Wandering Eyes

Los Angeles, a Group 1 winner in each of his three seasons to race, will stand on the Coolmore National Hunt roster at Castlehyde Stud for the 2026 breeding season. The son of Camelot, who was bred by Lynch Bages Ltd and Longfield Stud and trained by Aidan O'Brien, was unbeaten in his two juvenile starts, which included the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. Running throughout his career in the colours of Westerberg, who owned him in partnership with Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith, Los Angeles won the G3 Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial before finishing third behind stable-mate City Of Troy in the Derby then landing his own Classic triumph in the Irish Derby. He held off another stable-mate, Illinois, to claim the G2 Great Voltigeur Stakes, and at four added another two major victories to his record. Each time dropping back in trip to 10 furlongs, Los Angeles landed the G2 Mooresbridge Stakes and a strong renewal of the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, beating Group 1 winners Anmaat, Kalpana and White Birch. Speaking after the Tattersalls Gold Cup, Aidan O'Brien said, “Los Angeles is a good, hardy, tough horse and he's at his best when the pace is on – no horse likes a fight more than him. It's hard to believe how big and powerful he is until you stand beside him and he has an incredible mind, he's so relaxed.” Out of the Dansili mare Frequential, Los Angeles belongs to an outstanding family which includes Galileo and Sea The Stars. His third dam Allez Les Trois is the dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner Anabaa Blue and a half-sister to the blue hen Urban Sea and to 2,000 Guineas winner King's Best. Cathal Murphy of Castlehyde Stud said, “He's an exceptional physical with great bone and depth. He brings Classic performance and stamina from the Montjeu sireline of leading National Hunt influences Walk In The Park and Authorized, and from one of the strongest families in the studbook, that of Galileo, Sea The Stars and Santiago. Los Angeles was as genuine and uncomplicated as they come, and I think he will tick a lot of boxes for National Hunt breeders.” Los Angeles holds an entry for the G1 Hong Kong Vase on Sunday, December 14. His stud fee will be announced at a later date. The post Los Angeles to Stand at Castlehyde Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ocean Beyond (NZ) (Ocean Park) may not be the friend of the punter, but what he is he’s a consistent money spinner for his connections. The Simon Ryan-trained galloper will try to collect his biggest prize on Saturday when he runs in the $500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) and attempt to build on his A$535,475 bankroll. Now an eight-year-old, Ocean Beyond has been winless since May 2022 when successful in the Listed Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington. After originally starting out with Daniel Bowman at Warrnambool, which included a win on Ballarat Cup Day in 2021, Ocean Beyond then had a stint with Andrew Bobbin before transferring into Ryan’s care last year. Ocean Beyond has gone winless in 24 starts for Ryan but has picked up more than A$135,000 in prize money from finishing in the placings six times while finishing fourth on a further four occasions. “When he came to my stable, he was on the verge of retirement,” Ryan said. “He hadn’t done much for a while and as he’s got a bit older, he appears to be getting out in distance and has probably reinvented himself a little bit. “When you’ve only got a small stable at Warrnambool, there is some frustration (that he hasn’t won) but it’s nice to have a galloper in the stable that runs good races, in good races, all the time. “I know he’s probably not a punter’s favourite, but if you put your business hat on, he’s winning plenty of money for his owners and covering his costs. “We’re hoping one day that lightning strikes, and he gets away with a good race.” Ocean Beyond is on the quick back-up having chased home Casino Seventeen (Casino Prince) and Rumbled Again (Night Of Thunder) in the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield last Saturday, collecting A$18,000 for connections. “The best runs he’s had from me have been when he’s been on the quick back-up,” Ryan said. “I’m confident he can run, at least, as well as he did last Saturday, and hopefully better. “The 2000 (metres) is probably as far as he wants it, but I think he’ll run a strong 2000 coming off the 1800 (metres) last Saturday.” Ryan said swimming, trips to the local pony club along with trotting and cantering at the Warrnambool racecourse will have Ocean Beyond in peak condition for Saturday. “He’s a horse that is easy to train,” Ryan said. “He always eats well, he’s very sound, enjoys his work, but he’s got a racing pattern that’s not conducive to winning a lot of races. “He likes to get back and find the line late, but I think he’ll present in as good as order as he did last Saturday. “It’s as probably as good a race that he’s been in, but his form suggests he warrants a shot.” By Waikato Stud’s proven sire Ocean Park out of the four-win Pins mare Frankly, Daniel Bowman went to $60,000 to purchase the gelding after he was passed in at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale where he was presented by Ohukia Lodge on behalf of Waikato Stud. View the full article

It may no longer be on the big stage of Karaka Millions night, but a win in Saturday’s Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe would mean just as much to trainer Chad Ormsby. The Cambridge horseman is targeting the feature sprint with stable favourite Master Fay (Deep Field), who took out last year’s running on the highly anticipate meeting at Ellerslie on the eve of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales. It was Master Fay’s second start in New Zealand following his comeback from Hong Kong, where he won his sole start for former trainer Caspar Fownes, and he has continued to be lightly raced by Ormsby, having just had the nine starts for four wins and two placings. The now eight-year-old son of Deep Field has had a long, slow build-up this preparation, having three trials and one raceday start, winning first-up over 1200m at Ellerslie in October. He was set to contest last month’s Listed Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe, but Ormsby elected to withdraw his charge from the race due to the rain-affected track. “We missed a run in the Counties Bowl. I made a bit of a blue in scratching a little bit early,” Ormsby said. “I got a little bit scared away from the wet track mid-week, but it didn’t really matter too much. It has ruined a preparation before, hence why I didn’t want to go anywhere near an off track. “It hasn’t rocked the boat too much for his prep. He went to Ellerslie last Saturday for a gallop and worked really well and he has worked well during the week.” While pleased with Master Fay ahead of his fresh-up run, Ormsby is still wary of his opposition, and is hopeful apprentice jockey Sam McNab can continue his 100 percent strike-rate on the gelding. “There are still a couple of decent runners in the field that he is still going to have his A-game on. Things will need to go right for him,” Ormsby said. “I am excited to give young Sam a shot. This horse is as good as we have got and Sam rode him exceptionally well last time, so he gets to steer him around again.” Ormsby will also head to Ellerslie with last-start placegetter Unodostrescuatro, who will contest the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1600. “He found a little bit of form last start at Rotorua, but Saturday is a bit different to a Wednesday at Rotorua,” Ormsby said. “He deserves a shot and I am excited to step him up over a mile.” Looking ahead to Sunday, Ormsby will have a two-pronged attack at Te Aroha, including debutant Marcus Attillus (NZ) (Circus Maximus) in the MVS Equine Maiden 3YO (1400m) and fellow three-year-old Spiritus (NZ) (Ancient Spirit) in the Shackell Electrical Maiden 3YO (1400m). “Marcus Attillus is a long-term project for us that we are slowly developing,” Ormsby said. “We will see him hit his straps maybe in his next preparation when he is getting up over a bit more ground. “Spiritus is a horse we have a lot of time for and we feel this campaign he might reach as far as something like a Derby (Gr.1, 2400m).” View the full article

Ultra-consistent sprinter Twain (NZ) (Per Incanto) is ready to take an important step to his main summer target when he lines up in the Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe Park on Saturday. In 14 starts dating back to his debut in July last year, the Per Incanto gelding has won seven times and never finished further back than fourth. As a son of 2013 Gr.1 Sistema Railway Stakes (1200m) winner Fleur de Lune (NZ) (Stravinsky), it’s no surprise that the late January Ellerslie sprint is his prime assignment, and trainer John Bell reports that all is progressing well towards that goal. “The positives are all there, everything’s coming together,” Bell said. “He handles wet ground but he’s really no mudder, so I’m hoping the track comes back from its current (Soft5) rating. “He’s such an athlete, a true professional, and just a lovely horse to do anything with.” On Saturday Twain will return to the scene of his last-start second to Ardalio (NZ) (Ardrossan) in the Gr. 3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m), when he carried four kilograms more than his fellow Cambridge rival. Under weight-for-age conditions at his previous start, he managed an even greater impost, lumping 59kg to victory in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua. Saturday’s set weight and penalty conditions treat Twain comparatively well, even with topweight of 56kg but only three kilograms above the minimum in the eight-horse field. “He’s there to win, so we’ve got to beat them and they’ve got to beat us,” Bell said. “I’m looking forward to giving him his chance in the Railway, that’s the race he’s headed for. “It would be great to see him do what his mother did, and I’d love to get another Railway to go with the one I won with Julius.” With this campaign’s regular rider Vinnie Colgan committed to Legarto and other important engagements at Trentham on Saturday, Bell has reverted to another familiar with Twain, Triston Moodley. “Fair enough that Vinnie had to go down south, but Triston has won three or four on him and he’ll do the job well I’m sure,” Bell said. Although not sharing the same favourite’s tag as Twain on Saturday, Bell warns not to under-estimate his other Pukekohe runner, MyRacehorse 1500 candidate Zenith. “He had no luck whatsoever last time there, everywhere he went he struck trouble,” Bell said of Zenith’s uncustomary tail-end finish at Pukekohe a fortnight ago. View the full article

Riccarton trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman love a trip north to Trentham, and they are once again looking forward to heading to the Upper Hutt track this weekend with a trio of contenders. Trentham has been a happy hunting ground for the father-and-son duo, who have recorded some of their biggest wins at the track, including Savvy Coup’s (NZ) (Savabeel) Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) triumph and Enzo’s Lad’s (Testa Rossa) back-to-back victories in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m). “It is probably my favourite track,” Michael Pitman said. “It has been a good track to us. “We don’t go to Wellington unless we have a certain degree of confidence that they will perform.” They have plenty of confidence in last-start Group Three winner Mystic Park (NZ) (Ocean Park), who will contest the Gr.3 Taylor Property Plus Spring Sprint (1400m). The Pitmans were initially looking to tackle the Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) this weekend with their gelding but opted to change tack earlier this week when they saw the strength of that field. “We were going to run in the mile, right up until Tuesday night, but when the field came up so strong and the way the ratings are based, I said to the owners that we were better off to go this way this week and concentrate on the Thorndon (Gr.2, 1600m),” Michael Pitman said. “There is a heap of good racing coming up next year for a horse like him without taking on those two good mares (La Crique and Legarto), Ladies Man and Waitak too soon. The sprint looks a nice race for him. “He hasn’t had a lot of racing, he has only had two starts beyond 1400m in his life, so he is probably a better 1400m horse anyway. He looks reasonably well-weighted (57.5kg), that’s why he is the favourite.” Pitman is also looking forward to lining up Rosso (Camelot) in the Rothley 2100, as he gets ready for next month’s Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m). The Irish-bred son of Camelot hasn’t put a foot wrong since joining the Pitman stable a couple of months ago, winning two of his three starts, and they are excited about his future. “He has been fantastic,” Pitman said. “All three of his runs have been really good. He is a revelation really, how would you expect to buy a horse like that and to come back in three starts and do what he has done? Now he is equal favourite for the Wellington Cup and that’s his main aim.” The Pitmans will also be represented by El Vaquero (NZ) (Ferrando) in the Aztech Engineering Ltd Sprint (1000m), and they are hoping the addition of blinkers will aid his chances over the sprint distance. “We took the blinkers off to hopefully let him settle because at one stage we were looking at having a crack at the Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) with him, so he has had blinkers off in his last two starts,” Pitman said. “He drops back to rating 65 grade and has got blinkers back on Saturday.” View the full article

Paul Mirabelli may have lost Group One performer Shoma (NZ) (Contributer) from his Cambridge stable, but he believes he still has plenty of three-year-old firepower in his barn. While still a maiden after 10 starts, Shoma impressed when placing in last month’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, with that performance generating plenty of overseas interest in the son of Contributer. A deal was subsequently brokered with expat Kiwi trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, and he will continue his racing career from their Cranbourne barn. “People obviously like the horse and to make the business work they have to be sold, so it is very disappointing, but we will follow him with great interest,” Mirabelli said. Mirabelli said Shoma has a similar profile to his former stable runner Firestorm (NZ) (Satono Aladdin), who was purchased by leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller following her sixth placing in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). The daughter of Satono Aladdin has gone on to win the Gr.2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) and finish runner-up in the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m), and place in four other stakes races to date. While disappointed to lose another promising three-year-old from his barn, Mirabelli is upbeat about the prospects of another three-year-old in Taylor Square (NZ) (Time Test). The son of Time Test won his maiden over 1400m at Matamata in September, and while he has shown a lot of promise, Mirabelli said he has been a test of patience. “We really like him. He is a good galloper but unfortunately the horse is a complete know it all,” he said. “He has made us all better horse people that deal with him because we have had to have so much patience. But he can really gallop and he has got plenty of ability, he just thinks he knows best and can be very difficult to work with.” Taylor Square’s manners have let him down in his last two outings, where he was unplaced in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) and Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m), and Mirabelli is hoping the addition of some gear will make the difference when he lines-up in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. “One of his kinks is that he can be quite playful in the gates,” Mirabelli said. “He goes in towards the end and he has the blindfold on Saturday, so hopefully that helps. “Hopefully he can jump away with the field and not give them too much of a head start, which he is capable of doing. “I have got no doubt at all that he is more than competitive with that field and could run really well, but I am also mindful that he could want to do his own thing, and he is very unpredictable.” Mirabelli will also head to Te Aroha on Sunday where he will line-up Rising Wind (NZ) (Rageese) in the Apparelmaster Waikato Maiden (1400m) and Chicflix (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in the Mike Fraser-Jones @ Bayleys (2200m). “Rising Wind went really well last time (third), he worked up particularly well on Thursday, so that was a big tick for him,” Mirabelli said. “He is a horse we have had a lot of trouble with his temperament, but we have kept exposing him to races and life, and the miles on the clock have been his best friend because he is starting to turn it all around and become quite a reliable animal. “Chicflix is super consistent and always gives her best. We are looking forward to her running with a good draw (3) this time. She has had quite a lot of draws towards the outside and this draw allows her to drop in behind them and do no work. “We should get a pretty economical run and she always gives her best, so I have no doubts she will be fighting on.” View the full article

Woodbine cancelled the remainder of its Dec. 4 live racing card following the first race due to cold weather.View the full article

Klaravich Stable's Fully Subscribed comes into the race off a win in the Mother Goose Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack at the same distance as the Comely Stakes (G3). Her competition includes grade 2 winners Kappa Kappa and Quietside.View the full article

Despite some wet conditions, Paving (Gun Runner–Point System, by Broken Vow) relished the slop and came home a winner to clear an optional claimer at Fair Grounds on Thursday. A maiden-breaker at first-asking over the Ellis Park main track Aug. 23, the 2-year-old filly was last out of the gate this time around. Paving did not sweat what was ahead of her though and around far turn she started to get into gear. The Highlander Training Center colors of Larry Hirsch flew down the center of the course and she was up in time. Luv Your Neighbor (Constitution) was the runner-up. The final running time was 1:12.31. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Highlander Training Center; B-Larry Hirsch (KY); T-Tom Amoss. Paving gets up to win R7 at @fairgroundsnola under @jose93_ortiz for trainer @tomamossracing! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/mJNlgNVdLv — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) December 4, 2025 The post Gun Runner’s Paving Traverses Slop To Clear Optional Claimer At Fair Grounds appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

On the first day of scheduled racing at Aqueduct after the jockeys walked out Sunday after the first race, things returned to normal Thursday. The eight-race program was run without any interruptions as the dispute between NYRA and the local riding colony seemed to be on its way to being resolved. According to Kendrick Carmouche, the local representative for the Jockeys' Guild, the riders had several issues with NYRA. A breaking point occurred Sunday when the riders learned that NYRA Assistant Clerk of Scales Brian Pochman was told to go home after he balked at taking on additional duties. NYRA management had asked him to record the weights by hand in case a computer system in place to do the same task malfunctioned. NYRA announced Thursday that it would be installing cameras that will be focused on the scales. “As an additional integrity measure, and to modernize operations, NYRA will be installing surveillance cameras to record the weigh-in and weigh-out process for every race at all NYRA facilities,” a NYRA spokesman said in a statement. “We expect to have this system in place by year end.” In addition, NYRA made changes when it came to the position of assistant clerk of scales. “Effective today, the duties of the assistant clerk of scales have been reassigned to alternate NYRA racing officials,” the statement continued. Pochman was not fired after Sunday's incident and a NYRA official confirmed that he was still with the company. The post Racing Resumes at Big A as NYRA Makes Policy Changes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Remington Park will honor a group of five inductees into its Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame Dec. 5.View the full article

Friday night marks a special program at Remington Park with five inductees into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame to be honored around the live racing card, which kicks off with the first race at 6 p.m. CT. The special Dec. 5 ceremonies will begin with the induction of Silver Goblin (Silver Ghost), an Oklahoma-bred, a millionaire, and a multiple graded stakes winner. Human inductees will follow with prominent owners and breeders Kris and John Richter of the Richter Family Trust and Clark Brewster, and will also include track announcer Jim Byers. The Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will conclude with Senor Buscador (Mineshaft), whose career debut at Remington eventually led him to multiple graded victories, including a win in the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup in 2024. The post Five to be Inducted into Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame Friday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr. had the spot picked out immediately following Igniter (Volatile)'s impressive maiden win going a one-turn mile at Aqueduct Sept. 27. “Right away I said, 'Man, we got to sit on him and run him in the Remsen,'” Dutrow said. “'If he's looking for two turns, he's gonna be one of the ones.'” Igniter is one of 12 set for a fantastic renewal of the GII Remsen Stakes going 1 1/8 miles at the Big A Saturday. Drawn in post seven with Manny Franco in the irons, he is listed at odds of 6-1 on the morning-line. The Three Chimneys Farm homebred exits a pair of very productive maiden special weights. Igniter was featured in these pages following a wide-trip, third-place finish at 26-1 behind 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Golden Tornado (McKinzie) sprinting on debut at Saratoga Aug. 9. The runner-up Oscar's Hope (Twirling Candy) returned with a 'Rising Star' performance on Saratoga's closing day program Sept. 1 and has since added a win in the Jean Lafitte S. at Delta Downs Nov. 26. Pulpit S. winner and Awad S. runner-up Glorious Boy (Independence Hall) was also a well-beaten sixth that day. Igniter raced on top of a quick pace and ran to the money at a well-backed even-money at second asking with a one-length victory over promising next-out winner Rebel Instinct (Into Mischief), good for an 80 Beyer Speed Figure. The re-opposing full-brother to MGISW Clairiere and $5-million Keeneland September topper Courting (Curlin), a maiden winner at Aqueduct Nov. 9, was fourth in that same contest. Igniter has breezed nine times over Belmont's training track ahead of his two-turn debut, highlighted by a four-furlong bullet in :48 (1/25) Nov. 11. Rick Dutrow all smiles following Igniter's maiden win at the Big A | Walter Wlodarczyk “We took him up to Saratoga, he was a complete gentleman, just as good as he could be, and he ran a big race,” Dutrow said. “I felt like I won a stakes race watching him run that race. I was just thrilled.” Dutrow continued, “Then he trains unbelievable going to his next race and he runs huge first time going a mile at Aqueduct. Since then he's been training better and better and just in such an unbelievable zone. I cannot wait to watch this guy run again because he's training like he's looking for this right now.” Offering 10-5-3-2-1 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the Remsen also features GI Champagne S. runner-up Talkin (Good Magic); and a highly anticipated rematch between Renegade (Into Mischief) and Paladin (Gun Runner) following a much-discussed disqualification at the Big A Oct. 17. Renegade, a head in front at the wire, had his number taken down for bumping into Paladin close to home. “We belong being loaded in the gate with them,” Dutrow said. “We're looking to nail two turns. If we do, and if some of the others do, it will be a heck of a horse race.” Dutrow concluded with a laugh, “It doesn't look like a weak spot, you know what I mean?” Igniter hails from the second crop of Three Chimneys Farm sophomore sire Volatile, winner of the 2020 GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. Igniter was produced by Edward P. Evans homebred Malibu Prayer (Malibu Moon), winner of the 2010 GI Ruffian Invitational H. going 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga. Malibu Prayer brought $2 million from Besilu Stables at the Evans dispersal at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale. She was subsequently purchased privately by Three Chimneys. The post Igniter ‘One of the Ones’ in the Remsen appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

At a time when 2-year-olds are focusing on the preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), the 5-year-old Bishops Bay is facing a prep of his own. View the full article

The Grant and Alana Williams stable are confident they'll go into the Dec. 6 Northerly Stakes (G1) with two undeniably strong chances in Western Empire and Watch Me Rock, as well as longshot Hemlock Stone.View the full article

With the inaugural Abu Dhabi Gold Cup on the horizon, the 33rd UAE President Cup Dec. 6 is a glimpse at Abu Dhabi Turf Club's growth on the international scene.View the full article

Trainer Andy Simoff, who has been training Thoroughbreds since 1987, has won over 360 races while finding stakes success with horses like stakes winners Howgreatisnate (Speightster) and Alta Velocita (Il Postino). On Saturday, the Delaware-based trainer will saddle Jumping the Gun (Gun Runner), who will look to provide her conditioner with his first graded stakes victory in Aqueduct's GII Demoiselle, a nine-furlong test for juvenile fillies. “She's doing really well, and everything has gone perfect,” Simoff said. “She hasn't missed a work and the track's been good at Delaware, so that's a plus. She's training good, eating good, looks and feels good, so we're excited.” “I went to Aqueduct when I was eight or nine with my father and the first time I went, I was hooked on racing. It's kind of a full-circle moment and it would be unbelievable to win a race like [the Demoiselle].” A Kentucky homebred for John Guarnere's Imaginary Stables, the bay took a 5 1/2-furlong Delaware maiden by 1 1/2 lengths on debut in July before stretching out to six furlongs for a pair of stakes wins this summer at the Wilmington oval. She pounced from fifth-of-six to post a strong 4 1/4-length victory in the Blue Hen Stakes in August and raced more prominently to capture the restricted Small Wonder Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths in September. “She's really been amazing with no hiccups along the way, which is really difficult to do,” Simoff said. “Good shins, has trained forwardly, good in the gate–she does everything right. We liked her the first time out and she ran like we thought she would. The next two times, she won pretty easy. She's a real kind horse and will do whatever you want–sit, go to the front, so it will be interesting to see what happens.” Last out, the filly was a 1 1/2-length second to Dazzling Dame (Girvin) in the two-turn mile White Clay Creek Stakes on Oct. 11. “She drew the outside and got caught in a wide trip, but she still ran well,” Simoff said. “At the head of the lane, it looked like she was going to go by that horse, but she maybe got a little tired the last sixteenth. Her Ragozin number was higher than the winner, so that was encouraging. This race is obviously going to be a test for her, but it's time to find out what she's all about. The field looks tough, but not impossible.” Jumping the Gun is out of the stakes-winning Quality Road mare Breaking Bread, and she hails from the family of dual graded stakes-winner Pacific Gale. “I know when they're in the paddock and people get to see her, she'll be as good-looking as any horse there,” Simoff said. “I would get nervous in the other stakes and then when I'd get to the paddock, I'd be so confident. Saturday is probably going to be a little different because there will be horses that look as good as her, but probably none will look better.” Julio Hernandez returns to the irons from the inside post in the field of six. She is 6-1 on the morning line. The Demoiselle offers the top-five finishers with 10-5-3-2-1 qualifying points towards the GI Kentucky Oaks and is one of six stakes races on Saturday's 11-race card, which is headlined by the GII Cigar Mile Handicap. The card also features the GII Remsen Stakes and the GIII $250,000 Elite Power Stakes in addition to a pair of $500,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series events at seven furlongs for eligible state-sired juveniles in the Great White Way Stakes and Fifth Avenue Stakes for fillies. First post is 11:20 a.m. Eastern. The post Andy Simoff Aims for First Graded Win in Demoiselle 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 weekend running at Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses: Saturday, December 6, 2025 6th-HSN, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m NARKISSOS (c, 2, Caravaggio–Queen's Turf {Jpn}, by Deep Impact {Jpn}), whose second dam Fratte Rosa (Jpn) (Brian's Time) is a full-sister to top Japanese dirt horse Furioso (Jpn), is the third runner from his dam and is a half-brother to connections' In Your Palace (Palace Malice), recent winner of the Listed Enif Stakes and Group 3-placed on the dirt earlier this season. O-Kobayashi Eiichi Holdings LLC; B-Winchester Farm (KY); T-Tatsuya Yoshioka Sunday, December 7, 2025 3rd-NKY, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m AMERICAN SAKURA (c, 2, Liam's Map–Schon, by Harlan's Holiday) cost 'American' owner Katsumi Yoshizawa some $400,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale is out of a half- or full-sister to four winners, including GI Manhattan Stakes hero Spring Quality (Quality Road) and the Grade III-winning turf marathoner Holiday Star (Harlan's Holiday). The colt's third dam is Alice Springs (Val de l'Orne), a three-time graded winner and dual Grade I-placed in this country for Augustin Stable and Jonathan Sheppard. O-Yoshizawa Holdings Co Ltd; B-Benson Farm (KY); T-Yoshito Yahagi JWANENG (JPN) (f, 2, Gun Runner–Brilliant Cut, by Speightstown) is the first produce for her dam, third in the 2021 GII Santa Ynez Stakes and runner-up in that year's GI La Brea Stakes before being knocked down to Katsumi Yoshida for $775,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton February Sale. From the family of GISW Diamondrella (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), the Feb. 21 foal is kin to a now-yearling colt by Contrail (Jpn) that fetched the equivalent of $1.55 million from Susumu Fujita at the 2024 JRHA Select Sale. O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Racing; T-Toru Kurita The post U.S. Conceived Gun Runner Filly Debuts For Sunday Racing at Nakayama appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

At a time when 2-year-olds are focusing on the preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), the 5-year-old Bishops Bay is facing a prep of his own. View the full article

Mike Doyle, a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, has died, according to a release from Woodbine. View the full article

Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Mike Doyle has passed away, according to a Woodbine entertainment press release Thursday. He was 64. “On behalf of everyone at Woodbine Entertainment, I want to extend our heartfelt condolences to Mike's family, his friends, and the entire Woodbine racing community,” said Michael Copeland, CEO, Woodbine Entertainment. “Our sport is built on the strength of the people who dedicate their lives to it, and Mike's contributions to Woodbine racing throughout his career were significant. His accomplishments speak for themselves, and his unwavering passion for horse racing was evident to all who worked with him. Mike has been an important part of our community for many years, and he will be profoundly missed.” Born in Dublin, Ireland, Mike Doyle seemed destined for a life with horses. At an early age, he became well-versed in numerous equine disciplines, including breaking and training jumpers and racehorses while still attending school. Doyle eventually moved to Canada, first finding work with Gardiner Farms before joining Woodbine trainer Jim Bentley. In 1978, Doyle took the reins as trainer for George Frostad's Bo-Teek Stable and saddled his first winner that same year. Six years later, acting on behalf of Eaton Hall Farm, Doyle purchased the filly Bessarabian, by Ontario stallion Vice Regent, for $122,000 from a friend in Ocala, Florida. Bessarabian's outstanding performances helped Doyle earn the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1984. Doyle trained numerous stars throughout his decorated career, including 1989 Canadian Oaks winner Blondeinamotel, Wavering Girl, and Wild Gale, whom he campaigned through the 1993 U.S. Triple Crown, finishing third in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. In 1994, he was part of the team that won the Queen's Plate with Basqueian, trained by Daniel Vella. Doyle returned full-time to the training ranks in 1997 and went on to enjoy numerous successes with longtime assistant Brent Harris– who began working with Doyle in 2000–at his side. One of those moments came on Oct. 25, 2014, when Doyle recorded his 1,000th career win with Evangeline's Hope at Woodbine. In August of this year, Doyle–who worked for some of racing's most notable owners–was officially inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In all, Doyle concluded his career with 1,178 wins, including 29 stakes victories, and $44,219,047 in purse earnings. The post Canadian Hall of Fame Trainer Mike Doyle Passes Away appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gary Stevens, the retired Hall of Fame jockey turned jockey agent, said he has purchased a home near Oaklawn previously owned by the late Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and his wife, Laurie, the track said via a press release on Wednesday. “Laurie wanted me to have it,” Stevens said. “She said she had some other offers and she said: 'You need to be in that house.' She made it happen.” Stevens said the house is more than 80 years old, adding it's “very homey, very warm.” Lukas had made Oaklawn his winter base since 2007, eventually purchasing a home in Hot Springs. He died June 28 at the age of 89. “We flew in on his jet, landed here in Hot Springs, and dropped me off early in the morning, 7:30, 8 o'clock, right on Central, right in front of the grandstand,” said Stevens, then a rising star in Southern California. “I thought, 'holy cow!' The track's sitting right on the main street. I'd never seen anything like it. We got out of this Lincoln Town Car and opened up the trunk. Wayne handed me my tack bag, and he said, 'Do you like traveling like this?' I said: 'I love it.' He said: 'If you win today, get used to it.'” Stevens, as an agent, was an early morning fixture at the Royal Glint barn, Lukas' longtime Oaklawn home. Lukas was Oaklawn's leading trainer in 1987 and 2011 and is its eighth-winningest trainer in history with 384 victories. “They'll never be another one like him,” Stevens said. “He changed the game. He was the first one to start flying horses around. Everybody thought he was nuts having this satellite training, multiple horses at multiple racetracks. He wasn't afraid to fly in and out. Now, everybody does it.” Stevens said he will represent newcomer Eswan Flores, Travis Wales and apprentice Amanda Poston during Oaklawn's 64-day split season that begins Dec. 12. The post Hall Of Fame Jockey Stevens Takes Over Lukas Home In Hot Springs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 690 entries for its December Digital Sale which opened for bidding Thursday. The sale will close on two separate days beginning at 12 p.m. with hips 1-349, including horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmare prospects, stallion prospects, weanling and yearlings closing on Tuesday, Dec. 9 and hips 350-690, to include broodmares and stallion seasons, wrapping up Wednesday, Dec. 10. The catalogue features over 150 horses of racing age, 320 broodmares including mares in foal to 113 different stallions, 10 offerings from the Estate of Larry Johnson (selling without reserve), 60 weanlings, 50 yearlings and four stallion seasons. “This is the largest digital Thoroughbred sale ever conducted, and we are tremendously grateful to our sellers for supporting the December sale with such outstanding numbers,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “This catalogue features more than 150 horses of racing age–eligible for a wide range of conditions–as well as over 320 broodmares in foal to an impressive 113 different sires. It's the final opportunity for buyers to enhance their racing or breeding programs in 2025.” Catalogue standouts include: Wild Bout Hilary (Midnight Lute) (hip 6): 4-year-old who won this year's GIII Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn and is a multiple stakes winner of nearly $400,000. She is consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Catmint (Kitten's Joy) (hip 10): multiple winner and a half-sister to a pair of Grade I winners from this past weekend at Del Mar: Salamis (Speightstown), winner of the GI Hollywood Derby and Segesta (Ghostzapper), winner of the GI Matriarch Stakes. Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Crupper Bloodstock, agent. Liberal Arts (Arrogate) (hip 22): 4-year-old graded stakes winner and multiple stakes winner of nearly $600,000. He is one of only two graded stakes winning juvenile colts ever sired by Arrogate, and from the immediate family of Grade I winner and sire City of Light. Consigned as a horse of racing age by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Treadstone (Tapit) (hip 34): 2-year-old colt overcame a wide trip to win his debut at Aqueduct on November 23 going one mile on dirt. He is a half-brother to two GIII UAE Oaks winners in Polar River (Congrats) and Down On Da Bayou (Super Saver). Consigned as a horse of racing age by Gainesway, agent. Musical Rhapsody (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) (hip 35): Stakes-winning and graded stakes placed 6-year-old. Consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by ELiTE, agent. Ready to Dial (Dialed In) (hip 40): 2-year-old filly is undefeated in two starts this year at two, including a victory in the Blue Mountain Stales at Penn National Nov. 26. She is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Joey Freshwater (Jimmy Creed). Consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Vehemente (Vekoma) (hip 41): 3-year-old filly by Vekoma won this year's Fleet Indian Stakes at Saratoga. She is from the immediate family of Grade I winner Military (Danzig). Consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Tour Player (American Pharoh) (hip 42): 4-year-old is undefeated in three starts this year, including an allowance win at Churchill Downs Nov. 30. Consigned as a horse of racing age by Bob Baffert, agent for Natalie J. Baffert. A Must See (Catholic Boy) (hip 352): A 4-year-old half-sister to multiple Grade I-winning millionaire Miss Temple City (Temple City) and graded stakes winner Priced to Perfection (Temple City). Offered carrying her first foal by champion Forte. Consigned by VanMeter Sales, agent. Rock On Layla (More Than Ready) (hip 645): A 4-year-old half-sister to Magnitude (Not This Time), winner of last weekend's GII Clark Stakes as well as this year's GII Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes. Her second dam is multiple Grade I-winning millionaire Octave. Offered as a broodmare by Harris Farms Inc. Also on offer in the December Digital Sale are four stallion seasons to benefit the Kansas Thoroughbred Association, which recently announced that Thoroughbred racing will return to the state in 2026. These seasons are to stallions Dialed In, Flameaway, Flat Out, and Rich Strike and are catalogued as hips 401-405. Click here to view the entire catalogue, create an account or register to bid for the December Digital Sale. The post ‘Largest Digital Thoroughbred Sale Ever Conducted’: Fasig-Tipton Catalogues 690 Entries For December Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The on-farm parades for the Karaka 2026 South Island vendors are scheduled for Thursday 18 & Friday 19 December, and then making its way through the Central Districts Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 December All prospective buyers are welcome to attend to inspect yearlings ahead of Karaka 2026, while enjoying New Zealand’s finest equine properties and hospitality. NZB and NZ-based agents are also available to inspect on your behalf should you require a head start on inspections and evaluations. Get in touch with NZB team for any assistance. View and download the schedule here. View a full list of Karaka 2026 contacts here. For any enquires contact NZB Bloodstock Sales Manager Kane Jones at +64 27 274 4985 or email Kane.Jones@nzb.co.nz View the full article

A four-horse field has thrown up a minor upset at Geelong on Thursday, as the $6.50 outsider, Mark Walker’s well-bred colt Golden Pulse, saluted smartly on debut in the 1147-metre two-year-old maiden. The Yulong-owned son of Tivaci was the only colt in the field and the least favoured of the quartet, but travelled into contention strongly under Beau Mertens and finished far too well for Eternal Joy ($2.90) and Got Tickets ($3.20). Though Golden Pulse hadn’t been a standout in his jumpouts, assistant trainer Ben Gleeson felt that was far more to do with his coltish manners than anything else. “He’s always sort of been asked a bit in his jumpouts and just had a think about it,” he said. “He is a colt; he was having a real think about the fillies out the back and in the parade ring, which probably put a fair few people off. “Beau just gave him a really nice educational (run) in behind the speed. One of the horses had a run and Hayes’ are always well-drilled, so for him to put them away, it’s promising.” The two-year-old joins Melody Belle’s daughter Lyrics ‘N’ Song, now Stakes-placed after last week’s Listed Twilight Glow at Caulfield, as Walker’s only other Australian Yulong runner – both already winners. Golden Pulse is himself a half-brother to Super Seth filly La Dorada, who won the Group 1 NZ Sires’ Produce Stakes in the Te Akau colours at Trentham earlier this year. And if he continues to behave himself off the track, Gleeson is hopeful he can keep impressing on the track and keep his manhood as well. “Thrilled to get another winner for Yulong, that’s our second runner for them for a second winner,” he said. “He’s got a good brain in terms of out on the track, it’s just whether he can keep it together off the track. But I’m sure that (win) is going to really help him grow up and furnish.” View the full article