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Quality Road (Elusive Quality), the sire of 17 stakes winners in 2023 including GI Preakness S. hero National Treasure, will stand the 2024 breeding season for $200,000, the same fee he commanded in 2023. The 17-year-old stallion, is responsible for an additional five winners at the graded level this season, including 'TDN Rising Star' Agate Road, who makes his next appearance in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Nov. 3. Accordingly, it has been a strong yearling sales season for Quality Road, who was represented at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale by a colt out of Grade III winner I'm a Looker (Henny Hughes) that was sold to AMO Racing for $1.1 million, while he had no fewer than 10 yearling sell for $500,000 or more at Keeneland September, topped by a $900,000 half-sister to Grade III winner Moonlight d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro). Flightline (Tapit) stood his first season at Lane's End in 2023 at $200,000, having attracted an impressive array of top-quality mares. The covering fee for the 2022 Longines World's Highest Rated Racehorse has been reduced to $150,000 for the upcoming season. “Flightline was held to 152 mares in his first season. We adjusted his fee for his second season in keeping with what has become 'industry norm', while continuing to limit his book close to 150 mares again,” said Lane's End's Bill Farish. New to the Lane's End stallion barn for 2024 is top Breeders' Cup chance Up To the Mark (Not This Time), while it was recently announced that Arcangelo (Arrogate) would be added to the roster at the conclusion of his racing career. Candy Ride (Arg) (Ride the Rails), whose son Geaux Rocket Ride will be among the top picks in the upcoming GI Breeders' Cup Classic, will command a fee of $75,000, while his successful son Twirling Candy stands for $60,000. Candy Ride's champion son Game Winner, a top-10 freshman sire of yearlings in 2023, will serve mares at $20,000. LANE'S END FARM — 2024 STUD FEES Accelerate (Lookin At Lucky)–$10,000 Arcangelo (Arrogate)–TBD Candy Ride (Arg) (Ride the Rails)–$75,000 Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags)–$10,000 City of Light (Quality Road)–$35,000 (subject to BC results) Connect (Curlin)–$15,000 Flightline (Tapit)–$150,000 Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg})–$20,000 Gift Box (Twirling Candy)–$5,000 Honor A. P. (Honor Code)–$10,000 Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song)–$40,000 Mineshaft (A.P. Indy)–$10,000 Quality Road (Elusive Quality)–$200,000 The Factor (War Front)–$10,000 Tonalist (Tapit)–$10,000 Twirling Candy (Candy Ride {Arg})–$60,000 Union Rags (Dixieland Band)–$15,000 Up to the Mark (Not This Time)–TBD (after BC) West Coast (Flatter)–$5,000 The post Quality Road Anchors Lane’s End Stallion Roster at $200K appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With a patented Calvin Borel ride, Street Sense skimmed the rail and ricocheted off the turn with such momentum that perhaps even Borel was caught by surprise, as he glanced back several times before finally easing the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner past the wire while 10 lengths clear. Much was made at the time of the 'Juvenile Jinx,' as no Juvenile winner had yet won the GI Kentucky Derby the following year. The charismatic Street Sense promptly put that myth to bed the next spring, then added the GI Travers for good measure. Now two of his own Grade I-winning sons stand alongside him at Darley. “I looked after Street Sense for his first season in 2008 in Australia,” said stallion manager Graham Lovatt. “Has as much character in a stallion that I've ever worked with. He'll 'ask' for a carrot or a treat when you walk by and will actually lift a leg up as a prompt. He'll know when his pin is out of his stall door and he'll open it up with his nose/muzzle to get his carrot. He's very respectful. Not a mean bone in his body. I've never known him to bite or kick anyone out of malice.” Street Sense (2004 dark bay or brown horse, Street Cry {Ire}-Bedazzle, by Dixieland Band) Lifetime record: Ch. 2yo colt, MGISW, 13-6-4-2, $4,383,200 Breeders' Cup connections: B-James Tafel (KY); O-Jim Tafel LLC; T-Carl Nafzger; J-Calvin Borel. Current location: Darley America, Lexington, Ky. The post Catching Up with 2006 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Street Sense appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Horse Racing on Saturday, October 21 will feature 15 meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meetings at Caulfield, Randwick, Eagle Farm, Morphettville, Ascot & Darwin. Saturday Racing Tips – October 21, 2023 Caulfield Racing Tips Randwick Racing Tips Eagle Farm Racing Tips Morphettville Racing Tips Ascot Racing Tips Darwin Racing Tips Saturday’s Best Racing Bets Of The Day – October 21, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $50.37 odds return: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Caulfield Race 10 – #5 Viviane Randwick Race 4 – #6 Marquess Eagle Farm Race 6 – #4 Shibli Morphettville Race 9 – #13 Aviatress Ascot Race 1 – #4 Fine Touch | 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 October 21, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

Alice Springs trainer Paul Gardner and Darwin-based jockey Casey Hunter are all smiles following a win at Pioneer Park in the Northern Territory’s Red Centre. Trainer Paul Gardner hopes to extend his lead in the Alice Springs and Provincial Premiership at Pioneer Park on Sunday. Gardner leads the way with seven victories after six meetings this season with Greg Connor, Ray Viney, and Lisa Whittle, who have four wins. Having only returned to training on a full-time basis late last year after a three-year break, Gardner ended the 2022–23 season with 13 wins after wonder mare Roughly enjoyed a purple patch. Gardner, who holds an owner-trainer license, has never won the trainers’ premiership in Central Australia. “It’s quite nice to be leading,” he said. “It’s the first time I’ve ever led the premiership this early. “Usually, I get a few winners, but to be going this well so early, I’m very happy—put it that way.” Gardner’s hopes this weekend rest with Quick Return and Red Wraith. Quick Return, a five-year-old gelding, has been a gem since arriving in the Red Centre in August from the stable of Murray Bridge trainer Heather Lehmann. After finishing third in a 1200m maiden on debut, the son of Reward For Effort disappointed when he finished 10th over 1200m (class), which made it 22 winless races. Quick Return’s fortunes turned on September 10 when he nailed his first win in a 1400m maiden. He made it back-to-back wins a fortnight later over 1400m (BM54) before returning a week later to seal victory over 1200m (BM54) with 62kg on his back after drawing the outside gate in a field of 10. Last Saturday, Quick Return wasn’t disgraced when second behind Fantasy Eagle, and it’s no surprise he was the early $2.60 bookmaker favourite for the 0-64 event over 1400m on Sunday. The fact that apprentice Dakota Gillett will claim 2kg to drop Quick Return’s weight back down to 58.5kg helps, and jumping from gate two is another bonus. “Quick Return has done nothing wrong, and he obviously relishes the track; he goes quite well,” Gardner said. “Six starts for three wins, a second, and a third, so I can’t complain at all. “He’s a beautiful horse, very quiet—a credit to Heather Lehmann and husband Graham because they had him for a long time. “He’s a pleasure to train; he does nothing wrong; he’s a very nice horse.” Quick Return, who finished second on four occasions for the Lehmanns, had 10 starts in SA and also featured at the 2022 and 2023 Darwin Cup Carnival before relocating to Alice Springs. Red Wraith had six starts for Murray Bridge trainer Matthew Sayers in SA, with his best result being a win at Port Augusta in an 1100m maiden in April. The four-year-old gelding was far from convincing in his first start at Pioneer Park on September 10, when he was seventh over 1200m (0-58) before he was scratched following a mishap in the mounting yard prior to contesting yet another race over 1200m (0-58) a fortnight later. However, the son of Charm Spirit was at his best last weekend when he kicked clear in the home straight to sink the three and four-year-olds by 3.5 lengths over 1100m (Class 2). “He’s done really well, but he missed a start because of an injury,” Gardner said. “He bit his tongue going out of the mounting enclosure and had a bit of blood in his mouth, so they scratched him behind the barriers. “The owners bought him, and I leased him off them. “He won at Port Augusta, and I said, ‘‘Well, Port Augusta measures up good with Alice Springs because it’s a very similar track’. “Red Wraith went really well last weekend. “It was a good win, but he’s a funny little horse—scared of a lot of things. “At the moment, he races a bit on fear because he has only just turned four, but if I can settle him down just a little bit I think he should be a very nice horse for us.” Red Wraith was also an early $2.50 Pendlebury Bet favourite for Sunday’s race over 1000m (BM54) and he’s a massive chance if last Saturday is any guide. Meanwhile, Gardner has boosted his stable numbers, stressing that he has invested in horses with a bit more quality. “I’ve probably got seven horses that I haven’t raced yet; they’re all tried horses,” he said. “One of them hasn’t raced officially, but it’s had six barrier trials. “All the others have either won a race or had a dozen to 20 starts, and they’re maidens. “I just like to have maiden horses so that I can educate them for here because it’s hard to get them educated and get them rolling if they don’t know what to do. “They’re the sort of horses I like to get. “I’m feeding 16, but I’ve got a couple that have finished racing that hopefully I can get to a new home.” More horse racing news View the full article

Pin Oak Stud LLC's Geaux Rocket Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}), winner of the GI TVG.com Haskell S. ahead of a runner-up effort in the GI TVG Pacific Classic, breezed three-quarters of a mile in 1:13.80 over the Santa Anita main track Friday morning as he resumed his serious preparations for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 4. Taking to the track at around 7:45 a.m. PT, the $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate was put through his paces by regular rider and four-time Classic winner Mike Smith, who pronounced himself pleased with the move. “It was a good work, especially for him,” Smith said of Geaux Rocket Ride. “He's never been the flashiest horse in the morning.” Geaux Rocket Ride breezed five furlongs in 1:00.20 (3/11) Oct. 3 and also went six panels on Oct. 9, but a time was not recorded owing to heavy morning fog. Trainer Richard Mandella said that the colt spiked a bit of a temperature out of that work, but recovered quickly. “We had to put him on an antibiotic,” said the conditioner, who saddled Pleasant Perfect (Pleasant Colony) to victory in the 2003 Classic, one of an historic four wins on the program. “Luckily, he got right through it. It didn't amount to much. We're happy. Next week he'll have a better work.” Work of the Day from @santaanitapark—Geaux Rocket Ride (Outside), 1:13.80, and Salesman, 1:14.60, worked 6 Furlongs on October 20th, 2023, for trainer Richard Mandella. pic.twitter.com/sbtcLxfbjY — XBTV (@WatchXBTV) October 20, 2023 Three stakes winners from two weekends ago also returned to the tab Friday morning. Chatalas (Gun Runner), victorious in the GII Chandelier S. for trainer Mark Glatt, drilled a half-mile in :47.40 (3/48) and is expected to make her next appearance in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 3. Amerman Racing's Endlessly (Oscar Performance), who remained unbeaten in three starts in the GIII Zuma Beach S., geared up for the GI Juvenile Turf with a four-furlong move that was timed in :48.20 (19/48). Slider (Jimmy Creed), who earned a berth in the field for the GI Juvenile Turf Sprint courtesy of his score in the Speakeasy S., went a similar distance in :47.40. The post Geaux Rocket Ride Returns To the Worktab appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Today 21st October in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 3 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 21, 2023 15 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 31 mins ago Paul Gardner looks to continue winning streak in Alice Springs Trainer Paul Gardner hopes to extend his lead in the Alice Springs and Provincial premiership at Pioneer Park on Sunday … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Coonamble racing preview & best bets | Sunday, October 23 We’ve got Country Cup racing on Sunday afternoon with the Coonabarabran Showcase Cup, moving one hour west to Coonamble due … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago G1 Manikato Stakes to be run on Cox Plate day, after postponement At 9:45pm AEDT, Racing Victoria Stewards made the decision to postpone the Group 1 Manikato Stakes Night post weighing out … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Geelong Racing Club set for significant upgrade Geelong Racing Club is set for a major boost with the Andrews Labor Government backing the development of an inside … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago McDonald to be aggressive early on Anamoe in Cox Plate James McDonald wants to fire up his Ferrari right from the word go. That was his succinct but exciting message … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Darwin races betting tips & quaddie picks | Saturday 22/10/22 Darwin Turf Club will host a six-race card on Saturday, October 22. Northern Territory specialist David White brings you his … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 12 months ago John O’Shea: Maximal can upset stars in Cox Plate John O’Shea believes a win is not far away for Maximal, and he could be the star of a fairytale … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Sale Cup Day best bets & quaddie tips | October 23, 2022 The Sale Turf Club will this weekend hold its annual Cup Day, where a very competitive nine-race card is highlighted … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 12 months ago Alligator Blood passed fit for Cox Plate assignment Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott can breathe a big sigh of relief – Alligator Blood will take his place from … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 12 months ago Date set for Giga Kick v Nature Strip round 2 Clayton Douglas has confirmed his unbeaten gelding and Everest winner, Giga Kick, will bypass the Coolmore Stud Stakes, instead opting … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Punt Drunk: King Charles selling off Queen’s horses It’s been an action-packed week in the racing community and today’s edition of Punt Drunk takes a look back at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 21, 2022 Eight horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Long-term plan for Virtuous Circle comes to life at Moonee Valley While Berkeley Square holds favouritism for the $500,000 Moonee Valley Vase, Liam Howley has given his colt Virtuous Circle a … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Tom Logan celebrated first winning double on Saturday at Darwin Darwin trainer Tom Logan celebrated his first winning double during Saturday’s meeting at Fannie Bay. With partner and in-form jockey … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Cox Plate hopes Gold Trip & Callsign Mav declared lame Two horses set to line up in Saturday’s $5 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley will have to undergo a … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Doomben tips, quaddie & top value bets | Saturday, October 23 HorseBetting’s Queensland racing expert brings you his top tips and quaddie selections for the Doomben race meeting on Saturday, October … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago The Invitation betting tips & strategy | Saturday, October 23 HorseBetting’s Sydney form analyst brings you his top selections and $100 betting strategy for the inaugural running of The Invitation … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Randwick race-by-race preview & best bets | Saturday, October 23 
HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst brings you an in-depth look at all 10 races for Saturday’s meeting at Royal … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Moonee Valley Cox Plate Day betting tips & quaddie | October 23 Moonee Valley will host a bumper 10-race card on Saturday, October 23, and HorseBetting.com.au brings you the race-by-race preview, best … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Tralee Rose books Melbourne Cup start with Geelong Cup win Tralee Rose has all but secured her spot in the Melbourne Cup after a tough win in the Group 3 … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago 2021 Cox Plate runner-by-runner preview & betting tips The 2021 Cox Plate is the feature event on Moonee Valley’s ten-race card on Saturday, October 23, and HorseBetting.com.au’s James … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago 2021 Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting tips | Saturday, October 23 HorseBetting’s Victorian racing expert brings you his betting tips for the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup as well as … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Moonee Valley racing tips & best odds | Friday, October 22 HorseBetting.com.au’s tipping expert brings you the best bets and top odds for the Moonee Valley race meeting for Manikato Stakes … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 2 years ago Zac Purton dominates Happy Valley with second quartet in four days Zac Purton has forged to a double-figure lead over arch-rival Joao Moreira in the 2021/22 Hong Kong jockey’s championship after … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 21, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees six meetings being held on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Cup start guaranteed following Geelong victory Tralee Rose has guaranteed her place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) after a game victory in Wednesday’s Group … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Tutukaka triumphant in Geelong Classic The Tony Pike-trained Tutukaka confirmed his staying prowess when powering home to land the Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) on Wednesday … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Stablemates go head-to-head in Crystal Mile Trainer David Browne’s big game expedition to Victoria with the talented duo of Elephant and Rhinoceros will take on a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Probabeel peaking ahead of Cox Plate At 31, trainer Jamie Richards makes most people seem like under-achievers. The Matamata horseman has 47 Group One wins to … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Decision time pending for Irish Excuse connections Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe says Irish Excuse is at the crossroads of his career, with his performance in the Ray … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Doc Chasing Second Manikato Stakes Crown Calvin McEvoy believes Hey Doc is on track for a fourth Group One win in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Steel Prince Shows Grit To Win Geelong Cup Steel Prince may have gained a start in the Melbourne Cup for the second year in a row after a … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Spring Racing Review: Stars shine in Everest and Caulfield Cup Two big Group 1 races were run and won on Saturday, with Verry Elleegant taking out the Caulfield Cup and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ballarat racing tips & value bets – Thursday, 22 October 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Thursday’s racing action at Ballarat, Victoria … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Armory Ready To Fire In The Cox Plate Aidan O’Brien’s travelling foreman T J Comerford believes Armory is a great Cox Plate chance as his form is better … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Baker To Cook Up More Carnival Success Trainer Bjorn Baker hopes to continue his recent run of success with four horses engaged at the Bondi Stakes meeting … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Peters Hoping For Beginner’s Luck In Plate Bob Peters is hoping his first ever Cox Plate starter, Arcadia Queen, can secure the famous race but he’s worried … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Owners Again Shut Out Of Cox Plate Meeting No owners will be permitted at Moonee Valley for the Manikato Stakes and Cox Plate programs after an about-face from … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Guineas hopes on trial for Marsh Dual-Island trainer Stephen Marsh is looking forward to Saturday where he will be lining-up progressive gallopers at both the Te … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Kensington racing tips & best odds – Wednesday, 21 October 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Wednesday’s racing action on the Kensington track at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ipswich racing tips & value bets – Wednesday, 21 October 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie selections for Wednesday’s eight-race meeting at Ipswich, Queensland … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Plum draw for Probabeel What a difference a year makes. This time last year Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards was devastated after drawing the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Gold Mount, Qafila out of Melbourne Cup Gold Mount and Qafila have both been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup after running in the Caulfield Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Litt comfortable ahead of Plate decision Trainer Richard Litt believes Group One-winning colt Castelvecchio will be a big chance in the Cox Plate if he gets … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Colada and Bottega in battle of Bondi Stablemates Colada and Bottega will again do battle when they run in the $1m Bondi Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Black Heart Bart a late entry for Plate Multiple Group One winner Black Heart Bart has been paid up as a late entry for the $5 million Cox … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Internationals targeting rich Golden Eagle Three horses trained in the northern hemisphere and being aimed at the $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill have arrived … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Two jockeys suspended over Qld Derby fall Matt McGillivray and Tommy Berry have been suspended for careless riding leading to a fall in the Queensland Derby in … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Field of 11 for Group Three Geelong Cup Last year’s Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran is among 11 acceptors for the Geelong Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Mer De Glace gets 1kg Cup weight penalty Japanese horse Mer De Glace has been penalised 1kg for the Melbourne Cup after his Caulfield Cup win, taking his … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Derby hopes rest with Long Jack The pressure goes on Long Jack at Geelong on Wednesday to keep alive the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) prospects … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Last roll of the dice for Sir Charles Road Sir Charles Road is in danger of missing out on a start in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) next … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Rispoli breaks season duck Umberto Rispoli climbed off the premiership’s bottom rung with a welcome first win of the season, leaving Lyle Hewitson, Ben … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Rise High’s Road to December Vincent Ho was pleased with Rise High’s winning effort in the Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago High for Fownes as Beauty Generation is beaten There was fist-pumping and whooping, high-fives and firm clasps for all hands within reach of the Rise High camp; deflation … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Patience pays for Seasons Bloom in Premier Bowl thriller Danny Shum is counting down the days to the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint on 8 December after Seasons … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Qld horse abattoir may face criminal probe An investigation into the slaughter of former racehorses at a Queensland abattoir could become a criminal investigation, the Queensland government … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News, USA horse racing news 4 years ago Sad end for Wicklow Brave in America Trainer Willie Mullins has paid tribute to Wicklow Brave after he suffered a fatal fall at Far Hills racecourse in … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Hot King Prawn Sizzles in the Bowl to put Clipperton back in the big time Yesterday is history and tomorrow’s a mystery, but a proud Sam Clipperton was content to revel in the present at … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Sibling rivalry brewing as Glorious Forever rolls towards Hong Kong Cup Glorious Forever galloped one race closer to a face-off with big brother Time Warp in December’s Group 1 Hong Kong … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Outstanding miler Beauty Generation does it again in Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Beauty Generation has drawn his share of unwarranted knocks from the naysayers but at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 21 … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trevor-Jones rues unlucky Verdon Cup run Travelling foreman Robin Trevor-Jones fears Red Verdon has missed out on his grand final but the horse will press on … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Innisfail thoroughbred trainer charged over race day injection The Racing Crime Squad have charged a licensed Thoroughbred Trainer after allegedly administering substances to a horse before it raced … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Valley waiting game for O’Brien pair TJ Comerford, the travelling foreman for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, is awaiting news whether Rostropovich and Idaho will be runners … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cranbourne meeting called off after fall Jockeys Brad Rawiller and Brian Higgins have been sent to a Melbourne hospital following a race fall at Cranbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Manikato quartet set to run for O’Brien U S Navy Flag, Spirit Of Valour, Fleet Review and Intelligence Cross are set to run for Aidan O’Brien in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Saeed bin Suroor now chasing a Cox Plate Having won a second Caulfield Cup with Best Solution, Saeed bin Surorr has switched his immediate attention to the Cox … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Verry Elleegant giving owners great ride Newly promoted VRC Oaks favourite Verry Elleegant is living up to her owners’ hopes in Melbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Pride pair primed for Perth assault The focus is on Melbourne but Joe Pride already has one eye on the summer carnival races in Perth … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sunlight gets used to Valley before G1 Sunlight has pleased her trainer in the first of two planned work-outs at Moonee Valley in preparation for the Group … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Champions hat-trick for John Gosden A treble on Champions Day at Ascot has secured the trainer’s title for John Gosden … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cracksman bows out a winner Cracksman has bowed out with a successful defence of the Champion Stakes at Ascot … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Cup gives Parish his first Group One win Cory Parish has guided Boom Time to victory in the Caulfield Cup, earning the jockey his first Group One win … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Jockeys hit by suspensions at Caulfield Seven jockeys have been suspended at Caulfield, four of them from the Caulfield Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Fuhryk bounces back with Caulfield victory Sprinting mare Fuhryk has added to a big day for the Lindsay Park stable with a Listed win after stablemate … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Global Glamour wins Gr 2 Tristarc Stakes Global Glamour has fought gamely to win the Tristarc Stakes first-up at Caulfield, bringing up a winning treble for her … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Hayes wins Caulfield Cup with own horse Boom Time has caused an upset in the $3 million Caulfield Cup, surprising even his owner and trainer David Hayes … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Olive proud of Single Gaze’s Cup second Canberra mare Single Gaze has done her connections proud to finish second in the $3 million Caulfield Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Bolter Boom Time wins $3m Caulfield Cup Outsider Boom Time has won the $3 million Caulfield Cup, beating Single Gaze and Johannes Vermeer … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago What jockeys said after Caulfield Cup What the jockeys said after the Caulfield Cup won by Boom Time … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Caulfield Cup recap & what punters learned for the Melbourne Cup THE first of Melbourne’s spring racing big-three, the Caulfield Cup has been run and won by Boom Time at a … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Ben Hayes, Dabernig savour first Cup win Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, who train in partnership with David Hayes, have savoured their first Caulfield Cup win … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Magorrian lands milestone Sydney double Irish apprentice Lee Magorrian has posted his first Saturday double after Improvement and Mortar Platoon won at Randwick … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago White Moss secures black type in Nivison White Moss has taken a major step in her career with victory in the Group Three Nivison at Randwick in … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Snitty Kitty the queen of short-course racing after Caulfield win FOUR-YEAR-OLD mare Snitty Kitty claimed the title “Queen of short-course racing” on Saturday when taking out the Group 2 Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Snitty Kitty sprints to Group Two victory Snitty Kitty has continued to improve throughout her career and has landed her biggest win in the Group Two Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Goodfella sets up Melbourne Group One bid The Bjorn Baker-trained colt Goodfella is set for a Group One debut in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington after … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Ulmann Perth bound following Caulfield win Ulmann has led home a Darren Weir quinella in the Moonga Stakes and is now Perth bound for the summer … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Front-running tactics pay dividends for Improvement GARY Portelli-trained four-year-old Improvement has gotten itself back in the winner’s circle for the first time in nine months after … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Improvement some consolation for Portelli Improvement has given her trainer Gary Portelli something to smile about at Randwick after the scratching of Single Bullet from … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Bendigo Cup aim for Coongy winner Kiwia The Darren Weir-trained Kiwia will head to the Bendigo Cup after winning the Group Three Coongy Cup at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Destiny’s Kiss seals campaign with Cup win Veteran stayer Destiny’s Kiss has earned a deserved but short break from racing after winning the City Tattersalls Club Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago She Knows back in action with Highway win Trainer Danny Williams says he erred on the side of caution by sidelining She Knows for five weeks but will … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Cliff’s Edge puts his Derby claims on show Cliff’s Edge has leapt to the top of Victoria Derby markets after leading throughout over 2000m in the Caulfield Classic … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Wet weather, poor visibility ends Doomben The Doomben meeting has been abandoned after three races because of poor visibility for jockeys … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Pinot firms for the Oaks after dominant Caulfield win WATERHOUSE and Bott-trained Pinot has firmed in heavily for the VRC Oaks after a dominant win in the Bloodstock Ethereal … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Former Hong Kong star Packing Eagle wins Sweynesse Stakes PACKING Eagle, known as Packing Pins in Hong Kong, was a brilliant winner of the $70,000 WFA Sweynesse Stakes at … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Waterhouse has Oaks in sight with Pinot Well-bred filly Pinot has pressed her claims for the VRC Oaks with a front-running win in the Ethereal Stakes at … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Kaonic win confirms Carbine Stakes start The Chris Waller-trained colt Kaonic is seeking to emulate the Carbine Club Stakes-winning exploits of former stablemate Kermadec for owner … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Ace High has tune-up gallop at Randwick Spring Champion Stakes winner Ace High has had a work-out between races at Randwick ahead of his Victoria Derby bid … Read More Horse 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The winners of last two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown—Velocitor and Touch'n Ride—meet for the first time since the King's Plate in the Oct. 21 Ontario Derby (G3) at Woodbine. View the full article

Top 3-year-old Paddington will look to make amends for his third-place finish in the Juddmonte International Stakes (G1) and collect his fifth group 1 win in the Oct. 21 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1).View the full article

The Juddmonte team must be hopeful they can carry off the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (G1) prize because they have two strong contenders in Time Lock and Bluestocking. But which of the pair will be the pick?View the full article

Five of the first eight finishers from last year's British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1) are still in training and all five have made it back to the race Oct. 21. View the full article

The traditional end-of-season race, the Tour de Fort, closed things out in a very non-traditional fashion at Fort Erie Oct. 17, with a stunning 40-length lead vanishing completely down the final stretch.View the full article

9th-SA, $61K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 8:11 p.m. ET. The rail-drawn URBAN LEGEND (Into Mischief) is one of three Bob Baffert trainees to debut in the Santa Anita finale. Out of MSW Singing Kitty (Ministers Wild Cat), the bay colt went for $300,000 at Keeneland September before bringing $1.3 million at the OBS April Sale. He is campaigned by Morplay Racing LLC, Rosedown Racing Stables, LLC and Kerri Radcliffe. The Hall of Fame conditioner will also saddle Nysos (Nyquist), who was purchased by Baoma Corp. for $550,000 at OBS April, and British Isles (Justify). Out of GSW Purely Hot (Pure Prize) and a half-brother to GI American Pharoah S. champ Eight Rings (Empire Maker), the latter is owned by Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor. Also set for his unveiling is Tracker (Curlin), who is out of GI Darley Alcibiades S. heroine Gomo (Uncle Mo). The $250,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $900,000 OBS March graduate is campaigned by Talla Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, Woodford Racing and Robert and DeLynn Abernathy. TJCIS PPS 5th-KEE, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 3:08 p.m. ET. Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and trainer Jeff Engler send out Bedazzle 'Em (American Pharoah) for her first start. The $750,000 Keeneland September graduate counts GIII Schuylerville S. winner Just Cindy (Justify) as a half sister. She'll face Red White and Blue Racing's Denim and Pearls (Into Mischief), who sold for $500,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. The Brad Cox trainee is a full-sister to GIII Robert B. Lewis S. hero Newgate. Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred Aunt Fannie (Uncle Mo), trained by Ian Wilkes, is a half-sister to GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. victor McCraken (Ghostzapper) and GIII Dogwood S. winner Four Graces (Majesticperfection). TJCIS PPS The post Saturday Insights: $1.3m Into Mischief OBS April Grad Makes Santa Anita Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

I don't mean to tease any New York racing connections when I say this, but the real standout when it comes to racing this weekend might be the beautiful Fall weather. Graded-stakes action is happening at Keeneland and Woodbine on Saturday and both tracks should feature sunny skies and seasonal, if perhaps slightly below-average, temperatures. That leaves the racing to heat things up and Keeneland takes center stage with the GII Lexus Raven Run S. over seven furlongs for the 3-year-old fillies. A field of nine will line up led by the nearly undefeated Alva Starr (Lord Nelson). Her only two losses, if you can call them that, were both narrow second-place efforts when facing tough company at Oaklawn Park and Churchill Downs back in May. She's stepped up since, posting a 6 3/4-length win in Delaware's Dashing Beauty S. and topping that off with an 8 3/4-length romp in the GII Prioress S. at Saratoga Sept. 2. In her first work at Keeneland, she fired a best-of-18 bullet, going five furlongs in :58 Oct. 8 for trainer Brett Brinkman. Situated just to the favorite's inside, Dazzling Blue (Into Mischief) went three-for-three to start her career before running second to Maple Leaf Mel (Cross Traffic) in Belmont's GIII Victory Ride S. July 8. Third but well beaten behind Alva Starr as the odds-on favorite in the Prioress, the $500,000 KEESEP grad will look to turn the tables on that rival for Juddmonte and trainer Brad Cox. Charles Town Oaks winner Vahva (Gun Runner) also brings a run of recent good form in for Cherie DeVaux. Third in that Victory Ride at Belmont, she posted a career-best 92 Beyer Speed Figure in that Charles Town win and her only two major defeats both came at the hands of MGISW winner Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) at the Fair Grounds earlier in the year. She's also one of only two fillies in the field (the other being Lady Radler {Kantharos}) with experience over the Keeneland oval. North of the border, Woodbine plays host to the GIII Ontario Derby with thrilling Breeders' S. winner Touch'n Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}) coming back off short rest. Fifth after a troubled trip in the King's Plate Aug. 20, the 3-year-old gelding just out-dueled talented filly Elysian Field (Hard Spun) on the grass to nab the third leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. Back on the Tapeta Saturday for his first try at 1 1/8 miles, he keeps leading rider Kazushi Kimura aboard. Another Canadian Triple Crown race winner lines up just to inside with Prince of Wales S. victor Velocitor (Mor Spirit) turning back to the all-weather off that score in the slop at Fort Erie Sept. 12. And while the field won't have Elysian Field to contend with Saturday, they'll have another pair of fillies to test in GIII Selene S. winner Solo Album (Curlin), who faces the boys for the first time, and last-out Ontario Damsel S. heroine Forever Dixie (Quality Road), a respectable fourth in last year's GIII Grey S. against males, to the outside. The racing returns to Kentucky Sunday with just a single graded-stakes race on the card: the GIII Rood and Riddle Dowager S. The marathon 1 1/2-mile turf contest for fillies and mares attracted the top two finishers of the GIII Ladies Marathon S. in Vergara (Noble Mission {GB}) and Transient (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). For the 5-year-old Transient, both of her prior starts over Sunday's distance were defeats to fellow entry Personal Best (Tapit) who also exits the Ladies Marathon from fourth. Only two of these fillies (the previously mentioned Vergara and Loved Reiko {Tapit}) have wins over this distance while there are several runners in the field trying the stretch out for the first time. The post The Sun Shines Bright On Weekend Graded Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The PowerPoint presentations and video replay from the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities, organized by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, held earlier this month at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in France, can now be found at the IFHA website. Additionally, the replay of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys (ICHSWJ) is also available on the IFHA website. The Conference was chaired by Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges and focused on safeguarding equine welfare and exploring shifts in societal expectations, as well as the racing industry's response around the world. It examined both immediate concerns and forward-looking initiatives to protect and promote equine welfare. The ICHSWJ was held on Sept. 28 at Auteuil Racecourse in Paris and featured presentations and panels on overall jockey well-being, including concussions, spinal injuries, and mental health and psychological fitness. The post Replays, Presentations Available from the IFHA and ICHSWJ Conferences appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger, G1), could be either a rubber match between the winners of the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown or a chance for a third winner to grab a jewel.View the full article

Philip Baron von Ullmann went to 105,000gns for a breeding right in Group 1 sire Cracksman (GB) (lot 94) on Friday, the top lot at the Tattersalls Online October Sale. The sire of undefeated G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Ace Impact (Fr), the Darley sire's eldest foals are 3-year-olds. He also has G2 Premio Dormello winner Aloa (GB) and four other stakes winners to date. Von Ullmann said, “We believe that Cracksman is the perfect stallion for Schlenderhan's philosophy because he fits perfectly with our Adlerflug (Ger) mares, especially those out of Monsun (Ger) dams. What more can you ask of a stallion who in his first crop has bred an Arc winner? We have a couple of Adlerflug mares who could visit him next year. We will wait until we do our proper planning but he's definitely going to get a very strong mare from us.” Leading the horses-in-training was lot 19, Blue Prince (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) who sold to Gary Hignett and Angela Turner's G & A Racing for 52,000gns. The winner, consigned by Richard Fahey's Musley Bank Stables, is a great grandson of G3 Ballyogan S. heroine Lidanna (GB) (Nicholas). “We were driving but I could watch the sale on my mobile and we're really pleased,” said Turner. “Gary and myself had horses separately before but now we're living together and we've made G and A Racing. Gary found the horse online and we've just retired one of our horses so we were looking for a replacement. We might see if there's some all-weather stuff for him but mainly we'll get him sparked up for the next turf season.” The top price for a race filly on the day was 40,000gns, as Dan Astbury and Stockton Hall snapped up Soldier Of Fortune (Ire) 4-year-old Final Escape (Ire) (lot 26). A half-sister to G1 Slaney Novice Hurdle second Last Encounter (Ire) (Beneficial {GB}), the dark bay was consigned by Canterbrook Stud and had finished second on her bumper debut last month. At the conclusion of the sale, 45 of the 89 lots (51%) had sold for an aggregate of 411,200gns. The average was 9,138gns and the median was 3,400gns. The post Breeding Right In Cracksman Popular At Tattersalls Online October Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As if conjuring the renowned Babet as a personal Tempest for his [probable] European goodbye, racing's true Duke of Milan rides back into his beloved Ascot on Saturday as the eye of the storm for a suitably dramatic instalment of the Qipco Champions Day. While this fixture has fast become a resounding success, despite its mid-October nook being that bit too far into the wet season to deliver a fair playing field, it always needs at least one dynamo per year to power it into the headlines. Officials are lucky that the 2023 edition is already taken care of. It's a fitting goodbye to a totem, a genuine racing institution and, quite possibly, a national one too who 27 years ago used the old Ascot Festival card that boasted the QEII as its showcase to carve out his unfathomable Magnificent Seven. We all know that the imperative glorious farewell victory will come, but from where? Will it be a late gift from King Of Steel (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the G1 Qipco Champion S., the key race of them all? Dettori will hope that it comes much sooner in the afternoon to release the enormous emotional pressure. There is the 2000 Guineas hero Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S., his old friend Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in the G1 Qipco British Champions Sprint, and the aptly-titled Free Wind (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares S. Away you go, Prospero. Ahead of one of his biggest days in the saddle, the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame jockey is trying to hold it together. “I'll try to keep my emotions in check until after my last ride, but obviously all my friends and family will be there. I'm sure I'll shed a tear on the day, but at the moment I'm really trying to focus on the races and give my friends and family something to shout about on the day,” he said. King Of Steel's trainer Roger Varian summed up the general feeling ahead of the rider's tumultuous farewell. “We're happy to have him on our horse on Saturday and on the big day, when the goggles come down, he's one of the very best there has ever been and the season he's had tells everyone he is still riding at the top of his game,” he said. Adding to the sense of occasion is the fact that Dettori will sport the Godolphin royal blue he is most synonymous with as he partners the G2 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup contender Trawlerman (Ire) by his renaissance horse Golden Horn (GB). Hugh Anderson, managing director of Godolphin, is keen to stress the import of the situation. “For Godolphin, Frankie Dettori has been a huge part of our history,” he said. “For my whole adult life–and I'm a little bit older than Frankie–he has been the top jockey or one of the top jockeys in this country and I think his contribution to the sport has been incalculable. I'm very pleased he is going to be wearing Godolphin blue on what is potentially his last Champions Day and we hope he does well.” Paddington | PA Media Ballydoyle Big Guns Are Rolled Out… Despite the feeling of inevitability that things will ultimately fall his way, there are of course 52 reasons why Frankie won't ride a single winner and six of them are from Ballydoyle, with the TDN Rising Star Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) having been on the receiving end of Dettori's magic as he suffered a momentum-stopping defeat to Mostahdaf (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Juddmonte International. Prior to that, he had hoarded the Irish 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace, Eclipse and Sussex and his role in a rich renewal of the QEII will tell us where he stands among the season's kingpins. If Paddington isn't a mortal lock, the yard's Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) could well be as he continues his improbable comeback from his well-documented strife in the Long Distance Cup. Aidan O'Brien reflected on his key duo earlier this week. “Paddington loves racing and loves work–when you build up his work, he starts putting on weight and that's just the way he is,” he said. “He's a good strong traveller and quickens very well and handles all types of ground. He goes like a real miler, even though he's won over a mile and a quarter. I couldn't believe Kyprios made it back to any race really–I couldn't believe the day he went out of the parade ring at The Curragh he was actually there. He was just barely ready to run and we think he's made progress since then.” Allez France? While the feature Champion has been kind to France since moving to Ascot and the focus is understandably on Horizon Dore (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}) to cap a momentous autumn for Gousserie Racing, there is also the prospect of the QEII-bound Big Rock (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) to keep Yeguada Centurion and Christopher Head in the big time that they have become accustomed to during the current campaign. Those keen to write off the latter after three excusable defeats will be well served to remember that he dismantled Horizon Dore in Chantilly's nine-furlong G3 Prix de Guiche when the ground was given as officially heavy. Patrice Cottier's emerging star has moved up in trip subsequently while Big Rock has gone the other way, so a sensational double for this Gallic pairing is not a far-fetched scenario. Pauline Chehboub said of Horizon Dore in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf qualifier, “He is doing well, he is in good form with some freshness. He is stronger than at the start of the season. He needed time this year, so we chose to stay in France for the first part of the season and now it's time to travel and see him at group one level.” Girl Power… Nashwa | Scoop Dyga This day is all about bringing the best together and, luckily, the two power contests boast three power players among the females. It just so happens that Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) represents double trouble in that regard, with Hollie Doyle combining to make for a potent threat in the QEII that has for so long looked tailor-made for her. More about pure muscular pace than stamina at four, Imad Al Sagar's beloved filly bullied her sex in the G1 Falmouth S. and comes back to that mile trip after two huge efforts attempting to carry her speed over 10 furlongs. Hollie Doyle, who will have already steered her perennial hero of the hour Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) in the Long Distance Cup, is geared up for her latest dose of the Nashwa treatment. “It really hasn't mattered to me which race they chose,” she said. “Nashwa seems just as good at a mile as a mile and a quarter, so the trip doesn't seem to be an issue and she goes on any ground. The figures say she's improved significantly again, which is mad, so I'm delighted she's staying in training.” What Nashwa has in brute strength, The Aga Khan's Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) possibly makes up for in tactical elan but this potentially horrible going is not what she needs and Dermot Weld will be quick to spare her a gruelling examination in the QEII–a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile–if the expected torrents come this way. Any volume of rain is of no concern to the Champion S. siren Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), whose performance in Newmarket's G2 Dahlia S. in May still stands as one of the season's major moments. What she achieved subsequently, even when winning at a higher level in The Curragh's Pretty Polly, did not have that same elevated feel but the ground has come right for another tour de force from Rebecca Hillen's star of the George Boughey show. “She looks amazing for this time of year and her best performances come after a break, which she's had since Deauville two months ago,” Boughey said. “Oisin [Murphy] already knows her well, having ridden her work when she was with Joe [Tuite].” Not A Bridge Too Far… Bay Bridge | Megan Ridgwell When it is on the soft side, it is fair to describe last year's Champion S. hero Bay Bridge (GB) (New Bay {GB}) as one of the best of the middle-distance division. His success over Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and My Prospero (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) in this 12 months ago, and more importantly his brushing aside of Mostahdaf in the G3 Brigadier Gerard S. last May, mark him as a special talent when conditions are kind. On the Polytrack, James Wigan and Ballylinch Stud's flag-bearer again showed what he is capable of on his penultimate start in the G3 September S. and it is possible to excuse all defeats around those wins mostly on surfaces too quick. Sir Michael Stoute's sole runner in the card's pattern races is probably still the one to beat in the feature and the master trainer's assistant James Savage is giving out the right vibes. “We've been very pleased with how Bay Bridge came out of the Arc, which was a tough race on ground that dried out throughout the day,” he said. “He ran well at Longchamp and was only beaten about six lengths, having done a little bit too much in Richard's hands in the early and middle parts of the race.” “We are pretty sure he stayed the mile and a half, as he did at Kempton, but you'd have to say that going back to Ascot in conditions we've been waiting for all year he'd have a great shout,” he added. “I think Mostahdaf is a very, very good horse, and so is Horizon Dore, so in my opinion it's just as strong a race as last year, but conditions will hopefully be very much in our favour once again and he's training very well.” Time Calls For Charlton… Another subplot to the fixture is the last Champions Day for Roger Charlton as he nears the handover to son Harry at the end of the season. They saddle the fast-improving Time Lock (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Fillies & Mares and her impressive defeat of the re-opposing Sweet Memories (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in Newmarket's G3 Princess Royal S. last month marks her down as one of the favourites. “She is in great form and is on the right path, growing in confidence with her success. It looks very competitive with a big field but she's in as good form as any of the others at the moment,” Harry said. “It's hard to be too confident, as the conditions aren't ideal. We'd be going with more confidence if they weren't looking at so much rain, as good ground would have been ideal, but she handles soft.” Inner Track Decision Made… Ascot announced that the inner flat course will be used for the middle-distance races on Saturday, with the going at soft, heavy in places on Friday. It was good-to-soft, soft in places on the inner track then and soft on the straight course. As a result of the change, the Long Distance Cup will now be run over 82 yards shorter, the Fillies & Mares will be 78 yards less while the Champion Stakes remains at 10 furlongs. The post Ascot Braced for Frankie’s Champions Day Farewell appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Joe Taylor, based out of Parx Racing, was sanctioned based on the "admission of EAD rule violation and acceptance of consequences," per the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's website. View the full article

Leon King Stable's Bentornato faces Mattingly and Hurricane Nelson Oct. 21 in the $200,000 Affirmed Division of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association's Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

The Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger-G1), could be either a rubber match between the winners of the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown or a chance for a third winner to grab a jewel.View the full article

Trainer Joseph O'Brien will bid to complete a remarkable treble in the Oct. 21 Caulfield Cup (G1) when saddling Valiant King and Okita Soushi in the AU$5 million 12-furlong handicap.View the full article

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is pleased to announce new guidance out of the United States Department of Agriculture which will streamline the glanders testing protocol for importing horses into the United States.View the full article

The first session of Part 3 of the Arqana October Yearling Sale was topped by a son of Goken (Fr) (lot 580) who went for €60,000 to MAB Agency on Friday. Consigned by Haras de la Haie Neuve, the bay is a grandson of G2 Ribblesdale S. heroine Thakafaat (Ire) (Unfuwain). Dual Group 1 winner and sire Power (GB) is under the third dam, as is GI E. P. Taylor S. victress Curvy (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). The colt was bred by Haras des Pyrenees. It is worth noting that Goken, who stands alongside his sire Kendargent (Fr) at Haras de Colleville, has eight stakes winners to his credit, and his Zorken (Fr), who won a listed race earlier in the year, doubled up at that level in Thursday's Criterium de Vitesse at Deauville. Friday's leading buyer Marc Antoine Berghgracht's MAB Agency also signed for a €17,000 son of Romanised (Ire) (lot 546) from the draft of Haras de Bourgeauville earlier in the day. From a consignor's standpoint, Haras de la Haie Neuve was on top with five sold for a total of €135,000 and an average of €27,000. Just behind lot 580 on the buyers' sheets was a filly (lot 627) by Toronado (Ire), who sold for €55,000 to Broadhurst Agency/Capucines Bloodstock. That sire had topped Thursday's session with a €130,000 colt (lot 434). Part of the Haras des Sablonnets draft, the bay is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Best Win (Fr) (Red Dubawi {Ire}). Friday's session boasted a healthy clearance rate, as 80 sold of 93 offered (86%). The gross was €1,277,500, while the average was €15,969 and the median was €13,500. The fifth and final session of the sale begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday with 93 yearlings catalogued. The post Son Of Goken Tops Friday’s Arqana Session appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Retired race-caller Dave Johnson has filed suit against streaming giant Netflix and some of its subsidiaries, alleging his voice and persona were used on an episode of the popular Netflix program 'The Crown' without his permission. Johnson is seeking compensatory and exemplary damages as well as equitable relief. The suit was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. The allegations revolve around a show that aired on Nov. 9, 2022, which was the eighth episode of Season Five of 'The Crown'. The episode includes the storyline of how and when Queen Elizabeth II became interested in horse racing. On the show, she is shown watching races broadcast on satellite television. According to the lawsuit, the broadcast of the races includes Johnson's voice and his call of the 1995 GI Travers S. as well as other examples where Johnson's voice is used. “Dave Johnson's actual voice, which is synonymous with horse racing in the United States at that period of time, is being used and is clearly audible and immediately recognizable,” the suit charges. “Mr. Johnson is very proud of his body of work as the voice of American horse racing and as such has an interest in the unauthorized use of same without his permission,” said Johnson's lawyer, Drew Mollica. “His historic call of the 1995 Travers played an important role in Episode 8 of 'The Crown' during Season 5 and was used without his permission and he seeks compensation. The complaint speaks for itself.” Johnson has been careful to protect his brand and has sued others who have used his catchphrase “And Down the Stretch They Come,” which he has trademarked, without his authorization. In all cases, whenever Johnson has prevailed in a lawsuit he has donated his compensation to a racing related charity. Beneficiaries of Johnson's donations have included New York's Backstretch Employee Service Team, Churchill Downs' Backside Learning Center and various scholarships including the University of Arizona's Racetrack Industry Program and Southern Illinois University, as well as donations he has made to benefit disabled jockeys. According to Netflix's own numbers. 'The Crown's' “fifth season was viewed for 107.39 million hours following its premier” and Episode Eight had a production cost of approximately $13 million. According to the complaint, in 2022 Netflix Entities garnered a total revenue from its video streaming platform that amounted to approximately $31.6 billion and that “a substantial portion of that revenue is attributable to the sale, rental, and streaming success of 'The Crown', including Season Five, Episode Eight.” “As a proximate result of All Defendants acts and/or omissions, All Defendants, individually, collectively and acting on concert, have invaded Dave Johnson's statutory right to privacy, misappropriated his persona and voice, and have profited at Dave Johnson's expense…” the lawsuit charges. Johnson called the GI Kentucky Derby for ABC Sports from 1978 to 1980 and from 1987 to 2000. He called the GI Preakness S. and the GI Belmont S. from 1987 to 2000. He also served as the head announcer at, among others, the NYRA tracks, the Meadowlands, Santa Anita Park and Hialeah Park. He is currently the co-host of the “Down the Stretch” show on Sirius XM radio. The post Dave Johnson Sues Netflix, Charges That His Voice Was Used On ‘The Crown’ Without His Consent appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Sunday running at Kyoto and Tokyo Racecourses. The weekend feature takes place at the former venue, which hosts the final leg of the colts' Triple Crown, the G1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger). Click here for our preview: Sunday, October 22, 2023 4th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m AARU (c, 2, Malibu Moon–Ginza, by Kitten's Joy), a $53,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling and $50,000 OBS April juvenile, is out of a daughter of the unraced Unfold the Rose (Catienus), whose daughter Stephanie's Kitten (Kitten's Joy) won the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2011 and four years later took out the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf before selling for $550,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Unfold the Rose is also the dam of MGSW dirt marathoner Heywoods Beach (Speightstown). The colt's third dam was Bail Out Becky (Red Ransom), winner of the 1995 GI Del Mar Oaks for the Ramseys and Bill Mott. B-RGP Ocala Holdings LLC (FL) 10th-KYO, ¥35,040,000 ($233k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1600mT T O GRANVILLE (c, 3, Lea–All in Fun, by Tapit) has made a spectacular start to his career, with three wins from as many starts, all at this distance, including a 2-win allowance success at Niigata when last seen Aug. 27 (see below, SC 15). Purchased for $125,000 in utero by Winchester Farm at Keeneland November in 2019, the chestnut is out of a stakes-placed full-sister to the dual graded-stakes placed juvenile Tight Ten and his third dam is dual Grade I winner Fleet Renee (Seattle Slew). Takeshi Yokoyama, who rides favored Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in the race immediately after this, takes over at the controls. B-Mishima Stud Ltd (KY) The post Malibu Moon Colt Gets Started at Tokyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article