Wandering Eyes

Wins aboard Sunlight Power, Magnifique, Yuen Long Elite and Gorgeous Win cap a historic week for champion jockey.View the full article

Driver Penalties J Abernethy | Kapiti Coast 21 January; careless driving; fined $225. C Dalgety | Marlborough 19 January (heard NZ Metropolitan 24 January); careless driving; fined $250. K Green | Riverton 26 January; late to arrive at start area; fined $200. Trainer Penalty C Ferguson | Forbury Park 22 January; failed to affix gear so as not to come adrift; fined $100. Horse Penalties CODY BANNER | Forbury Park 22 January; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. NICKEL AND DIME | NZ Metropolitan 24 January; broke in running; must complete trial. THE HIGHWAYMAN | NZ Metropolitan 24 January; broke in score up; must complete mobile start trial. BONJOUR PARIS | Methven 26 January; broke in running; must complete trial. RIPSLINGER | Methven 26 January; lame; veterinary certificate required. GOLD NUGGET | Methven 26 January; broke in running; must complete trial. LILAC LUXURY | Methven 26 January; refused to score up; must complete mobile start trial. DRAGONESS | Riverton 26 January; broke in score up; must complete mobile start trial. TILLABERI | Riverton 26 January; broke in running; must complete trial. OUR SUPERFUND | Riverton 26 January; broke in running; must complete trial. MOMENT OF WHAT | Riverton 26 January; broke in running; must complete trial. RATA | Riverton 26 January; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. MATAURA B B | Riverton 26 January; broke in running; must complete trial. Protest LILAC LUXURY | Methven 26 January; unsatisfactory manners prior to start; declared a non-runner. The post 20-26 January 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Trainer Penalty P Ferguson | Non raceday dated 23 January; failed to present runner free of prohibited substance; fined $1,500 ($500 suspended for 12 months). Dog Penalty GOLDSTAR HARMONY | Christchurch 24 January; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. Protest GOLLY GOSH RAJA | Waikato 24 October; raced with prohibited substance in system; disqualified from 8th. The post 20-26 January 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – 2 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Monday, January 27, 2025 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Public Holiday racing returns to Warwick Farm on Monday afternoon, with a massive eight-race program lined up for the Australia Day long weekend. The Listed Australia Day Cup (2400m) headlines the action as the rail returns to the true position for the entire circuit, and although the track is rated a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, more scattered showers could mean a downgrade into the Soft 6 or 7 range at some stage. All the action is scheduled to get underway at 1:15pm AEDT. Australia Day Cup Tip: Tajanis A mid-race move proved a winning tactic for Tajanis in his latest outing at Rosehill on January 18, claiming a dominant 5.5-length victory over fellow progressive stayer, Gilded Water. He relished every inch of the 2400m journey on that occasion, and although this Listed feature is deeper than what he faced in that BM78, the son of Australia has always shown potential black-type quality since his arrival. He gets in nicely here on the minimum 53kg, and with Zac Lloyd set to gain an economical run from stall three, Tajanis should get every chance to figure in the 2025 Australia Day Cup. Australia Day Cup Race 7 – #9 Tajanis (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Zac Lloyd (53kg) +200 with Neds Best Bet at Warwick Farm: Automne Tree The Chris Waller-trained Automne Tree hit the line well, debuting at Canterbury on January 17, and was given little chance to figure after being dragged back to last. He then sustained a long run on the three-wide line heading into the home straight, whacking away gallantly in defeat behind stable companion Gatekeeper. The 1400m should be ideal for The Autumn Sun gelding, provided he can slot in for cover from gate 11. Automne Tree can make amends second-up at a good price with BlondeBet. Best Bet Race 3 – #1 Automne Tree (11) 3yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (57.5kg) +400 with BlondeBet Next Best at Warwick Farm: Everybody Rise Everybody Rise has been a shade disappointing in his two starts this preparation but appears set to peak third-up into the campaign. He didn’t have much luck in a slowly run race in his latest outing at Wyong on New Year’s Eve, closing to within two lengths of Fly Scotty Fly. James McDonald gets legged aboard this time around, and with a more positive position in the run from barrier six, Everybody Rise can repay the faith at a nice price with horse racing bookmakers. Next Best Race 1 – #3 Everybody Rise (6) 3yo Gelding | T: Peter Snowden | J: James McDonald (56kg) +400 with Picklebet Best Value at Warwick Farm: Seven’s Seven’s makes his Australian debut after a 161-day spell, and the undefeated French import represents terrific each-way value with Dabble. The two-time winner posted an eye-catching barrier trial at Randwick on January 14 heading into this first-up assignment, and although the 1600m could be short of his best trip, the son of Bated Breath brings an element of class to this BM64 contest. He appears well-weighted courtesy of the 3kg claim of apprentice Braith Nock, and with even luck in running, expect Seven’s to give a good account of himself at his first start on Australian soil. Best Value Race 6 – #1 Seven’s (10) 4yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Braith Nock (a3kg) (62kg) +1500 with Dabble Monday quaddie tips for Warwick Farm Warwick Farm quadrella selections January 27, 2025 1-2-3 1-4-7-11 1-7-9 4-5-8-9-16 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

New Zealand-based syndicator Go Racing have gone back to the proven well at Karaka to source what they hope to be their next champion juvenile. They went to $190,000 to secure last season’s New Zealand Champion Two-Year-Old Velocious out of Inglewood Stud’s 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft, and the daughter of Written Tycoon took her syndicate on the ride of a lifetime. She carried the Go Racing silks to victories in the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) and Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) before her breakthrough elite-level victory in Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m). In the midst of Velocious’ rise, Go Racing went to $300,000 at last year’s Karaka sales to purchase her Dundeel half-sister Alacritous and repeated the dose at Karaka on Sunday when going to $375,000 to secure her Per Incanto half-sister (lot 188). “We are absolutely rapt that we have bought her,” Go Racing General Manager Matt Allnutt said. “We were prepared to go a wee bit further. She is a queen of a filly and we are rapt to carry on our association with the family and Inglewood Stud.” While Allnutt said the Per Incanto filly has many similarities to her successful sister, he believes their recent purchase is a better type. “Velocious was a big, scopey filly in the same mould as this filly,” he said. “I think this is actually a nicer type. Being by Written Tycoon, Velocious is a wee bit long and that potentially put a few people off. “I just think this is an absolutely cracking filly and we will hopefully have a bit of fun with her in the future.” Like Velocious and Alacritous, the Per Incanto filly is set to be trained by Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh. “She will almost certainly be trained by Stephen,” Allnutt said. “He does a great job with our horses. We have had a long association with him, and we are happy to continue that relationship.” Meanwhile, Alacritous has shown a lot of promise to date for Marsh, according to Allnutt, and is set to make her debut in the coming months. “She had a trial just before Christmas,” Allnutt said. “We thought about pushing on and having a crack at getting into the Karaka Millions because she is precocious, but we really wanted to give her a second trial and there weren’t any trials for her for a month, so we decided to give her a bit if time out. “She is pre-training now and will come back into the stable soon. She will race as a two-year-old.” As reported earlier in the week, Velocious is making a pleasing return for Marsh after undergoing a wind operation last year following two sub-par performances early in her three-year-old term. “She had a jumpout last week and will have a quiet trial next week,” Allnutt said. “She will have two trials and then will be back and ready to race, all going well.  “Her breathing was really good in the jumpout last week and she certainly hasn’t lost any of her speed. We were more than happy with what she did and are really looking forward to the future with her.” View the full article

The colts had taken centre-stage on the opening day at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale before lot 168, a well-bred daughter of Too Darn Hot, entered the Karaka auditorium and was knocked down for $675,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent James Harron. Presented through the draft of Curraghmore, the filly is out of So You Think mare On The Ball, who was a placegetter at two, while her half-brother Swords Drawn is a multiple-Group Three performer, with Group Three winner Vigor Winner also in the family. On The Ball has swiftly made her mark as a broodmare, producing Group One performer Archaic Smile, and Roadcone, who has won two from four in Australia. Harron combined with Sydney trainer Michael Freedman and Tony Fung to form a fillies’ partnership to secure the filly. “All the team loved her and she is the one we all came together on,” Harron said. “She is just a very classy filly from a lovely family, a very exciting stallion from a very good farm in Curraghmore who just keeps getting winner after winner. A lovely filly with a lovely profile, it all stacked up and we were glad to get her.” While scouting fillies to purchase at Karaka, Harron indicated they were aiming to source an Oaks-type in favour of the early juvenile prospects. “When we are looking for the fillies over here, we are looking for what New Zealand does well and that is the mile, mile-and-a-half fillies who can maybe get over that Oaks distance,” he said. “She certainly had that classic look about her. She had a lovely attitude, nice long movement, very economical in how she did everything. “Through the year, we will pick up our two-year-old types. We wanted a more diverse spread of fillies that are going to do different things and that was the idea behind the strategy with the group before the start of this year. “She is very important to that strategy because she exemplifies everything we are looking for at this sale. She’s a lovely filly who has got that classic look with the right farm behind her and the right pedigree, let’s just hope we get a bit of luck.” View the full article

Wootton Bassett was in vogue at Karaka on Sunday, with two of the top lots in the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale sired by the Coolmore stallion. Just six lots in, a colt by the boom European sire, from Curraghmore’s draft, was knocked down to the $725,000 bid of Michael Freedman, Michael Wallace and Tom Magnier, the latter standing Wootton Bassett and owning his current Gr.1 Golden Slipper (1200m) favourite Wodeton. He is the first foal out of Nearco Stud mare Il Affare, a daughter of Dundeel who placed in the Gr.2 Royal Stakes (2000m), alongside fourth placings in the Gr.2 David and Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) and Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). While Il Affare was a capable stayer, her Group Three-winning half-sister Full Of Beauty earned more than HK$9.5 million in Hong Kong in the 1000m-1200m range. Sydney-based Freedman was immediately taken by the colt, who will continue a long-term association with Magnier’s Coolmore. “I just loved him,” Freedman said. “He’s a lovely moving horse and the stallion couldn’t be going any better. “We’ve known the Coolmore boys for a long time and back in the day, we trained quite a few for them. Tom and I have been chatting for a little while about trying to do something together and obviously he is by their stallion. “He was a colt that he really liked, so it just worked out well.” A fan of the sire, Freedman had anticipated the price and expects that to be the standard with his progeny going forward. “The stallion couldn’t be going any better and I don’t think they’re going to get any cheaper,” he said. “I think there’s 17 of them in the Easter catalogue in a couple of months’ time, so it was about what we thought we’d have to pay. “We were fortunate enough to have a lot to do with Danehills back in the day and so many of his good ones just had that really relaxed demeanour, and that’s what I’ve seen of his (Wotton Bassett) stock that I’ve had so far.” Later in the day, Cranbourne horseman Mick Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, was also eager to source a colt by the Coolmore sire and was pleased to have the gavel knocked down to his $600,000 bid for lot 103, the Wootton Bassett half-brother to Group Three winner Francesca, who was offered through Windsor Park’s draft. “I liked it when I looked up and saw A$540,000,” quipped Price, in reference to the exchange rate. “I think he (Wootton Bassett) is an amazing stallion. We watched the whole story on him – the guy (Bobby O’Ryan) buys him for $200,000 and as a 12-year-old Coolmore buy him for $50 million. It can only be one thing – because his stock goes well.” Price was also taken by his dam-side pedigree, with his Group Three winner Ayrton featuring further down the page, and he believes the colt has the potential for a future career at stud. “He is a beautiful colt, and Ayrton is in the family,” Price said. “He is a beautiful stud-type of colt if we can get the right form with him. “One of my owners, Greg McCarthy, who bred Ayrton, bred him. I haven’t spoken with him yet, but I believe he is keeping 10 percent, Tom Magnier is keeping 10 percent, so we have got 80 percent to go.” Price was also pleased to secure lot 58, a son of his former Group One winner Tarzino, for $180,000 out of Westbury Stud’s draft. “He (Tarzino) was one of my boys, I was very fond of him,” Price said. “I have spoken with Westbury (Stud, who stand Tarzino) about how to breed that horse, and I think if you breed Tarzino to the sharper mares you get a better horse. “Jungle Magnate (Group One winner) we bought off Gerry (Harvey, Westbury Stud principal) for $75,000 and he’s out of a mare that had a bit of a turn of foot. I think they are the right Tarzinos, so I was happy to have him. “I paid a little more for him than I would have liked, but he is a late foal, and he is staying here (New Zealand).” View the full article

The Gr.1 Australian Oaks at Randwick in April is part of an ambitious autumn plan for one of the country’s most promising fillies Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio). The Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes winner, who went on to a luckless second in the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield in November, is back in work at Chris Waller’s Rosehill stables and is building up to a return to the races in the first week of March, according to managing owner Denise Martin. Purchased by Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds from Rich Hill Stud for NZ$180,000 at Karaka two years ago, Aeliana has been set the task of a Gr.1 Surround Stakes (1400m) first-up at Randwick on March 1, on her way to possible run in the $1 million Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on April 12. In between, a run in the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) on March 15 and the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on March 29 are likely. Martin said this week that while the program will surely test the Castelvecchio filly, who progressed from Benchmark grade in the spring, she is confident Aeliana will excel as she rises in distance. “Chris has a very interesting program in mind at the moment and it’s a very exciting one,” Martin said. “It starts off with the Surround on the first of March and possibly a fortnight later in the Phar Lap and if that went well, she could progress to the Vinery and then ultimately the Oaks if she was handling things well. “We’ve had some wonderful fillies and mares over the time in this business such as Driefontein, Danglissa, Invincibella, Foxplay, Espiona, etc… and this filly may be the best of them all in terms of ultimate achievement as she should get the chance at a number of Group One races across her career.” When Martin purchased Aeliana as a yearling, she was thinking she might get to 2000 metres, but a post-race conference with Waller and race rider James McDonald has convinced her an Oaks trip is within her range. “At Caulfield that day Chris said he had every confidence that she can progress to an Oaks and James was of the same opinion and until you try it, you really don’t know,” Martin said. Martin is on her way to the Karaka sales this week and there is one young horse who is sure to be marked in her book in Lot 351. She is a half-sister to Aeliana, by Proisir. View the full article

Weigh In is live from the NZB Karaka Sales Complex to review all the action of the TAB Karaka Millions race night and get all the latest news, straight from the horse’s mouth. Weigh In – Karaka Special View the full article

Winning jockey Adam Nicholls and trainer Gary Clarke are all smiles after Prince Ruban claimed the $40,000 Lightning Wet Season Final (1200m) during the Darwin Turf Club’s meeting at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) Leading Darwin trainer Gary Clarke claimed yet another feature race at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Prince Ruban, a seven-year-old gelding, won the $40,000 Lightning Wet Season Final (1200m) with Adam Nicholls in the saddle from stablemate He’s Essential – the $2.90 favourite with online bookmakers – ridden by Jarrod Todd. It was Clarke’s second win in the 0-70 Final after Blue Odyssey beat home stablemate Mr Cashman in the inaugural Australia Day feature for mid-range sprinters in 2022. Starting at $6.50, Prince Ruban was among a host battling for the early lead before settling on the fence in seventh place and once leaving the back straight he was fourth. Turning for home at the 350m mark, Prince Ruban left the fence and set after Phil Cole’s front-running Exceedingly Magic as He’s Essential, who was third as from the 800m, started to flex some muscle. In the end, Prince Ruban prevailed by a length with Cole’s $8 chance Bryce, last at the final bend in the 10-horse field, motoring home for Wayne Davis to finish a further length away in third place. Prince Ruban debuted in Darwin in June 2021 prior to Cup Carnival and arrived back in the Top End for his fourth campaign in November. The son of Prince Of Dubai, who qualified for the Wet Season Final with victory in Heat 4 over 1300m in 0-64 grade in December, has had nine wins and 10 minor placings from 30 Fannie Bay starts. He appeared on Katherine Cup Day in August 2021 where he finished second. The Victorian galloper has had 16 other starts for the Tom Dabernig, David Hayes and Ben Hayes stable, as well as for trainer Shane Bottomley, who owns the horse, with all of his wins occurring in Darwin. Although the top weight with 59kg on Saturday, Prince Ruban boasted good form with a win, a second and two thirds at the end of 2024. Meanwhile, Cole and fellow trainer Tayarn Halter ended the Australia Day meeting with doubles. Queensland jockey Wanderson D’Avila and Victorian apprentice Hannah Le Blanc guided $6.50 prospect Whitten and $11 fancy Rebellious Hope home over 1200m in 0-58 grade and 1600m in the Class 2 ranks for Cole. Sonja Logan and Raymond Vigar delivered for Halter aboard $6.50 chance Funnyifitwon in a $30,000 heat of the Summer Sprint Series (1300m) and $9 aspirant Cherry Stem, who won her first race in a special conditions affair over 1200m. Victory made it 499 career wins for Logan, who would finish second in three other races. Chris Pollard’s $3.80 candidate Hey Little Sister finally saluted in Darwin at the ninth attempt thanks to pilot Stan Tsaikos with victory over 1000m against 0-64 opposition. Horse racing news View the full article

White Abarrio is back to the form that saw him win the 2023 Whitney Stakes (G1) and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) as the 6-year-old son of Race Day dominated his competition in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25.View the full article

Winchell Thoroughbreds' homebred Recharge went to the lead at the start and hung on by a neck to post a 42-1 upset in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (G3) Jan. 25 at Sam Houston Race Park.View the full article

With blinkers off and Tiago Pereira back aboard, Katonah joined in a four-way stretch battle and then pulled away to win by two lengths.View the full article

7th-GP, $94k, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 3:21p.m. ET A $500,000 KEESEP purchase by Repoel Stables in 2023, ADVENTURIST (Curlin) goes to post here for Todd Pletcher with Irad Ortiz Jr. in the irons. Out of GIII Comely Stakes victress Touching Beauty (Tapit), the chestnut is a half-brother to GISP Just a Touch (Justify) and SP Corps of Discovery (Unbridled's Song). His dam is herself a half-sister to GSP Tritap (Tapit) as well as SW Noisy Feet (Tapit), in turn the mother of SW What Say Thee (Sea The Stars {Ire}). He's been given 2-1 odds on the morning line and has a consistent worktab under his belt for this unveiling. TJCIS PPs 10th-SA, $60k, Msw, 3yo, 1mT, 7:37p.m. ET Rowan August (Authentic), a homebred for Spendthrift Farm, will be unveiled in this nightcap in California under Richard Mandella's banner. A half-brother to GISW Kalypso (Brody's Cause)–who sold to Katsumi Yoshida in 2022 for $2.1-million at FTKNOV pregnant to Flightline, and was bred to Equinox (Jpn) after delivering a filly in 2024–Rowan August has a line of six and five furlong works to his credit, and has been given 12-1 odds on the morning line. TJCIS PPs The post Jan. 26 Insights: Halfs to Grade I Quality Runners Debut on Both Coasts appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As the three favorites trailed early, pacesetter Speed King rolled to a one-length upset victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.View the full article

Given the way trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. has become a dominant force in South Florida racing, it seemed only a matter of time before he extended his winning touch to the Pegasus World Cup races.View the full article

The Hong Kong Jockey Club struck early at Karaka in the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale, going to $625,000 to secure lot 11, the Savabeel colt out of Group Three performer Indecision, a half-sister to dual Group One winner Viadana. The Jockey Club’s southern hemisphere buying agent Craig Rounsefell, of Boomer Bloodstock, was taken by the colt when inspecting him at Trelawney Stud, and he believes he is an ideal prospect for Hong Kong. “I think it is a strong start to the sale. It is a good bunch of horses here and fortunately for us we had one of our top picks come up early in the sale,” Rounsefell said. “He is a Savabeel colt who is ideal for our programme. He is a late November type, a later maturing type. He is off a great farm in Trelawney, one of the best farms in New Zealand. “We just loved him on type. He is a very athletic, sound looking horse with a great temperament.” The colt will now cross the Tasman to undergo his early education and is destined to head to Hong Kong where he will be offered through the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s international sale. “He will head over to Australia to Limitless Lodge and he will get trained up there,” Rounsefell said. “He will head up to Hong Kong in two years for the international sale and then go into full work up there once he has been through the sale.” Lot 11, the Savabeel colt out of Group Three performer Indecision, was purchased by the Hong Kong Jockey club for $625,000. Photo: Kirstin Ledington Trelawney Stud’s Cherry Taylor was duly rapt with the result, although she said the nerves were high with the colt being so early in the sale. “We are thrilled to bits,” she said. “Lot 11 is a little bit nervous because it is early in the sale, but we really liked the colt and the mare has done so well, her first two (foals) are both winners. Storm Front, who Tony Pike trains is an exceptional horse. “This one is just a beautiful type, so I am looking forward to seeing him run.” Taylor had expected plenty of interest in the colt in the sale ring, but said the $625,000 price tag exceeded their expectations. “We have had a lot of interest at our parades,” she said. “We thought the horse might make $400,000, but our reserve was $200,000. We always put low reserves on so we get them on the market and people can buy them.” Taylor is looking forward to watching the colt’s progress in Hong Kong, a racing jurisdiction she has strong ties with. “I have got a long association with Hong Kong,” she said. “My father (Cliff Goss) trained in Macau many years ago and one of my best friends lives in Hong Kong. We are up there all the time, so I am thrilled to bits he has gone to Hong Kong.” Meanwhile, Rounsefell struck again shortly after, securing lot 22, the Per Incanto colt out of Elsdon Park’s draft for $160,000, and the Australian bloodstock agent is looking to be active at the sale over the coming days. “We will see how it pans out over the next couple of days. There are a good group of horses here and hopefully we will get a few more,” he said. View the full article

Barneswood Farm have made the $1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1600m) their own, winning last year’s inaugural running with Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai), and backing that up as breeders of this year’s victor Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel). The pair gave Barneswood Farm’s Sarah and Chris Green, and business partner Ger Beemsterboer, their biggest moment in racing when recording a memorable double in the Aotearoa Classic-Karaka Millions 3YO double at the Karaka Millions meeting last year, and they were rapt to see farm graduate Orchestral continue their dominance of the Aotearoa Classic on Saturday night. “What a proud moment – two years in a row,” Sarah Green said. “To see Orchestral get the three-year-old last year and carry on to do what she has done, she is an absolute class act. “It was very emotional, it couldn’t have been more exciting if we owned her ourselves. It was spectacular, we had friends and family watching and cheering on (trainers) Robert (Wellwood) and Roger (James). It was very special to watch that for them.” Out of their Group Three performer Symphonic, Barneswood Farm offered Orchestral through Haunui Farm’s 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft where she was purchased by James and Wellwood for $625,000. Saturday’s win was timely for the farm, who are set to offer Orchestral’s yearling full-sister at Karaka, where she will go through the sales ring as lot 345 on Monday. “That is pretty exciting,” Green said. “She has had a lot of interest, as you would expect. “I didn’t want to sell her, but that is just the way it is. She is a beautiful filly and she has been nice and correct, and big and strong since she was born. I think she has got a good future in front of her. “We have got another full-sister to Orchestral at foot. We will keep the foal, so the line keeps going.” Adding further interest to the sale is the Savabeel filly is a full-sister in blood to three-year-old sensation Savaglee, who has won five of his six starts this season, including the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November. As a slot holder in the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), Green has followed Savaglee’s career with great interest, and she said being a part of the inaugural running of the slot race is giving her family great enjoyment. “We haven’t filled our slot yet, so it’s always interesting watching all of the three-year-olds,” she said. “My son, Harry, who lives in America, he is 22 and spends all his time doing sectionals in Australia and New Zealand. He is obsessed with it, and it’s great bringing younger ones into the game. “There are a few good three-year-old races coming up, so we have got time to fill that slot.” Barneswood Farm have had a lot of success buying out of Karaka, with Group One winners Desert Lightning, Media Sensation, Planet Rock, and Orchestral’s dam Symphonic just a number of their purchases. Their former trainers Peter and Dawn Williams played an integral part in their yearling selections, and they will once again team up with the husband-and-wife duo to try and replicate their success. “Hopefully we will come away with one or two,” Green said. “Peter and Dawn are with us. They have got such a good eye for picking a horse that you can’t not have them with you. They are great people and great friends.” Barneswood Farm will also be offering a handful of yearlings at Karaka as vendors, with their offerings going through Haunui Farm’s draft. “We have got four in Book 1 and one in Book 2,” Green said. “It is exciting to sell them, but I am completely different to my husband, he is a seller and I am a keeper, but you can’t keep them all.” View the full article

Spirit of St Louis, a 6-year-old New York-bred gelding by Medaglia d'Oro, scored his first graded win Jan. 25 in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

White Abarrio is back to the form that saw him win the 2023 Whitney Stakes (G1) and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) as the 6-year-old son of Race Day dominated his competition in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25.View the full article

WHITE ABARRIO (h, 6, Race Day–Catching Diamonds, by Into Mischief) took over from pacesetting Saudi Crown (Always Dreaming) leaving the quarter pole and from there turned Saturday's $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes into a one-horse affair, storming clear to win by 6 1/4 lengths in quick time. Winner of this track's GI Florida Derby three seasons ago for this trainer and the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero while under the care of Richard Dutrow, Jr., landed back in this barn this fall and though he was a smashing allowance winner Nov. 22, was a slow-starting second in the GIII Mr. Prospector Stakes over seven furlongs Dec. 28. Stretching back out for this as the 5-2 second choice, the gray entire left there running but was consigned to a three-wide passage around the first turn as Saudi Crown was hustled along by Florent Geroux to make the lead through lively fractions of :23.43 and :46.68. Three or four deep and out of harm's way down the back, White Abarrio began to pour in the pressure approaching the stretch, easily wrested command and kicked home to leave no doubt about his superiority. 'TDN Rising Star' Locked (Gun Runner) jumped as the 9-5 favorite, but his race was more or less over at the break, when he was tardy from his double-digit draw, spotting valuable tactical position. Hard-ridden into the stretch, the Eclipse runner boxed on meritoriously to finish second, just ahead of the winner's stable companion Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator). Sales history: $7,500 Ylg '20 OBSOCT; $40,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR. O-C 2 Racing Stable, Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Pagnano, Antonio; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Saffie Joseph Jr. A WOW! performance by White Abarrio in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1)!@IradOrtiz up for @SaffieJosephJr on the @C2RacingStable star, who is already a Breeders' Cup Classic champion. pic.twitter.com/51KdWpTcXK — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 25, 2025 The post White Abarrio In Splendid Isolation In Pegasus World Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Maiden winner Starzand (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) (lot 6) became just the third horse to clear the £200,000 barrier at the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale when selling to former NH jockey Richard Johnson for £230,000 on Saturday. Secured for Dave Lewis's Gwent Holdings, the 5-year-old gelding is bound for the yard of Philip Hobbs and Johnson White. Formerly a €21,000 store at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, Starzand was consigned by James Doyle's Baltimore House Stables and his price is the second-highest ever recorded at the sale. “Dave is keen to have a few more, we bought last year, they have run well and he is keen to move forward again,” said Johnson, who is helping Lewis with purchasing plans. “Everyone wants winners at Cheltenham and that is where we want to get. This looks a lovely horse, and will be one for the future, he is a proper long-term three-mile chaser and it might take him two years for him to reach his potential.” Debut bumper winner Kilwaughter (Ire) (Milan {GB}) (lot 22), who struck at Down Royal on Boxing Day, caught the eye of Tom Malone at £120,000 in a private sale. A half-brother to seven winners from the family of Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Ghizao (Ger) (Tiger Hill {Ire}), the 5-year-old gelding was consigned by Stuart Crawford's Newlands Stables. His previous trips through the sales ring were as a €24,000 Tattersalls Ireland November NH foal and a €30,000 store buy. Malone said, “He might go for one of the decent late-spring bumpers, he has been bought on spec, and I thought he had a lovely level of form. He is a beautiful horse with a lovely winning pedigree, and he came highly recommended.” Rounding out the six-figure lots was Leopardstown bumper winner Karate Kid (Ire) (Spanish Moon) (lot 10), who changed hands for £100,000 when purchased by Tessa Greatrex of Highflyer Bloodstock. Consigned by Colm Ryan Racing, he is intended for Jim and Clare Bryce, owners of Rhonehurst Stables, the training base for Warren Greatrex. His dam is a half-sister to the Grade 1-winning chaser Arzal (Fr) (Vendangeur {Ire}). “Jim and Clare had a runner here today, and I don't think they were initially intending to buy, but I saw the horse yesterday and recommended him,” said Greatrex. “We were impressed with his bumper win, he beat some nice horses and he looks a smart horse for the future.” The aggregate almost doubled, rising by 90% to £1,667,000 for 24 lots sold from 30 offered. Last year's sale garnered £876,000. The average rose 27% to £69,458 and the median increased by 102% to £62,500. Tattersalls Online sales manager Shirley Anderson-Jolag said, “The Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale has been highly satisfactory producing a clearance rate of 80%, a turnover over £1,600,000, alongside increases in both the average and medians, all figures which show a strong improvement on 2024. “Today's across-the-card Grade 3 double with Docpickedme (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}), winner of Doncaster's Great Yorkshire Chase, and Moon D'Orange (Fr) (Spanish Moon)'s success at Cheltenham, prove yet again that buyers who are interested in purchasing high-quality jumps horse should look no further than the Tattersalls Cheltenham sales.” The post Starzand Snapped Up By Gwent Holdings For £230k At Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Speed King (c, 3, Volatile–Athenian Beauty, by Corinthian), second as the favorite in the Remington Springboard Mile Stakes Dec. 13, ran them off their feet in Saturday's GIII Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park, good for 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Overlooked at odds of 14-1 while drawn widest of all in post nine, Speed King cleared the field beneath Rafael Bejarano heading into the clubhouse turn. He set fractions of :24.11 and :47.82, gave them the slip on the far turn and kept on finding down the stretch to pull off the upset. Sandman (Tapit) ran a fantastic race to finish a rallying, close second after stumbling at the start. Tiztastic (Tiz the Law) was third. Favored 'TDN Rising Star' Patch Adams (Into Mischief) was a disappointing fourth. Sales history: $85,000 wnlg '22 KEENOV; $30,000 yrl '23 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. O-Triton Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Nancy C. Shuford (KY); T-Ron Moquett. Speed King takes them all the way in the G3 Southwest and picks up 20 points towards Kentucky Derby 151! @ronmoquett trains the 3YO colt and @sambitoperu was aboard! A 14/1 winner and you can't say @emilyoptixeq didn't tell you about this one! TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/SoaG21TqbP — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) January 25, 2025 The post ‘Speed’ Rules in the Southwest appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A horse that frequently fires a big shot when fresh up, SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (g, 6, Medaglia d'Oro–Khancord Kid, by Lemon Drop Kid) was steered off heels and widest in upper stretch and powered home down the center of the course to take out Saturday's $1-million GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The New York-bred, a 7-1 chance, broke fairly and took up a spot in the third flight of horses and sat a centerfield trip as the rail-drawn GI Hollywood Derby hero Formidable Man (City of Light) cut out the running from GI Woodbine Mile upsetter Win For the Money (Mohaymen) and they went quick early. Bottled up from mid-division down the back as postions remained unchanged up front, Spirit of St Louis raced in traffic and on hold rounding the second turn and was still short of running room as they neared the stretch. Tyler Gaffalione was able to extricate his mount shortly after entering the lane and steered Spirit of St Louis to the outside of the well-fancied Major Dude (Bolt d'Oro), with a clear shot if good enough. Integration (Quality Road) in the meantime made the lead relatively early beneath Frankie Dettori and carried the field deep into the final furlong, but was run down in the dying strides. The final time was a crisp 1:44.50 for the nine furlongs on fast turf. It was a third win in the race for trainer Chad Brown (Almanaar, Bricks and Mortar) and a third in the last 12 runnings for Medaglia d'Oro, whose 2014 winner Lochte was also out of a mare by the late Lemon Drop Kid. Sales history: $300,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $280,000 HRA '23 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 14-10-3-0. O-Madaket Stables LLC, Dubb, Michael and Schermerhorn, Richard; B-Chester R & Mary Broman (NY); T-Chad Brown. #8 SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ($17.80) got room late and got up just in time under a perfectly timed ride by @Tyler_Gaff to win the $1,000,000 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at @GulfstreamPark. The son of Medaglia d'Oro (@DarleyAmerica) is trained by Chad Brown. pic.twitter.com/f5mA6LL3Gd — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 25, 2025 The post Medaglia d’Oro’s Spirit of St Louis Takes Flight In Pegasus World Cup Turf appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article