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Twenty years ago, Dubawi claimed his third Group 1 victory in the Prix Jacques Le Marois. On Sunday, Sajir, his third-generation male-line descendant, claimed his own first top-level win, also in Deauville, when lowering the colours of hot favourite Lazzat in the Prix Maurice de Gheest. In TDN on Friday, Ted Voute told Adam Houghton how the team behind Prince Faisal and his homebred Sajir were “quietly quite excited” in the build-up to a race which could seal Sajir's place at stud. Well, they can be loudly very excited now, after the four-year-old's decisive win in the Normandy sunshine. Soft-ground lover? You know what that say: good horses go on any ground. Prince Faisal's association with Sajir's Ballylinch Stud-based sire Make Believe has been well documented. He bought the colt from the first crop of Makfi, who was in turn from the first crop of Dubawi, as a foal from breeder Simon Hope of Aston Mullins Stud. Make Believe went on to emulate his Classic-wining forebears by winning the Poule d'Essai des Poulains followed by the Prix de la Foret. He then threw the mighty Mishriff in his own first crop. Make Believe remains an extremely useful stallion, and stood at the enticing fee of €8,000 this year. Appropriately, it is Prince Faisal who has had the greatest success with his own stallion, being responsible for both his Group 1 winners to date. Mishriff will be one of the next young sires to come under scrutiny at the foal sales later this year, and Sajir will surely now join him at stud eventually somewhere in Europe. The weekend's results have served a strong reminder that, at 23, Dubawi remains an incredibly dominant force. Godolphin's Rebel's Romance claimed his eighth Group/Grade 1 success at the age of seven in the Grosser Preis von Berlin, a race he first won three years ago. In the process he gave young jockey Billy Loughnane his first Group 1 success. More notably from the Darley/Godolphin perspective however, was a first Group 1 winner for another youngster. Dubawi's son Space Blues has his first two-year-olds in action and is now the first of his fellow freshman sires to break through at the top level thanks to Power Blue's victory in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes for Amo Racing. For good measure, on the same afternoon, Dance To The Music, a full-sister to Space Blues, stamped her name on the ledger of Classic prospects for 2026 with her victory in the Newsells Park Stud Sweet Solera Stakes, a race won in the last two seasons by Lake Victoria and Fallen Angel, the latter by another son of Dubawi in Too Darn Hot. Then there's Dubawi's French-based sire Zarak, a precious son of the great Zarkava, who is now among the most in-demand members of the French stallion ranks. On Saturday, the Aga Khan homebred was represented by the winner of the G3 Prix Dubai Racing Club at Deauville, Marquis, and farther afield by Laurelin, who took the GII Saratoga Oaks for Graham Motion and Newstead Stables, while another three-year-old daughter, Koffi Kick, landed Sunday's Listed Hoppegartener Stutenpreis. Everywhere we looked this weekend, Dubawi was somewhere, his prevalence ensuring that his sire Dubai Millennium will not fade from the breed anytime soon, however unlikely that may have seemed at his untimely demise in the first flush of his own stud career. The post Twenty Years On, It’s Still Dubawi’s World appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

4th-ELP, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 2:16 p.m. ET. MARAUDER (Gun Runner) heads the gate for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Co-owned by Winchell & Stonestreet, the colt is out of MGSW Dream Pauline (Tapit). She was bred and campaigned by Stonestreet and her own dam is MGISW Dream Rush (Wild Rush), a $3.3-million purchase by Halsey Minor during the 2007 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale. Dream Pauline's immediate family includes another Stonestreet homebred, Dreaming of Julia (A.P. Indy) who was the 2022 Broodmare of the Year. Of course, she produced dual champion Malathaat (Curlin) and GSW Julia Shining (Curlin). Also set for his unveiling is $500,000 Fasig-Tipton November Sale buy Direct Strike (Into Mischief). The Brad Cox trainee is a half-sister to GI Madison Stakes heroine Finley'sluckycharm (Twirling Candy), who was taken home by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.5-million during the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale, and has since produced Japanese MGSW Sixpence (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}). TJCIS PPS The post Monday Insights: First To the Races For Dream Pauline Raids Pea Patch Post Before Sundown appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Monday at Ellis Park. Monday, August 11, 2025 Ellis 4, $100k, 2yo, 7fT, 2:16 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Highly Connected (Connect), OBSAPR, 170,000, :10 2/5 C-Hernandez Stables, agent for Nova Stables; B-Galyn Bennett September Silver (Liam's Map), OBSAPR, 130,000, :10 1/5 C-Top Line Sales LLC, agent; B-David Berman Your Wildest Dream (Not This Time), FTMMAY, 345,000, G C-Navas Equine; B-Norm Casse Ellis 5, $100k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 2:44 p.m. ET Final Shipman (Midshipman), OBSJUN, 15,000, :21 C-Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent; B-Jarvis Racing Stable Vanish (Vekoma), OBSAPR, 120,000, :10 1/5 C-Golden TBs Training & Sales; B-Eclipse TB Partners/D J Stable Windy Houston (Munnings), OBSMAR, 350,000, :20 4/5 C-Tom McCrocklin, agent; B-Sara & Brandon Bray The post Summer Breezes Sponsored By OBS: Monday, August 11, 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin's beloved stalwart Rebel's Romance (Dubawi) has done wonders for Sheikh Mohammed and Charlie Appleby down the years, but Sunday ensured that he will be forever sacred for Billy Loughnane too as he provided the young jockey with a first Group 1 success. Sent off the 1-5 favourite for Hoppegarten's Westminster 135th Grosser Preis von Berlin that began his top-level-winning spree three years ago, the seven-year-old was made to fight by Junko (Intello) to bring up an eighth victory in this company but was equal to every call as usual to score by 3/4 of a length. “It's a feeling I can't describe, it's a feeling of ecstasy, what a horse and I'm very lucky to be riding in these colours and riding a horse like this,” Loughnane said. “He's a superstar and has been going for a good few seasons now. Big thanks go to William Buick–I spoke to him last night and he told me exactly what to do.” A global superstar! REBEL'S ROMANCE retains his Grosser Preis von Berlin crown in Germany to earn his eighth G1 for @godolphin. #WorldPool | @wettstar_de pic.twitter.com/RhKqkxfbQ7 — World Pool (@WorldPool) August 10, 2025 Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany WESTMINSTER 135TH GROSSER PREIS VON BERLIN-G1, €155,000, Hoppegarten, 8-10, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:27.81, gd. 1–REBEL'S ROMANCE (IRE), 132, g, 7, by Dubawi (Ire) 1st Dam: Minidress (GB) (SP-Eng), by Street Cry (Ire) 2nd Dam: Short Skirt (GB), by Diktat (GB) 3rd Dam: Much Too Risky (GB), by Bustino (GB) O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby; J-Billy Loughnane. €100,000. Lifetime Record: MGISW-US, G1SW-HK & UAE, MGSW & MG1SP-Eng, GSW-Qat, 27-19-0-1, €11,747,132. *1/2 to Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}), G1SW-UAE, GISW-US & SP-Eng, $1,568,523; and Petticoat (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), SP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Junko (GB), 132, g, 6, Intello (Ger)–Lady Zuzu, by Dynaformer. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Andre Fabre. €30,000. 3–Cold Heart (Brz), 132, h, 5, Alpha–Netherlands (Brz), by Point Given. O/B-Fazenda Mondesir; T-Peter Schiergen. €15,000. Margins: 3/4, 2, 6. Odds: 0.20, 5.00, 13.40. Also Ran: Nastaria (GB), Straight (Ger), Narrativo (Ger). The post ‘A Feeling Of Ecstasy’: Rebel’s Romance Delivers First Group 1 For Billy Loughnane appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Deauville's G1 ARC Prix Maurice de Gheest was one of the very few French Pattern races to have evaded Andre Fabre until Sunday, but Prince Faisal's Sajir (Make Believe) duly put that right with a command performance. Anchored in last early by Oisin Murphy, the 26-1 shot was always travelling like the best horse and after making his move on the wing tanked to the front a furlong out en route to an authoritative 1 3/4-length success from the 1-2 favourite Lazzat (Territories). Last year's winner was a head in front of the G1 Prix Jean Prat winner Woodshauna (Wooded). “Sajir was brilliant today–he relaxed great and I had a lot of confidence,” Murphy said. “He won really well and I'm delighted for everyone connected with the horse.” Sajir springs a shock in the Group One Prix Maurice de Gheest! pic.twitter.com/JEJqGTe1b7 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 10, 2025 The post Sajir Causes Upset To Provide Fabre With First Maurice de Gheest appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 72 Midas Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Monday, August 11, 2025 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble Ballarat’s poly returns with the rail true and the weather set fair, so punters can expect a typical “on-speed and lanes-even” profile early before tempo sorts them out late. The first event is scheduled to jump at 1pm AEST. Best Bet at Ballarat: Spirited Defence Spirited Defence has been a model of consistency since switching to the synthetic and he strikes a very winnable BM64 to close the program. He’s 4:2-2-0 on the all-weather, returns to his pet trip (1200m), and draws barrier one to park in the box seat for John Allen. His recent form stacks up — dominant Class 1 winner here two back, then brave on heavy at Swan Hill — and a return to Ballarat’s poly looks ideal. If he jumps cleanly and holds the box seat, Spirited Defence will prove too hard to hold out. Best Bet Race 8 – #2 Spirited Defence (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Andrew Noblet | J: John Allen (61kg) Next Best at Ballarat: Southby Southby was terrific winning the BM70 2200m here on July 22, edging away late over Shadeelaa, and he returns to the Ballarat poly with the right set-up again. From barrier one, Luke Currie should land leaders’ back or control if they hand up, and the drop to 2100m looks perfect for his fifth run this prep. Provided he holds a spot early, Southby gets every chance to stamp authority again. Next Best Race 2 – #2 Southby (1) 4yo Gelding | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Luke Currie (58.5kg) Next Best Agaub at Ballarat: Mr Tickles Mr Tickles finds a very suitable BM58 1000m and looks hard to roll in the penultimate. He’s 2:1-1-0 at the track/trip, with a last-start BM64 win to his name, and gets in nicely with Sarah Field’s 1.5kg claim. From barrier eight he can slide across to stalk a genuine tempo and use his proven short-course dash to good effect. With Cosmic Rhapsody and The Bont ensuring pressure, the race sets up for Mr Tickles to overpower her rivals late on. Next Best Again Race 7 – #2 Mr Tickles (8) 6yo Gelding | T: Mitchell Leek | J: Sarah Field (a1.5/53kg) Monday quaddie tips for Ballarat Synthetic Ballarat quadrella selections Monday, August 11, 2025 1-4-11 1-2-4 1-2 2-3 Horse racing tips View the full article

Versatile galloper Gigi (NZ) (Ghibellines) took a step up in grade in his stride at Te Rapa on Saturday, while delivering a special milestone for his trainer Jim Pender. The son of Ghibellines had posted victories on better tracks through the summer, but struck a bottomless surface first-up this preparation at New Plymouth, a performance he was expected to bounce back from. Starting among the better-backed runners in the Fulton Hogan Mile (1600m), Gigi was eased back into midfield by Joe Doyle to find cover early. The top pick in Diomedes went straight to the lead and controlled the tempo throughout, which slowed and the field compressed near the 600m. Doyle got off the back of the leaders turning for home and had a task on his hands to chase down Diomedes, but Gigi didn’t give up, digging in for the final 50m to run down the favourite right on the line. Pacheco was just a neck away in third, while a notable run came from staying specialist Canheroc, who closed strongly into fifth. Pender indicated that Gigi had overcome a hoof issue through the latter part of the autumn, so Saturday’s effort was a particularly pleasing result. “I thought it was huge,” he said. “He had a stone bruise problem back at the end of April, so we’ve been trying to get that right, then I took him down to New Plymouth and I don’t think many horses would’ve been on a track that deep. “I was aiming to get him up over ground, but I thought rather than trialling I’d run him in the Open 1600m on Saturday, and his work has steadily gotten better and better. “I was not confident of winning, being his first time in open company, but I thought he would run quite a good race. “Joe Doyle gets along very well with him and I leave it over to him, he’s got enough pace to be up near the lead, which is an advantage when they’re running home a bit quicker, he doesn’t have to make up all that ground. “He just tries so hard and he doesn’t like getting beat.” Pender is planning on returning to the Waikato venue in a fortnight, but is looking forward to seeing Gigi back on a Good surface when possible. “I think the better the track, the better he’ll go,” he said. “He’s better on top of the ground, and for a little horse, he’s got quite a big stride. “He’ll go back to Te Rapa again in two weeks, there’s an Open 2100m, then we’ll try and map out a programme from there.” The Tauranga horseman was pleasantly surprised to find out that he’d recorded the 300th winner of training career, with 10 of those coming at Group or Listed level. “I didn’t actually know that at the time, but it was a bit of milestone I suppose,” he said. “It was really enjoyable.” View the full article

Untapped galloper Im Bartholomew (NZ) (Contributer) delivered a maiden victory four years in the making for Tony Dravitzki at Hawera on Sunday. Initially purchased by Dravitzki as a weanling, Im Bartholomew trialled impressively at Waverley in September 2023 and was subsequently sold to Australia. In the care of Victorian trainer Henry Dwyer, he produced a fourth from four starts, the last of those coming in December last year. Dravitzki had remained in the ownership of the gelding, and following his most recent effort, the opportunity presented to purchase Im Bartholomew back outright. He didn’t hesitate to do so, and after a long build-up, his charge was ready to make an awaited Kiwi debut in the Miss Lizzie (1200m). In the hands of Mereana Hudson, Im Bartholomew went back from a wide draw, while Our Time Keeper sped up to take the lead in the trying conditions at Hawera. A number of his rivals were already under pressure nearing the 600m, but Im Bartholomew was cruising into contention and hit the lead at the top of the straight. Coming down the outside, Im Bartholomew was off and gone, taking a comfortable 2 – ¼ length victory over Nightowl who was game on debut. Dravitzki took great satisfaction out of the result, having had such a long journey with the son of Complacent. “It wasn’t my biggest win, but it was the win that has given me the most satisfaction so far in my training career,” he said. “I’ve always known the horse had ability, for whatever reason he didn’t show that in Australia. “I bought him off Gavelhouse as a weanling when I was in hospital, then took him through to trialling as a three-year-old. I sold him to Australia while keeping a small share in him myself, but he didn’t really come up over there, so I bought him back off Inglis Digital. “I’ve had him back for about nine months, so going into his first start, I was expecting a good run, while being a little worried about the track. “I’ve always known the horse had ability and he raced very professionally today, he had the four starts in Australia while a few of these were first-starters. “The future looks quite bright for him and I think he’ll be better on top of the ground, based on what he shows in the training track. “He’s not the biggest of eaters, but he has improved all the way through and is finally eating up, which he didn’t as a young horse and would lose condition very easily. It’s been a long, slow build-up, which seemed to have worked.” Based at Stratford, Dravitzki had seen plenty of his mother, Dream Dancer, during her racing career, and leapt at the chance to purchase one of her progeny. “His mother, Dream Dancer, was a very good mare trained at Stratford,” he said. “I had a horse at the same time that was often racing against her, so I knew her ability. “I like the Complacent horses as well, I have about five of them in my stable.” View the full article

Timaru galloper He’s Tunza Grunt (NZ) (Pure Champion) capped off a coming-of-age winter campaign with a commanding performance to win the Heatstore Open Handicap (1800m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday. Starting his preparation in May, He’s Tunza Grunt was a 68-rated horse, but took a big leap in the ratings when causing a minor upset in the Waimate Cup (1600m) second-up. He took the step up in his stride from there, placing in open company in the Amberley Cup (1600m) and Oamaru Cup (1600m), but struck unsuitable track conditions when finishing back in last Saturday’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m). That performance saw him fly well under the radar on the third day of the Grand National Festival of Racing, closing a $25 hope in a field headed by Winter Cup runner-up Who Knows ($2.20) and fellow Central Districts visitor Bozo ($5.60). In his customary fashion, He’s Tunza Grunt settled back near the tail of the field in the hands of Brandon May, while Taimate Diva drove through to take up the pacemaking role. In the torrid track conditions, the field spread wide across the home straight and May opted to stick right to the outside, where his gelding kept up a strong gallop to get the upper hand on Cork, who was game in second ahead of Bozo. May was delighted with the son of Pure Champion, who he rode for trainer Stephanie Faulkner. “I did come into the race fairly confident, he loves a loose track and not too sticky, whereas last week in the Winter Cup, it was just on the sticky side for him,” he said. “The outside is obviously just the better place, and not being too handy on this track today. He did get a bit keen through the middle stages, so I tried to save every inch. “A big thanks to Steph Faulkner and the owners, they’ve really been supportive of me and I’m really happy for the team – and this horse. “He’s come on and come on, it’s quite amazing to see his career go this way and to be partnered with him.” Faulkner echoed those sentiments, and indicated He’s Tunza Grunt will now head for a deserved break. “It was a beautiful ride by Brandon, I said to do what you did on the last one and he did that, so we got the result,” she said. “I don’t get too confident because I hate things to go wrong, but it was great. “I was going to chuck him out now and get him ready for Christmas, I haven’t had a look what’s on, but he needs a break now.” Raced by Diana Goodeve and the estate of the late Bob Goodeve, He’s Tunza Grunt has won six races from 45 starts and just shy of $140,000 in stakes earnings, much of that coming in the last 12 months. The eight-year-old is out of an unraced Encosta De Lago mare Sacred Jewel, who is a half-sister to multiple Australian Group One winner Sacred Habit. View the full article

Del Mar leading rider Juan Hernandez rode Heredia for the first time and won the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2T) for his sixth victory on the Aug. 9 card at Del Mar.View the full article

Saratoga's 12th and final race on the Aug. 9 card, an allowance for New York-breds originally carded for 1 1/8 miles on the turf, was accidentally contested at 1 1/16 miles. The race was declared official, with the error first pointed out by DRF's Dave Grening. The official Equibase chart made note of the error, stating: “Please note that the race was originally scheduled to be run at a mile and one-eighth on the Mellon Turf course. However, the gate was positioned for a mile and one-sixteenth start on the Mellon Turf course and therefore the split times and final time have been omitted pending video review and the points of call have been corrected to reflect a mile and one-sixteenth race.” New York Racing Association (NYRA) officials will review the situation, with no official comments made by press time. R.T. Racing Stables and Hablan Los Caballos, LLC's Fidelightcayut (Leofric) won the race. A similar issue occurred at Saratoga in 2018, when the fifth race on the Aug. 8 card that year was run at 1 1/8 miles instead of 1 1/16 miles. Read more about it here. The post Saratoga Runs Saturday’s Last Race at Wrong Distance appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 12th and final race Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course, carded at 1 1/8 miles on the outer turf, was instead conducted at a shorter distance of 1 1/16 miles. The race was declared official before race officials noticed the error.View the full article

NEW KENT, VA-It wasn't as much of an upset as it felt like but Charlene's Dream (Qurbaan) proved a determined winner on the front end Saturday to take the GII Beverly D. Stakes at Colonial Downs. In a race billed as largely between GI Gamely Stakes winner Be Your Best (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}) and Beach Bomb (Saf) (Lancaster Bomber), it was the Ed Moger Jr. trainee who stole away as the third choice in the wagering for owner Domeyko Taylor, LP. Having raced on all three surfaces in now her third season on the track, the $35,000 Fasig Midlantic grad has shown plenty of early foot on the grass of late including a gate-to-wire win in the GIII Galorette Stakes on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico May 17. Two runs at Churchill Downs both saw her caught late when second in the GIII Mint Julep Stakes June 1 and fifth in the listed Anchorage Stakes when last spotted June 29. Drawn mid pack, the game plan was clear as Javier Castellano gunned his Texas-bred filly to the front where she was allowed to go on ahead of Be Your Best through less-than-fast fractions of :23.78 and :48.30. And while the race favorite loomed off the far turn, Charlene's Dream refused to give up her advantage, repelling the late charge of Spanish Eyes (Ger) (Sortilege {Ire}) to win going away. For trainer Ed Moger Jr., the win was a culmination of talent he saw in his filly from the start. “I've liked her all along, before she even ran the first time,” said Moger. “I told people she could be the best horse I've ever trained.” High praise coming from the trainer who guided Stiletto Boy (Shackleford) to a win in the GI Santa Anita Handicap. “She hasn't made as much [money] as maybe some of the others but she's got all upside to go,” he continued. “She can go fast and she doesn't get tired. She keeps on going. That's just the way she is. She trains the same way.” Moger, along with owner Clifton Taylor, both acknowledged a potential upcoming run in the Breeders' Cup. “We might need one more [race] to get us in,” said Taylor. “We'll see, Ed's in charge. We're going to follow him. He always finds good spots for this filly. There wasn't a lot of great places to run without having to travel this summer. We ran great here so hopefully, [the Breeders' Cup] is the dream.” Pedigree Note: The flagbearer for sire Qurbaan who has just three crops to race, Charlene's Dream is out of a winning War Front mare Ciara Kelly who was culled for just $16,000 at KEENOV in 2016 to Eric Moreau-Sipiere after realizing $350,000 as a yearling at KEESEP in 2013. She's produced four winners from as many to race with a 2-year-old Echo Town filly and a yearling Thousand Words filly still to represent her. After failing to take to Nashville for a 2025 foal, she returned to him for another try in 2026. Charlene's Dream digs in and lands the Grade 2 Beverly D. Stakes at Colonial Downs! pic.twitter.com/uoJDKx0XKN — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) August 9, 2025 Saturday, Colonial Downs BEVERLY D. S.-GII, $501,200, Colonial Downs, 8-9, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/16mT, 1:53.74, fm. 1–CHARLENE'S DREAM, 122, f, 4, by Qurbaan 1st Dam: Clara Kelly, by War Front 2nd Dam: Sapphire Mink, by Unbridled's Song 3rd Dam: Lucifer's Stone, by Horse Chestnut (Saf) ($22,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN; $35,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $35,000 2yo '23 EASMAY). O-Domeyko Taylor LP; B-Eric Moreau-Sipiere & Randi Moreau-Sipiere (TX); T-Ed Moger, Jr.; J-Javier Castellano. $310,000. Lifetime Record: 11-6-2-0, $645,734. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Spanish Eyes (Ger), 122, f, 4, Zarak (Fr)–Sortilege (Ire), by Tiger Hill (Ire). (€95,000 RNA Ylg '22 ARQDOY; €1,300,000 3yo '24 ARQDEC). O-Qatar Racing LLC and Michaela Faust; B-Gestut Karlshof (GER); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $100,000. 3–Be Your Best (Ire), 126, m, 5, Muhaarar (GB)–Kamakura, by Medaglia d'Oro. O-Michael J. Ryan; B-St. Croix Bloodstock (IRE); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $50,000. Margins: 1HF, NK, NK. Odds: 2.60, 5.80, 2.10. Also Ran: Duvet Day (Ire), Beach Bomb (Saf), Chick's Shadow. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Charlene’s Dream A Reality In The Beverly D. 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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Stretching out in distance and moving up in class was no problem for Newstead Stables' Laurelin, who improved her record to 5-for-5 with a win in the $500,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 9.View the full article

Desert Gate gave trainer Bob Baffert a record 12th win in the Best Pal Stakes (G3) with an easy 8 3/4-length victory Aug. 9 at Del Mar.View the full article

What Echuca Races Where Echuca Racing Club – Corner Scott Rd and Murray Valley Hwy, Echuca VIC 3564 When Sunday, August 10, 2025 First Race 12:30pm AEST Visit Dabble Echuca hosts an eight-race program on Sunday afternoon with the rail true and the track posted Soft 7. Expect them to edge a couple of lanes off the fence as the day wears on, while on-speed runners should still get their chance if the tempo is even. The first event is set to jump at 12:30pm AEST. Best Bet at Echuca: Per Sempre Per Sempre has found a lovely race to keep the picket fence going. His short-course profile is spot on for a 1000m dash, and he arrives rock-hard fit with honest figures in stronger country grades. From a middle draw he can stalk a genuine tempo set by a couple of on-speed rivals and let rip late — his best work is always the last 200m. The soft ground holds no fears, and this looks a touch easier than recent assignments. With even luck in transit, Per Sempre should be too strong late over the concluding stages. Best Bet Race 5 – #6 Per Sempre (7) T: Charles Cassar | J: Ryan Hurdle (59kg) Next Best at Echuca: Murmullo Fresh off a dominant 1200m Heavy win at Warracknabeal and kept sharp with a Cranbourne jumpout leading into this, Murmullo looks the right price jumping to a BM64 1200m (R6). She’s a naturally fast mare who can roll across from gate 12, sit on-speed and control the race on a Soft 6. Her profile—strong 600m build and proven wet-track effectiveness—maps perfectly for Echuca when the rail is true. With only 56.5kg and genuine race fitness, she can pinch a break turning and prove hard to run down. Next Best Race 6 – #8 Murmullo (12) 4yo Mare | T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | J: Jaylah Kennedy (56.5kg) Best Value at Echuca: Strike Gold Strike Gold brings city-and-synthetic form that measures up beautifully in a country BM70. He’s been holding ratings around this level all prep and now gets a soft draw to land just behind the speed. He’s adept on varying surfaces, and stepping to 1400m third-up looks the right move after solid closing splits in recent runs. Expect Jaylah Kennedy to hold a midfield rail spot, peel at the bend and use his strong 200–100m surge to put them away. Best Value Race 8 – #1 Strike Gold (2) 5yo Gelding | T: Tim Fitzsimmons | J: Jaylah Kennedy (61.5kg) Sunday quaddie tips for Echuca Echuca quadrella selections Sunday, August 10, 2025 1-6-10 2-4-5-8 2-3-5 1-2-4-11 Horse racing tips View the full article

Oak Hill claims his seventh win from 14 starts with a strong victory at The Valley. (Photo: Bruno Cannatelli) Talented sprinter Oak Hill resumed from a short winter break with an impressive victory at Moonee Valley over 1000m with connections hoping the win is a pre-cursor to bigger things. Prepared by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, Oak Hill was originally prepared by the late Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson and maintained his unblemished record since joining his new quarters. A winner at his first start for the Lindsay Park team in May, Oak Hill was patiently ridden by Blake Shinn to come from last in the small field of five to comfortably run down leader Midwest. The son of Per Incanto will now follow the path trod by race rival Mornington Glory, who used the early season sprint as a springboard to victory in the Listed Norman Carlyon Stakes (1000m) before usurping the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m), also at The Valley. “We are very lucky, he came to us in great order from Ballymore Stables, and has not done much wrong since he has arrived and he is quite a straightforward horse,” Ben Hayes said. “Today what I loved was that he relaxed beautifully, there was a nice genuine tempo and the way he rounded them up was really exciting. “As a young horse he over-raced a bit, but now he is starting to relax. “He relaxed today and finished off strongly and beat a small but competitive field. We could not be happier and we are looking forward to the rest of his prep.” There has been plenty of work behind the scenes to ensure the stable can get the best out of Oak Hill, with the five-year-old notching his seventh victory from just 14 starts, with Blake Shinn fully understanding the brief to get the gelding to settle and let his talent do the rest. “With a lot of these horses they just mature and then they just get better and better,” Hayes said. “It is about keeping them in a routine and having a good rider on them, and they learn to relax, that’s what he did today and that’s why we saw such a good turn of foot. “It was nice to see him win on a soft surface too. It’s very exciting and now it is full steam into the Carlyon and the Moir. “He only had one jump-out and really good strong gallop going into this, so I think there will be a lot of improvement out of today.” Horse racing news View the full article

Jennivamoose powers home for victory in the at The Valley, ridden by Harry Coffey. (Photo: Bruno Cannatelli) Lightly-raced six-year-old mare Jennivamoose scored a comfortable victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday under a patient Harry Coffey ride. Prepared by Ciaron Maher for Tony and Lynn Ottobre’s Cape Schanck Racing, Jennivamoose was dropped out to near the rear of the field by Coffey but quickened readily when asked. The daughter of Vadamos looped the field and ran out a 1.25-length winner over fellow Kiwi-breds Bluestone and Flamin’ Romans. “It was a class ride,” Assistant Trainer Jack Turnbull said. “They didn’t go that hard either so I was a little bit worried, but she picked up when he asked her and she was strong through the line. “It was a very good win. She ran a really good race here a long time ago when trained by Andrew Noblet where she was beaten by one of ours, so it was good to see her repeat the effort at the same venue today. “She was off the scene with an injury but we got her in great order and she flicks between Cranbourne and Tony Ottobre’s property at Cape Schanck where they do a wonderful job with her. “She had such good colour to her today, was very fit and clearly she has got an affinity with this track. “We have aspirations to get to better races and this is all part of it so we won’t step out of our mark too much but we can go to an 84 somewhere in the next three or four weeks and then progress to better races.” The winner of four of her 13 starts with a further three placings, Jennivamoose has won A$183,950 in prizemoney to date. Horse racing news View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Competing much like he trained, Golden Tornado (McKinzie) showed Saturday that he is a 2-year-old colt to pay attention to. While his connections were confident of his ability level, Golden Tornado made it clear that he was indeed ready for the prime time of a $100,000 maiden special weight test at the Spa with a 3 1/4-length triumph. Under Hall of Fame jockey Joel Rosario, the bay colt owned by Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Antony Beck's Gainesway Stable and Legendary Thoroughbreds, stalked pacesetter Oscar's Hope (Twirling Candy), pounced coming off the turn and prevailed, covering the six furlongs in 1:10.87 and paying $9.60 as the third choice. Gainesway bred the Golden Tornado and stayed in as a partner after he was purchased for $475,000 at Keeneland September. After watching Golden Tornado turn in series of smart breezes–his :48 for a half-mile on Aug. 2 was the eighth-fastest of 153 at the distance–the main question trainer Danny Gargan had was when to have him make his debut. Majority owner Dean Reeves encouraged him to test the horse. “When we talked about it, I gave Mr. Reeves the option of we could run him now and maybe give him a race, in case we need another race,” Gargan said. “We were thinking he's a Champagne horse all along. He said, 'Danny, just go ahead and run him. If he wins, that's great. If not, we'll have time to run again.' I thought maybe he might need a race, but he's super talented. I told him I might win the Champagne two months ago with this horse. He's a super-talented horse. Good horses just show up and he's one of those. He's a really good horse.” Reeves said that Golden Tornado's solid work in the morning, producing consistently quick times, strengthened his confidence in the colt. “We were not even asking him,” Reeves said. “He was just doing it so easy, :48 and it was like he was just moving. Danny said, 'If I ask him, he'll go crazy.' Danny's saying, 'Let's give him a race.' I'm like, 'Danny. I prefer to win.' It was a matter of did he show up today? “I was really, really happy, and I think he's going to improve off this race. He looked a little green coming down, changing leads, to get that going, but he straightened himself out. “He was doing some works. He would get :48 and gallop out faster than he went the last four (furlongs). He was showing us signs that this was a talented horse.” Patti and Dean Reeves at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew For many years Reeves and his wife Patti have worked with Florida horseman Jimmy Gladwell, who pointed them toward Golden Tornado. “Danny liked the horse also, so we don't butt heads,” Reeves said. “We were going to buy the horse. He had some first-time buyers (Legendary's Jill Pittman and Raj Lally) that really wanted to start horse racing, so they took a small piece. Then, of course, when Mr. Beck wanted to come in that really made me feel pretty good about what we were doing.” Gargan said it was a consensus buy that has yielded what his connections think is a serious young prospect. “He's a beautiful horse. He's just a specimen,” Gargan said. “He's got a beautiful hind leg. The team we had at Keeneland all worked together to find him, and we really appreciate it.” Reeves is a graduate of Georgia Tech, played basketball there and is a fan of the college's teams, the Yellowjackets. “In the 1930s Georgia Tech was known as the Golden Tornado,” Reeves said. “Actually, I was thinking about names, and (British bloodstock agent) Tom Pritchard-Gordon's kids sent me an email that said, 'Name a horse Golden Tornado,' and I'm thinking, 'How did those kids in Europe know about Georgia Tech?' I said, 'OK, I'll find one that works for that,' so I picked this horse out. I've been talking him up since summertime.” As Reeves had hoped, Golden Tornado turned in a strong performance in his first race. “This a nice horse. We really had some high hopes coming in here, but they've got to prove it. This is Saratoga. You don't come in here and not get it done.” The post Saratoga Maidens, presented by Keeneland: Golden Tornado Delivered on the Forecast, Storms to Spa Maiden Special Score appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

El Cordobes split horses in deep stretch and prevailed in a dramatic finish to capture the $750,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T) Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Sitting a perfect pocket trip behind the speed, Giocoso shot through inside when a stretch opening appeared to capture the $503,600 Secretariat Stakes (G2T) Aug. 9 at Colonial Downs.View the full article

Two years after Magic Cap Stables bought Fort Washington from the 2023 Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale for $260,000, the horse has ascended to become a top-level stakes winner, taking the Arlington Million (G1T) Aug. 9 at Colonial Downs.View the full article

In what was an anticipated clash between grade 1 winner Be Your Best and multiple graded stakes victress Beach Bomb, it was the up-and-coming Charlene's Dream who stole the show in the Aug. 9 Beverly D. Stakes (G2T) at Colonial Downs. View the full article

The public pegged him at 1-5 following his only career start June 13–a 2 1/4-length score going five furlongs at Santa Anita in which he notched a field-high 86 Beyer Speed Figure–and they were right on the money. Desert Gate (c, 2, Omaha Beach–Theogony, by Curlin) stalked fellow winner Punto Forty (Nyquist) early in the GIII Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, had command by the :45.31 half, and opened up at the top of the stretch, then simply kept going. Juan Hernandez eased Desert Gate up well before the wire as the two dominated the short field by open daylight. They covered the six furlongs in 1:10.37. Chief Stipe O'Neill-trained stablemates Pavlovian (Pavel) and Brigante (More Than Ready) were second and third. “He looks like a good one,” said Hall of Famer Bob Baffert of Desert Gate on TVG immediately after the race. It was Baffert's fourth consecutive Best Pal victory. Sales History: $260,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. O-Pegram, Watson, & Weitman; B-Twin Oaks Bloodstock (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan Hernandez. In Hand & In Command Desert Gate DOMINATES the Grade III Best Pal Stakes. pic.twitter.com/juyyRnaBH0 — Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) August 9, 2025 The post Omaha Beach’s Desert Gate Romps in Best Pal appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article