Wandering Eyes

Zeitlos, last year's winner of the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2), will look to add a repeat victory in the 6-furlong race when she faces a field of six fillies and mares, including multiple graded stakes winner Vahva Oct. 4.View the full article

Earlier this week, Carlo Vaccarezza reported to the BloodHorse that his trainer son, Nick, had been denied stalls at Gulfstream Park for horses owned by his father. Additionally, Carlo Vaccarreza claimed that despite taking steps to remove his name from the stable's limited liability ownership company–effectively shifting ownership of the horses to his son, Michael–track officials told Nick Vaccarezza that they would deny his entries. Carlo Vaccarezza described the action as an act of retaliation for his involvement in the contentious fight to stop the track's owners from decoupling its racing and casino licenses–a fight many industry stakeholders see as a matter of existential import for the future of horse racing in the state. As part of his efforts to stymie decoupling, Carlo Vaccarezza hired the influential Florida-based firm GrayRobinson, which helped lobby lawmakers on behalf of the newly-formed Thoroughbred Racing Initiative. On Wednesday, I/ST Racing and Gaming's vice president of communications, Tiffani Steer, issued a statement denying wrongdoing by the company, placing the blame instead on Nick Vaccarezza for not submitting his stall application on time. “The deadline for stall applications for the 2025/2026 Gulfstream Park Winter Meet expired on Sunday, September 28th. No application from Nick Vaccarezza was ever received. Last year, well before decoupling legislation was introduced, the application from Carlo Vaccarezza was denied based on the historical lack of starts and too few horses compared to stalls requested since 2021,” wrote Steer. 1/ST Racing and Gaming is the horseracing arm of TSG. “Additionally, Nick has never been told by anyone from 1/ST RACING that has [sic] his entries will be refused. Entries are considered on a case-by-case basis. To link this to the ongoing decoupling conversation is entirely false,” Steer wrote. Reached subsequently on Wednesday, Nick Vaccarezza said he submitted his application via text on August 28, well within the application window. He furnished the TDN with a screengrab of his text exchange with Steve Screnci, 1/ST Racing and Gaming's president of racing and business development. According to this text exchange, Screnci replied to Nick Vaccarezza's Aug. 28 stall application with a link to a GoFundMe that Carlo Vaccarezza had set up, asking for donations for the fight against decoupling. “Hey there! We're gearing up for another session in Tallahassee to protect Florida racing and the livelihoods of our horsemen and agriculture community. Your support means the world to us, and even a small donation can make a huge difference in our fight. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might help–thank you!” reads the text of the link that Screnci apparently used in response to Nick Vaccarezza's stall application, according to the screengrab sent by the trainer. Carlo Vaccarezza | Coglianese Carlo Vaccarezza also provided the TDN with other text exchanges with a Florida industry stakeholder, who he said acted as an intermediary in the situation. Carlo requested this person's name be omitted the story, due to the sensitive nature of the matter. According to these text exchanges, the industry stakeholder responds to the matter of Gulfstream Park refusing to take Nick Vaccarezza's entries by suggesting that he “let it go and try again next year.” When asked about the stall application that Nick Vaccarezza appeared to have submitted on August 28, Steer wrote that “No application was submitted to either Gulfstream Park or Palm Meadows.” Nick Vaccarezza, 25, took over training from his father earlier this year. He's currently stabled at Ellis Park with about 15 horses. The ongoing battle over decoupling has been a contentiously fought affair between TSG and breeders, owners, trainers and other stakeholders in the state. Back in 2024, the former Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's group initially agreed to support 1/ST racing's decoupling efforts, though the decision was reportedly heavily influenced by trainers' workers' compensation concerns. Sources explained to the TDN back in January that the insurance carrier for dozens of trainers at Gulfstream Park last year refused to continue coverage if that included exercise riders. Last September, Gulfstream Park picked up coverage of the track's exercise riders under a general liability policy, these sources explained. After a highly inflammatory meeting in January with industry stakeholders, in which TSG consultant Keith Brackpool warned “if there's no decoupling, then there's no guarantee of when we will continue to race” (among other threats), the group switched its stance in the battle. This owners' and trainers' group subsequently rejoined the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, forming the Florida chapter. During the last state legislative session in Tallahassee, decoupling was eventually thwarted in the Senate. The state legislature is cranking up for a new session, during which decoupling is expected to be once again hotly debated. The fight over decoupling has also entered other legal channels. In August, TSG filed a lawsuit against the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC), alleging the 2021 statute that allowed all classes of pari-mutuel licensees except Thoroughbreds to “decouple” from live racing as a condition of operating slot machines is an “unconstitutional special law and violates the equal protection clause of the Florida Constitution.” When asked, Carlo Vaccarezza said he has not yet sought counsel about the possible legal implications from Gulfstream's alleged actions. Interestingly, the decision doesn't appear to have been based on any regulatory concerns, as neither Carlo nor Nick Vaccarrezza have a checkered regulatory history as trainers. According to Thoroughbred Rulings, Carlo Vaccarezza was issued six minor regulatory penalties over the course of an 11-year training career, two of them for controlled medication overages and four for minor infractions. The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) also issued him a $3000 fine for a joint injection within seven days of a timed-workout. HIWU has issued Nick Vaccarezza a written reprimand for an Omeprazole (Gastrogard) overage. “What happens if I had to run a horse in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita?” Nick Vaccarezza explained, about the possible implications to his career. “What if I had to run in the Florida Derby? I told them I'm bringing a horse that I could run in the Pegasus Turf.” More broadly, said Nick Vaccarezza, he sees his stance as a matter of principle. “If you and I are both trainers, and I say something and I'm not allowed in,” he said, “you'd be inclined not to stand up against them.” The post Vaccarezzas Stand Firm, Despite Stronach Denial Of Retaliation appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Variety is the key word for the Woodford Stakes (G2T) Oct. 4 at Keeneland, with runners aged 3 to 9 arriving from all directions.View the full article

The CA$250,000 Nearctic Stakes (G2T) Oct. 4 at Woodbine is not part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, but the connections of favored Bring Theband Home understandably have a Breeders' Cup race on their minds.View the full article

Friday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 13:20, 35TH WETTSTAR.DE – PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN EINHEIT-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 10fT Field: Atoso (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}), Petit Marin (Ger) (Flamingo Fantasy {Ger}), Quest The Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Koffi Kick (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}), Delgardo (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Eagle Emblem (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Santagada (GB) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). TDN Analysis: Stall Salzburg's veteran Quest The Moon, successful seven times at pattern-race level and winner of this event last year, confirmed his well-being with a defeat of Petit Marin, Atoso and Eagle Emblem in August's G3 Spreti-Rennen when last seen. His chief threats come from the Classic generation, headed by Listed Dusseldorf Derby-Trial winner and G1 Deutsches Derby also-ran Delgardo, who heads postward coming back off a confidence-boosting success in a Hannover conditions heat in August, and G3 Hamburger Stuten Meile victrix Santagada, who ran sixth in the G1 Preis der Diana and a close-up fourth in last month's G2 Badener Stutenpreis. Rennstall Darboven's multiple Listed winner Koffi Kick completes the line-up. [Sean Cronin]. Friday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 16:03, PRIX DE CONDE JOCKEY CLUB DE TURQUIE-G3, €73,200, 2yo, 10fT Field: Gentlemanlike (Fr) (Australia {GB}), French Colorado (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}), Powai (GB) (New Bay {GB}), Command The Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Czajkowski (Fr) (Flintshire {GB}), Waybreaker (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Victoire Magique (GB) (Victor Ludorum {GB}), Proof (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). TDN Analysis: George Scott trainee Command The Stars is the lone stakes winner in the field and his Listed Criterium de l'Ouest victory last month received a timely boost when that heat's second and third, Zambezi and Waiting For You, filled the places in this week's Listed Grand Criterium de Bordeaux. Andre Fabre has snagged a record seven editions and sends forth Godolphin's Powai, who has the edge on Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's Proof on a line through fellow Wertheimer homebred Mature. Victoire Magique defeated Proof on debut at Lyon-Parilly last month, while Francis Graffard's similarly undefeated representative Gentlemanlike makes his black-type bow returning off a four-length tally at Chantilly in July. Derby second and Irish Derby third Lazy Griff annexed this contest last year. [Sean Cronin]. Friday, Ascot, post time: 16:05, THE BETMGM NOEL MURLESS STAKES-Listed, £100,000, 3yo, 14f 34yT Field: Arabian Force (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Circus Of Rome (GB) (Circus Maximus {Ire}), Defiantly (Fr) (Kameko), Fantasy World (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), Many Men (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Nightwalker (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Push The Limit (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Too Soon (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). TDN Analysis: Third in the Great Voltigeur, Arabian Force should be winning this if he stays the trip, which doesn't look guaranteed on pedigree. Push The Limit looked ready for the distance when second to Arabian Force's stablemate Tenability in a 12-furlong heritage handicap here last time and may give him most to think about. [Tom Frary]. Friday, Dundalk, post time: 18:30, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF LEGACY STAKES-Listed, 2yo, 5fT Field: Controlled (Ire) (No Nay Never), Howd'yadoit (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Jack The Bachelor (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Namiid (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Sir Alfie (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Sirius A (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Ipanema Queen (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Aegina (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), By The Lake (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Rosie Frith (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), Soulful Diva (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Strait And Narrow (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), Treasured Royal (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Xerling (Ire) (Sioux Nation). TDN Analysis: Another of Ballydoyle's rare selection of geldings, Controlled came alive in first-time blinkers in a Naas maiden last month and has obvious appeal. Ipanema Queen beat Controlled's stablemate Kansas in the Listed Curragh Stakes in August and probably didn't like soft ground last time. [Tom Frary]. Friday, Dundalk, post time: 19:30, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF STAR APPEAL STAKES-Listed, €28,500, 2yo, 7fT Field: Andab (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Eleven A (Ire) (Calyx {GB}), L L Koulsty (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}), Straight Up (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Suspicious Mindz (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Which Wolf Wins (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Fairy Oak (GB) (A'Ali {Ire}), Lookingforarainbow (Justify), Moments Of Joy (Justify). TDN Analysis: Andab got close enough to the heavily-hyped Albert Einstein and subsequent Phoenix hero Power Blue in the Marble Hill in May and his fourth in the Coventry and second in the Prix Francois Boutin makes him the one to beat here. Interestingly, Aidan O'Brien has opted to send Straight Up back into action just 10 days after his debut win at Listowel and Wayne Lordan picks him in preference to the Chesham third and Flame of Tara runner-up Moments Of Joy. [Tom Frary]. Friday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 14:18, PRIX MATCHEM-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 7fT Field: Nizam (Fr) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Libyan Pharoah (Fr) (American Pharoah), Kaadi (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Dynamitic (GB) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Mise En Boite (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Misunderstood (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Scandalo (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Summer Sail (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Vadinska (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Morgan Bay (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Temptable (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Jokla (GB) (Zarak {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Haras d'Etreham's G3 Prix des Chenes winner and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere third Misunderstood and Gousserie Racing's Kaadi are the only stakes winners on display and hold the key to this open renewal. The latter has finished out of the money in just two of 21 starts, but both may be vulnerable to progressive types. That category includes Francis Graffard trainee Vadinska, who makes her fifth start coming back off a Le Lion d'Angers conditions score in August, and the twice-raced maiden winner Morgan Bay, who flashed home late to finish a close-up fourth at Dax in her second start three weeks ago. Temptable, another Graffard nominee, Listed Prix Amandine third Jokla and last year's G3 Prix Francois Boutin placegetter Scandalo all have winning form and merit respect. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Veteran Quest The Moon Back for More at Hoppegarten appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ahead of a weekend which offers no fewer than 26 graded stakes races spread across three days, the GIII Matron Stakes at Aqueduct offers a warm up of sorts as 2-year-old fillies sprint six furlongs on the outer turf course in New York. Snow Face Princess (Midshipman) made headlines over the summer, taking the listed Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga before topping the Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale where Winchell Thoroughbreds picked her up for $775,000. Making her first start for trainer Steve Asmussen at Kentucky Downs, she settled for a game second as the favorite in the Untapable Stakes Sept. 7. It was her first start outside of New York and she returns to the Empire State where she has yet to race over the Aqueduct grass–she was fourth in her five-furlong debut on a sloppy main track May 23. Breaking shortly to her outside is another stakes-winning daughter of Midshipman in Royal Testament who broke her maiden at Monmouth going five furlongs July 27 and then won an impressive edition of the Rosie's Stakes, beating the boys at Colonials Downs Sept. 6. This will be her first go at six furlongs for trainer George Weaver and owner Mathiesen Racing LLC. The Matron has also attracted Final Accord (War of Will) down from Woodbine where Mark Casse trained her to a speedy 4 1/4-length winning debut Sept. 11. “It's a little quick back, but that was a nice race she had,” Casse's New York assistant Shane Tripp said. “She's doing well and we're just keeping our fingers crossed that she stays that way until we go over there Thursday.” Final Accord is one of four fillies in the field making just their second starts, another of which breaks to her inside in Should've (Not This Time) who was a gate to wire winner for Wesley Ward at Kentucky Downs Aug. 28. Ward's already had plenty of success with the family, having trained the filly's half-sister Daring Do (Into Mischief) to a pair of stakes wins on the grass along with their dam's half-brother in GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hootenanny (Quality Road). Undefeated Maryland-bred Just Philtored (Great Notion) puts her record on the line in New York off a pair of restricted stakes wins at Colonial Downs during their summer meet. A versatile filly, she won the Keswick Stakes on the main track Aug. 2 before making her grass debut a 4 1/2-length victory in the Dolly Madison Stakes Aug. 23. “I liked what I saw from her on the turf,” trainer Michael Trombetta said. “We are going to give her another try on it.” The post Matron A Thursday Appetizer Ahead Of A Busy Graded Stakes Weekend appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Forever Young looked fit and ready for a return engagement in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) as he easily won the Nippon TV Hai Oct. 1 at Funabashi Racecourse.View the full article

Repole Stable's Final Score aims to carry his speed to Kentucky as he faces 11 rivals in the $400,000 Bourbon Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 5.View the full article

By Jordyn Bublitz Confidence is the key for Look To Da Stars at Cambridge Raceway tonight. The four-year-old son of Andover Hall lines up in the NZMCA Parking At Cambridge Raceway Handicap Trot (7.54pm) for Pukekohe trainers Mark and Nathan Purdon, with in-form reinsman Andre Poutama taking the drive. As a three-year-old, he showed flashes of real ability when tested against some of the better trotters in his crop. “He showed us a bit of promise early, but he hasn’t gone on with it like we thought he would,” Nathan admitted. The talented but quirky gelding has also earned a reputation for being a little unusual around the barn. “He’s a real weirdo to be honest, always worried that the bogeyman is around the corner,” Nathan laughed. “He’s not nasty by any means, just a nervous type of horse.” Back this preparation, Look To Da Stars has had two outings. He made a mistake fresh-up, but his second start was much more encouraging when running into fourth at Alexandra Park. Nathan felt there were genuine positives to take from that run. “He was really good last start, Dad just said he was a little awkward around the last turn going Auckland way round. He does seem to trot better left-handed so hopefully that aids his chances,” he said. Tonight’s assignment represents a noticeable ease in company for the gelding. After tackling quality opposition throughout his career, both in age group features and recent higher-grade events at Alexandra Park, the Cambridge field looks far more manageable. “No disrespect to the other runners but he’s faced a lot tougher opposition in his career than what he’s up against tonight, he just needs to keep his head screwed on,” Nathan said. He is currently a $3.20 favourite in what’s just a six horse field. Confidence is the key word for both horse and connections, with tonight’s trip designed to help the gelding rebuild his self-belief. “The main reason for going to Cambridge is to try and get his confidence back up, he’s found a class where he should be quite hard to beat.” Cambridge’s eight race programme starts at 5.04pm. View the full article

By Jonny Turner Hayden Douglas is hoping to make the most of a rare opportunity at Wyndham on Thursday. Douglas combines with Macandrew Aviator, who will make one of the bigger steps back in grade seen in the south in recent times. The veteran pacer comes into his Wyndham assignment after a strong third behind star pacer Akuta in the Group 3 Hannon Memorial. That looks the best kind of form to bring to his rating 55-75 assignment, made even more attractive by the chance to pick up a penalty-free junior driver’s victory. Douglas will be the man in the hot-seat on Thursday and he knows what a great opportunity he has in front of him. “It is an absolute thrill to drive a horse like him.” “It will be a tactical race, small fields always are, but I would like to think however the race pans out he will be a great chance.” Douglas also pulls on his father’s colours in Thursday’s finale, behind Always Be Batman. The three-year-old gets a massive upgrade in draw to barrier 1 after flashing home late in his last start at Winton. “It is awesome to get such a good draw with him,” Douglas said. “He has definitely improved since that last run and I think he’s a great chance.” Dragon Power is another chance for the Douglas and Douglas combination. The pacer takes a slight step back in grade following his last start fifth at Winton. “He over-raced last start so we have gone with the sliding blinds this time,” Douglas said. “His runs before that were great and he should be a nice each-way chance.” Nubliah Chamay was just OK in her last start at Gore, but Douglas is expecting the mare to strip fitter in Thursday’s feature trot. The reinsman also links up with last-start winner Sherwood Maggie , who steps up in grade and with Sky Moo, a first starter for his boss Matthew Williamson. View the full article

2nd-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05.85, ft, 4 3/4 lengths. HOLLEN DRIVE (f, 2, Practical Joke–Indian Miss {Broodmare Of The Year}, by Indian Charlie), installed the 4-5 favorite, rushed to the front from post 5, but allowed Street Twirl (Street Boss) to lead the affair through a :23.17 quarter. Inching ahead turning for home, Hollen Drive ran clear, and despite Legit Chick's (Authentic) best effort late, it was the favorite who proved best on the day, winning by 4 3/4 lengths. Legit Chick was well clear of Tap Now (Tapit). 8-5 second choice Leslie's Time (Not This Time) was last of five. Out of stakes winner Glacken's Gal, Indian Miss struck early with her sprint champion son Mitole (Eskendereya, Ch. Male Sprinter, MGISW, $3,104,910), victorious in four Grade Is in 2019, including the 2019 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. The daughter of Indian Charlie duly followed up with GI Haskell and GI Pennsylvania Derby scorer Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow, GISW-USA, GSW & G1SP-UAE, $5,976,720), who also hit the board in the Kentucky Derby, Belmont, Whitney and Dubai World Cup. Sent through the ring at Keeneland November in 2020, Indian Miss brought $1.9 million–in foal to Mischief–from OXO Equine, the breeder of Hollen Drive. Subsequently named Broodmare of the year in 2021, the half-sister to GSW Live Lively (Medaglia d'Oro) produced a colt by Instilled Regard in 2024 and was bred back to that stallion this season. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O/B-OXO Equine LLC (KY); T-William Walden. The post Half Sister to Mitole, Hot Rod Charlie Graduates in Career Debut at Horseshoe Indianapolis appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Three Europeans, led by group 1 winner Diego Velazquez, take on nine high-quality American runners in the $1.25 million Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland Oct. 4.View the full article

Turfway Park intends to add three stakes races in December and raise purses for maiden races from $80,000 to $90,000 during its upcoming meets, according to track officials.View the full article

Dreaming of Alys, the 61-1 upset winner of the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes, will try to prove that victory was more than just a fluke as she takes on seven other 2-year-old fillies in the $100,000 Surfer Girl Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita.View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) a record 13 times, including the last four runnings.View the full article

In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Schwarzenegger (c, 2, Not This Time), narrowly defeated as the 3-5 favorite sprinting over the Saratoga grass on debut Aug. 29, will attempt to earn his diploma in the $300,000 Indian Summer S. at Keeneland Sunday. “This has always been one of my favorite 2-year-olds from the onset,” trainer Wesley Ward said. “Once we got up to Saratoga and we started working him on the grass, you could see the talent that he had.” One of the more talked about babies on the Saratoga backstretch this summer, Schwarzenegger broke like a shot from his outside draw beneath John Velazquez and sped off through an opening quarter in :21.59 in his highly anticipated unveiling. In a race of his own rounding the far turn–track announcer Frank Mirahmadi called him eight lengths in front–the powerfully built bay kicked for home in complete command and led by 6 1/2 lengths at the stretch call. With Schwarzenegger, however, still racing on his left lead and drifting out to the center of the course down the lane, 23-1 first-time starter Attfield (Vekoma)–entered in Friday's 'Win and You're In' GIII Futurity S. at the Belmont at the Big A meeting–came charging through an inviting opening along the inside and just got up to win by a neck. The final time for 5 1/2 furlongs over the firm going was 1:03.31. “(Velazquez) said he didn't realize how fast Schwarzenegger was,” Ward said. “He said, 'I never believed I was eight lengths in front, he was just going so comfortable and so easy.' Unfortunately, that early fast pace just kinda got him the last few strides.” Schwarzenegger (outside) just got tagged late by Attfield (inside) on debut at the Spa Aug. 29 | Sarah Andrew Schwarzenegger has breezed twice at Keeneland since, most recently working four furlongs in :50.60 (33/40) Sept. 30. He'll face eight rivals going 5 1/2 furlongs on grass in the Indian Summer. “With that particular race underneath him, I think he's really going to move forward,” Ward said. “I'm so excited for this guy's future.” Schwarzenegger, a $410,000 Keeneland November weanling turned $950,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling, is campaigned in partnership by Mrs. John Magnier, David Fennelly's Mountmellick Farm, Brook T. Smith and Resolution Road Stables. His leading young sire Not This Time is already responsible for eight winners at the top level, including 'the Fastest Horse in the World' Cogburn, who captured the 2024 GI Jaipur S. going 5 1/2 furlongs over the Saratoga grass in a North American-record time of :59.80. Schwarzenegger's dam Soothsaying (Lemon Drop Kid), purchased by Gainesway for $350,000 carrying a Nyquist filly at the 2024 Keeneland November sale, won her lone career start going a mile over the Ellis lawn. Schwarzenegger, named, of course, in honor of the iconic action star, former California governor and professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, was bred in Kentucky by Frankfort Park Farm. “I described the horse as a powerful guy to Robyn Murray at Coolmore, and when she saw him, she called me and said, 'I kinda like this name Schwarzenegger,'” Ward said. “And I said, 'Yeah, you hit it right on the head!' Robyn came up with a great name.” Since launching 'Second Chances' in 2017, 64 maidens have been featured in these pages (through 2024), producing 25% graded stakes winners, 34% stakes winners and 48% stakes horses. The series has introduced eight future winners at the top level, led by this year's GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and GI Travers S. winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief), 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin) and fellow two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). Against the odds, a perfect tribute ATTFIELD, carrying the name of the late John Attfield, wins first out at 23-1 under @DavisJockey for trainer @morley_racing. pic.twitter.com/JrOIvcvXwK — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 29, 2025 The post Second Chances: A Star in the Making? Indian Summer Up Next for Schwarzenegger appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

KILDARE, IRELAND – Bloodstock agents Richard Ryan and Federico Barberini provided the entertainment at Goffs on Wednesday when going hammer and tongs on a State Of Rest filly consigned by Castlebridge, who went the way of the latter for €150,000. Ryan opened the bidding at €50,000 on the State Of Rest filly and, despite making one last lunge at auctioneer Andrew Nolan before the hammer fell, his instruction on the phone came too late and he was forced to fill the runner-up spot on the most expensive lot sold on day one of the Book 2 session of the Orby. The State Of Rest filly was bred by Horse Racing Ireland chairman and Caherass Stud owner Nicky Hartery and is understood to be heading to England, where she will be trained on behalf of owner Mrs Alanood Althani, who has a number of horses with Andrew Balding. Barberini said, “State Of Rest was a very good racehorse and I have been impressed by the yearlings I have seen by him. This was a particularly nice filly and she has been bought by Mrs Alanood Althani, who has a number of horses in training in Britain. I am not sure what the plans for this filly are at the moment but she is very nice and the client is very happy to have bought her.” The State Of Rest filly is out of Sea The Stars mare Duchess Of Danzig, who carried Hartery's colours victory in France. She also placed in a Listed race over 1m2f. She led what was more bustling trade at Kildare Paddocks this week. Of the 219 horses that were offered, 185 were sold at a clearance rate of 84% – which was up by 10% on last year. The €4,853,500 turnover was also up by a massive 27% on last year's figures. Meanwhile, there were further rises to the median, which at €20,000 was up 33% while the €26,236 average climbed 24%. In-Form Farrell Goes To 120k To Secure Too Darn Hot Colt Breeze-up handler Cormac Farrell has enjoyed a banner year with Arqana graduate Distant Storm (Night Of Thunder), who is no bigger than 3-1 for the Dewhurst and is high up on the ante-post betting for next year's 2,000 Guineas, flying the flag in a big way. Farrell was active during the Book 1 session, spending a combined sum of €200,000 on a Mehmas colt and a filly by New Bay. Signing alongside American agent Deuce Greathouse, Farrell added a Too Darn Hot colt to his team for 2026 for €120,000, He said, “Saw him a couple of times, he vetted very well. He has a nice pedigree, he's out of a daughter of a multiple Group 1 winner and very good horse in Taghrooda. I liked his pedigree and I liked the horse. When we get to Newmarket a horse with that profile will be making that in sterling all day long.” Farrell added, “He'll go breezing, I don't know where. Kind of assuming Arqana but we'll figure that out as the season goes on and see what he tells us he wants to do. “The price was probably a little bit stronger than I wanted it to be but that's been the nature of the year. I'm envisaging things will go up another level when we get to Newmarket next week, so I was keen to spend euros. We'll see.” The Derrinstown Stud draft was well-received with four horses selling for €270,000. The stud's Stephen Collins said, “Thrilled with the price. He was a lovely horse, a lovely active individual; a horse who has improved throughout the year. Too Darn Hot has done particularly well, but he was a horse that everyone seemed to like and made most people's list. Yeah, we are delighted with the price.” He added, “We sell a few every year. We have tight budgets and so we have to keep our numbers fairly tight as well. This horse, we liked him, and in years gone by he probably would have been retained, but again, we have to try to make a profit every year and so we can't keep them all. I am sorry to see him go because he is a very nice horse. The trade has been great. When you look at the past few weeks, it is great to see so many foreign buyers coming in. There have been nice horses and today has held up very well.” Twomey: 'There Were Some Lovely Horses Here – It Was A Fair Marketplace' On the strength of My Corbett Court (Nando Parrado) winning and taking part in the Goffs Million, siblings Anna and Declan Corbett revisited the yearling market with Paddy Twomey, who went to €85,000 to secure a colt by first-season sire sensation Starman from Killulla Stud. The aim for the Starman colt is a simple one; get his connections, who own the Corbett Court restaurant in County Cork, to some of the big days next year. Twomey said, “I thought he was a good colt – an athletic two-year-old type. A big draw to shopping at this sale is the €50,000 bonus attached to winning your maiden and this horse could be strong enough to hopefully run in the Goffs Million next year. He has been bought on behalf of the owners [Anna and Declan Corbett] who had their first winner at Navan this year with My Corbett Court. They had a great day out when that horse ran at the Goffs Million and they asked me to buy them more of a two-year-old type. Hopefully we can get them to Ascot and then the Million – but hopefully he wins first and foremost.” Twomey bought 11 yearlings between Book 1 and 2 at Goffs this week. He admitted to finding himself stretching beyond his comfort zone on a couple of yearlings so that they didn't escape his clutches, summarising the market to be in a very healthy position. He said, “We were lucky enough to be able to buy a number of horses in various different guises this week and I thought it was a fair marketplace. There were some lovely horses here and there was good trade – every time you put your hand up, you had to bid that extra bit to secure the horse. That's the sign of a healthy market. Not only were we lucky that a various number of owners backed us this week, but we also bought a number of horses on spec, which we always do. I think a lot of the owners are happy that, if you take a risk with your own money on a horse, you must have confidence in the horse. Some owners would be even happier to buy horses that way so we mix it up. We buy them to order for owners who might want particular things but, if I see a horse that I like for what I think is a fair price, I am happy to buy it and try to get it sold afterwards.” Asked how he felt about being forced to stretch in what has been a booming marketplace in recent weeks, he added, “It's not comfortable. If you look at Fairyhouse last week, the average was up 49%, the median 59% and the clearance rate by 93%. That's unheard of. These rises have been going on for a couple of years now and it's great to see the horse business in such a healthy place – on the trading end of things at least. All we need now is the prize-money to catch up. Any horse I look at, I don't think about what they are worth. I bid on instinct and, when I think they are too expensive, I stop bidding. This is a horse I am hoping will be a good horse.” Hassett A Big Fan Of Palace Pier Johnny Hassett was another leading breeze-up-handler who got in on the action onWednesday. He went to €92,000 on Airlie Stud's Palace Pier colt and signed under Local Creator/Ramzi Alghul. He commented, “Just loved him; love the sire – he is doing so well. His sister is in a Group 1 on Saturday [Consent in the Prix de Royallieu]. A Palace Pier that looks like that, what's not to like? He is going to breeze – the owners have bought three horses at the sale to breeze. He will come down to me. All the balls are up in the air.” Hassett added, “It's great, he's bought, and it is brilliant to have a horse like him for less than €100,000. His type wasn't available like that for the last two days at that price and won't be in the next few weeks. It feels right now. When you get to the breeze-ups it's a meritocracy.” Marnane Goes To 105k On “Absolute Superstar” Starman Colt Like many buyers, Con Marnane admitted to being forced to stretch outside of his comfort zone after going to €105,000 to secure a Starman colt from Ballintry Stud. However, the Bansha Stables boss labelled the colt “an absolute superstar” and qualified the purchase by stating, “if you don't have the horses, you can't sell them at the breeze-ups.” Asked what sale the Starman colt was likely to be aimed at, Marnane's daughter and key cog in the Bansha wheel, Amy, interjected, “Royal Ascot!” The post State Of Rest Filly Flies High On Day One Of The Orby Book 2 Sale At Goffs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has partnered with Carlos Morales of Agentes 305 to provide Spanish-language coverage on site for the upcoming October Yearling Sale taking place Oct. 7-8, the auction company said via a release on Wednesday. Founded by Morales in 2019, Agentes 305 provides bilingual coverage of Thoroughbred racing's top events through video interviews with owners, trainers, jockeys and backstretch workers. “As the second largest segment of the United States population, the impact of the Spanish-language community cannot be overstated,” said OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. “Our partnership with Agentes 305 allows us to provide inclusive sales coverage that will serve some of our most valued participants and better engage one of our industry's most vital fan bases.” The post Agentes 305 To Offer Spanish-Language Coverage During OBS October Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sam Sangster's group 1 winner Diego Velazquez acclimates himself to Keeneland Oct. 1 as he prepares for a start in the $1.25 million Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) Oct. 4.View the full article

Resolute Racing's Woodshauna, a group 1 winner in France, has the turf course all to himself Oct. 1 as he prepares for the $1.25 million Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland Oct. 4.View the full article

If the Keeneland turf course plays anything like it did in the spring, speed will reign supreme over the fall meet, which could play right into the hands of the returning Choisya in the $800,000 First Lady Stakes (G1T) Oct. 4.View the full article

Trainer Whit Beckman debuted a couple of promising 2-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course. One a colt, the other a filly.View the full article

OwnerView is accepting nominations for the 2025 New Owner of the Year Award–sponsored by 1/ST RACING–which honors a new Thoroughbred owner who has been successful in the sport and has had a positive impact on the industry, the organization said in a press release on Wednesday. Nominees must have made their first start as a Thoroughbred owner in the past four years (since 2022), had an ownership stake in a horse at the time it won a stakes race in the past 12 months, and had a verifiable owner license in 2025. Thoroughbred performance as well as a nominee's promotion of the sport will be considered. Anyone, including current owners, can nominate an owner who meets the criteria for the award. A selection committee will choose the winner. To submit a nomination, please contact Gary Falter for a form at 859.224.2803 or gfalter@jockeyclub.com. The deadline is Nov. 2. The post OwnerView Accepting Noms For New Owner Of The Year Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

4th-BAQ, $85K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 2:40 p.m. ET. Coolmore's SPECIAL ENJOY (Not This Time) gets his start for trainer Chad Brown, who strikes with 17% of his first time starters on the turf. A $1-million Keeneland September yearling purchase, the Kentucky-bred is out of SW Stillwater Cove (Quality Road) and was bred by Marcus Stables and Grouseridge LTD. Working at steadily at Belmont over the past few weeks, the bay will get the services of Flavien Prat for this unveiling. Harrell Ventures LLC's Oban (Constitution) debuts for trainer Todd Pletcher, who doubles up with Kendrick Carmouche. The jockey-trainer combo connect at a 31% clip when they have joined forces over the past year. Bred by Siena Farms, the colt, who is the first foal out of unraced Joyful Addiction (Munnings), was a $500,00 September buy. The 7-year-old mare is a daughter of GI Vanity winner My Sweet Addiction (Tiznow). The post Thursday’s Insights: Seven-Figure Not This Time Colt Debuts at Big A appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Resolved ADMC Violations Date: 09/26/2025 Licensee: Vladimir Cerin, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Betamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Saqeel on 8/13/25. Date: 09/26/2025 Licensee: Harry Lynch, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Flunixin–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Cutlass King on 8/12/25. Pending ADMC Violations 10/01/2025, Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, trainer: Pending out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)–a banned bronchodilator–in a sample taken from Jet Set Warrior on 7/23/25. 09/30/2025, William Robert Bailes, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methylprednisolone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Goodluckchuck, who won at Timonium on 8/29/25. 09/30/2025, Karyn Wittek, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Aubrey's Unbridled on 8/27/25. 09/30/2025, Armando Hernandez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Guaifenesin (glycerol guaiacolate)–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Gray Lightning, who finished third in the Lady Carey Turf Sprint Stakes on 7/27/25. 09/29/2025, Tanner Tracy, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Golden Biz, who won at Prairie Meadows on 8/25/25. 09/29/2025, Michael Sabine, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Not My Type, who finished tenth at Finger Lakes on 8/25/25. 09/29/2025, Jesus Esquivel, trainer: Pending out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)–a banned bronchodilator–in a sample taken from Summonyourcourage on 6/17/25. 09/26/2025, Isidro Tamayo, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Ballyvaughan Gig, who won at Del Mar on 8/14/25. 09/24/2025, Jabdiel Yojan Castillo, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Nikethamide–a banned stimulant–in a sample taken from City Signs, who finished fourth at Thistledown on 6/16/25. Violations of Crop Rule Delaware Park Angel Rodriguez–violation date Sept. 28; $250 fine, one-day suspension The post Weekly National Regulatory Rulings: Sept. 25-Oct. 1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article