Wandering Eyes

Rider Penalties K Mudhoo | Timaru 8 October; medical certificate required. B Rogerson | Waverley 9 October; careless riding; suspended 17 – 27 October inclusive. C Dell | Waverley 9 October; medical certificate required. N Hailey | Taupo 11 October; medical certificate required. K Williams | Ashburton 12 October; careless riding; suspended 13 – 19 October inclusive. T Ladoucher | Ashburton 12 October; careless riding; suspended 13 – 19 October inclusive. L Riordan | Ashburton 12 October; use of whip; fined $600. J Allen | Waikato 12 October; careless riding; suspended 17- 27 October inclusive. S Weatherley | Waikato 12 October; use of whip; fined $500. T Moodley | Waikato 12 October; unable to make required weight; fined $400. O Bosson | Waikato 12 October; weighed in over the required weight; fined $500. D Mansour | Rotorua 13 October; use of whip; fined $300. Trainer Penalty J & K Parsons | Ashburton 12 October; presenting runner without notified gear; fined $100. Horse Penalties VIOLETSRBLUE | Waverley 9 October; late scratching due to lameness; vet clearance required. CLOSE | Northern Southland 10 October; broke in the running; must complete trial. AVORIAZ | Taupo 11 October; cardiac arrhythmia; vet clearance required. FANTASTIC SMILE | Taupo 11 October; raced greenly; must complete barrier trial. WEE WHISTLE | Taupo 11 October; cardiac arrhythmia; vet clearance required. CLOCHE | Ashburton 12 October; refused to load; must complete barrier trial. MAGAWA | Waikato 12 October; required veterinary attention post-race; must have veterinary clearance prior to racing next. RIDGEVIEW CHIEF | Rotorua 13 October; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. The post 7-13 October 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Geraldine trainer-driver Lionel Dobbs says it was “pretty overwhelming” to secure yesterday’s breakthrough win at Oamaru. At drive number 131, Dobbs reined home his first ever winner when Betterthandiva took out the David Ovens Building Mobile Pace, paying $23.90 and $4.50 From four back the running line Dobbs went four and five wide round the home turn and then charged to the line to win by half a length. “It was a good run but I was probably one horse further back then I wanted to be but I didn’t panic and at the 400 I pulled her out and off she went.” “It was pretty overwhelming actually.” Post race he says he’s been inundated with well wishers. “The texts and the reaction has been great, everyone’s been so supportive.” “The first person that shook my hand was Blair Orange and John Dunn was on the phone before the horse got back to the stalls – it was unreal.” When Dunn drove Betterthandiva to win at Ashburton in May this year it gave Dobbs his first training success. The win capped off a great day for Dobbs, earlier he qualified one of his trotters Phantom Spur. “John Dickie sent him down from the North Island, we leased him and we love him.” Dobbs has a 40 hectare crop farm “growing barley and lucerne” and trains a team of standardbreds and gallopers from his Orari base. Wild Willow’s comeback continues with Oamaru Cup success By Jonny Turner Ricky May’s masterful manoeuvring helped Wild Willow extend his outstanding record in the Oamaru Cup on Sunday. The pacer made it four wins from just six career starts when heading a quinella for veteran Mid Canterbury trainer Warren Stapleton, with Lester running into second. After enjoying a sweet run in midfield for much of the event, Wild Willow needed to be extricated from a tricky spot at the 600m which May was able to do with ease. “I got a reasonably good run, I got out down the back and he sprinted the best,” the reinsman said. “I thought the stablemate was jogging beside me coming around the bend and I thought he would be the hardest to beat but he never got past me.” Wild Willow began his career at Mark Purdon’s All Stars Stable before moving to Greg and Nina Hope’s barn and then onto the Stapleton stable. Stapleton is renowned for his ability to patch up an injury-plagued horse and he has again worked his magic on Wild Willow whose tendon and ligament injuries had limited him to three starts in just under two years leading into the Oamaru Cup. “For a horse that has only had six starts, to win four of them is a big effort alone,” May said. “[Warren] has certainly done a marvellous job on their legs.” Arafura produced one of the more spectacular wins on Oamaru Cup Day when taking out the Denice Swain Memorial. The two-year-old loomed up on the home turn and then ducked in and broke, seemingly ruining her winning chances. But after getting rebalanced by driver Bob Butt, Arafura charged late to record an incredible win in just her second career start. The victory continued a successful weekend for both trainer Hayden Cullen and driver Bob Butt. Butt combined with Bet N Win who justified his favouritism for the Group 3 Canterbury Park Trotting Cup with an easy victory which guaranteed his place in next month’s Group 1 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot. Sunday’s edition was the inaugural running of the Denise Swain Memorial following her passing in Invercargill late last month. A multiple Group-race-winning trainer, Swain was the first woman to start a horse in the New Zealand Cup, with Clancy going on to run second. View the full article

THE ASCENT and THE VELOCITY are the brand new $500,000 slot races that will be a big part of the Show Day Twilight race meeting at Addington Raceway on Friday, November 15. The $30,000 slots for the two races for the three-year-old trotters and pacers were snapped up in quick time – so who are the people behind the names? Over the next few weeks we will profile many of the slot holders. Today it’s Tumby Park By Adam Hamilton Scott Whitton’s love of harness racing’s biggest race meetings made snapping up a slot in the inaugural $500,000 THE ASCENT an easy decision. Whitton (pictured above, in the middle), who breeds and races a big team of horses under his Tumby Park banner, is also an unashamed fan of slot racing. “I think I’ve applied for a slot in every slot race so far in Australia and NZ, some I’ve got, others I’ve missed out,” he said. “They’re a good concept and I like being involved in the biggest races at the best carnivals. Slot races are a great way of doing that for someone like me. “When it comes to carnivals and big race days, there’s nothing better in this part of the world than NZ Cup Week. “So, I jumped at the chance to take a slot in one of these new races. I’d love to expand on it and be even more involved near year and beyond.” Whitton admits he was drawn to THE ASCENT this year because he thought he had a trotter good enough to give it a shake. That’s Majestic Son gelding My Ultimate Sunny, who has raced just seven times for five wins and a second. The only unplaced run was a fifth in the Group 1 Great Square at Albion Park and the wins included the Group 3 Queensland Trotters’ Derby and Group 2 Qbred 3YO Trotting final. But Whitton’s Addington plans for My Ultimate Sunny have been shelved. “Just this week we pulled the pin on him,” he said. “There’s nothing wrong, but he had three weeks out after the big Queensland races and he went backwards. He didn’t spell well at all. “So, we’ve scrapped the plans to take him and now I’m back in the market for a runner in my slot. “I’m in no rush. It’s still a month to the race and the good horses are back racing now. “We might not get one of the headline acts, but should get a fit and in-form horse.” Whitton has cut back his numbers, but still has “about 75” horses at Tumby Park, near Tweed Heads just on the NSW side of the border with Queensland. “There’s 15 broodmares, they’ll have 15 foals, then there are 20 yearlings and another 25 or so racehorses,” he said. Whitton’s love for horses goes way back. “It’s a family thing. Dad (Ron) and I used to have 10 or 12 horses in work in the Tamworth/Armidale area (NSW) and won a few premierships in that region,” he said. “One year we finished second to Paul Fitzpatrick in the NSW trainers’ premiership. “We also set what was an Australian record at the time with six winners at one meeting at Tamworth.” To see the Breckon Racing/Richard Cole profile click here To see the Pukekohe Punter click here To see Diane Reilly click here To see Peter and Janet Argus click here View the full article

Paul Denton, 60, who won the Alice Springs and Provincial jockeys’ premiership last season, booted home a winning double at Pioneer Park on Saturday. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Jockeys Paul Denton and Dakota Gillett claimed winning doubles at Alice Springs on Saturday. Denton, 60, the NT’s eldest active rider, saluted aboard the Kerry Petrick-trained Magic Defense – $4.20 with horse racing bookmakers – over 1200m and Greg Connor’s Quanapirri Bay ($3.40) over 1000m. Nineteen-year-old apprentice Gillett, the NT’s youngest active rider, booted home Hurn Court ($2.60 fav) over 1200m for her father Terry Gillett and James Carroll’s Jackset ($2.05 fav) in the 1200m maiden. Magic Defense, formerly trained by Mornington’s Jerome Hunter, made it two wins from as many Pioneer Park starts after winning an 1100m maiden a fortnight ago. The four-year-old mare missed the start but was second passing the 800m before overtaking Kevin Lamprecht’s pace-setting Frankfurt in the home straight to seal victory by 1.5 lengths. Quanapirri Bay, victorious in August before coming fifth in September, was never far of the speed before the five-year-old gelding caught Barry Cooke’s Chief White Sock in the home straight to win by three lengths. Hurn Court, formerly trained by Nyngan’s Rodney Robb, started life in the Alice with two seconds over 1000m in September and 1100m on October 6 at 0-70 level, so he boasted good form. The seven-year-old gelding dominated the five-horse field on Saturday before overcoming stablemates Valley Prince, aiming for three straight wins, and Ornamental Lady by 2.8 lengths. Jackset finished half a length behind Magic Defense in second place two weeks ago, so the six-year-old gelding was in the mix, and victory provided Carroll with his first win since July last year with Truckload Of Hoffa. Gillett had Jackset in front after 100m and he was never in danger of defeat before downing Viney’s Bodmin Boy and Connor’s Dependency by 1.8 lengths. Will Savage’s Fantasy Eagle ($12) had been placed in his past two starts behind Terry Gillett’s impressive duo Altar Boy in June and Beau Factor in August. The eight-year-old gelding spent the next seven weeks on the sidelines, but he still managed to topple the 0-64 opposition over 1400m. He was third turning for home before sealing a narrow win over Dan Morgan’s stablemates and pace-makers Zasceed and Barocco Bar. For winning jockey Ianish Luximon, it was a welcome return after missing two meetings through suspension. Horse racing news
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Young Werther. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Trainer Danny O’Brien has confirmed that seven-year-old Young Werther will take his chance in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), as the gelding aims for his first stakes victory. After winning at Caulfield on August 31, Young Werther put in a strong performance to finish fifth, just 2.5 lengths behind Via Sistina in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) on October 5. “He’s going as well as he’s ever gone. That was a good run in the Turnbull, and he’s come out of it in good shape,” O’Brien told Racing.com. “He will never get a better opportunity to win a Caulfield Cup. This is his opportunity.” Young Werther will be making his second attempt at the Caulfield Cup, having finished eighth behind Incentivise in 2021. “He wasn’t quite mature enough then, he’s ready for it this time,” O’Brien added confidently. Horse racing news
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Zardozi ridden by James McDonald winning the 2023 VRC Oaks at Flemington. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Trainer James Cummings believes Zardozi’s chances in this weekend’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) have been boosted by securing Hong Kong-based jockey Andrea Atzeni for the ride. Cummings explained that Atzeni’s winning performance aboard Circle Of Fire in last autumn’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) influenced his decision to book the Italian-born jockey for Zardozi, who will carry just 51 kilograms in the race. “Number one, he can comfortably ride the weight,” Cummings told Racing.com. “I am impressed with his record in staying races. He’s got some trophies there that would be the envy of most jockeys. “He had Circle Of Fire travel so beautifully for him in the Sydney Cup back in April. These types of rides stick in your mind.” While Cummings didn’t have a runner in the Sydney Cup, he admitted Atzeni’s ride caught his attention. “A little birdie gave me the tip-off that he might be available after the Metropolitan, so I engaged his services.” Horse racing news
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Midnight Blue and Daniel Stackhouse winning the Listed Seymour Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Photo: Brett Holburt – Racing Photos Te Akau Racing are renowned for producing horses they have purchased as yearlings or two-year-old’s, but it was a tried eight-year-old, Midnight Blue, that earned Mark Walker a victory in the Listed Seymour Cup (1600m) on Sunday. A previous winner of the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) and Listed Ascot Gold Cup (1800m) for Grant and Alana Williams, Midnight Blue had won five races before Te Akau principal David Ellis sourced the gelding for $92,500 on the Inglis November Online Sale. Midnight Blue found success at his third start since joining Walker’s Cranbourne stable when winning a Benchmark 100 2000m contest at Caulfield in May, and was resuming off a spell coming into Sunday’s feature. In the hands of Daniel Stackhouse, Midnight Blue jumped positively from barrier seven and eased out of a competitive duel for the lead along the back stretch, finding a comfortable trailing position in third. Stackhouse asked for an effort turning for home and his charge responded, hitting the lead early in the straight and kept finding to the line to score by a length to Earl Of Tyrone. At odds of $29.50 with horse racing bookmakers, Midnight Blue had been among the middle market, but Stackhouse indicated after the race that he had every faith in the veteran galloper. “It’s always hard when you have a number of rides to choose from, but we were lucky enough to choose the right one,” Stackhouse said. “It was a great training performance by Ben (Gleeson, assistant trainer) and his team, and Mark, to get this horse here in perfect order, for a mile first-up, after trialling really well leading into it. “The race worked out as we wanted it to and although I was a bit concerned about going down to the fence (trail), we able to build into the race at the right time. “He gave me a really good feel when I won on him at Caulfield, and the feeling he gave me today going to the start was unreal, so I was quietly confident. “He probably got a bit tired late, first-up over a mile, but he’s got so much more improvement to come.” Walker praised the efforts of Gleeson and the extended Cranbourne team, who have utilised the unique facilities at Cranbourne to rejuvenate Midnight Blue. “It was a great win today and I was really proud of him,” Walker said. “Obviously we’re not usually in the business of buying tried seven-year-olds, but we looked at him in the online sale and Ben had had an association with him previously. We set ourselves a budget and full credit to Karyn (Fenton-Ellis), because we went above the budget but she was keen to get a readymade horse to sell between the Ready To Run Sale and the Yearling Sales. “She got the owners on board and, gee, they’ve had a great run because he’s won twice and seems to be loving his racing as much as ever. “The training facilities are outstanding at Cranbourne, with the sand dunes out the back, a beach just down the road, which really suits this horse and he’s just so big you can’t help but love him. “Everyone seems to make a fuss of him, too, and he’s been feeling really good in himself and that’s the difference when they have a spring in their step. “Full credit to Ben and the team, we’ve thought outside the square with this horse and it was a big thrill to win the Seymour Cup, especially with Daniel Stackhouse aboard who was an original Te Akau apprentice before becoming a fully-fledged rider in Melbourne.” Out of a Zabeel mare Midnight Special, Midnight Blue has now won seven of his 34 starts and over $902,000 in stakes earnings. Gleeson indicated the son of So You Think would be targeted towards the $500,000 Country Cups Final (1600m) during the upcoming Melbourne Cup Carnival. Horse racing news
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Luberon powers to victory in the Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua on Sunday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Cambridge Stud’s outstanding weekend continued at Rotorua on Sunday, with their exciting mare Luberon adding a valuable black-type success to her name in the Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m). The previous day at Te Rapa, Snazzytavi carried the prominent yellow and black-chequered silks to victory in the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) for Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall, and it was the turn of the Stud’s private trainer Lance Noble in the feature sprint, where Luberon was rated a $6.20 hope on the tote with horse racing bookmakers. A competitive field assembled in this year’s race, with a number of proven elite-level sprinters in the mix, while Luberon had put her hand up as a key chance with a strong resuming victory at Ellerslie last month, starting fourth-favourite with Bonny Lass on top at $3.20. With Warren Kennedy in the saddle, Luberon was positively away from the gates before front-runner Farravallo took over the lead, with the mare settling midfield and off the fence. Turning for home, Luberon trailed Navigator and ranged up on his outside to hit the lead at the 200m, before showing a sizzling turn of foot to kick clear by more than two lengths. Rising talent Navigator and Group 1 Railway (1200m) winner Waitak put in strong performances to fill the trifecta. 2024 Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes Replay – Luberon Noble was thrilled with the performance, which was Luberon’s first stakes victory after placing in the Listed Challenge Stakes (1100m), Group 2 Auckland Guineas (1400m) and finishing fourth in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). “She’s probably just fulfilling the promise she’s shown as a three-year-old, a few things went wrong so this is very pleasing,” Noble said. “She is a great advertisement for Embellish, and it tops off a great weekend for Cambridge Stud.” After the race, Kennedy indicated the shorter distances were now well suited to Luberon. “Since we’ve brought her back to the sprints, I think she’s found her niche,” Kennedy said. “Lance put those cheek pieces on her and it’s done the trick, they went at a good pace up front and she was a little bit fierce for me, but when she saw daylight, she’s picked them up really quickly and easily. “It was just a hands and heels ride.” Horse racing news
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Galaxy Patch sweeps clear in the Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy (1600m). Synonymous with Golden Sixty’s towering feats, Vincent Ho has anointed Galaxy Patch as Hong Kong’s “next future star” after the gelding’s dominant HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ho piloted Galaxy Patch (129lb) to an emphatic 1.5-length win over Group 1 winner Voyage Bubble (135lb) and rising talent Chancheng Glory (115lb) in 1:33.49 in another confirmation of Galaxy Patch’s extraordinary talent. “He (Galaxy Patch) has got great talent and he will be the next future star, I would say,” said Ho, who partnered Golden Sixty to 26 wins from 31 starts, crowned by a Hong Kong record 10 Group 1 triumphs and world record prizemoney haul of HK$167.17 million. “At the moment, he’s only 70% fit – based on his form last-season, he would have smashed them easier today but it was enough for him to win today by just stretching out by himself.” Settling in second last place in the nine-horse field led by Beauty Eternal (131lb), Galaxy Patch loomed on the home turn before Ho angled into the middle of the track, clocking 22.11s for the final 400m without fully extending. Voyage Bubble was brave in defeat after covering ground, while Chancheng Glory held on well for third as stayer Straight Arron (125lb) charged from the rear for fourth. 2024 Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Replay – Galaxy Patch Ho combined with Golden Sixty to win last December’s Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) – the race trainer Pierre Ng hopes to claim this season with Galaxy Patch – and Ho believes Galaxy Patch has the attributes to emulate Golden Sixty. “He (Galaxy Patch) is a horse that (will) probably replace Golden Sixty at the mile. He’s still maturing, of course. Once he relaxed, he can put the race to sleep and he also had a great turn of foot. It’s early-season, the first race for him, and the preparation is (going) very well.” By Wandjina, Galaxy Patch raced only once in Australia as Gulinga Spirit, winning a Morphettville maiden race over 1100m for Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea before transferring to Hong Kong, where he has now won seven of 13 starts and prizemoney of more than HK$25 million. Extending his lead at the top of the trainers’ championship, Ng will aim Galaxy Patch at the Group 2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) on November 17 before the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile on December 8. “He’s the right horse that every trainer wants to train,” Ng said. “We’re very pleased. With four trials, we just wanted him to be settled and he was today. Of course he’s not 100 per cent fit, but we just tried to get him fit enough for today and he did very well. “With his stride length, he definitely looks improved from last season. Racing-wise, he’s more professional, more relaxed and if he can be more relaxed in the parade ring, I’ll be a bit happier. “Definitely he’s got the potential – it’s how we manage to get him up there. We’ll just do it by each race and hopefully he can go further and better.” John Size’s emerging sprinter Wunderbar posted his sixth win from seven starts to give Zac Purton a treble. “Like all of John Size’s horses, he’s improved with the run and he’s going the right way, he just got to learn to switch off a little bit better in the middle stages,” said Purton, who also scored on Charmander and Savvy Brilliant. Frankie Lor-trained Savvy Brilliant earned a PP Bonus of HK$1.5 million for victory in the Class 3 Athletics And Judo Handicap (1200m). By Toronado, Savvy Brilliant raced in Australia as Gallaroo, winning his only start for Anthony & Sam Freedman at Mornington. Purton then combined with David Hall atop Charmander. Luke Ferraris slotted his fourth win of the campaign when Manfred Man’s Patch Of Cosmo landed the Class 4 Swimming Handicap (1200m) before Britney Wong teamed with David Hayes-trained Awesome Treasure. “It’s really amazing for me because Mr Hayes has offered me a couple of mounts but I couldn’t take them because I had to ride a horse for my boss (David Hall) or I had already taken another ride,” Wong said. “I’m so thankful that Mr Hayes kept offering me rides and this horse is such a straight-forward ride, a very honest boy. He’d been running very close this season and that means he tries hard. “Luckily, we got the 10lb claim today and thankfully the draw didn’t cost us the race today because I was concerned about barrier 10. Once I put him in the lead, he did everything right – he knew what to do – and turning into the straight, I had 100% percent confidence in him and he gave me everything. It was an awesome win.” Wong now has three wins and will maintain her stance of not setting a targeting a number of victories for the rest of the season. “I wouldn’t say I’m aiming for a number, but I hope I can keep the number coming – that’s the main goal. As long as I’m improving, I’m very happy,” she said. Hayes sealed a double with Stellar Swift for Hugh Bowman, who earlier partnered Caspar Fownes-trained Family Jewel. Lucy In The Sky continued his solid progress for trainer Me Tsui with victory, while dual Chilean Group 1 winner Winning Dragon landed the Class 3 Hong Kong, China’s Paris 2024 Olympic Team Celebration Cup Handicap (2000m) for Tony Cruz and Brenton Avdulla. Horse racing news
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Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile, upset winner of the GII California Crown John Henry Turf Championship Sept. 28 at Santa Anita, returned to the work tab Sunday with an easy four-furlong move on the main track in :51.40. Trainer George Papaprodromou said he was happy with the work and reaffirmed Cabo Spirit is pointed to the $5-million Breeders' Cup Turf Nov. 2 at Del Mar. In the 1 1/4-mile John Henry, Cabo Spirit was able to set a modest pace under Abel Cedillo was never headed en route to a one-length victory at odds of 24-1. Campaigned by Kretz Racing, the 5-year-old will need to be supplemented for $150,000 in pre-entry and entry fees to compete in the 1 1/2-mile turf. Also working on Sunday in advance of next month's Breeders' Cup–Mixto (Good Magic) (Classic), Anisette (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}) (Filly & Mare Turf), Supa Speed (Justify) (Juvenile Fillies Turf) and Motorious (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) (Turf Sprint). Mixto, winner of the GI Pacific Classic last out for trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill, worked five furlongs in 1:02.00. Anisette, most recently third in the GII John C. Mabee Stakes, worked five furlongs on the main track in 1:04.00 for trainer Leonard Powell. Supa Speed, exiting a second in the Del Juvenile Fillies Turf Sept. 7, drilled five furlongs on the main track in 1:02.00 for trainer John Sadler. Motorious, winner of the GIII Green Flash Stakes at Del Mar last out on Aug. 31, worked three furlongs on the training track in :59.60 for trainer Phil D'Amato. It was the fastest of 16 works at the distance. The post Breeders’ Cup-Bound Cabo Spirit Returns to the Worktab appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Future Is Now has has quietly put together as good five months as anyone in Thoroughbred racing, culminating in her stakes-record-setting victory in the $303,244 Franklin Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 13.View the full article

With major Breeders' Cup prep races all in the books, this past weekend's stakes action focused on state-bred and -sired programs in West Virginia, Maryland and Louisiana. It wasn't difficult to find three standout horses who turned in headline-worthy efforts for smaller-scale outfits whose perseverance and accomplishments routinely fly beneath the radar. Leading the charge at Charles Town was breeder/owner/trainer Cyndy McKee's Beau Ridge Farm, which won four of Saturday's night's 10 Breeders' Classic stakes for West Virginia-breds, and ran second and third with two other entrants. “It felt like I was in a dream,” McKee told TDN Sunday afternoon. Catch the Humor (Girvin) won the $75,000 Russell Road S. by 10 ½ lengths. It was the 3-year-old gelding's third career start. Direct the Cat (Redirect) tallied by 9 1/4 lengths in the $75,000 West Virginia Lottery S., giving the 3-year-old filly seven victories in her last eight starts by a combined 68 lengths. Overnight Pow Wow (Fiber Sonde), the only filly to have beaten Direct the Cat in the last 14 months, prevailed as the 7-10 favorite in the $125,000 Cavada S. as the lone 3-year-old against a field of older distaffers. The 6-year-old gelding No Change (Fiber Sonde) captured the $75,000 Onion Juice S. at 4-1 odds. “The one I was really shocked by was Humor,” McKee said of her 7-1 winner. “He had just broken his maiden in a field that looked like it was light. I figured, 'He's ready for it; if I get in I get in, and if I don't I don't.' I knew he wanted to run farther. We got in, and-that was it.” Direct the Cat, who won at 1-10 odds, remains the “big horse” in McKee's barn, however. After Overnight Pow Wow stopped her stablemate's win streak back on July 27 in the $75,000 Sylvia Bishop Memorial S. for state-bred 3-year-old fillies, McKee told TDN that Direct the Cat had been suffering from what was initially believed to be a superficial cut that happened when she won a July 4 seven-furlong, second-level open allowance at Charles Town by 15 ¼ lengths. “She got what everyone at first thought was a minor cut on her hind leg,” McKee said on Sunday. “Another horse ran up on her and cut her.” But the laceration turned out to be trickier to treat than it looked like it would be. “It ended up being about $8,000 [in veterinary bills] getting her healed up,” McKee said. That meant missed training for most of August before Direct the Cat “got back on her game,” McKee said. “I would have loved to have had her in the [Aug. 23 GII Charles Town] Oaks with Pow Wow [who ran fourth at 44-1 odds],” McKee said. “But Direct the Cat missed all that with this 'minor' cut.” Direct the Cat earned an 83 Beyer Speed Figure on Saturday; Overnight Pow Wow a 77. McKee said she is contemplating shipping out of town for better money against open company. “I don't know if I can find somewhere off the beaten track to try and get a shot at graded stakes placings for both these fillies,” McKee said. “I'll start looking [Monday].” Earlier this year, McKee told TDN that operating Beau Ridge has been challenging since her husband, John, died at age 83 in 2023. The 170-acre spread, just five miles from Charles Town, is home to 80 horses spread across four stables, plus a foaling barn, a show ring, and a three-eighths-mile training track. Both Redirect and Fiber Sonde stand there for $1,000 stud fees, as do three other stallions. John had been a major force in establishing and being president of the West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association, so the wins on Saturday were particularly special for Cyndy. “It's great not only for the farm and the stallions, but also for the morale of the help-and the morale of me for continuing on without John,” McKee said. “That makes it all worthwhile. “I told my crew [Saturday] night, 'Guys, y'all better love this moment, because I'm not sure we can ever do it again,” McKee said. “It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience-you better enjoy it.” Homebreds Sweep Maryland… A few hours earlier and 75 miles east of Charles Town, homebreds swept all eight of the stakes on the Jim McKay Maryland Million program at Laurel Park. Brilliant Ice, a 5-year-old gelding owned and bred by Crystal Park Stables, uncorked a 5 1/4-length victory in the featured $150,000 Classic S. He earned a 94 Beyer, a career best in what was his first win beyond a mile. “He is the great-grandson of the first horse that we ever owned,” said Phil Bartz, a principal of Crystal Park Stables, which was enjoying its first stakes win after several decades in the racing and breeding business. Stretching to nine furlongs was a little bit of a question, but, Bartz said, “His grandmother, who we owned, won at a mile and eighth here. And the way he was finishing at a mile, we thought he could do it. I didn't think he would be this dominant, but it was awesome.” Brilliant Ice was the first Maryland Million winner in 15 tries for trainer Annette Eubanks, who watched the race at home while recovering from a knee replacement. Earlier on the card she ran second in the $100,000 Sprint with even-money favorite Band Camp (Bandbox), a homebred gelding she owns in partnership with her son, Dan, of Rising Sun Racing Stables. “It's very emotional because mom is not doing very good today. It's the biggest day of her career and she couldn't be here for it,” Dan Eubanks said. “[Brilliant Ice] ran huge. It's like a homebred for us and for them. We just missed with Band Camp, and it's just an awesome day. Mom's 80 years old and having her best year ever. This is amazing. These horses can break your heart, and sometimes they can make it.” Bartz said of Eubanks: “She's been our trainer for over 30 years. We met her when she claimed Ice's great-grandmother away from us,” he added with a laugh. “She's just phenomenal, She really cares about the animals, and that's why we stayed with her for so long. “It just means everything,” Bartz summed up. Let Freedom Ring… Free Like a Girl (El Deal), a $5,500 auction buy in Louisiana as a yearling, edged closer to the $2-million earnings mark Friday night with career victory number 19 at 1-10 odds in the $100,000 Magnolia S. at Delta Downs for Louisiana-bred distaffers. Those purse winnings represent about 363 times the value of her modest sales price. With $1,979,978 in purses, the 5-year-old is the highest Louisiana-bred earner of all time. She was bred by sisters Kim Renee Stover and Lisa Osborne. Trained by Chasey Deville Pomier (who was celebrating a birthday Friday) and owned in partnership owned by Pomier, Gerald Bruno Jr., and Jerry Caroom, Free Like a Girl's 84-Beyer effort represented a homecoming to Louisiana after more than half a year of punching far above her weight in out-of-town stakes. Free Like a Girl's multi-track tour over the spring and summer included Grade 1 placings in the Apple Blossom H. in April at Oaklawn Park (third) and in the La Troienne S. in May at Churchill Downs (second). She also won the $500,000 Pink Ribbon S. at Charles Town in August. 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Sunday's GII Franklin Stakes was a tale of two trips. On one hand, Larry Johnson's Future Is Now (Great Notion), exiting post 5, benefitted from a rail-hugging trip that blossomed into a well-timed opening that propelled her to the front in early stretch and on to victory. On the other end, Godolphin's Star Of Mystery (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) didn't appear a touch sluggish while leaving post 1 and gradually got shuffled to the back of the 12-horse field, necessitating a giant run if there was any hope to even get a piece of it. When all was said and done at the end of the 5 1/2-furlong test, it was Future Is Now on top by 3/4 of a length. However, the epic run of the crowd's more fancied runner up begs notice in three week's time. Away in good order despite a power outage that caused a 50-minute delay, Future Is Now, sent off at 6-1, quickly rushed to the fore but was allowed to settle back in a ground-saving third as Stone Silent (Adios Charlie) and Pipsy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) showed the way through a :21.17 quarter. Meanwhile, in a blink of an eye, the 4-5 choice Star Of Mystery was several lengths back in last, seemingly armed with some energy but with nowhere to go. Straitening for home, Future Is No moved into second, gradually wearing down the pacesetter, however, the favorite still had a half dozen rivals to overcome and several lengths to make up. Knifing her way through the pack like a Ginsu, the GIII Quick Call Stakes winner appeared on the scene in the dying strides, and despite the favorite's gallant effort, the Godolphin homebred found herself 3/4 of a length shy of the winner at the wire. It was another half -length back to Pandora's Gift in third. The filly completed the 5 1/2 trip in 1:01.47, surpassing the stakes record mark of 1:01 3/5 established by Chris's Thunder in 2000. “The filly was so great today,” said winning rider Paco Lopez. “She was very comfortable during the race. She was perfect. After a little breather, I asked her and she passed between the horses, no problem at all, and she gave me a big kick.” Of the beaten favorite, Flavien Prat explained, “She broke well, but I just wasn't fast enough. We got covered up. I found myself a bit too far [back] and had to make up that ground. When you come from behind, you have some [traffic]. I never ever stopped riding. I mean she had a run all the way down the lane, but I had to pick a spot after spot.” Irish-bred Pandora's Gift was making only her second U.S. start, having finished a close-up second last time in the GII Preque Isle Masters at Presque Isle Downs Sept. 20. “She was pretty good,” said Adam Beschizza aboard the third-place finisher. “I think she's got her speed pretty dialed after that good run at Presque Isle Downs,” A winner in her second start of 2024 in a Gulfstream five-panel sprint in February, the Mike Tombetta-trained filly was runner-up in the Captiva Island Stakes the following month before checking home fifth in the 5 1/2-panel King Leatherbury Stakes at Laurel Apr. 20. Taking her next two in Pimlico's May 17 The Very One Stakes followed by the GII Intercontinental Stakes at the Spa June 7, the Maryland bred was third upstate behind Dontlookbackatall (Peace and Justice) in the GIII Caress Stakes July 25. In her latest start, she came home a 1/2 length winner over Star Guest (GB) and favored Roses for Debra in Saratoga's Smart N Fancy Stakes Aug. 23. Pedigree Notes: Future Is Now's Franklin victory becomes the eighth graded stakes score for Northview Stallion Station's Maryland-based sire Great Notion. Dam Past as Prelude is also responsible for SW Call Another Play (Audible) and MSP Continentalcongress (Constitution). The half-sister to Grade III winner Street Magician (Street Cry {Ire}) also has an unraced juvenile colt by McKinzie and a weanling filly by Audible. She was bred back to Charlatan. Saturday, Keeneland FRANKLIN S.-GII, $303,244, Keeneland, 10-13, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.47, fm. 1–FUTURE IS NOW, 125, f, 4, by Great Notion 1st Dam: Past as Prelude, by Bernardini 2nd Dam: Magical Meadow, by Meadowlake 3rd Dam: Special Kell, by Parfaitement O/B-R. Larry Johnson (MD); T-Michael J. Trombetta; J-Paco Lopez. $169,725. Lifetime Record: 14-7-1-1, $601,160. *1/2 to Continentalcongres (Constitution), MSP, $313,800; 1/2 to Call Another Play (Audible), SW & GSP, $280,625. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Star of Mystery (GB), 122, f, 3, Kodiac (GB)–Mistrusting (Ire), by Shamardal. O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charles Appleby. $54,750. 3–Pandora's Gift (Ire), 118, f, 3, Churchill (Ire)–Amthaal (GB), by Exceed And Excel (Aus). (€28,000 Ylg '22 GOFSPT). O/T-Stuart C. Williams; B-Rossenarra Bloodstock Ltd (IRE). $27,375. Margins: 3/4, HF, NK. Odds: 6.88, 0.88, 40.37. Also Ran: Stone Silent, Frost At Dawn, Kairyu (Ire), Pipsy (Ire), Roses for Debra, Accomplished Girl, Awesome Treat, Elm Drive, Dontlookbackatall. Scratched: B G Warrior, Beauty of the Sea, Bling, Twirling Queen. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. 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Future Is Now has quietly put together as good a five-month span as anyone in Thoroughbred racing, culminating in her stakes-record-setting victory in the $303,244 Franklin Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 13.View the full article

A US$ 438,750 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase, Private Life, whose ownership group includes Wynaus and Westerberg among others, broke his maiden at Warwick Farm in May and had raced just twice since.View the full article

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. speaks about winning his 4,000th race, accomplished in the Oct. 13 opener at Keeneland aboard Good Temper.View the full article

Cervinia took command among Japan's 3-year-old filly ranks with a decisive, late-running victory Oct. 13 in the Shuka Sho (G1) at Kyoto Racecourse.View the full article

It was a tale of two trips for Chad Brown-trained runners in the $169,750 Knickerbocker Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack Oct. 13, but regardless he emerged with the exacta as the longer price, Andthewinneris, emerged victorious.View the full article

Irad Ortiz, Jr., a five-time Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Jockey, captured his 4,000th career win aboard Good Temper in Sunday's first race at Keeneland. Trained by Will Walden for owner Mark Stanley, Good Temper showed the way in the 1 1/16-mile dirt route for juvenile fillies, drawing off to win by 1 3/4-lengths as the odds-on favorite. “I just have to thank God first. I started in New York in 2011, and they opened their home for me, supported me big time every day,” said Ortiz, Jr. to Keeneland publicity. “I feel like they respect me as one of them, so I have to thank all the trainers and owners who gave me the opportunities. Without them nobody would probably know me right now.” Ortiz, Jr., represented by agent Steve Rushing, reached the milestone just three years after notching his 3,000th winner with Saratoga Kisses on Oct. 7, 2021, at Belmont. According to records provided by Equibase, the 4,000 victories include 95 wins from the 32-year-old rider's homeland of Puerto Rico. Ortiz, Jr. has enjoyed success on the NYRA circuit, winning the year-end title on three occasions [2014, 2015 and 2017]. His individual NYRA meet success includes winning the Angel Cordero, Jr. Riding Title as top Saratoga jockey six times [2015, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024]; as well as leading at the Belmont spring/summer meet [2014, 2018, 2020, 2022]; the Belmont fall meet [2014-2018, 2021-22]; the Aqueduct fall meet [2015, 2017, 2019, 2021], the Aqueduct spring meet [2017, 2018] and the former Aqueduct inner track title [2012-13, 2013-14, 2017]. He has topped all North American jockeys in wins since 2017 and has shown the way in total purse earnings on five occasions [2018-20, 2022-23]. He enjoyed a tremendous 2023 campaign by surpassing his own purse earnings record when banking $39,193,365 through a 1560-366-269-248 ledger topped by Breeders' Cup wins with Elite Power [Sprint], Goodnight Olive [Filly & Mare Sprint] and White Abarrio [Classic] to earn his fifth Bill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding rider at the 2023 Breeders' Cup. So far in 2024, he is leading all riders in wins with 256 and also in purse earnings with more than $27 million in the bank. He has posted Grade I wins this year with Leslie's Rose [Ashland], Vahva [Derby City Distaff], Chili Flag [Just a Game], Book'em Danno [Woody Stephens], Cogburn [Jaipur] and Howard Wolowitz [Franklin Simpson]. Ortiz, Jr., a two-time Belmont Stakes winner, has also been associated with are 2019 Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar, 2019 Champion Older Dirt Male Vino Rosso, 2017 Champion Turf Female Lady Eli and 2022 Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Nest. The post Irad Ortiz Jr. Posts 4000th Career Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Chad Brown sent out a quartet of Breeders' Cup aspirants to work over Belmont Park's dirt training track, led by GI Toyota Bluegrass Stakes winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), who covered a half-mile in :48.67. Runner up in the GI Kentucky Derby and third in the GI Belmont earlier this spring, the $2.3 million yearling purchase races for Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing and Brant. “He looks super, and the horse is really training well,” Brown said of the GI Breeders' Cup Classic contender. “He's continuing to improve in his works and he's very professional,” Brown said. “I'm very happy with him.” Most recently, Sierra Leone finished runner-up in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes in July before coming home third in the GI DraftKings Travers at Saratoga Aug. 24. Also working for Brown, GI Dirt Mile contender in Klaravich Stables' Domestic Product (Practical Joke), who was last seen capturing the seven-furlong GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial in August at the Spa. The dark bay worked a half-mile in :48.50 in a move Brown described as “excellent.” “He's been doing great and is going into the Breeders' Cup the right way,” Brown said. Like his Brown-trained sire, Domestic Product's campaign includes wins in the GIII Dwyer and the Jerkens. Klaravich will also be represented at Del Mar by Ways and Means (Practical Joke), who is targeting the GI Filly and Mare Sprint. The bay filly won the GI Test Stakes in August at the Spa and was a last-out winner of the GII Gallant Bloom on Sept. 29 at the Big A. Ways and Means posted her first work back from the Gallant Bloom with a half-mile in :48.70. “[It was] a little maintenance work. She's not a real flashy work horse when you work her by herself,” Brown said. “It was her first work back and she looks good. I'll do something a little more serious next week.” Rounding out the set of Breeders' Cup workers was Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss and Michael Caruso's dual graded stakes-winner Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}), who had his first work back since winning the GII Pilgrim Stakes on Sept. 28 at the Big A. The bay worked a half-mile in :49.50 in company with Pilgrim third-place finisher Early Adopter. “He's doing great, and I've been really impressed with his development,” Brown said. “He's only two and is well-traveled. He's impressive, that horse.” Zulu Kingdom, whose perfect three-for-three record includes a debut win in France for trainer Andre Fabre and a successful American debut in the GIII With Anticipation Stakes in August at the Spa, earned a berth into the GI Juvenile Turf for his Pilgrim victory as part of the “Win and You're In” Challenge Series. Brown also noted that Klaravich's Idea Generation (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who earned a berth into the GI Filly and Mare Turf with a win in the GII Flower Bowl Stakes in August at the Spa, will not be making a trip to the Breeders' Cup this year. The daughter of Dubawi was last seen finishing last-of-six in the GIII Waya Stakes at the Big A Oct. 4. The post Brown’s Breeders’ Cup-Bound Workers Led By Sierra Leone appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Historical GST Input Claims – Refund Update Following the announcement made on 25 July 2024, we are pleased to report that we have successfully refunded $1.46m to 3,800 owners for GST deducted from stakes paid between 2013 and 2018. We are now working to locate the remaining 2,000 owners who have not yet claimed their share, of the remaining $300,000. The majority of the unclaimed refunds are for less than $50. Please note that the refund only affects owners who were not GST registered. There is an option to donate your refund to the NZ Horse Ambulance Trust. If you wish to donate your refund please email us with an explicit approval to donate, as we cannot proceed without your consent. Since the refund relates to historical stakes payments, some recipients may have passed away, or partnerships or relationships may have dissolved. In cases where a recipient has passed away, we will require a copy of the will, and an agreement from all the beneficiaries or trustees to arrange payment. The funds must be paid to the ultimate beneficiaries. Joint owners are paid individually, which means that in many cases one partner or spouse may have already been refunded, but not all since we don’t have a separate bank account on file. We encourage all joint owners, trustees or beneficiaries of Estates, or children of elderly parents to get in touch to verify whether a refund is due. We also require all bank account details in writing and a proof of identity may be requested. To date, we have contacted recipients via bulk emails where we have a current email address, and we will soon start calling recipients where the refunds are $500 or more to obtain bank account details to process the balance. We plan to close the refund process by 30 November 2024, so please contact us if you think you may be due a refund. View the full article

By Adam Hamilton The next few days will decide Leap To Fame’s IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup fate. Trainer-driver Grant Dixon said the champion Aussie pacer “seemed to have picked up” in the couple of days since an untimely virus forced him out of the Group 1 Victoria Cup. But owner Kevin Seymour stressed everything would need to go exactly right in the “next few days” to consider pushing ahead with a planned flight to Auckland with Leap To Fame on November 3. “He would need to get a clean bill of health by Wednesday and be able to get to Sydney and back into full work by then for us to even consider pushing on,” Seymour said. “Even then, you worry about trying to win a gruelling 3200m race like the NZ Cup with an interrupted campaign.” Dixon sounded slightly more optimistic. “We could wait another nine days or so before we have to make a final call,” he said. “But the first step is getting the all clear that he’s over this so we can get him back into his routine.” Leap To Fame will stay in Melbourne until Dixon is sure he has fully recovered. “Then Grant will float him to Robbie Morris’ place in Sydney and we can make plans from there,” Seymour said. Should connections press ahead with NZ plans, there are weekly racing options at Menangle, starting with next Saturday night’s Kevin Robinson free-for-all (1609m). That will likely come too soon, so the logical race is the Battle Of Beersheba free-for-all over a more suitable 2300m at Menangle on October 26. “I’ve had Mark Jones telling me he could also go to the Cup Trial at Addington the week before the Cup,” Seymour said. “If we don’t go, he could settle at Robbie’s place for a while because we’ve got some other horses there, and then go back home to prepare for the Inter Dominion.” The Sydney Inter Dominion starts with heats at Newcastle on November 29. It then moves to Bathurst (December 4) before heading to Menangle for the last round of heats on December 7 and the $500,000 final on December 14. View the full article

Spendthrift Farm's first-crop stallion Authentic was represented by his first stakes winner Oct. 12 when the 2-year-old filly Power Connection defeated the boys in the $60,000 Manzano Stakes at The Downs at Albuquerque.View the full article

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