Wandering Eyes

The lone graded winner over a one-turn distance, Ragtime headlines a full field in the $400,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland Oct. 18 that also draws two fillies returning from the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (G1).View the full article

Closing weekend of the Keeneland fall meet kicks off with the $400,000 Valley View Stakes (G2T) Oct. 24, which drew an overflow field of some of the top 3-year-old turf fillies in the country. View the full article

Saturday, Ascot, post time: 16:05, THE QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES-G1, £1,417,500, 3yo/up, 9f 212yT Field: Almaqam (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Calandagan (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Economics (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Fox Legacy (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Ombudsman (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Prague (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Almeric (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Delacroix (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Devil's Advocate (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Mount Kilimanjaro (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). TDN Analysis: The Champion Stakes as it should be but not always is, with all the best 10-furlong performers squaring up on ground that neither favours nor compromises anybody. Second last year when it was soft, Calandagan will be a different proposition this time but he'll have to be to live with this season's success story Ombudsman who looks to settle scores with Delacroix for the third and last time. One apiece after a tactical Eclipse and farcical Juddmonte International, it is hard to say who will be the strongest off an honest tempo with Devil's Advocate and Mount Kilimanjaro having been at it hammer and tongs up ahead. Where Economics is even William Haggas doesn't truly know, but this is not a race to be having your seasonal debut in while Almaqam needed it to have been a lot softer than this. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Ascot, post time: 15:25, THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES-G1, £1,156,250, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Cicero's Gift (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Docklands (GB) (Massaat {Ire}), Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}), Never So Brave (Ire) (No Nay Never), Quddwah (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Alakazi (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Field Of Gold (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Marvelman (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Tamfana (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), The Lion In Winter (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), January (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). TDN Analysis: Back from the wilderness after his Sussex nightmare, Field Of Gold has the opportunity to wrap up the division honours that looked so certain after his St James's Palace display. If there are any vulnerabilities, they will be exposed by Fallen Angel who has proven anything but of late and enters this a filly in her prime. How Rosallion has managed to get himself beaten so many times this season is one of its biggest mysteries and there can't be a horse in training who has produced such impressive data without getting the all-important win. If it comes here, all will be forgiven and forgotten and he loves this track only marginally less than Docklands, one of the few thorns in his side this term. Another is Never So Brave, who is up in trip having mastered him at York from the stable that CAN DO NO WRONG in 2026. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Ascot, post time: 14:05, THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT STAKES-G1, £562,500, 3yo/up, 6fT Field: Art Power (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Iberian (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Inisherin (GB) (Shamardal), James's Delight (Ire) (Invincible Army {Ire}), King Of Blue (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), King's Gamble (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), King Cuan (GB) (Tasleet {GB}), Lazzat (Fr) (Territories {Ire}), Montassib (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Quinault (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Run To Freedom (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Ten Bob Tony (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Witness Stand (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}), Big Mojo (Ire) (Mohaather {GB}), Powerful Glory (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), Spy Chief (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Flora Of Bermuda (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), No Half Measures (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}), Rayevka (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}). TDN Analysis: One of the final dust-ups between the sluggers in this category this year, with none so far able to retain all the belts despite individual moments of superiority. All-powerful at the Royal meeting, Lazzat has developed a glass jaw in the interim while Big Mojo just gets more toughened and hardened with every bout. Undoubtedly one of the year's biggest disappointments, last year's winner Kind Of Blue may just have been keeping his powder dry for this glorious comeback moment but he gives the repeated impression he can't last all the rounds anymore. Rayevka needs a bit of a jump to get to the elite here, but it's all there in her pedigree and style of racing and hails from the stable that CAN DO NO WRONG in 2026. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Ascot, post time: 12:55, THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP-G1, £531,250, 3yo/up, 15f 209yT Field: Al Qareem (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Sweet William (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Trawlerman (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), Saratoga (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Stay True (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Nearing eight, Trawlerman has played the long game to perfection and now that all his enemies have been scattered is in command of this division. There isn't much hope for his rivals, even allowing for the potential of Stay True, and with Sweet William probably just going to be Sweet William again proceedings should get off to a comfortingly predictable start. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Ascot, post time: 14:45, THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES-G1, £531,250, 3yo/up, 11f 211yT Field: Danielle (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), Estrange (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Latakia (GB) (Frankel {GB}), One Look (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Quisisana (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Ballet Slippers (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Waardah (Ire) (Postponed {Ire}), Wemightakedlongway (Ire) (Australia {GB}). TDN Analysis: Another seeking to bookend a winless campaign with a successful title defence, Kalpana may be vulnerable having like Quisisana been asked to plumb the depths in the Arc. Spared that experience, Estrange is a formidable lurking presence by the sire that CAN DO NO WRONG in 2026. These end-of-term contests just love an improver and Waardah is tailor-made, having snuck up the ladder in the Lillie Langtry and she comes here dangerously fresh. Ballydoyle's biggest enigma Bedtime Story has been asked to try on a plethora of costumes but can't get comfortable in any. Perhaps that lightning bolt we witnessed in the Chesham last June was just that, but where this stable is concerned any eventuality is possible until completely exhausted. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Leopardstown, post time: 15:15, MONGEY COMMUNICATIONS EYREFIELD STAKES-G3, €36,000, 2yo, 9fT Field: A Boy Named Susie (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Christmas Day (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Listentodwindblow (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Nil Bua Gan Dua (American Pharoah), Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Port Of Spain (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), South Island (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Thread Of Gold (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}). TDN Analysis: One of Ballydoyle's crew of TDN Rising Stars, Presented by Hagyard, Piazza San Marco who is joined by the well-regarded Christmas Day could stir the Derby market a bit here. Obviously not content with pulling all the strings in the other code, Willie Mullins is looking to get into the action on the Flat with his impressive Curragh winner Thread Of Gold. He might mash this lot, but there'll be no Blue Riband next summer as he is gelded. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Leopardstown, post time: 16:20, KILLAVULLAN STAKES-G3, €36,000, 2yo, 7f 30yT Field: Daytona (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Dorset (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Mumhan (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Spangled Sands (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Yaupon De Replay (Yaupon). TDN Analysis: One of her burgeoning sire's billboards, Yaupon de Replay takes on the colts en route to Del Mar. Dorset had begun to look a disappointing TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard, but got it back together last time in the Goffs Million while Jim Bolger took this with Poetic Flare in 2020 and saddles the Curragh winner Mumhan. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Marseille Borely, France, post time: 12:31, PRIX DELAHANTE – PELLEGRIN-Listed, €54,900, 2yo, 8 1/2fT Field: Siciliano (Fr) (Time Test {GB}), Mefie Toi (Fr) (De Treville {GB}), Sorbetto (Fr) (Supremacy {Ire}), Ladja (Fr) (Golden Horde {Ire}), Tchikita (Fr) (Charm Spirit {Ire}), Khalinskha (Fr) (Fas {Ire}), Testerine (Fr) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Zaraxia (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Zaraxia and Khalinskha are the two nominees with an unbeaten record to defend and both come back off decisive maiden scores at Salon-de-Provence and Vichy, respectively, last month. The duo will be accompanied by winning stablemates Testerine, for Zaraxia's Nicolas Perret yard, and Sorbetto for Khalinskha's Jerome Reynier barn, with the former having Ladja back in fourth when breaking through over this course and distance three weeks ago. The Patrice Cottier-conditioned pair Siciliano and Mefie Toi boast an aggregate five unplaced efforts in stakes company, while Elias Mikhalides trainee Tchikita comes back off a claiming-race sixth at Chantilly. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Kyoto, Japan, post time: 15:40, SHUKA SHO-G1, ¥215,400,000, 3yo, f, 2000mT Field: Danon Fair Lady (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Rouge Solitaire (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Jocelyn (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Lesedrama (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Brown Ratchet (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Kelly Fled Ask (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), Kurino Mei (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}), Theresa (Jpn) (Admire Mars {Jpn}), Ma Puce (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits), Erika Express (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Embroidery (Jpn) (Admire Mars {Jpn}), Voulezvous (Jpn) (Satono Crown {Jpn}), Sena style (Jpn) (Sottsass {Fr}), Vip Daisy (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}), In Vogue (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Run For Vow (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Kamunyak (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Paradis Reine (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}). Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 14:33, PRIX DU CONSEIL DE PARIS-G2, €119,000, 3yo/up, 11fT Field: Casapueblo (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}), Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}), Junko (GB) (Intello {Ger}), Path Of Soldier {Ger}) Soldier Hollow {GB}), Convergent (Ire) (Fascinating Rock {Ire}), Yellow Jersey (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}). TDN Analysis: Newtown Anner's G1 Deutsches Derby runner-up Convergent made a black-type breakthrough in last month's G3 Kilternan and is primed for another step up the ladder here. Last term's G2 Champagne victor Bay City Roller has run second in three Group 2 contests this year, while Qatar Racing's Listed Prix Frederic de Lagrange victor Yellow Jersey has not been seen since registering a three-length tally in August's Arqana Series des Trois Ans at Deauville. Deutsches Derby fourth Path Of Soldier completes the sophomore band. The older brigade provides a formidable barrier with multiple Group 1 winners Dubai Honour and Junko joined by Godolphin's G2 Grand Prix de Deauville runner-up Casapueblo. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 12:45, CARLA KELLNER ZUKUNFTSRENNEN – PREIS DER WINTERKONIGIN-G3, €155,000, 2yo, f, 8fT Field: Alsterperle (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Deia's Delight (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Fantastic Fox (Ger) (Japan {GB}), Isfana (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}), Love My Life (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Madame Magic (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Sea The Storm (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Valzeina (Swi) (Persian King {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Alsterperle was denied in the dying strides of last month's Listed Winterkonigin Trial at Cologne and bids to shed maiden status at the fifth attempt. She has the measure of Madame Magic, who ran fourth in that 7 1/2-furlong contest, and her chief threat is the David Menuisier-trained Sea The Storm, who delivered an impressive win in a one-mile Sandown maiden five weeks ago. Deia's Delight, like Alsterperle, finished a neck second to Believe In Me in her latest start and is another maiden seeking glory. Henk Grewe entry Valzeina, one of just two with winning form, returns off a half-length tally, finishing ahead of Isfana and Fantastic Fox, over seven furlongs at Dortmund last month, while the once-raced maiden Love My Life is no forlorn hope and completes the line-up. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 14:05, B.A.U. HERBST TROPHY-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Field: Lordano (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), Padre Palou (Ger) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Rashford (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Nastaria (GB) (Outstrip {GB}), Lion's Head (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}), Tanami Starlet (GB) (Best Solution {Ire}), Delgardo (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Name Lord (Ger) (Lord Of England {Ger}). TDN Analysis: Listed Dusseldorf Derby Trial victor Delgardo is presented with the chance of a first pattern-race win coming back off a second in this month's G3 Preis der Deutschen Einheit. He concedes two pounds for a one-length defeat of Name Lord in that Derby Trial, but the latter reversed form when seventh in July's G1 Deutsches Derby and makes his first appearance since. The older brigade is headed by last year's second and third, Tanami Starlet and Lion's Head, while the usual suspects Lordano, Padre Palou, Rashford and Nastaria merit respect. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:25, PRIX DE SAINT-CYR-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, f, 7fT Field: Medusa Merger (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), Ashikidah (Fr) (Belardo {Ire}), Narkala (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Naina (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}), Miracle Beauty (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Morgan Bay (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Blazing Spirit (Fr) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Alsaba (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Verse Of Love (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Santa Savana (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Scattering Light (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Paris Babe (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}), Celestial Orbit (GB) (No Nay Never), Sonadoor (Ire) (Shaman {Ire}), Beaujolais Nouveau (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}), Alreyyah (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Secret Wood (Fr) (Birchwood {Ire}), Dash Of Azure (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}). TDN Analysis: With a mammoth field thundering towards the first turn on this storied downhill chute, this will not be for the faint of heart. The dual-winning Narkala, Listed Prix Amandine victrix Medusa Merger and Listed Fillies Cup third Santa Savana head a solid home defence. Last term's Listed Star Stakes victrix Celestial Orbit and Listed October Stakes second Dash Of Azzure are best of the Brits and favourably housed towards the far-side rail, while Joseph O'Brien ships in Fairyhouse handicap winner Miracle Beauty. Having been on the outskirts of black-type success, Morgan Bay, Scattering Light, Secret Wood and Alsaba merit respect. Maranoa Charlie annexed this month's G1 Prix de la Foret over course and distance from stall 14 in a field of 16. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Ombudsman And Delacroix Meet For The Third Time At Ascot appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With 15 days until the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), multiple grade 1 winner Journalism turned in his penultimate work the morning of Oct. 17 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

With 15 days until the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), multiple grade I winner Journalism turned in his penultimate work the morning of Oct. 17 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Riding a three-race winning streak, Kumanyuk (Black Tide) faces 17 rivals in the G1 Shuka Sho over 2000 metres at Kyoto on Sunday. The third jewel of the Japanese Triple Tiara brings together the winners of the first two legs. A winner of the G2 Flora Stakes, G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) and G2 Rose Stakes in succession, the last coming on September 14, the filly is the one to beat. She had Theresa (Admire Mars) back in second with G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies second Vip Daisy (Satono Diamond) fourth in that affair last month. Said trainer Yasuo Tomomichi, “Coming into the homestretch in the Rose Stakes, a horse to her inside moved out and bumped into this one, causing her to lose her balance. However, after regaining her balance she quickened nicely. She got cut on her hind leg, but we were able to ride her soon after. Her work Oct. 1 centered on keeping her calm. Jockey Yuga Kawada rode work on Oct. 9. I left it to Kawada how hard he would push her in the final stage, and he just pushed her a bit toward the end. She looked good and worked seriously. This week, we just did enough to get her breathing right. Her weight is up but she's taller and bigger all around. I think 2000 meters will be a plus. The biggest concern is starting in front of the stands. I think she'll be able to handle the ground even if it's a bit rain-affected.” Opposing Kumanyuk is G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) heroine Embroidery (Admire Mars). Although she was only ninth in the Yushun Himba to that foe, she also had Ma Puce (Mind Your Biscuits) back in second in the G3 Daily Hai Queen Stakes earlier in the season. Said trainer Kazutomo Mori, “She's gotten one size bigger over the summer, and her weight was over 490kg when she returned from the farm to Miho about three weeks ago. Christophe Lemaire rode her on the flat at Miho on Oct. 9 with a horse in front of her. The focus was on keeping her balanced and her responses were excellent. We shipped her to Ritto and her weight didn't drop. I think most of the gain is due to her bigger frame and added muscle. This week, she worked alone up the hill course. “To be honest, I think the 2000-meter inner course will not be easy. She has a very big stride and does better over a more spacious course. Being able to sustain a good speed at length is her forte.” The top three from the September 7 G2 Shion Stakes have also returned in Kelly Fled Ask (Duramente), Jocelyn (Epiphaneia), and Danon Fair Lady (Kizuna). The post Kumanyuk Squares Off With Embroidery In Shuka Sho appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Approaching the threshold of the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar, MGISW Journalism (Curlin) had his penultimate workout for the big race at Santa Anita Park on Friday, but according to a report in the Daily Racing Form that same day, the colt's regular rider Umberto Rispoli will be replaced by Jose Ortiz for the Classic. In all but one of Journalism's 10 career races (his maiden win at Del Mar in Nov. '24), Rispoli has ridden the son of Curlin. This includes three GI victories this year in the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness Stakes and Haskell Stakes. Last time out in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, Journalism under Rispoli finished as the runner-up to champion Fierceness (City of Light), who took the $1 million event by 3 1/4 lengths. Journalism worked five furlongs Friday morning at Santa Anita, going in :59.20 seconds alongside stablemate & GISP Yellow Card (Lost Treasure {Ire}). According to the DRF, Aron Wellman–whose Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners is one part of an ownership syndicate in Journalism–said the decision had been made that morning. He declined to give a reason as to the jockey switch. Later Friday morning, McCarthy told the TDN he was “very pleased” with Journalism's work. “I thought he worked very well, 5/8ths in :59.2. He caught some unexpected company but finished up nicely. Very pleased,” said McCarthy. Aboard Journalism for the drill was his regular work rider, Tony Gutierrez. “It was good for him,” Gutierrez said. “We were going to get a little serious today. I caught my workmate near the quarter pole, but then when [Journalism] saw that horse in front of us, he puffed himself up, went to the rail and chased him. It was perfect. Everything with him is perfect. His mind. His body. He wasn't even blowing when I got him back to the barn. Amazing horse.” The Journalism got serious this morning for @mwmracing working a strong 5-poles @santaanitapark in 59 & change. The Santa Anita Derby, @PreaknessStakes & Haskell @MonmouthPark hero is 15 days from competing in a @BreedersCup Classic for the ages. #BelieveBig pic.twitter.com/5FFSIWlheJ — Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (@EclipseTBP) October 17, 2025 The post Journalism Drills Five Panels At Santa Anita For Breeders’ Cup Classic, Jose Ortiz To Take Mount appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Sunday running at Kyoto Racecourse: Sunday, October 20, 2025 10th-KYO, ¥35,040,000 ($234k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1400m DANON FIGO (JPN) (c, 3, Into Mischief–Ollie's Candy, by Candy Ride {Arg}), a maiden winner in a pair of juvenile appearances, was off the board in his first two runs this term, but took a course-and-distance allowance May 4 and returned from a layoff to repeat the dose going this distance at Hanshin Sept. 21. The February foal is the first produce for his dam, winner of the GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes and purchased by K. I. Farm for $1.65 million at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale. Leading rider Yuga Kawada has the call. O-Danox Co Ltd; B-K I Farm; T-Yasuo Tomomichi The post Into Mischief Colt Danon Figo Goes For Three Straight at Kyoto appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The two-day BBAG October Sale kicked off in Germany on Friday with lot 101, a chestnut filly by Torquator Tasso, selling for €110,000 to A-Turf. Consigned by Gestut Hof Ittlingen, the daughter of Lucy Lou (Soldier Hollow) is a half-sister to €200,000 Ferdinand Leisten Memorial BBAG Auktionsrennen hero Loucas (Best Solution). The duo are from the extended family of G1 German Derby hero and sire Lando. Second on the buyers' sheet was lot 120, a filly by Alson, who caught the eye of Gestut Fahrhof and Philip, Baron von Ullmann for €64,000. Already named Verdani, the OH Consignment member is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Stingray (Zarak). Originally set to be the last lot in the ring, the filly was followed by lot 106, who was reoffered at the very end of the day. Of the 94 lots offered, 67 sold (71%) for a gross of €1,063,000. The average was €15,865 and the median was €11,000. The post Torquator Tasso Half-Sister To Loucas Tops The First Day Of The BBAG October Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jonny Turner Tim Williams admits he doesn’t know what Miki Bennett will do when the tapes fly in the Placemakers Oamaru Cup (4.22pm) on Sunday. The pacer comes into the 2600m handicap after botching his last standing start before producing a huge recovery to win. That victory came down in the grades, and if Miki Bennett does it again he will face an almighty task to win. But Williams is hopeful his charge can do things right because of one crucial factor. “He is a quirky character and, to be honest, you never quite know what he might do.” “But being one of only two horses off 20m on Sunday, with no horses behind him, he is going to get his chance to step away.” “I would like to think he would be able to get it right, but I think everyone knows what he is like and what he can do if his brain isn’t in gear.” While Miki Bennett may have a reputation for waywardness – which he has earned – Williams is sure the pacer is a much more refined product than he was in the past. “I definitely think he has gotten better; he is good a lot more times than he is bad these days.” “I think he is probably just one of those slower-maturing horses, and he is a lot more settled now.” “He’s been going nice races from behind the mobile, and this looks quite a suitable grade for him.” “If he can do things right, he would have to be a handy chance.” Williams links up with another Stonewall Stud pacer on Sunday in Riptide, who has an exemplary record behind the tapes. The pacer looks a big winning threat from his 10m handicap on the back of three second placings. “He is just a lovely, genuine horse and obviously very consistent.” “I’d like to think he would be able to go another lovely race on Sunday.” Utah Blaze looks a serious winning threat at Oamaru, with his barrier 1 on the second row looking the only significant factor against him. The pacer ran a respectable race in his latest outing when seventh behind star two-year-old Jumal in the recent $200,000 Harness Million. “His sectionals were very good in the Harness Million, and dropping back into a maiden race, he is well placed.” “He might need that little bit of luck, but if he gets it, he should be right there.” Treasure Cove looks a serious threat for the Stonewall Stud stable despite making errors in his last start on grass. The three-year-old has taken on much stronger company than he meets on Sunday. Williams also links up with stablemates Spanish Princess and Silvester at Oamaru. Spanish Princess looks brilliantly placed as a race-winner taking on maidens. To place a bet in the Oamaru Cup click here View the full article

5th-Belmont The Big A, $85,000, Msw, 10-17, 2yo, 1m, 1:36.11, ft, 5 1/4 lengths. PALADIN (c, 2, Gun Runner–Secret Sigh, by Tapit) scored his first career win here, albeit not in a way his connections likely believed he would after Renegade (Into Mischief)–first across the line–was disqualified to second. The even-money favorite for this unveiling, Paladin was never far from the front as he pushed Credit History (Nyquist) through an opening quarter in :23.20 and a half in :46.48. Asked to take command passing the half-mile, he had a slim margin coming off the bend as Renegade loomed the danger behind him. The pair came together inside the final furlong and distanced themselves from the field before Paladin found himself on the receiving end of late contact in the stretch. They hit the wire heads apart, but the inquiry sign was immediate posted afterwards. After a Stewards' inquiry, it was determined that Renegade had impeded Paladin in the final yards of their duel, and the order was reversed with the son of Into Mischief being disqualified to second as the Chad Brown-trainee was elevated to the first-out score. Paladin was a $1.9-million yearling pick up at the boutique FTSAUG sale across town in 2024 by M.V. Magnier and White Birch Farm for a partnership that would ultimately comprise of Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Peter Brant, Brook Smith, and Summer Wind Equine LLC. The victor is out of an unraced daughter of MGSW India (Hennessy), making the dam a half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}) in Japan and SW Kareena (Medaglia d'Oro), herself mother of SP Padma (Tapit). Secret Sigh's first to the races was unplaced Pippi Longstocking (Frankel {GB}), who foaled a Practical Joke colt this past spring, while placed Stop the Press (Uncle Mo) was her first to hit the board. Paladin is her most recent of racing age and she has a yearling colt by Into Mischief in the wings. Her 2025 Elite Power foal died. This is the immediate female family of Pilfer, most famous as the dam of MGISW To Honor and Serve (Bernardini) and his full-sister GISW Angela Renee. A third full-sibling to that pair named Cara Caterina would go on to claim MGISW La Cara (Street Sense) to her broodmare tally. A full-sister to India named GSP-Eng Sing Softly went on in her second career to produce French Group-placed Coetzee (Frankel {GB}). Sales history: $1,900,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $46,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick, Brant, Peter M., Smith, Brook T. and Summer Wind Equine, LLC; B-Summer Wind Equine LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. The post Gun Runner’s Paladin Elevated to First Out Win at Belmont Big A appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Presenting data Oct. 16 during the monthly meeting of the California Horse Racing Board in Sacramento, Calif., CHRB equine medical director Dr. Jeff Blea said regulatory protections for certain aspects of horse welfare are working well in the state.View the full article

Field of Gold bids to bounce back from his shock defeat in the Sussex Stakes (G1) but those closest to the leading miler know he will have to be at his brilliant best to overcome a wide draw in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) Oct. 18 at Ascot.View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher on Oct. 17 sent out a quartet of workers targeting the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)—Fierceness, Mindframe, Antiquarian and Locked—on the Oklahoma dirt training track at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher sent out a quartet of workers over the Oklahoma dirt at Saratoga on Friday who are all intended for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. The group of workers included Antiquarian (Preservationist) and 'TDN Rising Stars, presented by Hagyard, Fierceness (City of Light), Mindframe (Constitution) and Locked (Gun Runner). Mindframe breezed to the inside of Locked shortly after the first renovation break and the pair covered five furlongs in 1:01.49, according to NYRA clockers. Mindframe edged clear of the Sept. 27 GII Woodward-winner Locked just before the wire, galloping out in front and strongly through the turn. “I thought Mindframe went super,” Pletcher said. “He had a really strong gallop out. Locked, since he's run more recently, we weren't looking for quite as much on the gallop out from him, but I thought they both went well.” Repole Stable and St. Elias's Mindframe was 3-for-3 this year with a pair of Grade I wins entering his last race in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Aug. 31. The 4-year-old dark bay was on the receiving end of a chain reaction of bumping caused by Phileas Fogg (Astern {Aus}) and lost jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. shortly into the 10-furlong race. “I don't know how to quantify exactly what he got out of the Jockey Club from a fitness perspective and an actual true race,” Pletcher said. “We felt like we needed a little more from him [in training]. We've gotten some good works and good gallop outs, so I think we have accomplished what we were hoping to from a fitness perspective.” Pletcher confirmed Locked, owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm, is currently targeting the Classic rather than the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Antiquarian outside of Fierceness | Sarah Andrew Champion Fierceness, who was last seen taking the GI Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 30, breezed to the inside of Antiquarian following the second renovation break and the pair were on even terms as they covered five furlongs in 1:00.56, according to NYRA clockers. “Just another 'typical of what we've seen from him [Fierceness].' Every breeze, he just does things very effortlessly,” said Pletcher. “He looked good coming to the wire, stayed on, galloped out nicely. We wanted to match him up with a little stronger mate today, to get a good solid work. “I thought [Antiquarian] responded well. He stayed on course and galloped out nicely, a good work from both of them,” Pletcher added. Centennial Farms's Antiquarian broke through at the top-level and earned a career-best 108 Beyer Speed Figure in the Gold Cup, inching close to millionaire status with $944,100 banked through a 9-4-3-0 record. “We felt like with all four horses, today was the sternest work we were going to look for. They are going to ship next week, we won't look to do quite as much next week,” Pletcher said, confirming that the four Breeders' Cup Classic contenders will work again at the Spa next week before shipping.” Derrick Smith, Repole Stable, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier's Fierceness was a 1 1/2-length second in last year's Classic to champion Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). “It is always comforting to know that he appears to like the surface out there, two good races, there gives you optimism,” Pletcher said. The post Pletcher Breezes Quartet At Spa With Eye On Breeders’ Cup Classic For All appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After a summer of toing and froing and ding-dong battles, Ascot's feature G1 QIPCO Champion Stakes brings it all to a satisfyingly gladiatorial climax on Saturday. Having revelled in Ombudsman's dramatic surge at the end of the Prince of Wales's, Delacroix's huge move coming off Leopardstown's bend in the Irish Champion and the relentless power of Calandagan at the close of the King George, it all comes together in a perfect blend on a perfect sunlit autumn afternoon for the latest QIPCO Champions Day. The headline race is a qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf in November. These actors didn't come around by accident, with messrs Gosden, O'Brien and Graffard responsible for crafting their careers almost with this moment in mind. There is also a subplot to the 2025 running which threatens to become the main act, with William Haggas having completed his long, slow, careful building process to get the long-absent Economics back into the fray. Ombudsman, who like Economics is a son of this year's sire sensation Night Of Thunder, is a potent force given a strong pace and with Devil's Advocate in here he should get that. Undone by Delacroix when the tempo was only modest in the Eclipse, he was stunning in the Juddmonte International despite the well-documented tactical mess of that race. Overall, he is the champion elect until proven otherwise and could be sealing a momentous day for Clarehaven if all goes to plan for the father-and-son combination. Delacroix, who brings together that heady mix of Dubawi and Tepin, has excelled this term with his Sandown smash-and-grab supplemented by his domination of the feature of Irish Champions Weekend. The ten pounds weight-for-age allowance he got from the Godolphin colt in the Eclipse is now only four and while his York run was compromised to a degree by the pace scenario it is notable that he was nowhere near as dynamic as Ombudsman throughout the final three furlongs. Calandagan was denied by Anmaat 12 months ago on ground that would have undermined his chance, but up against two true 10-furlong specialists he is up against it on officially good going. It also has to be said that his Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and King George wins have taken some knocks of late and he will need a career-best here. Ed Walker has always made it clear that Almaqam (Lope De Vega) is the apple of his eye and while he got the better of a penalised Ombudsman in the Brigadier Gerard in May he would have needed it softer than this to cause the upset. That also applies to Kirsten Rausing's unexposed three-year-old Almeric (Study Of Man), whose two Listed wins five months apart suggest we are talking about next year's horse rather than a now horse. Regarding the latter, Oisin Murphy gave some notable insight. “It would be lovely to go step-by-step, but there weren't many options for Almeric,” he said. “He's the most beautiful athlete and physical that you'll ever see. If anyone wants to see a racehorse, have a look at him.” Going For Gold Since it was shuffled onto this card and made a straight mile contest in 2011, the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes has become the mother of all understudies and this year's renewal promises to steal some thunder from the main event. Juddmonte's Field Of Gold (Kingman) was supreme around the turns in the St James's Palace before the wheels came off in the Sussex, but there is nothing to suggest he won't come back as effective as before. Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's enigmatic Rosallion (Blue Point) has met with defeat more times than connections would have dared to dread this season, but perhaps it is merely a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time on each occasion. Drawn on the wing here, he will have to be played with exacting precision by Sean Levey but he has at least shown a love for this track having won impressively at two and in last year's St James's Palace. Perhaps Rosallion's most mystifying reversal so far this term was his fourth behind Never So Brave (No Nay Never) in the City of York and it would be a mistake to rule the Andrew Balding-trained improver out of the equation here. He seems to conjure what is required each time despite being set stiffer tasks and Oisin Murphy is quietly confident. “He feels great,” he said. “He has a bit to find, but is probably my best ride on the day.” Wathnan's multiple Group 1 winner Fallen Angel (Too Darn Hot) probably could have done with softer ground to take the potency out of Field Of Gold and Rosallion, but is a dangerous proposition as a filly blooming at this time of year. Can Kalpana? Like Rosallion, Kalpana (Study Of Man) has developed a serious case of seconditis this season but is back in her comfort zone preparing to defend her crown in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes. Her King George near-miss confirmed her liking for this course and distance and it might just be a case of what the Arc took out of her 13 days ago. Cheveley Park's burgeoning homebred Estrange (Night Of Thunder) dodged that test, which may have been a stroke of luck if she can take advantage of a weakened Kalpana here. Her Yorkshire Oaks form with Minnie Hauk looks even better at this juncture and the ground will be a touch more forgiving this time. Other intriguing candidates are Ballydoyle's Bedtime Story (Frankel), who seems quite far removed from the spellbinding juvenile who tore up this track in the Chesham last June, and Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's Lillie Langtry winner Waardah (Postponed). The latter has the kind of freshness that can be a serious weapon at this time of year and is from the Owen Burrows academy of perfectly-honed improvers. Wathnan's Big Opportunity After a stellar Royal Ascot, a big-race win on Champions Day would be the icing on the cake for Wathnan Racing and with three leading contenders it looks most likely to come in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes. Lazzat (Territories) won the sprint of the year at the Royal meeting, but has gone under twice subsequently with no obvious excuses so this is very much his moment of truth. Jerome Reynier still believes. “We were disappointed to be beaten in the Prix Maurice de Gheest, but Sajir on the day was really good and in the Haydock Sprint Cup Lazzat was drawn in the middle and there was a bias towards the stands' rail,” he said. “He was not beaten far but was always under pressure, which is not the way he is usually.” “This time, he is spot-on and back on a racecourse he has done so well at,” he added. “He seems very happy to be back at home because, between the Maurice de Gheest and Haydock, he was based in Deauville, which is not the training environment he is used to. Now he needs to show the world that he is the best European sprinter.” Also in the colours is last year's winner Kind Of Blue (Blue Point), another who excited at the beginning of 2025 only to miss the target time and again. Second at Haydock last time, he could be on the way back and it is worth noting that James Fanshawe did get his relative The Tin Man back from a more serious issue a few years ago. Sporting the operation's black cap is Flora Of Bermuda (Dark Angel), but she is some third string having been beaten around half a length when third in this 12 months ago. Where the July Cup heroine No Half Measures (Cable Bay) fits in is anybody's guess, with her Newmarket victory still as surprising now as it seemed at the time. Big Mojo (Mohaather) is drawn on the outside, but there isn't a more willing campaigner in this division and his presence makes it more of a contest than it would otherwise be, while The Aga Khan Studs runner Rayevka (Blue Point) is still unexposed and gives the impression one of these is well within her grasp. Off To A Flyer With Trawlerman? While the Gosdens are well-stocked all afternoon, they will be hoping that it is only a case of going through the motions for their star stayer Trawlerman (Golden Horn) in the opening G1 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. Armed also with Sweet William (Sea The Stars), Clarehaven take to the high seas hoping for plain sailing with the only looming threat on the horizon being Ballydoyle's St Leger third Stay True (Galileo). The latter is one of the last of the Galileos to grace this meeting and who is to say that the late Coolmore deity doesn't yet have one or two more big days to come. The post Will Ombudsman Rule At Ascot? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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. Saturday's Observations features a full-brother to multiple Group 1 winner and Classic heroine Lake Victoria (Frankel). 4.50 Leopardstown, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 7f 30yT DRUIDS GLEN (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is a significant newcomer for Ballydoyle on an intriguing card, being a full-brother to the yard's outstanding Irish 1,000 Guineas, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Cheveley Park and Moyglare heroine Lake Victoria. Out of the top-class sprinter Quiet Reflection (Showcasing), he meets nine peers in the maiden won 12 months ago by the subsequent Criterium International winner Twain and in 2016 by Cliffs Of Moher. 1.30 Ascot, Cond, 2yo, 6fT WORDS OF TRUTH (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) greatly enhances this inaugural £250,000 Qipco British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes, having captured Newbury's Mill Reef Stakes when last seen. Charlie Appleby will be hoping that Godolphin's son of the dual Group winner Beyond Reason (Australia) can make his class tell, but this won't be easy pickings with Wathnan Racing's Listed Rockingham Stakes winner Division (GB) (Kingman {GB}) engaged along with proven Group performers Mission Central (Ire) (No Nay Never) and Kansas (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). 2.10 Leopardstown, Mdn, 2yo, f, 8fT MUSICAL CHIMES (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is another fascinating newcomer for Ballydoyle, this time in the maiden won 12 months ago by Minnie Hauk. A half-sister to the St Leger hero Continuous (Heart's Cry) from the family of Saxon Warrior, she is probably in this for educational purposes above all with the stable's proven Amelia Earhart (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) hot favourite to shed her maiden tag after a latest Group 3 fourth. 2.40 Leopardstown, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 8fT ANTIGUA (IRE) (Camelot {GB}) cost Peter Brant and the Coolmore partners 600,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1, by virtue of the fact that he is a full-brother to the G1 South Australian Derby and G1 Underwood Stakes hero Russian Camelot. Making his debut for Rosegreen in a maiden the stable has dominated and used for the likes of Bolshoi Ballet and Serious Contender, he is joined by Il Corsaro (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a half-brother to the Group 1-placed Big Blue (Galileo) and full-brother to the yard's one-time Derby prospect Denmark. 3.50 Leopardstown, Mdn, 2yo, f, 7f 30yT GARDEN PARTY (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is another outstanding prospect to emerge from Ballydoyle on this fixture, being the third foal out of the Falmouth, Prix Rothschild and Sun Chariot heroine Roly Poly (War Front) and granddaughter of Misty For Me (Galileo). Aidan O'Brien has two other runners, with the key player being the G3 Weld Park Stakes third Minerva (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), the 1.5 million gns daughter of Prize Exhibit (Showcasing) who is looking for a win at the seventh attempt. The post Lake Victoria’s Brother Druids Glen Debuts At Leopardstown appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

4th-Keeneland, $100,719, Msw, 10-17, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.83, fm, 2 3/4 lengths. BEACH HEIST (f, 2, Omaha Beach–Pearl Heist, by Graydar) ran this group of maiden fillies off their feet in her debut race Friday for Will Walden. The 6-1 shot, drawn wide in this 10-horse field, was pushed from the gate for speed and was able to forge an advantage heading into the far turn. Opening up a sizeable gap back to Cardiff Reef (Omaha Beach) at the quarter pole, Beach Heist looked to put this race away down the lane even as 7-2 favorite Lion Lake (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) rocketed home from the back but still checked in a well-beaten second 2 3/4 lengths behind the winner. Beach Heist is the first foal out of a winning Graydar mare who has since produced a Hard Spun filly sold for $125,000 at Keeneland last month and a weanling Authentic colt. Pearl Heist is due to leading freshman sire Yaupon for 2026. Sales History: $80,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $80,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $63,938. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Redeemer Racing; B-J. Stephen McDonald (KY); T-William Walden. #8 BEACH HEIST ($14.56), a juvenile filly by @SpendthriftFarm's Omaha Beach, stole R4 at @KeenelandRacing. @NikJuarez was aboard for the @wwaldenracing trainee's maiden win. pic.twitter.com/yJU5VxCNJe — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 17, 2025 The post Beach Heist Steals Away Up Front To Win Keeneland Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

BBN Racing LLC has supplemented GISW Kilwin (Twirling Candy) to Book 1 of Keeneland's November Breeding Stock sale on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and the owners are offering a 25% interest in GSW Bracket Buster (Vekoma) during the second edition of the Keeneland Championship sale at Del Mar on Wednesday, Oct. 29, according to a press release from the auction company on Friday afternoon. Consigned by Royal Oak Farm (Damian and Braxton Lynch), agent for BBN, 3-year-old Kilwin has four wins in eight starts led by a signature come-from-behind score in the GI Test Stakes at the Spa this past summer. At last year's inaugural Keeneland Championship sale, the filly RNA'd for $575,000. Kilwin is a half-sister to GSW One Timer (Trappe Shot) and SW Just Basking (Arrogate). Her unraced dam is the Blame mare Spanish Star–a half-sister to GI Belmont Stakes hero Sir Winston (Awesome Again). “Kilwin is an incredibly versatile performer who was precocious at 2 with a win in a million-dollar race on turf and the next year scored a Grade I victory on dirt at Saratoga with a heart-stopping performance to win one of America's most historic races,” BBN Racing Founding Partner Brian Klatsky said. “With her prowess on dirt and turf, she's a true collector's item.” Also consigned by Royal Oak, a quarter stake in GI DK Travers Stakes runner-up Bracket Buster will be offered during Keeneland's sale at Del Mar. Last out, the 3-year-old colt won the GIII Oklahoma Derby as the odds-on favorite at Remington Park Sept. 28. “BBN Racing purchased both Kilwin and Bracket Buster at Keeneland's September Yearling sale, and both horses are wonderful additions to our upcoming sales,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “We thank them for their tremendous support.” Click here for the November sale catalogue and here for the Championship sale catalogue. The post BBN Racing Supplements GISW Kilwin, Share In GSW Bracket Buster To Upcoming Keeneland Sales appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Lael Stables's MGISW She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}), considered the top American runner to challenge the Europeans in GI Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf Stakes, continued her steady pattern for trainer Cherie DeVaux by working a half-mile in :48 on Friday morning at Keeneland. Drilling with stablemate & GSW Taking Candy (Twirling Candy), the 4-year-old logged her fifth Friday half-mile breeze since winning the GI E.P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine on Aug. 16, which offered the filly an automatic ticket to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar. “She has been working well, and I just need to keep her sound and happy,” trainer Cherie DeVaux said after the work. She Feels Pretty is scheduled to work again here next Friday and then fly to Del Mar as part of a three-horse World Championships contingent for DeVaux, who collected her first championship score last year with More Than Looks (More Than Ready) in the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile. DeVaux's other runners are expected to be GISP Rebel Red (GB) (Frankel {GB}) for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf and GISW Vahva (Gun Runner) for the GI PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. The former–who will be offered in Book 1 of Keeneland's November Breeding Stock sale Nov. 4–worked a half-mile Friday morning over the local course's main track in :48.80 in company with SW Northern Invader (Collected). Vahva is scheduled to work Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET. “I was pleased with him this morning,” DeVaux said of Rebel Red, whose best finish in graded stakes this year was a second in the GI Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 9. “He has run some really good races and that puts him right there [with possible Breeders' Cup entrants].” The post MGISW She Feels Pretty Looks The Part Drilling For DeVaux At Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

St Elias Stable's Captain Cook (Practical Joke), a heartbreaking second at 20-1 in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. at Saratoga Aug. 23, will be favored to register a first career graded success in Saturday's GIII Perryville S. at Keeneland. Winner of the Withers S. in February, the 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' was making his first start for Todd Pletcher in the Allen Jerkens. The field of six for the Perryville also includes GII San Vicente S. winner and Allen Jerkens third Barnes (Into Mischief) and GIII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby winner Owen Almighty (Speightstown). 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Ragtime (Union Rags), the 3-1 morning-line favorite in Keeneland's GII Lexus Raven Run S., is a neck away from a perfect four-for-four record. The Godolphin homebred was a too-good-to-lose second in the GI Test S. at Saratoga Aug. 2, then annexed the GIII Dogwood S. at Churchill Sept. 20. The full field of 12 also includes 'Rising Star' Quietside (Malibu Moon) and Simply Joking (Practical Joke), who both return following disappointing efforts in the GI Kentucky Oaks May 2. Saturday's graded action also includes: the GII Sands Point S. at the Belmont at the Big A meeting and the GIII Ontario Derby at Woodbine, featuring a rematch between King's Plate S. winner Mansetti (Collected) and Prince of Wales S. winner Runaway Again (Hard Spun). The post ‘Rising Stars’ Captain Cook, Ragtime Headline Keeneland Graded Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Embroidery and Kamunyak, winners of the first two legs of the Japanese Filly Triple Crown, square off in the final leg, the Shuka Sho (G1) Oct. 19 at Tokyo Racecourse.View the full article

TATTERSALLS, ENGLAND – A world away from Book 1 and 2 of the October Yearling Sale, Adam Kirby stocked up on four yearlings on the final day of Book 3, where the Derby-winning jockey admitted that his 'heart went out' to the people who produced the lion's share of the horses that went through the ring on Friday. The top price generated on Friday was a 44,000gns Palace Pier filly that was consigned by Oakgrove Stud and sold to Spanish interests Outsider Bloodstock. Two more horses managed to make 40,000gns on a day when the total turnover climbed by 11% to 1,837,100gns. The median was up by 6% to just 8,500gns while the average climbed 14% to 11,776gns. The clearance rate was the exact same as last year at 72%. With four yearlings bought for a combined 33,000gns, Kirby was one of the busier buyers on the ground on Friday, but he wasn't celebrating. In fact, he drew empathy to many of the breeders and consignors who lost money despite the sale being strong compared to previous years. He commented, “I'm well aware that it's Book 3 but, as far as I am concerned, I feel I have bought some well-priced and nice horses. I wouldn't have liked to have bred them and produced them for the money that I have paid for them. But I am very pleased to have got my hands on a few yearlings. A couple of them look to be quite sharp. We're excited – roll on next season and away we'll go.” He added, “It hasn't been easy for them [the consignors who sold horses on Friday] and my heart does go out to them. Obviously, there were some amazing prices at Book 1 and 2, but I am not going to stand here and say that I can afford them because I can't. Like I said, I am very pleased with the prices I have paid but I feel sorry for the people who have produced them – it's barely the price of the stallion nomination in many cases.” A gifted rider, Kirby's greatest day in the saddle came when he partnered Adayar to win the Derby 2021. Since his retirement, he has earned a reputation as being one of the most talented pre-trainers in Britain, but the competitive bone in his body has driven him to take his trainers' licence out. “Listen, we'll only train a select few horses from a small yard. All of the pre-training will be staying exactly how it is. We will not be sacrificing that side of the business whatsoever. We're simply buying a few to race to keep our eye in and for a day out. When you sit at home all the time, it gets a bit boring! We'll scratch that itch now and we'll see how we go. I'm not an outwardly confident person but this is something that I am pleased that I have decided to pursue.” Kirby added, “When you're buying a yearling, you're buying a dream. They're not exposed and they're not ruined. So, the dream is alive until you find out it isn't. That's the beauty of buying yearlings.” As for Book 3 on the whole, the turnover was up by 17% to 9,517,600gns, the median by 27% to 19,000gns and the average by 19% to 23,676gns. The clearance rate dropped by 2% to 79%. Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented, “The three Books of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales represent arguably the most important fortnight in the European bloodstock calendar as the thoroughbred world descends on Newmarket, the hub of European horse racing. Over the last two weeks we have seen turnover surpass 200 million guineas for the third time in four years, the two highest priced yearlings sold anywhere in the world this year, 16 lots selling for 1 million guineas or more and sustained demand for quality yearlings from all corners of the globe. “The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale consistently attracts the largest share of the best European yearlings to come to market each year, and Books 1 and 2 have seen a remarkable 189 yearlings realise 300,000 guineas or more, 77% of the yearlings to realise that figure at public auction in Europe this year. Tribute must be paid to the breeders and consignors from Britain, Ireland and further afield who entrust their best yearlings to Tattersalls, safe in the knowledge that the global racecourse success of those yearlings continues to attract the world's leading buyers year after year.” He added, “We have welcomed large numbers of international visitors to Newmarket throughout Books 1 to 3 with significant numbers of American purchasers joined by buyers from throughout the Gulf region including Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. They have been joined by purchasers from Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan and Spain alongside a strong domestic buying bench. Those buyers include many principals, whose continued support is such a feature of sales at Tattersalls, attracted by the numerous racecourse successes of graduates including recent Group 1 winners Gewan, Ombudsman, Venetian Sun, Wise Approach and 35,000 gns purchase Zavateri. “The demand for quality yearlings, especially from overseas buyers, reflects the esteem in which British and Irish thoroughbreds are held globally. However, this success is under continual threat by headwinds including the spectre of increased betting taxes which could cost the industry millions, the fragility of the rural economy due to increased costs and taxes, and the failure of governments to recognise the value of an industry that can legitimately be regarded as a world leader. These challenges undermine a true British success story and threaten livelihoods.” The post Adam Kirby Lands Four Yearlings At Lowkey End To Tattersalls Book 3 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Oisin Murphy will donate £25,000 to the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and an equal amount to Racing Welfare, if he keeps his place at the top of the World Pool Jockeys' Championship, which ends at Ascot on QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday. The four-time champion jockey holds a considerable 54.55-point lead over Kieran Shoemark, meaning Shoemark would have to ride a winner at World Pool odds of 54.60 and Murphy draw a blank to be passed. Back in third is the now Hong Kong-based Richard Kingscote, while David Egan is 67.80 points adrift in fourth. Ryan Moore, currently sidelined through injury, sits fifth. Murphy said, “I can't thank World Pool enough. It's an amazing initiative and I've been so pleased to see myself climbing to the top of the leaderboard and then stay there over the last few months. “It's a huge amount of money, and I'd like to split it between two charities. Firstly, the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA), which touches me because a very close family friend of ours is suffering with it at the moment, and Racing Welfare, who do so much for our industry. “This has been a particularly sad week for all at Racing Welfare and in our industry, as we were shocked to hear of the death of Nicki Strong, who headed Racing Welfare's communications and marketing, and all our thoughts are with her colleagues, friends and family at this very difficult time.” The post Murphy To Evenly Split £50K Donation Between MNDA And Racing Welfare appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}), the sire of 11 graded winners in 2025 (17 black-type winners in total), including three at the elite level, will stand the 2026 breeding season at Goncalo Torrealba's Three Chimneys Farm for a fee of $250,000 LFSN, the nursery announced Friday. During another banner season for his offspring at the races, Gun Runner is the sire of 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Sierra Leone, who made this year's Whitney Stakes the third Grade I success of his career and who remains on track to defend his title in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar in two weeks' time. Fellow 'Rising Star' Locked was imperious in romping to a daylight victory in the GI Santa Anita Handicap, while 'Rising Star' Brant, who topped this year's OBS March Sale on a bid of $3 million from Zedan Racing, became the most recent of his sire's 11 overall top-level scorers in September's Del Mar Futurity and figures one of the choices for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Gun Runner's influence was not just confined to the racetrack, as his youngest progeny continued to make headlines in the sales ring. According to TDN Sales Statistics, Gun Runner is the leading general sires of yearlings in 2025, with 49 sold from 56 through the ring for an average of $974,591. No fewer than 17 of his yearlings sold for pricetags in excess of $1 million and he made history at this year's Keeneland September Sale, becoming the first sire to account for the toppers in the four sessions comprising Books 1 and 2. A colt out of Grade II Adirondack Stakes heroine Thoughtfully (Tapit) topped the sale on a bid of $3.3 million from M.V. Magnier, White Birch and Winchell Thoroughbreds. “Gun Runner is continuing to prove our dreams can become a reality,” Torrealba said. “Three Chimneys and our partners continue to breed our best mares to him which we believe will further his influence on the breed.” Newgate (Into Mischief) will command a service fee of $17,500 in 2026. “Into Mischief's son Newgate, who won the GI Santa Anita Handicap, competing among the best of his generation, defeating eight Grade I winners during his career, was extremely popular with breeders,” said Three Chimneys board member Chief Stipe Cauthen. “Newgate is one of the best-looking horses you will ever see,” added Cauthen. Gun Runner's Grade I winner Gun Pilot enters his second season at Three Chimneys and will cover mares at $12,500. “He is very much like his sire Gun Runner–scopy and strong,” said Three Chimneys Director of Stallion Nominations Rebecca Nicholson. “He bred a full book of mares in his first season, and we want to continue the momentum by offering great value on him.” Volatile (Violence) is the sire of 10 stakes performers in 2025, 50% of which were graded performers, and will stand for a fee of $10,000. Among his leading earners this year are GSW and track-record setting 'TDN Rising Star' Tip Top Thomas, GIII Southwest Stakes winner Speed King, and promising 2-year-old Igniter, who is targeting the GII Remsen Stakes. Rounding out the roster is Funtastic (More Than Ready) who hails from the family of Gun Runner. His top earner, Funtastic Again, captured the GIII Dominion Stakes at Woodbine. Funtastic will stand for a fee of $2,500 LFSN. Three Chimneys has also announced that Sky Mesa (Pulpit) will be pensioned. Now 25, the son of Caress (Storm Cat), accounted for 80 stakes winners, 26 at the graded/group level, and four at the highest level–General Quarters, Perfec Alibi, Sky Diva and Uruguyan Group 1 winner Giulia. The post Gun Runner Anchors Three Chimneys Stallions at $250K, Sky Mesa Pensioned appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article