Wandering Eyes

This week Michael is at the Karaka sales to chat with various people, including Glenn Ritchie, the new owner of the horse that sold for a record $2.4 million. Michael also reflects on the Karaka Millions and looks at where the future may lie for several of the horses involved. Guerin Report – Ep.22 Ft. Karaka Millions & Sales View the full article

There were conversations about sending Thorpedo Anna to the Dubai World Cup (G1), but McPeek said that while that hasn't been ruled out, the more likely follow-up to the Azeri Stakes (G2) would be the Apple Blossom Stakes (G1) at Oaklawn.View the full article

Apparently, the difference in temperatures is not the only polar opposite between New York and Florida at the moment. It also extends to their breeding programs.View the full article

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Gestut Rottgen hosted its annual stallion parade on Saturday, with those on show including two new recruits to the German stallion ranks in Assistent (Ger) and Fantastic Moon (Ger), both sons of the German champion sire Sea The Moon (Ger). The well-attended event also featured a lecture from the renowned veterinarian Dr. Monica Venner. Assistent, who won the G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern on his final career start at Munich in November, is one of three stallions on the Gestut Rottgen roster, along with proven sire Iquitos (Ger) and G1 Deutsches Derby winner Windstoss (Ger), who will be represented by his first two-year-old runners in 2025. Assistent will stand his first season at a fee of €4,500. Fantastic Moon, who registered a pair of Group 1 victories in the 2023 Deutsches Derby and last year's Grosser Preis von Baden, also paraded as he prepares to embark on his first season at Gestut Ebbesloh at a fee of €9,000, as well as the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Waldgeist (GB), another newcomer to the German stallion ranks for 2025 after five seasons at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland. He was joined from his new home at Gestut Lunzen by Best Solution (Ire), while Gestut Fahrhof's Alson (Ger) and Gestut Ohlerweiherhof's Rubaiyat (Fr) also featured in the 11-strong line-up. The post Assistent and Fantastic Moon Star in Gestut Rottgen Stallion Parade appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company kicks off its 2025 calendar of live sales with the one-day Winter Mixed Sale, which begins Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. A total of 342 short yearlings, broodmares and broodmare prospects have been catalogued for the auction, down from the 663 head catalogued for the two-day 2024 Winter Mixed Sale, but OBS is conducting a digital sale in conjunction with Tuesday's live auction. The online sale features 25 horses of racing age and 2-year-olds with bidding through Thursday at noon. Consignors expect to see similar trends during Tuesday's auction. “Your quality stuff is going to sell very well,” said Francis Vanlangendonck, whose Summerfield was the leading consignor at the 2024 sale. “The mares that haven't produced runners are going to be tough and the yearlings with vetting issues are going to be tough. But that's the case everywhere.” A short yearling by Omaha Beach brought the highest price at the 2024 Winter Mixed sale, selling for $100,000 to Discovery Bay Bloodstock. The filly returned to sell for $120,000 at the Keeneland September sale last fall. In all, 282 head sold at last year's auction for a gross of $4,491,800, an average of $15,928 and a median of $8,000. The post OBS Winter Mixed Sale Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jockeys either misjudging the location of an alternate finish line or failing to ride all-out under a traditional wire placement have been in the news on four occasions since October. But after apparently failing to realize race that s one-mile stakes on Saturday ended at the sixteenth pole under Oaklawn Park's short-stretch configuration for races at that distance, the 22-year veteran Rafael Bejarano got penalized for essentially the opposite infraction. Timing his ride on a closer like there was still half a furlong to go, Bejarano kept whipping and driving his 6-1 shot after other jockeys had already eased up at the sixteenth-pole finish, propelling his fourth-place horse up to even with the top three as they galloped out after the outcome had already been decided. On Monday, the Oaklawn stewards fined the 42-year-old Bejarano $200 for “misjudging the wire and striking his mount after the finish.” The incident occurred aboard Henro (Collected) in the $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes Jan. 25. Henro was beaten a neck for third and 3 1/4 lengths for the win. Three races later on Saturday's card, Bejarano wired the featured GIII Southwest S. aboard Speed King (Volatile). It was not clear at deadline for this story whether Bejarano, who has been riding regularly at Oaklawn the last three seasons, plans to appeal his fine. He is second in earnings and third in victories at the current Oaklawn meet. On Oct. 16, 2024, 10-year veteran jockey Luan Machado was suspended for three days and fined $2,500 for easing up at the alternate sixteenth-pole finish wire at Keeneland Race Course, costing his mount, who had been clear by open lengths, a near-certain victory. Then on Nov. 28, after “easing up on his mount approaching the finish without adequate cause” in a traditional-finish race at Churchill Downs, the stewards there suspended Machado four days and fined him $1,000. In addition to the gaffes at the higher-profile race meets in Kentucky and Arkansas, riding hard to the appropriate finish line has also been a problem lately at Mahoning Valley Race Course, where only one finish line means no confusion about the wire placement. A Dec. 26 ride at Mahoning by Luis Antonio Gonzalez resulted in a 15-day suspension after Gonzalez geared down a 7-5 favorite in the final sixteenth and lost by a head after getting nailed by a hard-ridden, surging rival. On Jan. 6, 2025, Terry “T.D.” Houghton was suspended 30 days by the stewards at Mahoning for failing “to use his utmost exertion to obtain a winning performance by standing up and appear[ing] to have stopped riding before the wire.” The incident resulted in another loss by a head. Gonzalez and Houghton, who have both been riding for nearly three decades, had their suspensions halved by the stewards because they did not appeal the penalties. The post Bejarano, in Oaklawn Stakes, is Latest Jockey to be Penalized for Misjudging Finish appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Grade I winner Annapolis (War Front) was represented by his first reported foal Jan. 27 at Claiborne Farm, the farm announced via press release Monday afternoon. Out of Grade I-placed 'TDN Rising Star' Home Cooking (Honor Code), the colt was born early in the morning and both are reportedly doing well. The young broodmare was purchased by Ramona Bass from FTKFEB in 2024 for $500,000 specifically for Annapolis. The stallion covered 149 mares in his first season at the stud farm. His 2025 fee is $12,500 LFSN. “The colt was born early this morning and we're very excited about him,” said Claiborne farm manager Bradley Purcell. “It was a nice easy delivery for the first time mother, she's doing great and the foal is good size with correct bone, has good leg under him, very attractive, and has a lot of characteristics of his sire. We're very happy for Ramona and Perry.” Home Cooking is a half-sister to MSP Gold for Kitten (Kitten's Joy), and their winning dam is herself a half-sibling to MSW Successful Native (Successful Appeal). This is the female family of MGSW Valid Expectations (Valid Appeal) through his half-sibling, track-record setter GSW Little Sister. The post Annapolis Represented by First Foal Born at Claiborne Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association announced Jan. 27 that general admission tickets, hospitality offerings, and reserved seats for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at historic Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the public Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. ET.View the full article

Former champion rider Gavin Lerena repeatedly whipped a rival jockey during race Jan. 26 at Turffontein. Lerena stood in the irons and hit Jason Gates with his riding crop three times in the final furlong. View the full article

Patron Zara Tindall opened the 2025 Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Awards at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday in a ceremony which also celebrated RoR's 25th anniversary, honouring a quarter-century of transforming the lives of former racehorses. The event, which brought together over 200 attendees from the racing and equestrian communities, saw Grace Muir of HEROS Charity announced as the winner of the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust RoR Community Impact Award. Since it was founded in 2006, HEROS has played a pivotal role in retraining and rehoming former racehorses, while also offering educational opportunities to young people facing challenges in mainstream education. “I am so honoured to receive this award from RoR because they lead the way in this sphere,” said Muir. “While we also do different work at HEROS, there's no doubt that my heart lies with the horses. I hope that we continue to grow, expand and reach more targets, making a real impact on the aftercare of former racehorses.” The prestigious Jockey Club RoR Horse of the Year Award went to Master Wickham, with owner and rider Claire Lewis reflecting on his journey from a brief racing career to a successful Grade A showjumper in this video. The winners of the RoR Elite Awards across seven equestrian disciplines were also announced during the ceremony. The winners in each category were as follows: RoR Elite Dressage Champion–Tapaidh Frankie, owned and ridden by Tracy Thirlwall RoR Elite Polo Champion–Dark Hedges, owned and ridden by Matt Perry RoR Elite Endurance Champion–Art Mauresque, owned and ridden by Hayley Gilmore Tattersalls RoR Elite Showing Champion–Minella Rebellion, owned and ridden by Katie Dashwood RoR Tattersalls Supreme Champion–Gentleman at Arms, owned and ridden by Harriet Edmunds RoR Elite Eventing Champion–Bayaanaatt, part-owned and ridden by Izzy Taylor RoR Elite Showjumping Champion–The Iron Factor, owned and ridden by Jessie Welch David Catlow, managing director of RoR, said, “The RoR Awards celebrate the incredible adaptability and success of former racehorses in new careers. They serve as a powerful reminder of the impact of retraining racehorses into second careers and highlight our ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for these exceptional athletes. “This milestone anniversary not only celebrates the past but reaffirms our commitment to their bright futures.” The post Grace Muir Heads Winners at the 2025 RoR Awards appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It was the 2019 Keeneland November Sale and David Ingordo was busy buying mares for a Lane's End partnership. One of the prospects he landed on was Ladies' Privilege, a stakes-winning daughter of Harlan's Holiday in foal to More Than Ready, but he ended up getting outbid when Hinkle Farms went to $575,000 for the maiden mare. Ingordo didn't think much more of it until two years later, when he was out inspecting yearlings at Hinkle Farms ahead of the Keeneland September Sale. “I went through all their yearlings and the last yearling to come out was a More Than Ready colt,” recalled Ingordo. “Mr. Hinkle was like, 'Well you've got to buy this one because you made us pay so much for the mare.' I'm a big presence person with horses and he had it even as a yearling. He's from the Halo line. He reminded me a lot of that Sunday Silence look–the head, the body. He's got a really good hind leg and hind end. He made it easy to like him and he was very athletic. We bought him for a really fair price and the rest is history.” New to the Lane's End Farm stallion barn for 2025, More Than Looks is a horse that Ingordo always thought had the potential to be something special and the dark bay went on to become just that over his two years on the racetrack. His career culminated in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile when he gave Ingordo's wife, trainer Cherie DeVaux, as well as owner Victory Racing Partners their first Breeders' Cup win. As a 3-year-old, More Than Looks's biggest scores came in the GIII Manila Stakes and the Jefferson Cup Stakes, the later being one of colt's more impressive performances according to Ingordo as he got the win in his characteristic come-from-behind fashion. “You don't see horses anywhere, but especially American turf horses, have the kind of turn of foot that More Than Looks had,” said Ingordo. “It was the kind of race that caught everybody's eye.” That race gave DeVaux the confidence to send More Than Looks to his Grade I debut at the Breeders' Cup, where he closed from last to sixth in the Mile to finish only a few lengths behind winner Master of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). The More Than Looks team was riding high going into their colt's 4-year-old season, but then a stall accident delayed his 2024 campaign. “We had him all set up to run in the Mile at Keeneland that spring and he got a freak injury,” Ingordo recalled. “I happened to be sitting on the bucket reading the Form and I saw this leg go over the webbing. All credit goes to Cherie for getting the horse back to the races. We never let him out of the barn. We took care of him. She told the owners, 'Look, I have a three-race plan that will culminate in the Breeders' Cup.'” DeVaux had to navigate a few weather-related obstacles, but her plan eventually played out as More Than Looks collected two runner-up performances in the GI Fourstardave Handicap and GI Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes ahead of the GI Breeders' Cup Mile. In that final career start at Del Mar, More Than Looks came flying to get the win over Grade I victors Johannes (Nyquist) and Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). “Everybody has asked me how much I bet and it was a lot,” Ingordo acknowledged with a chuckle. “I was very confident once I saw them coming down the backside. He defeated a very good bunch of horses–international horses–and he just bam, did it. I think it was one of the more impressive turf races I've watched in a very long time.” The ability that More Than Looks displayed in that Breeders' Cup victory is what Ingordo said makes him an exciting stallion prospect. “The turn of foot that he showed in that race is something a stallion has to have. You have to have speed and if he can impart that on his offspring, he can emulate his sire More Than Ready in being a top stallion. He ran on the turf, but I don't think he's limited to it at all. I think he'll be dual threat just like his sire was.” Sara Gordon The son of the late international supersire More Than Ready is one of five Grade I winners on grass who have retired to stud in Kentucky in 2025. “I think the market is more accepting of a turf horse, especially when they have a pedigree that looks to go either way,” noted Ingordo. “He's out of a Harlan's Holiday mare who is out of an Empire Maker mare. Those are dirt sire influences.” More Than Looks's stakes-winning dam and her multiple graded stakes-winning full-brother Takeover Target (Harlan's Holiday) both performed on grass, but their family also includes Critical Eye (Dynaformer), a multiple Grade I winner on the main track. More Than Looks will stand for $15,000 in his debut season and Ingordo said his book is shaping up in a way that should get the new stallion's career off to a fast start. “When people come to see More Than Looks and he comes out of the stall, he grabs people's eye. There have been two other people who have said that he reminds them of Sunday Silence and I never tell anybody what I thought, so it's kind of interesting that people who have good opinions think the same thing. He's fully syndicated and we're getting a good book of mares. People are supporting him and we're getting the kind of response that we'd like to have.” The post “Dual Threat Just Like His Sire,” More Than Looks New at Lane’s End appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mi Bago leads a trio of Mark Casse-trained runners, all of whom exit victories, in the $165,000 Kitten's Joy Stakes at Gulfstream Park Feb. 1.View the full article

Goffs will firm up plans for the Classic Breeze-Up Sale, initially slated for June 28 and 29, by the end of this week with Henry Beeby sharing that the reaction to the new sale by consignors has been overwhelmingly positive during inspections throughout the past fortnight. Up until this year, the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale was the only show in town on the Emerald Isle. Goffs announced last August its intention to enter the breeze-up market in Ireland and, for a brief period, Goresbridge–which was the original home of the Irish breeze-up sale–entered the picture. However, after Goresbridge failed to find a suitable date for its proposed new sale, Goffs will provide the only opposition to the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale this year. Beeby explained, “For the avoidance of any doubt, this sale will be happening. By the end of the month we will have the exact format clarified. There are complications surrounding the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby weekend and we are trying to fit it around that so the date is slightly fluid at the moment. But absolutely categorically, there will be a sale of quality breeze-up horses at Naas racecourse followed by the sale at Goffs around Irish Derby Weekend.” He added, “We have had some very good feedback about this sale during our inspections. Obviously we've fielded a lot of questions about what we will be doing and how we will be doing it. We are aiming to attract two types of horses. One is the later maturing, three-year-old type; they will be well suited by this sale by virtue of the later date. Also, we are providing a quality, strong marketplace for a breezer who may not have made it–for whatever reason–to one of the earlier targets in the breeze-up season. It is going to be a very select sale and we will be working closely with the vendors. But we're looking to make this a quality breeze-up and, as a result, aim to keep numbers particularly tight in year one. There have been a few complications, which we've dealt with. We're not going to hold a sale on the same day of another sale.” The Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, one of the premier sources of National Hunt store horses, is due to take place on June 25 and June 26. Breeze-Up Consignors Association [BUCA] chairman Brendan Holland agrees that any overlap between the new Goffs sale and the Derby Sale should be avoided, but stated there is definite merit to the additional sale in the calendar. In his role as chairman of BUCA, Holland provided a robust challenge to the proposed new sales in the breeze-up calendar last autumn, stating that the supply was in danger of exceeding demand. However, the leading consignor–who operates under Grove Stud–has given the thumbs up to a select offering of back-end types at the Goffs Classic Breeze-Up Sale. He said, “I don't think there will be a significant change in the numbers [roughly 1,200] at the main sales this year. The sales companies might try to tighten them up if they can but that's easier said than done. My only wish was that it wouldn't go the other way, in that supply would not exceed demand. The new breeze-up sale is there at Goffs and there seems to be a desire there from the Irish consignors who perhaps don't want to have to travel those horses or who perhaps have horses who miss earlier sales, which happens every year. It will also suit the consignors who buy horses who need more time. The lads [consignors] expressed a wish for the sale so I hope it does go ahead and that they find a suitable date.” He added, “I thought it was a good idea to tie it around the Irish Derby weekend but we are also mindful that we don't want to encroach on the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, which is an important National Hunt store sale that takes place around the same time. There is a big crossover between breeze-up and store horse producers so we couldn't have a clash but I still think it would be good to tie the sale around the Irish Derby.” The new sale is likely to be limited to 50 horses, according to Beeby, who also explained that Goffs intends to trim its flagship breeze-up sale at Doncaster to 200 slots. He said, “We're there to serve the market and we react to what the market wants as best we can. We can't please all of the people all of the time. But when a small number of people were telling us we couldn't have a new sale, we had as many if not more people ringing us telling us they wanted a new sale in Ireland. That's not to say that one person is right and the other is wrong. We're here to help everyone and work together to make it happen. And it will happen. The feedback from vendors has been extremely positive during inspections and this new sale will sit alongside our existing breeze-up sale at Doncaster, which we anticipate will be a book of 200–back from 235 last year. We're looking at a maximum of 50 horses for the new sale.” The post “This Sale Will Be Happening” – Goffs Close To Firming Up Plans For New Breeze-Up Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Due to the overwhelming demand in 2024, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) has adjusted the 2025 pre-sale for Belmont Stakes Day tickets to ensure the most equitable opportunity for fans to purchase reserved seating and hospitality, the organization announced Monday via press release. Beginning Jan. 28 and running through Jan. 31, fans will enter a drawing on the Belmont Stakes homepage to secure access to various pre-sale opportunities. The selections will be at random, and winners will be directed to select ticket preferences based on available inventory. Entering the pre-sale drawing does not guarantee an opportunity to purchase prior to the general public on-sale, but neither does it preclude fans from buying when the general sale goes live on Feb. 13. General admission for Belmont Stakes Day will be $75 for adults and $20 for children ages four to 12. Admission for June 6 is $30 for adults, and $10 on all other festival days, while free for children 12-and-under each of those days. The general sale will begin Feb. 13 at 10:00 a.m. here. For more details, please see here. The post Pre-Sale Drawing for Belmont Stakes Tickets Opens January 28 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bidding has officially opened for the flash sale of GSW Gigante (Not This Time) on Fasig-Tipton Digital and will close Friday, Jan. 31 at 12:00 p.m., the auction house announced Monday afternoon. The son of Not This Time claimed the 2023 GII Secretariat Stakes at Colonial Downs, and continued to be a frequent face in the black-type rankings, including most recently with back-to-back stakes victories to his name in the Dec. 21 Buddy Diliberto Memorial Stakes and Jan. 18 Colonel E. R. Bradley Stakes at Fair Grounds. He has won a stakes every year since he started racing as a juvenile, and currently has earnings of nearly $1.2-million. Gigante is being offered as a horse of racing age by Lane's End as agent and is available for inspection at Fair Grounds. The 5-year-old entire is a half-brother to SW Tryon Summer (Discreetly Mine) and SP Contrabandist (Gun Runner). This is the female family of GI Breeders' Cup Sprint-placed GSW Exclusive Enough. “Gigante is the definition of the word 'racehorse',” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton director of Digital Sales. “He's a millionaire in arguably the best form of his career–a ready-to-run graded stakes horse that would be a welcome addition to any top racing stable in the USA or abroad.” Prospective buyers may view his page and register to bid here. The post Bidding Opens for Gigante Flash Sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In his fairly short tenure in the Thoroughbred business, Bobby Flay has proven to be as savvy a breeder as he is a chef and businessman. (He's not a bad writer, either.) Here, he discusses matings for his American-based mares. Check out today's TDN International edition for his European matings. AMERICA, 14, A.P. Indy–Lacadena, by Fasliyev. To be bred to Gun Runner This sire has proven to be at the top of the charts very quickly. America has a Gun Runner yearling that is turning heads at Stone Farm so it makes sense to go back to the well for this stunning mare who produces spectacular foal after spectacular foal. AMERICAN CAVIAR, 6, Curlin–America, by A. P. Indy. To be bred to Nyquist America's daughter is already showing that she produces quality foals. She's deserving of a date with Nyquist who seems to have an eye on the throne as some of our better stallions enter their final stretch. COVER SONG, 12, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–Misty for Me (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). To be bred to Nyquist This mare is from the immediate family of Misty for Me, one of the best families in the hemisphere. Nyquist should add classic stamina with natural speed to this family. STREET STRUT, 12, Street Cry (Ire)–Lacadena, by Fasliyev. To be bred to Good Magic She's a sister to America, and Street Cry mares are proving to be very valuable broodmares. Good Magic progeny are showing up in all of the classics and plenty of other Grade I's. Hopefully, this future foal will be one more. PIZZA BIANCA, 6, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–White Hot (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). To be bred to Not This Time My best homebred and Breeders' Cup winner came home to Stone Farm after a nice “vacation” at Resolute (thanks, John Stewart). While I've considered sending her to Europe with her European pedigree, I have full faith in Not This Time, who can sire dirt or grass horses at the highest level. POTION, 7, Ghostzapper–And Why Not, by Street Cry (Ire). To be bred to McKinzie When you're able to acquire a beautiful mare from Helen Grove's family, you breed her with class. McKinzie is getting winners not only in quantity, but superior quality. TIZAHIT, 18, Tiznow–Never A No Hitter, by Kris S. To be bred to Omaha Beach Tizahit, a Grade I producer, goes to Omaha Beach, who I believe might be the value stallion of the year. His progeny is winning on both surfaces and at varying distances. Some of them are winning with eye-opening performances. No surprise: he was an electrifying racehorse himself. Interested in sharing your own mating plans? Email garyking@thetdn.com. The post 2025 Mating Plans: Bobby Flay, Presented by Spendthrift Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In his fairly short tenure in the Thoroughbred business, Bobby Flay has proven to be as savvy a breeder as he is a chef and businessman. (He's not a bad writer, either.) Here, he discusses matings for his European-based mares. Check out today's TDN American edition for his U.S. matings. AULD ALLIANCE (Ire), 15, Montjeu (Ire)–Highland Gift (Ire), by Generous (Ire). To be bred to Lope de Vega (Ire) This mare's three-year-old last year, The Euphrates (GB), really updated this already rich Ballymocol family with a stakes win and a few Group placings. I love Lope De Vega. He injects versatility, speed and stamina. His progeny are constantly showing up in the most important races in Europe and the U.S. OLD SCHOOL (GB), 6, Frankel (GB)–Auld Alliance (Ire), by Montjeu. To be bred to Lope de Vega (Ire) I moved this Frankel mare and daughter of Auld Alliance back to Europe to visit Lope De Vega. Good bloodlines deserve great sires. CONTEMPORARY ART, Dubawi (Ire)–Cover Song, by Fastnet Rock (Aus). To be bred Blue Point (Ire) Tremendous family by a tremendous sire [Dubawi]. One of the better young sires in Europe, Blue Point has proven enough to me to stroke a check to Darley's gatekeepers for this gorgeous mare with purple bloodlines. FINAL GESTURE (IRE), 6, Dubawi (Ire)–Secret Gesture (GB), by Galileo (Ire). To be bred to Sea The Stars (Ire) Currently a very active family in Europe. Her brother Hidden Law looked to be on target for superstardom last year. Year after year, Sea The Stars proves to be a powerhouse in the stallion ranks. Can't wait to see this foal roll. GLINTING (IRE), 6, Galileo (Ire)–One Moment in Time (Ire), by Danehill. To be bred to Wootton Bassett (GB) A fabulous Coolmore family going back to Wootton Bassett who seems to be a superstar stallion who can't be stopped. This mare's first foal from the same sire went through the Tattersalls ring for 580,000gns to the always sharp Shadwell team. Going back for more of the same. JAAZIAH (GB), 8, Dansili (GB)–Hadaatha (Ire), by Sea The Stars (Ire). To be bred to Mehmas (Ire) I purchased this mare at Tattersalls in foal to Night of Thunder a couple of years ago for what now looks like a bargain price. She's a beautiful physical, comes from a good family and has produced a gorgeous foal. I love stallions like Mehmas who prove themselves through their progeny as opposed to their public relations team. LADY FRANKEL (GB), 11, Frankel (GB)–Lady Vettori (GB), by Vettori (Ire). To be bred to Siyouni (Fr) She's a sister to Lope De Vega and a Group winner. She resides in France, so why not send her to best France has to offer? Siyouni (Fr) sires champions. I like this mare's chances. SINGING SWEETLY (IRE), 8, Galileo (Ire)–Sing Softly, by Hennessy. To be bred to Starspangledbanner (Aus) Starspangledbanner reminds me of Fastnet Rock–an Australian-bred stallion that works with Galileo mares. Pizza Bianca was a product of that strategy. I'm going to try it again. OTTILIEN, 6, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)–Vezina (Fr), by Bering (GB). To be bred to Kingman (GB) This mare has a bunch of “G's”on her race record. Kingman continues to get better and better as an elite sire. I'm looking for a middle-distance champion from this mating. TEN DIMES, 4, No Nay Never–Cushion (GB), by Galileo (Ire). To be bred to Zarak I love this sire. He's seems to be next in line in France. Because of that, I'm moving this just-off-the-track filly to Deauville for her first date. The post 2025 European Mating Plans: Bobby Flay appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The G3 Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes winner Cold Case (GB) has arrived at Haras des Granges in France and will stand for a fee of €2,500 in 2025. Bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud, Cold Case initially sold for 100,000gns at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, before being purchased by trainer Karl Burke for 160,000gns when he returned to Park Paddocks for Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale. Burke saddled the son of Showcasing (GB) to win four of his 11 career starts for owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, with his other victories including the Listed Two Year Old Trophy at Redcar. “Cold Case was a very fast horse,” Burke told Jour de Galop. “If it wasn't for injury he would have won more Group races. He has a great temperament and a very good conformation. I think he will be very successful as a stallion. When I first saw him as a yearling I thought he looked a lot like Showcasing's [G1 Commonwealth Cup and G1 Sprint Cup winner] Quiet Reflection. ” At the end of last year Cold Case was bought by BBA Ireland for 40,000gns when he was offered during the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, with the group behind the purchase consisting of Jerry Horan, John Bourke, Adam Potts and Jack Cantillon. “Cold Case was entrusted to me by a group of Irishmen,” Mathieu Daguzan-Garros of Haras de Granges told Jour de Galop. “He was a speedy horse, with precocity, and sons of Showcasing–like Mohaather, Advertise and Soldier's Call–are doing well. They are all stallions who produce quick and early [runners]. “A good two-year-old, he had an accident at three in the [G1] Prix Maurice de Gheest in which he still finished fourth. He is a deep horse, with a beautiful shoulder, and he's a real outcross who should go with a wide variety of mares.” Cold Case is out of the winning Dream Ahead mare Killermont Street (Ire), a half-sister to the G3 Cornwallis Stakes scorer Ponty Acclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}). His second dam, Leopard Creek (GB) (Weldnaas), is a full-sister to the multiple Listed winner and Group 3-placed Astonished (GB) and a half to the G3 Prix du Petit Couvert hero Bishops Court (GB) (Clantime {GB}). The post Classy Sprinter Cold Case to Stand at Haras des Granges for €2,500 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After considering several options, trainer Kenny McPeek said Monday that newly minted Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) will make her four-year-old debut in the GII Azeri S. on March 8 at Oaklawn Park. That would give her time to make the April 5 G1 Dubai World Cup, but McPeek said he has all but ruled out a trip to the Middle East in order to run in the April 12 GI Apple Blossom S., also at Oaklawn. “The Azeri will be a good first step back for her and I don't see any trouble having her ready for the race,” McPeek said. “We will probably keep her here in South Florida for a bit, another month or so. Then we'll have to figure how to migrate her up to Oaklawn. But then when once she gets to Oaklawn I would think she would stay there and run next in the Apple Blossom. “She's nominated to Dubai. We've done the vaccinations and she's still nominated for the Dubai World Cup. But I still don't think that is going to happen. She'd have to do something really spectacular in the Azeri and just be screaming to go to Dubai. But I still think that the Apple Blossom makes a lot of sense. Schedule-wise, it's a nice conservative spot and you get to run for $1.2 million.” McPeek said that after the Apple Blossom races that will be under consideration include the May 3 GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs and the GI Ogden Phipps at NYRA. While nothing seems to go wrong for Thorpedo Anna, the same can't be said for her stablemate Mystik Dan (Goldencents). In his third straight dull effort, the 2024 GI Kentucky Derby winner was beaten 20 3/4 lengths in Saturday's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream. McPeek is still scratching his head, not at all sure why the four-year-old has tailed off so badly. “Physically, he seems to be ok,” McPeek said. “Maybe we've been too ambitious with him. The Belmont was a race in which we thought he'd be competitive but he just didn't pick up his feet. I'll take the bullet on the decision to run in the Malibu. On this one here, the Pegasus, it was his first against older horse. Maybe he was too close to the pace. We told (jockey) Brian (Hernandez, Jr.) to not let them sneak away and he was following instructions. We're going to back off and try to regroup and figure out a Plan B. We might need to back down toward the bottom in some easier races and let him work his way up. That's probably what we should have done, in hindsight.” The post Thorpedo Anna Will Begin Year in Azeri, Will Likely Pass Dubai World Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

3rd-Chukyo, ¥10,600,000 ($68,720), Maiden, 3yo, 1900m, 2:01.3, ft. RHINO (JPN) (c, 3, Into Mischief–Princess Noor {'TDN Rising Star', GISW, $363,500}, by Not This Time) was not disgraced when fourth in a pair of starts on the turf to begin his career, but was switching to the surface for which he was bred this time around and looked a different proposition altogether. Sent forward from gate one, Rhino was content to allow a rival to take up the running and sat a comfortable stalking trip from second down the backstretch. Awaiting his cue leaving the three-furlong pole behind, he gathered up the front-runner with a minimum of fuss with just inside of 400 meters to race and shot clear like a good horse to graduate by an impressive six lengths. Rhino is the first foal out of Princess Noor, a $135,000 KEESEP yearling who would go on to top the 2020 OBS April Sale on a bid of $1.35 million from Gary Young on behalf of Zedan Racing Stable. Turned over to Bob Baffert, Princess Noor earned 'TDN Rising Star' honors at first asking and validated that decision in taking the GI Del Mar Debutante Stakes and GII Chandelier Stakes by a combined 14 3/4 lengths. Bred to Into Mischief the following spring, Princess Noor was knocked down to Katsumi Yoshida for $2.9 million at Fasig-Tipton November. Princess Noor's dam Sheza Smoke Show (Wilko) fetched an even $1 million in foal to Tapit from Aaron and Marie Jones at FTKNOV in 2022, having been purchased for $185,000 carrying the filly that would become Princess Noor at KEENOV in 2017. Princess Noor produced fillies by Kitasan Black (Jpn) in 2023 and 2024 and is due to Suave Richard (Jpn) this term. Sales history: $2,900,000 in utero '21 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $48,354. O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-Northern Farm; T-Tomokazu Takano. 1900m 3yo Maiden Chukyo: Won by nicely bred 3c 1. RHINO (Into Mischief x Princess Noor (Not This Time)) under Yuichi Kitamura RHINO, first time on Dirt today after running 4th twice on Turf. Dam PRINCESS NOOR a G1 winner, now Japan based#JRA pic.twitter.com/mZyfRX9Ly8 — Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) January 26, 2025 The post Princess Noor First Foal Romps On Dirt at Chukyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pleasure Ridge Park (PRP) High School sophomore Kayci Shacklette is the grand prize winner of the 39th annual Horsing Around with Art competition, the Kentucky Derby Museum announced Monday morning via press release. Shacklette's artwork, The Final Furlong, will be professionally framed and displayed prominently at the museum, and she will receive a spring race day prize package sponsored by Churchill Downs. The PRP art department was awarded $500 to purchase art supplies. The contest attracted 255 submissions from students in grades 1-12 from 37 public, private, and parochial schools with the grand prize presented to the student whose artwork best embodied the essence of the Kentucky Derby. The entries are now on display on the museum's second floor from Jan. 27 through Apr. 18. Visitors can view the exhibit with general admission to the museum. In total, the museum will award $6,000 in prizes to winning schools' art departments. All participating students and winners will be celebrated during a special ceremony at the museum Mar. 4. “The Final Furlong truly captures the spirit of the Kentucky Derby as thousands of fans cheer during the final stretch of the most exciting two minutes in sports,” said Mike Anderson, racetrack president of Churchill Downs. “Horsing Around With Art is our way of supporting and funding the arts in local schools while encouraging students to explore their creativity through the lens of the Kentucky Derby. We are honored to celebrate the incredible talent of these young artists and provide a platform to showcase their work for our community,” said Patrick Armstrong, president and CEO of the Kentucky Derby Museum. The post PRP High Schooler Wins Grand Prize in 39th Kentucky Derby Museum Art Competition appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

by Renee Geelen/Tom Baddock/TTR AusNZ The spotlight on Day 2 at Karaka 2025 was firmly on lot 345, a magnificent filly by champion sire Savabeel (Aus). As a full-sister to star mare Orchestral (NZ), she captured the attention of all the big hitters and ultimately fetched a jaw-dropping NZ$2.4 million, breaking the record for the highest-priced filly in the history of the sale. Lot 345 – Savabeel (Aus) x Symphonic (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}), filly, NZ$2,400,000 After an intense bidding war, Guy Mulcaster and Chris Waller were compelled to stretch their budget considerably to secure lot 345, ultimately paying NZ$2.4 million for the full-sister of champion filly and dual Group 1 winner Orchestral. The beautiful brown filly is the third foal from Group 3-placed mare Symphonic, by champion sire Savabeel, making her a full sister to G1 New Zealand Derby and G1 Vinery Stud Stakes winner Orchestral, who increased her prize-money to almost NZ$2.5m with victory in the NZ$1m Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1,600 metres) at Ellerslie on Saturday. It was too good an opportunity to pass up for a loyal client of Guy Mulcaster's, Glenn Ritchie, who was forced to dig deep to secure the blue blood. “She's a beautiful filly and her sister winning on Saturday night really helped,” Mulcaster said. “We're very lucky we have a very good client who supported us. We went way past what we wanted to go but it's an auction. We'll give her time, take her back to Australia, and see where she ends up. “She's very athletic which is typical of the Savabeel stock and her sister has been so good, so it all looks really good for us.” Bred by Barneswood Farm and offered by Haunui Farm, the filly boats a pedigree page littered with black-type including Group 1 winners Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}), Good Faith (NZ) (Straight Strike), Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls {NZ}), Daffodil (NZ) (No Excuse Needed {GB}) and Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}). Symphonic had another filly by Savabeel in October, who stands at Waikato Stud at a fee of NZ$100,000 plus GST. RECORD HIGHLIGHT LOT @HaunuiFarm's Lot 345, a full sister to #Orchestral, makes $2.4 million to the bid of @cwallerracing & Guy @MulcasterBS , breaking records for the most expensive filly ever purchased out of Karaka and the highest priced yearling to sell in 25 years… pic.twitter.com/TRXQ6jV3QP — New Zealand Bloodstock (@KarakaChat) January 27, 2025 At A Glance The aggregate after two days is NZ$56,830,000 for 331 lots sold which is lower than the NZ$58,903,500 reached at the same point in 2024. Both this year and last are far superior to the same time in 2023 (NZ$46,425,000) and 2022 (NZ$$41,142,500). The average finished up at NZ$171,692 comparable to NZ$176,893 at the same point in 2024. “The general consensus was that the second day of Book 1 was a superior day to the first day and that was reflected in the results, so we're delighted that the figures, after two days, are on par with last year,” said NZB's Managing Director Andrew Seabrook. The median dropped to NZ$120,000, down from 2024's NZ$140,000 at the same point. However, the clearance rate has stayed strong at 77 per cent, which is the same as 2024 at the same point. The top-seller on Day 2 was lot 345, a Savabeel filly from Symphonic (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}) who is the full sister to dual Group 1 winner Orchestral (NZ). Offered by Haunui Farm, she was secured by Mulcaster Bloodstock and Chris Waller for NZ$2.4 million. Leading the way in terms of vendors by aggregate is Haunui Farm, who have sold 18 yearlings for a combined NZ$5.6 million. They also lead on average (two or more sold) with an average price of NZ$313,000. Savabeel is the leading sire by aggregate, with 23 lots sold for a total of NZ$7.45 million. Wootton Bassett (GB) heads the sires' list by average. He has had seven yearlings average NZ$433,500. Mulcaster Bloodstock and Chris Waller Racing have toppled David Ellis from the top of the leaderboard, and the Aussie trainer and his agent have spent NZ$4.1 million on nine yearlings. Hong Kong's Tartan Meadow Bloodstock leads the buyers by average (two or more bought), buying three yearlings at an average of NZ$475,000 each. Lot 335 – Proisir (Aus) x Strada Cavallo (NZ) (Alamosa {NZ}), filly, NZ$700,000 John Sargent, in conjunction with Spicer Thoroughbreds and Duncan Ramage, hold great expectations for this filly by Proisir. The group invested NZ$700,000 to secure lot 335, who is a half-sister to Sargent's exciting Group 1 performer Powers Of Opal (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}). Sargent is prepared to give the filly some time to mature, especially given the close resemblance she has to Powers of Opal (NZ) who he expects to have a big Autumn carnival after placing in the G2 Wakeful Stakes (2,000 metres) before finishing runner-up in G1 Crown Oaks (2,500 metres) last preparation. “She is identical to Powers Of Opal,” Sargent said. “She will probably take a little bit more time looking at her, she is a late foal. But Powers Of Opal will hopefully have a very good Autumn and put some more value into this filly. “She will now go to Curraghmore for a couple of months, just to get over it, then she will be broken in and come over to Australia.” Ramage, who purchased under his banner of DGR Thoroughbred Services, has had great success buying from Karaka over many years, namely purchasing Group 1 winners Norzita (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}), First Seal (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and champion racehorse and sire So You Think (NZ). “We know through Powers Of Opal we have already got residual value in this filly and I'll say for the record the last time we bought a filly here for $700,000 it ended up being First Seal so we are hoping she can follow in her footsteps,” Ramage said. First Seal, who was trained by John Thompson, finished her racing career with six victories, five of which were at stakes level, the most prominent being the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1,600 metres) where she defeated the almighty Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) by three lengths. Lot 335 is the sixth foal of the Group 1-placed Strada Cavallo, who has had three foals to race for three winners. It is also the family of the stakes-placed Il Affare (Aus) (Dundeel {NZ}), whose yearling by Wootton Bassett (GB) topped Day 1 of the sale at NZ$725,000. Karaka 2025 – Highlight Lot Lot 335, a Proisir filly out of Strada Cavallo from @CurraghmoreNZ's draft sold for $700,000 to the @DGRTBS / @jsargentracing / @SpicerTbreds combination.#Karaka2025 pic.twitter.com/YEg0QMJOav — New Zealand Bloodstock (@KarakaChat) January 27, 2025 Lot 457 – Wootton Bassett (GB) x Aspen Colorado (NZ) (Proisir {Aus}), colt, NZ$600,000 Yet another Wootton Bassett made it's way into the 'sale toppers' on Day 2 at Karaka 2025, with a powerfully built colt from G1 New Zealand Oaks placegetter Aspen Colorado being knocked down to Tartan Meadow Bloodstock for NZ$600,000, who was able to fend off spirited bidding from underbidder Guy Mulcaster. Offered by Blandford Lodge, lot 457 is the first foal from Aspen Colorado, who is a half-sister to the Group 2-placed Canuhandleajandal (NZ) (Jimmy Choux {NZ}). He also hails from the family of Group 1-winning mares Danzdanzdance (NZ) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) and Lucia Valentina (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}). Founder of Tartan Meadow Bloodstock, Paul Chow thought the colt was a little “overpriced”, considering it was the mare's first foal, but recognised the boom on Wootton Bassett at present meant his client had to pay a little more than desired to secure him. Chow will break him in and pre-train the colt before he is exported to Hong Kong to race. Wootton Bassett had another two lots through the ring this session who sold for NZ$250,000 and NZ $200,000, respectively. This takes his average for the sale to a little over NZ$433,000. Karaka 2025 – Highlight Lot @BlandfordLodge's Lot 457, a Wootton Bassett colt out of Aspen Colorado sells for $600,000 to the bid of Paul Chow's @tartan_meadow.#Karaka2025 pic.twitter.com/FdIZjQdCZ6 — New Zealand Bloodstock (@KarakaChat) January 27, 2025 Lot 440 – Proisir (Aus) x All Can Party (Aus) (All American {Aus}), filly, NZ$560,000 After taking home the top lot yesterday, Aquis Farm's Tony Fung, Michael Freedman and Michael Wallace combined once again to secure the full-sister of G1 Tarzino Trophy winner Dark Destroyer (NZ) for NZ$560,000. Bred by Warwick Jeffries and offered by Highline Thoroughbreds, lot 440 is the fifth living foal from All Can Party, who has already produced Group 1 winner Dark Destroyer from two foals to race. It's a deep pedigree page, boasting at least seven Group 1 winners, including Masked Party (Aus) (Marscay {Aus}), Festal (Aus) (Vain {Aus}), Inspiration (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}), Wandjina (Aus), Dracula (Aus) and Complacent (Aus). Cam Heron from Highline Thoroughbreds was stoked with the result and believes the fillies syndicate have made an astute purchase. “She's a quality filly and we knew she'd turn heads once she got to Karaka,” Herron said. “She came out every day, put in the work, and handled her parades effortlessly. Her temperament is just amazing and she kept pushing through. It was really rewarding to see such a great result for our loyal clients.” All Can Party was due a foal by Proisir once again last spring, who stands at Rich Hill Stud for NZ$80,000 plus GST. The post Orchestral’s Sister Sets New Record of NZ$2.4m at Karaka appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 17th Annual Breakfast at the Gallops, hosted by the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism, will begin Friday. Mar. 14 at the Aiken Training Track with Ramon Dominguez serving as the guest speaker, Aiken officials announced via press release. The event will give guests an opportunity to observe juvenile and older runners before they ship out to racetracks across the country and local trainers will be on hand to speak with participants regarding various training methods used to condition their equine athletes. Tickets for the event are now on sale and are $20 in advance but $30 at the gate. Space is limited. Attendees should enter at the 724 Two Notch Road entrance, closest to Audubon Drive; vehicles must stop for all horses. A light breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m. A portion of the proceeds will go toward supporting the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. For more information on Breakfast at the Gallops and to register, please go here. The post Ramon Dominguez Named Guest Speaker for ‘Breakfast at the Gallops’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article