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The GIII Honeybee Stakes, rescheduled for Sunday at Oaklawn, looks like the toughest GI Kentucky Oaks prep race run so far this year. Led by 'TDN Rising Star' Muhimma (Munnings), the field of 12 includes five horses that are in our Top 10. In last week's action, the GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes, expected to have a powerhouse field of seven, was decimated by scratches. The defectors included the highly regarded Simply Joking (Practical Joke), who was scratched because her white blood cell count was below normal. Though she still may have time to make the Oaks, she's been dropped out of the Top 10. The other major scratch was Ballerina d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro), who was second in last year's GII Demoiselle Stakes. Also dropped from the list was Maysam (Game Winner). Sent off at 1-10 in the Sunland Park Oaks after an explosive maiden win for Bob Baffert, she finished sixth in a dull effort. Here's a look at the third installment of our Kentucky Oaks Top 10 for 2025: 1) MUHIMMA (Munnings–Princesa Carolina, by Tapit) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Shadwell Stable; B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Ky); T-Brad Cox. Sales history: $700,000 yrl '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-3-0-0, $279,460. Last Start: Won Dec. 7 GII Demoiselle Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 10. Next Start: GIII Honeybee Stakes, OP, Feb. 23. It's finally time to see what our No. 1 is going to do on the racetrack this year. When last seen, she won the Dec. 7 GII Demoiselle S. at Aqueduct. It was her third lifetime start and in each one she improved. Trained by Brad Cox, she's going to have to keep getting better as the top of this division is loaded, as is the Honeybee. Tactics will be interesting in this race. She drew the one post and will once again have Florent Geroux aboard. If the Cox team wants to get a clear lead, Muhimma probably wouldn't have any problem doing so. But the other option is teaching her to rate. With all the weather problems this year in Arkansas and in New Orleans, it looks like Cox made a smart move, letting this one spend the winter training at balmy Payson Park in Florida. 2) GOOD CHEER (Medaglia d'Oro–Wedding Toast, by Street Sense) O/B-Godolphin (Ky); T-Brad Cox. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 5-5-0-0, $637,630. Last Start: Won Feb. 15 GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points 45. Next Start: GII Fair Grounds Oaks., FG, Mar. 15. Even though they could find only four horses to tackle Good Cheer in the GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes, the race turned interesting. Sent off at 1-20, Good Cheer settled into last in the early going of the race. Luis Saez had plenty of horse, but the other three riders seemed intent on forming a roadblock in front of him and blocking her in. Saez didn't find running room until the three-sixteenths pole. When she did, she was gone. It's hard to prove anything in a four-horse field, especially when the top two threats were scratched, but Good Cheer never left any doubt that she was by far the best horse in the race. She's now five-for-five lifetime and if stablemate Muhimma does not win the Honeybee, Good Cheer is certain to become No. 1 in next week's poll. 3) TENMA (Nyquist–Amagansett, by Tapit) O-Baoma Corp.; B-B Flay Thoroughbreds (Ky); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $200,000 yrl '23 KEESEP; $850,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: GISW, 5-4-0-1, $429,000. Last Start: Won Feb. 2 GIII Fasig-Tipton Las Virgenes Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 33. Next Start: GII Santa Anita Oaks, SA, Apr. 5. Unless he's got something else we don't know about yet, Bob Baffert may have only one horse make it to this year's Oaks. But, in Tenma, at least it's a good one. An $850,000 purchase last year at OBS April, she's coming off a win in the GIII Fasig-Tipton Las Virgenes Stakes. The good news is that she won easily. The bad news is that there were only three horses in the race, so she wasn't given a chance to prove anything. Baffert might want to to consider Las Virgenes runner-up Cipriani (Bernardini) for the Kentucky Oaks as she picked up 10 points. But she's just not in Tenma's league, not to mention the other nine horses in this poll. Tenma returned to the workout tab on Wednesday, breezing four furlongs in :48:00. 4) TAKE CHARGE MILADY (Take Charge Indy–Price Too High, by Scat Daddy) O-James Ball, Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) & Kenneth Rhodes; B-Merriebelle Stable, LLC (Ky); T-Kenneth McPeek. Sales history: $60,000 yrl '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 4-2-1-0, $259,594. Last Start: Won Jan. 25 Martha Washington Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 20. Next Start: GIII Honeybee S., OP, Feb. 23. The Honeybee will be a huge test for this Kenny McPeek-trained filly. She got off to a slow start, getting drubbed in a maiden at Ellis in her debut. But McPeek has found a way to get a little bit more out of her with each subsequent start. With Julien Leparoux aboard, she ran a monster race in the Martha Washington Stakes to win by 5 3/4 lengths. So, she's good enough to win a non-graded stakes race, but is she good enough to compete with some of the monsters in this race? Take Charge Milady has some tactical speed and drew the six post in the field of 13. All of which means she should get a good trip. 5) LA CARA (Street Sense–Cara Caterina, by Bernardini) O/B-Tracy Farmer (Ky); T-Mark Casse. Lifetime Record: GSW, 7-3-1-0, $378,520. Last Start: Won Feb. 8 Suncoast Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 33. Next Start: GII Fasig-Tipton Davona Dale Stakes, GP, Mar. 1. This filly might sneak up on some people. After winning the GIII Pocahontas Stakes last year she was a distant fifth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. But she seemed like a filly on a mission when she made her 3-year-old debut in the Suncoast Stakes at Tampa and won by 6 1/4 lengths for trainer Mark Casse and jockey Dylan Davis. “The Suncoast is kind of a sneaky good race,” Casse said. “I like the Suncoast and the reason why you'll see horses going there from Gulfstream is that Gulfstream doesn't give us a two-turn race for the 3-year-old fillies. If you're trying to get a two-turn race and you want to stay in Florida, you've got to go to the Suncoast. We went to California with seven Breeders' Cup horses last year. We didn't win any, but most of our horses showed up and ran well. She did not. I don't know why, because she trained great into the race. But again, not every horse can take shipping and going across country like that. She was very disappointing to me, but it looks like she is back.” 6) LOOK FORWARD (Bolt d'Oro–Troublesome, by Into Mischief) O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Woods Edge Farm LLC & Ballyfair Bloodstock (Ky); T-Michael McCarthy. Sales history: $285,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP, 3-2-1-0, $132,400. Last Start: Won Jan. 5 Santa Ynez Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 15. Next Start: GIII Honeybee Stakes, OP, Feb. 23. Still another horse who needs to run big in the Honeybee to prove she deserves to be considered one of the best in her division. She's won just twice, winning two sprint races. In her lone try around two turns, she was second behind Tenma in the GII Starlet Stakes. It was a solid effort and she put up a fight against the best 2-year-old filly in Southern California. But it sill begs the question as to whether or not she might be better off sprinting. This race should provide the answer. Trainer Michael McCarthy has been confident all along that his filly can handle two turns and a distance. Drew post nine for the Honeybee and Mario Gutierrez will ride. 7) QUIETSIDE (Malibu Moon–Benner Island, by Speightstown) 'TDN Rising Star' O/B-Shortleaf Stable (Ky); T-John Ortiz. Lifetime Record: MGISP, 5-1-3-1, $312,200. Last Start: Second in Jan. 25 Martha Washington Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 18. Next Start: GIII Honeybee Stakes, OP, Feb. 23. Not much left to say about this filly who has been in our Top 10 all year, but hasn't run since the Jan. 25 Martha Washington. In picking the Honeybee for her to make her second start of the year, trainer John Ortiz certainly isn't babying this horse. That she drew the 12 post could be a problem, but she will have the red-hot Jose Ortiz aboard in the saddle. It will be his job to make sure she doesn't lose too much ground on the first turn. Considering the post position and the strength of this field, a second or third-place finish could be seen as a moral victory for the horse owned by Shortleaf Stable. 8) RUNNIN N GUNNIN (Gun Runner–Charity Belle, by Empire Maker) O-Douglas Scharbauer; B-Dixiana Farms, LLC (Ky); T-Steve Asmussen. Sale history: $250,000 yrl '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 6-3-0-0, $193,940. Last Start: Won Feb. 16 Sunland Park Oaks. Kentucky Oaks Points: 20. Next Start: TBD. Things could not have gone better for Steve Asmussen in last Sunday's Sunland Park Oaks. Not only did he finish one-two with Runnin N Gunnin and Enchanting (Gun Runner), but both are by Gun Runner, the super sire who was trained by Asmussen. With the Sunland Park Oaks you'll always have those 'but who did she beat?' questions, which is only fair when it comes to this year's edition. Maysam, the 1-10 favorite from the Baffert barn, didn't show up, finishing sixth. That left six other horses, including three maidens. 9) RUNNING AWAY (Gun Runner–Allez Marie, by Unbridled's Song) O/B-Stud TNT (Ky); T-Wesley Ward. Lifetime Record: SW, 4-2-1-1, $166,875. Last Start: Won Jan. 18 Busanda Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 20. Next Start: GI Ashland Stakes, Kee, Apr. 4. More so than perhaps any trainer, Wesley Ward loves to space out the races for his horses. When Running Away won the Jan. 18 Busanda S. at Aqueduct, there were plenty of races on calendar that she could have gone in. Instead, Ward has picked the GI Ashland Stakes on Apr. 4 at Keeneland for her next start. That means this daughter of Gun Runner will have had 81 days off between races. “She is training forwardly for the Ashland at her home base at Keeneland,” Ward said. “Running Away is a big, rangy filly that needed more time to develop. We knew early on she would be more effective going two turns.” 10) FIVE G (Vekoma–Triumphant, by Quality Road) O/B-Gatsas Stables (NY); T-George Weaver. Lifetime Record: SW, 4-2-1-0, $160,290. Last Start: Won Jan. 1 Fasig-Tipton Cash Run Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 0. Next Start: GIII Honeybee S, OP, Feb. 23. Another fast and talented offspring of Vekoma, Five G will be put to the test in the Honeybee. As with Quietside, the post is an issue. She drew the 13 hole, and Irad Ortiz, Jr. will be aboard. She has tactical speed, so Ortiz may want to push her early to get into the mix and also to save some ground. After a dismal debut on the dirt in a maiden race in August at Saratoga, she tried the turf in her next two starts. She won a New York-bred maiden and then finished second against open company on the grass in the Tepin Stakes. But it appears that trainer George Weaver wanted to give her one more try on the dirt and Five G delivered with a nine-length romp in the Cash Run Stakes. As is the case with so many others in the Honeybee field, this looks like a make-or-break race for the filly. 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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Millie Fox Stakes Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Location: Rosehill Gardens – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1300m The Millie Fox Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares, run over 1300m under set weights and penalties at Rosehill. First held in 1996, it was named in memory of Millie Fox, a prominent racehorse owner alongside her husband, Stan Fox, during the 1960s and 70s. Originally run over 1200m, the Millie Fox Stakes increased to 1300m in 2006. It held Listed status until 2006, was upgraded to Group 3 in 2007, and achieved Group 2 status in 2013. The 2025 Millie Fox Stakes offers $300,000 in prizemoney. Chris Waller has dominated the Millie Fox Stakes with multiple winners, including Red Tracer (three wins), Catkins, Subpoenaed (2021), and Zougotcha (2024). Zougotcha triumphed over Lady Laguna and Madame Pommery in the 2024 Millie Fox Stakes. 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Millie Fox Stakes News Zougotcha returns a winner in Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Chris Waller and James McDonald have combined with Zougotcha ($4.40) proving a class above in the Group 2 Millie Fox … Read More Rosehill free racing tips & quaddie | Saturday, February 24 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago The Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) for the three-year-olds is the pick of the races on Silver Slipper Stakes Day … Read More The Follow Files: Moody star shines on return at Flemington Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago In this week’s Follow Files, we have found three horses that are worth following next start after impressive runs on … Read More Electric Girl wins Millie Fox Stakes to begin her autumn campaign Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Zac Lloyd and the Hawkes team have combined to take out the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes first-up, which could … Read More Rosehill race-by-race preview & best bets | Saturday, February 18 Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago HorseBetting’s Nathan Keven presents his full race-by-race preview for the nine-race card at Rosehill for Hobartville Stakes Day … Read More Expat claims the Millie Fox Stakes Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Tommy Sherry has claimed the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes following an all-the-way win by the Mark Newnham-trained Expat at … Read More 2025 Millie Fox Stakes Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Makarena Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Tyler Schiller 8 56kg 2 Hinged Chris Waller — 6 56kg 3 Scarlet Oak Chris Waller — 1 56kg 4 Firestorm Chris Waller — 5 54kg 5 Elettrica Richard & Will Freedman Tim Clark 3 54kg 6 Our Gold Hope Robert & Luke Price Ashley Morgan 4 54kg 7 Watch My Girl Ron Quinton Ms Alysha Collett 2 54kg 8 Not That Easy Jason Coyle — 7 54kg 9 Dark Glitter Mike Van Gestel — 9 54kg Previous Millie Fox Stakes Fields 2024 Millie Fox Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Zougotcha Chris Waller James McDonald 2 58kg 2 Madame Pommery Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 5 58kg 3 Startantes Robert Heathcote Jason Collett 6 58kg 4 Renaissance Woman Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 1 55.5kg 5 Argentia Joseph Pride Tim Clark 12 55.5kg 6 Lady Laguna Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 8 55kg 7 Lekvarte Joseph Pride Tommy Berry 11 55kg 8 Vienna Princess Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 9 54kg 9 Diamond Dealer Bjorn Baker Tom Sherry 4 54kg 10 Party For One Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) N/A 10 54kg 11 Howgoodareyou Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 7 54kg 12 Gently Rolled Bryce Heys Zac Lloyd 3 54kg 2024 Millie Fox Stakes result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rosehill-Group-2-Millie-Fox-Stakes-24022024-Zougotcha-Chris-Waller-James-McDonald.mp4 1st – Zougotcha (+320) 2nd – Lady Laguna (-333.33) 3rd – Madame Pommery (+220) Recent runnings of the Millie Fox Stakes: 2024: Zougotcha proves too classy Chris Waller and James McDonald combined with Zougotcha ($4.40), who proved a class above in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill. The daughter of Zoustar made it a winning return after 154 days off the scene, but on the back of two strong barrier trials, seemingly recaptured her best form after a lacklustre spring campaign. It’s the first time the four-year-old had claimed victory since the Group 3 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) in March of 2023. It was a perfect steer by McDonald, taking the reins aboard Zougotcha for the ninth time in his career, gaining the back of race favourite Lady Laguna ($2.30) as she was on the brink of her fourth straight win. Madame Pommery ($11.00) was able to pass a pre-race vet inspection after looking to ping the lids early, eventually gaining a lovely sit in transit just in behind the speed, while Vienna Princess ($7.00) ran on gallantly after taking a mid-field position. As the race went on though, it became clear Zougotcha had her fellow mares covered, and went on to score comfortably. 2023: Electric Girl arrives in time Zac Lloyd and Team Hawkes combined with Electric Girl to take out the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill, running over the top of last year’s winner Expat in the final 100m. With Expat setting up a very hot tempo, Lloyd settled Electric Girl in the box seat, albeit two to three lengths off the leader, which gave the daughter of Declaration Of War every chance to get off the fence and with 300m and go after the runaway leader. Electric Girl jumped as a third-favourite at $7.50 with online bookmakers, with the race favourite, Mariamia, finishing fourth as she started to drop out of the race with 200m to go. 2022: Expat runs rivals ragged Expat led all of the way in the 2022 Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill Gardens, staving off a challenge from Belluci Babe. The Mark Newnham-trained mare started a well-backed $2.50 favourite with most online bookmakers, and the money turned out to be spot on. The mare by Makfi extended her incredible record at Rosehill to four wins from six starts, as she claimed back-to-back Group wins. Given a brilliant steer by her regular rider Tom Sherry, Expat showed her rivals a clean pair of heels, came to the centre of the track in the straight and showed plenty of fight to win by half a length. The Group 2 success was a career highlight for Sherry, who notched up his first group win on a metropolitan track. Previous winners of the Millie Fox Stakes Millie Fox Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Zougotcha James McDonald Chris Waller 2023 Electric Girl Zac Lloyd Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 2022 Expat Tom Sherry Mark Newnham 2021 Subpoenaed Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 2020 Savatiano James McDonald James Cummings 2019 White Moss Kathy O’Hara Jason Coyle 2018 Daysee Doom Andrew Adkins Ron Quinton 2017 In Her Time Joshua Parr Benjamin Smith 2016 First Seal Blake Shinn John Thompson 2015 Catkins Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 2014 Red Tracer Nash Rawiller Chris Waller 2013 Red Tracer Nash Rawiller Chris Waller 2012 Red Tracer Hugh Bowman Chris Waller 2011 Montana Flyer Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse 2010 Montana Flyer Blake Shinn Gai Waterhouse 2009 Neroli Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 2008 November Flight Tye Angland Garry White 2007 A Country Girl Zac Purton Barbara Joseph 2006 Wild Queen James Innes Gai Waterhouse 2005 Tivoli Dancer Darren Beadman Kevin Moses 2004 Seances Corey Brown John Hawkes 2003 Gentle Genius Lenny Beasley Tony Wildman 2002 Triko Larry Cassidy Ken Callaughan 2001 Nanny Maroon Darryl McLellan Paul Englebrecht 2000 Verdict Declared Gavan Duffy Barbara Joseph Millie Fox Stakes winners pre-2000 Millie Fox Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Wynciti 1998 Just Like Crystal 1997 Dashing Eagle 1996 Chlorophyll Recommended! 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What Moonee Valley Races Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – Gate 2 Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 When Friday, February 21, 2025 First Race 6:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Feature racing returns to Moonee Valley on Friday night, where the Listed Torney Night Cup (2500m) takes top billing on the eight-race program. The rail will be in its true position the entire circuit, with the track rated a Good 4. The first race at Moonee Valley is set to jump at 6:15pm AEDT. Torney Night Cup Tip: Garachico Garachico was a smart Caulfield 2000m winner when resuming from a spell and looks to be racing in career best form in recent times. The son of Ribchester went to the paddock in the spring after winning the 2800m race on Melbourne Cup Day, and the way he was hitting the line late at Caulfield suggests a race like this is within his reach. Michael Dee will have this bloke settled in the moving line throughout from barrier three, and despite this being his first look at the track, if Garachico can produce his best, he will take some hold out in the Torney Night Cup. Torney Night Cup Race 7 – #6 Garachico (3) 6yo Gelding | T: Dominic Sutton | J: Michael Dee (54.5kg) Best Bet at Moonee Valley: Our Queen Our Queen is undefeated through two starts, and her first-up win at Sandown on January 29 suggests she has come back to racing in fine form. The four-year-old mare managed to lead throughout despite being pressured throughout to suggest she has above-average ability. Moonee Valley looks like it will suit the daughter of Night Of Thunder perfectly considering she shows plenty of early toe and looks to dictate terms throughout. If Craig Williams can find the rail from barrier six, Our Queen should prove hard to gun down. Best Bet Race 6 – #8 Our Queen (6) 4yo Mare | T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | J: Craig Williams (59kg) Next Best at Moonee Valley: Miss Tarzy Miss Tarzy has been racing honestly this campaign without winning this campaign, and on the quick six-day back up from racing at Flemington on Saturday has her rock-hard fit for this assignment. The five-year-old mare got too far back in the running on that day when comfortably beaten behind Revelare, and as she returns to her favourite track, she looks hard to go past. The Tarzino mare has two wins and a third at the Moonee Valley 2040m, and if Jaylah Kennedy can land in the first four upon settling, her 2kg claim will benefit Miss Tarzy in the final 200m and looks to be the difference. Next Best Race 2 – #2 Miss Tarzy (7) 5yo Mare | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Jaylah Kennedy (a2) (60.5kg) Friday quaddie tips for Moonee Valley Moonee Valley quadrella selections Friday, February 21, 2025 1-4-5 5-8 1-6-8-12 4-7-9-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King Street, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Friday, February 21, 2025 First Race 6pm AEDT Visit Dabble Canterbury Park Racecourse is the destination for metro racing on Friday evening, with a quickfire seven-part program set for decision. The rail moves out +4m the entire circuit for the meeting, and although the surface is rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances, some consistent rainfall could mean a downgrade into the Soft range at some stage. All the action at Canterbury is scheduled to get underway at 6pm local time. Best Bet at Canterbury: Sting In The Tail Sting In The Tail was putting in the big strides late at this course and distance on February 7, closing to within a half-length of Smart Legend in her quest for back-to-back wins. The daughter of Savabeel lost no admirers in that performance, clearly presenting as the best of the beaten brigade heading into this BM64 contest. Nash Rawiller will attempt to settle closer in the run this time around, and provided she can unleash with a similar turn-of-speed, Sting In The Tail will prove hard to hold out. Best Bet Race 5 – #4 Sting In The Tail (6) 4yo Mare | T: Chris Waller | J: Nash Rawiller (59kg) Next Best at Canterbury: Koios Koios couldn’t have been more impressive claiming his maiden victory at Scone on February 6, taking over at the 300m marker before storming clear with the prize. He was simply too classy for provincial company on that occasion and appears well-placed in this BM72 with 55kg on his back. Watch for Keagan Latham to send the son of Impending to the top in an attempt to slacken the tempo, and with Koios showing his rivals a clean pair of heels, watch for this guy to take a power of beating at a good price with BlondeBet. Next Best Race 6 – #10 Koios (7) 4yo Gelding | T: Sara Ryan | J: Keagan Latham (55kg) Best Value at Canterbury: Custom The James Cummings-trained Custom did a lot wrong debuting at Canterbury on January 31, rearing at the start before finding nothing but backsides after searching for a run back towards the inside running rail. You can make the argument she would’ve won with even luck despite what the two-length margin may suggest, with the Street Boss filly hard held by Tim Clark in the final furlong. Gate one should allow Clark to hold the leaders’ back throughout the journey, and provided she can get off the inside rail at a crucial stage, watch for Custom to finish off best at an each-way price with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 1 – #11 Custom (1) 2yo Filly | T: James Cummings | J: Tim Clark (55kg) Friday quaddie tips for Canterbury Canterbury quadrella selections February 21, 2025 1-5 4-6-8 1-3-4-7-10 1-3-7-8-9 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

A multi-year series of capital projects designed to expand the Kentucky Derby experience across three areas of Churchill Downs was announced by Churchill Downs Incorporated Wednesday. The largest expansion and renovation undertaken in the 150-year history of CDI is highlighted by The Skye Reconstruction and Expansion Project (“The Skye Project”), Conservatory Project, and Infield General Admission Project “These projects as well as key infrastructure improvements, reflect the Company's commitment to providing world-class hospitality and premium seating options for guests for many decades to come,” said Bill Carstanjen, Chief Executive Officer of CDI. “We have a proven track record of prudently investing capital in the Kentucky Derby to create once-in-a lifetime experiences for our guests while also creating significant long-term value for our shareholders.” CDI plans to invest the following capital in each of the projects between 2025 and 2028: Skye Terrace Renovation and Expansion Project – $455 to $465 million Conservatory Project – $320 to $330 million Infield General Admission Project – $60 to $70 million Infrastructure Projects – $45 to $55 million Pending approval of incentives that must be approved by the City of Louisville in addition to state agencies including the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, CDI anticipates spending $120 to $130 million of this project capital in 2025 and expects to have all three projects as well as the necessary infrastructure improvements completed by the 154th Kentucky Derby in May 2028. The Skye Project The Skye Project will focus on the section of Churchill Downs that starts just past the finish line and extends to the First Turn Club. This project will replace 11,500 existing seats that currently consist of uncovered box seats and dated dining areas with 13,300 seats providing a variety of premium hospitality experiences that include improved track views and upgraded amenities. The existing Skye Terrace structure will be replaced with a new 5-story structure. The first three floors of The Skye are expected to be operational for the 153rd Kentucky Derby in May 2027 and the remaining areas are expected to be completed for the 154th Kentucky Derby in May 2028. For the 152nd Kentucky Derby in May 2026 and throughout the project transition, Churchill Downs will provide ticketed guests in the existing Skye Terrace areas with the opportunity for alternative premium seating. Conservatory Project The Conservatory Project will replace the temporary suites in the infield which line the homestretch of the racetrack. This project will replace 2,100 temporary seats with new permanent structures providing over 7,000 premium experiences for guests including 36 suites. Phase One will feature: the Pagoda Club and Terrace that will capture views of the grandstand and offer visibility to the Kentucky Derby winner's circle; the first Conservatory building with nine upgraded suites as well as covered rooftop dining; and the Stargazer Lounge on the first turn of the infield that will provide VIP guests a private area. Phase One of the Conservatory Project is expected to be operational for the 152nd Kentucky Derby in May 2026. Phase Two and Phase Three of the Conservatory Project are anticipated to be operational for the 153rd Kentucky Derby in 2027 and the 154th Kentucky Derby in 2028, respectively. Infield General Admission Project The Infield General Admission Project will introduce three new permanent buildings within the infield that will provide guests with enhanced amenities for the Kentucky Derby. This development will also create ticket upgrade opportunities with additional entertainment and rooftop viewing options. The first building will be open for the 152nd Kentucky Derby in 2026, followed by the second building for the 153rd Kentucky Derby in 2027, and the third building for the 154th Kentucky Derby in 2028. Infrastructure Projects Several infrastructure improvements at Churchill Downs will backside improvements for horsemen and trainers as well as a new tunnel to the infield that will facilitate access to and from the front side. The post Multi-Year Series of Capital Projects Unveiled for Churchill Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some 47 years ago, a horse by the name of Bravo Bravo won his first start off a claim by the Auerbach Family of California, setting in motion a long and successful career in the racing and breeding business, both at home in California and in Central Kentucky. The matriarch of the family is the widely respected Madeline Auerbach, who among other accomplishments founded and is the former Chairperson of CARMA (California Retirement Management Account), a funding arm for retired race horses in the state. In 1996, Madeline Auerbach and her late husband Jim were approached the much-missed trainer Barry Abrams with the idea of claiming a then 6-year-old son of Nureyev named Unusual Heat. While he only won one of his two start for the Auerbachs and partners, Unusual Heat was retired to stud in the Golden State and raised the bar for stallions in the state, topping the standings seven times prior to his passing in 2017. As you will read below, Unusual Heat as left an indelible mark on the family's breeding operation, now headed up by Harris Auerbach, one of Madeline's six children. “We have really trimmed down our line-up the last few seasons as 'less is now more,'” Harris Auerbach said. “All of the mares on our roster are homebreds out of our best mare lines. We have had some of these families for 30 years!” To follow is the operation's plans for the 2025 breeding season. HAUTE STYLE, 12, Unusual Heat–Style of the Year, by Half a Year, to be bred to Kingsbarns Foaled a colt by Nashville Friday, Jan. 17. Haute Style is a productive young mare with five foals of racing age (including a 2-year-old of 2025), three have started and all are winners. Her 2022 filly by Global Campaign, Warming, was a very impressive first-out winner at Aqueduct last summer and is being pointed to a winter 2025 campaign. Haute Style is out of our oldest family. We raced her mother and bred all 14 of her siblings. There are three other active mares in her first dam. Physically, she is the best-looking of our broodmares and is the beauty winner of her family. Big, but not oversized, well-proportioned and correct. She has passed those traits along to all of her foals. She's versatile and can be bred to a lot of different body types. For 2025, we decided to send her back to the Uncle Mo line with Kingsbarns, who we consider one of the top physicals of Uncle Mo sons to start at stud. They are a good pedigree match on paper and physical combination for the eyes. Hoping to inject more dirt profile on a pedigree that's been largely slanted to the turf. JAX EL, 17, Unusual Heat–Sci Fi Kin, by Siphon (Brz), 2025 covering TBD Currently in foal to Candy Ride (Arg) on an Apr. 17 cover. Jax El is a stakes-placed mare and Grade I producer who has six horses of racing age, five to run, all five are winners. She currently has 5-year-old King's Glory (a $575,000 Keeneland September graduate), by Speightstown on the race track. Her first baby was Dr. Dorr by Lookin At Lucky, winner of the GII Californian Stakes and second to champion Accelerate in the GI Hollywood Gold Cup, besting champion City of Light in that race. Dr. Dorr was also graded-stakes placed multiple other times at various distances on the dirt. Jax El is also a full sister to Grade II winner Pretty Unusual. Jax El is a large, heavier mare who dazzled with brilliant speed as a racehorse. She, like most Unusual Heat mares, is a good outcross for many sire lines due to her Nureyev descendancy, plus she adds the added uniqueness of the Siphon line. Jax El will be visiting Epicenter at Coolmore-Ashford. She's a big strong mare and he's right sized and scoped for her. Dirt long producer on a dirt long runner. She offers some speed while he offers distance. Giant's Causeway over Unusual Heat is a lightly tried but intriguing pedigree play. LETHAL HUNTER, 22, Jade Hunter–Lethal Leta, by Synastry, to be bred to Charge It Currently empty. Lethal Hunter is an unraced mare and a graded stakes producer of seven horses to race, five winners, two black-type winners and one graded stakes horse. She's also the producer of two different sales yearlings of $500,000 and $485,000. She currently has an unraced 3 year old in Dubai in training with Michael Costa named La Jedal (Candy Ride {Arg}) and a yearling filly by Nashville. There are eight other active mares in her first dam, including two of her daughters. Generally, we are hesitant to breed any mare over 19 or 20 years old, but based on Lethal Hunter's physical condition (she looks 15 or 16) and her ability to deliver nice foals after empty seasons, we decided to give her one more try in the breeding shed. The bulk of her babies as a young mare were by Unusual Heat, as we acquired her dam Lethal Leta when she carrying with Lethal Hunter, specifically for the purpose of breeding to Unusual Heat. Lethal Hunter is one of the last Jade Hunter mares in production and offers a very different profile to breed and many good outcross possibilities. In the past, she has produced a multitude of body types, different types of runners by distance and style and her foals have all had unique mental characteristics to match their “outlier” mother. In other words, she goes well with a lot of different lines and we're never quite sure what type of foal will be produced. She is booked to Charge It, first crop son of Tapit at Gainesway, for 2025 in hope to add his impressive body frame and dirt distance preferences to her long legs, narrower frame and turfy preference. LETHAL LEGACY, 12, Unusual Heat–Lethal Leta, by Synastry, to be bred to Street Sense Currently in foal on an Apr. 9 cover to McKinzie. Lethal Legacy got a later start in breeding shed at age seven and has produced three foals, two of racing age, one to race, a winner at in his first start at two, Lethal Speed (Kantharos). The other foals are by Oscar Performance and Improbable. There are eight other active mares in her first dam. This mare was a hard-knocking, durable racehorse out of a very fast family geared towards longer sprints and mile races. Versatile to run on both dirt and turf. Has a page that easy to outcross and goes well with many sire lines. Physically, it would be advantageous to mate her with leggier stallions with more scope, but the Kantharos mating produced a horse with speed and closing kick. She is going to proven stallion Street Sense in 2025, as the cross has produced multiple graded stakes winners and the physical match should produce a well- balanced foal. REMINISCING, 6, Acclamation–Chi Chi Nette, by Ole', unlikely to be bred in 2025 Currently in foal on a May 26 cover to Olympiad. She's a young mare with a lot of upside that has produced two very different foals–a 2023 filly by More Than Ready and a 2024 colt by Liam's Map. Both are nice young prospects and we're excited to have her in foal to Olympiad and the Speightstown line, which goes very well with the Unusual Heat dam side. In light of the late cover date, we have tentatively decided to give this mare the 2025 breeding season off to ease the pressure of a potential quick breeding turn around. It would allow her to concentrate on raising a probable May foal and cycle back to an earlier cover in 2026. We retired AMERICA'S FRIEND, a graded stakes producer (dam of GSW America's Tale and recent SW Hollywood Beauty) and legacy for us in 2024 at age 20 after she aborted her 2023 cover. The post 2025 Mating Plans, Presented By Spendthrift: Harris Auerbach, Auerbach Racing LLC appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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The Saudi Derby (G3) has promising candidates from Japan, Dubai, and the United States, all looking to establish an international reputation in the race that vaulted Forever Young to acclaim in 2024.View the full article

In addition to Jose Ortiz's commanding lead in the standings at Fair Grounds, Ortiz posted two stakes wins on Louisiana Derby Preview Day including the Mineshaft (G3) for a four-win day and Jockey of the Week honors Feb. 10-16.View the full article

Grade 1 winner Cinderella's Dream headlines the Feb. 21 Dubai Racing Carnival card when she starts in the Balanchine Stakes (G2T).View the full article

Last year's King George hero Goliath (Ger) will make his 2025 bow in Hong Kong on Champions Day, Apr. 27, according to an X post by the gelding's co-owner, John Stewart of Resolute Racing. Stewart purchased a majority share in the son of Adlerflug (Ger) after he landed the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes for trainer Francis-Henri Graffard last summer. Geldings remain barred from participating in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. “I am dedicated to international racing at the highest level,” Stewart told TDN Europe. “I think the fans want to see the best horses compete in the top races. “There are a lot of barriers to global competition and the sport needs to evolve. The Arc has become a substandard race compared to Royal Ascot, the Breeders' Cup, the Saudi Cup, Dubai World Cup, the Everest and other international races. “I think the Arc could benefit from a rule change that would open the race to the best performing horses in the world.” After Hong Kong, Stewart is eyeing targets like Royal Ascot, Saratoga in upstate New York, Caulfield in Australia, or a return to Japan. A winner of the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris last October, Goliath ran with credit to be sixth in the G1 Japan Cup in November. The post Goliath Bound For International Campaign, Stewart Unhappy With Arc Restrictions appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A U.S. District Judge in Michigan preliminarily enjoined authorities from enforcing a state law prohibiting advance-deposit wagering hub TwinSpires from accepting wagers from individuals in Michigan on races outside the state.View the full article

Straight No Chaser, honored last month as North America's champion male sprinter at the Eclipse Awards, now has a chance to prove his mettle in Saudi Arabia in the $2 million Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G2) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse Feb. 22.View the full article

Towering above all the drama, competition, and high stakes of the two-day Saudi Cup meeting is one single question: Can Romantic Warrior perform as well on dirt as he has on the turf?View the full article

A veteran Hall of Fame trainer, Mark Casse knows that sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. The Casse-trained Sandman (Tapit) turned in a remarkable effort in his last start, the GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn, finishing second after breaking in a tangle and dropping far behind the leaders. Once straightened out, he rallied furiously and finished second, missing by just a length. To talk about the Southwest and Sandman's next start, Sunday's GII Rebel S. at Oaklawn, Casse joined the team on this week's TDN Writers' Room podcast presented by Keeneland. He was the Gainesway Guest of the Week. “Take nothing away from the winner, but, yes, I think we would have won with a clean break,” Casse said. “I knew going in that we were going to find out whether he was a man or a boy. I think he proved he was a man. We all know that a lot of horses, even a lot of good horses, are not able to overcome what he was able to overcome. So I don't know about everybody else, but I came away from the race extremely impressed.” Casse said he was not going to do anything out of the ordinary between the Southwest and Rebel to help his charge break more cleanly. “He is so smart,” Casse said. “He does everything right. I just think it was a fluke. I'm not going to try to reinvent the wheel with him. He's done everything perfectly. I'm just going to say it was a fluke and we're going to go from there.” Sandman was a $1.2-million purchase at the 2024 OBS March sale. He is owned by the partnership of D. J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables. Casse said that, with the way the bidding was going, he didn't think his group was going to be the winning bidder. “Jon Green came to me and said, 'What do you think of him?'” Casse said. “I said, 'I love him.' Terry Finley came to me and said, 'What do you think? I said, 'I love him.' The way I normally do it is I go around and tell the owners my choices. I tell them what I think and then I step away. When he brought $1.2 million, I said, 'Well, I guess we didn't get him.' And then I walked back there and luckily we did. From the very beginning, he would just do things with ease.” Lately, Casse has been dividing his time between training and trying to find a solution that will keep South Florida racing going if legislation to decouple is passed and Gulfstream is closed. On Monday, he was in Tallahassee with other horsemen to meet with legislators. “We brought a group together to bring all horsemen together to go in one direction,” he said. “So we're working on that. I think we were a little stunned by the news that they were going to try to decouple, but we shouldn't have been. We cannot allow one person anymore to control our destiny. So we're working diligently to see what we can do. We have some very important people helping us and we will end up succeeding. It's a battle and it's not easy and it may be the last thing I do.” In our “Fastest Horse of the Week,” segment, which is sponsored by WinStar, we went over the many reasons there are breed to WinStar stallion Cogburn. The fastest horse of the week was Magnitude (Not This Time), who earned a 108 Beyer in a sizzling victory in the GII Risen Star S. Magnitude came out of the race with a minor injury and will not make the GI Kentucky Derby. Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association, West Point Thoroughbreds, the KTOB, 1/ST Racing and 1/ST TV, the team of Randy Moss, Zoe Cadman and Bill Finley looked ahead at this weekend's action, which includes a huge card at Oaklawn Park on Sunday, topped by the GII Rebel S. and the GIII Honeybee S. Saturday's card at Turfway Park includes the Derby prep the John Battaglia Memorial S. The favorite may be First Resort (Uncle Mo) who will be making his 3-year-old debut. He currently tops the TDN Kentucky Derby Top 12, which is authored by T.D. Thornton. Another topic of discussion was the betamethasone positive Todd Pletcher received last week. For Bob Baffert, Medina Spirit (Protonico) crossed the wire first in the 2021 Derby and then tested positive for betamethasone. That was part of the reason Baffert received a lengthy ban from Churchill Downs, which kept him out of three straight Derbies. If the charges stick, Pletcher may get no more than a $500 fine from the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU), an indication of how severe the Churchill ban against Baffert was. To view the video of the podcast, click here. For the audio version, click here. The post Mark Casse Joins the TDN Writers’ Room Podcast, Presented by Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is unconstitutionally violating the Interstate Horseracing Act (IHA) by requiring the advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform TwinSpires to partner with a racetrack in that state before accepting simulcast wagers from Michigan residents. The judge further issued a preliminary injunction ordering the MGCB not to enforce the contested Michigan Horse Racing Law (MHRL) licensing requirement or to issue any sanctions against the Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) subsidiary for accepting bets. The Feb. 19 order only pertained to the TwinSpires motion for a preliminary injunction. It did not decide the overall, underlying case. “The IHA establishes the exclusive procedure by which off-track betting systems (like TwinSpires) accept interstate off-track wagers,” wrote Chief United States District Judge Hala Jarbou in a 35-page opinion out of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. “When someone in Michigan places a wager on an out-of-state race, and they place this wager through an off-track betting system that accepts the wager out of state, under the IHA, the off-track betting system needs consent from the racetrack, the regulating entity in the racetrack's state, and the regulating entity in the state where the system accepted the wager, not the MGCB. “By requiring a third-party facilitator license for such transactions, Michigan has acted contrary to the IHA,” the judge continued. “The Executive Director's attempt to force TwinSpires to obtain a license before accepting bets of this nature is unconstitutional, akin to adding an additional consent to the IHA's exclusive process. “TwinSpires may need a license to accept wagers for races on Michigan racetracks under section 3004 of the IHA,” the opinion continued. “But the Executive Director cannot penalize or prevent TwinSpires for accepting a wager outside of Michigan when the race is not at a Michigan racetrack. TwinSpires has demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits, that imminent and concrete irreparable harm would occur without a preliminary injunction, and that a preliminary injunction would prevent harm to others and advance the public interest.” The Jan. 12 lawsuit by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company-plus a still-pending, entirely separate lawsuit brought five days later by the MGCB against TwinSpires-both stem from the fact that at the start of 2025, Michigan's law requiring ADWs to partner with a racetrack in the state couldn't be fulfilled by any ADW operator. That's because there hasn't been any Thoroughbred racing in Michigan since 2018, and Standardbred races last ran in February 2024. TwinSpires (and other ADWs) had previously partnered with the now-demolished and to-be-developed Northville Downs, whose license-holders as of Jan. 1 were planning to-but had not yet received at that time-approval for the required 30 days of Standardbred racing at a different location so that all parties could be eligible for ADW and simulcasting in 2025. On Dec. 23, 2024, the MGCB notified all licensed ADWs to cease offering wagering for Michigan residents effective Jan. 1, 2025. The shutdown was to be temporary until the harness track licensing issue got resolved. While ADW operators Xpressbet, NYRA Bets, and TVG Network voluntarily complied with the order, TwinSpires did not. After a week of continuing to take bets against the order, the MGCB suspended the TwinSpires license Jan. 7. On Jan. 31, Northville Downs received its licensing, allowing third-party facilitators to accept wagers in accordance with the MHRL license requirement. However, the MGCB continued to maintain its suspension against TwinSpires, stating in a Jan. 17 court complaint that, “A summary suspension is not optional to the aggrieved party but rather is an immediate suspension pending a prompt hearing.” The federal judge summed up both sides' legal arguments in the Feb. 19 opinion: “TwinSpires asserts that compliance with the third-party facilitator license requirement was unnecessary because of the preemptive effect of the IHA and that any related sanctions would be unconstitutional. TwinSpires claims it voluntarily acquiesced to the MHRL license requirement to promote a good relationship with the MGCB and stimulate growth in Michigan's horse race industry,” Jarbou wrote. “Defendants disagree. According to Defendants, the IHA does not restrict a state's ability to require additional consent for interstate off-track wagers. Because TwinSpires has accepted wagers that were placed in Michigan, Defendants argue that TwinSpires has violated the MHRL. Defendants argue that TwinSpires accepts wagers in Michigan and therefore needs consent (via a license) from Michigan regulatory entities,” Jarbou wrote. The opinion continued: “The IHA governs interstate off-track wagers placed in Michigan. However, when TwinSpires filed its motion for preliminary injunction, there were no licensed racetracks in Michigan, and TwinSpires accepted pari-mutuel wagers that were placed in Michigan without a recognized third-party facilitator license. Given the attempted enforcement actions against TwinSpires for these transactions, the Court will explain why-even when no entities could accept wagers in Michigan-interstate off-track pari-mutuel wagers remained lawful and subject to the IHA's exclusive regulations. “The IHA only requires that pari-mutuel wagers are lawful in each state involved in the interstate transaction; it does not require pari-mutuel wagering to be active,” the opinion continued. “As is relevant for the case before the Court, while no entity could accept pari-mutuel wagers within Michigan's borders when Northville Downs's licenses were suspended, Michigan does not prevent residents from placing such wagers out of state. Thus, even if the Court were to adopt Defendants' interpretation of MHRL section 431.317(a), pari-mutuel wagers remained lawful throughout January (particularly those wagers accepted out of state for races that took place out of state). “As discussed above, the IHA is concerned with the lawful status of pari-mutuel wagers, not whether any entity is accepting wagers in a state. Under either interpretation of the MHRL language, pari-mutuel wagers were lawful in Michigan even when Northville Downs did not have its licenses,” the opinion stated. “Congress established an exclusive, uniform process through which off-track betting systems could accept interstate off-track wagers. The IHA prohibits states from adding supplemental requirements,” the judge wrote, adding at a different point in the opinion, “An order forcing TwinSpires to cease operations in Michigan would cause TwinSpires to continue to lose its competitive place in the Michigan pari-mutuel wagering sector. This harm is exacerbated now that the MGCB has reinstated Northville Downs's licenses, allowing TwinSpires's competitors to accept wagers while maintaining its summary suspension of TwinSpires's license. “If shut down, TwinSpires would be the only online wagering platform that could not accept bets from Michiganders,” the judge wrote. “If the Court does not issue a preliminary injunction, TwinSpires faces a concrete and imminent threat of state action forcing it to cease operations in Michigan. Not only is such action an unconstitutional intrusion on TwinSpires's rights to accept certain interstate off-track wagers under the IHA (given the statute's preemptive character), TwinSpires has also demonstrated that it has already lost customer goodwill and its competitive market share. “These are incalculable injuries that constitute irreparable harm,” the opinion continued. “The Executive Director's continued public allegations and attempts to sanction TwinSpires will only exacerbate these harms. TwinSpires has demonstrated certain and immediate irreparable harm; a preliminary injunction is warranted to prevent further harm…” “TwinSpires has demonstrated a likelihood to succeed on the merits of its constitutional claim and has established irreparable harm,” the opinion stated. “The preliminary injunction would protect TwinSpires's rights, as well as the rights of Michiganders to place interstate off-track wagers via the IHA. Thus, issuing a preliminary injunction would prevent harm to others and advance the public interest.” TDN requested comment from both CDI and the MGCB. Neither responded prior to deadline for this story. The post Violating the IHA by Enforcing ‘Unconstitutional’ Sanctions Against Twinspires 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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Canada's Sovereign Award finalists were announced by The Jockey Club of Canada Wednesday, in addition to dual Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield who will receive the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit at the 50th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony which will be held Apr. 24 at the Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario. Additionally, Emma-Jayne Wilson and Moira (Ghostzapper), winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf before selling for $4.3 million at Fasig-Tipton in November, will both receive Special Sovereign Awards. Wilson surpassed Julie Krone's purse earnings record for a female rider, while Moira amassed over $1.5 million in earnings in 2024, but was not eligible having failed to make at least three starts in Canada last year. Victor James will also be presented with the 2024 Outstanding Groom Award, sponsored by OLG while Ian Dick will receive the Outstanding Off-track Worker Award. James was nominated by Josie Carroll while Dick was nominated by Colleen Dalos. Horse of the Year finalists will be announced during the 50th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony. Judging for the Media Awards is performed by media professionals within the industry selected from across North America and the United Kingdom. 2024 Sovereign Awards Finalists The finalists in each of the following categories are listed in alphabetical order. Champion Two-Year-Old Female Aristella Nitrogen Souper Supreme Champion Two-Year-Old Male Dream On He's Not Joking Scorching Champion Three-Year-Old Female Avana Caitlinhergrtness Kin's Concerto Stormcast Champion Three-Year-Old Male August Rain Dresden Row My Boy Prince Champion Older Main Track Female Big Hug Elysian Field Fashionably Fab Champion Older Main Track Male Apprehend Paramount Prince Wicked Django Champion Female Turf Horse Fev Rover (Ire) Full Count Felicia Stormcast Champion Male Turf Horse Cruden Bay Filo Di Arianna (BRZ) Patches O'Houlihan Champion Female Sprinter Gal in a Rush Play the Music Stormcast Champion Male Sprinter Filo Di Arianna (BRZ) My Boy Prince Patches O'Houlihan Outstanding Broodmare Dancing Allstar Executive Affair Platinum Steel Outstanding Breeder Adena Springs Anderson Farms Ont. Inc. Chiefswood Stables Limited Outstanding Owner Gary Barber Chiefswood Stables Limited Bruno Schickedanz Outstanding Trainer Kevin Attard Josie Carroll Mark Casse Outstanding Apprentice Jockey Fraser Aebly Pietro Moran Sofia Vives Outstanding Jockey Sahin Civaci Rafael Manuel Hernandez Patrick Husbands Listed in alphabetical order, the Media finalists are: Digital Audio/Visual and Broadcast Category Peter Gross – Podcast Episode 233 Horse Racing Alberta – Women in Thoroughbred Racing Goh Iromoto – The Long Run Photograph Category Skip Dickstein – Magnificent Moira, Winner's Jubilation Barbara D. Livingston – Moira Mary Jane Sibbitt – Right Way/Wrong Way Writing Category Mike McIntyre – Resolve and Reinvention at a Gallop Jennifer Morrison – Trials, Tears and Canada's Queen of Racing Joe Nevills – 'She Means Everything': Attard Team Says A Long, Short Goodbye To Moira At Fasig-Tipton November Sale The post Sovereign Award Finalists Revealed; Attfield, Wilson and Moira to Receive Special Awards appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Brendan Walsh trainees Somethinabouther and Salt depart from the balmy south Florida weather in search of Kentucky Oaks points in the Feb. 21 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway Park.View the full article

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Charles Town's biggest day on the 2025 calendar follows a format that started in 2020, with the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2) and $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) on the same Aug. 22 card. View the full article

The wait is almost over. With less than a month until the Flat season proper gets underway, what better time to draw up a list of under the radar runners, beginning with Brian Sheerin's nominations from Ireland. From potential Classic contenders to well-handicapped sprinters rated 76, our man in Ireland has put forward 10 horses who will hopefully prove profitable to follow this season. Giselle (Ire) Frankel (GB) filly out of Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) Form: 213 Trainer: Aidan O'Brien Giselle could be one of the most exciting fillies that Aidan O'Brien has to look forward to this season and she deserves to be spoken about in the same breath as Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and Fairy Godmother (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). That is a big statement for a filly that was twice beaten as an odds-on favourite and only managed to win a maiden. But there are reasons to suggest that Giselle can prove herself to be the real deal. For starters, she was sent off a short-priced favourite when beaten by stablemate Bedtime Story on debut at Leopardstown. The latter went on to post one of the most electric performances of the entire week at Royal Ascot when landing the Chesham Stakes by almost 10l before stretching her unbeaten streak to four with wins at Group 3 and Group 2 level. Giselle was understood to have picked up a minor setback in the middle of last season, which saw her landing a Curragh maiden off the back of a 121-day layoff, the form of which has yet to be tested. And while she could only manage fourth–later promoted to third–in the G3 Staffordstown Stakes on her final start, a line can be drawn through that effort given it represented a tight turnaround on top of what was presumably a tough enough preparation for that maiden success. All told, O'Brien sent out 14 different fillies to achieve ratings in excess of the mark of 96 that Giselle managed in three starts as a juvenile, but chances are that this filly ranks highly among Ballydoyle's hopes for Classic success this season. Odds of 33-1 for the Oaks would appear a very fair offering. Bay Colony (Ire) New Bay (GB) filly out of Coco Rouge (Ire) (Shamardal) 045 Fozzy Stack Fozzy Stack and long-standing owner Craig Bernick enjoyed some good days with You Send Me (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), who came agonisingly close to winning the G3 Athasi Stakes at the Curragh last season. The pair could have a similarly exciting filly to carry on the mantle in the shape of You Send Me's sister Bay Colony (Ire) (New Bay {GB}). A €480,000 purchase at the Goffs Orby Sale, Bay Colony has been set some stiff tasks in her three starts to date, including when fifth in a Group 3 over a mile at the back-end of the season. She should come into her own over further this season and appears a filly who will only get better with time. A maiden should be well within her compass and she can make her mark at pattern level. Johnny Murtagh: trainer of Subsonic | Tattersalls Subsonic (Ire) Lope De Vega (Ire) filly out of Laganore (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) 2 Johnny Murtagh Laganore provided trainer Tony Martin and jockey Colin Keane with a breakthrough Group 1 success respectively when landing the Premio Lydia Tesio in Italy back in 2017 and it would appear as though she is going to be an important broodmare to Newtown Anner Stud judging by the smart debut performance that Subsonic posted for Johnny Murtagh at Leopardstown last October. Sent off at odds of 10-1, she gave the more experienced and high-class prospect Minnie Hauk (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) most to think about when going down by just a half a length. That was quite an impressive performance given Subsonic was forced to come widest in the straight and, while she was ultimately no match to Minnie Hauk, they pulled clear of the third. Everything in Subsonic's pedigree would suggest she will do better when she goes up in trip and she rates a smart middle-distance prospect. Acapulco Bay (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) colt out of Je Ne Regretterien (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) 21 Aidan O'Brien How could you not fall in love with Acapulco Bay after his Curragh maiden win last August? Having bumped into stablemate Delacroix (Ire) (Dubawi {Iire}) on debut, he took a step forward to win that maiden when upped a furlong in trip to a mile. However, he barely had to come out of second gear when making most of the running and getting the job done in the style of a colt who had so much more under the bonnet. Out of a sister to Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), it's safe to say Acapulco Bay is smart. He could even be a Derby horse, for which he can be backed at odds of 33-1. Scorthy Champ (Ire) Mehmas (Ire) colt out of Fisaaha (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) 131 Joseph O'Brien It might seem somewhat of a cop out to nominate a Group 1 winner as being under the radar but odds of 20-1 about the National Stakes hero winning the 2,000 Guineas would appear to underestimate him–especially in what looks an unusually open year. Let's be clear, there was no standout colt last year and this year's 2,000 Guineas is there for the taking. Scorthy Champ could represent some value. He doesn't seem to be getting the credit he deserves for that National Stakes success given the runner-up and odds-on favourite Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) was wayward in the finish on the day. To be fair to Henri Matisse, he did not let the form down when landing the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar, and his National Stakes conqueror is becoming more and more of an enticing proposition with a view towards Newmarket Paddy Twomey: has plenty to look forward to with Currawood | Tattersalls Currawood (Ire) Acclamation (GB) colt out of Mohassan (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) Form 322 Trainer Paddy Twomey Things didn't go entirely to plan for Paddy Twomey last season yet a number of young horses shaped as though they could be smart and Currawood was one of those. Twomey sent out just 19 winners from 89 runners last year, which was his lowest tally since 2021, where he achieved the same number of wins from 63 runners. Last year's dip in numbers came from a greater pool of resources, which would suggest the year didn't go smoothly for whatever reason, and the trainer admitted as much in an interview with Racing TV during the year. For that reason, Twomey could be sitting on a number of horses who either haven't run or haven't shown their full potential, and Currawood looks underestimated. Despite failing to win in three starts, the colt showed distinct promise, notably when chasing home 2,000 Guineas favourite The Lion In Winter (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in a 7f maiden at the Curragh. That form doesn't look too bad now given subsequent Group 3 scorer Ides Of March (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who holds a rating of 108, was back in third. Nor does Currawood's third and final start as a juvenile, where he went down fighting behind Antelope Canyon (Ire) (No Nay Never) over an inadequate 6f at Naas, with the front pair pulling well clear of the remainder. Off 95, Currawood could be well enough handicapped to run in something like a Madrid Handicap in the beginning of the season but it may be more Twomey's style to get a maiden win on the board and maybe even a rated race before tilting at pattern races later in the year. Likedbymike (Ire) Inns Of Court (Ire) filly out of Trisara (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) 831 Michael Byrne This filly is rapid. She improved on each of her three starts last year, getting the job done in impressive fashion when scoring by almost five lengths when dropped to the minimum trip in a maiden at Cork in October. That success provided her owner and trainer Michael Byrne with his first win since 2007 and, judging by the style it was achieved in, it definitely won't be his last. Likedbymike could be well-handicapped off a mark of 90 and she could even be up to making her mark at Listed level. Given how at home she seemed over the easy 5f at Cork, the Listed Polonia Stakes over the C&D would appear to be a good target for her to aim towards. She should develop into a smart sprinting filly this season. Copacabana Sands (Ire) Sands Of Mali (Fr) filly out of Buttonhole (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) 55839 Michael O'Callaghan Of a similar ilk to Likedbymike but perhaps not as classy, Copacabana Sands will win races when she learns how to race properly. Despite doing plenty wrong in five starts at two, she showed enough promise–including when flashing home for third in the Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final over 7f at Naas–to suggest she is well-handicapped off 76. What's really interesting about Copacabana Sands is that she has joined trainer Michael O'Callaghan, who is one of the best in the business with sprinting types. While Copacabana Sands has been tried over the mile, it is over shorter where she can come into her own, and she may even be up to premier handicap level once she learns how to settle and race efficiently. Falling Snow (Ire) Justify filly out of Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) 1 Donnacha O'Brien Out of the 1,000 Guineas winner Winter, Falling Snow is bred to be smart and clearly is judging by her impressive debut success over 7f at the Curragh. A big, rangy daughter of Justify, Falling Snow came into that race off the back of a taking display in a barrier trial but it took a while for the penny to drop and she only got the better of Ballet Slippers (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) close to the line. Falling Snow is entitled to do much better as a three-year-old and it will be fascinating to track her progress. Powerful Nation (Ire) Sioux Nation colt out of Atlantic Queen (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) 212132 Andy Slattery Ireland may not be renowned for its sprinters but Powerful Nation looks a colt to keep onside this season. He improved with each start last season, culminating with an excellent second when taking on older and hardened sprinters in the G3 Mercury Stakes at Dundalk. Powerful Nation could be deemed a shade unfortunate not to have landed that contest given he was short of room at a crucial stage and the margin of defeat was just a head at the winning line. Whatever way you slice it, he's an exciting sprinter in the making. The post Under The Radar: 10 Irish-Trained Three-Year-Olds To Keep Onside In 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article