Wandering Eyes

Like many trainers, Raymond Connors has always dreamed of contesting the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), and reality is now starting to hit home as he prepares Trav towards to coveted race in November. The Bulls horseman has had plenty of success in New Zealand’s three feature two-mile races, with Blood Brotha winning back-to-back Gr.3 New Zealand Cups (3200m) in 2011 and 2012, before taking out the Wellington Cup in 2013 (run at Group Two-level over 2400m that year), while Trav completed the set when victorious in the Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie in March. Following that win, Connors mapped out a plan to get his charge to Flemington in spring, and that campaign began at Foxton on Tuesday where Trav trialled over 1000m. Connors was pleased with his hit-out, where he finished third over a distance far short of his best, and he believes he is on track at this part of his preparation. “I was happy enough,” he said. “It’s early days, but at least he went alright.” While Melbourne is the ultimate aim, Connors said Trav’s first couple of starts in New Zealand will dictate whether they press on and head across the Tasman. “We are going to give him the opportunity and just see where it takes us. We will try and get him over there,” Connors said. “We will give him a couple of races here and then we will head to Aussie. We will probably get him over there in early October.” The first race on the agenda is the Gr.3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on October 4, with the winner gaining automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup. While excited to have a horse capable of heading towards the iconic race, Connors has his feet firmly on the ground and is remaining realistic about the task in front of him. “We are not getting too ahead of ourselves, but it is good to dream that way at this stage,” he said. “We will try and get him as best we can and see if he is capable enough. He is going as good as you would hope for at this stage.” Meanwhile, undefeated stablemate Magic Charm also made an appearance at the Foxton trials on Tuesday, having an easy hit-out over 1000m, and Connors is looking forward to heading back to the races with the son of Charm Spirit. “We are just getting him back and hopefully get him back to the races,” Connors said. “He is a promising enough horse.” View the full article

Doctor Askar (NZ) (Derryn) has had a near perfect record this year and he will be seeking to continue his golden run this spring, with several Group Ones in the crosshairs. The homebred gelding won all but one of his six starts for trainer Joanne Moss earlier this year, culminating in victories in the Listed Flying Handicap (1400m) and Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m), and stakes targets are once again in the pipeline. “That was pretty exciting with what he did, but we are in a new season now,” Moss said. The five-year-old gelding has had two trials so far this preparation, including a pleasing runner-up hit-out over 1000m at Foxton on Tuesday, and Moss couldn’t be any happier with the son of Derryn. “He has just had quiet trials and not much has been asked of him,” she said. “I was pretty happy with him (on Tuesday), he looked happy there with his ears pricked. “He has been a bit cheeky since he has been back in this time. I think once he starts racing, he will get into his groove again hopefully.” Doctor Askar has been tested just once outside of the Central Districts, when winning the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie in April, but he is set to be a more frequent visitor to the north this spring. Moss has covered her bases and has nominated Doctor Askar for all three legs of the spring Group One triple crown, which will take place at Te Rapa and Ellerslie, with his first start of the season set to take place at the former venue in the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m) in a fortnight. “I will probably look at the Foxbridge and see what happens,” Moss said. “You have got to put him in (to the Group Ones), but anything can happen between now and then. “I’ll just see how he comes up, but he is pretty happy with himself at the moment and he was really happy after we got home from that trial, he is definitely on the up.” Meanwhile, Moss said she is ruling a line through stablemate Tai’s subpar performance at Otaki last month, with the half-brother to Doctor Askar finishing 57 lengths off the winner. The son of The Bold One had won and finished runner-up in his previous two starts, and Moss said he has taken no ill effects from his Otaki outing. “I don’t know what happened with Tai at Otaki,” she said. “He came home and was galloping around the paddock in the morning and has eaten up since. “He will probably keep going and hopefully we get a bit more rain. He is not a fast horse, he is more of a grinder than anything.” View the full article

Local gelding Heart of Gold (NZ) (Niagara) will be out to defend his crown in the $100,000 TAB Polytrack Championship (2000m) at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting on Friday, and trainer Sam Mynott believes he is up for the challenge. The eight-year-old son of Niagara was a convincing 4-1/4 length victor of last year’s race but will have his work cut out for him in this year’s edition, having been lumbered with 62kg. “He has got 4kgs more than last year, but he is in a really good place, so we have got to give a crack,” Mynott said. Sam Collett will take the ride on Friday, where they will jump from barrier nine, just one gate outside of his starting position last year. “It (draw) gives us options,” Mynott said. “We have got Sam Collett on, so that is a big positive. At the end of the day, I am not too worried about the draw, it is just going to come down to the run he gets and how good he is under that weight.” The extra weight is Mynott’s only concern, and she believes he is an improved animal on this time last year, despite having a lighter lead-in. “I think he is in a better place (than last year),” Mynott said. “He came in this prep the strongest he has ever looked and we did things a little bit differently. “He has had one run into this race, where last year we did two. We have done a lot of work at home and I am really happy with him, he couldn’t be going any better.” Following his victory in the Polytrack Championship last year, Heart Of Gold went on to compete at stakes level on the grass, and Mynott has similar aspirations this season. “He will probably have a little freshen-up after this run,” she said. “We will certainly be going for some turf races over the spring and summer. I think he is more than capable to be winning races on the turf as well.” On Friday’s undercard, stablemate Mister Meaner will be vying to clear maidens at his 14th attempt. “He is probably the unluckiest maidener in the country,” Mynott said. “He is certainly ready to win, he couldn’t be going any better, so hopefully he can get the job done on Friday.” On Saturday, Mynott will head to Te Rapa with just the one runner in Joejoeccini, who will contest the SkyCity Hamilton Mile (1600m). “I am really happy with him,” she said. “I think it was just way too wet for him last time out fresh-up, but he has improved out of sight, and he is working super. I am looking forward to seeing him out on a slightly better track again.” Meanwhile, stakes performer Electron has returned to the stable and is on target for a trip to Christchurch this spring. The five-year-old mare placed in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham in March before placing in the Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) at Ellerslie a month later, and Mynott is hoping the daughter of Turn Me Loose can breakthrough for an elusive stakes victory this term. “She has been back in work for four weeks and she is going super,” Mynott said. “We will just tick her along slowly. She will trial and possibly look to go towards going to the Riccarton carnival for the Group Three down there. “We will just play it by ear, but she is looking great. I am looking forward to seeing what she can do this season.” View the full article

Spendthrift Farm, the stallion home of the all-conquering Into Mischief, gave a sales-leading $2.6 million for a son of treble Grade I winner I'm A Chatterbox (Munnings) at about the midway point of Tuesday's second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale in upstate New York. Spendthrift also owns the year-older full-sister, named Bad Manners, after paying $700,000 for the filly during last year's Saratoga sale. Hip 163 is the 14th million-dollar seller over the course of the first session and a half and was the fifth of the evening. Spendthrift bred the colt in partnership with Fletcher and Carolyn Gray, who raced I'm A Chatterbox to eight victories from 19 career starts, including the GI Cotillion Stakes, the GI Delaware Handicap and the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes. She bankrolled $2,354,454. @FasigTiptonCo Saratoga Tuesday: Hip 163, an Into Mischief colt out of GIW I'm a Chatterbox, sells for $2.6 million to @spendthriftfarm. Consigned by @WarrendaleSales, agent for @spendthriftfarm & Grayson Farm. pic.twitter.com/C6grmTXXyH — TDN (@theTDN) August 6, 2025 The post Spendthrift Pays $2.6m For Into Mischief Son of I’m A Chatterbox 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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The third race off the layoff angle worked out nicely for Deep Satin in her last start. Now the 4-year-old American Pharoah filly will receive a "litmus test" that should determine the rest of her campaign.View the full article

On Aug. 9 at Colonial Downs, Duvet Day will race a little further—but not quite as far as she did during her younger days—when she steps up in class to compete in the $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G2T) over 1 3/16 miles.View the full article

Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:23, BAHRAIN TURF CLUB DESMOND STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Chicago Critic (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Johan (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}), Lord Massusus (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}), Mutasarref (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Dance Night Andday (Ire) (Buratino {Ire}), Jancis (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), Alakazi (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}). TDN Verdict: Course specialist Mutasarref should be a tough nut to crack, having won arguably a better renewal of this 12 months ago. Chicago Critic is capable when in the mood, as he proved when taking the course-and-distance Listed Amethyst Stakes in May. [Tom Frary]. Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:53, TOTE BALLYROAN STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Field: Crystal Black (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Layfayette (Ire) (French Navy {GB}), Sons And Lovers (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), This Songisforyou (Temple City), Sea The Boss (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Siege Of Troy (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}). TDN Verdict: Last year's winner Crystal Black bids to get back on track, having run only once in the interim when fourth in the G3 Alleged Stakes over an inadequate 10-furlong trip in April. Third that day was Sons And Lovers, who backed that up with a fourth in the G2 Mooresbridge Stakes and a fifth in Royal Ascot's Listed Wolferton Stakes. [Tom Frary]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Mutasarref Aiming For Desmond Double appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Florida-bred Thoroughbreds have won 15 graded stakes in 2025, exceeding last year's yearly total of 13, according to an Aug. 5 release from the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association. View the full article

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Yet New Mexico Commission Asserts Neither Drug Allowed at State Level, Either by T.D. Thornton A federal lawsuit filed last month by a Sunland Park-based veterinarian against the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) is alleging anti-constitutionality claims similar to a number of other cases that have been swirling at various levels of the federal court system for the past four years. But the civil complaint initiated July 3 in United States District Court (District of New Mexico) by Jason Scott, DVM, does involve one new legal question that has yet to be litigated: What happens at a mixed meet where both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses race, and a veterinarian who is a HISA “covered person” is found in possession of medications that are prohibited for use in Thoroughbreds, but the vet claims those substances were solely intended for Quarter Horses, whose regulation is outside of HISA's jurisdiction? Scott's lawsuit stems from a Feb. 13, 2025 search of his truck at Sunland, during which HIWU agents found bottles of the injectables Sarapin (also known as Pitcher plant extract) and Adenosine Monophosphate (commonly referred to as “AMP”). Sarapin is an analgesic that is used to manage muscle or joint pain. AMP is a vasodilator. Both are listed under HISA rules as “banned” substances that are never to be found in any covered Thoroughbred or possessed on any HISA-regulated grounds. Since 2023, HIWU has suspended and fined three veterinarians and one other covered person for possession of Sarapin. All were in Ohio, and several of those cases were related. In all four cases, Sarapin was found with other banned substances, so the penalties varied, from just a three-month suspension and no fine (in two cases) to a six-year suspension and $75,000 fine (for the case deemed most egregious). There are no recorded violations for possession of AMP listed on the HIWU resolutions portal. Scott's lawsuit described the two substances from the perspective of a veterinarian claiming he used them just to treat Quarter Horses. “Like Sarapin, AMP is authorized for use in Quarter Horses and is commonly used to treat rhabdomyolysis, sometimes called 'tying up,' which is a physiological response to intense exercise,” the lawsuit stated. “Because it is a naturally occurring substance, AMP is thought to be a more conservative aid to the recovery process than some other medications.” Scott continued: “In New Mexico, both medications are understood to be authorized for use in Quarter Horses. The New Mexico Racing Commission [NMRC] has adopted the model rules of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), which do not identify either substance as a 'Banned Substance.' “The use of both AMP and Sarapin on Quarter Horses in New Mexico is widespread, notorious, and expressly permitted by regulatory authorities in New Mexico,” Scott's lawsuit stated. Yet HISA, in an Aug. 4 court filing that opposed Scott's motion for a preliminary injunction, attached as an exhibit a letter dated Aug. 1 from NMRC executive director Izzy Trejo that stated pretty much the opposite was true. “Under the NMRC Rules, compounded Sarapin and AMP are not permitted for use in Quarter Horses at New Mexico racetracks,” Trejo wrote. “Neither Sarapin nor AMP are listed on ARCI's Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances,” Trejo wrote. Trejo explained that an NMRC rule requires veterinarians to submit to the Commission the name of any medication that the veterinarian would like to use on a Quarter Horse at a New Mexico track when that medication is not listed by the ARCI so that the substance may be submitted to ARCI for consideration of classification. “The NMRC has not received any request to submit Sarapin or AMP to ARCI for consideration of classification,” Trejo wrote. Beyond the disputed issue of whether the state of New Mexico condoned Sarapin and AMP usage in Quarter Horses, Scott's complaint alleged that in order to defend against the HIWU charges, “the Authority (erroneously) requires that Dr. Scott establish a 'compelling justification' for his possession of these substances.” Scott's lawsuit stated that “The Authority's published rules and decisions never clarify what this term means, what factors an adjudicator should consider, or how practicing veterinarians with a Mixed Practice must adjust their day-to-day business to comply with federal law. “Worse, [Scott] is expressly barred from asking a jury of his peers whether his proffered justifications are compelling. Instead, that decision is left solely to the discretion of an unaccountable arbitrator and, later, an administrative law judge,” the lawsuit stated. HISA's legal filing on Tuesday asked the judge to view Scott's position this way: “Plaintiff, a licensed veterinarian registered under HISA, filed this suit shortly after he was charged with violating an Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-approved health-and-safety rule that bans possession of certain harmful substances. He now seeks a preliminary injunction based on kitchen-sink claims that the Act and its implementing rules are invalid under the public and private nondelegation doctrines, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Seventh Amendment. “But no emergency warrants that extraordinary relief,” HISA's court filing continued. “The only imminent inconvenience Plaintiff alleges is having to participate in private arbitration on the banned-substances charge. The arbitration hearing (scheduled for Sept. 15) will allow Plaintiff to build a factual record and try to establish that he is not liable at all (as he argues here).” “In the meantime, Plaintiff remains free to continue treating covered horses or otherwise engage in horseracing activities without limitation,” HISA's filing stated. “If any sanction were imposed after completion of the initial arbitration, it would be subject to further FTC review under the Act and ultimately judicial review in federal court,” the HISA filing stated. “As [a legal precedent] makes clear, Plaintiff thus faces no irreparable harm—'the single most important prerequisite for the issuance of a preliminary injunction,'” the HISA filing stated. “The Court can stop there,” HISA's court filing stated. The post Facing Banned Substance Charges, Mixed Meet Vet Says HISA Rules Don’t Cover Meds Meant for Quarter Horses 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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Benefitting from dominant wins in the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and the GII Jim Dandy Stakes, Godolphin homebred Sovereignty (Into Mischief) leads the first week of tabulated votes for the 2025 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings which are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Sovereignty, a 3-year-old, earned 383 votes. Defending Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner and recent GI Whitney Stakes winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) is in second place with 365 votes. Sierra Leone is followed in third place by 3-year-old Journalism (Curlin), winner of the GI Preakness Stakes and the GI Haskell Stakes, with 289 votes. Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC's homebred 4-year-old Mindframe (Constitution), undefeated in three starts this year, including the GI Churchill Downs Stakes and the GI Stephen Foster Stakes, is in fourth place with 286 votes for trainer Todd Pletcher. Baoma Corp's 4-year-old Nysos (Nyquist), recent winner of the GII San Diego Handicap, is in fifth place with 197 votes for trainer Bob Baffert. Repole Stable, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier's 4-year-old Fierceness (City of Light), runner up in last year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic and fifth in Saturday's Whitney, is in sixth place with 186 votes. Forever Young (Jpn) (Reel Steel {Jpn}), third in last year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, and winner of this year's G1 Saudi Cup, is in seventh place with 143 votes. C R K Stable LLC and Grandview Equine's 3-year-old Baeza (McKinzie) is eighth place with 109 votes. Third in the Kentucky Derby and third in the Belmont Stakes, Baeza is trained by John Shirreffs. The 5-year-old Highland Falls (Curlin), runner-up in the Whitney Stakes, is in ninth place with 107 votes for owner/breeder Godolphin and trainer Brad Cox. Completing the top 10 is C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber, and La Milagrosa Stable LLC's 6-year-old White Abarrio (Race Day), who won the 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Winner of this year's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, and fourth in the Whitney for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., White Abarrio earned 64 votes. Journalism (Haskell), Mindframe (Stephen Foster), Sierra Leone (Whitney), and Forever Young (Saudi Cup) have each earned automatic starting positions, and fees paid, into this year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In. The post Sovereignty Leads First Week Of Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Integration, second to Nations Pride in the 2024 Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) at Colonial Downs and three other grade 1s since, is favored to win his first top-tier stakes in the Aug. 9 renewal of the $1 million contest.View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a seven-figure auction darling. 6.35 Kempton, Novice, 2yo, 7f (AWT) NATIONAL HISTORY (Maxfield) debuts for Godolphin in the race which played host to Silver Knott in 2022 and is the subject of much intrigue having fetched €1 million at the Arqana May Breeze Up. Charlie Appleby also saddles the Newbury runner-up Ruler Of Time (Not This Time), the $700,000 Keeneland September graduate who is a relative of Naissance Royale and the choice of William Buick. 7.10 Kempton, Novice, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f (AWT) SHINARA (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) makes her belated debut for Nurlan Bizakov and Roger Varian, but is big news as a broodmare at the least as a full-sister to their multiple Group 1-winning champion miler Charyn and to the G2 Mill Reef scorer Wings Of War. This also marks the comeback of Isa Salman Al Khalifa's Jewelry (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), the William Haggas-trained relative of Athena and Bracelet who was last when favourite for Salisbury's G3 Dick Poole Stakes 11 months ago. The post Maxfield’s Arqana Breeze-Up Sensation National History Debuts For Godolphin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

An America's Best Racing At a Glance look at the upcoming Beverly D. Stakes. (G2T).View the full article

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1st-Newbury, £12,000, Mdn, 8-5, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.74, g/f. TOULEEN (GB) (f, 2, Lope De Vega {Ire}–Talaayeb {GB} {GSW-Eng, $172,849}, by Dansili {GB}), a daughter of the G3 City of York Stakes winner, was smartly away and able to shadow the leader effortlessly. In command approaching the furlong pole, the 2-1 favourite readily drew away for an authoritative 2 1/4-length success from Secret History (Ardad). The dam, who was handed a TDN Rising Star badge with a win by a similar margin on her debut, was fourth in the 1,000 Guineas on her second start. She is a daughter of Rumoush (Rahy), who captured the Listed Feilden Stakes and was third in the Oaks and who is also responsible for three other black-type performers including Dubawi's G3 Burj Nahaar and G3 Firebreak Stakes winner Muntazah. Rumoush is one of the daughters of Mr. Prospector's Sarayir, a half to Nashwan, Nayef and Unfuwain who produced the Guineas heroine Ghanaati (Giant's Causeway), while another member of this esteemed dynasty is Green Desert's Queen Mary winner Maqaasid who was third in that Newmarket Classic. Her yearling filly is by Nathaniel while she also has a colt foal by St Mark's Basilica. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $8,609. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd; T-Owen Burrows. A very nice debut from Touleen! The Lope De Vega filly is bred to be talented and makes light work of her first start, quickening up in the style of a good animal to score going away!@NewburyRacing | @OwenBurrowsRace pic.twitter.com/h0y2r15SvV — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 5, 2025 The post Shadwell’s Lope De Vega Filly Touleen Makes An Instant Impression appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Flavien Prat has been suspended by the Saratoga stewards for three days as a result of his ride aboard race favorite Zulu Kingdom (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) in Sunday's GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes. Though Prat crossed the line 1 1/2-lengths in front of runner up Luther (GB) (Frankel {GB}), he was ultimately disqualified from the win for causing what the stewards deemed as interference on the first turn of the one-mile race. Joel Rosario, the jockey aboard Luther, lodged an objection following the race and the stewards demoted Zulu Kingdom from first to fourth. Prat will serve his suspension Aug. 13-15. LUTHER and Joel Rosario had a not-fun time heading into the first turn of today's National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. (G2) at Saratoga. Things got better for the Charlie Fellowes' trainee when LUTHER (GB), who finished 2nd to Zulu Kingdom, was moved up to the win via DQ. pic.twitter.com/LpFc2h23zn — Barbara D. Livingston (@DRFLivingston) August 1, 2025 The post Prat Faces Three-Day Suspension For Ride Aboard Zulu Kingdom In Hall Of Fame appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Owner Phil Cunningham has put on record his hopes that Saturday's Stewards' Cup success with Two Tribes, coupled with the fact he gave away covers to the Goodwood hero's sire Rajasinghe for free this year, will be enough to reinvigorate his pride and joy's career at stud. Not only was Rajasinghe responsible for the Stewards' Cup winner Two Tribes, but the National Stud resident also supplied the fourth Run Boy Run, who formed part of a memorable first, fourth and fifth in the prestigious six-furlong handicap for Cunningham and trainer Richard Spencer. The fact that two of those runners were by his own sire made things extra special, according to Cunningham, who revealed his unusual offering to breeders back in February resulted in Rajasinghe covering roughly 50 more mares than he would have had his fee remained at £3,000. Cunningham said, “When you look back on the race now, it was all quite surreal. We watched the race out the front [of the stands] so we weren't quite sure who was in front. But I am just so pleased for all of the jockeys involved because they – David [Egan, the winning rider], George [Wood, who partnered Run Boy Run] and Saffie [Osborne aboard Twilight Calls in fifth] – are a big help to us and come ride work for us as and when we need them.” He added, “We actually had four entries in the race because Space Cowboy was an intended runner but the poor fella has just been besieged with injuries – none of which have been his own doing. Run Boy Run and Twilight Calls were always going to be declared and, after Two Tribes won over seven furlongs at Ascot, we decided to take our chance. We were feeling we had possibly gotten to the bottom of him and that seven [furlongs] was his trip so a fast six [furlongs] at Goodwood wasn't sure to suit. But we were just creeping up and got in there off bottom weight with a penalty. Richard and I spoke on Wednesday and decided to declare him and, a massive, massive boost came when David, who had been scheduled to go to Newmarket for Kia [Joorabchian], had his plans changed so we were able to stick him back on Two Tribes. It's funny how these things work out.” Saturday's success was yet another for Cunningham and Spencer, who joined forces in 2016 but are now seeing the fruits of what was a change of modus operandi by the owner a couple of years ago. Cunningham explained, “It's a partnership more than anything else and we've been together since 2016. We've had a lot of success with Richard – winning the Coventry Stakes with Rajasinghe in 2017 and the Molecomb the following year with Rumble Inthejungle. I probably came to a bit of a crossroads a couple of years ago because my Dad is not getting any younger and neither am I so I said we'd try and do this for the big days out. That's what we're in it for now – we want to be in bigger races. We brought in [bloodstock agent] Anthony Bromley two years ago and I had it in my mind that it would be a three-year plan but we're already reaping the rewards. Last year was our best year in terms of winners and prize-money which I think shows we have a better type of horse and are able to compete in those better races. This year, our two-year-olds have been a bit quieter but I think we still have the better ones who are still to come out. So it's very exciting.” He added, “We'll be back at the yearling sales again this year. We have six homebreds who will be going into training later this year as well. That's the amazing thing, really, because it has been the little Rajasinghe homebreds who have come to the fore this season so far.” Rajasinghe has had nine individual winners this term and, following Saturday's exploits, Cunningham has urged breeders to consider his unheralded but hugely capable young stallion next year and beyond. He said, “I have an excellent relationship with the whole team at the National Stud and they have been very supportive. I think sometimes it helps that I don't work in the industry because I am not engrained into certain practices that have gone on in the past. I've never been one of those guys who does something a certain way just because it has always been done that way before. I sat down with Joe Bradley last February when Rajasinghe was at sub-10 covers and it just didn't make any sense to me. I was like, 'what more does this horse need to do?' We supported him to the hilt, we stood him at three grand and we were dealing down to fifteen hundred quid. I'm not sure what more we could have done to get him on the map. “That's why we decided to give him away for free and reimburse all of the people who had signed contracts on him. It worked out great and we ended up with 58 coverings. I just felt in my heart of hearts, whatever happened, at least I would be able to see a few more by him on the track in three years' time and that's all that mattered to me. The people who have come to the fore to use Rajasinghe are mostly trainers. I am biased but I don't think I have ever had consistency in progeny like Rajasinghe produces.” Cunningham concluded, “It gives him a chance for next year. Obviously I'll sit down with everyone at the National Stud and discuss what direction we go. I am sure people won't expect the free offer again and I intend to stand him at three thousand next year and hopefully he gets better support.” The post Cunningham Basking In Stewards’ Cup Sun – And Hopes Love Extends To Rajasinghe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – David Scanlon and his wife Blair King, who have been leasing at the Oak Ridge Training Center in Morriston, have found a new home for their growing business with the purchase of the 240-acre training center in Ocala formerly owned by legendary horseman Eddie Woods and his wife Angela. “It was one of those things that we felt like it was meant to be,” Scanlon said Tuesday morning at the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds. “We had actually been in the market for a little bit, looking around. Business has been good and we've expanded. The horse numbers went up and the quality of our clientele has gone up. Oak Ridge has been great to us, but we were starting to outgrow the leasing. So this seemed like a natural progression.” The property on Highway 40 was actually under contract with a developer when Scanlon and King had their first tour. “We had been out there and had some discussions with the people who had the contract and were trying to sell us pieces of it. So we had actually done a tour,” Scanlon said. “That's when it was first on our radar. We thought, 'Man wouldn't it be something?' But there was a lot going on with that contract and then things started to happen when that fell through. I said to Eddie, 'If anything happens, just call me.' And then just everything fell into place.” Asked if the purchase was a nerve-wracking step, Scanlon said with a smile, “Yes. And it still is. We had a five-year program to buy a farm and it's kind of happened in our third year. But we just thought we could be where Eddie and Angela were at this point in our career and emulate their success. That would be great.” The training center, which has 41 paddocks, six barns, 196 stalls, a mile track, a 7/8-mile turf course and multiple round pens, is basically a turnkey operation for Scanlon and King. “The farm is designed by a horseman,” Scanlon said. “It's a working person's farm. It's beautiful aesthetically, but then it's a working farm. We can grow our business there. A lot of farms that we looked at, we just were like, 'Hey, that's nice, but we are going to either have to downsize or stay the same.' They just didn't have room to grow.” Scanlon, the son of the late pinhooking pioneer Robert Scanlon, has built his own portfolio of successful pinhooks, as well as establishing a high-power list of clients. “We have a great list of clients already with Godolphin, Coolmore, Prince Fahad of Qatar, Don Alberto, and Calumet,” Scanlon said. “Hopefully we are going to add some big clients to that list now, too. Our breaking business will expand. And gradually with the breaking business expanding, the pinhook business will hopefully expand as well.” Scanlon said the plan is to transition all of their horses over to the new property by the end of August. “Eddie and Angela have been really good, answering all of the questions we've had,” Scanlon said. “They've been super in helping us get settled in.” Eddie and Angela Woods, who offered their final consignment at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's April sale, have also been at the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds in Saratoga this week. The couple looked relaxed and refreshed after a holiday in Ireland and with a trip to Papua New Guinea planned for October. The post Scanlons Take Over Eddie Woods Training Center appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Yulong, which has spent millions of pounds at auctions acquiring prestige bloodstock, has put on hold plans for Carl Spackler to go to Australia and he is now being trained by the Gosdens.View the full article

Jockey Tyler Conner, who was seriously injured in a fall at Colonial Downs July 24, continues to heal but says he's done riding races. In a video update posted to social media, Conner wears a neck brace, explains the complicated nature of his injuries and how he's begun to regain feeling in his arms and legs following the accident. “I broke my C1, compression fractured my T5, bruised my spinal cord which they call 'central cord syndrome',” Conner says in the video. “So I was fully paralyzed for a small amount of time and everything's slowly coming back. I can move my legs pretty quick and started walking pretty soon but everything feels like its asleep, especially my hands. My left hand is basically useless at the moment.” Conner was aboard the 3-year-old gelding Stanza (Great Notion) during Colonial's seventh race when his mount clipped heels and fell around the far turn. The incident led to a 15-day careless-riding suspension for jockey Francisco Arrieta who was on board the disqualified race winner Montador (Nyquist). “As for what's next, I really have no idea,” Conner continued. “I have zero desire to ride a race horse again. I've been wanting to quit for years and this gives me a good reason to now. I just have to focus on getting healthy and figuring out what I want to do.” A GoFundMe, set up the day of the accident, has already raised more than $60,000 towards Conner's recovery. A small update. Thank you all! pic.twitter.com/fEVFXgK0F8 — Tyler Conner (@tyler_conner519) August 4, 2025 The post Jockey Tyler Conner Continues To Heal From Colonial Fall, Retires From Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

8th-Chukyo, ¥29,890,000 ($202,594), Allowance, 8-2, 3yo/up, 1200m, 1:11.2, ft. T O ELVIS (c, 3, Volatile–Stopshoppingdebbie {MSW, $294,728}, by Curlin) savaged the line to win for the third time in six starts while stamping himself as one to watch as a potential overseas candidate in 2026. Third to the talented and once-beaten Natural Rise (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) in the Cattleya Stakes (allowance), a 1600-meter contest that serves as the first leg of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, the dark bay was having his first start since thrashing a one-win allowance field by five lengths at Hanshin Mar. 30. Favored at 4-5 despite the absence, T O Elvis was in no hurry from the stalls and settled in midfield while well off the inside into the turn. Tugging Ryusei Sakai into a contending position while covering stacks of ground entering the final three furlongs, T O Elvis was shaken up with a furlong and a half to travel and quickened up beautifully in the final 200 meters to score by a cozy length. “He was forced to travel wide throughout and I thought we might have held him up too much, but even so, he won convincingly,” commented trainer Daisuke Takayanagi. “He still had plenty left in the tank at the finish and there is definitely more to come.” The colt's eight-time stakes-winning dam, also responsible for SW & GISP Generous Tipper (Street Sense), SW & GISP, $284,400, is a half-sister to five winners, including fellow Pacific Northwest standout Smarty Deb (Smart Strike). Stopshoppingdebbie is also the dam of the 2-year-old filly Under Arrest (Tiz the Law) and a yearling filly by Golden Pal is set to go under the hammer as hip 934 at next month's Keeneland September Sale.. She was covered by Street Sense and Maxfield this past season. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-3, $244,861. VIDEO (SC 13) O-Tomoya Ozasa; B-Jeff & Melissa Prunzik (KY); T-Daisuke Takayanagi. Victory 2025.08.02 8R浜松特別@中京競馬場 テーオーエルビス 坂井瑠星騎手(着/1番人気) 中団からレースを進めて直線では大外からまとめて差し切り今日の2勝目としました！ 今年の73勝目おめでとうございます#2025ryusei pic.twitter.com/EyOXzJTqwi — やま (@umayama3) August 2, 2025 The post Volatile Colt T O Elvis On The Rise In Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2025 Keeneland September Yearling Sale has cataloged 4,686 horses to be offered over 12 sessions from Monday, Sept. 8 through Saturday, Sept. 20, Keeneland announced Tuesday. Click here for the online catalog of yearlings. Print catalogs are scheduled to start arriving in the mail the week of Aug. 18. Last year, the September Sale was the world's highest-grossing Thoroughbred auction in history with more than $428 million in sales for 2,894 horses. A total of 36 yearlings sold for $1 million or more, marking the highest number since 2006. The average of $147,926 and the median of $70,000 both were records. “The September Sale is the largest and most important auction of its kind, and Keeneland feels a great responsibility to ensure its success,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “The strength of this year's catalog and the increased number of entries are a direct reflection of the industry's confidence in the marketplace. We welcome buyers from around the world who come to Keeneland September in search of racing excellence–and they find it. Recent graduates like Mindframe, the top older horse in the U.S.; Ruling Court, winner of the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in England, and more Grade I winners than all North American auction houses combined are proof the next star can be purchased here.” For the fifth consecutive year, Books 1 and 2 during the first four days of the September Sale have cataloged more than 1,000 yearlings judged to be the auction's finest individuals based on conformation and on such pedigree factors as family sales history, distaff pedigree and sire power. This placement enables major domestic and international buyers to inspect the largest number of exceptional horses possible before the “dark day” on Friday, Sept. 12 when no sale will be held. The auction will resume Saturday, Sept. 13 and again follow its original 12-day schedule but will have a two-part Book 5. Horses in Book 5A will sell Wednesday, Sept. 17 and Thursday, Sept. 18. Yearlings in Book 5B will sell Friday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 20. “While this shift in terminology is subtle, we believe it more accurately reflects the quality of these sessions and drives the right buyer engagement–ensuring these yearlings receive the buyers and attention they deserve,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Several encouraging developments have driven this decision: the strength of the individuals, the continued growth of the catalog and the evolving commercial breeding practices that continue to raise the overall standard on offer. This has resulted in a depth and consistency of quality across all 12 days of the sale unlike anything we've seen before.” Strategic placement of all the yearlings throughout the catalog is intended to ensure visibility and to allow buyers to encounter diversity at every stage of the sale. In recent years, Keeneland has seen sustained interest from leading buyers all the way through the final day, a powerful indicator of the sale's strength. “The September Sale continues to attract more buyers than any other yearling sale in the world, and we are committed to structuring the sale in a way that supports the success of our sellers across every level of the market,” Keeneland Senior Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach said. Below is the September Sale schedule in its entirety: Book 1–Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 8-9. Sessions begin at 1 p.m. ET. Monday's catalog has 180 horses. Tuesday's catalog has 181 horses. Book 2–Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 10-11. Sessions begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday's catalog has 392 horses. Thursday's catalog has 382 horses. Dark Day–Friday, Sept. 12. No sale will be conducted. Book 3–Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 13-14. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. Saturday's catalog has 424 horses. Sunday's catalog has 423 horses. Book 4–Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 15-16. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. Monday's catalog has 420 horses. Tuesday's catalog has 419 horses. Book 5A–Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 17-18. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday's catalog has 425 horses. Thursday's catalog has 426 horses. Book 5B–Friday-Saturday, Sept. 19-20. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. The catalog for each session has 507 horses. Keeneland will livestream the entire September Sale at Keeneland.com. As always, online and phone bidding will be available. Yearlings in the September Sale catalog–2,398 colts and 2,288 fillies–represent 189 established stallions and exciting young sires. Notably, more than 1,400 yearlings are by stallions with their initial sales yearlings, including Horse of the Year Flightline. He is the sire of 63 horses in the catalog. “This year's catalog features nearly double the number of yearlings by first-crop sires compared to last year, including 11 stallions that stood for $25,000 or more,” Breathnach said. “This speaks to the exceptional depth of this year's sale and the level of quality that buyers can expect to find when they come to Keeneland in September.” Additional sires represented by their first crops of September Sale yearlings include champions Corniche, Epicenter and Jackie's Warrior; GI Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun; GI Preakness winner Early Voting; GI Belmont winners Mo Donegal and Sir Winston; Breeders' Cup winners Aloha West, Golden Pal and Life Is Good; additional Grade/Group 1 winners Cyberknife, Drain the Clock, Happy Saver, Idol, Jack Christopher, Mystic Guide, Olympiad, Pinehurst and Speaker's Corner; and successful runners Greatest Honour, Highly Motivated, Nashville, Sacred Life (FR), Tale of Silence and Title Ready. This group joins such popular sires as American Pharoah, Candy Ride (ARG), Charlatan, City of Light, Complexity, Constitution, Curlin, Essential Quality, Ghostzapper, Girvin, Good Magic, Gun Runner, Hard Spun, Into Mischief, Justify, Kingman (GB), Liam's Map, Maclean's Music, Maxfield, McKinzie, Medaglia d'Oro, Munnings, Night of Thunder (IRE), No Nay Never, Not This Time, Nyquist, Oscar Performance, Practical Joke, Quality Road, Speightstown, Street Sense, Tapit, Tiz the Law, Twirling Candy, Uncle Mo, Upstart, Vekoma, Violence, War Front, Wootton Bassett (GB) and Yaupon. The post Keeneland Catalogs 4,686 Yearlings For 2025 September Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article