Wandering Eyes

On the Sept. 8 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Affirmed's jockey Steve Cauthen is the breeder of grade 2 winner Bear River, the Keeneland September Yearling Sale begins, Horseshoe Indianapolis prepares for stakes races on Sept. 10 card.View the full article

Some Arizona-breds will be allowed to race in restricted races in New Mexico.View the full article

Scott Heider went to an even $2,000,000 to secure a Hinkle Farms-bred daughter of Not This Time (hip 144) to set a new high-water mark Monday at Keeneland September. The filly is out of Stave whose current 2-year-old Matenro Hour (Constitution) brought $1,100,000 at this same sale just last year from Yuichi Fukunaga. This is the immediate family of First Samurai siblings MGISP Tarabi and GISP Shivaji along with recent GI Santa Anita Derby third Westwood (Authentic). HIP 144, f. by NOT THIS TIME, hammers for $2 MILLION to set the session mark on Day 1! The filly, out of stakes placed mare Stave, was bred and consigned by @Hinkle_Farms! Sold to Heider Family Stables alongside agent David Lanigan! Congrats to all and best of luck! pic.twitter.com/r7tITkFIUV — Taylor Made Stallions (@TMStallions) September 8, 2025 The post Not This Time Filly Another Million-Dollar Foal Out Of Hinkle Farms Mare Stave appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2025-2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off this weekend with the running of the GIII Iroquois Stakes going the one-turn mile at Churchill Downs on Sept. 13. The Road to the Kentucky Derby, launched in 2013, awards a scale of points to the top five finishers in selected qualifying races between September and April. The leaderboard determines the preference list for entry into the GI Kentucky Derby, limited to 20 runners. Up to three horses from overseas may qualify for the Derby. In addition to the 36-race Road to the Kentucky Derby, the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby series concludes with the G3 UAE Derby and can produce up to two invitations to the top point-getters. The four-race Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby awards one berth in the Run for the Roses. The Road to the Kentucky Oaks, featuring 33 qualifying races, also begins Sept. 13 with the running of the one-mile GIII Pocahontas Stakes. The post Iroquois Kicks Off 2025-2026 Road To the Kentucky Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations features 'TDN Rising Star' Zanthos. 2.50 Leicester, Novice, 2yo, f, 7fT ZANTHOS (Sioux Nation) has so far done everything perfectly, from making €1 million at Arqana's May Breeze-Up to earning 'TDN Rising Star' status on debut at Newmarket, and now has to take the second step under a penalty for that impressive intro. Simon and Ed Crisford are keen to get more education into Victorious Forever's Rockfel and Fillies' Mile entry, but this is not a case of turn up and collect with Shadwell's exciting Owen Burrows-trained Newbury debut winner Touleen (Lope De Vega) and Newsells Park Stud's newcomer Lady Roisia (St Mark's Basilica) in attendance. The latter, a Ralph Beckett-trained daughter of the Oaks heroine Talent (New Approach), topped the 2023 Tattersalls December Sale at 575,000gns and was the highest-priced foal sold that year. 4.05 Galway, Mdn, 2yo, 8f 98yT ARCHERS BAY (Wootton Bassett) debuts for Ballydoyle in a maiden the stable have won with Trinity College, Grosvenor Square, Kyprios and Sovereign in recent times. A son of the Irish 1,000 Guineas third Foxtrot Liv (Foxwedge), he encounters the Niarchos Family's fellow newcomer Big Cypress (Dubawi), a Joseph O'Brien-trained half-brother to the G3 Ballysax Stakes winner and Irish Derby runner-up Piz Badile (Ulysses). The post Arqana May Millionaire Zanthos Reappears at Leicester appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A Tapit filly out of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Sharing (Speightstown) sold to Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm for $1,500,000. Bred and consigned by Gainesway, the filly has plenty of Breeders' Cup in her pedigree with second dam Shared Account (Pleasantly Perfect) taking the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf in her racing career. Sharing has already produced one winner, the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly Sharedashenanigans. The post Tapit Daughter Of Sharing To Whisper Hill Farm For $1.5m appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Twelve months after his full-brother–now named Boom Bap Beat–fetched $1.25 million in this sales pavilion, hip 76, a colt by Into Mischief out of 2019 GII Black-Eyed Susan Stakes winner Point of Honor (Curlin), one-upped his sibling when the hammer dropped at $1.5 million during Monday's opening session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in Lexington. Coolmore was the successful bidder. A Feb. 15 foal, the bay colt was bred by Jon Clay's Alpha Delta Stable, and is the second of three foals from Point of Honor, a half-sister to Grade I winner Wicked Whisper (Liam's Map), who was also placed four times at Grade I level. Point of Honor produced a colt by Not This Time this term. Boom Bap Beat was purchased last year by Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida, who has sent out a pair of high-profile maiden winners over the last two weekends, including 'TDN Rising Star' Magna Victor (Maxfield) this past Saturday. The post Into Mischief Colt Another Seven-Figure Seller For Alpha Delta appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A colt by Not This Time (hip 66) sold for $1,600,000 Monday to Windancer Farms. Out of MSP Out Post, the colt is a half-brother to 'TDN Rising Star' and MGSP Jace's Road (Quality Road). He was bred in Kentucky by Colts Neck Stables and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency. The post Windancer Farms Picks Up Not This Time Colt For $1.6m appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The fourth of a five-week series recognizing Woodbine's most iconic stakes races, the latest "Woodbine Week" shines the spotlight on the Woodbine Mile (G1T), Natalma (G1T), and Summer (G1T) stakes which are among five graded stakes Sept. 13.View the full article

Classic winner Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Muhaarar) and multiple Group 2 scorer Sibayan (Blame) headline the initial entries for the Arqana Arc Sale, which will be held at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Saturday, October 4. Last year four lots sold for a seven-figure sum, including Deutsches Derby hero Palladium (Gleneagles), who went the way of Highflyer Bloodstock, on behalf of Lady Bamford, for €1.4 million. This year's sale will again offer the unique opportunity to buy a Classic-winning stallion prospect at public auction, with Marhaba Ya Sanafi, who won the 2023 edition of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, set to go through the ring as lot 50. The Andreas Schutz trainee also won last year's Prix Bertrand du Breuil, while his best efforts this season include a runner-up finish in the latest running of that Group 3 contest. As well as the four-year-old Sibayan (lot 21), the winner of this year's G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil and G2 Grand Prix de Deauville, the Aga Khan Studs will offer Marhaba Ya Sanafi's Prix Bertrand du Breuil conqueror Zabiari (Wootton Bassett) (lot 43) and this year's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau victor Ridari (Churchill) (lot 56). Last year the Aga Khan Studs sold the high-class Zarir (Frankel) to Vin Cox, on behalf of Paulins Racing, for €1.3 million. In total, 36 horses have been catalogued for the Arc Sale, with a series of wildcards expected to be added in the coming days and weeks. Other notable entries among the three-year-old contingent include the Listed Prix Moonlight Cloud winner Cacofonix (Lope De Vega) (lot 17); G2 Premio Grand Criterium scorer and G1 Deutsches Derby third Lazio (Make Believe) (lot 18); G3 Prix de Noailles winner Uther (Camelot) (lot 34); Listed Prix Caravelle heroine and G2 Prix de Malleret third Rabbit's Foot (Golden Horde) (lot 51); and Listed Prix de la Californie winner Silius (Dubawi) (lot 57), who has also filled the runner-up spot this season in the G3 Prix Djebel and G3 Prix Paul de Moussac. Elsewhere, the recent Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage winner Campacite (Zarak) (lot 41) headlines the promising two-year-olds set to go under the hammer, with the full catalogue available to view here. The post Elite Performers Marhaba Ya Sanafi and Sibayan to be Offered at Arqana Arc Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Another son (hip 45) from the first crop of Horse of the Year Flightline broke the seven-figure mark when Japan's Naohiro Sakaguchi went to $1,700,000 to secure the half-brother to GSW Promise Keeper (Constitution), SW/GSP Wicked Awesome (Awesome Again) and GSP War Stopper (Declaration of War). Bred by Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds, the colt was consigned by Warrendale Sales. His first dam is a half-sister to GI Lane's End Breeders' Futurity Stakes winner Great Hunter (Aptitude) while another half-sister produced MGSW/MGISP Owendale (Into Mischief). Rock Ridge purchased the mare for $200,000 as a broodmare at KEENOV in 2015. The post Another Flightline Colt Breaks Seven Figures, Bringing $1.7m appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Flightline half-brother (hip 10) to dual Breeders' Cup winner and young sire Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) brought $1,500,000 from John Stewart's Resolute Racing. Consigned by VanMeter Sales as agent and bred by Randall E. Lowe, the colt named Stock Rising was the first Flightline yearling through the ring at Keeneland September's opening session Monday. Stewart made a strong winning bid, jumping the price from $1.25m straight to $1.5m to secure the son of MSW/GISP Lady Shipman (Midshipman). Resolute making fireworks early to score Hip 10 @keenelandsales A Flightline colt out of Lady Shipman consigned by @VanMeterSales pic.twitter.com/v5rog5BkHj — Resolute Racing (@resracingky) September 8, 2025 #KeeSept Book 1, Session 1 Results: A Flightline half-brother to GOLDEN PAL, out of Lady Shipman, sells for $1.5 million to @jstewartrr's @resracingky. Hip 10 was consigned by @VanMeterSales. pic.twitter.com/yhqnxvlUlx — TDN (@theTDN) September 8, 2025 The post Resolute Racing Goes To $1.5m For Flightline Half To Golden Pal appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tattersalls Online is set to stage its inaugural Yearling Session as part of the Tattersalls Online November Sale on November 18-19. Open to all yearlings, the session has been designed to provide an affordable and accessible route for vendors looking to sell their yearlings. It will also be available to any lot which goes unsold or is withdrawn from any Tattersalls yearling sale held this autumn. All yearlings offered in the session will be sold with a pre-sale five-stage veterinary certificate and the online repository will be available to vendors wishing to upload additional information. Tattersalls Online sales manager Katherine Sheridan said, “The introduction of a dedicated yearling session to the Tattersalls Online November Sale is a natural progression of the continued development of our online sales. We are committed to providing accessible and affordable opportunities to vendors to showcase their yearlings to a truly global audience. “Our proven and trusted platform has already demonstrated its capacity to deliver significant results and we are confident the inaugural yearling session will build on these successes whilst further enhancing the breadth and depth of the Tattersalls sales portfolio.” Entries for the Tattersalls Online Yearling Sale Session are now open and will close on Friday, October 31, ahead of the initial entries being published online on Wednesday, November 5. An enhanced entry fee package of £300 + VAT will be available for this session, including professional photos and videos, whilst the standard entry fee of £160 + VAT is also available. The post Tattersalls Online Launch Inaugural Yearling Session appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Chris Hayes is poised to ride Anmaat in Saturday's G1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. The son of Awtaad has been ridden by Jim Crowley in each of his last nine starts, with the highlight of their association coming in October last year when springing a 40/1 surprise in the G1 Champion Stakes at Ascot. More recently, Crowley has partnered the seven-year-old to finish second in both the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes in two starts this season. However, Shadwell's number one rider now faces an indefinite spell on the sidelines after he was injured in a heavy fall at York on Sunday, with Angus Gold, Shadwell's racing manager, reporting that Crowley was in surgery on Monday after suffering a broken leg and a suspected broken pelvis. That has left Anmaat in need of a new jockey when he attempts to get off the mark for the campaign in the Irish Champion, with trainer Owen Burrows confirming that Hayes is likely to be the man tasked with trying to thwart ante-post favourite Delacroix (Dubawi) and Japanese challenger Shin Emperor (Siyouni), among others. “It's a shame what's happened to Jim as he obviously knows the horse very well,” said Burrows. “He'll have a new jockey on and I think Chris Hayes is going to ride him. Chris has obviously ridden big winners for Shadwell in Ireland, he won a City of York Stakes for me a good few years ago [in 2017 on Talaayeb], and we felt someone with plenty of experience of Leopardstown was vital.” Since chasing home Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) at Royal Ascot, Anmaat has missed potential engagements in the G1 Coral-Eclipse and G1 Juddmonte International due to unsuitable ground, but Burrows is optimistic that conditions will be in favour of his stable star on Saturday. He added, “It looks like the rain is coming over there and I'm looking forward to getting him out again as he seems in really good nick. I think the ground is good to yielding at the minute, which should be fine, and I think there's another drop of rain forecast for tomorrow, so it should be suitable. “The horse has done nothing wrong this season. I know he hasn't won yet, but he hasn't done a lot wrong. If the ground comes more in his favour, I'd like to think he can run a big race.” Meanwhile, Trevor Whelan revealed on Monday that he too requires surgery after being injured in the same incident at York which saw his mount, Tiger Bay, brought down by Crowley's Almeraq. Providing an update on his condition, Whelan posted on social media, “Thanks for all the get well messages, much appreciated. I've broken my leg in three places and due for an operation on it as well.” The post Chris Hayes to Partner Anmaat in Irish Champion as Jim Crowley Undergoes Surgery appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ante-post favourite Scandinavia (Justify) and dual Derby hero Lambourn (Australia) headline eight confirmations for Saturday's G1 Betfred St Leger at Doncaster. The pair are both trained by Aidan O'Brien, who is responsible for half of the possible runners in the final Classic of the season, with Stay True (Galileo) and likely outsider Saratoga (Camelot) also featuring. Scandinavia will be back against his own age group on Town Moor, after beating his older rivals in the G1 Goodwood Cup last time, while Lambourn needs to bounce back from a below-par display when finishing only fifth in the G2 Great Voltigeur Stakes at York. Stay True, who finished one place ahead of Lambourn on the Knavesmire, gives the Ballydoyle handler a live third option. Carmers filled the runner-up spot behind Pride Of Arras (New Bay) in the Voltigeur and makes up the potential Irish challenge for Paddy Twomey. The son of Wootton Bassett previously won the G3 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot, beating the subsequent G3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes scorer Furthur (Waldgeist) by three quarters of a length. Andrew Balding's Furthur is set to reoppose on Saturday, along with stablemate Tarriance (Frankel), who faces a significant step up in grade after winning York's Melrose Handicap The Roger Varian-trained Rahiebb (Frankel), who finished fourth in the G3 Gordon Stakes at Goodwood last time, after a close-up third in the Queen's Vase, completes the list of possibles. The post Eight Confirmed for St Leger, Scandinavia and Lambourn Lead Ballydoyle Challenge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When I moved to Kentucky in 2019 to work for Taylor Made, I didn't know a single person, I didn't know the first thing about the racehorse industry, I had never seen anything like a Lexington horse sale, and I certainly didn't drink bourbon. With no real guidance except to watch, absorb, and help where I could, my first day on the job was the Keeneland January sale. Everyone was polite but busy – clients to help, horses to show – and I mostly stayed out of the way. But Stu, ever aware of every face and name, found me within 48 hours. He pressed a steaming cup of tea into my hands, parked us in front of the space heaters at the stalls, and in the middle of juggling clients and buyers, patiently explained the inner workings of the sales. From that day forward, he never stopped looking out for me. That night he took me to Shamrock's. He didn't just ask polite questions, he asked the kind that made you feel your story mattered. He cracked jokes, put me at ease, and ordered me my first bourbon on the rocks. When I couldn't get down more than a sip, he grinned, eyes twinkling, finished it for me, and said, “We'll work on that.” After that night, I wasn't just a stranger in Lexington. I was someone Stu had decided to bring under his wing. Bourbon became the backdrop of our friendship. Lunches, dinners, handicapping races – he taught me, one pour at a time, not just how to drink it but how to savor it. Bourbon with Stu wasn't about the glass in your hand. It was about slowing down, enjoying the people at your table, the stories being told, and the laughter spilling out between sips. Over time, I acquired a taste for bourbon. But more than that, I acquired a taste for the way Stu lived: present, curious, generous, always pulling people closer. He believed in me fiercely, too. Six months into my job, Stu left for a week-long cattle drive in Montana and handed me his entire business. No check-ins, no second-guessing, just complete trust. That was Stu: lifting you up, bragging on you, and making you feel capable of more than you thought. By the time my year at Taylor Made was ending, we marked it the only way that felt right: with a flight of Pappy's. It wasn't just a celebration of my time there, but of the friendship and mentorship that carried me from that first sip I couldn't swallow to a bond that, with Taylor Made and with Stuart, felt like family. What started with a wince at Shamrock's had become something I cherished, flavored with Stu's laughter, his lessons, and his friendship. Even after I moved back to Texas, bourbon kept us connected. I probably have forty bottles now, many of them ones Stu picked out and mailed with a handwritten note saying, “You'll like this one.” Truth be told, I don't know if I love bourbon itself as much as I love what it represents – Stu's way of making sure every moment, every success, was worth raising a glass to. Like the time he surprised me with a box of ball caps printed with my horse's picture after my biggest sale, just to make sure I stopped to celebrate. One of my last great memories with him was in Ireland last summer. I am forever grateful to Liam and Taylor for letting me crash their wedding – not just to celebrate with them, but to spend more time with Stu. We wandered cobblestone streets, slipped into pubs, sampled whiskeys, watched races, and raised glass after glass to nothing more than the joy of being there. It was Stu in his purest form: good friends beside you, a good drink in your hand, and time enough to enjoy both. For me, bourbon will always remind me of Stu – strong, generous, a little fiery, and best savored slowly with friends. Every pour carries his memory, and every bottle on my shelf reminds me of the privilege of calling him my friend. —Brooke Wharton The post Letter to the Editor: Stu Story #8 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Francis Graffard has had his horses on song from early spring, and anyone who felt that the trainer surely could not maintain such a good run of form is now being proved wrong. He is so far clear of Andre Fabre in the French trainers' table that a first champion title for Graffard is starting to look a mere formality. As if to underline his dominance, the trainer secured two more Group 1 victories on Sunday. Goliath struck in the Grosser Preis von Baden – a first top-level win for the Adlerflug gelding since last year's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes triumph – and then less than an hour later at Longchamp the supplemented three-year-old Sahlan (Wootton Bassett), who has been brought along steadily, saw off some proven horses to claim his first Group 1 strike in the Prix du Moulin. The latter may now head to the Breeders' Cup Mile. Forty-three stakes races have fallen to a Graffard-trained runner this season, including eight Group 1s. While he can of course rely an a constant stream of well-bred horses as the principal trainer for the Aga Khan Studs, Graffard's octet of top winners has been spread across a range of connections. The Aga Khan Studs and Peter Brant own his two Classic fillies, Zarigana and Gezora, while the former is also the owner of Calandagan, who gave his trainer back-to-back wins in the King George after winning the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, and Candelari, winner of the upgraded Prix Vicomtesse Vigier. Sahlan and Quisisana are homebreds for Al Shaqab Racing and Haras de la Perelle respectively, while John Stewart's Resolute Racing owns the Prix Jean Prat winner Woodshauna and co-owns Goliath with Baron Philip von Ullmann. Bow Echo Ascending While the aforementioned Sahlan, who became Wootton Bassett's 16th Group 1 winner, is undoubtedly progressive, Rosallion continues to try the patience of his followers and was beaten only a short-head by the three-year-old when coming from an impossibly deep position in the Moulin. It is easy to see why Richard Hannon has kept the faith with Rosallion. Sometimes races are settled by the merest of margins, and this year the son of Blue Point has been separated from two extra Group 1 victories by a nose and a short-head respectively. For Rosallion's owner-breeder Sheikh Mohammed Obaid, there was some compensation on Saturday with a stakes double at Haydock. Those winners, Zeus Olympios and Bow Echo, are both sons of Night Of Thunder, who has drawn farther clear of the chasing pack of Wootton Bassett, Dubawi and Frankel at the head of the stallion championship for Britain and Ireland. Wootton Bassett, however, has the edge in the European championship, largely thanks to the Group 1 victories in France of Henri Matisse, Camille Pissarro and Sahlan. “He's a Guineas horse and that's what we'll be training him for,” said trainer George Boughey of Ascendant Stakes winner Bow Echo, who had been awarded a TDN Rising Star on his only previous start at Newbury on August 15. There was plenty to like about his attitude when he was headed by Juddmonte's Publish (Kingman) before fighting his was back to remain unbeaten. Bow Echo is an intriguingly bred colt from a family with which Sheikh Mohammed Obaid has long been associated, and which gave us Dubawi. Out of the sprint winner Aristocratic Lady (Invincible Spirit), Bow Echo's granddam Dubai Queen is a half-sister to Dubawi, who also appears on his top-line as sire of Night Of Thunder, meaning that the colt is inbred 3×3 to his owner's homebred G1 Oaks d'Italia winner Zomaradah (Deploy). Four years ago, the sheikh won the Ascendant Stakes with Triple Time (Frankel), a member of his other high-flying family of Reem Three who went on to win the G1 Queen Anne Stakes, Hopes are indeed high for Bow Echo to ascend to a similar level. His win followed that a race earlier of Zeus Olympios in the G3 Superior Mile Stakes on just his third start. He is the first foal of Rhea (Siyouni), who had been bought by the sheikh as a yearling. It was a good weekend for the young mare as her two-year-old Valenday (Postponed) made a promising debut at York when finishing less than a length second to Proud Nation (Sioux Nation) in the seven-furlong maiden. Arc Reshuffle There was a shuffling of positions at the head of the betting for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after a weekend of performances on ground that may well have been much livelier than that which will be encountered at Longchamp on the first weekend of October. First, on Kempton's all-weather track, Kalpana (Study Of Man) was downed by Giavellotto (Mastercraftsman) in the G3 September Stakes, the race she won last year en route to victory in the G1 Qipco British Champion Fillies and Mares Stakes. She has run admirably this season without winning, and her trainer Andrew Balding did not seem overly concerned with her defeat by Giavellotto, who is being primed by Marco Botti to defend his title in the G1 Hong Kong Vase. Aventure (Sea The Stars), who had had to play bridesmaid to Bluestocking (Camelot) in both the Prix Vermeille and Arc last year, finally bagged a deserved win at the top tier when emulating her half-sister Left Hand (Dubawi) by winning the Vermeille for the Wertheimers and Christophe Ferland. The Japanese challenge strengthened when Byzantine Dream (Epiphaneia), trained by Tomoyasu Sakaguchi, outran treble Group 1 winner Sosie (Sea The Stars) in the G2 Prix Foy. There was better news for Sosie's trainer Andre Fabre, however, with the late flourish of the boxed-in Cualificar (Lope De Vega) in the G2 Prix Niel, to beat Bay City Roller (New Bay) by a short neck. The winner, who had himself been beaten only half a length by Camille Pissarro when second in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, is as long as 25/1 with some bookmakers for the Arc, which seems generous considering this success on his first attempt at a mile and a half. Out of the Oaks winner Qualify, whose sire Fastnet Rock died on Monday, Cualificar's second and third dams are by the Derby winners Galileo and The Minstrel, and he handles some cut in the ground. Then there is the small matter of his trainer having won the Arc eight times since 1987. This is by no means a tipping column, but it is worth noting that three of the current top six in the Arc betting are trained in Japan: the Tokyo Yushun winner Croix Du Nord (Kitasan Black) is third choice behind Minnie Hauk (Frankel) and Aventure, followed by Byzantine Dream, who understandably shortened following his Foy victory, and Alohi Alii (Duramente), who beat Rashabar and Cualificar in the G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at Deauville last month. Balding and Haggas Making Hay Despite Kalpana's defeat, Andrew Balding still had a successful day at Kempton on Saturday where he won the G3 Sirenia Stakes with Five Ways (Kameko), a fourth-generation homebred for Dr John Hobby, while up at Thirsk fellow juvenile Simplify (Profitable) joined the list of winners. Capping a good afternoon, Norman Court Stud and Susan Bunney's Miss Information (Blue Point) landed the Listed Wackenhut Fillies Cup at Baden-Baden, while Flora Of Bermuda (Dark Angel) was third in the the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup. The latter represented a major breakthrough for Shadwell sire Mohaather, whose son Big Mojo became his first Group 1 winner in the contest. William Haggas had a similarly productive weekend, with five of his 12 runners on Saturday returning to the winner's enclosure, including a one-two in Haydock's Old Borough Cup with The Reverend (Lope De Vega) and Dramatic Star (Sea The Stars). The Haggas team suffered mixed fortunes on Sunday when favourite Almeraq (Dark Angel) clipped heels and fell in the Listed Garrowby Stakes at York, bringing down Tiger Bay (Harry Angel). Victory went the way of the Haggas/Shadwell second string Elmonjed (Blue Point) but little celebration will have ensued as jockeys Jim Crowley and Trevor Whelan were tended to on the track and will now face time on the sidelines with broken legs. Fortunately, neither horse appeared to have been injured in the melee, but this sadly was not the case following a similar incident at Ascot on Friday when Excellent Echo (Due Diligence) suffered a fatal injury at Ascot after under Oisin Murphy after clipping heels and falling, with Nordic Norm (Saxon Warrior) also being brought down. Murphy walked away unscathed but Nordic Norm's jockey Sam James was stood down from his rides over the next few days with concussion. Study Of Man Goes Global On Sunday, Study of Man was represented by his first winner in Japan, the land where he was conceived, with the victory of two-year-old Kikko Bello on debut at Hanshin. This current crop of two-year-olds for the Lanwades stallion numbers 65 and has so far supplied winners in Britain, France, Germany and Japan. Study Of Man is bred on the same Deep Impact-Storm Cat cross as Japan's reigning champion sire Kizuna, who is again at the head of the table for this season. 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Impressive Acomb Stakes winner Gewan will line out for the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster on September 13 in the colours of Yuesheng Zhang after the Yulong boss struck a deal for the unbeaten son of Night Of Thunder who could one day end up at the powerful outfit's Ace Stud. Trained by Andrew Balding, Gewan was bought by bloodstock agent Billy Jackson-Stops on behalf of Al Rabban Racing from Mick Murphy of Longways Stables for €80,000 at the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale. He created a massive impression on debut at Newbury, winning a 7f contest at his ease, before taking the scalp of a couple of talking horses in the G3 Acomb Stakes at York. Gewan will line out for the G2 Champagne Stakes on Saturday before his new connections eye a potential tilt at the G1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, for which the colt is as short as 8-1. Paul Curran, bloodstock and racing manager at Ace Stud, commented, “The plan is for Gewan to run in the Champagne Stakes and, obviously, we will reassess after Doncaster but the plan would be to go for the Dewhurst at Newmarket. We have done our homework on him and like him a lot. He fits exactly what we are looking for and is a very exciting horse for the future.” Gewan was sent to post at odds of 11-2 in an Acomb market that was dominated by TDN Rising Star Distant Storm [11-10 favourite] and Aidan O'Brien's highly-regarded Italy. While Distant Storm, himself a €1.9 million breeze-up graduate from Arqana, ran freely and eventually finished third, Gewan pulled a-length-and-a-half clear of Italy in second to post one of the more impressive juvenile displays of the season thus far. Notable Acomb Stakes winners include subsequent 2,000 Guineas hero Chaldean while subsequent Irish 2,000 Guineas scorer Phoenix Of Spain won the race in 2018. The post Leading Champagne And Dewhurst Stakes Fancy Snapped Up By Yulong appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Atlantic Six Racing received an offer for Book'em Danno last season when he was a 3-year-old, a proposition so substantial it led each partner to take a deep breath and assess priorities.View the full article

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Heading into Sunday’s season-opening meeting at Sha Tin, most of the thinking around the next Hong Kong success abroad was focused on Ka Ying Rising and The Everest. Now, however, it’s certainly not out of the question that should the world’s best sprinter win the world’s richest race on turf next month, he’ll be the third Sha Tin-trained galloper to salute overseas in season 2025-26. Self Improvement’s shock success in the Group Three Korea Sprint (1,200m) at Seoul ensured the city has opened...View the full article

What Warrnambool Races Where Warrnambool Racing Club – 2/64 Grafton Rd, Warrnambool VIC 3280 When Tuesday, September 9, 2025 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Dabble Best Bet at Warrnambool: Manapouri Manapouri has knocked on the door twice to kick off the prep and looks ready to win the third time of asking. He’s drawn to stalk from barrier four, with Jake Noonan likely to camp just behind the speed before letting the Kiwi-bred roll through his gears. The 1000m on a testing Heavy 8 should suit a horse who travels kindly and quickens late, and Symon Wilde rarely misses when he sets one up at home. With race fitness and an economical map, Manapouri gets every chance to put the maiden away. Best Bet Race 3 – #2 Manapouri (4) 5yo Gelding | T: Symon Wilde | J: Jake Noonan (59.5kg) Next Best at Warrnambool: Ti Tree Lad Ti Tree Lad brings the right platform for a wet-track 1300m: solid figures this prep and a last-start Bendigo BM64 win that reads well for a BM62. From the inside draw, John Allen can box-seat, peel at the top of the straight and let the six-year-old’s sustained gallop carry him through the line. He’s handled the ‘Bool before, and his profile says the soft/heavy footing is no issue. He is up in weight but drops back in grade, and with the map advantage on a rain-affected surface, Ti Tree Lad looks a high-percentage play to go back-to-back. Next Best Race 6 – #4 Ti Tree Lad (1) 6yo Gelding | T: Mitch Freedman | J: John Allen (61kg) Best Value at Warrnambool: Sacrify Sacrify looks like the each-way play in the finale stepping to 2000m. He’s an honest stayer who keeps finding the line, and the 1.5kg claim for Ryan Houston gets him in neatly at the weights. Drawn wide, but that can be no disadvantage late in the day at the ‘Bool if they’re getting out to the better ground. His recent efforts suggest he’s ready to reach a new peak third up, and a genuine tempo here should let him blend into it and produce one run. At the price with horse racing bookmakers, Sacrify looks well-placed. Best Value Race 8 – #8 Sacrify (12) 4yo Gelding | T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | J: Ryan Houston (a1.5) (59.5kg) Warrnambool races quaddie tips – 9/9/25 Warrnambool quadrella selections Tuesday, September 9, 2025 2-4-5-6 4-9-10-15 4-5-7-8 4-6-8-14 Horse racing tips View the full article

The much-loved champion sire Fastnet Rock has died at his birthplace at Coolmore Stud in Australia. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful stallions that country has produced and leaves behind a rich legacy. In a statement released on Monday to confirm the news, Coolmore's Tom Magnier said, “This is such a sad day for everyone who has worked at Coolmore and played a part in Fastnet's life. Our thoughts today are with all the staff who cared for him over the past 24 years.” “He was born and prepared as a yearling here at Coolmore and raced in the navy silks for Paul Perry and our ownership partners. Residing in the stallion barn for 20 years, he was the kindest and smartest horse you would ever meet and I'm so glad that we got to parade him one last time at the open day two weeks ago, where he looked incredible.” Magnier added, “Sadly, he suffered an injury over the weekend, which deteriorated rapidly and we did not want him to suffer. Coolmore Australia would not be what it is today without Fastnet Rock and we owe him so much.” Fastnet Rock's total number of individual Stakes winners stands at 197, including Atlantic Jewel and arguably his greatest-ever performer Via Sistina, who is still flying the flag for him. Crowned Champion Broodmare Sire for the past two seasons, his legacy will live on through his daughters who have already produced a phenomenal 150 Stakes winners, as well as his sire sons such as Acrobat. The post Much-Loved Champion Sire Fastnet Rock Dies Aged 24 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Just a few days after the catalogue was launched for the 2025 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds celebrated another new stakes-winning graduate – Arigato (NZ) (Charm Spirit). Bought for $150,000 from the 2020 Ready to Run Sale, Arigato led from start to finish and picked up the biggest win of his career in Sunday’s RM100,000 Perak Charity Cup (1400m). Arigato was offered by Henley Park in Book 1 of Karaka 2020 and was knocked down for $100,000. He returned to Karaka later that year as a member of Woburn Farm’s draft for the Ready to Run Sale, where he was bought by Golden River Investments. Previously a nine-race winner in Macau, Arigato has now added three wins from 12 starts in Malaysia for owners the Neo Stable. That gives him an overall total of 38 starts for 12 wins and two placings. Arigato jumped sharply from the starting gates on Sunday for jockey Wong Kam Chong and took up the lead, and he never surrendered that advantage. He kicked hard off the home turn and quickly put two to three lengths on his nearest challenger. Salaam Namastey (NZ) (Prince Of Brooklyn) emerged from the pack and ate into Arigato’s margin to lodge a strong late challenge, but the favourite held him out and completed an all-the-way victory by a neck. Trainer Lim Shung You is now keen to target the RM300,000 Ready to Run Sale Championship (1400m), which is for Sale graduates and will be run at Selangor on October 12. Arigato (NZ) pictured ahead of the 2020 Ready to Run Sale. “I was confident before this race, because he had done well in the prep,” Lim said. “Our plan was for Arigato to lead, and hope he goes all the way, because that was how he won his last race. “We are planning to enter him in the New Zealand (NZB) Ready To Run Sale Championship.” The Ready to Run Sale Championship will be the second race held in recognition of the Selangor Turf Club’s relationship with New Zealand Bloodstock. The first race, the NZB Ready to Run 2023 Graduate Cup (1400m) was run in April and was won by Duma (NZ) (Too Darn Hot). The 2025 edition of the Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November, with Breeze Ups to be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 October. Vendor Karaka 2020: Henley Park2020 Ready to Run Sale: Woburn Farm Purchaser Karaka 2020: Mr B Watson (New South Wales)2020 Ready to Run Sale: Golden River Investments (Hong Kong) Breeding Charm Spirit – Amour Cache Sale Lot 428, Karaka 2020 Book 1, $100,000Lot 135, 2020 Ready to Run Sale, $150,000 Breeder M N & Mrs S L Devcich & Windsor Park Stud Ltd Owner Neo Stable View the full article

Trainer Jamie Richards sent out a double on the opening-day of the Hong Kong season as he looks to build early momentum. The Kiwi expat was all smiles after Groovy Feeling stormed home to narrowly win the second section of the Class 4 Ma On Shan Handicap (1200m) before Bulb General stamped his early claims as a four-year-old series prospect with an outstanding triumph in the Class 3 Lantau Peak Handicap (1200m) under Zac Purton. “He was a bit closer in the run than I thought he was going to be but it was a nice watch,” Richards said of Bulb General, who made it back-to-back wins when he beat Akashvani by a length and a half. “Obviously, all the owners here want to be a part of the four-year-old series and let’s hope he’s good enough to keep going and get a few more rating points in hand. “I asked Zac to ride this horse a month ago and wanted to try and start strong and try and give the owners and everyone here a bit of faith that I hadn’t forgotten how to do it after a shocker last year. The team has been working hard during the off-season and hopefully we can get it going again.” Bulb General was bought out of Cambridge Stud’s Book 1 draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $175,000 by Richards and Andrew Williams Bloodstock and was a juvenile trial winner at Te Rapa before relocating to Hong Kong. The talented gelding was an encouraging third on debut before a bout of colic, but has since bounced back to win his two outings impressively. Bulb General is out of the Fastnet Rock mare Stylish Achiever. View the full article