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Classic Causeway (Giant's Causeway–Private World, by Thunder Gulch), winner of the 2022 GI Caesars Belmont Derby Invitational S., has been retired to Pope McLean's Crestwood Farm for the 2025 breeding season. He will stand for $6,500 live foal. “We are thrilled to have Classic Causeway at Crestwood Farm,” McLean said. “He was precocious at two, and a Grade I winner at three. He was versatile on both dirt and turf, with earnings over $1.5 million. His sire Giant's Causeway is a top sire-of-sires, with Not This Time proving to be an elite sire.” Owned by Old Kentucky Home LLC, bred by Kentucky West Racing LLC and Clarke M. Cooper Family Living Trust and trained by Ken McPeek, Classic Causeway also won the GII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby and GIII Sam F. Davis S. He was third in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity. Classic Causeway posted a record of 24-4-3-4 and $1,519,651 in earnings. “Classic Causeway as a racehorse was one of the soundest, toughest horses I've trained,” McPeek said. “His natural early speed and being a son of Giant's Causeway gives him every chance as a sire.” The post Classic Causeway Retired to Crestwood Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A breeding right in Blue Point (Ire) sold for €430,000 to an unnamed buyer on Darley's winning bid platform on Wednesday. The son of Shamardal sired 2024 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes hero Rosallion (Ire), as well as his third Group 1 winner in Kind Of Blue (GB). In his second crop, he is credited with seven black-type performers including Group 2 winner Sky Majesty (Ire). On the sales front, his 2024 yearlings have sold for up to €850,000. Fully booked at a fee of €100,000 for 2025 at Kildangan Stud in Ireland, Blue Point will see his third crop take to the track next year. The post Blue Point Breeding Right Sells For €430,000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dr. Tracy Turner, partner in Turner Wilson Equine Consulting in Stillwater, Minnesota, was installed as president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) during the President's Luncheon Dec. 10 at the AAEP's 70th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, the organization said via a press release Tuesday. Retired from private practice late in 2023, Dr. Turner concentrated exclusively on equine sports medicine, lameness and surgery at Turner Equine. He established the practice in 2016 following 12 years with Anoka Equine Veterinary Services in Elk River, and he was in academia for 23 years. Dr. Turner received his veterinary degree from Colorado State University in 1978. An AAEP member since 1986, Dr. Turner previously served on the board of directors from 2017-2019; as chair of the Farrier Liaison Committee; and as member of the Educational Programs and Student Relations committees as well as the Foundation Advisory Council. Dr. Turner has served as president of the Minnesota Horse Council, Minnesota Association of Equine Practitioners, and the American Academy of Thermology; and on the board of directors of the American Academy of Equine Sports Medicine. The post Minnesota Surgery And Sports Medicine Specialist Installed As AAEP President appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Prat’s record-setting year continues as he tied and then set the single-year stakes record and tied the graded stakes record on Saturday at Aqueduct.View the full article

The Jockey Club has announced that Richard Fuller will join its board of stewards for 2025 – a role equivalent to that of non-executive director. A member of The Jockey Club since 2019, Fuller is also chair at Kempton Park racecourse as well as being a board director of pub and hotel operator, Fuller Smith and Turner PLC. He is also Chairman of the Point-to-Point Racing Company, a trustee of the Wavertree Education Trust, chairman of the Cotswold Cider Company and a former Chairman of the Point-to-Point Owners and Riders Association. His wife Charlotte trains jumpers while daughter Page is a jump jockey. The Board of Stewards from January 2025 will be: Baroness Harding of Winscombe (senior steward) The Lord Grimthorpe (deputy senior steward) Mr Richard Fuller Mr Wiliam Rucker Mr William Sporborg Mr Tim Syder Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Lady Carolyn Warren Mr William Wyatt The Jockey Club has also elected five new members in owner-breeders Emma Banks and Jayne McGivern, Nottingham racecourse chair Jeremy Bradbeer, Racing Welfare trustee Johnny Eddis, and Matthew Lohn, chair of Newmarket Racecourses. Commenting on the appointments, Baroness Harding, senior steward of the Jockey Club, said, “We are delighted to announce the election of five new members of The Jockey Club. They all bring them with them a wealth of experience from the wider world as well as a keen interest and involvement in the sport of horseracing. “It is also fantastic to be welcoming Richard Fuller to the board of stewards from the start of next year. His extensive involvement with Kempton Park over the past few years has been hugely valued and with a strong background in the hospitality sector and racing he will prove a great addition to the board.” The post Richard Fuller Joins Jockey Club Stewards appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Good Luck Win delivers at $96.85 to hand the trainer his third success of the season.View the full article

From January 2025, a new mandatory levy will be collected from sales companies, vendors and purchasers across the board at British auction houses. This will provide vital extra funding for racehorse aftercare through British racing's official charity Retraining of Racehorses (RoR). A £6 contribution will be made to the RoR from Goffs UK, Tattersalls and ThoroughBid from each lot sold. A further £3 will be collected from the vendor of each lot as well as £3 from the purchaser. This includes online sales, with the respective sales companies providing the framework to collect this money on behalf of the RoR. The extra funding will be used to deliver “ambitious objectives for 2024-2026, including the traceability of horses bred for racing, enhanced educational outreach to owners, and expanded welfare programmes to ensure that no racehorse faces an uncertain future after racing”, according to a statement released by the RoR on Wednesday. The charity's managing director David Catlow said, “This new funding agreement is a vital step forward for RoR and the thousands of former racehorses we support. The generosity of Goffs UK, Tattersalls and ThoroughBid highlights their shared commitment to our mission. With this increased funding, we are better positioned to deliver on the goals outlined in the RoR Strategy 2024-2026.” He continued, “This funding sets a benchmark for racehorse welfare that we hope all other industry stakeholders will follow. It also strengthens RoR's role as the agreed provider of aftercare support, enabling us to enhance our capacity to meet our strategic goals. “Further funding announcements involving additional key racing stakeholders are anticipated in early 2025, reinforcing the collective effort to safeguard the future of former racehorses.” Tim Kent, managing director of Goffs UK, which staged 11 sales in Britain during 2024, said, “Goffs UK is proud to support RoR through this enhanced funding model, ensuring vendors and purchasers play a part in the essential work of retraining and rehoming former racehorses. Together with Tattersalls and ThoroughBid, we are helping to create a sustainable future for these horses once their racing careers have ended.” Tattersalls has just brought the curtain down on a record-breaking year of trade at Park Paddocks in Newmarket, resulting in 1,785 horses being offered during its December Sale, which turned over the equivalent of £141million in nine days. Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony commented, “Tattersalls continues to support RoR's Showing Series, and this new funding model further cements our commitment to RoR. We are pleased to be part of this industry initiative. RoR's work is fundamental to the Thoroughbred industry, not only in promoting welfare but also in demonstrating the versatility of these horses beyond racing. Through this initiative, Tattersalls reaffirms its dedication to the long-term care and retraining of racehorses, ensuring they have the opportunity to thrive in new careers.” James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, which hosts monthly online auctions, added, “We are delighted to be part of this collaborative effort to enhance funding for RoR. Online bloodstock sales play an equally important role in supporting the welfare and future careers of former racehorses, and we are proud to help ensure they can thrive in their lives after racing.” The post British Sales Companies Unite to Boost RoR Funding appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For the past few weeks, we have been telling you how some of racing's biggest names fell in love with the sport. Now it's our turn. Here are some of the stories behind the bylines you see every day in the TDN. I grew up in Salem, New Hampshire, which decades ago was the home of Rockingham Park. My parents were schoolteachers, and my dad, Paul, was the high school baseball and basketball coach. Everyone in town seemed to have some sort of connection to the track, and my father started training a handful of Thoroughbreds the same year I was born, in 1968. My earliest memories are of the small farm (long since razed and redeveloped) where my dad boarded his horses, just down the road from Rock's back stable gate. We'd eat breakfast at the track kitchen, then back at the barn, before I was old enough to do chores, my father would corral me in a stall with a rambunctiously playful goat to keep me occupied and out of trouble. The spectacle of the “old Rock” on summer afternoons was the allure. I remember being mesmerized by the flashing lights and hypnotic clicking of the tote board. The ritualistic chaos of race days struck me as important and noble, yet also like a swirling, enthralling carnival. The crescendo of the crowd during a stampeding stretch drive left me wanting more, every time. I recall being five or six and watching my dad–no-nonsense and focused like when he coached sports–saddling racehorses on the other side of the fence in the paddock. Children were not permitted in the enclosure, so I couldn't follow my father there. I didn't have my path figured out, but I knew I wanted to end up on the other side of that fence, where the horses, jockeys and my dad were–the epicenter of action. The summer I was 12, Rockingham Park burned down. The charred grandstand symbolized the end of an era for many, including my dad, who decided to give up his modest stable rather than make the daily 70-mile round-trip to Boston to train and race at Suffolk Downs. Suffolk Downs | Bill Finley A scaled-down version of the “new Rock” opened in 1984, coinciding with the year I got my driver's license. On weekdays, high school would get out at 2:30 p.m., and I'd rush over in time for the seventh race, when the admission gates were left open and you could catch the last few races for free. On Fridays and Saturdays, the Thoroughbreds switched to racing at night. I went nearly every weekend, absorbed in the challenge of handicapping. In 1986, I went off to college. I loved reading and writing, and began to harbor a fantasy about how great it would be if I could someday con some employer into paying me to write about racehorses. The University of New Hampshire was only 45 miles north of the Rock, so I was endlessly borrowing cars or imploring fraternity brothers to cut classes and drive down to the track with me. After writing for the school paper, I landed a series of journalism internships and soon found myself reporting from the New Hampshire bureau of the Boston Globe. In the spring of 1990, I talked an editor into letting me do a feature about struggling, low-level trainers at Rockingham. The very same day Unbridled won the GI Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in front of 128,257 fans, I stood under a leaky shedrow on the rainy Rock backstretch, interviewing a down-on-his-luck horseman about a $3,500 claimer named More Fog. I might as well have been in heaven. That first turf writing assignment led to subsequent brushes with good karma that have kept me immersed in the sport the past 35 years. The final twist to this tale is that not only did my dad first hook me on racing, but I got to hook him back. After being away from horses for 15 years–but with a son who in the interim had gone to work in the racing industry–my dad returned to training in 1995, campaigning a competitive stable on the New England/Tampa circuit until he retired in 2007. The post How I Got Hooked On Racing: TDN Correspondent T.D. Thornton 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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Bold front-runner Witz End (NZ) (Savabeel) is likely to be seen in a different role in Saturday’s Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The son of Savabeel has fashioned an enviable record since debuting less than 12 months ago, winning four of his nine starts and placing behind subsequent Group One winner Grail Seeker in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) in March. The Guineas was one of the few occasions Witz End has not been the pacemaker, and while he’s won twice this preparation in that fashion, his trainer Tony Pike is looking for a change of tactics after he was run down late in the Gr.3 TAB Classic (1600m) at Riccarton Park last month. “He did a lot of work early again, especially on that big Riccarton track and got run over late,” Pike said. “This is a good opportunity where he doesn’t need to lead, probably his best run came in the Wellington Guineas last season. “From gate two, we’re going to ride him a lot quieter on Saturday, he’s nicely weighted and he’s a very talented horse with plenty of upside about him. I think we’ll see a much improved performance.” Sam Weatherley will reunite with the gelding in the feature, which will determine where the gelding will head over the summer period, with plenty of lucrative options. He holds a nomination for the Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) on January 14, but further north, there is a million-dollar target on Pike’s agenda. “I think he’s a 1400-miler, I don’t think the mile is going to be a concern going forward if he’s ridden quietly,” he said. “We’re looking at some of the bigger miles if he performs well on Saturday, the four-year-old mile ($1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic) on Karaka Millions night is his main target this preparation.” Prior to Saturday’s assignment, Pike will have a competitive team of runners at Ellerslie on Thursday, including promising three-year-old Wind Rush searching for his maiden success in the Barfoot And Thompson 1400. The son of Almanzor finished third in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1400m) as a juvenile, and at his first attempt in stakes company this season, he finished a meritorious fourth behind Checkmate in the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m). “It was a solid performance, the slightly off track didn’t help and he was possibly ridden a bit close to the speed, but he’s probably going to get to that level next preparation,” Pike said. “Obviously dropping back to maiden class from a good quality three-year-old stakes race, and drawn one, he should be very hard to beat on Thursday.” Joining Wind Rush in the maiden contest will be debutant Nature Reserve, a Kermadec filly who Pike has eyed for the $1 million Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) next March. “She’s had some nice barrier trials and was probably a bit unlucky in her trial at Taupo, getting locked up behind runners but she hit the line nicely and will benefit from the experience,” he said. “She’s a nice staying filly going forward and definitely one to watch once she gets over further.” Kelly Myers has been entrusted with the filly’s first-up ride and will also partner stablemate Wind Of Change in the Cambridge Stud 1200. The speedy mare has finished in the top three at every start this campaign. “She’s been very consistent right throughout this preparation,” Pike said. “She gets a better barrier on Thursday which will definitely help, she maps to lead and lead quite comfortably. It would be great to get another win on the board for Matt Goodson (owner).” Completing Pike’s representatives will be Maldini in the SkyCity Horizon 1600, a flashing late finisher in each of his last two starts over 1400m and a mile this campaign “He’s been running some amazing sectionals from well back in the field from bad barriers,” Pike said. “He’s definitely due to win again, we’ve got an awkward barrier to contend with tomorrow night but he only needs an ounce of luck to be winning third-up. “He’s a promising staying horse going forward.” Poetic Justice will be Pike’s sole runner at the Tauranga meeting on Friday, chasing his elusive maiden success after a string of placings, including a last-start second at New Plymouth. “I was probably a touch disappointed with his run there on face value, but he didn’t really handle the tight Taranaki circuit that well,” Pike said. “Back right-handed with the application of blinkers from a good barrier, he should have his chance on Friday.” View the full article

Victory has eluded Gold Currency(NZ) (Tarzino) by the narrowest of margins in the early stages of his career, a trend Shaun Phelan hopes he can change on Friday at Tauranga. The lightly-tried son of Tarzino debuted as a four-year-old in October, going down by a long head to Erin Go Bragh, before only a nose separated the gelding and Sabik at Te Aroha, the pair breaking away from the remainder of the field by a significant margin. Phelan, who trains Gold Currency at Cambridge, has been happy with the performances, albeit plagued by the similarly poor barrier draw he will face in the Rob Pinny Realtycom Maiden 1400. “He’s had two runs and gone very close,” he said. “He’s had 10 days off since his last run at his owners, Sandy and Julie’s, and he’s come back really well. “It’s disappointing that he’s drawn wide again, he’s had that every start. He does go forward, so it’s probably my only excuse for him on Friday.” On Saturday, Phelan will have a pair of runners at the Waikato Cup meeting at Te Rapa including Arjay’s Flight(NZ) (Highly Recommended), who broke his winning streak last start as a result of tough track conditions at Trentham. “He was in on Labour Day (at Te Rapa) when the races got called off, so we had to go somewhere else,” Phelan said. “The track was just too heavy for him at Trentham. “He also had ten days off at his owners and had a freshen-up, so he’s come back and feeling well.” The Highly Recommended gelding holds early nominations for both the Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) and Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), with the Rating 75 1500m contest on Saturday giving Phelan an indication of where his future plans lie. “This race will tell us where we’re at, whether if on better tracks, he’s going to be looking for that 2000m or just a mile,” he said. “We’ve still got a bit to learn about him, but I think he could be competitive over 2000 on a good track.” Well-related stayer Notabadspillane(NZ) (Time Test) will be searching for a return to his usual consistent form in the Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (2200m), after an unsuitable run at the course on October 28. “He was just ridden completely upside-down there, we were building up to that race and his last two starts had been really nice, he’d been running on,” Phelan said. “He had two weeks off to freshen-up and he’s a natural stayer, being a half to Pennyweka and related to Cheval de Foudre. “Ideally we can just put him to sleep in the running and he’ll get home well, we’ve got Michael McNab on him and he rode him earlier in his career and thought a bit of him, so hopefully we can get back on track.” View the full article

Star colt Savaglee(NZ) (Savabeel) will be given the opportunity to maximise his stallion potential on Australian soil in the autumn and will take his first steps toward that goal on his home track. The Pam Gerard-trained son of Savabeel enjoyed time out at owner Dick Karreman’s The Oaks Stud following his Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) heroics and will be ready to trial at Matamata on Friday week. “He had two weeks back here and he’s back in the stable now,” The Oaks General Manager Rick Williams said. “There are two trials before the races at Matamata over 1100m for Group and Listed horses and he’ll be in one of those for sure. All the reports on him are very positive.” Safely through his upcoming hit-out, a Trentham restart next month is on the cards for the six-time winner. “He could kick off in the Levin Classic (Gr.2, 1400m) on January 11 and then we’ve got a whole lot of different choices to make,” Williams said. “It’s one step at a time and whether we go two weeks later for the Karaka Million (1600m) or wait and take on the older horses in the weight-for-age race (Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint, 1400m), we’ll just wait and see how he’s doing. “The Levin Classic is only a Group Two now, but it’s set weights, so he’s not penalised against his own age, that’s the attraction.” Savaglee has already been the subject of overseas interest, but the focus is solely on a crack at the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington “Dick turned down a big offer and he’s very keen to roll the dice a bit further with this horse, so the plan is to go and race him until the Guineas,” Williams said. “At this stage, the horse is on an upward spiral and with each race he seems to get better so we’re in no hurry to retire him, but with stallion prospects it’s a race-by-race proposition.” The Oaks, which is currently on the market, is also looking forward to the autumn with younger female members of the racing stable. “I think we’ll have a very nice team of autumn fillies, the one with Stephen Marsh (The Trendsetter) that just got beaten at Te Aroha will go to the Royal Stakes (Gr.2, 2000m) and then toward the Oaks (Gr.1, 2400m),” Williams said. “An unraced filly I really like with Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray is called Alaskan, she’s by Niagara. “She’ll run in a maiden mile at Matamata and she looks an out and out stayer and hopefully will go toward the Oaks as well. “It’s early days, but I’m really happy with the way the racing team is shaping for the autumn and they’re chances to show up and a lot of them will be trialling at Pukekohe next Tuesday. “There’s another one with Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott that I really like, a Darci Brahma filly called Cypher, so we’ve got a few to come up.” View the full article

Danny Rolston may now be living in a different continent from his Group One performer Mehzebeen(NZ) (Almanzor), but that hasn’t stopped the excitement of watching her perform to the highest level in New Zealand. Rolston is one of the world’s most respected judges of thoroughbred bloodstock, and the expat Kiwi’s talent has been utilised over the last couple of years by the Hong Kong Jockey Club as their Executive Manager of Hong Kong International Sale/Owner Advisory Services. Prior to heading to Hong Kong, Rolston was Director of Sales at New Zealand Bloodstock, and in in the latter stages in that role he was asked by his friends Xavier Kos and Beatrice Hild to find them a filly, and Rolston identified a daughter of Almanzor from Pencarrow Stud’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft as the perfect fit. “It was the first year that Sir Peter (Vela, Pencarrow Stud principal) had bred the fillies at Bellwood (farm), and I am a big believer in rolling hills being good rearing ground,” Rolston said. “She was a really good-looking filly in the first crop of Almanzor with a Zabeel damsire, so I liked her as a progressive middle-distance type that had the physical shape to ultimately be a nice mum one day.” They went to $50,000 to secure the filly, who was later named Mehzebeen, and a syndicate of close family and friends was put together to race the filly out of Te Akau’s Matamata stable. “There are three ownership parties,” Rolston said. “Xavier, Beatrice, myself and Sharon (wife), and Mark and Yasmin Davis, we own the filly, and we have set-up a lease with Sonia Waddell, who does our agistment and has been a long-time friend and has been a big support to me over the years with her agistment business. My parents, Betsy and Ray Duncan, and close friends of theirs, Kaye and Tony Howe (are also in the racing lease). Tony was actually my first boss years ago when I left school.” The group have enjoyed plenty of success with Mehzebeen, who races in Kos and Hild’s Sarai Stud colours, which began in last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham, where she finished runner-up to subsequent Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) victor Pennyweka. While the Group One performance was memorable, Mehzebeen gave her ownership group their biggest thrill over last month’s New Zealand Cup week when winning the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) on the opening day of the carnival before backing up seven days later to take out the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m). “She really deserved a stakes win and we have always thought she was a stakes class stayer. She deserved that, it was really exciting,” Rolston said. “She has been able to bank a bit of prizemoney and secure her stud value with that solid black-type.” Rolston has selected plenty of top-class racehorses for many clients over the years, and he is now enjoying reaping the rewards as an owner himself. “I think it just vindicates what you believe you can do,” he said. “It is really a great endorsement of what I have been trying to do for other people and to be able to do it for myself and my family has been great.” Having secured Group success in New Zealand for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, Mehzebeen is now in line to head across the Tasman to Te Akau Racing’s Cranbourne barn to try and secure some Australian black-type. “She will head over to Mark’s Cranbourne stable early in the New Year and work backwards from an Adelaide Cup (Gr.2, 3200m) target,” Rolston said. Buoyed by Mehzebeen’s success, Rolston is keen to head back to Karaka next month to try and replicate his success in sourcing another quality filly. “We will hopefully be looking for something in the New Year at Karaka,” he said. While he will be keeping an eye out for a progressive filly, Rolston will primarily be at Karaka in the capacity of his new role for the Hong Kong Jockey Club, searching for the next youngsters to offer through their international sale. “Primarily, my role at the Hong Kong Jockey Club is overseeing the international sale,” Rolston said. “We buy yearlings from all the major breeding countries in the world, so it takes me to some wonderful places. We store them and train them up and resell them as three-year-olds once they are here in Hong Kong. “We run an auction on a much smaller scale but it is a very high standard event. It is open to all our Jockey Club members and permit holders to come and bid on the horses. “We are just going through the vetting phase at the moment. We have got three-year-olds that will be arriving here (Hong Kong) in late January to go under the hammer in March. We already have two-year-olds on-hand and we will be back into yearling buying from January.” Rolston will arrive back in New Zealand later this month to enjoy Christmas at home before heading to Queensland early in the new year to attend Magic Millions’ Gold Coast Yearling sale, before returning across the Tasman to head to Karaka in late January. “It is great being able to get home and see some family at Christmas, which I am looking forward to,” he said. With his feet firmly under the desk in his new role after more than two years at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Rolston said he has been really enjoying the position. “It is an amazing place to work and I am constantly learning,” he said. “The integration of the Jockey Club being basically everything for the horse racing industry in Hong Kong just gives you so much exposure to other sides of the business.” Having been used to a rural setting throughout his life, Rolston said he and his family have enjoyed the shift to city living, as well as the different cultural experiences that come with living in another country. “I was really ready for that stark contrast (in lifestyle change),” Rolston said. “I have always grown up and lived in a semi-rural or fully rural setting. “I loved Cambridge, Cambridge will always be home, but I am really enjoying some time in a big city. My family are here and enjoying some new schools and different ways of living, and different lifestyles and meeting different people. Being able to travel within Southeast Asia has also been a massive advantage.” View the full article

What Caulfield Heath Races Where Caulfield Racecourse – Gate 2, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145 When Thursday, December 12, 2024 First Race 3:25pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Heath track at Caulfield is in action once again on Thursday afternoon, with an eight-race meeting set down for decision. Clear skies are forecast through to raceday, so the Good 4 track rating is likely to remain intact. The rail comes out 6m for the entire circuit, with the first race set to jump at 3:25pm AEDT. Best Bet at Caulfield Heath: Grinzinger Pod Grinzinger Pod has raced competitively without much luck in stakes company in all three runs this campaign. She was held up for a run in her first two starts when chasing home classy duo Certain Rise and Jasmin Rouge, then was underwhelming on a Soft surface behind She’s Got Pizzazz. The Calyx filly gets back on top of the ground on Thursday, and if she is anywhere near her best, Grinzinger Pod should be winning. Best Bet Race 3 – #1 Grinzinger Pod (5) 3yo Filly | T: Ben Brisbourne | J: Lachlan King (60.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Caulfield Heath: Fickle Fickle has two wins and two seconds to her name in four runs this campaign. The four-year-old mare put 4.8 lengths on her rivals at Moonee Valley last time out in a dominant all-the-way win, similar to what she did at Warrnambool three back. From barrier four, Craig Williams should have no issue finding the rail and dictating proceedings. Next Best Race 5 – #5 Fickle (4) 4yo Mare | T: Tom Dabernig | J: Craig Williams (60kg) Bet with BlondeBet Best Value at Caulfield Heath: Explosive Thinker Explosive Thinker is yet to miss the frame in two fresh runs throughout his career. The five-year-old gelding broke his maiden when fresh last time in and finished third on debut, suggesting the son of So You Think is at his best when resuming. In the small field of nine, Explosive Thinker presents great each-way value with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 7 – #7 Explosive Thinker (6) 5yo Gelding | T: Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock | J: Damian Lane (58.5kg) Bet with Picklebet Thursday quaddie tips for Caulfield Heath Caulfield Heath quadrella selections Thursday, December 12, 2024 1-5 1-3-7-8 1-5-6-7-9 2-5-7-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, December 14, 2024 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble The Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes will headline the 10-race meeting at Eagle Farm this Saturday afternoon, where racing will kick off at 12:13pm AEST. The track was rated as a Heavy 8 at the time of acceptances; however, with no rain forecast for the remainder of the week, it is expected that the track will improve into the Soft range. The rail will be in the +2m position for the entire circuit. Grand Prix Stakes tip: Beau Dazzler Beau Dazzler was one of the best closers at Doomben over 1630m when most of the Grand Prix Stakes field met last start, flashing home from the back of the field to finish fourth. The Tony & Maddysen Sears-trained colt carried 60kg on that day, and now he will drop back to set weight conditions to carry 57kg here. Jag Guthmann-Chester has retained the ride, and from barrier one, Beau Dazzler can settle closer to the speed before finishing off strongly. Grand Prix Stakes Race 7 – #1 Beau Dazzler (1) 3yo Colt | T: Tony & Maddysen Sears | J: Jag Guthmann-Chester (57kg) +1000 with BlondeBet Best Bet at Eagle Farm: Aerial Dancer Ron Stewart and Aerial Dancer are starting to build a strong affiliation with one another, following three wins from four starts this preparation. The Matthew Hoysted-trained mare won dominantly at this track and trip two starts back before leading every step of the way over 1600m at the Sunshine Coast last start. With only one other speed influence in the race, Stewart will push forward and lead on Aerial Dancer before giving a strong kick on the home turn. Best Bet Race 2 – #7 Aerial Dancer (3) 4yo Mare | T: Matthew Hoysted | J: Ron Stewart (57.5kg) +360 with Dabble Next Best at Eagle Farm: Busting Busting was heavily backed with horse racing bookmakers last start before being held up for most of the Doomben straight and having to settle for second place. The Tony Gollan-trained gelding settled in the box seat behind the leader, but his main market rival, Payline, held him in a pocket until the 150m. Once the son of Spirit Of Boom got into clear air, he flashed home and lunged at the winner but missed. After drawing barrier nine, Angela Jones can settle Busting outside of runners and go one better with even luck. Next Best Race 5 – #10 Busting (9) 6yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: Angela Jones (55.5kg) +200 with Neds Best Value at Eagle Farm: Boom Shot Although the form guide says Boom Shot finished fifth, beaten 2.2 lengths at Doomben over 1200m last start, his run was much better, and he should have finished closer to the winner. The Tony Gollan-prepared galloper ran home nicely along the rail before being blocked for a run at the 150m mark. Now that he rises in trip to 1400m third-up and will receive a better run from barrier six, Boom Shot will prove hard to hold out late. Best Value Race 9 – #6 Boom Shot (6) 5yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor (58.5kg) +650 with Picklebet Eagle Farm quaddie tips – 14/12/24 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 More horse racing tips View the full article

Autumn Australian targets are in the offing for Group One winner Savaglee. Photo: Race Images South Star colt Savaglee will be given the opportunity to maximise his stallion potential on Australian soil in the autumn and will take his first steps toward that goal on his home track. The Pam Gerard-trained son of Savabeel enjoyed time out at owner Dick Karreman’s The Oaks Stud following his Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) heroics and will be ready to trial at Matamata on Friday week. “He had two weeks back here and he’s back in the stable now,” The Oaks General Manager Rick Williams said. “There are two trials before the races at Matamata over 1100m for Group and Listed horses and he’ll be in one of those for sure. All the reports on him are very positive.” Safely through his upcoming hit-out, a Trentham restart next month is on the cards for the six-time winner. “He could kick off in the Levin Classic (Group 2, 1400m) on January 11 and then we’ve got a whole lot of different choices to make,” Williams said. “It’s one step at a time and whether we go two weeks later for the Karaka Million (1600m) or wait and take on the older horses in the weight-for-age race (Group 1 BCD Group Sprint, 1400m), we’ll just wait and see how he’s doing. “The Levin Classic is only a Group Two now, but it’s set weights, so he’s not penalised against his own age, that’s the attraction.” Savaglee has already been the subject of overseas interest, but the focus is solely on a crack at the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington “Dick turned down a big offer and he’s very keen to roll the dice a bit further with this horse, so the plan is to go and race him until the Guineas,” Williams said. “At this stage, the horse is on an upward spiral and with each race he seems to get better so we’re in no hurry to retire him, but with stallion prospects it’s a race-by-race proposition.” Horse racing news View the full article

Witz End will contest the Group 3 TAB Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Bold front-runner Witz End is likely to be seen in a different role in Saturday’s Group 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa. The son of Savabeel has fashioned an enviable record since debuting less than 12 months ago, winning four of his nine starts and placing behind subsequent Group One winner Grail Seeker in the Group 2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) in March. The Guineas was one of the few occasions Witz End has not been the pacemaker, and while he’s won twice this preparation in that fashion, his trainer Tony Pike is looking for a change of tactics after he was run down late in the Group 3 TAB Classic (1600m) at Riccarton Park last month. “He did a lot of work early again, especially on that big Riccarton track and got run over late,” Pike said. “This is a good opportunity where he doesn’t need to lead, probably his best run came in the Wellington Guineas last season. “From gate two, we’re going to ride him a lot quieter on Saturday, he’s nicely weighted and he’s a very talented horse with plenty of upside about him. I think we’ll see a much improved performance.” Sam Weatherley will reunite with the gelding in the feature, which will determine where the gelding will head over the summer period, with plenty of lucrative options. He holds a nomination for the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) on January 14, but further north, there is a million-dollar target on Pike’s agenda. “I think he’s a 1400-miler, I don’t think the mile is going to be a concern going forward if he’s ridden quietly,” he said. “We’re looking at some of the bigger miles if he performs well on Saturday, the four-year-old mile ($1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic) on Karaka Millions night is his main target this preparation.” Horse racing news View the full article

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A remarkable father and son trans-Tasman success story, a milestone for Murray Gibbs, and changes to the feature race calendar and the Rangiora trials all feature in this week’s News Briefs. Two wins, two countries, same time Father and son Kirk and Tristan Larsen (pictured above) completed a remarkable double on Sunday, winning races at the same time in two different countries. Kirk drove Falcon’s Watch, paying $23.90, to win at Wingatui in Otago while Tristan reined home Maestro, also at double figure odds ($14) to win the Gunbower Trotters Cup in northern Victoria. For Keith Hotton, a long time supporter of the Larsen stable in Southland, he didn’t know where to look. He was torn between watching the two races on Trackside 1 and Trackside 2. “The two wins would have been within 30 seconds of each other,” says Hotton, “it’s incredible for that to happen, a father and a son winning at the same time in different countries! It must be a first.” Hotten has been a long-serving stable hand and helper at Larsen’s Branxholme barn, a former member of the Southland-based crash crew, and has had some success as an owner – “horses I’ve had a share in have won 26 races.” They include good performers like 2016 Nelson Cup winner Western Art and Mr McLaren, who won four for Kirk Larsen before heading across the Tasman. He’s now won 15 from 60. 50 wins for Gibbs Levin trainer Murray Gibbs secured his 50th training success when Oceanic Art won at Manawatu yesterday. Driven by Peter Ferguson, Oceanic Art sat parked the entire trip but still did enough to beat the pace-setting hot favourite Enya Franco by a nose in the Hawera Grass Track Race days Jan/Feb 2025 Mobile Pace. His 50 wins have come from 670 starts, dating back to Meadow Row at Hutt Park Raceway in 1991. His best seasons wins wise were six he had in 2022 and 2023 with the likes of Smokinhotcheddar, Hail Lucius and Cristiano Buccini. Changes to feature race calendar Some changes have been made to the feature race calendar for next year. Five races at Addington have had their dates altered. They are : G1 Fred Shaw Memorial moves from 23/05/25 to 14/03/25 G3 Lamb & Hayward Trotters Classic moves from 14/03/25 to 28/02/25 G3 Heather Williams Memorial moves from 16/05/25 to 02/05/25 About Now F&M Handicap Trot moves from 02/05/25 to 23/05/25 And the Listed $40,000 I Can Doosit Handicap Trot which was set to be run at Alexandra Park this Friday night has been rescheduled to Friday March 7 2025 following insufficient nominations this week. It will again look to be run at Alexandra Park. Dunn goes past 300 Champion driver Dexter Dunn has now topped 300 wins for the year in North America. The former 10-time Kiwi champion has 304 wins in 2024 and stakes earnings of just over $16.6m, that’s over $2m more than any other USA-based driver. He is all but guaranteed of again being named Driver of the Year in North America. Big odds for Big Skewy Former Kiwi Big Skewy was a big upsetter at the Meadowlands in New Jersey over the weekend. The Sportswriter gelding had one win in this country for Scott Dickson before being exported in 2022. Now a seven-year-old he has won 22 races from 97 starts, his latest in 1:49.4 at The Big M, paying $94. Noms open for annual awards Nominations are now open for the Stablehand of the Year and Unsung Heroes awards. They will be announced at HRNZ’s annual awards at Addington Raceway in February. Stablehand of the Year candidates will be assessed on work attitude, going the extra mile, having the horse’s best interest at heart and overall performance. For more information contact courtney@hrnz.co.nz Changes to Rangiora trials The North Canterbury trials set down for this Thursday (Dec 12) and next Monday (Dec 16) have been cancelled due to track damage at Rangiora. A trial meeting will be held at Addington on Dec 18, starting at 10.30am. Nominations to Cameron Kirkwood (cameron@hrnz.co.nz) by 1pm on December 17. There will also be an additional trial meeting at Rangiora on January 3, 2025 starting at 11am. Nominations close 1pm on January 2. Club News : Cambridge The Dunstan Horse Feeds Battle of the Breeds has been confirmed for Cambridge Raceway on January 17,2025. The three discipline equestrian event in the infield will showcase retired standardbreds and thoroughbreds between races on Dunstan Horsefeeds Group 3 Waikato Trotting Breeders Stakes day. Teams will be selected by December 18. Cambridge Raceway will also run a Haras des Trotteurs Monte Trot on the same day. It will be a non tote event over a 1700m stand. Thanks to a generous sponsorship package from Haras des Trotteurs there will be a prize pool of $5000. For more info: Jo Ferguson 0211443709 or trackchatnz@gmail.com View the full article

Crystal Hackett’s having a week she’ll never forget across the Tasman. Today the talented junior turns 21, just a day after winning the second heat of the Australasian Young Drivers’ Championships (AYDC) in Sydney. She’ll mark her birthday with two more drives at Bathurst tonight, at 8.37pm and 10.03pm. Hackett’s competing in her third AYDC. Yesterday her win at Menangle came with Cabana. It was a Kiwi quinella, with Our Chiquitita and Sam Thornley second. “We were a day early and to drive a winner on my birthday would be special,” Hackett said last night, “but I’m pretty excited to win a race at Menangle, I watch races at Menangle most weeks and it’s always been a track I’ve wanted to drive at and to win here is pretty cool.” In the first heat Kerryn Tomlinson was the best placed of the Kiwis, finishing fifth with Fiftyshades Cresco. At the end of day one Hackett was joint second in the AYDC on 17 points, with Thornley fifth on 14 and Kerryn Tomlinson eighth on nine points. Standings (after two heats) : Jacob Duggan (Tasmania) 19 Ewa Justice (Victoria) 17 Crystal Hackett (New Zealand) 17 Will Rixon (New South Wales) 16 Sam Thornley (New Zealand) 14 Taleah McMullen (Queensland) 12 Josh Gallagher (New South Wales) 10 Kerryn Tomlinson (New Zealand) 9 Kyle Symington (Western Australia) 7 Corey Johnson (South Australia) 2 After tonight’s two heats at Bathurst the series heads to Penrith (Thursday) and then Newcastle (Friday) before finishing on Inter Dominion Finals night back at Menangle on Saturday. We will have regular updates on hrnz.co.nz and across our social media channels. View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Grand Prix Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024 Location: Eagle Farm Racecourse – Brisbane, Queensland Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1800m The Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes at Eagle Farm is one of Queensland’s premier racing events, showcasing the finest emerging three-year-olds in the state. Held annually at Eagle Farm Racecourse, this 1800-metre feature race has a rich history of producing future stars of Australian racing. Previously run at 2100m and 2200m, the Grand Prix Stakes is run at 1800m from 2024 onwards. Several Group 1 winners have come through the Grand Prix Stakes, with notable winners including Surround (1977), Kingston Town (1980), Hawkspur (2013), Gypsy Goddess (2021) and Kovalica (2022). Run for $300,000 in 2024, the next edition of the Grand Prix Stakes will be run on Saturday, December 14, 2024. 2024 Grand Prix Stakes betting odds 2024 Grand Prix Stakes odds are currently unavailable. 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Grand Prix Stakes News Kovalica demolishes Grand Prix rivals New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Smart staying three-year-old Kovalica gave favourite punters few concerns when he cruised to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Grand Prix … Read More Eagle Farm best bets & quaddie tips | December 17, 2022 Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Eagle Farm will host its Grand Prix Stakes Raceday this Saturday. 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Previous Grand Prix Stakes Fields 2023 Grand Prix Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Felix The Scat Tony Gollan Ryan Maloney 1 57kg 2 Encoder Lee Freedman Mark Du Plessis 10 57kg 3 Shy Guy Chris Waller Mark Du Plessis 3 57kg 4 Kirikan Chris Waller James Orman 5 57kg 5 Winsome Star John Symons & Sheila Laxon Jaden Lloyd 6 57kg 6 Imezaaki Bjorn Baker Ben Thompson 4 57kg 7 Supercrisp Rodney Ollerton Robbie Dolan 8 57kg 8 Sonofdec Jay Hopkins Martin Harley 9 57kg 9 Red Defcon Matt Kropp Samantha Collett 2 55kg 10 Chayse ‘N’ Adam Les Kelly Sean Cormack 7 55kg 2023 Grand Prix Stakes result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-Group-3-Sir-John-Monash-Stakes-08072023-Caulfield-Sigh.mp4 1st – Encoder (+1100) 2nd – Kirikan (+110) 3rd – Imezaaki (-166.67) Recent runnings of the Grand Prix Stakes: 2023: Encoder cracks the code Lee Freedman’s Gold Coast stable proved its staying prowess as Encoder triumphed in the $300,000 Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Damien Thornton, Encoder ($12) displayed his staying potential with a commanding win, defeating Chris Waller’s Kirikan ($6) by a length, with Imezaaki ($4.60) 1.5 lengths back in third. Managing owner David Azzopardi credited Freedman’s planning and focus on developing Encoder, a son of Encryption, into a formidable stayer—a plan that paid off in this Queensland Summer Carnival feature. 2022: Kovalica justifies favouritism Smart staying three-year-old Kovalica gave favourite punters few concerns when he cruised to victory in the 2022 Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm. Sent out $1.45 favourite, the Chris Waller-trained son of Ocean Park was allowed to find his feet by jockey James Orman, getting back to last in the eight-horse field before looping his rivals and proving a class above. 2021: Gypsy Goddess remains undefeated Kiwi-bred filly Gypsy Goddess dominated the Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm, extending her unbeaten streak to four wins. Trained by David Vandyke, the star filly also delivered Westbury Stud stallion Tarzino his first stakes victory. Backed as the $1.24 favorite, Gypsy Goddess cruised to a near four-length win under Stephanie Thornton, who barely needed to ask for an effort in the impressive performance. 2020: The Elanora continues winning run Strawberry Hill Stud’s home-bred colt, The Elanora, continued his winning streak with a determined victory in the $250,000 Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) at Eagle Farm. Raced in John Singleton’s iconic silks, the son of Redoute’s Choice added the Grand Prix Stakes to prior wins in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1600m) and a quality 3YO & 4YO race at Rosehill Gardens (1800m). Ridden confidently by Glen Boss, The Elanora held off Toscanini and Atonement to secure his spot among the leading three-year-old stayers despite still showing signs of greenness. Previous winners of the Grand Prix Stakes Grand Prix Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2023 Encoder Damien Thornton Lee Freedman 2022 Kovalica James Orman Chris Waller 2021 Gypsy Goddess Stephanie Thornton David Vandyke 2020 The Elanora Glen Boss Chris Waller 2019 (Dec) Chains Of Honour Mark Zahra Gerald Ryan 2019 (May) Fun Fact Michael Cahill Bjorn Baker 2018 Heavenly Thought Damian Lane Darren Weir 2017 Order Again Larry Cassidy Brian Smith 2016 Mackintosh Blake Shinn Chris Waller 2015 Upham Kerrin McEvoy Peter Moody 2014 Vilanova Nash Rawiller Chris Waller 2013 Hawkspur Jim Cassidy Chris Waller 2012 Brambles Brad Rawiller Peter Moody 2011 Turnitup Luke Nolen Peter Moody 2010 Kutchinsky Craig Newitt Tony Noonan 2009 Saint Minerva Craig Williams Alan Bailey 2008 Bell Academy Glyn Schofield Robert Heathcote 2007 Sirimione Michael Rodd Bart Cummings 2006 Ice Chariot Glenn Lynch Ron Maund 2005 Spuruson Anthony Pattillo Rodney Ollerton 2004 Reclaim Greg Childs Gerald Ryan 2003 Half Hennessy Scott Seamer Bede Murray 2002 Distinctly Secret Brian York Mark Walker 2001 Reenact Glen Colless Jack Denham 2000 Make Mine Magic Glen Colless Alan Bailey Grand Prix Stakes winners pre-2000 Grand Prix Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Conair 1998 Race Not Held 1997 Race Not Held 1996 Faience 1995 Perfect Bound 1994 Sky Watch 1993 Air Seattle 1992 In The Event 1991 Dorset Downs 1990 Stargazer 1989 Hidden Rhythm 1988 Race Not Held 1987 Finezza Belle 1986 Handy Proverb 1985 Our Sophia 1984 Librici 1983 So Good 1982 Our Planet 1981 Mr Cromwell 1980 Kingston Town 1979 Double Century 1978 Lefroy 1977 Surround 1976 Balmerino 1975 Lord Randolph 1974 Asgard 1973 Mighty Keys 1972 Latin Knight 1971 Mode Recommended! 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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners B.J. McLachlan Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024 Location: Eagle Farm Racecourse – Brisbane, Queensland Prize Money: $300,000 Distance: 1200m The B.J. McLachlan Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-old sprinters, hosted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Eagle Farm. The 1200m BJ McLachlan Stakes is run under set weight conditions and has undergone various name changes over the years, including being known as the Tommy Smith Slipper, before adopting its current title in 2009. In 2024, the race offers a total prizemoney pool of $300,000. Notably, recent winners like Coolangatta (2021) and Storm Boy (2023) have gone on to claim victory in the lucrative Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) following their success in the B.J. McLachlan Stakes. 2024 B.J. McLachlan Stakes betting odds B.J. McLachlan Stakes odds are currently unavailable. How to bet on the B.J. 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Previous BJ McLachlan Stakes Fields 2023 BJ McLachlan Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Storm Boy Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 5 57kg 2 Astapor Clinton Taylor Justin Stanley 1 57kg 3 Moet At Midnight Barry Lockwood Jaden Lloyd 2 57kg 4 Customized Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 7 57kg 5 Pisces James Cummings James Orman 4 57kg 6 Mishani Aloha Les Ross Ben Thompson 6 55kg 7 Poster Girl Chris Munce Robbie Dolan 3 55kg 2023 B.J. McLachlan Stakes result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagle-Farm-2023-Group-3-B.J.-McLachlan-Stakes-23122023-Storm-Boy-Gai-Waterhouse-Adrian-Bott-Adam-Hyeronimus.mp4 1st – Storm Boy (-222.22) 2nd – Poster Girl (+240) 3rd – Customized (NTD) Recent runnings of the B.J. McLachlan Stakes: 2023: Storm Boy a class above Magic Millions favorite Storm Boy showcased his class at Eagle Farm, overcoming a wide run to win the Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes. Despite local pressure and Rockhampton contender Astapor looming as a threat, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt, ridden by Adam Hyeronimus, dominated the six-horse field, finishing 2.5 lengths clear of runner-up Poster Girl. 2022: The Novelist books Magic Millions berth When Gai Waterhouse says to lead them on a merry dance, you listen. Jockey James Innes Jr did just that, guiding The Novelist to a wire-to-wire victory in the Group 3 BJ McLachlan (1200m) at Doomben, securing a shot at the Magic Millions. In a stunning upset, odds-on favourite Miss Coota tasted defeat for the first time. While punters backed her heavily, The Novelist ($4.20) took control early, with Melbourne jockey Craig Williams holding back the usually on-speed Miss Coota, turning the race on its head. 2021: Coolangatta shines in Brisbane Unbeaten filly Coolangatta tightened her grip on the Magic Millions Classic (1200m) with a commanding win in the Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes (1200m). Starting as the $1.30 favorite, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained two-year-old showed her class. After contesting the early speed, she settled into second before responding sharply to James McDonald’s call, cruising to a 2.25-length victory over runner-up Thelwell, with Swiss Exile in third. 2020: Alpine Edge digs deep to claim Group 3 honours Alpine Edge cemented his Magic Millions 2YO Classic credentials with a gritty win in the $250,000 Group 3 Magic Millions B.J. McLachlan Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm. Fresh off a debut win in the Phelan Ready Stakes, Alpine Edge faced tougher competition but proved his class in the key Magic Millions lead-up. Second favourite behind Chris Waller’s Shaquero, he surged late to edge out Baby Wong by half a length. While Subterranean over-raced early and battled on for third, Shaquero disappointed, finishing second last in the eight-horse field. Previous winners of the B.J. McLachlan Stakes B.J. McLachlan Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2023 Storm Boy Adam Hyeronimus Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 2022 The Novelist James Innes Jnr Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 2021 Coolangatta James McDonald Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2020 Alpine Edge Robbie Fradd Toby & Trent Edmonds 2019 King’s Legacy Kerrin McEvoy Peter & Paul Snowden 2018 Sun City James McDonald Tony McEvoy 2017 Meryl Christian Reith Lee Curtis 2016 Ours To Keep Damian Browne Chris Munce 2015 Zelady’s Night Out Jim Byrne Tony Gollan 2014 Mishani Honcho Chris Whiteley Les Ross 2013 Unencumbered Nathan Berry Bjorn Baker 2012 Miss Longstocking Damian Browne Liam Birchley 2011 Driefontein Tommy Berry Gai Waterhouse 2010 Military Grace Daniel Griffin Gillian Heinrich 2009 Military Rose Stathi Katsidis Gillian Heinrich 2008 (Dec) Paprika Shane Scriven Liam Birchley 2008 (Mar) She’s Meaner Jim Byrne Gai Waterhouse 2006 Miss Watagan Brad Stewart Gary Bein 2005 Master Archie Bobby El-Issa Paddy Cunningham 2004 Snitzel Glen Boss Gerald Ryan 2003 Oratorio Damien Oliver Lee Freedman 2002 How Funny Michael Pelling Gai Waterhouse 2001 Sunday Joy Michael Cahill Gai Waterhouse 2000 Shovoff Glen Boss Clarry Conners B.J. 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Hall of Fame trainers and University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program graduates Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert returned to the Global Symposium on Racing Dec. 10 to discuss career developments.View the full article

Technological changes on the immediate horizon for the racing industry won't be so much of the gee-whiz or sci-fi variety. Instead, they'll be more like much-needed ease-of-use and cumbersome-task-simplifying tools that are currently being built and driven by massive collections of data. Tuesday's Global Symposium on Racing hosted by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program in Tucson kicked off with Lisa Lazarus, the chief executive officer of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), articulating a significant data point–that as of Dec. 10, 2024, the fatality rate of Thoroughbreds under the Authority's jurisdiction has dipped to .88 per 1,000 starts so far in 2025, a decrease from 1.23 fatalities per 1,000 starts one year ago on the same date. Then, in a separate symposium discussion titled Artificial Intelligence (AI): Transformative Applications for Advancing Horse Racing, a group of experts from various fields underscored that while data is the building block, in order for it to be transformative, that information has to be put in a format where a computing system can sift and parse it properly. Then someone else (i.e. a software developer) must take that raw data output and present it to the end-user in a way that is useful. That end-user could be a regulator like HISA, or other stakeholders, like owners, trainers, veterinarians, racing office workers, bettors, or even the buyers of young horses at auction. Lazarus credited the Authority's growing database of 4 million veterinary records as being key to the decreased fatality rate. “The first couple years of HISA were building the foundation. It was like triage,” Lazarus said during a solo presentation titled HISA in 2025: A Look Ahead. “There was a lot to get done,” Lazarus continued. “We had to just get things up and running. But now we're at a point where we can take all of that work and everything that we've gotten from the industry, and give back to the industry in terms of information and products and really bringing the industry to the next level.” In terms of HISA's rulemaking and operations, Lazarus said, “we can start to be a lot more intentional about matching the data to the regulations.” That includes, Lazarus continued, “making sure we have regulations that are supported by the data and they make sense; that they are achieving the goal that we want, which is keeping horses and our riders safe.” Mark Midland, the co-founder and chief executive officer of the online site Horse Racing Nation (HRN), concurred, then riffed more broadly on the topic. “It really all starts with the data,” Midland said, explaining that once you have enough reliable data, you can build new tools to utilize it. Midland noted that although HRN primarily functions as a Thoroughbred news site, about three years ago its leaders wanted to delve more into data and how to apply it handicapping–and beyond. As examples of how HRN has branched out, Midland said his company has recently done data-driven studies on testing the accuracy of and automating the process of making morning-line odds (so that bettors can make better-informed choices), independently verifying veterinary studies of risk factors for injury (by inferring potential injuries based on non-veterinary pieces of data, like a horse's weight and speed figures), and by trying to predict the sales prices and eventual racing performance of young horses sold at auction. “The more data the industry collects, the more it's going to be available for everyone for more learning going forward,” Midland said. Kyle McDoniel, the president and chief operating officer of Equibase, moderated the AI panel. He gave a real-life example of the types of tools that industry participants want technology to deliver. “When I think about the racing secretaries' meeting we had [Monday], one of the conversations that we had was around how veterinarians are getting frustrated because there's a lot of paperwork involved now,” McDoniel said. “There's a lot less time with hands on horses. So, to think about how AI [could] just get some of that administrative paperwork out of the way and [make] it more efficient [to] get more people time to do the jobs that they love and are really most important.” Dr. Dionne Benson, the chief veterinary officer for The Stronach Group (TSG)'s 1/ST Racing, said that digitizing the daily minutiae of racing was the primary reason her employer developed the AI-driven product Racehorse 360. The product, Benson said, was trialed for a year at the now-closed Golden Gate Fields before coming online at Santa Anita Park four months ago. Racehorse 360 has uses for veterinarians, racing officials and horsemen, and TSG plans to roll it out to other tracks in its corporate portfolio in the near future. “Being the one who's out in the field, I just want my tablet. That's all I want to have to deal with,” Benson said, noting that the tool allows her easy access to looking up any of 50 separate injury-risk factors that might apply to any given horse in the database. Benson said she can then do an exam and transmit the results to the proper racing officials or regulators, all while adding to the existing database of a horse's records, which can even include archived videos of the horse in motion for future health-check comparisons. Lisa Lazarus | Nikki Sherman/Equi-Photo Lazarus said HISA even monitors data on itself. Lazarus said that it takes an average of 78 days from sample collection for HISA's equine drug-enforcement arm, the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU), to resolve a case. “That's better than it used to be under most state systems. But we still want to work to improve that number,” Lazarus said. In the near future, Lazarus said, “Instead of the labs reporting to HIWU and HIWU reporting to the veterinarians, there's going to be direct reporting from the labs to the regulatory veterinarians of results so that we can actually speed up this process. So that we improve, essentially, the time between sample collection and when the results come back, which is important.” Michael Novak, a software developer with racing experience, wants to bring efficiency to owners and trainers via AI. In January 2025, he'll be launching a product called Backstretch that will be able to instantly scan through multiple condition books nationwide to find races that instantly match criteria selected by users. “That's sort of the goal of a lot of software that I've been trying to build over the last 20 years, is really making software easier to use,” Novak said. “The experience about designing the interface and presenting exactly what the user needs when they need it is really powerful. And I think in terms of the software industry, you're always striving to make things easier. We don't always succeed at that. There's a lot of software that's very hard to use.” Speaking relative to horseplayers, Midland said the idea of automating a morning line–like HRN has been doing for Colonial Downs–isn't to put morning-linemakers out of work. Rather, it's for a track to be able to put out the most accurate assessment of probable odds as possible to the betting public, which is a tool that smaller-scale horseplayers need in the current age of computer-assisted-wagering entities that dominate America's pari-mutuel pools. “I think one of the problems with computer wagering today is the computer teams have all these tools, and the [smaller-scale] players have none,” Midland said, noting the lack of a “level playing field slanted against smaller bettors. “Right now, I don't think it's a fair fight, and I think that's a big challenge to the game,” Midland said. To try to gauge prices and future performance at horse auctions, Midland said the HRN data-crunchers recently fed 24 years of Keeneland sales information into a database, a process that took six weeks. “We're not horse buyers [but] we're talking to people, trying to understand [how values get put on horses],” Midland said. “And it seems like the owners that I've talked to, when they're going to the Keeneland sale [where there are] 4,000 yearlings, it's hard to know where to focus and which ones to look at to short-list.” Midland said, “We tried to undertake the question of performance. You know, 'Is this horse that's never raced going to be any good?' And there's a ton of data here.” From a data set containing 7,500 yearlings sold at Keeneland in 2018-19 and following how those horses' racing careers turned out, Midland's team determined the highest-priced Thoroughbreds weren't always the best performers. “We kind of see this as an inefficient market,” Midland said. “I guess that's probably not a total surprise to anyone. But it's a real opportunity, and we may come out with [yearling auction] 'draft picks.'” The post U of A Symposium: The Data is Out There. Now the Industry is Reaping its Benefits. appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Repole Stable's Fierceness has undergone hind ankle surgery, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher told the audience during a multiple-topic discussion at the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program's Global Symposium on Racing Dec. 10.View the full article