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The New York Racing Association has named multiple Eclipse winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. as the recipient of the 2025 Mike Venezia Memorial Award, according to a press release from the track on Friday. Ortiz, Jr., based this summer at Saratoga Race Course, was chosen by a committee comprised of members of the Venezia family, representatives of The Jockeys' Guild and retired Eclipse Award-winning rider Richard Migliore. A ceremony at Saratoga will be held on Friday, Aug. 22. “Joining the list of winners of the Venezia Memorial Award is a great honor and very humbling,” said Ortiz, Jr. “I look forward to thanking the Venezia family here at Saratoga, and sharing this with my family.” The award is presented annually to a jockey who displays the exemplary sportsmanship and citizenship that personified Venezia, who died as the result of injuries suffered in a spill in 1988. The post Irad Ortiz, Jr. Named 2025 Venezia Award Winner By NYRA appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Emma Dillon, Emma Hunter, Dana Jones and Ciara Russell have all completed the ITBA Next Generation internship scheme for 2024/25, following placements with a wide variety of companies across the Thoroughbred industry, including Ballylinch Stud, Baroda Stud, the Curragh Racecourse, Goffs, the Irish National Stud, the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA), Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM), Newtown Stud, Rathmore Stud, Rossenarra Stud, Tattersalls Ireland and Weatherbys. Dillon and Hunter have subsequently been accepted on the Godolphin Flying Start programme, while Russell will continue working with Goffs as a bloodstock executive and Jones will return to Ballylinch Stud for the foaling season before heading to Australia. The interns for 2025/25 have also been been named, with Lauren Day, Aaron Doyle, Emma English and Sarah Fitzpatrick all due to start their placements in the coming weeks. The placement hosts for 2025/26 include the Curragh, Goffs, Leopardstown Racecourse, Newtown Stud, Punchestown Racecourse, Tattersalls Ireland, Weatherbys Ireland and Yeomanstown Stud. The post ITBA Next Generation Class of 2024/25 Complete Internship Scheme appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's homebred 2-year-old colt Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder), who hails from the family of Dubawi, went postward as the 2-1 joint-favourite for Friday's TPT Fire Supports St Michaels Hospice EBF Maiden Stakes at Newbury and returned with a TDN Rising Star rosette after delivering a mightly impressive wide-margin triumph in the straight one-mile test. The eventual winner dwelt at the break and lobbed along in rear through the initial fractions of this debut. Tanking forward on the bridle once past the halfway mark, he cruised to the fore approaching the furlong pole and thundered clear in taking style to easily outclass Be The Standard (Galiway) by an unextended 4 1/2 lengths. Bow Echo, a G2 Champagne Stakes entry, is the second of three foals and first scorer produced by a multiple-winning half-sister to dual Group 1-placed G3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes winner Royal Rhyme (Lope De Vega), Height Of Fashion Stakes victrix Victoria Harbour (Frankel) and G2 May Hill Stakes third Zabeel Queen (Frankel). The March-foaled homebred bay's stakes-placed second dam Dubai Queen (Kingmambo) is a half-sister to five black-type performers headed by multiple Group 1-winning sire Dubawi (Dubai Millennium). Bow Echo is half to a yearling colt by Starspangledbanner. BOW ECHO – remember the name! We may have just seen something pretty special at @NewburyRacing as the son of Night Of Thunder dazzles on debut!@gbougheyracing | @loughnane_billy pic.twitter.com/rkvpWRHffm — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 15, 2025 The post Bow Echo Dazzles With TDN Rising Star Display at Newbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Renowned international bloodstock agent Michael G. Motion, who was an innovator in his field, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his home in Middleburg, Virginia Aug. 14, 2025. He was 95. Although he grew up involved in pony club and foxhunting in England, Motion's interests initially were in cattle and farming. He attended the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester before migrating to Canada where took a job working with pedigreed livestock. The position led him to a two-year stint in South America running a receiving center for imported cattle. Returning to England in 1956, Motion reconnected with Josephine Wells and the pair became engaged. 'Jo' was the first female to groom a winner of The Grand National at Aintree–Nickel Coin in 1951. The couple married in October 1956 before heading to America. Motion's knowledge of South America and his Spanish language skills landed him a job with an import-export company. Bored with that desk job, he decided to pursue other employment. In New York City in 1957, Motion asked a woman in a small bookshop where he might find an auction house. She directed him to Fasig-Tipton which was around the corner. There he interviewed with Humphrey Finney who hired him as a bookkeeper. He became the office's sixth employee. Motion left Fasig-Tipton after a year, but that brief tenure afforded him valuable experience when it came to the financial side of the Thoroughbred breeding industry. At 27, he secured a job at Mrs. John Burgwin's Barberry Farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was Mrs. Burgwin's keen interest in horses that pushed Motion to create a proposal re-branding Barberry Farm as a viable Thoroughbred entity. He made his first purchase–two weanling fillies–at the 1958 Keeneland Fall Sale. In what was perhaps one of the first pinhooking ventures, he sold both as yearlings at Saratoga in 1959. Motion returned to Keeneland a few months later and purchased four in-foal mares, which officially brought Barberry into the Thoroughbred breeding business. Five years later, they were among Saratoga's top three consignors by average. In 1962, the Motions and their first two children–American-born daughters Claire and Philippa (“Pippa”)–returned to England. The Thoroughbred bloodstock industry was not yet international, so the reputation Motion developed in North America was unknown in England. That all changed when American clients started to come calling. Motion's understanding of the American buyers and the markets became an asset. The husband and wife team then moved to Herringswell near Newmarket in 1964, developing their own operation as Herringswell Manor Stud. Those same American clients sent horses to them, contributing to its prominence as a boarding facility in England for 15 years. During the 1970s, Motion expanded his business and solidified his status as a pathbreaker; he was one of the first bloodstock agents with clients in both on both sides of the Atlantic. His roster included Nelson Bunker Hunt's Blue Grass Farm; Taylor Hardin's Newstead Farm; William Hackman's Orange Hill Farm and Thomas Mellon Evans's Buckland Farm. In Europe, Daniel Wildenstein's Allez France Stable, Robert Sangster and Jean Ternynck. By the late 70s, Motion extended his base to include Japanese and Australian interests. He became Tattersalls's North American representative in 1976. Motion's friend Bill Oppenheim said, “Michael Motion was a Transatlantic pioneer as a farm manager and bloodstock agent who early on was active on both sides of The Pond. Among his smaller accomplishments was offering me, a young journalist, a no-obligation opportunity to attend the Tattersalls Yearling Sale in Newmarket in 1980 when he was the Tattersalls representative in America. “It was truly a life-changing experience for me, and we remained friends and occasional colleagues for decades until his retirement,” he said. “I regard him as one of my most influential mentors. He was a great man.” Motion is the father of leading trainer Graham Motion as well as Andrew Motion, who owns Old Chapel Farm in Virginia and develops horses for sales. Eldest daughter Claire is an educator in Middleburg, while his other daughter Pippa is involved in gourmet food and the catering business in Washington D.C. Funeral arrangements for Michael Motion are forthcoming. The post Pathbreaking International Bloodstock Agent Michael Motion Passes Away At 95 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

“She has played her part,” says Pierre Gasnier with some understatement as a gaggle of visitors to the Aga Khan Studs gazes at Zarkava, now enjoying her retirement at the age of 20. With Thoroughbreds, it is the race records that separate the great from the good from the downright ordinary. Zarkava's stands her apart from the crowd by some wide margin. Seven wins, seven runs, with her parting gift on the track to her owner-breeder being her sensational Arc victory. Seventeen years have rolled on since then, and the gifts have kept coming. Zarkava is there in the background as the granddam of Zarigana, the best three-year-old filly in France this season, and another jump back in the pedigree of arguably the best two-year-old in Britain, Zavateri. All the while, her Group 1-winning son Zarak is giving kingpin Siyouni a run for his money as the operation's leading stallion. She has played her part indeed, and continues to do so. Zarkava now is not so reminiscent of the feisty filly she once was on the track: blood up, fire in her belly, testing the innate horsemanship of her trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre and jockey Christophe Soumillon. Here she stands, a pensioner, quiet as a lamb with her best friend Daltama, whose brother Dalakhani marked Zarkava's dance card upon retirement to stud. Two homebred Arc winners: what a first date. Zarkava in retirement at 20 | Emma Berry But that's the funny thing about this game, as the unassuming, smallish bay mare reminds us today. When racehorses are let loose in the paddock, unbound from the names that speak to their greatness, they are really just flesh and blood, the good ones and the the less good ones equally deserving of our care and respect. Zarkava is evidently content in this new phase of her life. She looks terrific, barely showing her age bar a slight dipping of her back. He final foal is now a yearling filly, appropriately by Siyouni, a mating that has already produced the Listed winner Zaykava. With Daltama her constant companion, she spends her days in the picturesque surroundings of Haras de Saint-Crespin, whose ownership by the Aga Khans stretches back almost as fair as their involvement with Zarkava's female forebears. Eight generations before she came along, her ancestress Mumtaz Mahal was bought by HH Aga Khan III in 1922. Five years later, he purchased Saint-Crespin, which borders the more recently acquired Haras de Bonneval, though even this dates back to the 1960s. The family's tenancy of the land is indicative of the long-term thinking behind Aga Khan III's venture into Thoroughbred breeding, and is is echoed by his great granddaughter Princess Zahra, who, when asked what advice she might impart to other breeders, replied instantly with one word: “Patience.” Expanding on this, she added, “A filly like Ridasiyna, or Ridari, their family hasn't produced much in the last years, so it's always about trying something different, working out what you did wrong last year, or the year before, or 10 years ago, and then going again, discussing the various elements. “I mean, there are so many variables, from the pedigree to the physical attributes, so it's spending the time, and it takes us a lot of time to get through the mares. But it's really about patience and reflection, and really evaluating all of the different aspects of your mare, and then sometimes you get surprises from the families that you don't expect, and it's always nice when that happens.” That slow and steady quest resulted in a Group 1 victory for Ridasiyna (Motivator), a fourth-generation Aga Khan Studs homebred who traces back to the acquisition, by HH Aga Khan IV, of the stock of Marcel Boussac in 1978. Her son Ridari (Churchill) is already a Group 3 winner this year and runs on Sunday in the G1 Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques Le Marois, a new sponsorship arrangement which has prompted this week's press gathering at Haras de Bonneval. It was another of the 'lock, stock and barrel' purchases of a major owner-breeder's operation which has resulted in the stallion which Princess Zahra refers to as a “game-changer”. Siyouni, the multiple champion sire and one of the great success stories of the French stallion scene in many a year, emanates from the breeding empire of Jean-Luc Lagardere, who bred his dam Sichilla (Danehill). Appropriately, Siyouni first put his name on the map when winning the Group 1 two-year-old race named in Lagardere's honour back in 2009. The 18-year-old stallion's record at stud now runs to 11 Group 1 winners, the latest being the aforementioned Zarigana, his third daughter to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches after Ervedya and Dream And Do. Ervedya has herself now supplied a son to the home stallion ranks in the elegant Erevann, whose first foals are on the ground. He is a hope for the future, along with Vadeni, the Eclipse and Jockey Club-winning son of Churchill who is at the same stage in his career. Both stallions have covered three-figure books in their first two years at Bonneval, with Erevann being notably well supported by 168 then 153 mares in those two seasons. Siyouni, a little lower in his hind pasterns these days, is being sensibly managed, but he himself can certainly still manage, and he covered 125 mares this season. They included 23 from the Aga Khan Studs and three Arc winners: Enable, Alpinista and Solemia. “I think that Siyouni is a bit of a game-changer for us,” said Princess Zahra. “He has brought something completely different to our broodmare band, as have some of the other Lagardere families that have inherent speed, and we're just trying to treat those appropriately.” Arguably the most commendable aspect of the stallion careers of Siyouni and Zarak is, to use that old saying, that they have 'done it the hard way'. Neither arrived at Bonneval commanding a huge fee. Siyouni, as Georges Rimaud once noted in TDN, had come close to being gelded and sent to race on in Hong Kong, but he was spared that snip and was syndicated to stand at what now looks a real snip, with an opening fee of €7,000. These days, he doesn't get into bed for less than €200,000. Zarak -300x218.jpg" alt="" width="482" height="350" /> Zarkava's stallion son, Zarak | Emma Berry Then there's Zarak, on his upwardly sliding scale from €12,000 to €80,000, with a profile rising just as fast around the world, and his latest big winner, Laurelin, coming in Saturday's Saratoga Oaks. What immense pride it must give all of those people who spend their time pondering the matings, and nurturing the youngsters, that Zarak's success is built on more than a century of careful deliberation, liberally spiced with patience. That, in the end, is the most important ingredient of all. The post ‘Siyouni Is A Game-Changer For Us’: Homebred Quartet Underpins the Aga Khan Studs’ Stallion Wing at Haras de Bonneval appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Following a sharp workout at Keeneland Aug. 15, BBN Racing's Bracket Buster has joined the expected field for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 23.View the full article

Farm Manager at Haras de la Perelle, William Rimaud is next up in TDN Europe's consignor Q&A ahead of the Arqana August Sale. Haras de la Perelle will offer a stellar cast of yearlings from Saturday and Rimaud runs through the consignment as well as offering up plenty of interesting nuggets below. You have quite a big draft for the August Sale? That must be very exciting. What horses should we look out for? We have a bigger draft than usual and have a nice mix of proven and unproven stallions as well as first produce from some of the mares on the farm. Some of the yearlings are out of some mares that we bought in England a few years ago and we are continuing to support those mares by sending them to proven stallions. We have some good horses out of mares that we are still strongly supporting so that's very exciting for us. In particular, we have a very nice Camelot colt [lot 191] from the family of Pensee Du Jour. It's a pretty active family and the colt looks very athletic and looks as though he wants a saddle on his back. We also have a nice St Mark's Basilica colt out of Endless Joy, who is another mare we bought in England. He is a nice and balanced colt. We also have nice yearlings by Siyouni, Wootton Bassett and Baaeed. What young sires are you most looking forward to seeing the progeny [yearlings or foals] of this season? The Baaeeds are very exciting. I have seen a few of them around different farms and they are very nice. Our Baaeed filly [lot 152] is actually the first ever horse that was born by the stallion so she has already had a few articles written about her! She is developing very well and we're very happy about her as she shows a lot of quality. When you think of the sire and how good a racehorse he was, it's going to be super exciting. In your experience, what type of horse does particularly well at the August Sale? This sale comes up very early in the year. What you see in August is going to be so much different in October or December of the same year for example. Personally, I like to bring a horse with good movement to this sale. That is a good thing to look for. What is your best memory on the sale ground at Arqana? I am only 33 so I don't have that many memories of selling horses in Arqana yet but I do have experience of having good surprises here. For example, you think a horse will go for one price and then it goes and makes a lot more than you expected. Those surprises and those moments are really nice. What I really like about this sale is that it gives you an opportunity to showcase the horses that you have been working with ever since they were born on the farm. We work hard to get them to the sales and getting them there is always a good achievement. I personally like showing horses who have good minds. I'd love to tell you about great memories of a top price but hopefully we are working towards that in the future. Let's pretend the Camelot that you mentioned, or any other of your yearlings, goes on and makes big money. Where would you celebrate and what guests would you bring? I am pretty sure I would go and celebrate with the boss, Mr [Juergen H.] Winter. I would definitely have some drinks with the staff and I think Le Drakkar would be the place to celebrate. If you weren't involved in bloodstock, what career path would you have taken? I always dreamed of being a pilot. On the business side of things, I really love logistics so maybe I would have gone down that road had I not chosen this career path. Tell us something that people don't know about you? I love acting and I do comedy in Deauville. I have done a few plays recently and I really enjoy that. It's nice to be able to take a bit of time away from that crazy world that we love. Do you have any superstitions or good luck charms? I always have my winning tie that I like to wear to the big days at the races. Having an Irish mother, I was always told never to put your shoes on the table because it's bad luck. So I don't do that. Best piece of advice you ever received? Respect. You always respect others, your employees and the horse. Respect and honesty. The post Arqana Consignors In The Spotlight: Q&A With Haras de la Perell 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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What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, August 16, 2025 First Race 11:43am AEST Visit Dabble Racing returns to Doobmen on Saturday afternoon where a competitive nine-race meeting is set down for decision. Clear skies and a top of 23 degrees are forecast for Brisbane, and with the rail placed at the +0.5m the entire circuit, there will be no excuses for fancied runners. The first race is set to jump at 11:42am AEST. Best Bet at Doomben: Spywire Spywire finds a winnable Class 3 back in grade, and the set-weights/penalty conditions suit a horse with his metro ratings profile. He’s race fit, draws to park just off them from barrier 10, and Ryan Maloney sticks for Ciaron Maher — a combo that maps to sit within striking range on a Soft 5. His recent Sydney efforts read well for this and his record at 1100-1200m is rock-solid. If he begins cleanly, Spywire’s class should carry him late. Best Bet Race 6 – #13 Spywire (10) 4yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Ryan Maloney (58.5kg) Next Best at Doomben: Taltarni Fields Taltarni Fields is flying and maps to get every chance back to Doomben. He’s built a rock-solid profile this prep, repeatedly rating well around this grade, and the 1200–1350m zone is his wheelhouse. From barrier seven he can land midfield with cover, blend into the three-wide train on the bend and let class take over late. The stable’s in form, he carries the topweight with a useful claim, and his recent figures stack up against anything in this field. If the track walks soft, that’s a bonus and Taltarni Fields should be sending favourite punters home a winner. Next Best Race 9 – #1 Taltarni Fields (7) 5yo Gelding | T: Kelly Schweida | J: Corey Sutherland (a3) (60kg) Best Value at Doomben: Kaizad Kaizad is the map horse at each-way odds with horse racing bookmakers in a deep Open 1200m. He tumbles to 52kg, draws the paint, and strips fitter after a pleasing return behind smart types. His best Victorian ratings are competitive here, and Jack Bruce has him ticking over with a recent Sunshine Coast run and trial. From barrier one, expect Taylor Marshall to punch up, hold leaders’ back and look for the split turning. With the drop in weight and an economical run, Kaizad only needs clear air to give this a massive shake at a double-figure quote. Best Value Race 7 – #10 Kaizad (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Jack Bruce | J: Taylor Marshall (52kg) Doomben quaddie tips – Saturday 15/8/2025 Doomben quadrella selections Saturday, August 15, 2025 13 1-2-5-8 7-8-9-10 1-4-14 Horse racing tips View the full article

Reigning premiership winners Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson will watch Ruakaka closely on Saturday despite sending only one runner to the Northland course. The Te Akau Racing team will be represented by Age Of Discovery in the Accurate Books (1100m) at Rating 75 level. Age Of Discovery was a $625,000 yearling purchase by David Ellis at Karaka 2023, and he looked like living right up to that price tag with super-impressive wins in the first two starts of his career at Riccarton last September. He was at one stage the $8 second favourite behind Savaglee in fixed-odds betting for the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). However, the classy son of Savabeel was ruled out of that November classic because of a setback and ended up making only one other appearance in his three-year-old season. Now Walker and Bergerson are keen to see what Age Of Discovery can do as a four-year-old. He has had two trials to prepare for Saturday’s raceday return, running second at Avondale on July 22 before scoring a victory over Tuxedo and Moonlight Magic at Taupo on August 4. “He was a pretty exciting prospect as a three-year-old last spring,” Bergerson said. “He went down south early in the season for the better ground down there, and he settled in well and seemed to be right on track for the Guineas before going amiss. “We brought him back and tried to get him going again in the autumn, but it just never really worked out. “He’s coming back up again now after being gelded. He’s impressed us in a couple of trials and it’s time to find out if he can bring his best form to raceday again. “He’s showing us all the right signs this time in. His trackwork was really good on Tuesday morning and we’ve been happy with those trials – especially the one he won at Taupo. Opie (Bosson) is going up there to ride him and knows the horse well. We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do.” Walker and Bergerson will also feature in Saturday’s other meeting at New Plymouth, where Vickezzlastcall will contest the United Steel (1800m) for horses that were maidens at midnight on May 25. A half-sister to Te Akau’s Group Two winner Aromatic, Vickezzlastcall scored her maiden victory at Tauranga on July 6 before a last-start ninth at Te Rapa three weeks later. “She’s just taken a bit of time,” Bergerson said. “She was a bit immature early on. We’re grateful to the Milan Park team for their patience. “Her maiden win was really good. She was a bit disappointing at Te Rapa after that, but 1800m should suit her on Saturday and hopefully she’ll handle the track. We’re hopeful that she can bounce back.” Te Akau busiest day of the weekend is at Taupo on Sunday, where their five runners include To Bravery Born in the Poverty Bay Turf Club 3YO (1100m) and In Haste in the Taupo Pak ‘N’ Save 3YO (1100m). To Bravery Born won his first two starts at Wanganui and Ellerslie, then finished fourth in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), third in the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m) and 10th in the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). “He won the very first two-year-old race of the season and was one of our top seeds for the Karaka Millions, where he ran really well,” Bergerson said. “He performed against all the big guns as a two-year-old. It’s exciting to see him back at three now and hopefully he can take that next step. “This looks like a nice starting point in terms of getting him back to Wanganui for the Wanganui Guineas (1200m) in a couple of weeks’ time. That’s where he kicked off his career as a two-year-old last season. We know he can get through wet ground.” In Haste, who races in the colours of part-owners the TAB Racing Club, finished second and first in her only two appearances as a two-year-old. “She’s shown us plenty of ability,” Bergerson said. “She’s a really sharp, speedy filly. “She was on track for the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (Gr.2, 1200m), where we thought she’d be a good chance, but just had a bit of a setback leading into the race. She went out for a really good break and has come back with two nice trials. “This has obviously come up a strong field, so it’ll give us a good line on her. We’re happy with her progress, although she’ll come on with this run. She still looks a bit wintry and woolly.” Te Akau also has five entries for Sunday’s Group and Listed trials at Taupo, including last season’s Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m), Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m) and Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) placegetter Qali Al Farrasha. “We’re very happy with her,” Bergerson said. “She had a nice first trial at Taupo and will go back there on Sunday for a bit more of a hitout. “We were thrilled with her four-year-old season, where she ran such great races without quite picking up that Group One win. “She’s building well and we’re excited for her new campaign. She’s showing positive signs. Hopefully she can trial well and then head towards the Proisir Plate (Gr.1, 1400m) at Ellerslie.” View the full article

The last three months have been a breakthrough period in the career of Zanzibar, who will attempt to continue his rise through the winter ranks in Saturday’s ITM New Plymouth Interprovincial (1600m). The Jomara Bloodstock homebred had made little impression in his four career starts before May of this year. He finished 10th on debut at Pukekohe last November, followed by sixth placings at Rotorua and Te Aroha and a fourth at Tauranga. But Zanzibar has returned to action as a very different horse this winter, recording two wins and three placings from his five starts in this campaign. The two victories have come in his only two appearances at New Plymouth, where Saturday’s $100,000 Interprovincial will be run. He led all the way for a hard-fought maiden win over 1600m on May 24, then bolted in by eight and a quarter lengths in a Rating 65 over the same trip on July 19. That affinity for the course and 1600m distance of the Interprovincial made the race an obvious target for Zanzibar’s trainer Andrew Forsman. “He’s really hit his straps this winter,” Forsman said. “It’s just been a maturity thing. He’s a typical Zed – a big horse that’s needed a little bit of time. He seems to be putting things together now. “Winning both of his starts at New Plymouth, he’s shown that he likes the track down there, which is always a bonus. Every winter track is unique in its own way, and he’s shown that he handles the surfaces there very well. It helps that he has the ability to jump and put himself up there.” Forsman has been pleased with Zanzibar’s Interprovincial build-up. “His work has been great,” the Cambridge trainer said. “He’s had a month between runs, basically just because there wasn’t another suitable option in between times. This race has been our target for a while, knowing that he’d get in with a nice, light weight. We gave him a quiet trial just to keep him up to the mark.” Zanzibar will represent Waikato in Saturday’s Interprovincial and will race in their distinctive red, yellow and black colours. The TAB rates him a $6.50 third favourite behind the local hope Belles Beau ($5.50) and King Country representative Urenui ($6). Forsman is also gearing up for a big weekend for his three-year-olds. Last-start Ruakaka winner Cashla Bay will return to the north for a shot at Saturday’s Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), while promising types Fat Cat and Quondo will step out at Taupo on Sunday. “Cashla Bay won very nicely at Ruakaka last time and can only improve from that,” Forsman said. “She probably needs to do that, coming up against a few sharper ones this weekend. But she’s got good ability and I’d say she’s a genuine top-three chance. “We’ve got a couple of nice three-year-olds running at Taupo on Sunday too with Quondo and Fat Cat. You might not see the best of them until later in the season, but I think they’re both very nice prospects.” Taupo will also stage a pair of 1100m trials on Sunday for Group and Listed performers, in which Forsman will be represented by Hinekaha, Mary Shan and Moonlight Magic. “They’re all coming to hand nicely and I’m very happy with them,” Forsman said. “I’m hopeful that they all have good seasons in front of them. Mary Shan and Moonlight Magic just struggled a little bit as four-year-olds last season, but they both seem to have matured this time in.” View the full article

Stephen Marsh’s stable promises to be a major player when the feature spring age-group races roll around, with a host of talented three-year-olds to take serious steps toward those targets at the weekend. The Cambridge trainer will be represented by last season’s stakes winners To Cap It All and Little Black Dress and black-type placegetter Lady Iris in Sunday’s Pak ‘N’ Save 3YO (1200m) at Taupo. “They’ve all had one trial and this is a stepping stone to much bigger things,” Marsh said. “Out of this race, there’s the Sir Colin Meads (Listed, 1200m), the Wanganui Guineas (Listed, 1200m) and the Gold Trail Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m). “We’ll go where we think it best suits all of them.” Given their similar profiles, Marsh finds it hard to split the trio on Sunday. To Cap It All won the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1100m) on debut and placed in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). Little Black Dress won both of her starts, including the Listed Star Way Stakes (1200m), while Lady Iris won at the first time of asking and then finished runner-up in the Star Way. “They’ve all had a trial and are going to improve, To Cap It All has drawn beautifully, Lady Iris is probably the most forward and Little Black Dress has a bad gate (eight) to contend with,” Marsh said. “I expect them all to race well, but I guess you have to favour To Cap It All and Lady Iris, simply because they’ve got the soft gates.” Gifted stablemate Tale Of The Gypsy was also an acceptor but will instead step out in The Oaks Stud (1200m). “She has drawn slightly better in that, I don’t know what I’ve done but in every race she’s drawn near the outside,” Marsh said. “She’s a very good filly and drawing nine on Sunday is probably a luxury for her, so she’ll probably be ridden off the speed.” Despite her barrier woes, Tale Of The Gypsy was a smart debut winner and subsequently finished fourth in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m). Another three-year-old who could be headed for black-type company is Proud Capitalist, who debuts in the Cambridge Stud Stallions (1000m). “We really like her, the trial form is good and she could find herself in one of those better races as well,” Marsh said. Magic Carpet will also make his first appearance in the Poverty Bay Turf Club (1100m) off the back of three trials. “We rate him as well, the track was pretty wet on the inside at Te Rapa and he couldn’t get any traction and I’d love to think we could get him to a race like the Hawke’s Bay Guineas (Gr.2, 1400m),” Marsh said. Meanwhile, Miss Moet It All is in prime order for Saturday’s Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka. “She’s been going well on the synthetic and when she ran on the track (fourth) they got a heap of rain the night before and the track cut out and she didn’t like it at all,” Marsh said. “She’s got natural speed and will put herself right up there, she’s a well-bred filly and can certainly get some black type.” View the full article

Otaki trainer Andrew Campbell saw potential in Cocobill as a yearling, and two and a half years later the ex-Victorian galloper will make his Kiwi debut for his stable at Woodville on Sunday. After stepping away from training for a couple of years in 2021, Campbell went down the path of becoming a bloodstock agent, and Cocobill was among the yearlings he sourced for clients out of the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka. The son of Vadamos was secured for just $18,000 by Campbell, client Tommy Heptinstall and expat Kiwi trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, and under their guidance Cocobill won three races and more than A$80,000 in nine starts across Victoria. The most recent of those victories came at his last start at Bendigo last month, and following that effort his connections decided the heavy track specialist would be better placed in his homeland, being trained by Campbell. “He’s really just a bush horse in Aussie, but he likes a heavy track, so we thought why not bring him back,” Campbell said. “You don’t get really heavy tracks over there like you do here. “It’s quite expensive training a horse in Australia to be running around midweek, so we thought we’d bring him back and hopefully have a bit of fun with him. All of the owners live here too. “He was a nice tidy horse (as a yearling) and had all the ticks of approval that we were looking for, he was a good, cheap buy. I think he’s won about 80 grand now.” The gelding has settled into Campbell’s Otaki base over the last couple of weeks, preparing to contest the Dannevirke Carriers (1400m) on his preferred rain-affected surface. “He’s been back here for about three weeks, he’s a big, weak horse that’ll probably be at his peak next year,” Campbell said. “I’ve only given him two gallops but he’s galloped up pretty well, so hopefully we’ll see a good showing on Sunday.” Campbell’s other representative at the meeting will be Perfect Pete, who is aiming to break maiden status after weighing in at each start this campaign, having been out with injury for most of last season. “He had 11 months off due to an injury and in his first run back he blew out, then was a touch unlucky last start,” he said. “He’s another horse by Fabulous that will love the wet track, and at his next start he’ll be up to 2000m, which will be right up his alley. “He’ll go well again on Sunday, he should be in the money. He’s a good, honest horse.” The five-year-old will be ridden by southern-based hoop Rohan Mudhoo when contesting the Kevin Jennings Jewellers (1600m). View the full article

Former jockey Sam O’Malley will chase his first winner as a trainer this weekend after recently joining employer Bill Thurlow in partnership. Based in the Central Districts, O’Malley had a successful career in the saddle despite battling with weight issues, guiding home 68 winners, including a Gr.2 Tauranga Stakes (1600m) aboard Justaskme. He gave up riding professionally in 2022, and after a couple of years away from the sport, he took up a position as Thurlow’s stable foreman. Thurlow had a season to remember last term, finishing 12th on the National Trainer’s Premiership with 35 winners, two at stakes level, and an enviable strike rate of 4.37. One of those winners was ridden by O’Malley himself, when he re-entered the jockeys’ room for a handful of highweights through the winter. While he enjoyed his time riding, training had always been O’Malley’s intention, and Thurlow’s Waverley operation was the perfect place to fulfil that goal. “I’ve been working for Bill for about two years, I went there with a partnership eventually in mind and it was the right fit,” O’Malley said. “He’s pretty cruisy, we worked well together when I rode for him and we’re always on the same page with the horses, which makes it very easy and enjoyable. We’ve got good staff with us, so we’re pretty lucky. “It (training) was something that I was always going to end up doing, I became a jockey while working out what I wanted to do in the industry, but training had always been my main focus.” Their growing team of horses, which includes the likes of Group One performer Whangaehu and stakes winner No Rain Ever, are spread between Thurlow’s home stable and Waverley Racecourse, with plenty of youngsters also in the mix. “We have a barn at the track in Waverley, which is predominantly pre-trainers and some of the younger horses,” O’Malley said. “We have around 25 horses at the home stable, we’ve got a 1300m track out there and good facilities to work with. “We went to the sales last year and got some here, and some in Australia, predominantly fillies. They look quite exciting.” Thurlow and O’Malley will present five runners across the region this weekend, with interest around the return of promising jumper Whiskey Tango at Woodville on Sunday. The son of Proisir won two steeplechases in New Zealand before heading across the Tasman to join Patrick Payne’s barn at the end of 2023, where he added another two victories over staying trips on the flat. After falling in a maiden hurdle in April, Whiskey Tango returned to Waverley and will step out over the bigger fences again when contesting the David and Ellen Oliver (4000m). “He’s been back for a few months, he had a fall at Ballarat in April, so the idea was to bring him home after that and give him a bit of quiet time,” O’Malley said. “We have quite a similar set-up to Paddy’s in Australia, a lot of paddocks and open space, which he enjoys. “He’s starting to get his fitness up now and hopefully he’ll be ready to go. We put him in both fields (maiden hurdle and open steeplechase) to see what the numbers were like, but he’ll start in the steeplechase. “They’re probably a little bit slick for him over hurdles, but he should be a nice chance in the chase.” Immediately following that race, stablemate Landman will step out on debut in the Buckley Contracting (1100m), off the back of three tidy trials this year. “He’s a nice horse, he goes pretty nicely,” O’Malley said. “He had a gallop between races on Sunday at Hawera with Ladies Man and Ghazzah, and he accounted himself really well there. “I’m hoping he’ll go a good race on Sunday.” Making his first appearance to the races in nine months will be Crunchie Boy, who takes on the Cancer Society NZ (1400m) after a slick trial at Foxton at the beginning of the month. “We gave him a good break after his last run, he just wasn’t right after getting stung up on a hard track,” O’Malley said. “We put him away and he’s come back really well, he’s a lot more mature and a stronger horse. “Hopefully, he can show that and go well for his owners.” Three-win mare Steal My Thunder will complete their representation at the Woodville meeting in the Dannevirke Carriers (1400m), while Our Lady Brooke will aim to cap off her ultra-consistent form at New Plymouth on Saturday. The Derryn mare saluted with an apprentice jockey on board at Hawera in July, and O’Malley hopes that formula can produce a similar result after carrying a senior rider to second place last start. “She raced really well last start, but we did have a claimer engaged and they got off last minute, so Gryllsy (Craig Grylls) rode her, and she carried the full weight,” he said. “It was his opinion that she is a nice claimers horse, because she tries hard. I think with Sima (Mxothwa) on, who is a good young rider with a three-kilo claim, she should be right there.” View the full article

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What Rosebud Day 2025 Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, August 16, 2025 First Race 11:35am AEST Visit Dabble Rosehill is the destination for metro racing in NSW this Saturday, with a bumper 10-part program lined up for Rosebud Day. The rail moves out 1m for the entire circuit, and although the surface is rated a Heavy 9, there is a chance of an upgrade into the Soft 7 range if the predicted rain misses the track. The action for Rosebud Day 2025 is set to commence at 11:35am local time. The Rosebud Tip: Skyhook Skyhook returns after a phenomenal two-year-old campaign that culminated in a mid-field finish in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) on March 22. The son of Written Tycoon appears to be returning in terrific order, catching the eye in a recent barrier trial at this course on July 29 when stretching out impressively under minimal riding by Kerrin McEvoy. He needs to lug 60.5kg first-up; however, with an element of class on his side, Skyhook warrants the penalty and should take a power of beating in the $200,000 feature. The Rosebud 2025 Race 5 – #1 Skyhook (3) 3yo Colt | T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | J: Kerrin McEvoy (60.5kg) Best Bet at Rosehill: Adelaide River The Kris Lees-trained Adelaide River represents terrific value at $9 with PlayUp as he returns on the back of three strong trial victories. Based on what he has done to date, the 1400m is short of his best trip; however, he appears well weighted despite the 60kg on his back. With conditions likely to suit his get-back-run-on style of racing, Adelaide River warrants respect in this open contest. Best Bet Race 7 – #2 Adelaide River (11) 5yo Gelding | T: Kris Lees | J: Dylan Gibbons (60kg) Next Best at Rosehill: Gatsby’s Gatsby’s was frustrating for punters last preparation, only hitting the frame once across his five starts. An offseason gelding operation looks to have improved his manners, with the four-year-old showing good early speed in his latest barrier trial at Warwick Farm on August 8. His two victories in the past have come first-up from a spell, while he should appreciate the soft ground on offer. Next Best Race 10 – #15 Gatsby’s (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Molly Bourke (a2kg) (53.5kg) Best Value at Rosehill: Be Real The Brad Widdup-trained Be Real looks a big price at $17 with horse racing bookmakers in the Rosehill opener. The Iffraaj mare produced a peak performance first-up last preparation in the Group 3 Aspiration Stakes (1600m) and did an outstanding job when attempting to sprint off a slow tempo. This BM72 is much weaker than what she faced on that occasion, and with a genuine speed engaged on the yielding conditions, watch for Be Real to be flashing over the top. Best Value Race 1 – #1 Be Real (5) 5yo Mare | T: Brad Widdup | J: Kerrin McEvoy (60kg) Saturday quaddie tips for Rosehill Rosehill quadrella selections Saturday, August 16, 2025 2-4-6-7 1-7-8-10 1-3-4-7-14 12-13-15-17 Horse racing tips View the full article

What P.B. Lawrence Stakes Race Day Where Caulfield Racecourse – Gate 2, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Saturday, August 16, 2025 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Dabble Feature racing returns to Caulfield on Saturday afternoon for the 2025/26 season with a stacked nine-race meeting set down for decision. The Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) headlines proceedings and is supported by two Group 3 events for the new-season three-year-olds. With showers forecast on Friday and Saturday, the track is expected to be a Soft 6, while the rail sticks to its true position for the entire circuit. The first meeting is scheduled for 12:25pm local time. P.B. Lawrence Stakes tip: Private Eye Private Eye is an elite 1400m operator and a perennial first-up star. He’s proven at the very top level and strikes a P.B. Lawrence that should be run to suit: genuine tempo, then quality horses fanning to the middle, where his sustained sprint excels. From barrier eight, Nash Rawiller can blend in one-off and keep him in clean air before launching from the 400m. Weight-for-age holds no fears and he brings the highest peak ratings in the field. P.B. Lawrence Stakes Race 8 – #1 Private Eye (8) 8yo Gelding | T: Joseph Pride | J: Nash Rawiller (59kg) Vain Stakes tip: Tycoon Star Tycoon Star brings genuine Group 1 two-year-old form to the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) — a race that often launches spring colts. He was strong through the line in the Blue Diamond series last prep and draws perfectly in barrier two to park just behind the pace. Mark Zahra knows Caulfield sprints better than most, and with the rail out they’ll want to hold a spot and quicken off the bend. Vain Stakes Race 5 – #1 Tycoon Star (2) 3yo Colt | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Mark Zahra (58kg) Quezette Stakes tip: The Playwright The Playwright is the filly to beat in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m). She’s already banked serious prizemoney against strong company and is two from two at 1100m. The draw gives Blake Shinn options to tag the speed and use her turn of foot late, while the blinkers coming off should help her settle in a deep sprint that’s often run fast. Quezette Stakes Race 6 – #1 The Playwright (6) 3yo Filly | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Blake Shinn (58kg) Best Bet at Caulfield: Stylish Stylish has been ultra-consistent this prep and now finds a race where he can land midfield from barrier eight and blend into the race before the bend. His last-start win rated well for this BM84, and the Hayes yard sticks with Blake Shinn, whose patient Caulfield rides are gold when the rail is out. With pace drawn across and a soft track suiting his action, Stylish gets every chance to launch late and go back-to-back. Best Bet Race 4 – #7 Stylish (8) 5yo Gelding | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Blake Shinn (58kg) Saturday quaddie tips for Caulfield Caulfield quadrella selections Saturday, August 16, 2025 1-6-9 1-2-3-4-8 1-2-3-6-7 1-2-3-4-11-14 Horse racing tips View the full article

When people saw John Sikura and Marshawn Lynch together at the Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale, it created a buzz. That buzz has become more of a rumble as Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa acquired a 50% in Thorpedo Anna with Lynch taking a minor stake.View the full article

After rain storms knocked Nitrogen from the turf to dirt for a dominant and impressive win in the June 7 Wonder Again Stakes (G3), the filly is back on the surface for a tougher task: the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – George Weaver, Javier Castellano and Belgian (Beau Laim) combined to make all the right moves Thursday that yielded an 11-length victory in the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course. When a mid-afternoon downpour forced the $100,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds to be moved from the Mellon Turf Course to the main track, five of the nine horses entered were scratched. Weaver said he never considered taking Belgian, who he trains for Newtown Anner Stud Farm, out the contest. “He's handy enough on the dirt,” Weaver said. “He's by Beau Liam. I thought he'd like a wet track.” Weaver was right. Belgian had no trouble under the Hall of Fame jockey with the sloppy sealed track. “The bottom line is the horse trained well enough in the dirt,” Weaver said. “Sometimes you have them on the turf, they take it off and you know the horse can't stand up on the dirt, and you just prefer not to try. This horse, I really liked him on the grass, but he's worked excellent on the dirt, also. So we left him in and we got to watch him kick some butt.” Kick butt, indeed. George Weaver | Sarah Andrew Weaver said the colt has been impressive since Newtown Anner purchased him for $185,000 at the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds. Bred in Kentucky by Springhouse Farm, Belgian is a gray out of Watch Smartly by Smart Strike. “He's a beautiful horse,” Weaver said. “He worked great at the sale. We bought him, they shipped him to me, and he's been nothing but a class act the whole time. We've liked him all along. I guess you don't find out how good they are until you run them against graded-stakes horses, but we've liked him. He's an athletic horse. We've been looking forward to this day for a while.” Castellano, who won a pair of races Thursday, followed the strategy that Weaver presented him: be patient. “I told Javier, 'Look, we got the one-hole. There are horses that have already run that have got good speed,'” Weaver said. “'You've got to ask him for some position. He's a firster, but, hopefully, if you're within range of that of the speed, then I think you've got a good chance here. They're going to come back to you.' And they did.” Belgian stalked Throckmorton (Caracaro) and Augustinian (Galilean) through a quarter in :22.27 and was second to Throckmorton after three-eighths. Castellano asked him for more at the five-sixteenths pole and he responded with a burst of speed along the rail. By the three-sixteenths pole he was in front and the rout was on. Belgian reached the wire in 1:03.68 and paid $6.60. “Very straightforward horse. I really like the way he did it,” Castellano said. “Very professional in the post parade. He showed me a lot of talent. Mentally, a very mature horse. Everything he does the right way. “Broke good out of the gate. I didn't want to hook the speed because the two horses had a race under their belts. My horse, it was his first time and I didn't want him to get tired.” Belgian had plenty left in the stretch and easily extended his advantage. “I like what he did,” Castellano said. “He was very professional. Cut all the corners, saved all the ground and finished very well. Very impressed.” Weaver smiled as he considered the question of what's next for Belgian. “We'll talk to the owners, and see how he comes out,” Weaver said. “I'd love to see him on the grass at some point, but he ran well enough today to throw some doubt on whether or not we should turf him or not.” 6th-Saratoga, $93,000, Msw, 8-14, 2yo, 5 1/2f (off turf), 1:03.68, sy, 11 lengths. BELGIAN (c, 2, Beau Liam–Watch Smartly, by Smart Strike), off at odds of 2-1 facing just three rivals in this scratched-down off-the-turfer, raced in an inside third through an opening quarter in :22.27. He cut the corner and shot through an inviting opening along the rail at the top of the stretch and splashed his way home to an 11-length victory over Augustinian (Galilean). He becomes the sixth winner for his freshman sire (by Liam's Map). Beglian is a half-brother to Frost Wise (Frost Giant), SW, $266,613; and a full to a Beau Liam colt of 2024 and a Beau Liam filly of this year. Sales history: $40,000 Ylg '24 FTKJUL; $185,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Newtown Anner Stud Farm; B-Springhouse Farm (KY); T-George Weaver. Belgian cuts the corner and dominates in R6 at Saratoga under @jjcjockey for trainer George Weaver! pic.twitter.com/A4ciT1bcdi — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 14, 2025 The post Saratoga Maidens Presented By Keeneland: Switch From Turf to Slop was A-OK With Belgian appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Friday, Clairefontaine, France, post time: 14:33, PRIX GENYBET SPORT – GRAND PRIX DE CLAIREFONTAINE-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 12fT Field: Jenilat Bright (Fr) (Birchwood {Ire}), Parachutiste (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Think Giant (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Waldnebel (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Square D'Alboni (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Spanish Breeze Cen (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). TDN Verdict: Francis Graffard trainee and G1 Prix du Jockey Club close-up 10th Parachutiste finished under three lengths adrift of Daryz when sixth in June's G3 Prix Eugene Adam and is presented with the opportunity of making a black-type breakthrough here. Waldnebel is another with unplaced Classic form and returns to action coming back off a 4 1/2-length eighth in last month's G1 Deutsches Derby. Eckhard Sauren's G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten second Think Giant was last seen running third in Compiegne's Listed Prix Pelleas and, like Parachutiste, steps up to 12 furlongs for the first time. British raider Square D'Alboni is the only contender with a black-type victory in the books and represents the storied G3 Chester Vase form, but it must be noted he ran last of eight in that Roodeye contest. [Sean Cronin]. Friday, Newbury, post time: 16:45, THE SEQUOIA HAIR & SPIRIT ST HUGH'S STAKES-Listed, £45,000, 2yo, f, 5f 34yT Field: Daneh Of Dandy (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), Duskaura (Ire) (Twilight Son {GB}), Entailed (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}), Flowerhead (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Hollywood Treasure (Ire) (Gregorian {Ire}), Killavia (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Little Jaybee (GB) (Due Diligence), Lope El Fuego (Ire) (Lope Y Fernandez {Ire}), Novelette (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Our Cody (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Palmeira (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Sapphire Steps (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Solana Rose (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Wateen (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Starman has been the story of the season as far as the two-year-olds are concerned and the Queen Mary runner-up Flowerhead is just one of his several smart representatives. Fifth in the six-furlong Princess Margaret, she will be more at home back over the minimum. Entailed looked useful at Sandown and the fact Andrew Balding has her back out again eight days later is significant, with her owner-breeders Cheveley Park looking to break their duck in this race. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Deauville, France, post time: 15:50, PRIX GUILLAUME D'ORNANO-G2, €183,000, 3yo, 10fT Field: Batal Youmzain (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Cualifica (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Rashabar (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Dumonet (Ire), Soldier Hollow (GB), Alohi Alii (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}). TDN Verdict: Godolphin's ultra-consistent G1 Prix du Jockey Club runner-up Cualificar will be a warm order to add to his victories in this term's G3 Prix La Force and G3 Prix de Guiche. Brian Meehan trainee Rashabar has collected prize-money in each of his four attempts at the highest level and the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes fourth is back up in grade having run second in last month's Listed Steventon Stakes at Newbury. Tsuyoshi Suzuki's Alohi Alii gets an early taste of Gallic action in his quest to become Japan's first G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero. He was last seen finishing a close-up eighth in April's G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) at Nakayama. A place on the podium is not beyond G2 Prix Eugene Adam fourth Dumonet, who should finish in front of Dieppe handicap victor Batal Youmzain. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, Newbury, Britain, post time: 15:35, VISIT MALTA HUNGERFORD STAKES-G2, £150,000, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: Witness Stand (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}), Alyanaabi (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), King's Gamble (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), More Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Fair Angellica (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}), Great Generation (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Rage Of Bamby (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Marvelman (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Spy Chief (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Duty First (GB) (Showcasing {GB}). TDN Verdict: Yet to prove he can mix it with these level of horses, More Thunder gives every indication that he is up to the task after a narrow defeat in the Wokingham and narrow win in the Bunbury Cup. Luckily, he has stumbled across a Hungerford with no genuine seven-furlong stars engaged and with the shock Lennox winner Witness Stand under a penalty for those exploits and the best three-year-old Spy Chief below the usual standard it could be his for the taking. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Newbury, Britain, post time: 13:50, HIGHCLERE THOROUGHBRED RACING GEOFFREY FREER STAKES-G3, £90,000, 3yo/up, 13f 61yT Field: Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Candleford (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Epic Poet (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Further (Ire) (Waldgeist {GB}), Nightime Dancer (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Pinhole (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Verdict: Entered in the St Leger, Pinhole impressed with a wide-margin win in an Ascot handicap last month and the brother to Quadrilateral has a healthy weight-for-age advantage over his elders. Still on the slippery slope to has-beenism, Ambiente Friendly attempts his latest reinvention act having been beaten a total of 84 lengths in six starts since being in the mix in the Irish Derby last summer. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Deauville, France, post time: 13:23, PRIX GONTAUT-BIRON HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB-G3, €73,200, 4yo/up, 10fT Field: Woodchuck (Fr) (Birchwood {Ire}), Goliath (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), Calif (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Last term's G1 King George hero Goliath has won just one of four starts since annexing October's G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris and bids to regain his mojo returning off an uninspiring last-of-five in June's G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Last year's G1 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen hero Calif has suffered seven reversals, including four at the highest level, since that career best and is another in need of inspiration. Wathnan Racing's 2024 G1 Prix du Jockey Club runner-up First Look halted a losing sequence of eight when triumphing in this month's Listed Prix du Pays d'Auge at Clairefontaine and needs to find extra here. Unlike his foes, David Dromard's Woodchuck has never been tested in Group 1 company and will head postward coming back off a close-up third in last month's G3 Grand Prix de Vichy. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, Deauville, France, post time: 13:58, MOROCCO CUP – PRIX DE LIEUREY-G3, €73,200, 3yo, f, 8fT Field: Better Together (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Simmering (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Bermuda Longtail (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Troia (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Medusa Merger (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), Relaxx (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Polyvega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Andre Fabre already has a record seven renewals in the bag and is represented in this distaffers' contest by G3 Prix Imprudence victrix Better Together. She followed up that first pattern-race triumph with a fifth in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and a sixth in the G1 Prix de Diane, and is taken to get back on track dropping down to the one-mile trip. Simmering has failed in two Group 1 outings since hitting the board in May's G1 1000 Guineas and is back at a level where she can make an impact. TDN Rising Star Polyvega has run third in Group 3 company in each of her last four starts and is surely booked for a podium place once again. Listed winners Troia, Medusa Merger and Relaxx are all on an upward trajectory and hold each-way claims. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 15:27, NEWBRIDGE SILVERWARE ROYAL WHIP STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 10fT Field: Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Galen (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Crypto Force (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Rock Of Cashel (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Tangapour (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Zahrann (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Los Angeles is back in preparation for a big autumn in the race the stable's Luxembourg and Continuous won in 2022 and 2024. Still one of the best older horses around, he has a smart three-year-old to contend with in the Listed King George V Cup winner and King Edward VII runner-up Zahrann, but with Rock Of Cashel to set things up for him should be able to enjoy a confidence boost. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 16:37, COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL IRISH ST LEGER TRIAL STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 14fT Field: Absurde (Fr) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Dallas Star (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Fr}), Leinster (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Uxmal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Puppet Master (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). TDN Verdict: With the megabucks of the Melbourne Cup calling, Absurde and co will be able to use their share of the paltry prize money on offer here to probably pay for the transport of hay and water to Australia. The Lingfield Derby Trial winner Puppet Master is the Ballydoyle representative bidding to provide the stable with a ninth renewal since 2014 and if trends are anything to go by the rest may as well stay in their boxes. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, Britain, post time: 14:52, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CURRAGH IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND CURRAGH STAKES-Listed, €30,000, 2yo, 5fT Field: Jack The Bachelor (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Kansas (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Namiid (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Tertre Rouge (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Whatchadoin (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Ipanema Queen (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Rosie Frith (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}). TDN Verdict: The Listed Marwell Stakes runner-up Ipanema Queen sets the standard, but not by much from the Cork one-two Jack The Bachelor and Kansas. The latter hails from the family of Invincible Spirit et al and sometimes they take a few runs to get into gear. [Tom Frary]. Click here for the complete fields. 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Special Ring, a multiple grade 1 stakes winner and son of international sire Nureyev, has died at 28 at Old Friends after suffering complications from colic.View the full article

Etobicoke, Ontario–Al and Bill Ulwelling have certainly made a name for themselves on the Canadian racing scene. In fact, the son and father team have had such a presence north of the border that one might be tempted to assume that they are Canadian based. Simply put, that assessment would be entirely incorrect. In fact, the Ulwellings appeared on the Canadian racing circuit a decade ago, after having spent the previous decade campaigning horses in the U.S. While their participation in Canada might signify only a slice of their overall racing history, the Ulwellings have arguably had a greater impact in the province of Ontario. Highlighting that point, the Ulwellings come well armed to Woodbine Saturday in search of their initial King's Plate Stakes victory with a pair of live contenders–Mansetti (Collected) and Faber (Improbable). Both colts are trained by Sovereign Award-winning trainer Kevin Attard. “Both horses have a good shot,” affirmed the younger Ulwelling, Al. “Mansetti probably has a better chance, but I think if Faber gets the right trip, he can be right in the mix of it late.” Mansetti won last season's Clarendon Stakes in November and added two more stakes this term-the Mar. 27 Woodstock Stakes and most recently in the GIII Marine Stakes in his first try past a mile June 28. He also finished fifth in Woodbine's Queenston Stakes while facing Ontario-bred competition June 8. “Last year, Kevin thought Mansetti might be a sprint-only horse but he's matured a great deal from two to three,” said Ulwelling. When he won the Marine, it opened our eyes, especially in the way he won and galloped out. It got us thinking maybe he can get the mile and a quarter.” Explaining the uncharacteristically poor Queenston showing two starts back, he explained, “The equipment broke in the Queenston and he basically just stood in the gate. It was just over from the gate. Never got into the race and was never really comfortable. We expected him to win that day.” Hoping for a cleaner trip in Canada's first jewel in the Candian Triple Crown, Ulwelling said, “Mansetti is working just as good or better than any other horse in that race. Kevin has him set on go.” He continued, “Mansetti has tactical speed, but it will just be a question of getting the distance. In the mornings he's shown it, but now we have to see him put it together on race day.” Faber hit the board in two of four starts this season, including a pair of allowance optional claimers going a mile at Turfway in March and while adding an extra sixteenth at Woodbine May 31. In his most recent start, he finished fourth in an optional claiming test at Woodbine July 13. “Faber is a whole different animal,” he said. “He has tons of talent, [he is] laid back in the morning, but he finds trouble in every race. He doesn't have a lot of [early] speed and he has to do so much work at the end of the race that it can sometimes put him in a bad spot. That's why we think the mile and a quarter will suit Faber.” Like Father, Like Son… Introduced to racing via father Bill, Al Ulwelling has operated a crane and construction company over the past 30 years in his homebase of Minnesota. Through his father, Ulwelling was introduced to racing and his interest in the sport expanded through the years. “I have been watching racing since I was born,” he confirmed. “My father was a big horse bettor, I started wagering on them when I was a little kid. We started going to Canterbury Park the day they opened their doors [1985]. As the years went on we talked about getting a horse, which I knew nothing about. It turns out a friend of mine did know a lot about it although he didn't have the money. So we got into a horse with him and that's how we started 20 years ago.” He continued, “Were leading owners at Canterbury a couple of times there and we won a lot of races, but it wasn't financially lucrative for us. So we decided to go to Louisiana because the purses were good there. We had some success there too but once Fair Grounds ended, the purse money wasn't as good. So we had all these horses with nowhere to go. At that same time, we're betting Woodbine and following up there and saw the purses they were offering, we decided to take a shot up there. We've been in love with Woodbine ever since.” Breaking down the decision to expand to beyond Minnesota, he added, “We were leading owners at Canterbury for a couple of years and we had quite a few horses. We weren't really making money but we really enjoyed watching the races at Woodbine. We thought it was one of the leading tracks in North America, in terms of its inner and outer turf courses, they had synthetic and they ran all year. That's what drew us to Canada.” “Initially, we went to Woodbine because we thought it was a world-class facility, but now we race there because of people like Kevin Attard.” “We dipped our toes in with five to 10 horses to start, but once we met Kevin, we were sold from there.” Since joining forces with trainer Kevin Attard a decade ago, Ulwelling explains that the team's equine holdings have steadily increased from about 10 horses to over twice that currently. “When we were at Canterbury, I saw this younger guy winning some races with claimers,” he said, explaining his connection to Attard. “Somebody connected me to [Hall of Fame trainer] Roger Attfield, and he was training exclusively for [Kinghaven Farm] at the time and I asked for his honest opinion. I was a younger guy in the game at the time, so he suggested Kevin. He told me he was good with the horses and he was honest. Coming from Roger, that spoke volumes.” Velocitor winning the 2022 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie | Michael Burns Photo The Ulwellings retain about 12-15 horses in the U.S., splitting their time between Fair Grounds, Canterbury, Delta Downs and more recently, Turfway Park. According to Ulwelling, the Louisiana division of Ulwelling horses is maintained by Gary Scherer, who has kept a string of horses for the Ulwellings since the onset. “We have also started running at Turfway with Billy Morey,” said Ulwelling of their most recent foray. “We're starting to build up that string because of the purse increases and we can have some of them race there in the winter so that is a good spot for us.” The partnership also maintains a string of eight mares, which are the source of their own homebred racing stock. Boarded at Bill Snowden's Winchester Equine in Kentucky, the mares are bred in Kentucky before being sent to foal in Canada in order to take advantage of the lucrative Ontario-bred racing programs. “When we were introduced to the bigger races like the King's Plate and the Woodbine Oaks, we had some mares in Louisiana, so we transferred those mares to Canada to Hill 'n' Dale Farm and Glenn Sikura,” he explained. “We started breeding a few mares and gradually increased our numbers from there.” “The mares foal in Canada and we raise them in Paris, Kentucky,” he explained. “As soon as the mares can travel, we send them back to Kentucky. We breed them to Kentucky stallions, the babies remains in Kentucky to be raised and the mares return to Canada to foal every season.” With both their breeding racing programs in full swing, the Ulwellings have enjoyed success the past few years, including a pair of wins in the second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown in Fort Erie's Prince of Wales Stakes. The first was realized with the Kebin Attard-trained Haddassah (Air Force Blue) in 2021 followed by Velocitor (Mor Spirit) two years later. “We won the Prince of Wales with homebreds,” he said. “We thought about what a blast we were having, so we decided to put some more money into it to get it rolling. That's how our [Canadian] program grew.” A no 20 years removed from the first foray into horse ownership, Ulwelling points to one of the fundamentals driving him to a first King's Plate for the Ulwelling team. “My father is 72 years old and all he really talks about is the horses. I would like to see it for my father,” he admitted. “In this King's Plate, we can go with horses we know that fit. We've run before and finished fourth last year with Pierre. We thought he as a nice horse but he wasn't on the level of these horses we're bringing this year.” “I think we're putting it all together with our horses in both breeding and buying. It tells us that what we're doing is working.” The post Mansetti, Faber Offer Ulwellings a 1-2 Punch in Search of King’s Plate Glory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Today 15th August in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives, we present all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Caulfield races betting preview & top odds | August 17, 2024 The Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) headlines a competitive nine-race card at Caulfield on August 17. Check out HorseBetting’s … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Ballarat races preview, free tips & quaddie | August 16, 2024 The synthetic track at Ballarat is in action on Friday, August 16, with an eight-race meeting scheduled. Check out HorseBetting’s … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Belmont free racing tips & top odds | Saturday, August 17 Belmont Park will host a competitive nine-race program on Saturday, August 17. 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See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Squad shows stakes potential with Bendigo win Following a dominant 4.5-length win by Squad at Bendigo on Sunday, Wayne Hawkes is confident the three-year-old can measure up … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Carribean King atones for shocking luck at Sunshine Coast After being a tragedy beaten at the Sunshine Coast on July 31, the Stuart Kendrick-trained Carribean King was able to … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Grafton betting preview, top tips & odds | Monday 16/8/2021 HorseBetting’s New South Wales horse racing analyst presents his best bets, top odds and quaddie selections for the eight-race card … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Ballarat racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Monday, August 16 HorseBetting’s Victorian racing tipster brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie selections for the Ballarat meeting on Monday, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 15, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees seven meetings being held around the country on this Saturday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Elephant makes hefty impact at Caulfield Cambridge raider Elephant made his presence felt at Caulfield on Saturday when making an impressive start to his Australian spring … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Justaskme gains Riccarton revenge Taranaki galloper Justaskme gained a measure of revenge for an unlucky effort in last week’s Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Marchioness backs up trial form with Te Rapa victory An eye-catching trial win over new stablemate Catalyst at Cambridge last week indicated promising mare Marchioness was ready to win … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Champion jumper salutes in Grand National Steeplechase An excited flourish of the whip by Shaun Phelan as he crossed the finish line said it all as champion … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Zahra rides feature double for Godolphin Top jockey Mark Zahra was thankful to get the chance to ride for Godolphin and he didn’t let them down … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Rising star North Pacific on Golden path Hawkes Racing are renowned for their success with well-bred colts and the trainers look to have another budding star in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Michael Rodd back in town with stakes win Lindsay Park was heading to a maiden with Bella Nipotina but an impressive trial persuaded them to tackle the Quezette … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Hyeronimus puts dramas aside to land win Jockey Adam Hyeronimus has cast aside a dramatic week to post a victory aboard tough Tulloch Lodge gelding Taikomochi at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Masked Crusader impressive despite defeat Godolphin mare Varda has continued her unbeaten winter run to claim the scalp of odds-on favourite Masked Crusader, who was … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Bless Her makes it five on end for Eden After improved mare Bless Her made it five wins from five starts this campaign, her trainer Shea Eden will set … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Winx, Waller big winners at NSW awards Winx has again been honoured as the NSW champion horse of the year for her final season on the track … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Import Duretto in race return for Cumani Last year’s Caulfield Cup fourth placegetter Duretto will make his return from injury in a 1600m race at Caulfield having … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Cox Plate bonus offer for Juddmonte winner Besides the $3 million first prize, a bonus cheque of $2 million will be paid to the Juddmonte International winner … Read More Australia horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Charles sets off on road to the Cup Lance O’Sullivan, who trains in partnership with Andrew Scott, has little expectation of his talented stayer Charles Road as he … Read More Australia horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago More Australian success for Waikato Stud An impressive winning double in Australia this week bodes well for a big spring carnival for the white, blue and … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Big spring tipped for Vernanme Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh stepped out three of his stable stars at the Avondale trials on Tuesday and he is … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Coleraine to host Cranbourne jumps trials A wet week has resulted in the transfer of the Cranbourne jumps schools to Coleraine and a change of date … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Te Akau duo to go head-to-head at Te Rapa Melody Belle will attempt to defend her title in the Group 2 U S Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Hartnell thriving ahead of latest campaign For the third year in a row, the Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield will be used to launch … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Jumps schools moved for Cranbourne trials A wet week has resulted in the transfer of jumps schools to Coleraine as Cranbourne is set to hold an … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Quezette return for Group 1-winning filly Lyre Group One-winning filly Lyre will launch her spring campaign in the Group Three Quezette Stakes at Caulfield on a path … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Robl 3YO ready to fire on All Cylinders All Cylinders will make a low-key return on the Kensington track after his trainer resisted the temptation to kick him … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lindsay Park pair set for Regal Roller bid Fundamentalist and Long Leaf are set to commence their spring campaigns for Lindsay Park in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Wren’s Day set to step out for Godolphin Boasting form lines that would stand up anywhere around the globe, expectations are high for Wren’s Day this spring … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Kim Waugh to unveil new stable addition Kim Waugh hopes recent purchase Venezuela can continue her good luck with former Lloyd Williams-owned gallopers … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Kah reunites with Harlem in Group 2 feature After a hit-and-run mission to England for the Shergar Cup, Jamie Kah is back in Melbourne preparing for the spring … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Costa hopes Manaya can extend racing days Trainer Michael Costa hopes smart mare Manaya can earn another year of racing by winning at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Thornton and O’Dea to star at Eagle Farm Former Melbourne apprentice Stephanie Thornton will lift her profile for a Brisbane stay with six rides at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Cadogan set to return after virus setback Promising gelding Cadogan will be eased into his latest campaign after recovering from a bad virus … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Dual Group 1 winner She Will Reign retired Dual Group One winner She Will Reign has run her last race with connections ending her campaign following the detection … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Winner and a suspension for Dee at Sandown Jockey Michael Dee rode the final winner at the Sandown midweek card before stewards suspended him for 10 meetings on … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Declarationofheart impresses at Sandown Lightly raced colt Declarationofheart has remained unbeaten with a first-up win at Sandown and will be put on a path … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Milestone city win for Darose and Doodt Parwan Prince has given Jade Darose her first city win as a trainer, with the midweek victory also a metropolitan … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Well-bred Miss Fabulass in Canterbury win Miss Fabulass, the best-bred horse at Canterbury, has come away with the type of win expected from an odds-on favourite … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Maher workers take honours in Mongol Derby Trainer Ciaron Maher may have missed his chance at the Mongol Derby but his replacement Adrian Corboy and Annabel Neasham … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 7 years ago Chris So’s team is getting on-track at the Conghua Training Centre There are 18 days left on the countdown to the start of Hong Kong’s 2018/19 racing season and Chris So … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Godolphin confirm Kementari for Winx clash Godolphin star Kementari will take his place against Winx at Randwick as the great mare chases her 26th consecutive win … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Lindsay Park duo lock horns in Vain Stakes Long Leaf and Tony Nicconi will represent Lindsay Park when they line up against each in the Vain Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Import Meccabah’s future in owner’s hands Trainer Matt Dunn will leave it up to owner John Haseler whether impressive former English mare Meccabah races on after … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Savvy Coup on target for Tarzino Trophy Savvy Coup is on track to continue along the Group 1 path at Hastings on September 1. Trainers Michael and … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Hey Doc fresh in Sandown race day gallop Dual Group One winner Hey Doc has had a gallop between races at Sandown as he prepares for his return … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Walker looking to be the Boss in Lawrence Michael Walker will team with his Caulfield Guineas winner Mighty Boss when the four-year-old resumes in the Group Two PB … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Saint Emilion nearing return Group One winner Saint Emilion and stablemate Highlad took positive steps toward a possible return to racing at Te Rapa … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Williams lands plum Caulfield Cup mount Craig Williams has been announced as the Caulfield Cup jockey for Kings Will Dream but won’t ride the horse in … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Interesting Affair awaits new Marsh runner Stephen Marsh admits he’s under a bit of pressure with his Singapore arrival War Affair in the Group 2 Lisa … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Ex-Perth mare poised for Queensland debut Stakes-winning Perth mare Volkoff will kick off her Queensland campaign for new trainers Bryan and Dan Guy at the Gold … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Qld stewards issue further arsenic warning A horse trained in country NSW has become the latest Queensland winner to return a positive swab to arsenic … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Trainer-breeder Ken “Tubby” Turner dies A funeral service for trainer and breeder Ken “Tubby” Turner’s will be held in Brisbane … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Ten rivals for Winx at Randwick Winx will have 10 rivals including Kementari at Randwick when she bids to set an Australian record of 26 consecutive … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Former trainer Bastiman outed for cobalt Former trainer Robin Bastiman has been disqualified for three years after administering a horse with a substance that contained elevated … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Hartnell has a good look at Caulfield Hartnell has been been given a solo gallop at Caulfield in preparation for the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Wells chases a third National at Ballarat A strong list of nominations has been taken for the all-jumps meeting at Ballarat featuring the Grand National Steeplechase … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Champagne Cuddles after black-type Champagne Cuddles will make her black-type debut for Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker in the Group Two Silver Shadow Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sadler rides at Sale ahead of Sydney move After more than a month on the sidelines Tom Sadler is set to make his return to race riding at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Sale quaddie tips, form & specials for Thursday, August 17 After a heart-breaking miss at Kembla Grange last week, we are back in country Victoria this Thursday with quaddie picks … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Winx presents a Bonnie opportunity The lure of watching Winx at Randwick has influenced Allan Foran to make a rare trip to Sydney from Inverell … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Adelaide gets the tick for Lankan Rupee Lankan Rupee will have his first start in Adelaide when he runs in the weight-for-age Spring Stakes at Morphettville … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Frankel colt Merovee scores at Newcastle Hugh Bowman has praised the way Merovee has fought back over the final 100m at Newcastle to become Frankel’s first … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Baker rapt with trio as O’Shea returns Bjorn Baker is confident his three runners at Canterbury will feature prominently at a meeting which also heralds a return … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 8 years ago NZ racing wrap: Ugo Foscolo impresses at trials Ugo Foscolo is trialling well, star trainee Jacob Lowry is heading across the ditch and Kaharau’s trainers are hoping softer … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 8 years ago El Pescado loving central districts life GROUP one performer El Pescado is set to make a big impact in the spring after making the switch to … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 8 years ago Light campaign the key for Five To Midnight Trainer Lisa Latta is wary of overworking her five-year-old star at the Hawke’s Bay carnival, with the Livamol Classic in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Trapeze Artist to swing into action Trapeze Artist will be out to give the Gerald Ryan stable a second three-year-old feature win for the new season … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 8 years ago Saturday features dominate the headlines on social media The main events at Flemington and Rosehill took out top billing on social media as we unearth the best Twitter … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sandown a guide to Esperance’s ability The Godolphin stable is looking to three-year-old Esperance to bring his country form to town when he runs at Sandown … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Corstens excited ahead of Kobayashi return Troy Corstens has a big opinion of stakes-winning colt Kobayashi who will be out to make an immediate impression as … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Michelle Payne to miss Kaspersky ride Martin Harley will partner Kaspersky in the Hungerford Stakes after Michelle Payne ruled herself out because of illness … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Winx is coming to Randwick Winx is fit and healthy for her return to racing in the Wariwck Stakes as the champion mare tries to … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Slots looking for lucky last in Toy Show Connections will bid Slots an emotional farewell from racing when she retires to stud after the Listed Toy Show Quality … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Brothers among Moonee Valley nominations Power Trip and his elder brother Beau Rada are among the nominations for stakes races at Moonee Valley … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Valley pair returning to go one better Well Sprung and Just Magical almost provided Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor with a memorable day at Moonee Valley a … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Winx is coming to Randwick Winx is fit and healthy for her return to racing in the Wariwck Stakes as the champion mare tries to … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Dee holds strong whip hand with Weir Apprentice Michael Dee has impressed leading trainer Darren Weir with the young rider making his mark early in the season … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Zelady’s Night Out runs for Gollan Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is hoping for a winning start to his new Sydney venture when Zelady’s Night Out … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Winx leads nine Warwick Stakes nominations The Chris Waller-trained superstar mare Winx has been nominated alongside four stablemates for the Group Two Warwick Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Protectionist wins European Group One race Protectionist, the 2014 Melbourne Cup winner, has won his first European Group One race but is unlikely to return to … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Another British stayer for Chris Waller British stayer Regal Monarch has won at Pontefract, his final start before he travels to Australia to join the Chris … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Craig Williams to ride in Japan series Premier Melbourne jockey Craig Williams will compete for the ninth time in the World All Stars series in Japan … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Willie Mullins eyes Melbourne with Warrior Trainer Willie Mullins is eyeing the Melbourne Cup with dual-purpose performer Clondaw Warrior following his second in the American St … Read More View the full article

Woodbine will begin a major renovation project on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course following King's Plate weekend. The project will restore a five-furlong section of the backstretch and install a modern drainage system and new Kentucky Bluegrass.View the full article