Wandering Eyes

Booth seeks his fifth straight win and fourth straight grade 3 victory in the $250,000 Kelly's Landing Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs June 28.View the full article

Everett Dobson admits there were a lot of anxious moments on the path to this year's NBA championship. But Dobson, an owner and breeder who operates Cheyenne Stables and Candy Meadows and is a minority owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder, says he was ready for them. “When you have a horse going into the gate for a Grade I race there is a level of anxiety and excitement and your heart is pounding,” said Dobson, who will take over as the Chairman of the Jockey Club this August. “That is what it feels like to be playing in the NBA finals. The difference is an NBA finals game will last almost three hours while a horse race lasts a couple minutes. But it is a similar feeling. You're on edge and you are excited and nervous. It's obviously an incredible experience.” To make it to the championship, the Thunder were forced into a seventh game in two rounds of the playoffs, including the finals against the Indiana Pacers. “Were there anxious moments? To say that least,” Dobson said. “We beat Denver in a Game 7 and we won this series against Indiana in a Game 7,” he said. “It highlights the importance of having the best record in the NBA because you are assured that, if it is a seven-game series, it will be played on your home court regardless of who you are playing. That gave us a little comfort knowing we were going to be in front of our home crowd if this does go to 7. That's exactly what happened. It was an exciting finish, to say the least.” It was a good year for racing people who are involved in other sports. Vinnie Viola, who operates St. Elias Stable along with his wife Theresa, is the owner of the Florida Panthers. The Panthers wrapped up their second straight Stanley Cup final when defeating the Edmonton Oilers earlier this month. The group that owns the Thunder is made up of seven individuals, all of them from Oklahoma. They bought the Seattle Supersonics in 2006 and moved the franchise to Oklahoma City in 2008. The seven owners also make up the board of the Thunder. Dobson is listed as a managing partner. The chairman is Clayton I. Bennett. Forbes estimates the team is worth $3.65 billion. The team was bought for $350 million. “I like the asset class, I like the NBA,” Dobson said. “It's been a very good financial investment. It's been an incredible story.” Oklahoma City is far from a metropolis. Oklahoma City is 20th largest city in the U.S. When it comes to the television it is the 47th largest market. Dobson said that being in a small market can have its advantages. “You wouldn't have thought it was a small town if you rode in the parade,” Dobson said. “They were estimating over a half-million people were at the parade. Now they're estimating that it was more like 600,000, maybe close to 700,000. We are the only big-league sport in the state. We have a population of 4 million in the state and we get the attention of all 4 million. Everybody in the state takes ownership. We don't have to worry about dividing their attention with other big-league sports. If you look at our metrics across things that are relevant like attendance and season ticket sales, we're actually in the top third in NBA.” The NBA does not resume playing until Oct. 21. That should give Dobson time to immerse himself in his new job with the Jockey Club. “It would be aspirational to think that horse racing could grow to the level of our big-league sports like the NBA,” he said. “It is still a very important sport and there are a lot of good things that are happening in the sport right now. I understand that it has its challenges that need to be addressed. “With the horse we have to be able to tell their story quickly because their careers don't last long. But these horses can be compelling stories. The Triple Crown, Saratoga, Del Mar, the Breeders' Cup, those are all compelling stories. Creating stars is a challenge. You just have to step up and deal with it.” Dobson isn't planning on being an absentee chairman when it comes to the Jockey Club. Though not yet officially the organization's chairman, he's already gotten to work. “Racing has its challenges that need to be addressed and will be addressed,” he said. “I'm really optimistic about the future of horse racing.” The post Incoming Jockey Club Chairman Everett Dobson Basking in the Glow of an NBA Championship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jessica Harrington has provided a positive bulletin on Green Impact ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and said that success in Sunday's big race would rival any of her exploits to date. Green Impact is a general 10-1 chance for Irish Derby glory and comes into the race off the back of a confidence-booster in the Glencairn Stakes at Leopardstown after losing a shoe at a vital stage of the 2,000 Guineas on his seasonal return. Harrington said, “These are very important races and ones that are recognised worldwide – just like winning a Champion Chase and Gold Cup in the National Hunt sphere, but winning an Irish Derby would be fantastic. It would very much be top of the list, so I would love to win the Irish Derby.” She added, “I wouldn't say he didn't get the run of the race in the 2,000 Guineas as he travelled into the race great, but when he got down to the dip he went to change his legs and went to go and try to win the race and he then just lost a shoe and got a bit unbalanced and ended up finishing sixth. “At the time I was disappointed but coming out of that race afterwards he was sore and so we gave him a bit of time. The intention was to go to the French Derby but we didn't get there, so we gave him the run in Leopardstown and all roads lead to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby after that.” The Wootton Bassett colt prepares to tackle a-mile-and-a-half for the first time in a race that could feature the first three home from the Epsom equivalent. “I think he'll benefit for the step up in trip, he won over a mile as a two-year-old and usually if they do that they stay,” added Harrington. “He's by Wootton Bassett and out of a Galileo mare and he's also a very laid-back character and very relaxed and easy to do anything with, so I think he will stay. “It's a big task and everyone looks and sees only 10 runners, but the majority of those 10 runners are quality horses.” Aidan O'Brien's Epsom hero Lambourn is a general 4-1 chance to complete the Derby double while Lazy Griff and Tennessee Stud, who chased home the Derby winner in that order, are also in contention to run at the Curragh. The post Harrington Talks Up Green Impact Ahead Of Lambourn Clash In The Irish Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Amendments to the Entry Examination by Attending Veterinarian, 810 KAR 4:030, Section 17, will take effect July 1, 2025, according to a release by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation Wednesday. The changes will be applied to entries for races occurring on or after July 1, 2025. Entries for Ellis Park's opening day on July 3, 2025, close June 26, 2025. The amended regulation states: Section 17. Entry Examination by Attending Veterinarian. (1) A horse shall only start if: (a) The horse has been examined by an attending veterinarian licensed by the veterinary regulatory body in the jurisdiction where the examination occurs within three (3) days after the close of entries and no later than two (2) days before the race; and (b) The attending veterinarian certifies and electronically submits a report to the Equine Medical Director or its designee that the horse is in serviceable, sound racing condition. (2) The examination required by subsection (1)(a) of this section shall include, at a minimum, examination of the legs and observation of the horse at rest and while jogging. (3) If the attending veterinarian who examines the horse prescribes a diagnostic test as part of the evaluation of the horse's soundness, the results of the test shall be provided to the corporation's veterinarian no later than one (1) day before the horse is set to start. The attending veterinary records and report may be submitted electronically through EquiTaps or the HISA database. Questions may be addressed to Alicia Ritter at Alicia.Ritter@ky.gov or 502-545-3212. The post Amended Regulations For Entry Examination by Attending Vet Take Affect July 1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Having mastered Juddmonte's Red Letter last time, Barnavara (Calyx) was at it again on Wednesday with another Ger Lyons-trained daughter of Frankel held at bay in the G3 Al Shira'aa Racing Irish EBF Jannah Rose Stakes at Naas. This time, it was the unbeaten Faiyum who failed to get by Alpha Racing's improving filly having her first try at an extended 10 furlong trip. Undeterred by that, Shane Foley set out to make all on the Jessica Harrington-trained Barnavara who was third in the G2 Debutante Stakes in August and had been in that same spot after the G3 Athasi Stakes prior to upstaging Red Letter in Navan's Listed Kooyonga Stakes. At the line, the 11-4 second favourite had 1 1/4 lengths to spare over the 10-11 market-leader Faiyum, with a telling 5 1/2 lengths back to And So To Bed (Kodiac) in third. Barnavara (Calyx) downs warm order Faiyum and strikes in the Group 3 @alshiraaracing @IrishEBF_ Jannah Rose Stakes for Shane Foley and @Jessica_Racing @NaasRacecourse pic.twitter.com/gb3m1UF30k — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 25, 2025 The post Barnavara A Cosy Group 3 Winner At Naas For Her Late Sire Calyx appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Field of Gold has established a significant lead in the Cartier Horse of the Year standings, with the brilliant St James's Palace Stakes (G1) winner forming part of an outstanding Royal Ascot for trainers John and Thady Gosden.View the full article

Fresh off a nose victory over 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan in the May 3 Lake Ouachita Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Saudi Crown pursues a second consecutive stakes victory in the $300,000 Hanshin Stakes June 29 at Churchill Downs.View the full article

It has taken more than 40 years in the industry to build the resume, but it's a pretty good bet that there's not a more well-rounded, experienced person at the helm of a bloodstock agency than Bernie Sams. Sams will launch a new chapter in that storied career with the debut of BF Sams Bloodstock Advisory, which will be representing clients at a sale for the first time under that banner in July at Fasig-Tipton. Sams has worked for farms large (Claiborne, Gainesway) and small (Wimbledon, Manchester), at home and abroad, spending two years in France. He started out as a stallion groom, worked in the stallion shed, worked for businesses like Matchmaker and the American Championship Racing Series, and agencies like Reynolds Bell Thoroughbred Services. He has created, fortified and managed broodmare bands, and overseen the careers of some of the most successful stallions in the history of the sport. But for the first time, now he will be doing it for himself. “I looked at different ideas for what to do when I left Claiborne, and this worked out to be the most logical,” said Sams, who will work out of the Muirfield Insurance offices. “Michael Levy was kind enough to give me some office space over here. I'm excited.” Sams left Claiborne after 23 years on the job as Bloodstock and Stallion Manager, and said that his reception as an independent has been an enthusiastic one, and that he was prepared to help owners and breeders with everything in his arsenal. “I would like to be able to help people with the sales,” he said. “I would like to be able to help people purchase mares. I'd like to be able to help people with matings. I would like to be able to help buy seasons and shares. And after doing the matings or if you're interested in buying shares, help with the share purchases, and I'm going to do more equine insurance than I've done in the past.” After attending the University of Kentucky, interested in joining the racing industry, Sams worked as a stallion groom at Wimbledon Farm and Gainesway. At the latter, he met Jacques Permin, whose father owned a stud farm in France. Permin invited him to work with his family at the Haras de Roiville, about an hour south of Deauville. “I probably learned more there than I did at the other jobs, which were just groom jobs, because his mom and dad were good to me, and his father took me to the races, to Chantilly, to the training centers, and I probably started to learn more about looking at horses, and how to care for them, raise them.” He spent two years there before the Norman winters caught up to him. “It started raining there in around October,” he said. “And it rained until April. You'd literally spend five months walking through mud. The spring was great, and the summers were fine, but the winters could wear you out after awhile.” He returned to Kentucky to work at Manchester Farm with Wayne Sweezey, spent two years with Bobby Powell, and another couple of years at Overbrook Farm before taking a job at Matchmaker. “I will say, working at Matchmaker was great because I learned the business part of it,” he said. “Syndicates and shares and buying and selling seasons. It wasn't so much mating horses, but more how syndicates and stallions were managed in Central Kentucky. Then we did the American Championship Racing Series. You learned all about the racetrack. We'd leave town and be gone for week here, a week there, hustling nominations. I wouldn't have done any of that if I'd have stayed here and worked on a farm. I probably learned as much there as I had from anybody at that point.” But a couple of years after Graham Beck purchased Gainesway Farm, Pat Payne recruited Sams to return, this time selling nominations. His first year there, Unbridled and Cahill Road were both retired to the farm. He later spent six years working with Reynolds Bell selling seasons and shares and jointly managing the Gainsborough Stallions-Elusive Quality and Quiet American–before his 22 years at Claiborne. So what's his specialty, he was asked? “What do I think I'm good at?” he said. “I think I'm good at managing stallions and helping to syndicate stallions and identifying young horses that I think will make successful stallions. And I think I've been good at buying mares at all levels that have gone on to be producers. So I think it is more, for me, it's probably at this point been the breeding end of it. Stallions and mares.” Now, he's setting up an Instagram account, @Bfsamsbloodstock-or his son Bernie is doing it for him-and learning to promote himself. “My man's got it all dolled out and there's a couple of posts on there now and I was like, `wow. That's pretty impressive, bud. Thank you.'” After all the experience and all the people he's worked for, now he's doing it for himself and his family. And it has been more than okay. “It's been fantastic,” he said. “People have reached out to say, `congratulations, good luck,' et cetera. I've had two or three people call asking for advice about horses, I'm looking at the racetrack now to help manage placement of stallions and help with the broodmares. So it has been good. Now, it's just a matter of turning some of these phone calls into money.” The post Bernie Sams Kicks Off New Agency in Time for Fasig-Tipton July appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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Kalpana might have been missing from Andrew Balding's Royal Ascot squad, but the trainer now heads to the Curragh with his stable star in tow and a spring in his step, buoyed by what was a “fantastic” week in Berkshire which yielded four winners from Park House Stables. Top billing went to the two-year-old Humidity who, having been considered Balding's best chance of a winner at the start of the week, duly delivered with a gutsy performance to land the Listed Chesham Stakes on the final day of the meeting. A trip to Goodwood is now on the cards for the son of Ulysses, who is said to be exciting his trainer as much as any of his top-class predecessors at Kingsclere, certainly at this early stage of his career. “Very much so,” Balding confirmed when asked if the unbeaten Humidity compares favourably to the other good juveniles he's trained. “And there seems to be huge improvement in him still. That's my feeling given his scope and he's also got a great attitude which is important. “He's a lovely horse. You're always guessing with the two-year-olds, but we felt that he'd improved for his debut and that certainly looked the case at Ascot. That gave us huge satisfaction. I imagine we'll wait now and go to Goodwood with him [for the G2 Vintage Stakes].” GUTSY! HUMIDITY WINS THE CHESHAM STAKES! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/l2smJPUcbj — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2025 An appearance at Goodwood could also be next for another of Balding's Royal Ascot winners in Never So Brave, who routed his rivals in the Buckingham Palace Stakes. The son of No Nay Never has since been raised to a lofty BHA mark of 115, suggesting the time is nigh for a step up in grade. For context, last week's G1 King Charles III Stakes winner American Affair has a revised rating of 114, while the G1 Queen Anne Stakes scorer Docklands has gone up to 118. “He looked like a Group horse in a handicap,” Balding said of Never So Brave's display. “We'll be looking at stakes races next for him. He's got an entry in the [G2] Lennox Stakes, and I think Goodwood would suit him well, but we've got alternatives. I'll discuss that with the owners and see what they want to do.” The stable's Royal Ascot four-timer was completed by Miss Information (Blue Point), who was successful in the Kensington Palace Stakes, and Quai De Bethune (Persian King), a last-gasp winner of the Golden Gates Stakes. Balding is now considering a step up in trip for the progressive Quai De Bethune, while Miss Information could go in the opposite direction after gaining her first victory over a mile at the royal meeting. “Funnily enough, I think she won in spite of the trip,” Balding said of the latter. “I think Oisin [Murphy, jockey] certainly felt that seven [furlongs] would be more suitable for her. She's actually got an entry in a Listed race at Chelmsford next week. That looks the most likely next step if she's okay. She'll be retained by her owners [Norman Court Stud], so getting black type will be the number one objective.” Away from the stable's winners, Balding also expressed his delight with the third-place finishes of See The Fire (Sea The Stars) and Flora Of Bermuda (Dark Angel), in the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, respectively, whilst acknowledging the importance of finding your way to the number one spot on the biggest stage of all. “By and large, the team we sent there all performed to expectations, bar a couple, and that's all we can really hope for,” he summed up. “But, of course, winning is important and to get four on the board was fantastic. “See The Fire, all being well, will go for the Nassau Stakes, which she was second in last year. Flora Of Bermuda has come out of her race well and we'll be hoping to go for the July Cup. Hopefully, they will both get their opportunities to win a Group 1 at some stage–they both deserve to. They're a pleasure to have in the yard and we were very proud of both of their performances.” Whilst See The Fire and Flora Of Bermuda continue to knock at the door at the top level, Kalpana is most definitely the one with bragging rights at Kingsclere, having already gone through it last October when she won the G1 Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot. Following an encouraging return to action in last month's G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, when passing the post just a length and a half behind Los Angeles in third, the daughter of Study Of Man will now return to the Curragh on Saturday with the aim of doubling her Group 1 tally in the Pretty Polly Stakes. LOS ANGELES! Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore claim success in an eventful @Tattersalls_ie Gold Cup @curraghrace | @coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/ZnCeYRjYrj — Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 25, 2025 Explaining why the Pretty Polly was preferred to the G2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, as well as Sunday's G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Balding said, “We know she's better at a mile and a half, but we just felt at this stage that a run against her own sex would be preferable, particularly given that we'd be hoping to take on the colts again in the King George. “She's got to give a lot of weight for age to Whirl and that won't be easy if she runs. She's obviously a nice filly, but Kalpana's last run suggests she should be the one to beat.” Balding will be without a runner in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, with another setback to the fragile but very talented Eydon (Olden Times) set to keep him on the sidelines until August, but it promises to be another busy weekend closer to home. Ante-post favourite Who's Glen (Gleneagles), last seen finishing fifth in the Chester Cup, is one of four entries for the stable in Saturday's Northumberland Plate at Newcastle, while exciting filly Formal (Dubawi) is also set to head north for a tilt at York's G3 Criterion Stakes. “He's a horse who has been very consistent,” the trainer said of Who's Glen. “I thought he ran a very good race in the Chester Cup where perhaps the extended two miles just stretched him a little bit. I think this will be the perfect test for him. He's effective on the surface and I'd hope he's equipped to run a decent race, but it's a very tough race to win and the draw is very important there as well. Hopefully, we get lucky with that and we can see him run a good race. “Spirit Mixer definitely gets in as well and he's been second in the consolation race before. He could run a decent race if he gets well drawn, while Contacto will probably end up in the consolation race. He's ready to run well.” Of Formal, he added, “She seems in great shape. It will be interesting to see her on a quicker surface. She won on both a slow surface and a quick surface for Sir Michael [Stoute] last year, so it shouldn't be a problem. She has a bit more on her plate taking on older horses, but we had hopes she'd be our Guineas filly earlier in the year, so I'd hope she's up to it.” The post Four Royal Ascot Winners for Kingsclere and Kalpana Still to Come appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Field Of Gold has established a significant lead in the Cartier Horse of the Year standings, with the brilliant St James's Palace Stakes (G1) winner forming part of an outstanding Royal Ascot for trainers John and Thady Gosden.View the full article

June 28 at Churchill Downs could be redemption day for 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna in the $500,000 Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2).View the full article

A pair of $225,000 listed stakes for 2-year-olds are among the highlights of the June 29 card at Churchill Downs, which features five stakes races.View the full article

Lyle Hewitson, Jerry Chau Chun-lok and Karis Teetan were taken to hospital after a horror fall during the Class Three St George’s Challenge Cup (1,000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Hewitson was speared into the turf when $3 favourite Seasons Wit came down around 75m from the line after fracturing his left fore fetlock, with the South African jockey suffering a fractured wrist and a suspected fractured ankle. Seasons Wit fell in front of Eternal Fortune under Chau and Teetan’s mount,...View the full article

Trainer Kenny McPeek discusses 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna ahead of their starts in Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races at Churchill Downs June 28.View the full article

Derby-winning trainer Paul Cole has retired from the training ranks with his son Oliver set to take over on the licence. Cole is best known for saddling brilliant 1991 Derby winner Generous and announced he is to retire following 38 years in the training ranks. The 83-year-old enjoyed over 1,500 winners during a stellar career which began in Wantage in 1987, and later became British Flat champion trainer in 1991. It was during that same season he saw stable star Generous claim Classic glory at Epsom by five lengths, with Alan Munro aboard. The Fahd Salman-owned colt would go on to complete the English-Irish Derby double at the Curragh and land the King George at Ascot. Since 2020, Cole has shared the licence with Oliver, who will now take over the operation at Whatcombe on a full-time basis. “I looked out at a horse this morning and just thought the time has come for me to retire,” Cole told The Sun. “I've been sharing the licence with my son Oliver since 2020, and I'm just very old now. Oliver knows what he's doing and is more than capable.” The post Derby-Winning Trainer Paul Cole To Retire From Training With Son Oliver To Take Over appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Riding between Parx, Delaware Park, and Laurel Park, Mychel Sanchez recorded 12 victories from 34 mounts, including two four-win days, earning Jockey of the Week honors.View the full article

The catalogue for the Arqana August Yearling Sale was published on Wednesday, with 307 lots set to go under the hammer in Deauville between August 16-18. The first two sessions, each featuring 80 yearlings, will get underway at 5.30pm, before the remaining lots go through the ring in a final session which kicks off at 11am. Look De Vega, Ramatuelle and Shin Emperor feature among the top-class graduates of this sale in recent years, in addition to the G1 Champion Stakes and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Sealiway, who will come full circle when three yearlings from his first crop go under the hammer. Another first-crop stallion, Baaeed, has nine yearlings catalogued, with Bayside Boy (two yearlings), Blackbeard (six), Naval Crown (one), State Of Rest (two), Thunder Moon (one) and Torquator Tasso (two) also falling into the same category. Of the more established sires, the catalogue also features colts and fillies by the likes of Australia, Blue Point, Camelot, Dark Angel, Dubawi, Frankel, Galiway, Havana Grey, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Kodiac, Lope De Vega, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Sea The Stars, Siyouni, Sioux Nation, Starspangledbanner, Too Darn Hot, Wootton Bassett and Zarak, as well as the American-based stallions American Pharoah, Bolt d'Oro, Justify, Medaglia d'Oro and Not This Time. Lot 206 is sure to attract plenty of interest as a Night Of Thunder half-sister to last year's top lot, Écurie des Monceaux's filly by St Mark's Basilica who sold to MV Magnier for €1,700,000. Their dam, Prudenzia, has already produced the Group 1 winners Chicquita and Magic Wand. Other yearlings of note include lot 101, a Kingman filly out of a half-sister to Calyx, from Haras des Capucines; lot 127, Haras d'Etreham's first-crop son of Baaeed, a half-brother to multiple Group winner Maranoa Charlie; lot 149, a Frankel colt who is the first foal out of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Mangoustine, offfered by Monceaux; and lot 210, Haras du Cadran's Lope De Vega colt from the family of Group 1 winners Call The Wind, Friendly Soul, Kelina, We Are and With You. The full catalogue is available to view here. The post Half to Last Year’s Top Lot Features in Arqana August Yearling Sale Catalogue appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fasig-Tipton will award a bonus of $25,000 to the trainer that purchases the highest number of yearlings at its upcoming July Selected Yearling Sale, according to a press release from the auction company on Wednesday. To receive the bonus, the trainer will need to be in attendance at the sale and sign the ticket for each yearling purchased personally. The auction, scheduled for Tuesday, July 8 in Lexington, Kentucky, kicks off yearling sales season in North America with a precocious group of yearlings selected by Fasig-Tipton's inspection team. “The July Sale is a truly a trainer's sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “It offers early maturing, athletic yearlings selected more on physical than pedigree. Our goal with this bonus is to encourage as many trainers as possible to attend the sale and take advantage of the quality that we have to offer. “The quality of horses offered in July is reflected in the sale's performance statistics,” he said. “July is ranked number one among major North American yearling sales by percentage of stakes winners, stakes horses, and two-year-old winners, and number two by percentage of Grade I winners and graded stakes winners, trailing only our Saratoga Sale.” The catalogue may be viewed online and in the Equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogues are now available from all Fasig-Tipton offices. The post Fasig-Tipton To Offer Trainer Bonus At July Selected Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's Reciprocated (Havana Grey), a 210,000gns Tattersalls December foal turned 450,000gns Book 1 yearling, backed up a debut victory at Nottingham earlier this month and made all to register a decisive four-length victory for the Karl Burke stable in Wednesday's Tattersalls £40,000 EBF Novice Stakes at Carlisle. Reciprocated remains unbeaten, this Havana Grey colt and exciting prospect pulling clear in eye-catching style for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid, @CliffordleexLee and @karl_burke @CarlisleRaces pic.twitter.com/nsrISsdj8r — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 25, 2025 2nd-Carlisle, £40,000, Nov, 6-25, 2yo, 5f 182yT, 1:15.85, sf. RECIPROCATED (GB) (c, 2, Havana Grey {GB}–Radio Gaga {GB} {SW & GSP-Eng}, by Multiplex {GB}), a June 4 debut winner going just over six furlongs at Nottingham last time, broke sharply and led from flagfall here. On the front end throughout, the 10-11 favourite came under pressure soon after passing the quarter-mile marker and, despite darting right entering the final furlong, was ridden clear in the closing stages to easily account for Regional Rock (Territories) by four lengths. Reciprocated is the latest of seven foals and one of four scorers produced by stakes-winning G3 Fred Darling Stakes second Radio Gaga (Multiplex), herself a half-sister to Group 3-winning G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes placegetter Ardbrae Lady (Overbury) and stakes winning G3 Premio Primi Passi second Obe Gold (Namaqualand). Ardbrae Lady is the dam of the stakes-placed duo Jackaroo (Galileo) and Jammy Guest (Duke Of Marmalade). Sales history: 210,000gns Wlg '23 TADEWE; 450,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, £25,325. O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Richard Kent; T-Karl Burke. The post Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s 450,000gns Book 1 Graduate Reciprocated Goes Two-For-Two At Carlisle appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Al Basti Equiworld Dubai has been announced as the new sponsor of the G1 July Cup, the centrepiece of the three-day Debenhams July Festival at Newmarket. The £600,000 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai July Cup will take place this year on Saturday, July 12, offering the first opportunity in Britain for three-year-old sprinters to take on their older counterparts at the highest level over the distance of six furlongs. Al Basti Equiworld Dubai is already the sponsor of the Newmarket Owners and Trainers Facilities, across both the Rowley Mile and the July Course. Al Basti Equiword Dubai founder and CEO, Malih Al Basti, said, “Newmarket holds a special place in my affection and I have fond memories of racing there over many decades. More recently, it has provided a valuable platform for the promotion of our business. “The July Cup has a strong heritage and an iconic international reputation and I am very proud that it is now associated with the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai brand.” The post Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Becomes New July Cup Sponsor appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gary Carroll has received a 14-day suspension and a £5,800 fine after being found to have used his whip eight times when partnering Cercene to victory in last week's Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, twice above the permitted level. Carroll revealed to the TDN on Sunday that he was still on a high after the daughter of Australia provided him with a breakthrough success at the top level, but this sting in the tail will now bar him from riding Joe Murphy's stable star if she takes up her next intended engagement in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday, July 19. He will be suspended from July 8-21, inclusive, with the penalty being doubled due to his breach of the rules occurring in a Class 1 race. “Gary Carroll, the rider of the winner CERCENE (IRE), was found to have used his whip twice above the permitted level of six from approximately two furlongs out,” read a summary of the findings of the Whip Review Committee. “Taking into account that this was a Class 1 race, the penalty in respect of the above permitted level was doubled. Therefore, he will be suspended for 14 days from Tuesday 08 – Monday 21 July 2025, inclusive and fined £5,800.” 33/1! CERCENE WINS THE CORONATION STAKES! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/cba83YNxWV — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 20, 2025 The post Gary Carroll Receives 14-Day Suspension for Royal Ascot-Winning Ride appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sam McNab will always remember his first winner, with the Cambridge hoop having to agonisingly wait to hear the verdict after a photo finish blunder at Pukekohe on Wednesday. The recently licenced apprentice was positive from the outset aboard the John Bell-trained Muscovado in the Sistema 2100, pushing his charge forward early from their wide gate, however, they failed to find the front and were parked out three-wide for the majority of the journey. McNab kept his cool and turning for home he guided his charge to the better footing out wide. They entered a duel with Middle Khan, with the pair going stride for stride down the straight, with little separating them at the finish. Returning to scale, McNab was told he was the winner, however, his jubilation was short-lived when the judge called Middle Khan the victor. Upon review, it was found that the judge had mistaken the horses in the photo finish, and subsequently called the incorrect result, which was then corrected. “The judge called 13, Middle Khan, the winner ahead of Sam McNab’s mount, which was number three, Muscovado,” Stipendiary Steward Brady Jones said. “Stewards queried the photo with the judge into how he had reached that decision, and it was discovered that he had erred in his decision where he misinterpreted the heads in the official photo of the two horses. “He falsely declared Middle Khan, the horse on the inside, as the winner but after reviewing the photo and going through stewards footage, the judge has amended his placings with Muscovado declared the winner.” While anticlimactic, McNab was thrilled to be awarded his first raceday victory within just a few weeks of commencing his apprenticeship. “They told me I had it and I had my head down on the line,” McNab said. “When I was taking my saddle off they said I ran second, so it was a bit of a waiting process, but we got there. “It was good to finally find out the result, and I am really happy. It is good to get the first win out of the way. “I have had a pretty good start, so to get a winner early on is really rewarding.” Being the son of former top jockey Chris McNab and the brother of premiership-winning jockey Michael McNab, Sam was always destined to follow suit, however, the 18-year-old said he took some persuading to enter the family business. “I have always grown up around horses, but it wasn’t until the last year-and-a-half that I started working in Tony Pike’s stable and got the motivation from Michael to give it a go,” McNab said. “I hopped on my first horse and went from there.” McNab is now hoping he can quickly add to his tally when he heads north to Ruakaka on Saturday where he will ride Bad Education in the Croft Poles (1200m) for trainer Joshua King. “He has drawn wide, but I think his last few starts haven’t been too bad,” McNab said. “He got pushed around a bit, and with an uninterrupted run hopefully he can run well.” View the full article

Stars of the future go under the hammer at Karaka on Thursday with New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale set to commence at 10am. The one-day auction features 118 thoroughbreds after withdrawals including weanlings by a host of proven and emerging sires, with opportunities for pinhookers and end-users alike. Proven sires such as Savabeel, Per Incanto, Proisir, Shocking, Satono Aladdin, Shamexpress, Ocean Park, Spirit of Boom and Almanzor are well represented, along with rising star Super Seth. The second crop of emerging young sires Noverre and Sword Of State will also be keenly sought after while the first stock by Windsor Park Stud’s Group One winning son of Deep Impact, Profondo, will be presented to market on Thursday. Windsor Park’s Marketing Manager Michael Moran was pleased with the foot-traffic at Karaka over the past few days as the Cambridge nursery present a draft of six weanlings including Lot 59, a well-made colt by Profondo “It has been pretty good. We have some nice horses here that have been well found,” Moran said. “We have got a lovely colt by Profondo out of a Shamexpress mare in Shamani. He’s attracted a lot of attention and is a quality colt with a lot of style and is a great representation of the stallion.” Moran said breeders have really taken a shine to Profondo and have voted with mares through the gate. Lot 13, a Per Incanto colt out of the stakes-winning mare London Express Photo: Trish Dunell “He’s been a dream to market. He covered 177 mares in his first year, and 173 in his second year, and we have got over 120 booked in already for him this year. “He is a great-looking horse and was a sale-topping yearling himself and then went on to win at his first start at Randwick. He won a Group One at only his third start in the Spring Champion Stakes, which is a good sire-making race with winners including Savabeel and Dundeel, and Proisir being a runner-up.” Seaton Park are represented by 11 weanlings, including a good-moving colt by outstanding sire Per Incanto out of the stakes-winning Shamexpress mare London Express. “This is our second day up here, and I’m thrilled with the turnout. We have got relevant stallions and that will always get people to the gate and after that, it is all about type,” Seaton Park’s Scott Eagleton said. “I believe the Per Incanto is probably our standout. He is a terrific type. He looks like a horse that the pinhookers will love. He has a lovely big walk on him and you can just see that there will be real improvement to him as a yearling.” Lot 129, a Sword of State half-brother to Torranzino parades at Karaka Photo: Trish Dunell Eagleton stressed there were horses for all budgets and plenty for end-users. “I have been really encouraged. Lisa Latta and a few others have come along and I’ve been thrilled at the response we have had to this point,” he said. Gordon Cunningham’s Curraghmore was last year’s leading vendor and is represented by an eight-strong weanling draft this year. “I have been very encouraged by the level of inspection. There seems to be very good intent from those inspecting our horses and I feel like our horses are presenting well,” Cunningham said. “You have to be bringing horses to the sales that you’ve got confidence that the market will be there for.” The progeny of Noverre and Sword Of State were well-received by buyers at the yearling sales earlier this year and Cunningham presents two weanlings by each stallion, including a Sword Of State half-brother to Group Three winner Torranzino. Lot 139, a colt by boom sire Super Seth Photo: Trish Dunell “We have got two weanlings by Noverre and two weanlings by Sword Of State and all four of those horses are good genuine prospects,” Cunningham said. “I feel there will be good demand for them on the strength of what they are physically, which is a credit to their sires. Given the way the first crops sold as yearlings, there seems to be a general enthusiasm about the stallions.” All weanlings offered are eligible to be nominated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s lucrative Karaka Millions Series. Graduates can compete for a share in the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), followed by the $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) as well as the new $1m Mega Maiden Series comprising of 40 non-Saturday maiden races located throughout New Zealand. View the full article

Changes to New Zealand betting laws which passed in Parliament today will provide a vital boost to New Zealand sporting and racing codes and to the safety of New Zealand bettors when the bill becomes law later this month. Alongside the strengthened harm minimisation protections for New Zealand customers as a result of these law changes, a NZ$100m payment from Entain Group — which will be made after the changes to the Racing Industry Act take effect — will further deepen Entain’s commitment to the New Zealand industry and will boost the fortunes for Kiwi racing participants and national sporting organisations. Entain’s suite of brands in New Zealand includes TAB and betcha, offering Kiwis a choice of bookmaker and betting preferences. Entain’s 25-year strategic partnership with statutory body TAB NZ was established in June 2023 to provide an immediate financial uplift to the New Zealand racing codes and 38 National Sporting Organisations, committing more than $360m to boost the fortunes of racing and sports in the first two years of the partnership, and almost $1 billion in the first five years. Kiwi sporting figures have welcomed the change in betting laws, and the injection to New Zealand sports and racing that follows. “As a former professional athlete, I know how important investment is — not just at the top, but throughout the entire journey,” former Silver Fern netballer Courtney Tairi said. “These changes to the betting laws here in Aotearoa mean more money stays in New Zealand and flows through to the codes and communities that keep sport and racing alive. That’s huge and helps to build a future where every athlete has the chance to thrive.” The payment to racing and sporting codes and ongoing benefits from the law changes plays a crucial role in supporting communities and teams across New Zealand, sitting alongside efforts from government, member participation and sponsorship, Entain Australia and New Zealand’s Managing Director – New Zealand, Sam Moncur said. “Entain is proud to be building on TAB NZ’s legacy of backing Kiwi racing and sport,” Moncur said. “We are also very aware of the privilege we have to provide a world-class betting experience to Kiwis. Entain, through TAB and betcha, will deliver odds as fair and competitive as a customer would find in the highly competitive Australian market. “Kiwis love a fair go, and we’re committed to providing fair odds for our racing and sports fans into the future.” Entain Australia and New Zealand has been relentlessly focused on improving both the betting experience through investment in technology and the TAB retail network, as well as harm minimisation measures for customers since the strategic partnership began. The TAB platform refresh in April 2024 brought with it a world leading suite of safer betting tools available to all customers. These best-in-class tools offer comprehensive choices to help customers tailor the way they manage their betting. These tools also became available to betcha customers upon its launch in August 2024. These include: the ability to set deposit limits, an individual bet limit, curfews, controlling the markets a customer can choose to see, blocking out days of the week, deposit options, self-exclusion and account closure. More harm minimisation options will be introduced to the New Zealand market to add to Entain’s world-class support in this area. “We’re honoured to contribute to the future of the racing codes and play a part in keeping Kiwi sport alive and thriving,” Moncur said. View the full article

Imprevu (NZ) (Wrote) will head north to Ruakaka for just the second time this weekend, and trainer Janenne Dalley is hoping she can capture the lion’s share of the $60,000 purse on offer in the ITM/GIB Sprinters Championship Final (1400m). Dalley has been on the search for better footing for her mare to see out her preparation and she is hoping she is met with just that on Saturday, having bypassed last Saturday’s Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) in favour of the northern assignment. “We looked at the Tauranga Classic, but it was just too wet for her, so we opted to go to Ruakaka instead,” Dalley said. “I am very happy with her. She has only had the one start up there for a fourth and we are happy enough with that to go back up there, and hopefully the track is going to stay a decent (Soft) 5 or 6.” The six-year-old daughter of Wrote heads into Saturday in good form, having placed in her last two outings, including last start at Ellerslie where she finished behind subsequent Tauranga Classic placegetter Midnight Scandal. “She is very well in herself, and she has come through those last two races really well,” Dalley said. Dalley hailed the ITM/GIB Championship Series as a great incentive over winter, and she was delighted to be able to qualify for the final by racing at Ellerslie. “It is a great initiative,” she said. “We did it a couple of years ago and it is a great incentive to get up there when you have got a horse that you can keep ticking over that doesn’t like heavy tracks.” Imprevu has drawn barrier one this weekend, a gate Dalley isn’t particularly sure will suit her mare. “I am not sure about barrier one,” she said. “They haven’t raced up there for a long time and my son, Ethan, when he was riding, he said if you got the ace draw up there you jumped and were on the speed, you were always there. “She can get back a bit but when she drew one at Ellerslie the other day, Hayley (Hassman) rode her well from that one barrier.” Hassman is set to reunite with Imprevu on Saturday and Dalley said she gets a kick out of supporting young apprentice jockeys. “Hayley is going great guns,” Dalley said. “She came over and worked her for me the other day and was very happy with her. She is a nice girl and it is good to be able to give apprentices a chance.” Saturday’s race will round out the season for Imprevu, and Dalley has her sights set on attaining an elusive stakes scalp with her mare in the spring, having previously placed in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m), Gr.3 Rotorua Stakes (1400m), and Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m). “She will go out for a break after this and she will look forward to the spring. Whether we kick-off back at Ellerslie for Hawke’s Bay or go to Waikato,” Dalley said. “We will follow the same sort of path that we did last year and try and get her a Group win or placing. She puts her hand up every time.” View the full article