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Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a daughter of a Group 1 winner. 12.32 Newmarket, Mdn, €8,500, 2yo, f, 7fT Normandie Stud's CREPE SUZETTE (IRE) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) is a homebred daughter of G1 Nassau Stakes heroine Sultanina (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and encounters nine in this debut for the John and Thady Gosden yard. Her opposition includes Apple Tree Stud's unraced Blast The Dream (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who is a Roger Varian-trained daughter of G1 Premio Lydia Tesio third Absolute Blast (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). The post Daughter Of Nassau Heroine Sultanina Set For Newmarket Unveiling appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

12-1 shot MAGNUM FORCE (IRE) (c, 2, Mehmas {Ire}–Tropical Rock {GB}, by Fastnet Rock {Aus}) struck first for Europe with an off-the-pace win in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint to get Future Stars Friday going at Del Mar. Stuck running along the rail towards the rear of the field after being outrun at the start, he found a perfect seam up the inside around the turn and into the final furlong, tipped outside of pacesetting American runner Governor Sam (Improbable) and stormed ahead in the final jumps to seal the win for owner Abdulla Al Khalifa and trainer Ger Lyons. Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) came through for second with Governor Sam checking in third in a photo. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 5-2-2-1. O-Abdulla Al Khalifa; B-Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al-Khalifa; T-Ger Lyons. Magnum Force wins the $1 Million #BreedersCup Juvenile Turf Sprint on #FutureStarsFriday at @delmarracing! Congrats to all of the connections! pic.twitter.com/FzkBkrA3PP — Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) November 1, 2024 The post Magnum Force Gets Europe On The Board First In Juvenile Turf Sprint 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 Racing Editor Steve Sherack makes his picks for Breeders' Cup Saturday at Del Mar. Race 4: GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint–#10 Scylla (10-1) Scylla ran a very good second going two turns in Del Mar's GI Clement L. Hirsch, then returned to Bill Mott's Saratoga base and cut back to this distance with another solid second-place finish in the GI Ballerina just three weeks later. She's been freshened since, is drawn nicely on the outside and is more than capable of running a fast enough race to pull off the upset. Will be making a sizeable exacta box with Ways and Means, who is a very deserving favorite. Race 5: GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint–#2 Motorious (GB) (8-1) I really hate backing deep closers in any race–especially turf sprints–but horse-for-course Motorious will likely go off too big of a price for me to stay away. The beaten favorite in last year's Turf Sprint is coming in under the radar for Phil D'Amato. Will be boxing with the most likely winner and very imposing Cogburn. Race 8: GI Breeders' Cup Classic–#13 Newgate (20-1) Newgate has form that makes him a player at a big price for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in this loaded Classic and he has every right to move forward off his very good third in the GI California Crown off the layoff. Fired two visually impressive bullet workouts at Santa Anita for this and made a fantastic impression during training hours at Del Mar this week. Race 12: GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile–#9 Domestic Product (7-2) Domestic Product has really taken it to the next level since turning back in distance and should get another fantastic set up here. Would prefer this to be contested around one turn, but not letting that keep me away. Post Time always shows up and is an interesting option to consider for the gimmicks at double digits. The post Selections for Breeders’ Cup Saturday at Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Longines will continue as the Official Time Partner and Official Watch of the Breeders' Cup World Championships for a renewed multi-year partnership, Breeders' Cup Limited announced Friday. As the presenting sponsor for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf and GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, Longines will continue to award watches to the winning owner, breeder, trainer, and jockey for each of the three centerpiece races on “Championships Saturday” at the World Championships. Longines has been an official Breeders' Cup partner since 2014. “Breeders' Cup is very pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with Longines,” said Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for Breeders' Cup Limited Heather Higgins. “Elegance, tradition, and performance are values that resonate with both the Longines brand and the sport of Thoroughbred racing. We appreciate Longines' commitment to excellence and to the Breeders' Cup World Championships.” The post Longines And Breeders’ Cup To Continue Partnership appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

5th-Churchill Downs, $123,375, Msw, 11-1, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.25, ft, 2 1/4 lengths. SPEED KING (c, 2, Volatile–Athenian Beauty, by Corinthian) defied the betting public's 22-1 odds here with a frontrunning score in this unveiling beneath the Twin Spires. Bumped leaving the gate, but able to recover quickly enough to step forward to set the pace, the grey put space between himself and the field via :22.25 and :45.78 opening fractions. Entering the lane with a 2 1/2-length margin, he greenly but gamely hung on to win despite lingering on his left lead. Kalahari Dreams (Country House) got up to claim second as the 8-5 favorite. Speed King is the most recent to the races for his dam, who has produced one other winner. She has a yearling filly by Cairo Prince to her credit as well as a 2024 filly by Early Voting. She was bred to Caracaro for 2025. Sales history: $85,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $30,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Triton Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Nancy C. Shuford (KY); T-Ron Moquett. Speed King upsets in Race 5 to break his maiden in his first start. @EMoralesRacing was aboard for @RonMoquett pic.twitter.com/ZFFZICflc6 — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) November 1, 2024 The post Volatile’s Speed King Pulls the Upset to Score at First-Asking at Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Running back on her preferred surface, Twirling Queen rocketed to her fourth black-type score in the $201,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes Nov. 1 at Del Mar.View the full article

The European challenge for the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) has suffered another big blow after Diego Velazquez joined Ramatuelle as scratched from Saturday's contest.View the full article

Twin Creeks Racing Stable's CHASING LIBERTY (c, 2, Constitution–Peaceful, by Declaration of War) was among the pre-entries to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, but was three deep on the list of horses that were not selected by the Breeders' Cup seeding panel. The homebred was instead re-routed for Friday's Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes, heretofore a race for dirt marathoners, but switched to something of a consolation event for the Juvenile Turf. Sent off at odds of 34-5 and trying two turns for the first time off a troubled fourth in the 5 1/2-furlong Indian Summer Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 6, Chasing Liberty pounced on leaders from close range in upper stretch and just managed to stave off a late lunge from 12-1 Test Score (Lookin At Lucky) to prevail. Favored Cavallo Bay (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}) was third. Able to get down into the three path after departing gate nine in a scratched-down field, Chasing Liberty traveled nicely in hand and went up to the leading duo three wide at the final corner. Roused to the lead a furlong from home, he kept on well and was saved by the wire, as Test Score–who overcame trouble of his own to graduate on opening day at Keeneland Oct. 4, took a dive at him, but just missed. Chasing Liberty is the 71st worldwide stakes winner for his sire, his 44th in the Northern Hemisphere. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0. O/B-Twin Creeks Racing Stable (KY); T-Rob Atras. CHASING LIBERTY ($15.60) got the jump under @iradortiz and took the $200,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes at @DelMarRacing. The 2-year-old son of Constitution (@WinStarFarm) was trained by Rob Atras. The Pick 6 starts now: https://t.co/BrY4tosRWH pic.twitter.com/FZXdTNi73l — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 1, 2024 The post Constitution’s Chasing Liberty Holds On In TAA Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2024-25 Seddon Shields Trotting Championship Series, which will culminate with a $30,000 final in March, will kick off on Alabar Kaikoura Cup day on Monday, November 4. Targetting R51-70 trotters, the series will be held around the top half of the South Island between November this year and March 2025. It will be known as the Seddon Bob Rochford Memorial Trotting Series after the Kaikoura legend who died suddenly at Westport in March this year. Bob was a well-known harness racing stalwart, a former Kaikoura Trotting Club President and Life Member. It’s the second year that the Trotting series is being run and its format has had some tweaks. Kaikoura is included this year after not being in the inaugural series. There will be 10 heats in the series, starting at Kaikoura and going through to Reefton on March 9, each worth either $15,000, $17,500 or $20,000. Instead of an accrued points system to determine the overall winner, there will be a $30,000 final at Addington on March 21. Conditions include that horses must start in a minimum of four races across the five Seddon Venues. The winner of each programmed Trotting Series race will gain automatic entry into the final, with the remainder of the field made up of the highest point earners over the heats. To see the field for Kaikoura click here Points will be awarded as follows : Automatic entry for 1st 5 points for 2nd 3 points for 3rd 2 points for 4th 1 point for 5th The complete schedule is : November 4 – Kaikoura – $20,000 December 26 and 28 – Westport – $15,000 & $20,000 December 30 – Reefton – $20,000 January 10 and 12 – Nelson – $15,000 and $20,000 January 17 and 19 – Marlborough – $15,000 and $20,000 March 7 – Westport – $17,500 March 9 – Reefton – $17,500 The $30,000 final : March 21 – Addington Last year’s series was won by Boyz Invasion. As top points-scorer he earned a $10,000 bonus for his connections. For more information contact Erin Fox – erinkfox24@gmail.com or Seddon Shields Chair Johnny Reedy – jrreedyjnr@gmail.com View the full article

By Mike Love Racey Krusa has beaten the odds by winning the Rakaia Mid-Week Golfers Mobile Trot at Methven yesterday. The seven-year-old Peak gelding was almost retired about a year ago until owner and breeder Bruce Graham decided to opt for a wind operation. “He had a bit of a rough run there for a while, but we got it corrected about a year ago,” said Graham. “It’s one of those things where we decided to bite the bullet and do it.” “I was pleased when we saw this mile race. Methven has always been very kind to me. We’ve always gone well here.” Graham bred, owned and trained Quality Invasion to win the trotters version of the Green Mile back at Methven in 2012. That time of 1.58.6 has only been superseded in 2017 by Green Mile winner Everybody Knows (1.58.4) who now holds the race record. Racey Krusa began well for trainer and driver Amber Lethaby to secure the one by one position throughout, before being left exposed in the parked position after race favourite Moa Mojito made a mistake. Tackling pacemaker Speeding Spirit at the top of the straight, Lethaby and Racey Krusa gained a short margin in front which they maintained to the line winning by half a length. “The owners deserve that one. They’ve been so patient with him,” said Amber Lethaby. “He does a bit of thinking. So I thought while I had him running I would just keep him running instead of grabbing him up then making him sprint again. It’s a mind game with him.” Racey Krusa’s win was his third which tags along with his 13 placings, while it was the 53rd career victory as a trainer for Lethaby, who also placed with Sweet Glory earlier on the card. Other highlights on the programme included junior driver Riley Harrison recording a race day driving double with Jasprit Trouble for local trainer Michael Heenan, and She’s Tough for Brad Mowbray. View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Champion pacer Leap To Fame will have a travelling mate when he jets over to Auckland tomorrow (Sunday). Trainer Grant Dixon confirmed his underrated four-year-old Aroda will join Leap To Fame on the flight and, hopefully, in Tuesday week’s $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway. Aroda, a former Kiwi who boasts 13 wins from 38 starts and over $240,000, has enjoyed a terrific season. He is right on the borderline for a start in the Cup. The son of Art Major won the Group 2 Redcliffe Gold Cup on June 29 and backed-up a week later to add victory in the Queensland Sun. Aroda followed those big wins with a terrific third to Wisper A Secret and Don Hugo in the Group 1 Rising Sun at Albion Park. Of course, Don Hugo went on to win the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1mil TAB Eureka on September 7. Crucially, Aroda’s Redcliffe Cup win came from a standing-start and over a staying trip of 2613m. He stepped away brilliantly from the stand to lead throughout in that race. “He’s a good stayer, likes the standing start and he’s really pleased us winning his past couple at Albion Park,” Dixon said. “We know it’s a big step-up, but we think he’ll be suited by the race and very competitive. “It’s also a bit of a dream for Greg, his owner (Albion Park chairman Greg Mitchell) to have a runner in an NZ Cup.” Dixon also has the option of leaving Aroda in NZ for the new $200,000 Group 1 Christian Cullen for four-year-old pacers at Addington on December 6. Leap To Fame has thrilled Dixon since his important and impressive Menangle win last Saturday night. It was the win that confirmed he was over a virus which forced him out of the Group 1 Victoria Cup at Melton on October 12. “We were really pleased with the win and he’s done everything right since,” Dixon said. “All going well with the trip across and he’ll go around in the Cup trial at Addington on Wednesday.” View the full article

It was second verse, same as the first for Shadwell's 'TDN Rising Star' Muhimma (Munnings), who put in another exhibition performance beneath the Twin Spires and ran away from her rivals as the 1-5 favorite. Tracking the early leader, she was never truly asked for her best coming off the turn but she made it look easy as jockey Florent Geroux's only task late was to look pretty for the photo. It was a long way back to Liam in the Dust (Liam's Map) in second and Lady Orient (Liam's Map) in third. Sales history: $700,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. O-Shadwell Stable; B-Three Chimneys Farm; T-Brad Cox. #3 Muhimma dominates and stays perfect in R7 at Churchill Downs! Another win on the card for both @flothejock and @bradcoxracing. #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/ClUPRjqIP5 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) November 1, 2024 The post ‘TDN Rising Star’ Muhimma Dominates Again at Churchill Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

6th-Churchill Downs, $118,425, Msw, 11-1, 2yo, 7f, 1:23.88, ft, 3 3/4 lengths. DISCO TIME (c, 2, Not This Time–Disco Chick {MSW & GSP, $735,250}, by Jump Start), who went favored at 2-1 in the final few clicks of the tote, sat a three-wide trip and came away in the final sixteenth of a mile to graduate at first asking Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs. Away alertly from an outside stall for Florent Geroux, the March-foaled dark bay settled just off the pace cut out by the once-raced Troubleshooting (Not This Time) and was content to sit in the breeze into the turn. Warming up to the task midway on the bend, he confronted the front-runner at the head of the lane, but Troubleshooting proved a stubborn rival down to the inside and the duo battled shoulder to shoulder into the final furlong. But Disco Time began to get the better of the tussle and edged away late to post a good-looking 3 3/4-length victory. White Whale (Hightail) was up for second ahead of Perfect Force (Gun Runner) in third. Juddmonte purchased the four-time stakes winner and graded-placed Disco Chick for $180,000 at Keeneland January in 2018 and her first two foals were by the late Arrogate. The mare, sold on for $35,000 at KEENOV in 2022, did not produce a foal the following two seasons and she was most recently bred to Yaupon. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Brad H Cox. Disco Time breaks his maiden first time out with @flothejock aboard for @bradcoxracing! pic.twitter.com/Tn7MmsYaLX — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) November 1, 2024 The post Not This Time Colt Disco Time Debuts a Winner at Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Three days after Japanese baseball players Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani celebrated victory in the World Series as members of the Los Angeles Dodgers, more Japanese stars—these of the equine variety—seek to win the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).View the full article

No longer under consideration for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) are Supa Speed, Tigerish, and Acquitted. The Juvenile Fillies Turf is the eighth race on the Nov. 1 card.View the full article

A colt foal by Walk In The Park (Ire) (lot 7) and a Nathaniel (Ire) filly (lot 38) each brought a sale-topping price of £70,000 during Friday's Goffs British NH Breeders' Showcase. The former, consigned by Swanbridge Bloodstock, Ltd., was sold to Gerry Aherne and is a grandson of Grade 1 hurdle winner Quevega (Fr) (Robin Des Champs {Fr}). His dam is a half-sister to Weatherbys Champion Bumper hero Facile Vega (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}). Aherne, a key member of the Coolmore team, said, “He's a beautiful horse with a great pedigree. He's a very slick horse who'll be kept to race, so let's hope he's good. He's been bred and sold by some great people and he'll come back to Ireland now.” Another return customer was the Mariga family of Coolmara Stables in County Cork. Last year they purchased a pair of lots for £109,000. Cathal Mariga, who was joined by his father Kieran and sister Katie, returned to pay £70,000 and secure lot 38, a filly by Nathaniel. Presented by Mill House Stud on behalf of breeder Joss Hanbury, the filly is the third foal out of Atlanta Ablaze (GB) (Kayf Tara {GB}) who won three listed races over fences. This filly also claimed first in the Robert Chugg Fillies' Class during Thursday's British NH Breeders Showcase foal show. Mariga said, “She's a gorgeous filly. She was the pick of the sale for us, and by the sounds of it she was the pick for a lot of other people as well. She's by Nathaniel and out of a good Kayf Tara mare, and there's plenty to happen in the pedigree too. The mare has two sons of Jack Hobbs to run and he's a sire we like. Hopefully those two can do the business and improve the pedigree even more.” Of the 79 horses offered this year, 48 sold (61%) for an aggregate of £929,500 (-27%). The average stayed fairly steady at £19,365 (-1%) and the median of £15,000 was flat. Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “Today's sale is still in its infancy, with the first edition of the British NH Breeders Showcase held just last year, and we would like to thank the vendors who trusted us with some of their best foals by the leading stallions and many out of some truly outstanding race mares. The feedback has been incredibly positive since the release of the catalogue and there was plenty of hype in advance of the sale including the excitement of offering the second foal out of the Grade 1 winning mare Put The Kettle On (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}). “The strength of the catalogue prompted many of the leading buyers to travel to Doncaster and the yards have been busy throughout the day. This resulted in the top of the market remaining incredibly strong with many different purchasers active for the choice lots. Indeed, two foals selling for £70,000 and another for £62,000 are immensely satisfying results whilst the average and median for today are on a par with last year, but it wasn't all plain sailing and today's clearance rate is a graphic illustration of the increased selectivity within this market. “It is too early to draw any firm conclusions, and we will watch with interest over the coming months before working with vendors to paint an accurate picture about the events of today and how best to navigate the challenges going forward.” The post Walk In The Park Colt And Nathaniel Filly Lead Goffs British NH Breeders’ Showcase appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A lawsuit filed in Nelson Circuit Court in Kentucky by multiple parties claims Creech Horse Transportation negligently killed and injured several race horses while en route from Fair Grounds Race Course to Keeneland last year.View the full article

1st-GP, $65k, Msw, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 12:00p.m. ET Sumdge (Quality Road) debuts in Florida on Breeders' Cup Saturday, tabbed at 4-1 odds on the morning line for owner D J Stable and trainer Mark Casse. Sold at KEESEP in 2023 for $525,000, she is a half-sister to the ill-fated GISW Mongolian Groom (Hightail) as well as five-time winner Ice Bar (Keen Ice) and one other winner. Dam Bourbonesque (Dynaformer) is a half-sister to SP Cologne (Horse Chestnut {SAf}), who is the dam of MGSW Dragon Bay (Parading). The is the female line of MGISW Versailles Treaty, who claims GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner and multiple Group 1-placed George Vancouver (Henrythenavigator) to her credit as well as GSW & GISP Saarland (Unbridled). TJCIS PPs 5th-CD, $120k, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 1 1/8mT, 3:27p.m. ET FARFALLE (Medaglia d'Oro), jumping from the middle of the field carrying the colors of owner/breeder Stonestreet, will make her late season debut going long on the grass for trainer Brad Cox. Out of graded winner Electric Forest (Curlin), who is a half-sister to graded winners 'TDN Rising Star' Kentuckian (Tiznow) and Uncle Chuck (Uncle Mo) as well as 'TDN Rising Star' turned sire Maclean's Music (Distorted Humor), Farfalle has a 2-year-old half-brother named Cheever (Into Mischief). That half-sibling sold to Muir Hut Stables this past March at OBSMAR for $700,000 after breezing a furlong in :10.1 under tack. The morning line has this one tabbed at 4-1 odds. TJCIS PPs 8th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 5:27p.m. ET Momentario (War of Will) will go to post in this seven panel maiden for owner/breeder Phillips Racing Partnership. Trained by Steve Asmussen, her half-sister Islander (Gun Runner) is a $1.5-million KEESEP 2022 graduate and broke her maiden Oct. 30 going a mile over this venue's main track for Asmussen and the partnership of Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm. A yearling half-brother by Omaha Beach changed hands at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale this year for $240,000 going the way of Lee Lewis. Their dam, a two-time winner, is a full-sister to GISW Time and Motion as well has a half-sister to SW Awesome Bet (Awesome Again) and GSP Moment in Dixie (Dixieland Band). This is the family of MGISW Brian's Time and several Grade/Group 1 runners abroad. TJCIS PPs The post Nov. 2 Insights: Well-Bred Fillies Take the Stage on Breeders’ Cup Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will be a non-runner for Saturday's FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile having been scratched by Aidan O'Brien on Friday morning. ”We just weren't 100 per cent happy with him this morning on the track so we decided to take him out ourselves,” said the trainer. The three-year-old colt is the second withdrawal from the Grade I contest in the last 24 hours after the French-trained Ramatuelle (Justify) was scratched by the vets on Thursday afternoon. O'Brien also had Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) withdrawn from the Filly & Mare Turf earlier in the week after the filly spiked a temperature and was off her food. The post Diego Velazquez out of Breeders’ Cup Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tapiture will relocate from Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky to stand at Highfield Stock Farm in Alberta, Canada for the 2025 breeding season, The Jockey Club of Canada announced Friday. The son of North American leading sire Tapit has stood at Darby Dan Farm since his retirement to stud in 2016, and stood for a fee of $7,500 in 2024. His stud fee for 2025 will be $6,000 Canadian, the farm said. “Tapiture previously stood at Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky, where he passed down his speed and durability to his progeny,” said Highfield's Adrian Monro. “With 40 black-type winners and average earnings per starter exceeding $68,000, Tapiture will be uniquely positioned in the stallion market in Alberta to provide breeders with exceptional quality.” Tapiture earned over $1.5 million on the track, including graded stakes victories at ages 2, 3, and 4, and finished second behind Goldencents in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. He won or placed in 11 graded stakes. Tapiture's progeny have earned over $35 million, and over $7 million in 2024. He has sired 40 black-type winners from six crops, including millionaire and Grade I performer Jesus Team. He sired a career-high 162 winners in 2023 and has had 157 in 2024. “This move represents an exciting new chapter for Highfield Stock Farm and breeders in Alberta, as we look forward to the significant contributions Tapiture will bring to the Canadian breeding landscape,” said The Jockey Club in the release. “Tapiture is a top-class stallion who produces superb racehorses. He was very successful at Darby Dan, and while we will miss him, we are delighted that Highfield Stock Farm, a highly professional Canadian operation, will continue his stallion career,” said John Phillips. The post Tapiture to Relocate to Canada’s Highfield Stock Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It’s 10 days to the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12 so why not look back at the winner of the great race 10 years ago. In 2014 it was Adore Me By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk What a New Zealand Cup it was in 2014. The build-up was dominated by Terror To Love’s quest to become the ever to win four consecutive New Zealand Cups. The aftermath was dominated by glamour mare Adore Me and her world record-breaking in 3:54.6. At the time it was deemed “the greatest performance ever from a pacing mare in the Southern Hemisphere.” Adore Me stepped well from her second line draw and settled midfield on the outer. But the champ was leaving nothing to chance. Terror To Love went to the front a lap out. The crowd wanted to be a part of history. Down the back straight Mark Purdon pulled Adore Me out four wide and they just kept coming. When she have got to the end of her run she just keep finding to triumph by half a head in front of a fast finishing Franco Nelson. Terror To Love wilted to fourth. Her winning time was 1.8 seconds inside Changeover’s record set in 2018. In fact the first 10 runners home were all inside his old mark. It remains the second fastest Cup win ever, only to beaten by the great Lazarus’ 3:53.1 in 2016. It was her 21st win in 27 starts, and Mark Purdon’s first winning drive in the Cup for 18 years. His previous win was his second Cup success with Il Vicolo in 1996. Despite her undoubted ability and a win in the Ashburton Flying Stakes in the build up to the Cup she still ended up paying $7.20 for the win. It was the first Cup triumph by a mare since Mainland Banner in 2005. Other mares like Armalight, Bonnies Chance, and Blossom Lady had also won the great race – but not like this. Adore Me’s win was one of seven the Mark Purdon – Nathan Rasmussen stables had on racing’s biggest day – a phenomenal achievement. Known as the world’s fastest mare, Adore Me retired to the broodmare paddock the winner of 26 races from 36 starts and earnings of $1.67m. Aong her progeny have been Darling Me (13 wins) and All You Need Is Me. Her last race was close to a fairytale. She was a nose second to Christen Me in the 2015 Auckland Cup. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take 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 Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukushima Racecourses: Sunday, November 3, 2024 4th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($90k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT CARAVAGGISTI (c, 2, Caravaggio–Tonahutu {Ire}, by Sir Prancealot {Ire}) is out of a mare who was placed twice in graded turf events for Chief Stipe O'Neill and who was purchased by Shadai Corp. for $350,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale. A daughter of Really Polish (Polish Numbers), a Grade III winner and third in the 1998 GI Kentucky Oaks, Tonahutu was exported to Japan after foaling this colt in Kentucky and did not produce a foal in 2023, but is represented by a weanling colt of this year by leading sire Kizuna (Jpn). B-Shadai Corporation (KY) KAFUJI UVA (c, 2, English Channel–Over Served, by Black Minnaloushe) is set to become just the third Japanese starter for his late sire, but packs some pedigree power, as he is a full-brother to Last Call, winner of the 2022 GI Natalma Stakes and a an allowance winner at Woodbine Oct. 26; and to the Grade III-placed English Tavern. An $85,000 Keeneland September yearling, the Mar. 21 foal is out of a half-sister to GSW/MGISP Yearly Tour (Half a Year) and MGSW Victor Avenue (Avenue of Flags). B-English Channel Co-Owners & Jodi Cantwell (KY) 5th-KYO, ¥13,720,000 ($90k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT DACITAPIT (c, 2, Tapit–Dacita {Chi}, by Scat Daddy) is the fourth foal and second to race from his dam, champion 2-year-old filly and a treble Group 1 winner in her native country and later victorious in the GI Diana Stakes and GI Beverly D. Stakes while under the care of Chad Brown. Don Alberto Corp. paid $1.85 million for Dacita at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton November Sale days after she finished a close fourth in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar. Dacitapit was purchased for $210,000 at KEESEP in 2023. B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY) 6th-FKS, ¥13,720,000 ($90k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1700m BLESSED NILE (f, 2, Gun Runner–Pioneer Queen, by Pioneerof the Nile) races as a homebred for Dr. Masatake Iida's Chiyoda Farm, who acquired this dam–herself a $500,000 KEESEP yearling–for $475,000 pregnant to Street Sense at the 2019 KEENOV sale. Pioneer Queen is a half-sister to seven winners, including 2010 GI Travers Stakes hero Afleet Express (Afleet Alex); 2015 GI Alabama Stakes victress Embellish the Lace (Super Saver) and SW/MGSP Reporting For Duty (Deputy Commander). B-Chiyoda Farm (KY) The post Tapit Colt Out of Dacita On Debut at Kyoto appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) fourth-choice Ramatuelle has been withdrawn just a day before the race as a precaution, following a PET scan.View the full article

Owner Clark Brewster of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to name his superstar sprinter Rooster Cogburn because of actor John Wayne's eye patch in his portrayal of that character in the movies.View the full article

DEL MAR, CA – Maiden Special Weight, for 2-year-old fillies that sold or RNA'd for $45,000 or less in their most recent sale. British Idiom (Flashback), a $40,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling graduate, met that criteria and successfully kicked off her career with a stylish, 3 1/2-length debut victory as the 7-2 favorite for trainer Brad Cox at Saratoga in the summer of 2019. The Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and The Elkstone Group colorbearer, of course, followed up with a win in the GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland and concluded her three-for-three championship campaign with a dramatic win in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita. “We're very fortunate to have some high-priced horses, but when you see a horse get off the van and walk into your barn, one of the first things you do is check Equibase or check with the owner,” Cox said. “Where did you get the horse and what did you pay for them? And when you see $50,000 or less, I immediately perk up and think to myself, 'Alright, mental note, horse is eligible for an auction race.' It's very nice to have that. And it doesn't mean anything in regards to what they're gonna end up being.” Cox continued, “British Idiom, I could remember her working out of the gate with an older horse and holding her own and feeling very confident about shipping her to Saratoga and being competitive in that race. I will tell you this, I do think people really do look for it now when buying horses.” “A lot of good horses have found their way through those auction races,” Cox concluded. Champion British Idiom winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita | Horsephotos Trainer Kenny McPeek would certainly concur. Four-time Grade I winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), the 4-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff, also launched her career with a win in a maiden-auction race at Keeneland last fall. She romped by 8 1/2 lengths that day at odds of 4-1. McPeek purchased Thorpedo Anna for just $40,000 out of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling sale. The GI Kentucky Oaks heroine is campaigned in partnership by Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks and McPeek's Magdalena Racing. “The foundation of my business has been middle- and lower-market buyers,” McPeek said. “My first yearling purchase was $8,500 back in the late '80s. I try to do the best I can with sometimes modest budgets, but I've been able to sharpen my eye doing it. I think I'm unique in that because I like picking my own horses and I get to see what works and what doesn't work.” The 2020 champion 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil), a $35,000 Keeneland September Yearling purchase by McPeek on behalf of owner Peter Callahan, also debuted with a victory in a maiden-auction race at Churchill Downs in the fall of 2019. The chestnut's stacked resume was headed by wins in the GI Preakness Stakes and GI Alabama Stakes. “I'm thrilled they invented those races because it does make sense to give those owners and those horses an opportunity,” McPeek said. “I like those races, and when we have one that fits it, great. I do wish they'd raise the level a little bit because I do think those races would fill even more if they raised it to $75,000. It's a unique place to start a horse and like I said, it's worked out well.” McPeek added with a laugh, “I think I won three out of the first four of them they ever ran. And the only reason I didn't win the fourth one was that I didn't have one in it.” Saturday's Breeders' Cup program also includes Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance), a 30-1 longshot for Wathnan Racing and trainer Brian Lynch in the Dirt Mile and maiden-auction graduate at second asking at Churchill Downs back in 2022. Tumbarumba, runner-up in the GIII Ack Ack Stakes last time, brought $30,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall yearling. The post From Maiden-Auction Winner to Breeders’ Cup Champion, British Idiom May Have Company Soon appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article