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When 9-5 favorite East Avenue stumbled to his knees at the break, it paved a clear path to the front for Citizen Bull, who captured the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar in gate-to-wire fashion.View the full article

Mahrajaan withdrawn from Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Photo: Race Images South. The New Zealand contingent for Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of Mahrajaan on veterinary advice. The Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray-trained gelding earned his shot at the A$8.5 million showpiece with his victories in last season’s Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) and Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m), but Racing Victoria stewards have ruled him out after their independent imaging panel deemed the seven-year-old to be at heightened risk of injury. “It’s obviously a big disappointment for us and the owners,” Ritchie said. “Who doesn’t want to have a runner in the Melbourne Cup? And we know our horse runs a strong two miles, so it’s a tough one to swallow. “But we’re philosophical and we respect the vets’ decision. At the end of the day, we’re horse lovers first and we want our horse to be safe and healthy. “I’ll go in on Monday and they’ll take me through the results of their imaging and the exact reasons for their decision. Apparently they detected a small issue in a sesamoid, which hasn’t been picked up in X-rays we’ve done on the horse in the past. Their imaging is very high-tech and thorough, so it’ll be a good opportunity for me to see all the bells and whistles that they’ve got. It’ll give me a better understanding, so that if we come back next year, we’ll have a bit more information. “Our owners are all on the same page. The horse has been so good to us, and the last thing we want is for him to be in any danger. We’ve got to respect the fact that if they found something they consider to be heightened risk, he shouldn’t be running in the race.” Ritchie now hopes to prepare Mahrajaan for a defence of his Auckland Cup title on Champions Day at Ellerslie in March. “He’s on a plane home on Wednesday night, and then we’ll give him a good break,” the Cambridge trainer said. “Once we bring him back into work, and subject to vets’ advice, we can work towards having another crack at the Auckland Cup.” Mahrajaan’s withdrawal leaves three New Zealand-trained runners in the Melbourne Cup field – Team Rogerson’s Sharp ‘N’ Smart, the Andrew Forsman-trained Positivity, and the Bruce Wallace and Grant Cookely runner Trust In You. Horse racing news View the full article

Zeitung ridden by Mark Zahra after winning The Vanity at Flemington. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Racing Photos) James Cummings and Mark Zahra have struck in the second race of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, with Zeitung ($5.50) finishing off strongly down the middle of the track to claim the Group 3 Vanity. The daughter of Exceed And Excel had strong formlines going into Saturday’s race, following top four finishes in Group races against three-year-old fillies in her previous three starts. Too Darn Lizzie ($10) and Kuroyanagi ($17) took up the early lead before I Am Velvet ($15) whipped around them from a three-wide position to settle at the front of the field on a muddling tempo. Turning for home, I Am Velvet kicked away from the field slightly, but Matisse ($7) and Lovelycut ($7) loomed large on the outside, and the former took the front by the 250m mark. Zahra pushed the button on Zeitung at the 200-pole, and as soon as he did, the filly exploded with a swift turn of foot to chase down the leader. By the time Zeitung hit the 50m mark, she had taken control of the race and careered away with a dominant victory over Matisse and Dominetta ($11), who filled the placings in that order. 2024 Vanity replay – Zeitung James Cummings was on course to speak about the win of Zeitung. “She’s been really going well this preparation and great to see that even though she stepped slow and was a little further back than Mark Zahra would have liked,” Cummings said. “She’s run on well from back before and she was able to storm her way into the clear, run on resolutely down the outside and a Group 2 win to her page is enormous. “We’re only a few weeks away from the Thousand Guineas, we’d have to give that good consideration with this beautiful filly. “That’s a great start for our team at Melbourne Cup week and really she’s by Exceed And Excel. “We held her back from stepping up to seven furlongs for quite a while and we stepped up last time, she had the wide draw and she settled wide throughout but she was very game there “We met the winner (last start, Too Darn Lizzie) two-and-a-half-kilos better today so Mark Zarha took over, he’s one of Melbourne’s leading jockeys and he did a beautiful job.” Mark Zahra echoed similar thoughts to Cummings in his post-race interview. “I didn’t begin the best, but I sort of ended up in a nice spot following Matisse and just worked out perfectly,” Zahra said. “When Matisse kicked, I wasn’t sure whether I could be able to run her down, but she was very strong, my filly. “She had a bit of a tough run over the 1400 (metres) the other day, so it put her in good stead today. I had to be tough for the last sort of 100 and she was.” Zeitung is a $7 chance with horse racing bookmakers in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas futures markets. Horse racing news View the full article

James McDonald returns to the mounting yard on Aeliana after winning the Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington. (Morgan Hancock/Racing Photos) Chris Waller & James McDonald have combined early on Derby Day, with Aeliana ($5.50) proving far too classy for her rivals in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Castelvecchio put the writing on the wall last time out, producing a stunning turn-of-foot to claim victory in the Group 3 Reginald Allen Quality (1400m) at Randwick on October 19, going on with the job to score in similarly dominant fashion. McDonald was patient aboard the three-year-old filly, dragging back to last in the small field of seven, allowing the like of Acta Non Verba ($9.50) and well-supported favourite Feroce ($2.40) to tick over some moderate sectionals in the middle stages. Feroce looked to be trucking into the home turn and gave a strong kick under the urgings of Billy Egan, however, McDonald was only just beginning to get warm aboard Aeliana, swallowing up her rivals in an instant to put the race to bed with a furlong left to travel. Another Prophet ($10.00) and Stylish Secret ($8.50) were putting in the big strides late, but it was to no avail as Aeliana was already off and gone with the prize. 2024 Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes Replay – Aeliana It was the perfect start for what’s sure to be a long week for Chris Waller as he spoke post-race. “It’s always good to get off the mark and put a boundary on our first ball,” said Waller. “Because it’s a great week. As a coach of horses, you just need a little bit of confidence, and it allows everything to flow. “She’s a talented filly, she won well in Sydney last time, and she’s brought that Sydney form today. “Thousand Guineas in two weeks’ time (next assignment), a Group One race for her own sex. “Today, she’s beaten the boys, so she’ll go back and face the girls. It’s a good process to try and get a horse up in the grade each time they race and he’s made that right step today. “It’s a fantastic change to the program. It allows us to give horses a bit more time and lets the young stars come through, and she’ll be there too.” McDonald was delighted with the victory and suggested there’s more to come from this progressive filly. “Brilliant performance and she’s a promising filly,” said McDonald. “She executed well and she came with a well-timed run, and was too good. “She actually sprung the lids beautifully so she could have easily taken up a more prominent position but took her back and then chimed in and was way too good. “She’s done plenty of work (running the Melbourne way) at home. We’ve galloped her and she went really well. Most pleasing part, she handled a Good 4, so she just doesn’t need soft ground.” “She’s got a long way to go to meet Fangirl but she’s well on her way!” Aeliana is now a clear $4.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) on November 16. Horse racing news View the full article

Zac Purton confirms Dennis Yip’s stable star is ‘flying’ ahead of Sunday’s Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1,800m).View the full article

Golden Eagle Day 2024. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Golden Eagle Day 2024 awaits punters at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, November 2, 2024 with a bumper 10-race meeting set down for decision. The $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) headlines what is set to be a big day of racing in Sydney. As the Sydney Spring Carnival winds down, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Race 1 – Highway Handicap (1400 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 6 Villasaurus Donna Scott Tyler Schiller $9.00 $2.80 2nd 3 Everido Keith Dryden Regan Bayliss $2.20 3rd 2 Bravely Matthew Dunn Nash Rawiller $1.90 4th 12 Devgru John Borham Coriah Keatings Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 6-3 $31.70 Exacta 6-3 $67.00 Duet 6-3 $9.50 Duet 6-2 $7.40 Duet 3-2 $5.90 Trifecta 6-3-2 $328.20 First Four 6-3-2-12 $8.407.60 Race 2 – BM78 Handicap (1300 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st # Elletrica Richard & Will Freedman Molly Bourke $12.00 $3.00 2nd # Pippie Beach Chris Waller Joao Moreira $1.45 3rd # Allapercanto Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Zac Lloyd $1.85 4th # Asgarda Chief Stipe Gorrel Billy Owen Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 1-10 $18.50 Exacta 1-10 $48.00 Duet 1-10 $5.40 Duet 1-7 $7.80 Duet 10-7 $3.60 Trifecta 1-10-7 $232.80 First Four 1-10-7-3 $690.10 Running Double (1,2) 6-1 $133.70 Horse racing news View the full article

All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the 41st Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 1 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was $63,679,944, the second-highest handle for a Breeders' Cup Friday and the fourth consecutive year the Friday handle has topped $60 million. The Future Stars Friday card featured five Breeders' Cup races for 2-year-old horses, the seventh straight year the Breeders' Cup has carded all its juvenile races on the same day since the event expanded to its two-day format in 2007. Friday's on-track attendance was 30,982 and on-track handle was $6,683,373. The post Future Stars Friday Posts Second-Highest Friday Handle Ever For Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

VRC Derby Day 2024. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) VRC Derby Day 2024 is finally here with a bumper nine-race meeting set down for decision at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) is set to jump at 4:20pm AEDT. As the Melbourne Cup Carnival commences, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Race 1 – Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st # Aeliana Chris Waller James McDonald $5.50 $2.60 2nd # Another Prophet Ciaron Maher Ethan Brown $4.20 3rd # Feroce Dominic Sutton Billy Egan ODDS 4th # Stylish Secret Mick Nolan Luke Nolen Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 6-8 $32.60 Exacta 6-8 $44.40 Duet 6-8 $8.65 Duet 6-1 $2.85 Duet 8-1 $4.50 Trifecta 6-8-1 $132.60 First Four 6-8-1-2 $446.50 Horse racing news View the full article

It took just a tick or two under 95 seconds for Lake Victoria to answer the question of what on earth a Coolmore filly with classic aspirations was doing so far from home in November of an already flawless 2-year-old campaign.View the full article

Derby Day marks the start of the bumper Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. It’s also the day the all-important barrier draw for the race that stops the nation is conducted. View the full article

DEL MAR, USA — “If we get the horses we can deliver,” said Ger Lyons after proving his point emphatically in the opening Breeders' Cup race on Future Stars Friday. “We have to up our game every day to take on Aidan. It's just fantastically competitive at home.” That second point was also proved, again and again, in the hours to follow as Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) remained unbeaten in her taking of the Juvenile Fillies Turf and Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) gave Aidan O'Brien a record-equalling 20th win at the Breeders' Cup with victory in the Juvenile Turf. For Lyons, the tough little bullet that is Magnum Force (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) provided a first win at the Breeders' Cup meeting and it is one which the trainer put right up there with winning two Classics within a month in his native Ireland during the early months of the Covid pandemic. “The secret to training winners is sourcing the horses and that's just a very difficult job to do at the moment,” he said. “But we got this horse and he's just been so professional from day one.” All three of Friday's turf winners are homebreds – for Coolmore and Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa respectively – and that is, after all, what this meeting is all about. Sheikh Abdullah was represented in California by Jerome Hulin of Acorn Stud, where the powerful colt was raised prior to joining Lyons's Glenburnie Stables in Co Meath. He earned his right to a trip across the water for a start in the Juvenile Turf Sprint with his third-place finish in the G2 Flying Childers Stakes, and he had the winner of that race, Aesterius (Ire), and runner-up Big Mojo (Ire), behind him on Friday. Lyons continued, “When they went by the line in Doncaster I said that the Breeders' Cup was made for this horse – not that I'd know but after watching it for so many years I thought fast pace, fast ground, it was made for this horse. “It's great that it's down on my CV that I'm a dual Classic-winning trainer but it was Covid and we were on our own in a stand with no buzz. Now, I'll take it, don't get me wrong, but then you come here and you get that – that's what sportsmen want. You work hard and you get more losing days than winning days. Money can't but that.” Lyons had been successfully elusive during morning track work this week, deftly sidestepping the gathered press at the quarantine barn. When TDN finally caught up with him in the stands on Thursday morning as he watched Magnum Force jump from the gates and breeze past down the stretch he admitted that he preferred to avoid the hubbub. There was no avoiding it on Friday, however, and though the trainer who famously doesn't like to travel was clearly revelling in this momentous victory for his stable, he was also keen to heap praise on the man who on Sunday will be crowned champion jockey in Ireland for the sixth time. Colin Keane is particularly unassuming for a world-class jockey and the trainer who first signed him up and is effectively his father-in-law is effusive in his praise of the 30-year-old. This was Keane's second win at the meeting after taking the Breeders' Cup Turf on Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) for the Aga Khan in 2020. “The icing on the cake is having Colin Keane riding as he is the most under-rated champion jockey on the planet,” Lyons said. “Once you light that man up, the job is easy. I can't tell you all enough. He's the most understated man, he's so humble. He's come over here and won two Breeders' Cups and still nobody knows about him. He's a bit like the trainer in that the two of us like to stay on the farm and walk our dogs and mind our own business. But when he comes out and gets the right ammunition he can deliver, and he's proven that more than once. I'd personally like to see him on the big stage more. I need the world to wake up to him.” The world was certainly watching on Friday, though Keane did not have long to hang around and soak up the plaudits, even if it had been his style to do so. His flight left California at 7pm, bound, eventually, for Ireland, where on Sunday he'll take six rides at the Curragh and pick up his sixth champion jockey trophy. “I wouldn't be in the position I am today without that man,” he said, sitting alongside Lyons in the post-race press conference. “He gave me my first job as an apprentice and a lot of people, me included, thought he was mad. I wouldn't be here without him and I'm glad I can repay him.” A clean sweep of Friday's turf races for Ireland was achieved through the subsequent double strike of Lake Victoria and Henri Matisse for team Coolmore. The latter was the second consecutive son of Wootton Bassett to win the Juvenile Turf after Unquestionable (Fr) last year. Seven of O'Brien's Breeders' Cup wins have come in this race, and his 20th success at this championship puts him on level footing with the legendary D Wayne Lukas. “We all know what a special man Wayne is and it's an honour really to be anywhere close to him,” said O'Brien in tribute to the 89-year-old Hall of Famer. “What can you say about Wayne? He's such a special man and he's always been such a help to us. He rang me during the week and told me all about this track, the way to ride it, and what to do and what not to do. He was explaining about the Classic and how he thinks we should ride our horse. We're very grateful that he was so good to tell us everything.” Two wins on the slate, especially with the banker Lake Victoria, may have gone some way to assuaging the nerves in the Coolmore camp ahead of the bid for Classic glory of the most talked-about horse of the meeting, City Of Troy (Justify). “I'm delighted for everybody as a lot of people put in a lot of hard work to get them here, but tomorrow is another day,” O'Brien said. Ryan Moore, who now has 16 Breeders' Cup wins of his own, referred to O'Brien's frequent acknowledgement of the team behind the stable's success but insisted that the trainer must take much of the credit himself. “I remember watching Johannesburg win as a kid and that was, what, 23 years ago,” he said. “What he's done is incredible.” Johannesburg gave O'Brien his first winner at the Breeders' Cup and he remains his sole winner on the dirt. On Saturday, his great grandson will attempt to become his second and put O'Brien in the clear lead as the most successful trainer in the 41-year history of the meeting. The future stars of Friday have taken another step forward, but there is one confirmed star who will be occupying the mind of O'Brien as Saturday dawns. Lyons, however, can sleep easy after a job well done. “Yesterday is yesterday and tomorrow may never come, and I've just won a Breeders' Cup,” he said with obvious glee. “Normally when I leave Ireland shit happens and it doesn't work but it all worked today.” Indeed it did. The post A Tale of Two Trainers as Ireland Sweeps BC Turf Trio appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders' Cup Limited announced a renewed multi-year partnership with Longines as Official Time Partner and Official Watch of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.View the full article

Turf Paradise, which was scheduled to start its live meeting Nov. 2, has postponed racing after the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority recommended further work on the track surface before training or racing occurs.View the full article

When 9-5 favorite East Avenue stumbled to his knees at the break, it paved a clear path to the front for Citizen Bull, who captured the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar in gate-to-wire fashion.View the full article

Godolphin homebred Immersive took command in midstretch and drew off to a clear victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.View the full article

The outside draw was no issue as Henri Matisse (Ire) (c, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB})–Immortal Verse {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}) came flying late to win the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record seventh win in the race. The only O'Brien runner in the race, the 7-2 shot stayed at the back-third of the field and was able to save ground into the first turn while racing two wide ahead of Aomori City (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}) who briefly delayed the start after breaking through the gate. Two wide and next to last the entire way up the backstretch through fractions of :22.65 and :46.31, Henri Matisse began to make an outside charge around the far turn and swung for home the widest of the group as drama unfolded to his inside involving eventual fourth and fifth-place finishers New Century (GB) (Kameko) and Dream On (Not This Time). Charging down the crown of the course, Henri Matisse got up ahead of Iron Man Cal (Collected) with Aomori City getting third. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0. O-Merriebelle Stable, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick and Magnier, Mrs. John; B-Immortal Verse Syndicate; T-Aidan O'Brien. Another for @Ballydoyle as Henri Matisse (Wootton Bassett) gets it done in the GI @BreedersCup Juvenile Turf! Owner: @MerriebelleS & @coolmorestud partners Breeder: Immortal Verse Syndicate Trainer: Aidan O'Brien Jockey: Ryan Moore pic.twitter.com/PkFAMOcz9u — TDN (@theTDN) November 2, 2024 The post Henri Matisse Gives Aidan O’Brien Another Juvenile Turf Win, Equals Lukas’s Record With 20 Total BC Wins appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival kicks off today at Flemington Racecourse with Derby Day while Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens plays host to the $10 million Golden Eagle. View the full article

On the eve of the start of the 2024-25 racing season at Turf Paradise, track management announced late on Friday that Saturday's opening day card has been called off. “In order to address some final track maintenance issues, there will be no live racing at Turf Paradise on Saturday,” the track's social media feed on X stated late in the day Nov. 1. The news comes on the heels of a Thursday recommendation by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) that the Arizona track-which has a well-documented recent history of safety concerns–delay the Nov. 2 start of the racing season because of problems with the dirt surface. “Live racing is expected to commence as soon as these track maintenance issues are resolved,” Turf Paradise stated in a separate X posting. “That could be as soon as next week. We will have updates as soon as there is new information.” The next scheduled day of live racing at Turf Paradise is supposed to be Tuesday, Nov. 5, with cards for Wednesday and Thursday also already drawn. A HISA press release on Thursday evening stated: “Based on recent reports and assessments from racetrack surface experts, concerns raised by on-site racing participants, and first-hand observations of HISA staff, HISA is not confident that the main track racing surface at Turf Paradise is ready for racing to begin as currently scheduled this Saturday. “Therefore, out of concerns for the safety of horses and riders, HISA has communicated a recommendation to Turf Paradise and the Arizona Department of Gaming to delay the start of the upcoming meet and cease all training and racing activities on the main track racing surface until such time as adequate adjustments and preparations have been made and the track has been retested to verify conformance with industry standards. “HISA will continue to monitor the situation and may initiate an enforcement action if necessary,” the HISA statement concluded. Prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, horsemen had complained to state regulators that the main track rail was not up to spec even after HISA had issued a non-compliance warning to Turf Paradise and track management had made what it thought were adequate repairs at the end of the previous meet. A HISA inspection in the spring of 2023 turned up “numerous gaps and exposed edges in the railing material that could inflict serious harm upon jockeys.” The post Safety Woes Delay Start Of Season At Turf Paradise appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Let go at odds of 15-1, CITIZEN BULL (c, 2, Into Mischief–No Joke, by Distorted Humor) made every yard of the running in Friday's GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile and beat home stablemate Gaming (Game Winner) to give trainer Bob Baffert a record sixth victory inthe event. Hill Road (Quality Road) was up on the line for third. The complexion of the Juvenile–which mapped to have a generous pace–was changed dramatically at the start when favored 'TDN Rising Star' East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro) stumbled badly from gate one, losing virtually any conceivable chance while having to try to win the race from the tail. Citizen Bull, meantime, was allowed to coast through an opening quarter in :23.44 and a hasslefree half-mile in :47.89 in the grasp of Martin Garcia. Maintaining the lead on the turn as the likes of East Avenue and 'TDN Rising Stars' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) and Ferocious (Flatter) were making no serious impact, Citizen Bull was firmly in front into the final furlong and easily held sway. Citizen Bull is the eighth Breeders' Cup winner and first in the Juvenile for Into Mischief and a fifth for Garcia, all for Baffert and his first since guiding Drefong in the 2016 Sprint. Baffert's Breeders' Cup count now stands at 19. Friday, Del Mar FANDUEL BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE PRESENTED BY THOROUGHBRED AFTERCARE ALLIANCE-GI, $1,840,000, Del Mar, 11-1, 2yo, c/g, 1 1/16m, 1:43.07, ft. 1–CITIZEN BULL, 122, c, 2, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: No Joke, by Distorted Humor 2nd Dam: Unenchantedevening, by Unbridled's Song 3rd Dam: Evil Elaine, by Medieval Man ($675,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Robert Low & Lawana Low (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Martin Garcia. $1,040,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $1,301,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Gaming, 122, c, 2, Game Winner–So Stylish, by Johannesburg. ($40,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $250,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR). O-Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-Mt. Brilliant Farm & Ranch, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $340,000. 3–Hill Road, 122, c, 2, Quality Road–Exotic Notion, by Lemon Drop Kid. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($350,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Amo Racing USA; B-Lynch Bages LTD & Camas Park Stud (KY); T-Adrian Murray. $180,000. Margins: 1HF, 3 1/4, NK. Odds: 15.90, 6.10, 61.10. Also Ran: Getaway Car, Ferocious, Chancer McPatrick, Jonathan's Way, Ecoro Azel, East Avenue, Shin Believe. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Citizen Bull (15-1) CRUISES to a Juvenile win at the Breeders' Cup! pic.twitter.com/gRAcDEqCxW — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) November 1, 2024 The post Into Mischief’s Citizen Bull Wires the Juvenile, Gives Baffert a Record Sixth Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The opening pool for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Friday in advance of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile with “All Other Colts and Geldings” topping the list as the 4-5 favorite. 'TDN Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) was the second choice at odds of 9-1. Other Breeders' Cup 'Rising Stars' included in the pool included East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro) at 11-1 and Jonathan's Way (Vekoma) at 19-1. Total handle for the pool, the first of six, was $174,785, a 6.4% increase from the same pool last year. The next Future Wager pool opens Nov. 28. The post ‘All Others’ Tops Opening Pool Of KY Derby Future Wager appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Irish-bred Magnum Force nimbly alters course in the stretch to overtake Governor Sam and hold off Arizona Blaze in five-furlong turf test.View the full article

It was a frustrating few days in the lead-up to the Breeders' Cup meeting for Team Ballydoyle, with the likes of Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) forced to miss the event, not to mention Jan Brueghel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) having to forego an appearance in the G1 Melbourne Cup next Tuesday. Their biggest moment comes Saturday with City of Troy (Justify) in the $7-million Classic, but LAKE VICTORIA (IRE) (f, 2, Frankel {GB}–Quiet Reflection {Ire}, by Showcasing {GB}) was first to strike for the Irish-based outfit in the GI John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf under a typically perfect steer from Ryan Moore. Pounded into 7-10 favoritism to add the Juvenile Fillies to her previous elite-level conquests in the Moyglare Stud Stakes and Cheveley Park Stud Stakes just 13 days apart last month, Lake Victoria was taken in hand and made best use of her inside draw to save every inch of ground as top American hope Thought Process (Collected) led from Kilwin (Twirling Candy) and a three-wide Abientot (Not This Time). She was nursed along into the turn by Moore, who went for her in earnest at the five-sixteenths marker. Threading the needle from there, Lake Victoria took the gap between Kilwin and Abientot and just in advance of May Day Ready (Tapit) shortly after turning into the lane and took care of business from there. It was a second Breeders' Cup winner in as many years for Juddmonte's Frankel following Inspiral (GB) at Santa Anita last year, a 15th for Moore and the 19th for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Lifetime Record: 5-5-0-0. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Coolmore; T-Aidan O'Brien. LAKE VICTORIA REMAINS UNBEATEN! She wins the Juvenile Fillies Turf. pic.twitter.com/gdKvMcNGUx — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) November 1, 2024 The post ‘Frankel’-y Speaking, Lake Victoria A Towering Winner of the Juvenile Fillies Turf appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin homebred Immersive took command in mid-stretch and drew off to a clear victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.View the full article

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After a 12-1 upset in the GI Juvenile Turf Sprint, Godolphin's IMMERSIVE (f, 2, Nyquist–Gap Year, by Bernardini) struck for the favorites' players, coming with a marauding run widest into the stretch and powering clear to remain unbeaten and secure the 2-year-old filly championship with a dominating performance in Friday's GI NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. Off without incident from gate three beneath Manny Franco, the homebred filly settled in mid-division, inside of GI Frizette Stakes winner Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) as 'TDN Rising Star' Nooni (Win Win Win) went winging on the front end, covering the opening half-mile in :44.99 with Japan's American Bikini (Jpn) (American Pharoah) closest in pursuit. Between rivals entering the second turn, Immersive was asked for her best and made stealthy progress four wide at the quarter pole. Vodka With a Twist (Thousand Words) and Scottish Lassie made runs in unison into the lane, but Immersive swamped them under a full head of steam and shot clear. Quickick (McKinzie) was third. Immersive is the second Juvenile Fillies winner for her sire, whose daughter Vequist won the 2020 renewal. It was a second win at the Breeders' Cup for Franco and an 11th for trainer Brad Cox. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad Cox. The undefeated filly IMMERSIVE wins the @BreedersCup Juvenile Fillies! pic.twitter.com/gqgd2tr32r — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 1, 2024 The post Nyquist’s Immersive Far Too Strong, Remains Unbeaten In the Juvenile Fillies appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article