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A report that a purchase-and-sale agreement for the currently closed Turf Paradise is just days away from being inked was met with skepticism, frustration and even derision from horsemen at Thursday's Arizona Racing Commission meeting. Although the track's owner, Jerry Simms, framed the ongoing negotiations as a lifeline for Thoroughbred racing in a state that currently has no operational commercial track, J. Lloyd Yother, the president of the Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (AZHBPA), said that Simms's oft-stated expectations of a new owner being able to conduct a race meet as soon as January are unrealistic, underscoring that, “my horsemen are getting pretty restless, and their livelihoods are at stake.” Complicating matters for everyone is that the prospective deal has been shrouded in mystery since the buyer was first publicly named Sept. 28. For the second commission meeting in as many weeks, no representatives of that would-be buying group appeared to speak about their plans for keeping racing alive at Turf Paradise during the Oct. 12 online-only meeting. In fact, the name of that buying group–Turf Paradise Trust, LLC, whose principal is said to Frank Nickens–didn't even get mentioned by any party during Thursday's often-testy, back-and-forth testimony. Most references were generic, as in “the buyer.” The Turf Paradise sale wasn't even officially on the meeting's agenda, either. But it was by far the dominant topic. Commissioners largely just listened to Simms, the horsemen, and representatives from non-operational Arizona Downs spar verbally, and the board concluded the meeting without voting on or outlining any direct actions that would bring clarity to an increasingly confusing and controversial inflection point. AZRC chairman Chuck Coolidge said toward the end of the heated discussion that the commission remained hopeful that “everything expedites in the right way.” Other stakeholders used quite a bit more emotion when voicing their opinions on the Turf Paradise predicament, which stems from a months-in-the-making deal to sell the track falling apart on Sept. 18 and Simms announcing 10 days later that a new buyer had suddenly emerged with a desire to buy the 213-acre property and save the 67-year-old track from the wrecking ball. “The state of Arizona horse racing is ridiculous. It's an absolute nightmare. Horsemen get fed information, some of it legitimate, some of it rumors,” said owner and trainer Cynthia George. “We're literally like children being used as pawns in a divorce battle [and] it's just absolutely unbelievable that horsemen get torn in every single direction… “All these people want horsemen to have faith in the system,” George continued, “But what has really happened besides a lot of hot air? I don't know how else to explain it. Nothing real has happened…. We're trying to make life decisions. We're people with families…. And none of it is right. It should be completely unethical. It's fraudulent to keep posting media propaganda saying that Turf Paradise is going to open in January, when you can clearly go to Turf Paradise and see the walls falling off the grandstand.” George's comments came after Simms testified that the deal was very close to coming together, and he repeated several times–like he had also stated on multiple occasions at the Sept. 28 meeting–that horsemen should be aware that he turned down offers of more money so he could try to make a sale to someone who wants to keep the sport going at Turf Paradise instead of developing the Phoenix property. “I would say the contract should be signed this week. Could be [Friday]. Could be Monday or Tuesday,” Simms said. “There's just some other refinements to an agreement that have to be made. But I would say next week, for sure, and we'd have a signed contract. We already have a signed letter of agreement. This would be the purchase-and-sale agreement.” Simms stated–but did not elaborate on–the fact that the buying group has had to change lawyers in the middle of these hectic negotiations. In recent years, the relationship between the Arizona horsemen and Simms has been acrimonious. An extraordinarily long pandemic closure, multiple racetrack safety issues, and prolonged fights over off-track betting (OTB) privileges, simulcast signals, and how the horsemen's purse money can be used have roiled in the courts and at racing commission meetings. Turf Paradise ended its racing season back in May with a separate buyer doing due diligence to purchase the property. But on Aug. 1, seven weeks before that sale was publicly called off, Simms announced the track wouldn't be opening in November as scheduled for its traditional six-month meet. Arizona's horsemen have been dealing with heightened anxiety ever since. “I understand it takes time and it's a big project to [arrive at] an escrow date and closing. But we're on such a tight time frame that my horsemen and my board are really uneasy,” Yother said. “This will be two weeks since we gave [Turf Paradise] the extension for the OTBs to run through Nov. 12, with the caveat that we can cut the signal at any time if something's not moving forward, and it seems to be at a stalemate.” Even though Turf Paradise backed out of live racing for this autumn, Yother said the AZHBPA still gave its required permission for Turf Paradise to continue operating its 37 OTB outlets because the horsemen were led to believe those revenues would be used by Simms for repairs and upkeep that would allow the new buyer to begin a race meet in January. “In the meantime, Turf Paradise has not started any work on repairs to the track to get ready for a meet,” Yother said. “Mr. [Vincent] Francia, the general manager of Turf Paradise, has expressed that he could possibly get ready in 60 days, but it would more likely be 90 days to get the track ready, to get horses in there. [So] we're not even close to being able to run in January. I think, in my interpretation, it's going to be either February or even later unless something happens between now and then.” Yother said a number of outfits currently racing at Albuquerque Downs initially believed they would be allowed to remain at that New Mexico racino for a short while after the end of the Oct. 29 meet to keep their horses in training for Turf Paradise, but that is no longer an option. “They've told them now they can't stay and they've got to go,” Yother said. “When Albuquerque's over, they've got to have a place to go. All we're trying to do is save racing in Arizona and try to find a place that we can bring our horsemen to and have a race meet. But [the Turf Paradise deal] is just being kicked down the road and kicked down the road, [and] it's at the point now where we have to do something or go to Plan B.” Simms disputed that 60-90 day time frame for getting the track ready as “not an accurate number.” The dirt track just needs to be opened up, he said, and the turf course only needs a rye grass planting atop its current root system. “There's nothing that has to be done to the barn area for the horsemen to come in,” Simms said. “Those barns are the same way they are now as when you left them” in May. “We're ready to go.” Yother then responded with more specific list of repairs, including extensive work to the main track rail. Simms then disputed that needed to be done, claiming all the fencing had been fixed last spring. “I'm just telling you that my horsemen and my board are extremely upset that nothing has taken place at this time. No good faith, nothing that's been happening at the track,” Yother said. David Auther, a co-owner of Arizona Downs, wanted horsemen and commissioners to know that his track could provide the “Plan B” that Yother referred to. “We still want to have our meet in May, or sooner, depending on what happens with Turf,” Auther said. Arizona Downs didn't apply for a June-through-September race meet this year because of financial difficulties. The track formerly operated as Yavapai Downs between 2000 and 2010, when the ownership at that time filed for bankruptcy. It currently faces a Nov. 2 state administrative hearing on whether or not the AZRC should revoke its permit to operate because it hasn't been conducting live racing. Permitting problems aside, Yother told the commission there is another problem that would give horsemen pause about working with Arizona Downs: He said both that non-operational track and Rillito Park, which traditionally runs weekends from early February through early April, are both in arrears for overdue purse money. “They've been [put] on notice that if they do not get the horsemen's purse money paid, then we're not negotiating a new contract with them,” Yother said. “We have to get paid. We can't keep using our money when we're struggling and not getting paid on time.” The post Simms Portrays Turf Paradise Sale as Lifeline, but Arizona Horsemen Grow Skeptical appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Horse Racing on Friday, October 13 will feature six 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 Cranbourne. Friday Racing Tips – October 13, 2023 Cranbourne Racing Tips Friday’s Best Racing Bets Of The Day – October 13, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $31.68 odds return: Friday, October 13, 2023 Cranbourne Race 1 – #5 Time Of My Life Tatura Race 9 – #4 Esseffninety Tamworth Race 6 – #8 Supertrail Sunshine Coast Race 7 – #9 Kwik Az Hell | 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 13, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

Jaidyn Viney, the son of Alice Springs trainer Ray Viney, with seven-year-old grey mare Celine, who will be striving to win her first race at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Filling the shoes of popular Alice Springs mare Roughly won’t be easy, but Red Centre trainer Ray Viney has two mares in Celine and Tango Stepz who could fill the void. Seven-year-olds Celine, a grey, and Tango Stepz will feature at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Before bowing out in March, the Paul Gardner-trained Roughly had plenty of NT admirers and supporters. Sadly, the 11-year-old succumbed to a tendon injury when second over 1200m in open company – it was her 64th start. Constantly battling injury in a career that started in 2016 when she won a 1000m Bendigo maiden on debut, the daughter of Kaphero found a new lease of life in July last year when she won eight races from 17 starts from 1100-1600m. In the other nine races, Roughly missed running a place twice when finishing fourth and to win her first race over 1400m and 1600m as a 10-year-old was extraordinary. Darwin’s Phil Cole and Alice Springs’ Leah Walling-Denton also cared for Roughly with Gardner returning last November to train the mare in her last nine appearances. In her final 15 starts, Roughly carried more than 60kg on 13 occasions and was victorious carrying 62.5kg in two races. Celine, the daughter of Puissance De Lune, returned two weeks ago after 14 months and did little wrong when third as a +2000 chance behind Quick Return over 1200m (BM54). Formerly trained by Richard and Chantelle Jolly in Adelaide where she achieved her only win in a 1200m Balaklava maiden, Celine is aiming to win her first Alice Springs race at the 10th attempt over 1100m (BM54). After debuting at Pioneer Park in December 2021, the former SA galloper has managed four seconds and three thirds, and local jockey Jessie Philpot, who rides for the Viney stable and is the partner of Ray’s son Jaidyn, is glad the mare has returned. “She ran a good race last start considering the amount of time she had off and will benefit from that run, I think there’s room for improvement,” Philpot said. “She was off the scene with a minor injury, I think she is working well enough to be right in it on Saturday. “It’s a very even field, so anything can happen. “We’ve drawn a good gate and she should be right behind the speed. “She’s a lot bigger and stronger, and mentally I think she’s raring to go after her time off. “Celine tries hard in every race, that’s her main attribute. “She just bats away, I’m looking forward to see what she can do on Saturday. “Last prep she was very consistent and rarely missed running a place. “Everyone loves a grey and Celine is almost white now – she stands out a fair bit. Tango Stepz arrived in the NT from the stable of Scone trainer Rodney Northam with four wins and produced a tremendous debut over 1000m (0-70) three weeks ago after giving the leaders a big start before winding up to seal victory as a +2000 hope. The former NSW galloper takes on Lisa Whittle’s Mighty Murt, a last start winner over 1200m (0-64) a fortnight ago, over 1100m (0-70) this weekend in a five-horse field. Tango Stepz, the daughter of Sidestep, wound up in Alice Springs after Unpredicted, formerly trained by Northam, impressed for the Vineys earlier this year with a win, a second and two fourths in four starts. “She’s like Unpredicted in a lot of ways – similar form and also the same age,” Philpot said. “I’m not sure why Ray bought her, I think it was more to do with the fact that Unpredicted showed a lot of potential and we had a lot of success with him. “Tango Stepz is going well and hopefully she’s up to the task on Saturday. “Mighty Murt is going to be hard to beat, but we’ll just see how we go. “There’s a bit of speed in the race with Esashi and Intercontinental, who we faced last start, so we’ll just see how the finish turns out. “We went into her first race on the dirt and weren’t sure what she was going to do. “Just go around and see how she handled the track, and she took everything in her stride. “She can go forward and she can go back – she’s pretty versatile. “I wasn’t expecting her to accelerate like she did. “I thought that we’ll run a place, but we kept whacking away and then she got that split – she just took off. “I think the best thing about her is that she’s very mellow and chilled out, but when you switch her on she’s got that go button. “I didn’t think Tango Stepz was 100 per cent fit going into that first up run, so she’ll be a lot fitter and there’s definitely room for improvement.” More horse racing news View the full article

Hong Kong Champion Stayer Russian Emperor. Harbouring modest expectations with Russian Emperor ahead of the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Douglas Whyte hopes the dual Hong Kong Champion Stayer can lay the foundations for a fruitful campaign with a solid performance. With a focus on the HK$118 million Hong Kong International Races on December 10, and a clear appreciation of Russian Emperor’s need for much longer trips, Whyte still expects his regally-bred gelding to show the benefits of a good spell. “He’s summered well, he’s actually come up probably the best this season than he has the past two seasons. For unknown reasons, I’m not sure, he’s really enjoying doing what he’s doing. He’s good in his action and more so he’s very, very healthy – he looks amazing,” Whyte said of the four-time Group 1 winner. “I sat on him on Tuesday morning (October 10) on the turf and, albeit there was a bit of give in the ground, he felt amazing. He worked really well. “Sunday’s race is too short, there is no expectation. He’s starting off his campaign, so I would just like him to run home and finish off and I’ll be very happy.” Whyte will follow a familiar path with the six-year-old, who has the unique distinction of winning in four different racing jurisdictions – Ireland, England, Hong Kong and Qatar – while all three of his Hong Kong victories have come at elite level. After Sunday’s outing, Whyte will target the Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) on November 19 before contemplating another tilt at the HK$36 million Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on December 10. “Then obviously, I’ve got my eye on going back to Qatar again,” Whyte said, referencing a second tilt at the QAT Group 1 H.H. The Amir Trophy (2400m), which Russian Emperor won in last February. “He’s a year older but mentally and physically, I would say he’s better than going into this season than last season – for some unknown reason – but he’s a healthy horse. I’ve worked out a programme. His gallops, his trials – everything – it’s a better programme for him as he gets older. You analyse things and he seems to have accepted that and appreciated that. “He grows an extra leg, a couple of lengths with give in the ground, but you saw when he won the (Group 1 Standard Chartered) Champions & Chater (Cup, 2400m) on firm track that he’s learnt to let down – but he does let down better when there’s give in the ground.” The Sha Tin Trophy is headed by California Spangle (135lb), Russian Emperor (127lb) and Beauty Eternal (123lb) and also features two quality stayers from Caspar Fownes’ stable – Senor Toba (116lb) and Straight Arron (115lb) – in the 10-runner field. Fownes hopes dual Hong Kong Group 3 winner Senor Toba can rebound from the challenges of a mixed 2022/23 season. “He’s pleased me. He’s run a couple of nice trials and he’s closed off well and he looks very enthusiastic and I would be expecting him to come back to his former glory this season – he’s had valid excuses the past few runs and it’s hard to compete when you’re coming back with mucus,” Fownes said of the grey. “There was no reason for it (mucus in the trachea). There was a trigger that was causing for it. He’s always been a good clean-winded horse and there was something that was affecting him, so we gave it time and a couple of different treatments and now we’re just back to starting a fresh season with him. “He looks quite zestful and I think he might just be one that will close off quite nicely on Sunday even though it’s only a mile and then obviously we look forward to the staying races with him and get back to some consistent racing with him. “He’s rated 110 so any horse at that mark in Hong Kong is capable on any given day.” To be ridden by Keith Yeung, Senor Toba will start from barrier two, while Straight Arron will jump from gate nine under Harry Bentley. “Straight Arron’s getting there. I was very happy with his first-up run over seven (furlongs), now it’s getting a little bit better. He’ll show something over 1600m and when he gets to 1800-2000m, that’s when he’ll be in a position to show his potential. “He’s in good form. He looks well and I hope he runs accordingly,” Fownes said. More horse racing news View the full article

Americanrevolution, winner of the $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at 3 and a son of top stallion Constitution, has been retired from racing and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y. View the full article

The shoe is back on neither foot following a California Court of Appeals decision to order a new trial in a seven-figure civil case filed by Carlo Vaccarezza against veterinarian Dr. Vince Baker for negligence.View the full article

CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC's Americanrevolution (Constitution–Polly Freeze, by Super Saver) has been retired from racing and will stand in 2024 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, NY, his connections announced in a release late Thursday afternoon. The Todd Pletcher trainee was a four-time stakes winner at three, culminating in the $750,000 GI Cigar Mile H. as he registered a Beyer Speed Figure of 105. “This is the best horse to retire in New York in a very long time,” said Rockridge Stud's Lere Visagie. “We all know we need top-class horses standing in New York to keep mares home. The winner of one of New York's most historic Grade Is for older horses is the way to do it. We can't wait to get started.” Based on his Cigar Mile win, as well as wins in the New York-restricted Empire Classic H., Albany S., and New York Derby, Americanrevolution was named 2021 New York-bred Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male during the New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc.'s annual awards ceremony in 2022. During his career, Americanrevolution also placed in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup S., the GI Pennsylvania Derby, and the GII Stephen Foster S. The chestnut retired with a record of 12-5-2-1 and earnings of $1,286,810. Twice he registered Beyers of 108 and overall secured triple-digit Beyers five times. “With Belmont being renovated, we feel it is time to re-enter the New York market,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar Farm's president, CEO, and racing manager. “WinStar Farm and CHC Inc. are staying in and committing 10 good mares to Americanrevolution to help launch his career in New York. We hope to breed another Funny Cide, one of the best New York-breds of all time.” Bred by Fred Hertrich III and John Fielding in New York, Americanrevolution was acquired at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Select Yearling Sale in Saratoga out of the Taylor Made Sales consignment for $275,000 by CHC Inc. and Maverick Racing. He hails from the same family as MGISW Stop Traffic (Cure the Blues), who produced GISW and sire Cross Traffic (Unbridled's Song). Americanrevolution will stand as a partnership between WinStar Farm, CHC Inc., Rockridge Stud, Taylor Made Stallions, Mill Creek Farm, and Fortune Farm in a deal brokered by Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock. “We are thrilled to be a part of this exciting stallion prospect–probably the most exciting stallion to retire to New York in several decades,” said Ben Taylor of Taylor Made Stallions. Former WinStar stallion and Breeders' Cup winner Tourist (Tiznow) stood his first New York season at Rockridge this year. “I'm thrilled to see a Grade I winner sired by one of Kentucky's finest stallions retiring to New York,” said Fasig-Tipton's Boyd Browning. “This highlights the growing significance of the racing and breeding industry in the state. I'm eagerly anticipating the opportunity to sell his New York offspring at our Saratoga sales.” Americanrevollution will stand his initial season for $12,500 S&N. He will be available for viewing at WinStar Farm in Kentucky throughout the November Sale and during stallion shows. The post Cigar Mile Winner Americanrevolution to Rockridge Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When a grade 1 winner is entered in a turf race for the first time during a rainy period, the logical conclusion is that the connections are hoping for soggy ground and a switch to the main track. But that's not the case with Leave No Trace. View the full article

Juveniles take center stage Oct. 15 at Woodbine when the Canadian track stages a pair of CA$125,000 stakes at seven furlongs over the track's synthetic Tapeta surface.View the full article

An Albany County Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit from two New York taxpayers backed by PETA that attempted to block the State of New York from loaning NYRA $455 million that is earmarked for the construction of a new Belmont Park. The new Belmont Park is expected to open for the 2026 spring meet. The plaintiffs, Jannette Patterson and John Dileonardo, had argued that the New York State Constitution prohibited the state from giving or loaning state funds to any private corporation. The lawsuit, filed in June, was announced by PETA. Its press release issued at the time said the organization was “hoping to prevent a shady deal to fund a private entertainment business with money from New York taxpayers.” “No responsible private lender would make such a staggering loan to NYRA,” read the original complaint. But Judge Peter Lynch ruled that the state can issue loans where the loan is predominantly for a public purpose, which, he wrote, was the case with the rebuilding of Belmont Park. “It is well settled that the constitutional prohibition against State loans to private entities or for private undertakings is not applicable where the loan is for a predominantly a public purpose, and private benefit, if any, is incidental,” Lynch wrote in his decision. “This interpretation of the constitution does not constitute an unauthorized and unlimited grant of an 'exception' to the prohibition, distinct from the enumerated exceptions set forth in NY Constitution, article VII, § 8 (1) and (2). To the contrary, where the appropriation is in furtherance of a predominantly public purpose it simply may not be construed as a private loan or undertaking in the first instance. Funding the renovation of Belmont Park Racetrack constitutes just such a public purpose!” Lynch referenced a case where a court ruled that the state could contribute $600 million to the $1.4 billion it cost to rebuild the Buffalo Bills Stadium. “Horse racing fans who attend Belmont Park are no different than football fans who attend the Buffalo Bills stadium,” he wrote. “They are part of the community, and their ability to enjoy the sport of their choice improves their quality of life. Considering Plaintiff's claim that the horse racing industry is in economic straits, it is manifest that the Legislature's funding plan to modernize.” “The construction of a new Belmont Park will create thousands of jobs, generate billions in economic activity and secure the future of Thoroughbred racing in New York State,” NYRA spokesman Patrick McKenna said after the decision was announced. “This decision recognizes the importance of this transformational project, which will deliver the world-class Belmont Park that New Yorkers deserve.” NYRA was one of five defendants in the suit. The others were the State of New York; The New York State Assembly; Governor Kathy Hochul and State Comptroller Thomas P. Dinapoli. The plaintiffs had asked for a preliminary injunction that would have halted the loan. Lynch denied that motion and dismissed the plaintiffs' complaint. In their complaint, Patterson, Dileonardo and PETA tried to portray racing as a dying sport that did not deserve what amounted to a huge financial shot in the arm from the state. It said that attendance had dropped by 88% since 1978 and that taxes paid to the state from racing had fallen by 90% between 1970 and 2019. The suit called racing a “moribund industry that has seen 41 long-established racetracks shut down in the United States since 2000.” The post Judge Throws Out PETA-Backed Lawsuit that Sought to Block Loan to NYRA for Belmont Renovations appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ace Impact climbed from a three-way tie for 10th to a two-way share of second in the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings announced Oct. 12.View the full article

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be present this year at Maryland Million Day Oct. 14. This day is designed to promote and celebrate Maryland breeding and racehorses who compete in races with purses of over one million dollars. View the full article

Ace Impact , the electric winner of both the Prix du Jockey Club (G1) and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), has been retired to stand at the Haras de Beaumont stud in Normandy.View the full article

Due to inclement weather forecast this weekend, the New York Racing Association has postponed two turf stakes races initially scheduled for Oct. 15, according to a social media post from Keith McCalmont of NYRA publicity.View the full article

Five off-the-turf stakes races at Aqueduct Racetrack from this past weekend will not have their graded status restored for this year's contests, the American Graded Stakes Committee announced Oct. 12.View the full article

Keeneland's lawn debuted during the 1985 Fall meet in an era when American turf courses were just coming into vogue. According to a back issue of the track's media guide, through 2016 they had two names for their grass course. The Keeneland Course referred to the one with rail up, while the normal configuration with it down was called the Haggin Course. Named for Louis Lee Haggin II, who was not only Keeneland's President from 1940-1956, but the decade before had purchased the 550-acre Sycamore Farm in Woodford County. Serving as board chairman of the Keeneland Association beginning in 1970, he was a decedent of the gold rusher and California stud farm innovator James Ben Ali Haggin. As for the Keeneland turf course records, they recognized various distances and rail settings, but for the 2016 Fall meet, the inside rail was replaced on the Haggin Course with a portable fence that can be placed a variety of distances to protect the inside portion of the course. So, beginning with the 2017 Spring meet, Keeneland amalgamated records into one set based on distance. Now that we mowed through a bit of turf history, the Haggin will take center stage starting on Friday, as the Association cards a trio of graded grass races which will headline another weekend of racing action. On Friday at Keeneland, a key distance test will be renewed when turf specialists contest the GIII Sycamore S. going 12 furlongs. Grizzled veterans like GISW Red Knight (Pure Prize) and MGISW Channel Maker (English Channel) are present, but so are up and comers like MGSP Limited Liability (Kitten's Joy) and GSP Red Run (Gun Runner). Add in Godolphin homebred Bold Act (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), who is group stakes placed in England and France for trainer Charlie Appleby, and this should set up as quite a late scramble. Lindy | Coady Photography Heading to Saturday in the Bluegrass, it is the annual invitation-only GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. for 3-year-old fillies. The nine-furlong run over the Haggin includes several invaders with European form. Elusive Princess (Fr) (Martinborough {Jpn}) made her U.S. debut a good one when she captured the GIII Saratoga Oaks Invitational Aug. 4 after running second in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary S. at ParisLongchamp May 14 and when she was fifth behind G1 Prix de l'Opera Longines heroine Blue Rose Cen (Churchill {Ire}) in the G1 Prix de Diane S. June 18 at Chantilly. Shifting from Jean-Philippe Dubois to Arnaud Delacour, the bay filly will face another who recently changed yards in Lindy (Fr) (Le Harve {Ire}). She made the switch from Christophe Ferland to Brendan Walsh over the summer after finishing second in the G1 French 1000 Guineas S. to Blue Rose Cen and then a well-beaten eighth in the Prix de Diane. Under Walsh, she successfully shipped into Kentucky Downs and won an optional claimer at a short price going a mile. Other imports into this field include Sounds of Heaven (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who was third at the Royal Meeting in the G1 Coronation S. for Jessica Harrington, French stakes winner for Jean-Claude Roget Elounda Queen (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and finally, Mawj (Ire), who was last seen winning the G1 1000 Guineas S. at Newmarket May 7 for Godolphin and trainer Saeed bin Suroor. Incidently, this will be bin Suroor's first trip to Keeneland since 2014. “You have to send the right horse to run here,” bin Suroor said. “This is the right place for her. This was the plan to come here and then go to the Breeders' Cup. Either the [GI Breeders' Cup] Mile or the [GI Breeders' Cup] Filly & Mare Turf. I want to see how she runs here and then on to L.A. Mawj had a little chest infection before Ascot [in the summer] and she had a break,” bin Suroor said of the five months between starts. As for the American contingent, Chad Brown will be well-represented with pair of entries in GSW Liguria (War Front) and GISP Prerequisite (Upstart). Brown has won four of the last five editions of this race. Finally, on Sunday it will be time to go sprinting at Keeneland when the GII Franklin S. goes off at five and a half furlongs for older females. MGISW Caravel (Mizzen Mast) returns to her favorite course, the site of her upset win last fall in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, as she attempts to repeat in the Franklin S. for trainer Brad Cox. The accomplished 6-year-old, who will be offered at the Keeneland November Sale, will once again face GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint victoress Twilight Gleaming (Ire) (National Defense {GB}). The 4-year-old bay filly is looking to get back on track for Wesley Ward after an unsuccessful trip to Del Mar July 28 in the Daiseycutter S. Also of note is the presence of GII Ladies Turf Sprint winner Bay Storm (Kantharos), who had her own way at Kentucky Downs, and the untested Godolphin homebred from England for Charlie Appleby, Star Guest (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Eternal Hope | Chelsea Durand The stakes docket is not restricted to just Central Kentucky as both Aqueduct and Woodbine host their own graded races on Saturday. With rain in the forecast later in the day and Sunday's GIII Knickerbocker S. moved to next week as a consequence, we will get to see the GII Sands Point S. early on the Belmont at the Big A card. Out of 10 entrants and three also-eligibles, Neecie Marie (Cross Traffic) will get another crack at Godolphin's Eternal Hope (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), who bested her by only a neck in the Sept. 16 GIII Jockey Club Oaks Invitational. Joining the fray are a pair of alums who ran second and third in last month's Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs. Jeff Drown's Root Cause (Into Mischief) and Don Alberto homebred Alpha Bella (Justify) have proved they can handle nine furlongs as they look to win their first graded race. Ranging up the Canada, Woodbine has a pair of Grade IIIs scheduled over their Tapeta on Saturday when SW Mouffy (Uncle Mo) takes on MGSW Souper Hoity Toity (Uncle Mo) in the Ontario Matron S. and GSW Loyalty (Hard Spun) battles MGSW Our Flash Drive (Ghostzapper) in the Ontario Fashion S. The post Long Weekend, Keeneland’s Haggin Turf Course Hosts A Trio Of Graded Races appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Leroy Gessmann, who served as president of the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) from 2015 to 2021 and currently works as the Arizona HBPA's executive director, told commissioners at the Arizona Racing Commission (AZRC) meeting Thursday that regardless of the decision gets handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, both the HBPA and its opponents in a 2 1/2-year-old lawsuit to nullify the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) agree that the nation's highest court will eventually have to be called upon to settle the matter. Gessmann spoke in the wake of Oct. 4 oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit case that pits the HBPA and 12 of its affiliates against the HISA Authority and the Federal Trade Commission. On May 4, a lower court deemed that the now-in-effect version of HISA is indeed constitutional because a 2022 rewrite of the law fixed constitutionality problems the Fifth Circuit had identified. Shortly after that lower court's ruling came out in the spring, the HBPA plaintiffs then swiftly filed for another appeal back to the Fifth Circuit, which agreed to hear the case on an “expedited” basis. “Both sides left the [Fifth Circuit] hearing feeling positive that they made good arguments and that they would win,” Gessmann said. “So it's also been stated by both parties, no matter what the result is, the next step is the U.S. Supreme Court. We'll see when we get a ruling. Usually it takes about 30 to 60 days to get a ruling.” Gessmann then segued into updating the AZRC on a related project spearheaded by the HBPA, which is federal legislation filed Sept. 26 to repeal HISA and replace it with a voluntary interstate compact to govern the nation's Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and Quarter Horse racing. That bill, named the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), would establish a governing body known as the Racehorse Health and Safety Organization (RHSO), which would oversee breed-specific Scientific Medication Control Committees tasked with drafting and recommending drug rules for each breed. There would also be racetrack safety oversight based on existing standards as set forth by both the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the model rules of the Association of Racing Commissioners International. Individual states would decide whether their own racing commission or the RHSO got to enforce the new federal rules, which would supersede existing state statutes. States wouldn't have to opt into the RHSO, but the cost of not doing so would jeopardize their racetracks' ability to simulcast out of state. “So far, we've got a lot a lot of reviews on it, and it seems to have gained some traction, so hopefully something can be done there,” Gessmann said, adding that the bill has been “well-received and is moving through the process in the legislature in Congress.” Asked by commissioner Linda York if he had any sense of a timetable for when the bill might make it to the Congressional floor, Gessmann said, “We have not been advised of anything, how quickly it could get there. Unfortunately, the National HBPA doesn't have a very large pack [of lobbyists] to help move things through.” The RHSA's sponsor is Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican. More than two weeks after its introduction, the bill has not yet been assigned to a committee. It has thus far gained one co-sponsor, Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Republican. The post Former HBPA Prez On 5th Circuit Appeal: ‘No Matter The Result’ Both Sides Expect Supreme Court To Decide HISA’S Fate appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Today 13th 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 12 months ago Ascot racing preview & quaddie picks | Saturday, October 15 The Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes headlines the nine-race program at Ascot on Saturday afternoon, and HorseBetting.com.au brings you best bets … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Saturday’s Eagle Farm betting tips & best odds | 15/10/2022 Eagle Farm is the feature Queensland metropolitan meeting on Saturday afternoon, and we’ve got a massive 10-race card to be … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Friday’s Pakenham racing tips & quaddie | October 14, 2022 Evening racing returns to the Pakenham synthetic on Friday night with an eight-race card to be contested under lights. See … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Morphettville racing preview & best bets | Saturday 15/10/2022 The Parks track at Morphettville is set to host a competitive nine-race program on Saturday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s South Australian … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Randwick full racing tips, best bets & quaddie | Everest Day 2022 The 2022 Everest Day will be hosted by Randwick Racecourse this Saturday, with a number of very competitive events on … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Caesars Palace storms into Big Dance fold for Cummings The Cummings name is synonymous with the first Tuesday in November at Flemington, but Anthony Cummings may also have his … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Mazu set to thrive under the expectation of the 2022 The Everest Mazu has a rare ability to thrive under the weight of expectation, and that is why he won’t let punters … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Sydney Stakes best bets, top odds & free tips | October 15, 2022 The 2022 Sydney Stakes will feature a full field of 18 runners and five emergencies that will battle it out … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 13, 2022 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago The Kosciuszko betting preview & best bets | Randwick 15/10/2022 The 2022 Kosciuszko will be co-feature event on Everest Day as a full field of 14 will do battle over … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Caulfield full racing tips, odds & quaddie | Saturday, October 15 It is Caulfield Cup Day on Saturday afternoon where a 10-race program is scheduled the marquee day of the year … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 12 months ago Me Tsui, Jamie Richards to the fore with landmark Happy Valley wins In a memorable convergence of Hong Kong training generations, Me Tsui and Jamie Richards posted significant milestones at Happy Valley … Read More Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago 2022 Caulfield Cup preview & betting strategy | October 15 The Caulfield Cup (2400m) headlines the action from Caulfield on Saturday afternoon and Horsebetting’s James Herbert present his full runner-by-runner … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 12 months ago Panfield’s back for another Sha Tin Trophy Panfield returns this Sunday (October 16) at Sha Tin to defend his crown in the HKD$5 million Group 2 Oriental … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Filly Perfectly Suited for Ashburton feature Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong are hoping to give owner Kevin Hickman a big thrill at Ashburton on Saturday. The … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Vername after Group One scalp Stephen Marsh is excited to head south to Hastings on Saturday with a three-pronged attack in the Group 1 Livamol … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Warrnambool betting tips & quaddie picks | Thursday, October 14 HorseBetting’s Victorian form analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for the eight-race card at Warrnambool on Thursday, … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Delphi concedes 0.5kg to keep Oliver for Caulfield Cup Anthony and Sam Freedman will saddle up the second favourite in this Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup, with champion jockey … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 13, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees six meetings being held on this Wednesday afternoon, headlined by the Group 1 Thousand … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 2 years ago Harmony And Rich rises for Group 2 Premier Bowl challenge Harmony And Rich heads into Sunday’s (17 October) Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) with trainer Me Tsui optimistic that … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Wakari on song for Hastings Exciting three-year-old Wakari will have his final hit-out ahead of his trip south to Riccarton next month when he contests … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Beauden primed for Livamol Graeme Rogerson is confident Beauden is ready to show he can beat the best away from Awapuni. Beauden was joint … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Legend Fares Well At Everest Barrier Draw Classique Legend remains a solid favourite for the $15 million The Everest after his midfield draw, while Nature Strip has … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Caspar Fownes looks to Moreira with a good hand at Happy Valley Caspar Fownes is looking to continue his fast-start to the new season and is looking to leading jockey Joao Moreira … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Caulfield racing tips & value bets – Wednesday, 14 October 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best odds, value bets and quaddie picks for Blue Sapphire Stakes Day at Caulfield this Wednesday … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Kosciuszko Favourite On Song For Peak Run Trainer Brett Cavanough cannot fault the preparations of his two Kosciuszko runners, headed by undefeated mare and race favourite It’s … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Spring Racing Review: Camelot falls on massive Guineas Day Five Group 1 races were run and won around the country on a massive Saturday of horse racing action. We … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Cumani Sweats On Cup Start For San Huberto Matt Cumani’s San Huberto is on the cusp of gaining a Caulfield Cup start and the trainer is preparing the … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Collett looking to climb lucrative mountain Expat New Zealand jockey Jason Collett will be looking to figuratively follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Sir Edmund … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Tragedy For Winx As Her First Foal Dies The owners of beloved mare Winx are focusing on the champion’s welfare following the death of her much-anticipated first foal … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Flying Anders Ready For Race Of Tactics Although Anders will only take on two other runners in the Blue Sapphire Stakes, his co-trainer David Eustace expects it … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 3 years ago Champion Mare Enable Retired From Racing Connections have confirmed star galloper Enable has run her last race and will be retired to the broodmare barn … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Waller Happy Duo On Target For Everest Stablemates Nature Strip and Haut Brion Her have rounded out their preparations for The Everest with both getting the stamp … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Coongy Cup 2020 betting tips, best odds & form guide HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds and best bets for the Group 3 Coongy Cup at Caulfield this Wednesday … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Kuru to link with The Cossack Top jumps jockey Aaron Kuru will be back in the saddle this weekend when he joins forces with the Paul … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Manawatu Challenge for Callsign Mav Hastings galloper Callsign Mav came of age at his home track over the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and has now … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Old-timer Sampson has still got it Otaki trainer Howie Mathews and his wife, Lorraine, have never been more proud of their evergreen galloper Sampson than at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Redzel in great shape ahead of Everest Co-trainer Paul Snowden believes Redzel can be just as lethal in The Everest as he has been in the past … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Murray Baker hopes Cup is the chosen one Champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker is looking forward to the Caulfield Cup with The Chosen One who has come … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Constantinople on song for Caulfield Cup After clearing quarantine at Werribee, Constantinople has stepped straight on to the track at Flemington for a gallop ahead of … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Don’t Waiver to chase staying series Handy Caloundra three-year-old Don’t Waiver will concentrate on the Brisbane summer staying series after missing the Spring Champion Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Star of the Saddle shared by McEvoy, Lane Damian Lane and Kerrin McEvoy have shared the $50,000 prize for the ‘Star of the Saddle’ on Caulfield Guineas day, … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Trekking confirmed to run in The Everest The 12-horse field for The Everest is now complete after confirmation Trekking will run in the Melbourne Racing Club’s slot … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Caulfield Cup off the menu for Self Sense The out-of-form Self Sense will miss the $5 million Caulfield Cup despite gaining a berth via his Mornington Cup win … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago New technology to help with tote losses The Brisbane Racing Club is hoping new technology can help overcome losses on its on course totalisator … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Pinatubo remains unbeaten after Dewhurst Pinatubo has rounded off an unblemished juvenile campaign with victory in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Everest crowd a win for racing chiefs A bumper crowd of more than 40,000 at The Everest has vindicated NSW racing chiefs after a controversial week … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Liam Payne rocks The Everest crowd Former One Direction star Liam Payne impressed The Everest crowd with a set of his own and former band’s hits … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Six riders banned on Caulfield Guineas day Visiting UK jockey James Doyle was among six riders suspended out of the Caulfield Guineas meeting … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago The Autumn Sun shines in Caulfield Guineas Sydney colt The Autumn Sun has stamped himself as one of Australia’s most valuable thoroughbreds with a brilliant victory in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Hamada euthanised after trackwork injury The Charlie Appleby-trained Hamada has had to be euthanised after breaking a leg in a routine track gallop at Werribee … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Moss ‘N’ Dale wins Group 3 Craven Plate Wet-tracker Moss ‘n’ Dale has rained on the parade of Sydney Group performers, winning the Craven Plate at Randwick for … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Yucatan impressive in Herbert Power win The Aidan O’Brien-trained Yucatan has turned in an impressive display to win the Group Three Herbert Power Stakes in his … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Big Blue gets the jump on St Leger rivals Big Blue has outstayed his rivals in the $500,000 St Leger at Randwick after two hurdle wins in country Victoria … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago A victory and an Everest second for Vieira I Like It Easy has given owner Bert Vieira a Listed win at Randwick but he has been just as … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Godolphin stars fight out Caulfield Stakes Benbatl and Blair House have given racing powerhouse Godolphin a quinella in the Group One Caulfield Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Pierata grabs Randwick consolation prize Trainer Greg Hickman and jockey Tommy Berry have combined with Pierata as the classy four-year-old streaked to a dominant Sydney … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Redzel doubles up in $13 million Everest The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel has won the $13 million Everest at Randwick for the second time … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Racegoers call protest ‘good publicity’ Racegoers at The Everest said the controversy over the barrier draw projection on the Opera House got everyone talking and … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago First Kosciuszko goes to Grafton trainer Respected Grafton trainer John Shelton has trained outsider Belflyer to win the inaugural $1.3 million Kosciuszko at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Land Of Plenty claims the Toorak Handicap Land Of Plenty has emulated stablemate Amphitrite as a Group One winner on Caulfield Guineas day, taking out the Toorak … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Amphitrite wins the Gr 1 Thousand Guineas The Darren Weir-trained Amphitrite has produced a last-to-first performance to win the $500,000 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Stampede returns a winner, Melbourne next Stampede has made a triumphant return at Randwick to set himself up for a trip to Melbourne and a Group … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Ball Of Muscle to the fore at Caulfield Ball Of Muscle has made a happy return to Melbourne, taking out the Group Two Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Last runner for Peter Morgan at Caulfield Trainer Peter Morgan has been forced into what he hopes is a temporary retirement with the impending sale of the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago I Like It Easy delivers Randwick fairytale The Gerald Ryan-trained I Like It Easy has delivered the first part of a potential Everest fairytale for Trapeze Artist’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Winter Bride turns into a spring wonder In-form mare Winter Bride has made it back-to-back Caulfield wins so far this spring with victory in a Group Three … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sunlight too speedy for Caulfield rivals Sunlight has recovered from a spiked temperature in Sydney to record an easy win in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Matt Dunn back in Highway Handicap mode Tristan De Angel has given Matt Dunn victory in the Highway Handicap at Randwick to set up a possible tilt … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Anaheed streaks to maiden on Everest day Redzel’s handlers Peter and Paul Snowden have celebrated victory at Randwick on Everest day with two-year-old debutante Anaheed … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Iconoclasm claims Listed win at Caulfield The Darren Weir-trained Iconoclasm has claimed his first stakes win in the Listed Weekend Hussler Stakes and could now be … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Champagne Boom takes out Debutant Stakes The Lindsay Park-trained Champagne Boom has raced to an impressive win in the Listed Debutant Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Rain puts paid to Doomben gallops meeting Rain has forced the Doomben meeting to be abandoned, joining several other washouts in southeast Queensland … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cup hope Hamada injured during trackwork Godolphin Melbourne Cup hope Hamada has become the second Charlie Appleby-trained galloper to suffer an injury at Werribee … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Chris Waller still a player in Everest Chris Waller will not be training the Everest winner but has other opportunities in two states on the big day … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Its Showtime for Group 1 Caulfield Guineas Barrier one is the shortest way home and co-trainer Wayne Hawkes is hoping it will prove beneficial for Showtime in … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Hammoon Boy wins 2017 Jungle Juice Cup THE three-and-a-half-hour trek to Cessnock paid off for Tamworth trainer Sue Grills on Wednesday when she landed her first Jungle … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Portelli hopes his luck holds in Everest She Will Reign’s trainer Gary Portelli says the quality of the $10 million Everest field means luck in running will … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago CEO says moving Jungle Juice Cup is a risk which paid off MOVING the Jungle Juice Cup from July to October has paid off according to Newcastle Jockey Club CEO Matt Benson … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Egg Tart eyeing off G1 Toorak Handicap Egg Tart has overcome an eye injury which cost her a start in the Epsom Handicap and is favourite for … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago A look behind the Caulfield Guineas A look at the history and what the key players are saying about the Group One Caulfield Guineas … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago How 12 horses made it to the $10m Everest The Australian racing community has been abuzz since the $10 million Everest was announced in February. Now 12 of the … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Waller makes an Everest gamble on Deploy While Chris Waller doesn’t have a runner in The Everest at Randwick, he’ll be cheering for Deploy in the $10 … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago All Everest horses pass inspection The Everest runners given the all-clear ahead of the $10 million sprint at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 6 years ago Tale Of Eight breaks maiden status on Jungle Juice Cup day TALE Of Eight broke through for the first win of his career when saluting on Jungle Juice Cup day at … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Rock Magic fitter for Schillaci second-up After Rock Magic’s pleasing fourth in the Group One Moir Stakes over 1000m, trainer Chris Gangemi believes the 1100m of … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Cummings with two Caulfield Guineas hopes Godolphin trainer James Cummings believes Kementari and Sanctioned are both set to run big races in the $2 million Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Clearly Innocent blooms on cue for Flower Damion Flower believes he has the tough gelding required to win the $10 Everest after selecting the Kris Lees-trained Clearly … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Schofield and Cummings after more G1s Glyn Schofield and James Cummings will be looking to add to their Group One success when they combine in three … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Pat Duff to continue winning association Trainer Pat Duff has had a long association with owner Wally Tutt and he hopes it continues at Doomben with … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Cranbourne Cup betting tips, form and odds, Sunday October 15 THE $300,000 Cranbourne Cup runs this Sunday and what better what to use your bonus bets from a busy Saturday … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Blinkers for Shoals in Thousand Guineas Jockey Mark Zahra believes the addition of blinkers will give talented filly Shoals a better chance to win the Group … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Breeder has more reasons to smile She Will Reign’s breeder and part-owner Garry Bachell has known since her Kembla Grange debut the filly is something special … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Turnitaround noses into G1 Toorak favour After almost 12 months of ups and downs, Warrnambool horse Turnitaround lines up in the Group One Toorak Handicap at … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Hugh Bowman enthused by Everest journey Champion jockey Hugh Bowman says the $10 million Everest is the most significant initiative for the Australia’s racing industry since … Read More Horse Racing News 6 years ago Nivo to defy breeding to become a stayer Co-trainer Daniel Guy is confident talented Nivo can defy her breeding and develop into a better than average stayer, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Caulfield Stakes head-to-head betting: Hartnell vs. Bonneval THE Caulfield Stakes is one of the featured group one races this Saturday and punters have already identified it as … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Danish Twist to make Melbourne debut Stakes winning mare Danish Twist will make her Melbourne debut in the Tristarc Stakes and trainer Kris Lees has high … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Faraway Town in super touch for Randwick Trainer Matthew Smith will keep Faraway Town to Listed company during spring as he targets an autumn Group One race … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Snowdens with good chances at Caulfield Co-trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have had three stakes winners at Caulfield this season and have strong chances again on … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Jennings striving for senior success Koby Jennings admits he is nervous about life as a senior rider, but he won’t shirk the hard work required … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Young trainer follows father’s footsteps Young Canberra trainer Joe Ible says Major Sharpe will be difficult to beat if he gets a good run in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tally needs to overcome wide draw in Cup Australian Derby placegetter Tally has been aimed at the Caulfield Cup but needs to overcome a wide barrier draw if … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Melbourne Cup joins NFL on Twitter stream The Melbourne Cup will join the NFL as a sport events broadcast on Twitter after the Victorian Racing Club struck … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago De Little Engine slips into Caulfield Cup The scratching of NZ Oaks winner Fanatic has given the Danny O’Brien-trained De Liittle Engine a start in the Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bearded bakers pause to watch brother race Knafeh Bakery’s bearded team will stop serving the traditional middle eastern sweet to Randwick racegoers to watch brother Bobby El-Issa … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Cox Plate not a two-horse race: O’Shea John O’Shea, who prepares last-start Group One winners Hartnell and Hauraki, says this year’s Cox Plate is shaping as a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Confident Parr looking to bank strong book Kinglike’s jockey Josh Parr says the horse has Group One sprinter written all over him ahead of Saturday’s Listed Lightning … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Caulfield Cup – What you need to know Some facts and figures on the $3 million Caulfield Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Some historic Caulfield Cup moments Some of the famous Caulfield Cups … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Lucia Valentina gets first look at Valley Lucia Valentina has had her first look around Moonee Valley, working in company with Happy Trails in preparation for the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Londehero bonds with trackwork rider Londehero’s bond with his trackwork rider has helped turn his form around as he chases another win at Eagle Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Articus ready to run well in Cup: Wohler Articus has done all the necessary work ahead of the Caulfield Cup and trainer Andreas Wohler likes what he sees … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Randwick quaddie free selections and form, Saturday October 15 PUNTERS will be primarily focused on the action at Caulfield this Saturday, but they shouldn’t forget about the great action … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Cassidy tests knees with seven rides Larry Cassidy continues his comeback from injury with lightweight rides at Eagle Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Oliver appeals reckless riding suspension Champion jockey Damien Oliver will miss key rides in the Cox Plate and Manikato Stakes unless he successfully appeals a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Twitter to broadcast Melbourne Cup Twitter will use the Melbourne Cup to push further into live video, announcing the horse race as its first commercial … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Tips, form and odds for Caulfield Cup day, Saturday October 15 CAULFIELD hosts a bumper 10-race card this Saturday which features the $3 million Group 1 Caulfield Cup and the $500,000 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago De Little Engine gains Caulfield Cup start First emergency De Little Engine has gained a start in the Caulfield Cup with the scratching of New Zealand Oaks … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Cox Plate contenders work at Moonee Valley Four Cox Plate contenders, including in-form Hartnell, have continued preparations for the $3 million race with gallops at Moonee Valley … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Oliver expected to appeal suspension Champion jockey Damien Oliver will miss key rides in the Cox Plate and Manikato Stakes unless he successfully appeals a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Champion Stakes to be run on outer track The Champion Stakes at Ascot will be run in the outer track after officials decided the inner track would be … Read More View the full article

Emotions ran high deep into the opening session of Book 3 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when young pinhooker Luke Coen produced an incredible result with his Invincible Spirit (Ire) filly selling for 115,000gns. Coen may be in his early 20s but he knows the time of day and came to Park Paddocks full of confidence with his €23,000 foal purchase from Goffs last November. After an entertaining bidding war, it was Olivia Perkins-Mackey, who works closely with bloodstock agent Justin Casse and trainer Joseph O'Brien–and who was involved in the selection of a 310,000gns Siyouni (Fr) colt during the Book 2 session–who landed the winning blow. But that didn't come without breeze-up handler Danny O'Donovan doing his best to secure the filly from Q-Cross Stables by throwing his iPad in the direction of auctioneer Matt Hall whilst standing in the gangway. It proved to be in vain as the American-based agent wasn't to be beaten on the Invincible Spirit filly with the winning bidder and consignor visibly emotional after the tussle. Coen said, “It was unreal, now. I couldn't stand still inside there. To be fair, the day I bought her at Goffs, I just couldn't believe that I got her. I was delighted. And to be fair, when we came here, I was quite boastful as I knew she was a bit of a queen. I'm delighted she proved me right.” The youngster, who works full-time with the sales company, is a nephew of prominent Irish trainer Andrew Slattery. He is also a brother to top Flat jockey Ben Coen and, after the conversion rate, netted well over €100,000 in profit from the sale. He added, “I told Gavin [Davies] at Tatts when I first started working for him that I was bringing a top filly to Book 3 and that I was going to come close to topping it. I'm fairly happy I put my neck out. “I think I owe Danny O'Donovan a pint. Fair play to him, he loved her and went all the way, and fair play to Olivia. I hope the filly is very, very lucky for her and that she can be the queen that I always thought she could be for her new connections.” Perkins-Mackey was just as emotional as Coen after the sale, where she revealed that the filly would go into training with Joseph O'Brien. She said, “I saw her this morning and loved her. I sent her details on to Joseph and he loved her, too. She has a beautiful walk. There is nothing to knock about her. She is a May foal so there is plenty of room for improvement. The consignor has done a great job.” The Invincible Spirit filly is out of Galileo (Ire) Mardie Gras (GB). She has produced two winners and is from the family of classy German performer Moonlady (Ger). The post Coen’s Book 3 Dream: 100k Profit For Young Pinhooker And Tatts Employee appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be present at this year's Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park on Saturday, Oct. 14, the equine advocate said in a release Thursday afternoon. On a day designed to promote and celebrate Maryland breeding and racing, the TAA will be recognized, along with Maryland Jockey Club, with a named race. Following the running of the Maryland Jockey Club S., a presentation will be made to the winning connections including a branded Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance blanket and swag bag. “The Maryland Jockey Club is honored to sponsor a race with Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance,” said Mike Rogers, Acting President, Maryland Jockey Club. “We are dedicated to accredited aftercare, ensuring our horses find safe homes after their racing careers.” The TAA will also be onsite as part of the VIP experience that was auctioned off earlier this year in the “Off to the Races” campaign and was donated by 1/ST Racing and The Hotel at Arundel Preserve. The post Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Present During Maryland Million Day appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Unable to live with Carla's Way (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus) when outmanoeuvred and outspeeded in the G2 Rockfel S. at Newmarket last month, Shuwari (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) and Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) face an entirely different test on Friday as they compete in the track's feature G1 Fillies' Mile. In all likelihood, fast ground over seven furlongs suited neither filly and now that the rain has come the kind of bias that proved ideal for Carla's Way's style will have disappeared. We know that Shuwari is made of the right material based on her prior defeat of Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) in the Listed Star S. at Sandown in July, hours before Ylang Ylang proved worthy of her TDN Rising Star status when capturing Leopardstown's G3 Silver Flash S. The question now is how they match up on a level playing field. Shuwari's trainer Ollie Sangster commented, “She's a straightforward horse who relaxes and settles well and I can't see the step up in trip being a problem. It's nice to have a chance in a race like this and hopefully she will run well for us.” Ryan Moore said of Ylang Ylang, “She was taken off her feet a bit on quick ground over seven furlongs here last time, so the step up to a mile will suit and she has form on soft if we get a lot of rain. I'd like to think she is the filly to beat if returning to the form of her Leopardstown win.” This is probably no match, with Doreen Tabor's Sandown maiden winner Classical Song (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) one of the lesser-exposed types held in high regard. Jeff Smith's G2 May Hill S. runner-up See The Fire (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Anthony O'Callaghan and Sabina Kelly's G3 Weld Park S. scorer Caught U Looking (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) look capable of better and have little to find to get to the level of the main protagonists. Smith's racing manager David Bowe said, “She still ran a bit green in the May Hill and has come on since then mentally. We're hoping that she will do us proud and she is obviously a really smart filly and we'll see how she fares. She has a really stout pedigree and she has the looks to go with it. She's a beautifully-proportioned filly and just neat and tidy for a two-year-old. We're very lucky that both her and Ghostwriter seem to be in good shape for the obvious next year. We don't want to tempt fate and get too excited, but it's nice to have a couple of nice horses on the books and we're in good shape.” Skellet To The Test In The Oh So Sharp… Also on the card is the seven-furlong G3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp S., which features Juddmonte's recent acquisition Skellet (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Earning TDN Rising Star status over this trip at Salisbury last month, the Ralph Beckett-trained half-sister to Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) is met by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's comparatively vastly-experienced four-times winner Chic Colombine (Fr) (Seahenge) and Godolphin's course-and-distance scorer Dance Sequence (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Juddmonte's racing manager Barry Mahon said of Skellet, “We're looking forward to seeing her out and we'll find out a bit more about her. It looks a good race–Charlie Appleby's filly looked very good the day she won. Ours is a big filly and it's all about next year with her, but it will be good to give her a bit more experience. She has a beautiful pedigree [and] the fact she's by Kingman made her extra appealing.” City Of Troy Faces Seven In The Dewhurst… Saturday's G1 Native Trail's Dewhurst S. at Newmarket will see Coolmore's TDN Rising Star City Of Troy (Justify) make his eagerly-awaited third start as he looks to seal juvenile champion honours. Kept away from slow ground after his win in the July Festival's G2 Superlative S., he may have to deal with those conditions with rain expected ahead of the seven-furlong highlight. He will be joined by stablemate Henry Adams (Ire) (No Nay Never), who is to be partnered by Frankie Dettori, with Aidan O'Brien withdrawing Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Johannes Brahms (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Unquestionable (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Three of the main rivals to the favourite will be Teme Valley and Ballylinch Stud's G2 Champagne S. winner Iberian (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Shadwell's G3 Tattersalls S. scorer Alyanaabi (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) and Juddmonte's supplemented G2 Mill Reef S. winner Array (Ire) (No Nay Never). The post Newmarket: Shuwari Faces Ylang Ylang Again in Fillies’ Mile Decider appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Newmarket will pull out all the stops for what is scheduled to be Frankie Dettori's final weekend at the track but the Oct. 13 Fillies' Mile (G1) also marks a big milestone for trainer Ollie Sangster, who saddles his first runner in group 1 company.View the full article

Richard Rigney says that nothing in life gives him a bigger kick than his horses. To understand just what that means, it might help to know his idea of a vacation. A few years ago, for instance, he went on a shooting range in Russia. Not that startling, perhaps: this was obviously before the war in Ukraine. It's just the caliber of the ordnance that was a little unusual. “Shooting a bazooka is so fun,” Rigney says. “My wife Tammy was like, 'You know what? I think it's okay that he shoots the bazooka, but I don't think you should really trust him to drive it.' Because I'm a really bad driver!” He finds a picture on his phone. “Here's me going into the tank,” he says. “It was from World War II. I blew up a car, like, half a mile away. So that was a thing. We do a lot of traveling, and we love safaris. I guess that was kind of one.” If that's a day on the range, you can imagine what scuba diving in Honolulu might entail. “So Tammy set it up with these Navy SEALs who do a lot of stuff for Hawaii Five-O,” Rigney says. “So we're doing all these helicopter stunts and then, at the end of it, we're 45 feet above the ocean in our wetsuits and dive into the ocean for a shark dive.” Sorry, this is for fun? “This is for fun!” exclaims Rigney. “It's like when we went to Cambodia. She goes, 'I got two things for you to do out there. They're burning down the jungle. So how do you feel about being an anti-poacher, one day, and then putting out fires the next?' For that we had a zipline from the helicopter into the hotel.” He chuckles, before making the most superfluous statement of 2023: “We're not like normal tourists.” And that is true in more ways than one. Just ask the Vietnamese jungle guide whose daughter was upset when he made her laugh, because it showed how bad her teeth were. Rigney paid for a dentist to fix those. Then, when Covid hit and the guide had no trade, he also paid her college fees. So here's a guy whose appetite for life is commensurate with the size of his heart. Rigney talks with infectious relish, a frank grin never far away. But nothing is more instructive of his nature than how that heart deals with a horserace. In its literal function, it pumps the blood at such a frantic rate that the pulse monitor on his smart-watch goes nuts. “Whenever we're racing, even if it's just a cheap claimer, my watch will say: 'Did you fall down? Do you need help?'” he says. “Because I'm so excited. So yeah, the racing is my favorite of all. And winning a Grade I was the No. 1 most exciting thing in my life, besides having my kids.” Played Hard with Phil Bauer | Mike Kane That was when Played Hard, a $280,000 Keeneland September yearling, won the GI La Troienne S. on Derby Day at Churchill. She couldn't be more aptly named, whether for her parentage–by Into Mischief out of Well Lived (Tiznow)–or her owner in the other, more figurative workings of his heart. For this is indeed a life lived on a most generous scale. Phil Bauer, his trainer, interjects that Rigney didn't even go down to the saddling ring before the race, because he gave all his paddock passes to guests. His finish-line suite at Churchill was supposed to accommodate 40 people, but Rigney brought in extra tables so that he could seat 60. His guests ranged from his kids' ski instructor, to greenkeepers from a golf course he owns in Oklahoma, to his usher at the Tampa Bay Rays. “All these people are important to me,” Rigney says. “So I had them all come in to experience this race. What a humongous day for me, right?” And that's key: Rigney makes it sound as though he's doing himself a favor. There's no mistaking the authentic pleasure this man derives from doing things for other people. Even if, like the friend who watched the Churchill race alongside Rigney, the process has its perils. “I got so excited that I knocked him over!” Rigney admits. “He thought he was going through the window. If you don't know what a rebel yell is, stand next to me during a race.” There were further such scenes at Keeneland last weekend, when Buchu (Justify) came from last to win the GII Jessamine S. in emphatic style. This was a new frontier, as the filly is homebred, retained at $275,000 at the September Sale last year. She's the first foal of Flowering Peach (Ire), a staying mare by Galileo (Ire) out of a Giant's Causeway half-sister to Medaglia d'Oro. Unsurprisingly, after starting out on dirt, those genes have enabled Buchu to thrive for the switch to grass and she will now be among the leading home contenders for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Buchu | Coady Photography The sense that Rigney's program is going up a level, after some early struggles, is no coincidence. Played Hard was one of the first recruits made for Rigney by John Moynihan, renowned for his work with Stonestreet and others; while the private acquisition from Coolmore of Flowering Peach, with her sensational pedigree, qualified her as the cornerstone of a relatively new venture: a broodmare band, already up to 16, based at Denali Stud. “So it's been kind of like a new thing with John,” Rigney explains. “I'm very excited about it. I really want John to be involved in developing the broodmare part. He's the right guy for it, that's obvious. And Played Hard was from the first full crop of yearlings he picked out for us. She was always one we were excited about–from when we were buying her, to when she went into pre-training, John was like, 'This is the horse that might take you to the promised land.'” Before that, Rigney and Bauer are candid that they were not shopping quite so effectively. But first let's rewind to how this whole thing started; how Rigney was first drawn to the color and excitement of the sport, as a young man privileged to grow up in buzzing Pasadena, California. (His father was an engineer who worked on the B1 bomber and Apollo spacecraft; while his mother was an accountant.) Rigney paid his way through college by his wagering at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park–which instinct, incidentally, has never left him. In 2014, having never played a hand in his life, Rigney accompanied a buddy to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. He thought he might as well pay the $10,000 fee and, from a field of 6,683, was famously ranking as high as 86th when losing out, on the fourth day, on a pile of chips that exceeded than $800,000. Some of his rookie moves had baffled the professionals and Rigney, to disguise his ignorance, had maintained a silence so resolutely enigmatic that many assumed he couldn't even speak English. But all this freewheeling through life–all these exotic exploits, all his munificence–is actually founded on lab coats and precision. Rigney owns Clarendon Flavors, a manufacturer of extracts for the beverage industry. “It was just a very fortunate thing,” he protests. “I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but it was the right place, right time. I was working on my master's degree and looking for a job close by. And the nearest one to my school was in this little company, a flavor house. I didn't even know what that meant. But it said they needed a chemist, so I went to interview.” So began his education in the intricate palette of ingredients from which flavor is designed. 'TDN Rising Star' Twirling Good Time | Coady Photography “It's like painting,” he says. “It's a really bizarre industry: part chemistry, part art. And the longer you do it, the more of an artist you need to be. I don't really see myself as a chemist really anymore. It's just being a creative person.” All flavor can apparently be broken down into basic constituents. “Banana, for example, has a hundred different components–but the No. 1 is isoamyl acetate,” Rigney explains. “And that's something you can synthesize from natural ingredients.” In 1996, after a takeover of the holding group, the opportunity arose for Rigney to finance a buyout of the company he was working for. Three years later he had paid off the loan, and growth since has been perennial. He has clients around the world and across the spectrum: at least half in distilled spirits, but also others making soda pop, apple sauce, ice cream, baby food. Though his company's input usually comprises no more than 0.5-1.0 percent of the finished product, it will go out in 6,000-gallon tankers from two factories in Kentucky, at Louisville and Owensboro. Things were soon going well enough that Tammy bought her husband a share in a racehorse: a Bernstein filly found by Kenny McPeek for $60,000 at the 2007 September Sale. In the silks of the Livin The Dream partnership, Dream Empress broke her maiden at Saratoga and then won the GI Alcibiades S. by four lengths before running second at the Breeders' Cup. Not only was Rigney now hooked. He had also hit it off with Bauer, then working for McPeek. In fact, Bauer was the filly's groom at Saratoga before being made McPeek's assistant, even as Rigney started buying a few horses in his own right. The very next season Rigney was back in the Keeneland winner's circle after another juvenile Grade I, and Breeders' Futurity winner Noble's Promise (Cuvee) then went on to run fifth in the GI Kentucky Derby. Eventually Rigney told Bauer that he would like to take his involvement to another level. “He originally asked me how many horses it would take for me to go out on my own,” recalls Bauer. “I was unsure of a number. So then he said, 'Well, what about a private job? Just you and me?' And I said, 'I'm ready to go today.'” “And we did terribly,” declares Rigney with a laugh. “So then I'm getting phone calls from all these different trainers, like, 'Hey, why don't you drop Phil?' And I was like, 'If I'm not with Philip, I'm not going to be in this game.' People didn't really quite understand, at first, but after a couple of years people stopped calling me. Because it's us doing this together. I get to be part of this process, I get to do the day-to-day. We talk all the time. We're like a married couple. We're always together, and we always support each other.” Xigera | Sarah Andrew And now, with the stock upgraded by Moynihan, it's all coming together. In 2023, Bauer has saddled 21 winners from just 89 starters–doubling his strike-rate from just two years ago. There are green shoots everywhere. A couple of weeks ago Twirling Good Time (Twirling Candy), a $250,000 Keeneland September yearling, was named a 'TDN Rising Star' for her stylish debut in a sprint maiden at Churchill Downs. Just three days previously Gorilla Trek (Curlin), homebred with Denali and Valli Rose Equine, also opened his account in Louisville; while only a day before that, Buchu herself had broken her maiden on a card that also featured a second stakes success, by six lengths, for the sophomore Xigera (Nyquist). That performance earned Xigera a 97 Beyer, one of the three fastest of the year among 3-year-old fillies, and helped Rigney racing to a share of the owner's title at the September meet. “I knew Phil was a good trainer from the very beginning,” Rigney says proudly. “It's the way he takes care of horses. But it's also about the way we take care of people. The people at the barn are very important to us. We hire the best that we possibly can, and treat them the best we possibly can. So what's happening now, these are the most fun times. “Some of these horses we get so close to, it all becomes very personal. Like a family experience. I have to worry about Philip a lot more than he has to worry about me! He gets all upset if a horse runs like Xigera did at the Breeders' Cup last year. I was like, 'It's okay, it's okay.' Most owners don't have to deal with this! But if things don't work out, we never look back.” No need to do that, anyhow, with so much to look forward to. “There's been an overall feeling, the last three years, that you could feel it coming,” Bauer agrees. “Just when you get introduced to the new ones coming in, when you breeze the horses, there's just so much more quality. It's such a difference. These horses are extremely talented athletes. A lot of times, you just have to keep out of their way.” And, given how much their patron loves action, the program's evolution since Moynihan came aboard makes a lot of sense. With so much more quality now, plus a breeding division, there's seldom a dull moment. When they go to the sales these days, for instance, Rigney will be selling as well as buying. Buchu's dam Flowering Peach–aptly enough, Buchu is the flavoring agent for peach–already looks an extremely commercial proposition. She had an Uncle Mo filly this spring and is now in foal to Golden Pal. Best of all, these episodic excitements all aggregate to something bigger. “The thing is that we're looking at it really long term,” Rigney emphasizes. “Even in our bad years, we've done better each year, and that was what I wanted. You do get used to being knocked down in this game, and that doesn't really bother me. It's a tough sport. There's a lot of people here who want to win just as badly as we do. And so I'm okay with that. But when we do win a big race, then it's just huge. We're so excited.” The post Keeneland Breeder Spotlight: Rigney Savoring Sweet Flavor of Success appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Worth $70,000 for 2-year-olds, the event is for non-winners that sold or did not meet their reserve price for $50,000 or less in their most recent auction.View the full article

For the fourth consecutive year, Au-Dela Des Pistes hosted its fundraiser 'Arc Promise' during the weekend of the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Supported by France Galop, the fundraising effort drew almost €45,000 in donations for Au-Delà Des Pistes, which finances the convalescence and retraining of retired racehorses, while seeking to promote the versatility of the Thoroughbred. The funds were generated by donations from the connections over Arc weekend, including Aga Khan Studs, Al Shaqab Racing, Godolphin, Wertheimer et Frère, Juddmonte, Arqana, Coolmore, l'Association des Entraineurs de Galop, Haras d'Etreham, Pascal Bary, Carina Fey, Stéphane Wattel, Gérard Augustin-Normand, Francis-Henri Graffard, Craig Bernick, Serge Stempniak, Haras de la Gousserie, Jean-Claude Rouget, Ecurie Des Monceaux, Baron Edouard De Rothschild, Christophe Soumillon, Mickael Barzalona, Christophe Patrice Lemaire, Eddy Hardouin, Gérald Mossé, Steve Obry, Stéphane Pasquier, Mikel Delzangles, Tim Donworth, Jour De Galop, Equidia, Paris-Turf, Equality. For more information, click here. The post Au-Dela Des Pistes Draws €45K for Equine Aftercare During Arc Weekened appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article