Wandering Eyes

Asfoora headlines a field of 16 in the Flying Five Stakes (G1) at the Curragh; Venetian Sun, Composing to face off in the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) in a pair of Breeders' Cup Challenge Series events.View the full article

Father versus son. They teamed up to win the Irish St Leger with Order Of St George in 2015, but Aidan and Joseph O'Brien are on opposing sides 10 years later as Illinois takes on Al Riffa in what promises to be a spicy staying affair at the Curragh.View the full article

Delacroix produced a dominant performance in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1), supplying Aidan O’Brien with his 13th win in the race on Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown and earning a berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T).View the full article

LEXINGTON, KY — The Keeneland September Yearling Sale marched into Book 3 Saturday with no signs of slackening of its torrid pace as the auction's fifth session continued to produce double-digit gains over last year's figures. During the opening Book 3 session, 278 yearlings sold for $61,799,000. The session average was $222,299–up 26.69% from last year's corresponding figure–and the median of $300,000 was up 20%. The buy-back rate ticked down to 26.43% from 28.62% a year ago. “Today marks the fifth consecutive session in which we've set a record, an achievement that speaks volumes about the strength of Keeneland as the global marketplace,” said Keeneland's Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “The sustained momentum we've seen each day reflects both the exceptional quality of horses on offer and the depth of this sale.” For the first time in its history, the auction's fifth session produced three million-dollar yearlings. A colt by Into Mischief led the session when selling for $2 million–the highest-priced horse of any fifth session of the auction–to the bid of Justin Casse, acting on behalf of the partnership of Coolmore, White Birch Farm, and John Oxley. One horse brought seven figures at the auction's fifth session in 2019 and two reached that mark in 2011. Through five sessions, a record-extending 56 yearlings have sold for $1 million or more. The previous record was 40 set in 2005. Casse admitted that, before seeing the results from earlier in the sale, he might have been surprised to still being paying million-dollar prices into Book 3. “Probably a week ago, I would have said absolutely I'm surprised,” Casse said. “But not given the way the last few days have gone.” Casse continued, “Basically, Book 2 was like Book 1 of five years ago. I don't know if Book 3 is going to be like Book 2 was five years ago, but it's almost like Book 1 was in a whole other stratosphere from what we have seen in the past. And then the other books have shifted up as far as the value and the statistics of what horses are bringing.” Taylor Made Sales Agency sold one of two yearlings by Not This Time to bring seven figures Saturday. Asked if he had expected to see the million-dollar parade that started in Books 1 and 2 continue into Book 3, Taylor Made's Frank Taylor said, “I am a little surprised, but man, this market is strong. I thought it was going to be a really good sale after Saratoga, but I didn't know if that Saratoga magic was going to carry to here. It certainly did.” The table for Book 3's success was laid with the competitive market in Books 1 and 2 and Lacy looks for the auction's momentum to continue on as a new buying bench arrives to compete with buyers who got shut out earlier in the sale. “We're fortunate to have some of the most astute judges of Thoroughbreds in the world here,” Lacy said. “One thing that really stands out is how many major players are still on the grounds and active. There's been a convergence of new participants arriving with those who were here in the early books and remain determined to secure horses. The competition is still incredibly strong, and it's been exciting to watch so many engaged buyers driving the market forward. The energy that defined the opening books has carried over through each session. What we're experiencing here is truly extraordinary.” The Keeneland September sale continues through Saturday with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m. Into Mischief Colt a Book 3 Millionaire Into Mischief, who by his lofty standards had been fairly quiet during the first week of the Keeneland September sale, made his presence felt in a big way early in Saturday's fifth session of the auction when Justin Casse, bidding on behalf of Coolmore, White Birch Farm, and John Oxley went to $2 million to acquire a son of the Spendthrift stallion (hip 1197). The yearling was consigned by Gainesway and was bred by that farm and Al'Shira'aa Racing. “The sire, the pedigree, the individual,” Casse ticked off the yearling's appeal. “I think he easily could have been in any of the last two books and he just ended up in this day and he was a real standout. He's a beautiful physical with a lot of scope. And he is obviously by a sire of sires who can do no wrong.” Hip 1197 | Keeneland photo The yearling is out of Miss Jessica J (Empire Maker), who matched her son's price tag with a $2-million price tag of her own when purchased by Al Shira'aa Racing at the 2019 Keeneland September sale. The mare, who never made it to the races, is a half-sister to champion Jaywalk (Cross Traffic) and multiple stakes winner Danzatrice (Dunkirk), who produced GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes winner Tapit Trice (Tapit). Miss Jessica J's first foal, Abdul (Tapit), sold for $350,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton October sale and was flying late when second while making her debut in the My Dear Stakes for trainer Mark Casse and owner D. J. Stable in July. Hip 1197 was the sixth million-dollar yearling by Into Mischief at this year's Keeneland September sale. He was the 14th to reach that threshold from the Gainesway consignment. Not This Time Continues to Shine at Keeneland Not This Time added a pair of seven-figure yearlings to his tally Saturday, bringing his total at Keeneland this week to 14. A son of the Taylor Made stallion (hip 1426) bred by Three Chimneys Farm and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency sold for $1.4 million to Douglas Scharbauer. The colt was initially led out of the ring unsold at $1.6 million before selling after leaving the ring. “He had a great walk to him and a great mind,” said Taylor Made's Frank Taylor. “We knew he was going to bring a lot money. He got vetted over 25 times.” The colt is the first foal out of stakes winner Bella Runner (Gun Runner), who is a daughter of multiple Grade I winner Love and Pride (A.P. Indy). Later in the session, Bridlewood Farm's George Isaacs, standing out back alongside Eclipse Thoroughbred Partner's Aron Wellman, signed the ticket on a colt by Not This Time (hip 1517) for $1.15 million on behalf of the partnership of Eclipse, Bridlewood, LaPenta, and Warren. The yearling is out of Flash Magic (Pioneerof the Nile), a half-sister to champion Good Magic (Curlin). He was consigned by Summerfield on behalf of his breeder, Barbara Banke's Stonestreet. “Not This Time is a great stallion and the mare is a winner with an exceptional pedigree,” Isaacs said. “Good Magic is in the second dam. So he certainly has a stallion's pedigree in the making. We just need to get lucky and put a G-1 next to his name and we will be in good shape.” Eclipse and Bridlewood, in various partnerships, have teamed to buy 19 yearlings at Keeneland this week for a total of $8,710,000. The two operations are among the co-owners of multiple Grade I winner Journalism (Curlin), who won this year's GI Santa Anita Derby, GI Preakness Stakes and GI Haskell Stakes and was second in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes. “We are trying to buy very high-end colts and take them to the American Classics,” Isaacs said. “When we partner like this, it gives us more buying power.” Through five sessions, Not This Time has had 50 yearlings sell for an average of $721,400 and a median of $612,500. Isaacs sees Not This Time carrying on the tradition of his champion sire, Giant's Causeway. “Giant's Causeway was an exceptional sire and has become an exceptional broodmare sire,” Isaacs said. “And it looks like Not This Time is well on his way to being a very important pre-eminent sire in this country. It's really cool to see that that sire line is going on. I think the market reflects that any colt or filly by Not This Time that looks the part, the breeders are being well rewarded. And those of us that are buying to race, we want them.” De Luca Has High Hopes for Boerne's First Foal Boerne (Fed Biz) took owners Aldo and Kelley De Luca on a memorable ride, starting when they purchased her for just $10,000 at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton October sale. The filly became their first stakes winner in 2020 and went on to win stakes races at three, four and five–on dirt and turf–and was named Texas champion 3-year-old filly. The couple declined all offers to purchase the dark bay mare and chose instead to add her to their young Florida-based broodmare band. They will be hoping that decision proves fruitful when they send the mare's first foal, a son of McKinzie (hip 2286), through the ring as part of the Gainesway consignment at Keeneland Monday. “We had so many offers to buy her when she had finished her racing career, but I am into breeding in Florida,” Aldo De Luca said. “I turned down several good offers because, if I need to buy a momma like her, I'd need to bring at least $200,000 or $300,000 to the table. So, I said, 'no'.” The De Lucas have been breeding Thoroughbreds in Florida for seven years now and have nine broodmares, but after deciding to keep Boerne, they also made the decision to ship her North to begin her breeding career. “It would have been convenient to keep her in Florida, if you look at the breeders awards and everything,” De Luca said. “But on the other side of that, I knew I needed to try to play in the big leagues with her and keep her up North. So we brought Boerne to Kentucky.” De Luca had originally thought of breeding the mare to Gainesway's Karakontie (Jpn), but eventually settled on McKinzie, who was proving popular in the sales ring and successful on the racetrack. “McKinzie was a lot more expensive, but I decided it was once in a lifetime that you have such a good mother,” De Luca said. “We decided to go play in the big leagues.” Heading into Monday's sale, De Luca remains confident he is bringing a quality offering to a competitive market. “We think that Boerne will have big success as a broodmare,” he said. “And I have no doubt that the first one will be right away a good one. He is a head turner.” Nothing But Net Wente Strikes Again with Twirling Candy Colt Tommy Wente of St. Simon Place has steadily built a career finding mares to buy at discounts and and selling their foals at sometimes eye-popping profits. The breeder struck again early in Saturday's session of the Keeneland September sale when, through the Machmer Hall Sales consignment, he sold a colt by Twirling Candy (hip 1164) for $575,000 to the SF/Starlight partnership. Wente had purchased Lavendar Lane (Quality Road), with the colt in utero, for $30,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November sale. “I just try to steal them,” Wente said of his process for buying mares. “We are just trying to get a deal. Twirling Candy was $60,000 and I bought the mare for $30,000. It was a little bit light on the page, but if we can get a good foal and–BAMMO–when he was born, he was a great foal. There is no method to my madness. It's crazy.” Wente added, “Not all of them make it. But if you can pick five and one does, you are getting rid of four, but you are still going to have the one who does pretty good. I just want to get them, put them in our program and raise them the way we want to raise them and see what they do. Basically, it's paying off.” Wente said the colt's $575,000 price tag wasn't a surprise once he saw his popularity back at the sales barn. “Can I say that I thought that back at the farm, probably not,” he admitted. “But when you get over here and they start doing the vetting, you get an idea that you have a pretty good horse.” The 6-year-old Lavendar Lane, a half-sister to multiple stakes placed Vulcan (Munnings), has a weanling filly by Frosted and was bred back to Yaupon. The post $2-Million Into Mischief Colt Leads Way as Keeneland September Powers Into Book 3 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

U.S.-trained Argos denied Europeans their fourth Summer Stakes (G1T) in the last five years, prevailing over Godolphin's Wild Desert in a thrilling photo finish Sept. 13 at Woodbine.View the full article

Paco Lopez clinched his 12th riding title at Monmouth Park with one day left in the meet, and a track record seventh consecutive title. View the full article

After Godolphin runners were denied in the Summer Stakes (G1T) and Natalma Stakes (G1T) Sept. 13 at Woodbine, Godolphin's Notable Speech delivered in the CA$1 million Woodbine Mile (G1T).View the full article

"He's twice his size, so maybe he can go twice as far," Hall of Fame trainer Asmussen quipped in comparing Spice Runner to Gunite.View the full article

Delaware Park Casino, the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, the Delaware Jockeys' Health and Welfare Benefit Fund and the Delaware Park Jockeys Association teamed up to donate $20,000 to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), the organizations announced in a joint statement Saturday. Delaware Park has developed a unique funding mechanism for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund donation as, over the course of the live racing season, each jockey donates a dollar from each mount fee. Delaware Park Casino, the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the Delaware Jockeys' Health and Welfare Benefit Fund each match the dollar. “Through the years, Delaware Park has been very fortunate to have an incredible jockey colony,” said Kevin DeLucia, Chief Financial Officer at Delaware Park. “We are very thankful for the risks and sacrifices they make every day so we can enjoy great racing. We are proud to gather today together to make this small gesture of generosity to the PDJF.” For more information on the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund or to donate, click here. The post Delaware Park Teams Up To Donate $20k To PDJF appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After watching 'TDN Rising Star' Wild Desert (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) and Dance to the Music (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) defeated as the favorites in the GI Summer Stakes and GI Natalma Stakes, respectively, Team Godolphin got a measure of revenge when long odds-on 'TDN Rising Star' NOTABLE SPEECH (IRE) (c, 4, Dubawi {Ire}–Swift Rose {Ire}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}) came storming down the center of the inner turf course and Woodbine and stamped his authority on Saturday's GI Rogers Woodbine Mile. The victory secures the homebred a berth in the field for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 1. Off to a hesitant beginning from gate two and pinched back a few strides out of the gates, Notable Speech was bustled along to take up a centerfield position as My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince) took them along through decent fractions up front. Traveling strongly into the final three-eighths of a mile, Notable Speech was steered out four abreast at the quarter pole and stormed home full of run while racing on his incorrect lead to score by two lengths over the pacesetter. Gas Me Up (Hard Spun) was ridden prominently throughout by Flavien Prat and was beaten about four lengths into third. South Africa's One Stripe (SAf) (One World {SAf}) finished with interest from well back to split the field. It was a third win in the race for Godolphin, who took it with Modern Games (GB) and Master of the Seas (Ire), each of whom went on to success at the Breeders' Cup. Lifetime Record: 13-6-1-1. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby. NOTABLE SPEECH ($2.80) and @WilliamBuickX left no room for debate in the $1 million Woodbine Mile (G1) at @WoodbineTB. The 4YO colt by @DarleyEurope's Dubawi (Ire) punches his ticket to the @BreedersCup Mile for trainer Charlie Appleby & owner @godolphin with this #WAYI. pic.twitter.com/jaCDvuYuAm — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 13, 2025 The post Notable Speech Outclasses Rivals In ‘WAYI’ Woodbine Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breffni Farm's homebred Royal Spa took charge at the start of the $395,000 Locust Grove Stakes (G2) Sept. 13 at Churchill Downs and fought off all challengers to win her second career graded stakes and push her earnings past $1 million.View the full article

Catch A Glimpse Stakes winner CORSIA VELOCE (f, 2, Practical Joke–Beth's Bling, by City Zip) stayed undefeated in three races as she took the GI Natalma Stakes at Woodbine for trainer Josie Carroll. Closing between horses from just off the rail, the 12-1 longshot had to out-close all comers including pacesetter La Culasse (Knicks Go) and Hot Mash (Not This Time) while 6-5 favorite Dance to the Music (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) came with a last-ditch bid from last but could do no better than fourth. With the win, Corsia Veloce earned an automatic spot in the gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar in November. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Sikura, Glenn and Serrani, Mario; B-Hill 'N' Dale Farms & M. Serrani; T-Josie Carroll. Sales History: $20,000 RNA ylg'24 KEESEP, $190,000 RNA 2yo '24 FTDJUL. #1 CORSIA VELOCE ($26.50) is now a perfect 3 for 3 in her career after rallying between horses to win the $500,000 Natalma Stakes (G1) at Woodbine. The daughter of Practical Joke (@coolmoreamerica) was ridden by Fraser Aebly and is trained by Josie Carroll. pic.twitter.com/6THBD204Zw — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 13, 2025 Saturday, Woodbine JOHNNIE WALKER NATALMA S.-GI, C$572,500, Woodbine, 9-13, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:37.42, fm. 1–CORSIA VELOCE, 121, f, 2, by Practical Joke 1st Dam: Beth's Bling (SP), by City Zip 2nd Dam: Got Bling, by Langfuhr 3rd Dam: Rose Colored Lady, by Formal Dinner 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($20,000 RNA Ylg '24 KEESEP; $190,000 RNA 2yo '25 FTDJUL). O-Glenn Sikura and Mario Serrani; B-Hill 'N' Dale Farms & M. Serrani (ON); T-Josie Carroll; J-Fraser Aebly. C$360,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $378,117. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Hot Mash, 121, f, 2, by Not This Time 1st Dam: More Oats Please, by Smart Strike 2nd Dam: Miss Yiayia, by Gilded Time 3rd Dam: Miss Baja, by Mr. Leader TYPE. ($375,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). O-Avalon Racing Stables, Main Line Racing Stable, Jonathan I. Green and Tilted Shamrock Stables; B-Sally J. Andersen (KY); T-John C. Servis. C$100,000. 3–La Culasse, 121, f, 2, by Knicks Go 1st Dam: Breech Inlet, by Holy Bull 2nd Dam: Muneefa, by Storm Cat 3rd Dam: By Land by Sea, by Sauce Boat 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($70,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV). O-Al and Bill Ulwelling; B-Mike Carroll (ON); T-Kevin Attard. C$60,000. Margins: HF, NK, HF. Odds: 12.25, 5.05, 57.45. Also Ran: Dance To The Music (GB), Deep Learning, Dixie Law, Star Attraction, Sweet Fusion, Pina Colada. Scratched: Dyna. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Corsia Veloce Stays Perfect In Natalma, Earns BC Bid appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gun Runner, the Three Chimneys sensation whose yearlings topped the first four days of the ongoing Keeneland September sale, showed once again why he's in such demand as Spice Runner (c, 2, Gun Runner–Simple Surprise, by Cowboy Cal) captured the GIII Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs Saturday. The one-turn, one-mile Iroquois awards the first points of the 2025-26 season to the 2026 GI Kentucky Derby on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale. A Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC homebred, Spice Runner sat well behind pacesetters Comport (Collected) and No More Cents (Goldencents) through :22.69 and :46.06 fractions before looking for a way through on the turn. He found it as Comport kicked clear. Weaving down the stretch and swapping to his wrong lead, Spice Runner reeled in Comport in a perfectly timed Jose Ortiz ride, just catching him by a head at the wire. Vost (Instagrand) finished third. A debut winner at Churchill May 23 before finishing off the board in the June 29 Bashford Manor Stakes, Spice Runner was second behind Comport in Ellis Park's Aug. 10 Juvenile Stakes. O/B Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; T-Steve Asmussen; J-Jose Ortiz. Spice Runner is on the Road to the Kentucky Derby! https://t.co/JY0vEeEgMb — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) September 13, 2025 The post Green but Good: Gun Runner’s Spice Runner Gets First Derby Points in Iroquois appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Besilu Stables' NOBLE DYNASTY (c, 2, Kingman {GB}–Delta's Royalty {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), a hard-charging second on Saratoga debut Aug. 7, validated 8-5 favoritism–if only just–while making his second trip to the races Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct. By one of Europe's top stallions, the maternal grandson of three-time Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta (Empire Maker) was trapped out four wide entering the first turn, but when longshot Golden Rule (Goldencents) went on with it to put a bit of pressure on the front-runner, that allowed Junior Alvarado to slot in one off the fence and two wide heading to the backstretch. Allowed to roll forward to be in a position to have first crack at the leader when the real running started, Noble Dynasty nosed in front at the quarter pole, but was immediately confronted by the well-backed British Invasion (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}). Shoulder to shoulder into the final furlong, Noble Dynasty eventually got the better of that battle, then was all out to hold off the first-time blinkered Quiet Power (Tapit), who came at him hard to just miss. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. O/B-Besilu Stables LLC; T-Bill Mott. The post Kingman’s Regally Bred Noble Dynasty Gets It Done at Aqueduct appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A colt by Not This Time (hip 1426) became the second seven-figure yearling of the session when selling for $1.4 million to Douglas Scharbauer Saturday at Keeneland The yearling is the first foal out of stakes winner Bella Runner (Gun Runner), a daughter of multiple Grade I winner Love and Pride (A.P. Indy). He was bred by Three Chimneys Farm and was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency. The last time Keeneland September's fifth session produced two seven-figure yearlings was 2011. Hip 1426 was the 13th yearling by Not This Time to bring $1 million or more at the auction. The post Not This Colt Brings $1.4 Million at Keeneland Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In a desperate run to the finish, 6-1 shot ARGOS (c, 2, Nyquist–Athenian (Ire), by Acclamation {GB}) just outlasted a furious charge from European invader Wild Desert (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) to steal the bet365 Summer Stakes at Woodbine, a Win and You're In race for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar. The rail-drawn winner got first jump from mid pack around the far turn as the 8-5 favorite sat second to last most the running and was left with too much to do when the sprint for home started. Argos fanned out four wide at the furlong pole with Wild Desert still with eight horses to outrun and that pair, along with Two Out Hero (War Front), threw down in the final sixteenth with Argos denying Wild Desert narrowly. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1. O-David S. Romanik; B-Green Lantern Stables, LLC; T-Riley Mott; Sales History: $10,000 ylg '24 FTKJUL, $165,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. ARGOS IS INTO THE @BreedersCup! WHAT. A. FINISH AT THE SUMMER STAKES. pic.twitter.com/OEz4MAdY5r — Woodbine Racetrack (@WoodbineTB) September 13, 2025 The post Argos Denies Wild Desert In ‘WAYI’ Summer At Woodbine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sunday, Curragh, post time: 16:25, COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL IRISH ST LEGER-G1, €290,000, 3yo/up, 14fT Field: Al Qareem (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Crystal Black (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Dallas Star (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}), Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Leinster (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Queenstown (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Waldadler (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), Amiloc (GB) (Postponed {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Now that Al Riffa has proven his stamina for this trip with a clear-cut win in the G2 Curragh Cup, he holds obvious claims but last year's St Leger runner-up Illinois will be a tough nut to crack back at a trip that suits better than the marathon ones. The question is, can either live with the unbeaten three-year-old Amiloc, who gave a comprehensive beating to the Irish Champion hope Zahrann in the King Edward VII. He would be the first of his age group to win since 2019, but he is one of the best to have tried and gets eight pounds from his elders on ground he will relish. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 14:40, MOYGLARE STUD STAKES-G1, €240,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Field: Beautify (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Composing (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Pivotal Attack (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Precise (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), SKydance (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Suzie Songs (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Venetian Sun (Ire) (Starman {GB}). TDN Analysis: Composing has done nothing wrong so far and it is probable that she will be able to complete the Silver Flash-Debutante-Moyglare treble here. Venetian Sun will have her own thoughts on that subject, but this will represent an entirely different test to Deauville's six-furlong Prix Morny. Her class cannot be questioned, but her stamina certainly can be especially if the ground is testing so this will answer some questions. Aidan O'Brien also has the G2 Airlie Stud Stakes and G3 Prestige Stakes winners Beautify and Precise and both are fascinating contenders, with the former bred to get a lot further than the six over which she put away Lady Iman last time. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:15, BAR ONE RACING FLYING FIVE STAKES-G1, €240,000, 3yo/up, 5fT Field: Art Power (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Erosandpsyche (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}), Night Raider (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Two Stars (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), Powerful Nation (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Whistlejacket (Ire) (No Nay Never), Asfoora (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}), Mgheera (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), Nighteyes (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), She's Quality (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Vadream (GB) (Brazen Beau {Aus}), Grande Marques (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Lady With The Lamp (Ire) (King Of Change {GB}), Saratoga Special (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Having won the Nunthorpe, Asfoora owes nobody anything and she has to do it all over again on this very different track. Amo Racing's duo have in their armoury the fact that they have excelled on it, with the Phoenix, Railway and Phoenix Sprint Stakes winner Bucanero Fuerte joining the Sapphire Stakes and Marble Hill winner Arizona Blaze. After Friday's Flying Childers, King Power and Tim Easterby are flying high but Ireland-lover Art Power could put the cherry on top if able to muster one of his big efforts, while the unexposed Two Stars warrants respect at a venue he clearly appreciates. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:50, GOFFS VINCENT O'BRIEN NATIONAL STAKES-G1, €240,000, 2yo, c/f, 7fT Field: Dorset (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Gstaad (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Italy (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), North Coast (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Saba Desert (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Zavateri (Ire) (Without Parole {GB}). TDN Analysis: In an era where genuine two-year-old stand-offs are becoming increasingly rare, thankfully this is a proper conundrum with none of the protagonists readily written off. Ballydoyle supply the Coventry winner and Morny runner-up Gstaad and two TDN Rising Stars Italy and Dorset and it is not a given that Soumillon is on the right one. Charlie Appleby has kept the Superlative winner Saba Desert back for this since Newmarket's July Festival and he treads the proven path of the yard's 2018 and 2021 winners Quorto and Native Trail, while the July and Vintage winner Zavateri is very much in the mix along with the Tyros scorer North Coast whose stable have won three of the last five renewals. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Curragh, post time: 17:00, MOYGLARE 'JEWELS' BLANDFORD STAKES-G2, €120,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 10fT Field: Apercu (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}), Higher Leaves (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), Naomi Lapaglia (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}), One Look (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Snellen (Ire) (Expert Eye {GB}), Ballet Slippers (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Barnavara (Ire) (Calyx {GB}), Merrily (No Nay Never), Red Letter (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Spicy Margarita (Ire) (Earthlight {Ire}), Tarima (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Analysis: One of the weekend's less high-profile contests but always fascinating in its own right, it features a clash between Wathnan's new acquisition One Look and Juddmonte's progressive Red Letter. Both come into this off career-best wins with confidence high, while the race's outlier is Ballydoyle's three-year-old Ballet Slippers who is having a strange seasonal debut having last been seen finishing third in the Fillies' Mile. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Doncaster, post time: 16:10, THE JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION SCEPTRE FILLIES' STAKES-G3, £85,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f 6yT Field: Spiritual (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Arolla (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Bright Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Chic Colombine (Fr) (Seahenge), Circe (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Fair Angellica (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire]), Fair Point (GB) (Farhh {GB}), Havana Pusey (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Jabaara (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus]), Lou Lou's Gift (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Queen's Reign (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Queen Of Mougins (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), Shuwari (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Stop The Cavalry (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Sunfall (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}), Bermuda Longtail (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Betty Clover (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Hey Boo (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), Miss Nightfall (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Third last year, Queen Of Mougins looked an improved performer on her seasonal bow in a Curragh handicap last month and is the current market-leader as a result. The 2023 Fillies' Mile runner-up Shuwari is on the way back judged on her latest win in the Listed Prix de la Cochere, while Lou Lou's Gift upped her game at Newbury last month and has the breeding to be Group-class. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 13:58, PRIX DU PETIT COUVERT-G3, €73,200, 3yo/up, 5fT Field: Spartan Arrow (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Ponntos (Ire) (Power {GB}), Ciao Pa' (Fr) (Shamalgan {Fr}), Lesslepasser (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}), Burhan (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Monteille (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}), Estepona (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}), Rayevka (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Czech speedster Ponntos makes a fourth pit-stop in this stepping stone to next month's G1 Prix de l'Abbaye and, as always, the focus will be on his ability to hold out from the front. If or when that veteran trailblazer stutters, G1 Commonwealth Cup third Rayevka and G3 Prix du Gros-Chene victrix Monteille are best-placed to take advantage. Both have finished close-up, albeit unplaced, in subsequent Group 1 contests and this should be a case of class will out. The Andre Fabre stable is firing on all cylinders and Burhan merits respect dropping down in trip. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 14:33, PRIX DU PRINCE D'ORANGE-G3, €73,200, 3yo/up, 10fT Field: Bolster (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Daring Prince (GB) (Zarak {Fr}), Croix Du Nord (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Daryz (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Uthred (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Nahraan (GB) (Make Believe {GB}), Dumonet (Ire) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). TDN Analysis: John and Thady Gosden nurtured freshly minted World's Best Racehorse Rankings topper Ombudsman through wins in Deauville's Listed Prix Nureyev and the latest renewal of this contest last year, and attempt to repeat the dose with Nawara Stud homebred Nahraan, who bids to complete the same double this time around. His mettle will be tested by dual Group 1-winning Japanese superstar Croix Du Nord, who returns off a scintillating triumph in June's G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), and is yet another representing a country eager for a first taste of G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe glory. Daryz floundered on quick ground when last of six home in York's G1 Juddmonte International and is better judged on his victory in June's G2 Prix Eugene Adam. Antoine Griezmann's homebred Uthred posted a confidence-boosting seven-length romp in July's Listed Prix Pelleas when last seen and is no back number. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 15:50, PRIX DU PIN-G3, €73,200, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: King Gold (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}), Roshvar (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Poet Master (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Divine Libra (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Siam Paragon (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), Omicrone (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Exxtra (Fr) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Stolen Kiss (Fr) (Chachnak {Fr}), Polyvega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). TDN Analysis: This launchpad to Arc Weekend's G1 Prix de la Foret plays host to the comeback of Karl Burke trainee Poet Master, whose last-of-nine effort in March's Listed Gladness Stakes was his lone start since posting a close fifth in last year's Foret. He encounters a solid home defence, which includes Claire Stephenson's ultra-consistent Siam Paragon, who was a below par seventh in July's G3 Prix Messidor last time, 2023 G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest hero King Gold, the multiple Group 3-placed TDN Rising Star Polyvega and Aga Khan Studs homebred Roshvar, who returns off wide-margin wins at Clairefontaine and Dieppe. [Sean Cronin]. Monday, Marseille-Boreley, France, post time: 13:27, LA COUPE DE MARSEILLE-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 10fT Field: Instant Fragile (Fr) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Aidan's Phone (Fr) (Prince Gibraltar {Fr}), Merano (Swi) (Vanishing Cupid {Swi}), Al Aali (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Dioptase (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Lakota Beau (Fr) (Sioux Nation), Master Cath (Fr) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Paix Des Dames (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}), Thordis (Fr) (Earthlight {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Listed Prix Aymeri de Mauleon victor Instant Fragile and Listed Prix Francois Mathet scorer Aidan's Phone are the only black-type winners lining up in this competitive affair. Dangers include G3 Prix Greffulhe runner-up Dioptase, G3 Prix de Guiche second Al Aali and dual Listed runner-up Thordis. Of the others, Lakota Beau will head postward off the back of wins at Clairefontaine and La Teste, while July's Listed Prix Frederic de Lagrange fourth Master Cath has won five of his last seven starts. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Asfoora Eyeing Flying Five appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Ken McPeek picked up his fifth win in the GIII Pocahontas Stakes Saturday when TAKEN BY THE WIND (f, 2, Rock Your World–Up For Grabs, by First Samurai) blew home in style to earn the first available points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Entered off a debut win on a rained-off main track at Saratoga in $75,000 maiden optional claiming company, the 6-1 shot took the shortest way around the far turn but was boxed in fourth on the fence at the quarter pole. Pushing through a gap into the stretch, she exploded past three other challengers and breezed home to give her freshman sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}) his first stakes winner. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Bradshaw, Terry and Leveston, Graham; B-Courtney L. Meagher (FL); T-Kenneth G. McPeek. Sales History: $70,000 ylg '24 FTJUL, $20,000 ylg '24 FTKOCT. TAKEN BY THE WIND ($14.10) split rivals and accelerated home in the $300,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G3) at @ChurchillDowns. The 2YO filly by freshman sire Rock Your World (@spendthriftfarm) was piloted by @iradortiz. Trainer @KennyMcPeek scores the first 10 Kentucky Oaks points! pic.twitter.com/4N2RpLmEl5 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 13, 2025 The post Taken by the Wind Earns First Oaks Points In Pocahontas appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Heider Family Stables' BARACCA (f, 2, Oscar Performance–Shop Again, by Wild Again) belied odds of 8-1 to score a good-looking victory while making her career debut sprinting over the main track at Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon. Away smartly from a wide gate, the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling purchase was content to force the pace from the outside through an opening quarter in :22.52. With 3-2 favorite Frolicking (Not This Time) warming up to the task three deep approaching the entrance to the straight, Baracca fought on bravely three off the inside and won the sprint to the line. Frolicking was a good second and Bonne Sante (Instilled Regard) third. The final time for the six furlongs was 1:10.55 Sales history: $500,000 Ylg '24 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Heider Family Stables; B-Jamm Ltd (KY); T-Brendan Walsh BARACCA ($19.44) aced her debut in the 5th at @ChurchillDowns. @Tyler_Gaff rode the two-year-old filly by @millridgefarm's Oscar Performance for trainer @brenpwalsh and owners Heider Family Stables. pic.twitter.com/O9yJMq74Mn — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 13, 2025 The post Oscar Performance Filly Baracca Causes Debut Surprise at Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Scandinavia showed courage and class to hand Aidan O'Brien a ninth win in the St Leger (G1) Sept. 13 at Doncaster Racecourse.View the full article

Froutien becomes the first winner for Questroyal North stallion Galilean in taking the first race during the Belmont at the Big A meet Sept. 13.View the full article

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Yearling fillies by Rubaiyat and Ardad led the way during Saturday's Auctav Flat Yearling Sale. The duo each made €20,000 on the bids of Herald Bloodstock and Anna and Moa Sundstrom of Coulonces, respectively. Sold as lot 43, the daughter of Rubaiyat and Kaiserwiese (Sholokhov) was consigned by Haras du Long Champ. She is a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner Kronprinz (Lord Of England) and the group-placed King (Lord Of England. Later in the day, lot 72, a half-sister to the stakes-placed Love Interest (Time Test), went through the ring from Haras de Fergand. Out of the Dynaformer mare Wild Mimosa, the filly counts the Group 1 winners Summoner (Inchinor) and Compton Admiral (Suave Dancer) as half-brothers to her dam.Wild Mimosa is also a half-sister to G2 Ribblesdale Stakes second Twyla Tharp (Sadler's Wells), herself the dam of four-time Group 1 winner The Fugue (Dansili). Of the 97 horses catalogued, 89 were offered and 34 sold (38%) for a gross of €228,500. The average was €6,720 and the median was €5,500. The post Pair Of Fillies Top The Auctav Flat Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Clarke Johnstone and Sparky Lad (Smart Missile) won the first edition of the Arena Racing Company (ARC) Racehorse to Eventer Challenge at the Cornbury House Horse Trials. They earned £45,000 for their victory. Owned by Tim Boland, Sparky Lad is out of the More Than Ready mare Lady Hepburn and was formerly trained during his racing days by Chris Waller. Clarke said, “This is the biggest prize I've won during my career – the prize is amazing and the initiative is fantastic, so thank you very much to Jayne McGivern, David Howden and Arena Racing Company. Ex-racehorses are wonderful athletes and they try their best for you. I hope that this class encourages top riders to ask their local racehorse trainer whether they have a horse that might suit eventing. “That's what happened with Sparky Lad – his owner, Tim Boland, runs Limitless Lodge, which is a leading breaking and pre-training yard just north of Sydney. He pre-trained Sparky and identified him as a horse that could go on to succeed in eventing. Sparky went into training with Chris Waller and this horse is what Tim described as a 'handy horse' in that he ran more than 30 times and clocked up over A$250,000, winning four times and was placed six times. Sparky has such a beautiful mind – he is the same every day and tries very hard.” In second was Ben Lee Liles and Finch Fancy (Arvico) who earned £2,000. Lee Liles co-owns the mare with Charlie Ainsworth. Rounding out the top three was the pair of Alexander Tordoff and Jack Randall (Cityscape), owned by Louise Heard. The ARC Racehorse to Eventer Challenge attracted 44 starters in its first year. The four-day Cornbury House Horse trials continue through Sunday, September 14. For more information, please visit their website. The post Clarke Johnstone And Sparky Lad Win Inaugural ARC Racehorse To Eventer Challenge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-Belmont The Big A, $80,000, (S), Msw, 9-13, 2yo, 7f, 1:24.84, ft, 1 3/4 lengths. FROUTIEN (c, 2, Galilean–It's Timeless, by Mineshaft) was hammered into 1-4 favoritism to improve on a debut third at Saratoga Aug. 15 and did just that, becoming the first winner for his freshman sire (by Uncle Mo) with a workmanlike victory in the Saturday opener at Aqueduct. With Kendrick Carmouche taking over from John Velazquez, at Woodbine for the afternoon to ride that track's three Grade I contests, the $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer was ridden for speed and maintained a narrow advantage through an opening quarter-mile that was clocked in :22.84. Continuing to lead for the run around the turn while being urged along, Froutien kept finding into the final furlong and was always holding the late bid of the debuting Royal Riddle (Practical Joke) in the run to the line, scoring by 1 3/4 lengths. A $95,000 purchase out of last year's Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearling Sale, Froutien was led out unsold on a bid of $160,000 at OBS this past March. Re-routed for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale a couple of months later, the May 7 foal breezed an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5 over the sloppy Timonium track before hammering to Mahmoud Mouni on behalf of the Libyan-based Tagermeen Racing. Froutien is out of a daughter of MSP What Time It Is, also the dam of two-time stakes winner Never Enough Time (Munnings). The dam produced a Cyberknife colt this term and was bred back to Solomini. Galilean, who stands for $3,500 at Questroyal New York, was himself a $600,000 2-year-old in training purchase and won six of his 16 starts, all in stakes company,while under the care of John Sadler. Andy and the late Susan Beadnell also bred New York-bred Haveyougoneaway (Congrats), winner of the 2016 GI Ballerina Stakes. Sales history: $95,000 Ylg '24 SARAUG; $160,000 RNA 2yo '25 OBSMAR; $700,000 2yo '25 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $54,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Tagermeen Racing; B-Andy M & Susan K Beadnell (NY); T-Todd A Pletcher. Freshman #NYsire Galilean gets his milestone first winner! Andy and the late Susan Beadnell bred Froutien, who was born at their Bead Land & Cattle Co. @KendrickCarmou1 aboard the #NYbred 2yo for Tagermeen and @PletcherRacing. Galilean stands at @QuestroyalNorth. pic.twitter.com/K4SN0A3u87 — NYTB (@nytbreeders) September 13, 2025 The post Galilean Represented By First Winner At the Big A appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article