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Race 6 AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS MAIDEN 1600m JUST A KARIN (L Satherley) – Trainer Mr. A Morley reported to Stewards, the mare underwent a veterinary examination on Thursday 7 November, which revealed muscle soreness to the right hind leg and underwent chiropractor treatment for overall general soreness. A Morley further advised it is his intention to carry on with JUST A KARIN’S current preparation. The post Auckland Thoroughbred Racing @ Ellerslie, Tuesday 5 November 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Developments at track geared towards ensuring facility appeals to younger audience should under 18s be allowed to attend.View the full article

Veteran handler says February’s Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m) ‘is the most important race’ for his flag-bearer this term.View the full article

Horseshoe Indianapolis, which wrapped its 124-day 2024 season Thursday, has a new leading rider in Alberto Burgos, who won his first career leading jockey title. The Puerto Rico native locked up the title with 81 wins and earnings of more than $2.1 million. Burgos has been riding since 2019 and is in only his second year at Horseshoe Indianapolis. “It's unbelievable,” said Burgos about his first title. “It makes me so happy. There were doubters in the beginning, so I'm glad I stuck with it to get where I am today. This is something I've worked hard for this and it means so much to win this title.” Kerry “Bones” Wirth works as his agent. Overall, the 25-year-old Burgos has 243 career wins and more than $6.6 million in career earnings. He plans to ride at Turfway Park over the winter and return to Indianapolis for the 2025 season, which kicks off Tuesday, Apr. 15. The post Alberto Burgos wins Leading Jockey Title at Horseshoe Indianapolis appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Andrew Forsman has won every Group One race for three-year-olds in New Zealand apart from the Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and the Cambridge trainer hopes Kitty Flash(NZ) (Ace High) might be the filly to give him his missing piece at Riccarton on Saturday. During his highly successful partnership with Murray Baker, Forsman picked up three wins in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with Turn Me Loose (2014), Madison County (2018) and Aegon (2020). The pair won the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on two occasions with Mongolian Khan (2015) and Vin De Dance (2018), while Bonneval delivered them a Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in 2017. The Levin Classic (1600m), which held Group One status until its downgrade to Group Two this season, was also won by Madison County in 2019. Forsman’s best result in the 1000 Guineas to date came with Valalie’s runner-up finish behind Media Sensation in 2018, while Mary Shan was a close fifth last year. Kitty Flash has made impressive strides this spring and has done it all in a single preparation, starting with a close fifth on debut in the Gr.3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka in August. The daughter of Ace High recorded back-to-back wins at Taupo and Te Rapa in her next two starts, leading all the way on both occasions. She abandoned those front-running tactics in the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on October 26, charging home from the back for a close second behind the 1000 Guineas favourite Alabama Lass. Kitty Flash clocked the fastest sectional times for her last 800m (47.04 seconds), 600m (35.45), 400m (23.76) and 200m (12.34). “She’s done a great job to come all this way in one preparation,” Forsman said. “She seems to be getting better and better all the time, which is very encouraging to see. “The way she found the line at Ellerslie was great. One of the best things about her is how tractable she is. When we’ve changed the way we’ve wanted to ride her, she’s adapted to it very quickly. It was a really good performance in the Soliloquy and exactly what we wanted to see as we prepare to step her up over a mile. “She’s trained on really well since then and handled the trip down to Christchurch perfectly. I think she’s spot on. “I think she can run out a strong mile. You never quite know when you’re going into these Guineas races at Riccarton, where it is quite a tough mile. I think most of the other fillies in this field are in the same boat. But she was very strong at the end of her race over 1400m last start, which gives us a little bit of confidence that the extra 200m will be within her grasp.” Kitty Flash will attempt to complete a 1000 Guineas double for Rich Hill Stud stallion Ace High, who also sired last year’s winner Molly Bloom. Meanwhile, Forsman has further feature-race representation at Riccarton on Saturday with Sporting Chance contesting the Gr.3 Martin Collins 161st New Zealand Cup (3200m). The six-year-old Dundeel gelding goes into the race on the back of late-finishing fourth placings at Ellerslie in his two most recent appearances. The first of those was a 2100m open handicap on October 19, which was followed by a 2400m Rating 75 on November 5. “He just got a bit too far back last time and was never really a winning chance from there,” Forsman said. “It was still a pretty strong staying effort in the end. He’ll certainly relax, switch off and give himself every chance of running out a strong two miles on Saturday. His handy draw (gate five) should allow us to settle a little bit closer, somewhere around the first third of the field, which will help his chances.” At Tauranga, the well-performed Saint Bathans is entered for both the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) and the Laser Plumbing Waihi Beach (1400m). “I’m probably leaning towards the 1400m race,” Forsman said. “He’s had an unlucky run of bad barriers, and that’s continued with drawing the outside gate for the Tauranga Stakes. It might be a Saturday morning decision, but his better draw for the 1400m race might make that a slightly more attractive option at this stage. “The horse is in good form and has been working really well leading into this. He just hasn’t had much luck go his way lately.” View the full article

Well-bred filly Love Poem will take on some of the best of her generation for the second time in a week when she lines up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 52nd New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The daughter of Snitzel is backing up from last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), in which she ran a gallant second behind standout colt Savaglee. “I thought it was a brilliant run,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. “She was just beaten by the season’s benchmark three-year-old. We went up and had a look at him in the straight, but he just kept finding and won very well in the end. He’s obviously an exciting colt. “But hey, we’ve got a beautifully bred Snitzel filly who’s a multiple stakes placegetter, and that now includes a second in a Group One. That’s a great outcome.” Racing in the colours of Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, Love Poem was bought by Bruce Perry for A$280,000 as a yearling in Sydney last year. She is a half-sister to the classy Ciaron Maher-trained mare Estriella, whose 12-start career has so far produced five wins headed by last month’s Gr.2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m). Their dam, the Lonhro mare Madrigals, is a full-sister to multiple Group One winner and quality sire Pierro. Love Poem has herself had six starts, winning a maiden at Te Rapa in late September and placing at black-type level in all of the other five. She placed in last season’s Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m), Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and Listed Star Way Stakes (1200m), and she has continued that trend into her three-year-old season with placings in the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) and last Saturday’s 2000 Guineas. Marsh has been pleased with the way Love Poem came through the 2000 Guineas, which was run in 1:33.86 – the third-fastest time in the history of the race. “She’s bounced through it beautifully,” Marsh said. “We’re happy to back her up again on Saturday with the addition of side winkers. “She was making up ground behind the favourite (Alabama Lass) in the Soliloquy Stakes a few weeks ago, and I think she’s a better filly left-handed as well, so we’re going into Saturday in good shape. “It’s a quality field with the likes of Alabama Lass, Captured By Love and also Andrew Forsman’s exciting filly (Kitty Flash), but I think we’re going into it with a runner that can be right in the finish again.” Marsh will also be represented in Saturday’s Gr.3 Martin Collins 161st New Zealand Cup (3200m), in which Nest Egg will attempt to go one better than his runner-up finish behind Mahrajaan last year. Nest Egg went into last year’s Cup as the winner of the lead-up race on the first day of the carnival, the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m). He ran in the same race last Saturday and finished eighth behind Mehzebeen. “He probably just over-raced a little bit on the first day,” Marsh said. “This time in, he’s feeling better and going better than he ever has before. He might have just got a bit too keen in the blinkers. The blinkers will come off for the Cup. “He’s come through the first day very well. With that run under his belt, and ridden a bit more neutrally, I think he can be very competitive.” Both Love Poem and Nest Egg will be ridden by Matt Cartwright. The TAB rates them $11 and $12 chances respectively. View the full article

Love Poem will back-up Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Well-bred filly Love Poem will take on some of the best of her generation for the second time in a week when she lines up in Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The daughter of Snitzel is backing up from last Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), in which she ran a gallant second behind standout colt Savaglee. “I thought it was a brilliant run,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. “She was just beaten by the season’s benchmark three-year-old. We went up and had a look at him in the straight, but he just kept finding and won very well in the end. He’s obviously an exciting colt. “But hey, we’ve got a beautifully bred Snitzel filly who’s a multiple stakes placegetter, and that now includes a second in a Group One. That’s a great outcome.” Racing in the colours of Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, Love Poem was bought by Bruce Perry for $280,000 as a yearling in Sydney last year. She is a half-sister to the classy Ciaron Maher-trained mare Estriella, whose 12-start career has so far produced five wins, headed by last month’s Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m). Their dam, the Lonhro mare Madrigals, is a full-sister to multiple Group One winner and quality sire Pierro. Love Poem has herself had six starts, winning a maiden at Te Rapa in late September and placing at black-type level in all of the other five. She placed in last season’s Group 3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m), Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and Listed Star Way Stakes (1200m), and she has continued that trend into her three-year-old season with placings in the Group 2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) and last Saturday’s 2000 Guineas. Marsh has been pleased with the way Love Poem came through the 2000 Guineas, which was run in 1:33.86 – the third-fastest time in the history of the race. “She’s bounced through it beautifully,” Marsh said. “We’re happy to back her up again on Saturday with the addition of side winkers. “She was making up ground behind the favourite (Alabama Lass) in the Soliloquy Stakes a few weeks ago, and I think she’s a better filly left-handed as well, so we’re going into Saturday in good shape. “It’s a quality field with the likes of Alabama Lass, Captured By Love and also Andrew Forsman’s exciting filly (Kitty Flash), but I think we’re going into it with a runner that can be right in the finish again.” Horse racing news View the full article

Dionysus will contest Saturday’s Listed Beauford (2300m) at Newcastle. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) New Zealand raider Dionysus will attempt to secure stakes success for his connections when he heads to Newcastle on Saturday to contest the Listed The Beauford (2300m). Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood had found it hard to place the seven-year-old gelding in New Zealand and looked offshore for potential targets and felt the Beauford presented as an ideal race. “He was getting to the stage where he was hard to place here. He was high up in the handicaps and he is possibly not a true weight-for-age horse, he is not very big,” James said. “A mile-and-a-half seems to be his pet distance and we spotted that one over there for him. He has come in okay at the handicap, it’s 2300m, we discussed it with the owner and thought it was worthy of having a go. “Whenever we have lined him up over 2300m or 2400m he has almost never disappointed us. Hopefully I can be saying the same thing in another 48 hours.” The son of Ocean Park, who was victorious in last year’s Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m), has settled in well across the Tasman, and James said they will wait to see how he comes through his weekend run before making any further plans. “We will make a decision once we see the result,” he said. Meanwhile, the stable’s multiple Group One winner Orchestral is enjoying some time in the paddock following an unsuccessful Melbourne Spring campaign, which resulted in a sixth placing in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) and 12th placing in the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m). “She is home and in the paddock,” James said. “I thought her first run was full of merit; she just never got room. Her second run was probably the worst run of her life. We couldn’t fault her after the run, it’s just one of those headscratchers.” New Zealand targets await the daughter of Savabeel in autumn before a possible campaign in Australia. “There are a lot of opportunities in New Zealand in the autumn, so we will certainly be staying here until we see what her form is like and then work out if we want to go to Aussie from there,” James said. Horse racing news View the full article

Darwin trainer Chris Nash with Victorian apprentice Hannah Le Blanc after Mr Have A Chat saluted at Fannie Bay in October. Chris Nash’s Mr Have A Chat will aim to win his first race at the top level in Darwin when he takes on 0-76 opposition this Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding has come close with three minor placings against quality opposition since debuting in the Top End in February. Mr Have A Chat impressed over 1200m in 0-70 ranks a month ago when he chased down Gary Clarke’s Change Is Coming in the home straight. That ended a sequence of finishing second in three consecutive races. It’s a field of six this weekend, and despite drawing the outside gate with Sonja Logan on board, Nash remains optimistic. “He was due, I was getting sick of seeing second next to his name,” he said. “It was good to get a win, he has only missed a place twice in 11 starts since he came to Darwin. “We’ve always ridden him for speed because he is so brilliant out of the gates. “Last start, there was an equally brilliant horse out of the gates in Change Is Coming, so we just took the sit and that worked. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to ride him with a sit from now on.” Nash is expecting another good run from Mr Have A Chat against Mr Cashman, Kerioth, Swing With Junior, Cormorant and stablemate Son Of Bielski. The son of I’m All The Talk has had seven starts since June, and he won’t be heading to the paddock anytime soon. “Every meeting there’s a race for him, so it’s just a matter of managing him, keeping him happy and spacing his runs a bit so that he doesn’t need a spell,” Nash said. “He’s probably the safest bet of running a good race and running top three that you could imagine because he’s so consistent.” Son Of Bielski, who won six straight for Nash from October to June, returns after a three-month spell and will be ridden by Adam Nicholls. The eight-year-old gelding, victorious in the St Patrick’s Day Cup (1600m) in March, probably needs the run despite having success over 1300m. “He had his first spell in 18 months after the Katherine Cup,” Nash said. “He’s working well and he looks good — he might run a good race first-up. “Last year, he arrived with a low rating and that was the way we were able to go through the grades and win those six races.” Son Of Bielski was flying prior to the Alice Springs Cup (2000m) in April, but he didn’t start due to a foot abscess. Horse racing news View the full article

Galaxy Patch lands the Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy in style. Pierre Ng hopes the HK$5.35 million Group 2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday will deliver further evidence of Galaxy Patch’s status as a leading contender for next month’s HK$36 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m). To face Group 1 winners Voyage Bubble (128lb) and Beauty Eternal (128lb) for the second time this season, along with Straight Arron (123lb), Beauty Joy (123lb), Happy Together (123lb), Red Lion (123lb), Taj Dragon (123lb) and Chancheng Glory (123lb), Galaxy Patch (123lb) will start from barrier five under Vincent Ho. Ng, who leads the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with 18 wins from Caspar Fownes (16), Mark Newnham (14) and David Hayes (14), believes Galaxy Patch has improved since the gelding comfortably downed Voyage Bubble, Chancheng Glory, Straight Arron, Beauty Joy, Beauty Eternal and Red Lion in the Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) on October 13. “Galaxy Patch is doing really well, he has improved from his last run. Hopefully the rain hasn’t affected the track that much,” Ng said. “This is another test for him against those two Group 1 horses (Voyage Bubble and Beauty Eternal) – we’re really looking forward to it as we build up towards the international race.” Ng will also saddle Taj Dragon (123lb), who will jump from barrier three for Andrea Atzeni. Ng is represented by Mugen and Beauty Waves in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) and concedes the task of toppling Ka Ying Rising, devastating last-start winner of the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m), is formidable. “Beauty Waves is brilliant. Of course, we running against Ka Ying Rising again. Hopefully, he’ll get a placing – second or third, we would be happy,” Ng said. “Mugen trialled pretty well but he needs to pick up his form and I’m looking for a good run. Hopefully, he’ll get fitter after this run.” Group 1 winners California Spangle, Invincible Sage and Victor The Winner head the weights on 128lb, while the rest of the field – Ka Ying Rising, Lucky With You, Flying Ace, Howdeepisyourlove, Mugen, Helios Express, Beauty Waves, Copartner Prance and Majestic Knight – will carry 123lb. Ng will pit Hong Kong Derby (2000m) third-placegetter Ka Ying Generation against champion Romantic Warrior in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m), optimistic his charge will enhance hopes of starting in the HK$24 million Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) next month. “Hopefully, he will get a run (in the Hong Kong Vase). In this race, we hope he can run to his Derby form and get an opportunity against the internationals,” Ng said. Romantic Warrior (128lb) has drawn barrier one for James McDonald and will concede weight to all 10 rivals – Nimble Nimbus, Five G Patch, Encountered, La City Blanche, Sword Point, Ka Ying Generation, Ensued, Money Catcher, Awesome Fluke and Winning Dragon, who are assigned 123lb. Horse racing news View the full article

Costae will line-up in Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton Park. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Emerging filly Costae has taken the rarest of avenues to the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, where she will bid to deliver a dream result for a new ownership group. The daughter of Ribchester successfully progressed through a poly-track path before an impressive last-start victory at Ellerslie to book her place in Saturday’s Barneswood Farm-sponsored Classic. Trained by Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray, Costae placed in her first two runs on the Cambridge Synthetic track before she won on the Awapuni all-weather. “She was purchased by OTI Racing earlier this week after she came on (agent) Phill Cataldo’s radar after her win at Palmerston North and then at Ellerslie,” Ritchie said. “She will run in OTI’s colours, and it will come down to her performance whether she stays for the Karaka Millions (Listed, 1600m) or transfers to an Australian trainer. “The original owners, including myself, have kept small shares in her.” Costae’s road to Riccarton via a predominantly synthetic build-up was largely determined by the weather. “It’s unusual form for a Group One, apart from her last start, and to be honest I think both Guineas fields may have suffered through wet tracks through the spring,” Ritchie said. “We weren’t comfortable running her on heavy tracks and we’ve got a poly track in our back yard, so it was easier to run her there. “The Pearl Series bonus was why she went to Manawatu, and she was quite dominant in that race. “We didn’t think she was just a poly horse, the way the bonuses set up it was financially more favourable to run her in those races.” Costae subsequently continued her winning trot on the turf with her last start defeat of a handy age group line-up. “We were a little bit cocky when we ran her at Ellerslie and felt she would run a much better race than her form lines would suggest and so it happened,” Ritchie said. “She has come on in leaps and bounds, she’s been interesting and puts herself in the race and she’s drawn a favourable gate (one). “You’d assume she will get the run of the race with a bit of natural gate speed and if it plays like everybody’s map, she’ll follow the favourite (Alabama Lass) and will get every chance. “The only problem with barrier one might be a bit of wear and tear on the rail after two days of racing, but in saying that the track has raced terrific.” Horse racing news View the full article

Ladies Man will contest Saturday’s Group 2 Tauranga Stakes (1600m) at Tauranga. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock is pleased he made a late change to the spring itinerary of Ladies Man, who will now line up in the Group 2 Tauranga Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. The winner of seven of his 29 starts headed by the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings last year, Ladies Man was originally entered for the Group 3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on October 27. However, his rating of 105 would have seen him carry 60kg in that event while most of his rivals had 53kg or 54.5kg. Sharrock eventually decided to scratch the seven-year-old Zed gelding from the Thompson and redirect him to Saturday’s $150,000 feature at Tauranga, which is run under weight-for-age conditions. “Weight-for-age suits him much better than the Thompson would have under that weight, and especially on a Trentham track that was very heavy and became quite arduous,” the New Plymouth trainer said. “I think we pulled the right rein in the end. “He won a jump out last week and worked brilliantly on Tuesday. He can cope with a bit of rain, so I won’t be too worried if they get some of that in Tauranga leading into the race. “Safely through this, we’ll look to step him back up to Group One level for the Captain Cook Stakes (Group 1, 1600m) and then the Zabeel Classic (Group 1, 2000m).” The Captain Cook Stakes is now known as the TAB Mufhasa Classic and will be run at Trentham on December 7, while the Zabeel Classic is back at its traditional home of Ellerslie on Boxing Day after two years at Pukekohe. Horse racing news View the full article

The 2-year-old filly Alyeska (Vekoma), an eye-catching, come-from-behind debut winner carrying the famed Marylou Whitney silks at Churchill Downs Sept. 20, brought a sale-topping $675,000 from bloodstock agent Steve Young at Keeneland's single session November Horses of Racing Age sale Thursday. Fellow Marylou Whitney homebred and the once-raced 2-year-old colt Captain Cook (Practical Joke), a troubled sixth on debut beneath the Twin Spires Oct. 27, was also purchased by Young for $410,000, the second most expensive lot of the day. The duo were both previously trained by Norm Casse and consigned by Gainesway, agent for the Estate of John Hendrickson. Hendrickson, a philanthropist who was the husband of the late Marylou Whitney, died suddenly over the summer in Saratoga. Keeneland sold 105 horses through the ring for $8,613,000, an increase of 9.52% from last year's total of $7,864,000 for 155 horses sold through the ring. The average of $82,029 rose 61.68% from $50,735 in 2023, while the median was up 66.67% from $30,000 to $50,000. The clearance rate was 88%. “The sale today was vibrant from the very get-go,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. “Every year has a little bit of a different dynamic, but there was very little weakness in that market. We had almost a 90% clearance rate, median jumped 66% and average is up 61%. That's seriously strong. We were $800,000 over last year's gross with a third less horses. It shows the demand for quality stock. I really appreciate the people that supported us because it goes to prove that when you get the right environment, this is the right place to do it. The sellers were extremely happy, and the buyers were delighted to get the horses they got.” “Just to echo what Tony said, there was great excitement in the building and we ran out of horses. That's the best kind of description of the sale,” Keeneland Senior Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach said. “When something goes that well you wish there were two more barns full to lead through because everybody was here right to the end trying to scrap and get quality bloodstock. That's rewarding for us as an entire sales team to see that environment come to life.” This story will be updated. The post ‘Vibrant From the Very Get-Go’ – Led by $675k Alyeska, Juveniles from the Estate of John Hendrickson in High Demand at Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Joelyn Rigione and Brook Hawkins have been hired as Association Stewards at Tampa Bay Downs, joining state steward Reese Howard in the stewards' booth.View the full article

Stephen Marsh is confident he has a pair of live chances heading into the New Zealand One Thousand Guineas (G1) as he bids to tick another classic off his list of achievements Nov. 16 at Riccarton.View the full article

7th-Churchill Downs, $115,950, Msw, 11-14, 2yo, 5f, :57.91, sy, 2 1/4 lengths DONUT GOD (c, 2, Into Mischief–Sweet Kisses {SP, $116,127}, by Carpe Diem) took plenty of money, dropping down from his 8-1 morning line to break as the 7-5 favorite facing a largely inexperienced field. Ridden for early speed from the middle of the gate, the $400,000 KEESEP grad quickly cleared the group and opened up a clear advantage through fractions of :22.39 and :45.56 over a sloppy Churchill main track. El Prestigio (Practical Joke) made a quarter-pole run at the leader but was ultimately no match as Donut God spurted away inside the furlong pole and came home an easy 2 1/4-length winner. Sweet Kisses, who sold for $700,000 at FKTNOV in 2021 to Aaron and Marie Jones, is a half-sister to GSW/MGISP Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby) and to MGSP One True Kiss (Warrior's Reward). Donut God has a yearling half-brother by Charlatan who brought $170,000 at KEESEP this year and a weanling half-brother by Uncle Mo. Sweet Kisses went to Not This Time for 2025. Sales History: $250,000 Wlg '22 FTKNOV; $400,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC; B-Aaron & Marie Jones LLC (KY); T-Brian A. Lynch. DONUT GOD dunked on 'em! – @TravisStone #8 Donut God ($4.84) and @luissaezpty dominate in Race 7 at @ChurchillDowns for @BLynchRacing and owner @flyingdutchky. Another winner by @SpendthriftFarm's Into Mischief. pic.twitter.com/h8IcLGRBEq — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 14, 2024 The post Into Mischief’s Donut God Too Good In Sloppy Churchill Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Edited Press Release The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) is accepting new applications for experienced industry experts to join HISA's Horsemen's Advisory Group to replace several members whose terms are up at the end of the year. The Advisory Group was formed by HISA in 2022 to provide formal feedback to HISA's executive team and standing committees on the implementation and evolution of its Racetrack Safety Program and Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program. The Advisory Group has been responsible for recommending a number of rule modifications that were ultimately advanced to HISA's Standing Committees and Board of Directors. HISA is inviting all racing participants who wish to be considered for membership in the Advisory Group to email horsemensadvisory@hisaus.org indicating their interest and qualifications by Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Applicants who have applied in the past and received an email indicating their application was retained will not need to reapply. The Advisory Group's membership, available in full here, includes trainers, owners, veterinarians, backstretch employees and representatives of racing offices and aftercare initiatives who collectively represent a wide variety of viewpoints across racing. Advisory Group members are expected to join monthly virtual (and occasionally in-person) meetings with HISA leadership to provide feedback on HISA's rules and processes, as well as be available to weigh in on time-sensitive issues affecting horsemen as needed. The post HISA Soliciting Applications For Horsemen’s Advisory Group appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Brigette Solomon Local trainer-driver David Butcher lines up three runners in the Thames Country Trotting and Pacing Cups at Cambridge tonight, though he won’t be there himself. “They’re all going well, and I think they’re all capable of finishing in the placings tonight but I’m driving at Addington tonight,” says Butcher, who is engaged to drive the Arna Donnelly-trained Mako in the inaugural running of the Hill Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY three-year-old Pace. In the Thames Pacers Country Cup (7.27pm) Butcher starts Louezyana and Hooray Henry, to be driven by Monika Ranger and Peter Ferguson. The pair both start off a 10 metre handicap with it being Louezyana’s first standing start and first race at Cambridge. The Sweet Lou gelding is a winner of five races with a further five placings from just 20 starts, all of those at Alexandra Park. Although a winner two starts ago over a mile, he has more recently found himself racing in good company and finishing midfield in races won by the likes of Always B Elite, Seaclusion and Jeremiah. “Louezyana stepped ok at trials and I think he’ll get away ok but it’s always a question mark at their first standing start as it’s a bit different on race day compared to the trials,” says Butcher, “I think I’d put Hooray Henry over Louezyana tonight, he’s had the experience from a stand and he’s been racing really well lately.” A consistent campaigner, Hooray Henry hasn’t run worse than fifth placing since July and has won at this course and distance on four occasions. His most recent races at Alexandra Park have been over the mile and have seen him finish just behind the place getters from wide starting draws. “There are a couple of decent horses in the races but being over 2200 metres should make it a bit harder for those back markers,” says Butcher. The stand out horses of the field are Jolimont, who ran an Auckland track record when winning his last start, and the Group 1-winning mare Lady Of The Light. Both start the race off the 30 metre mark. Butcher starts talented three-year-old Pantani in the Thames Trotters Country Cup (8.00pm), with Todd Mitchell engaged to drive. The gelding starts from the unruly position off a 10 metre handicap. He’s currently a $4.20 favourite. “This is a better race for him tonight, he’s been racing some tough, seasoned horses in his last couple of starts,” says Butcher, “I think he’s definitely in with a chance tonight and I expect he’ll be in the top three.” Throughout the winter Pantani showed brilliance, winning three in a row before an electric third placing in a Northern Metro Series Final race where he ran a 56.8 second last half with Butcher weaving between runners to the line. However, he has made mistakes in his last two starts, breaking stride briefly on both occasions. Butcher isn’t overly concerned and knows time and experience will benefit the gelding. “He’s quite a big horse and he came through the grades quite quickly so hasn’t had a heap of race experience,” says Butcher, “he actually got quite a fright in his last race when the horse inside him ran out on him in the straight which resulted in him galloping.” “He’s definitely going to be a better horse in a year’s time.” Racing action gets underway tonight with Race one at 5.16pm. View the full article

By Michael Guerin The only filly in the first running of the $500,000 Hill Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY today (6.36pm) may decide the fate of the best boy in the race. Chase A Dream will start a short priced favourite in the slot race for three-year-old pacers but faces the tricky prospect of starting from one on the second line in the 10-horse field. That could be a good or bad thing depending on how the sole filly in the race Coastal Babe leaves from barrier 1 and the attitude of driver Matty White after that. If Coastal Babe leads and stays in front, getting Chase A Dream to the passing lane or even somewhere he can break free of the market peg shackles, then the favourite should win. Without Cold Chisel there and after his huge last-start win Chase The Dream is the best horse in this race and he left little doubt about his form with a win in the Cup trial last week. Of course with Blair Orange driving he may well get off and be too good anyway but if Coastal Babe leads at least early it will make his life, and the watch for favourite punters, a lot easier. So will the filly, a last-start winner of the Victoria Oaks, want to try the same tactics she did that night? “I think the owners are keen on that idea but ultimately it that will be Matty’s decision,” says trainer Steven Reid. “I have only had her back from Australia for a week but she seems really well so she will be in front at some stage.” Jeremiah looks the most logical and maybe only danger in the early rush with the six and four configuration in what looks a wonderful first edition of the new race. View the full article

About a year before Drayden Van Dyke won the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint aboard Soul of An Angel (Atreides), no one would have thought he was about to win any sort of major race. His career in shambles, he went 5-for-136 in 2023, and he knew it would not be easy to bounce back. But the story changed. It's now about perseverance. Van Dyke is in Florida, getting ready for the Championship Meet at Gulfstream. His mental health has improved dramatically and, most importantly he is winning races again, including a Breeders' Cup race. “It felt amazing winning that race,” he said. “It was relieving, It was great to do it at Del Mar. I only had the one mount but I was able to prove a lot of people wrong. I showed people I still got it. I felt blessed and thankful.” When Van Dyke first came around, he looked like the type that would settle into the California jockey colony and be a major force for years to come. He won 182 races in 2014 and won an Eclipse Award as the sport's leading apprentice. In 2018, he was the leading rider at both the Del Mar summer meet and the Del Mar Bing Crosby meet. On one occasion, he won seven races in one day. “I thought I'd be in the top five, if not the leading rider for while,” he said. “I thought this is my time now. I showed everyone that I could win a meet and that I could win seven races in one day. I was winning countless stakes that summer and winning Grade Is left and right. I had proven to people that I can perform on the big stage in high-pressure situations. I never got flustered. I was always determined. I never thought I could get as low as I did.” Then it all started to slip away. He won just 46 races in 2022, which proceeded an abysmal 2023. “What happened? I really don't have an answer to that,” he said. “It's just so competitive in California and there is a lack of opportunity there. If you're not riding for the right people, it's a struggle for a lot of the guys. I was riding first call, basically, for Baffert. That stopped. Then I lost my agent, Brad Pegram. With those two things happening all at the same time. I just kind of lost my business. I don't blame anybody but myself. I put it all on myself. It could have been my attitude. It could have been a whole lot of different things. I was burnt out more than anything and I wasn't getting the opportunities that I was used to getting. I was depressed and I was trying to figure out that question, how come no one is using me anymore?” He was determined to become a top rider again, which could only happen if he got to a better place when it came grips with his problems, which included the death of his father in 2014. Seth Van Dyke committed suicide. In October of 2023, he walked away, and did not ride for over three months. “It got to the point where I had to step away from the sport,” Van Dyke said. “I needed to get a handle on the things that were bothering me inside. My mind was frazzled. I couldn't think straight. I was always angry and I was not enjoying riding horses anymore. I knew I needed to get away from this for a while and just lead a normal life.” Looking back, he knows how much that sabbatical helped him. He emerged with a new attitude and the type of positive outlook he had not had for years. “I needed to get away and get my mind right and my body right and face my demons,” said the 30-year-old jockey. “I have always been a spiritual person. I grew up as a Christian and my father was very much into the spirituality of God. I really got in tune with my religion while I was away. Follow God's guidelines, how you're supposed to treat people, how you're supposed to live. It keeps you at peace. When you're at peace with yourself you handle your problems way better than if you're not.” The time off worked, but only to the extent that Van Dyke had a better attitude. As for his riding career, he was right back where he started–at the bottom. He began riding again in January at Santa Anita and promptly lost 38 straight races. “I was coming out in the mornings and working hard and still no opportunities came,” he said. “I was scratching my head. What do I need to do to prove myself to these people? I didn't get it. But that's the business of horse racing. When people want to use you, they will use you. If they don't want to use you they won't use you, no matter who you are.” Then the story changed again. Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., who dominates in Florida, was using Edgard Zayas as his top rider but was running so many horses that he need a second stable jockey. He knew of Van Dyke, but had never met him. For some reason, though, he kept thinking about him. “I called his agent, Ryan Cosaco, and asked what are you going to do with Drayden?,” Joseph said. “He told me he had no business. I told him in that case, here's a proposal–come to Gulfstream for a month and if it works out, stay. If it doesn't, go back and no one will know that you were gone. I told him that if he had any business at all, don't come.” He came. Van Dyke rode his first Gulfstream race on June 7 and wasted no time showing everyone that he could still ride. He won with five of his first nine mounts. Now riding for other trainers in addition to Joseph, he's had, through Nov. 13, 15 wins at the current Gulfstream meet. That includes a victory aboard Soul of an Angel in the GIII Princess Rooney S. Van Dyke worried that Joseph would choose a more high-profile rider for the Breeders' Cup assignment, but Joseph stood by Van Dyke. “I was just super happy for Saffie and his whole team,” Van Dyke said. “After what he's done for me, riding his first Breeders' Cup winner meant the world to me,” Van Dyke said. “I just wanted to win for him so bad.” Things will get tougher when the New York and Kentucky riders converge on Gulfstream for the Championship Meet, but Van Dyke has no plans to go anywhere. He's put his tumultuous time in California in his past and is happy to be riding and winning races in Florida. “I'm really happy with the way things have gone for me in Florida,” Van Dyke said. “For the time being, California is not on my radar. I'm following my gut and I've come to believe that your gut feeling is when God is talking to you and telling you what you should be doing. My gut tells me to stay in Florida.” The post How Drayden Van Dyke Became the Comeback Kid appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Nov. 15 Bahrain International Trophy (G2) has attracted another stellar line-up from across the world and Spirit Dancer's connections believe he has what it takes to become the first dual winner of the race.View the full article

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In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the second victory of Rebel's Romance in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf. Another Turf Title For Rebel's Romance Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) delivered his second GI Breeders' Cup Turf in three years at Del Mar for trainer Charlie Appleby on Nov. 2 (video). He also took out the 2022 renewal at Keeneland. A Group/Grade 1 winner in Hong Kong, the UAE, and Germany besides his American heroics, the homebred is out of the stakes-placed Minidress (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}). Besides producing the dual Breeders' Cup winner, Minidress foaled the listed-placed Petticoat (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) as her first foal, and her 2020 Frankel (GB) colt Measured Time (GB) won the G1 Jebel Hatta and GI Manhattan Stakes in his career so far. Her latest foal is a yearling full-brother to Rebel's Romance. Second dam Short Skirt (GB) (Diktat {GB}) is a two-time Group 3 winner who was also second in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and third in the G1 Oaks. Darley stallion Dubawi has sired 45 winners from 88 runners (51%) in America and Canada. His total stakes winners number 24 (27%), with 18 (20%) of those at the graded level. Rebel's Romance is one of 10 Grade I scorers (11%) and five multiple Grade I winners in that jurisdiction. Breeders' Cup Redemption For Starlust Fitriani Hay's Starlust (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), third in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint last term, delivered in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar for trainer Ralph Beckett on Nov. 2 (video). The Branton Court Stud-bred 3-year-old colt was a 55,000gns Book 2 Tattersalls October yearling buy by Dermot Farrington. A winner of the G3 Sirenia Stakes at two, Starlust added a listed event this term prior to his Breeders' Cup heroics. Beyond Desire (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) did her best work in the G3 Prix de Saint-Georges as a 5-year-old, and Starlust is one of two stakes winners for her, with Queen Of Desire (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) striking in a British listed affair in 2019. Group winners Mazuna (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and Beautiful Romance (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) are under the third dam, Keswa (Ire) (King's Lake), who placed in a stakes in Italy. Former reverse shuttler Zoustar stood at Tweenhills Farm and Stud for several seasons, and he is responsible for seven winners from 12 runners (58%) in North America. Starlust is one of two stakes winners (17%) there, with the other the multiple stakes winner and GII Eddie D Stakes third King Of Gosford (GB). Double For O'Brien On Breeders' Cup Friday Wootton Bassett (GB)'s Henri Matisse (Ire) capped a strong Friday showing at Del Mar for the Coolmore partners with a neck victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (video). It was trainer Aidan O'Brien's second BC win on the card, after Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the GI Juvenile Fillies Turf. Racing for Merriebelle Stable, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Mrs. John Magnier, the two-time Group 2 winner and G1 National Stakes runner-up is a half-brother to dual Group 1 winner Tenebrism (Caravaggio), and G2 Airlie Stud Stakes heroine Statuette (Justify). Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) won both the Coronation Stakes and Prix Jacques le Marois at the highest level, with her latest foal a weanling colt by Justify. She was covered by the American Triple Crown winner this spring. Bred by the Immortal Verse Syndicate, Henri Matisse is a grandson of stakes winner and G3 Prix Fille de l'Air second Side Of Paradise (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), while influential runner and sire Last Tycoon (Ire) (Try My Best) is under the third dam. Coolmore's Wootton Bassett's American stats feature 19 winners from 39 runners (49%) lifetime. Eight of those are stakes winners (20%), and of his seven graded winners (18%), three of them are Grade I scorers (8%), with both Audarya (Fr) (F&M Turf) and Unquestionable (Fr) (Juvenile Turf) also Breeders' Cup winners. Frankel Filly Remains Perfect In Juvenile Fillies Turf Already a Group 1 winner in Ireland and England, 'TDN Rising Star' Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) defended her perfect record with a 1 1/2-length score in the GI John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar at the beginning of the month (video). Racing for Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor, she was the first of two Breeders' Cup winners on the day for Aidan O'Brien. Bred by Coolmore, the daughter of G1 Commonwealth Cup/G1 Sprint Cup victress Quiet Reflection (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) is the fourth foal and second stakes horse for her dam, after G2 Dante Stakes third Bluegrass (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Quiet Reflection has a pair of full-brothers to the winner foaled in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Juddmonte's Frankel now has 32 winners (49%) from 65 runners in the U.S. Of his 13 stakes winners (20%), eight are graded winners (12%) and four are Grade I winners (6%). Lake Victoria is his second Breeders' Cup winner after the 2023 victory of Inspiral (GB) in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Mehmas Colt Forces The Issue In Juvenile Turf Sprint Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa's homebred Magnum Force (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) kicked off Breeders' Cup Friday in fine style with a half-length win in the GI Juvenile Turf Sprint (video). Trained by Ger Lyons, the son of Tropical Rock (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) had placed in the G2 Flying Childers Stakes earlier in the year. Magnum Force is the fourth foal and second winner out of his dam, who won twice as a juvenile over six furlongs for trainer Ralph Beckett. His granddam Tropical Treat (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}) won the Listed Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes, and farther back in the family is sire and G2 Champagne Stakes hero Sri Pekan (Red Ransom). Magnum Force is his Tally-Ho sire's first Breeders' Cup winner. However, from 28 runners, Mehmas has 16 winners (57%) in North America, with six of them stakes winners (21%). A quintet of those are graded winners, and his other top-level scorers in the U.S. are Going Global (Ire) and Chez Pierre (Fr). Blue Point Filly Strikes In Goldikova On the Breeders' Cup Saturday undercard, Raqiya (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) made all to take the GIII Goldikova Stakes under Frankie Dettori (video). A homebred for Shadwell, the Owen Burrows trainee had landed the G3 Oak Tree Stakes during the Goodwood meeting in July. Her dam, the Dansili (GB) mare Rihaam (Ire), was unraced, but that hasn't prevented her from popping out winners like clockwork, with the Goldikova winner her fourth foal and scorer. After selling in foal to Dark Angel (Ire) for 540,000gns to Blandford Bloodstock at the 2022 Tattersalls July Sale, Rihaam foaled a filly from that mating who sold for 100,000gns to Ollie Sangster from Camas Park Stud during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale this autumn. She also has a colt foal by Camelot (GB). Raqiya is a half-sister to the listed-placed Ribhi (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), and she is also kin to Group 1 winners Alfareeq (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Bahri (Riverman) among others. Already a Breeders' Cup sire with the victory of Big Evs (Ire) last year, Darley's Blue Point (Ire) has been represented by three winners from seven runners (43%) in the U.S. Raqiya is his second stakes winner (28%) there. 'TDN Rising Star' For Siyouni LNJ Foxwoods-owned Earhart (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) bolted up a 6 3/4-length winner on her debut over the Woodbine all-weather on Nov. 9, good for a 'TDN Rising Star' nod (video). Bred by Ecurie des Monceaux and LNJ Foxwoods in France, the Josie Carroll-trained grey was a €1.4-million Arqana August yearling buy. Alex Solis and Jason Litt selected the youngster from the Monceaux draft. Out of Aviatress (Ire) (Shamardal), Earhart is followed by a yearling filly by Dubawi (Ire). Their dam won the Listed Prix de Saint-Cyr, and is a half-sister to stakes winner and multiple graded placed 'TDN Rising Star' Gidu (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and GII Seaway Stakes heroine Marbre Rose (Ire) (Smart Strike), while Grade I winner and producer Zoftig (Cozzene) is under the third dam. The Aga Khan Studs' Siyouni (Fr) has sired 18 winners from 44 runners in North America (41%). His five stakes winners (11%) are led by a quartet of graded winners (9%)–Sacred Life (Fr), La Signare (Fr), Love And Thunder (Ire), and Beautiful Love (Ire). Muhaarar Filly Surprises In Long Island Michael Ryan's 'TDN Rising Star' Be Your Best (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}) earned a career high in the GIII Long Island Stakes at Aqueduct on Nov. 10 (video). Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., the 4-year-old filly was bred by St. Croix Bloodstock. The daughter of Kamakura (Medaglia d'Oro) won on debut and the Listed P.G. Johnson Stakes in succession at Saratoga in 2022. After placing in four graded stakes including the 2023 GI Del Mar Oaks and GI American Oaks, Sunday's victory was her first since then. One of two winners for Kamakura, Be Your Best has a yearling colt by Too Darn Hot (GB), a weanling filly by Baaeed (GB), and she was covered by Cody's Wish this spring. Be Your Best is out of a half-sister to Medaglia d'Oro's stakes winner and GIII Discover Handicap winner Bay Of Plenty, with Italian Group 1 winner Flagbird (Nureyev) listed as the third dam. Haras du Petit Tellier's Muhaarar has accrued seven winners (47%) from 15 runners in the U.S. All four of his stakes winners (27%) have prevailed at the graded level, with GII Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes victor Bran (Fr) his flagbearer. All Together Now Chad Brown saddled Venencia (Fr) (Recoletos {Fr}) to a neck victory in the Forever Together Stakes at Aqueduct on Nov. 10 (video). Campaigned by an ownership group of Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable, Jim Cone, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Team Hanley and Cambron Equine, the 4-year-old filly was bred by Patricia, Ines and Fernando Laffon Lomba. A three-quarter length winner of her lone French start for Patricia, the wife of trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias, the filly was subsequently sold to her current connections. Sunday's victory was her fifth North American start. The second foal and winner out of Sign Of Life (Lemon Drop Kid), Venencia has a yearling full-sister. This is the clan tracing to high-class French runner Northern Trick (Northern Dancer), the third dam of Venencia, who won both the G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Prix Vermeille. Recoletos, who stands at Haras du Petit Tellier, has done well from only a few runners in America, with two winners from three to race (66%). Besides Venencia, he has the Listed Sweet Life Stakes heroine Antifona (Fr), and Revalita (Fr), who has placed in a pair of graded races. Repeat Winner Imaboutago (Ire) (Calyx {GB}) featured in the final Making Waves column of 2023, and the consistent filly added a Del Mar allowance to her haul on Breeders' Cup Saturday (video). She is owned by e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and trained by Wesley Ward. The post Making Waves: Europeans Shine At The Breeders’ Cup & Beyond appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

While Dubai World Cup (G1) victor Laurel River retains the top spot as the world's highest-rated horse with 128, Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) hero Sierra Leone improved his rating to 125 from 120 with his 1 1/2-length score over Fierceness Nov. 2.View the full article