Wandering Eyes

By Jonny Turner Built For Glory will return to his happy place on Sunday to chase down an Otautau Four Square Wairio Cup victory. The four-year-old comes into the Winton feature unbeaten south of the Waitaki River, with five starts for five wins to his name. While there is no doubting the Steve and Amanda Telfer trained pacer’s class as he prepares for another Southland raid, there are doubts over his standing start manners. Built For Glory has faced the standing start tapes once in his short career, missing away at Nelson earlier last month. Despite that, driver Tim Williams is hopeful his charge can be mistake-free in his Wairio Cup mission at Winton on Sunday. “I think it was more circumstances on the day at Nelson, he can definitely get away better than that,” the reinsman said. “From 30m on his own on Sunday, he gets his chance to step away and I am hopeful he can.” “He was safe in his trial before Nelson, it is a different story at the races but it was a positive.” “Hopefully he can do things right on Sunday, over 2400m he can’t afford to make a mistake.” In his last visit to Southland, Built For Glory’s sat parked to beat his main Wairio Cup rival in Miraculous. While that looks strong form, so does the pacer’s two-from-two record at Winton. “His record down south and at Winton is great,” Williams said. “He has had a lot of travel lately but he seems well and is a good-doing wee fella.” “If he can get away, I am sure he can go a nice race.” The Telfer stable bring several winning chances south to Wairio Cup Day including Caughttheeye who competes in the Southern Bred Southern Reared Diamond Creek Sorority. The three-year-old brings strong form in the lower grades to the fillies feature. “I thought her last start was a real step in the right direction,” Williams said. “She looped them and they went 1.53 for the mile and she ran a nice race.” “This looks a nice opportunity for her, racing against her own sex for a good stake.” Stonewall Stud also start Mythical in Sunday’s event while Sweet Diamond and Molly Belwin will compete in a heat of the Southern Belle Speed Series. Sweet Diamond brings patchy form to a heat of the series she won last year. “We have mixed her training up a wee bit, from the draw she might have to go back so she will probably need the right run into it,” Williams said. B D Hall looks a solid each way hope for the Telfer barn in Sunday’s Gold Chip Final, while Muchacho and Stillyourshot look the strongest of Williams’ outside drives. The Brett Gray trained Stillyourshot has been excellent in his last three placings and he looks well suited in Sunday’s finale. “It is great to get on a good chance for Brett, I am well down the order to get on one of his these days.” “The horse has been in good form and the draw (1) is obviously a big help.” The Tony Stratford trained Muchacho starts from a contrasting draw in barrier 8 in race 8. Five to follow at Wairio With arguably the best fields seen in Southland so far this year, Otautau Four Square Wairio Cup Day is set to be a cracker. Racing journalist Jonny Turner has delved deep into Sunday’s field and found five horses harness racing fans may be keen to follow. Rakamick – Race 2 Anyone who saw Rakamick’s last start at Gore might be wondering how he is still a maiden. The pacer worked hard in the running before fighting on tenaciously to run third. Before that effort, Rakamick took on smart two-year-olds such as Always Dreaming and Spicey Crunch.After enjoying a freshen-up, the three-year-old returned to the trials track where he ran a solid third behind two handy types. Fitter for that run and into a very winnable race on Sunday, Rakamick looks well placed to finally break maiden status in race 2. Jaccka Elvis – Race 6 After tearing up the trials track recently, Jaccka Elvis looks well poised for a big debut in race 6.The three-year-old has only been beaten in one of his trial runs, when running home strongly out of the pack for third.The pacer’s barrier 2 draw puts him inside all of his main threats, with most of those drawn wide or on the second row.If Jaccka Elvis can take the experience of race day in his stride, he can make a winning debut in race 6.Because going by his trials, he certainly has the motor. Snap Shot – Race 9 The formline tells the story with Snap Shot. She’s been excellent this time in and excellent throughout her short career. She’s one of the lower-rated horses in Sunday’s field, but that secures her barrier number 1. And it is more of a reflection of her status as an up-and-comer than her being inferior to any of her rivals. Snap Shot’s shown gate speed in her short career, which she will need to hold a forward spot from the inside. The one query is whether she has enough early toe to push out hard and seal her own fate. There looks a good chance she can do that and if that is the case, she should take some catching. Practical Magic – Race 10 In wide-open races with plenty of talent, it’s a big risk to stand out any horse and suggest it’s one to follow. But Practical Magic looks worth the risk in Sunday’s feature trot. She’s not always pretty to watch and she can put in a few rough steps, but she’s been running excellent races lately and her confidence only seems to be growing. At Winton she gets the advantage of starting from the front line and with the manners she’s been showing lately, she could take plenty of catching. The horses off handicaps are going to make excellent beginnings or run serious sectional times to catch Practical Magic if she is able to lead and roll along at a strong tempo. She’s no good thing, but she’s an each way threat in a competitive race. Built For Glory – Race 11 It may make little sense to pick a horse that has had one standing start and made a hash of it. But Built For Glory gets his shot at stepping away as the only horse on the back mark of the Wairio Cup. His trainers at Stonewall Stud are certain to have worked on their four-year-old’s early manners following the last time he faced the barrier strands at Nelson. If he is able to step away cleanly, Built For Glory is clearly the horse to beat in Sunday’s feature. He’s beaten his main rival Miraculous several times and the rest of the field looks within his reach. Though there is some risk about him, Built For Glory is clearly the horse to beat in the Wairio Cup. View the full article

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After fielding a team of four for last year's $20-million G1 Saudi Cup, a maximum of three horses and as few as just one horse already on the ground in Riyadh, could make up the American challenge for the 2025 renewal to be contested Saturday, Feb. 22 at King Abdulaziz Racetrack on the outskirts of the Saudi capital. Three of the four horses that took part in last year's running were each possible for a return trip, but none will ultimately travel. Last year's winner Senor Buscador (Mineshaft) was to have his final career start in defense of his title, but a minor setback while training towards the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes led to his retirement and subsequent stud deal at Lane's End. FMQ Stables' Saudi Crown (Always Dreaming), a game third last season, had his Saudi Cup dreams dashed when fading out of the picture in the Pegasus, and that race's winner White Abarrio (Race Day) was earlier this week ruled out of an attempt to improve on last year's 10th-place effort in favor of a domestic campaign. 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) also misses the Saudi Cup via injury. Rattle N Roll (Connect) made the trip across to the desert last month and ran out an impressive winner of the G3 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup (King's Cup) to earn an automatic berth into the world's richest horserace. The Ken McPeek trainee is owned by Lucky Seven Stable and carried the colors of Sharaf Mohammed Alhairi, who leased Senor Buscador and has done so again with the 6-year-old Rattle N Roll. 'TDN Rising Star' Locked (Gun Runner) was beaten 6 1/4 lengths into second in the Pegasus and has been officially invited to the Saudi Cup, but his participation remains in some doubt. The GII Cigar Mile Handicap hero breezed a half-mile in :49.20 (15/31) for trainer Todd Pletcher at Palm Beach Downs Friday morning, but Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Aron Wellman said via text that a decision on the colt's next start will be “assessed through the weekend.” According to the prospective fields issued by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia Friday afternoon, champion female sprinter Soul of an Angel (Atreides) is the second reserve for the Saudi Cup, but is effectively the next horse to gain a run, as White Abarrio remains listed amongst the likely runners. The 6-year-old mare races for a partnership including White Abarrio co-owner C2 Racing. Four other American-bred runners are listed among the likely starters on the Saudi Cup undercard. Getaway Car (Curlin), a last-out second in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity, could make the trip from the West Coast to make his seasonal debut in the G3 Saudi Derby, while the Chad Summers-trained Jerome Stakes winner Cyclone State (McKinzie) is also engaged. Al Gold's Gold Square LLC, who races Cyclone State in partnership, also looks to be represented in the G2 1351 Turf Sprint by Grade I winner Howard Wolowitz (Munnings), who was ninth in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint before proving an impressive winner of the Holiday Cheer Stakes at Turfway in mid-December. Two-time Eclipse Award winner Elite Power (Curlin) won consecutive runnings of the Riyadh Dirt Sprint in 2022 and 2023, and fellow champion Straight No Chaser (Speightster) will try to follow suit in the 1200-meter contest, newly promoted to Group 2 status. Click here for the full list of likely runners. The post Quality Over Quantity Characterizes U.S. Entry For Saudi Cup Meeting appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit, the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, has sanctioned trainer Peter Miller after his runner, Forgiving Spirit, failed a postrace test after an Aug. 10 race at Del Mar.View the full article

From Godolphin's 12 starters in 10 renewals of the GI Kentucky Derby, favored Essential Quality (Tapit)'s promoted third-place finish following Medina Spirit (Protonico)'s medication disqualification in 2021 has been the best result to date. With four serious contenders–all homebreds–on target for upcoming Kentucky Derby preps and fresh off a fifth consecutive Eclipse Award as outstanding owner, could this be the year for Sheikh Mohammed's powerhouse global operation? “We've been there before and we've had chances,” Godolphin USA Director of Bloodstock Michael Banahan said. “Who knows what's written in the stars, hopefully one of these horses will be able to give Sheikh Mohammed that first win this year. No one in racing would deserve it more.” Unbeaten GII Remsen Stakes winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Poster (Munnings) will kick things off for the 'Boys in Blue' in Saturday's Listed Sam F. Davis Stakes (20-10-6-4-2) at Tampa Bay Downs. After wintering at Eoin Harty's Turfway Park base, the chestnut fired a five-furlong warning shot in a bullet 1:01 3/5 (1/20) at Tampa Feb. 2. “We had a little bit of difficulty with the weather in Kentucky during January, but navigated our way around it,” Banahan said. “He missed a little bit of training, but not any breezes. He went down to Tampa and had a nice work over the track. We're going in there with plenty of optimism that he'll run well. We'll see if he can step up again. Like all these 3-year-olds, you go back to zero on the first of January and you have to prove yourself again.” Produced by a half-sister to Bernardini, who, of course, carried Sheikh Mohammed's famed Darley silks to a win in the 2006 GI Preakness Stakes, Poster launched his career with a pair of wins on grass at Ellis Park and Keeneland, then switched to dirt with aplomb, hanging on for a nose victory after enjoying a clear lead in the stretch in the Remsen at Aqueduct Dec. 7. Michael Banahan, Flavien Prat & Eoin Harty celebrate Poster's win in the Remsen | Sarah Andrew “We were impressed with the way that he ran and the way he opened up at the top of the stretch in his first run on dirt in the Remsen, he just got a little bit green at the end of it,” Banahan said. “We are very hopeful that he'll be able to stay on the Derby trail after the weekend.” Breaking from post seven with Antonio Gallardo in the irons, Poster is quoted at odds of 4-1 on the morning line for the Sam F. Davis. The field of 10 also includes: 2-1 morning-line favorite Owen Almighty (Speightstown), disqualified from first and placed fifth for interference in the local seven-furlong Pasco Stakes Jan. 11; and 3-1 second-choice John Hancock (Constitution), a sharp debut winner for Brad Cox going six furlongs at Tampa Jan. 8. All but eliminated after a disastrous stumble at the start as the 9-5 favorite in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar Nov. 1, 'TDN Rising Star' East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro) will get a chance to atone in the GII Risen Star Stakes (50-25-15-10-5) at Fair Grounds Feb. 15. East Avenue training at Del Mar ahead of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Horsephotos Out of an unraced half-sister to Godolphin's Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin), the striking bay won his first two starts by a combined 13 1/4 lengths, led by a sensational, front-running performance in Keeneland's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, good for a 95 Beyer Speed Figure. He's posted five workouts for trainer Brendan Walsh so far in 2025, most recently breezing five furlongs in 1:01 (6/40) from the gate at Fair Grounds Feb. 1. “He always looked like one of our top 2-year-olds last year,” Banahan said. “When he broke his maiden (by eight lengths at Ellis Park), it was no surprise and he jumped right into the Grade I at Keeneland and did it very well. The lead up to the Breeders' Cup, there was a lot of excitement around him–he's such an imposing physical specimen. Thankfully the horse didn't hurt himself and Tyler (Gaffalione) was able to stay on him. Just a matter of drawing a line through it after the disappointment.” Banahan continued, “He hasn't missed a beat and he's hit all the targets that Brendan was looking for. He'll have one more breeze this weekend and we're looking forward to seeing what he can do in his 3-year-old debut. Still a lot of hope and confidence behind him that he's a really good horse. Very much looking forward to the Risen Star.” First Resort (Uncle Mo), a fantastic press-and-pounce winner of the GII Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes beneath the lights at Churchill Downs last out Nov. 30, is targeting the John Battaglia Memorial (20-10-6-4-2) Stakes at Turfway Park Feb. 22. Last term's GII Saratoga Special Stakes runner-up and GI Summer Stakes fourth-place finisher over the Woodbine grass has never raced over an all-weather course in four previous starts, but has been based with Harty at Turfway throughout his entire career. His dam Fair Maiden (Street Boss) won the GI La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita and also has a double-digit maiden win over the synthetic at Arlington Park on her resume. “He missed a little bit of time and a couple of breezes, just unfortunate timing wise,” Banahan said. “Initially, we were looking at going down for the (GIII) Holy Bull (at Gulfstream Feb. 1), but it was gonna be too tight to try and make it. We didn't want to press it too much.” Banahan continued, “He trains at Turfway and the weather looked like we were gonna get a good run leading up to it. He's never run on a synthetic track, but he's trained on it since last year, so he's very familiar. Full of confidence behind him. We were very impressed with his race in the (Kentucky) Jockey Club and the way that he accelerated at the top of the stretch and put a couple of lengths between him and the rest of the field and maintained it all the way through the wire. We're really looking forward to getting him out there as well.” Sovereignty (Into Mischief) earned his diploma in style with a powerful, last-to-first victory while making his two-turn debut in the GIII Street Sense Stakes at Churchill Downs Oct. 27. He missed some time for Hall of Famer Bill Mott due to a “little fever” in January, but could potentially launch his sophomore campaign in a race like the GII Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Mar. 1, per Banahan. Sovereignty impresses in the Street Sense | Coady Media “He didn't have the start that we hoped to have in the wintertime as far as getting back and had that little blip, just bad timing more than anything else,” Banahan said. “He's had a couple of breezes, and we'll breeze again tomorrow, I think. I saw him at Payson when we went down to Florida for the Eclipse Awards and he looked great. Bill has been very pleased with him the last couple of weeks. As long as we can go forward with him, he's probably the one horse that can't have a straw in his path to try and make his first race back. It's a tight schedule, you know? He's gonna have to hit all the targets for us to get there.” The grandson of GISW Mushka (Empire Maker) was highlighted in these same pages following a better-than-it-looked fourth on debut in the always-loaded Travers day maiden at Saratoga, then flew home to finish a close second going a one-turn mile at the Big A Sept. 27. “We have a lot of confidence in him,” Banahan said. “He's shown himself to be a very nice 2-year-old last year that is probably gonna be an even better 3-year-old just from his physical make up–he's a big, imposing horse. His race at Churchill Downs when he got to stretch out, that extra little bit of distance showed what he could do. Very much looking forward to seeing him when he could get to 1 1/8 miles and beyond. That will really be where he's gonna blossom.” The post Unbeaten Poster Leads Godolphin Brigade On Derby Trail in Sam F. 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Looking to make a statement after a more than solid start to his career last summer at the Big A when he ran a game second to GSW Mentee (City of Light), it was Colloquial (Vekoma–Terminology, by Bernardini) who graduated at the Big A on Friday afternoon and earned himself a 'TDN Rising Star' in the process. Tabbed as the heavy favorite at 75 cents on the dollar, the colt tracked One Nine Hundred (Dialed In) up the backstretch. Ranging up on his target around the far turn, the 3-year-old hit the accelerator and sailed by. Colloquial entered the lane in firm control and won by seven lengths. The final running time was 1:16.89. TDN's Racing Editor Steve Sherack highlighted the initial effort by Colloquial in his 'Second Chances' series in December. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. Sales History: KEESEP '23 $240,000. O-Harrell Ventures, LLC and Starlight Racing; B-Michael Orem & J.B. Orem (KY); T-George Weaver. COLLOQUIAL makes a statement! He breaks his maiden impressively in Race 7 at Aqueduct with @jockeyfranco aboard for his third win of the day, this one for trainer George Weaver. pic.twitter.com/J0Qe7vIHtR — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) February 7, 2025 The post Colloquial Says ‘I Gotta Run’ En Route To ‘TDN Rising Star’ At Big A appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In response to a lawsuit filed Thursday by former Santa Anita employee Michael Willman, Santa Anita Park management issued the following statement: “The lawsuit filed by Mr. Willman is baseless and filled with false and misleading claims. Mr. Willman's employment with Santa Anita Park terminated in 2024, five years after the events he references in 2019, for reasons having nothing to do with racetrack safety. Santa Anita Park will vigorously defend itself against these meritless allegations and looks forward to setting the record straight in court, where the truth will prevail. Santa Anita Park has been and continues to be the industry leader in horse care and safety reforms. As was widely reported in the media, last year Santa Anita Park concluded the Winter-Spring meet with a near perfect safety record of 99.7%, making it one of the safest racing venues in North America.” The post Santa Anita Issues Statement On Willman Lawsuit appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In one of the most intriguing international clashes of the year, Hong Kong Horse of the Year and recent G1 Jebel Hatta hero Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) and 2024 G1 Dubai World Cup victor Laurel River (Into Mischief) will likely face off in the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday, Feb. 22. Joining them will be Japanese Group 1 winner Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), who won the G3 Saudi Derby alongside placed runs in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Breeders' Cup Classic in 2024 from the barn of Yoshito Yahagi. It will be the first try on dirt for Romantic Warrior, while the Bhupat Seemar-trained Laurel River is hoping to rebound off a second in the G3 Firebreak Stakes in the UAE after setting an unmaintainable pace, the same day as the Danny Shum trainee's imperious Jebel Hatta tally. Others still in the race at this stage include 2024 Saudi Cup second Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}), Seemar's G1 Al Maktoum Challenge hero Walk Of Stars (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), and Al Maktoum Challenge third and Group 1 winner Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}) for Jerome Reynier. Kenny McPeek is sending Rattle N Roll (Connect), who won a Saudi Cup qualifier, the G3 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, while GI Pegasus World Cup second Locked (Gun Runner) is also still a possible for Todd Pletcher. Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and 2025 GI Pegasus World Cup hero White Abarrio (Race Day) were withdrawn from contention earlier this week. On the undercard of the $38.1-million meeting, last year's $2-million G2 Neom Turf Cup hero Spirit Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}) will try to defend his title against Group 1 winner Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Yahagi is also sending Arqana August sale topper and 2024 G1 Irish Champion Stakes third Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). The newly upgraded $2-million Riyadh Dirt Sprint features American champion and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint hero Straight No Chaser (Speightster) from the barn of Dan Blacker. Remake (Jpn) (Lani), who won this last year, returns again, while Group 3 winner Gabby's Sister (Jpn) (Apollo Kingdom) has also signed on. Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}) will bid for consecutive successes in the $2-million G2 1351 Turf Sprint for Mick Appleby. The U.S. has never won this race, but they are represented by Grade I victor Howard Wolowitz (Munnings) for trainer Jose Francisco. Group 1 winner Ten Happy Rose (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) has remained in the field, with 2024 third-place finisher Byline (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) also returning. Aidan O'Brien won the G2 Red Sea Turf Handicap in 2024, and this year he will send 2023 G1 St Leger hero Continuous (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) with the aim of making it two in a row. G1 Derby fourth Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), trained by Owen Burrows as well as the John and Thady Gosden-trained Royal Ascot winner Gregory (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}) have been entered. Japan is represented by Byzantine Dream (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), the French flag will be flown by Presage Nocturne (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). The final group race over the two-day stand is the $1.5-million G3 Saudi Derby, with Koichi Shintani's unbeaten filly Myriad Love (Jpn) (New Year's Day) throwing her hat in the ring. Yahagi, who won this last year with the aforementioned Forever Young, has entered Mistress (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}). Golden Vekoma (Vekoma) is an interesting contender for UAE trainer Ahmad bin Harmash. The Chad Summers-trained Cyclone State (McKinzie) is also set to run. HRH Prince Bandar Bin Khaled Alfaisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia said, “We are delighted with the depth and quality of this year's Saudi Cup field and are hugely looking forward to a brilliant two days of racing at King Abdulaziz Racecourse as we welcome the best horses around and their connections to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “With the Red Sea Turf Handicap and Riyadh Dirt Sprint both being promoted to international Group 2 status this year we continue to develop and improve the Saudi Cup meeting with the intention of hosting the highest standard of horse and showcasing the best of horse racing to the world. “I wish the best of luck to all horse connections as they put the final touches to their Saudi Cup campaigns and we wait with great anticipation for the weekend of the 21 and 22 of February.” For the likely 2025 Saudi Cup meeting fields, please click here. The post Romantic Warrior To Clash With Laurel River, Forever Young, As Likely Saudi Cup Fields Released appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

32 offerings complete the catalogue for the 2025 Inglis Digital USA February Sale which opened Friday and goes through Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Offerings include Suga Steve (Goldencents), a 4-year-old colt who enters on a three-race winning streak by a combined 16 1/2 lengths. Suga Steve most recently won a six-furlong allowance race on Jan. 24 at Laurel Park. Also available as a racing prospect is a 2-year-old Complexity filly being offered out of the Tapizar mare Caroline County and from the family of multiple Peruvian champion Ole Pegasus. The filly is currently in early race training with Eddie Woods in Ocala. The February Sale catalogue also includes well-related broodmare prospects such as the half-sisters to champion Points Offthebench (Benchmark), Grade I winner Eskendereya (Giant's Causewy) and English Group 1 winner Balmont (Stravinsky). Stallions with short yearlings in the catalogue include Cloud Computing, Greatest Honour, Omaha Beach and Practical Joke. Also on offer is a pair of no-guarantee seasons to leading Maryland-based sire Great Notion. “We are excited to get started with our 2025 season,” said Inglis Digital USA Senior Director of Sales and Recruiting Kyle Wilson. “This sale has a broad cross-section of horses to suit all potential buyers. As we get into the breeding season, we have broodmares and broodmare prospects that are ready to go to the shed, racehorses ready to join a new program, and even some yearlings for those who are looking to round out their racing or pinhooking portfolios.” Interested parties can register and bid here. The post Inglis Digital USA February Sale Opens Friday, 32 Hips Catalogued appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

8th-OP, $110k, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 4:55p.m. ET In against a field of mixed maidens, IRON DOME (McKinzie) begins his career for trainer Steve Asmussen and owners L and N Racing and Chester Broman, Sr. A $500,000 KEESEP purchase, the New York-bred is a half-brother to MSW & GSP Mr. Buff (Friend Or Foe), who was a fan-favorite on the Big Apple circuits, as well as to SP Quick to Acces (Accelerate) and SP Organic Gemini (Sir Whimsey). A full-sister to Mr. Buff is the dam of SP Mischief Lady (Honest Mischief). His graded-placed dam Speightful Affair (Speightstown) is a half-sister to placed Whisper Number (First Samurai), dam of GSW & GISP Warrant (Constitution) and GSW Ms Locust Point (Dialed In). This is the extended family of GI Prioress victress Friendly Michelle. Iron Dome debuts with Lasix and a morning line of 10-1 odds. Eyeballing that one in the gate from his outside is Hymn (McKinzie), a homebred for Fleur de Lis Stables and trained by Ron Moquett. While the dam SP Salt Bae (Paynter) is the most recent in the first two generations to garner black-type, this is the immediate family of two-time Japanese champion Hishi Akebono (Woodman) and multiple Group 1 winner Agnes World (Danzig), who went on to acclaim as a sire in Japan. Hymn sits at 4-1 odds for this unveiling. TJCIS PPs 8th-GP, $94k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:50p.m. ET Summer Vibes (Good Magic), a $600,000 KEESEP purchase by Flying Dutchman Breeding and Racing, goes to post here for trainer Brendan Walsh. A half-brother to MGISW She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}), he's out of a winning daughter of French Listed victress Summer Solstice (Ire) (Caerleon). His dam's half-siblings include SW Summer Breezing (Langfuhr), SW & GSP Adirondack Summer (Thunder Gulch), and GISP Summer Solo (Arch), herself the dam of MGSW Solo Album (Curlin) and GSP Maedean (Tapit). This is the immediate female family of multiple Group 1 winner Act One (GB) (In the Wings {GB}) and Group 1-placed Summer Symphony (Ire). To his inside is Crudo (Justify), a $350,000 weanling at KEENOV in 2022 and who later RNA'd at FTSAUG for $520,000 as a yearling. Now racing for the partnership of Bobby Flay and James Ventura, the son of Justify is a half-brother to GI Spinaway Stakes victress Sippican Harbor (Orb) as well as GSP Bodacious Babe (Mineshaft), dam of GSP Royal Spa (Violence), and is a full-brother to a Japanese Listed-winning filly named Awesome Result. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the morning line for Crudo lists him at 4-1 odds. TJCIS PPs 3rd-TAM, $53k, Msw, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:05p.m. ET Breaking from the far outside, Cassiar (City of Light) goes to post carrying the colors of William Farish, who purchased the filly for $400,000 as a yearling from FTSAUG and sent her to Shug McGaughey. A half-sister to Group 1-placed Bendoog (Gun Runner), their dam is the GIII Virginia Oaks victress Nellie Cashman (Mineshaft). This is the extended female family of Australian Group 1-placed Foxborough (Aus) (Dissident {Aus}). TJCIS PPs 7th-TAM, $53k, Msw, 3yo, 1m 40yds, 3:14p.m. ET In a field heavy with princely pedigrees, McCorvey (Curlin) leads the pack as the $1-million KEESEP acquisition out of two-time champion, MGISW Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro). The heralded dam is a half-sister to the mare who produced GSW Mico Margarita (Run Away and Hide), though she has yet to produce a winner. Her now 2-year-old Curlin filly missed her reserve at the Keeneland September sale last year when bidding stalled at $375,000. McCorvey's most recent work Jan. 31 at Payson Park was a shared bullet four furlong move in :48.40 with Capitol Hill (Into Mischief), an unraced 3-year-old full-brother to GII Wood Memorial winner Resilience, and GISW Nakatomi (Firing Line). McCorvey races for the partnership of Grandview Equine, LNJ Foxwoods, and Whisper Hill Farm and trained by Bill Mott. To his inside is Weekendsandwhiskey (Justify), an $850,000 KEESEP buy for Robert and Lowana Low who is trained by Todd Pletcher. A half-brother to SW Dreamer's Disease (Laoban), the son of Justify is out of a winning half-sister to MGSW Enterprising (Elusive Quality). Underneath the third dam, GISW Fire the Groom (Blushing Groom {Fr}), European champion sprinter MG1SW-Eng Stravinsky (Nureyev) and GSP-Eng, GISP Moscow Ballet (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) make an appearance. The post Feb. 8 Insights: Busy Day for Well-bred Debuters in Southeast, Led by Son of Songbird appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fritz Widaman has been named Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorships, the Maryland Jockey Club announced Friday. Previously a key executive at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Widaman brings over 37 years of experience to his new role. Throughout his career, Widaman has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the horse racing industry by leveraging his sales, marketing, and business development expertise to foster growth and innovation. “We are thrilled to have Fritz join the new TMJC,” said MJC President and General Manager Bill Knauf. “He is a seasoned professional with racetrack, national sponsorship, and marketing experience, and is a perfect complement to the future of racing in Maryland.” Widaman added: “I am excited to be part of this new chapter in Maryland racing. The history and passion of the Maryland owners, breeders, and fans is unprecedented. I look forward to being a part of the “new” Pimlico Racecourse and the Preakness. I'd like to thank Bill Knauf, TMJC, and the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for this outstanding opportunity, as well as Tom Rooney, the Chief Executive Officer of the NTRA, and, of course, Keith Chamblin, the Chief Operating Officer of the NTRA. Keith and I have worked together since 1995, and because of his great leadership and friendship, the NTRA will always be dear to me.” The post Maryland Jockey Club Names Fritz Widaman As Senior VP appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Colin and Melba Bryce's Laundry Cottage Stud is home to 15 broodmares and, though the Hertfordshire operation could certainly be described as boutique, its paddocks have witnessed the formative years of two of the most talked-about horses of recent times. Wootton Bassett (GB) was born there in 2008 and the Group 1-winning juvenile-turned-supersire now commands a stud fee of €300,000. A decade later came Via Sistina (Ire), a 5,000-guinea yearling who became a multi-millionaire on the track and was the top-rated mare in the world last year. While Melba, who is very much in charge of the hands-on business at Laundry Cottage, kept her eye on a mare a fortnight past her foaling date, Colin took time to talk us through their matings plans for this year. We couldn't resist, however, a little reflection on those two star graduates. “It's quite astonishing to us that we've managed to do that,” Bryce says. “And of course you have to say luck's probably a big part of it, but we do try in everything we do to turn the odds in our favour. We foal our own down, the foals are handled every day from the day they're born. We look after the land. We've got lovely chalk just on higher parts here. It's literally just under the surface, and I think it's good land and we keep it clean with sheep. And maybe that's just helped a little bit to make the luck, if we can put it that way.” Recalling the young Via Sistina, who now has six Group 1 wins to her name in Ireland and Australia, he says, “She was, well, she looked interesting, let's put it that way, but she walked as though she was on air. She was this big boat of a thing, but boy did she just float along. “Countless people have said to me, 'My goodness, you must be sorry you let her go for 5,000.' But we've sold some dreadful racehorses for huge amounts of money, and some really good ones for nothing. Who knows which ones are going to be the good ones and which ones are not? At the end of the day, you don't know. “When I see Stephen and Rebecca Hillen, I always give them a pat on the back. They took the risk, they bought that yearling, and the yearling was owned with Coolmore and they didn't want her either. But Stephen stepped up and he maybe saw the walk, I don't know. He and Rebecca have done well and I'm delighted for them, because they're a nice couple.” The Bryces bought Wootton Bassett's dam Balladonia (GB) (Primo Dominie {GB}) for 27,000gns back in 2003. Her only non-winner was the foal she was carrying at the time, but she went on to produce ten winners. “Balladonia was a first-class producer at a high level. I had bought her with an Alhaarth foal at foot after she had been barren in her second year. I liked the profile: small black-type, and I thought there's bound to be something coming along somewhere with a Primo Dominie mare,” Bryce recalls. “Anyway, we got her at a price we could afford and on she went. Wootton Bassett helped to make Iffraaj's career really; he was in his first season. The people who bought him were a syndicate in Scotland with Frank Brady who had raced Mister Hardy and Mister Laurel, both of whom were out of Balladonia. They had bought both of them from us and they bought Wootton Bassett because they had had success with the other two.” Melba and Colin Bryce | Emma Berry Unbeaten at two for Richard Fahey, Wootton Bassett ran in some lucrative sales races before landing the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. Never quite recapturing that form as a three-year-old, he wasn't beaten far when fifth in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains but, with three more winless starts to his credit that year, he was bought by Haras d'Etreham, where he famously started his stud career at €6,000. “All credit to Nicolas [de Chambure] for picking him up and for managing his career magnificently,” says Bryce. “I think had he gone somewhere else, he perhaps would not have had the chance to show himself in the light that he got a chance to show himself in. It's a great story really. It's nice to have been involved at the start. “We used him many times, and we bought his first foal at Arqana, and we were very involved in trying to support him in whatever way we could. But when he was sold by Etreham, the shareholders had to accept that that was it. We retained a share and we were amply rewarded. But of course he then becomes at a price that's out of a normal man's pocket – or out of a Scottish Presbyterian man's pocket!” To the potential stars of the future we turn, and Bryce says that they have cut back to nine mares, with several more owned in partnership. There are also four boarding mares at Laundry Cottage Stud. “I think we'll probably cut back even a little more at the next set of sales,” he adds. “Two of the mares we have in partnership and three of our own I think are probably above-average mares. So they're the ones that we're trying to cover as best we can really. With the others we will just cross our fingers and hope. Some of them are quite young, so we don't yet know if the rubber has hit the road in a positive or a negative fashion.” Laundry Cottage Stud's matings for 2025 Redressed (GB), by Le Havre (Ire) ex Atone (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) “We own her with three other partners and she's from the [Juddmonte] Midday (GB) family. She had her first foal on January 23, a Chaldean (GB) colt. He's a very nice colt indeed and we're very happy with him. The mare is a monster. She's a woman in a man's body so we have to find something a bit more delicate for her. As there are four of us involved, we've pushed the boat out and we're going to go to Too Darn Hot (GB).” Rubira (Aus), by Lope De Vega (Ire) ex Duty Bound (Aus) (Ad Valorem {Aus}) “Again, there's four of us in the partnership for Rubira and she is in foal to Shaquille (GB), but is going to go back to New Bay (GB). Her first progeny, by New Bay, is Persica (Ire), who won the Doonside Cup last year, as is the second progeny, That's Amore, who won first time out at Newbury in October by six lengths, and looks to be a very good prospect. I believe she was purchased after the run by Lady Bamford. So, we're quite excited.” Tippy Toes (GB), by Havana Gold (Ire) ex Mullein (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) “She is out of a mare that we had many years ago called Mullein, and we also had her mum Gypsy Moth. We sold Mullein as a yearling to Lady Rothes and she's done very well so when her two-year-old Tippy Toes came up on the market a few years ago, I bought her to get back into the family. She's had a nice Showcasing (GB) that sold well at the foal sales – her first foal. She is now in foal to Blue Point (Ire) and is going to go to Chaldean.” Homebred Listed winner Snooze N You Lose | Racingfotos Snooze N You Lose (Fr), by Ribchester (Ire) ex Wake Up Call (GB) (Noverre) “She had a nice Lope De Vega foal that sold well in December and she is in foal to Baaeed (GB). She's going to Kameko, who we are a great believer in. I don't think he got especially good mares, but he really did very well with them, and I think his stock look as though they'll continue to improve. Snooze N You Lose was a [homebred] Listed winner and has been part of a nice producing family.” Wake Up Call (GB), by Noverre ex Up And About (GB) (Barathea {Ire}) “Snooze N You Lose's mum is in foal to Nathaniel (Ire). We will rest this year. She's getting quite elderly [19] and I think we may even retire her.” Brassica (Ire), by Australia (GB) ex Lasilia (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) “A mare that we like very much – a young mare out of a very fast family. Brassica's first foal [recent maiden winner Cavolo Nero (GB)] is by Make Believe (GB). Highclere bought him for 55,000gns, and he went to James Ferguson. James told us at the December sales that he would win his first race and he was right. I think he's a very nice horse. “We have a Havana Grey (GB), a yearling now, at home, and I was battered into submission by my son-in-law [Alex Elliott] and, in an un-Scottish Presbyterian way, I've gritted my teeth and we're going to Zarak (Fr). I've never spent that amount of money on a cover and I'm terrified. “I'm a cheapskate compared to Alex and he's forever cajoling me: 'We need a new barn, we need a new fence here.' I'm quite happy just to keep my hands in my pockets but anyway, he won that one.” Way To Amarillo (Fr), by Shalaa (Ire) ex Peinted Song (Unbridled's Song) “This is another mare we have in partnership and we also gave a quarter of her to the ladies who help us here. She is in foal to Showcasing and very fortunately we managed to get a Study of Man (Ire) cover for her. “We went to see Study Of Man at Lanwades last week and I said to Sue Vary, 'Can you put me on the list for 2026, please?' And she said, 'Well, you're already about number 20.'” Qatar Queen (Ire), by Kodiac (GB) ex Alina (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) “She's a half-sister to Barney Roy (Ire) and her first foal won in France last year. We have a really nice Harry Angel (Ire) in the field, probably our best yearling, and she's back in foal to Harry Angel, then we're going to send her across to Minzaal (Ire). Minzaal is probably the best-priced sire bar none this year in our view.” Special Purpose (Ire), by Scat Daddy ex Pussycat Lips (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) “She is in foal to Mostahdaf (Ire) and is going to go to Vandeek (GB). We were offered a share in Vandeek by Chris Richardson, which we've taken up, and they're giving you one cover this year and then two covers for the next three years. So, seven covers for £50,000 we thought was not bad for a nice son of Havana Grey with some scope and size. There was a palpable excitement about him at Cheveley Park when we went up to see him.” Do Re Mi Fa Sol (Fr), by Wootton Bassett ex Maitresse (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}) “She's a nice black-type mare. Her first foal [Merlin's Melody] went to Australia and won down there. She is in foal to Chaldean and she'll go Mohaather (GB), another one who we believe in.” Unnatural, by Proud Citizen ex Sahara Star (GB) (Green Desert) “A half-sister to Land Of Dreams (GB), the dam of Dream Ahead, she's bred a few winners but nothing with black type yet. She's going to go to Bradsell (GB).” The post In the Wake of Wootton Bassett and Via Sistina appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The U.S. Virgin Islands's Department of Sports, Parks, & Recreation Department has formally closed the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on the island of St. Thomas until further notice after at least seven horses were euthanized last year, according to a press release from the agency on Friday. In an article on Thursday, Jan. 30, the TDN reported that breakdowns occurred starting in May, but the St. Thomas/St. John Horse Racing Commission (STT/STJ HRC) was regulating cards without anti-doping laws in effect nor had the surface undergone professional testing. Alongside these major oversight issues, unregistered Thoroughbreds were also allowed to compete, plus two horses who were banned by Gulfstream Park appeared in a race at the Clinton Phipps track Dec. 22. With pressure from several quadrants, including Virgin Islands Senator Franklin D. Johnson and Jay Watson of the Intra-Caribbean Thoroughbred Equine Association, the Department of Sports, Parks, & Recreation Department said it was committed to transparency. “As promised, the STT/STJ HRC will investigate and assess the racing surface to ascertain whether the facility's terrain impacted the injured horses,” the department said via a spokesperson. “To do this, the surface will be inaccessible to trainers and jockeys until further notice. The stables, however, will remain accessible. The Facility will be CLOSED.” When reached for comment about the track's closure, Jay Watson said, “Though this is a step in the right direction, there is still much to be done. The absence of any reference to anti-doping is very concerning. As if the only factor involved in these horse fatalities was the track surface? I will be paying close attention to this situation as it progresses.” The post Virgin Islands Government Closes Phipps Track After Marred 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this new series for 2025, we'll take a monthly look at trends and notable items from the nation's graded races and present them in quick, easy-to-digest bullet points. The month of January saw 16 graded races in the U.S.: two Grade Is, four Grade IIs, and 10 Grade IIIs, with 11 on dirt and five on turf. While they ranged from six furlongs to 12 furlongs, the most popular distance, by far, was 1 1/16 miles with six graded races contested over that distance. Gulfstream hosted the most graded races of any U.S. track in January, with seven, all held on Pegasus World Cup Day. Santa Anita was next, with five spread throughout the month. Completing the lineup were Fair Grounds, with two, and Oaklawn and Sam Houston Race Park, each with one. Three graded races for sophomores were held in January: one each at Fair Grounds, Oaklawn, and Santa Anita. They were won by colts by Not This Time, Volatile, and Into Mischief, and spread between trainers Brad Cox, Ron Moquett, and Bob Baffert. The 16 graded races were won by progeny of 15 different sires. One sire, Coolmore America's Practical Joke, doubled up with two of the winners. Fourteen of the sires are active, with 11 currently standing in Kentucky. Two others began their careers in the Bluegrass, but have been exported. Only one, the French-based Muhaarar (GB), has never stood in the Commonwealth. A variety of broodmare sires were represented, but one stands out: Gainesway's Tapit was the damsire of three of January's 16 graded winners. Other active stallions who served as broodmare sires of January's graded winners include American Pharoah, Into Mischief, and Medaglia d'Oro. Eleven different trainers won graded races in January. Bob Baffert and Saffie Joseph, Jr. each took home a trio of events, while Brad Cox had two. Each of the 16 race winners had a different breeder, with five of the winners campaigning as homebreds: Disco Time (Not This Time), Juddmonte; Toupie (Uncle Mo), Wertheimer Et Frere; Forever After All (Connect), Dixiana Farms LLC; Dashman (Oscar Performance), Frankly Speaking LLC; and Recharge (Gun Runner), Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC. The post TDN Takeaways: January’s Graded Races appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Amo Racing and Giselle De Aguiar's 2023 G2 Norfolk Stakes hero and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint runner-up Valiant Force (Malibu Moon–Vigui's Heart, by Quality Road) broke a seven-race winless streak–which included a two-test Stateside stint with Jorge Delgado–when snagging a five-furlong heat at Dundalk in early October and the 4-year-old opened his 2025 campaign with a Friday-evening victory upped to six furlongs back at the Co. Louth track. The Adrian Murray trainee, an Oct. 25 last-out fourth tackling five furlongs at this venue, broke swiftly from the inside stall and dominated all three rivals throughout. Shaken up passing the two pole, the 8-11 favourite came under sterner urging approaching the final furlong and stretched clear in the closing stages to defeat Harry's Bar (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) by 4 3/4 lengths. Valiant Force justifies favouritism, making all in the Book Online @ https://t.co/DLjNOytzBE Race under @waynemlordan pic.twitter.com/OAddVbCD2M — Dundalk Stadium (@DundalkStadium) February 7, 2025 The post Valiant Force Back in the Groove at Dundalk appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Coolmore stallion The Antarctic (Ire) sired his first reported foal last weekend. The Sepoy (Aus) mare Ibiza (GB) foaled a bay filly at Alne Park Stud. Ibiza is out of G2 Park Hill Stakes heroine Hi Calypso (Ire) (In The Wings {GB}) from the family of Arc heroine Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}). “We are delighted with our filly by The Antarctic,” said Alne Park's stud director Grace Skelton. “She is a fine, strong and athletic foal.” The Antarctic, a full-brother to three-time champion sprinter Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), won the G3 Prix de Cabourg and G3 Lacken Stakes, and was also placed in the G1 Middle Park Stakes, G1 Prix Morny and the G2 Prix Robert Papin. The grey stands for €5,000 at Castlehyde Stud this term. The post First Reported Foal For The Antarctic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article