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Brown breaks new ground with 3YOs in Lion City Cup View the full article

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Kranji Mile tracknotes Thursday May 24 View the full article

Early scratching May 26 View the full article

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Juddmonte Farms' multiple stakes-winning filly Golden Mischief heads a field of six fillies in the 15th running of the $100,000 Winning Colors (G3) May 26 at Churchill Downs. View the full article

Are You Kidding Me will again take on a talented field of seven older horses in the $175,000 Eclipse Stakes (G2) May 26 as part of the Greenwood Stakes celebration at Woodbine. View the full article

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will induct 12 additional members in 2018 as Pillars of the Turf. The Pillars of the Turf below will join previously announced 2018 selections of horses Heavenly Prize and Preakness and trainer William Lakeland to be inducted at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Saratoga on Friday, Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m. The museum’s executive committee approved a measure to induct up to 12 additional members as Pillars of the Turf in 2018 and 2019 in order to address the sizable backlog of worthy candidates. The 2018 Pillars of the Turf are as follows: Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin (1828 – 1909), owner of champions Emperor of Norfolk and Los Angeles and one of the first major breeders in California. He also opened the original Santa Anita racetrack. August Belmont I (1813-1890), the extremely prominent New York-based owner, breeder and track operator involved in the opening of Jerome Park and Long Branch Race Track (eventually renamed Monmouth Park). Upon his death, Belmont’s vast Thoroughbred holdings were dispersed for a then record $639,500. His son August Belmont II purchased several of his father’s broodmares to begin his own breeding operation. Belmont II later built the original Belmont racetrack. Cot Campbell (born 1927), who began syndicating racehorses in 1969 and is considered the founding father of racehorse partnerships. His Dogwood Stable has raced more than 80 stakes winners, including 1990 GI Preakness S. hero Summer Squall. A member of The Jockey Club, Campbell received the Eclipse Award of Merit in 2012. Penny Chenery (1922-2017), who guided her family’s famed Meadow Stud in Virginia and most famously campaigned legendary racehorse and Hall of Famer Secretariat. Chenery remained a prominent fixture in the racing community until her death last September. John W. Galbreath (1897-1988), former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates who oversaw the construction of the new Aqueduct Racetrack and rebuilding of Belmont Park. A member of The Jockey Club, he was involved in the purchases of both Hialeah Park and Churchill Downs. He founded important Kentucky nursery Darby Dan Farm in 1949. Arthur B. Hancock, Sr. (1875-1957) Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky some 100 years ago and the nursery remains one of the world’s foremost Thoroughbred operations today. A perennial leading breeder, he imported significant breeding stock from Europe, and had a major hand in shaping the breed both domestically and internationally. Hal Price Headley (1888-1962), a Lexington, Ky native who took over the management of his family’s farms, Beaumont and La Belle, after graduating from Princeton in 1908. He would go on to become one of America’s most significant breeders, breeding the champions Alcibiades, Apogee, Menow and Askmenow. He was one of the original organizers of Keeneland Race Course, and was its first president from 1936 to 1951. Headley was involved in establishing the Breeders’ Sales Company, which later became part of Keeneland Association. John Morrissey (1831-1878), born in Ireland, began Thoroughbred racing in Saratoga. A bare-knuckle boxing champion who later became a Congressman and New York State Senator, amassed a fortune through gambling houses in New York City and the Saratoga area. He organized the first formal racing meet at Saratoga in 1863, and opened Saratroga Race Course the following year. Dr. Charles H. Strub (1884-1958) was a Hollister, CA dentist who partnered with filmmaker Hal Roach to develop the Los Angeles Turf Club and Santa Anita Park. Through innovations like the inauguration of the well-funded Santa Anita H.-known as the “Big Cap”-Californian racing rose to prominence under Strub’s leadership. Strub is credited with introducing to racing finish line cameras, electronic timing and electronic starting gates. William Collins Whitney (1841-1904), a politician who was introduced to racing by August Belmont II and John E. Madden, purchased his first racehorse in 1898 and had immediate success, winning the Belmont S. in 1899 with Jean Bereaud and the Epson Derby in 1901 with Volodyovski. He spearheaded the restoration of Saratoga Racecourse, promoted the relocation of New York’s premier yearling sale to Saratoga, and was also involved in the creation of Belmont Park. He bred three champions, and was instrumental in the establishment of Aiken, SC as a popular winter destination for racing stables. Harry Payne Whitney (1872-1930) followed in his father William Collins Whitney’s footsteps after purchasing much of the bloodstock from the dispersal of his late father’s holdings in 1904. The younger Whitney went on to develop one of the most successful racing and breeding operations in America, breeding 192 stakes winners and an incredible 20 champions. He was leading breeder 11 times and leading owner eight times. Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney (1899-1992), son of Henry Payne Whitney, carried on the Whitney family legacy in both polo and racing. He won the U.S. Open polo title three times and acquired his father’s breeding and racing stock in 1930, enjoying success with the likes of Equipoise, Top Flight, Phalanx and Counterpoint. He bred 176 stakes winners and five champions, and was one of the founders and first president of the National Museum of Racing. He was presented with an honorary Eclipse Award in 1984. The Pillars of the Turf committee is comprised of D. G. Van Clief (chairman), Edward L. Bowen, Bob Curran, Jane Goldstein, Ken Grayson, Jay Hovdey, G. Watts Humphrey, Bill Marshall, Daisy Phipps Pulito, Barry Schwartz, Mary Simon, Stella Thayer and Gary West. View the full article

Leslie’s Lady, the dam of four-time champion Beholder (Henny Hughes), Grade I-winning sophomore Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) and Grade I winner and top sire Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday), has been bred to Not This Time (Giant’s Causeway), Taylor Made Stallions announced Wednesday. One of the most influential broodmares in recent history, Leslie’s Lady has a yearling colt by Medaglia d’Oro and foaled a filly by American Pharoah this season. “Not This Time is a great-looking horse that was extremely talented,” said Fred Mitchell, owner of Leslie’s Lady. “The reports on his first foals this year have been excellent, and we wanted to get back to that sire line, which has been so successful.” Owned by his breeder, Albaugh Family Stables, for his racing career, Not This Time was a graded stakes winner at two and was a neck second to champion Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile) in the 2016 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The half-brother to MGISW Liam’s Map (Unbridled’s Song) was retired soon after with a soft tissue injury and entered stud in 2017 at Taylor Made. View the full article

The Charitable Impact Group, a non-profit organization benefitting human and equine welfare groups, and Daily Racing Form will host “Run For Glory,” a Belmont Stakes handicapping seminar Wednesday, June 6 to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and Thoroughbred Charities of America. Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, NBC racing analyst Randy Moss, and Daily Racing Form‘s Mike Watchmaker will assess Justify’s chances to become the 13th Triple Crown winner at the Cherry Valley Country Club, 28 Rockaway Ave., Garden City, NY, from 6:00-9:30 pm. Kenny Rice of NBC will serve as emcee, and jockeys including Junior Alvarado, Javier Castellano, Angel Cordero, Jr., Ramon Dominguez, Jose Ortiz, John Velazquez will offer their insights into the running of the race and their past experiences in the Belmont S. There will be live and silent auctions, live music, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Individual tickets are $150, while it’s $1200 to sponsor a table for eight. Tickets may be purchased at www.pdjf.org. Contact the PDJF at (630) 595-7660 or info@pdjf.org for special ticketing requests. “The CIG is extraordinarily grateful to the fans of and professionals within Thoroughbred racing for their compassion, generosity, and support for our mission of caring for injured jockeys and retired racehorses,” said CIG Board Member Pete Hester, MD. “I would like to sincerely thank the Charitable Impact Group for their hard work on behalf of so many charities, including those within the racing industry,” said PDJF Board Member John Velazquez. “The PDJF is a vital resource for these athletes who have given so much to our sport. We greatly appreciate this opportunity to heighten awareness of the PDJF and its mission.” “We are honored to have been selected as co-beneficiary of the Charitable Impact Group’s Belmont Stakes handicapping seminar,” said Erin Crady, executive director of TCA. “TCA’s grants to approved charities, working on behalf of Thoroughbreds and those who care for them, are only possible because of generous supporters like CIG.” View the full article

This race has often been used as a stepping stone to the G1 St James’s Palace S. and it could have even more import than usual this year with no outstanding miler having emerged from either the English or French 2000 Guineas. John Gosden had the unbeaten Without Parole engaged in the former until a minor setback ruled him out, so he is obviously held in high esteem by the trainer of the fifth-placed Roaring Lion (Kitten’s Joy). The fact that his trainer was thinking of letting the half-brother to the GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Tamarkuz (Speightstown) take his chance in such elevated company after only two wins in novice contests at Newcastle and Yarmouth says it all. “He has got a bit to prove, he won a nice novice at Yarmouth but he then bruised his foot and it was pretty nasty,” he explained. “That kept him off for a few days because he had an abscess with it. He’s a grand horse but he’s only had two runs in his life, he’ll be learning a lot. This horse is on an upward curve, he’s nowhere near where he’s going to be, so whether he shines or learns more, I don’t know. He’s well-entered and we have options over a mile and 10 furlongs.” TDN Rising Star Dream Today was second to Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Newmarket’s G3 Autumn S. over this trip in October and could have improvement in him along with Gabr who did best of all the unexposed types when fifth in the G1 Racing Post Trophy when last seen at Doncaster in October. View the full article

Since 2004, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chances Program at Wateree Correctional Facility in South Carolina has provided a home for over a hundred former racehorses and has trained nearly as many inmates to be grooms through Groom Elite’s onsite certification course. It’s a win-win for both horses and men: horses have a forever home if they need it, and inmate participation reduces the recidivism rate at Wateree from 40% among the population at large to 12% among program graduates. Sounds wonderful, right? How could a program like this fail to capture the imagination and pocketbooks of those in a position to help within our industry? As a freelance turf writer living in South Carolina, the more I learned about the Wateree program, the more evident it became that it is facing funding challenges threatening its ability not only to maintain current services, but to survive. Wateree is one of nine prisons who are part of TRF’s national Second Chances program, which cares for over 700 former racehorses. Wateree’s Second Chances program hoped to be self-sustaining and, until recently, it was. With the reduction of matching funds and the death of a major benefactor, Wateree has struggled to maintain past funding levels. With the assistance of TRF National, the program will be stepping up its fundraising efforts at both the national and local level. South Carolina is not a racing state, and aside from pockets of horsemen in Camden and Aiken, there seems to be little general awareness of the issue of rehoming off track Thoroughbreds. The aging herd at Wateree is becoming unadoptable and fewer inmates can be served due to lack of funds and fewer horses to care for. The program graduates certified grooms, but aside from the efforts of concerned individuals, there is minimal formal assistance with job placement. In an industry suffering from a shortage of trained, reliable help, this seems a shame. In an interview with a Wateree graduate released four years ago and currently looking for live-in work as a groom (I’ll call him Mike), I asked him what was the hardest thing he had to do in the Second Chances program. I expected an answer like, “confront a horse in a round pen for the first time,” or, “halter a horse in an open field.” Instead, Mike said, “The hardest thing I had to do was leave the horses. I wanted to go home, but I missed them. I still think about them. They helped me get through.” It truly astonished me that someone in prison might actually consider, even if just for a moment, staying there rather than leave horses he’s cared for behind. I’m guessing it’s a quality most trainers and farm managers would like to have in their barn. To me, Mike’s response captures the essence of what’s best in our sport: love for the horse, and desire to help the horse. Programs like Second Chances shouldn’t struggle for funding. It benefits racing and society at large for the Wateree program to continue. It benefits our industry for Groom Elite to train potential grooms, both inside and outside prison walls, to be as educated and professional as possible. There needs to be a well funded, secure place in the OTTB aftercare spectrum for unadoptable horses, who deserve loving homes as much as those with the talent and ability to thrive in successful second careers. Although funding is of course the primary need, the Wateree program could also profit from creative and energetic brainstorming among those with experience and connections in the industry on how to help it not just survive, but flourish. Both horses and men deserve a second chance, and it’s up to us to make sure they get it. For more information on Wateree’s Second Chances program, please visit here. If you are interested in hiring a Wateree graduate or wish to contribute funds, ideas or time to the Wateree program, please contact William Cox at wcox@thesavagefirm.com or visit www.trfinc.org. Mary Perdue View the full article

Long dirt division begins May 26 with Salvator Mile at Monmouth. View the full article

The British Horseracing Authority is looking for ways to improve the overall welfare strategy of post-racing care of racehorses by improving horse tracking from birth to death, Racing Post reported on Wednesday evening. David Sykes, who is the BHA’s Director of Equine Health and Welfare, views traceability as one of the key initiatives required to improve horse welfare, with the information collected to be kept in a BHA database. Currently, a 30-day foal notification, which came into effect in 2018, will improve data collection. Plans are being drawn up to work with Retraining of Racehorses for a system of accredited centres for retraining and rehoming. “As an industry, we have a responsibility as we breed horses to go racing and we need to recognise that still remains in finding appropriate outcomes for those horses afterwards,” Sykes told Racing Post on Wednesday. “There are private retraining and rehoming facilities we have no regulation over, and we don’t wish to, but we’d like to have discussions about their part in that industry and come to an agreement whereby they voluntarily give us details about the next stage of the movement after racing.” As part of the initiative to improve horse welfare, a traceability survey was sent out to trainers, which received 221 replies. Owners will also be contacted to provide feedback in the future. Added Sykes, “We’d also like to know where young horses have been before they get to licensed yards, and the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association understands it will be part of the process. It’s not only important from a traceability and anti-doping perspective, but also in terms of the movement of horses after Brexit has been completed.” View the full article

Ruis Racing's Bolt d'Oro will be pointed to the $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1) June 9 on Belmont Stakes Day, marking his first appearance since running 12th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). View the full article

Barring any more political or legislative bumps in the road, the new target date for opening up a sports book at Monmouth Park is the second week in June. But while the focus has been on Monmouth, a handful of other states with racing are poised to begin accepting sports wagering as well, and some are very close. In fact, there is some speculation that Delaware Park, and not Monmouth, could be the first Thoroughbred track to take single-game sports bets. With laws having already been passed in Delaware, West Virginia and Pennsylvania to allow sports betting, experts predict those states will fall closely in line behind New Jersey. Mississippi is also close to opening sports books, but there are no racetracks in that state. While several other states are expected to eventually legalize and open sports books, most need to still clear political and legislative hurdles before being able to do so. A look at the three racing states, beyond New Jersey, that are ready to go with sports betting and what that may mean for racing there: 1) Delaware: Delaware was in a unique position in that it already had a limited legal form of sports wagering prior to the Supreme Court striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act as unconstitutional. Delaware’s racetracks–Delaware Park and the harness tracks Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway–have been allowed to take parlay bets on sporting events, but not single game wagers. Because the limited form of sports betting already existed in the state, Delaware’s Governor and Attorney General have announced that they see no reason they cannot implement full-fledged sports betting as soon as possible. No date has been given as to when the racetracks will be allowed to start taking sports bets but expectations are they will be up and running before the end of June. There are no standalone casinos in Delaware. Delaware’s horse racing industry is also well-positioned to benefit from sports betting because Delaware is the only state where sports betting laws are in place that require part of the profits to go to purses. According to Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association President Bessie Gruwell, 9.6% of the revenue from the parlay bets go to purses and that will not change for single-game bets, which are much more popular with gamblers than the parlays. “One thing I will say about the State of Delaware, once we started with the video lottery terminals, we’ve been fortunate enough that we also share in table game revenue and sports wagering revenue,” she said. “The only things we don’t share in are lottery and keno. The State of Delaware has certainly recognized the horseman as a partner. It’s the state, the horsemen and the casinos.” Gruwell says she has no idea what to expect when it comes to how much money will be pumped into the purse account through sports betting and says she has heard estimates that range from the same $500,000 cut from the parlay bets they currently receive to $10 million. She also speculates that, over time, the money will go down. “I think this will mean better days are ahead for Delaware Park for a two to three-year period,” she said. “That’s because we’re going to be up and running before some other states. Then I think we’ll have the same thing happen that happened to our casino. We had a good solid 10 years where our only competition was Atlantic City. Once Philadelphia and Maryland came on board, we really got saturated.” West Virginia: West Virginia passed the West Virginia Sports Lottery Wagering Act in March. The law permits the state’s five gaming facilities, which include Charles Town and Mountaineer Park, to offer sports betting under the lottery’s oversight. The state is now formulating rules and regulations covering sports betting and the plan is for it to be up and running in the Mountaineer State by the beginning of the NFL season. As is the case with most states that have passed sports betting legislation, there is nothing in the legislation that requires the track owners or casinos to give any money to purses. Charles Town is owned by Penn National Gaming and Mountaineer is owned by Eldorado Resorts. Though neither company has any incentive to push some of the sports betting profits into racing, Randy Funkhouser, president of the Charles Town HBPA, remains hopeful that track owners will put some of the money into purses, calling it “the right thing to do.” “I don’t know what they plan to do,” Funkhouser said. “It was years ago when [Penn National] came and bought Charles Town and the horsemen got behind them. There were some problems with the previous owners. We welcomed them and we worked hard to make it happen. Since then, they have been extremely successful here. I know corporations are not eager to part with their monies, but people have worked very hard to give them the opportunity to run a successful business at Charles Town. This has always been the cash cow and they need try to help the horsemen who have really suffered terribly over the last few years. That’s the way I run my business and so do most horsemen. If they do well, they share the wealth. We’re not asking for huge amounts, but would like something to get our purse levels back to where people can make a living.” Charles Town, like all racinos, is also about to faced with a new problem once sports betting is unveiled. If the horsemen get cuts from all the other casinos games and not from sports bets, what happens if sports betting siphons money away from slots, etc.? “Yes, that’s a worry,” Funkhouser said. “Any time you put another form of gambling underneath the same roof, you’re certainly taking away from the other forms of gambling. That’s just the way it is.” And while Funkhouser hopes that Penn National will help out the horsemen even though it is not obligated to do so, he is realistic about that being a longshot. “I’m a little bit dubious because corporations are greedy people,” he said. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania legalized sports betting when it passed a bill in 2017 allowing for a widespread expansion of gaming throughout the state. According to Sal DeBunda, the president of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, sports betting will not take place in the state until the Gaming Control Board issues a set of rules and regulations. There is no timetable on when that will happen. Another problem is that Pennsylvania’s laws call for what is an extremely high tax rate (36%) on the winnings from sports betting and a $10 million fee to be awarded a license. By comparison, the tax rate on sports bets in Nevada is 6.75%. That has led to speculation that the Pennsylvania tracks and casinos will not open sports books until being able to negotiate more reasonable fees and taxes. But DeBunda believes the tracks will not wait and will open sports books as soon as possible. There are few, if any, signs that sports betting will be a boon to Pennsylvania racing. When it comes to gaming, the purse account gets money from slot machines only, and every time a new form of gambling has been approved in the state, the horsemen have not been able to negotiate a cut. “The legislature in Pennsylvania doesn’t seem to understand how important it is to keep racing going,” DeBunda said. “They’re saying the money is going to sheiks and things like that, when nothing could be further from the truth. You have a legislature that thinks we’re getting too much already and then we have more problems all the time because they keep approving new forms of gambling to compete with us. A lot of things are coming together at once and it gives us worry about the long-term effects on Pennsylvania horse racing.” DeBunda believes there is a finite amount of money that people will wager in the state and that the pie is not growing. Rather, with so much gaming expansion in Pennsylvania, the slices are getting smaller. With virtually no chance that money from sports betting will go toward purses, his biggest hope is that sports betting won’t take away money from slots play, which is the major funding mechanism for purses. “Whether it’s from slots, table games, sports betting, whatever, what we need from the state is a guarantee, a floor,” he said. “I don’t really care where the money comes from. So far as the revenue we get, we need a floor so that people know the minimum amount of money available. To me, that would be the best thing that could happen, because then we can give a message to the breeders and owners that these are the parameters and Pennsylvania is a place where you have a good chance to run a profitable business.” View the full article

Paddy Power Betfair, the parent company of TVG and Betfair U.S., has reached an agreement to combine its stateside business with FanDuel, a leading daily fantasy sports operator, it was announced Wednesday. According to Peter Jackson, CEO of Paddy Power Betfair, the transaction is designed to strengthen the opportunities of both entities to target the prospective U.S. sports betting market. “We are excited to add FanDuel to the [Betfair] Group’s portfolio of leading sports brands,” Jackson said. “This combination creates the industry’s largest online business in the U.S., with a large sports-focused customer base and an extensive nationwide footprint.” Upon the completion of the deal, Paddy Power Betfair will own 61% of the combined business, with existing FanDuel investors owning 39%. Paddy Power Betfair currently has a strong foothold in New Jersey–which is expected to begin hosting sports wagering in the coming weeks–through TVG and its Betfair Casino. View the full article

A group of reportedly known figures with stakes in the horse racing industry have combined to invest in the British Tote. The group, known as Alizeti Capital and headed by former Merrill Lynch trader Alex Frost, has reached a deal with Betfred to buy 25% of the Tote, with the option of an increased investment over a period of three to five years and eventually a complete takeover, according to Racing Post. Betfred bought the Tote for £265-million in 2011. “I’m tremendously excited about our shared vision for a truly iconic brand within the sport of horseracing, and for where the Tote can go next–domestically and on a global stage,” Frost told Racing Post. “Our supporters are dedicated racing people who, collectively, own and train more than 1,000 racehorses worldwide, and we’re excited and determined to work together for the Tote. This is a defining moment for the future funding structure of British racing.” “We want the Tote to help secure racing’s finances for generations to come and I’m looking forward to sharing our progress with race fans about new products and technologies in due course.” Frost said Alizeti is also in talks with Britbet, a pool-betting collaborative between 55 of the country’s racecourses, about a partnership. There has been concerns about the splitting of pools between the Tote and Britbet. View the full article

Three-time Grade I/Group 1-winning sprinter Mind Your Biscuits (Posse) has been sold to Teruya Yoshida’s Shadai Farm in Japan, where he will stand after being retired from racing, trainer Chad Summers confirmed Wednesday. The story was first reported by Thoroughbred Racing Commentary. The 5-year-old chestnut, voted New York-bred Horse of the Year in 2016, is best known for winning back-to-back renewals of the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen the past two years. “They approached us last summer at Saratoga and had some representatives come look at the horse and liked him,” Summers said. “Over the wintertime, [bloodstock agent] Eugenio [Colombo] stayed in touch with us. When we won in Dubai again this year, they came and made us an offer, which I turned down. Then they made us another offer, which I took.” Unraced since his Meydan heroics, Mind Your Biscuits is scheduled to make his return in the GI Metropolitan H. on the GI Belmont S. undercard June 9, a stepping stone on the way to the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs in November. He finished third in that event last year and second the previous fall. His specific path beyond the Met is undetermined. “It’s all going to be up to him,” Summers said. “I think he’s going to love Churchill Downs, we’re excited about that, but from the Met Mile to the Breeders’ Cup, how we get there is going to be kind of a wait-and-see approach. We’re all in on the Met Mile and it’ll depend on the outcome of that race where we go in the future.” Summers also added that plans beyond the Breeders’ Cup aren’t set, but that this will probably be Mind Your Biscuits’s final campaign of racing. “That decision will be made at the end of the year, but more than likely he’ll go to stand stud over there,” he said. “They’re excited about that, but the decision will be made by Mr. Yoshida and the Shadai team.” View the full article

Actress, horsewoman and horse welfare advocate Bo Derek will join the board of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Derek served as the California Horse Racing Board commissioner from 2008 and 2015. She will attend her first DMTC board meeting Thursday, July 19-one day after Del Mar’s summer meet begins. “We are absolutely delighted to have a woman of Bo’s background and stature join us at Del Mar,” said DMTC’s CEO Joe Harper. “She brings a lifetime of knowledge and a world of care and concern for the horse with her and that puts her right in line with our priorities here. She’ll be a wonderful addition to our leadership ranks.” Derek added, “I am very happy to be joining the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club,” Derek said. “They are my favorite people in horse racing and I’m glad to join in as they continue to elevate the sport that I love.” View the full article

The Singapore Turf Club edges back toward the international spotlight after a two-year hiatus as runners from Hong Kong and New Zealand contest the May 26 Kranji Mile against 10 locals. View the full article

The Singapore Turf Club edges back toward the international spotlight after a two-year hiatus as runners from Hong Kong and New Zealand contest the May 26 Kranji Mile against ten locals. View the full article

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Pillars of the Turf Committee has elected 12 members to the Hall of Fame. View the full article

Courgette (Aus) (Charge Forward {Aus}), the dam of last year’s G1 Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain {Aus}), heads a pair of late entries to next week’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. Consigned by Yarraman Park, the 10-year-old mare will be offered in foal to that farm’s I Am Invincible (Aus). She Will Reign is the mare’s first foal, and she has had yearlings sell the past two seasons for A$425,000 and A$325,000. Courgette is joined as a late entry by Blue Sky Premium Consignment’s recent Doomben stakes-winning 3-year-old Torvill (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}). Torvill was also second to Shoals (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) in the G1 Surround S. in March. Courgette will be offered as the last horse through the ring on May 31, while Torvill will be the last offering on May 29. View the full article