Wandering Eyes

A bumper day of action awaits at Sha Tin on Sunday, with a Group Three Celebration Cup (1,400m) featuring the likes of My Wish and Rubylot headlining the card. There are a whopping 11 races on the card and Owen Goulding is in the hot seat to provide an extended rundown of his selections. Race 1 – Class Five Tropicbird Handicap (1,200m) Speedy Smartie ran a game race when second on his return on the turf at Sha Tin in the season opener. He has plenty of pace to burn and has run well on multiple...View the full article

Luke Lillingston will not want 2025 to end. The magical year for Mount Coote Stud has consisted of 42 individual winners, including headline acts like Santorini Star and Laurelin, who is one of the poster girls for the Goffs Orby Sale. And rightly so. Under the care of Graham Motion, the Orby graduate has won all five of her starts in America and is understood to be on course for the Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland next month. “You never want to toot the horn too loudly but we've had a good year,” said Lillingston of the famous farm's outstanding run of success. “Firstly with quantity, I think we have produced 42 individual winners of 60 races this year. Among those there have been five or six individual black-type winners and Laurelin, who is a Goffs Orby graduate, is obviously one of those.Then there is her close relation Marquisat, Al Aasy, Santorini Star and more.” Lillingston's yearling purchases have also been performing with distinction. Despite signing for just four yearlings last year on behalf of the Kennet Valley Racing Syndicate, Lillingston came up trumps with Calendar Girl, winner of the recent Wetherbys-sponsored £300,000 sales race at Doncaster. A daughter of Advertise, Calendar Girl was sourced four just 45,000gns at the Book 2 session of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and follows on from the similarly well-bought Dragon Leader (El Kabeir), who cost £45,000 at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale and won another lucrative pot when Lillingston jokingly says 'Harry [Beeby] only handed out £300,000 and not £500,000′ for the Premier Yearling Stakes in 2023. In summary, Lillingston knows how to pick 'em. “We only bought four yearlings and she was one of them, so it's been fun,” he said of Calendar Girl. “I actually went to see her the other day at Owen Burrows' yard and she looks amazing. Hopefully she has a big future. Okay, she won a sales race, so what do we know? But we think she could be pretty good.” Lillingston added, “We try to buy horses that we believe in and, when you are not spending lots of money, you need to compromise somewhere. Not that we don't look at lots of horses by major stallions, but we are not afraid to buy them by less fashionable stallions or stallions we feel are a little bit underrated.” Laurelin | Sarah Andrew Lillingston reports Laurelin's dam Bari (Cape Cross) not to be in foal this year but revealed he is planning to mate the 14-year-old back to Zarak in 2016. Her success Stateside is understood to have lured her connections – Motion and owners Newstead Stables – to make the trip to Goffs for the Orby Sale, which kicks off on Monday, where Lillingston will offer two colts – by Cracksman and Zoustar – under the Mount Coote Stud banner. Recalling Laurelin as a yearling, Lillingston said, “She was a nice filly. She cost €160,000 and I guess Zarak was just starting to put his head above the parapet as being a good stallion at the time. Obviously he has gone on since then. But she was a nice yearling and was well found by Jehan Malherbe [Form Bloodstock]. I remember when Laurelin broke her maiden, Graham told me that he thought she could be pretty good. Graham is a pretty understated guy so, when he said that, I took note. He has been proved absolutely right. “I am looking forward to meeting Graham and Laurelin's owners at Goffs over the next few days. The last time I spoke with him he mentioned he would like to run Laurelin in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland next month so hopefully she is still on track for that. You'd never know, she could end up being the champion turf filly in North America this year. We better keep our horse in front of our cart here but, if she stays sound and keeps on progressing, she could well be.” He concluded, “Graham, along with Laurelin's owners, are coming to to the Orby. That's great news for Goffs. We can't sell them a good filly this time – we're only selling two colts at the Orby Sale – but hopefully they will find good luck again.” The post Laurelin’s Breeder And Consignor Lillingston Looks Forward To Goffs Orby Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Beauty Generation, Golden Sixty and California Spangle all won the Group Three Celebration Cup (1,400m) before breaking through at Group One level in the Hong Kong Mile later in the same year, something a host of hopefuls are gunning to emulate in 2025. All three gallopers were returning after a season that revolved around four-year-old series campaigns and this Sunday’s Celebration Cup is loaded with horses that fit that category, even if connections’ hopes of reaching the level of any of that...View the full article

Six-year-old mare She’s Unusual was a well-supported winner of the Irresistible Pools & Spas Handicap (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The daughter of Unusual Suspect was perfectly ridden by Zac Lloyd, tracking the leader Nkosi before unleashing a devastating sprint to score by just over three lengths. Sporting the colours of OTI Racing for trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton, the Randwick conditioners believe the mare is best-suited by a space between runs. “Bar one hiccup this preparation, she has been superb,” Charlton said. “We probably really learnt how to handle her and train her and she presented in excellent order today at her favoured distance and she’s very fit. “She is a lightly-framed mare, there is not much of her but we will keep her nice and fresh. “We like to space her runs as you can see and she nice and effective.” The winner of five races with a further six placings from just 13 starts, She’s Unusual is likely to be set for the Gr.3 Tesio Stakes (2040m) at The Valley on Cox Plate Day. Winning rider Zac Lloyd said She’s Unusual was a strong stayer but her turn of foot is what separated her from her rivals. “Nkosi I thought would build from the 800m because he looks a bit one-paced where she handled that pressure so comfortably,” Lloyd said. “Her turn of foot was really good.” She’s Unusual’s time of 1:54.98 was just a second outside the track record over the 1900m. The winner of an Awapuni maiden over 1400m for Fraser Auret in late 2023, She’s Unusual was bred by Auret’s parents Nigel and Adaire. She’s Unusual is a daughter of Unusual Suspect, who stands at the Auret family’s Letham Stud, where the stallion has carved a good niche producing middle-distance gallopers and is the sire of 49 winners from 83 starters. View the full article

Te Akau Racing’s involvement in the Group One raceday at Te Rapa on Saturday was significantly depleted by scratchings due to heavy track conditions, but it was a completely different story at Riccarton. Spring racing was in full swing in Christchurch, with the track upgraded to Good4 and those familiar tangerine silks carried to three highly impressive victories. Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson’s biggest win of the day came in the $50,000 Join TAB Racing Club Mile Prelude (1400m), where Stonybreck blew his rivals away by five lengths. The Tavistock gelding was already a seven-race winner before Saturday’s $50,000 feature, with the most recent of those successes coming on the Cambridge synthetic track in September of last year. He had become something of a perennial placegetter in the 12 months since then, finishing second or third in five of his six previous starts. Saturday brought a well-deserved breakthrough. Stonybreck (NZ) (Tavistock) was perfectly rated by jockey Jasmine Fawcett and dominated the race from the front. Fawcett began to up the ante coming down the side of the track, and then Stonybreck kicked hard at the top of the straight. The chasers dropped further and further behind from there, headed by the winner’s stablemate Perfect Scenario (NZ) (Iffraaj), as Stonybreck streaked down the straight to score the day’s most dominant victory. He clocked a slick 1:21.76 for the 1400m open handicap. “It was a terrific win and I thought it was an intelligent ride by Jasmine,” Walker said. “She got across to lead, stole some cheap sectionals, and increased the tempo from the 600m. “He’s been a fantastic horse. Dave (Ellis, Te Akau Racing principal) bought him very cheaply, and he’s provided the owners with a lot of fun. He’s going really well and looks like he’s got plenty more to come. “It’s his first trip to the South Island, and he’s loving the environment at our stables on the course at Riccarton. Hunter (Durrant, assistant trainer) and the team have got him looking great and he’s racing accordingly.” Bought by David Ellis for just $20,000 from Book 1 of Karaka 2021. Stonybreck has now had 30 starts for eight wins, nine placings and $173,525 in stakes. Earlier in the day, Origin Of Love (NZ) (Snitzel) put herself on a potential Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) path with victory in the Promenade Hospitality for Cup Week Maiden (1400m). The $25,000 race was the second start for the Snitzel filly, who finished third on debut at Timaru earlier in the month behind Saturday’s impressive Rangiora New World Guineas Trial (1400m) winner Alottago. Origin Of Love took a big step forward second-up, settling in third before finishing over the top of the leaders to win by a neck. “I thought it was a good effort by the filly to win second-up,” Walker said. “Jasmine got her into the perfect spot to trail the leaders, got her out and rolling quite early in the straight and she kept up a really good gallop. “She’s out of a Camelot mare and she looks more of a staying type of Snitzel filly, so we’re definitely on target for the 1000 Guineas on the first Saturday of Cup Week. “I think that once she gets to 2000m we’ll see the best of her, given the pedigree, and there are nice races over ground for these fillies as the season unfolds around Christmas and New Year. “Having had that experience at Riccarton really helps when you’re heading towards a Guineas preparation, and I think she has plenty of upside on the back of the win today.” Te Akau’s other win came with speedy two-year-old Out Of The Blue (NZ) (Tivaci) in the Nobby Bussell Memorial 2YO (800m). “It was a terrific win,” Walker said. “He’s a horse that Dave (Ellis) bought cheaply out of Book 1 at Karaka, and Julia-Rose (Hayes) has introduced so many new owners, so they’ll be very excited. “He’s a son of Cornflower Blue, who we trained and was a very good filly. All of our buying team thought this horse was really worth a punt to buy him at the sales. “With that prize-money in the bank, he’ll be Karaka Millions-qualified, so we’ve got the luxury of taking our time and planning our assault towards the big race.” View the full article

Well-respected South Island rider Kylie Williams brought up a significant career milestone when she steered Riviera Rebel (NZ) (Pure Champion) to a convincing victory in the feature flat event at Riccarton, the Waimakariri Businesses North Canterbury Cup (2000m). Williams had been steadily closing in on 1000 career wins in the saddle and after taking out the first race on the card on Miss Ziggy (NZ) (Brazen Beau) to sit on 999, she became the first female rider in New Zealand history to reach 1000 winners with a typically well-judged effort that saw her lead practically all the way on the Graeme Eade and Brooke Kincaid-trained five-year-old. However, while that 1000-win milestone was the major highlight of the contest, the race is likely to be remembered for all the wrong reasons after Richard Stomper and rider Brandon May fall heavily at the 600m when tracking the pacemakers, in the process bringing down King Of The Castle (NZ) (Castledale) (Jack Taplin), Koyama (NZ) (Almanzor) (Yogesh Atchamah), She’s So Reliable (NZ) (Reliable Man) (Bridget Grylls) and severely hampering Proserve (NZ) (Proisir) who lost rider Brett Murray. With carnage ensuing behind her, Williams never looked back as Riviera Rebel fought off the attentions of Moussaieff (NZ) (Redwood) and then the late closing Elegant Lady (NZ) (Highly Recommended) to register his seventh career victory and fourth at Riccarton. Kincaid admitted it was a surreal feeling after the race as the joy of victory was tempered by concerns for those involved in the fall. “it’s a little bit hard to know what to feel right now as we are just so thrilled for Kylie and the horse but you never want to see what happened and all we want to know is that everyone is okay,” Kincaid said. “This little horse has been so good to us. He gave me my first training win, our first stakes win when he took out the Canterbury Gold Cup (Gr.3, 2000m) and now Kylie’s 1000th winner. “He is such a fighter and just so tough. He wasn’t letting anything past him today and when he gets to the front you can just about see him grit his teeth and just fight for all he is worth. “He didn’t start off his prep that well as I think he may have had a niggling injury that took some time for him to get over, but since his last start he has just been bouncing and he was more than ready for today. “Our main target now will be the Spring Classic (Listed, 2000m) back here next month and then we will just have to see where we go after that.” Stipendiary stewards provided an update on all riders and horses which saw May (pelvis), Grylls (shoulder/arm) and Taplin (wrist) transferred to hospital for further observation and treatment whilst Atchamah (possible concussion) and Murray were cleared of any serious injury. All horses came through the incident relatively unscathed with just bumps, bruises and scrapes reported. Stipendiary stewards met with the remaining jockeys on-course and it was agreed that the final two races on the day would be abandoned. Bred by Phillip Jeffreys, who also shares in his ownership with Eade and Eade’s wife Patricia, Riviera Rebel is the first foal of two-race winner Chambon (NZ) and comes from a family that includes Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Sawatdee (NZ). He has now won seven of his 29 starts and over $264,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

Talented colt Magic Carpet (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) chose the ideal moment to break his maiden status when he produced a dogged effort to claim victory in the Gr.2 Timberspan Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400). Prepared at Cambridge by Stephen Marsh, the son of Satono Aladdin had looked to have plenty of ability when finishing third at his first two starts, with Marsh confident that if he received even luck in running on Saturday he was definitely not a forlorn hope. Those circumstances played out perfectly for the Marsh runner as rider Jonathan Riddell had him nicely away and settled quietly in fifth as stablemate Tale Of The Gypsy (Wrritten By) set up a steady pace out in front. Riddell had Magic Carpet trucking with a full head of steam rounding the home bend, but things got a little dicey at that stage as he looked to force his way between Faultless (NZ) (Tivaci) and Quondo (Wootton Bassett) who had taken over at the 300m. Riding at his aggressive best Riddell found a gap and shot his mount to the lead where he found plenty to fight off a game Quondo, who had sat three-wide throughout and Faultless who also battled on strongly for third. Marsh was breathing a sigh of relief after receiving plenty of messages before the race from the colt’s USA-based majority shareholder Dennis Foster. “I’ve had a couple of text messages from Dennis of Bourbon Lane during the day, he wasn’t that happy so thank god we won,” Marsh jokingly said. “We had to ride him upside down last time at Taupo and I thought Jonathan would be someone who would really suit this horse as he is a good, strong rider. “He got the best out of him as he just loped along when he hit the front. He has plenty of upside and is just a lovely horse.” Marsh acknowledged there are some heady targets ahead of the colt now that he has put his first win on the board including a possible tilt at the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on 15 November. “He is going in the right direction and has plenty to come and go on,” he said. “He will probably come back for the Sarten (Gr.2, 1400m) and then down to the 2000 Guineas. “I think he will be very competitive as he is loving life and he is a laid-back horse, although he started to get a little naughty today. “He is as good a style of colt as you would see and I think he is much better on top of the ground.” Bred by Jenna McLeod, her brother Brian and her parents Philip and Jackie Rogers out of their Tavistock mare From Eden (NZ), Magic Carpet is closely related to Australian Group Two winner The Fuzz (NZ) (Danasinga) and Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) winner Stolen Dance (NZ) (Alamosa). He was purchased for $320,000 by Marsh and Bloodstock agent Dylan Johnson out of the Carlaw Park draft during the Book1 sale at Karaka in 2024 TAB Bookmakers have installed Magic Carpet at a $10 Fixed Odds quote for the 2000 Guineas, where Hostility and He Who Dares sit as the current joint $6 favourites. View the full article

A barnstorming finish by promising four-year-old Whisky ‘N Roses (NZ) (Belardo) saw him open his Spring campaign on a winning note as he downed a handy field of open sprinters in the BCD Group Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Joanne Surgenor-prepared son of Belardo looked a galloper of real promise during his three-year-old season where he was twice placed at stakes level including finishing second to champion three-year-old Savaglee in the Gr.2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m). Punters kept the gelding well in the market for Saturday’s event where he started a $6.50 third favourite behind last start winner Midnight Edition (NZ) (Midnight Edition) ($2.20), however those odds looked well off the mark when he was back last shortly after the barriers opened with the favourite getting his own terms out in front. Rider Joe Doyle didn’t panic and allowed his mount to find his feet and although he was still last rounding the home bend, Doyle had him winding up nicely out wide as he set out after Midnight Edition who had kicked clear of his nearest rivals. Whiskey ‘N Roses produced an undeniable burst as he went straight past Midnight Edition at the 75m, forging clear to win by an ever increasing one length margin at the winning post in a handy 1.13.20 for the 1200m journey on the Heavy 9 rated surface. Surgenor was delighted with the performance as Doyle followed their pre-race plan to perfection. “I said to Joe if we just sat back and didn’t get into a speed duel he normally finishes things off well,” Surgenor said. “I’m blown away though as that was just huge. “He is a lot stronger and although his trial at Ellerslie wasn’t that good, he improved immensely off it as his coat came right from there. “I was hoping for a good run but I didn’t expect that.” Surgenor kept her cards close to her chest when discussing what lay in store for her charge. “We will get him home and make a plan after we have seen how he pulls up as that was a hard run today,” she said. “We do have a couple of races in mind, but we need to see how he is as it is a long season ahead.” Doyle was equally impressed by just how well Whiskey N Roses had finished things off in the concluding stages. “We thought they would how hard and from the gate we were always going to take our time and try and finish things off strongly,” he said. “If he had snuck into the top four we would have been delighted but he has been very very good today. “Jo does good work with him and her horses always look a million dollars. “We have always thought quite a bit of him and he ran second to Savaglee one day. He seems to have strengthened up and he is a decent horse.” Bred by co-owners Peter and Sherin Walker, who race him in partnership with Haunui Farm, Whiskey ‘N Roses is out of the Fully Fledged mare Fullinbloom (NZ), a daughter of multiple stakes winner Rodrigo Rose (NZ) who was twice placed at Group One level. Included in his extended family are three-time Group Two winner Showoroses (NZ) and multiple Australian stakes winner Rosebrook. His fourth win from just thirteen starts has seen him earn over $155,000 in prizemoney for his connections. View the full article

Local three-year-old Alottago (Tagalo) thrust his name into Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) contention with a striking come-from-behind performance in the Rangiora New World Guineas Trial (1400m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Lance Robinson-trained gelding has improved with every race in his five-start career. He placed in all of his three appearances as a two-year-old including the Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m) and Champagne Stakes (1200m), and he now boasts a perfect two-start, two-win record as a three-year-old. Alottago kicked off his season with a stylish maiden win at Timaru on September 7. That form was boosted before Alottago even set foot on the racetrack for his second-up assignment on Saturday, with the Timaru placegetters Origin Of Love (Snitzel) and Quisiera (NZ) (Sweynesse) fighting out the finish of the Promenade Hospitality for Cup Week Maiden (1400m) earlier on the Riccarton card. But most of the growth in Alottago’s reputation on Saturday was down to the horse himself. All nine of the runners in Saturday’s Guineas Trial field were attempting the 1400m distance for the first time in their careers, and that extra distance brought Alottago into his element. Alottago was ridden by Corey Campbell and was sent out as a $7 third favourite behind War Of Silence (Snitzel) and El Vaquero (Ferrando). He had a comfortable run in midfield as the two favourites led the field down the side of the track and around the home turn. War Of Silence and El Vaquero went to war after entering the straight, pulling a couple of lengths clear of the rest of the field and seemingly having the finish to themselves. But just as War Of Silence began to pull ahead of El Vaquero, Alottago emerged out of the pack and changed gears. He flew up alongside War Of Silence and collared him right on the finish line to win by a half-head. War Of Silence finished two and a half lengths in front of the third-placed Pontoon (NZ) (Ace High). “Once he got around the corner and balanced up in the straight, he found the line very well,” Campbell said. “It feels to me like he’ll run a strong 1600m and maybe even 2000m in time. He’s such a relaxed, laid-back horse, and then when you ask him to go, he can really sprint.” Robinson paid $20,000 to buy Alottago from Apex Bloodstock’s draft at the 2024 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka. The son of Gr.1 Blue Diamond (1200m) winner Tagaloa has now had five starts for two wins, three placings and $51,360 in prize-money. After Saturday’s win, Alottago was tightened from $31 into $16 for the Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Riccarton on November 15. Excluding the dual-island Te Akau Racing operation, the last South Island-trained winner of the 2000 Guineas was Hustler in 2002 for the late Paul Harris. “There’s a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and the Guineas, but this win today has given us the confidence to carry on along that path for now,” said Robinson, who also shares in the ownership. “He was impressive. We’ve always really liked the horse and expected the step up to 1400m to suit him. To see him finish the race off as strongly as he did was a big thrill. “I haven’t looked too far beyond this race today, but the next step might be to take him to Ashburton for the Barneswood Farm Stakes (Gr.3, 1400m) in a couple of weeks. His performance there will tell us whether we keep pressing on towards the Guineas.” View the full article

Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) proved she is far from a spent force with a dominant display of front running to take out the Gr.2 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes (1600m) which was accompanied by raucous support from the crowd of 10,000. When Declan Bates dialled up the pressure 600m from home the noise in the amphitheatre which is Valley accompanied him and by the time Pride Of Jenni had defied Treasurethe Moment it had built to a thunderous noise. So much so Bates said for the first time riding Pride Of Jenni he was aware of the noise and even used it as a guide to her prospects at the 600m mark. “I got to hear the crowd roar. I think it was the first time I had heard as it’s usually just me and her. The crowd at The Valley gave a big roar at the 600m and that’s when I thought I must have had them in trouble. What a horse,” Bates said. “From the 1000m I said let’s go and they can try and catch me. At the half mile I gave her a squeeze and I knew we were in business.” Her trainer Ciaron Maher said he was a bit reserved regarding the eight-year-old mares’ return to racing in the Feehan Stakes which was her first run since she finished 10th in the Doomben Cup. Maher was close to tears when speaking about the mare post-race “She’s an amazing horse and Dec Bates knows her so well. Full credit to Tony for having the courage to race her on. She’s 100% sound. She’s enjoying her racing,” Maher said. Ottobre said Pride Of Jenni was “just a champion”. “Ciaron is a superstar. To do this with an eight-year-old mare is unbelievable. The accolades must go to Ciaron for presenting the horse like this and Jenni is just a marvel,” he said. Pride Of Jenni was bred by Trelawney Stud and is out of the O’Reilly mare Sancerre (NZ), who was prepared by Cambridge trainer Tony Pike to win on four occasions for the stud. The star mare stems from a family fashioned over generations at the famed Kiwi nursery, which has been in the Taylor family’s ownership since 1993, having been established by Seton Otway in the 1930s. View the full article

A trip back to the Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m) is the ultimate aim for Romantic Warrior as he continues to ramp up his work in preparation for a return in the Group Two Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin in November. The 10-time Group One winner went agonisingly close to winning the Saudi Cup in Riyadh back in February but was collared in the dying strides by Forever Young, before suffering a similar fate when nosed out of the Group One Dubai Turf (1,800m) in April. Subsequently, Romantic...View the full article

Derek Leung Ka-chun and an excited group of owners are dreaming of international Group One glory when they team up with top sprinter Lucky Sweynesse in Sunday’s Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) at Nakayama Racecourse. Leung, 37, is confident Lucky Sweynesse can deliver him a first overseas success at the elite level while the four-time Group One winner’s owners – the Cheng family – will fulfil a dream 17 years in the making on Sunday. Leung has ridden 499 winners in Hong Kong – including two at Group...View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Like so many Aussies, Glenn Hunter has watched New Zealand Cup Week and dreamed. In less than two months, his dream will become a reality. The 47-year-old, who has driven 244 winners and trained 45, will take his star trotting filly Gatesys Gem to Addington for the Majestic Horse Floats $500,000 Ascent on Show Day, November 14. “I’ve never been, but of course I’ve watched and loved it like everyone else,” he said. Gatesys Gem will join another star Victorian filly Tracy The Jet in a quest to defend Australia’s crown in The Ascent after the incomparable Keayang Zahara romped home last year. While this year’s pair aren’t in the Keayang Zahara class, they are very smart young trotters. Gatesys Gem has raced just 12 times for eight wins, three seconds and a fourth. Significantly, she beat the boys at Group 1 level at her latest start in the NSW Trotters’ Derby at Menangle on May 17. It came a week after Gatesys Gem beat Tracy The Jet in the Group 1 NSW Trotters’ Oaks. Tracy The Jet has franked the form with three wins from as many starts since. They are poised to meet again in the $60,000 Victoria Trotters’ Oaks at Melton on what shapes as an epic Victoria Cup night. Hunter revealed Gatesys Gem had endured a “few small issues” since she last raced, but was back on song now. “We’ve had a little bit to deal with, but I was really happy with her trial last week,” he said. Gatesys Gem beat a handy field comfortably in a 2min0.1sec mile rate for 2100m, closing off in 28.7sec. Gatesys Gem will race in The Ascent slot held jointly by Aussie trotting giants Duncan McPherson and Pat Driscoll. It’s a good fit given Gatesys Gem is by the ill-fated Aldebaran Eagle, who stood at McPherson’s Aldebaran Park. View the full article

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One day after the Jockeys' Guild issued a statement that excoriated the Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Authority for suspending Paco Lopez for six months, HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus issued a statement defending the Authority's actions. In a January 17 order signed by both HISA and Lopez's representatives, the parties agreed that “this two-year suspension is probated contingent upon Lopez not committing another violation of HISA Rules that involves conduct similar to the conduct at issue in the Notice within two years of the date of this Order. If Lopez commits another violation of HISA Rules that involves conduct similar to the conduct at issue in the Notice within two years of the date of this Order, an immediate and automatic six-month suspension is imposed upon Lopez prohibiting Lopez from riding in any Covered Horserace.” Lazarus said that Lopez did exactly that. “HISA's #1 priority is and always will be the safety of all horses and riders,” said Lazarus. “Suspending Mr. Lopez for six months was not a decision taken lightly but instead a last resort after numerous efforts to encourage him to be compliant with our rules failed. On January 17, 2025, Mr. Lopez was suspended for two years for striking National Law in anger. HISA and Mr. Lopez's representatives agreed that Mr. Lopez could return to racing after 45 days, but he would remain on probation until January of 2027 with the specific proviso that if he engaged in similar behavior within two years of the agreement, he would be automatically suspended for six months. Since the start of 2025, 712 jockeys have raced in HISA jurisdictions making 126,618 total starts. During that time, there have been a total of 25 crop violations at eight different racetracks for raising the wrist above the helmet while striking a horse. Mr. Lopez returned to racing from his last suspension in late January of 2025 and still constitutes eight of those 25 violations, almost one-third of the violations across all HISA jurisdictions nationwide. Other than Mr. Lopez, no other jockey has more than two violations in 2025 for striking a horse with the wrist above the helmet. It is our sincere hope that Mr. Lopez will return to horse racing after his suspension ready to follow the rules and set a good example for his supporters.” Lopez's attorney, Drew Mollica, still insisted that the multiple crop violations did not violate the agreement between the parties. “The tenor of the agreement was that he would not comport himself with similar behavior to the National Law incident,” said Mollica. “The National Law incident was about striking a horse in anger post-race. They are conflating issues to try and punish Paco. The tenor of the agreement, the plain language of that agreement, was that he would not breach the agreement, and he did not by committing minor whip violations that were all adjudicated by the stewards. He did not hit any horse in anger.” The post Lazarus Defends Lopez Six-Month Suspension appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple Grade I-winner Locked (Gun Runner) looms the big favorite in the scratch-decimated GII Woodward Stakes on Saturday at the Belmont Big A meet, but is far from the only marquee name this upcoming weekend across the country. One of three confirmed runners for Saturday's co-feature in New York, Locked comes into the race with a two-race skid to break after he missed the board May 2 in the GII Alysheba Stakes when returning to the races after a tour de force effort in the GI Santa Anita Handicap Mar. 1 in California. His most recent effort was an even third July 4 in the GII Suburban Stakes–won narrowly by Phileas Fogg (Astern {Aus}) by the smallest of margins over Antiquarian (Preservationist). That pair would later return for the controversial GI Jockey Club Gold Cup that left Mindframe (Constitution) without a rider and Irad Ortiz Jr. sent to the hospital. Antiquarian won the race while Phileas Fogg was disqualified to unplaced. Ortiz Jr. was later cleared after miraculously avoiding major injuries. For Locked's connections, the space between the Suburban and Woodward was an intentional choice as they conceded that his earlier exploits leading up to the Big Cap may've caught up to their stable star this past spring. “He just didn't have that 'oomph' that we know he's capable of in the Suburban,” said Eclipse Thoroughbreds's Aron Wellman. “He was inside and closer to the pace than usual, which might not have been to his liking, but no excuses. He just wasn't the Locked that we know can be so brilliant. We really decided to hit the reboot button, and the last month he's been training like the 'A' version of Locked, which is highly encouraging. He's run very well at Aqueduct in the past, the Woodward is a historic race, and we're very much looking forward to getting him back on top.” The morning line favors the chestnut to the tune of 9-5 odds and he'll have the services of Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez, who rode the colt to two victories over this track and a second in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational. Post Time (Frosted) enters this contest off the back of his annual masterclass in the Polynesian Stakes, where he won by 17 lengths. His sixth in the GI Whitney Stakes two back Aug. 2 was the first time in his 19-race career that the grey had ever been off the board. He's been a frequent face at the highest levels and a tough customer no matter where he travels, so it looks to be no different here with only two other horses around him in the gate. Phileas Fogg looks for redemption after his disqualification last out, and will be looking to claim his second graded victory since being claimed for $62,500 last summer at Saratoga. Europeans Invade New York for Joe Hirsch Rebel's Romance | Megan Coggin The globetrotting titans meet the local giants as Europeans and top U.S. turf routers alike descend on New York for the GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes to make for a busy day at the Belmont Big A meet. Chief among those is multiple Group/Grade I winner Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who's enjoying another strong year in his sixth season on the track with four victories. He was last seen in Germany taking top prize in the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin by three-quarters of a length and closed well into less than ideal conditions at Ascot July 26 to finish third in the G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The prospect of soft turf kept Rebel's Romance from attempting a title defense Sunday in Germany's G1 Preis von Europa and brought the stable star to American instead. The morning line has the two-time GI Breeders' Cup Turf victor at even-money and he'll likely be lower by the time the gates open. “He's had a really solid year,” said Chris Connett, traveling assistant for Charlie Appleby. “He stepped up to a mile and six [furlongs] and won the Yorkshire Cup and then he ran back in the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot and won there as well before a pretty gutsy run in the King George when the race wasn't really ran to suit him. He bounced back with a win in Germany, so he's just as good as ever really.” To that anticipated favorite's inside is stablemate El Cordobes (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), whose first trip to the States last out resulted in a half-length overhaul of Rebel Red (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the GI Sword Dancer Stakes to mark his first elite-level victory. He garnered a 105 Beyer figure there, and picks up Hall of Famer John Velazquez for this trip. The morning line has this son of Frankel sitting at 3-1 odds. “El Cordobes has led in his races before but has also been dropped in like he did in the Sword Dancer. Rebel's Romance is fairly uncomplicated, as well – he jumps out and has a big old stride on him and if they're going too slow, he can go on; and if they're going quick enough, he can take a sit.” While the Europeans will take heavy action, the locals will have something to say in the matter as 'TDN Rising Star' MGISW Far Bridge (English Channel) looks to pick up his fourth victory on the year and player spoiler against tough company. While he weakened to sixth last out Aug. 9 in the Sword Dancer, he has produced a 101 Beyer-worthy victory two back July 12 in the GII Bowling Green Stakes. That still puts him almost four points lower than El Cordobes and three below Rebel Red, but Far Bridges has shown a similar pattern of occasionally throwing a clunker before bouncing back to form, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see that repeat here. Supporting Acts on Joe Hirsch/Woodward Day Still a Salty Affair Juddmonte's Impel (Quality Road) enters the GII Gallant Bloom Stakes with a two-race winstreak to defend and locks horns with the lightly raced Senza Parole (Gun Runner) as that one makes just her third lifetime appearance in the afternoon. The former battled to a game head victory in the Groupie Doll Stakes in her most recent start, and earned a season-best 90 Beyer for the effort. Her win before that was a June 22 optional claimer at Churchill Downs which saw her clear her rivals by 1 1/2 lengths. Senza Parole started her career last season with a lone jump Aug. 23 at Saratoga, and rolled away from a maiden field to win by 7 3/4 lengths in a 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy debut. She returned last out almost a year to the day at that venue, and tired late to finish second by three-quarters of a length against first-level allowance foes. It's going to be a step up in class for her, and she's going to need to show more, but that 94 Beyer on career unveiling shows she's got the goods to be a major player. The question for her will be if her inexperience becomes her worst enemy. R Disaster | Sarah Andrew Florida-bred R Disaster (Awesome Slew) has never been off the board and will try to break through with her first graded victory after coming a neck short on two occasions this year–in the GIII Hurricane Bertie and GIII Vagrancy Stakes at Gulfstream Park and Aqueduct, respectably. She's a need-to-lead type with the rail to her disposal, so she'll be dangerous. Older horses assemble for the GIII Belmont Turf Sprint, and Twenty Six Black (War Dancer) heads a competitive field of elder statesmen in the turf dash to kick off Woodward Day in New York. The gelding enters this race with a field-high Beyer figure of 100 last out Aug. 31 at Saratoga when he won the Disco Partner Stakes. It was a matching Beyer from his effort two back July 4 in the GII Troy Stakes, where he closed late to run second to Saratoga specialist Bring Theband Home (Into Mischief). Between those last two jumps, most of his rivals have returned for this contest, including Run Curtis Run (Summer Front), who figures to be rounding back into his 2022 form where he missed the board only once in a campaign which saw him compete near exclusively against stakes-quality competition. Also among those repeat faces is Grade I-placed Alogon (California Chroma), whose elite black type came three races back June 8 in the GI Jaipur Stakes when the boys battled for the minors behind Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy). He ran fourth in the GII Troy found in several of his competition's running lines, and last out Sept. 6 came a neck short of claiming the Da Hoss Stakes at Colonial Downs. The homebreds lock horns in the GIII Vosburgh Stakes as LNJ Foxwoods colorbearer Scotland (Good Magic) draws to the inside of Godolphin's Nash (Medaglia d'Oro) for the seven-furlong battle. After having to go seven-wide last out in the GI Forego Stakes, he came within a length of eventual victor Book'em Danno (Bucchero), and was given a 96 Beyer that ended up being his best effort on paper since he won an optional claimer at Saratoga July 2024 with a 98. He posted a bullet move Sept. 20 over the Oklahoma training track when he breezed four furlongs in :48.65 (1/78). Nash also faced sprinting titan Book'em Danno, but their faceoff came July 19 in the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt where he ran a flat sixth after being knocked around at the break. He'd entered that race a nose winner of an optional claiming contest at Churchill Downs that gave him a 108 Beyer to boast in his running lines. He's been working at Churchill, but ships up to New York for this contest. Santa Anita Hosts Two 'Win and You're Om' Contests on Busy Saturday Coast to Coast The GI Goodwood Stakes, a 'Win and You're In' for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, is shaping up to be a showdown between Privman (Justify) for the 3-year-olds and GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile shocker Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast), who has not missed a beat since coming to the States from South America. The latter was purchased just two races into his 2024 campaign, and debuted for Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler in early August of that year after being imported. Full Serrano wins the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar in 2024 | Horsephotos He immediately found the winner's enclosure and started a march from there that saw him produce his best race to date last November at Del Mar when he overhauled Post Time (Frosted)–who will be contesting the GII Woodward across the country in New York–to win the Dirt Mile. He was gone until Sept. 1 after that career high, but his return to the races turned into a masterclass effort as he strolled home by 7 1/4 lengths. He's been working lights out since then and the morning line likes him to the tune of 2-1 odds. “We were really pleased with his comeback,” Sadler said. “He had a little injury early in the year and we so gave him time. He came back really well.” Privman will be the leader of the Baffert group after GISW Gaming (Game Winner) scratched out Friday evening. The son of Justify is making his stakes debut in the Goodwood, but with a 97 Beyer to his credit after his optional claiming win last out Aug. 9, he's shown the ability to be incredibly tough here. That being said, he's facing horses with deep resumes and considerably more seasoning than he does, and it's a concern even his conditioner acknowledges could be a problem. “He's still a bit immature. He got a little erratic when he made the lead the other day,” Baffert said. “This is a tough race. I'll see how he handles it, but we're looking down the road with him. We'll see how he handles it, but he's going to be a better older horse.” Stablemate Nevada Beach (Omaha Beach) comes into this contest with a four-length win in the Los Alamitos Derby and is in a similar boat as Privman regarding maturity. He last seen running second to Gaming in the Affirmed Stakes after breaking his maiden at first-asking Apr. 19. “He's a horse I've always been high on,” Baffert said. “I was going to take him to Parx [for last weekend's GI Pennsylvania Derby], but I wasn't happy with his breeze. But he's come back and breezed well.” The GII City of Hope Stakes is not only a 'Win and You're In' race for the GII Breeders' Cup Mile, but also serves as the springboard to bigger things for Johannes (Nyquist), who looks to rebound from an ugly season start Aug. 2 in the GI Fourstardave at Saratoga. Virtually eliminated from contention a few strides out of the gates, that start had been his first since Dec. 26 when he won the GII San Gabriel Stakes. His connections announced he'd been injured not long after, and the leading turf miler in the West–arguably the country–was sidelined for over eight months as a result. With a line drawn through that race, he returns to his backyard, where he's done some of his best work, and looks to return to a winner's enclosure he's quite familiar with. In his way is millionaire Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile), a frequent face not just in the graded ranks in California, but at the Grade I level as well. He's hit the board in his last five starts–two of those in the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile and GI Shoemaker Mile–with a victory in the GIII American Stakes to his credit in 2025. His last seven races have yielded Beyers of mid to high 90s and he's in the best form of his career. Johannes is going to have his work cut out for him to run this one down if traffic issues find him once again. California Gradeds Competitive Top to Bottom for Goodwood Undercard GSW Stay Hot (Summer Front) will try to turn the tables on Gold Phoenix (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) in the GII John Henry Turf Championship Stakes to take home his first graded victory since 2023. Spycatcher (Noble Mission {GB}) will also look to continue his rise after picking up a victory last out Aug. 17 against local optional claimers. The downhill GII Eddie D Stakes will ask Yellow Card (Lost Treasure {Ire}) to find the form which saw him run second in the GI Aristocrat Franklin-Simpson Stakes last year at Kentucky Downs as a competitive field assembles around him for the turf dash at Santa Anita. Reef Runner (The Big Beast), who crossed the wire in first before being disqualified to second in the GIII Green Flash Handicap Aug. 30, will look to redeem himself here in his second California start. The 3-year-old fillies will dispute who amongst them will take home the honors in the GIII John C Harris Stakes with 'TDN Rising Star' MSW & MGSP Casalu (Caracaro) playing the leading lady. The Bob Baffert runner faded to eighth last out Aug. 16 in the GI Del Mar Oaks, but returns to a fruitful distance in this contest from the 1 1/8-miles she was asked to navigate at Del Mar. To her far outside, Tight Squeeze (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) goes to post for John Sadler. While she doesn't have the most decorated of careers when compared to some of her competitors, she is returning to the sight of her career-best Beyer figure, which also functions as the best number among the field as well. If she runs back to that form, she'll be adding graded black-type to her resume here. Hit Show (outside) | Coady Media Mystik Dan Returns to Churchill Downs for Lukas Classic G1 Dubai World Cup hero Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) is the horse to beat in the GII Lukas Classic Stakes underneath the Twin Spires, but will have GI Kentucky Derby victor Mystik Dan (Goldencents) to contend with as the latter returns to the site of his greatest victory over a track he likes. The former needed every furlong of the West Virginia Governor Stakes to overpower the pacesetter, but he got the photo by a head. It was a return to winning form after he fan a flat fifth in the GI Stephen Foster in his first appearance since claiming the World Cup in the UAE in early April. The 2024 Kentucky Derby winner has consistently shown that he like the Churchill track, and Mystik Dan will try to reverse his fortunes here after a try over the turf last out at Colonial Downs in the GI Arlington Million. He finished one spot ahead of Hit Show in the Stephen Foster, and won the GIII Blame Stakes–a race which also yielded the ultra-consistent Banishing (Ghostzapper). It's never wise to count this horse out as he's only been off the board once this season, and every other time, he's either outbattled his challenger or given them all they can handle. He's probably going to do the same thing again here. In the 12th renewal fo the Lukas Classic, the late trainer's widow Laurie Lukas will be on hand to present the trophy to the winning connections. Most Wanted (Candy Ride {Arg}) will be very tough to beat in the GIII Ack Ack Stakes as the 6-5 favorite drawn along the rail. He's shaping up to be the lone speed, and it will be a tough to run him down as he's not shy about throwing down in a fight. Will Take It (Tapit) comes in with a two race winstreak and good prior efforts at this track, but will be playing catch up in the lane. Who Dey (Liam's Map) on the far outside will be looking to claim his fourth win in a row. The post Locked Looms Large in Woodward, ‘Win and You’re In’ Weekend at Santa Anita Kicks Off Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After suffering six straight defeats, R. Lee Lewis' Gun Song returned to the winner's circle in the $232,500 Beldame Stakes (G2) Sept. 26 at Aqueduct Racetrack.View the full article

Charm Stone advertised her spring credentials when she returned from a spell with a brilliant victory in the Sept. 26 Manikato Stakes (G1) over 1,200 meters (about six furlongs) at Moonee Valley Racecourse, her second taste of group 1 honors.View the full article

By Jonny Turner Clotilde Wainwright should find life a lot easier when she returns to Gore on Sunday. In her last visit to Eastern Southland, the four-year-old ran a fighting third behind one of the rising stars of New Zealand trotting in Tarragindi. This time the Nathan Williamson-trained mare slots into a Gold Chip Final, taking on maidens and one and two-win trotters. And it has made her a clear top-pick in early betting. “She would be my best chance on Sunday,” Williamson said. “Her last run at Gore was really good and it is a step back from what she has been racing.” “She went a solid race at Addington and she’s come home and freshened up well.” “I was happy with her workout last week, it was just a quiet hit-out.” “You’d think she would be a nice chance, stepping back in class.” Williamson lines up one more runner from his stable on Sunday in Palladium. Like his stablemate, the two-year-old has had a trip to Addington and a quick freshener ahead of his Gore outing. “Having the trip to Christchurch and a race under his belt has been beneficial to him.” “He’s a progressive horse, but he is still quite green and he’s still figuring out what it’s all about.” Williamson’s outside drives are headed by the highly impressive Winton winner from in Rock Band. The Stonewall Stud pacer sat parked in tough conditions last week before powering to a big win. “It was a big effort in the conditions.” “1700m is a different ask but he began well last week and if he turns up in that sort of form he is going to be hard to beat.” Rakamick looks another big winning threat for Williamson on Sunday. The pacer has gone two big races in his two starts on the Gore all-weather, while also placing on grass there too. “The last time I drove him he only just got beaten by a nice one on the grass at Gore.” “He’s very consistent and he looks a good chance again.” Leithen Louie looks well capable of stepping up in grade on Sunday after his last start maiden win at Ascot Park. The pacer is one of two horses Williamson will link up with from the Tony Stratford stable, alongside La Dama. Styx Jewel looks another serious winning hope for the reinsman, while Haley Robyn is another solid threat. To see the Gore fields click here View the full article

Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 15:00, THE TATTERSALLS MIDDLE PARK STAKES-G1, £291,580, 2yo, c, 6fT Field: Brussels (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Coppull (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), First Approach (Ire) (No Nay Never), Five Ways (GB) (Kameko), Havana Hurricane (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}), Hilitany (GB) (Ubettabelieveit (Ire), Kansas (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), The Publican's Son (Beau Liam), Wise Approach (Ire) Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Gstaad's absence has taken something away from this Middle Park, where Godolphin's Morny third Wise Approach sets the standard as he bids to emulate his half-brother Perfect Power who took this in 2021. The Richmond winner Coppull was too free in that Deauville feature, so expect a more measured ride but he has questions to answer now. Still a maiden, The Publican's Son is the second favourite in the betting having finished runner-up on his sole start to Mission Central in the Round Tower but he has improvement to find to trouble the market-leader along with the impressive Windsor novice winner Hilitany and Sirenia scorer Five Ways. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 14:25, THE TATTERSALLS SCEPTRE SESSIONS CHEVELEY PARK STAKES-G1, £275,000, 2yo, f, 6fT Field: American Queen (Ire) (Havana Grey {GB}), Anthelia (Ire) (Supremacy {Ire}), Beautify (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Fitzella (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Golden Palace (GB) (Palace Pier {GB}), Havana Anna (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Orion's Belt (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Royal Fixation (GB) (Palace Pier {GB}), True Love (Ire) (No Nay Never). TDN Analysis: Good luck to anybody who can guess who comes out on top from the Lowther winner Royal Fixation, the Queen Mary and Railway winner and Phoenix Stakes runner-up True Love and the Airlie Stud Stakes winner and Moyglare runner-up Beautify. That isn't even accounting for the Lowther runner-up America Queen, who was probably still a work in progress at York, and the Princess Margaret winner Fitzella and even the ultra-game Dick Poole scorer Anthelia whose innate toughness will take her far. In all probability, Beautify will be the one given how she dealt with her genuine top-drawer peers Venetian Sun and Composing last time despite finding Precise too strong. Last year's winner Lake Victoria came from that seven-furlong contest and history could repeat. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 13:50, THE TATTERSALLS ONLINE ROYAL LODGE STAKES-G2, £133,750, 2yo, c/g, 8fT Field: Action (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Ancient Egypt (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Bow Echo (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Daytona (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Humidity (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}), Lord Britain (GB) (Universal {Ire}), Pacific Avenue (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Tailgunner Joe (Knicks Go). TDN Analysis: TDN Rising Star Bow Echo will be a warm order for this Classic pointer, given how he went through the Ascendant at Haydock last time, but there is the small matter of Ballydoyle's Action laying in wait and that half-brother to Lambourn can surely only get better with time and experience. Other TDN Rising Stars are Godolphin's Pacific Avenue, who has something to prove after his Solario fourth and will need his run timed much better here, and Amo's unbeaten Ancient Egypt who gives all the right vibes despite lacking experience. Ballydoyle have won this with second-strings in the past and Daytona can be written off by nobody. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Curragh, post time: 14:35, QATAR RACING & EQUESTRIAN CLUB BERESFORD STAKES-G2, €72,000, 2yo, 8fT Field: Al Haarith (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Geryon (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Hawk Mountain (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Port Of Spain (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Shaihaan (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). TDN Analysis: This is another contest almost dominated by the O'Briens, with the outlier being Geryon who shades favouritism having been second in the Futurity here last month. For those thinking Derby 2026, the performances of Ballydoyle's maiden winners Hawk Mountain and Port Of Spain will come under close scrutiny with the former the first-string having dominated over course and distance last month. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 14:37, WELD PARK STAKES-G3, €36,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Field: Alibah (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}), Amelia Earhart (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Black Caviar Gold (Ire) (Havana Grey {GB}), Kensington Lane (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Magny Cours (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Minerva (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Pivotal Attack (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Smexy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Zous And Me (Ire) (Zoustar {Aus}). TDN Analysis: She may have been beaten three times so far, but there is a sense that Aidan O'Brien holds Amelia Earhart in high regard and it is worth bearing in mind that she contested the same Doncaster maiden as Whirl had 12 months earlier. She is probably a different proposition to the filly that was beaten so comprehensively on her second start by Pivotal Attack at Galway and that rival re-opposes on the back of a sixth in the Moyglare, the form of which will be tested on more than one occasion this weekend. Black Caviar Gold comes into this on the back of her dominant maiden win at Cork, as does the impressive Gowran Park winner Kensington Lane. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:12, TOTE GUARANTEE, NEVER BEATEN BY SP RENAISSANCE STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 6fT Field: Art Power (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Big Gossey (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), King Cuan (GB) (Tasleet {GB}), My Mate Alfie (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Spycatcher (Ire) (Vadamos {Fr}), Bounty (Ire) (No Nay Never), Crestofdistinction (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), Ides Of March (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Queen Of Mougins (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), Vespertilio (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Fregada (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). TDN Analysis: Some stalwarts gather here such as My Mate Alfie, Art Power and Spycatcher and with the way that the current campaign has gone for Ides Of March it will probably come down to one of the older brigade. Vespertilio is one from six at the trip, but her latest second in the Ballyogan puts her right in the mix and there is nothing progressive to deal with this time. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Cologne, Germany, post time: 16:00, MEHL-MULHENS-STIFTUNG – 63RD PREIS VON EUROPA-G1, €155,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Field: Alleno (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}), Columbus (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Sibayan (Fr) (Blame, Egina (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Tiffany (Ire) (Farhh {GB}), Path Of Soldier (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Think Giant (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Sir Mark Prescott has won this with contest Albanova in 2004 and Alpinista in 2021 and sends forth last November's G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern runner-up Tiffany, who will head postward for her first start since. Her chief threats are dual Group 2 winner Sibayan, G1 Deutsches Derby fourth Path Of Soldier and G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern fourth Alleno. Of the remainder, Gestut Park Wiedingen's ultra consistent G2 Badener Stutenpreis victrix Egina makes most appeal in a competitive renewal, with her trainer Peter Schiergen seeking a sixth edition of Cologne's annual highlight. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Cologne, Germany, post time: 15:20, DINGER'S GARTENCENTER KOLN – SPRINT TROPHY-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: Breizh Sky (Fr) (Pedro The Great), Schutzenzauber (Ger) (Amaron {GB}), Espero (Ger) (Territories {Ire}), Shootout (Ire) (Areion {GB}), Vafortino (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Dhitjari (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}), Duty First (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Quebec (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}). TDN Analysis: Breizh Sky has annexed two black-type contests this term, outpointing Shootout by a head at Cologne in June, and is taken to confirm form in this return to pattern-race company. However, he may have to give way to G1 Irish 1000 Guineas fourth Duty First, who seeks redemption having failed to beat a single rival in Royal Ascot's G1 Coronation Stakes and Newbury's G2 Hungerford Stakes in her two subsequent starts. Fellow British raider Vafortino, unplaced in last term's G1 British Champions Sprint, has run fifth in two handicaps this term and is better judged on a runner-up finish in last year's G2 City Of York Stakes. This month's G2 Oettingen-Rennen third Quebec heads the home defence. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Cologne, Germany, post time: 14:15, OERTEL & PRUMM TEAM UNTER SPANNUNG – WINTERKONIGIN TRIAL-Listed, €25,000, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT Field: Alsterperle (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Believe in Me (Ger) (Intello {Ger}), Daiana (GB) (Zelzal {Fr}), Dirty Deeds (Ger) (Alson {Ger}), Madame Magic (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Miss Talvard (Fr) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}), Taromina (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}). TDN Analysis: This trial for next month's G3 Preis der Winterkonigin includes just two nominees, Alsterperle and Madame Magic, with entries for the main event itself. Both have yet to shed maiden status, while Believe In Me, Swiss raider Miss Talvard and Dirty Deeds already have wins in the bag, with the latter defeating Taromina by a head when the pair met at Magdeburg two weeks ago. Peter Schiergen trainee Daiana is highly tried on debut. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Nakayama, post time: 15:40, SPRINTERS STAKES-G1, ¥328,800,0000, 3yo/up, 1200mT Field: Puro Magic (Jpn) (Asia Express), Yoshino Easter (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}), Danon McKinley (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), Mama Cocha (Jpn) (Kurofune), Kangchenjunga (Jpn) (Big Arthur {Jpn}), Namura Clair (Jpn) (Mikki Isle {Jpn}), Satono Reve (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Pair Pollux (Jpn) (Kinshasa No Kiseki {Aus}), Drop Of Light (Jpn) (Tosen Ra {Jpn}), Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse {Aus}), Toshin Macau (Jpn) (Big Arthur {Jpn}), Yamanin Al Rihla (Jpn) (Isla Bonita {Jpn}), June Blaire (American Pharoah), Ka Pilina (Jpn) (Dunkirk), Lugal (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), Win Carnelian (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}). TDN Analysis: With the 2023 and 2024 winners in here in the form of Mama Cocha and Lugal, Satono Reve faces a stiff task in his first run back from an admirable second in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. Plenty of Group 1 horses are on hand to complicate matters, and former Hong Kong champion Lucky Sweynesse enters on the back of a second in Class 1 company earlier this month. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Re-routed Wise Approach Aims To Emulate Half-Brother Perfect Power In The Middle Park appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sitting a picture-perfect stalking trip in a four-horse field, GUN SONG (f, 4, Gun Runner–Nicole H, by Mr. Greeley) pushed by heavy favorite Randomized (Nyquist) to post the 9-2 upset in Friday's GII Beldame Stakes at Aqueduct. Positioned third for much of the first mile as the 2-5 favorite was content to lead, John Velazquez kept his filly quiet and let Margie's Intention (Honor A.P.) back out things before sweeping to the lead as Randomized was left to battle for second with a resurging Margie's Intention. Friday, Belmont At The Big A BELDAME S.-GII, $232,500, Belmont The Big A, 9-26, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:49.45, ft. 1–GUN SONG, 124, f, 4, by Gun Runner 1st Dam: Nicole H (GSW & GISP, $811,144), by Mr. Greeley 2nd Dam: Hot Chipotle, by Victory Gallop 3rd Dam: Cajun Cat, by Storm Cat ($120,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $400,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR). O-R. Lee Lewis; B-Marianne Stribling (KY); T-Mark A. Hennig; J-John Velazquez. $137,500. Lifetime Record: 16-5-5-2, $915,720. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Randomized, 124, m, 5, Nyquist–French Passport, by Elusive Quality. ($420,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Cove Springs, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $50,000. 3–Margie's Intention, 120, f, 3, Honor A. P.–Playful Dancer, by Into Mischief. ($57,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $185,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). O-WinStar Farm LLC and Tom Mueller; B-Coteau Grove Farms, LLC (LA); T-Brad H. Cox. $30,000. Margins: 1 1/4, NK, 35. Odds: 4.77, 0.42, 2.60. Also Ran: Just Music. Scratched: Majestic Oops. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. GUN SONG upsets the Grade 2 Beldame Stakes at 9/2 under @ljlmvel for trainer @Hennigracing, earning credits toward @BreedersCup Distaff entry fees! pic.twitter.com/BgWHgyLYkA — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) September 26, 2025 The post Gun Song Upsets The Beldame appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

GI Santa Anita Derby and GI Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin) continued to prep for his upcoming start in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 1, working a half-mile bullet in company in :47.0 (1/41) Friday at Santa Anita. Journalism shared the bullet for the distance with his workmate, Touch of Destiny (Midshipman), an group-winning import from Uruguay who has not started in the U.S. Of Journalism, trainer Mike McCarthy said “I thought he worked well. It was just an easy half-mile, a leg stretcher.” Journalism most recently was second in the GI Pacific Classic Aug. 30 at Del Mar. The Journalism got a bit more serious today for @mwmracing, breezing outside of a mate @santaanitapark. The 3x Grade 1-winner & Classic @PreaknessStakes hero hit the wire in 47-sharp, galloping out in 59 and change. 35 days til @BreedersCup Classic. #BeastMode #BelieveBig pic.twitter.com/pkqnO5Jjzo — Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (@EclipseTBP) September 26, 2025 The post Journalism Drills Ahead Of Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Sept. 27 Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) at Newmarket is by no means a straight head-to-head, with four fillies holding major claims, but it could be decided by the outcome of the rematch between Lowther (G2) 1-2 Royal Fixation and America Queen.View the full article

This year's 2-year-old program has marched on without bringing the horses with it. The division is still forming ahead of the Middle Park (G1) Sept. 27, which has as strong a claim as any to be the last real leading 2-year-old race of the campaign.View the full article

Henry and Heather de Bromhead, along with their daughters Mia and Georgia, officially opened the Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre in the campus of ChildVision in Drumcondra. The 1,375 square metre indoor equine therapeutic centre, named in memory of their beloved son and brother, was built as a result of a fundraising campaign spearheaded by Chris Jones. The centre is at the forefront of specialist therapy and education for children with visual impairments and will give children with visual impairments and additional disabilities access to the best global equine activities in a supportive and purpose designed environment. The centre will allow the ChildVision equine team and volunteers to extend their services to reach more children over more hours making a life-changing difference, especially through the winter months and in bad weather conditions. “The equine centre at ChildVision is a wonderful legacy for our beloved Jack, a hugely missed son and brother,” said the de Bromhead family in a statement. “Horses are a huge part of our lives, and we know the physical experience of riding a horse offers so many potential benefits, especially helping address a host of physical, social and emotional issues. More so, the Jack de Bromhead Equine Centre will be a place of learning and hope, full of laughter and joy, traits that were such a part of Jack, all facilitated by the much-treasured horses and ponies that call the ChildVision stables home. “We are delighted to have been part of this journey and today to see this vision become a reality with the opening of the Centre. We are forever grateful to all the donors who came on board to support us – we know Jack would be really proud of what this life-changing generosity will enable for generations to come.” For more information on the centre, please visit the ChildVision website. The post Jack De Bromhead Equine Centre Launched At ChildVision Campus appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article