Wandering Eyes

After securing the Cranbourne Cup, Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) will be given the opportunity to make it back-to-back prestigious country cups with his next start in the Listed $500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Price is eagerly anticipating Globe having his first start over 2000 metres, as he thinks that’s the trip where he will make his mark in 2025. “I think 2000m for him won’t be a drama. That’s a good way for him to finish his spring campaign,” Price said. “He will have done a good job this campaign and we can reset for the autumn and that could be Sydney and Melbourne.” “I’m pretty confident he will get 2000m, but he’s going from 1600m to 2000m in two weeks. If he gets grabbed late, so be it,” Price said. He said Globe had had two starts over 1800m for two wins and he was looking forward to him racing over 2000m. Price pointed out that Globe, although a six-year-old gelding, has only had nine starts, for five wins, and he is treating him as a slow-maturing Kiwi-type. The co-trainer said with Globe’s rating of 100 he can still plot a path next year into some good ratings races with the right prizemoney. “I’m not in a big hurry to throw him into a Group 1One race. I enjoy winning with him. He will run in black-type races and down the track he could end up in a Group One,” Price said. He missed a lot of racing due to problems, which we couldn’t foresee, but he’s been given the chance to mature.” The co-trainer said it was a momentous effort for Globe to win the Cranbourne Cup as he wasn’t suited by the tight-turning circuit. “Cranbourne was never going to be his perfect track for such a big horse. He will be much better suited on the spacious Ballarat circuit,” Price said. Price said it was a proud moment for the stable with Globe getting back to his best to win the Cranbourne Cup after the gelding. “What he did was exactly what you wanted to see. He’s right back to his best after a period where we had several setbacks,” he said. Price gave backing-up Globe in the Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield some consideration, but thought he would be better off waiting another week and not running on another tight-turning track. Meanwhile, Price said his star horses such as First Settler and Warmonger were still spelling but will return to work soon. View the full article

Southern stayer Capo Dell Impero (NZ) (Ghibellines) retained his title as the king of Cromwell on Sunday, going back-to-back in the feature event of the carnival, the Happy Hire Cromwell Cup (2030m). The son of Ghibellines was successful in the race 12 months ago defeating Jon Ol Rocco, and coming into this year’s edition, the pair were both tasked with the 60kg topweight, an impost decreased on Capo Dell Impero by Ruvanesh Muniandy’s three-kilogram claim. Capo Dell Impero drew barrier three and swiftly got in the trail of his stablemate Burgie and Jon Ol Rocco, settling three-back on the fence. Patsys Lass was positive from the outset and dictated the early pace, stacking up the field before they fanned wide turning for home. Muniandy had been biding his time on Capo Dell Impero and had plenty to do at the 300m, but the gelding was all class, powering between Jon Ol Rocco and Noble Knight to take the Cup by three-quarters of a length. In his second season of race-riding, Wingatui-based Muniandy was delighted to pick up a prized local race in front of a big crowd. “It’s very exciting, I’m really happy with that,” he said. “It was my first time riding at Cromwell last year, and this is my first win here. “I wanted to follow the stablemate (Burgie) into the straight, then I went to Plan B. When I asked him to run, he just keeps sprinting, he’ll never stop and never give up.” The Good 3 surface had been well-suited to the seven-year-old, who is trained by Brian and Shane Anderton. “That was a great run, he’s always carrying a lot of weight and at the corner today I thought we may have been a bit far back, so it was a pretty good effort to get there,” Shane Anderton said. “He’s always got a good finish on him, the three kilos today made a big difference and was probably the winning of the race. “In the end, he got a nice run and he hit the line really strong. It was great.” The victory was Capo Dell Impero’s eighth from 32 starts, taking his career earnings over $230,000. His rating prior to the Cromwell meeting was 92, meaning races such as the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m) are on the radar of the Andertons going forward. “He’s hard placed in the handicaps so we’re going to have to pick some nice races,” Shane Anderton said. “A race like the White Robe later on possibly, and some other nice races in the autumn, we’ll just pick our way through.” Out of a two-win Gallant Guru mare Gallant Babe, Capo Dell Impero is an older full-brother to stablemate Mayor Of Norwood, who has won four races and over $130,000. The family also includes Patrick Erin, winner of the Gr.1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) and Gallant Boy, a winner of 15 races including the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m). View the full article

Talented North Canterbury galloper Tumuch (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) showed his class at Cromwell on Sunday, going against the pattern of the day to claim the KB Contractors Open (1400m). A member of the in-form John and Karen Parsons stable, who picked up their fifth winner of the two-day carnival, Tumuch came into the contest as a scorching $1.70 favourite, reflective of his recent form with two top performances over New Zealand Cup Week behind Mazzucato and The Entertainer. Having just his 13th start and ninth with Leah Hemi in the saddle, Tumuch showed little early pace and settled at the tail of the field and three-wide early. Riding with confidence, Hemi was patient and allowed the gelding to find the rail before tracking wide on the turn, and despite the course typically favouring front-runners, Tumuch stormed down the outside and was far too good, taking the win by 1 – ¼ lengths to Tap ‘n’ Go and Firoden. The Parsons watched Tumuch from home in Balcairn and they couldn’t have been happier with the son of Satono Aladdin. “The performance was second-to-none today,” Karen Parsons said. “We didn’t expect him to be that far back, but anyway, that’s okay. Our only plan for him now is to have a nice week off down there. “I’m very crook and John stayed home to look after me, but watching the horses, it’s been amazing.” The five-year-old is owned by John Parsons alongside Peter Lyons, and he has now recorded four wins and $117,130 in stakes in a light career. The Parsons have had a multitude of success with the gelding’s family, with his dam, an unraced Captain Rio mare Pamela Place, a half-sister to former stable stalwart Camino Rocoso, a winner of 15 races including the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m). El Ultimo, a full-brother to Tumuch, also broke his maiden on the first day of the Cromwell Carnival. View the full article

All 28 overseas raiders are settling in at Sha Tin, while The Boom Box makes an instant impression.View the full article

In-form trainer moves into second in the premiership thanks to wins from Sing Dragon, Talents Ambition and My Wish.View the full article

Consistent sprinter backs up from Wednesday win to seal Sunday three-timer for top local jockey.View the full article

It's not yet nine o'clock and the office is almost empty, as good as new. Pascal Bary saw his last horses leave the day before, and he's offering one of his last employees their pick of the framed victory photos still displayed on a shelf. Almost 45 years after obtaining his licence, the trainer with six French Derbys to his name is packing his bags. The yard is still bustling because his boxes will now be occupied by Mario Baratti, who is steadily climbing the ranks of Chantilly trainers today and has filled the stalls that his predecessor had emptied over the weeks. It's just as well. “The horses in the boxes of this stable today are no longer mine, but the yard remains full, lively, so that's okay,” explains Bary. “It's great! I love the horse as an animal. I need them. To see them, to touch them, to take them out, to breathe them in. I can't imagine not seeing them any more. There will always be horses in my life.” Over the past few years, Bary has gradually reduced his activity. He sold his annex yard, going from 120 horses at the peak of his career in the 2000s to around 40. The number of his runners has continuously decreased and, with it, the number of winners too. The announcement of his retirement will therefore not have surprised his Chantilly neighbours. The French public may not have had time to notice, preoccupied as it is with the winner of the next tiercé. The career of a great trainer, barring unforeseen circumstances, often goes gently into the good night. In the last two years, only Feed the Flame (Kingman), winner of the G1 Grand Prix de Paris in 2023, then third this year in the G1 Prix Ganay and the Coronation Cup before finishing second in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, has kept him at the top. He was unfortunately pulled up in the G2 Qatar Prix Foy while preparing for a second Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It's an exit from the track that is both cruel and unfair, as much for the class of the horse as for the trainer and his owner, Jean-Louis Bouchard. However, Pascal Bary's decision to stop his activity came a little earlier. “I really started thinking about it after Feed the Flame's Grand Prix de Paris,” he confides. “I told myself that the horse would have a good four-year-old season and that afterwards, I could leave.” The charm of entrepreneur Jean-Louis Bouchard's silks, dark green with pink epaulettes, worked almost to the end. Together, he and Bary won four Prix du Jockey Clubs with Celtic Arms (1994), Ragmar (1996), Dream Well (under the colours of Maria Niarchos, breeder of the colt and partner with Jean-Louis Bouchard) then Blue Canari (2004), who would win the very last edition of the French Derby when run over 2,400m before its shortening to 2,100m, still in force today. With the exception of Dream Well, none of these horses had great success at stud, which did not diminish their trainer's admiration. “Most of Jean-Louis Bouchard's colts were chosen and bought, with the help of Gérard Larrieu, for this race, during their careers,” he explains. “Celtic Arms was a very good horse. He had run in the Morny at two, then won the Condé, and the Lupin before the Jockey Club, but he had no pedigree. As for Ragmar, he was beaten by a short-head at two in the Critérium de Saint-Cloud by Polaris Flight, whom he beat, again by a nose, in the Jockey Club the following year. These two horses, six months apart, ran true to their respective form. Ragmar was a real racehorse. The horses from the Niarchos family or Khalid Abdullah, on the other hand, were primarily homebreds. It's not the same perspective. It is also thanks to Dream Well's victory that I received foals from the Niarchos family afterwards. Until then, after François Boutin, they were mainly dispatched in Britain. It was Dream Well that brought us together.” Training is instinctive, you can't learn it.There is experience, of course, and a lot of observation The legacy of François Boutin, with whom Pascal spent nearly four years after a season with Sir Mark Prescott and before setting up on his own, does not shine through this remarkable series of successes in the Prix du Jockey Club. Indeed, after numerous places, the previous trainer of the Niarchos family only won one edition of the French Derby, in 1993, a few months before his parting, thanks to Hernando. However, in the 11 years that followed, Bary saddled five Jockey Club winners, then none for 14 years, until 2018 with Study of Man. One could seek in this gap a difficulty in adapting to the new distance of the race, but it is undoubtedly rather a circumstance corollary to the stable organisation, and not a consequence of it: a trainer makes do with what he gets. Moreover, in the meantime, Divine Proportions (2005) and Senga (2017) also won the G1 Prix de Diane (also run over 2,100m). One season, in 2004, Pascal Bary had in his yard, that is to say at the foot of his house, three champions: Six Perfections, Denebola and Divine Proportions, soon replaced by the phenomenal Natagora. The eleven Classic winners saddled by Bary, with the Royal-Oak of Ice Breeze, winner of this French St Leger in 2017, and the Poules d'Essai des Pouliches (French 1,000) of Bluemamba (2000) and Divine Proportions (2005), should not overshadow Pascal Bary's remarkable success with juveniles, which was the signature of François Boutin, and before him of his own apprenticeship master, Étienne Pollet. Moreover, it was with an extraordinary two-year-old that Bary's career really took off. In 1982, he saddled the two-year-old Deep Roots, winner of the G1 Prix Morny at Deauville in the colours of Corine and Patrick Barbe. The colt was one of the three yearlings he received the previous autumn… “I started with a runner in a claiming race in my father's colours who was immediately claimed!” he laughs. “I also ran a lot of claimers, especially with Jean-Louis Bouchard. It was a very fun time. There were many more claimers on the French programme than today. When I started, I never imagined for a moment winning so many races. Well, it didn't even cross my mind. And then afterwards, things happened gradually. With Deep Roots, there was no need to ask any questions. He won his first race easily. Then, he was demoted to third place in the Prix du Bois. Then we were narrowly beaten in the Papin and he won the Morny. A pretty straightforward path, really. He was a super racehorse, a real two-year-old. I hadn't really asked myself the question, but I was training for that, to win big races.” And to win big races, you certainly need good horses, but you also need to know how to handle them, which is not written in any manual of the perfect trainer, which, it seems, does not exist anyway… “Training is instinctive, you can't learn it,” he says. “There is experience, of course, and a lot of observation. Both on the track and in the box, all the time. It's a job that prevents you from doing anything else. You don't have the time because a horse's career involves thousands of little details to sort out. Yet, while being omnipresent, you have to try to keep some perspective. If it's not going well, wait. Adapt and try to understand. The faster you understand them, the less you need to work them, and the less you damage them. Horses don't all need the same routine, but they do need a routine. They need a routine that is their own. So I've spent my life worrying about the details, for every one of them. I arrived first in the yard, I left last, and I loved every bit of it. I still love it, but I don't have the same energy any more. It's a demanding job, and I was lucky to have a good family environment, a very balanced life. I didn't need anything else.” Bary with Study Of Man, his sixth Prix du Jockey Club winner | Scoop Dyga With a record like his, it would be unbecoming of Pascal to mention regrets, but what emerges from his reflections today is a satisfaction which, at the moment of changing his life, is unusual, and yet not feigned. “Because everything seemed easy to me, from the beginning,” he explains. “I loved my job and I started training easily. Sometimes you have doubts, but overall, I've had the best job in the world. I'm at home, among my horses, it's like a dream to wake up here with Denebola, Six Perfections, Divine Proportions, Blue Canari in your boxes… Seeing them every morning, coming back from Deauville with half the catalogue about to head into your yard, it's more work, but these are great moments. Our environment has changed, of course, and if I'm no longer fashionable, I still work the same way. Besides, that's probably one of the reasons why I'm stopping: because I don't want to change. Sir Mark Prescott, from whom I learned the basics of the trade – and English! – probably hasn't changed much in his way of working either! Maybe I should, but I don't want to, I don't need to.” Back outside, Mario Baratti's staff are doing their work and Pascal Bary is settling the final details of his departure. Even once his horses have left, there are still many details to be settled before the big departure. Despite everything, the sun is shining, everything is gleaming, and it's a bad day to be sad. “Yesterday, the weather was bad, but today, it's magnificent, look!” says Bary, pointing to the garden, the high hedge, the horses passing behind, in a small wood, and beyond, barely visible under a winter-blue sky, the vast expanse of Les Aigles. We understand better then why Pascal he to stay a few more years in the house at the yard, why he says of his career that it unfolded “like a dream”. The next day, however, for his departure to a house dear to him in the Dordogne, snow began to fall on the northern half of France, and notably on Chantilly. The road south like a blank page for Pascal to write a new story. The post ‘It Was Like a Dream’: Pascal Bary Reflects on Storied Career appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rider Penalties J Doyle | Te Aroha 27 November; failed to make weight; fined $100. S Khetoo | Central Otago 29 November; careless riding; suspended 2-7 December inclusive. M McNab | Auckland 30 November; careless riding; suspended 8-13 December inclusive. G Rooke | Auckland 30 November; careless riding; suspended 8-13 December inclusive. H Grace | Wanganui 30 November; careless riding; suspended 8-15 December inclusive. L Kauri | Wanganui 30 November; use of whip; fined $250. W Pinn | Wanganui 30 November; broke riding engagement; fined $200. L Kauri | Wanganui 30 November; medical clearance required. B Murray | Otago 1 December; careless riding; suspended 2-7 December inclusive. B May | Otago 1 December; use of whip; suspended 8-14 December inclusive. Trainer Penalties N Mitchell | Central Otago 29 November; neglect in saddling; fined $400. E Turner | Central Otago 29 November; late rider declaration; fined $50. B & R Foote | Te Aroha 27 November (heard Auckland 30 November); used an unlicensed person; fined $100. T Rae | Otago 1 December; incorrect gear; fined $100. Horse Penalties FLEMING | Te Aroha 27 November; late scratching after becoming fractious in barrier; must complete trial. ROCKBURN | Levin 28 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. WAIHAHA FALLS | Levin 28 November; lame; veterinary clearance required. SHE’S AN ACE | Central Otago 29 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. CIRCUS TRIX | Auckland 30 November; difficult to load; must complete trial. THE STORYTELLER | Auckland 30 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. PERFECT JUNE | Wanganui 30 November; lame; veterinary clearance required. ITS DORIS | Wanganui 30 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. NOM DE PLUME | Wanganui 30 November; cardiac arrhythmia; veterinary clearance required. WHO’S COMPLAININ | Wanganui 30 November; dislodged rider in preliminary; stood down until further notice. General Race 8 at Wanganui JC meeting of 30 November was abandoned due to lack of an ambulance vehicle. The post 25 November – 1 December 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

What Tamworth Races Where Tamworth Jockey Club – 28 Britten Rd, Taminda NSW 2340 When Monday, December 2, 2024 First Race 1:55pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Tamworth Jockey Club is the destination for a seven-race meeting on Monday afternoon in country NSW. Showers are forecast for the region on the weekend, but a 32 degree day is forecast for raceday, meaning the Soft 5 rating at the time of acceptances is likely to remain. The rail sticks to its true position, with the first race set to jump at 1:55pm AEDT. Best Bet at Tamworth: All Hunky Dory Former Hong Kong galloper All Hunky Dory looks poised to strike first-up from a long spell. The lightly-raced four-year-old gelding has not been seen in almost three and a half years, but his recent trial work leading into this run suggests he is going good enough to break maiden ranks. He finished second at Happy Valley at his last fresh run, and with Jean Van Overmiere likely to have All Hunky Dory stalking the speed throughout, he should prove too good on his Australian debut. Best Bet Race 3 – #1 All Hunky Dory (1) 8yo Gelding | T: Adam Duggan | J: Jean Van Overmiere (59kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Tamworth: Judge Jack Judge Jack put three lengths on his rivals at the Tamworth 1200m when on debut on November 5 and can go on with the job as he steps up to the 1400m. The three-year-old gelding was too good for a weak maiden, but the way he put his rivals away suggests their may be a bit of class under his bonnet. Mollie Fitzgerald will look to land a forward position from barrier 10, and as long as the pair do not get caught wide in running, Judge Jack can keep his unbeaten record intact. Next Best Race 4 – #6 Judge Jack (10) 3yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Mollie Fitzgerald (a0) (57.5kg) Bet with BlondeBet Best Value at Tamworth: Star Bling The Lou Mary-trained Star Bling put in an eye-catching run at Scone on November 11 after making up a stack of ground from the rear of the field. Drawn barrier four on Monday, Mikayla Weir has the opportunity to settle a touch closer to the speed. If the Star Turn progeny can replicate her turn of foot she produced first-up, Star Bling looks a great each-way at the price with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 6 – #12 Star Bling (4) 4yo Mare | T: Lou Mary | J: Mikayla Weir (55kg) Bet with Picklebet Monday quaddie tips for Tamworth Tamworth quadrella selections Monday, December 2, 2024 1-6 1-2-3-8-9 1-3-11-12 1-2-3-4 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Dog Penalties HOMEBUSH ZOE | Christchurch 25 November; cramped; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. HOMEBUSH YOGI | Christchurch 25 November; cramped; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. KING KOBORI | Geraldine 27 November; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. GO HELEN | Christchurch 29 November; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. IS THAT TOBY | Christchurch 29 November; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. General Race 10 Southland GRC on 27 November was declared a no-race after the lure lost power. The post 25 November – 1 December 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties R McIlwrick | Invercargill 27 November; careless driving; fined $250. Z Butcher | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; crossed reins to perform celebratory gesture; fined $200. J Lee | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; late to arrive at starting area; fined $200. G O’Reilly | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; medical clearance required. L Whittaker | Akaroa 30 November; use of whip; suspended 1-15 December inclusive. Trainer Penalty S & A Telfer | Auckland 29 November; incorrect gear; fined $100. Horse Penalties DARE DEVIL | Invercargill 27 November; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. RUBY SEDDON | Invercargill 27 November; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. HEARTBREAK HOTEL | Auckland 29 November; broke in running; must complete trial. HOT AND DANGEROUS | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; broke in running; must complete trial. MISS YO | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; displayed unsatisfactory manners prior to start; must complete mobile start trial. STRAIGHT FLUSH | Akaroa 30 November; broke in score-up; must complete mobile start trial. PENNY WEIGHT | Methven 1 December; broke in running; must complete trial. JUST CHARLIE | Methven 1 December; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. Protests TARRAGINDI | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; excessive galloping in home straight; disqualified from 2nd. MISS YO | NZ Metropolitan 29 November; displayed unsatisfactory manners prior to start; declared a non-runner. EVIDENTLY | Akaroa 30 November; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. THE HIGHLANDER | Akaroa 30 November; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. The post 25 November – 1 December 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Blake Shinn is on a mission to give a Australian trained horse its first victory at Hong Kong’s biggest meeting of the year since Falvelon’s success in the 2001 Hong Kong Sprint (1000m). The leading Victorian hoop will fly back into Hong Kong on the eve of the Longines Hong Kong International Races for important rides at Sha Tin in two of the four Group One features on Sunday, December 8. Well known to Hong Kong racegoers, Shinn is confident that Antino (NZ) (Redwood) is a genuine chance in the Gr.1 Longines Hong Kong Mile (1600m) for trainer Tony Gollan, while he will also be reunited with David Hall, who saddles Invincible Sage in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint. Both Antino and Invincible Sage are already winners at the elite level, with Antino fresh from a six-and-a-half-length victory two starts back in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. In his most recent start when Shinn was suspended, the six-year-old gelding was partnered by Mark Zahra to a narrow second placing in the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) behind Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) at Flemington. “I am very excited, especially to be going over there on an Australian horse representing Australia,” said Shinn, who was lauded for his Toorak ride on Antino when, after settling last, he made his move at the 700m and hit the lead at the home turn before running away to a devastating victory. “It’s been a race on the forefront of the connections’ minds and to be going over there with him and the form he is in, I’m sure he is going to do everyone proud. Shinn said Antino was absolutely brilliant when he won the Toorak and is hopeful he can emulate that run, while he hasn’t discounted the chances of Invincible Sage who he describes as a quality sprinter on his day who will be lining up for his fourth run this campaign. Winner of the Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin in April, the gelding finished five lengths behind David Hayes’ sprinter Ka Ying Rising in the Gr.2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at his most recent start at Sha Tin on November 17. Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) broke the track record that day as he further enhanced his claim as the world’s best sprinter and Shinn described him as phenomenal and the most exciting sprinter in the world at the moment. While mindful that the Hayes-trained horse is the one to beat, Shinn said Invincible Sage’s most recent run indicated to him that the gelding is now hitting peak form. “Fourth-up now into the sprint, hopefully he can run a career best. I would say the favourite (Ka Ying Rising) will be hard to beat but hopefully we can get some prizemoney,” he said. “It’s also great to be riding for David Hall, who supported me a lot when I was there.” After a successful riding stint in Hong Kong, Shinn announced in early 2022 he would not renew his licence and planned to return to Melbourne where his family is based. Shinn will be kept busy on the day with rides on the undercard for Jamie Richards, Douglas Whyte, Caspar Fownes and Mark Newnham. “For them to show their support and give me rides, it means a lot,” he said. “I’m grateful to all those trainers.” View the full article

Guy Heveldt, Jayne Ivil and Emily Murphy review the past week of racing including features from Ellerslie, Whanganui and Otaki. Andrew Scott joins the panel to reflect on Wexford’s strong team of three-year-olds and a look at Bjorn Baker’s big day in Australia. Weigh In, December 1 View the full article

Cambridge Stud mare Dazzled (NZ) (Pierro) was bound for the broodmare paddock this year, but after failing to get in foal, she is making a big impression on the track with a powerful victory in the NHR Group 1300 at Ellerslie on Saturday. Prepared by the stud’s private trainer Lance Noble, Dazzled had performed well in her first two starts this preparation, finishing fifth and a close-up second to Shoes on both occasions. Stepping into open company, the daughter of Pierro was among a condensed market as the $6.60 fourth-favourite, with Pour The Wine on top at $4.50. In the hands of Warren Kennedy, Dazzled jumped positively but allowed a rush of on-speed runners to dictate the early pace, as she settled back near the tail of the field ahead of Pour The Wine. Kennedy angled towards the centre of the track turning for home and the mare had plenty of ground to make up, but she lived up to her name in the final 200m, surging to the line to score over Rocababy by a long head, with Pour The Wine the same margin back in third. Noble was thrilled with the performance and praised Kennedy’s ride, which was one of three winners for last season’s premiership-winning hoop on the card. “It was good, she’s had a couple of lead-up races and ran a good second last start,” Noble said. “She seems to go better when she gets a bit of room and Warren rode her very well, when she gets to the outside she can really let down. “It was very pleasing.” Dazzled was bred by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, as the final foal out of their late mare Capital Diamond. Now a winner of three races and $116,890 in stakes from just 11 starts, Dazzled is a half-sister to talented race mare Gift Of Power, who won 11 races including the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1000m), Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) and Listed Levin Stakes (1200m). While this campaign was set to be her last, Noble is pleased to have Dazzled still in his racing team, with the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Final (1500m) and the Westbury Stud Royal Descent Stakes (1400m) both on her radar back at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. “She went to the stallion twice, unfortunately she didn’t get in foal, which means we can keep racing her all the way through,” he said. “While the Stud obviously wanted to get her in foal, I’m quite happy she’s not and she’s going really well. “Potentially we may go to the final, but there’s also a 1400m fillies and mares race on Boxing Day as well which might suit. We haven’t really stepped her up further than 1300, so we’ll just see. It will be one of the two.” View the full article

Formidable Man defended his home turf, improving his record to 4-for-4 at Del Mar with a one-length victory in the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1T) Nov. 30.View the full article

Mark Zahra returns to the mounting yard aboard New Energy after winning the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Mark Zahra and Blake Shinn, two of Australia’s top jockeys, have been handed suspensions following their winning rides at Caulfield’s Zipping Classic Day. Both riders received 14-meeting bans for causing interference during their respective races, with the suspensions commencing on Monday, December 9. Blake Shinn was first to face stewards after his narrow victory aboard Kavader in the 2400-meter Vale Elvstroem Benchmark 84. The interference was alleged to have occurred near the 250-metre mark when Shinn attempted to navigate through a gap. Despite pleading not guilty to the charge, stewards ruled against him, imposing the two-week suspension. Caulfield Race 3 Replay – Kavador (Jokey: Blake Shinn) https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Caulfield-Race-3-BM84-Handicap-30112024-Kadavar-Chris-Waller-Blake-Shinn.mp4 Mark Zahra was also penalised for interference during his ride on New Energy, the winner of the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes. The incident occurred 150 metres from the finish line when Zahra made a decisive move that impacted another runner. Unlike Shinn, the 42-year-old jockey admitted fault and accepted the suspension without contest. Caulfield Eclipse Stakes Race Relay – New Energy (Jockey: Mark Zahra) https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Caulfield-2024-Group-3-Eclipse-Stakes-30112024-New-Energy-Ciaron-Maher-Mark-Zahra.mp4 Both suspensions will allow the riders to fulfill their commitments at the upcoming Hong Kong International Races next Sunday. Blake Shinn is scheduled to ride Antino in the Hong Kong Mile, while Mark Zahra is set to take the reins on Without A Fight in the Hong Kong Vase. The bans will see the riders sidelined until December 23, after which they will be eligible to return to competition. Horse racing news View the full article

St. Elias Stable's homebred Rated by Merit remained undefeated and completed a sweep of the 2024 FTBOA Florida Sire series with an impressive six-length victory in the $300,000 FTBOA Florida Sire In Reality Stakes Nov. 30 at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Formidable Man defended his home turf, improving his record to 4-for-4 at Del Mar with a one-length victory in the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1T) Nov. 30.View the full article

Just as they did one month prior, Godolphin homebreds swept Churchill Downs' Nov. 30 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) preps as First Resort won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) and Good Cheer the Golden Rod Stakes (G2).View the full article

Mi Hermano Ramon got the trip trainer Mark Glatt dialed up to win the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) Nov. 30 at Del Mar.View the full article

East Coast-based horses had won the GI Hollywood Derby in six of the last eight years and three of the last four, but it was a California 1-2 in Saturday's renewal at Del Mar, as William and Suzanne Warren's Formidable Man (City of Light) parlayed a perfect trip in the box seat into a clear-cut victory over King of Gosford (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}). 'TDN Rising Star' Donegal Momentum (Uncle Mo) broke best of all and led the Hollywood Derby field down the chute, but Rothschild (Uncle Mo)–also ridden positively by Flavien Prat–had command linking up with the course proper before the New Yorker asserted again and was back in front passing the six-furlong peg. Formidable Man, looking to add this to his victory in the GII Del Mar Derby Sept. 1, was alertly into stride for Umberto Rispoli and secured the coveted spot on the back of the front-runner, while King of Gosford traveled about two lengths behind Formidable Man while also saving every inch of ground. Committed to an all-the way try by Javier Castellano, Donegal Momentum got the opening half in a manageable :47.84 and was niggled along three furlongs out as Rothschild tried to pour the pressure on. The latter was soon off the bridle, and that gave Rispoli the opening he was looking for, as he went for Formidable Man in earnest on the swing for home. Donegal Momentum wasn't done quite yet, as he continued to hold the call into the final furlong, but Formidable Man had all the answers, as he pushed past the stubborn front-runner with about 100 yards to race and held firm. King of Gosford followed the winner's move into the lane, switched off heels and was up on the line to touch Donegal Momentum out of second. Del Mar Derby and GII Twilight Derby runner-up Stay Hot (Summer Front) rallied inside for fourth, while favored Carson's Run (Cupid) offered a mild rally to be fifth after covering ground on the turn. “He had a fantastic trip,” said winning trainer Michael McCarthy. “I had said to Umberto (jockey Rispoli) maybe we go ahead and bounce out of there early. I wasn't sure what to make of the pace. On paper it didn't look like there was going to be a ton. Glad to see we were sitting where we were just behind the speed. He always looked like he was threatening to run a big one. A hole opened up and he exploded.” Formidable Man rounded out a $1,324 exacta underneath the Rispoli-ridden Trikari (Oscar Performance) after making the majority of the running in the GII American Turf at Churchill May 5, but ballooned to sixth in the June 1 Audubon Stakes in Louisville. Returned to the Golden State, the $375,000 Keeneland September yearling rallied from off the speed to post a 1 1/2-length success in the restricted Oceanside Stakes over a mile July 20 and was a bit handier to the pace when besting Stay Hot by a half-length in the local Derby over course and distance on Sept. 1. The Warrens campaigned City of Light with Michael McCarthy to victories in the 2018 GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and a swan-songing success in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational. The Warrens also raced 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam. Pedigree Notes: Formidable Man is the second elite-level winner for City of Light, joining 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness, who added this year's GI Curlin Florida Derby and GI Travers Stakes to the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. A Grade II winner and Grade I-placed on the turf on the Southern California circuit, Fanticola has thrown four winners from four to the races, with Formidable Man clearly the best of them. Clear Creek Stud purchased the mare for $60,000 in foal to Flatter at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale and the 2-year-old colt Cc Cola is currently in training at Delta Downs, having breezed a half-mile as recently as Saturday. The mare's current yearling, a filly by Knicks Go, was bought back for $97,000 at the Breeders' Sales Company of Louisiana Yearling Sale in late September and she is also the dam of a weanling filly by Jack Christopher. Fanticola is due to Clear Creek's Star Guitar for her 2025 produce. Saturday, Del Mar HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, $303,000, Del Mar, 11-30, 3yo, 1 1/8mT, 1:48.40, fm. 1–FORMIDABLE MAN, 122, c, 3, by City of Light 1st Dam: Fanticola (GSW & GISP, $561,986), by Silent Name (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Catalina Cat, by Tabasco Cat 3rd Dam: Irish Dear, by Irish River (Fr) 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($375,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Suzanne & William K. Warren, Jr.; B-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Umberto Rispoli. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 10-5-2-0, $637,425. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–King of Gosford (GB), 122, c, 3, Zoustar (Aus)–Miss Sugars (GB), by Harbour Watch (Ire). 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. (32,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig, and Jeremy Peskoff; B-The Miss Sugars Partnership (GB); T-Philip D'Amato. $60,000. 3–Donegal Momentum, 122, c, 3, Uncle Mo–Moon Dash, by Malibu Moon. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. 'TDN Rising Star'. ($375,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Donegal Racing; B-Speedway Stable (KY); T-Thomas Morley. $36,000. Margins: 3/4, NK, NO. Odds: 5.30, 5.10, 3.30. Also Ran: Stay Hot, Carson's Run, British Isles, Atitlan, Twirling Point, Cathal (Ire), Rothschild, Heart Headed. Scratched: Chatalas, Tirupati. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Under the guidance of @umbyrispoli, #6 FORMIDABLE MAN ($12.60) won the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar. Another winner for @lanesendfarms City of Light on the @mwmracing-trainee. pic.twitter.com/SfoDjvphKZ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) December 1, 2024 The post Formidable Man Lands Hollywood Derby For City of Light Connections appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Jonathan Thomas and Augustin Stables continued their SoCal roll in style Nov. 30, capturing their third graded stakes win of the Del Mar Turf Festival with Will Then in the $103,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T).View the full article

St. Elias Stables homebred Rated by Merit (c, 2, Battalion Runner–Banner Waving, by Speightstown), featured in TDN nearly six weeks ago as Vinnie Viola's “unlikely Derby contender,” showed again why he ranks at or near the top of the promising 2-year-olds for the powerful stable. The undefeated colt won Saturday's FTBOA Florida Sire In Reality Stakes at Gulfstream to sweep the Florida Sires series. With the In Reality his first try around two turns, Rated by Merit broke smoothly from the rail to set an easy :24.13 and :48.92 pace. Classic of Course (Awesome of Course) threatened to his outside on the turn, but the 1-5 favorite let out a notch with confidence and, despite belatedly swapping to his correct lead and drifting slightly in the lane, he finished six lengths clear while pricking his ears at the wire. “When I took the lead at the beginning I was expecting some pressure, but I didn't get any,” said winning rider Jesus Rios. “For that reason, I was very relaxed with the horse and in the final stretch he got wide a little bit but the horse was very strong in the last part of the race. He is a very special horse. I feel very blessed to win this race and win the Triple Crown of the Florida Sire Stakes.” Rated by Merit has posted Beyer Speed Figures of 92 or above in each of his three previous starts, including a 99 in the FTBOA Florida Sire Affirmed Stakes Oct. 19. He also captured the Sept. 7 FTBOA Florida Sire Dr. Fager Stakes, giving him a sweep of the series, and broke his maiden at Gulfstream in July by 9 3/4 lengths. The winner's dam, Banner Waving, was purchased by Viola for $19,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November sale. She is a granddaughter of GISW Runup the Colors, who hails from an extremely deep family. Rated by Merit is her most recent reported foal. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. “He's just toying with them here!” #1 RATED BY MERIT romps in the $300,000 In Reality Stakes at Gulfstream Park. @JockeyRios in the irons on the son of Battalion Runner who is trained by Michael Yates. pic.twitter.com/G6LnQrZkfC — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 30, 2024 FTBOA FLORIDA SIRE IN REALITY S., $300,000, Gulfstream, 11-30, (C), 2yo, c/g, 1 1/16m, 1:45.71, ft. 1–RATED BY MERIT, 122, c, 2, by Battalion Runner 1st Dam: Banner Waving, by Speightstown 2nd Dam: Freedom Flag, by Dixie Union 3rd Dam: Runup the Colors, by A.P. Indy O/B-St. Elias Stables, LLC (FL); T-Michael Yates; J-Jesus M. Rios. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $400,000. 2–Classic of Course, 118, c, 2, Awesome of Course–Alma Mater, by Honor Code. O-Amy E. Dunne and Patrick L. Biancone; B-Amy E. Dunne & Ciaran G. Dunne (FL); T-Patrick L. Biancone. $60,000. 3–Just Relax, 118, c, 2, Noble Bird–Strategize, by Afleet Alex. ($22,000 Ylg '23 OBSOCT; $75,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Sonata Stable; B-John Oxley Living Trust (FL); T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo. $33,000. Margins: 6, 9, NO. Odds: 0.20, 7.30, 23.70. Also Ran: Latch the Hatch, Lou, Roar of the Beast, Oleg, Emmett. Scratched: Neoequos. The post Rated by Merit Stays Undefeated for St. Elias Stables, Sweeps Florida Sire Series appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Returning to the main track and trying two turns for the first time in his career, FIRST RESORT (c, 2, Uncle Mo–Fair Maiden, by Street Boss) sat a stalking trip outside a longshot pacesetter, got first run on his rivals approaching the stretch and held off a late rally from a fractionally unlucky odds-on 'TDN Rising Star' Jonathan's Way (Vekoma) to give Godolphin a sweep of the afternoon's graded races in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. Away alertly from an outside alley, the homebred was ridden forward by Luis Saez to press the pace outside of Dapper Moon (Malibu Moon). Sent into the lead right at the three-eighths pole, First Resort cornered for home in front, opened an imposing advantage in the final furlong and held firm. Jonathan's Way, a disappointing seventh in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, was slugglishly into stride from the two hole and was surrounded by horses most of the opening six furlongs while in centerfield. Angled wide in upper stretch, he closed off nicely, but the wire came too soon. Tiztastic (Tiz the Law) was a pocket-trip third. Trainer Eoin Harty was winning his first graded race in nearly four years after saddling First Resort's dam to win the 2020 GI La Brea Stakes. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Eoin Harty. First Resort earns 10 points on the Road to the #KyDerby! pic.twitter.com/jbRRcqNj1s — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) November 30, 2024 The post Uncle Mo’s First Resort Gives Godolphin 2YO Graded Sweep at Churchill 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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