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Sought After (NZ) (Tivaci) took a big step towards the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) with a stylish come-from-behind performance in the Sistema (1200m) at Ellerslie on Sunday. Following a winning debut at Taupo in the spring, Sought After earned himself a place in New Zealand racing history when he was selected by owner-breeders Waikato Stud to represent their slot in the NZB Kiwi. The Tivaci gelding became the first confirmed runner in the inaugural slot race. Sought After’s rise to prominence briefly stuttered when he was an unlucky fifth at Te Rapa, then sixth in unsuitable Heavy8 ground in the Gr.2 Sarten Memorial (1400m) at Te Aroha. But a strong-finishing second behind NZB Kiwi rival Damask Rose at Te Rapa last month suggested that Sought After was back on track, and that was confirmed on Sunday in his all-important first look around the NZB Kiwi venue. Sought After was ridden at Ellerslie by Wiremu Pinn, who was a late replacement after Masa Hashizume suffered a shoulder injury in a fall at Trentham on Saturday. Pinn took Sought After back to second-last among Sunday’s talented field of seven, then brought him to the outside at the home turn to make his run. Sought After lengthened stride and powered past the front-running Miss Madridista with 200m remaining. But the highly rated debut winner Ardalio went with him and threw down a big challenge. That pair pulled ahead of the rest of the field by more than three lengths and fought out a stirring finish, with Sought After edging out his gallant rival by a head. The previously unbeaten Thooza finished three and a quarter lengths away in third. Sought After has now had five starts for two wins, a second and $57,885 in stakes. Trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott were pleased to pick up the win on Sunday, but the opportunity to have a look around Ellerslie was every bit as important in the countdown to the NZB Kiwi on March 8. “We’re keeping our eyes on the prize,” Scott said. “We’ve accomplished what we wanted to do today and we’re really aiming him at the NZB Kiwi now. “We were pleased with his performance today. They didn’t go all that quick in front, and it looked like he might be in a bit of trouble around the 700m. But you could see that he was full of revs from the 600m onwards and building into the race nicely. “It was good to see him come out into the open in the straight and really attack the line well. The second horse is very handy, and there was a long way back to third, so we couldn’t be more pleased with that. “He’s handled Ellerslie well, so it’s onwards and upwards from here. He’ll most likely run here two weeks before the Kiwi, and then he can take his place in the big race.” That likely final lead-up race is the Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) on February 22. The TAB rates Sought After a $14 chance for the NZB Kiwi. That market is headed by $8 joint favourites Damask Rose, Evaporate and Savaglee. Damask Rose and Evaporate have both been selected for slots, while Savaglee is currently considered more likely to target the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on March 1. View the full article

Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) will ramp up for Guineas redemption later this week with the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas runner-up set to return to the jumpouts. Trainer Dom Sutton is thrilled with the way the son of Super Seth has come back from a late-spring break and is likely to keep him in Australia. The Kiwi-bred has been heavily courted for New Zealand’s rich new slot race, which will be run at Ellerslie on March 8, but Sutton is favouring keeping him in his adopted homeland. “He’s going to trial on the 17th and he’s probably going to kick off in the Autumn Stakes over seven furlongs,” Sutton said. “We are heavily leaning towards staying here in Australia and going down the Australian Guineas route instead of heading to New Zealand for their slot race. “There are just so many options for him in the autumn. We’ll gauge it as we go and might even put him in something like the All-Star Mile just in case.” The Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) is at Caulfield on February 8 with the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) three weeks later. The first Group One edition of the All-Star Mile, now worth $2.5 million, is at Flemington seven days later. Feroce narrowly missed out on providing Sutton with his first Group One winner as trainer, in his first year of being licensed, when beaten a short-head by Private Life in the Caulfield Guineas (1600m). He then finished third as favourite in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on November 2, which took his record to two wins and as many placings from seven starts, and Sutton is happy with what he has seen from the gelding on the training track. “He didn’t get a long time off, as they don’t between spring and autumn, so he’s got a really good amount of residual fitness,” he said. “He’s probably matured and grown again, he’s a big horse now, and mentally as well he’s learning to relax and do things the right way. “I’m very confident in the way that he’s going.” View the full article

A short time ago, To Bravery Born (NZ) (Snitzel) was unlikely to get a shot at making the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) field, but the colt took his opportunity at Ellerslie on Sunday with a commanding victory in the Trackside.co.nz (1200m). To Bravery Born was a comfortable winner of the first juvenile race back in August and was later set to run in the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) on November 23, before an injury took him out of contention. His trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson had almost come to the conclusion that the son of Snitzel wouldn’t be making the Karaka Millions this year, but a swift recovery had To Bravery Born fit and ready to add to his $14,375 haul, the intention of much of Sunday’s field. Among the runners chasing a Millions spot was race-favourite Tale Of The Gypsy, who closed at $2.20 over the Te Akau runner ($4.80) and the big mover in the market, southern visitor Miss Ziggy ($6.50) Jumping from the outside barrier, Tale Of The Gypsy was kept four-wide early outside of Fat Cat, before the pair pushed forward to take up the lead. Meanwhile, jockey Craig Grylls let To Bravery Born find his feet at the tail of the field, tracking Miss Ziggy into the straight before pulling out into the centre of the track. Tale Of The Gypsy hit the front early on straightening but To Bravery Born was coming rapidly, storming over the top at the 150m and keeping his rivals at bay comfortably by 1 – ¼ lengths. The minor placings were hotly-contested, with Daylight Robbery gaining the all-important second position by a nose to the winner’s stablemate Dare To Proisir, and then just a head separated fourth and fifth placegetters Tale Of The Gypsy and Miss Ziggy. Grylls had plenty of praise for the unbeaten colt, who now is assured of a start on January 25 with over $40,000 earned in two race-day appearances. “It was great, from the draw we were going to go back and we ended up right back,” he said. “They went hard for the first furlong, then they steadied it up and made it a real sprint home. “He’s angled out at the top of the straight and probably got there a bit soon if anything. He got there a lot quicker than I thought he was going too. It was a good win. “He’s the type for it (Karaka Millions), he’s a real running two-year-old type. He won the first two-year-old race of the season, and now, he’s backed that up again with another one.” Bergerson was ecstatic after the race, particularly when explaining the unique road back to the races for To Bravery Born. “He had a bit of a strange prep to get to today, he was ready to go at Pukekohe but he twinged a muscle, so we thought his Karaka Million was over,” he said, “But, he bounced back remarkably well. “Coming in without a trial, we were scratching our heads as to how he was going. Mark and I were talking this morning and we thought maybe he’s just a race-day horse as he’d been quite laidback at home. “He relaxed lovely, it’ll be interesting to hear what Gryllsy thinks, up to 1200 as well off no trial. It was a really good effort. He’ll take a lot of improvement from that, he sprinted really well and probably came to the end of it in the last little bit. “He’s a really nice horse going forward.” To Bravery Born has joined Gr.2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) winner Too Sweet atop of the TAB Futures market for the Karaka Millions 2YO at $4, with fellow Te Akau runner La Dorada ($5) back in third-favouritism. A $200,000 purchase by David Ellis at the 2024 Karaka Yearling Sales, To Bravery Born was bred by Nearco Stud and offered through Curraghmore’s Book 1 draft. View the full article

Underrated sprinter The Stoney One (Pierro) picked up a deserved victory when he burst through late in the piece to claim victory in the JR & N Berkett Handicap (1100m) at Trentham. Although racing out of his class on a 73 rating against the open sprinters, the Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos-prepared six-year-old hasn’t always enjoyed the best of fortune in his career and carrying just 54kgs on his back along with in-form rider Craig Grylls, he looked to be a definite threat in the contest. Grylls had the son of Pierro relaxed nicely at the rear of the compact nine-horse field, but well within striking range as Amend and Bold Belle set up a strong pace out in front. Rounding the home bend Grylls was faced with a wall of horses in his face as the field fanned across the track and was in danger of not getting a crack at the leaders. Finding some clear air at the 200m The Stoney One burst through to collar race favourite Fancy Like Lass in the shadows of the post, registering victory by a long neck with Belle’s Echo dashing home late to claim third. Zydenbos had a pre-race inkling that her charge could play a major role in the finish as his pull in the weights over some of the more fancied runners was a real advantage. “Craig rode him perfectly, right in behind the pace where he is happy,” Zydenbos said. “He was out of his grade but with the light weight I knew that might be the edge. “We will keep finding nice races for him, but as he is just a little horse we wouldn’t like to break his heart, so we will just take it step by step.” Grylls was pleased with how his mount travelled in the race and was mindful of the advice Zydenbos had given him before start time. “He didn’t step away that great out of the gates but I still got a nice track into things,” he said. “Leah did say to me he was best held up and having the last crack at them so it worked out perfect. “I could see the runs were going to come at the 250m, so well done to the team.” Raced by Peter Jeffares and Tony Rider, The Stoney One is out of the Charge Forward mare Western Gem who is a half-sister to Australian black type performers Western Empire, Western Jewel and Western Temple. He was purchased under the Game Lodge banner for $45,000 out of the Book 1 Sale at Karaka in 2020 and has now won four of his 20 starts and over $155,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

Guy, Jayne & Emily review a quality card from Trentham highlighted by the Thorndon Mile & stunning return from Savaglee. The team also look at the time honoured Kumara Nuggets. And, we hear from Nick Johnson ahead of the all important Karaka Sales Weigh In, January 12 View the full article

What Muswellbrook Races Where Muswellbrook Race Club – Skellatar Park, 15 Racecourse Rd, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 When Monday, January 13, 2025 First Race 1:50pm AEDT Visit Dabble Country racing returns to Muswellbrook on Monday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-race program set down for decision. The rail moves out +3m between the 1000m to 300m markers, and with the track already rated a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances and more rain on the way, punters should be wary of a downgrade into the Heavy range. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1:50pm local time. Best Bet at Muswellbrook: Hell Of A Lad Hell Of A Lad returns after a 147-day spell and appears primed for this first-up assignment. The son of Hellbent has been ticking over nicely at the barrier trials, and although his latest piece of work at Newcastle on December 12 doesn’t read well running sixth in a seven-horse trial, the three-year-old was only asked for a minimal effort. He should relish the Heavy conditions with his maiden victory coming on rain-affected ground, and with Christian Reith likely to press forward and lead throughout, Hell Of A Lad will take plenty of chasing in the concluding stages. Best Bet Race 4 – #7 Hell Of A Lad (4) 3yo Gelding | T: Kris Lees | J: Christian Reith (59kg) +300 with Neds Next Best at Muswellbrook: Showrunner After securing a strong barrier trial victory at Newcastle on December 20, Showrunner gets sent to the races for the first time. The three-year-old led every step of the way in his latest piece of work, and with Aaron Bullock likely to adopt similar tactics under race-day conditions, Showrunner looks perfectly placed to make an impression first-up. He may want further in the future, but at the current price with horse racing bookmakers, this guy is worth the gamble on debut. Next Best Race 6 – #1 Showrunner (9) 3yo Gelding | T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | J: Aaron Bullock (59kg) +220 with BlondeBet Best Value at Muswellbrook: The Favourite Son The Favourite Son represents good each-way value with Picklebet as he gears up for this second-up assignment. The gelding by The Autumn Sun got a pass mark returning at this course on January 2 and didn’t have much luck when trying to get clear from stall one. Aaron Bullock elects to keep the ride for this Class 1 contest, and with The Favourite Son likely to lob into an ideal stalking position from stall seven, watch for this guy to be careering over the top for his second win. Best Value Race 3 – #3 The Favourite Son (7) 4yo Gelding | T: Ben Blay | J: Aaron Bullock (58kg) +600 with Picklebet Monday quaddie tips for Muswellbrook Muswellbrook quadrella selections January 13, 2025 1-2-7 1-2-3-7-9-10 1-2-4-5-9 2-3-6-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Auckland and Invercargill Cup winner Republican Party will chase the Group 1 Hunter Cup. Co-trainer Cran Dalgety confirmed the five-year-old would be on a flight to Melbourne on Wednesday for what will likely be a three-race Victorian campaign. Surprisingly, Dalgety said Republican Party would then return home rather than head to Sydney for a tilt at the Miracle Mile. “He’s earned a go at Melbourne. He’s taken that next step from a nice horse to one who will be competitive with the very best,” Dalgety said. “We’d love to have a go at the Ballarat Cup this week given it’s worth $100,000, but we just feel racing three days after he gets there isn’t the best thing for him. “So, we’ll wait the extra week and have our lead-up run in the Casey Classic and go onto the Hunter Cup the week after. “All going well, the Cranbourne Cup is worth $100,000 and it’s the week after (the Hunter Cup).” A winner of his last three races, Republican Party is a pint-sized star and Dalgety believes his stature was the main reason for not staying in Australia for the Miracle Mile. “We just feel, on that big track at the Menangle, the best horse could monster him a bit,” he said. “We’ll go home after Melbourne and set out sights on trying to get him a partner (slot) for the big Cambridge race.” Republican Party will add to the strong Kiwi flavour in the Hunter Cup with Tact McLeod already in Victoria and Don’t Stop Dreaming heading across, too. Tact McLeod, who ran second in last week’s Bendigo Cup, ruined his chance as a $2.10 favourite in last night’s Shepparton Cup when he galloped at the start. He recovered to run fifth. The race was won by NSW raider Kanena Provlima, who ran second in the Cup last year. It was a race of extreme controversy with Captain Hammerhead first across the line, but disqualified because stewards deemed trainer-driver David Moran “hocked” the horse, which is using a foot to contact the hind legs of the horse, in the closing stages. X X X Leap To Fame makes his anxiously awaited return to racing at Albion Park next Saturday night. Trainer-driver Grant Dixon was thrilled with the six-year-old’s sparkling Albion Park trial last Friday and also confirmed Leap To Fame would head to Victoria to defend his Group 1 Hunter Cup title at Melton on February 1. “It was a strong trial and he felt as though he could’ve gone much quicker,” Dixon said. “His heart rate was great after it, which shows his fitness. “With the (Albion Park) run under his belt this week, that might be all his needs to prime him for the Hunter Cup. “The way the travel works, he will be in Melbourne 10 days before the Hunter Cup, so there’s the option to give him a run down there the week before, but it’s in the plans at the moment. “We’ll finalise everything after he races this week.” Leap To Fame, a winner of 44 races and almost $3.25 million, hasn’t raced since a lingering throat infection sidelined him following a Menangle win on October 26. The setback forced him out of three of the sport’s biggest races, the Victoria and NZ Cups, along with a defence of his Inter Dominion crown in NSW last month. “Everything looks like that (setback) is behind him now, but it’s always in the back of your mind something could still be lingering, so this race will be important,” Dixon said. Last year, Leap To Fame won the Hunter Cup, Cranbourne Cup, Newcastle Mile and Miracle Mile in the space of five weeks and as part of a 13-race winning streak. Dixon said a replica program was on the cards again. “If we’re in Melbourne, it just makes sense to stay and do Cranbourne,” he said. “Then, it worked well to go to Newcastle last year to qualify him for the Miracle Mile. “There’s been some talk Newcastle may not be a (Miracle Mile) qualifier this year, but it still seems to be and that’s certainly our preferred pathway.” View the full article

Grand Impact led all the way at Wyong on Saturday. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Talented Kiwi-bred galloper Grand Impact was back in the winner’s circle after an all-the-way victory at the Wyong standalone meeting on Saturday. Ridden by Winona Costin, Grand Impact had a relatively soft lead and kicked well off the bend to deny Coastwatch by three-quarters of a length, with Strait Acer third. Prepared by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, connections of Grand Impact were rewarded for their patience with the now five-year-old, having last saluted in the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) in October 2022. Grand Impact looked to be one of Melbourne’s better three-year-olds after he won his first three starts, including the Blue Sapphire prior to finishing 12th in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) behind In Secret. Preparing for a return the following autumn, Grand Impact was continually plagued by soreness and eventually an OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) in a shoulder was identified as the issue, where a lesion of cartilage flakes off. That resulted in Grand Impact having 16 months away from racing before a sub-par preparation last autumn. The decision was made to geld Grand Impact and solid performances have ensued before Saturday’s all-the-way win. “It was never in doubt,” stable representative Tim Suttie said. “She jumped cleanly, stacked them up and kicked on the bend. “Michael Kent said he was in great order so sent him up well. He’s flying.” Grand Impact was given the perfect run by Costin and carried the luxury weight of 52kgs. “He gave such a great kick,” Costin said. “I didn’t get stuck right into him. It was quite soft. “It was great to get a ride for Mick and Michael and a win, it was very important for me.” Horse racing news View the full article

Bullets High scores a narrow victory at Wyong on Saturday. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au It wasn’t pretty, but talented four-year-old Bullets High scored a narrow victory at Wyong on Saturday as he repaid the faith of his many supporters. Having placed in four of his previous five starts, the Joe Pride-trained gelding was sent out the $3.20 favourite with horse racing bookmakers for Saturday’s contest. Jockey Alysha Collett elected to use petrol early and push forward on the son of Ace High after beginning well and despite looking under pressure entering the home straight, fought on gamely to defeat Unlimited by a nose. “He has been a very consistent horse and I don’t think there has been any lack of effort from him but maybe a bit of a lack of race-craft,” Pride said. “He is pretty dumb but he is getting it together. He loves Warwick Farm and it has been the plan all preparation to get him to the Australia Day Cup (Listed, 2400m) there and that is where we will head next. “He was tenacious. He paraded really well today and there wasn’t a drop of sweat on him, he’s rock hard and fit, and Alysha did the rest.” Winning rider Alysha Collett had done her pre-race homework and got the best out of Bullets High. “I kept going through his replays and all I could think is he just keeps running,” Collett said. “So when I got caught wide I did have to use him, but when I was able to get there he switched off completely and that is a massive asset to him. “We started going through our gears at the 600m and it was actually tough. I liked the way they kept getting to him and he kept giving me a little bit more and it took me half an hour to pull him up. “I think he is going to get further and he is going to keep improving.” View the full article

Name Dropper led throughout at Flemington on Saturday. Photo: Colin Bull Talented galloper Name Dropper notched his third victory from seven career starts when leading throughout at Flemington on Saturday. The late-blooming son of Tavistock was perfectly rated by Blaike McDougall and comfortably held placegetters My Brothers Keeper and Impending Link. The Richard Laming-trained gelding was fourth emergency but was supported into $15 with BlondeBet, with Name Dropper unusually carrying the number 20 saddlecloth to victory at headquarters. Name Dropper was a well-backed Eagle Farm winner on debut in August 2023 and was sent for a lengthy spell before reappearing as a Sandown winner last winter and was around the mark through his last campaign but failed to stay when stretched in distance. “He is obviously a pretty nice horse,” McDougall said. “He proved that last preparation. “I thought we would be outside the leader or one-one, but when we found our way to the front, it was game over. “I was able to dictate and being first-up I had a good few cheap sectionals. It was pretty much a four and two in the end (working gallop over four furlongs and gallop home two furlongs). “Richard was confident today and autumn is around the corner and I am sure he has got a plan for him. He feels like a pretty progressive horse. “I don’t know if he is going to be a stayer. I saw that he got out to a trip (2040m) at the end of last preparation. “He feels more like a 1400m horse or a miler. He is going to have a fitness edge on a lot of these horses come the autumn. So if they plan right, they might be able to get a little bit of black-type with him.” Horse racing news View the full article

Top Darwin jockey Sonja Logan aboard Queen In The North, trained by husband Tom Logan, after the five-year-old mare made it three straight wins at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) In-form Darwin jockey Sonja Logan celebrated a winning treble at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Logan saluted on Queen Of The North and Crown Waters for husband and trainer Tom Logan before claiming a narrow win aboard Phil Cole’s Lord Fenrir. Queen In The North was the $2.25 favourite with online bookmakers over 1300m at 0-64 level and Crown Waters started at $4.80 over 1200m in 0-58 grade, while Lord Fenrir won over 1000m in the BM54 ranks at $2.60. It was three straight wins for the five-year-old mare Queen In The North, who continues to produce powerful late finishing bursts after winning at the 13th attempt in Darwin on December 14 before saluting again on January 4. Crown Waters, a four-year-old mare, was making her NT debut after posting a second from five starts in Victoria from July-October. Lord Fenrir made it two wins in a row – albeit narrowly yet again – after prevailing on December 28. Logan’s last Darwin treble was Melbourne Cup Day in 2022. She came close to making it four wins on Saturday when Chris Pollard’s No I’m Not ($5) finished a close second in the 1200m maiden. For Tom Logan, it was another double after achieving the feat on October 5 and November 29. Cole secured a winning double for the third straight meeting after Conclave Prince delivered over 1200m at 0-70 level; he now has 18 wins for the season. Gary Clarke leads the way on 22 in the Top End and Country trainers’ premiership, while Tom Logan is third with 10. Jarrod Todd is ahead in the jockeys’ premiership with 18 wins from Sonja Logan, who has 14 in the bank. Trainer Jason Manning and jockey Vanessa Arnott combined to win the maiden with Carat Time, while Wayne Davis made it three wins from the last three meetings since returning from injury after piloting Conclave Prince. Conclave Prince, fifth in the Palmerston Sprint (1200m) in August, was a first-up fourth following a spell over 1100m in open company a fortnight ago. Lumping 61kg, the five-year-old gelding did a great job catching Chole Baxter’s $2.80 favourite La Boqueria, who carried 54.5kg courtesy of Olivia Kendal’s 2kg claim, in the closing stages to win by just under a length. It was a tough day for Baxter and Kendal as Siberian Larch succumbed to Lord Fenrir by a short half-head. Horse racing news View the full article

GISW Johannes (Nyquist) has emerged from his victory in the GII San Gabriel Stakes with bone bruising and will need time off, Camilla Yakteen tweeted on X Friday. A three-quarter-length winner of that graded contest for trainer Tim Yakteen, his fifth in a near perfect 2024 season blemished only by a game second in the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile, Johannes will be given time off to heal and will resume his 2025 campaign once fully recovered. “Coming out of the San Gabriel Stakes, Johannes developed a mild case of bone bruising,” said Yakteen in the tweet. “As always, Tim and the owners, Debby and Joe McCloskey, will put Johannes first and give him the necessary time off to fully recover before resuming his 2025 campaign.” The post Johannes Sidelined with Bone Bruising after San Gabriel Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' Mullion (Into Mischief) sired his first foal when Maggiore (Speightstown) gave birth to a filly, announced Sequel New York in a release Saturday evening. The first foal for her dam, a half-sister to MGSW & MGISP Bonny South (Munnings), the filly was bred by Albaugh Family Stables. The mare is also a half to GSP Sun Path (Munnings), SP Capella (Quality Road), and to the dam of MSW Mister Omaha (Omaha Beach). The female family includes the likes of multiple Group/Grade I runner Etoile Montante (Miswaki), herself dam of MGSW Starformer (Dynaformer) and granddam of MSW & GSP Flavius (War Front) and MGSP Oyster Box (Tapit) through that daughter. Mullion is himself out of a very active female family, one that includes most notably his full-brother, 2021 GI Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun. Their dam, Irish multiple Group winner Brooch (Empire Maker), is a half-sister to MSW & MGSP-Ire Caponata (Selkirk), who has also produced a group winner named Merrily (No Nay Never). This is the extended family of GI Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe victress, multiple Group 1 winner Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}). The post Mullion’s First Foal is a Filly 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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Grade 3 winner King Zachary was represented by his first winner as a stallion Jan. 11 when King Adolis won the third race at Sam Houston Race Park.View the full article

There will be no warm-up starts for new trainer Nick Vaccarezza, but then again he's been preparing most of his life for the opportunity.View the full article

9th-Gulfstream, $78,840, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-11, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:40.44, fm, 1 1/4 lengths. DREAM ON (c, 3, Not This Time–Mamma Kimbo {GSW, $242,250}, by Discreet Cat) put together a classy juvenile campaign, breaking his maiden second asking when switched to the turf at Ellis Park and earning placings in the Soar Free Stakes and, more notably, in the GI bet365 Summer Stakes at Woodbine going one mile Sept. 14. Fifth at odds of 15-1 in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar Nov. 1, Dream On then enjoyed a short break before returning to the races as a 3-year-old with Lasix Saturday. Trying his longest distance to date, the popular 1-2 favorite stalked from just off the speed while a close-up third as 16-1 longshot Tank (Adios Charlie) led the field up the backstretch. Spun off the turn wide, Dream On put in a strong bid to head the pacesetter at the furlong marker and edged away in the later stages to win by 1 1/4 lengths. The half-brother to Balandeen (Bernardini), SW, $372,352, Dream On is a son of GSW Mamma Kimbo who brought $1.2m at FTKNOV in 2013 from Aaron and Marie Jones while third dam Deputy Jane West was a two-time Canadian champion as 2-year-old and 3-year-old filly. Mamma Kimbo has not produced a foal since Dream On but was bred to Arabian Lion for 2025. Sales History: $295,000 RNA Wlg '22 FTKNOV; $245,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $380,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: GISP, 6-2-1-1, $175,990.Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-D. J. Stable LLC; B-Aaron & Marie Jones LLC (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. Dream On and @jjcjockey are the winners of the 9th race for @markecasse and @DJ_Stable! #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet pic.twitter.com/waubPBff2S — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) January 11, 2025 The post Dream On Returns From Breeders’ Cup Run With Gulfstream Allowance Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The fans in attendance at Tampa Bay Downs were treated to a show in addition to live racing as the pair of featured seven-furlong 3-year-old stakes provided plenty of drama and theatrics Jan. 11.View the full article

Santa Anita Park has provided space for a pop-up donation site to help victims of Los Angeles County wildfires, an effort that began with three men streaming their efforts to provide some free hot dogs on TikTok.View the full article

The number of Thoroughbred trainers who started at least one horse in North America declined in 2024, dipping from 4,058 in 2023 to 3,886 in 2024, a reduction of 4.2%. The slippage is largely in step with the fall-off of the annual foal crop and the closure of racetracks across the continent. Using year-end historical statistics posted on Equibase to make comparisons, the number of North American trainers has dropped 21.5% from five years ago, when 4,955 conditioners were active in 2019. Ten years ago, in 2014, there were 6,262 trainers, or 37.9% more than in 2024. Going back 20 years, the current number of trainers has plunged 57.8% from 9,210 in 2004. In 2024, there were 276 trainers (7.1% of the 3,886 total) who earned at least $1 million in purses. Compared to previous years, the number of trainers over the million mark was 283 in 2023; 239 in 2019; 236 in 2014, and 219 in 2004. At the opposite end of the scale, 2,315 trainers in 2024 (59.5% of the total) did not earn at least $100,000 in purses. The 2023 percentage for that earnings cutoff was close, at 60.2%. The median amount of earnings tells a slightly different story, with that number edging up compared to previous years, even when adjusted for inflation. In 2024, the median level of earnings for North American trainers was $61,289 (so exactly half of the 3,886 conditioners were above that level, half below it). The historical median level of trainer earnings is as follows, with the first number representing the actual dollar amount, and the figure in parenthesis adjusted for inflation, according to the United States Bureau of Labor's consumer price index inflation calculator: 2023-$58,807 ($60,483) 2019-$40,567 ($49,805) 2014-$29,816 ($40,060) 2004-$19,835 ($32,883) The post Number of Active Trainers Declines, Median Purse Earnings Edge Up appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2023 champion 3-year-old male MGISW Arcangelo (Arrogate) has sired his first foal, born Jan. 10, at Safari North Farm, Lane's End announced via release Saturday afternoon. The filly is out of the Bernardini mare Bhoma, who earned just shy of $230,000 in her career, and who claims multiple graded winner Mom's One Strike (First Dude) as a half-sister as well as SW Otago (Speightstown) and MSP Reminder (Audible). “Bhoma has been with the program since she was a yearling and we were excited about her first foal by Arcangelo,” stated farm manager Debbie Ward. “We were hoping he would give the mare some leg and the filly definitely has that! She's a very nice first foal.” Arcangelo's championship year included victories in the GIII Peter Pan Stakes, the GI Belmont Stakes, and the GI Travers Stakes, where he defeated that year's GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage (Good Magic) as well as the GI Preakness Stakes victor 'TDN Rising Star' MGISW National Treasure (Quality Road). The son of the late great Arrogate hails from the female family of the likes of GISW Streaming (Smart Strike); Canadian champion older horse MGSW & GISP Tyson (Tapit); and MGSW Cezanne (Curlin), all through the female line of Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour. That mare herself produced two Belmont Stakes winners in champion 3-year-old filly MGISW Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) and her half-brother GISW Jazil (Seeking the Gold). Arcangelo stands at Lane's End for $35,000 LFSN in 2025. The post Arcangelo’s First Foal is a Filly Born at Safari North Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 1-11, 3yo, 1m, 1:36.83, ft, 2 1/2 lengths. GRANDE (c, 3, Curlin–Journey Home {GSW, $225,997}, by War Front) was off at a modest 9-1 in the face of Camp Hale (Mo Town), who was crunched into 1-2 favoritism on the back of a pair of big-figure runner-up efforts, including to 'TDN Rising Star' and recent Mucho Macho Man Stakes winner Guns Loaded (Gun Runner) when last seen over six furlongs at Churchill Downs back on Nov. 16. Given a positive ride from John Velazquez from the inside barrier, the $300,000 Keeneland September purchase quickened through to set up shop just off the flank of the big favorite, who showed good gate speed and crossed his rivals to lead through an opening couple of furlongs in :23.67. The cadence quickened markedly through the next quarter-mile, as Camp Hale held a tenuous advantage over his less-experienced rival and the two pulled well clear of the peloton as they approached the entrance to the stretch. Camp Hale boxed on determinedly inside, but Grande always appeared to be doing slightly the better work and inched clear to the wire to give Velazquez and Todd Pletcher a sweep of the afternoon's 3-year-old maidens. Racing Drive (Dialed In) clipped heels down the backstretch, casting Reylu Gutierrez to the ground, but neither appeared injured. A $200,000 KEESEP purchase by Sam-Son Farm, Journey Home won the 2016 GIII Jimmy Durante Stakes and was sold to Larry and Karen Doyle's KatieRich Farms for $650,000 with this colt in utero out of the Sam-Son broodmare dispersal at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. Subsequent to Grande's purchase at KEESEP, Journey Home's foal of 2020, Ticker Tape Home, GSW, $273,916, won the 2023 Fury Stakes and 2024 GIII Seaway Stakes at Woodbine. Hailing from the family of GISW 'TDN Rising Star' and champion Japanese freshman sire Nadal (Blame), Grande is the most recent live produce for Journey Home, who visited both Tapit and Into Mischief last season. This owner's success with sons of Curlin is well-documented, having campaigned the likes of GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero Vino Rosso, Crupi and Bright Future in partnership with St. Elias Stable. Sales history: $300,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. –ALC O-Repole Stable; B-KatieRich Farms (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher. #1 GRANDE ($20.60) by Curlin out of the graded stakes winning War Front mare Journey Home takes race 7 at @GulfstreamPark. @ljlmvel and Todd Pletcher team up for their second win on the card. Watch more on @FanDuelTV. pic.twitter.com/HpF5clErbu — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) January 11, 2025 The post A ‘Big’ Debut For Repole-Owned Curlin Colt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Cat Eyes in Florida. The Florida Place To Be JDT Racing's Cat Eyes (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) put an eighth-place debut run at Tampa firmly in the rear view with a victory for Brendan Walsh at Gulfstream on Jan. 5 (video). Bred by Bill Crager, the dark bay daughter of Bodak (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) was a €65,000 purchase by JRSA from the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2021. Reoffered at the Goffs Orby Sale as a yearling, Cat Eyes was picked up by Ken Condon for €170,000. She is the first foal for her dam, who won a one-mile Dundalk handicap at three. Bodak's 2022 filly, Darling (Ire) (Australia {GB}), has yet to race, while her latest foals are fillies by Starman (GB) and Saxon Warrior (Jpn) born in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Second dam Arty Crafty (Arch) foaled a pair of group winners in Pincheck (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Valeria Messalina (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}). G2 Duke of York Stakes heroine Azure Blue (Ire) (El Kabeir) is out of another daughter of that mare, while GI Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Handicap hero Prince Arch is a full-brother to Arty Crafty and G1 National Stakes victor Kingsfort (War Chant) is a half-brother. New Turkish-based stallion Ten Sovereign's runners have an 64% strike rate in North America, with seven winners from 11 runners. Dual American graded winner Zulu Kingdom (Ire) is his best to date on U.S. shores, while he has an additional four stakes horses. Cat Eyes (IRE) and @LeojockeyReyes are the winners of the 10th race. #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet pic.twitter.com/UkkZlR76Zb — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) January 5, 2025 Repeat Winners It was a Ten Sovereigns double in this week's column, as Lush Lips (GB) added another victory at Gulfstream for Brendan Walsh on Friday (video). The filly races in the colours of Medallion Racing, Steve Weston, Mrs. Paul Shanahan and Mrs. MV Magnier. Scarlet Poppy (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) earned her third victory in a row at Tampa Bay Downs for trainer Wesley Ward on Jan. 10 (video). A Making Waves firster in October, she is raced by Stonestreet Stables, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg. The post Making Waves: Ten Sovereigns Filly Shines At Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Top bloodstock agent Mags O'Toole, Mickley Stud boss Richard Kent and Ana O'Brien were some of the key industry figures to give this year's Irish Stallion Trail the thumbs up. For Kent, this weekend marked his first time attending the trail, and it could prove an expensive trip for the Cork native who is now based in Shropshire, after he pencilled in a host of the farm's best mares to visit some of the stallions he was most taken with. He said, “We started off with Tally-Ho Stud on Friday and went on to Yeomanstown and Kildangan. We went to the Irish National Stud as well but they had gone to bed early at four o'clock so we went to Sunnyhill Stud instead! We've been to Ballyhane Stud, Capital Stud and on to Ballylinch Stud today [Saturday] so we're getting around to plenty of them. “Some beautiful horses have gone to stud here in Ireland and we really liked Big Evs (Ire) at Tally-Ho. We're going to send him a nice mare called Radio Goo Goo (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), who won seven times. He has quality and is a really sharp-looking horse. The O'Callaghans do such a wonderful job bringing these young stallions through so, when you send a mare there, you can be fairly sure that the progeny of the stallions will be getting the maximum support in the sales ring.” He added, “It's actually great to be able to get out and see the horses in the flesh because stallion books and pictures don't do them any credit. It was my first time on the Irish Stallion Trail and I'd fully recommend it to anyone. You get to see all of the horses in the flesh and that makes such a difference. I had never seen Good Guess (GB) before, for example, and I just couldn't believe what a beautiful horse he is. I am glad I saw him because I wouldn't have sent him a mare if I didn't and I've booked one in now. We hoped we wouldn't be sending over too many but, after this weekend, that plan has changed! We've a few mares that we are thinking of going to Ireland with this year for a change.” It was at Tally-Ho, which is based slap bang in the middle of Ireland, where a lot of people seemed to begin their tour on Friday before branching out. One casual observer put it to the stud's Roger O'Callaghan that no other outfit in the country has welcomed three new stallions-Big Evs, King Of Steel and Bucanero Fuerte (GB)-to the roster. Richard Kent at Ballylinch Stud | Alayna Cullen Birkett “We've never had as much money invested in the place, either,” came the response. While his mother Anne was busy handing out fancy brochures, she needn't have bothered. No sooner had each horse left his stable to parade, a different breeder was busy posing the question, 'what is he standing at?' And in typical Irish fashion, the answer was usually met with a, 'but what are ye dealing at?' Doubtless there were many hard bargains driven and deals done this weekend, but one horse who the O'Callaghans won't be budging on this year is Mehmas (Ire), one of the stars of the entire trail who now stands at a cool €70,000. “You've got to write the cheque,” came O'Callaghan's response when another breeder queried if there were any foal-shares available on the record-producer of two-year-old winners in Europe. Friday morning represented O'Brien's first time viewing Mehmas among many of the country's top stallions. “We've been doing a bit of touring around over the past couple of days,' the former jockey, who now manages Mount Richard Stud, said. “It's been very interesting. I had never seen some of those very good horses-the likes of Lope De Vega (Ire), Mehmas, Dark Angel (Ire) and Blue Point (Ire). So it was great to be able to have a good look at them and it was interesting to compare them to what their stock looks like. There are some very nice horses that have gone to stud in Ireland recently as well, so to be able to get in and see all of the stallions, I think it's a brilliant incentive.” Just a few miles down the road from Tally-Ho Stud lies Micheál Orlandi's Starfield Stud in County Westmeath. It was during an impromptu sales pitch about the outfit's new stallion, Aesop's Fables, where Orlandi shared that the Group 2 winner's trainer Aidan O'Brien is one of the part-owners. Quick as lightning, Tattersalls employee Freddie McKibbin joked, 'wow-that's your marketing sorted then!” Upon viewing the strapping son of No Nay Never, O'Brien pledged to support her father's cause, and said, “Aesop's Fables is a horse that Dad used to train and he really caught my eye in Starfield Stud. He is a smashing-looking horse who, now that he is out of training, has let down into a very nice stallion. Out of all of the new stallions, he was the one that I liked the look of and we will send him a mare. It was great to see King Of Steel as well. He has size and scope. We saw Look De Vega (Fr) at Ballylinch Stud as well and he is a lovely-mover. Any of those three, they could do anything.” Top breeze-up handler and breeder Tom Whitehead committed to sending “at least one” of his 20 or so mares to the new kid on the block at Ballylinch Stud while O'Toole nominated Irish National Stud newbie Shouldvebeenaring (GB) as her standout from the first-season sire brigade. She explained, “I went to Kildangan and the Irish National Stud on Friday. I was going to go to Ballylinch Stud today, because I am keen to see Look De Vega, but I had to go to Fairyhouse. I would like to see him along with Auguste Rodin (Ire) and City Of Troy at Coolmore in the coming weeks. I was keen to go to Kildangan because they have such a lovely bunch of stallions and also because I bought Native Trail (GB) along with Norman [Williamson] and it was lovely to see him again. He has let down very well and looks great. “I have to say, I was very impressed by Shouldvebeenaring at the Irish National Stud. He's bigger than most horses by Havana Grey (GB) and he's stronger as well. He's a beautiful-mover and he's very correct. He's obviously sound as a pound because he went to the races more than I have. He's a fabulous mover for a sprinter and he impressed me.” The cohort of those who turned out to support the stallion trail was largely made up of domestic breeders and racing fans, with a notable number of British visitors as well, but the tour also drove some international interest, namely from Eastern Europe. Bloodstock agent Thomas Janda organised alongside Irish Thoroughbred Marketing for 65 people from Eastern Europe to make the trip and the native of Czech Republic said he was happy with the interest the two-day tour of the studs drummed up. He said, “The Eastern European market is expanding. This is true. Unfortunately, the reason for this is because the breeding industry is going down in these countries. The racing is stable in most Eastern European countries, and in some countries, it is actually on the rise. But because the breeding is in decline, we are seeing more and more yearlings being bought in Ireland from these countries.” Asked if there were any sires in particular that appealed to the Eastern European market, Janda continued, “Generally, we prefer the middle-distance horses but, unfortunately, there have not been as many new staying sires at stud in recent years. Our racing programme is similar to in Germany so we concentrate on staying stallions. For example, I bought some horses by In Swoop last year. I know he is standing as a National Hunt stallion but he is something that would appeal to our market. “We brought a group of 65 people-owners, trainers, breeders and journalists-from central Eastern Europe and, while things were a little bit complicated by the bad weather, it was a successful trip. Some breeders might decide to send a mare and, for the owners, it is interesting for them as they can go and see the stallions and match up with some of the yearlings that they might buy at the sales. So it is a trip that should generate some business.” The post “It Was My First Time On The Irish Stallion Trail And I’d Fully Recommend It To Anyone” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If anyone understands the talent and versatility of the Thoroughbred it is Anne Kursinski. A five-time member of the U.S. Olympic team and two-time Olympic (team) silver medalist, Kursinski has amassed a resume that would make most equine professionals blush. In addition to her Olympic efforts, the California native was also a member of 47 Nations Cup teams, and three World Equestrian Games teams. “I started on Thoroughbreds,” explained Kursinski of her longstanding relationship to the breed. “I am originally from Pasadena, California. Most of the horses when I was a little girl were Thoroughbreds. The Warmbloods hadn't really come over at that point. The horses came from Santa Anita, Del Mar, Hollywood Park or [Agua] Caliente in Mexico-so mostly Thoroughbreds. I grew up on them and just loved them. I really liked the sensitivity, intelligence and their bravery.” Kursinski was carried to her second team silver by the Australian-bred ex-racehorse Eros in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She also won the team silver aboard Starman in Seoul in 1988. “He's was just an amazing character,” she recalled of the fiery red chestnut. “He had that sensitivity I loved and could jump anything. He was like a bird or a gazelle. He had that lightness and fluidity that Thoroughbreds often have. He was powerful but with a lighter feeling.” Winner of the 1994 American Gold Cup (Pennsylvania), Eros also annexed the 1998 $450,000 Pulsar Crown Grand Prix, the richest grand prix at the time, giving Kursinski the first victory for an American and a woman in the event. A member of the Nations Cup team for wins at Rome and St. Gallen in Switzerland, Eros won two legs of the Pulsar Triple Crown–the predecessor to the current Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping-before finishing second in the final leg in Aachen, Germany. In 2007, the chestnut was retired to Kursinski's Market Street facility in Frenchtown, New Jersey, where he lived out the remainder of his life before passing at the age of 33. While Kursinski admits the flashy gelding wasn't always the most straightforward horse to ride, the immense talent he possessed more than made up for any challenges. “He had his quirks-his head was up, but he knew right where the jumps were and he knew where his legs were. Since I grew up riding Thoroughbreds, his quirkiness was no problem for me. I just let him do his thing.” She continued, “He might not have suited just any rider because of his sensitive way of going, but it became a balancing act between asking him and letting him do what he wanted to do. It was about meeting him halfway. But that's the essence of the Thoroughbred.” In 1991, the U.S. Olympic Committee voted Kursinski Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. She won individual and team gold medals in the Caracas, Venezuela Pan-American Games. In 1988 and 1992, she was named AHSA Horsewoman of the Year and in 1995 she was Equestrian of the Year. In 2017 she was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. A USHJA clinician, she is a member of the USHJA and USET Executive Committees and USEF Board of Directors. The horsewoman is also the Chef d'Equipe for the U.S. Show Jumping Development program and was a selector for the 2014 WEG bronze medal winning U.S. team in Normandy, France and the 2016 Rio Olympics' silver medal winning U.S. team. Kursinski, who has since added the title of author to her long list of accomplishments with her book: 'Riding and Jumping Clinic: A Step-by-Step Course for Winning in the Hunter and Jumper Rings', spends much of her time now in the role of trainer and mentor to subsequent generations of riders. And according to Kursinski, it was through her students that she was introduced to the TAKE2 program, which supports and promotes Thoroughbreds in their second careers after racing. “I had several students who came to me with their Thoroughbreds and told me about TAKE2 originally,” she explained. So when the off-the-track Thoroughbred Acta Non Verba, a.k.a. 'Bobby Socks' came to her attention via grand prix rider Mary Chapot–wife of Olympic silver medalist Frank Chapot– Kursinski felt he would be a good fit for the program. “I wish I could get more horses like Bobby Socks to develop,” she admitted. “He's really been fun to work with. He's intelligent and I think he has the potential to go far. There are Thoroughbreds like him out there to suit whatever it is you're looking for.” The son of Honor Code made one career start at Delaware finishing eighth for trainer Richard Henricks. The $300,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase is the most expensive auction horse out of Oneofacat (Deputy Minister), a daughter of stakes-placed Beware of the Cat (Caveat), who is the dam of European champion juvenile Hold That Tiger and Belmont Stakes hero Editor's Note. “I think the program is just great for the Thoroughbred,” she said of TAKE2. “It's really wonderful for them to get a chance at a second career. They are promoting them and showing people that they really are great athletes and giving them a platform to show people what they can do. I think it is also helping change that perception of Thoroughbreds.” Despite all the inherent qualities that make the Thoroughbred an ideal candidate for retraining for a second career, Kursinski explains that the breed doesn't always get a fair shake. “Thoroughbreds are not all hot and crazy-that's a misconception,” she affirmed.”Yes, they are a little more sensitive. But they also teach you to be a better rider because you have to have more feeling, as a rule, because of their sensitivity.” She continued, “As a teacher, to have the sensitivity and to learn about that, I think a Thoroughbred teaches you that more than most Warmbloods, largely because of the instant feedback you get when working with them.” Underscoring some of the prime qualities that make the Thoroughbred a natural athlete, no matter the discipline, she said, “Thoroughbreds will do whatever you ask and are typically confident whereas the Warmbloods can spook, for example, at the water jumps. But with Thoroughbreds, if you ask them to jump it, by God they are getting you to the other side. They have a big heart and are very eager to do their job.” She added, “When I look for an athlete, I look for something that is confident and brave and not too hot. These qualities are bred into Thoroughbreds. But I also think it's a benefit to really understand what makes them tick. If you can invite them to relax and be themselves, you can get the most out of them.” When asked why would one consider the Thoroughbred rather than just sticking with the other more conventionally-sought after sporting breeds, Kursinski didn't mince words. “The athleticism and versatility of the Thoroughbred speaks to the fact that they can go on to a second career in jumping or other athletic endeavors. You don't really see that with the other breeds,” she said. “There is nothing like a Thoroughbred.” The post Thoroughbreds and Olympian Anne Kursinski: A Match Made in Heaven appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article