Wandering Eyes

Ka Ying Rising, the world's highest-rated sprinter, notched his 11th straight win in the Sprint Cup (G2) March 30 at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.View the full article

Sunday's eight-race card at Aqueduct was abandoned due to 'unacceptable noise levels' from an event being held at the neighboring Resorts World Casino, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced via press release. The 'March Madness Auto and Bike Show' reportedly generated noise levels which would potentially create unsafe racing conditions, and despite repeated attempts from NYRA to rectify the problem, the casino was unable to make the necessary adjustments to allow racing to continue. There was no advance notice that the event could become an issue. As a result, Sunday's card was cancelled in its entirety. The racetrack will remain open for simulcasting and live racing will resume Thursday at 1:10 p.m. The post Aqueduct Cancels Sunday Card due to Unsafe Racing Conditions appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Making his first start since winning the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar in November, Henri Matisse returned a gutsy winner at Leopardstown March 30 while taking the Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" Stakes (G3).View the full article

Fan favourite Namura Clair (Jpn) (Mikki Isle {Jpn}) occupied the runner-up spot in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen for the third consecutive year at Chukyo on Sunday, as Satono Reve (Jpn) fought off the best sprinters that Japan has to offer to make the breakthrough in Group 1 company. Defending champion Mad Cool (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) also featured in the 18-strong field, but it was Namura Clair, previously second to First Force (Jpn) in 2023, who headed the betting in her quest to finally to win this six-furlong heat. Last seen winning the G2 Hanshin Cup in December, Namura Clair was marginally preferred by punters to Satono Reve, who was having his first start since finishing third in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin. Before that the six-year-old Satono Reve had finished seventh in the G1 Sprinters Stakes won by Lugal (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), following a pair of Group 3 victories in the Hakodate Sprint Stakes and Keeneland Cup. Satono Reve broke smoothly and eased back to take the first bend in mid-division. After meeting traffic on the home turn, jockey Joao Moreira steered his mount to the outside to make his challenge and the son of Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) responded willingly, unleashing an impressive burst to hit the front 100 metres out, before holding off the fast-finishing Namura Clair to win by three quarters of a length. Mama Cocha (Jpn) (Kurofune), another Group 1 winner in a star-studded field, having struck in the 2023 Sprinters Stakes, was beaten another length and a quarter in third, just ahead of last year's Sprinters runner-up, Toshin Macau (Jpn) (Big Arthur {Jpn}). Trainer Noriyuki Hori was celebrating his third success in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, after back-to-back wins with Kinshasa No Kiseki (Aus) in 2010 and 2011, while Moreira, who has been riding in Japan under a short-term licence, was notching his third Group 1 victory on the JRA circuit. “The horse gave me a beautiful ride,” said the Brazilian-born jockey. “He behaved very well from the gate, travelled nicely on the bend. I angled him out as we approached the homestretch and from there he showed that he has an amazing ability.” Satono Reve ran out the winner of the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in Japan earlier this morning! Namura Clair was close behind, finishing second for the third consecutive year!@netkeiba | #競馬 | #高松宮記念 pic.twitter.com/0ei42On2BM — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) March 30, 2025 Pedigree Notes Satono Reve is one of eight winners from 11 runners out of the winning Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn) mare Ciliege (Jpn), with the others including the G2 Centaur Stakes hero and sire Hakusan Moon (Jpn), who ran in four consecutive renewals of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, finishing third in 2013, fifth in 2014, second in 2015 and eleventh in 2016. In 2013, he also finished second in the Sprinters Stakes won by Satono Reve's sire, Lord Kanaloa. Ciliege, whose other notable progeny include the G3 Bavarian Classic winner Warring States (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), is herself out of the Listed-placed Megami Guerlain (Jpn) (Shady Heights {GB}). Sunday, Chukyo, Japan TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN-G1, ¥329,50,000, Chukyo, 3-30, 4yo/up, 1200mT, 1:07.90, fm. 1–SATONO REVE (JPN), 128, h, 6, by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) 1st Dam: Ciliege (Jpn), by Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Megami Guerlain (Jpn), by Shady Heights (GB) 3rd Dam: Mogami Guerlain (Jpn), by Mogmi (Fr) 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (¥54,000,000 Wlg '19 JRHJUL). O-Hajime Satomi; B-Shirai Farm (Jpn); T-Noriyuki Hori; J-Joao Moreira; ¥173,864,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-HK, 12-8-1-1, $2,674,701. *1/2 to Hakusan Moon (Jpn) (Admire Moon {Jpn}), MGSW & MG1SP-Jpn, $3,838,913; and Warring States (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), GSW-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Namura Clair (Jpn), 123, m, 6, Mikki Isle (Jpn)–Sun Queen, by Storm Cat. O-Mutsuhiro Namura; B-Tanikawa Farm (Jpn); ¥69,104,000. 3–Mama Cocha (Jpn), 123, m, 6, Kurofune–Buchiko (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Makoto Kaneko Holdings; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥43,552,000. Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 3.80, 3.50, 14.60. Also Ran: Toshin Macau (Jpn), A Shin Fencer (Jpn), Mad Cool (Ire), Lugal (Jpn), Drop of Light (Jpn), Big Caesar (Jpn), Kangchenjunga (Jpn), Travesura (Jpn), Balsam Note (Jpn), Mozu Meimei (Jpn), Off Trail (GB), Kitano Express (Jpn), Win Greatest (Jpn), Suzu Khalom (Jpn), Pair Pollux (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Satono Reve Strikes in Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Namura Clair Second Again appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

E Five Racing Thoroughbreds' Nemo (c, 3, Into Mischief–New Money Honey, by Medaglia d'Oro) came flying late to graduate on debut at Gulfstream Park Sunday. Dismissed at 20-1, the bay colt was taken in hand soon after the break and settled at the back of the field behind fractions of :24.56 and :47.86. Next to last at the top of the lane, he closed with a powerful kick, splitting horses in the final strides to just nab War Legend (War of Will) on the line, completing the mile over the lawn in 1:34.13. Nemo's dam New Money Honey carried the colors of Bob Edwards's e Five Racing to victory in the 2017 GI Belmont Oaks Invitational and 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The colt is the first foal out of the mare to make it to the races. She has a 2-year-old colt by War Front and she produced a filly by Good Magic this year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds LLC. B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (Ky). T-Saffie Joseph, Jr. NEMO found the winner's circle in Race 2 at @GulfstreamPark!! Seriously though, check out this awesome move up the fence to score under Micah Husbands. The winner paid $43.80 @SaffieJosephJr trains the son of @spendthriftfarm Into Mischief and @BreedersCup winner New… pic.twitter.com/zkandZsU8Q — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 30, 2025 The post Into Mischief’s Nemo Finds Line First in Gulfstream Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Satono Reve joined the ranks of Japan's top sprinters with a victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) March 30 at Chukyo Racecourse.View the full article

Ballydoyle's Delacroix (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) was fully expected to mark his seasonal debut with a win in Sunday's G3 P. W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown and the 4-7 favourite did not disappoint. Always comfortable on the front under Ryan Moore, last year's G3 Autumn Stakes winner and G1 Futurity Trophy runner-up kicked decisively two out to settle matters. At the line, the leading Derby prospect had 2 1/4 lengths to spare over stablemate Lambourn (Ire) (Australia {GB}), with Tiberius Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths behind in third. Straightforward Delacroix, beaten a nose in the William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes, runs away with the Ballysax Stakes on seasonal return. He's been cut into 10/1 (from 16/1) for the Derby.@LeopardstownRC | @Ballydoyle pic.twitter.com/V6ErWu34oZ — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Another Ballysax For Ballydoyle As Dubawi’s Delacroix Strikes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Coming back to the scene of her debut win, Juddmonte's Swelter (GB) (Kingman {GB}) mastered some significant peers to take Leopardstown's G3 Ballylinch Stud “Priory Belle” Stakes. Off the track since scoring over a mile in July, the daughter of the G3 Nell Gwyn Stakes winner Hot Snap (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) was fine-tuned to perfection by Dermot Weld and after swooping a furlong out readily held Ballydoyle's Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) to score at 6-1 by 1 1/4 lengths, with Cercene (Ire) (Australia {GB}) half a length away in third. 2⃣ out of 2⃣ Irish 1,000 Guineas-entry Swelter makes a winning return from 255-days off the track to maintain her unbeaten record. That's a @LeopardstownRC double for Dermot Weld and @chrishayes24.@BallylinchStud | @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/eSNgWKcbUL — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Kingman’s Swelter Stakes Classic Claim For Weld and Juddmonte appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Starting his new term having signed off with success in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Ballydoyle's Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) overcame rustiness to capture Sunday's G3 Ballylinch Stud “Red Rocks” Stakes at Leopardstown. Reserved early by Ryan Moore off the pace set by Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), the 6-4 favourite arrived late to collar that rival and the eventual second Comanche Brave (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). At the line, there were two half-length margins between the Wootton Bassetts and the non-staying Arizona Blaze. JUST! Henri Matisse gets up late to make a winning return in the Group 3 Red Rocks Stakes. That didn't look likely turning for home. Next stop, the 2,000 Guineas?@BallylinchStud pic.twitter.com/OlbDBgpdjN — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Henri Matisse Resumes The Winning Thread For Ballydoyle appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Newgate Farm released the 2025 service fees for their 16-strong stallion team on Sunday, with Extreme Choice (Aus) leading the way at A$330,000 (inc GST), the joint-highest fee for an Australian-based sire in history. “He's had a massive year,” Bruce Slade, Newgate's director of bloodstock, said of Extreme Choice, who stood at a fee of A$275,000 (inc GST) last season. “He's had a Blue Diamond winner and a Melbourne Cup winner and that's from a foal crop that averaged 30 foals in his first three seasons. He has the leading Group 1 strike rate in the world, ahead of the likes of Dubawi and Frankel. “We think he deserves to be the highest-priced sire in Australia when you consider his record, but also when you consider the scarcity around him. We like to get outside support for him and we have to look after his shareholders and the horse first and foremost.” Likewise, Extreme Choice's G1 Golden Slipper-winning son Stay Inside (Aus) has seen a small fee rise from A$55,000 (inc GST) to A$66,000 (inc GST), while Cosmic Force (Aus) is the only other stallion on the roster who has had a fee increase. He returns to his first-season fee of A$16,500 (inc GST) in 2025, up from A$11,000 (inc GST) last season. Of the four stallions who will stand at a reduced fee this season, Capitalist (Aus) remains one of the most expensive sires at Newgate, despite a 50 per cent reduction in his fee to A$44,000 (inc GST). “Capitalist is just a horse who always has something happening–constant winners, stakes runners, stakes results, new two-year-olds popping up all the time, at the trials and races,” said Slade. “He's a great horse to get a mare off to a fast start. He's been a leading sire of juvenile winners in Australia for the last five seasons, second only to Snitzel. At a really nice, good value fee this year, he will have the heat back on him and people will appreciate the value he offers.” Meanwhile, the globetrotting four-time Group 1 winner State Of Rest (Ire) will stand for a fee of A$22,000 (inc GST)–down from A$27,500 (inc GST) last year–when he returns to Australia from his Northern Hemisphere base at Rathbarry Stud. The first State Of Rest weanlings bred in the Southern Hemisphere will be on show at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in May. “There's a time lag between the demand for the first book and the first runners,” Slade added. “In the middle, people are taking on more risk, and we have to adjust the prices accordingly. Too Darn Hot, Wootton Bassett, Ole Kirk, they were all trading at their lowest [service fee] at this point in time [in their third season] and they've all sold incredibly well this year.” The fees for the other nine stallions on Newgate's 2025 roster all remain unchanged, headed by the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis (Aus) at A$44,000 (inc GST) as he awaits his first foals. The post Extreme Choice Matches Australian Record Fee at Newgate Farm in 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Aga Khan's Studs' Tarima (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) was a warm order for Leopardstown's opener on Sunday and the half-sister to Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) and Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) read the script to open her account. Sent off the 4-7 favourite, the Dermot Weld-trained newcomer delivered a flourish from rear under Chris Hayes to take command inside the final furlong and register a 1 3/4-length success from Noli Timere (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). “Chris hadn't planned to sit quite so far back on her, but she just got turned sideways when they jumped and he had to sit and do the right thing and ride her with confidence. It was a blessing in disguise, because he was able to drop her out and let her come home. She was a backward filly as a two-year-old and I didn't get to teach her that much as she was growing and developing. She is going to learn an awful lot from that race.” “Each one of the sisters are different, but there is a tremendous blend of speed and stamina that runs through the family. She is still babyish mentally and I expect a lot of progress. Hopefully, she develops to be a Stakes filly–I trained her two half sisters to win eight group 1's. I would see her going beyond a mile, but have an open mind on when we go beyond a mile. The Irish 1,000 Guineas has to be a consideration, but let's take smaller steps first and try and get black-type.” This was Weld's first winner in The Aga Khan's silks since the passing of the owner-breeder and he added, “He was a wonderful supporter of me and it was a joy to train for him and have many group 1 races for him. Hopefully the family will continue to support Irish racing.” The perfect start The wonderfully-bred Tarima justifies strong market support to make a winning debut under a confident ride from @chrishayes24. @AgaKhanStuds | @LeopardstownRC pic.twitter.com/ui0p7millL — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Lope De Vega Half To Tarnawa Wins On Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5.35 million Gr.2 Sprint Cup (1200m) to crown Zac Purton’s return to race riding at Sha Tin on Sunday. The world’s highest-rated sprinter, Ka Ying Rising (128lb) demolished his opposition with familiar nonchalance to score by three lengths from Helios Express and Lucky With You in 1m 08.18s after being eased down by Purton with 100m to go. After stalking California Spangle to the 400m, Ka Ying Rising emerged from the triple Group One winner’s slipstream and exploded away with a 10.54s sectional to the 200m to put the contest beyond doubt as Helios Express finished second for the fifth time this season behind David Hayes’s superstar. “The leader (California Spangle) today didn’t go as fast as I was hoping he would go. I travelled a bit stronger than I would have liked and with the extra weight on his back, I didn’t want to sit around and wait for the others, so I sent him for home early and he just let him do what he does,” Purton said. “He was always cruising and he didn’t give us a moment of worry and that’s the good thing about him.” Ka Ying Rising’s latest triumph elevated the four-year-old into outright third place for the most wins in a row in Hong Kong behind Silent Witness (17) and Golden Sixty (16), snapping the deadlock he previously shared with Co-Tack and Beauty Generation. With 12 wins and two seconds from 14 starts overall, the Shamexpress gelding continues to thrive ahead of his final assignment of the season – the HK$22 million Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 27 April) – before a probable tilt at the Gr.1 The Everest (1200m) in Sydney in October. “It’s nice to come back and ride a horse like him. He’s a pleasure to do anything with, he’s really relaxed going to the gates and behind the gates now. He just does everything you want him to do,” seven-time Hong Kong champion jockey Purton said. Clocking 21.88s for the final 400m, Ka Ying Rising edged to within a win of equalling the record for the most wins in a Hong Kong season and matching the feats of Beauty Generation and Lucky Sweynesse with eight victories. Hayes said: “He jumped with them and really controlled the race. Zac thought he could’ve waited a bit longer but he just thought he’d put it out of the question and he did – it was just wonderful. “Even Zac’s starting to acknowledge the horse’s ability now. It took a while but he’s starting to say he’s quite special and he really is. He runs those times with ease. The way he looks and the way he’s behaving, he is improving his manners – clearly his ability has been there the whole time. “He’s developing into a more foolproof horse. Today, he took the sit. He doesn’t have to lead – he’s alright with a sit and he’s alright leading, so he’s a beauty. “This was a stepping stone because it was a handicap and he had to give five pounds away but the (Chairman’s Sprint Prize) is set weights and that’s his grand final. It’s what he’s been set for the whole year and if he achieves it, it would be the perfect season.” Back in action after suffering a foot injury on 9 February, Purton took riding honours with a treble, also triumphing atop Jamie Richards-trained La Forza in the Class 3 Harlech Handicap (1000m) and Benno Yung’s Another World in the Class 3 Lugard Handicap (1400m). Ricky Yiu notched his sixth winner of the month when Mighty Strength (NZ) (Time Test) landed the Class 4 Severn Handicap (2000m) under Matthew Poon. Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote) continued an excellent season with a gaping four-length victory in the Class 2 Barker Handicap (1200m), slotting his fifth win from 10 starts for Dennis Yip. Ridden patiently by Hugh Bowman, the Wrote four-year-old scythed through the field to earn a PPG Bonus of HK$1 million as well as the HK$1.59 million winners’ purse. Highview Stud stallion Wrote snared a double when South Star (NZ) (Wrote) won the Pollock Handicap (1400m) for Frankie Lor and Andrea Atzeni. View the full article

Former Hong Kong-based handler’s annual return to the city coincides with a familiar galloper’s dominant victory.View the full article

Star speedster will look to complete a perfect season in next month’s Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) after coasting to victory at Sha Tin on Sunday.View the full article

Local jockey produces brilliant rails-hugging ride to lift $34.5 roughie to Group Two Chairman’s Trophy (1,600m) success.View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Lexi Nolan wanted a horse with attitude – and it sounds like she’s got exactly that in Elsu gelding No Way Else. “I like the spicy ponies,” says the 19-year-old, “he’s got a big personality. And he is pretty.” The pair have had a great start to 2025, crowned the Champion at January’s North Island Standardbred Championships and then winning the Harness to Hack event at the Waikato Equestrian Centre in late March. At the latter, against 12 other competitors, they won the In-hand and Jumping disciplines and were second in the Ridden and Dressage. “And we got the most points to win overall,” says Nolan, “it’s one of the best achievements we have had so far.” The combo was up against some high-profile names as well. For example, the Novice champion was Bolt for Brilliance and well-known racing personality Jo Ferguson while the Pleasure category was won by Zoe Cobb and Mach Shard. The 2022 Rowe Cup champion Bolt For Brilliance retired in 2023 after winning 21 races while Mach Shard was a great campaigner with 20 wins including last year’s amazing Taylor Mile – Messenger double. As a racehorse No Way Else was a good performer too. By $2m earner and multiple Group 1 winner Elsu, the black gelding started with the Chmiels in Canterbury before heading up north to Arna Donnelly. Overall, he won eight from 91, with his last race in 2017. After being approached to buy him, Nolan says she was taken by him right from the start. “I walked and trotted him on a real muddy paddock and took him home the same day,” she says, “he’s the first horse I’ve owned myself.” Now known as “Percy” he’s been to around 20 to 25 competitions and Horse of the Year twice. “He improves every single time we go out.” “Next year I want to go to HOY and finish in the top five in both the In-hand and Ridden.” And she has ambition for Percy beyond that. “I really want him to do cross country and eventing – that’s the dream.” Away from the equestrian world Nolan works as a teachers aide and is a cheerleader and cheerleading coach. It’s a busy life – but just what you’d expect from someone who likes “spicy ponies”. Event : From Harness to Hack Dates : March 22 and 23 Location : Waikato Equestrian Centre Open sponsored by Lawson Forge and Equine Services View the full article

What Tancred Stakes Day 2025 Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse When Tuesday, April 1, 2025 First Race 12:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble Group 1 action returns to Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday, with the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) and Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) sharing top billing on a massive 10-part program. The meeting was due to be run on Saturday, but due to substantial rain, the meeting was postponed by 72 hours. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit this time around, and with the track rated a Heavy 9 and with rain forecast in the days leading in, punters can expect a genuine Heavy deck come race-day. 2025 Tancred Stakes Day is scheduled to get underway at 12:35pm local time. Race 1: BM72 Midway Handicap (1300m) Mahogany Girl goes in search of a hat-trick of wins in the opening event and represents good each-way value with horse racing bookmakers. The six-year-old mare has been sensational in her two wins this time in and particularly caught the eye in her latest effort at Hawkesbury on March 8, fending off the late challenge of Well Timed as she made every post a winner. She looks to be a new horse this preparation, and although she must lug 60.5kg to victory, Mahogany Girl only needs to hold her form to be fighting out the finish in the opener. Selections: 1 MAHOGANY GIRL 7 GLOUNTHUANE 3 SUPER BRIGHT 4 SO GOOD SO COOL Race 2: Group 3 Baillieu (1400m) The Group 3 Baillieu (1400m) is restricted for the two-year-olds, where the Brad Widdup-trained Savvy Hallie gets the verdict at a good price with . The daughter of Hellbent is winless heading into start three but has had clear excuses to kick-off the campaign, bombing the start in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) before surging in the final furlong to get within 4.3 lengths of Tempted. The same form produced the 2025 Golden Slipper winner, Marhoona, and with Savvy Hallie set to relish stepping out to 1400m, watch for her to be flashing over the top in the Baillieu. Selections: 10 SAVVY HALLIE 2 NEPOTISM 5 TUPAKARA 3 SANCTIFIED Baillieu Race 2 – #10 Savvy Hallie (5) 2yo Filly | T: Brad Widdup | J: Jay Ford (54kg) Race 3: Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) The Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) will help shape the Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m) picture as the Tony Pike-trained Golden Century makes the trip across the Tasman. The son of Pierro was far from disgraced in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on March 8, closing to within 2.5 lengths of Willydoit in what turned out to be a slowly run affair. The sting out of the ground only bolsters his chances leading into the weekend, and with a few of these key rivals questionable over the 2000m, Golden Century should have no issues outstaying them in the testing conditions. Selections: 2 GOLDEN CENTURY 5 CONFETTI GARDEN 4 KING OF THUNDER 3 MUSTANG MORGAN Tulloch Stakes Race 3 – #2 Golden Century (11) 3yo Gelding | T: Tony Pike | J: Nash Rawiller (56kg) Race 4: Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) Ceolwulf looks supremely placed in the Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) on the one-week backup. He closed into third in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) on March 22, with only Gringotts and Fangirl getting the upper hand in a slowly run race. The son of Tavistock should be peaking fourth-up over the 2000m, and if the Joseph Pride-trained gelding wants to be considered a major player in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) against the likes of Via Sistina, Ceolwulf must put this lot away and justify the short price. Selections: 1 CEOLWULF 14 OUR GOLD HOPE 6 POST IMPRESSIONIST 4 ZARAKEM Next Best Race 4 – #1 Ceolwulf (10) 4yo Gelding | T: Joseph Pride | J: Chad Schofield (59.5kg) Race 5: Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) The fillies & mares step out in the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m), where the Chris Waller-trained Scarlet Oak can return to her brilliant best. She was outclassed in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) and chased home Lady Shenandoah on the worst part of the track, unsuited by the genuine Good 4 surface. Back onto rain-effected ground is her go, and with James McDonald back in the saddle, expect her to be a dramatic improver third-up in the Emancipation Stakes. Selections: 4 SCARLET OAK 15 SNOW IN MAY 2 PULCHRITUDINOUS 9 ARCTIC GLAMOUR Emancipation Stakes Race 5 – #4 Scarlet Oak (9) 4yo Mare | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (56kg) Race 6: Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) It’s safe to say Treasurethe Moment will be anchoring plenty of multi’s across the nation as she gears up for more Group 1 glory in the 2025 Vinery Stud Stakes. She’s returned in superb order after claiming the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in the spring, securing back-to-back wins in stylish fashion to kick-off the autumn campaign. The Sydney way of going is the only query heading into this, and although punters need to stomach the short price with online betting sites, it’s hard to see Treasurethe Moment coming undone in this small field of nine. Selections: 1 TREASURETHE MOMENT 2 MOVIN OUT 5 DECLICHY BOULEVARD 4 REAL CLASS Best Bet Race 6 – #1 Treasurethe Moment (5) 3yo Filly | T: Matt Laurie | J: Damien Lane (56kg) Race 7: Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) The Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) sets up as the toughest race to dissect on the Rosehill card, however, Ostraka appears well placed returning from Melbourne. The son of Pariah was tested in Group 1 company in back-to-back starts, and didn’t have much go his way after leading them out at a strong clip in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 8. His run in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) had plenty of merit prior to that failure, and with Ostraka well suited back to the Sydney way of going, expect him to bounce back third-up. Selections: 7 OSTRAKA 2 MAZU 13 ESPIONAGE 15 GENERAL SALUTE Star Kingdom Stakes Race 7 – #7 Ostraka (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Jason Collett (56.5kg) Race 8: Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) It’s hard to knock Dubai Honour as the two-time Australian Group 1 winner returns to our shores. The William Haggas-trained gelding continues to race well into his seven-year-old season, and with more luck in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m), could’ve added another international Group 1 win to the resume. Last time he came to Australia he lapped them in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) before dismantling Anamoe in the 2023 Queen Elizabeth, and if he can replicate those performances again, he must be considered the one to beat in the Tancred Stakes. Selections: 1 DUBAI HONOUR 13 LA CRIQUE 2 VAUBAN 4 DUKE DE SESSA Tancred Stakes Race 8 – #1 Dubai Honour (4) 7yo Gelding | T: William Haggas | J: Tom Marquand (59kg) Race 9: Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m) New Endeavour caught the eye first-up at this course and distance in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) on March 15. The New Bay gelding was slow away on that occasion and got too far back turning for home, slicing between rivals as he closed to within 2.7 lengths of Iowna Merc. Rachel King should have the five-year-old within striking distance second-up, and with his best figures generally coming at start two of the preparation, New Endeavour can book his ticket to the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). Selections: 6 NEW ENDEAVOUR 5 ENCAP 11 GREBENI 1 JUST FOLK Doncaster Prelude Race 9 – #6 New Endeavour (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Rachel King (56kg) Race 10: BM88 Handicap (1400m) A stack of dual acceptors has the last race a bit of a mystery, however, Rhapsody Chic represents good each-way value as he returns from a 182-day spell. The son of Sacred Falls boasts a terrific first-up record and has never missed the frame across four starts, with two wins and two more minor placings to his name. He’s never been beaten on Heavy decks either and although Tommy Berry needs to overcome barrier 16, Rhapsody Chic warrants respect at the $15 in the Rosehill finale. Selections: 9 RHAPSODY CHIC 11 BOJANGLES 6 LES VAMPIRES 13 WELL TIMED Best Value Race 10 – #9 Rhapsody Chic (16) 5yo Gelding | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (57.5kg) Tancred Stakes Day quaddie tips for Rosehill Rosehill quadrella selections Tuesday, April 1, 2025 2-7-11-13-15 1-2-4-13-14 1-4-5-6-8-11 3-4-6-8-9-11-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Rider Penalties S Mxothwa | Egmont 26 March; use of whip; fined $400. M Hudson | Egmont 26 March; careless riding; suspended 6-13 April inclusive. L Callaway | Otago 28 March; careless riding; suspended 29 March – 5 April inclusive. T Davies | Otago 28 March; careless riding; suspended 6-13 April inclusive. A Balloo | Otago 28 March; careless riding; suspended 4-12 April inclusive. T Jonker | Otago 28 March; use of whip; fined $300. B Jacobson | Otago 28 March; use of whip; fined $500. W Kennedy | Te Aroha 29 March; careless riding; suspended 6-12 April inclusive. V Colgan | Manawatu 29 March; careless riding; suspended 6-13 April inclusive. R Elliot | Manawatu 29 March; careless riding; suspended 6-21 April inclusive and fined $650. M Alam | Tauranga 30 March; careless riding; suspended 31 March – 6 April inclusive. Trainer Penalty S Wenn | Te Aroha 29 March; late rider declaration; fined $50. Horse Penalties CHARI | Otago 28 March; lame; veterinary clearance required. CLASSIC CHAMPAGNE | Te Aroha 29 March; late scratching after rearing prior to start; must complete trial. EGYPTIAN QUEEN | Te Aroha 29 March; late scratching when found to be lame; veterinary clearance required. Protest LANDLOCK | Manawatu 29 March; caused interference; relegated from 3rd to 4th. The post 24-30 March 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Dog Penalty OPAWA BETH | Christchurch 28 March; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. The post 24-30 March 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties L Dobbs | Waimate 23 March (heard Ashburton 26 March); use of whip; suspended 3-6 April inclusive. C McDowell | Ashburton 26 March; use of whip; suspended 27 March – 4 April inclusive. M Purdon | Waikato Bay of Plenty 28 March; careless driving; suspended 5-22 April inclusive. H Orange | Manawatu 30 March; out of position at start; fined $100. R Close | Wyndham 30 March; careless driving; fined $350. Trainer Penalty B Negus | Ashburton 26 March; incorrect gear; fined $150. Horse Penalties TUAREG | Waikato Bay of Plenty 25 March; broke at start; must complete mobile start trial. ANNA | Waikato Bay of Plenty 25 March; broke in running; must complete trial. HIGHVIEW ROCKNROLL | Waikato Bay of Plenty 25 March; broke in running; must complete trial. GOLD NUGGET | Ashburton 26 March; broke in running; must complete trial. TWO FRANCS | Waikato Bay of Plenty 28 March; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. FORGIVENESS | NZ Metropolitan 28 March; broke in running; must complete trial. DOWNTOWN ORLANDO | Rangiora 30 March; broke in running; must complete trial. MODE | Rangiora 30 March; broke in running; must complete trial. ROCKOUTRAY | Rangiora 30 March; out of position at start; must complete mobile start trial. LOVEYOU TO DA SKYE | Rangiora 30 March; broke in running; must complete trial. LUNA DOLCE | Rangiora 30 March; broke in running; must complete trial. Protests WHATS UP THE HILL | Waikato Bay of Plenty 28 March; incorrect gait home straight; disqualified from 4th. ONE MORE MOMENT | Waikato Bay of Plenty 28 March; excessive galloping during race; disqualified from 5th. The post 24-30 March 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

By Michael Guerin The man behind Australian champion pacer Leap To Fame says he doesn’t mind where he draws in Friday’s $1m Race by betcha at Cambridge. But he does care where his key opponents draw. Grant Dixon has finally made it to New Zealand with his pacing hero after Leap To Fame was booked to come to last November’s New Zealand Cup but had to be pulled out with a blood complaint. He was also touted as potentially coming to this slot race last year but never made it so Kiwi fans of truly great horses, and make no mistake Leap To Fame is one, will get rewarded for their patience. Leap To Fame will join his Miracle Mile conqueror Don Hugo in the pacing race, the pair flying in from Sydney together on Sunday afternoon. On the same flight was Inter Dominion trotting champ The Locomotive, the horse to beat in the $600,000 TAB Trot, the other slot race at Friday’s massive meeting. The Locomotive is joined in the trot by fellow Australians Arcee Phoenix, I’m Ready Jet, Not As Promised and Queen Elida as Team Aussie looks to extend their trans-Tasman domination of the last two seasons. Swayzee has won the last two New Zealand Cups, Bettor Eclipse last season’s Auckland Cup, Victorian trotter Just Believe won almost every major trot in New Zealand last season before retiring while Keayang Zahara thrashed the Kiwi three-year-old trotters last November. While the best locals headed by Merlin, Don’t Stop Dreaming and Chase A Dream seem to be peaking at the right time for the Race by betcha and Oscar Bonavena is favourite for the trot, another Australian double is on the cards again this Friday. Leap To Fame is the $2.20 pre-draw favourite over Don Hugo at $3.20, with Don’t Stop Dreaming and defending champion Merlin sharing the $9 third line heading into Tuesday’s barrier draw reveal. Dixon says he isn’t as worried by Leap To Fame’s barrier draw as what Don Hugo might draw. “My fella is tough enough to do some work and still win so while I’d love a good draw he can still overcome a bad one,” he says. “What is almost more important is what Don Hugo or maybe Merlin draw. “If we draw wide or even second line and one of them draws two and runs straight to the front then it becomes a lot harder.” Barrier two is the best any of the male pacers in the Race by Betcha can draw, with Duchess Megxit automatically getting barrier 1 under the race conditions. Dixon says Leap To Fame is holding his elite form well even though his Miracle Mile defeat when sitting parked outside Don Hugo irks his trainer-driver. “I would have loved to get into the running line a bit earlier around that first bend and maybe we could have gone a bit harder but he still ran through the line well. “He was really strong in a track record mile rate at Albion Park after that so we are bringing him here happy with his form.” Leap To Fame’s first trip to New Zealand will be a hit and run mission, with the six-year-old not staying for the features to follow at Alexandra Park but with a chance he could be back for the New Zealand Cup in November. Big race success here would only be good for his future stallion career and the chances of securing New Zealand mares. The barrier draw reveal for the Race by Betcha and TAB Trot will be live on Trackside (Sky 62) at 7.30pm on Tuesday. View the full article

The future is looking bright for Andrew Forsman’s two-year-olds, with sharp gelding The Espy (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) defeating stablemate Belle Noire (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) in the Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge and Tauranga (1100m) on Sunday. After a smart trial victory at Ellerslie in mid-February, The Espy was a warm favourite to repeat that performance at Waverley on debut, but was caught three-wide throughout and finished fifth behind Pacific Breeze. Three weeks later, The Espy travelled to Tauranga and remained a short-priced favourite, albeit drifting late in the betting to close at $2.10 over Fast Net ($5.40). There was a sense of déjà vu early in the race, as The Espy stepped away only fairly and once again, was caught three-wide while Belle Noire led up the juvenile field. The filly was green turning for home and still kicked well, but The Espy was right on her tail and soon took over, showing a serious turn-of-foot in the hands of George Rooke to score by 1 – ¼ lengths. Rooke has been aboard the son of U S Navy Flag through his trial and race-day appearances and impressed the English hoop with his performance. “He trialled very nicely, we took him to Waverley and thought he would be hard to beat that day but he was just very green underneath me,” he said. “We went slow and quickened up, which really didn’t suit him. “Today, the same sort of happened, we jumped and didn’t get away very fast and I was aware of that, I didn’t want it to turn into a sprint so I kicked on. “For about five strides at the top of the bend, he just speed-wobbled with greenness, but when he got 200m out, he was really galloping along. He’ll get 14 and a mile next year very nicely. “What he’s shown us is just a glimpse here today, he could be a very nice horse.” Bred by The Oaks Stud, The Espy was purchased for $100,000 by Forsman at the 2024 Karaka Yearling Sales and was subsequently passed in after failing to meet his $150,000 reserve at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sales in November. Forsman had also had confidence coming into Waverley debut and was pleased to see his gelding deliver on that promise second-up. “It was a hard call to bring him back to the races after being three-wide without cover last time and I think he’s a seriously good horse,” Forsman said. “It didn’t really unfold how we wanted it to today but he was good enough to get away with it. “He’s got a long way to go physically, so whether we need to go one more, we’ll leave that up to him and see how he comes through it. He’s handled the day really well, but physically he’s got so much improvement and he’s going to be a really good three-year-old.” A filly by Turn Me Loose, Belle Noire was a $50,000 purchase out of Windsor Park Stud’s draft at Karaka, impressing Forsman enough to return in January to purchase her full-brother for $30,000. “She was super, she was very professional today and did everything right, she’ll only improve with that run,” he said. View the full article

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable will have both the resuming Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) and comeback galloper Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) in the Gr.3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Ayrton won the race in 2023 and has had one run back from a near 12-month break, while Globe will be first-up off a spell having last raced in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) in December. Both horses had an exhibition gallop between races at Sandown last Wednesday with the gallop being more beneficial for Globe with Ayrton there as a companion. Ayrton resumed from a break finishing a fading ninth in the Gr.3 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on March 8. “Ayrton historically goes well fresh up, but he was a bit underdone,” Kent Jnr said. “He went forward on a warm speed and punctured late, but with a month between runs he’s much more forward. “He loves Caulfield, he’s won this race before, two years ago. “He’s going very well, action, enthusiasm for work. It’s all super with him and then there’s race day, he’s an older horse now, and like all of us, things start to be a little bit harder. “I think he’ll present much better and if we get perfect luck in running, then we’ll really get to see where we are at with him.” As he does on race day, Kent Jnr said Globe sweated up before his gallop on Wednesday. Kent Jnr said that the hit-out was beneficial for Globe who sweated up. “He’s a very, very high energy free sweater,” Kent Jnr said. “It was good to get him out there where he got a bit pent up before he got out on the track. “Last preparation Globe sweated up every run, but he finally came good in the Ballarat Cup. “He was fourth-up that day, deep into his preparation. I’d be worried if he wasn’t sweating up, he won as such in the Cranbourne Cup.” With a handicap rating of 100, Kent Jnr said Saturday’s race was the ideal contest for Globe to kick-off his campaign. “He will take the run, I would think, and then we would probably look north with him, not sure where yet, but he loves getting his toe in the ground,” Kent Jnr said. “With Ayrton, we’ll have to see with him. “He doesn’t want wet tracks, so Sydney’s out of play for him.” View the full article

Livid Sky (NZ) (Proisir) was among the best of New Zealand’s staying fillies as a three-year-old and she is coming right back into that form this campaign, winning the Pyramid Trucking (2200m) at Te Aroha on Saturday. The Stephen Autridge-trained mare placed in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m), Gr.2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2000m) and Gr.2 David and Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) last term and had a quieter spring, but a step back up to 2000m in early March was all she needed to return to the winner’s circle. She followed up that performance with a tidy fourth behind Gigi at Tauranga, and a fortnight later, faced a similar field of Rating 75 stayers at Te Aroha, starting third-favourite behind King Of The North and Giacomo. Under the 60.5kg topweight, Giacomo attempted to slow the pace in front in the mid-stages with Livid Sky in the one-one, but the mare began to over-race, forcing jockey Warren Kennedy to go forward and take over the lead at the 1300m. She immediately settled and kicked well at the top of the straight, but so did Giacomo, the pair fighting it out all the way home with the mare narrowly coming out on top in a photo finish. In a competitive finish, King Of The North was only a short neck back in third, with You Know a further three-quarters of a length in fourth. Matamata-based Autridge has always held the daughter of Proisir in high regard and was delighted with the result. “We were absolutely rapt with the win because she’s been so genuine,” he said. “We’ve got to thank Warren Kennedy for such a great ride, it was a ride than ensured we did win. We knew the topweight usually leads and when you’ve got 60 and a half kilos, you don’t want to lead at a fast pace. Those small fields are inclined to pull up in your face, so we were always going to go forward, but we didn’t expect to end up in front. “They were going that slow that she was over-racing in behind, so when Warren snuck around to the front, that forced the topweight to race outside us and gave us the advantage.” Autridge is considering a return to black-type company at short notice for Livid Sky, with a trip to Wanganui for next Saturday’s Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) a possibility. “She’s a bit stronger, but it’s taken her to the last three or four starts to get that good form back again,” he said. “It does happen quite a lot with the handy three-year-old fillies when they become four-year-olds. “She’s pretty tough and tenacious these days, so let’s hope we can get a good race under her belt for the owners. “We’re half considering the fillies and mares race next Saturday at Wanganui, but if we don’t, we’ll run in a couple of weeks’ time at Te Rapa. Hopefully if she runs well there, we can go back for the Izuzu (Gr.2 Travis Stakes, 2000m).” Bred and raced by Karl Mihaljevich, Livid Sky is out of a four-win Istidaad mare Lady Lucille, who finished fourth in a Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). Lady Lucille has also produced Lauding, a son of Proisir who finished fourth in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) before recording two wins in Australia. In 19 starts, Livid Sky has recorded three wins, four minor placings and over $143,000 in stakes earnings for Mihaljevich. View the full article

Guy, Emily & Jayne review the last Group 1 racing day of the domestic season. We’re joined by Michael McNab as he breaks back into the Group 1 winning circle. We also look across the ditch to review Alabama Lass winning at Flemington and much more. Weigh In, March 30 View the full article