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Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott aren’t short of talented three-year-olds in their stable this season, and Geriatrix looks to be another promising type after breaking his maiden impressively at Taupo on Wednesday. The Almanzor gelding was near the tail of the field from the jump in a competitive Placemakers Rotorua Maiden 3YO (1300m) event, jockey Warren Kennedy eventually settling him midfield and took to the extreme outside turning for home in a similar position. Race-favourite Beast of Burden cleared the remainder of the field around the 250m mark and an inexperienced Geriatrix showed an electric turn-of-foot to wear down Chad Ormsby’s gelding and score comfortably by half-a-length. “He has come home very strongly. He’s got a long run in him to get wide on quick ground at Taupo and quicken in the manner he did to pick them up. It was well pleasing for the team,” Scott said. “All looks well for the season for him, Warren said he’s still got a lot to learn and lacks a lot of confidence, so that was really encouraging.” O’Sullivan indicated Geriatrix would be targeted for the Rating 65 1600m race at Pukekohe in a fortnight, and a strong performance would see the gelding journey south to Riccarton for the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld 51st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) on November 11. “He’s got to make the next step up and if he runs well at Pukekohe, why not go down and have a crack,” he said. Geriatrix donned the familiar colours of the Kelt family, who co-own the three-year-old, and also race 2022 Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix with the stable. O’Sullivan recalled pairing with Sam Kelt’s thoroughbreds since the 1980’s, notably with prized mare Popsy who he guided as a jockey to victory in the 1993 New Zealand Derby. The Wexford Stables pair were also pleased to see Grail Seeker produce a similar dashing sprint to her stablemate, coming from near last entering the home straight to finish an eye-catching fourth in the Windstone Wallboards Maiden (1300m). “She probably put on a winning performance, but didn’t get a winning result,” Scott said. “She’s another one that got an awkward draw, got a wee bit wide and she’s put in a really long sprint and hit the line hard. “She’s got a bright future in front of her and distance won’t be a problem. “Both horses produced really encouraging performances, they’re both young and will continue to improve with the experience of today under their belt.” Grail Seeker was also nominated for the opening day’s feature at the New Zealand Cup Carnival as well as the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 51st 1000 Guineas (1600m), however, despite rating the Iffraaj filly, O’Sullivan confirmed she will remain in the North this spring. “She’s certainly a nice filly, but she won’t head to Christchurch, all will come a bit too soon for her, so she’ll probably line up in a maiden race in three weeks or so,” he said. Fortunately for the Wexford team, they possess the current equal-favourite for the 1000 Guineas in Molly Bloom, who will step out under Joe Doyle at Hastings on Saturday in the Time Construction Premier 3YO (1300m). “She’s good and we expect her to run well,” O’Sullivan said. Following her Hastings assignment, O’Sullivan plans to target the daughter of Ace High towards the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on October 28, before she heads to Christchurch for the final day of the carnival. O’Sullivan and Scott will also have some handy resuming chances at Arawa Park on Sunday, with Fabulous Gal, Tempest and Stickto The Orders. Fabulous Gal produced a strong resuming performance at Taupo last month, and O’Sullivan indicated moisture in the current Soft6 (Wednesday) track conditions would better the four-year-old’s chances in the Novara Park 1400. “Her first-up run was very good, she’s one that any moisture would greatly assist her chances,” he said. “We’re happy with her and we’ll get a good idea of how she’s going with her work tomorrow, but she certainly hasn’t gone backwards since her first-up performance.” Both Tempest and three-year-old filly Stickto The Orders will resume at the meeting following trials, contesting the Green Light Insurance Brokers 1400 and The Rotorua Club 1215 respectively. “Tempest’s trial was sound and her works been good, we haven’t been able to win one with her yet but she’s a bit older, a bit stronger and we certainly expect her to put up a good performance first up,” O’Sullivan said. “Stickto The Orders had a nice quiet trial and she trialled well, in the right race she’ll be competitive and she’s forward and fit, and hopefully will get a bit of luck in the run.” View the full article

Another chapter in the rivalry between top fillies Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) and Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard) will be written on Saturday when the pair meet once more in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton. The pair have come head-to-head twice this preparation, with the latter being the victor on both occasions, including the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m). Ken Rae and Krystal Williams, trainers of Illicit Dreams, have been pleased with their filly and are keen to overturn the result this weekend. “Hopefully it is not a second placing again and we can get it done,” Williams said. “It’s nice to have a quality horse to come up against so we know where we stand. I think she looks good going into the 1400m on Saturday. “We had to miss the run two weeks ago because of the heavy track and Ashburton looks perfect for her.” Both fillies are on a path towards the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month, with the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained Viva Vienna sitting at $10 in the TAB’s futures market, with Illicit Dreams rated a $16 chance in the field headed by Molly Bloom and Luberon at $5. Stablemate Dancing Dream (NZ) (Contributer) is also heading towards the 1000 Guineas, but Rae and Williams are firstly hoping she can break through for her maiden win in the McIntosh Catering (1200m) on Saturday’s undercard. The Contributer filly has placed in seven of her 12 starts, including runner-up in the Gr.3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), and her connections are hoping she can go one better this weekend. “We just can’t get her out of maidens, so we are just trying to find a weaker field for her,” Williams said. “She has had a lot of racing, but she seems to handle it and enjoys it, and hopefully we can get one soon.” Stable warhorse The Buffer (NZ) (Reliable Man) has been lumbered once again with 62kg for the McCrea Painters & Decorators Ashburton Cup (1600m). The Reliable Man seven-year-old carried 58kg to victory last start in the Coupland’s Bakeries Mile Trial (1400m) courtesy of stable apprentice Danika Wilson’s four-kilogram claim, and will once again get the weight relief from the young hoop this weekend. “We thought he was gone at the home turn (last start), but he had tricks up his sleeve,” Wilson said. “He is very well and I think he is a very good chance on Saturday.” Rounding out the stable’s quartet of representatives at the meeting will be Blood Diamond (NZ) (Makfi) in the Agraforum Comcat (2200m). “This field looks to suit her and the track should suit her as well,” Williams said. “She should be a nice place chance.” View the full article

The final day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival has been a happy hunting ground for Alby MacGregor and Times Ticking (NZ) (Tavistock), and the Opaki trainer is hoping that continues on Saturday. Times Ticking finished runner-up behind Two Illicit (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) in the Gr.3 Spring Sprint (1400m) on the same day in 2021 before returning last year to go one better in the feature sprint. The son of Tavistock subsequently added a further two stakes victories to his tally in the Gr.3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) and Listed Easter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton earlier this year, giving MacGregor the confidence to tackle elite-level targets with his pride and joy this term. Times Ticking was initially earmarked to kick-off his preparation in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on the opening day of the carnival, but those plans were curtailed by injury and MacGregor turned his focus to the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) a fortnight ago where his gelding ran home well for fourth. “He was going to start the first day but he got a crook foot, so we had to pull him out,” MacGregor said. “It was a pretty good run (in the Arrowfield) under the circumstances. He got back a bit, but he came home well, and he has done well since.” The Wairarapa duo will return to Hastings this weekend to tackle the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and MacGregor is hopeful of picking up a Group One result with his charge. “It would be great to get a result on Saturday,” he said. “Lisa Allpress will ride him again. She rode him in the trials and in the mile.” All going to plan after Saturday, MacGregor will head south with Times Ticking next month, with an eye towards the New Zealand Cup Week at Riccarton. “The plan is to go down for the Coupland’s (Gr.3, 1600m), he loves it down south,” MacGregor said. View the full article

Pride will be an over-riding emotion for Mark Chittick when I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) goes to the post for Saturday’s A$20 million The TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick. The Waikato Stud principal races the homebred son of resident stallion Savabeel with Peter Moody, who trains the heavily supported five-year-old with Katherine Coleman. Chittick and wife Pippa landed in Sydney on Tuesday to attend last evening’s barrier draw with I Wish I Win, who will run in the Trackside slot for the New Zealand TAB and partner Entain, to jump from the inside gate. “Pip and I had to get over here just a little bit earlier for the barrier draw and the rest are coming over on Thursday,” he said. “All the family will be here, probably another 20 to come on Thursday. “It’s quite incredible and we’ve obviously raced some great horses and had great success and really enjoyed it, but this is a very well named race because it is a hell of a hill to climb, it certainly is the pinnacle.” Chittick will be kept busy in the lead-up to Saturday’s event with the social side of Everest week. “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime and the horse is giving us some incredible experiences,” he said. “There’s lunches, dinners and balls and the human preparation going into this race seems to be a whole lot more intense than the horse’s prep. “Hopefully, we can turn up there on Saturday and get a good result for New Zealand.” I Wish I Win triumphed in the Gr.1 TJ Smith (1200m) at Randwick in the autumn before a spell and, on his return, Moody made the bold decision to give the gelding one preparatory run when third in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in early September. “It may not have been conventional, but at the end of the day it’s what Peter wanted to do and he’s got the horse spot on and I think it’s been an ideal preparation,” Chittick said. “He had his last gallop on Tuesday morning and Luke (Nolan) rode him. He was very happy and said I Wish I Win was very free and a very happy horse.” It’s already been a rollercoaster last few days for Chittick with Dundeel’s son Super Seth opening his stallion account when Poetic Champion (NZ) blitzed his rivals at Hawera last Saturday. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) was then scratched after becoming fractious in the barrier before her Australian debut in the Gr.2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. “That was the highs and lows and it’s been a long road with Super Seth,” Chittick said. “He was a high-priced purchase after winning the Caulfield Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) four years ago and when you take on a high-profile horse like him as a stallion on the farm, it certainly puts you under a lot of pressure. “When you get your first winner, especially at this early stage, and it wins like it did, it certainly was an enjoyable bottle of very good champagne afterwards as some of that pressure was relieved.” The Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) winner Skew Wiff will now have to trial to stewards’ satisfaction before racing again for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson. “It was a real shame because she’s not been an easy mare and Te Akau and Opie (Bosson) have done a fantastic job to get the best out of her,” Chittick said. “They had avoided these problems so for that to have happened last Saturday was very unfortunate. “She will trial on Monday and hopefully she will be passed to race and if she is. “Mark is talking about going to the Tristarc Stakes (Gr.2, 1400m) on October 21. If she doesn’t pass, then obviously she will be coming home.” View the full article

Times Ticking will contest the Group 1 Livamol Classic at Hastings on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South The final day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival has been a happy hunting ground for Alby MacGregor and Times Ticking, and the Opaki trainer is hoping that continues on Saturday. Times Ticking finished runner-up behind Two Illicit in the Group 3 Spring Sprint (1400m) on the same day in 2021 before returning last year to go one better in the feature sprint. The son of Tavistock subsequently added a further two stakes victories to his tally in the Group 3 Canterbury Gold Cup (2000m) and Listed Easter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton earlier this year, giving MacGregor the confidence to tackle elite-level targets with his pride and joy this term. Times Ticking was initially earmarked to kick-off his preparation in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) on the opening day of the carnival, but those plans were curtailed by injury and MacGregor turned his focus to the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) a fortnight ago where his gelding ran home well for fourth. “He was going to start the first day but he got a crook foot, so we had to pull him out,” MacGregor said. “It was a pretty good run (in the Arrowfield) under the circumstances. He got back a bit, but he came home well, and he has done well since.” The Wairarapa duo will return to Hastings this weekend to tackle the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and MacGregor is hopeful of picking up a Group One result with his charge. “It would be great to get a result on Saturday,” he said. “Lisa Allpress will ride him again. She rode him in the trials and in the mile.” All going to plan after Saturday, MacGregor will head south with Times Ticking next month, with an eye towards the New Zealand Cup Week at Riccarton. “The plan is to go down for the Coupland’s (Group 3, 1600m), he loves it down south,” MacGregor said. More horse racing news View the full article

Mark Chittick will be in attendance for I Wish I Win’s tilt at The Everest this Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Pride will be an over-riding emotion for Mark Chittick when I Wish I Win goes to the post for Saturday’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick. The Waikato Stud principal races the homebred son of resident stallion Savabeel with Peter Moody, who trains the heavily supported five-year-old with Katherine Coleman. Chittick and wife Pippa landed in Sydney on Tuesday to attend last evening’s barrier draw with I Wish I Win, who will run in the Trackside slot for the New Zealand TAB and partner Entain, to jump from the inside gate. “Pip and I had to get over here just a little bit earlier for the barrier draw and the rest are coming over on Thursday,” he said. “All the family will be here, probably another 20 to come on Thursday. “It’s quite incredible and we’ve obviously raced some great horses and had great success and really enjoyed it, but this is a very well named race because it is a hell of a hill to climb, it certainly is the pinnacle.” Chittick will be kept busy in the lead-up to Saturday’s event with the social side of Everest week. “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime and the horse is giving us some incredible experiences,” he said. “There’s lunches, dinners and balls and the human preparation going into this race seems to be a whole lot more intense than the horse’s prep. “Hopefully, we can turn up there on Saturday and get a good result for New Zealand.” I Wish I Win triumphed in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in the autumn before a spell and, on his return, Moody made the bold decision to give the gelding one preparatory run when third in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in early September. “It may not have been conventional, but at the end of the day it’s what Peter wanted to do and he’s got the horse spot on and I think it’s been an ideal preparation,” Chittick said. “He had his last gallop on Tuesday morning and Luke (Nolan) rode him. He was very happy and said I Wish I Win was very free and a very happy horse.” It’s already been a rollercoaster last few days for Chittick with Dundeel’s son Super Seth opening his stallion account when Poetic Champion blitzed his rivals at Hawera last Saturday. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced Skew Wiff was then scratched after becoming fractious in the barrier before her Australian debut in the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. “That was the highs and lows and it’s been a long road with Super Seth,” Chittick said. “He was a high-priced purchase after winning the Caulfield Guineas four years ago and when you take on a high-profile horse like him as a stallion on the farm, it certainly puts you under a lot of pressure. “When you get your first winner, especially at this early stage, and it wins like it did, it certainly was an enjoyable bottle of very good champagne afterwards as some of that pressure was relieved.” The Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) winner Skew Wiff will now have to trial to stewards’ satisfaction before racing again for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson. “It was a real shame because she’s not been an easy mare and Te Akau and Opie (Bosson) have done a fantastic job to get the best out of her,” Chittick said. “They had avoided these problems so for that to have happened last Saturday was very unfortunate. “She will trial on Monday and hopefully she will be passed to race and if she is. “Mark is talking about going to the Tristarc Stakes on October 21. If she doesn’t pass, then obviously she will be coming home.” More horse racing news View the full article

Can Carini book his place in the Group 1 Caulfied Cup with a win in the Herbert Power Stakes on Saturday? Of the 10 runners set to compete in the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday, one will claim the golden ticket into the $5 million Caulfield Cup on October 21 with a win in the 2400m contest. At his third Australian race start, the Danny O’Brien-trained Carini (+180) has opened as the race favourite with online bookmakers, coming off a strong Open Handicap win over 1700m at Flemington last start. With the son of Siyouni sitting at equal 28th in the Caulfield Cup order of entry, the gelding will need to win the Herbert Power to gain a start. After claiming the Benalla Cup last start, the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Brayden Star (+340) sits on the second line of betting and sits equal with the race favourite in the order of entry, which means he would also need to win the Herbert Power to ensure his spot in the Caulfield Cup. Meanwhile, both Kalapour (+700) and Military Mission (+750) will come down from Sydney after competing in the Group 1 The Metropolitan two weeks ago, finishing in third and fourth, respectively. One of the runners that could be considered over the odds is the John Leek Jnr-trained Regal Power (+1500), who is a multiple Group 1 winner and is coming off a runner-up finish behind Born A King in the R.M Ansett Classic over 2400m at Mornington. 2023 Herbert Power Stakes Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Daqiansweet Junior Phillip Stokes Blake Shinn 5 58kg 2 Regal Power John Leek (Jnr) Arron Lynch 9 58kg 3 Kalapour Kris Lees Tim Clark 2 57kg 4 Military Mission Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Joao Moreira 10 57kg 5 Mount Popa Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Damien Oliver 8 56.5kg 6 Rebel Racer Amy & Ash Yargi Craig Newitt 4 53.5kg 7 Brayden Star Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 7 53kg 8 Carini Danny O’Brien Michael Dee 1 53kg 9 United Nations Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Dean Yendall 6 53kg 10 Ferago Patrick F Ryan Jnr Harry Grace 3 53kg More horse racing news View the full article

Pericles winning at Sandown. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) The Silver Eagle (1300m) has attracted a quality field of 14 for this Saturday at Royal Randwick, as the four-year-olds compete for the $1 million prize packet on offer. The Tony & Maddysen Sears-trained gelding Yellow Brick clings to favouritism early doors at $3.60 with online bookmakers; however, Pericles is hot on his heels at +300. Ruthless Dame is one of two Group 1 winners engaged in the field, as the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained mare heads into Saturday second-up from a mid-field finish in The Shorts (1100m). The Jason Warren camp sends Benedetta (+500) north from Victoria after finding the minor money in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m). Meanwhile, Garza Blanca (+800) is in need of three scratchings just to get a run in the final field, despite seeing plenty of early support. Kibou (+900) will need to take dramatic improvement after failing last start, while Vienna Princess (+1200) is a mare in form, striking victory first-up. Two horses will make their Australian debut, both for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott; Firstly Coin Toss (+2500) who built his credentials in Singapore, and New Endeavour (+1600), possessing a strong European record. The Silver Eagle is the second leg of the Randwick quaddie this Saturday and is set to get underway at 4:50pm AEDT. No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Pericles James Cummings Zac Purton 13 57.5kg 2 Coin Toss Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Brett Prebble 7 57.5kg 3 Ruthless Dame Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 3 56.5kg 4 Madame Pommery Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 8 56.5kg 5 Yellow Brick Tony & Maddysen Sears Craig Williams 5 56.5kg 6 Williamsburg Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Joshua Parr 4 56.5kg 7 Sacred Satono Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley Michael McNab 17 56.5kg 8 Kibou Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 1 56.5kg 9 New Endeavour Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyernoimus 16 56kg 10 Strait Acer Edward Cummings Tommy Berry 2 56kg 11 Kote Anthony Cummings Chad Schofield 15 56kg 12 Benedetta Jason Warren Daniel Stackhouse 10 54.5kg 13 Wollombi Peter & Paul Snowden Sam Clipperton 18 54.5kg 14 Vienna Princess Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 6 54kg 15 Razeta (1E) Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 11 54kg 16 Grebeni (2E) Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou James Orman 14 56kg 17 Garza Blanca (3E) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace James McDonald 12 56kg 18 Sebonack (4E) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd 9 56.5kg More horse racing news View the full article

Amelia’s Jewel will contest the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. The Group 1 Toorak Handicap has been moved to the final race of the Caulfield program this Saturday afternoon, where 17 runners have accepted for the $1 million contest. Star West Australian mare Amelia’s Jewel has drawn wide (12) for the third time in as many Victorian starts; however, she has still opened as the +120 favourite with online bookmakers. The Simon Miller-trained galloper remained undefeated at 1600m with her most recent win in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley, seeing her record improve to two wins from as many starts. Unlike the Miller stable, the Tony Gollan team will be very disappointed with the barrier draw, after their star gelding Antino drew gate 17 of 17 for his target race this spring. Due to the poor draw, the son of Redwood has drifted in the market from +350 to +600 on Wednesday afternoon. John Keys will bring The Inevitable down from Sydney after finishing second in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes first-up and eighth in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap this preparation, with online betting sites marking him as the third favourite at +900. The big winners from the barrier draw include the likes of Pride Of Jenni (5), Here To Shock (3) and Corner Pocket (4), as they are expected to sit close to the speed and get an economical run from their inside gates. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Pride Of Jenni was beaten by just under a length by Amelia’s Jewel at her last start and will get a 4.5kg weight swing in her favour on Saturday afternoon, which will make her current +1100 price very attractive for some punters. After failing in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes and Listed Testa Rossa Stakes at his last two starts when carrying big weights, the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Amenable will drop to 52kg and has drawn barrier six, which has the four-year-old entire marked at +1600. 2023 Toorak Handicap Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 My Oberon Annabel Neasham Mark Zahra 15 57kg 2 The Inevitable John Keys David Pires 8 56.5kg 3 Amelia’s Jewel Simon Miller Damian Lane 12 56kg 4 Pinstriped Enver Jusufovic Ben Allen 11 56kg 5 Pounding Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Billy Egan 9 55kg 6 Antino Tony Gollan Blake Shinn 17 54.5kg 7 Attrition Mitchell Freedman Beau Mertens 10 54kg 8 Bankers Choice Mike Moroney Patrick Moloney 16 53.5kg 9 Corner Pocket Lindsey Smith Craig Newitt 4 53.5kg 10 Pride Of Jenni Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Declan Bates 5 52kg 11 Ironclad Will Clarken & Nikki O’Shea Linda Meech 1 52kg 12 Savannah Cloud Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 14 52kg 13 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Michael Dee 13 52kg 14 Here To Shock Ben, Will & JD Hayes Dean Yendall 3 52kg 15 Amenable Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Wiremu Pinn 6 52kg 16 Charterhouse Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jye McNeil 2 52kg 17 Beltoro Robert Hickmott Teo Nugent 7 52kg More horse racing news View the full article

What The Everest 2023 Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, October 14, 2023 Prizemoney $20,000,000 Distance 1200m Conditions Weight For Age 2022 Winner Giga Kick (12) | T: Clayton Douglas | J: Craig Williams (53kg) Visit Dabble The world’s richest race on turf is set to be run and won this Saturday at Royal Randwick, as a field of 12 has been selected by slot holders to contest The Everest (1200m). It hasn’t been without drama, as long-time race favourite Giga Kick was forced to be withdrawn due to injury, along with Annabel Neasham-trained mare Sunshine In Paris unable to compete after a dominant win in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m). It’s left Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) winner I Wish I Win the hot commodity in the race, with the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman camp only having one start for the preparation. Godolphin have two horses engaged, as In Secret gains the services of leading Hong Kong hoop Zac Purton, and Cylinder, looking to replicate the path of Yes Yes Yes in 2019, coming through the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m). Proven Thoroughbreds also have two chances: last year’s Everest runner-up Private Eye, and rising star Think About It both boasting strong credentials heading into the weekend. THE EVEREST 2023 ODDS There has been a dramatic shift in the market post barrier draw, as I Wish I Win and Think About It now share favouritism at +350 with online bookmakers leaving it for punters early money to guide the market. Private Eye hasn’t budged from the +500 quote, while Overpass and Cylinder round out the horses in single figures at +800 apiece. Buenos Noches (+1000) is on the drift, however, Shinzo has seen some minor support into +1400. THE EVEREST 2023 SPEEDMAP The Bjorn Baker-trained five-year-old Overpass should be dictating terms on speed from barrier two. It’s going to be interesting to see who gets instructions to go forward outside of that. We’re anticipating Tommy Berry on Mazu (11) to be positive and possibly sit outside the leader. Cylinder (4) pinged the lids in the Golden Rose, leaving Zac Lloyd plenty of options and could easily slot into the one-one. Espiona (3) draws to tuck in behind Overpass, while Think About It (5) should be better than mid-field under Sam Clipperton. Shinzo (6) can sit handier than last start, while I Wish I Win (1) may be ridden to hold a position on the rail. Zac Purton has it all to do aboard In Secret (12), Buenos Noches (8) will drag back, and Hawaii Five Oh (10) will be searching for cover early along with Private Eye (9). THE EVEREST 2023 FORM & BETTING PREVIEW The younger horses have traditionally run well in the Everest, and we don’t see why that trend can’t continue here in the form of James Cummings-trained three-year-old, Cylinder. The son of Exceed And Excel put back-to-back wins together to kick-off the campaign before being narrowly defeated in the Golden Rose on September 23. He raced wide without cover on that occasion and still charged into the minor money despite the horrid trip. He brings strong claims, and with 53kgs to go along with the appointment of Zac Lloyd, Cylinder gets the nod and major bet in the race. Buenos Noches has been worked to the minute by trainer Matthew Smith. The four-year-old stormed home to secure victory in the Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m) at this course and distance on August 19, before a luckless third-place finish in The Shorts (1100m) behind Private Eye. We think he should’ve won with even running, and at the current quote with online betting sites, Buenos Noches warrants a saver in this year’s Everest. The same can be said for Espiona. The Chris Waller-trained mare has been impressive in her two starts for the campaign – taking out the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) stylishly in her latest effort. She’s drawn to get a lovely run just in behind the speed under Hugh Bowman, so look for her to be powering home at a massive price. I Wish I Win can only run well despite a less-than-ideal barrier one. The Moody & Coleman camp have consistent said they wanted to draw wider; however, we don’t think the inside marble is a major negative. Luke Nolen will need to weave a passage on the inside, but if he can hold a position, we’d go as far to say he deserves clear favouritism. THE EVEREST 2023 SELECTIONS & BEST BETS Selections: 12 CYLINDER 6 BUENOS NOCHES 10 ESPIONA 1 I WISH I WIN $100 betting strategy $50 win #12 Cylinder @ +800 with Betfair $30 win #6 Buenos Noches @ +1000 with Unibet $20 win #10 Espiona @ +1600 with Dabble More horse racing tips View the full article

The seventh edition of the now $20 million The Everest (1200m) is here this weekend with all 12 horses confirmed, the barrier draw completed and betting on the world’s richest turf race really starting to heat up. I Wish I Win needs luck from the inside alley in Saturday’s $20 million The Everest. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Tuesday evening saw the official The Everest barriers announced with the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained I Wish I Win retaining favouritism at $4.80 despite drawing the inside alley. Moody had been vocal about wanting an outside draw for the autumn’s Golden Eagle – TJ Smith Stakes champion, but jockey Luke Nolen will need to make his own luck now. The galloper made a gallant return when a half-length beaten by Mr Brightside in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m). He can quicken at the right time, presents fresh having been kept for this specific race since the Memsie, and should relish coming back to the six furlongs. Equal in The Everest betting now at $4.80 through Ladbrokes is the Joe Pride-trained Think About It who comes into the event having won 10 of his 11 starts. He was huge in the winter taking out the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup – Stradbroke double in Brisbane and was equally as impressive fresh holding out Hawaii Five Oh off a rails run in the Group 2 Premiere Stakes (1200m). The five-year-old son of So You Think returns to the same course and distance now with an ideal gate five draw, is undefeated second-up, and doesn’t need to improve much to win this. Pride came close to glory in last year’s The Everest with Private Eye running a brave second to Giga Kick and that horse returns going arguably better as a $6 fancy this spring. Private Eye went on to win the $3 million Winners Stakes following last year’s the Everest and caught the eye last start when getting over the top of Overpass in the final stride after an off-speed run in the Group 2 The Shorts. The Al Maher six-year-old looks to have plenty left to give and his chances are boosted by the booking of hoop of the moment Nash Rawiller who is riding in terrific form this season. The Everest has seen two three-year-old winners in its six-year history to date with Yes Yes Yes (2019) and Giga Kick (2022). Two young guns take on the older sprinters in 2023 with the best fancied being the James Cummings-trained Cylinder ($8) who is drawn a treat in gate four with apprentice Zac Lloyd in the saddle. The Exceed And Excel colt is fourth-up and fit looking to atone after being denied a third straight win this prep when narrowly defeated by the fast-finishing Militarize in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) last start. Shinzo is the other three-year-old The Everest contender this season with Chris Waller’s smart son of Snitzel already having defeated Cylinder when adding to his value at stud with a Golden Slipper win in the autumn. He raced flat the closing stages losing steam when ninth in the Golden Rose, but is fitter for the run and will appreciate coming back to 1200m. Kerrin McEvoy makes The Everest history aboard Shinzo becoming the only jockey to ride in all seven editions of the slot race and chases his fourth victory. Shinzo is at current The Everest odds of $13 as the better fancied of Waller’s two chances at a third trophy. Waller won with the aforementioned three-year-old Yes Yes Yes in 2019 and again in 2021 with boom horse Nature Strip. His other shot at another trophy this weekend lies in Group 1 Coolmore Classic winning mare Espiona ($15). The quirky daughter of Extreme Choice has Hugh Bowman coming back from Hong Kong for the ride with the last start Golden Pendant winner’s chances aided by a favourable gate three draw. The Bjorn Baker-trained speedster Overpass meanwhile is the other single-figure chance at $8 to improve on his sixth in last year’s race. The Vancouver five-year-old came up trumps with barrier two for jockey Josh Parr and has been in terrific form over the past 12 months. He was enormous in Perth’s $4 million The Quokka buy-in event when defeating Amelia’s Jewel and Bella Nipotina in the autumn and then lost few admirers when second to Giga Kick in Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m). Fresh he went down in the final stride when nailed right on the line by Private Eye in The Shorts and gets his shot to turn the tables on Saturday. Also luckless in The Shorts when held up at a crucial stage was the Matthew Smith-trained Buenos Noches who represents race sponsor the TAB in The Everest now as a $12 chance. Another apprentice gets his chance at The Everest glory with Dylan Gibbons aboard the four-year-old son of Supido who is a Group 1 place-getter showing plenty of promise. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Hawaii Five Oh looks to become just the second The Everest winner from a double-digit barrier when he jumps from gate 10 with James McDonald in the saddle. Jockey Craig Williams chases back-to-back The Everest victories aboard stablemate Alcohol Free with the $10.6 million mare racing for owner and slot-holder Yulong Investments. The European import is a four-time Group 1 winner overseas but is a 50/1 outside in The Everest as is last year’s third place-getter Mazu for Peter & Paul Snowden who took out the opening two editions with Redzel (2017-18). In Secret completes the line-up running for Godolphin with the dual Group 1 winning mare needing luck from the outside barrier with Hong Kong-based hoop Zac Purton in the saddle. The 2023 The Everest is scheduled to run as Randwick Race 7 at 4:15pm (AEDT) on Saturday. 2023 The Everest Field & Barriers No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating 1 1151x231x3 I WISH I WIN (NZ) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Luke Nolen 1 58.5kg 116 2 1217x405x1 PRIVATE EYE Joseph Pride Nash Rawiller 9 58.5kg 115 3 1111x111x1 THINK ABOUT IT Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 5 58.5kg 115 4 232x5363x9 MAZU Peter & Paul Snowden Tommy Berry 11 58.5kg 113 5 26690x12x2 OVERPASS Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 2 58.5kg 112 6 6123x57x13 BUENOS NOCHES Matthew Smith Dylan Gibbons (a) 8 58.5kg 110 7 9x22113x62 HAWAII FIVE OH Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott James McDonald 10 58.5kg 110 8 x34913x0x4 ALCOHOL FREE (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Craig Williams 7 56.5kg 115 9 21x1317x24 IN SECRET James Cummings Zac Purton 12 56.5kg 115 10 40x6117x21 ESPIONA Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 3 56.5kg 111 11 3211×9 SHINZO Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 6 53kg 104 12 2x1127x113 CYLINDER James Cummings Zac Lloyd (a) 4 53kg 101 13e 9x30236x33 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 0 56.5kg 112 14e 4x01133x35 ZAPATEO James Cummings 0 56.5kg 110 15e 6x114624x2 KING OF SPARTA Peter & Paul Snowden 0 58.5kg 108 16e 1810x1760x VILANA James Cummings 0 58.5kg 108 Table Credit: Racing Australia. 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Mr Brightside has opened a clear favourite in King Charles III Stakes markets. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) An outstanding field of 16 has assembled for the inaugural running of the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) this Saturday at Royal Randwick. Formerly known as the George Main Stakes, the now $5 million feature has brought together a field boasting nine Group 1 winners as Mr Brightside headlines the blockbuster line-up. He’s opened a clear +150 favourite with online bookmakers on the back of two Group 1 victories this preparation – saluting in both the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) and Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) respectively. The two-time Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) winner will seek to continue his undefeated reign at Randwick, with jockey Craig Williams travelling to Sydney to secure the mount for team Hayes. Fangirl is a clear second pick at +550 with online betting sites as James McDonald reunites with the Chris Waller-trained mare. The ever-consistent Zaaki shares the third line of betting alongside European import Light Infantry Man at +800 apiece, as the latter makes his Australian debut for team Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Double-figure odds are available for every other runner, including 7 Stakes (1600m) winner Think It Over (+1100) and Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) runner-up Kovalica (+1000 sure to have plenty of admirers. Buckeroo (+1600) brings differing European form to the race as well, as Joesph O’Brien acquires the services of Hugh Bowman, while Kathy O’Hara will be seeking three straight wins on Rediener (+3000) after her Epsom success. The King Charles Stakes is the penultimate race on the Randwick program this Saturday and is scheduled to get underway at 5:35pm AEDT. 2023 King Charles III Stakes Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Think It Over Kerry Parker Nash Rawiller 4 59kg 2 Mr Brightside Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig Williams 8 59kg 3 Zaaki Annabel Neasham Jamie Kah 7 59kg 4 Huetor Peter & Paul Snowden Joshua Parr 12 59kg 5 Light Infantry Man Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Zac Purton 6 59kg 6 My Oberon Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 3 59kg 7 Buckaroo Joseph O’Brien Hugh Bowman 10 59kg 8 Zeyrek Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Sam Clipperton 13 59kg 9 Nugget Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Dylan Gibbons 9 59kg 10 Democracy Manifest Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 16 59kg 11 Golden Mile James Cummings Zac Lloyd 5 58.5kg 12 Kovalica Chris Waller Tommy Berry 15 58.5kg 13 Rediener Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 1 58.5kg 14 Fangirl Chris Waller James McDonald 2 57kg 15 Atishu Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 11 57kg 16 Hope In Your Heart Kerry Parker Jason Collett 14 57kg More horse racing news View the full article

The Fasig-Tipton October Digital Sale closed Tuesday afternoon with 100 horses sold for $1,820,000. Offerings included breeding stock, horses of racing age, yearlings, and a stallion. Racing prospect Witwatersrand (Hip 8) topped the sale when sold for $230,000 to Deputy from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for DJ Stable Graduate. A 2-year-old daughter of Connect, Witwatersrand broke her maiden on debut at Woodbine on Sept. 1 for owners DJ Stable and Quintessential Racing Florida and trainer Mark Casse. The chestnut filly was offered and sold from her trainer's barn at Woodbine. America's Thoroughbred Investors LLC went to $115,000 to secure the sale's second highest-priced offering, Managing Mischief (Hip 121), a 2-year-old racing prospect consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Managing Mischief is a daughter of current leading first-crop sire Maximus Mischief out of a winning Midshipman half-sister to two-time Canadian champion and millionaire Essence Hit Man. Rounding out the top three prices of the sale was Glider (Hip 12), a 3-year-old gelded son of Quality Road purchased for $100,000 by YMT Farm from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for DJ Stable Graduate. A winner at two and three, Glider has won or placed in half of career starts to date and earned $167,006 for DJ Stable and trainer Mark Casse. Glider was offered and sold from his location at Casse Training Center in Ocala, Florida. “These results represent real growth for the Digital platform,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales. “We offered nearly four times as many horses as we did in last October's digital sale and the gross rose accordingly. Our clearance rate this week was nearly 80% and we had nearly 450 bidders registered.” “The online sales provide the free market the opportunity to buy 'ready-made horses,'” DJ Stable's Jon Green said. “Since we never have to interrupt their training, the new owners have a chance to earn an immediate return on investment.” The next Fasig-Tipton Digital will be the December Digital Sale, which opens for bidding on Thursday, Dec. 7 and closes on Tuesday, Dec. 12. The post Witwatersrand Tops Fasig-Tipton October Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Arcangelo, winner of the Belmont Stakes (G1) and the Travers Stakes (G1), has finished first in the final poll of the 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).View the full article

There were plenty of storylines to come out of Tuesday night’s barrier draw for the $20 million TAB Everest at Sydney Harbour. View the full article

Horse Racing on Wednesday, October 11 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 meetings at Sale, Warwick Farm & Happy Valley (HK). Wednesday Racing Tips – October 11, 2023 Sale Racing Tips Warwick Farm Racing Tips Happy Valley (HK) Racing Tips Wednesday’s Best Racing Bets Of The Day – October 11, 2023 Place these horse racing bets in a multi for $38.36 odds return: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Sale Race 3 – #6 Mr Trafficanti Warwick Farm Race 6 – #1 Fall For Cindy Ipswich Race 7 – #6 Cranky Harry Mount Gambier Race 4 – #2 Handshake | 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 11, 2023 check out our guide to the best online racing betting sites. More horse racing tips View the full article

Change of plan for Old Town Road The second favourite for the IRT New Zealand Cup is set to take a different path to the great race. Old Town Road moved into $5 for the Cup with his come-from-last win when returning at Alexandra Park last Friday and initially trainer John Dickie thought he would take the wonderful pacer to Ashburton for the Flying Stakes. But Dickie has had a change of heart and Ashburton’s loss is likely to be Kaikoura’s gain. “We were going to go to Ashburton but I think I will keep him up here for a week longer,” says Dickie. “I will give him a workout run on Saturday week, probably with Zachary’s filly (Mantra Blue) because she isn’t going to Ashburton either. “Then we will fly him down and he can go to Kaikoura … then he’d likely go in the Cup trial the week after.” Half century by Jones Mark Jones made it 50 wins for the year when he produced a training double at Methven on Sunday. He had victories with The Coalman and Sailor Boy, both driven by Sam Ottley. The in-form Burnham stable is currently third on the trainers’ premiership, three behind Mark and Nathan Purdon (53) and runaway leaders Robert and Jenna Dunn (92). Ottley has 49 winners in 2023 along with Tim Williams. They are fourth equal in the drivers’ premiership behind Blair Orange (115), John Dunn (85) and recently crowned NZ Junior Drivers Championship winner Sarah O’Reilly on 59. $33,000 raised for NZ Prostate Cancer Foundation Harness Racing New Zealand’s Blue September campaign raised $33,000 for the New Zealand Prostate Cancer Foundation. Money was raised every time one of the 12 ambassadors, all wearing their blue pants, won a race during the month. HRNZ and the clubs involved all contributed $100 per win, with extra money coming from individual sponsors, donations, and other fund raising. The drivers had 50 wins in September with the country’s leading driver Blair Orange the most successful with 14. He also raised the most money with $3900. Centurions nab trifecta at Methven Here’s one for the veterans. On Sunday the trifecta at Methven in the Pat and Pauline O’Reilly Memorial Handicap Trot was made up of Prince Teka, DD’s Super Stuart and Take After Me. Together the three place-getters have had an incredible 599 starts. The dual gaited Take After Me was having start number 336, with Prince Teka 149, and DD’s Super Stuart 114. Together they have had 37 wins. Shartin’s first foal sold The mighty Shartin’s first foal Caroline Kountry has fetched decent, but far from record-breaking money, at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sales. The bay filly by Captaintreacherous sold for $140,000, a long way off the top price, the $800,000 paid for filly Kadena (Gimpanzee – Mission Brief), who equalled the highest price paid for a filly at auction in North America. Shartin gave birth at the Anvil and Lace Farm in Kentucky on February 13. Bred by by Grant Crabbe at Prebbleton, just outside Christchurch, Shartin was the 2019 Dan Patch Harness Horse of the Year and the fastest pacing mare in history (1:46.8), winning 46 of her 68 starts. Well travelled trotter produces in New York Aldebaran Zeus, the Australian trotter who won the Group 2 Waikato Flying Mile at Cambridge in April, is making his mark in North America. In New York the now Nifty Norman-trained square-gaiter was a fast finishing second at Yonkers over the weekend for driver Jason Bartlett. Stormy Kromer won the race in 1:54.6. Photo op with NZ Cup There will be two more chances for people to get up close to harness racing’s greatest prize, and also win tickets to the biggest race day of them all. For the first time the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup will be on show at meetings around the South Island as part of the build-up to the great race at Addington on Tuesday, November 14. The roadshow started at Methven last Sunday, and will continue at Ashburton (Flying Stakes day – October 23) and then Alabar Kaikoura Cup day on Monday, October 30. Anyone getting their photo taken with the Cup will then go into the draw to win double General Admission passes to Addington on Cup Day. There will be three passes at each venue. Gavelhouse auction closes tonight Last start winner Supertramp is one of six lots on gavelhouse this week, with bidding finishing from 7pm tonight. The Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan-trained two-year-old has had one win and a second in five career starts. At last look the Vincent filly had attracted a bid of $18,000. To see the auction click here Harness racing turnovers and Gross Betting Margin in NZ for the past week : Addington Thursday 05 October – Turnover $962k, GBM 22.5% Invercargill Friday 6 October – Turnover $359k, GBM 22.8% Auckland , Friday 6 October – Turnover $697k, GBM 8.5% Methven , Sunday 8 October – Turnover $1,443k, GBM 20.8% View the full article

Coming late in the proceedings, Hip 353, a daughter of Bolt d'Oro, realized the top price of $135,000 during the opening session of the OBS October Yearling Sale in Ocala Tuesday. Offered by agent Richard Kent's Kaizen Sales, the half-sister to recently stakes placed Yatta (Yoshida {Jpn}) is out of Final Reward (Arch), a half-sister to MSW Leadem in Ken (Sky Mesa), SW Prissy (Unbridled's Song) and GSP Hint of Roses (Tapit). The filly was purchased by de Meric Sales, who also led the session as its leading buyer. An Apr. 9 foal, the Kentucky-bred filly is a great granddaughter of Kitten's First (Learn Fan), dam of champion turf horse and leading sire Kitten's Joy, Grade I winner Precious Kitten and SW Justenuffheart, most notably the dam of champion juvenile filly Dreaming of Anna. Heading the colts Tuesday were a pair of yearlings who realized co-session leading $100,000 final bids. First through the ring was Hip 193, by Omaha Beach, and later in the session, Hip 279, who is by Gormley, also hit the six-figure mark. The top three yearlings of the session were by Spendthrift stallions. Consigned by agent Stuart Morris, Hip 193, a Florida-bred son of Courageous Cajun (Treasure Beach {GB}), was secured by Brown Water Stables. The Feb. 22 foal's dam is a half-sister to Sws Cajun Delta Dawn (Kantharos) and Mom'z Laugh (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}). Selling later Tuesday, Hip 279 is out of 10-year-old Garnet (Smart Strike), a granddaughter of dual Grade I winner and millionaire Dream Supreme, who in turn is responsible for GI Hopeful scorer Majestic Warrior. Sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck, agent for Spendthrift Farm, the colt was purchased by Shepherd Equine Advisors, Agent for Larry Hirsch. For the session, 175 horses sold for a total of $3,308,500. The average price was $18,906 while the median was $12,000. The buyback percentage was 41.5%. Leading all consignors during the first session, Beth Bayer sold 17 head for a total of $374,700, highlighted by Hip 157, a colt by Volatile who realized $75,000. The sale continues Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Hip 401 – 739 plus supplements 740 to 755 will be offered for sale. The sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the TDN. The post Daughter of Bolt d’Oro Tops Day 1 at OBS October Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Seminars, horse demonstrations, stallion viewings, prize giveaways and networking opportunities headline an ambitious agenda for the 2023 Autumn Equine Fair at Milky Way Farm in Temecula, California from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. Participation in the event is free for current and prospective horse owners and breeders. Sponsored by the California Thoroughbred Farm Managers Association and California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the event will feature several 20-minute sessions led by professional speakers on a wide variety of topics, including horse health, feeding and nutrition, broodmare care, foal imprinting, weanling training, yearling conformation, racing partnerships, handicapping tips and plenty more. “We are honored to host this educational event for the benefit of Thoroughbred breeders and owners and other horse enthusiasts in our Southern California region,” said Milky Way Farm owner Linda Madsen. “Whether someone is an experienced horseman or a newcomer to our industry, we believe they will find tremendous benefit in attending the informative sessions, having the opportunity to ask questions on a one-on-one basis and interacting with others from the local equine community.” The post Milky Way Farm to Host Free Autumn Equine Fair appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Sydney Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $2,000,000 Distance: 1200m The Sydney Stakes is a Group 3 race that is run under weight for age conditions for open class sprinters over 1200m at Randwick Racecourse, boasting a prize pool of $2 million. Since the inaugural running of the Sydney Stakes in 1968, it has been classified as a Principal race between 1968 and 1977, before it was upgraded to Listed in 1978 until 2017. However, since 2018 the Sydney Stakes has been run as a Group 3 contest. After being run over 1000m for most of its history, the Sydney Stakes has been run over 1200m, since the Australian Turf Club set it up to be the consolation race for runners that did not receive a slot in The Everest. Notable winners of the Sydney Stakes include Deprive (2019), Pierata (2018), In Her Time (2017), Deep Field (2014), Famous Seamus (2012 & 2013), Shogun Lodge (2003) and Diamond Benny (1988 & 1989). 2023 Sydney Stakes Betting Odds Odds for the 2023 Sydney Stakes are currently unavailable. Best Sydney Stakes betting sites The Sydney Stakes is one race during the Sydney spring carnival that is attracting plenty of early betting interest, so online bookmakers tend to open early all-in markets. Bookmakers will have markets for Sydney Stakes throughout the week of the race, with these increasing as the date draws closer. All of our recommended horse betting sites offer betting on the Sydney Stakes and promotions surrounding racing at Randwick. These horse racing betting sites generally have apps available for iOS and Android smartphones, with these the two most common operating systems on smartphones in Australia. Sport Table Latest Sydney Stakes News Rocketing By causes boilover in Sydney Stakes Australia horse racing news 12 months ago The David Pfieffer-trained Rocketing By has caused a monumental upset in Saturday’s Sydney Stakes under an inch-perfect ride from jockey … Read More Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | October 15, 2022 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago 14 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Randwick full racing tips, best bets & quaddie | Everest Day 2022 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago The 2022 Everest Day will be hosted by Randwick Racecourse this Saturday, with a number of very competitive events on … Read More Sydney Stakes best bets, top odds & free tips | October 15, 2022 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago The 2022 Sydney Stakes will feature a full field of 18 runners and five emergencies that will battle it out … Read More 2023 Sydney Stakes Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2023 Sydney Stakes Final Field is released. Previous Sydney Stakes Field 2022 Sydney Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Apache Chase Desleigh Forster Jim Byrne 5 58.5kg 2 Kementari James Cummings Nash Rawiller 11 58.5kg 3 Gem Song Kris Lees Chad Schofield 9 58.5kg 4 In The Congo Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott James McDonald 13 58.5kg 5 The Astrologist Leon & Troy Corstens William Pike 23 58.5kg 6 Bandipur Kelly Purdy Glyn Schofield 10 58.5kg 7 Remarque Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Hugh Bowman 8 58.5kg 8 Tycoonist Chris Waller Craig Williams 4 58.5kg 9 Brutality Joseph Pride Kathy O’Hara 21 58.5kg 10 Prime Candidate Bjorn Baker Dylan Gibbons 6 58.5kg 11 Shelby Sixtysix Danny Williams Robbie Dolan 20 58.5kg 12 Blondeau Chris Waller Jay Ford 16 58.5kg 13 Riodini Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Sam Clipperton 19 58.5kg 14 Rocketing By David Pfieffer Rachel King 7 58.5kg 15 Weona Smartone David Vandkye Kyle Wilson-Taylor 1 58.5kg 16 Soldier Of Love Bjorn Baker James Orman 12 58.5kg 17 Forbidden Love Michael Freedman Kerrin McEvoy 22 58.5kg 18 Swats That Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Damian Lane 15 58.5kg 19 Wisdom Of Water(1E) Annabel Neasham N/A 17 58.5kg 20 Waihaha Falls (2E) John O’Shea Brenton Avdulla 18 58.5kg 21 Irish Songs (3E) Kurt Goldman Keagan Latham 3 58.5kg 22 Battleton (4E) Bjorn Baker N/A <2/strike> 58.5kg 23 Tristate (5E) Anthony Cummings N/A 14 58.5kg 2022 Sydney Stakes result 1st – Rocketing By (+6000) 2nd – In The Congo (+120) 3rd – Weona Smartone (+440) Recent Sydney Stakes winners 2022: Rocketing By causes massive boilover David Pfieffer and Rachel King have combined with Rocketing By (+6000) to cause a massive boilover in the Group 3 Sydney Stakes at Randwick. After getting a great run along the rail throughout the race, the son of So You Think flew up the inside running rail to nab In The Congo (+500) in the final strides of the race. The David Vandyke-trained Weona Smartone (+1800) finished off nicely on the outside to run into third. 2021: Big Parade proves too good in Sydney Stakes The heavily-backed favourite Big Parade (+140) has claimed the Group 3 Sydney Stakes at his first weight-for-age race of his career. After settling on-speed, Joshua Parr pushed the button on the son of Deep Field and he took the lead with 200m to go. Standout (+1000) and Prime Candidate (+2500) tried to stay with the winner, but Big Parade proved too tough at the end of the 1200m contest. 2020: Trumbull just hangs on Trumbull (+1300) went into Saturday’s Group 3 Sydney Stakes first-up for his preparation, but it didn’t matter as he went onto win the 1200m contest. This son of Darci Brahma ran home over the top of the slowing leader in Signore Fox (+4000) to take the lead. Standout (+320) burst out of the pack late to challenge the winner late, but couldn’t get past Trumbull in the final strides. 2019: Deprive mows them down in Sydney Stakes victory Deprive (+800) has kept his unbeaten record intact after taking out the Group 3 Sydney Stakes at Randwick. The James Cummings-trained galloper settled near last before getting to the very outside and letting down with a blistering turn of foot. In the final 200m this son of Denman flew home to run over the top of the Champagne Cuddles (+600) and the race favourite Brutal (-105.26), who finished in second and third, respectively. Sydney Stakes winners Sydney Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2022 Rocketing By Rachel King David Pfieffer 2021 Big Parade Joshua Parr Mark Newnham 2020 Trumbull Tommy Berry Kim Waugh 2029 Deprive Hugh Bowman James Cummings 2018 Pierata Tommy Berry Gregory Hickman 2017 In Her Time Corey Brown Benjamin Smith 2016 Spieth Jay Ford Bryce Heys 2015 Dothraki Tye Angland Paul Snowden 2014 Deep Field Brenton Avdulla Michael, Wayne & John Hakes 2013 Famous Seamus Tim Clark Noel Mayfield-Smith 2012 Famous Seamus Robyn Freeman Noel Mayfield-Smith 2011 Title Jay Ford Joseph Pride 2010 Whitefriars Jim Cassidy Rick Worthington 2009 News Alert Darren Gauci Con Karakatsanis 2008 Keen Commander Shane Dye Denise McGrath 2007 Race Not Held 2006 Uber Jeff Penza David Payne 2005 Vionneto James Innes Sterling M Smith 2004 Sam Sung A Song Brad Pengelly Gerald Ryan 2003 Shogun Lodge Rod Quinn Bob Thomsen 2002 National Saint James Innes Sterling M Smith 2001 Race Not Held 2000 Cosset Allan Robinson Cosset Sydney Stakes winners pre-2000 Sydney Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Nan Tien 1998 Mutombo 1997 Ossie Cossie 1996 Indentikit 1995 Sword 1994 Roanoke Boy 1993 Legal Agent 1992 Classic Magic 1991 All Archie 1990 West Dancer 1989 Diamond Benny 1988 Diamond Benny 1987 Dream Faith 1986 Let Me Tell 1985 Bemboka Spirit 1984 Vain Karioi 1983 Solo Lad 1982 Berlainsky 1981 Trench Digger 1980 Royal Treatment 1979 Dream Mascot 1978 War Chariot 1977 King’s Favourite 1976 Race Not Held 1975 Top Charger 1974 Just James 1973 Kista 1972 Roadwise 1971 Hellbent 1970 Royal Treat 1969 Grey Court 1968 Academy Star View the full article

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When the Futurity at Aqueduct Racetrack came off the turf, it lost not only its grade 3 rating but also its status as a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T). This year's race was won by Book'em Danno.View the full article

The Breeders' Cup issued a reminder Oct. 10 that Sunday, Oct. 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET, is the last opportunity for horsemen to nominate weanlings of 2023 to the Breeders' Cup program at the one-time regular nomination fee of $400.View the full article

Celebrating 40 Years of the Breeders' Cup with Living Legends It wasn't so long ago that the magnificent sire Gone West held court at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington. From 22 crops, all while at Mill Ridge, he netted a mouth-watering 9% black-type winners from starters, including Breeders' Cup winners Da Hoss (twice), Johar, and Speightstown, all back in the days when the Breeders' Cup was still a single day and there were far fewer races. The son of Mr. Prospector passed away in 2009, but his influence on the Breeders' Cup was not done and neither was Mill Ridge's. Among Gone West's sire sons are Speightstown, who has sired two Breeders' Cup winners, and Elusive Quality, who has sired three. His grandsons include Quality Road, sire of four Breeders' Cup winners. And among the major runners out of his daughters is another Breeders' Cup winner in Awesome Feather. The Mill Ridge team hasn't stopped there. Eight Breeders' Cup winners have been bred, raised, and/or sold by the Central Kentucky farm. Additionally, Mill Ridge's involvement in Horse Country has created an extra ripple effect of the Breeders' Cup's impact on farms big and small, as well as on the fans who visit those farms. And now, the two young sires who are standing at Mill Ridge are both Breeders' Cup winners. Oscar Performance on a Horse Country tour along with Mill Ridge's tour guide Ryn Harris and managing partner Headley Bell. Earl the Corgi is quite popular on the tours and on social media. | Sarah Andrew Oscar Performance won the GI Juvenile Turf in 2016, while Aloha West won the GI Sprint in 2021. “That's like starting two full teams for the University of Kentucky basketball team,” said Price Bell, Jr., general manager of Mill Ridge, with a laugh about the eight Breeders' Cup winners combined with the two additional championship day winners in the stud barn. “That's the beauty of the Breeders' Cup. How lucky are we to have been able to associate with this many horses on Breeders' Cup days? “We'll often have visitors say, 'Well, don't you have an unfair advantage because you get to watch them in the field and then watch them win?' We know how special it is to get to do this.” From the start, Oscar Performance had the Bell family's fingerprints all over him. Fittingly, he was raised on the farm and has now returned to the place of his birth to stand. He is also the sire of Sunday's GIII Zuma Beach S. winner Endlessly from his second crop of 2-year-olds. Endlessly is an unbeaten dual graded winner–for the same connections as his sire–who will try to emulate his sire in the Nov. 3 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. “We raised Oscar Performance for the Amermans and helped with the mating. Now for a horse for the same connections to go on and keep that dream alive is very special. “We feel so lucky and blessed to associate with so many incredible people and breeders and clients and horses,” said Bell. “The Breeders' Cup is what we're all striving for and dreaming about as soon as you do a mating. We feel so blessed to have gotten there and want to keep going.” Sarah Andrew Mill Ridge is a popular spot on the Horse Country tours and Oscar Performance has become a showman. “To connect him with guests is so special,” said Bell. “People have just fallen in love with him. We've really enjoyed sharing him with people and seeing the way he's become a fan favorite. It has been very meaningful as we share that he was the best 2-year-old on the turf in his generation, the best 3-year-old on the turf, and that he set the world record at a mile. One of those three things often sticks with people. To be able to share him with fans is really special.” As a racehorse, Oscar Performance had a devastating kick. “What I found so brilliant in his Breeders' Cup is that he had broken from the 13 hole, yet was able to clear the field,” said Bell. “To break from the 13th post to get clear and over at Santa Anita is a big thing. I remember very vividly where I was when he broke his maiden [at Saratoga in August of 2016]. And then his Breeders' Cup, we sat and watched it at the office with my dad because my wife and I had a 15-month-old. It was our son's first Grade I and one we certainly remember as a family. It would be so memorable if Endlessly could do it, too. We're so blessed to have those relationships.” Aloha West, whose first foals will be born in 2024, took a different route to Mill Ridge. “He was raised by our friends at Nursery Place by John Mayer,” said Bell. “I think for his Breeders' Cup, what was so telling, is that was the ninth race he had had that year. He'd showed some ability at two, had some shins, hurt himself at three. They were really patient with him. [He debuted at four], broke his maiden in February culminating with a Breeders' Cup win. He danced every dance, had nine starts that year, no real break. He was sort of the clever horse on the backside; people had a lot of chatter about him going into the Breeders' Cup. And then he showed that will to win.” Halter tag keychains, including one of Breeders' Cup winner Life Is Sweet, in Mill Ridge's Horse Country gift shop | Sarah Andrew In addition to their two Breeders' Cup-winning stallions, one of whom they had also raised, Mill Ridge has been intimately involved with 2000 Distaff winner Spain, 2003 Turf dead-heater Johar (one of Gone West's winners), 2004 Juvenile Fillies winner Sweet Catomine, 2005 Mile winner Artie Schiller, 2006 Distaff winner Round Pond, 2009 Ladies' Classic winner Life Is Sweet, and 2013 Juvenile Fillies winner Ria Antonia. For those keeping score, that was four consecutive winners from 2003-06 and six in that decade alone. Winning the Breeders' Cup doesn't get old though. On the contrary, it leaves one hungry for more. “Once you've been there, you want to experience it again,” said Bell. “You want to do it again and again and again and again.” Bell has distinct memories of every winner. Some stood out early. “I often put Sweet Catomine as the one that everyone on the farm thought was very special. For her to culminate as champion and the way she had done it was wonderful. Sometimes you do see something when they're young and it's very gratifying.” Some stand out because of the relationships with the breeders. “Artie Schiller was awesome because Leroidesanimaux (Brz) was the overwhelming favorite and he beat him handily, squarely, no excuses. He ran by him like he was standing still. It was a great culmination of the relationship we had with the Moussacs [breeders of Artie Schiller]. A great celebration.” But one of the Breeders' Cup wins that is most memorable to Bell is for an out-of-the-ordinary reason and ties in to the farm's involvement with Horse Country. “I remember Spain was a classic [D. Wayne] Lukas move. Lukas put them to sleep. She got a phenomenal ride [from Victor Espinoza]. It was Lukas taking a shot and then he wins at 56-1. “But what I really remember when I think of her now is on one of our tours there was a gentleman who was about my age. He loved Spain. He was in the hospital at the time she won, in a children's cancer ward, and he'd told all the nurses to bet her. “Here's a horse that we both had great memories of for very different reasons. It was our first Breeders' Cup winner while he's a kid fighting cancer. It meant a lot to both of us, was an inspiration for both of us. Horses touch people in different ways and sometimes we don't even know it.” A Horse Country tour sign at Mill Ridge | Sarah Andrew Perhaps that is why Bell and Mill Ridge are so bullish on the non-profit Horse Country, which Bell was instrumental in co-founding and which also has Breeders' Cup roots. It's his way of giving back to the industry and connecting the wider public to our sport. “We launched Horse Country tours the same year [2015] as the first Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. It coincided with American Pharoah and that was kind of what got us going. We had set a timeline of the Breeders' Cup date and it gave us a starting gate. We were committed. It has taken a lot of iterations between then and now, but we're big believers in it. We love doing it and sharing what we do. “The tours have welcomed 200,000 people since then, 25,000 of those at Mill Ridge. We're the number two thing to do on Trip Advisor in Lexington. It feels like it's our part in trying to connect people to racing. “We're all inspired by the horses and tours are people's best opportunity to meet a horse. Farms create a great opportunity for that. It's meaningful for people to share that, just like the gentleman who had a relationship with Spain from his hospital bed.” One guest at a time, Mill Ridge and Horse Country are changing the wider public's perception of racing. If meeting a Breeders' Cup-winning stallion brings one more person over to the beauty of our sport, it's a win. If it shows another person how well we take care of our horses and how much they mean to us, it's a win. And if it gets one more person to watch the Breeders' Cup, feeling they have a connection because they've feed a carrot to the sire of one of the runners or have walked over the same land where one was raised, it's a win. “The better we can show guests what we do, the better we all are,” said Bell. “It feels like the right thing to do. We get so much from the guests and the experience. It's a great reminder of how lucky we are. “Mill Ridge is just one small piece in it, but we've jumped all the way in. It's very doable. And it's beautiful. At the end of the day, we get so much out of committing to it. “I feel like we get more out of it than we give.” The post ‘How Lucky are We?’ Mill Ridge and the Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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