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The corporate hospitality company Eventmasters, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, will sponsor Royal Ascot Trials Day on April 30. Eventmasters will put its name to four races on the card worth a total £315,000 in prize-money as well as having headline sponsorship for the meeting. Eventmasters has worked with Ascot Racecourse throughout its 40 years of trading with Royal Ascot being a key event in the calendar with upwards of 3,500 guests due to be in attendance. The company has also sponsored at Doncaster, Kempton, Warwick, Windsor, Wolverhampton and York Racecourses. “Eventmasters are longstanding hospitality partners of ours and to formalise this relationship with the headline sponsorship of one our most important fixtures in the calendar is really exciting,” said Felicity Barnard, Chief Executive at Ascot Racecourse. Denise Sheasby, CEO of the Eventmasters Group, added, “We are delighted to have the ability to sponsor Royal Ascot Trials Day, this will give us the opportunity to celebrate a special year. We would like to say a very big thank you to all of our clients for their business over very many years. We would like to thank all of the individuals and venues with whom we have worked throughout, our success could not have been achieved without their help and support.” The post Eventmasters to Sponsor Royal Ascot Trials Day appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) has taken a step towards his racing return with a trial placing at Geelong. Trainer Dominic Sutton has a decision to make with Feroce in the lead-up to Australian Guineas at Flemington. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up will have only one run before the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in March. That first-up run will come in either the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 8, or the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington the following week. “He’s better performed at Caulfield, but the Group 1 is at Flemington,” Sutton said. “I think the more exposure we can give him at Flemington would be better leading into a Group 1 race, but he seems to be furnishing.” Sutton gave Feroce his second trial in preparation for his return when the gelding chased home Sophia’s Magic in a 1200m heat at Geelong on Wednesday morning with Billy Egan in the saddle. “I decided to trial him over the 1200 metres rather than the 1000 metres, simply because we’re going first-up over 1400 metres and then straight into the Australian Guineas,” Sutton said. “I wanted him to have a nice, strong piece of work this morning and he was excellent. “Billy’s comment after the trial was that he feels like he’s matured again this time in. “He relaxed nicely, went through his gears in the right manner to the line.” Sutton said Feroce was only afforded a couple of weeks off after his spring campaign which wound up after finishing third in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on November 2. “I wanted to give him plenty of time to have him ready for the Guineas second-up,” Sutton said. “We didn’t want to overtax him. He’s had two nice trials now. “We’re just going to weigh-up whether we go to Caulfield, Saturday week, or we wait for the C S Hayes the week after.” Sutton now has 18 boxes at Flemington which he moved into earlier in the month and after starting his campaign at Ballarat, Feroce headed there after his jump-out at Werribee on January 17. “He’s housed there now and has settled in very well and hopefully we might be able to sneak onto the course proper for a gallop before the Guineas if we’re lucky,” Sutton said. View the full article

Trainer Matthew Williams will be hoping history can repeat when the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes is run at Sandown on Saturday. Normally held at Caulfield, the Bellmaine Stakes for mares will be staged at Sandown on this Saturday’s program, which had to be transferred from its regular venue following the recent grandstand fire there. The Bellmaine was also held at Sandown two years ago and on that occasion Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) strode to victory on the Hillside course over 1300m. Saturday’s renewal is on the Hillside circuit over the race’s usual 1200-metre distance and Warrnambool-based Williams has been encouraged by the way Wrote To Arataki – who has not won since the G2 Tristarc Stakes during the 2023 spring – has been preparing for her return. The mare won a recent jumpout and Williams said he had changed a few things up with the six-year-old this preparation in a bid to get her to return to her best racing form. “I’m pretty happy with how she has prepped up,” Williams said. “We did a couple of things a little bit different. “She did some pre-training down at Balnarring Beach – had a bit of a working holiday down there with Cheryl Weller – and she came back from that in good order. “She has galloped well and in her trial the other day, I thought that was probably better than how she trialled up in the preparation before.” Williams has also elected for the mare not to wear earmuffs this time around and believes taking them off seems to have ‘switched her back on again’. He said Wrote To Arataki is also being trained out of a paddock set-up this time in. “I’ve just tried to do things a little bit different, to see if we could switch her on again,” Williams said. “And I must say, I came away from the trial the other day thinking we’re a chance to have her back maybe going at her best. “Last preparation we thought she was probably two or three lengths off her best.” Wrote To Arataki also ran in the Bellmaine Stakes last year at Caulfield, finishing fourth when first-up. Dean Yendall rode Wrote To Arataki when she won the 1000-metre jumpout at Camperdown on January 20 and he is booked for the ride for Saturday’s race. Wrote To Arataki defeated the Archie Alexander-trained Bizot in that jumpout and that mare is also among the Bellmaine Stakes nominations. “I liked when Archie’s horse started to get to her in that trial and Dean asked her for a little bit more, she just kept giving him a little bit more all the way to the line,” Williams said. “I think the black earmuffs off have certainly helped because she can hear a bit more now in the run and a bit of a change in training so hopefully that shows on race day that she’s switched back on.” Should Wrote To Arataki turn in a pleasing performance on Saturday, Williams said there are other Stakes races on the agenda for her in the coming weeks, including the Frances Tressady Stakes (1400m) at Flemington two weeks later. “There’s a nice mares’ program through the autumn for her,” he said. “She has followed that path before.” View the full article

An exciting autumn calendar awaits formidable Kiwi-bred galloper Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), who will defend his crown in the Gr.1 C.F Orr Stakes (1400m) next Saturday after a comfortable trial win at Geelong. The son of Bullbars has accumulated eight Group Ones and over A$16.3 million in stakes in a 40-start career, where he has been the leading light for Lindsay Park Racing, headed by brothers Ben, Will and JD Hayes. Ben Hayes was on course at Geelong on Tuesday, where his star galloper sat in behind the speed for regular rider Craig Williams, before rolling over the top of classy filly Arabian Summer to take the 1000m heat. “He was great, exactly what we wanted,” Hayes told Racing.com. “It was nice to have Craig come in and ride him, he wasn’t feeling very well today so it was good of him to come in. “He was super, he sat just in behind the speed and did everything we wanted. He extended to the line, he’s come back having a nice healthy blow, and more importantly, Craig gave him a big tick and said he looks fantastic. “If you go through his preps, spring through to autumn, he’s always carrying that residual fitness, so he’s come to hand really nicely. We’re very comfortable with where he’s at.” 12 months ago, Mr Brightside followed a similar schedule to his plan in 2025, with the Orr preceding runs in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) and Gr.1 All Star Mile (1600m). The gelding went on to contest the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m), but this year, an international trip to take on the Gr.1 Hong Kong Champions Mile (1600m) is firmly on his radar. “If they work perfectly, you stick to the same recipe,” Hayes said. “We’re doing very similar, last year we were supposed to trial on this day and we had to scratch him, so he ended up trialling the following Friday. That’s what we’ve done slightly different, but he hasn’t had any hiccups at all, he’s lovely and sound, a happy horse. We feel we’ve got him spot on for the Orr. “They’re the three runs he will head towards if everything goes to plan, and hopefully that’s how it goes. If he’s in form and we’re happy after the All Star Mile, we’ll work out if we go to Sydney and have a run, then go to Hong Kong. They are all decisions to make in three runs time.” Fellow New Zealand-bred in the Lindsay Park contingent, Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking), also featured at Geelong, winning his 1000m heat under Craig Newitt. In the spring and summer months, the son of Shocking landed some lucrative prizes winning the $1.5 million Alan Brown (1400m) and $1 million Supernova (1400m). Meanwhile, in search of their next Kiwi star, the Hayes were active buyers at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale this week, purchasing eight yearlings out of Book 1. Among their selections was Lot 261, the half-sister to Group One winner Ruthless Dame, and Lot 547, a Savabeel half-brother to Group Two winner Spanish Whisper. View the full article

Roger James and Robert Wellwood experienced a whirlwind of highs across the Karaka Millions and Yearling Sales series this week, a trend they hope to continue back at Ellerslie on Saturday. Last Saturday night at the Auckland venue, their star mare Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) silenced any doubters with a top-class performance to win the $1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1600m), a year after reigning supreme in the $1.5 million Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m). An earner of over $2.67 million, Orchestral is now poised to take on the likes of Snazzytavi (NZ) (Tavistock) and La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) in a star-studded edition of the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), to be run at Te Rapa on February 8. “It was great to see her back at her best, especially in a big race like that,” Wellwood said. “It was a huge thrill. “She seems to have come through the run really well, we’re yet to make a firm decision but more than likely she’ll go to the Herbie Dyke.” The daughter of Savabeel is currently the $3.50 second-elect in the TAB Futures market for the $700,000 feature, with Snazzytavi on top at $1.90. A few days after the Karaka Millions meeting, James and Wellwood went to $1.1 million to secure a special filly out of Hallmark Stud’s draft on behalf of Orchestral’s owners, Colin and Helen Litt. Lot 564, a Proisir filly out of Donna Marie, is the full-sister to another Kingsclere headlining act in Prowess (NZ) (Proisir), who won two Group Ones and over $1.5 million in a career that came to a premature end. Wellwood, while acknowledging the connection to Prowess, said the filly stood out on her own. “It was great, but we’re not sentimental and don’t buy them for the sake of it,” he said. “We genuinely thought she was the best filly on the grounds, which gave us confidence, matched up with a family we know, and a cross we know that works. “We’re extremely lucky and proud to be able to get her, and very fortunate to have the owners that support us to buy what we felt was the best filly.” A further six yearlings were purchased by the Cambridge trainers in Book 1, including Lot 412, a Per Incanto colt out of Group Two winner Xpression for $260,000, while they went to $310,000 for Lot 623, a filly by young sire St Mark’s Basilica. “I thought we did reasonably well, we only buy horses if we love them,” Wellwood said. “I always do the grandmother test, I say to myself if my grandmother wanted this horse, would I buy it for her. All of these horses have passed that test and are coming home. “We’re excited to see them in our stable.” Back in the stable, promising sprinter Irish Legacy already saluted earlier in the week at Tauranga, while Wellwood has plenty of time for Schmooze (NZ) (Satono Aladdin), who will make just his fourth start on Friday at Te Rapa in the NZB Kiwi Preview Evening 6/3 (1400m). “He was very unlucky last start, he’s a highly talented horse that we’ve been patient with,” he said. “I’m looking forward to seeing him step out with a good barrier (3) for once.” The team will have a strong contingent at Ellerslie on Saturday, with juvenile debutant Vittoria (NZ) (Per Incanto) representing the TAB Racing Club in the Gr.3 Colin Jillings 2YO Classic (1200m). Her sole trial appearance was second behind In Haste, who went on to score comfortably at Matamata. “I thought her trial was very good and that form was then franked by In Haste going to the races and winning nicely,” Wellwood said. “This is not something we would normally do, running a horse that’s only had the one trial in a stakes race at its first start, and Ellerslie is one of the harder tracks to get things right at being a big open space, so we’re taking it on trust that she’s going to handle the occasion. “It was either head there or to Tauherenikau, and Ellerslie was closer, we’ve got a high opinion of this filly and whatever she does, she’s going to improve off.” The Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m) is the ideal scenario for in-form galloper Hasstobeawinner (NZ) (Vadamos), but currently third on the ballot, he looks more likely to take his place at Taranaki in the Platinum Homes 1400. “Our preference is to head to Ellerslie, but we’ve got to get a run, that’s the key there,” Wellwood said. “He’s flying, wherever he goes he’ll be competitive.” A horse that may be back at Ellerslie on the big stage in a month’s time is Oceana Dream (NZ) (Ocean Park), a $1.25 million Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) prospect who blew away his competition on debut at Tauranga. Stepping up in distance, he will contest the Trelawney Stud (1600m). “He’s a high-class horse, I’m really looking forward to seeing him step out and then going forward, working out whether we look to head the Derby way, or perhaps whether he’s sharper,” Wellwood said. “We’re very happy with him.” Completing Kingsclere’s runners will be the well-related Usain (NZ) (U S Navy Flag), having his first attempt over ground that should suit his bloodlines in the Horizon By SkyCity (2100m) “He’s from a staying family and is bred and built to go staying trips,” Wellwood said. “He’s going well, he’s certainly ready to be getting up over ground and probably didn’t have all that much luck last start.” View the full article

Off the back of a lucrative result at Karaka, Mark and Jane Corcoran’s Grangewilliam Stud will be chasing another top outcome on the track this weekend. A son of Proisir was the headline act of their small Book 1 draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale and the farm will be hoping to make another top impression with Utopian Wine at New Plymouth on Saturday. Bred by Mark’s father John, the Proisir colt will in time be heading offshore after he was knocked down to the Hong Kong Jockey Club for $325,000. “That was a very good result, he was a really nice type and will go through the Hong Kong Sale,” Mark Corcoran said. “I put a figure of $200,000 on him and we had a reserve of $150,000 so we were all pretty happy with what he made.” The youngster is out of the Swiss Ace mare Secret Spirit, who won four races including the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m). She was also successful three times at Listed level in the Great Northern Foal Stakes (1400m), Ryder Stakes (1200m) and the O’Leary’s Fillies’ Stakes (1200m) with her third dam the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) winner Daria’s Fun. “We sold a Derryn colt out of the mare last year for $95,000 to Shane Crawford and he thinks he’s a very good horse,” Corcoran said. “She had another Derryn colt last year and is in foal to our new horse Hilal.” The Group-winning son of Fastnet Rock stood his first season in 2024 and among his full book was Utopian Wine, who will run in Saturday’s Gr.3 Dennis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (1800m). The daughter of Pierro was a two-time winner for Chris Waller before she was purchased by Mark and John Corcoran for A$70,000 when offered last year via an Inglis Digital Sale. “We were looking for some nice young mares to send to him and she’s out of a Group-winning sister to Stratum, who was obviously a Golden Slipper (Gr.1, 1200m) winner,” Corcoran said. Utopian Wine is trained by Bill Thurlow and posted consecutive wins at Trentham and Otaki before she was unplaced, but only three lengths off the winner in the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m). “To be honest, racing her was only an afterthought,” Corcoran said. “We put her in foal and Bill watched her last race (in Sydney) with me and said we should put her back in work, so it’s worked out really well and she’s given us a bit of fun. “She might get one more chance after this one and we thought we’d have another crack at getting some black type for her. “Kavish Chowdhoory will ride her and she’s a mare that likes to get out wide with plenty of space so hopefully she’ll get out into the clear this time and wind up.” View the full article

Haunui Farm have been crowned leading vendor of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Yearling Sale at Karaka for the first time this week following a pleasing set of results, led by the $2.4 million sale of the full-sister to glamour mare Orchestral. The Karaka farm sold 24 of its 30 yearlings, for an aggregate of $6.74 million, nearly $900,000 more than its closest rival in Waikato Stud with $5.88 million, and their average of $280,883 was second only to Curraghmore with $322,222. “It was a special result,” Haunui Farm managing director Mark Chitty said. “I am never thinking anything like that (leading vendor) coming into the sale. “You are entrusted with a lot of horses and people give you the responsibility of taking the horses through to the market, and they were very well received. “We sold 18 horses for over six-figures or better out of 30, which is what you are trying to achieve.” The $2.4 million sale of lot 345, the Savabeel full-sister to multiple Group One winner Orchestral, to bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster and trainer Chris Waller was the clear highlight, and Chitty said he was rapt to get the result for their client Barneswood Farm. “You are always hopeful that they are going to sell extremely well, she is a rare commodity,” Chitty said. “Given around the world what those elite yearlings have been making, I always thought she could make seven-figures, but no way in my wildest dreams did I think she would make the money that she eventually did. “That is full credit to New Zealand Bloodstock for getting the buying bench here and getting them to participate. She was an absolute queen from a long way out. “They (Barneswood Farm) have put a lot of money into the game. They have been regular buyers of horses and it’s nice to see them justly rewarded when they put a quality filly like that in the sales ring.” While Haunui had a number of other high-priced sales, Chitty said a sentimental result for him personally was the sale of lot 530, the Proisir filly out of a half-sister to Group One performers Babylon Berlin and Darci Be Good, to Star Thoroughbred and Randwick Bloodstock Agency for $360,000. “She was out of a mare who came to me having not had a foal for three years,” Chitty said. “I am a veterinarian by trade, and I learned under one of the best reproductive veterinarians in New Zealand, the late Dr Charlie Roberts. Through some of what he taught me we were able to get that mare in-foal, and that was the resulting progeny. “There is some professional satisfaction out of getting a result for that filly for some great Australian clients of mine.” Haunui now head into the Book 2 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale where they will offer 19 yearlings. “I have got a nice draft of horses by a variety of stallions, and we’ll let the buying bench be the judge,” Chitty said. View the full article

What Pakenham Races Where Southside Racing Pakenham – 420 Nar Nar Goon – Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3810 When Thursday, January 30, 2025 First Race 5:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Victorian night racing season continues at Pakenham with a competitive eight-race meeting scheduled for Thursday evening. A perfect summer evening is forecast, and with the track rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances and the rail back in its true position, there will be no excuses for fancied runners throughout the night. The first of the Pakenham races is set to go at 5:15pm AEDT. Best Bet at Pakenham: Hey Now Hey Now Hey Now Hey Now caught the eye on debut at the Pakenham 1400m on December 20 when hitting the line with intent to finish second. In a race that was run to suit those up on speed, the three-year-old filly did well to finish within two lengths of the winner. From barrier three, if Craig Williams can have the Pierro filly settled in a mid-field position, all Hey Now Hey Now has to do is replicate last start’s finish to justify her short quote with . Best Bet Race 7 – #8 Hey Now Hey Now (3) 3yo Filly | T: Robert Hickmott | J: Craig Williams (56kg) Next Best at Pakenham: Under My Thumb Under My Thumb showed a bit of ability in her first racing preparation without breaking through for a victory. The four-year-old mare filled a minor placing in each of her three starts, and on the back of a couple of handy trials leading into this, she looks the goods. Michael Dee sticks on board and, from barrier five, will look to have the Bel Esprit mare lead from barrier to box. Next Best Race 3 – #6 Under My Thumb (5) 4yo Mare | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Michael Dee (57.5kg) Best Value at Pakenham: Courting Emily Courting Emily was massive in defeat on debut at Bendigo on December 15 before finishing midfield with little luck at Stawell last time out. The four-year-old gelding saw nothing but backsides at a crucial time and was beaten by three lengths when hardly tested. Barrier seven on Thursday means Harry Coffey should have the son of Intello in clear air approaching the home term, and if Courting Emily replicates the finish she produced on debut, she should prove too hard to hold out at an each-way price with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 4 – #1 Courting Emily (7) 4yo Gelding | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Harry Coffey (59.5kg) Thursday quaddie tips for Pakenham Pakenham quadrella selections January 30, 2025 3-4-5-10-11 2-3-8 4-8 2-5-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners T.S. Carlyon Cup Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $200,000 Distance: 1600m The T.S. Carlyon Cup is a Group 3 race for milers, conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield Racecourse. First run in 1977 and won by Ngawyni, the TS Carlyon Cup is held over 1600m under set weights and penalties conditions. In 2025, The TS Carlyon Cup is offering a purse of $200,000. Initially a Principal race until 1979, The TS Carlyon Cup was elevated to Group 2 status until 2002 before being downgraded to Group 3 from 2003 onwards. The T.S. Carlyon Cup distance has varied over the years, ranging from 1400m to 2000m. Once an important lead-up to the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m), it has since shifted in prominence. 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Carlyon Cup News Duke De Sessa set for Caulfield return Australia horse racing news 23 hours ago Group 1 Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa begins his 2025 campaign in the TS Carlyon Cup at Caulfield on … Read More Yonce makes every post a winner in Group 3 Carlyon Cup Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Yonce ($3.30) held off all challengers in the Group 3 Carlyon Cup at Caulfield on Saturday, making every post a … Read More Sandown full racing tips & quaddie tips | Saturday, February 11 Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago The C.F Orr Stakes headlines the action out of Sandown on Saturday, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his race-by-race preview … Read More Callsign Mav taking time out at beach New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Multiple Group One winner Callsign Mav is enjoying an easy time at the beach before a decision is made on … Read More Earlswood makes winning Australian debut in Carlyon Cup Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Warrnambool trainer Maddie Raymond took out the Group 3 Carlyon Cup (1600m) with a newcomer to the stable, Earlswood, who … Read More Caulfield race-by-race betting preview, form guide & tips Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago HorseBetting.com takes a look at the latest odds and best bets for every race on the card this Saturday afternoon … Read More 2025 T.S. Carlyon Cup Final Field HorseBetting.com.au will update this page when the 2025 T.S. Carlyon Cup final field is released. Previous T.S. Carlyon Cup Fields 2024 T.S. Carlyon Cup field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Young Werther Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 4 57kg 2 Loft Ben, Will & JD Hayes Luke Currie 2 57kg 3 Paperboy Gavin Bedggood Michael Dee 3 57kg 4 Yonce Ciaron Maher John Allen 5 55kg 5 Unusual Culture Ciaron Maher Craig Williams 6 55kg 6 Foxy Cleopatra Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Blake Shinn 1 55kg 7 Kind Gesture Michael Kent Ms Jamie Kah 7 55kg 2024 T.S. Carlyon Cup result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Caulfield-2024-Group-3-Carlyon-Cup-10022024-Yonce-Ciaron-Maher-John-Allen.mp4 1st – Yonce (+250) 2nd – Foxy Cleopatra (+130) 3rd – Young Werther (NTD) Recent runnings of the T.S. Carlyon Cup: 2024: Yonce fights on to win TS Carlyon Cup Yonce ($3.30) held off all challengers in the (1600m) Group 3 Carlyon Cup at Caulfield. The lightly raced six-year-old mare was third-up in a campaign after suffering a lengthy setback and had only recently returned from the paddock after 626 days off the scene. Two moderate performances at this course at Listed level were both clearly short of her best journey, with the 1100m and 1400m proving too sharp for the daughter of Proisir. That simply wasn’t the case in Group 3 company, as Yonce was able to recapture the form that allowed her to storm to victory on six consecutive occasions in her last preparation. John Allen utilised her early speed to cross to the lead from gate five and was able to steal a few cheap sectionals, staving off her rivals all the way to the wire. 2023: Pounding thunders home Pounding delivered a dominant performance to claim victory in the 2023 T.S. Carlyon Cup (Gr 3, 1600m) at Sandown. Settling midfield early under Jamie Kah, the Peter Moody-trained gelding unleashed a powerful turn of foot in the straight to defeat a quality field, showcasing his versatility and class. 2022: Earlswood makes Group 1 impression on Australian debut In his Australian debut, Earlswood clinched victory in the 2022 T.S. Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield. Guided by jockey Damian Lane, Earlswood settled midfield before launching a decisive move in the straight, overtaking the well-fancied Callsign Mav near the post to win by a short head. Spanish Mission finished strongly to secure third place, just a half-neck behind. Previous winners of the T.S. Carlyon Cup T.S. Carlyon Cup Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Yonce John Allen Ciaron Maher 2023 Pounding Jamie Kah Peter Moody 2022 Earlswood Damian Lane Maddie Raymond 2021 Best of Days Damien Oliver James Cummings 2020 Miss Siska Damian Lane Grahame Begg 2019 Avilius Kerrin McEvoy James Cummings 2018 Gailo Chop Mark Zahra Darren Weir 2017 Burning Front Brad Rawiller Darren Weir 2016 Burning Front Brad Rawiller Darren Weir 2015 Smokin’ Joey Chris Parnham Wez Hunter 2014 Chase the Rainbow Craig Williams Rick Hore-Lacy 2013 Budriguez Craig Williams David Jolly 2012 Manighar Luke Nolen Peter G Moody 2011 Lord Pyrus Craig Williams Judy Mawer 2010 Rightfully Yours Craig Newitt Mick Price 2009 Time Matters Steven Arnold Darren Weir 2008 Publishing Steven Arnold John Sadler 2007 Apache Cat Glen Boss Greg Eurell 2006 Live in Vain Luke Nolen Peter G Moody 2005 Niagara Falls Steven King Peter G Moody 2004 La Sirenuse Brady Cross Tony McEvoy 2003 No Deposit Nash Rawiller Robert Smerdon 2002 Piper Star Scott Seamer Roger James 2001 Northerly Greg Childs Fred Kersley 2000 Skoozi Please Jim Cassidy Graeme Rogerson T.S. Carlyon Cup winners pre-2000 T.S. Carlyon Cup Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Thackeray 1998 Delinquent 1997 Peep On The Sly 1996 Toil 1995 Starstruck 1994 Station Hand 1993 Veandercross 1992 Cool Credit 1991 Prince Salieri 1990 Marwong 1989 Super Impose 1988 Black Charleston 1987 Cossack Warrior 1986 The Vagrant 1985 Astrolin 1984 Admiral Lincoln 1983 Trissaro 1982 Granite King 1981 Mr. Independent 1980 There You Go 1979 Marceau 1978 Hyperno 1977 Ngawyni Recommended! Take It To The Neds Level Home of the Neds Toolbox Check Out Neds 18+ Gamble Responsibly Punters Prefer Blondes It’s a fact, Blondes have more fun Join BlondeBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE?. Next Gen Racing Betting Top 4 Betting. Extra Place. Every Race. Join Picklebet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. What are you really gambling with? It Pays To Play New online bookmaker Check Out PlayUp 18+ Gamble Responsibly Say Hey to the social bet! 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She’s Bulletproof. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Trainer Charlotte Littlefield is confident that She’s Bulletproof will ‘go to a different level’ in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Sandown on Saturday. The Shooting To Win mare has only finished outside of the placings once in her ten-start career, with her most recent effort being a second-place finish in the Listed Black Pearl Stakes (1200m) at Geelong on January 4. Since then, She’s Bulletproof impressed in a Pakenham jump-out on January 21, winning with authority. “Sage Duric rode her and she won by a long margin,” Littlefield told Racing.com. “The way she accelerated, it was like she developed another string to her bow and really let down a different way that I’ve not seen before. “She’ll go to a different level on Saturday. I’m going there a lot more prepared. I think last start, she may have just gotten away from me a fraction, (I) had her a little bit heavy. “We’ve done a few things differently, we’ve managed to rip a few kilos off and I think she’ll be going into this race a lot better physically so I think she’ll really show a different finish on Saturday.” She’s Bulletproof will be ridden by Mark Zahra for the first time in Saturday’s Group 3 contest. Horse racing news View the full article

Multiple stakes winner Last Leaf (Not This Time) (hip 56) brought the highest price at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Winter Mixed Sale Tuesday when bringing a final bid of $140,000 from Joey Peacock. Peacock purchased the 6-year-old broodmare prospect in the name of Senor's Senoritas to support his recently retired G1 Saudi Cup winner Senor Buscador (Mineshaft). Last Leaf was the only six-figure offering at the one-session Mixed Sale, which was downsized from its two-day 2024 format. In all, 212 horses sold Tuesday for a gross of $3,098,700, an average of $14,617 and a median of $7,500. From a catalogue of 342 head, 270 horses went through the ring and 58 were reported not sold for a buy-back rate of 21.5%. A filly by McKinzie (hip 70) was the auction's highest-priced short yearling. Bred by Don and Jackie Duppenthaler and Wade and Donna Russell and consigned by Summerfield, the dark bay filly sold for $97,000 to Lambholm, agent. She is out of Picolata (Bellamy Road). Peacock Continues Buscador Buying Spree in Ocala Joey Peacock has been active at the breeding stock sales from November to January in preparation for the start of Senor Buscador's stud career next month at Lane's End. Tuesday's sale topper was his 13th purchase of the season. “Marette Farrell is our agent and our advisor on this,” Peacock said Tuesday. “She talked to me about this mare [Last Leaf] yesterday and said she was really excited about her and hoped that we could get her for a price that was within our budget. It looks like that all came together, so we are really excited to have her.” A five-time stakes winner and four times graded-placed, Last Leaf (Not This Time) RNA'd for $300,000 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale three months ago. On the board in 20 of 30 starts, the mare won seven times and earned $622,058 for Monarch Stables. She was consigned Tuesday by G. Martinez Training, agent. “We like to see mares that are coming off the racetrack that have done a couple of things: run early in their careers–2 and 3-year-old wins are important–and shown a lot of speed and durability,” Peacock said of his wish list for mares heading to Senor Buscador's first book. Senor Buscador was a three-time graded winner on the racetrack. In addition to his victory in last year's Saudi Cup, he won the 2023 GII San Diego Handicap and 2022 GIII Ack Ack Stakes. He was also second in last year's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational and third in the G1 Dubai World Cup. He will stand his first season at stud this year at Lane's End for $7,500. Peacock purchased four mares to support the new stallion at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, led by Kelsey's Cross (Anthony's Cross) (hip 710), who was purchased for $225,000. At the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, Peacock acquired eight mares, led by Candy Kitty (hip 1345) for $95,000. “This one makes 13,” Peacock said of the roster of mares he has acquired for Senor Buscador. “And then we have another mare that we already own that is my wife's that we will breed to Buscador also, so we are up to 14 mares to get him kicked off. We still might shop. We don't have to buy any more, but I told Marette if she sees something that she is absolutely in love with, then we can talk about it. But I feel like we have enough.” Last Leaf | Lauren King Eleven of the newly acquired mares were purchased in-foal and Peacock said the plan will be to sell those babies. “We will have those to sell either as weanlings, or short yearlings, or yearlings, just depending on where they are at the stages of different sales,” he said. “We will likely sell all those and then recycle the money into more mares for that second year.” As for Senor Buscador's first foals, Peacock said, “We will likely sell quite a few of them, but we are going to pick a couple out of every crop probably to race ourselves. I like to put horses in [trainer] Todd Fincher's hands because I trust him and he's done such a wonderful job for us. I would love to see him get his hands on some of the Buscador babies. Whether we buy some at auction or keep some of the ones that we raised, I will make sure that we put a couple every year in Todd's hands.” Fincher currently has three of Senor Buscador's siblings in training: 4-year-old filly Aye Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}); 3-year-old Rose A (Hard Spun); and 2-year-old The Hell We Did (Authentic). “[Fincher]'s got all three of those following right behind Buscador,” Peacock said. “He leaves some pretty big horseshoes to fill, but hopefully they can rise to the occasion.” The mare responsible for it all is the remarkable Rose's Desert (Desert Gold), whose first four foals are all stakes winners. She produced a filly by Into Mischief last year and is currently carrying a colt by Uncle Mo. Her daughter, stakes-winner Our Irish Rose (Ghostzapper) is due to foal a Not This Time baby any day now. Senor Buscador | Benoit Peacock is full of confidence as Senor Buscador begins his stud career. “We are excited,” he said. “We believe wholeheartedly in his bloodlines and his pedigree. The Mineshaft, A.P. Indy bloodline is phenomenal and our mare, Rose's Desert, everything she has had can run. So we feel really good about his chances. It's going to be up to him to prove it, but we are certainly going to support and try to give him the best chance to succeed. We feel like he has a really good chance of being an important sire.” The post Last Leaf Has Senor Buscador Date After Topping OBS Winter Mixed Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Miss Roumbini after winning the 2025 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares. Photo: Darren Winningham After a successful three-start campaign, culminating in victory in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Classic (1300m), the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Miss Roumbini will be aimed at the Sydney autumn carnival. The Zoustar mare’s next likely target is the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on March 1. “She’s enjoying a well-deserved week off in a nice green paddock up in Queensland and then she’s hopping on a bus back down to our Rosehill stables,” Kent Jnr told Racing.com. “There’s a lovely program of mares races for her in Sydney which will really suit. There’s a lot of options. “She could run at the end of February or early March.” The Group 3-placed Miss Roumbini has won four of her past five starts, including the Eureka Stockade Plate (1200m) at Ballarat. Kent Jnr added that if she can maintain her form, the four-year-old may also target a race like the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on March 15. Miss Roumbini is currently a $15 winning hope with horse racing bookmakers for the Coolmore Classic. Horse racing news View the full article

Keeneland Race Course is projecting overall purses for the upcoming April meet to increase in the range of 10-12%, with maiden special weight (MSW) purses for 3-year-olds and up rising to $110,000 after that MSW figure had plateaued at $100,000 for the past three springs. Churchill Downs plans to card 3-and-up MSW races at $120,000 during its April-June meet, a level that hasn't changed since 2022. Executives from both tracks disclosed those spring 2025 purse projections during the Jan. 28 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) advisory board meeting. Rick Hiles, a board member of the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, who represents that organization on the KTDF board, spoke up during Tuesday's meeting to express a concern that not enough KTDF funding–and not enough overall purse money and racing opportunities in general–are trickling down to owners and trainers who compete at the lower end of the purse structure. “I'm not asking for a lot,” Hiles said, noting that there needs to be an alternative beyond stacking both KTDF and track money “on the top end.” The KTDF is funded by three-quarters of 1% of all money wagered in the state on both live Thoroughbred races and historical horse race gaming, plus 2% of all money wagered on Thoroughbred races via inter-track wagering and whole-card simulcasting. That money, along with funding from each track, goes to pay purses in the state. “The idea was to make sure that everybody gets part of the KTDF,” Hiles said. “The small guys and breeders.” Ben Huffman, who is both the racing secretary at Keeneland and the vice president of racing for Churchill, addressed Hiles's point by conceding that lower-level races could use some shoring up. “The claiming races are there,” Huffman said when speaking on behalf of Keeneland. “They're just not filling as well as we'd like them. So it's not like we're not offering them. We'd like to see that number up a little higher also.” Later, figuratively putting on his Churchill hat, Huffman made essentially the same point when speaking about how at Churchill in springtime, it is sometimes a “struggle” to fill open claiming and certain conditioned claiming races. “I like offering the races in all the condition books we write,” Huffman said. “And personally, I'd like to see more of those claiming races that we offer fill. Because [the horses are] here. They're in this state. And we try very hard to fill as many as we can.” Gary Palmisano, Jr., Churchill's vice president of racing, offered wider context on the issue. “The reality is [in] Kentucky, it's the maiden special weights and the allowance races [that fill] and we're splitting them,” Palmisano said. “The claiming horses just aren't here [all year round]. So we, as an industry, need to figure out how to try and prop up the claiming races more, for sure.” Palmisano said the seasonality of Kentucky racing is also a factor. Even though Churchill and Turfway Park share the same corporate parent, the two tracks utilize claiming races differently because Turfway's December-March meet that is sandwiched between Churchill's autumn and spring meets is populated by different levels of horses. When Churchill races in the spring and early summer, there's also the matter of more tracks being operational in nearby states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and West Virginia. “It's difficult in the summer,” Palmisano said, using the example of a $10,000 claiming horse whose connections can choose among a number of regional racetracks. “Do you ship to Churchill to hook Steve Asmussen, or Brad Cox, or [any other big outfit] plunging in?” Palmisano asked rhetorically. “Or do you ship to Indiana? And you could run for $20,000 in Indiana [with a horse that would be competitive for $10,000 in Kentucky]. But if you run for $10,000 here, you'll probably lose your horse [via claim].” Palmisano continued: “What we see at Turfway, is everybody just runs [by entering robustly in claimers]. They're the only game in town in the winter. When there's four or five different condition books sitting on your desk in the middle of June and you've got a $10,000 horse, your options are significantly wider, and the perceived competition is less.” Palmisano asked Huffman to share with the KTDF board the ratio of allowance races to claiming races that Churchill cards. “I don't have that number in front of me, Gary, but just anecdotally, I know the number keeps getting smaller and smaller, because some guys are afraid to lose their horses through the claim box in this state,” Huffman said. “And we are just so 'good horse' heavy, if you will,” Huffman added. “A lot of good horses are here.” At Tuesday's meeting, the KTDF advisory board approved the recommendation of allotment requests that the Keeneland and Churchill purse estimates were based on. The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation still has to vote on final approval of the funding at a subsequent meeting. The post Keeneland Projects 10-12% Purse Hike; Horsemen Concerned Kentucky’s Money Isn’t Trickling to Lower Levels appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The California Association of Racing Fairs (CARF) voted unanimously Tuesday morning not to apply for racing dates in 2025. The summer fair meets this decision could impact are at Alameda County Fair, The Big Fresno Fair, Cal Expo at California State Fair, and Ferndale at Humboldt County Fair. Sonoma County Fair runs a summer fair meet independent of CARF. In theory, individual tracks can still independently apply for a 2025 racing license similar to Sonoma's approach. “After making the difficult decision not to submit future race meet applications, the California Authority of Racing Fairs (CARF) announces that it has directed staff to reorganize operations to focus on addressing current obligations and future efforts to support California Fairgrounds and their Satellite Network. This difficult decision was based upon an assessment of financial challenges incurred in the GSR race meet as well as current obstacles facing the horse racing industry,” wrote CARF in a press release Tuesday. In the middle of December, the CARF board voted unanimously to rescind a proposed Golden State Racing (GSR) meet spanning the first half of this year, due to much lower than anticipated revenues generated from the GSR meet that ran at Pleasanton between October and December. The purse overpayment at the end of the meet was around $800,000. “While this marks a difficult and challenging moment for the Northern California live racing community, CARF will continue to support its satellite wagering members and explore all possible avenues to support the California Horse Racing industry. CARF remains dedicated to serving all of our member fairs and their communities,” the press release adds. Perhaps the biggest near-term question, therefore, concerns the horses currently stabled at Pleasanton. It was detailed during Tuesday's meeting that there are about 478 horses currently stabled at Pleasanton, according to Bill Nader, president and CEO of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC), who listened in to the meeting online. Thoroughbreds are currently stabled there and shipped south as part of a stabling and training agreement with the industry's Southern California interests to provide Northern Californian-based horsemen and women opportunities to run at Santa Anita. CARF and the Alameda County Fair have “the sole and exclusive right to extend” the agreement to June 10 “by providing written notice no later than Feb. 25, provided there are 500 or more horses stabled at Pleasanton at that time,” according to a statement issued by Santa Anita on behalf of the Southern California stabling and vanning committee earlier this month. However, that agreement currently guarantees stabling at the facility only until Mar. 25. Asked about the possibility of extending the stabling agreement beyond the Mar. 25 date, Jerome Hoban, CEO of the Alameda County Fair, said that “any such determination” would primarily fall on racing interests in the South. “If the horse count is not robust enough to satisfy their program, then they would be the ones with the ability to make that decision,” said Hoban. When asked if ongoing non-storm water discharge quality concerns could impede the track's ability to facilitate stabling and training at the track after the Mar. 25 cut off, Hoban said that “we are actively working with agencies to be compliant.” Hoban added, “I think everybody with CARF, including the Alameda County Fair, is attempting to sort through the challenges and do what is best for the horsemen and the backstretch workers.” Earlier this month, Hoban stepped down as both chairman of CARF and from the board itself. Asked about any potential extension to the stabling agreement, Nader said, “there's no reason to wait until Feb. 25 if they know now what their intent is. They should let us know and let the horsemen know.” If the stabling agreement ends in March, there is room for about 200 horses at San Luis Rey and about 300 horses at Los Alamitos, said Nader. An out-of-state alternative for trainers currently stabled at Pleasanton is Emerald Downs, opening day for which is Apr. 27. The post CARF Not Applying for 2025 Race Dates appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By now we are all well-informed of Gulfstream Park's intent to decouple their casino gaming from live racing responsibilities. I have no doubt they are very serious about abandoning live racing while expanding casinos and property development. This cynical action arrives on the heels of historic stimulus legislation–led by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association and our strong allies in Tallahassee–that stabilized racing and breeding economics. The only outstanding ingredient for an ascendant industry–racetrack operators committed to the live race. As you consider the future of the Florida Thoroughbred industry, bear in mind; we do not control the racetrack operators; we do control our Tallahassee battle-plan to beat away their selfish, nefarious intents, as we have so many times before. FTBOA stands firm. Undaunted. Tireless in combat. We strive to preserve sound industry economics and seek reaffirmed racetrack commitments to the live racing industry which, combined, fuel a strong Florida breeding industry. George Isaacs is the president of the FTBOA. The post Open Letter to the Industry: FTBOA Stands Firm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A little more than a week after he was formally announced as the Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male of 2024, Citizen Bull kicks off his 3-year-old campaign Feb. 1 in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

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At a Jan. 28 Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission meeting, the University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Mary Robinson discussed how artificial intelligence and mathematical algorithms are helping to improve racehorse drug testing in the commonwealth.View the full article

These six horses have trialled pleasingly in recent weeks and this week (30/1/2025) they head back to the racetrack. Iron Brigade (4g Art Major – Trigirl Brigade) Tr. S & A Telfer Travels to Hawera this Friday for the Stratford Cup (Race 7) on the grass and warmed up for this assignment with a win at the Pukekohe workouts (23/1/25) against two stablemates, Double Jeopardy and Seaside Rose. Trailed in the heat before popping out near the 400m to challenge the leader, kept going strongly to get his head in front close to home MR:2:08.6, 800m in 55.8, 400m in 26.6. Gets a head start over his main rivals and obviously very fit judging by this workout run, a welcome back to junior driver Alicia Harrison who also drove him in the workout. Lewey Maguire (5g Sweet Lou – Miranda Maguire) Tr. S & A Telfer Another of the Telfer team heading to Hawera/Race 8 after trialling successfully at Pukekohe (23/1/25) where he lead three rivals and held on to win narrowly. MR:2:03.6, 800m in 56.4, 400m in 27.2. Starting in Revell Douglas race for Junior Drivers and Kristina Denifostova who drove him in this workout retains the drive on raceday. Punters should note that of his three wins to date, two have been on the grass (Rangiora and Motukarara). Five Crowns (3g Bettor’s Delight – Gladamare) Tr. M & N Purdon Another of the Purdon 3YOs resuming after trialling impressively a week ago at Rangiora (23/1/25) where he trailed mostly then used the passing lane to finish best in a quick time. MR:1:58.0, 800m in 57.3, 400m in 28.7. Hasn’t started since running seventh behind Marketplace in the Harness Millions 2YO Colts and Geldings race back in October but looks well forward judging by the trial performance. Cops a handy draw at Addington this Friday in Race 11 and with the top driver on, he should be at cramped odds for his high profile ownership group. Next Level (4g Bettor’s Delight – Unforgiving) Tr. S Reid Has been in ‘cotton wool’ since running second at the Addington trials (18/12/24) behind race rival Amaretto Franco in a tame affair MR:2:12.4, 800m in 59.5, 400m in 28.8. That quiet run was his first official trial after running a brave fourth in the Group 1 NZ Derby behind We Walk By Faith (who ironically won last week on resumption) in early December. Nothing of that class against him in Addington/Race 4 on Friday night and from a handy draw looks a very strong prospect to add to his career record of three wins from only 10 starts. Riptide (3g Art Major – Bettor Think Twice) Tr. S & A Telfer Multiple trials performer in recent weeks, the latest at Rangiora (23/1/25) where he worked to the lead & held strongly to win MR:2:01.8, 800m in 57.5, 400m in 28.8. Has chosen to debut at Waikouaiti this Sunday (Oamaru on the grass) in Race 3 where he has got a great draw to use with Tim Williams to drive. Dam won four and has already left handy types in Storm (4 wins) & Double Jeopardy (3 wins to date) second dam a Group 1 winner and plenty of other black type performers to recommend this fellow as a promising racehorse. Rakasandy (3g Always B Miki – Rakabeach) Tr. P Hunter Went to the Wyndham workouts (17/1/25) and settled eighth of nine in Indian file, improved over last 1000m and able to secure late 1×1 cover, up to challenge final bend and kept coming to get over the top of his rivals. MR:2:03.5, 800m in 57.2, 400m in 28.40. Debuts this Friday at Invercargill / Race 6 from a wide draw against some promising maidens and while likely to benefit from the experience, looks to have a good motor. Odds should be appealing. View the full article

A colt by Walk In the Park (Ire) proved the most popular during the one-day Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale on Tuesday. Sold as lot 58, the bay son of Glasgow Allen (Fr) (American Post {GB}) commanded €50,000 from Coolmore's Gerry Aherne. His dam is a half-sister to Muhtathir (GB)'s multiple Grade 1-winning jumper Envoi Allen Fr). After purchasing the yearling from from The Beeches Stud, Aherne said, “The sire continues to break records and this is a very well-bred horse who comes from a great nursery. He was the one we really wanted today and we are delighted to get him. “Plans for him are fluid, we could bring him back for resale or keep him to race, there's plenty of time for him. He was a standout on looks and pedigree today.” Lot 172, a son of Blue Bresil (Fr), made €40,000 on the bid of Anthony Cahill and Martin Dowd. The Walshtown Stables-consigned bay is out of a full-sister to Lord Windermere (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}), a winner of the G1 Cheltenham Gold Cup, as well as a half-sister to a multiple graded-winning jumper in Sub Lieutenant (Ire) (Brian Boru {GB}). “He will come back for the Derby Sale,” said Cahill. “There are a few of us who buy together and my son was on the phone to me driving me on.” The highest-priced filly was a daughter of Affinisea (Ire) and Hollygrove Rumba (Ire) (Indian Danehill {Ire}) (lot 70), who caught the eye of Tuesday's leading buyer Richard Rohan at €38,000. The Ballincurrig House Stud-consigned miss was one of two horses to make that price on the day, as did lot 129, another son of Walk In The Park who went to Kieran Shields from the draft of Hillview Farm. Plans are flexible for the April-born foal, and Rohan said, “Her future is undecided as yet, she might be kept to race or could return to be resold, but we absolutely loved her since we saw her here. “Will has been building up a nice stock of young horses. Not only did I like this filly as an individual, but everything is hot in this pedigree with both Gowel Road (Ire) (Flemensfirth) and her being by Affinisea, too. I really like him as a sire, and he had a Cheltenham Grade 2 winner at the weekend.” “I hope he will be back here for the Derby Sale,” said Shields of the latter. “He is a young foal, but he has a nice outlook, and he is obviously by a top sire. He has good use of himself and is an attractive foal who I hope will make up into a smart three-year-old.” Of the 160 lots offered, 84 (53%) sold for a gross of €893,650. The average was €10,639 (-5%) and the median was €7,500 (+7%). Tattersalls Ireland's CEO Simon Kerins said, “We are delighted to have started the year with our newly named Winter Flat and National Hunt Sale. For the first time, we introduced Flat-bred yearlings to the sale, and this is an area we plan to build upon moving forward. “The trade today was somewhat challenging and highlights the selective nature of the National Hunt market, sustained demand for those that hit the mark and less so for those horses that didn't, a trend that has been consistent across all National Hunt sales over the past 12 months.” The post Walk In The Park Colt Stars At Tattersalls Ireland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced Jan. 28 that Kevin Lavin, who had been vice-chair, has been named chair, replacing Dell Hancock, and Geoffrey Russell has been named vice-chair.View the full article

Tom Abel Smith set up Carrington Bloodstock in 2022 which operates out of Launde Park Farm in Leicestershire. Abel Smith previously worked at Juddmonte and Arrowfield Stud in Australia. He also has a background in polo. He now offers a comprehensive list of services to clients from boarding broodmares and youngstock to foaling and sales preparation. What made you happiest in 2024? Seeing horses going through the sales under our banner for the first time. Bit of a dream come true to be honest. How do you start your day? Bath and coffee. What is the best thing about your job? The horses, they are all different and when they click with you it's some feeling. If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life what would it be? Dreams by Fleetwood Mac. It just puts me in a good mood. Is there a horse you wish you had bought in 2024? A Naval Crown (GB) filly from Hawes Stud at the Tatts December foals. I loved her, sadly I got out bid as is often the way. Racehorse of 2024 and why? Kyprios (Ire), he is tough and seems to do the job time and time again. Dark horse for the year ahead? Onsmoothoperater, he is owned by a great supporter of mine in Patrick Boyle and is trained by Brian Ellison. He won the G3 Geelong Cup and was 12th in the Melbourne Cup where he just had too much to do. I think there is more to come for a great set of connections. Value stallion for 2025? Perfect Power (Ire), has clearly made his mark already in the sales ring with his first foals. But he was a brilliant horse, a Group 1 winner at two and three. We purchased a filly foal by him and have two mares from the farm going to him. What would make 2025 a good year for you? Healthy foals and I suppose improving on what we have achieved in 2024. What is your motto for life? Dreams don't work unless you do. The post In The Hot Seat: Tom Abel Smith appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple Grade I winner Dr. Schivel (Violence–Lil Nugget, by Mining for Money) was represented by his first foal when Jocosity (Distorted Humor) produced a colt at Drion Thoroughbreds Monday. The foal was bred by Sarah Hinkle, Drion Thoroughbreds, and Alistair Roden. “He has good bone, scope, and size,” Roden said of the colt. “We're definitely breeding a few more mares this year to Dr. Schivel.” The colt is the second foal out of the 6-year-old Jocosity, who is a half-sister to stakes winner Pay for Peace (Silent Name {Jpn}). Campaigned by Red Baron's Barn, Rancho Temescal, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, and William A. Branch, and trained by Mark Glatt, Dr. Schivel won the 2020 GI Runhappy Del Mar Futurity and the 2021 GI Bing Crosby Stakes. He was second in the 2021 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint and third in the 2022 G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen and 2023 Bing Crosby. On the board in 12 of 15 starts, he won seven times and earned $1,347,100. Dr. Schivel stands at Taylor Made Farm for $5,000 S&N. The post First Foal for Dr. Schivel appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.View the full article

A year after its colt No More Time was ruled out of the Kentucky Derby (G1) due to injury, Morplay Racing begins a new quest for the Run for the Roses with Guns Loaded in the Feb. 1 $265,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. View the full article