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Both the pedigree and the racetrack performances of Manifique (NZ) (Savabeel) make her a major drawcard in the latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com. Bidding currently stands at $27,000 for the royally bred Group Two performer and is due to close around 7.30pm on Monday. Manifique is by New Zealand’s 10-time champion sire Savabeel, who is also putting together an outstanding record as a broodmare sire. His daughters have produced the Group One winners Never Been Kissed (NZ) (Tivaci), Icebath (NZ) (Sacred Falls), Savatoxl (Kuroshio), Beauty Eternal (Starspangledbanner), Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree) and Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto). The dam of Manifique is New Zealand’s 2011-12 Champion Stayer, Shez Sinsational (NZ) (Ekraar), who won 12 races including the Group One Livamol Classic (2040m), Zabeel Classic (2000m), Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and Auckland Cup (3200m), along with the Group Two Hollindale Stakes (1800m) on the Gold Coast. Her three Group One placings included the Queensland Derby (2400m) and Queensland Oaks (2400m). Shez Sinsational is the dam of four winners including Manifique as well as her high-class half-sisters Sinarahma (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and House Of Cartier (Alamosa). That pair were Group Two and Group Three winners respectively, and they also placed at Group One level – Sinarahma in the Thorndon Mile (1600m) and House Of Cartier in the Australasian Oaks (2000m). Another of Manifique’s half-sisters, Repenting (NZ) (Ekraar), is the dam of the dual stakes winner Our Hail Mary (NZ) (Ocean Park). Manifique was a $420,000 yearling purchase from Book 1 of Karaka 2020 by her part-owner Glen Cotterill. From 26 starts, Manifique has recorded four wins and six placings and has earned $174,635 in stakes. She made a huge impression with back-to-back victories in the spring of 2023, winning a Rating 75 at New Plymouth by four and a half lengths before a stunning eight-length runaway in a $70,000 open handicap at Trentham. Manifique went on to add some black type to her impressive CV, finishing second in this year’s Group Two Awapuni Gold Cup (2100m) and recording a pair of fourth placings in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). Spelled not long after her Awapuni Gold Cup placing in the autumn, Manifique has now returned to Didham’s Awapuni stable and has been showing good signs in her pacework and gallops. She is being sold as either a racing or breeding proposition. Manifique is one of 53 lots currently open for bidding on gavelhouse.com. Bidding will close on the first lot from 7pm on Monday. View the full article

Peter Moody has indicated Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride of Dubai) may be ready for a step up in trip this campaign. Desert Lightning is set to kick off his latest campaign that could lead the gelding to a start in the Caulfield Cup. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained six-year-old is down to run first-up in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Desert Lightning is one of ten runners in Saturday’s race following the scratching of the Chris Waller-trained Full Count Felicia. Saturday’s outing will be Desert Lightning’s first since finishing fourth in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in June, finishing just behind Private Eye who is favourite for the P B Lawrence Stakes. Moody said Desert Lightning enjoyed some extra time in the Queensland warmth before returning to the Pakenham stables of his trainers last month. Desert Lightning started his career in New Zealand with Peter Williams and was transferred into the care of Moody and Coleman after contesting the 2024 All-Star Mile at Caulfield. In his time with his Pakenham trainers, Desert Lightning has not been beyond 1600m, but Moody indicated that may change this campaign. Desert Lightning holds a nomination for both the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18 and the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley a week later. “We may give him his chance to stretch out in trip this time around,” Moody said. “The Caulfield Cup, that’s all pie in the sky stuff at the moment, but we may give him his chance. “He has won out to 2100 metres as a younger horse and I don’t think we’ve had him out past a mile since he’s been with us and that was in the Toorak last year.” Desert Lightning will jump from gate one and will be ridden by Ben Melham. “Barrier one, it’s the shortest way home,” Moody said. “He had a few weeks out after his last run, did a few weeks trot and canter, had a couple of little gallops, and then we got back home. “He enjoyed the benefit of a bit of Queensland weather on his back and he had a jump-out at Caulfield the other day and he seems in good order. “It’s a very competitive race, as you would expect, but he goes into it in good order.” View the full article

The Oaks Stud’s silks were to the fore in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) six years ago when carried to victory by Catalyst, and this year they are hoping to feature once more. Farm principal Dick Karreman will be represented by two fillies in this year’s running at Ruakaka on Saturday, including Group One performer Tajana (NZ) (Darci Brahma) and Cashla Bay (NZ) (U S Navy Flag). The Andrew Forsman-trained Cashla Bay recorded her second career victory when winning at the Northland track first-up a fortnight ago, while the Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained Tajana will be having her first hit-out of the season. The Oaks Stud General Manager Rick Williams is excited about the prospects of both fillies, and while he believes Cashla Bay is the better chance this weekend, he thinks bigger things are instore for Tajana this spring. “It is great to have two promising horses in there,” he said. “We managed to win it a few years ago with Catalyst, so it would be nice to get back up there. “Tajana is the class horse of the field on what she has achieved so far, but she could be vulnerable at 1200m depending on the speed up front. “The other filly (Cashla Bay), with the one run under her belt, she might be the better chance at this stage. “Long-term we are pretty excited about Tajana, once she gets up to a mile. “The (New Zealand) 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) is the grand final for her, and it would be lovely to win it again. We have managed it a few times, but you can never win a Guineas too often.” Tajana has been enjoying a week up at Ruakaka in her trainers’ annual migration to the northern venue, and Williams has received positive reports in the lead-up to Saturday. “I think the sun on their backs and a couple of days warmer does them well,” Williams said. “I was talking with Shaune yesterday (Wednesday) and he said they are doing very well and they are loving it. “It is a good break, and it is a good thing to do for the horses at this time of the year.” Another The Oaks Stud representative that has enjoyed the week up at Ruakaka is Alaskan. The four-year-old daughter of Niagara is pleasing Ritchie and Murray in the lead-up to her spring campaign, with Williams identifying the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton in November has her major target. She won one of her six starts as a three-year-old but was strong late in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham in March when running into sixth. “Alaskan is a very promising stayer in my view,” Williams said. “We are heading towards the New Zealand Cup, that is Plan A. Adjustments have to be made of course if they don’t win the races they need to win to get into the race.” Meanwhile, Williams said The Oaks Stud’s star three-year-old of last season, Savaglee, is enjoying some time on the water-walker following an injury scare. “Savaglee is on the water treadmill over at Lyndhurst Farm,” he said. “He had a bit of a joint issue, but no surgery was required, it was more of a time thing. “We decided to take and ultraconservative approach with him as he had a pretty busy two years. We decided to forego the spring and aim for a late summer-early autumn campaign in Australia if we can get there. “He is such an intelligent animal, you can do anything with him, unlike most colts. “He will be at Lyndhurst for four or five weeks and then he will head back to Pam’s (Gerard, trainer) stable in mid-to-late September to start a long, slow build-up, but in himself he is fantastic.” Savaglee won five and placed in three of his eight starts as a three-year-old, including victories in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), Gr.2 James and Annie Saren Memorial (1400m), Gr.2 Levin Classic (1600m), and placed in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) and Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m). Williams is hoping the farm can have more success across the Tasman, with a couple of runners in the care of Flemington trainer Steve Richards. “We have got two or three good horses in Australia with my son, Dean, who is with Steve Richards,” Williams said. “Antrim Coast came back really well the other day, we think we have got him finally right again, and Raziah had a nice first-up run, so we are excited about the racing team at the moment.” View the full article

Race 3 SKYCITY HAMILTON MILE 1600m EAGLE ROCK (L Satherley) – Trainer Ms. K Little advised Stewards, she was satisfied with the post-race condition of EAGLE ROCK, and it is her intention to carry on with the gelding’s current preparation. Race 7 DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS 1200m FORCE OF NATURE (M McNab) – Trainer Mr. A Forsman reported to Stewards, that on Monday 11 August, the gelding underwent a veterinary examination, including x-rays of both hocks and an ultrasound scan of the pelvis, with no abnormalities detected. A Forsman further advised FORCE OF NATURE will be given a short break before resuming work. The post Waikato Thoroughbred Racing @ Te Rapa, Saturday 9 August 2025 appeared first on Racing Integrity Board. View the full article

Race 1 SPEIGHT’S ULTRA ON TAP 0-1 WIN HURDLES 3100m HIDALGO (E Callwood) – Trainer Mr. N Quinn advised Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of HIDALGO, and it is his intention to carry on with the gelding’s current preparation. The post Canterbury Jockey Club @ Riccarton Park, Saturday 9 August 2025 appeared first on Racing Integrity Board. View the full article

Race 4 SPEIGHT’S SUMMIT ULTRA ON TAP HANDICAP 1400m GIANNIS (K Williams) – Trainer Ms. L Prendergast advised Stewards, she was satisfied with the post-race condition of GIANNIA, and it is the intention to continue his preparation. The post Canterbury Jockey Club @ Riccarton Park, Wednesday 6 August 2025 appeared first on Racing Integrity Board. View the full article

Allan Sharrock isn’t expecting first-up fireworks from Ladies Man on his home track on Saturday, with the focus on upcoming Group One targets. The New Plymouth trainer is satisfied with his stable star’s progress ahead of his resuming run in the Paslode Open Handicap (1400m) to kick-start a campaign aimed at weight-for-age prizes. “I’m pretty happy with him, but with the weight it’s going to be tough on him,” Sharrock said. After apprentice Frankie Barrett’s claim, Ladies Man will still lump 62kg in his first outing for six months. “I have to get the miles into him and he’s tracking the right way,” Sharrock said. “He normally races well fresh and his work this week suggests he will again, but he has got a lot of weight on his back.” Safely through Saturday, Ladies Man will have one more yet to be determined outing before the Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) and then on to the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m), a race he won in 2023. “He’s really going to enjoy it when he gets to those weight-for-age races,” Sharrock said. He is bullish about the prospects of his undercard runners, with Indian Gold tipped as a leading hope in the Steel & Tube R65 (1600m). The Ocean Park five-year-old has placed in all three of his runs away from home this preparation and Barrett’s claim will see him drop 4kg from his last-start second to 56kg. “Obviously, I like Indian Gold and he probably could have won any of his last three runs at Te Rapa in good company,” Sharrock said. “He’s drawn the outside (eight), but he’s a tidy horse and with the claim I would expect him to be really hard to beat.” Indian Gold is also an acceptor in the James Hardie Handicap (2000m), but Sharrock favours the mile event for the gelding. He is also keen on the chances of Bella Timing in the Marley R65 (1200m) and Swingit Our Way in the Matua Open (1800m). “They’re all going well so with a bit of luck we can be all around it,” Sharrock said. Stablemate Explosive Impact turned in a bold performance when resuming at Hawera in mid-May and has trained on well in the interim. “She ran second first-up and this race looks easier than taking on Indian Gold, so I’ve split them,” Sharrock said. “She’s a tidy mare and her form suggests she’ll run well again.” Breadwinner broke through in style last time out and a similar effort would see her a major player in the United Steel MAAT (1800m). View the full article

Donna Logan will be back in the black-type frame with her young stable at Ruakaka on Saturday, presenting the promising Yokozuna in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). After seven years training in Singapore, Logan returned to New Zealand late last year and has already made her presence felt, picking up six wins from less than 30 starters in a rebuilding phase for the accomplished horsewoman. Among her just-turned three-year-old contingent is Yokozuna, a son of Fierce Impact that she purchased out of the Karaka Yearling Sales last year. After a couple of trial appearances, Yokozuna was ready to step out as a late juvenile and he did just that, skipping through the heavy conditions at Ruakaka in mid-July to break his maiden at the first time of asking. Logan had been wary of track conditions that day and is looking forward to testing his ability on a better surface, as well as a stronger line-up that awaits in the Breeders. “He’s always shown he is a genuine horse, the question was whether he would cope with the track on debut as Ruakaka is a track better for knowing it than not,” she said. “He coped with it well, he coped with the conditions that day and he stuck on really strong, so it was very encouraging for a debut run. “I’ve always thought he would like a better track and we’re about to find out as he’ll get a very good track on the weekend, and he’ll meet a very good field. “It’s definitely not a gimme, he’ll have to show his true colours and step up. He is a progressive horse. I think we’re running for place money, but somebody has to run second or third and I don’t mind being that person. “To me, I think Geneva looks like a very strong contender.” The market for the $100,000 feature aligns with her assessment, placing Geneva on top at $2.45, while her charge sits at $9.50, with Vinnie Colgan to take the ride. Yokozuna has also provided an opportunity for Logan to recommence a long-standing partnership with owners Brent and Wendy Cooper, who have their Social Racing Premier Dynamic Duo Syndicate in the gelding. “I’ve had horses with Brent and Wendy for about 30 years, we go a long, long way back,” Logan said. “It’s nice to rekindle our association again, they’re not just clients, they are very good friends.” Logan’s other runner at her former stomping ground will be Ravenna Rose, a three-win mare who was fourth when debuting for the stable at Ruakaka last month. The daughter of Redwood will take her place in the Harcourts Just Rentals 1600, with an in-form Matthew Cameron in the saddle. “She struggled to go straight (last start), but the clients said to me afterwards that it was the first time she’s been that way around, which explained a lot,” Logan said. “We’ve changed to a softer bit and a senior rider this time, so we’ll see what she produces. “In fairness, she’s a horse looking for 2000m-plus, but we’ve got to go to which races are available at the time.” Further south at New Plymouth, Logan will be represented by White Mask on Saturday, having found a nice option in a $35,000 MAAT race with a horse that has won her last two starts. Both of those victories have come in Heavy10 conditions, but Logan is cautious of what the mare may strike when she contests the United Steel Maiden 1800M. “After her last start win, I was looking at what there was for us going forward and spied this race as a really good opportunity for her,” she said. “She’s got to handle those track conditions and step up to 1800m, which she indicates she should. I’m just querying whether it’s a sticky, puggy track, because that can trip a lot of horses up.” A busy weekend for the stable will culminate at Taupo on Sunday, with three-year-old fillies Unwritten and Conscribe engaged in the Little Avondale Stud (1400m). The former went down by a long head at her most recent effort, despite having been unsuited to sitting on pace. “She probably got there too easily, then switched off,” Logan said. “I think she’s a far better horse chasing than being up on speed, particularly as a green horse that doesn’t know what she’s doing yet. “She got there and started to loaf, and in the last bit, she woke up and got going again. “There is a nice lot of speed in her race at Taupo, but my biggest concern is the rail being right down where they trialled, so I hope her barrier (2) won’t be a disadvantage. I’m just hoping that the track plays well enough, and I’m very happy to be stepping up to 1400m with a bit of speed in the race.” Conscribe has drawn out in barrier 11, having finished fifth in both of her starts to date. “She’s got to have things go her way and there’s not a lot of her, so she can’t afford to get too knocked around and unbalanced,” Logan said. “She tries her heart out, so let’s hope she can step up to the 1400m and improve over the 1200.” View the full article

Luminance has proven herself up to black-type level on a heavy surface and trainer Kurtis Pertab is looking to put that ability to the test on a better track when she contests Saturday’s Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka. The daughter of Time Test continued to improve through her juvenile season, culminating in a maiden victory against the older horses at Wellington, and just came up short to Platinum Diamond in the Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m) last month. That performance was a rewarding result for Pertab, who allowed the filly to race in her preferred pattern after testing out different options through the campaign. “It was a great effort from her in the Ryder,” Pertab said. “She tends to over-race a bit, so Leah (Hemi, jockey) may have had to press the button a little bit early, but she did the right thing as she’s better off rolling where she’s happy than restraining her, which we’ve tried in the past. “She’s quite a fierce little filly, there’s not a lot to her, but she’s always been that way inclined. It was all on from the 600m, so she was brave. “The heavy track seems to be her go at the moment, she won at Wellington on a very heavy track, then she’s run well in the Ryder as well.” Luminance has enjoyed a fairly quiet fortnight since her Otaki run, with one solid piece of work during the week at Matamata. “She hasn’t done a hell of a lot since then, with the trip to Otaki and now another trip up to Ruakaka,” Pertab said. “She’s had one good gallop on the course proper at Matamata, and that’ll be enough to bring her on. “The weather has got an early spring feel to it, we’ve had some really good weather here over the last week and the plough is open at Matamata, which is a great asset to our training and it shows how quickly things are drying up.” While Pertab is welcoming the warmer conditions at home, a drier surface bodes a query for Luminance as she takes on a quality field of three-year-olds at Ruakaka. “It is a question mark with how she will cope with the better footing against a good, quality field,” he said. “I think it’s a pretty even field with some good, progressive fillies, so it’ll be good to see how she stacks up on better ground, knowing she’s capable of doing so on a Heavy10. “It’ll be a good line for us to see where she goes next.” Joining the filly in the north will be stablemate You Bid You Buy, who contests the Support North Haven Hospice (1600m). “He’s a horse that has been a bit disappointing, we’ve always had a good opinion of him but he hasn’t shown that ability on race day,” Pertab said. “He pulled up from the poly last start with a little bit of an issue, but he’s come through that and is 100 percent now. “I’m expecting him to run well. Dropping back to the mile will suit him better, but he has let me down before.” View the full article

It’s not every day that you get to compete for $100,000 on your backdoor step, and Debbie Harris is hoping to make the most of that opportunity this weekend. The New Plymouth trainer is set to line-up her in-form gelding Urenui in the $100,000 ITM New Plymouth Interprovincial (1600m), and the six-year-old has momentum on his side. The son of Derryn has finished runner-up in his two starts this preparation, with both proving to be good form races. Chase, the winner of Urenui’s first-up run last month, went on to win the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton Park, while his last start vanquisher Pride Of Aspen recorded her third consecutive victory at Hawera on Sunday. “It is pretty cool to see that the horses that are beating you are carrying on with it,” Harris said. “It definitely gives you a bit of confidence ahead of the race on Saturday.” Harris is looking forward to competing for a six-figure purse on Saturday and representing their region. “It’s a pretty good opportunity for the lower rated horses and hopefully he can get the job done,” she said. Urenui will get home track advantage and Harris is hoping that is a winning factor. “He has won a couple of races on his home track, so that always gives you a bit of confidence going into a race like that,” she said. Harris has been pleased with Urenui’s progression this campaign, particularly given they had to overcome some feet issues early in the preparation. “We had a few problems with his feet early on, but we seem to have sorted his feet out now,” she said. “He has gone two really nice races, and he has been working super, so I am pretty happy with him.” Urenui will jump from barrier 11 (coming into nine if there are no scratchings) on Saturday and will continue his association with apprentice jockey Jim Chung, whose two-kilogram claim will bring his impost down to 58kg. “He is probably going to have to race handy, so it is not an ideal barrier, but we can’t choose our gate,” Harris said. “Jimmy gets on really well with him, so we have kept him on and the couple of kilos off is going to help. “Jimmy knows the horse well enough, so he should be able to get him out of the barriers and get reasonably handy.” Harris has yet to map out a firm spring plan for Urenui, but a path might become more clear following Saturday’s run. “At this stage, we haven’t looked too far ahead,” she said. “He will get over a bit of ground again this season, so we will see how he goes on Saturday and go from there.” View the full article

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Hindered at the start and helped at the end, when it counted the most, Quiet Street (Street Boss) launched her career Wednesday with a victory in the finale at Saratoga Race Course. The chart shows that the Godolphin homebred trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott won the $100,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies by a neck over Lit Ship (Midshipman). She completed the 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon Turf Course in 1:03.72 and paid $15.60. Getting to the wire first was an adventure. She was bumped leaving the gate by the 8-5 favorite Delightful Darling (Flameaway) and ended up last in the field of nine under Junior Alvarado. Rather than trying to rush the filly up into contention, Alvarado played a patient game. Coming off the turn he was able to move Quiet Street five or six lengths wide and commence what turned into a winning move. “She was off a tad slow,” Mott said. “And then, naturally, when you're off a tad slow, the others have a chance to pancake you and she got pancaked a little bit. He let her settle into stride, and she found her way.” On the front end, Delightful Darling was tiring after fractions of :22.34 and :45.96. Lit Ship pounced in the stretch and with plenty of momentum looked like she would snag the win. Moments later, though, she shied from the Irad Ortiz, Jr.'s left-handed crop and headed toward the outer rail and Alvarado guided Quiet Street into the gigantic opening. Ortiz managed to straighten out Lit Ship and got her back into the race, but she had surrendered too much ground. Even when Quiet Street was last, several lengths behind the pace, Mott said he figured she might be able to get into contention. “I wasn't ruling her out because I know she can run,” he said. “I didn't know if she was going to get up to win, but I didn't rule her out completely, that's for sure.” Alvarado was following Lit Ship toward the front and managed to avoid any trouble when the filly moved to her right. “He was headed out, but there was plenty of room,” Mott said. “We never got impeded. I guess he just had to angle in a little bit. I don't think it bothered us that much.” Mott trained Quiet Street's dam, Serene (Tapit) early in her career and saddled her for her first race before she was moved to Eoin Harty. He said Serene was a “big, tall long filly”, a different physique than Quiet Street, her first foal. Trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado do their post-race debrief | Sarah Andrew “Very high strung, kind of a flighty type, light-made filly, but very athletic,” Mott said. “She's been very, very honest every one of her works. She's always worked good every time. She's done what we've asked her to do.” Mott said that Quiet Street is not a sprinter type because she is longer and leaner and not overly muscular. The next step, Mott said, is to see what range she might have. “I have to try her. I have to stretch her out and try,” Mott said. “If she'll stretch out and be effective, that will be what I want. I'm not looking to make her into a sprinter. If she is, she is. I'd like to see her go on. We prefer the longer races.” In addition to the win, Quiet Street got a bonus: an education that isn't typically available in morning breezes on the Oklahoma turf training track. “Well, when you pass the whole field, you do get some experience out of it, sometimes maybe as much or more than going long if you're up on the front end,” Mott said. “She should have learned something from it. I guess the big question will be how far is she going to go? The post Saratoga Maidens Presented By Keeneland: Godolphin’s Quiet Street Snags Eventful MSW Triumph appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Last year, Caitlinhergrtness won the King's Plate Stakes, and Aug. 16, she'll aim to become the first Plate winner to capture the E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T).View the full article

9th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 8-13, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.72, fm, neck. QUIET STREET (f, 2, Street Boss–Serene, by Tapit) overcame a rough start to win the Wednesday nightcap for the Sovereignty connections. A sneaky-live 6-1 from an 8-1 morning line, the homebred was pinched back from between horses at the break and was forced to travel from the rear, but was allowed to settle and was not ridden off her feet by Junior Alvarado. Last, but under a hold on the turn, Quiet Street swung into action seven or eight wide in upper stretch and she quickly zeroed in on favored Delightful Darling (Flameaway) and Lit Ship (Midshipman), who were at each other into the final furlong. The latter drifted out as Delightful Darling began to fade, and Quiet Street closed stoutly to hold off a re-rally from Lit Ship by a neck. The winner's dam, an $800,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase by Godolphin, is out of Fascinating (Smart Strike), twice Grade I-placed at two. Fascinating's GSW & GISP dam Untouched Talent (Storm Cat) produced nine winners, including GI Arkansas Derby hero and multiple Classic-placed Bodemeister (Empire Maker) and MGSW Under the Stars (Pioneeerof the Nile). The first foal from her dam, Quiet Street has a yearling half-brother by Uncle Mo and a foal half-brother by Midshipman. Serene is due to Street Sense for her 2026 foal. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Godolphin LLC; B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I Mott. The post Street Boss Filly Quiet Street Last To First In Saratoga Finale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is sending a strong contingent to Saratoga Race Course for Travers Day next Saturday. But he won't have a runner in the marquee event, the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes. Baffert said Wednesday that he is keeping 'TDN Rising Star' Goal Oriented (Not This Time) in California. He had originally been planning on shipping the lightly raced colt East but nixed that idea after Goal Oriented worked at Del Mar on Friday. He went seven furlongs in a 1:23.80 (1/2). “He breezed nice, but not to my standards,” Baffert said by phone Wednesday afternoon from California. “I decided I wanted to wait. I thought it was a little too much coming back.” Goal Oriented, unraced as a 2-year-old, has started four times this year. After winning his first two starts, he was fourth in the GI Preakness Stakes at Pimlico after being involved in a bumping incident in the stretch and followed that up with a third in the GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park in his last start July 19. Both of those races were won by Journalism (Curlin). “[The Travers] is a very tough race,” Baffert said. “A mile and a quarter can be tough on them.” The next likely start for Goal Oriented will be the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Sept. 20. Goal Oriented is owned by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan. Hope Road wins the GIII Torrey Pines Stakes at Del Mar | Benoit Although he will be sitting out the Travers, Baffert's presence will be felt next weekend. He is pointing Hope Road (Quality Road) to the GI Resorts World Casino Ballerina Stakes and could have as many as four runners in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes. Hope Road, owned by Cicero Farms, won four of five starts as a 3-year-old and is winless in three tries this year with a pair of seconds and a third. Baffert said that Zedan Racing Stables's Barnes (Into Mischief), Madaket Road (Quality Road)–owned by SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan–and Edward Childs's Midland Money (Shancelot), were potential shippers. A fourth possible Jerkens starter could be Gaming (Game Winner), who is owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman. Barnes would be making his first start since a fifth-place finish in the GI Santa Anita Derby in April. Madaket Road has one win in seven career starts, but has hit the board five other times, including a second in the GI Woody Stephens Stakes in his last start, which came at Saratoga in June. Midland Money, the only one of the group that is on the grounds, is 2-for-2 in his career. He won an allowance here Aug. 3 by 3 1/4 lengths. He worked four furlongs on Saratoga's main track on Monday in 48.83 (6/12) “Right now, everything looks like a go,” Baffert said of the first three for the Jerkens. “I am debating what to do with Gaming. I go by the last works [this weekend]. I could change my mind and not bring any. You never know.” No Travers For Gosger, Walsh Wants To Give Colt More Time One of these days, Gosger (Nyquist) is going to win a big race. It won't be a week from Saturday when the Travers. His trainer, Brendan Walsh, confirmed what was pretty much expected when he said Wednesday that the colt would not be running in the Midsummer Derby. “We are going to skip it and give him a little more time,” Walsh said from by phone from Kentucky Wednesday morning. “The Travers is too soon for him.” Gosger before the Haskell | Sarah Andrew Gosger has run back-to-back courageous races only to come up just short. In the Preakness and Haskell, he was run down late by Journalism. In the former, Gosger and jockey Luis Saez looked home free as they built a five-length lead in deep stretch but got run down. Last month, Gosger and Goal Oriented engaged in a stretch duel at Monmouth and Journalism got past them both in the Haskell. For his career, Gosger–named for former major league baseball player Jim Gosger–has two wins and three seconds in five starts. He won the GIII Lexington Stakes in April after breaking his maiden at Gulfstream Park in February. “He hasn't done anything wrong since he started,” Walsh said. “His last two races have been very good; he just got beat by a very, very good horse. We have taken it nice and easy all year and have picked his spots. I think, mainly, he is going to be a horse for next year.” Walsh said there is no immediate target for Gosger, owned by Harvey Clarke Racing Stables. The Pennsylvania Derby could be an option. Gosger has worked three times since the Haskell, all at Churchill Downs. In his most recent work, he went five furlongs in 1:00.60 (7/52) last Saturday. “We will see how he does in his next two works and go from there,” Walsh said. “Right now, everything [except the Travers] is in the cards. This is an exceptionally good year [for 3-year-olds] and there were three or four or five good colts around and I think he is one of them. He will have his time … hopefully before too long.” Shug Feels Like A Million After Two Solid Performances At Colonial Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey was still accepting congratulations as he stood outside his barn on the Oklahoma Training Track Wednesday morning. Behind him, inside adjoining stalls at the barn, were his two heroes from last weekend's GI Arlington Million Stakes. Fort Washington (War Front) won the 1 1/4-mile race on the Colonial Downs turf by a half-length over Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro) at odds of 5-1; stablemate Integration (Quality Road) was third as the 3-5 favorite. Owned by Magic Cap Stables, Fort Washington won for the third time in five starts this year. The 6-year-old won a pair of GIII races–the Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico May 17 and the Canadian Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park March 1. “That horse had trained really well,” McGaughey said. “I thought he would have a big chance. His races had been really, really good.” Fort Washington (outside0 of stablemate Integration working at the Spa Aug. 1 | Sarah Andrew In his prior start, the GII Wise Dan Stakes at Churchill Downs June 28. He finished fourth, beaten only 1 3/4 lengths. McGaughey was encouraged by Fort Washington's four-furlong turf work at Saratoga, which went in :49.97 (12/42) on Aug. 1. “I wanted to work him before I made up my mind,” McGaughey said. “He worked well, and I decided to give him a chance.” As far as what might be next for Fort Washington, McGaughey said he really does not know. “I'm not evading the question,” he said. “I just have no idea.” Integration, owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing LLC, has three seconds and a third in five starts this year. All five of his starts have been in Grade I races this year. He will be leaving Saratoga on Friday, bound for Kentucky. “He is going to get a little time,” McGaughey said. “He's been going a long time and think he needs a little break.” He said the goal for the 5-year-old will be to get a race into him before running in the 2026 GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational at Gulfstream, a race he lost by a neck to Spirit of St. Louis (Medaglia d'Oro) this year. The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented By NYRA Bets: Goal Oriented Not Coming To Saratoga For Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Amer Abdulaziz Salman, the founder and chief executive of Phoenix Thoroughbreds, has been jailed for 15 months in the U.S. for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The news first appeared in The Racing Post. The piece says that Abdulaziz, 61, was sentenced by judge Edgardo Ramos in the Southern District of New York for his role in the OneCoin fraud. He was jailed at the Loretto Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security facility in Pennsylvania July 11 with a release date of Oct. 20, 2026, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Phoenix Thoroughbreds said: “Ever since the fraudulent activities of some of his business partners were revealed to him and the world by the OneCoin prosecutions in New York, Amer Abdulaziz has acted with integrity and honour. An accomplished business executive, entrepreneur, and patron of numerous philanthropic causes, Mr. Abdulaziz's responsibility as a citizen led him to engage pro-actively with United States law enforcement. “Over the last several years, Mr. Abdulaziz has voluntarily traveled between Dubai and New York and engaged with U.S. authorities. He has accepted responsibility for harm ultimately inflicted upon victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud, which was instigated by people with whom Mr. Abdulaziz had business ties. “Mr. Abdulaziz has always been adamant that he would comply with his obligations under the law and honorably face whatever consequences result from the fair administration of justice, and he has honored this promise.” In 2019, Abdulaziz was named in a U.S. court as an alleged money launderer for OneCoin, a $4 billion Ponzi scheme run by Dr. Ruja Ignatova, the so-called “CryptoQueen,” who vanished in 2017 and remains on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted. Phoenix Thoroughbreds raced horses such as three-time Group 1 winner Advertise (Showcasing {GB}), GI Belmont Stakes runner-up Gronkowski (Lonhro {Aus}) and GI Starlet Stakes heroine Dream Tree (Uncle Mo). The post Phoenix Thoroughbreds Founder And Chief Executive Abdulaziz Jailed In U.S. appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fresh off his first graded stakes victory in last month's Indiana Derby (G3), Jim Bakke and Gerry Isbister's Tip Top Thomas will look to secure back-to-back wins in the $200,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx Racing.View the full article

In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. The gone-too-soon, two-time GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic heroine and three-time champion Royal Delta (Empire Maker) left behind only one foal, the winning filly Delta's Royalty (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The future looks bright for the 8-year-old mare's second produce Noble Dynasty (c, 2, Kingman {GB}), who recorded a fantastic runner-up finish for Besilu Stables and Hall of Famer Bill Mott on debut going a mile over the inner turf course at Saratoga Aug. 7. Off as the 7-2 second choice, Noble Dynasty broke sharply and chased in fourth beneath Junior Alvarado through fractions of :24.03 and :48 over the firm going. He was guided out five wide a quarter of a mile from home and came charging down the stretch with powerful strides in a field-best :23.24 to finish a half-length short of favored Teddy's Rocket (Liam's Map), who enjoyed first run. Noble Dynasty received a respectable 70 Beyer Speed Figure for the effort, just two points less than the winner. “Bill (Mott) liked the way he was working and we couldn't be more pleased with the way he ran,” said Fabricio Buffolo, a bloodstock advisor for Ben Leon's operation. “Very good experience on his first time out and showed that there will be plenty of room for improvement.” Teddy's Rocket wins at first asking in the R2 at Saratoga! @jrosariojockey was aboard for trainer @clementstable! pic.twitter.com/X2ORTIt14g — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 7, 2025 Leon purchased the Mott-trained Royal Delta for $8.5 million out of the Dispersal of Palides Investments N. V. at the 2011 Keeneland November sale following the first of her two straight wins at the Breeders' Cup. Named champion 3-year-old filly that season, Royal Delta returned to the races in the white-and-burgundy colors of Besilu Stables and was named champion older mare of 2012 and 2013. A 12-length debut winner at Belmont Park and no-brainer 'TDN Rising Star,' Royal Delta posted a career record of 22-12-5-1, led by six Grade I victories, and earnings of $4,811,126. She passed away at the age of nine in 2017. Noble Dynasty's third dam Delta Princess (A.P. Indy) was a six-time stakes winner (three graded) on the lawn. This is also the female family of top-level grass winners Delta Prince (Street Cry {Ire}), Crown Queen (Smart Strike), Biondetti (Bernardini) and Indy Five Hundred (A.P. Indy). Noble Dynasty's sire Kingman is responsible for 14 Grade/Group 1 winners worldwide. The Kingman x Galileo cross has netted G1 Bet365 Fillies Mile winner Commissioning (GB) and G1 Prix de Diane Longines winner Sparkling Plenty (Fr) (o/o a Frankel {GB} mare). “Hopefully, he will be a nice horse,” Buffolo said. “It would be special and deserving for Mr. Leon to do well with a descendant of Royal Delta.” Since launching 'Second Chances' in 2017, 64 maidens have been featured in these pages (through 2024), producing 25% graded stakes winners, 34% stakes winners and 48% stakes horses. The series has introduced eight future winners at the top level, led by this year's GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief), 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin) and fellow two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). The post Second Chances: ‘Very Good Experience First Time Out’ for Royally Bred Noble Dynasty appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association will present Owners and Trainers Appreciation Day Aug. 18 at Parx Racing. The event showcases 12 races with purses totaling more than $650,000.View the full article

Tickets will go on sale Friday, Aug. 15, at 11 a.m. PT for Santa Anita Park's upcoming Autumn Meet, according to a release from 1/ST on Wednesday. Passes will be available through Ticketmaster as the track opens its 16-day stand on Friday, Sept. 26, with free parking and general admission plus an all-day Happy Hour every Friday. Opening weekend will be showcased by Breeders' Cup Challenge Weekend which includes four “Win and You're In” stakes. Three of the track's promotions–Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival and the Japan Family Weekend–anchor the activities for attendees during the final three weekends of the five-week racing schedule. The post Tickets Go On Sale For Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet Aug. 15 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

3rd-Saratoga, $90,000, (S), Msw, 8-13, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:45.16, fm, 6 lengths. SHE'S COUNTRY (f, 2, Combatant–Lunar Affair, by Malibu Moon) became the second winner overall and first on this circuit for her sire (by Scat Daddy), who sadly left behind just one crop after succumbing to colic while on dual-hemisphere duties in Chile in 2022. Sold for $80,000 at this year's OBS April sale after breezing an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5, the Mar. 20 foal bounced neatly from gate four and took up a spot just off the flank of pacesetting Ryan Elizabeth (Twirling Candy) through easy fractions of :23.96 and :48.55. She's Country claimed the pacesetter at will at the midway point of the turn and when asked to sprint by Irad Ortiz, Jr. opened up on her rivals to score by a half-dozen convincing lengths. My Devine One (Essential Quality) just nosed out fellow second-time starter Mia Sophia (Goldencents) for second. The winner's dam, a daughter of SP Magical Affair (Giant's Causeway), sold for $7,500 with this filly in utero at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton New York October Mixed Sale and foaled a colt by Corniche after etching $20,000 at Keeneland January in 2024. That produce is cataloged as hip 3291 at next month's Keeneland September sale. Sold on once more for $5,000 in foal to Americanrevolution at the Saratoga Mixed Sale last fall, Lunar Affair produced a colt this season and was sent to Timberlake for her 2026 foal. Sales history: $5,000 Ylg '24 KEEJAN; $19,000 RNA Ylg '24 OBSOCT; $80,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-West Point Thoroughbreds, James Politano & LVD Racing; B-Twin Oaks Bloodstock LLC (NY); T-George Weaver. She's Country was a hot little number on debut in R3 at Saratoga!@iradortiz was aboard for trainer George Weaver and owner @westpointtbred! pic.twitter.com/AiKIm9DLh0 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 13, 2025 The post She’s Country Gives Late Combatant His First NY Winner appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

John and Leona Velazquez were publicly recognized for their longstanding commitment to the backstretch community at Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct on Wednesday when they received the Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson Award from the New York Race Track Chaplaincy at the 18th annual fundraising brunch at the Saratoga National Golf Club, the non-profit said in a press release on Wednesday afternoon. On hand to assist with the award presentation was Marylou's Whitney's daughter, Heather Mabee. The brunch set a new record for fundraising. “Anyone who has spent much time around the racetrack knows that the people who care for the horses are really the unsung heroes of our sport,” Velazquez said. “Leona and I are proud to support the various backstretch programs organized by the New York Race Track Chaplaincy and we are extremely honored and grateful to be recognized in this way.” As is the custom, the pair were presented with a framed racing scene created by equine artist Tom Chapman from the New York Race Track Chaplaincy. The Hall of Fame rider and his wife have been active in various backstretch organizations for decades. Previous honorees have included Len Green, Tracy and Todd Pletcher, Andy Serling, Irad Ortiz Jr., Anne Campbell, Edgar Prado, Michael Dubb, Fay and David Donk, Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson, Letty and Kiaran McLaughlin, Lisa and Kenny Troutt, Debbie and Terry Finley and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. The post John And Leona Velazquez Honored With Whitney And Hendrickson Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The placed Cristalino (lot 18), a full-sister to two stakes winners, topped Wednesday's Tattersalls Online August Sale at 80,000gns when selling to Tally-Ho Stud. Sold as a horse-in-training, the 3-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Galileo mare Stars At Night is a full to multiple group winner and G1 Jebel Hatta Stakes runner-up Poker Face, as well as the multiple stakes winner Star Devine, who was second in the GIII Intercontinental Stakes and third in the GIII Franklin Stakes. She was offered by Amo Racing, who bought the relation to three-time Group 1-winning Classic scorer Blue Bunting (Dynaformer) for 200,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2. Amy Drummond, head of operations at Amo Racing, said, “The filly retained value to us with her pedigree but she wasn't quite what we hoped for on the track, so we're delighted that she's gone to Tally-Ho, who also stand the stallions Persian Force and King of Steel for us.” The six-lot Gigginstown House Stud Annual Dispersal all found new homes. Best of the bunch on the buyers' sheet was Harsh (Dark Angel) (lot 35), who is rated 129. Dan Astbury and Mickey Bowen purchased the winning hurdler for 30,000gns. Gigginstown House Stud's Eddie O'Leary said, “Following on from last year's success, we were delighted to support the Tattersalls Online August Sale again. The team do a fantastic job promoting the sale. They made it a seamless process and we look forward to using the platform again.” Of the 135 lots offered, 80 sold (59%) for a gross of 774,400gns. The average was 5,500gns and the median was 9,680gns. There were a record number of bidders registered, 382 representing over 20 countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Zambia and from across the Middle East. The post Fastnet Rock’s Cristalino Bought By Tally-Ho For 80k At Tattersalls Online appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Already having his best ever season, trainer-driver Matty White has an interesting book of drives at Alexandra Park on Friday night. He will continue his association with the in-form pairing of Tytate and Bettor Reaction, and also line up two first starters from his Clevedon barn. Both two-year-olds, Milford, a Raging Bull gelding, will start in Race 2, the Tardina Stud – Here for the Horse Mobile Pace and Iron Mike Tyson, a $40,000 purchase from the 2024 National Yearling sales at Karaka, will debut in Race 7, the Lincoln Farms – Here for the Horse Mobile Pace. “They are in the same boat,” says White, “they have been at the trials and they head to the races inexperienced and they will be better off for that.” “The draw (8) is against Milford so Iron Mike is the better chance. He does have a good turn of foot.” “Milford is a bit green and faces a nice enough maiden field.” Milford is currently at $5.50, with his rivals including Captain Moonlight ($4.80FF), The Rascal ($3.50FF) and The Night Angel ($2.15). Milford is raced by White’s wife Brigette Solomon and father Les White, who lines up the in-form Bettor Reaction ($7.50FF) in Race 4. Matthew White will again take the drive. “He’s been a model of consistency and I can’t see why he wouldn’t be there or thereabouts again.” Iron Mike Tyson meanwhile is owned by gun West Australian trainers Greg and Skye Bond. “He’s not 100 per cent in his gait yet,” says White, “but he has ability and has shown some potential.”. And heading to Perth is not on his immediate agenda. “He’s staying put for the meantime.” Iron Mike Tyson is at $18 in a market dominated by the two Mark and Nathan Purdon-trained runners Alecto ($2) and Andretti ($1.75). White will also line up his best performer of late Tytate ($2.10) in the night’s opening race, the Diamond Racing Here for the Horse Mobile Pace. The American Ideal four-year-old mare has won her last three. “She’s really found her groove and racing very tractable, early on she was very keen.” He has plans to head to the Winter Rewards with her at Cambridge and then the Golden Gait at Alexandra Park in December. Her success has helped him to 19 wins so far this year. It’s his best ever tally, eclipsing the 16 he had in 2021 and 2024. “We have a nice team and if you find the right races they can do a good job for you.” View the full article

The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (PTHA) will present the 2025 Owners and Trainers Appreciation Day on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at Parx Racing, the organization said via a Wednesday press release. The event features 12 races with purses totaling over $650,000, with a first post of 12:40 p.m. ET. A total of 163 horses were entered on the card, including 153 in the body of the races. This will be the first day back for live racing after the annual Parx summer break. That same day, horsemen will be treated to a PTHA luncheon on the third floor of the racetrack. A valid Pennsylvania owner's or trainer's license permits entry into the event. The post PTHA Celebrates Owners And Trainers Appreciation Day With Parx Card Aug. 18 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article