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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

Powerfulattraction (f, 2, Commissioner–Magnet, by Seeking the Gold), off at odds of 3-1, came charging down the center of the stretch to rally to a one-length victory at first asking at Los Alamitos Saturday. Musically (Run Away and Hide) was second. She becomes the third winner for her freshman sire (by A.P. Indy). The final time for five furlongs was :58.17. Sales history: $32,000 yrl ’18 KEEJAN; $102,000 yrl ’18 KEESEP; $225,000 2yo ’19 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Exline-Border Racing LLC, Christensen, Wilson, et al. B-McDowell Farm (Ark); T-Peter Eurton. The post Commissioner Filly Charges Late to Debut Maiden Victory at Los Al appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sovereign, sent off at 33-1, landed the biggest race in the Irish flat calendar June 29, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (G1), for miracle man Padraig Beggy, who won the Investec Derby (G1) in 2017 on 40-1 shot Wings of Eagles. View the full article

Pin Oak Stable's homebred Synchrony took home his sixth graded win June 29 in the US$136,606 King Edward Stakes (G2T) over one mile on the Woodbine turf. View the full article

Last year's runner-up Coronet attempts to go one better in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) June 30, in which the John Gosden-trained mare and stablemate Lah Ti Dar feature among five British-trained runners in the seven-strong field. View the full article

Pin Oak Stable's homebred Synchrony took home his sixth graded win June 29 in the $175,000 King Edward Stakes (G2T) over one mile on the Woodbine turf. View the full article

Todd Pletcher breezed several Grade I-bound horses Saturday, including his GI Belmont Derby-bound pair of Social Paranoia (Street Boss) and Spinoff (Hard Spun). The colts worked in company over Belmont’s inner turf, completing four panels in :48.80 (4/6). “I thought it was a good work for him,” Pletcher said of Social Paranoia, who was last seen finishing third in Belmont’s GIII Pennine Ridge S. “He’s run well all three times this year. I’m hoping a mile and quarter will give him a little bit of a better chance. I think it’s a very competitive race, but at his best he’s very good. I don’t think he has an electrifying turn-of-foot, so I think the mile and a quarter distance should help him.” As for Spinoff, who has been campaigned exclusively on dirt thus far and enters the July 6 Belmont Derby off a sixth in the GI Belmont S. June 8, the conditioner said, “I thought both of his turf works were good. Trying him on the turf was something that was always in the back of our minds. Assuming everything is good coming out of this work, we’ll point for the Belmont Derby.” Pletcher added, “I’m not committing to a turf campaign yet. Even if he runs well, that doesn’t mean he’s going to stay on the turf. I was looking at options following the Belmont as I’m not sure he gave me everything he had in that race. By the time I walked back to the barn, he wasn’t blowing hard or drinking any of his water. He was only beaten a couple of lengths but watching him comeback and cool out and bounce out the race I’m not sure he gave me everything, so we’ll see how he performs in here.” Pletcher also worked Clint Maroon (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who is first on the reserve list for the Belmont Derby and holds an entry in the Fasig-Tipton July Horses of Racing Age Sale. The colt, who breezed a half-mile over the inner in :48.70 (2/6), will be entered in the Belmont Derby if a spot becomes available. Otherwise, he will run in the July 4 Manila S. Grade I winner Vino Rosso (Curlin) breezed in company with GII Brooklyn Invitational S. winner Marconi (Tapit), covering a half-mile on the Belmont training track in :48.70 (8/83). Vino Rosso is pointing for the Aug. 3 GI Whitney S. at Saratoga, while Marconi is targeting for next Saturday’s GII Suburban H. “I thought both horses worked very well,” said Pletcher. “They make good workmates. Marconi seems to be in a good rhythm at the moment, his confidence is at an all-time high and he just seems to be improving. I don’t think six months ago he would have been capable of breezing with a horse as good as Vino Rosso and staying with him the whole way. We know he likes Belmont after his last two wins here and the Suburban is a prestigious race with a good purse for a horse with a stallion’s pedigree. Vino Rosso will ship to Saratoga [Sunday] to begin preparations for the Whitney.” Also on the worktab for Pletcher Saturday was ‘TDN Rising Star’ Intrepid Heart (Tapit), who breezed four furlongs in :50.75 (55/83) on the Belmont training track. Last seen finishing eighth in the Belmont, the gray is under consideration for either the July 26 Curlin S. or July 27 GII Jim Dandy S. at Saratoga. “He had his first work back today,” said Pletcher. “Purposely, we went a little bit on the easy side. We’ll play it by ear. He’s eligible for the Curlin and Jim Dandy so we’ll see how he trains.” The post Pletcher Works Grade I Contenders appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After a rare winless Royal Ascot, the irrepressible Wesley Ward went to Chantilly on Saturday to do something significant in providing American Pharoah with his first European black-type winner courtesy of Richard Ravin’s Maven in the G3 Connolly’s Redmills Prix du Bois. Breaking much better than the hot favourite and TDN Rising Star Hurricane Ivor (Ire) (Ivawood {Ire}), the Apr. 19 Aqueduct maiden special weight scorer kept finding for Mickael Barzalona to deny Jolie (Fr) (Power {GB}) in a photo. Saturday, Chantilly, France CONNOLLY’S REDMILLS PRIX DU BOIS-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 6-29, 2yo, 5fT, :58.36, g/s. 1–MAVEN, 126, c, 2, by American Pharoah 1st Dam: Richies Party Girl (MSW-US, $357,085), by Any Given Saturday 2nd Dam: Very Special Lite, by Majestic Light 3rd Dam: Very Special Lady, by Buckpasser 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (£725,000 RNA 2yo ’19 GOFLON). O-Richard Ravin; B/T-Wesley Ward (KY); J-Mickael Barzalona. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €83,668. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Jolie (Fr), 122, f, 2, Power (GB)–Elettra (Fr), by Literato (Fr). O-Torsten Raber & Janina Burger; B-Enrico Ciampi & Paul Nataf (FR); T-Andrea Marcialis. €16,000. 3–Kenlova (Fr), 122, f, 2, Kendargent (Fr)–Ice Love (Fr), by Three Valleys. (€60,000 Ylg ’18 ARAUG). O-LG Bloodstock & Guy Pariente; B-Guy Pariente Holding (FR); T-Pascal Bary. €12,000. Margins: HD, 3, HF. Odds: 1.80, 11.00, 10.00. Also Ran: Fan Club Rules (Ire), Great Dame (Ire), Sound Machine (Ger), Hurricane Ivor (Ire), Salerne (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post First Black-Type Win For American Pharoah As Maven Strikes In the Bois appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The California Horse Racing Board will establish five-member review panels, similar to the one in place during the last two weekends at Santa Anita, for the upcoming Los Alamitos Summer Thoroughbred Meet June 29-July 14 and the Del Mar Summer Meet July 17-September 2. “Los Alamitos and Del Mar have shown their strong commitment to helping improve horse and rider safety by agreeing to these panels,” said CHRB Chairman Chuck Winner. “We look forward to working with them during their meets.” Established at the direction of Governor Gavin Newsom, the five-member panel at Santa Anita scrutinized veterinarians’ lists, stewards’ lists and other available information for horses scheduled to race, in order to heighten efforts to protect the safety of horses and riders. Over the two weekends the panel was in operation at Santa Anita, a total of 38 horses were either scratched from races or denied entry to races pursuant to the panel’s recommendations. The Los Alamitos and Del Mar panels will perform the same function. At Los Alamitos, as at Santa Anita, a five-member team will evaluate horses identified by the racing office as intended for entry in races yet to be drawn. It will identify those horses considered to be at elevated risk and recommend they be denied entry. Los Alamitos has agreed to accept the panel’s recommendation when finalizing entries. The panel will also be in place at Del Mar’s meet. Instead of evaluating horses pre-entry, however, the panel members will evaluate horses after the races have been drawn. Any horse they consider to be at elevated risk will be scratched by the stewards. The post CHRB Review Panels to be in Place at Los Al & Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article