Wandering Eyes

By Adam Hamilton The first step of Swayzee’s extraordinary IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup title defence went without fuss when he easily won last night’s $60,000 Cherry City Cup (2887m) at Young. The race, which required a seven-hour return road trip from Swayzee’s Menangle barn, was crucial as it kept alive his quest to snare a $1 million bonus for winning all five legs of the NSW Carnival of Cups series. Swayzee won the first leg at Parkes on September 20 and last night’s race at Young was the second leg. The next leg is at Tamworth on January 17. Last night was the romp many expected with Swayzee’s driver Cam Hart looking to give him the easiest possible run ahead of his manic next few days ahead of Tuesday’s NZ Cup. Hart pushed through from the back row and kept charging around the field to find the lead after 400m. He then dictated terms through a steady 61.6sec middle half. Hart barely quickened down the back straight in 29.1sec as Serg Blanco charged quickly at him and Jordy looked from a run on his back. But Swayzee was just cruising and Hart “clicked him up” to pull away and win by three metres over Jordy with Serg Blanco third in a 27.2sec last quarter. They went a 2min0.2sec mile rate for the marathon trip. Trainer Jason Grimson will quickly switch focus to Sunday when Swayzee boards a flight to Auckland and then a connector from Auckland down to Christchurch. With yesterday’s scratching of Leap To Fame, Swayzee is $2.70 favourite to successfully defend his title at Addington on Tuesday. Young Kiwi stars Merlin ($3.20) and Don’t Stop Dreaming ($4.50) are the main dangers. X X X TOP former Kiwi pacer Minstrel snared the biggest win of his career and did it the hard way in last night’s $450,000 Group 1 WA Pacing Cup at Gloucester Park. In a remarkable training performance, Team Bond did it with Minstrel just second-up from a spell and after having a fitness scare a couple of weeks ago. Throw in the fact he sat parked throughout the 2536m feature and it was a WA Cup win to remember. Young gun driver Deni Roberts did her part, “nursing” Minstrel outside leader Pinny Tiger as long as she could, knowing main dangers Mister Smartie (one-one) and Captain Ravishing (one out, two back) were stalking her. Minstrel gave a great kick at the top of the straight and held-off Mister Smartie to win by 1.5m in a 1min55sec mile rate, while Mighty Ronaldo escaped three pegs to charge into third spot. Captain Ravishing came three-wide without cover at the 1000m rather than risk being pocketed, but the effort took its toll and he weakened late to finish a close fourth. Minstrel’s win capped a massive week for Team Bond and Roberts, who won the Group 1 WA Derby the previous Friday night with Christopher Dance. “That almost brought a tear to my eye and I’m not one to cry. That’s insane,” Roberts said. “He’s an absolute machine. I thought they’d get me at the top of the straight, but he finds that extra gear that the others don’t have. He’s been the most amazing horse for us.” Minstrel’s win was his 25th from 64 starts with another 19 placings. He’s now banked $1,298,288. Earlier in the night, star mare Steno made the most of an ideal draw to lead throughout and win the $100,000 Group 2 Norms Daughter Classic. Trained and driven by Jocelyn Young, Steno scorched down the back straight in 27.4sec and just held-off a late challenge from Little Darling to win by a half-head in a 1min54.7sec mile rate for 2130m. Last season’s NZ Oaks winner Aardiebytheseaside did the work outside the leader and tired to finish 10m from the winner in fifth spot. View the full article

By Michael Guerin Nicky Chilcott had to be kind to be cruel to Village Rebel and it finally paid off at Alexandra Park on Friday night. The five-year-old son of Raging Bull outstayed the more favoured three-year-olds Always B Elite and Hawkeye Pierce to win the TAB Northern Metro Final for the pacers, having to do it the tough way sitting parked. Trainer Chilcott says that is the best way to drive Village Rebel but she hasn’t been letting driver Sailesh Abernethy do that this campaign as she needed to restore the gelding’s confidence. “He has a motor but the problem is he is a big dummy,” says Chilcott. “He learned a bit with travelling around last campaign but because he is a bit that way we have tended to drive him tough. “But as I said to Sailesh, if we keep driving him that way every start we are never going to get the best out of him long term. “So we decided to start this campaign by sitting him in and letting him run home so he felt good and had some good experiences, even though we knew he might not be able to win that way. “Sailesh has done a great job sticking to that plan but tonight I told him he could let him go. “He was ready and he showed that and it was great to get the win as this was the one we wanted.” Chilcott admits she doesn’t know whether Village Rebel will ever show his total worth, with his brain smaller than his heart, and she says he could spend time back on the Country Cups circuit over the summer as it saw him improve last term. A horse with more ambitious immediate plans is Friday night’s Metro Trot Final winner Faith In Manchester. The five-year-old mare blew her rivals away thanks in part to a dominant Todd Mitchell drive but also a sizzling 56.7 second last 800m, which meant those back in the field from big handicaps had no chance. It enabled Faith In Manchester to trot 3:26.5 for the 2700m off her 10m handicap suggesting she won’t be out of place in open class, particularly as the north is well short of open class trotters. She will get her chance in the big time soon enough with the new $100,000 Queen of Diamonds at Alexandra Park on December 13, a Group 1 Trot restricted to fillies and mares and a race she should still get into well. “We think it is a great thing to have a Group 1 fillies and mares trot and the logical aim for her,” says co-trainer Michelle Wallis. “Then she has the Golden Gait Final the week after so she has a big end to the year coming up. “I don’t see why she can’t spend time in open class next year, especially with us lacking many open class numbers up here at the moment.” Other eyecatchers on Friday night were The Jolly Roger making it three wins on end, hard to follow three-year-old trotter Father Barry finally get things right and Franco Santana living up to his breeding winning for the second time on end. The night started on a great note when Voronov extended trainer Luk Chin’s best ever season with the popular horseman’s 21st winner for the year, seven more than his previous best two years ago. View the full article

For the 30th racing season, Emerald Downs will have 51 days of live racing beginning Apr. 27 and ending Sept. 7, the track announced Friday evening. The meeting will run through 13 Fridays, 18 Saturdays, and 18 Sundays as well as special racing days on Memorial Day May 26 and the annual Fireworks Spectacular July 3. There will be a mid-season break spanning July 4 to July 10, and the stakes schedule will be crowned by the 90th renewal of the Longacres Mile. “We are looking forward to the 30th spring and summer of exciting racing and family fun promotions at Emerald Downs,” said track president Phil Ziegler. “There's something special planned for every race day.” The post Emerald Downs Releases 2025 Racing Dates appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) runner-up Post Time resumed training Nov. 7 at Fair Hill Training Center, and if he continues to train well, he could race next in the Dec. 7 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack, trainer Brittany Russell said.View the full article

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Seemingly at home on both synthetic and turf courses, No Mo Candy (Uncle Mo) picked up her third win in a row and her first in stakes company in the GIII Pebbles Stakes at Aqueduct. Unveiled going 1m70 June 27 at Gulfstream Park, she missed by diminishing neck over that synthetic track and turned her luck around in that next start when she graduated July 26 by the same margin. Last seen putting up her best Beyer number to date, an 83 when she won against optional claiming company going a 1 3/16-miles over this surface during the Belmont Big A meet Sept. 20, she was an ice-cold 18-1 on the board here as Klaravich Stables's Oversubscribed (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) took the honors as 4-5 favorite. Settling in second as the zealous frontrunner GSP Macanga (American Pharoah) stepped out to set the tempo, No Mo Candy was just off that leader for the majority of the race through :23.68, :47.61, and 1:11.57 splits. Still on hold as they swung into the lane, she was called on with three-sixteenths left to the wire and had a half-length margin leaving the eighth pole. Edging way from Oversubscribed as that favorite tried to mount a rally, No Mo Candy was 1 1/4 lengths ahead on the wire. Way to Be Marie (Not This Time) held on to third. “She broke really good, and I know Macanga [No. 7] is a difficult horse and she's going to run off. When I tried to put [No Mo Candy] behind her, my filly got strong and I was like, 'don't get into a fight with me now.',” said winning rider John Velazquez. “I didn't want to be head-and-head with the other horse. I hide her behind for a little bit and she got a little strong going into that first turn. I eased out on the backside and she kind of came back to me, so I was happy that she relaxed and gave me a little chance where I wouldn't be into her mouth.” “Second turn, Macanga started going and I put her right behind them. Into the stretch, she got head-and-head, and you could see she put a competitive mind up and when I asked her to go, she did it nicely. First time for me to get on her I didn't know what to expect but she was very professional to do anything I wanted to do, other than she was a little aggressive than I wanted her to be the first part of the race.” NO MO CANDY the 3YO daughter of @coolmoreamerica stallion Uncle Mo, wins the Grade 3 Pebbles Stakes at 18-1 with @ljlmvel aboard for trainer @SaffieJosephJr. pic.twitter.com/nlLbmdpJBp — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) November 8, 2024 Pedigree Notes: The fourth winner in a row from five to the races–the lone unplaced sibling being the 2-year-old Tongolele (Mastery)–and the first to secure black-type, No Mo Candy is her dam's most accomplished offspring. Sweet has also produced a yearling colt by Liam's Map as her most recent when she did not produce a foal off a visit to Mo Donegal for this year. She was bred to Pappacap for 2025. The dam is a wining full-sister to GISW Fault and a half-sister to GSP Betweenhereandcool (Unbridled's Song) as well as the dam of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up GISW Juju's Map (Liam's Map). This is the immediate female family of SW & MGSP South Bend (Alogrithms) and MGISW Bast (Uncle Mo). Friday, Aqueduct PEBBLES S.-GIII, $175,000, Aqueduct, 11-8, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:34.84, fm. 1–NO MO CANDY, 118, f, 3, by Uncle Mo 1st Dam: Sweet, by Blame 2nd Dam: Charming N Lovable, by Horse Chestnut (Saf) 3rd Dam: St Lucinda, by St. Jovite 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($80,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Niall J. Brennan and Michael J. Ryan; B-Claiborne Farm (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.; J-John R. Velazquez. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $181,680. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Oversubscribed (GB), 122, f, 3, Too Darn Hot (GB)–Zurigha (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire). (400,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited (GB); T-Chad C. Brown. $35,000. 3–Way to Be Marie, 118, f, 3, Not This Time–Woman of the World, by Henrythenavigator. ($75,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $95,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Robert V. LaPenta and Madaket Stables LLC; B-William B. Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo (KY); T-Rob Atras. $21,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 2, 1. Odds: 18.20, 0.95, 12.10. Also Ran: Jody's Pride, Whiskey Decision, See You Around (Ire), Macanga, Dea Matrona (Fr). Scratched: Best Impression, Save Us Melania. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Longshot No Mo Candy Makes It Three in a Row in Pebbles appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. and jockey John Velazquez, who separately won Breeders' Cup races last week at Del Mar, resumed their graded stakes-winning ways Nov. 8 at Aqueduct, teaming to upset the $175,000 Pebbles Stakes (G3T) with No Mo Candy.View the full article

Scat Daddy's Seabhac will stand for €4,000 at Haras du Taillis next year, Jour de Galop revealed on Friday evening. The GIII Pilgrim Stakes hero stood for the same amount this year and has been represented by Group 2 winners Rue Boissonade (Fr) and Angers (Fr). Other members of the Taillis roster include newcomer Gamestop (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), second in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at two, who will stand for €4,000. Military Style, a War Front half-brother to Justify, will remain at €3,500. Adlerflug (Ger)'s Savoir Vivre (Ire) will also stand for an unchanged fee, in his case €2,000. A rare Mill Reef (GB)-line horse is Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Dalakhani {Ire}), who will command €1,000, while Hey Gaman (GB) will receive a boost to €2,500 from €1,900. He is the sire of the three-time winner Eagle Gate (Fr) from his first crop. The post Haras Du Taillis Roster And Fees Announced appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If only those walls could talk. There's a room from a bygone era within the press box at Aqueduct Racetrack where members of the media congregated between races. The space's counter is still there, but you have to use your imagination when it comes to what the scene looked like in the old days. The latches on the windows that are now worn with time would be thrown open to let in the sounds of the oval below, while the crisp white shades from the fixtures would have adequately illuminated the newly-printed forms strewn about the scattered tables. The chatter that took place still feels palpable though and it would have been something to share a coffee with legendary writers like the Daily Racing Form's Joe Hirsch and The New York Times's Walter Wellesley Smith, better known as “Red,” as they took a break from their efforts to craft a pithy lead. Smith captured best this kind of nostalgia when he said about his own craft, “I like to get where the cabbage is cooking and catch the scents.” That's the stuff. As we remember what was before returning to our screens, it is certainly appropriate that Saturday's grades stakes slate includes the annual renewal of the GII Red Smith Stakes at the Big A, which was a race that was renamed for the celebrated sportswriter in 1982. Going the 11 furlongs on the grass this time around are an eclectic bunch of nine older males and we might wish that Smith was around to offer a piece just one last time about the field. There are a trio of seasoned pros drawn here that have over 30 starts to their credit. As a 7-year-old, MGSW City Man (Mucho Macho Man) is coming to the end of his career, but the Christophe Clement trainee might have one last trick up his sleeve in what will be his 37th go. Deterministic wins the Virginia Derby at Colonial | Coady Media The veteran will face a pair of stalwarts from Rick Dutrow's barn in SW Pioneering Spirit (American Pharoah) and the winner from last year's Red Smith, MGSW Master Piece (Chi) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). “He's [Master Piece] run big twice on this grass course,” said Dutrow. “We can't wait to watch him run again. He's a pleasure to be around. Every barn that he's in, just all the people really like him because he's such a cool, funny horse to be around.” More lightly-raced competitors include morning-line favorite MGSW Integration (Quality Road), who was the runner-up this past summer in the GI Arlington Million at Colonial Downs, and the class climbing 4-year-old colt Rebel Red (GB) (Frankel {GB}). The latter won against allowance types for trainer Cherie DeVaux at Saratoga July 13, but sadly lost an eye following the race. Proving once again that equine athletes can adapt, the chestnut cleared the next condition in-style at Keeneland Oct. 5. The other graded race on Saturday in Ozone Park is the nine-furlong GIII Hill Prince Stakes for 3-year-olds on the turf. This could be a throwdown between GSP Cugino (Twirling Candy) and GIII Virginia Derby champ Deterministic (Liam's Map). A Shug McGaughey trainee, Cugino certainly sparkled this summer in the Audubon Stakes at Churchill Downs when he led from the bell, but the bay was well-beaten in the GIII Nashville Derby at Kentucky Downs Aug. 31. As for 'TDN Rising Star' Deterministic, Christophe Clement made the call to move the GIII Gotham Stakes hero to the grass and it has paid dividends. If the dark bay rates like he is capable of doing, then the race could be his for the taking. “He [Deterministic] won the Gotham nicely in the slop, but then he had two average races on the dirt, and we decided to switch him back to the turf,” said Clement assistant trainer Christophe Lorieul. “He's by Liam's Map and we've had some success with Liam's Map on the turf, so that's why we tried him and now he's been showing consistent form.” Heading over to Louisville, Churchill Downs has the GIII River City Stakes on tap. Like the Hill Prince, this one is also set for nine furlongs on the grass. Older runners entered in the River City include MGSP Cash Equity (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}), who will battle the likes of 'TDN Rising Star' and MGSW Emmanuel (More Than Ready) and GSP Reckoning Force (Air Force Blue). Caitlinhergrtness nets the King's Plate | Michael Burns Finally, the graded stakes train heads north of the border to Canada and the folks on-track at Woodbine will have the chance to see Caitlinhergrtness (Omaha Beach) return to Toronto in the GIII Maple Leaf Stakes. Named after WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, the last time the filly took to the all-weather surface, she beat the boys in the King's Plate Aug. 23. After finishing third in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland Oct. 12, trainer Kevin Attard sends her up against older females for the first time. Standing in her way is stablemate Fashionably Fab (Silent Name {Jpn}), who won the GIII Ontario Matron Stakes at Woodbine Sept. 14, and the battle-tested runner-up from that same race, Elysian Field (Hard Spun). Next, a capacity field of 14 will head to the post in the GIII Bessarabian Stakes. Longshots could be live here, like GSP Tripolina (Constitution), who was just added to the Keeneland Horses of Racing Age Sale Nov. 14, and MGSP Dolce Sopresa (Maclean's Music), who should relish the timing behind a cutback and a surface switch. Rounding out the card at Woodbine is the GII Autumn Stakes for older males. Owner Mike Repole promised to send his stock to other trainers and he has delivered. Never Surprised (Constitution) finally cleared the optional claiming ranks over the E.P. Taylor grass course after a strong graded stakes showing earlier in his career under Todd Pletcher. Now a 6-year-old, he will tangle with Canadian champion 3-year-old colt and King's Plate victor Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman) and MSW Forever Souper (American Pharoah), who comes in riding a three-race black-type win streak. 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Heavily favoured in the Japanese ante-post markets, juvenile Group 1 winner Regaleira (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) is the pick versus 16 members of her own sex in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto on Sunday. The 2023 Hopeful Stakes heroine successfully faced males last December, and that theme continued through the Japanese Classics. She was not disgraced with a sixth in the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in April, and she repeated the dose in the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), running with credit to take fifth in May. Returning to her own sex in the G2 Rose Stakes at Chukyo in September, she closed with gusto to take fifth once again, after being dead last for most of the 2000-metre trip. Jockey Christophe Lemaire said, “Her weak point is her start, so I'd like to get a better early position this time and hope things go smoothly. She has great closing speed and she should be able to win another Grade 1 race. She's been a bit unlucky, with things like the slow pace in the Derby, and the widest gate in the Rose Stakes, so I'm hoping things go her way this time.” Second choice Shinryokuka (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}) also sports Group 1 form at two, running second to subsequent Japanese Filly Triple Crown winner Liberty Island (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) in the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies. She lost her way during her 3-year-old year, but showed a glimmer of her old talent when third to Conch Shell (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) in the G3 Nakayama Himba Stakes in March. Disaster struck in the G3 Fukushima Himba Stakes a month later, with the daughter of Lei Carla (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) falling approaching the final bend, and failing to finish. Encouragingly, she was back in the winner's circle by a nose in the G3 Niigata Kinen over 2000 metres on Sept. 1. Trainer Masahiro Takeuchi said, “She's done some good training with other horses, and has also run solo in a relaxed manner, even when the training track hasn't been in good condition. She's a lot stronger now, and doesn't lack power like she used to. It was good to see her run much better in her last race, and her condition keeps improving. She should run well this time, even if the ground comes up softer on the day of the race.” The consistent Wholeness (Jpn) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a winner of four of her six starts, has yet to attain the status of group-race winner, but she ran third in the G3 Mermaid Stakes in June, and added the Listed Niigata Himba over this trip on Oct. 20. Assistant trainer Nobuyuki Tashiro said, “She's been at the stable since her last race, but she's remained in good shape, and with just a short time between runs, she's done enough. We've taken care to bring her along in the right way, and mentally and physically she's developed nicely. She's won on left-handed tracks, but has also run well right-handed, when finishing third in a graded race, and it'll be better for her this time on the outer course. She'll be up against Grade 1 opponents this time, but I'll look forward to how she runs in the race.” There is form through the 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Cup heroine Brede Weg (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), who bested Scintillation (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) last out in the Oct. 14 G2 Fuchu Himba Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths. Third in that edition of the QEII Cup was Harper (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}). Stunning Rose (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) is aiming for some redemption, going winless in her last six starts since winning the 2022 G1 Shuka Sho (Japanese Fillies St Leger). She leaves from stall 11. The post Queen Elizabeth II Cup Appeals Regaleira’s For The Taking appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

“We bought the bar with a credit card,” recalls Ken Donworth. “Forty thousand bucks, credit card debt at 20 percent. And we paid it off in three or four months.” He shakes his head. “That was 1998. I don't think I'd do it now. So we did take risks, no doubt. But we didn't get caught on any of those slippery slopes.” On the contrary. In a college town like Lexington, Donworth and his partners soon figured that policing their customers' age was more trouble than it was worth. So in 2001, right after 9/11 when the confidence had gone out of everyone else, they bought a parking lot instead. After 14 years, they were able to cash out the land to the university. “So much of it is timing,” Donworth says. “Timing, and relationships. We didn't have enough at the time, for that parking lot, but we had friends help out with the downpayment.” And, with the years, those relationships have paid off to make Donworth a unique case in this occasional series on Kentucky's Irish diaspora. Yes, it was the Thoroughbred that first brought him here, and continues to capture both his imagination and his spare funds. But he has meanwhile adapted a personable and industrious nature to parallel opportunities–above all in property, whether as realtor, landlord or speculator–with remarkable success, even by the standards of a community united by endeavor. “But you just go back to Gerry Dilger, Robbie Lyons, David Mullins, James Keogh, Padraig Campion,” Donworth says. “If they'd been couch potatoes or bums, those guys wouldn't be here in the first place. So then people back home saw what they were achieving, and next thing were up and at it themselves. Success breeds success. Those people definitely set the standard high. And now I feel that we all give the younger guys, coming over today, something to strive for too.” He was in their shoes once, after all. Donworth's father and uncles were small breeders in County Limerick, so when he left school at 16, in 1988, he started as a groom at Coolmore. (His barn foreman was a certain Paul Shanahan.) As soon as he was old enough, Donworth came out to Ashford. He had seen Brian O'Rourke coming home to the neighboring village every Christmas, with money to spend, just from breaking yearlings out in Kentucky. When Brian's brother Garrett was hired by Juddmonte, Dermot Ryan accepted the chance to take over at Creek View, and his young pal was soon aboard, too. For the next four years they shared digs, and Ryan is now godfather to Donworth's daughter. “But it was still a fairly small farm we were on, 380 acres,” Donworth recalls. “Everybody helped out doing everything, because we lived next to the stallion shed. El Gran Senor had to breed at night. He had a few fertility problems, so had to breed when the mare was ovulating. Storm Bird was there, too. Wonderful memories, and all those guys are still great friends.” But besides horsemanship, Donworth had another useful genetic inheritance. His grandfather had been a real entrepreneur, founding a steel company outside Cashel and later renting out Dublin property. “His example had definitely got me out of that frame of mind of being stuck in Knockainey and accepting your limits,” Donworth says. “His attitude was always that the sky was the limit.” Sure enough, Donworth's brothers soon followed him to Kentucky: Richard via Australia, Barry after starting as a butcher in Limerick. “But he soon realized he wouldn't be going too many places doing that,” Donworth says. “Now he has a horse transport company and a couple of bars, and Richard has a farm. There's no way we'd have done all this at home. Here there was opportunity.” Gradually Donworth raised his own sights. At the end of 1996, after a couple of years in night school, he declared himself done with the horse business. “I felt there was a ceiling and you were always going to bounce off it,” he explains. “I really appreciated the way I'd been treated at Coolmore. But you know what, this horse stuff is tough. It's a grind. Seven days a week, you don't earn much, and you couldn't see the light with so much competition. I just felt I needed to try and figure something out for myself.” He had already evinced a flair for enterprise, screening Gaelic football matches in a local bar. “Nobody had the signal in the Tri-state, and the internet was new and spotty back then,” Donworth recalls. “So we charged 20 bucks and people would come on a Sunday from Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky, to see Tyrone matches especially, they had a strong team at the time.” And it was from Tyrone that he next landed a marketing job with Powerscreen, manufacturers of crushers and aggregate equipment. “Which I knew nothing about!” he says. “I'd know a little bit more now: I've been with them ever since.” Crucially his role left Donworth flexibility, at nights and weekends, to develop a real estate sideline. “I could never have done that without the Powerscreen work,” he admits. “And dealing with their high-value machines gave me confidence with big numbers. So nothing fazes me now. Whether it's a hundred grand house or a $20 million farm, I can go in to both the same.” Lindsay Donworth and Ken Donworth | courtesy of Ken Donworth Needless to say, his first sale was on the cheaper end of that spectrum. But it set a template, his client being a compatriot working in bloodstock. Before long Donworth was emboldened to invest in some rental properties–first for himself, then for buddies doing well in the world he had quit. “And one thing leads to another,” he says. “You do a good job for those guys and they say, 'Well, Ken sure knows what he's doing.' And I'd be managing their properties as well. So they're working on the farms and every month get a check for the houses. Everything has become a lot more expensive. But this is going back 15 years, and a lot of the guys have their houses paid off now.” In turn, when wealthy Americans came to town and needed help with real estate, the Irishmen managing their farms knew the very guy. “So really the stars just aligned,” Donworth says. “It was a good little niche that kind of happened almost by accident. Most of my work comes from horse business referrals. I don't advertise, don't do social media. But anybody of any account in the horse business will typically recommend or refer me.” The point was that Donworth had learned, in the Thoroughbred industry, that your word must be your bond; and the same was true in what he was doing now. “This is a small community,” he says of the Bluegrass. “And your reputation is your life. I've one client in the horse business who has bought five houses from me over the years. That's a huge compliment, really. Because with real estate, things can and will go wrong. So loyalty is huge. All those things: reputation, honesty, confidentiality… you can't buy that stuff. So you just keep the head down. Like they say, loose lips sink ships.” It is no secret, however, that Donworth handled the $15 million sale of Shadwell to John Stewart. He has long been comfortable with transactions at that level, not least after hooking up with Sotheby's nearly 20 years ago. The benefits have been reciprocal: a prestigious international brand raised his profile, while he could provide a finger on the local pulse. “Last year was incredible, and a lot of the guys were giving me stick about the money I must be making,” Donworth says. “And I said, 'You know what? When people were lining up for their bloodstock license, I was in the real estate line–with nobody else in it. And there were 100 of you!'” But Donworth never abandoned his first love. And when the commissions started coming in, he began to wheel some of it back into Thoroughbreds. Hootenanny (center) | Horsephotos “And it's worked well, so far,” he says. “Of course I've also seen the downside. I have too many horses, really. But for the last 15 years or so we've had a syndicate of Irish guys: David Cox, Richie Galway, Ben McElroy, and a buddy, Tony Dardis in New York. And we've had good success, basically pinhooking foals. And also with Des Ryan, with mares. We've had good years and bad years, but the amount of winners we've had off Ben's little farm has been pretty incredible, really.” One recent graduate was Valiant Force (Malibu Moon), winner of the G2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot last year, albeit he had proved a marginal pinhook ($75,000 foal/$100,000 yearling). And, on the face of it, things had turned out much worse, back in 2012, with a $120,000 colt from the first crop of Quality Road. When Gatewood Bell bought him the following September, for just $75,000, Donworth found him in the bar and said: “Good job buying that horse. But there's no way you're leaving without me taking a piece!” So he reclaimed a leg, and then the other lads came in to split it up, and Wesley Ward bought the remaining 75 percent. They called him Hootenanny. “And he goes and beats one of Michael Tabor's hotpots first time out at Keeneland,” Donworth recalls. “He was beaten in the slop at Pimlico next time, but then Coolmore bought him to send to Ascot. So we went over and he won the Windsor Castle Stakes. An experience you'd never forget: we took the money, got a kicker, and partied. It was awesome.” In addition, Donworth has a few mares spread between his brother Richard; Rick Howard; and Des Ryan. He has the odd horse in training, too, as one of the earliest patrons of Brendan Walsh. Brian McCarthy, Lindsay Donworth and Ken Donworth | courtesy of Ken Donworth “Brendan was living on Archie St. George's couch at the time,” Donworth recalls. “So he's another great Irish success story. And it hasn't come by accident. Like so many of the Irish guys over here, he's driven. And really that's what makes this world go round: if you have that passion, that drive, and can figure out your little niche.” Many contributors to this series, however affectionate to their homeland, have suggested that they could never have found equivalent opportunities but for crossing the water. Donworth is no different. “When I left, in the early '90s, Ireland really wasn't booming at all,” he reflects. “And if I'd stayed and been caught up in the whole Celtic Tiger thing, I would probably have ended up broke or in jail! Look, I have good friends in Ireland who have done very well for themselves. But the fact is there's more money over here, and more opportunity. And everybody wants to see you do well.” There was certainly something in the blood, anyhow, and Donworth sees a familiar appetite for work in daughter Charlotte and son Patrick–already a budding tycoon, at just 15. Of course, the dam side contributes too: Donworth emphasizes the support of his wife Lindsay and also her father Pat Sullivan, with his expertise as a real estate lawyer. “Patrick has a vending machine business, a power-washing business, and also sells sneakers!” says Donworth. “He definitely likes making money. But, again, he has to create his reputation, show up and be honest. And he gets that. Nobody in our house sits around on their ass. And that's huge, because you can't teach work ethic. You either have it, or you don't. “We grew up on a farm in Knockainey, with a population not even 100. And when we go back, you really can't begin to explain what it's like here to the guy in the pub that farms and struggles and barely survives. I know I just got lucky. But if you put yourself in the right spots, it can work out.” The post Shamrocks In The Bluegrass: Ken Donworth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The proposed amendment to increase taxation on horse racing betting was withdrawn by the French government from the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) which is currently tabled in the French Senate, the Jour de Galop reported on Friday. The news follows a Paris-based protest held by the racing industry on Thursday. The PLFSS will now be examined by senators on Nov. 13. The post Increased Taxation On Horse Racing Betting Amendment Withdrawn In French Senate appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has suspended trainer Kevin Eikleberry and fined him $1,000 for his use or attempted use of Epsom salts during the race period.View the full article

Group 2 winner and Group 1 sire Acclamation (GB) has been pensioned from stallion duties at Rathbarry Stud. The 25-year-old son of Royal Applause (GB) stood for €25,000 this term. Bred by Tedwood Bloodstock and partners, the son of Princess Athena (Ire) (Ahonoora {GB}) won the G2 Diadem Stakes and was placed in both the G2 King's Stand Stakes prior to it being elevated to Group 1 level and the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes for Gerald Cottrell. The sire of 155 stakes horses internationally and 68 lifetime stakes winners, the bay got his stallion career off to a great start, with G1 Middle Park Stakes hero and future Champion Sire elect Dark Angel (Ire) and fellow top-level winner Equiano (Fr) in his first crop, good enough to be named Leading First-Season Sire in 2007. Overall, he is the sire of seven winners at the highest table led by Romantic Warrior (Ire), a Hong Kong star, with 6-million gns mare Marsha (Ire) amidst the bunch. Acclamation is also making his mark as a sire-of-sires, with Tally-Ho Stud's Mehmas (Ire) and the aforementioned Dark Angel at stud in Ireland among numerous sire sons. His daughters have foaled 38 stakes winners to date, 19 of them at group level with G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and G1 Commonwealth Cup victor Eqtidaar (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) the best of them. Rathbarry Stud's owner Paul Cashman said, “Acclamation has been our flag bearer here at Rathbarry since 2004 and with such a brilliant temperament he has been a pleasure to deal with. His progeny came up trumps every year both on the racetrack and in the sales ring bringing good fortune to all his investors. We really regard him as one of the family as does our stallion man, Clive Cox, who has done an amazing job caring for him. We hope he will have a long and healthy retirement here at the stud.” The post ‘One Of The Family’–Acclamation Pensioned At Rathbarry Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Joey Peacock, the owner and breeder of Saudi Cup (G1) hero Senor Buscador, has stopped at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in search of mares to support his prize runner's future stud career.View the full article

Fillies and mares take center stage as grade 1 racing resumes in Japan with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) Nov. 10 at Kyoto Racecourse.View the full article

Group 1 winner Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) has arrived at The National Stud and will stand for £10,000 in 2025, the stud announced on Friday. A winner of the King's Stand Stakes, Nunthorpe Stakes and Flying Five Stakes at the highest level, the bay, who raced for Shaikh Nasser's Victorious Racing, will stand alongside charismatic stayer Stradivarius (Ire). The son of Sea The Stars (Ire) is also set to stand for £10,000, unchanged from this year. He covered 100 mares this term. General manager Joe Bradley said, “Bradsell has settled into his new surroundings extremely well and we are delighted to be standing him at The National Stud in partnership with Shaikh Nasser's Victorious Racing. “For a sprinter to return year after year winning at the top level, and to do so in such a dominant manner, is a testament to his superior mental and physical capabilities, and, of course, to his trainer Archie Watson, who has prepared him impeccably throughout. He retires as a three-time Group 1 winner and undoubtedly one of the finest sprinters of his generation. “Bradsell's fee is set at £10,000 live foal for his first season, and we will be offering a limited number of breeding rights. As European Champion Sprinter elect, he is a very exciting option for breeders and Live foal terms just help breeders that little bit more.” Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) will stand for £7,500, and has his first runners in 2025. He received 115 mares this year. Rounding out the roster is Rajasinghe (Ire), who has first 4-year-olds, at £3,000. Bradley added, “Stradivarius's first foals have made a strong impression, his fee will remain at £10,000 live foal. Lope Y Fernandez, whose first yearlings were extremely well received by breeders and buyers throughout the sales season, has an exciting year ahead in 2025, with over 100 2-year-olds ready to represent him–his 2025 fee is £7,500. Rajasinghe continues to offer exceptional value at £3,000.” The post Stradivarius And Newcomer Bradsell Priced At £10,000 At The National Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The eight-strong roster at Haras de Bouquetot will be led by Zelzal (Fr) at €10,000, Al Shaqab racing announced on Friday. A pair of Group 3 winners are among his eight lifetime stakes winners, and the son of Sea The Stars (Ire) has 57% winners to runners worldwide. Both Group 1 winners Wooded (Ire) at €7,000 and Romanised (Ire) at the same fee, have first 3-year-olds next year. The former has nine winners to his name, while the latter has sired 10 scorers. Roster veteran Olympic Glory (Ire), the sire of Group 1 winners Watch Me (Fr) and Grand Glory (GB), will stand for a private fee. The remainder of the roster is priced at €5,000–G3 Molecomb Stakes hero Armor (GB) will have his first juveniles, G1 National Stakes scorer Thunder Moon (Ire) will welcome his first yearlings, the first foals of multiple group winner and G1 Prix Jean Prat/G1 St James's Palace Stakes placed Lusail (Ire) will arrive next term, and Al Hakeem (GB) is new for 2025. The son of Siyouni (Fr) is a multiple group winner, who retired in September. The post Al Shaqab Roster Anchored By Zelzal At €10,000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

3rd-WO , 111K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 7f (syn), 2:19 p.m. The fourth-highest price out of the 2022 Arqana August Yearling Sale, EARHART (FR) (Siyouni {Fr}) was a 1,400,000€ purchase for co-breeder LNJ Foxwoods who bought out their partnership with Ecurie Des Monceaux to take sole ownership of the filly. She is the first foal out of a stakes-winning first dam (also a Solis/Litt purchase herself in 2017) who is a half to MSW/MGSP Gidu (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and GSW Marbre Rose (Ire) (Smart Strike). This is the family of several top-level winners including Zoftig (Cozzene), Zo Impressive (Hard Spun) and Zaftig (Tone West). She debuts on the synthetic for trainer Josie Carroll. TJCIS PPS 1st-AQU, 90K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 11:40 p.m. A trio of homebreds get the action going early in New York. Juddmonte's Salamis (Speightstown) is a son of GI Longines Just a Game Stakes winner Antonoe and a half to GSW/GISP Segesta (Ghostzapper). Lined up inside of him is Phipps Stable runner Peak Performer (Curlin), a colt from the family of Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado) and out of Fly So High, graded stakes winner purchased by Phipps for $675,000 as a yearling. To his outside, LNJ Foxwoods brings in their homebred Tux (Tapit), a son of GSW Fancy Dress Party. TJCIS PPS 5th-GP, 65K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5fT, 2:18 p.m. Tracy Farmer's Kimari (Nyquist) is a half-sister to MGISW Bowies Hero (Artie Schiller) and MGSP Radio Days (Run Runner). First dam Remembered, purchased by Hinkle Farms who bred Kimari for $550,000 carrying Radio Days in 2018, is a half to the dams of GSW/MGISP Firing Line (Line of David), SW/GISP Sacred Wish (Not This Time) and GISW and sire Sharp Azteca (Freud). TJCIS PPS The post Saturday Insights: Homebreds Headline Saturday Action appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mehmas will head the Tally-Ho Stud roster for 2025 at €70,000 while Kodiac, the horse Tony O'Callaghan often refers to as the stallion who helped build the County Westmeath outfit, will stand for €25,000–down from €35,000 in 2024. Mehmas has jumped by €20,000 following a memorable year on the track with his progeny. A statement from the stud released on Friday read, “Mehmas will stand for €70,000 following another outstanding season on the track. Europe's leading 2yo sire by winners with 60–and counting–Mehmas is responsible for eight 2yo European stakes winners this year led by the Group 1 winners Scorthy Champ [National Stakes], Vertical Blue [Prix Marcel Boussac] and Magnum Force [Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf]. He is the sire of 12 stakes winners in Europe overall. “Mehmas has also had an excellent year in the sale ring headed by the 1,000,000gns sale of a colt out of Sagely to Godolphin at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Sale.” It continued, “Stalwart Kodiac will stand for €25,000. Kodiac hit a significant milestone this season when surpassing 100 stakes winners. On the track, he has been as prolific as ever with a new 2yo Group 1 winner in Babouche, who defeated colts to take the Phoenix Stakes, and Group 2-winning sprinter Star Of Mystery among his stakes winners. “Already renowned as a sire of sires thanks to the likes of Ardad, Kodi Bear and Hello Youmzain, Kodiac has also made his presence felt this year as a damsire via the top-class performers Charyn, Powerful Glory and Believing among others.” Newbie Big Evs will stand for €17,500, Cotai Glory has been set at €14,000, Good Guess at €12,500 while Starman, whose first runners are set to hit the track next year, will stand for €10,000. As was already announced on Thursday, Amo Racing's King Of Steel has been introduced at €20,000, Bucanero Fuerte at €12,500 while Persian Force remains at €8,000. The post Mehmas Heads Tally-Ho Roster For 2025 At €70,000 – Kodiac Drops To €25,000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The ninth installment in the 2024 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 5 and discussed the similarities and differences among varying state incentive programs.View the full article

Fillies and mares take center stage as grade 1 racing resumes in Japan with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Nov. 10 at Kyoto Racecourse.View the full article

With the stallion fee announcements coming in thick and fast this week, it is worth reflecting on the busiest stallions in France for the 2024 covering season, following our recent round-up of the figures for Britain and Ireland. Firstly, our thanks must go to our esteemed colleague Adrien Cugnasse of Jour de Galop for sharing the figures he painstakingly put together this summer. They show that Haras de Colleville's Galiway (GB) was the busiest boy in the country by some margin with a book of 248 mares – the largest ever recorded by a Thoroughbred stallion in France. It is pleasing to see another son of Galileo (Ire) thriving at stud, and the Wertheimer-bred Galiway, who started out at €3,000 back in 2016 is another success story, not just for Colleville's Guy Pariente, but also for the reputation of the proper dual-purpose stallion. That's rarely really 'a thing' in Britain and Ireland these days, but such sires, like the late Poliglote (GB), who had the rare distinction of being both Champion Flat and National Hunt sire in France during his reign at Haras d'Etreham, still cut the mustard in France. And so they should. Galiway's fee, after four years at €3,000, rose steadily to €30,000 in 2022, and he remains at that price for next year. Galiway's dual Group 1-winning son Sealiway (Fr) was also in demand, covering 157 mares at Haras de Beaumont in his second season, having been the busiest of the new stallions the previous year. Beaumont is making something of a habit of this, and its unbeaten Arc winner Ace Impact (Ire), representing the same line as a son of Cracksman (GB), was the most sought after among the new stallions in France this year, covering 182 mares. The Aga Khan Studs had two new arrivals this season and both were well supported, with Erevann (Fr) covering 168 mares, making him the third busiest of the Flat brigade in France, and Vadeni (Fr) covered 128. Breeders will no doubt have been hoping that, as a son of Dubawi (Ire) and the Classic winner Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Erevann will follow a similar path to his fellow Haras de Bonneval resident and Dubawi stallion Zarak (Fr). The latter started out at €12,000 and will be €80,000 in 2025. He covered 144 mares earlier this year and France's leading stallion Siyouni (Fr) covered 127. City Light (Fr), one of an increasing number of Siyouni's sons at stud and France's leading first-season sire of 2023, was kept busy at Haras d'Etreham with 105 mares sent his way, while his stud-mate Hello Youmzain (Fr) covered 124. Etreham also introduced Frankel's G1 Grand Prix de Paris winner Onesto (Ire) this year and he was sent 120 mares. Among the other stallions who were new to French studs in 2024, Sumbe's Mishriff (Ire), who had his first season delayed by a year through a foot injury not long after arriving at Haras de Montfort, covered 112 mares, and his fellow multiple Group 1 winner Angel Bleu (Fr) attracted 95. Next year he will have competition from another son of Dark Angel (Ire) at Sumbe when champion miler-elect Charyn (Ire) returns from his swansong in Japan. The G1 Champion Stakes winner Bay Bridge (GB) retired to Haras du Mesnil, which has such a good track record with its dual-purpose sires, and he was duly supported with 102 mares. It was both surprising and pleasing to see that the 2005 Derby winner Motivator (GB), sire of course of the great Treve (Fr), continues to thrive since his move two years ago from Haras du Quesnay to Haras du Hoguenet. At Anthony Baudouin's farm he covered 80 mares this year at the age of 22, which is a credit to all those who have cared for the son of Montjeu (Ire) throughout his stud career. France's 25 busiest Flat stallions * denotes first covering season Galiway 248 Ace Impact* 182 Erevann* 168 Sealiway 157 City Light 150 Zarak 144 Vadeni* 128 Siyouni 127 Hello Youmzain 124 Onesto* 120 Anodin 119 Muhaarar 114 Intello 112 Mishriff* 112 Goken 107 Persian King 102 Bay Bridge* 102 Seabhac 100 Seahenge 98 Angel Bleu* 95 Zelzal 88 Motivator 80 Headman 75 Wooded 71 Armor 70 The post Versatile Galiway Covers 248 Mares, Breaks French Record appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The ninth installment in the 2024 OwnerView webinar series was held on Nov. 5 and discussion covered the various ways state incentive programs approach supporting the equine industry, especially when it comes to a declining foal crop, according to a Friday Jockey Club press release. The panel consisted of Cricket Goodall, executive director of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association Inc., the Maryland Million Ltd., and the Maryland Horse Foundation; Roger Heitzmann, secretary and executive director of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association; Steve Koch, the associate vice president of operations for the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' & Owners' Association; Chauncey Morris, executive director of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders; and Najja Thompson, executive director of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. “To see what's happening with the national foal crop is very worrisome for all of us,” said Goodall. “So, I think that what Maryland has tried, and we continue to try to offer different kinds of incentives and try to front load money to breeders as their horses make it to the track. We have a substantial group of people who take advantage of the commercial market in Maryland, but we really want to encourage people to breed to race.” A Q&A, sponsored by West Point Thoroughbreds, allowed attendees to post questions, which were answered at the end of the webinar. Hosted by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and presented by Bessemer Trust, Stoll Keenon Ogden, and The Green Group, the panel was sponsored by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association. Click here to access the event, past videos and for a schedule of upcoming presentations. The post OwnerView Webinar Covers State Incentive Programs, Addresses Declining Foal Crop appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The multiple group winner and St Leger runner-up Arrest (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will stand at the Flood family's Boardsmill Stud in Ireland from 2025. A highly consistent individual who won the G3 Chester Vase and G3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes for Juddmonte, the four-year-old finished in the top three in 10 of his 13 starts, including when second to Continuous (Jpn) at Doncaster in the final Classic of last season. The John and Thady Gosden-trained colt was also runner-up at two in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. “We are delighted to have acquired Arrest from Juddmonte Farms, a farm we have had success buying from in the past,” said John Flood of Boardsmill Stud. “He was a high-class racehorse and is a gorgeous-looking individual, standing 16.2hh with a wonderfully athletic walk. His good looks are borne out by the fact that he was purchased as a foal by Juddmonte for €440,000.” He added, “His pedigree contains a nice blend of speed and stamina on both his sire and dam's side. He is a son of the champion Frankel and his dam, who has produced three stakes performers to date, descends from the highly influential Roberto and Top Ville lines.” Arrest was bred by Mariann Klay and Des Leadon of Swordlestown Little and is a half-brother to the Hong Kong Group 3 winner Dinozzo (Ire) (Lilbourne Lad {Ire}) and the 11-time winner and Listed-placed Spring Loaded (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}). Another half-brother, the two-year-old Detain (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), was bought for €340,000 and won his first two starts in the Juddmonte silks this season. Juddmonte's racing manager Barry Mahon said, “Arrest is a very good-looking individual with a wonderful temperament and was a very sound and clean-winded racehorse. We have retained some breeding rights in him and look forward to the career of his half-brother Detain, who was impressive winning his first two starts at two for us this year.” A fee for Arrest will be announced at a later date. The post Arrest Retires to Boardsmill Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article