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Progressive sprinter Navigator (NZ) (El Roca) produced one of the standout performances of the meeting at Hastings on Saturday, continuing his formidable fresh-up record in the Vet Services Equine Hawke’s Bay Premier (1200m). Navigator has been carefully placed throughout his light racing career by trainer Cody Cole and his record is a reflection of this, with the five-year-old never finishing further back then fourth in nine previous starts. Cole targeted the final meeting at the Hawke’s Bay carnival last year with the five-year-old and was duly rewarded with a lucrative Rating 65 success over the same distance, and a plan to enter the opening day this season with no trials under his belt was executed to the letter. Combining with Ryan Elliot, Navigator showed strong gate speed and utilised this when settling three-back on the fence, with speedy mare Merchant Queen circling the field to take up the pace making role. Travelling powerfully into the home bend, Elliot eased the big-striding gelding off the rail and he bounded to the lead at the 250m, and his rivals were no match as he eased to the line by 1 ¾ lengths. Acquarello made a lovely return flashing into second, with Merchant Queen hanging on gamely for third. Matamata-based Cole was thrilled to see the son of El Roca firing on all cylinders as he enters another campaign. “He’s a good horse fresh, we didn’t trial him with the heavy tracks around and although he can cop a heavy surface, I didn’t think we needed too,” he said. “We took him to Taupo for an outing, the Taupo Racing Club are very accommodating letting us do that, and he worked super down there last week. “We couldn’t have been any happier with him leading into this race, he’s got a bright future and he’s probably pretty untapped too. “He’s been loafing around and waiting for them half his life, but the penny is starting to drop now.” Navigator has made a habit of picking up Premier victories on the undercard with his most-recent success coming at Trentham on Manawatu Sires’ Day, but Cole indicated he will get his opportunity in the spotlight come October 12 back at the Bay. “We targeted the Spring Sprint (Gr.3, 1400m) after his win at Wellington so we worked back from there. We wanted to kick off on the first day and then come back on the last day over 1400,” he said. “He travelled a bit fiercely today so we may reassess that, but I think second-up it may take that freshness out of him. “He’ll get in at a nice light weight so it would be a nice option for him going forward. “Beyond that, I think with the blinkers off, he’d definitely run a mile, but we put them on to get him on the job because when he won here fresh last year, he was looking at everything and waiting for everyone and you can’t win good races like that. “He’s figuring the game out and the mile is not beyond him, but he’s going to tell us where he wants to go through the season.” Bred by part-owner Marriott Thoroughbreds, Navigator was purchased by Cole for $110,000 out of Westbury Stud’s draft at the 2021 Karaka Yearling Sales, and has won four of his ten starts and over $150,000 in stakes. He was the final foal out of three-win Stravinsky mare Joiya, who has produced a number of talented progeny including Group One placegetters Bella Mente and Bella Gioia, Listed winner Niki Piki Milo and Listed performer The Dom. Cole was also pleased with the efforts of his three-year-old filly Renovations (NZ) (Ardrossan), who closed well into fourth in a competitive Gr.3 HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), taken out by Alabama Lass. “I was really happy with her, she missed the run at Taupo where she was meant to kick off and it’s been a long time since she trialled,” he said. “She’ll improve a lot from that, she probably just struggled to quicken with them but her work through the line was encouraging and I think 1400-1600 is more suited to her now she is a three-year-old. “The way she raced today, I think that would be her go if she can put herself on-speed over 1400, and I think we will see a better version of her again.” View the full article

Locally trained three-year-old filly Simsala (NZ) (Almanzor) dominated proceedings in the first race on the card at Ruakaka as she captured her first career victory at just her third start. Prepared by Ken Rae, the daughter of Cambridge Stud stallion Almanzor had indicated a victory was close at hand when she finished runner-up in Rating 60 company on the Cambridge Synthetic surface ten days earlier. Slowly away in her first two races, Simsala flipped that script as she went straight to the front in the Northland Business Systems (1400m) on Saturday for rider Ashvin Goindasamy and dominated from then on. Goindasamy had her pinging along nicely rounding the home bend as she was challenged on her outer by race favourite Our Blue Belle while the well-fancied Domain Ace was winding up his finish in behind the leading pair. Simsala refused to give in as she fought like a tiger to win by just under lengths from the chasing pair in a tidy 1.24.31 for the 1400m journey. Rae was relieved to see the filly put in such a tough effort after admitting she had had some issues with her racing manners during her first two starts. “My first hope for the day was that she would get around to the start and behave herself,” Rae said. “The one reason I started her in this race was that I couldn’t get a rider for her in the maiden event later in the day. “I don’t blame the ones who turned me down as she has been a hard work in progress as she has more ability than brains. “She seems to be turning the corner, I hope. “I’m not sure what is next for her, but we do have a nomination for the 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600) but really that is just a dream. “She is by Almanzor though and if she behaves herself, she could go on with it.” Raced by Northland locals Mal Barratt and Tania Patterson, who purchased her for $25,000 during the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale, Simsala is the second foal of I Am Invincible mare Majella Magic and closely related to Australian Stakes winners Jade Marauder and Bliss Street. Cambridge Stud announced during the week that Almanzor, who has shuttled to New Zealand for the southern hemisphere breeding season since 2018, will now remain in New Zealand on a permanent basis. The European Champion three-year-old of his year currently stands at a service fee of $30,000 + GST for the 2024 breeding season. View the full article

What Bairnsdale Races Where Bairnsdale Racing Club – Racecourse Rd, Bairnsdale VIC 3875 When Monday, September 9, 2024 First Race 12:30pm AEST Visit Dabble A new week of racing in Victoria commences at Bairnsdale Racing Club on Monday, with a massive 10-race meeting set down for decision. A couple of showers across the weekend should ensure the track remains a Good 4 throughout the card, while the rail sticks in the true position for the entire circuit. The Bairnsdale races on September 9 are set to commence at 12:30pm AEST. Best Bet at Bairnsdale: Snick Snick finally broke through at start number 18, putting 1.3 lengths on her rivals at Geelong. Luke Cartwright hops on board and claims 2kg, and from barrier five, the pair should land the ideal stalking position. If she replicates what she put forward last time out, Snick should be edging her way to glory. Best Bet Race 8 – #6 Snick (5) 5yo Mare | T: John Sadler | J: Luke Cartwright (a2) (60kg) +200 with PlayUp Next Best at Bairnsdale: Heaving Still a maiden after three runs, Heaving chased home subsequent Sandown winner Boardrider at Moe last time out. The son of Hellbent simply couldn’t hold out the eventual victor, but he held the rest of the field at bay with relative ease. Jye McNeil will likely use barrier two to his advantage and take up the running, and if Heaving can kick off the bend, he should prove too hard to run down this time. Next Best Race 2 – #2 Heaving (2) 3yo Gelding | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Jye McNeil (58kg) +130 with Bet365 Best Value at Bairnsdale: Duckie Duckie caught the eye when charging home from the rear of the field at Wangaratta on August 24, and with another 50, she arguably would have won. She steps back to 1200m on Monday, but with a genuinely run event expected, the race sets up perfectly for Duckie to charge home and blouse the leaders. The $11 with horse racing bookmakers looks like the wrong price. Best Value Race 4 – #11 Duckie (1) 4yo Mare | T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | J: Jake Noonan (57.5kg) +1000 with Neds Monday quaddie tips for Bairnsdale races Bairnsdale quadrella selections Monday, September 9, 2024 1-2-3-5-6 3-6 4-5-11-14 1-2-7-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips
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Airborne four-year-old and imposing three-year-old look set to duke it out at Longchamp on Sunday.View the full article

Jockey Kazushi Kimura left Woodbine this summer to pursue opportunities and showcase his riding skills in California. That skill was displayed with the well-timed ride he gave Hang the Moon to win the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7 at Del Mar.View the full article

Gotham Stakes (G3) winner Deterministic may have flamed out on the Triple Crown trail, but the 3-year-old Liam's Map colt showed his quality and proved in the $504,000 Virginia Derby (G3T) Sept. 7 at Colonial Downs he has found a home on the turf.View the full article

Averill Racing's R Morning Brew dueled into the stretch before putting her rival away and drawing clear to a 5 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Desert Vixen at Gulfstream Park Sept. 7, becoming the first stakes winner for sire Curlin's Honor.View the full article

Averill Racing's R Morning Brew dueled into the stretch before putting that rival away and drawing clear to a 5 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Desert Vixen at Gulfstream Park Sept. 7, becoming the first stakes winner for sire Curlin's Honor.View the full article

Cogburn, North America's top grass sprinter, avenged a 2023 defeat over the undulating, European-style Kentucky Downs course—his only loss on grass—by dominating the $1,797,200 Ainsworth Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7.View the full article

Turning back a stretch challenge from Yellow Card, Howard Wolowitz inched away late under Irad Ortiz Jr. to prevail in the $1,847,100 Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs.View the full article

Thought Process (Collected) held her ground in the stretch of the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes to secure her first career black-type. Third on debut July 27 when sprinting on the main track, the chestnut found grass to her liking less than a month later, breaking her maiden Aug. 17 when stretched out to a mile and flopped to the turf for the first time. On the back of that performance, which garnered her a Beyer of 82, the betting public crowned her the 2-5 favorite and she did not disappoint. Rating off the pace of :23.12, :47.37, and 1:11.27, Thought Process came off the fence passing the three-eighths and had the longtime pacesetter 'TDN Rising Star' Casalu (Caracaro) firmly in her sights, taking over quickly when turned loose in the lane. Spurting clear as the closers came calling, she was two lengths in front of Supa Speed (Justify), who claimed second, and Sea Runner (Gun Runner) held on for third. The victress is her dam's first to make the races and the second offspring to reach racing age. Creative Thinking, who won the Listed Keertana Overnight Stakes in her day, has since produced a yearling colt by Win Win Win. She was bred to Roadster for 2025. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. THOUGHT PROCESS ($2.80) only thought was about winning in the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf at @DelMarRacing. The 2-year-old filly gave Collected (@AirdrieStud) another winner on the card today. @HIBerrios was in the irons for trainer @PhilDamato11. pic.twitter.com/KqYziVJ3AD — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 7, 2024 DEL MAR JUVENILE FILLIES TURF S., $103,000, Del Mar, 9-7, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.06, fm. 1–THOUGHT PROCESS, 122, f, 2, by Collected 1st Dam: Creative Thinking (SW-USA, SP-Can, $132,592), by Creative Cause 2nd Dam: Hat Box, by Street Cry (Ire) 3rd Dam: Maiden Tower (GB), by Groom Dancer ($120,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $57,000 RNA Ylg '23 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables LLC and The Estate of Brereton C. Jones; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Philip D'Amato; J-Hector Isaac Berrios. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $114,000. 2–Supa Speed, 122, f, 2, Justify–Elfin Queen, by American Pharoah. ($460,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Flying Dutchmen; B-Coteau Grove Farms, LLC (LA); T-John W. Sadler. $20,000. 3–Sea Runner, 120, f, 2, Gun Runner–Cuyathy, by Congrats. ($300,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Cuyathy, LLC (KY); T-Tim Yakteen. $12,000. Margins: 2, 2HF, HF. Odds: 0.40, 5.30, 16.60. Also Ran: Casalu, Madonna of Loreto, Caitlin Fever, Hey Lil Lady, Twirling Light, Fondest Dream (GB), Apocalyptic, Global Consort. Scratched: An Chorr Dubh (Ire). The post Collected’s Thought Process Takes Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf 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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It's not often that a game plan set out in the paddock goes exactly according to plan, but it did for Grand Sonata at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, leading to victory in the $1,995,000 Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (G2T).View the full article

Cogburn (h, 5, Not This Time–In a Jif, by Saintly Look) made it a perfect three for three on the year with another powerful win in Saturday's 'Win and You're In' $2-million GII Ainsworth Turf Sprint S. at Kentucky Downs. The even-money favorite blasted out to the front, set fast fractions of :21.82 and :44.14 and kept on motoring down the stretch to win going away by five lengths. Khaadem (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) was second; Axthelm (Into Mischief) finished third. The final time for six furlongs was a very sharp 1:07.68. Cogburn most recently won the GI Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga June 8 with a gaudy 111 Beyer Speed Figure in North American-record time stopping the timer for 5 1/2 furlongs in :59.80. That broke the previous North American record of 1:00.21 set in 2019. Cogburn kicked off his 5-year-old campaign with an impressive win off the bench in the GII Turf Sprint Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard May 4. It was announced earlier this summer that Cogburn will stand at WinStar Farm upon his retirement. Lifetime Record: 15-9-2-0. Sales history: $52,000 wnl '19 KEENOV; $310,000 yrl '20 FTKSEL; $150,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR. O-Brewster, Clark O., Heiligbrodt, L. William and Heiligbrodt, Corinne; B-Bellary Bloodstock (Ky); T-Steven M. Asmussen. Is he the fastest horse in the world? #4 COGBURN ($4.20) showed his true grit at @KYDownsRacing, kicking clear to win the $2 million Turf Sprint Stakes (G2)! pic.twitter.com/wtWowGEfSl — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 7, 2024 The post Cogburn Punches Breeders’ Cup Ticket in Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

No matter what happens over the next three weeks, September 2024 will be a month to remember for owners Perry and Ramona Bass, Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, and others associated with the turf horse Goliad.View the full article

Race favorite DETERMINISTIC (c, 3, Liam's Map–Giulio's Jewel, by Speightstown put in a late charge to nail Grand Mo the First (Uncle Mo) in the final strides and take the last turf edition of the Virginia Derby. Marred in traffic for much of the running, the GIII Gotham Stakes winner needed a way through and had to go wide to find it, closing down the center of the Colonial Downs turf course to just get up in time. With the ride, jockey Manny Franco picked up his sixth winner on the closing day card. Lifetime Record: GSW/GISP, 7-3-1-1. O-St. Elias Stable, Langone, Ken, Duncker, C. Steven and Vicarage Stable; B-Hinkle Farms; T-Christophe Clement. The post Deterministic Up In Time To Take The Last Turf Edition Of Virginia Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Whisper Hill Farm's GRAND SONATA (h, 5, Medaglia d'Oro–A. P. Sonata, by A.P. Indy) saved ground when it mattered most, slipped through inside with less than a quarter mile to race and kept on nicely to cause a 15-1 upset in Saturday's GII Kentucky Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs to earn a berth in the field for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar Nov. 2. Drawn widest in a field scratched down to nine with the late withdrawal of Ballydoyle's Chief Little Rock (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the homebred slotted into about sixth position through the opening exchanges as defending champion Get Smokin (Get Stormy) was pressed along through fractions of :23.65 and :47.53 by California raider Balladeer (Distorted Humor). Quietly ridden down the back of the track as the pace up front remained nearly unsustainable, Grand Sonata was shuffled back to the latter third of the field with a half-mile to go and was guided down onto the fence by Tyler Gaffalione. Content to ride for luck passing the quarter pole, Grand Sonata got through a hole at the fence as the front-runners began to feel the pinch. The progressive Highway Robber (Hard Spun) emerged as a late threat, but he couldn't quite get there, as Grand Sonata reported home to the most valuable victory of his career. Tawny Port (Pioneerof the Nile) was given every chance by Flavien Prat, but could do no better than third, while favored Integration (Quality Road) struck some late trouble and finished off the board. Saturday, Kentucky Downs FANDUEL TV KENTUCKY TURF CUP S.-GII, $1,995,000, Kentucky Downs, 9-7, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:24.93, fm. 1–GRAND SONATA, 122, h, 5, by Medaglia d'Oro 1st Dam: A. P. Sonata, by A.P. Indy 2nd Dam: Moonlight Sonata, by Carson City 3rd Dam: Wheatly Way, by Wheatly Hall ($125,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP). O/B-Whisper Hill Farm, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $1,195,200. Lifetime Record: 23-5-6-2, $2,057,635. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Highway Robber, 124, g, 4, Hard Spun–Yabba, by Lemon Drop Kid. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($65,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $30,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Jim and Susan Hill; B-Foxpointe Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Brian A. Lynch. $392,000. 3–Tawny Port, 122, h, 5, Pioneerof the Nile–Livi Makenzie, by Macho Uno. ($430,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Peachtree Stable; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Christophe Clement. $196,000. Margins: HF, 1, 2HF. Odds: 15.39, 4.49, 6.14. Also Ran: Integration, Anglophile, Cathkin Peak (Ire), Get Smokin, King Curlin, Balladeer. Scratched: Chief Little Rock (Ire), Sugoi. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. #10 GRAND SONATA ($32.78) was perfectly tuned today in the $2 million @FanDuelTV Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) at @KYDownsRacing! The @whisper_hill homebred was ridden by @Tyler_Gaff for @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/wNWRXWazku — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 7, 2024 The post Grand Sonata As Good As Gold In Kentucky Turf Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tenma (f, 2, Nyquist–Amagansett, by Tapit) sat the trip and delivered at odds of 3-1 for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in Saturday's GI Fanduel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes. Fifth early as they sped up front, Tenma hit the gas on the far turn and needed the length of the stretch to reel in Vodka With a Twist (Thousand Words) by a head. So There She Was (Munnings) was third. Tenma's heavily favored stablemate 'TDN Rising Star' Nooni (Win Win Win), unbeaten in two previous career starts, set a pressured pace and tired badly after checking in some traffic on the far turn. The result stood following a stewards' inquiry — not involving the winner — looking into the run around the far turn. Tenma becomes the seventh Grade I winner for Nyquist. The final time for seven furlongs 1:23.67. Sales history: $200,000 yrl '23 KEESEP; $850,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Baoma Corp; B-B Flay Thoroughbreds; T-Bob Baffert. TENMA ($8.00) got her nose down in front of a very game Vodka With A Twist to win the $300,000 @FanDuel_Racing Del Mar Debutante (G1). @kazushi0096 was on board the 2-year-old daughter of Nyquist (@DarleyAmerica) for trainer @BobBaffert. Play the next: https://t.co/GuH0Dxglix pic.twitter.com/H6hZGpbIfJ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 7, 2024 The post Nyquist’s Tenma Up in Time in Del Mar Debutante appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Impressive when running up a nearly double-digit winning margin en route to earning a 92 Beyer Speed Figure on debut at Gulfstream July 13, RATED BY MERIT (c, 2, Battalion Runner–Banner Waving, by Speightstown) jumped into stakes company Saturday and set a new stakes record in the Dr. Fager Stakes. The heavy 2-5 favorite, who went gate to write in that maiden romp, prompted the pace from the outside of Neoequos (Neolithic) but always loomed off the far turn. Unleashed past a :44.91 half mile, Rated by Merit rolled home to win going away. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O/B-St Elias Stable; T-Michael Yates. #8 RATED BY MERIT ($2.80) lives up to the hype in the $100,000 Dr. Fager Stakes at @GulfstreamPark. Jesus Rios piloted the juvenile Battalion Runner colt for trainer Michael Yates. He is undefeated in two starts. pic.twitter.com/CR2xKivTZY — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 7, 2024 The post Rated By Merit Stays Perfect In Gulfstream’s Dr. Fager Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A multiple Grade 1 winner in his native South Africa, and the 2023 champion sprinter, Isivunguvungu (SAf) (What a Winter {SAf}) made his North American debut a winning one with a gutsy effort in the Da Hoss Stakes at Colonial Downs. Victorious in the G1 Mercury Sprint last July in Greyville, and also able to claim the G1 Jonsson Workwear Computaform Stakes earlier that year in April at Turffontein, he also picked up a placing at the highest level via a blanket finish to run third in the G1 Pongracz Cape Flying Champions Stakes to start his 2023. Second this year Jan. 6 at Kenilworth for his final start at home for Peter Brian Muscutt, Isivunguvungu spent the last several months in some stage of the import process and then having to work back into form at Fair Hill once released to new trainer Graham Motion. All things considered, class was still class, and the betting public was not dissuaded by the lengthy gap in his resume, sending him off as the 2-1 favorite on the back of a five-strong string of bullets at that training center. Unconcerned by the early contact at the start, Isivunguvungu tracked the leading flight through :21.91 and :44.27 splits before cutting the corner to take the inland route home. Taking charge and holding firm, he hit the wire a neck best over MSW Nothing Better (Munnings). Maya Prince (Astern {Aus}) motored in to claim third. #5 Isivunguvungu makes his U.S. debut a winning on in the Da Hoss S. at @colonialdowns for trainer @GrahamMotion with @francojockey aboard! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/YDdzKGp2sI — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 7, 2024 “I can't say enough about what a good effort this was today,” Motion said. “He spent two months in quarantine at the beginning of the year. He is a very special horse. He has a big following in South Africa and I am so happy for those guys. Super happy for the Hollywood Syndicate. Manny [Franco] gave him a great ride. He's a lovely horse.” Motion added, “They've just lifted some of those [quarantine] restrictions [on South African horses]. I think we are going to see a lot more [of them], especially after the performance of this horse. South African horses by nature are very tough.” The Breeders' Cup is the end-goal for Isivunguvungu, but the conditioner admits he and the owners still need to plan what the route there will look like. “We have to decide if we are going to run him again; we have to decide if he is going to be able to get in the Breeders' Cup, which is what we'd really like to do. There's a fine line now with this guy. I think he's done enough fitness wise to get there without another race, so we'll just decide.” Isivunguvungu has a pair of winning sisters in Bat Out of Hell (Saf) (Querari {Ger}) and Thing Called Love (Saf) (Rafeef {Aus}), who thus far has been the dam's last produce after the mare recorded no offspring since the latter. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. DA HOSS S., $153,000, Colonial Downs, 9-7, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.58, fm. 1–ISIVUNGUVUNGU (SAF), 122, g, 6, What a Winter (Saf)–Miss Tweedy (Saf), by Tiger Ridge. O-Hollywood Syndicate; B-Narrow Creek Stud (SAF); T-H. Graham Motion; J-Manuel Franco. $90,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. Sprinter, MG1SW-SAf, 16-7-4-2, $195,221. 2–Nothing Better, 126, g, 7, Munnings–One True Love (Ire), by Duke of Marmalade (Ire). ($47,000 Ylg '18 FTKOCT; $230,000 2yo '19 OBSAPR). O-Colts Neck Stables LLC; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Jorge Duarte, Jr.. $30,000. 3–Maya Prince, 124, g, 5, Astern (Aus)–Maya Princess, by Street Sense. ($25,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '21 EASMAY). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-R. Larry Johnson; B-Lynn B. Schiff (KY); T-Michael J. Trombetta. $16,500. Margins: NK, 1HF, HD. Odds: 2.00, 3.30, 8.20. Also Ran: Sweet Cherry Pie, Dream Shake, That's Right, Chiseler, Cruzin Man. Scratched: Alexis Zorba (GB), Bear River, Carotari, Determined Kingdom, Mister Mmmmm, Run Carson. The post New Hemisphere, New Trainer, No Problem: Isivunguvungu Gamely Takes Da Hoss appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Turning back a stretch challenge from Yellow Card, Howard Wolowitz inched away late under Irad Ortiz Jr. to prevail in the $2 million Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs.View the full article

Colebrook Farms' Simply in Front did not live up to her name in the early stages of the $1,767,200 Music City Stakes (G2T) at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, but proved simply the best by the wire.View the full article

By Mike Love Ashburton trainer Ben Waldron takes a good sized team to the grass at Methven today, with his best chance being Penny Weight ($8.00FF) in Race 6, the Katie Cox Memorial (Fillies and Mares) Mobile Pace. The five-year-old Prodigal Seelster mare will be looking to go back-to-back after an emphatic victory at Ashburton a week ago. “That’s why we’ve persevered with her. We’ve always thought she could win a few but for one reason or another she hasn’t really fired a shot, but she showed what she’s capable of with her win last week. She’s actually quite a nice horse,” said Waldron. “I think if she backs up she’s a horse that I think can go on with it.” Craig Thornley will reunite with the mare. Walsron will take six in all to Mt Harding, and his chances before Penny Weight include two maidens – Destiny’s Dream ($6.00FF) in Race 1, the Mount Hutt Workouts Mobile Pace and Franco Chaplin ($4.20FF) in Race 3, the Ashburton MSA Racing Section pace, with both runners to be driven by John Morrison. “Destiny’s Dream has had a few goes but has been better lately. Has a good draw and should be a first four chance.” Waldron does however heed a warning to punters around the debutant Franco Chaplin. “He is a work in progress. Probably has more gear on him than a space shuttle, but we’ll get there. He’s got a big engine. But I’d warn punters to not go nuts on him just yet – he has a lot to learn.” At the backend of the meeting Waldron lines up Franco Humbie ($7.50FF) in Race 10,the Rainer Irrigation Handicap Pace and the popular Georgie Zukov ($5.00FF) in Race 12, the Matt Smith Construction Mobile Pace, both with John Morrison their pilot. “His (Franco Humbie) trials have been really good but it is his first time from a stand under race day conditions. I don’t think the field is beyond him, so if he does things right he won’t be far away.” “Georgie Zukov is the same – he has trialled well against some good opposition. He seems as ready as he can be but he can take a bit of racing to reach his best – but he is pretty ready to go.” Waldron also lines up trotter Moa Mojito ($41.00FF) in Race 5, the Ashburton Powdercoating and Sandblasting Trot with Craig Thornley to drive. “Her form doesn’t read that well but I thought she was a lot better last week. She wasn’t that far away and punched the wind first up. But I am happy with her.” Today’s meeting also carries a poignant significance as it is dedicated to the memory of Katie Cox, who passed away earlier this year. The event serves as a tribute to Cox’s contributions and enduring legacy within the racing community. Racing commences from 11:44am. View the full article

Off as the 3-1 favorite in the first-ever Grade I event to be contested at Kentucky Downs, Gold Square LLC's HOWARD WOLOWITZ (c, 3, Munnings–Forget Me Not, by Uncle Mo) came with an irresistible run three or four off the inside at the eighth pole and turned back a late challenge from the well-backed Yellow Card (Lost Treasure {Ire}) to take out the $2-million Aristocrat Franklin-Simpson Stakes Saturday afternoon. Away alertly from his high draw, Howard Wolowitz was ridden positively by Irad Ortiz, Jr. and raced wide, but not far from pacesetting Joe Shiesty (Air Force Blue) into the straight. Asked for a sprint a quarter mile from home, he surged to the lead at the eighth pole, where he was joined by Yellow Card–a 15-1 chance on the morning line and away at 6-1–but he turned away that bid and skipped clear to score in the time of 1:14.20 for the 6 1/2 furlongs on the firm turf, just 0.01 off the course record. Howard Wolowitz becomes the sixth elite-level winner for Coolmore America's Munnings and he is the fourth Grade I winner out of a daughter of Uncle Mo. Sales history: $240,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0. O-Gold Square LLC; B-Martha Buckner & Matthew Ernst (KY); T-Jose F D'Angelo. #10 Howard Wolowitz is your newest G1 winner! He wins the G1 Franklin-Simpson at Kentucky Downs under @iradortiz for trainer Jose Francisco D'Angelo! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/BrMkoi1NVT — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 7, 2024 The post Munnings’s Howard Wolowitz ‘Bangs’ Out Grade I In Franklin-Simpson 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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