Wandering Eyes

David Hayes’ magnificent speedster continues remarkable rise with stunning Group Two Jockey Club Sprint (1,200m) victory.View the full article

What Kyneton Races Where Kyneton Racing Club – 44 Campaspe Pl, Kyneton VIC 3444 When Monday, November 18, 2024 First Race 1:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble A competitive eight-race meeting at Kyneton is set to kick off another action-packed week of racing in Victoria. The meeting is set to be held on a Good 4 rated surface, despite the Soft 5 rating at the time of acceptances. The rail comes out 4m the entire circuit, with the first race set to commence at 1:30pm AEDT. Best Bet at Kyneton: Glamour Ana Glamour Ana has chased home a couple of handy types when finishing second at her last two starts. Two runs back, the three-year-old filly was beaten two-lengths by Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) contender, Stage ‘N’ Screen, before going on to chase home Express Yo’Self, who went around in Group company at Caulfield on Saturday. If Blaike McDougall can land in the one-one from barrier six and have a camp on the speed throughout, Glamour Ana looks to have the upside and class about her to be breaking maiden raks at the fourth time of asking. Best Bet Race 4 – #7 Glamour Ana (6) 3yo Filly | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Blaike McDougall (56kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Kyneton: Loafer Fresh from a four-month spell, the Archie Alexander-trained Loafer looks to have found the right race to return a winner in. Having been competitive in tougher races than this as a juvenile, the now three-year-old filly looks to have returned in fine form if her recent jumpouts are anything to go by. Declan Bates will have her in the ideal position on the leaders heels throughout, and once asked to quicken, Loafer should have no issue in disposing of her rivals over 1112m first-up. Next Best Race 6 – #10 Loafer (3) 3yo Filly | T: Archie Alexander | J: Declan Bates (59kg) Bet with Playup Best Value at Kyneton: Foreverintime Despite still being a maiden in Australia, former Kiwi Foreverintime presents as great value with Picklebet in the Kyneton closer. The filly has been racing in much tougher races than what she lines up in on Monday since arriving on those shores and was last seen finishing last in Group 2 company at Moonee Valley. In New Zealand, she once finished 3.6 lengths off Velocious in Group 1 company, which stands out like a sore thumb in a BM64 like this. If Linda Meech can land her in a prominent position, Foreverintime looks a great play. Best Value Race 8 – #9 Foreverintime (11) 3yo Filly | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Linda Meech (57kg) Bet with Picklebet Monday quaddie tips for Kyneton Kyneton quadrella selections Monday, November 18, 2024 3-8-9-11 1-10 3-5-7-11 4-5-9-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Driver Penalties S Doody | Manawatu 11 November; use of whip; suspended 12-21 November inclusive. S Dickson | Manawatu 11 November; use of whip; fined $300. L Whittaker | NZ Metropolitan 12 November; use of whip; suspended 13-23 November inclusive. B Butt | NZ Metropolitan 12 November; careless driving; suspended 16-24 November inclusive. A Butt | NZ Metropolitan 12 November; contacted track marker; fined $100. C Hart | NZ Metropolitan 12 November; contacted track marker; fined $100. K Green | Ashburton 14 November; use of whip; suspended 18-27 November inclusive. N Williamson | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; use of whip; suspended 18-27 November inclusive and fined $600. C Hart | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; use of whip; suspended 17-26 November inclusive and fined $600. R Stevens | Winton 17 November; use of whip; fined $250. S Walkinshaw | Winton 17 November; use of whip; fined $300. Trainer Penalty S & A Telfer | Ashburton 14 November; unapproved gear; fined $600. Horse Penalties MAVIS JONES | NZ Metropolitan 12 November; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. VERDUCCI | Ashburton 14 November; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. MOA MOJITO | Ashburton 14 November; broke in running; must complete trial. CRACKLE N CRUNCH | Ashburton 14 November; broke in running; must complete trial. MIKI BENNETT | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; broke in running; must complete trial. SALUTE | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. EMPIRE CITY | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; poor recovery; veterinary clearance required. SPIRIT OF ANARCHY | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. Protests GENERAL JEN | NZ Metropolitan 15 November; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. TOP POCKET CHANCE | Winton 17 November; displayed unsatisfactory manners prior to start; declared a non-runner. The post 11-17 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties C Butler | Canterbury 13 November; use of whip; suspended 18-28 November and fined $150. D Mansour | Canterbury 13 November; careless riding; suspended 17-27 November inclusive. A Balloo | Canterbury 13 November; careless riding; suspended 17-28 November inclusive. K Myers | Canterbury 13 November; careless riding; suspended 24-29 November inclusive. S Weatherley | Canterbury 13 November; failed to make weight; fined $100. C Barnes | Canterbury 13 November; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 16 November). S O’Malley | Non-raceday dated 12 November; misconduct; fined $600. J Nishizuka | Tauranga 16 November; careless riding; suspended 25 November – 1 December inclusive. A Lawson-Carroll | Tauranga 16 November; failed to ride mount to finish; fined $300. A Balloo | Canterbury 16 November; use of whip; suspended 29 November – 7 December inclusive. C Grylls | Canterbury 16 November; careless riding; suspended 20-28 November inclusive. M Cartwright | Canterbury 16 November; careless riding; suspended 24 November – 5 December inclusive and fined $650. D Cooper | Canterbury 16 November; careless riding; suspended 22 November – 5 December inclusive. S Wynne | Canterbury 16 November; use of whip (2 charges); suspended 22 November – 12 December inclusive. K Myers | Canterbury 16 November; use of whip; suspended 30 November – 11 December inclusive and fined $1,850. L Sutherland | Canterbury 16 November; use of whip; fined $650. L Douglas | Woodville-Pahiatua 17 November; medical clearance required. N Hailey | Woodville-Pahiatua 17 November; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties L Noble | Te Aroha 12 November; late gear notification; fined $50. K Dell | Non-raceday dated 12 November; failed to comply with NZTR Welfare Code; disqualified for life and costs of $9,054.17. A Sharrock | Tauranga 16 November; incorrect gear; fined $50. Horse Penalties PROBOY | Te Aroha 12 November; late scratching after becoming fractious in barrier; must complete trial. MIVIRGO | Te Aroha 12 November; reared at start; must complete trial. STAPHEE | Te Aroha 12 November; lame; veterinary clearance required. KINDRED SPIRIT | Canterbury 13 November; reared at start; must complete trial. SUZUKA | Canterbury 13 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and must complete trial. XENA COURTE | Canterbury 13 November; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. EL VIENTO | Canterbury 13 November; reared at start; must complete trial. AMAZONIA | Tauranga 16 November; lame; veterinary clearance required. STONYBRECK | Tauranga 16 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. POPPY’S GIRL | Woodville-Pahiatua 17 November; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. MOLASSES | Woodville-Pahiatua 17 November; unsatisfactory performance; stood down for indefinite period. LITTLE WIZARD | Woodville-Pahiatua 17 November; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. General The Wellington RC meeting scheduled for 15 November was abandoned due to weather and track conditions. The post 11-17 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Jim Wallace’s three-year-old pairing of Liberty Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Skippers Canyon (NZ) (Belardo) fought out a tight finish to the HB Farmers Transport Ltd (1600m) at Woodville on Sunday, with the former coming out on top in a stable quinella. Liberty Park was favoured over his stablemate narrowly in the market, which had Croix De Guerre favoured at $3.30. The favourite was quickly away from the gates and lead throughout the running, while Liberty Park and Skippers Canyon settled alongside each-other near the tail of the field. As they turned for home, Skippers Canyon veered to the inside for Amber Riddell and Liberty Park soon followed, finding plenty in the closing stages under Kate Hercock to score by a half-length. Wallace was rapt with the result and anticipates the best is yet to come for Liberty Park, a son of Ocean Park who may be set for the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) in ten days’ time. “I thought he was very good, I think he’s a very smart horse coming up,” he said. “He’s still learning his trade, but I think he’ll be a better-than-average stayer and I really like the horse. “I don’t really know where he’ll go next, it will depend a bit on the weather, but we might have a throw at the stumps at the three-year-old race at Otaki on the 28th.” He was equally pleased with the effort of Skippers Canyon, who added another minor placing to his record after finishing second to Connello at Trentham, who went on to run a gallant fifth in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. “He was solid, he probably wanted a little bit more cut in the ground, but he’s fit and racing well, he’s a decent sort of horse,” Wallace said. Wallace bred both horses under his Ardsley Stud banner, and after both failed to sell at the National Yearling Sales and Ready-To-Run Sales, he retained them to train in his own right. “My wife and I bred them both and offered them at the yearling sales, and again at the Ready To Runs, so when we couldn’t find buyers, fortunately I am able to do a little bit with them myself,” he said. “It’s very satisfying, if you don’t sell horses at the sales then it can be challenging to keep them on to train, but fortunately, these two have seemed to pass the test.” Based at Opaki, Wallace has a small team of other horses in work, with Merkel, a Reliable Man filly, one to watch for the future. “I have a filly called Merkel that I really rate, but she’s had no end of problems and has been off the scene. She was supposed to race about three months ago, but things have gone wrong and she had a pretty decent accident which required further time off,” Wallace said. “She’s about ready to go back into work. “Other than that, we have bits and pieces here and there, but those are the three mainstays at this stage.” View the full article

Benefactor (NZ) (Contributer) bounced back into the winner’s circle at Woodville on Sunday with a strong victory in the Valley D’Vine Restaurant Waipukurau Cup (1600m). The daughter of Contributer is trained at Awapuni by Lisa Latta, who had been searching for ideal track conditions, which she struck at the meeting with an improving Heavy 8 surface in play. In the hands of Lily Sutherland, Benefactor flew the gates and settled in the box-seat third, while Shelbyrock’n took the pacemaking role at a strong tempo. Benefactor began to loom up to the leader on the turn and hit the front early, showing plenty of fight to hold out a surging Tikemyson at the post by a head. Latta was pleased with the performance, indicating a mile won’t be the end of her distance range going forward. “She’s just been battling with tracks, they’ve either been too heavy, but her run at Waverley was a touch disappointing,” she said. “I just think today, the track wasn’t heavy as it was upgraded, and she was looking for that touch better track. “I think she’ll definitely get up over 2000m, she’s just taken a bit of time as some of the Contributer’s do. She tries really hard and is a good little galloper.” The win came to the delight of the mare’s large group of owners, who took shares after Latta purchased her for $24,000 out of Curraghmore’s draft at the 2021 Karaka Yearling Sales. In her 25 starts, she has recorded four wins, four minor placings and $105,400 in stakes. “She’s got a big ownership group, we didn’t pay a lot for her and syndicated her out to a big group so it’s good,” she said. Benefactor was bred by Little Avondale Trust out of a O’Reilly mare Miss Bondi. The mare’s half-brother by Per Incanto, Aeroinvincible, has won two races in Hong Kong. View the full article

The Weigh In team look back on a fantastic final day at Riccarton, dissect the best action from Tauranga and Australia plus Guy catches up with injured jockey Lisa Allpress on her long road to recovery. Weigh In, November 17 View the full article

A week has passed since Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) thrilling victory in the Gr.1 Champions Mile at Flemington and the Lindsay Park team are still beaming with pride in what he was able to achieve on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. In the midst of a freshen after a six-start campaign that notched two Group One wins – both at Flemington over 1600-metres – and three other placings at the highest level, the gelding has spent the last seven days at the Hayes’ farm where rest and relaxation has been mixed with time on the water walker. “He’s a very happy horse in the day paddocks and he’ll be back in work before you know it,” Ben Hayes said. For next year, it is races over the mile that will dominate Mr Brightside’s program of which in the autumn that could include an appearance in the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington or a trip to Sydney before heading they scratch the Hong Kong itch to take on the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin in late April. “It’s the right time,” Ben Hayes said. “He’s seven, he’s done all he can here in Australia – he’s been very competitive – and I think now all in the ownership are happy to keep him at a mile.” Backing the stable’s thinking, according to Racing and Sports ratings some of Mr Brightside’s best performances have been over 1600 metres with his peak ratings of 125 achieved in the Gr.1 Champions Mile last weekend at Flemington and in the same race in 2023, together with the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes in September. He also achieved a rating of 125 in the 2023 Cox Plate (2040m) when finishing a narrow second to Romantic Warrior to show just strong the company is that he has kept. “Probably next spring we’ll look to aim at a King Charles III Stakes rather than a Cox Plate,” Ben added. “That would then allow a month between that run and then the Champions Mile at Flemington.” Despite a future focus on 1600-metres or thereabouts for the gelding, the Hayes trio are not discounting a return to events over ten furlongs. “He’s shown that he’s an elite miler even though we still think he runs 2000-metres but he’s just been unlucky in those strongly run race,” he added. “What can you do? That’s racing. “It isn’t set in stone but the ownership group and us trainers, we think we’ll keep him at a mile.” View the full article

Riccarton Park trainer Terri Rae capped off a successful New Zealand Cup Week with an impressive double on Saturday, courtesy of fast-improving pair Spot On Time (NZ) (Time Test) and Texas Dolly (NZ) (Ace High). A mare by Ace High, Texas Dolly had been the unlucky runner at the opening meeting, struggling to obtain clear running in the straight and powering home into third behind Hivari. On the seven-day back-up, Rae and jockey Michael McNab formulated a plan to avoid a repeat of that misfortune, and despite a low barrier draw, Texas Dolly settled back in the field and managed to get clear air on the outside, storming to victory in the finish by 1 – ¼ lengths. McNab’s delight was evident with a celebratory salute over the line, an emotion shared by Rae. “We were a little bit worried about her draw, because she has to get right back and finish off, and we ended up with barrier two,” she said. “We made a bit of a plan to go right back and come across to the outside, and it was good to see, because she was very unlucky on the first day. “Michael was pretty pleased to get that done as well, he gets along very well with her little ownership group.” Texas Dolly’s affinity with the chute began in her debut last season, and after mixed performances over further distance in the following starts, Rae is happy to keep her where she is so effective. “It was only because of the fillies’ series that we went out to that range, she was ridden cold in that first win over 1200 and came home in a blistering 600, and she never really got that same run again,” Rae said. “She was up outside the leader over 2000m for the first time on a rain-affected track, and nothing really went to plan in the mile either. “We put her out and started again, she’s got such a good finish on her that we’ll just keep her to what she’s doing at the 1200. “There isn’t any racing for her down here coming up, we’re looking at taking both her and Spot On Time up to Trentham, because it’s a great long straight and really suits the pattern of her racing.” Out of a Savabeel mare Saveadance, Texas Dolly is a half-sister to Sassy Merlot, who won the Listed Great Easter Stakes (1400m) in April at the course, alongside placings at Group Two and Three level. Bred by Advantageous Ventures, the mare was purchased for $23,000 by Riversley Park at the 2022 Karaka Yearling Sales, and has earned nearly $60,000 in eight starts for her ownership group. Progressive gelding Spot On Time completed a race-to-race double for Rae in the following event, the Wuhan Jockey Club Premier (1400m). Carrying 54kg in the hands of Kelly Myers, the son of Time Test was the odds-on favourite at $1.80, and his performance was right up to that standard, settling outside of the speed before putting the field to bed in the straight, the final margin being four lengths to Epee Beel. “He went really well, it was his only run of the week as there wasn’t a huge amount for him to choose from, and we were a bit worried about the rain-affected ground, but he does seem to go on anything,” Rae said. “He’s really nice and sharp over 1400, so we’ll look at keeping to that with him for now too.” Spot On Time is fashioning an enviable strike rate, with four wins from just nine starts, alongside three seconds and a third. The five-year-old was bred by Kamada Bloodstock and races in their colours. Rae has a similarly impressive strike rate of her own, picking up another two wins across the week with Our Man Stan and Full Moon Fever. “We had a pretty good week, we only had a small team of about 12 for the week and a couple are young ones, so it was good,” she said. “We had a couple of unlucky runners and some who got the luck, which is all part of racing. You get those bigger fields and there’s always going to be unlucky runners, but they’ve run very well. “We’ve got a great little team of staff which always helps too.” View the full article

Progressive sprinter Twain (NZ) (Per Incanto) added another victory to his burgeoning record when he dominated his rivals in the Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing (1200m) at Tauranga on Saturday. The John Bell-trained four-year-old had opened his account at the Bay of Plenty venue back in July and quickly followed up with a second win at Te Rapa shortly afterwards. A pair of placed finishes followed without a lot of luck, however, in Saturday’s seven-horse rating 75 contest he looked a strong prospect and so it proved as he tracked tearaway pacemaker Kiva Han before taking over on the home bend to bolt clear before easing down for a three-length victory in the hands of rider Billy Jacobsen. Bell had expected a strong performance and was pleased his charge could deliver for his owners Elizabeth and Peter Martin, who bred him from outstanding Group One performed mare Fleur De Lune. “That was very exciting,” Bell said. “What really impressed me was that the horse was giving a lot of weight to the others but the pacemaker with the young apprentice aboard gave us a great drag into the race. “You can only see this guy going forward from here and I’m so pleased for Billy as he has had a break and is back now and riding well. “Elizabeth and Peter Martin have some lovely bloodlines and horses and I’m lucky enough to have some to train.” Bell was guarded on the immediate future for Twain but did mention he may be tempted to set him for the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on Karaka Millions night (January 25), where he produced Julius to win the Ellerslie sprint feature in 2000. “We will just sit on him now and see as it will depend on tracks,” he said. “A bit of a dream might be to do what Julius did in the Railway. “I’m banking that Ellerslie will suit him as my horses like some ping out of the tracks so if it does, here we come.” Twain is the third living foal of Fleur De Lune who won six of her 37 career starts and was also placed at Group One level on five separate occasions as she accumulated over $429,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

A highly competitive edition of the Claiming Crown at Churchill Downs Nov. 16 saw thrilling finishes, a disqualification in the feature race, and victories from a variety of connections.View the full article

Laughing Boy (Distorted Humor) got the last laugh-again-in the featured race on the 26th annual Claiming Crown program Saturday at Churchill Downs. The 6-year-old, who hadn't raced since April, led Saturday's $225,000 Jewel at nine furlongs for most of the trip and then again inside the sixteenth pole. But the no-quit grinder required a stewards' disqualification of the rival who had passed him at both the quarter pole and at the wire to elevate his second-across-the-wire finish to a by-decision victory. That's the second time in three races that Laughing Boy has been the beneficiary of a DQ in a big race. It also happened Mar. 24 in the $150,000 Excelsior S. at Aqueduct when Laughing Boy ran second at 54-1 but got promoted to the win by the stewards.. On Saturday, with three horses stacked across the track at the furlong pole, the 10-1 Laughing Boy, closest to the inside, wasn't much bothered by the veering-in Surface to Air (Midshipman), who had forward momentum on the lead but shifted inward, tightening up on Welaka (Malibu Moon) in the middle and forcing that rival to check out of contention. If anything, Laughing Boy seemed emboldened by the roughhousing. He fought back to regain the lead before losing it again in the final few jumps. Surface to Air crossed the wire a half-length ahead of Laughing Boy in 1:50.47. Hurry Hurry (Accelerate) was third and Welaka ended up fourth. Surface to Air was placed fourth via DQ, behind the runner he fouled. Laughing Boy was ridden by Samuel Camacho Jr. and is trained by David Jacobson, who also owns in partnership with Lawrence Roman. Laughing Boy had been competing in stakes races his last three tries, but was eligible for the condition because he had started for a $35,000 claiming tag within the past two years. “This race wasn't originally on our plans but I saw he was eligible for it,” Jacobson said. “I wasn't quite sure if I'd have him ready to go a mile and an eighth. He ran a great race. It's been the second time in three races he's been placed first. Sometimes in racing it's good to have some luck on your side.” The Claiming Crown, which began in 1999 as a way to showcase and reward horses who compete in the types of races that form the backbone of day-to-day American racing, is a partnership between the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Voodoo Zip | Coady Media Its annual programs are conducted under starter-allowance conditions pegged to previous-race claiming prices. Conditions were fast and firm at Louisville for this year's edition, the first since 2021 that the grass races weren't snowed or rained out. In the $175,000 Emerald at 1/16 miles on the turf, Echo Lane (Treasure Beach {GB}) conceded an early lead, then applied gradual torque to crack the frontrunner and win by a diminishing half-length ahead of the onrushing favorite in 1:41.09. Anthony Rogers owns the 3-year-old colt, who was most recently fourth at 24-1 odds in the GIII Virginia Derby, but had previously met the $25,000 claiming requirement. Rohan Crichton trains, with jockey Luis Saez up. In the $150,000 Tiara for distaffers at 1 1/16 miles on the turf, Ghostly Gal (Ghostzapper) stalked from midpack and uncorked a gradual grind-down to prevail by a head at 4-1 odds in 1:41.73. The 6-year-old hasn't spent much of her 6-for-15 career in claiming races. She's 2-for-3 in her only three starts for a tag, including a win at the $25,000 level two starts back at Colonial Downs to attain eligibility for the Tiara. The winning owner/trainer/jockey connections are Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, Wayne Catalano and Vincent Cheminaud. In the $150,000 Canterbury Tom Metzen Memorial on the grass at 5 1/2 furlongs, Francisco Arrieta deftly sliced Voodoo Zip (City Zip) through top-of-stretch traffic to pop home at 33-1 odds, winning by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:03.24. Owned and trained by Juan Cano, the 7-year-old gelding now has a 6-7-7 mark from 34 starts. Horses at double-digit odds rounded out the top three in the $125,000 Rapid Transit at seven furlongs. The stretch run featured multiple waves of closers and four horses still in it to win it at the sixteenth pole. Chris Emigh stormed home first with Like a Saltshaker (Peace and Justice), who won by a head in 1:23.52. Emigh got a leg up on the 13-1 shot from his wife, the trainer Brittany Vanden Berg. The 6-year-old gelding now boasts a commanding 17-8-0 record from 38 lifetime starts, with nine of those wins since Vanden Berg dropped the $10,000 claim slip on behalf of current owner Marisco Brothers back on May 14, 2023. The $100,000 Iron Horse Kent Sterling Memorial at 1 1/16 miles was wired by King of Hollywood (Palace Malice), a 5-year-old who once started against Grade I company (Haskell S.) at age three but has subsequently changed hands via the claim box six times, including most recently for $5,000 on June 1. With the gelding riding a two-race winning streak at Delaware Park into the Claiming Crown, jockey Jorge Gonzalez put King of Hollywood's big white blaze in front shortly after the start from post one. Leading under constant pressure, he swatted back several stout challenges on the far turn and in deep stretch before being saved by the wire for the neck victory at 14-1 odds in 1:44.29 for owner Estlae Garcia and trainer Daniel Siculietano. In the $100,000 Glass Slipper for fillies and mares at one mile, 2024's winningest Thoroughbred in terms of victories (11), Tennessee Moon (Ransom the Moon), had the lead at the top of the lane but got swallowed up by two challengers before 1.87-1 favorite Jubilant Joanie (Unified) barreled by them all to win by a well-timed neck under Reylu Gutierrez in 1:37.94. Already having achieved sub-$12,500 claiming eligibility for the Claiming Crown earlier in her career, the 4-year-old filly was claimed out of a win for $20,000 two starts back by trainer Jeff Mullins, who shares ownership with partners Darren Carraway and Denise De Quevedo. In the $100,000 Ready's Rocket Express at six furlongs, 1.23-1 favorite Concrete Glory (Bodemeister) was hustled to the inside position in a three-way duel. Despite that expenditure of early energy, jockey Saez peeled off from the pack under a hand ride at the top of the lane and ran up the score late, winning by 7 1/2 lengths in 1:09.30 for owner Big Frank Stable and trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Concrete Glory had only once raced below the $8,000 lifetime claiming eligibility cutoff for the Ready's Rocket, and he had been cuffing around starter-allowance and optional-claiming company at Gulfstream this year, with a 3-1-1 record from five starts. Saez was subbing for Tyler Gaffalione, who was unseated from a 2-year-old shortly after the start of Saturday's (non-Claiming Crown) third race. Churchill's media team reported he had been transported the University of Louisville Hospital to evaluate hip and back pain. The post Claiming Crown Jewel Goes to Long Shot Twice Elevated to Wins by DQ in Big Races appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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Having picked up the greatest victory of his career, thus far, in the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, Nobals (Noble Mission {GB}) had yet to return to that peak this season, but found the winner's enclosure again in the GII Kennedy Road Stakes Saturday evening at Woodbine. A 10-time winner in his career, most of them came against stakes or graded company over the course of four years. He'd made a name for himself early on as a quality synthetic horse, winning three stakes races in a row between Turfway and Woodbine in 2022, but found his best stride last year when swapping to the grass. After claiming the GII Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes in early May, he held that form through four more races including running GISW Cogburn (Not This Time) to three-quarter lengths in the GIII Troy Stakes that August in Saratoga. He culminated his 2023 by being crowned a Breeders' Cup champion. Gone until late July this year, he ran fourth on his seasonal bow in Saratoga against optional claiming company before once again facing down Cogburn Sept. 7 in the GII Ainsworth Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Running fourth there and last seen Oct. 5 at Keeneland running fifth in the GII Woodford Stakes, the betting public gave him a 3-1 chance to defeat 4-5 favorite Patches O'Houlihan (Reload), who was seeking the 12th win of his career and fifth in a row, here. Outsprinted early by the public's choice, Nobals was never far from that frontrunner as he put up :21.80 and :44.24 early splits. Hounding him relentlessly as that one came off the fence, which briefly opened the door for the grey Remuda (More Than Ready) to try a rally from that spot, they drifted out further coming off the turn. Locking horns for the stretch battle, the pair left the field in their wake as they refused to give each other peace, but Nobals had just enough late to score by that three-quarter margin. It was over four lengths back to War Bomber (Ire) (War Front) in third. Jockey E. T. Baird shared after the race that he learned about the trip to Canada just days ago, and the scramble ensued to get to Toronto. “I rode him before, but I was actually caught off guard,” said Baird. “Larry [Rivelli, trainer] had given me a call, I think maybe on Thursday, and told me I was going to Woodbine on Saturday. My passport expired, so I was all day yesterday at the passport agency in Chicago. I went in there at nine o'clock and made it home at eight o'clock at night.” Baird added that his mount's pre-race behavior provided a big confidence boost in his chances. “The way he acted today, in the post parade and everything about him, was really professional. I had a really good feeling about him in the post parade. He was wanting to jump and move and seemed really bright and ready to go at it.” The next reported stop for the frequent flier gelding is Dec. 8 at Sha Tin Racecourse to compete in the HK$26-million ($3.35-million) G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint. He had to fight for it but @BreedersCup champion NOBALS ($8.40) headed Patches O'Houlihan to win the $175,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) at @WoodbineTB. Larry Rivelli trained the gelding, E. T. Baird was in the irons. Don't miss the last today: https://t.co/OtArZ7pP5l pic.twitter.com/QRmvXEnrBZ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 16, 2024 Pedigree Notes: A humble $3,500 purchase out of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling sale, Nobals is out of a twice winning mare, Pearly Blue, who has produced five winners from six to reach racing age. His elder half-sister My First Pearl (First Samurai) is the only other sibling to earn black-type, which she claimed by way of running third in the Listed Saylorville Stakes. Their dam had a run of poor luck after foaling Nobals with only a yearling colt by Known Agenda born in five years. She visited Forte for 2025. The second dam, GSW Western Ransom (Red Ransom), is herself out of a winning full-sister to GSW-Eng Raah Algharb (Gone West) and half-sister to GSW-Eng Pharian (Diesis {GB}). Another half-sister to that mare is Aletta Maria (Diesis {GB}), whose claim to fame was as the dam of MGISW Cetewayo (His Majesty), MGISW Dynaforce (Dynaformer), and GSW & GISP Bowman Mill (Kris S.). Some of her lesser known runners include MGSP De Aar (Gone West), MGSP Thabazimbi (Empire Maker), mulitple Group/Graded-placed Bryntirion (Bering {GB}) and G1 Prix Lupin-placed Fort Nottingham (Alleged). Saturday, Woodbine BET365 KENNEDY ROAD S.-GII, C$182,000, Woodbine, 11-16, 3yo/up, 6f (AWT), 1:08.59, ft. 1–NOBALS, 120, g, 5, by Noble Mission (GB) 1st Dam: Pearly Blue, by Empire Maker 2nd Dam: Western Ransom, by Red Ransom 3rd Dam: Western Wind, by Gone West ($3,500 Ylg '20 FTKOCT). O-Patricia's Hope LLC; B-John A. Chandler (KY); T-Larry Rivelli; J-E. T. Baird. C$105,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 22-11-3-0, $1,636,741. *1/2 to My First Pearl (First Samurai), SP, $202,674. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Patches O'Houlihan, 124, g, 4, Reload–Maythefourthbwithu, by Silent Name (Jpn). O/B-Frank Di Giulio (ON); T-Robert P. Tiller. C$42,000. 3–War Bomber (Ire), 120, g, 6, War Front–Sun Shower (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire). ($190,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Bruno Schickedanz; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Norman McKnight. C$19,250. Margins: 3/4, 4 1/4, 4 3/4. Odds: 3.20, 0.95, 15.15. Also Ran: Armstrong-(DH), Remuda-(DH), Flag Of Honour (Aus). Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Nobals Back to Winning Ways in Kennedy Road, Hong Kong On the Horizon appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jockey Tyler Gaffalione, unseated in the third race at Churchill Downs Nov. 16, "feels really beat up" from his fall but escaped serious injury, agent Mike Muzikar said. He is off his Nov. 17 mounts and will resume riding next week.View the full article

The class of 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Nobals proved enough to defeat reigning Canadian champion sprinter Patches O'Houlihan by a three-quarters of a length in the Nov. 16 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) at Woodbine.View the full article

By Mike Love Waterlea trainer Allan Shutkowski inched ever close to 50 career wins when when Fredastaire was successful at Ashburton’s Cup Week Showcase meeting on Thursday. Handled superbly by driver Jim Curtin, the three year old Ultimate Machete gelding was able to secure an economical run in the Spraymarks Roadmarking and Traffic Management Mobile Pace. He was then presented at the top of the straight to chase down tearaway leader A Better Jackalack to win in a close finish. Fredastaire stopped the clock at 2:58 for the 2400m with closing sectionals of 57.8 and 28.0. “We thought he’d go pretty good. He’s a genuine kind of horse,” said Shutkowski. “We raced him in the summer and autumn and he was still just a bit slabby, so he ended up getting three months off which was a blessing. This time in he’s been going excellent. Everything we’ve done so far has been to his benefit.” Shutkowski (pictured above, in blue) and team headed south a couple of days beforehand as he is not the best traveller. Fredastaire is bred and raced by Anthony “Tubby” Smith, along with Allan and his wife Petrina. “Tubby has played around with horses all of his life. He bred him. He liked Ultimate Machete because the granddam (Maureens Dream) was by Lordship.” “I’ll get no credit for the win. My wife Petrina has done all the work with him lately,” laughed Shutkowski. Fredastaire has now won one from 14 starts and placed six times, while trainer Shutkowski is one win away from 50 training successes. “We will aim to be at Westport over Christmas. He will go somewhere before then.” Shutkowski works a team of five including Ha’penny. “Ha’penny was going good at Kaikoura but couldn’t sprint with them. She’s been having trouble with tying up. She’s actually quite a good horse.” “We have a Sweet Lou out of C A Penny, and Tubby has a Sky Major half to Fredastaire which goes really nicely who are both two year olds.” View the full article

By Jonny Turner Don’t be too surprised if you don’t see another winning salute from Nathan Williamson at Winton on Sunday. The trainer-driver will be back racing in the south, fresh off producing his first Group 1 training victory with Captains Mistress in the Dunstans Sires Stakes Series Final at Addington on Show Day. Williamson gave a very rare salute as he crossed the line, completing what could be considered an overdue elite-level victory considering his outstanding talent and record as a trainer. While it may have appeared the horseman’s gesture was – in the words of the late Sir Edmund Hilary – because “we knocked the bastard off” that wasn’t quite the case. Instead, it was a nod to the big family unit – including wife Katie and children Millie, Lachie and Louie – that have has been the driving force behind Williamson becoming a Group 1 winning trainer. “Katie and the kids make huge sacrifices for me to be able to be away to compete in these big races.” “There are days where I would like to watch gymnastics or swimming but I have commitments to the horses and to the business.” “So, winning the Group 1 wasn’t so much about my own personal achievement, it was more about acknowledging what the family had given to make it possible.” “And we have her parents Ross and Robyn working here and playing a big part in the operation.” “Winning the race was a thrill but I felt the biggest thing was it showed all of the hard work and sacrifices the family have made were being rewarded.” Captains Mistress is on a one-way path towards the $100,000 Group 1 Ace Of Diamonds at Addington on November 29. The star filly could be joined by Always Dreaming who is on track to qualify for the $100,000 Ace Of Spades on the same night. The two-year-old returns in race 3 at Winton, the Gareth Paul Building Mobile Pace, and he would need to produce a strong effort to be a threat in his Group One assignment. And Williamson thinks he is forward and ready to run a big race. “He trialled quite nice and that trial seems to have sharpened him up.” “The plan is to go to Addington in a fortnight, so he is pretty well up to the mark and ready to run a nice race.” Williamson rates Son Of The Cleaner as the best of his outside drives at Winton on Sunday. The trotter produced a strong fresh-up win in his return to racing at the same track late last month. “He looks a nice chance, he has got a few tricks to him but if he can trot away and get into a good rhythm he would take plenty of catching.” Williamson also links up with Harold Hanover and Always B There on Sunday. View the full article

Darwin’s leading jockey Jarrod Todd returns to scale aboard the Ella Clarke-trained Debating at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) Jockeys Jarrod Todd and Raymond Vigar had every reason to celebrate at Darwin on Saturday. Todd, 36, booted home his 900th career win aboard the Ella Clarke-trained four-year-old gelding Debating over 1000m at 0-58 level. Vigar, 29, was victorious in only his second Fannie Bay appearance since landing a winning double on Darwin Cup Day in August 2020 when the Phil Cole-trained four-year-old gelding Bryce prevailed over 1200m in BM54 company. Debating, starting at $3.40 with online bookmakers, led comfortably for a major portion of the race before the son of Reward For Effort overcame Cole’s fast-finishing $2.90 favourite Rhesus, ridden by Vigar, by half a length. The winner of so many races for Ella’s father Gary, it was prophetic that Todd achieved his milestone aboard a horse trained by the Clarkes. Jarrod Todd’s 900th Career Win – 17/11/24 Darwin Race 5 (Debated) https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Darwin-171124-Darwin-Race-5-Debating-Jarrod-Todd-Ella-Clarke.mp4 PlayUp hope – left the fence with 200m to go before catching Gary Clarke’s Starspangledancer ($3.30) to win by three quarters of a length. Todd, who relocated to Darwin six years ago, has been the leading jockey in the Top End and Country premiership for the past five years with 298 wins in the bank. Arriving from New Zealand, Todd rode in Victoria before heading to the NT in 2014 where he featured during the Darwin and Alice Springs Cup Carnivals. In early 2018, Todd and his family moved to Alice Springs. He remained in the Red Centre until Cup Carnival ended in May before moving to Darwin where joined the Cole stable. Todd succeeded Brendon Davis for Gary Clarke and in 2022 he won the Darwin Cup (2050m) on Playoffs, the Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on Syncline and the Alice Springs Cup (2000m) on Count Of Essex for the Top End’s 12-time champion trainer. It was Todd’s second Darwin Cup after Royal Request delivered for Neil Dyer in 2017. Vigar hadn’t ridden for 47 months after dealing with issues away from the track – he also faced charges in Court that were quashed. He last appeared at Murray Bridge on New Year’s Day in 2021 before pursuing a trade where he is now a qualified plumber. Vigar, who debuted as an apprentice in Alice Springs in August 2012, is now based in Darwin and almost won first up on Melbourne Cup Day when second aboard Ankle Rolex for Patrick Johnston. Apart from winning the 2016 Darwin Cup on Michael Hickmott’s Canny Ballad, Vigar also won the Alice Springs Cup on Kym Healy’s Pretty Blonde and Palmerston Sprint on Garry Lefoe’s Niccoco in 2017. Horse racing news View the full article

Favoured at 6-5 in this step up to stakes company, Croix Du Nord (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) duly delivered in the G2 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes on Saturday. After an even break, he soon ranged up in between horses to sit third behind a freewheeling Satono Shining (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) and second choice Red Kingly (Jpn) (Saturnalia {Jpn}), a few lengths behind. Poised to pounce after 1000 metres in 1:00.90, he inched into second and took dead aim on the pacesetter. Charging up to even terms at the 400-metre pole, he gradually subdued that game rival to win by three-quarters of a length. Red Kingly held on for third, 1 1/2 lengths back. Pedigree Notes Shadai Stallion Station's Kitasan Black is the sire of 11 black-type winners with Croix Du Nord his eighth group winner. The two-time Japanese Horse of the Year and six-time Group 1 winner is best known as the father of international superstar Equinox (Jpn) and G1 Satsuki Sho hero Sol Oriens (Jpn). The 11th foal out of Rising Cross (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) who won the G2 Park Hill Stakes and was placed in both the G1 Oaks and G1 Irish Oaks, Croix Du Nord won a Tokyo newcomers' affair by 2 1/2 lengths when unveiled on June 9. Rising Cross has a yearling full-brother to the winner, and a weanling filly by Satono Diamond (Jpn). Derby winners Morston (Fr) (Ragusa {GB}) and Blakeney (GB) (Hethersett {GB}) are part of this clan. Saturday, Tokyo, Japan TOKYO SPORTS HAI NISAI STAKES-G2, ¥72,450,000, Tokyo, 11-16, 2yo, 1800mT, 1:46.80, fm. 1–CROIX DU NORD (JPN), 123, c, 2, by Kitasan Black (Jpn) 1st Dam: Rising Cross (GB) (GSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ire, GSP-US, $501,841), by Cape Cross (Ire) 2nd Dam: Woodrising (GB), by Nomination (GB) 3rd Dam: Bodham (GB), by Bustino (GB) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Takashi Saito; J-Yuichi Kitamura; ¥38,315,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ¥45,515,000. *1/2 to Earthrise (Jpn) (Manhattan Café {Jpn}), MGSP-Jpn, $888,680. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Satono Shining (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Kizuna (Jpn)–Sweetie Girl (Arg), by Star Dabbler. 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Hajime Satomi; B-Shimokobe Farm (Jpn); ¥15,090,000. 3–Red Kingly (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Saturnalia (Jpn)–Red Elsa, by Smart Strike. 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Tokyo Horse Racing; B-Lake Villa Farm (Jpn); ¥9,545,000. Margins: 3/4, 1HF, NK. Odds: 1.20, 4.70, 1.70. Also Ran: Feiern Kranz (Jpn), Del Avar, G T Man (Jpn), Precious Day (Jpn), Nishino Tanguy (Jpn), Nishino Histoire (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Kitasan Black’s Croix Du Nord Undefeated In Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-Laurel, $48,305, Msw, 11-16, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.43, ft, 1 length. YARA'S QUEST (c, 2, Liam's Map–Yara {GSW, $398,390}, by Put It Back), given a 4-1 chance in this debut run, was hustled to the front from his inside draw and raced under pressure through an opening quarter in :22.64. Overtaken approaching the quarter pole and appearing to be heading the wrong way, Yara's Quest was resurgent along the rail in the stretch and battled back gamely to record a one-length victory over On the Level (Classic Empire). The winner is a half-brother to Moon Swag (Malibu Moon), MSW & MGSP, $369,000. Yara's 2023 produce, the filly Candara (Connect), was sent to the Republic of Korea. This is the extended female family of GISWs Healthy Addiction (Boston Harbor) and her daughter My Sweet Addiction (Tiznow). Sales history: $300,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $28,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Colts Neck Stables LLC; B-Great Hill Stables LLC (KY); T-Jorge Duarte, Jr. Nice debut for the 2YO Liam's Map colt Yara's Quest, who rides the rail in the stretch under Horacio Karamanos to win 6F MSW @LaurelPark. Trained by @JorgeDuarteCNS for Colts Neck Stable. (Jim McCue ) pic.twitter.com/On594IbQrj — Maryland Horsemen (@mdhorsemen) November 16, 2024 The post Liam’s Map Firster Game on Debut at Laurel appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The heralded Colonial Cup Stakes (NSA-G1), the first $100,000 steeplechase in the United States, returns to the fall calendar at Springdale Race Course in Camden, S.C., after an eight-year hiatus.View the full article

eFive Racing Thoroughbred's GRAYSCALE (c, 2, Frosted–Petunia, by Into Mischief) was pegged as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's seventh race at Gulfstream, but his worktab–which included a bullet half-mile in :44 4/5 last month and other morning trials that screamed ready–dictated that he'd jump a much-shorter price for his career debut. Crunched into 3-10 for the Breeders' Cup-winning connections of trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. and jockey Drayden Van Dyke, the gray colt made no mistake en route to being named the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star'. Away in mid-division from his low draw, Grayscale was ridden positively by Van Dyke to head off his rivals through an opening quarter mile that was timed in :22.28 over a surface that has been yielding below-par times over the last few days. Galloping along nicely in hand while maintaining a safe margin on his rivals, he turned for home having gone the half in :46.68 and kicked home with powerful strides to score handily, covering the six furlongs in 1:11.42, a time that should grade out well. On behalf of Bob Edwards's operation, Joseph paid $240,000 for Grayscale at last year's Keeneland September Sale, the second-priciest of 66 Frosted yearlings (75 ring) reported as sold in 2023. Sales history: $240,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-eFive Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Jumping Jack Racing LLC (KY); T-Saffie Joseph Jr. GRAYSCALE ($2.60) impressed on debut for trainer @SaffieJosephJr in @GulfstreamPark race 7. @DraydenV was up on the two-year-old Frosted (@DarleyAmerica) colt. Bet the Late Pick 4: https://t.co/zleTqs7rGG pic.twitter.com/CaE9QrtWW0 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 16, 2024 The post Frosted Firster Grayscale Runs To The Money, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Honors at Gulfstream 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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Ciaron Maher's remarkable spring continued when Another Prophet proclaimed herself a top-class filly with victory in Caulfield's Thousand Guineas (G1) Nov. 16, handing the trainer his first win in the race and a 50th group 1 success.View the full article

GUNS LOADED (c, 2, Gun Runner–Sky My Sky, by Bernardini), second at Saratoga Aug. 31 behind GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity fourth Dapper Moon (Malibu Moon), came back second time out to break his maiden in 'TDN Rising Star'-style at Churchill Downs Saturday. With good early speed from an outside draw, the 3-1 shot showed the way into the stretch and held off a strong bid from race favorite Camp Hale (Mo Town) to get the front-running win. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. O-Morplay Racing LLC, Platts, Joey and Lady Sheila Stable; B-John C. Oxley; T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo. Sales History: $800,000 ylg '23 KEESEP. #11 Guns Loaded was loaded today and goes gate-to-wire in R3 at @churchilldowns under @luissaezpty for trainer Jose Francisco D'Angelo! The #ClaimingCrown starts next: https://t.co/JX6b0RNaDV #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/CDVAyNyt1I — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) November 16, 2024 The post Guns Loaded Fires Back At Second Asking To Be ‘Rising Star’ At Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article