Wandering Eyes

The Dubai Racing Carnival continues at Meydan on Friday, with a pair of group races on tap for the turf milers and main track sprinters, with the G2 Zabeel Mile the highlight of the nine-race card. Godolphin's Real World (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is the clear standout on ratings, and won this contest in 2022 before placing second in both the G1 Lockinge S. and G1 Queen Anne S. back on UK soil for trainer Saeed bin Suroor. Now seven, the gelding is aiming at a return to form after running a too-keen fifth in the G2 Al Rashidiya to fellow royal blue colourbearer Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}) locally on Dec. 22. “Real World won this contest a couple of years ago and ran two excellent races over a mile in Europe the same season,” trainer Saeed Bin Suroor said. “He has been running over further since but should appreciate the drop back in trip. It looks as though he has improved for his run in the Al Rashidiya.” A former steady fixture in Italian group company, G3 Premio Ambrosiano hero Sean (Ger) (Excelebration {Ire}) now races in the Barratt Racing silks and will make the Godolphin runner's task more difficult. “It's his first run for us so this is a bit of a fact-finding mission,” said Jamie Osborne, whose multiple Dubai successes include Toast Of New York in the G2 UAE Derby. “It's possible he will need further on this track.” American ex-pat Doug Watson will saddle the Classic-placed San Donato (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum and he has drawn widest in stall 13. The multiple listed winner ran second in the Listed Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan National Day Cup at Abu Dhabi on Dec. 3. “It's a bit tough from out there but it's a great race for him, albeit Real World is in there and Marbaan for Michael Costa,” said Watson. “I'm looking forward to seeing how he finishes. Hopefully he can get some nice splits from off the pace.” The race is further enhanced by the presence of G2 Vintage S. hero Marbaan (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) for Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum and trainer Charlie Fellowes. Sprinters Primed For Dubawi Stakes In the G3 Dubawi S., one race earlier on the card, Watson will saddle both Sound Money (Flatter) and Colour Up (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}). The former won the G3 Mahab Al Shimaal on Super Saturday last March and was unplaced in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen on Dubai World Cup night, while the latter, a dirt-loving son of Mehmas, earned his first listed badge in the Al Garhoud Sprint last out on Dec. 8. “Both Sound Money and Colour Up are in really good shape,” said Watson. “The draws are good for both of them; they're horses who don't need to go to the lead; they can settle off it. Colour Up has to step up a bit, with Mouheeb and Tuz and Sound Money in there, so it will be interesting to see how he goes. I'm really happy with Sound Money and looking forward to getting him started.” Successful in the G3 UAE 2000 Guineas at three and the Listed Al Garhoud Sprint over Group 3 winner Tuz (Oxbow) at four in 2022, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Mouheeb (Flatter) went winless in 2023. “He's had a kind first half of season with the aim of heading towards 8f [1600metres] later on,” said trainer Michael Costa of Mouheeb. “He's a much more relaxed horse this year.” Another Mahab Al Shimaal hero alongside Sound Money, Eastern World (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will attempt to bounce back to form after making just one start in 2023–a 12th place to Tuz in the G3 Al Shindagha Sprint in February. The post Where The Real World Begins, As Baker’s Dozen Clash In Zabeel Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Thoroughbred industry continues to shrink and has a massive damage control and marketing issue. As things stand, we look like a passenger ship on a collision course with an iceberg. There are many screams, but no well-funded, established industry organization appears to want control of the wheel. Clearly the anti-racing lobby is well supported and now getting prime time slots on mainstream media. If you are making a living from this industry as a sales company, stallion owner, farm owner, trainer, agent, pinhooker etc; or a provider such as a vet, feed company, van company, industry publication, supply vendor etc, you have a stake in its destiny. This is our livelihood and you likely have a substantial investment that is in grave danger of being significantly devalued at the very least. We've all seen what happened to Greyhound racing, and horse racing seems to be on the same fateful path. Anyone reading this should be asking themselves: What drew me to this wonderful industry and what am I doing to insure its future? It is time for the agenda-driven squabbling to stop and for everyone to put their shoulders to the wheel and try to take control of our industry's destiny. Light Up Racing has been started based on the successful Kick Up For Racing model in Australia in an effort to find alignment and provide a voice through fact based resources for those who want positive change as well as to protect and preserve this industry for future generations. For more information visit www.lightupracing.com. The post Letter to the Industry: Roderick Wachman appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A year after setting the earnings record, Irad Ortiz Jr. did it again in 2023 with $39,192,585. He led all jockeys in wins, seconds, and thirds. He was also leading rider by earnings for Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course, and Santa Anita Park meets.View the full article

Mike Moroney’s classy filly Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) will miss the early part of the autumn carnival as she takes time to recover from a busy schedule in 2023. Coeur Volante won three straight races last year, two of those at group level, before finishing fourth in the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas in the middle of November. The Melbourne Cup-winning trainer suggested that, more broadly, it would be a quiet start to the autumn for his Flemington stable. “We’re going to be more late autumn and into Queensland mainly,” Moroney said. “We made a decision with our good filly Coeur Volante that we’d leave her out for a bit longer. She came off a short break and she’s pretty immature, so we just thought we’d miss the early part of the autumn and just join in the latter part, possibly on the way to Queensland. “We’d like to think we could run in a Stradbroke, all going well.” While it appears that Moroney won’t be a major player in the early features on this side of the Tasman in 2024, he has enjoyed plenty of success in New Zealand recently. Moroney has recently returned to Australia from his time in his home country over the festive season and was there to see his smart three-year-old Pendragon (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) win the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas on Boxing Day. The gelding by US Navy Flag will have his next start in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic on January 27, with Moroney suggesting that he thinks he’ll eventually travel to Australia to race here. “He’ll be pretty hard to beat, I think, in the big three-year-old race there on Karaka night,” Moroney said. “He won well when I was over there, won a Group 2 and won it well, and won the start before, too. He’s beaten the better three-year old’s; he’s still got to beat the horse that won the 1000 Guineas (Molly Bloom), but of the males, he’s beaten the rest of them.” View the full article

Champion Sydney jockey James McDonald is set to return to his homeland to ride at the revamped TAB Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie on January 27. The expat Kiwi tasted success at the meeting in 2019 aboard the David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained Long Leaf in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) for a group of owners that included his good friend and supporter Sir Peter Vela. “This (Ellerslie) is one of my favourite tracks out of everywhere I have ridden,” said McDonald at the time. “I haven’t ridden here for three years and everything has changed, the stables look magnificent.” McDonald will be met by further improvements at Ellerslie later this month, with the Auckland venue undergoing a recent $50 million track redevelopment, with the installation of a StrathAyr track. The meeting will also include the running of the inaugural $1 million Elsdon Park Aoteora Classic (1600m) for four-year-olds, which will accompany the traditional $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) and $1.5 million TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), which has gained an additional $500,000 boost for the 2024 running. View the full article

God Of Eros (Pierro) was never intended to be a long-term member of Shane Crawford’s stable, but the Cambridge horseman isn’t dwelling on the unexpected outcome. Originally purchased as a trade horse, he will attempt to complete consecutive wins when he runs in Friday’s Trigg Construction Northland Cup (2200m) at Ruakaka on Friday. “He’s a typical Pierro and they take little bit of extra time and if you give them that you get rewarded,” Crawford said. “He’s lightly raced, he’s only had nine starts, and I’ve been dying to get him up to 2200m and beyond. “I was tempted to put in a late nomination for the Auckland Cup (Gr.2, 3200m), but bypassed that and might look at it next year if he shows form over the staying trips.” God Of Eros was originally secured for A$140,000 by Crawford’s Regal Farm, McKeever Bloodstock and Tenglong at the 2020 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale with the aim of re-offering him at auction in Australia. He was also entered in the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale. “He had a bit of an issue and that’s why we couldn’t sell him, hence we’re racing him,” Crawford said. “He was meant to go to Sydney for the Ready to Race two-year-old sale, but he had lesions on his scope. We had to treat that, but it didn’t clear up in time. “His function is fine and he breathes well, it was more of a cosmetic thing and it prevented us from selling him. “He won his first trial but we couldn’t get any bites so we got stuck with him, but it’s not the worst thing.” God Of Eros has subsequently been handled patiently and he broke his maiden at Ruakaka earlier this year and doubled his tally when he posted an upset resuming victory over 1600m at Tauranga last month. “I had him pretty well-tuned up for that and it didn’t surprise me at all,” Crawford said. “I think he is a better horse on the fresh side and everything went to plan that day and he’s ready to crack on. “I’m really happy with him and he’s the sort of horse that appreciates his races spaced. “We’ll take it one race at a time with him and we won’t plan too far ahead. He definitely likes the better tracks and while they are around, we will keep going.” Crawford also has the promising son Wallen (NZ) in his stable and the son of Tarzino has a win and four placings from his six appearances, a record that would read better had luck been more on the four-year-old’s side. Wallen made late ground from the back to finish a last-start fifth at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day. “He went awesome, but the track tripped him up a bit and he was only a length off the winner,” Crawford said. “We were hoping to head to Wellington for the Remutaka Classic ($350,000, 2100m), but I don’t think he will get in with his rating and that’s a real shame. “We’ll see what we do now, we might freshen him up and look at the Auckland Cup meeting.” View the full article

Never Look Back (NZ) (Shocking) has come a long way in a short time and he will bid for further black-type staying honours at Hastings. The lightly raced son of Shocking will take aim at the Listed Marton Jockey Club Marton Cup (2200m) on Saturday with Leah Hemi, who is unbeaten in two previous rides on the gelding, booked for the mount. Never Look Back has won three of his nine appearances for Foxton co-breeder, part-owner and trainer Gail Temperton, including consecutive Rating 75 contests before he acquitted himself well last time out when third in the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m). “I am rather thrilled with him and he’s come along quite quickly for a staying horse,” Temperton said. “This is a big ask for him on Saturday and I’ve pushed him along, which is not like me. Usually, I am very conservative and then I live to regret it.” Never Look Back is a half-brother to Tamahine (NZ) (Proisir), who was successful on five occasions for Temperton and finished runner-up in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). “I sold her as a broodmare several months ago and then her mother (Pirinitete) died, but I do have a filly by Vadamos out of her so getting black-type would be great as I will still be breeding from the family,” she said. Johar mare Pirinitete (NZ) was a half-sister to the stakes winners Lady Annaliese (NZ) (Groom Dancer) and Hinemoa (NZ) (Elusive City), whose daughter Hinerangi (Fastnet Rock) was successful in the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m), and also the family of the Gr.2 Wellington Cup (3200m) winner Graphic (NZ) (Volksraad). Never Look Back may also be given the opportunity to double the family’s roll of honour in the Trentham feature. “I paid a late nomination for the Wellington Cup (Gr.3, 3200m), I was confident enough to do that, and I think he’s eligible for the Remutaka Classic ($350,000, 2100m) the same day,” Temperton said. “We will just see what he does on Saturday, it could be that he’s had enough and if he tells us that then we’ll pull the plug and give him a spell.” However, Temperton hasn’t seen any signs at home that Never Look Back is in need of a break. “He has galloped twice this week and both times he has been very impressive so he’s not looking like he’s had enough at the moment, but race day is what tells,” she said. “While he is racing like he is, we’ll have a crack on Saturday and distance-wise it’s not too far away. It would be better if it was at Awapuni but never mind, we just have to get on with it.” View the full article

Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile The Victress (Zousain) following her debut win in the Lindsay Goudie & Brian Hare Memorial 1000 at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Backed into $1.20 favouritism, The Victress began well for jockey Opie Bosson to take an early front-running role and the pair didn’t relinquish their advantage, holding out a fast-finishing Elegant Jazz (NZ) (Russian Revolution) to win by half a length. “It was a lovely ride by Opie, taking bad luck out of the equation, he controlled the speed, and she’ll improve with that,” said Mark Walker, who trains the filly in partnership with Sam Bergerson. “She’s got a really good constitution and great brain on her.” The Victress won her only trial in August over 650m at Te Rapa and her trainers were pleased to make a winning start to her career on Wednesday after an interrupted spring campaign. “We had a bit of a setback with her in the spring, after she’d won the trial, and providing she pulls up well we’ll look at the Wellesley Stakes,” Walker said. Te Akau have a strong recent history in the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1000m), having won the 2021 and 2022 editions with Quattro Quinta (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Hanalei (NZ) (Darci Brahma) respectively. They will be hoping to make it three wins in four years when they head to Trentham on Saturday-week with The Victress, who was purchased by Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $250,000. Te Akau were back in the winner’s circle later on the card when Caravella (NZ) (Carravagio) took out the Thames Harness Racing Club Sprint (1200m) in the hands of Opie Bosson. The victory continues the four-year-old mare’s purple patch of form, having won first-up at Taupo in November before placing at Rotorua last month. “It was a top ride by Opie and the owners have been patient with her,” Walker said. “She’s been a slower maturing horse, and has had a few niggles and issues, but she’s now stringing together a solid record. “She’ll be up to Rating 75 now, which is quite a strong grade, but it will be interesting to see how she measures up.” The daughter of Caravaggio was another yearling purchase by Ellis, who bought her out of Wentwood Grange’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for $115,000. “She’s going pretty well this mare and had to be good to win today,” Ellis said. “She’s not the biggest but shows plenty of determination and is probably going to step over a bit more ground as well. “We had her half-sister Our Abbadean in the stable for the Hawkins family at Wentwood Grange, and she performed very well. She ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and came of age as an older mare when winning the Awapuni Gold Cup (Gr. 2, 2000m) and Travis Stakes (Gr. 2, 2000m). “She was really good stakes’ quality mare and the more wins Caravella can get on the board the more valuable she becomes. “It’s a good family and Wentwood Grange is one of the very astute breeders in our industry.” View the full article

After a mixed spring preparation, Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) announced herself as a key figure in the upcoming southern Guineas series with a dominant Rating 75 victory at Omoto on Wednesday. The talented daughter of Vancouver was a Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) winner as an autumn two-year-old and came off second-best to Te Akau filly Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard) in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) in September. With the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in the offing, trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams looked to step the typically on-speed filly beyond the sprint distances, but Illicit Dreams found the mile too testing at Riccarton after leading early and finished near the tail. Returning from a freshen-up, punters regained faith in the filly as she contested a more preferable 1100m event in the Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts, starting a shortening $2.80 favourite ahead of her older rivals. A sizzling pace was taken up early by O’Jessica (Deep Field), with Illicit Dreams and apprentice Danika Wilson maintaining the pressure by settling off the fence in second down the back stretch. Poised to pounce turning for home, the filly took the lead at the 150m and drew clear by an eventual 1-/14 lengths under a hands and heels ride from Wilson. Williams was delighted to have Illicit Dreams back in winning form and had hoped to see such a performance while aiming her for the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) on January 20. “It was a fresh-up run for her, we brought her up here for a trip away to prepare for what we have in store next,” she said. “We needed to see her go well today to warrant carrying on to the Southern Guineas races, so she’ll go to the Gore Guineas now.” Williams was philosophical about the three-year-old’s spring performances and indicated Illicit Dreams’ range would be limited to 1400m for now. “At the moment, we’ll just stick with under the 1400m mark because she’s just too much of a sprinter. We gave the mile a go, they’re only three once but it wasn’t for her, so we’ll just keep at the shorter distances for now.” Stablemate Berbezier (Foxwedge) also provided a tidy third-placed performance earlier on the card in a hotly run Greymouth Star/Greymouth Businesses Sprint (1100m), closing strongly in behind Russian Rosette (NZ) (Russian Revolution) and Patsy Spirit (NZ) (Charm Spirit). “He’s not a wet tracker, he got further back than we thought he would, but he flew home. We’re very happy with that run, so he’ll possibly back up on Tuesday (at Reefton),” Williams said. The father-daughter duo have travelled to the West Coast circuit with several other runners and hope to emulate fond memories with The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) in Saturday’s Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts Kumara Gold Nuggets (1810m). In the hands of apprentice Kelsey Hannan, The Buffer ran his rivals ragged in the 2023 edition of the time-honoured Kumara feature and contests this year’s running alongside stablemate Follow Your Dreams (NZ) (Contributer). Williams reported the Reliable Man seven-year-old had recovered well from a close second-placing in the Kurow Cup (1400m), and heads into Saturday’s event a top chance with Wilson’s claim reducing his weight to 56.5kg. “The Buffer has come through that race really well, it was his first-up run in little while after having a couple of weeks off,” she said. “He’s very well in himself, I galloped him myself today around Greymouth and he handled the wet track. All going well, he should be a good chance on Saturday.” Runner-up in her last two starts, Proisir filly Zlatna (NZ) (Proisir) will contest the Recreation Hotel/Alex Hayward/Noel Wafer Pow Memorial (1810m), while Williams will also have Descaro (NZ) (Ghibellines) appearing earlier on the eight-race card at Kumara. View the full article

Little Brose, ridden by Michael Dee, wins the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes at Sandown. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Victoria’s premier juvenile race is set to gain an even more extensive international presence next month as the Blue Diamond Stakes is included as a World Pool event for the first time. In 2023, three Australian races, including the Cox Plate in October secured positions in the top five World Pool turnover races. The Cox Plate, with approximately $A11.4 million staked, claimed the second-highest turnover of any race in 2023 and ranked as the fifth-highest World Pool turnover race ever conducted. Michael Fitzsimons, the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s executive director of wagering products, emphasised the success of introducing World Pool to Australia in 2023. “The introduction of World Pool in Australia in 2023 was a major success story, with six new race days being opened up to global punters and exceptional turnover being generated,” said Fitzsimons. Fitzsimons expressed optimism about building on this momentum in 2024 and expressed enthusiasm that World Pool will be operational on Blue Diamond Stakes Day for the first time. After its Australian debut at Flemington’s Lightning Stakes meeting in February of the previous year, World Pool extended its presence to five more Australian race meetings: Turnbull Stakes Day, The Everest Day, Caulfield Cup Day, Cox Plate Day, and Victoria Derby Day. The $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), scheduled to take place at Caulfield on February 24, will be the second World Pool race for 2024, following the Cape Town Met Day at Kenilworth Racecourse in South Africa on January 27. Highlighting the global reach of the World Pool, the Saudi Cup Race Day at King Abdulaziz Racecourse is set to be part of the World Pool for the second consecutive year, coinciding with the Blue Diamond Stakes on the same day. More horse racing news View the full article

Never Look Back will contest the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) at Hastings on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Never Look Back has come a long way in a short time and he will bid for further black type staying honours at Hastings. The lightly raced son of Shocking will take aim at the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) on Saturday with Leah Hemi, who is unbeaten in two previous rides on the gelding, booked for the mount. Never Look Back has won three of his nine appearances for Foxton co-breeder, part-owner and trainer Gail Temperton, including consecutive Rating 75 contests before he acquitted himself well last time out when third in the Group 3 Manawatu Cup (2300m). “I am rather thrilled with him and he’s come along quite quickly for a staying horse,” Temperton said. “This is a big ask for him on Saturday and I’ve pushed him along, which is not like me. Usually, I am very conservative and then I live to regret it.” Never Look Back is a half-brother to Tamahine, who was successful on five occasions for Temperton and finished runner-up in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). “I sold her as a broodmare several months ago and then her mother (Pirinitete) died, but I do have a filly by Vadamos out of her so getting black type would be great as I will still be breeding from the family,” she said. Johar mare Pirinitete was a half-sister to the stakes winners Lady Annaliese and Hinemoa, whose daughter Hinerangi was successful in the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m), and also the family of the Group 2 Wellington Cup (3200m) winner Graphic. Never Look Back may also be given the opportunity to double the family’s roll of honour in the Trentham feature. “I paid a late nomination for the Wellington Cup (Group 3, 3200m), I was confident enough to do that, and I think he’s eligible for the Remutaka Classic ($350,000, 2100m) the same day,” Temperton said. “We will just see what he does on Saturday, it could be that he’s had enough and if he tells us that then we’ll pull the plug and give him a spell.” However, Temperton hasn’t seen any signs at home that Never Look Back is in need of a break. “He has galloped twice this week and both times he has been very impressive so he’s not looking like he’s had enough at the moment, but race day is what tells,” she said. “While he is racing like he is, we’ll have a crack on Saturday and distance-wise it’s not too far away. It would be better if it was at Awapuni but never mind, we just have to get on with it.” More horse racing news View the full article

Illicit Dreams winning at Omoto on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images South After a mixed spring preparation, Illicit Dreams announced herself as a key figure in the upcoming southern Guineas series with a dominant Rating 75 victory at Omoto on Wednesday. The talented daughter of Vancouver was a Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) winner as an autumn two-year-old and came off second-best to Te Akau filly Viva Vienna in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) in September. With the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in the offing, trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams looked to step the typically on-speed filly beyond the sprint distances, but Illicit Dreams found the mile too testing at Riccarton after leading early and finished near the tail. Returning from a freshen-up, punters regained faith in the filly as she contested a more preferable 1100m event, starting a shortening +180 favourite ahead of her older rivals. A sizzling pace was taken up early by O’Jessica, with Illicit Dreams and apprentice Danika Wilson maintaining the pressure by settling off the fence in second down the back stretch. Poised to pounce turning for home, the filly took the lead at the 150m and drew clear by an eventual 1.25 lengths under a hands-and-heels ride from Wilson. Williams was delighted to have Illicit Dreams back in winning form and had hoped to see such a performance while aiming her for the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) on January 20. “It was a fresh-up run for her, we brought her up here for a trip away to prepare for what we have in store next,” she said. “We needed to see her go well today to warrant carrying on to the Southern Guineas races, so she’ll go to the Gore Guineas now.” Williams was philosophical about the three-year-old’s spring performances and indicated Illicit Dreams’ range would be limited to 1400m for now. “At the moment, we’ll just stick with under the 1400m mark because she’s just too much of a sprinter. We gave the mile a go, they’re only three once but it wasn’t for her, so we’ll just keep at the shorter distances for now.” Stablemate Berbezier also provided a tidy third-placed performance earlier on the card, closing strongly in behind Russian Rosette and Patsy Spirit. “He’s not a wet tracker, he got further back than we thought he would, but he flew home. We’re very happy with that run, so he’ll possibly back up on Tuesday (at Reefton),” Williams said. The father-daughter duo have travelled to the West Coast circuit with several other runners and hope to emulate fond memories with The Buffer in Saturday’s Kumara Gold Nuggets (1810m). In the hands of apprentice Kelsey Hannan, The Buffer ran his rivals ragged in the 2023 edition of the time-honoured Kumara feature and contests this year’s running alongside stablemate Follow Your Dreams. Williams reported the Reliable Man seven-year-old had recovered well from a close second-placing in the Kurow Cup (1400m), and heads into Saturday’s event a top chance with Wilson’s claim reducing his weight to 56.5kg. “The Buffer has come through that race really well, it was his first-up run in little while after having a couple of weeks off,” she said. “He’s very well in himself, I galloped him myself today around Greymouth and he handled the wet track. All going well, he should be a good chance on Saturday.” Runner-up in her last two starts, Proisir filly Zlatna will contest the Recreation Hotel/Alex Hayward/Noel Wafer Pow Memorial (1810m), while Williams will also have Descaro appearing earlier on the eight-race card at Kumara. More horse racing news View the full article

The Victress winning on debut at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile The Victress following her debut win at Te Aroha on Wednesday. Backed into -500 favouritism with top horse racing bookmakers, The Victress began well for jockey Opie Bosson to take an early front-running role and the pair didn’t relinquish their advantage, holding out a fast-finishing Elegant Jazz to win by half a length. “It was a lovely ride by Opie, taking bad luck out of the equation, he controlled the speed, and she’ll improve with that,” said Mark Walker, who trains the filly in partnership with Sam Bergerson. “She’s got a really good constitution and great brain on her.” The Victress won her only trial in August over 650m at Te Rapa and her trainers were pleased to make a winning start to her career on Wednesday after an interrupted spring campaign. “We had a bit of a setback with her in the spring, after she’d won the trial, and providing she pulls up well we’ll look at the Wellesley Stakes,” Walker said. Te Akau have a strong recent history in the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1000m), having won the 2021 and 2022 editions with Quattro Quinta and Hanalei respectively. They will be hoping to make it three wins in four years when they head to Trentham on Saturday-week with The Victress, who was purchased by Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $250,000. Te Akau were back in the winner’s circle later on the card when Caravella took out the Thames Harness Racing Club Sprint (1200m) in the hands of Opie Bosson. The victory continues the four-year-old mare’s purple patch of form, having won first-up at Taupo in November before placing at Rotorua last month. “It was a top ride by Opie and the owners have been patient with her,” Walker said. “She’s been a slower maturing horse, and has had a few niggles and issues, but she’s now stringing together a solid record. “She’ll be up to Rating 75 now, which is quite a strong grade, but it will be interesting to see how she measures up.” The daughter of Caravaggio was another yearling purchase by Ellis, who bought her out of Wentwood Grange’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for $115,000. “She’s going pretty well this mare and had to be good to win today,” Ellis said. “She’s not the biggest but shows plenty of determination and is probably going to step over a bit more ground as well. “We had her half-sister Our Abbadean in the stable for the Hawkins family at Wentwood Grange, and she performed very well. She ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and came of age as an older mare when winning the Awapuni Gold Cup (Group 2, 2000m) and Travis Stakes (Group 2, 2000m). “She was really good stakes’ quality mare and the more wins Caravella can get on the board the more valuable she becomes. “It’s a good family and Wentwood Grange is one of the very astute breeders in our industry.” More horse racing news View the full article

What Ascot Races Where Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104 When Saturday, January 6, 2024 First Race 12:29pm AWST Visit Dabble Ascot Racecourse will play host to a very competitive nine-race card this Saturday afternoon. With warm weather and no rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, the track is expected to be firm and stay in the Good range for the whole program. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, with the meeting scheduled to kick off at 12:29pm AWST. Best Bet at Ascot: Here For Cheques After recording back-to-back placings in recent starts, Here For Cheques has found a very winnable race this Saturday. The Bernie Miller-trained gelding was trapped out wide for the entire trip last start but battled on gamely to finish third, beaten 1.1 lengths behind Civvy Street over 1600m at this track. This son of Universal Ruler has been working up to a win this campaign, and his tough effort over this trip in his most recent run suggests that a win is around the corner. From barrier three, Holly Watson should be able to settle in the one-one position and allow her mount to get rolling before the home turn and kick clear at the 300m mark. Best Bet Race 2 – #2 Here For Cheques (3) 4yo Gelding | T: Bernie Miller | J: Holly Watson (58.5kg) +160 with Neds Next Best at Ascot: Rocket Juice Neville and Steven Parnham will combine with Rocket Juice as they seek to record a second win in four starts with this three-year-old gelding. After breaking his maiden three starts back, this son of Bondi has run into the placings at his next two, with his most recent start suggesting that he will appreciate a rise in distance after he ran through the line strongly over 1200m. With him attempting 1400m for the first time in this race, we expect that he will settle just worse than midfield and work his way around the field to run on strong. Steven Parnham knows this guy well and should have him in the perfect position to strike at the 300m mark. Next Best Race 3 – #5 Rocket Juice (6) 3yo Gelding | T: Neville Parnham | J: Steven Parnham (56kg) +240 with Boombet Best Value at Ascot: Oly’s Choice Oly’s Choice went very close to starting his career under new trainers Daniel & Ben Pearce in fine style, when he finished second behind Rock This Town at Pinjarra over 1000m first-up. After jumping awkwardly and being held up at a crucial stage in the final 300m, this five-year-old gelding let down with a strong finish to go down by a neck on the line. Now that he is second-up and rising in distance to 1200m, we expect that he will improve further. Luke Campbell will take the ride and 2kg off this gelding’s back, which will see him get into this race very well at the weights. From barrier one, Oly’s Choice can settle in the box seat behind the speed, wait for a run to appear and burst through to challenge the leaders late. Best Value Race 5 – #1 Oly’s Choice (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Daniel & Ben Pearce | J: Luke Campbell (a2) (60kg) +1000 with Dabble Saturday quaddie tips for Ascot races Ascot quadrella selections Saturday, January 6, 2024 1-2-5 1-2-3 1-4-7 3-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, January 6, 2024 First Race 12:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble Royal Randwick is the destination for NSW metro racing this Saturday as they get set to host an ultra-competitive 10-race program. The rail moves out +6m between the 1600m marker to the winning post, while the remainder of the rail sits out +4m. Improving conditions are forecast leading into the weekend, so expect the course to be a genuine Good 4 prior to the opening race at 12:30pm AEDT. Best Bet at Randwick: Our Kobison Our Kobison is returning from a 150-day spell on Saturday and will be looking to continue building on his already impressive resume. The lightly raced four-year-old has three wins in five career starts to date, with his latest barnstorming effort to secure victory coming at BM72 level at Warwick Farm on August 9. Trainer Angela Davies has kept the son of Kobayashi fresh since that performance, only allowing the gelding to step-out once in an outstanding tick-over barrier trial at Wyong on December 15. This will prove to be Our Kobison’s toughest task to date, and with some luck from barrier seven, we’re confident he can continue his winning ways. Best Bet Race 2 – #8 Our Kobison (7) 4yo Gelding | T: Angela Davies | J: Tommy Berry (56kg) +300 with PlayUp Next Best at Randwick: Hellsing Hellsing looks ready for a first-up assault as he makes his Australian debut for the Annabel Nesham barn. The son of Dandy Man brings strong credentials to this BM88 contest, already boasting a Listed victory at Tipperary in August of 2022. The four-year-old has only had one jump-out leading into this contest but couldn’t have been more impressive in securing victory at Warwick Farm on December 22, ridden with a sit before powering over the top to score. He appears wound up for this event, and with James McDonald returning to the saddle after his Hong Kong stint, Hellsing should prove to be one of his better rides on the program. Next Best Race 7 – #4 Hellsing (7) 4yo Horse | T: Annabel Neasham | J: James McDonald (57.5kg) +360 with Neds Best Value at Randwick: Flamin’ Romans After a dominant maiden victory at Bendigo on December 17, Flamin’ Romans makes his way to Sydney for the first time as the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained four-year-old searches for back-to-back wins. He made every post a winner on that occasion and justified the short quote with horse racing bookmakers clearing out by 1.3 lengths. The margin back to third was significant and that race has already produced another subsequent winner since. This guy is dual-accepted for a race at Geelong, however, if the team elect to send Flamin’ Romans to Randwick, watch for Zac Lloyd to attempt similar front-running tactics. Best Value Race 6 – #6 Flamin’ Romans (12) 4yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: Zac Lloyd (55kg) +850 with Bet365 Saturday quaddie tips for Randwick Randwick quadrella selections Saturday, January 6, 2024 2-3-4-9 3-6-11-13-15 1-2-7-9-13-14 3-7-12-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

What The Wave Raceday Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, January 6, 2024 First Race 12:48pm AEST Visit Dabble The $250,000 Wave will headline the massive nine-race program at Gold Coast Turf Club this Saturday afternoon. Although there is rain forecast in the Gold Coast area on Friday and Saturday, we don’t anticipate that the track will improve much from Thursday’s Soft 7 rating. The rail will be in the True position for the entire circuit, with the opening race of the day scheduled to jump at 12:48pm AEST. The Wave Tip: The Vowels The Vowels turned in his best performance of this preparation last start, when the Toby & Trent Edmonds-trained galloper finished third behind Acquitted in the Listed Bernborough Plate over 1600m at Eagle Farm on December 23. This four-year-old gelding has a Group 2 and Group 3 placing to his name during his three-year-old season, and he appears to be working his way up to a win. Stepping up to 1800m should suit this son of Better Than Ready, and regaining the services of leading jockey James Orman is another positive. With good speed expected, The Vowels can settle worse than midfield and run on strong from the back. The Wave Race 7 – #1 The Vowels (13) 4yo Gelding | T: Toby & Trent Edmonds | J: James Orman (58.5kg) +400 with Picklebet Best Bet at Gold Coast: Arabian Summer Tony & Calvin McEvoy will send Arabian Summer to the Gold Coast for her fourth start this preparation, coming off a dominant victory in the Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic over 1000m. After recording a valuable Group 3 placing in the Ottawa Stakes at Flemington the start prior, this two-year-old filly led from start to finish to rocket up the Order Of Entry for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on January 13. As the only Listed or Group placed runner in the field, Arabian Summer should prove too classy for her rivals and bring up back-to-back victories. Best Bet Race 3 – #1 Arabian Summer (5) 2yo Filly | T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | J: Harry Coffey (58kg) +100 with Neds Next Best at Gold Coast: Payline Payline has finished as the runner-up in three of his four starts, with his most recent second-place finish being one of the unluckier runs of his short career. The Chris Munce-trained gelding settled worse than midfield and went searching for a run at the 300m mark, only to be held up until the 150m mark before launching at the leader late. Robbie Dolan would have learned a lot from his first ride on this guy, and from barrier 12, he will have to take his medicine and settle at the rear of the field. With even luck and clear running from the home turn, Payline should be able to break his maiden at the fifth time of asking. Next Best Race 4 – #4 Payline (12) 3yo Gelding | T: Chris Munce | J: Robbie Dolan (57kg) +250 with Boombet Best Value at Gold Coast: Warby Warby has been in great form this campaign, finishing in the top four in each of his four runs, including back-to-back victories two and three starts back. The Tony Gollan-trained galloper is coming out of a strong form race at his most recent start, where he finished third in The Gateway over 1400m at Eagle Farm. Since that race, the runner-up and fourth-place finishers have won their next starts in slightly weaker grades. This son of Hellbent will drop back in distance to 1300m but should be able to settle towards the rear of the field, enjoying a strong tempo. If the leaders go too quick and start to tire late, Warby will be flying home late to stake his claim. Best Value Race 9 – #8 Warby (13) 4yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: Robbie Dolan (58.5kg) +1000 with Dabble Saturday quaddie tips for Gold Coast races Gold Coast quadrella selections Saturday, January 6, 2024 2-7-10-11 1-4-10-13 4-11-12-15 1-5-8-11-16 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

Chad Summers trainees Clapton and Drew's Gold, both private purchases on behalf of Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi's RRR Racing, continue preparations for overseas outings Jan. 3 at Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach, Fla. View the full article

The Jerome Stakes will be run for the 154th time Jan. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack, but instead of serving as a showcase for Kentucky Derby (G1) winners it will kick off a series of four somewhat disjointed Triple Crown preps in New York.View the full article

Casa Creed resumed breezing Jan. 3 in preparation for a potential trip back to the Middle East for the 1351 Turf Sprint (G2T) in Saudi Arabia Feb. 24.View the full article

Horse Racing on Thursday, January 4 will feature four meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the best bets and provided free quaddie tips for the meeting at Yarra Valley & Happy Valley (HK). Thursday Horse Racing Tips – January 4, 2024 Yarra Valley Racing Tips Happy Valley (HK) Racing Tips Best Horse Racing Bets For January 4, 2024 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $57.26 odds return: Thursday, January 4, 2024 Yarra Valley – Race 4 #5 Artspace Yarra Valley – Race 7 #1 Midnight Devil Muswellbrook – Race 5 #11 Tapa Kick Gatton – Race 7 #7 King Kong Cruz | Copy this bet straight to your betslip As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on January 4, 2024 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

Zaaki (GB) ridden by James McDonald wins the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington Racecourse on November 6, 2021. (Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Fresh off his stint in Hong Kong, champion jockey James McDonald is now setting his sights on conquering the 2024 Golden Slipper and securing his Sydney Premiership title. He has a schedule with six rides at Randwick on Saturday. Another six at Canterbury on Friday night, all in an effort to close the gap between him and the current leaders Nash Rawiller and Tyler Schiller. Despite being away from Sydney racing for a while, McDonald remains optimistic about his chances. He is surprised to find himself trailing by just 11 wins in the Jockey Premiership race. McDonald, who will be turning 32 this Friday, is eager to add victories to his record of seven Group 1 wins this season. He’s particularly excited about the challenge of finding a two-year-old horse for the upcoming Golden Slipper race, an event he last won back in 2013 with Mossfun. In addition to his ambitions for the Golden Slipper, McDonald is also confident in the abilities of Fangirl, a mare who has delivered two Group 1 triumphs under his guidance during the spring season. He believes that this five-year-old horse can continue her form and shine in the autumn season as well. Among McDonald’s rides at Randwick on Saturday is Cadetship, a gelding trained by Chris Waller. Cadetship has shown promise in races. It is expected that stepping up in distance for the Precise Air Handicap (1500m) will work to its advantage. With a group of horses supporting him, McDonald is ready to make a comeback on the Sydney racing scene. His goal is to win races and establish himself as one of the best jockeys in the country. James McDonanld is currently paying +220 with the top horse betting sites to claim the 2023/2024 Sydney Metropolitan Jockey Premiership. More horse racing news View the full article

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In an advisory issued to trainers just before Christmas, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) warned that caffeine had been detected in two supplements marketed to performance horses analyzed by the Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab at UC Davis. “As such, Horsemen are advised to exercise extreme caution when using these products in close proximity to a race,” the advisory states. Under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), caffeine is a Class B controlled substance, which comes with a possible 15-day suspension and $1,000 fine for a first offense. The advisory shows pictures of two tubs of substances broadly labelled “EPO-Equine,” each labelled to sell for $525. EPO is the shortened version of Erythropoietin, a type of protein called a growth factor. EPO stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells, which contain a protein called haemoglobin that carries oxygen around the body. As such, EPO is widely known as a performance enhancing substance. When asked if EPO had also been detected in the two substances, CHRB equine medical director, Jeff Blea, simply said that “just caffeine” was detected. The two substances, said Blea, were found during a barn search conducted at Los Alamitos. “It was not related to a caffeine positive,” he said, declining to say whose barn was searched. “This one I think has been around for a long time,” said Blea, about the “EPO-Equine” product. “The caution is, be careful what you're giving your horses.” When asked about the suggestive labelling, Blea said that he had called and emailed the company but didn't receive a response. “It's all about marketing, right?” said Blea. “They're trying to sell a product.” The post CHRB Advisory Warns ‘EPO’-Labelled Supplement Contains Caffeine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

by George Adams, Housatonic Bloodstock Wasabi has been focused on upgrading the quality of the foals that it's breeding over the last few years, and to that end will be using some higher-end stallions in 2024 than what we've bred to in the past. A stallion that we'll be patronizing heavily this year is Maclean's Music. He's about to jump from a crop of 2023 2-year-olds numbering 41 and conceived off of a $20,000 stud fee (out of which he already has nine winners, three of whom have also picked up black-type), to a crop of 2024 2-year-olds numbering around 182 and conceived off of a $25,000 stud fee, which will be followed by two more triple-digit crops conceived off of $50,000 stud fees. His 2024 2-year-olds include 113 that sold at yearling sales this year for an average of $118,636 (up over last year's average of $100,857 for 21 sold), including individuals that brought $625k, $500k, $460k, $400k, $350k, $310k, $300k (x4), etc. Purchasers of Maclean's Music yearlings in 2023 include the likes of the “Avengers” group, Stonestreet, Klaravich, WinStar, Rigney Racing, Cherie DeVaux's Belladonna group and Mike Ryan. Wasabi will be sending four young mares to Maclean's Music, including their first stakes winner Why Not Tonight (as a daughter of Tapiture, her foal will be bred on one of Maclean's Music's most successful crosses, that with A.P. Indy-line mares), as well as Floral Hall (half to three black-type winners, one of which is the granddam of '23 GISW Wet Paint) and American Thriller (by American Pharoah from a deep Michael Tabor family), who are both Unbridled-line mares, and the Juddmonte-bred Kitten's Joy filly Paw Prints. A year ago, Wasabi purchased a Gun Runner filly named Gun Slingin with the hopes that her full-brother Disarm could make some noise on the Triple Crown trail this year. After a solid fourth in the Kentucky Derby, he won the GIII Matt Winn S. and finished second in the GI Travers S., and will hopefully make plenty of noise in 2024 when Gun Slingin will visit Authentic. He's another that had a great sales year in 2023, with an excellent average and individuals purchased by some of the top connections in the industry, and we'll be shocked if he's not at the top of the Freshman Sire List at this time next year. He's a gorgeous individual who will suit her physically, and he was a heck of a racehorse by the best stallion in the country. There's really nothing not to like about him. One of the incoming stallions of 2024 that we were very impressed by–both as an individual and his race record– was Gunite, and Wasabi will be sending their newly acquired Justify filly Itgetsgreaterlater to him after she delivers a Practical Joke foal this January. We also believe very strongly in the chances of Up to the Mark to become an important stallion. Despite his success as a turf horse, Up to the Mark has an undeniably dirt pedigree, being a son of leading sire Not This Time out of a mare by leading sire Ghostzapper, who is herself a full-sister to a dirt sprint stakes winner, the pair of them, in turn, out of the wickedly fast GI Test S. winner Capote Belle. Given that he himself was a winner at six furlongs on dirt at Saratoga in his debut before eventually scoring top-level wins on turf at eight furlongs, nine furlongs and 10 furlongs, plus an excellent placing against the highest company at 12 furlongs, Up to the Mark possessed a dazzling amount of versatility in addition to his obvious quality and turn of foot. We think he has every shot to make it, and the package he brings to stud makes him strong value at his first-year $25,000 fee. Wasabi will be sending four mares to Up to the Mark, including a pair of well-bred maiden mares in Calling All Angels (Ire) (a Dark Angel half to a Group 2 winner by Lope de Vega) and Saucily (a Curlin filly bred by Stonestreet from the family of Uncaptured and Interstatedaydream), as well as the Juddmonte-bred Tapit filly Prosperity (a half to Fulsome) and the Godolphin-bred Desert Rendezvous (a half to GISW Better Lucky and to the dam of Grade III winner Prevalence). Other stallions that will see multiple Wasabi mares in 2024 include Nashville, who should have a great shot to make it as a wickedly fast and gorgeous son of the sire-of-sires Speightstown, and the promising young Maryland sire Blofeld, who continues to put up excellent statistics from small crops of modest mares in a state-bred program that is solid, but without the hugely inflated purses of some of the neighboring states. Editor's note: As breeding season approaches, the TDN is asking breeders where they are sending their mares in 2024. To participate in the series, email suefinley@thetdn.com or katiepetrunyak@thetdn.com. The post Mating Plans, Presented By Spendthrift: Wasabi Ventures appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The first foal for GI Arkansas Derby and GI Haskell Invitational S. winner Cyberknife (Gun Runner) was reported Jan. 3 when a filly was born at Irish Hill Century Farm in Stillwater, New York. Bred by Clay Scherer, the bay is the first produce of the unraced Hildee John (Gormley), a half-sister to five-time stakes winner and GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint runner-up Chalon (Dialed In). “This filly has a good rear end and a nice round shoulder, a lot like Cyberknife,” said Irish Hill Century Farm's Rick Burke. “She has good size, leg and bone. She's a nice foal especially for a maiden [mare].” Also runner-up in the GI Travers S. and GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Cyberknife will stand his second year at Spendthrift Farm for a fee of $25,000, stands and nurses. The post Cyberknife’s First Foal a Filly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article