Wandering Eyes

The 2025 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup will feature jockeys from 10 different countries, with Katie Davis, Delphine Santiago and Joanna Mason completing the line up for the team event which takes place at Ascot on Saturday, August 9. French-born Santiago joins captain Per-Anders Graberg (Sweden) and Dario Di Tocco (Italy) in team Europe, while Mason completes the team from Great Britain and Ireland which also features captain Hollie Doyle and Robbie Dolan. Meanwhile, Davis, who was born in Idaho in the USA, will compete in the Shergar Cup for the first time as part of the Rest of the World team, alongside captain Karis Teetan (Mauritius) and Hugh Bowman (Australia). Davis starred in the Netflix series Race for the Crown and has ridden around the world, including in the International Jockeys Challenge in Saudi Arabia. Davis said, “I am so excited to be riding in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup this year. It was amazing to be invited and it should be a great buzz to ride on such a big day at Ascot, one of the most famous racecourses in the world. “I think it's great what they have done with the teams this year and I can't wait to compete with Hugh and Karis in the Rest of the World team along with all the other jockeys from across the globe.” With captain Suraj Narredu from India and Ryusei Sakai and Mirai Iwata from Japan making up the newly-formed Asia team, there will be jockeys from five continents on show. The post Twelve Jockeys from 10 Different Countries Confirmed for the 2025 Shergar Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

William Buick will deputise for the suspended Colin Keane aboard Field Of Gold when the outstanding son of Kingman lines up in next week's G1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Field Of Gold will be bidding for a third consecutive success at the top level, having established himself as the leading three-year-old miler in training with dominant performances in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes. Keane was in the saddle for both of those wins, with his appointment as Juddmonte's number one jockey being announced shortly after he teamed up with Field Of Gold for the first time at the Curragh. However, connections have been forced to look elsewhere for the mount at Goodwood after Keane received a 14-day suspension for using the whip twice above the permitted level at Sandown earlier this month. “I think John and Thady were to talk to William yesterday to confirm his availability and it sounds like they've done that and he's free to ride him, so I'd say that's the plan,” Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's European racing manager, said of the decision to entrust William Buick with the coveted ride at Goodwood. “In fairness, until you get to within a week of the event, you don't know what other trainers and jockeys are doing, but obviously William has been able to commit now which is good. He's a top-class rider and rode a Group 1 winner for us last October on board Kalpana, so it's good to have him on board.” Whilst Mahon confirmed that G1 Lockinge Stakes winner Lead Artist (Dubawi) is unlikely to clash with his stable-mate in the Sussex, Juddmonte look set to be represented in some of the meeting's other feature events, including with Harry Charlton's Irish 2,000 Guineas runner-up Cosmic Year (Kingman) and Andrew Balding's Jonquil (Lope De Vega), who filled the same position in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. “I'd say Cosmic Year will run in the Thoroughbred Stakes, the Group 3 over a mile. At the minute that's the plan,” Mahon added. “Jonquil worked nicely this morning and he's a probable to run in the [G2] Lennox over seven [furlongs]. “Lead Artist is in the Sussex, but I'd say he's more likely to wait. He won't run against Field Of Gold I'd imagine, so I'm not sure what the plans are for him at this stage.” The post William Buick Confirmed for Field Of Gold Ride at Goodwood appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Scenic, the winner of this year's G3 Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes at York, has been retired to stud after meeting with a setback. Trained by Ed Walker, the daughter of Lope De Vega heads to the paddocks as the winner of three of her 18 starts and just shy of £200,000 in career earnings. Initially owned by David Ward, she was bought by Wathnan Racing after her first Group-race success on the Knavesmire and was last seen filling the runner-up spot in the G2 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock. Wathnan's Racing adviser Richard Brown said, “Scenic put up a career-best performance last time out and it wasn't unreasonable to hope for some even greater days ahead, but it's not to be. She will spend some time recuperating before joining the Wathnan broodmare band. She's one of the best fillies in an exceptional Classic family of broodmares, so the dream now is of big successes with her progeny.” The post High-Class Filly Scenic Retired to Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Graeme Rogerson has watched on with pride as the progeny of Ferrando have begun to hit their straps of late, and even more so when his homebred filly, Prosper (NZ) (Ferrando), powered to victory on debut at Cambridge’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday. Rogerson, who trained and part-owns Ferrando, has been a strong supporter of the Group One-performing son of Fast ‘N’ Famous since his arrival at Westbury Stud, with Prosper among his second crop of juveniles to race. Prosper trialled twice in heavy track conditions before stepping out in the Group One Turf Bar MAAT Final 970, jumping a $15 hope with fellow juvenile Miss Moet All (Russian Revolution) dominating the market at $1.50. Miss Moet All had designs on the early lead, speeding up to join Catoca (NZ) (Swiss Ace) and Beau Luca (NZ) (Embellish), while jockey Samantha Collett sat patiently in behind the hot tempo aboard Prosper, and the filly was travelling well as the field compressed into the home turn. Miss Moet All held on gamely down much of the home straight, but Prosper was just winding up and she stormed over the top short of the line to score by three-quarters of a length. Rogerson held the filly in high regard prior to her debut and was pleased to see that on display with a $27,500 mid-week stake on offer. “I think she’s a Classic filly, I really like her,” he said. “She’s trialled very well and has done everything we’ve asked of her. “It was just getting to the end of the season and I thought, with the $25,000 MAAT races on, I would run her against the older horses, and she was too good. (The instructions were) to let her find her feet and she’ll go to the line, which she did. They went hard in front, and it was a good result. “I bred her and I’ve sold 10 percent of her today, I’ll let my friends come into her now and after her next start, she should have quite a few owners. “I think she’ll make a lovely three-year-old filly, she’s always shown a bit.” Prosper is out of a Duelled mare Nouvelle Reine (NZ), with her granddam a stakes-performing two-year-old in Deautche Express (NZ). The result comes during a strong period for Prosper’s young sire, with El Vaquero’s (NZ) (Ferrando) victory at Oamaru on Sunday, and Spandeedo (NZ) (Ferrando), an impressive last-start winner, currently sitting favourite for Saturday’s Listed Phils Electrical and Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki. “She’s making Ferrando look good, and I hope another of his (Spandeedo) can win the Ryder Stakes on Saturday,” Rogerson said. “Pitman’s horse (El Vaquero) is running in the three-year-old race at Riccarton on Saturday week as well. “He’s going well, and he’s got some nice horses for next season. Some of them need a little bit of time, but he’s certainly got enough good horses coming through.” Among his older progeny is Skymax (NZ) ((Ferrando), a Team Rogerson-trained filly who finished fourth behind Leica Lucy in this year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), while she was also Group Three-placed earlier in the season. “Skymax, who was fourth in the Oaks, will have her first run along this time in tomorrow morning (Thursday), I think she could be very good this season,” Rogerson said. View the full article

Michael and Matthew Pitman have two runners assured of a start in the $100,000 Polytrack Championship (1200m) in a fortnight, and they hope to add to that number at Riccarton’s synthetic track on Wednesday. The local trainers have nominated Zoulander (NZ) (Zoustar), a winner in his last two starts on the surface, and have opted to freshen the gelding ahead of the feature. His stablemate, Justanace (NZ) (Swiss Ace), will appear at this week’s meeting in the Cavall Leitch Rating 75 1200, where he has drawn the ideal gate in one. “He (Justanace) races well on the poly and his aim is the $100,000 race coming up during National Week,” Michael Pitman said. “He goes best when he draws in, which he has done tomorrow, and even though he drew out at his last start, he went a super race. He should be very competitive tomorrow, he should get the run of the race from the ace draw. “Zoulander has been freshened up and will get in on a very light weight, which is great for a horse in form.” Also accepting into the Rating 75 contest is Eastandwest (NZ) (Charm Spirit) and Russian Rosette (NZ) (Russian Revolution), who are further down the order for the Polytrack Championship. After racing keenly in his last couple of starts, Eastandwest will have the services of senior hoop Brandon May, while Russian Rosette may bypass the race after starting on Sunday at Oamaru. “I’m currently in Australia, so I’ll talk to my son this afternoon as to whether she (Russian Rosette) starts or not, she went to the beach this morning and we’ll take it from there,” Pitman said. “She may be reserved for another day. “The 1200m should suit Eastandwest, and so will a senior rider. He’s not the easiest horse to ride, but in a small field, we can drop back and make one run. “He’s on trial for the big race as well.” The Pitmans have over a dozen runners throughout the 10-race card, and they are confident the likes of Jetstream (NZ) (Ferrando) (Vast Billboards Maiden 1200) and Pure Artist (Trapeze Artist) (South Projects Maiden 1400) can be competitive in the South Island’s final meeting of the season. “Charbano, Jetstream, Tomyturbo and Pure Artist are all nice chances, but as are the rest, we’ve got a nice team in tomorrow,” Pitman said. “We’ve been behind the eight-ball throughout the season, but after the most recent races at Riccarton, we’re three clear in the South Island premiership, which is great. I was confident we could do it with the team we had, and we’ve had a fantastic run over the last few weeks. “Most of our good horses came back in work on the 1st of July, the likes of Mystic Park and Third Decree.” View the full article

New Zealand-bred sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) might be the talk of this year’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m), but compatriot Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) will be out to spoil the party. The Group One-winning son of Per Incanto has secured the slot of the TAB for the October Sydney showpiece, much to the delight of his connections, headlined by prominent Australian owner Ozzie Kheir. “We had an expectation as owners on what we thought Jimmy’s pecking order would be in The Everest and he has probably negotiated on par a fair deal between the owners and TAB,” Kheir told SENTrack. “We had a few interested parties and we went with what we thought was the right deal for us and the right partner, and the TAB came out on top. “We had a view of what we wanted, and they had a look at it and came back to us and it was pretty much in line with our expectations. It was pretty smooth and we got it wrapped up pretty quickly.” The son of Per Incanto was initially trained in New Zealand by Guy Lowry, for whom he won two of his three starts before his sale to Kheir and subsequent transfer to leading Australian trainer Ciaron Maher, for whom he has won seven races, including the Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) and Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m). “Jimmy has always had the ability,” Kheir said. “I think the difference now with Jimmysstar is that he (Maher) has got him mentally right. He has also been able to put on some serious muscle, he looks unbelievable. He looks like a sprinter now.” Per Incanto is also the sire of another Ozzie Kheir raced star in Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto), who is also trained by Cairon Maher, and won the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill in March. “We bought Jimmy and Gringotts at similar times,” Kheir said. “Gringotts was just after a trial and Jimmy had a couple of starts. They are probably our two best horses, both by Per Incanto, and they (Little Avondale) have been great to deal with.” Gringotts could also be in for an exciting spring preparation, with plenty of elite-level targets in the mix. “We will go down the weight-for-age path with Gringotts, he might kick-off in the Winx Stakes (Gr.1, 1400m),” Kheir said. While excited about the spring campaigns of his two Group One-winning Kiwi-breds, Kheir is also excited about the prospects of a couple of other youngsters sourced from New Zealand, including Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) heroine Leica Lucy and stakes winner Sergeant Major. “I have a big opinion of Leica Lucy (NZ) (Derryn),” he said. “She had a really big campaign and I think she came to the end of it. She ran well against Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express), so I think there will be some exciting times with her. “We have got one at Ciaron’s that I hope is the next Jimmysstar or Gringotts, and that is a horse called Sergeant Major (NZ) (Proisir). He probably hasn’t shown as much as I would have liked so far, but I just think he is one of those ones that is one to watch out for this year, I think he is on the improve.” – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk View the full article

Dual Group One winner Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) returned to the trials at Foxton on Tuesday and is on track for another Group One spring preparation. Trainer Allan Sharrock was pleased with the rising eight-year-olds 1000m hit-out and he said he received positive feedback from senior hoop Kelly Myers. “He went a nice trial and Kelly said he felt well,” Sharrock said. “He has only had three quiet gallops, so he was always going to blow out, but it’s onwards and upwards.” The son of Zed scored his first elite-level scalp in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) two years ago, and the spring feature is once again on his radar. “I will nominate him for the mile (previously known as the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate) and the 2000m (previously known as the Livamol Classic),” Sharrock said. “He will probably have a run before the mile, possibly at New Plymouth. He has won a Livamol before. We are all up in the air with the change in venues, but I am really happy with him so we will head towards those Group Ones.”. Looking ahead to the weekend, Sharrock will be well represented at Te Rapa and Otaki on Saturday. His Te Rapa charge will be led by Lazio (NZ) (Per Incanto), who will tackle the Woods Contracting 1300 after finishing runner-up to Tavis Court (NZ) (Tavistock) at Hawera last week. He was subsequently withdrawn from last Saturday’s Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth, and Sharrock is hoping he can bounce back to winning form this weekend. “His race (Opunake Cup) was too close with the Hawera venue being moved back,” Sharrock said. “He disappointed me a wee bit and may improve with the run, his work suggests he has. “I have put a set of blinkers on him and I think it is a race he will be more than competitive in.” Stablemate Indian Gold (NZ) (Ocean Park) was runner-up over 1300m at Te Rapa last start and Sharrock has chosen to return to the Hamilton venue with the gelding to contest the Thanks For Your Support Stu Browne & Family Mile (1600m) after bypassing his home meeting last weekend. “Indian Gold flew home last start there,” Sharrock said. “He had an acceptance at New Plymouth, and I just couldn’t get a suitable rider and the track looked like it was going to be bottomless as it played, and I think we made the right call. “He is going to be hard to beat.” Sharrock’s Te Rapa contingent will be rounded out by Tisse (NZ) (Belardo) and Confetti (NZ) (Ocean Park) in the Bob & Colleen Donaldson Memorial Mile (1600m). “Tisse is a very tidy horse and on better track conditions at Te Rapa, if I can find a nice senior, he will be competitive,” he said. Further south, Sharrock will be represented by a trio of runners at Otaki, including last start runner-up Bella Timing (NZ) (Time Test) in the DG Farriers Handicap (1200m). “She went super last start and cousin Gavin (Sharrock) beat me with a tidy horse (Vibration) that came out and won its next start as well,” Sharrock said. “She is going to be very hard to beat in a race like that. Stablemate I Don’t (NZ) (Savabeel) takes two placings into the Quality Keys Handicap (1400m), and Sharrock hopes the addition of some gear will lead to an improved result. “She hasn’t had a lot of luck,” he said. “I am going to put a set of blinkers on her and she will be competitive.” Last start winner Swingit Our Way (NZ) (Zed) will step up into open company for the first time in the Levin Truck Services Handicap (1600m), and Sharrock is confident of another bold performance. “I could have run her at New Plymouth (last Saturday), but she had 58.5kg and that would have meant having to put a claimer on, so I elected to wait until Otaki and put Chris Dell back on,” he said. “She is a genuine mare and will be looking to go further after this one, but she is still going to be competitive at Otaki over a mile.” Sharrock is knocking on the door of 50 wins this season, and just needs one victory to meet the mark, which he is hoping he can achieve this week. “It would be nice to get the 50,” said Sharrock, who has set a new season’s best of $1.6 million in prizemoney. “I am proud of probably having the best strike-rate in the top 10 trainers. To run in the top 10 is always good. The stake money has been good, so all in all it has been a good season.” View the full article

Former champion jockey and apprentice Matt Cameron took another significant step toward his return to race riding this week. Cameron was in action on Tuesday at the Avondale trials where he placed in two of his five rides in testing conditions. “The track was extremely heavy, but I pulled up well so that was really good,” he said. The 38-year-old hasn’t ridden for nearly a year following a well-documented suspension and subsequently made significant changes, including a move north away from the Waikato. “I’m based at Karaka/Drury and shifted there from Waiheke Island where I was working at the Man O’War Winery while I was off and enjoyed that,” Cameron said. “I’ve done three or four weeks of trackwork and been going down to Cody Cole’s place at Matamata a few times a week. “I’ve also been to Byerley Park to ride a few for Donna Logan and the odd gallops at Cambridge. “Donna was a big supporter of mine over the years when she was first training in New Zealand.” Cameron has kept active in his time away and is happy with his current fitness level. “I’ve been doing a lot of running to keep as fit as possible and my weight has been good, I don’t struggle with it like some unfortunately do,” he said. “I was also walking about 15kms every day while I was working at the winery.” Cameron is hopeful of reigniting his riding career in early August. “I have to do everything right and I am looking at getting back riding in the first week of the new season, maybe at Ruakaka on the 2nd or soon after that,” he said. Cameron established himself as one of the leading jockeys in the country with a career tally of 1485 winners, 109 at Group or Listed level, and he has 18 Group One successes to his credit. He won the National Jockeys’ Premiership in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 season with 143 and 155 winners respectively and 60 in the 2005/06 term to be crowned Champion Apprentice. View the full article

These 6 horses have trialled pleasingly in recent weeks and this week they head back to the racetrack. American Falcon (2c American Ideal – Tania Tandias) Trainer: Matthew White Only qualified late June at ‘The Park’ when he led throughout in a 4 horse heat and looked to have plenty still to give running a 2:04MR, 800m in 57.9, 400m in 28.3. Backed that up with an unlucky debut run (11/7/25) when 3rd to Craftsman whom he had beaten in the earlier trial. 2nd up at Auckland this Friday in Race 2 where he has drawn the outside gate over 1700m. Purchased out of the yearling sales by West Australian interests and rates as a full brother to Tommy Lincoln (16 wins + $220k) & a half to the unbeaten Graphite who made it ‘2 from 2’ last week at Cambridge. Held in some regard by his trainer, certainly 1 to follow. Stick With Me (3g Bettors Delight – Twist And Twirl) Trainer: Graeme Rogerson Just the 1 trial at Pukekohe (1/7/25) where he ran 4th of 4 & didn’t really flatter behind Sammy Lincoln who ran a 2:02.9 MR, last 800m in 58.5. Resumed at Cambridge (10/7/25) and looked unlucky in 4th behind Franco Miki, his first race start since October 2024. Snares a good draw in Race 2 at Cambridge this Thursday with Zac Butcher getting aboard. Fitness should be improving, only had 3 lifetime starts but bred to be good. Full brother to Bettor Twist (15 wins + $607k) and a half to $3M+ winner King Of Swing (3 Miracle Miles), ‘stick with him’ ! Lexicon (3f Muscle Mass – Pocaro) Trainer: Bob Butt Never pays to get too excited about a maiden trotter on debut but this filly has won 5 workouts/trials since late March and her breeding suggests she should be very promising at least In her last trial at Rangiora (16/7/25) she showed good manners to step & settle 3 deep, eased out to attack 600m out & comfortably accounted for 6 rivals MR:2:10.2, 800m in 60.3, 400m in 30.4 Has chosen to debut this Friday at Addington in Race 2 where many of her rivals have been trying for some time to get that elusive first win. Gets a wide draw from behind the mobile as listed as ‘unruly’ but still expecting the odds to be ‘cramped’ Ringleader (2g Always B Miki – Delightful Kas) Trainer: Ken Barron 2 nice trials in July, the last at Rangiora (16/7/25) where he came from near the rear of 6 to run 1L behind race rival Kotare Rimu MR:2:01.2, 800m in 56.4 The full brother to recent Queensland Derby winner Rubira has had just the 1 raceday start back in late Jan where he ran 5th of 6th but has obviously improved since then as many of the Mikis get better with time. Looks ready for his resumption at Addington this Friday in Race 6 where he meets a small but quality field of 5. Top driver Blair Orange down to drive and can be followed with some confidence in the coming weeks. Sweet Guinness (4g Sweet Lou – Anita Patron) Trainers: Greg & Ben Hope Fair debut behind Heaven’s Mark (11/7/25) after some very handy trial form during June/July. At last trial (2/7/25) came from last in a 6 horse heat to make up many lengths in the straight behind Burnham Girl MR: 2:00.9, 800m in 57.6 2nd up at Addington this Sunday in Race 3 in a field devoid of any significant form, drawn out a touch but expected to be improved and likely to be running on over the final stages. Jnr driver Gemma Thornley gets on & the horses seem to ‘run’ for her. Mystic Magic (3f Bettors Delight – Wiggleit Jiggleit) Trainers: Steve & Amanda Telfer Solid resumption last week behind stablemate Riptide after trailing, fought strongly to the line in a 57.1 last 800m. First run back at races since early September 2024 Before that had gone to Ashburton workouts & run 2nd to Itz All Over Rover, making up many lengths over the last 200m although overall time nothing flash. Back at Addington this Sunday in Race 4 and sure to be much improved. Standing start manners have been very good and the stable juggernaut every chance to roll on. Has some ‘breeding’ to support her race career and looks better than a maiden for sure. View the full article

5. BARB, SAR, 7/16, 7 furlongs (2nd) (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure- 87 (3, g, by Candy Ride {Arg}–Classic Point, by Flatter) O-Flying P Stable. B-Marc Keller (Ky). T-Mike Maker. J-Ricardo Santana, Jr. He faded after setting the pace vs ultra-fast BAQ maidens April 19 (the top three made our Five Fastest Maidens), and Mike Maker and owner Jason Provenzano saw enough to claim him next out when dropped to $75,000. His Beyers already have improved 10+ points, and Maker hasn't even run him 1 3/8 miles on turf yet. 4. PRIVMAN, DMR, 7/20, 1 mile (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure- 88 (3, c, by Justify–Mo Knows, by Uncle Mo) O-SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Diane Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan. B-Betz Thoroughbreds/B&K Canetti/J. Betz/D.J. Stables/Graves/GTL. T-Bob Baffert. J-Juan Hernandez. After listing all the owners and breeders, there isn't much room left for details. Suffice to say this well-bred colt–named for now-retired DRF journalist Jay Privman–has loads of talent. His impressive win at Del Mar was his second straight fast performance, following a close 2nd at Churchill Downs on June 1. 3. SUNDAY'S WELL, WO, 7/20, 6 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure- 89 (3, g, by Gamble's Exchange–Mrs. Monty, by Henny Hughes) O-Paul O'Brien. B-Frank Di Giulio Jr & John Carey (Ont-C). T-Terry Brooker. J-Jose Luis Campos. Switched to Tapeta for his second start after an 8th-place debut finish on grass, Sunday's Well lands in the maiden spotlight with a frontrunning nine-length score in a $40,000 optional claimer at Woodbine (he wasn't entered to be claimed). His 11-year-old unraced Ontario sire Gamble's Exchange has had only two dozen starters, and this gelding now ranks as his fourth-fastest runner. 2. IRON DOME, SAR, 7/16, 1 1/8 miles (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure- 89 (3, c, by Into Mischief–Speightful Affair, by Speightstown) O-L and N Racing and Chester Broman Sr. B-Chester and Mary Broman (NY). T-Steve Asmussen. J-Jose Ortiz. Wednesday, July 16, was the day for promising Asmussen maidens to finally strut their stuff at Saratoga. Iron Dome's first four outings at Oaklawn and Saratoga ranged from ho-hum to fair-to-middling, then he dominated NY-breds by 10 1/2 lengths. He was a $500,000 Keeneland September yearling and is a half-brother to Broman's NY-bred champion and $1.4-million earner Mr. Buff, thus Broman stayed in for an ownership piece. And three races later… Tap Into This cuts back and graduates in R7 at Saratoga under Flavien Prat for trainer Steve Asmussen! pic.twitter.com/QzahdEK90l — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 16, 2025 1. TAP INTO THIS, SAR, 7/16, 7 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure- 94 (3, c, by Tapit–Superioritycomplex (IRE), by Hard Spun) O-Douglas Scharbauer. B-Mt Brilliant Farm & Orrin Ingram (Ky). T-Steve Asmussen. J-Flavien Prat. In 2021, Ron Winchell went to $1.35 million for an Into Mischief colt out of Superioritycomplex, and at one point Asmussen considered Extra Anejo his No. 1 Derby contender. Now a 5-year-old, Extra Anejo is still trying to live up to those early reviews but won the GIII Commonwealth Stakes this April. Two years later, Chief Stipe Scharbauer–another Asmussen client– paid $525,000 for this half-brother by Tapit, and after five second or third-place finishes, he graduated at Saratoga with the week's fastest maiden Beyer. The post Five Fastest Maidens, Presented By Taylor Made, For The Week Of July 14-21 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jockey Umberto Rispoli has waived his right to appeal and will serve a one-day suspension and pay a $6,000 fine meted out by the Monmouth Park stewards for striking Journalism (Curlin) a total of eight times–two more than the maximum allowed under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) rule–when winning the GI Haskell Stakes on Saturday. Marcus Hersh of Daily Racing Form broke the news on Tuesday. As of 6 p.m. Eastern time July 22, Rispoli's penalties had not yet been posted on the online rulings portals for either HISA or the New Jersey Racing Commission. Journalism won the Haskell by a half-length with a late run from seventh in the field of eight. Hersch quoted Rispoli's agent, Matt Nakatani, as saying Rispoli plans to serve the suspension on Friday, Aug. 1. Journalism earned $600,000 in purse winnings. Under the HISA rule, a jockey's single whipping violation within a 180-day span is penalized by a fine equating to 10% of the rider's winning share (in this case $60,000 for Rispoli), plus a one-day suspension. The post Rispoli Penalized for Whipping Journalism Twice over HISA Limit in Haskell Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The gray 2-year-old filly Spectacular Grey (Not This Time), who was named a 'TDN Rising Star' on debut at Monmouth Park July 12, topped Fasig-Tipton's July Digital Sale Tuesday afternoon when she sold for $625,000 to Epic Horses, LLC. Sold as hip 30, Spectacular Grey won her unveiling by 7 3/4 lengths in a sharp time of :58.33 for the five furlongs. She was offered at the July Digital Sale as a horse of racing age by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. “We are thrilled to have bought Spectacular Grey,” said Shannon Potter, Thoroughbred Advisor to Epic Horses, LLC. “The way she won her debut was so impressive, and she's by Not This Time, who has quickly proven himself to be one of the top sires in the world. Being by Not This Time, she should get better with age and more distance.” Potter continued: “I love buying off the Fasig-Tipton Digital Platform. Fasig-Tipton Digital brings you exciting offerings like Spectacular Grey on a year-round basis. The platform is so easy to use. You have access to all the buying resources you could ever want with just a couple clicks of the mouse.” Overall, 137 horses changed hands at the July Digital Sale for $4,808,500. The sale averaged $35,098 with a clearance rate of 81%. The catalogue offered horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, 2-year-olds in training, breeding stock, and yearlings. Included in the top three offerings was Malarchuk (Nyquist), who sold as hip 32 as a horse of racing age by Chad C. Brown, agent, and went for $525,000 to Reddam Racing & ERJ Racing. He entered the sale off back-to-back wins at Saratoga. Also among the top sellers was Fancy Love (Not This Time), who sold with her 2025 Oscar Performance filly at foot. The dam of Bashford Manor Stakes winner Romeo (Honor A. P.), who recently sold for a record $1.7 million at Fasig-Tipton's July Selected Horses of Racing Age sale, she was purchased by Mahmud Mouni, who also purchased Romeo. The mare sold as hip 6 for $260,000 in foal to Arcangelo and was consigned by Hartwell Farm, agent. “Nearly 1,000 registered bidders and a wave of new prospective buyers underscored the continued strength of demand for racehorses,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales. “The breeding stock market performed exceptionally well for this time of year, generating nearly $1.5 million in gross sales and averaging close to $30,000 per horse. This was a truly international marketplace, with multiple purchases destined for overseas buyers.” Full results are available online, with Fasig-Tipton's next digital sale to be held Aug. 21-26. Entries will close Aug. 11. The post ‘TDN Rising Star’ Spectacular Grey Tops Fasig-Tipton July Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Chad Brown will send out two fillies—Play With Fire and Lavender Disaster in the $175,000 Lake George Stakes (G3T) July 26 at Saratoga Race Course. They will have a rematch with Classic Q, winner of the July 3 Wild Applause Stakes.View the full article

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Oaklawn will offer a record 62 stakes races during the 64-day racing season. Stakes purses alone will exceed $18.3 million, more than double the total from the 2019 season.View the full article

Former D. Wayne Lukas assistant Sebastian 'Bas' Nicholl, who assumed care of the late trainer's stable in late June in a succession plan put in place by Lukas Enterprises, Inc., will no longer serve as a head trainer. The story was first reported by Daily Racing Form. Nicholl told DRF the last horses formerly trained by Lukas left the barn Tuesday and are being sent to other trainers. Nicholl, a former captain in the British Army and Lukas's assistant for more than 20 years, is in the midst of helping the Lukas family with the late Hall of Fame trainer's estate. Nicholl told DRF he has received assistant trainer offers from other operations and plans to continue in that role in another barn, but will pursue it at a later date. “It was a personal decision, not something I really want to discuss,” Nicholl told DRF. “It was a very amicable decision, everyone's all good friends. We're going to go ahead and move on.” The most prominent of the former Lukas horses to be transferred to other barns is this spring's Virginia Derby winner American Promise (Justify), who finished off the board in both the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness Stakes. The BC Stables runner is being freshened on a farm, with BC Stables sending 15 horses to Steve Asmussen. The post Lukas Assistant Sebastian ‘Bas’ Nicholl Leaves Training Career appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Conrad Bandoroff, Rowland Hancock, and Craig Brogden have been elected to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders board of directors, the organization announced on social media July 22.View the full article

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The $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga is not a time-honored path to the Travers Stakes (G1). Yet the Curlin serves a purpose as one last chance to swim in a shallow pond before heading over to much deeper waters in the Aug. 23 Mid-Summer Derby. View the full article

The GII Fantasy Stakes will be worth $1 million when it is run next year at Oaklawn Park, while the purse for the Arkansas track's GIII Honeybee Stakes will be increased for the second consecutive time, from $500,000 to $750,000 in 2026. “The increase to our Fantasy Stakes by itself makes a very strong statement,” Oaklawn's President Louis A. Cella said. “This will be the first time in the history of North American racing that 3-year-old fillies will have an opportunity to run for a seven-figure purse prior to the Kentucky Oaks. When you factor in the Honeybee at $750,000 and Martha Washington at $300,000, it's clear Oaklawn continues to be the nation's best track to condition 3-year-olds.” Oaklawn's series of Kentucky Derby preps opens with the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 3, followed by the $1-million GIII Southwest Stakes Jan. 31, the $1-million GII Rebel Stakes Mar. 1, and the $1.5-million GI Arkansas Derby Mar. 28. Oaklawn will offer a record 62 stakes races during its 64-day 2025/2026 racing season and stakes purses will exceed $18.3 million, more than double the total from the 2019 season. The 2025-2026 Oaklawn season will feature a three-week gap for the first time, with a “Holiday Meet” scheduled for Dec. 12-Jan. 4, with at least one stakes race per day. A four-day schedule will resume Jan. 30-May 2. Six new overnight stakes have been added throughout the season, including “The Coach” Overnight Stakes, honoring Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Oaklawn's first condition book for the 2025/2026 season is available at www.oaklawn.com. The post Fantasy Stakes Worth $1 Million in 2026 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. Wednesday's Observations features an expensive Juddmonte newcomer. 2.50 Salisbury, Novice, £10,000, 2yo, 6fT ASSIRI HEIGHTS (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) debuts for Juddmonte and Andrew Balding. The second foal out of the Listed-winning sprinter Archer's Dream (Dream Ahead), he was a 700,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase. From the family of Group 1-winning sire Profitable, he encounters nine rivals on this introduction. The post Frankel’s Book 1 Sensation Assiri Heights Debuts at Salisbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The horse giveth, the horse taketh away. How typical that Mopotism (Uncle Mo), one of those rare commercial diamonds that oblige with a champion at the first attempt, succumbed to her animal frailty in the very week that Journalism (Curlin) excavated new depths of the toughness she had given him. At least the cruelty of her premature loss has been matched by a proportionately outsized legacy. For while we can't yet be certain that even a prowess measured as persuasively as that of Journalism will be competently replicated, surely his endeavors–along with the explosive impact at stud of the latest Triple Crown winner–have terminally embarrassed any talk of desecrating the Classic schedule. Michael McCarthy and his patrons have unanswerably challenged the new orthodoxy that horses are no longer equal to the brief met by their predecessors. It is hardly as though they have gone wild, starting this horse in five Grade I races across 15 weeks. I must remind you, yet again, how Jim Bolger in 2021 ran Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) in three Classics in 22 days, winning the first and beaten a short head in the third, before destroying his rivals at Royal Ascot after a 24-day vacation! As it is, Journalism has been beaten by a single horse since his debut, and who can say how that horse might have fared in a conventional Belmont? Regardless, the fearless campaigning of Journalism has become a fabulous stallion advertisement–due reward for taking risks abjured by so many others. Faint heart never won fair maiden, nor fair broodmare either. Yet owners are allowing trainers to imply shortcomings in their stallion prospects that may well not exist. Look how Kenny McPeek has been filling the gaps obligingly left by rivals better resourced in all but horsemanship. Eventually, surely, the big investors will tire of trainers who only run their horses every other moon, and take their business elsewhere. That would be something to remember Mopotism by! Obviously Curlin has played his part in Journalism, too, as a great stallion trademarked by stock that continues to thrive. But Mopotism made 26 starts across three years, including 19 inside 21 months, and 21 at Grade I/II level. Her only day in the sun admittedly came in a photo for the GII La Canada Stakes, but she meanwhile banked nearly $900,000 and was then cashed out to Don Alberto Corp for $1.05 million. Some of the rock from which she was hewn traces to Sylvanaise (Fr) (Meridien {Fr}), imported from France by Elmendorf Farm in the early 1950s. Two of Sylvanaise's granddaughters shared the limelight on Florida Derby day in 1983. One produced Croeso (Super Concorde), to land a shock in the big race; another, Rare Bouquet (Prince John), produced Slewpy (Seattle Slew) to dazzle on his sophomore debut after being stopped three times. Besides Slewpy, Rare Bouquet stands above quite a black-type dynasty. One daughter, for instance, produced millionaire Top Corsage (Topsider); another, Kentucky Derby fourth Water Bank (Naskra), who later finished third to Slewpy when the family ushered Deputy Minister into retirement in the GI Meadowlands Cup; while still another, stakes winner Fresh Pepper (B. Major), is granddam of a pertinent mare in Peppy Lapeau (French Deputy). Though unraced herself, Peppy Lapeau's first foal was that fast but infertile horse Songster (Songandaprayer). Then, mated with a distaff legend in the making, she produced Peppy Rafaela (Bernardini). While this filly showed little in a light track career, she was bought for $100,000 by Frank Batten at the 2014 January Sale, carrying a first foal by Uncle Mo. The resulting filly cleared that investment as a $135,000 weanling back at Keeneland that November and then, after two pinhook cycles, was named Mopotism for a racing career with Reddam Racing. Journalism himself, in turn, recovered most of the price eventually paid by Don Alberto for Mopotism, raising $825,000 as her first yearling. And even though he remained unraced when his Tapit half-brother followed him to Saratoga last summer, Flying Dutchmen still had to stretch to $1.5 million. Mopotism certainly paid her way in the little time she was allowed, then, and was also considerate enough to ensure that her last two foals, by Into Mischief and Flightline, were fillies. Batten, meanwhile, will also remember her with affection. After she had shown their genetic wares on the track, he sold a brother for $775,000; while earlier this month her retained full-sister Ruth returned to winning form over the same Monmouth surface that has now exalted the family higher than ever. No Second Thoughts on Collected Having burdened him with “gold” in my Value Podium for $10,000 sires last winter, I am relieved to see Collected kicking on with Thought Process, whose dashing success in the GII San Clemente Handicap was her fifth in six since debut. Seven graded stakes winners to date leave Collected behind only big guns Justify and Good Magic in what has proved a formidable intake. (Oscar Performance and Bolt d'Oro also have seven; City of Light and that quiet achiever Mo Town, six.) Thought Process | Benoit Collected has already produced a useful juvenile from his fourth crop in Comport, a debut winner at Churchill before running second in the Bashford Manor. But the sire's own template guarantees that his stock will keep progressing, as we lately saw with 5-year-old Taxed adding a near-miss in the GI La Troienne Stakes to her resume. Those emulating their sire's class on dirt have this year also been complemented by a graded stakes winner on synthetics, consistent with the nice blend of influences in his pedigree. But Thought Process obviously adds to Collected's turf profile and, with first four dams by Johannesburg, Danehill, Lyphard and Alleged, he really needs to be on the radar of European pinhookers–especially as the next dam Runaway Bride (Wild Risk {Fr}) produced Blushing Groom himself. Tenuous as that blood may seem, remember that Collected's grandsire Carson City is out of a Blushing Groom mare. That flavor was artfully replicated in the mating (yet another credited to the late Brereton C. Jones) that produced Thought Process, whose dam Creative Thinking (Creative Cause) adds two further strains of Blushing Groom: her granddam, a European Classic runner-up, is by one of his sons, Groom Dancer; while Mariah's Storm–dam of Creative Thinking's grandsire Giant's Causeway–is by another, in Rahy. Collected must ride out that familiar, lonely “bubble” with his present yearlings, with only a handful likely to reach the market, but numbers already started picking up last year and there's a rising tide to catch. Overcoming Our Insecurities When you've had as raw a deal as Maximum Security, you take your blessings wherever they may fall. It feels typical of his fortunes, however, that his biggest score to date should have been as remote from the Kentucky radar as a group race at Chantilly last weekend. His travails are too familiar to need reprising, but none has been his own fault, nor that of the farm that took him on as crop champion. His pedigree admittedly contained its challenges, but his dam is half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Flat Out (Flatter) and the functionality of those genes has only ever been doubted by dint of unfortunate association. His fee having plummeted, it would be a hard heart that does not warm to this underdog now fighting his corner. Instant Replay built on his strong finish in the GII Louisiana Derby with two stakes scores and his approach to adversity in the GIII Indiana Derby suggests that he's not done yet. And the way Rosa Salvaje (Ire) saw off her pursuers in the G3 Prix Chloe was another of those low-key reminders, to Europeans, that the elusive combination of speed and stamina is precisely what they have been missing in neglecting speed-carrying dirt sires for so long. After all, this filly bears a heavy imprint of A.P. Indy: one of his sons, Malibu Moon, as damsire and another, Anasheed, serving the same role for Maximum Security himself. The intriguing name, however, is that lurking behind Rosa Salvaje's granddam–a daughter of Storm and a Half. Instant Replay | Renee Torbit/Coady Media That son of Storm Cat was a milestone sales success in the emergence of Ashview as one of the exemplary family farms of the Bluegrass, raising $1.2 million at the 1998 September Sale. He was out of four-time stakes winner At the Half (Seeking the Gold), herself homebred from a $9,000 mare. Unfortunately Storm and a Half never made the starting gate, but he was given a chance at stud by Arkansas stalwart Donald Dewitt McDowell and almost immediately came up with Downthedustyroad, who broke her maiden under a $25,000 tag, but won the GI La Brea Stakes before the year was out. Sold for $1.5 million soon afterwards, she appeared to achieve little from some commensurate coverings at stud. But her daughter by Malibu Moon, Idle Hour, was stakes-placed besides winning two of just six starts before being picked up by Yeguada Centurion for $130,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale. And Rosa Salvaje, who surfaced at Arqana as a yearling to make €75,000 from Frederic Sauque, is only her second foal. Taken in context, she's a legitimate feather in the cap of Maximum Security. Who knows, perhaps his up-and-down saga could yet level off into a heartwarming sequel. The post Breeding Digest: Tragedy of Journalism’s Dam Redeemed by Vital Legacy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders have elected three new members to its Board of Directors. Conrad Bandoroff, vice president of Denali Stud; Rowland Hancock, a Thoroughbred owner and breeder based in Paducah, Kentucky; and Craig Brogden, co-owner of Machmer Hall, have each been elected to three-year terms by the full membership of the organization. Incumbents Ned Toffey, Michael Banahan, Price Bell, Dr. Natanya Nieman-McMahon, Dr. Stuart Brown, Fergus Galvin, Jeffrey Thornbury, Neil Pessin, Tommy Drury, and Paul McGee were re-elected. The election was facilitated by Dean Dorton Technology, who set up, received and monitored digital and paper ballots. Anne Archer Hinkle, T. Wayne Sweezey, and Craig Bandoroff are outgoing directors of the organization. The post KTA, KTOB Elects New Board Members appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gary Bannon, private trainer to owner Bill Durkan, has opened up about how breaking his one golden rule of not backing horses paid rich dividends with a bumper 33-1 payout last week when Time Bender landed a Leopardstown maiden on debut. There may be an even bigger payout on the horizon for Bannon and the Glenanaar Syndicate, who bought the horse back off Durkan for just €2,500 at the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale, with the handler reporting a number of bloodstock agents have been in touch about the Gustav Klimt colt. He said, “It's been a bit of a different thrill for us. Parkside Lad (Elzaam) won a Bellewstown maiden for us a couple of weeks ago as well. He's owned with a group of friends and we got a great buzz out of that and then this fella went and won at Leopardstown so we've run two two-year-olds this year and they've both won. They're both for sale as well. Normally we concentrate on the National Hunt side of things but we might buy a few more of these Flat horses now! Time Bender is in the shop window.” Time Bender landed the same 7f auction series maiden that Group 3 scorer Caught U Looking was successful in two years ago. He did it impressively, too, winning by just under two lengths despite ducking under Chris Hayes at the winning line. Bannon added, “One or two lads have come to see him but obviously Gustav Klimt doesn't really do it for everyone and we had the sister as well. She never managed to win a race but she was third in a barrier trial and we liked her initially. For some unknown reason, she just went over the top and became hard work. We tried to give her a break and bring her back for a nursery at Dundalk but she just never really took to training and we retired her. “Time Bender is the complete opposite. He has a great attitude and is nothing like the sister. In actual fact, someone was talking about the sister the other day and I said, 'sure Elvis was a great singer but his brother was brutal'. We're not too worried if we sell Time Bender or not because we think he's a smart horse who is open to progression.” Time Bender is the first winner that Durkan's Tamayuz mare Dali's Dream has produced. And while Dali's Dream failed to win in seven starts herself, she hails from a family that bears huge significance to the owner, given she is a granddaughter of Miss Beabea (Catrail), the producer of Durkan's Group 1 heroine Miss Beatrix (Danehill Dancer). Bannon said, “It's a good story because Time Bender is out of Dali's Dream, who goes back to Miss Beatrix, the filly that won the Goffs Million and the Moyglare Stakes for Bill almost 20 years ago back in 2006. Dali's Dream is one of the last fillies that the Durkans have from the family and she has a Cotai Glory and a Persian Force coming through, which is really exciting.” On the direction of the stable, he concluded, “I've been active on behalf of Bill over the past few years and we've had some good and bad luck together. Bill is in his late eighties now and obviously his sons Neil, Danny and Liam are behind me as well. I train the horses and put my heart and soul into the place. I worked for Ado McGuinness for eight or nine years and learned everything there. I was there when Stephen Thorne was there and, when Stephen went off to do the Godolphin Flying Start, I became Ado's head lad. “So I got into it through Ado, spent a couple of years with Eddie Lynam as well, and now we're here. This has been a great opportunity. We have cleared out a lot of horses since I joined the team and started buying a lot more at the horses-in-training sales. The blue colours started to get back into the winner's enclosure and Bill seems to have gotten the bug back again, which has been great to see.” The post Team Behind 33-1 Leopardstown Winner Relishing New Lease Of Life On The Flat appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were in Newmarket on Tuesday, beginning their first official tour of British horseracing's headquarters with a visit to the National Stud and a meet-and-greet with the four resident stallions. Their Majesties, both owner-breeders, are honorary members of the Jockey Club and became joint-patrons in 2024, while the Queen is patron of the National Stud, its breeding and education arm, as well as the National Horseracing Museum. The King and Queen were received by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Julie Spence, and introduced to the stud's chairman, Lord Grimthorpe, and CEO, Anna Kerr, before meeting other members of the team and board, as well as representatives from a number of racing charities and trusts. After a stallion parade, two trees were planted and a plaque was unveiled to mark the visit. A walkabout on Newmarket's High Street followed, along with a tour of the Jockey Club Rooms, which is home to one of the finest collections of equine art and historical artefacts presented by members over the years. Baroness Dido Harding, senior steward of the Jockey Club, greeted Their Majesties on arrival, before escorting them to the Committee Room to meet representatives from the National Horseracing Museum, British Sporting Art Trust and Newmarket Community Foundation. Coinciding with the royal visit, the Jockey Club announced the launch of its Patrons Scholarship, which is to be delivered in partnership by The National Stud and the British Racing School. The new initiative will provide access to careers in racing to those from diverse ethnic communities, working with organisations such as The Ebony Horse Club in Brixton, London. Two students will be selected each year for the next three years from the diversity recruitment pathway and trained at the National Stud and the British Racing School. “It was a great honour to welcome The King and Queen to Newmarket today. Their Majesties became the Jockey Club's joint Patrons last year and it has been our privilege to introduce them to those working in and supporting our sport right in the heartland of British racing,” said Baroness Harding. “As racehorse owners and breeders Their Majesties are already extremely knowledgeable about the industry and today provided an opportunity to celebrate its success and pay tribute to its extensive heritage, while also demonstrating the role the Jockey Club and our industry plays in the town of Newmarket and the local community. “Looking to the future, the launch of the Jockey Club Patrons Scholarship provides a lasting legacy from today's visit and offers a fantastic opportunity to those from diverse ethnic backgrounds who may not otherwise have considered a career in the horseracing industry.” Anna Kerr added, “The National Stud was officially opened by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1967 and it is such a significant moment in our history to welcome Their Majesties here 58 years later. “Our business activity is connected to all within the Thoroughbred industry – from breeders and trainers to third party providers and the industry's colleagues of the future, our students. “It has been truly wonderful to celebrate that community with our royal patrons today and to see how Their Majesties share our own passion for a thriving Thoroughbred industry for generations to come.” The post Newmarket Royal Visit Marked With Launch of Jockey Club Scholarship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article