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Vauban. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Co-trainer Adrian Bott has confirmed that the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill on March 29 will be Vauban’s first-up challenge for the stable. The seven-year-old gelding has completed two trials so far, finishing seventh over 1000 metres at Warwick Farm on February 11 before improving to take fourth in a 1200-metre trial at Randwick a fortnight later. Vauban, who has finished 14th and 11th in the last two Melbourne Cups, was purchased by syndicators Australian Bloodstock in partnership with trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott following his most recent Cup run. The son of Galiway also had a 1400-metre hit-out between races at Warwick Farm last Wednesday. “I wanted to get him out and get that race day experience before we get him to the actual races,” Bott said. “He had a good experience, a good day and got out on the course proper and had a nice piece of work. “Starting first-up over 2400 metres, we wanted to have him forward enough in condition. He needed that in terms of the outing and the overall experience. “It was a positive outing for him.” Vauban is currently a $8 chance for the Tancred Stakes with horse racing betting sites. Horse racing news View the full article

During the March 10 episode of the BloodHorse Monday podcast presented by Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Godolphin's Michael Banahan gave an update on final Kentucky Derby (G1) prep plans for Poster, Sovereignty, and East Avenue.View the full article

Mr Brightside. (Photo by Jay Town/Racing Photos) Last weekend’s Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) runner-up, Mr Brightside (Bullbars), is still on track for a trip to Hong Kong for the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m), despite “jarring up” after his race at Flemington last Saturday. The seven-year-old gelding was beaten a nose behind Tom Kitten in the 1600-metre Group 1, a horse he had beaten by the same margin in his previous start at the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m). “He jarred up out of the run,” Ben Hayes, who trains the nine-time elite-level winner alongside his brothers JD and Will, told Racing.com. “It’s nothing bad, don’t get me wrong. He’s OK, just jarred up and came out with a bruised heel. “We were thinking about running him in two weeks in the George Ryder, but we’ll see how it is. If not, we’ll go to Hong Kong most likely. “The George Ryder is two weeks away and if it was three weeks, it would be perfect. “It’s seven weeks to the 27th, so he’ll probably have a jumpout and maybe two jumpouts and maybe a course proper gallop.” Horse racing news View the full article

By Michael Guerin Alexandra Park awakens from its summer slumber this Friday as some of the biggest names come to town for the first major northern meeting of 2025. As the countdown to the Harness Million meeting, the $1m Race by Betcha and even further afield the Rowe Cup begins, a mixture of young and old stars will make their way to The Park. Auckland Cup winner Republican Party returns in the Lincoln Farms Founders Cup, facing the outside draw as well as Mo’unga, Chase A Dream, big summer mover Jolimont and his stablemate Kango. Earlier in the night the two most exciting three-year-olds in the country Marketplace and Beside Me line up in their feature races, Marketplace having looked sharp and comfortable right-handed when he beat Mo’unga in a trial before the races last Friday. He will start a hot favourite in the Alabar Three-Year-Old Classic but Beside Me faces a stiffer task in the Caduceus Club Ladyship Stakes off a second line draw for her Alexandra Park debut. One of the surprises of the meeting is Oscar Bonavena back in town for the Greenlane Cup starting off a 30m handicap fresh from galloping early in the Hammerhead Mile at Menangle last Saturday night. He will start off a 30m handicap but will still be favourite in a small field. Further south the other contenders for the title of our current best open class trotter Bet N Win and Muscle Mountain clash in the Fred Shaw NZ Trotting Champs with Bet N Win having a major advantage drawing the front line while Muscle Mountain will have to start off the second line. The Addington meeting also features the Hector’s Premium Gin Autumn Free-For-All with Rakero Rocket starting his road to the $1m Race By Betcha at Cambridge’s Night of Champions on Friday, April 4. To see Alexandra Park’s field click here To see Addington’s fields click here View the full article

Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray’s filly Tajana (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has the opportunity to end her juvenile campaign at the highest level after Wednesday’s AKW Farrier Ltd 2YO (1200m) at Matamata. An Oaks Stud-bred daughter of Darci Brahma, Tajana started her career on a booming note getting within half a length of Return To Conquer in the Gr.3 Colin Jillings 2YO Classic (1200m), with that colt going on to win Saturday’s Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m). She returned to maiden company second-up and covered plenty of extra ground to finish fourth, and at last on Wednesday, the filly will have the advantage of an inside draw. “She hasn’t let us down on either occasion at the races,” Ritchie said. “Her trial beforehand was excellent, she got back and hit the line very well which is what you want to see a two-year-old filly that is going to be better in the spring doing. “In both races she had to work around some very exciting horses, including the Sistema winner, she went a hell of a race against him and he’s obviously our top colt at the moment. Last start, from the draw she was just caught three-wide. “She’s drawn barrier one on Wednesday and we’ve been going back on her primarily because of her wide gates, so there’s no real reason not to use the barrier this time. It doesn’t mean we’ll chase her out, but she certainly won’t have to give that head-start away. “I don’t think she’s ever seen a running rail, so we’ll have to give her a look in trackwork.” Ritchie identified Te Akau Racing’s record-breaking Ready To Run purchase Hostility (I Am Invincible) as her biggest danger, but also acknowledged the benchmark he will set ahead of a possible tilt at the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1200m). “She’s a really exciting filly, obviously that top colt from Te Akau has got the pedigree, the looks and the colours on him to be extremely hard to beat,” he said. “But we’ve got some race experience on him so hopefully that gets us close, or at least to give him a little bit of a fright. “I think she’s going to love the 1400m and love Trentham, I think that would really suit her. Having said that, she would have to either win or be unlucky not to beat the colt to warrant a start. There’s not much point going down if he’s too good for us on Wednesday. “I’d be just as comfortable, as would Rick (Williams, The Oaks Stud General Manager), to give her a break after this one, but if she puts her hand up and proves worthy of going to Wellington, we could go there. If not, it’ll certainly be her last run this time in, unfortunately there’s not a lot of grass around in the Waikato at the moment, so it’s tempting to have a go at it.” Joining Tajana at the Matamata meeting will be first-starter Way Out (NZ) (Rageese) in the Matamata Tractors and Machinery (1050m) and a resuming Richard Farrell (NZ) (Staphanos) in the Fertco (1400m). Back in Cambridge, Ritchie is reflecting positively on Ellerslie’s inaugural Champions Day, which kicked off strongly for the stable with Eye Candy (NZ) (Darci Brahma) running third to Island Life in the Gr.3 Sunline Vase (2100m). “She was very genuine, she tried extremely hard,” he said. “I’m yet to have a final decision from the owners, but at this point, I’d like to see her have a crack at the Oaks (Gr.1, 2400m). I think she’ll run the trip out, she’s short in the leg and looks more like a sprinter but she’s running these trips out strongly. “She really digs in and tries hard. “She’s now a Listed and Group Three placed filly, so she’s at some good value. Anything we can do from this point on is to get that stakes win or even better, get that Group One placing. Apart from the hot favourite, it looks pretty open after that, so I think she’s entitled to have a go. “I’ll leave that final decision to the owners when I talk to them in a couple of days’ time.” Later in the afternoon, stable star Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) was among the favourites for the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and finished a meritorious seventh after failing to see out the trip. “In my opinion, he just failed to run the mile-and-a-half out,” Ritchie said. “I thought Joe (Doyle, jockey) gave him a lovely ride, he didn’t do too much work to get across and he settled superbly down the back. At the top of the straight, Willydoit, who had a much harder run, his stamina kicked in and unfortunately ours was lacking.” The son of Tivaci has had a sterling preparation, with just six starts resulting in victories in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) and Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m), alongside a runner-up finish in the $1.5 million Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m). With all of that behind him, Ritchie was happy to send his gelding to the paddock, with plenty of overseas interest still calling. “I’m extremely proud of his performances this year, he’s still in his first prep and he went to the farm today for a well-deserved break,” he said. “I have no doubt that over 2000m that he would beat some of the horses that beat him home on Saturday. The best part about that is we know have that information, so he’ll get a nice break now and come back as a very strong four-year-old in the spring. “We’ll keep him to the mile and 2000m as his furthest distance, that’s where he can make his impact. “There is the obvious of Hong Kong making calls, so it’s not safe yet, the owners are great and we will get a commission from it if he sold, and we’ve also bought the half-sister so we have the bloodlines coming through at great value for the owners to enjoy. “It would be lovely to keep him, but it would be just as nice if he did get sold, I wouldn’t mind going up there to see him race myself. “Those things are what every New Zealand trainer faces, I don’t have much of an issue with it as some of the money for these geldings is simply too strong. If it wasn’t for Entain, he would’ve been sold far before now.” Ritchie had plenty of praise for the track conditions at Ellerslie, as well as the spectacle put on by Auckland Thoroughbred Racing. “I thought the track was unbelievable, there has been some criticism of the track being too hard, but that certainly wasn’t the case,” he said. “I had a good walk before the races and the Verti-drain was going in a lot further than my index finger can go. That’s really giving the track a good cushion, and there was a superb length of grass on it. “There are three major factors in my opinion that are really lifting New Zealand racing, that being the impact of Entain, New Zealand Bloodstock and Karaka being the greatest sales centre in the world, and also, Ellerslie’s track facilities not only for the horses but also for the patrons. “We’ve really got something to work with.” View the full article

Ellerslie’s inaugural Champions Day was a memorable one for New Zealand’s leading stable, Te Akau Racing, with their tangerine and blue silks taking out two of the major prizes. Exciting juvenile Return To Conquer extended his unbeaten streak to four when taking out the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m), posting Te Akau’s tenth Group One victory in the process, while their star filly Damask Rose put in an eye-catching rails run to win the inaugural edition of the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m). “It was hard to believe what was happening, it was such a fantastic day of racing, and it was so busy, it was almost over in a flash,” said Te Akau co-trainer Sam Bergerson. “Everyone was there, and I had family and friends up. It was a great occasion and one I will never forget.” Damask Rose (NZ) (Savabeel) was the headline act of the stacked 10-race card, with her NZB Kiwi win pairing nicely with her $1.5 million Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) heroics at the Auckland track just weeks prior. “We don’t think we could have had her any better. It (preparation) has been faultless, and with horses it is not always that way,” said Bergerson, who trains in partnership with Mark Walker. “For her, since the Karaka Millions, she had kept going to the next level and everything we asked of her she just kept ticking the boxes. We were so pleased with her trial, and she was just doing everything well in the stable, her work was so good on Tuesday and she looked fantastic. “We thought if she was good enough she would be quite hard to beat.” With the victory, Damask Rose extended her season tally to three wins and one placing from five starts, with earnings north of $2 million, and she will now head for a break before a likely tilt at another hefty purse in the spring. “She is off for a well-deserved break,” Bergerson said. “We have peaked her twice for the Karaka Millions and NZB Kiwi, it would be hard to go again. “We will bring her back and potentially aim her at a Golden Eagle (A$10 million, 1500m) prep now that she has got the golden ticket into it. “We think the world is her oyster and we still think there is a bit of upside there.” Star juvenile stablemate Return To Conquer (Snitzel) will also head to the spelling paddock following Saturday’s win, where he put a shiver through punters’ spines when just holding off outsider Landlock to win by a head and reward his backers who shortened him into a $1.70 favourite. “Speaking to Blake (Shinn, jockey) post-race, he was going to win easily and then he got to the front and pulled himself up a little bit. He just does what he has to, he is just a laidback customer,” Bergerson said. “It is not easy to do what he has done, he is four from four, and he has gone up against some pretty decent horses going forward. “He is off for a well-deserved break now as well. It was quite a tough run on Saturday and would have been too hard to turn him around in two weeks’ time for the Golden Slipper (Gr.1, 1200m). He is another one to look forward to next season.” While proud of the efforts of his two feature winners, Bergerson was also pleased with the performance of Qali Al Farrasha (NZ) (Almanzor), who extended her Group One placing sequence to three when running third behind El Vencedor and La Crique in the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m). “She is running well against some good weight-for-age horses,” Bergerson said. “There is not a lot to her, but she is all heart. “I am really proud of her effort, she got a lovely run in transit. On the corner I thought she travelled into it, but those two good horses kicked clear and she was really game sticking on for third. “She is another who is heading for a well-deserved break. We are gutted she didn’t get her Group One, but she has had a fantastic season nonetheless and we are a big believer that if you can spell the horses now while the weather is still warm, they absolutely blossom and thrive. “We will get her back in in early May and hopefully set her for the triple crown series here in New Zealand.” Te Akau opened the card in winning fashion when Francee (NZ) (Iffraaj) took out the $120,000 Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) in the silks of owner-breeder Haunui Farm, and she is now in line for a stakes assignment. “I was stoked for Mark and Sarah Chitty,” Bergerson said. “She hadn’t had a lot of luck over the past season, she kept drawing wide. She had a bit of sticky gate on Saturday and it wasn’t smooth-sailing. Halfway down (the straight) I thought she was only battling but fair play to Gryllsy (Craig Grylls, jockey), he kept at her, and she was really tough, she was strong through the line and it was awesome to win a race like that with the bonus for the team. “If there is a flight, we may look at trying to get her down south (Riccarton) for the South Island Breeders’ (Gr.3, 1600m) next Saturday.” View the full article

The story of Mike Repole's involvement with the St. John's men's basketball program is reflective of the new atmosphere in college athletics, and should come as no surprise to anyone in the Thoroughbred racing industry who knows him. View the full article

Rated 80 after two wins on the dirt from 13 Hong Kong starts, Mark Newnham’s galloper needs to boost his rating on Wednesday night.View the full article

Tentyris winning the Group 2 Todman Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Last Saturday’s impressive Todman Stakes winner, Tentyris, will not be competing in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at the end of this month. Trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman, confirmed the colt had sustained an issue following his impressive Group 2 Todman Stakes victory. “Tentyris was found to be lame after his impressive win in the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. A thorough vet’s assessment has revealed an injury to his left hind leg,” the stable announced in a social media post. “Unfortunately, this will put an end to his autumn campaign, and he will not take his place in the Group 1 Golden Slipper. “This is very disappointing for the horse and his connections. “He is a very exciting colt going forward and we look forward to having him back for the 2025 Spring Carnival.” Horse racing news View the full article

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GIII Gotham Stakes winner Flood Zone (Frosted), a new addition last week to the TDN Derby Top 12 after a 98 Beyer figure in the Aqueduct race, will reportedly be routed to the Apr. 5 G2 UAE Derby at Meydan, according to a post on X from DRF's Marcus Hersh. Trainer Brad Cox had also been considering the Mar. 29 GI Florida Derby and the Apr. 5 GII Wood Memorial Stakes for Flood Zone, who made his first start for the Cox barn in the Gotham after he was purchased privately by Wathnan Racing. Included on Wathnan's team for the Apr. 5 Dubai World Cup card is another private purchase in Cagliostro (Upstart), who is a candidate for the G2 Godolphin Mile, and recent GI Santa Anita Handicap third Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}), whose connections have accepted an invitation to the G1 Dubai World Cup. The post Gotham Winner Flood Zone to UAE Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

On the March 10 BloodHorse Monday podcast, Michael Banahan gives an update on Godolphin's Derby hopefuls and OBS president Tom Ventura previews the March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale that begins March 11. We also recap and preview Derby prep action.View the full article

Horse Racing Radio Network will celebrate the storied history of the Virginia Thoroughbred industry leading up to Saturday's $500,000 Virginia Derby, the first-ever Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Colonial Downs.View the full article

The now-6-year-old daughter of El Deal won five black-type stakes and earned more than $1 million in 2024.View the full article

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The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale marks a full decade as an open auction when it begins its three-day run Tuesday afternoon and, with a well-attended under-tack show last week followed by a busy weekend of showing, consignors are optimistic demand will be high for the first juvenile sale of the season. The sale, originally slated to begin at 11 a.m. Mar. 11, will now get going at 1 p.m. to allow horsemen more time in the wake of the consolidated under tack show. The remaining sessions will begin as scheduled. “I think it's going to be a good sale,” said Ocala Stud's David O'Farrell. “We've been busy all day today and I've seen a lot of nice horses on the grounds. I'm optimistic.” Consignors who bought in a competitive yearling market last summer and fall are hoping to be rewarded with an equally strong juvenile sales season this spring. “The yearling sales have been powerful, so I am hoping it just carries on to the 2-year-old sales,” said Saul Marquez of Caliente Thoroughbreds. “I have seen a lot of action here on the grounds and I think it's going to be a strong sale.” Ocala Stud was represented by the 2024 March sale topper, a $1.8-million daughter of the farm's Win Win Win. The filly was one of four seven-figure juveniles at last year's auction and followed on from five million-dollar 2-year-olds at the 2023 auction. The results indicate the pendulum, which had swung heavily to the OBS April sale in recent years, may be swinging back towards March. “Even though it got de-selected, we have still had the mentality that you've got to bring select, quality horses to this sale,” said O'Farrell. “The last couple of years, some of the consignors waited a little longer for the April sale because it was safer, but I think they missed out on the opportunities in March. I think people have really focused more on March this year and I think the sale has gotten its mojo back. It seems principal owners are more likely to attend March, as well as a lot of the bigger trainers. There are just so many race meets going on in April, with Keeneland and the Derby right around the corner, you get more people here for March.” David O'Farrell | Photos by Z Three of last year's million-dollar juveniles have seen graded stakes action, with the $1.8-million Nooni (Win Win Win) winning the GIII Sorrento Stakes. The $1.3-million Ferocious (Flatter) was second in last year's GI Hopeful Stakes and GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity and the $1.2-million Sandman (Tapit) is now three-times graded placed, including a runner-up effort in the GIII Southwest Stakes and a third-place finish in the GII Rebel Stakes. When OBS released finalized figures for the 2024 March sale, 454 head had grossed $65,239,100 for an average of $143,698 and a median of $72,000. The under-tack preview for the March sale was condensed to three days due to weather concerns and opened last Thursday with horses working into a strong head wind. “Obviously, the first day was very tough on my horses, wind-wise,” said Marquez. “There were a couple of horses that I thought would perform better, but obviously I wasn't the only one. It affected everyone. The second and third days were more normal conditions and, if the horse had potential, it showed.” A pair of juveniles shared the show's fastest furlong time of :9 3/5, a filly by Caracaro (hip 446) from the On the Run Sales consignment; and a colt by Gun Runner (hip 654) from the Eddie Woods consignment. Three juveniles shared the show's fastest quarter-mile time of :20 2/5: a colt by Midshipman (hip 325) from Marquez's Caliente Thoroughbreds; a colt by Mor Spirit (hip 364) consigned by Pick View; and a filly by Leinster (hip 505) consigned by Tom McCrocklin. “The track was great,” O'Farrell said. “Horses came back really good. We didn't have any problems that way. Obviously, the wind was very difficult on Thursday, but it was pretty consistent for everybody involved. I am sure some horses got a gust where others didn't, but for the most part, it was pretty consistent throughout the day. And aside from that, I thought it was a very good breeze show. I thought it played fair throughout the day pretty much every day.” Following a week of volatility in the U.S. stock market, the March sale opens against a backdrop of economic uncertainties. “That certainly doesn't help things, but we will see how that plays out,” O'Farrell said when asked what impact the stock market might have on the three-day auction. “Volatility in the stock market never helps, but I think the 2-year-old sales have had a banner year with graduates performing on the racetrack. All the right people are on the grounds and I think people are here to find their next graded stakes winner.” A total of 814 horses have been catalogued for the March sale, with hips one through 272 scheduled to sell Tuesday. Hips 273 through 544 go through the ring Wednesday and hips 545 through 814 Thursday. Bidding begins 1 p.m. Tuesday, and the remaining days at 11 a.m. The post With its ‘Mojo Back,’ OBS March Sale Opens Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The winner of this year's £100,000 Cardinal Stakes will receive an automatic berth in the starting gate for the $1 million GI American Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard, Chelmsford City Racecourse announced on Monday. Scheduled for Thursday, April 3, the Cardinal Stakes is a conditions race run over a mile and open to three-year-olds who will compete for the £51,540 on offer to the successful owner. The race also offers prize-money up to sixth place, a refund on entry fees if declared and financial support for international runners. The American Turf was recently elevated to Grade I status by the American Graded Stakes Committee and received a prize-money boost from $600,000 to $1 million for 2025. Staged annually on the undercard of the GI Kentucky Derby, which takes place this year on Saturday, May 3, it is run over an extended mile for three-year-olds. Neil Graham, racing director at Chelmsford City Racecourse, said, ”Chelmsford City Racecourse is delighted to be able to offer the winner of the Cardinal Stakes free entry into the $1,000,000 Grade 1 American Turf. This is an exciting opportunity for the winner of the Cardinal Stakes to be eligible to run in such a valuable race on Kentucky Derby day. “We have been working closely with our partners at Churchill Downs since the race's inception in 2019, so it's great to be collaborating on something new which will hopefully see an increased participation from our runners in Kentucky.” Entries for this year's Cardinal Stakes close on Friday, March 28. It was won in 2024 by the Richard Hughes-trained Bracken's Laugh (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). The post Chelmsford Winner to Receive Free Entry into the GI American Turf Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The preliminary schedule for the 2025 Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) educational clinics has been released, the group revealed Monday. The events will feature an assortment of topics for prospective, new, and established Thoroughbred owners and breeders. A breeding clinic will be hosted May 30-31 in Lexington with host farms including Airdrie Stud and Shamrock Glen in Woodford County. Additional farms and veterinary clinics will be announced in coming weeks. Events in the fall will include a pedigree and conformation clinic held in conjunction with Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky October Yearlings sale Oct. 20. Seminars and clinics are open to both TOBA members and non-members. The full schedule will be available here. The post 2025 TOBA Educational Clinic Schedule Announced appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A nine race card at Manawatu today kicks off another busy harness racing week, with eight meetings between today and Sunday. Auckland on Friday will see Heat 2 of the $16,000 Metro Trotters and Pacers Series ahead of the $35,000 final at Alexandra Park on March 21 as well as the Group 3 $40,000 Greenland Cup Handicap Trot, the Group 2 $70,000 Caduceus Club Ladyship Stakes for the 3YO Fillies, the $60,000 Group 2 Alabar 3YO Classic and the $40,000 Group 3 Founders Cup. As part of Friday Night Lights Addington’s meeting will feature the $100,000 Group 1 Fred Shaw Memorial New Zealand Trotting Championship. Invercargill will have a short and sharp meeting on Wednesday with Wyndham on Saturday while Manawatu is on today and on Thursday and the annual Team Teal campaign will wind up at Motukarara and Wingatui on Sunday. Mike Ross one to watch fresh up at Manawatu By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk A winner last campaign, Mike Ross returns to the races at Manawatu today, with plenty of confidence in the camp. The Dylan and Jo Ferguson-trained three-year-old has won one from eight with an upset victory at Cambridge last October. Dylan Ferguson, who has six drives at Palmerston North, says Mike Ross is looking like the pick of them in Race 4, the Arna Donnelly Stables Mobile pace (5.42pm). “We think a trip away will do him good and it was a case of finding a nice first up option for him and I think he’ll be hard to beat. An there are some big races at Alexandra Park in his immediate future. “He’ll go to the Harness Million and the Derby not necessarily because we think he can win it,” he says, “if he could run in the top five in either of those races we’d be ecstatic.” Since markets opened Mike Ross has come in for some support, and is now at $3.20. As for the rest of Ferguson’s drives? “They are honest enough chances and at the end of the day a lot of the fields are even and it will come down to who gets the run. If I can pick up a few cheques to pay for the diesel I’ll be happy.” Ferguson will kick off his day with one of their own, Monaro Meg who has been backed and beaten of late in Race 1, the D S Electrical Handicap Trot (4.19pm). “She was a little bit disappointing last time (Alexandra Park, February 28) but maybe it was a case of second up syndrome. We couldn’t find anything wrong with her and that’s why she’s on the truck to Palmy. “If she can get away and she has a 30 metre start on the others so she won’t be out of place.” Ferguson-trained stablemate Scott will line up in the second, the Bryant-Walker Mobile Pace (4.49pm). “He’s run the odd good race – he’s just our galloping pacemaker at home but we have a space on the float.” “We thought we’d throw the hobbles back on and give him a run.” “If he earns a bit of money we’d be rapt, we don’t know how he is going to go to be honest but he’s fit enough and this class of horse suits.” Other drives on the day : Cool Phelan for trainer Brodie Ellis in Race 3, the Michael House Stables Handicap Trot – “she’s always honest and whatever she does she will improve on” Benson Dude for trainer John Kriechbaumer in Race 6, the Equivets NZ Mobile pace – “not driven him before, and it’s a good draw for him ..and he’s right at home with that field.” and Bugalugs for trainer Chris Webber in Race 7, the Outback Trading Mobile pace – “Ðrawing one suits as he likes the fence …. I think it’s about eight years since I last sat behind that horse, I don’t know who has matured better – him or me!” This week’s meetings : Tuesday, March 11 – Manawatu Wednesday, March 12 – Invercargill Thursday, March 13 – Manawatu Friday, March 14 – Auckland Friday, March 14 – Addington Saturday, March 15 – Wyndham Sunday, March 16 – Motukarara Sunday, March 16 – Wingatui View the full article

I have come to really enjoy sharing this aspect of our farm. Last year after I finished describing some of the matings and crazy ways we had found certain mares, I had myself in stitches laughing so much remembering all of the fun stories. So, once again, I will try to keep you all entertained while also sharing why and how we came up with the pairings for some of our 117 (OMG) mares. We breed solely for the physical athlete; we do not use nicks, Goldmine, x-factor, measurements, linebreeding, outcrossing, meditation, tarot cards or psychics. We do use proven crosses that are often manifested in the physical needs from the stallion and mare. Chilled Fireball (5, Malibu Moon–Chilly Fashion, by Artie Schiller) to be bred to Twirling Candy. We bred this filly and sold her as a yearling for $385,000, the highest-priced Malibu Moon of her year. We were not planning on buying her back since we already own her dam and her dam's half-sister, even after seeing her cataloged in foal to Twirling Candy in November. I am walking down the halls of Keeneland during the sale and John Moynihan stops me and says, in his most animated tone, “Carrie, Carrie that filly we bought off you, Chilled Fireball, she was outworking every graded stakes winner we had in a hand ride before she started. Such a terrible shame she got hurt after her first start. She seriously had Grade I talent.” Hmmmm…the wheels start turning. We are going to buy our Grade I-talent mare back cheap with this inside information! So, her hip number comes up and our former stunning yearling Chilled Fireball walks into the ring. The bids start flying…50k, 75k, 100k, BLAM, BLAM, BLAM…I turn to Craig and say, `oh hell, John has told everyone this story and worse yet, they all believed him!!!' A $190,000 bid later, our placed-in-one-start mare with Grade I talent comes back home to Machmer Hall. She has already foaled a strapping colt and is booked back to Twirling Candy for 2026. Yatta (4, Yoshida {Jpn}–Final Reward, by Arch) to be bred to Nyquist. I was working at my Mac the night before the Fasig-Tipton February sale and I hear, `ping!' Look up to see a message from one of my best friends, Rob Tribbett. “Did you look at Meg's graded stakes mare?” I replied, `no, no way I can afford her. The videos of her look unreal.' Reply: “Well, she is being announced as a cribber and you know we cannot buy them.” Cribber…the golden word of a broodmare discount. I sit straight up and a large grin overcomes my face in the spirit of Jim Carrey portraying the Grinch that stole Christmas. Rare is it that we can possibly buy a graded stakes mare with her looks in our budget unless the dreaded C word is used. First thing next a.m. go and see this 16.2 hh cat-like walking adonis also known as Yatta. Meg tells me that they have not seen her crib at the farm or at the sale but that she was believed to be a cribber at the track, so she is being announced that way. `Fair enough,' I exclaim as I break into giddy laughter practically skipping back to the pavilion. Yatta comes home as a broodmare prospect to the tune of $175,000 and she is booked to super sire Nyquist. We have yet to see her crib. A Nite in Cairo (5, Cairo Prince–With Pleasure, by Cape Blanco {Ire}) to be bred to Arabian Knight. This is a young, stakes-placed mare by Cairo Prince that sold at the Keeneland November sale with Taylor Made. She was a good-selling yearling for her sire, very attractive, nice family and best of all in my mind, a stakes-placed two-year-old to boot! I only looked at her at the barn once, which is one time more than I normally do, depending on the resultant outside temperature that day at the sale. Craig, Mom and I all came up with a budget of $75,000 to buy this filly, give or take a bid. Hip 1792 walks in the ring, I am prepared and somehow buy her for $8,000. I look to my left, look to my right…what did I miss? Colic surgery? Announced as not breeding sound? No no… just a nice stakes mare cheap. Tom Hamm, whose brother Tim trained her, comes up to me to congratulate me and I commit the ultimate consignor cardinal sin…the thing that I hate the most that buyers do to me and yet, in those shoes, here it comes. `Don't say it!' my brain is yelling silently! In my best DOH! Homer Simpson moment, I hear my mouth open and say, “I CAN”T BELIEVE I GOT HER SOOOOOOOOO CHEAP!!!”. Immediately realizing that I have committed blasphemy in the unwritten code of consignment and buyer conduct, I close my mouth and add a sheepish grin. Well, A Nite in Cairo had a beast of a Maxfield colt and is booked back to one of the best-looking first-year sires in Kentucky, Arabian Knight. Batucada (right) just misses to Raging Sea | Joe Labozetta Batucada (5, Union Rags–Lady Pamela, by Tapit) to be bred to Curlin. We bought the majority of Batucada after she became a Listed stakes winner. She is a gorgeous grey daughter of Union Rags with huge family. This filly had nine starts in 2024 over four different tracks, never missed a work, the epitome of soundness. Her last start, she gets nipped at the wire in the GII Beldame caught by GI winner Raging Sea. We decide to follow the dream of all dreams and run as an owner (yes! me!) in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. She gets to California, and this filly–whose record of soundness should go down in the encyclopedia of what we are looking for in breeding a racehorse–is flagged by the vets. Jogs 100% sound at the barn but they do not like how she is moving on the track. So what was to be one of the greatest weekends of my life was smashed into a million pieces. I literally wanted to sell the farm and liquidate all my horses the Wednesday morning when I was told that they were going to force her to scratch. That moment, that day, I hated horse racing and it took me a while to come out of it. We cancelled our trip but all of our “friends” that were going went without Craig and me. (They had a blast.) Batucada ships back to Florida, and has two works in Palm Meadows, perfect at usual, perfect lead changes, joints tight, cold. Cannot get her off the vets list. Proactively do PET scan, CT scan, X-rays (clean) in February, but still cannot get her off the vets' list. Cannot even get the Florida vets to commit to a timeline to getting her off the vets' list. So, my sound filly is forced to retire and another horse lost to the graded stakes ranks that could be running. Batucada shipped into our farm off the van from Florida and her joints and legs looked like she had never started a day in her life. I understand and support HISA 100% as everyone knows but there are occasions of sound horses being scratched and retired because the owners have no option and she is one of those stories. She is booked to Curlin and she deserves to go to him as she almost beat one of his greatest daughters in what I thought was going to be the beginning of a storied five-year-old year. Rose Parade (5, Curlin–Rose Garden, by Pioneerof the Nile_ to be bred to Into Mischief. One of the nicest agents I know, Jay Ethridge, called me about a stakes-placed Curlin filly that was a former Saratoga yearling for sale privately. Of course! What farm in Kentucky would not want one of these and the price was right, a deal was made. I got a call the next day: Tonni, Toby Kieth's sister, is having sellers' remorse. `Toby would never have sold this mare that brought him so much joy if he were alive,' she says. So I say to Tonni (who I have come to realize is just as wonderful as her brother), `Why don't we buy half and you keep half?' There was the solution that made her heart happy, and mine too. There is something so loved by him here at Machmer Hall and the connection to his family and his passion for horses I feel through Rose Parade, even as I type this. Our new Curlin mare is going to the most incredible stallion of my generation, Into Mischief. She is one of six Machmer Hall mares being bred to him on a package of no-guarantee seasons we purchased from Spendthrift Farm. Warm Sunshine (11, Unbridled's Song–Carolina Surprise, by Awesome Again) to be bred to Practical Joke. Warm Sunshine '25 | Carrie Brogden From the last crop of Unbridled's Song, what has this 15.1 hh mare not done for Machmer Hall? We bought her as a yearling and raced her. We also own her full-sister and her half-sister, both claimed into our broodmare band. Her first foal is our homebred Steal Sunshine who has won a GII and over $700,000 in his career. Next month he is taking us to the Dubai World Cup races on an invite to the Godolphin Mile. Can you believe that? His mama has already had a 139-pound Cody's Wish filly and was booked back to the late great Uncle Mo for 2026. With that stallion's untimely passing, we pivoted to the rising superstar Practical Joke. The same cross off our farm has produced the likes of Graded Stakes winners Gina Romantica, Intense Holiday, Maximus Mischief, etc. Clear Voice (4, Kantharos–Heidi Maria, by Rockport Harbor) to be bred to More Than Looks. We bred this filly and her entire family including most of the stakes horses in her first two dams: Sweet Whiskey, Vegas Magic, Five Sixteen and her own mother, Heidi Maria. This filly is stunning and when I say stunning I mean a 10/10 physical. Maybe an 11. David Ingordo loved her as much as we did at the yearling sale, so he bought her and Cherie trained her as we stayed in for half. Unfortunately, a physical issue stopped her from fulfilling her potential on the track so she came back to the farm. When deciding her mating, Breeders' Cup winner More Than Looks came to the forefront and when the question of “would it work” came up, the answer was well, gorgeous to gorgeous usually gets gorgeous! Her half-sister, Family, who we also retained to race, this week just demolished a Maiden Special Weight field at Turfway, earning an 82 Beyer for her trainer, Michelle Elliott. Hopefully, she will continue on and we will have a monster update in that already wonderful family. A maiden mare, Clear Voice is booked to More Than Looks. Sweet Lollipop '25 | Carrie Brogden Sweet Lollipop (12, Candy Ride {Arg}–Unbridled Beauty, by Unbridled's Song) to be bred to Domestic Product. This foaling mare has had the worst luck and none of it is her fault! Since we purchased her in foal in foal to Practical Joke for $280,000, her family has absolutely exploded! Her Practical Joke filly was absolutely lovely, and one day mare and foal come in from the paddock and Craig is like what on earth? Somehow, she has broken a piece of her head where the spine attaches, and had to be euthanized. Her next colt, by More than Ready, colics at the sale. We have to take him to the clinic overnight and were going to scratch him but buyers came to see him at the sale that loved him and were like, `bring him back! We will buy him if you guarantee his health for 30 days.' We bring him back and that horse goes on to be the stakes-placed Demain. Next filly, an absolutely gorgeous Quality Road dies of Tyzzers around 30 days of age. Next foal aborted… Good lord! 2024 rolls around and we get a magnificent Uncle Mo filly! This mare's live foal rate for stakes horses is now 100% from named foals! Sweet Lollipop has already foaled a lovely Uncle Mo colt from his last crop and is booked back to a stallion that I literally could not find a physical fault in. There just isn't any. She is booked to Domestic Product. Up Up Up (5, Bernardini–Lady Melesi, by Colonial Affair) to be bred to Prince of Monaco. Up Up Up has foaled a Jackie's Warrior filly for her first foal. This mare was a homebred for us out of our grand old Lady Melesi. I have seen articles about not selling mares past a certain age and I would like to say that our purchases of Voodoo Lily, Lady Melesi, Saudia, Harbor Springs, Joop, Binalegend, Jeanie's Gift, etc.–all who have been supreme successes on our farm and all of whom died of old age retired there–would certainly counter that argument. We bought Up Up Up's dam in foal to Oxbow for $32,000 in 2015. At that time, Lady Melesi was a stakes-winning, GI stakes-placed mare and the dam of GIII-placed Doc Cheney, stakes winner and GII-placed Seruni, GII-placed Liberated. After we purchased her, her daughter English Affair become a GIII stakes winner and Amiche, her Malibu Moon filly bred by us and sold as a $325,000 Saratoga yearling also became a stakes horse. The grand old girl died at 24 of old age on our farm. Up Up Up was her final foal and a Bernardini filly! We were thrilled, to say the least. Her first mating to Jackie's Warrior was because I was in awe looking at that horse over at Spendthrift. We bred four mares to him for 2025 and bought a beautiful weanling by him in November and certainly will continue to support him. For her 2025 mating, I was inspired by an event in 2022: in the Saratoga sale of 2022, I was sitting at our consignment waiting for a yearling to finish top off to head to the ring. There was a colt walking back to his barn after selling that sauntered by me with his handler. This colt was so striking and held himself with such presence that I ran to our office and grabbed the catalog to see who on earth hip 56 was. The page said he was a Speightstown colt out of Rainer, and I found out subsequently that he had sold for $950,000. His image of strength and beauty was burned into my mind and when I read about the GI Del Mar Futurity winner, I looked at the results and saw he had been named Prince Of Monaco. She is booked back to this beautifully bred stallion standing his first year at Claiborne. The post 2025 Mating Plans, Presented by Spendthrift Farm: Machmer Hall appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

On the morning of Sunday, June 7, 2015, a small gathering at John Gosden's Clarehaven Stables celebrated the previous day's Derby one-two of stable-mates Golden Horn (GB) and Jack Hobbs (GB). The two colts posed either side of their trainer, with their regular riders, the late Michael Curran and Taffy Williams, proudly at their sides. Golden Horn would end the season as Horse of the Year, thanks to his subsequent triumphs in the Eclipse, Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Only the fillies Arabian Queen (GB) and Found (Ire) would get the better of him, in the Juddmonte International and Breeders' Cup Turf respectively. Jack Hobbs went on to win the Irish Derby and stayed in training for another two seasons, adding the Dubai Sheema Classic to his list of wins before retirement. A decade after their Classic season, Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs are back together in the same yard at Overbury Stud, as they have been for the last few years, and in their different ways they are beginning to compile decent records as National Hunt sires. For Jack Hobbs that had always been the plan: the strapping son of Halling went straight into the care of Simon Sweeting's Gloucestershire operation upon retirement. In the case of Golden Horn, this was very much Plan B but, as back-up plans go, it is working out rather well. Anthony Oppenheimer's homebred son of Cape Cross (Ire) retired with some fanfare to Dalham Hall Stud in 2016, where his opening fee of £60,000 was held for three years before gradually being trimmed. While Golden Horn is unquestionably a useful Flat stallion, he had not fulfilled the lofty expectations of those breeders who had backed him in the early years to maintain his position in Newmarket and, ahead of the 2023 covering season, with some notable early success from a smattering of runners over jumps, he was sold. Thankfully for British breeding, it was Jayne McGivern of Dash Grange Stud who stepped in to buy Golden Horn, opting to stand him not too far from her home at Overbury, which has a proven track record with its National Hunt stallions. Indeed, not long after Golden Horn's arrival, the Overbury stalwart and multiple leading jumps sire in Britain, Kayf Tara, died, leaving a vacancy to be filled in the British standings. It didn't take long for Golden Horn to stick his hand up to apply. “It's huge good fortune, really,” says Sweeting as he looks forward to a week of decent contenders by Golden Horn at the Cheltenham Festival. These include last year's G2 Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle winner Golden Ace (GB) – famed conqueror of the mighty Brighterdaysahead (Ire) – along with Nemean Lion (GB), East India Dock (GB), First Street (GB) and, potentially, Poniros (GB) and Too Bossy For Us (Ire), both of whom have now joined Willie Mullins but are unraced over hurdles to date. He continues, “What are the chances of it happening? We are very, very lucky to have them both here. So you enjoy it, but you can't rest on your laurels.” Mention of the good seasons currently being enjoyed by Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs prompt Sweeting to a swift response. “Don't forget Kayf Tara, as well. He's having an amazing time.” He is understandably sentimental about the stallion who put Overbury Stud on the map under his tenure and lived with him in the Cotswolds until the age of 28. This season alone, Kaya Tara has been represented by the The New Lion (GB), currently favourite for the G1 Turners Novices' Hurdle, and G1 Future Champions Novice Hurdle winner Romeo Coolio (GB) among others, and he sits in 12th position in the National Hunt sires' table for Britain and Ireland. In the jumping game, it takes a long time for them really to leave us. “When Midnight Legend died, I said to David [Holmes], 'You've got 10 more years of Saturday afternoon racing that you can enjoy',” recalls Sweeting, who is now experiencing the same bittersweet aftermath with Kayf Tara. “Obviously it's much more fun when you've got a good horse that is keeping you busy through the day and you can enjoy watching the racing in the afternoon as well. That's really what it's all about, isn't it? So, lucky us.” Golden Horn at Overbury Stud | Emma Berry Golden Horn has now embarked on his third covering season at Overbury and, as in the previous two, it certainly looks as though he will be keeping Sweeting and his team busy. “Jayne has always said 175 mares maximum and the first two years we had to turn mares away,” he says. “This year, I would be surprised if the same thing doesn't happen, but it's a good position to be in. It's a sensible number. It's a working number. It's fairly straightforward for him to get that number covered and it works for us. And there is no finer way of advertising a horse than turning a few people down. But, from the word go, he was very well received, and the way the horses are running, it just helps.” Golden Horn still comes up with some good Flat runners, of course, with Caius Chorister (GB), Gregory (GB), Botanik (GB), Higher Leaves (GB) and Goldenas (GB) among the group winners to have advertised his prowess in this sphere. In this week's G1 JCB Triumph Hurdle, the Gredley family's 90-rated Flat winner East India Dock will bid to maintain his unbeaten record over hurdles. Sweeting says, “It's a very unfashionable aim to breed a dual-purpose horse these days. But if you could breed a horse that could run sound and well on the Flat and then go on over jumps, who could want any more? East India Dock is the absolute classic example of that.” Golden Ace and Lorcan Williams triumph at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival | Racingfotos The runners for Jack Hobbs – bar the 91-rated The Gadget Man (GB) who was sold for 310,000gns to race in Australia – have predominantly been seen in point-to-points and under National Hunt rules. Members of his first crop are now six-year-olds and, collectively, his offspring appear to be gathering a head of steam this season. “They're finding their feet, ” Sweeting agrees. “Jax Junior and Intense Approach are entered in the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham. And Bossman Jack's run at Wincanton for Dan Skelton was absolutely extraordinary. “I talked to Dan about his Jack Hobbs [horses] at the end of last season and he said that he thought they just all needed a little bit of time. And this is one of those typical horses where he's been given lots of time, and he's still not going to be rushed but you just wonder what a horse like that is going to be capable of in a year or so.” He adds, “There are still some nice point-to-point winners coming out of Ireland and there's one coming up for sale this week at Cheltenham. So it's all go for him, and hopefully moving in the right direction now.” Golden Horn, with his impressive 40 per cent winners to runners over jumps this season, has edged into 31st position in the National Hunt sires' table and is currently the leading active sire in Britain, which routinely struggles to match step with the strength and depth of the jump sires available in Ireland. Telescope (Ire) and Yorton Farm's Pether's Moon (Ire), who has a similarly eye-catching strike-rate to Golden Horn, come next among the Brit pack, followed by Passing Glance (GB) and then Jack Hobbs. With some more traditionally National Hunt-bred crops on the way through, it would be no surprise to see Golden Horn take higher order in the years to come, and he may yet have Jack Hobbs breathing down his neck once more, just as he did at Epsom. The post Stable-Mates to Stud-Mates: Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs Together Again appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The final catalogue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale is now available online, featuring 30 lots to be offered after racing on the penultimate day of the Cheltenham Festival (Thursday, March 13). Among the 17 entries added following last weekend's racing are the four-year-old Katkoriko (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) (lot 8), a debut winner at Kirkistown for Philip McBurney, and Midnight Jukebox (Ire) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) (lot 11), another four-year-old whose debut success for Sean Doyle's Monbeg Stables came at Castlelands. Lots will be stabled in the RDA yard and will be available for viewing from 11am on Wednesday, March 12 and from 8.30am on Thursday, March 13. The post Final Catalogue for Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale Released appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Multiple South African group 1 winner and now United States-based Isivunguvungu is targeting a start in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T) on Dubai World Cup night April 5.View the full article

The longtime director of communications at Keeneland, Amy Gregory, has announced her retirement from the Kentucky icon effective June 1, the track shared via press release Monday afternoon. Gregory joined Keeneland in 2006 and was named to her current position in 2013. She will continue to provide support during race meets and sales and consult on special projects. As director, Gregory oversaw media and public relations for the Spring and Fall meets as well as the auctions and held key roles in brand enhancement and messaging. On the auction side, Gregory introduced new promotional avenues for the sales, which achieved record growth, as well as promoting the success of sales graduates internationally. She was also instrumental in launching the Keeneland Championship sale. Gregory, in recent years, has been actively promoting industry efforts to advance equine safety and welfare at the track and sales nationally through various organizations, and developed fan education and awareness messaging regarding safety protocols and initiatives at the the track level. “It's been a privilege to serve Keeneland for nearly 20 years and to work in this wonderful sport throughout my 45-year career,” Gregory said. “Being part of this amazing Keeneland team was my dream job, and I'm proud of my contributions to Keeneland's legacy and its leadership position in the Thoroughbred industry. Racing has always been my passion, and I'm so grateful for my many friends and colleagues, the incredible opportunities that have come my way and the lifelong memories I have made.” “For nearly two decades, Amy has been a trusted voice in shaping Keeneland's communications and sharing our story with the world,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “Amy's professionalism, tireless work ethic and unwavering commitment to the sport and Keeneland's mission have left a lasting impact. While we will miss her daily presence, we are happy that she will remain connected to Keeneland and continue to contribute in meaningful ways. We wish Amy the very best in this next exciting chapter.” The post Keeneland’s Director of Communications Amy Gregory Announces Retirement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As voted on by the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, MSW & MGISP Free Like a Girl (El Deal) has been crowned the 2024 Louisiana-Bred Horse of the Year. Most recently seen running second to Horse of the Year 'TDN Rising Star' MGISW Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in the GII Azeri Stakes, Free Like a Girl was awarded the highest honors for Louisiana-bred runners on the back of a 2024 season which saw her get her picture taken six times, and from 14 starts, she hit the board 11 times including twice against elite company in the GI Apple Blossom Handicap and the GI Fasig-Tipton La Troienne Stakes. The rest of the awards were: 2-year-old filly: MSW Secret Faith (Aurelius Maximus) 2-year-old colt: MSW & GSP Smoken Wicked (Bobby's Wicked One) 3-year-old filly: MSW Six String (Star Guitar) 3-year-old colt: MSW El Dinero (El Deal) Older Fillies and Mares: Free Like a Girl Older Males: MSW & MGSP Touchuponastar (Star Guitar) Broodmare of the Year: Charged Cotton (Dehere) Leading Breeder of the Year: Brittlyn Inc. Stallion of the Year: Star Guitar Leading Breeder by % SW: Tony Doughtie Award presentations will be made at the 2025 Annual Award Banquet in conjunction with the R.E.A.P benefit, which is tentatively planned to be held at Evangeline Downs Aug. 2. The post Free Like a Girl Tops 2024 Accredited Louisiana-Bred Champions Results appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article