Wandering Eyes

By Jonny Turner There is only going to be one argument between Steven Reid and Samantha Ottley after Jumal’s Group 1 win on Diamonds Day. The two-year-old justified his red-hot favouritism with a brilliant win in the Group 1 Diamond Creek Farm Classic at Ascot Park. While Reid and Ottley are in complete agreement on Jumal being a classy customer, the pair are yet to agree on who is the bigger fan of the exciting youngster. “I think Steven thinks he’s his number one fan, but no, I certainly am,” Ottley said. “He is just a wee gem, for having three starts he is just such a wee professional.” “If you look at him now, you wouldn’t even know he has had a race.” Ottley’s big opinion of Jumal was part of the reason the reinswoman took no chances in Sunday’s Group One feature. After runner-up Freeze Frame took the lead off the favourites early, Ottley immediately retook the front. “I thought on paper he was the best horse in the field, so I thought I would take luck out of it.” “I knew he would be good in front or in behind.” Reid and Ottley have formed a winning association in the months since the trainer moved from Auckland to Canterbury. The reinswoman was full of praise for the trainer, who has unearthed yet another star pacer in Jumal. “You get a lot of confidence driving for Steven,” Ottley said. “He has his horses ready to go and they’re very, very sharp.” “I have been lucky not just to drive this fellow, but I have had a few winners for him and I hope it can continue.” Jumal is raced by Malcolm Wrigley from Reid’s old stomping ground in Pukekohe. The northern owner, who made the trip south to take in Jumal’s Group One triumph, shares in the ownership of the pacer with Reid’s partner, Bella Storer. Ottley and Reid contributed to a special result for the Dawe family on Diamonds Day with Rakero Lightning. The pacer ran second to Midnight Babe in Sunday’s opener, with both horses raced by Dawe Contracting. The quinella came days after the passing of Ray Dawe, who owned both Dawe Contracting and Rakero Racing Stables alongside Ronnie and Kevin Dawe. Midnight Babe is by champion sire Bettor’s Delight from the outstanding former race mare Beaudiene Bad Babe, who won the Group 2 Southern Oaks Final on Diamonds Day in 2009. View the full article

Leaderboard has been a force to be reckoned with since his transition to jumps racing, and this week he will be seeking his crowning glory at the Warrnambool May Carnival. The 10-year-old son of Street Cry will have two bites at the cherry, firstly in the Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) on Tuesday before backing up two days later in the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m). Raced by New Zealand syndicator Fortuna, Leaderboard performed with distinction on the flat, winning seven races, including the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) and Listed NZ St Leger (2600m). He had the one unplaced hurdle run in New Zealand before heading to Te Akau Racing’s Cranbourne barn where he has been a standout for trainer Mark Walker. He hasn’t finished out of the money in his nine jumping starts across the Tasman, posting four wins and five placings, including placing in the Thackery Steeplechase (3450m), Grand National Hurdle (4200m) and Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) last winter. He heads to Warrnambool in good form, having won his last two races, and Walker is confident of a bold showing in his opening contest of the week. “We are really happy with him, and I think he gets into it nicely at the weights (67.5kg) for what he has done,” Walker said. “He has been around the course, so he knows his way around, it is quite a unique course. I think he should acquit himself very well.” He will be joined in the Brierly by stablemate The Mighty Spar, who has placed in his last three starts, including a 3450m steeplechase at Warrnambool last month. “The distance suits him and he has had a look around the course. He gets in off the minimum (65kg), which is good,” Walker said. “It is a competitive field, there’s seven that could win it really.” Earlier on the card, the stable will be represented by Dreamflight in the opening race of the carnival, the Maiden Hurdle (3200m). The six-year-old son of Frankel will also carry the silks of Fortuna and will be having his first raceday outing over hurdles following a couple of hurdle trials. “He has had two hurdle trials and whatever he does tomorrow he will improve with the experience,” Walker said. “It is good to have Will Gordon in the saddle.” On Wednesday, Walker will be represented by just the one runner, with Prismatic set to contest the Victory Dunroe BM120 Steeplechase (3450m). “The question mark is that he is top weight, but he has had a look around the course in a trial and I think he will acquit himself well,” Walker said. Walker is looking forward to heading to Warrnambool this week, a highly anticipated event on the Victoria racing calendar. “There is a big vibe about it over here that’s for sure,” he said. View the full article

Annabel and Olly Tuthill will be in search of another Swiss Beauty in Sydney next week after her daughter Betty Spaghetti starred on the big stage at Riccarton Park on Saturday. A mare with a name to match her ability, Betty Spaghetti was a stakes performer and five-race winner prior to her deserved triumph in the Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m), the first stakes winner for her sire Stratum Star. The victory came to great satisfaction for the North Canterbury couple, who bred the five-year-old under their Beaufort Downs banner. “It was really exciting for us, I think she was really well overdue a stakes win and she’s been very unlucky at times,” Annabel Tuthill said. “She’s been so tough and thereabouts so many times, so it was cool to see.” A young thoroughbred operation, Beaufort Downs was very much in its infancy when the Tuthill’s travelled to the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale in 2019. In search of a mare to add to their growing band, they came across Swiss Beauty, a New Zealand-bred daughter of Swiss Ace who initially trialled in her homeland before winning two races in Australia. The pedigree was strengthened by her granddam in Our Squeezer, a half-sister to a former New Zealand Horse Of The Year in Bonneval and Group winners Full Of Spirit, Lord Arthur, Imposing Lass and Lady Cumquat. The Tuthill’s were taken by her page and secured the mare in-foal to multiple Group One winner Stratum Star for A$32,000. “We bought the mare at the broodmare sale because we loved her pedigree, with Bonneval and a number of other amazing horses in there,” Annabel Tuthill said. “She was a good racehorse as well, so we bought her, and Betty came out as a bonus. “She (Betty Spaghetti) was always a really lovely, strong filly and always looked like she would run. We weren’t too worried about the first foal being by a bit of a non-commercial stallion, so we took her to the yearling sales to get her into a good home and racing for the mare.” Presented in their Book 1 draft, Betty Spaghetti was secured for $20,000 by Robert Dennis, who entrusted the filly to Anna Furlong. Based in Canterbury herself, Furlong sends most of her horses to spell at Beaufort, meaning the mare has never been far from her adoring breeders. “We were lucky with Betty, we wanted to get her into a good stable to race and that’s our main aim when we’re breeding, to get them out and about,” Annabel Tuthill said. “Robert picked her and ended up stopping training for a bit, so she’s gone to Anna, where she’s had every opportunity to succeed. “People love her name, it’s iconic. We’ll never forget her win at Riccarton on Cup Day, we were in the stands watching her and all of the owners were in front of us. The atmosphere during the race was electric and even more so after she won, they were all singing “there’s only one Betty”. “We love having her back on her holidays, Anna rang us and said that she’ll be coming out again at some point soon. It’s really nice to follow her, see her at the races then have her at home with her mum, brothers and sisters. “It’s all turned out very well.” After Betty Spaghetti, Swiss Beauty went on to produce two-win gelding Mogul, who finished fourth in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) as a three-year-old. The most recent of her progeny to step through the sales ring was a Proisir colt, knocked down for $110,000 in January, while another filly by the champion sire awaits her turn in the Karaka auditorium next year. “We’ve got another Proisir weanling filly who is lovely, she’ll be going to next year’s sales,” Tuthill said. “She’s a dark bay, a strong filly and probably stronger than the last Proisir that we sold, a nicer type. We’re pretty excited about her. “She (Swiss Beauty) got quite late having her last foal, she seems to go overdue and holds on to them a little bit. She just got too late to send away, so we decided to leave her, give her a break and send her away early this year. “We might send her to an Australian stallion, we haven’t quite decided which one, but that’s the plan.” Still elated after the weekend’s result, the Tuthill’s are looking forward to their return to Sydney, aiming to further boost their ever-growing collection of quality mares. “We’ve got about 17 of our own broodmares, we try to get another one every season because they obviously get older, and it’s nice to have a young mare each year to keep commercial,” Annabel Tuthill said. “There are a lot of mares to choose from in the sale over there, we like to get something in-foal to an Australian stallion and then leave them there, then get back in-foal to an Australian sire. It has worked really well for us so far, it’s good to have some diversity in the draft. “We’re going to go over to this sale again next week and have a look over there, hopefully we can find another like Swiss Beauty.” View the full article

It’ll be the same old story for Berry The Cash (NZ) (Jakkalberry) in his Australian debut at Warrnambool on Tuesday, carrying a clear topweight as he contests the time-honoured Brierly Steeplechase (3450m). The class Awapuni jumper is no stranger to sitting on top of the book, carrying 73kg to victory in last year’s Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) and Grand National Hurdles (4200m), as well as 72.5kg at Hawke’s Bay. With most of New Zealand’s hurdling trophies locked away, trainer Mark Oulaghan decided it was time for Berry The Cash to take on his trans-Tasman counterparts at the famous May Carnival. Berry The Cash competed solidly in Rating 75 company in two fitness-building runs before departing for Victoria on April 9. Having travelled and settled in well, the son of Jakkalberry stepped out in a hurdle trial at the course with regular hoop Portia Matthews in the saddle. “He seems happy enough and healthy, he’s pretty well,” Oulaghan said. “He’s working well and condition-wise, we don’t have too many worries. He’s done everything right. “He had a couple of runs there (New Zealand) first, it’s always hard for a jumping horse to compete against flat horses especially on firmish ground, which is what he was running on. We were happy with the runs. “He came over here and had a jumping trial, it didn’t quite pan out how we’d wanted but he jumped well and finished it off so that was the main thing.” Oulaghan has campaigned a number of horses in Australia previously, including at Oakbank, but this will be his first runner at the ‘Bool’. “This is our first one down at Warrnambool,” he said. “Hopefully he’s the right horse, we don’t know that yet but he had good hurdle form in New Zealand. “You probably need a hurdler if you’re going to come to Australia, it seems to be a good transition to hurdle in New Zealand then steeplechase here, so we followed that path.” Berry The Cash is also nominated for Thursday’s showpiece, the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5550m), with Oulaghan intending to run in the A$350,000 event providing all goes to plan in the Brierly. “He’ll have to go pretty well tomorrow to back up, but we intend to do so if possible,” he said. After opening at $7, Berry The Cash has drifted to $16 in the TAB market, with Port Guillaume (Le Havre) ($3.70) and the Te Akau-trained Leaderboard (Street Cry) ($3.80) currently leading the market. Other Kiwi-bred contenders runners include The Mighty Spar (NZ) (Savabeel), Duke Of Bedford (NZ) (Tavistock), Blandford Lad (NZ) (Savabeel) and Heir To The Throne (NZ) (Pentire). View the full article

Globetrotting champion Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has ‘pulled up well’ and will return home soon following his disappointing performance, finishing last in the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m). Co-trainer Will Hayes said that the initial signs were that the horse had pulled up ok from the race but had over raced in the run, getting his mouth open and never settling, with his regular rider Craig Williams in the saddle. “His performance was really disappointing,” Williams said. “Most importantly, let’s see how he recovers. He was in a nice position. I was under pressure from the top of the straight and he just failed to find, which is very unusual for him.” Lindsay Park posted to X after the race that the horse had recovered fine after the race. “Thank you to everyone who got behind Mr B in the Champions Mile,” the stable posted. “It wasn’t our day today, but Mr B has pulled up well and is already home in his box getting stuck into his dinner. After today he will spend a couple of weeks in quarantine in Australia before travelling home to Euroa.” View the full article

What Warrnambool May Carnival Day 1 Where Warrnambool Racing Club – 2/64 Grafton Rd, Warrnambool VIC 3280 When Tuesday, April 29, 2025 First Race 11:20am AEDT Visit Dabble The Warrnambool May Racing Carnival commences on Tuesday with a massive 10-race meeting to kickstart one of the best weeks of country racing on the calendar. The $150,000 Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) headlines proceedings on a track rated a Soft 6, but with showers forecast, it is likely to be a Heavy surface come race day. The rail will stick to its true position, with Day 1 in Warrnambool set to commence at 11:20am AEST. Brierly Steeplechase Tip: Duke Of Bedford The 2025 Brierly Steeplechase has attracted a strong field of 11, but it is the Andrew Bobbin-trained Duke Of Bedford who gets the nod. The six-year-old gelding managed to lead from barrier to box in a Pakenham 3200m steeplechase on April 13, showing a clean pair of heels throughout. Will McCarthy will look to dictate proceedings throughout once more, and in a race where he should get a relatively uncontested lead, Duke Of Bedford will prove hard to run down if his jumping holds up. Brierly Steeplechase Race 6 – #7 Duke Of Bedford (10) 6yo Gelding | T: Andrew Bobbin | J: Will McCarthy (65kg) Best Bet at Warrnambool: Stokke The Patrick Ryan-trained Stokke is set to resume from a five-month spell, and based on a recent Terang trial victory, she looks to have returned in top order. The four-year-old mare won under a tight hold in that trial on April 14, and with two wins from two fresh runs, she is seemingly primed to strike in the Day 1 finale. Blake Shinn will need a bit of luck to not get caught wide without cover from barrier nine, but if he gets it, Stokke should have a class edge on her rivals. Best Bet Race 10 – #4 Stokke (9) 4yo Mare | T: Patrick Ryan | J: Blake Shinn (59.5kg) Next Best at Warrnambool: Meisho Meisho was rolled first-up as a $1.35 favourite by Petit Artiste in the Listed Without Fear Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville, but she still put a decent margin on third place. In her initial campaign, the two-year-old was beaten a half-length by multiple stakes winner Shining Smile. From barrier three, Daniel Moor will be stalking the speed throughout, and with even luck in the home straight, Meisho can bounce back in style. Next Best Race 5 – #3 Meisho (3) 2yo Filly | T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | J: Daniel Moor (57kg) Tuesday quaddie tips for Warrnambool Warrnambool quadrella selections Tuesday, April 29, 2025 1-5-6-7-11-13 1-2-3-4-5 1-3-4-5 4 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Ardalio winning the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Talented filly Ardalio has already done more than enough to take her place alongside her dam in Elsdon Park’s broodmare band, but there are expectations she can further boost her value next season. Bred and raced by farm principal Lib Petagna, the three-year-old produced a stirring performance to win Saturday’s Group 3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). Ardalio’s Te Rapa success, the third of her six-start career, followed a luckless midfield finish in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) after racing three wide without cover from a wide gate. “We were quietly confident going into The Kiwi, but unfortunately I picked the barrier draw and she was wide for the whole trip and still finished on, so we were really pleased with her,” Elsdon Park General Manager Kerrie Cox said. “She came home this (Monday) morning for a break and we will then gear her up for her four-year-old season. “She’s pretty exciting and Stephen (Marsh, trainer) thinks she’s got Group One potential so hopefully she can fulfil that. If for any reason she doesn’t she’s still definitely done her job.” Ardalio is a daughter of the Written Tycoon mare Bridgewater, who was a A$300,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale purchase with her dam a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Index Linked. Bridgewater only raced twice and has made an excellent start to her breeding career with her first foal Pure Alpha, a brother to Ardalio, a dual metropolitan winner from Chris Waller’s Sydney stable. “We kept a share in Pure Alpha, who’s quite a big, raw sort of type and Ardalio is smaller and nuggety,” Cox said. “She’s also got a rising two-year-old brother, who we’ve retained, and he’s been broken in and is back at the breakers for a refresher. “He’s quite similar to Ardalio, really well put together, and Stephen will train him as well. “The mare’s also got a Per Incanto colt, who has just been weaned and he’s a lovely sort with a bit more size and she’s in foal now to Sword Of State.” Elsdon Park have a sizeable broodmare band, with the 600-acre Waikato farm regularly culling and upgrading. “We run around 70 or 80 mares and try to keep it in that range,” Cox said. “We bought quite a few nice mares last year and have seven others going on Gavelhouse next week, and that will be our reduction for the year. “We like to keep within those numbers to utilise all our stallion shares and add a bit of Australian flavour and use some of the new stallions coming in here.” Horse racing news View the full article

Driver Penalties J Young-Grant | Banks Peninsula 21 April; use of whip; suspended 22-27 April inclusive. S Hill | Banks Peninsula 21 April; contacted track marker; fined $100. M McKendry | Auckland 25 April; careless driving; suspended 26 April – 29 May inclusive. O Thornley | NZ Metropolitan 25 April; use of whip; fined $400. H Orange | NZ Metropolitan 25 April (heard Rangiora 27 April); contacted track marker; fined $100. N Burton | Rangiora 27 April; careless driving; suspended 1-5 May inclusive. Trainer Penalties S Smolenski | Banks Peninsula 21 April; incorrect gear; fined $100. T Bagrie | Banks Peninsula 21 April; late gear notification; fined $50. J Gray | Banks Peninsula 21 April; late scratching denying runner a start; fined $400. B Ward | Rangiora 27 April; late to present runners on course; fined $100. D Broadhurst | Rangiora 27 April; failed to affix gear so as not to come adrift; fined $100. Horse Penalties POPNROCK | Banks Peninsula 21 April; broke in running; must complete trial. LONNEKERS | Banks Peninsula 21 April; broke in running; must complete trial. AUCTIONEER | Waikato Bay of Plenty 22 April; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. HE’S ROBYN | Invercargill 24 April; sore; veterinary clearance required. THE HUMBLE ONE | Invercargill 24 April; late scratching after falling in preliminary; veterinary clearance required. BRONSKI | Rangiora 27 April; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. ALL CONQUERED | Rangiora 27 April; refused to come into line; must complete standing start trial. REGAL SPIRIT | Rangiora 27 April; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. Protests RONDO TROUBLE | Banks Peninsula 21 April; excessive galloping in home straight; disqualified from 3rd. SON E | Rangiora 27 April; lapped on; relegated from 4th to 5th. ALL CONQUERED | Rangiora 27 April; unsatisfactory manners prior to start; declared a non-runner. The post 21-27 April 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

The top-priced horse sold at public auction entered in the Kentucky Derby (G1) is Sandman, winner of the Arkansas Derby (G1). The son of Tapit, who is third choice on the morning line at 6-1, sold for $1.2 million as a 2-year-old.View the full article

The Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet, which ran from April 3-27, saw jockey Kendrick Carmouche pick up his fourth riding title at a NYRA meeting. Carmouche paced all other riders to secure his second Big A spring meet riding title with 21 wins.View the full article

Returning from Kentucky—including a five-hour layover in Atlanta—was worth it as Rispoli guided Jungle Peace to victory in the 6 1/2-furlong, $100,000 Senorita Stakes (G3T) over Santa Anita's downhill turf April 27.View the full article

Talented filly Ardalio (NZ) (Ardrossan) has already done more than enough to take her place alongside her dam in Elsdon Park’s broodmare band, but there are expectations she can further boost her value next season. Bred and raced by farm principal Lib Petagna, the three-year-old produced a stirring performance to win Saturday’s Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). Ardalio’s Te Rapa success, the third of her six-start career, followed a luckless midfield finish in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) after racing three wide without cover from a wide gate. “We were quietly confident going into The Kiwi, but unfortunately I picked the barrier draw and she was wide for the whole trip and still finished on, so we were really pleased with her,” Elsdon Park General Manager Kerrie Cox said. “She came home this (Monday) morning for a break and we will then gear her up for her four-year-old season. “She’s pretty exciting and Stephen (Marsh, trainer) thinks she’s got Group One potential so hopefully she can fulfil that. If for any reason she doesn’t she’s still definitely done her job.” Ardalio is a daughter of the Written Tycoon mare Bridgewater, who was a A$300,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale purchase with her dam a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Index Linked (Dansili). Bridgewater only raced twice and has made an excellent start to her breeding career with her first foal Pure Alpha (NZ) (Ardrossan), a brother to Ardalio, a dual metropolitan winner from Chris Waller’s Sydney stable. “We kept a share in Pure Alpha, who’s quite a big, raw sort of type and Ardalio is smaller and nuggety,” Cox said. “She’s also got a rising two-year-old brother, who we’ve retained, and he’s been broken in and is back at the breakers for a refresher. “He’s quite similar to Ardalio, really well put together, and Stephen will train him as well. “The mare’s also got a Per Incanto colt, who has just been weaned and he’s a lovely sort with a bit more size and she’s in foal now to Sword Of State.” Elsdon Park have a sizeable broodmare band, with the 600-acre Waikato farm regularly culling and upgrading. “We run around 70 or 80 mares and try to keep it in that range,” Cox said. “We bought quite a few nice mares last year and have seven others going on Gavelhouse next week, and that will be our reduction for the year. “We like to keep within those numbers to utilise all our stallion shares and add a bit of Australian flavour and use some of the new stallions coming in here.” View the full article

El Vencedor’s (NZ) (Shocking) trip to Hong Kong to contest Sunday’s Gr.1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) had the making of a fairytale for his Kiwi connections, but it was not to be, with the multiple Group One winner fading late after racing keenly throughout. His trainer Stephen Marsh was extended an invitation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club to compete at their prestigious FWD Champions Day meeting following his impressive run of form in New Zealand, including three successive Group One victories. The Cambridge horseman was excited to test his six-year-old’s talent against the world’s best, but the trip didn’t get off to the best of starts, with El Vencedor placed under an injury cloud early last week. The four-time Group One winner was treated for lameness in the left hind leg after arriving in Hong Kong and was restricted to light work until Tuesday morning, where he was passed suitable to complete trackwork at Sha Tin. Marsh was pleased with El Vencedor’s progress throughout the week and was happy enough with his gelding heading into Sunday’s feature. Under Champion Hong Kong hoop Zac Purton, El Vencedor was quick to jump from the ace barrier on Sunday and took up an early front-running position. He failed to settle and continued to race keenly, opening up several lengths on his rivals at the 1000m mark. His efforts told in the home straight, with the Kiwi hope fading to finish last. “He jumped a length clear, got to the front and he just pulled so hard,” Marsh said. “He pulled hard into the first bend, Zac said at about the 1400m he started to go keener, and he tried to take another hold at the 800m. “Zac got off and said he needed more Weetbix to hold him. It’s a shame, he basically just ran himself into the ground.” While disappointed with the result, Marsh said he was proud to represent New Zealand and he believes his charge may have been overawed by the occasion. “We got him here, we got him in the race against the world’s best, so we have still got to be very proud,” he said. “We represented New Zealand, we didn’t get the right result, but we still gave it a crack. “We wouldn’t have done anything different. He has always had that in him a little bit, of going a bit fierce. It was new surroundings to him with the big crowd. I thought he paraded brilliantly and maybe in the run the occasion got to him a touch. “He is the new kid on the block in these big dances. He will come back better and we might be back here one day.” Marsh was pleased with the way El Vencedor came through the race, and will now set a plan for next season. “He pulled up really well, he seemed quite happy with himself,” he said. “It is back to the drawing board. He is a great horse, and he will come back as a great horse.” View the full article

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Jungle Peace (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}) hadn't been winning by a lot since arriving stateside, winning each of her last two starts by a mere half length. In Sunday's GIII Senorita, jockey Umberto Rispoli once again timed it just right to get the filly home a head in front of 4-1 shot Amorita (Liam's Map) while giving the Irish-bred filly her first taste of black-type. Breaking alertly from the two-hole, Jungle Peace exchanged blows with the rail-riding favorite Cloe (Tiz the Law), but soon moved ahead of that rival, carving out an opening quarter in :21.83. Still keeping the 4-5 choice at bay turning for home through a half in :44.26, 7-2 Jungle Peace shook clear momentarily but had to dig deep to fend off the oncoming Amorita, who got within a head at the wire. Cloe was a 1 1/4 lengths back in third. Jungle Peace finished sixth after a troubled first go at Navan last September before rounding out her European campaign with a third in a seven-furlong test over Dundalk's synthetic Oct. 11. Freshened for her American bow, the bay came from just off the pace to narrowly score in a 6 1/2-furlong race at Santa Anita Feb/ 15 and made it two straight with a front-running score cutting back to six panels Mar. 9. Pedigree Notes: With Sunday's Senorita victory, Jungle Peace earned her sire's fifth graded/group winner in addition to his 12th overall black-type scorer. The winner's dam, Peace Treaty, is also responsible for a year-old gelding by Havana Grey (GB) named Havana Smoke {Ire}, in addition to an unraced juvenile colt by Coulsty (Ire). Most recently, she produced a filly by the latter in 2024. Sunday, Santa Anita Park SENORITA S.-GIII, $101,000, Santa Anita, 4-27, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:13.83, gd. 1–JUNGLE PEACE (IRE), 122, f, 3, by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) 1st Dam: Peace Treaty (Ire), by War Command 2nd Dam: Naomh Geileis, by Grand Slam 3rd Dam: St Aye, by Nureyev 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (€14,000 Ylg '23 GOFOR2; £5,000 RNA 2yo '24 GOUKB). O-CYBT, McLean Racing Stables, Jerry McClanahan, Michael Nentwig, and Jeremy Peskoff; B-M. Brigid B. Ltd (IRE); T-Philip D'Amato; J-Umberto Rispoli. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $138,906. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Amorita, 122, f, 3, Liam's Map–Cara Bella, by Ghostzapper. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($260,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Augustin Stables and Stone Farm LLC; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Richard E. Mandella. $20,000. 3–Cloe, 124, f, 3, Tiz the Law–Nuhood, by Smart Strike. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($80,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $145,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSMAR). O-Lugamo Racing Stable LLC; B-Crosshaven Bloodstock (KY); T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo. $12,000. Margins: HD, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 3.80, 4.50, 0.90. Also Ran: Velocity, Schilflied, Polythene Pam, Maximun Gold. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Bungle Inthejungle’s Jungle Peace Remains Undefeated in the U.S. with Senorita Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stablemates Public Assembly and Sun Of Hill, the one-two finishers in the April 26 Royal Heroine Stakes (G3T), were both in good order and pointed toward the Gamely Stakes (G1T).View the full article

The Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet, which ran from Apr. 3 to Apr. 27, concluded with jockey Kendrick Carmouche earning his fourth riding title at a New York Racing Association's meeting. Carmouche led all other riders to secure his second Big A spring meet riding title with 21 wins after collecting his 4,000th career win Apr. 5. The 41-year-old claimed his second Aqueduct spring meet title after clinching the 2022 meeting with 19 wins. He completed the meet with a 73-21-9-17 record and earnings of $1,144,463, good for a win rate of 28.77% and an in-the-money rate of 64.38%. Linda Rice enjoyed a repeat training victory at the meet with a record of 68-15-11-9 and $719,502 in total earnings, giving her a win rate of 22.06% and in-the-money percentage of 51.4%. The 61-year-old also captured both the trainer and owners' titles with 51 and 22 wins, respectively. Rice now holds six Aqueduct spring meet titles, adding to wins in 2011-12, 2017, and 2023-24. Chad Brown finished second with a record of 29-10-5-8 while Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher finished third with a 14-8-2-0 record. In the owners' race, Rice posted a record of 24-6-3-1 with earnings of $209,652. John J. Witte finished second with five wins while Michael Dubb, Klaravich Stables and Repole Stable tied for third with four wins each. Live racing resumes Thursday on Opening Day of the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet with an eight-race card. First post is 1:10 p.m. Eastern. The post Carmouche, Rice Earn Titles at Conclusion of Aqueduct Spring Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Two months after the death of his more senior training partner Mike Moroney, Thompson cheered home Benagil as she stormed from near the tail of the field to record a commanding 1.29-length victory.View the full article

The Royal Palm Meet's leading rider is slated to ride Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Churchill Downs, including a mount in the May 2 $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) aboard Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Early On.View the full article

Top-rated sprinter Ka Ying Rising got Champions Day in Hong Kong off to a formful start but things went a different way in the two following group 1 races.View the full article

The Memories of Silver, an early season stakes test on the turf at Aqueduct, went to the undefeated Laurelin (Ire) (Zarak (Fr)–Bari (Ire}, by Cape Cross {Ire}) who ran down the pacesetter on Sunday afternoon. At the bell, Opulent Restraint (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) shot to the lead, while 2-1 second choice Laurelin was saving his strength for the late innings. As the pacesetter began to tire down the lane, the Graham Motion trainee was finding his best stride. Laurelin got his picture taken and netted his second black-type trophy. Opulent Restraint was the runner-up and 'TDN Rising Star' Virgin Colada (More Than Ready) was third. The final running time was 1:38.68. Lifetime Record: €160,000. Sales History: '23 GOFSEP. O-Newstead Stables LLC; B-M. H. Dixon & Mount Coote Estates; T-H. Graham Motion. Undefeated! LAURELIN is now 3 for 3 after her win in the Memories Of Silver Stakes with @KendrickCarmou1 aboard for trainer @GrahamMotion. pic.twitter.com/mN8COrxYH4 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) April 27, 2025 The post Laurelin Stays Perfect In Memories Of Silver At Aqueduct 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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After five scratches in an optional claimer at Aqueduct, Garamond (Uncle Mo–Blue Watch, by Tapit) took on 'TDN Rising Star' Cornucopian (Into Mischief) and won in gate to wire fashion on Sunday afternoon. A 5-2 shot in a three-horse field here, the colt exited the blocks cleanly and set the pace up the backstretch. Cornucopian attempted to keep up, but Garamond continued to make every pole a winning one. In the end, the Chad Brown trainee cleared the condition by two lengths. The final running time was 1:36.58. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1. O/B-Juddmonte; T-Chad Brown. Not quite Onion beating Secretariat but GARAMOND spoils the Preakness Prep for 1/9 favorite Cornucopian. The son of Uncle Mo got out front early and repelled a bid from the favorite to win easily. That's why they run the races. #HorseRacingTips #HorseRacing pic.twitter.com/U3Y8xThMbh — Matthew DeSantis (@failedtomenace) April 27, 2025 The post Garamond Gate To Wire At The Big A, Cornucopian Second Best appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Brendan Walsh was pleased with East Avenue's April 27 final breeze ahead of the May 3 Kentucky Derby. He recorded five furlongs in :59 2/5 beneath Manny Franco, who will ride the Godolphin homebred in a race for the first time in the Derby.View the full article

North America's all-time winningest trainer, Steve Asmussen, discusses the final breezes of his Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders Publisher and Tiztastic, and the pair drawing side-by-side in the starting gate in posts 13 and 14, respectively.View the full article