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Today 12th August in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Hawkesbury free betting preview & quaddie tips | August 13, 2024 Racing heads to Hawkesbury on Tuesday, April 13, for a competitive seven-race card. Check out HorseBetting’s free tips and quaddie … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Amelia’s Jewel returns at Warwick Farm trials Former Western Australia Group 1 winning mare Amelia’s Jewel has stepped out for the first time this campaign at Warwick … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Busuttin & Young still Melbourne Cup dreaming with Muramasa Co-trainer Trent Busuttin remains hopeful for Muramasa’s Melbourne Cup bid, despite a challenging autumn campaign and a recent health setback … Read More Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Arkansaw Kid poised for Caulfield return Arkansaw Kid, impresses after gelding operation. Trainer Ben Hayes is confident in the horse’s potential as he begins his campaign … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | August 12, 2024 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today on Monday, August 12. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Valley quinella for Tavistock Tavistock played a starring role at Moonee Valley on Saturday with Superstock and Havisham running the quinella in the Challenger … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Prince Alby returns in style Prince Alby improved from a game effort in last weekend’s Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton to charge home … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Retirement plans on hold for Rosehill winner Travelling Kate has put retirement plans on hold with a purple patch of form, which she continued with a hard-fought … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago West Coast defends Grand National Steeplechase title Awapuni trainer Mark Oulaghan produced a winning double in the feature jumps events with stablemates West Coast and Berry The … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 12, 2023 12 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Katherine Cup Day racing tips & value bets | Saturday, August 13 We have seven races to sink our teeth into on Katherine Cup Day this weekend. HorseBetting’s NT racing expert has … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Neasham weighing up options for Zaaki Annabel Neasham has a decision to make in the coming days, with plans for superstar gelding Zaaki slightly up in … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Overpass stakes Everest claim with impressive trial win It may have only been a barrier trial, but Bjorn Baker’s Overpass sent tongues wagging as he scorched the turf … Read More Australia horse racing news, France horse racing news 3 years ago Frankie Dettori ‘super excited’ to partner Verry Elleegant “It’s very well known that I’ve never won the Melbourne Cup, but if you can’t win it yourself, you may … Read More Horse Racing News 3 years ago Punt Drunk: Mackay favourite shot down by early crow The Punt Drunk team dissects some of the more interesting stories to crop up in the past few days, including … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | Friday, August 12, 2022 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Ipswich betting preview, top tips & quaddie | Friday 13/8/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Ipswich races on Friday, August 13. See the top tips, value bets, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 12, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Geelong betting tips, quaddie picks & value bets | 13/8/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the Geelong racing preview for Friday, August 13, with all the top tips, value bets, best odds … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Victorian campaign awaits delayed Browne trio Cambridge trainer David Browne has arrived in Victoria ahead of a spring campaign with a trio of promising gallopers, but … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago The Cossack, simply the best Prominent jumps trainer Paul Nelson has had plenty of top-class hurdlers pass through his care over the years but he … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Riddell looking forward to spring racing Two top-class horses are giving leading jockey Jonathan Riddell reason to look forward to an exciting spring of racing. Riddell, … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Moody in good health heading into spring Having recently bolstered his spring carnival team, trainer Peter Moody is looking forward to launching a Caulfield and Melbourne Cups … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sherry celebrates another Sydney milestone Tom Sherry, an emerging talent among Sydney’s apprentice jockey ranks, has ridden a brace of winners at Warwick Farm to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Rawiller lodges appeal against riding ban Top jockey Nash Rawiller will appeal the severity of a riding ban stemming from his winning effort aboard Eduardo in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Williams returns to the fold at Caulfield Champion jockey Craig Williams will return to riding after a three week break and has already set his sights on … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Holyfield can send Neasham out a winner A stakes victory by Holyfield would be an ideal farewell gift for Annabel Neasham as she prepares for her final … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sydney off the menu for Jennifer Eccles Trainer Shaun Ritchie has confirmed the Melbourne spring carnival remains on the radar for Jennifer Eccles, provided her form warrants … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Meetings to be run behind closed doors Following a meeting between New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), stewards and club representatives it has been decided that Wednesday’s meeting … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Hastings targets for Jennifer Eccles Shaune Ritchie has resisted the temptation to campaign last season’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles in … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Kiwis given clearance to fly There was an echoed sigh of relief in Waikato Monday with a handful of trainers receiving travel exemptions for their … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Social Racing descend on Taupo Brent Cooper’s Social Racing syndicates will be represented by a trio of runners at Taupo on Wednesday, including a debutant … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Cambridge back on track The construction of the Cambridge Jockey Club’s synthetic track is back on target. Civil works for the track are nearing … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Legend of Condor to run at Randwick Trainer Gerald Ryan will rely on Legend Of Condor at Randwick with talented filly Villami to wait a week for … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Baller and Libertini win Randwick trials Libertini and Baller have won barrier trials at Randwick as has star mare Sunlight who is headed to the $14 … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Four from Lindsay Park for Lawrence Stakes Lindsay Park has loaded up with four nominations for the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Tom Melbourne ready for spring carnival Tom Melbourne has trialled well and is among nine horses from Chris Waller’s Gold Coast stable heading south for carnival … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Tom Sadler breaks leg in freak accident Jockey Tom Sadler has broken his leg after being kicked by a riderless horse in a steeplechase at Casterton … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Wet forces Smith duo to miss Tatura trials Heavy rain in Victoria has caused the cancellation of the Tatura barrier trials forcing an interruption to the preparations of … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Boost for Queensland summer carnival The rejuvenated Eagle Farm racetrack will play an important role in the upgraded Queensland summer carnival which will feature 22 … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Tarzino Trophy fresh-up for Shadows Cast Mark Oulaghan is set to start the star of his stable, Shadows Cast, fresh-up in the first leg of the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Another Riccarton milestone being considered Levin trainer Leanne Elliot could get an opportunity to add another Riccarton highlight to her list of achievements. Elliot has … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Ritchie pulls right rein at Ruakaka Trainer Shaune Ritchie’s decision to base a number of the members of his Cambridge stable at Ruakaka over the past … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Tom Sadler breaks leg at Casterton Jockey Tom Sadler has broken his leg after being kicked by a riderless horse in a steeplechase at Casterton … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News, USA horse racing news 6 years ago Arlington Group 1 clean sweep for Chad Brown Chad Brown has trained the winners of the three Group One turf races at Arlington … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Racing’s loss with death of Nick Columb One of the principle voices of change for racehorse owners in Australia, Nick Columb has died as the result of … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Another Qld trainer outed on cobalt charge Queensland trainer Darryl Gardiner has been disqualified for 12 months on a cobalt related charge … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Countdown begins for Winx return Winx has had a trouble-free preparation leading into her return in the Group One race at Randwick named in her … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Lindsay Park pair to tackle G2 Lawrence Boom Time and Harlem are set to have their spring season returns in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Childs rapt with Written By after gallop Jordan Childs is looking forward to the spring campaign of Group One winner Written By after getting back aboard the … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago McEvoy fillies to run in separate states Oohood will make her season return in the Silver Shadow Stakes on the same day Magic Millions winner Sunlight takes … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago First Crush to head south for more Cups Tough Brisbane stayer First Crush will head to Sydney later this month to run at Rosehill before he tackles the … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Qld racing stars to help drought relief Some of Queensland’s biggest racing names have volunteered to be auctioned as slaves for a fund-raiser to help drought victims … Read More Australia horse racing news 7 years ago Girls team wins the Shergar Cup at Ascot Hayley Turner and the Girls team have taken the honours in the Shergar Cup at Ascot in which Corey Brown … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Hello It’s Me all class in Ruakaka opener Last season’s Group 2 Royal Stakes (2000m) winner Hello It’s Me made a winning start to her spring campaign when … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Verry Elleegant caps top weekend for Bishara Ardmore trainer Nick Bishara completed a weekend to remember when Verry Elleegant broke her maiden status in emphatic fashion at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Michelle Payne ruled out of Shergar Cup MIchelle Payne has been ruled out of the Shergar Cup teams event at Ascot after failing to recover from a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tim Clark tactics irk Rosehill stewards Jockey Tim Clark’s ride on Spring Preview favourite Washington Heights is subject to a stewards’ inquiry after the gelding was … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Walker back on winner’s list at Flemington Jockey Michael Walker has returned to the winner’s circle at Flemington after an injury lay-off that resulted in back and … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Hey Doc resumes with win in Aurie’s Star Australian Guineas winner Hey Doc has made a successful start to his four-year-old season with a fighting win first-up in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Marty leads the party at Doomben Smart galloper Let’s Party Marty could get a chance in Melbourne this spring after his debut win at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Menari stakes claim for Everest climb Trainer Gerald Ryan is happily talking to slot holders in the $10 million Everest hoping Menari can claim a berth … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Elouera defies pattern to win at Rosehill Elouera has rewarded her trainers’ patience with a come-from-behind win at Rosehill against the pattern of the day … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sheer Madness’ connections focusing on group glory SHEER Madness’ connections are hopeful that group races are on the horizon after the gelding recorded a powerful win at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Stella Ombra wins again at Doomben Improved gelding Stella Ombra has made it four wins from his past five starts by leading all the way at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Swampland goes back-to-back at Flemington Swampland has landed her fourth win from 11 starts with a impressive victory at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Jaminzah wins again at Flemington The Chris Waller-trained Jaminzah has finished strongly to win for the second time in as many weekends at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago The Pharoah reigns with second win The Pharoah has registered the second win of a consistent career at Rosehill, which will provide a boost to his … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago The Pharoah reigns supreme at Rosehill A BRILLIANT front-running ride by Jay Ford has delivered a strong benchmark 83 win at Rosehill on Saturday for consistent … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Timing key to Badajoz’s win at Rosehill Badajoz has come with a well-timed run to claim a well-deserved win at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cup Prelude romp for adaptable Arbeitsam Arbeitsam scored over 1800-metres for the first time as the versatile Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding crushed his rivals … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cup Prelude romp for adaptable Arbeitsam Arbeitsam scored over 1800m for the first time as the versatile Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding crushed his rivals … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 8 years ago Toorak Handicap the target for Sovereign Nation NEW connections of star gelding Sovereign Nation may target a group 1 race in the spring after the five-year-old blitzed … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Master Zephyr back in winner’s circle Imported stayer Master Zephyr has broken a 16-month drought by chasing down fellow import Kilimanjaro and winning by a neck … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sovereign Nation gives new owners a win A gelding operation has turned around the fortunes of Sovereign Nation, who was explosive in his win at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Heaven-sent debut for Another Sin Another Sin has created history at Rosehill by winning a Highway Handicap in his first start … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago King Viv makes up for last-start second King Viv has made up for his last-start second at Doomben with a strong performance to win at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 8 years ago Another Sin makes history at Rosehill BRETT Cavanough-trained three-year-old Another Sin became the first ever debutante to win a Highway Handicap race after engaging in an … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sheer Madness heading on a path to Derby A city win for Sheer Madness at Flemington has his connections dreaming of bigger prizes … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 8 years ago Upper Cut lands decisive blow in NZ Grand National Steeplechase TOUGHNESS was on show at Riccarton Park on Saturday as Upper Cut landed the decisive blow to win its second … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Meagher continues run for Waratah Monteux has held on to win the first race at Doomben, giving trainer John Meagher more success for Waratah Thoroughbreds … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago BRC to re-open memberships The Brisbane Race Club is expected to re-open its books soon after new memberships were suspended in June … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Michelle Payne must pass fitness test Michelle Payne must undergo a medical examination before she is allowed to ride in the Shergar Cup at Ascot … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Two day meeting becomes one super day Six jumps races including the Grand National Steeplechase will be conducted on one super day of jumping at Ballarat … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Abracadash ready for Saturday racing Trainer Kelso Wood has kept faith with Abracadash who lines up for her first Saturday race at Eagle Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Awesome Rock returns at Caulfield Stephen Baster is looking forward to the spring with Awesome Rock who makes his return in the P B Lawrence … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Awesome Rock returns at Caulfield Stephen Baster is looking forward to the spring with Awesome Rock who makes his return in the P B Lawrence … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Tango to rain on Capitalist’s parade Tango Rain has a formidable opponent in the San Domenico Stakes and trainer Gerald Ryan is keen to see how … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Rocky King in distance test at Eagle Farm The speedy Rocky King will be out to change his recent luck when he steps out over 1400 metres for … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Lindsay Park 3YOs kick off at Caulfield The Lindsay Park stable will saddle up two runners in each of the Group Three races for three-year-olds at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Angel Dancer jumps up to open company In-form mare Angel Dancer faces her biggest test at Eagle Farm where she steps up to open company … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Jess Taylor out of action for eight weeks Jockey Jess Taylor will spend around eight weeks on the sidelines after breaking her right wrist for a second time … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Patrick Payne speaks out about little sister Michelle THE older brother of 2015 Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has spoken out about the recent sacking of Payne from … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Samantha Clenton nears return from injury Apprentice Samantha Clenton is nearing a returh to riding, three months after suffering shoulder and back injuries in a multiple-horse … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Highland Reel entered for International Cox Plate placegetter Highland Reel is the second favourite behind Postponed for the Juddmonte International at York … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago McEvoy reunited with Lucia Valentina Kerrin McEvoy will be back aboard Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Lucia Valentina when she resumes in the Warwick Stakes … Read More View the full article

At first glance, Jay Hovdey's latest literary output, “The Oak Tree Story: A History of Racing's Most Generous Benefactor,” might seem an exercise in nostalgia only, recounting as it does the origins, lifespan and ignominious death of an organization that last put on a show nearly fifteen years ago. The Oak Tree Racing Association came about as an industry-led non-profit to operate a race-meet during the then barren autumnal months when there was no major racing in Southern California, only to grow into a philanthropic powerhouse and gamechanger for the sport with global ripple effects. But in chronicling the Oak Tree Racing Association's tenure-spanning both the halcyon summer of California racing and the early fissures of later earthquakes-it's hard not to frame the narrative against the present day, when horse racing's future rests so precariously on the short-term profit-driven whims of corporate track owners and wagering platforms and their broader real-estate and business ambitions that so often run counter to the long-term viability of the sport. In doing so, the reader is left with the impression of what can be achieved when horse racing takes charge of its own destiny, led by a cohort of smart, thoughtful souls who want for the industry more than it promises to give back. The story begins in July of 1967, when California governor Ronald Reagan signed into law a bill expanding the racing calendar in the state to include a fallow period from Labor Day through the day after Christmas. Three individuals were largely responsible for planting Oak Tree's roots, all noted owners and breeders who each had excelled in their chosen professional paths: Clement L. Hirsch (of Kal-Kan pet food fame), Louis R. Rowan (a real estate mogul), and Dr. Jack Robbins (a veterinarian with x-ray like diagnostic skills). Perhaps not coincidentally, both Rowan and Hirsch were veterans of WWII, having served in the U.S. Army and the Marines respectively. With its core mission statement of operating “a meet run for horsemen by horsemen,” the Oak Tree group's business model was a revolutionary one (for the time), funneling all non-wagering related revenues towards important equine research projects, backstretch worker welfare and other charitable causes. In Hovdey's words, Oak Tree hoped to provide an “island of stability in a shifting, uncertain California racing landscape.” Sounds familiar. Oak Tree endured something of an extended pregnancy, having first to overcome obstacles laid before it from the likes of the state's powerful Standardbred interests, and then from the workers' union group tied to Hollywood Park's fall harness meet that overlapped Oak Tree. But launch it eventually did at Santa Anita on Tuesday Oct. 7, 1969, attended by 16,733 souls who wagered nearly $1.5 million over a nine-race card that bore a murderer's row of talent in and out of the saddle. Think Rudy Rosales and Bill Hartack, Charlie Whittingham and Johnny Longden. Indeed, month by month, decade by decade, the stars both horse and human that made the Oak Tree Meet such a resounding success are detailed with the sort of meticulous fashion that would give Rain Man a run for his money. If the Oak Tree of the 1970s was all about laying foundation stones (thanks to the exploits of Tizna and Ancient Title and co.), the 1980s were all about building the edifice of the meet up and out (through age-defying exploits from the likes of John Henry, and then as a vital proving ground for the newly inaugurated Breeders' Cup). The Oak Tree founding board of directors gathers in the Santa Anita Directors' Room–(standing) Louis Rowan, Clement Hirsch, B.J. Ridder, William Pascoe, (seated) Harold Ramser, J.T. Jones, and Dr. Jack Robbins | Courtesy Jay Hovdey If the 1980s belonged in large to Charlie Whittingham, the 1990s saw the emergence to center stage of more contemporary training touchstones. Headley. Frankel. Baffert. Mandella. Drysdale. The first decade of the new millennium rounded out with the sort of thrilling late flourish epitomized by that era's undisputed headline act, Zenyatta. And then Oak Tree was over. In 1998, Austrian entrepreneur Frank Stronach purchased Santa Anita Park under his Magna International (MI) Developments banner. Despite his initial qualms, the new owner signed a long-term lease with Oak Tree, allowing the non-profit to continue operating at the track. MI Developments, however, would be folded under Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) banner. And in March of 2009, MEC filed for bankruptcy, citing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Santa Anita was up for grabs-or so it appeared. Hovdey recounts how a group of influential owners maneuvered to purchase the track and operate racing there “as an Oak Tree-style, non-profit entity.” But Stronach would have none of it. By April of the following year, a Delaware bankruptcy court agreed to a reorganization of MEC that saw Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields remain under Stronach's control. More pointedly for Oak Tree, its lease with Santa Anita-which was to have continued to 2016-was voided. By 2011, Oak Tree was effectively dead as a racing operator, drowned beneath a swirling confluence of events including California's botched experiment with synthetic surfaces, Hollywood Park's threatened closure and redevelopment, as well as, in Hovdey's words, Stronach's hardened stance “against leasing Santa Anita to an outside group.” In reading Hovdey's clinical autopsy of Oak Tree's life and death, it's hard not to extrapolate from it a set of lessons built around a different north star, one that which places at its core the sport and its participants' best long-term interests. To be sure, corporate interests don't hold their fangs to horse racing's throat only. But the sport does appear especially vulnerable right now, its carotid arteries bared for the killer bite. The success of Oak Tree, however, affords industry stakeholders the reminder of a different way to do business. New York has gotten the memo. Still with much work to be done, Maryland promises to do the same. “Oak Tree was a brilliant idea,” says Del Mar supremo, Joe Harper, as something of a coda. “It was a bunch of well-heeled, very smart business guys who loved the game. But don't get me wrong. They were very diligent businessmen when it came to operating Oak Tree. They worried about every cent they spent, because everything going to Oak Tree was going to help the game. Most companies are formed to make a profit. This company was formed to do good.” The post The Oak Tree Review: Paean and Promise of a Different Way to Run Horse Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

5th-Ellis, $99,763, Msw, 8-11, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.04, fm, 7 3/4 lengths. HOT MASH (f, 2, Not This Time–More Oats Please, by Smart Strike), sent off the 3-2 choice for this unveiling, settled just off the outside hip of 7-2 chance Daphne Blue (Munnings), who cut out a fast :20.27 initial quarter. Overtaking that rival turning for home, the bay strode clear to score by an impressive margin over Windy Houston (Munnings). The winner, a half to GISW Peace and War (War Front), $439,667, also has foal brother by Mandaloun. Sales history: $375,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $59,488. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O-Avalon Racing Stables, Mainline Stables and Green, Jonathan I.; B-Sally J. Andersen (KY); T-John C. Servis. On debut 2yo #9 HOT MASH ($5.10) was quick out of the gate and ran away from the field in the stretch to win race 5 @EllisParkRacing. The daughter of Not This Time (@TMStallions) was ridden by @a_concepcion16 and is trained by John Servis. pic.twitter.com/InKtqsKdt8 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 11, 2025 The post Not This Time’s Hot Mash Airs in Career Debut at Ellis appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mark Casse shares his thoughts on Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman's first breeze on turf Aug. 10. The son of Tapit went :49.70 with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard in preparation for the $3.5 million Nashville Derby (G3T) Aug. 30 at Kentucky Downs.View the full article

1st-Niigata, ¥10,600,000 ($71,603), Maiden, 2yo, 1200m, 1:10.8, ft. SATONO VOYAGE (JPN) (c, 2, Into Mischief–Jolie Olimpica {Brz} {Horse of the Year, Ch. 2yo Filly & G1SW-Brz, Ch. Turf Female-Can, MGSW & GISP-US, GSW-Can, $460,507}, by Drosselmeyer) was beaten 1 1/2 lengths into second when trying 1200 meters on the turf at Hanshin June 14 and was the 9-10 chalk to go one better with a move to the dirt track at Niigata. Drawn gate one, Satono Voyage was driven along by Keita Tosaki and made the lead before the end of the first 400 meters. Cruising in hand thereafter, he widened without being asked in upper stretch and was geared down in the final 50 meters, graduating by 10 lengths. The Apr. 3 foal is the first produce from his dam, Brazil's Horse of the Year and champion of her generation at two in 2019 and acquired by the late Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farm to her continue her career in this country with Richard Mandella. The chestnut earned her keep with three victories at the graded level in North American, including the GII Nassau Stakes at Woodbine that earned her a Sovereign Award as Canada's champion turf female of 2021. She was also runner-up to champion Rushing Fall (More Than Ready) in the COVID-delayed running of the GI Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes in 2020. Purchased by Shimokobe Farm for $675,000 at Fasig-Tipton November in 2021, Jolie Olimpica was put in foal to this leading sire and was exported to Japan. Barren to Triple Crown winner Contrail (Jpn) for 2024, the mare foaled a colt by dual Horse of the Year Equinox (Jpn) on Feb. 12 of this year. Into Mischief is now the sire of 36 Japanese winners from 41 starters. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $58,724. O-Hajime Satomi; B-Shimokobe Farm; T-Hiroyasu Tanaka. The post Into Mischief Son Of Jolie Olimpica Impresses On Dirt Debut at Niigata appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Wednesday, Salisbury, post time: 15:30, THE BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF STONEHENGE STAKES-Listed, £40,000, 2yo, 8fT Field: A Bit Of Spirit (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Morris Dancer (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Mystic Moment (GB) (Time Test {GB}). TDN Verdict: Despite the fact that Eve Johnson Houghton seems to have the midas touch this year, the class deficit of her runner Mystic Moment means that this boils down to match between the Vintage runner-up Morris Dancer and the Listed Pat Eddery Stakes runner-up A Bit Of Spirit. The Gosdens' runner has the edge on that form, but the Rooneys' representative has track experience having won here in July. [Tom Frary] Click here for the complete field. The post Black-Type Analysis: Palace Pier Colts Go Head-To-Head at Salisbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Legendary BBA Ireland bloodstock agent Adrian Nicoll relives some of his greatest days in the business They say that stories lived are better than stories told. And by God, Adrian Nicoll has lived through his share of good times. The former BBA Ireland bloodstock agent has purchased his share of Group 1 winners, too. Think Dark Angel, Kooyonga, Alexander Goldrun, Serenade Rose and more. He also played a part in the shuttling of the stallions to Australia which was the brainchild of his close friend John Magnier. More recently, he is celebrated for purchasing Cabaret, the dam of Classic winners St Mark's Basilica and Magna Grecia, while he still retains a share in the Victorian Oaks winner Personal in Australia, the country in which he arguably enjoyed the most amount of success. But what you may not know about the man who wears the title of 'The King', which was coined by his good friend and trainer David Hayes following a golden period of purchasing Group 1 winners during the 2005 Melbourne Carnival, is that he also trained a jumper in South Africa, rode in amateur races in Singapore and is the son of the Olympic bronze medal-winning show jumper. Now 76, Nicoll admits to having enjoyed “a colourful existence” but credits a life well lived in bloodstock to being born in the right era and having surrounded himself with some of the best minds in the business. “I never get tired of speaking about the good old days,” he says from the comfort of his beautiful Mount Juliet home in County Kilkenny, which he shares with his wife Yvonne, the daughter of trainer Phonsie O'Brien. “It's good to remember the good days and sometimes you remember some days more than others. I think there was more fun involved in racing in the '70s and '80s as far more people went racing. Unfortunately, that has been curtailed by the advancement of television and the curtailing of drink driving. I remember going to the Irish Derby when there were forty thousand people there. My first Irish Derby was Nijinsky in 1970.” And there was huge significance to that first trip to the Curragh. Not only did Nijinsky waltz to victory and, in doing so, become only the third colt to complete the Derby double at the time. But away from the bright lights and razzmatazz that came with such a momentous achievement, another important chapter was being written in the world of bloodstock, as it was here where Nicoll met BBA Ireland's founder Tom Cooper for a formal interview. Nicoll recalled, “I grew up with horses and I had some very good teachers along the way, including Tom Cooper, one of the finest judges of a thoroughbred. I just heard today that they are to name the Futurity Stakes at the Curragh in his memory. That is a nice compliment to the man who died far too young. It is a very nice thought of John Magnier to do so because Coolmore sponsors the race.” Exploring Australia Back in 1974, BBA Ireland had no representative in Australia so a decision was made that Nicoll and Jonathan Irwin – who left to join Goffs the following year – would go down and explore the market. As luck would have it, Robert Sangster happened to board the plane in London, with that chance first encounter proving pivotal to the success that followed. “I didn't know Robert but Jonathan did, so he invited us up to the first-class lounge where we played cards and backgammon for most of the trip. Australia was a huge part of my life and meeting Robert on the plane down there provided a huge introduction to the country for me. It was through him that I did an awful lot of business in Australia. In those days, you could go and identify the relation to a good horse in the Southern Hemisphere up here before it was public knowledge. Now, it's overnight. We had a lot of fun and we met a lot of good people. It was just a different era. When I started back in 1970, there was no such thing as the mobile telephone. We didn't even have a fax machine.” He added, “I can remember Robert winning the Golden Slipper with Marauding in 1987. Anyway, we went to this party afterwards and there was a fella who came up to us and said he'd love to buy some mares. We didn't know if this man was genuine or not but he came around the next day, had a look at the pedigrees, decided what he liked and he ended up buying something like 28 mares, including Princess Tracy, one the foundation mares in Australia.” Shuttling stallions with John Magnier The shuttling of stallions to Australia began around a decade previously. It was Nicoll's role to find the studs for the stallions on behalf of John Magnier. Horses like Green God, Deep River and Godswalk stood on Southern Hemisphere time with varying degrees of success before Danehill became one of the most influential dual-purpose stallions of all time. He recalls, “There is no greater genius in the industry than John Magnier. I used to go down and stay with him in Grange Stud before Coolmore even existed. We'd go hunting on a Sunday and we had a lot of craic together.” “Now, Wootton Bassett has become one of the most expensive shuttle stallions following just one crop of runners in Australia. It looks like he is going to work very well in Australia.” One story rolls into another when you are in Nicoll's company, many of which couldn't possibly be consigned to print, and it doesn't take long to realise why Sangster described the bloodstock agent as one of the most colourful characters within the industry. “Robert was great craic,” he remembers of his great ally. “He loved fun and loved a punt. He was a very kind person, too. Very generous. Probably, if he had a weakness, it was that he'd never say no. If you went to him with an idea, he'd say, 'ah yeah, we'll have a crack at that.' He was a great help to me. I didn't buy that many horses for him but I bought a lot of horses from him. Mainly broodmares to go to Australia. “But when I say Robert loved a bet, there is one memory that sticks out. Yvonne and I used to live in Dunlavin in County Wicklow. Two years before Robert died, he came to stay with us for the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 2002, which he won with Rock Of Gibraltar. At the same time, Sir Alex Ferguson was still flavor of the month, so when he came back from the races, he told me that we had to back Brazil to win the World Cup. I asked 'why?' He explained that Ferguson had told him this and that and that Brazil were the ones to beat. “So that night, a whole group of us went to Rathsallagh for dinner. Lo and behold, there was an Australian bookmaker, Michael Sullivan, on the table next to us, who ironically became a client of mine much later on. Robert said to him, 'what price Brazil?' I'm not going to tell you how much he had on it, but the bookmaker replied, 'and in what currency would that be?' Robert replied, 'the lot'. So he had x amounts in euros, sterling, dollars, Australian dollars etc. I was a part of this bet, too, and I was thinking, 'what have I got myself into?' As you know, they won the World Cup and we got paid a fortune. Michael, who was Sportingbet Australia, ended up selling his business to William Hill, and then came into the yearling partnerships, which included Serenade Rose. It's just funny how these things happen and you've got to be lucky.” He added, “I suppose I was quite a social animal, but we did meet some great people over the years, all of whom were very loyal. I had clients from the beginning and they'd never quibble and they'd all pay their commission. Basically, we as bloodstock agents had the advantage of every person not having one of those things [raises his smartphone] and getting all of the information instantaneously. I don't think you've got the same edge anymore and, if I was starting out again, I don't think it's a route I'd go down. I think it's much more difficult in this day and age.” Deadly Duo One of the most enduring relationships that Nicoll forged was with the legendary trainer Barry Hills, who passed away earlier this year having trained the majority of the brilliant horses that the bloodstock agent had bought in this part of the world. Nicoll said, “I mentioned Tom Cooper was one of my great teachers but Barry was the other. From the first crop of horses I bought Barry, we had Gaelic League, and he was a Group 1 winner having cost only twenty grand. Barry was a fantastic judge and most of the horses we bought were bought on spec and he got them sold afterwards. Never in the thirty years we spent working together did he let me down. A great man, he will be sadly missed. “I actually saw him on the Tuesday of Royal Ascot. At that stage, he could hardly speak and he was in a hospital bed at home in his room. When I was leaving, he shook my hand, smiled and gave me the thumbs up. He died about ten days later and the memorial service at Lambourn was vast.” He added, “Not only was I buying the horses for Barry, but I had clients who sent him horses as well, such as Marston Stud, for whom I bought all the mares on behalf of. They sent Barry two fillies who they couldn't sell as yearlings. One was Maids Causeway and the other was Spinning Queen. Both fillies won Group 1s for Barry and Spinning Queen was sold for what was then a record three million gns at Tattersalls. “Dick Bonnycastle, who was Canadian, was the part-breeder of Spinning Queen and also owned a number of horses with Barry that we bought, including the Chester Vase winner and Derby fourth Mr Combustible, who was named after the trainer! But the best colt we bought together was Dark Angel. He only ran as a two-year-old but has become the most fabulous stallion. Then we had Classic winners like Hula Angel and Just The Judge but we never spent much money. It was very rare that we'd spend six figures but having someone as good as Barry to train the horses was just a massive help.” Greatest memories Nicoll's office at home is by no means small. Given there is no more wallspace in that office tells you everything you need to know about Nicoll's achievements in the game. “Buying yearlings that go on to win Group 1 races was the most exciting aspect of the job,” he says. “With the mares, you buy them and if they do well, you do well.” He added, “But there were a few great days and they were nearly all with fillies. Serenade Rose being one of them. For about fifty years, she was the only filly who won the Oaks in Melbourne and the Oaks in Sydney. Kooyonga was another one. She won four Group 1s and is one of only three fillies – along with Enable and Pebbles – to have won the Eclipse. And then there was Alexander Goldrun. I bought her as a foal for forty grand and Noel O'Callaghan of Mountarmstrong Stud rang me the next day asking if I had bought any foals. I told him I had and that it was by a stallion that he'd probably never heard of in Gold Away, and he said, 'I'll have her.' She went on to win five Group 1s, including the Hong Kong International when trained by Jim Bolger.” A gifted horseman with a keen eye for a good filly, Nicoll scaled heights others could scarcely imagine. He lorded it up with some of the best in the business and had a lot of fun doing it. Those memories made are what matter the most now more than anything. “We were very lucky with our lives. It was great fun. There were some great times and with a little bit of help from some very important people, some of whom are not around anymore, we got things done.” The post ‘I Don’t Think Agents Nowadays Have The Same Edge As We Had’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A Territories half-brother to this year's G1 July Cup heroine No Half Measures is among the potential highlights in the newly-published catalogue for Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which is scheduled to take place from Monday, October 13 to Wednesday, October 15. The sibling to No Half Measures will be offered as lot 789 by Finbar Kent, on behalf of Sally Nicholls. Another star performer from this year's Newmarket July Festival, the unbeaten two-year-old colt Zavateri, features among the high-profile graduates of Book 2 in recent years, along with G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes winner Ombudsman and Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior. Of the 812 yearlings catalogued to sell this year, 206 of them have a Group- or Listed-winning sibling. Lot 824 is another well-related offering as a Calyx half-sister to the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches runner-up Shes Perfect, along with lot 865, a Wootton Bassett half-brother to the Group 1-winning siblings Glorious Forever and Time Warp; lot 921, a Study Of Man half-brother to the multiple Group 1 hero Zaaki; and lot 1298, a Lope De Vega full-sister to the G1 Prix de l'Opera victrix Place Du Carrousel. In addition, the catalogue features sons and daughters of 119 Group- and Listed-winning mares. They include lot 663, the Zarak colt out of the G1 Matron Stakes winner Chachamaidee, and lot 1193, the Ghaiyyath colt out of the G1 Prix de l'Opera scorer Shalanaya. Meanwhile, first-season sire Baaeed will be represented by lot 1183, a colt out of the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes winner Seal Of Approval, and lot 1242, a colt out of the G1 Prix de Diane winner Star Of Seville, among others. Fellow first-crop sires Bayside Boy, Blackbeard, Epicenter, Golden Pal, Minzaal, Naval Crown, Perfect Power, State Of Rest, Stradivarius and Thunder Moon will also be represented, while Havana Grey has the biggest representation of any stallion with 41 yearlings catalogued, ahead of Blue Point (36) and Mehmas (33). The catalogue for Book 3 of the October Yearling Sale is also available online, featuring 558 lots scheduled to go under the hammer from Thursday, October 16 to Friday, October 17. All of the yearlings catalogued in Book 3 will be eligible for the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes and the £200,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes. Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said, “Book 2 continues to go from strength to strength, with this year's racecourse ambassadors including Prince Of Wales's Stakes winner Ombudsman, global stars Romantic Warrior, Dubai Honour, and Believing, plus exciting two-year-old Zavateri, purchased for just 35,000 guineas. “Book 3 has also excelled, producing 2025 European Classic winners Lady Ilze and Molveno for only 11,000 and 32,000 guineas respectively. Together, they showcase the outstanding quality and value on offer during the second week of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.” The post Tattersalls Book 2 Catalogue Now Online, Sale Goes ‘From Strength to Strength’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Windermere Stud, which is run by Australian native Janine Gandy and Pierre-Hugues Henry, enjoyed a successful consigning debut at the Arqana July Sale with nine lots selling for an aggregate of €396,000 and an average price of €44,000. That debut draft included a €135,000 Doctor Dino gelding. The pair is hoping to build on that dream debut when consigning a Pinatubo colt [lot 122] and filly from the first crop of State Of Rest [231] at the August Sale at Arqana. The Pinatubo colt is out of a sister to Kenway (Galiway) while the State Of Rest filly is out of a Verglas mare who is a sister to the Listed-winning Glory Power (Medicean). The burgeoning duo have big hopes for the week ahead and are the first consignment to take part in the Q&A series aimed to shine the spotlight on a series of vendors in the build-up to the August Sale. What young sires are you most looking forward to seeing the progeny [yearlings or foals] of this season? It is our first August draft and we are very excited to be presenting two nice horses in our first year of consigning. We are selling a lovely filly by the globetrotting, multiple Group 1-winning sire State of Rest, so we are very much looking forward to seeing some of his other progeny. We are also really interested in seeing some of the Baaeed yearlings. He was an exceptional miler so that should be very interesting. In your experience, what type of horse does particularly well at the August Sale? As the sale is very early on in the calendar, you need a horse that is going to be physically mature early on. What is your best memory on the sale ground at Arqana? We have been lucky enough to have a few good ones, but our first consignment in July has to be up there as we had a one hundred per cent clearance rate and finished third-best vendor with the third-highest-priced store in the sale. We couldn't have wished for a better start. And when you do get that all-important result in the sales ring, how do you like to celebrate? It's always nice to release the pressure with a few beers and good friends. It can get a bit more wild if we aren't selling the next day… If you weren't involved in bloodstock, what career path would you have taken? Janine: I think I would definitely be an equine veterinary nurse. I really love taking care of sick and injured horses. Pierre-Hugues: Probably farming. Tell us something that people don't know about you? Janine: Before I started working on studs I was a travel agent for a year. Pierre-Hugues: I played Horse Ball for nearly 25 years! It's a great sport and a great school of life. Do you have any superstitions or good luck charms? We never back our own horses when they are racing – not even if they are hot favourites. Best piece of advice you ever received? Janine: If what you're doing works, then don't let other people's opinion change the way you do it. Pierre-Hugues: That patience will save you a lot of time. Your one wish for the upcoming yearling sales? To return home with an empty truck and happy clients. The post Vendors In The Spotlight: Q&A With Windermere Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Human error was at the root cause of a snafu in which the starting gate was positioned at the wrong distance for the 12th race at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 9, according to a New York Racing Association release. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott says he is not all that interesting. We disagree. Mott, who got his first winner when he was still in high school, has never stopped. Through the years, he has had a barn full of high-caliber horses. He talks about some of them; he talks about Sovereignty, who is the best 3-year-old in the country. He talks about training for the late George Steinbrenner. And he remembers a dumb question from a reporter (me). Here is the Saratoga Q&A. TDN: First question. Why is it so hard to get you to do a Q&A? Bill Mott: I don't like to talk about myself. TDN: Stop it. I don't believe that. BM: Yeah, I don't. TDN: But these are fun things. We can knock this out in 15 minutes. BM: We're doing it. I thought that was the first question. TDN: I have others. BM: OK. What is the next question? TDN: Your logo for the barn, on your saddlecloths. Why is it the diamond? BM: I went to the work for Bert and Diana Firestone in the fall of 1986. My first year in New York was 1987 and I had a private job with them. That was their logo. They sort of drifted away from the business, and I didn't have the private job anymore, and I asked them if I could just use the logo. I kept some of the equipment, and I asked them if it would be okay, if I could continue on with their logo. TDN: It's an iconic logo in horse racing. BM: Iconic meaning sort of everybody recognizes it? Sarah Andrew photo TDN: Yes. Absolutely. BM: It started with the Firestones … Genuine Risk. That was on their silks. TDN: You have had big horses your whole career. Where does this guy (pointing to the stall of Kentucky Derby/Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty) rank? BM: Best 3-year-old I've ever had. Without question. TDN: What's it like when you see people coming out to the barn every day wanting to get a glimpse of him? BM: It's interesting. I had it with Cigar (1995 & 1996 Horse of the Year). We haven't had it since Cigar to this extent where people would come by just to see him. TDN: Is there pressure when you have a horse like that? BM: Sure. There's pressure not to do something foolish. Don't make a dumb mistake. Don't let the media train your horse for you. There are always questions: why'd he do this? Why'd he do that? Why'd he skip the Preakness? We could have had another Triple Crown.' Just do what you do. I think that some of that comes with time, with experience. You are still always on edge, making sure to keep them safe, keep them out of trouble. TDN: Cigar was a phenomenal racehorse. Is he your all-time best? BM: It would be very difficult to dispute that. I had some very talented horses, but, as you well know, it's hard to compare generation to generation or race to race. To have them put that many races together (Cigar won 16 races consecutive races) is pretty, pretty amazing. I've had some horses that ran off, whether it would be Ron the Greek who won by open (6 3/4) lengths in the (2013) Jockey Club Gold Cup. They would not come back and run the same race the next time. Flat Out. Taylor's Special. Rapid Gray. TDN: The list goes on and on. BM: I haven't counted lately, but the last time I did I think we've had over 150 Grade I wins. I don't know how many we have now. TDN: Talking about talented racehorses you have had, was Cody's Wish the most special horse you ever had because of the story? BM: No. He was certainly one of them and a memorable horse. But I've had some very nice horses for some good owners, and I would not want to try to pick them apart and say one was more special than the other. At the time we had them, they were all very meaningful and special. When their careers are over, we've got to try to move on, and you're looking for the next one. TDN: The first winner you ever had, you were still in high school in South Dakota, correct? BM: The first horse I ever trained, I was too young to get a trainer's license, so my father was down as the trainer. I got my first trainer's license when I was 16. And I had my first winner. TDN: Remember the name of the horse? BM: I had a filly called My Assets. Then I had Kosmic Tour. I owned him myself when I was 15 and he won the South Dakota Futurity for me. Got $3,200 to the winner. TDN: When you were in high school, you wrestled and played football. BM: Played football and then wrestled. TDN: Were you good? BM: I was very competitive on the circuit we were on. TDN: Which means… BM: We were a 'B' school. Mobridge, South Dakota was not an 'A' school. We were not Minneapolis or Oklahoma City. TDN: I bet you were tough. BM: I did ok. My best finish (in wrestling) was fourth in the state when I was a senior. TDN: What position did you play in football? BM: I was a halfback. We had a very good football team. Mind you, we were a 'B' school, but we did very well. We did very well in wrestling, we did very well in football. The other halfback was very good. He was all-state on offense and defense and got a scholarship to a very good 'B' college which was, I think, North Dakota State in Fargo. There was only one game where I had more yards than him. TDN: How many? BM: It was over 120 yards rushing. TDN: Did you have a nickname in high school? BM: Ah, no. I don't really think so. TDN: I ask this question to everyone, and I get some interesting answers. If there's a movie made about your life and you can pick the actor to play you, who are you picking? BM: (laughs). Who's the guy that played in “The Silence of the Lambs?” TDN: Anthony Hopkins. Hannibal Lecter. That's not bad. He's a great actor. He could pull off Bill Mott. BM: I love Jack Nicholson, too. But he's a little crazy. He might be crazier than me. TDN: You calling yourself crazy now? BM: (laughs). TDN: Do you have any interests outside of horse racing? I know you're a Yankee fan. BM: I am. I worked for the Steinbrenner family, so I do pay attention to that. If there's a Yankee game on, I enjoy watching it. We've been to a bunch of the playoff games. TDN: You are a sports fan. BM: Oh, I love sports. I don't have a lot of time to sit and watch it because we're busy on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and that's when a lot of the sporting events go on. I'm too tired to watch a lot of them (smiles). TDN: Do you still have goals? BM: My goal in horse racing is I strive to stay in the top 10 every year. I figure if I am in the top 10, I am in the game. If I can stay in the top 10 money won every year, I figure I'm still competitive. TDN: If you could have dinner with three people, living or dead, who would they be? BM: John Wayne. My father. And Clint Eastwood. TDN: Is Saratoga your favorite racetrack? BM: I would say so. When I was based at Churchill, I loved Churchill and I still love Churchill. Now, I spend more time here and we have had a lot of success here. I love Saratoga. I think it's great. The whole scene is great. It's not just for Wednesday and Thurby (Thursday at Churchill during Derby week), and Oaks Day and Derby and maybe two other days. You get a good month, six weeks of racing here. The people that come up here … the atmosphere … this is the greatest. A lot of people love Del Mar but I would have to say this is the top on my list. And I have a special affection for Churchill Downs as well. TDN: Is there one race that sticks out that you've won that stands out more than any other? BM: When Cigar won the (1995) Breeders' Cup (Classic). You ask me that question, that comes to my mind. Mott with the legendary Cigar in 1996 | Horsephotos TDN: That's the one with the famous Tom Durkin call: “the unconquerable, invincible, unbeatable Cigar!” BM: Yes. And it culminated a 10-for-10 season. Champion older horse. Horse of the Year. And he went on after that and had a pretty good year after that. TDN: In your travels, you must have met some pretty famous people. BM: Unbelievable. Going to California … John Forsythe, Burt Bacharach … Bo Derek! (laughs). There's been just a multitude of really, really famous people. Not only famous people, but very successful people and very knowledgeable, smart, good people. The more famous people are, of course, actors. TDN: You met George Steinbrenner. Was he fun? BM: I enjoyed him. I was fascinated by him because he had a reputation of being tough and he was. But he also had a side of him that was very compassionate, very generous, and he had a side of him that was very tough and very tight. He had a lot of different qualities. I don't know if you would refer to him as a complicated person, but a very diverse person, I suppose. TDN: Was he a tough guy to train for? BM: He was demanding. He expected success. TDN: And if he didn't get it … BM: He might fire you. He never fired me but there was a time when he didn't funnel some horses to me. He might have skipped a year, but he never fired me. Mott trained Majestic Warrior (pic) and his dam Dream Supreme for George Steinbrenner's Kinsman Stable | Coolmore photo TDN: Is Bill Mott happy right now with everything going on in his life? BM: Sure. I've got no complaints. We've had personal disappointments in our lives, my family has, but I think we've been able to overcome it because of the strength of our family and the closeness of the family. Business wise, we are disappointed 75% of the time when we run horses (laughs). And horses get hurt, they have to go home. They don't turn out as well as we expected or hoped them to. But that is what we do. That is reality. TDN: Coming to work now, you have a barn–and you have had this for several years–with some real nice racehorses in it. BM: I have been lucky enough to have that almost every year. There were a couple years–and I can't remember exactly what years–that we went without a Grade I winner. Maybe two or three years. You start thinking about that and that's a little tough to swallow. You are still working as hard as you ever had but you don't get the right horse and you don't win the right races. TDN: And you are a competitive guy. BM: That's why horse racing suits me. Because I love horses. I enjoy horses. I enjoy the challenge of working with them. Sometimes it can be a difficult or challenging horse, and you can see how well you can do with them. I'm also competitive. I like to win. I don't like getting beat. But I accept defeat. I get beat every day. This is the one business, the one sport, where you lose more than you win. Most sports, people are able to say we win more than we lose. TDN: I have asked other trainers about this. This is the only sport I know where 10 seconds after the event–or race in this case–is over, you have microphones and tape recorders in your face. There is no cooling off period. How do you deal with that? After a tough beat, it has to be difficult. BM: You just try to keep your cool and not be too emotional about it. And you go back to the drawing board and try to evaluate what happened. What can I do better? You are probably speaking about the better races, the better horses. There are a lot of horses we run that were not born with the ability that others have. If you get a slow horse, you just get a slow horse. If you have a good horse that gets beat–and I think that's what you're talking about–you just try to analyze and figure it out and see if we can do better. You just try to figure out what happened. We don't try to change everything around. TDN: Do you think you're a funny guy? BM: No. Not really. Not very often. I think of myself as having very little personality. TDN: I think you have a dry sense of humor. BM: Well, I do. I think I do have a dry sense of humor, but I have to be careful because some people don't understand it. TDN: When you are in the right mood, I think you are very funny. BM: (laughs). Not at all. Growing up, going through high school, there were times when I wanted to be funny because I knew some people who were funny and I wanted to emulate their character, maybe. They could make people laugh and I wanted to make people laugh, but sometimes I pissed people off. I made some people mad so I had to make adjustments. I had to be careful with who I was trying to be funny with. TDN: Over the years, I have heard some people in my profession say they're intimidated by you. Ever hear that? BM: I have had some people say that. Maybe because I don't have much to say. TDN: You have always been accommodating to me. I may have asked some dumb questions in my time. And you may have called me out on that. BM: Just once. TDN: What was the dumb question I asked you? BM: There was a horse that I think was a favorite in a big race and ran poorly and I can't even remember what horse it was. It was one of those times when you walk off the track and you are like “#$%^$#.” I stopped and you all were asking me questions and you said, 'how does that make you feel?' And I looked at you and said, 'how the (blank) do you think that made me feel?' It was one of those situations where I felt like (crap). TDN: If you were not a horse trainer, what do you think you would be doing? BM: I would probably be in South Dakota maybe having a cattle ranch. TDN: You would have something to do with animals. BM: Yes. Absolutely. I loved animals. My father was a veterinarian. He loved horses and he is the one that got me in horse racing. He is the one that made the connection for me with the Asmussens. My first job was with the family of Keith Asmussen and so that is what got me started when I was 14 years old. TDN: Would you call yourself a cowboy? BM: I'm not a cowboy now. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a cowboy. I can't say I ever developed into a very good cowboy. I can ride. A cowboy is somebody who actually manages cattle and that sort of thing. TDN: Did you watch Roy Rogers growing up as a kid? BM: Oh, I did. TDN: Who was your favorite cowboy growing up? BM: Television cowboy? I suppose a guy like John Wayne. He was a cowboy in some of his movies. TDN: Your pony's name is Rocky. BM: I renamed him. His name was Looking at Bikinis. I wanted something a little tougher than Looking at Bikinis. TDN: He ran in the Travers. BM: Yes, he did (in 2019, finished 11th). Looking At Bikinis, aka Rocky | Sarah Andrew TDN: Everything is good at the Bill Mott ranch right now. BM: I would say so. I really have nothing to be bitter about. When you get a lot of miles on the speedometer, I think it's easy to get a little sour or a little bitter, but I don't want to do that. Rather than be bitter about something, try to do something about it, I suppose. I am not here to change the game. That is above my paygrade. I do what I do. I love coming out here and dealing with these guys and dealing with the horses and I really enjoy seeing my owners. I get along well with most of them. I train with some interesting people. People I would never be able to be around if I didn't train horses. That has been the case all my life whether it was Bert and Diana Firestone, Alan Paulson, George Steinbrenner…there have been a multitude of people I have been associated with and have at least a working relationship with many of them. TDN: Last question. I have been chasing you around for a month, trying to get you to sit down for this and I am paraphrasing here, you said you were like a rabbit, and you can't catch me. I finally caught you. BM: Yes. You did. (laughs). The post Saratoga Q & A: Bill Mott appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Dullingam Park Stud, which is home to stallions Shaquille and Soldier's Call, has been rebranded as Ace Stud by Yulong Investments. Yulong's young stallion Shaquille and Soldier's Call, who has already made a promising start to his career at stud, will continue to stand at Ace Stud. Yulong had already been signing for new purchases under Ace Stud and spent 645,000gns on three mares at the July Sale at Tattersalls under that banner. Ace Stud will welcome breeders to to see the stallions during the Tattersalls December Sales. The post Yulong Investments Rebrands Dullingham Park As Ace Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 8, 2-year-old first-time starter Aye Eye bumped the gate at the break, broke slowly, lagged 19 1/2 lengths behind, and ran one of the most impressive races of the summer meeting.View the full article

What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Tuesday, August 12, 2025 First Race 1:20pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing returns to Hawkesbury Race Club on Tuesday afternoon, with a competitive seven-part program set to start at 1:20pm AEST. The rail moves out +5m between the 1100m to 450m pole, while the remainder is in the true position. The track is rated a Heavy 8 at the time of acceptances, and with a clear forecast in the lead-up, participants could be racing on a Soft 7 surface come race-day morning. Best Bet at Hawkesbury: Patissier Patissier brings the right profile for a provincial Class 1: progressive, race-fit, and fresh off breaking the maiden in good style. The Proisir gelding has a neat tactical turn of foot and maps to park midfield with cover from barrier 9 before angling into the better ground late. While untried on heavy, he’s handled soft going and his action suggests he’ll cope with the ground. Zac Lloyd sticks, and this looks no deeper than his last-start win at Kembla Grange; if Patissier repeats that last 600m, he should put them away again. Best Bet Race 3 – #1 Patissier (9) 4yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Zac Lloyd (59kg) Next Best at Hawkesbury: Sirius Legend Sirius Legend has been knocking on the door and finds a winnable 1500m maiden. He’s produced two tidy runs since joining the Freedman yard and now draws to get the right smother before launching with Tommy Berry. His form on soft tracks reads well, and a recent Heavy 9 trial suggests he’ll get through the ground. With the likely tempo from several on-pace types, he can blend in from the draw and be strongest late. Stable placement looks spot-on to convert him to a winner at start four. Next Best Race 4 – #5 Sirius Legend (9) 4yo Horse | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (59kg) Best Value at Hawkesbury: Dalio Dalio is the each-way play in the Midway. He’s rock-hard fit, draws gate 1 to camp right behind the speed, and crucially, he handles deep ground (4:0-1-2 on heavy; soft win at 1850m). His recent runs read better than they look on paper, finding the line in a strong Warwick Farm BM64 on Heavy 9 before another honest effort at Kembla. Up to 1800m suits, he drops into a race where many rivals have queries at trip or surface. With Deanne Panya to nurse him through the cut-up lanes, he’s value to salute in the closer. Best Value Race 7 – #7 Dalio (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Steve Englebrecht | J: Deanne Panya (57.5kg) Tuesday quaddie tips for Hawkesbury Hawkesbury quadrella selections August 12, 2025 2-5 3-6-7-8 1-2-4-6-8 1-2-3-7-6 Horse racing tips View the full article

Hugh Bowman won leading rider honours at the Shergar Cup for the second time at Ascot on Saturday with a winner and two placings. The 45-year-old went over to the Shergar Cup – a team-based event for riders from around the globe – alongside Karis Teetan to represent the Rest of the World team with US jockey Katie Davis. Bowman made his Shergar Cup debut in 2007, winning his first Silver Saddle, and 18 years later he made the best possible start when riding the Richard Fahey-trained Vintage...View the full article

The Hayes brothers plan on continuing their stranglehold on the Gr.2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, having won the past three editions of the race. The Hayes brothers’ mainstay Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) took out the race in 2022 and 2023. Last year, they handed the baton over to Gentleman Roy (So You Think) who continued his good winter form when he defeated Pinstriped (Street Boss). Ben Hayes has confidence that four-year-old Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto) can keep their streak going in the race. “He trialled really well at Flemington the other day. He’s ready to go and you will like what you see,” Hayes said. The four-year-old gelding last raced when he took out the Gr.2 Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick on April 5. The stable will also be represented by Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking), who will be attempting to emulate Gentleman Roy and win as an eight-year-old gelding. He also pleased connections with his recent jumpout performance at Flemington. Here The Shock, the winner of A$2.8 million last raced in March when he finished second in the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m). View the full article

Graeme and Debbie Rogerson are dreaming of the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) once more with their multiple Group One winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart following his pleasing trial outing at Te Rapa on Saturday. The former New Zealand Horse of the Year finished fourth in a star-studded line-up over 1000m, which was taken out by Group One performer Alabama Lass. The six-year-old son of Redwood competed in last year’s Melbourne Cup but was a shadow of his former self according to Graeme Rogerson, but the Hamilton horseman is buoyed by the way his gelding has returned following a decent spell. “He went a couple of nice races (last season),” Rogerson said. “He ran third in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Gr.2, 2500m) and Manawatu Challenge Stakes (Gr.2, 1400m), but he wasn’t the same as he was as a three-year-old, so we gave him a really long spell. “Bailey (Rogerson, jockey) said he wanted to be a racehorse on Saturday, he wanted to go to the line, and I am very happy with the horse’s work.” Rogerson is hoping Sharp ‘N’ Smart has returned to his three-year-old form, which netted three Group One victories and a New Zealand Horse of the Year crown, with the hope of getting to the Melbourne Cup once more. “He is probably going to kick-off in the Foxbridge Plate (Gr.2, 1200m),” Rogerson said. “He is going to be nominated for the Melbourne Cup. He will run here and run in the Livamol Classic (Gr.1, 2040m) and then we will look to whether we go to the Melbourne Cup or not.” Meanwhile, stablemate Prosper is eyeing her first tilt at stakes level in Saturday’s Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka. The three-year-old daughter of Ferrando showed plenty of promise when winning on debut on the Cambridge synthetic last month, and Rogerson has high hopes for her this spring. “I like Prosper, I think she is a very nice filly,” Rogerson said. “We will head to the (New Zealand) 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) with her, and she will either run on Saturday in the Northern Breeders’ Stakes or at Taupo on Sunday.” Rogerson also has big ambitions with another daughter of Ferrando, Skymax. The now four-year-old mare was knocking on the door in her three-year-old term and Rogerson is hoping she can measure up to weight-for-age company this season, nominating her for all three legs of the triple crown. “Skymax is going have another trial before racing, I am happy with her,” he said. “She was just below (the better three-year-old fillies), she ran fourth in the Oaks (Gr.1, 2400m). “She will certainly be very competitive in the mares races and I think she could measure up to Group company. She has always shown me plenty but has just been a little immature.” Fellow four-year-old Just As Sharp also pleased in his three-year-old term, winning the Listed Trevor and Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) and placing in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) and Gr.3 Manawatu Classic 2100m), and ran fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). He is currently enjoying a long spell and Rogerson said he won’t be sighted on raceday until next year. “Just As Sharp won’t be seen out until after Christmas, he is having a good break,” he said. “I think he is a very good horse.” View the full article

Late bloomer Jethro Tull sparked another family celebration when he doubled his winning tally at Te Rapa. He is trained by Brent Gillovic, who bred and races him with son Kurtis and their patience was further rewarded with a game front-running victory over 1200 metres, his second on the Hamilton course. “He’s had a lot of niggling issues and growing pains and finally, in his last three starts, he’s done what we always thought he could,” said Highview principal Gillovic. The five-year-old had posted consecutive placings ahead of Saturday’s success in the hands of Vinnie Colgan. “We were pretty confident going into it, he had raced in better fields at his previous two starts,” Gillovic said. “He just loves it wet and can run times through bad ground, we made a gear change with a tongue tie and that’s made a world of difference as well.” Jethro Tull is a son of resident Highview stallion Wrote and the Lonhro mare Flute, a half-sister to multiple Hong Kong stakes winner and Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) placegetter Ain’t Here. “Kurtis and I bought her at the Magic Millions, we hadn’t set out to buy her, but she was a grouse mare that went for $14,000 and not a bad pedigree,” Gillovic said. “We’ve got a brother to Jethro who’s just turned two and is a different style of horse, he’s had a prep and having a rest before we bring him back in.” Their sire Wrote’s flagship performers to date have been Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Pulchritudinous, multiple Australian Group winner Wrote To Arataki and Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) winner and Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up Best Seller. The Group One-winning son of High Chaparral, who has also made his mark in Hong Kong with eight winners from 11 representatives, is again likely to be well supported. “He’ll probably cover a 100, but it is a bit quieter than last year with the others,” Gillovic said. “Mr Mozart only has to look at them and they get in foal, last year he covered 89 and I’m picking he’ll get his numbers again.” Also standing at Highview is Proisir’s brother Divine Prophet and Santos, sire of Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) winner Ulanova. Divine Prophet finished 23rd on last season’s Australian sires’ list in terms of wins with 90 from the last number (175) or runners with three at stakes level. See You In Heaven won the Gr.3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m), Fortunate Kiss the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) and Generosity the Listed Gwynne Classic (1400m). The Yulong-owned See You In Heaven has since relocated from South Australia to Matt Lauries’s Victorian stable while Generosity has moved from Perth to champion trainer Chris Waller. Highview will offer Divine Prophet’s first New Zealand conceived crop at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in January. “He’s a good-looking horse and we’ve got some beautiful yearlings here,” Gillovic said. View the full article

Global sensation Rebel’s Romance won his eighth Group One by regaining the Grosser Preis von Berlin (2,400m) at Hoppegarten on Sunday. Charlie Appleby’s seven-year-old won four top-level races last year, - including the Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) at Sha Tin, - and has shown no signs of decline this campaign. Sent off as the $1.2 favourite after a pair of Group Two wins and a close Group One third at Ascot on his prior start, Rebel’s Romance was always travelling best under Billy...View the full article

After several starts that showed a promising future, Flying Dutchmen's Big Truzz put it altogether Aug. 10 for a dominant seven-length win in the $300,000 Ellis Park Derby.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The buzz from last week's select sale clearly carried into the new week, with the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale powering through its opening session Sunday night in Saratoga. During the session, 64 yearlings grossed $8,338,000 for an average of $130,281 and a median of $105,000. Those figures were well ahead of last year's opening session, when 66 head sold for $6,860,000 for an average of $103,939 and a median of $89,000. They were also ahead of last year's cumulative average of $104,178 and median of $85,000. “It was an outstanding opening session of the New York-bred yearling sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “The positive momentum from the Saratoga [select] sale last week clearly continued tonight. It's really a result of having an improved quality of horses on the sales grounds, both in terms of pedigrees and physical conformation. The quality of the New York-breds that we are exposed to in our inspection process continues to improve each and every year. And that is indicated by the results tonight. The sale started off very, very strong and it ended very, very strong. It was a very good night.” A pair of fillies selling within minutes of each other provided the highlights of the evening, with a filly by Early Voting selling for $525,000 to the bid of Megan Jones, as agent for Sabby and Gargan Racing, just two hips after Jacob West, bidding on behalf of Repole Stable, went to $500,000 for a daughter of Practical Joke. The yearling market got off to a strong start with the Fasig-Tipton July Sale last month and has only gotten hotter in Saratoga over the last week. West sited a confluence of factors–from a smaller foal crop, to tax incentives and the lucrative New York-bred program–for the strength of the market. “Supply and demand,” West said of the demand for quality yearlings. “And I think the new tax bill, with the accelerated depreciation, is encouraging for a lot of people. And running for open company money with these New York-breds–it's a smaller pool that you are playing in, but you see what they are doing [at the racetrack] across the street, it's great.” With just a third of its catalogue offered during Sunday's session, there is still plenty of action expected Monday at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion. “We aren't even at half time,” Browning said. “In hockey terms, we are through the first period. We have two more periods to go. It was a very, very encouraging start. It gives continued confidence in the marketplace. It's not just the very elite level that we saw last week. There were very encouraging results today. Our July yearling sale had encouraging results. I think it should provide confidence in the marketplace as we continue throughout the yearling process, which should hopefully translate into the mixed sales in October and November. It's kind of fun selling horses right now.” Monday's session of the New York-bred sale begins at noon. Early Voting Filly Draws a Crowd Bloodstock agent Megan Jones, bidding alongside Hal Mintz of Sabby Racing and trainer Danny Gargan, went to a session-topping $525,000 to secure a filly from the first crop of GI Preakness Stakes winner Early Voting (Gun Runner) (hip 331) Sunday night in Saratoga. Consigned by Jonathan Thorne's Thorndale Farm, the bay is out of Owl Moon (Ghostzapper) and is a half-sister to stakes-placed Blue Strike (Smart Strike). “She's beautiful,” said Mintz. “We thought she was the best one in the whole sale. We didn't really want to get into a bidding contest with Mr. [Tom] McCrocklin, but that's what happens now. The market is really hot. And when people see a really nice filly, it can get a little out of control, even at the New York-bred sale. We are happy to have her. I think there will be a couple of partners that Danny will bring to the table. Hopefully, we will be excited come next summertime.” Jones added, “We thought she was the best filly in the sale. Amazing body and walk, a great physical. She had a lot of Gun Runner in her. We just loved her.” Thorne purchased the filly for $150,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton New York Mixed Sale. “She was just a beautifully made filly,” Thorne said when asked what had attracted him to the filly last fall. “She just got bigger. She stayed all the same proportions. She never had a bad day. She was just a really classy, beautiful horse. The people who bought her got a great horse.” Of the filly's final price, Thorne added, “I wasn't sure. I knew a lot of people on the sales grounds loved her, so it was basically who was going to step up and really want her. That was fantastic. I thought the sale was going to be strong for the good ones and she was one of the really good ones.” Practical Joke to Repole A New York-bred filly by Practical Joke (hip 329) will be joining Mike Repole's Repole Stable after bloodstock agent Jacob West signed the ticket at $500,000 Sunday night in Saratoga. The dark bay filly, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, is out of Our Hope Diamond (Gemologist), who is a half-sister to graded winner Inside Straight (Super Saver). “Quite frankly, she was just a horse that looked fast and precocious,” West, who was sitting alongside Repole's bloodstock advisor Eddie Rosen during the bidding, said of the yearling. “The added bonus is that she's a New York-bred with the added incentive that they are going to be running for open level purses. It was a lot of money to give for her, but she was worth it.” The filly was purchased by Hunter Valley's pinhooking partnership for $62,500 at last year's Fasig-Tipton New York Mixed Sale. “We were blown away,” Hunter Valley's Fergus Galvin said of Sunday's result. “She was a special filly who showed like a champion up here for three days. Never turned a hair. Her last show was as good as her first show. But not in our wildest dreams did we think she would get to those numbers. She had a ton of vet action. A ton of people were on her, but it's not like the last [select] sale. You have to keep your expectations in tow a little bit.” Galvin agreed the strength of last week's select sale seemed to have carried into the New York-bred sale Sunday. “I think there was definitely a knock on from it,” he said. “I am sure there were a lot of orders left unfilled from the last sale. It's been a vibrant [yearling] market. It started off at Fasig July and on to the select sale here and we are already seeing the first hour starting here is very strong. This has been a whirlwind of an hour really.” 'One of the Greatest Pinhooks of All Time': Tiz the Law Filly Rewards Benjamin, Hynes Blaise Benjamin and Charles Hynes were up in Saratoga last fall for the Fasig-Tipton New York Mixed Sale as part of their official jobs with Ashford Stud when they found a weanling filly by the farm's young stallion Tiz the Law. They put together some partners on the filly and were shocked to get her for just $1,000. They were shocked again when the filly sold for $170,000 when led back through the ring Sunday night. “It was one of those things that was right time, right place,” Benjamin said. “We were up here for the sale last year, just looking at all the Ashford stallions. We like to get an eye on all our new stallions. She was actually the first horse that we looked at, it was myself and Charles Hynes. She wasn't the biggest, but she wasn't small by any means. Put it this way, we were prepared to give a little bit more than $1,000 for her.” Recalling last year's auction, Benjamin said, “When she was going to the ring, I had seen another shrewd pinhooker walking into the ring. And I wondered if he was on her, so I followed him in just to be sure we weren't bidding against each other. He went the other way and my phone started ringing and it was Charles outside and he said, 'Don't bid. That's me at $1,000.' And I said, 'Are we sure we are on the right horse? Or did we miss something on the vet report?'” The filly is out of Queen of Diamonds (Uncle Mo), an unraced full-sister to Grade I winner Unbridled Mo and a half to graded winner Unbridled Essence (Essence of Dubai). “She went to Killora Stud to Hannah and Aidan Jennings and they had her looking like $1 million,” Benjamin said. “Tiz the Law hit at the right time for us. We are big believers in Tiz the Law. “I'm not going to say I was expecting $170,000. She was an excellent mover, the pedigree was there. The stars aligned. But did I expect that? No.” The filly was consigned by Hunter Valley Farm. “That's incredible,” Hunter Valley's Fergus Galvin said. “We are all up here, all of us so-called judges, and we all missed her. There was nothing wrong her [last year]. Tiz the Law has turned into an exceptional stallion. And she did very well physically. She was quite babyish last year. But that has to go down as one of the greatest pinhooks of all time.” Benjamin said the partners aim to pinhook a small number of horses each year. “We try to do five or six and we have a couple of mares as well,” he said. “It's a tough game. You just have to take the good with the bad because unfortunately there are a lot of lows, but when you have a high like this, it makes up for a lot of it. There is no buzz in the world like it.” The post ‘Fun Selling Horses Right Now’: Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Sale Off to Flying Start appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After her dominant 15 1/2-length win in the July 19 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), Scottish Lassie is being pointed to the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing Sept. 20.View the full article

Although her Aug. 10 breeze didn't go exactly as planned, trainer Kenny McPeek got what he needed out of Thorpedo Anna ahead of the Aug. 23 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1).View the full article

Baoma Corp's Himika scored a dominating 4 1/4 length win in the $150,500 Sorrento Stakes (G3) Aug. 10 at Del Mar, giving trainer Bob Baffert his ninth win in the race.View the full article