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Mornington trainer Matt Laurie capped off a memorable week in Sydney, following Tuesday’s Vinery Stud Stakes triumph, by claiming the prestigious Inglis Sires’ 2025 with his unbeaten colt, Vinrock, in a historic victory at Royal Randwick. “Lost for words. Incredible,” Laurie told Sky Thoroughbred Central, reflecting on the remarkable achievement. Kicking off the elite Group […] The post 2025 Inglis Sires’ Results: Vinrock Completes Rare Double appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

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By Adam Hamilton It was only fitting Leap To Fame headlined an Aussie dominance of Cambridge’s Night of Champions. The Queensland champion had already earned comparisons with the all-time greats of Australasian pacing and only fuelled them further with a spellbinding and almost unbelievable win. What a way to make your first splash in New Zealand. Throw in another Aussie trifecta in the TAB Trot – the second time in its two-year history – and it was one of the proudest nights for Australians in NZ. There was so much emotion and passion around Arcee Phoenix’s TAB Trot win after finishing fourth last year. And, of course, the Aussie-trained by Kiwi-owned mare Queen Elida’s second placing made her the all-time highest earning trotting mare in Australasia. But the night belonged to the pacer they call Larry. Such was the magnitude of the win, his reserved trainer-driver Grant Dixon declared it his “greatest performance yet.” The Queensland megastar did all the work, crushed Miracle Mile winner Don Hugo on a rain-soaked track and still smashed the NZ record by a staggering 1.6sec. “When you factor in travelling here (NZ) for the first time, drawing out so wide and the work he did, I think it’s his greatest performance,” Dixon said. “It took so long to get around them to even get outside him (Don Hugo), then I had plenty of instruction pre-race I had to put more pressure on than I did in the Miracle Mile. “I knew I had Luke (McCarthy, driving Don Hugo) beaten on the last bend, but I was worried about how much work we’d done and the locals coming at me late. “He’s just an incredible horse, a life changing horse and it’s much as relief as anything to come here and win a race like this.” Leap To Fame, who has won 50 of his 62 starts and over $4.3 million, will now return home for a break before his home state Brisbane Inter Dominion series, starting on July 5. He won the last Brisbane Inter Dominion two years ago. Seymour said returning to NZ for the iconic NZ Cup at Addington in November was a genuine possibility. In the TAB Trot, trainer-driver Chris Svanosio praised his late father-in-law, renowned vet Dr Alistair MacLean, for paving the way for the biggest win of his career. Arcee Phoenix led throughout to continue Victoria’s dominance TAB Trot after Just Believe led home a first four for Victorian raiders in last year’s inaugural running. Last night it was Arcee Phoenix beating Queen Elida. It was an Australian trifecta with The Locomotive running third. “Alistair was amazing with horses. We had Arcee Phoenix at home as a two-year-old, but didn’t race him. Alistair mapped out a plan, which has ultimately taken us to win the richest trotting race in this part of the world,” Svanosio said. “We all miss dearly and we’d love him to have been here for this tonight.” McLean passed away in September, last year. Arcee Phoenix ran fourth in last year’s TAB Trot, but Svanosio knew he had a better horse this time. “He was still developing and also at the end of a long campaign when he came last year,” he said. “Everything Alistair said and hoped would happen over time, has with this horse. “He’s just getting to his prime now, so we’ll miss the other big races here (NZ) and get him back home to prepare for the Inter Dominion.” View the full article

By Barry Lichter “On the night of champions, Nicky Chilcott, one of the champions of the raceway, gets her 700th driving success – what a way to finish off a crazy night …” Cambridge racecaller Aaron White was the first of many to congratulate Chilcott after her milestone win in the final race when she reined home Crazy, the rank outsider of the field. And how appropriate that Chilcott, 53, could become only the second woman to reach the mark on a horse who had confounded the best of drivers and been out of the winner’s circle for more than three years on both sides of the Tasman. “He’s certainly well named,” Chilcott said of the trotter who has been pulled up 14 times in his career and posted beaten margins of up to 1157 metres, reflected in his career record of five wins and just a solitary placing in 45 starts. “I don’t know whether we just get on well together but tonight you wouldn’t have driven a nicer horse. You could have put your grandma on him he was that lovely.” It was only Chilcott’s second drive behind the Tim Hall-trained eight-year-old after she did what few drivers before her had managed on March 18 – got him away from a stand. “But I couldn’t steer him that night so I told Tim to put a pole on him and work him in it every day. And when I did a warm-up trip on him tonight, he trotted beautifully.” And, back behind the mobile, Crazy behaved perfectly, Chilcott making sure not to touch his mouth in the score-up until 50 metres before release. “He felt as safe as houses and after I got the trail I knew he’d be hard to beat, if he let down. “Round the bend the one in front was stopping and when it got a bit tight he threw in a funny step but once he got clear it was all over and I didn’t even turn the stick.” Chilcott, who celebrated with a fist pump over the line, said she was thrilled more for Hall, a one-time White Star worker who registered his 37th win in his 15th year as a public trainer. “I had the easy job. Tim’s done a great job with this horse and spent a lot of time with him. He’s a real battler but you wouldn’t meet a nicer guy.” It said a lot for Hall’s patience as a co-owner of the horse when you consider Crazy notched a single placing during a two-and-a-half year stint in Australia, first with Craig and Tony Jamieson in Victoria then Darren McCall in Brisbane. Chilcott, who earlier in the night finished third behind Always Flyin in the Dorothy Cutts Invitational for women drivers, said it was a great night to end three months of sitting on 699. “I’m really proud of reaching 700. A lot of people have driven a lot more winners than me but I’ve never been attached to a big stable and driven mostly for owner-trainers.” Chilcott said she had great respect for the country’s leading woman driver Samantha Ottley who had rocketed past her to 850 wins. “But I haven’t been driving much at all and just been chipping away.” By comparison, Chilcott has had 18 drives this year, compared with Ottley, who would drive 18 most weeks, and has had 268 drives this season. And last year it was Chilcott 106 and Ottley 839. “I’ve been giving a lot of drives to Leah (Hibell) in recent years. You’ve got to look after the young ones coming through.” Chilcott, who has had 7916 drives since starting in 1993, was glad she delayed her celebrations – she was stopped twice on the short drive home and breath-tested. “But I’m now going to sit down with a glass of red wine and watch the replay.” View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Unplaced in her four previous starts, Impressive Shard burst into the winner’s circle at Addington last night for Leeston trainer Brad Mowbray. “That was a very impressive run, she’s aptly-named,” Mowbray told Harness Racing Unhinged’s Nigel Armstrong post race. “She’s quite a smart horse.” Impressive Shard was the $46 outsider in last night’s race. Starting from the outside of the mobile in the Betavet Fillies and Mares Mobile Pace Matthew Williamson took the Captain Crunch three-year-old back to last early. They then trucked into the race three wide and despite a tough run she produced a determined run to beat closest rival Elektra King by a neck. “She just kept finding,” said Williamson, “she was holding them quite easily in the last half of the straight.” “It was a big win.” Impressive Shard (Captain Crunch – Pemberton Shard) was a $45,000 purchase from the 2023 National Standardbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch. “I also trained Pemberton Shard and this one is dead-set like her mother,” says Mowbray. Pemberton Shard was a nine race winner, with stakes earnings of over $220K. It was Mowbray’s fifth win this year and followed a couple of other longshot winners he’s had in She’s Tough and Okiwi Bay. Also last night the new father-son partnership of Greg and Ben Hope had their first win with Mr Love, driven by Ricky May, while Robert and Jenna Dunn (Malakai and Tyrons Strapping Lad) and Hayden and Amanda Cullen (Hadron Collider and Harrison John) both trained doubles on the night and Brendon Hill trained the quinella in the Trade Me Property Mobile Pace with Arthur Shelby and Rockingood. View the full article

Scenic Point ridden by Daniel Stackhouse wins the Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Promising filly Scenic Point kept her perfect record intact with a sharp win in Saturday’s Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, confirming her black-type potential just two starts into her career. Trained by the Hayes team of Ben, Will and JD, the Written Tycoon filly was sent out as a warm favourite and lived up to expectations despite giving her rivals a head start. After stepping a touch slow from the barriers, jockey Daniel Stackhouse allowed her to settle at the rear of the small field before plotting a wide run around the bend. With clean air from the 400m, Scenic Point balanced up and let down powerfully. Still green in the straight, she shifted about under hands and heels riding but showed clear class as she surged past her rivals to win by a length as the $1.40 favourite with the top horse racing bookmakers. Listed Redoutes Choice Stakes Replay – Scenic Point https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Caulfield-2025-Listed-Redoutes-Choice-Stakes-05042025-Scenic-Point-Ben-Will-JD-Hayes-Daniel-Stackhouse.mp4 “She’s still got plenty to learn,” Stackhouse said. “But the feel she gives you is unbelievable. She relaxed so well early, and when I asked her, she just switched on. The good ones do that.” Aleppo Pine ($3.90) was promoted to second after a protest was upheld against Mednyi, who shifted out and caused interference in the straight. But neither could match Scenic Point’s finishing burst. Co-trainer Will Hayes praised both horse and rider for handling the tricky race shape. “She got a bit worked up before the race, which was very different to Pakenham,” he said. “But what she showed today was all raw ability. Stacky gave her a patient ride and got her into the clear when it mattered. She’s got stakes class and plenty of upside.” The win delivers Scenic Point her first stakes success at just start number two, taking her earnings to $127,750. While a Sydney raid remains a live option, the Hayes stable may opt to give her a break and target bigger spring goals. “She’s an exciting filly,” Hayes said. “It’s great to get a stakes win for Mrs Wanless and these colours. There’s definitely a lot more to come.” Horse racing news View the full article

North England winning the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained North England ($3.80) has fended off all challengers to claim the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, kicking off proceedings for Day 1 of The Championships. The son of Farnan was looking to bounce back after producing a mid-field finish in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) on March 22, with a drop back to 1100m seemingly suiting the jump-and-run style two-year-old colt. Tim Clark was happy to give up the inside running rail early, as the Ciaron Maher-trained Stormland () launched out of the gates and crossed to the front under the urgings of Jason Collett. It allowed King Of Pop () and Beskar ($3.50) to stalk the leading pair throughout, while the likes of Strada Varenna ($10) was ridden cold by Zac Purton after missing the start from stall eight. North England dropped Stormland as the pair hit the turn for home, while King Of Pop was trying to get clear running under Zac Lloyd, with Ben Melham refusing to shift racing room aboard Beskar as the pair got into a bumping duel in the final furlong. It allowed North England to pinch a winning break, with King Of Pop surging into a clear second when it was all over. Click here for all Randwick race replays. Adrian Bott was delighted with the win as he spoke post-race. “It’s really satisfying,” said Bott. “It’s been a very frustrating campaign with him. The horse has got so much talent, and things haven’t necessarily gone right for him throughout the campaign, so to capitalise and finish on a good note, I guess, is very satisfying for the owners and connections. “Obviously they put a lot in looking for these types of horses and colts, so to get a nice win for a talented two-year-old on a big day like today is very satisfying. “He’s got the great temperament for it. He’s just a naturally precocious horse, which he’s shown from early days. He’s got the mindset and constitution to be able to keep up and sustain that sort of preparation. I think he’ll train on as well.” “We’ll tip him out now, most likely, get him set for a three-year-old campaign and hopefully we can have a smooth run at things and he can show his talent.” Tim Clark then spoke to the win and what distance may be best for North England moving into the spring. “It was good to see him do that and bounce back,” said Clark. “Obviously it’s great to start the day like that as well. I thought that he presented the fittest that he’s been all prep today and just trying to play catch up might have just taken the edge off him. “He was really well in himself today, really fresh, he’s pinged out, put himself on speed and toughed it out well. And I think that maybe at this stage that 1100m is a lovely sweet spot for him. “Hopefully next time when he strengthens a little bit more he can extend that brilliance out to 1200m and open a few more options, but he’s done a fantastic job throughout his two-year-old career. “He’s probably banked the best part of $800,000 for the season, so he’s been there from day dot and he deserves probably a good spell now.” Horse racing news View the full article

The Championships Day 1 2025 Race Replays. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Day 1 of The Championships 2025 has arrived with a bumper 10-race meeting scheduled at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) is the headline act on a massive day of racing in Sydney. As the Sydney Autumn Carnival reaches its peak, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. Free Randwick Race Replays & Results – Saturday, April 5, 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Race 1 – Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) Race Replay & Results https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Randwick-2025-Group-3-Kindergarten-Stakes-05042025-North-England-Gai-Waterhouse-Adrian-Bott-Tim-Clark.mp4 Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 1 NORTH ENGLAND Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark $3.80 $1.50 2nd 2 KING OF POP Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Zac Lloyd $1.50 3rd 6 BESKAR Anthony & Sam Freedman Ben Melham $1.45 4th 8 HAY STREET Annabel Neasham & Robbie Archibald Adam Hyeronimus Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 1-2 $3.80 Exacta 1-2 $10.60 Duet 1-2 $1.90 Duet 1-6 $3.60 Duet 2-6 $3.20 Trifecta 1-2-6 $35.80 First Four 1-2-6-8 $155.60 Horse racing news View the full article

Mr Brightside claimed a second straight win in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile. The Championships Day 1 at Randwick is set for Saturday, April 5, and features one of the most prestigious race cards of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. With four Group 1 features—the Doncaster Mile, TJ Smith Stakes, Australian Derby, and Sires’ Produce Stakes—punters are in for a top-tier day of racing and promotions. Australia’s top bookmakers are offering a mix of odds boosts, cashback offers, and referral codes to help you extract more value from every bet placed on The Championships. The Championships Day 1 Bookmaker Promotions & Betting Offers Top racing promos for April 5 at Randwick include: Randwick & Caulfield Races 1 – 4 | Bet Back Run 2nd Or 3rd Activate your Bet Back Tool in your Betslip on Races 1-4 at Randwick & Caulfield this Saturday and if your runner comes 2nd or 3rd, get up $50 back as Bonus Cash. Bet Back Tool is only available to use on the day of race, on Fixed Win bets, and on races with 5 or more runners. Neds T&C’s Apply Login to Neds to Claim Promo Randwick, Caulfield & Ascot | Saturday Bonus Back 2nd Or 3rd All Races Any Race. Any Runner. Any Odds. Get a Bonus Back if your runner comes second or third. Fixed odds only. Check your Vault for eligibility. Unibet T&C’s apply. Login to UniBet to Claim Promo Race 1 Randwick | Bet Loses, Stake Back In Bonus Bets Up To $50 Place a pre-race single bet on Race 1 Randwick and get you stake back in Bonus Bets if it loses. Eligible customers. T&C’s apply. Login to Bet365 to Claim Promo Randwick Races 1-5 | Run 2nd or 3rd Bonus Back up to $25 Apply from bet slip. Available one per fixed odds win bet per eligible races. Min 5 runners. Excludes boosted odds, multi & bonus bets. If a given race has less than 8 runners, only the qualifying bets on the horse finishing 2nd will receive a bonus back. PlayUp T&Cs apply. Login to PlayUp to Claim Promo Blonde Boosts! Elevate your prices! BlondeBet T&C’s Apply. Eligible Customers Only. Login to BlondeBet to Claim Promo 25% Winnings Boost! – Randwick & Caulfield Get 25% BOOSTED WINNINGS paid in BONUS CASH. Fixed win only. First eligible bet per race. Must apply Promotion in betslip. Cash bet only. Max bonus $250. Picklebet T&Cs apply. Eligible Customers Only Login to Picklebet to Claim Promo Randwick Races 1 & 2 | Copy Any Bet If Your Horse Runs 2nd Or 3rd Get Cash Back Copy any bet at Randwick in Races 1 & 2 and if it comes second or third get real cash back up to $25. Dabble T&Cs apply. Eligible Customers Only. Login to Dabble to Claim Promo Price Push Randwick Race 7 – Briasa (#5) To Win – $8 Was $4.40. Saturday Price Push. Briasa to win at $8 odds. T&C’s apply. Login to UniBet to Claim Promo Wodeton To Win Group 1 Inglis Sires At Randwick – $6.00 Get $6 for Wodeton to win the Group 1 Inglis Sires in Randwick Race 6. Eligible Customers Only. BoomBet T&C’s Apply. Login to BoomBet to Claim Promo Randwick Jockey Challenge | Zac LLoyd and Ryan Moore To Combine 2 + Winner – $2.00 Zac LLoyd and Ryan Moore to combine for 2 winners at Wyong for $2.10 odds. Eligible customers. T&C’s apply. Login to Bet365 to Claim Promo Randwick, Caulfield & Eagle Farm Races 7-10 | Run 2nd & 3rd Bonus Cash Back Place a fixed odds win bet on Races 7 to 10 at Randwick, Caulfield and Eagle Farm on Saturday, and if your horse runs 2nd or 3rd, get Bonus Cash back. BlondeBet T&C’s Apply. Eligible Customers Only. Login to BlondeBet to Claim Promo How does HorseBetting.com.au source its Championships betting offers? HorseBetting.com.au reviews all major Australian bookmakers in the lead-up to Group 1 race days to compile the best available betting promotions. We highlight value-driven offers you can actually use—ranging from bonus-back promos to boosted odds on headline runners across the Doncaster, Derby, and TJ Smith Stakes. To get the most out of your Championships Day punting, check out our latest race previews, betting tips, and expert quaddie picks in the The Championships Day 1 race-by-race guide. More horse racing promotions View the full article

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7th-Aqueduct, $86,000, Alw (C)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 4-4, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:35.23, ft, 1/2 length. STAR OF WONDER (c, 4, Uncle Mo–Starship Warpspeed, by Congrats), a half-brother to Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil), MGISW, $2,777,458, delivered as the even-money favorite in his 4-year-old debut here. The 'TDN Rising Star' was off to a slow start, but recovered nicely to advance into fourth through an opening quarter in :23.11. Locked and loaded but stuck in traffic approaching the quarter pole, Star of Wonder found racing room along the rail as they straightened for home and kicked on in the stretch to defeat longshot Castle Chaos (Palace Malice) by a half-length. Star of Wonder made all four of his previous career starts last season, including an optional claiming victory around two turns at Churchill Downs most recently Nov. 24. Starship Warpspeed has also produced Mojovation (Quality Road), GSP, $375,988; the 3-year-old filly Lady Scuderia (Uncle Mo), a $2.5-million KEESEP yearling purchase set to debut for Resolute Racing and Bill Mott at Keeneland Sunday; and the 2-year-old colt Leading Change (Gun Runner), an $800,000 KEESEP yearling purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, $267,680. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. STAR OF WONDER ($4.00) prevails in the 7th race at Aqueduct. The four-year-old colt by Uncle Mo was ridden by @jjcjockey for trainer @bradcoxracing and owner @WinStarFarm. pic.twitter.com/Sv9LT8sNq6 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) April 4, 2025 The post Shedaresthedevil ‘Rising Star’ Half-Brother Star of Wonder Fires Fresh Off Bench at Big A 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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Due to forecasted severe weather in the Hot Springs area, Oaklawn has canceled live racing and training for Saturday, April 5. Racing is expected to resume as scheduled with Saturday's card moved to Sunday, April 6. They are the second track to be affected by Mother Nature's wrath this weekend as Keeneland was also forced to postpone its Friday and Saturday cards due to weather. In a statement, the track said: “Due to the severe weather forecasted, we will cancel live racing for Saturday, April 5. Saturday's race card will move to Sunday, April 6. Both the Rainbow Miss and Rainbow Stakes will be run on Sunday with an 11:45 am first post, doors open at 10:30am. Sunday's original race card, with the exception of the Rainbow Stakes, will be canceled. Please stay safe and weather-aware over the next 48 hours.” BREAKING NEWS: @OaklawnRacing has cancelled live racing tomorrow Saturday, April 5 due to forecasted severe weather. — Matt Dinerman (@3coltshandicap) April 4, 2025 The post Forecasted Severe Weather KO’s Saturday Racing At Oaklawn 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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At this time of year, when we're just weeks away from the GI Kentucky Derby, any 3-year-old colt who catches the eye requires a second look and perhaps a little Derby dreaming. Coolmore America's American Pharoah, who won the Derby himself a decade ago this May, had three sophomore colts in the news last weekend. First up was Luxor Cafe, whose fourth consecutive win last Saturday at Nakayama in Japan did more than catch the eye. Do yourself a favor and watch him quicken off the turn and distance his rivals in the stretch if you haven't seen it already. The 70 points he's earned on the Japan Road to the Derby essentially guarantees him a spot in the starting gate at Churchill Downs May 3 if his connections opt to go that route. Churchill pegged the full-brother to Japanese dirt champion Cafe Pharoah at 20-1 in the final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. While a Japan-trained horse would be an unconventional way for American Phaorah to get his first Derby winner, closer to home he has another son on the Derby trail who is perhaps even more unorthodox. Publisher ran a big one in the GI Arkansas Derby, just missing by 2 1/2 lengths while picking up 50 points for his runner-up finish to go with the 10 he already had. Nothing unusual about that, right? Wrong. Publisher is a maiden. Six maidens have tried the Derby in the last 50 years with the most recent being Bodexpress, who was 13th in 2019; the last maiden to win the Derby was Brokers Tip in 1933. Maiden or not, Publisher's 95 Beyer Speed Figure equaled the third-best number by a 3-year-old at nine furlongs to date this year. American Pharoah's third sophomore colt to catch the eye last weekend was Clever Again, who made his stakes debut in Oaklawn's Hot Springs Stakes Sunday with a front-running daylight win over GISW Gaming (Game Winner). No Derby points were awarded in the race, but his 101 Beyer for the mile puts him on par with the better performances of the year. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Clever Again move up to graded company next. Despite the conveyer belt of sorts for American Phaorah over the weekend with three headlining colts, his 2024 was a little quieter on U.S. shores, netting just two American winners in the graded ranks. “For as highly credentialed a horse as American Pharoah, he somewhat in the last year or two has been traveling a little bit under the radar,” said Adrian Mansergh-Wallace of Coolmore's Ashford Stud division, “but I don't think that's going to be the case anymore.” Under the radar only because he's a known commodity at the highest caliber and under the radar only in the U.S., as American Pharoah also secured an additional five graded/group winners in three other countries in 2024, including two Group 1 winners in Australia. He also finished 14th for 2024 on the North American sire lists, a coveted top 20 spot. If that's considered a down year–a year that many stallion farms would give their 'eye teeth' for–we need to examine why expectations for the son of Pioneerof the Nile are so high. “He is a model of consistency,” said Mansergh-Wallace. “I mean, really, if he was a human being, you'd absolutely hate him because he's good at everything he does from being one of the most iconic horses we've ever seen to be now one of the truly really great value successful stallions that are standing in North America at this time.” Mansergh-Wallace is right. American Pharoah's race career is extremely well chronicled as he was the sport's 12th Triple Crown winner and first in 37 years. Sprinkled among his eight Grade I triumphs were the Breeders' Cup Classic and a new track record at Keeneland. Named Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old in 2015 on the heels of his 2-year-old championship, he went to stud in 2016 at Ashford for a $200,000 fee, the highest first-year fee since Ghostzapper a decade prior and since matched by Flightline in 2023. Although fees ebb and flow over time, American Pharoah has done nothing wrong in the years since. His six crops of 3-year-olds and up include 58 black-type winners, 29 graded winners, nine Grade I winners, two champions, and a Breeders' Cup winner. He bred 158 mares last year at $50,000 and is standing for $45,000 this year. “He represents, in our view, the best value in the American market today,” said Mansergh-Wallace. “He gets you sales horses. He can get you runners on both surfaces all around the world.” Mansergh-Wallace continued: “The one thing American Pharoah probably needed in his resume was some bang-up dirt horses who were capable of running that early on the first Saturday of May. With these two horses [Luxor Cafe and Publisher], he's got two chances to tick that box.” Publisher at Oaklawn | Renee Torbit/Coady Media Interestingly, while roughly half (14) of his 29 graded winners are in the U.S., the rest are spread throughout seven other countries: Ireland, England, France, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. While they aren't all on the grass internationally, the majority of them are, an intriguing statistic for an American Triple Crown winner on the dirt. In addition, American Pharoah's four Grade I winners in the U.S. are split evenly between turf and the main track. That versatility is often a hallmark of some of the best sires we've seen in recent decades. “He gets runners on turf, on dirt, all around the world,” said Mansergh-Wallace. “He's a horse that can do pretty much everything. They can go short, they can go long. They've got the soundness, they've got the temperament to be some of the greatest horses in the market today.” Known for his easy-going demeanor during his racing days, American Pharoah often passes that unflappable trait along, which is never a bad thing during the high-pressure environment horses face on the track and in the sales ring. His career yearling average, including two short yearlings in his eighth crop of yearlings this year, is just shy of $225,000. American Pharoah's top seller last year was a $1.35-million Keeneland September filly, while his highest to date was a $2.2-million colt in that same sale from his first crop. Including two in Japan, American Pharoah has hit with 13 seven-figure yearlings, a bellwether of sought-after stallions. Buyers don't consistently spend that kind of money unless they believe in the sire. “He's a safe bet,” said Mansergh-Wallace. “We know what they look like, we know how they run.” While he's got a sparkling CV as a sire–all those black-type winners, all those countries–sometimes all it takes to put a stallion on the cusp of greatness in the public's perception is a top 3-year-old colt. Previously, in 2022, American Pharoah had an exciting prospect with GII San Felipe Stakes winner and GI Santa Anita Derby favorite Forbidden Kingdom, who eventually exited the Derby trail with an entrapped epiglottis. However, hope is born anew in this sport every spring. And at this stage of 2025, only a handful of elite stallions still have multiple possibilities to make the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. Will this be American Pharoah's best year yet? “It's been a good start to 2025 for American Pharoah,” said Mansergh-Wallace. Katie Petrunyak contributed to this story. 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Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a full-sister to Group/Grade 1 winner Wuheida (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). 4.25 Yarmouth, Novice, £8,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 10f 23yT WINTER'S SONG (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the seventh foal out of Godolphin's G1 Fillies' Mile and GI Yellow Ribbon Stakes heroine Hibaayeb (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), who has already provided the operation with Dubawi's GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Wuheida (GB). With that pedigree, Charlie Appleby will be thinking about the Oaks and this first test for the homebred will enlighten all. The post Sister To Wuheida Starts At Yarmouth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article