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Mark Casse-trained horses ran 1-2-3-5 in the first of Saturday's Grade I events at Woodbine, the Natalma Stakes won by Live Oak's And One More Time (Omaha Beach), and the barn accounted for the exacta in the day's final elite-level affair when Live Oak's 13-1 WIN FOR THE MONEY (g, 5, Mohaymen–Mayakoba, by War Chant) slipped through at the fence following a ground-saving journey to upend Filo Di Arianna (Brz) (Drosselmeyer) in the GI Rogers Woodbine Mile and punch his ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 2. Content to linger towards the back of the field as Filo Di Arianna took them along through fractions of :23.05 and :45.44, the $375,000 graduate of the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale traveled strongly along the inside and nicely in hand for Patrick Husbands. Naval Power (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), the 1-2 chalk, looked ready to pounce from just off the speed and the blinkered Big Rock (Fr) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) began to find his best stride to loom a threat, but Win For The Money sustained his rails rally, took over a sixteenth of a mile from home and edged clear. It was the third Woodbine Mile for Casse, who saddled the great Tepin (Bernstein) to beat the boys in 2016 and Live Oak's World Approval (Northern Afleet) in 2017. Live Oak won the 2006 GI Breeders' Cup Mile with champion Miesque's Approval (With Approval). Saturday, Woodbine ROGERS WOODBINE MILE S.-GI, C$1,008,000, Woodbine, 9-14, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:32.11, fm. 1–WIN FOR THE MONEY, 122, g, 5, by Mohaymen 1st Dam: Mayakoba, by War Chant 2nd Dam: Child Bride, by Coronado's Quest 3rd Dam: Chapel of Dreams, by Northern Dancer 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($95,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL; $350,000 2yo '21 FTFMAR). O-Live Oak Plantation; B-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Patrick Husbands. C$600,000. Lifetime Record: 16-5-5-1, $794,997. *1/2 to Price Talk (Kitten's Joy), MSW, $389,049. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Filo Di Arianna (Brz), 124, g, 8, Drosselmeyer–Principessa Capri (Brz), by Northern Afleet. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O-Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable and Peter Deutsch; B-Stud Principessa di Capri (BRZ); T-Mark E. Casse. C$200,000. 3–Big Rock (Fr), 124, c, 4, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)–Hardiyna (Ire), by Sea The Stars (Ire). O/B-Yeguada Centurion (FR); T-Maurizio Guarnieri. C$100,000. Margins: 1HF, NK, 1. Odds: 13.65, 6.95, 5.90. Also Ran: Naval Power (GB), Playmea Tune, My Boy Prince, Secret Reserve, Niagara Skyline. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Win for the Money secures the money & a spot in the @FanDuel_Racing #BreedersCup Mile with victory in the #WinAndYoureIn Rogers Woodbine Mile! Cheers to the connections! J: Patrick Husbands T: @markecasse O: Live Oak Plantation B: Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey pic.twitter.com/MnfXQbSJpe — Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) September 14, 2024 The post Win For The Money Completes Grade I Double For Live Oak in Woodbine Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse entered racing Sept. 14 as a seven-time winner of the Natalma Stakes (G1T). Now make it eight—thanks to the appropriately named And One More Time. Stablemates Vixen and Nitrogen finished second and third.View the full article

Britain's first-crop Kitten's Joy stallion Kameko got his first Grade I victory Saturday across the pond with Qatar Racing's New Century (GB) (c, 2, Kameko–Potent Embrace, by Street Cry {Ire}), who captured the GI bet365 Summer Stakes at Woodbine and earned a Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar in November. After taking the Stonehenge Stakes at Salisbury in mid-August, he shipped to Woodbine for trainer Andrew Balding. In the Summer Stakes, maiden Groot (Collected) showed the way through :22.60 and :45.54 fractions before giving way to Dream On (Not This Time), who ducked out in the stretch. The latter impeded Al Qudra (Ire) (No Nay Never) and New Century, who had trailed early before unleashing a fierce turn of foot. Undaunted by his rival's antics, New Century powered to the front with Al Qudra following in his wake and Dream On holding for third. The final time for the mile on the turf was 1:32.80. O-Qatar Racing; B-The Potent Embrace Partnership (GB); T-Andrew Balding; J-Oisin Murphy. The post Kameko’s New Century Ships In for Woodbine’s Summer Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Spendthrift Farm has announced that classic winners Dornoch and National Treasure will retire following this year's Breeders' Cup and join the farm's stallion roster for the 2025 breeding season.View the full article

Racing Sept. 14 in the $379,340 Locust Grove Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, Edgar Morales and Musical Mischief combined for their fourth win together. View the full article

Given an 18-5 chance to make amends for a disappointing sixth-place effort in Saratoga's GII Lake Placid Stakes Aug. 17, Godolphin's BEAUTIFUL LOVE (IRE) (f, 3, Siyouni {Fr}–Powder Snow, by Dubawi {Ire}) came with a barnstorming rally down the center of the Aqueduct turf course to take out Saturday's GIII Fasig-Tipton Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes on Long Island. Taken well in hand out of the gates by Dylan Davis, the homebred settled in about third-last position as Macanga (American Pharoah) was aggressively ridden by Lane Luzzi and opened up a big margin on her rivals through a half-mile in a very fast :47.21. Beautiful Love was quietly ridden down the back of the course and was even shuffled back to be last but one entering the last of the three turns, but Davis got busy at that point, and opted to produce his mount wide into the stretch. Macanga was still at the head of affairs, but the peloton began to draw closer, led by Justdeny (Justify) and Caldwell Luvs Gold (Goldencents). That duo dueled deep into the final furlong, but neither could resist the flying finish from Beautiful Love, who scored cozily in the finish. It was the second win in a row in the Oaks for Godolphin, who won it with Eternal Hope (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) 12 months ago. Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby. BEAUTIFUL LOVE wins the Grade 3 @FasigTiptonCo Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes under @DavisJockey for trainer Charlie Appleby and @godolphin. pic.twitter.com/c50HMzPloU — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) September 14, 2024 The post Siyouni’s Beautiful Love Storms Home In Fasig-Tipton JC Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' JONATHAN'S WAY (c, 2, Vekoma–Female Drama, by Indian Charlie) picked up the first points on offer to the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby Saturday with a win in the GIII Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs. Breaking from the outside under Joel Rosario, the 6-5 favorite cruised up front through fractions of :23.21 and :46.62, turned back a bid from longshot challenger Giocoso (Not This Time) and came streaking home ahead of a closing Owen Almighty (Speightstown). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Rigney Racing LLC; B-Susan L Anderson Racing LLC; T-Phil Bauer. Sales History: $290,000 wlg '22 KEENOV. #10 Jonathan's Way backs up his debut win and grabs the first Kentucky Derby prep race in the G3 Iroquois at @churchilldowns for trainer Phil Bauer with @jrosariojockey aboard! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/JAoC3UdYUe — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 14, 2024 The post It’s All Jonathan’s Way To Take First Derby Points In Iroquois appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hightailing to the lead, Full Count Felicia blew the doors off the field in the Sept. 14 CA$750,000 E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) in a dominating gate-to-wire performance at Woodbine.View the full article

Just one week removed from a victory in the GI Franklin-Simpson Stakes by Howard Wolowitz (Munnings), Al Gold's Gold Square LLC was again front and center in top-level competition when FULL COUNT FELICIA (m, 5, War Front–Claire de Lune {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) kept up a relentless gallop beneath Kazushi Kimura and proved not for catching in Saturday's GI E.P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine. Intent on securing the front, even given the presence of the fleet-footed defending champion Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), the $85,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer tore away from her four remaining rivals, who were content enough to allow her to flaunt her speed, reasoning that she would come back to them at some point. But come back to them she did not. Full Count Felicia opened up a lead of at least 15 lengths down the back and as they hit the side of the track, remained double digits clear as Fev Rover and fellow Canadian Horse of the Year Moira (Ghostzapper) bided their time. Still well clear turning for home, Full Count Felicia saw her lead start to dwindle, but she had left the others too much to do and stopped the timer in 1:59.29, the first sub two-minute clocking since the race was lengthened to a mile and quarter. Sales history: $85,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo '21 FTMMAY. Lifetime Record: 18-7-2-1. O-Gold Square LLC; B-Joseph Allen LLC (KY); T-Kevin Attard. FULL COUNT FELICIA ($17.60) WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT!! @kazushi0096 is back at @woodbinetb! What an impressive ride in the $750,000 E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1)! The @kevin_attard trained War Front (@claibornefarm) opened up double digit lengths on them and never looked back! pic.twitter.com/8Ee20ZJVB8 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 14, 2024 The post War Front’s Full Count Felicia Runs Them Ragged In the E.P. Taylor appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Road to the GI Kentucky Oaks officially opened under the Twin Spires on Saturday and it was La Cara (Street Sense–Cara Caterina,by Bernardini) who swept ahead and scooped up the 10 points that were available in the GIII Pocahontas Stakes. After a strong Saratoga for her stable, the homebred added to that haul when she broke her maiden upstate at fourth asking Aug. 11. Sent to Louisville and off as a 5/1 shot here, the juvenile chased the pace that included Liam in the Dust (Liam's Map). The filly clearly was game to collar the leaders past the eighth pole and down the center of the course she did just that to earn those Oaks points. Liam in the Dust was able to hold off longshot Icona Mama (Maximus Mischief) for second. The final running time was 1:37.82. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0. O/B-Tracy Farmer; T-Mark Casse. #3 La Cara closes at 5/1 to take the first Kentucky Oaks prep race, the G3 Pocahantos at @chuchilldowns for trainer Mark Casse with @RSantana_jr in the irons! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/snFv8iieQv — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 14, 2024 The post La Cara Rolls Late To Capture Oaks Points In Pocahontas Stakes At Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse entered racing Sept. 14 as a seven-time winner of the Natalma Stakes (G1T). Now make it eight—thanks to the appropriately named And One More Time. View the full article

Bradsell and Believing headline the 18-horse Flying Five Stakes (G1), while unbeaten juvenile fillies Bedtime Story and Lake Victoria lead the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) field. Both races offer berths to the Nov. 1-2 Breeders' Cup World Championships.View the full article

Opera Singer took the step up to 1 1/4 miles in the Nassau Stakes (G1) in stride and, in a truly deep Prix Vermeille (G1) Sept. 15 at Longchamp, the 3-year-old Justify filly bids to secure her passage to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1).View the full article

Aidan O'Brien trainees Henri Matisse and Kyprios look the ones to beat in their respective races at The Curragh, the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (G1) and the Irish St Leger (G1).View the full article

German Derby winner Sisfahan (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}) will be sold as a wildcard during the upcoming Auctav National Hunt Sale on Friday, Sept. 20. Offered as lot 123B by OH Consignment, the Group 1 winner is being offered as a stallion prospect. From the family of Grade 1-winning jumper and sire Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), he is out of the winning mare Kendalee (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}). Other stallions set to sell on the platform include lot 1, Morpheus (GB), an Oasis Dream (GB) half-brother to Frankel (GB); and Deep Impact (Jpn)'s Martinborough (Jpn) (lot 97B). For the full catalogue, please visit the Auctav website. The post German Derby Winner Sisfahan To Be Offered At Auctav NH Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With a berth in the GI John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on the line, And One More Time (Omaha Beach–Complicated, by Blame) had just enough in the final jump to win the GI Natalma Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday. Facing a heavy favorite in Godolphin's Mountain Breeze (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), the Casse trainee went off as a 16-1 shot. Undaunted by the prospect after breaking her maiden at Saratoga Aug. 8, the filly rolled down the course in between a pair of stablemates in Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) and Vixen (Vekoma). And One More Time proved best as she surged ahead of the latter to earn the ticket to Del Mar. The final running time was 1:33.99. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0. Sales History: FTSAUG '23 $750,000. O-Live Oak Plantation; B-William Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo (Ky); T-Mark Casse. AND ONE MORE TIME ($35.40) showed her grit in a stretch long battle in the $500,000 Natalma Stakes (G1) at @woodbinetb. The Omaha Beach (@spendthriftfarm) 2yo was trained by @markecasse, Rafael Hernandez up. She stamps her ticket into the @BreedersCup Juvenile Fillies Turf! pic.twitter.com/ipwwDZJmgJ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 14, 2024 The post And One More Time Leads Casse Trifecta In Natalma Stakes At Woodbine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Monique Delk, bidding on behalf of Vinnie Viola's St. Elias Stable, went to $900,000 to acquire a colt by Practical Joke (hip 1361) from the Gainesway consignment midway through Saturday's session of the Keeneland September sale. The colt is out of Ridingwiththedevil (Candy Ride {Arg}) and is a half-brother to multiple Grade I placed Reinvestment Risk (Upstart). The yearling was bred by Whisper Hill Farm, Gainesway Thoroughbreds, and Brian Graves. The post $900k Practical Joke Colt to St. Elias appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Edited Press Release In a pair of management moves at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey, William Anderson has been named President and Chief Operating Officer and John F. Heims, Esq., will take over as General Manager in addition to his role as In-House Counsel, the track announced Saturday. “Bill and John have been an instrumental part of our management team since we began operating the racetrack back in 2012,” said Dennis Drazin, Chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, lessee and operator of Monmouth Park. “While their leadership has proven invaluable, I'm certain with these new expanded roles, Monmouth Park will see even further growth in the years to come.” Anderson, a former trainer, was named track superintendent in 2012 before being elevated to General Manager in 2015. “I have been active in New Jersey horse racing since the 1970s,” said Anderson, a native of Austin, Minnesota. “I appreciate the confidence Dennis has placed in me and look forward to working with our whole team to ensure Monmouth's success.” Heims, who has his own law practice in Toms River, has been with Monmouth Park since 1997. Throughout his tenure, he has been Director of Publicity, Racing Secretary, Director of Racing, and In-House Counsel, among his varied roles. “I'm grateful to Dennis for this opportunity,” said Heims, a native of Sea Girt, New Jersey. “Monmouth Park is my home. I've had the privilege to work with so many amazing colleagues and terrific horsemen and will continue to work together to make our racetrack among the best in the nation.” In addition to Monmouth Park, Heims has held various positions at Gulfstream Park, Hialeah Park, Atlantic City Racecourse and the Meadowlands. The new roles for Anderson and Heims are effective immediately. The post Monmouth Park Announces Management Moves appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Economics outbattled Auguste Rodin to win the Sept. 14 Irish Champion Stakes (G1) at Leopardstown.View the full article

Jan Brueghel maintained his unbeaten record when wearing down stablemate Illinois to provide Aidan O'Brien with the 1-2 finish and an eighth win in the Sept. 14 St Leger Stakes (G1) at Doncaster Racecourse.View the full article

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Following the exploits of Jan Brueghel (Ire) and Illinois (Ire) on Saturday, it is the turn of Kyprios (Ire) to write one of the final stories of the grand epoch of Galileo (Ire) in his St Leger on Sunday. Heading back to The Curragh for the Irish equivalent he mastered in 2022, Moyglare's elite homebred seems to know no limitations to his supremacy in the staying division and it is highly likely he will augment Ballydoyle's group 1 haul during Irish Champions Weekend. Nothing can diminish him. Not the best opposition that can be thrown at him, including the legend of this category Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), not even a career and life-threatening injury. That is not to say that Scuderia La Tesa Limited and Vaibhav Shah's Giavellotto (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) will not provide a worthy test to the horse seemingly hewn from the nearby Rock of Cashel, because the G2 Princess of Wales's Stakes and dual G2 Yorkshire Cup winner certainly will. However, just as Hamish (GB) (Motivator {GB}) discovered two years ago, being a classy, strong-staying middle-distance performer still doesn't cut it where this horse is concerned. Giavellotto would be a warm order in any other year, given his ideal credentials for this prize for which he has been expertly prepared by Marco Botti, but he is plain unfortunate to be around at the same time as the preeminent Irish stayer. With due respect paid to the best of the remainder, the G2 Lonsdale Cup winner Vauban (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), it is Giavellotto who is the key adversary here. “He's an unusual horse, in that he's a group horse over a mile and a quarter, I'd say, but he gets two-and-a-half, which is very rare,” Aidan O'Brien said of Kyprios, who was only half-baked coming back from his near-catastrophic injury when missing out in this 12 months ago. “I thought there was no chance in the world that he could come back, I don't think anybody did, so it was incredible what the people around him did. He's a hard horse to read, as he's very lazy and only does what he has to do, but he did look very good at Goodwood the last day.” Marco Botti deserves great credit for targeting this prize with Giavellotto and is far from negative as the showdown approaches. “This has been the plan for a while and he seems in good order,” he said. “The ground is hopefully not going to be too soft and it's nice Oisin Murphy is able to ride him, as we don't have to change a combination that has worked well so far this year.” “We freshened him up after Newmarket and he's lightly-raced this year. He likes a bit of space between his races, so I don't think that should be an issue,” he added. “Kyprios is a very good horse and obviously it's a strong race, but we knew that. Our horse seems to be in the same form he was before he won the Princess of Wales, so fingers crossed.” Operatics In The Vermeille? While Kyprios is firmly in his comfort zone on Sunday, stablemate Opera Singer (Justify) enters unknown territory in the G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille at ParisLongchamp as she tackles the mile-and-a-half trip of the Arc for the first time. In the immediate aftermath of her G1 Prix Marcel Boussac win last term, Ryan Moore had that showpiece at the forefront of his mind and that may be the best indicator of her prospects of staying this far. Having bossed the G1 Nassau Stakes last month, the relatively fresh filly may have the edge over the year-older Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}), who has had to endure the hardcase events of the G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and G1 Juddmonte International in recent weeks. Nevertheless, connections of the Ralph Beckett-trained G1 Pretty Polly Stakes winner are seeing all the right signals as they plough on into the autumn. “It looks like we're going to roll the dice in the Vermeille on Sunday, as she has come out of York in such good form,” Juddmonte's European racing manager Barry Mahon said. “Ralph has been really happy with the way she is training and she's a filly who will probably retire at the end of the year and this is a race that slotted in nicely,” he added. “It will leave us with options to then run on Arc weekend or British Champions Day, whichever direction the owners want to go. She's run hugely this year and I thought her run in the Juddmonte International was a big effort and the King George run was a huge run.” Like Opera Singer, Al Shaqab Racing and Jean Pierre Dubois's G1 Prix de Diane heroine Sparkling Plenty (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) is also up in trip having been caught behind a steady pace in the Nassau. If she gets into the right rhythm, her electric acceleration will be a potent weapon even over this mile and a half. “The idea is obviously to see how she handles the extra couple of furlongs. It is a group 1 in its own right as well, so it is worth a go and we will learn a bit more about her,” Al Shaqab's French racing consultant Rupert Pritchard-Gordon said. “The Vermeille is often a strong race, but looks particularly strong this year. We will see how she goes and the team is very happy with her and she seems on good terms with herself. Tony Piccone is back onboard and the trainer was very keen, as he won a Prix de Diane on her and he rides a lot of horses for Mr Dubois.” The Vermeille also features the Wertheimers' TDN Rising Star Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who returns to the distance of her emphatic seven-length win in Chantilly's G3 Prix de Royaumont in June and who at this stage rates as live an Arc outsider as anything around. The Rest Of The Curragh The Curragh's fixture also sees Victorious Racing chase a big-race weekend double following the win of their 2-year-old Bay City Roller (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) in Saturday's G2 Champagne Stakes, as the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes hero Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) tackles the G1 Flying Five Stakes. Like Kyprios having returned from his own serious injury, the Archie Watson-trained TDN Rising Star looks back to the form of his win in last year's G1 King's Stand Stakes and has considerably more upside than most of his rivals here. “Archie seems very happy with him and we go there full of confidence,” Fawzi Nass's racing manager Oliver St Lawrence said. “The way he won at York has always been his style, he likes to sit just off a strong pace and he is able to sustain it. I think it's fair to say he is as good as ever this year and that is certainly how we view him.” “In the Phoenix Stakes as a 2-year-old, he fractured his tibia and still managed to finish fourth–he probably fractured it coming out of the stalls in hindsight. I think there are horses that will go forward on our side and I would suspect some of the horses that are more tilting their hats are probably likely to put on a strong pace.” The two 2-year-old races on the card look particularly strong, with the G2 Railway Stakes and G2 Futurity Stakes winner Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and G2 Vintage Stakes scorer Aomori City (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}) joined by the impressive G3 Prix Francois Boutin winner Cowardofthecounty (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) and Amo Racing and Giselle De Aguiar's impressive Leopardstown maiden-winning TDN Rising Star Hill Road (Quality Road) in the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes. Given the way Cowardofthecounty keeps impressing on the clock and the look of the form of Hill Road's debut, this may not be the straight Ballydoyle-Godolphin showdown it usually is. In the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, Ballydoyle's unbeaten TDN Rising Star and head girl Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will be tested by Al Shaqab Racing's impressive G2 Prix du Calvados winner Simmering (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), her own stable's G3 Sweet Solera Stakes-winning TDN Rising Star Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and Juddmonte's fellow TDN Rising Star Red Letter (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Second to Lake Victoria on debut over this course and distance, the Ger Lyons-trained homebred backed up the huge impression she created in defeat there when winning another hot contest over the same track and trip in July. Aidan O'Brien said of his pair, “Bedtime Story is a big, high-tempo filly–that's what she is. When the tempo is strong and hard, she only really kicks in after the two-furlong marker and it never really kicked in at all [when winning the G2 Debutante Stakes] at The Curragh.” Barry Mahon said of Red Letter, “I would say experience would be the worry for her, as she's only had two starts whereas some of the main protagonists have had three, four or even five runs. That has to be a bit of a concern jumping into a group 1, but we feel she is a nice filly and the form of her two maidens is pretty good. We would like to think she's a filly who could improve even further next year, but if she could finish in the three and run well it will be a good result.” Arc Clues In Paris… All eyes are trained on the Arc now and ParisLongchamp's mile-and-a-half course of the great race is used as a landing strip on Sunday for some of the leading favourites for the 2024 renewal. None hold more kudos at present than the G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Look De Vega (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), who is up to the trip for the first time in the G2 Qatar Prix Niel. This is no soft touch, with the Gredley Family's Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) and the Wertheimers' G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) just two of the opponents set to test his mettle. “He will carry the Al Shaqab colours for the first time and I saw his gallop on Monday morning at Maisons-Laffitte and he has such a laid-back attitude, he's a cool customer,” Rupert Pritchard-Gordon said of the Chantilly Classic hero. “He's done very well over the summer, Yann [Lerner] felt he was going to fill out a little bit more and he has. It was interesting that he did a similar workout to what he did six or seven days out from the Prix du Jockey Club with the same horse, Ronan Thomas was aboard and they were very happy with him.” “They've left a little bit to work on for the big weekend in October, but he goes there on Sunday ready for his prep and will come on for the run as well, that's the idea,” he added. “It's going to be a big learning curve for us over the weekend, but there isn't much to say a mile and a half will bother him, he's such a relaxed horse and he has a massive stride on him, so it will be quite exciting to see him run over an extra furlong and a half.” The post ‘He Is Very Rare’: O’Brien Ready For Latest Episode In Kyprios Saga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

8th-CD, 134K, Alw/OC, 3yo, f, 6f, 4:22 p.m. Unraced since hitting the board behind Tarifa (Bernardini) in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks back in March, 'TDN Rising Star' V V'S DREAM (Mitole) returns to the races Sunday for trainer Kenny McPeek. Last year's dominant GIII Pocahontas Stakes winner spent her last six races in stakes company, on the board in the Rags to Riches Stakes and, most notably, second by a length in the GI Darley Alcibiades at Keeneland last October. The daughter of Mitole showed her readiness for Sunday's action with a sharp drill last week, going four furlongs in :47 3/5 (2/83). Regular rider Brian Hernandez, Jr. stays aboard and V V's Dream adds Lasix as she makes her return. TJCIS PPS The post Sunday Insights: ‘Rising Star’ V V’s Dream Returns At Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 9-14, 2yo, 6f, 1:12.81, ft, 5 lengths. VEKOMA RIDES (c, 2, Vekoma–Happy Now, by Mr. Greeley), off at odds of 4-1 for his debut here, tracked a pair of pacesetters from the outside gate up the backstretch. Ready to pounce going three wide around the far turn, the chestnut throttled up, was full of run at the top of the lane and sailed home a winner by five lengths over fellow first time starter Alias (Into Mischief). A half-sister to current sire Ironicus (Distorted Humor) and MGSW On Leave (War Front), the winner's dam is responsible for a yearling colt by American Pharoah and she foaled a colt by Uncle Mo Apr. 4. Happy Now was entered in Epicenter's book for next term. Vekoma Rides is the 19th winner for his freshman sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}). Sales History: $155,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $195,000 RNA 2yo '24 EASMAY; $150,000 2yo '24 OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Nedlaw Stable, Denholtz Stables, Dennis A. Drazin and Jerold L. Zaro; B-Deerfield Farm (KY); T-John C. Kimmel. VEKOMA RIDES, the 2YO son of @spendthriftfarm stallion Vekoma, breaks his maiden in the opener under @KendrickCarmou1 for trainer John Kimmel. pic.twitter.com/E1T0IBYBSg — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) September 14, 2024 The post Freshman Sire Vekoma Adds Another Winner To His Tally In Big A Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Monday running at Chukyo Racecourse: Monday, September 16, 2024 4th-CKO, ¥13,720,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m DANON FIGO (JPN) (c, 2, Into Mischief–Ollie's Candy, by Candy Ride {Arg}) is the first foal from his dam, winner of the GII Summertime Oaks in 2018 and the GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes the following year while placing an additional half-dozen times at the highest level on turf and dirt. K I Farm acquired Ollie's Candy for $1.65 million at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale and put her in foal to this perennial leading stallion prior to exporting her to Japan. She has since been covered twice by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn), producing a filly this past January for her first Japanese-conceived foal. B-K I Farm DON PASSIONE (JPN) (c, 2, Quality Road–Stormy Embrace, by Circular Quay) was purchased in utero for $600,000 at Keeneland November in 2021, foaled four months later and made $450,080 when offered at the 2023 JRHA Select Sale. Stormy Embrace was a two-time winner of the GII Princess Rooney Stakes among her nine overall wins and $719,000 in career earnings and originally sold to SF Bloodstock for $250,000 at the 2020 Keeneland January Sale. B-Lake Villa Farm The post High-Class Mares Represented By First Runners in Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article