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  1. Continued freezing temperatures and impending severe weather have led to the cancellation of racing at Oaklawn Park Jan. 10-12, the track announced Jan. 8.View the full article
  2. Cathy Sheppard, the widow of Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard, was found dead Monday in a hotel room in Dania Beach, Florida. Her passing was confirmed by the Broward County (Fla) Sherriff's Offices (BSO). She was 69. The Sheppards were married in 1990 and Jonathan Sheppard passed away on Aug. 29, 2023. According to a spokesperson for the BSO, “deputies in Dania Beach responded to an unresponsive person at a hotel in the 100 block of Southwest 18th Avenue. Upon arrival they located a deceased adult female. BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene units responded to investigate. The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.” The address released by the BSO is the address of the Dania Beach Hotel. Until a full investigation is concluded, several questions remain unanswered. Maria Montgomery Riggs, Cathy Sheppard's sister, said that Cathy lived in Fort Lauderdale. She said the authorities have not told her what the cause of death was. “This doesn't make any sense to me,” Riggs said. “What was she doing in a hotel in Dania Beach?” According to a post on Cathy Sheppard's Facebook page from 2011, she rode her first race at Delaware Park when she was 16. Her father, she wrote, was a trainer and she was raised on a horse farm in Delaware. In 1985, she switched to steeplechase racing. Her life and career changed when she met Sheppard and was hired to gallop Storm Cat, who was a Grade I winner at two in 1985. “He was very tough to stay on in the beginning of his two year old year,” she wrote. “I was fairly athletic and just talked to him all the time. I became very friendly with (owner) Mr. (William T.) Young and after Storm Cat was retired, I followed him to Lexington to study bloodstock.” She wrote that she talked Young out of selling Storm Cat. “When I married Jonathan in 1990, I started looking into animal rights,” she wrote. “I do not enjoy racing like I used to. I'm seeing too much cruelty these days. I dearly love all animals, and most people.” According to Equibase records, Sheppard last rode in 1992. She is survived by Joseph Herman, a son from a previous marriage. The post Cathy Sheppard, Widow of Jonathan Sheppard, Found Dead appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  3. Christopher L. Merz, with more than a decade in horse racing operations, compliance, business strategy, and oversight, has been named the executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission, according to a release from the Maryland Department of Labor. “The horse racing industry is rapidly transforming across the United States and we look forward to Christopher Merz guiding Maryland racing through this next era,” said Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Portia Wu. “He is a talented leader who has returned to Maryland with a wealth of experience in new sports entertainment paradigms, business operations, and safety–all essential to the future success of horse racing in Maryland.” Merz has served as senior director of racing operations at Canterbury Park in Minnesota, director of racing and racing secretary at Santa Anita, and racing secretary at the Maryland Jockey Club. His most recent work as a consultant “focused both on providing guidance for executing efficient business operation practices in horse racing and implementing practices that promote Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and jurisdictional compliance,” said the release. “I am profoundly grateful to Governor Moore, Secretary Wu, and the Maryland Racing Commission for entrusting me with this pivotal role as we embark on a transformative era in horse racing,” said Merz. “Together with our industry stakeholders and horsemen, passionate bettors, and devoted fans, we will propel the sport into an innovative and sustainable future while also honoring Maryland's rich racing heritage.” A graduate of the University of Arizona, Merz continues to be a part of HISA's Emergency Medical Response Training and Certification Committee and the Racing Operations Committee. He has also served on the American Graded Stakes Committee. Merz's appointment as executive director follows the retirement of Mike Hopkins after 40 years of service. The post Christopher L. Merz Named Executive Director of the Maryland Racing Commission appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  4. 7th-Gulfstream, $75,000, Msw, 1-8, 3yo, f, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.62, ft, 5 3/4 lengths. CLOE (f, 3, Tiz the Law–Nuhood, by Smart Strike), given a 4-1 chance in this debut, broke running and was soon headed by the rail-running Armande (Candy Ride {Arg}) through an opening quarter in :22.86. Head and head with that rival approaching the home turn, Cloe inched clear straightening for home and exploded late to win by an easy 5 3/4-length margin over firster My Anticipation (Maclean's Music). Favored Mischief in Motion (Into Mischief) never got into the mix of things and finished last of seven. Unraced Nuhood is a daughter of dual Grade I winner Habibti (Tabasco Cat), also responsible for MGSW Eldaafer (A.P. Indy) in addition to Muhaawara (Unbridled's Song), dam of GIII Gotham winner Shagaf (Bernardini). The mare was most recently bred to Atta Boy Roy. Sales history: $80,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $145,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Lugamo Racing Stable LLC; B-Crosshaven Bloodstock (KY); T-Victor Barboza, Jr. The post Tiz the Law’s Chloe Debuts a Winner at Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  5. Colonial Downs Racetrack unveiled a series of special ticket and experience packages for the Virginia Derby (G3) on March 15 including a limited number of general admission tickets now available at the fan-friendly price of just $5. View the full article
  6. With severe winter weather continuing to plague parts of the country and more on the way, Oaklawn Park has canceled racing for the entire upcoming weekend. Live racing was originally scheduled for Friday to Sunday, Jan. 10-12, but will now resume Friday, Jan. 17. The Hot Springs track has not yet announced a rescheduling of the races that were to be held this weekend. One black-type race–the $150,000 Pippin Stakes for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, going 1 1/16 miles–was slated for Saturday, Jan. 11. The post Winter Weather Cancels Oaklawn’s Weekend of Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  7. Colonial Downs has opened up ticketing and experience packages for the Mar. 15 Virginia Derby, the new qualifier race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The winning horse will secure a spot in the field for the 151st GI Kentucky Derby, to be held May 3. In additional to a limited number of general admission tickets, additional seating and options have been created, including special trackside seats and boxes, the Trackside Dining Pavilion and Lounge, the Homestretch Derby Party Tent, and an elevated experience in the Colonial Downs Jockey Club. All ticketed guests will receive a special commemorative keepsake. Tickets are now on sale at ColonialDowns.com. “We are pulling out all the stops to make this historic Virginia Derby an unforgettable experience for Virginia race fans,” said Frank Hopf, Senior Director of Racing Operations at Colonial Downs. “Whether you're looking for a premium experience in the Jockey Club, a great time in the Trackside party tent, or a general admission ticket to experience the thrill of racing along the rail, we have ticket options to make this a great day at the races. Just like our horses, these tickets are going to go fast so get yours today!” Colonial Downs will hold a special March meet from Mar. 13-15. The special three-day spring race event is part of a 44-day race season that will continue with live racing July 9. The post Tickets on Sale for Virginia Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  8. By Brigette Solomon Mark Purdon makes a return to race day driving with stable stars Oscar Bonavena and Don’t Stop Dreaming at Cambridge’s Flying Stakes night tonight. The Matamata-based Purdon hasn’t driven Oscar Bonavena since they ran third in the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot at Addington in November behind Just Believe and the last time he drove Don’t Stop Dreaming in this country was the 2023 New Zealand Derby won by Merlin. Oscar Bonavena was a winner of the Group 3 IRT Cambridge Flying Stakes back in 2020 when it was raced over 1609 metres. This year the race is over 2200 metres (7.49pm), and Oscar Bonavena (8) starts from the outside of the barrier and opens as a very short, fixed price favourite ($1.20) in the eight horse field. The country’s leading driver Blair Orange has driven him in his last four starts and the nine-year-old entire heads into the race off the back of a third placing in the Group 1 National Trot at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve. While the National Trot winner Muscle Mountain was brilliant in winning the event by five lengths, Oscar Bonavena put in an impressive effort, going some way in redeeming himself after breaking in the score up and losing a considerable amount of ground, to hold on and finish third after facing the breeze three wide over the final 700 metres. “Blair (Orange) has said he was just a little keen behind the mobile before he galloped, and he still went on to run a great race,” says Purdon, “he seems very bright and has taken no ill harm from the tough run and has just been trained quietly since.” Since the beginning of his campaign in October, Oscar Bonavena has raced consistently well and prior to his third on New Year’s Eve had won three successive races, including a victory over Just Believe in the New Zealand Trotting Free For All on Show Day. The entire has also commenced stud duties this season, something which Purdon believes may have been beneficial to him on the track. “He’s still currently being collected from to serve mares and has actually had a busy week,” says Purdon, “he’s just such a professional to work with though, he’s great to work with and knows his job when he’s on the track and I think possibly that serving as a stallion might have made him a little better.” In the feature pace of the evening, Mark and Canterbury-based training partner, son Nathan line up Don’t Stop Dreaming (5) in the TAB Cambridge Pacers Flying Stakes Mobile Pace (8.14pm). He’s currently a $2.10 favourite with Republican Party at $2.40. “There’s only six runners in the race but it’s a nice field and I don’t think it will be easy,” says Purdon, “Kango (3) was very good in his last start and may be hard to run down if he leads, and of course there’s Invercargill and Auckland Cup winner Republican Party who will be tough to beat.” After finishing second in the New Zealand Cup behind Swayzee, Don’t Stop Dreaming was seventh in his most recent race, the Auckland Cup on New Year’s Eve. He was buried five back on the fence, unable to obtain clear running until entering the home straight before running on well. “He’s not an overly big horse and I’ve been kind to him since his Auckland Cup run, he’s been working together with Oscar and is bright and well,” says Mark Purdon, “it’s hard to say where he’ll end up in running but I’ll roll forward early and have a look at what happens with the runners inside us and go from there but he’ll need to be good tonight to be a chance.” Racing action gets underway tonight at 5.44pm and with the meeting also including the Waikato Summer Trotting and Pacing Cups. View the full article
  9. In racing circles, trainer Jose D'Angelo might not yet be a “household name,” but that's not going to last much longer. In this country for about five years, the native of Venezuela is coming off a stellar 2024 in which he won 140 races, including his first Grade I with Howard Wolowitz (Munnings) in the Aristocrat Franklin-Simpson Stakes. And it looks like 2025 might be even better. He has a stable full of potential stars that includes 'TDN Rising Star' Guns Loaded (Gun Runner), the winner of last Saturday's Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park which kicked off the Florida series at the track. How has D'Angelo come so far and so fast and what does he expect from Guns Loaded once the competition becomes stiffer? Those were among the questions we asked when he appeared on this week's TDN Writers' Room podcast presented by Keeneland. He was the Gainesway Guest of the Week. “I am literally living the dream here,” D'Angelo said. “I came from Venezuela with so many goals and so many dreams. Like most horsemen, my main goal is to win the [Kentucky] Derby. But in order to do that you have to go step by step, win races and let people know you know how to win big races. Very few people will win the Derby, but you have to make your name, build up your reputation and make sure people trust you. I feel like we are doing that.” His assistant is his father, Francisco D'Angelo, who was also a leading trainer in Venezuela. Jose D'Angelo says they make a great team. “I learned everything from my father,” he said. “He was champion in Venezuela. He won lot of Grade 1's over there and was leading trainer there many times. I feel like the team that we have is strong team because he let me go out on my own with my horses. He stays here in Florida, so that I can go to Saratoga, to Keeneland. I know my horses back home in Florida are getting great care with him.” As far as Guns Loaded goes, he didn't exactly beat a strong field in the Mucho Macho Man, but the colt is exceptionally well bred and should do better as the races get longer. How excited does he have D'Angelo? “He is a special horse,” D'Angelo said. “When I decided which 2-year-olds to take to Saratoga I brought just him and one other horse. So that tells you how different he was compared to my other 2-year-olds. When I worked him for the first time, I knew he had talent, but not the speed that he showed. So that's why I ran him at seven furlongs the first time out because he's by Gun Runner out of a Bernardini mare. So everything says that he should go long. When we worked him, he never showed this speed that he has. It turns out he's very fast.” He continued: “So now talking about the Mucho Macho Man, I know the fractions were not fast and I know the horse won by only a neck, but after the race finished, [jockey] Luis [Saez] came to me and he said, 'Hey Jose, those other horses were never going to pass us. I had so much horses.'” In our weekly breeding spotlight section the hosts looked at the WinStar stallion and Randy Moss favorite Two Phil's. Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by 1/ST Racing, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association, West Point Thoroughbreds, and XBTV.com, the team of Zoe Cadman, Bill Finley and Randy Moss talked about the sizzling win by the Bob Baffert-trained Barnes (Into Mischief) in the GII San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita, as well as the impressive performance earlier on the same card by his stablemate Rodriguez (Authentic), who earned 'TDN Rising Star' badge. Also, the program covered the first 2025 edition of the TDN Derby Top 12, which is authored by T.D. Thornton. Last but not least, the sad story was related of War Envoy (War Front), a winner at Royal Ascot, being in poor physical condition and having to be rescued by the authorities from a Franklin County, Kentucky farm led to the panelists imploring the industry for what seemed like the 500th time that it must do better by its horses. To watch the Writers' Room, click here. To view the show as a podcast, click here. The post Jose D’Angelo Joins TDN Writers’ Room Podcast appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  10. Grade 1 winner Seeking the Soul was represented by his first winner Jan. 8 when Queen of Soul won the third race at Gulfstream Park, a one-mile maiden race for $12,500 claimers.View the full article
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  13. Jockey Terry “T.D.” Houghton on Wednesday was suspended 30 days by the stewards at Mahoning Valley Race Course for failing “to use his utmost exertion to obtain a winning performance by standing up and appear[ing] to have stopped riding before the wire.” The alleged lapse of judgment occurred in the second race Jan. 6, when Houghton had cleared the field by 1 1/2 lengths inside the eighth pole aboard the 5-2 third choice, Grace in Excess (Connect), in a $5,000 NW2L claimer over 1 mile 70 yards. The Equibase chart for the race stated that the 4-year-old filly “made the lead before six furlongs, dropped inside, shook clear under right-handed urging inside the furlong marker, [then] the rider appeared to [misjudge] the wire by a few strides and was nailed at the wire.” Houghton's mount was nipped by Elko (City of Light), the 2-1 favorite. The infraction was the second such a “failure to give best effort” penalty meted out by the Mahoning stewards to a jockey with more than three decades of riding experience within the last 11 days. A Dec. 26 ride by 28-year veteran Luis Antonio Gonzalez resulted in a 15-day suspension after Gonzalez geared down the 7-5 favorite Rapida (Country House) in the final sixteenth despite the onrushing presence of the 2-1 second favorite Lo Bug (Mor Spirit), who bested Rapida at the wire by a head. Houghton's penalty was double the one given to Gonzalez, but it carried the same stipulation that if the jockey does not appeal the suspension, it will be reduced by half the number of dates and will run from Jan. 16-30. It was not clear at deadline for this story if Houghton planned to appeal. Houghton, who has been a licensed jockey since 1987 with 6,269 lifetime wins, was seventh in both earnings and victories at the recently concluded 2024 fall/winter meet at Mahoning. The post Yet Another Veteran Mahoning Jock Suspended For Easing Up At Wire And Losing Win By A Head appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  14. The Maryland Department of Labor announced Jan. 8 that Christopher Merz has joined the agency as executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission.View the full article
  15. The partnership brings a unique opportunity to connect three prestigious race days: Auckland Thoroughbred Racing's Champions Day alongside 1/ST's Pegasus World Cup and California Crown.View the full article
  16. 9th-GP, $94K, Msw, 4yo/up, f, 7f (AWT), 4:34 p.m. ET The impeccably-bred RUMOURS HAVE IT (Tapit) gets another shot to get off the mark following a 3/4-length defeat in her Nov. 22 debut at the Halladale oval. In front in the stretch that day, the daughter of dual champion Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) was caught late by West Loop (Munnings) and had to play the bridesmaid. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the Whisper Hill Farm homebred is the third foal out of Songbird, who realized $9.5 million at Fasig-Tipton November after her sparkling career saw her win 13 of 15 starts and earn in excess of $4.6 million. Having retained all the fillies out of the champion thus far, Whisper Hill opted to let go of the sole colt out of the mare (by Curlin), bringing $1 million at Keeneland in 2023. The post Thursday’s Insights: Daughter of Songbird Gets Another Try at Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  17. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) raised over $230,000 during their month of December 2024 Holiday Giving Campaign, which directly supports thousands of horses cared for by 83 accredited organizations across North America, the nonprofit said in a release on Wednesday. The drive highlighted a different match sponsor each day, offering single day sponsorships ranging from $500 to $15,000. The list of 2024 match sponsors included: Mike Rogers, StarLadies Racing, Denali Stud, Donato Lanni, Madaket Stables, Frank & Dino's Restaurant, Simon Bray, Dr. Stuart Brown & Jen Roytz, Jack Damico, Donna Brothers, Black Dog Racing Stables, Jeffrey Bloom, Dr. Pug & Susie Hart, St. Elias Stables, Machmer Hall Farm, Three Diamonds Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds, Dan & Denny Piazza, Dan & Shelly Sullivan, Matt & Amy Webber, Dr. Dionne Benson, David Anderson, Kurtis Coady & Megan Devine, Nikki Walker, Hronis Racing, Frank & Kim Taylor, Chad Brown, Ivona Janieszewski, Rick Schosberg, ThoroStride, and Jill & Bob Baffert. “Each donation during our Holiday Giving Campaign represents a commitment to the well-being of off-the-track Thoroughbreds,” said Emily Dresen, TAA director of funding & events. “The outpouring of support was inspiring and we are deeply thankful to our donors for their generosity and for standing with us in our mission.” Click here to see the completed advent calendar of match sponsors and the full list of contributors who elected to be recognized. The post TAA Raises Over $230k For Accredited Organizations During Holiday Campaign appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  18. A breeding right to Whitsbury Manor Stud's Havana Grey (GB) headlines the catalogue for the Tattersalls Online January Sale, which takes place from Tuesday, January 14 to Wednesday, January 15. The first sale of 2025 also features 64 horses in and out of training, 22 broodmares, five yearlings and three stores, as well as additional breeding rights to Ardad (Ire), Harry Angel (Ire) and Kameko. The 46 horses in training catalogued include the three-year-old Well Enough (Ire), who will be offered by trainer Hilal Kobeissi following his victory in a seven-furlong maiden at Wolverhampton last month. The son of Cotai Glory (GB) is out of a winning Moss Vale (Ire) mare from the family of the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner and sire Indian Haven (GB). Of the 22 broodmares catalogued, the unraced Frankel (GB) mare Climene (Ire) is one to note as a half-sister to the multiple Group 1 winners Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}) and Mqse De Sevigne (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}). Offered by Glebe Farm Stables in foal to Space Blues (Ire), she is out of Penne (Fr) (Sevres Rose {Ire}) who was twice placed at Listed level. The full catalogue is available to view here. The post Havana Grey Breeding Right Among 98 Lots in the Tattersalls Online January Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  19. When graded-stakes winner Pretty Birdie (Bird Song) went through the sales ring at Keeneland in November as part of the dispersal of the estate of the late John Hendrickson, she sold for $1.1 million to Stonestreet, but after the mare was observed cribbing at her new home, the sale was nullified and breeders will get a second chance to bid on the 5-year-old at next week's Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale. Again consigned through Antony Beck's Gainesway, she will go through the ring as hip 453 during Monday's first session of the three-day auction. “She was over at Stonestreet for about a week and I got a call from John Moynihan,” Gainesway's Brian Graves explained. “We had never seen her crib before. It's pretty minor, but it does exist. And so, dealing with an estate for the Whitneys and John Hendrickson, they couldn't really come to a resolution about how to fix it from a price perspective. I think the estate just felt more comfortable letting the natural market in January dictate the outcome.” Pretty Birdie, who will sell without reserve, won the 2021 GIII Schuylerville Stakes and was second in the following year's GII Eight Belles Stakes. She is in foal to Candy Ride (Arg). “I would think that every significant breeding operation in the U.S. will take a very serious look at Pretty Birdie,” Graves said. “And I would think that she would appeal to Japanese buyers. She is the full package. She was brilliantly fast at two when she won the prestigious Schuylerville. She has exceptional looks and balance to her. She is a the perfect prototype of a mare. She is drop-dead gorgeous.” Pretty Birdie | Keeneland Pretty Birdie's dam Bird Sense (Street Sense) is a half-sister to graded-placed Bird Maker (Empire Maker). Her fourth dam, Dear Birdie, produced champion and GI Kentucky Oaks winner Bird Town, as well as GI Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone. “She represents four generations of Whitney blood, tracing back to Birdstone and Bird Town,” Graves said. “She is the crown jewel of the Whitney breeding program. And she is really a serious collector's item.” Of the mare's cribbing, Graves said, “Horses in new settings, meeting new friends, can be a little anxious. Maybe she figured that out in that time period. When we turned her out with her buddies here, she went in the middle of the field and ate grass. But watching her very closely, if the pack goes up in the corner, she will chew on the fence a bit and every now and then, she will kind of crib on it a bit. It's nothing major, but for all the parties involved, this was the best resolution. The Whitneys are high-class people and at the end of the day, they just want the buyer to be 100% happy. There is no argument, this is the best resolution to a problem that popped up. We will announce her as a cribber.” Gainesway will offer three horses on behalf of Hendrickson's estate at the January sale. In addition to Pretty Birdie, the consignment will also include a short yearling filly by Vekoma (hip 288), as well as Pow Wow Wow (Indian Charlie) (hip 1203). The 15-year-old mare was not bred last year, but her now 3-year-old Captain Cook (Practical Joke) was tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' following a 9 1/4-length maiden score at Aqueduct Dec. 28. He had sold for $410,000 the month before at the Keeneland Horses of Racing Age Sale. “Captain Cook was impressive breaking his maiden last week,” Graves said. “That mare is now middle aged, but she has something serious on the horizon for herself.” Captain Cook | Coglianese Hendrickson died suddenly in August, five years after the passing of his wife, philanthropist and longtime breeder Marylou Whitney. “John did an amazing job picking up where Marylou left off,” Graves said. “She was such a class person, very dear to the Becks. She introduced Antony to his wife. The Becks bought the farm from the Whitneys and we basically boarded and raised her horses from that day forward. And when she was gone, John did a lot of things in her honor to continue the things she started, with backstretch workers and hospitals for employees at the track there in Saratoga. It's just a big loss in general. And it's sad to see these horses go.” The Keeneland January sale will be held next Monday through Wednesday, with sessions beginning each day at 10 a.m. The post ‘Crown Jewel of Whitney Breeding Program’: Pretty Birdie to be Reoffered at Keeneland January appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  20. Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled live racing for both Jan. 8 and 9 due to single-digit forecasted temperatures and wind chills at first post time. View the full article
  21. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Jan. 8 the winners of the 2024 Media Eclipse Awards in six categories.View the full article
  22. A total of 182 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale, which takes place on Tuesday, January 28. Formerly known as the February National Hunt Sale, the catalogue still consists predominantly of National Hunt yearlings and mares, but for the first time this year Flat-bred stock will also be offered. Champ Kiely (Ire) (Ocovango {GB}), a Grade 1 winner as a novice hurdler, is a notable graduate of the sale, having fetched €5,800 as a yearling in 2017, while Dan Skelton's recent G2 Rising Stars Novices' Chase winner Boombawn (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) was purchased for €13,000 as a yearling the following year. This year's catalogue features the progeny of leading National Hunt sires such as Walk In The Park (Ire), Blue Bresil (Fr), Jukebox Jury (Ire) and Order Of St George (Ire), while Affinisea (Ire), Poet's Word (Ire) and Crystal Ocean (GB) are also well represented throughout the sale. Potential highlights include lot 58, a Walk In The Park colt out of a half-sister to the nine-time Grade 1 winner Envoi Allen (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}), and lot 172, a Blue Bresil colt out of a full-sister to the Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}). The post Catalogue Out for the Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and NH Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  23. A total of 390 lots have been catalogued for the two-day Goffs February Sale, which begins on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The mixed catalogue features both Flat and National Hunt horses including short yearlings, 2-year-olds, horses-in-training, stores, and fillies and broodmares. Some of the Flat-bred short yearlings on offer were sired by Baaeed (GB), Blue Point (Ire), Sioux Nation, Camelot (GB), Dark Angel (Ire), Havana Grey (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), and No Nay Never (Ire) among others. Among the National Hunt short yearlings, sires Blue Bresil (Fr), Goliath Du Berlais (Fr), Nirvana Du Berlais (Fr), Walk In The Park (Ire) are represented. Among the horses-in-training, Eastern Legend (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) (lot 34) is one of the star lots. Grade 1-placed over hurdles at Leopardstown during the holidays, the gelding is rated 98 on the Flat. Lot 297, the stakes-placed Black Magic Woman (Ire) (Camacho {GB}), in foal to young sire Native Trail (GB), has also been catalogued. In 2024, 239 horses sold of 370 offered (64%) for a gross of €3,082,400. The average was €12,898 and the median was €8,000. Princess Vega (Ire) (Beat Hollow {GB}), in foal to Walk In The Park (Ire), sold for €150,000 to top the sale. Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby said, “Goffs February Sale is always so popular with breeders, pinhookers and end-users under both codes as it offers the most choice of any midwinter sale. We are grateful to our vendors for supporting February with a catalogue of quality and depth, and, together with our friends at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, we look forward to welcoming buyers from home and abroad to Kildare Paddocks next month.” The post February ‘Catalogue Of Quality And Depth’ Released By Goffs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  24. Wildfires propelled by unusually strong Santa Ana winds swept across Los Angeles Tuesday and into the night, breaking out near several densely populated neighborhoods including Altadena, Pasadena and portions of the San Gabriel Mountains that serve as a backdrop to Santa Anita Park. According to Cal Fire, that particular fire–coined the Eaton Fire–had spread to more then 2,200 acres by 7:20 a.m. PT on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, the track itself was immediately unaffected by the fires. But severe smoke in the area meant that training was curtailed Wednesday morning. The winds have also caused some damage to the backstretch property. Santa Ana wind damage to barn area | Leonard Powell Track management told the horsemen and women Wednesday that it, if anyone chose to, it would pay for the cost of evacuating horses from the backstretch, and that it was offering food and beverages to those impacted in the racing community. Santa Anita's backstretch community comprises many who live in or near the neighborhoods threatened by the fires, including those where mandatory evacuation notices have been issued. “The air is extremely smokey and we've got ashes coming down,” said trainer Leonard Powell, from Santa Anita on Wednesday morning. “The wind has done some damage. It took the roof off my barn.” Powell lives in Sierra Madre, one of the neighborhoods threatened by the fire and which underwent mandatory evacuations. Powell said that while his family evacuated, he stayed behind Tuesday night. Trainer Jay Nehf was also evacuated from his home in Sierra Madre late Tuesday night. “The horses are out of risk. There's no talk of evacuating them, but it's dramatic,” Nehf added. “We got [to the barn] last night about 11 p.m. last night. We're on the side of the mountain, so you really couldn't see anything but once we got down here, we looked back and it was like `wow.'” “We're okay. We spent the night in a tack room and we have no news. Our house is right in the middle of where the fire was. As far as the track goes, the horses are safe. The winds have died way down right now, and there haven't been any gusts since 4-5 this morning, but it kind of feels like it might be picking up now,” said Nehf. Trainer Bob Baffert lives in the fire impacted community of La Canada. In a text to the TDN Wednesday morning, Baffert wrote: “Track and horses fine. We evacuated from my house but hopefully winds don't change direction or else we are in trouble.” The story will be updated… The post Los Angeles Wildfires: Santa Anita Safe, Nearby Communities Devastated appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
  25. by Kristen Manning/Dane McLeod/Thomas Baddock/TTR AusNZ On the second day of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, five exceptional yearlings surpassed the million-dollar mark, as eager buyers vied for their next star runner, fiercely competing to secure the finest offerings in the market. Lot 353 – I Am Invincible (Aus) x Eloping (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}), filly – A$2,300,000 Ian Moses (Laguna Partnership) and John Sargent stepped into lot 353 in a big way, outmuscling Chris Waller and Guy Mulcaster to acquire the full-sister to Godolphin's dual Group 1 mare In Secret (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) for A$2.3 million, the highest price of the sale thus far. There was an air of expectation about the daughter of Eloping (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}), especially considering her 2-year-old sister named Kerber (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) made A$1.15 million at the sale last year and trialled up impressively in a recent Warwick Farm barrier trial. However, Peter O'Brien, the Manager of Segenhoe Stud, never expected the filly to reach her final sale price of A$2.3 million in his wildest dreams. “I thought she'd make between A$700,000 and A$1 million, in and around there, so it was an incredible surprise,” O'Brien said. “The mare's thrown a champion by 'Vinnie', she's a full-sister to In Secret, the 2-year-old with Ciaron Maher, who is a full-sister again, thinks she's his best 2-year-old called Kerber, who trialled brilliantly last week. She's heading for the Slipper. “I think everybody saw her trial last week, so we know the mare is not a one-hit wonder. “She was unique in some way as she had the looks, the pedigree and I think her sister trialling last week was a big help.” Eloping was again covered by Yarraman's champion sire I Am Invincible while In Secret was retired last year by Godolphin and is now in foal to Widden's champion sire Zoustar (Aus). Lot 387 – Snitzel (Aus) x Fashion Faux Pas (Flatter), colt – A$1,700,000 Following the recent flood of success by Coolmore with sons of Snitzel (Aus) it was no surprise to see Tom Magnier blow his rivals out of the water to secure lot 387 for A$1.7 million. Coolmore has had an incredible run of success from the sire line with Shinzo (Aus) winning the 2023 G1 Golden Slipper and Switzerland (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) triumphing in the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes this season. On Wednesday, Magnier took the chance to secure another outstanding colt by the sire. Purchased from the draft of Newgate Farm, this colt is the second foal of imported US stakes winner Fashion Faux Pas (Flatter). Speaking after the purchase, Magnier gave the bay colt the ultimate compliment, likening him to Switzerland– highlighting that both are out of US-bred mares and will be both trained by Chris Waller. “We're very happy to get that horse, Snitzels work very well for us with an American mare and Switzerland was a very nice horse,” Magnier said. “All the team liked him and we're very lucky that the people who have raced the colts with us in the past–Home Affairs (Aus), Shinzo and those kind of horses–they are all going well. “Chris thought that he could be a horse along the lines of Switzerland. Very athletic, plenty of scope.” Fashion Faux Pas was bought for $310,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale by James Harron Bloodstock and Byron Rogers. Her first foal, a 2-year-old filly by King's Legacy (Aus), was sold for A$110,000 to Peachester Lodge at last year's Magic Millions. She foaled a filly by Extreme Choice (Aus) this season and visited Snitzel once again in October. Lot 387, Wednesday's top-priced colt | Magic Millions At A Glance Five horses sold for seven figures on Day 2, bringing the sale total so far to nine. Laguna Partnership and trainer John Sargent splashed out A$2.3 million for the day's top lot, lot 353, a full-sister to dual Group 1 winner In Secret (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}). The average stayed essentially static from Day 1's A$278,549 shifting to A$277,145 on Day 2, slightly below the A$290,951 average at the same point last year. The median remained at A$200,000, the same as Day 1, and down on the A$220,000 at this stage in 2024. With 352 lots sold over the first two days, the gross sits at A$97,555,000, down from 2024's record gross of A$101,833,000 for the same stage. With the clearance rate at the end of Day 1 being 74.65%, by the close of Day 2 it had risen to 81.29%. The battle for top vendor is tight with Newgate Farm leapfrogging Segenhoe Stud to the top of the vendor table. Newgate Farm has now sold 24 yearlings for A$9.375 million. Segenhoe Stud sits second by gross and average, with Milburn Creek leading the vendors by average. I Am Invincible leads the way at the close of play on Day 2, having sold 16 lots for a gross of A$11.8 million at an average of A$739,688. He has sired three of the nine seven-figure lots so far. Snitzel sits in second place with an almost identical average, A$738,462, for his 13 yearlings sold. Coolmore's first-season sire Home Affairs recorded a landmark result on Day 2 when the filly from Champagne Cuddles (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) sold to the Waterhouse/Bott/Kestrel team for A$1.05 million. He leads the first season sires on gross, with 22 yearlings sold for A$7.37 million at an average of A$335,227. Stay Inside is close behind with an average of A$325,000 for his 15 yearlings sold. Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott Racing have teamed up with Kestrel Thoroughbreds to be the leading buyers by close of Day 2 with 12 lots bought for A$4.48 million, while Resolute Bloodstock has purchased 10 yearlings for A$4.2 million. Tom Magnier of Coolmore Stud sits in third for A$2.85 million. Lot 396 – I Am Invincible (Aus) x Fiera Vista (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), colt – A$1,150,000 Segenhoe Stud celebrated their second million-dollar yearling at the 2025 Magic Millions with lot 396, an I Am Invincible half-brother to the promising yet unraced colt Wodeton (Aus) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), being sold to Coolmore's Tom Magnier for A$1.15 million. Bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds, this colt is the third foal from stakes-winning mare Fiera Vista (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), who is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Empress Rock (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and hails from the lineage of the renowned World Champion Sprinter Silent Witness (Aus) and Group 2-winning speedster Sister Madly (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}). Last year Segenhoe presented a half-brother by Wootton Bassett (GB) which also sold to Magnier for A$1.6 million. Now named, Wodeton, the Chris Waller-trained colt has garnered significant interest despite never having a start. Wodeton secured second place in a trial behind the promising West of Swindon (Aus) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) last October and repeated that performance in a recent trial at Warwick Farm. His strong showings have attracted the attention of bookmakers, positioning him favourably in the Golden Slipper market, something that clearly has Magnier excited. “We're very happy to get that horse from Segenhoe. They do a great job,” Magnier said. “They have an opinion of the brother by Wootton Bassett and this is a lovely horse. “He will be trained by Chris Waller.” Having missed in 2023 to Dundeel (NZ), Fiera Vista was subsequently sent to the Northern Hemisphere and is currently in foal to Too Darn Hot (GB) for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. Tom Magnier | Magic Millions Lot 256 – Home Affairs (Aus) x Champagne Cuddles (Aus) (Not a Single Doubt {Aus}), filly – A$1,050,000 Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott jumped straight back into action on Day 2, following their successful acquisition of 11 yearlings on the first day of the sale, buying lot 256 from the draft of Coolmore Stud. On this occasion, they partnered with Kestrel Thoroughbreds to acquire the third foal of bonny Group 2-winning mare Champagne Cuddles (Aus) (Not a Single Doubt {Aus}), by exciting freshman sire Home Affairs (Aus), for a sum of A$1,050,000. “They say, breed the best to the best and that is certainly what they have been able to do here,” Bott said. “We saw a lot of similar characteristics in her mother, who was obviously a top-class racehorse in her own right. We work hard to try and secure these fillies and we've been fortunate enough to be able to get some support to be strong on her. “There's great results coming off the farm and we love to be able to support Coolmore in that regard. Over the last two years they have obviously made a conscious effort to go out and source some of the best bloodstock in the world and source some of the best racehorses off the track, with both their stallions and their mares. She was top-class and has produced a beautiful filly here.” Champagne Cuddles, a daughter of Group 1 winner Sky Cuddle (Aus) (Snippets {Aus}), was acquired by Tom Magnier for A$2 million at the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. Her first foal by Justify, named French Empire (Aus), has had three starts with Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald for three placings. Her second foal, a filly by Wootton Bassett (GB), was sold to John Singleton at last year's sale for A$800,000 and was also sent to Waterhouse and Bott to be trained. Recently named, Bottles Of Shells (Aus), the filly is showing plenty of early promise according to Bott. “We've got the first foal in the stable as well and she has been quite precocious given some good indications early so that is always a good push in itself,” Bott said. Gai and Adrian were also very impressed with what they had seen from Home Affairs, who led Day 1 by gross with 12 yearlings sold for A$4,165,000 at an average of A$347,083. “He's throwing some beautiful types,” Bott said. “They look strong individuals, they look forward, they look to have great constitution and obviously we want to be trying to get these horses back here next year for the race or targeting those Golden Slippers or those important 2-year-old races. “They are the types that we try and identify, and a number of his progeny look to have that sort of constitution to be able to handle that type of preparation.” Champagne Cuddles slipped in 2024 and was sent to Kentucky by Coolmore to be covered by Justify to Southern Hemisphere time. Lot 335 – Snitzel (Aus) x Dream Date (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}), colt – A$1,000,000 Lot 335, an impressive Snitzel colt out of Dream Date (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}), attracted a flurry of bids, before ultimately being knocked down for A$1 million to China Horse Club, Newgate Bloodstock and Kia Ora Stud, marking Arrowfield Stud's first million-dollar offering for the week. The Arrowfield Pastoral and Planette Thoroughbred-bred bay colt is the fifth foal from Dream Date, a half-sister to successful sire Not A Single Doubt and from an extended family which includes Group 1 winners Oohood (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) and King's Legacy. The colt is also a full-brother to Redford (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), who sold for A$1,050,000 at this sale in 2022. Redford has won five out of seven races, including his latest victory in the A$250,000 Magic Millions Rising Stars last Saturday. “He was a Snitzel colt we liked very much,” Newgate Farm's Managing Director Henry Field said. “He's from a great Not A Single Doubt family, he had so much of both in them. If he can run that is priceless from a stud farm's point-of-view. “Physically he has the best of Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt. Hopefully he can do the job. We bought Invader (Aus) off Arrowfield a few years ago. Hopefully this horse can be the next.” Dream Date foaled a colt by Dundee last year and was subsequently bred to Maurice (Jpn). Lot 248 – The Autumn Sun (Aus) x Carry On Alice (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), filly – A$900,000 Michael Hickmott secured his second yearling at the Gold Coast on Day 2 of the sale, forking out A$900,000 for an impeccably bred filly by The Autumn Sun (Aus) from South African Champion Sprinter Carry On Alice (SAf) (Captain Al {Saf}). Bred by Arrowfield Stud in partnership with Klawervlei Stud in South Africa, Hickmott says he was enticed by the filly's incredible female lines, coupled with the breeding to The Autumn Sun and her residual value in the breeding barn. “She's a lovely filly, we just absolutely adored her,” Hickmott said. “She's from a great family and was born on a great farm, out of a multiple Group 1-winning mare that has proven she can throw a runner to the Redoute's Choice line. “She's just a queen who is not only going to be very well looked after as a racehorse, but she has a huge future as a broodmare. “I've got a really good backer who supported me to purchase the horse, and we will probably invite a couple of other investors into her as well.” The bay filly is the fifth foal from Carry On Alice, who has produced two winners by Snitzel, including the recently stakes-placed Manos (Aus), who was purchased for A$1.1 million at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale by a syndicate which included China Horse Club, Newgate Farm, Go Bloodstock and Trilogy but unfortunately died in early December. Hickmott was a big fan of The Autumn Sun during his racing career and is confident he can continue to pass on some of that ability into his progeny. “I think anyone who is purchasing an The Autumn Sun is thinking about late 2-year-olds, early 3-year-olds,” he said. “He was a champion horse himself and I'm sure if he raced on, he probably would have gone all around the world and dominated as well.” Lot 272 – Frankel (GB) x Cleanup (Aus) (Dehere), colt – A$900,000 First Light Racing were understandably on top of the world when successfully landing one of only two colts by international superstar Frankel (GB) available at the 2025 Magic Millions, purchasing Lot 272 for A$900,000. “It's unreal, we thought he was the nicest colt here,” First Light Racing's Director Tim Wilson said. “I've been lucky enough the last two years to travel the world and see all the European Frankels as well and what I love about him is he's got that Australian physique to him. “He looks forward, he looks early, he's so strong but he's not overly heavy. He's just a lovely moving, Australian type of colt and he's by the best sire in the world.” While siring 35 Group 1 winners worldwide and striking at an incredible 18% black type winners to runners, Frankel has sired just three Group 1 winners in Australia via Converge (Aus), Hungry Heart (Aus) and Mirage Dancer (GB). However, Wilson can only see the upside. “He's [Frankel] yet to have a Group 1-winning colt in Australia, he's obviously had Converge who was a gelding and he's had his fillies, but if you can get the first Group 1-winning colt by Frankel then A$900,000 is going to look cheap,” Wilson said. Bred by Arrowleave Joint Venture and offered by Vinery Stud, lot 272 is the ninth foal from the winning Dehere mare Cleanup (Aus), who is a half-sister to G3 Tibbie Stakes winner She's Clean (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and is already the producer of dual Group 1 winner Nettoyer (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}). “He probably throws a bit to that Dehere side of the family as well, which I think gives him that chance to hopefully get him going early and stay a colt,” Wilson said. “He's just a little bit different to the European Frankels that take time and he does look early to us.” Wilson indicated the colt would be trained by Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald. “Annabel and Rob just love him as well and we've been on the phone ringing some of our best owners the last 24 hours to whet the appetite and get us in the position to buy,” Wilson said. The post In Secret Full-Sister Tops Magics At A$2.3 Million 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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