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GI Florida Derby hero Tappan Street (Into Mischief) has emerged from his Saturday exploits in good order, but his trainer revealed that a travel itinerary has not yet been decided for the trip north to the Twin Spires. The son of Into Mischief got the best of GII Fountain of Youth victor Sovereignty (Into Mischief) to claim his 100 points to the first Saturday in May, and the aforementioned runner-up also secured a berth into the race with 50. Tappan Street currently sits in third with 110 and is tied with Sovereignty by overall point count. “He's great. He looked really good this morning. We shipped him back last night to Payson. He looked great this morning. We're very happy,” said trainer Brad Cox. “We're not sure when we're shipping to Kentucky. They're going to have some wet weather throughout the week, so it might be the first part of next week before he gets there.” Gulfstream Oaks Heroine Five G Knows Her Kentucky Plans With her 2 1/4-length victory Saturday in the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, Five G (Vekoma) will remain in Florida for the immediate future before making her next start in the May 2 GI Kentucky Oaks. The Gatsas Stables homebred–who carries the same silks as her sire did in his racing career–has come out of her effort well and will remain in Florida for several weeks before shipping up for the big dance. “We are over the top. She ran a big race, for sure. We were thrilled to be there and see it,” [owner] Mike Gatsas said. “[Trainer] George [Weaver] called me this morning and said that she ate up last night and came out of the stall fine, and everything looked good.” “She'll stay with George for a while and then head over there in a couple weeks, three weeks, something like that. We're looking forward to getting to Kentucky.” The New York-bred earned 100 points to the Oaks, and currently sits in third with 125 total. Runner-up Anna's Promise (Promises Fulfilled), a former $50,000 claimer two starts prior, garnered 50 points to sit in 13th and is also under consideration for the GI Kentucky Oaks. “We got some points, so we'll see what happens,” trainer Carlos David said. Saturday's GII Fantasy Stakes victress 'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (Malibu Moon) currently leads the pack with 168 as undefeated Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) sits in second with 145 after her win in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks Mar. 22. The post Brad Cox ‘Happy’ with Tappan Street, Five G Headed to Kentucky appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Clever Again (c, 3, American Pharoah–Flattering {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), coming off a 3 1/4-length maiden score, made the jump to stakes company with aplomb Sunday, going wire-to-wire to win the Hot Springs Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 6-5 shot set fractions of :23.76 and :46.98 with even-money favorite Gaming (Game Winner) tracking in second. Clever Again opened up on the final turn and sailed clear to an easy open-lengths victory, completing the mile in 1:37.13. Clever Again missed by just a head when second in his 4 1/2-furlong unveiling at Keeneland in April of 2024. In his first start since that effort, the bay colt went wire-to-wire to graduate over 1 1/16 miles in Hot Springs Feb. 23. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. O-Winchell Thoroughbreds, Mrs John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (Ky); T-Steve Asmussen. #5 CLEVER AGAIN ($4.40) secures his first stakes victory in the $200,000 Hot Springs Stakes at @OaklawnRacing. The three-year-old American Pharoah (@CoolmoreAmerica) colt was ridden by @jose93_ortiz for trainer Steve Asmussen. Clever Again is now 2-for-3. pic.twitter.com/hsk3j8hVdi — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 30, 2025 The post American Pharoah’s Clever Again Wires the Hot Springs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rice, topping the trainer's ranks, captured the Aqueduct winter meet for the third consecutive year after pacing the 2023 meet with 36 wins and repeating that feat last year with 23 victories.View the full article

Linda Rice led all trainers and owners at the Aqueduct winter meet, which began Jan. 1, and Manny Franco topped the leading riders list as the circuit swaps over to the spring meeting starting Thursday, NYRA announced Sunday afternoon. Rice claimed 51 wins as a trainer to capture the title for the third consecutive year since the 2023 meet, and secured her fifth winter title overall. Her record of 217-51-38-29 was good for a win rate of 23.5% and an in-the-money strike rate of 54.38%. Meet highlights included Sand Devil (Violence) in the Listed Damon Runyon Stakes–who was also runner-up Mar. 1 in the GIII Gotham Stakes–and MSW Sheriff Bianco (Speightster) in the Say Florida Sandy Stakes. Rick Dutrow Jr. finished second with 18 and Rudy Rodriguez claimed third with 14 victories. Rice also led the owner's standings with 22 wins to secure her third ownership crown, fending off Michael Dubb in second with 12 and Sanford J. Goldfarb in third with 11 wins. “It has been a very good winter for us. The conditions were pretty rough this winter, so I am glad to see spring coming because it was a hard winter weather-wise,” Rice said. “The horses performed well, and my staff really put in a Grade A effort all winter long under tough conditions, so I'm really proud of them” Jockey Manny Franco took home his fifth winter riding title after posting 64 wins, and capped the meeting with a final count of 285-64-64-56 with earnings north of $3.5-million. Franco was NYRA's year-end leading rider 2018-2019 and in 2023. He was aboard Captain Cook (Practical Joke) in the Listed Withers Stakes and has the return call for Saturday's GII Wood Memorial with 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points on the line. Jose Lezcano finished second with 56 wins and Kendrick Carmouche was third with 46. The post Linda Rice Leading Trainer, Owner at Aqueduct Winter Meet, Manny Franco Tops Rider Rankings appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

To David Heckerman's thought-provoking list of Defining Developments might be added another profound change which has occurred in the years since your first visit to Ellis Park. Six decades ago, most Americans had some familiarity with equines of many breeds, not only in the countryside but in towns and cities. This was becoming increasingly rare, of course, but, as a youngster in the 1950s, I remember horse-drawn ice wagons on the streets of New York, and carriage horses and riding stables on the West Side. (Interestingly, television Westerns were at the height of their popularity through the 1960s, until they, too, galloped off into the sunset.) But most important was the familiarity with the sights, sounds and smells of living equines. and the understanding of their strength, fragility, and contribution to the world they shared with humankind. People flocked to the racetrack for the gambling, yes, but also for the love of the sport and the extraordinary living creatures at its core. Many people do today, of course, but in numbers that have plummeted. What a challenge it must be to “market” Thoroughbred racing to a majority population that, for two generations at least, has lived in a world without horses. Michael Burns Cambus-Kenneth Farm Danville, KY The post Letters to the Editor: A World Without Horses 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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Travel plans for the GI Arkansas Derby runners are taking shape as top two Sandman (Tapit) and Publisher (American Pharoah) are scheduled to make the move to Churchill Monday. Positive prognoses abound Sunday as trainers prepared their charges for the haul to Churchill Downs ahead of the final preparations for the first Saturday in May. Sandman relished not only the added distance, as his dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse predicted, but also the meteoric pace up front courtesy of Cornucopian (Into Mischief) and Speed King (Volatile). His preliminary Beyer figure of 99 is a career high for the grey and the son of Tapit heads to Kentucky with 129 points as the current leader. “[Jockey] Jose [Ortiz] and I talked about it before the race,” Casse said. “Again, we thought as the day was going on, if you watched the races, speed was holding pretty good in a few prior races. But we both talked about it and said: 'Look, we don't care what happens. We're going to let him get into his stride and go from there.' Never did we dream that we would get a pace scenario like we got. Jose told me he thought he was a winner, down the middle of the backside.” Seven-race maiden Publisher just keeps showing up, and that salt-of-the-earth tenacity is what trainer Steve Asmussen is counting on as the son of the 2015 Triple Crown winner heads to Louisville with 60 points to his name. Having competed in all three of Oaklawn's Derby preps, and getting an early jump on the 'zoo-like' atmosphere that is a hallmark for America's marquee race, Publisher currently sits 10th on the leaderboard. “I think the Arkansas Derby is a wonderful prep for [the Kentucky Derby atmosphere],” Asmussen said. “The infield, with 68,000 people–I definitely know that Publisher's got a beautiful temperament for a race of that size. That's not going to throw him off whatsoever. He stepped up and ran a 95 Beyer yesterday. He's on the cusp of it, but we've got to find more.” Fan-favorite Coal Battle (Coal Front) put in a characteristically honest race to claim third despite suffering his first loss in six starts on the dirt and has also emerged from the Arkansas Derby in good form. Trainer Lonnie Briley believes the colt's demeanor Saturday did a lot to contribute to the loss. “He was just too high,” Briley said. “He was on the muscle in the paddock and I had to finish saddling him on the walk. He beat himself. He didn't want to settle. When he broke the gates, he wanted to go. He was just high yesterday.” Coal Battle will spend 'about 10 days' at Oaklawn Park before shipping over to continue preparations for the Kentucky Derby. With his wins in the Listed Smarty Jones and GII Rebel Stakes, he has garnered 95 points to currently rank sixth. The post Arkansas Derby Exacta Ships to Churchill Monday, Coal Battle Scheduled for Later Trip appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association has canceled March 30's eight-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack due to unacceptable noise levels created by the "March Madness Auto and Bike Show," an event being held at the neighboring Resorts World Casino.View the full article

Ka Ying Rising, the world's highest-rated sprinter, notched his 11th straight win in the Sprint Cup (G2) March 30 at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.View the full article

Sunday's eight-race card at Aqueduct was abandoned due to 'unacceptable noise levels' from an event being held at the neighboring Resorts World Casino, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced via press release. The 'March Madness Auto and Bike Show' reportedly generated noise levels which would potentially create unsafe racing conditions, and despite repeated attempts from NYRA to rectify the problem, the casino was unable to make the necessary adjustments to allow racing to continue. There was no advance notice that the event could become an issue. As a result, Sunday's card was cancelled in its entirety. The racetrack will remain open for simulcasting and live racing will resume Thursday at 1:10 p.m. The post Aqueduct Cancels Sunday Card due to Unsafe Racing Conditions appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Making his first start since winning the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar in November, Henri Matisse returned a gutsy winner at Leopardstown March 30 while taking the Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" Stakes (G3).View the full article

Fan favourite Namura Clair (Jpn) (Mikki Isle {Jpn}) occupied the runner-up spot in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen for the third consecutive year at Chukyo on Sunday, as Satono Reve (Jpn) fought off the best sprinters that Japan has to offer to make the breakthrough in Group 1 company. Defending champion Mad Cool (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) also featured in the 18-strong field, but it was Namura Clair, previously second to First Force (Jpn) in 2023, who headed the betting in her quest to finally to win this six-furlong heat. Last seen winning the G2 Hanshin Cup in December, Namura Clair was marginally preferred by punters to Satono Reve, who was having his first start since finishing third in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin. Before that the six-year-old Satono Reve had finished seventh in the G1 Sprinters Stakes won by Lugal (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), following a pair of Group 3 victories in the Hakodate Sprint Stakes and Keeneland Cup. Satono Reve broke smoothly and eased back to take the first bend in mid-division. After meeting traffic on the home turn, jockey Joao Moreira steered his mount to the outside to make his challenge and the son of Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) responded willingly, unleashing an impressive burst to hit the front 100 metres out, before holding off the fast-finishing Namura Clair to win by three quarters of a length. Mama Cocha (Jpn) (Kurofune), another Group 1 winner in a star-studded field, having struck in the 2023 Sprinters Stakes, was beaten another length and a quarter in third, just ahead of last year's Sprinters runner-up, Toshin Macau (Jpn) (Big Arthur {Jpn}). Trainer Noriyuki Hori was celebrating his third success in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, after back-to-back wins with Kinshasa No Kiseki (Aus) in 2010 and 2011, while Moreira, who has been riding in Japan under a short-term licence, was notching his third Group 1 victory on the JRA circuit. “The horse gave me a beautiful ride,” said the Brazilian-born jockey. “He behaved very well from the gate, travelled nicely on the bend. I angled him out as we approached the homestretch and from there he showed that he has an amazing ability.” Satono Reve ran out the winner of the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in Japan earlier this morning! Namura Clair was close behind, finishing second for the third consecutive year!@netkeiba | #競馬 | #高松宮記念 pic.twitter.com/0ei42On2BM — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) March 30, 2025 Pedigree Notes Satono Reve is one of eight winners from 11 runners out of the winning Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn) mare Ciliege (Jpn), with the others including the G2 Centaur Stakes hero and sire Hakusan Moon (Jpn), who ran in four consecutive renewals of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, finishing third in 2013, fifth in 2014, second in 2015 and eleventh in 2016. In 2013, he also finished second in the Sprinters Stakes won by Satono Reve's sire, Lord Kanaloa. Ciliege, whose other notable progeny include the G3 Bavarian Classic winner Warring States (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), is herself out of the Listed-placed Megami Guerlain (Jpn) (Shady Heights {GB}). Sunday, Chukyo, Japan TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN-G1, ¥329,50,000, Chukyo, 3-30, 4yo/up, 1200mT, 1:07.90, fm. 1–SATONO REVE (JPN), 128, h, 6, by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) 1st Dam: Ciliege (Jpn), by Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Megami Guerlain (Jpn), by Shady Heights (GB) 3rd Dam: Mogami Guerlain (Jpn), by Mogmi (Fr) 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (¥54,000,000 Wlg '19 JRHJUL). O-Hajime Satomi; B-Shirai Farm (Jpn); T-Noriyuki Hori; J-Joao Moreira; ¥173,864,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-HK, 12-8-1-1, $2,674,701. *1/2 to Hakusan Moon (Jpn) (Admire Moon {Jpn}), MGSW & MG1SP-Jpn, $3,838,913; and Warring States (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), GSW-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Namura Clair (Jpn), 123, m, 6, Mikki Isle (Jpn)–Sun Queen, by Storm Cat. O-Mutsuhiro Namura; B-Tanikawa Farm (Jpn); ¥69,104,000. 3–Mama Cocha (Jpn), 123, m, 6, Kurofune–Buchiko (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Makoto Kaneko Holdings; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥43,552,000. Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 3.80, 3.50, 14.60. Also Ran: Toshin Macau (Jpn), A Shin Fencer (Jpn), Mad Cool (Ire), Lugal (Jpn), Drop of Light (Jpn), Big Caesar (Jpn), Kangchenjunga (Jpn), Travesura (Jpn), Balsam Note (Jpn), Mozu Meimei (Jpn), Off Trail (GB), Kitano Express (Jpn), Win Greatest (Jpn), Suzu Khalom (Jpn), Pair Pollux (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Satono Reve Strikes in Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Namura Clair Second Again appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

E Five Racing Thoroughbreds' Nemo (c, 3, Into Mischief–New Money Honey, by Medaglia d'Oro) came flying late to graduate on debut at Gulfstream Park Sunday. Dismissed at 20-1, the bay colt was taken in hand soon after the break and settled at the back of the field behind fractions of :24.56 and :47.86. Next to last at the top of the lane, he closed with a powerful kick, splitting horses in the final strides to just nab War Legend (War of Will) on the line, completing the mile over the lawn in 1:34.13. Nemo's dam New Money Honey carried the colors of Bob Edwards's e Five Racing to victory in the 2017 GI Belmont Oaks Invitational and 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The colt is the first foal out of the mare to make it to the races. She has a 2-year-old colt by War Front and she produced a filly by Good Magic this year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds LLC. B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (Ky). T-Saffie Joseph, Jr. NEMO found the winner's circle in Race 2 at @GulfstreamPark!! Seriously though, check out this awesome move up the fence to score under Micah Husbands. The winner paid $43.80 @SaffieJosephJr trains the son of @spendthriftfarm Into Mischief and @BreedersCup winner New… pic.twitter.com/zkandZsU8Q — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 30, 2025 The post Into Mischief’s Nemo Finds Line First in Gulfstream Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Satono Reve joined the ranks of Japan's top sprinters with a victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) March 30 at Chukyo Racecourse.View the full article

Ballydoyle's Delacroix (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) was fully expected to mark his seasonal debut with a win in Sunday's G3 P. W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown and the 4-7 favourite did not disappoint. Always comfortable on the front under Ryan Moore, last year's G3 Autumn Stakes winner and G1 Futurity Trophy runner-up kicked decisively two out to settle matters. At the line, the leading Derby prospect had 2 1/4 lengths to spare over stablemate Lambourn (Ire) (Australia {GB}), with Tiberius Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths behind in third. Straightforward Delacroix, beaten a nose in the William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes, runs away with the Ballysax Stakes on seasonal return. He's been cut into 10/1 (from 16/1) for the Derby.@LeopardstownRC | @Ballydoyle pic.twitter.com/V6ErWu34oZ — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Another Ballysax For Ballydoyle As Dubawi’s Delacroix Strikes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Coming back to the scene of her debut win, Juddmonte's Swelter (GB) (Kingman {GB}) mastered some significant peers to take Leopardstown's G3 Ballylinch Stud “Priory Belle” Stakes. Off the track since scoring over a mile in July, the daughter of the G3 Nell Gwyn Stakes winner Hot Snap (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) was fine-tuned to perfection by Dermot Weld and after swooping a furlong out readily held Ballydoyle's Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) to score at 6-1 by 1 1/4 lengths, with Cercene (Ire) (Australia {GB}) half a length away in third. 2⃣ out of 2⃣ Irish 1,000 Guineas-entry Swelter makes a winning return from 255-days off the track to maintain her unbeaten record. That's a @LeopardstownRC double for Dermot Weld and @chrishayes24.@BallylinchStud | @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/eSNgWKcbUL — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Kingman’s Swelter Stakes Classic Claim For Weld and Juddmonte appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Starting his new term having signed off with success in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Ballydoyle's Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) overcame rustiness to capture Sunday's G3 Ballylinch Stud “Red Rocks” Stakes at Leopardstown. Reserved early by Ryan Moore off the pace set by Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), the 6-4 favourite arrived late to collar that rival and the eventual second Comanche Brave (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). At the line, there were two half-length margins between the Wootton Bassetts and the non-staying Arizona Blaze. JUST! Henri Matisse gets up late to make a winning return in the Group 3 Red Rocks Stakes. That didn't look likely turning for home. Next stop, the 2,000 Guineas?@BallylinchStud pic.twitter.com/OlbDBgpdjN — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Henri Matisse Resumes The Winning Thread For Ballydoyle appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Newgate Farm released the 2025 service fees for their 16-strong stallion team on Sunday, with Extreme Choice (Aus) leading the way at A$330,000 (inc GST), the joint-highest fee for an Australian-based sire in history. “He's had a massive year,” Bruce Slade, Newgate's director of bloodstock, said of Extreme Choice, who stood at a fee of A$275,000 (inc GST) last season. “He's had a Blue Diamond winner and a Melbourne Cup winner and that's from a foal crop that averaged 30 foals in his first three seasons. He has the leading Group 1 strike rate in the world, ahead of the likes of Dubawi and Frankel. “We think he deserves to be the highest-priced sire in Australia when you consider his record, but also when you consider the scarcity around him. We like to get outside support for him and we have to look after his shareholders and the horse first and foremost.” Likewise, Extreme Choice's G1 Golden Slipper-winning son Stay Inside (Aus) has seen a small fee rise from A$55,000 (inc GST) to A$66,000 (inc GST), while Cosmic Force (Aus) is the only other stallion on the roster who has had a fee increase. He returns to his first-season fee of A$16,500 (inc GST) in 2025, up from A$11,000 (inc GST) last season. Of the four stallions who will stand at a reduced fee this season, Capitalist (Aus) remains one of the most expensive sires at Newgate, despite a 50 per cent reduction in his fee to A$44,000 (inc GST). “Capitalist is just a horse who always has something happening–constant winners, stakes runners, stakes results, new two-year-olds popping up all the time, at the trials and races,” said Slade. “He's a great horse to get a mare off to a fast start. He's been a leading sire of juvenile winners in Australia for the last five seasons, second only to Snitzel. At a really nice, good value fee this year, he will have the heat back on him and people will appreciate the value he offers.” Meanwhile, the globetrotting four-time Group 1 winner State Of Rest (Ire) will stand for a fee of A$22,000 (inc GST)–down from A$27,500 (inc GST) last year–when he returns to Australia from his Northern Hemisphere base at Rathbarry Stud. The first State Of Rest weanlings bred in the Southern Hemisphere will be on show at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in May. “There's a time lag between the demand for the first book and the first runners,” Slade added. “In the middle, people are taking on more risk, and we have to adjust the prices accordingly. Too Darn Hot, Wootton Bassett, Ole Kirk, they were all trading at their lowest [service fee] at this point in time [in their third season] and they've all sold incredibly well this year.” The fees for the other nine stallions on Newgate's 2025 roster all remain unchanged, headed by the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis (Aus) at A$44,000 (inc GST) as he awaits his first foals. The post Extreme Choice Matches Australian Record Fee at Newgate Farm in 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Aga Khan's Studs' Tarima (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) was a warm order for Leopardstown's opener on Sunday and the half-sister to Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) and Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) read the script to open her account. Sent off the 4-7 favourite, the Dermot Weld-trained newcomer delivered a flourish from rear under Chris Hayes to take command inside the final furlong and register a 1 3/4-length success from Noli Timere (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). “Chris hadn't planned to sit quite so far back on her, but she just got turned sideways when they jumped and he had to sit and do the right thing and ride her with confidence. It was a blessing in disguise, because he was able to drop her out and let her come home. She was a backward filly as a two-year-old and I didn't get to teach her that much as she was growing and developing. She is going to learn an awful lot from that race.” “Each one of the sisters are different, but there is a tremendous blend of speed and stamina that runs through the family. She is still babyish mentally and I expect a lot of progress. Hopefully, she develops to be a Stakes filly–I trained her two half sisters to win eight group 1's. I would see her going beyond a mile, but have an open mind on when we go beyond a mile. The Irish 1,000 Guineas has to be a consideration, but let's take smaller steps first and try and get black-type.” This was Weld's first winner in The Aga Khan's silks since the passing of the owner-breeder and he added, “He was a wonderful supporter of me and it was a joy to train for him and have many group 1 races for him. Hopefully the family will continue to support Irish racing.” The perfect start The wonderfully-bred Tarima justifies strong market support to make a winning debut under a confident ride from @chrishayes24. @AgaKhanStuds | @LeopardstownRC pic.twitter.com/ui0p7millL — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 30, 2025 The post Lope De Vega Half To Tarnawa Wins On Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5.35 million Gr.2 Sprint Cup (1200m) to crown Zac Purton’s return to race riding at Sha Tin on Sunday. The world’s highest-rated sprinter, Ka Ying Rising (128lb) demolished his opposition with familiar nonchalance to score by three lengths from Helios Express and Lucky With You in 1m 08.18s after being eased down by Purton with 100m to go. After stalking California Spangle to the 400m, Ka Ying Rising emerged from the triple Group One winner’s slipstream and exploded away with a 10.54s sectional to the 200m to put the contest beyond doubt as Helios Express finished second for the fifth time this season behind David Hayes’s superstar. “The leader (California Spangle) today didn’t go as fast as I was hoping he would go. I travelled a bit stronger than I would have liked and with the extra weight on his back, I didn’t want to sit around and wait for the others, so I sent him for home early and he just let him do what he does,” Purton said. “He was always cruising and he didn’t give us a moment of worry and that’s the good thing about him.” Ka Ying Rising’s latest triumph elevated the four-year-old into outright third place for the most wins in a row in Hong Kong behind Silent Witness (17) and Golden Sixty (16), snapping the deadlock he previously shared with Co-Tack and Beauty Generation. With 12 wins and two seconds from 14 starts overall, the Shamexpress gelding continues to thrive ahead of his final assignment of the season – the HK$22 million Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 27 April) – before a probable tilt at the Gr.1 The Everest (1200m) in Sydney in October. “It’s nice to come back and ride a horse like him. He’s a pleasure to do anything with, he’s really relaxed going to the gates and behind the gates now. He just does everything you want him to do,” seven-time Hong Kong champion jockey Purton said. Clocking 21.88s for the final 400m, Ka Ying Rising edged to within a win of equalling the record for the most wins in a Hong Kong season and matching the feats of Beauty Generation and Lucky Sweynesse with eight victories. Hayes said: “He jumped with them and really controlled the race. Zac thought he could’ve waited a bit longer but he just thought he’d put it out of the question and he did – it was just wonderful. “Even Zac’s starting to acknowledge the horse’s ability now. It took a while but he’s starting to say he’s quite special and he really is. He runs those times with ease. The way he looks and the way he’s behaving, he is improving his manners – clearly his ability has been there the whole time. “He’s developing into a more foolproof horse. Today, he took the sit. He doesn’t have to lead – he’s alright with a sit and he’s alright leading, so he’s a beauty. “This was a stepping stone because it was a handicap and he had to give five pounds away but the (Chairman’s Sprint Prize) is set weights and that’s his grand final. It’s what he’s been set for the whole year and if he achieves it, it would be the perfect season.” Back in action after suffering a foot injury on 9 February, Purton took riding honours with a treble, also triumphing atop Jamie Richards-trained La Forza in the Class 3 Harlech Handicap (1000m) and Benno Yung’s Another World in the Class 3 Lugard Handicap (1400m). Ricky Yiu notched his sixth winner of the month when Mighty Strength (NZ) (Time Test) landed the Class 4 Severn Handicap (2000m) under Matthew Poon. Fast Network (NZ) (Wrote) continued an excellent season with a gaping four-length victory in the Class 2 Barker Handicap (1200m), slotting his fifth win from 10 starts for Dennis Yip. Ridden patiently by Hugh Bowman, the Wrote four-year-old scythed through the field to earn a PPG Bonus of HK$1 million as well as the HK$1.59 million winners’ purse. Highview Stud stallion Wrote snared a double when South Star (NZ) (Wrote) won the Pollock Handicap (1400m) for Frankie Lor and Andrea Atzeni. View the full article

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Star speedster will look to complete a perfect season in next month’s Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) after coasting to victory at Sha Tin on Sunday.View the full article

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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Lexi Nolan wanted a horse with attitude – and it sounds like she’s got exactly that in Elsu gelding No Way Else. “I like the spicy ponies,” says the 19-year-old, “he’s got a big personality. And he is pretty.” The pair have had a great start to 2025, crowned the Champion at January’s North Island Standardbred Championships and then winning the Harness to Hack event at the Waikato Equestrian Centre in late March. At the latter, against 12 other competitors, they won the In-hand and Jumping disciplines and were second in the Ridden and Dressage. “And we got the most points to win overall,” says Nolan, “it’s one of the best achievements we have had so far.” The combo was up against some high-profile names as well. For example, the Novice champion was Bolt for Brilliance and well-known racing personality Jo Ferguson while the Pleasure category was won by Zoe Cobb and Mach Shard. The 2022 Rowe Cup champion Bolt For Brilliance retired in 2023 after winning 21 races while Mach Shard was a great campaigner with 20 wins including last year’s amazing Taylor Mile – Messenger double. As a racehorse No Way Else was a good performer too. By $2m earner and multiple Group 1 winner Elsu, the black gelding started with the Chmiels in Canterbury before heading up north to Arna Donnelly. Overall, he won eight from 91, with his last race in 2017. After being approached to buy him, Nolan says she was taken by him right from the start. “I walked and trotted him on a real muddy paddock and took him home the same day,” she says, “he’s the first horse I’ve owned myself.” Now known as “Percy” he’s been to around 20 to 25 competitions and Horse of the Year twice. “He improves every single time we go out.” “Next year I want to go to HOY and finish in the top five in both the In-hand and Ridden.” And she has ambition for Percy beyond that. “I really want him to do cross country and eventing – that’s the dream.” Away from the equestrian world Nolan works as a teachers aide and is a cheerleader and cheerleading coach. It’s a busy life – but just what you’d expect from someone who likes “spicy ponies”. Event : From Harness to Hack Dates : March 22 and 23 Location : Waikato Equestrian Centre Open sponsored by Lawson Forge and Equine Services View the full article

What Tancred Stakes Day 2025 Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse When Tuesday, April 1, 2025 First Race 12:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble Group 1 action returns to Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday, with the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) and Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) sharing top billing on a massive 10-part program. The meeting was due to be run on Saturday, but due to substantial rain, the meeting was postponed by 72 hours. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit this time around, and with the track rated a Heavy 9 and with rain forecast in the days leading in, punters can expect a genuine Heavy deck come race-day. 2025 Tancred Stakes Day is scheduled to get underway at 12:35pm local time. Race 1: BM72 Midway Handicap (1300m) Mahogany Girl goes in search of a hat-trick of wins in the opening event and represents good each-way value with horse racing bookmakers. The six-year-old mare has been sensational in her two wins this time in and particularly caught the eye in her latest effort at Hawkesbury on March 8, fending off the late challenge of Well Timed as she made every post a winner. She looks to be a new horse this preparation, and although she must lug 60.5kg to victory, Mahogany Girl only needs to hold her form to be fighting out the finish in the opener. Selections: 1 MAHOGANY GIRL 7 GLOUNTHUANE 3 SUPER BRIGHT 4 SO GOOD SO COOL Race 2: Group 3 Baillieu (1400m) The Group 3 Baillieu (1400m) is restricted for the two-year-olds, where the Brad Widdup-trained Savvy Hallie gets the verdict at a good price with . The daughter of Hellbent is winless heading into start three but has had clear excuses to kick-off the campaign, bombing the start in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) before surging in the final furlong to get within 4.3 lengths of Tempted. The same form produced the 2025 Golden Slipper winner, Marhoona, and with Savvy Hallie set to relish stepping out to 1400m, watch for her to be flashing over the top in the Baillieu. Selections: 10 SAVVY HALLIE 2 NEPOTISM 5 TUPAKARA 3 SANCTIFIED Baillieu Race 2 – #10 Savvy Hallie (5) 2yo Filly | T: Brad Widdup | J: Jay Ford (54kg) Race 3: Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) The Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) will help shape the Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m) picture as the Tony Pike-trained Golden Century makes the trip across the Tasman. The son of Pierro was far from disgraced in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on March 8, closing to within 2.5 lengths of Willydoit in what turned out to be a slowly run affair. The sting out of the ground only bolsters his chances leading into the weekend, and with a few of these key rivals questionable over the 2000m, Golden Century should have no issues outstaying them in the testing conditions. Selections: 2 GOLDEN CENTURY 5 CONFETTI GARDEN 4 KING OF THUNDER 3 MUSTANG MORGAN Tulloch Stakes Race 3 – #2 Golden Century (11) 3yo Gelding | T: Tony Pike | J: Nash Rawiller (56kg) Race 4: Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) Ceolwulf looks supremely placed in the Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) on the one-week backup. He closed into third in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) on March 22, with only Gringotts and Fangirl getting the upper hand in a slowly run race. The son of Tavistock should be peaking fourth-up over the 2000m, and if the Joseph Pride-trained gelding wants to be considered a major player in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) against the likes of Via Sistina, Ceolwulf must put this lot away and justify the short price. Selections: 1 CEOLWULF 14 OUR GOLD HOPE 6 POST IMPRESSIONIST 4 ZARAKEM Next Best Race 4 – #1 Ceolwulf (10) 4yo Gelding | T: Joseph Pride | J: Chad Schofield (59.5kg) Race 5: Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) The fillies & mares step out in the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m), where the Chris Waller-trained Scarlet Oak can return to her brilliant best. She was outclassed in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) and chased home Lady Shenandoah on the worst part of the track, unsuited by the genuine Good 4 surface. Back onto rain-effected ground is her go, and with James McDonald back in the saddle, expect her to be a dramatic improver third-up in the Emancipation Stakes. Selections: 4 SCARLET OAK 15 SNOW IN MAY 2 PULCHRITUDINOUS 9 ARCTIC GLAMOUR Emancipation Stakes Race 5 – #4 Scarlet Oak (9) 4yo Mare | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (56kg) Race 6: Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) It’s safe to say Treasurethe Moment will be anchoring plenty of multi’s across the nation as she gears up for more Group 1 glory in the 2025 Vinery Stud Stakes. She’s returned in superb order after claiming the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in the spring, securing back-to-back wins in stylish fashion to kick-off the autumn campaign. The Sydney way of going is the only query heading into this, and although punters need to stomach the short price with online betting sites, it’s hard to see Treasurethe Moment coming undone in this small field of nine. Selections: 1 TREASURETHE MOMENT 2 MOVIN OUT 5 DECLICHY BOULEVARD 4 REAL CLASS Best Bet Race 6 – #1 Treasurethe Moment (5) 3yo Filly | T: Matt Laurie | J: Damien Lane (56kg) Race 7: Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) The Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) sets up as the toughest race to dissect on the Rosehill card, however, Ostraka appears well placed returning from Melbourne. The son of Pariah was tested in Group 1 company in back-to-back starts, and didn’t have much go his way after leading them out at a strong clip in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 8. His run in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) had plenty of merit prior to that failure, and with Ostraka well suited back to the Sydney way of going, expect him to bounce back third-up. Selections: 7 OSTRAKA 2 MAZU 13 ESPIONAGE 15 GENERAL SALUTE Star Kingdom Stakes Race 7 – #7 Ostraka (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Jason Collett (56.5kg) Race 8: Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) It’s hard to knock Dubai Honour as the two-time Australian Group 1 winner returns to our shores. The William Haggas-trained gelding continues to race well into his seven-year-old season, and with more luck in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m), could’ve added another international Group 1 win to the resume. Last time he came to Australia he lapped them in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) before dismantling Anamoe in the 2023 Queen Elizabeth, and if he can replicate those performances again, he must be considered the one to beat in the Tancred Stakes. Selections: 1 DUBAI HONOUR 13 LA CRIQUE 2 VAUBAN 4 DUKE DE SESSA Tancred Stakes Race 8 – #1 Dubai Honour (4) 7yo Gelding | T: William Haggas | J: Tom Marquand (59kg) Race 9: Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m) New Endeavour caught the eye first-up at this course and distance in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) on March 15. The New Bay gelding was slow away on that occasion and got too far back turning for home, slicing between rivals as he closed to within 2.7 lengths of Iowna Merc. Rachel King should have the five-year-old within striking distance second-up, and with his best figures generally coming at start two of the preparation, New Endeavour can book his ticket to the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). Selections: 6 NEW ENDEAVOUR 5 ENCAP 11 GREBENI 1 JUST FOLK Doncaster Prelude Race 9 – #6 New Endeavour (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Rachel King (56kg) Race 10: BM88 Handicap (1400m) A stack of dual acceptors has the last race a bit of a mystery, however, Rhapsody Chic represents good each-way value as he returns from a 182-day spell. The son of Sacred Falls boasts a terrific first-up record and has never missed the frame across four starts, with two wins and two more minor placings to his name. He’s never been beaten on Heavy decks either and although Tommy Berry needs to overcome barrier 16, Rhapsody Chic warrants respect at the $15 in the Rosehill finale. Selections: 9 RHAPSODY CHIC 11 BOJANGLES 6 LES VAMPIRES 13 WELL TIMED Best Value Race 10 – #9 Rhapsody Chic (16) 5yo Gelding | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (57.5kg) Tancred Stakes Day quaddie tips for Rosehill Rosehill quadrella selections Tuesday, April 1, 2025 2-7-11-13-15 1-2-4-13-14 1-4-5-6-8-11 3-4-6-8-9-11-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article