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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Sideshow Bruce has come a long way in a short time and today he’ll have to take another big step up. The Robert Stuart-trained Sweet Lou four-year-old has had three wins and a second in four career starts and at 7.09pm will carry local hopes in the day’s feature at Richmond Park, the $25,000 Nelson Pine Industries Nelson Cup. The country’s top driver Blair Orange will again drive Sideshow Bruce after guiding him to a winning double at Westport on Boxing Day and December 28. “I’m really looking forward to seeing how he goes,” says Orange, “this will be the hardest field he’s raced and it will be interesting to see how he shapes up and we’ll get a line on where he’s at.” It will also be Sideshow Bruce’s first standing start. He’s drawn one over the 3000 metres and is currently a $10 fifth favourite, behind Rakero Rocket, Who’s Delight, Xlendi and Built For Glory. Rising star Rakero Rocket was an impressive winner of the first ever four-year-old Group 1 The Christian Cullen at Addington on December 6 while Orange is mindful of the Bob Butt trained and driven Xlendi. “Xlendi’s off the front and no slouch.” Orange has a full book of 11 drives today at one of his favourite places. “I love Nelson , I could retire there,” says Orange, “and it’s a lovely track, everyone gets their chance.” Orange looks to have plenty of chances himself. “They look a pretty even lot and there’s a few there with a bit of luck can be winning or in the money,” says Orange. Among them Nellie Doyle has won a trial for trainer Tim Trathen ahead of her resumption, Lasa has been in good form for Cran and Chrissie Dalgety, and the likes of Racingmissgracie, Light Me Up and Just Holla have all been well backed. And Orange is upbeat about the chances of the Paul Nairn-trained El Conqueror in the Jack Behrns / Joe Hill Tribute Handicap Trot at 7.34pm after he had two seconds at Westport and a fifth at Reefton between Christmas and New Year. “I think this is a winnable race for him. He was a bit flat on the last day at Reefton the way the track was playing but we were pretty happy with both days at Westport.” Blair Orange’s Nelson drives : Race 1 – 3.13pm – Racingmissgracie Race 2 – 3.47pm – Light Me Up Race 3 – 4.23pm – Nellie Doyle Race 4 – 4.57pm – Lasa Race 5 – 5.22pm – Just Holla Race 6 – 5.49pm – Kawactus Race 7 – 6.17pm – Bella Lindenny Race 8 – 6.42pm – What A Minx Race 9 – 7.09pm – Sideshow Bruce Race 10 – 7.34pm – El Conqueror Race 11 – 8.03pm – Follow Your Dream Orange wrapped up his seventh consecutive drivers’ premiership at the conclusion of the 2024 and has had five wins so far in 2025 to be second equal, two wins behind leader Matthew Williamson. View the full article

Top End trainer Ella Clarke was named recipient of the 2025 Racing Women of the Year award in the NT/WA category at the Magic Millions Racing Women Awards dinner at the Gold Coast last Friday. (Picture: Caroline Camilleri/Darwin Photography Professionals) It has been a big week for Darwin trainer Ella Clarke. Last Friday night, she was named as the 2025 Racing Woman of the Year in the combined WA/NT category at the Magic Millions Racing Women Awards dinner held at The Star Casino on the Gold Coast. Launched last year, the function recognises the outstanding national success and achievements by women in the Australian thoroughbred industry. “Meeting some of the biggest female names in racing, it was just an honour and exciting to share the room with them,” Clarke said. Ella Baird from Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory nominated Clarke for the award, while TRNT chief executive officer Andrew O’Toole helped with her final presentation. The 28-year-old heads home on Friday night to prepare for Saturday’s meeting at Fannie Bay. Apart from attending to her horse Style And Grace, Clarke will also prepare Hazlewood, Global Wonder, American Jazz, Influential Jack, Change Is Coming and Bel Suono for her dad Gary. Gary, the Top End and Country premiership’s leading trainer, and wife Sharlene arrived on the Gold Coast on Tuesday for the Magic Millions meeting on Saturday, as well as the horse sales. Click here for HorseBetting’s full preview of Magic Millions Day 2025. Ella hopes that former Victorian mare Style And Grace, a five-year-old by Impending, can make it three wins from seven starts when she takes on 0-64 opposition over 1300m. “Style And Grace has gone quite well – she has only missed out on prizemoney twice,” she said. “It’s a small field of six on Saturday, but there’s still speed in the race and there’s some good horses. “American Jazz has found his feet again, he’ll be hard to beat. “Tommy Logan is going for the hat-trick with Queen In The North – she’s one to beat as well.” Kick-starting her training career on October 2, 2021, Ella had her first win at her next meeting three weeks later with Son Of Utred. Since then, it’s been 23 wins and 32 minor placings from 100 starts at Fannie Bay. Wild Beau, Pop Magic, Debating, Hotim English and Point Loma complete Ella’s stable. Wild Beau broke the 1100m track record in December, Pop Magic won the $40,000 Wet Season Series Final (1200m) on Australia Day last year, and Debating starred as a three-year-old last season. The young trainer had success on Darwin Cup Day in 2023 when Ironedge won the 2050m consolation race for horses that missed the Cup. To be considered for the trophy and a $10,000 scholarship at the Magic Millions Racing Women’s big night, Clarke had to answer questions and stipulate how best she would spend her cash prize. “I’ve been learning about the post-race recovery for horses in hot weather, I just wanted to develop my skills and knowledge,” she said. “One thing I have been researching a lot was pulse therapy, I really want to go down that road.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Santa Anita Park has postponed its Friday, Jan. 10, racing program to Thursday, Jan. 16, because of poor air quality in the San Gabriel Valley because of area wildfires, which have displaced workers and fans.View the full article

A longshot legal maneuver aimed at halting funding of an overhaul of Belmont Park has officially fallen flat, which will allow the project that already has started to continue forward.View the full article

A New York Appellate Court has dismissed a complaint from two New York State taxpayers, Jannette Patterson and John Di Leonardo, who sought on behalf of PETA to prevent the state from loaning NYRA the $455 million it plans to use to rebuild Belmont Park. The court, the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, was ruling on an appeal from the plaintiffs whose complaint was dismissed by an Albany County court in October of 2023. With the filing of the original lawsuit PETA said, in a statement, that it was “hoping to prevent a shady deal to fund a private entertainment business with money from New York taxpayers.” The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that the appropriation violated the New York Constitution's prohibition on giving of lending public funds in aid of a private undertaking. According to a ruling issued Thursday, “the court ultimately denied plaintiffs' application for a preliminary injunction, granted judgment in defendants' favor and declared the appropriation to be constitutional. Given that this action has been rendered moot, the appeal must be dismissed.” The court addressed a situation in which the work to tear down the original Belmont Park and build a new facility was already well underway. “As general principle, courts are precluded from considering questions, which, although once live, have become moot by passage of time or change in circumstances,” the ruling read…” In cases involving construction projects, various factors are considered, including how far the construction work has progressed towards completion, whether the work was undertaken in bad faith or without authority and whether the substantially completed work cannot be readily undone without substantial hardship.” “…extensive work has been performed that could not be undone without substantial hardship, as the former quarter-mile, long grandstand has been demolished. Belying any claim that the construction has been undertaken without authority or in bad faith, NYRA has obtained all the necessary regulatory approvals.” The court also noted that it would have been impractical for NYRA to seek a loan from anyone else other than the state. “While plaintiffs contend that NYRA and the state defendants could pursue other public or private funding mechanisms, such claims are speculative and unsupported by the record,” the ruling read. The new Belmont is expected to be ready in time to host the 2026 GI Belmont Stakes. “The transformation of Belmont Park will secure the future of thoroughbred racing in New York State, create thousands of good jobs and drive tourism to Long Island and the region for decades to come,” NYRA spokesperson Patrick McKenna said. “NYRA is pleased with the court's decision, and we look forward to opening a world-class racing and entertainment destination in 2026.” The post PETA Backed, Last Ditch Effort To Stop Belmont Rebuild Shot Down By Appellate Court appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Kentucky, welcomed last month 2003 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Bird Town (Cape Town) and 2009 Kentucky Oaks runner-up Stone Legacy (Birdstone), the nonprofit via a release on Thursday. Bird Town is the first Kentucky Oaks winner retired to the farm. Both horses were donated to Old Friends thanks to the generosity of Marylou Whitney Stables. “Under any circumstances, Old Friends would be honored to welcome these two accomplished mares,” said John Nicholson, Old Friends's president and CEO. “The fact that they come to us from the Marylou Whitney Stables means that their arrival carries an even deeper meaning for us. We were so saddened by the recent unexpected passing of John Hendrickson. He and his wife Marylou Whitney were not only towering figures in Thoroughbred Racing, they were stalwart supporters of Thoroughbred aftercare in general and Old Friends in particular.” The post Old Friends Welcomes Kentucky Oaks Alums Bird Town, Stone Legacy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A filly born at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington, Kentucky is the first reported foal for champion 2-year-old colt Forte (Violence). Gravy (Collected–Flawless Diamond, by Saint Ballado), a $160,000 2024 Keeneland November purchase by Darby Dan client Gary Holland for Kamden Favorites, had a dark bay filly Jan. 8 at 6:00 p.m. ET. “She is a flashy filly with plenty of leg, we are thrilled with the result, especially as this is the mare's first foal,” said Darby Dan Farm Manager Charlie McKinlay. Forte, winner of the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2022, also took home that same year the GI Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga and the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. Forte covered 196 mares to date and is set to stand the 2025 season for $45,000 S&N at Spendthrift Farm near Lexington. The post First Foal Reported For Champion Forte Is A Filly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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 extended weekend running at Chukyo and Nakayama Racecourses: Saturday, January 11, 2025 3rd-CKO, ¥11,850,000 ($75k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m QUEEN'S CHOCOLAT (JPN) (f, 3, Tiz the Law–Ahh Chocolate, by Candy Ride {Arg}) is the first Japanese-foaled produce for her dam, a two-time graded winner going long on the dirt for Stoneway Farm and trainer Neil Howard and sold with this filly in utero for $300,000 at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. This is the female family of three-time GIII Arlington Handicap hero Rahystrada and his Grade III-winning half-brother Lone Star Sky. B-Queens Ranch Ltd Sunday, January 12, 2025 5th-CKO, ¥11,850,000, ($75k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m BILLIONAIRE BOY (c, 3, American Pharoah–Theworldweknow, by Speightstown) looks to become the third winner from as many starters out of a half-sister to Marylebone (Unbridled's Song), winner of the GI Matron Stakes at two and subsequently responsible for 10 winners, including SW Bow Bells (Giant's Causeway) and an additional three stakes horses. Theworldweknow was purchased in foal to Constitution for $160,000 at KEENOV in 2020 and was exported to Japan in 2023. B-Crown Farm USA (KY) Monday, January 13, 2025 5th-NKY, ¥11,850,000 ($75k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1200m ADVANTES ROAD (JPN) (c, 3, Munnings–Enchanting Kitten, by Kitten's Joy), purchased by the JS Company for $100,000 carrying this colt at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale, is out of a winning full-sister to Csaba, a three-time graded stakes winner on the main track; and Kitten's Queen, a stakes winner and Grade I-placed runner who has produced the Japanese multiple stakes-placed Today Is the Day (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). The 4-year-old half-sister to Advantes Road, Public Assembly (More Than Ready), was purchased by Abbondanza/TMSA-Medallion out of the Horses of Racing Age at last year's KEENOV sale. B-Hattori Bokujo The post Tiz the Law Represented By First Japanese Runner Saturday at Chukyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple stakes winner Toupie returns to the site of her finest victory to date when she lines up for the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (G3T) Jan. 12 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Santa Anita Park has postponed Friday's Jan. 10 racing program until next Thursday, Jan. 16. due to the forecast of poor air quality for the San Gabriel Valley after the devasting impact made by the Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area, the track said in a press release on Thursday afternoon. The California Horse Racing Board has approved this proactive rescheduling of the 10-race card. The races will be run with the horses previously entered in the post position order originally drawn. “While Santa Anita continues to remain well outside of any active fire area, the smoke from the wildfires is affecting all of Los Angeles County,” said Santa Anita's General Manager & SVP Nate Newby. “We also want to respect the impact that this tragedy has had on many of our community, including our horsemen and women and our own Santa Anita team, who have been devastated by these fires. By proactively moving the races, it gives our horsemen and women, horseplayers, fans and our team the opportunity to plan accordingly.” A decision on this weekend's racing program, including Saturday's 11-race California Cup program, will be made on Friday. On Wednesday morning, Santa Anita began distributing N-95 masks to all backstretch and frontstretch personnel as well as protective eyewear because of the smoke from the Eaton Fire. Though Santa Anita was never in any imminent danger from the fire, the track has offered assistance to trainers who wished to voluntarily evacuate their horses to another CHRB facitlity. Click here for TDN's coverage of the Eaton Fire. Thank u to everyone that's reached out the last few days. All the calls & texts mean a lot. My family evacuated Tuesday night, but thankfully we are safe and the house is ok. Horses at Santa Anita are healthy. Sadly many families in our area lost everything pic.twitter.com/4Eqf1Qs7RZ — Dan Blacker (@dan_blacker) January 9, 2025 The post Santa Anita Park Postpones Friday Racing Until Next Thursday, Jan. 16 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With 50 horses stabled at Payson Park Training Center this winter for the first time in his two-decade career, the 2020 and '21 Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox now has a geographically easier time targeting Florida races. On Wednesday, Cox won with his first Tampa Bay Downs starter since 2019. And since Nov. 30, he's compiled a 1-3-0 record from six starts at Gulfstream Park, where he started only 50 runners over the past five years, generally by shipping in from his customary bases at Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park, where he still has stalls. With horse-training duties wrapped up at Payson on Thursday, Cox was squeezing in a bit of personal conditioning prior to boarding an afternoon flight from Fort Lauderdale to New Orleans when TDN called to ask about his decision to keep a division in Florida this winter. “I'm walking through the airport right now just trying to get some steps in,” an on-the-move Cox told TDN before delving into an explanation about his stabling shift. “We needed a place to prepare horses on the dirt, and there's not a lot of [winter] options,” Cox said. “I wanted a place where I didn't feel obligated to race anywhere. I just wanted a place where we could train. I'd never been to Payson, but heard nothing but good things about it from people like Bill Harrigan, Elliott Walden, and a lot of other guys. And obviously, Bill Mott and Christophe Clement have been there for long, long time, so that says a lot about it. “We've got a lot of nice horses, and they can't all end up at New Orleans or Hot Springs,” Cox continued. “Payson is also a place where we're not going to get interrupted too much with regard to weather. Obviously, they're going to get some rain. But look, right now at Oaklawn [where a snowstorm has KO'd racing for the upcoming weekend] it's a little tough, and trying to keep a horse on a [GI Kentucky] Derby trail or [GI Kentucky] Oaks trail, it's hard enough without having to avoid closures and stuff like that.” Gulfstream is a 90-mile straight shot south from Payson, while Tampa is nearly 200 miles to the northwest on the opposite coast. Brad Cox | Sarah Andrew John Hancock, a Constitution-sired 3-year-old colt who is a half-brother to the 2020 GI Central Bank Ashland Stakes victress Speech, was bet to 8-5 favoritism for his Jan. 8 debut at Tampa. He was a bit antsy in the gate prior to the start, hopped at the break, accelerated to a clear lead, then drew off in the stretch when challenged prior to being put under wraps by jockey Samy Camacho for the final 70 yards. “That was like riding a machine. I didn't ask him 100%, just a little bit at the quarter pole, and after that I was on cruise control,” Camacho told the Tampa media team after the win. Owned in partnership by Siena Farm, CHC, Inc., and breeder WinStar Farm, John Hancock won by three lengths. His 1:09.45 time for six furlongs (.78 seconds off the track record) equated to an 81 Beyer Speed Figure. “I thought he performed very well,” Cox said. “Really well-balanced horse. I think based on pedigree and the way he travels, he can stretch [in distance]. I'm not sure where we'll land. We'll talk with the WinStar team and Elliott Walden, but I think the Sam F. Davis [Stakes Feb. 8 at Tampa] is a spot that we're going to nominate to and take a look at; give him an opportunity to stretch out.” Cox has his second Tampa starter of the season, Gin Gin (Hightail), entered as a main-track-only 3-5 favorite in Friday's ninth race, a one-mile allowance/optional claimer. Gin Gin has not raced since finishing twelfth in the Kentucky Oaks last May. Cox has a pair of high-priced sophomore firsters entered at Gulfstream on Saturday: Vanderbilt (Into Mischief) a $1.1-million KEESEP colt, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the fourth race over six furlongs. Wild Conqueror (Authentic), an $875,000 KEESEP colt, is 4-1 for the seventh race at one mile. The post Stabling 50 At Payson For First Time, Cox Takes Closer Aim At Florida Races appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) will honor Frank Taylor and the Stable Recovery Program with the Special Eclipse Award for service to the Thoroughbred industry at the Resolute Racing 54th Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner and Ceremony at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 23, according to a press release from the NTRA on Thursday. Taylor, along with Stable Recovery CEO Christian Countzler, is the driving force behind that organization and the Taylor Made School of Horsemanship, two programs that work in tandem to take recovering addicts, give them the ongoing support they need, and find them meaningful employment in the Thoroughbred racing industry. “This program has changed so many people's lives,” said NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney. “Not only does Stable Recovery give recovering addicts a second chance, but the racing industry is fortunate to find very capable and talented horsemen as a result. Dependency is an issue that affects everyone, one way or another.” Taylor got the idea for the program several years ago, from local Lexington restaurant DV8 that employed only individuals in recovery. After learning about their success, he explored whether a similar model could work within the horse industry, especially because of the therapeutic attributes of horses. “I went to my brothers, told them about this idea and said I wanted to try it,” Taylor said. “After a lot of discussion, we decided on a 90-day trial period–and five years later it has been nothing but positive.” Billy Major at Taylor Made | Sara Gordon He launched the Taylor Made School of Horsemanship, a 90-day program that helps men learn the essential tools needed for working on a Thoroughbred farm. Then along with Countzler, Taylor rolled out Stable Recovery, a program to provide a safe and stable living environment, along with a 12-step program, for men in early recovery to regain control of their lives. The peer-driven therapeutic community allows men to live, work, and recover together, while helping each other grow mentally, physically, and spiritually. While participating in the Stable Recovery program, residents attend the School of Horsemanship at Taylor Made Farm. They receive training and on the job experience in several different facets of the Thoroughbred industry by the very best in the business at Taylor Made. Stable Recovery then provides employment opportunities at participating strategic partners in the Thoroughbred industry–if participants possess a willingness to learn and a strong work ethic. Participants are able to attend the program entirely free of charge. The project was launched and was initially self-funded by the Taylor family. Since then, they have received an outpouring of support from the local community, and across the US and the world, and have been able to involve not only other horse operations and racing entities in the program, but also are expanding their curriculum to help individuals with other interests. Now the program is funded approximately 80% by private donations and 20% by state and federal grants. “Our success rate is three times better than national average–I think there's several reasons for that,” said Taylor on the success of the program. “One, they're getting exposed to a horse, which is an amazingly therapeutic animal. Two, it's a military type of operation, and they're held very accountable. We have high expectations, and we require maximum effort from our participants each and every day. Three, they're in a natural setting and are exposed to a lot of hard work, which is good for people. And finally, they are in a very controlled environment with a strict daily schedule. All these things combined give us a little advantage over other places, and it's working.” More than 100 individuals have graduated from the program. When asked what this program means to him, Taylor said, “I feel like this program has been like a spiritual journey and that God has had his hands on it every step of the way. This program is solving a lot of problems–the addiction problem, the imprisonment problem, the homelessness problem, the labor problem in the sport, and on top of everything, it's reuniting families. It's just so good on so many levels, and I'm very proud of that.” The TDN has covered Stable Recovery's rise–the most recent article can be accessed by clicking here. The post Frank Taylor And The Stable Recovery Program To Receive Special Eclipse Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Taylor, along with Stable Recovery CEO Christian Countzler, is the driving force behind Stable Recovery and the Taylor Made School of Horsemanship, two programs that work in tandem to take recovering addicts and find them employment in the industry.View the full article

C2 Racing Stable, Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Antonio Pagnano's multiple Grade I winner White Abarrio (Race Day) breezed Thursday morning at Gulfstream Park ahead of his next scheduled start in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Jan. 25. With regular exercise rider Vicente Gudiel aboard, White Abarrio went four furlongs in 47.81 seconds over the main track, the fastest of 23 horses at the distance. It was the first work for 5-year-old earner of more than $5.2 million since his runner-up finish in the GIII Mr. Prospector Stakes Dec. 28. “We were kind of looking for a steady kind of half with a long gallop out, and it kind of went beyond our expectations,” said trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. “It went really, really well. He worked super with an even longer gallop out than we wanted, but he did it the right way. We're very pleased with where he's at. If he can hopefully stay this kind of form into the Pegasus, he'll be very tough.” Making his first start in 168 days, White Abarrio romped by 10 1/4 lengths in a seven-furlong optional claiming allowance Nov. 22 at Gulfstream to set him up for the Mr. Prospector. Also at seven furlongs, he got off slowly and raced far back before making a dramatic late run to come up 1 1/4 lengths short of multiple graded-stakes winner Mufasa (Chi) (Practical Joke). “Obviously you always want to win, but you try to look for the positives in every situation,” said Joseph. “We felt like we ran a winning race without winning. He got a lot of education as far as taking dirt and it was a gallant effort. He's in good order right now. We need it to continue like this and we feel like we're bringing a horse in with a very good chance.” White Abarrio will put in his final work next week for the Pegasus. “We worked today so it gives us options,” he said. “Now we can work next week anywhere between Thursday and Sunday. We'll kind of decide next week when we're going to do it.” Joseph's other Pegasus candidate, Daniel Alonso's multi-millionaire Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator), is scheduled to put in his penultimate work Friday morning. Following his sixth-place finish in the GI Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Nov. 2, the 5-year-old has breezed four times since mid-December at Palm Meadows. The post MGISW White Abarrio Posts Work For Pegasus World Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-Gulfstream, $50,000, (S), Msw, 1-9, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:40.84, fm, 1 1/2 lengths. MO HARMONY (f, 3, Uncle Mo–Leslie's Harmony, by Curlin) finished sixth at a well-backed 5-2 on debut sprinting on the all-weather here Dec. 1. Adding Lasix, stretching to two turns and trying turf this time, the 6-5 favorite broke in and bumped with a rival at the start and was checked hard in traffic and shuffled back into seventh passing the wire for the first time. An inside sixth through a half mile in :46.68, she hit the gas on the far turn, came rolling four wide at the top of the stretch and kicked home to graduate by 1 1/2 lengths over Abundant Love (Kitten's Joy). The winner is a half to Scotland Yard (Quality Road), Ch. Miler-KSA, SW-KSA, $879,468. After producing fillies by Not This Time in 2023-24, Leslie's Harmony was bred to Justify. Leslie's Harmony is a daughter of Broodmare of the Year Leslie's Lady (Tricky Creek), who, of course, produced Into Mischief, Beholder and Mendelssohn. Sales history: $225,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $30,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Bridlewood Farm (FL); T-Happy Alter. Mo Harmony and @luissaezpty deliver in the first race at #GulfstreamPark! pic.twitter.com/CAzEIcT2El — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) January 9, 2025 The post Well-Related Uncle Mo Filly Graduates Over Gulfstream Turf appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After a brief pause caused by winter weather, live racing is scheduled to return Jan. 10 at Turfway Park with a nine-race program beginning at 5:55 p.m. ET.View the full article

Spikezone, who overcame a second round of knee surgery to go 11-for-14 as a 5-year-old, has been named the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's National Claiming Horse of the Year for 2024. View the full article

The GI Breeders' Cup NetJets Juvenile Fillies winner and leading candidate for Eclipse 2-year-old filly honors, Immersive (Nyquist–Gap Year, by Bernardini), will be given some time off due to bone bruising, according to a Thursday post on Godolphin's website. The homebred and Brad Cox trainee–who also won the GI Spinaway Stakes and GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes–will likely be off until summer. Godolphin's Director of Bloodstock, Michael Banahan, said, “Brad [Cox] wasn't happy with the way she was moving so she came home for diagnostics that confirmed the issue. While obviously unfortunate, she had a flawless 2-year-old season and we will give her the time she needs and look forward to seeing her back in the summer.” Immersive wins the $2 Million @NetJets #BreedersCup Juvenile Fillies on #FutureStarsFriday at @delmarracing! Congrats to all of her connections! pic.twitter.com/4tKPMmjo7z — Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) November 1, 2024 The post Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Winner Immersive Sidelined With Bone Bruising, Off Until The Summer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Obviously this is too wide a category, at $60,000 and upwards, to be always comparing like with like. And really those at the very apex have earned their monster fees by excellence too blatant for contention. Most of that will instead be reserved for those sires that remain somewhat more accessible, relatively speaking–especially given the Uncle Mo-sized hole that has tragically appeared in this sector. La creme de la creme is divided between a trio in the evening of their careers–Into Mischief, Curlin, Tapit–and those aiming to supplant them, led by Gun Runner, Justify and Not This Time. None needs introduction but let's just remind ourselves that it was actually CURLIN who proudly topped the 2024 yearling averages at $585,636 for 55 of 66 sold. (At this level, of course, many programs will gladly retain horses if the price doesn't match their expectations.) He actually slipped out of the top 10 on the general sires' list, but had another three Grade I winners and his 5.2% graded stakes scorers (to starters) was unmatched. INTO MISCHIEF, whose rise has been underpinned by exceptional libido and fertility, received 193 mares last year–aged 19, and charging $250,000! He processed 60 of 82 yearlings at $552,500 en route to a sixth consecutive championship, breaking his own prizemoney record. He'll soon overtake Tapit as the richest stallion in American history, and his stakes percentages have advanced with the caliber of his mares. No established/active stallion, indeed, beat the 7.6% clip at which he produced another 36 black-type winners (five Grade I) in 2024. Into Mischief has no fewer than four of T.D. Thornton's opening Derby Top 12. Into Mischief | Sarah Andrew The venerable TAPIT is being respectfully managed, confined to 79 mares last year at $185,000. His diminishing output told at 27th in the general sires' table but he still got six graded stakes winners (including a 32nd Grade I scorer) at basically the same clip as Into Mischief's 17. (They respectively fielded 186 and 475 starters!) This remains a modern great, whose latest yearlings brought $442,030 for 33 of 41 sold. GUN RUNNER broke into the top three at the sales, averaging $525,987 for 82 of 97 sold (conceived at half his current fee of $250,000). He also got closest to Into Mischief's total, with four Grade I winners among 24 graded stakes performers, representing a superb 9.4% of starters. The only horse to beat that (25 at 9.8%) was the still younger JUSTIFY, who'll have both quantity and quality behind him in the years ahead. Only neighbor Practical Joke exceeded Justify's latest book of 256. He processed his yearlings (conceived at his bubble fee of $100,000) at $326,254 for 59 of 76 sold. Value remains a factor at this rarefied level, too, and NOT THIS TIME must be the pick even at $175,000, up from $150,000. His yearlings, conceived at just $45,000, graduate from the monster crop he assembled as an emerging star, and no fewer than 132 entered the ring. Of these, 113 sold at $357,787, up sharply from $287,025 the previous year. The real quality is yet to cycle through, with the next crop conceived at $135,000, but Not This Time continues to produce at stellar ratios. Remember Epicenter, Up to the Mark and now Cogburn all resulted from $15,000 covers. GOOD MAGIC has joined Man o' War and Gallant Fox as the only sires of a Classic winner in each of their first two crops. Obviously he must divide some credit with the mare who produced both, but Dornoch was only one of three Grade I winners in 2024 and that pretty well vindicated his hike to $125,000. Admittedly his new fee eroded his 2024 book to 138 (179 the previous year) but the 61 of 77 yearlings sold from his fourth crop at $226,618 were conceived at just $30,000. Good Magic has absolutely earned fidelity, pending his upgraded matings coming through on the track. Good Magic | Sarah Andrew The big mover for 2025 is NYQUIST, after four Grade I winners in 2024, soaring to $175,000 from $85,000–at which fee we put him on our podium last year. It feels a long time ago, now, since he mustered a single graded stakes winner the year after winning his 2020 freshman title. That caused him to be throttled back to $55,000–but the resulting yearlings soared to $293,959, for 65 of 86 sold, a six-figure increase on the previous crop. After various peaks and troughs, we'll just have to see where the graph-line settles. QUALITY ROAD had a bumpy couple of years at $200,000 and sensibly returns to the $150,000 fee at which he conceived his latest yearlings. These made $303,009 for 51 of 61 sold, rather a slide since topping the averages in 2021 (second in 2022); while he only mustered 109 and 82 mares during his two years at an inflated fee. He kept himself in the game on the racetrack, however, as many as eight of his 10 stakes winners in 2024 obliging at graded level (notably in the GI Met Mile). His lifetime indices remain excellent. His celebrated new neighbor FLIGHTLINE will do well to put together a resume like that, but trades at the same fee in preparing to launch his first yearlings. However astonishing his talent, we obviously have no idea whether he can replicate it. But eight weanlings certainly capitalized on his glamor, vindicating a $200,000 introductory fee with the eye-watering average of $655,896. LIFE IS GOOD is meanwhile down to $75,000 from an opening $100,000, despite eight of just a dozen weanlings fetching $325,625. His second book held up strongly (186 after 192). CODY'S WISH, who shared Elite Power's outlier Curlin speed, opened for business last year at $75,000 but takes the familiar second-year trim to $65,000 despite being fully subscribed for his debut (165 mares). MCKINZIE was so warmly received, in mare traffic and then at the sales, that he maintained a $30,000 fee through to the appearance of his first juveniles last year–and he's now up to $75,000 after two of them won Grade Is, missing the freshman title by cents. Curiously, these two remain his only stakes scorers, and his winner ratio falls below those around him in the freshman table; on the other hand, his six black-type performers also included another pair placed at Grade I level. Looks like his good ones can be very good, and he duly topped the second-crop averages at $156,159 for 88 sold of 100. A national high of 277 mares locks in catalogue competition, but it's easy to understand a continued vogue for PRACTICAL JOKE at $75,000 (up from $50,000). With a $30,000 stallion son starting out, he's leading the Into Mischief pack (again ninth in the general sires' table, his seven graded stakes winners including two elite scorers at Saratoga) and his black-type ratios are highly respectable given the sheer volume of his output. Having averaged $156,901 for 82 of 97 yearlings (conceived at $35,000), at this fee he'll obviously need continued momentum to sustain his sales offering. Studmate MUNNINGS continues in a correction after a single season at $100,000 in 2023, now $65,000 from $75,000. If he overshot somewhat at six figures, he looks pretty fairly priced now. While 68 of his 98 yearlings sold at $174,558, down a little on the previous year, on the racetrack he maintained a top 10 foothold via another 14 stakes scorers. These arrive at a lifetime clip of 8.6%, and now include an unbeaten GII Remsen Stakes winner. So long a wiseguy pick, Munnings has arguably now found his niche as a rock-solid second-tier stallion. Now turned 26, CANDY RIDE (ARG) is sire of 19 Grade I winners and two top six stallions. That makes him one serious horse to be standing at $75,000 and he maintained standards in 2024 with another seven graded stakes winners. He's suffering the same neglect as so many older sires, his latest yearlings down to $140,546 (43 of 52 sold) from $200,657 the previous year. But class should never go out of fashion. Which makes the same fee about the great WAR FRONT feel almost insulting. Still $250,000 as recently as 2020, he has long required restrained management of his books and his diminishing footprint might nourish the illusion that his powers may be waning. But overall his ratios are simply off the charts: one-in-four named foals a stakes horse, one-in-six a graded stakes performer, one-in-30 a Grade I winner. Like Hard Spun, he offers priceless access to Danzig, who was himself actually 24 when conceiving War Front. For a breed-to-race program, War Front is unmissable, even if his commercial profile is no longer robust enough to complement that status. War Front | Sarah Andrew VALUE PODIUM Bronze: CONSTITUTION Tapit–Baffled, by Distorted Humor WinStar Farm, $110,000 Our pick at this level last year duly broke into the top five in the general sires' list. If he did so with breadth, rather than garish headliners, remember that his 2024 sophomores were still only conceived at $40,000 yet included two placed in Triple Crown races. The next bunch were sired at $85,000, thanks to his breakout star Tiz the Law, and the market has bought into the whole project enthusiastically: his last three crops of yearlings averaged $244,242, $281,125 and last year $330,171 for 64 sold of 81. It just feels like the quality is going to cycle through over the next couple of years, after which he might leave even this fee behind. Silver: TWIRLING CANDY Candy Ride (Arg)–House of Danzing, by Chester House Lane's End Farm, $60,000 As intimated at the outset, this horse isn't really competing directly with the superstars. But you'd hardly know it, looking at the general sires' list, where Twirling Candy climbed to a giddy sixth. He has got here by unobtrusive, consistent achievement, hitting this fee in 2022 only by steady increments from $10,000 (when sending out his first runners in 2015). Yet Iscreamuscream in 2024 became his ninth Grade I winner. As the steady upgrading of his mares filters onto the racetrack, he could also keep progressing in commercial clout: his latest yearlings retailed at $143,894 for 78 of 104 sold. This was the leading domestic earner on grass in 2024, but his versatility as a runner is echoed by sons having won dirt Grade Is as varied as the Bing Crosby Stakes, Preakness and Santa Anita Handicap. His fourth dam is actually the result of allowing Alydar to cover the dam of his nemesis Affirmed, and the seeding of the family to that point has persuasive balance: dam by the beautifully bred Chester House, second dam by Danzig, third by Seattle Slew. Gold: MEDAGLIA D'ORO El Prado (Ire)–Cappucino Bay, by Bailjumper Darley, $75,000 Gold by name, gold by nature. We've noted with a due affront a couple of other veterans at this fee. But the difference with this paragon is that even now he keeps producing, both on the track and in the ring. His book doubtless requires sensitive management nowadays, but breeders who share the self-fulfilling prejudice against ageing stallions are being offered strong grounds to repent. From his latest juveniles Medaglia d'Oro produced Grade I winner East Avenue, firmly on the Classic trail along with unbeaten GII Golden Rod Stakes winner Good Cheer. And he's still getting gorgeous horses, too, retailing 29 of 38 yearlings at $290,068. His career record actually remains uncannily in step with Into Mischief, whose bigger books mean that they have fielded almost precisely the same number of starters (1,412/1,402) despite four fewer crops. Both have 80 graded stakes winners and 52 Grade I performers; while the senior stallion has 156 graded stakes horses against Into Mischief's 154. The one and only reason Medaglia d'Oro has sunk to this undignified level is ageism. If anything, access if anything should cost you more, not less. Hurry while stocks last! The Breeders Speak: Peter Bradley, Bradley Thoroughbreds Gold: MCKINZIE Street Sense–Runway Model, by Petionville Gainesway Farm, $75,000 Peter Bradley | Keeneland Even though his stud fee more than doubled, McKinzie may be the best bang for the buck at $75,000 this season. A Grade I winner at two, three and four, he completed his racing career at five with a Grade II win. His precocity, soundness and class are all evident in his first crop to race. Narrowly missing out on the Champion First-Crop Sire title, he has already produced four Grade I performers including Grade I winners Chancer McPatrick and Scottish Lassie. His yearling average topped $150,000 off a $30,000 stud fee and is certain to improve with the success of his first crop to race. Silver: LIFE IS GOOD Into Mischief–Beach Walk, by Distorted Humor WinStar Farm, $75,000 Life Is Good was one of the best racehorses of his generation, despite having to compete in the shadow of Flightline. This horse is an A+ physical and is stamping his foals with balance and quality. With a weanling average of $325,625 and a median of $325,000 in 2024, Life Is Good offers plenty of value at a $75,000 stud fee. He bred 378 high-quality mares across his first two books, giving him every opportunity to succeed at stud. Two years from now, $75,000 could look very inexpensive. Bronze: CANDY RIDE (ARG) Ride the Rails–Candy Girl (Arg), by Candy Stripes Lane's End Farm, $75,000 Candy Ride provides great value for the breeders whose focus is to produce top quality race horses at a reasonable fee. He is as underrated as they come and no other stallion at this price point can boast a resume with 19 Grade I winners and as a sire of sires, has a list that already includes Gun Runner, Twirling Candy and newly crowned Champion First-Crop Sire, Vekoma. The post Value Sires For Kentucky Part 7: The Big Guns appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Selections for Nelson Head to www.tab.co.nz to place your bet! Nelson Trottech Form Analyst Race 1 3.10pm 1 Copenhagen Girl 2 Seaside Pond 7 Stunna 5 Racingmissgracie Race 2 3.47pm 1 Beside Me 6 Miki Skipper 2 Mandala 3 American Blaze Race 3 4.23pm 4 Call Dudley 6 Volstone 3 Rosary 5 Nellie Doyle Race 4 4.57pm 3 Captain Cool 5 Lasa 7 Itsallaboutthemoney 8 Carrera Bandido Race 5 5.22pm 2 Just Holla 8 Bondi Lustre 3 Moonlite Blood 6 Santanna Mach Race 6 5.49pm 5 Hi Hopes 9 Sophia Bromac 8 Social Distancing 3 Hope For Love Race 7 6.17pm 4 Bullit Train 13 Randel Huston P 6 The River Boy 9 Knowing Me Race 8 6.42pm 6 Clonakilty 4 Dave Duley 7 Always B You 5 Sky Rocket Race 9 7.09pm 8 Rakero Rocket 6 Built For Glory 2 Xlendi 7 Who’s Delight Race 10 7.34pm 7 Ready Set Jet 8 Regal Sierra 10 Tu Tangata 11 Helloveamoment Race 11 8.03pm 5 Melody Banner 9 Radha 2 Bryson Dechambeau 8 Follow Your Dream View the full article

Sam Goyette's love for horses started in the hunting field and evolved when he entered the world of bloodstock sales. Goyette honed his skills working for Salcey Forest, Blandford Bloodstock, Juddmonte and Overbury Stud. He is also a graduate of The National Stud course and in 2024 set up Oakhurst Stud with his fiancée, Kinsey Petyt. What made you happiest in 2024? It's a bob of the head between getting engaged to my partner Kinsey or starting up Oakhurst Stud and the support we received from our friends and family. How do you start your day? My day starts with feeding the dog, the horses and then myself. Followed by a shower to take a minute and think about the day ahead. What is the best thing about your job? It would have to be first thing in the morning when the lights go on and the mares give me their own version of a good morning. If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life what would it be? Can't Stop by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I've always found it to be a good motivational song when you need something to get you through the last few stables. Is there a horse you wish you had bought in 2024? A mare called Wensleydale (GB) (Frankel {GB}) who sold at Tattersalls in December. I remember her as foal at the sales when Juddmonte bought her. I then got to work with her when I worked for Juddmonte a few years later. I always had a soft spot for her. Racehorse of 2024 and why? Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) would be my racehorse of the year. Beating the boys in the G1 Phoenix Stakes was hugely impressive. Even more so that Whistlejacket (Ire) (No Nay Never) went on to win the Prix Morny on his next start beating some top-class colts. Dark horse for the year ahead? My Dark Horse for 2025 is Alluring Angel (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). She's trained by Chad Brown in America and most recently ran a solid fourth first time out for the trainer in a Grade III. She's lightly raced and had a bit of time off the track but fingers crossed she can go on this year. Value stallion for 2025? I'd say Auguste Rodin (Ire) looks like very good value at €30,000. A word for Palace Pier (GB) also. Overbury Stud had two very nice yearlings by him last year that I did a bit of prep with, and I liked a few of his foals. I wouldn't be surprised if people suddenly changed their opinions of him by the end of this year. What would make 2025 a good year for you? Keeping our horses healthy and clients happy is our main aim first and foremost. We also have some yearlings to sell this year that some of our biggest supporters are involved in. Nothing would give me more satisfaction than giving them some good results later this year. What is your motto for life? If it was easy then everyone would do it. The post In The Hot Seat: Sam Goyette appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In response to news that emerged Jan. 7 regarding changes to decoupling regulations in the state of Florida, officials at the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (THA), Inc. issued a statement on Thursday opposing any such changes. The state of Florida at one point required its racetracks to conduct live racing operations in order to run a casino, but those rules have been eased, many tracks have suspended racing while continuing to operate their casinos. In its release, the THA clarifies that the horsemen's organization at Gulfstream withdrew its membership from the organization effective Jan. 1, 2023, and is therefore not affiliated with the THA. The THA statement reads: “While the THA does not have jurisdiction in Florida, we strongly oppose any legislation that would allow gaming license holders to separate their obligations to host live Thoroughbred racing from their gaming operations. Such legislation threatens the long-term viability of the racing industry and undermines the livelihoods of horsemen and other stakeholders who rely on a strong and vibrant racing ecosystem. “The THA remains committed to protecting the interests of horsemen and preserving live racing as an integral part of the industry across all jurisdictions.” The post THA Releases Statement Opposing Decoupling Legislation In Florida appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Veteran east coast rider Kendrick Carmouche led all jockeys for the week in wins with nine riding between Parx Racing and Aqueduct, including a win in a stakes race. The panel of racing experts voted Carmouche Jockey of the Week for Dec. 30- Jan. 5.View the full article

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing boss Charles O'Neill has admitted that the build-up to this year's Stallion Trail has been made “really tough” by the icy conditions that have wreaked havoc across the country and forced Coolmore Stud, one of the main attractions for many people who were hoping to attend, to pull out from what is now a trimmed-down version of the two-day showpiece. Roughly 30 stud farms will open the doors to racing fans and enthusiasts alike on Friday and Saturday, with Kedrah House Stud, Annshoon Stud and Coolagown Stud [on Friday] joining Coolmore in being forced to sit out the Stallion Trail because of the weather. “It's been really tough,” O'Neill explained on Thursday. “The weather has caused a little bit of havoc this week, with the likes of Coolmore being forced to pull out, but Grange Stud is back in now, which is great news. “The farms are resilient and hopefully it will be a good weekend. The only farms that will not be open are Coolmore Stud, Kedrah House Stud and Castlehyde Stud. Coolagown Stud is only closing on Friday. So we are expecting over 30 farms to be open over the course of the weekend.” He added, “We had a group of 75 people arrive from Eastern Europe on Wednesday night. They started touring around some of the farms today [Thursday] and they will be at Dundalk races on Friday night as well. There are quite a few British and people from further across Europe coming over as well.” Kildangan Stud, which boasts one of the most glittering rosters anywhere in the world, with Blue Point (Ire), Ghaiyyath (Ire), Night Of Thunder (Ire) and more based at the County Kildare operation, is open to the public on Friday and Saturday. However, nominations manager Eamon Molony admits that the stud expects to see a much bigger crowd for the stallion shows on Saturday, where the weather is expected to pick up. Night Of Thunder | Darley Stallions He said, “Friday is harder to predict than Saturday because the morning temperatures on Friday are said to be quite low. But we're ready and are planning our first show for 11am. We're quite hopeful that, weather wise, Saturday will be much better. I'm guessing we won't see as many people out and about on Friday compared to other years but we're hoping for a big crowd on Saturday.” One of the main attractions of the Stallion Trail is that it provides people with the opportunity to get the first glimpse at some of the newbies at stud. At Ballyhane Stud, Group 2-winning juvenile Sakheer (Ire) is new to the roster while Ballylinch Stud has French Derby hero Look De Vega (Fr), the Irish National Stud has Shouldvebeenaring (GB), while Tally-Ho Stud welcomes Big Evs (Ire), Bucanero Fuerte (GB) and King Of Steel. Starfield Stud has landed Aesop's Fables (Ire), Yeomanstown Stud will show off Mill Stream (Ire) while Springfield House Stud has added Go Bears Go (Ire) to the roster. Meanwhile, on the National Hunt side of things, Capital Stud will provide many people with the opportunity to catch the first peak at the Martinborough (Jpn), sire of the highly-touted Willie Mullins-trained Triumph Hurdle winner Majborough (Fr). “We're getting ready to go and are hoping it doesn't freeze too hard tonight,” Capital Stud's Ger O'Neill said. “The plan is to open our doors tomorrow, and hopefully everyone will be able to have a good day out regardless of the weather. A few people have rang ahead but, to be honest, we're expecting more of a crowd on Saturday compared to Friday with the way the weather is. “A lot of people want to come and see Martinborough. He seems to be going down well and he's had a good couple of winners in France over the past week or so. It looks as if everything is going his way and the horse of Willie Mullins' [Majborough] looks very exciting as well so lots of people want to come and get a look at him.” He added, “The stallion trail is a good initiative. We've already had a lot of breeders call to see the stallions this year but, for the fella down the road who might just want to poke his head in and see what we do here, it's brilliant. That's not to say you don't do business during the stallion trail, because you do, but it's more about opening your doors and welcoming people. If that transpires to getting mares booked into any of the stallions, even better.” Meanwhile, just a few miles down the road in County Kilkenny, Michael Shefflin of Annshoon Stud, which is now the new home to Twilight Son (GB), was the latest man to be forced to pull out of the Stallion Trail because of a persistent covering of snow at his base. He said on Thursday evening, “It's disappointing, because we were really looking forward to the weekend but there's nothing we can do. While Twilight Son is not exactly new, he's new to Ireland, and we hope he can be popular. His record speaks for itself. We actually bought him on behalf of a client to go to Turkey but, because so many people expressed an interest in using him in Ireland, we said we'd give him a chance here. The weather is a bit of a sickener but our doors will be open for business when it clears and we'd invite everyone to come and see him.” Coolmore Stud has already rescheduled its open day for Saturday, January 18, from 10am to 3pm where Auguste Rodin (Ire), City Of Troy, Henry Longfellow (Ire) and more will be on show. A full list of the farms partaking in the Irish Stallion Trail on Friday and Saturday can be found here – https://www.itm.ie/Breeding/ITM-Irish-Stallion-Trail. The post “The Farms Are Resilient” – Studs To Brave Icy Weather For ITM Stallion Trail appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article