 horses with earnings over $15 million. Top earners included Albert's First ($477,318); Wa Bert ($356,488); Political Whit ($347,190); Icy Gentleman ($320,795) and Jimi's a Star ($314,060). Johnson credits his wife, Jinnie, who is a major part of his operation, assistant trainer Jose Gomez and Oscar Nunez, who he hails as the “backbone” of the stable's grooms. Retirement is not on the immediate radar for Johnson, who will turn 83 in January. “I like doing what I do and can't think of anything else I would enjoy as much as this,” Johnson said. The post Trainer Henry Johnson Captures Career Win 1000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  2. Wandering Eyes
    Today 6th 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 3 hours ago How many Melbourne Cups have Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott won? Gai Waterhouse and Adrian have two runners in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, get background, runners, history in the Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 hours ago How many Melbourne Cups has Joseph O’Brien won? Young gun Joseph O’Brien will saddle up one runner in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, learn about his history in the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 6, 2022 Seven horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Scone races betting preview, top tips & quaddie picks | 7/11/22 We head to Scone Race Club to start our punting week on Monday afternoon for a seven-race program full of … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 2 years ago Zac Purton looks to maintain fastest ever start Presently riding at the peak of his powers, Zac Purton is enjoying his fastest ever start to a season in … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | November 6, 2021 Five metro horse racing meetings are scheduled around the country today and Horsebetting’s betting experts have found plenty of best … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Breeders Classic 2020 runner-by-runner betting guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for the Breeders Classic – aka Hot Danish Stakes – at … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Isotope On Magic Millions Quest At Doomben Isotope will have to cope with carrying top weight from the outside alley at Doomben but trainer Tony Gollan thinks … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago In-Form Mare Ready For Classic Challenge Gulgong-trained mare Amy’s Shadow will be chasing a hat-trick of wins when she steps up to a middle-distance in the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Mackinnon Stakes 2020 runner-by-runner betting guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and betting info for every runner in the feature event on VRC Stakes Day: … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago O’Brien Looks To Pondus To Crown Cup Week International raider Pondus, a stablemate of Melbourne Cup winner Twilight Payment, will be out to atone for a luckless last-start … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2020 runner-by-runner betting guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds and betting predictions for every runner in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on VRC Stakes … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Synthetic track to be built at Riccarton Preparations for construction of New Zealand’s second synthetic track will begin at Riccarton Park Racecourse on November 30. The Board … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago In-form Weatherley to make Riccarton impact Jockey Sam Weatherley is making the most of his opportunities at present and heads to Riccarton on Saturday full of … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Matriarch Stakes 2020 runner-by-runner betting guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds and betting predictions for every runner in Saturday’s Matriarch Stakes at Flemington … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Wexford bringing the heat to Te Rapa Group 1 performer Spring Heat will step out for the first time since winning the Group 3 Haunui Farm King’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Moore Bullish About Hodgson In Golden Gift Gary Moore will saddle up a youngster at double-figure odds in the Golden Gift but he is confident the colt … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Wekas set for a good gallop at Riccarton Group ownership will be to the fore at Riccarton on Saturday, when siblings Wekaforce and Morweka take aim at the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Chatham Stakes 2020 runner-by-runner betting guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds and betting predictions for every runner in the Chatham Stakes at Flemington this Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Mugatoo Boasts Right Form For Mackinnon The Cox Plate has historically been the perfect springboard for Mackinnon Stakes winners and Mugatoo is one of just two … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago VRC Springtime Stakes 2020 runner-by-runner betting guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds and betting predictions for every runner in Saturday’s Listed VRC Springtime Stakes at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Journeyman McGregor In Rosehill Approach From his days as a picnic rider to working for some of Victoria’s prominent stables, Adrian McGregor is enjoying his … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Ryan Has Summer Goals For Chains Of Honour Stakes winner Chains Of Honour is set to kick off a campaign that will encompass the better Sydney staying races … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Morphettville Parks racing tips – Saturday, 7 November 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie numbers for Saturday’s meeting on the Parks circuit at Morphettville … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Luck of the Irish for Kiwis Mornington trainer Brett Scott was delighted to pick up a winner at Flemington on Oaks Day with handy middle distance … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Tavistock mare salutes at Flemington Four-year-old mare Tralee Rose made it back-to-back wins for trainer Symon Wilde when successful at Flemington in the TCL TV … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Southern Guineas hopes rest with Pitmans Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman have a dual-pronged attack on Saturday’s Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Richards chasing Trans-Tasman features Matamata trainer Jamie Richards is well used to marking off new benchmarks in career highlights. Winning the New Zealand 2000 … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Ballarat Cup aim for Mongolian Marshal Former Kiwi Mongolian Marshal took out Wednesday’s Kyneton Cup (2000m), with a hard-fought victory over Bartholomeu Dias and connections now … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Connors hoping for more Cup glory Wanganui trainer Raymond Connors has fond memories of the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton and he is hoping that … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Well-related gelding scores on debut Regally bred gelding Shenanigans has a long way to go to reach the heights of several of his siblings, but … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago NZ darling of the turf to tackle Mackinnon Jamie Richards has been on the ride of his life in Australia this spring and the young Matamata trainer is … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Faultless preparation for Guineas favourite Star three-year-old Catalyst has arrived in Christchurch and is expected to make a one-act affair of Saturday’s Group 1 Al … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Kennedy scores treble on home track There weren’t too many smiles bigger than Terry Kennedy’s at Wingatui racecourse on Tuesday. The Otago trainer recorded a treble … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Rostropovich making ‘excellent progress’ The Lindsay Park stable says Rostropovich continues to make excellent progress in a veterinary clinic after being injured in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago A guide to the $1m Kennedy Oaks What you need to know about the $1 million Kennedy Oaks, the main event on Ladies Day at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Melody Belle to chase 11th Group One win A week after winning her 10th Group One race and first in Australia, star New Zealand mare Melody Belle will … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Apicius scratched from Group 1 VRC Oaks The VRC Oaks field has been reduced to 14 following the scratching of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Apicius … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Melbourne Cup win a ‘bonus’ for trainer After an all-Australian win in the Melbourne Cup, trainer Danny O’Brien is already dreaming about the prospect of back-to-back victories … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sunshine Coast to get new synthetic track The Sunshine Coast is to get a new multi-million dollar all-weather training and racing track … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Oaks next for Cup-winning trainer O’Brien Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O’Brien will saddle up leading contender Miami Bound in the Group One VRC Oaks as he … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Outback Barbie ready for summer carnival An impressive trial win has confirmed Outback Barbie can start the summer carnival on a winning note in the Keith … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Hopes Aussie win boosts Melbourne Cup Victoria’s racing minister says a range of factors contributed to a decline in attendance at the Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Field of nine for Group 1 Darley Sprint Classic A field of nine has been declared for the Sprint Classic at Flemington headed by last year’s winner Santa Ana … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Tanker rolls into Golden Gift favouritism The 14-runner field has been finalised for the inaugural $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill, with Tanker installed favourite for … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Magic Wand a Mackinnon Stakes acceptor The Aidan O’Brien-trained Magic Wand is among the acceptors for the Mackinnon Stakes after her 10th placed finish in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Jockey suspended after failing breath test Cairns jockey Amanda Thomson has been suspended for six months after failing an alcohol breath test at trackwork … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Vow And Declare comes through Cup win well Trainer Danny O’Brien says Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has come through his victory at Flemington well and is … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Brisbane bookmaker Kelleher dies aged 89 The doyen of the Brisbane bookmaking ring, Jack Kelleher, has died aged 89 … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Vow And Declare wants 2nd Melbourne Cup After an all-Australian win in the Melbourne Cup, trainer Danny O’Brien is already dreaming about the prospect of back-to-back victories … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Vow And Declare to try for second Cup Shortly after winning his first Melbourne Cup, trainer Danny O’Brien has made it clear he will try to get Vow … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Aethero and Regency Legend catch the eye at the trials Karis Teetan was grinning like a cat with cream after riding John Moore’s rising sprint star Aethero in a barrier … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Chan’s Ally Exciting galloper High Rev faces nine rivals in the Class 3 Jaffe Handicap (1650m) at the city track on Wednesday … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Melbourne Cup crashes online betting sites TAB punters bet more than $115 million on the 2018 Melbourne Cup as four of the nation’s largest sports betting … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Month ban for Bowman out of Melbourne Cup Jockey Hugh Bowman has been suspended on three charges emanating from his ride aboard Marmelo in the Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Kerrin McEvoy celebrates third Cup victory Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy is savouring his third Melbourne Cup win, and first for Godolphin, after partnering Cross Counter to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cup 21st Group One win for Appleby Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby has given Sheikh Mohammed his first Melbourne Cup and recorded his third Group One win in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Kerrin McEvoy and the Melbourne Cup A look at Kerrin McEvoy’s three wins in the Melbourne Cup from Brew in 2000 to Cross Counter … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Nakeeta gets another Melbourne Cup cheque The 12th placed finish of Scottish-trained galloper Nakeeta in the Melbourne Cup has added another $150,000 to his bank balance … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago McEvoy wins a wet Melbourne Cup for Sheikh When the time came for the Dubai ruler and his global racing operation Godolphin to win a Melbourne Cup, Kerrin … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cross Counter wins the 2018 Melbourne Cup Cross Counter has won a rain-affected Melbourne Cup, beating Marmelo and A Prince Of Arran in Australia’s greatest race … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Who is Godolphin’s Sheikh Mohammed Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed has added the Melbourne Cup to his list of Group One wins for his Godolphin operation … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Chris Waller leads home local Cup runners Melbourne Cup fourth placegetter Finche was the first Australian-trained horse to finish with sixth-placed Youngstar the first Australian-bred galloper … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago What the 2018 Melbourne Cup jockeys said What the jockeys said after the Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Morrison proud of Marmelo’s Cup second In his second attempt to win the Melbourne Cup, English-trained stayer Marmelo has run a gallant race for second to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Spring comes to Randwick for big Cup day Thousands of Sydneysiders enjoyed the warm spring weather at Randwick as they gathered to celebrate Melbourne Cup day with a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cross Counter’s journey to 2018 Cup glory The racing career of Cross Counter, Godolphin’s first Melbourne Cup winner … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago The Cliffsofmoher latest Cup victim Irish-trained horse The Cliffsofmoher had to be euthanised after suffering a fractured shoulder during the Melbourne Cup at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainer feels a winner with Cup placing A Prince Of Arran has given English trainer Charlie Fellowes one of his greatest thrills with a third placing in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago How the international Cup runners fared A look at where the international runners finished in the 2018 Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Godolphin’s record in the Melbourne Cup A look at global racing operation Godolphin’s history in the Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago The Cliffsofmoher put down after Melb Cup Irish-trained horse The Cliffsofmoher had to be euthanised after suffering a fractured shoulder during the Melbourne Cup at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Overseas-trained Melbourne Cup winners Overseas-trained horses to have won or placed in the Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Finishing order for the 2018 Melbourne Cup Where your horse finished in the 2018 Melbourne Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cup first past the post: Cross Counter Cross Counter is first past the post in the 2018 Melbourne Cup at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Buick steers Pohutukawa to Flemington win Visiting European jockey William Buick has claimed his first win of this year’s Melbourne spring carnival with his first ride … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cup weather improves, Yucatan favoured Yucatan has reclaimed his position as the Melbourne Cup favourite after a couple of hours of drying weather at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Spring comes to Randwick for Cup day Thousands of Sydneysiders enjoyed the warm spring weather at Randwick as they gathered to celebrate Melbourne Cup day with a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Prebble celebrates Cup day win Brett Prebble has ridden an overdue winner, steering Legend Of Condor to victory on the Melbourne Cup undercard at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Another Cummings and Hayes target Cup Fourth-generation trainer James Cummings and Ben Hayes are hoping to add to their families’ Melbourne Cup hauls … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Shraaoh too strong first-up at Flemington Following an arduous trip from England, the Chris Waller-trained Shraaoh has scored a first-up win on Australian soil on Melbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Matt Cumani thrilled with Cup day winner Trainer Matt Cumani has registered his first Melbourne Cup carnival win, with four-year-old One More Try winning a 1700m handicap … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Yucatan eases, Magic Circle firms for Cup Yucatan and Magic Circle are equal favourites for the Melbourne Cup after 46mm of rain at Flemington reduced the track … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Bella Rosa snares debut stakes win in wet The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained two-year-old filly Bella Rosa has struck with a Group Three win on debut at … Read More Horse Racing News 5 years ago Rain sees Magic Circle firm into Melbourne Cup favourtism HEAVY rain at Flemington has seen the slop-loving stayer Magic Circle firm into favouritism at online bookmaker Sportsbet ahead of … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Melbourne Cup to be run on a heavy track Yucatan is an easing Melbourne Cup favourite while Magic Circle has firmed with a track downgrade at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing Tips 5 years ago Melbourne Cup Day quaddie tips WHAT would Australia’s most famous race day be without a quaddie? Melbourne Cup Day is upon us and what self-respecting … Read More Market Movers 5 years ago Melbourne Cup market movers, November 6 IT is Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington today and the punters have opened their wallets early ahead of the stacked … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Melbourne rain expected to clear for Cup Yucatan remains the Melbourne Cup favourite with rain expected to clear in time for the big race … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sure Cup bet is only one owner in G-string More than 90,000 people are expected at Flemington racecourse to watch the Melbourne Cup, as owners, jockeys and trainers dream … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Last words from the Cup players Some final words from the connections of the Melbourne Cup runners … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Parish credits Shinn for his help Cory Parish credits fellow jockey Blake Shinn with helping refine his riding style as he attempts to add a Melbourne … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Marmelo favourite for the Melbourne Cup English horse Marmelo has been well supported to win the Melbourne Cup for trainer Hughie Morrison and jockey Hugh Bowman … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Jockeys chase their Melbourne Cup dreams Melbourne Cup contender Boom Time’s jockey Cory Parish would normally be riding in a country race meeting on Cup day … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Staying trim pays off for Beau Mertens Beau Mertens will be the only apprentice in the Melbourne Cup when he rides the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Fitter Baster cycles away for a Cup start In-form jockey Stephen Baster has picked up the Cup ride on Irish visitor Wicklow Brave … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Same-race multi tips for the 2017 Melbourne Cup WE are less than 24 hours away from the Melbourne Cup and finally Sportsbet has offered what punters have been … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Schofield expects good run from Nakeeta Jockey Glyn Schofield is hoping Scottish-trained Nakeeta will be strong when it counts at the business end in the Melbourne … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Kathy O’Hara gazing at Cup Kathy O’Hara is aiming to become just the second woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Williams has 6 chances to win his 6th Cup Lloyd Williams hopes Almandin will become only the sixth multiple Melbourne Cup winner, but he has five other chances to … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Single Gaze underrated again: Olive Single Gaze has taken her connections on a memorable journey and after her second in the Caulfield Cup she will … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Shinn has great chance at second Cup win Blake Shinn already has one Melbourne Cup win to his name and believes he has a great chance to add … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago James Cummings has Cup chance in Hartnell James Cummings, grandson of the late ‘Cups King’ Bart Cummings, will be chasing his first Melbourne Cup win when he … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Two shots at Cup glory for Joseph O’Brien Young Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien will saddle US Army Ranger and Rekindling for his first shot at Melbourne Cup glory … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago VRC to look at Melbourne Cup emergencies The Victoria Racing Club will have talks with its wagering partners in an attempt to solve the technology issues that … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago VRC chair carries Cup dreams in parade Thousands of people are expected to watch the annual Melbourne Cup parade make its way through the city … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Best exotic bets for the 2017 Melbourne Cup THE Melbourne Cup is the ultimate betting event for first-time punters, and any bookmaker worth their salt offers a multitude … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Laxon tips Johannes Vermeer for Cup The first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup, Sheila Laxon has made her pick for this year’s race during … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Michael Dee thrilled to get first Cup ride Michael Dee is hoping his spring carnival to remember will continue at Flemington when he rides Gallante in his first … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Melbourne Cup top 5 & 10 betting THE Melbourne Cup is just around the corner and in arguably the hardest race to predict on the Australian racing … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Nakeeta chasing Cup win for Scotland Nakeeta will be the first Scottish-trained horse to line up in the Melbourne Cup and his trainer says the gelding … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Melham has confidence in Johannes Vermeer Jockey Ben Melham believes Johannes Vermeer probably should have won the Caulfield Cup and rates the Irish horse a great … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago How Lexus Stakes winners have fared in Cup How the Lexus Stakes winners have fared in the Melbourne Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Libran chases Highclere Racing Cup dream Libran will become the fourth Melbourne Cup starter for European syndicator Highclere Racing when he runs in the 3200m-race at … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago First Cup winner honoured by NSW home town A public sculpture of inaugural Melbourne Cup winner Archer, his trainer and jockey will be erected in the NSW town … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Palmer to face former bosses in first Cup Wall Of Fire is considered a genuine chance to give English trainer Hugo Palmer a Melbourne Cup win at his … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Coldest Melbourne Cup in a decade Chilly temperatures and drizzle are predicted for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, which is set to be the coldest in a decade … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Jeff Felix badly hurt in race fall Comeback jockey Jeff Felix has been seriously injured in a race fall at Home Hill in north Queensland … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Possible headlines following the 2017 Melbourne Cup THERE’S no way of predicting what will happen in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, but there are some possible headlines which could … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Williams chases 6th Cup, Scotland its 1st Lloyd Williams has six runners as he tries to win a record sixth Melbourne Cup, while Scotland has its first … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Winx the big spring winner Winx has been the star of the spring show with the mare reinforcing her champion status with a spectacular Cox … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Arrogate upsets Chrome in Breeders Classic Arrogate has upset California Chrome in a nail-biting finish to the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Small team for Waller at Sandown Trainer Chris Waller is already planning for the autumn but his spring is not quite over with Who Shot Thebarman … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Start Wondering wins in NZ Three-time Sydney winner Start Wondering has won his first start in his latest campaign in New Zealand … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Cox Plate long-term target for Scottish Scottish finished second in this year’s Caulfield Cup and his trainer Charlie Appleby is hoping to aim him at next … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Highland Reel wins Breeders’ Cup Turf The much-travelled Highland Reel has won the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita for trainer Aidan O’Brien … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Emerald City could return south Improving stayer Emerald City is set to race on with one option being a return to Sydney … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Railway Stakes all-in betting market and early tips THE Railway Stakes is the feature mile during the Perth Racing carnival and punters can start betting on the Group … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Arrogate upsets Chrome in BC Classic Arrogate has upset odds-on favourite California Chrome in the Breeders’ Cup Classic … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Callan renews partnership with Helene Happy Star Hong Kong-based jockey Neil Callan will renew his partnership with Helene Happy Star in the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Eastern Express on trial for Hong Kong International meeting FOUR-year-old gelding Eastern Express will line up in Sunday’s The Sa Sa Ladies 3YO Handicap at Sha Tin on its … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Racing rallies round Freddy Tylicki The racing industry is rallying behind paralysed jockey Freddy Tylicki who suffered spinal injuries in a race fall … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Son of Choisir wins Breeders’ Cup Sprint Obviously, a son of Australian shuttle stallion Choisir, has won the Breeders’ Cu[ Turf Sprint at Santa Anita … Read More View the full article
  3. Wandering Eyes
    Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott reports that all of his Breeders' Cup starters are doing well following his superb showing that snagged three Breeders' Cup races.View the full article
  4. Wandering Eyes
    A day after his victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer Rick Dutrow was already mapping out a plan to take White Abarrio (Race Day) to the Feb. 24 G1 Saudi Cup. Dutrow said he hopes to leave the 4-year-old at Santa Anita for a while and probably will take him to Saudi Arabia to be prepared for the race. “I would be comfortable running him in the Saudi Cup in his next start,” Dutrow said. “I'm going to be pushing for it. I think that's where this horse belongs.” Dutrow said White Abarrio has established himself as one of the top horses in the world. “From all the horses we've seen run, I think that it's going to take a big effort for a good horse to beat him in his next start,” the trainer said. “It's going to take a good horse to run a big race to beat them because this next race seems like it is absolutely tailor-made for him, a mile and an eighth around one turn.” Should everything go to plan in Saudi Arabia, Dutrow said White Abarrio could head to the G1 Dubai World Cup in March before returning stateside to defend his titles in the GI Whitney S. and Classic. The post White Abarrio to Aim for Saudi Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  5. Wandering Eyes
    4th-Aqueduct, $85,000, Msw, 11-5, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.89, fm, 3 1/4 lengths. DELAHAYE (f, 3, Medaglia d'Oro–Bella Carina, by War Front) was last seen missing by a neck on debut in February at Gulfstream Park. Rewarded as the 3-5 choice here, the dark bay was taken back into second along the rail as she passed the grandstand, waited for her cue around the far turn and she powered past War Princess (War Front) to triumphantly return to the races. Her unraced dam's first progeny, the winner has a yearling half-brother by Not This Time and an April half-brother by Gun Runner. Not bred for next year, Bella Carina counts as half-siblings MGSW Valid (Medaglia d'Oro) and GI Ruffian Invitational H. victress Malibu Prayer (Malibu Moon), who herself produced $1.2 million Keeneland September buy from last year Cartucho (Gun Runner). Under Delahaye's third dam we find GI Carter H. hero Swagger Jack (Smart Strike) and his older half-sister GSW Tap Dance (Pleasant Tap). Sales History: $550,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $61,450. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-William H. Lawrence and Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba); B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. The post Delahaye Graduates After Sharp Big A Return To The Races appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  6. Wandering Eyes
    Juddmonte homebred MULLION (c, 3, Into Mischief-Brooch, by Empire Maker) made a triumphant return to the races Sunday to graduate in 'Rising Star' style at Churchill Downs. The full-brother to fellow 'Rising Star' and Juddmonte stallion Mandaloun raced just once as a juvenile but was denied the win by the slimmest of margins at Ellis Park last August. Un-raced since that start, Mullion got back on track for trainer Brad Cox with a tour de force over a over-matched Churchill field. Squeezed just slightly at the break, the son of Into Mischief never let early pacesetter Nyquick (Nyquist) get comfortable, pressing that rival through a quarter in :22.98 before taking command under his own power with a wide move around the turn. From there, it was only a matter of who would finish second as Mullion opened up at will to the line, building up a double-digit lead when all was said and done. Brooch, no slouch herself as a dual group winner in Ireland, hit it out of the park when her second foal, Mandaloun, took wins in the GI TVG.com Haskell S. and came second in the GI Kentucky Derby only to be upgraded to first upon the disqualification of Medina Spirit (Protonico). The dam is a half to SW/MGSP Caponata (Selkirk) and to MGSP Raymonda (Lonhro {Aus}). A fourth generation homebred for Juddmonte, Mullion also traces back to highweight older mare and G1SW Emulous (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and to her daughter, MG1SP Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}). While Brooch was sadly lost last year, she still has 2-year-old War Front son and a yearling full-brother to both Mandaloun and Mullion to represent her. Mullion is the 41st 'TDN Rising Star' for leading sire Into Mischief. #3 MULLION ($3.42), the 3-year-old full-brother to Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun, could not have made his first career victory look any easier, taking the 2nd at Churchill Downs in style. He was ridden by @flothejock for @bradcoxracing and @JuddmonteFarms. pic.twitter.com/QRmxGfsRkp — TVG (@TVG) November 5, 2023 2nd-Churchill Downs, $117,750, Msw, 11-5, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:34.69, ft, 10 lengths. MULLION, c, 3, Into Mischief 1st Dam: Brooch {MGSW-Ire, $217,059}, by Empire Maker 2nd Dam: Daring Diva (GB), by Dansili (GB) 3rd Dam: Aspiring Diva, by Distant View Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $81,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. *Full to Mandaloun, GISW, $2,096,052. The post Mullion, Full To Mandaloun, Makes Triumphant ‘Rising Star’ 3-Year-Old Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  7. Wandering Eyes
    Turfway Park Racing & Gaming and Claiborne Farm have teamed up to present a three-race series which will reward top-three-finishing fillies and mares a future stallion credit when they retire from racing. Dubbed the “Make Your Mare” series, the top three finishers of the Dec. 2 Holiday Inaugural S., Dec. 9 My Charmer S., and Jan. 13 Likely Exchange S. will all receive “Claiborne Credit” on a $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 scale to be applied to future stallion fees. “We're very excited to partner with Claiborne Farm for this series of three stakes races from Turfway Park,” said Gary Palmisano, Jr., executive director of racing for Churchill Downs Incorporated. “These races will not only give owners and trainers another chance to get their fillies and mares black-type placing, but also an opportunity at credit towards a top stallion pairing when they retire. We know there are a lot of quality racing/broodmare prospects sold each November at the sales in Lexington, so this would be a great opportunity for some of the horses purchased to try and add to their resumes.” Claiborne president Walker Hancock added, “We are pleased to partner with Turfway on their new 'Make Your Mare' Series. This will provide owners the opportunity to breed to one of our top-class stallions at an earned discounted rate, while giving our stallions more black-type mares to bolster their stud books.” Claiborne Credits will only be applied to the top three finishing horses, but may be transferred with the horse if the ownership were to change. The credits will expire at the end of the 2025 breeding season. The post Turfway, Claiborne Partner for ‘Make Your Mare’ Series appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  8. Wandering Eyes
    Turfway Park Racing & Gaming will partner with legendary Claiborne Farm for a three-race series where fillies and mares will receive a future stallion credit when they retire from racing.View the full article
  9. Wandering Eyes
    More often than not, when the horses hit the finish line for the last Breeders' Cup race of the day, we know who the Horse of the Year is. Usually, someone has done enough to separate themselves from the pack: Flightline (Tapit), Knicks Go (Paynter), Authentic (Into Mischief). Or no one stepped up to unseat the leading contender going in. We have nothing of the kind this year. There were plenty of standout performances on Breeders' Cup Day, but that's part of the problem. The leading contenders are so evenly matched on paper that this has turned into one of the most wide-open races for the title in memory. There are five horses that deserve consideration for Horse of the Year: White Abarrio (Race Day); Cody's Wish (Curlin); Arcangelo (Arrogate); Up to the Mark (Not This Time); Idiomatic (Curlin). Here are their credentials: White Abarrio: He won the GI Breeders' Cup Classic and the last three winners of that race have been named Horse of the Year. He has two Grade I wins and they came in two huge spots, the Classic and the GI Whitney S. The knock on him is that's really all there is to his resume. He has just three wins on the year and the third was in an allowance race at Gulfstream. Cody's Wish: He had another stellar year, topped by his repeat win in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. He was 4-for-5 on the year with three Grade I wins and another in a Grade II. Was a feel-good story, which probably should count for something. His lone setback on the year came when he tried nine furlongs in the Whitney and was whipped by White Abarrio, losing by 10 lengths. Arcangelo: The colt and his trainer, the well-spoken and charismatic Jena Antonucci, gave the sport a lift when it really needed one, winning the GI Belmont S. He came right back to win the GI Travers S. and needed one more win, in the Classic, to lock up Horse of the Year. That didn't happen when he had to be withdrawn from the race with a foot issue. Missing the Classic puts him at a disadvantage because so many Breeders' Cup winners have strong credentials. Also the winner of the GIII Peter Pan. S., he has three stakes wins and two Grade I wins on the year. Up To The Mark: Had he won the GI Breeders' Cup Turf, he would have wrapped up Horse of the Year. But he didn't, losing by three-quarters of a length. He was unlucky to lose. On the winner, Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), jockey Ryan Moore turned in one of the best rides in Breeders' Cup history, saving every inch of ground and daring to go through what was a tight opening on the rail. Even in defeat, Up to the Mark deserves credit for his performance in the Turf. He was beaten by a horse who had won three of the biggest races in Europe in the G1 Irish Champion S., the G1 Irish Derby and the G1 Epsom Derby. Up to the Mark was 5-for-7 on the year and won three stakes, all of them Grade I's. Idiomatic: Capped off a stellar year by defeating a strong field with a win in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. It probably wasn't even her best race as she had to grind every step of the way in the stretch to win in a blanket finish in which four horses were separated by little more than a length at the wire. She got a 96 Beyer, her lowest figure since she was second in the May 6 GI Ruffian S. at Belmont. She was 8-for-9 on the year, won three Grade I's, a Grade II and a Grade III. The Distaff was her fifth straight win. The only knock is that she spent the first part of her year running in allowance races and in the Latonia S. at Turfway Park. And the winner is? With apologies to Cody's Wish, Arcangelo, White Abarrio, my vote goes to Idiomatic. Like Cody's Wish and Up to the Mark, she won three Grade I races. No one won more. Like White Abarrio and Cody's Wish, she is a Breeders' Cup winner. What sets her apart from the rest is her overall body of work. Horse of the Year shouldn't always be about who won the Classic or who had the best performance on Breeders' Cup Day. Voters need to give consideration to who had the best year, from start to finish. In an era where five races on the year from a White Abarrio can be considered a full campaign, what Idiomatic did was remarkable. She ran nine times, won eight races and made starts in all but two months, April and September. Top-level horses just don't do that anymore. It's not easy for a filly or mare to be named Horse of the Year. No one has done it since Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) in 2011 and it's only been done six times since the inception of the Eclipse Awards in 1971. It only happens when there's no no-brainer candidate among the male horses, which was the case this year. It's a tough call and I have no problem with any of the five horses I've mentioned being named Horse of the Year, but Idiomatic deserves to be recognized for a year unlike anything we've seen in a long time. More Eclipse Thoughts I will have a real problem with anyone who votes for Auguste Rodin over Up to the Mark for the male turf championship. Yes, Auguste Rodin beat Up to the Mark in the Turf and, yes, he won three big Group I's in Europe. But these are the championships of American racing and what he did in Europe doesn't matter. Eclipse voters have always given too much consideration to these one-hit wonders who swoop in from Europe and win a Breeders' Cup race. As is the case with Idiomatic, you have to look at a horse's overall body of work and Up to the Mark was the best turf horse this country has produced since Bricks and Mortar (Giant's Causeway), the 2019 Horse of the Year. He is the turf champion. The Amazing Irad Ortiz Jr. Irad Ortiz Jr. won three more Breeders' Cup races, giving him 20 for his career and moving him to second place behind Mike Smith, who has won 27 races. What Ortiz has done in such a short period of time is remarkable, and he is on pace to blow apart all Breeders' Cup records for jockeys. Ortiz didn't have his first Breeders' Cup mount until 2012 and his first Breeders' Cup winner until 2014. He's just 31 and should have at least 20 more good years in front of him. Smith didn't ride his 20th Breeders' Cup winner until he was 48 and it took him 23 years to get there. Ortiz is going to blow right past him on his way to setting records that may never be broken. The post The Week in Review: The Case for Idiomatic as Horse of the Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  10. Wandering Eyes
    A pair of late entries have been added to Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Stakes-placed Malibu Mischief (Goldencents), in foal to Triple Crown winner Justify, is catalogued as hip 270. The 7-year-old mare is consigned by Paramount Sales. The 3-year-old filly Make the Boys Wink (More Than Ready) won a Churchill Downs allowance race Saturday for Phoenix Thoroughbreds and trainer Brendan Walsh. Consigned as hip 271, she is consigned by Denali Stud. The Fasig-Tipton November Sale will be held Tuesday, beginning at 2 pm. The post Two Added to Fasig-Tipton November Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  11. Wandering Eyes
    1st-Aqueduct, $85,000, Msw, 11-5, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:09.87, fm, 2 1/2 lengths. SAN PANTALEO (f, 2, Demarchelier {GB}–Treasured, by Arch) debuted in eighth place sprinting over the grass at Saratoga July 20 before being installed as a 9-1 shot here. After breaking sharply, the bay filly set the pace, continued to hold that position around the far turn and flashed even more speed to graduate by 2 1/2 lengths over late running Curlin's Girl (Curlin). Treasured, who sold for $20,000 at Keeneland November in 2021 carrying a full-brother to the winner, was bred back to Happy Saver. San Pantaleo is the 10th winner for her Freshman sire (by Dubawi). Sales History: $16,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $230,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $47,380. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck); B-Leverett S. Miller (KY); T-William I. Mott. The post Demarchelier Filly Breaks Maiden In Fine Style To Open Aqueduct Sunday Card appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  12. Wandering Eyes
    Around eight hours before Ryan Moore gave Auguste Rodin a lethally cold ride under a radiant Californian sky, his father Gary was winning a Grade 1 hurdle at rainy, mucky Wetherby. On a day of coverage that stretched from the drenched English provinces to the honeyed light of Santa Anita, Luke Harvey, the ITV commentator, happened to make a point about trainers born without silver spoons and licences and yards handed down by right. Gary was never one of those. And his son Ryan might have spent his career slogging round Plumpton and Fontwell as Gary did in his riding days, before rising in painful increments to be one of our best National Hunt trainers. Botox Has was a nice winner for Gary in Wetherby's Bet 365 Hurdle, worth £28,475. But Auguste Rodin's victory in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf was a whole other kind of 'nice.' This was global spectacle, a statement win, and (best of all, for us), a door into a possible four-year-old career for Auguste Rodin, who shot round the inside rail on the home turn to take the shortest way home for Moore. Two calculated risks were in play: one, that the route would close, and two, that his mount would strike the front too soon and fall prey to a counter-attack. We should have known Moore would guess right. Like all great pilots at this level, where tactical miscalculations are brutally magnified, Gary's son has the eyes, the brain, the hands and the confidence of a jockey who can feel pace and position as if they were his own heartbeat. Far away in England, the people of Sussex delivered a knowing nod as he landed the £1.7m first prize for Aidan O'Brien, whose need for a world-class rider with a negligible error ratio is obvious. The sheer volume of Classic and Group 1 winners emanating from Ballydoyle requires steering on a level beyond the capabilities of most merely good jockeys. Moore is Coolmore's dependable finisher: in technical terms, the modern-day Lester Piggott, who will almost never get in the way of the best horse in a race winning. Yet Ryan Moore arrives at those finishing posts with beautiful precision carrying a story that transcends Group 1 prize money, private jets, plutocrats and bloodstock valuations. He is the superstar emissary of the whole Moore family – arguably the most remarkable and redoubtable in British sport, rooted in National Hunt racing and no strangers to ambulances and hospital beds. The Moores are frequently on the canvas, but never stay on it for long. Watching Auguste Rodin's win at Santa Anita it was obligatory to marvel that a family of brilliant and hardy operators in the jump racing sphere should also have bequeathed the world's best jockey in Flat racing Decades ago for The Independent I interviewed Charlie Moore, father of Gary, a wisecracking gaff track trainer who told me about swapping piles of tractor tyres for horses and “nailing them together” to win a bad race at Plumpton. Gary meanwhile was often to be found at the bottom of a fence or hurdle. Years later the job took me to Gary's yard near Horsham, where he could be found feeding, mucking out and attending to every tiny task in horse management before the interview could begin. He had the wiry, weathered look of a man who had been figuratively thrown against a wall for his art. In 2015 he found himself in intensive care after being kicked in the back by a horse and was profoundly ill. And where should we start with Jamie, Josh, Hayley, Candy and Jayne, his phenomenal wife – all Moores, all stalwarts of the winter game. In April 2022, Josh was lucky to survive a fall at Haydock that put him in critical care for weeks after he developed a complicated chest infection to go with his broken leg, ribs and punctured lung. A filmic family history of the Moores would be framed as a tale of bravery: modest, hard-working folk refusing to be broken by the vicissitudes of the sport they love (Gary has trained a Queen Mother Champion Chase winner, Sire De Grugy, with Jamie on board – so it's not all 'Only Fools and Horses.') And yet, watching Auguste Rodin's win at Santa Anita it was obligatory to marvel that a family of brilliant and hardy operators in the jump racing sphere should also have bequeathed the world's best jockey in Flat racing, where Ryan displays the unwillingness to boast or emote that runs right through his remarkable clan. That modesty will have cost him, commercially; but, as Piggott maintained, to be drawn into self-promotion is to jeopardise the thing that made you good in the first-place. Moore's focus and consistency locate him in the highest echelon of world sport. Without him, Coolmore's business model would be far more prone to the winds of human error. And he was not put there by privilege, family tradition, robotics or Artificial Intelligence. Ryan Moore is his own special talent, an ambassador for his family – their devotion and persistence. People of such distinction deserve a splash of genius to go with the everyday skill and graft. Auguste Rodin was the bearer of that tale, 5,000 miles from Wetherby. The post Born of Graft, Touched by Genius: Twin Triumphs for the Moore Clan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  13. Wandering Eyes
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott will saddle up two runners in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott are among the top horse racing trainers in Australia, with the pair set to have two runners in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. The two runners that will represent the Waterhouse & Bott stable will be Military Mission at +3400 and Serpentine at +5000. How many Melbourne Cups have Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott won? Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott are yet to win the Melbourne Cup as a training partnership. Their best result was in 2022 when Knights Order finished ninth. However, Gai Waterhouse did win the Melbourne Cup in 2013 with Fiorente, when she was the sole trainer of her stable. Waterhouse & Bott runners in the Melbourne Cup 2023 Military Mission (5) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Rachel King (51kg) Age: 6YO Color: Grey/Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Mastercraftsman (IRE) Dam: Atlantic Isle (GB) Win: +4500 Place: +850 Best odds at PendleburyBet Career stats for Military Mission Career: 27: 7-5-3 Flemington: 0: 0-0-0 Distance: 0: 0-0-0 Wet: 12: 3-3-2 Good: 14: 4-2-1 Group 1: 1: 0-0-0 Win %: 26% Place %: 55% Serpentine (1) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Jye McNeil (51kg) Age: 7YO Color: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Galileo (IRE) Dam: Remember When (IRE) Win: +6600 Place: +1300 Best odds at Neds Career stats for Serpentine Career: 21: 3-3-1 Flemington: 7: 0-1-1 Distance: 2: 0-0-0 Wet: 10: 0-2-0 Good: 11: 3-1-1 Group 1: 7: 1-0-0 Win %: 14% Place %: 33% Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Melbourne Cup news Gai Waterhouse promoted to Legend Status in Racing Hall Of Fame Gai Waterhouse will join her late father, Tommy Smith in being elevated to Legend Status at the Australian Racing Hall … Platinum Jubilee in ‘top order’ for Magic Millions 2YO Classic Co-trainer Adrian Bott is expecting Platinum Jubilee to stay on pace in a red-hot Magic Millions 2YO Classic field this … Dajraan takes out Group 3 Festival Stakes Dajraan has produced a brilliant performance to take out the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens for Gai … Gong winner Riodini another fine advert for boom sire Were it not for a badly-timed injury, Alan Galbraith believes Proisir would probably never have found his way to Rich … Riodini recaptures his best form to win The Gong After over 1000-days out of the winner’s enclosure the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Riodini has won the $1,000,000 2022 … Bott expecting Surf Dancer to bounce back in The Gong With a different jockey and riding plan, Adrian Bott has every bit of confidence Surf Dancer will be thereabouts at … Alligator Blood under injury cloud ahead of Cox Plate The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alligator Blood is under an injury cloud heading into the Group 1 Cox Plate … Waterhouse & Bott claim first Gimcrack Stakes win An ecstatic Regan Bayliss said Platinum Jubilee displayed maturity beyond her years after guiding her to a smart win in … Alligator Blood causes minor upset to claim Underwood Stakes The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alligator Blood has claimed the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Sandown on Sunday … Grove Ferry wins Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality, Metrop next The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Grove Ferry has knuckled down late to claim the Colin Stephen Quality and will … ALL horse racing news View the full article
  14. Wandering Eyes
    Joseph O’Brien will have one runner in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, with Okita Soushi an outsider for the 3200m feature, held at Flemington racecourse. Okita Soushi is a $101 shot with online bookmakers, and with only one start in Australia resulting in a 12th in the Caulfield Cup, it’s hard seeing him cause a boilover over this journey. But it would take a brave punter to rule the baby-faced assassin O’Brien out of winning the Melbourne Cup at long odds, with the 28-year-old already having two wins in the great race on his resume. O’Brien is the son of legendary Irish trainer Aidan, who has had a long fascination with the Melbourne Cup, having sent plenty of runners over in an attempt to win it. How many Melbourne Cups has Joseph O’Brien won? Joseph O’Brien, despite his tender years, already has two Melbourne Cups with his wins coming in 2020 with Twilight Payment, and 2017 when Rekindling shocked the racing world. What horses does Joseph O’Brien have in the 2023 Melbourne Cup? Joseph O’Brien will only saddle up the one runner in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, with Okita Soushi a $101 shot to win the race. Okita Soushi has only had one previous start in Australia, a 12th-placed finish in the Caulfield Cup. Okita Soushi (20) T: Joseph O’Brien J: Dylan Gibbons (51.5kg) Age: 6YO Color: Bay Sex: Stallion Sire: Galileo (IRE) Dam: Amicus (UNR) Win: +8000 Place: +1500 Best odds at Boombet More racing news View the full article
  15. Wandering Eyes
    MGISW Cody's Wish (Curlin), who just won yesterday's GI Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile for the second year in a row, will stand at Darley America's Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky next season for $75,000, along with fellow new stallion GISW Proxy (Tapit) whose fee will be set at $25,000, the breeding operation said in a release early Sunday morning. “You couldn't have written a better script on how Cody's Wish would end his sensational career,” said Darley Sales Manager Darren Fox. “He always, always, left all he had on the track. And the human component of this story makes it all that more special. And with the addition of the ever-consistent, GI-winning Proxy to our roster, we once again have two more excellent homebreds joining us for the 2024 breeding season.” The son of Curlin, who captured hearts through his relationship with Cody Dorman, won 11 of 16 starts and was never off of the board. His three other GI wins were in the Met Mile, Forego S. and Churchill Downs S. and the 5-year-old will retire with earnings in excess of $3 million. Cody's Wish is out of GI Frizette S. winner Dance Card, who was third in the GI Breeders' Cup F&M Sprint. As for Proxy, he won six times over 20 starts, including victories in the GI Clark S. at Churchill Downs and a runner-up finish in the GI Santa Anita H. Yesterday in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, the 5-year-old son of Tapit rallied to secure third place. The post Cody’s Wish To Stand For $75,000, Proxy For $25,000 Says Darley America appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  16. Wandering Eyes
    Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's Junko (GB) (Intello {Ger}–Lady Zuzu, by Dynaformer), who hit the board in July's G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud earlier this term, encountered just three rivals in Sunday's 12-furlong G1 Grosser Allianz Preis von Bayern at Munich and made virtually all to claim a career high in Europe's final Group 1 contest of the season. Last term's G3 Prix Noailles and this term's G3 Prix de Reux victor, third in ParisLongchamp's Oct. 15 G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris when last seen, was uncomfortable with an early crawl and immediately upped the tempo when seizing control approaching the judge first time. Comfortable on the lead until nudged along in early straight, the 13-10 second favourite was beyond recall once stretching clear passing the quarter-mile marker and stayed on relentlessly in the latter stages to easily account for Assistent (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) by three lengths. Gestut Ittlingen's G1 Preis von Europa heroine and 11-10 favourite India (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) was unable to land a telling blow and finished 2 1/2 lengths adrift in third, four lengths clear of the whipper-in Best Of Lips (Ire) (The Gurkha {Ire}). Junko will now point to the G1 Hong Kong Vase. “He is a very big horse who needs time to get going and the slow early pace was not ideal, so I let him canter to the front,” Bauyrzhan Murzabayev told GaloppOnline. The jockey, who will ride for the Peter Schiergen stable next season after spending a year based with Andre Fabre, added, “I was sitting on the best horse in the race, so I could risk letting him take the lead and make his own race. He loved the soft ground, the trainer knows exactly what he's doing and I am grateful for the opportunity of riding him today.” Pedigree Notes Junko, his sire's third Group 1 winner, is the leading performer out of GIII Regret S. and GIII Edgewood S. placegetter Lady Zuzu (Dynaformer), herself kin to MGSW GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and GI Woodford Reserve Manhattan H. runner-up Optimizer (English Channel) and to the dam of stakes-winning GI Belmont Derby Invitational third Cellist (Big Blue Kitten). The April foaled-homebred bay's third dam, GI Hempstead H. victrix Fantastic Find (Mr. Prospector), produced GI Acorn S. and GI Matron S. heroine Finder's Fee (Storm Cat), herself the third dam of unbeaten GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero and sire Flightline (Tapit). Junko, kin to a yearling colt by Siyouni (Fr) and a weanling colt by Uncle Mo, hails from the family of elite-level winners Dancing Spree (Nijinsky), Furlough (Easy Goer), Heavenly Prize (Seeking The Gold) and Oh What A Windfall (Seeking The Gold). Sunday, Munich, Germany GROSSER ALLIANZ PREIS VON BAYERN-G1, €155,000, Munich, 11-5, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:47.06, g/s. 1–JUNKO (GB), 132, g, 4, by Intello (Ger) 1st Dam: Lady Zuzu (MGSP-US, $112,615), by Dynaformer 2nd Dam: Indy Pick, by A.P. Indy 3rd Dam: Fantastic Find, by Mr. Prospector 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (GB); T-Andre Fabre; J-Bauyrzhan Murzabayev. €100,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW-Fr, 12-6-2-3, €435,020. Click for the the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Assistent (Ger), 132, c, 4, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Anna Kalla (Ger), by Kalatos (Ger). (€58,000 Ylg '20 BBAGS). O-Eckhard Sauren & Liberty Racing 2020; B-Gestut Rottgen (GER); T-Henk Grewe. €30,000. 3–India (Ger), 129, m, 5, Adlerflug (Ger)–Ivory Coast (Fr), by Peintre Celebre. O-Gestut Ittlingen; B-Gestut Hof Ittlingen (GER); T-Waldemar Hickst. €15,000. Margins: 3, 2HF, 4. Odds: 1.30, 4.10, 1.10. Also Ran: Best Of Lips (Ire). Scratched: Rebel's Romance (Ire). The post Intello’s Junko Dominates Munich Feature appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  17. Wandering Eyes
    With his third and final crop wrapping up their juvenile season, Arrogate has a narrow window remaining to make his mark as a sire, and yet his legacy is far from being fully written as his offspring now begin their careers as producers. Arrogate, the son of Unbridled's Song who delivered one jaw-dropping performance after another on the racetrack, began his stud career at Juddmonte with seemingly limitless potential until he suddenly and tragically passed away the summer before his first crop sold as yearlings. Since then his progeny have succeeded at the highest level and Arrogate is now responsible for more Grade I winners than any other third-crop sire aside from Gun Runner. Among his five Grade I winners, three daughters of Arrogate will begin the next chapters of their careers this week as And Tell Me Nolies, Fun to Dream and Secret Oath go through the ring at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale. “Arrogate was honestly one of the most talented racehorses I think any of us have witnessed,” reflected Fasig-Tipton's Boyd Browning. “The name Juddmonte is synonymous with the highest caliber and Arrogate certainly achieved that as a racehorse. He has clearly passed that on to his offspring with their desire to win and to compete. When you look at the success that he's had at the highest levels, it's pretty remarkable. We all mourn his loss because I think we're going to see that we had an opportunity to witness another great stallion in the making, but his influence will continue on through these outstanding daughters as well.” The first to claim Grade I status for her sire, Secret Oath won an unforgettable edition of the Kentucky Oaks when she handed legendary conditioner D. Wayne Lukas his fifth Oaks win in her two-length score over a field that featured champions Nest (Curlin) and Echo Zulu (Gun Runner). Secret Oath's career was nothing short of a fairytale story for her owners and breeders, Robert and Stacy Mitchell of Briland Farm. Out of their stakes-winning, Grade I-placed homebred Absinthe Minded (Quiet American), Secret Oath was a winner at two and her 3-year-old season included two standout performances against males with a third-place finish in the GI Arkansas Derby and a fourth-place effort in the GI Preakness S. She also claimed the GIII Honeybee S. by seven and a half lengths and was second to Nest in both the GI Coaching Club American Oaks and GI Alabama S. This year at four, Secret Oath scored in the GII Azeri S., defeating MGISW Clairiere (Curlin), and was runner-up in three more Grade I contests. She placed in 14 of her 18 career starts and earned over $2.4 million. “She was a picture of consistency,” Lukas said upon her retirement in October. “She showed up every time. Whenever I ran her she was right there. Secret Oath was good every time we started her. She always hit the board.” And Tell Me Nolies wins the GI Del Mar Debutante | Benoit And Tell Me Nolies was the first to prove Arrogate's ability to produce a top-level juvenile with her victory in the 2022 GI Del Mar Debutante, but the next day Cave Rock followed her effort up with a win in the GI Del Mar Futurity. A month later, the pair claimed headlines on the same day as Cave Rock got his third straight win in the GI American Pharoah and And Tell Me Nolies stumbled at the start but rallied to win the GII Chandelier. A $230,000 2-year-old purchase out of a Grade III-winning half-sister to GISW Macho Again (Macho Uno), And Tell Me Nolies went on to claim two runner-up efforts behind Faiza (Girvin) this year in the GIII Santa Ysabel S. and GII Santa Anita Oaks and later run third in her turf debut in the GII San Clemente S. Arrogate's third Grade I-winning daughter Fun to Dream was a debut winner at three and she followed that effort with a near 10-length victory in the Fleet Treat S. Trained and co-bred by Bob Baffert, the Cal-bred filly boasted a near perfect five-for-six record as a sophomore when she concluded the year with a win in the GI La Brea S. This year at four, Fun to Dream claimed the GII Santa Monica S. and lost by a narrow head to A Mo Reay (Uncle Mo) in the GI Beholder Mile S. Fun to Dream scores in the GI La Brea S. | Benoit Arrogate's influence continued to grow this year with the achievements of Arcangelo, winner of the GI Belmont S. and GI Travers S. Withdrawn from the Breeders' Cup Classic due to a foot issue, Arcangelo will be the first son of Arrogate to go to stud as he retires to Lane's End Farm. Although dual Grade I winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up Cave Rock sadly died of laminitis, Arrogate could perhaps have another potential heir from his final crop in Liberal Arts, winner of the GIII Street Sense S. on Oct. 29. “It's a continuation of a sire line that has been a really important influence in North American racing over the last 25 years in Unbridled's Song,” said Browning. “Arrogate is out of a Distorted Humor mare, so you've got really some of the 'who's who' of North America racing assembled in terms of a pedigree perspective and they've achieved the success on the racetrack.” A fourth graded stakes winner by Arrogate will be offered at Fasig-Tipton on Nov. 7. Campaigned by AMO Racing and trained by Graham Motion, Affirmative Lady, who is out of stakes winner Stiffed (Stephen Got Even), was a contender on the Kentucky Oaks trail as she ran second to Julia Shining (Curlin) in the GII Demoiselle S. at two and this year claimed the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, defeating GISP Sacred Wish (Not This Time). “We've now got four daughters that are of the highest level of success and I think it gives people the opportunity to have a piece of history and continue the legacy of Arrogate as he makes his mark for future generations.” The post Arrogate’s Grade I-Winning Daughters on Display at Fasig-Tipton appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  18. Wandering Eyes
    Mauritian rider keeps the ball rolling and delivers David Hayes a timely double after his near miss in the Group One Victoria Derby (2,500m)View the full article
  19. Wandering Eyes
    Two-time Tony Cruz Award recipient registers his first black-type victory since Reliable Team’s upset triumph in the 2021 Jockey Club Cup (2,000m)View the full article
  20. Wandering Eyes
    British jockey will miss at least Wednesday night’s Happy Valley meeting after being forced to forego seven rides at Sha Tin on SundayView the full article
  21. Wandering Eyes
    Bookmakers have been betting on the Melbourne Cup since the conclusion of last year’s race - so which horse has been the biggest firmer ahead of the 163rd edition of Tuesday’s great race? View the full article
  22. Wandering Eyes
    Trainer Penalty J McInerney | Non-raceday dated 3 November; failed to present Greyhound free of Permanently Banned Substance and failed to comply with GRNZ Health and Welfare standards; disqualified 20 November 2023 – 19 November 2024 inclusive with costs totalling $8,526.24. General Race 12 Palmerston North GRC of 31 October was declared a no-race due to the boxes opening prematurely. The post 30 October – 5 November 2023 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
  23. Wandering Eyes
    What Ascot Races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Tuesday, November 7, 2023 First Race 11:28am AWST Visit Dabble Ascot Racecourse will play host to a nine-race card this Melbourne Cup Day, with the highlight event being the Listed Burgess Queen Stakes. The track is currently rated a Soft 5, but with warm weather and no rain on the forecast, we expect to be racing on a perfect Good 4 surface all day. The rail will be in the +10m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 11:28am AWST. Burgess Queen Stakes Tip: Super Smink Daniel Morton’s star filly Super Smink returned with a very impressive victory in the Listed Belgravia Stakes at this track over 1200m on October 28, where she made up a stack of ground to run over the top of her rivals late. This three-year-old filly won the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate and Group 3 W.A Sires’ Produce Stakes last preparation and she has won four of her first six starts. This daughter of Super One clearly has bigger fish to fry later in her preparation, but we expect her to claim the Burgess Queen Stakes second-up on Tuesday. Burgess Queen Stakes Race 8 – #1 Super Smink (1) 3yo Filly | T: Daniel Morton | J: Chris Parnham (58kg) +100 with Betfair Best Bet at Ascot: Mocha Dream Adam Durrant and Clint Johnston-Porter will combine once again with Mocha Dream, seeking to record back-to-back victories after scoring a nice win last start at Geraldton over 1100m on October 27. After settling midfield at his most recent run, this four-year-old gelding had to push through a small gap to get clear before letting down with a blistering turn of foot to nab the leader in the final strides. This son of Dream Ahead will step up 100m in distance to 1200m, and we expect that to be a positive for him. Johnston-Porter should be able to settle in the one-one position behind the leaders, and if he gets even luck, Mocha Dream will prove extremely hard to beat. Best Bet Race 9 – #3 Mocha Dream (2) 4yo Gelding | T: Adam Durrant | J: Clint Johnston-Porter (59.5kg) Bet with PendleburyBet Next Best at Ascot: Processio The Grant & Alana Williams-trained Processio ran an eye-catcher on her debut at Bunbury, where she was held up for most of the home straight and only got clear in the final 100m. This three-year-old filly let down with an electric turn of foot to get within half a length of the leading duo, but after being held up for so long, she never really got a fair chance. William Pike choosing to stick with this daughter of Sessions is a positive sign, and the extra 400m looks like a huge jump in distance, but she will receive the run of the race from barrier one. If Processio gets an ounce of luck in the final 300m, she will get every chance to break her maiden at the second time of asking. Next Best Race 2 – #13 Processio (1) 3yo Filly | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (54kg) Bet with Dabble Tuesday quaddie tips for Ascot races Ascot quadrella selections Tuesday, November 7, 2023 2-3-4 1-2-6-12 1 1-3-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article
  24. Wandering Eyes
    Darwin-based Sonja Logan, the champion jockey in the Alice Springs and Provincial premiership last season, was back to her best at Pioneer Park on Saturday with a winning treble. Picture: Nikki Westover Photography Trainer Lisa Whittle and jockey Sonja Logan sealed winning trebles at Alice Springs on Saturday. Whittle, a powerhouse in the Red Centre for 25 years with numerous Alice Springs and Provincial trainers’ premierships in her pocket, is eyeing another title following her success during the 2021/22 season. She is clearly back in the groove since returning to Central Australia after tipping NT racing on its head earlier this year when she relocated back to South Australia. Logan, who won her first Territory title last season when she captured the Alice Springs and Provincial jockeys’ premiership, hit back in style after a quiet start to the 2023/24 campaign. The Darwin-based rider couldn’t stop riding winners early last season and then the wins dried up before she suffered shocking facial injuries when assaulted by a group of men as she sat in her car outside her home in July. Life improved when Logan (nee Wiseman) married Darwin trainer Tom Logan in August and to ride the first three winners at Pioneer Park on Saturday can only lift her spirits. Logan, boasting just one Alice win this season, celebrated success on Whittle’s +140 favourite Omoplata, Paul Gardner’s -333.33 favourite Red Wraith and Leanne Gillett’s +3000 outsider Jen’s Reward. Omoplata, who won an 1100m maiden for Whittle when he first raced in the Red Centre in December 2021, had had five starts for two seconds since returning to the NT in August before getting the cash over 1200m (BM54) on Saturday. Sharing the early lead with Ray Viney’s Celine (+320), Omoplata hit the front at the 800m and had stablemate Vega Prince for company before skipping away at the 400m approaching the final bend. Celine rallied in the home straight and looked like posing a threat to Omoplata – a five-year-old gelding by More Than Ready – as Greg Connor’s Bold Tropic (+450) started to make ground. Omoplata held on from the fast-finishing Bold Tropic to prevail by 0.38 lengths, with Celine 3.2 lengths adrift in third place. Red Wraith, aiming for three straight wins, sat outside Paketta when they jumped over 1200m (0-66) for the three and four-year-olds before edging clear passing the 500m. Connor’s Flying Yishu ($3.80), with two wins and two seconds after making his NT debut in July, was sitting third and was within striking distance turning for home. At the 200m, Red Wraith – a four-year-old gelding by Charm Spirit – was two lengths clear as Flying Yishu headed to the rails in an attempt to bridge the gap, but the leader held on to win by 0.66 lengths with Gardner’s third-placed Shepliments (+5000) eight lengths adrift. It was back to back wins for Logan over local apprentice Lek Maloney, who was returning from suspension. No question the win by Jen’s Reward over 1100m (Class 2) was a surprise despite winning a 1200m maiden in August. The former Victorian mare, a five-year-old by Reward For Effort, had finished third in her seven other Alice starts and settled sixth on Saturday before quickening at the 500m. Turning for home, Jen’s Reward found a gap up the middle as Will Savage’s $2.20 favourite Talent Quest led the way – Kevin Lamprecht’s Rupert’s Delight (+600) was closing fast. Talent Quest, who sat four deep before hitting the front at the 800m, tired to finish third with Jen’s Reward sealing victory from Rupert’s Delight by 1.26 lengths. After several near misses, Maloney had success when Whittle’s Excuses Excuses ($3.60) – wearing blinkers for the first time – produced a scintillating final 200m to seal victory by 3.43 lengths over 1000m (0-64). The eight-year-old gelding by Kaphero competed for the early lead in the five-horse field before winding up on the fence in second place behind Leanne Gillett’s Esahi (+700). Viney’s +170 favourite Rock Of Kryptonite, fifth passing the 600m, was on the move turning for home and with 350m to go challenged Esashi and Excuses Excuses for ascendancy. Excuses Excuses, victorious on his Pioneer Park debut on Alice Springs Cup Day on April 30 for former trainer James Carroll, was representing the Whittle stable for the first time before overcoming Rock Of Kryptonite, who spotted the winner 7kg, and Esashi. Nicotera, Whittle’s $2.20 favourite, made it back to back wins when he outclassed his rivals by 3.5 lengths over 1400m (0-58) after hitting the front at the 1000m. The seven-year-old gelding by Nicconi, who didn’t run a place in seven Alice starts last year, shared the early lead after sitting outside Leanne Gillett’s Typically Brazen ($5) before Top End hoop Casey Hunter led her rivals a merry dance. A winner over 1400m (0-64) a fortnight ago, Nicotera never looked like losing once hitting the front to make it two wins from five starts since returning to the Alice. Nicotera did it easily with Terry Gillett’s Tintern Power (+400) and Typically Brazen the minor placegetters. More racing news View the full article
  25. Wandering Eyes
    What Darwin races Where Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Drive, Fannie Bay, NT, 0820 When Tuesday, November 7, 2023 First Race 1:45pm ACST Visit Dabble A total of 61 horses have accepted with big fields the order of the day as the Darwin Turf Club prepares to host a strong six-event program. The feature race, a $30,000 open handicap over 1300m has attracted a small field, but 10 or more horses will line up in the other five races thus making it a tough day for punters to pick winners with confidence. Hasn’t rained in the Top End since October 6, but it would be wise to keep an eye on the weather as showers and thunderstorms are predicted for Monday and Tuesday. Winds will emanate from the west before turning north-westerly with a top temperature of 34 degrees. The rail will be in the true position and Fannie Bay will be a good dirt surface. Here are our free Darwin racing tips for November 7, 2023. Best Bet: Gunshot Glitter It’s a risk settling on a non-winner with confidence, especially when they jump from a wide gate, but the former Victorian galloper is getting awfully close to claiming that first victory and Tuesday could be the day. The four-year-old gelding finished third in his debut start in a 1147m Geelong maiden in January last year before failing his next six starts for trainer Phillip Stokes. Debuting in the Top End in July, the son of Spirit Of Boom finished 12th in a 1200m maiden and third in an 1100m maiden before coming fifth in a 1200m maiden. Returning in September after a month in the paddock, Gunshot Glitter has managed three straight seconds in a 1200m maiden behind Bluffed, an 1100m maiden behind Capstan and a 1300m maiden behind Lord Fenrir to suggest he can finally enjoy that first win. Best Bet Race 3 – #2 Gunshot Glitter (11) 4YO Gelding | T: Ella Clarke | J: Mark Pegus (59kg) Bet with Betfair Next Best: Vallabar Vallabar made a huge impression in the north last year when third in the Darwin Cup (2050m) before taking out the Katherine Cup (1700m). Returning to Scott Brunton’s stable in Tasmania where he failed to fire a single shot in five starts, Vallabar headed back to the Top End and wasn’t sighted in the ROANT Gold Cup (1300m), Chief Ministers Cup (1600m) and Darwin Cup in July and August. The eight-year-old gelding then finished 7.5 lengths adrift in second place behind Hettinger in the Katherine Cup on August 19 and was fourth over 1200m (BM76) on September 23 before posting a narrow win over 1300m (0-70) on October 7. The fact that Vallabar also drops 6kg on Tuesday in a five-horse field enhances his hopes immeasurably. Without question the one to beat. Next Best Race 2 – #4 Vallabar (4) 8YO Rig | T: Gary Clarke | J: Jarrod Todd (55kg) Bet with Dabble Best Value: Kirakat The former Victorian galloper debuted at Fannie Bay in October last year and produced respectable form before going off the boil during the 2023 Darwin Cup Carnival. However, it appears as though the son of Showcasing is getting back to his best if recent form is any guide. On September 23, the five-year-old gelding was second behind the impressive Starspangledancer over 1200m (Class 2) before another second behind Looking For You over 1200m (0-58) a fortnight later. Definitely capable of making an impact in what shapes as a very even race and a decent gate certainly helps. Kirakat managed a second over 1100m (0-58), a win over 1100m (0-58), a fourth over 1100m (0-64) and a third over 1200m (Class 2) in his first four NT starts before performing miserably in his next four starts. Best Value Race 1 – #8 Kirakat (2) 5yo Mare | T: Jason Manning | J: Vanessa Arnott (56.5kg) Bet with Boombet Darwin quaddie selections Tuesday, November 7, 2023 1-2-11 1-2-5-7 1-5-6-8 3-4-5-6 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip All racing tips View the full article
×
×
  • Create New...