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The lightly raced 'TDN Rising Star' Eagles Flight (Curlin), a half-brother to the once-in-a-lifetime Flightline (Tapit), cleared his first allowance condition with a dominating victory as the even-money favorite at Santa Anita Saturday evening. Placed in a tracking second on the clubhouse turn, he stuck his head in front on the backstretch, let it out a notch through a half mile in :45.89 and took care of business from there to win going away by five lengths over Santarena (Omaha Beach). Eagles Flight earned his 'Rising Star' badge sprinting on debut at Santa Anita May 27, then was second best behind Mirahmadi (Into Mischief) off the bench while making his two-turn debut over track and trip Jan. 4. After producing a colt by Tapit last year, Feathered was bred back to the leading sire for 2025. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. O-Hronis Racing LLC, Summer Wind Equine LLC & Farish, W.S.; B-Summer Wind Equine LLC (KY); T-John W. Sadler. EAGLES FLIGHT ($4.00), the half-brother to 2022 Horse of the Year FLIGHTLINE, soared to victory in the 10th race at @santaanitapark. @umbyrispoli was aboard the 4YO Curlin colt for @johnwsadler.@Hronis_Racing @westpointtbred @MoreSummerWind @SienaFarmKY @woodfordracing pic.twitter.com/98nDYgmdxN — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 9, 2025 The post Eagles Flight, the ‘Rising Star’ Half-Brother to Flightline, Dominates at Santa Anita appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Owen Almighty, twice second in a pair of earlier races at Tampa Bay Downs this winter, took the top prize when stakes were highest in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) March 8.View the full article

Nic's Style won for the fourth consecutive time and picked up her first graded stakes win with a stretch-rallying victory in the $163,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) March 8 at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Soontobeking as he narrowly prevailed in the $125,000 Gander Stakes, a one-turn mile for sophomore New York-breds at Aqueduct Racetrack. Soontobeking became the first black-type winner for his sire, second-crop stallion King for a Day.View the full article

9th-Oaklawn, $130,000, Alw, 3-8, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.83, ft, 1/2 length. NUIT MAGIQUE (f, 4, Arrogate–Twixy, by Mutakddim), who drew off for an eight-length win in her Feb. 8 debut, remained undefeated under Nik Juarez. The 3-5 favorite in a field of 10 was angled in early and chased Lassie My Girl (Double Irish) as that one set fractions of :22.38 and :46.19. Showing determination while racing along the rail, she rallied to the inside of both Little Blaze (Will Take Charge) and Don't Ju Forget (Misremembered) to record a half-length tally. She is a half-sister to Twixy Roll (Roll Hennessy Roll), MSW, $277,172 and hails from the female family that yielded millionaire Caleb's Posse, winner of the 2011 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Her winning dam has a 2-year-old Marking colt named Fort Sumner and she was bred back to Marking for this term. Sales History: $255,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $1,000,000 2yo '23 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $144,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Andreas Constantinou; B-Dale Taylor (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas. The post Arrogate’s Nuit Magique Scores Again at Oaklawn appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Speedway Stables LLC's Cavalieri (Nyquist) entered the GI B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stakes at Santa Anita with an unblemished record and exited it the same way. At even money, she raced midpack behind the :22.56 and :46.24 fractions set by Richi (Chi) (Practical Joke), then tracked before tackling that one in the stretch and running her down to post a one-length triumph. MGSW Tarifa (Bernardini) was third. Now four-for-four, Cavalieri got the mile in 1:34.96. A $900,000 OBS April purchase in 2023, she first tried (and conquered) graded company in the GIII La Canada Stakes in January. O-Speedway Stables LLC; B-Alastar Thoroughbred Co. LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan Hernandez. #3 CAVALIERI ($4.20) keeps her undefeated record intact with a win in the $300,000 Beholder Mile Presented by FanDuel TV (G1). The four-year-old filly by @DarleyAmerica's Nyquist was ridden by @JJHernandezS19 for trainer @BobBaffert. pic.twitter.com/0YAlhIe1Xe — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 8, 2025 The post Cavalieri Stays Perfect in Beholder Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Horse of the Year and 'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) set fractions of :24.27 and :48.59 and made every pole a winning one with a facile victory in her highly anticipated 4-year-old debut in Saturday's GII Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine stopped the timer for 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.02 over the wet fast going. Free Like a Girl (El Deal) was second. Recharge (Gun Runner) was third. “She is poetry in motion. She is Thorpedo Anna!” @3coltshandicap Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna is back in business with a win in the G2 Azeri! @b_hernandezjr @KennyMcPeek @Thorpedo_Anna pic.twitter.com/peneCuiaAW — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) March 8, 2025 Saturday, Oaklawn Park AZERI S.-GII, $400,000, Oaklawn, 3-8, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:44.02, wf. 1–THORPEDO ANNA, 119, f, 4, by Fast Anna 1st Dam: Sataves, by Uncle Mo 2nd Dam: Pacific Sky, by Stormy Atlantic 3rd Dam: Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew ($40,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek); B-Judy Hicks (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.. $240,000. Lifetime Record: Horse of the Year, MGISW, 11-9-2-0, $4,083,663. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Free Like a Girl, 121, m, 6, El Deal–Flashy Prize, by Flashy Bull. ($5,500 Ylg '20 ESLYRL). O-Bruno, Jr., Gerald, Pomier, Chasey Deville and Caroom, Jerry; B-Kim Renee Stover & Lisa Osborne (LA); T-Chasey Deville Pomier. $80,000. 3–Recharge, 121, f, 4, Gun Runner–Remit, by Tapit. O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $40,000. Margins: 3HF, 5HF, 1. Odds: 0.10, 20.10, 13.80. Also Ran: Alpine Princess, Jody's Pride. Scratched: Bow Draw, Wild Bout Hilary. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post She’s Back! Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna Returns a Wire-to-Wire Winner in the Azeri appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jonny Turner Chelsea Faithful took her training career to another level when Ideal Crown dug in to win the Group 3 Caduceus Club and Alabar Fillies Classic at Ascot Park on Saturday. Both horse and trainer were having their first starts in Group company and for Ideal Crown it was her first test of any kind under the pressures of raceday. And amid a highly competitive feature event, both Ideal Crown and Faithful produced the perfect result. “It is unreal, it was sort of a dream and for it to come off is unreal,” the trainer said. “To do it with my first Group race starter is even better.” “This filly has been an absolute beauty from the word go.” “I couldn’t be more proud of her.” A big group of happy owners met Faithful and their classy filly in the winner’s circle after their victory on Saturday. The group is made up of many owners who have raced horses with Faithful in the past, plus some new faces. “I bought her from the weanling sales and ended up syndicating her out,” Faithful said. “I had a few loyal owners who jumped in from old racehorses that decided to come in on a new one.” “And a few new owners came in as well.” “This is a great wee boost for them.” Faithful has taken a patient approach with Ideal Crown as she has built towards her first start. The filly wasn’t rushed in any of her trials, with the trainer and driver Craig Ferguson saving it until race day to unleash the filly’s full potential. “Early on when I broke her in she was a wee bit hot,” Faithful said. “So, I wanted to keep a lid on her a bit.” “I have been like that the whole way through with her.” “In her trials, we never pulled the plugs.” “But I bought her here (to Ascot Park) for a private run and Craig drove her and he pulled the plugs for the first time and she sprinted up nicely.” Ferguson also handled Ideal Crown patiently early in Saturday’s feature as the three favourites Bettor Belle, Princess Macandrew and Mamas Crunch each took turns at leading. Last at the 400m, Ferguson picked a path along the inner for Ideal Crown who dug in to score at the end of a stirring home straight battle with runner-up Bettor Belle. “At the 800m it didn’t look like the best of drives but things panned out,” Ferguson said. “To her credit, she is a speedy wee thing, she really had to dig in for the fight.” Bettor Belle lost no admirers when coming wide and only going down by a head in testing conditions. View the full article

Saturday marked the final day of under-tack previews for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and a colt by Gun Runner (hip 654) set the bar within the first six hips of the day with the sales co-fastest time, breezing an eighth in a swift :9 3/5. The grey or roan colt, consigned by Eddie Woods, agent, was a $200,000 Keeneland September grad for St. Clair Stables last year. He is the first foal out of Tynan, a winning daughter of Liam's Map who is a half to GSW/MGISP and Walmac stallion Pappacap (Gun Runner) and GSW Boppy O (Bolt d'Oro). The dam received a timely pedigree update when another half-brother, $650,000 FTSAUG buy Our Souper Hero (War Of Will), just missed by a half-length in a well-met debut at Gulfstream Park Friday. “He worked exceptionally well,” said Woods after the breeze. “We thought he'd go really good anyway, and he may [have] over achieved a little bit even. He's a stylish, good-looking horse. He's been very straightforward all winter. Very quiet, laid back horse and all class.” Woods acknowledged that the market for classy sons of Gun Runner would be hot anywhere the colt went. “We could've brought him anywhere,” he said. “March is a great sale–may as well have him here.” :9.3 speed from a Gun Runner is…exciting Has the pedigree to be an outstanding 2yo: o/o Liam's Map 1/2-sis to the G2SW and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up PAPPACAP (also by Gun Runner), as well as the G3-winning 2yo BOPPY O@eddiewoods2yos @OBSSales @Three_Chimneys pic.twitter.com/iizdhZWi8e — Lucas Marquardt (@ThoroStride) March 8, 2025 Breezing early in the session seemed advantageous, though the weather was not nearly as much of a hindrance Saturday as it was Thursday. “Conditions were really good today,” Woods continued. “We had one little squall of rain come through in the third session which upped the wind a little bit but other than that, it's been quite good.” With OBS March giving buyers their first look at freshman sires, Woods's consignment also includes a son of Independence Hall (hip 404) who took advantage of more favorable conditions Friday to work in :9 4/5. He's also represented by a daughter of Yaupon (hip 315) who worked a quarter-mile in :21 Friday and a son of Maxfield (hip 669) who breezed the same distance Saturday in :21 2/5. “Among the freshman [in my consignment], it's Independence Hall. My Yaupon is quite nice but there seems plenty of nice ones around. I also think the Maxfields are going to be nice.” Behind the Gun Runner colt, a total of 14 runners worked their furlong in :9 4/5 including colts by the aforementioned Maxfield (hips 672 and 721) and Yaupon (716). A More Than Ready colt (hip 757) who is a full-brother to Eclipse champion turf female Rushing Fall, also matched the :9 4/5 time. A pair of fillies shared the fastest quarter-mile Saturday. A filly from the first crop of Charlatan (hip 601) out of GISP Sweet Shirley Mae worked in :20 2/5 along with a filly by Aurelius Maximus (hip 619). The March Sale will be held over the course of three sessions and kicks off Tuesday, Mar. 11, running through Thursday, Mar. 13. For the complete catalogues and under-tack results, visit www.obssales.com. The post Gun Runner Colt A Class Above During Final Day Of OBS March Previews appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Five weeks after landing her first graded victory in Tampa Bay Down's Endeavour Stakes (G3T), Saffron Moon asserted her affinity over the Oldsmar, Fla., turf course once more with another late-running score in the Hillsborough Stakes (G2T) March 8. View the full article

After running too good to lose when going down to a narrow defeat at the hands of John Hancock (Constitution) in the Sam F. Davis Stakes when last seen, OWEN ALMIGHTY (c, 3, Speightstown–Tempers Rising, by Bayern) was kicked straight into the lead from his rail draw in Saturday's GIII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, controlled the pace through even sectional times and ran away from his half-dozen rivals in the final furlong to earn 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The third choice at 29-10 to the comebacking 'TDN Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) and outposted 'Rising Star' Patch Adams (Into Mischief), the $360,000 Keeneland November weanling and $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling was in front soon after the start and made the running in advance of longshot Brodeur (Nyquist) as second favorite Patch Adams was again not the quickest away and was consigned to a three-wide run into the turn. Chancer McPatrick was in the perfect spot as the addition of blinkers had him handy to the pace in the box seat through the opening exchanges. By the first quarter in a moderate :23.84 and the half in a hasslefree :48.16, Owen Almighty put Brodeur away approaching the entrance to the straight, and Chancer McPatrick loomed the only danger if good enough. But instead, Owen Almighty kicked on nicely when asked and was never in danger as the chalk plugged on at one pace into second. Hill Road (Quality Road), making his first start for Chad Brown, rallied from the back of the field to be third, while Patch Adams was a lackluster fourth. The final time for the 8 1/2 furlongs on a fast strip was 1:42.30. According to published reports, Owen Almighty is targeting the GII Pat Day Mile and not the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. #1 OWEN ALMIGHTY ($7.80) goes gate-to-wire in the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) with @iradortiz in the saddle for @BLynchRacing and @flyingdutchky. He earns 50 points on the @SpendthriftFarm Road to the @KentuckyDerby. pic.twitter.com/0soHZuFGZB — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 8, 2025 Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY-GIII, $350,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 3-8, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42.30, ft. 1–OWEN ALMIGHTY, 120, c, 3, by Speightstown 1st Dam: Tempers Rising (GSP, $311,482), by Bayern 2nd Dam: Marchmont, by Mountain Cat 3rd Dam: March On He Said, by Stop the Music 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($360,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $350,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG). O-Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC; B-Mark Stanley (KY); T-Brian A. Lynch; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.. $210,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0, $484,310. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Chancer McPatrick, 124, c, 3, McKinzie–Bernadreamy, by Bernardini. ($260,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $725,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Flanagan Racing; B-Rigney Racing, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $70,000. 3–Hill Road, 120, c, 3, Quality Road–Exotic Notion, by Lemon Drop Kid. ($350,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Amo Racing USA; B-Lynch Bages LTD & Camas Park Stud (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $35,000. Margins: 3HF, 2 3/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 2.90, 2.10, 4.50. Also Ran: Patch Adams, Brodeur, Naughty Rascal, Filoso. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Speightstown’s Owen Almighty Just That In Tampa Bay Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Add another top 3-year-old filly to the tally for Darley stallion Medaglia d'Oro, who has some good ones on the GI Kentucky Oaks trail this year in Good Cheer and Ballerina d'Oro. They excel on the dirt, but daughter Nitrogen (f, 3, Medaglia d'Oro-Tiffany Case, by Uncle Mo), winner of Saturday's 42nd running of the GIII Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs, is one for the grass. Restrained in a tracking spot throughout the :23.15 and :47.15 early fractions, the D. J. Stable LLC homebred was let loose in the stretch. It took her some time to unfurl her giant stride, but when she did, she chased down pacesetter Lush Lips (GB) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), collaring her late despite drifting, to win by about a half-length. Nitrogen covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.42. Deloraine (Candy Ride {Arg}) was third, while Opulent Restraint (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) finished fourth. Third in last fall's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, as well as in the GI Natalma Stakes, Nitrogen won her sophomore debut in January's Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream Park. O/B-D. J. Stable LLC (KY); T-Mark Casse; J-Jose Ortiz. #9 NITROGEN ($5.00) sits off the pace with @jose93_ortiz and they fire in time to win the $200,000 Florida Oaks (G3) for trainer @markecasse and owner D.J. Stable. Another graded winner for @DarleyAmerica's Medaglia D'oro. pic.twitter.com/QzJnENBf7f — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 8, 2025 The post D. J. Stable’s Nitrogen Scores in Florida Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit posted new pending violations on its website March 7 that appear related to the alleged conspiracy in Pennsylvania to perform intra-articular injections on horses within 14 days of a race or workout.View the full article

The accomplished juvenile Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), unraced since finishing seventh in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last Nov. 1, made a triumphant start to his 3-year-old campaign under Flavien Prat. Victorious in his Jun. 4 Saint-Cloud debut for trainer Andre Fabre, he next resurfaced at Saratoga with a win in the Aug. 29 GIII With Anticipation Stakes before stepping up to prevail in the Sept. 28 GII Pilgrim Stakes during the Belmont At The Big A meet. After a steady string of workouts on both dirt and turf at Payson Park in recent weeks, he appeared here and was sent off at 8-5 in a field of seven. After stalking long shot Peace Cloud (War of Will)'s arduous pace set in :23.18, :46.16 and 1:09.19, he took over at the quarter pole and responded well to Prat's urging to hold Reagan's Wit's (Authentic) steady three-wide rally safe to gain a neck win. Revolutionnaire (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}) came on late to claim third. The ridgling is a half-brother to the Saxon Warrior (Jpn)-sired gelding Zulu Warrior, SW-Fr, $108,275. His winning dam Zindziswa is out of Zinziberine, winner of the G2-Fr Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte as a 2-year-old. Zindziswa has an unraced 2-year-old Magna Grecia (Ire) colt named Zulu Chant (Ire) and has no reported foals since. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Zulu Kingdom holds off Reagan's Wit in the Columbia S. at Tampa Bay Downs! Flavien Prat piloted the 3YO and Chad Brown trains. TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/zakra1p6fE — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) March 8, 2025 COLUMBIA S., $100,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 3-8, 3yo, 1mT, 1:33.24, fm. 1–ZULU KINGDOM (IRE), 123, r, 3, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire) 1st Dam: Zindziswa, by Smart Strike 2nd Dam: Zinziberine, by Zieten 3rd Dam: Amenixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) O-Madaket Stables LLC, Dubb, Michael, Strauss, William and Caruso, Michael J.; B-Ecurie Peregrine SAS (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $60,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 5-4-0-0, $292,607. *1/2 to Zulu Warrior (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), SW-Fr, $108,275. 2–Reagan's Wit, 119, c, 3, Authentic–Dayienu, by Sunday Break (Jpn). ($135,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-West Point Thoroughbreds, Ingordo, David and CJ Stables; B-Deann Baer & Greg Baer DVM (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. $20,000. 3--Revolutionnaire (Fr), 119, c, 3, Penny's Picnic (Ire)–Rive Neuve (Fr), by Enrique (GB). (€25,000 Ylg '23 ARAV2; €280,000 2yo '24 ARARC). O-West Point Thoroughbreds and Winters Equine LLC; B-Haras du Hoguenet, Mr. Gilles Le Baron, Ecurie Vaporetto et al. (FR); T-Christophe Clement. $10,000. Margins: NK, 3 3/4, NO. Odds: 1.60, 2.90, 7.30. Also Ran: Early Adopter (GB), Dream On, Sky Masterson, Peace Cloud. Scratched: Tapirs Valor, Versus. The post Zulu Kingdom Game En Route to Columbia Score at Tampa Bay appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In three-peating in the Challenger Stakes (G3), Skippylongstocking further added his name to the Tampa Bay Downs record books by winning the 1 1/16-mile dirt race March 8 in track record time of 1:41.20.View the full article

Shortleaf Stable's 'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (Malibu Moon) returned to the Oaklawn Park worktab for the first time since taking the Feb. 23 GIII Honeybee Stakes, going a half-mile in :48 flat in the company of her stakes-placed stablemate Spankerboom (Mendelssohn). “Just a maintenance work,” Ortiz said of Quietside, who covered her final quarter in :23.40 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:00.20 according to track clockers. “Spankerboom always works with her. It was a good work for both. After the wire, I let her gallop out a little bit. Galloped out a minute and change. It was extremely smooth. I've worked her before, but it's been a long time. After this, she feels like two different animals. She's an athlete. She came out of that race breathing a different type of air.” Connections have Quietside pointed for a start in the Mar. 29 GII Fantasy Stakes, the final Oaklawn lead-up to the GI Kentucky Oaks on May 2. Back to work Saturday morning at Oaklawn for 2025 G3 Honeybee winner Quietside (outside), who goes a half-mile in company under her trainer, @johnnyortiz24. @ShortleafStable homebred pointing for the $750,000 Fantasy Stakes (G2) March 29 at Oaklawn. pic.twitter.com/R4MS2nSdIR — Robert Yates (@RobertYates1982) March 8, 2025 The post Quietside Back To Work in Hot Springs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Race 8 SCENIC HOTEL GROUP 1200m ARDROE (L Sutherland) – Trainer Ms. L Latta advised Stewards, she was satisfied with the post-race condition of the gelding, however, in her opinion ARDROE failed to handle the Heavy 8 track conditions. L Latta further advised it is her intention to carry on with ARDROE’S current preparation. Race 10 ODT SOUTHERN MILE QUALIFIER 1600m SAY SATONO (K Williams) – Trainer Mr. A Carston reported to Stewards, that upon return to the stable the mare underwent blood tests which revealed no abnormalities. A Carston further advised SAY SATONO has had a quiet week, and he intends to continue with her current preparation. A Carston puts the disappointing performance of the mare down to the Heavy 8 track conditions. The post Ashburton Racing Club @ Ashburton, Sunday 23 February 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Eclipse Award-winning juvenile colt Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) and the well-related Baeza (McKinzie) were each out for breezes Saturday morning as they prep for their respective next starts in the GI Santa Anita Derby on Apr. 5. With former jockey Juan Ochoa in the irons, Citizen Bull went six furlongs in 1:12.60 for trainer Bob Baffert. The $675,000 Keeneland September yearling won three of his four outings in 2024, locking up his championship with a front-running, 3 3/4-length defeat of stablemate Gaming (Game Winner) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar on Nov. 1. The bay kicked off his Classics campaign in style with a facile defeat of 'TDN Rising Star' Rodriguez (Authentic) in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes Feb. 1. Baeza, the half-brother to 2023 GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage (Good Magic) and to last year's GI Belmont Stakes hero Mage (Good Magic), will look to earn his way into Triple Crown consideration in the Santa Anita Derby. The $1.2-million Keeneland September purchase, who races for Lee Searing's CRK Stable and Grandview Equine, was a debut ninth on the turf at Del Mar at December, but has shown his true talent on the main track. Runner-up to Rodriguez in a one-mile maiden Jan. 4, the bay rolled home a 4 3/4-length graduate over the same course and distance Feb. 14. Baeza worked five-eighths of a mile in 1:02.20 with Hector Berrios up. Also on the Santa Anita worktab was Madaket Road (Quality Road), a latest pacesetting second in the Feb. 23 GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park who drilled three furlongs in :37 flat. Work of the Day from @santaanitapark—Baeza worked 5 Furlongs in 1:02.20 on March 8th, 2025, for trainer John Shirreffs. pic.twitter.com/YnSW2hVpl9 — 1/ST TV (@Watch1ST) March 8, 2025 The post Citizen Bull, Baeza Work Towards Santa Anita Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Mike Love After achieving win number 300 in the sulky at Westport on Friday, in-form Canterbury driver Sheree Tomlinson will be looking for more success at Reefton today. Tomlinson drove a double on Friday, bringing up her milestone win on a horse she also part owns in Rosary, trained by Ken Ford and Amanda Tomlinson. “I wasn’t expecting it to be on her (Rosary). She was disappointing at Addington in the start before, and I wasn’t even really going to bring her over but there was space on the truck. “It was cool too because I own her and in our colours. So it was cool,” said Tomlinson. Today Tomlinson will have the responsibility of steering eight runners on a track she seldom visits. “I’ve only driven at Reefton once! They do a great job over here with hospitality. It’s very organised.” Billy Kimbler ($4.40FF) starts the day off in Race 1, the Speights Trot over 2500m. “I’m not sure if the grass suits him. He has the ability to win a maiden, but I just think he’s still a bit mentally weak. If he trots he is competitive but he needs a little more ringcraft.” In Race 3, Gamely ($13.00FF) will be looking to continue her form at juicy each way odds in the Hotel Reefton Liquor Centre pace over 2500m. The Amber Lethaby trained runner was a solid third on Friday, and according to Tomlinson a minor gear change today may assist the seven-year-old Sir Lincoln mare. “She’ll be a good chance. I couldn’t get her onto the passing lane on Friday. I think Amber is going to put a jaw breaker on her so hopefully that helps. But she’s racing well and should be a good place chance again.“ Sweet Glory ($4.20FF) for Lethaby again in Race 4, the Gilsenan Family/Reefton Supervalue Mobile Pace over 2450m will be looking to improve on her performance on Friday – and Tomlinson thinks the Sweet Lou mare will be able to do so. “She got too far back on Friday but she went really well. She hit the line under her own steam, and she’s a good place chance too.” Tomlinson then reunites with the family colours on Zsazsa Binx ($11.00FF) in Race 6, the Birchfield Mining (Team Teal) Trot over 2500m. “I pushed her a bit too hard early on Friday. Hopefully she steps quick enough to hold up her spot. She should go pretty good with the right kind of run and tempo.” Tomlinson suggests her best value drive of the day comes in Race 8, the Greymouth Star (Team Teal) Pace with Major Hipster ($16.00FF). The Matt Purvis trained four-year-old Art Major gelding pleased Tomlinson on Friday at Westport. “They came home in 55 seconds on Friday which makes it really impossible to get into it from the back. His sectionals would’ve been pretty smart. He gets a better draw today and should follow out a quick beginner. As long has he’s come through Friday okay, he should have a good chance with some luck.” Tomlinson’s other drives are : Race 2 – Racey Krusa Race 9 – Misty Blue Race 11 – Normi Stead The Team Teal campaign will enter its final week next week – wrapping up on March 16 at the Banks Peninsula and Wingatui meetings, after female drivers won eight of the 11 races at Westport on Friday. Race 1 gets underway at 11:56am View the full article

Accelerize (c, 3, Omaha Beach–Motion Emotion, by Take Charge Indy) romped by daylight at first asking for 'TDN Rising Star' honors on the Tampa Bay Derby undercard. Off at odds of 7-2, the $400,000 KEESEP yearling hit the ground running beneath Irad Ortiz, Jr. and cleared the field from his wide draw in post 12. He showed the way through fractions of :21.87 and :45.03 and blasted off at the top of the stretch to win going away by 7 3/4 lengths. The final time for seven furlongs was a very sharp 1:21.20. Accelerize becomes the third 'Rising Star' for Omaha Beach. With Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher currently serving a seven-day suspension imposed by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit after a horse from his barn tested positive for betamethasone, Accelerize's trainer of record is listed as his longtime assistant, Anthony Sciametta, Jr. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Spendthrift Farm LLC & Repole Stable; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Anthony J. Sciametta, Jr. Wow ACCELERIZE ! What a debut for this 3yo colt (Omaha Beach) today at Tampa Bay Downs, a very promising one with an easy victory, ridden by @iradortiz for the colors of @RepoleStable and @spendthriftfarm pic.twitter.com/MklBlCe6wx — Agentes305 (@agentes305) March 8, 2025 The post Omaha Beach Firster Accelerize Romps for ‘TDN Rising Star’ Honors at Tampa 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 Mighty Eriu at Fair Grounds. Inns Of Court Filly Strikes At Fair Grounds Qatar Racing and Fergus Galvin's Mighty Eriu (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) broke her maiden in style at Fair Grounds on Mar. 3 (video). Trained by Brendan Walsh, the 3-year-old filly was bred by Brian Canning and Tom Kelly. The bay caught the eye of Paula Flannery, who paid €30,000 for her at the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2022. Sent back through the Goffs ring, the April foal was knocked down to Kevin Ross Bloodstock for €16,000. Out of the Exceed And Excel (Aus) mare Teeline (Ire), Mighty Eriu ran second in the G2 Queen Mary Stakes at two for trainer Gavin Cromwell and these connections, after making her racecourse bow in the colours of E Hughes, Nigel O'Hare and Kiva Cromwell. Her dam, a half-sister to dual Group 2 winner Signora Cabello (Camacho {GB}), has a yearling colt by Starman (GB). Italy-based stallion Inns Of Court has sired two winners from three runners in North America (66%). Overall, his three worldwide stakes winners are led by G3 Prestige Stakes heroine Anshoda (Ire). Mighty Eriu (IRE) ($3.20) makes her stateside debut a winning one in today's 2nd race from the @fairgroundsnola with jockey @_benacurtis in the irons. The 3-year-old filly by Inns of Court (IRE) in trained by @brenpwalsh. TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/VfCDhVXKJn — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) March 3, 2025 Wootton Bassett Gelding Wins Tampa Route Debt Limit (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) graduated at second asking at Tampa Bay Downs for the familiar axis of Klaravich Stables and Chad Brown on Mar. 7 (video). Bred by Eric Puerari and Yolande Seydoux de Claussone, the bay was a €350,000 Arqana August yearling purchase by Oceanic Bloodstock in 2022. He is the second and last known foal out of G3 Prix Imprudence third Silver Storm (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) and first winner. His granddam Fantastic Filly (Fr) (Myrakalu {Fr}) won both the GIII Miesque Stakes and GIII Senorita Stakes in the U.S., while farther back are Group 1 winners and sires Stormy River (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}) and Silverwave (Fr) (Silver Frost {Ire}). Coolmore's Wootton Bassett is responsible for 21 winners from 40 runners in the U.S. (53%). Of his 10 stakes winners, seven are graded scorers led by the top-level trio of Breeders' Cup winners Audarya (Fr), Unquestionable (Fr) and Henri Matisse (Ire). #7 DEBT LIMIT (FR) ($4.80) comes out of the turn and sprints to victory in Race 7 at @TampaBayDownsFL with @SamyCamacho1 in the saddle for trainer Chad Brown and owner Klaravich Stables. pic.twitter.com/onUC4m7y2y — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 7, 2025 Repeat Winners The GIII Honey Fox Stakes at Gulfstream went to Belardo (Ire)'s Special Wan (Ire) in the colours of Team Valor International and Steven Rocco last Saturday (video). It was the first stakes score for the Brendan Walsh trainee, who featured in Making Waves in 2024. Making Waves repeat Gavea (Ger) (Gleneagles {Ire}) earned her first black-type win in the Mardi Gras Stakes at Fair Grounds on Mar. 4 (video). The Albert Stall, Jr. trainee and 2024 GIII Regret Stakes third races for Bal Mar Equine and first featured in this column in the autumn of 2023. Pisciotta (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) returned to the winner's circle with a tally at Fair Grounds on Feb. 28 (video). She races for trainer Cherie DeVaux and the ownership group of Edward Hudson, Jr., Lynne Hudson and DeVaux's husband, David Ingordo. The daughter of Kazeera (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) first appeared in Making Waves in November. Pura Vida Investments' Out Too Late (GB) added a Fair Grounds allowance on Saturday, Mar. 8 (video). The daughter of Expert Eye (GB) broke her maiden at the New Orleans track in January for trainer Michael Maker. SPECIAL WAN (IRE) ($9.40) and @luissaezpty won the duel in the $165,000 Honey Fox Stakes (G3) at @GulfstreamPark. The 5YO daughter of Belardo (@BearstoneStud) is trained by @brenpwalsh for owners @TeamValor and Steven Rocco. Fountain of Youth next: https://t.co/UXCZfzZ4lz pic.twitter.com/F5teDrubCk — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 1, 2025 The post Making Waves: Mighty Eriu Strikes At Fair Grounds 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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Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features the return of a 'TDN Rising Star'. 13.05 Chantilly, Listed (Prix Maurice Caillault), €55,000, 3yo, 9f (AWT) Yeguada Centurion's TITO MO CEN (IRE) (Uncle Mo) makes the transition into black-type company returning off a seven-length 'TDN Rising Star' performance in his debut run at this venue last month. The Victoria Head-trained homebred encounters seven rivals, which include wide-margin maiden winners Extrapol (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}) and Curragh Camp (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}). The post TDN Rising Star Tito Mo Cen Set For Black-Type Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

2nd-GP, $94K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:25 p.m. ET. Carrying the same colors as her successful dam, DOUBLE JEOPARDY (Uncle Mo) is set for her unveiling for Bass Stables and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The first-time starter is out of Avenge (War Front), the winner of back-to-back editions of the GI Rodeo Drive Stakes, who counts as a full-sister recent GII Buena Vista Stakes heroine Liguria. Double Jeopardy's older half-sister Defiance (Curlin) broke her maiden at first asking at Santa Anita Jan. 26 for Ramona Bass. Also on debut are an uncoupled entry from Christophe Clement's shedrow. Oak Bluff homebred Eagle Rising (More Than Ready) has a pair of stakes-winning half-siblings in Governor Malibu (Malibu Moon) and Rieno Tesoro (Sprightstown). Merion Road (Quality Road) is out of an unraced dam who is a half-sister to European champions Grandera (Ire) (Grand Lodge) and George Washington (Ire) (Danehill). TJCIS PPS The post Sunday Racing Insights: Well-Bred Bass Stables Filly Makes The Races At Gulfstream Park 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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