Wandering Eyes

Alberto Sanna could not bring himself to watch the win of Ruletheroost when he was off injured in April but believes it would be one of his favourite moments if he was able to win on him at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.The jockey has been through a season from hell with a string of serious injuries costing him months on the sidelines, but said the owners of the four-year-old have stuck with him through thick and thin.Sanna had the option to ride other well-credentialed horses in the Class… View the full article

Million-dollar Karaka yearling, Conqueror, broke maiden ranks in impressive fashion when demolishing his rivals by seven lengths over 1400m at Pakenham on Tuesday for the Lindsay Park team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig. The two-year-old colt by Fastnet Rock out of Group One winning Savabeel mare Diademe sports the navy blue colours of Coolmore who race the colt in conjunction with some high-profile partners. Sent out a $1.45 favourite, Conqueror comfortably found the lead in the hands... View the full article

Trainer Shane Bown will have a trio of runners line-up at Saturday’s Trentham meeting with Chocolate Fish, Rayas and Zedace to represent the stable. He discusses his runners chances with Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins. ... View the full article

First-year trainer Chrissy Bambry discusses the debut victory of smart two-year-old Lord Bouzeron at Awapuni last Saturday. Bambry has had just 35 starters for 6 winners since taking out her trainers’ licence earlier this year.... View the full article

Matamata horseman Toby Autridge will send seven-year-old gelding Tommyra to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Anuka Smoker Wellington Hurdle (3400m).... View the full article

Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler is making the trek north to Trentham on Saturday with a trio of runners in Adequacy, Lil Miss Swiss and Flying Sardine. He previews his runners prospects with Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins. ... View the full article

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Wellfield Lodge is encouraging broodmare owners to ‘breed with confidence’ this year after announcing their stallion fees for the upcoming season. The Manawatu farm will stand each of their three resident stallions Alamosa, Road to Rock and Vespa, at $5000+GST. As an added bonus, the farm are offering any breeder that sends two mares to the same stallion an additional incentive. When two mares owned by the same entity are sent to the same stallion, the first mare in foal will be at a cost of... View the full article

Hong Kong racing will offer record prizemoney of HK$1.3 billion (NZ$246.5 million) for the 2019/20 season. Lucrative increases to FWD Champions Day’s three Group One races and the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) feature among the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s upward adjustments revealed today, Tuesday, 9 July. The FWD Champions Day fixture has proven to be a huge success in two editions so far. In keeping with its world class status, the Gr.1 FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m) has received a HK$1 mill... View the full article

Trainer Peter Lock has resisted the temptation to bring talented galloper Hiflyer back into work. The Group One performer is currently spelling after suffering a back injury. “He had a pulled muscle over his back and he is right now,” Lock said. “The vets had a look at him and said he could probably come into work now but I am going to give him a good break and let him strengthen. “He has done extremely well on his break and they have done a great job at the place where he is.” Hiflyer... View the full article

Riccarton trainers Pam and Kevin Hughes are looking forward to welcoming stable star Emily Margaret back into the team next month after her bone-chip operation. A decisive winner of the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year title, Emily Margaret was sent to Cambridge for surgery after ending her three-year-old campaign with a second behind Secret Allure in the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton in early April. “She went up to the Cambridge Equine C... View the full article

The Jockey Club is increasing prize money by HK$80 million virtually across the board next season as it tries to attract better horses and riders to Hong Kong and maintain its standing as one of the world’s leading racing jurisdictions.There will be a total of HK$1.3 billion in prize money up for grabs in 2019-20, an increase of 6.5 per cent on 2018-19, with most races being boosted.The three Group Ones on FWD Champions Day were given a lift – the Champions Mile (HK$20 million) and Chairman’s… View the full article

Byerley Park trainers Peter and Dawn Williams had a memorable season with several quality fillies and they are hoping they can continue that form into the new season. The Gerry Harvey-owned two-year-old Rendition struck her trainers as more of a three-year-old type, but the daughter of Pierro pleasantly surprised them with a string of placings, including a third in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie in April. “She’s had a good season,” Peter Williams said. “We have always t... View the full article

LEXINGTON, KY–Current form proved profitable once again at the Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale Monday as recent GIII Smile Sprint S. runner-up Jalen Journey (With Distinction) topped the auction on a bid of $510,000 from agent Raymie Lightner, acting on behalf of Rockingham Ranch. Out of 204 catalogued horses, 136 went through the ring and 95 changed hands for a gross of $6,548,500, good for a median of $45,000 and an average of $68,932. Forty-one horses failed to meet their reserves for an RNA rate of 31%. Twenty horses summoned six figures from 19 individual buyers. “The market is exactly what you would expect,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. “There was great competition on what were perceived on the higher quality offerings and not as much competition on what were perceived as the lower quality offerings. The competition in a Horses of Racing Age catalogue changes dramatically from year to year. I thought the market was fair tonight.” Two of the more fancied entities, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Fierce Lady (Competitive Edge) and undefeated More Roses (Uncle Mo), were among the group that left the ring unsold. The former, an impressive debut-winning juvenile at Belmont, RNA’d for $725,000, while the two-for-two 3-year-old filly More Roses failed to sell at $485,000. “We obviously missed on a couple of the more expensive horses,” said Browning. “The owners have options. I am sure we will see some of the higher-priced RNAs tonight running in high-quality races in the near future and we wish those connections the best of luck. Hopefully, we get an opportunity to sell them somewhere down the road.” A total of 100 horses found new homes at last year’s renewal of this sale for a gross of $9,318,000. The average was $93,180 and the median was $50,000. The 2018 edition was topped by stakes winner My Miss Tapit (Tapit), who summoned $700,000 from Breeze Easy and was sold by Elite Sales. The horses of racing age sale continued to prove popular with buyers looking to restock ahead of the busy summer racing schedule. “I think the sale serves a real purpose in the calendar, with Saratoga and Del Mar and other opportunities for people wanting to get in and have a nice horse,” said Tony Lacy of Four Star Sales, which sold the topper. “I think it’s fantastic and I think Fasig has done a fantastic job putting it together over the last couple of years. It’s really gained momentum. For that reason, I think these type of horses gain probably a premium. But it’s difficult to find them. The private market is obviously absorbing a lot of horses who are viable, but in saying that, this is a very viable place to bring a horse like Jalen Journey. I think it allows a lot of people to fight over him.” The Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale gets underway Tuesday at 10 a.m. Jalen Journey to Rockingham Ranch Jalen Journey (With Distinction), fresh off a runner-up effort in the June 29 GIII Smile Sprint S., will be joining the barn of trainer Peter Miller after Gary Hartunian’s Rockingham Ranch paid $510,000 to acquire the 4-year-old gelding from the Four Star Sales consignment Monday evening at Fasig-Tipton. “He’s just a hell of a nice racehorse,” bloodstock agent Raymie Lightner said after signing the ticket on the bay. “He looks like he’ll be any kind of a horse. Gary was excited about the horse from the start and that’s what I was sticking around for. We’re happy to get him bought.” As for plans for Jalen Journey, Lightner said, “He’s going to Peter Miller and it’s Pete call from here on out.” Jalen Journey (hip 494) graduated against $50,000 maiden claimers at Gulfstream in his second start Mar. 8. He returned to win back-to-back optional claimers in Hallandale Mar. 30 and May 30 and was making his graded stakes debut for Commonwealth Stable and trainer Kathleen O’Connell when second behind Diamond Oops (Lookin at Lucky) in the Smile Sprint. Out of Petunia Face (Congrats), the gelding is a half to stakes winner Derek Adrian (In Summation). His dam is a half to graded stakes winner Yara (Put It Back). Asked if he was surprised to pay that much for the gelding, Lightner said, “We’ve had a lot of good geldings.” Rockingham Ranch campaigns a pair of Eclipse champion geldings; Roy H (More Than Ready) is a two-time sprint champion after winning the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint in 2017 and 2018 and Stormy Liberal (Stormy Atlantic) was tabbed champion turf male last year and captured back-to-back renewals of the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint in 2017 and 2018. “Jalen has been a superstar,” said Four Star Sales’ Tony Lacy. “He’s proven a lot on the track over the last few months. He’s a real professional and he loves his racing. It’s a lot of money, but it’s difficult to find a horse who can run like that, so consistent and genuine. He’ll be a great Saturday horse for the new owners.” @JessMartiniTDN Orbolution Returns to Her Birthplace Stakes winner Orbolution (Orb) is headed back to familiar territory after selling to her breeder Hinkle Farms for $325,000 at Newtown Paddocks Monday. Henry Hinkle signed the ticket seated alongside his niece Ann Archer. “Well we really loved her as a foal and a yearling and she proved herself on the track,” Archer said of Hip 521. “We didn’t know if we would have a shot to buy her back today, but we were happy to. We love the family.” As for the price, Hinkle said, “It was higher than we intended. We think in the long run, it is a good decision.” Archer added, “If we get a foal out of her that is as nice as she was as a yearling, I think we will be fine.” Hinkle continued, “She was a beautiful yearling herself and she should throw beautiful foals. We will evaluate her but our main long-term interest is a broodmare.” Orbolution is out of GSP MY Rachel (Horse Chestnut {SAf}), who is a half-sister to GISW Jack Milton (War Front) and GSW Peace Preserver (War Front). The Hinkles purchased My Rachel for $125,000 at the 2008 Keeneland November Sale, carrying her first foal by Arch. The resulting foal was MSP Firehouse Red, who in turn produced GSW Draft Pick (Candy Ride {Arg}). My Rachel is also responsible for MSP Rachel’s Ready (More Than Ready). All five of her foals to race are winners, including the 3-year-old colt Pep (City Zip), and the 17-year-old mare has a juvenile filly named Wexx (Declaration of War) and a yearling colt by Honor Code. “The mare is getting a little bit older,” Hinkle said. “We still have the mare, My Rachel, and she has thrown nothing but runners. She has one daughter who is already a graded stakes producer. We just love the family and want to stay in the family. This filly proved herself on the track, so we are really glad to have her back on the farm and in the broodmare band.” Orbolution was purchased by Jack Wolf’s Starlight Racing for $370,000 at Keeneland September and raced as part of the group’s all-female arm known as StarLadies Racing. Trained by Todd Pletcher, who also conditioned her dam on behalf of Steve Young’s A1A Racing, the bay broke her maiden at third asking at Saratoga in 2017 when switched to the turf and stretched to two turns. She followed suit with a win in that term’s P.G. Johnson S. at the Spa and was third in the GIII Miss Grillo S. Off the board in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies that year, Orbolution was benched for all of 2018 and returned at Belmont May 9 of this year, finishing second in an optional claimer, and was third last time at Monmouth June 8. When asked if he was happy with the sale, Wolf said, “Absolutely! That is who we bought the horse from. The Hinkles are involved in the family. I’m really excited they got the horse back.” —@CDeBernardisTDN Fierce Lady a High-Price RNA Fierce Lady (Competitive Edge), tabbed a ‘TDN Rising Star’ off an impressive debut win at Belmont Park, was led out unsold at Fasig-Tipton Monday off a final bid of $725,000, but owners Nice Guy Stables and Steve Hornstock are taking the night to consider a private offer on the juvenile filly. “There is an offer on the table and they are going to think about it overnight,” said consignor Archie St George. “There is huge upside to her. She’s a very fast filly and we’ll just have to see.” Doug Cauthen was bidding out back and, after the filly went through the ring, huddled up with St George and trainer Dermot Magner. The bloodstock agent confirmed he had made a post-sale offer on the filly. Asked if he was surprised the filly hadn’t reached her reserve, St George said, “Yes and no. The number they wanted was obviously big, but they race and she came here with the idea that if she brought what they wanted, great. If not, they can race her. There are plenty of options out there–there is a $200,000 stakes next week.” @JessMartiniTDN Phoenix Buys Out Partners for Kisses Phoenix Thoroughbreds campaigned Splashy Kisses (Blame) in partnership with ERJ Racing, LLC and Dave Kenney, but the operation bought out those partners Monday at Fasig-Tipton to add the multiple graded stakes placed filly to its broodmare band. Denali Stud’s Craig Bandoroff made the winning bid of $240,000 to secure the 3-year-old filly. “She’s going to go back to the farm. She’s done racing and we’ll figure out who she is going to be bred to,” Bandoroff said. “We keep a couple of mares for Phoenix [at Denali] and when [Phoenix’s] Tom [Ludt] told me he was interested, he’s not here, he asked me to take care of it.” Splashy Kisses (hip 548) is out of Indian Valley (Cherokee Run), a half-sister to multiple graded stakes placed Convocation (Pulpit) and from the family of multiple Grade I winner Colour Chart (Mr. Prospector). Purchased by ERJ Racing for $100,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale, the filly was second in the 2018 GII Pocahontas S. and third in this year’s GIII Sweet Life S. While the focus Monday night was mainly on racing prospects, Bandoroff said astute buyers had the opportunity to pick up outstanding broodmare prospects. “I don’t know that people are totally focused on broodmares here, but you don’t steal anything,” he said. “Everybody is sharp and everybody is paying attention.” On the other side of the ledger, Denali Stud sold the 3-year-old filly Summer in Saratoga (Hard Spun), most recently third in a Monmouth Park maiden special weight, for $165,000. “She sold well, a little above projection, but we weren’t surprised,” Bandoroff said. “This filly [Splashy Kisses] was big and pretty and our filly was big and pretty and that takes them a long way.” @JessMartiniTDN The post Jalen Journey Tops Fasig-Tipton HORA Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Record turnover of nearly $100 million was realized during Monday’s yearling section of the Japan Racing Horse Association’s Select Sale at Northern Horse Park on the island of Hokkaido. And is often the case, the young produce of American-sourced broodmares occupied some prominent positions on the sales ledger when the dust settled on day one. Foals are set to go under the hammer during Tuesday’s second and final session, but to follow are some of the highlights from American-bred bloodstock on day one: Hip 64, c, King Kamehameha (Jpn)–Ginger Punch, by Awesome Again, sale price ¥290,000,000 (US$2,636,364) Buyer: Thoroughbred Club Lion Co. Ltd This Mar. 4 foal is the latest produce from Eclipse Award winner Ginger Punch, purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.6 million at Fasig-Tipton November in 2009. The chestnut is a half-brother to Rouge Buck (Jpn) (Manhattan Cafe {Jpn}), a four-time GSW and runner-up in the 2015 G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks). Ginger Punch is represented by a filly foal by King Kamehameha’s outstanding young son Lord Kanaloa (Jpn). Hip 137, f, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Haveyougoneaway, by Congrats, sale price: ¥130,000,000 (US$1,181,819) Buyer: Yoshihisa Ozasa This Mar. 28 foal is the first from the New York-bred GI Ballerina S. winner Haveyougoneaway, who was acquired by consignor Lake Villa Farm for $1.1 million when offered by Sequel Bloodstock at FTKNOV in 2016. Hip 9, c, Into Mischief–Final Decision, by Super Saver, sale price: ¥80,000,000 (US$727,273) Buyer: Satomi Horse Company Co. Ltd This Apr. 4 foal, produced by a half-sister to champion and GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner Informed Decision (Monarchos), was purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $425,000 at the 2017 FTKNOV sale. Final Decision’s first Japanese-bred produced is a Heart’s Cry (Jpn) filly foaled May 9. Hip 173, c, Heart’s Cry (Jpn)–Gozzip Girl, by Dynaformer, sale price: ¥74,000,000 (US$672,728) Buyer: Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co Ltd. By the sire of dual-surface Grade I winner Yoshida (Jpn), this bay colt is the latest foal out of Gozzip Girl, winner of the 2009 GI American Oaks on the turf and a neck in that year’s GI Ashland S. over the Keeneland Polytrack. Hip 29, f, Duramente (Jpn)–Teddy’s Promise, by Salt Lake, sale price: ¥52,000,000 (US$472,728) Buyer: Masahide Abe From the first crop of the 2015 G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner, the filly’s dam posted her biggest victory in the 2011 GI La Brea S. From the family of General Meeting, the Feb. 5 foal is a half-sister to 4-year-old filly Delight Promise (Lemon Drop Kid), a two-time winner in Japan; and My Rhapsody (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}), a first-out winner of a 2000-meter newcomers’ event on the turf at Chukyo just this past Sunday (see below, gate 5). The post Recognizable Names Among Top Sellers at JRHA Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Joe Lau’s New Zealand-bred galloper Sacred Capital has confirmed his place as Macau’s Derby favourite with another assertive win in Saturday’s Class 1 & 2 over 1500m. With regular rider Peter Ho in the saddle, Sacred Capital hit the line too well for Éclair Sunshine to win by a neck, with last year’s Derby runner up Royal Garden running on for third. While the winning margin was only a neck it was the manner in which Sacred Capital found the wire. After traveling on the bridle in fourth... View the full article

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Jockey Alex Cintron captured his 1,000th career win July 8 at Delaware Park when he guided Dennis Johnson's homebred Lorden's Love to victory in the fourth race. View the full article

California-bred Soi Phet (Tizbud), a veteran of 64 starts and eight black-type victories over the span of eight seasons, was pensioned after his final start at Los Alamitos June 29 and arrived via Sallee Horse Van to Old Friends in Georgetown, KY, Monday afternoon. Claimed by Leonard Powell on behalf of Mathilde Powell, the Benowitz Family Trust and Paul Viskovich in 2013, he won over $1 million for his connections and became the oldest stakes winner in Santa Anita history when annexing the state-bred restricted Crystal Water S. as a 10-year-old in 2018. He won 15 races overall and bankrolled $1,023,917. “I’m such a fan of Soi Phet, and I’m so excited to welcome him to Old Friends,” said the organization’s founder and President Michael Blowen. “We hope all of his fans will visit him here, and we thank Leonard and his owners for sharing this great champ with us.” The post Soi Phet Arrives at Old Friends appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders operating on limited budgets can find encouragement from the pedigrees of both of the 3-year-olds which shone in last weekend’s GI Invitational turf races at Belmont. Both winners come from highly accomplished families, but both also have at least one distinctly weak link in their female line. For Henley’s Joy, the Kitten’s Joy colt who landed the Belmont Derby, the weak link is his second dam, the Kris S. mare Killoe. Winless in France, where she was second in handicaps over 1 1/2 miles and 1 7/8 miles, Killoe was sold for only $6,000 as an 11-year-old in 2012 and for $7,000 as a 13-year-old. Although Killoe now has seven foals of racing age, none of them has so far earned black type. However, the fact that Killoe’s price had been as high as $340,000 in January 2008, when she was sold carrying Henley’s Joy’s dam Blue Grass Music, tells us that there are plenty of smart performers to be found under the next two dams, the Grade III winner Seewillo and the Grade I-producer Perfect Pigeon. It is a similar story with Concrete Rose, the highly progressive filly who dominated the Belmont Oaks. Her second dam, the British-bred Sky Blue Girl, never raced before producing six named foals (and two unnamed), of which only two won and none earned black type. When Concrete Rose’s dam Solerina was offered for sale as a weanling, she RNA’d at $15,000 and Concrete Rose herself made only $20,000 as a yearling, before selling for $61,000 as a 2-year-old. On the plus side, Concrete Rose’s third dam, Nemea, produced Lover’s Knot, whose wins included the Falmouth S., a Group 2 event which now holds Group 1 status, And the next dam, the Herbager mare Donna Inez, was a tough and talented half-sister to none other than Ferdinand, winner of the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. Ferdinand, of course, was by the great Nijinsky, who was closely related to The Minstrel, the sire of Nemea. It comes as no surprise that Concrete Rose has raced exclusively on turf, or that she is shining over 1 1/4 miles. Her American-bred dam Solerina may have gained all three of her wins in sprints on dirt and all-weather, but in truth she has a European turf pedigree geared to success at distances of 1 1/4 miles or more. The explanation is that the lower levels of American racing do not cater very well for fillies such as Solerina which have plenty of stamina in their pedigrees. Solerina’s sire Powerscourt, who is closely related to the great Frankel, was first past the post in two editions of the GI Arlington Million. He was unfortunately demoted to fourth after his 2004 success, but there was no questioning his superiority after he put three lengths between himself and Kitten’s Joy in the closing stages of the 2005 race. This much-travelled son of Sadler’s Wells also won the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland and stayed a mile and a half well enough to defeat the future St Leger winner Brian Boru in the G2 Great Voltigeur S. It was a brave step by Coolmore to stand him at Ashford Stud at a time when turf horses were generally unpopular in the U.S. and Powerscourt couldn’t be considered a success, though he did sire the GI Turf Classic winner Finnegans Wake. He also enjoyed Group 1 success in Ireland with his 2-year-old daughter Termagant, who, like Solerina, was out of a Sharpen Up line mare. Solerina’s broodmare sire, the Diesis horse Sabrehill, managed only three starts. He didn’t enjoy much luck, although he was beaten by only one horse in those three starts. An impressive debut success was followed by a similarly imposing victory in a listed race, with the second win being taken away by the stewards, even though Sabrehill had won by four lengths. Such was his reputation that he then started favourite for the G1 Juddmonte International S. and he acquitted himself well in finishing second to the top-class Ezzoud. Subsequently found to have strained a tendon, Sabrehill was retired to stud but made little impact. While it is tempting to attribute Concrete Rose’s talent on turf to the bottom half of her pedigree, it mustn’t be forgotten that her sire Twirling Candy was one of several sons of Candy Ride to perform well on America’s fast turf courses. Among the others are such as Ascend (GI Manhattan S.), Grand Tito (GII Mac Diarmida S.), Chocolate Ride (GII Mervin H. Muniz Jr H.) and Ride A Comet (GII Del Mar Derby). Twirling Candy also won the GII Del Mar Derby, in addition to the Oceanside S. He was very versatile, though, when it came to racing surfaces and he progressed to win the GI Malibu S. and GII Strub S. on dirt and the GII Californian S. on Cushion Track. He also failed by only a head to take the Pacific Classic over 1 1/4 miles on Polytrack. Twirling Candy belonged to Candy Ride’s second crop, as did the Santa Anita Derby winner Sidney’s Candy, and these two Grade I winners entered stud at fees of $15,000 in 2012, with Twirling Candy standing alongside his sire at Lane’s End, while Sidney’s Candy was based at WinStar. A third Grade I-winning son, Misremembered, also retired to Kentucky, based at Hill ‘n’ Dale. Seven years later Sidney’s Candy is standing in Turkey, while Misremembered has been transferred to California, but Twirling Candy’s career has been progressing very nicely. He wasn’t immune to the ups and downs which affect so many young stallions in their early years. After being popular in his first season, even reductions in his fee weren’t enough to maintain support in his second and third years, which resulted in crops numbering 50 and 59 named foals. Fortunately, his first crop has produced Danzing Candy, winner of the GII San Felipe S. in 2016, as well as Finley’sluckycharm, heroine of the GI Madison S. in 2018, and Gift Box, who edged out McKinzie to take the GI Santa Anita H. earlier this year. His small second crop contained the Grade III winner Morticia and this year’s GIII San Simeon S. winner Law Abidin Citizen. Although his third crop, sired at $10,000, hasn’t been as successful, Concrete Rose heads a fourth crop which also contains the recent Queen’s Plate winner One Bad Boy. Even his juveniles from his fifth crop have already started to make their mark, with Fore Left taking the Tremont S. in June. This adds up to an encouraging start by a horse whose fee in those first five years was never higher than $15,000. Thanks to his pleasing early results, which included 25 first-crop 2-year-old winners, his 2019 yearlings were sired at $20,000 and he has been priced at $25,000 in 2018 and 2019. Twirling Candy’s growing number of Grade I winners also bodes well for Candy Ride’s best colt, Horse of the Year Gun Runner, and for the unbeaten Mastery, two sons of Candy Ride which covered their first mares in 2018. The post Pedigree Insights: Perfectly Imperfect appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1. Velka Pardubicka This historic race has been in existence since 1874 and is run over 6.9 kilometres and over 31 unique obstacles. Pardubice is around 100km east of Prague in the East Bohemia region of the Czech Republic and is well known as a horse-loving area. The Course The course itself is made up […] The post Top 5 Most Dangerous Horse Races In The World appeared first on RaceBets Blog EN. View the full article