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2024 winner Via Sistina and Underwood Stakes (G1) victor Sir Delius have been handed polar opposite barriers in the 14-horse Turnbull Stakes (G1), one of four group 1 events in Australia Oct. 4View the full article

Amber Cascade, Long Ago, and Speed Shopper come out of races at Saratoga to tackle California distaffers on the turf in the Oct. 4 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

The agenda has been released for the 51st Annual Global Symposium on Racing, which will be held Dec. 8-10 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. According to a release from the Race Track Industry Program, “This year's program will spotlight the forces reshaping the industry and the solutions needed to prosper in a rapidly evolving landscape. Topics include examining the racing business model, the rise of prediction markets, Thoroughbred breeding trends, and supporting mental wellness.” In addition, entrepreneur and owner Mike Repole will share his insights in a presentation named “Straight From Repole: An Unfiltered Look at Racing's Future.” “The Symposium has always been where racing's most important conversations happen,” said Robert Hartman, Chair of the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program. “This year, we're proud to continue that tradition with sessions designed to inform, challenge, and inspire.” A complete agenda is available here. For more information and registration, click here. The post Agenda Announced for 2025 Global Symposium on Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hong Kong’s Group One club is a rather exclusive one, with only eight active local gallopers enjoying top-level success in the city. The club welcomed only two new inductees in season 2024-25 – Ka Ying Rising and Red Lion – and it’s difficult to see any more than a couple joining the ranks this campaign. Whether there are even that many probably depends as much on what the established brigade has left to offer and the quality of the raiders as it does on the ability of the current crop of...View the full article

What Turnbull Stakes Day 2025 Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, October 4, 2025 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Dabble Group 1 racing returns to Flemington on Saturday afternoon with the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) the headline event on the day. Known as “Moving Day”, there should be no excuses for fancied runners throughout the program, with the rail out 9m the entire circuit and the track expected to remain a Good 4 all day. The first event is set to jump at 12:25pm AEST. Keep reading for HorseBetting’s free tips for Turnbull Stakes Day 2025. Turnbull Stakes tip: Antino Antino has had two fitness-building runs and looks primed to strike in a red-hot Turnbull Stakes. The seven-year-old gelding was beaten two lengths in a sit-and-sprint Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) when finishing a half-length off Aeliana and Via Sistina. Saturday’s Turnbull will have a lot more pressure in it, and that suits the son of Redwood, who will get back upon settling and look to blouse his rivals late. With the right run in transit, Antino can cause a minor upset down the heart of the track. Turnbull Stakes Race 8 – #1 Antino (6) 7yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: Blake Shinn (59kg) Danehill Stakes tip: Tentyris Tentyris will have his first start since winning the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) in March, a race where he powered over the top of Wodeton and Nepotism. That form stands out like a sore thumb heading into the 2025 Danehill Stakes (1100m). The son of Street Boss has warmed up for this with a couple of smart jumpouts, and with Mark Zahra hopping back on board, he looks ready to run a big race fresh. He has had one start for one win at the Flemington 1200m, testiment that he can handle the straight, and that perfect record can stay intact on Saturday. Danehill Stakes Race 6 – #1 Tentyris (5) 3yo Colt | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Mark Zahra (58.5kg) The Bart Cummings tip: Mark Twain Mark Twain now comes to The Bart Cummings (2500m) fourth-up and should be reaching peak fitness. He is an out-and-out stayer, so the step up to 2500m should suit him perfectly, especially considering he won the Listed Roy Higgins Quality (2600m) at this track last year. He stormed home from the rear of the field on that day with a breathtaking finish, and if Mark Twain brings anything similar to that effort, then the $35 with horse betting sites is a ridiculous price. The Bart Cummings Race 7 – #4 Mark Twain (10) 6yo Gelding | T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood | J: Jamie Mott (58kg) Gilgai Stakes tip: Star Patrol Star Patrol was only beaten half a length when fresh off a long spell in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) and gets his chance to go one better in the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m). The seven-year-old was unable to quicken immediately when placed under pressure but boxed on well to suggest there is still improvement to come. Ben Melham will have him close to the front throughout once again, and with natural improvement, Star Patrol can run his rivals ragged this time around. Gilgai Stakes Race 9 – #13 Star Patrol (15) 7yo Gelding | T: Clinton McDonald | J: Ben Melham (57kg) Best Bet at Flemington: On Display On Display gets the chance to bounce back after a horror run in transit in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) where she saw nothing but backsides at a crucial point. The four-year-old mare was an impressive BM78 winner at Caulfield with 60.5kg on her back the start prior, and with even luck this time around, she gets her chance to measure up in Stakes grade. Barrier eight should mean Ben Melham can present the Fastnet Rock on the home turn, and with a strong finish, there is no reason why On Display should not be able to overhaul her rivals. Best Bet Race 5 – #4 On Display (8) 4yo Mare | T: Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | J: Ben Melham (56kg) Saturday quaddie tips for Flemington Flemington quadrella selections Saturday, October 4, 2025 2-4-6-12-16 1-2-3-4-6-7 1-4-8-13-17 3-5-7-9-12 Horse racing tips View the full article

Friday is the start of the unofficial Kentucky state holiday known as Opening Weekend at Keeneland, and GI Spinaway victress Tommy Jo (Into Mischief) headlines a strong card for fantastic racing not just at the venue but across the country. Largely considered the last hurrah for anyone trying to get into the World Championships by way of the 'WAYI' challenge series, several tracks across the country have such opportunities in October, and Keeneland will be hosting three such chances on Friday. The last of the graded races for the opening card at the Kentucky institution is the GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes, and Tommy Jo has been instated as the 2-5 morning line favorite. An unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' after her July 26 unveiling, it was a tour-de-force effort in the aforementioned Grade I race at Saratoga where she defeated returning face Percy's Bar (Upstart). That rival finds herself drawn on the rail here and a 3-1 morning line chance, and just like Tommy Jo, figures to be the other controlling pace in the race. When able to make the lead, Percy's Bar put up similarly dominating victories as what the likely betting choice has shown thus far, but was forced out of her element in the Spinaway when asked to close from the rear of the field. She has been running Beyers at least 10-15 points lower than what Tommy Jo has been doing though, so she's going to have to improve quite a bit to catch up to this daunting favorite. The rest of the field largely composes of closers who come on late to pick up the pieces, like Go to Girl (Knicks Go) has been able to do. The addition of Irad Ortiz Jr. is always a big checkmark in a horse's favor, and if there's a pace meltdown, few can time a rally better than Ortiz Jr. But they're all chasing Tommy Jo, who on paper is the clear one to beat with a 'Win and You're In' golden ticket on the line to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Time to Dream Will Need Some Luck in Jessamine It's about as close to getting the 20-hole in the Kentucky Derby as a turf horse will likely ever get–drawing the far outside of a 12-horse field and not having a lot of time to get over. Such is the fate of Time to Dream (Not This Time) in the GII Jessamine Stakes, but perhaps some what fortuitously, the filly has been a closer thus far in her career. It's been a dominating display from her all the same, with her unveiling July 25 culminating in a 2 1/4-length score and the P. G. Johnson Stakes Aug. 27 turned into a masterclass when she left them in her wake by five lengths in her first try at this distance. Owner Mike Repole shelled out $750,000 at FTSAUG last year for this half-sister to MGSW & GISP Red Carpet Ready (Oscar Performance), and she's been living up to those expectations so far. On the other side of the gate will be Mackinac (Twirling Candy), who's improved in both of her career jumps for owner BBN Racing and trainer George Arnold. She debuted July 30 at Saratoga behind SW Snow Face Princess (Midshipman), who has since gone on to not only collect a stakes victory but also run second for her new connections in the Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Mackinac herself found some success at the boutique meeting, and collected an expensive allowance victory Aug. 28 by 1 1/2 lengths while coming on from the rear of the field. She's stretching out from the sprints for the first time though, and this is no lightweight field to try that against. There's a lot of pace in the race, so if that ends up being the worst enemy, Godolphin's Infinite Sky (Not This Time) could also pose a threat alongside Mackinac from the back of the pack. She too closes from well off the speed, has experience at the 1 1/16-mile trip, and is bred top to bottom for the grass. She improved 11 Beyer points from her unveiling Aug. 3 at Ellis to when she broke her maiden Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs. Her half-sister Wet Paint (Blame) had a similar improvement early on in her career before eventually becoming a Grade I winner. It should not shock anyone if Infinite Sky does the same. The Jessamine is a 'WAYI' race for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Battle of the Speedsters in Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Last on the previews but the first graded on the day is the GII Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes, the 'WAYI' challenge for the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. At the top of the class is the elder statesman Skelly (Practical Joke), who stands a measure apart from the rest of the field even if his recent for hasn't entirely been his best. Skelly | Coady Media While his 2025 hasn't been quite as sensational as his 2024 year had been, the gelding is still running some of the fastest figures in the field even in defeat. He started his campaign running a 107 Beyer coming off a five-month layoff Apr. 11 at Oaklawn and turned around to post a scintillating 110 in the Lake Hamilton Stakes May 2 when he drew off to win by over 10 lengths. He was not himself in the GIII Aristides Stakes before going on a freshening but he returned Sept. 13 in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes and begrudgingly yielded to third late. He'll face three familiar opponents here, but if he fires his usual race, this will not be the same horse they beat in his prior two outings. Speaking of, GSW World Record (Gun Runner) is one of those who have beaten Skelly, and who returns here for another shot at playing spoiler. He was last seen making his introduction to the West Coast in the GI Bing Crosby Stakes, and ran on from fifth to claim the last of the trifecta over the same surface where the Breeders' Cup will be run. He's been a consistent horse his entire career, and he'll be looking to claim an automatic berth here. The morning line has him tabbed at 8-5 odds with the lingering question of which Skelly we'll see Friday. If neither of these two fire, it will be anyone's game as the Ogden Phoenix is arguably one of the most competitive races on the card. Pletcher's DQ'd 1-2 Back for Pilgrim, Turf Speed on Display in Futurity Todd Pletcher was in the unenviable position of enjoying a one-two finish between his runners on debut Aug. 17 at Saratoga and then having to smile through the photos as Teleport (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was elevated to the win by way of Scope (Gun Runner)'s disqualification for alleged interference. Now the two are both back in the GII Pilgrim Stakes, and are both gunning for the guaranteed berth into the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf via the 'WAYI' Challenge Series. Standing in their way is a small army of well-bred turf horses, led by 'TDN Rising Star', presented by Hagyard' Capital Partner (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and the late-closing Bottas (Vekoma). The former and latter are the types to come off the pace, and with plenty of speed in here, this is a contest that is shaping up to be right in their wheelhouse. Capital Partner did everything he could to lose first-out and still came home best of all by a half-length in his Aug. 2 Saratoga unveiling. He weakened late in the GIII With Anticipation Stakes at that venue last out but comes into this race with a healthy worktab to his credit for trainer Chad Brown. To his far inside is the Miguel Clement-trained Bottas, who debuted at this distance Aug. 23 and roared home from the five path to win by 2 1/4 lengths. He's taking on graded company in his second start, and as it pertains to the 1 1/16-miles, he'll have the experience edge over some of his competitors–many of whom are stretching out for the first time. Two races before the Pilgrim will be the GIII Futurity Stakes, which will function as the return of Outfielder (Speightstown) after his tilt at French Group 1 black-type. After a monster debut May 23 beneath the Twin Spires, his connections looked to Europe and went ahead with the plan to take on the G1 Prix Morny. For the domestic audience, that's not an easy contest to win, and not only was he well-supported by the international bettors, but he didn't disgrace himself to finish fourth behind an unbeaten filly. He's been training very well since returning and if the ship across the Atlantic truly didn't take anything out of him, Outfielder is going to be very hard to beat with electric speed from a rail spot. Stone Farm's Expressway (Hard Spun) and the Tom Morley-trained Attfield (Vekoma) have faced some quality company between their respective debuts. If Outfielder falters, they figure to be the most likely to claim the moment in the sun, especially the latter. Attfield has already faced, and beaten, Outfielder's equally highly-regarded stablemate Schwarzenegger (Not This Time)–who well could end up the favorite in Saturday's Speakeasy Stakes at Santa Anita Park, The post Tommy Jo Looks to Claim Second Elite-Level Win in Alcibiades appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It's not very hard to figure out Thoroughbred owner Al Gold's all-time favorite television shows. View the full article

One bill designed to restore the gambling losses tax deduction to 100% is languishing in committee and has, for all intents and purposes, politically flat-lined. The giant tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump in July caps gambling loss deductions to 90% of winnings (from 100%)–a provision set to go into effect next year. Industry leaders have warned this rate change could hit horse racing hard through reduced revenues from gambling dollars. Those jurisdictions with no supplemental purse revenues, like California, are especially vulnerable to the impacts from Trump's spending bill. At the same time, new language was recently added to another bill that seeks to restore the gambling losses tax deduction to 100% and has moved to the House Ways and Means Committee. “I'm really happy to see congressman Barr decided to sponsor the bill. I spoke to him about it and urged him to do so, and I know a lot of other people did as well,” said Damon Thayer, a veteran lawmaker with 22 years serving the Kentucky State Senate, about the “Winnings And Gains Expense Restoration Act of 2025” (or the WAGER Act), introduced by Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr. “It's pretty alarming the Senate put that 90% deduction in there in the first place so now we're in a triage situation,” said Thayer. “Let's hope it gets some momentum.” Until recently, the bill had only the one co-sponsor, Texas congressman Troy Nehls, a Republican. According to a spokesperson from Barr's office, Kentucky congressman Morgan McGarvey, a Democrat, is now a co-sponsor on the bill. “As Chairman of the Congressional Horse Caucus, I'm proud to lead the WAGER Act in the House. This is a bipartisan bill, and I'm confident we can get it across the finish line–just as we did with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, the most transformational reform to Thoroughbred racing in a generation, and with the restoration of bonus depreciation in the Big Beautiful Bill, which helped fuel a record yearling sale at Keeneland. I'll keep fighting until we secure this victory for the industry and for Kentucky,” wrote Barr, in a statement to TDN this week. Barr is in the middle of a tough fight for Mitch McConnell's soon-to-be-vacant seat in the Senate. He squares off against two other Republicans in the primary: former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and first-time candidate Nate Morris. The other bill seeking to restore the gambling losses tax deduction to 100% is the Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation (FAIR BET) Act, introduced by representative Dina Titus, a Democrat from Nevada. “While the FAIR BET Act had gained support on both sides of the aisle, Rep. Titus's bill has languished in the Ways and Means Committee, most likely because of the current Republican trifecta in the House, Senate, and the Presidency,” wrote the NTRA in a press release this week. “Barr's bill is seen as having a better chance to pass, because of the support in Congress Republicans currently enjoy,” the NTRA added. The WAGER Act could be passed either as an attachment to a larger piece of legislation or as a standalone bill. Titus tried to amend the FAIR BET Act to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “As an observer, I would say there's a better chance that this legislation gets included in another package of related tax or appropriation matters,” said Thayer, of the WAGER Act. “But I still think it's really important that Congressman Barr, a member of the majority party, file the bill because he'll be a champion for the issue, and hopefully, figure out a way to get it passed,” he added. Even if the tax deduction rate is not restored before the end of this year, that's not the end of matters, however. Tom Rooney, NTRA president and CEO, told the TDN Thursday that if Congress changes the rate back to 100% during the course of 2026, it will work retroactively to the beginning of the calendar year. Rooney and Thayer both said they have not heard of any serious opposition to the WAGER Act. Though Rooney hasn't seen any estimates of the potential shortfalls to horse racing if the 90% rate goes into effect, he expects it to have serious ramifications for the industry's revenues, he said. Rooney added, “we're taking this very seriously.” The post One Gambling Losses Tax Deduction Bill Falters, Another Moves Forward appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Friday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 13:20, 35TH WETTSTAR.DE – PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN EINHEIT-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 10fT Field: Atoso (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}), Petit Marin (Ger) (Flamingo Fantasy {Ger}), Quest The Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Koffi Kick (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}), Delgardo (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Eagle Emblem (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Santagada (GB) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). TDN Analysis: Stall Salzburg's veteran Quest The Moon, successful seven times at pattern-race level and winner of this event last year, confirmed his well-being with a defeat of Petit Marin, Atoso and Eagle Emblem in August's G3 Spreti-Rennen when last seen. His chief threats come from the Classic generation, headed by Listed Dusseldorf Derby-Trial winner and G1 Deutsches Derby also-ran Delgardo, who heads postward coming back off a confidence-boosting success in a Hannover conditions heat in August, and G3 Hamburger Stuten Meile victrix Santagada, who ran sixth in the G1 Preis der Diana and a close-up fourth in last month's G2 Badener Stutenpreis. Rennstall Darboven's multiple Listed winner Koffi Kick completes the line-up. [Sean Cronin]. Friday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 16:03, PRIX DE CONDE JOCKEY CLUB DE TURQUIE-G3, €73,200, 2yo, 10fT Field: Gentlemanlike (Fr) (Australia {GB}), French Colorado (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}), Command The Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Czajkowski (Fr) (Flintshire {GB}), Waybreaker (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Victoire Magique (GB) (Victor Ludorum {GB}), Proof (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). TDN Analysis: George Scott trainee Command The Stars is the lone stakes winner in the field and his Listed Criterium de l'Ouest victory last month received a timely boost when that heat's second and third, Zambezi and Waiting For You, filled the places in this week's Listed Grand Criterium de Bordeaux. Victoire Magique defeated Proof on debut at Lyon-Parilly last month, while Francis Graffard's similarly undefeated representative Gentlemanlike makes his black-type bow returning off a four-length tally at Chantilly in July. Derby second and Irish Derby third Lazy Griff annexed this contest last year. [Sean Cronin]. Friday, Ascot, post time: 16:05, THE BETMGM NOEL MURLESS STAKES-Listed, £100,000, 3yo, 14f 34yT Field: Arabian Force (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Circus Of Rome (GB) (Circus Maximus {Ire}), Defiantly (Fr) (Kameko), Fantasy World (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), Many Men (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Nightwalker (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Push The Limit (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Too Soon (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). TDN Analysis: Third in the Great Voltigeur, Arabian Force should be winning this if he stays the trip, which doesn't look guaranteed on pedigree. Push The Limit looked ready for the distance when second to Arabian Force's stablemate Tenability in a 12-furlong heritage handicap here last time and may give him most to think about. [Tom Frary]. Friday, Dundalk, post time: 18:30, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF LEGACY STAKES-Listed, 2yo, 5fT Field: Controlled (Ire) (No Nay Never), Howd'yadoit (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Jack The Bachelor (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Namiid (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Sir Alfie (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Sirius A (Ire) (Palace Pier {GB}), Ipanema Queen (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Aegina (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), By The Lake (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Rosie Frith (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), Soulful Diva (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Strait And Narrow (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), Treasured Royal (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Xerling (Ire) (Sioux Nation). TDN Analysis: Another of Ballydoyle's rare selection of geldings, Controlled came alive in first-time blinkers in a Naas maiden last month and has obvious appeal. Ipanema Queen beat Controlled's stablemate Kansas in the Listed Curragh Stakes in August and probably didn't like soft ground last time. [Tom Frary]. Friday, Dundalk, post time: 19:30, IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF STAR APPEAL STAKES-Listed, €28,500, 2yo, 7fT Field: Andab (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Eleven A (Ire) (Calyx {GB}), L L Koulsty (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}), Straight Up (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Suspicious Mindz (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Which Wolf Wins (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Fairy Oak (GB) (A'Ali {Ire}), Lookingforarainbow (Justify), Moments Of Joy (Justify). TDN Analysis: Andab got close enough to the heavily-hyped Albert Einstein and subsequent Phoenix hero Power Blue in the Marble Hill in May and his fourth in the Coventry and second in the Prix Francois Boutin makes him the one to beat here. Interestingly, Aidan O'Brien has opted to send Straight Up back into action just 10 days after his debut win at Listowel and Wayne Lordan picks him in preference to the Chesham third and Flame of Tara runner-up Moments Of Joy. [Tom Frary]. Friday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 14:18, PRIX MATCHEM-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, 7fT Field: Nizam (Fr) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Libyan Pharoah (Fr) (American Pharoah), Kaadi (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), Dynamitic (GB) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Mise En Boite (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Misunderstood (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Scandalo (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Summer Sail (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Vadinska (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Morgan Bay (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), Temptable (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Jokla (GB) (Zarak {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Haras d'Etreham's G3 Prix des Chenes winner and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere third Misunderstood and Gousserie Racing's Kaadi are the only stakes winners on display and hold the key to this open renewal. The latter has finished out of the money in just two of 21 starts, but both may be vulnerable to progressive types. That category includes Francis Graffard trainee Vadinska, who makes her fifth start coming back off a Le Lion d'Angers conditions score in August, and the twice-raced maiden winner Morgan Bay, who flashed home late to finish a close-up fourth at Dax in her second start three weeks ago. Temptable, another Graffard nominee, Listed Prix Amandine third Jokla and last year's G3 Prix Francois Boutin placegetter Scandalo all have winning form and merit respect. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 14:40, THE BETMGM SUN CHARIOT STAKES-G1, £275,000, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Cheshire Dancer (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}), Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal), Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Lady Of Spain (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}), Sparks Fly (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), Spiritual (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Atsila (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}), Blue Bolt (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Cathedral (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Saqqara Sands (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). TDN Analysis: All the current momentum is with the Prix Rothschild and Matron Stakes winner Fallen Angel, perhaps more than it is with the Falmouth winner Cinderella's Dream who has been on the go all season in a race that can throw up an upset. This renewal is enhanced by the inclusion of the unbeaten Lady Of Spain, who was making her seasonal bow when having her first run on turf as she ended Blue Bolt's sequence in the Atalanta. Dangerously fresh against some fillies who have been through the mill in recent weeks, she bids to emulate Tamfana and Saffron Beach in adding this to that Sandown staging post in recent times. This one does look to be between the four-year-olds, with the Celebration Mile runner-up Saqqara Sands possibly the pick of the Classic generation. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 13:58, QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN-G1, €300,000, 4yo/up, 20fT Field: Alsakib (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Tashkhan (Ire) (Born To Sea {Ire}), Coetzee (Frankel {GB}), Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), Coltrane (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Queenstown (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Caballo De Mar (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}), Sacred Spirit (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). TDN Analysis: The farcical scenario of having just three contenders lining up was averted with five last-minute supplementees ensuring a more competitive renewal of the weekend's opening Group 1 contest. Recent G3 Deutsches St Leger hero Caballo De Mar provides last year's third and likely favourite Coltrane with sterner opposition than initially envisaged, while Sunway bids to curtail a 13-race losing streak stretching back to 2023's G1 Criterium International. Aidan O'Brien and Francis Graffard have embellished their contingents by adding last week's Irish Cesarewitch third Queenstown and G3 Prix Gladiateur third Coetzee, respectively, with Graffard hoping the latter can run into a place in his first start at the highest level. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 17:00, QATAR PRIX DE ROYALLIEU-G1, €300,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 14fT Field: Survie (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Kathina (Fr) (Magneticjim {Fr}), Latakia (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Bibbiena (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}), Shaha (Ire) (Cracksman {GB}), Santorini Star (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), Rabbit's Foot (Fr) (Golden Horde {GB}), Indalimos (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}), Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Consent (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Kiamba (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Island Hopping (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Analysis: William Haggas annexed the 2022 and 2023 editions of this distaffers' test and sends forth the progressive G2 Park Hill Stakes victrix Santorini Star. Dangers include Juddmonte's G2 Prix Alex Head winner Latakia, who will bid to provide Francis Graffard with an 11th Group 1 success of the campaign, Coolmore's G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Prix Vermeille placegetter Bedtime Story, G3 Prix Lady O'Reilly victrix Indalimos and last season's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe seventh Survie, who has hit the board in this season's G1 Pretty Polly Stakes and G1 Prix Jean Romanet. Sir Mark Prescott trainee Consent finished adrift of Indalimos and Santorini Star in her two most recent starts and requires more in this first attempt at the highest level. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 13:23, QATAR PRIX CHAUDENAY-G2, €183,000, 3yo, c/f, 15fT Field: Surabad (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Native Irish (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Emit (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Espoir Avenir (Fr) (Montmartre {Fr}), Enea (Fr) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Zingaro (Fr) (Kingman {GB}), Tennessee Stud (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Analysis: This Arc Weekend opener features two from Joseph O'Brien's Carriganog base, with last year's G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero Tennessee Stud set to go beyond 12 furlongs for the first time. The G1 Derby third and G1 Irish Derby fourth has failed to win in four starts this term and will head postward coming back off a close-up fourth behind leading Arc contender Cualificar in last month's G2 Prix Niel. He will be accompanied by stakes-winning stablemate Emit, who was trounced five lengths by Espoir Avenir in August's G3 Prix Gerald de Geoffre over this course and distance. Of the remainder, the Francis Graffard-trained Listed Prix de l'Avre winner Surabad makes most appeal. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:25, QATAR PRIX DANIEL WILDENSTEIN-G2, €183,000, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Qirat (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Zabiari (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Quddwah (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Skukuza (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}), Ridari (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), Dreamliner (Fr) (Adlerflug {Ger}), Princess Child (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}), Darius Cen (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Last year's third Alcantor is back for more and has finished fourth three times since accounting for 2023 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero Marhaba Ya Sanafi in March's G3 Prix Edmond Blanc. He finished behind Quddwah and Ridari in July's G3 Prix Messidor, but gained some measure of revenge when just over four lengths in front of the former in last month's G1 Prix du Moulin and sets the standard here. Stephane Wattel representative Dreamliner has annexed his last three starts, including August's G3 Prix Quincey, while Qirat notched a 150-1 shock in July's G1 Sussex Stakes before running fifth in York's G1 City Of York Stakes last time. Francis Graffard trainee Zabiari, a dual Group 3 winner, is another who merits respect. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 17:35, QATAR PRIX DOLLAR-G2, €183,000, 3yo/up, 9 1/4fT Field: First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Bright Picture (Fr) (Intello {Ger}), King Of Cities (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Uthred (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Swagman (Ger) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Rashabar (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Jenilat Bright (Fr) (Birchwood {Ire}), Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Damysus (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Analysis: Wathnan Racing's First Look defeated Goliath in August's G3 Prix Gontaut Biron and seeks a record-breaking eighth win for Andre Fabre, who also saddles last term's G2 Prix Eugene Adam winner Bright Picture. The John and Thady Gosden-trained Damysus, who bounced back off a below-par effort in the G1 Derby to snag Deauville's Listed Prix Nureyev, is another Wathnan entry. Rashabar has performed with credit in all seven starts since annexing 2024's G2 Coventry Stakes and ran second to Arc runner Alohi Alii in August's G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano, while Arc clues are also provided by G2 Prix Foy fourth Uthred, G2 Prix Niel second Bay City Roller and Niel seventh Swagman. Richard Hannon trainee King Of Cities, winner of the G3 Strensall Stakes last time, is no back number. [Sean Cronin]. Saturday, Ascot, post time: 14:25, THE BETMGM CUMBERLAND LODGE STAKES-G3, £85,000, 3yo/up, 11f 211yT Field: Al Qareem (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Hamish (GB) (Motivator {GB}), Military Academy (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Sir Dinadan (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Tenability (GB) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Analysis: The unquenchable desire within Hamish will take him far in his bid for a second edition, having won it in 2022, but he encounters a true Group 3 bully in Al Qareem who is dead-set on a third consecutive renewal. Hamish's stablemate Tenability boasts the unusual distinction of having won three course-and-distance handicaps in succession, but up against these gruellers he faces something altogether different. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Ascot, post time: 15:00, THE JOHN GUEST RACING BENGOUGH STAKES-G3, £85,000, 3yo/up, 6fT Field: Quinault (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Apollo One (GB) (Equiano {Fr}), Elmonjed (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Run Boy Run (GB) (Rajasinghe {Ire}), Kullazain (GB) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Prince Of India (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Tuco Salamanca (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}), Alfa Kellenic (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Jabaara (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Lou Lou's Gift (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Nariko (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Tiger Bay (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}), Celandine (GB) (Kingman {GB}). TDN Analysis: This features a rematch between the Shergar Cup Sprint winner Prince Of India and Elmonjed who beat him in the Listed Garrowby Stakes. It's not that long ago that Celandine was beating Time For Sandals in the Lowther and this is a lot easier than the Nunthorpe, while last year's Falmouth runner-up Jabaara is interesting dropped back in trip. [Tom Frary]. Saturday, Redcar, post time: 15:20, THE WILLIAM HILL TWO YEAR OLD TROPHY-Listed, £208,735, 2yo, 5f 217yT Field: Exclamation (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Ardisia (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}), Born Slippy (GB) (Ardad {Ire}), Song Of The Clyde (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), Storm Esme (GB) (Palace Pier {GB}), Inca Heights (Ire) (Nando Parrado {GB}), Kanishka (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}), Straight Ahead (GB) (Dream Ahead, Cotai Belle (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), Isle Of Fernandez (GB) (Lope Y Fernandez {Ire}), Mystical Eye (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}), Hollywood Treasure (Ire) (Gregorian {Ire}), Magistery (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}), Golden Brown (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}), Arduis Invicta (Ire) (Invincible Army {Ire}), Argentine Tango (GB) (Mattmu {GB}). TDN Analysis: The Harry's Half Million winner and Weatherbys Scientific runner-up Song Of The Clyde goes big pot-hunting again here, with his weight a reasonable one based on his sire's median. Based on that, Argentine Tango is thrown in at the bottom and as a Listed Empress Stakes winner who was placed in the Duchess Of Cambridge and Molecomb is a lurking danger to all. That also applies to Hollywood Treasure, winner of the Listed St Hugh's Stakes. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:05, QATAR PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE-G1, €5,000,000, 3yo/up, c/f, 12fT Field: Giavellotto (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), White Birch (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}), Arrow Eagle (Fr) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Byzantine Dream (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), Quisisana (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Daryz (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Leffard (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Cualificar (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Hotazhell (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Croix Du Nord (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Alohi Alii (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), Minnie Hauk (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}). TDN Analysis: Leading contenders Minnie Hauk, Sosie, Daryz and Cualificar have received favourable draws, while the Japanese contingent enjoyed mixed fortunes as another large field has assembled for ParisLongchamp's autumn showpiece. Impressive G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano victor Alohi Alii fared best of the trio, while the hopes of G2 Prix Foy scorer Byzantine Dream and G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange winner Croix Du Nord were compromised by outside allocations. The latter's gatespeed offers hope to connections and supporters. Others to have been blighted by double-digit draws include last year's runner-up and ante-post favourite Aventure, G1 Prix de Diane heroine Gezora, and Ballydoyle second string Los Angeles. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Friday Appetiser Before Parisian Weekend Extravaganza, As Arc Fields 17 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

5th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 10-2, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:38.29, ft, 14 3/4 lengths. LIFE OF JOY (f, 2, Gun Runner–Jordan's Leo {SP, $137,050}, by Malibu Moon) debuted in style Thursday as the 3-2 favorite. Eased from the gate under Fernando De La Cruz, the filly settled in the back flight through the half in :47.23 before angling out to begin a furious rally, overhauling pacesetter Command the Stars (Complexity) in a matter of strides. With free rein and plenty of room to run at the top of the stretch, Life of Joy put on a show, winning her debut by 14 3/4 lengths with Cairosa (Cairo Prince) leading in the rest of a strung-out field. Life of Joy, a $375,000 Keeneland September grad last year, is the first foal and winner out of SP Jordan's Leo. This is the family of GISW Jeanne Jones (Nijinsky II) who is Life of Joy's third dam. Jordan's Leo, who last RNA'd at FTKNOV for $585,000 in 2022, saw her Epicenter yearling bring $700,000 at Keeneland last month. She also has an Elite Power weanling and is due in 2026 to Arabian Knight. Sales History: $375,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O-Will Stroud; B-Springhouse Farm (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. The post Gun Runner’s Life Of Joy Debuts With A Bang At Horseshoe Indy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Star filly Minnie Hauk was made the clear 7-2 favorite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) after being drawn in stall 1 for Europe's most valuable flat prize at Longchamp Oct. 5.View the full article

Cygames, Inc., a Japanese video game company, has extended its partnership with the Breeders' Cup World Championships, remaining title sponsor of the $2-million GI Sprint, according to a release from the Breeders' Cup Thursday. The partnership was secured in collaboration with leading media rights and venue development company JMI Sports and B-Bridge International. “We are very pleased to continue and expand our partnership with Cygames,” said Heather Higgins, Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for Breeders' Cup Limited. “This enhanced collaboration demonstrates both of our organizations' shared commitment to delivering world-class entertainment and elevating the sport of horse racing to a global audience.” Cygames first joined the Breeders' Cup in 2024. The post Cygames Continues Breeders’ Cup Sprint Sponsorship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Michael Guerin The reason Merlin shouldn’t win tonight’s TAB Holmes D G at Alexandra Park isn’t as powerful as the reasons he should win it. The north’s best pacer faces the curse of the back makers in the Group 3 tonight, a win-and-you-are-in race for the IRT New Zealand Cup on November 11. Horses starting off back marks in major races in recent years have been regularly getting beaten and costing punters plenty, Merlin doing exactly that in the Spring Cup last start against many of those he races tonight. Even after sitting in the one-one for the last lap he could manage only third as stablemate Sooner The Bettor and trailer The Surfer used their superior trips to stay in front of him. Betting on back markers because they are the best horse in the race has become the new punter’s poison but every now and then they can pull it off, like Oscar Bonavena in the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup or Merlin in this race last year. The set up last season was the same as tonight: Merlin was beaten fresh up in the Spring Cup but improved fitness and the extra 500m of the Holmes D G helped him turn that around. Co-trainer Scott Phelan says Merlin is fitter for that fresh up run this season too and is the best chance of the five reps he and training partner Barry Purdon have in tonight’s race. Merlin’s excellent manners coupled with a couple of his rivals still being inexperienced from a stand increases the possibility the favourite can be three back on the outer at worst starting the last lap and from there he would be the horse to beat. Particularly if Sooner The Bettor is not getting his own way in front, which is entirely possible after he drew barrier 1. Barrier 1 sounds great for a front runner and may well prove to be so but Sooner The Bettor bobbled away from the stand last start and if he does that from the 2700m start point he will be crossed by at least a couple of rivals. Even freewheeling in front Sooner The Bettor tends to find anything north of 2400m out of his comfort zone and he could be susceptible to Merlin’s magic later. So, Merlin is the best horse but has the handicap to overcome. Sooner The Bettor isn’t really suited by his barrier or the distance. But if you aren’t backing those two, who do you want to back? Their stablemates Better Knuckle Up and Jeremiah are good horses but still learning and neither has won an open class race so they are hardly ideally off in the handicaps. Their stablemate Cold Chisel is expected to need the run after only having one start back after a career-threatening injury. Arna Donnelly has three in the race and The Surfer and Jolimont went excellent in second and fourth respectively in the Spring Cup and should improve, so they deserve consideration. “If I had to pick one I’d go for Jolimont as he has gone two good races this time in,” says Donnelly. But Jolimont is still on the unruly so technically will be giving a start to those drawn inside him and his $5.50 opening quote is short enough. But at least he has actually won an open class race, the Lincoln Farm Founders Cup in March, which is more than you can say for most in tonight’s race. So punters have a choice tonight. Do you want to back a horse giving away a start that most horses can’t give away any more? Or a horse who doesn’t really like its draw and the distance? Or maybe Jolimont, a horse on the unruly who has run unplaced in its last six starts? The answer should be Merlin. View the full article

Racing Hall of Famer Victor Espinoza, best known for piloting American Pharoah to victory in the 2015 Triple Crown, will be a member of the Keeneland jockey colony throughout the fall meet, which opens its 17-day run Oct. 3.View the full article

Final Accord parlayed a dominating Woodbine debut victory into her first black-type score in the $175,000 Matron Stakes (G3T) Oct. 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack.View the full article

An eye-popping winner of the Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) two starts back, La Mehana looms a worthy favorite in the Oct. 5 $175,000 Waya Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack. View the full article

Gary Barber and Peter Deutsch's Final Accord (War of Will), a very sharp debut winner sprinting over the Woodbine lawn Sept. 11, stayed perfect in Thursday's GIII Matron S. at the Belmont at the Big A meeting. Sixth through a half mile in :44.60, Junior Alvarado tipped Final Accord out off the turn for home and the 5-1 chance came rolling down the center while racing greenly to win by a length. Favored Royal Testament (Midshipman) nosed out unlucky pacesetter Should've (Not This Time) for second. The latter was rushed up to set the pace after stumbling at the start. “We expected there was going to be a big pace duel up front and Junior was patient. When he asked her to go, she had it in the tank. I'm excited she was able to rate and finish strong,” Deutsch said. “I've got the great Mark Casse and his incredible team behind us, and he's got a good eye for horses. This horse has been training great, and he's been patient with her as well. I think there's a lot of upside and I'm really excited with where we are.” Alvarado added, “Even though Joel's (Rosario) horse (Should've) broke a little slow, I guess it kind of helped because then he rushed up the rail, and I just tried to ride my filly, whatever we get, that's good and she ended up getting the whole pie. She finished up very well.” Pedigree Notes: Final Accord, a $75,000 KEESEP yearling, becomes the second graded winner for sophomore sire War of Will and 19th graded winner for broodmare sire Blame. Final Accord's dam Closing Statement (Blame), a winning homebred for Phipps stable, brought $95,000 from breeder Bob Hoeweler at the 2019 KEENOV sale. She is also responsible for a yearling colt by Violence and was bred to Omaha Beach for 2026. Final Accord's third dam is the brilliant MGISW Educated Risk. FINAL ACCORD is now 2-for-2 after winning the Grade 3 Matron Stakes with @JuniorandKellyA aboard for trainer @markecasse. pic.twitter.com/Sngba0XaAg — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) October 2, 2025 Thursday, Belmont The Big A MATRON S.-GIII, $175,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-2, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:08.47, fm. 1–FINAL ACCORD, 120, f, 2, by War of Will 1st Dam: Closing Statement, by Blame 2nd Dam: Consequence, by El Prado (Ire) 3rd Dam: Educated Risk, by Mr. Prospector 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($75,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). O-Gary Barber and Peter Deutsch; B-Robert Hoeweler (KY); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Junior Alvarado. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $128,406. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Royal Testament, 122, f, 2, Midshipman–True Testament, by Hansen. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Mathiesen Racing LLC; B-Killora Stud, LLC (KY); T-George Weaver. $35,000. 3–Should've, 120, f, 2, Not This Time–More'n Likely, by Blame. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Lael Stables; B-M. Roy Jackson (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. $21,000. Margins: 1, NO, 1. Odds: 5.88, 1.93, 3.71. Also Ran: Catalonia, Just Philtored, Bella Knows, Snappy Comeback, Y'allreadyforthis. Scratched: Believe in Magic, Oscar's Encore, Snow Face Princess, Valala. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post War of Will’s Final Accord Gets Up in Matron appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Carrie Brogden of highly successful Machmer Hall fame is a self-described horse addict and she is not shy when it comes to admitting it. Still, the straight shooter with the commercial breeding business outside of Paris, Kentucky, to make some decisions every fall when it comes to reducing the farm's stock. It is just the way it goes as October rolls around. “I am the ultimate horse sale junkie, just ask my husband Craig, who would be thrilled if we had 30 elite mares on a 250-acre farm,” said Brogden. “But we can't survive like that. I am a horse trader at heart, and in order to buy, you have to sell.” The Brogdens are once again selling this fall, which is an annual event where they take a select group who are already in foal and send them to the marketplace. Brogden used to use Facebook for her open mares, then send the pregnant ones through a brick-and-mortar sale. Everything has changed with the advent of Fasig-Tipton's Digital platform, which opened bidding on Thursday, Oct. 2 and will close the auction in stages by Wednesday, Oct. 8. “With the brick-and-mortar sales, everything costs so much and they have to be sales prepped,” Brogden said. “They have to be stressed when they ship to the sale and back. With these less expensive mares the digital sales make sense. “I love the idea of a pregnant mare going from her herd group to her new herd group,” she said. “Seeing a horse on a video, the mares can be appraised by their page. If they are carrying their ninth foal, even if she's a half to American Pharoah or Justify, it's about her production or lack thereof, and that makes it easier to buy and sell.” The Brogdens have 116 mares at Machmer and roughly 16 runners who are on the track. For the Fasig-Tipton Digital sale this time around they are offering 11 mares who are all pregnant except for one–Lady Bellamy (Maclean's Music) (Hip 384). “She [Lady Bellamy] foaled late and was not in foal on our June cover, but there's nothing wrong with her,” Brogden said. “She throws big, strong foals. Anyone can look at her sales history. So it's just one of those things where she's the only open horse we have.” According to Brogden, Machmer likes to support the stallions that they own shares in, so anytime the opportunity arises to sell a mare who is in foal to say Upstart, Tacitus or Seize the Grey, then they will make the move. “Bashful [Hip 231] by Orb is in foal to Seize the Grey and we bought her privately off of Fox Hill Farm,” she said. “She doesn't owe us a penny since we've already sold a Nyquist out of her for $380,000 last year.” Picking the next great commercially viable stallion is a challenge though, but Brogden says she is pretty interested in Aloha West and how everything will turn out for him. “We have a share in Aloha West,” she said. “I should've listened when they told me to take a share in Oscar Performance like 15 times. That's the way it goes.” Brogden also does not mince words when she says how tough it can be to sell pregnant mares. It continues to be a roll of the dice for her and those who take them home. Singsong (Unbridled's Song)–entered as hip 284–is a case in point. “She is in foal to Tiz the Law and carrying a full-sibling to the yearling colt that we just sold to Marette Farrell's client for $130,000 in September,” said Brodgen. “If that horse becomes a graded stakes winner, then did we lose? The way I look at it is that I am happy for the people that buy our mares and sell them. They will come back.” Now that Machmer Hall is upping its racing game more and more, Carrie Brogden says trading takes on an even more prominent role. “It's part of this terrible addiction that I personally have,” she said. “I can completely admit to it now that we're 25 years in. Luckily, it's been a very successful operation and these Fasig-Tipton Digital sales make it incredibly easy when it's time for a reduction like this one.” Click here for the October digital sale catalogue. The post Brogden’s Machmer Hall Offers Annual Mare Reduction During Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Variety is the key word for the Woodford Stakes (G2T) Oct. 4 at Keeneland, with runners aged 3 to 9 arriving from all directions.View the full article

Godolphin's globetrotting Nations Pride returns to Woodbine to defend his title in the CA$750,000 Canadian International (G1T) Oct. 4. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Kyoto Racecourse: Saturday, October 4, 2025 3rd-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m ASK KENTUCKY (c, 2, Good Magic–Entirely, by Point of Entry), was a $200,000 Keeneland November purchase in 2023 and changed hands for $350,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale. The chestnut's dam, a stakes winner and third in the GIII Matron Stakes for Augustin Stables at two in 2018, was offered with this colt in utero at Keeneland November in 2022, but was led out unsold on a bid of $47,000. O-Hirosaki Toshihiro HD Co Ltd; B-Bedouin Bloodstock LLC; T-Hideyaki Fujiwara JUNE SECRETA (c, 2, Maclean's Music–Bazinga Baby, by Afleet Alex) fetched $235,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November Sale and showed enough improvement over the course of the next 10 months to sell for $450,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale. The Apr. 16 foal is a full-brother to Estilo Talentoso, a seven-furlong specialist who won the GIII Bed o' Roses Stakes and was placed in the GI Madison Stakes and GI Derby City Distaff Stakes. Herself exported to Japan, Estilo Talentoso is the dam of the 2-year-old colt Finger (Jpn) (Gun Runner), a good second on Nakayama debut Sept. 27. This is the deeper female family of G1 Japan Cup hero Tap Dance City (Pleasant Tap). O-Jun Yoshikawa; B-Town & Country Horse Farms LLC (KY); T-Hidenori Take Sunday, October 5, 2025 3rd-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m JUSTIN DALLAS (JPN) (c, 2, Gun Runner–Pink Sands, by Tapit) is the second produce for his dam, winner of the GII Inside Information Stakes and GIII Rampart Stakes for Shug McGaughey and later sold for $2.3 million in foal to Into Mischief at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. That first foal, the 3-year-old colt Justin Trueno, is a five-start maiden in Japan. A daughter of Grade I winner Her Smile (Include), Pink Sands is a full-sister to Timing Now, a $750,000 purchase by Shadai Farm at KEESEP in 2017, who banked better than a half-million in Japan. The cross of Gun Runner over Tapit is responsible for a half-dozen winners at the graded level, including GISW Society and additional GSWs Wicked Halo, Red Route One, Il Miracolo, and Disarm. O-Masahiro Miki; B-EM Planning LLC; T-Haruki Sugiyama 10th-KYO, ¥41,800,000 ($284k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1200m AMERICAN STAGE (c, 3, Into Mischief–Bonita Mia, by Warrior's Reward) strung together three victories at the back end of his juvenile campaign and was set a very tall task as an early 3-year-old. Sent to Dubai, the $500,000 KEESEP grad ran with great credit to finish second to reigning G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen hero Tuz (Oxbow) in the G3 Mahab Al Shimaal at Meydan in March and was last seen finishing a midfield sixth in the Apr. 5 Golden Shaheen. Ryusei Sakai rides the half-brother to MGSW Super Chow (Lord Nelson)–also down the field in the Golden Shaheen–for trainer Yoshito Yahagi, the same human connections behind MG1SW and GI Breeders' Cup Classic-bound Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}). O-Yoshizawa Holdings Co Ltd; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Yoshito Yahagi The post Group 3-Placed Into Mischief Colt American Stage Back To Work at Kyoto appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Two months out from the Dec. 3 start to its 65-date winter/spring season, Turfway Park is projecting maiden special weight (MSW) purses to be $90,000. That's an increase of $10,000 per race from the $80,000 MSW purse level that Turfway paid at the 2024-25 meet. But that figure also falls $10,000 short of the work-in-progress goal stated earlier this year by Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI), Turfway's parent company, of having MSW races of at least $100,000 at all five Thoroughbred tracks in Kentucky. Back in May, Gary Palmisano, Jr., the vice president of racing for CDI, which owns Churchill Downs, Ellis Park and Turfway, told the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) advisory committee that the six-figure MSW level was a benchmark that the gaming company was shooting for. At this year's Ellis meet in July and August, CDI raised MSW purses to $100,000 from the $71,000 per-race figure that was paid out in 2024. Kentucky Downs ran $170,000 MSW races at the August and September meet. Churchill carded $120,000 MSW races during the September season that just concluded. The Keeneland Race Course meet that opens Friday has $110,000 MSW races in the condition book. Even though Turfway hasn't quite hit that six-figure level yet, its MSW purses have been rising. The $90,000 projection for this season is an increase over last year's $80,000. The previous two seasons they were $70,000. In 2021-22, Turfway paid out $62,000 for MSW races. Although MSW purse levels do not tell the entire story about how healthy a track or a circuit's racing is, they are often cited within the Thoroughbred industry as a useful barometer that indicates the class of horses a track can expect to attract. Matthew Shehadi, Turfway's general manager, said during the Oct. 1 KTDF advisory committee meeting that Turfway will be looking to boost other aspects of its winter/spring program while maximizing its slot on the national simulcasting calendar. “We're looking to run 10 races a night in December,” Shehadi said. “During the December time period, California racing moves to Los Alamitos, and we see a really strong uptick in our [handle] performance, [and] that's also our highest field size each year. So we're going to try and capitalize on that with an extra race during the December time period.” Shehadi said Turfway is also “hoping to bump all of our [claiming-race portion of] KTDF money up 10%. It's important to us that not only do we tout the maiden [special weight] figure, but that the bottom races [increase] in some parallel with it.” Turfway also plans to card three additional stakes races so the track will have stakes “at least every Saturday” for the beginning of the season, Shehadi said. “The three stakes will be conducted during the December season,” Shehadi said. “Last year, we ran four stakes and we bundled them together [on the same date] and called it the Turfway Park Synthetics Championship. That delivered almost two-and-a-half times handle last year, so we're going to build that out and keep focusing on that as kind of a December premium day.” Shehadi noted that Turfway received 2,000 applications for 900 stalls. Stabling during the summer, when Turfway is not racing, has averaged a robust 800 horses since the track reopened for year-round stabling several seasons ago. Turfway switched its track surface from Polytrack to Tapeta ahead of the 2020-21 meet. At Wednesday's KTDF advisory committee meeting, Bill Landes III, who represents the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, asked Shehadi if Turfway is making an “extra effort” to “maintain it and keep it in a safe manner” considering the extra wear and tear from year-round usage. “Very good point,” Shehadi responded, noting that Turfway is in “constant contact” with Michael Dickinson, the founder of Tapeta Footings, regarding maintaining the surface. Shehadi added that Turfway “spent well over six figures applying a gel treatment last October in advance of [last] season, which was a recommendation from Dickinson.” Shehadi continued: “We built the track for three months of racing each winter, and now we're using it all year. So our capital costs of maintaining that surface have definitely gone up. But [it's a] pill we're willing to swallow for the fact that we have 800 extra horses here in Kentucky, helping Churchill, helping Kentucky Downs, helping Ellis.” Landes also asked Shehadi about Turfway's willingness to potentially raise purses during the upcoming meet if a boost in betting business warrants a revision. “Just file this away: Should you run into a windfall during this Turfway meet, do you have the option to expand your purses on the fly?” Landes asked. “Yeah, I mean, that $100,000 [MSW purse figure] is what we're always trying to get to,” Shehadi responded. “And we're very close. But as I mentioned also, we do want to bump the bottom up, because that the bread and butter of our Kentucky circuit.” The KTDF is funded by three-quarters of 1% of all money wagered in the state on both live Thoroughbred races and historical horse race gaming, plus 1% of all money wagered on Thoroughbred races via inter-track wagering and whole-card simulcasting. That money, along with funding from each track, goes to pay purses in the state. At the Oct. 1. meeting, the KTDF advisory board approved the recommendation of allotment requests that the Turfway projections were based on. The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation still has to vote on final approval of the funding at a subsequent meeting later this month. The post Turfway Msw Purses Projected at $90,000 for Winter/Spring Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A late setback has scuppered the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe chances of Estrange (Night Of Thunder), who will now miss the race, leaving a field of 17. Due to start widest of all in gate 18, she delivered a dirty scope in the lead up to the race. Owned by Cheveley Park Stud and trained by David O'Meara, the grey filly has won multiple group races and was second to one of the favourites in Minnie Hauk (Frankel) in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks last out. O'Meara told the PA news agency, “We're all devastated. She worked earlier in the week and worked great and it looked like the rain was coming for her which was ideal. “This morning she was coughing after exercise and I scoped her and she was dirty – we don't have enough time to get her cleaned up.” Estrange could yet be seen this season in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on October 18. He added, “We'll see. It would be a guess. I just don't know. We'll put her on some antibiotics and just keep her ticking over and see where we are in a week or so.” The post Setback Forces Estrange To Miss The Arc appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Michael Guerin The big girl Beside Me is back at Addington tonight and she is ready to go. She is going to need to be. One of our most talented three-year-old pacing fillies in a very deep yet even crop Beside Me looked like she could be the next big thing with a stunning Caduceus Club Ladyship Stakes win at Alexandra Park in March. Soon after she was odds-on for the Northern Oaks but she was beaten by Arafura in the Oaks and Captains Mistress in a red hot Sires’ Stakes Final. She returns in a Nevele R Fillies heat (R9, No.8 – 9.04pm) with the potential to still be our best filly of 2025 but plenty of talented young ladies standing in her way, many of them tonight. “It is not going to be easy but I am confident she is ready to go,” says co-trainer Cran Dalgety. “She is drawn wide with some good fillies inside her but her trial last week was really good and she is ready to be driven tough if she has to be. “Sure, she will get better with the run but she can win.” The Dalgetys also have Forever Dream and Bettor Than Lizzy in the heat but it is seriously stacked, with any one of Gone Surfin, General Jen, Queen Tyron, One For Jay, Celestial Sea and obviously Oaks winner Arafura capable of winning tonight without stunning punters. Team Dalgety has multiple chances in all the age group pacing races tonight, including two juvenile fillies in their Dunstan Sires’ Stakes heat. “Lizzie Borden is our best chance of our two and she has no luck up north recently. “All Of Me is a half sister to Beside Me and she is improving but again it is a field with a bit of depth to it.” For all the strength of those two races the juvenile boys pace might even be the highlight of the night, even minus Jumal. Allamericanplayer (R8, No.4) is back after a great first campaign in which he beat Fugitive in both the Welcome and Sapling Stakes, the latter in 1:53.5. They meet again tonight but are drawn outside Special Occasion (1) and Incentivise (2), both who look to have real Group 1 class. “Fugitive will be better for his last start,” says Dalgety. “And we have Eun Sogno in there for the TAB Racing Club and while he is still very much learning this should tell us where we stand with him.” Add in northerners War Chief and Move It Lou and the Woodlands Sires’ Stakes heat is a little taster of what is to come but with Jumal and Zeus Lightning waiting in the wings for the winner as the juvenile boys season gets ready hot. Team Dalgety also send Joyride north to Alexandra Park where she is odds-on to win the opener. View the full article

Edited Press Release Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza, best known for piloting American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) to victory in the 2015 Triple Crown and in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland, will be a member of the local jockey colony throughout the Fall Meet, which opens its 17-day run Oct. 3. Espinoza made the change from his longtime Southern California base this past summer after trainer Wesley Ward convinced him to turn his Saratoga Race Course visit into a working vacation. Espinoza agreed and stayed fit exercising horses in the morning and riding a few races. Ward, the 1984 Eclipse Award winner as outstanding apprentice jockey, has 10 Keeneland training titles. He said using jockeys on horses during training is a huge benefit. “The advantage is they might find a little 'this or that' about the horse,” Ward said. “If they have worked them in the mornings, they have a feel for them. They can have a little plan before the race [in the post parade].” This strategy is used for Mountain Bear (Ire) (No Nay Never), third to Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in last year's GI Coolmore Turf Mile in his second start in North America for his European connections. In his two most recent races, Mountain Bear was ridden by Espinoza after they became acquainted during training hours. He was most recently third at Kentucky Downs Aug. 31. “We wanted him to get a little feel of the horse,” Ward said. “He has worked Mountain Bear multiple times and knows him very well. [Mountain Bear] has a few antics but he has been gelded, which has made a huge difference.” Mountain Bear is scheduled to make his next start in the eighth race on Oct. 10, a second-level allowance going 8 1/2 furlongs on the turf. Espinoza has ridden sparingly at Keeneland, where he has won six races–four of which are stakes. He hasn't ridden since 2022 at the Lexington oval. “I wanted to try something different,” Espinoza said. “I have never really moved out of California. Everybody here is really nice and really into the sport. Lexington is unique. Everyone seems to know each other and they are looking forward to the Keeneland meet. Everybody is talking about the races, and that makes it fun. But the backside is the same. Every track you go to, people are the same. It is nice to see many horses training on the track. I am not used to that.” The post Espinoza Riding Afternoon and Mornings for Ward at Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article