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The federal court in the Western District of Kentucky Friday dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by a group of gamblers against trainer Bob Baffert over Medina Spirit's win and subsequent disqualification in the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Paid off to the public as the race-day winner, Medina Spirit lost the Derby due to a failed post-race drug test. He tested positive for betamethasone, a controlled medication banned on race-day. Mandaloun, who had passed the post second, was promoted to first. The plaintiffs, spearheaded by professional gambler Michael Beychok, argued that they would have won their wagers but for Medina Spirit's “drug-induced win.” They requested relief including “ordering Defendants to pay to Plaintiffs and the Class the amount they would have won.” On Friday, judge Claria Horn Boom dismissed the case. Baffert's attorney, Craig Robertson, said that he was happy the court “recognized the case had no merit.” A similar lawsuit filed by a group of bettors against both Baffert and Churchill Downs Inc. was dismissed earlier this year. The plaintiffs have 30 days to file an appeal in this case. Beychok said that while there's a remote possibility the plaintiffs will do so, he thought it unlikely. “I don't regret bringing the lawsuit,” said Beychok. “It was a longshot and it didn't come in for us,” he said, adding that in cases like this, “the courts are always stacked against the bettors.” The post Federal Court Dismisses Baffert Suit Files by Bettors appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group One Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (2,400m) to be simulcast at 6am Sunday morning Hong Kong time.View the full article

Kiwi driver Sam Thornley looks set to win the Australasian Young Drivers’ Championships in Sydney tonight. After winning one of the three heats at Newcastle last night he now looks to have an unassailable lead. He has 76 points overall, 16 clear of his closest challenger Jacob Duggan from Tasmania. The final heat will be held as part of the Inter Dominion Final night at Menangle with Thornley driving Kiwi pacer Tact McLeod at 8.23pm. Tact McLeod was withdraw from the Inter Dominions with an abscess and hasn’t started since his luckless fifth in the New Zealand Free For All at Addington on Show Day. He’s currently a $2.90 favourite to win tonight. The Kiwis had a good night at Newcastle with Thornley winning the final heat with Booker Bay, paying $19. Earlier in the night Kerryn Tomlinson had her first win of the series with longshot Conor McGregor and then finished third in the very next one with One More Alta. Tomlinson is now sixth overall. Standings (after 8 heats) : Sam Thornley (New Zealand) 76 Jacob Duggan (Tasmanaia) 60 Ewa Justice (Victoria) 59 Taleah McMullen (Queenslnd) 55 Will Rixon (New South Wales) 54 Kerryn Tomlinson (New Zealand) 52 Josh Gallagher (New South Wales) 46 Kyle Symington (Western Australia) 42 Corey Johnson (South Australia) 40 Crystal Hackett (New Zealand) 36 View the full article

By Michael Guerin Regan Todd is trying to not be greedy with Mo’unga. Which means while he could go Cups crazy chasing both the Invercargill and Auckland Cups in the next 17 days he probably won’t. Mo’unga won “an afterthought” race at Addington on Friday night and it was a pretty nice afterthought, the East West Fencing Summer Cup being worth a cool $40,000. He worked forward early to wrest the lead off Franco Marek and never looked in danger of defeat, cruising his last 800m in 55 seconds. “We were going to the Geraldine Cup last week but had to scratch him so we only went for this race because I wanted to give him a run before Invercargill next week,” says Todd. “It couldn’t have worked out better and we will head there next week as it has been one of his big goals all campaign.” With 11 days between the Invercargill Cup and the Auckland Cup and the plane between Christchurch and Auckland, Todd knows he can try both. “It is possible so we will see how well he goes at Invercargill and we don’t need to, and probably can’t, make a decision until after then. “But he would need to go great at Invercargill and to be honest it would still be hard to see him winning the Auckland Cup just yet. “So I’d say he will be more likely to go Invercargill then Omakau because there are some really nice Cup races down here without having to go north.” Also heading to Invercargill on Friday will be Todd’s other winner on Friday night in Lakelsa, who overcame a flat tyre to win Race 2 by four-and-a-half lengths. “She has been going good races behind the likes of Princess Meritaten so this looked ideal for her. “And there is a $25,000 race for her next Friday.” Friday’s double continued a great 2024 for Todd with 42 wins and career best stakes won, headlined of course by the mighty juvenile Marketplace. “He has had a couple of weeks off and has two or three more to go then we will start working him down towards Auckland. “He has three good races up there in March and April and we are looking forward to getting him up there.” The other feature race winner out of Addington was Freya, who was too slick for the older mares in the Peak Exhibition Trot, showing the depth of that Keayang Zahara form after having run just out of the placings behind her recently. View the full article

By Michael Guerin A battling trotter has started a path to the Group 1 winners circle for young trainer Zev Meredith. Meredith joined that special club when One More Moment got up in the last stride to win the first running of the $100,00 TAB Queen Of Diamonds Trot for fillies and mares. It caps a remarkable set of Group 1 trotting wins for driver Greg Sugars, who has dominated our biggest trots for all of 2024 but probably didn’t think One More Moment would be adding to his G1 tally while Just Believe was back home in Victoria. But this story is all about Meredith and those around him as well as the six-year-old mare who snuck up the passing lane to down Con Grazia Love and Faith In Manchester. Meredith says it was a long path. “Neita [partner] organised to lease Boss Jo from Kenny and Jo Baynes from down at Gore, with her parents having known them for ages. “And while she [Boss Jo] hasn’t win a race yet we keep in touch with Kenny and Jo and I kept asking if I could get another horse to train for them. “So about eight months ago they sent us One More Moment and while she has had some issues since, including almost breaking down, tonight makes it all worthwhile. “To win a Group 1 is something special, especially as my age, so I am thrilled and so thankful to Kenny and Jo.” Meredith is only training seven horses, four racehorses and three breakers, from the property of Neita’s father Derek Balle so trotting success at the highest level is nothing new to the barn. Also nothing new is Duchess Megxit doing wonderful things at Alexandra Park and that was the case again in Friday night’s other Group 1, the Woodlands Queen Of Hearts. The flying filly was back near last for much of a race turned on its head when the other favourite Princess Meritaten exploded off the gate to lead form barrier 8 and when she got a middle 800m in 64 seconds the race was hers to lose. But Duchess Megxit looked happy to be back home as she roared up to the leaders down the back straight and then dug deep to wear down Princess Meritaten in a monster win that saw her break 55 seconds three wide for the entire last 800m. Duchess Megxit is now likely to head to the Golden Gait 3-year-old Pace next Friday where she will draw inside the boys so should be favourite. The TAB had her $2.30 equal favourite with stablemate Better Knuckle Up last night. The $60,000 Franklin Cup saw the other big upset of the night when Miki Shan scored his first win since taking out the Summer Cup at this exact meeting a year ago. He has been in a tough school since and it is easy to forget he is only a four-year-old who with his manners and improvement to come has earned his place in open class for trainer-driver Maurice McKendry and owner Gerald Shan. Miki Shan used the passing lane to wear down The Big Lebowski, who started a surprise favourite over Better Eclipse, who raced forward between the 800m and 400m but peaked soon after in a race not run to suit. View the full article

Looking to land a quaddie today on the horse racing action in Australia? We’ve got you covered with our expert quaddie tips for Australian horse racing on Saturday, December 14, 2024! Whether you’re a seasoned punter or just getting started, these tips are designed to help you navigate the action and potentially land a big payout. Let’s dive into some of the key meetings where we’ll be focusing our attention this weekend. Best Horse Racing Bookmakers For Quaddie Bets Looking for a bookmakers to place a quaddie with? A majority of the top horse racing bookmakers allow punters to place a quaddie on every meeting in Australia, especially on a Saturday. Below are our recommended horse betting sites to use when placing a quaddie. Recommended! Take It To The Neds Level Home of the Neds Toolbox Check Out Neds 18+ Gamble Responsibly Punters Prefer Blondes It’s a fact, Blondes have more fun Join BlondeBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE?. Next Gen Racing Betting Top 4 Betting. Extra Place. Every Race. Join Picklebet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. What are you really gambling with? It Pays To Play New online bookmaker Check Out PlayUp 18+ Gamble Responsibly Say Hey to the social bet! You Better Believe It Join Dabble 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE?. Full terms. Today’s Quaddie Tips – Saturday, December 14, 2024 Randwick quadrella selections December 14, 2024 2-3-12 1-2-3-6-20-21 4-5-6-7-9 3-9-11-16-17-18 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Ascot quadrella selections Saturday, December 14, 2024 4-6-10-13 1-2-7 1-2-3-14-16 2-5-12 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Eagle Farm quadrella selections Saturday, December 14, 2024 1-2-5-7 1-2-4-10-11 6-8-9-11 2-3-6-9-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Caulfield Heath quadrella selections Saturday, December 14, 2024 3-5-8-9 4-6-11-13-14-15-17 2-3-10 5-7-9-12-14 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Darwin quadrella selections Saturday, December 14, 2024 1-2-6 1-5-7 1-2-3-5 2-3-5-6-7 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Jockey Tyler Gaffalione notched career win 2500 at Gulfstream Park in the opener at his hometown track, it was announced via press release Friday evening. Aboard Kiss Cam (Mastery) for the milestone victory, and promptly following it up with another trip to the winner's enclosure in the second race on War Beat (War Front), Gaffalione also celebrated his 1000 and 1500 win marks at the Florida track in 2018 and 2021, respectively. “I just feel so blessed. I'm just so thankful to be able to come out here and live out my dream every day,” Gaffalione said. “It's always nice to come back to Gulfstream Park and see all the friendly faces and everyone I grew up with. It feels amazing. I'm just so thankful for the horsemen's continued support.” “They have always been good to me here and I can't thank my agent Matt Muzaikar enough.” The post Tyler Gaffalione Notches Career Win 2500 Friday at Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the US-sired horses of interest for this weekend—each by American Pharoah–running at Nakayama and Kyoto Racecourses: Saturday, December 14, 2024 6th-NKY, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m ONE CARD FELLOW (JPN) (c, 2, American Pharoah–One Card too Many, by Drosselmeyer), whose dam was purchased for $160,000 with this colt in utero at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale, was foaled in Japan in March 2022 and commanded a final bid of $225,584 at the JRHA Select Foal sale about four months later. One Card too Many is a half-sister to Champagne Room (Broken Vow), the dam of three winners from as many to race in Japan; and to the Group 3-placed Fidele (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}). Christophe Lemaire rides. B-Okada Bokujo ROUGE MAAT (JPN) (f, 2, American Pharoah–Layla Noor, by Midnight Lute), whose Grade II-placed dam was knocked down to Shadai Farm in foal to Uncle Mo for $660,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, is a half-sister to the 3-year-old filly Jamila Noor, a maiden winner at second asking at Nakayama this past March and runner-up in allowance company when last seen Oct. 27. Layla Noor is a daughter of SW & MGSP Senada (Pulpit) and this is also the female family of recent GIII Jimmy Durante Stakes winner Will Then (War of Will). B-Shadai Farm Sunday, December 15, 2024 6th-KYO, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m MIRACLE BORN (JPN) (c, 2, American Pharoah—Moon of the City {Arg}, by City Banker {Arg}) is the first foal to start from his dam, a dual group winner in her native Argentina who was sent to this country and covered by this sire prior to her export to Japan. Rouge Maat also took his spot at this year's JRHA Foal Sale, hammering for the equivalent of $261,969. Moon of the City is an own sister to three-times group winner Star of the City (Arg) and to GSW Moyvore Rose (Arg). B-Tanikawa Stud The post Trio of US-Conceived American Pharoah Foals Debut in Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Damian Tiernan signed for lot 5, Heron In The Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) for a sale-topping £280,000 during the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale on Friday. The 4-year-old filly is a winner after breaking her maiden in a point-to-point over three miles at Borris House on Dec. 1. She is also a half-sister to Glory And Fortune (Ire) (Fame And Glory {Ire}), a listed winner of a NH Flat race, who won the G3 Betfair Handicap Hurdle and was second in Kemptons G1 Christmas Hurdle. She was consigned by Monbeg Stables. “She has been bought as a racing and breeding prospect,” said Tom Morgan, who bought Heron In The Park alongside Tiernan. “She is for The Jekyll partnership who owned Mrs Hyde, and we are going to go down the same route as her–run in a bumper and, hopefully, then get a bit of black-type.” Walk In The Park's name was back in the lights as a sire with the day's second highest-priced lot–Frankie John (Ire) (Lot 16). The gelding, consigned by Boherna Stables, was snapped up by Tom Malone for £275,000. A maiden point-to-point winner at Boulta on Nov. 23, the grey gelding is a grandson of Grade 2 hurdle winner Rose Of Inchiquin (Ire) (Roselier {Fr}). His dam is a half-sister to a pair of stakes winners over fences including Grade 1 winner Empire Of Dirt (Ire) (Westerner {GB}). “Denis [Hogan of Boherna Stables] has been telling me about this horse for the last six months and has been banging the drums about him,” said Malone. “The horse was impressive at the line at Boulta–he went past one of Donnchadh Doyle's, and to outstay one of the Donnchadh's means it was a good race. The horse didn't pull up until the far fence, and I love to see that around Boulta.” In 2024, 27 lots sold from 30 offered (90%) for a gross of £2,570,000 (-25%). The average was £95,185 (-9%) and the median was down 6% to £80,000. Tattersalls Cheltenham's sales manager Shirley Anderson-Jolag said, “We are delighted to conclude the Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale year with such healthy trade at a December Sale marked by a strong clearance rate of 90%. “Demand for the very best jumps prospects is as strong as ever and today's race results at Cheltenham, with impressive victories by the progressive Tattersalls Cheltenham graduates Country Mile (Ire), [AQPS] Jango Baie (Fr) and Long Draw (Ire), all of whom started out in point-to-points in Ireland and Britain, proves once again that the Tattersalls Cheltenham sales are the best source of top-quality jumping talent. “We must extend our thanks to our vendors, purchasers and the staff at Cheltenham Racecourse, all of whom are such a pleasure to work with. “We look forward to returning to the Home of Jump Racing for the Tattersalls Cheltenham January Sale on Festival Trials Day, January 25, entries are being taken now. “In the meantime, we would like to wish everyone a great Christmas and all the very best for the New Year.” The post Walk In The Park Pair Dominate Tattersalls Cheltenham appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Colloquial (c, 2, Vekoma–Terminology, by Bernardini), sidelined since finishing a fast-closing and big-figure second behind Mentee (City of Light) on debut at Aqueduct in June, is nearing a return to the races. Off at odds of 4-1 in his unveiling for George Weaver, the chestnut was urged along by Manny Franco and chased from an inside third as the aforementioned full-brother to champion and 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness sped off through an opening quarter in :22.37. Climbing while racing behind horses, Colloquial was tipped out into the clear approaching the quarter pole and set his sights on the pacesetter, who kicked for home with authority. Mentee opened a five-length advantage in the stretch and looked long gone, but Colloquial was just getting started. He leveled off beautifully from there and rocketed home in a field-best :11.31 to come up just a nose short. #1A Mentee wins on debut in gate-to-wire fashion, holding off a fast-closing Colloquial, in the seventh race at Aqueduct for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner @RepoleStable! ??@ljlmvel was aboard. ?? #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/M9Ns5EqNTE — TwinSpires Racing ?? (@TwinSpires) June 15, 2024 Mentee, the subsequent winner of the grassy GIII Futurity Stakes, stopped the timer in :56.97, which established a new track record for five furlongs at the Big A. Both Mentee and Colloquial received matching 88 Beyer Speed Figures. Colloquial, a $240,000 Keeneland September graduate, is campaigned in partnership by Harrell Ventures and Starlight Racing. He's posted a pair of breezes at Weaver's Palm Beach Downs base since returning to the worktab, including a three-furlong move in :38.22 (1/3) Dec. 7. “We were pretty excited about him before he ran,” Weaver said. “He was showing us some good signs in his training and acted like he had some ability. He went over there in his debut and ran huge. He was running strong through the wire and galloped out well. He got beat by a horse of some quality.” Weaver continued, “The horse ended up needing some time off, just typical racehorse stuff. He's on a schedule that should see him ready the second half of January if everything goes well.” Weaver added, “He's come back great and we have big expectations.” Vekoma & George Weaver (far right) head to the winner's circle following Keeneland's GII Blue Grass Stakes in 2019 | EquiSport Photos Colloquial, bred in Kentucky by Michael and J.B. Orem, hails from the first crop of the very promising Spendthrift Farm stallion and Weaver-trained Vekoma, who is already responsible for 39 individual winners and a quartet of black-type winners, led by GIII Iroquois Stakes winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Jonathan's Way. Colloquial was produced by the John Oxley-bred, two-time winner Terminology. His third dam is Oxley's GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Gal in a Ruckus. Does Colloquial remind Weaver of his 2019 GII Blue Grass Stakes winner and 2020 GI Met Mile winner? “He does,” Weaver replied. “He's kinda got the same facial expressions and he's a chestnut, which obviously makes him somewhat look like Vekoma. We've been delighted with him. I've had the pleasure of training quite a few of them (by Vekoma) and broken quite a few of their maidens, and gotten some stakes placings. He was a star in our barn. We don't get a lot of horses come along as good as him. We were grateful that we were able to put together a resume that he was very deserving of.” The 'Second Chances' Honor Roll is headed by Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin), fellow two-time Breeders' Cup winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) and GISWs A Mo Reay (Uncle Mo), Honor A. P. (Honor Code), Locked (Gun Runner), Paradise Woods (Union Rags) and Speaker's Corner (Street Sense). The post Second Chances: ‘Big Expectations’ for Colloquial, on Comeback Trail Following Big-Figure Debut Second This Summer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For the second year in a row Saratoga Race Course's Oklahoma dirt training track has maintained a gold standard for equine safety.View the full article

6th-Gulfstream, $40,000, Msw, 12-13, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:41.21, ft, 1 1/4 lengths. RUTH (f, 2, Uncle Mo–Peppy Rafaela, by Bernardini), bet down to 3-5 favoritism for Todd Pletcher and owner/breeder Frank Batten, was a close-up third behind early pacesetter Queen in the Deck (Cairo Prince) through the opening quarter in :24.81. Fanned out widest of the group around the far turn and relegated back several slots, Ruth responded in kind to urging from jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. and found a high gear coming to the line, powering past the leader to win going away by 1 1/4 lengths. Ruth is a full-sister to Mopotism, GSW & MGISP, $876,090 who sold for $1,050,000 at FTKNOV in 2019 and has already produced $825,000 FTSAUG yearling Journalism (Curlin) and $1.5m FTSAUG yearling Nitro Tap (Tapit). Ruth is her dam's last reported offspring. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Frank T. Batten (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. Ruth hits the wire first in race 6, a Hat Trick today for @iradortiz! #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet pic.twitter.com/6Z8S9HuC0G — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) December 13, 2024 The post Ruth, Full To Mopotism, Debuts A Winner At Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A six-time winner of the race in its days at Hollywood Park, including with future GI Kentucky Derby hero Real Quiet (Quiet American) in 1997, trainer Bob Baffert took the first seven runnings of the GII Los Alamitos Futurity after the relocation to Ocean County in 2014 and ran his overall total to 14 when Wnystock (Solomini) caused a 13-1 upset last year. Just five juvenile males have taken up the challenge this term, three of whom are trained by Baffert, and Gaming (Game Winner) is an all-the-way candidate at the Cypress oval. The $40,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $250,000 OBS March breezer broke his maiden in front-running style on Del Mar debut Aug. 11, then came from a bit off the speed to take the GI Del Mar Futurity four weeks later. A 6-1 chance when making his first start around two turns in the Nov. 2 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, he chased stablemate Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) every step of the way, but was forced to settle for second. Owner Mike Pegram has won the Futurity a record four times, twice on his own with Real Quiet and Captain Steve (1999) and twice in partnership with Karl Watson and Paul Weitman (Lookin At Lucky, 2009; McKinzie, 2017). Getaway Car (Curlin) validated the debut 'TDN Rising Star' tag with a popular success in the GIII Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 11. Beaten at short odds in the Futurity and when behind the commonly owner Citizen Bull in the GI American Pharoah Stakes, the $700,000 KEESEP grad was a longshot fourth in the Juvenile. The third of the Baffert trio, Mellencamp (Constitution), is the longest-priced of them and enters the Futurity as a two-start maiden. Just beaten on Santa Anita sprint debut Oct. 27, the $775,000 KEESEP acquisition retreated to fourth behind $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad Journalism (Curlin) and Rank (Honor A. P.) when tried over a mile at Del Mar Nov. 17. The post Baffert Triple-Handed In Search of Fifteenth Futurity appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Always Dreaming (Bodemeister–Above Perfection, by In Excess {Ire}), the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner, died of colic Tuesday, December 10 at River Oaks Farm in Oklahoma, according to Chad Schumer, who brokered the deal to send the stallion from WinStar Farm where he originally stood to River Oaks. “The horse was sick,” said Schumer. “He had a very typical colic, and they brought him to the clinic. He was there for four days. They didn't do any surgery on him. Everything was fine. He seemed to be okay. He turned the corner. They sent him back to the farm, and I think it was the cecum in his stomach, it just burst.” The cecum is a large, muscular part of a horse's large intestine that digests fiber and other food. “It was very unexpected in the sense that they thought they were over the hurdle of him having the colic,” said Schumer. “So it was particularly devastating, because they thought, `oh, God, this horse is sick, they went through the whole four days of him getting better, thinking everything is going to be okay, and he just went downhill very quickly.” “The passing of Always Dreaming is a profound loss. He was a remarkable horse—on and off the racetrack—and his absence will be deeply felt by everyone who had the privilege to work with him, including all of us here at WinStar,” said Elliot Walden. “He will always be remembered as a brilliantly fast horse who won the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Florida Derby (G1). Our thoughts go out to everyone at River Oaks Farm, where Always Dreaming was going to become the first Kentucky Derby winner in history to stand in the state of Oklahoma.” Always Dreaming sired five crops with three at racing age. He claimed one graded winner, five black type winners, and four who placed in black type races. His most successful offspring has been GI Pennsylvania Derby hero Saudi Crown, who went on to run third in the G1 Saudi Cup this year. That grey also claimed the GIII Louisiana Stakes in 2024. Other Listed winners include Tocayo; Bricklayer in Canada; Brittany's Dream; and the late Grand Isle. The post 2017 Kentucky Derby Winner Always Dreaming Dies of Colic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Set-Hut's Touchuponastar looks to solidify his place as a Louisiana-bred legend Dec. 14 when he targets a third victory in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.View the full article

A competitive field entered for the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1) Dec. 15 at Kyoto Racecourse starts the serious winnowing of 2-year-old candidates for the 2025 Japanese classics.View the full article

A galaxy of racing's stars–Davy Russell, Joseph O'Brien, Kevin Manning, Nina Carberry and more–turned out to support the fourth running of the Treo Eile Christmas Show on Thursday. It was former champion jockey Russell, who, competing alongside his son Finn, who won the HRI Thoroughbred Classic Cup. He was riding former staying chaser Our Father, who ran 17 times for trainers David Pipe and Gordon Elliott respectively. Director of Welfare at Horse Racing Ireland, John Osborne, commented, “This event brings all equestrian industries together and shows how versatile the thoroughbred is in terms of adjusting to a different lifestyle after racing and it's wonderful to see these horses still going strong ten years later. “Everyone commented on the high standards on show, with so many double-clears and such an exciting finale, where the last fence for the last rider was going to decide the outcome. This is partly due to the clinics, instruction and support that Anne O'Connor and the Treo Eile team has provided to this growing area.” Supporting the evening were some major industry leaders including Godolphin, the Aga Khan, Coolmore and the IEBF and Foal Levy Fund. Horse Racing Ireland were title sponsors while Weatherbys Ireland GSB, Ltd., Connolly's RED MILLS and Equuip all sponsored individual classes earlier in the day. Harry McCalmont, Director of Treo Eile commented, concluded, “Once again we are so proud to see the ex-racehorse in all their glory, this night is the perfect showcase of their talents, their versatility and their trainability. It's wonderful to see the standard of thoroughbreds improving year on year, which reflects the efforts of the Treo Eile supported initiatives. A huge thank you must go out to our wonderful show committee, all of our volunteers, riders, those who provide horses and to all our amazing sponsors.” The post Racing’s Stars Support Fourth Running Of The Treo Eile Christmas Show appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Led by multiple group 1 winners El Kodigo and Don Feres, 20 horses have been entered in the 1 1/2-mile Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional (G1) Dec. 14 at Hipodromo de San Isidro outside Buenos Aires. View the full article

No Nay Never's Arizona (Ire), a winner of the G2 Coventry Stakes, will stand at Yigit Stud in Turkey through a deal brokered by Michael Shefflin. A fee will be announced later. The Racing Post first reported the news. The European first-crop sire is credited with a total of 10 winners worldwide from 38 runners. His best is Listed Star Appeal Stakes hero Right And True (Ire). The 7-year-old G1 Dewhurst Stakes runner-up stood under the Coolmore banner in Ireland from 2021 to 2024. His 2024 fee was €5,000, and he covered 129 mares at Castlehyde Stud. The post Arizona Latest Stallion On The Move To Turkey appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Menangle trainer Jason Grimson is trying to cap an amazing finish to the year by doing what only harness racing royalty have done in the Inter Dominion. Grimson, just 29, won his second successive NZ Cup last month with Swayzee and is chasing his third Inter Dominion pacing final in the space of four years when he lines up Curly James and Nerano in tonight’s $500,000 feature at his home track. If successful, Grimson will join Hall of Famers, Kiwi Mark Purdon and Brian Hancock as the only trainers to win Inter Dominion pacing finals with three different horses. Grimson won with Boncel Benjamin at Menangle in 2021 and I Cast No Shadow at Melton in 2022. Hancock’s first win came with Thorate in Adelaide (1990), followed by Weona Warrior at Harold Park (1994) and then his greatest pacer, Our Sir Vancelot created history with three successive final wins (1997 Adelaide, 1998 Hobart and 1999 Auckland). Purdon won back-to-back Perth finals with Smolda (2016) and Lazarus (2017) and then trained Ultimate Sniper in partnership with Natalie Rasmussen to win the 2019 Auckland final. The odds say Grimson has a huge task ahead with Curly James ($12) and Nerano ($26) both outsiders, but that hasn’t worried him in the past. Boncel Benjamin was a $41 outsider when won on protest and I Cast No Shadow caused an upset at $17. The eight-year-old gelding will be having his 190th start. He ran sixth in the 2022 final, eighth last year and is a $151 outsider from an awful draw (gate 12) on Saturday. The strongest Kiwi flavour in the pacing final is the largely NZ-owned Minstrel, while star trotting mare Queen Elida, who recently topped $NZ1 million in earnings, will command most NZ interest in the trotting final. 10.55PM – TROTTING FINAL What will driver Jason Lee do on KEAYANG CHUCKY? That’s the million dollar question of this final. There’s no doubt he’s got the speed to lead and hold the front, but the team seem to think he’s better with a sit. If they opt to trail again, the next question is whether hot favourite THE LOCOMOTIVE (4) or a desperately driven QUEEN ELIDA (5) will be first to try and wrest the lead away. The Locomotive has been the star of the series, seemingly improving with each run and he’s most likely to find the lead, which makes him the one to beat. Queen Elida was fantastic on the first two nights, but not as good last Saturday. She’s got a full week to bounce back and has run third in stronger finals the past two years. Keayang Chucky couldn’t stalk and rundown The Locomotive last week, but more pressure early and through the middle stages could give him a better hope this time (if he takes the trail). PARISIAN ARTISTE (12) was terrific last week. He’s strong and can make a midrace move if needed. Can upset them. The best roughie is KEAYANG STUKA (9), who ran a terrific race at Bathurst then smashed the clock from a mile back last Saturday. Drawn for a cosy peg run and will give cheek. SUMMARY: The Locomotive is a deserved favourite, but looks way too short at $1.65. I would play Keayang Chucky at $6.50 or better and have something small each-way Keayang Stuka at $71 a win and $10 a place. 11.45pm – PACING FINAL So much depend on two things, if and how hard NERANO (8) blasts out from gate eight at the start and how WA young gun Deni Roberts drives star MINSTREL (11). Those two factors play a huge role in whether hot favourite DON HUGO (3) adds the Inter Dominion to his TAB Eureka win from September. Don Hugo is also racing to give champion horseman Luke McCarthy his first Inter Dominion win at his 11th attempt in a pacing final. I can’t see Don Hugo getting his own way this time and the $2.50 looks very skinny odds. Minstrel is a tough, seasoned veteran who was huge in defeat last week. He’s the one to beat with a lovely Roberts drive. CAPTAINS KNOCK (9) is flying and will be dangerous if the race is run truly and when he sees daylight. Old MAX DELIGHT (10), the emerging DANGEROUS (2) and CURLY JAMES (5) are the other late swoopers with claims. SUMMARY: Minstrel the one to beat at value around $6. Max Delight and Curly James are worth small plays around $18 and $14 respectively. View the full article

The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA) is celebrating its Fifth Annual Stallions & Services Auction–beginning Dec. 18–by partnering with platform BidXSell, the organization said in a press release on Friday. The auction focuses on uniting the Midwest horse racing community through the funding of scholarships, educational programs and the promotion of the industry. Featuring over 50 stallion seasons from Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, the event goes live on BidXSell's site at 8:00 a.m. (all times eastern) Dec. 18 and concludes at 4:00 p.m. Dec. 20. The catalogue review is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. Dec. 13. Seasons were donated by Kentucky farms such as, Airdrie, Darby Dan, Gainesway, Spendthrift, Taylor Made and Walmac. Indiana farms like Midwest Equine and Clearview Equine Services are represented, along with Poplar Creek Farms of Ohio. “We achieved our largest revenue gross during our 2023 auction, helping to raise more than $130,000 over the past four years for our mission,” says Christine Cagle, the auction coordinator and ITA board member. “We can't wait to see what lies ahead for our fifth annual auction working alongside BidXSell.” Click here to register and here to contact the ITA for more information. The post Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance Stallion Season Fundraiser Debuts On BidXSell.com appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The final installment in the 2024 OwnerView webinar series was held on Dec. 10 and covered condylar fractures, a common injury in racehorses.View the full article

With less than three weeks remaining for stallions to make their mark on the General Sires list this year, Into Mischief and Gun Runner have the 1-2 spots solidly secured for the leading North American sires by earnings. In 2025, Three Chimneys Farm will add two sons of those top sires to their roster as Newgate and Gun Pilot become the first stallions by both Into Mischief and the farm's own Gun Runner to stand at Three Chimneys. Gun Pilot, a homebred for Three Chimneys out of their unraced Smart Strike mare Bush Pilot, is the only son of Gun Runner to join the stallion ranks in Kentucky this coming year after three sons of the sire sensation were added in 2024. “It's very exciting for us to have a homebred by Gun Runner joining our stallion roster,” said Three Chimney's Director of Stallion Nominations Rebecca Nicholson. “Gun Pilot is a great physical. He does have a lot of the personality and physical traits of Gun Runner, but I would say he's a bit of a bigger, scopier version of him. He's also got that huge, loose walk that you see in so many of the Gun Runners.” A debut-winning juvenile going seven furlongs for Steve Asmussen, Gun Pilot went on to race at three and four and he earned his first stakes win in this year's GI Churchill Downs Stakes when he drew away by 2 ½ lengths. That victory came on Kentucky Derby Saturday, a day when Gun Runner couldn't seem to stay out of the headlines. Just before Gun Pilot's score, Gun Runner's daughter Vahva got her first Grade I in the Derby City Distaff Stakes and later that day Sierra Leona, also by Gun Runner, was runner-up in the GI Kentucky Derby. “It was a huge day for Gun Runner,” Nicholson recalled. “Gun Pilot won the Churchill Downs Stakes going seven furlongs and that's a race that I think has proven to be such an important stallion-making race. You've had horses like Distorted Humor and Speightstown who have won that race in the past and gone on to be important stallions.” In more recent years, young sires Cody's Wish, Jackie's Warrior and Mitole claimed the Churchill Downs. Also during his 4-year-old season, Gun Pilot was runner-up to Mullikin (Violence) in the GI Forego Stakes. Nicholson said that Gun Pilot, who will stand for $17,500 in his debut season, has attracted a wide variety of mares and she added that A.P. Indy-line mares in particular might make for an interesting cross. GI Breeders' Cup Classic champ Sierra Leone, recent GII Cigar Mile Handicap victor and GISW Locked, and other Grade I winners Taiba and Society are all Gun Runner progeny hailing from A.P. Indy-line mares. “Gun Pilot is out of a Smart Strike mare and he's completely free of A.P. Indy, so there's going to be a lot that suits him,” she said. “We look forward to supporting both him and Newgate with our own broodmare band.” Newgate, another Grade I-winning millionaire, will stand for $20,000 in 2025. Newgate will stand for $20,000 in 2025 | Sara Gordon The son of Into Mischief was an $850,000 Keeneland September yearling and at 1-2 odds, he became the 32nd 'TDN Rising Star' for his sire the following July when he won by 3 ½ lengths at Del Mar, completing 5 ½ furlongs in 1:03.89. Trained by Bob Baffert and campaigned by the partnership of SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan, the colt went on to claim the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes at three and the GI Santa Anita Handicap at four. He also was a head behind the winner in his third-place finish in the GI California Crown Stakes this year. “He's a horse that had so much speed and precocity and he was able to carry it a long distance,” noted Nicholson. “To win on debut as a 2-year-old and then also win a Grade I at a longer distance as a 4-year-old, it takes a lot of versatility.” A son of the graded stakes-placed Majestic Warrior mare Majestic Presence, Newgate is a full-sister to Denim and Pearls, who won this year's GII Beaumont Stakes and later sold to Spendthrift Farm for $2.8 million. “He has a lovely female family and an absolutely tremendous physical,” said Nicholson. “I think he's one of the best-looking sons of Into Mischief. He's a horse that has a ton of size, scope and substance. He's a great mover and has all the qualities physically that you look for in a stallion.” With the additions of Gun Pilot and Newgate, Three Chimneys has a roster of six stallions for 2025. Gun Runner, who was listed privately this year, will stand for $250,000. Meanwhile Volatile, who has produced 23 winners including five stakes horses from his first crop this year, will stand for $12,500. “He's a horse that I think has a lot of upside right now because there are a lot of good horses who are pointing to stakes races next,” noted Nicholson. “He will be another popular stallion here next year.” The post New Grade I-Winning Pair at Three Chimneys appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Champion Lemon Drop Kid (Kingmambo) has died of an undisclosed cause at the age of 28 at Lane's End, the farm said via a press release on Friday morning. Foaled at Lane's End and bred by W. S. Farish and W. S. Kilroy, Lemon Drop Kid is out of Charming Lassie (Seattle Slew), a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year Weekend Surprise (Secretariat). The Lane's End sire was closely-related to the impactful A.P. Indy. Lemon Drop Kid was sold for $200,000 at the 1997 Keeneland September Sale to Mr. & Mrs. M.J. Dance, Jr. and was raced by Jeanne G. Vance (Mrs. M.J. Dance, Jr.). The colt, who was trained by Flint S. “Scotty” Schulhofer, showed promise at Belmont Park after winning the GI Futurity Stakes and placing in the GI Champagne Stakes as a juvenile. In his sophomore season, he won the GI Belmont Stakes and captured the GI Travers Stakes at Saratoga. As a 4-year-old, he swept the GI Whitney Handicap, GI Woodward Stakes, GII Suburban Handicap and GII Brooklyn Handicap and earned Eclipse Award honors as Champion Older Horse. All told across 24 starts, Lemon Drop Kid amassed over $3.2 million in earnings over the course of his racing career. Following his championship season, Lemon Drop Kid returned to Lane's End to begin his career at stud where he served on stallion roster from 2001 to 2020. He was retired from stud duty at age 24. Lemon Drop Kid is responsible for 109 stakes winners both on the dirt and turf, including 10 Grade I winners and 52 graded stakes winners. He has sired two champions and his progeny earnings stand at over $115 million. Lemon Drop Kid's top runners include Lemon Pop, current runner in Japan; winner of the G1 Champions Dirt Cup and champion dirt horse in Japan with over $5 million in earnings; Lemons Forever, winner of the GI Kentucky Oaks; Beach Patrol, multiple Grade I stakes winner of over $2.5 million; Richard's Kid, winner of two editions of the GI Pacific Classic etc., Somali Lemonade, winner of the GI Diana Stakes; multiple GSW Da Big Hoss and multiple GSW Cosmonaut. “Many of us at Lane's End were here at the farm when Lemon Drop Kid was foaled in May of 1996,” said Lane's End Farm President Bill Farish. “We are profoundly blessed to have been associated with this exceptional horse for his entire life, watching him develop into a champion racehorse and then a top sire of over 100 stakes winners. He will be greatly missed, and we will forever honor his legacy.” Lemon Drop Kid will be buried in the stallion cemetery at the farm. The post Lemon Drop Kid Passes Away Aged 28 At Lane’s End appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article