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Last Saturday featured one of the best race days on the Australian racing calendar, with both Caulfield Guineas Day and Everest Day taking centre stage at Caulfield and Randwick. For the Follow Files this week, we have focussed on the massive day of racing at Caulfield and found three runners that appear close to a win at their next start after strong performances. Caulfield Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: True entire circuit Race 5: Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) | Time: 1:03.82 Horse to follow: Curran (5th) With most people focussing on Asfoora and Uncommon James in the Schillaci Stakes, a lot would have missed the run of the Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor-trained Curran, who ran on strong from the back of the field to finish fifth. The son of Night Of Thunder recorded the fastest last 400m and 200m sectionals of the entire meeting, even though he was first-up going into Saturday. He may have been beaten by four lengths, but considering the class of his rivals and the fact that he was fresh, Curran’s run shouldn’t be underrated. When to bet: Last spring Tolson & Proctor used the Village Stakes (7th) before pushing onto the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes where he finished seventh – beaten over two lengths. However, after his impressive performance last Saturday, he brings much better form in the race this year if they choose to go to the Rising Fast on Derby Day at Flemington on November 4. Asfoora is a beauty!@HDwyerRacing’s mare put the rest of the field to the sword in the Schillaci Stakes @AitkenMitch pic.twitter.com/j0aBViEtV4 — Racing.com (@Racing) October 14, 2023 Race 9: Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) | Time: 1:37.97 Horse to follow: Militarize (5th) Militarize from the Chris Waller yard was sent out as a well backed favourite for the Caulfield Guineas, but he unfortunately got too far back and ran on super on the final 400m. The distance that he was beaten by may have been slightly improved due to the interference that the leader caused, but the son of Dundeel still rattled home in the fast sectionals for the race in every 200m split from the 1400m mark onwards. Clearly with a more positive ride, Militarize would have finished much closer than the official margin of 4.25 lengths. When to bet: Chris Waller has confirmed that Militarize will go to the Group 1 Cox Plate and tackle the best Weight For Age race in the country. Being a son of Dundeel, this three-year-old colt should love stretching out to 2040m for the first time and is expected to run well with a very light weight. Griff becomes the first horse in 15 years to do the Stutt Stakes & Caulfield Guineas double @cmaherracing @BMelham pic.twitter.com/cKRUC5NHxN — Racing.com (@Racing) October 14, 2023 Race 10: Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) | Time: 1:36.47 Horse to follow: Bankers Choice (3rd) The Group 1 Toorak Handicap wasn’t dominated by the race favourite Amelia’s Jewel, but one runner who settled further back than her and ran straight past most of his rivals was that of Bankers Choice from the Mike Moroney stable. This son of Mongolian Khan settled second last in the 1600m contest, and even though he was slightly inconvenienced on the home turn, he still ran home in the fastest 200m sectionals of the race. He also recorded the fast last 1400m sectional of the entire meeting, when running home into third place behind Attrition and Antino. When to bet: After running 10th in the Toorak last year, Moroney and his team chose the Group 2 Crystal Mile as his next run, where Bankers Choice finished second – beaten by 1.5 lengths. If the stable choose to the same route for this six-year-old gelding this spring, expect him to run a massive race and fight out the finish. Amazing scenes Attrition delivers @Freedmanmitch & @beau_mertens their first G1 victories pic.twitter.com/IxUxDuF21P — Racing.com (@Racing) October 14, 2023 Latest horse racing tips View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Caulfield Sprint Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1000m The Group 2 Caulfield Sprint is a 1000m event, worth $300,000 held annually on Caulfield Cup Day. First run as a Listed race over 1100m in 1983, the Caulfield Sprint was reduced back to the 1000m in 2015. The Caulfield Sprint is often used as starting reference for some nice races during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Remarkably, in 2014 and 2015 the Caulfield Sprint saw a dead-heat result for first in consecutive years. Below we will delve into the Caulfield Sprint field, odds, top Caulfield Cup betting sites and apps and the history of the race, including past results. 2023 Caulfield Sprint Betting Odds Asfoora ridden by Jye McNeil wins the 2022 Caulfield Sprint. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The 2023 Caulfield Sprint odds as of October 17 look like this: Spacewalk – +180 Hedged – +250 Lofty Strike – +250 Jigsaw – +500 Midwest – +700 General Beau – +1400 Complete Caulfield Sprint odds available at Picklebet. Best Caulfield Sprint bookmakers The Caulfield Sprint isn’t a race that’s on the tip of every punters’ tongue, but the bookies offer great value which has been snapped up over the last few years. Some of the top online bookmakers will open up Caulfield Sprint all-in markets which don’t provide insurance if your selected runner doesn’t start in the race, but the odds are more appealing. All of our recommended horse betting sites offer betting on the Caulfield Sprint and bookmaker bonuses will also be available in the days leading up to the race. These horse racing betting sites generally have apps available for iOS and Android smartphones. Sport Table Latest Caulfield Sprint News Vow And Declare stamps Melbourne Cup claim | The Follow Files Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Despite the conditions, Caulfield Cup Day produced plenty of quality racing. Find out which horses we’re following out of that … Read More Asfoora proves way too speedy in the Caulfield Sprint Horse Racing News 1 year ago Asfoora has demolished her rivals in the McCafe Sprint at Caulfield under a perfectly-rated front-running ride from Jye McNeil for … Read More Danny O’Brien Hits A Winner With Graff Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Talented sprinter Graff has broken an extended drought from the winner’s circle, scoring a Group Two victory on debut for … Read More Caulfield Sprint 2020 betting tips, best odds & form guide Australia horse racing news 3 years ago HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint at Caulfield this Saturday … Read More 2023 Caulfield Sprint Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2023 Caulfield Sprint final field is released. Previous Caulfield Sprint Field 2022 Caulfield Sprint field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Beau Rossa Will Clarken Todd Pannell 12 58kg 2 Generation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 9 58kg 3 Malkovich Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 1 57kg 4 Oxley Road Peter Moody Luke Nolen 3 57kg 5 Free Of Debt Chris Bieg Tommy Berry 7 56.5kg 6 Express Pass Nick Ryan Damien Oliver 5 56kg 7 Kallos James Cummings Jamie Kah 8 54kg 8 Ashford Street Ken Elford Teo Nugent 4 53kg 9 Dragonstone Mark Newnham Tim Clark 2 53kg 10 Sartorial Splendor John Sadler Daniel Stackhouse 10 53kg 11 Asfoora Henry Dwyer Jye McNeil 6 53kg 12 Rock Artist Ken & Kasey Keys Daniel Moor 11 53kg 2022 Caulfield Sprint result 1st – Asfoora (+340) 2nd – Kallos (+100) 3rd – Generation (-200) Recent Caulfield Sprint winners 2022: Asfoora thrashes rivals Jye McNeil and Asfoora ($4.40) managed to lead all the way to win the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint over 1000m, giving Asfoora her first Group win of her career. Asfoora led from barrier to finish post, beating the fast finishing Kallos ($7) and Generation ($8). The Henry Dwyer-trained mare jumped at $4.40 and was never in any serious threat of losing the race as Jye McNeil gave her an outstanding front running ride. 2021: Moody’s Oxley Road gets the better of Malkovich Having been overhauled late in the Group 3 Heath 1100 the start prior, the Peter Moody-trained Oxley Road ($4) returned to the winners stall in the Caulfield Sprint. Having settled on the leaders heels from barrier three, Blaike McDougall and Oxley Road managed to stalk the speed throughout. As the leader’s edged off the fence, the run appeared for Oxley Road and with a swift turn of foot, he managed to haul in market fancy Malkovich ($4.80) in the shadows of the winning post. 2020: O’Brien’s Graff returns to the winner’s stall Danny O’Brien bred Graff and had always followed the enigmatic sprinter but it was only when the horse turned five that he had the chance to train him. And O’Brien looked to have unlocked the key to Graff later in life as he made a successful debut for the stable, taking out the Group Two Caulfield Sprint (1000m) to score his first win in over two years. O’Brien said he and jockey Damien Oliver hatched a plan where they would ride Graff quietly and then unleash his sprint and it worked to perfection. Graff ($9) defeated Fabergino ($8) by 1.25 lengths with Crystal Dreamer ($41) a half-head away in third. 2019: Miss Leonidas leads throughout Following a runner-up effort behind Nature Strip in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m), the Shaun Dwyer-trained Miss Leonidas went one better in the Caulfield Sprint. Jumping straight to the front under Stephen Baster, Miss Leonidas, the $3.90 equal favourite, held off fellow equal favourite God Of Thunder by a half-length with Malibu Style ($11) a long-head away third in what would be Miss Leonidas’ last run for the spring. Caulfield Sprint past winners list Caulfield Sprint Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2022 Asfoora Jye McNeil Henry Dwyer 2021 Oxley Road Blaike McDougall Peter Moody 2020 Graff Damien Oliver Danny O’Brien 2019 Miss Leonidas Stephen Baster Shaun Dwyer 2018 Eduardo Brian Park Sarah Zschoke 2017 Snitty Kitty Beau Mertens Henry Dwyer 2016 Our Boy Malachi Dwayne Dunn Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 2015 Eclair Choice/Lumosty Dom Tourneur/Dwayne Dunn Phillip Stokes/Robert Smerdon 2014 Miracles Of Life/Bel Sprinter Hugh Bowman/Ben Melham Peter & Paul Snowden/Jason Warren 2013 Spirit Of Boom Nicholas Hall Tony Gollan 2012 Howmuchdoyouloveme Brenton Avdulla Con Karakatsanis 2011 Sepoy Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2010 Set For Fame Luke Nolen Peter Moody 2009 First Command Dwayne Dunn Lee Freedman 2008 Sunburnt Land Chris Symons Mathew Ellerton 2007 Tesbury Jack Darren Gauci Julie Scott 2006 Biscayne Bay Greg Childs Paul Perry 2005 Jet Spur Stephen Baster John O’Shea 2004 Lilando Corey Brown Andrew Noblet 2003 Blur Steven King Colin Little 2002 Rubitano Nash Rawiller Brian Mayfield-Smith 2001 Windigo Nash Rawiller Ramon Goldsmith 2000 Camena Jim Byrne Gerald Ryan Caulfield Sprint Past Winners Pre 2000 Caulfield Sprint Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Notoire 1998 Toledo 1997 Toledo 1996 Ruffles 1995 Petitie Amour 1994 Schillaci 1993 Royal Discard 1992 Tanjian Prince 1991 Euclase 1990 Rise ‘N’ Shine 1989 Lonely Dreamer 1988 Rendoo 1987 Lord Scotia 1986 Bullion Broker 1985 Campaign King 1984 River Rough 1983 Bow Mistress View the full article

Daren Danis took a gamble when heading to Ashburton’s postponed meeting on Monday, but it paid off big time when taking out the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) aboard Star Of Justice (Justify), bringing up his 100th career riding win and first at Group level. With many of the northern jockeys already engaged to ride at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale breeze-ups on Monday, a number of rides became available at Ashburton and Danis decided to take advantage of this opportunity. “I had a hard decision to make because I was doing the breeze-ups on Monday as well for Kiltannon Stables, and they are really good friends of mine,” Danis said. “Parmar (Niranjan Parmar) was originally on that horse (Star Of Justice) and when the meeting got postponed there were a couple of changes with jockeys in that race with some of the North Island jockeys not coming down. “I saw Star Of Justice still had no jockey, so I chased down that ride. I messaged (trainers) Sam (Bergerson) and Mark (Walker) and said I really wanted to ride her because I thought she was a really good chance after studying the field.” Still not assured of a ride in the Group Three, Danis decided to take a leap of faith and head south, having secured a number of other good mounts on the card. “I just had to wait and when I got off the plane at 7:40 I rang my manager and they said I got the ride on Star Of Justice, and that was a relief,” he said. “We just had to beat a couple of good ones in Illicit Dreams and Viva Vienna. The race played out in my head as soon as I heard I got the ride. “I thought it would be a really good way to get my 100th (victory), by winning my first Group Three, and it happened.” While Danis said it was great to bring up his 100th win on Monday, it has been a frustratingly slow process, with injury plaguing his career in recent years. “I have been riding for a while and it is not as many (wins) as others at the same stage, but I have been injured so many times. Every time I have got injured it has been about a year of recovery to get back,” he said. “Back in 2017 I broke my back and it was quite bad because the fracture was nearly puncturing the spinal cord. Thankfully I was able to get back to doing what I love – riding racehorses. “The recent one (injury) was on the last day of the Hastings carnival last year. I fell and broke a few ribs and tore my meniscus in my left knee. “I rode a week of trackwork and the breeze-ups with that knee and I didn’t realise until my first day of riding at the races that I thought it wasn’t getting better, so I better go and get it checked out, and found I had torn the whole cartilage in that knee.” Danis said he owes a lot to his manager, Sam Durant, as well as his physio, family and friends for helping him get back to the races after a long road of rehab. “I have only just come back from my last injury. It was starting to get a bit hard at first but my manager, Sam Durant, and I have worked hard to get back to where we were, and my family and friends have been great supporters and have helped push me along,” Danis said. “Sam is a PT (personal trainer) in the air force in Blenheim. He is not just my manager, but he is my PT coach and rings me up every day to see how I am going. He is a really good friend as well. “My physio in Matamata is the same physio I went to when I broke my back, so he knows how my body works and he has been great. “I was six weeks in a knee brace, and I lost about 3cm of muscle mass in my left thigh, and I was relying a lot on my right leg a lot. “I had to balance them out and it has been a lot of hard work. But here we are today, and it is good to see all the hard work has paid off. “I have got five (wins) now (this season) and I am just getting started. I will put my head down and bum up and keep working hard.” Danis is now hoping he can retain the ride on Star Of Justice for next month’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, but he already sees the crows circling and admits he will have his work cut out to stay onboard. “She is a really nice horse and I hope I get back on her. I am sure the big boys will be looking to get on her, but I want to chase that ride as well,” he said. “She has beaten a really good horse in Viva Vienna and she was still going strong past the line over 1400m, so she should be a big chance in that race.” View the full article

Stakes targets are looming for Proserve (NZ) (Proisir) following his win in the Agraforum Growing Innovation (2200m) at Ashburton on Monday. It was the sixth win from 23 starts for the son of Proisir and trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman now have loftier ambitions with the five-year-old gelding. “He’ll run in the Spring Classic (Listed, 2000m) and then go on to the Metropolitan (Listed, 2600m),” Michael Pitman said. Proserve also holds a nomination for the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m), for which he shortened to $21 from $41 following Monday’s success. “We’ll see about the Cup after he runs in the Metropolitan,” Pitman said. “He’s a big strong unit and he’s a lovely horse, we’ve looked after him.” Proserve has also proved to be a highly versatile performer with successes on top of the ground, on rain-affected going and on the all-weather track. “I think he’s the best wet track horse I’ve trained and he’s winning on dry tracks, he’s just a grouse horse,” Pitman said. Pitman purchased Proserve out of Rich Hill’s New Zealand Bloodstock 2020 Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for $65,000 and also trained his ill-fated half-sister First Serve (NZ) (Swiss Ace), who won seven races up to 1400m, including the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). View the full article

On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) claimed his Karaka Million 2YO purse over 1200m, and the now five-year-old may have found his sweet spot back at the sprinting trip when making a winning southern debut at Ashburton. A champion two-year-old, On The Bubbles claimed the million-dollar Ellerslie feature alongside the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), with further stakes victories coming at three in the Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) and Listed Mufhasa Stakes (1400m). The son of Brazen Beau returned to the winner’s stall for the first time in more than 18 months following a tough and tenacious sprint in the G.D. Jones Salute Stewards Trial (1200m) to hold out the fast-finishing trio of Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines), Lightning Jack (NZ) (Per Incanto) and Petty’s Legacy (NZ) (Sweynesse). Co-trainer Mark Walker was pleased to see Te Akau’s long-time campaigner back to winning form, also surpassing $950,000 in stakes for his connections. “It’s one of the most satisfying wins we’ve had in recent times,” Walker said. “He’s had a lot of issues with his wind, and to see him really put in like that and hit the line strongly was great for all of his connections and supporters. “It was a lovely ride of Warren’s to put him in the race, and the horse showed that he still loves the game and wants to win.” Walker, who trains in partnership with Sam Bergerson, mentioned the horse had been nominated for the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) during New Zealand Cup Week, however, Monday’s victory would likely see On The Bubbles targeting the Listed Stewards Stakes (1200m). “Hopefully that gives him a lot of confidence going forward in his southern campaign, and although holding a nomination for the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile, he will probably be aimed at the Stewards Stakes instead,” he said. Te Akau’s Riccarton stable and Kennedy produced a race-day double in the following event, with Mehzebeen (NZ) (Almanzor) claiming her second career victory in the Agraforum Comcat (2200m). The Almanzor four-year-old was runner-up to Pennyweka (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) in last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and thrived over the staying trip at Ashburton, travelling patiently midfield and answered the big task in the home stretch, weaving through runners to emerge clear by three-quarters-of-a-length to Sprocket Rocket (NZ) (What’s The Story). “It was good to see her back to her best, winning over 2200 metres and the firm track suited, but just a great ride by Warren who’s riding in fantastic form and seeing things a long way from the finish,” Walker said. Walker hopes the mare can assist their chances for back-to-back Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) victories during the Riccarton carnival, following subsequent Group One-performer Campionessa’s (NZ) (Contributer) win in the staying feature last year. “It was really pleasing to see her pick up and finish off the way she did, spearing between runners with a really good turn of foot, and we’re hoping to get into the Metropolitan Trophy during Cup week,” he said. View the full article

Horse Racing on Tuesday, October 17 will feature two meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Newcastle. Tuesday Racing Tips – October 17, 2023 Newcastle Racing Tips Tuesday’s Best Racing Bets Of The Day – October 17, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $22.77 odds return: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Newcastle Race 2 – #1 Godzilla Newcastle Race 5 – #7 Incessant Kilmore Race 6 – #11 Adrett Kilmore Race 8 – #1 Saturn Star | 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 17, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

The $161,547 New York Breeders' Futurity at Finger Lakes saw Ice Wine Stable's Whatchatalkinabout easily run down his competition over six furlongs on the sloppy (sealed) main track Oct. 16.View the full article

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The time Corniche, a $1.5-million OBS topper and 'TDN Rising Star', spent on the track might have been brief, but it was bright. Undefeated in three starts at two and a dual Grade I winner, he was simply better than the rest. “Corniche was always a dominating colt on the farm and so good looking as a foal,” said Leah O'Meara of Stonehaven Steadings, who co-bred the Juvenile winner. “We always had high hopes for him. He gave us the first round of excitement when he breezed so well and went on to top the OBS April 2-year-old sale. But truly, the most impressive shock we were able to witness was his Breeders' Cup win… the way he broke strongly outside in post 12, was able to clear the field, and take an inside trip truly blew us away. Then of course he held on to take the 2-year-old championship and subsequently the Eclipse Award–we are truly blessed to have had a hand in a horse as great as him!” Corniche (2019 bay colt, Quality Road–Wasted Tears, by Najran) Lifetime record: Ch. 2yo colt, MGISW, 4-3-0-0, $1,263,500 Breeders' Cup connections: B-Bart Evans & Stonehaven Steadings (KY); O-Speedway Stables LLC; T-Bob Baffert; J-Mike Smith. Current location: Coolmore America/Ashford Stud, Versailles, Ky. The post Catching Up with 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Corniche appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A total of 337 horses–an increase of some 44% over 2022–are set to go under the hammer during Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale which kicks off at 10 a.m. ET at the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion in upstate New York. “We are looking forward to it very much,” said Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning, Jr. “We have a great catalog of weanlings, some very interesting mares as well and there has been plenty of action on the grounds so far. We all benefit from the great New York-bred program, the best state-bred program around.” Browning, Jr. anticipates that the market will toss up few surprises. “I think it's going to be the same story we've seen for quite a while,” he said. “The ones that are viewed as quality and 'desirable', there will be lots of competition for them and they'll be harder to buy than buyers would expect them to be. The ones that don't have as great of commercial appeal or have a little age on them or don't vet will be harder to sell. So expect continued polarization in the marketplace, but I think that we all recognize that is the market and don't really see any reason it will be any different this week or next week at the [Fasig-Tipton Kentucky] yearling sale. We kind of have an idea where the market is.” Weanlings comprise over 72% of the catalog, 244 entries to be exact, giving end-users and resellers alike the opportunity to invest in quality New York-bred bloodstock. Buyers will have a compelling group of sires from which to choose, including the New York-based Central Banker, Fog of War, Galilean, Honest Mischief, Slumber (GB), Solomini and War Dancer. With increasing frequency, New York breeders send their mares away from the Empire state to be bred, and sires domiciled outside New York with weanlings on offer include Army Mule, Beau Liam, Bolt d'Oro, Cairo Prince, Classic Empire, Dialed In, Game Winner, Hard Spun, Independence Hall, Known Agenda, Liam's Map, Maximus Mischief, Medaglia d'Oro, Mitole, Tacitus, New York-bred Tiz the Law, Vekoma and Yaupon. Held for the first time in 2012, the Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale has grown in popularity over the years, moving in tandem with the increasing strength of the New York-bred program. “From a commercial perspective, the foals became more viable, people wanted to have an outlet in New York to sell their New York-breds and we always try to be responsive to the market,” Browning said about the sale as a concept. “We don't create the market, but we try to serve the market and it was evident there was a need and an opportunity to do business here. “I think when you think of Fasig-Tipton, it's synonymous with one word–Saratoga. We've been selling horses there for over 100 years, it's a huge part of what we do and who we are. Our premier yearling sale is held in New York every year and the New York-bred program is a good complement to our activity. We're fortunate to do a lot of business here.” The first horse through the ring during last year's Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale crossed the six-figure threshold, one of nine $100,000-plus transactions during the single-session auction. A trio of weanlings shared top honors in 2022: fillies by Malibu Moon and Not This Time and a colt by Vekoma each sold for $150,000, which helped bolster the overall statistics. The average of $32,392 represented a 44.3% increase over 2021, while the median price doubled to $20,000. The Saratoga Fall Mixed sale begins tomorrow at 10 AM! #FasigNY⁣ ⁣ View catalogue, updates, and more https://t.co/7Fd4u7aYJJ pic.twitter.com/lSjotrhGhB — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) October 16, 2023 The post Empire-Breds Set To Shine At Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainers House Enterprises Ltd.'s G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines winner Highfield Princess (Fr) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) will make her next start in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin on Dec. 10, trainer John Quinn revealed. The 6-year-old mare had originally planned to start next in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Nov. 4, but will skip a trip to California in favor of a journey to the Far East. “All being well, we're going to go to Hong Kong with her,” Quinn said. “It gives the mare a bit longer, which is probably the main thing. It's six furlongs in Hong Kong and the ground can be rattling hard in America–at Santa Anita it can be like the road. We just thought all in all we'd plump for Hong Kong. “She's come out of the Abbaye well, she's in great nick so we're happy. We just want to keep her in good form and have her in good nick and we'll give it a twirl.” The post Highfield Princess Will Skip Breeders’ Cup In Favor of Hong Kong Sprint appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Today 17th 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 5 hours ago Caulfield races preview & quaddie tips | Wednesday, October 18 A stacked eight-race program is scheduled for Caulfield on Wednesday for Coongy Cup Day. Check out HorseBetting’s free preview and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Geelong Cup Day betting preview & best bets | October 19 The Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) headlines the action on Wednesday’s 10-race card from Geelong. HorseBetting’s James Herbert provides his … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 17, 2022 Three 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 Cisco Bay secures the wild card spot to The 2022 Big Dance race Cisco Bay has charged home through the middle of the field in the Big Dance Wild Card (1600m) at Royal … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago California Spangle cruises to Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy glory California Spangle remains on target for a pair of blockbuster showdowns with Hong Kong champion Golden Sixty after eclipsing quality … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Kabugee makes winning return Impressive two-year-old winner Kabugee made a winning return at three when successful in the Arawa Park Hotel 3YO 1215m at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Roger That lands Staphanos Classic Veteran stayer Roger That took out the Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) at Rotorua on Sunday under a perfect ride by … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Richardson guided by past Railway experience Graham Richardson will follow a proven formula with his leading sprinter Bonny Lass through to her grand final at Te … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Mornington racing tips & top value bets | Monday, October 18 HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for the eight-race meeting at Mornington to be … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 17, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees seven meetings being held on this Sunday afternoon. 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Jason Dodd Bullard, who was accused of perpetrating an eight-year “Ponzi” scheme that bilked friends and investors out of $3.1 million that he spent, in part, on building a 24-horse Thoroughbred stable based at Canterbury Park, got sentenced to 4 1/4 years in federal prison Oct. 12. The order out of United States District Court of Minnesota also includes a mandate that Bullard repay what he stole from his victims. Bullard's stable, Empire Racing, LLC, was the co-winningest owner in terms of victories at Canterbury in 2019. The outfit finished third in wins there in 2021 even though the Minnesota State Racing Commission suspended his license that September when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Bullard with felony wire fraud. A judge subsequently ordered the Empire horses to be placed under receivership. Bullard, 59, admitted in a pre-sentencing report that he once lived “high on the hog” on the money of as many as 200 victims. But, Bullard wrote, since pleading guilty and entering into a consent judgment that has already paid back $1 million, he now “lives in a small apartment in Louisville, hundreds of miles away from his wife and kids, trying to make a small transportation business work.” He added that he wants to pay back to victims the full court-ordered $3.1 million amount, and “do what he can to right his wrongs.” Federal prosecutors depicted Bullard differently in their own pre-sentencing report filed with the court: “For several years before 2014, Jason Bullard engaged in what he described as foreign currency investing. There is a lack of clear evidence what he was actually doing, but there is no doubt that the returns he reported to investors were illusory by the time 2014 arrived,” the feds stated. “By all accounts, Bullard's outward lifestyle reflected success; the investors sure thought so,” the prosecution's report continued. “But in 2014, Bullard made a fateful choice: instead of coming clean and telling his investors that his program did not work, he took the easy and greedy way out. He continued to tell investors a lie–that his foreign currency program, which no longer existed, was successful. And he continued to accept investments based on this lie. “Bullard's scheme did not end because he got a conscience or ran out of investors,” the feds stated. “It was an investigation by the SEC that brought his reckless and unlicensed scheme to a close. “Bullard spent their money on virtually everything but what he said he would,” the feds stated. “He and his family spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support a comfortable lifestyle, financed a horse racing stable among other things, and in 2015 bought a large, beautiful house across from a lake in Shakopee,” the city where Canterbury is located. Ponzi-styled fraud is named after the 1920's con artist Charles Ponzi, although the concept itself is centuries old. It involves a swindler luring investors with claims of being able to deliver outrageously fantastic returns on opaque or difficult-to- understand business deals, with the fraudster initially paying back investors only by recruiting new speculators and their money into the scheme in a “robbing Peter to pay Paul” fashion. Similar to a “pyramid scheme,” once the pool of available suckers dries up, the operation crumbles and the deceit becomes evident to investors left with nothing. Yet Ponzi bilking often goes unreported to law enforcement, primarily because investors can be embarrassed about admitting they were suckered into a swindle. Bullard's ownership stats on Equibase date to 2014, but Empire Racing didn't come into being until 2016, when the feds stated that the Ponzi scheme had already been operational for two years. Empire had a 147-132-106 record and amassed $2,446,965 in earnings from 734 starts. The stable was ranked 56th in North America for victories in 2021, 30th in 2020, and 24th in 2019. Beyond being a seasonal mainstay at Canterbury, Empire Racing also competed at tracks in the southwest, the mid-Atlantic, and in Florida. The Facebook page for Empire Racing remains active, but it hasn't been updated since its last horses raced at Canterbury in 2021. “Our goal at Empire Racing is to give everyone who wants to invest with us, a unique and memorable experience,” one Facebook recruitment pitch stated. Bullard must report to prison Dec. 12. The post Former Owner of Top Canterbury Stable Imprisoned for 4 1/4 Years for ‘Ponzi’ Fraud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Video recordings from the 2023 Horse Racing Women's Summit are now available. Access to the videos is available by making a contribution to the HRWS “Pay It Forward” scholarship program, which provides tickets to upcoming HRWS events to those who would not otherwise be able to attend. A contribution of at least $25 is suggested. To access the recordings, please visit the HRWS home page at www.womeninracingsummit.com. The second annual Horse Racing Women's Summit was held Sept. 28-30 at Santa Anita Park and hosted women and men from around the country to connect and empower women in the horse racing industry. The post Horse Racing Women’s Summit Videos Available appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple stakes winner Pound for Pound (Redding Colliery–Buttercup's Song, by Unbridled's Song) has joined the stallion roster at Blue Star Racing in Scott, Louisiana. The 8-year-old stallion, who was named Louisiana's champion 2-year-old in 2017, was a three-time stakes winner at Fair Grounds. On the board in 20 of 29 starts–including 10 stakes races–he won nine times and earned $507,958. “We are thrilled to add a local Louisiana legend and Champions Day classic winner to our stallion roster,” said Dex Comardelle of Blue Star Racing. “With new legislation raising purses across the state, along with breeders' awards boosted to 25%, now is the time for breeders to invest in Louisiana.” The post Pound for Pound to Blue Star Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Blue Rose Farm's Arcangelo (Arrogate–Modeling, by Tapit), a likely favorite for the upcoming GI Breeders' Cup Classic, will enter stud at Lane's End Farm at the conclusion of his racing career. The gray went to the head of the sophomore division with victories in the GI Belmont S. and GI Travers S. He also captured this year's GIII Peter Pan S. “It has been a surreal experience to own a horse of this magnitude,” said owner Jon Ebbert. “The day I laid eyes on him at the yearling sale, I said to myself that this is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen. I'm so blessed the way everything unfolded and so appreciative of my team. To win the Belmont, the Travers and looking as the possible favorite in the Breeders' Cup is incredible. From the beginning of this journey, I tried to make every right decision for this horse, and now I have another important one to make. Upon his retirement, I've chosen Lane's End as the perfect fit for his stallion career.” Trainer Jena Antonucci, who became the first woman to saddle the winner of a Triple Crown race when Arcangelo captured the Belmont, added, “Having the opportunity to steward Arcangelo thus far in his racing career has been the absolute blessing of a lifetime, for which I will be eternally grateful for. Watching him grow into his mental and physical greatness has been remarkable. We will be excited to see the talent of his progeny and watching Arcangelo pass along his innate ability, talent, and desire to be a champion.” By champion Arrogate, the sire of five Grade I winners in his brief career at stud, Arcangelo was bred by Don Alberto Corporation. His dam Modeling, a $2.85-million Keeneland November broodmare purchase, is a half-sister to Streaming (Smart Strike), winner of the GI Hollywood Starlet S. She hails from the family of broodmare of the year and prolific producer Better Than Honour, the dam of back-to-back Belmont winners Rags to Riches and Jazil. “Arcangelo's historic 3-year-old campaign fits a profile that we are very familiar with on our stallion roster,” said Lane's End's Bill Farish. “There's no doubt that Arrogate's brief career at stud has had a major impact on racing and the opportunity to stand a Classic-winning son of his with such a deep pedigree makes Arcangelo an exciting and unique prospect for Lane's End.” The post Arcangelo to Lane’s End on Retirement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jay Hanley considers himself lucky to have had more than his fair share of highs in horse racing, but he has also gone through plenty of mishaps, frustrations and heartbreaks. A co-owner of champion Lady Eli (Divine Park), he was there for the ups and downs of the extraordinary mare's career as she fought a seemingly insurmountable battle with laminitis and returned to the top of the sport. Then there is Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper – Salty Strike, Smart Strike), who beat the odds by overcoming two setbacks early in her career and went on to take her ownership group on an unforgettable journey as she earned championship honors for top female sprinter last year and now looks to defend her title for 2023. “Her career has meant the world to me,” Hanley reflected. “To get to watch her up there on stage doing her thing has been absolutely magical for my family, my partners and me. I've been very lucky and blessed in my ownership career, but there is no horse that means more to me than Goodnight Olive. She is a testament to generations of breeding, to Liz Crow who selected her, and to Chad Brown and his team that cared for her because there was nothing easy about her career.” A graduate of the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearling Sale, Goodnight Olive is a daughter of Ghostzapper out of MGSW Salty Strike (Smart Strike). She was an $170,000 purchase by Liz Crow for the ownership group of Team Hanley and Steve Laymon's First Row Partners. “This filly's pedigree really stood out in the book,” Crow recalled of her purchase. “It's hard to find a Ghostzapper filly that is out of such an accomplished mare. When I saw her, she was very athletic. She was bred by Stonestreet–one of the best breeders in the country. I think she was in the October Sale because they wanted to give her a little more time to develop. She's a really big, strong filly now but when we bought her, she was a little on the small side and just hadn't quite developed into the beast she is today. Chad is generally right on about a horse's talent level and he loved her from day one. She just took some time to get going.” Enthusiastic owners celebrate Goodnight Olive's 2022 GI Ballerina H. | Sarah Andrew Definitively breaking her maiden by eight and a half lengths at Keeneland in her second start, Goodnight Olive won her next two races as a sophomore with an ease that was reminiscent of her sire's brilliant career. “Right away when she came into the barn she reminded me of Ghostzapper,” Brown explained. “I was lucky enough to be around that horse quite a bit when I worked for Bobby Frankel and I've had good luck with Ghostzapper offspring. Goodnight Olive has a ton of heart like her father and she has never had a bad day of training.” Toward the end of Goodnight Olive's 3-year-old season, ankle chip issues that had prevented her from racing as a juvenile resurfaced and she was forced to the sideline. Hanley recalls his emotions at that time. “When I first found out she had to take another break, I was a little sad,” he admitted. “These generational talents don't come around that often. I was sad for the sport because while we knew what we had, the sport didn't yet.” But Hanley and his partners were rewarded for their patience when Goodnight Olive returned as a 4-year-old last year. Her undefeated season culminated with an eye-catching graded stakes debut in the GI Ballerina H. followed by a 2½-length victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, besting a field that included champion Echo Zulu (Gun Runner) and three other Grade I winners. “That was my favorite win by far,” said Hanley. “It's rare in a seven furlong race at the Breeders' Cup level when you know you have the race won at the quarter pole. I was down by the finish line and we were cheering her on from the moment she put her nose in front right around the turn. That was 15 seconds of pure elation.” Sarah Andrew The 2022 Champion Female Sprinter, Goodnight Olive returned at five this year to claim her third straight Grade I score in the Madison S. at Keeneland. She later added the GII Bed o'Roses S. to her resume and was most recently second to Echo Zulu in the GI Ballerina, where she earned a career high 108 Beyer Speed Figure. Goodnight Olive has since been training at Belmont Park as she prepares to defend her title at the Breeders' Cup in what is most likely her final career start. “She's doing great,” Brown reported. “She had a tough defeat last time to a really, really good filly. She's going to have a nice break between starts and I'm hoping she goes out a winner. She's trained with such consistency. Every day she comes out and she's the same horse. She's very dependable and has taken her track with her wherever she has raced. She's really one of the best fillies I've ever trained.” “Anybody can lose on any given day, but I'm going into this last dance with a good deal of confidence,” added Hanley. “I'm so happy we can see her on the world stage again and I hope she can pull it off. If she does, it would be an amazing way to wrap up her career.” Win, lose or draw, Goodnight Olive will head to Kentucky immediately after her Breeders' Cup performance to sell at Fasig-Tipton's November Sale. The decision to sell Goodnight Olive was one that Hanley and his partners arrived at together, but parting with their star mare will not be easy. “The sadness is very real and it runs very deep, but the reality is that I'm not one of the guys in the sport who can take home a talent like this,” Hanley explained. “I think this is the final chapter in book one of her life story. Now she gets to go write book two. Chapter one of that book will start at the Night of the Stars. It's with sadness that I feel like she's leaving my immediate world, but also with great anticipation and joy that I know what she's going to do.” Hanley has been at the racetrack for nearly all of Goodnight Olive's performances, but it's the mornings spent at the barn that he will remember more than any winner's circle. Goodnight Olive gets a third straight Grade I score in the Madison S. | Coady “She is a love of a mare,” he said. “You can walk up and she just nuzzles into you. You look into her deep brown eyes and you know that she knows what you're feeling. There were times I was sad, angry or anxious and she would just absorb all of it. This is a very intelligent horse. I would say her mind is light-years ahead of any other horse that I've ever had.” Hanley told the story of how his father-in-law, who is a Vietnam combat veteran, has also fallen in love with the mare. “He doesn't show emotion toward a lot of humans but when he met her, within 10 minutes his arms were around her and she was leaning into him,” he shared. “He's been to a lot of races with me and he doesn't ask about any other horse other than Goodnight Olive. She has brought our family together and provided an amazing journey for my family and partners. To me, the sadness of selling her comes from that.” Goodnight Olive will sell as Hip 237 on Nov. 7 with EliTE Sales. Fasig-Tipton's Boyd Browning said he is looking forward to showcasing a champion Fasig-Tipton graduate. “We take a great deal of pride in seeing our sales graduates run well and she has been special,” he said. “Goodnight Olive really epitomizes everything you're looking for in a racehorse. She's got brilliance, pedigree and conformation. She certainly has speed– which is an attribute that I think you particularly look for in mares, that they have the opportunity to pass that on to their offspring. Really the sky is the limit and the opportunities are endless in terms of who you can breed her to and what you might be able to produce.” “I think Ghostzapper is becoming such a prolific broodmare sire,” added Crow. “He's the broodmare sire of Justify and 35 other stakes winners already. She's an exceptional physical and her mom was a heck of a runner. I think she's really a collector's item.” After the Breeders' Cup, Hanley will also be making the trip to Kentucky for the sale. He is hopeful that his farewell to Goodnight Olive there is only temporary. “It's amazing to think that her racing career is over, but she has so many great years ahead,” he said. “I hope that wherever she goes, my kids and I can go visit her and give her love and treats. I know that she will be an amazing mom and it's a safe bet that we'll be keeping a keen eye out for her babies.” The post “An Amazing Ride,” Hanley Prepares For Last Chapter with Goodnight Olive appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The final race of this year's three-race Corinthian Challenge is set to take place at Leopardstown on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series provides aid to Injured Irish Jockeys and has raised in excess of €500,000 since its inception in 2016. Corinthians participate in three races during the course of the challenge, each time at a different racecourse. Kildare man Damien Moore is currently on top of the leaderboard with 17 points, followed by Michael O'Neill and Martina Dempsey with 10 points each and Katy Brown and Niamh Ashe with five points, closely followed by Aimee Murphy with three points. “In 2014 IIJ [Injured Irish Jockeys] was set up to increase awareness and raise vital funds to support our injured jockeys,” IIJ Chairman Ruby Walsh said. “The Corinthian Challenge is our biggest annual fundraiser, and we salute all those who participate in it each year. I wish all the contenders the very best of luck in Leopardstown next weekend, I hope they enjoy every minute of it because they are all stars! The Challenge could not exist without the continued support of trainers, owners and stable staff of competing horses and the co-operation of participating racecourses and IHRB officials. We are really grateful to all these people.” To find out more about each challenger and to support them, visit the Corinthian Challenge website. The post Final Leg of 2023 Corinthian Challenge Set for Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

What Coongy Cup Day 2023 Where Caulfield Racecourse – 22 Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Wednesday, October 18, 2023 First Race 1:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble It is Coongy Cup Day on Wednesday afternoon as a competitive eight-race card awaits punters at Caulfield for the middle day of the Caulfield Cup Carnival. Following Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas Day meeting, the rail comes out 12m for the mid-week program and with favourable weather forecast, the track should remain a Good 4. Racing is set to commence at 1:30pm AEST. Coongy Cup Top Tip: Diamil The Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) has attracted a competitive field of 13, and we’re confident Diamil can walk away with his fair share of the $200,000 on offer. The John O’Shea-trained gelding was quite unlucky when finishing midfield in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) last time out. He has been comfortably held in much tougher races than this throughout his campaign, but a step back dramatically in grade and fourth-up from a spell, he looks the goods in this. He draws barrier three, and with the in-form Damian Lane on board, he will be given every chance to succeed. Diamil is clearly the best horse in the field, and with even luck, he should be taking out the feature event. Coongy Cup Race 2 – #1 Diamil (3) 5yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea | J: Damian Lane (59kg) +750 with Picklebet Best Bet at Caulfield: Shock ‘Em Ova Hailing from the Alex Rae barn, Shock ‘Em Ova was an impressive Caulfield 1600m winner on September 23 and can record back-to-back wins here. The five-year-old gelding was ridden patiently at the rear of the field by Craig Williams but unleashed a thunderous finish to blouse his rivals late on. With a genuinely run 2000m event expected, the race looks set up for Shock ‘Em Ova to build through the gears and with a strong turn of foot, he should emerge victorious again. Best Bet Race 5 – #7 Shock ‘Em Ova (7) 5yo Gelding | T: Alex Rae | J: Craig Williams (58.5kg) +140 with PendleburyBet Next Best at Caulfield: Dancing Alone We were with the Bryce Heys-trained Dancing Alone when the mare won convincingly down the Flemington straight, and she can go on with the job at Caulfield. Having won five of her first six career starts, the I Am Invincible mare is basically bombproof and looks to have been well placed by the stable once again. From barrier nine, Blake Shinn looks to gain a cart across the field with speed drawn to their outside. If they can find a spot in the moving line with cover or at worst, land outside the leader, Dancing Alone should be dancing away with the prize. Next Best Race 6 – #2 Dancing Alone (9) 4yo Mare | T: Bryce Heys | J: Blake Shinn (59kg) +270 with Betfair Best Value at Caulfield: Jennilala Fresh from a near six-month spell, we anticipate Jennilala will return a winner over the 1440m on Wednesday. The four-year-old was last seen finishing third in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m), so the fact she returns over 1400m, suggests she will only improve with the run under her belt. However, she has been more than competitive in much harder races than this at the trip, and from barrier two, she will get every opportunity to get the better of her rivals upon return. Best Value Race 8 – #11 Jennilala (2) 4yo Mare | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: Declan Bates (56kg) +600 with Dabble Wednesday quaddie tips for Caulfield Caulfield quadrella selections Wednesday, October 18, 2023 2-7 1-2-7 1-2-4-7-13 3-5-8-11-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

A memorial service for the late dual Classic winner Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) was held at the Kentucky Horse Park Oct. 8, where the 'gutsy gelding' lived out his retirement at the Hall of Champions on the grounds. During the event, attended by fans of the New York-bred as well as Sackatoga Stable's Jack Knowlton, officials at the Horse Park announced that a statue of Funny Cide would be added to the Memorial Walk of Champions. “Funny Cide was a true champion,” said Lee Carter, Kentucky Horse Park President. “Adding this statue allows us to continue to share the story about the Gutsy Gelding with future generations.” Added Knowlton: “We are on to the next chapter. We're going to work to have a statue that will be fitting for him.” A celebration of Funny Cide's life, the Funny Cide Send-Off, was held at Siros Restaurant in Saratoga Springs Aug. 16. The event featured retired racecaller Tom Durkin, trainer Barclay Tagg, assistant trainer Robin Smullen, and Hall of Fame Jockey Jose Santos. The event raised $12,500, which marks the lead contribution towards the statue. Anyone wishing to donate to the memorial statue through the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation may do so here. The post Kentucky Horse Park Hosts Memorial Service For Funny Cide appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

DEAUVILLE, France–First went the Irish, then the French. For some, it was a woeful weekend in the sporting world outside horseracing as the Rugby World Cup quarter finals left only England standing among the European nations to go forward to the next round at the Stade de France. Plenty of sales folk huddled around the screen at Deauville racecourse on Sunday evening to see the home team's dreams shattered, but by Monday morning the focus was fully back on the horses and the next week of yearling action ahead. Before the rugby started, those present at Arqana had gathered in remembrance of Lady Chryss O'Reilly, who died only days after attending the August Sale. Frederique de Chambure, Henri Bozo, Marina Marinopoulos, Nicolas Clement and Aliette Forien all spoke movingly of their longstanding friendship with the owner-breeder and in the bright sunshine of Monday morning, it was hard not to feel that an extra shadow had been cast over Yard B on the sales grounds. The Haras de la Louviere yearlings were there as usual, in their traditional spot, but for the first time their breeder is not present. Orchestrating the viewings and juggling cards like the dab hand that he is, Mick O'Dwyer paused for a moment to reflect on his long association with Lady O'Reilly's draft. “I've been doing this now for 17 years,” he said. “It's business as usual in a way, but she is very much missed. Everybody loved her.” Sixteen yearlings are being presented by Haras de la Louviere this week, including a filly from the final crop of Le Havre (Ire) whose first three dams were all bred by Lady O'Reilly. As lot 473, she comes through later in the week, on Thursday, and is a daughter of Hailstorm (GB), a treble winner and herself a daughter of Verglas (Ire), winner of the G2 Coventry S. in the familiar black-and-white hoops. With Ecurie des Monceaux, Lady O'Reilly's Skymarc Farm bred Vespertilio (Fr) (Nigh Of Thunder {Ire}), who won the G2 Debutante S. just a few days before her co-breeder's passing. That filly's half-brother by Camelot (GB) will be one of the earliest horses into the ring on Tuesday when presented by Monceaux as lot 14. We also cannot mention the Monceaux draft without a reminder that lot 59 is a full-brother to Sottsass (Fr). He was bred by the farm from the celebrated mare Starlet's Sister (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and is offered alongside three yearlings in the draft from the first crop of his Arc-winning brother. Arqana's October Sale usually plays second fiddle to its flashier August cousin but October is challenging for bragging rights this year as the sale from which Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) graduated two years ago, also from Monceaux. August of course played its trump card a little later with Ace Impact (Fr) (Cracksman {GB}). Only on Sunday, Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) gave another reminder of why it is worth seeing out the week and trying to unearth a bargain in the later parts of the sale. To his G1 Prix Ganay victory in the spring he added the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris, and he is now taking aim at Equinox (Jpn) and Liberty Island (Jpn) in the Japan Cup. At his best yet at the age of six, Iresine was picked up as a yearling at the Arqana October Sale for €6,000 and his earnings, including those vital French owners' premiums, are now in excess of €1,000,000. As the season rolls on, more and more new stallions are being announced for 2024. France in particular looks set to benefit from a bumper new crop. We already know that Ace Impact is off to Haras de Beaumont, which will doubtless be inundated with visitors once breeders descend on Deauville for the breeding stock sale in early December. Jean-Claude Rouget's top three-year-old of the previous season, the Prix du Jockey Club and Eclipse winner Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), joins Siyouni (Fr) and Zarak (Fr) at the Aga Khan's Haras de Bonneval. While doing the yearling rounds on Monday morning, Fabrice Chappet said that he was looking forward to one last outing with his stable star Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita before he takes up residence at Haras d'Etreham, while Lusail (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) has just been announced as the latest recruit to Al Shaqab's Haras de Bouquetot. In recent months, plenty have made reference to the need for France to plug the gaps left by the likes of Le Havre and Wootton Bassett (GB). In the case of the latter, the Prix de l'Abbaye winner Wooded (Ire) will be among an increasing number of a number of sons of Wootton Bassett attempting to follow in the footsteps of their illustrious father. He has his first runners next year, and 37 members of his first crop are up for grabs in Deauville this week. Wooded, who is another Haras de Bouquetot stallion, was given an extra boost on the pedigree side this year courtesy of his brother Bucanero Fuerte (GB), winner of the G1 Phoenix S. and G2 Railway S. during a productive season. “That's what we are looking for now in France,” says Al Shaqab's Benoit Jeffroy. “Wootton Bassett is gone and Siyouni is getting to an age where he hasn't got another 10 years in front of him, so we are looking for the new boys. “Wooded has a proper chance. He has some good-looking stock. They have the depth and they can move. He had the speed, so let's hope he can pass it on.” At the same time as Wooded retired, Al Shaqab also took charge of a stallion prospect with a slightly different profile in Robert Ng's Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), who was a star for Ken Condon's stable over four seasons. His major wins included the Irish 2,000 Guineas, followed the next year by the G1 Prix Jaques Le Marois and G2 Minstrel S., and he returned to win the latter for a second time at five. “We are very happy to be able to stand a horse like Romanised,” said Jeffroy. “We can only thank Mr Ng and Rupert Pritchard-Gordon for entrusting him to us and to France. Actually his stock have sold really well, because he only stands for €7,000, so the return on investment has been good for the breeders so far. It's hard to find a Guineas winner and a Jacques Le Marois winner, and he has been very well received. “We all know that we have to go through a number of stallions to find horses that will be the next good ones, the improvers, so we keep dreaming now.” Romanised's sole August Sale yearling, a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Boscaccio (Fr), was paid rather a compliment when bought by Edouard de Rothschild's Haras de Meautry for €170,000, and he had another four sold through the V.2 Sale for €87,000, €65,000, €55,000 and €27,000. He looks a stallion to keep an eye on and has another 37 slated to sell this week. Frankel (GB) was all the rage, as usual, during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, where one of his sons became the most expensive yearling sold in Europe this year. There is just one Frankel on offer this week in Deauville and unsurprisingly he is bred in the purple. Catalogued as lot 95 from La Motteraye Consignment, the colt is a half-brother to the dual Grade I winner A Raving Beauty (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Another with the potential to star towards the end of Tuesday's session is lot 210, a filly from the first crop of Ghaiyyath (Ire) whose brother New Mandate (Ire), by another Dubawi-line stallion in New Bay (GB) is a group winner in England and Australia, while further generations of the family include dual French Classic victrix Avenir Certain (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) and successful young sire Mehmas (Ire). Business gets underway at 11am on Tuesday, while the following three days all begin at 2pm before a final 11am session again on Saturday. The post Lady O’Reilly Remembered as Arqana Returns to Action appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

We can believe what our eyes are telling us. That was the verdict from Timeform on Monday, with the ratings gurus placing City Of Troy a joint second in terms of winning performances posted in the Dewhurst this century. The one horse rated higher than Aidan O'Brien's bright young star? You guessed it, the mighty Frankel, who those closest to City Of Troy drew parallels with after that stunning victory at Newmarket on Saturday. “He really is our Frankel,” said Michael Tabor, one of the part-owners in City Of Troy after the Dewhurst demolition. “I know the way Aidan speaks. We're all optimists, but this horse is special. No question, he's the real deal.” He added, “That's what we feel at this moment. Maybe down the line we'll have egg on our face, but I like to talk before the event and I really feel this horse could be anything.” High praise indeed. It seems as though Tabor was not alone in his summarisation of the performance with Timeform rating City Of Troy 125p. That puts him alongside Pinatubo, Teofilo and New Approach for what they achieved in their respective Dewhurst victories. Meanwhile, Frankel achieved a rating of 126 for his Dewhurst triumph in 2010. City Of Troy has raced just three times and remains unbeaten after pulling over three lengths clear of the 107-rated Alyanaabi in the Group 1 contest. The bookmakers were suitably impressed and slashed City Of Troy into even-money favouritism for next year's 2,000 Guineas. Not only that, but he is now just 5-2 to win the Derby, while some firms are quoting odds of 10-1 for City Of Troy to do what no horse has done since Nijinsky in 1970 by winning the Triple Crown. To provide further context to what the figures suggests City Of Troy achieved on Saturday, horses like Too Darn Hot, Shamardal [124 apiece], Rock Of Gibraltar, Air Force Blue [123 apiece], Sir Percy and Dawn Approach [122 apiece] were all rated behind him. The best since Frankel is how many key industry figures labelled City Of Troy after Saturday. The ratings would suggest the same. The post The Best Since Frankel? What The Ratings Say About City Of Troy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The TDN has launched a prediction market, where voters “bet” on the outcomes of questions with virtual money and earn real money with their correct predictions to be donated to charity. The market was the idea of TDN writer J. N. Campbell. Several times a week, the TDN will pose a question in the TDN, on our website in a story post, and on social media, asking voters to predict the outcome of a particular story. We are using the platform Manifold, profiled in a New York Times story, The Wager That Betting Can Change the World, on Oct. 8. The story was on prediction markets, online sites where people can wager on future events. Manifold operates strictly with play-money, which they call mana. People making correct bets are paid off in mana, which they can use to continue to “bet” on other questions or convert into a charitable donation. If your preferred charity isn't already listed on Manifold, you may request that it be added. The general concept of prediction markets is that the general public's opinion is a more accurate predictor of what will happen than any expert prognosticators. “Prediction markets, they believe, offer a better way to search for truth–rewarding those who are good at forecasting by allowing them to make money off those who are bad at it, while settling on the facts in an unbiased way,” said the Times. First up is our poll in today's HISA-Fifth Circuit story by Dan Ross. The question is: Will the Fifth Circuit Rule in Favor of HISA in its pending decision? In our Darley stud fee announcement, we ask, “Will Cody's Wish Go Out With a Win in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile?” To vote, simply click on the question above, or the poll graphic in the story, sign up on Manifold for free, and vote. You are given 500 mana to get started, the equivalent of a $5 donation to charity. You may bet as much or as little mana as you choose on the story. Once you have signed up, you may also create your own questions for others to vote on, or vote on any of the non-TDN-related questions on the site. The TDN has added 11 popular racing charities to the Manifold site: New Vocations, Stable Recovery, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Old Friends, New York Racetrack Chaplaincy, Belmont Child Care Association, Thoroughbred Charities of America, The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation, the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Users wishing to use their mana to donate to different organizations may add them to the site as well. Questions? Email suefinley@thetdn.com. The post TDN Launches Prediction Market appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans heard oral arguments in a pivotal case—led by the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA)—seeking to overturn the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) on grounds that it is constitutionally flawed. In short, the Fifth Circuit's pending ruling could have profound implications for the short and long-term future of the federal law. Oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit follow a key decision earlier this year out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, finding the HISA statute indeed to be constitutional. There is also a separate HISA-related case in the Eighth Circuit led by Bill Walmsley, Jon Moss, and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) for Iowa. To get a handle on the various implications from the pending Fifth Circuit ruling, the TDN once again spoke with constitutional law expert Lucinda Finley, Frank Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, and director of Appellate Advocacy at the University of Buffalo Law School. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. TDN: When is the Fifth Circuit likely to issue its ruling? Lucinda Finley: It could be within a month. It could be up to several months. It's very hard to tell how long a court will take in ruling on an appeal. They don't have any deadline. TDN: Can we glean any kind of meaning on how they might rule from the length of time it takes to deliver that ruling? LF: In general in federal appellate cases, the length of time that it takes for a ruling to come out can vary by several factors. One is how many other opinions still to be issued are backlogged in the court. Another is whether there's disagreement within the panel of three judges. Is there going to be a dissent? Is there going to be a concurring opinion? So, if there's going to be more than one unanimous majority opinion, it'll obviously take longer for the final result to be issued because multiple judges will be writing opinions and perhaps circulating their drafts amongst each other, trying to persuade someone to modify their position. TDN: How do you think the Fifth Circuit will rule? LF: I can't predict. I have no basis to make a prediction. TDN: Are you able to look at any other of their rulings as a potential barometer? LF: No. I mean, it's really going to come down to whether they agree with the Sixth Circuit that the changes congress made to give the [Federal Trade Commission] more rulemaking authority are sufficient to fix the constitutional problem that the Fifth Circuit previously identified. TDN: What are the implications from the pending Fifth Circuit ruling for HISA? LF: If the Fifth Circuit agrees with the Sixth Circuit and finds that the current amended version of HISA is constitutional, that makes it much less likely that the U.S. Supreme Court would take up the cases because there would not be a conflicting view between different U.S. circuit courts of appeals about the constitutionality of the federal statute. Conversely, if the Fifth Circuit disagrees with the Sixth Circuit and finds that the amendments that Congress made are not sufficient to make the law constitutional, that makes it close to a hundred percent likely that the U.S. Supreme Court would take up the cases. Having two different circuit courts in the country saying the same federal statute is and is not constitutional is not a situation that's tenable. The U.S. Supreme Court would have to resolve that one. (Have an opinion? Vote by clicking on the question below.) TDN: Just yesterday, the former president of the National HBPA said that no matter how the Fifth Circuit rules, the nation's highest court will eventually have to be called upon to settle the matter. Sounds like it's not that simple. LF: Let me back up. You currently have the Sixth Circuit already having ruled that the HISA statute is constitutional. You have the Fifth Circuit having heard oral arguments. A decision will come within the next few months. You also have the Eighth Circuit considering the constitutional question, the briefs of the challengers already having been filed and the briefs of the FTC and the defenders of HISA yet to be filed. So, you have three circuit courts being asked to consider the constitutionality of HISA. If all three of them wind up agreeing that HISA as currently written is constitutional, I don't think it's likely that the Supreme Court would hear the case. [But] if the circuit courts disagree about the constitutionality piece, as I said, I think that makes it close to a hundred percent likely that the Supreme Court would take the case. TDN: What are the implications (either way) from the pending Fifth Circuit ruling for those jurisdictions currently operating outside of HISA's remit, like Louisiana and West Virginia? LF: If the Fifth Circuit rules the same way that the Sixth Circuit did and finds that HISA as amended is now constitutional, that would mean that the lower court injunctions against the enforcement of HISA in certain states would most likely be dissolved and would go away. If the Fifth Circuit rules that even the amendments to HISA are not sufficient to make it constitutional, that would mean the injunctions against enforcing HISA in certain states would remain in effect until the Supreme Court resolves the differences of opinions between the federal circuit courts. TDN: Does this case hold other implications at the Supreme Court level for critics of the federal administrative state? LF: In the current term of the Supreme Court, they've just taken several cases that raise challenges to decades old, well-established administrative law precedents. There seems to be a lot of interest in the current U.S. Supreme Court of turning administrative law on its head and reining in the authority of the federal regulatory agencies in various ways. The non-delegation doctrines that are at the heart of the challenges to HISA have not yet been the areas of administrative law that the Supreme Court seems focused on upending of changing. But they might—if they completely change the areas of administrative law they've agreed to consider this year—maybe next year say, 'okay, we got rid of the Chevron deference doctrine, we got rid of certain other things. Now let's go after the non-delegation doctrine.' It's a long way of saying the current U.S. Supreme Court is showing great interest in rethinking decades of rules about the authority of federal regulatory agencies. TDN: Could this focus of the Supreme Court have any bearing on the way in which the Fifth Circuit rules? LF: I don't think judges rule in a particular way on a case strategically in order just to get it to go to Supreme Court. I think judges rule on cases based on what they think the law is. The Fifth Circuit is the most dominated right now of all the circuits by judges who were appointed by the Trump administration with the imprimatur of the Federalist Society, which has long had as its goal to get judges on the appellate federal courts that want to rein in the regulatory state. The Fifth Circuit is known as the most conservative circuit in terms of what it might mean these days to be a conservative, in the legal sense. Being skeptical of giving broad discretionary authority to make rules to agencies as opposed to congress is one of the aim of being a legal conservative. As I've told you in previous conversations, there were clearly lawyers strategizing by the opponents of HISA about what states and therefore what federal circuits they filed their challenges in. They filed them in parts of the country that go to circuit courts that they considered tilting conservative. They didn't file them in areas of the country like New York or Chicago where they think the circuit courts are not considered to be tilted conservative. TDN: What are the implications from the pending Fifth Circuit ruling for the other HISA-related suits? LF: Well, neither the Sixth Circuit ruling nor the Fifth Circuit ruling would be binding precedent on the eighth circuit. They're just persuasive views. If you're the eighth circuit and you've got two other circuits who agree on the constitutionality of the statute, then reading the tea leaves, that makes it more likely the eighth circuit would also agree. If you're the eighth circuit and you've got two other federal circuits that have completely different views, you might just kind of sit on the case for a while and wait to see if the Supreme Court takes up the matter and let the Supreme Court decide on its constitutionality. TDN: Which gets back to your earlier point—a lot rests on this Fifth Circuit ruling. LF: Yes. Whether the Fifth Circuit will rule the same as the Sixth or differently from the Sixth is basically everything. What happens next is going to rest completely on that. TDN: Do you see the pending Fifth Circuit ruling having any bearing on the relative success or failure of the proposed federal legislation to repeal HISA and replace it with a voluntary interstate compact to govern the nation's Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and Quarter Horse racing? LF: That's an interesting question. Interesting, because right now we basically don't have a functioning congress. Who knows how long it will be before we have a functioning congress. Right now, no federal legislation is going anywhere. But I guess my personal view is that there won't be any strong majority push in congress to come up with something different unless the U.S. Supreme Court says HISA is unconstitutional. The post Q and A With Lucinda Finley: A Lot Rests on Pending Fifth Circuit HISA Ruling appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Not This Time (Giant's Causeway), whose three-time Grade I-winning son Up To the Mark is a leading candidate for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf and Horse of the Year honors, will stand the 2024 breeding season for a fee of $150,000, stands-and-nurses terms, at Taylor Made Stallions. Not This Time stood the 2023 season for $135,000. The sire of 2022 champion 3-year-old male Epicenter, Not This Time has gone from strength to strength this term, and sits in eighth position on the general sire list with better than $10.4 million in progeny earnings. The 9-year-old stallion has been represented by no fewer than a dozen black-type winners in 2023, topped by Up To the Mark, whose top-level scores have come in Churchill's Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic at nine furlongs, the GI Resorts World Casino Manhattan S. at a mile and a quarter at Belmont Park, and most recently, the Keeneland Turf Mile first off a four-month layoff. Sibelius earned the first top-level success of his career when proving gamest in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen in March. He also established a new track record when winning the Pelican S. at Tampa in 1:08.65 for the six furlongs. Not This Time has also been represented by graded winners Next, Arzak, Gigante and Cogburn. As his runners have excelled at the races, so too have his young progeny at public auction. A yearling half-brother to GISW Bell's the One (Majesticperfection) and GSW King Cause (Creative Cause) sold to Jacob West, agent for Robert and Lawana Low, for $1.35 million at Keeneland September and he was represented by another seven-figure horse at Keeneland and a $900,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga. Champion Knicks Go (Paynter), who has his first weanlings of 2023, will stand for $15,000 S&N, while Idol (Curlin)–the full-brother to Eclipse Award winner Nest–and Tacitus (Tapit) will serve mares at $10,000 S&N. TAYLOR MADE STALLIONS — 2024 Not This Time (Giant's Causeway)–$150,000 Knicks Go (Paynter)–$15,000 Idol (Curlin)–$10,000 Tacitus (Tapit)–$10,000 Instagrand (Into Mischief)–$7,500 Instilled Regard (Arch)–$7,500 Rowayton (Into Mischief)–$7,500 The post Not This Time Bumped Up To $150K at Taylor Made for 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article