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The win by More Than Looks (More Than Ready) in the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile netted $158,000 for Steven Wells's bankroll in the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), pushing him to a win in the Nov. 1-2 contest. Wells, a 51-year-old bar owner from Fordville, North Dakota, topped a record 585 entries to win the 16th annual BCBC, Thoroughbred racing's biggest live-money tournament. “I am very satisfied,” said Wells. “I've won a lot of live money tournaments, but this is the biggest.” With tournament players wagering on the 41st Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, each player was required to fund a $2,500 buy-in and a $7,500 betting bankroll. All buy-in monies were applied to the prize pool, making a record total prize pool of $1,462,500. Players made real wagers with their bankroll over the two days and 22 races, keeping all wagering earnings. The 2024 tournament players generated nearly $7.3 million in wagering handle. Combined with his first-place prize of $421,200, Wells earned $573,200 from the BCBC. Runner-up was Tyler Sprague of Las Vegas, Nev., who took home a total of $411,400. Tyler Hoffman of Sylmar, Calif. was third and earned $267,600. In addition to those wagering at Del Mar, players participated in the BCBC from official satellite locations at Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, and Santa Anita Park, as well as online. Complete tournament results are available here. The post Bar Owner from North Dakota Wins Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For the first time since the spring of 2021, when he began serving what was ultimately more than a three-year suspension by track operator Churchill Downs Inc., Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has a horse in competition at Churchill Downs.View the full article

Barnes (Into Mischief), an unraced 2-year-old colt who sold for $3.2 million as a FTSAUG yearling in 2023, has been entered by trainer Bob Baffert and owner Zedan Racing Stables in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight sprint at Churchill Downs next Wednesday. The start will be Baffert's first at the Louisville track since Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) on July 19, 2024, announced the lifting of a corporation-imposed three-year suspension that had kept the Hall-of-Fame trainer from racing in the GI Kentucky Derby and at any of CDI's tracks nationwide. CDI had ruled off Baffert in June 2021 because of a string of drug positives in horses Baffert trained, including two in CDI's most prominent races, the 2020 GI Kentucky Oaks and the 2021 Derby. The colt who tested positive for an overage of betamethasone in the 2021 Derby, Medina Spirit, was owned by Zedan. According to Churchill's Nov. 20 media notes, Barnes is named in honor of Baffert's longtime assistant, Jimmy Barnes. “Break will be important being inside in the 3 hole,” Baffert told TDN via text message, adding that, “5 1/2 little short but it's a good starting point. “Distance will be his friend,” Baffert continued. “He has a great mind and a beautifully made horse. Exciting to see how he handles the ship and run first time out.” Nooni | Benoit Barnes is expected to ship to Kentucky Nov. 21 along with stablemate and 'TDN Rising Star' Nooni (Win Win Win), who most recently ran sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Race 7 on Nov. 27 drew a field of 11 and will go at 3:55 p.m. Eastern. Jockey Martin Garcia is named to ride. Barnes worked a half-mile “handily” at Santa Anita on Wednesday in :48.60 (9/12). The first foal out of the unplaced mare All American Dream (American Pharoah), Barnes was bred in Kentucky by Jeff Drown and Don Rachel. As TDN reported at the time of the auction, the colt, consigned by Indian Creek, sold as hip 228 in the waning moments of his sale session with the ticket officially being signed by Donato Lanni as an agent for Zedan Racing. The post Baffert’s First Churchill Starter Since Lifting Of 3-year Ban Will Be $3.2m Colt Owned By Zedan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Brigette Solomon After combining with local trainer Stephen Doody for four second placings on day one at Manawatu, junior driver Crystal Hackett looks well placed to go one better on several runners tonight. “It was pretty frustrating for both me and Stephen running four seconds on Tuesday, but they all raced well and some should have improved off those runs,” says Hackett. All but one of Hackett’s drives tonight are for Doody, and she starts the evening with Mr Monty in Race 1, the Happy Birthday Brian Gemell Handicap Trot over 2500 metres. The Majestic Son gelding finished second on Tuesday, and although he was 17 lengths behind the runaway winner Quercus Rubra, he trotted well to run a solid race and finish 1.75 lengths ahead of the third placed Cosmic Angel. He starts tonight’s race off a 30 metre handicap. “He did a good job on Tuesday, and it could be a winnable race for him tonight with a bit of luck, but so long as he trots the whole way we’ll be happy with him,” says Hackett. In the Matt Hickey New Patron Mobile Pace, Hackett combines with Million Dollar Chic who is another of Tuesday’s bridesmaids when beaten 1.5 lengths by the House-trained Vincent Reactress. The Bettor’s Delight filly races a similar field tonight but starts the race off a more favourable draw of two. “She’s one that has surprised us the last couple of starts and really shown some improvement,” says Hackett, “I don’t think a win is far away for her and hopefully tonight’s the night.” Also second placed on day one was Jetasi, who Hackett drives in Race 3, the Life Member Don Haydock Mobile Pace. The two-year-old filly has had five starts for three placings and has shown improvement with each outing. She was beaten just a length on Tuesday after being briefly held up when awaiting the passing lane and chasing hard in the home straight giving an honest performance. “She’s a nice wee filly but it’s a niggly draw for her tonight starting from six,” says Hackett, “There was a bit of driver error last start too which didn’t help, so I’ll be doing my best to give her every chance tonight.” In the feature race of the night, the Palmerstonian Prelude Mobile Pace, Hackett drives Rough And Ready for Cambridge trainer Arna Donnelly. The gelding finished fourth in the Wairarapa Cup on Tuesday after sitting parked the trip and although he didn’t disgrace he failed to kick on in the home straight. “He was a bit keen sitting out parked on Tuesday and had to roll on a bit, but I think he’ll definitely show benefit from the run,” says Hackett. It’s in race six, the Happy Birthday Stephen Gillies Mobile Pace, that Hackett drives what she thinks is her best chance of the night, Doo You Want Me. The two-year-old by Captain Crunch has shown ability in his five starts to date and was a winner here on November 4 when he dictated terms in front to claim an easy maiden victory. “It is going to be a bit harder for him tonight from the wide barrier (6) but he’s a nice horse and I think he’s capable of getting over top of this field,” says Hackett, “He’s a horse that I’m looking forward to driving and hoping to stick with in the future.” Hackett’s other drives for the night are Inlouof (7) in race five, and Baliey’s Pitch (3) in race seven. “Inlouof will find it tough starting from the wide draw, but Bailey’s Pitch will give a good account of himself, he’s an honest horse and always running on in the finish.” Racing action gets underway tonight with Race 1 at 5.43pm. View the full article

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There was a buoyant atmosphere at the Lane's End Farm stallion complex on Tuesday as a steady stream of breeders came to admire new arrival More Than Looks (More Than Ready), but a few hundred miles away in Atlanta, Georgia, the dreary weather matched Anthony Bartolo's mood. The managing partner of Victory Racing Partners, Bartolo had gotten the call from trainer Cherie DeVaux at 6:30 in the morning the day before informing him that their stable's Breeders' Cup champion had an injury that would delay any possible return to the races. “Five hours later we had pretty significant offers on the table, but that didn't mean anything to me honestly,” Bartolo said. “It hit me hard and it becomes real when it's in print.” So Tuesday was a bit of a reality check for Bartolo, a chiropractor by trade, as the news spread of More Than Looks's retirement. He was a long way from sunny Del Mar, where just a few weeks ago More Than Looks had stormed down the lane to claim the GI Breeders' Cup Mile, but the memories of that afternoon were at the forefront of his mind as he went about his normal day, reminding him just how fortunate their partnership has been to enjoy the ride with their stable star for the past two years and ultimately go out on top. “That's the pinnacle of what you're looking to attain,” Bartolo explained. “Just to get to the dance has always been something that as a partnership we aspired to do, but this game is very difficult. As a managing partner, gosh, maybe eight times out of 10 you bring bad news. A lot of things occur in horse racing that make it very difficult on the faint hearted and I think just getting to that day after being the bearer of bad news for so many years, the emotions were definitely built up. The feeling of pride for me was tremendous, as well as just reflecting back on where we've been since 2015.” From left: Scott Clifton, Anthony Bartolo, Jerry Caramelli and Douglas Dunan at the Breeders' Cup | Breeders' Cup Eclipse Sportswire Victory Racing Partners was the brainchild of Bartolo and friends Scott Clifton, Douglas Duncan and Chris Brothers. A lifelong racing fan, Bartolo grew up following his father Raymond Bartolo, who was a jockey agent for riders like Helidoro Gustines and Angel Santiago, around the backside of Belmont Park. After dabbling in racing partnerships in the mid-Atlantic region for several years, Bartolo and his friends Chief Stipe Duncan and Scott Clifton decided to get more involved. They enlisted the help of Chris Brothers, president of Xavier Bloodstock, and got Victory Racing Partners off and running. Their first two horses Mr. Dougie Fresh (Ghostzapper) and Always a Suspect (Exchange Rate) both earned over a quarter of a million dollars for the fledgling group. As their success continued, they decided that they would start advertising and selling shares in their horses but keep the majority of the ownership within their own small group. “The partnership has grown over the last nine years now,” said Bartolo. “We have had a few hundred partners over the course of that time. With most horses, we may have between ten to up to 25 or 30 partners in a horse. We've always prided ourselves on keeping a large piece of the horse. We're not here to sell out shares. It's a very intimate group of people and the people that stay in usually get into the next horse with us, so it has been a lot of fun.” A few years ago when Chris Brothers decided to take a step back, Victory Racing sought the help of David Ingordo to purchase horses for their partnership. One of the first yearlings that Ingordo landed on was a More Than Ready colt that they bought at the Keeneland September Sale for $135,000. A few months later when the group went to visit the colt, they came by his name almost by accident. “He is a very impressive horse,” said Bartolo. “He's a dark bay, almost black. He's absolutely gorgeous. Being a More Than Ready, I turned and looked at Maude Walsh, our Partner Relations Representative, and I said, 'Gosh, I hope he's more than looks.' And that stuck.” Victory Racing and trainer Cherie DeVaux gave More Than Looks plenty of time to develop, letting him work through some baby issues as a 2-year-old. “David kept telling me, 'You know, he's acting like a good one,'” Bartolo recalled. “Hearing that from Ingordo, who has bought greats like Flightline and Zenyatta and so many good horses, it kind of makes your ears perk up.” The colt finished a well-beaten eighth in his debut going five furlongs in February of his 3-year-old year, but the move he had started to put in going around the turn showed that he had plenty of potential with added distance. Sure enough, in his next start stretching out over a mile, More Than Looks made the same move around the turn and charged down the stretch to get up by a neck. “He just had a closing kick like nobody's business,” Bartolo recalled. “He came from way out of it and ran them down. Our partnership was all going crazy. With his running style, it was the most exciting thing.” More Than Looks put in one good performance after another throughout last year's season, winning the GIII Manila Stakes and the Jefferson Cup Stakes, placing in the GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes, and finishing the year with a fast-closing sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile just a few lengths behind winner Master of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Everyone had high hopes for More Than Looks's 4-year-old season coming into this year until the colt threw a leg over the webbing of his stall, incurring an injury that set him back several months. Then he was entered in the Lure Stakes at Saratoga in August, but the race was rained off the turf. More Than Looks claims the 2024 GI Breeders' Cup Mile | Horsephotos The backup plan was to map out a journey to get to the Breeders' Cup as the third start off a nine-month break. The ambitious plan started with the GI Fourstardave and More Than Looks came through with a runner-up performance behind Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). He then finished second to the same rival in a slow-paced GI Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes. “Everything fell kind of not the right way for us,” Bartolo recalled of the race at Keeneland. “With his closing style you need some speed up front and it was just not there. When [jockey Jose Ortiz] got off the horse, he told me that we could win the Breeders' Cup. This whole time, the plan was to get to the Breeders' Cup with him peaking. Cherie told me that things were falling into place where if we could get the right trip, we could be right there.” More Than Looks finally got the pace he was looking for in the Mile and after settling in the back of the pack he was able to do what he does best, making a move on the final turn and angling out wide to pick off rivals. He tore past Johannes (Nyquist) and Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to get the win, handing DeVaux her first Breeders' Cup victory. “That was a big deal,” said Bartolo. “I knew she had four runners that day and I'm obviously rooting for her on every race she runs in, but I was hoping that we could be the one to do it. She's on such a great trajectory that for us to be part of that was something that we'll have forever.” When the decision was made for More Than Looks to retire, sending the champ to Lane's End was an easy choice for the Victory Racing partnership. They regularly consign horses with the farm and Bartolo makes a habit of visiting any time he is in Lexington. At Lane's End, More Than Looks will stand for a fee of $15,000 in his debut season and is the first Victory Racing Partners graduate to become a stallion. “His future is extremely bright,” said Bartolo. “Our partners are thrilled to be able to go visit him. You buy a horse and you always have the aspiration to run on these top days, so for a horse to deliver on that is very special.” The news is out, More Than Looks left this weekend to start his new career as a stallion @LanesEndFarms. Incredibly thankful to this wonderful guy that brought our team to the biggest stage winning the @BreedersCup Mile. I look forward to seeing his offspring on track. Thank… pic.twitter.com/hf0bhauHJO — Cherie DeVaux (@reredevaux) November 18, 2024 Bartolo is sure that their partnership will end up racing some of More Than Looks's progeny someday, but for now they have plenty to look forward with their current crop of racehorses. The partnership normally campaigns between half a dozen to a dozen horses at one time. Victory Racing has a 2-year-old filly named Close Up (Demarcherlier {GB}) who is expected to make her second career start next weekend at Churchill Downs. The DeVaux trainee was a closing fourth on debut at Kentucky Downs in September. Looking ahead to 2025, they also have a 2-year-old Maclean's Music colt named Rock It preparing for his debut for DeVaux at Fair Grounds and a soon-to-be 2-year-old Twirling Candy colt who is looking promising in his early training in Ocala. While they wait for their next trip to the winner's circle, Bartolo and the rest of the Victory Racing partners still have plenty of celebrating left to do after that memorable day at the Breeders' Cup. “Probably the biggest moment was when he turned for home,” Bartolo reminisced. “I knew he was going to run them down. When he turned for home and he was in striking distance, I said that we were going to win this thing. Even before the eighth pole, I said we're going to win this thing. He was passing everybody and we were all jumping up and down before the wire. That memory will stick in my mind forever.” The post Aptly Named More Than Looks One to Remember for Victory Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-AQU, $90k, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m, post time: 12:10 p.m. ET KEEPTHEDREAMALIVE (Into Mischief) makes her first trip to the races for owner/breeder Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and trainer Bill Mott. Tommy Town acquired dam It Tiz Well (Tiznow) for $230,000 at the 2015 Keeneland September sale and campaigned her with Jerry Hollendorfer to five wins from 10 starts, including a two-length upset of eventual champion Abel Tasman (Quality Road) in the 2017 GI Cotillion Stakes. The homebred outworked 142 other horses when breezing a half-mile in :48 1/5 (17/159) over the Belmont training track Nov. 16. Delicious Diva (Hard Spun) was the third-priciest of her sire's 56 yearlings reported as sold in 2023 (69 through the ring) and his most-expensive filly when hammering to Ken McPeek for $400,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. Also a $160,000 Keeneland November weanling, the early March foal is a half-sister to SW & MGSP Cautious Giant (Giant's Causeway). Both will have the rail-drawn Kiss Me Slow (Into Mischief) to beat. The St Elias homebred was a low-odds fourth behind likely champion Immersive (Nyquist) on her lone appearance at Saratoga July 21. TJCIS PPs The post Thursday Insights: Tommy Town Homebred Gets Started at Aqueduct appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The racing world is mourning the loss of Australian champion racehorse Elvstroem. The globetrotting superstar died at the age of 24 last week in France, where he had been standing at stud since 2016. View the full article

Strong international fields take on some dominant local runners, including Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising, in the Longines Hong International Races Dec. 8 at Sha Tin Racecourse.View the full article

Motivator (GB)'s son Jigme (Ire) will anchor the Haras du Hoguenet roster in 2025, Jour de Galop reported on Wednesday. His fee will remain €8,000, and he covered 126 mares this term. Roster veteran Motivator, rising 23, will stand for €5,000. He has sired 82 black-type Flat horses and 8.8% stakes winners per starter over jumps. He is joined by Penny's Picnic (Ire) at €3,000. The sire of G3 Prix du Petit Couvert heroine Pradaro (Fr) on the Flat, the son of Kheleyf has also sired a pair of NH black-type horses, while Doha Dream (Fr) also remains at €3,000. Young sires Moises Has (Fr) at €5,000 and Magic Dream (Ire) at €3,500 will have their first 3-year-olds and first 2-year-olds, respectively. Rounding out the roster is Texas (Fr) at €3,800. His first foals arrived in 2024. The post Haras Du Hoguenet’s 2025 Roster Revealed appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If there is one criticism about this bloodstock game of ours, it's the fact that we never seem to need a second invitation for a backslap and oftentimes we can portray things as being rosey in the garden when the opposite may well be true. Not at Goffs on Wednesday where the highest-ever turnover, average and median was achieved at the November Foal Sale. Even the biggest of hitters in this business, like Coolmore's MV Magnier and Baroda Stud boss David Cox, admitted to being genuinely bowled over not only by the demand for foals at Kildare Paddocks, but by the huge cohort of young pinhookers and traders who rolled up their sleeves and got in on the action. It was Cox who sold the most expensive foal through the ring at Goffs on Wednesday, a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt that went the way to Godolphin for €1 million. A brother to Group 1 winner Teona (Ire), he was sold on behalf of Yuesheng Zhang's Yulong operation, who sourced the dam [Ambivalent (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), herself a Group 2 winner] carrying the foal at Tattersalls last December for 925,000gns. It was a result befitting of what has been extraordinary trade and Cox, not a man who goes all soppy easily, said he was blown away by the level of trade at every level this week. Speaking about the top lot, he said, “When you get a foal that looks like he does, with his quality, strength and movement, and then you x-ray him a week before the sale and find out he's clean and has a good scope, it's some relief. You come here thinking you have a chance of having the best foal in the sale. When I got here, it was pretty evident after a couple of days that we did have the best foal in the sale.” It was Anthony Stroud, bidding on behalf of Godolphin, who saw off another powerhouse owner-breeder in Juddmonte for the blue chip colt. Stroud commented, “He is a very nice individual [who] walked very well. [He has] a lot of presence and a lot of body. He is by Sea The Stars who is a Derby winner and he is out of a Group winner who has produced a Group 1 winner. All of the stars aligned. He has a wonderful temperament. We looked at him on many occasions and saw him in the pre parade ring and he was very relaxed. The pedigree and the conformation matched together. I think, from that point of view, he's a horse who will complement our homebreds. It [the market] looks very competitive. Prices are good and people are getting well paid if they have a nice horse.” The fact that two major outfits locked horns on the colt came as a relief to Cox who admitted to being unsure how to price the top lot prior to the sale. He also went on to offer his tuppence worth as to why he thinks foal buyers turned out in their droves at Goffs this week. He said, “It was hard to price him and I'm delighted that Juddmonte and Godolphin took each other on and that he made his money. Fair play to Mr Zhang, Paul Curran and Vin Cox, they have supported us and that's the second millionaire we've had for them this year. We sold a Frankel (GB) at Tattersalls earlier on in the year to Amo Racing and, as I said, we're grateful for the support. “Mr Zhang paid 925,000gns for the mare and they've got their money back with one foal. She's back in foal to Sea The Stars and is carrying a colt. This sale gives them options. It's a worldwide operation and, with Vin leading the charge and Paul looking after Europe, they buy and sell mares, foals and yearlings.” On the market, Cox continued, “Goffs is especially unique to any other sales house and maybe it's an Irish thing as well. We've all grown up with ponies and are a bit closer to farm life than the English. There are more people involved with horses in Ireland and, every year, I see new faces all with the same dream of buying a foal and turning it into money as a yearling. That's what keeps the game going at the middle to lower levels. This year, we had foals there with 150 first shows. I mean, the dream is really alive the further you are from putting on the saddle! You get to the yearling sales and it narrows [the amount of buyers] and then on to the breeze-ups it's narrower again. Like, we'd an ordinary foal the other day with 130 first shows. He wasn't a good-looking foal so he didn't get many second looks but for him to get that many first shows was amazing and illustrates just how many people were here this week. I think it's something that English people must be worried about. They don't seem to have as many young people coming through in the game as we do in Ireland. It's the same with staff. When you go to the sales in America or Australia, you see all the Irish faces working the sales. We're very close to the horse and are exporting a lot of good horse people as well as horses.” There is still one more day of foals on Friday, but at the close of play on Thursday, Baroda Stud had netted €1,618,000 for 17 lots sold. The Sea The Stars became the second millionaire lot the outfit sold in 2024 following on from the 1.1 million gns sale of the Frankel colt to Amo Racing at Book 1 last month. Of course, days like Wednesday are tinged with sadness given David's Dad Dermot passed away earlier this summer. Cox concluded, “We were involved in the Niarchos dispersal last year and I can remember thinking, 'how are we going to find another millionaire horse?' It's happened twice this year and it was days like this where I'd get the text off Dad saying 'well done'. I miss those texts. I'd a point-to-pointer who sold well last week and I know he'd have been on the phone straight away after that. Days like that are tough. But look, it's been a good year business wise and we have a great team with Padraic Gahan, Noel McDonnell and all the staff. It's a travelling circus, really, and we're on the road the whole time.” Of the 180 lots offered on Wednesday, 158 were sold at an 88% clearance rate. The turnover rested at €18,246,500, which is up 47% on last year. Meanwhile, the €115,485 average was up 61% and the median climbed by 64% to €82,000. €1,000,000 from Godolphin buys Baroda Stud's Sea The Stars own brother to Group 1 winner TEONA, out of Group 1 winner AMBIVALENT.@nickluck spoke to Anthony Stroud about his stellar purchase at #GoffsNovember. pic.twitter.com/6ZhdZg2SLF — Goffs (@Goffs1866) November 20, 2024 Magnier: 'It's Great To See The Amount Of Young People Coming Into The Business' MV Magnier echoed Cox's sentiments regarding the vibrancy of the sales ground this week after signing for a Camelot (GB) half-brother to Mother Earth (Ire) from Grenane House Stud for €420,000. It's been an amazing year for the stallion, who deserved his €25,000 bump to a 2025 covering fee of €75,000 after a slew of high-class winners, most notably with Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Bluestocking (GB). Magnier commented, “He's a very nice horse. Sure Mother Earth was one of those special fillies and Camelot is enjoying the best year he's had since he's gone to stud. In fairness, Adrian and Mark [Wallace] have been great supporters of ours and we're just delighted to be able to support them. Mother Earth has a Frankel foal at foot and is in foal to Justify. The Camelots have been selling well all year and he's just gone into that elite status now. He can get you a high-class Classic type of horse.” On trade, he added, “It really is fantastic how it has gone from Monday, Tuesday–the whole way through. From the lesser foals up to the better-bred horses on Wednesday, it really has been very strong. The best thing about it is the amount of young people around here. That's the best sign–the amount of young people coming into the business. It's a great thing to see and, in fairness to Goffs, they have been encouraging these young lads and girls to buy horses. It can't always be about us old lads anymore!” Memorable Trade For Young Vendor With Three Six-Figure Lots At just 30 years of age, Adam Morgan of Greenville House Stud ranks as one of the youngest vendors on the sales circuit. Youth proved no barrier to success as Morgan enjoyed a banner sale with three six-figure lots–a Lope De Vega (Ire) filly to Newtown Anner Stud for €450,000, a Blue Point (Ire) colt to Sumbe for €320,000 and a Mehmas (Ire) colt to Katsumi Yoshida for €100,000–going through the ring within the space of just 20 lots of each other. Indeed, Morgan was destined to make it in this business. The son of Isaac, who bred Fast Company (Ire), Morgan spent time working at Rathasker Stud and clearly wasn't walking around with his eyes closed. He commented, “It's only a small farm at home and we try to do the simple things right. We're just lucky that breeders and owners have stuck by us and sent us good stock. Dad [Isaac] bred Fast Company while my aunt [Mary Morgan] bred [Cheltenham Festival winner] Shattered Love. We've been quite lucky with our breeding. The broodmare band has always been quite small at home. I spent time with Maurice Burns and I learned a lot there.” He added, “We never expected what happened here today. The footfall has been crazy and it's only when you come out the other side of the ring when you realise how good of a horse you had.” The Lope De Vega rightly created the biggest stir. Out of proven producer Ayr Missile, who is the dam of two high-class horses by Bungle Inthejungle, lot 574 was very much the jewel in Greenville's crown. Morgan said, “Patrick Burns owns Ayr Missile. She wasn't an expensive mare and he sent her to Bungle Inthejungle and she came up with Living In The Past and then Jungle Drums won a Listed race earlier this year. It's just been a very lucky family for him and he bought her Lope De Vega. It was an end user's foal. A lot of the pinhookers wanted to get her but, at the end of the day, she's a breeding prospect. You dream of these sorts of things.” He added, “We were very busy. Some people were left waiting a little longer than they should have but the staff we have are excellent and all of the buyers were very understanding. A special thanks must go to my partner Jillian Murphy who plays a massive role in the operation. She's a massive part of my life and what she does for me. “I think everyone has been very happy with the trade overall. In other years, there might be some people who had a good sale but they'll say it was great. Others will have had a bad sale and they might say it was fine. But I do think across the board that everyone has got their fair share of money. It's been a great week.” Talking Points It wasn't just the domestic pinhookers who were out in force at Goffs this week. In fact, it was Scandinavian buyers John Christensen and Alice Weiste of the JC Organisation along with Goffs agent Filip Zwicky who lit the touch paper on Wednesday when going to €550,000 to secure a Night Of Thunder (Ire) colt out of a full-sister to Group 1 winner Gear Up from Castlebridge. Connections have one eye on a return to Goffs Orby Book 1 next year where a tried and trusted path to success may be followed. “We had our eyes on the Kingman [half-sister] in Japan and we are looking forward to bringing him back to Goffs next year,” Zwicky said. “We will see what happens and how he develops. He will board here in Ireland and we will see how he goes. Obviously a few years back we took a chance on a €300,000 pinhook and now we have upped the game.” That €300,000 at the 2020 Goffs November Foal Sale for a Footstepsinthesand half-brother to Lucky Vega returned to Goffs the following autumn and connections more than doubled their money when selling the colt to Yulong for €630,000. You don't see key figures jumping by 50 and 60 per cent very often. But that's the kind of mind-boggling market we were dealing with at Goffs this week. The extraordinary became the ordinary. The scary thing is that trade could have been even better had some of the higher-profile lots not been withdrawn. There was nobody nipping out to the car parks early on Wednesday, which was good, because Philip Stauffenberg added some excitement deep into the session when going to €440,000 for a Night Of Thunder (Ire) colt bred by Swordlestown Little. Lot 753 is out of a sister to Lilbourne Lad (Ire) and represents the most expensive lot that Stauffenberg, who has spent €910,000 on seven foals this week, added to his haul. He said, “I was waiting for that colt the whole day. I think he's a standout colt–very well-muscled and well-made Night Of Thunder. We have been very lucky with Night Of Thunder and bought Romantic Style (Ire) here as well. She was a little bit cheaper at €240,000 but she turned out to be a good pinhook [sold for 550,000gns] and a good racehorse so hopefully we can do it again.” Alice & John Weiste Christensen of the JC Organisation & Goffs Scandinavia Agent @FilipZwicky secured a Night Of Thunder Colt for €550k from @TheCastlebridge. The colt is a half brother to #GoffsNovember foal & unbeaten 2YO in Japan Pretty Diva. pic.twitter.com/jVtz4hXseJ — Goffs (@Goffs1866) November 20, 2024 Buy of the Day Just because you buy cheap, it doesn't mean you buy value and, even at €205,000, the case can be made that legend of the game Timmy Hyde unearthed a potential gem in the shape of lot 634, a colt by Blue Point. Described by a respected agent as “one of the best-walking foals in the sale,” the Blue Point attracted plenty of attention and Camas Park Stud had to see off the attention of emerging pinhooker Hanshen Tham as underbidder. Consigned by Knocktartan House Stud, the colt is from a fast family that features Laugh Out Loud (GB). A smart colt, no doubt. Thought for the Day Whilst enjoying one or two post-sale pints with some agents and trainers on Tuesday, the topic of conversation turned to buying the wrong horse at the sales. Surprisingly, everyone at the table had done it at least once. And in one case, the agent in question turned a lot of money through sheer luck. It seems as though, when buying a large number of horses, and through the different goings on at the sales, it's somewhat inevitable that human error comes into play at some stage. So credit where it's due to Henry Beeby who, after a number of withdrawals on Wednesday, took the time to remind buyers to concentrate on the lot numbers a little harder than usual. It might seem a very simple thing for an auctioneer to do but you never know, it may well have saved a buyer's blushes. The post Record-Breaking Day At Goffs Headed By Millionaire Sea The Stars Colt To Godolphin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A field of talented 3-year-olds will ship to Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course Nov. 25 as they host their feature race: $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint Stakes.View the full article

In response to news reported by several outlets on Monday, Nov. 18 that the Birmingham Race Course would be sold to PCI Gaming, a subsidiary of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Alabama's HBPA expressed hope for the future of the state's long-dormant horse racing industry, the association said in a statement released on Wednesday. After more than 25 years since racing was last held in Alabama, the sale of the Birmingham Race Course marks what the organization says is a potential turning point in efforts to revive the sport. “We are excited to engage with PCI as they take over the Birmingham Race Course, and we are optimistic that this will be the first step in bringing horse racing back to Alabama,” said David Harrington, president of the Alabama Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. “With the right leadership and investment, we believe that Alabama's horse racing industry has the potential to thrive once again, providing economic benefits and creating jobs for many years to come.” Wind Creek Hospitality, owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the McGregor family, owners of Birmingham Racecourse and Casino and Victoryland Casino, entered into an agreement Nov. 18 under which Wind Creek will acquire the Birmingham Racecourse for an undisclosed amount. The sale is expected to be finalized by early 2025. The post Alabama HBPA Hopes Purchase Of Birmingham Track Signals Industry Return appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Wednesday marked the third day of the Arqana Autumn Sale, and the session, which featured National Hunt-bred yearlings, was topped by lot 650, a son of Galiway (GB) who sold to Mandore International Agency for €255,000. Consigned by The Channel Consignment and already named King Dalee (Fr), the bay is a half-brother to G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sisfahan (Ger) (Isfanhan {Ger}). Under the second dam is Grade 1-winning jumper Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (Martaline {GB}). “I've bought him for some clients of Nicolas de Watrigant,” said Yannick Fouin. “His family is one I know well because I part-bred him. He really stood out today. We're very happy to be able to create a partnership, notably with Mr. Jathiere.” A filly by perennial sales favourite Doctor Dino (Fr) was knocked down to Saubouas Bloodstock for €142,000. Offered by Haras des Sablonnets, the daughter of No News (Fr) (Gentlewave {Ire}) (lot 702) is a half-sister to G3 Prix Sagan heroine Messagere (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) and Grade 3 hero and young sire Paradiso (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}). “She's a lovely filly. She has a lot of class and walks well,” said Paul Basquin. “We have his half-brother Novak in training, and he has shown a lot of quality. She'll also be trained in France.” Doctor Dino's lot 647, Keep It Simple (Fr), caught the eye of BLM Bloodstock for €110,000 from the Haras de Clairefontaine draft. The colt's dam, Kalmia (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}) was placed twice at the graded level, and farther back, this is the family of G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner and sire Silverwave (Fr). “He's a super yearling that comes from a good stud,” said Bertrand le Metayer. “He'll stay in France and be trained by Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé.” The fourth six-figure lot on Wednesday was lot 745, a son of Blue Bresil (Fr) and the Motivator (GB) mare Stormy Ireland (Fr), who won the G1 Mares Champion Hurdle. Goldford Stud sent the bay through the ring, and NBB Racing paid €105,000 to acquire the April foal. “He's a lovely horse, with good size and out of a great racemare, said Nicolas Bertran de Balanda of NNB Racing. “I've bought him for a partnership between Frédéric Hinderzé and the MacLennan Family.” During Wednesday's session, 76 yearling sold from 119 offered (64%) for a gross of €2,393,500 (-27.6%). The average dropped 15.3% to €31,493 and the median was €20,000 (-16.7%). Over the three-day stand, 313 lots sold of 427 offered (73.3%) for an aggregate of €9,055,000 (-27.2%). The average was €28,930 (-20.3%) and the median was €15,000 (-25%). Sales action in Deauville will continue on Thursday with the Arqana Autumn Breeding Stock Sale, which begins at 11 a.m. The post Galiway Half-Brother To Deutsches Derby Hero Sisfahan Stars At Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Veteran jockey Tim Thornton recorded his 3,000th career win Nov. 14, leading the panel of racing experts to vote Thornton Jockey of the Week for Nov. 11-17.View the full article

Canterbury Park racing officials submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 51-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse season in 2025. The season would run from Saturday, May 24, through Saturday, Sept. 20. 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. Richard Migliore My first memories of racing were watching the Channel 9 show every Saturday at 6 o'clock on WOR with Frank Wright, Charlsie Cantey, and Dave Johnson. I just got enamored with that show. No matter what I was doing, maybe playing stickball out in the street or running around, when it was 6 o'clock on Saturdays I was going to be in front of the TV to watch. They always showed the eighth race, which was the feature, they had a feature in between, and then the ninth race triple. That was my introduction. I knew that I wanted to learn more about it and get involved. I started riding ponies and got involved with pony racing. I was doing this on a farm in Long Island and they were telling me I should be a jockey. But If you want one singular moment that absolutely galvanized it in my mind it was the 1976 Marlboro Cup. Forego caught Honest Pleasure right on the money. The last jump. Honest Pleasure was a good horse and he was loose, 3 ½ in front at the eighth-pole and here comes that big train Forego on the outside and he nailed him in the last jump. I was with friends of mine, Carlos and David Figueroa, and I told them at that moment that I'm going to be a jockey, I'm going to do what Shoemaker just did. That sealed my fate, that I was going to be a part of this industry. For the next two years, I worked on farms on Long Island. I was a groom and then I worked my way up to being an exercise rider at a place called Lakeview Farm. A man named Bill Church gave me an opportunity there. I also worked at the Quarter Horse track, Parr Meadows, that had a brief run on Long Island. Dennis and Julia Brida, they opened their home to me and David Figueroa. We moved in with them for the summer. I worked with horses all summer. I went back to school and the following year when school was out I got the job with Steve DiMauro at Belmont. I was 15 and I started galloping horses for him. A year later I started riding races. My first mount was in September, 1980. Give or take a week, it was four years from that Marlboro Cup when I knew what I wanted to do and then was able to do it professionally. Sol Kumin | Sue Finley Sol Kumin For me, it was Lady Eli that got me hooked. It was the ups and downs of that racehorse after she developed laminitis in both front feet. She was in the first group of horses that we ever owned. We got to have the feeling of being 6-0 and winning the Breeders' Cup when we barely knew what the Breeders' Cup was. Then the lows, showing up at the barn while she's having her legs soaked in ice buckets and everyone wondering if she was going to live. Maybe she could make it back, and that would have been a win. But we never thought she'd make it back and race at a high level. It was so great to be a part of her courageous comeback and to watch her win another Grade I, getting named a champion at five and being one of only a few fillies in history to win Grade I races at 2, 3, 4 and 5. That was it for me. That feeling of the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. She was the first horse I ever owned where I really understood her personality and spent time with her. She was in the first group of horses we ever owned. My buddy Jay Hanley introduced me to racing and introduced me to Chad Brown. We ended up buying some horses together with Chad. That's where it started. We did pretty well with the first group and because of that I wanted to spend a little bit more and get more involved, so we ended up buying more horses. I always wonder if we didn't have that experience the first time would we be where we are today? You never know. l I know people who have come in and not had a good experience at the beginning and they just disappear. With her, it wasn't just the winning. That was part of it, but so was the journey. To share your own story of how you got hooked on racing, email suefinley@thetdn.com. The post How I Got Hooked On Racing: Richard Migliore, Sol Kumin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The National Thoroughbred League (NTL) and Leaf Trading Cards have struck a deal for an exclusive license, which will create a range of the first-ever horse racing trading cards next spring, according to a press release from the league on Wednesday. Through the partnership, the cards will depict horses, jockeys, owners and their uniform swatches just like collectibles do in other sports. “We are excited to partner with the National Thoroughbred League,” said CJ Breen, director of marketing and licensing at Leaf Trading Cards. “This exclusive partnership allows us to bridge the passion of horse racing fans with the world of trading cards, delivering a product that captures the excitement and prestige of the sport.” The 10-member league includes investors/team owners such as NFL star Lamar Jackson, NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving and a host of other celebrities. The post National Thoroughbred League Partners With Leaf Trading Cards To Roll Out Racing Collectibles appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Classic hero Metropolitan (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), who will stand at Haras d'Etreham beginning next year, will be available for viewing at Haras du Thenney on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7, during the Arqana Vente d'Elevage from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Metropolitan won the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and was third in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. He was also a close second in the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois, and will be available for €15,000 in 2025. Etreham's Nicolas de Chambure said, “I would like to thank David Salabi, our partner in Metropolitan's stallion career, for welcoming us to Haras du Thenney. “We wished to make him available for viewing to as many people as possible by showcasing him during the Breeding Stock Sale. The stud is just a 15-minute drive from Deauville–don't miss the chance to visit.” The post Metropolitan Available To View At Haras Du Thenney During Arqana’s Vente d’Elevage appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Canterbury Park is proposing a 51-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet for 2025 that will trim three dates off the schedule that was conducted at the Minnesota track in 2024 while also including a nine-day break in the middle of next year's season. The schedule, which will be up for approval at the December meeting of the Minnesota Racing Commission, will run from Saturday, May 24 through Saturday, Sept. 20, beginning one week later and concluding one week earlier than this past season. Racing would be conducted primarily on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. (CT) and Sundays at 1 p.m. Thursday programs at 5 p.m. are planned for six dates (July 3, 10, 24; Aug. 7 and 21, plus Sept. 18), and the nine-day break is slotted from July 14-22. “We have proposed a calendar that works well for our horse population and offers multiple opportunities to enter and race,” Canterbury president Randy Sampson said. “We look to build on the success of last season with continued handle and field size growth.” The recently concluded meet saw a 13% increase in handle and a 13% increase in Thoroughbred field size. Canterbury ran 54 dates in 2023 and 2024 and had been approved for 65 dates as recently as 2022 and 2021. Stall applications will be available in March and are due in mid-April. The stable area is expected to be open for arrivals in the second week of May. The first condition book and stakes schedule will be released in the first quarter of 2025. A $15 million stable area and racing infrastructure improvement project is nearing completion. The project began in 2023 with the addition of a 36-unit dormitory, a complete replacement of the main track lighting system, and a reconfiguration of the training track. This past season saw the opening of three new barns that provided a summer home to more than 300 horses, the installation of a new safety rail on the main track, the relocation of the stable entrance gate, and construction of a main track chute to accommodate races at seven furlongs. Expected to be completed in May is a 33-pad permanent RV park and newly paved circulation roads throughout the backside and barn areas. “We believe improvements and changes made to our backstretch and racing infrastructure make Canterbury Park the best and safest place to train and race in the Midwest,” Sampson said. The post Canterbury Park Proposes 51-Day Meet For ’25 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Khozan, Florida's leading general sire annually since 2020, has relocated from Journeyman Farm and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud for $6,000 S&N, the breeding outfit said in a Wednesday press release. “We're excited to welcome Khozan to Ocala Stud,” said David O'Farrell. “He has proven his ability to sire top-class racehorses, and we're looking forward to offering breeders the opportunity to breed to the state's leading sire.” By Distorted Humor out of the MGSW A.P. Indy mare Delta Princess, Khozan was Florida's leading first-crop Sire in 2019 and has topped the state's list each of the last four years. Journeyman's Brent Fernung said, “Standing stallions is a seven-day-a-week job. Crystal [Fernung] and I decided towards the end of last breeding season that it was time for us to redirect our energy elsewhere. When we discussed where to move Khozan to, Ocala Stud was the only choice. The O'Farrells do a great job, and we know we are leaving Khozan in the best of hands.” The post Multiple Leading Florida Sire Khozan Relocated To Ocala Stud For 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Group 1 winner and G1 2000 Guineas third Al Wukair (Ire) will stand at Yeguada La Serreta in Spain, the stud announced on X on Wednesday. The son of Dream Ahead was previously based at Al Shaqab's Haras de Bouquetot. Trained by Andre Fabre, the bay won both of his starts at two including the Listed Prix Isonomy. At three, he added the G3 Prix Djebel, before running third to Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the 2000 Guineas. Second in the G3 Prix Messidor later that summer, he added the G1 Prix Jean Prat in August of 2017. He was retired to Haras de Bouquetot for the 2018 season. The sire of 98 winners from 193 runners, the 10-year-old is credited with a trio of stakes winners. La Mehana (Fr) won the GIII Waya Stakes in the U.S., while Princess Badee (Fr) struck in the G3 Hamburger Stutenpreis. Al Wukair's eldest foals are 5-year-olds of 2024. He stood for €5,000 this term. A fee will be announced at a later date. The post Group 1 Winner Al Wukair On The Move To Spain appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Florida-based owner/trainer Paul Valery has been suspended by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit until May 13, 2033, for a series of infractions involving his horses and controlled and banned medications, including steroids. View the full article

OwnerView announced today that the 2024 New Owner of the Year is being awarded to John Stewart and Jayson Werth.View the full article

Multiple Group 1 winner Elvstroem (Aus) (Danehill) has died at the age of 24, according to published reports. He was standing at Haras du Petit Tellier in France. Trainer Tony Vasil said of Elvstroem to Racing.com, “You could watch a movie with him sitting on the couch beside you. He was such a gorgeous horse. He was an extraordinarily smart horse.” Well traveled throughout his 32-start career, Elvstroem won his first Group 1 in the 2003 Victoria Derby, before adding the G1 Underwood Stakes and G1 Caulfield Cup in 2004. The G1 C. F. Orr Stakes went his way in 2005, and he would later travel to win the G1 Dubai Duty Free and be named a champion in the UAE. Placed an additional four times at the highest level, he took second in the Prix d'Ispahan and third in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes in consecutive starts in Europe after his Nad Al Sheba heroics. His record stood at 32-10-4-5 with $4,231,468 in earnings. Nine of his wins were at stakes level. Added Vasil, “Winning in Dubai then off to Hong Kong and then off to Europe racing in France and England. It was an amazing time. Again, he made my dreams come true. I'm travelling the world and I'm riding him in work on the world's greatest tracks on a champion horse.” Retired to stand at Blue Gum Stud in 2005, Elvstroem sired 12 Southern Hemisphere stakes winners, six of them at group level. His best was G1 Emirates Stakes hero Hucklebuck (Aus), while Viking Legend (Aus) placed in the G1 Randwick Guineas, G1 Victoria Derby and G1 AJC Spring Champion Stakes, and Carrara (Aus) was second in the G1 Caulfield Guineas. Switched to Haras du Petit Tellier in the Northern Hemisphere in 2016, the bay remained there until his passing, and he was priced at €2,000 this term. He left French listed winner Watch Him (Fr). Bred by Frank Tagg, the son of Circles Of Gold (Aus) (Marscay {Aus}) was passed in at A$300,000 as an Inglis Easter yearling in 2002 and he would eventually be trained by Vasil for the Elvstroem Syndicate. Of Elvstroem's trip through the Inglis ring, Vasil said, “I said I don't think he'll get that [big figure] as he had a few issues. He got passed in and [trainer] Bede Murray put forward an offer to [owner/breeder] Frank Tagg which kept him in the horse, so I lost him again. Bede got him vetted and Randwick Equine didn't pass him and said he would never race. From the moment I worked him the first time, I knew he was special.” His dam won the G1 AJC Australian Oaks, and his half-sister was responsible for group winner Decircles (Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}), while his Fusaichi Pegasus half-brother Haradasun (Aus) gained champion status in Australia and Britain with a trio of Group 1 wins to his name. Elvstroem's full-sister, the multiple stakes-placed Hveger (Aus), left four stakes winners anchored by outstanding international Group 1 winner Highland Reel (Aus) (Galileo {Ire}). Added Vasil of Elvstroem and Haradasun, “They were the best, but the most memorable one was Elvstroem. I spent the rest of my career trying to get another horse to take overseas but that never happened.” The post ‘He Made My Dreams Come True’ – Tony Vasil Remembers Elvstroem appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article