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Bless the Broken (f, 3, Laoban–The Nightingale, by Tapit), third in the GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra S. Feb. 15, delivered a come-from-behind victory at odds of 6-1 in the Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park, good for 50 points on the road to the GI Kentucky Oaks. As Catch Can (Mo Town) was second; Admit (Blame) was third. The final time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:44.65. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-1. O-Cypress Creek Equine LLC & Madaket Stables LLC; B-Cypress Creek Equine, LLC (KY); T-William Walden. Bless the Broken gets the job done in the Bourbonette Oaks at @turfwaypark at 6/1 under @ljlmvel for trainer @wwaldenracing! TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/SnvUt1Y6qT — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) March 22, 2025 The post Bless the Broken Answers the Call in Turfway’s Bourbonette Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Lousiana-bred millionaire TOUCHUPONASTAR (g, 6, Star Guitar–Touch Magic, by Lion Heart) could have won the Sunday stakes named for his sire practically by just showing up, but instead, connections took the path of greater resistance and allowed him to take his chance against the likes of Eclipse Award and GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in Saturday's GII New Orleans Classic Stakes. Owned by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme's Set-Hut LLC, the Louisana-bred played catch me if you can in front of a partisan crowd in the Big Easy and catch him they could not. Sent immediately into the lead by Tim Thornton, Touchuponastar galloped them along in :24 flat and :47.40 as Sierra Leone caboosed the field while never too far away. Continuing to travel strongly through three-quarters in 1:10.78, the hickory-tough gelding, twice second in the GIII Steve Sexton Mile, but minus a graded victory, kept on keeping on and crossed the wire comfortably best. 'Rising Star' Hall of Fame (Gun Runner) was second ahead of Sierra Leone, who surely needed the run and was doing his best work through the line. The final time for the nine furlongs over a fast strip was a solid 1:48.10. Sales history: $15,000 Ylg '20 TTAYRL. Lifetime Record: 21-15-4-2. O-Set Hut LLC; B-Coteau Grove Farm (LA); T-Jeff Delhomme. Louisiana-Bred #5 TOUCHUPONASTAR dominates in the $500,000 New Orleans Classic (G2) over Hall Of Fame (2nd) and Sierra Leone (3rd) at @fairgroundsnola with Timothy Thornton in the irons for trainer Jeff Delhomme and owner Set-Hut (Jake Delhomme). pic.twitter.com/RTd4uuYgEB — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 22, 2025 The post Touchuponastar Upsets Champion Sierra Leone In New Orleans Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jonny Turner Trainer-driver Bob Butt thinks Kourtney Kardash is made for the biggest staying test of her career. The five-year-old will be out to add to her stunning record on grass tracks when she lines up in the Whitestone Livestock Waimate Cup at Oamaru on Sunday (4.19pm). With her outstanding grass track stats and her excellent manners in recent standing starts there only looks to be one query for Kourtney Kardash to tick off. The mare will step up to race over 3000m for the first time, a distance Butt thinks she should thrive over. “She will love it,” the trainer-driver said. “She probably lacks an ounce of really high speed but staying is really her go.” “In her last start she was beaten for speed but she really kept going.” “Whereas her win before that at Rangiora she got around them early and she kept going, it was a pretty big run that.” In producing two strong South Island efforts, Kourtney Kardash has continued the excellent form she had produced in the north for her former trainer and owner Shane Butcher. Her recent southern efforts demonstrate how well she has settled into the Butt stable. “She is a lovely mare and she has been easy to train,” Butt said. “She loves the beach and loves the pool and she seemed to have settled in really well.” “She’d done a great job before she came down and she is just continuing on her form, really.” Butt is hopeful High Step can get her manners back in check in Sunday’s feature trot, the Interpaint Fillies and Mares Handicap Trot (5.23pm) after missing away in her last two starts. “It is a shame because she has been such a good beginner.” “Two starts ago at Addington it wasn’t her fault, but then last start she was a bit fresh around at the start and got it wrong.” “She has been working well and she would be a good chance if she is able to get away on Sunday.” View the full article

Godolphin's Sovereignty (Into Mischief), a smashing winner of the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes on seasonal debut Mar. 1, drew widest in a field of 10 and was made the 8-5 favorite on the morning line for the GI Curlin Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Mar. 29. Trained by Bill Mott, looking for his first victory in the Kentucky Derby stepping-stone, Sovereignty is a homebred son of Crowned (Bernardini), whose dam Mushka (Empire Maker) was a Grade II winner of the Demoiselle Stakes as a juvenile and added the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes for Mott in 2009. Sovereignty is the mount of jockey Junior Alvarado. Somewhat remarkably, Bob Baffert also lacks a win in the Florida Derby, and the Hall of Famer will try to right that wrong with Madaket Road (Quality Road) next weekend. A $650,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate, the gray colt is winless in his two outings this season, but ran with credit when third to his Eclipse Award-winning stablemate Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes Feb. 1 ahead of a runner-up effort to Coal Battle (Coal Front) in the GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn three weeks later. Madaket Road is the 7-2 second choice on the morning line and will leave from the eight hole. Disruptor (Gun Runner), a $1.15-million Keeneland September purchase, gets the litmus test for trainer Todd Pletcher, who has saddled the last two winners of this race and seven out of the last 11. Fractionally disappointing when a money-burning third on seven-furlong debut on the Pegasus World Cup undercard Jan. 25, he put it all together last time to graduate by 9 1/4 lengths en route to 'TDN Rising Star' honors. The chestnut is drawn four and is pegged at 7-2 to begin the wagering. The post Sovereignty Favored From Outside Alley In Curlin Florida Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Journalism (Curlin), who was the 5-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager which closed Mar. 16, and the well-related Baeza (McKinzie) each worked five furlongs Saturday morning ahead of their intended appearance in the GI Santa Anita Derby on Apr. 5. Journalism, a sensational first-up winner of the GII San Felipe Stakes Mar. 1, worked in the company of 2024 GI Kentucky Derby runner Endlessly (Oscar Performance) and stopped the clock in an easy 1:01.40 (18/41) under the watchful eye of trainer Michael McCarthy. “It was a maintenance work, looking to keep him in his routine,” McCarthy said. “I was very pleased with what I saw.” An $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling, Journalism is owned by a group including Bridlewood Farm, breeder Don Alberto Corp., Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert LaPenta. Baeza, the half-brother to Classic-winning full-brothers Mage (Good Magic) and Dornoch, went his five-eighths of a mile in a more leisurely 1:03.40. “Just keeping him on schedule,” said John Shirreffs of the colt, a $1.2-million Keeneland September acquistion. “He had a real big gallop two days ago and I didn't want to overdo it.” Baeza exits a 4 3/4-length victory in a one-mile maiden over the Santa Anita main track Feb. 14. Work of the Day from @santaanitapark—Endlessly (Outside), 1:01.20, and Journalism, 1:01.40, worked 5 Furlongs on March 22nd, 2025, for trainer @mwmracing. #SantaAnitaDerby pic.twitter.com/ERjISiOpiW — 1/ST TV (@Watch1ST) March 22, 2025 The post Journalism, Baeza Work Towards Santa Anita Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Classy sprinter Rogue Lightning is set for a first United States assignment in the wake of his overseas success in the Wathnan Racing colors in Qatar last month.View the full article

With two weeks remaining until the $30.5-million Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan Racecourse, riding assignments for the American raiders are coming into focus. Perhaps the best chance for U.S. victory on the program, champion and recent G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint hero Straight No Chaser (Speightster) will look for more desert riches in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen with his regular rider John Velazquez back in the irons. The veteran reinsman's agent Kiaran McLaughlin also confirmed that Velazquez has the call aboard Il Miracolo (Gun Runner) for trainer Antonio Sano in the G1 Dubai World Cup and has also accepted the call on Little Vic (Practical Joke) for Juan Carlos Avila in the G2 Godolphin Mile. As reported in Saturday's TDN, Frankie Dettori will renew acquaintances with GI Malibu Stakes winner Raging Torrent (Maximus Mischief) in the Godolphin Mile and with Mixto (Good Magic) as he seeks what would be a record-setting fifth victory in the World Cup. Trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill confirmed Saturday that the connections of Katonah (Klimt) have elected to go with William Buick in the main event. The Norwegian-born rider guided Prince Bishop (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) to victory in the 2015 World Cup. Christophe Soumillion will take the ride on Isivunguvungu (SAf) (What a Winter {SAf}) in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint, trainer Graham Motion said on Saturday. A Belgian native, but French-based, Soumillon rode the 6-year-old on two occasions in South Africa in 2023, including a third in the Grade 1 Cape Flying Championship. Emisael Jaramillo took the 2019 Golden Shaheen and will look to double his account when he rides 2024 third-place finisher Nakatomi (Firing Line) for trainer Wesley Ward. The news was confirmed by Fergus Galvin, U.S. advisor to part-owner Qatar Racing. Paco Lopez was originally booked to partner with Steal Sunshine (Constitution) in the Godolphin Mile, but is unable to make the trip to Dubai. He will be replaced by leading Japanese jockey Christophe Lemaire, co-owner Carrie Brogden said on Saturday. Florent Geroux will be aboard GIII Gotham Stakes hero Flood Zone (Frosted) in the G2 UAE Derby and Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}), Wathnan Racing's Case Clay confirmed. Golden Shaheen aspirant Super Chow (Lord Nelson) will have Chantal Sutherland aboard for trainer Jorge Delgado and trainer Ken McPeek has yet to confirm a World Cup jockey for the newly invited Rattle N Roll (Connect). Joel Rosario, who rode the horse to victory in the G3 King's Cup and to a fifth in the G1 Saudi Cup, will be in New York for Wood Memorial day, his agent Ron Anderson said. . The American contingent was scheduled to depart South Florida on Saturday. The post Riding Assignments Firming Up For Dubai World Cup Night appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

2nd-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,000, Msw, 3-22, 3yo, 1m 40y, 1:40.34, ft, 1 1/4 lengths. LORDSHIP (c, 3, Gun Runner–Flag Day, by Giant's Causeway), the 7-5 favorite in this unveiling, cost himself position at the break with an awkward beginning and was relegated to near last of the six-horse field. Able to save ground into the backstretch, he rated in fifth past the half in :46.70 before advancing with an outside bid around the far turn. Kept wide for the drive, the Triple Crown nominee closed nicely down the stretch to surge past late leader Three Percent (Audible) close to home and graduate on debut by 1 1/4 lengths. Flag Day, already responsible for this runner's full-brother in Hall of Fame, GSW, $322,960, is herself a half to MGSP Street Ready (More Than Ready). This is also the family of MGISW Diversify (Bellamy Road). Flag Day has a 2-year-old Constitution colt named Massachusetts who brought $450,000 at Keeneland September last year. She has a yearling Justify colt and is due to Good Magic this season. Sales History: $725,000 RNA Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Earle I. Mack LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. The post Lordship, Full Brother To Hall Of Fame, Graduates On Debut At Tampa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple graded stakes-winning trainer Michael De Paulo saddled his 1,000th winner when Pop Rox won a $12,500 maiden claiming race in Gulfstream Park's sixth race March 21.View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features the return of a 'TDN Rising Star'. 5.30 Naas, Cond, €17,000, 3yo, 8fT ACAPULCO BAY (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) ended his juvenile campaign as one of Ballydoyle's plethora of TDN Rising Stars and has recently drawn favourable mention from Aidan O'Brien when quizzed about his crop of 3-year-olds. Out of a full-sister to the operation's high-class Magic Wand (Ire), the Curragh maiden winner is Derby material until proven otherwise as is the stable's other runner and fellow TDN Rising Star Trinity College (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the son of Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) whose 2-year-old form includes a second in Leopardstown's G3 Eyrefield Stakes. The post Acapulco Bay Begins The Re-entry Of Ballydoyle Classic Prospects appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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by Josh Spasaro/TTR AusNZ Snitzel's domination this season continued with his third G1 Golden Slipper Stakes winner as the filly Marhoona (Aus) won a dramatic race. Snitzel is currently leading the Australian Sires' Table by stakes winners and leading the Australian Broodmare Sires' Table by stakes winners with 14 individuals in each table. It was also the third Golden Slipper scorer for owner/breeder Emirates Park after Estijaab (Aus), also by Snitzel, and Mossfun (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}). Early in the race, Bjorn Baker filly Within The Law (Aus) (Lucky Vega {Ire}) went through the running rail, and fortunately both her and jockey Jason Collett were uninjured. Marhoona was well placed by jockey Damian Lane, sitting in behind the leaders until half-way down the straight, when she found space and shot to the lead with the rest of the field all attacking the line. She clung on and won by 0.14l from Chris Waller trained-colt Wodeton (Aus) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) with Godolphin's filly Tempted (Aus) (Street Boss) in third, 0.65l from the winner. “A huge thrill. You know, we've been through the ups and downs with the family over a lot of years with these sort of good results, bad results. But, yeah, it's a huge thrill for my team. I mean, I've got a lot of young, up-and-coming stars in the industry, I think, and they've had such a big part to play in this, probably a lot more than me,” said trainer Michael Freedman. Lightly raced, Marhoona won on debut, then was second in the G2 Reisling Stakes last start, and this was only her third start. She now has earnings of over A$3 million for owner-breeders Emirates Park. “If I'm being honest, I said to a few people, earlier today, I thought maybe it would have been nice to have had one more run under our belt, but she's a special filly,” he added. “When she won at Canterbury at first start, she ripped half a foot off winning that race, and I thought, 'you're tough'. And she bounced back from it, went to the Reisling a month later, and it's a bit of an unusual preparation, I guess, going into a Slipper at your third start. But, yeah, she's a special filly.” Pedigree Notes She becomes the 23rd Group 1 winner for Snitzel and his 155th stakes winner. He recently surpassed his own sire Redoute's Choice (Aus) and grandsire Danehill with his 83rd individual 3-year-old stakes winner. His other two Slipper winners are Shinzo (Aus) and the aforementioned Estijaab. Emirates Park have nurtured this family for several generations and their broodmare Salma (Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}) is something special as Marhoona is her fourth stakes winner from five foals to races. The unraced mare's best offspring prior to Marhoona was her third foal, G2 Stan Fox Stakes winner and G1 Sires' Produce Stakes-placed and G1 Champagne Stakes-placed Hilal (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) who stood his first season at New Zealand's Grangewilliam Stud in 2024. Salma's 3-year-old filly Silaaleh (Aus) (Tassort {Aus}) is unraced, but the mare has missed for the last three seasons. Salma is a half-sister to Listed Dulcify Stakes winner Big Time (Aus) (Danewin {Aus}) and is a daughter of G3 Fernhill Stakes winner Salameh (Aus) (Secret Savings), who in turn is a half-sister to Group 1 winner and sire Al Maher (Aus). This is the family of Group 1 winners Umatilla (Aus), Hurricane Sky (Aus), Redoute's Choice, Tom Kitten (Aus) (Harry Angel {Ire}), among others. Saturday, Rosehill Gardens, Australia GOLDEN SLIPPER STAKES-G1, A$5,000,000, ATC, 3-22, 2yo, Open Set Weight, 1200mT, 1:10.00, gd. 1–MARHOONA (AUS), 54.5, f, 2, by Snitzel (Aus) 1st Dam: Salma (Aus), by Encosta de Lago (Aus) 2nd Dam: Salameh (Aus), by Secret Savings 3rd Dam: Show Dancing (NZ), by Don't Say Halo 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Emirates Park (Mgr: N A H Lootah); B-Emirates Park Pty Ltd (NSW); T-Michael Freedman; J-Damian Lane; A$2,994,500. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, A$3,090,150. *1/2 to Trojan Harbour (Aus) (Harbour Watch {Ire}), SW-SAf; Salateen (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}), SW & GSP-Aus, $303,457; and Hilal (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), GSW & MG1SP-Aus, $1,020,598. Click for the free Arion.co.nz catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Wodeton (Aus), 56.5, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Fiera Vista (Aus), by Exceed and Excel (Aus). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK-TYPE. (A$1,600,000 Ylg '24 MMLJAN). O-Coolmore, Wynaus, Westerberg, J Poulin, Sir P J Vela, Chris Waller Racing, Lynque, Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd, R McClure, Marcstown, Meridian Bloodstock, Lockhart Waller Racing, Glentree Racing, K MacLennan & Fairway Thoroughbreds; B-Fairway Thoroughbreds (NSW); T-C J Waller; J-J B Mc Donald; A$850,000. 3–Tempted (Aus), 54.5, f, 2, Street Boss–Calliope (Aus), by Exceed and Excel (Aus). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK-TYPE. O-Godolphin; B-Godolphin Australia (NSW); T-James Cummings; J-B Shinn; A$425,000. Margins: SHD, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 7.00, 6.00, 3.80. Also Ran: Rivellino (Aus), Devil Night (Aus), North England (Aus), Skyhook (Aus), Bellazaine (Aus), Military Tycoon (Aus), Tycoon Star (Aus), Beiwacht (Aus), King of Pop (Aus), West of Swindon (Aus), Quietly Arrogant (Aus), Farcited (Aus), Within the Law (Aus). Click for the Racing Australia chart. VIDEO. What a win by Marhoona in the G1 TAB Golden Slipper, proving dreams can come true! She wins for @MFreedmanRacing and @LaneDamian! @EmiratesPark | @aus_turf_club pic.twitter.com/EAq92UCjBf — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) March 22, 2025 The post Marhoona Gives Snitzel And Emirates Park Three Golden Slipper Winners Apiece appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sam Agars MAGNIFIQUE - R9 (4) Undefeated galloper looks to have plenty of improvement in him Jay Rooney ENTHRALLED - R10 (6) Won well last time out, trialled brilliantly since and looks hard to beat Trackwork Spy MASTEROFMYUNIVERSE - R8 (3) Can overcome his wide draw to run down rivals Phillip Woo PARTERRE - R4 (3) Looks a wire-to-wire threat from a good draw with Moreira on board Shannon (Vincent Wong) ARMOUR WAR EAGLE - R5 (4) Scored well over this C&D last start and can repeat Racing Post Online MASTEROFMYUNIVERSE - R8 (3) Ran third to Fast Network last start and should win Tom Wood ENTHRALLED - R10 (6) Strong win with all favours last start, gets in nicely with only three extra poundsView the full article

Rising star of the training ranks Ollie Sangster says he is eyeing a tilt at the 1,000 Guineas with Simmering (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) and revealed that his chances of bagging a breakthrough success at the highest level this season have been bolstered by the return of 2023 Fillies' Mile runner-up Shuwari (Ire) (New Bay {GB}). Simmering came to the boil with a Group 2 success in the Prix du Calvados at Deauville before confirming herself a genuine top-notcher when chasing home Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Moyglare Stakes at the Curragh. That form places Simmering in the 1,000 Guineas picture, for which the filly can be backed at odds of 33-1. Speaking about plans, Sangster said, “We don't underestimate how hard it is [to win a Group 1] but we definitely think we have a couple of possibilities going into this season. Simmering is in good form–she stayed here and wintered well. We're very happy with how things have gone with her–the win in the Group 2 Prix Calvados was good but I suppose finishing second in the Group 1 Moyglare Stakes behind Lake Victoria was her best performance. The ground was against her in the Prix Marcel Boussac [where she finished fourth] and that effort probably came at the end of a long season. We're aiming for Newmarket. Whether we run her in a trial or not is still to be decided but I wouldn't be surprised if she went straight to the 1,000 Guineas.” Asked if he felt Simmering was too big of a price at odds of 33-1, Sangster replied, “I'd say so. She's consistent, likes quick ground and she's the second-highest rated filly in England behind Desert Flower (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). Obviously there are a few nice fillies in Ireland but they all have to turn up. At the end of the day, she's Group 1-placed filly and there aren't many of those around. A lot of the sire's progeny did very well at three last year as well–Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) being the perfect example–and Simmering is a good size and has scope, so you'd definitely be hopeful that she has trained on and has more to offer. If she can even improve a bit, hopefully she can be competitive in the 1,000 Guineas.” Simmering: is 33-1 for the 1,000 Guineas | Scoop Dyga Simmering stepped up to the plate last season for Sangster in the absence of Shuwari, who the trainer had genuine Classic hopes for, given she pushed Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) close in the Fillies' Mile as a juvenile. But having been forced to sit out last season, Shuwari is back in full training and Sangster says that he feels the best may yet be to come with the four-year-old. He said, “She obviously had a setback last season which is why we gave her plenty of time to recover and basically wrote the whole year off with her. The plan at the moment is to have a look and hopefully run in the Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes at Kempton. Her two-year-old form has worked out well with Sea The Fire, Fallen Angel and Ylang Ylang all performing to a good level last year. We're hopeful that Shuwari still retains a lot of her ability and hopefully she will have bigger and better targets to come as the season progresses. It looks like a nice starting point.” Sangster added, “We felt that, even when she was second in the Fillies' Mile, things could have been different if things would have unfolded a bit more in our favour. It is very hard to get your hands on these very good race fillies and they will be in the paddock for a long time so, between the vets and my own team, we have put a lot of work into her and it would be a real feather in everyone's cap if she can justify our decision to keep her in training.” Sangster also nominated Celestial Orbit (GB) (No Nay Never) and Flight (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) as being smart sorts to keep the right side of this season. He said, “Celestial Orbit picked up a small injury when winning the Listed Star Stakes at Sandown but she won that race well and the form has worked out nicely. She was actually bred by my old man and is a half-sister to Nayef Road (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was a good horse but just bumped into Stradivarius (Ire) a bunch of times. She's wintered well and will go for a Guineas trial of some description and is in a couple of different races in France. She's lightly-raced and we're hoping she could progress into a Group filly.” Sangster added, “Flight was third in the May Hill when travelling very strongly and probably getting to the front a little bit too soon. The step back to seven furlongs probably wasn't of benefit when she was third in the Oh So Sharp Stakes because she's quite a big filly. The dam progressed well with racing and got better with age. This filly has wintered well and looks great. I think she should have a good year. She has Group-placed form and it would be nice to win a Stakes race with her now. Her work has been really good this spring and, as I said, she's such a big filly she should be better as a three-year-old.” The post Sangster Red-Hot On Simmering’s Chances For Glory In The 1,000 Guineas appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Irish National Stud's first-season sire Nando Parrado (GB) (by Kodiac {GB}) was off the mark on Saturday with the sharp filly Golden Breeze (Fr) providing an instant breakthrough winner from his initial crop. Debuting over five furlongs at La Teste, the Ecurie de Launay homebred was quickly into stride and prominent under Fabrice Veron. Edging clear inside the last two furlongs, the Kevin Tavares-trained 3-1 shot hit the line strong to score by four lengths from Lady'Armor (Fr) (Armor {GB}). The winner is the first foal out of Samrah (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), a half to the G3 Hamburger Stutenpreis scorer Princess Badee (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}) from the Juddmonte family of the champions Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) and Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Débuts probants pour à La Teste-de-Buch ! La pensionnaire de ́ ̀ s'adjuge le Prix de la Sorec, quatrième course de 2 ans de la saison en France ! Elle est issue de Nando Parrado et Samrah qui avait brillé sur cette piste à… pic.twitter.com/AbOPThHJhb — Equidia (@equidia) March 22, 2025 The post First Winner For The Irish National Stud’s Nando Parrado appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 TAB Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill capped an extraordinary day for Grangewilliam Stud’s stallion roster. The world’s richest two-year-old race was won by the lightly raced filly Marhoona, who is by Snitzel out of the unraced Encosta de Lago mare Salma. Marhoona became the third individual stakes winner for that outstanding broodmare, who is also the dam of Grangewilliam Stud stallion Hilal. A son of the influential Fastnet Rock, Hilal won three races himself including the Gr.2 Stan Fox Stakes (1500m). He also placed in the Gr.1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), Gr.1 Champagne Stakes (1600m), Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m), Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) and Gr.2 Skyline Stakes (1200m). Hilal’s first foals will be arriving next spring. He stands for a $7,500 service fee at Grangewilliam, who also celebrated a first Group One winner for fellow stallion Derryn when standout Kiwi filly Leica Lucy took out Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Saturday’s Golden Slipper was the third career start for the Michael Freedman-trained Marhoona. She has now won two of those three, along with a second in the Gr.2 Reisling Stakes (1200m). “If I’m being honest, I said to a few people earlier today that maybe it would have been nice to have had one more run under our belt, but she’s a special filly,” Freedman said. “When she won at Canterbury at her first start, she ripped half a foot off winning that race, and I thought ‘you’re tough’. And she bounced back from it and went to the Reisling a month later. “It’s a bit of an unusual preparation, I guess, going into a Slipper at your third start. But, yeah, she’s a special filly.” View the full article

Another powerhouse front-running performance by Grinzinger Belle in Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 Packaging Needs Sunline Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley has earned her a Group One opportunity in Sydney. The fillies and mares’ feature was the fourth stakes win for the New Zealand-bred Shamexpress mare, who had previously won the Gr.2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m), Gr.3 The Vanity (1400m) and Gr.3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m). She is now in line for a shot at the Gr.1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on April 12. “We could potentially give her that chance in Sydney,” trainer Danny O’Brien said. “She’s a mare that, when conditions suit, she gets rolling and she can be hard to get on the back of, let alone get past.” That proved to be the case on Saturday, where Grinzinger Belle and jockey Declan Bates dominated the race from the front. They never gave their rivals a chance, romping home by two and three-quarter lengths over fellow New Zealand-bred mare Wrote To Arataki. The third placegetter finished another four lengths away. “She’s a lovely mare,” Bates said. “She’s a big mare to ride and she has that asset of a high cruising speed, and it’s a matter of letting her use that in the right way. She was just better than them today. “She probably didn’t begin the best today, but it was a matter of getting her up to that high stride that she has. Once we were there, it was about keeping her comfortable, bringing her back a little bit but not too much. I always felt she was going well enough. “I had to keep her up to her work in the straight. She was getting a bit lonely more than anything. I don’t think she was tying up tired, she thought her job was done, so I had to remind her there was a couple of hundred metres to go. It was a good, satisfying win.” Grinzinger Belle has now had 17 starts for five wins, five placings and A$807,655 in stakes. She was bred by Windsor Park Stud and is out of Ripsomemore, a Rip Van Winkle half-sister to Group Three winner Golden Parachute. Grinzinger Belle is another good graduate of the New Zealand Bloodstock Book 2 Yearling Sale at Karaka, where she was purchased by owner John Wheeler for $32,000. Despite some fertility challenges, Shamexpress almost 6 per cent stakes winners to runners and his 2020 crop of just over 20 foals includes Grinzinger Belle and Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising. View the full article

Two hours after his close relative Vegas Queen won Saturday’s Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham, quality New Zealand-bred gelding Gringotts took the family’s day to even greater heights with an Australian Group One triumph in the A$1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. Gringotts was bred by Totara Park Stud and is by Little Avondale Stud’s outstanding sire Per Incanto out of the Savabeel mare Miss Bluebell, whose half-sister Miss Vegas is the dam of Vegas Queen. Herself unraced, Miss Bluebell is a daughter of Operavega, a half-sister to the dam of the legendary Winx. Gringotts was offered by Archer Park in Book 1 of Karaka 2021, where Kasa Bloodstock bought him for $100,000. He was re-offered at the Ready to Run Sale later that year, but failed to meet his $450,000 reserve. He was subsequently sold privately after winning a trial at Waipa for Simon and Katrina Alexander. The Ciaron Maher-trained Gringotts quickly made his mark in Australia, finishing second in his first two starts before stringing together three consecutive wins at Pakenham and Sandown in February and March of 2023. But it has been within the last 12 months that he has really come of age. He secured his first black-type win in the Listed Members’ Handicap (1600m) at Doomben last May, while the early stages of his current season produced victories in the A$3 million The Big Dance (1600m) and A$1 million The Gong (1600m) along with placings in the Gr.3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) and this month’s Gr.3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m). Gringotts stepped up to Group One level for the first time in his 20-start career on Saturday, and he produced a career-defining performance. Ridden by Tommy Berry, Gringotts trailed the front-running Royal Patronage up to the home turn and was travelling with ominous ease coming into the straight. Berry pushed the button and Gringotts dashed to the lead, then held out the powerful finishes of Fangirl and Ceolwulf to win in a three-way photo finish. “He fought hard for this win today,” Berry said. “Ciaron said to me in the mounting yard, ‘I know the Doncaster is our main aim, but I couldn’t have him any better for today.’ He turned up and he’s just a warhorse. He knows where the line is.” Gringotts has now won 10 of his 20 starts, placing on another eight occasions and banking more than A$3.6 million. “This is fantastic,” Maher said. “He trains up at Newcastle on the beach, so I’ve got to thank James Harding and his team. “Ozzie (Kheir) and heaps of the owners are here today. They just continually find these horses. Him and Jimmysstar, they come into the stable about the same time, by the same stallion, and they’ve both won a Group One at about a similar time. Yeah, rapt for the team, they’ve done a great job.” View the full article

Another commanding performance in Saturday’s A$500,000 Gr.2 DCE Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley has booked rising star three-year-old Shanwah a shot at the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) ahead of his move to Hong Kong. A $750,000 Karaka yearling purchase by Cameron Cooke Bloodstock on behalf of owners Kevin and Vikki Payne, Shanwah commenced his career as a colt and was a placegetter at Canterbury in the spring. Gelding has proved to be the making of the three-year-old, who has now won four races in succession. He was a 1600m maiden winner at Mornington on January 22, which he followed up with a win over 1800m on Caulfield’s Heath track on February 10. Shanwah has kept his winning sequence intact since trainer Ciaron Maher stepped him up to stakes class, putting together back-to-back Group Two victories in the Autumn Classic (1800m) and Saturday’s Alister Clark Stakes. Sent out as a $2.20 favourite, Shanwah was checked shortly after leaving the starting gates, but soon recovered and moved into a comfortable position in fourth and one off the rail. Jockey Ethan Brown allowed him to stride forward coming down the side of the track, taking command before the home turn. Shanwah asserted his superiority down the straight, opening up a winning margin of two lengths over fellow New Zealand-bred Imperialist. “He can measure up, certainly,” Brown said. “The higher the pressure for this horse, the more it will switch him on. When he cruised around them, he was trying, but he had more to give, I feel. “I thought he was toying with them a bit there. He’s a horse of very high class. He’s a horse that has continued to improve. The 2000m was no worries to him at all.” Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull revealed after Saturday’s race that Shanwah has been sold to Hong Kong. “It was a deal that was done privately with Kevin (Payne), but we’ve got him to train for the Derby,” Turnbull said. “I am sure he got a good return, otherwise he wouldn’t have let the horse go. “Thankfully, the clients that bought into him have allowed us to stay in Australia to run in these two races. But I believe they take over ownership before the Derby, so you might see the horse in different colours next time. Bred by Trelawney Stud and long-time partner John Struthers, Shanwah is by Too Darn Hot out of the Iffraaj mare Lady Sayyida and is a half-brother to Group Two winner Excelida. A granddaughter of the hugely talented Sayyida, it is also the family of Ocean Park, Grunt and Zayydani. Shanwah has now won four of his eight starts with a further placing and has amassed A$558,975 to date. View the full article

New Zealand-bred mare Basilinna capitalised on the reprogramming of the Yarra Valley Cup (2040m) to Moonee Valley on Saturday, scoring a hard-fought win in her first start of a new campaign. The Yarra Valley Cup was originally scheduled to be run over 1950m last Sunday, but the meeting was called off after one race due to rain and deteriorating track conditions. The Yarra Valley Cup was instead added as an 11th race on Saturday’s Moonee Valley programme, and it was Basilinna who came out on top. “We were the big beneficiary of that,” said Emma-Lee Browne, who trains in partnership with her husband David. “We had her in for a mile here first-up, which we felt was going to be a bit sticky for her. She’s an out-and-out stayer. So we came here fresh-up. It was a little bit of a gamble. David and Lucy (daughter) ride her, and they assured me she was ready. “We had a really tough spring with this mare, trying to get her back and trying to get her to hit the line. She didn’t even look like she wanted to be here, but she’s come back now a different horse. I’m rapt for the ownership group. They stuck by her.” Basilinna was ridden by Dean Yendall, who settled near the tail in the early part of the race before guiding her to a narrow come-from-behind win over fellow New Zealand-bred Savoir Faire. “You’re always hopeful in those tight finishes, and I was 99 per cent sure I’d got it,” Yendall said. “The plan was to try and hold a spot and that didn’t happen. After the first 100m, I was out the back second-last. She was kind through the bridle and travelled enormously. “I was going to need an ounce of luck. I had the perfect run following that Te Akau horse (Savoir Faire). Young Lukey Cartwright did me a world of favours, I was able to follow him and get to his outside in the straight. She nutted to the line really well. She gave me a great feel. “You can’t be more positive after a win like that today first-up over 2000m. It was a Benchmark 100, but she’s performed up to a great standard so they’ve got bigger and better things in store.” The Brownes also bred and part-own Basilinna, having bought her dam So Royal for just $500 on Gavelhouse.com in 2019. A daughter of Novara Park stallion Staphanos, Basilinna has now had 15 starts for two wins, five placings and A$303,125 in stakes. View the full article

A day of high-quality racing and tight finishes at Trentham was topped off by another ding-donger in the last race as the favoured pair of Glamour Tycoon and Platinum Attack went head-to-head in the Listed Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist Lightning Handicap (1200m). Neither four-year-old was prepared to give an inch, however it was the Stephen Marsh-trained filly Glamour Tycoon who thrust her head down at the perfect moment to deny the Lisa Latta-prepared Platinum Attack and register her second victory at Listed level after claiming the O’Learys Fillies’ Stakes (1340m) during her three-year-old season. Rider Wiremu Pinn has struck up a profitable association with the Marsh stable lately and was once again thrilled to pick up another stakes win for the Cambridge-based operator after guiding the stable’s champion middle-distance performer El Vencedor to a pair of Group One victories in recent weeks. “I wasn’t confident I had won but she is a tough little filly and I love her,” Pinn said. “We have a great association and I do a lot of work on her at home. “It is great that Stephen is supporting me and that is my first winner in these colours, so hopefully they can put me on some more of their better ones. “She jumped very good and she relaxed beautifully. They are racing quite loose today and the gaps opened up and she has done it all on her own. “She has had to fight hard and it is very satisfying to get the job done. “I think she is going well, a lovely filly with a great attitude, conserves energy well and pretty much just does what you ask of her. She is very genuine and she will always try.” The victory completed a double on the day for Pinn, who also took out the Gr.2 IRT Wellington Guineas (1600m) aboard Vegas Queen. Glamour Tycoon was bred by Diamond Park Breeding and Racing and is by star stallion Written Tycoon, while her dam Glamour Gal is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Doomben Roses (2000m) winner Etana. Offered by Highline Thoroughbreds in Book 1 of Karaka 2022, Glamour Tycoon was bought by Marsh for $220,000 and now races in the colours of part-owner Dennis Foster’s Bourbon Lane Stable. Her 17-start career has now produced five wins and just under $330,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

Leica Lucy signed off the New Zealand stage of her career with a Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) victory that showcased all of the class and courage that has made her this season’s standout filly. The Taranaki superstar arrived at Trentham on Saturday with a near-flawless record of five wins and a second from six starts. After running first and second in a pair of 1400m races in the spring, Leica Lucy strung together four consecutive victories with increasingly impressive performances in the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m), Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes, Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) and Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m). Those four straight successes had guaranteed her the prestigious title of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year. Leica Lucy achieved all of this in a single preparation under the guidance of New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson, who farewelled his stable star with one last hurrah in Saturday’s $1 million classic. Leica Lucy’s owner-breeders Peter and Heather Crofskey sold a share in the filly to the Australian-based Ozzie Kheir in February, and her future lies on that side of the Tasman. The lead-up to the Oaks was completely dominated by Leica Lucy, who jumped as one of the hottest favourites in the race’s recent history at $1.30. Few expected the 2400m feature to be anything other than a winning curtain call. The first half of the race appeared to be following that script. Jockey Craig Grylls took up a handy position in fifth along the rail, keeping out of trouble as the field bunched up behind them going into the first turn. However, not for the first time this season, there were some nervous moments coming into the home straight. Leica Lucy was briefly boxed in, and by the time Grylls found his way through, last-start Lowland Stakes placegetter Dubai Gold had charged up on the outside with full momentum. Leica Lucy had a fight on her hands, but again she proved that she was more than up to the task. She clawed her way level with Dubai Gold, then gradually gained the upper hand and edged her out by a long neck at the finish line. The third-placed Myakkabelle was another length and a quarter behind the first pair. “It’s very special for it all to come off and get the job done today,” said Grylls, who brought up his 100th win of the season with the Oaks triumph. “She had to work a lot harder for it today, but it just shows her sheer determination and grit. “I had to use her a bit more than I would have liked to from the barrier, but I’m glad I did, because it got very tight going into the turn. I ended up in a good spot. I was just so lucky with the run I got at the 400m. “Dubai Gold was in for the fight in the straight and I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to get past her, but she’s just such a tough filly. “She can get a bit worked up in the parade ring, but then she just switches off when you take her down to the start. When you want her to go, she’s got the turn of foot. She’s an outstanding filly. “This is definitely right up there as a career highlight for me. Winning a classic for Robbie, who’s probably my biggest supporter, is very special.” It was a second Oaks for Patterson, who trained the 2006 winner Legs during his partnership with Kevin Gray. But he has no doubt where Leica Lucy ranks. “This is my biggest win by a mile, to tell you the truth,” the New Plymouth trainer said. “The Oaks is a great race, the owners Peter and Heather are close friends of mine, and my parents are here today as well, so it’s very special. “I’ve been saying this filly is the best I’ve trained, and she’s totally that. She’s just a beautiful animal. I’ve trained a lot of horses and seen a lot of horses, but she is one out of the box. “I was a bit nervous in the straight today, but she’s just such a good horse. She’s had a big season, and she was in the worst part of the track, but she got the job done. I just love the horse so much and love the owners. I don’t really know Ozzie, who joined the ownership recently, but I’ve spoken to him on the phone and he’s a great bloke. He’s all about the horse and is just a lovely man. “Having my champion mate riding her today makes it even more special. Craig and I are a great team on and off the pitch. We love our golf, our fishing and having a beer and whatnot, and that goes a long way.” The first Group One winner for Grangewilliam Stud stallion Derryn, Leica Lucy has now earned $1.01 million from her seven-start, six-win career. She finishes the Filly of the Year Series with 40 points, becoming only the third filly to crack the 40-point mark in the last 20 years – joining Justa Tad (2004-05) and Jennifer Eccles (2019-20). View the full article

Nathan Doyle‘s three-year-old, Private Harry, maintained his undefeated record with a victory in the 2025 The Galaxy at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day, defeating older rivals in the short-distance autumn spring feature. The Harry Angel colt, now five-for-five, delivered an impressive performance in the $1 million Group 1 sprint to finish up the elite levels […] The post 2025 The Galaxy Winner is 3YO Private Harry appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Schwarz, trained by John O’Shea & Tom Charlton, secured a Group 1 victory at Moonee Valley, delivering an impressive performance in the 2025 William Reid Stakes. The four-year-old son of Zoustar demonstrated his talent, winning his sixth race from 12 career starts. Jamie Mott guided the recent Group 2 Australia Stakes winner at the track […] The post 2025 William Reid Stakes Results: Schwarz Beats Benedetta, Jimmysstar Third appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Austmarr winning the Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Austmarr ($15) has made a mess of her rivals in the Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with Kerrin McEvoy making every post a winner aboard the daughter of Exosphere. It was a third-up peak for the improving four-year-old, with the Godolphin mare finally getting back to her jump-lead-win tactics that proved so fruitful last preparation when claiming back-to-back wins in five starts. McEvoy was quick to take the race by the scruff of the neck, sending Austmarr to the lead from barrier 10, and she never looked like getting chased down after ticking over some soft sectionals in the middle stages. Outback Miss () appeared to get every chance stalking from the one-one under Tyler Schiller, while Shezanalister ($5) tact on towards the inside running rail. Coco Jamboo () was doing her best work late to fill out the minor money, with Shezanalister producing her best work late as well, but it simply didn’t matter as Austmarr had pinched an unassailable lead in the final furlong. It’s the fifth win at start 13 for Austmarr, with the Godolphin mare back on track for the Sydney autumn. Click here for all Rosehill race relays. Stable representative Shane Harrigan was on course to break down the win. “Last run the plan was to be a little bit handier than we were but today from the outside gate, our hand was forced. We had to go forward,” said Harrigan. “Kerrin gave her a great ride, he kicked her out, got a nice bit of space early on. He got her across, gave her a little chance turning in, filled her up, kicked again and she put it away nicely. “We obviously have a base here now with 24 boxes at Randwick, she has been here the past few weeks and I’d say she will stay and campaign here.” Kerrin McEvoy was happy with the victory as he spoke post-race. “It didn’t surprise me either because she’d been running nicely,” said McEvoy. “I was actually happy to draw an outside gate and Anthony had been happy with her. She’d just been drawing in and in the shorter run races she’d been sort of cluttered up and it’s not to her liking. “Her good runs down south were when she was able to get to the front, have a little rest and then kick and that’s what she did then. “I was really concentrating on the brake and she got out well when the first boxes ticked. Yeah, to her credit she was able to roll home. So nice to get a win after the quarter.” Horse racing news View the full article