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This year's Prix du Jockey Club winner Look de Vega (Fr) will join his sire Lope de Vega (Ire) on the stallion roster at Ballylinch Stud next season, the operation announced on Monday. He has been introduced at a fee of €20,000. Look de Vega was bred by Joelle Mestrallet of Haras De La Morsangliere and Lucien Urano of Ecurie des Charmes, who raced him in partnership with his trainers Carlos and Yann Lerner, as well as Patrick Madar, before it was announced in July that Ballylinch–in association with Al Shaqab Racing–had bought a majority share in the colt and that he would retire to County Kilkenny at the end of his racing career. Unbeaten in three starts at the time of the sale, culminating with his impressive Classic success at Chantilly, Look De Vega went on to finish third in the G2 Prix Niel at Longchamp, before signing off with a below-par effort in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Look De Vega takes the G1 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby)! pic.twitter.com/XQrR4T5z87 — IFHA's Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (@worldsbesthorse) June 2, 2024 “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Lope de Vega's Classic-winning son, Look de Vega, to the Ballylinch roster for 2025,” said Ballylinch's John O'Connor. “We have been tracking Look de Vega since his hugely impressive seven-length debut win on his only start as a two-year-old. A truly impressive victor of the Prix du Jockey Club, Look de Vega continues the legacy of his sire and grandsire, both of whom won the same race before going on to Champion First Season Sire honours. “He is owned by a very strong partnership, including successful breeders Al Shaqab, Ecurie des Charmes, and ourselves, who are all committed to supporting him with a top-quality book of mares, ensuring he has every opportunity to succeed. Anyone who sees his walk will immediately recognise him as his father's son. “Breeders will be struck by his athleticism, temperament, and overall physique, all qualities that set him on the path to becoming an outstanding sire in his own right.” From the further family of the 2007 winner of the Prix du Jockey Club, Lawman (Fr), Look de Vega is out of the treble winner Lucelle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), a half-sister to the G2 Lancashire Oaks winner The Black Princess (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}). The post Prix du Jockey Club Winner Look de Vega to Stand at Ballylinch in 2025 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tickets for the 54th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, held Jan. 23 at the Breakers Palm Beach, officially went on sale Monday. The awards, which honor horse racing's finest each year since 1971, will welcome co-hosts Britney Eurton and Lindsay Czarniak along with Caton Bredar who will serve as the ceremony announcer. In addition to the awards ceremony, there will also be an Eclipse Awards Charity Golf Tournament benefitting the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance held the morning of the ceremony. All ticketing information can be found here. The post Tickets On Sale For 54th Annual Eclipse Awards 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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By Adam Hamilton Australia’s loss is New Zealand’s gain. In an absolute coup for NZ’s upcoming feature meetings, champion Aussie trotter Just Believe will stay in NZ rather than chase an historic third successive Inter Dominion title in NSW. Co-trainers Jess Tubbs and Greg Sugars made the final call today after days of uncertainty. “It’s been a really tough call, not because of Just Believe, but more the two pacers (Better Eclipse and Hes From Heaven),” Tubbs said. “There was no real upside in NSW for Just Believe, not when you weigh-up the prize money and having to race four times in the Inter Dominion, but we had to look at the pacing series very closely with Better Eclipse. “We couldn’t do both. We couldn’t leave ‘Harry’ in NZ and do the Inter Dominion with Better Eclipse. “In the end, Greg felt the best option was just to keep them all in NZ.” It is a huge blow to an already decimated NSW Inter Dominion series. Just Believe’s quest to become the first three-time Inter Dominion trotting champion, combined with his star power, was to be a major drawcard of the series, which starts at Newcastle on Friday week. So, Tubbs and Sugars will continue to campaign four horses – One Over All being the other – in New Zealand over the coming months. Just Believe brilliantly won his 10th Group 1 race in last Tuesday’s $400,000 Dominion Trot then ran second, after doing all the work, to Oscar Bonavena in last Friday’s $100,000 NZ Trotting free-for-all. It was his first defeat in six NZ starts. Better Eclipse atoned for a slightly disappointing NZ Cup run with a terrific second to Merlin in last Friday’s $200,000 Group 1 NZ Pacing free-for-all. He’s already shown a love for NZ, having won the Group 1 Auckland Cup in May. View the full article

Chad Ormsby has had a phenomenal 12 months with horses he has retained from New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sales, but this week at Karaka he is hoping to go home with an empty truck. Ormsby operates Riverrock Farm out of Cambridge, where he balances training, educating and preparing horses for the sales. In the training role, Ormsby prepared Pulchritudinous to win this year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in March after she failed to meet her $50,000 reserve in 2022. He achieved a similar feat in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) with Outovstock, who was passed in with a $150,000 reserve in the same year. “We don’t like taking them home, we want these horses to go on and be successful for trainers all around the world,” he said. “One thing I’d really like is a 100 percent clearance rate, so we’re getting our product out there and hopefully they can go on and do great things. “We’ve been blessed with a good couple of days so far weather-wise, and looking around the grounds, we’ve been busy and seen a lot of the big buyers. We’re always hopeful, and we’ve got a day or so to go before the sale starts, so hopefully we’ve got the right horses that people are looking for.” Among Ormsby’s nine-horse draft this year is Lot 288, a Churchill colt out of Pierro mare Bagitol. Already a trial winner under the name of Ukinno, Ormsby resisted the temptation to sell him prior to the sale, opting to support his brand with the exciting youngster. “We started with 12 and have ended up with nine who are all outstanding individuals and have had a great prep,” Ormsby said. “Any one of them I would love to be training myself. “I’m excited for all of them, but the ones that may be at the top end of the sale would be the likes of Lot 288, a Churchill colt out of Bagitol. He’s breezed in extremely good style and he’s also a trial winner, he won his trial on the first of October. “Normally when we buy horses, we buy some with a view to trial and sell them after, but with ready-to-runners, we buy them to go to the sale. This horse was always in the sale but he came up extremely well, he’s a very athletic type with speed to burn, the ability is endless. “We put him in a trial a little bit underdone, but he was good enough to win that and then breeze-up in very good style. I didn’t have to ask him to extend much at all. “It was pretty hard not taking the offers for him after that trial, but we’re looking to promote our brand and get him to the Ready To Run Sale, which we’ve done.” An eye-catcher at the breeze-ups was Lot 118, a Proisir filly closely related to recent Australian metropolitan winner Angland. “Lot 188, a Proisir filly out of Polson has been very popular since we’ve been up here at the sales and she breezed outstandingly,” Ormsby said. “I could probably start naming four or five of them and carry on for various reasons, there are some nice horses in there.” While busy at Karaka, Ormsby will be keeping close tabs on the Rotorua meeting on Tuesday, with a pair of runners including Mohi Place in the Van Dyks 1560. The Proisir gelding has finished narrowly into the placings in his first two starts this campaign, and Ormsby is hopeful he can break maidens with Tayla Mitchell claiming one kilogram off his 58.5kg impost. “They’ve been good runs and we’ve just been playing around a bit with gear for him, but he’s going to get his turn,” Ormsby said. “He will go through the grades soon enough, it wouldn’t surprise me if he was breaking maidens tomorrow.” His other representative will be Loose On Bubbles, a stayer for the future commencing his career in the Sherlock Contracting 1400, wearing the colours of co-breeders Windsor Park Stud. “He’s had the one trial this preparation to prepare, we think he could be a Derby horse so 1400 will be well short of his best, but I think we’ll see him run on and put in some sort of showing,” he said. View the full article

The retirement of Hong Kong megastar Golden Sixty has done nothing to slow the momentum of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale, with buyers from across Australasia and Asia converging on Karaka for the two-day sale on Wednesday and Thursday. Billed as the best sale of its kind anywhere in the world, the Ready to Run Sale has produced a long list of big-race performers headed by the great Golden Sixty. Bought for $300,000 from Riversley Park’s draft in 2017, he went on to win 26 of his 31 starts including 10 Group One triumphs. He broke Hong Kong’s all-time prizemoney record with more than HK$167 million (NZ$34 million). While Golden Sixty was retired from racing earlier this year, the Ready to Run Sale has remained in the spotlight with a series of Group One wins in Australia this spring. Ceolwulf has risen to stardom with back-to-back victories in the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m), while Antino won the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) and Mr Brightside and Antino delivered a one-two finish for the Ready to Run Sale in this month’s Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington. Notably, both the legendary Golden Sixty and new kid on the block Ceolwulf are graduates of Riversley Park. Ceolwulf was bought for $170,000 by trainer Joe Pride and part-owner Leighton Howl in 2022. Riversley Park has been the Ready to Run Sale’s leading vendor by aggregate for all of the last seven years. Sam Beatson’s operation looms as a major player again this week with 45 two-year-olds set to go through the ring. “With Golden Sixty’s amazing career coming to an end, it’s been exciting to see another of our graduates step up and start performing on the big stage the way Ceolwulf has,” Beatson said. “Coming back as a four-year-old this spring, with Joe Pride dropping back to the mile after he performed up to 2400m at three, he’s done a great job to win a couple of big Group One races and beat quality horses like Pride Of Jenni and Fangirl. He’s exciting. “We’ve got another decent-sized draft this year with 45 for sale, and I think it’s a pretty even group. We should have a horse for all sorts of markets. I think it’s a very even line-up for such a big number. “We had even conditions at Te Rapa across the two days of breeze-ups, which is a big help, and I thought our horses all put their best foot forward and breezed up really well.” A notable member of the Riversley draft is Lot 88. The colt is by three-time champion Hong Kong sire Deep Field, while his unraced dam My Goodness is a half-sister to dual Hong Kong Horse of the Year Fairy King Prawn. “The Deep Field and Fairy King Prawn factors have created a fair bit of Hong Kong interest in that horse,” Beatson said. “He’s a lovely looking colt and has a lot going for him. He’s been very popular and very busy here at the complex, and with many of the Hong Kong buyers only making their way over here after Sunday’s races, I’m expecting that to increase. “Another member of the draft that I really like is the Proisir gelding, who I think has a lot of quality.” Catalogued as Lot 79, the Proisir gelding is a full-brother to this season’s Gr.3 Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) fourth placegetter Vegas Queen. His dam is a half-sister to the dam of the A$3 million The Big Dance (1600m) winner Gringotts, while second dam Operavega is a half-sister to the dam of the legendary Winx. “But overall, it’s a very even draft and hard to pick standouts,” Beatson said. “Out of the 45, I think we’ve got at least 40 very nice horses. That’s a good position to be in.” Beatson’s cousin Jamie finished second on the vendors’ list last year under the Ohukia Lodge banner that he operates with his wife Chanel. Ohukia is back again with a 26-strong draft this year that Jamie Beatson holds in extremely high regard. “I think it’s probably the nicest draft we’ve ever brought to this sale, and by quite a bit actually,” he said. “It was a nice draft last year too, but this year we’ve got a lot of real quality horses.” A potential headline act is Lot 372, who is a full-brother to this spring’s Gr.2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) and Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) winner Arkansaw Kid. “Arksansaw Kid has done a great job this spring with his Group Two and Listed wins in Melbourne,” Beatson said. “His brother is an absolute belter, he’s a standout. We paid A$300,000 for him as a yearling, so we put a bit of faith in him. But we’ve always had a huge opinion of him. “We’ve also got a Zoustar (Lot 304) that breezed up really nicely. He’s a sharp horse and he’s really shown us a heap of ability. He’s a natural. “There’s also Lot 190, the Deep Field, who breezed up beautifully as well.” Eion and Megan Kemp’s Kilgravin Lodge had an amazing Ready to Run Sale last November, finishing as leading vendors by average. Their 16 two-year-olds sold for an average of just over $300,000, headed by an $800,000 colt by Harry Angel. “It was one of those sales you only dream about,” Eoin Kemp said. “All the stars aligned and it really couldn’t have gone any better. It was a ripper of a sale in general, and for us it was a very special couple of days.” The Kemps have watched with pride as that draft embarked on their racing careers. There have already been four winners, headed by the Super Seth gelding Feroce, whose seven-start career has produced two wins, a desperately close second in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and a third in the Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m). Feroce was a $160,000 purchase and has quickly turned that into more than A$700,000 in stakes. “Several of our graduates from last year have already come out and performed on the track, obviously headed by what Feroce did in that Caulfield Guineas,” Kemp said. “He was a little bit unlucky there and we almost thought he had it won, but it was a terrific performance anyway.” Kilgravin will offer another well-credentialled draft of just over 30 at this year’s sale. “We’re really happy with them,” Kemp said. “They’ve all come through their preparations and the breeze-ups well, and they’re parading nicely on the complex. “I think we’ve got most markets covered, both sire-wise and type-wise. We have some very nice top-end horses for the Hong Kong and Australian markets, but also some very nice prospects for the middle and lower markets as well, which I think is important. “A couple of standouts for me would be the Deep Field (Lot 21) and the Harry Angel (Lot 306). They’re probably two of the nicest colts we’re offering. But there wouldn’t be many in our draft that I’d write off. Across the board, they’re a very nice group of horses.” Mark and Lorraine Forbes’ Kiltannon Stables will offer a select group of just under a dozen. There is particular buzz around Lot 174, who is a colt by champion Australian sire I Am Invincible out of the elite racemare Shillelagh. Herself the winner of the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes (1600m) and Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, Shillelagh’s only foal to race so far is last season’s unlucky Gr.3 Mufhasa Stakes (1400m) placegetter Irish Legacy. Lot 174 was a star performer in last month’s breeze-ups, clocking the fastest time across the two days with a slick 9.97 seconds. The second-fastest was 10.06 seconds. “That one in particular really impressed us on breeze-up day,” Lorraine Forbes told NZB. “But we’ve got a couple of other really nice colts and also some lovely fillies that we’re hoping will attract the Australian market. The success of Ready to Run horses over there at the moment has been encouraging.” View the full article

Riccarton Park has become a happy hunting ground for graduates of Cambridge thoroughbred nursery Pencarrow Stud, which was further enhanced last week through the deeds of Mehzebeen. The daughter of Almanzor kicked off New Zealand Cup week with victory in the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) before backing up seven days later to take out Saturday’s Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m). “It was a real thrill to win a race like the New Zealand Cup, which is still one of the iconic races on the calendar,” Pencarrow Stud Manager Leon Casey said. “To see her in such good form was really good. She seems to stay so well.” Casey said victory in the race has brought the farm, which is owned by Sir Peter Vela, to a near perfect record in all but a few of the Christchurch track’s feature races. “We have had a really good association with Riccarton,” Casey said. “Part of the thrill of it is I think we have won just about every stakes race down there short of the Stewards and Grand National. The New Zealand Cup is a really good one to put on top of all of those.” Mehzebeen was offered through Pencarrow’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft and was purchased by Waikato Hospital radiologist Xavier Kos and his wife Beatrice Hild under their Sarai Stud banner for $50,000 on the advice of Danny Rolston, who also entered the ownership of the now five-year-old mare. Entrusted to the care of Te Akau trainer Mark Walker, who now trains in partnership with Sam Bergerson, Mehzebeen was runner-up to Pennyweka in last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and has gone on to win five and place in three of her 19 starts, and has accrued more than $470,000 in prizemoney to date. Casey said Mehzebeen hails from a strong family but has been surprised by her staying prowess. “She was always a quality filly and a really good type,” he said. “We didn’t necessarily think that she would stay quite this far as there is quite a bit of speed further back in the pedigree. She was a lovely type who was well found and purchased by Danny Rolston and his group.” Mehzebeen is the daughter of Zabeel mare Salkantay, a half-sister to Group Two winner Te Akau Coup and stakes winner Don Garcia, who has also left stakes performer Smiling Touch. “The second dam, Beyond The Sunset, we imported her in-foal to Danehill, with a large group of mares back in 2003,” Casey said. “It has been a really good family. There have been a Matamata Stakes winner (Te Akau Coup) and a Wellesley Stakes winner (Don Garcia) in the second dam. It’s a bit of a way from that form to winning a New Zealand Cup.” Pencarrow have sold Salkantay to the Springmede Breeding Partners, who have subsequently bred colts by Eminent and Vadamos, and the mare is set to foal to Almanzor. “She is 18 now so it was just a function of consolidating the mares. Once they get a bit of age on them you have got to look fairly hard at them,” Casey said. View the full article

Joe Pride is set to have a strong hand in the feature race at the stand-alone Kembla Grange meeting with up to three runners in the $1 million The Gong (1600m). The Warwick Farm horseman has nominated Little Dance (1600m) runner-up Estadio Mestalla (Galileo Gold), last start winner King Of The Castle (NZ) (Castledale) and proven stakes performer Lekvarte (NZ) (Reliable Man) for Saturday’s mile feature, which has attracted 33 entries. Lekvarte was a brilliant winner of the Gr.3 Angst Stakes (1600m) at Randwick two starts ago and was far from disgraced when sixth to Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington at her most recent appearance. While Pride wasn’t disappointed with her effort there, he feels she doesn’t perform at her best interstate. “It was probably a bit strong for her to be fair, that Group One standard,” Pride said. “She has just never raced as well when I have travelled her for some reason. She likes Sydney. “To me, she always runs a length or so off what she is capable of when she’s away. I’ve had horses like that in the past, so hopefully Kembla should suit her.” A nine-time winner, Lekvarte is Pride’s top-seed for The Gong (1600m), although both Estadio Mestalla and King Of The Castle also head there in good form. Estadio Mestalla was touched out by St Lawrence (NZ) (Redwood) in the Little Dance on Melbourne Cup Day at Randwick, while King Of The Castle lumped 62.5kg to victory in a 1500m benchmark race on the undercard. “It was good to see him back in the winner’s circle and he’s going well,” Pride said. “He will drop a fair bit in weight for his next start, which is nice. “Coming back off Group One standard, Lekvarte will probably be the best of those three chances, although it might come down to luck and barriers and everything else. But they’ve all got a hope.” The Gong will be one of two feature races at Kembla, along with the Gr.3 The Warra (1000m), in which Pride has entered last-start Randwick winner Dragonstone (Mikki Isle). View the full article

Yaldi’s quest for further stakes honours gained momentum at Monday’s trials at Te Awamutu where the talented three-year-old enjoyed a good hit-out. The Andrew Forsman-prepared son of Ardrossan sat three wide near the pace and wasn’t pressured in the run home to finish third against the older horses in his 850m heat. “It was good to get him back and going and he seems to have returned bigger and stronger,” the Cambridge trainer said. Yaldi has been set for the Auckland age group feature on Karaka Millions evening on January 25. “Obviously, the Karaka Mile is our target, and I’d like to give him a look around Ellerslie at some point, the race does roll around pretty quickly,” Forsman said. “It’s a matter of sitting down and deciding whether we give him another trial or find a race for him in the next two or three weeks. “It would be nice to get some more experience into him to have him ready for the Karaka race.” Yaldi was a dominant debut winner last season before he crossed the Tasman to finish third in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington and then returned home for a break. He was then back in Melbourne off the back of a domestic trial success to resume in the Gr.3 McNeil Stakes (1200m). However, things didn’t go to plan at Caulfield and he was unplaced behind winner Growing Empire, who subsequently claimed another stakes victory and placed three times at Group One level. “He came home and had three or four weeks in the paddock, and he’s come back in great order,” Forsman said. “It was a tough race that day and there was a lot going on, the wind was really blowing and he got in among horses in tight quarters and probably too tough of an ask in that company the way things transpired. “A bit more time and a bit more practice will really help him.” Meanwhile, stablemate Kitty Flash didn’t enjoy the conditions at Riccarton on Saturday where she finished seventh in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) off the back of a strong run for second on top of the ground in the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m). “It was just a shame it was such a poor track, and I thought she would handle it better than what she did,” Forsman said. “Craig (Grylls, jockey) said as soon as she came off the bridle and had to challenge, she scrambled a bit and obviously got a bad check and that was the end of it. “She’ll have a couple of weeks in the paddock and goes out in good order. I haven’t made any plans as to whether we hang around in New Zealand, there might be better options in Melbourne or Sydney in the autumn. “We’ll get her going again and build her up, but nothing in mind at this stage.” Forsman enjoyed a better result at Tauranga with multiple winner Saint Bathans, who was a close second behind Sumi in the open handicap over 1400m. “He was great and finally got a bit of luck in the run from a nice draw,” he said. “He got cover but when they sprinted, he got caught a little flat-footed after coming back from racing over a bit further and stuck on really well to just get beaten by a handy horse.” View the full article

What Scone Races Where Scone Race Club – 434 Bunnan Rd, Scone NSW 2337 When Tuesday, November 19, 2024 First Race 1:10pm AEDT Visit Dabble Country racing returns to Scone Race Club on Tuesday afternoon, with a competitive eight-part program set for decision. The rail is in the true position the entire way around, and although the track is rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances, significant rainfall is predicted to hit the course proper on Monday, so punters can expect a downgrade into the Soft range on race-day morning. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1:10pm local time. Best Bet at Scone: Quick Sharp Quick Sharp proved too good debuting at this track on October 25 and appears perfectly placed to secure back-to-back wins. The Bull Point filly led every step of the way over 1000m and never looked in doubt as Reece Jones asked for an effort turning for home. Stepping back to 900m shouldn’t be an issue, and with Quick Sharp likely to dictate terms once again, she’ll prove hard to chase down. Best Bet Race 3 – #6 Quick Sharp (5) 3yo Filly | T: Rodney Northam | J: Reece Jones (55.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Scone: Sir Remlap Although it’s been 505 days since Sir Remlap went to the races, the Rubick gelding looks set for a first-up assault. The Scott Singleton-trained four-year-old has been ticking over nicely at the barrier trials, with his penultimate effort at Scone on October 30 suggesting he’s flying heading into this assignment. Mitch Stapleford takes 1.5kg off his back after the claim, and although he’ll be getting back from gate seven, watch for Sir Remlap to close off best despite the lengthy layoff. Next Best Race 1 – #1 Sir Remlap (7) 4yo Gelding | T: Scott Singleton | J: Mitch Stapleford (1.5kg) (60kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Scone: Rockbarton Flash The David Atkins-trained Rockbarton Flash debuts after a dominant barrier trial win at Newcastle on October 22 and represents terrific each-way value with horse racing bookmakers. The son of Sooboog looked to appreciate the sting out of the ground, cruising through the wire to score by 1.9 lengths. Benjamin Osmond gets legged aboard from gate five, and provided he can unleash a similar turn-of-foot heading to the races for the first time, the $11 available with Dabble will seem too big. Best Value Race 5 – #3 Rockbarton Flash (5) 3yo Gelding | T: David Atkins | J: Benjamin Osmond (57.5kg) Bet with Dabble Tuesday quaddie tips for Scone Scone quadrella selections November 19, 2024 2-3-4-5-12-14 5 2-5-8 5-6-9-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Stable’s highest-rated galloper, James Tak, makes his seasonal return at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.View the full article

The pace was too hot to handle in the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) at Del Mar Nov. 17, which was nothing but good news for Bullard as he closed like a freight train into the meltdown to emerge with an impressive victory.View the full article

Canadian champion Tyson (by Tapit), purchased for $175,000 by Darryl and Jill Myers when topping the final session of last week's Keeneland November sale, will stand his first season at the couple's Stone Jug Ranch which is a new Thoroughbred operation in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, the breeders said in a release on Sunday. “We've talked about [standing stallions] in the past,” said the Myers's bloodstock advisor Ed Price. “But things got serious a week or two ago when we saw this horse.” Bred and raced by Hill 'n' Dale Equine and Stretch Run Ventures, Tyson retires as Canada's 2023 Sovereign award-winning older horse. Last year as a 4-year-old, the Josie Carroll trainee went back-to-back at Woodbine by winning the GIII Dominion Day Stakes and GII Seagram Cup Stakes, and then was third in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga. The homebred retires with earnings of $378,548. “He's by a very successful sire of sires, Tapit,” said Price. “It's one of the strongest modern-day female families, with Rags to Riches, Arcangelo. [His third dam, Broodmare of the Year] Better Than Honour was the most expensive broodmare ever sold, at $14 million. “Plus the fact that he had a lot of racing ability, he won four of his first five starts, was a Grade II and Grade III winner, and was third, beaten around three lengths in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. And his foals will be eligible to race in the PA-Sired/PA-Bred Series.” One of 10 Tapit champions (from 175 stakes winners), Tyson is the first foal for Honouring, a Smart Strike winning full-sister to GISW Streaming and SW Treasuring. Another half-sister, Modeling (Tapit), is the dam of Eclipse winner Arcangelo (Arrogate). Honouring's next two foals, both by Tapit, were six-figure sales yearlings at Keeneland. “Tyson will become one of the six new stallions to date for the 2025 Pennsylvania breeding season,” said Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association Executive Secretary Brian Sanfratello. “Thanks goes out to the Myers for their dedication to Pennsylvania breeding with the opening of their new stallion farm. Tyson should fit in very well and I wish Darryl and Jill good luck in their new endeavor.” The Stone Jug addition is expected to arrive at the new stallion farm in a few weeks. A stud fee and terms will be named at a later date. The post Canadian Champion Tyson To Take Up Stud Duty At Stone Jug In PA appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

6th-Del Mar, $56,500, Msw, 11-17, 2yo, 1m, 1:36.49, ft, 2 1/2 lengths. JOURNALISM (c, 2, Curlin–Mopotism {GSW & MGISP, $876,090}, by Uncle Mo), an $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad, wrote his own headline as he made the papers at the seaside oval on Sunday. The bay showed signs that he could rally in such a fashion when he was up for third on debut at Santa Anita Oct. 27. Allowed to go off as a 9-2 shot here, the 2-year-old burst out of the stall, but was content to settle in fifth as a longshot showed the way into the first turn. As the top two selections on the tote board–Mellencamp (Constitution) and Rank (Honor A.P.)–kept a close eye on the speedballing pacesetter, Journalism waited patiently along the rail up the backstretch. The juvenile took up the chase around the far turn, but it looked as though he was going to miss his deadline as the short prices got the jump entering the lane. With Rank putting away Mellencamp before the eighth pole, the Michael McCarthy trainee clearly relished the task ahead of him because he motored by his opponent to grab the headline of 'Maiden Breaker by Three Lengths.' Acquired by Don Alberto for $1.05 million at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale, the winner's dam is responsible for a colt named Nitro Tap (Tapit), who himself went to Flying Dutchmen for $1.5 million at this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. Mopitism foaled a filly by Into Mischief, and was sent to both Flightline and Tapit for next season. Under Journalism's third dam we find MGSW Songster (Songandaprayer). Sales History: $825,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $38,880. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert V. LaPenta; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy. #3 JOURNALISM ($11.80) gets his first career victory in the 6th race at @DelMarRacing. The two-year-old Curlin colt was ridden by @RickyGonzalez10 for trainer @mwmracing. pic.twitter.com/vm6DLm0u1V — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 17, 2024 The post Journalism’s Late-Breaking News In Maiden The Story At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In the first domestic graded race for juveniles since the Breeders' Cup a little more than two weeks ago, 'TDN Rising Star' Bullard (c, 2, Gun Runner–Reve d'Amour, by Warrior's Reward) stayed unbeaten to capture Del Mar's GIII Bob Hope Stakes Sunday. He trailed early as first Maximus (Maximus Mischief) and then McKinzie Street (McKinzie) set blazing early fractions of :21.63 and :43.93. Moving easily on the turn, Bullard blew by everyone under Umberto Rispoli to capture his first graded race. Madaket Road (Quality Road), who was making his first career start, finished second, while MGISP McKinzie Street held for third. Bullard's only previous start was a win at six furlongs over the Del Mar surface Sept. 1; his 84 Beyer Speed Figure that day was the co-highest in this field and earned him the 'Rising Star' honors. The dark bay was a $675,000 Keeneland September purchase last year. O-St. Elias Stable, Talla Racing LLC, Three Chimneys Farm and West Point Thoroughbreds; B-Three Chimneys Farm; T-Michael McCarthy; J-Umberto Rispoli. From last first. Bullard & @umbyrispoli power to victory in the Grade III Bob Hope Stakes. pic.twitter.com/NG6krK5hfb — Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) November 18, 2024 The post Gun Runner’s ‘Rising Star’ Bullard Trounces Bob Hope Field appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Grade 1 winner Promises Fulfilled was represented by his first stakes winner Nov. 17 when Runnin On Promises won the $54,500 Gold Rush Futurity at Arapahoe Park.View the full article

The NZ Sires’ Stakes Board congratulates the winners over IRT NZ Cup Week & especially the: Woodlands Stud NZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO C & G Final – Marketplace Nevele R Stud 3YO Fillies Final – Treacherous Baby Dunstan Horsefeeds NZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO Fillies Championship – Captains Mistress IRT NZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO Trotters Championship – Meant To Be Bob McArdle NZ Sires’ Stakes Southern Mares Classic – Dance Till Dawn The Board also wishes to advise that 2YO Sustaining Payments have been emailed/posted but these are not due until Monday, December 2, 2024. This payment is for current yearlings that wish to race as two-year-olds in the 2025 year. If you elect to miss this payment you can still come in for your horses’ three-year-old year (2026) with this payment not due until July 1, 2025. Any queries please contact Martin – 027 4711 081 Martin Pierson NZ Sires’ Stakes Executive HRNZ Building, 114 Wrights Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024 PO Box 9289, Tower Junction, Christchurch 8149 Mobile: 027 4711 081 Website: www.nzsiresstakes.co.nz View the full article

Since launching TLore in 2003, Tracy Attfield has expanded her client list from a few trainers to dozens today. Looking toward 2025, following TLore's sale to The Jockey Club Innovations, she aims to expand the use of TLore more to owners.View the full article

Though he won the 2022 GI Florida Derby with White Abarrio (Race Day), Saffie Joseph, Jr. isn't necessarily thought of as someone to fear on the roads to the GI Kentucky Oaks and GI Kentucky Derby. His bread and butter remains claimers and tough older horses like the now 5-year-old White Abbario and Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator), who won this year's GII Oaklawn Handicap and the GII Charles Town Classic Stakes. But that may be about to change. It's early yet and Todd Pletcher has yet to send his first string to Palm Beach Downs and Bob Baffert will be welcomed back this year at Churchill Downs, where his starters could include GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Citizen Bull (Into Mischief). But Joseph appears to have at least two 2-year-olds who will certainly be heard from again. On back-to-back days he had two 'TDN Rising Stars'. On Friday, Rojo Rita (Volatile) won a maiden special weight race by 16 1/4 lengths. The time was 1:11.43 and she got an 83 Beyer. Neither of those numbers are that exceptional, but the way she ran was. With Edgard Zayas aboard, she opened up by two lengths down the backstretch before exploding in the stretch to pull away. “She was training well,” Joseph said. “She worked within herself. We never really let her run in the mornings because she is so quick. You never think you're going to win first time out by 16 lengths. Sometimes you think you're going to win first time out and it doesn't happen. She ran well and she ran beyond our expectations.” The daughter of freshman sire Volatile (Violence) hasn't yet convinced Joseph that she is the type of horse who can make the nine-furlong Kentucky Oaks. “That's hard to say,” he said. “She's by Volatile, so you think speed and sprinting. So I wouldn't say just yet that she will go long. Going forward she'll need to show us she can go a distance. She looks more like a sprinter type.” Joseph said he hasn't yet mapped out a schedule for Rojo Rita, but said the Jan. 1 Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream,, which is run at a mile, is a possibility. Some 24 hours later, the rumor out of Gulfstream was that Grayscale (Frosted) was Joseph's best 2-year-old colt, and he lived up to the hype. Sent off at 3-10 and ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, he won by 4 1/2 lengths and was never really challenged. Grayscale is owned by e Five Racing and cost $240,000 at Keeneland September. “He had worked very quick,” Joseph said. “He always showed promise. In his first breeze he got beat and he never got beat in a breeze again. He has a lot of talent and has learned quickly. We're excited to have gotten him started. This is a very promising horse. He's push button. He will go as fast as you want or as slow as you want. He can gallop as slow as you want and fast as you want when he turns it on. Obviously, his future is very bright.” Grayscale was given an 86 Beyer figure. The workout pattern on Grayscale was a tip off. He had had four bullet workouts including a four-furlong move on Oct. 20 in 44.80. “It was supposed to be a strong work,” Joseph said. “Drayden worked him that day and he couldn't believe he went in :44 4/5. They were letting him run, but within reason. But the time is legit.” Joseph isn't sure what's next for Grayscale, but don't be surprised if he eventually winds up in races like the GII Fountain of Youth Stakes or the GI Florida Derby. “The next race will let us know what kind of talent we really have,” Joseph said. “He'll have to face winners and that's where you find out if they are real prospects or just OK prospects. We are very optimistic with both of them.” Joseph said he has at least one more 2-year-old that bears watching. That is the unraced colt Thought Control (Gun Runner). On Tamara, The Jury Is Out Certainly it was disappointing to see 'TDN Rising Star' Tamara (Bolt d'Oro) lose in her comeback race on Friday at Del Mar, even if she did get beat by the undefeated filly Sandy Bottom (Omaha Beach) and only lost by a nose. Tamara, the daughter of the great Beholder (Henny Hughes), was all the rage after she won the 2023 GI Del Mar Debutante by 6 3/4 lengths. The 4-5 favorite in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, she finished seventh in that race. After the race it was discovered that she had a fractured splint bone in her left leg. Sandy Bottom (right) defeats Tamara | Benoit So Tamara was coming off an injury and had had a year off, reasons why she might not have been at her best on this day. But there can be no excuses next time when she starts in the Dec. 26 GI La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita. She needs not only to win but to win impressively to get the hype machine going again. Meanwhile, the winner, Sandy Bottom (Omaha Beach) is also being pointed to the La Brea. Also coming off a long layoff of more than a year, the winner of the Anoakia Stakes for trainer Michael McCarthy could very well be the real deal. Nobals Shows Some Coming into Saturday's GII Kennedy Road Stakes at Woodbine, it appeared that Nobals (Noble Mission {GB}) had lost a step. After winning the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, he had failed to hit the board in all three of his starts this year. Now it looks like the mojo is back. He won the Kennedy Road by three-quarters of a length and beat the star Canadian sprinter Patches O'Houlihan (Reload), who came into the race with a record of 11-for-13, in the process. What's next? Perhaps a Dec. 8 trip to Hong Kong's Sha Tin Racecourse to compete in the HK$26-million ($3.35-million) G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint. 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Romantic Warrior steams clear under James McDonald. Champion stayer Romantic Warrior’s imperious Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday has laid the foundations for Danny Shum’s ambitious 2024/25 campaign, crowned by a bid for a third consecutive HK$40 million Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) victory next month. Extending his current winning streak to six, Romantic Warrior (128lb) claimed his second Jockey Club Cup with a commanding performance under James McDonald, defeating Ka Ying Generation (123lb) and Nimble Nimbus (123lb) in 1:59.70. Taking his overall record to 16 wins and three seconds from 21 starts, Romantic Warrior boosted his prize money earnings to HK$154.92 million to continue his pursuit of retired Golden Sixty’s world record haul of HK$167.17 million. Jumping from barrier one, Romantic Warrior settled in sixth place behind Sword Point and, as the field approaching the home turn, McDonald angled off the fence and fanned four-wide to challenge. Taking over at the 400m, Romantic Warrior exploded clear to win – eased down – by 4.25 lengths. 2024 Group 2 Jockey Club Cup Replay – Romantic Warrior https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sha-Tin-2024-Group-2-Jockey-Club-Cup-17112024-Romantic-Warrior-Danny-Shum-James-McDonald.mp4 Returning to Hong Kong for a five-week stint, McDonald was awestruck by Romantic Warrior’s victory, marking the New Zealander’s ninth win from 10 rides on the Hong Kong International Sale graduate. “He’s like the prize fighter, isn’t he? Heavyweight champion of the world. You never really get nervous on him because he’s so good. He’s an incredible horse. I love him to bits and he’s very good,” McDonald said. “You still got to go out and do it and (from) barrier one, you’re dictated to a little bit but he’s just so good – he can get you out of situations that other horses can’t. Just a phenomenal horse, I’m so proud of him. He’s come back in terrific order, he never lets you down ever and he’s just got this amazing will to win. It’s something I’ve never come across.” Shum was pleased with his champion’s performance ahead of what he expects to be a far tougher assignment on December 8. “He was a little bit keen because he’d been off for five months, so he was a bit fresh. James put him in behind them and the fast pace suited,” Shum said. “He (McDonald) told me the horse is still improving, but I told him on 8 December it will be two different stories. The field will be totally different – much, much, much stronger than today. You see the entries – wow, so many good horses. So, it’s a tough race on December 8.” Shum will vaccinate Romantic Warrior tomorrow (Monday, November 18) in preparation for possible tilts at the Group 1 Saudi Cup (1800m, dirt) in Riyadh in February and the Group 1 Dubai World Cup (2000m, dirt) in April. “It will be tough for him and the team not only in the next few weeks, but the next six months,” Shum said. “If he runs good on December 8, the owner, Peter (Lau), is really keen to go (overseas). He deserves to have try. It’s once-in-a-lifetime.” Horse racing news View the full article

Voyage Bubble lands victory at Sha Tin. Voyage Bubble claimed top seed among the local hopes for next month’s HK$36 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) with victory in Sunday’s Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. Grinding to a seventh win at his 21st start, Voyage Bubble (128lb) was tenacious in victory over Chancheng Glory (123lb) and Galaxy Patch (123lb), respectively, clocking a winning time of 1:32.82 as the second favourite with bookmakers Neds, for trainer Ricky Yiu, jockey James McDonald and owners, the Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate. “He’s a tough horse, he loves it. He loves being in for a fight and he got the job done today,” McDonald said. “It’s nice to get one on the board and he’s trending the right way for three weeks’ time.” Galaxy Patch – the contest’s favourite with horse racing bookmakers – was unable to reel in Voyage Bubble as Yiu’s Deep Field gelding scooped his first win since January’s HK$13 million Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) – the 2023 Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hero’s first and only Group 1 win. 2024 Group 2 Jockey Club Mile Replay – Voyage Bubble https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sha-Tin-2024-Group-2-Jockey-Club-Mile-17112024-Voyage-Bubble-Ricky-Yiu-James-McDonald.mp4 Second in the 2023 Hong Kong Mile to Golden Sixty, Voyage Bubble was unplaced in two overseas runs last term in Dubai and Japan before recapturing his winning groove at Sunday afternoon’s Bank of China (Hong Kong) Race Day, where Yiu sounded an ominous warning to rivals ahead of the 8 December contest at Sha Tin’s HK$126 million Hong Kong International Races. “We think there is still a little something left in him left to come,” the trainer declared. “Yes (I was confident). Even though he finished second (first-up), I think he was only 75 or 80 per cent fit and that (the) race would bring him on. “James knows him really well and with a small field we made the right decision to bring him forward and travel in a positive position. He managed to win it in quite comfortable style,” Yiu said. Stepping away from gate nine, Voyage Bubble landed just outside of Beauty Eternal (128lb) – who led before fading to eighth. McDonald asked Voyage Bubble for an effort at the 400m mark and he responded with plenty of grit by hitting the front. “I thought his run the other day was probably just as good as the favourite (Galaxy Patch) and he just needed a bit of luck and we got that,” McDonald said. Voyage Bubble has now won four times over the mile at Sha Tin. Including several of today’s opponents, the six-year-old could face overseas raiders Antino, Docklands and even Soul Rush in next month’s Hong Kong Mile. 2023 Hong Kong Mile fourth Soul Rush won Sunday afternoon’s Group 1 Mile Championship (1600m) at Kyoto. Voyage Bubble was second first-up this campaign behind Galaxy Patch in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) last month. “First-up this season he finished a good second and this time the conditions were much better than his first start, and he showed the same level of performance that he did last season. “From day one, I thought he was miler but the 2000 (metre, BMW Hong Kong) Derby was only a four-year-old race. He’s one of the best milers in Hong Kong. I will see how he pulls up and mainly we just need to keep him happy because he knows his trick,” Yiu said. Happy Together (123lb) returned for fourth today, while Beauty Joy (123lb) and Straight Arron (123lb) were fifth and sixth, respectively. Taj Dragon (123lb) dropped out to seventh with Red Lion (123lb) in ninth. Horse racing news View the full article

Zac Purton celebrates as Ka Ying Rising blasts to victory at Sha Tin. Ka Ying Rising’s irresistible surge towards Group 1 glory continued at Sha Tin on Sunday when David Hayes’ emerging champion sprinter powered to victory in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m), breaking Sacred Kingdom’s long-standing track record. Clocking 1:07.43 despite being eased down over the last 100m by Zac Purton, Ka Ying Rising improved his overall record to eight wins and two seconds from 10 starts and took a stranglehold on the HK$26 million Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on December 8. Reeling off successive sectionals of 21.93s and 22.14s from the 800m, Ka Ying Rising (123lb) swept to a three and a quarter length victory over Howdeepisyourlove (123lb) with Helios Express (123lb) a further short head away in third to eclipse Sacred Kingdom’s mark of 1:07.50, set in the same race on November 17, 2007. There is no doubt Ka Ying Rising could have recorded an even faster time had Purton ridden out the Shamexpress four-year-old, but such was the gelding’s superiority Purton had time to blow a kiss to a camera on the inside of the track. 2024 Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint Replay – Ka Ying Rising https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sha-Tin-2024-Group-2-Jockey-Club-Sprint-17112024-Ka-Ying-Rising-David-Hayes-Zac-Purton.mp4 Settling third behind Victor The Winner and Copartner Prance after crossing from barrier 10, Ka Ying Rising stalked the speed before challenging at the 300m and, such was the favourite’s blinding acceleration, the race was effectively over 200 metres from the finish line. “I knew it was a track record, so I thought I would seal it with a kiss,” Purton said of his celebration. “It’s getting scary now how good he’s becoming and how easily he’s doing it. It’s a nice top-up run for the big one (Hong Kong Sprint) next month. “He’s certainly come a long way in a short period of time. I was on Aethero, who ran as favourite in the Hong Kong Sprint as a three-year-old but, unfortunately, he had some had some health problems. “This guy is the only other horse who’s improved as rapidly as that, that I’ve been on. He’s just perfect to ride. He’s got great gate speed, he relaxes beautifully mid-race and he’s got a great turn of foot – it’s everything you need in a sprinter. He hasn’t won at Group 1 level yet, so he’s still got to do a bit. “Every race, you need things to go right and we had things fall right in our favour today, so that was pleasing, but it was more pleasing for him to do what he did.” David Hayes was relieved and elated post-race. “He’s broken the track record and Zac was waving to the camera with 100m to go. What I loved about it was he forced the issue early the way he come back under him to sit third and fourth. From a trainer’s point of view, that is really something to look forward – to have a horse that relaxes in the run,” the dual Hong Kong Champion Trainer (1997/98 & 1998/99) said. “It’s a course record held by a superstar (Sacred Kingdom). You’ve got to be pretty good to get the course record at Sha Tin when you see all these wonderful, promising horses racing on fast ground. To have your horse in the book is a bit of a thrill. “I love looking at his action on race days – he just has that extra action. When it’s time to accelerate, when he ambles up, he really lengthens and puts races to bed really quickly. He’s a bottomless pit at the moment. “He was a late-furnishing horse. I think that probably was why he got defeated a couple times (by Wunderbar) – he was a little bit immature. He thinks he’s undefeated because he was beaten a millimetre twice. When you see him walking around, some of the big, established sprinters here in Hong Kong look a bit more furnished than him, so there’s plenty more to come from this horse.” Regarding the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint, Hayes said: “All he has to do really now is hold his form and I can’t see any reason why he won’t. We’ve got 21 more sleeps before the big Group 1 in three weeks, so we’re really looking forward to it. “I think he’s the horse they have to beat. I’m not sure what is coming at the moment but they will have a big job to beat him.” John Size-trained pair Howdeepisyourlove and Helios Express again caught the eye with charging runs from the tail of the field. Howdeepisyourlove clocked the race’s fastest sectionals (21.57s, 21.86s) in storming from 10th, while Helios Express stormed from eighth (21.69s and 22.15s). Group 1 winners Invincible Sage, Victor The Winner and California Spangle – all carrying 128lb – finished fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Horse racing news View the full article

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After taking home the Central Park Stakes trophy with Jack and Jim (Slumber {GB}) at the Big A on Saturday, trainer Graham Motion made it back to the winner's circle when Laurelin (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}) got up in time to take the Tepin Stakes on Sunday. The chestnut broke her maiden for the Maryland-based conditioner by 1 1/2 lengths over the same grass course Oct. 13, but that was not enough to install her as the favorite in the bettor's minds. As a 4-1 shot here, the filly settled mid-pack into the first turn, but remained under a snug hold up the backstretch. Ready to pounce on the pacesetter around the far turn, the juvenile took aim at new leader Five G (Vekoma) at the sixteenth marker and under confident handling she got up in the shadow of the wire to earn her first black-type. “I felt very good about this filly. I wasn't as sure about the colt yesterday [Jack and Jim] just because it was a big step up, but this filly just trained so well,” said trainer Graham Motion. “She's a real pro. “I think I feel the same about her as I do the colt–obviously, she'll end up in Florida, but I'm not in a big hurry to run her,” said Motion. “I think she can have a big year next year. There's so many nice races for these 3-year-olds on the grass, and to have one for each division would be a dream. It's exciting.” The winner's dam produced a colt by Space Blues (Ire) last year, which is her last reported registered foal. She was not bred for 2025. Bari counts as a half-sister English stakes placed La Spezia (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), who is the dam of English group stakes winner Thomas Hobson (GB) (Halling). TEPIN S., $135,000, Aqueduct, 11-17, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.85, fm. 1–LAURELIN (IRE), 120, f, 2, by Zarak (Fr) 1st Dam: Bari (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire) 2nd Dam: Genoa (GB), by Zafonic 3rd Dam: Yawl (GB), by Rainbow Quest (€160,000 Ylg '23 GOFOR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Newstead Stables LLC; B-M. H. Dixon & Mount Coote Estates (IRE); T-H. Graham Motion; J-Kendrick Carmouche. $74,250. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $123,750. 2–Five G, 120, f, 2, Vekoma–Triumphant, by Quality Road. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Gatsas Stable LLC (NY); T-George Weaver. $27,000. 3–Presha, 120, f, 2, Omaha Beach–Humor Me Dixie, by Distorted Humor. ($40,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $390,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Frank Garrison & NATO et al (KY); T-William Walden. $16,200. Margins: HF, NK, 1HF. Odds: 4.40, 9.20, 13.70. Also Ran: Reining Flowers, Isle of Capri, Pookie, Roshiell My Belle, She's All Charm. Scratched: Annie Goodbody, Good Conduct, Good Long Cry, Miriam's Fire (GB), She's Our Tiz. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. .@KendrickCarmou1 closed out the 2023 turf season with a win and now closes out the 2024 turf season with a win in the Tepin Stakes aboard LAURELIN for @GrahamMotion! pic.twitter.com/OF3PYgO5fX — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) November 17, 2024 The post Sunday Best: Laurelin Gives Motion Another Stakes Win At Aqueduct This Weekend appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article