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We're on the cusp of the one-month mark to the GI Kentucky Derby and this Saturday marks the most important weekend of nine-furlong preps on the Triple Crown calendar, with significant stakes at Santa Anita, Keeneland, and Aqueduct. Next week the Top 12 expands to the Top 20 as the actual field begins to take shape. 1) CITIZEN BULL (c, Into Mischief-No Joke, by Distorted Humor) O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Robert Low & Lawana Low (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $675,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo, MGISW, 5-4-0-1, $1,421,000. Last start: WON Feb. 1 GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Citizen Bull, the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and 2-year-old champion colt, will take a 4-for-5 record into Saturday's GI Santa Anita Derby. He's wired the field in three consecutive graded two-turn stakes and will break from post two in a field of five. This $675,000 KEESEP son of Into Mischief will be starting Saturday off a nine-week layoff. According to DRF's Formulator, over the past five years, trainer Bob Baffert has won at a 27-for-81 clip (33%) with starters at all levels returning from layoffs of 60-70 days. When you narrow the parameter to only include Grade I stakes for the same layoff range, Baffert's win ratio remains consistent at 6-for-19 (32%) But Baffert's layoff approach to the Santa Anita Derby has always been different. He's had at least one starter in most Santa Anita Derbies since he first won that stakes with Cavonnier in 1996. Yet on only six occasions over the past three decades has Baffert sent out a Santa Anita Derby starter who didn't have his most recent race in March. None of those half-dozen horses who made their last starts in February (or earlier) were considered Baffert's A-list contenders in those years. None of them were favored, and none of them won. So what does that mean for Citizen Bull? Well, the colt already won this year coming off a 13-week layoff back on Feb. 1, so it might not matter much for him as an individual. But Baffert taking the nine-weeks-off approach with the highest-ranked horse in his stable is a departure from the shorter-spaced schedules of his nine previous Santa Anita Derby winners, all of whom last raced between Mar. 1 and 20. 2) JOURNALISM (c, Curlin-Mopotism, by Uncle Mo) O-Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, LaPenta, Robert V., Mrs, John Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy. Sales history: $825,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 4-3-0-1, $338,880. Last start: WON Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. This $825,000 FTSAUG colt by Curlin is an athletic stalker who will attempt to capitalize on whatever pace materializes in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby. But how fully cranked should we expect Journalism to be four weeks out from the Kentucky Derby, especially considering that this Michael McCarthy trainee has already locked up enough points to qualify and is coming off a best-in-division 108 Beyer Speed Figure in his previous win, the GII San Felipe Stakes? The emphatic, commanding nature of Journalism's San Felipe score somewhat obscures the fact that this is still a colt with only four lifetime races who is unproven beyond 1 1/16 miles. And in three of those four career starts, Journalism faced only four other starters, so the bulk of his experience has been against short fields. Although Journalism was a touch tardy in changing leads in his first two maiden races, he has since figured out what it takes to be effective in deep stretch. From the eighth pole home, he has always improved his position, and has either gained lengths on the leader (in his one defeat) or extended his winning margin (in three straight victories around two turns). Journalism gets high marks for willingly responding to in-race cues to quicken with metronomic precision, and his far-turn torque and the way he targets and confronts horses ahead of him stands out against his peers. 3) TAPPAN STREET (c, Into Mischief-Virginia Key, by Distorted Humor) O-WinStar Farm LLC, CHC, Inc. and Cold Press Racing; B-Blue Heaven Farm (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. Sales history: $1,000,000 yrl '23 FTNAUG. Lifetime record: GISW, 3-2-1-0, $643,400. Last race: WON Mar. 29 GI Florida Derby. Although he'll likely go into the Derby as the lightest-raced top contender with only three lifetime races, Tappan Street's 94-Beyer GI Florida Derby tally over nine furlongs stamps him as a capable stalker who has enough tactical speed to secure advantageous positioning in a 20-horse field. He still needs to find about 10 Beyer points over the next 4 1/2 weeks in order to be considered a true win candidate, but as a $1-million FTSAUG colt by Into Mischief, improvement on that order of magnitude is not unrealistic considering the way this colt makes his own breaks and how much confidence jockey Luis Saez exhibits when riding him. Bet down to the 2.4-1 second choice, this Brad Cox trainee broke alertly from post nine, backed off the pace while four deep through the first turn, then settled 3 1/2 lengths off the pacemakers down the backside. Unwinding at will, Tappan Street snatched third under hand-urging five-sixteenths out, then gradually built momentum off the turn while targeting a dueling duo that offered little resistance when Tappan Street came over the top at the eighth pole. With the on-rushing 1.7-1 favorite Sovereignty (Into Mischief) looming as the final danger, Tappan Street transitioned into a higher gear to hold that rival at bay without appearing fully extended. “He was traveling professionally,” Saez said. “I saw [Sovereignty] and I let my horse go a little bit more, and he gave me a good turn of foot. When he came to the top of the stretch, I knew it was going to be tough to catch [us].” Tappan Street | Lauren King 4) CAPTAIN COOK (c, Practical Joke-Pow Wow Wow, by Indian Charlie) 'TDN Rising Star'. O-St. Elias Stable; B-Marylou Whitney Stables, LLC (KY); T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. Sales history: $410,000 2yo '24 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: SW, 3-2-0-0, $188,256. Last start: WON Feb. 1 Withers Stakes. Much like in the write-up for Citizen Bull, Captain Cook will be attempting this weekend's GII Wood Memorial Stakes off a nine-week break and a win in his last race, the Feb. 1 Withers Stakes. He drew post two in a 12-horse field that has no shortage of early speed on paper. Since 2023, Rick Dutrow Jr. has compiled a 5-for-20 record with layoff returnees in the range of 60 to 70 days. During that time, he has only attempted a layoff of that length twice in graded stakes, with no wins. Captain Cook has already won off a nine-week respite once in his three lifetime starts, with that victory coming in his first start for Dutrow Dec. 28 after being purchased for $410,000 at the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale. This 'TDN Rising Star' by Practical Joke followed up that 9 1/4-length maiden blowout over a sloppy seven furlongs at Aqueduct with a no-nonsense, 94-Beyer two-turn debut over nine furlongs in the Withers. Captain Cook is currently ranked 32nd on the Derby points leaderboard with 20 points. 5) SOVEREIGNTY (c, Into Mischief-Crowned, by Bernardini) O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 5-2-2-0, $572,800. Last start: 2nd Mar. 29 GI Florida Derby. Going into the Florida Derby, the vibe around Sovereignty was that he didn't have to win to still be considered a major player for the Kentucky Derby. As a deep closer who had drawn the outermost post, it didn't seem imperative to push him for an over-the-top effort with the main goal five weeks down the road in Louisville. This Into Mischief-sired homebred for Godolphin reliably closed from off the tailgate with a four-wide stretch bid to get second behind the rapidly improving Tappan Street. He was 2 3/4 lengths clear of the pacemakers who had dueled themselves into defeat, and there were no other closers making significant late moves. Sovereignty's Beyer figure took a haircut from 95 to 92. He had won his previous two starts, the Mar. 1 GII Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Oct. 27 GIII Street Sense Stakes. “He came with his run. He ran well,” trainer Bill Mott said. “He got a little wide going into the first turn, but he got in and got a pretty good trip. [Jockey Manny Franco] said the ground kind of broke away from him two different times, once at the three-eighths pole and once at the five-sixteenths pole. He said he kind of lost it and gathered himself up, and then he did it again… “This doesn't have to be his best race. Sometimes you can look at it and say maybe that's a good thing. You don't want their best race before the big event,” Mott continued. “This is a very important race, but I think the fact that he ran very big last time and ran very well this time, maybe he'll continue to improve. I don't think the fact that he didn't win doesn't mean he didn't run a good race.” 6) BARNES (c, Into Mischief-All American Dream, by American Pharoah) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Jeff Drown and Don Rachel, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $3,200,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime record: GSW, 3-2-1-0, $249,000. Last start: 2nd Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. In order to make the cut for Louisville, this $3.2-million FTSAUG colt by Into Mischief needs qualifying points out of Saturday's Santa Anita Derby. It also would boost his stock if those points were accrued via victory, because otherwise Barnes would be in the unusual position of trying to win the Kentucky Derby without having finished first in a two-turn race. As far back as the start of the season, trainer Bob Baffert has been comparing Barnes favorably to the colt's maternal grandsire, the 2015 champ American Pharoah. But superlatives only go so far until a horse proves he can thrive over added ground. American Pharoah, by contrast, won three graded two-turn stakes at ages two and three before sweeping the Triple Crown. Coming off a 93-Beyer dismantling of the seven-furlong GII San Vicente Stakes field Jan. 4 and a pressure-taking, 105-Beyer runner-up effort in the San Felipe Stakes, Barnes drew post four for the Santa Anita Derby. Barnes | Benoit 7) RIVER THAMES (c, Maclean's Music-Proportionality, by Discreet Cat) 'TDN Rising Star'. O-CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC; B-CTR Stables, LLC (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '23 FTNAUG. Lifetime Record: GSP, 3-2-1-0, $164,400. Last start: 2nd, Mar. 1 GII Fountain of Youth Stakes. 'TDN Rising Star' River Thames is expected to be entered on Tuesday for Saturday's Apr. 5 GI Blue Grass Stakes. This Todd Pletcher trainee will be getting a jockey switch from John Velazquez to Irad Ortiz Jr. This New York-bred delivered a decent second-place try, beaten only a neck by Sovereignty, in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. After winning his first two starts at six furlongs and over a one-turn mile at Gulfstream, River Thames flashed speed in his first try around two turns. But after pressing the pace on the inside through the first bend, John Velazquez backed off and switched him outside of the leader on the backstretch. Roused to re-engage with three furlongs left, River Thames wrested control of the race off the final turn. Once clear, he stayed on reasonably well despite a momentary stray from concentration which might have contributed to Sovereignty nailing him in the shadow of the wire. 8) RODRIGUEZ (c, Authentic-Cayala, by Cherokee Run) 'TDN Rising Star'. O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Kingswood Farm & David Egan (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $485,000 Ylg KEESEP '23. Lifetime Record: GSP, 4-1-2-1, $122,800. Last start: 3rd Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. After Rodriguez finished second in his sprint debut, he delivered a professional, seven-length smackdown in a front-running, one-mile maiden win at Santa Anita Jan. 4. Timed in 1:35.91, that 100-Beyer score was .24 seconds faster than a seasoned group of older allowance/optional claiming males covered the same distance five races later. That victory earned this $485,000 KEESEP colt 'TDN Rising Star' status. In the Feb. 1. GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Rodriguez chased favored Citizen Bull, lost momentum when switching off the inside mid-race, then re-rallied to get second behind his 2-year-old champion stablemate. In the Mar. 1 San Felipe Stakes, Rodriguez was outclassed but not disgraced when third, 11 1/4 lengths behind Journalism and Barnes. He flashed speed from the gate to pressure Barnes, but looked out of his comfort zone when a keyed-up 45-1 shot ranged to his outside entering the backstretch, compelling Rodriguez to quicken stride to maintain position from between horses. Getting back to freewheeling on the front end might be the key for Rodriguez to succeed over nine furlongs. That was the most effective running style for his sire, Authentic, who wired both the Kentucky Derby and the GI Breeders' Cup Classic in 2020. Authentic was 5-for-5 in races where he seized the lead straight out of the gate, but only 1-for-3 in races in which he got headed at some point. Rodriguez was entered for Saturday's Wood Memorial. He drew the rail with Mike Smith named to ride. Trainer Bob Baffert has only made six starts at Aqueduct in the past five years. Two were with sophomores in the GIII Gotham Stakes in 2021 and 2022, and neither won. It's conceivable that Rodriguez could also be entered on Tuesday for Saturday's Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, giving Baffert the opportunity to pick the spot that appears most advantageous. 9) SANDMAN (c, Tapit-Distorted Music, by Distorted Humor) O-D. J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables; B-Lothenbach Stables Inc (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. Sales History: $1,200,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: GISW, 8-3-1-2, $1,254,595. Last start: WON Mar. 29 GI Arkansas Derby. When the two pacemakers in Saturday's GI Arkansas Derby peeled off from the pack by 10 lengths down the backstretch in overzealous opening quarter-mile splits of :22.46 and :22.75, it was not a matter of if they would come back to the field, but which deep closer would reel them in. This $1.2-million OBSMAR gray was up to the task after coming up short with his late runs when second and third earlier this winter in two Oaklawn prep stakes at 1 1/16 miles. Off as the 3.7-1 third choice, Sandman rated from next-to-last in the nine-horse field, careened five wide into the lane, then inhaled the caving leaders. His only competition in the run to the wire was a seven-start maiden, but the not-fully-focused Sandman made even that seemingly simple task appear fraught with risk, as he veered sharply outward at the eighth pole when jockey Jose Ortiz applied one stern left-handed crack of the crop. Sandman then straightened out and ran well to the wire, winning by 2 1/2 lengths under steady handling (99 Beyer). “He was a little shy from the whip from the left hand,” Ortiz said post-win. “I could see that from the replays the last time. I tried one time and didn't try it again. So he was rolling.” Trainer Mark Casse noted the effort didn't appear to take much out of Sandman. “Jose said he didn't take a deep breath when he pulled up,” Casse said. Sandman | Coady Media 10) FINAL GAMBIT (c, Not This Time-Pachinko, by Tapit) O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. Lifetime Record: GSW, 4-2-1-1, $520,639. Last start: WON Mar. 22 GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks Stakes. Final Gambit made his debut in a Nov. 9 mile grass route at Churchill. Off at 3.7-1 odds, he got pinballed at the break, jostled in the back third of a tightly packed field, lost momentum, then re-bid again entering the far turn. By upper stretch this gray was repeatedly hemmed atop the heels of horses. Yet Final Gambit sparked anew to make up five lengths inside the eighth pole, finishing third before galloping out well (60 Beyer). This Brad Cox-trained homebred for Juddmonte next ran Jan. 4 as the 1.25-1 favorite in a Tapeta mile at Turfway. He was forwardly placed from post 10 in a multi-horse scramble and assertively stalked a 44-1 pacemaker. Although Final Gambit had the leader at his mercy turning for home, he lacked a final thrust to seal the deal and spent a good portion of his stretch run gawking toward the grandstand (66 Beyer). Third time out, on Feb. 15, this colt went off favored at 1.24-1 in a driving rainstorm in another Turfway mile. He broke running, detached himself way off the back, then circled the field six deep. Final Gambit again had his attention fixated to the outside, but he had built enough momentum to blow past three tiring speedsters for the win (64 Beyer). Cast adrift at 15-1 in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks Stakes, Final Gambit absorbed a bump at the break and again took up residence at the back. Unhurried, he stoked a slow-burn, six-furlong move that combusted into a nine-wide stretch kick. Final Gambit did shy several times from rivals to his inside before blowing past them, opening up late to win by 3 1/2 lengths (90 Beyer). This colt has some upside as a late-race threat, but to back him with full confidence, you'd have to be willing to bank that he'd be capable of figuring things out (in terms of stretch focus) in his first race over dirt in a 20-horse field. 11) TIZTASTIC (c, Tiz the Law-Keesha, by Tapit) O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith; B-Capital Bloodstock (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. Sales history: $80,000 Ylg '23 KEEJAN; $335,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime record: GSW, 8-3-1-2, $1,549,800. Last start: WON Mar. 22 GII Louisiana Derby. Tiztastic is a little light in the numbers department, taking eight career starts to finally crack the 90-Beyer barrier with a 95 in his GII Louisiana Derby win. But in his favor are decent showings in five straight two-turn graded dirt stakes, and in his overall eight-race body of work, he's never been worse than fifth or been beaten by more than 6 1/2 lengths. He figures to sit off the pace and roll late, but Tiztastic is by no means a one-dimensional closer. His past performances suggest he can be effective stalking (like when third in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes last November), and he has a touch more experience than most Derby contenders with racing in larger fields (two 10-horse races, once each in fields of 12 and 13). It's true that the Louisiana Derby came up light this year and that historically, winners of that stakes have only twice gone on to win the Kentucky Derby (Black Gold in 1924 and Grindstone in 1996). Yet Tiztastic ran respectably against some of the division's heavier Eastern-based hitters last autumn, and he could evolve into a wise-guy Derby selection as the race nears simply based on experience and versatility. 12) BURNHAM SQUARE (g, Liam's Map-Linda, by Scat Daddy) O/B-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes. Lifetime Record: GSW, 5-2-1-1, $222,130. Last start: 4th Mar. 1 GII Fountain of Youth Stakes. Burnham Square is an expected entrant for Saturday's Blue Grass Stakes. He's currently ranked 24th with 30 Derby qualifying points. He was most recently fourth as the 1.9-1 favorite, beaten three lengths by Sovereignty in the Mar. 1 Fountain of Youth Stakes. Two starts back, in the Feb. 1 GIII Holy Bull Stakes, this Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred by Liam's Map dropped back to last in the early going, then marched up at the fence with little coaxing. When one of the pacemakers dropped back, Burnham Square was briefly blocked, but he forged his own clear path, bumping lightly with a rival entering the far turn while coming free from cover in the four path. Burnham Square put away the favored Tappan Street to win the Holy Bull, and that rival came back this past weekend to annex the Florida Derby. This colt did previously orchestrate a nine-length maiden win around two turns at Gulfstream while leading for most of the trip, so he's not necessarily relegated to firing from off the tailgate. The post TDN Derby Top 12: One More Big Weekend to Go appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kentucky Derby contender Journalism (Curlin–Mopotism, by Uncle Mo) will stand at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud following his racing career, the operation announced Monday evening. In addition, Coolmore partners Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith will participate with the colt's current ownership group of Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert LaPenta. Trained by Michael McCarthy, Journalism ended his juvenile campaign with a win in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity in December and returned at three with an eye-catching victory in the Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. He is expected to face off against last year's champion 2-year-old Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) in the GI Santa Anita Derby Saturday. Journalism is the first foal out of graded stakes winner and multiple Grade I-placed Mopotism, who was purchased by Don Alberto for $1.05 million at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners signed the ticket on the colt at $825,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. “We are delighted to be joining Eclipse, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert LaPenta in Journalism's future,” said Coolmore's M.V. Mangier. “He's a very exciting prospect, very good-looking colt with an impeccable pedigree. We look forward to a big career with him.” The post Journalism to Coolmore America Upon Retirement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Winchell Thoroughbreds' racing manager David Fiske joins BloodHorse Monday to discuss Tiztastic's Kentucky Derby chances. Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap the Florida and Arkansas Derbies and discuss how the point board is shaking out.View the full article

Woodbine Entertainment unveiled March 31 the stakes schedule for the 2025 Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack.View the full article

Four horses shared the fastest furlong time of :10 flat during Monday's under-tack preview of the Texas Thoroughbred Association's Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which will be held Wednesday at Lone Star Park. A Louisiana-bred filly by Lone Sailor (hip 1), the first horse to work over the track Monday morning, set that bullet mark for the Pike Racing at Highlander consignment. Out of Isn't She Gorgeous (Yes It's True), the filly is a half-sister to stakes winners Yes Gorgeous (Mass Media) and Southern Beauty (Calibrachoa). Pike Racing at Highlander was also represented by another bullet worker in hip 32, a Kentucky-foaled daughter of More Than Ready. She is the second foal out of Seayouathebreakers (Hard Spun), a daughter of graded-placed Calistoga (Speightstown). The consignment of Bryan Ford Training Center was responsible for the other two bullet workers: hip 12, a son of Goldencents out of Moka Latte (Uncle Mo); and hip 15, a colt by Omaha Beach out of multiple stakes-placed Natalie's Mischief (Into Mischief). “Our consignors brought a strong group of 2-year-olds to the sale and I think that was proven on the track today,” said TTA sales director Foster Bridewell. “The buyers that I've talked to have been impressed by what they've seen, both on the track and in the barns, so we are looking forward to a good auction on Wednesday.” A catalogue of 100 head is set to go through the newly renamed Mary Ruyle Thoroughbred Sales Pavilion Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. CT. The pavilion on the grounds of Lone Star Park honors the recently retired executive director of the Texas Thoroughbred Association who was instrumental in launching the TTA Sales division a decade ago. To view the complete catalogue, visit www.ttasales.com. The post Quartet Share Bullet at Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Under Tack Show appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin homebred Ancient Truth (IRE), a group 2 winner who had been as short as 8-1 for the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), has been ruled out of the May 3 Newmarket classic by his owner following a setback.View the full article

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After having to cancel Sunday's card at Aqueduct due to concerns that excessive noise from an event at the adjoining Resorts World Casino created unsafe racing conditions, the New York Racing Association has asked the casino company to pay them back. “NYRA will seek reimbursement from Resorts World on behalf of the people impacted by the cancellation, most notably the horsemen and women who were deprived of racing opportunities on Sunday,” said NYRA Vice President, Communications Pat McKenna. The event, the “March Madness Car and Bike Show,” was held in the parking area near the top of the stretch. The music was so loud that NYRA felt the horses might react to the noise, creating a safety hazard. “Resorts World scheduled an event in a parking lot immediately adjacent to the top of the stretch without providing NYRA with advance notice or an opportunity to discuss its potential impact on our racing operations,” Andrew Offerman, NYRA's Sr. Vice President of Racing and Operations said in a statement. “We were then faced with wildly unpredictable sound levels and other concerns causing potentially unsafe circumstances for horses and riders. We were left with no choice but to cancel racing due to these concerns. NYRA will work with NYTHA and the NYSGC to determine appropriate next steps and how we can make up these lost racing opportunities for our participants.” Genting, which operates the Resorts Worlds Casino, is required to give NYRA five days' notice of any event likely to interfere with racing operations. NYRA did not receive any such notice. The disruption originated from the March Madness Car and Bike Show held at Resorts World Casino, which commenced at 1 p.m., just 10 minutes before scheduled first post at 1:10. The noise from the event was exceptionally loud, with music playing from both a DJ booth and vehicles on property. NYRA immediately reached out to Resorts World, but to no avail. By 12:45 p.m., NYRA was able to speak with Resorts World's on-site personnel, who were unable to relocate the event or otherwise resolve the various issues around their event. Horses began entering the paddock at approximately 12:55 p.m. The stewards then met with the jockeys to provide an update as NYRA attempted to resolve the issue. At 1:45 p.m., with no clear resolution forthcoming, live racing was cancelled. This is the second time since October that activity by Resorts World not communicated to NYRA in advance has resulted in the cancellation of racing. On the first occasion, Resorts World Casino treated the roof with a product that created air-quality issues on the building's top floor, which is occupied by live racing officials. As a result, the Oct. 11 card was canceled. McKenna said that NYRA will attempt to add an additional day of racing sometime in April to make up for the cancellation. At deadline or this story, an email to Resorts World's press department seeking comment had not been answered. The post NYRA Seeks Compensation from Resorts World Over Sunday Cancellation appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Having fought her way back into the saddle from a freak accident, jockey Chantal Sutherland is warmly embracing the opportunity to partner with her old mate Super Chow in a white-hot renewal of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) at Meydan April 5.View the full article

Turfway Park's Winter/Spring Meet officially concluded March 29, wrapping up a strong season that featured deep fields, big payouts and standout performances.View the full article

Like the Brooklyn Bridge and Broadway, the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) is intrinsically linked to New York, and of all the significant Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races, this is the one final test that every horseman wants to ace.View the full article

Horse Racing Radio Network's "Good Magic Week" presented by Keeneland Sales runs Monday, March 31, through Saturday, April 5. View the full article

Luan Machado secured his second straight riding title–and fifth overall–at Turfway Park's Winter/Spring Meet, which concluded Saturday. Mike Maker earned his record-extending 24th trainer's title at the Florence, Kentucky oval. Machado finished the meet with 51 wins from 277 starts and more than $2.5 million in purse earnings. “It was a great meet,” Machado said. “I'm so thankful for everyone who's helped support me to get to this point. My agent Cory [Prewitt] has worked hard to keep our business going strong. There were so many people on the backside that made this possible and I'm very thankful for all of them.” Apprentice Irving Moncada delivered an impressive showing with 42 victories from 246 mounts to finish second in the standings, followed by Joe Ramos (40), Adam Beschizza (26) and Gerardo Corrales (25). Maker won 19 races from 94 starts, followed by Kelsey Danner with 17 wins from 83 starts and John Ennis with 15 wins. Godolphin edged Elliott Logan's TEC Racing with eight wins from 37 starts to be the meet's leading owner. The post Machado, Maker Earn Turfway Titles appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 166th King's Plate will crown the Canadian racing season at Woodbine, set to go Saturday, Aug. 16, and will top a full stakes schedule, the track announced Monday afternoon. With 39 graded contests–five at the elite level–set for this season, Woodbine will kick off the 2025 Road to the Canadian Triple Crown with the annual running of their Classic Aug. 16, and will then move to Fort Erie Race Track for the Prince of Wales Sept. 9 before concluding in the Breeders' Stakes Sept. 28 at the venue. Of the five Grade I contests, a notable addition is the return of the GI Canadian International Oct. 4 at the traditional distance of 1 1/2-miles. It, along with several other races, will move to the bet365 Inner Turf for 2025 as the E.P. Taylor Turf Course is scheduled for renovations which will begin after King's Plate weekend. Turf Champions Day Sept. 13 will see three of the Grade Is, and all will carry Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' designations, namely the GI Rogers Woodbine Mile; the GI Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes; and the GI bet365 Summer Stakes. A change to the line up from last season is that the GI E.P. Taylor Stakes will not carry the 'WAYI' designation, unlike in 2024, as it was moved to King's Plate Day in order to race over the E.P Taylor course before renovation. For the fillies, the Woodbine Oaks will be held July 20, and is the first leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara. The Bison City Stakes Aug. 9 and Wonder Where Stakes Sept. 6 complete the series. The entire 2025 stakes line up may be found here. Racing is scheduled to begin at Woodbine Saturday, Apr. 26. The post King’s Plate Highlights Woodbine’s 2025 Stakes Schedule appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from two Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races March 29, the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby and the $1 million Florida Derby (G1), and other major developments on a big weekend of racing. View the full article

It's going to get a little confusing this year with all these painters coming to the fore. Even more confusingly, Henri Matisse (Ire) and Camille Pissarro (Ire) are both by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of mares by Pivotal (GB), and, unsuprisingly, they are no ordinary mares. Immortal Verse (Ire), the dual Group 1 winner bought for 4.7 million gns as a five-year-old, had already produced the Group 1 and Group 2 winners Tenebrism (Caravaggio) and Statuette (Justify) before Henri Matisse came along and, from a hard-working and high-scoring juvenile campaign which resulted in victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last November, he picked up well enough on his seasonal resumption in the G3 Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' Stakes to continue his winning streak. Camille Pissarro, who had got the better of him in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, had to settle for second to Charles O'Brien's marvellous eight-year-old Big Gossey (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) on his return in the Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes on Saturday but there was plenty to like about his performance as he scythed though all bar one of the field, with stable-mate Officer (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) not far behind in third on only his second appearance on a racecourse. So begins the wondering of which of these colts will be the Ballydoyle first string and in which Guineas. Camille Pissarro's half-brother Golden Horde (Ire), by July Cup winner Lethal Force (Ire), went straight to the G1 Commonwealth Cup, which he won on his three-year-old bow, and was never tried beyond 6.5f. Camille Pissarro is already a winner over 7f on soft ground – let's hope he can see out another furlong in a month or so. The third of the art brigade out over the weekend was the good-looking Delacroix (Ire), who added further laurels to the record of his late dam Tepin (Bernstein) when giving his trainer Aidan O'Brien an eleventh victory in the G3 PW McGrath Ballysax Stakes. Could he be the one to give Dubawi (Ire) that elusive Derby winner, following the victory of his daughter Ezeliya (Fr) in last year's Oaks? Paying Homage The Aga Khan Studs announced some mating plans last week, which included news of two Classic-winning fillies of last season: Ezeliya is booked to Justify and Rouhiya (Fr) to Sea The Stars (Ire). This coincided with a splendid week on track for the team, which had enjoyed six winners in France during that time as well as unveiling an impressive debutante at Leopardstown on Sunday in Tarima (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), the Dermot Weld-trained half-sister to the same stable's multiple Group 1 winners Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) and Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}). It has of course been a sorrowful time for all involved with the operation following the death of HH Aga Khan IV on February 4. Nemone Routh, racing manager for the Aga Khan Studs, said of the recent run of success, “It is important for us. This is a key year almost to pay homage to His Highness and the work that he has done over the years, so it is great to see the horses come out and start the season so well. “Obviously we have to step up now to stakes level but they are running well and we have had some wide-margin winners in France. It's been a very good week.” The attention will turn to Meydan on Saturday where one of the star performers of last year, Calandagan (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), is favourite for the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, in which he will meet defending champion Rebel's Romance (Ire) and Shin Emperor (Fr). “He did a racecourse gallop with one of the horses who won last week, Sibayan – that would have been the week before – so we were quite pleased when Sibayan won so well,” Routh said of the Francis Graffard-trained Calandagan, who was runner-up to City Of Troy in the Juddmonte International, the top-rated race globally in 2024. “He's had a pretty seamless prep. Francis goes out tomorrow so he will see him first thing Wednesday morning, but the signs are that he has travelled fine.” Calandagan and Sibayan in a racecourse gallop on March 20 | Scoop Dyga She added, “It's a big ask first time up this year against horses who will be race-fit, but he's naturally quite a light horse so he's not one we'd want to be too hard on in the mornings, and Mickael Barzalona has ridden him in all his work over the last month so he's got to know him. “He was very consistent last year and didn't finish out of the first two all season. He ran with honour every time, and in varying conditions. We're obviously very keen to win a Group 1 with him this year and Francis was keen to start him off over a mile and a half, rather than a mile and a quarter, just because he likes to warm up a bit in his races and isn't the best at lying up with a fast early pace. But he's very adaptable; he copes with soft and heavy but we think he's better on good ground.” Routh also provided TDN with an update on Classic hope Zarigana (Fr), the daughter of Siyouni (Fr) whose dam is a half-sister to Zarak (Fr) and granddam none other than the celebrated Zarkava (Fr), winner of both the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and Prix de Diane before her Arc victory back in 2008. The great mare's granddaughter will follow the same route into the Classics some 17 years later. “Zarigana has come through the winter well and if all goes to plan she will come out for the first time in the Prix de la Grotte [April 13],” Routh said. “She had a first gallop last week and she hadn't put on much weight over the winter but I was talking with her rider the other day and he says she has grown and strengthened a bit. “While she did everything quite impressively last year she was still a little bit immature, but we are happy with her.” Following a scintillating start to the season, both for the Aga Khan Studs and other owners, Zarigana's trainer Francis Graffard is currently leading the French trainers' table. Heating Up Dermot Weld's stable has also been making good early impressions in 2025 and on Sunday, along with Tarima, the trainer was represented by the smart Juddmonte homebred Swelter (GB), who remained unbeaten when winning the G3 Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' Stakes. The daughter of Kingman (GB) is out of the Group 3 winner Hot Snap (GB) and provided yet another reminder of the worth of Pivotal as a broodmare sire. Hot Snap is herself a half-sister to the six-time Group 1 winner Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Swelter was the second group winner in as many days for Kingman after Tajlina (GB) underlined the form of the Graffard stable with victory in the G3 Prix Penelope. With Kingman's first Classic winner Persian King (Ire) now represented by a first-crop Classic hope of his own in Darius Cen (Fr), and the emergence in the coming months of the first runners for Palace Pier (GB), it could be an interesting year for the development of Kingman's own branch of the Invincible Spirit sire-line. The Lincoln King It may have been a frustrating start to Saturday for William Haggas when Rosehill was controversially abandoned through bad weather, but his day brightened considerably as his stable made history by being the first to have sent out five winners of the Lincoln. The five-year-old Godwinson (GB) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) continued what was started 33 years ago by High Low, who won the race in the colours of the trainer's late father, Brian. For Godwinson's owner-breeders Jon and Julia Aisbitt, it was a second Lincoln victory. Johan (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}), also a homebred, won in 2022 on his first start for Mick Channon after leaving Haggas's stable. Channon was also the trainer of Godwinson's Group 3-winning dam Malabar (GB) (Raven's Pass), a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Poet's Word (GB) (Poet's Voice {GB}) whose first foal Tiber Flow (Ire) (Caravaggio) has been a stalwart of Haggas's Somerville Lodge. He triumphed in last year's G2 Hungerford Stakes and G3 John Of Gaunt Stakes – two victories that were particularly pleasing to see after Tiber Flow's shocking mid-race tumble in the G2 Duke of York Stakes in May. Haggas's good run could continue when Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}) lines up early on Tuesday morning for the rescheduled G1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Saturday's Listed Doncaster Mile also went the way of owner-breeders when Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) galloped home to win by almost four lengths for David and Linda Fish of Fishdance Limited. The four-year-old colt is by a Derby winner and out of a mare by Derby winner Australia (GB), and he was himself sixth in the Epsom Classic, but trainer Roger Teal appears to be opting to keep him to a mile for now, with the G2 Mile at Sandown and G1 Lockinge Stakes both potential targets. Last year's Doncaster Mile winner Charyn (Ire) set the bar pretty high when he went on to run in both, winning at Sandown and finishing second at Newbury before landing three Group 1 wins later in the year. O'Callaghan's Star Performer These days it's rare for a big meeting to go by without Tally-Ho Stud having bred one of the winners and the O'Callaghan family's operation was represented on the opening day of the British turf season by Spycatcher (Ire) (Vadamos {Fr}), who became the fourth stakes winner in Britain for Karl Burke's stable so far this year in the Listed Cammidge Trophy. Tony O'Callaghan was probably still busy fielding phone calls about his smart two-year-old debutante Lady Iman (Ire), who at Dundalk the night before had streaked home to become the first winner for her Tally-Ho sire Starman (GB). Further cheer could be to come for the team in Mullingar as Lady Iman's year-older half-brother West Acre (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) lines up for Saturday's G1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan. Their dam Lady Aria (GB), bred by Llety Farms, is by the Tally-Ho stalwart Kodiac (GB). West Acre warming up for the Al Quoz | Dubai Racing Club Haras du Long Champ in Lights Again Despite Rosehill's defection, there was Group 1 racing at Flemington on Saturday, where Light Infantry Man (Fr), better known in Europe simply as Light Infantry, notched his second win at the highest level since leaving David Simcock for Ciaron Maher. The six-year-old is another feather in the cap for German breeder Barbara Moser of Haras du Long Champ, who also raised the Arc winner Ace Impact (Ire) at her Normandy farm for her compatriot and fellow breeder Waltraut Spanner. Light Infantry was a consistent performer in his days in Newmarket with Simcock, winning the G3 Horris Hill at two and being runner-up in French Group 1 contests on three occasions. The post Seven Days: The Artists’ Touch appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Having fought her way back into the saddle from a freak accident nearly two years ago that nearly spelled the end of her career, jockey Chantal Sutherland is warmly embracing the opportunity to partner with her old mate Super Chow (Lord Nelson), a rough chance in a white-hot renewal of the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen this weekend. Sutherland, 49, wintered in Dubai this year, working with trainer Bhupat Seemar and his team at Zabeel Stables. “It's been amazing. Dubai is such a beautiful place,” Sutherland said Monday at Meydan trackwork. “Bhupat is world-class, he's an incredible trainer and manager and the whole team is just so fun to be around.” On Saturday, Sutherland reunites with the 6-year-old Super Chow, aboard whom she has won five times from six rides, four in stakes company, for trainer Jorge Delgado. To say she is looking forward to it would be an understatement. “It's a huge opportunity and I am grateful to [owner Lea Farms] Bill and Paula Cosgrove and to [trainer] Jorge [Delgado] for his loyalty and being such a great supporter of mine,” she said. Though the task at hand is daunting, facing the likes of defending champion Tuz (Oxbow) and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Straight No Chaser (Speightster), Sutherland is confident her mount is as good as he can be. “Super Chow is doing really well, I breezed him, he's strong, healthy and really happy and I guess that's all we can really ask for,” she said. “Just have to see how it all plays out.” Sutherland said that Super Chow, who made the Feb. 22 Gulfstream Park Sprint his eighth career black-type success, has plenty of personality to match his considerable ability. “He is a character,” she offered. “He is very serious when he wants to be, but he can be a little bit playful and you have to be careful because he'll try bite sometimes. He's nice, he loves to roll in the sand, he does everything in stride, never panics, never gets too strong. “He does his job well. He likes to be around people, he does have a masseuse that comes around and he loves cuddles. But when it comes to work, he's straight-forward and has a lot of grit and a lot of heart.” Once the racing season concludes in the Emirates, Sutherland will head back to America to ride first-call for Delgado at Monmouth Park. “I've kind of been on holiday here, but I look forward to riding full time again and work hard for people,” she said. A strong Golden Shaheen run from Super Chow would make for the perfect ending to her working holiday. The post Sutherland Looking Forward To ‘Super’ Opportunity In Golden Shaheen appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The National Thoroughbred League (NTL) has revealed the schedule for the 2025 season with races throughout the summer including Preakness Week festivities and during the lucrative Kentucky Downs meet, the group announced Monday morning. The four dates are May 10 at Pimlico for 'The Baltimore Cup'; June 15 at Parx for 'The Philadelphia Cup'; July 19 at Fairmont Park for 'The St. Louis Cup'; and Aug. 30 at Kentucky Downs for 'The Nashville Cup'. Dozens of Thoroughbreds have been nominated to compete for the 10 NTL teams across the year, and those ten teams will participate in a draft in mid-April. A successful second season saw record attendance and betting records, and the 2025 campaign will expand to four race weekends and boast over $2.5-million in prize purses. “Our expanded race schedule and addition of dedicated team horses furthers our mission of creating an innovative new format to engage the next generation of horse racing fans,” said Randall Lane, co-founder of the NTL. For more information about the events or to purchase tickets, please go here. The post National Thoroughbred League Schedule Includes Preakness Week, Kentucky Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame has opened submissions for the annual juried photography exhibition Photo Finish, the organization announced via press release Monday morning. Professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to submit artistic and unique perspectives with up to two photos allowed per person. The pictures must relate to Thoroughbred racing in America, including but not limited to: racing and training scenes, the backstretch, life on the farm, and fan emotions. An application form is available at the museum's visitor center desk and may be downloaded digitally here. A panel of judges representing racing and arts communities will select the photographs for the exhibit at the museum, which will open in the von Stade Gallery in November. Additional entries may be considered in the online exhibition at the jurors' discretion. Last year's Photo Finish online display may be accessed here. The post Submissions for the ‘Photo Finish’ Juried Exhibit Now Open appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Bansha House Stables open morning is back for another year and takes place on Saturday, April 5, at 9.30am sharp. The inaugural open morning went down a bomb-despite arctic conditions-and Con Marnane, whose graduates include Sands Of Mali, Prince Of Lir, Powerful Glory and more, says he is keen to build on last year's edition and to make the open morning a yearly occurrence. “We are slightly snookered with the date, as Munster are playing in the ruby and then you have the Dubai World Cup and the Grand National as well, but it's really the only date that we could go for. Last year was amazing. Despite the weather, there were four or five hundred people here, and we'd like to try and keep it to that sort of number going forward.” To that extent, Marnane says he is hoping to see as many industry stakeholders as possible at Bansha House Stables on Saturday morning where the guts of 20 breeze-up bound juveniles will be on show. “We have a lovely bunch of horses this year and we're looking forward to the breeze-up sales in Ireland, England and France over the coming weeks and months. When we left Australia last year having been attending Magic Millions, we just felt we weren't doing enough to promote our horses at home in Ireland. Last year went great-we'd a BBQ, a bar and it wasn't just about showcasing the horses, we'd right craic as well. Saturday will be right craic again and we are really looking forward to it-hopefully the weather will play ball this year!” The post Marnane Promises ‘Right Craic’ At Bansha House Open Morning 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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