Wandering Eyes

Yoshito Yahagi’s charge chases a maiden success for the Land of the Rising Sun in Europe’s most prestigious race.View the full article

Star New Zealand mare Orchestral’s exhibition gallop at Tauranga on Saturday confirmed she would take her place in Saturday’s Gr.1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Her co-trainer Roger James said if she had a good couple of days she would be on the plane on Wednesday heading to Australia. The dual Group 1-winning mare looked strong in her gallop in the clockwise direction. “I’m very happy. That was a sign we are right on the button for where we want to be,” James told NZ Trackside. The James and Robert Wellwood-trained four-year-old mare has won six of her 11 starts including the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby and the Gr.1 Vinery Stakes earlier this year. James said Orchestral had improved since her first-up eighth behind Shamus over 1400m at Ellerslie on September 21. He said the run was enormous as she was asked to do a bit for her level of fitness. “When you sum everything up it was a pretty good performance,” James said. New Zealand stewards noted she was slowly away and queried her rider Craig Grylls about the performance. Grylls told them he was on the backfoot after Orchestral was slowly away and he had to urge her along during the early and middle stages of the race. He said she peaked on her run with her big weight of 60.5 kg, and he was satisfied with her effort under the circumstances. James said Orchestral had a really good 10-11 days after the run and had come on well. He has stated that Orchestral won’t be overtaxed during the spring. Orchestral is $15 with Sportsbet for the Toorak Handicap. View the full article

Although Will Hayes may be better known for his football exploits, he used a cricket analogy to explain their approach to the Cox Plate this year with stable star Mr Brightside. “We’ve decided to follow the line and length approach of the traditional path towards the Cox Plate by running him in the Might And Power Stakes,” Hayes said. The Gr.1 Might And Power Stakes (2000m) run at Caulfield on Saturday has proven to be the best guide to the Cox Plate. In the past 14 years, four horses have completed the Might And Power Stakes and Cox Plate double – So You Think (2010), Ocean Park (2012), Winx (2016) and Anamoe (2022) – to underline that it’s the best pathway to The Valley’s famous weight-for-age event. Sportsbet have installed Mr Brightside as a $1.70 favourite in the Might And Power Stakes, which could attract a small field. Last year the Hayes brothers opted to head to Sydney for the Gr.1 King Charles Stakes over 1600m, where he finished second to Fangirl a fortnight before the Cox Plate. This year the King Charles Stakes is a week before the Cox Plate. By taking the Might And Power Stakes route to the Cox Plate, Mr Brightside will also miss clashing with arch rival Pride Of Jenni who will contest the King Charles Stakes at Randwick. At their previous meeting, Pride Of Jenni returned to her exciting front running best when she led throughout to defeat Mr Brightside in the Feehan Stakes by a length and a half. “That was a great spectacle and he’s come out of that race in great fashion. It’s really brought him on. We’re very happy with the way he is presenting for the Might And Power.” Two years ago, Mr Brightside finished fourth in the Might And Power Stakes and then seventh in the Cox Plate on a heavy track, with both races won by Anamoe. Last year after he ran in the King Charles Stakes, he finished second to Romantic Warrior in the Cox Plate. View the full article

Guy Heveldt, Emily Bosson and Jayne Ivil are joined by Robbie Patterson to chat Breeders Stakes and Arrowfield wins. Britt Taylor talks Aussie racing and Russell Warwick is in studio to discuss the appointment of a new CEO at NZTR. Weigh In, October 6 – YouTube View the full article

Donavan Mansour has defied the odds and has made a winning return to the saddle after a five-year absence as a result of what was deemed to be a career-ending injury. In October 2019, Mansour was airlifted to Waikato Hospital after sustaining a broken pelvis and numerous internal injuries after his mount, Lets Roc, reared up near the starting gates, went over backwards and came down on top of him. “She just completely flipped and crushed me. I was basically split into two,” Mansour said. Mansour underwent a couple of surgeries, and while he was hopeful of a return to the saddle, he was soon resigned to the fact that his career as a jockey was over following feedback from specialists. He looked to move on with his life and began to work for Daniel Nakhle at Byerley Park before helping establish and run the New Zealand Equine Academy, where he helped mentor aspiring jockeys, and it was there that the fire to return to riding was lit. “I joined with Daniel Nakhle at Byerley Park and I was working with the mares and foals around the farm,” Mansour said. “Daniel and I decided to do the New Zealand Equine Academy and from ground zero we got that going. “I started riding with the apprentices and students to help them. We did F45, healthy eating and simulator work. I would do it with them and I started feeling like my body was getting stronger and feeling good, and I thought why not give it another crack?” While his desire to return to ride was reignited, Mansour knew turning that into a reality was a long shot, however, he returned to his specialists earlier this year and heeded their advice. “The specialists never thought it (return to riding) would be a possibility, but they said before I decided, I should really test myself and push my body,” he said. “I joined up with a chiropractor and a sports psychologist, and we worked together for three-and-a-half months before I even sat on a horse. I was doing three or four hours a day of pushing my body to see how far I could get it. “After the three months I approached (Cambridge trainers) Roger James and Robert Wellwood. Roger has been amazing since my accident, he visited me and always checked up on me over the years. I wanted to go to him because I knew he would put me on horses in the morning and look after me and help build my confidence. It was a good first step for me with Roger and Robert.” Donovan Mansour gets his comeback win aboard Mustang Valley at Tauranga on Saturday. Photo: Trish Dunell Mansour continued to progress and recently made a return to raceday riding, scoring his first comeback win aboard Group One winner Mustang Valley (NZ) (Vanbrugh) in the Team Wealleans 1600 at Tauranga on Saturday. While pleased to experience that winning feeling once more, Mansour said getting the victory was more of a relief than anything. “I felt under no pressure yesterday, I knew I was on the best horse in the race and I just had to ride her like the best horse in the race,” he said. “I thought it would be a different feeling, but it was more a sense of relief. It was a bit of an emotional win, it was very cool. “A big thanks to the Forsman Racing team for giving me an opportunity to ride a horse like Mustang Valley, and everyone that has been helping me to try and get on the board.” Mansour said it has been a miracle that he has been able to return to the saddle, with his body’s recovery mystifying specialists. “It (return to riding) was never an option, the doctors and everyone told me that was it (with my riding career). I was lucky to come out of the operation walking,” he said. “I was supposed to have numerous operations, but my body was healing and my doctors couldn’t believe it. Things were healing that shouldn’t have healed. You could say it was a bit of a miracle. “I have always lived a healthy life, and with the grace of God and good family support I have been able to get back on a horse again.” Mansour said he couldn’t have done it without the support of his wife Roxanne, and returning to ride was a big family decision given what they experienced five years ago. “Getting that past my wife was going to be the biggest task,” he said. “What she has been through and what she went through with that incident, you wouldn’t want anyone to go through that. “I think what is helping her is that our kids are at an age where they are absolutely loving it, they love seeing Dad up on a horse, and they have come to every single race meeting that I have been to. They are getting some joy out of it as well.” Mansour is delighted to have scored his first win since his return, and he is hoping it is one of many as he continues to reestablish his riding career in New Zealand. “I think New Zealand racing has seen some nice strength in riders recently. It is going to be competitive, which is great and makes racing a lot safer for us,” he said. “I am very much a goal setter. I have set goals, the ones I originally set are going to be difficult to achieve, but I am going to do my best.” View the full article

Group Three performer Chattahoochee (NZ) (Reliable Man) continued his good run of form at Tauranga on Saturday when placing in the Team Wealleans 1600, putting him in line for a potential trip across the Tasman. The grey gelding settled in just behind the speed for jockey Lynsey Satherley, who asked her charge to improve with 500m to go and presented him four wide at the turn. He hit the lead with 150m to go but was run down late by Mustang Valley and Ladies Man to finish third. Trainer Debbie Sweeney was pleased with the run and said he is on the right path after finishing runner-up to Snazzytavi in his last start over a mile at Te Rapa last month. “It was a really good run yesterday, he is pretty honest,” she said. “He got beaten by two Group One winners, and Mustang Valley is a very good horse. “Snazzytavi is a very good horse as well, so the form around him his good. “He pulled up well after yesterday, I am pretty happy with him. He has trotted up nice and sound this morning. He is on the right path again now.” Chattahoochee will now head to Ellerslie later this month where his performance will dictate his future plans, with Sweeney weighing up a potential trip to Australia with the son of Reliable Man. “I’ll probably look at heading to Ellerslie with him for an Open mile and then we will make some decisions after that about what we do with him, whether he races here or goes for a break,” she said. “We might go over to Australia with him at some stage, we will just see what happens after his next start.” Chattahoochee finished runner-up behind Snazzytavi in the Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) at Te Rapa in April, and with his recent results Sweeney is excited about his prospects. “It looks like he is definitely going to measure up now in Open Class,” she said. “He was originally nominated for the Group One mile (Arrowfield Stud Plate) at Hastings, but he was never going to get in the field and he wasn’t going good enough at the time. Now he is back in form we will just see. “He is a neat horse to have around, he is good to do anything with, he has got a great attitude and everyone just loves him. He is one of those horses that everyone falls in love with.” Sweeney said Chattahoochee has a large fan base, with no shortage of requests to rehome the gelding post his racing career. “He is a lovely grey horse that has got a bit of a following,” she said. “There are a lot of people always asking when he retires if they could have him as a pleasure horse, but I think his owner Lisa Anderson will keep him.” Meanwhile, Sweeney was pleased to see stablemate Ranger (NZ) (Ghibellines) post his sixth career win at Cambridge Synthetic earlier in the week. The eight-year-old son of Ghibellines has thrived on the surface, having now won two and placed in five of his nine starts on the synthetic track. “It was good to see the old boy win again, he just doesn’t want to retire,” Sweeney said. “It is a shame the synthetic track is now closed. I think the owners are keen to give him another run on a grass track somewhere and see what he does. “He has been a good old boy for the stable and he just loves racing at the moment, he is in a really good space. I know it was only a five-horse field, but he still won nicely and it is hard to win a race anywhere.” View the full article

Promising filly Connello (NZ) (Time Test) backed up a strong showing in stakes company at her most recent start with a comfortable win over 1200m at Hawera on Saturday. The daughter of Little Avondale Stud stallion Time Test had finished fifth first-up in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton last month, with trainer Lisa Latta using the trip south as a test for a potential return to Christchurch next month for the Gr.1 Barnswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). Latta was pleased with how her charge measured up that day and expected a good performance second up and Connello didn’t disappoint as she disputed the pace throughout under rider Chris Dell before holding out a strong challenge in the run home from the well-fancied Wire Rope. Latta was pleased with the improvement her charge had made since her season opener and had been confident of a forward showing. “We took her south for her first up run where she went a really gallant race and just peaked a bit on her run,” Latta said. “We’ve given her time to get over that and it will make her in the long run as she really looked good today. “We’ve got the option to go back there (for the 1000 Guineas) but mainly we will be looking to get black type with her and she may head to Wellington for a three-year-old 1400m after this. “We will keep her up here for the meantime and then take her down south. “She is such an easy filly to do anything with and she has a lot of improvement in her”. Part-owned and bred by David Woodhouse, who raced multiple Group One winner Belclare from the Latta stable, Connello is a daughter of Towkay mare Baillieborough and traces back to brilliant two-year-old filly Beaufort Lass who won four times at stakes level while she also finished fourth in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). View the full article

What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – 2 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Monday, October 7, 2024 First Race 1pm AEDT Visit Dabble Public holiday racing heads to Warwick Farm on Monday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program set for decision. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and with sunny skies forecast across the weekend, punters can expect the track to be upgraded into the Good range after being listed as a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances. It should be a perfect day for locals heading to the track as racing gets underway at 1pm AEDT. Best Bet at Warwick Farm: Poppin’ Champagne It’s hard to believe Poppin’ Champagne has only won once across her three starts this campaign. The daughter of Written Tycoon was baulked for a run at a crucial stage at this course and distance on September 25 and looked to be finishing off best despite checking off heels in the final furlong. It didn’t help that jockey Chad Schofield returned to scale more than 1kg overweight, giving the four-year-old mare plenty of excuses. She should lob into the one-one instead of being buried away on the fence this time, and with even luck, Poppin’ Champagne can claim a much-deserved victory. Best Bet Race 4 – #2 Poppin’ Champagne (2) 4yo Mare | T: Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | J: Chad Schofield (59.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Warwick Farm: Viktor The Bjorn Baker-trained Viktor appears ready to peak third-up into the campaign after two strong front-running efforts. The Frankel colt didn’t appreciate the Soft conditions last start at Hawkesbury on October 1, however, he should be suited getting to the 1600m on a firmer deck. Adam Hyeronimus takes the reins from barrier four, and with this race devoid of a natural leader, watch for Viktor to dictate terms to make every post a winner to break his maiden status. Next Best Race 1 – #2 Viktor (4) 3yo Colt | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Adam Hyeronimus (58kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Warwick Farm: Pasima Pasima was unsuited to a muddling tempo at Hawkesbury on September 12 and should be much better suited in a race with genuine tempo. That’s exactly what he gets in this BM72 to end the day, and although he drawn awkwardly in barrier 15, expect 3kg claiming apprentice Zac Wadick to drag back towards the rear of the field in this capacity 16-horse field. He’s shown a blistering turn-of-foot in the past, and despite the fact he’s only a one-time winner, watch for this guy to be finishing off best at a massive price with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 8 – #9 Pasima (15) 4yo Horse | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Zac Wadick (a3kg) (58kg) Bet with Dabble Monday quaddie tips for Warwick Farm Warwick Farm quadrella selections October 7, 2024 1-3 2-3-4-5-11-12 1-2-3-5 5-7-8-9-10-11-12-14 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Victory aboard the Gary Clarke-trained Doc O’Connor in the feature race at Darwin on Saturday made it a winning treble for jockey Aaron Sweeney. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) Darwin jockey Aaron Sweeney finally tasted success this season in the Top End and Country premiership with a winning treble at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Sweeney showed exceptional skill as all three mounts drew wide gates. The Gary Clarke-trained Doc O’Connor – $5.50 with horse racing bookmakers – was forced four deep early over 1100m (BM77) before sitting outside Chris Nash’s Mr Have A Chat in second place. Doc O’Connor, boasting a win and two thirds from his past five starts, edged clear at the 200m to seal victory from Mr Have A Chat ($5) with Phil Cole’s Tubthumper ($9.50) third. Ella Clarke’s Hotim English ($2.25 fav) was camped three deep out in front in the 1100m maiden, but showed remarkable endurance in the home straight to seal victory by 8.4 lengths. Hotim English and Sweeney had plenty of competition at the 300m before decimating Cole’s stablemates Aussie Jawsie ($15) and Dancer For Money ($2.30), whose hopes ended after butchering the start. Tom Logan’s Heroic Spirit ($41) started well from gate nine over 1300m (BM54) and was sitting three deep as he shared the early lead – he then eased off and settled third. Heroic Spirit took Sweeney to the outside portion of the track when turning for home, but that didn’t prevent him from overcoming Neil Dyer’s Collison ($4.60) and Cole’s Tricky Mikki ($3.60) by two lengths. Logan claimed a winning double when wife Sonja piloted Astern Magic ($4.80) to a narrow win over Chris Pollard’s Call It A Loan ($8) and Dyer’s Ariarne ($3 fav) over 1200m (0-58). Astern Magic, returning from a two-month layoff, was camped five deep early before easing off the speed and although forced four deep in the home straight he still managed to nail Call It A Loan right on the line. Pharoah Magic ($3.40) made it three wins from six starts for Gary Clarke when he led throughout to topple Lisa Whittle’s Canton Kid ($6.50) and Dyer’s in-form Yaki Ishi ($2.70 fav) over 1300m. It was an impressive performance by Pharoah Magic as winning jockey Adam Nicholls found the fence after 200m from the outside gate (10) before prevailing by 1.5 lengths. Angela Forster’s Kessler ($15) tasted Top End success at the seventh attempt when Vanessa Arnott got him home from Gary Clarke’s Extreme Emotion ($2.40 fav) and Chris Pollard’s Brimarvi Rooboy ($11) over 1300m (BM54) with 0.07 lengths separating the trio. Kessler never saw the fence after drawing gate eight, and for Forster, it was her first win since January. Horse racing news View the full article

In a bizarrely run rendition of the $201,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T), Hang the Moon proved best with a scintillating last-to-first victory Oct. 5 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

In a bizarrely run rendition of the $201,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T), Hang the Moon proved best with a scintillating last-to-first victory Oct. 5 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

One Magic Philly came into Saturday's GIII Chillingworth Stakes having displayed marked improvement with each of her last three races and her return to Santa Anita gave her yet another notch in her belt after she crossed the wire on top in the 6 1/2-furlong test, earning her first taste of black-type in the process. Quickly up to press heavy favorite Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca), winner of the GI Beholder Mile last March, the 7-2 chance continued to put the screws to the favorite through :21.76 and :44.10 splits. Inching ahead of her grey rival leaving the quarter pole, the John Gallegos hombred spurted clear in the stretch and was a geared down 2 3/4 lengths ahead of 25-1 longshot Irish Wahine. Kirstenbosch rounded out the trifecta. “We knew the horse to beat was on our inside [Sweet Azteca], and we had to take it to her if we broke well,” explained winning trainer Phil d'Amato. “I knew if we could stick with Sweet Azteca for the first part of the race, we would have a chance. And it just worked out.” Runner-up to subsequent GIII Torrey Pines Stakes winner Hope Road (Quality Road) at Santa Anita in June, One Magic Philly broke her maiden going 6 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar Aug. 3 before winning by seven lengths in a first-level allowance going 6 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar Sept. 2. “She's really improving race by race,” added winning rider Antonio Fresu. “She showed a lot of talent in the last race at Del Mar when she won so easily. Today was a step forward. It was a really tough race against Sweet Azteca, but we prepared a lot for it. Even though today was a challenge, she ended up on top again.” Pedigree Notes: One Magic Philly's Chillingworth win gives juvenile champion Good Magic his 20th black-type winner and his 12th victory at the graded stakes level. The winner's dam, My Philly Girl, also produced stakes winning My Philly Girl (Hard Spun). Additionally, the 15-year-old mare is responsible for a juvenile colt by Omaha Beach and foaled a Street Sense colt this season. The half-sister to SW and MGSP Loch Lein (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was bred back to Jack Christopher. This represents the extended family of GISWs Bandini and Hail Atlantis in addition to the stakes-winning sire Stormy Atlantic. The post Good Magic’s One Magic Philly Bests Heavy Favorite Sweet Azteca in GIII Chillingworth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mother's Day may be annually held in May, but the connections of the Smart Strike mare Truly Together were more than happy to celebrate Oct. 5. Two of the mare's foals, Mouffy and Truly Quality, took home the trophies in graded stakes at Woodbine.View the full article

Carl Spackler, a gate-to-wire victor of the Oct. 5 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes (G1T), will be one of the Americans leading the home team charge in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T).View the full article

On a weekend of stellar 2-year-old racing with a plethora of Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' berths on the line, Citizen Bull (c, 2, Into Mischief–No Joke, by Distorted Humor) closed out Saturday's graded action with victory in the GI American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita. A debut maiden winner in August at Del Mar, the GI Del Mar Futurity third broke well and set the pace with stablemate and 'TDN Rising Star' Getaway Car (Curlin) hot on his heels. After a first quarter in :23.85 and a half in :47.78 and his ears still flicking back and forth, Citizen Bull set down for the drive and held sway despite swapping to his wrong lead in the lane. Getaway Car, who shares common ownership with the winner, was second, while McKinzie Street (McKinze) finished third. Citizen Bull was a $675,000 Keeneland September yearling. B-Robert and Lawana Low (Ky); O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC, and Catherine Donovan; T-Bob Baffert; J-Martin Garcia. #3 CITIZEN BULL ($8.60) is headed to the @BreedersCup Juvenile with a win in the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at @santaanitapark. This win also earned him 10 points for the @KentuckyDerby. The 2YO Into Mischief (@spendthriftfarm) colt was ridden by Martin Garcia for @BobBaffert. pic.twitter.com/mxKeOpuPSL — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 6, 2024 The post Into Mischief’s Citizen Bull Stamps Ticket to Breeders’ Cup in American Pharoah appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

She looked to have it all to do entering the final three furlongs of Saturday's GII Rodeo Drive Stakes, a Breeders' Cup qualifier for the GI Filly and Mare Turf down at Del Mar in four weeks, but HANG THE MOON (f, 4, Uncle Mo–Moondance, by Malibu Moon) kicked it in approaching the stretch and outfinished the rail-skimming Aspen Grove (Ire) (Justify) to cause a 9-1 upset. Iscreamuscream (Twirling Candy), last-out winner of the GI Del Mar Oaks and favored at 3-2 while facing her elders here, led them along after some wayward ways across the dirt and took the field into the first turn, but failed to corner, going in basically a straight line at the first corner and carrying 'TDN Rising Star' Be Your Best (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}) well out into the track. Lucky Girl (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) kicked up at the fence and took over at the head of affairs and pinched a sizable advantage down the backstretch, but Kazushi Kimura had the recent winner of the GII John C. Mabee Stakes nice and relaxed, saving his filly for a finish. Lucky Girl led the Rodeo Drive field into the final two furlongs, but Kimura had gone for Hang The Moon at the five-sixteenths, and they closed fast on the grandstand side. Aspen Grove rallied nicely at the fence, but Hang The Moon had slightly the better finishing kick and was along for the upset. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 12-5-1-1. O-CJ Thoroughbreds; B-Repole Stable (KY); T-Phil D'Amato. #6 HANG THE MOON ($21.80) closes strongly to win the $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2) at @santaanitapark & guarantees herself a spot in the @BreedersCup Filly & Mare Turf.@kazushi0096 rode the 4YO Uncle Mo (@CoolmoreAmerica) filly for @PhilDamato11 and @CJThoroughbreds. pic.twitter.com/Ofc0ydsEpu — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 5, 2024 The post Hang The Moon Worst To First In WAYI Rodeo Drive appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After winning the Breeders' Futurity five years ago with Maxfield, Brendan Walsh and owner/breeder Godolphin added another win in the prestigious race for 2-year-olds when East Avenue scored commandingly on the lead.View the full article

Saturday evening's Arqana Arc Sale is always a boutique affair, and Sumbe's Ramadan (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) went the way of Vin Cox signing for Lion Rock Bloodstock's Ben Kwok of Hong Kong for €1.5 million to top the sale at Saint-Cloud. He was one of four seven-figure lots to sell among the 40 offered with the gross passing the €10-million mark for the first time. Consigned by Christopher Head, the bay son of Raushan (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) (lot 41) and half-brother to G3 Hoppings Stakes second Rasima (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) is a homebred for Nurlan Bizakov's operation. Besides collecting the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein earlier in the day, Ramadan has also accrued victories in the G3 Prix Daphnis, G3 Prix de Fontainebleau and Listed Prix Omnium II throughout the year. His dam is a full-sister to G1 Pretty Polly Stakes heroine Chinese White (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) with the duo out of G3 Blandford Stakes winner Chiang Mai (Sadler's Wells), herself a half-sister to G1 Prix de Diane victress Rafha (GB) (Kris {GB}), who is the dam of influential stallions Invincible Spirit (Ire) (Green Desert) and Kodiac (GB) (Danehill). At the close of trade 25 horses sold from the 40 offered for a gross of €10,380,000 (+5.8%). The clearance rate was 62.5%. Gains were also made in both the median, €280,000 (+14.3%) and average, €415,200 (+35.4%). In 2023, 32 horses sold from 42 offered (76%) for a gross of €9,811,000. Last year's average and median were €306,594 and €245,000, respectively. The seven-figure lots were closely clustered together, and the sale was just over halfway through when Highflyer Bloodstock signed the ticket at €1.4 million for G1 Deutsches Derby hero Palladium (Ger) (Gleneagles {Ire}) (lot 34). Part of the OH Consignment, the 3-year-old son of stakes winner and G1 Premio Lydia Tesio second Path Wind (Fr) (Anabaa) is a half-brother to Panjari (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a stakes winner in both France and Germany. Bred by Gestut Fahrhof, Palladium originally made €80,000 as a BBAG September yearling on the bid of Liberty Racing. That entity, run by Lars-Wilhelm Baumgarten, won the 2023 edition of the German Derby with Sea The Moon (Ger)'s Fantastic Moon (Ger). Fantastic Moon runs in Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, while Palladium is booked into the G2 Gran Premio del Jockey Club in Milan next weekend. Just four lots after the sale of G1 German Derby hero Palladium, the Aga Khan Studs' Zarir (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) stepped into the Saint-Cloud ring. Offered by his breeder, lot 38 caught the eye of Vin Cox on behalf of Paulins Racing to the tune of €1.3 million. From the same female family as Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar), the 4-year-old gelding has been placed in the G1 Prix Ganay, G3 La Coupe and G2 Prix Foy this season. He holds an entry in the G2 Bahrain International Trophy in mid-November, but his participation is doubtful with Australia firmly to the fore for his new connections. “He'll go to Australia,” said Cox. “He looks to have the potential to be a good stayer. We're delighted to have been able to get a horse of his quality and bred by the Aga Khan Studs, and we can't wait to see him run Down Under.” The penultimate lot in the ring at lot 54, Trafalgar Square (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) duly attracted plenty of attention and hammered at €1.15 million to Libyan owner Omar Ismil Sh Ghrghar as the fourth seven-figure horse of the night. The 3-year-old gelding, a listed winner in April, also sports a trio of group placings on his record prior to a win in the valuable Arqana Series des 3 Ans on Aug. 15. The Ecurie X-bred was two lengths adrift of Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) when second in the G2 Prix Chaudenay on Saturday. An €80,000 Arqana August yearling when purchased by Yellow Agency, he is a half-brother to the stakes-winning G1 Prix Marcel Boussac second and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches third Times Square (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}). Ghrghar also bought the Make Believe (GB) colt Believer (Fr) from Gianluca Bietolini for €150,000. The 2024 dual winner went through the ring as lot 12. Arqana's president Olivier Delloye and executive director Freddy Powell said, “We would like to thank our vendors for the exceptional horses that they have entrusted us with this evening, as well as our buyers who have once again turned out in force. Some of them have been coming for decades. Their trust in us enables this sale to establish itself a little more as an unrivalled international event each year.” The post A Quartet Of Millionaires Boosts Arqana’s Arc Sale Gross Past €10-Million Mark appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gina Romantica won the First Lady Stakes (G1T) a second year in a row Oct. 5 as she continues her winning ways on the Keeneland turf while trainer Chad Brown continues his dominance of the mile race for fillies and mares in most spectacular fashion.View the full article

Partnership that also owns Santa Anita Oaks (G2) winner Nothing Like You owns Non Compliant, from the first crop of Tiz the Law.View the full article

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is one six group 1 races on the Oct. 6 program at ParisLongchamp.View the full article

Never in his nine-race career had 'TDN Rising Star' CARL SPACKLER (IRE) (c, 4, Lope de Vega {Ire}–Zindaya, by More Than Ready) led at the first or second call of any of his races. But, drawn widest in a field of nine for Saturday's GI Coolmore Turf Mile at Keeneland, he was ridden for speed from out there by Tyler Gaffalione and found extra in the final furlong to punch his ticket for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 2. The blaze-faced chestnut had to do a bit of work to make the lead, but he was able to cross and clear his rivals through an opening quarter in :23.93 as Talk of the Nation (Quality Road) and Spirit of St Louis (Medaglia d'Oro) raced closest. He picked up the tempo through an internal quarter in :23.35, but he began to get away from them as they neared the stretch. Firmly in front with a furlong and a half to travel, Carl Spackler may have idled for a stride or two, allowing Spirit of St Louis to appear a threat, but the chestnut colt rebroke and was home about a length to the good. More Than Looks (More Than Ready), a first-up second to Carl Spackler in the GI Fourstardave Handicap on his seasonal return Aug. 11, caboosed the field, but steamed home to complete a chalky exacta. The sponsor's Mountain Bear (Ire) (No Nay Never) was third. It was a remarkable first win in the race for trainer Chad Brown. Sales history: 350,000gns RNA Ylg '21 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 10-7-1-0. O-eFive Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock; T-Chad Brown. Carl Spackler is a in the G1 Coolmore Turf Mile! pic.twitter.com/1AFEsYtq7l — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) October 5, 2024 Saturday, Keeneland COOLMORE TURF MILE S.-GI, $1,065,625, Keeneland, 10-5, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:34.23, fm. 1–CARL SPACKLER (IRE), 126, c, 4, by Lope de Vega (Ire) 1st Dam: Zindaya (GSW, $567,240), by More Than Ready 2nd Dam: Aristocratic Lady, by Kris S. 3rd Dam: American Dynasty, by Quiet American 'TDN Rising Star'. (350,000gns RNA Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $589,000. Lifetime Record: 10-7-1-0, $1,568,475. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–More Than Looks, 126, c, 4, More Than Ready–Ladies' Privilege, by Harlan's Holiday. ($135,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Victory Racing Partners; B-Hinkle Farms (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. $237,500. 3–Mountain Bear (Ire), 122, c, 3, No Nay Never–Holy Alliance (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). O-Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan P. O'Brien. $95,000. Margins: 1, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.07, 3.79, 9.70. Also Ran: Running Bee, Spirit of St Louis, Kikkuli (GB), Cash Equity (Fr), Talk of the Nation, Noises Off. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post ‘Rising Star’ Carl Spackler Makes All, Gives Brown First Coolmore Turf Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Brendan Walsh-trained East Avenue proved his eight-length maiden victory at Ellis Park Aug. 24 was no fluke as he rolled to an open-lengths win in the $600,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 5.View the full article

Beloved champion mare Tepin, a multiple grade 1 winner in North America and conqueror of Royal Ascot, has died.View the full article

Godolphin homebred East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), tabbed as a 'TDN Rising Star' following a runaway debut victory sprinting at Ellis Park Aug. 24, romped in front-running fashion at odds of 5-2 while making his two-turn debut in Saturday's 'Win and You're In' GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. Favored 'Rising Star' Ferocious (Flatter), runner-up in the GI Hopeful Stakes, was second. Longshot Filoso (City of Light) was third. The final time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:43.17. East Avenue cleared the field heading into the first turn as Ferocious raced greenly and bounced off the rail. East Avenue cruised up front through fractions of :23.18 and :46.76, hit the top of the stretch in a race of his own and kept on rolling down the lane to win for fun. The result stood following an objection lodged by the rider of the runner-up claiming interference into the run into the clubhouse turn. Godolphin and trainer Brendan Walsh won this same race with Maxfield (Street Sense) in 2019. East Avenue becomes the 27th Grade I/Group 1 winner worldwide for Medaglia d'Oro. East Avenue was produced by the unraced Dance Music (Ghostzapper), a half-sister to Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin). She is also responsible for a Hard Spun colt of 2023 and an Authentic filly of this year. She was bred back to Not This Time. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O/B-Godolphin (Ky); T-Brendan Walsh. What a performance! It was all #5 EAST AVENUE ($7.56) in the @BreedersCup Win and You're In $600,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1). The son of Madaglia d'Oro was ridden by @Tyler_Gaff and is trained by @brenpwalsh. Watch more on @FanDuelTV. pic.twitter.com/caeGwysNKI — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 5, 2024 The post Easy Street: Unbeaten ‘Rising Star’ East Avenue Romps in Wire-to-Wire Fashion in Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article