Wandering Eyes

California raider One Bad Boy caught a flier from the gate and never looked back June 29 at Woodbine, taking the $1 million Queen's Plate with a game frontrunning effort. View the full article

Klein Racing's homebred Will Call, co-owned by Madaket Stables, died June 29 after crossing the finish line in Churchill Downs' ninth race. View the full article

My Mertie out-finished the odds-on favorite, Hotshot Anna, to win the Chicago Handicap (G3) June 29 over the Arlington International Racecourse all-weather course as locally trained runners prevailed against invaders from Kentucky and Indiana. View the full article

Matalona Thoroughbreds' homebred Stormy Embrace was favored to defend her title in the June 29 $250,000 Princess Rooney Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. View the full article

Progressive mare Hello It’s Me made her return to the racetrack a winning one when she took out the feature event at Ruakaka on Saturday, the Northpine Waipu Cup (1400m). The talented four-year-old hadn’t been seen since finishing well back in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. That performance convinced trainers Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley that some time away would be in the mare’s best interest so she went to the paddock for a decent break. All indicat... View the full article

A copybook effort aboard local runner Poker Face paved the way for talented rider Alysha Collett to make her long-awaited reappearance in the winner’s enclosure following an injury-enforced break from the jockey ranks. Collet sustained a serious injury to her L1 Lumbar vertebra, along with a fractured right heel when she fell from her mount at Kranji on October 14. Following successful spinal surgery, she spent the next six months recuperating in New Zealand before being cleared to return to r... View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer says that he has been informed that any horses entered under his name at New York Racing Association (NYRA) tracks will be scratched and not allowed to run. View the full article

Horses' body weights June 30 View the full article

Track conditions and course scratchings June 30 View the full article

Early scratchings June 30 View the full article

TH Koh suspended for three days View the full article

What’s New does it again in Stewards’ Cup View the full article

Kok and Augustano unbeaten in three pairings View the full article

Kok’s debutant ready to be Counted from Day 1 View the full article

Bushido shows his chops after snip View the full article

According to a report in the Daily Racing Form from reporter David Grening, Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will not be allowed to participate at the NYRA tracks. The latest news came about a week after NYRA announced that Hollendorfer would indeed be allowed to race in New York. NYRA did not answer a request from Grening seeking an explanation for their apparent change of mind. Whether or not Hollendorfer would be able to race in New York became an issue after he was banned at Santa Anita shortly after a fourth horse he trained during the recently concluded meet at the Southern California track had to be euthanized. A day after the Santa Anita ban was announced, NYRA issued a press release that said: “(Hollendorfer) is currently utilizing stall space at Belmont Park and was approved for stalls at Saratoga Race Course for the 2019 summer meet. NYRA will honor those agreements and he will be permitted to stable and enter horses at both Belmont and Saratoga.” Officials at Los Alamitos, which kicked off a 10-day meet Saturday, announced shortly after the Santa Anita ban went into effect that Hollendorfer would be able to race and stable at their track. Del Mar has yet to make any public announcements regarding Hollendorfer’s status for the meet there. Hollendorfer had two starters on Saturday’s card at Los Alamitos, Grecian Fire (Unusual Heat) and He Will (Cyclotron), both of which were entered in the Bertrando Stakes. According to the DRF, at least four of the six horses Hollendorfer has based at Belmont Park were in the process of being officially transferred to his assistant, Don Chatlos Jr., who now has his own trainer’s license. NYRA steward Braulio Baeza told Grening that transfer was not complete as of mid-afternoon Saturday. Some of Hollendorfer’s best horses are owned by Larry Best, who has spent lavishly at the sales in recent years. “They’ll be in Don’s name, he is now the trainer, he has his own insurance, everything,” Hollendorfer told Grening. “I’m going to be forced to do that because my counsel told me that he understood if we entered horses that we could enter them but they would be scratched. How they would do that I don’t know. I didn’t want to take a chance on Larry’s horses getting to run.” When asked by Grening if he transferred his horses voluntarily, Hollendorfer said, “No.” The post Report: NYRA Will Not Accept Entries From Jerry Hollendorfer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A return to graded company proved the proper course of action for Peter Brant's Dunbar Road, who defeated five other sophomore fillies to earn her first stakes score in the $250,000 Mother Goose (G2) June 29 at Belmont Park. View the full article

Two years after winning the Queen's Plate, Stronach Stables' homebred Holy Helena returned to Woodbine June 29 to capture the US$149,706 Dance Smartly Stakes (G2T) over seven other fillies and mares in the 1 1/4-mile grass test. View the full article

Phantom Boss (c, 2, Shackleford–Bossy Belle, by Street Boss), a maiden winner versus Cal-breds at second asking at Santa Anita June 2, made the grade in Saturday’s GIII Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs. The rail-drawn 3-2 favorite chased on the outside in fourth, came charging up four wide on the turn for home and kept on rolling down the center of the course en route to a 3/4-of-a-length tally. Rowdy Yates (Morning Line) was second; Verb (Dialed In) was third. The final time for six furlongs was 1:10.78. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. O-Bada Beng Racing LLC, Tom Beckerle, Terry C. Lovingier & Amanda Navarro. B-Terry C. Lovingier (CA). T-Jorge Periban. The post Shackleford Colt ‘Bosses’ Around Bashford Manor Rivals appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Freshman American Pharoah's journey to becoming a successful stallion passed two significant milestones June 29 as he posted a first stakes performer in Ireland and then a breakthrough group winner in France within hours of each other. View the full article

One Bad Boy (r, 3, Twirling Candy–Cumulonimble, by Stormy Atlantic), second in Golden Gate’s off-the-turf Alcatraz S. last time May 19, took command early in Saturday’s Queen’s Plate S. at Woodbine and never looked back. Off at odds of 7-2 while taking the blinkers off here, he showed the way through fractions of :24.42 and :49.52, and turned back a bold challenge from Avie’s Flatter (Flatter) in the stretch to win going away by three lengths. Avie’s Flatter was second; Tone Broke (Broken Vow) was third. The final time for 1 1/4 miles over the all-weather was 2:02.98. One Bad Boy was a runaway maiden winner over the Santa Anita lawn Apr. 6. Sales history: $65,000 yrl ’17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1. O-Sayjay Racing LLC; Greg Hall & Brooke Hubbard. B-Ron Clarkson (ON); T-Richard Baltas. The post One Bad Boy On His Best Behavior in Queen’s Plate appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Magic Dance (f, 2, More Than Ready–Magical World, by Distorted Humor), tabbed as a ‘TDN Rising Star’ off a runaway debut win at Churchill Downs June 7, stayed perfect in the $125,000 Debutante S. beneath the Twin Spires Saturday. The half-sister to recent GI Acorn S. heroine Guarana (Ghostzapper), off as the 1-5 favorite, raced within striking distance of a hot early pace and came with a sustained rally in the stretch to score by 1 1/2 lengths. Cholula Lips (Empire Way) was second; Lady Glamour (Discreet Cat) was third. Josie (Race Day), second behind Magic Dance on debut, graduated impressively at Churchill Downs earlier this week.The final time for six furlongs in the Debutante was 1:10.26. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O/B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC (Ky); T-Steve Asmussen. The post Well-Related More Than Ready Filly Stays Perfect at Churchill Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dunbar Road (f, 3, Quality Road–Gift List, Bernardini) exploded once out in the clear in the stretch to go on to win like a 1-5 should in Saturday’s GII Mother Goose S. at Belmont Park. Classic Fit (Bernardini) was second, beaten about three lengths; Jeltrin (Tapizar) was third. Dunbar Road, second in the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks Mar. 30, entered off an easy allowance tally at Belmont May 30. The final time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:43.54. Sales history: $350,000 yrl ’17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0. O-Peter Brant; B-Jeffery J. Drown (Ky); T-Chad Brown. The post Promising Dunbar Road Much the Best in Mother Goose appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

David Palmer's Wet Your Whistle invaded from south of the border and closed with a strong late rally June 29 to win the $300,000 Highlander Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine. View the full article

Wet Your Whistle (g, 4, Stroll–Winlocs Glory Days, Belong to Me), a last out winner of Monmouth’s Get Serious S. May 19, made it four straight victories while delivering a powerful, come-from-behind victory at 7-2 odds in Saturday’s GI Highlander S. at Woodbine. It was about two lengths back to Extravagant Kid (Kiss the Kid) in second; White Flag (War Front) was third. The final time for six furlongs was 1:07.88. Sales history: $17,000 yrl ’16 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 11-5-0-1. O-David W. Palmer; B-E H Lane III (Ky); T-Michael Trombetta. The post Streaking Wet Your Whistle Stays Hot in Highlander appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article