Wandering Eyes

Fans will have their second of six opportunities to bet on the Kentucky Derby (G1) Nov. 28-Dec.1. Besides the 38 individual interests, Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager lists All Other Colts and Geldings Foaled in 2022 as the 4-5 favorite.View the full article

During the 49-day Classic Meet, Santa Anita will provide eligible shippers with a guaranteed $4,000 bonus for their first start (first-time starters excluded) plus an additional purse bonus.View the full article

The six-day season will begin Dec. 6 and continue through Dec. 15. . Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday both weeks, post time will be at 12:30 p.m.View the full article

This week, fresh off Waikato Thoroughbred Racing members voting to start the search for the land for a Greenfield project, WTR boss Andrew “Butch” Castles joins Michael for an in-depth discussion. And what now for Savaglee ahead of the NZB Kiwi and Karaka Millions? Guerin Report – Ep. 13, Ft. Butch Castles on the Greenfield Project View the full article

Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie will bid to continue their hot run of form since moving their operation to a new property with another trip to the Central Districts this week. The Waikato couple have their eyes on a black-type goal for their promising filly Island Life (NZ) (Vadamos) at Otaki on Thursday with the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) viewed as an ideal opportunity for the daughter of Vadamos. The Pencarrow Stud trainers have recently shifted base and with it has come a flurry of success. “We moved to a new property at the start of the month and since the move we’ve had five winners,” Ramsay said. “It used to be Jim Marks’ old property, Hinuera Lodge, and Wayne Hillis was there for a while and some really nice horses have come off the place. “We’ve got our own little track there and can mix it up and take them to Matamata or work them at home and the horses seem to be really enjoying it.” Island Life has made a strong start to her career to earn an early crack at stakes company following a debut second and overcame trouble in the run home to post her maiden victory at Tauranga earlier this month. “She got stopped in her tracks about 200m out and got going again and to run away like she did was really encouraging,” Ramsay said. “She has always showed ability and won her first trial, we’ve always had an opinion of her. “We trialled her as a late two-year-old and then tipped her out, she needed a wee bit of time and is out of a Montjeu mare so she will get better and over more ground.” Bred and raced by Sir Peter Vela, Island Life’s dam Lycia is an unraced half-sister to the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) runner-up De Beers from the legendary Eight Carat family. “Sam Spratt will ride her again and this looks a nice race for her on paper to try to get some black type,” Ramsay said. “It’s been three and a-half weeks between races for her so it’s a good space and it will be her first trip away, but I think she’ll handle it alright.” The stable will be hoping Island Life can follow the winning trend on the road of her stablemates Golden (NZ) (Eminent) and Sisembra (NZ) (U S Navy Flag), who delivered a winning double at Wanganui last weekend. “Golden was a good run, she’s going to end up a really nice stayer and Sesimbra is only a little dot, but she tries really hard,” Ramsay said. A four-year-old by Eminent, Golden has won two of her last three starts over ground and in between times finished second at Ellerslie. U S Navy Flag filly Sesimbra broke her maiden at her second appearance when resuming and followed up with a strong age group success on Saturday. View the full article

Opaki trainer Jim Wallace was set to have a two-pronged attack in Thursday’s Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki, but his representation is now down to just one. He had intended on lining up both Liberty Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Skippers Canyon (NZ) (Belardo) in the age group feature, however, the former is under offer following his last start win and will likely continue his racing career across the Tasman. “Liberty Park is under offer, so we are just completing the formalities with him. He is going to a very good stable and it will be interesting to see him follow on,” Wallace said. Liberty Park beat home Skippers Canyon by half a length at Woodville earlier this month, a result Skippers Canyon has become accustomed to, having finished runner-up in the three of his five career starts to date. “He has consistently found one a little bit good for him but sooner or later he will take a trick. He is a nice horse going forward,” Wallace said. “He is in great shape, he is working terrific, I am very happy with him.” It won’t be the first time the son of Belardo is tested at stakes level, having competed in the Listed El Roca -Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) on debut where he finished seventh in the eight horse field. “We ran him at stakes level early on because he was well and we couldn’t find a suitable race for him,” Wallace said. “I thought the worst thing he can do is run last and at best he might beat one home, and he beat one home. “Warren Kennedy rode him and I said before the race that this horse doesn’t know anything but sooner or later I think he is going to be a good horse. He came back and said to me that I was right, he is a good horse but just needs to learn how to race. “He has gradually been putting that together and hopefully on Thursday he will put his best foot forward.” Skippers Canyon will jump from barrier 11 on Thursday and Wallace isn’t perturbed by the wide draw. “I don’t think it will matter because he will get back a bit anyway,” he said. He wouldn’t be up looking for a position, we will just have to see how we go and see what sort of trip we get.” View the full article

Arapaho. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Bjorn Baker-trained Arapaho is set to chase his first victory since last year’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) when he lines up in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding has been working towards this 2400-metre target, which marks his fourth start this preparation. Last time out, he finished a commendable fifth in the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m). “He was huge last start,” said Baker’s racing manager Luke Hilton. “He drew awkwardly and had to go back from the gate, which didn’t help him. He was back and wide, but he really hit the line well. “He will be fourth-up, up to the 2400, which is his pet distance, and he has gone ahead in leaps and bounds. “His last two runs have screamed that he’s back as good as ever.” Hilton expressed the stable’s excitement about Arapaho’s resurgence. “We’re more relieved and thankful that he’s back and racing well. He’s got a special place in our hearts here at the stable. Everyone loves him. “We’re stoked for the owners and the horse that he’s back to his best. If he turns up in that order, he is going to be mighty hard to beat.” Rachel King will reunite with Arapaho for the $750,000 feature race at Caulfield. King piloted the gelding to his last win in the 2400-metre Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill in March 2023. Horse racing news View the full article

Lady Laguna. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Fresh off Port Lockroy’s impressive victory in the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) last Saturday, Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald are aiming for a second Group 1 triumph at the Perth Carnival. This time, they’ll saddle up Lady Laguna in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) this Saturday. The connections are optimistic the five-year-old mare, to be ridden by James McDonald, can rebound after a disappointing tenth-place finish behind stablemate Sunshine In Paris in the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington. “She’s good and has had a couple of nice pieces of work,” Archibald told TABradio. “I can’t fault her and hopefully she can bounce back after she was disappointing down the straight in Melbourne. “She’s going to have to be at her best, and Overpass is also in good order. “She’ll have to be right at her top, but she should run a big race.” 2024 Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes Final Field 1. Overpass (TBC) T: Bjorn Baker J: Joshua Parr W: 58.5kg F: 81x1x Age: 6YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Vancouver Dam: Walkway +170 -232.56 2. Western Empire (TBC) T: Grant & Alana Williams J: William Pike W: 58.5kg F: 2×241 Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Iffraaj (GB) Dam: Western Jewel +400 +100 3. Red Can Man (TBC) T: Steve Wolfe J: Shaun O’Donnell W: 58.5kg F: 6×063 Age: 8YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Gingerbread Man Dam: Brocky’s Ace +5000 +1250 4. Hot Zed (TBC) T: Lou Luciani J: Jason Whiting W: 58.5kg F: 0x067 Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Red Hot Choice Dam: Zedfire +5000 +1250 5. Maharba (TBC) T: Grahame Begg J: Jordan Childs W: 58.5kg F: 13×31 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Pride of Dubai Dam: Blizzardly +800 +200 6. Saloon Bar (TBC) T: Daniel Morton J: Steven Parnham W: 58.5kg F: 32218 Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Sessions Dam: Paris Cracker +1600 +400 7. Man Crush (TBC) T: Luke Fernie J: Clint Johnston-Porter W: 58.5kg F: 07132 Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Manhattan Rain Dam: Crushed +10000 +2500 8. Snowdome (TBC) T: Neville Parnham J: Brad Parnham W: 58.5kg F: 6x77x Age: 5YO Colour: Grey Sex: Gelding Sire: Rommel Dam: Snow Pixie +5000 +1250 9. Rope Them In (TBC) T: Steve Wolfe J: Shaun McGruddy W: 58.5kg F: 1521x Age: 4YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Playing God Dam: Lead Rope +1400 +350 10. Boots Like Bruce (TBC) T: Anne King J: ALan Kennedy W: 58.5kg F: 74×11 Age: 7YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Alfred Nobel (IRE) Dam: Smithfields +10000 +2500 11. Bravo Centurion (TBC) T: Luke Fernie J: Chris Parnham W: 58.5kg F: 11111 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: National Defense (GB) Dam: Comme Ca +1400 +350 12. Rockin’ Rupert (TBC) T: Sean & Jake Casey J: Lucy Fiore W: 58.5kg F: 5×115 Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Winning Rupert Dam: Love the Rock (NZ) +5000 +1250 13. Almighty Class (TBC) T: Mitchell Pateman J: Jarrad Noske W: 58.5kg F: 411×0 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Playing God Dam: My Classy Lady +1500 +375 14. Crippalenko (TBC) T: Greg Beauglehole J: TBC W: 58.5kg F: 0311x Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Maschino Dam: Brookesmebaby +20000 +5000 15. Lady Laguna (TBC) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: James McDonald W: 56.5kg F: 036×7 Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Overshare Dam: Catalina de Lago (NZ) +500 +125 16. Laced Up Heels (TBC) T: Luke Fernie J: Joseph Azzopardi W: 56.5kg F: 6860x Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Toronado (IRE) Dam: A City Girl +5000 +1250 Horse racing news View the full article

The opening of Santa Anita's Classic Meet on Dec. 26 marks the return of the Ship & Win program, which offers bonuses to horses from out of state who ship in and start at the Arcadia oval. During the 49-day Classic Meet, Santa Anita will provide eligible shippers with a guaranteed $4,000 bonus for their first start (first-time starters excluded) plus an additional purse bonus. Eligible Ship & Win horses who finish first through fifth in a dirt race will receive a 50% bonus to the listed purse money earned. In turf races, Ship & Win horses will receive a 40% bonus. The purse bonuses are applicable for one start only. “Santa Anita's Ship & Win program provides a wonderful incentive for horsemen and helps to attract a significant number of horses from out of state.” said Jason Egan, Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary. “Santa Anita is a fantastic facility with which to race and train all year-round, but particularly this time of year when the weather is unmatched. We believe Santa Anita offers the best turf racing in America during the Classic and Hollywood Meets.” Santa Anita's Classic Meet runs through Apr. 6. It will be followed by the 29-day Hollywood Meet, which opens Apr. 16 and ends June 15. More information on Santa Anita's Ship & Win program, visit www.Santaanita.com or call the racing office at (626) 574-6352. The post Santa Anita’s Ship and Win Program Returns for Classic Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Todd Pletcher is looking for his third win in the $200,000 Comely Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Nov. 30.View the full article

Fans will have their second of six opportunities to bet on the 150th running of the GI Kentucky Derby Thursday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Dec. 1 with Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager where GISW Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) and East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro) were made the 10-1 co-individual favorites with 'All Other Colts and Geldings Foaled in 2022' not listed within the 38 individual interests listed as the heavy 4-5 favorite. Running concurrently with Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is the lone Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, where fans can wager on sires of Derby prospects. The four-day pools, featuring $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will open Thursday at noon (all times Eastern) and close Sunday at 6 p.m. The Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager allows fans to bet on 39 individual sires, as well as an option for “All Other Sires.” Horses sired by Into Mischief were made the 12-1 individual favorite, while “All Other Sires” was also tabbed as the 12-1 co-favorite. Additional Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools are scheduled for Jan. 17-19 (Pool 3); Feb. 14-16 (Pool 4); March 14-16 (Pool 5) and April 3-5 (Pool 6). Pool 5 will include the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager. A complete rundown of the Pool 2 field and for more information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, visit www.KentuckyDerby.com. The post Chancer McPatrick, East Avenue Made 10-1 Co-Favorites in Pool 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The connections of Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), eleventh in Sunday's G1 Japan Cup, have declined an invitation to the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin Racecourse on Dec. 8, and the 4-year-old has been officially retired, Liberty Racing's Lars-W. Baumgarten confirmed Monday on X. Fantastic Moon will enter stud in 2025 at Gestut Ebbesloh as previously announced. “Finishing 11th in the Japan Cup, Fantastic Moon appeared a bit tired in the final furlong. It was a long season for him. We'll pass on the HK Vase and fly him home for the next leg of his career at Ebbesloh Stud. You gave us memories we'll treasure forever,” the social media post read. Finishing 11th in the G1 Japan Cup, Fantastic Moon appeared a bit tired in the final furlong. It was a long season for hin. We'll pass on the HK Vase, and fly him home for the next leg of his career at Ebbesloh Stud. You gave us memories we'll treasure forever – Fanta pic.twitter.com/RCy6RQKmtg — Lars-W. Baumgarten (@Monsun2013) November 24, 2024 Trained by Sarah Steinberg, Fantastic Moon won the 2023 G1 Deutsches Derby to be named champion of his generation and struck twice this season at group level, including a 1 1/4-length victory in the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden in September. He retires with a record of 7-3-1 from 15 starts for earnings of $924,911. Goliath (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) is also unlikely to make the trip to Hong Kong for the Vase, South China Morning Post said. Sixth and not beaten far behind Do Deuce (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) at the weekend, Goliath was also runner-up in this year's G2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot and won the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris when prepping for his trip to Tokyo. The post Fantastic Moon Officially Retired, Goliath Unlikely For Hong Kong Vase appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The dates of the upcoming Fasig-Tipton December Digital Sale have been adjusted to accommodate a record number of entries, over 650, in the online auction conducted by the company. Bidding on the December Digital Sale, originally scheduled for Dec. 5-10, will now take place from Dec. 5-11. Bidding will now close over two days on Dec. 10 and 11. New Schedule: Thursday, Dec. 5: Catalogue released and bidding commences Tuesday, Dec. 10 (Session 1): Selling Hips 1- 305 (Horses of Racing Age, Racing/Broodmare Prospects, Broodmare Prospects, Yearlings, & Weanlings) Wednesday, Dec. 11 (Session 2): Selling hips 306-670 (Broodmares) The first offerings will close each day at 12 PM EST (noon) for both sessions. “The support from sellers for our December Digital Sale has been frankly remarkable,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “With a record number of entries catalogued, modifying our format to close the sale over two days provides our clients with the appropriate time needed to properly buy and sell.” “This catalogue is high in both quantity and quality, with a wide variety of entries ranging from breeding stock and horses of racing age to yearlings and weanlings. Buyers from around the globe, as well as various regions of the United States, will find attractive offerings to suit their racing and breeding programs.” The post December Digital Sale Dates Expanded Following Record Number of Entries appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Emerging Kiwi pacer Tact McLeod faces a tough start to his NSW Inter Dominion campaign. The lone Kiwi in the series, Tact McLeod will start from outside the front row (gate eight) over 2030m in the opening round of heats at Newcastle on Friday night. On a positive note, the Mark Jones-trained pacer, who was a late entry only last week, looks to have landed in the weakest of the three opening night pacing heats. His major dangers will be Zeuss Bromac (gate one), Blacksadance (two), Cantfindabettorman (four) and Curly James (10). As expected, decorated former Kiwi driver Anthony Butt will head up from his Victorian base to drive Tact McLeod through the series. In contrast, top WA trainers Greg and Skye Bond’s late decision to send Minstrel and Tenzing Bromac across from Perth for the series has been rewarded with lovely barriers on night one. Last-start Group 1 WA Pacing Cup winner Minstrel will be a warm favourite from gate one in the first of the pacing heats (race three). Tenzing Bromac, who like Minstrel will be driven by Deni Roberts, has gate two in the second heat (race four). Last-start TAB Eureka winner Don Hugo looks the hardest from Tenzing Bromac to beat from the pole for his trainer-driver Luke McCarthy, who is fresh back from a USA stint. Although Jason Grimson doesn’t have his dual NZ Cup winner Swayzee in the series, he still has four chances to land an incredible third Inter Dominion pacing final win the past four years. He won with Boncel Benjamin in 2021 and I Cast No Shadow in 2022 before Swayzee ran third for him in Brisbane last year. “Curly James, District Attorney and Nerano are my real hopes, Cya Art probably isn’t quite up to them,” Grimson said. “It’s really hard to split my three, they are all snipers and not horses who can dominate their races. Give them the right run and they’ll all be dangerous in a series like this.” District Attorney could use his blazing early speed from gate six against Minstrel in heat one. Nerano will need luck from an outside draw (gate eight) in heat two, while the bad draws continued for Grimson with Cya Art (seven) and Curly James (10) in heat three. In a trotting series missing Just Believe, former top juvenile The Locomotive looks the testing material given his fantastic form since joining NSW trainer-driver Brad Hewitt. The Locomotive looks ideally suited from gate four in a crucial early series clash with another big gun, London To A Brick (barrier five) in the first trotting heat (race six). Kiwi-owned mare Queen Elida gets her chance to lead and take catching in the second heat from barrier five for trainer Brent Lilley and driver Chris Alford. The series then moves to Bathurst next Wednesday night for the second round of heats. View the full article

Defending itself in a constitutionality lawsuit initiated by the trainer Jonathan Wong, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority on Friday told a federal judge in Louisiana that the court should either toss out Wong's case entirely or hold off on letting the litigation proceed while the Supreme Court of the United States decides whether it will take on one of three active requests stemming from different cases whose parties all want the nation's highest court to weigh in on similar constitutional issues Wong raises in his lower-court lawsuit. In a related Nov. 22 filing in U.S. District Court (Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division), the Authority also asked the court to deny Wong's motion for a preliminary injunction. As TDN's Dan Ross reported Oct. 19, Wong is currently fighting a two-year ban under Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) rules because of a banned-substance positive test for a human diabetes drug, metformin, that was detected in one of his winning trainees in a June 1, 2023, race at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Wong can, however, start horses in Louisiana and West Virginia, because they're the only two states in America where Thoroughbred medication testing and enforcement are not subject to oversight by the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) and HIWU. A preliminary injunction related to a different case is in effect in those two jurisdictions while a separate HISA-related lawsuit also plays out in federal court. Wong's stable is currently operational in Louisiana at Delta Downs and Fair Grounds. According to the Authority, Wong's decision to file his federal lawsuit in that state is allegedly why it should be tossed out. “First, the Court should dismiss this case under [federal rule, because] venue is not proper in this district,” the Authority's filing stated. “No substantial part of the events giving rise to Plaintiff's claims occurred [in Louisiana], and neither Defendants nor Plaintiff resides here. “Plaintiff's purported Louisiana address is an equestrian facility, which is not Plaintiff's permanent home,” which, the Authority added, “all known records indicate remains in California.” Alternatively, the Authority suggested, “the Court should order limited discovery on the issue of Plaintiff's domicile” to decide whether venue is proper. Next, the Authority argued, Wong's lawsuit doesn't belong in a Louisiana federal court if a different preliminary injunction is already keeping HISA from being the law of the land in that state. “Second, the Court should dismiss this case for the independent reason that the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over the Authority,” the filing stated. “The Authority does not have the requisite 'minimum contacts' with Louisiana because the Authority is not enforcing rules under HISA in Louisiana as to Plaintiff (or anyone else). “Because all the underlying conduct occurred elsewhere-a California trainer was sanctioned after his Kentucky-based horse tested positive for a banned substance at a race in Indiana-this litigation does not arise out of or relate to any Authority contacts with Louisiana either. “Indeed, Plaintiff's suspension under HISA does not even apply in Louisiana,” the Authority's filing stated. “Accordingly, the only connection between this lawsuit and Louisiana is Plaintiff's decision to bring suit here [and] the Court's lack of personal jurisdiction over the Authority compels dismissal of this entire suit.” Wong's complaint, filed Oct. 15, stated that HISA's delegation of federal regulatory power to the Authority allegedly violates the U.S. Constitution's private nondelegation doctrine and the Seventh Amendment's right to a jury trial. “Wong also brings this action because the Authority's enforcement of the HISA Rules against him-through a contracted private entity-violated Wong's Due Process rights,” the trainer's complaint stated. “Relatedly, Wong brings this action to appeal the final decision and civil sanctions imposed against him from the Authority's enforcement action,” the complaint stated. “The Court should declare HISA and the HISA Rules to be unconstitutional, preliminarily and permanently enjoin Defendants from enforcing HISA and the HISA Rules against Wong, and vacate the final decision and civil sanctions imposed against Wong,” the complaint stated. Wong's legal team will have a chance to file a written response to the Authority's motion to dismiss the case. The post Authority Wants Judge to Dismiss Wong’s Lawsuit Against HISA appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Eighteen point-to-point graduates feature in the catalogue for the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale, which takes place after racing at Newbury on Saturday, November 30. Inspections will be open on Friday and Saturday, with showing to take place next to the racecourse stables, before the sale gets underway in the Owners and Trainers facility after the last race at 3.35pm. Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “We have had a very good response to the Coral Gold Cup Sale from the point-to-point handlers and have assembled a strong catalogue of horses to offer on Saturday. The sale got off to a great start last year and that has given vendors added confidence in the venue this time around. “Last week saw graduates from last year's inaugural sale notch up a winning double courtesy of The Bluesman for Paul Nicholls and First Confession for Joe Tizzard, so it's an exciting time for this young sale both in the ring and on the track, and we look forward to seeing everyone at Newbury on Saturday.” The post Catalogue Now Online for the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale 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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Having won three of the six Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep races so far, trainer Brad Cox brings a pair of undefeated fillies, Good Cheer and Eclatant, to the $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Nov. 30.View the full article

Four weeks removed from a disappointing effort in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar, Rigney Racing's Jonathan's Way is back home and ready to run in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Nov. 30.View the full article

Four new sires have joined Gainesway's stallion barn for 2025, bringing their roster up to 12 members. Tapit still reigns supreme at the Paris, Kentucky farm and the leading sire's stud fee will hold steady at $185,000 next year. McKinzie, whose first crop of 2-year-olds include Grade I winners Chancer McPatrick and Scottish Lassie, is in a tight battle for leading first-crop sire and his fee has increased from $30,000 to $75,000. Also in 2025, Raging Bull, a son of Dark Angel (Ire), will be represented by his first 2-year-olds while Olympiad and Drain the Clock will see their first yearlings. Muth (by Good Magic), Seize the Grey (by Arrogate), Tapit Trice (by Tapit) and Charge It (by Tapit) are the latest stallions to join the ranks at Gainesway. As breeders and bloodstock agents have dropped in to visit the new recruits at Gainesway over the past few weeks, it was actually the newcomer standing for the lowest stud fee that seemed to catch people by surprise. Charge It, a Whisper Hill Farm homebred out of a daughter of Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady (Dehere), will stand for $12,5000 in his debut season. “I was impressed with his size,” said Eduardo Terrazas of Terrazas Thoroughbreds. “I didn't expect him to be such a tall horse. He has a beautiful hip on him and a lot of quality. He's got that smart look that I always enjoy seeing on a stallion. I think he should fit a wide variety of mares because he also has plenty of leg under him.” “I thought Charge It has a speedy look to him,” said bloodstock agent Mike McMahon. “He really has a nice bottom line and just looks like he's fast.” Runner-up in the 2022 GI Florida Derby coming off his maiden win, Charge It went on to claim the GIII Dwyer Stakes by 23 lengths, earning a 111 Beyer Speed Figure. As an older horse, the Todd Pletcher trainee won the GII Suburban Stakes and placed in the GII Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes and GIII Westchester Stakes. Tapit Trice takes in the scenery at Gainesway | Sara Gordon Tapit Trice, another son of Tapit new to Gainesway in 2025, will stand for a fee of $20,000. A homebred for Gainesway out of the Grade III-placed mare Danzatrice (Dunkirk), he went through the ring at the Keeneland September Sale and sold to Whisper Hill for $1.3 million with Gainesway staying in for a share. “He broke his maiden at two and at three is when he really started to shine,” said Gainesway's Stallion Director Ryan Norton. “In his first start at three he was named a 'TDN Rising Star.' He won the GIII Tampa Bay Derby, followed it up with a Grade I win in the Blue Grass and went on to place in the GI Belmont and the GI Travers.” Returning to the racetrack this year at four, Tapit Trice won the GIII Monmouth Cup Stakes by over five lengths and then earned another victory in the GII Woodward Stakes. Norton noted that Gainesway's hope is that Charge It and Tapit Trice can someday carry the torch for their perennial leading sire Tapit, who celebrated his twentieth year at stud this year. “We're on a constant search to try to find the next son of Tapit, so with Charge It and Tapit Trice both being well-bred horses and fantastic, brilliant racehorses, I think there's a real opportunity,” said Norton. “Charge It was a brilliantly fast horse, so if you're looking for a stallion that will infuse some speed in your mare I think Charge It is probably where breeders will tend to go. Tapit Trice had a little bit more Classic style. If you look at him, he's got a little bit more of the Dunkirk and Unbridled's Song look. He's a little bit bigger, more of a two-turn horse, so I think he will provide stamina for breeders.” Seize the Grey raced to two Grade I victories for MyRacehorse | Sara Gordon Rounding out the 'grey brigade' amongst the new Gainesway stallions, Seize the Grey will stand for a fee of $30,000. Purchased by MyRacehorse for $300,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, Seize the Grey went on to become the highest-earning son of the late Arrogate when he reeled off victories in this year's GII Pat Day Mile Stakes, GI Preakness Stakes and GI Pennsylvania Derby. “We first noticed Seize the Gray when we were at the Derby and watched him win the Pat Day Mile on the undercard,” recalled Norton. “That's when he first came on our radar here and then obviously after the Preakness, he had really established himself as one of the top 3-year-olds in the country so we contacted MyRacehorse and we were fortunate enough to get a deal done. Being by Arrogate, a horse that left us too soon and was a brilliant racehorse, I think Seize the Grey epitomizes the traits of Arrogate and will hopefully pass it on to future generations.” Seize the Grey is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to Grade I winner and sire Power Broker (Tapit) and hails from the family of Grade I winner Miss Shop (Deputy Minister). “He's the type of horse that we like to buy,” said McMahon after inspecting the newcomer. “He's a racey type and I think breeders who use him will be really happy.” Muth stands out as the only progeny of Good Magic to earn Grade I wins at two and three | Sara Gordon Purchased by Donato Lanni for $2 million as a juvenile, Muth was another 'Rising Star' when he broke his maiden by nearly nine lengths on debut. He continued to build his resume as a juvenile with a win in the GI American Pharoah Stakes and runner-up performances in the GIII Best Pal Stakes and the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind champion Fierceness (City of Light). Returning to the track at three, Muth claimed the GII San Vicente Stakes and then became the only progeny of Good Magic to earn Grade I wins at two and three when he scored in the GI Arkansas Derby. “The Good Magic start has been fairly incredible and I love that he's a Grade I winner at two and three,” McMahon said when asked about Muth. “He's a lot of horse. He's big and tall and he's got good conformation, great hind leg, went through the 2-year-olds sales, all the things I really look at.” “He's got a lovely hip with great balance,” added Terrazas. “I just like to see that natural muscle formation that they get. He's my type of horse.” Leading his class of newcomers at Gainesway, Muth will stand for $35,000 in 2025. “These open houses have been great and we've been very busy,” said Norton. “With four new stallions, it's going to be an exciting year at Gainesway.” The post New Quartet Drives Breeders to Gainesway appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Aesop's Fables (Ire) (No Nay Never) will stand at Starfield Stud next season, Compass Stallions announced on Monday. The G2 Futurity Stakes winner will command a fee of €6,500, with limited breeding rights available. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Aesop's Fables retires as the winner of three of his 17 career starts. He also won this year's Listed Sole Power Sprint Stakes at Naas in May, having produced two of his best efforts at the end of last season when finishing third in both the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp and GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. Micheál Orlandi of Compas Stallions said, “Aesop's Fables promises to be an exciting addition to the stallion roster at Starfield Stud, being such a highly regarded sprinter by a Champion two-year-old sire in No Nay Never. He has been syndicated by a distinguished group of trainers, consignors, breeders and bloodstock consultants, giving him every chance of success at stud. We look forward to showing him to breeders and are confident they won't be disappointed in what they see.” Bred by Barronstown Stud, Aesop's Fables is one of six winners from as many runners out of the Listed-placed How's She Cuttin' (Ire) (Shinko Forest {Ire}), with the others including the Bearstone Stud resident Washington DC (Ire), another high-class sprinter for O'Brien whose victories included the G3 Phoenix Sprint Stakes. The trainer added, “Aesop's Fables is typical of his sire, a big, strong, powerful horse with a good mind. We always thought that he would get very good-looking foals and very mature two-year-olds. He is fast and has some top-class form, a Group 2 winner as a juvenile and placed in the Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye and Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint as a three-year-old, beaten just a short distance in both. He has loads of scope and could get very classy horses.” The post Aesop’s Fables Retired to Starfield Stud for 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Wyoming Gaming Commission has approved Wyoming's first mile-long horse racing track for 16 live race dates in 2025, as well as simulcasting and related activities.View the full article

NEWMARKET, UK — Among a boutique offering, a half-sister to two Group 1 winners, by the champion sire-elect, was always going to be a standout and the 18-year record for the top price at the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale duly fell to Clara Stud's Dark Angel filly, who was sold for 900,000gns. Solo De Lune (Ire) (Law Society), now best known as the dam of Irish Oaks winner Moonstone (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}), held the previous record at 775,000gns back in 2006 as part of the Britton House Stud dispersal. That transaction also contributed to record turnover for that sale, but that marker was also surpassed by three-quarters of the way through Monday's single session at Park Paddocks. The day ended with turnover of 7,105,000gns, up from 4,777,200gns last year, with new record figures set for the median of 30,000gns (+50%) and average of 51,861 gns (+38%). At 82%, the clearance rate was on par with 2023. Henry Lascelles saw off competition from a number of interested parties for the day's top lot, including Oliver St Lawrence, Jason Kelly, Will Douglass and eventual underbidder Yuesheng Zhang of Yulong Investments. Though Lascelles was unable to divulge the name of the filly's buyer, he did confirm that the half-sister to Group 1 winners Camille Pissarro (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Golden Horde {Ire}) (Lethal Force {Ire}) would remain the UK to be trained for an English owner-breeder. There was a happy sense of deja vu for her breeder James Cloney of Clara Stud, who, since buying the Pivotal (GB) mare Entreat from Cheveley Park Stud for 14,000gns at the 2016 July Sale, has seen the 18-year-old mare's profile soar. Back in 2016 she was carrying to Dark Angel's Group 1-winning son Lethal Force and the resultant foal became known as Golden Horde, winner of the G1 Commonwealth Cup and G2 Richmond Stakes for Clive Cox and now a stallion for Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe operation. The pedigree has also been upgraded by the listed success of Exhort (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) in the Cheveley Park colours and by fellow listed winner Line Of Departure (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), but it is the mare's most recent runner who is currently the most exciting prospect. Camille Pissarro, a 1,250,000gns Book 1 purchase last year by MV Magnier, won the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere last month and will be one of Coolmore's leading Classic hopes for next season. Cloney said of the filly, who was forced to miss Book 1 herself after getting cast in her box, “Typically, just as you get the update you get a setback. These things happen, but it's great for Tattersalls to put on today and deliver this result.” Of the 18-year-old Entreat he added, “She's some mare, she just pours pure class into her stock. It's an emotional rollercoaster with her but when she does it, she does it so well. As breeders, we're all dreamers and you do kind of dream for this to happen. It's unbelievable that it just keeps happening with this mare. It's kind of exciting, especially because Entreat has travelled to Justify so we're expecting a nice foal by him in early January. She's back with me now, she came back home in May, so she'll be getting an extra scoop of nuts this evening.” Lot 63 came with a lofty reputation ahead of the #TattsDecember Yearling Sale and she did not disappoint. This filly by Dark Angel is a half-sister to G1 winners Camille Pissarro and Golden Horde. She was consigned by Clara Stud and bought by Henry Lascelles for 900,000gns pic.twitter.com/etqaZALPsz — TDN (@theTDN) November 25, 2024 Cloney continued, “Sometimes you get mares who produce good racehorses but they don't perform at the sales. But in my eyes, and I think in a lot of people's eyes, she ticks every box because she's able to throw the stock and then they go and back it up. There are not too many mares with two Group 1 winners under their belt, or four stakes winners, especially all by different stallions. “She stamps her stock no matter what stallion she goes to. This is a big strong filly and I'd draw a lot of comparisons with Camille Pissarro. I know I might sound biased but I actually thought she might be that little bit stronger at the same stage.” A Day of Stars Three of the top five prices in the December Yearling Sale's history were achieved on Monday. Along with the day's leading lady, a filly and a colt by the perennially popular Aga Khan Studs resident Sea The Stars (Ire) brought the morning session to life when selling for 400,000gns and 375,000gns respectively. Lot 53, Norelands Stud's filly out of Crimean Queen (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), was bought by Jamie McCalmont on behalf of owner Marc Chan, who already races the filly's full-brother, the two-year-old Seacruiser (Ire), winner of a Newmarket maiden on debut for Ralph Beckett. “We hope that [Seacruiser] will be a really nice horse for next year,” said the agent. “We bought Sir Dinadan from Norelands last year, and Seacruiser, and Green Impact was raised there. It was a farm that was founded by Harry [McCalmont] and my grandfather, so there is a lot of sentiment, and, more importantly, it seems to be working.” He added, “Marc wants to start breeding horses and Sea The Stars is a a great broodmare sire and if the brother ends up really good, it will be really nice to have a sister. Marc is really happy, he really wanted this filly.” The filly's dam, bred by Hascombe and Valiant Studs, is a half-sister to the Group 2 winners Bronze Cannon (Lemon Drop Kid) and Across The Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and to Crimson Ribbon (Lemon Drop Kid), the dam of Ascot Gold Cup winner Courage Mon Ami (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Underbidder on the day's top lot, the Yulong team had earlier been successful in signing up lot 46, the Sea The Stars first foal of the Group 3 winner Cloudy Dawn (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), at 375,000gns. Sold as a foal by breeder James Wigan for 100,000gns, the colt is from the family of French Group 1 winners Grey Lilac (Ire) and Golden Lilac (Ire) and will begin his racing career in the UK with the option to race in Australia in the future. Yulong's general manager Vin Cox said, “He's by a good stallion out of a good mare and he's well put together. He fits our plans, which is to try to put together a good batch of horses to go to the races.” Yulong, which has its base in Australia, has made its presence felt at the European sales in recent years, not least when buying Group 1 winner Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) from last year's December Mares Sale for 2,700,000gns. The six-year-old mare has repaid her new owner handsomely since joining Chris Waller's stable in Sydney. Reflecting on Via Sistina's success in Australia, which includes breaking Winx's track record when winning the G1 Cox Plate by eight lengths, Cox said, “To have bought her last year for the money we did – she had the pedigree and the race record to justify that sort of price – but to end up where she is now is beyond our wildest expectations. She has had seven starts in Australia now for five Group 1 wins. It's a stunning record and we'd have to say she's on the way to being Horse of the Year in Australia, though of course there's a large part of the Australian season still to play out. But also to be rated the top mare in the world is quite phenomenal.” The run of demand for the Sea The Stars yearlings continued later in the session through lot 140. William Haggas knows the family of her dam My Timing (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}) well, having trained all three of her winning offspring to date, all of whom are by Sea The Stars and bred by the Tsui family's Sunderland Holdings. The trainer went to 360,000gns to buy the mare's yearling filly. “She is for one of my owner-breeders,” he said of the sister to Sea On Time (Ire) and Sea Just In Time (Ire). “I know the family well, all of them have been more than useful, the first [foal] was the best. This is a nice, straightforward but backward filly and it will be age three or four before she comes good.” Blue Point Colt for Johnston Charlie Johnston will train the Blue Point colt out of the group-placed Haatef mare Achnaha (Ire) who was bought by Anthony Stroud for 240,000gns. Offered as lot 18 by his breeder Plantation Stud, the colt is the second living foal of the 13-year-old mare, whose filly foal by Advertise (Ire) is in the same stud's draft for Tuesday's foal sale. On behalf of Godolphin, Stroud also signed for a No Nay Never colt (lot 138) out of a half-sister to new Ballyhane Stud stallion Sakheer (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) for 170,000gns from New England Stud. Golden Touch Dermot Cantillon of Tinnakill House enjoyed a decent pinhooking result with a colt bought back in February at Goffs for €30,000. By Make Believe (GB), he is out of the Moyglare Stud-bred mare Unaccompanied (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), who was both a listed winner on the Flat and Grade 1-winning juvenile hurdler. Returned to Tattersalls as lot 7, the May-born colt from the further family of Kyprios (Ire) and Search For A Song (Ire) was bought for 125,000gns by John Gosden. He said, “Thady came and found him. He is a lovely sort, scopey, a good mover and, of course, we know the sire well through Mishriff. We will put together a syndicate to own him.” Cantillon added, “I don't pinhook too many foals, but I am a big admirer of that family and when I saw him in the ring in February, I just took a liking to him and bought him. I like stayers and I like late foals, when everyone else is going the other way, I like to buck the trend. “It was always the plan to come to this sale because he was a May foal and he looked like he was going to need every day. It was always the plan – and he has made way more than I was expecting.” Shirley Anderson-Jolag is set to become the first female auctioneer at Tattersalls Anderson-Jolag a Trailblazer An important milestone will be reached on Tuesday when Shirley Anderson-Jolag takes to the rostrum to become the first female auctioneer at Tattersalls. It is believed that she is also the only woman to be currently auctioning horses in the thoroughbred world. An immensely popular member of the sales scene, Anderson-Jolag has a background in performing arts, and in particular opera singing, a talent which will surely aid her performance in the ring at Park Paddocks. She said at Tattersalls on Monday, “I hope by this time next year there will be another woman auctioneer, and then another.” Congratulations and best of luck, Shirley. 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A total of 1,088 lots have been catalogued for the 2025 New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) National Yearling Sale, which is scheduled to take place at Karaka from January 26-30. The catalogue, which is now available to view online, features 661 yearlings in Book 1 and another 427 in Book 2. Previous graduates of the sale include Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars {Aus}), an eight-time Group 1 winner in Australia, in addition to Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse {Aus}) and Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress {Aus}), both top-class sprinters in Hong Kong. A full-sister to Lucky Sweynesse will be offered at the 2025 edition of the sale, along with yearlings out of Group 1 winners such as Bonneval (NZ) (Makfi {GB}) and Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}). This will also be the first time that NZB has combined both Book 1 and Book 2 into one physical catalogue. NZB's managing director Andrew Seabrook said, “Although they still remain separate sales, it was a request made at a post sales vendor meeting earlier this year, so we thought it was worth doing and advantageous from a marketing perspective to have just one catalogue. “Of all the sales in Australasia this year, Karaka saw the biggest increase in average, turnover and median–that was really encouraging. We're incredibly proud of the New Zealand-bred and Karaka graduate results over the last 12 months.” The post Catalogue for the NZB National Yearling Sale Released appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

How did we get hooked on this sport? We all have stories about how our love affair developed and blossomed. The TDN will be reaching out to numerous notable people in the industry to get their stories to find out how they got hooked and stayed hooked on the sport. Dr. Barry Eisaman, Eisaman Equine I've been in the horse world my entire life. So, I think it started just with horses and a love for them in general. That quickly transferred to love of horse racing because in my teenage years, and earlier, I started working around racehorses. But I think as the years would go by, I'm not really remembering, 'oh, that was the moment I got hooked' but instead I get constant reaffirmation of what a wonderful sport this is and what wonderful creatures these racehorses are. A lot of the work that I do is breaking and preparing young horses to go to the races and for rehabilitation. It's just so impressive how tough horses can be, and then the flip side of the coin is how fragile they can be. In my life I've enjoyed trying to help them stay healthy, get them fixed up and get back to their athletic wellness. So, my love of the horse just grew and kept getting reaffirmed over the years. Anytime that I have hands on a young horse or a rehab horse that goes on to be something really special, that's a reaffirmation that this is a wonderful sport. You get the sense of pride that maybe in some way you helped. My whole exposure was when I went to veterinary school and then it was in equine practice at the racetracks in Miami for eight or 10 years. Then I moved to the Ocala area. Those years were spent being impressed by horses from a veterinary standpoint. And then during my years in Ocala, time gradually changed things from a veterinary practice to a training center. My wife Shari [Eisaman] and I run Eiseman Equine, so we have well over 200 horses on campus at any one time. And it's just like a snowball. It just keeps getting bigger as life goes on. Shari has been instrumental in my thinking as she was involved in racing before she and I met. Her background was in horse sales. So, after we got married and over 30 years thereafter I became more involved in sales and getting horses ready to sell. Probably had we not met, I may have stayed in a more conventional veterinarian-only role. But the role that I'm in now is just like the best of all worlds. I get to work with young horses and use my veterinary skills much more than I would in a practice. All the contacts we have continue to reach out to us and that's never really stopped. That's a reason to stay hooked. I have to say that it's not like a Seabiscuit jogging through the dark sort of the moment. But it just continues to be really fun. Nick Tammaro, announcer/handicapper/oddsmaker Once I was old enough to join him on the day trips to racetracks in neighboring states, my Dad decided to bring me to Fair Grounds while we lived in the Dallas area. From the minute we walked in, and I remember it vividly, I was captured by the whole scene. The paddock, the box we sat in, the horses running by, and most importantly the Daily Racing Form. I opened it up and as he explained to me what was on a running line, it all seemed to make sense. From that point forward I asked him to buy me the DRF as often as possible so I could read it and handicap, even if we weren't going to the track. I asked a million questions of the veteran horseplayers we surrounded ourselves with at Trinity Meadows [near Ft. Worth] in an effort to hone my handicapping skills. The process to be a successful horseplayer started for me as a child and will never end. Racing is the greatest game in the world. Needless to say, I was hooked very early! To share your own story of how you got hooked on racing, email suefinley@thetdn.com. The post Hooked On Racing: Dr. Barry Eisaman And Nick Tammaro appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article