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What Sha Tin Races Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, November 3, 2024 First Race 1pm HKT (4pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon, with the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse headlining a bumper 10-part program. The rail is in the C+3 position for the meeting, and with sunny skies forecast across the weekend, participants can be assured of a genuine Good 4 surface. All the action is scheduled to get underway at 1pm local time. Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Tip: Chancheng Glory Chancheng Glory produced a strong return in the Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy (1600m) on October 13, attempting to lead throughout before being headed by Galaxy Patch in the shadows of the post. Stepping up to the 1800m second-up looks ideal, and with Vincent Ho being legged aboard from barrier seven, the son of Mor Spirit doesn’t need to lead this time around. Watch for Chancheng Glory to slot in for cover somewhere mid-field before exploding down the centre of the course to claim the 2024 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse. Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Race 7 – #4 Chancheng Glory (7) 5yo Gelding | T: Francis Lui | J: Vincent Ho (55kg) Bet with Neds Best Bet at Sha Tin: Steps Ahead The Francis Lui-trained Steps Ahead was a dominant 1.3-legnth winner at this course and distance at the end of last season and looks prepared to go on with the job. He drops 5.5kgs stepping into Class 3 company and should get a lovely run in transit from barrier six under Vincent Ho. Provided he can lob somewhere one-off the rail with cover, Steps Ahead will prove hard to hold out in his quest for back-to-back wins. Best Bet Race 10 – #10 Steps Ahead (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Francis Lui | J: Vincent Ho (55kg) Bet with Picklebet Next Best at Sha Tin: Markwin Markwin was a good thing licked on Hong Kong debut and should’ve beaten home Aeroinvincible with even luck. He couldn’t get clear running when charging along the inside running rail, but still had the audacity to get within a half-length on the line. Derek Leung keeps the ride from barrier eight, and provided he can get a shade more luck in transit, Markwin should claim his maiden victory second-up. Next Best Race 5 – #4 Markwin (8) 4yo Gelding | T: Cody Mo | J: Derek Leung (59kg) Bet with Dabble Best Value at Sha Tin: Cheerful World Cheerful World should’ve finished much closer than the 2.5-length margin may suggest at Sha Tin on October 1, crowded for room at a crucial stage as Geneva went right on by. Luke Ferraris was a victim of barrier one on that occasion, unable to build any momentum; however, that shouldn’t be the case from barrier four this time around. Watch for Cheerful World to stalk his rivals every step of the way, and when asked the ultimate question, this guy should give followers a bold sight at an each-way price with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 4 – #4 Cheerful World (4) 5yo Gelding | T: Frankie Lor | J: Luke Ferraris (55kg) Bet with Neds Sunday quaddie tips for Sha Tin Sha Tin quadrella selections November 3, 2024 1-3-4-10 1-5-6-7-8-10 1-2-4-8-9-11 1-5-10-11 Horse racing tips View the full article

What Alice Springs Races Where Pioneer Park Racecourse – Stuart Hwy, Connellan NT 0870 When Saturday, November 12, 2024 First Race 1:44pm ACST Visit Dabble The second of three meetings in as many weeks takes place in the Red Centre with 45 horses accepting for the Alice Springs Turf Club’s six-event program on Saturday. It has not rained since October 15, and there’s no rain on the horizon with sunny conditions and a top temperature of 39C the forecast. It will certainly be a dry dirt surface at Pioneer Park and the rail will be in the true position. BEST BET: Magic Defense Magic Defense might be stepping up in distance in the Red Centre, but the four-year-old mare was placed on five occasions from 1400-1600m in Victoria when aligned with former trainer Jerome Hunter. The daughter of National Defense has had two starts for two wins for Kerry Petrick over 1100m and 1200m, and on each occasion she sat just off the speed before winding up in the home straight. Dropping 1.5kg also enhances her hopes with Paul Denton on board from barrier two. Best Bet Race 5 – #4 Magic Defense (2) 4yo Mare | T: Kerry Petrick | J: Paul Denton (56.5kg) Bet with Bet365 NEXT BEST BET: Talent Quest Talent Quest returned to action in July and managed to string together three straight wins before a couple of unlucky runs in recent times. He was caught three deep after sharing the early lead on September 29 before fading to finish third over 1200m (0-64). The son of Your Song began well and once again forced wide over 1100m (0-70) on October 6, the six-year-old gelding settled off the speed before making up ground in the home straight to finish third. Talent Quest can bounce back if he can find a good spot early without chewing up a lot of petrol. Next Best Race 4 – #1 Talent Quest (7) 6yo Gelding | T: Will Savage | J: Jessica Booth (a3) (59.5kg) Bet with Neds BEST VALUE: Travanti Despite opening at $8 with horse racing bookmakers, Travanti is aiming for three straight wins after two wins over 1200m. Returning after almost three months in the paddock, the eight-year-old gelding has produced a strong turn of foot to score and a repeat effort on Saturday, despite needing to carry an extra 3kg this weekend, should see Travanti fight out the finish. Best Value Race 2 – #1 Travanti (7) 8yo Gelding | T: Kevin Lamprecht | J: Ianish Luximon (60kg) Bet with PlayUp Saturday Alice Springs quaddie selections Alice Springs quadrella selections Saturday, November 2, 2024 1-3-4-7-8 1-2-4 1-2-4 2-4 Horse racing tips
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BloodHorse's Sean Collins takes you trackside at Del Mar Oct. 31 as contenders train for the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships.View the full article

HISA has recommended Turf Paradise and the Arizona Department of Gaming delay the start of the upcoming meet at Turf Paradise and cease training and racing until adjustments and preparations have been made and the main track has been retested.View the full article

Isivunguvungu and Beach Bomb are looking to become the first South African horses to win a Breeders' Cup race. Both their original trainers are on hand to watch their Nov. 2 runs at Del Mar with current trainer Graham Motion.View the full article

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has recommended a delay to the start of the racing season at Turf Paradise due to concerns about the safety of the track surface. A HISA statement released Thursday evening read, “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 post HISA Calls for Delay to Start of Turf Paradise Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Everyone loves the racing at Kakoura’s iconic South Bay race course. So to celebrate the annual Marlborough Anniversary meetings there on Sunday and Monday we have produced a liftout with stories, selections and fields. To see the liftout click here View the full article

Now a stallion, Mage is already having a powerful impact on the lives of Ramiro Restrepo, the bloodstock agent who fell in love with him and bought him, and the father-son combo of Gustavo Delgado and Gustavo Delgado Jr. who trained him.View the full article

Trent Busuttin believes the stars have aligned in his quest for a second Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) title at Flemington. The expatriate New Zealand horseman prepared Sangster (NZ) (Savabeel) to win the Blue Riband staying feature in 2011, and a case of déjà vu beckons on Saturday with another Kiwi-bred contender in Keeneland (NZ) (Almanzor). There are an uncanny number of similarities between the pair, serving to boost confidence around the successful Cranbourne stable Busuttin operates with Natalie Young. “We’ve got the same ownership group, the same colours, the same jockey and I think if the emergencies don’t get a run, then we’ll jump from the same barrier,” he said. Long-time client Tommy Heptinstall was involved with Sangster and his silks will again be donned by the now Hong Kong-based Hugh Bowman on Saturday. “Hugh had been watching the horse and got in touch with Tommy after his last run at Caulfield,” Busuttin said. “I think Keeneland is a great chance, he can win the race for sure. “He’s had a trouble-free preparation and he’s got the right profile. The track will be firm which will suit him, I can’t see it being wet.” Out of a mare by Sangster’s sire Savabeel, Keeneland was a minor placegetter in his first two appearance before he broke his maiden at Benalla in early September. He then bridged the gap to black type company to win the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) on a good track at Flemington before finishing third in the Gr.3 Caulfield Classic (2000m) on soft going. “Sangster got beaten in the Caulfield Classic and so did this horse,” Busuttin said. “Surprisingly, with his pedigree Keeneland didn’t enjoy the cut out of the ground the other day. “He sat outside the leader and got beaten on his merits and is simply a genuine tempo horse so the 2500m at Flemington won’t be a crawl. “We will certainly be happy to see a good, solid tempo and I imagine that is what we’ll get.” Keeneland is a son of Almanzor, who sired 2022 Derby winner Manzoice, and was purchased out of Kiltannon Stables’ draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $80,000 with Heptinstall, Busuttin Racing and Andrew Campbell Bloodstock signing the ticket. “The Almanzors are great staying horses and doing a good job so we’re certainly happy to see our bloke at the 2500m,” Busuttin said. View the full article

Dual Group One-winning mare La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) bypassed the spring features this season, and looking to the summer period, Katrina and Simon Alexander are excited to get their star mare back on track at Tauranga on Saturday. Now a six-year-old, La Crique has had just 20 starts, with eight of those coming in her highly successful three-year-old term. Since then, the Alexanders have navigated a series of hoof issues with the mare, and despite this, she has still managed to pick up the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and Gr.1 Otaki-Māori WFA Classic (1600m). Another interrupted campaign last season finished on a deserved high when La Crique won the A$500,000 Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm in June, and following the race, she enjoyed the warmer climes of Queensland. “She’s going really well, she had a spell in Queensland after racing and went into pre-training there, so she got a good base of fitness,” Katrina Alexander said. “She’s come back here and it’s quite nice to have her on the backburner for a little bit, keeping her strong. “It was a conscious decision (to miss the spring), also aided by the fact that we had a mucked-up prep last season and she ended up going over to Brisbane later in the carnival than we had intended, which therefore put her back for her spelling period. “Getting her ready for the spring, both here or in Australia, was never logistically going to be the best thing for her. “We were also very conscious of the fact that we didn’t want her going around on wet training surfaces, she cops a wet track but getting her ready to race in the winter months has been the hardest thing in the past. “I’m pleased to say at this stage that we don’t have any issues with her, she’s coming along very happily and is a fit and well horse.” The daughter of Vadamos will line-up as a clear top-weight in the Financial Services 1300 on Saturday, carrying 60.5kg with Ngakau Hailey’s three-kilogram claim. “She had an exhibition gallop at Ellerslie, albeit just a fairly casual one, and has worked well since then,” Alexander said. “She’s more than ready to have a step out, we’re going in without a trial this time which we haven’t done before. We pinpointed this race thinking that there wouldn’t be a big field, which traditionally it hasn’t been, but with the abandonment at Te Rapa, a lot of the open class horses have transferred over to this race. “She has drawn well (2) and probably does need to go around, we were always conscious of the fact that she was going to carry a bit of weight. So, there is a couple of factors with a do we or don’t we, but at this stage, she will be lining up. “She’s lost a little bit of her barrier brilliance, I do put that down to the foot issues she’s had. She just takes that little bit longer to warm up in the running, so it will be very interesting to see her in a very fresh state in how she goes about things on Saturday, also with Ngakau who has never ridden her before. “We don’t want to knock the stuffing out of her in the run, she’s got a nice draw if she can use it well and not have to do too much.” Beyond the weekend’s assignment, La Crique will be set for the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) on November 23, with the Champion Middle-Distance Series races then on the radar. “She’ll go straight into the Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders, then we’ve got a couple of races earmarked for her prior to Christmas,” Alexander said. “As we know with horses of this age, and when they have had a few issues, it’s very much race by race, but it’s lucrative for her if she can take part in some of these middle-distance series races with the bonuses up. Those are the types of races we will be looking at for her this side of Christmas.” A trip back to Australia is also a possibility for La Crique, with Alexander indicating she would likely only compete at distances beyond a mile. “She’ll let us know, we’ve seen her perform here up to a mile and because of her issues, we’ve never really got up beyond that 2000m mark terribly often,” she said. “We are conscious that if and when we go back to Australia, we need to be up over that distance to be competitive. The sprinter-milers are too strong and powerful for her now, and we’re usually going at a time of her prep when she’s a bit seasoned and is looking for further. “It’ll be quite exciting to see her get over further distance.” Joining La Crique at the Tauranga meeting is promising stayer Si Exquis (NZ) (Vadamos), who is looking to continue a string of consistent performances this campaign in the Bayleys Mount Maunganui 2100. After breaking her maiden over a mile at Hawera, she stepped up in distance with plenty of merit to finish a half-length off A Mandarin last start. “I thought it was a very brave effort at Pukekohe, it was a big jump up from a mile to 2200m that day on a fairly quick turnaround,” Alexander said. “It was more driven by what racing was available for her because she is a lovely staying mare in the making, and we were looking to get up over ground. “She’s trained on really nicely since, she’s got a horrible draw and we’re still in two minds to how we deal with that, which we will discuss with Kelly (Myers, jockey). I’m very happy with her, she’s well-suited at that distance and probably needs more mileage, she’s getting fitter all the time. “I’m quite excited to see her progress, we do think she’s a nice cups horse in the making.” View the full article

Apprentice jockey Jessica Booth will be riding in Launceston, Alice Springs, Ballarat and Darwin between Friday and Tuesday. Victorian apprentice Jessica Booth is yet another interstate rider bound for the Northern Territory. The 24-year-old from Wangaratta debuts in Alice Springs on Saturday and in Darwin on Melbourne Cup Day. Hannah Le Blanc, a fellow Victorian apprentice, has ridden at both venues of late but won’t feature at Alice Springs, as she is heading to Traralgon. Le Blanc and Booth are good friends, with both riding at Launceston on Friday. “Hannah put me in touch with her manager Sam Murray, who then spoke to my manager Peter Meilak,” Booth said. “I spoke to my manager, Hannah’s manager, my master Chris Ledger, Hannah and my partner and it seemed like a good idea. “If you’ve been promised a full book of rides, especially at this time of year when it’s very competitive, you can’t really say no and I enjoy riding at new tracks and going interstate. “I’d rather be on the plane than be in the car for six hours.” Booth originally had six rides at Pioneer Park on Saturday, but it’s now five following a scratching. It could prove a successful trip, as she will partner the Will Savage-trained Talent Quest in a 0-64 affair over 1000m. The six-year-old gelding won three straight before finishing third in his past two starts, and with 56.5kg due to Booth’s 3kg claim, he is a genuine contender. Savage’s Only The Best, set to run over 1200m in 0-66 grade, is Booth’s other best hope. Booth, who also attends apprentice school in Melbourne, will ride in Darwin on Tuesday, but not before returning to Victoria to ride at Ballarat on Monday. “Darwin just lumped in with Alice Springs, I don’t know who I’m riding as acceptances don’t come out until Friday,” she said. “There’s actually a Wangaratta meeting on Tuesday. “With six rides in Darwin compared to only a couple of rides in Wangaratta, I’d rather go up there and give it a crack. “Hannah told me a little about the horses and what the Alice Springs track is like – I’ll have a bit of a look around when I get there.” Debuting at Werribee in July last year, Booth boasts eight wins and 30 minor placings from 275 starts. “I rode mostly in Victoria in the early days, then I started going over the border to NSW,” she said. “The opportunity to go to Tassie came up and I’ve really enjoyed that, so I have been thinking that it would be nice to ride in other states as well and see what that’s like. “I’m looking forward to riding in Melbourne one day.” Horse racing news View the full article

Richard Rigney will be betting an exacta box on the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1): Jonathan's Way and Chancer McPatrick. View the full article

DEL MAR, California–In Saturday's GI Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar, the Europeans come to town riding a five-year win streak having taken the hardware and the bragging rights with thanks. Yet, lest we forget that this is horse racing on the turf and that means even the most deserving favorites can be vulnerable. To put it in sports betting terms, the Filly & Mare Turf could be deemed what we call a 'trap game' in the business. That means a seemingly stronger opponent underestimates their adversary and is not as prepared as they might think. In other words, they lose. Dethroning this European locomotion and trapping her opponent is the goal for Hang the Moon (Uncle Mo) and her rider Kazushi Kimura, who clearly represents the home team of Southern California after putting together wins in the GII John C. Mabee Stakes at the seaside oval Sept. 7 and last out in the GII Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita Oct. 5, which clinched the trip to Del Mar. Some might think that the filly trained by Phil D'Amato has her work cut out her against a field which includes the likes of European imports like GISW Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal) and G1SW Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), plus one of the best North American female distance grass horses in MGISW War Like Goddess (English Channel). Hang the Moon wins the Rodeo Drive at Santa Anita Park | Benoit Photo Perhaps Hang the Moon will float upward from her initial morning-line offering price of 10-1, which would cement her underdog status, but that does not concern D'Amato one iota. “Hang the Moon came to us this year as a 4-year-old from Mike Stidham and he did such a great job preparing her,” said D'Amato. “She's scopey and professional and it's been fun watching her continue to develop. I think the owners with CJ have enjoyed the ride and we are looking forward to her competing on a course and at a distance that suits her so well. We have a ton of confidence in what she can do.” The “CJ” mentioned by Hang the Moon's trainer is CJ Thoroughbreds, which is a partnership group helmed by Corey Johnsen, his son CJ Johnsen and Mike Renfro. The company regularly attends the sales and each year purchases a batch of yearlings with the intent on making the races. “We have a group of investors who regularly support CJ Thoroughbreds, but no one pays for any additional expenses until the horse reaches 3-years-old,” said Renfro. “We have input from great bloodstock agents like Alistair Roden and Marette Farrell. Alistair is the one who picked out Hang the Moon for us at Keeneland September. Everyone in on this horse speaks the language of horse racing, loves the competition and they all have backgrounds in sports or business or both.” Among the investors in the $200,000 Keeneland buy are Texans like Chief Stipe Scharbauer, who owns Valor Farm outside of Dallas, and Lee Lewis, who heads a construction company in the Lone Star State and also owns GSW Gun Song (Gun Runner). Louisville native Mike Schnell came on board, as did Mike Carter of Dallas, FanDuel TV's Mike Joyce joined in and so did Kentucky State Senator Damon Thayer, along with several others who made contributions. The team behind Hang the Moon also includes Ben Bishop, a former NHL goaltender who is now the director of player development for the Dallas Stars, and his father. Renfro wanted to add one more “player” to the Hang the Moon starting lineup, so he reached out to one of his old coaches from his football days. Wade Phillips | Scott Halleran/Getty Images As a native Texan, Renfro had a long career in the NFL playing for both the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys. His Oiler head coach was legend Bum Phillips, whose son Wade served as the team's defensive line coach from 1977 to 1980. Wade Phillips has been around the best in the game as a defensive guru having coached the likes of Reggie White, Bruce Smith, DeMarcus Ware and J.J. Watt, just to name a few. Renfro knew having Phillips on board would be fun. “Coach Phillips is one of my all-time favorites in the sports world,” said Renfro. “He knows what it takes to win and there is something about having someone intimately connected to a pro sport as a racehorse owner. They just come in understanding what it's like to be at this kind of level.” Phillips's father loved horses, especially the cutting type, and he owned a ranch in Texas. His love of the racetrack was something he imparted to his son Wade. “My Dad loved to go down to the paddock and watch the horses. When he was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints and I was on his staff we were stuck for something like four hours before the plane was going to leave, and he took the whole team to the racetrack. Most guys had never seen the kind of athletes these Thoroughbreds were, but you could tell they got it and admired their ability. It was athletes understanding athletes.” Just like former NFL head coach Bill Parcells, who also led the Dallas Cowboys at one point and loves Thoroughbreds, Phillips knows all too well what champions look like who are on the make. He knows what it takes to train and prepare, so in a manner of speaking it is easy for him to understand what it means to compete at the Breeders' Cup. “This is the top of the sport and it's called a world championship for a reason,” Phillips said. “I am not talking about a national title, this is bigger and it means so much to have a horse running. I've always been excited by opportunities to compete against the best no matter what the odds were.” When asked about some of his favorite memories when it comes to winning trap games, the former NFL coach had all sorts to choose from. Hang the Moon wins the John C. Mabee at Del Mar | Benoit “When I played in college at the University of Houston, we beat the number one team in the nation in Michigan State to start the season while being unranked,” he said. “And when I coached in 1975 at Kansas we went into Norman and beat a University of Oklahoma team that had won 37 games in a row. The [Denver] Bronco Super Bowl we won in 2016 was special too because don't forget that Carolina [Panthers] had scored like 40 points in each of their playoff wins coming in. We beat them 24-10 and our defensive play was great.” Phillips said that underestimating opponents and not realizing the power of an underdog can always be a mistake. The trap games he played and coached makes him think that horse racing is no different. “Hang the Moon loves to come late and I can't wait to see her in-person at Del Mar,” Phillips said. “I will be making the trip and I am not going to miss this one.” Will the Europeans repeat? “We'll see, you never underestimate a talented athlete,” he said. “Anything can happen.” That kind of sports mentality that Phillips talked about when you are approaching a big race like the Filly & Mare Turf is exactly what the CJ ownership group enjoys. D'Amato is also optimistic about Hang the Moon's chances against some top-flight turf horses. “I love getting horses like Hang the Moon because it is like getting a free agent and signing them to a long-term deal,” D'Amato said. “Mike Renfro and CJ Thoroughbreds put together a great team and working with people connected to sports ends up being a great set of relationships because they understand the highs and lows. Competition is competition, no matter where you find it.” To the CJ Thoroughbred owners of Hang the Moon, a trap game on Saturday at the Breeders' Cup is one that they are ready to see kick. The post With Hang The Moon, Coach Phillips And Co. Play Trap Game At Breeders’ Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Who do you like? TDN's Senior Editor Steve Sherack makes his picks for Breeders' Cup Friday at Del Mar. Race 7: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies–#4 La Cara (12-1) Pocahontas winner La Cara continues to improve with experience for trainer Mark Casse, and if her pedigree is any indicator (she's bred on the same Street Sense x Bernardini cross as Maxfield), another move forward could be coming in this two-turn debut. Her versatile running style adds to her appeal. Will also be using the maiden of two starts Snowyte, who was featured in our 'Second Chances' series. The price will be right on both. Race 8: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf–#7 Thought Process (5-2) This may be my strongest opinion of the weekend. I love Thought Process here. She has the homecourt advantage over the Euros and has looked sensational in all three of her wins for trainer Phil D'Amato on grass, including a pair of victories over this same turf course. Can lead them or sit right off beneath Hector Berrios. Race 9: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile–#1 East Avenue (5-2) East Avenue has looked like the real deal in his two career starts for trainer Brendan Walsh, led by a daylight win in the Breeders' Futurity, and has lived up to his reputation (and maybe more) during training hours since arriving in Del Mar. Has the rail and speed, but will be fine if someone else is more aggressive early. Can't wait to see him run. The post Selections for Breeders’ Cup Friday at Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The owners of seven Thoroughbreds killed or injured in a Mar. 25, 2024, accident on the Bluegrass Parkway when a trailer driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and careened off the road while en route from Fair Grounds to Keeneland are suing the equine transport company and the driver in federal court, seeking “not less than” $3 million in compensatory damages and a separate amount in punitive damages that the plaintiffs want decided at a trial. The collective owners of the three horses that perished and the four that were hurt–all from the barn of trainer Eddie Kenneally–stated in their complaint that the lawsuit “arises from the negligence, fraud and gross breaches and derelictions” of the defendants, Creech Horse Transportation, Inc. (a Missouri corporation with an office in Kentucky) and its employee driver, Guy Landmeier. The complaint, which was filed Sept. 30 in a Kentucky state court but was removed to United States District Court (Western District of Kentucky at Louisville) Oct. 24 because it is a civil action against an interstate motor carrier involving a controversy exceeding $10,000, alleges that Landmeier had been driving for more than 11 hours at the time of the accident; that he had not taken a required 10-consecutive-hour break before his shift, and that Creech management had “impliedly and explicitly represented” that the shipping would be shared by two drivers who would be following all relevant rules and laws. “Creech Horse Transportation knew or should have known that Landmeier had exceeded his permittable working hours [and] was fatigued and was unable to complete the trip in a safe manner,” the complaint stated. In an Oct. 25 answer to the complaint, the defendants denied “any acts of deceit, oppression, malice, fraud and/or gross negligence.” Creech and Landmeier stated in their legal filing that, “the damages alleged in the complaint may be the direct and proximate result of superseding and/or intervening causes over which Defendants had no responsibility or control.” The defendants also stated in their answer that the plaintiffs “were knowledgeable shippers of Thoroughbred horses” and that they allegedly “were or should have been aware of time limits for filing claims and liability limitations for carriers,” which are common equine industry contract terms for the shipping of horses. Creech and Landmeier stated that in this instance, the plaintiffs allegedly agreed to shipping terms “limiting liability to $5,000 per horse in exchange for a reduced charge for providing transport services.” The owners of the seven horses–TSF Thoroughbred Racing, LLC; Insuraclaim, Inc.; Eddie Kenneally; Valerio Bloodstock Management, LLC; Showdown Kings II, LLC; Shaun McCarthy; Castleton Lyons, Inc.; Chief Stipe Arnold; Eric Kenneally; Kenneally Racing Stable, LLC, and Orpen Horses, LLC, (doing business as Double O Racing)–claim their damage calculations are based on losses from the equine deaths, the injuries and veterinary bills for the surviving horses, lost earnings from the inability to race, and personal pain and suffering. The defendants, in response, stated in their answer that they want “judgment in their favor and [to] be awarded costs of suit, including attorney fees, as set forth in [the] bill of lading and terms and conditions of shipment.” According to a social media post from the Bardstown Fire Department that TDN initially reported on the day of the accident seven months ago, when rescue units arrived on the scene of the 4:49 a.m. crash, “they found a tractor trailer on an embankment. The trailer, carrying Thoroughbreds, became dislodged from the king pin and ripped the cab of the truck from the frame. “Crews extricated the driver from the vehicle in about 30 minutes,” the fire department stated. “The driver was flown to University of Louisville Hospital. Anderson County large animal rescue was dispatched to assist with the removal of the Thoroughbreds from the trailer. Removal of the Thoroughbreds took approximately four hours.” The Bardstown Police Department's report–which was not available in the immediate aftermath of the accident, but was attached to the lawsuit as an exhibit–cited “fatigue, fell asleep, inattention” under the section listing “human factors” that allegedly contributed to the crash. The post Owners of Horses Killed, Injured in Bluegrass Pkwy Accident Sue Van Company, Driver for $3 Million appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A year ago, a then-record nine runners from Japan participated in the Breeders' Cup. But rather than incremental change, Japanese connections have kicked in the proverbial door this year at Del Mar with 19 contenders making the trip. View the full article

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Fukushima and Tokyo Racecourses. Sunday's horses of interest will appear in Saturday's TDN: Saturday, November 2, 2024 1st-FKS, ¥10,480,000 ($69k), Maiden, 2yo, 1700m CHUWA CHIEF (c, 2, Tom's d'Etat–Figure, by Overanalyze) gave an excellent account of himself on Chukyo debut Sept. 7, outrunning odds of 10-1 to fill out the exacta, beaten 3 1/2 lengths going nine furlongs. A $60,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $190,000 OBS March juvenile, the Mar. 12 foal is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to Grade III winner Ben's Duchess (Munnings). The extended female family includes GI Hollywood Derby hero Vergennes (Dynaformer). B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY) 2nd-TOK, ¥10,480,000 ($69k), Maiden, 2yo, 1600m ERIKA MAYURI (JPN) (f, 2, Quality Road–Brave Anna, by War Front) split horses to lead inside the final furlong of her course-and-distance debut only to get tagged on the wire at a well-backed 22-5. Brave Anna, the highweight 2-year-old filly in Europe after taking out the 2016 G1 Cheveley Park Stakes, was purchased by Masahiro Miki with this filly in utero for $3 million at Fasig-Tipton November in 2021. The mare is a daughter of Irish Group 3 winner Liscanna (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), whose seven additional winners includes 2015 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Hit It a Bomb (War Front) and dual Group 1 winner Opera Singer (Justify), and the family also includes Group 2-placed dam of GISP Grafton Street (War Front). B-EM Planning LLC The post Quality Road Daughter of Brave Anna Looks To Go One Better at Tokyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In the lead up to this year's Breeders' and Melbourne Cups, PET and CT units have been at the crux of dashed dreams, with several horses scratched from these contests due to unsatisfactory PET and CT scans. But how do veterinarians decide what's satisfactory and what isn't? It's in the last few years these technologies have emerged at the cutting edge of efforts to determine the root cause of subtle lameness in racehorses. This period has proven a fast learning curve for diagnosticians–just ask Ryan Carpenter, a SoCal-based vet who has been instrumental in solidifying PET as an invaluable diagnostic tool in the region. Here, Carpenter discusses these technologies, what they illustrate and the sorts of factors regulatory veterinarians must juggle when reading a PET or CT scan. TDN: In a nutshell, can you explain what do PET and CT scans do and show? RC: A PET scan is basically a more sensitive bone scan than nuclear scintigraphy. What we see with PET scans are areas of bone inflammation, of bone turnover. And we know that those areas are often associated with pre-fracture. Basically, what we're looking for are hot spots, locations–like a hot sesamoid bone or a hot area on the fetlock–where we know that if you continue to train that horse, that'll likely lead to a condylar or a sesamoid bone fracture. [A CT unit uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body] TDN: How do they compare to some of the more established diagnostic tools, like X-ray and nuclear scintigraphy? RC: PET and CT are obviously much newer than nuclear scintigraphy and radiographs. They're also more detailed and more sensitive–you can see smaller, more fine-tuned changes. Basically, while nuclear scintigraphy and radiography are highly useful and beneficial, they don't have the level of precision that a CT or a PET scan would have. TDN: What are some of the things regulatory vets need to grapple with when they're looking at a PET or CT scan, and suspect they're seeing something of potential concern? RC: You always want to use your diagnostic imaging with your clinical exam. That's what they're doing. I don't think anybody is just randomly picking things to PET scan or CT scan–there's usually a clinical suspicion or indication to do so. For example, if you were looking at a horse and it may be a little short-strided on the right front, maybe there's a little soreness to flex in the ankle. Maybe it just looks a little different than the left. So, you want more information. Oftentimes in that case, a radiograph isn't going to be highly useful because it's oftentimes going to be what we consider clean. We know that, in order for radiographs to be useful, there actually has to be something broken. So, you have to see a chip fracture, or you have to see a condylar fracture. You're not going to pick up the subtle changes. That's where things like PET scan and CT can come in because they can look beyond what a radiograph can see, provide you with a lot more information. TDN: How do factors like age, racing history play into the reading of a PET or CT scan? RC: I think history plays an important role. We know some things–i.e. diseases or pathology or fractures–occur more commonly in some horses than in others, different ages and training styles. If you have a 2-year-old, a 2-year-old is often going to have different diseases and problems than what a 3- or 4-year-old will have. Again, you're just trying to put all the information together so that you can make a more accurate diagnosis. TDN: In an ideal world, therefore, would it be helpful for a regulatory vet to have a series of these scans over a period, so they have a historical record of a horse's limbs, see what's normal bone remodeling in that horse, what's not? RC: Sequential imaging is extremely important because obviously [with one lone scan], you're just getting a snapshot in time. If you had the ability to monitor or track changes, then I think you would be able to make more accurate diagnoses. We're trying to be risk-adverse. If are some things that we know just shouldn't be there–for example, if there's uptake on the sesamoid bone–it's hard to, without sequential studies, be able to predict where we're at, how close we are to breaking, how close we are for it to fracture. We can't necessarily predict that. We often use the level of intensity on a PET scan to determine what's more severe than less. But if you had a spot that hasn't changed in the last three PET scans over the last four or five months, then I think you could have some level of confidence that, if it's not in a particular location, that might just be this horse and he's handling it fine as long as his clinical exam looks good. But also, if you examine this horse and that spot is intensifying over the course of time and changing, then you're going to be more concerned because you're going to worry that this horse is getting closer to it fracturing. There have been some horses that I've followed along that I've been able to stop at the right time because I have sequential imaging to know that the disease is progressing or not. We once looked at imaging like a PET scan as good for a short period of time. But as we've done these sequential studies, if you have a clean PET scan, you can feel very confident for the next four, six, eight weeks that you're not going to have a problem. We always have thought that some of these problems occur relatively quickly. But as we've learned and understood bone pathology more, they actually occur relatively slowly over time. They just might not be clinically apparent initially. And so, that's where it's helpful to have sequential imaging to help understand where you're at in the disease process. The post Ryan Carpenter Q&A On PET And CT: “Trying to Put all Information Together appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a son of Attraction (GB) (Efisio {GB}). 12.35 Newmarket, Mdn, €8,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT Wathnan Racing's hitherto unraced MAGNETITE (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a 575,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate, is a son of five-time Group 1 winner Attraction (GB) (Efisio {GB}) and thus a full-brother to G1 Juddmonte International third and dual Group-winning sire Elarqam (GB). The Ralph Beckett trainee is opposed by a cast of 15 headed by TBT Racing's Noble Champion (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), who is an unraced 500,000gns Book 1 half-brother to multiple Group-winning G1 Prix d'Ispahan third Pogo (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}), from the Ed Walker stable. 14.17 Newmarket, Nov, €10,000, 2yo, 6fT Rabbah Racing's JOLLY ROGER (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is out of G2 Lowther Stakes victrix and G1 Coronation Stakes runner-up Threading (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}). The Roger Varian-trained newcomer encounters 11 rivals in this debut. The post Son Of Attraction On Deck For HQ Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

DEL MAR, CA — It's showtime. Featuring 14 Grade I races worth more than $34 million in purses, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, with an emphasis on World, return to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club for a third time, beginning with the 'Future Stars Friday' program. Ideal conditions with sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 60s are expected. A total of 179 horses were entered for the two-day Championships, including a record 67 international participants from nine different countries as well as three previous winners. A stacked renewal of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile–featuring unbeaten 'TDN Rising Stars' East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) and Jonathan's Way (Vekoma)–will get the party started along with four other top-level events for 2-year-olds on Friday. In addition to East Avenue, Godolphin will also be very well-represented by the unbeaten MGISW Immersive (Nyquist) in the female equivalent. The Aidan O'Brien-trained 'TDN Rising Star' Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will meet horse-for-course Thought Process (Collected) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. New Century (GB) (Kameko) is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and the two-for-two Japanese invader Ecoro Sieg (Twirling Candy) was given the nod at 7-2 in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. Considered by O'Brien as the best horse that he's ever trained–now that's a scary thought, isn't it?–G1 Epsom Derby winner and 'TDN Rising Star' City of Troy (Justify) will make his highly anticipated dirt debut in Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Classic. He'll square off versus last year's Juvenile winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) in the $7-million centerpiece. There's plenty of star power before and after the Classic, too. 'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) will be heavily favored to add to a magical year for Ken McPeek in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. Earlier this spring, McPeek became the first trainer since Ben Jones (1952) to pull of the GI Kentucky Oaks-GI Kentucky Derby double. The 'fastest horse in the world' Cogburn (Not This Time) will look to conclude a perfect season in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. A stallion share in the future WinStar Farm resident brought $475,000 from Richard and Connie Snyder at Wednesday evening's inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale. The overflow field also attracted last year's Juvenile Sprint winner Big Evs (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}). Other Saturday headliners include: 'TDN Rising Star' Ways and Means (Practical Joke) (F/M Sprint); Federal Judge (Army Mule) and Mullikin (Violence) (Sprint); Domestic Product (Practical Joke) (Dirt Mile); Johannes (Nyquist) and Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio) (Mile); 2022 GI Breeders' Cup Turf winner Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) (Turf); and Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal) and War Like Goddess (English Channel) (F/M Turf). The Breeders' Cup will be televised live on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and FanDuel TV. For wall-to-wall coverage of all 14 Championship races, click here for Friday's preview edition and click here for Saturday's preview edition. The post Breeders’ Cup Weekend is Here! appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Muhaarar (GB) will remain at €14,000 next year, as Haras du Petit Tellier released its 2025 roster and fees on Thursday evening, Jour de Galop reported. The son of Oasis Dream (GB), who was standing his first season at the stud, has a pair of Group 1 winners to his credit including French Classic hero Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire). After covering 114 mares this year and siring 11 stakes horses worldwide, he is joined once again on the 2025 roster by group sire The Grey Gatsby (Ire) at €12,000 and Recoletos (Fr) at €4,000. The post Haras Du Petit Tellier Releases 2025 Roster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Kevin Attard already knows it will be difficult, going back home to his barn at Woodbine and seeing an empty stall where stable star Moira (Ghostzapper) has been a steady presence for the past four years. The Canadian Horse of the Year and millionaire will perform in what will likely be her last dance in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf on Saturday before she goes through the ring on Nov. 4 at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale. “This is probably one of the hardest things I've done in my life,” Attard admitted as he looked ahead to next week. “You spend so much time with these horses that you bond with them. When I see her go through that sales ring and know chances are that she's not coming home, I mean I don't even know how to explain it. It's going to be hard.” Attard has always said that one of Moira's best qualities is her ability to put her game face on, so for now Attard plans to do the same. While this weekend at Del Mar will be bittersweet, Attard said he is focusing on looking toward the race at hand and celebrating a horse that has shown up for just about every race of her career. Scouted out by Donato Lanni and purchased for his X-Men Racing syndicate, Moira arrived at Attard's barn in the spring of her 2-year-old year. Right away, Attard saw promise in the daughter of Ghostzapper and was confident enough to send her to the Princess Elizabeth Stakes for her debut that fall. The Ontario-bred won by over four lengths and from there, never raced in anything other than stakes races for the duration of her career. During her sophomore season, Moira reeled off back-to-back wins in the Woodbine Oaks, where she dominated by nearly 11 lengths, and then the Queen's Plate, where she defeated males and established a track record in the mile and quarter contest. On her way to earning Canadian Horse of the Year honors, she capped off the season with a fast-closing fifth in the 2022 GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Moira showed consistency throughout her campaign last year when she placed in all six of her graded stakes starts, including a win in the GII Canadian Stakes and a third-place finish back at the Breeders' Cup behind eventual Eclipse Champion Turf Female Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). “I'd have to think, quality-wise, that her best race was in last year's Breeders' Cup,” said Attard. “It just speaks volumes to the quality and caliber of horse that she is. She wasn't that far behind two of the best turf fillies in the world.” Moira has again stamped herself as a leader in the division this year at five. Campaigned by Madaket Stables, SF Racing and X-Men Racing, she was second in the GI Diana Stakes behind Whitebeam (GB) (Caravaggio) and then battled Grade I victress Fed Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) to get the win in the GII Beverley D. Stakes. “I thought her race in the Beverley D. was better than it looks on paper,” explained Attard. “It was a paceless race really and she had to fight a multiple grade one winner down the stretch to prevail.” Moira gets the win in the 2024 GII Beverly D. Stakes | Coady Media Then in the GI E.P. Taylor Stakes, Moira had to settle for a closing second behind stablemate Full Count Felicia (War Front) when the winner opened up by nearly 20 lengths early and never looked back. “It was basically two races in the sense that the winner just opened up on the field and she was in a race of her own and Moira was in that second pack of horses,” Attard reflected. “She tried very determinedly catch the winner, but it just was too much ground to make up.” Next up, Moira will return for her third appearance in the Breeders' Cup. After drawing post ten, Attard has high hopes that the third time can be the charm for his star filly. Moira gives Attard his first Queen's Plate victory | Michael Burns “She's been training really well.” he said. “Everything has kind of gone according to plan this season, so we're very excited to be here at Del Mar with her this year. It's very special to see her [in the Breeders' Cup] for a third time. It speaks volumes to the quality and caliber of horse she is. Her first year she was fifth. Last season she ran third. So hopefully history sort of repeats itself and we can do two better this year and find ourselves in the winner's circle.” Moira's stablemate and rival Full Count Felicia, who is owned by Gold Square LLC, will join her in the starting gate for the Filly and Mare Turf and will also be selling next week at Fasig-Tipton. On the Night of the Stars, Moira will sell as Hip 293 with Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. “Moira's resume is remarkable,” said Fasig-Tipton's Boyd Browning. “She has already accomplished everything in the world that you could ask for a horse with the things that she's been able to achieve on the racetrack to date and hopefully there's one more chapter to be written.” “The thing about Moira that is so intriguing to me is her pedigree,” he continued. “Ghostzapper is a tremendous influence in pedigrees in the United States and around the world. He's the broodmare sire of two remarkable horses in Justify and Up To The Mark. We've seen Ghostzapper's influence as a sire not only with a horse like Moira but with last year's Breeders' Cup heroine and co-[Fasig-Tipton November] sales topper Goodnight Olive. He continues to produce offspring at the very highest level and Moira is out of an Unbridled's Song mare, so it's really the best of the best.” Moira's dam Devine Aida, a Grade II-placed multiple stakes winner, has had three winners from as many to race including stakes victor Jungle Cry (Animal Kingdom). “Moira has just been a model of consistency,” said her consignor, John Sikura of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. “She has now made just under $2 million. She's very feminine, mid-sized and looks like the kind of mare that would be an outstanding mother. She's quality all the way. Femininity with grit, determination and ability.” Attard said that in the barn as well as on the racetrack, Moira has been a pleasure to work with. “In the stall she's pretty straightforward,” he explained. “She just kind of minds her own business. But on race day when the bridle goes on, she turns into a different animal. It's almost like she switches gears and she knows it's game time.” “She's a special horse and she definitely holds a very special place in my heart,” he continued. “She's been such a gem of consistency. 14 times in the money out of 16 starts and a multiple graded stakes winner. It takes a very special horse to show up each and every time and be as consistent as she has been. She has never let us down.” The post One Last Breeders’ Cup Dance for Moira, Then on to Fasig-Tipton appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article