Wandering Eyes

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CHELTENHAM, UK — It is a rare thing for a trainer almost to apologise for winning a race, particularly the biggest race of his career, but observers of Jeremy Scott over the years would perhaps have expected nothing less. A man of exemplary manners, he would struggle to take pleasure in triumph in the face of other people's disasters, and there was drama and dismay aplenty in the G1 Unibet Champion Hurdle, won by Scott with the plucky little mare Golden Ace (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}). “It probably wasn't the prettiest,” Scott said, after the two previous winners of the race fell. First, Constitution Hill (GB) (Blue Bresil {Fr}) fluffed the fourth flight from home and, as Brighterdaysahead (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}) took up the running then emptied fast when State Man (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}) cruised by, it appeared to be his for the taking for the second year in a row. The racing gods had other ideas. The defending champion approached the last five lengths clear, with Paul Townend crouching lower in the saddle in pursuit of his third win of the day for Willie Mullins, but suddenly he was gone, crumpling on landing and leaving Golden Ace to climb the hill unchallenged as Burdett Road (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Winter Fog (Ire) (Papal Bull {GB}) and the tiring Brighterdaysahead were hampered as State Man scrambled back to his feet. Admitting to feeling “flabbergasted”, Scott continued, “It's bizarre but it's fantastic. It's a horse race and anything can happen.” Paul Townend hits the deck as Golden Ace gallops to glory | PA Media Indeed it can. And on a day which will only further inflame the already heated debate over the G1 Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle, Golden Ace has benefitted not only from the mishaps of some of her rivals but from the decision of Rich Ricci and Mullins to keep Lossiemouth (Fr) (Great Pretender {Fr}) to racing against her own sex. The latter duly won for the third time at the Festival, and that decision in turn helped Golden Ace's owner Ian Gosden to opt for the Champion route for his mare against the advice of his trainer and jockey Lorcan Williams. Fortune favours the brave. “It's unbelievable. I thought we would struggle against Lossiemouth so we thought we might as well have a go at this one,” Gosden said. “We'd already beaten Burdett Road and Brighterdaysahead once each and she was, and still is, unbeaten over two miles. There's a lot of luck in it. “Constitution Hill came down and I thought he was going to bring her down as well but she just got by him. Then she was third and I thought, 'Well, that's the dream, isn't it?'” The dream of being placed turned to the realm of near-fantasy for Gosden and Scott, who were enjoying their second consecutive win at the Festival with Golden Ace. She is the first Grade 1 winner for her sire Golden Horn, who is fast rising through the ranks of National Hunt sires. Now seven, she was bred by the Weinfeld family's Meon Valley Stud – Classic-winning owner-breeders on the Flat who also happen to have bred the best National Hunt sire to have stood in Britain in recent years in the late Kayf Tara (GB). Golden Horn, who followed Kayf Tara to Overbury Stud, has now picked up the baton. “We are lucky that we can give them time and Mr Gosden has been extraordinarily patient as well as being a great chooser of a race,” Scott added with a hearty laugh. “My wife and family are all involved and Camilla does a lot of the work at home and has the patience of a saint.” He added, “Can you give me a pinch to make sure this isn't a dream.” With young jumping prospects now regularly changing hands for eye-watering sums, the story of the unraced three-year-old who was picked up for 12,000gns and went on to become a champion is a much needed fillip to the sector, and indeed to Cheltenham Festival lore. The dramatics of the race aside, this was a result that restores the dream of smaller, battling owners and trainers the land over. A surprise but very welcome winner could not have been delivered to a more deserving team of connections. Why Mares' Races Matter Five of the last ten runnings of the Champion Hurdle have now been won by four different mares. That these horses are being funnelled through to the top level owes much to the determined expansion and upgrading of the racing programme for National Hunt fillies and mares, with the G1 Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle at its aspirational pinnacle. Some will argue that that race only detracts from the Champion Hurdle. That's tosh. Only seven mares have won the Champion Hurdle in its 98-year history. That so many of them, relatively speaking, have won in the last decade in open company is because the mares' races at the Festival are there to be aimed at by owners determined to have a Cheltenham winner. One doesn't need too good a memory to recall the days that National Hunt filly foals were all but worthless at sales, and it doesn't take a vivid imagination to guess at the potential welfare concerns if there is weak demand for 50 per cent of a jumps foal crop. Lossiemouth runs her rivals ragged in the Mares' Hurdle | PA Media On both sides of the Irish Sea the work of the respective breeders' associations and racing authorities must be applauded. Through incentive schemes and enhanced racing opportunities they have helped to turn the tide of bias towards fillies rather than against them. No more should a breeder feel utter a private cry of despair at the birth of a filly. At a time when the National Hunt population is declining in Britain, the number of mares in training in the country has risen by 30 per cent since 2012, to 1,526 in 2025. The stalking triumph of Lossiemouth (Fr) will doubtless have plenty arguing that she should have been running one race later in the Champion Hurdle itself. Perhaps she should, and perhaps she will become the eighth mare to win that race next year, but for now let's applaud the imperious beast that she is and let her owners Rich and Susannah Ricci, who have invested plenty in jumps racing over the years, enjoy another moment in the sun. As we saw so spectacularly on this day, nothing in this sport can ever be taken for granted. Any Human Heart Some people may dwell under the misconception that horse racing is just about horses. The horses must come first, always, even those that come last, but entwined in the lives of racehorses are stories imbued with all range of human emotion. As the action got underway at Prestbury Park on Tuesday and William Munny (Ire), bearing the colours of Barry Connell, scampered up the hill in vain pursuit of Kopek Des Bordes (Fr) it was impossible not to cast minds back almost two years to the day when Marine Nationale (Ire) triumphed in those same colours. They were carried then by Michael O'Sullivan, whose name this year was attached to the Supreme Novices' Hurdle in posthumous tribute, his brother Alan among the crowd as racegoers applauded this bright talent so sadly lost only last month. A day of high draam at Cheltenham | PA Media One race later, Jango Baie (Fr) (Tiger Groom {Fr}) delivered an eye-popping finishing burst not completely dissimilar to his grandsire Arazi in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile more than three decades earlier, to claim the G1 Arkle Chase in the most thrilling finish of the day. One on the board for Nicky Henderson and Nico de Joinville before the crushing disappointment of Constitution Hill, and a balm of even greater comfort to his owner Tony Barney. “It means a lot to me, as I bought the horse on the day my son got killed. His name was James Barney, the horse is Jango Baie, so the same initials,” he said. “Phenomenal. Blessed. My son is looking down on me, that's for sure. Where he came from, from the back – from losing to winning. Amazing.” An association with a horse which began in the depths of despair and, for this day at least, has lifted his owner above the numbing pain which must come with the loss of a child. Scoreboards barely matter in the wake of such tragedies, but there was a pleasing balance to the origins of the winners. Two for Mullins, of course, and another for Joseph O'Brien and JP McManus with Puturhandstogether (Ire) (Caravaggio) in what we'll still call the Fred Winter, now sponsored by Hallgarten and Novum Wines. Three for Ireland then, and, despite the binary nature of the Prestbury Cup, the four wins for British trainers were actually two for England, one for Scotland and one for Wales, with Lucinda Russell and Rebecca Curtis adding their names to the sheet with Myretown (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) and Haiti Couleurs (Fr) (Dragon Dancer {GB}). A properly united kingdom, in sport at least. The post Golden Ace Prevails in Dramatic Champion Hurdle appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Adam Corndorf isn't afraid to admit that he has never been to the Kentucky Derby, but the reason behind his skipping the iconic event–even after living in Kentucky for the past 15 years–offers some insight into the tenacious drive and determined strategy that define his leadership of Blue Heaven Farm. “I've always said I'm not going until we have something connected to a horse that is running,” explained Corndorf. “We've never had a horse run at Churchill on the Friday or Saturday of Derby weekend, but I'm hoping that we have a good reason to go this year.” Indeed, his odds of getting to Churchill Downs on the first weekend in May aren't all that bad. Blue Heaven Farm is represented by two horses on the Derby trail this year with lightly-raced Tappan Street (Into Mischief), who showed his emerging talent last month with a runner-up performance in the GIII Holy Bull Stakes, and the gritty Getaway Car (Curlin), a top juvenile last year in California who will make his next start in Saturday's Virginia Derby. Although this farm has yet to breed a Derby contender, the list of notable horses it has produced is growing rapidly. Blue Heaven's shot at getting a 2025 Kentucky Derby starter comes on the heels of the farm's best year on record in 2024 after breeding five stakes horses and several seven-figure yearlings. Perhaps most impressively, all this has been achieved with a broodmare band of just 14 mares. As a commercial breeding business, Blue Heaven Farm is the very definition of a boutique operation. Tappan Street's dam Virginia Key will visit Gun Runner in 2025 | Katie Petrunyak “Year by year we try to curate the broodmare band so that it's in that 12 to 15 range, which requires being aggressive,” said Corndorf. “If people don't like your horse because of various things, it's easy to want to prove them wrong and keep every filly you can't sell, but before you know it you have 25 or 30 mares and they're all sisters or daughters. So we try hard to be objective and make smart decisions. With the group that we have, we can be aggressive with our stallion selection and sort of be 'small but mighty.'” “But it's tough,” he acknowledged. “You can do everything a certain way and have an amazing year, then the next year do things the exact same way and have a terrible year and not really know how it happened. So I've learned that we just try to enjoy the good years as much as possible.” Corndorf has been the president and general manager of Blue Heaven since they moved onto the property on McCowans Ferry Road in Versailles 15 years ago, but the roots of his family's involvement in horse racing go back several generations. Over thirty years ago, Corndorf's grandfather Sy Baskin bought into a few racing partnerships at Arlington Park after retiring from a career in chemical manufacturing. As his stable began to grow, his daughter Bonnie Baskin took an interest as well. Where Sy was passionate about the racing side of the business, Bonnie–a microbiologist and the founder of several successful biotechnology companies–was fascinated with the breeding. The father-daughter duo formed SyBon Racing Stable. One of their early purchases was Ocean Drive (Belong to Me), a $160,000 2001 Keeneland September yearling who went on to become a multiple graded stakes winner and important broodmare for her owners. Later, as Bonnie's passion for the breeding side of the business continued to blossom, she founded her own racing and breeding operation in Blue Heaven Farm. Meanwhile, Bonnie's son Adam Corndorf was busy earning a law degree. After graduating and moving to New York, Corndorf also began to follow the family's racing business. He had big dreams for Blue Heaven and when he sat down with his mother to discuss the future, the pair drew up a plan where they would grow the operation to the point where, instead of boarding their mares, they could have their own farm in Kentucky and Corndorf would take over managing the stable. Before taking the leap, Corndorf did all he could to gain industry knowledge. Giving up his law practice, he spent a season running cards at the Keeneland September and November sales for the Taylor Made consignment, hoping to glean information on what buyers were looking for, and then he worked at Belmont Park for six months walking hots for Todd Pletcher. It was his first real hands-on horsemanship experience and Corndorf smiled as he recalled his first days on the job. One morning as he was hot walking a colt, there was an open stall door where another colt was saddled inside, waiting for the next set. Corndorf's colt spotted the open door and strode inside with Corndorf following along, helplessly clutching the shank. Corndorf family and grandfather Sy Baskin at Gulfstream Park in 2020 | courtesy Adam Corndorf “There I was in a stall with two giant colts and I'm thinking, 'This is it. This is how it ends,'” Corndorf recalled with a laugh. “But Todd was wonderful and I really appreciated him giving me an opportunity to be exposed to not just good horses, but a high-quality operation. Even after those six months, there are people who have forgotten more about horses then I'll even know, but I just felt like it would give me credibility if I had put some time into building those relationships and learning as much as I could.” After purchasing the farm in 2010, Corndorf and his wife Christine, a fellow lawyer from Los Angeles, moved into a double wide trailer on the property. In those early years, it was just Corndorf, the farm manager and one groom working together to muck stalls, mow grass and oversee the care of their stock. From the start, Corndorf was careful about maintaining a 'quality over quantity' philosophy. “This was not going to be a side hustle for us with disposable income from other businesses,” explained Corndorf. “Everything we do here is with an eye towards sustainability. The business has to support itself, so it was really about making sure that we weren't throwing money away just to say that we did it ourselves. I felt like with the right kind of numbers, we could make it work.” Blue Heaven has never been a breeder that consistently goes after seven-figure mares to build their broodmare band. Instead, Corndorf has made a habit of not compromising on race record or physical, but focusing on finding mares who might be discounted due to a lack of commercial sire power or pedigree. Starship Jubilee fit that description. The Florida-bred daughter of Indy Wind was a three-time graded stakes winner when she went through the ring at the 2018 Keeneland November Sale. Blue Heaven purchased her privately with the goal of breeding the then-five-year-old mare, but trainer Kevin Attard convinced Corndorf to keep her in training for a bit longer. The mare reeled off two unforgettable seasons and six more graded stakes wins for Blue Heaven and became the farm's first Grade I winner as an owner. “It was a Cinderella story for us for two years of heights that we never thought we would get to,” said Corndorf. “There were a couple of her races where it was four generations of us–my grandfather, my mom, myself and my two kids–so it was really fun. She's back at the farm now and is carrying her fourth foal.” Starship Jubilee's 2-year-old Quality Road filly has been retained by the farm and will be sent to Attard later this spring. Starship Jubilee and her Quality Road filly, who is now a 2-year-old preparing to join the Kevin Attard barn | Sara Gordon Our Khrysty (Newfoundland) was another similar purchase. A graded stakes victress in her own right, the mare has produced six winners since she was bought by Blue Heaven in 2011, including 2021 GI Debutante Stakes victress Grace Adler (Curlin) and Pyrenees (Into Mischief), who was retained by Blue Heaven and raced to a win in last year's GIII Pimlico Special Stakes. After a pair of runner-up Grade I performances and a start in the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Cherie DeVaux trainee is now preparing for his 5-year-old campaign. Our Khrysty's daughter Virginia Key (Distorted Humor), another Blue Heaven homebred who earned graded stakes credit in the 2018 GII Gazelle Stakes, is not only the dam of the promising Tappan Street, but also the highest-selling yearling in Blue Heaven's history. The mare's Curlin colt brought $1.4 million at last year's Keeneland September Sale. It was a Keeneland sale for the record books for Blue Heaven, highlighting their growing reputation as commercial breeders, when they were also represented by a $975,000 Gun Runner filly out of Our Khrysty. “I usually don't bring my kids to the sales because they're 10 and 12 and I'm always worried that they're going to buy a horse or something,” Corndorf joked. “I don't trust them to keep their hands down. But I kind of felt like those two had the potential to be good ones. They were both selling in the afternoon so my wife left work early, picked the kids up from school and came over. We watched them sell together from the back ring. The filly sold for $975,000 and then the next day the colt sold for $1.4 million. We had reserves that were nowhere near anything like that. They were maybe a fifth of that. We went in thinking we had good people on them and were just kind of hoping for the best. Then the bidding started and it was kind of hard to believe what was happening.” The Curlin colt sold to Bradley Thoroughbreds and the Gun Runner went to Lael Stable, giving Corndorf plenty of optimism about the pair's future. “So much of this from our end comes down to luck with whose hands they go into,” said Corndorf. “If you think about the success we've had over the last few years with good horses, there's a correlation with who trains them and who owns them. It's people who know what they're doing and give them a chance to succeed.” The two potential Derby contenders are also represented by powerhouse connections. Tappan Street is with Brad Cox and is campaigned by WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and Cold Press Racing while Getaway Car, a $300,000 Keeneland November graduate and $700,000 Keeneland September pinhook, is in the Bob Baffert barn and owned by a large partnership that includes SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables and Stonestreet Stables. One essential element of Blue Heaven's success, according to Corndorf, is the team at the farm. Jamie Corbett has been the operation's farm manager since 2014. “We're only as good as the people we have working here,” said Corndorf. “I think it's very easy in this business, with how valuable these horses are, to treat the horses really well but not always treat the people well. So I like to think that more than anything–more than having good horses or good mares–that this is a good place to work. Our employees have been here for years, which I hope means that they're happy, and I feel like we have a supportive environment here.” After growing up in Minneapolis with no ties to racing until his grandfather and mother started to get involved when he was in college, Corndorf has a unique outlook on the industry and the opportunities the sport has given him and his family. “I never knew that this world existed,” he admitted. “I just figured that I would be a lawyer and grind it out in an office for the rest of my life. I grew up as a sports fan and sure, I would watch the Triple Crown races, but beyond that I knew nothing about the breeding industry. I'm sure my wife would say the same thing. But it has been great. We love Lexington. We love life on the farm. It's a fun way to grow up for my kids. We want to be a part of maintaining these farms in the manner that they deserve to be maintained so that this community exists in this way for many generations.” Canadian champion and graded stakes producer Café Americano (Medaglia d'Oro) watches over her napping Forte colt, with Our Khrysty in the adjacent paddock | Katie Petrunyak Today, Blue Heaven's founder Bonnie Baskin is based in Texas, but she enjoys receiving updates on the new foals every spring, attending the races with her family when she can, and admiring all that her son has accomplished with the operation that she once named as a nod to the Gene Austin song her father used to sing to her. “As Adam's mother who is very proud of him and thinks the world of him, it's great to see the fruit of his labor and commitment,” said Baskin. “It's a result of really strategic thinking and perseverance because in this business you need perseverance, especially coming into a community where he wasn't well known. To have the opportunity to be in business with my son is like a dream and I've always trusted him. We've gone through ups and downs, good years and bad years, but we've always stuck with our plan.” Baskin's father Sy passed away in 2021 at the age of 100, but before his death he was able to see the arrival of his namesake Sy B (English Channel)–the final foal out of Ocean Drive, the mare he and his daughter purchased together 20 years earlier. This year Grade II-placed Sy B will begin her broodmare career at the farm where she was once bred, marking a new generation at Blue Heaven Farm. “We raise horses that can run,” reflected Corndorf. “That's the most important thing. I think the stats hopefully show that we raise our horses the right way. We don't coddle them. We try to let them be horses as much as possible. We like to think that what we're bringing to market is the best of what we've curated over the last decade and a half, that there's consistency and reliability with what we've produced and that buyers are going to get a horse that is tough, hard-nosed and talented.” The post Keeneland Breeder Spotlight: Generations Build Influence of Blue Heaven appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A colt from the first crop of Grade I winner Maxfield (hip 119) will be heading to Japan after selling for $1 million to the bid of trainer Mitsu Nakauchida during Tuesday's first session of the OBS March sale. The colt, who shared the :9 4/5 bullet during the first under-tack show last week, is out of multiple stakes winner and graded placed Eyeinthesky (Sky Mesa). He was consigned by Wavertree Stables and was purchased by a pinhooking partnership for $75,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale. The post Maxfield Colt First to Seven Figures at OBS appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

GII DK Horse San Felipe Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin) was named the 3-1 individual favorite in pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager which opens Friday, March 14 and runs through Sunday, March 16. Joining him at 3-1 odds is the undefeated Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) in the lone Kentucky Derby Oaks Future Wager which opens the same time. Both pools feature $2 Win and Exacta wagering, as well as a separate Oaks/Derby Future Double linking selections in both races. The Kentucky Derby Future Wager closes Sunday at 6 p.m., while the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager remains open until 6:30 p.m. The pool for the Kentucky Derby Future Wager includes 39 individual betting interests and an option for “All Other 3-year-olds” not listed while the Oaks pool features 40 other betting interested and an option for “All Other 3-year-old Fillies” not listed. Among the other top interests in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager are a trio of Into Mischief colts including GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes winner Sovereignty, Eclipse Award-winning champion Citizen Bull and highly regarded San Felipe runner-up Barnes. The sixth and final pool is scheduled for April 3-5. The post Journalism Tabbed 3-1 Favorite In KY Derby Future Wager Pool 5; Oaks Future Wager Led By Good Cheer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

However staunchly I defend American blood to fellow Europeans, I'm always forced to concede that a cramped distance spectrum makes it harder to characterize a page, and therefore the balance sought from a mating. When Epicenter (Not This Time) embarked on the GI Kentucky Derby trail in 2022, he offered an exceptional guarantee of stamina through his third and fourth dams by copper-bottomed European staying brands Ela-Mana-Mou (Ire) and Busted (GB). That's the clarity gained from spreading elite opportunity from five to 20 furlongs. In contrast, American families are so saturated with the same kind of racing that we end up proposing seven and nine furlongs as wildly different challenges, even though a second turn tends to relieve aerobic pressure. That's not to endorse the standard European misapprehension that American blood is all one-dimensional speed. Tapping into dirt blood–and that ability to set off fast but then keep going–famously revitalized European stamina in the Northern Dancer era, and hopefully an Epsom winner for Justify will now accelerate a similar cycle. But that doesn't absolve the American breed of the bland profile annually uniting so many Derby contenders, especially now that more blatant speed has been shut out of the race by excluding sprints from the points schedule. Brian Lynch actually evoked the masters of the old school when laying the foundations for Owen Almighty's (Speightstown) sophomore campaign in a sprint, perhaps simply because the horse wasn't considered a natural Derby type. He has now added 50 points from the GIII Tampa Bay Derby (at that most stereotypical of American distances, a mile and 1/16th) to the 10 banked as runner-up (over the same distance) on his previous start; and the five earned last year when second in the one-mile GIII Iroquois Stakes. On the face of it, his late sire Speightstown might give Owen Almighty's pedigree the definition that tends to be blurred in such races. But while he sired plenty of fast horses, his own unequivocal prowess as a sprinter didn't prevent Speightstown from showing versatility in his splendid second career: half a dozen Grade I winners at 10 furlongs, for instance, divided between dirt and turf. That's rather reminiscent of his own sire Gone West, but it has meanwhile become increasingly clear how much Speightstown also owed to his dam Silken Cat (Storm Cat). Her subsequent foals included not just the ill-starred GII Blue Grass Stakes winner Irap (Tiznow) but also a couple of daughters who proved to be highly effective producers: Irap's sister gave us GI Preakness winner Early Voting (Gun Runner), while a daughter of Unbridled's Song produced Capezzano (Bernardini) to win a Group 1 in Dubai. Silken Cat traces to the matriarch Hildene, responsible for Hill Prince among others, as fifth dam. Moreover, she's out of a mare by a mare by Bold Ruler's son Chieftain, complementing not just her own sire but also the stallion who gave her Speightstown, in that both Storm Cat and Gone West were out of mares by Secretariat, another son of Bold Ruler. Both Gone West and Silken Cat, meanwhile, had granddams by sons of Tom Fool. What I like to call the sire “stairwell” behind Speightstown duly comprises the following names down his fourth generation: Native Dancer, Nashua, Bold Ruler, Tim Tam, Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Bold Ruler again, Buckpasser. Not hard then to see why Speightstown should have sired so many horses whose class was not confined to his own metier of sprinting. So what did he have to work with in Owen Almighty's dam Tempers Rising (Bayern)? Well, the family is pegged down by a quite significant producer in her third dam Dame Fritchie (Count of Honor). But the best horses closer up on Owen Almighty's page do tend to inhabit the same comfort zone that he must leave to contest the Derby. Though she only ever won a maiden, over the inevitable mile and 1/16th, Tempers Rising ran second in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks (same distance) and actually took her chance in the delayed GI Kentucky Oaks of 2020, when certainly not disgraced in midfield. That only feels like yesterday, for a mare now producing a Derby colt–and, sure enough, Owen Almighty (bred by Mark Stanley) is her first foal. Must have been some foal, too, to make $360,000 as a Keeneland November weanling, albeit seemingly a failed pinhook, not quite retrieving that sum at Saratoga the following summer. If Tempers Rising was the best performer out of Marchmont (Mountain Cat), that mare was given limited opportunity in terms of covers and did produce a dual stakes winner (sprint/mile) on synthetics by El Corredor. Marchmont had a couple of able siblings, notably Wolf Brigade (Wolf Power {SAF}) who won a graded stakes at River Downs over, you guessed it, a mile and 1/16th. But it's the next dam March On He Said (Stop the Music) who approaches the embers that must have been stoked up by Speightstown. For she's a daughter of the aforementioned Dame Fritchie, named (as was March On He Said) for John Greenleaf Whittier's Civil War poem. And that's a distinction she shares with a whole bunch of good producers, including the dams of Bates Motel and Optimistic Gal. Bottom line is that Owen Almighty has been dealing chiefly in speed, and has evidently been viewed in that light by the expert horseman who knows him best. If his pedigree, on paper, contains typically American ambivalence, nor does it offer any particularly compelling grounds for those informed instincts to prove misplaced. Praetor | Lauren King Happy Days Ahead For Praetor Having noted last week that both Journalism and Sovereignty shared their education at Bridlewood, we've now seen another exciting sophomore emerge off the same farm. Praetor (Into Mischief), who beat Sovereignty at Belmont last September and made a striking resumption at Gulfstream on Sunday, was co-bred by Bridlewood with Alter's Racing Stables, Inc. They sold him through Gainesway (who took a piece) for $700,000 at the 2023 Keeneland September Sale, topping up the $1 million banked for his sister (dual winner Charlottesapproval) at Saratoga the previous August. Such are the happy dividends of Happy Alter's work with Praetor's dam, triple graded stakes winner Curlin's Approval (Curlin). Alter bred not just Curlin's Approval (Bridlewood coming in for a stake during her track career) but also her dam and granddam: Withmom'sapproval (With Approval), who appeared no kind of racehorse in four starts at Calder; and Wonderful Mom (Rexson), who did win a few races at a modest level and was certainly hardy, starting 19 times in 1985 alone. The claiming mare who produced Wonderful Mom was eventually sold for $500, while I can't pretend Rexson means anything to me: he evidently owed his place at stud to his dam, a half-sister to Halo. Halo, incidentally, was sire of Jolie's Halo, trained by Alter to win two Grade I's in 1991 for Arthur Appleton, whose family formerly owned Bridlewood. Alter has maintained a close association with the farm, under the seamless management of George Isaacs. Earlier in the Gulfstream meet, Alter saddled the Bridlewood homebred Mo Harmony (Uncle Mo) to break her maiden, a valuable success for their program: her dam Leslie's Harmony (Curlin) is a $1.1-million daughter of blue hen Leslie's Lady (Tricky Creek). For a horse as exciting as Praetor to have a third dam by Rexson out of a $500 mare is quite startling. But his granddam Withmom'sapproval does have one other credit, besides Curlin's Approval, in the intriguingly named Apologynotaccepted (Fusaichi Pegasus). Later placed in two graded stakes, she started her career with a unique distinction, named a 'TDN Rising Star' on debut–at the age of five! Nyquist Doing What He Must If not quite as late a developer as Apologynotaccepted, Cavalieri has filled a small gap in the ever-burgeoning resume of her sire Nyquist–whose 2021 crop had been the only one yet to produce an elite scorer until she won the GI Beholder Mile last weekend. Cavalieri was conceived in Nyquist's final year standing at $40,000, his 2020 freshman title promptly earning a hike to $75,000. The mystery, appraising his overall rise, is that he then had to wait until December for his solitary graded stakes winner in 2021. His fee was duly throttled back for a couple of years (to $55,000) but four Grade I winners last year earned a giddy hike from $85,000 to $175,000 this spring. That not only confirms Nyquist as the premier heir of his lamented sire, but also puts him on the same peg as Not This Time, who started out in the same intake. Arguably Nyquist needs to respond by matching that rival's consistency through the black-type apex, but don't forget that he was denied a ninth Grade I winner only in tragic circumstances, as sire of New York Thunder, and it was good to see the forgotten Nysos put in a bullet work at Santa Anita last weekend. The two previous starters out of Cavalieri's dam Stiffed (Stephen Got Even) are GII Gulfstream Park Oaks winner Affirmative Lady (Arrogate) and a 10-race maiden named Nile River Queen. The latter was picked up for $9,000 by Townley Park Bloodstock at Fasig-Tipton in February 2023; fortunately she then stalled short of her reserve at Keeneland that November, at $75,000. Affirmative Lady was also an RNA at the same auction, albeit at a level commensurate with her track record at $885,000. With their half-sister meanwhile emerging as an unbeaten Grade I winner, that's quite a span of relief and regret. The post Breeding Digest: Owen Facing Uncharted Territoty appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Should Gowells Delight not run in Virginia, McPeek has another contender, Anonima. Her name means anonymous in Spanish, and should she win March 15, she will definitely be known. View the full article

Nine of the Midwest's top sprinters, all stakes winners, will line up March 15 to compete for the winner's share of a $250,000 prize in the Whitmore Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Colonial Downs Racetrack will host the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance during the weekend of the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks, set for Saturday, March 15, 2025. A longtime supporter of accredited aftercare, Colonial Downs will honor Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance with a named race on Virginia Derby Day. Following the race, a presentation will take place in the winner's circle, where the connections will receive a Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance blanket and gift bag. Also on Saturday, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will present Best Turned-Out awards for the Virginia Derby and Oaks. The Best Turned-Out awards are generously sponsored by Virginia HBPA. “Virginia HBPA is pleased to continue sponsoring Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance's Best Turned Out Horse Awards during Virginia Derby weekend at Colonial Downs,” said Virginia HBPA Executive Director Glen Berman. “We are very proud to support Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance while also honoring the grooms whose care ensures that our horses look their best on race day.” A representative from Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will also be present to host the winners of the “Off to the Races” VIP Experience online benefit auction. This VIP experience was donated by Colonial Downs. The winners will enjoy premium dining, paddock passes and winners circle access for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance race, and much more. “Colonial Downs is excited to once again host Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance during Virginia Derby weekend,” said Senior Director of Racing, Colonial Downs Frank Hopf. “We appreciate and love highlighting the important work Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance does in providing funding and support for their accredited aftercare organizations.” The post TAA On Site At Colonials Downs For VA Derby Weekend appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Metropolitan (Fr), who began his stallion career at Haras d'Etreham earlier this year, has his first mares in foal, the stud announced on Tuesday. The G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero has successfully covered Sand Rose (Fr) (Aussie Rules), the dam of the multiple group-placed Royal Dubai (Fr) (Seahenge), as well as Oubliette (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), a sister to two group performers including G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches scorer Tie Black (Ire) (Machiavellian). Another mare in foal to the son of Zarak (Fr) is Nao Victoria (GB) (The Gurkha {Ire}), a half-sister to Group 1 winner Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), who is slated to foal at Haras du Thenney next year. Other mares set to foal in France include Fangs (Kitten's Joy) at Haras de la Perelle, alongside Marmelet (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) and Kiss Love (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}). The latter pair are the dams of a pair and three black-type performers, respectively. A total of 50% of his first book are winning mares, with over one-third successful at two, six won stakes and 13 were stakes placed. Metropolitan's book also has 60 sisters of 113 black-type horses, among them 16 at the highest level, including sisters to Txope (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), the Wootton Bassett (GB) sire pair of Bucanero Fuerte (GB) and Wooded (Ire), sire half-brothers Broome (Ire) and Diego Velazquez (Ire), Golden Valentine (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}), half-siblings Thewayyouare and Peeping Fawn (Danehill), as well as Dreamtheimpossible (Giant's Causeway), placed in the G1 Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile. One-quarter of his first book have already produced stakes horses like Tiger Tanaka (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), Duke of Hazzard (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and Shakti (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) among others. Metropolitan stands for €15,000 at Haras d'Etreham in his initial season. The post First Mares In Foal To Classic Hero Metropolitan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The excitement building in Virginia around the first-ever spring meet at Colonial Downs will come to a head March 15 as the $500,000 Virginia Derby makes its debut on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.View the full article

Following a successful return to racing, 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna has found herself back at the top of the racing world, which was reflected by the results of the Week 7 National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.View the full article

In a question-and-answer session with ABR's Tom Pedulla, Nate Nelson, the managing partner of On Your Left Racing, discusses the stable's cleverly named homebred, Omaha Omaha, who is entered in the March 15 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs.View the full article

Fort Erie Race Track announced the upcoming 90th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes, second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, will take place Sept. 9.View the full article

Del Mar and SeatGeek have partnered to provide new seating and pricing options for the 2025 Breeders' Cup, the track announced via a press release Tuesday. Tickets for the general public will go on sale April 23 but fans may already browse ticket options and pricing and are encouraged to register for presale access now. As part of its new multi-year partnership with SeatGeek, the Breeders' Cup will leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance the ticketing purchasing process and create a more seamless and memorable on-site experience. New for 2025, in order to purchase tickets to the World Championships, fans must have a SeatGeek account, which may be created for free here. “Anticipation is high as we return to stunning Del Mar for the 42nd running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships,” said Breeders' Cup Limited President & CEO Drew Fleming. “Building on the electrifying energy of last year's record-breaking event, we're crafting an extraordinary experience for our guests and an unmatched atmosphere as the world's finest take center stage.” “Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is thrilled to welcome the Breeders' Cup World Championships back for a second consecutive year,” added Del Mar President Josh Rubinstein. “It is an honor to host this prestigious event that brings not only the best horses, owners, trainers, and jockeys to our venue, but also enormous economic impact to our city. We look forward to another unforgettable showcase of world-class racing and exceptional hospitality with the 2025 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar.” A variety of seating options at an assortment of price points are available for the 2025 World Championships, including premium dining packages, box seating options, reserved seating, and general admission. Two-day dining packages are available for purchase ranging from $1,139 to $2,861 per seat, while box seating options include both single and two-day packages starting at $504 for a single day and $1,167 for both days. Reserved seating is available in both single and two-day packages that start at $80 for a single day and $212 per seat for both days. Infield General Admission prices are $80 per person for Friday and $155 for Saturday. Trackside General Admission prices are $106 per person for Friday and $233 per person Saturday. Michelin-starred chef and world-renowned restaurateur, author, and media personality Curtis Stone returns to the World Championships for the third consecutive season to create a world-class culinary experience for attendees. Owner of Michelin-starred Gwen and The Pie Room restaurants in Los Angeles and Woodend by Curtis Stone at Maroma, A Belmond Hotel in the Riviera Maya, Stone will work with his team at Del Mar to curate innovative offerings for guests arriving from around the world. Stone's cuisine will be offered in select premium dining areas. “I look forward to continuing this fantastic partnership with the Breeders' Cup,” Stone said. “This year's cuisine will build on the success of the past two seasons with an innovative approach that celebrates the unique nature of Del Mar and the elevated elegance of the World Championships.” All tickets will be sold in advance of the World Championships and are subject to availability at the time of purchase. No tickets will be sold on-site. Those interested in hosting corporate outings or large groups may register for more information here. Additionally, all on-site parking at Del Mar will be sold in advance. Pricing ranges from $55 per pass on Friday to $94 per pass on Saturday, depending on the lot location. A dedicated ride-share lot will be available for patrons over the weekend. For more information, please visit here. The post Del Mar Partners With SeatGeek To Offer New Seating And Pricing Options For 2025 Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hong Kong Jockey Club chief Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has called a review of the Hong Kong International Sale after a string of disappointing results at last Friday's auction at Sha Tin. Six of the 21 horses in the catalogue were withdrawn before the sale on veterinary advice and the average for the sale dropped by 9%. Furthermore, only five of the 15 lots that sold made their presale cost, resulting in a loss of HK$8.82 million. Speaking to the South China Morning Post, “It's simple-disappointing. I'm especially disappointed about the number of horses who had to be withdrawn. This is a number which, in my view, needs a complete review. “When you look statistically, you would have to expect that 25 per cent, maybe 30 per cent, will not make it. But we are way beyond that, so you have to factor in the whole chain–is it from the buying, do we always buy the right pedigrees, what is the preparation?” Engelbrecht-Bresges continued, “The market has changed and when the market changes, you have to see if what you do is still the right thing to do and you have to think how you put a value proposition there. So, it's one thing when you get the withdrawal of horses, which definitely makes it not very sustainable, but the other one is to step back and say how the market has changed. You need to make an analysis and see what you do.” The post HKJC Chief Calls Review Of “Disappointing” International Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Longtime horseman Andre Lynch has died of cancer at age 52. His death was announced on social media Tuesday morning by Paramount Sales's Lesley Campion. A GoFundMe for Lynch, created in support of his care in February, reads: “A lifelong, outdoors and active horseman, Andre started his career in Ireland with Pat Doyle at Holycross, then to David Magnier at Grange Stud, finished his diploma at the Irish National Stud and then on to Pat O' Kelly at Kilcarn Stud. Then came his move to the US and his tenure of 21 years with Coolmore Stud before taking over management of Chief Stipe and Felicia Branham's Hurricane Hills Farm in 2017 where he has worked until his illness became prohibitive.” Lynch is survived by his two daughters, Emma, 8, and Catherine, 4. Campion noted as of Tuesday morning that funeral details were still pending. “I have known Andre since he arrived on Lexington Blue Grass Day in 1995,” said Lynch's longtime friend Ken Donworth, who also advocated for his GoFundMe. “We've been great friends ever since. I was lucky to work with him at Creekview Farm in Paris, where Dermot [Ryan] was the manager before he moved to Coolmore's Ashford Stud. Andre and I were barn foremen, and it was a great experience. We managed some great mares and learned a lot about each other. We also explored the social scene in Paris at a young age, which was a tremendous experience. Andre went on to work at Ashford Stud with Dermot in the office, and I went a different direction from the horse business. We have remained friends every since. He was the best man in my wedding and he is the Godfather of my son Patrick, and he was very good to him over the years. Andre was a very generous guy. He would give you the shirt off his back. He would take care of others before he would take care of himself. I cannot say enough good words about him; I know what happened over the last three months. It has been a fantastic reach out from everybody who has known Andre over the years, and it helped him get through the last couple of months. He passed comfortably and not in any pain, with a very peaceful mind that the girls would be taken care of with the fundraiser. It's a true testament to the horse business and community that everyone helped out.” This story will be updated. The post Longtime Horseman Andre Lynch Dies Of Cancer At 52 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sam Agars MR COOL - R6 (7) Has trialled well and may just emulate ownermate Mr Stunning with a debut win Jay Rooney MR COOL - R6 (7) Has shown plenty in his trials and can strike on his first race start Trackwork Spy CHATEAUNEUF - R8 (3) Ready to win and gets his chance to atone from a good draw Phillip Woo BEAUTY INFINITY - R8 (5) Can go one better after coming up just short last start Shannon (Vincent Wong) FIND MY LOVE - R4 (1) Drops in class, draws a better gate and Hugh Bowman takes the reins Racing Post Online KING OF FIGHTERS - R7 (6) Youngster looks poised to break through after promising second last start Tom Wood BEAUTY INFINITY - R8 (5) Just missed last week, he can definitely go one better hereView the full article

The Irish National Stud's Shouldvebeenaring (GB) is the latest young sire that is reported to have his first mares scanned in foal. Among them is Newmarket maiden winner Ultra Violet and Louisa May, a half-sister to stakes winner Dubara, from the family of Milan and Karpino. Additionally, Irish Madam, a full sister to Strath Burn, has been confirmed in foal. Cathal Beale, CEO of the Irish National Stud, commented, “Shouldvebeenaring has been enthusiastically received by Irish breeders, and we are impressed with the quality of mares in his first book. “Among them are proven stakes producers such as Margaret's Mission, Naruko, Zawiyah, and Big Break, to name just a few. He has adapted seamlessly to his new role, a true testament to his outstanding temperament.” The post First Mares Scanned In Foal To Young Sire Shouldvebeenaring appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday was finally the day for Our Blue Streaks Stable, SGV Thoroughbreds, and trainer George Weaver's Soontobeking as he narrowly prevailed in the $125,000 Gander Stakes. Soontobeking became the first black-type winner for his sire King for a Day.View the full article

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By Jonny Turner Brookies Player gets the perfect chance to break back into the winner’s circle at Ascot Park on Wednesday. The six-year-old plummets down in grade into a very winnable race for trainers Ross and Chris Wilson in Race 3, Selling Call Craig At Harcourts Mobile Pace (4.37pm). To take advantage of it, Brookies Player must turn around a run of being out of the money since September of last year. The nine race winner and $1.60 favourite looks a big chance of doing just that given the pacer drops from taking on country cups classes to taking on lower-grade opposition on Wednesday. But it is another factor that Chris Wilson thinks will be a big help as Brookies Player attempts to bounce back to form. “He has been racing in harder fields and hopefully he can make the most of it on Wednesday,” Wilson said. “Having just eight horses in it should be a big help.” “He hasn’t been in the money since September but in a lot of those runs he has been getting too far back and running on.” “It hasn’t helped being in big fields a lot of the time.” “But with only the eight of them this week, hopefully he will be able to get a lot handier.” While the numbers in his form line may not look too flash, Brookies Player hasn’t lost any of his talent judging by his recent work. “He has worked pretty good this week,” Wilson said. “There is nothing wrong with him at all, he is looking good and he is fit and healthy.” Brookies Player clashes with his stablemate from the Wilson stable in Robyns Hustler. After a run of tough draws, barrier 1 didn’t pan out too well for the pacer in his last start at Winton. “He was just about last on the turn last start.” “If he got a handy enough run without doing any work, I wouldn’t rule him out of running a place.” The Wilson stable also starts Robyns Art at Ascot Park on Wednesday. View the full article

Express Yourself will resume in next Saturday’s Listed Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) New Zealand punters are set to get their first glimpse of Group One performer Express Yourself in more than a year when she heads to Trentham next weekend to tackle the Listed Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist Lightning Handicap (1200m). Following her runner-up effort behind Mercurial in last year’s Group 1 Telegraph (1200m), and subpar unplaced run in the Group 2 Westbury Classic (1400m) at Ellerslie, she tested her talent in Australia for interim trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. She raced on four occasions out of their Cranbourne barn under the name Expressiveness, and placed in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) and Listed Alinghi Stakes (1100m), but part-owner and trainer Nikki Hurdle said she didn’t handle the city environment. “Sadly, we didn’t see the best of her in Australia,” she said. “I do believe she was good enough to win one of those races had she been perfectly sound, but she just jarred up and couldn’t handle it over there.” Express Yourself returned to Hurdle’s care late last year and won her trial over 850m at Foxton, but her handler wasn’t happy with her condition and elected to send her to the spelling paddock instead of heading towards her initial target of the Telegraph in January. “She came back from Australia and I wasn’t happy with her,” Hurdle said. “She was meant to go to the Telegraph but after the trial, despite winning it, I knew she wasn’t herself, so I put her out and gave her some time.” The six-year-old daughter of Shamexpress has thrived with the break, which told at Foxton on Tuesday where she showed a good turn of foot late to take a gap between runners and finish off strongly to take out her 850m trial ahead of Group 3 performer Bradman. “I am very thrilled with her. She had a jumpout a week ago and went excellent as well,” Hurdle said. “Everyone has her pegged as a frontrunner, but I don’t, and it was nice to see her come through like that (today in her trial).” Hurdle now heads into next week with plenty of confidence and is looking forward to being reunited with her Victorian-based son Ryan, who will arrive back in New Zealand to ride Express Yourself in the Lightning. “I identified the Lightning as the only race suitable for her this season in New Zealand, so I have been working towards that with her,” she said. “Ryan will ride her in the Lightning, and he is coming home early. Her last three or four workouts will be out at the beach and I think it will be really good for her.” Express Yourself’s racing future will be heavily reliant on her Lightning performance, with Hurdle weighing up whether to return to Australia with the mare or offer her to the market as a broodmare proposition. “There is not much left for her in New Zealand after that (Lightning). I would have to get together with the owners and we would have to make a decision,” Hurdle said. “If we did go back to Australia, I would go back to Melbourne in the spring. I think she is a horse that appreciates a cut in the track. There are just so many opportunities for mares over there over a sprint distance, which is lacking here in New Zealand. “If she goes well next Saturday, and we decide we will keep going, I will probably train her myself over there and base myself at Ballarat with my son. “If she doesn’t go well and has maybe come to the end of it, we would probably have to put her up for sale as a broodmare, which would be a sad day for us. But she will be an amazing broodmare, I just know she will leave a good horse. “She has done an incredible job. As an individual she is such a cool horse.” Horse racing news View the full article