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Lacustre and Shaun Phelan clear the last fence as they head to victory at Ellerslie. The Samantha Logan-trained Lacustre laid down the gauntlet to his steeplechasing rivals heading to the prestigious Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m) in a fortnight with a comprehensive victory in Saturday’s major dress rehearsal, the CLC Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4900m) at Ellerslie. Logan has bided her time with Lacustre who hadn’t been sighted in the winner’s enclosure since winning a maiden steeplechase at the venue on Great Northern day in 2017. The Postponed eight-year-old has been thereabouts in most of his starts since then and enhanced his burgeoning credentials for the Northern with an eye-catching run for third in the McGregor Grant Steeplechase back in June. Handy throughout for rider Shaun Phelan, Lacustre jumped proficiently in mid-field before being sent forward by Phelan as the field climbed the famed Ellerslie hill with 1000m to run. Lacustre and outsider Kokanee Gold scooted down the hill and jumped the last fence together before Lacustre forged clear in the final stages to win by five lengths from a fast finishing The Arabian Duke with Kokanee Gold battling on bravely for third. “This is just fantastic and my best moment in racing,” Logan said. “This horse is a marvel and so is Shaun Phelan who gave him a great ride. “We’ve set him for this race for the last two years. Craig Thornton used to train him and when he gave up, he gave him to me thankfully and said if I did my job right, he could win the Pakuranga Hunt Cup. “We waited and didn’t do much with him last year, messed around and got his jumping right and waited for Ellerslie. Laekeeper in full flight as he heads for the winning post at Ellerslie Kirstin Ledington “It’s just huge to come back here and get this done. “He (Thornton) developed the horse through from a two-year-old so is just as much to thank as me. “The owners have been patient and are a great bunch of hunting people so to get it on a hunt day is huge. “We will just tick him over now and if we get the same happy horse on Northern day then he will go just as well.” A patient ride by Shaun Fannin saw topweight Laekeeper take out the days other feature jumping contest, the Corson Maize Pakuranga Hunt Hurdle (3350m). Having his first ride on the Simon Rees-trained Keeper gelding, Fannin timed his winning bid to perfection after settling well off a red-hot speed in the early stages. Fannin bided his time in second-last position before setting off after the leaders with 800m to run. Race favourite No Tip adopted similar tactics and the pair took over at the top of the Ellerslie home straight. Laekeeper was travelling better than his rival as he stepped the final two fences in grand style to defeat No Tip with King Oberon battling on well to take third. “It was a great run and a great ride by Shaun, Rees said. “Everything went perfectly. “He (Laekeeper) wanted to win and he went for it. “He relaxed beautifully today so we will now go on to the Great Northern (Hurdle).” The Network Visuals Great Northern Steeplechase and Boutique Body Corporates Great Northern Hurdle (4190m) are the headline events at the Ellerslie meeting on September 7. View the full article

Alward. In-form jockey Ryan Maloney got plenty of credit when much travelled Alward broke through for his first win in nearly two years at the Gold Coast. The Chris Waller-trained Alward ($6.50) got upon the fence to beat his stablemate Vaucluse Bay ($3.20) by a nose in the William and Elsie Morgan Open Handicap (1800m). Alward did his early racing in France before being sold to Australian interests as a possible Cups-type horse. He showed plenty of promise making it four wins from five starts when he won at Randwick on October 7, 2017. However, Alward had not won since and had been struggling in Melbourne before Waller elected to send him to his Gold Coast stable. Waller’s Queensland manager Paul Shailer said Alward had been unlucky at his first start in Queensland when unplaced at Doomben two weeks ago. “He ran into some bad interference in the straight but he still ran on well and it was a good pointer to this,” Shailer said. “Both our horses have run well today but they have probably found the right class in Queensland and will stay here. “The difference today was a great ride from Ryan (Maloney) who is in very good form.” View the full article

Jasmine Fawcett guides Back In A Flash to a comfortable victory at Ellerslie. Progressive mare Back In A Flash provided owner Grant Kingsford with the perfect birthday present when she underlined her wet track credentials in emphatic fashion at Ellerslie on Saturday. Having her first run back from a short mid-winter break, the Keith and Gavin Opie-trained five-year-old treated her rating 82 rivals with contempt as she breezed on by in the home straight to score by a comfortable three and a half length margin in the 1200m opening event. The victory took the mare’s career record to six wins from just 12 starts with Gavin Opie pleased to see her bounce straight back to the winner’s enclosure after her form tailed off a little towards the end of her last campaign. “We thought she was quite forward as, despite having a break, she had plenty of residual fitness under her belt,” he said. “We knew the track would be a testing Heavy 11 which made the race more like 1400m which was also in her favour. “I did have a slight concern when she seemed to be struggling a little on the point of the home turn but we know she normally hits a flat spot in her races so that was it. “Once Jasmine got her balanced and let her go, she just swept past them and did it pretty comfortably with petrol left in the tank.” Opie is keen to return to Ellerslie in a fortnight to test the mare in open company before heading towards a black-type challenge after that. “We weren’t too sure what our next move would be until after today, so now she has won it gives us a little more certainty,” Opie said. “That should take her out of the rating 82 grade so we will be back here in a fortnight for an open 1400m. “Safely through that we are looking at the Taranaki Breeders (Gr.3, 1400m) at Hawera in early October to see if we can get some black-type for her. “That would be a great thrill for her owners, Grant and Joanne Kingsford, although today will be special as it’s Grant’s birthday. “She delivered a birthday present last year when she won at New Plymouth on the same day so to do it two years in a row is quite special.” View the full article

Tavisan never looked in doubt after hitting the front at The Valley. Taking advantage of a track suiting horses racing on the pace, Tavisan landed a betting plunge with an all-the-way win at The Valley. Tavisan was backed from $3.30 into $2.35 favouritism before taking out the Ranvet Handicap under a well-judged ride from Ben Melham. Melham had no hesitation in taking Tavisan to the front before kicking clear on the home turn in recording a two-length victory Epic Grey ($11). “It was a race that was always going to map well for him,” Melham said. “He was controlled going through the breeze, got into a beautiful rhythm and he does have a bit of class about him. “He’s relatively lightly-raced and still learning and he’s got good upside.” While Melham is confident Tavisan can race to a higher level, Mick Price, who trains the gelding in partnership with Mick Kent junior, is in no rush to test Tavisan against top level competition in his four-year-old year. Tavisan collected three stakes-race placings as a spring three-year-old before being gelded after one run in the autumn. Saturday’s victory was his second since the gelding operation. Price said he would prefer to race Tavisan through his grades and get a good return for the gelding’s owners. “I think with the prize money available, it’s better for the owners and a better return for them to pick your way through the right races,” Price said. “We’ll just place him where he can win and get a good return from him.” View the full article

The slimmest of nostrils separated Midnight Bisou and Elate at the line in the $651,000 Personal Ensign Stakes Presented by Lia Infiniti (G1) Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course, and it took a review of the photo to decide the winner. View the full article

William S. Farish's Code of Honor became the first grade 1 winner for his sire, Noble Mission, when he surged to victory with a strong rally in the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course. View the full article

W S Farish’s Code of Honor (c, 3, Noble Mission {GB}–Reunited, by Dixie Union) stormed to the lead in deep stretch to score an authoritative victory in the GI Runhappy Travers S. Saturday at Saratoga. The chestnut colt, a 4-1 shot, settled well off the pace as favored Tacitus (Tapit) and West Coast invader Mucho Gusto (Mucho Macho Man) exchanged blows on the front end through fractions of :23.11, :47.26 and 1:11.21. The two pacesetters began to tire down the lane and exchanged bumps as Code of Honor was moving best of all, powering to the lead en route to a 2 1/2-length victory. Tacitus was second and Mucho Gusto third. The time for the 1 1/4 miles was 2:01.05. Code of Honor won the Mar. 2 GII Fountain of Youth S. and was third in the Mar. 30 GI Florida Derby. He was promoted to second after finishing third in the GI Kentucky Derby and was most recently a 3 1/4-length winner of the July 6 GIII Dwyer S. Lifetime Record: 8-4-2-1, $1,965,820. O/B-W S Farish. T-Claude McGaughey III. The post Code of Honor Powers Home First in Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence's Annals of Time put his impressive turn of foot to good use in the $850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T) Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course, surging home late to pick up his second grade 1 win. View the full article

Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Annals of Time (h, 6, Temple City–Lemon Haze, by Distant View) stormed to the lead in the dying strides to win the GI Sword Dancer Invitational S. at Saratoga Saturday. Annals of Time settled well back as Ya Primo (Chi) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) set the pace. Asked to quicken rounding the final bend, the 5-2 favorite was angled to the center of the course at the top of the lane and began picking off foes, surging to the lead late for a 3/4-length tally. Sadler’s Joy (Kitten’s Joy) was second and Channel Cat (English Channel) was third. The time for the 1 1/2 miles was 2:27.50. The win was the fourth on the Travers Day card for trainer Chad Brown. Annals of Time won the 2016 GI Hollywood Derby, but made only one start in 2017. Making his first start off a 21-month layoff, the bay was second behind Gidu (Fr) (Frankel {GB}) in a June 7 optional claimer at Belmont and he was returning to the graded ranks following a 4 1/2-length victory in a 1 3/16-miles optional claimer at Saratoga July 24. Lifetime Record: 8-5-2-1, $920,300. O-Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence. B-Monticule (Ky). T-Chad Brown. The post Annals of Time Puts Chad Brown in Winner’s Circle Again appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bloom Racing Stable and Madaket Stables’ Midnight Bisou (f, 4, Midnight Lute–Diva Delite, by Repent) just got her nose in front of a stubborn Elate (Medaglia d’Oro) in the final jump to win the GI Personal Ensign S. at Saratoga Saturday. The victory kept Midnight Bisou’s perfect 2019 record in tact, while handing Elate her second straight heart-breaking Personal Ensign defeat. Midnight Bisou trailed the field early and Elate took up a stalking position as longshot Coach Rocks (Oxbow) took the field through fractions of :23.46 and :47.88. Elate darted to the lead entering the stretch with Midnight Bisou shadowing the 4-5 favorite’s move. Elate was able to open a clear advantage in upper stretch, but Midnight Bisou reeled her in and the two went head-to-head down the lane before the 8-5 second choice just got the edge on the line. She’s a Julie (Elusive Quality) was third. The time for the nine furlongs was 1:47.92. Midnight Bisou, third in last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff, opened 2019 with a win in the Jan. 27 GIII Houston Ladies Classic. She added wins in the Mar. 16 GII Azeri S., Apr. 14 GI Apple Blossom H., June 8 GI Ogden Phipps S. and, most recently, July 20 GIII Molly Pitcher S. Lifetime Record: 17-11-3-3, $3,290,000. O-Bloom Racing Stable & Madaket Stables. B-Woodford Thoroughbreds (Ky). T-Steve Asmussen. The post Midnight Bisou Right on Time in Personal Ensign appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The slimmest of nostrils separated Midnight Bisou and Elate at the line in the $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes Presented by Lia Infiniti (G1) Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course, and it took a review of the photo to decide the winner. View the full article

Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Mitole bounced back from a loss in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) to win the Aug. 24 Forego Stakes Presented by Encore Boston Harbor (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by three lengths. View the full article

Duke of Hazzard (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was perfect in two prior starts at Goodwood, including a personal best in the Aug. 2 G3 Thoroughbred S. going one mile at the Sussex venue last time, and continued in his rich seam of form with a game victory in Saturday’s G2 Ladbrokes Celebration Mile over the same course and distance. Reined back to track the leaders in third after an alert getaway, the 3-1 second favourite was angled off the fence for a clear passage inside the two pole and kept on relentlessly under a final-furlong drive to outpoint Turgenev (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) by 3/4-of-a-length. “I spent all night on my tablet going through the form and working out how the race would pan out and I didn’t sleep very well,” admitted rider Rossa Ryan after securing the biggest success of his fledgling career. “I was pretty confident I would get to Oisin Murphy [on Happy Power], but I could see Rab Havlin [on Turgenev] and others in the corner of my eye. He dug deep for me and has concentrated a lot more since they put the headgear on.” Trainer Paul Cole, who registered his first win in the contest, added, “He didn’t show that form early in the year as he had a bit of a seedy toe. He was not finishing his races because he was feeling it, especially at Haydock [in May] when his shoe came off. He was a bit unlucky not to win two listed races last year and met a lot of trouble at the last meeting where his turn of foot got him out of trouble. This race was not really run to suit as it was too slow and he was difficult to settle, but I’ve no complaints. I just thought when he gets out then he will go and he did.” Pedigree Notes Duke of Hazzard, half-brother to a yearling filly by Teofilo (Ire) and a 2019 filly by Siyouni (Fr), is the first of three foals and lone performer out of a winning half-sister to G1 Racing Post Trophy-winning sire Palace Episode (Machiavellian) and to the dam of MG1SP G2 Debutante S. victress Laughing Lashes (Mr. Greeley) and G3 Abu Dhabi Championship second Janszoon (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). His unraced third dam Royal Run (Wavering Monarch), herself a half-sister to the dam of MGISW US champion Lady Eli (Divine Park), produced GI Kentucky Derby second and MGISW sire Tejano Run (Tejano) and GII Jersey Derby-winning sire More Royal (Mt. Livermore). Saturday, Goodwood, Britain LADBROKES CELEBRATION MILE S.-G2, £133,750, Goodwood, 8-24, 3yo/up, 8fT, 1:37.47, gd. 1–DUKE OF HAZZARD (FR), 124, c, 3, by Lope de Vega (Ire) 1st Dam: With Your Spirit (Fr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire) 2nd Dam: Palace Weekend, by Seattle Dancer 3rd Dam: Royal Run, by Wavering Monarch (€130,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG). O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-Runnymede Farm & Catesby W Clay (FR); T-Paul Cole; J-Rossa Ryan. £75,850. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Fr, 15-5-3-2, $340,297. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Turgenev (GB), 124, c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Tasaday, by Nayef. O-HRH Princess Haya of Jordan; B-Godolphin (GB); T-John Gosden. £28,756. 3–Happy Power (Ire), 124, c, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)–Tamarisk (Ger), by Selkirk. (625,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £14,392. Margins: 3/4, HD, 3/4. Odds: 3.00, 10.00, 4.00. Also Ran: Skardu (GB), Beat Le Bon (Fr), Nyaleti (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Duke of Hazzard Goes Back To Back appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Mitole bounced back from a loss in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) to win the Aug. 24 Forego Stakes Presented by Encore Boston Harbor (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by three lengths. View the full article

A slow start did nothing to hamper Come Dancing's quick finish in the $480,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes (G1) Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course. View the full article

Mind Control surged late to win the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes presented by Runhappy (G1) by a nose over Hog Creek Hustle Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course. Shancelot, the 1-5 favorite, was another nose back in third. View the full article

Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Mitole bounced back from a loss in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) to win the Aug. 24 Forego Stakes Presented by Encore Boston Harbor (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by three lengths. View the full article

A slow start did nothing to hamper Come Dancing's quick finish in the $500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes (G1) Aug. 24 at Saratoga Race Course. View the full article

Red Oak Stables and Madaket Stables’ Mind Control (c, 3, Stay Thirsty–Feel that Fire, by Lightnin N Thunder) just got his nose in front on the line to best Hog Creek Hustle (Overanalyze) and pacesetting favorite Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby) in a dramatic finish to the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. at Saratoga Saturday. Mind Control, a 10-1 shot to earn his second Saratoga Grade I event, settled just off the pace as Shancelot was in control through fractions of :23.15 and :45.58. The favorite looked home free after three-quarters in 1:09.01, but a trio of rivals suddenly loomed boldly to threaten the speedy bay in the final strides and it was Mind Control whose nose was first to the wire. The time for the seven furlongs was 1:21.43. Mind Control won the GI Hopeful S. at Saratoga last summer. He captured the GIII Bay Shore S. at Aqueduct in April and, after an eighth-place effort in the GI Woody Stephens S., was a close-up third in the July 14 Concern S. at Laurel last time out. Lifetime Record: 10-5-2-1, $830,000. O-Red Oak Stable & Madaket Stables. B-Red Oak Stable (Ky). T-Gregory Sacco. The post Mind Control Snags Jerkens in Final Jump appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Blue Devil Racing Stable’s Come Dancing (m, 5, Malibu Moon–Tizahit, by Tiznow) overcame a slow start and waltzed home an easy winner of the GI Ketel One Ballerina S. at Saratoga Saturday. The dark bay, favored at 3-5, was last out of the gate as Separationofpowers (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Mia Mischief (Into Mischief) battled on the front end. Come Dancing pulled her way up three wide down the backstretch and perched just off the top two through a quarter in :23.31 and a half in :45.86. She put those foes away in upper stretch and strode clear to an easy four-length victory, completing the seven furlongs in 1:21.48. Dawn the Destroyer (Speightstown) was second and Special Relativity (Cowboy Cal) was third. Come Dancing opened 2019 with romping victories in the Apr. 5 GIII Distaff H. and May 5 GII Ruffian S. She stretched out to 1 1/16 miles and found only Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) too good in the June 8 GI Ogden Phipps S. last time out. Lifetime Record: 12-7-2-0, $906,700. O/B-Blue Devil Racing Stable (Ky). T-Carlos Martin. The post Come Dancing Waltzes in Ballerina appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Mitole bounced back from a loss in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (G1) to win the Aug. 24 Forego Stakes presented by Encore Boston Harbor (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by three lengths. View the full article

William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Mitole (c, 4, Eskendereya–Indian Miss, by Indian Charlie) charged home an authoritative winner of the GI Forego H. at Saratoga Saturday. The bay colt, favored at 3-2, contested the pace with Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford) through a moderate quarter in :23.05. He surged to the lead after a half in :45.58 and strode home unchallenged, winning his third Grade I by 3 1/2 lengths in stakes record time of 1:20.80. Firenze Fire (Poseidon’s Warrior) closed for second and longshot Killybegs Captain (Mizzen Mast) was third. During a string of seven straight victories, Mitole won the GIII Count Fleet Sprint H., GI Churchill Downs Sprint and GI Metropolitan H. The streak was ended with a third-place effort in the July 27 GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. last time out. Lifetime Record: 13-9-2-2, $2,044,910. O-William & Corinne Heiligbrodt. B-Edward Cox, Jr (Ky). T-Steven Asmussen. The post Mitole Mighty in Forego appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

One of Mark Johnston’s unstintingly progressive staying types, Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB}) bridged the gap between handicaps and pattern races without a hitch on Saturday as he captured the G3 March S. at Goodwood. Successful in four of his five starts this term including in high-profile contests at Haydock on July 6 and Goodwood on July 31, Paul Dean’s admirable chestnut was soon in front with Franny Norton understandably wanting to put it up to his opponents. Tracked throughout by Promissory (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the even-money favourite was narrowly headed two out but regained the advantage quickly en route to a 1 1/4-length success, with Manuela de Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) adding ballast to the form a further 1 1/2 lengths back in third. Trainer Mark Johnston’s wife and assistant Deirdre said of the winner, who could be G1 St Leger-bound now, “Franny said he just knows that when they start to have a battle he knows they will come out on top. He has a really fantastic attitude. He is a lovely horse and is very uncomplicated. Franny oozed confidence and it was lovely to watch. He stays the trip really well and has certainly gone up another rung on the ladder.” Pedigree Notes Sir Ron Priestley is out of the triple listed-placed Reckoning (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), whose third foal is this stable’s Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) who was runner-up in Friday’s Listed Stonehenge S. Kin to the GIII My Charmer H. runner-up Hope Cross (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), she is connected to the G1 Gran Criterium winner and G1 Irish Derby runner-up Sholokhov (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), the G1 Irish Derby and G1 Coronation Cup hero Soldier of Fortune (Ire) (Galileo {Ire), the G1 Dewhurst S. winner Intense Focus (Giant’s Causeway) and last year’s G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy). Her yearling filly is by Muhaarar (GB), while she also has a filly foal by Ulysses (Ire). Saturday, Goodwood, Britain LADBROKES MARCH S.-G3, £100,000, Goodwood, 8-24, 3yo, 14fT, 3:01.21, gd. 1–SIR RON PRIESTLEY (GB), 128, c, 3, by Australia (GB) 1st Dam: Reckoning (Ire) (MSP-Eng), by Danehill Dancer (Ire) 2nd Dam: Great Hope (Ire), by Halling 3rd Dam: Aspiration (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (70,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Mr Paul Dean; B-Mascalls Stud (GB); T-Mark Johnston; J-Franny Norton. £56,710. Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-0, $226,513. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Promissory (Ire), 125, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Seal of Approval (GB), by Authorized (Ire). (1,100,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordan; B-T. R. G. Vestey (IRE); T-John Gosden. £21,500. 3–Manuela de Vega (Ire), 125, f, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Roscoff (Ire), by Daylami (Ire). (€100,000 Ylg ’17 GOFOR). O-Waverley Racing; B-Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Ralph Beckett. £10,760. Margins: 1 1/4, 1HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.00, 3.50, 3.50. Also Ran: Blue Gardenia (Ire), Dal Horrisgle (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Sir Ron On The March appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If someone offered the opinion back in February that a Juddmonte Farms 3-year-old would be favored in the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), they technically would have been correct. Yet they probably would have been focusing on the wrong horse. View the full article

Deauville’s month-long festival wraps up on Sunday, with the G2 Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville set up for a possible fairytale story for connections of the Czech raider Nagano Gold (GB) (Sixties Icon {GB}). Last seen pushing Defoe (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) to a half length in Royal Ascot’s G2 Hardwicke S. on June 22, the 5-year-old impressed many on that occasion and was arguably unlucky not to have collected. If he reproduces that effort, he should be able to account for some exposed older horses including the Wertheimers’ June 30 G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud runner-up Ziyad (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) with Henri Devin’s 4-year-old filly Villa Rosa (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}) the only unknown in the line-up following her June 23 Listed Grand Prix de Lyon success. The G3 Prix de Meautry Barriere sees the talented fillies Spinning Memories (Ire) (Arcano {Ire})–who narrowly lost out on third in the Aug. 4 G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest–and Big Brothers Pride (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) face off, with the latter looking to regain the form of her dynamic G3 Prix de Sigy win at Chantilly on Apr. 13. Goodwood hosts the G3 Supreme S. in which Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) looks for the perfect warm-up for the G2 Challenge S. he has won on the last two occasions, while at Baden-Baden the G2 Goldene Peitsche is the stage for a match between Gestut Brummerhof’s G3 Hackwood S. winner Waldpfad (Ger) (Shamardal) and Lord Lloyd-Webber and Will Farish’s G3 Summer S. winner Royal Intervention (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). The post Deauville Closer Lights Up Sunday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article