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Pride Of Jenni. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside are set to renew their rivalry in Friday’s Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley, with trainer Ciaron Maher confirming that his star mare will run as long as there isn’t significant rainfall. “Very happy, she’s come on. Providing it doesn’t rain too much – we’ll see how that plays out – but she’s certainly ready to go,” Maher told Racing.com. “Dec (Bates) worked her this morning, and she’s in great order.” Pride Of Jenni has finished behind Lindsay Park’s Mr Brightside in their last two meetings, placing fifth in last month’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) and finishing second behind him in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). However, Maher remains optimistic. “Hopefully we can turn the tables. She’s certainly shown she’s still on the improve,” he added. “The grand final is the King Charles, that’s been her target. It’s a week back-up to the Cox Plate, which she’ll do providing everything goes well.” Horse racing news View the full article

Growing Empire. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) The exciting three-year-old Growing Empire is set for his biggest challenge yet when he lines up for Friday’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m). Since finishing second on debut in maiden company back in February, Growing Empire has strung together four consecutive wins in stakes races, most recently claiming a 1.3-length victory in the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) earlier this month. Trainer Ciaron Maher acknowledges that stepping up to elite-level competition will be a significant test for the colt. “We’re going to have a look at how the race maps and shapes for him,” Maher told Racing.com. “He worked on Saturday and has come through his run at Flemington in great order, so we’re looking forward to Friday. “I’m confident, three-year-olds have got a good record and he’s pretty progressive.” In addition to Growing Empire, Maher will likely have a strong presence in the race, with stablemates Recommendation, Southport Tycoon, and Estriella all expected to contest Friday’s feature. Horse racing news View the full article

I Wish I Win ridden by Luke Nolen takes out the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Photo: Darren Winningham Connections of I Wish I Win have reported that the six-year-old has improved since his first-up performance in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m), though they believe there’s still room for further progress. After an eye-catching fifth-place finish in the Moir on September 7, I Wish I Win is set to return to Moonee Valley this Friday night for the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m). Following this, he’ll have three weeks to prepare for his primary target, The Everest (1200m) at Randwick, a race that has been in his sights since his Queensland winter campaign after his victory in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm in June. “He seems to have taken really good fitness from that first-up run, which is what we wanted to see,” said Katherine Coleman, who trains I Wish I Win in partnership with Peter Moody. “He’s got to improve a little from his first-up run, but the way that he was through the line gives you every indication that he will.” With The Everest fast-approaching, Coleman is confident the team around I Wish I Win can have him primed for success for the $20 million feature. “It’s a race that can change complexion right up to the very last minute, so all we can do is focus on our horse and have him in the best shape we can.” Horse racing news View the full article

The Supreme Court of the United States Monday officially intervened in the 3 1/2-year legal odyssey in which the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and 12 of its affiliates are trying to wipe out the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) as an allegedly unconstitutional law. That intervention took the form of a Sept. 23 Supreme Court order signed by Justice Samuel Alito, Jr. directing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit not to issue its pending mandate stemming from a recent Fifth Circuit opinion that HISA's enforcement mechanism is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court order stated that the Fifth Circuit's mandate “is hereby administratively stayed pending further order of Justice Alito or of the [Supreme] Court.” Alito additionally ordered that the NHBPA and other plaintiffs in the lawsuit file a response to the HISA Authority's application for a stay on or before Monday, Sept. 30. The HISA Authority defendants had made that application for a stay last Thursday. An administrative stay is used to freeze legal proceedings until a court can more fully consider and then rule on a party's request for expedited relief. An administrative stay is not the same thing as a court issuing an injunction or making a broader ruling in an overall case, a point raised by Eric Hamelback, the chief executive officer of the NHBPA, when TDN contacted him Monday for comment on the Supreme Court order. “The administrative stay does not reflect any opinion about the merits of an argument,” Hamelback wrote in an email. “This is simply a mechanism to give the Court time to gather and read briefing from all sides [and] our team will be ready to forcefully press our arguments within our response.” The HISA Authority, through a spokesperson, emailed a comment to TDN that stated, “This is a good first step to ensure that the HISA Authority can continue to do everything in its power to protect the safety and integrity of Thoroughbred racing.” Although the NHBPA and the HISA Authority are at odds over whether the federal law that regulates the sport is constitutional, they both agree–and have indicated for months now in court filings and media interviews–that the Supreme Court needs to be the entity that resolves the current “circuit split” in which different U.S. appeals courts have issued conflicting opinions about whether or not HISA is constitutional. “We now have our case in front of the Supreme Court, and all parties agree that the SCOTUS should hear the case,” Hamelback wrote. “We also all believe that it should do so on an expedited basis to secure a final decision for horsemen and the horse racing industry by the end of this term [in June 2025].” In a different case, a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel opined Mar. 3, 2023, that Congressional changes to the law in 2022 made HISA completely constitutional. In the HBPA vs. HISA case in the Fifth Circuit, a panel there opined July 5, 2024, that HISA's enforcement provisions are unconstitutional (even though the Fifth Circuit agreed with the Sixth that HISA's rulemaking methods were constitutional). Then last Friday, Sept. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a ruling out of a lower federal court in Arkansas that had denied a preliminary injunction sought by horsemen in Arkansas and Iowa to halt HISA and its Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program. That three-judge Eighth Circuit panel opined that, “The Fifth Circuit declared the enforcement provisions of the statute unconstitutional because it thought the [FTC's] power to modify and add to the rules of the Authority does not 'authorize basic and fundamental changes in the scheme designed by Congress.'” But, the Eighth Circuit opinion continued, “Like the Sixth Circuit, we are satisfied that the statute's enforcement provisions are not unconstitutional on their face and in all of their applications.” Here's how the HISA Authority summarized its points in the Sept. 19 application for a stay of the Fifth Circuit mandate pending the filing and disposition of a “writ of certiorari,” which is the term for a formal request for the Supreme Court to take a case. “Three federal courts [including the Sixth Circuit] have now resolved materially identical challenges to the amended Act and reached the same conclusion: HISA is constitutional. But the Fifth Circuit recently contradicted that consensus, holding that HISA's enforcement provisions facially violate the private-nondelegation doctrine… “The Fifth Circuit's outlier decision should not be permitted to trample other courts' considered judgments pending disposition of the Authority's forthcoming petition for a writ of certiorari. But Respondents–including a national association whose members race across the country–brazenly seek to leverage the Fifth Circuit's facial judgment to bar HISA's enforcement in other circuits nationwide,” the filing continued. “For that reason (among others), each factor that guides this Court's stay consideration is easily satisfied here,” the filing stated. “First, given the acknowledged circuit split on a question of undisputed legal and practical importance, all agree that review by [the Supreme Court] is necessary and likely… “Second, there is at least a 'fair prospect' that a majority of [the Supreme Court] will concur with the Sixth Circuit's view… “Third, maintaining the status quo is necessary to prevent irreparable harm,” the filing stated. “Allowing the Fifth Circuit's decision to take effect nationwide (as Respondents openly seek), wherever [NHBPA] members race across the country, would inflict a serious blow to separation-of-powers and comity principles…” the filing stated. “The data are clear: more horses would die and more cheaters would prosper.” The post U.S. Supreme Court Intervenes in HBPA vs. HISA Lawsuit appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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The United States Supreme Court has applied the brakes, at least temporarily, to a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling declaring unconstitutional enforcement rules adopted by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.View the full article

Derma Sotogake was second to White Abarrio in last year's Breeders' Cup Classic, with Ushba Tesoro running fifth. Ushba Tesoro finished second this year in both the $20 million Saudi Cup and the $12 million Dubai World Cup.View the full article

Agent Ron Anderson told drf.com the 53-year-old superstar is scheduled to ride 2-year-old filly May Day Ready Sept. 29 in Aqueduct's Miss Grillo Stakes (G2), whose winner gets an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1). View the full article

Tuesday racing at Cambridge will kick start another busy week of harness racing. Today there’ll be eight races, starting at 4.30pm with four more meetings this week with Gore on Thursday, followed by Addington and Auckland (Friday) and Timaru on Sunday. Auckland’s meeting will feature the third heat of the latest Silk Road series for the Fillies and Mares. Part of a strategy to revitalise northern racing, the Silk Road Northern Spring series is in its first year and is all about encouraging, and rewarding fillies and mares with five $15,000 heats leading into a $30,000 final. The first two placed runners from each heat are automatic qualifiers for the final. The third heat will be this Friday, with heats four and five on October 4 and 11 before the $30,000 Final on October 18. Addington’s Friday meeting will feature the $60,000 Lamb and Hayward Canterbury Classic, with the first three home in the Group 2 guaranteed a start in the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 12. Telfers take four to Cambridge By Brigette Solomon The training partnership of Steve and Amanda Telfer send a competitive team of four horses south to Cambridge Raceway for tonight’s meeting. All four will be driven by stable driver Josh Dickie. Their first starter for the night is Princess Lisa in Race 3, the Off The Track Food And Bev Mobile Pace over 2200 metres. “She’s only a small filly but does have a decent turn of foot and trialled up well prior to her first start,” says Telfer. The two-year-old filly by American Ideal has had just one race start finishing eighth at Alexandra Park on September 13. On that occasion she appeared to be travelling well in running when three back on the fence but sustained a punctured tyre at the 600 metre mark hindering her capacity to let down in the home straight. “It’s hard to say how she would have finished off last start if she hadn’t got the punctured tyre but Josh (Dickie) said she was travelling well prior to that and it’s turned out to be a good form race with Beetastic coming out and winning the Group 1 race on Friday.” Up next in Race 4, the Oktoberfest At The Clubhouse Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Trot, is Joca’s Hill. The four-year-old gelding has exhibited talent in the past, but manners have let him down on occasion. However, a spell and a drop back in company looks to have been beneficial with his fresh up run here last week over the 2200 metre trip yielding a second placing after being run down late in the home straight by winner Johnny Who. “We decided not to trial him and head straight to Cambridge with him for a couple of starts to round off his fitness so I was happy with his fresh up run last week,” says Telfer, “his manners and effort were good and he’s trained on well since but his fitness isn’t 100 percent there yet so there’s improvement in him.” “It’s a bigger field tonight so he’ll have a little bit more work to do to overcome the 20 metre handicap.” Joca’s Hill’s three wins have all come at this track and distance and he starts tonight’s race off a 20 metre handicap. The next of the Telfer runners is Precious Bet in Race 7, the Dunstan Horsefeeds Mobile Pace over 2200 metres. The Bettor’s Delight three-year-old is another whose two wins and multiple placings have all come on this track. His most recent run on September 10 saw him finish second behind the Cambridge Tuesday specialist Red Rackham, with a margin of five lengths back to the third placed Victor Bravo. With two starts at Cambridge this preparation for a second and a third placing, Precious Bet looks well placed and drawn (2) tonight. “He’s an honest horse and has good gate speed and a lovely draw to work with tonight and I imagine he’ll end up in front tonight,” says Telfer, “he’s a bit stronger this preparation and no doubt he’ll give a good account of himself.” Elizabeth Hill is the Telfer’s final starter for the night contesting Race 8, the Quiz Night At The Clubhouse Every Wednesday Trot. The four-year-old mare has had just two starts since arriving at the Telfer’s northern stables for two third placings, one at Alexandra Park and most recently at Cambridge last week. The What The Hill mare started last week off a 30 metre handicap and after sitting parked for most of the race, briefly slotted onto the back of the leader at the 600 metre mark, before shifting out on the home bend only to later shift back down to the passing lane to obtain clear running. She finished just a length behind race winner Rock On Jazz. “She’s a consistent trotter with good manners and another who we didn’t trial prior to first racing up here instead electing to head straight to the races,” says Telfer, “she didn’t quite get the run clear past other horses last start, but I was happy with her effort.” “She’s trotting really solid and doesn’t make too many mistakes and I think she’d be our best chance for the night.” Race 1 gets underway tonight at 4.30pm and it’s the last opportunity for on course participants to be in the Trot Into Tuesday’s draw to win a $250 cash prize plus an entry for the $4000 grand prize to be drawn tonight. View the full article

This day 24th 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 | Tuesday, 24/9/24 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today, on Tuesday, September 24. 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See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Farm labour has Derby winner primed for new campaign Six weeks of farm work has Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest in good fettle for a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Guineas performer returns to fray A patient approach with Mr Jay Eight was rewarded last season with a Group credit and the lightly raced four-year-old … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Daisies overcomes early hardship to salute in the Stocks Stakes In a pattern which has resembled her recent victories, Daisies overcame early hardship to salute on the line in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Coolangatta proves she is Grade 1 worthy in the 2022 Moir Stakes Ciaron Maher says he heard his fair share of people questioning why he set Coolangatta for the Group 1 Moir … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Sandown full racing tips, odds & quaddie | Sunday, September 25 The Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) is the feature event on Sunday’s nine-race program on Sunday afternoon. Horsebetting’s James Herbert … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Awapuni return for Quiz Kid Quiz Kid will be looking to continue his great association with Awapuni on Saturday when he lines-up in the Group … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Punt Drunk’s survival guide to the long weekend Welcome back to the Friday edition of Punt Drunk and it is a special one this week! We are going … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 24, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees seven meetings being held on this Friday afternoon/evening headlined by the Group 1 Moir … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Hugh Bowman Wins Appeal Against Farnan Ban Hugh Bowman has celebrated a significant victory off the track with his successful appeal against a suspension which threatened his … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Benalla racing tips & best bets – Friday, 25 September 2020 We will be lucky to get through this nine-race card at Benalla, where a wet and windy day is forecasted … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Shannon Stakes 2020 betting odds, tips & form The Group 2 Shannon Stakes over 1500m opens the quaddie at Rosehill on Saturday, and a quality field has come … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Gloaming Stakes 2020 betting tips & form guide The card for Rosehill Gardens this weekend is nothing but quality all throughout the day. That includes the Group 3 … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Moonee Valley racing tips & odds – Friday, 25 September 2020 The night racing season commences at Moonee Valley on Friday with the Moir Stakes meeting, which features a number of … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Berry Booked For Victorian Mare In Everest Tommy Berry has been confirmed as the new rider for All Aged Stakes winner Tofane when she lines up in … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Golden Rose 2020 betting tips, form guide & best odds Despite attracting a field of only nine runners, the 1400m Group 1 Golden Rose at Rosehill Gardens is the highlight … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Testing Track To Suit Bandipur In Weetwood Trainer Kelly Purdy believes the testing Clifford Park circuit at Toowoomba will bring out the best in Bandipur in the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Toowoomba Cup 2020 betting tips, odds & form HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best bets and latest odds for the 2020 Toowoomba Cup (2000m) this Saturday … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Weetwood Handicap 2020 betting tips & latest odds The Listed Weetwood Handicap is a time-honoured sprint in Queensland, and it is the feature sprint of the Toowoomba Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Heathcote Savouring Rothfire Adventure From travelling the world as a tour manager to training thoroughbreds, Robert Heathcote’s working life has taken him on one … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Road To The Jericho begins The road towards The Jericho Cup (4800m) at Warrnambool on November 29 will begin at New Plymouth on Saturday for … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Baker chases fifth Underwood crown Hall of Fame trainer Murray Baker has won the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield four times already so … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago I Am Superman Flying Ahead Of Shannon Tilt Snowden Racing has gone to Plan B with talented import I Am Superman, who will contest the Shannon Stakes after … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Cole out to snap streak of seconds After a series of second placings over the last week, Matamata trainer Cody Cole is hoping to go one better … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Fresh Is Best For Mr Quickie, Says Trainer Phillip Stokes has a big day at Caulfield with stable star Mr Quickie and exciting three-year-olds Instant Celebrity and Savannah … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Cummings Hopes Trekking Is Everest Bound Godolphin will have two runners in the Moir Stakes including Trekking who could be heading back to The Everest, a … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Caspar Fownes rolls on, Chad Schofield takes two Caspar Fownes’ red-hot form continued at Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 September), with the three-time champion trainer slamming in a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Wiles’ warriors set for battle Spring prospects for a group of promising Dean Wiles-trained youngsters will become clearer with racing at Ellerslie on Saturday. Wiles, … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Strong Southland hand for Team Tyler Team Tyler will take a strong contingent to Ascot Park on Friday where they hope to bag a few wins … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Strong numbers remain after acceptances A total of 68 horses remain in the Cox Plate after second acceptances with 74 still in contention for the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Oakleigh Plate winner to run in Group 1 Moir This year’s Oakleigh Plate winner Booker is one of a handful of Group One winners expected to be in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Zoustyle looks set for Melbourne debut Queensland sprinter Zoustyle has settled in to his new surrounds at Flemington with trainer Tony Gollan saying he is right … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Waller can’t split Kubrick and Yes Yes Yes Trainer Chris Waller says there is nothing between his Golden Rose runners Kubrick and Yes Yes Yes with Godolphin’s Bivouac … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Improved Miss Siska ready for next race The Group Two Stocks Stakes looms as the next assignment for Miss Siska after a pleasing spring return when second … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Campbell Rawiller rides first winner Victorian apprentice Campbell Rawiller, son of multiple Group One-winning jockey Nash Rawiller, has ridden his first winner at Moe at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Alligator Blood gets early Caulfield look Alligator Blood has been afforded an opportunity to get to know Caulfield ahead of his Melbourne debut in the Guineas … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Queensland cobalt inquiries to go ahead Racing Queensland will go ahead with outstanding cobalt inquiries under the rules in place despite trainers calling for a review … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Gatting pads up for Group 1 Underwood contest Shock Makybe Diva Stakes winner Gatting has been given a look at Caulfield ahead of the Group One Underwood Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Difficult set to run in opening 2YO race Trainer John Moloney is happy to give Difficult her chance in the opening two-year-old race of the season at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Caulfield Cup option for Raheen House English trainer William Haggas hopes Raheen House can get a start in the Caulfield Cup before he runs in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Celestial Falls to put Oaks hopes on show The Mark Newnham-trained Celestial Falls will be out to emulate her half-sister Greysful Glamour by winning the Oaks Trial at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Rondinella on Cox Plate path The connections of smart Cambridge mare Rondinella will get an early guide to her prospects of becoming a serious Group … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Shakespeare on Derby path Johno Benner and Holly Wynyard will get a better line on three-year-old staying prospect Shakespeare when he contests Wednesday’s Victoria … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Favourite Bivouac draws barrier six in Rose Godolphin colt Bivouac retains favouritism for the Group One Golden Rose at Rosehill and will jump from barrier six in … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Chautauqua set for trial at the Valley Chautauqua will get the chance to get his ticket to race again with a trial between races over 1000m at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Torcedor struggles in wet ground Melbourne Cup contender Torcedor has failed in testing conditions in a Group One race in Germany … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Gingernuts building for Cups campaign Rosehill Guineas winner Gingernuts will try to add to his NZ Group One tally before returning to Australia for the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago No Epsom for Rose winner Trapeze Artist Three-year-old Trapeze Artist will not back up in the Epsom Handicap from his Golden Rose win but Gerald Ryan still … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tavago heading to JRA Cup at Moonee Valley Group One winner Tavago is set to have his second start of the spring in the JRA Cup at Moonee … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Supido to put best foot forward in G1 Moir Trainer Mick Kent expects improvement from Supido in the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley after being disappointed with … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Big test for Rancho Montoya Rancho Montoya will be tested for a southern campaign in the Three-Year-Old Handicap over 1600m at the Sunshine Coast … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Big names to gallop at Moonee Valley Group One winners Russian Revolution and Vega Magic are among a host of horses scheduled to head to Moonee Valley … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Darren Bell benefit fund reaches $38,000 A fund to help Queensland trainer Darren Bell, who has been forced to quit because of debts incurred following a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Jockey Neilson fractures vertebrae in fall South Australian jockey Matthew Neilson remains in Royal Adelaide Hospital nursing injuries suffered in a fall at Morphettville … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wayne Wilson Medal finalists decided The finalists have been decided for the Wayne Wilson Memorial Medal which honours an outstanding training performance by a Queenslander … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Matthew Neilson injured in Adelaide fall South Australian jockey Matthew Neilson remains in Royal Adelaide Hospital nursing injuries suffered in a fall at Morphettville … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Black Heart Bart wins G1 Underwood Stakes The Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart has scored a decisive win in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Veladero snares unplanned G3 Gloaming win Trainer Chris Waller has claimed back-to-back Gloaming Stakes wins after Veladero led all the way … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Zenalicious causes Reginald Allen boilover Trainer Les Bridge and jockey Tim Clark have teamed up for another stakes win with Zenalicious winning the Listed Reginald … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Shinn outed after winning on Extensible Jockey Blake Shinn will miss four meetings after being suspended for careless riding aboard Extensible at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Moral Victory Toorak-bound after G2 win Moral Victory will target to the Group One Toorak Handicap after winning the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Bon Aurum wins G1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Bon Aurum has emulated his sire Bon Hoffa by taking out the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Caulfield Guineas beckons for Impending In the absence of Astern, Godolphin has a worthy Caulfield Guineas contender in Impending, winner of the Stan Fox Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Black Heart Bart wins G1 Underwood Stakes The Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart has scored a decisive win in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Veladero snares unplanned G3 Gloaming win Trainer Chris Waller has claimed back-to-back Gloaming Stakes wins after Veladero led all the way … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tycoon Tara stars as First Seal falters Tycoon Tara has continued to thrive in Sydney, adding the Group Two Golden Pendant to her record … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sacred Elixir shows class in Prelude win Sacred Elixir has stamped his claims for the Caulfield Guineas and Victoria Derby with a first-up win in the Guineas … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Legless Veuve earns shot at 1000 Guineas Legless Veuve has taken the step from winning a Sale maiden to success in the Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Rob Heathcote, Larry Cassidy declare peace Robert Heathcote and Larry Cassidy have buried the hatchet after Bidii Babe scored a first-up win at Eagle Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Bon Aurum strong in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes BON Aurum scored its maiden group one win at Caulfield on Saturday when taking out the Group 1 Sir Rupert … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Bon Aurum wins G1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Bon Aurum has posted his most important win in a 13-start career, claiming the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Caulfield Guineas beckons for Impending In the absence of Astern, Godolphin has a worthy Caulfield Guineas contender in Impending, winner of the Stan Fox Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sacred Elixir resumes with stellar Guineas Prelude win LAST start 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Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}) and Derma Sotogake (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits), in the eyes of most the two premier older dirt horses in Japan, are set to face each other for the fourth time in Wednesday's ¥68 million ($473,620) Listed Nippon TV Hai at Funabashi Racecourse located about 20 miles east of Central Tokyo. Ushba Tesoro is the defending champion in the 1800-meter contest, having scored by a comfortable 1 1/2 lengths (video) before running on fairly to finish fifth in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita about 5 1/2 weeks later. Since then, the bay has added a second consecutive victory in the G1 Tokyo Daishoten, a head second to Senor Buscador (Mineshaft) after looking home in the G1 Saudi Cup Feb. 24 and a latest distant runner-up effort behind Laurel River (Into Mischief) in defense of the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan Mar. 30. Yuga Kawada climbs back aboard from post four Wednesday. WATCH: Ushba Tesoro winning the 2023 Nippon TV Hai Derma Sotogake was forced to miss a critical Breeders' Cup Classic prep last year, but turned in a brilliant effort off a six-month layoff to be a close second to White Abarrio (Race Day). A first-up fifth, beaten just 2 1/2 lengths in the Saudi Cup, the chestnut was a soundly defeated sixth in Dubai. Christophe Lemaire, who guided Derma Sotogake to his G2 UAE Derby success and in last year's Classic, has the riding assignment once again on Wednesday from the seven hole. The Nippon TV Hai goes as race 11 of a 12-race program Wednesday, with post time set for 8:05 p.m. local time (7:05 a.m. ET). Click here for the full field. ドバイワールドカップ前日、ウシュバテソーロとデルマソトガケが一緒に馬場へ出ていきました。 pic.twitter.com/hVUJL1gpYw — Toshi Onikubo 鬼窪峻大 (@toshionikubo) March 29, 2024 The post Ushba Tesoro, Derma Sotogake Prep for BC Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 36-year-old apprentice has a chance at the title at Canterbury Park, where he is second in the standings. He has eight mounts Sept. 25 and seven Sept. 26 at Canterbury before he rides two at Santa Anita and returns for Canterbury's season finale.View the full article

The long-awaited U.S. debut of Chilean superstar Kay Army (Chi) (Katmai {Chi}) will have to wait. His current trainer Bill Mott confirmed Monday that the 4-year-old colt will be scratched from Saturday's GII Woodward Stakes at the Belmont at the Big A meet. When asked where the horse may start next, Mott said he did not know. He also declined to elaborate when asked why he was passing the Woodward, which will now have only four starters. Mott revealed his plans on the same day that Kay Army worked five furlongs from the gate at Saratoga in 1:02.75. Owned by Ignacio Hurtado and Ignacio Hurtado, Jr., the colt won all nine of his starts last year, including five Group 1 races. He has started just once this year, in the G1 El Derby Mar. 17, which he won by 6 1/4 lengths and concluded his sweep of the Chilean Triple Crown. He had his first of seven workouts for Mott at Saratoga Aug. 8, going five furlongs in 1:02.75. Kay Army is 10-for-10 lifetime with $421,708 in earnings. The post Chilean Superstar Kay Army Will Not Go in the Woodward appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Gambling Regulation Bill legislates for a ban on gambling advertising between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., which Racing TV and Sky Sports Racing have warned would make it unviable for them to continue broadcasting in Ireland.View the full article

Bellavinino (Get Stormy), who was a fast-closing second in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes in her most recent start, will be the first horse offered by Taylor Made Sales through Inglis Digital USA. Bidding is currently open for the online auction's September Sale and lots will close on Wednesday, Sept. 25 starting at 2 p.m. ET. Bellavinino will sell as Hip 18. Taylor Made's Steve Castagnola said their team is excited about making their Inglis Digital USA debut. “This is the first time Taylor Made has consigned on the Inglis platform and we have been impressed,” he said. “We're excited to see how Bellavinino sells on Wednesday. The buyers have really caught on to the concept of these digital sales and they are having a huge impact on the industry right now.” Campaigned by C2 Racing Stable and trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Bellavinino broke her maiden on debut by 3 1/4 lengths over the Gulfstream Park turf on July 28. After finishing fourth against allowance company at Kentucky Downs in her next start, she returned to the same track for the one-mile Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes. After breaking alertly, the filly raced off the pace in third but was boxed in coming into the stretch and had to angle out to get up for second. “She did not get a very clean trip down the lane, but she showed that she is game and she is tough,” said Castagnola. “She is a very exciting opportunity because she's a lightly raced 2-year-old and has already shown that she has a ton of class. She's extremely good-looking. She has a great, clean neck, a huge shoulder and a deep heart girth. She looks the part.” Castagnola said that he believes the best is yet to come for the juvenile not only because her numbers have improved in each of her three starts according to Ragozin and Thoro-Graph figures, but also because the filly's sire Get Stormy performed at his best as an older horse. “Get Stormy won his first Grade I as a 5-year-old in the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes and then he won the GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs,” Castagnola recalled. “He also won a Grade I as a 6-year-old. His best daughter, Got Stormy, won two Grade I races at four and another at six. For me, the fact that this filly has shown so much precocity is somewhat of an anomaly and I would think that she would do nothing but get better with time.” Castagnola pointed out that Bellavinino is eligible for a $110,000 non-winners of two turf allowance at Keeneland on Oct. 11. She is also nominated for the GIII Surfer Girl Stakes at Santa Anita on Oct. 6. “Should she win that, it would all but guarantee her a spot in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf,” he said. “And than with an eye to the future, she has already proven than she likes Kentucky Downs, which not everybody does. That would give me hope that she would figure prominently in some of those big-money races next year.” In her first three career starts, Bellavinino has amassed earnings of $224,800. “Being stakes-placed as a 2-year-old gives her some residual value,” said Castagnola. “Given her looks and the fact that she's already blacktype, she'd make a nice addition to a lot of broodmare bands. But being just a 2-year-old and with the way that she is bred, I think the best is still yet to come on the racetrack.” Castagnola said the Taylor Made team has seen the growth of the digital sales arena benefit buyers and sellers alike. “I think the evolving presence of the digital sales in the marketplace, along with the quality of the offerings being consigned, is ensuring that any serious buyer of bloodstock must look through the catalogs as these sales happen,” he said. “For us to be in a position to consign quality horses like Bellavinino at an opportune time like now gives the seller the opportunity for liquidity and a buyer the opportunity to buy a turn-key, race-ready 2-year-old with two logical spots to run in.” The post Bellavinino First Taylor Made Offering Through Inglis Digital USA appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bidding returns to Fairplex for the one-session Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale, which begins in Pomona at 11 a.m. PT Tuesday. “It got pretty busy throughout the day yesterday and it's really busy this morning,” Fasig-Tipton California representative Mike Machowsky said from the sales grounds Monday morning. “We have a bunch of trainers and owners out here looking this morning, so that's a good sign. “I would expect anyone who races in California to be here. This is where you go to buy your premium Cal-breds, most likely, and if you race here, it's a luxury to have them.” A total of 279 yearlings–dominated largely by California-breds–have been catalogued for the auction. “It's strong,” Machowsky said of the catalogue. “The breeders out here have done a big-time job, stepping up and buying mares. We have a lot of Kentucky-sired Cal-breds in the sale, which always brings people out looking. We have both pedigree and sire power in a lot of these horses.” The catalogue includes a supplemental offering from Harris Farm. The filly (hip 278) is a full-sister to six-time stakes winner Kings River Knight (Acclamation) and she is a half-sister to last year's sale-topping son of Vronsky, who sold for $250,000 to West Point Thoroughbreds. “I think it will be a good, solid sale,” Machowsky said. “We will have some horses bring some pretty good money. And so far, it seems like all the right people are here looking.” During last year's auction, which included a section of horses of racing age, 185 horses grossed $5,751,500 for an average of $31,089 and a median of $15,000. Twelve yearlings sold for six figures, with four bringing at least $200,000. The post Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

You cannot guarantee much when it comes to the yearling sales. But one thing is for sure, lot 206 will be the only horse offered at Part 1 of the Tattersalls September Yearling Sale that was raised on Polish grass. Bartek Radzikowski admits that consigning the first Polish-reared yearlings at Tattersalls Ireland this week under the banner of Baroda Stud will help him fulfil a lifelong ambition and said that he hopes a good result in the ring could provide a springboard for his unorthodox pinhooking programme to grow. The 30-year-old explained, “This was always a dream of mine to do this. I have worked for a really long time in Ireland and always wanted to have my own farm. We have land in Poland and I was lucky a few years ago with a mare I bought for five grand. We sold her for 25 grand and then I built a little barn back home in Poland with the money I got from that. The plan was to buy two foals to bring back home to Poland and I was so thrilled to get them. This is the first [lot 206], a Lucky Vega (Ire) colt who cost €30,000, and the other is an Inns Of Court (Ire) colt who cost €10,000 as a foal and sells at Part 2.” He added, “I own 60 per cent of both horses and friends of mine own the rest. I always felt that, if I wanted to start pinhooking, I'd have to start with a younger sire as they would be easier to buy and also easier to sell. I saw every single colt foal at the sales last year. I followed in a lot of foals that I couldn't afford. But every time I saw this Lucky Vega colt, he gave me the same show. That's why I bought him. He is a rock solid colt and has been that way since day one.” The Eastern European flavour to Tattersalls Ireland, be it at the yearling or breeze-up sales, is something that has been celebrated in recent years. The Polish market is certainly one that is growing but it's the horses that have been for export that usually grab the headlines. That's what makes Radzikowski's role at this week's sale so interesting. He said, “There are massive nerves. It's really hard to buy a nice foal and I can remember I tried so hard but I just couldn't seem to get one over the line. The Lucky Vega colt was the second-last lot into the ring at Goffs and I can remember hiding under the stairs so nobody could see me. I was bidding very fast so that some of the buyers would think that maybe the bidder was a big man with a big budget and maybe not to take me on. Little did they know that I was not a big man and I had a limit. I was very lucky to get him and, like I said, it has been my dream to do this.” Radzikowski added, “I worked for Guy O'Callaghan at Grangemore Stud for four years and learned a lot over there. I also worked for Yeomanstown Stud with the stallions as well. I started coming to Ireland when I was 12. My father, who is known as Billy, has worked for Rathasker Stud for most of his life and I used to come and visit him in Ireland before eventually moving here myself. I couldn't dream of doing anything else with my life other than working with horses. I just love it. Prepping horses is one of the best aspects of the business for me and I have really enjoyed seeing these horses grow and develop back home in Poland.” While the cost effective thing might have been for Radzikowski to get his colts prepped for the sales in Ireland, that would defeat the purpose of this venture. Yes, there is a bottom line to pinhooking foals, but in this case, it's a love of the animal and the process involved in readying horses for the sales that proved more of an allure to the Polish native who spends half his time in Ireland and the rest in his native land. He explained, “These horses look good. We have very different weather in Poland compared to Ireland. We have very warm summers but also very cold winters. Where I am based in Poland, we have a lot of forests and these horses go walking for 45 minutes through the woods every evening. Okay, I could have gotten these horses prepped by somebody else in Ireland and it would have saved me some money but then I would not have been able to see them every day. I don't do this for money. Yes, money is important, but I just love horses and I hope to be able to do this every year and for a long time. Not just once.” Indeed, Radzikowski is not the only native of Eastern Europe who has commanded attention on the sales ground as Lithuanian native Ausra Bargary who, along with her husband Colin, bought the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes winner Spirit D'Or (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) from the Irish National Stud last year. Colin and Ausra Bargary bought the valuable sales race winner Spirit D'Or here last year | Brian Sheerin Under the banner of Drummona House Stud, the talented breeze-up handlers paid €55,000 for the first foal out of Dubawi (Ire) mare Across The Sea (GB), before turning a healthy profit when the filly rocked into €145,000 at the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale. She is now two from four for trainer Gavin Hernon including that €135,500 prize for winning the sales race. “I had a baby only a few weeks before this sale last year,” Bargary recalled. “That's why I came for only one day last year. Spirit D'Or was one of the first fillies that I saw and, when I saw her, I said to Colin that we needed to buy her. No matter what she was making, I wanted to get her. There was so much class about her and she just looked a good one. She has a lovely page, being the first foal out of a Dubawi mare, and there was an Invincible Spirit under the second dam who was a good filly as well.” She added, “When we bought her, we entered her in the sales race and said that, if she didn't make good money at the breeze-up sales, we could always race her ourselves. Thankfully she made money at the sales and then went on to prove how good she is on the track. I am just so thrilled for the Irish National Stud and it's a nice pedigree update for them to have as well. Her brother [417] is in the sale this week and he is lovely as well.” It shouldn't go unnoticed the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes at Tattersalls Ireland to make this sale ground the international hub that it is. Not a week has gone by this year where the sales company's social media hasn't been updated by a representative at a big meeting abroad and the fruits of that labour are reaping just rewards. Tattersalls Ireland chief Simon Kerins commented, “I think the quality is certainly on a par if not better than last year, which was a brilliant sale. We have a huge number of people who deserve credit in attracting the buyers here. Niamh Flynn does a huge amount of work on the ground while Mary Lanigan, John McDonell and all of our marketing team and agents do some incredible work behind the scenes.” He added, “The international buyers have always enjoyed coming here and they feel that they get value. As soon as the hammer drops on this year's sale, we'll be trying to get them all back-England, Ireland and broader Europe-for next year. The vibes are good and there are a lot of people here so it's fingers crossed for a good sale.” The post First Polish-Reared Yearling To Sell At Tattersalls Ireland Adds International Feel appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Goodwood Estate has appointed Adam Waterworth as the Group's new chief executive officer, it was announced on Monday. Waterworth has served in senior roles at Goodwood since joining in 2010, most recently as the events managing director, where he broadened his remit from horseracing to include all of the estate's headline events in 2020. Prior to Goodwood, he held various positions across a number of UK racecourses. The appointment is effective from Tuesday, October 1 as Waterworth takes over from Chris Woodgate, who has held the position for seven years. “It is an honour to become Goodwood's CEO and lead the organisation into its next chapter,” said Waterworth. “As we plan for the future, we can draw from over 300 years of heritage and history, and I'm proud to have such a strong team with me as we continue to develop and host amazing experiences for our customers, fans and partners.” The Duke of Richmond CBE DL, executive chairman of the Goodwood Estate, added, “I am delighted that Adam will become our new CEO in October, bringing his assured leadership and track record of performance and delivery to the role. We have an exciting future ahead of us at Goodwood and I look forward to working closely with Adam as we affirm our long-term plans and opportunities in the coming months.” The post Goodwood Announces Appointment of Adam Waterworth as New CEO appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Respect. It really is that simple. If we want to be involved with horses in sport we must treat those animals who give us either our pleasure or livelihood – or both – with decency and dignity. There are rogue elements, of course, but it is how the majority of people involved in horseracing feel and act, be they breeders, owners, trainers, jockeys or fans. Perhaps the most touching embodiment of this was witnessed during a recent visit to Sapporo racecourse in Japan, where there is a shrine alongside the parade ring. I watched as various racegoers dropped a coin in the box by the shrine and stood solemnly, bowing their heads in apparent prayer. I asked my friend Mariko whether the shrine was for a particular horse. “It is for all the racehorses,” she said. “To pray for the horses' safety and health.” I didn't grow up in a racing family but ended up drifting to this job eventually with a combined love of horses and writing. I appreciate that not everyone loves racing for the same reason. For some it starts with a 50p bet with a grandparent, and that's great, because racing needs everyone to play their part. For me, though, it started with the horses and it will end with the horses, and in between I will never tire of seeing as many of the good ones as often as it is possible. In that regard, the trip to Southwell on Friday was hugely enjoyable, and in some ways even better than an actual race day. We may have learnt almost nothing of how well suited City Of Troy will be to a dirt track, or more crucially to the kickback on that surface. But we do at least know that he is fit and well and has continued to develop physically – as one would expect of a three-year-old – as the season has progressed and he has continued to train and race. It is fortunate for those of us in England that he has made all bar one of his racing starts here, but not everyone who has wanted to has had the chance to see him in racing action. A couple of people I got chatting to at Southwell on Friday were seeing him in the flesh for the first time, and for free. How fantastic. City Of Troy won't be everyone's favourite, but if you follow the sport and can't appreciate a colt who has won four Group 1s including, crucially, the Derby, then perhaps it's not the game for you after all. Those who did turn out in Nottinghamshire on Friday afternoon clapped City Of Troy all the way down the straight, and that kind of response – that respect – towards horses always brings a bit of a tear to my eye. Sure, it may have been nothing much more than a show gallop in the company of lesser stable-mates but I know I won't forget that elevation in his stride, and the joy his presence gave the onlookers, including this one. Just as I won't forget him proving me wrong after feeling a bit ho-hum when watching him in the parade ring for the Dewhurst last year. But he somehow manages to turn from the ordinary to the extraordinary when let loose with Ryan Moore, and his exuberant flying change half a furlong from the line that day is also burned into memory. While Twitter used to be fun for racing fans, its Musk rebranding now puts the X into toxic, as exemplified by the reaction from some to the City Of Troy public gallop. My mum would have been 80 today and she used to say, 'If you can't say anything nice, better not to say anything at all.' She wouldn't have enjoyed social media. The cribbing of the day as a glorified PR stunt rather misses the point. What this sport needs is positive PR, and one of the best horses in the world appearing on a quiet Friday afternoon, with the gates of the racecourse thrown open to all comers for free is as almost as good as it gets. Then there was the bonus of Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien taking plenty of time after the exercise to fulfil autograph and photograph requests for all those lining the paddock rails. This gallop day was hugely successful PR, not just for Coolmore, but for the accommodating team at Southwell and for racing itself. Can you imagine something similar happening in football, the only sport in Britain with a higher attendance rate than racing? There have been many wonderful opportunities for people who follow the sport in Britain to get close to the stars beyond the racecourse in recent weeks. National Racehorse Week, the brainchild of trainer Richard Phillips, is now in its sixth year and in 2024 more than 100 racing yards and studs took part in open days, welcoming thousands through their gates. This last weekend was the Henry Cecil Open Weekend in Newmarket, which had the extra attraction of John and Thady Gosden's Clarehaven Stables being open for the first time. The early birds could catch another of this season's top three-year-olds, Economics (GB), in action on Warren Hill before the stables opened on Sunday morning for a three-hour stretch. But that was only one aspect of a weekend-long programme of events which included Stradivarius (Ire) and Battaash (Ire) being on show at the National Stud and National Horseracing Museum respectively, a showjumping competition featuring racing personalities, a hotly-contested dog show won once again by William Jarvis's labrador, and showing classes for retrained racehorses. All these types of events offer a golden opportunity for fans to get close to the stars of the show and for racing to showcase what is generally the norm in the day-to-day lives of racehorses: top-class care. It should go without saying that you'll get the best out of a horse by putting the best into a horse, and that starts with how they are treated by those charged with looking after them. We need to show people how well we do that. Ho, Ho, Ho It is unusual to find Con Marnane as the breeder rather than the consignor of a group-winning breeze-up horse, but that was the role 'King Con' played in Powerful Glory (Ire). The winner of the G2 Mill Reef Stakes represents that familiar triumvirate of Richard Fahey, Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum and agent Richard Brown, who were all previously involved in the treble Group 1 winner Perfect Power (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}). The latter was bred by Tally-Ho Stud, who also bred his Overbury-based sire, and the Tally-Ho team played a significant role in the first three home in Saturday's Mill Reef. Powerful Glory's sire Cotai Glory (GB) stands at the stud, as does his damsire Kodiac (GB). The O'Callaghan family pinhooked the colt as a foal and offered him at the Goffs UK Breeze-up in April. The John Ryan-trained runner-up La Bellota (Ire) is by another Tally-Ho stallion, Mehmas (Ire), and was bred at the farm and later sold at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-up. Meanwhile the third horse home, Billboard Star (GB) (Advertise {GB}), may have been a loss-maker for Tally-Ho when pinhooked from foal to yearling, but he has vindicated their judgement nonetheless by winning and twice finishing placed at Group 2 level for Eve Johnson Houghton. Roheryn's Gone Global The 13-year-old Galileo (Ire) mare Roheryn (Ire) is putting in a bold bid for broodmare of the year honours while compiling quite an international reputation. No fewer than four of her offspring have won already this season, in four different countries, with five-year-old Buckaroo (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) leading the pack following his victory in Saturday's G1 Underwood Stakes. The longevity of the mare's runners is noteworthy. Her first foal, Kihavah (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}), is now seven and he too won on Saturday, in Scotland, beating another old warrior in Euchen Glen (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) by three and a half lengths when claiming his eighth in the Millar Callaghan 25th Anniversary Handicap at Ayr. The four-year-old Middle Earth (GB) (Roaring Lion) won the G3 Aston Park Stakes in May and was third in the G2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot before leaving the Gosdens to join his co-owner Ciaron Maher's stable in Australia in a planned raid on the Melbourne Cup. Meanwhile the three-year-old filly Siege Of Troy (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) won a Curragh maiden in June for Johnny Murtagh and picked up some black type in America when third in the Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational at Kentucky Downs. Some of the sires represented in Roheryn's matings drop a big hint that the mare, whose offspring are bred under the name of The Roheryn Partnership, is owned by a group involving Qatar Bloodstock, for whom she herself won the Listed King George V Cup, and is based at Tweenhills. The mare is a daughter of the 2005 G3 Albany Stakes winner La Chunga (More Than Ready). Signing Off This column can't sign off this week without acknowledging two retiring heroes: Franny Norton and Not So Sleepy (GB). That Norton, 54, was able to hang up his saddle after a winning treble at his beloved Chester was a proper Hollywood ending to a 36-year riding career. We don't see many horses of Not So Sleepy's ilk these days. The son of Beat Hollow (GB), bred by his owners Lord and Lady Blyth, has been a force to be reckoned with, on the Flat and over hurdles, and indeed for the riders who had to curb his enthusiasm on the gallops each morning. In 69 starts, from a winning debut at two to a successful swansong at 12, he won a dozen races, including the G1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle twice and the Listed Dee Stakes, with a haul of more than £600,000 in prize-money. He will be missed, as will Franny Norton. The post Seven Days: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Edited Press Release The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) is hosting a Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on Monday, Oct. 21, in Lexington, KY, during the auction house's Kentucky October Yearlings sale. The topics and speakers at the clinic include: Pedigrees/Conformation/Horse Selection, presented by David Ingordo (Bloodstock Agent) The Role of an Auction House and the Auction Process, presented by Anna Seitz Ciannello (Fasig-Tipton) and Leif Aaron (Fasig-Tipton) Yearling Prep for the Sales, presented by Carrie Brogden (Machmer Hall) Equine Nutrition, presented by Anthony Koch (Hallway Feeds) The Role of the Veterinarian at Public Auctions, presented by Dr. Alex Sano (Hagyard Equine) Racing Partnerships and Racing & Politics, presented by Kentucky State Senator Damon Thayer Equine Law, presented by Andre Regard (Regard Law Group) Peak Biologics, presented by Jeff Betz (AniCell Biotech) Racing Syndicates Information and Communications, presented by Frank Romeo, Jonathan Romeo & Rachel Dunn (StableConnect) Equineline & Pedigree Resources, presented by Susan Martin (The Jockey Club) The clinic is open to the public, with a special discount for TOBA members. Meals, materials, and a TOBA gift bag are included with registration. Sponsors of the TOBA Pedigree and Conformation Clinic include Achieve Equine, Hallway Feeds, Peak Biologics and StableConnect. Registration is available online until Thursday, Oct. 17, at: toba.memberclicks.net/seminars-clinics. Questions about TOBA's clinics and seminars may be directed to Brooke Purcell at brooke@toba.org or (859) 899-8480. The post Speakers Announced For Pedigree and Conformation Clinic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Blind Luck (Pollard's Vision–Lucky One, by Best of Luck), champion 3-year-old filly of 2010 and a finalist for the Eclipse Award during her freshman campaign, passed away in April in Japan two days after foaling a colt by Kitasan Black (Jpn), according to Japanese studbook records. Bred in Kentucky by Bill and Terry Baker's Fairlawn Farm, the chestnut filly with a white blaze was consigned by that operation to the 2008 Fasig-Tipton July Sale, where she was hammered down to Juvenal Diaz's Omega Farm for $11,000 and was bought back on a bid of $10,000 at the OBS April Sale the following spring. Acquired privately by a team headed up by trainer Jerry Hollendorfer after breaking her maiden for Diaz by better than 13 lengths for a $40,000 tag at first asking, Blind Luck headed west and was runner-up in the GI Del Mar Debutante before taking the GI Oak Leaf Stakes in her two-turn debut. A troubled third in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, she walloped her rivals by seven lengths in the GI Hollywood Starlet Stakes on the synthetic track to enter the Eclipse discussion (video). Blind Luck kicked off her sophomore season in the GI Las Virgenes Stakes, just getting the better of Evening Jewel (Northern Afleet) and won her first graded stakes on the dirt in the GII Fantasy Stakes. The 13-10 favorite in the GI Kentucky Oaks, Blind Luck trailed the field, but came with her trademark flying finish to once again nose out Evening Jewel (video). The 2010 GII Delaware Oaks marked the first of four straight meetings with an upstart filly named Havre de Grace (Saint Liam), where the unexposed Fox Hill runner got first run, but Blind Luck came running late and was on the winning end of the photo. A neck separated the two in a slow-paced renewal of the GI Alabama Stakes, but Havre de Grace turned the tables in the GII Cotillion Stakes, scoring by a neck while in receipt of 10 pounds. Blind Luck was upset at 3-2 in the GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, with Havre de Grace one spot back in third. Blind Luck dropped her first three starts as a 4-year-old, including a runner-up effort to Havre de Grace in the GIII Azeri Stakes, but she bounced back to avenge her loss in the Ladies' Classic with a half-length defeat of Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled's Song) in the GI La Troienne Stakes. Late-running winner of the GI Vanity Stakes back on the Hollywood synth, she squared off one last time with Havre de Grace in a gripping renewal of the 2011 GII Delaware Handicap. Relying on her closing kick, she ranged up to Havre de Grace at midstretch and the two exchanged blows to the wire, with Blind Luck prevailing narrowly (see below). She retired with 12 wins from 22 starts and earnings of $3,279,520. Part-owner Mark DeDomenico paid $2.5 million to buy out his partners in Blind Luck at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale and she was offered again at the 2015 Keeneland January Sale, where she was led out unsold on a bid of $1.4 million in foal to Midnight Lute. She is the dam of four winners from six to race, including the DeDomenico-bred Kafoo (Curlin), Group 3-placed in Dubai. Acquired privately and sent to Japan in 2019, the mare has been represented by G1 Racing Co. Ltd.'s 3-year-old filly Proven Winner (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), a maiden winner at Hakodate June 30. She did not produce a foal in 2022 and her yearling full-brother to Proven Winner made $335,839 at this year's JRHA Select Sale. Shadai Farm purchased Lucky One for $1.85 million at KEENOV in 2010 carrying a full-sibling to Blind Luck, but that foal passed away at an early age. Lucky One produced two additional foals, but she also died after foaling a Deep Impact (Jpn) filly in 2014. Blind Luck has been a candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame since 2018. The post Champion Blind Luck Dead 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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The unbeaten Defence Minister (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), could become a first Group 1 runner in Britain for Qatar's champion trainer Hamad Al-Jehani in this Saturday's Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes. The winner of both of his starts for Wathnan Racing, Defence Minister also holds an entry for the Group 3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes on Thursday, but has now been supplemented for the Group 1 contest. Wathnan Racing's advisor Richard Brown said, “With all the rain and a very changeable forecast we want to have a range of possible targets for Defence Minister. He's a very promising colt but we know he wants decent ground, so we are keeping all our options open at this stage.” Defence Minister was bought by Brown on his owner's behalf for €210,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-up Sale in May from Hyde Park Stud. He won on debut at Newmarket in August and followed that up with success at Haydock earlier this month. The post Wathnan Racing’s Defence Minister supplemented for Middle Park appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It was a bumper day for New Zealand bred gallopers at the Selangor Turf Club’s meeting on Sunday, with seven of the nine winners on the card hailing from New Zealand. These included a pair of feature-race winners in Duma (NZ) (Too Darn Hot), who won the 2024 NZB Ready To Run Sale Trophy (1200m) on debut and Bold Runner (NZ) (Contributer), who won the 2024 NZB Airfreight Trophy (1200m). New Zealand Bloodstock Director of Business Mike Kneebone and New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing Chief Executive Andrew Birch were on-course to present the trophies for the respective races. The Frank Maynard-trained Duma was a brilliant winner of the RM 50,000 feature, charging through the line to get the better of fellow Kiwi graduate Trees of Valinor (NZ) (Telperion) Duma was purchased for $45,000 at last year’s Ready To Run Sale by Esther Quan Hui Lim from the draft of Prima Park. The three-year-old gelding is by popular Dubawi sire Too Darn Hot out of the stakes placed Bel Esprit mare Podravina and was bred by Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd. Winning trainer Frank Maynard has a lot of time for Duma. Puan Sri Louise Cham receives the trophy from Andrew Birch following Bold Runner’s victory in the 2024 NZB Airfreight Trophy (1200m) Photo: Selangor Turf Club “I always knew he wasn’t bad and as I asked a bit more of him, I knew he was good. He had had a few jumpouts and he was pretty well schooled going into the race,” Maynard said. “He will probably race in a month’s time and go through the grades. I think he is a real miler and that is why I wasn’t concerned when he was off the bit on Sunday, because I knew he was going to come with the way he worked. “I’ve got a good opinion of this horse, and I think he will be contesting some of the better races.” With Macau and Singapore both closing this year, Maynard said it was important that young horses continued to be sourced for Malaysia. “I think it is important that these young horses continue to come through. Bold Runner who won yesterday is a nice horse too and even Trees Of Valinor which ran second to us is a nice horse that I had seen at the barrier trials. They have all come from the Ready To Run Sale and all have ability,” he said. “Duma is a good type with good bone and a quality head.” Also successful in a RM 50,000 race was the Ananthen Kuppan-trained Bold Runner, with the son of Contributer narrowly defeating the highly fancied Yes Man to score at first time of asking, backing up his good trial form. Bold Runner is a graduate of Riverrock Farm’s draft at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale where he was purchased for $60,000 by Tan Tiang Huat. Out of the winning Makfi mare McPhoebe, Bold Runner was bred by Simon Niblett. “He is a horse with good ability,” Ananthen said. “I was at the sale at Karaka and I liked him and was recommending him to my owners. “He will have a few weeks break now as I don’t want to push him too hard, but he has a very good future. I think he will get out over 1400m no problem. “I was quite confident heading into the race and he ran a good time on a yielding track.” Both Duma and Bold Runner are raced by RC Stables. Other Kiwi bred winners on the day included One Abracadabra (NZ) (Fabulous), Commander (NZ) (US Navy Flag), Berry Bliss (NZ) (Charm Spirit), Military Flag (NZ) (US Navy Flag) and Limitless Roar (NZ) (Embellish), who was a stunning winner of the last race for leading trainer Simon Dunderdale, who sent out five winners on the day. View the full article