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Baaeed (GB), the top-class six-time Group 1 winner whose first foals are set to hit the European market in the coming weeks, will head the Shadwell stallion roster for 2025 at £65,000. That represents a £15,000 drop from the £80,000 that Baaeed stood for in 2023 and 2024 as Shadwell acknowledged an “unpredictable climate” facing breeders in a statement released on Monday. Stephen Collins, Shadwell's European Bloodstock Manager, commented, “Baaeed retired with an official rating of 135 after six brilliant Group 1 wins, since then he has been supported by the world's leading breeders with two exceptional books of mares. “He is a stallion of great importance to Shadwell and we are delighted with his first foals. Given his extraordinary ability, outstanding pedigree and faultless conformation, he remains a truly unmissable stallion prospect.” He added, “For a roster of Shadwell's quality, we believe our fees provide good, competitive value to breeders in what is an unpredictable climate. While many of the yearling sales saw the market rise far above expectation, we recognise there are still areas of the market which require support.” Mohaather, who has a fighting chance of ending the year as the champion first-season sire, will command a fee of £15,000. Collins said, “Mohaather has been one of the success stories of the year, producing three Stakes winners, more than any other first-crop sire in 2024. “He remains on an exciting upward curve and, considering he continued to improve throughout his career, there is a lot to look forward to. The market was incredibly supportive of his second-crop of yearlings and we believe he should be very attractive to breeders at the fee of £15,000.” The Beech House Stud roster is completed by Mostahdaf (Ire) at £12,500. Meanwhile, Minzaal (Ire) and Awtaad (Ire) will stand for €12,500 and €7,500 respectively at Derrinstown Stud in Ireland. Collins continued, “Mostahdaf was an outstanding winner of two of Europe's premier races and completed a historic double as only two horses have won both the Prince of Wales's Stakes and the Juddmonte International in the same season in the last 50 years. The son of Frankel has an exceptional pedigree being a half-brother to Nazeef, a dual Group 1-winning miler, and is from the family of two Champion Sprinters. He has covered a high-class first book supported by all the right breeders and we look forward to seeing his first foals next year.” On the Irish roster, he concluded, “Minzaal is the highest-rated son of Mehmas, who himself has had another excellent year. We received very strong reports on his first foals and anticipation is high ahead of the foal sales. He ticks a lot of boxes for Ireland's commercial breeders and he has been well-supported with two quality books of mares. A very fast, good-looking horse he should be popular with breeders again this year.” “Awtaad had another phenomenal year, being the sire of Group and Grade 1 winners Anmaat and Anisette, as well as Al Qareem and Naomi Lapaglia. Few sires can match his achievements in terms of the value he offers breeders as a regular source of black-type performers. His yearlings this year sold for up to 80,000gns and €80,000. I'm sure nominations will be in high-demand.” The post Baaeed Drops To £65,000 As Shadwell Acknowledges “Unpredictable Climate” For Breeders appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer David Hayes will change things up with his three-year-old, who has twice thrown away any chance of victory while leading.View the full article

What Rosehill Races Where Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 When Wednesday, November 13, 2024 First Race 2:35pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to Rosehill on Wednesday afternoon, with a quickfire six-part program set for decision. The rail moves out +6m for the entire circuit, and with significant rainfall to hit the course on Tuesday and Wednesday, punters can expect the surface to be rated a Soft 7 on race-day morning. The action is scheduled to get underway at 2:35pm local time. Best Bet at Rosehill: Aye Aye Captain The Les Bridge-trained Aye Aye Captain was a dominant maiden winner at this course and distance two starts back. She then failed at Warwick Farm on October 23, with the 1400m proving a stretch too far for the daughter of Merchant Navy. She loved the sting out of the ground in her winning effort on October 2, and with almost identical conditions expected this week, Aye Aye Captain can return to winning ways. Best Bet Race 1 – #1 Aye Aye Captain (2) 3yo Filly | T: Les Bridge | J: Kerrin McEvoy (59kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Rosehill: Congregation Congregation was storming through the wire when it was all over at Randwick on October 9 and should’ve finished closer than the 1.8-length margin may suggest. He was dragged back to last in the field of seven on the Kensington circuit before making strong inroads along the inside rail when persuaded by Tommy Berry. Gate two should allow James McDonald to take closer order this time around, and with Congregation set to peak fourth-up, watch for this guy to finish off best at a good price with Picklebet. Next Best Race 5 – #2 Congregation (2) 4yo Horse | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (61kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Rosehill: Concoction The Edward O’Rourke-trained Concoction debuts on the back of two strong trial wins. His latest victory particularly caught the eye, with the son of Rageese stretching out to score by 5.3 lengths on the Kensington circuit on November 1. He kicks off his career in a testing maiden, but with Tyler Schiller likely to gain an economical run in transit from stall five, Concoction represents good each-way value with top racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 2 – #3 Concoction (5) 3yo Gelding | T: Edward O’Rourke | J: Tyler Schiller (57.5kg) Bet with Dabble Wednesday quaddie tips for Rosehill Rosehill quadrella selections November 13, 2024 2-4-5 1-6-7 2-4-8-9 2-3-7-9 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Veteran handler is confident his stable star can defeat Pierre Ng’s charge with James McDonald in the saddle on Sunday.View the full article

Smart Love winning the Fresh Choice Leamington 3YO (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Wexford Stables have unveiled a number of promising three-year-olds over the past fortnight, and the latest to shed her maiden status was Smart Love, who won the Fresh Choice Leamington 3YO (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Following in the footsteps of stablemates Hankee Alpha (Te Aroha), Texas Hold Em’ (Ellerslie) and Smokotime (Pukekohe), Smart Love entered the mile contest as the top pick at $2.10, a reflection of two second-placed performances in her career to date. The Savabeel filly jumped away positively under Masa Hashizume and sat on the speed early before settling back in the one-one. Hitting the lead early in the straight, Smart Love kept finding to the line and held off a charging Bella Montagna to score by a head. Andrew Scott, who trains in partnership with Lance O’Sullivan, was pleased with the performance, particularly as she stepped out to the mile. “She’s continuing to improve which is very encouraging for us, you always hope that she would do so as the distances got longer,” he said. “She’s got a bright future as she continues to mature and as her education levels increase, she hit the front there at the top of the straight and did very well to maintain a gallop right to the line. “We’re going to let her come through the race before mapping out a concrete plan for her, but she’s a progressive filly.” Out of an O’Reilly mare Relentless Desire, Smart Love was bred by Waikato Stud and races in their colours, under the Chittick Investments banner. The stable also had a trio of runners in the feature race, the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m), and Geriatrix made a big impression storming into third from near-last on the corner. “He’s racing very well and the encouraging part for us was that he sprinted so well over 1200 at that level,” Scott said. “His sectionals were probably the quickest of the day, had they run it a little more true, he may have been able to run over the top of them. But it’s encouraging signs for his future, that he can really quicken well at that class. “We haven’t made a decision as to where he’s heading, we’ll give him a couple of days to recover, but we feel the shorter trips are where his future lies.” Wexford’s attention now turns to Te Aroha on Tuesday, where they will have 10 runners, including last-start placegetter Checkmate, who will have his second race-day appearance in the Prima Park 1400. “We couldn’t have been more pleased with his performance on debut, he’s a horse with a good load of ability on him, while lacking a lot of confidence,” Scott said. “We popped him in the paddock for a couple of days after his debut, he freshened up nicely and the big roomy track at Te Aroha should suit him. “We think that he’s gone the right way since his debut, and hopefully he can go one better. We’ve got pretty high hopes for him this summer.” Ribkraka, Massari and She’s All That will be split across the trio of maiden three-year-old contests over 1150m, and Scott has plenty of positives surrounding each runner. “Ribkraka has made any amount of improvement from two to three, he’s trialled up really well and his work has been super at home,” he said. “He’s got a good gate and there’s no reason why he can’t be right in the finish there, he’s a horse that’s probably going to be better at 14 to a mile, but he should sprint well fresh. “She’s All That is a neat filly, she’s come away from a good trial win in one of the quickest times of the day. “She’s been very encouraging and has a good turn of foot, high levels of fitness and should debut really well. We like her, she’s a robust type of filly with a good sprinting summer ahead of her. “Massari has trialled particularly well, we think she has a bright future ahead of her too.” In their older contingent, Scott noted Saxs ‘N’ Silks as a strong hope in the Prima Park 1400, while El Roca mare Cupid’s Arrow will return in a fresh state after competing in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in March, when she lines-up in the Riverrock 1400. “She (Cupid’s Arrow) has made really good physical development from three to four, but we certainly won’t get her out to 2400 this preparation, she’ll be looking for one corner racing,” Scott said. “Some of her form there, whilst she was a maiden, she was running into really good horses and running seconds and thirds. She’s going to improve a fair bit with tomorrow’s run under her belt, but she’ll have a good summer ahead because she loves firm ground.” Horse racing news View the full article

Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) can set himself up to become one of racing’s dominant forces in 2025 if he can win a Group One at his first attempt this Saturday, according to his major part-owner Ozzie Kheir. The former Kiwi galloper will start as one of the favourites in Saturday’s Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), where Kheir said connections were confident he can score and confirm himself as one of racing’s rising middle-distance stars. Kheir said he felt Jimmysstar and fellow Kiwi-bred galloper Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto), who scored in the Big Dance in Sydney last Tuesday, would be among the successful owner’s best horses next year. “Jimmy and Gringotts are the two up-and-comers for our stable going into next year,” he said. “I think they are the horses that could be the flagbearers next year for us. “Jimmy is really going the right way, and he can set himself up for a big year on Saturday. “Gringotts, he won the Big Dance last week and so the spring job is done for him. He’s a horse that just keeps improving and we’ve got big hopes he can move up to the big league next year.” Jimmysstar has won seven of his 13 starts with four placings while Gringotts’ earnings swelled to $2.48 million after last week’s victory. He has eight wins and seven placings from his 16 starts to date. Kheir reported that the stable’s best horse Buckaroo (Fastnet Rock) had come through his Melbourne Cup ordeal, where he was well out the back before running on late, tired but sound. “He pulled up very tired as it was an enormous effort,” Kheir said. “He’s pulled up sound and goes out for a well-earned spell. “He was obviously our main chance and probably never got his chance. But it was a huge effort from the horse. We are pretty proud of him. “He’s been an unlucky horse at his past two Cups. Before that he got so close to Via Sistina (in the Turnbull Stakes) and that form really stands out now. “He’s won over a mile and he’s performed very well at 3200 metres and the last horse to do that for me was Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed). “I think in the autumn he’ll probably stick to 2000 metres to 2400 metres as she’s now shown himself to be top three or top four weight-for-age horses in the country.” Kheir also has a major share in an imported horse that he hopes can mirror the sharp improvement this campaign of Buckaroo. Light Infantry Man (Fast Company), like Buckaroo, showed very little at his first Australian campaign but over the Flemington carnival showed his best form is not far away when a dominant winner under handicap conditions. “He’s a horse we had a good opinion of not too dissimilar to Buckaroo,” he said. “It was the same for him – he needed to acclimatise and he now has so it’s a matter of whether he can get to the same heights as Buckaroo.” It is expected Light Infantry Man will take his returned form to Perth for Group One races like the Railway Stakes (1600m) and Northerly Stakes (1800m). View the full article

Timaru gelding Richard Stomper will head north to Riccarton on Wednesday where he will get a deserved crack at stakes level for the first time in the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m). The five-year-old son of El Roca has been in impeccable form over spring for trainer Stephanie Faulkner, finishing runner-up first-up over 1200m on his home track last month before winning his next two outings at Ashburton over a mile. Faulkner has been pleased with the way he has progressed and is looking forward to testing him in Group company this week. “It is a very good race and the strongest field he has come up against, but he just seems to step up each time,” Faulkner said. “He has improved out of his last run, he seems in a really good frame of mind, I am really happy with him.” Faulkner said Richard Stomper is far from the finished product and believes he has plenty of improvement to come. “We haven’t seen the best of him yet. This race might be a year too early, but while he is in form we thought we would give it a go,” she said. Richard Stomper will be partnered once again by Brandon May, with Faulkner opting to stick with a familiar rider for the quirky horse, who is set to jump from barrier 12 on Wednesday. “He can be a bit awkward, and Brandon knows him,” Faulkner said. “He was jumping patches on the track in the last race he won. “As far as the draw goes, he has got good tactical speed for a big horse and he has usually got another good kick in the last 200m. I just hope a couple go and he can just sit in behind them and get a nice run.” Faulkner will also line-up Green Luck in the Avon City Ford Premier (2000m). The evergreen 10-year-old finished fifth over a mile at Ashburton last start upon his return from an unsuccessful bid at the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Te Rapa, and Faulkner said he will appreciate the step up in distance this week. “He had that run at Ashburton and was a bit one-paced over the mile,” she said. “The 2000m definitely suits him better and we have got Kylie Williams on top who won the Canterbury Gold Cup (Gr.3, 2000m) on him. We are happy to have her on. If he is anywhere near his best form, he will give them a good shake.” Faulkner’s Riccarton representation will be rounded out by Raghallaigh in the Haase Marshall Drainage Premier (2000m), and she believes he is a better chance than his $14 winning quote with TAB bookmakers. “He has always shown us a lot,” she said. “He can do a few things wrong in his races, he has got no early speed, but if you punch him up he gets a bit fired up. I am just hoping that he will pop out and just do things right. “He is a runner’s chance. He can reel off a few good sectionals. A good run wouldn’t surprise me.” Riccarton was rated a Soft5 on Monday morning, and with fine weather forecast leading into Wednesday, Faulkner said all of her runners will have conditions to suit. “The three of them will love a good, firm track, and it looks like we are going to get that,” she said. View the full article

Prestissimo winning the Wright Cabins (1300m) at Tauherenikau on Sunday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Richard McKenzie and Jordan Bassett got a great sense of satisfaction at Tauherenikau on Sunday after watching Prestissimo breakthrough for her maiden win at just the second time of asking. McKenzie bred the daughter of Time Test out of his Iffraaj mare Affrettando, and the Hastings couple have been involved in every stage of her development, which culminated in victory in the Wright Cabins (1300m). Under a shower of rain on Heavy 10 footing, Prestissimo was pushed forward early by apprentice jockey Jim Chung and eventually found the lead over Linara. They opened up a five-length advantage over the rest of the pack at the 800m and maintained a two-length margin on her rivals when turning for home. Chung navigated his charge to better footing in the middle of the track and Prestissimo showed tenacity in the concluding stages to hold out the locally-trained Don Pedro to win by half a head. Prestissimo was luckless on debut at Otaki last month, and her trainers were quietly confident of a strong showing, however, the deteriorating track conditions did hold some concerns for the couple. “We were in two minds with the way the weather changed over the day, but she seemed to handle it. It was excellent,” McKenzie said. “In her first run she got held up in the straight and didn’t get out until the last 100m and the race was over. Lily (Sutherland, apprentice jockey), who had been riding her, said she jumped well and travelled well, and it was just a shame that she got boxed in. “It is always an unknown quantity on raceday, but we thought she attributed herself well and we weren’t sure about a wet track, but we were happy with her work leading into it. She galloped well on the Wednesday, and Jordy got off her and said she felt really good and seemed to have come on from that first start. We were quietly confident, but the weather had us very much in two minds.” While rapt to get the win as owner-trainers, McKenzie, who also bred the filly, said the result gave them great satisfaction given they had been involved in every step of the process of getting her to the races. “You have them from a foal right through, watch them grow up and it’s nice to see you get them that far (races) let alone win,” McKenzie said. “It gives you a bit of satisfaction when it is all under mine and Jordy’s tutelage.” McKenzie, an equine veterinarian, has long held a passion for racing, which was kindled by his grandfather, and said it is great to share that passion with his partner Bassett, a former jockey. “I got the bug off my grandfather who always used to have a few gallopers and trotters around,” McKenzie said. “I am an equine veterinarian by trade, so it is horses, horses, horses. Most of our horses Jordy does all the hard work with. She does all the riding and preparing, and all the hard yards day-to-day. “It is a hard job, but it is certainly satisfying when you have a day like yesterday.” McKenzie has been breeding for the last couple of decades, but has enjoyed incorporating training into their routine in the last few years. “I have been breeding for about 15 to 20 years,” he said. “We only really got into the training side of things in the last five years or so, but Jordy has had a few injuries – she unfortunately fractured a femur last season. She is the mainstay to the training side of things, so it was a bit of a quieter year last year. “We have only got five horses in work at the moment, but that is enough to keep anyone busy.” McKenzie and Bassett are exciting about the prospects of Prestissimo and they are hoping she can return to the winner’s stall in the near future. “She seems a nice filly going forward and she is very professional in what she does,” McKenzie said. “She has still got a lot to learn, but she seems to be taking steps in the right direction at the moment.” Horse racing news View the full article

Matscot will contest the Group 3 TAB Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images South Group 1-performing miler Matscot is a force to be reckoned with on his home turf, and on Wednesday, the gelding will contest the Group 3 TAB Mile (1600m) with a sentimental motivation behind him. The son of Haradasun is trained and part-owned by Sharon Robertson and Alan Reeves, who have enjoyed success in the Listed Sothy’s Spring Classic (2000m), Hororata Gold Cup (1800m) and $350,000 Southern Alps Challenge (1600m), all run at Riccarton Park last season. In each victory, they celebrated alongside fellow owner Ross Falloon, who sadly passed in late September, just days before Matscot powered to a game third in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata. The pair were thrilled with his performance but elected to bypass a tilt at the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) a week later, instead turning their focus to their local feature. “He went really well in the Arrowfield, we thought he might just get up for second, but his run was good,” Robertson said. “He came back, had a week in the paddock and he’s just bouncing around. “We always had in mind that we wanted to come back for the TAB Mile, that was the plan if everything worked out and he’s got in at a good weight. “He’s just really coming into himself as a seven-year-old, he took so long to jump properly, but now he can put himself there a bit more. He loves to be on the outside as a big horse, he just doesn’t like being closed in.” Matscot will be ridden by an in-form Michael McNab, and despite his high rating, with Perfect Scenario and Times Ticking in the field, he will carry just 1.5kg over the minimum. He currently shares favouritism at $5 with northerner Witz End, ahead of local mare Dazzling Miss ($6.50). For Robertson and Reeves, Wednesday’s race is dedicated to Falloon, who was less of an owner, and more like a family member to the pair. “It would be nice if Ross was still here to watch him, but that’s who we’re doing it for,” Robertson said. “It’s still pretty raw and emotional, he was like a second dad, an extra family member. He was always there for me. It would be very special to get this win for him.” Horse racing news View the full article

Hotshot Australian trotter Keayang Zahara has drawn perfectly, at three, for Friday’s inaugural running of the Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT at Addington Raceway. The draws for both THE ASCENT and the Hill Lee Scott THE VELOCITY were made today. Keayang Zahara heads to this side of the Tasman after winning 11 from 11 since debuting in April this year and she is the clear top pick at $1.60. Drawn one Empire City is next at $5.50, with Paramount Kiwi, who’s drawn behind her, third favourite at $8. In THE VELOCITY favourite Chase A Dream has drawn seven (one the second row) behind Coastal Babe, the only filly in the race, while the highly rated Jeremiah is well placed at four. Both THE ASCENT and the VELOCITY are worth $500,000 and will be run over 1980 metres. They are the first slot races to be held at Addington with the winner of both races pocketing $210,000. View the full article

A pair of horses–a weanling colt by McKinzie and the broodmare Thrill (Candy Ride {Arg}), in foal to champion Up to the Mark–both sold for $200,000 to post the highest price of Sunday's sixth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Offered his Hip 2050, the Apr. 13 foal was secured by Cherry Knoll Farm. Consigned by Nardelli Sales, agent, the bay colt is out of Social Gal (Pure Prize). A daughter of Society Gal (Linkage), the colt's 14-year-old granddam is responsible for Mona de Momma (Speightstown), dam of GISW and sire Vekoma (Candy Ride). Nardelli Sales was also responsible for last year's sixth session topper, Act Now (Street Sense), who brought $610,000. The 8-year-old mare was in foal to City of Light. Leading Sunday's mares, Thrill (Hip 2077), a 7-year-old mare carrying a member of the first crop by Up to the Mark, was purchased by John Gunther. A half-sister to GII American Turf winner Stolen Base (Bodemeister), she is from the family of Grade III winner Race Artist (Mr. Prospector), the dam of a pair of stakes winners. She was consigned by Lane's End, who also led all consignors Sunday with 26 head sold for $1,329,000. Also on Sunday, a weanling colt by McKinzie consigned by Grovendale Sales, agent, sold for $195,000 to Tracy Farmer. Out of Flipardini (Bernardini), he is from the family of Canadian Horse of the Year Alywow and Grade/Group III winners Wow Me Free and Malossol. A weanling colt from the first crop of GISW Nashville sold to Raven Run for $160,000. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Prime TBs (Estate for Erv Woolsey) and Alliance Bloodstock, he is out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare My Kinda Devil. The colt is from the family of stakes winners Mykindasaint and Malibu Saint. During the session, 270 horses sold through the ring for $9,642,400, which increased 6.62% from the sixth session last year when 285 horses brought $9,044,100. The average rose 12.54% from $31,734 to $35,713, and the median of $25,000 is 8.70% above $23,000 last year. Keeneland cumulatively has sold 1,325 horses through the ring for $172,995,900, for an average of $130,563 and a median of $72,000. The gross is 5.62% higher than the corresponding period last year when 1,343 horses sold for $163,792,100, while the average is 7.05% above $121,960 in 2023 and the median jumped 10.77% from $65,000. Three sessions remain in the November Sale, which continues Monday and runs through Wednesday with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The post McKinzie Weanlings, Candy Ride’s Thrill Top Keeneland November Book 4 Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tony Pike’s runners haven’t missed a beat in their bid to successfully execute a black-type double for the stable at Riccarton on Wednesday. The Cambridge trainer has the in-form Witz End (NZ) (Savabeel) and Acquarello (Written Tycoon) in the feature events on the middle day of the New Zealand Cup carnival with Matt Cartwright and Michael McNab their respective riders. The lightly raced Witz End confirmed his passage south for a crack at the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) with a last-start success at Ellerslie to take his record to four victories and two runner-up finishes from eight appearances. “He had to win or run extremely well, which he did, and he’s only been tripped up twice and that’s been by two wet tracks,” Pike said. “Him and Acquarello flew down on Sunday and they’ve both had trips to or from Australia, so they are pretty well travelled and have done well.” Witz End will have to contend with a wide gate (14) on Wednesday, but the son of Savabeel has proved himself to be a tractable character. “We wanted to get him into a nice handicap off the minimum and with 53kg it’s worked out perfectly, apart from the barrier draw,” he said. “It’s probably the best mile start in Australasia with a long run to the first corner so Matt will have plenty of time to decide if he presses forward or takes a sit behind the speed. “One of his best runs as a three-year-old was coming from well back to run second in the Wellington Guineas (Gr.2, 1400m) so he doesn’t have to lead. “He’s got a big action and can pretty much do it any way, he’s still learning his trade and is obviously very talented.” Acquarello is presented with the first black type opportunity of her career in the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The Written Tycoon mare was a Rating 75 winner at Matamata two runs back before a solid run for third under topweight and will enjoy a 4kg drop. “She is going really well and got caught wide at Ellerslie and it might have just been a bit on the firm side for her,” Pike said. “She has come back in great order and she maps to get a nice trip in a smallish field, I think she’ll be right in the finish.” Raced by Trelawney Stud, Acquarello has won twice for the stable after breaking her maiden across the Tasman at Pakenham when prepared by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. Pike will also have a small team at Te Aroha on Tuesday and tipped Pierro gelding Golden Century as his best chance. He will step out in the Riversley Park Maiden (1400m) following a strong debut third at Taupo with Ryan Elliot retaining the mount. “He’s a nice staying three-year-old going forward and I think he’ll go close,” Pike said. “He’s a horse to follow as he gets up in trip, he’s got the pedigree and type to be a Derby horse, like so many others obviously, and that’s a long-term plan.” View the full article

It has been a long journey back to the winner's circle for Be Your Best, who last won in her second race, the P.G. Johnson Stakes more than two years ago at Saratoga Racecourse.View the full article

The Richard Mandella trainee won the 2023 Del Mar Debutante (G1) before finishing seventh in the Breeders' Cup Juvenille Fillies (G1), where she was found to have suffered a fractured splint bone.View the full article

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Muskoka, Durston and Alpine Star are the other Sea The Moon group 1 winners, while Term Of Endearment helped keep the sire’s name in lights this year by landing the group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes.View the full article

4th-Del Mar, $54,500, Msw, 11-10, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.58, ft, 6 lengths. MAGNIFY (c, 3, Justify–Stellar Wind {Ch. 3-year-old Filly, MGISW, $2,903,200}, by Curlin) was never a factor in his May debut at Santa Anita but came back with an improved effort off a break to be second at Del Mar Aug. 22. Now in his third try over the distance and off another brief layoff, the 5-2 third choice flashed early speed to duel for the lead up the backstretch with Harry Houdini (Good Magic). The pair went head to head past the half in :45.44 before Magnify began to pull away, opening up while put to a drive into the final furlong to come home an easy six-length winner. Stellar Wind, who certainly needs no introduction, sold to Coolmore's M.V. Magnier for a sales-topping $6,000,000 at KEENOV in 2017. Of three to race, Magnify is her first winner. She has a 2-year-old Into Mischief filly who is unplaced in one start, a yearling Into Mischief colt and produced a Gun Runner filly this year. She went back to Gun Runner for 2025. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $47,900. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-EMT Stable, LLC and Sweeney Racing LLC; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Tim Yakteen. The post Magnify, Son Of Champion Mare Stellar Wind, Breaks Maiden At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Stunning Rose (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) rediscovered the winning touch with an impressive success in the hands of Cristian Demuro in Sunday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse, her first win of any description since tasting Classic glory in the G1 Shuka Sho back in October 2022. The Tomokazu Takano trainee was one of two runners for owners Sunday Racing, with the other, Regaleira (Jpn) (Suave Richard {Jpn}), dominating the betting in her search for a second Group 1 victory after last year's Hopeful Stakes. She was the only three-year-old in the field, with older rivals Wholeness (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), the winner of the Listed Niigata Himba Stakes on her most recent start, and Stunning Rose, last seen finishing sixth in the G3 Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen Stakes, heading the opposition. The 17 runners broke in front of the stands with Conch Shell (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) taking the early lead as recent G3 Niigata Kinen winner Shinryokuka (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}) settled among those following in close pursuit. A bit keen in the backstretch, Stunning Rose chased the leaders in fourth, before making swift headway to challenge the tiring Conch Shell on the home turn. From there she powered away to pass the post two lengths clear of one of the outsiders in Ravel (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), with Wholeness and Shinryokuka completing the frame ahead of Regaleira, who could manage only fifth after meeting trouble in the straight. The final time of 2:11.10 was a stakes record. “I'm very happy to have won a Group 1 race, which I wanted to achieve here in Japan, especially after finishing second a few times,” said French-based jockey Demuro, who is riding in Japan under a short-term license. “Today after the start, I chose to go behind the leader and the mare just showed a special turn of foot.” It was certainly a return to form for Stunning Rose, who won the G3 Flower Cup and G3 Shion Stakes as a three-year-old, as well as filling the runner-up spot behind Stars On Earth (Jpn) (Duremente {Jpn}) in the G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks). Sidelined by injury after finishing twelfth in last year's G1 Victoria Mile, she made her comeback when eighth in March's G1 Osaka Hai, before contesting the latest edition of the Victoria Mile, in which she was ninth, and the Queen Stakes. Pedigree Notes Stunning Rose is one of seven winners from eight runners out of the winning Kurofune mare Rosa Blanca (Jpn) who, in turn, is out of the Listed scorer Rosebud (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), a full-sister to the G2 Kinko Sho winner Rosenkreuz (Jpn) and a half to the Listed-placed Rose Prestige (Jpn) (Dance In The Dark {Jpn}). Rosebud is the dam of eight winners, headed by the G1 Japan Cup hero and sire Rose Kingdom (Jpn) by King Kamehameha (Jpn). Stunning Rose's third dam, Rose Colour (Jpn) (Shirley Heights {GB}), also won a Listed race and is a half-sister to a pair of Listed-winning sires, Rosado (Jpn) and Vita Rosa (Jpn), both by Sunday Silence. 【Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1), 2200m, Kyoto, JRA】 Winner: Stunning Rose English Race Call Video (Full)https://t.co/s8T2BjnGJP Resulthttps://t.co/6bCZmweGAO#JRA #horseracing #QueenElizabethIICup #StunningRose pic.twitter.com/8O3dnWlvxQ — HorseRacingInJapan (@HorseRacing_JPN) November 10, 2024 Sunday, Kyoto, Japan QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP-G1, ¥253,220,000, Kyoto, 11-10, 3yo/up, f, 2200mT, 2:11.10, fm. 1–STUNNING ROSE (JPN), 123, m, 5, by King Kamehameha (Jpn) 1st Dam: Rosa Blanca (Jpn), by Kurofune 2nd Dam: Rosebud (Jpn), by Sunday Silence 3rd Dam: Rose Colour (Jpn), by Shirley Heights (GB) O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Tomokazu Takano; J-Cristian Demuro; ¥133,654,000. Lifetime Record: 17-6-2-1, ¥426,216,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Ravel (Jpn), 123, f, 4, Kitasan Black (Jpn)–Sambre et Meuse (Jpn), by Daiwa Major (Jpn). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥53,044,000. 3–Wholeness (Ire), 123, f, 4, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Missunited (Ire), by Golan (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (200,000gns Wlg '20 TATNOV). O-Godolphin; B-Mrs V.B. Hutch & Lope de Vega Synd (Ire); ¥33,520,000. Margins: 2, 3/4, NK. Odds: 8.50, 40.20, 7.70. Also Ran: Shinryokuka (Jpn), Regaleira (Jpn), Lilac (Jpn), Saliera (Jpn), Gold Eclipse (Jpn), Costa Bonita (Jpn), Scintillation (Jpn), Kiminonawa Maria (Jpn), Erika Vita (Jpn), Rouge Lignage (Jpn), Moryana (Jpn), Peace of the Life (Jpn), Conch Shell (Jpn), Harper (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Stunning Rose Back to Winning Ways in Queen Elizabeth II Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In the aftermath of the Breeders' Cup, the potential in the older horse division has shifted so that the next big-breakout, classic-distance stars might very well rise in the West. While it's true that divisional kingpins like 'TDN Rising Stars' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), Fierceness (City of Light), and Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), plus GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents), will be plotting 2025 campaigns from training bases farther east, those headline horses will go into their 4-year-old seasons with lofty expectations based on already-established, champion-level accomplishments. But a pair of California-based Argentinian imports expected to race next year who only have two Grade I victories between them catch the eye as candidates to be the next big “Wow!” horses to ascend into the A-list orbit. Full Serrano (Full Mast) upset the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at 13-1 odds with a grace-under-pressure performance. His connections, owner Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler, had initially acquired him with the idea of trying the GI Classic. The Dirt Mile ended up being Plan B only because of a training setback, and the South American 5-year-old is expected to take aim at longer American Grade I and/or international Group 1 races moving forward. Subsanador (Arg) (Fortify) had appeared headed to the Breeders' Cup as a “wiseguy” Classic contender after seizing a three-horse photo by a head in the GI California Crown S. Sept. 28. But an ankle injury two weeks later forced the South American 4-year-old to the sidelines. Trainer Richard Mandella said at the time that the Wathnan Racing-owned Subsanador would require time off and not surgery, with a potential return to racing by late spring of 2025. Subsanador had notched seven dirt wins, including three at the Group 1 level, in his home country before debuting for owner Stud Facundito at Santa Anita last December out of Sadler's barn. He ran a subpar fourth as the 13-10 favorite in the GII San Antonio S. (a race in which he reportedly bled). But in the Mar. 3 Santa Anita H., Subsanador nearly wired the 10-furlong Grade I stakes at 22-1 odds, finishing second, beaten only by a head. After the Big 'Cap, Stud Facundito accepted a private offer to sell Subsanador to Wathnan Racing. Starting for his new owner for the first time out of Mandella's stable, he ran fourth in the May 27 1 1/4-mile GII Hollywood Gold Cup S. Meanwhile, with an eye on still having a major player in graded route races for older dirt horses on the Southern California circuit, Sadler filled the void left by the sale of Subsanador by scouting and acquiring Full Serrano for owner Hronis Racing. Full Serrano was not quite as accomplished as Subsanador had been in Argentina, requiring five starts to break his maiden, with just a listed stakes victory and Group 3 placing to his credit. The betting public didn't put much stock into those credentials. Off at 9-1 odds in a first-level allowance/optional claimer going a mile at Del Mar Aug. 3, Full Serrano got hooked into an inside duel and drew away to win by 2 ¼ lengths. Off that score, Full Serrano was slotted for an ambitious try in the Aug. 31 GI Pacific Classic over 10 furlongs at Del Mar. Mandella had penciled in that same spot for Subsanador, but he instead called an audible two weeks before the race and shipped to Monmouth Park for the 1 1/16-miles GIII Philip H. Iselin S. Aug. 17. The cross-country journey to the Jersey Shore turned out to be a well-orchestrated confidence-builder for Subsanador, who unleashed a powerful far-turn move at 3-2 odds to mow down the Iselin frontrunners and score by 1 ½ lengths. Back at Del Mar, Full Serrano charged into the Pacific Classic as a 7-1 outsider who still hadn't commanded the full respect of the bettors. But similar to how Subsanador had almost stolen the Big 'Cap on the front end half a year earlier, Full Serrano nearly ran away with the Pacific Classic before getting caught at the wire, finishing half a length behind the winner in second. With the connections of both Argentinians sizing up berths in the Breeders' Cup Classic, it looked as if Subsanador and Full Serrano would meet in the Sept. 28 California Crown S. at Santa Anita. But that matchup, too, was not to be. Full Serrano spiked a fever and ended up not running in the last major West Coast prep for the Classic. Subsanador, as described above, relentlessly stalked the speed and held off a determined late closer to annex the California Crown with authority. Yet the first Saturday in November unfolded with neither Argentinian going postward in the Classic. While Subsanador was nursing the ankle injury that kept him out of the Breeders' Cup, Full Serrano was again outrunning long odds to prevail in the Dirt Mile. Because of the structuring of the Breeders' Cup card this year that had the Dirt Mile going off as the last of Saturday's championship races-a full four races after the centerpiece Classic-Full Serrano's win, unintentionally, had a touch of “afterthought” status attached to it. That's too bad, because it was actually one of the more powerful performances on the program, with Full Serrano forcing a fast pace from second, then emerging from a wall of contenders stacked across the track at the top of the lane to stay on late and finish with enough torque to think that longer races against the division's best are going to be well within his scope. “I'd like to, if it works well, run in the [G1] Pegasus [World Cup Invitational S. at Gulfstream Jan. 25] and then look possibly at the Middle East for this horse,” TDN's Steve Sherack quoted Sadler as saying after the Dirt Mile win. In the press conference after the Dirt Mile, Sadler also underscored how he's always on the hunt for distance-centric Thoroughbreds who might fit graded stakes for older horses on the SoCal circuit-and beyond. “We're always looking,” Sadler said. “I think there's always room in this division, in California. I had a really good horse in Subsanador that [Stud Facundito] sold to Wathnan Racing. You can see there's a lot of races for these horses. We're on the eye out for them. “He could run longer,” Sadler said of Full Serrano. “Timing this year, he missed some time. I said, 'I don't really have time to prepare him properly for the Classic, so we're going to go for the Mile.' That's what we did. “Next year he could end up possibly in the Classic,” Sadler said. Here's hoping that overdue scrap with Subsanador emerges somewhere along the way. Note: Because of a reporter's error, an earlier version of this column incorrectly stated that Hronis Racing had an ownership interest in Subsanador when he debuted in the United States. The column has been corrected to state that Stud Facundito was the owner. TDN regrets the mistake. The post In 2025, Older-Horse Stars Poised to Rise in the West appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The second week of November is harness racing nirvana, and the next seven days will not disappoint. A six race meeting at Manawatu today gets the week underway before all attention turns to the biggest day of them all at Addington Raceway tomorrow for four Group 1s including the $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup and the $400,000 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot. Ashburton will hold its “Showcase” meeting on Thursday before it’s back to Addington on Show Day for four more Group 1s plus the first ever $500,000 slot races, the Hill Lee and Scott THE VELOCITY and the Majestic Horse Floats THE ASCENT. Cambridge’s Friday meeting will see the Pacers’ and the Trotters’ Thames Country Cups as well as the Cambridge Tuesday Pacers Final for horses who have had two or more starts at Cambridge since August 1. The harness racing week will round out at Winton on Sunday. Houses in for big day at Manawatu By Brigette Solomon Trainer Michael House and son Wilson House look poised for a successful day as they team up with a strong line-up of runners at Manawatu today. The Canterbury-based pair are a formidable combination when they head north to the Manawatu, last week scoring a winning double at the first of the Manawatu meetings for the month. Today the House stable starts seven runners, with Wilson driving five of them. “Most of the team started at Kaikoura and have since been home preparing for today’s meeting,” says Wilson House, “they’ve been racing well, with a couple that will appreciate getting away from strong company in Canterbury.” The team’s first starter is Son Of Patrick who contests Race 1, the Central Energy Trust Handicap Trot over 2500 metres. He starts the event off the unruly with a 40 metre handicap. “He’ll have to get away alright but he’s a beautiful trotter and he’s been racing some very good horses down in Canterbury so should be capable of a good race here,” says House. The Father Patrick gelding is a winner of eight races, and although he has been unplaced in his most recent races, he finished only 3.9 and 4.2 lengths from the winners at his last two starts at Methven and Addington, respectively. In Race 2, the Book Your Xmas Function 12 December Mobile Pace, House drives The Next Best Thing. A new addition to the stable, the gelding has had just two starts for his new trainer, finishing fifth and third on those occasions. “He’s gone a couple of great races and tries hard,” says House, “he lay in a bit last start, so we’ve adjusted his gear and I think he’s close to getting a win very soon.” Both Jazzy Styx (1), driven by House, and Santanna Mach (4), driven by Crystal Hackett, line up in Race 4, the Racing Again 19th and 21st November Mobile Pace over 2000 metres. “Both of these horses will be competitive in this race and given it’s a small field neither of them can end up too far back in running,” says Wilson, “they’ve both got good gate speed and Santanna Mach is well seasoned at Manawatu and looking to get win number 20.” The pair have both been successful on this course, with stable veteran Santanna Mach having won here on four occasions and eight times over the 2000 metre journey. House partners Courage Reactor in Race 5, he Captain Kirk Syndicate Mobile Pace. In her last start the mare placed fourth beaten only 2.2 lengths at Kaikoura on November 3 with a solid run in a race won by Post Painter. “She’s been going good and has been unlucky in a couple of starts but she drops into a nice race here today,” says House. In the final race of the day the stable has Eddie Osei (4) and Warloch (7) taking on the Good Luck American Me In Cup Mobile Pace over 2000 metres. The pair are driven by Michael Hay and House respectively. “I think Warloch is one of my better drives,” says House, “although he’s drawn wide, it’s not going to matter much as he’ll be driven quiet early and settling back and it’s not a big field.” The 10-year-old is a winner of 16 races, and has won on this course twice with a further four placings from just eight starts here. He most recently finished fifth in the Aged Classic at Kaikoura on November 4 with a solid form line from his starts prior at Addington. “He ran a great race at Kaikoura last start and he’s such an honest old horse who loves this track and is capable of running some great sectionals on these smaller tracks.” The first race gets underway today at 3.18pm. View the full article

The dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer against the California Horse Racing Board has been affirmed on appeal.View the full article

Stunning Rose returned to her top-level form to dominate the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Nov. 10 at Kyoto Racecourse. View the full article

Woodbine is currently performing track maintenance and closely reviewing track conditions which includes meeting with its Tapeta consultants. Racing and training activities set to resume only when it is deemed safe to do so.View the full article