Wandering Eyes

Douglas Whyte’s in-form sprinter chases consecutive wins at Happy Valley on Sunday.View the full article

Group 2 Callander-Presnell winner, Prost. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Prost ($8.00) has held off the late challenge of Just Party ($3.00) to claim the Group 2 Callander-Presnell (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. It was a big form reversal from the son of Snitzel after two unplaced efforts to kick-off the campaign, bouncing back to his best to claim the three-year-old feature with Adam Hyeronimus in the saddle. It was a relatively easy watch for punters in the middle stages if you were on the eventual winner, with Hyeronmus lobbing into the one-one throughout the 1600m journey, while stable companion Anode ($2.50) lead them along at a sedate tempo early. Just Party was caught up in traffic along the inside running rail, similarly to his last-start performance in the Listed Tapp-Craig (1400m) on October 12 and was always going to need some luck when the whips were cracking. Jay Ford managed to get Just Party into the clear with 400m left to travel and got the last crack at Prost as they entered the final furlong; it was just too late in the end, however, as Prost held tough to claim his first win since February and his first being tested at the mile. 2024 Group 2 Callander-Presnell Replay – Prost Adrian Bott was on course to represent the stable and suggested it might be time for spell before targeting some autumn features. “Look, it’s rewarding for him this preparation because there had been a few frustrating runs to date. So he’s back on track now,” said Bott. “That may be enough for him this preparation. “He’s a horse that will keep maturing, we’ll see more from him in the autumn, no doubt. But it’s good to see him open up a few more options as well, getting out in trip. “We were trying to do that as a two-year-old. We always had him down as a Champagne (Stakes) horse and we just had to pull the pin on that preparation at that point in time. Good to see him run it out strongly today. “He was a very talented two-year-old and it’s good to see him put that on his record at three because he’s a talented three-year-old as well. And I’m sure we’ll see more from him in the autumn.” Adam Hyeronimus was elated with the win and echoed similar sentiments regarding the future for the Snitzel colt. “It was good. He won well. Great to see,” said Hyronimus. “Pleased for the horse and the owners because we’ve always thought a little bit of him. We had such a smooth run in transit and from the top of the straight, I always felt like the winner. And he was tough late. Very good. “I think he was getting stronger (on the line). I really felt like the winner at the top of the straight but when we got challenged and I really got after him late, he was good and he found. It was very pleasing to see.” Horse racing news
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Future History (GB) ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Group 3 JRA Cup at Moonee Valley Racecourse on October 26, 2024. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Ciaron Maher has dominated the Group 3 JRA Cup at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon, with Future History ($3.20) taking out the 2040m contest and four of his five runners finishing in the top four places. Combining with Mark Zahra, Maher’s six-year-old gelding jumped smartly from barrier two, and he found the front before settling into a rhythm throughout. Also hailing from the Maher stable, Smokin’ Romans ($5) and Promises Kept ($9.50) settled behind the leader, while Second To Nun ($4.80) landed in the one-one position on a solid tempo. Zahra increased the speed down the side of the track in response to a move from Ethan Brown on Smokin’ Romans and Jamie Kah on Second To Nun, who pulled out to make their runs. However, as the leader turned the home corner, he kicked clear of his rivals and held a good margin over Promises Kept, the fast-finishing Kettle Hill ($18), and Smokin’ Romans, who filled the first four in that order. 2024 JRA Cup replay – Future History Ciaron Maher was on course to speak about the win post-race. “It was a really good, positive ride by Mark (Zahra). The team has done a good job to come back off a poor run to pick him up again,” Maher said. “Promises Kept, he’s right back to form. Up to the ten furlongs, Smokey (Future History) was better, and Kettle Hill was sneaking home. “He came out, he got his ticket into the Cup, and he’s come back he didn’t really come up and prep before, and then he’ s run in the Heatherlie, the Naturalism, up to Sydney in a Group 1, and now he’s winning back here, back at 2000-metres. “Not much more you can ask for than a winning horse back here in the spring. “His record of 2000 is pretty good now. So, good positive ride by Mark, and he went forward, went a nice tempo, and then quickened up and made the race his own early.” Mark Zahra was very happy with the win, and he spoke post-race. “I had intentions to lead and I said to Ciaron (Maher), ‘what do you think?’ and he said ‘you know what to do, do what you want’,” Zahra said. “So once I was in front, it was like two laps on the big sand, he had a long rein, never moved on him at all, breathed beautifully, cruising along. “So I stepped it up a bit early, but wanted him at the top before we straightened, and he won.” Horse racing news
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Double Market ridden by Michael Dee winning the Fillies Classic. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Lindsay Park & Michael Dee have combined with Double Market ($5.00) proving best of the girls in the Group 2 Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley Saturday afternoon. The daughter of Castelvecchio put the writing on the wall with an impressive debut victory at Ballarat on October 3, pressing on with the job in style as the jump in grade was no problem for the untapped three-year-old. Brulante ($16.00) and Lady Sadler ($17.00) ensured a genuine tempo, with the pair sent forward to fight out the early lead as James McDonald parked in behind aboard the well-supported favourite Polymnia ($2.50). Dee was happy to slot in slightly worse than midfield throughout the journey, while Mark Zahra and Cavity Bay ($5.00) took off with 400m left the travel, looking to be storming clear with the prize. In Her Eyes ($15.00) was making strong inroads as well, however, it was to no avail as Double Market took over at the furlong pole, producing a strong turn-of-foot in the concluding stages to claim the $300,000 prize. 2024 Group 2 Fillies Classic Replay – Double Market Will Hayes spoke post-race on behalf of the stable and suggested the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) might be next on the agenda. “I just love the way that she was out the back and found the rhythm,” said Hayes. “She’s so progressive, what she did in her first up to absorb what was a fall in the race and still come out and win is something that good horses do, so for her to come out and win a group two in her second start makes her very valuable and a terrific result for the ownership group. “Definitely (heading to the Thousand Guineas), we’ll be guided by how she pulls up, but that’s the logical line and length, and I think with the way that she won today you’d be thinking why not.” Michael Dee was impressed with the victory and suggested she’ll be a better horse in the autumn. “I actually wanted to be closer in the run and she didn’t jump the best and there was a lot more pressure really than I thought and I just had to take our medicine and she relaxed beautifully,” said Dee. “I was lucky enough that Cavity Bay was able to take us into the race and I thought she won with a bit in hand because she’s still very new and she’s really just doing that on raw ability. “Definitely autumn will be better for her. She is going well now so you’ve got to keep going, whatever she does now, she’s going to be better in six months’ time.” Double Market is now an $11 chance with horse racing bookmakers for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas on November 16. Horse racing news
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Spring Champion Stakes Day 2024. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Spring Champions Stakes Day 2024 awaits punters at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday, October 26, 2024 with a bumper 10-race meeting set down for decision. The Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) headlines what is set to be a big day of racing in Sydney. With plenty of key form races for events during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and the back end of the Sydney spring, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. Race 1 – Kirkham Plate (1000 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 2 Comedy James Cummings Kerrin McEvoy $2.40 $1.50 2nd 3 Gaeilge James Cummings Joshua Parr $3.90 3rd 8 Lapis Lazuli James Cummings Zac Lloyd NTD 4th 5 The Little General Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 2-3 $8.80 Exacta 2-3 $13.00 Trifecta 2-3-8 $34.30 First Four 2-3-8-5 $134.20 Place Your Bets on Upcoming Races With Neds! Race 2 – Midway Handicap (1200m METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 9 Mad Darcey David Pfieffer Jason Collett $18.00 $5.00 2nd 15 French Ruler John Sargent Molly Bourke $3.10 3rd 3 Pajanti Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Tim Clark $3.30 4th 11 Mogul Monarch Kim Waugh Jay Ford Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 9-15 $110.00 Exacta 9-15 $246.80 Duet 9-15 $38.10 Duet 9-3 $41.50 Duet 15-3 $19.80 Trifecta 9-15-3 $3,383.00 First Four 9-15-3-11 $27,465.50 Running Double (1,2) 2-9 $69.90 Place Your Bets on Upcoming Races With PlayUp! Race 3 – Highway Handicap (1600 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 7 Cable Express Danielle Seib Tommy Berry $6.50 $2.50 2nd 15 The Right Rein Pat Murphy Rachel King $4.80 3rd 12 Ghost Walker Danielle Seib Tyler Schiller $4.40 4th 14 Tanglewood Jimmy Wayne Wilkes Dylan Gibbons Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 7-15 $67.80 Exacta 7-15 $108.50 Duet 7-15 $24.90 Duet 7-12 $15.20 Duet 15-12 $37.30 Trifecta 7-15-12 $1,311.40 First Four 7-15-12-14 $20,757.50 Running Double (2,3) 9-7 $175.40 Place Your Bets on Upcoming Races With Picklebet! Horse racing news View the full article

Ben Allen returns to the mounting yard aboard Bittercreek after winning the Red Anchor Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) The Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin-trained Bittercreek ($7.50) has come with a withering burst to claim the Group 3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon. The son of Snitzel bounced back in stylish fashion after an even run first-up at Flemington on October 5, relishing the firming Moonee Valley surface this time around. It was a patient steer by Ben Allen, electing to sit slightly worse than mid-field with cover, as the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Ikasara ($3.40) pushed along to lead at a strong clip early under Jordan Childs. He wasn’t left alone either, with the rank outsider Brandjam ($26.00) scooting along to sit outside the lead, allowing the field of seven to tick over some modest sectionals in the middle stages. Bittercreek was one of the first to make a challenge at the 300m pole, giving a strong kick as he bounded to the lead as the leading pair began to fade. Pisces ($5.50) showed a good turn-of-foot first-up to land into the runner-up spot, while Winnasedge ($7.50) and well-supported favourite Bosustow ($3.10) were making strong inroads when it was all over. It was all about the winner in the end, however, with Bittercreek claiming his second black-type victory, and his first since breaking his maiden in the Group 2 Sprit Of Boom Classic (1200m) during the Queensland winter. 2024 Group 3 Red Anchor Stakes Replay – Bittercreek Co-trainer Troy Corstens was on course to discuss the win before confirming the one-week backup is on the cards as they target the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) next Saturday. “I’m very, very lucky at the moment,” said Corstens. “The team is going particularly well. We’ve just got an amazing group (of staff). I’ve never had a group of staff like that. I know everyone gets on here and says that, but we’ve just got an amazing group of staff at the moment. “Always had a promising group of young horses coming through, and just everything’s falling into line, which sometimes it can do. A lot of the times it doesn’t. And I remember this time last year, I thought I had similar sort of horses and just got nowhere near it. “A hundred-percent (heading to the Coolmore), he’s backing up. Don’ t worry about that. We’ve always thought that he’s such a classy animal. He probably just needed that run. “The timing is, you know, it might not be ideal, but he’s a three-year-old colt. He’s a strong boy. He’s really, really tough. And he’s going to take his place in the Coolmore.” Ben Allen was delighted with the win and loved the way Bittercreek put them away. “He was super,” said Allen. “He stepped well and we ended up in a nice spot. The plan was to be a little bit closer, but he can be a bit casual, but I just love how he put them away today. “He’s very casual. He’s a bull. He’s very proud of himself. So I just tried to keep him switched on a bit, just to make the start a bit easier for him and myself. “We ended up a pair further back, but he built into it nicely and he was too good.” Bittercreek is now an $18.00 chance with horse racing bookmakers for next Saturday’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes. Horse racing news
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Cox Plate Day 2024. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Cox Plate Day 2024 is finally here with a bumper 10-race meeting set down for decision at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) is set to jump at 5:10pm AEDT. With plenty of key form races heading into the Melbourne Cup Carnival, catch up on all the race replays, results and dividends provided by top horse racing bookmakers here. Race 1 – Open Handicap (1000 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 3 Acromantula Ben, Will & JD Hayes Daniel Stackhouse $13.00 $3.60 2nd 7 Red Hot Nicc Phillip Stokes Karis Teetan $2.60 3rd 5 Lempicka Ken & Kasey Keys Luke Currie $4.60 4th 9 Frilled Matthew Smith Jye McNeil Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 3-7 $47.00 Exacta 3-7 $90.40 Duet 3-7 $15.20 Duet 3-5 $31.10 Duet 7-5 $25.90 Trifecta 3-7-5 $1,207.60 First Four 3-7-5-9 $12,184.70 Place Your Bets on Upcoming Races With Neds! Race 2 – Group 3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200 METRES) Race Replay & Results Place No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Fixed Odds (W) Fixed Odds (P) 1st 1 Bittercreek Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin Ben Allen $7.50 $3.30 2nd 2 Pisces James Cummings James McDonald $2.60 3rd 6 Winnasedge Nick Ryan Luke Currie NTD 4th 3 Bosustow Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Blake Shinn Exotic Bet Type Results Dividend Quinella 1-2 $20.10 Exacta 1-2 $46.70 Trifecta 1-2-6 $220.20 First Four 1-2-6-3 $436.50 Running Double (1,2) 3-1 $97.20 Place Your Bets on Upcoming Races With PlayUp! Horse racing news View the full article

So it turns out that there are last days, too. It was axiomatic with Anthony Manganaro that every day in business should be treated like your first. “If it's the second day, you're falling behind,” he would say. Because it was on your first day that you always asked: “What can we do different, what can we do better?” But this questing, vital force was extinguished in August 2023, at 79, and it has meanwhile been the melancholy duty of those he left behind to package up his Turf legacy. Siena Farm itself is on the market, and the foals will follow next year, but another paragraph of its closing chapter will be written at the Keeneland November Sale with the dispersal, through Taylor Made, of its broodmare band. A poignant process, plainly, for his family and team–not to mention a privileged opportunity for other breeders out there. But if Manganaro's legacy is to be properly valued, it will not be confined to these tangible assets, however expertly curated. To those who worked with him most closely, his true bequest is a mindset that the whole industry can emulate: to be always looking forward, always improving. “Just because that's truly how he lived,” says the farm's Chief Operating Officer Ryan Smith. “He would always be pushing for the future. He would joke about, 'Hey, this isn't for me. I'm going to be dead in five years. This is for you guys, for everybody else.' Because he truly cared about building things to last, so that everybody could continue to do what they love, continue to prosper.” That way, Manganaro could make his own story not just redemptive but exemplary. Son of a Sicilian plasterer, he was among six children raised in a two-bedroom flat in blue-collar Everett outside Boston. When he sought financing from a Baltimore bank, he met a wall of prejudice; he later became their biggest customer. In the same way, the kid who fell in love with horses after joining his father and his buddies at Suffolk Downs, handicapping claimers, ended up as a co-owner of Flightline. In the meantime, in 2007, Manganaro had played up some of his business winnings (from real estate, self-storage and medical supplies) in a 225-acre farm outside Paris, Kentucky. His partners in this new boutique breeding venture, David Pope and Ignacio (“Nacho”) Patino, shared a similar heritage of striving. “We understand from life experiences how important it is to give employees and their families hope and dignity,” Manganaro once told TDN. Pope was indebted to Polish immigrants who had toiled through the darkness of mines and factory night shifts to bring the light of opportunity and education to the next generation. And Patino had himself perilously crossed the Rio Grande to eke a way out of poverty as a teenager. “All three of us,” Manganaro said proudly, “are living the American Dream.” Ignacio Patino at Siena Farm | David Stephenson But while the obituaries uniformly saluted him as far-sighted and driven by ideals, Manganaro understood that even the biggest picture ultimately reduces to pixels. The depth of his perspectives never distracted him from the detail of the foreground. “He was certainly a visionary,” Smith says. “But he did understand the bits and pieces that went into it. To him, people were the cornerstone and that's what you have to focus on. Because nothing will get done unless everybody's aligned, and everybody is secure. Not just financially secure, but intellectually, so that they feel respected, that they are working towards something that is motivating. To me, this is what was most impressive. He had such intuition for the inner workings of things, even in fields totally unrelated to any experience that he'd ever had.” Take technology. Smith, who started on the farm as a college intern, never expected a man half a century his senior to be as conversant with its functioning and potential. “But I would always be surprised,” Smith recalls. “Even though it was a field that was basically foreign to him, and there might be a little miscommunication on the way, at the end of the day I always realized that, wow, he really understood how this specific thing needed to come together or what was required to get it done.” So while Manganaro always navigated to the horizon, he knew to follow the trail one step after another. Day-to-day decisions and conduct had to be consistent with the ambitions of years or decades. That way, ends and means would become seamless. “He pushed us to be our best, here at Siena Farm,” Smith reflects. “But everything we did, we tried to do with the industry in mind as well. We wanted to be the best: that's what we pushed ourselves for, that's what we worked on every day. But we were also trying to participate with the community, with the initiatives pushing the industry forward, for instance with Maryland. It was all about helping to revitalize the sport, and find a new look for it: improve racetracks, improve Thoroughbred care, improve every facet.” And, actually, these final duties take the Siena Farm team precisely to that margin between overall impact and highly specific responsibilities. “It's been a bit of a process,” Smith concedes of the past year. “We've had more time to digest it now, but it has certainly been very difficult. Parts of it are sad, but parts are just amazing and beautiful, too: to look back and reflect on everything that has been achieved here at the farm. It's definitely coming to a head now, with the farm listed for sale and seeing these mares in a catalogue. Nothing ever feels quite real until it happens. “So a difficult time, for sure, but we have been incredibly grateful to have Anthony's son Todd assisting us through this process. We would not have been able to do this without his help. And also Anthony's grandson Nick, who's a tremendous person and a true fan of the sport. They're ensuring that we handle these next steps as best as possible and with the dignity that we would hope.” There's that word, again. Dignity. And that, as it happens, is the name of the prodigious bronze sculpture that greets visitors to the farm: a 30′ x 10′ x 20′ plowhorse. Manganaro was inspired to commission sculptor Zachary Oxman by the 1981 papal encyclical Laborem Exercens, in which Pope John Paul II celebrated the relationship between work and human dignity. As Smith remarks of the statue: “It was very important to Anthony–and the story behind is incredibly fitting for everything that he championed, everything that has been done here at the farm.” Equi-Sport At least one Siena horse, then, is not going anywhere! But what of those to be dispersed at Keeneland next week? What kind of brand will breeders be tapping into, if they manage to land one of these mares? The sheer quality is manifest simply in the covering sires listed through the first session: a mare apiece pregnant to Justify, Flightline, Not This Time, Nyquist and Life Is Good, plus two carrying Good Magic foals. “There's a lot to it,” says Smith. “But what we hope everybody gets to see is just a piece of the Siena program. And this is really to the credit of Nacho. He's not just the general manager, doesn't just take the absolute best care of the horses, but he's been instrumental in all the decisions that have built up a really tremendous program over the years. When you look at our percentages of black-type horses and winners, we have done very well for a farm of our size. So we're hoping that everybody gets to see what the bigger picture was, how these mares fit into that program, and then how they could find a spot in theirs too.” There's an auspicious template already. One of the first stars of the Siena Farm program, homebred Angela Renee (Bernardini), won a Grade I winner before being sold for $3 million. Her first five yearlings through the ring have already cleared $4 million. “We've had some pretty strong success producing foals over the years, and still have quite a few of those families throughout our broodmare band,” Smith says. “And over more recent years, we've also been looking to acquire mares of value, whether for their pedigrees or because they can really produce top-notch physicals. For example, Joyful Addiction [1036] (by Munnings, first two dams both Grade I winners) has already produced a very nice Constitution. A more recent purchase, Medaglia Mo (Medaglia d'Oro) [684], is another where we really like the foal. We think mares like this will be a tremendous asset wherever they end up. And I must say that Taylor Made, a tremendous partner to us over the years, have done a very thoughtful job in helping us position these mares appropriately.” Already before the penultimate crop of yearlings were sold, in September, a commitment was made to maintain the Siena brand in racetrack partnerships. And that gives everyone a forward focus as they contemplate how their individual paths might continue from here. For Smith, certainly, Manganaro's influence will never fade. “It was funny, he basically poached me out of college,” Smith recalls. “I was here one summer in the middle of school. Two weeks in, he said, 'Hey, how about you help us form this technological research company, and just stay here full time?' And I have been here ever since. “I am incredibly grateful to have had him as mentor. I just had so many eye-opening, enlightening moments with him. He was an incredibly intelligent, generous, motivated, and hardworking person. And he truly cared for people. He was passionate about education, about helping people to learn. He helped people complete things bigger than themselves. And that helped not just them, but also their families, the spheres around them. Everything he did, his whole life, was about pushing people to be better.” The post Keeneland Breeder Focus: Classy Siena Mares Just a Sample Of a Wider Legacy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Rusty Arnold notched his 300th win at Keeneland Oct. 23 when Neon Icon scored, and the 69-year-old horseman added another three wins there Oct. 25, including stakes with Echo Sound and Poolside With Slim.View the full article

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Edited Press Release The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association (FTBOA) announced Oct. 25 that George Isaacs, general manager of the historic Bridlewood Farm located in Ocala, was re-elected president of the organization at a board meeting following the annual member meeting. “Having served many years on the board of directors for the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, I have witnessed great dedication from the staff, board members and membership in making our organization flourish,” Isaacs said. “I am grateful to our entire team for being vital to the association and the industry as key stakeholders and leaders.” New FTBOA board members are Dr. Tiffany Atteberry of Ocala, Beth Bayer of Ocala, Colin Brennan of Ocala and Richard Heysek of Morriston. They will each serve a three-year term that will run through October 2027. Leaving the board because of term limits as outlined in the FTBOA by-laws were Paul Bulmahn, Laurine Fuller-Vargas, Nick de Meric and George Russell. The board also selected the remaining executive committee officers for 2024-25 with Isaacs as president while Valerie Dailey, a small breeder and operator of Showcase Properties in Ocala, was named first vice president; Francis Vanlangendonck, who operates Summerfield Sales in Williston, was named second vice president; and Joseph M. O'Farrell III with Ocala Stud, will serve as treasurer. Beckie Cantrell, a breeder in Ocala, was elected as secretary. The post Isaacs Re-Elected FTBOA President appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sent off at odds just shy of 3-1, POOLSIDE WITH SLIM (IRE) (f, 3, Churchill {Ire}–Kissepal {Ire}, by Epaulette {Aus}) was produced through a narrow opening at the fence by Frankie Dettori and after a moment's hesitation, kicked on and outgamed pacesetting Pharoah's Wine (American Pharoah) to win Friday's GII Bank of America Valley View Stakes on the penultimate day of racing at Keeneland. A troubled fourth to Valley View favorite Les Reys (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}) when last seen in the Winter Memories Stakes at Aqueduct Sept. 13, Poolside With Slim–who carried Dettori to a victory in the Penn Oaks earlier this season–was first away from the machine and led through the opening exchanges, but came back nicely to the Italian and sat the box-seat from fourth as 25-1 Pharoah's Wine took them along at a steady gallop. Poised if good enough turning for home, Poolside With Slim was asked for her best and went for the rails run as Pharoah's Wine vacated the fence. She took a few strides to hit her top gear, but she dug in bravely and kept on determinedly to become the first North American graded winner for her Coolmore Stud-based stallion. Sales history: €110,000 Ylg '22 GOFORB. Lifetime Record: 8-3-1-0. O-Glenn S Bromagen II, Patrick Lewis & Sandra Bromagen; B-Kilweelran Ltd; T-Rusty Arnold. #2 POOLSIDE WITH SLIM ($7.94) gets the first graded victory of her career in the $350,000 Valley View Stakes (G2) at @KeenelandRacing. @FrankieDettori piloted the three-year-old filly for trainer George Arnold. pic.twitter.com/7tfUxL8AZ0 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 25, 2024 The post Churchill Filly Poolside With Slim Sits The Trip In the Valley View appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has posted an informational video that explains the difference between the green and red shields located next to a horse's name on the portal. View the full article

Because of a foot issue, classic winner National Treasure will not run in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar, according to an Oct. 25 report from Daily Racing Form.View the full article

Jockey Tyler Gaffalione and trainer Brendan Walsh discuss Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) contender East Avenue following his final pre-race breeze at Churchill Downs Oct. 25. The Juvenile is Nov. 1 at Del Mar.View the full article

Top contenders for the Nov. 1 juvenile dirt races on Breeders' Cup Friday were out in full force Oct. 25 at Churchill Downs, with East Avenue, Jonathan's Way, and Immersive appearing on the work tab.View the full article

Trainer Phil Bauer and owner Richard Rigney discuss Jonathan's Way after his Oct. 25 final workout for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar.View the full article

Friday's Myrtlewood Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Keeneland went to ECHO SOUND (f, 2, Echo Town–Eagle Sound, by Fusaichi Pegasus) in her third straight win all in Kentucky and over the six-furlong distance. The second stakes winner for her freshman sire (by Speightstown), Echo Sound got a lovely pace set up to come after, sitting third up the backstretch before tipping out off the far turn to engage a pair of dueling leaders. She gradually reeled in Praying (Vekoma) by the sixteenth marker and came home the winner by a clear margin. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Gabriel Duignan; B-Springhouse Farm, Vision TBs, Bruce Pieratt & Patricia Pieratt; T-George R. Arnold II. #3 ECHO SOUND ($8.96) remains undefeated with a victory in the $200,000 Myrtlewood Stakes at @KeenelandRacing. The two-year-old Echo Town (@CoolmoreAmerica) filly was ridden by @iradortiz for trainer George Arnold. Play the Valley View Stakes (G2) next: https://t.co/crebR4OEDC pic.twitter.com/Y58VKelHFl — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 25, 2024 The post Myrtlewood Goes To Undefeated Echo Sound appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The catalog for the 2024 Inglis Digital USA October Sale is now online at www.inglisdigitalusa.com and features 67 horses of different ages. Among the sale offerings is the 3-year-old broodmare prospect April Vintage (Vino Rosso), who sells pregnant to top sire Justify and was bred to Southern Hemisphere time. A $175,000 OBS April juvenile, April Vintage won her maiden at her second career start and first on the turf and was subsequently placed in the Speakeasy Stakes. April Vintage is offered by WinStar Farm, who raced Triple Crown winner Justify in partnership. “She was a talented, stakes placed 2-year-old, and she has the physical makeup to suit the Australian market,” said WinStar CEO Elliott Walden. “We've been very fortunate to have been involved with a horse like Justify. He's one of the world's elite stallions, and is excelling in every jurisdiction. This is a unique opportunity for those in the Southern Hemisphere to own one of the very few mares available in foal to this stallion.” In Australia, Justify has been represented by 54 winners from two crops to race, six of those at stakes level, including MGSW/G1SP Storm Boy (Aus) and GSW Learning To Fly (Aus). He was the country's leading freshman sire in 2022/2023. The draft of pregnant mares features a member of the first book for multiple Grade I winner Dr. Schivel, along with others in foal to stallions including Take Charge Indy, Global Campaign, Aloha West, Mystic Guide and Beau Liam. Stallions represented by yearlings in the catalog include Cairo Prince, Honest Mischief and Cloud Computing. A first-crop weanling by Pinehurst will also be on offer, heading up a slate of youngsters also sired by Tacitus and Cloud Computing. The October sale features drafts from John Robb (12 horses), Waldorf Farm (seven), Housatonic Bloodstock (six) and Larry Johnson's Legacy Farm (six). “We are thrilled to offer such a diverse catalog in this October digital sale, featuring everything from weanlings to broodmares, and racehorses ready to run,” said Inglis Digital USA CEO Liza Hendriks. Bidding is currently open and the lots will begin to close Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. ET with subsequent listings closing every three minutes. The post Inglis Digital USA October Catalog Online appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Japanese horses returning from overseas exploits and melding back into the local population with more Pattern race glory is not a rarity, and 2023 Japanese Triple Tiara heroine Liberty Island (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) aims to do just that in the 2000-metre G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo on Sunday. A winner of the 2022 G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in addition to her Classic heroics (Oka Sho, Yushun Himba and Shuka Sho) last term, the bay found only superstar Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) too good in the G1 Japan Cup last November. Only seen once in 2024, the now 4-year-old filly was third to Rebel's Romance (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic. Set to be ridden by Yuga Kawada, the Sunday Racing runner leaves from post 12. “Traveling abroad has definitely had an effect on her mentally,” said Kawada. “The experience of flying in an airplane and of racing in unfamiliar surroundings, has made her much stronger. This will be her first race since March and she did have some trouble with her legs earlier. So, after being allowed to slowly recover, she was also allowed to slowly come back up to her best. I watched her workout this week and was told she was far more relaxed. She gets work every day and this week's fast work showed her improvement. I'll head to the gate with no worries.” One of the filly's biggest hurdles is the quality of her rivals, and she faces not one, but two G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winners with Do Deuce (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) (2022) and Tastiera (Jpn) (Satono Crown {Jpn}) (2023). Last year's G1 Arima Kinen winner, Do Deuce also traveled to Dubai, winding up fifth in the G1 Dubai Turf to Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}). However, he was in action in June when sixth in the G1 Takarazuka Kinen, behind 2023 G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) winner Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in second, one better than G1 Osaka Hai scorer Bellagio Opera (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}). Legendary reinsman Yutaka Take will be aboard, and if the duo find themselves in the winner's circle, Take will have piloted a record-equaling seventh Tenno Sho (Autumn) winner. Trainer Yasuo Tomomichi said, “His preparation has gone well since his return to the training center. On Oct. 17, he worked over the woodchip course in a group of three. As always, his footwork was fabulous. His body has also gotten bigger. He can do well over 2400 and 2500 meters, but I think the Tokyo 2000 meters is his best trip.” Although he is only third favourite in the antepost betting, Lebensstil (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) is poised to cause a stir in his first Japanese Group 1. The Carrot Farm runner never tried his hands in the Classics, but two of his three 4-year-old starts have resulted in victories–the G3 Epsom Cup at Tokyo in June, and the G2 Sankei Sho All Comers Stakes at Nakayama over 2200 metres on Sept. 22, defeating the dual Classic-placed Stella Veloce (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}) in the latter. Paired with Christophe Lemaire, the duo are booked in stall 14 in the 15-horse field. Trainer Hiroyasu Tanaka said, “I have the impression that the horse has matured mentally. Physically, he is slowly getting stronger. This morning [Oct. 23], his time did get a little fast, but not enough to spell overwork. He had a good air about him and I think he's at the level of fitness for him to be able to respond as he needs to. It'll be his first time over the course but I don't think that will be a problem.” The post Autumn Flavour To Tenno Sho, As Liberty Island Makes Her Return appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In a four-horse field where trainers Bob Baffert and Tim Yakteen accounted for the entire group, it was Silent Law (f, 2, Tiz the Law–Southern Silence, by Dixie Union) who put the pedal to the metal and never gave her foes a chance in the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita. In front right from the jump, the heavy 2-5 favorite rolled along on the lead while under a tight hold by Juan Hernandez. Entering the lane, Practical Dream (Practical Joke) tried to make a race of it, but just couldn't run down the long-time leader. She held second over stablemate Proud Starlet (Mendelssohn) while 'TDN Rising Star' Casalu (Caracaro) finished fourth. Silent Law is Tiz the Law's fifth stakes winner. There was a Stewards' Inquiry involving the entire field focusing on the shuffle shortly after the jump, but no change was made to the running order. The final time was 1:11.11. #5 SILENT LAW ($2.80) is 2-for-2 with a win in the $85,000 Anoakia Stakes at @santaanitapark. The juvenile Tiz The Law (@CoolmoreAmerica) filly was ridden by @JJHernandezS19 for trainer @BobBaffert. pic.twitter.com/DBd7tBZYIf — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 25, 2024 The post Tiz the Law’s Silent Law Dominates Anoakia Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

6th-Keeneland, $73,732, Msw, 10-25, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:17.50, ft, 5 3/4 lengths. VOILA MAGIC (c, 2, Volatile–Touch Magic {SW & GSP, $243,871}, by Lion Heart), the 9-2 third choice in this inexperienced group, wanted the front but had to hang with Acknowledge (Authentic) early to his inside. The pair dueled past the half in :46.03 and it was Voila Magic who went on with things, putting that rival away off the turn and opening up on his wrong lead to cruise home ridden out 5 3/4 lengths in front of 2-1 favorite Ennis Town (Echo Town). The 16th winner for Volatile (by Violence), Voila Magic is a half to classy Louisiana-bred Touchuponastar (Star Guitar), MSW & MGSP, $922,900. Touch Magic, herself a stakes winner at Fair Grounds, has a yearling Star Guitar colt and a weanling filly by Maxfield. She visited Flightline for next season. Sales History: $275,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $38,425. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Three Chimneys Farm, Whispering Oaks Farm LLC and Coteau Grove Farms; B-Coteau Grove Farms, LLC (LA); T-Steven M. Asmussen. #5 Voila Magic is a dominant debut winner for trainer Steve Asmussen in R6 at Keeneland with @jose93_ortiz in the saddle! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/pIDtCDqFPg — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) October 25, 2024 The post Voila Magic A Debut Winner For Volatile At Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With less than a week until the Breeders' Cup World Championships, you can pregame with a bevy of graded stakes races across three tracks and two types of surfaces on Saturday. Heading up to the Belmont At The Big A meet, the New York Racing Association has carded a trio of graded contests. Chief among them is the GII Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going nine furlongs on the dirt. At first glance, this appears to be a street fight between the pair that ran second and third to MGISW Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in the GI Cotillion Stakes at Parx Sept. 21. Gun Song (Gun Runner) nearly upset the 'Grizzly' only to lose by a neck and 'TDN Rising Star' Tarifa (Bernardini) completed the trifecta. “That was a huge effort [against Thorpedo Anna],” Gun Song's trainer Mark Hennig said. “I've always felt like she's got a lot of ability if she puts it all together on the right day. She came close, but [Thorpedo] Anna is tough and found a way. If someone could have just held her inside there a little longer, we might have pulled off a stunner.” A potential wild card against these two is lightly-raced Headline Numbers (Gun Runner). The Chad Brown trainee earned 'TDN Rising Star' honors on debut at the Big A July 4 when she won by an eye-catching 11 3/4 lengths. At the Spa against optional claimers Aug. 22, the filly was the runner-up before being elevated to the top spot on the podium after a disqualification. The other pair of graded races on the docket are GII Bold Ruler Stakes which has GIII Vosburgh Stakes runner-up Scotland (Good Magic), and the GIII Forty Niner Stakes with 'TDN Rising Star' and MGSW Messier (Empire Maker). Keeneland is due to close out its fall meet over the weekend and they card two higher level races with the GII Hagyard Fayette Stakes going nine furlongs for older males over the main track and for 3-year-olds over the grass at a mile in the renewal of the GIII Bryan Station Stakes. The Fayette includes morning-line favorite Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) who rolls into town off a pair of wins in the West Virginia Governor's Stakes at Mountaineer in early August and a score in the GII Lukas Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs Sept. 28. The 4-year-old will face nine others, which includes the tactically-inclined MGSP Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance). Trikari at Colonial Downs | Coady Media On the Haggin Course for the Bryan Station, look for the accomplished Graham Motion trainee Trikari (Oscar Performance) to take money. The colt received a huge resume builder when he took home the GI Belmont Derby in early July and then won the GII Secretariat Stakes at Colonial a little over a month later. If the bay is near the pace, it could spell trouble for the rest of this group. Still, it is not going to be a cakewalk for Trikari since he is facing Canadian champion 2-year-old My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince), and the runner-up in the aforementioned Secretariat, Brilliant Berti (Noble Mission {GB}). Add a runner like Evade (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), an up-and-coming Irish import trained by Michael Maker who made his first U.S. start when fourth in the GI Franklin Simpson Stakes at Kentucky Downs, and the final furlong is going to be customarily contentious. The action is not done yet, as 3-year-olds go nine furlongs on the turf in the GII Twilight Derby at Santa Anita Park. The morning-line favorite is GSW Stay Hot (Summer Front), who owns three wins over the local course for trainer Peter Eurton. The bay's bread and butter is to offer a well-timed ride from off the pace, but that strategy resulted in a runner-up finish last time out in the GII Del Mar Derby Sept. 1. Also exiting that very race is the horse that ran third, Atitlan (The Factor). Looking to win his first stakes race is Cathal (Ire) (No Nay Never) for trainer John Sadler. The colt surged late to clear the optional claiming ranks at the seaside oval Sept. 1, and he is going to have the services for the first time of top jockey Juan Hernandez. The post Gun Song In Mother Goose, Trikari In Bryan Station Lead Graded Stakes Saturday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Siena Farm and WinStar Farm's Mullikin (Violence), perfect in four starts this term and one of the favorites for the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, went a half-mile in :47.60 in the company of GII Amsterdam Stakes-winning 'TDN Rising Star' World Record (Gun Runner, :47.80) over the Keeneland main track Friday morning (see below). The 4-year-old colt, who demolished his rivals by 5 3/4 lengths in the GI Forego Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 24, was timed in fractions of :24.40 and :36.20 before galloping out five furlongs in 1:00.60. “That is what we were looking for–nothing fancy,” Brisset said. “He did it very easily with his regular exercise rider (Pedro Alvarez). We are where we need to be.” Earlier Friday morning, BBN Racing's Kilwin (Twirling Candy), perfect in two tries including the Untapable Stakes at Kentucky Downs, went a half-mile in :48.60 (see below). “The work was fine,” trainer Rusty Arnold said. “Very smooth, no issues. Nice easy half. She did her major work last week (a half-mile on a fast dirt in :48.40). Today was just to keep her in good shape. We weren't looking for anything spectacular, just a maintenance work.” The post Possible Sprint Favorite Mullikin, Kilwin Turn In BC Works at Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Frankie Dettori is to renew acquaintances with the John and Thady Gosden team as he has been booked to ride his old ally Emily Upjohn, who will go in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2 according to John Gosden.View the full article