Wandering Eyes

Completing banner day for Juddmonte, Idiomatic successfully defended her title in the $600,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) Oct. 6 at Keeneland with a scintillating frontrunning score.View the full article

Bluestocking fulfilled the huge confidence of jockey Rossa Ryan and trainer Ralph Beckett to put the emerald and pink silks of Juddmonte back into the hallowed Prix de'l Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner's circle for a record seventh time.View the full article

38-1 longshot Minaret Station (c, 2, Instilled Regard–Beau Recall {Ire}, by Sir Prancealot {Ire}) came flying in the final sixteenth to upset the GII Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes and earn his paid spot into the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf next month. Seeming to be hopelessly beaten as a trio of leaders spun off the far turn in tandem a ways ahead of him, the son of freshman stallion Instilled Regard (by Arch) switched off the rail at the eighth pole and was absolutely cruising in high gear to the wire, landing the upset ahead of 11-1 Golden Afternoon (Goldencents). Minaret Station is the first graded stakes winner for his sire. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1. O/B-OXO Equine, LLC; T-William Walden. Minaret Station and @cristiantorr64 close at 38/1 to upset in the G2 Castle & Key Bourbon for trainer Will Walden! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/EA826vu0dx — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) October 6, 2024 The post Bombs Away In Bourbon Stakes As Minaret Station Wins at 38-1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Idiomatic (m, 5, Curlin–Lockdown, by First Defence), the defending Eclipse champion older mare, capped a big day for Juddmonte Farms with a wire-to-wire victory in the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Sunday. Hours after Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}) gave the operation its record seventh victory in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Idiomatic was sent off the 1-5 favorite in the Spinster, a Win and You're In event for the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. The bay mare broke alertly and was soon at the head of affairs while pressed by Candied (Candy Ride {Arg}) on the first turn. She was clear as the quarter went up in :23.53 and a half in :47.01. A quick breather on the far turn allowed Candied the chance to re-engage the favorite, but Idiomatic easily turned her back again and she sailed home a six-length winner. Occult (Into Mischief) was second and Candied was third. Idiomatic's championship season a year ago included wins in the GI Personal Ensign Stakes and Spinster and ended with a win in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. She opened 2024 with a win in the May 3 GI La Troienne Stakes, but had a six-race win streak interrupted with a narrow loss to Randomized in the June 8 GI Ogden Phipps S. She was on the right side of a photo finish in the July 20 GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes, but missed by a head to Sunday's GII Beldame Stakes winner Raging Sea (Curlin) in the Aug. 23 GI Personal Ensign Stakes. Lifetime Record: 17-12-3-2. O/B-Juddmonte. T-Brad Cox. #1 IDIOMATIC ($2.64) repeats in the $600,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) at @Keeneland, guaranteeing herself a spot in the @BreedersCup Distaff. @flothejock was aboard the @JuddmonteFarms homebred for trainer @bradcoxracing. pic.twitter.com/27otG7F5U9 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 6, 2024 The post Juddmonte’s Idiomatic Wires the Spinster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 10-6, 2yo, 7f, 1:23.96, ft, 1 1/2 lengths. BUILT (c, 2, Hard Spun–Sea Garden, by Curlin) finished fourth on debut, but then was elevated to third after another horse was disqualified at Ellis Park Aug. 24. The winner who collected a 'TDN Rising Star' badge for his effort and was just crowned as the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity champ was East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro). As the 2-1 second choice here, Built raced in between runners out of the chute and then set up shop off sole leader Homer's Odyssey (Not This Time) as the field headed up the backstretch. Ranging up on the pacesetter around the far turn, the colt took over at the top of the lane, and had another gear to get the money by 1 1/2 lengths over Render Judgement (Blame). 'TDN Insight' runner Tuscaloosa (Candy Ride {Arg}) ended up ninth. The winner is the first registered foal for his dam. Sea Garden produced a colt by Union Rags last year and she was bred to Flameaway for 2025. Sales History: $82,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $260,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $64,204. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Robert Low & Lawana Low (KY); T-Wayne M. Catalano. A strong performance by (4) Built to win the seventh race of the day. (2) Render Judgement is second, (9) Cant Stop Munnings finishes third. pic.twitter.com/xoSitQQp56 — Keeneland Racing (@keenelandracing) October 6, 2024 The post Built Constructs Nice Road To Break Maiden At Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Seemingly hopelessly beaten turning for home in Sunday's GIII Matron Stakes, Abientot turned on all boosters late to collect her first career black-type victory in New York. Breaking well from the 10-hole, the Tracy Farmer runner was eased to the back by Dylan Davis as first Flirting With Time (Yorkton) and then Laurice (Bolt d'Oro) led through opening fractions of :21.58 and :44.48. Finally unfurling her legs turning for home, Abientot was moving twice as fast as everyone else down the lane, caught the front running rank in the final strides and won by a long neck over the closing duo of Civetta and Yougottahavehope. “She ran great. [It was an] impressive race. She just keeps putting up one better performance after another,” said Davis. “I wanted to be involved and have a good break. I thought maybe mid-pack would be the best place to be. I broke her and [we] came out with some intention, but they were just running her off her feet so Plan B–sit back. I tried to save as much ground as possible. Explaining the wide trip, he added, “I opted for the outside spot, gave her a clear run and she put on a performance. She really mowed them down. She's getting better and better every start. It was an impressive run and a thrill for me.” Abientot kicked off her career with a fourth in a six-furlong turf test during the Belmont at the Big A meet last June before coming home a 1/2-length winner at the Spa July 18. Taking a shot at the off-turf Bolton Landing Stakes over 5 1/2 furlongs Aug. 18, the Keeneland graduate faded never got into the mix of things and had to settle for seventh. Returning to the turf for her latest start, the dark bay was a respectable third in the 6 1/2-furlong Untapable Stabkes at Kentucky Downs Sept. 8. “She's just tiny and we've been able to bring her along since April. She's a barn favorite,” added Mark Casse's assistant Shane Tripp. “The way she came home today was unbelievable and Dylan [Davis] has got to be one of the better riders on the planet right now. We're blessed to have him in our life. She has a lot of heart. She's real gritty and honest. She trains real forwardly and she's good to be around.” Pedigree Notes: Abientot's Matron victory gives her sire, Not This Time, his 38th black-type winner and 17th graded scorer at stud. The unraced More Than Ready mare Ready Ready Ready is responsible for six foals, among them four to race, including Canadian Champion 2-year-old Mr. Hustle (Declaration of War) and GSP Malibu Coast (Malibu Moon). The 12-year-old mare most recently produced a Nyquist colt last term and was bred back to Uncle Mo this season. Sunday, Belmont at The Big A MATRON S.-GIII, $175,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-6, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:08.31, fm. 1–ABIENTOT, 120, f, 2, by Not This Time 1st Dam: Ready Ready Ready, by More Than Ready 2nd Dam: Chattertown, by Speightstown 3rd Dam: Chatter Chatter, by Lost Soldier 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($210,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Tracy Farmer; B-Killora Stud, LLC (KY); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Dylan Davis. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $255,400. *1/2 to Mr. Hustle (Declaration of War), Ch. 2-year-old Colt-Can, MSW-Can, SP-USA, $347,449; 1/2 to Malibu Coast (Malibu Moon), GSP, $140,300. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: B. 2–Civetta, 120, f, 2, Into Mischief–Sentiero Italia, by Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Godolphin, LLC; B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $35,000. 3–Yougottahavehope, 120, f, 2, Twirling Candy–Beechwood Ella (Ire), by No Nay Never. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Barry K. Schwartz; B-Stonewall Farm (NY); T-Horacio De Paz. $21,000. Margins: NK, HF, 3/4. Odds: 5.10, 6.10, 8.40. Also Ran: Will Not Be Swayed, Laurice, Pop Idol, Baytown Butterfly, Miriam's Fire (GB), Flirting With Time, I'mwishingonastar, Serene Spirit, Second Chance. Click for the Equibase.com chart the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. The post Not This Time’s Abientot Sweeps to Matron Victory appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Penalty N P Green | Auckland 4 October; invalid withdrawal; fined $200. Dog Penalty OPAWA BETH | Waikato 3 October; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. GOLDSTAR MIA | Christchurch 4 October; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. The post 30 October – 6 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

GOVERNOR SAM (c, 2, Improbable–I'm Betty G, by Into Mischief) kept his momentum rolling, winning the Indian Summer Stakes at Keeneland Sunday. Now riding a three race win streak, the OBS April grad entered as the 8-5 favorite off wins in both the Tyro Stakes at Monmouth and the Exacta Systems Rosie's Stakes at Colonial last out. With first run past the quarter pole, he fought off a strong late charge from Out On Bail (Tiz the Law) to relegate that rival to second once more (the pair also ran one-two in the Rosie's). The win gave jockey Paco Lopez a milestone 4,000th career victory. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0. O-Bregman Family Racing LLC and Swinbank Stables, LLC; B-Stoneriggs Farm; T-George Weaver. Sales History: $50,000 ylg '23 FTKOCT, $275,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. 4,000 career wins for jockey Paco Lopez! He guides #7 Governor Sam to victory in the Indian Summer S. at Keeneland for trainer George Weaver. #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/GKcLUbyGC1 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) October 6, 2024 The post Governor Sam Victorious In Indian Summer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Driver Penalties D McGowan | Waikato 1 October; use of whip; suspended 5 – 11 October inclusive. T Williams | NZ Metropolitan 3 October (heard Methven 6 October); careless driving; fined $300. Horse Penalties MR MUSCLE | Waikato 1 October; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. DON AMECHE | Wyndham 4 October; broke in running; must complete trial. ITAINTNECESSARILYSO | Auckland 4 October; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. Protests NEYMAR | Waikato 1 October; lapped on; relegated from 2nd to 3rd. The post 30 October – 6 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties W Pinn | Matamata 2 October; medical certificate required. W Kennedy | Matamata 2 October; medical certificate required. O Bosson | Cambridge 3 October; careless riding; suspended 14-28 October inclusive. V Colgan | Cambridge 3 October; careless riding; suspended 6 – 13 October inclusive. T Moodley | Cambridge 3 October; leaving the Jockeys Room without permission; fined $100. N Hailey | Tauranga 5 October; weighing in heavier than weighed out; fined $200. D Mansour | Tauranga 5 October; whip use in consecutive strides; fined $200. Trainer Penalty S Ritchie & C Murray | Cambridge 3 October; presented incorrect runner; fined $1000. Horse Penalties TROBRIAND | Matamata 2 October; cardiac arrhythmia; veterinary clearance required. WHEELITIN | Hawera 5 October; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. NO RAIN EVER | Hawera 5 October; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. MUSTANG VALLEY | Tauranga 5 October; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. CHARMROSE | Tauranga 5 October; cardiac arrythmia; veterinary clearance required. JUST A TIPPLE | Tauranga 5 October; slow to begin losing ground; must complete barrier trial. The post 30 October – 6 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Tom Mullikin, who runs Mullikin Farm with his wife Michelle, admits he doesn't have the assets to compete at the highest level of the breeding business. “I'm the son of a Washington DC deputy fire chief and Michelle is the daughter of a retired air force pilot,” Mullikin said. “We are not working off a trust fund. We're mom and pop. We do everything ourselves, from foaling mares to mucking stalls. A lot of the mares we get are handed down or gifted to us.” That's not the easiest way to make it in the breeding business, but the Mullikins have a good eye for talent and are not afraid to take a chance. That's how they got the mare Peace Opportunity (Point of Entry), who has been put up for sale as part of Fasig-Tipton's October Digital Sale. The sale concludes Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET. Machmer Hall Sales is the consignor. They were given the mare for free, with the only expense being that they had to pay the cost of shipping her to their Paris, Kentucky farm. Peace Opportunity made just one career start, finishing second in a 2018 maiden special weight race at Aqueduct. “The filly came to us from Marette Farrell,” Mullikin explained. “Marette had this filly bought as a yearling and thought she had a lot of talent. She had one start and then wound up getting hurt. The connections didn't want to go on with her or breed her. She was looking for an out and was talking to [Machmer Hall's] Carrie [Brogden] and that's where I came in. We thought she had a good pedigree.” It wasn't the first time that Mullikin would connect with Brogden and pick up the type of mare who was not going to impress the most deep-pocketed buyers. “Carrie and Craig [Brogden] have an elite broodmare band of their own,” Mullikin said. “They also have mares that don't meet their criteria. They're like the Yankees and I'm the Toledo Mud Hens. It may not work for them, but it works for me.” The Mullikins teamed up with another friend, Chris Baker, and bred Peace Opportunity to Funtastic. As it turned out, her first foal could run. His name is First Peace (Funtastic) and he's a three-time stakes winner coming off a victory in the $750,000 GII Eddie D S. at Santa Anita. That increased his career earnings to $778,020. “You hear a lot of stories where horseman say they knew the horse was going to be good right from the start,” Mullikin said. “I always thought that was a lot of BS. But I can honestly say that I told Chris this colt was special. He has confidence, he was intelligent and independent. There was a certain air about him. It's like when you go see a Little League game. You can tell right away which kids stand out and are special.” The Mullikins are not in the racing business, so they and their co-breeder Baker sold First Peace as a short yearling at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton February Mixed sale for just $15,000. His racing career would go a long way toward establishing a value for Peace Opportunity. It didn't take him long to prove that he was a lot more than just another horse without a splashy pedigree. He broke his maiden in his third start and then finished third in the GIII Cecil B. DeMille S. at Del Mar. He picked up his first stakes win two starts later in the John Shear S. The Mullikins and Baker had let an eventual Grade II winner get away for just $15,000 at auction, but they still had his dam. And when First Peace won the Eddie D, the team felt the timing was perfect to sell Peace Opportunity. She is Hip 24. “After he won the Eddie D, I wanted to get ahead of the other sales, the November mixed sales,” Mullikin said. “The digital sale itself is a great format. Peace Opportunity is as easy going as can be. You could drop her off in Times Square and she wouldn't blink an eye. But it's often the case where a lot of stress is involved when shipping a mare to a sale. I like the idea of letting them stay in the field with her buddies. Hopefully, they'll garner attention and people can visit and inspect them here at the farm. “I like this format, especially for mares or even for weanlings or short yearlings. You may have something that may not be top shelf that you can shop at a digital sale and get some looks. It's the ease of the format that is really appealing.” Peace Opportunity will sell in foal to Gunite. The post “Mom and Pop” Operation Hoping to Strike it Big at Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Raging Sea's performance in the Beldame Stakes wasn't what anyone expected, but it served the purpose. View the full article

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11-1 shot SCYTHIAN (f, 2, Tiz the Law–Dean Henry, by Empire Maker) came through along the rail to upset the GII Miss Grillo Stakes and earn a paid slot into the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Forwardly placed in fourth, the maiden winner rode the rail as 17-1 shot Marvelous Madison (Caravaggio) led up the backstretch. As the top flight bunched up midway around the far turn, the leader bolted to the outside and taking both Grace and Grit (Munnings) and 7-2 shot Lavender Disaster (Into Mischief) with her. That left Scythian alone safely inside the drama and she stayed away to come in ahead of Virgin Colada (More Than Ready) in second. Freshman sire Tiz the Law (by Constitution) picked up his second graded stakes winner and second 'WAYI' earner of the weekend after Non Compliant took the GII Oak Leaf at Santa Anita Saturday. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. O/B-Lawrence Goichman. T-Bill Mott. A #NYbred by the Empire State's own Tiz the Law just stamped her ticket to the @BreedersCup! Scythian, a homebred for Lawrence Goichman, springs the upset in the G2 Miss Grillo beneath @JuniorandKellyA for Mott. pic.twitter.com/YCHbQ7ELpJ — NYTB (@nytbreeders) October 6, 2024 The post Scythian Upsets A Wild Miss Grillo To Earn Breeders’ Cup Bid appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kieran Shoemark's wait for a first group 1 winner as stable jockey to John and Thady Gosden came to an end as he delivered Friendly Soul for a hard-fought victory in the Prix de l'Opera (G1).View the full article

Trainer Phil D'Amato reported One Magic Philly (Good Magic) and Hang the Moon (Uncle Mo) were doing well after their graded stakes victories Saturday at Santa Anita and both fillies are under consideration for Breeders' Cup engagements. Hang the Moon earned a fees-paid berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf with her upset win in Saturday's GII Rodeo Drive Stakes. “She paid her way [to the Breeders' Cup]. If she continues to train well, that's where we'll go,” D'Amato said Sunday morning. One Magic Philly won her stakes debut while making just her fourth career start in the GIII Chillingworth Stakes. The 3-year-old filly engaged Grade I winner Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca) from the opening bell, put away that favored rival near the quarter pole, and went on to win comfortably by 2 3/4 lengths. “We expected it would be a smaller field and were hoping she would run well,” D'Amato said. “It just worked out that our filly broke sharp and was right on top of [Sweet Azteca]. She was able to pressure her and win the battle.” D'Amato said One Magic Philly is being considered for the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. “We'll see. We either will point to the Breeders' Cup or wait for the [Dec. 26 GI] La Brea,” D'Amato said. Sweet Azteca was the 1-9 favorite in the Chillingworth, but faded to last on a muggy Saturday in Arcadia. “She seems to be doing OK this morning,” trainer Michael McCarthy said of the filly Sunday. “I think the heat may have got to her a little bit yesterday.” McCarthy said Sweet Azteca is still under consideration for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. “First we'll see how she is over the next few days. But by all accounts, everything seems to be well,” McCarthy said. The post Breeders’ Cup Possible for D’Amato Duo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Raging Sea, who upset champion Idiomatic (Curlin) in the GI Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga last time out, will likely head next to the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff after outbattling a stubborn Batucada in the GII Beldame Stakes at Aqueduct Sunday. The 1-9 favorite was allowed to settle into stride and was unhurried while racing off the early pace. She rushed up into contention on the bend and came with a full head of steam as longshot Batucada turned for home with a one-length advantage. Raging Sea eyeballed the gray at midstretch and looked set to blow on by, but Batucada fought on, only to miss by a nose on the line. “She's a late-running horse and takes a little bit to get in gear out of the gate, but Flavien [Prat] knows her so well and that was a tough foe down on the inside that fought back and made for a closer finish than we thought,” said winning trainer Chad Brown. “That said, I chose this race because I thought there was a possibility she might bounce a bit off her last effort–it was just such a strong run up at Saratoga to run down a super horse and I thought she'd feel that race in her next one. So, I thought I'd maybe pick an easier spot for her. I think we saw a little bit of her hanging and waiting a little bit, which she has done in the past. I also think she felt that race at Saratoga late today. That was part of my reasoning for staying home and running in a much easier spot than the Spinster. The more I thought about it, I thought she'd feel that race from Saratoga and react a bit. I'm happy to get maybe a soft bounce out of the way off that race and hopefully circle back to that race at Saratoga if you're going to go out West and tackle the best.” Raging Sea, third in the 2022 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, ended her sophomore campaign with a win in the 2023 GIII Comely Stakes. She retured at four to win the Apr. 19 GIII Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland and, following a fourth-place finish in the June 8 GI Ogden Phipps Stakes, won the July 21 GII Shuvee Stakes. She just got her nose in front of champion Idiomatic to win the Aug. 23 Personal Ensign Stakes last time out. Pedigree Notes: Stormy Welcome has a yearling filly by City of Light who RNA'd for $340,000 at this year's Keeneland September sale. The mare, from the family of Summer Squall and A.P. Indy, was purchased as a 9-year-old by Alpha Delta for $600,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November sale. She was bred to Curlin this year. Sunday, Belmont The Big A BELDAME S.-GII, $242,500, Belmont The Big A, 10-6, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:50.41, ft. 1–RAGING SEA, 123, f, 4, by Curlin 1st Dam: Stormy Welcome, by Storm Cat 2nd Dam: Welcome Surprise, by Seeking the Gold 3rd Dam: Weekend Surprise, by Secretariat ($300,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). O/B-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $137,500. Lifetime Record: GISW, 12-7-1-1, $1,198,478. *1/2 to Welcoming (Tapit), MSP, $179,812. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Batucada, 123, f, 4, Union Rags–Lady Pamela, by Tapit. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($35,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR). O-Morgan L. Joseph and Carrie L. Brogden; B-Wygod Equine, LLC (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $50,000. 3–Signal From Noise, 123, m, 5, Arrogate–Holiday Soiree, by Harlan's Holiday. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($280,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $30,000. Margins: HD, 4HF, 6. Odds: 0.10, 22.00, 17.80. Also Ran: Frosty O Toole, Majestic Creed, Libban. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Raging Sea Heads to Distaff after Beldame Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday's Observations features a half-sister to Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint winner Big Evs. 18.00 Wolverhampton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 7f 36y (AWT) Jaber Abdullah's QUEEN OF THE ROSES (IRE) (Ribchester {Ire}) gets a second chance at making her debut after a change in track conditions forced the March-foaled chestnut to sidestep a six-furlong novices' heat at Great Yarmouth last month. The Michael Appleby trainee, who is a half-sister to last term's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint-winning stablemate Big Evs (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), encounters 11 rivals here. The post Monday’s Observations: Half-Sister to Big Evs Set for Wolverhampton Bow appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Expectations were high for the three Grade I preps for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile run Saturday as the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, the GI Champagne Stakes and the GI American Pharoah Stakes all included horses who seemed to have vast potential. And most came through. Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) was the star performer in the Champagne, staying undefeated and adding a second Grade I to win to his resume. In the American Pharoah it all came down, as it so often does, to which Bob Baffert would win, and the answer was Citizen Bull (Into Mischief). He gave Baffert his 13th win in the race. They were good. East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), the winner of the Breeders' Futurity, was exceptional. As foolish as it may be to try to pick the 2025 GI Kentucky Derby winner at this point in the game, I will say this much: this is a special horse and if he stays healthy his future in unlimited. The Breeders' Futurity was far from an easy spot. East Avenue was facing, among others, Ferocious (Flatter), the $1.3-million purchase as a 2-year-old who had the fastest Beyer figure of any juvenile coming into Saturday's races. He was made the even-money favorite. But it was East Avenue who turned this into a one-horse race. He made the lead under Tyler Gaffalione and set a reasonably fast pace, setting fractions of :23.18 and :46.76. But no one was gaining on him. At the top of the stretch, Gaffalione let him run a bit and the result was a 5 1/4-length win over Ferocious. “Tyler said, 'I let him loose today to show people what he can really do',” said Michael Banahan, Godolphin's director of bloodstock. “I don't know if he's done that yet. We have a lot to look forward to. We're super excited. We're pumped up.” Afterward, comparisons were being made to Maxfield (Street Sense), the 2019 Breeders' Futurity winner who was also trained by Brendan Walsh. “I see a lot of comparisons with Maxfield,” Walsh said. “The recent one, that's the one you always think is the best one. This horse has been doing things that you don't see horses do. I've been so lucky with the Godolphin team the last few years, with Maxfield, Pretty Mischievous and now this horse. I have to pinch myself.” Maxfield, who never ran in a Breeders' Cup or a Triple Crown race, suffered a setback leading up to the 2019 Juvenile and then had just two starts at three. He blossomed as a 4-year-old, winning four stakes that year, including the GI Clark S. I think the better comparison is between East Avenue and Godolphin's Essential Quality (Tapit), who was trained by Brad Cox. Essential Quality was a better horse than Maxfield. Like East Avenue, Essential Quality was an impressive maiden winner before winning the 2020 Breeders' Futurity and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. At three, he would go on to win the GI Belmont S., the GII Jim Dandy and the GI Travers. He was named champion 2-year-old in 2020 and champion 3-year-old in 2021. “Hopefully, we can keep this guy right and he can go on to do special things,” Walsh said of East Avenue Saturday. He was just as high on the horse the next day, saying, “Obviously you dream big when you have a horse like him.” It was a huge weekend at Keeneland for Godolphin as the stable also won the GI Alcibiades S. with Immersive (Nyquist), who is trained by Cox. East Avenue will probably be the favorite in the Juvenile, with Chancer McPatrick going off as the second choice for the Chad Brown stable. His races all look alike. In his win in the GI Hopeful, he got off to a rough start as he hit the gate and jockey Flavien Prat lost his irons. He closed from 9 1/2 lengths off the pace. This time he broke sharply and was among the leaders through the first 30 yards or so. Then he seemed to take himself out of the race, dropping back to last while trailing the leaders by about eight lengths. He made a bold move on the turn to put himself into contention and then outgamed Tip Top Thomas (Volatile) to win by 2 3/4 lengths. “He runs his races like he's a year older than he is,” winning trainer Chad Brown said. “He runs like an experienced, fit 3-year-old. He's got a long, strong run. He showed it in all three of his starts. The way he finished up and the way he relaxes, I don't see going two turns as a problem.” Chancer McPatrick is obviously a very talented horse, but the fact that he has no early speed could turn into a problem. In the Champagne, he got the perfect set up, with the early leaders ripping off fractions :22.47 and :45.59. That's not always going to happen. At Santa Anita, Baffert did it again, finishing one-two in the American Pharoah with Citizen Bull beating stablemate Getaway Car (Curlin). Citizen Bull was the least impressive horse among the winners of the juvenile stakes, but he turned in a professional effort and looks like Baffert's best 2-year-old, which is saying something. Baffert also has Gaming (Game Winner), the winner of the GI Del Mar Futurity. There is an awful lot that can go wrong between now and Kentucky Derby day, but the early returns suggest this is a very strong group of 2-year-olds and in East Avenue, Chancer McPatrick and Citizen Bull, we have three horses who, as long as they stay healthy, should be among the leading contenders for next year's Triple Crown races. The Breeders' Cup's TV schedule We learned last week that the GI Breeders' Cup Classic will be run mid-card, with four Breeders' Cup races going off beforehand and four afterward. Post time for the Classic will be 2:41 PT/5:41 ET. The Breeders' cup slotted the races where they did to fit into NBC's tight schedule for the day. Had they kept the Classic as the last Breeders' Cup race of the day then it would not have been shown on NBC. The problem is college football. NBC has entered into an agreement with the Big Ten to air a game from that conference on Saturday nights. Obviously, that takes precedent over the Breeders' Cup and makes it so that NBC has to cut away from the Breeders' Cup to get to the football game. This will no doubt make the four races run after the Classic anti-climatic. But it doesn't have to be this way, and this is one more reason why the Breeders' Cup can't get back to Belmont Park soon enough. With the three-hour time difference between California and New York, a Breeders' Cup at Belmont can end at 5:41 ET or so, before the network has to switch over to college football. There shouldn't be any problem running the Classic as the last Breeders' Cup race and having it on NBC. The same can be said for running the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland and maybe some day the Breeders' Cup will go back to Churchill Downs, which is no longer in the rotation. Santa Anita and Del Mar are terrific locations to have the Breeders' Cup, but maybe priority should be given to tracks in the eastern time zone, which would mean you would always be able to run the Classic as the last Breeders' Cup race. The post The Week in Review: East Avenue Tops Bumper Crop of Juveniles appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With Tropical Storm Milton expected to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane by midweek, the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's October Yearling Sale has been moved forward a day, with a first session beginning Monday at 3 p.m. The auction's second session will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Hip numbers one through 200 will be offered Monday and hips 201-595 will be offered Tuesday. The October sale had originally been scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the scheduling change, OBS has cut the commission on buy-backs to 2.5%. The post Weather Worries: OBS October Sale Now to Begin Monday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bouncing back to her best, Ramatuelle (Justify–Raven's Lady {GB}, by Raven's Pass) ended a frustratingly long wait for another career success in Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de la Foret to close out ParisLongchamp's elite contests in style. Completing another strong Arc day for the fillies, the 3-year-old whose owners include Tony Parker's Infinity Nine Horses had been without a win since the G2 Prix Robert Papin last July but was on her A-game from the outset here tanking on the heels of the leaders. Set alight by Aurelien Lemaitre approaching the furlong pole, the 5-1 joint-second favourite drew away with zest to inflict a three-length defeat on Marc Chan's 2022 Foret hero Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}), with 3/4 of a length back to Beauvatier (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) to make it a one-two-three for the TDN Rising Stars. “We're now able to go for the Breeders' Cup,” trainer Christopher Head said. “She'll do even better next year–she's getting better with time. Its been a chaotic year and I'm so pleased for the owners.” Ramatuelle powers home in the Group 1 Qatar Prix de la Foret Presente par Education Above All for @CHeadRacing and @lemaitre60LA at @paris_longchamp! pic.twitter.com/saXhMnZ7bd — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 6, 2024 The post Justify’s Ramatuelle Roars Back To Her Best In The Foret appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ten Years on from the G1 Prix de l'Opera victory of her half-sister We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), George Strawbridge's Friendly Soul (GB) (Kingman {GB}–In Clover {GB}, by Inchinor {GB}) stepped up to emulate her feat in ParisLongchamp's Longines-sponsored contest on Sunday. Brought through the educative stepping stones of Ascot's G3 Valiant Stakes and Deauville's G2 Prix Alec Head by John and Thady Gosden, the 9-1 shot tracked the early leader in second travelling sweetly. Committed by Kieran Shoemark two out, the 3-year-old responded generously to assert her superiority and comfortably contain the threat of her stablemate Running Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion) to win by 3/4 of a length. The G1 Prix de Diane heroine Sparkling Plenty (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) was the same margin away in third. Three on the bounce! Friendly Soul wins the the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera Longines at @paris_longchamp in the hands of @KShoemark! #WinAndYoureIn pic.twitter.com/MUkwNIjkan — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 6, 2024 The post Kingman’s Friendly Soul Provides George Strawbridge Family With A Second Opera appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In a renewal of ParisLongchamp's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe marred by a serious injury to the outsider Haya Zark (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) before halfway and shaped by persistent rain easing the ground by the minute, Juddmonte's rock-solid Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}–Emulous {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) came through once again to provide her owner-breeders with the shared record of seven wins in racing's great monument. As she had done in the course-and-distance G1 Prix Vermeille three weeks previously, the Ralph Beckett-trained 4-year-old who was supplemented this week had to ward off the Wertheimers' Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) but repeated the feat to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths at 11-2. Ballydoyle's Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who had led from the outset until overtaken by the winner two out, was 1 1/2 lengths further behind in third with the same margin back to Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Winning jockey Rossa Ryan, who rode the winner prominently throughout and always looked to be full of horse at every stage, was understandably overwhelmed. “It's a dream. I went through the form and thought she could be very competitive–she had won one of strongest Vermeilles and she didn't let me down,” he said. “They say a horse can really change your life and she has done. Turning in, she came alive underneath me and it's hard to stop a train! I owe everything to Ralph and all the team–they deserve all the credit. To do it on this stage is what its all about.” Supplementing success! Bluestocking stamps her mark on the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for @RalphBeckett and @Rossaryan15 at @paris_longchamp… pic.twitter.com/ihd4xeP2Mr — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 6, 2024 The post Record Seventh Arc For Juddmonte As Camelot’s Bluestocking Delivers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Capping her career in style, Brightwalton Bloodstock's Makarova (GB) (Acclamation {GB}–Vesnina {GB}, by Sea The Stars {Ire}) signed off with a gallant success in Sunday's G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines. Having shown how much she relishes a slow surface when taking the G3 Sandown Sprint Stakes in July, the Ed Walker-trained 5-year-old from an esteemed Cheveley Park family had put up an ideal prep when third behind Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) in last month's G1 Flying Five at The Curragh but still traded at an inflated and overly-generous 22-1 for this five-furlong test. Chasing the pace under regular rider Tom Marquand, Jeff and Phoebe Hobby's homebred who had been sixth in this 12 months ago grafted her way past that rival inside the final furlong before asserting for a 1 1/4-length success from the 7-5 favourite. Believing (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) was again second fiddle to the runner-up, a head behind this time in third. “That was the last run of her career and it's pretty special,” Walker said. “The rain came at the right time and it's a big day. She was hopeless at two, but has just got better and better and I'm delighted for the breeders–they put a lot into the game and it's a dream for them.” Going out on a high! Makarova and @TomMarquand land the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines at @paris_longchamp for @edwalkerracing… pic.twitter.com/QPB9yCDbhh — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 6, 2024 The post Abbaye Glory For Brightwalton As Makarova Signs Off In Style appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article