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What Kembla Grange Races Where Kembla Grange Racecourse – Princes Highway, Kembla Grange NSW 2526 When Thursday, January 16, 2025 First Race 1:10pm AEDT Visit Dabble Provincial racing returns to Kembla Grange Racecourse on Thursday afternoon, with a competitive eight-part program set for decision in the Illawarra region. The surface is rated a Soft 7 at the time of acceptances, and with more rainfall forecast in the lead-up, punters can expect that rating to worsen the closer we get to start time. The rail is in the true position, with racing scheduled to get underway at 1:10pm local time. Best Bet at Kembla Grange: Ride The River The Bjorn Baker-trained Ride The River returns following a 155-day spell and appears primed to strike in this Class 1 contest. The son of Headwater caught the eye in a recent barrier trail at Warwick Farm on January 3, closing on the heels of the ever-consistent Willaidow. Watch for Ashley Morgan to dictate terms from barrier four aboard this progressive type, and provided he can handle the testing conditions, Ride The River should justify the short price with Neds. Best Bet Race 2 – #2 Ride The River (4) 3yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Ashley Morgan (58kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Kembla Grange: Mrs Maree Mrs Maree faded badly in the Listed Lonhro Plate (1000m) at Randwick on February 10, pulling up two out of five lame in the post-race vet report before being sent to the paddock. She looks to be returning in supreme order, pushed out to score impressively in a recent barrier trial at Warwick Farm on January 3, showing no signs of her previous injury despite the lengthy layoff. Zac Lloyd takes the reins from stall four, and with Mrs Maree likely to gain the ideal stalking position in the one-one, watch for Mrs Maree to be storming down the centre of the course. Next Best Race 1 – #5 Mrs Maree (4) 3yo Filly | T: Clarry Connors | J: Zac Lloyd (55.5kg) Bet with BlondeBet Best Value at Kembla Grange: Milly Molly Mandy Milly Molly Mandy represents terrific each-way value with horse racing bookmakers as she gets set to make her debut for the Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou barn. The daughter of So You Think was held up with nowhere to go in a recent barrier trial at Rosehill on December 23, with the unraced three-year-old slowly building into her work at the end of 900m. The 1200m first-up could prove short of her best trip based on breeding; however, with Tyler Schiller set to gain the perfect run from gate three, Milly Molly Mandy should get every chance to make an impression on debut. Best Value Race 5 – #10 Milly Molly Mandy (3) 3yo Filly | T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | J: Tyler Schiller (55.5kg) Bet with Picklebet Thursday quaddie tips for Kembla Grange Kembla Grange quadrella selections January 16, 2025 1-2-5-10 1-2-4-6 1-4-6-11-12 1-2-3-4-6 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Widden Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Location: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1100m The Widden Stakes, a Group 3 race for two-year-old fillies, is a highlight of the Australian Turf Club’s calendar, run over 1100m at Rosehill Gardens. Conducted under Set Weights and Penalties conditions, the Widden Stakes boasts a $250,000 prize pool as of 2025. First held in 1943 and won by Birthright, the Widden Stakes has evolved over time. While it occasionally allowed open-gender participation in its early years, it has been exclusively for fillies since 2007. Elevated to Group 3 status in 2014, The Widden Stakes horse race honours the renowned Widden Stud, one of Australia’s most famous thoroughbred nurseries. As a proving ground for future champions, the Widden Stakes has seen notable winners such as Denise’s Joy (1974), Triscay (1989), Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014) and Lady of Camelot (2024) — the latter three going on to claim Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) victories. In 2024, Lady Of Camelot claimed the title, defeating Manaal and Wave Breaker. This win marked a record seventh Widden Stakes victory for legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse, now in partnership with Adrian Bott. 2025 Widden Stakes betting odds Betting odds for the 2025 Widden Stakes are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update the Widden Stakes odds once released. How to bet on the Widden Stakes Every decent Australian horse racing bookmaker will have betting on the Widden Stakes available. Many of them will open an early market so you can wager on the race a week or so in advance. 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Widden Stakes News Lady Of Camelot does it easy in Widden Stakes Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott and Tim Clark have combined with Lady Of Camelot to take out the Group 3 … Read More Justify poised for huge stud career after Saturday’s stakes win Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Learning To Fly’s Widden Stakes victory at Rosehill on Saturday was just the start of what is going to be … Read More Patient approach paying off for ‘extraordinary’ Learning To Fly Australia horse racing news 2 years ago According to Coolmore bloodstock consultant James Bester, deciding not to run Learning To Fly in the Gimcrack Stakes last October … Read More Learning To Fly shows class in Widden Stakes victory Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Learning To Fly has produced an empathic display of talent to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes on Saturday afternoon … Read More Rosehill preview, best bets & quaddie tips | Saturday 28/1/2023 Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago What Rosehill Races Where Rosehill Gardens – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Saturday, January 28, 2023 First Race … Read More Queen Of The Ball runs them ragged in the Widden Stakes Australia horse racing news 3 years ago The Richard & Michael Freedman-trained Queen Of The Ball has put in a dominant display in the Widden Stakes when … Read More 2025 Widden Stakes Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2025 Widden Stakes final field is released. Previous Widden Stakes Fields 2024 Widden Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Manaal Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 8 57.5kg 2 Alinea Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 7 54.5kg 3 Celerity James Cummings James McDonald 3 54.5kg 4 Extreme Diva Anthony Cummings Zac Lloyd 4 54.5kg 5 Froebel Star Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 2 54.5kg 6 Lady Of Camelot Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 1 54.5kg 7 Pushpa Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 5 54.5kg 8 The Eyes Have It Nathan Doyle Dylan Gibbons 9 54.5kg 9 Wave Breaker Peter & Paul Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 6 54.5kg 2024 Widden Stakes result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rosehill-2024-Group-3-Widden-Stakes-03022024-Lady-Of-Camelot-Gai-Waterhouse-Adrian-Bott-Tim-Clark.mp4 1st – Lady Of Camelot (-333.33) 2nd – Manaal (-250) 3rd – Wave Breaker Times (NTD) Recent runnings of the Widden Stakes: 2024: Lady of Camelot a class above After taking out the Canonbury Stakes with Prost earlier in the day, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott took out the second of the two-year-old features at Rosehill, with Lady Of Camelot ($1.45) getting the job done well as the odds-on favourite in the Group 3 Widden Stakes. Tim Clark took the heavily backed favourite to the front and led every step of the way over the 1100m and careered away for a dominant victory. The daughter of Written Tycoon was able to turn the tables on Manaal ($7.00), with the Gimcrack Stakes winner unable to reel in the front runner. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Wave Breaker ($11.00) ran on nicely to nab third place ahead of Extreme Diva ($26.00), but was clear that the top two runners were the ones to follow from this contest going forward. 2023: Learning To Fly produces dominant display Learning To Fly produced an empathic display of talent to win the Group 3 Widden Stakes for trainer Annabel Neasham. The filly by Justify was a late drifter in the market despite opening a short-priced favourite after barrier draws on Wednesday, and seemingly overcame that drift with a dominant win against the girls, stopping the clock at an impressive 1:03:30. A time which proved slightly quicker than the colts earlier in the day as Red Resistance stopped the clock at 1:03:60 respectively. It was Perfect Proposal for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott who stepped best to lead them up, while the eventual winner sat to her outside throughout the 1100m contest. Firming favourite Steel City got the perfect run on the leaders back from Jason Collett who simply couldn’t chase down the brave Learning To Fly who gave a strong kick to hold off all challengers under jockey Chad Schofield. 2022: Queen Of The Ball leads throughout After Best Of Bordeaux dominated his rivals in the Canonbury Stakes, Queen Of The Ball won in similar style in the two-year-old fillies race, the Group 3 Widden Stakes. The Richard & Michael Freedman-trained filly found the front from barrier 10 under Rachel King and it was all over bar the shouting. The filly by I Am Invincible finished second on debut, however she came through that run well, to put up a margin of 3.75 lengths, in a winning time of 1:03.53. 2021: Mallory enters Golden Slipper picture Gerald Ryan would defer to the training philosophies of the great Bart Cummings as he plots an autumn two-year-path for Widden Stakes winner Mallory. The Arrowfield Stud filly put herself in the frame for Golden Slipper discussions with a determined win in Saturday’s Group Three race, chasing down leader Total Babe to score with authority. Mallory ($4) defied a market drift to stamp her class at Rosehill, scoring by a length over Total Babe ($4) with Vianello ($3.80 fav) another half-length away. Previous winners of the Widden Stakes Widden Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Lady of Camelot Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 2023 Learning to Fly Chad Schofield Annabel Neasham 2022 Queen of the Ball Rachel King Richard & Michael Freedman 2021 Mallory Jason Collett Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 2020 Away Game Tom Marquand Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2019 Amercement Brenton Avdulla James Cummings 2018 Fiesta Kerrin McEvoy Chris Waller 2017 Teaspoon Hugh Bowman Michael Freedman 2016 Honesty Prevails Jason Collett Rick Worthington 2015 Fireworks Brenton Avdulla Gerald Ryan 2014 Mossfun Tommy Berry Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 2013 Overreach Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse 2012 Driefontein Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse 2011 Satin Shoes Hugh Bowman Clarry Conners 2010 Georgette Silk Blake Shinn Clarry Conners 2009 Horizons Blake Shinn Gai Waterhouse 2008 Delta Girl Jeff Lloyd Graeme Rogerson 2007 Superfly Tim Clark David Hayes 2006 Churchill Downs Larry Cassidy David Hayes 2005 Pasikatera Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse 2004 Econsul Chris Munce Graeme Rogerson 2003 Race Not Held 2002 Secret Land Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse 2001 Riona Larry Cassidy John Hawkes 2000 Miss Bussell Brian York Gai Waterhouse Widden Stakes winners pre-2000 Widden Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Miss Thunderstood 1998 Countess Christie 1997 Manana 1996 Empower 1995 Unison 1994 Stitches 1993 Dynasty 1992 Lilting 1991 Merry Shade 1990 Bundle Of Thanks 1989 Triscay 1988 Momentaire 1987 Kazarne 1986 Whilodge 1985 Magic Flute 1984 Super Swift 1983 Rivage 1982 Biscarina 1981 Surpassing 1980 Flight Of Life 1979 Shaybisc 1978 Golden Topic 1977 Peeping 1976 Princess Talaria / Lady Lyndal 1975 Rainbeam 1974 Denise’s Joy 1973 Gretel 1972 Magic Beam 1971 Blue Mountain 1970 Royal Endeavour 1969 Summer Play / Final Bid 1968 Celina 1967 Topmost 1966 On Par 1965 Red Mittens 1964 Suzanne 1963 All Gold 1962 Heirloom 1961 April Wonder 1960 No Match 1959 My Rachael 1958 Chateau Clair 1957 Foison 1956 Estrina 1955 Royal Maureen 1954 Interesting 1953 Queen Of All 1952 Reflected Glory 1951 Celebrated 1950 White Lightning 1949 Magic Carpet 1948 Pantomime 1947 Oasis 1946 Kindly Light 1945 Race Not Held 1944 Genista 1943 Birthright Recommended! 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What 2025 Magic Millions Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Racecourse Drive, Bundall QLD 4217 When Friday, January 17, 2025 First Race 5:30pm AEST Visit Dabble The Gold Coast Turf Club will host the remaining seven races of its 2025 Magic Millions meeting this Friday night, following the postponement of last Saturday’s program. The Magic Millions 2YO Classic and 3YO Guineas will headline the rescheduled meeting, with a massive $12.5 million worth of prize money on offer. The track has already improved to a Soft 6 rating on Wednesday; however, there is rain forecast in the next two days, so expect a Soft surface throughout the night. The rail will be in the +0.5m position from the 400m-800m mark and in its true position for the remainder of the circuit. The first race at the Gold Coast will jump at 5:30pm AEST. Race 1: Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) Following two impressive wins over 2000m at Eagle Farm and Rosehill, Belvedere Boys appears to be one to beat in the opener. The son of Maurice has shown a good ability to make up ground in the final 600m and run away with the victory. Matthew Dunn has engaged Blake Shinn for the ride, and if Shinn can settle this talented stayer in the middle of the pack with cover, Belvedere Boys can bring up the hat-trick. Selections: 5 BELVEDERE BOYS 4 MISS JOELENE 11 ENCODER 6 TANHAUSER Best Bet Race 4 – #5 Belvedere Boys (12) 5yo Gelding | T: Matthew Dunn | J: Blake Shinn (56kg) +320 with Neds Race 2: Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) The Magic Millions 2YO Classic will feature 16 runners in 2025, and of those runners, the Peter Snowden-trained Memo has opened as the $5.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers. Read HorseBetting.com.au’s free betting preview and tips for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic here. Race 3: Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) Ciaron Maher and Damian Lane will combine with Semana who will be returning from a 14-week spell with only one barrier trial under her belt. The daughter of Winning Rupert is a multiple Group 1 placegetter, and even though her best performances have come over 1400m or further, she has two wins and two placings from four starts at 1200m. From barrier four, Semana will receive the run of the race, and if she can sprint with the leaders, she will prove hard to hold out late. Selections: 5 SEMANA 6 HARD TO SAY 3 STEADY READY 8 HEDGED Next Best Race 3 – #5 Semana (4) 5yo Mare | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Damian Lane (56kg) +380 with Playup Race 4: Magic Millions Cup (1400m) Abounding will return to the Gold Coast for the first time since winning the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas in 2024. The Robert Heathcote-trained mare was impressive when winning her first-up start over 1200m at Doomben before a torrid run in the Listed Nudgee Stakes. Although the daughter of Rich Enuff travelled three-wide for the entire trip, she still battled on gamely to finish sixth. Martin Harley will settle her worse than midfield with cover, and if she lets down like she did first-up, Abounding can bounce back. Selections: 2 ABOUNDING 6 CHARM STONE 19 REDFORD 13 ARTS OBJECT Magic Millions Cup Race 4 – #2 Abounding (16) 4yo Mare | T: Robert Heathcote | J: Martin Harley (57.5kg) +800 with Boombet Race 5: Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) The second of the feature races will be the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas, and a full field of 18 runners is expected to clash in the 1400m contest. Much like the 2YO Classic, the 3YO Guineas betting market is an open one, with the Peter Snowden-trained Tuileries opening as the $5 favourite with Picklebet. Read HorseBetting.com.au’s free betting preview and tips for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas here. Race 6: Magic Millions Fillies & Mares (1300m) The $8.50 on offer with BlondeBet is a great price for the Kris Lees-trained Bubba’s Bay in the Fillies & Mares, considering she just claimed her fourth win in five starts in the Listed Nudgee Stakes. The daughter of Cable Bay has been racing in career-best form this preparation, and her tough victory in the Nudgee Stakes showed how well she is going. With only one other speed influence engaged in the race, Andrew Mallyon can settle Bubba’s Bay outside the leader, go for home at the 400m mark, and get her rivals chasing. Selections: 5 BUBBA’S BAY 6 MISS ROUMBINI 8 ANAHITA 13 LEFT FIELD Best Value Race 6 – #5 Bubba’s Bay (15) 5yo Mare | T: Kris Lees | J: Andrew Mallyon (57kg) +750 with Picklebet Race 7: Magic Millions QTIS Open (1300m) Rex Lipp has Cifrado firing on all cylinders this campaign, as the four-year-old gelding is yet to miss the placings from four starts, including his win in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes. The son of Encryption enjoys all surfaces, and it is expected that he will appreciate a drop back in distance from 1400m to 1300m for this contest. After drawing barrier four, Cifrado will receive a much better run than his main market rivals, which will prove pivotal to his winning chances. Selections: 2 CIFRADO 6 BOOM TORQUE 3 HIDDEN WEALTH 12 SKIRT THE LAW Gold Coast quaddie tips for 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast quadrella selections Friday, January 17, 2025 1-2-5-6-19 1-2-6-14-18 1-5-6-8-13 1-2-3-6-12 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

By Mike Love Biggles brought up career win number two by winning the Phillips Family Handicap Pace over 2400m at Ashburton on Tuesday. Geraldine trainer John Murdoch was not surprised by the seven year old Tintin In America gelding’s effort. “We expected him to go good. But the ten metre handicap was the only worry,” said Murdoch. Driven by Ricky May, Biggles made a clean beginning from the ten metre handicap, racing handy early. Biggles and May were held up for the majority of the run up the straight before executing a tight gap to burst through and get the money by a head from runner up Fergalicious. “Ricky’s made him. He’s driven him right through. He’s been patient with him and has taught him how to race.” Biggles posted an impressive 2:59.8 for the 2400m journey from a stand. Murdoch currently trains a team of three, with a potential fascination of breeding from Jill Ireland – Biggles mother. “We’re tempted to go again.” Biggles is likely to race next at Forbury Park (Oamaru) on January 22nd. “It’s 2600m with a penalty free win with a junior driver.” Other highlights on the card included a popular win with the Graeme Telfer trained Barrytown in race eight the Mike Greer Homes mobile trot with Tim Williams driving. Not winning out of turn, Barrytown recorded his third career victory to go along with his 17 second placings while bringing up Telfer’s 63rd career training success. View the full article

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by Jessica Martini & Stefanie Grimm LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland January of All Ages Sale produced its third $700,000 mare when Love to Shop (Violence), consigned by Claiborne Farm, brought that co-sale topping bid from Pin Oak Stud Tuesday. During the second session of the three-day auction, 242 horses sold for $10,854,300. The average was $44,852 and the median was $20,000. With 89 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 26.89%. Through two sessions, 442 head have grossed $28,941,300, for an average of $65,478 and a median of $35,000. The two-day buy-back rate stands at 29.39%. After two days of the four-day January sale a year ago, 430 head had grossed $31,596,700 for an average of $73,481 and a median of $30,500. The cumulative average for the 2024 auction was $46,126 and the median was $15,000. A pair of supplemental offerings sold for $700,000 during Monday's first session of the January sale and that figure was matched three-quarters of the way through Tuesday's second session with an internet bid from Jim and Dana Bernhard's Pin Oak Stud. “That was huge,” Claiborne Farm's Jacob West said after watching Love to Shop (Violence) (hip 733) sell. “She was a filly that was bought as a yearling for Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola and we always knew she was going to end up at a public auction to dissolve the partnership.” Purchased for $200,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September sale, Love to Shop won the 2023 Toronto Cup Stakes and was second in that year's GII Bessarabian Stakes. In 2024, the bay mare was second in the GIII Ontario Fashion Stakes and GIII Bessarabian Stakes while racing for Repole and Viola and trainer Kevin Attard. “She shipped down to run in a stakes at Turfway Park and she came up with a foot abscess and we had to scratch her,” West said. “We sent her over to Margaux Farms and those guys did an incredible job with her. They've had her for the last 30 days, just keeping her ticking over in light training. She shipped in to us and looked incredible. Virginia at the barn was showing her the whole time and if she had one of those step-o-meters, she would have walked about 30 miles the last couple of days showing her. She never turned a hair. She deserved that price. She was such a quality filly and there are updates in the family. She is by a sire that people like and she has a race record. It all just equaled $700,000.” Out of Tiffany Case (Uncle Mo) and bred by D. J. Stable, the 5-year-old racing or broodmare prospect is a half-sister to Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro), who was third in last year's GI Natalma Stakes and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and returned last week to win the Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream Park. With a slimmed down catalogue, the January sale is down to three sessions this year from four days in 2024, blurring the line between a typical Book 1 and Book 2 set-up. “At Claiborne, we ended up just selling on one day,” West said. “So it wasn't spread out in “Book 1” or “Book 2,” so we just had her in there and we had [the whole consignment] all on one day. She was quality. It didn't matter if there were 1,000 horses in the sale, she was going to stand out. But I think all the scratches helped her stand out even more. At the end of the day, a lot of people try to hold on to their quality horses, that's the market we are in. They get rewarded when they sell yearlings out of them. She just happened to be one of the prize jewels of the sale.” Jenny O'Callaghan | Keeneland Peter and Jenny O'Callaghan of Woods Edge Farm purchased the second highest-priced mare, as well as the co-highest price short yearling of Tuesday's session. The O'Callaghans went to $310,000 to acquire Abrogate (Outwork) (hip 513). The stakes-winning 7-year-old mare sold in foal to Good Magic and was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for STH LLC. The couple also purchased a filly by Golden Pal (hip 641) for $300,000 from the Clarkland Farm consignment. “Everybody is here despite the cold temperatures and nobody misses a good horse,” said Jenny O'Callaghan. “And the key is to buy the ones you really like and stick to your guns. It's always tricky buying because the good ones really stand out.” Bloodstock agent Kim Valerio matched that $300,000 bid when purchasing a filly by Justify (hip 578) as agent for the Green family's D. J. Stable. Bred and consigned by Stoneriggs Farm, the short yearling is out of GIII Ontario Colleen Stakes winner Chart (Lea). Purchased for $120,000 as a 2-year-old at the OBS April sale and raced by D. J. Stable, Chart earned over $114,000 on the racetrack and was purchased by Stoneriggs Farm for $210,000 at the 2021 Keeneland November sale. Now in a full-circle moment, the mare's daughter will return to D. J. Stable to race. Kim Valerio | Keeneland “She was very athletic, a great mover with a great attitude,” said Valerio. “From the first day I saw her until this morning, she was still walking like a champ, so I liked that, it's important. We're going to run her. [D. J. Stable] raced the mother, so that helped us spend a little bit more money on her. She's very athletic, square across the ground with a great attitude. That's important to me.” Valerio noted that D. J. Stable has had success buying out of the January sale. The operation went to $335,000 to purchase Moonlit Garden (Malibu Moon) in 2020 and that mare has since produced a 175,000gns Tattersalls Breeze-Up sale grad and a $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling. “I like this sale–it's a value sale, so I like to load up here,” Valerio said. “I've bought some great horses out of this sale, so I'm never going to miss it.” The Keeneland January sale concludes with a final session beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. Golden Pal Continues First-Crop Momentum with 300K Filly Joining the fold as the co-highest priced yearling of the session at $300,000, a filly (hip 641) from the first crop of Coolmore's dual Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal went the way of Peter and Jenny O'Callaghan's Rock Bloodstock. Bred and consigned by Clarkland Farm, she is a daughter of the stakes-placed Scat Daddy mare Fairyland. The mare herself was a $375,000 KEESEP grad to M.V. Magnier who raced for the partnership of Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor and trainer Wesley Ward before selling to Clarkland Farm for $700,000 at KEENOV in 2019. Hip 641, a $300,000 Golden Pal filly | Keeneland Clarkland's Marty Buckner acknowledged that breeding a pair of classy Wesley Ward-trained runners together was part of the appeal of the Golden Pal/Fairyland cross. “Golden Pal was a wonderful racehorse with excellent confirmation and Fairyland was also trained by Wesley [Ward]. We thought maybe we'll have a market there.” The $300,000 price, the highest for a Golden Pal yearling through the end of the first two sessions, exceeded Buckner's expectations. “[The price] is wonderful, we're ecstatic. I didn't expect anything like that at all. We're thrilled and very lucky. Very fortunate that it happened as it makes up for a lot of ones that don't work out so it was really great.” While off the board in her only try facing Group company in the G3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot as a juvenile, Fairyland broke her maiden on debut at Keeneland in maiden special weight company and earned her black-type when second in the Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga where she was just a half-length back of the winner in her first start following her trip to Ascot. Since retiring to her breeding career, Fairyland has produced four foals with all four being six-figure yearlings paced by $825,000 KEESEP grad Westeros (Into Mischief). Of hip 641, Jenny O'Callaghan said: “She showed very well these last few days in very difficult conditions. She's out of a very talented race filly and Clarkland does a great job. He's [Golden Pal] a very exciting sire. We've really liked his stuff and we hope she is going to come back next year with the goal to bring a much bigger price. She was a high price but it's a very competitive market. That was more than we expected to pay for her but sometimes the good ones are worth digging deep for.” In a show of confidence for the cross, Buckner noted that Fairyland is booked back to Golden Pal who bred 293 mares in his debut season for Coolmore in 2023 and stands for $25,000. –@SGrimmTDN The post $700K Love to Shop Distances Herself from the Pack at Keeneland January Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) subsidiary that operates the advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform TwinSpires sued the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) in federal court Jan. 12, alleging that the state's requirement that ADW providers be linked to a licensed racetrack and live race meeting is “unlawful.” The state's track-partnership requirement currently can't be fulfilled by any ADW because there hasn't been any Thoroughbred racing in Michigan since 2018, and Standardbred races last ran in February 2024. TwinSpires (and other ADWs) had previously partnered with the harness operation at Northville Downs, which is planning to, but has not yet received, approval for the required 30 days of racing to be eligible for ADW and simulcasting in 2025. On Dec. 23, 2024, the MGCB notified all licensed third-party facilitators to cease all ADW account wagering services for Michigan residents effective Jan. 1, 2025. This ban was to be in effect “until all licensing issues are resolved,” according to a Jan. 9 MGCB statement. According to the MGCB, while Xpressbet, NYRA Bets, and TVG Network complied with the order, TwinSpires did not. “Despite this directive, on Dec. 31, 2024, TwinSpires informed the Board that it would continue to offer account wagering for Michigan accounts, in violation of state law,” the MGCB stated. “TwinSpires' continued violation of legal regulations prompted the MGCB to intervene and enforce compliance with the established laws governing simulcast racing by issuing [a] summary suspension order,” the MGCB stated. “A virtual hearing before an Administrative Law Judge has been requested [to] determine whether this summary suspension should continue, or if other fines and penalties should be imposed.” TwinSpires sees the situation differently. “It is no different than if Michigan required any online retailer to partner with an in-state brick-and-mortar store before it could accept orders from individuals in Michigan,” the lawsuit stated. Among the arguments articulated by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company in its civil complaint on behalf of TwinSpires in United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (Southern Division) are that the state-track licensing requirement is allegedly “preempted by the Interstate Horseracing Act (IHA) of 1978” and purportedly also violates the Interstate Commerce Clause. “The IHA contains no provision requiring the consent of the state in which an individual placing the wager happens to reside,” the lawsuit stated. “This makes sense given the historic understanding that wagering is regulated in the location it is accepted, not where the individual placing the bet resides.” The lawsuit continued: “MGCB's actions have subjected TwinSpires to irreparable injury and placed it in a perilous position. If TwinSpires is forced to cease its interstate ADW offering in Michigan, which federal law clearly permits, then it stands to wrongfully lose millions of dollars in revenue for which TwinSpires would never be able to recover damages, because the state is immune from money damages.” The lawsuit stated that, “Michigan has made clear it can and likely will pursue 'administrative, civil, and criminal penalties' pursuant to the state's Licensing Requirements if TwinSpires continues to offer ADW to Michigan consumers under the IHA. That includes potential criminal prosecution or a fine of up to $10,000 for engaging in interstate commerce expressly authorized under federal law… “These extraordinary threats to TwinSpires's business, coming for the first time since it began offering its platform to Michigan residents over a decade ago, gives TwinSpires no choice but to ask this Court to protect its legal rights now,” the lawsuit stated. The MGCB could not be reached for comment on the lawsuit in time for deadline for this story. The agency will have its chance to file a legal response to the complaint. The post TwinSpires, after Defying Michigan Order Other Bet-takers Complied With, Sues State in Federal Court appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

El Vencedor is on target for next month’s Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) following his pleasing trial victory at Matamata on Tuesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Top-flight winner El Vencedor is in a happy place as he prepares to double his tally at the elite level. Last season’s Group 1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m) victor enjoyed a spin around Matamata on Tuesday, romping home by six lengths in the hands of Rory Hutchings in a 1200m open trial. “He had a lovely day out, he galloped beautifully and pulled up great,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. “He’ll be at Ellerslie on February 1 for an open 1500m and then on to the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Group 1, 2000m). “He’s right back where we want him, he’s well and a very happy horse.” El Vencedor won the Group 3 Balmerino Stakes (2000m) in the spring but then tailed the field home in the Group 1 Mufhasa Classic (1600m) before finishing a gallant third behind Snazzytavi and La Crique in the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m). “He missed the jump at Trentham, did a bit of work and the track was a bit off, but it was a below par effort before he bounced back at Ellerslie,” Marsh said. “It was basically catch me if you can and even Rory said the mares would have to be good to beat him, as it ended up they were good enough, but I still thought he was terrific.” Stablemate and last-start Group 2 Rich Hil Mile (1600m) winner Bourbon Empress also stretched her legs at the trials and finished runner-up over 1000m ahead of her next test in the $1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. “She’s a mare that keeps on improving and everything we do with her, she just keeps on getting better and better,” Marsh said. Meanwhile, Nest Egg has mixed his form in the lead-up to Saturday’s Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) and hopes of a turnaround in fortunes have been boosted by the booking of Warren Kennedy. “Not a lot has gone right, but Warren seems to be the man that has always got on well with him,” Marsh said. “The horse’s work has been great, he went out to the beach on Monday and he’s well and happy. The track should be good, so he gets his chance to get back into form, but it has been a very in and out campaign.” Also in action at Trentham will be the promising filly Bellarista in the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) and last-start winner Sinhaman. “Bellarista hasn’t put a foot wrong and it’s an even field, she had her final piece of work this (Wednesday) morning and she’s hard to fault,” Marsh said. “Sinhaman just loves getting over a bit of ground and he’s a nice, progressive horse.” Marsh also has a big team engaged at Te Rapa on Thursday and believed Penman, runner-up in his only two starts, as one of his best chances when he steps out in the Waikato Draught Maiden (1400m). “He’s going really well and he’s just going to need a bit of luck from the draw (11),” he said. Horse racing news View the full article

Via Sistina. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Via Sistina is the star attraction for Chris Waller’s stable at Thursday’s barrier trials, with the champion trainer set to showcase seven elite-level contenders at Warwick Farm. The seven-year-old mare, who last raced when claiming the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on November 9, will trial in the second heat of the morning over 900 metres against five stablemates. Waller is preparing Via Sistina for a shot at a seventh Group 1 win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick in April, where she will be looking to improve on last year’s second-place finish behind Pride Of Jenni. Joining Via Sistina in the second heat are Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix, making his first appearance for Waller, along with Birdman, Declichy Boulevard, Lady Shenandoah, and Manzoice. In the opening heat over 900 metres, Group 1-winning trio Atishu, Private Life, and Switzerland will go head-to-head. Meanwhile, three-time Group 1 winner Fangirl features in the third heat, where she will face stablemates Francesco Guardi, Gatsby’s, Kinesiology, and Valiant King. Horse racing news View the full article

Angel Capital. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Clinton McDonald has set his sights on lucrative sprint races for Angel Capital during the colt’s three-year-old autumn campaign. Last seen finishing sixth in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) in October, Angel Capital returned to action with a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday, where he finished midfield. A second jump-out is scheduled for January 27, after which McDonald will decide on his first-up target, with the Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on February 8 being the likely option. “We’re thinking of keeping him to sprint trips at this stage,” McDonald told RSN. “We could go to the Rubiton over 1100 (metres), and depending on how he goes, we could go to the $1 million Inglis 3YO down the straight (at Flemington). “If he won the Rubiton really well, then we could look at races like the Oakleigh Plate or the Newmarket Handicap. “It will all depend on how well he’s going, and which rein we will pull with him.” Unbeaten when fresh, Angel Capital impressed with a debut win at Cranbourne in April and followed up with a Listed victory in the McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley in September. “I think a high-speed sprint trip, and if he can get the right run and a drag into a race, he could be lethal over the last 400 metres,” McDonald added. “He’s a powerful colt and he has come back stronger. We feel he’s a Group 1 horse, but we have to place him right to get that result.” Horse racing news View the full article

Westbury Stud will offer sizeable Book 1 and 2 drafts at Karaka later this month, showcasing their own stallion roster and with variety added by choice offerings of leading Australian-based sires. The Gerry Harvey-owned operation is always strongly represented at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale and the 2025 consignment will continue that trend with quality and quantity. “There’ll be a few withdrawals, as there always are, but we’ll end up with 70-odd or more so it’s a big draft and a lot of work that goes into it,” Westbury General Manager Russell Warwick said. “There are any number of quality horses there and a mixture of our own stallions and some from Australia, which always brings a lot of interest and flavour to the draft.” Lot 51 is sure to be hugely popular as a daughter of I Am Invincible’s multiple Group One-winning sprinter Home Affairs. “She is one who will attract an enormous amount of interest off the back of what they sold for in Australia,” Warwick said. “Home Affairs had a A$3.2 million yearling and a number of other extremely high-priced youngsters at Magic Millions and our one is a really nice type. “She will absolutely run, there’s no doubt about that and is out of a More Than Ready mare so it’s good Australian two-year-old form and looks like a Karaka Millions horse in waiting.” Her dam Kylie’s Fame was successful on four occasions up to 1400m and is a half-sister to the Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1100m) and Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes (1000m) winner Madeenaty. “Another Australian flavoured one Is Lot 21, the Ole Kirk filly out of Isabella Of Aragon,” Warwick said. “I think Ole Kirk had a 100 percent clearance at the Magic Millions and sold up to A$700,000 so he’s hit the ground running and has had five runners for two stakes winners already in his first crop in Australia.” The filly’s dam is by Swiss Ace and from the family of the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) winner Royal Descent. “There’s also a Tarzino colt who is a half-brother to Hypnos and is a particularly nice horse,” Warwick said. Lot 229 is out of the unraced Elusive Quality mare Quality Dream and her son Hypnos won the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m), was successful twice at Group Three level and finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Levin Classic (1600m). “There’s a very good Reliable Man colt, Lot 389, and he’s a half-brother to two black type horses,” Warwick said. The colt’s dam is the Mossman mare Villa De Madrid, who has produced Press Link and Vamos Raffa-Perfect Maryknoll (HK). In the Book 2 draft, Lot 1060 is a colt by El Roca out of the winning Swiss Ace mare Gagliardi who enjoyed a major pedigree update when three-quarter brother Navigator finished third in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m). “Lesley and I bred Navigator and we’ve still got 10 percent of him so we’re enjoying the ride,” Warwick said. Navigator had won four of his previous 12 starts before placing in the feature weight-for-age sprint at Trentham. “There’s also a very nice El Roca filly out of Petrachor, a handy race mare for Pam Gerard who won five and this is her first foal,” Warwick said. “She’s bred on the El Roca-Redwood cross so very much a homebred in every respect.” To be offered as Lot 770, her pedigree page also features the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) winner Sofia Rosa. View the full article

Buenos Noches. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Dual Group 1 placegetter Buenos Noches has transferred to Ciaron Maher’s stable ahead of his autumn campaign. Previously trained by Matthew Smith, who bought the talented five-year-old entire for $40,000 at the 2021 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, Buenos Noches was last seen finishing in the placings in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) on September 14. “He’s at our beach property working there, which is a different environment to where he was,” Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull told Racing.com. “Given he’s an entire and where he has been trained most of his career, we thought as a training base, that might have been a point of difference. “Naturally, given his stature, you are looking at a race like the Galaxy and the TJ (Smith Stakes). “He is still a proper chance to make a stallion, so that’s our number one aim. “He is a nice acquisition, and we are thankful to the ownership group.” Horse racing news View the full article

Members of The Race for Education (RFE) elected Kevin O'Keeffe as Board Chairman and Bill Casner as Vice-Chairman at the organization's recent board meeting. The board also includes original members Gay Bredin and David Ingordo, as well as new board member Pete Aiello, one of the RFE's first scholarship recipients and the current announcer at Gulfstream. “It is an honor to serve as Chair of The Race for Education, which has awarded over $7.5 million in scholarships and educational programs since its inception in 2000,” said O'Keeffe, a Thoroughbred owner, breeder, and attorney based in Baltimore, as well as a RFE board member since 2012. “Recipients have pursued careers across the racing industry, including roles as trainers, veterinarians, bloodstock agents, and racetrack managers. Supporting students as they achieve their dreams while shaping the future of the horse racing industry is truly special. The board is committed to reinvigorating fundraising efforts and expanding scholarship opportunities for the next generation.” In 2017, the RFE board and staff decided to wind down operations, with scholarships subsequently managed by the KEEP Foundation and an expectation to distribute remaining funds until depletion. However, the organization has since been revitalized by donors, including a 2024 bequest of $500,000 from the estate of Robert Reeves. RFE Co-Founder and former President Elisabeth Jensen will lead new fundraising efforts, while Communications Coordinator Brittany Bell will oversee the scholarship application and award process. In 2025, The Race for Education will award $85,000 in scholarships and grants, including two new opportunities: the Bob Reeves Memorial Scholarship, open to an Ohio student pursuing studies in equine, animal science, or agriculture, or whose families work in the equine industry, and the Dual-Credit Scholarship for high school students enrolled in dual-credit equine programs. Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will be available soon. The post Kevin O’Keeffe Named Chairman of Reinvigorated Race for Education 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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Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) worked four furlongs in :50.60 (40/53) for trainer Chad Brown at Payson Park Jan. 12, his second workout of the year. He is being aimed at the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup Feb. 22, according to a report in Daily Racing Form. “He's coming along,” Brown told DRF. “We're trying to get him to the Saudi race. He'll pick it up a little more next week. He's had two works now, he's ready to do something a little more serious next week.” An Eclipse Award finalist in the 3-year-old male division, Sierra Leone's sophomore season also included wins in the GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and GII Risen Star Stakes; a painful second in the GI Kentucky Derby; and third-place finishes in the GI Belmont Stakes and GI Draftkings Travers Stakes. The $2.3-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling is campaigned in partnership by Peter Brant, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg and Brook T. Smith. 'TDN Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie), meanwhile, exited his sixth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, his first career defeat, with “a tiny flake in his ankle,” per DRF. The Flanagan Racing colorbearer began his career with three straight victories, including the GI Hopeful Stakes and GI Champagne Stakes. “We decided to take it out after the Breeders' Cup and gamble we could still make the Triple Crown,” Brown told DRF. “Although it wasn't bad, it looked new out of the Breeders' Cup. I didn't want to have to deal with it in the summer time in case it did bother him so we took it out.” Brown added that Chancer McPatrick could return to the worktab by the end of the month and potentially target the GIII Tampa Bay Derby Mar. 8. The post Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Sierra Leone Gearing Up for Saudi Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Midwest was hit hard by winter weather during the week of Jan. 6-12, and racetracks that were impacted are beginning to adjust their schedules to make up for lost cards.View the full article

Oaklawn Park, like much of the country impacted by recent winter weather, will add Thursday, Jan. 30 to the current racing calendar in an effort to recoup lost days of live racing. In a release from the track, officials at Oaklawn said the added day was in collaboration with the HBPA and additional days may be added later in the meet. Racing at Oaklawn was cancelled for most of Dec. 28 and for the entire weekend of Jan. 10-12 due to weather. Live racing in Hot Springs is slated to continue Friday, Jan. 17. The post Oaklawn to Add Jan. 30 to Race Schedule 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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Famed equestrian and longtime Thoroughbred trainer Rodney Jenkins was honored by the Maryland racing community Jan. 14 in a memorial service at Laurel Park.View the full article

Edited Press Release Famed equestrian and longtime Thoroughbred trainer Rodney Jenkins was honored by the Maryland racing community Tuesday in a memorial service at Laurel Park. Jenkins, a beloved horseman, died Dec. 5 at age 80. “He taught me a lot on how to ride,” said jockey Richard Monterrey. “Monterrey, you're riding too low, too high. Monterrey, put your hands down, relax, let the horse stride. He was very aware of everything that was happening. I called him Mr. Jenkins at first, and then I changed it to Papa Jenkins. I had a daughter that went to the barn a couple of times, and she fell in love with this loving man and started calling him Papa Jenkins.” Born in Middleburg, Va., Jenkins retired from the American show ring as the sport's winningest rider and was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1999. Known as the “Red Rider” for the shocks of red hair that showed from beneath his helmet, Jenkins competed on 10 winning Nations Cups teams between 1973 and 1987 and earned two silver medals in the 1987 Pan American Games as a member of the U.S. Equestrian Team. Jenkins notched over 70 grand prix victories, 30 aboard the legendary Idle Dice. He was named the American Grandprix Association's Rider of the Year and received the AHSA Horseman of the Year award in 1987. “I was a youngster growing up in the horse show world when he was in his heyday,” reminisced Cricket Goodall, Executive Director of the Maryland Horse Breeders' Association and Maryland Million, Ltd. “He was a rockstar to us. A lot of little girls were in love with Rodney Jenkins. We owe him a gratitude. Thoroughbred horses were king when he was showing them. Rodney showed how adaptable they were and how much you could do with a Thoroughbred.” Jenkins began training Thoroughbreds in 1991, gradually transitioning from steeplechasers to flat horses. “Rodney always said that he wanted to stop showing at the pinnacle of his career,” said longtime assistant Eveline Kjelstrup. “He didn't want to be one of those older show jumpers that hang on. When he said the jumps started looking a little big to him, we switched to steeplechase horses.” Jenkins captured the 2002 Laurel summer meet title, was named outstanding trainer by the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association in 2003, and finished in the top 100 nationally in wins three times. “He loved being at the racetrack,” Kjelstrup said, “When we got to Pimlico, he really enjoyed how welcoming everybody was. He loved hanging out with Dickie Small. They were both sitting on the ponies at the wire and watching the horses go around.” Jenkins conditioned some of Maryland's most popular performers. Phlash Phelps won back-to-back editions of the Maryland Million Turf. Millionaire Cordmaker scored 14 of 39 starts, including the Grade 3 General George Stakes in 2022. Both Phlash Phelps and Cordmaker were owned by Mrs. Ellen Charles's Hillwood Stables, one of Jenkins's longtime clients. “Rodney was my first trainer,” said Charles. “We had a wonderful journey together and such great success. Over the years, because of Rodney, he built a wonderful stable for me.” Jenkins was particularly proud of Cordmaker. “He's a good, good horse, and he tries hard,” he told Daily Racing Form after Cordmaker won the Robert T. Manfuso Stakes in 2021. “He has these mannerisms where he gets very good when something competes with him. I usually wait until three or four weeks out before I ask him for any speed. I jog him, I gallop out, and knock-on wood, he's never taken a lame step.” Running Tide, Bandbox, Golden Years, and Shimmering Aspen were among the stakes winners trained by Jenkins, who recorded 941 wins from 4,654 starts with lifetime purse earnings of $24,846,222. His best season came in 2007, winning 74 races for earnings of $1,815,029. Jenkins suffered from deteriorating health and quietly retired earlier this year. His final winner was Lilly Lightning, who prevailed in a claiming race at Laurel on April 19. “I thought he was a great ambassador for the sport,” longtime friend and fellow trainer Curtis Beale Payne told Daily Racing Form last month. “Kind-hearted. I go back to the show-horse days with him. He had always owned racehorses throughout the years, even when he was showing. He'd leave the Upperville Horse Show and go over to Charles Town to watch a horse run at the end of a long day. One of Rodney's big things is feel things, anticipate, communicate with your horse, don't boss it.” Phoebe Hayes, Director of Horsemen's Relations for The Maryland Jockey Club, remembered Jenkins as a consummate horseman. “I saw him get on horses with floppy legs and doing all kinds of crazy things. No whip, no spurs; he'd have that horse tucked up within half an hour. He worked on balance and smoothness with the horses.” Jenkins didn't mind giving his horses long breaks when they needed them. “That's the way I train,” he said. “If a horse gives you a lot of effort, you give him something back.” The post Maryland Racing Community Honors the Late Rodney Jenkins appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Colonial Downs' new spring meeting March 13-15 is highlighted by the $500,000 Virginia Derby and $250,000 Virginia Oaks, which for the first time are points races on the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" and "Road to the Kentucky Oaks".View the full article

Tickets to the 54th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards–presented by John Deere, Keeneland, The Jockey Club and the NTRA–are sold out, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced Tuesday. The event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 23 at The Breakers Palm Beach and will be hosted by Britney Eurton and Lindsay Czarniak, with Caton Bredar serving as the announcer throughout the awards ceremony. The Eclipse Awards will be broadcast live on FanDuel TV and Racetrack Television Network (RTN), and streamed world-wide on multiple outlets, including NTRA.com, americasbestracing.net, bloodhorse.com, DRF.com, equibase.com, Thoroughbreddailynews.com, and NTRA's YouTube channel. FanDuel TV will broadcast the Keeneland Red Carpet Show beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET. The broadcast of the awards show will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET and will culminate with the announcement of the 2024 Horse of the Year. The post Tickets for Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Sold Out appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A total of seven supplementary entries have been received for the Goffs January Sale at Doncaster, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, January 21. They include the seven-year-old Peaky Boy (Ire), who will be offered by trainer Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows as lot 44. The son of Kayf Tara (GB) has made a promising start to his chasing career with a debut victory at Cheltenham in November, before finishing third at the same course the following month. The catalogue is available to view online, with entries set to remain open up to the time of the sale. To make a supplementary entry, click here. The post Peaky Boy Heads Seven Supplementary Entries for Goffs January appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

New research has pinpointed genes associated with a disease seen as a major contributor to poor performance in Thoroughbred racehorses, University College Dublin (UCD) announced on Tuesday. Hailed as a breakthrough in combatting the equine performance-limiting disorder Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy (RLN)–often referred to as laryngeal hemiplegia or 'roaring'–the discovery will enable the development of a genetic test to identify horses with a three-times higher risk of developing the disease. It currently affects up to 18% of horses by acting on the muscles in their upper airways, resulting in reduced airflow and increased work of breathing during exercise. Working with a world-leading Thoroughbred racehorse training yard, and with funding from Research Ireland, researchers at UCD and Equinome examined more than 200 horses-in-training. They utilised gold-standard methodologies for diagnosing RLN, including a combined approach of resting and overground exercising upper airway endoscopy, as well as laryngeal ultrasounds. Using DNA technologies, they found a set of genetic markers associated with the disease. “Accurately diagnosing disease using gold-standard methodologies is one of the most important factors in a genetic study,” said project lead Lisa Katz, UCD Professor in Equine Internal Medicine. “Following years of intensive veterinary examination of the horses, it is extremely rewarding to see our research come to fruition. “Understanding the genetic risk of your horse for roaring can help with early intervention and management. This might include monitoring highly predisposed horses more closely and considering surgical interventions at an earlier stage to improve treatment success.” The new findings have been published in the peer-reviewed Equine Veterinary Journal. The post Scientists Identify Genes Associated with ‘Roaring’ Horse Disorder appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The condition book for Colonial Downs' three-day spring meeting which runs from Thursday, Mar. 13 through Saturday, Mar. 15 is available (click here). The meet is highlighted by the $500,000 Virginia Derby and $250,000 Virginia Oaks on Mar. 15, which for the first time are points races on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” and “Road to the Kentucky Oaks,” respectively. The Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks have been moved to the dirt track and repositioned to March to serve as prep races for the Derby and Oaks. The Virginia Derby will be run at 1-1/8 miles and the Virginia Oaks will be contested at 1-1/16 miles. Each race offers 50 points to its winner while the next four finishers will receive 25, 15, 10 and 5 points on a sliding scale toward the appropriate race. Additional Virginia-restricted races include a pair of overnight handicaps–the $150,000 Stellar Wind, a six-furlong dash for older fillies and mares and the $150,000 Boston, a seven-furlong race for older horses-headlining the Friday, Mar. 14 card. Maiden Special Weight races will go for $75,000 for open runners and $93,750 for Virginia-restricted horses. A first-level allowance race carries an $80,000 purse and the complimentary Virginia-restricted event is worth $100,000. Nominations for the Virginia Derby, Virginia Oaks and the two overnight handicaps close Wednesday, Feb. 26. Entries for the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks will be taken at Colonial Downs on Saturday, Mar. 8. The post Colonial Downs Spring Meet Condition Book Released: Virginia Derby, Oaks Moved appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article