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What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Thursday, September 26, 2024 First Race 1:15pm AEST Visit Dabble Provincial racing returns to Hawkesbury Race Club on Thursday afternoon, with a bumper eight-race program set for decision. The rail is out +2m between the 1100m to winning post, while the remainder is in the true position. The track is rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances, however, with plenty of rain forecast on race morning, punters can expect a downgrade into the Soft or Heavy range prior to the opening event at 1:15pm local time. Best Bet at Hawkesbury: Red Force Red Force returns after a 361-day spell and looks prepared for a first-up assault after being transferred to the Ciaron Maher barn. The son of Cosmic Force powered through the line in a recent trial at Warwick Farm on September 13, showing a terrific turn-of-speed with James McDonald in the saddle. McDonald elects to stick aboard and make the trip to Hawkesbury, which is a glowing endorsement of this progressive three-year-old, and provided he can slot in from barrier four, Red Force will prove hard to hold out despite the lengthy absence. Best Bet Race 3 – #4 Red Force (4) 3yo Colt | T: Ciaron Maher | J: James McDonald (56.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Hawkesbury: Admitted After undergoing a gelding operation during his 46 weeks off the scene, the James Cummings-trained Admitted appears ready to strike first-up. The three-year-old caught the eye in a recent trial at Randwick on September 9, matching motors with the likes of Need Some Luck and Punch Lane throughout. Zac Lloyd gets legged aboard in this BM64 contest, and provided he can land into the one-one from barrier five, Admitted should simply prove too classy for this lot. Next Best Race 6 – #8 Admitted (5) 3yo Gelding | T: James Cummings | J: Zac Lloyd (57kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Hawkesbury: Fiftyfivechevy Fiftyfivechevy couldn’t have been more impressive, blousing his rivals to score by 1.8 lengths at Muswellbrook on September 10, breaking his maiden status in the process. The gelding by Puissance De Lune was only building the revs as he went through the line over 1500m, suggesting a step up to 1800m should be no issue for the progressive three-year-old. Tommy Berry gets legged aboard in this BM64 contest, and although this is clearly his toughest test to date, Fiftyfivechevy should be up to the task. Best Value Race 5 – #12 Fiftyfivechevy (3) 3yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Tommy Berry (55kg) Bet with Dabble Thursday quaddie tips for Hawkesbury Hawkesbury quadrella selections September 26, 2024 7-10-12 7-8 1-6-8-9-10 6-7-10-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Don Chiara winning at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday. Photo: Race Images South Promising filly Donna Chiara put her hand up for upcoming stakes assignments with a dominant performance in the Maiden 3YO (1200m) at Timaru on Wednesday. The daughter of Belardo competed in strong company as a juvenile, placing behind subsequent Group 1-performer Red Sea before heading for a spell. Returning as a three-year-old, Donna Chiara made her first appearance for Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton arm on the synthetic, where she finished runner-up to Robdontess. Reverting back to her own age group, Donna Chiara was heavily favoured to break maidens closing at $2.90, with jockey Wiremu Pinn showing plenty of intent early to sit outside the pacemaker in Holdem. The filly shook off Holdem turning into the straight and she was simply cruising from the 200m, being eased down by Pinn at the post to score by 1.5 lengths to a fast-closing Kaiseda. Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, who lead the Te Akau stable from Matamata, were represented at the Phar Lap Raceway by stable foreman Hunter Durrant. “She (Donna Chiara) took a lot of improvement from her first-up run and I think the addition of blinkers by Mark and Sam was the key,” Durrant said. “It was good to see her get the job done quite easily in the end. We’ll see how she pulls up before deciding what we aim her for in the future.” Walker was equally impressed by the performance, indicating the Group 3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) on October 12 was the likely target for his filly. “It was a really good win by Donna Chiara and a good ride by Wiremu to put her in the race,” he said. “He was positive from the gates and that was the winning of the race. “She’s getting stronger and more mature, as time goes on, and the win should give her a lot of confidence. She’ll go on to bigger things now and hopefully head towards the Barneswood Stakes at Ashburton. “It’s great to get another win for Lib Petagna, in his colours, and we always appreciate the support of breeders like him. He’s got the breeding operation in full swing at Elsdon Park, and has an outstanding stud manager in Kerrie Cox.” The Eldson Park principal acquired Kevin Hickman’s Valachi Downs property in 2022 and is expanding his broodmare band, which would be greatly enhanced with black-type honours for Donna Chiara. “We bought her to be a nice filly and she’s out of Sam’s (Williams) great family,” Perry said. “Lib has a great setup on a beautiful farm at Elsdon Park, and Kevin Hickman (Valachi Downs) had done an amazing job there. “Lib is fortunate to have stallion shares in the likes of Savabeel, Per Incanto, Alabama Express, Ardrossan, Super Seth, and Noverre, which makes life a lot easier when it comes to breeding rights. “Donna Chiara might have a crack at the Barneswood, which won’t be easy, but it’s a suitable stakes race. In order for Donna Chiara to earn her keep as a broodmare at Elsdon she probably has to be a black type filly. “It’s nice to have a filly out that family and if she can get some black type as a three-year-old, whether it’s in the spring, or in the autumn leading up to the Warstep Stakes, it would be great. “She’s a big leggy filly and there should be no reason, if she settles, that she wouldn’t get a mile and a bit further, especially as a three-year-old against her own age group, which is sometimes when they can get a distance that they may not ever get at any other age.” Horse racing news View the full article

Cambridge Stud principal Brendan Lindsay pictured with Joliestar following her win in last year’s Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m). Photo: Scott Barbour (Racing Photos) There has been another injection of Kiwi flavour to the A$20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick next month, with the Cambridge Stud-owned Joliestar securing a slot in the world’s richest turf race. The four-year-old daughter of Zoustar will take up the Chris Waller Racing and Partners slot, which comprises of her trainer Chris Waller, Neville and Jenny Morgan, Peter and Patricia Tighe (Magic Bloodstock), Noel and Maria Greenhalgh, and Ingham Racing. Joliestar put herself on the map as a three-year-old when winning two and runner-up in three of her five starts last season, including victory in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m). She returned in winning style as a four-year-old at Randwick last month when taking out the Group 2 Show County Quality (1200m) before placing in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill 10 days ago. “A proven elite performer at three, Joliestar has returned as a four-year-old with dynamic performances, showing her talent with a dominant victory in the Group 3 Show County (Quality) followed by a gutsy second-up effort in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes,” Waller said in a statement. “She is a mare that looks to have it all before her and we are delighted to have her represent our slot in the world’s richest turf race.” Joliestar will head into The Everest in a fresh state, with Waller electing to give his mare one trial prior to her Randwick assignment. “Following some very good work on Monday morning, she will have a trial on the eighth of October, and then straight into The Everest,” Waller said. “Both of her last two first-up runs were fantastic so we feel she is best to go to The Everest fresh.” Two of New Zealand’s leading stud farms are set to clash in this year’s edition of The Everest, with last year’s runner-up I Wish I Win having already secured Trackside Media’s slot. The Waikato Stud-bred and part-owned gelding will carry the Matamata Farm’s silks in the race, setting up a mouth-watering spectacle between the two Kiwi thoroughbred powerhouses. Horse racing news View the full article

Racing photographer Peter Rubery. Photo: Nicole Troost Well-known racing photographer Peter Rubery is used to being behind the lens capturing the action for winning owners, but at Waverley on Tuesday he was able to experience that winning feeling himself. Rubery, who operates racing photography business Race Images NZ, is part of the ownership group of Churchill gelding Super Gold, who broke through for his maiden win in the Matty Neil Building (1650m) for trainer Nicky Goss and apprentice jockey Toni Davies. It was Rubery’s first win as an owner, and he said he was delighted to experience the joy of winning a race for himself. “I was thrilled, it was really huge,” he said. “I haven’t had a winner with a horse before and I was a wee bit nervous about taking photographs if he got up to win, but I went into automatic mode, and it was amazing to be involved. “I have been going to Waverley for many years and the Club always looks after owners and everyone on course. There were lots of congratulations from people, it was really cool, I am used to being on the other side of it.” While Rubery has been involved in racing as a photographer for a few decades, he only decided to venture into ownership at the turn of the decade when seeing a number of owners reduce their investment in the industry. “I made a decision to get involved when we went into COVID lockdown,” he said. “I ended up being very busy going around stables photographing horses to be sold. There were a lot of people reducing the number of horses they were racing, and I thought I needed to put my hand up, step in and get involved.” Rubery had formed a close association with trainer Nicky Goss during her time as a racing photographer, and he approached her to find a horse to race. “I have known Nicky for many years,” Rubery said. “She came out here to ride, and she was riding over jumps in the mid-nineties. For a short while, back in the film days in the nineties, she worked for us as a photographer. I have always kept up a connection with her. “I encouraged Nicky to find a horse, and this (Super Gold) is the second one that we have had, and we are looking forward to the future.” Super Gold was previously trained by Mark Forbes, placing in one of his four starts for the Cambridge horseman before being offered on Gavelhouse.com earlier this year where he was purchased by Goss for $3,900. Rubery said Super Gold’s success showcases that people can enter racehorse ownership at an affordable level. “I deal with a lot of owners who have small shares in horses and they are getting just as much of a thrill out of it as those forking out a lot of money,” he said. “It is just getting a group of people together and taking a share.” Rubery has enjoyed the social aspect of racing a horse with a group of friends and said ownership can help attract more eyes to the industry through supportive friends and family. “It is a very social group of owners who are involved in the horse,” he said. “It has been really cool. I am sending photographs out to my non-racing friends, my daughter and all her workmates in Wellington played it (race) live in their workplace and they were all punting it. “It shows the spirit when someone owns a horse, the actual people who come in who may not normally come into the industry and bet or follow horses will follow them. I am proud to say there have even been people who have opened up betting accounts. They are all the knock-on things that happen (with ownership).” Rubery is looking forward to continuing his ownership journey with Super Gold but said he may now head to the spelling paddock for a well-deserved break. “We are really pleased to get him out of maidens and that just gives her (Goss) some more opportunities to find another race for him,” Rubery said. “He is by Churchill and he is bred to go over distance. Nicky gets the fitness into her horses, and he has recently started swimming as well, which he is loving. “He has all of a sudden come together and he is a nice horse. He has been up for a wee while and he possibly deserves to have a break now.” While rapt to get his first win as an owner, Rubery was straight back to business in the following race at Waverley and will head to Hastings on Saturday in high spirits to capture Group 1 racing action on Arrowfield Stud Plate Day. “I have always used the analogy that raceday photography is like a game of golf – every race is like another hole, and you are trying to get your perfect set of photos for each race,” Rubery said. “You go to each race trying to get that really good action shot, win shot, a strong striding photograph of the horse coming back after a race, saluting, and the owners with the horse and presentations. You do that race after race, and every race you are trying to do it better than the race before.” Rubery loves his job and said there is no better place to be on raceday to take in the excitement of the finish. “I stand right down on the winning post every raceday,” he said. “I am about as close as you can get to the final stages of a race without being a jockey. You hear it all, you feel the horses’ hooves, and everything that is happening as they head to the winning post. It is an amazing place to be.” Horse racing news View the full article

Snazzytavi will contest the BCD Group Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Friday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Quality mare Snazzytavi can put herself in line for another trip away if she performs up to expectations at Te Rapa on Friday. The five-year-old will appreciate a step up in distance in the BCD Group Mile (1600m) and a solid effort will have her in serious contention for the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings on October 12. The Cambridge Stud-owned Snazzytavi resumed on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival and was unplaced after finding the pace too hot in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m). “It wasn’t a bad run, it was just a bit short for her in a Group One field and they went 100 miles an hour and she got unbalanced,” said Graham Richardson, who trains the mare in partnership with Rogan Norvall. “She’s improved a lot and is definitely looking a lot better, she’s an absolute darling to do most things with.” Snazzytavi did hold a nomination for this weekend’s Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m), but connections opted to start her second-up closer to home. “We just thought we would run her up here and if she goes well enough then we will be looking at the Livamol,” Richardson said. Snazzytavi stamped herself as one of the more progressive horses in the country last preparation and won the Stella Artois Championship Final (1500m) before earning her first piece of black type when third in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). She ended her campaign with a majestic performance to run away with the Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m). “I’m very proud of her and when she won the Easter it was a big thrill, I’ve been lucky enough to win it a few times, and she was very impressive,” Richardson said. “I remember winning it with Mike Moroney when it was a Group One, we quinellaed it with Ball Park and Lord Tridan and that was a few years ago (1994) now.” With Norvall, Richardson also prepared Carolina Reaper to claim top honours in the 2022 edition. Snazzytavi’s new stablemate Rocababy will also be in action at Te Rapa in the Risk Management Group Handicap (1200m). The daughter of El Roca finished fourth over the course and distance earlier this month in her first appearance for the stable. “She will improve with her first-up run, she just blew out the last bit,” Richardson said. “Ideally, if there was another race a week later she would probably be better suited, but there isn’t and I am pretty happy with her.” Rocababy has won five races, including the Listed O’Leary’s Fillies’ Stakes (1200m) as a three-year-old. Meanwhile, the stable’s top-rated performer and Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1200m) winner Bonny Lass will shortly return to the stable. She successfully resumed in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) before finishing sixth in the Tarzino. “She went up to Kylie Hoskins just for a change and a week off at the beach and then she’ll work there for a week or two before coming back and will run in the Sweynesse (Group 3, 1215m) on October 13,” Richardson said. Successful in the Rotorua race two years ago, Bonny Lass will later target the Group 1 Sistema (1200m) and the Group 1 Telegraph (1200m) after placing in both events last season. Horse racing news View the full article

Savaglee will contest the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Some of the country’s most promising three-year-olds have taken out the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) in recent years, and Pam Gerard is hoping Savaglee can join that esteemed group in Saturday’s contest at Hastings. Last season’s Group 3 Matamata Slipper (1200m) winner, Savaglee, has returned as a furnished three-year-old who blew away his rivals first-up at Taupo before storming into second behind Poetic Champion in the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival. That performance was more than pleasing for Gerard, who prepares The Oaks Stud-owned colt out of Matamata. “I’m really happy with him, he’s certainly going in the right direction and he looks super well,” Gerard said. “He’s been doing things right in his races and settling, he possibly didn’t get the luck of the draw last time. “I don’t think he needs to do a lot more than he did there, obviously he was running on really well, so it all comes down to draws and a bit of luck in the running. I think that’s all he needs.” The race has also been a key form reference for past winners of the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), with the likes of Pier, Aegon, Catalyst and Madison County going on to take out the New Zealand Cup Week feature. Gerard holds similar aspirations for Savaglee, while she also has an eye on the race for her colt Suit Yourself, who may appear at the Te Rapa meeting on Friday. A son of Savile Row, Suit Yourself gained admirers when breaking maidens impressively last month and has accepted into the SJC Foundation 3YO (1200m), with track conditions determining his start. “He had a few days off after his win and has been a wee while between runs,” Gerard said. “Originally, our plan was to go to Matamata the following week, but he’s doing super well so we’re just trying to work out the best way to get to these better races. “I’m a bit unsure whether he’ll run on Friday, but he’s got a good draw and if the track comes back to a slow track, we would consider running. “He holds a nomination for that race (2000 Guineas) and as many as you can get in a Group One, the better, but he’s probably more of a Derby type of horse. “But he’ll certainly be given his chance to get to the 2000 Guineas and if he’s good enough, he’ll get there. If he needs more time, he’s got plenty of that up his sleeve.” A testing surface would pose no issue to stablemate Step In Time, who was luckless in third at his most recent appearance at Matamata and will contest the Craigs Investment Partners 2100. “He’s had a couple of unlucky runs, when he won he was very good and has been at each run since, just without any favours,” Gerard said. “He’s drawn out wide again which is not ideal, but if we can get things to go our way, he’ll be right there.” On Saturday, Gerard will be also paying close attention to the meeting at Riccarton Park, where her consistent mare Cork will step out in distance in the open 2000m event. The daughter of Complacent was third at her most recent appearance behind talented local Jon Ol Rocco over 1800m, with the potential for a heavy surface a positive for Gerard. “Surprisingly enough, she actually travelled for the first time in the run last time and she’s doing very well down there,” she said. “She was possibly a little bit above herself and got there too early last time, but she’s been crying out for 2000m for quite a while so we’re crossing our fingers the rain is coming. “In her last two starts at Riccarton, the track has just been a little bit too firm for her and she loves it wet.” Completing her representatives will be last-start winner Tonia’s Dragon, who is nominated for the Rating 75 1200m contest following her success in the lower grade on September 14. “She’s finally putting it together down there, we sent her there as she has a lot of ability but lacked a lot of confidence,” Gerard said. “I believe she’s a mare that can really go on with things, but I’m running her in the 75 as I want to keep her at 1200m for the moment. Hopefully she makes the field, but she’s super well and certainly hasn’t taken a back step since winning. “I think she’ll get the 1400 and further in time, but she’s always done a lot wrong up here. She’s starting to do things right and relax in her races, so eventually she’ll definitely get 1400 if not further.” Horse racing news View the full article

The prestigious 2024 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes ignites the Friday night lights at Moonee Valley this week, with a field of 13 top-class sprinters vying for the $2 million prize. Trainer Ciaron Maher takes center stage with Growing Empire, the airborne Zoustar colt heading the Manikato Stakes betting at $4.80 through race sponsor Ladbrokes to post […] The post Friday Night Lights Ignite at Moonee Valley for the Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes 2024 appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

by Dan Ross & Jessica Martini POMONA, CA – The Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale, held Tuesday at Fairplex in Pomona, produced figures largely in line with its 2023 renewal, which given the uncertainties in the state's racing industry, was satisfactory, according to Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. “I thought the sale was fine,” said Browning. “The median is the same and the average is basically down slightly. All things considered, it was a productive exercise. It got the vast majority of the horses sold and there will be brisk post-sale activity tonight and tomorrow as well.” A total of 163 yearlings sold during the one-session auction for a gross of $4,781,400. The average was $29,334 and the median was $15,000. From a catalogue of 279 head, 250 went through the ring with 87 failing to meet their reserves for a buy-back rate of 34.8%. During last year's auction, which included a horses of racing age section, 185 head grossed $5,751,500 for an average of $31,089 and median of $15,000. A colt by Stay Thirsty brought Tuesday's top price of $250,000 when purchased by John Moroney from the Lovacres Ranch consignment. The sale topper was one of eight to bring six figures–down from 12 a year ago–and one of three to top $200,000. With the California racing industry dealing with the closure of Golden Gate Fields and questions about the viability of racing in the northern part of the state, the sale's steady results offered some positives, according to Browning. “There were certainly some bright spots and there were certainly some areas of concern going forward for the entire industry in California,” Browning said. “For you to tell me that we would be this close to last year given the state of things, I would probably have been satisfied with that. You always want to have increases in your averages and medians and so forth, but I think that would have been unrealistic to expect that at this sale. It was similar and consistent to what we have seen in recent years in the California marketplace.” Moroney Makes a Run for Stay Thirsty Colt John Moroney, who owns several Taco Bell franchises in St. Louis, made good use of a trip to the West Coast with the purchase of a colt by Stay Thirsty (hip 96) for $250,000 during the Fasig-Tipton California sale Tuesday. “This colt looked really, really good to us, so we decided it was a good opportunity to try and get him,” Moroney said after signing the ticket on the youngster. “So we did.” The yearling is out of My Fiona (Ghostzapper) and is a full-brother to stakes winner and Grade I-placed Finneus and a half to stakes winner Fi Fi Pharoah (American Pharoah). Moroney said Terry Lovingier, who bred the colt and consigned him under his Lovacres Ranch banner, recommended the yearling to him and he will likely be part of the partnership that will campaign him. “I've been in the [racing] business about 25 years,” Moroney said. “And I've been with Terry about five years. It's been a great partnership. They are just great people.” Of his trip out west, Moroney admitted, “I am in the Taco Bell business back home. I have 23 franchises. My son is kind of running the show now, which is kind of nice. So I can come out here and play.” McKinzie Filly to Blinkers On Scott Sherwood of Blinkers on Racing Stable was underbidder on a filly earlier in the auction, but would not be denied for a daughter of McKinzie (hip 180), going to $200,000 to acquire the yearling from the Barton Thoroughbreds consignment Tuesday in Pomona. “Greg Gilchrist is my bloodstock advisor and he short listed the horse for me,” Sherwood said. “She's a big pretty filly with a big walk, by the right sire. The dam is pretty strong, too, with a couple of runners.” The yearling is out of Tap Tap Ur It (Tapit), who is also the dam of stakes winner Tap Back (Einstein {Brz}) and multiple stakes placed Cholly (Mo Town). From his first crop to hit the track this year, Gainesway stallion McKinzie is already the sire of GI Hopeful Stakes winner Chancer McPatrick and GI Del Mar Futurity runner-up McKinzie Street. Sherwood admitted he had missed out on a filly earlier in the sale, with the $190,000 daughter of City of Light selling to Slugo Racing. “We put this filly in the same category [as hip 86],” Sherwood said. “I was the underbidder on that horse. We actually liked this one a little better, but if I could get that one, that was the one I was going to take. I didn't know if I would be able to get this one. We actually liked this horse's physical a little more, there was a little more to her.” Of his Blinkers On partnership, Sherwood added, “I've been doing it for so long, now it's just a private partnership. There are about 11 or 12 people that are automatically just in on the horse.” Brocklebanks Stay Busy at Fairplex John and Tari Brocklebank, just back from the Keeneland September sale, hit the ground running at the Fasig-Tipton California sale Tuesday, with Tari Brocklebank ultimately signing for 15 yearlings. While most of the group may be destined for resale next year, three of the yearlings were signed for on behalf of a racing partnership. “There is a partnership that we are forming right now,” Tari Brocklebank said. “There are about three or four people in a partnership that John has put together. They got four or five horses in the partnership and hopefully they will do well.” Leading the Brocklebanks purchases for the partnership was a colt by Mitole (hip 104) purchased for $130,000 from the Woodbridge Farm consignment. The yearling is out of stakes winner Obey (Desert Code). Also on behalf of the partnership, Brocklebank signed for a colt by Army Mule (hip 98) from the Rancho San Miguel consignment for $120,000. All of the Brocklebanks' yearling purchases will head to the couple's base in Utah and will be trained by Luis Mendez. “They will train there until the races start in March or April,” Brocklebank confirmed. 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Some of the country’s most promising three-year-olds have taken out the Gr.2 AHD – Animal Health Direct Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) in recent years, and Pam Gerard is hoping Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) can join that esteemed group in Saturday’s contest at Hastings. Last season’s Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m) winner, Savaglee, has returned as a furnished three-year-old who blew away his rivals first-up at Taupo before storming into second behind Poetic Champion in the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival. That performance was more than pleasing for Gerard, who prepares The Oaks Stud-owned colt out of Matamata. “I’m really happy with him, he’s certainly going in the right direction and he looks super well,” Gerard said. “He’s been doing things right in his races and settling, he possibly didn’t get the luck of the draw last time. “I don’t think he needs to do a lot more than he did there, obviously he was running on really well, so it all comes down to draws and a bit of luck in the running. I think that’s all he needs.” The race has also been a key form reference for past winners of the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), with the likes of Pier, Aegon, Catalyst and Madison County going on to take out the New Zealand Cup Week feature. Gerard holds similar aspirations for Savaglee, while she also has an eye on the race for her colt Suit Yourself, who may appear at the Te Rapa meeting on Friday. A son of Savile Row, Suit Yourself gained admirers when breaking maidens impressively last month and has accepted into the SJC Foundation 3YO (1200m), with track conditions determining his start. “He had a few days off after his win and has been a wee while between runs,” Gerard said. “Originally, our plan was to go to Matamata the following week, but he’s doing super well so we’re just trying to work out the best way to get to these better races. “I’m a bit unsure whether he’ll run on Friday, but he’s got a good draw and if the track comes back to a slow track, we would consider running. “He holds a nomination for that race (2000 Guineas) and as many as you can get in a Group One, the better, but he’s probably more of a Derby type of horse. “But he’ll certainly be given his chance to get to the 2000 Guineas and if he’s good enough, he’ll get there. If he needs more time, he’s got plenty of that up his sleeve.” A testing surface would pose no issue to stablemate Step In Time, who was luckless in third at his most recent appearance at Matamata and will contest the Craigs Investment Partners 2100. “He’s had a couple of unlucky runs, when he won he was very good and has been at each run since, just without any favours,” Gerard said. “He’s drawn out wide again which is not ideal, but if we can get things to go our way, he’ll be right there.” On Saturday, Gerard will be also paying close attention to the meeting at Riccarton Park, where her consistent mare Cork will step out in distance in the open 2000m event. The daughter of Complacent was third at her most recent appearance behind talented local Jon Ol Rocco over 1800m, with the potential for a heavy surface a positive for Gerard. “Surprisingly enough, she actually travelled for the first time in the run last time and she’s doing very well down there,” she said. “She was possibly a little bit above herself and got there too early last time, but she’s been crying out for 2000m for quite a while so we’re crossing our fingers the rain is coming. “In her last two starts at Riccarton, the track has just been a little bit too firm for her and she loves it wet.” Completing her representatives will be last-start winner Tonia’s Dragon, who is nominated for the Rating 75 1200m contest following her success in the lower grade on September 14. “She’s finally putting it together down there, we sent her there as she has a lot of ability but lacked a lot of confidence,” Gerard said. “I believe she’s a mare that can really go on with things, but I’m running her in the 75 as I want to keep her at 1200m for the moment. Hopefully she makes the field, but she’s super well and certainly hasn’t taken a back step since winning. “I think she’ll get the 1400 and further in time, but she’s always done a lot wrong up here. She’s starting to do things right and relax in her races, so eventually she’ll definitely get 1400 if not further.” View the full article

Quality mare Snazzytavi (NZ) (Tavistock) can put herself in line for another trip away if she performs up to expectations at Te Rapa on Friday. The five-year-old will appreciate a step up in distance in the BCD Group Mile (1600m) and a solid effort will have her in serious contention for the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings on October 12. The Cambridge Stud-owned Snazzytavi resumed on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival and was unplaced after finding the pace too hot in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m). “It wasn’t a bad run, it was just a bit short for her in a Group One field and they went 100 miles an hour and she got unbalanced,” said Graham Richardson, who trains the mare in partnership with Rogan Norvall. “She’s improved a lot and is definitely looking a lot better, she’s an absolute darling to do most things with.” Snazzytavi did hold a nomination for this weekend’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m), but connections opted to start her second-up closer to home. “We just thought we would run her up here and if she goes well enough then we will be looking at the Livamol,” Richardson said. Snazzytavi stamped herself as one of the more progressive horses in the country last preparation and won the Stella Artois Championship Final (1500m) before earning her first piece of black type when third in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). She ended her campaign with a majestic performance to run away with the Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m). “I’m very proud of her and when she won the Easter it was a big thrill, I’ve been lucky enough to win it a few times, and she was very impressive,” Richardson said. “I remember winning it with Mike Moroney when it was a Group One, we quinellaed it with Ball Park and Lord Tridan and that was a few years ago (1994) now.” With Norvall, Richardson also prepared Carolina Reaper to claim top honours in the 2022 edition. Snazzytavi’s new stablemate Rocababy will also be in action at Te Rapa in the Risk Management Group Handicap (1200m). The daughter of El Roca finished fourth over the course and distance earlier this month in her first appearance for the stable. “She will improve with her first-up run, she just blew out the last bit,” Richardson said. “Ideally, if there was another race a week later she would probably be better suited, but there isn’t and I am pretty happy with her.” Rocababy has won five races, including the Listed O’Leary’s Fillies’ Stakes (1200m) as a three-year-old. Meanwhile, the stable’s top-rated performer and Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1200m) winner Bonny Lass will shortly return to the stable. She successfully resumed in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) before finishing sixth in the Tarzino. “She went up to Kylie Hoskins just for a change and a week off at the beach and then she’ll work there for a week or two before coming back and will run in the Sweynesse (Gr.3, 1215m) on October 13,” Richardson said. Successful in the Rotorua race two years ago, Bonny Lass will later target the Gr.1 Sistema (1200m) and the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) after placing in both events last season. View the full article

What 2024 Manikato Stakes Where Moonee Valley Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Friday, September 27, 2024 Prizemoney $2,000,000 Distance 1200m Conditions Weight For Age 2023 winner Imperatriz (4) | T: Mark Walker | J: Opie Bosson (56.5kg) Visit Dabble The 56th running of the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) headlines what is a stacked eight-race meeting at Moonee Valley on Friday night. A near-capacity field of 13 will jump in the hunt for $2 million, and with five previous Group 1 winners in the field, this is not a contest for the faint-hearted. Can I Wish I Win snare another victory at the highest level? Will the three-year-olds measure up in a weight-for-age sprint? Or is there a massive upset brewing? 2024 Manikato Stakes odds After an eye-catching run first-up, I Wish I Win heads the Manikato Stakes betting at $4 with horse racing bookmakers. Untapped three-year-old Growing Empire holds the third line of betting at $4.50, while Group 1-winning filly Hayasugi ($5) will be looking to further enhance her record. Estriella has drifted from $5 out to $7.50 following the barrier draw, while Veight ($11) is the best of the rest, with the remainder of the field at $14 or longer. 2024 Manikato Stakes speed map Remarkably, this year’s Manikato may not be run at breakneck speed. Recommendation will likely use his race fitness to his advantage and take up the running, while Estriella will look to come from barrier 12 and settle outside lead. Veight and Growing Empire look like assuming the stalking role. Interestingly, two of the key market hopes in Hayasugi and I Wish I Win will be looking to loop the field from the rear, so a race dominated by on-pace runners may not suit them. Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2024 Manikato Stakes. Recommended! The Better Bettors! Australian-owned and operated bookmaker! Join MarantelliBet 18+ Gamble Responsibly. THINK. IS THIS A BET YOU REALLY WANT TO PLACE? Manikato Stakes 2024 preview & form The Clinton McDonald-trained Hayasugi caught everyone’s eye when storming into second in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) and was arguably going better than I Wish I Win through the line. She is already a Group 1 winner as a juvenile over 1200m, and outside of a complete forgive run in the Golden Slipper (1200m), she has hardly run a poor race. Carrying just 50kg with Jamie Kah on board, Hayasugi looks every chance of becoming the first three-year-old since Loving Gaby in 2019 to win the Manikato Stakes. Growing Empire has won four of his first five starts, but it is his two wins this campaign that have him right in the mix as he steps into weight-for-age company. In both the Group 3 McNeil Stakes (1200m) and the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m), he produced a stunning turn of foot to burn off his rivals. Craig Williams takes the reins with 52kg, and even if he is caught three wide with no cover from barrier six, class alone will take Growing Empire deep into this. I Wish I Win is the best-credentialled runner in the field and impressed on return in the Moir Stakes. He will need the track to be playing fairly to feature in the finish, as he will be at the rear of the field from barrier 12. His turn of foot is up there with the best in the country when on song, and if he can get a nice tow into the race, I Wish I Win will be rattling home inside the final 100m. Outside of the obvious top three, it is anyone’s guess as to who fills the fourth spot. Estriella is awkwardly drawn out wide, Recommendation has been impressive in weaker races, while Chain Of Lightning will need a downpour to feature. Manikato Stakes 2024 selections & best bets Selections: 13 HAYASUGI 12 GROWING EMPIRE 1 I WISH I WIN 2 VEIGHT $100 betting strategy $100 win Hayasugi (#13) @ +400 with Neds Manikato Stakes 2024 final field 1. I Wish I Win (12) T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman J: Luke Nolen W: 58.5kg F: 5×123 Age: 6YO Colour: Black Sex: Gelding Sire: Savabeel Dam: Make a Wish (NZ) +340 -117.65 2. Veight (9) T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy J: Damian Lane W: 58.5kg F: x1241 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Grunt (NZ) Dam: Neena Rock +1000 +220 3. Recommendation (5) T: Ciaron Maher J: Michael Dee W: 58.5kg F: 111×6 Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Shalaa (IRE) Dam: Adviso (USA) +1300 +270 4. Southport Tycoon (3) T: Ciaron Maher J: Mark Zahra W: 58.5kg F: 2×24 Age: 4YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Horse Sire: Written Tycoon Dam: Ready to Rule (USA) +2000 +400 5. Johnny Rocker (13) T: Nick Ryan J: Ben Melham W: 58.5kg F: 7×082 Age: 5YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Horse Sire: Jukebox Dam: Margene +3000 +550 6. Caballus (8) T: Bjorn Baker J: Joshua Parr W: 58.5kg F: 9×311 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: I Am Invincible Dam: Calming Influence +5000 +900 7. Chain Of Lightning (4) T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman J: Ethan Brown W: 56.5kg F: 8×661 Age: 6YO Colour: Grey Sex: Mare Sire: Fighting Sun Dam: Magic Art +2200 +400 8. Estriella (10) T: Ciaron Maher J: Blake Shinn W: 56.5kg F: 4×511 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: I Am Invincible Dam: Madrigals +650 +150 9. Kimochi (6) T: Gary Portelli J: Jason Collett W: 56.5kg F: 1×937 Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Brave Smash (JPN) Dam: Summer Fun +1900 +380 10. Climbing Star (11) T: Phillip Stokes J: Daniel Stackhouse W: 56.5kg F: x3121 Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Zoustar Dam: Bryony +5000 +900 11. Coleman (1) T: Matt Laurie J: Kerrin McEvoy W: 52kg F: 6×323 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: Pierata Dam: Sboog +1300 +270 12. Growing Empire (7) T: Growing Empire J: Craig Williams W: 52kg F: 11×11 Age: 2YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: Zoustar Dam: Miles of Krishnan +350 -117.65 13. Hayasugi (2) T: Clinton McDonald J: Jamie Kah W: 50kg F: 2×011 Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Royal Meeting (IRE) Dam: China Road +400 -105.26 Horse racing tips View the full article

Equinome today announced the launch of Checkmate, a new online tool that checks potential matings in real-time for genomic inbreeding risk. Recently published research led by the Royal Veterinary College showed an association between higher genomic inbreeding levels and abortions and stillbirths in Thoroughbreds. High levels of genomic inbreeding have also been shown to significantly impact durability for racing, with published studies, led by University College Dublin and Equinome, showing a clear link between genomic inbreeding and the likelihood of a Thoroughbred horse to ever race. Checkmate is designed to provide real-time predictions of genomic inbreeding in a hypothetical foal by matching the DNA profile of a mare with the genetic profile of up to 10 stallions of the breeder's choice. Using proprietary bioinformatics algorithms, it calculates the potential impact of each mating on a foal, returning a risk score and flagging high-risk matings. “The goal with Checkmate is to help our clients protect the health of their mares, reduce the number of lost foals and see more healthy foals progress to the racecourse,” said Professor Emmeline Hill, chief science officer. “The loss of a foal can have a considerable impact on any breeding operation, large or small, but by using genomics to assess inbreeding levels breeders can now reduce unnecessary risks.” Stallion owners can also use Checkmate to check and manage mare allocation in advance of final breeding decisions. Reducing overall genomic inbreeding in a book of mares has the potential to significantly increase the number of live foals, improving both the health of the breed and stallion revenue. Hill added, “Using return of mares data, we looked at the relationship between genomic inbreeding and the production of a healthy foal from a mating. In 1,000 matings for 28 stallions we found that had Checkmate been used to flag and avoid high risk matings, the percentage of live foals per stallion could be increased from 59% to 76%. Producing more foals would increase stud fee returns for stallions if Checkmate was applied to mare nominations.” For more information about Checkmate or to schedule a demonstration, visit www.equinomelabs.com. The post Equinome Launches Checkmate to Reduce Inbreeding Risk in Thoroughbreds appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Three federal legislators who were instrumental in getting the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) passed into law in 2020 on Tuesday submitted a “friend of the court” brief to the United States Supreme Court in support of the HISA Authority's application for the stay of an unconstitutionality mandate that is pending but currently administratively stayed out of the Fifth Circuit court of appeals. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), who introduced HISA when he served as the Majority Leader, plus Congressmen Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) and Paul Tonko (D-New York), who both sponsored HISA and similar precursor bills, on Sept. 24 advocated for the Supreme Court to grant a stay of the Fifth Circuit mandate pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari that the HISA Authority will be seeking to get the Supreme Court to take the case. A possible decision by the Supreme Court has long been speculated as the final destiny for the 3 ½-year legal odyssey in which the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and 12 of its affiliates are trying to nullify HISA as an allegedly unconstitutional law. Three federal appeals courts (the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Circuits) have already opined in three different lawsuits that HISA's rulemaking provisions are constitutional. Only the Fifth Circuit has opined that HISA's enforcement mechanisms are unconstitutional. “The Authority easily satisfies this Court's standard for a stay of the court of appeals' mandate,” the three legislators wrote in their brief. “First, there is a 'reasonable probability' that four members of this Court will deem [that the case is] 'sufficiently meritorious' for a grant of certiorari, given that the decision [by the Fifth Circuit] both invalidates important federal legislation and creates a split with the Sixth and Eighth Circuits. “Second, there is a 'fair prospect' that a majority of this Court will vote to reverse, given the Fifth Circuit's failure to heed this Court's instructions about the difficulty of a facial challenge to an Act of Congress, and given as well HISA's many procedural safeguards. “Third, it is 'likely that irreparable harm will result from the denial of a stay,' given the dangerous patchwork of regulatory regimes-or, even worse, regulatory voids if states were not prepared to step in immediately or state rules remained preempted by HISA's still-valid rules-that would ensue for horseracing if HISA were rendered unenforceable by the Authority,” the brief stated. The post McConnell, Barr, Tonko Advocate for HISA in Supreme Court Brief appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Charles “Nucks” Nuckols III, owner of Nuckols Farm, passed away Sept. 21. He was 78. He is survived by his wife; Mary Jane; his son, Charlie Nuckols IV and partner Amanda Reardon; his son, Thomas Hunter Nuckols and spouse Stacey, grandchildren, Claire Alexandra and Thomas Elliott; his daughter Mary Dunlap and spouse Zachary Armgard, grandchildren, Bruce Ryker and Ashford Henry. He was preceded in death by Hetty Nuckols Gross, and survived by Judy Nuckols Offutt, and Jimmy Nuckols. “Nucks” alongside his father bred and produced several champions including Mr. Leader, Distorted Humor, War Emblem in addition to standing 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos. He was a two-time President of the Thoroughbred Club of America, Lifetime member and Director of the Keeneland Association and Secretary of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association for many years. A celebration of life will be held Friday, Sept. 27 at The Thoroughbred Club of America from 4:00 – 7:00pm, speaker begins at 4:30. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home -Main Street is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to one of his favorite charities; Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and the Woodford Humane Society. The post Longtime Horseman Charles Nuckols III Passes Away appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Today 25th September in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | Wednesday, 25/9 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today, on Wednesday, September 25. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Happy Valley races preview & betting tips | September 27, 2023 Hong Kong racing will take place under the lights of Happy Valley on Wednesday evening. See our free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Rosehill Wednesday tips & top value bets | September 27, 2023 Rosehill Gardens is the destination for metropolitan racing this Wednesday, with seven races set down for decision. See our top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Bendigo racing preview & quaddie tips | Wednesday, September 27 Racing heads to Bendigo on Wednesday afternoon for a nine-race program, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Newcastle Tuesday racing tips & quaddie | September 26, 2023 NSW racing heads to the Hunter on Tuesday afternoon for a quickfire seven-race program at Newcastle Racecourse … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Alice Springs apprentice Lek Maloney lands maiden treble Lek Maloney celebrated his career treble on Sunday afternoon at Alice Springs, where he booted home Delago Lad, Big Feelings … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Northlanders play starring role at Tauranga The Northlanders came to town at Tauranga on Saturday and played a starring role, headed by a quinella for Ruakaka … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago New Zealand Pattern Committee announce black-type changes Several changes made to the schedule of feature races for 2023-24 the New Zealand Pattern Committee (NZPC) have revealed … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Marquess thrashes rivals at Rosehill Godolphin’s New Zealand-bred up-and-comer Marquess made a bold statement at Rosehill on Saturday with a commanding victory … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Harlow Mist impresses in VRC Oaks audition John Sargent unveiled a live VRC Oaks chance when Harlow Mist scored a strong victory in the Kennedy Oaks Preview … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Group 1 options for Flemington winner Wolfy Wolfy showcased his continued progress by triumphing over a competitive field of three-year-olds in a 1420m race at Flemington … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago Alexis Badel delivers front-running masterclass on Healthy Happy Healthy Happy claimed Hong Kong’s first black type victory of the 2023/24 season with success in the Group 3 Celebration … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 25, 2023 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Swan Hill racing preview & best bets | Monday, September 26 Racing heads to Swan Hill on Monday afternoon where a competitive eight-race card is set down for judgement. 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Quality came to the fore on day one of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale when one of only two only Sea The Stars (Ire) colts on offer this week went the way of agent Billy Jackson-Stops and trainer George Scott for €130,000. The Castlebridge-consigned colt was one of five yearlings to break the six-figure mark on a day where an 86% [down 2% on 2023] clearance rate provided some encouragement to middle to lower tier operators. However, many of the key metrics dipped further, most notably the 17% drop in the median to €25,000. Despite 24 more lots on offer for the corresponding day's trade, turnover also dropped by 4% while the average was down 8% to €29,906. The sale of the Sea The Stars colt at €130,000 carried on from a familiar theme to the bloodstock market in recent times where the quality offerings are holding their own and Scott was in no doubt that lot 201 fitted that brief. The handler has enjoyed a season to remember. From Royal Ascot success with Isle Of Jura (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) to German St Leger glory with the admirable six-year-old Prydwen (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), things couldn't be going better for the Newmarket handler. Numerically, Scott is closing in on his best ever tally, with the 35 winners posted this season just two shy of his best ever return. Like Isle Of Jura, Prydwen and even G2 Champagne Stakes winner Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), the Sea The Stars colt was bought alongside Jackson-Stops, with Scott revealing his high hopes for the new addition. “He stood out here and was obviously brought here to stand out,” the trainer said. “Every time we went back to see him he just showed himself better and better. It's hard to buy the progeny of Sea The Stars and we're just so pleased to have bought this colt. He's for a new client who wanted to find a horse that could race at a high level and we think this is the right horse.” Bred by the Tsui family's Sunderland Holding, the day one top lot hails from Archipenko mare Narrative (Ire), herself a half-sister to three black-type performers who reached ratings in excess of 100. Keatley Makes Hay With €100k Starman Colt Tally-Ho Stud newbie Starman (GB) built on what has been a strong start to the yearling sale season with 11 yearlings selling for an average of €39,545, headed by a €100,000 colt who was knocked down to in-form trainer Adrian Keatley. Keatley, who already has 16 winners on the board in Britain, including a recent Group 3 success in the Sirenia Stakes with Kodiac colt Symbol Of Strength, is on fire this year. Kodiac features prominently in the pedigree of lot 157, being the dam of Marriage Material (Ire), an unraced sister to Ardad (Ire), and Keatley revealed that he has high hopes for his new acquisition. He said, “Trade was strong enough at Newmarket and in Doncaster and we didn't get many. This is a fine stamp of a horse and he's out of a Kodiac mare so should be all speed. We'll be hoping for big things from him. It's a cracking pedigree and, if the sire can do it, the rest will look after itself.” He added, “We're looking forward to him and he's for existing owners in the yard. We're having a good year and are doing our best so hopefully we can keep doing it. There are plenty of nice horses at home in the yard and we're trying to add to the stock all the time.” Along with Joey Logan, Keatley also added an Australia (Ire) colt from Brook Lodge Farm to his shopping cart at €85,000. Viva Italia – Razza Latina Continues Tattersalls Ireland Love Affair Italian buyers have played an important role in the success of this sale, most notably the exploits of Razza Latina, who teamed up with Fabrizio Cameli to purchase an Invincible Spirit (Ire) colt from the Irish National Stud for €110,000. The fact that one of the most expensive lots sold on day one of the September Yearling Sale will be heading to Italy shows how far the relationship has come and Cameli, who owned the Endo Botti-trained Italian Derby winner Goldenas, is understood to be dreaming of repeat success. “He is a very good model for a first foal. Everything is special and he is our pick of the sale-he stood out when we were viewing yesterday,” Cristiana Brivio, who buys under the banner of Razza Latina, said. “I have been very lucky with the horses bought from this sale last year and this is a sale I particularly like to come to.” Talking points Breeze-up handlers didn't take long to make their mark with Ryan Conran of Lacka House snapping up the second horse that went through the ring before Mark Grant landed lot seven. All told, there were well over 30 yearlings bought to go breezing next year. One of the most unique pinhooking stories for some time met with a fitting result when Bartek Radzikowski, who told TDN Europe on the eve of the sale of how he prepped his Lucky Vega (Ire) colt back home in Poland, sold to Jason Kelly for €50,000. The colt was bought by the Polish native at Goffs last year for €30,000 and Tuesday's sale represented a shrewd piece of business for the man who has been on the shank showing his pride and joy as part of the Baroda Stud draft all week. It was a big day for Lucky Vega. Early on Tuesday morning, a colt by the Irish National Stud-based stallion shaped well when winning a barrier trial in Australia and things got even in the ring as the day progressed. Along with Radzikowski's colt turning a nice profit, Mark Dreeling of Coole House Farm enjoyed a big result when his filly by the stallion sold to trainer Gemma Tutty on behalf of Kings Bloodstock for €80,000. That sale rounded off a hugely respectable €39,125 average for eight yearlings sold on the day. Sarah Dempsey was another pinhooker to turn a nice profit, with her Sergei Prokofiev filly's share price [lot 196] rocketing from just €4,000 as a foal to €22,000 to Italian buyers Rolla Edwardo / Botti Stefano. Pedigree updates don't come more timely than that of lot 231, Grangemore Stud's Shaman (Ire) colt whose half-sister Rebel Diamond (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) took the Listed Blenheim Stakes across the road at Fairyhouse less than 24 hours before the sale. Alex Elliott purchased the colt on behalf of owner Gary Gillies for €110,000 with the agent admitting that the pedigree update forced him to stretch the budget. “The update killed us a little bit,” Elliott admitted. “We were hoping to pay a bit less! He was on our radar very early yesterday as he is out of a Teofilo mare and they are like gold dust. It is great for Barry as the first foal out of the mare is now a Listed winner. The stallion is a bit slow getting there, but they are getting there now and he had the favourite for the Mill Reef Stakes [Brian (Ire)]. This horse has size, scope, strength, great action, comes from a very good home and a great touch for them–but they kind of deserved a good touch with everything lining up. This is the only horse I have bid on all day and I am delighted to get him.” Golden touch Luke Bleahen proved himself a chip off the block when turning €10,000 into €75,000 with his Hello Youmzain (Fr) colt. The Bleahen family are renowned for unearthing top-notch National Hunt horses and the 24-year-old showed that the same modus operandi can be replicated on the Flat when his French recruit sold to Cormac Farrell. Indeed, the transaction represented some repeat business between Farrell and the Bleahens, as Kildare-based operator sourced one of the most exciting National Hunt prospects in training Dancing City from the family some years ago before selling to Willie Mullins after the chestnut won his point-to-point. Farrell has already had some joy at the breeze-up sales with Hello Youmzain, the sire of recent Group 3 winner Electrolyte (Ire), and his latest acquisition is set to chart a similar path. “The plan is to see how he develops over the next three months and perhaps go to breeze in France next spring to take advantage of the premiums,” Farrell said. “I think he is going to take a bit of time, but I like the horse. I bought some very nice horses from the Bleahens before so hopefully this horse will be lucky as well.” Farrell added, “I had a very nice colt by Hello Youmzain [who sold for 200,000gns at the Craven Breeze-Up Sale] . I think the stallion is very good so it all made sense. We will find out next spring whether this was a good bit of business or not.” Young Bleahen went on to sell a colt by first-season sire Victor Ludorum to Spanish buyer Mediteraneo for €31,000. Lot 29 had initially been sourced for €10,000 at the same Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale as the Hello Youmzain colt and capped a memorable afternoon for the pinhooker. He commented, “I am over the moon-it is the stuff that dreams are made of. Cormac Farrell also bought Dancing City from us so It is great to get the repeat business. We have been very lucky with Hello Youmzain because in the last fortnight alone he has had two Group 3 winners and is the leading first-season sire in Europe and has a 39 per cent strike-rate.” He added: “The Victor Ludorum [Lot 29] is going to Spain, so it just shows the strength of the buying bench and the great work that Tatts have been doing. We have been flat out since we got here and had 79 shows here on Sunday and 80 yesterday; there was a great buzz but the place. I found having the premiums for these two horses a huge draw for a lot of buyers. It is a very attractive addition to the international and European buyers here.” Buy of the day Few horses generated as much debate prior to the sale than lot 103, a Golden Horn (GB) colt who was knocked down to dual-purpose trainer Richard O'Brien through budding agent David Skelly at 30,000gns. In a sale that is usually dominated by breeze-up and foreign buyers, who tend to value precocity above all else, O'Brien and Skelly may have sniffed out a bit of value with the Golden Horn colt. For starters, the stallion has to go down as one of the most underrated at stud, with talented stayers Trawlerman (GB), Gregory (GB) and Caius Chorister (GB) continuing to fly the flag at a high level for Golden Horn this season. Lot 103 has good action, enough size and looks a nice prospect for his new connections. Thought for the day The sales are never boring when Alistair Pim is on the rostrum. Pim rarely disappoints and, when Jamie Insole landed lot 224 for the good doctor [Richard Newland], he came out with another great line. “Jamie Insole,” the auctioneer announced, before qualifying it with “like the shoe!” The post Tattersalls Ireland Sale-Topper By Sea The Stars On His Way To George Scott appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced format changes to its flagship event, the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, beginning with the 2025 competition year. Beginning in 2025, which also marks the 10th anniversary of the Thoroughbred Makeover's move to Kentucky, the Finale Championship event will be replaced by individual discipline championships, welcoming back the top 10 highest-placed horses after preliminary competition. Discipline championships will take place in the same locations as preliminary rounds, and will call back twice as many horses to participate as the current Finale format; horses will go into the championship round on a clean slate score. Prize money previously awarded to the overall Thoroughbred Makeover Champion will be divided across all 10 disciplines, allowing the RRP to pay out through sixth place. “While our Finale format has served us well, we felt it was time to freshen things up in a way that enhances the experience of our trainers,” said RRP executive director Kirsten Green. “We've always been cognizant of what a commitment it is to get a horse to the Thoroughbred Makeover, and we want to recognize that commitment by opening up the path to the top for more participants. “Logistically, this change also allows us to better showcase a greater number of talented horses to the public than previously possible via the Finale. We're excited to kick off this new format on our 10th anniversary year in Kentucky.” The 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, will be the final competition year to take place in the current format. This year's event takes place Oct. 9-12 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, with 353 horses having made a final entry. The event is free and open to the public: learn more about the Makeover at the www.RRP.org. The post RRP Announces Format Change for 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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At a record-breaking Keeneland September Sale, there were very few hidden gems throughout the two weeks of trade and buyers shopping at all levels had to dig deep to land any of the treasures they came to find. 31 different countries were represented on the Keeneland results sheets, but just like some domestic buyers, there were also international buyers that came away without signing a ticket. The way Newmarket-based trainer Dylan Cunha chooses to look at it, leaving empty handed just means you're landing on the right horses. “Our shortlist has been unbelievable,” said Cunha on his final day of inspecting yearlings at Keeneland. “I think the cheapest horse off our shortlist has been about $250,000 and we haven't been able to buy one of them. It's been that strong.” Cunha, a Group 1-winning trainer in South Africa before relocating to Newmarket three years ago, was attending his first Keeneland sale this year and stayed on through Book 4. Shopping alongside his father Luiz Cunha and bloodstock agent Jamie Piggott, Cunha described his first experience as eye opening. “Just the sheer number of horses and how strong the market is here, it's crazy,” he noted. “In England at the type of sale with this many horses, one would slip through the net. Here, nothing slips through the net. It has been really hard to buy, but we will definitely be back next year.” Cunha still had plenty to show for his trip despite not having signed any tickets. During his limited downtime in Lexington, he visited Coolmore's Ashford Stud to meet international superstar sire Justify and spent a morning of training with Wesley Ward and Andrew McKeever. “It's really interesting because it's so different to England and South Africa,” said Cunha. “It sort of re-highlighted why we are here. I said straightaway to Jamie and my dad that we have to come back with a Breeders' Cup runner. That's the aim. Probably not this year, but definitely next year or the year after.” Based at the historic Phantom House Stables, Cunha's current stable roster features the likes of 2024 William Hill EBF Brocklesby Stakes victor Zminiature (GB) (Territories {Ire}), recent G3 Super Mile Stakes runner-up Prague (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Gogo Yubari (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), who has won five races and placed in five more already this year. Much of Cunha's early success has come with horses purchased on a limited budget. Gogo Yubari was a 5,000gns buy at the 2023 Tattersalls December Mare Sale. Zminiature and Prague were both 10,000gns purchases. Cunha's operation had seven yearling purchases going into the September Sale. The trainer's goal ahead of this year's sales season was to focus on quality over quantity, but shopping on a tight budget limited their options at Keeneland. “We came over here because obviously we are wanting to upgrade the whole time,” he said. “Our ambition is not to grow in numbers, but grow in quality. What makes us unique, and it's pretty unique in England, is we continually are doing well with a ten-grand budget. The idea is to try to buy horses that can run in group races so we can also come race in America, Dubai and places like that. We're trying to attract bigger owners to support us and be able to buy the horses we want, like this week.” A packed house at the Keeneland September Sale | Keeneland Breeze-Up Shoppers Abound at Keeneland A few handfuls of European trainers like Cunha attended this year's Keeneland September Sale, but there was also no shortage of breeze-up pinhookers. Newmarket-based agent and bloodstock editor Nancy Sexton shopped the September Sale with Powerstown Stud's Tom Whitehead, who purchased Black Forza (Complexity) for $65,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton July Sale before the colt went on to fetch £220,000 at the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale and then claim the G2 Richmond Stakes. Sexton said that every year, it seems that more European breeze-up pinhookers are making the trip to shop at the September Sale. “You used to get quite a few trainers going over, with the likes of trainers like Mark Johnston, but it's more the pinhooking now,” she explained. “That's not to say owners don't buy in America. There will be plenty that do come over especially at the higher end, but of those signing on to their own name, it's mainly pinhookers. They've had a lot of success doing it.” In some years, the later part of the Keeneland Sale overlaps with the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. This year the Tattersalls Sale did not start until Sept. 24, giving European buyers plenty of time to stay through Keeneland. Sexton said many pinhookers took advantage of the opportunity and she also noticed several coming out earlier in the sale than they have in past years. “Some of them have done very well buying out of Book 1 and Book 2,” she said. “If something can fall through the net, which doesn't happen very often, they'll probably be there. Then there are others who would rather come out the second week. I think they have their set patterns. Alan Hannigan came out earlier. He signed under Sideways Bloodstock. Donal Keane came out earlier than he did last year and he got a fair bit done. I think they were always trying to stay as long as they can, but this year it was made easier because they didn't have to choose between Fairyhouse and Keeneland.” Sexton said that during her time shopping at Keeneland through Book 2, she was amazed by the number of conversations surrounding the Kentucky Downs race meet. “We're getting more and more Europeans going over there now, but it was all anyone could talk about was how much money someone won with a maiden,” she reported. “It just generated a lot of buzz with people making serious amounts of money. The prize money here makes it so much more easier for trainers and agents to dive in.” Along with Black Forza, who makes his next start since performing at Kentucky Downs this coming Saturday in the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes, Powerstown's other recent success stories include Ribaltagaia (Blame), a $40,000 Keeneland September buy who brought 225,000gns at the 2023 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up-Sale, and Almurtajiz (Good Magic), a $60,000 Keeneland September yearling who later fetched 280,000€ at the Arqana May Breeze-Up Sale and is currently performing well in Saudi Arabia. Powerstown Stud's five purchases from this year's Keeneland sale are all bound for the breeze-up sales. They went to $100,000 for a Twirling Candy colt out of Grade II-placed Show Stealer (Eskendereya) and then landed on a colt from the second crop of McKinzie and from the family of Grade I victress Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper) for $92,000. Of the market overall, Sexton said it was one of the strongest sales she has attended. “I remember one of my first September Sales was in 2005 and it reminded me of that because the strength at the top was phenomenal,” she said. “There were 36 million-dollar yearlings from 24 entities. That's only something we can dream of over here. It's good to see the Japanese participating at a high level as well. It was the breadth of market that was quite astounding. Nothing was getting missed.” The post International Buyers Encounter Same Strong Market at Keeneland 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. Wednesday's Observations features one of the last colts by Galileo (Ire) still to race. 14.45 Redcar, Novice, £20,000, 2yo, 7fT LAST GALILEO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is, as his name suggests, one of the limited final crop by Coolmore's late great monarch and he debuts for an expectant Yuesheng Zhang who purchased this rare commodity for what could be a bargain €200,000 at the 2023 Goffs Orby Book 1. Out of the group 3-winning juvenile Bye Bye Birdie (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and a full-brother to the fellow Ballydoyle black-type scorer Delphi (Ire), the Karl Burke-trained G1 Futurity Trophy entry encounters five peers with the benefit of experience on this racecourse bow. The post Redcar Welcomes The “Last Galileo” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

An owner/trainer and an assistant trainer/groom at Delaware Park on Tuesday both were granted stays of penalties imposed last Friday for alleged neglect of horses their care. Owner/trainer Ney Pessanha, 38, had appeared at a hearing before the Delaware stewards Sept. 17 to respond to allegations of “improper or inhumane treatment of horses” after the stewards “had received complaints from horsemen, outriders, the Safety Steward, private veterinarians, and regulatory veterinarians,” according to a Sept. 20 Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission (DTRC) ruling. On the same date, assistant/groom Nilo Pessanha, 44, had also been asked to testify before the Delaware stewards regarding nearly identical complaints. Ney Pessanha, the ruling stated, “failed to provide adequate food, water, bedding, sanitation, exercise, and veterinarian care for his horses.” The Delaware stewards suspended his license for one year, fined him $1,000, and deemed him ineligible to apply for a Delaware license in any capacity until Jan. 1, 2030. In a near-verbatim explanation in a separate ruling, Nilo Pessanha was suspended for 99 days and also had a five-year period of ineligibility stipulated before he can apply for licensure in Delaware. Both licensees had waived their rights to legal counsel at the hearings, the rulings stated. Each of the stays will be in effect until the DTRC adjudicates the appeals for the Pessanhas. A trainer since 2007, Ney Pessanha's record on Equibase shows a 48-62-109 mark from 1,002 starts, with purse earnings of $1,759,652. So far in 2024, he has saddled 16 starters, with none of them hitting the board at Delaware, Penn National and Parx. The post Trainer and Assistant at Delaware Granted Stays for ‘Neglect of Horses’ Penalties appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Javier Castellano and Frankie Dettori have both set tentative dates for their returns after sustaining injuries over the past month, according to Daily Racing Form. Castellano, who sustained a fracture to his hand during a fall in the GIII Saranac Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 30, was cleared to ride Tuesday and will mark his return at Aqueduct Oct. 3, according to his agent P.J. Campo. Undergoing surgery Sept. 4 to insert three pins to secure his hand, Castellano had the pins removed Tuesday. Dettori, who suffered a shoulder dislocation at Belmont at the Big A Sept. 19, is expected to return to the saddle at Aqueduct Sept. 29 to ride in the GII Miss Grillo Stakes. “He said movement's good. He's going to be in a little bit of pain but he could start as soon as he wants,” agent Ron Anderson told DRF. The Italian rider was injured in the last race of the Sept. 19 card, a maiden turf sprint. Dettori will be based at Keeneland this fall, starting with the Lexington oval's kick off date of Oct. 4. The post Injured Dettori Returns Sunday, Castellano Plans to Resume Oct. 3 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article