Wandering Eyes

Mrs. Jerry Shields, E.J.M. McFadden Jr. and LNJ Foxwoods' Country House finished second to Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), but was awarded the win via disqualification. View the full article

R Unicorn Stable's Santa Monica turned in yet another solid effort when she recorded a 1 ¼-length victory in the Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G2T) for fillies and mares, the first of three graded stakes on Kentucky Derby Day at Belmont Park. View the full article

Country House, a 65-1 longshot, won the 145th Kentucky Derby on Sunday (AEST) when Maximum Security was disqualified after crossing the line first. View the full article

Elite Excalibur cuts a swathe in Moonbeam Vase View the full article

Bold Thruster lands Rocket Man Sprint View the full article

Lerner returns a winner on Wind Trail View the full article

KS Tan Spurred On by double View the full article

Track conditions and course scratchings May 5 View the full article

Horses' body weights May 5 View the full article

Fire is back on the Polytrack View the full article

In one of the most shocking occurrences in GI Kentucky Derby history, front-running and previously unbeaten Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) was disqualified after a lengthy objection, and 65-1 longshot COUNTRY HOUSE (c, 3, Lookin At Lucky–Quake Lake, by War Chant) was moved up to first in the 145th Run for the Roses. Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}) inherited second, and Tacitus (Tapit) completed a 1-3 finish for Hall of Famer Bill Mott. Maximum Security, who set the pace but drifted out around the bend and appeared to interfere with multiple rivals heading for home before splashing away to a clear-cut victory, was moved all the way back to 17th. He had stopped the clock in 2:03.95 over the sloppy going. Country House, a ‘TDN Rising Star’, was most recently third in the GI Arkansas Derby behind scratched would-be favorite Omaha. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-1. O- Mrs JV Shields, Jr., EJM McFadden, Jr & LNJ Foxwoods. B-J Shields Jr (Ky). T-William I Mott. The post Maximum Security DQ’d, Country House Put Up in Shocking Derby Result appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bricks and Mortar has given trainer Chad Brown anxious moments more than once during his career, but in the May 4 $1 million Old Forester Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) at Churchill Downs, he did what Brown trusts him to do--find the wire. View the full article

Mr. Money barreled home to win the $400,000 Pat Day Mile Stakes presented by LG and E and KU (G3) and earned his first graded stakes win for Allied Racing Stable. View the full article

BRICKS AND MORTAR (h, 5, Giant’s Causeway–Beyond the Waves, by Ocean Crest)ran to his even-money odds to score a fourth consecutive victory in the GI Old Forester Turf Classic S. at Churchill Downs. Able to save some ground from the 12 hole while tucked in off the pace, the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. hero unleashed his powerful turn of foot to mow them all down and provide Irad Ortiz, Jr. with his third graded win on the card and a second graded win on the day for trainer Chad Brown and co-owner Seth Klarman of Klaravich Stables. Ortiz, Brown and Klaravich had taken the GII American Turf S. two races earlier with Digital Age (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Bricks and Mortar, who stopped the clock in 1:51.80, was followed home by Qurbaan (Speightstown) and Clyde’s Image (Get Stormy). Bricks and Mortar had last been seen having to work for a nose victory in the GII Mervin Muniz H. Mar. 23. Sales history: $200,000 yrl ’15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 10-8-0-2. O-Klaravich Stables Inc & William H Lawrence. B-George Strawbridge Jr (Ky). T-Chad C Brown. The post Bricks and Mortar Keeps Streak Going in Turf Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Klaravich Stables' Irish-bred Digital Age stormed down the middle of Churchill Downs' turf course to overtake pacesetter A Thread of Blue in deep stretch for a three-quarter-length victory in the American Turf Presented by Ram Trucks (G2T). View the full article

MR. MONEY (c, 3, Goldencents–Plenty O’Toole, by Tiznow), fifth in the GII Louisiana Derby last time, flattered the winner of that race–his stablemate and GI Kentucky Derby entrant By My Standards (Goldencents)–as a romping 7-1 shot in the GIII Pat Day Mile. Tucked in just behind the early pace, he got through heading for home and kicked away convincingly from there to prevail by daylight. Longshot Hog Creek Hustle (Overanalyze) was second and Dream Maker (Tapit) was third. Heavy favorite Instagrand (Into Mischief) was off the board. Sales history: $130,000 yrl ’17 KEESEP. O-Allied Racing Stable LLC. B-Spruce Lane Farm (Ky). T-W. Bret Calhoun. The post Goldencents’s Mr. Money Gets the Cash in Pat Day Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Veteran jockey Scott Stevens has been selected to receive the 2019 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award at Santa Anita May 19. A winner of more than 4,800 races in a career that has spanned 43 years, Stevens will be joined on May 19 by his retired Hall of Fame brother Gary Stevens, who won this award in 1996, making them the first siblings to accomplish the feat. The winner is selected via a nationwide vote by fellow jockeys. “I know I was there when Gary won, but honestly, it’s been so long ago, I don’t remember,” said Stevens. “This award is so special and I was honored just to be nominated. When you think about all the great riders and people who have won it and to be selected by a vote of your peers. It’s more than I can describe.” The post Scott Stevens to Receive Woolf Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The sharp recent form Beau Recall has found under the care of trainer Brad Cox carried the 5-year-old daughter of Sir Prancealot straight to victory May 4 at Churchill Downs. View the full article

DIGITAL AGE (IRE) (c, 3, Invincible Spirit {Ire}–Willow View, by Lemon Drop Kid), dismissed at 8-1 despite a perfect two-for-two record for his always dangerous connections, flew home with a flourish to score by a widening margin in Saturday’s GII Churchill Downs S. Pacesetter A Thread of Blue (Hard Spun) held off well-bet Social Paranoia (Street Boss) for second. The winner, whose two prior efforts came at Tampa–including a narrow score in the Mar. 9 Columbia S.–covered 1 1/16 miles on the grass in 1:44.63. Invincible Spirit also sired Saturday’s G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas hero Magna Grecia (Ire). Sales history: 325,000gns ylg ’17 TATOC. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Klaravich Stables, Inc. B-Merry Fox Stud Limited (Ire). T-Chad C Brown. The post Digital Age Caps Big Day for Invincible Spirit appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

GI Arkansas Derby hero and initial GI Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach (War Front) underwent surgery at Rood & Riddle in Kentucky Friday for an entrapped epiglottis, which caused him to scratch from the Run for the Roses, and the procedure went smoothly. “They did the procedure to treat the epiglottis [Friday] and it was a very simple deal, so it’s done,” Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella said. “He’ll probably get two weeks off, something like that. He’ll stay in Kentucky, then return here and go back in training. It isn’t that big of a deal. The big deal is the timing.” Omaha Beach is out of Triple Crown consideration, but will be aimed at a summer campaign with an eye on the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. The post Omaha Beach Undergoes Successful Throat Surgery appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

William and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Mitole cut a path between rivals in mid-stretch before storming home clear to take the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Twinspires.com (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs. 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. Sunday’s Insights features a half-brother to MG1SW Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}). 4.10 Newmarket, Mdn, £12,000, 2yo, 5fT ELECTRICAL STORM (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to build on a highly promising start when second over this course and distance last month for Godolphin and Saeed bin Suroor. The homebred half-brother to the four-times group 1 hero Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) is joined by the operation’s Charlie Appleby-trained newcomer Path of Thunder (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}). The joint-third highest-priced juvenile at 375,000gns at the recent Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale, he is a half-brother to the graded stakes-placed Excellent Sunset (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). The post Observations for Apr. 5 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

MITOLE (c, 4, Eskendereya–Indian Miss, by Indian Charlie), the brilliant winner of his last five races heading into this toughest test of his career, continued to make his case as America’s best sprinter with a convincing four-length tally in Saturday’s GI Churchill Downs S. Having last been seen taking the GIII Count Fleet Sprint H. at Oaklawn by daylight, the 2-1 chalk was stretching out beyond six panels for the first time in his career. He pressed splits of :22.38 and :44.71, and had too much in the tank for his fellow frontrunners, kicking clear of Bobby’s Wicked One (Speightstown) by four lengths. Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford) was third. The winner, representing the same trainer, jockey and co-owners as GI Humana Distaff S. upsetter Mia Mischief (Into Mischief), stopped the clock in 1:21.21. Sales history: $20,000 yrl ’16 KEESEP; $140,000 2yo ’17 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 10-7-2-1. O-L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt. B-Edward A. Cox, Jr. (Ky). T-Steven M Asmussen. The post Eskendereya’s Mitole Continues His Ascent in Churchill Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tom Amoss was still in high spirits Saturday morning following Serengeti Empress (Alternation)’s 13-1 upset in the GI Kentucky Oaks Friday. “She just ran them off their feet,” said Amoss. “She took it to them at the starting gate, she just ran them into submission. Even when Wayne [Catalano]’s filly [Liora] was getting to her at the eighth pole and it looked like it was going to be a horse race, ‘Serengeti’ caught her out of the corner of her eye. She took off again, no one was going to get by us” Of the late night celebrations, the conditioner said, “I haven’t been up like that since I was in college, and I’m 57 years old.” Serengeti Empress was resting in her stall Saturday morning, but was doing fine. “No plans have been made beyond this race,” Amoss said. “She’s going to get a well-deserved rest between races. What’s that mean? Probably nothing in May.” Catalano reported that runner-up Liora (Candy Ride {Arg}) was also in fine form Saturday morning. “She ran beautiful, she just got outrun,” Catalano said. “The horse that won beat us a couple of times now, but I thought I was going to win at one point in the race. We’re proud of her.” Catalano added they would take a look at possibly running Liora back in the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. at Pimlico May 17. “We’re going to see, we’re going to take a look at everything,” Catalano said Oaks favorite Bellafina (Quality Road) exited her fifth-place effort in good order and will likely fly back to California Monday. Trainer Rodolphe Brisset also gave a good report on his charge Positive Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile), who clipped heels and somersaulted just a few strides after the break, tossing rider Manny Franco. Both horse and rider walked off the track sound. “She’s OK,” Brisset said. “She is sound and that’s what’s important. She will more than likely jog tomorrow if all goes well.” The post Amoss Still Riding Oaks High Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

MGISW Bolt d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro–Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy), who covered his first mares this year at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, will shuttle to Spendthrift Australia for the upcoming breeding season. A service fee has been set at $13,750 Inc. GST which will be payable on live foal terms. “Bolt d’Oro will be the highest-profile stallion to shuttle to Spendthrift Australia since we’ve opened our doors, and we believe he’ll be very attractive to our market,” said Garry Cuddy, Spendthrift Australia general manager. “It all starts with his two-year-old form. Bolt d’Oro is widely regarded as one of the best U.S. two-year-olds of the last decade, winning a pair of respected Group Ones in very fast times and dominating fashion. He is by a proven outcross sire in Medaglia d’Oro, who needs little introduction here when it comes to his ability to sire high-class two-year-olds, and he is completely free of Danehill or Danzig blood. Bolt d’Oro established himself as one of the most popular first-season stallions in the U.S. this year, and we very much look forward to being able to show him to our breeders.” Bolt d’Oro captured the 2017 GI Del Mar Futurity S. and GI FrontRunner S. and won the 2018 GII San Felipe S. via DQ. He retired with four wins from eight starts and earnings of $1,016,000. The post Bolt d’Oro to Stand at Spendthrift Australia appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article