Wandering Eyes

Progressive galloper Helena Baby took the next step in his burgeoning career in stunning fashion when he simply decimated his rivals in Saturday’s Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth. Most pundits were expecting the four-year-old Guillotine gelding to prove competitive in his first crack in open company but none could have predicted the dominance he would exert on his well-performed rivals. Rider Donavan Mansour, who had been aboard the John Bell-trained runner in all of his s... View the full article

Free-going seven-year-old Admiral bounced back to winning form with an all-the-way victory in open company at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Stephen Ralph-trained gelding thrives on winter tracks and found the Heavy10 surface just to his liking as he set his race rivals a merry chase in the 1600m contest. Rider Trudy Thornton had Admiral pinging along nicely in front throughout before applying the pressure with 600m to run. Thornton turned up the heat turning for home as Admiral slipped three lengths ... View the full article

Speedy two-year-old Sai Fah booked himself a tilt at next weekend’s Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m) with an effortless victory over 1100m at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Rios gelding, sporting blinkers for the first time, settled just off the speed in the six-horse field before issuing his challenge for rider Michael Coleman shortly after commencing the run home. Despite a tendency to lug in over the closing stages Sai Fah dashed well clear of the opposition as he won untouched by a conservative five... View the full article

Each Saturday NTRA and BloodHorse provide a one-stop guide to the day's graded stakes races. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern). Click on links for full preview. View the full article

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Sent off as the third choice at odds of 2-1, Regal Glory proved to be the best of the three in the July 19 Lake George Stakes (G3T), picking up her first graded stakes victory as her stablemates—off at odds of 6-5—finished behind her. View the full article

Sent off the ‘longest’ price of a trio of Chad Brown runners in a scratched-down renewal of the GIII Lake George S. at Saratoga, Paul Pompa, Jr.’s ‘TDN Rising Star’ Regal Glory (Animal Kingdom) reeled in pacesetting favorite Blowout (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in the final furlong to give Brown a third win in the race in the last five years. Dogtag (War Front), narrowly favored off her victory in the May 17 Hilltop S., checked in third. Blowout won the break and had things very much her own way from the front as Dogtag was content to sit second with Regal Glory three deep in the breeze from last. Positions remained unchanged for the opening five-eighths of a mile, but Luis Saez began to get after Regal Glory and had her in top gear four wide off the final corner. Blowout offered some resistance when tackled in earnest a furlong down, but Regal Glory had the momentum and streaked home first as Blowout gave game chase inside. Dogtag was free of excuses in third. Brown said, “What I did was I told all the jockeys, ‘Look, just try to ride your own race and do the best you can to win. Outside of that, if you want to talk to your individual clients or representatives that are here today, please do so and draw up a plan.’ I didn’t give any instructions other than that. I thought that was the fairest way to do it, only because it was my horses in the race.” Romping to ‘Rising Star’-dom at first asking sprinting at Belmont last October, Regal Glory added a narrow victory in Aqueduct’s Stewart Manor S. Nov. 11 before calling it a season. Runner-up in the GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Feb. 3, she rallied to fill the same spot in Keeneland’s GII Appalachian S. Apr. 7 and validated dime-on-the-dollar favoritism when proving 2 3/4 lengths too strong in the June 1 Penn Oaks at Penn National. Pedigree Notes: The fourth graded winner for his Kentucky Derby-winning sire, Regal Glory is the second graded winner for her dam, whose first foal Night Prowler was a two-time graded winner for Pompa and Brown in 2015. He remained in training through his 7-year-old campaign and was third as the favorite in the Barbados Gold Cup this past March. Regal Glory, also the 35th graded winner produced by a daughter of dual-hemisphere sensation More Than Ready, has a 2-year-old half-brother by American Pharoah that was acquired by Narvick International’s Emmanuel de Seroux for $475,000 after breezing a quarter-mile in :21 1/5. Mary’s Follies foaled a colt by Candy Ride (Arg) this term. Friday, Saratoga LAKE GEORGE S.-GIII, $130,500, Saratoga, 7-19, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.23, fm. 1–REGAL GLORY, 121, f, 3, by Animal Kingdom 1st Dam: Mary’s Follies (MGSW, $338,889), by More Than Ready 2nd Dam: Catch the Queen, by Miswaki 3rd Dam: Wave to the Queen, by Wavering Monarch 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ‘TDN Rising Star‘ O-Paul P. Pompa, Jr.; B-Paul P Pompa (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Luis Saez. $82,500. Lifetime Record: 6-4-2-0, $356,750. *1/2 to Night Prowler (Giant’s Causeway), MGSW, $475,682. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Blowout (GB), 121, f, 3, Dansili (GB)–Beauty Parlour (GB), by Deep Impact (Jpn). (€450,000 Wlg ’16 GOFNOV). O-Peter M. Brant; B-Dayton Investments Ltd. (GB); T-Chad C. Brown. $30,000. 3–Dogtag, 121, f, 3, War Front–Diamond Necklace, by Unbridled’s Song. O/B-LNJ Foxwoods (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $18,000. Margins: HF, 1 3/4, NO. Odds: 2.30, 1.20, 1.25. Also Ran: Stillwater Cove. Scratched: Espresso Shot, Winter Sunset, The Mackem Bullet (Ire). Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post ‘Longshot’ Regal Glory Best in Lake George appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dennis Drazin is surely feeling the heat these days, literally and figuratively. View the full article

The deadline for early nomination of weanlings to the Breeders’ Cup is Thursday, Aug. 1, at 11:59 p.m. ET. While the nomination fee of $400 does not change through the regular deadline of Oct. 15, the Aug. 1 date is the deadline for the engagement to appear on the printed catalogue pages for the fall weanling sales. Breeders’ Cup nomination gives each foal lifetime eligibility to the Breeders’ Cup Racing Programs, including the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. All foals sired by Breeders’ Cup-nominated stallions are eligible for the program. For more information, visit https://www.members.breederscup.com/ The post Breeders’ Cup Weanling Nomination Deadline Aug. 1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gary Barber’s War of Will (War Front) indicated his readiness for the July 27 GII Jim Dandy S., breezing a smooth half-mile in :49.33 over the Saratoga main track Friday morning. The GI Preakness S. winner was put through his paces by Tyler Gaffalione, who retains the mount in what will be a prep for the GI Runhappy Travers S. Aug. 24. “He went great. It was honestly one of his best works to date, really,” Gaffalione said. “He seemed to love the track, handled it real well, and was full of energy. Every week he’s just getting stronger and stronger. We’re really looking forward to his next race. It’s going to be a competitive field, but the way he’s been training and how he looks, his whole demeanor, we’ve got a ton of confidence.” The move also pleased trainer Mark Casse. “He went well, you couldn’t ask him to do anything better. I told Tyler I didn’t want him to go fast,” the conditioner Casse. “The first quarter he was a little slow, so we radioed Tyler to pick it up a bit. He gets over the Saratoga surface really well. Tyler said it reminded him of the work before the [Kentucky] Derby. He said last week was good and this week was even better. Casse added: “If you want to see poetry in motion for a horse, and what you would like to see out of a racehorse–he’s what it is. He’s the entire package.” Hofburg Possible for Woodward… Trainer Bill Mott reports that Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Hofburg (Tapit) emerged from his comebacking allowance win July 18 and is under consideration for the GI Woodward S. over the same nine-furlong distance Aug. 31. “I thought he ran really well,” said Mott. “Tactically, he was good. He was up in the race and when Jose asked him, he drew away from his company. He didn’t hang at the end and it seemed like he had good energy the last eighth of a mile. It was a very good race.” A half-brother to MGISW Emollient (Empire Maker), Hofburg was runner-up in last year’s GI Florida Derby in just his third career appearance and was third to Justify (Scat Daddy) when that one clinched his Triple Crown in the GI Belmont S. The overpowering five-length winner of the restricted Curlin S. last July, he was unplaced in the GI Pennsylvania Derby and GII Fayette S. and was getting the blinkers off for his return to action Thursday. He’s No Lemon Headed to Jockey Club Derby… He’s No Lemon (Lemon Drop Kid), who rallied from last behind no pace whatsoever to take a second-level allowance over 11 furlongs Thursday afternoon, will likely make his next appearance in the $1-million Jockey Club Derby going a mile and a half at Belmont Sept. 7. The Jockey Club Derby is the final leg of NYRA’s newly formed Turf Trinity, which also features the GI Belmont Derby and Saratoga Derby. “I actually questioned a little bit how far he wanted to go but the way he won [Thursday afternoon] he put that to rest. We’ll point to the last leg of the Turf Triple,” trainer Graham Motion said. A homebred for Alex G. Campbell, He’s No Lemon has never missed the top three in now four tries over the mile and three-eighths. A maiden winner at Tampa going that trip Feb. 3, he was third in allowance company at Churchill May 17 and at Belmont June 6 ahead of Thursday’s score as the 3-2 chalk. The post Spa Notes: War of Will Breezes Towards Jim Dandy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner War of Will put in his final breeze July 19 for the July 27 Jim Dandy presented by NYRA Bets (G2) over the Saratoga Race Course main track. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday’s Insights features the second foal our of multiple Group 1 winner Snow Fairy (Ire) . 2.15 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, 7fT IBERIA (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the pick of Ryan Moore of the Ballydoyle trio in a maiden won in recent times by The Pentagon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Australia (GB) and Pathfork (Distorted Humor). Out of the speedy G3 Renaissance S. winner Beauty Bright (Ire) (Danehill) who is in turn a half-sister to Galileo’s G1 Racing Post Trophy runner-up Aloft (Ire), the February-foaled bay is joined by stablemate Russian Emperor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a son of the triple group 1 heroine Atlantic Jewel (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). 6.15 Doncaster, Mdn, £5,300, 2yo, f, 7f 6yT VIRGIN SNOW (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) debuts in the Anamoine silks of her illustrious dam Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) and is the second foal out of that G1 Epsom and Irish Oaks and G1 Irish Champion S. heroine. Trained like her by Ed Dunlop, the March-foaled bay meets nine rivals including the Ed Walker-trained newcomer Divine Summer (Summer Front), a half-sister to the GII Chilukki S. winner and GI Beldame S. runner-up Divine Miss Grey (Divine Park). The post Observations: July 20, 2019 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Maybe the heat's getting to me, but I've got some contrarian ideas throughout the weekend. View the full article

Mok Zhan Lun seldom makes the headlines, but the soft-spoken trainer was for once basking in the limelight on Friday night after he brought up his 200th winner with New Zealand-bred gelding River Radiance. A former Singapore Training Academy for Racing (STAR) graduate, Mok saddled his first winner Famous Than You on March 26, 2010. While it’s been a long and sometimes grueling journey to reach that milestone, the Singaporean handler was delighted it was behind him and he could now aim for oth... View the full article

The Grand Dame of Saratoga has died. Marylou Whitney, the 93-year-old socialite, philanthropist and racehorse owner whose vivacious personality, boundless generosity, and lavish sense of style helped to define the classy Saratoga experience that has evolved over several generations, passed away on Friday at her Cady Hill mansion in Saratoga Springs, New York, after an extended illness. The exact cause of her death was not immediately announced. But Whitney’s passing was confirmed by both the New York Racing Association and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. At Saratoga Race Course, where Whitney joyfully cheered on her family’s horses for some 60 years from her front-row clubhouse box with distinctive blue seats that matched her racing silks, the action paused after the fourth race as her death was announced to racegoers with a brief tribute and a moment of silence. Whitney’s death comes just two weeks shy of her scheduled Aug. 2 induction in the sport’s Hall of Fame. This breaking story is in the process of being updated. The post Marylou Whitney Passes at 93 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Woodford Thoroughbreds' venerable Catapult faces five older runners in Sunday's $250,000 Eddie Read Stakes (G2T). The son of Kitten's Joy won last year's nine-furlong affair by a neck over rival Sharp Samurai. View the full article

Exciting two-year-old Inferno lived up to his pre-race top billing to saunter to an authoritative win in the fifth and final Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe series, the S$250,000 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) on Friday. An impressive debut winner in the fourth leg, the Magic Millions 2YOs In Training Sale Stakes (1200m) 12 days ago, the Cliff Brown-trained and Michael Rodd-ridden son of Holy Roman Emperor made winning look academic after defying a wide trip without cover to still make ... View the full article

Champion jockey Vlad Duric rode Revolution like the best horse in the field and that was how he finished in the S$70,000 Class 3 Super One 2015 Stakes, a Class 3 race over 1200m in Singapore on Friday night. Whilst he was not the most fleet-footed customer out of barrier No 1, Revolution was allowed to settle worse than midfield on the rails before switching out three lanes to improve around runners as they neared the home turn. Wassergeist loomed on the outside with what looked like a winning b... View the full article

With just a handful of first-crop yearlings in the recent Fasig-Tipton July Sale, Exaggerator’s leading sales colt was a chestnut out of Radiant Ruby (Tale of the Cat), knocked down for $170,000 to North London Bloodstock. He has five yearlings entered in the upcoming Saratoga sale. As a Classic winner who won or placed in nine graded stakes, five of them Grade I, there was never a doubt Exaggerator (Curlin) would look mighty good in a stallion barn. It was announced WinStar Farm acquired the horse’s breeding rights soon after he’d won the 2016 GI Santa Anita Derby by open daylight. It was an inspired move as it turns out the big bay was just getting started. He would reward WinStar’s faith in his ability with a runner-up finish in the GI Kentucky Derby prior to a 3 1/2-length score in the GI Preakness S. Exaggerator would later go on to take the GI Haskell Invitational S. “We’re very excited about that horse,” said WinStar’s director of bloodstock services, Sean Tugel. “He was just one of those great, sturdy, sound horses that showed up at every dance.” Exaggerator gave a strong hint of that iron constitution as a juvenile when he shipped from coast-to-coast, winning at three of the five tracks he set foot on, breaking his maiden at Del Mar prior to notching victories in the GII Saratoga Special S. and GIII Delta Downs Jackpot S. “He is a horse that, not only did he have the talent and the speed as a 2-year-old,” said Tugel, “but he continued to mature and became an elite 3-year-old, as well.” By the time he retired, Exaggerator had competed at 10 different racetracks around the country and, after breaking his maiden, ran in 13 consecutive graded events before retiring sound. 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Elite sire Curlin has had a number of young sons new to the stallion ranks in the past couple of years, but Tugel said Exaggerator has a refinement not often seen. That’s showing up in his foals as well. “They’re nice-framed horses that stand over a lot of ground,” added Tugel. “They have great limbs on them.” The post First-Yearlings Sire Exaggerator a “Throwback Horse” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

5th-Saratoga, $90,000, Msw, 7-19, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:09.78, ft. SWEET KISSES (f, 2, Carpe Diem–True Kiss {SW, $115,418}, by Is It True) settled for second behind last week’s narrow GIII Schuylerville S. runner-up Kiss the Girl (Into Mischief) downstate June 12, and parlayed that experience into a graduation tally Friday as the slight 5-2 second choice. Away well and perched just off the speed in third behind an opening quarter of :22.45, the bay was asked for a bit more from Jose Ortiz into the bend to assert three deep. She poked a head in front at the head of the lane, and leveled off from there to put 2 1/4 lengths on her competition at the line. Finite (Munnings) out-nosed Mrs. Danvers (Tapit)–who made a big move to reach contention after totally missing the break–for second. Sweet Kisses, the second winner for her first-crop sire (by Giant’s Causeway), is half to Tiz Kissable (Tiz Wonderful), GSP; and One True Kiss (Warrior’s Reward), MGSP, $231,459. Her dam, a half to GISW Silver Max (Badge of Silver), produced a Runhappy colt last term and a full-brother to Sweet Kisses this season. Sales history: $170,000 RNA Ylg ’18 FTKJUL; $290,000 Ylg ’18 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $65,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Johns Martin, Bill J. Rucker, Robert G. Hahn, Jess J. Englehart & Josh Allen; B-Charles Muth & Patrick Murphy (KY); T-Jeremiah C. Englehart. The post Carpe Diem Filly Comes Through at Second Asking at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A heatwave gripping the Eastern two-thirds of the United States has forced the cancellation of racing at several venues in the midwest and eastern parts of the country Saturday, while officials at Arlington Park in suburban Chicago will allow racing to go forward as planned with heat protocols in place. With heat indices forecast to be around 110 degrees, Finger Lakes announced Thursday that Saturday’s program would be scrapped. The track announced Friday that the $150,000 New York Derby and $75,000 New York Oaks would take place Wednesday, July 24. Saratoga officials also announced the cancellation of Saturday racing on Thursday, with the Saturday card to be shifted to Sunday as is, with the GIII Shuvee S. capping the program. Delaware Park, Laurel and Parx will also be closed Saturday. Live racing scheduled for Saturday at Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, was cancelled Friday, with the expectation that both the air temperature and heat index would exceed that of Friday, when racing was also called off. Track officials are optimistic of opening for business Sunday. Belterra Park in greater Cincinnati will also be closed. In a tweet Friday afternoon, Arlington officials declared that racing would go on as scheduled Saturday and Sunday afternoon, following protocols provided by state veterinarians that were created by the US Olympic Organization and by the US Polo Association for equine competition in high heat. According to the post, “horses are under diligent observation of private, state and track veterinarians and are under the constant care of professional racehorse trainers who have made the decision to race.” Additional protocols provide for water, cooling stations, drinking stations, limiting the amount of time on the track and extra staff. The post Heat Continues to Wreak Havoc Across the Country appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Morning-line favorite Summer Sunday will have her work cut out for her in the $175,000 Royal North Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine as she face Australian-bred Oleksandra for the first time in the six-furlong sprint. View the full article

One year after the San Diego Handicap (G2) served as his coming-out party, Catalina Cruiser returns to the 1 1/16-mile test at Del Mar as one of the stars of the handicap division. View the full article

Wow Cat (Chi) (Lookin At Lucky), a rallying second from far back in last term’s GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff beneath the Twin Spires, kicks off her 5-year-old season in Sunday’s GIII Shuvee S. at Saratoga. A close second in this race last year, the 2018 Chilean Horse of the Year registered a career high in this country capturing the GI Beldame S. at Belmont Park in the fall. “That day she ran really, really well,” jockey Jose Ortiz of Wow Cat’s Distaff runner-up effort to champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar). “I wish I could have been a little closer. She was also a little wide going into the first turn, so I decided to take her back. I go out on the same set as her in the morning and she looks very good.” She’s a Julie (Elusive Quality) posted a hard-fought win in the GI La Troienne S. May 3, then finished a close third behind ‘TDN Rising Star’ Elate (Medaglia d’Oro) going this distance in the GII Fleur de Lis June 15. She’s a Julie was a well-beaten second in last summer’s GI Alabama S. at the Spa. Electric Forest (Curlin), a half-sister to young sire Maclean’s Music (Distorted Humor) and graded winner Kentuckian (Tiznow), returns after posting a first stakes success in Keeneland’s GIII Hilliard Lyons-Baird Doubledogdare S. Apr. 19. The post Wow Cat Returns in Shuvee appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Drawn gate 15 in a field of 16 for Friday’s S$250,000 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe S. at Singapore’s Kranji Racecourse, Barree Stable’s Inferno (Aus) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) had to do it tough, but stamped his authority on the race in the final furlong and a half to defeat fellow Australian-bred Rocket Star (Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}) by a sound two-length margin. The duo had crossed the line in the same order in the Magic Millions 2YOS In Training Sale conditions event 12 days prior. Inferno broke on terms, but drifted back into a midfield position while trapped out three and four wide into and around the turn. Given a bit of rein nearing the entrance to the straight, he quickly descended on the leaders at the 300m while drifting in a bit, then accelerated away despite having to cover the extra real estate on the bend. Rocket Star raced in the latter half of the field and hit the line nicely to be second ahead of Hotshots Slam (NZ) (Swiss Ace {Aus}) in third. “I just wanted to keep him out of trouble early,” said winning jockey Michael Rodd, who bagged a four-timer Friday. “There were a lot of quick horses on my inside. I was three and a half wide, but he switched off so easy for me. He just rested out there and just travelled, he was never under pressure.” The winner will get a rest and could target the age-restricted Saas Fee S. (1200m) Nov. 10. The 81st worldwide black-type winner for his sire, Inferno carries Danehill 2×3 and hails from the extended family of that sire’s paternal dual Group 1-winning granddaughter Lotteria (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}). Spina Rosa, who sold for A$75,000 in foal to So You Think (NZ) at the 2017 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, foaled a filly by the Coolmore stallion that spring and was most recently covered by Shamexpress (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}). Friday’s Results: AUSHORSE GOLDEN HORSESHOE S., S$250,000 (£147,051/€163,760/A$260,729/US$183,854), Kranji, 7-19, 2yo, 1200mT, 1:10.76, gd. 1–INFERNO (AUS), 121, g, 2, by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) 1st Dam: Spina Rosa (Aus), by Redoute’s Choice (Aus) 2nd Dam: Gypsy Geena (Aus), by Woodman 3rd Dam: Rose Reward (NZ), by Sir Tristram (Ire) 1ST STAKES WIN. (A$10,000 Wlg ’17 MGLMAY; NZ$140,000 Ylg ’18 NZBJAN). O-Barree Stable; B-Westbury Stud Ltd (NSW); T-Cliff Brown; J-Michael Rodd; S$148,750. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, S$188,913. 2–Rocket Star (Aus), 121, g, 2, Star Witness (Aus)–Tragic Moment, by Pivotal (GB). (A$190,000 RNA Ylg ’18 MMGCYS; A$130,000 2yo ’18 MMOCT). O-Rodolfo Gualberto Mendoza. S$53,125. 3–Hotshots Slam (NZ), 121, g, 2, Swiss Ace (Aus)–Derrydane (NZ), by Danehill. (NZ$180,000 Ylg ’18 NZBJAN). O-Ghgygs Stable. S$26,875. Margins: 2, NK, NK. Winner’s Odds: 2.40. Also Ran: Count Me In (NZ), Big Hearted (Aus), Beer Garden (NZ), War Frontier (NZ), Admiral Winston (Aus), No Regrets (NZ), Mister Dynamo (Aus), Tell Me (NZ), Achieved More (Aus), Boom Shakalaka (Aus), Charming Diamond (NZ), Golden Dash (Arg), Beauty Diva (NZ). Scratched: Glenafton (NZ), Water Rocket (Arg), Thai Boy (NZ). Click for the Singapore Turf Club chart. VIDEO. The post Inferno Defies Wide Trip in Aushorse Golden Horseshoe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article