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Seven milers will go to post for Sunday's G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, with Nurlan Bizakov's G1 Queen Anne Stakes and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois hero Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) set to lock horns with Godolphin's G1 2,000 Guineas and G1 Sussex Stakes winner Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Godolphin also have the Andre Fabre-trained multiple group winner Tribalist (GB) (Farhh {GB}), whose forward-going tendency will complement Charlie Appleby's hold-up merchant, while Ballydoyle's G1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes winner and G1 St James's Palace Stakes runner-up Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids for redemption having been a disappointing fourth as favourite for the Sussex. Nurlan Bizakov is also represented by the Christopher Head-trained dual group 3 scorer Ramadan (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Francois Rohaut saddles Patrick Sabban's progressive 5-year-old Caramelito (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) and the Wertheimers' 2023 G1 Prix de la Foret heroine Kelina (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) completes the line-up. Soft ground is almost a certainty after heavy rain hit the Paris track on Thursday. The post Charyn And Notable Speech Clash On In The Moulin appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Race 9 ST JOHNS CLUB 2060m SMOKIN MO (O Bossom) – Trainer Mr. A Meadows reported to Stewards, on return to the stable SMOKIN MO underwent farrier attention which revealed a foot abscess to the left fore foot and receiving the appropriate treatment. A Meadows further advised it is his intention to continue on with SMOKIN MO’S current preparation once the abscess subsides. The post Wanganui Jockey Club @ Wanganui, Saturday 31 August 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

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Everyone enjoys a winter holiday in the sun and racehorses appear to be no different. A case in point is the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) who runs first-up in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The contrast between I Wish I Win’s past two winters could not be more telling after the sprinter spent one in the cold in Victoria and another in the warmth of Queensland. Admittedly I Wish I Win raced further into winter this year than he did last, but Coleman said the difference from one year to the next has been very different. “When he came back in from his spell last year, he was a hairy little beast that looked like a Shetland pony you had pulled out of the back paddock,” Coleman said. “This year he came back in and has had a beautiful coat the whole way through. “I can always tell at the start of his preparations, he’s normally fat and lazy, whereas this time he’s been pretty switched on the whole time. “That’s when you know he’s ready to go, he switches on in his work from being a lazy slob.” I Wish I Win already has a slot in The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 19 and after Saturday it will be off to the Gr.1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on September 27. Coleman expects the 1000m on Saturday to be too short, but I Wish I Win can do the amazing, like when running second to Coolangatta (Written Tycoon) first-up in last year’s Gr.1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington. “He’s not screwed down and we’ve still got six weeks until Grand Final Day,” Coleman said. “But he’s such a talented horse, nothing is off the table with him. We saw what he did up the straight at Flemington when we thought they would be way too sharp as well. “You don’t want him to have a gut-buster, so we’ll be bearing that in mind. As long as he’s finishing strongly, taking fitness improvement and pulling up well, that’s what we’ll be looking to see.” View the full article

Grant Cooksley won the Gr.1 Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy (1400m) as a jockey seven years ago aboard the Shelley Hale-trained Close Up, and on Saturday he will vie to capture the Hastings feature as a trainer. His win aboard Close Up was the last of Cooksley’s 66 Group One victories in the saddle, and he said he got a massive thrill out of scoring his first win in the race for Hale. “He won it quite well, it was good to get the win for Shelley,” Cooksley said. “I hadn’t ridden much at Hastings at that meeting, that is the only one (Tarzino Trophy) I have won there.” Hale, who also co-bred and co-owns the now 15-year-old gelding, holds fond memories of the race. “It was a great thrill, and to do it with Cooky as well was fantastic,” she said. “He had been a stalwart of the team and as it turned out it was his last Group One. It felt a bit like a family affair – an older horse and an older jockey, it was great fun.” The Shinko King gelding had finished runner-up in the Gr.2 Foxbrdge Plate (1200m) at his previous start but wasn’t assured a start in the Tarzino Trophy until the morning of the race. “He went great in the Foxbridge Plate and that swayed us to go,” Hale said. “He hadn’t tackled weight-for-age until the Foxbridge, so that gave us the confidence that we were thereabouts to have a go. “He was really fit because he had had a few runs through winter. We were first on the ballot, so we didn’t find out until race morning that we were definitely a starter. That added a little bit more excitement to the day. “We had heard a little rumour (of a scratching) but that wasn’t confirmed to me until the (racing) bureau rang me at 6am on Saturday morning. We were in the truck and away we went and got the result.” Close Up and Cooksley went on to finish runner-up in the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) in their following start, giving Hale vindication that his Group One victory was no fluke. “That (Windsor Park Plate performance) made me really proud because a lot of people probably thought on Tarzino Day that he was a Winter horse that got there on fitness, but he showed them he had the class to do it when backing up that form in the next race. “He was a little unlucky in the Windsor Park too, Grant said if he had been out a little wider on the track where the winner was then he would have been right in the fight.” Hale said getting the win with a horse she has bred added a lot of sentimentality to the occasion. “When you own and breed them it is even more special,” she said. “You have had them from day dot, so they are like part of the family.” Close Up retired a year later after his run in the 2018 edition of the Windsor Park Plate, and he is now enjoying retirement at Hale’s property, where he is currently keeping a close eye on Group Three winner Denby Road during his rehabilitation. “Denby Road is having some box rehabilitation for a few weeks, so Close Up has been hauled in to be Denby Road’s box mate. He is a great natured horse and he is really good with young horses. “He is living a great life and he is a happy boy.” Hale has had a frustrating run with Denby Road, who injured a tendon following a trial 12 months ago, and he has continued to be plagued by soundness issues. “He injured his tendon 12 months ago and we got him right for that and then he was back in work and was coming up nicely, but he got some mild lameness,” she said. “We have done all the x-rays and scans and there was nothing to be found, so just to be conservative he is having some box rest before some more time in the paddock, and then we will reevaluate and see how we go. “He is a really big horse and sometimes they do have a few extra niggles than the smaller ones do.” While her patience is being well and truly tested with her current stable star, Hale is looking forward to the weekend where she is hoping Cooksley can emulate their success in the Tarzino Trophy. “I would like to wish Cooky all the best for the Tarzino on the weekend and I am hoping he can get one as a trainer,” she said. The Byerley Park horseman, who trains alongside Bruce Wallace, will be represented in the Group One feature by Sacred Satono, who is rated a $11 fourth favourite for Saturday. The son of Satono Aladdin finished midfield in last month’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m), but Cooksley said the Heavy10 track conditions weren’t to his liking. “The track pulled him up a little bit there,” Cooksley said. “He has improved and he has got a good draw (3), so at least he will get a nice run.” Meanwhile, stablemate Trust In You is gearing up for a trip across the Tasman, with the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) and Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) nominated gelding set to fly to Melbourne next week. The six-year-old was second-up at Matamata on Wednesday where he finished third behind Casino Princess in the Robert Bruce Clothier Memorial (1600m), securing his plane ticket in the process. “I thought it was a good run, especially on a wet track,” Cooksley said. “A mile is a bit short for him, he wants 2000m to a mile-and-a-half. “He is going to Melbourne next Wednesday. He will start in the Foundation Cup (Gr.3, 2000m) on the 21st (of September). “He is nominated for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, so we will just see what happens. The owners are really keen to head that way.” View the full article

TAB New Zealand is once again showing their support for Daffodil Day at the Tarzino Trophy meeting at Hastings on Saturday. In what has become an annual tradition on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival, the Daffodil Day silks will be assigned to a leading runner in each race and if the jockey in those silks returns at the head of the field, TAB New Zealand will contribute $2,000 towards the Hawke’s Bay Cancer Society. That donation increases to $5,000 for the feature race of the meeting, the $400,000 Gr.1 Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy (1400m), with favourite Crocetti set to carry the Daffodil Day silks in this year’s running. The following runners will be wearing the Daffodil Day silks: Race 1 – 4 Cast of Diamonds Race 2 – 1 He’s A Doozy Race 3 – 6 Belles Fate Race 4 – 15 Who Knows Race 5 – 2 Savaglee Race 6 – 8 Charmer Race 7 – 5 Damask Rose Race 8 – 13 Merchant Queen Race 9 – 4 Crocetti Race 10 – 3 Witz End View the full article

Ken and Bev Kelso are no strangers to big-race success during the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival, and the Matamata trainers will attempt to add another Hastings trophy to their collection when Alabama Lass steps out as favourite in Saturday’s Gr.3 HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m). The Kelsos have celebrated dozens of black-type wins over the last few decades, including the Gr.1 Kelt Capital Stakes (2040m, now Livamol Classic) with Love Dance in 1996 and an outstanding feature double in September of 2013 with Bounding in the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes and Xanadu in the Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m, now Arrowfield Stud Plate). For good measure, the couple have also collected Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) placings with Xanadu (2012), Pussy O’Reilly (2014), Supera (2020) and Legarto (2023). A cruelly timed injury has ruled stable star Legarto out of attempting to add to that Group One record during this year’s carnival, but Alabama Lass heads to Hawke’s Bay with the right credentials to keep the Kelsos in the black-type spotlight. The Alabama Express filly turned heads in early February with a stunning nine-length win on debut on her home track. In her only other start as a two-year-old, she was runner-up behind Captured By Love in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The Kelsos then put Alabama Lass aside until her three-year-old season, which she got underway with a commanding all-the-way win in the Pak ‘N’ Save 3YO Fillies (1100m) at Taupo on August 21. That Taupo race has been won by the three of the last four Gold Trail Stakes winners – Quintessa (2023), Best Seller (2022) and Miss Aotearoa (2020). Alabama Lass won by three and a half lengths at Taupo, beating Gold Trail rivals Archaic Smile, Sister Ping and Velocious. “I’ve been very happy with the way she’s started her three-year-old preparation,” Ken Kelso said. “She trialled up well at Te Rapa in early August, then won quite impressively first-up at Taupo. “I wasn’t particularly worried about the way she ran around in the straight in that Taupo race. She just got a bit lost when she hit the front. She still doesn’t really know what she’s doing and thinks it’s all a big game. I think she’ll be better if she’s a bit closer to the rail and has that to follow. “She’s come through the Taupo run in good shape. I thought she worked particularly well on the course proper at Matamata on Tuesday morning. We’re all systems go for Saturday. As long as she travels down to Hastings well, she should be in the right sort of order to put her best foot forward.” Kelso sees some similarities between Alabama Lass and his 2013 Gold Trail winner Bounding, who went on to place in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) before scoring a rare win by a three-year-old filly in the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie. “They’re both on-speed types with a bit of class,” he said. “I’m not sure yet how far this filly will go. Bounding went on to run second in the 1000 Guineas, and was very unlucky not to win it, but she never looked like running 1600m again after that and ended up winning a Railway. Time will tell for this filly, although I’m encouraged by how well she seems to relax in her races.” The TAB rates Alabama Lass a $2 favourite to win Saturday’s Gold Trail Stakes. Captured By Love is the second favourite at $4, with Velocious on the third line of betting at $6. View the full article

Cody Cole made a winning start to his season earlier this week at Matamata, a trend he hopes to continue with a strong team heading down to Hastings on Saturday. Evelyn Rush (NZ) (Derryn) was the local stable’s first runner for the new term, and on debut, was a convincing winner in the Waharoa Transport Co. (1995) LTD 1200 at the Wednesday meeting. “She drew a nice gate and Craig (Grylls) gave her a super ride, I thought she may need the experience a little bit but it didn’t turn out that way,” Cole said. “She’d been working well leading into it, so it was nice to get a win for a lovely lady, her owner Pam Holden.” Leading Cole’s representation at Hastings will be promising filly Renovations (NZ) (Ardrossan), a juvenile winner who completed her two-year-old season with a second placing behind Super Photon (NZ) (Super Seth) in the Listed 2YO Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa in May. She appeared in a strong trial last month, which included Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) and Archaic Smile (Saxon Warrior), who will both be among her rivals in the Gr.3 HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m). “We’re happy with her, her trial to the eye probably didn’t look that good, but when the track gets really deep she’s just not that effective on it,” Cole said. “Every time we’ve galloped on a decent surface, she’s worked super, so we’ve just got to draw our confidence from that rather than a heavy track trial.” Like much of Saturday’s field, the Ardrossan filly has been nominated for the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in November, a distance Cole believes is within her range. “There’s plenty of fillies races and we know she can run out 1400m, so I don’t think a mile will be beyond her as a three-year-old,” he said. “Whether she’s going to get any further than that, I’m not sure, but she’s going to tell us where she wants to go and we’ll know a bit more after Saturday.” The Vet Services Equine Hawke’s Bay Premier (1200m) will feature Navigator (NZ) (El Roca), a consistent galloper who produced a winning performance on the final day of the Hawke’s Bay carnival last season. “He’s fresh-up with no trials as we did last year, we’ve kept him at 1200 this time around and left the blinkers on,” Cole said. “He likes the Bay, he’s been working well and he’s a progressive horse. We hope for a bold showing, but you’ve always got to err on the side of caution when they haven’t been to the trials. ““If we’ve got him where I think he is, he’ll run a race with a nice cosy gate, we just hope what we’ve done at home will be enough.” Kind Thoughts (NZ) (Tarzino) has also impressed in her brief career to date, finishing in the top two at four of her five appearances, and will make a fresh start in the Remember ‘Jooky’ Premier (1400m). “She’s always been a lovely mare, she’s just taken a bit of time and we’re not going to see the best of her until she gets over 2000m,” Cole said. “She’s putting together a good record and it’s nice to kick her off on a Good track, she’s still got a bit of improvement to come in her coat but I think if she carries on like she has, we’ll be in for a good season with her.” Completing the quartet is Carajillo (NZ) (Ardrossan), a four-year-old mare twice placed in her only two starts last term. She will line-up under Sam Weatherley in the NZB Ready To Run Trainers Series Premier (1200m), under MAAT conditions. “I looked at the field at Matamata and thought this race may come up slightly softer, and it’s not overly strong for the stake money,” Cole said. “She trialled well although she probably needed it fitness-wise, she’s followed a similar path to Evelyn Rush and going every bit as well so there’s no reason why she couldn’t be competitive in a race like this.” View the full article

Saturday is shaping up to be an exciting afternoon for Waikato Stud, whose colours will be carried by key Group One contenders on both sides of the Tasman. Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) returns to Hastings to defend her title in the Gr.1 Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy (1400m), and she will be followed two and a half hours later by I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley. Both are homebred progeny of Waikato Stud. Waikato Stud also has last season’s Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2100m) winner Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) lining up in Saturday’s Livamol Animal Health Products Premier (1600m) on the Hastings undercard. The full-brother to multiple Group One winner Savvy Coup (NZ) (Savabeel) is on trial for a potential spring campaign in Melbourne. “It’s a day that we’ve really been looking forward to,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick said. “To have runners in our colours in Group One races in both New Zealand and Australia, we’re very excited. “We’re hoping to kick the day off well at Hawke’s Bay with Nereus, who I’m really keen to see on top of the ground and getting up over a bit more distance as well. Then we go into the El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m), which has a couple of three-year-olds from the first crop of our exciting stallion Super Seth (Super Photon and Poetic Champion), and then into the Group Ones from there. “It’s obviously a very busy time of the year on the farm as well. I’ll have a bit of vet work to get through and a few things like that, but I’ll see whether or not there’ll be a bit of free time for me to sneak down to Hawke’s Bay for the races on Saturday.” A second Tarzino Trophy win by Skew Wiff on Saturday would continue a proud record for Waikato Stud in the season-opening Group One feature. Their colours were previously carried to success by I Do in 2014. Skew Wiff’s victory in the Tarzino last September was a springboard into an Australian campaign that started strongly with victory in the Gr.3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington. She was also a close and unlucky fifth in the Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), but her form tailed off later in the season. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson appear to have turned Skew Wiff’s fortunes around, launching her five-year-old preparation with a close third behind Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy) and Mali Ston (NZ) (El Roca) in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on August 24. Skew Wiff will be ridden by Opie Bosson, who was in the saddle for last year’s triumph as well as I Do’s (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) win in 2014. The TAB rates Skew Wiff a $6 third favourite behind Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto) ($2) and Bonny Lass ($5). “Skew Wiff ran really well first-up and it’s great to have her back to defend her title in this race,” Chittick said. “Obviously there’s a very, very smart horse to beat, but she’s going into the race in great order. “I’m sure that Daniel (Nakhle) will shout me a drink if Crocetti wins, as I will for him if it’s Skew Wiff.” I Wish I Win took Waikato Stud and slot-holders Trackside to the brink of the summit in the A$20 million The Everest (1200m) last October, and Saturday’s Moir Stakes is the first step towards his second shot at the mega-rich sprint. The six-year-old is set to go from Saturday’s Moir Stakes into the Gr.1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) on September 27, with trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman building him towards his shot at The Everest in the third start of his campaign on October 19. “His build-up has been perfect,” Chittick said. “It’s only 1000m on Saturday, but the team has been very happy with him leading into it and it’s a nice way to kick off. It’s all part of his programme leading into The Everest. We’ve got an exciting few weeks coming up with him.” View the full article

It’s been a long and wet winter for Southland trainer Robert Dennis, and he is glad to be through the other side with spring racing on the doorstep. “It is toiling work in the rain, the cold, the dark, and having to travel for a handful of races that we had through the winter,” he said. “The team have done a good job through the winter putting in the hard yards, and I am hoping we can reap the rewards through the spring.” New Zealand Cup Week at Riccarton remains the primary objective for Dennis, and he is excited by a number of young prospects heading into spring. “I am really looking forward to our crop of three-year-olds. We will have Matakana Perkynana (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Great Time (NZ) (Time Test) heading towards the Canterbury Belle (Listed, 1200m) next week,” he said. “We have a couple of nice Dennis Brothers-bred horses, The Blue Diamond (NZ) (Per Incanto) and The Cool One (NZ) (Savabeel), who seem to be progressing well and will look to have their first starts at Gore on Sunday 22nd (of September). “I have a couple of nice two-year-olds that I bought from Karaka in the stable, and at this young age, the sky is the limit.” Dennis’ focus is currently set on Wingatui’s opening meeting of the season on Sunday, where he will line-up an eight-strong team, including Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) aspirants Loftys Gift (NZ) (Ghibellines) and Sacred Dream (NZ) (Sacred Falls). Loftys Gift will be fresh-up in the KB Contractors (1600m) where she will jump from barrier eight, with apprentice jockey Donovan Cooper’s three-kilogram claim bringing the six-year-old’s allocated weight down to 57kg. “Lofty’s Gift had three weeks break after her last run at Ashburton and her campaign is all centred around trying to get to the New Zealand Cup,” Dennis said. “First-up over a mile, I certainly expect to see some improvement, but she is pretty well within herself, and I can see her fighting out the finish on the Heavy8 track.” Sacred Dream will also begin her path towards the New Zealand Cup in Sunday’s Head To Trackside.co.nz (1200m) where she will be joined by stablemate Hasstobeyou. “We had jump-outs cancelled down here with the wet weather of late, so she is going in fresh and will certainly take a lot of improvement from the run,” Dennis said. “She has got a handy enough fresh record from up north and she is pretty bright at the moment, so she could run a bold race too. “Hasstobeyou (NZ) (Darci Brahma) is another that is first-up with no jump-out or trial, so will improve a lot. She gets down in weight with the claim. She is a runner and goes out wanting to race and tries her best, and with horses like that you are always a chance.” Bella Ragazza (NZ) (Tivaci) will make her second appearance for the stable in the Property Brokers – Ray Kean (1200m), and Dennis is hoping to see an improvement from the mare who carries the silks of the TAB Racing Club. “It was a head scratching run first-up at Riccarton on the synthetic. She was caught wide on speed, but really threw the towel in early and we are expecting a lot better,” Dennis said. “We took her home and gave her a short freshen-up at the farm and she has been back and working super, probably better than anything in the stable – she looks excellent. “I have taken the gear off her and she finds a suitable track in that Heavy8 range. If she is going to front up and put in, she is going to be competitive, if not, I think she might be lacking a bit of motivation in her races.” The Waikato Stud-bred and raced Missoni (NZ) (Ocean Park) will kick-off her spring preparation in the Speights (1200m), and Dennis believes she is a good chance of breaking through for her maiden win. “She is fresh-up with no trial, but finds herself in a very inexperienced field,” he said. “She is a mare with ability and will certainly improve with the run. Without a lot of exposed form, and quite a few first starters, you would have to think she would be a good chance.” Former northerner Vino Valentino (NZ) (Zacinto) will make her southern debut in the Positive Signs + Print (1600m), where she will be met by stablemate and last start placegetter Bella Rose (NZ) (Belardo). “We have had Vino Valentino for three weeks,” Dennis said. “She has a few quirks you have to be mindful of, but she seems to be going well. Hopefully we haven’t rubbed the polish off her from up north because you would imagine on her last start she would be quite competitive. “It was a good run from Bella Rose first-up, a better run second-up and she looks like she is building towards a win. She is doing everything right and will find a suitable Heavy track.” Stolen Magic (Pierro) will round out Dennis’ team in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1200m). “Stolen Magic had a head-scratching run at Oamaru,” Dennis said. “I was expecting so much better from her off her work at home. Hopefully it was down to the track. “We have taken the earmuffs and side winkers off and we will run her in no gear. She is bright and well and if she is going to front up she will be competitive. View the full article

What Birdsville Cup Day 2024 Where Birdsville Racecourse – Adelaide St, Birdsville QLD 4482 When Saturday, September 7, 2024 First Race 1:04pm AEST Visit Dabble The $50,000 Birdsville Cup will headline the second day of the 142nd Birdsville Racing Carnival on Saturday, where seven races are set down for decision. Warm and dry conditions will ensure that the track will remain firm and race similarly to the first day of the carnival. The rail will stay in its true position for the entire circuit, with the first race set to jump at 1:04pm AEST. Birdsville Cup tip: Neodium Neodium ran away with the 2023 Birdsville Cup, and after a similar preparation this time in, the Phillip Stokes-trained gelding looks poised to go back-to-back. This eight-year-old gelding has had two tough runs on wet tracks to gain fitness, and it is expected that he will be peaking for this contest on the dirt. Justin Potter will push forward to take up the lead from barrier 14, and if Neodium gets his own way out in front, he will prove hard to run down late. Birdsville Cup Race 6 – #6 Neodium (12) 8yo Gelding | T: Phillip Stokes | J: Justin Potter (58.5kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Bet at Birdsville: Turnstar Turnstar proved way too good for his rivals at Betoota over 1000m on August 31, where the Philip Cole-trained galloper settled outside the leader and careered away to record a massive 5.3-length victory. This son of Star Turn will back up seven days later in the opening race, where he will get a similar race shape and conditions to his previous win. With Dakota Gillett taking 2kg of his back, Turnstar will only need to replicate his last start to win again. Best Bet Race 1 – #1 Turnstar (1) 6yo Gelding | T: Philip Cole | J: Dakota Gillett (a1.5) (62kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best at Birdsville: Coynes Road After breaking a 19-race winless streak at Roma on August 24, Coynes Road will seek back-to-back victories in the final race of the Birdsville carnival. The son of Spirit Of Boom led every step of the way over 1640m previously, and with him dropping back in trip to 1400m here, he will have no problems with the trip. With only one other speed influence, Savannah McCann can take up the lead and run the race to suit Coynes Road before giving a big kick on the final corner. Next Best Race 7 – #4 Coynes Road (3) 7yo Gelding | T: Matt Kropp | J: Savannah McCann (a2) (63kg) Bet with Dabble Saturday quaddie tips for Birdsville Cup Day Birdsville quadrella selections Saturday, September 7, 2024 1-2-3 2-3 1-5-6-7-12 1-2-10 Horse racing tips View the full article

Skew Wiff will be out to defend her crown in Saturday’s Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Saturday is shaping up to be an exciting afternoon for Waikato Stud, whose colours will be carried by key Group One contenders on both sides of the Tasman. Skew Wiff returns to Hastings to defend her title in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), and she will be followed two and a half hours later by I Wish I Win in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley. Both are homebred progeny of Waikato Stud’s legendary stallion Savabeel. Waikato Stud also has last season’s Group 2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2100m) winner Nereus lining up in on the Hastings undercard. The full-brother to multiple Group One winner Savvy Coup is on trial for a potential spring campaign in Melbourne. “It’s a day that we’ve really been looking forward to,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick said. “To have runners in our colours in Group One races in both New Zealand and Australia, we’re very excited. “We’re hoping to kick the day off well at Hawke’s Bay with Nereus, who I’m really keen to see on top of the ground and getting up over a bit more distance as well. Then we go into the El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m), which has a couple of three-year-olds from the first crop of our exciting stallion Super Seth (Super Photon and Poetic Champion), and then into the Group Ones from there. “It’s obviously a very busy time of the year on the farm as well. I’ll have a bit of vet work to get through and a few things like that, but I’ll see whether or not there’ll be a bit of free time for me to sneak down to Hawke’s Bay for the races on Saturday.” A second Tarzino Trophy win by Skew Wiff on Saturday would continue a proud record for Waikato Stud in the season-opening Group One feature. Their colours were previously carried to success by I Do in 2014. Skew Wiff’s victory in the Tarzino last September was a springboard into an Australian campaign that started strongly with victory in the Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington. She was also a close and unlucky fifth in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), but her form tailed off later in the season. Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson appear to have turned Skew Wiff’s fortunes around, launching her five-year-old preparation with a close third behind Bonny Lass and Mali Ston in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on August 24. Skew Wiff will be ridden by Opie Bosson, who was in the saddle for last year’s triumph as well as I Do’s win in 2014. Horse racing bookmakers rate Skew Wiff a $6 third favourite behind Crocetti ($2) and Bonny Lass ($5). “Skew Wiff ran really well first-up and it’s great to have her back to defend her title in this race,” Chittick said. “Obviously there’s a very, very smart horse to beat, but she’s going into the race in great order. “I’m sure that Daniel (Nakhle) will shout me a drink if Crocetti wins, as I will for him if it’s Skew Wiff.” I Wish I Win took Waikato Stud and slot-holders Trackside to the brink of the summit in The Everest (1200m) last October, and Saturday’s Moir Stakes is the first step towards his second shot at the mega-rich sprint. The six-year-old is set to go from Saturday’s Moir Stakes into the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) on September 27, with trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman building him towards his shot at The Everest in the third start of his campaign on October 19. “His build-up has been perfect,” Chittick said. “It’s only 1000m on Saturday, but the team has been very happy with him leading into it and it’s a nice way to kick off. It’s all part of his programme leading into The Everest. We’ve got an exciting few weeks coming up with him.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Moonee Valley Gold Cup Group Two Betting Guide Date: Friday, October 25, 2024 Location: Moonee Valley Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $750,000 Distance: 2500m The $750,000 Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a 2500m horse race for mares aged four years and older, run under set weights and penalty conditions, with it set to be next held on October 25, 2024, at Moonee Valley Racecourse. First run in 1883, the Moonee Valley Gold Cup is often a key lead-in race for Melbourne Cup horses with the two-mile feature at Flemington held 11 days later. Horses to do the Moonee Valley Cup/Melbourne Cup double include Kingston Rule, Wodalla, Blue Spec and Clean Sweep. The 2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup was won by Cleveland for trainer Kris Lees and jockey James McDonald. 2024 Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting odds Moonee Valley Gold Cup betting is currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update this page when the Moonee Valley Gold Cup odds are released. 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Previous Moonee Valley Gold Cup Fields 2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 7 58kg 2 Alenquer Michael Moroney Damien Oliver 12 58kg 3 Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Billy Egan 11 57kg 4 Athabascan John O’Shea Damian Lane 1 56.5kg 5 Fancy Man Annabel Neasham Jamie Mott 15 56.5kg 6 Mount Popa Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Beau Mertens 5 56kg 7 Future History Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Williams 13 56kg 8 Regal Power John Leek (Jnr) Wiremu Pinn 2 55kg 9 El Bodegon Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 6 55kg 10 True Marvel Matthew Smith Carleen Hefel 10 55kg 11 Sheraz Chris Waller Jye McNeil 4 55kg 12 Cleveland Kris Lees James McDonald 9 55kg 13 Interpretation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Blake Shinn 14 55kg 14 Lunar Flare Grahame Begg Michael Dee 3 54.5kg 15 So Dazzling John Sargent Dean Yendall 8 51kg 2023 Moonee Valley Gold Cup result 1st – Cleveland (+550) 2nd – Vow And Declare (+130) 3rd – Future History (+140) Recent runnings of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup: 2023: Cleveland breaks Australian maiden in style Cleveland ($6.50) may have already had his spot sewn up in the 2023 Melbourne Cup field, but after claiming the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup, the Kris Lees-trained galloper may have found the form that he brought over to Australia. The former European-trained entire was yet to win on Australian soil since arriving in March this year, but after a strong performance in the St Leger at Randwick last start, he appeared to be back at his best. Regal Power ($51.00) set up a strong tempo during the first half of the race before upping the ante with 1000m to go, which saw a few jockeys rev their mount up early to get going down the side of the Moonee Valley track. After travelling wide for the entire trip, Vow And Declare ($7.00) and Future History ($7.50) took over on the home turn and appeared to have the race within their keeping before James McDonald and Cleveland flew home down the outside to nab the leading duo in the final bounds. 2022: Francesco Guardi thrashes rivals Despite not holding a nomination for the Melbourne Cup, the Chris Waller-trained Francesco Guardi made a mess of his rivals in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Having gone for home 400m out, James McDonald and the imported son of Frankel had the race sewn up turning for home, with the pair going on to win by nearly four lengths to 2021 winner Lunar Flare. 2021: Lunar Flare causes minor upset Lunar Flare made a notable Melbourne Cup statement with a gutsy victory in the $1 million Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Sent out at $12, Michael Dee guided her to a narrow win, holding off the fast-finishing second favourite Floating Artist ($3.80), who lunged late on the inside but fell just half a head short. Nine-year-old Sound ($26) finished strongly to claim third, just three-quarters of a length behind. Favourite Pondus ($2.20) looked poised for success when he surged to the front before the final bend, but he faded under pressure to finish fourth. Last year’s Moonee Valley Cup winner, Miami Bound, crossed the line in fifth. 2020: Miami Bounds to Cup success Miami Bound’s Melbourne Cup hopes were reignited on a Soft track at Moonee Valley as Danny O’Brien’s VRC Oaks winner stormed to victory in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup. Sent out at $26, the daughter of Reliable Man and 2007 VRC Oaks winner Arapaho Miss returned to form, charging home off a strong pace to defeat the $4.20 favourite Shared Ambition by 2.5 lengths. Previous winners of the Moonee Valley Gold Cup Moonee Valley Gold Cup Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2023 Cleveland James McDonald Kris Lees 2022 Francesco Guardi James McDonald Chris Waller 2021 Lunar Flare Michael Dee Grahame Begg 2020 Miami Bound Jamie Kah Danny O’Brien 2019 Hunting Horn Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien 2018 Ventura Storm Mark Zahra David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig 2017 Who Shot Thebarman Blake Shinn Chris Waller 2016 Grand Marshal Ben Melham Chris Waller 2015 The United States Hugh Bowman Robert Hickmott 2014 Prince Of Penzance Michelle Payne Darren Weir 2013 Precedence Craig Williams Bart & James Cummings 2012 Vatuvei Luke Nolen Peter Moody 2011 Americain Gerald Mosse Alain de Royer Dupre 2010 Precedence Blake Shinn Bart Cummings 2009 The Sportsman Hugh Bowman Russell Cameron 2008 Gallopin James Winks Danny O’Brien 2007 Gallic Steven Arnold Graeme Rogerson 2006 Zipping Glen Boss Graeme Rogerson 2005 Umbula Noel Callow Mick Price 2004 Another Warrior Darren Beadman Alan Bailey 2003 Frightening Greg Childs Bart Cummings 2002 Thong Classic Brett Prebble Pat Carey 2001 Rain Gauge Greg Childs George Hanlon 2000 Yippyio Damien Oliver Allan Denham Moonee Valley Gold Cup winners pre-2000 Moonee Valley Gold Cup Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Streak 1998 Price Standaan 1997 Court Of Honour 1996 Istidaad 1995 Storm 1994 Top Rating 1993 Glastonbury 1992 Donegal Mist 1991 Al Maheb 1990 Kingston Rule 1989 Sydeston 1988 Ideal Centreman 1987 King Matthias 1986 Reckless Tradition 1985 Butternut 1984 Holsam 1983 Toujours Mio 1982 Triumphal March 1981 Saxon Slew 1980 Tai Salute 1979 Sir Sahib 1978 Clear Day 1977 Ngawyni 1976 Poker Night 1975 Holiday Waggon 1974 Lord Metric 1973 Grand Scale 1972 Double Irish 1971 Skint Dip 1970 Mr President 1969 What’s Brewing 1968 Impetus 1967 Prince Camillo 1966 Tea Biscuit 1965 Red William 1964 Algalon 1963 My Contact 1962 River Seine 1961 Baroda Gleam 1960 Mac 1959 Sanvo 1958 Humber Hawk 1957 Lord Gavin 1956 Pandie Sun 1955 Al Crusa 1954 Hellion 1953 Wodalla 1952 King Amana 1951 Erriton 1950 Benvolo 1949 Hoyle 1948 Howe 1947 Don Pedro 1946 Valcurl 1945 Valcurl 1944 Queen Midas 1943 Haros 1942 Dark Felt 1941 Yours Truly 1940 Gilltown 1939 Gilltown 1938 Ortelle’s Star 1937 Frill Prince 1936 Dark Chief 1935 Art 1934 Nightly 1933 Peter Jackson 1932 Yarramba 1931 Homedale 1930 Shadow King 1929 Prince Viol 1928 Nawallah 1927 Silvius 1926 Royal Charter 1925 Tookarby 1924 Stand By 1923 Princess Mernda 1922 Purser 1921 Wirriway 1920 White Plast 1919 Telecles 1918 Rael Locin 1917 Kunegetis 1916 Andelosia 1915 Gladwyn 1914 Gladwyn 1913 Greek Fire 1912 Almissa 1911 Hartfell 1910 Kerlie 1909 Flavinius 1908 Woorooma 1907 May King 1906 Charles Stuart 1905 Blue Spec 1904 Patronus 1903 T.M.S 1902 The Persian 1901 Combat 1900 Clean Sweep 1899 Sweetheart 1898 Locksmith 1897 Mirella 1896 Veronica 1895 Our Jack 1894 Preston 1893 Premier 1892 Little Bob 1891 Little Bob 1890 Wiora 1889 Don Giovan 1888 Newmaster 1887 Quintin Matsys 1886 Isonomy 1885 Merrimu 1884 Meteor 1883 Castaway Recommended! 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Commentator Matt Cross goes race to race at Addington Raceway tonight. Race 1 – Caduceus Club 2YO Fillies Classic Prelude – 5.08pm. Gone Surfin lines up off barrier one, first up since the start of June when she won the G3 Helen Pope Fillies Classic at Ashburton. She’s had two trials, her latest one she was neutral off the gate, worked forward, led, and held on by 2 1/4L with a gap of 6 1/4L back to third. She ran home in 55.8 & 27.7. She looks ready to win here, and the market suggests that opening her at $1.45. Spicey Crunch drawn two looks a bit stronger this time in going off her latest trial where she got home well to finish fourth behind Allets who came out on Sunday at Ashburton and won in a 1:56-mile rate. She should get a great run from there. Elektra King looks a solid place hope and will be improved with her third on Sunday. Selections : 1-2-4-6 Race 2 – John Jones Steel Mobile Trot – 5.36pm I’m looking forward to the resumption of Princess Sadie here. She showed great talent through her last preparation, and this looks a great race to kick things off. The trip to Auckland during the Autumn was a great learning curve for her where she picked up a couple of placings in behind one of the benchmark three-year-olds, Paramount Kiwi. Not sure how she trialled as we don’t have the video of it but in Matthew Williamson we trust here. The River Boy is well placed after getting a penalty free win at Gore last start and is a four-race winner. Look To Da Stars has showed a lot of talent at times but can also do things wrong. I give him a pass mark for his latest trial where he led up but was easily run down. Hopefully he’s improved off that and from the All-Stars Stable is a must respect. Fear And Faith also looks to have plenty of upside, she wasn’t pushed in her latest trial with the pacers. Selections : 6-2-7-8 Race 3 – Christ The Redeemer Catholic Parish Mobile Pace – 6.11pm. Bettors Anvil looks the one to beat here even with the outside draw. His form is excellent. Second on debut to Got The Chocolates. He then beat Marketplace who went on to win the Saplings Stakes, he followed that win with a fourth in the Group 1 Diamond Creek Farm Classic. His trial on August 28 couldn’t have been any better, he will take stopping for sure. Bronson has come back in great order and used his gate speed last start. With race day fitness on his side he looks a danger. Renegade draws the inside second row but he’s another with exceptional form. Just needs some luck from there. I’m Rockin is also a top three hope after his win last time. He also moves off the unruly which will help. Selections : 9-8-10-6 Race 4 – Thermo King Mobile Pace – 6.48pm A tidy intermediate field headed up by Harrison John off the pole. He’s got gate speed to use the draw so should settle just off the speed and prove hard to hold off. He ran home in 56.8 to win his only trial to prepare for this. Looks ready. Xlendi is a big brute who will no doubt derive benefit for his fresh up third, he can probably make his own luck too. Laver drops back in class and meets a few of these better off under mobile conditions after giving them a head start off 25m last time. Respect Helium off a good draw and Justcallmemiki should be running on late. Selections : 1-8-9-2 Race 5 – The Hickman Family Ordeal Trotting Cup Handicap Trot – 7.15pm A great opportunity for the up and comers here with some of the top seed trotters still at home in their box. Mr Love has been racing well and I thought his opening price of $14 was a touch of overs. He comes in fifteen metres better off than Tectonic from when they last met. Mr Love was good late there and I think off even marks with the times he can run around Addington he can play a major role at good odds. Mighty Logan returned in great order with his first up win defeating Sunny’s Sister. He will need to be on the ball early from the stand, if he is he can win. Sunny’s Sister just got outsprinted by Mighty Logan last time, it was a walk-sprint race. With more tempo on she’s right in it. Gold Bullion has the Half Hopples added to his gear, his closing sectionals behind the Diamond Racing pair last time were promising. Tectonic and many others deserve respect too. But at the right price Mr Love would have to be an each way play. Selections : 5-3-13-4 Race 6 – Ark Financial Group Mobile Pace – 7.40pm Party Central fresh up looks the one to beat. He blasted off the gate in his only trial to prepare where he was beaten by Gone Surfin who is $1.45 fav to win the first race here. I expect Blair Orange will get him into the race early and he looks to get every possible chance to win. Carlin ran a cracking race on debut in a good field, don’t discount him. Sacetas comes from the same race, he looks to be improving with each run and Art Jordan has the inside draw. Luckless last week if he can hold up and trail then he’s a lock in for top three and four bets. Selections : 4-6-7-1 Race 7 – Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup – 8.05pm I think if the bookies could have their time again they wouldn’t have opened Ohoka Connor at $6. That was an early Christmas present for some. He gets in 10m better off than every horse other than BD Joe from the Maurice Holmes Vase. He finished fifth there. Bear in mind that he started off 10 metres and the first four in running at the mile were the first four home. Now there is still an element of risk around him stepping away but if he does, he could quite easily give them windburn. BD Joe will be improved off his run last start and is a top liner on his best day. Sherlock looks to have come up well this preparation. He did bobble away in his stand start trial which he won’t get away with here. He does look very forward though. Early manners from Charlie Brown and Dalton Shard bring them into play as place chances too. Selections : 3-5-8-4 Race 8 – Nevele R Fillies Series No 46 Heat 2 Mobile Pace – 8.35pm Queen Of Swords returns fresh after putting her hand up at a good level in Auckland through the autumn in some good races. I don’t think anything can beat her off the gate here if John Dunn sends her forward at the start. Her trial was good, and being a Neville R Fillies heat there won’t be any doubt she will be in the race at some stage. Melody Banner was brave after working early last time, she must go forward again with some roughies drawn inside her. Had Treacherous Baby drawn the front line she is the horse to beat. She could still be, but the draw means she’s going to have to wait or get around them. She can still win it but maybe today Queen Of Swords is the better bet. Look out for Shakira and Happy Harper late if the tempo is on. Selections : 9-6-13-12 Race 9 – Maia Health Foundation Handicap Trot – 9.00pm This one is tough. I can find so many positives about a lot of horses in this field. I’ve ended up landing with Aroha Kenny. She comes to hand quickly and her form from last prep is right up there with some of the best intermediate form going around. A Fine Patrick can win he just needs to find his feet a bit better early. Tyron Eros was rough early and rough late fresh up so he may need to sort that out to be winning, if he does trot squarely then he could dominate even off ten metres. High Step is an honest filly, and she looked good at the trials. Zoltan Boscik will find is slightly harder with some of these meeting him a lot better under the handicaps. He’s a player, he’ll just have to work for it. Royal Del off the front is going super, he is worth a place bet. Selections : 7-4-12-8 Race 10 – The Hickman Family and Catholic Cathedral Parish Mobile Pace – 9.24pm Miki’s Courage drawn one looks the best of the night for me. He won’t have to go around a horse, he’s got gate speed, and he’s trialled brilliantly. Looking at the fields he raced through his last prep this looks right within his range. Dangers include stablemate Dave Duley who trialled up nicely, Jack Tar can tough it out too. Glengarry Moonlight may go forward, he’s dropping back in grade too. Selections : 1-4-2-7 Best Bet R10: Miki’s Courage Value Bet R5: Mr Love View the full article

King West winning at Cranbourne on Thursday. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Southside Racing has unveiled a new slot race series with a $2 million prize pool. The series will feature two million-dollar races: The Meteorite (1200m) at Cranbourne on Cranbourne Cup day (November 23) and The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Pakenham Cup day (December 21). Both races are open to three-year-olds and up and run under set weight and penalty conditions. A slot for both races costs $100,000 plus GST, with slot holders able to choose whether one horse or two different horses will compete. A points-based bonus will be awarded to the slot holder with the highest tally across the series, while $20,000 will be donated to local charities and community groups. “The introduction of the Southside Slot Series marks a significant milestone in Australian racing and a defining moment for the future of Southside Racing,” said Southside chairman Sean Clarkson. “We are thrilled to bring this innovative concept to Victoria.” Horse racing news View the full article

Little Brose, ridden by Michael Dee, winning the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Little Brose, the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) victor, has been retired due to a tendon injury suffered during a trial in June. Trained by Ben, Will, and JD Hayes, the son of Per Incanto from Little Avondale Stud clinched Victoria’s premier juvenile race in 2023. Despite a consistent but winless three-year-old season, he transitioned to David Hayes’s Hong Kong stable. There, he debuted with an eighth-place finish at Group 1 level in April, followed by a commendable second in May after stepping down in class. “Before the trial, I was standing there at Conghua and said to my staff ‘this is a trophy horse for next season’. Ten minutes later, he was on a horse ambulance,” David Hayes lamented. Following two months of deliberation, connections confirmed the four-year-old’s retirement on Wednesday. Details regarding his stud career are set to be announced soon. Watch Little Brose win the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes Horse racing news View the full article

Victorian apprentice Hannah Le Blanc. (Photo by Jay Town/Racing Photos) She is based at Glenrowan in north-east Victoria – 240km up the road from Melbourne – but apprentice Hannah Le Blanc is happy to travel for a ride. In the past she’s travelled to Broken Hill, Adelaide, Warrnambool, Horsham, Mildura and various NSW venues, and she currently rides regularly in Tasmania. Last August, the 28-year-old experienced the NT for the first time when she featured at Alice Springs and landed a winner. She returned to the Red Centre last September without success before getting another victory in April. Le Blanc made her fourth trip on August 25 and claimed a winning double – exactly a year after debuting at Pioneer Park. Last Saturday, Le Blanc had six rides at her first Darwin meeting and saluted on the Chole Baxter-trained Siberian Larch. A second, a third and three fourths capped off a big day at Fannie Bay. “My manager Sam Murray asked me if I wanted to go across to the NT, they were short of riders,” Le Blanc said. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do, the travel doesn’t bother me. “I got lucky the first time when I went across and rode a winner at Alice Springs.” Le Blanc heads back to Central Australia on Sunday – she has four rides on the five-event program. She will again partner Will Savage’s Talent Quest and Lisa Whittle’s Another Val, who both saluted a fortnight ago – the former claiming the $40,000 Red Centre Winter Series Final (1200m). “I do love going over there, it’s good to escape the cold weather and everyone is nice,” Le Blanc said. “Darwin was interesting, everyone said it was different to Alice – they weren’t wrong. “I probably prefer Alice – the track is flatter, the turns are a lot easier and the kick-back is a lot softer. “With Darwin, you’ve got that downhill run, it’s a bit tighter, the kick-back comes back in chunks, and they go so much harder and faster. “I had good support in Darwin, it probably also helps me in the Territory because I can still claim 3kg.” Le Blanc, who is aligned with Benalla trainer Wayne Nichols, rode at Hobart the day after her Darwin sojourn. “The driving is probably the worst part, not so much the plane trips,” she said. “I’m lucky because I’m close to the Hume Highway – it’s only a couple of hours to Melbourne, so that’s not too bad. “It’s so much easier going somewhere for a full book of rides than it is to drive four hours to Horsham, for example, for one or two rides. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for those trainers that put me on, but at times it’s taxing. “I’m pretty settled in Glenrowan, I own a couple of acres here and I’ve got animals.” Le Blanc doesn’t ride as often in NSW compared to when she started her apprenticeship, but would be happy to ride at Albury, Wodonga and Wagga Wagga on a regular basis. “I’m in a central location, so I’m more than happy to go up as far as Canberra,” she said. Horse racing news View the full article

Blinkers on and a switch back to rider Luis Saez drew the best out of Safeen, who set a track record in winning the $453,575 One Dreamer Stakes Sept. 5 at Kentucky Downs.View the full article

Eight days after turf racing was halted at Parx amid pressure from horsemen and HISA, HISA officials released their evaluation of the turf surface, saying that the holes had been filled, but the surface was noticeably dry. Causes Trouble (Creative Cause) broke down on the grass in the Aug. 24 Parx Dash, leading his trainer, Harold Wyner, to walk the course and release a video that showed numerous holes, some of them up to a foot deep. Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's President Bob Hutt said he was ignored when he demanded Parx management do something about the issue, and ended up reaching out to HISA chief Lisa Lazarus. Thursday night's HISA statement reads, in its entirety: “HISA officials visited PARX Casino and Racing on Monday, September 2 and Tuesday, September 3, accompanied by turf surface experts. The team conducted a track evaluation, collected soil samples, and performed moisture and consistency tests, which will be compared with previous results. At the time of the evaluation, all divots had been filled with growing medium. However, there was a noticeable lack of moisture in the track surface. Track management explained the irrigation system was down for maintenance. “HISA officials met with PARX horsemen and Jeff Matty, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, to provide updates on the ongoing review and demonstrate the Racing Services Testing Laboratory (RSTL) track surface testing procedures. “On Wednesday, September 4, the irrigation system was operational, and a portion of the turf course was aerated. Track management has committed to completing additional steps over the next two weeks, aiming to resume turf racing on Monday, September 16 through September 21, concluding with PA Derby day. A representative of HISA's Track Surface Advisory Group will visit PARX for another evaluation prior to the track re-opening. HISA will continue working with PARX management to evaluate the ongoing efforts and develop a comprehensive long-term plan to upgrade the turf surface.” The post HISA Says Parx Turf Divots Filled; Track Had `Noticeable Lack of Moisture’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When 4 G Racing's Crown Imperial returns to Kentucky Downs Sept. 7 for the $2 million Music City (G2T), that filly is no longer the most successful horse the Gasaway family has raced. That honor belongs to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan.View the full article

Kenneth F. Lowe, Jr., the colorful and sometimes controversial chairman of the West Virginia Racing Commission (WVRC), died suddenly earlier this week. His passing was first reported Sept. 4 in a remembrance editorial in the Journal-News of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Lowe was in his mid-70s, and no cause of death had been announced prior to publication of this story. On Thursday, a staffer at the WVRC confirmed Lowe's passing to TDN, but declined to speak on the record about the circumstances of the chairman's death or about his recent health, citing a desire to let family members release an obituary first. Lowe had just presided over the WVRC's monthly meeting last Thursday, Aug. 29. Lowe, who was a decades-long horse owner and breeder, lived in Shepherdstown, about 12 miles north of Charles Town Races. According to a biography that Lowe provided to TDN in 2022 when he submitted a letter to the editor, he spent his earliest years around horses, then began working in the mutuels at Charles Town in his teens until he graduated from Shepherd College in his hometown of Shepherdstown. Lowe wrote that his love for the track led him to “scratch” the idea of attending law school decades ago, and he instead enrolled in the New York Jockey Club School for Racing Officials. For a time in the 1970s, Lowe worked in various racing official capacities. But instead of officiating races at mid-Atlantic tracks for a full-time living, Lowe cultivated an outsized community presence in his hometown and embarked on a career in real estate and business development. In 1997, Lowe was recognized as West Virginia Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2000, Lowe was credited with being instrumental in bringing President Bill Clinton to the state's eastern panhandle for peace talks. In 2004, Lowe took what he described as a “deep dive” into owning and actively managing a Thoroughbred racing stable and breeding operation in Maryland. Lowe later served as president of the Charles Town Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (CTHBPA), and was appointed as a state racing commissioner in 2017 after having served on the transition team of Gov. Jim Justice. Lowe's appointment as a commissioner and his tenure on the board was controversial at times, in part because he had an abrasive history with Charles Town management. In 2011, when Lowe was president of the CTHBPA, track management ejected him from the property for a violation of Charles Town's house rule against distributing political flyers. Six years later, when he was a commissioner, Lowe told TDN he had won an undisclosed court judgment from track management when he challenged that ejection. Ten months after his appointment to the WVRC in 2017, Lowe led a failed bid to withhold commission approval for a $1.2-million purse for the GII Charles Town Classic, the track's signature race. He told TDN in an interview that he was not acting out of any sort of a “grudge,” but that he just thought the money could be better spent on bolstering local racing. Lowe's resistance to the seven-figure purse–which had been contractually approved by the Charles Town horsemen–almost scuttled the running of the 2018 Classic. But Gov. Justice, reacting to well-publicized backlash, vowed to have the WVRC's decision reversed, and the commission subsequently re-voted to approve full funding for that stakes. Lowe had a habit of referring to himself in the third person when he launched into long, sometimes quixotic, soliloquies at WVRC meetings. He was vociferously on-record as a staunch pro-Lasix supporter for Thoroughbreds, and was emphatically against the concept of an entity like the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) overseeing racing in West Virginia. Lowe advocated for the 2022 federal lawsuit led by the states of West Virginia and Louisiana that still hasn't been resolved, but has resulted in an injunction barring HISA rules from being implemented in those two states. Prior to the advent of HISA, Lowe also publicly chafed at West Virginia's adoption of certain model rules set forth by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI). Lowe served on that organization's board of directors, and he seemed to relish his role as an iconoclast member. “I'm so damn outnumbered I feel like the lone ranger sitting there,” Lowe said in 2021 of the ARCI meetings. “I think differently than many of those fine folks do.” Yet during his time as the WVRC chairman, Lowe also repeatedly emphasized a compassionate core belief that he needed to stand up for smaller-scale racing at Charles Town and Mountaineer Park, whose horsemen he often portrayed as needing protection from larger, national entities that had more power in the sport. “I can listen to what California wants and what New York wants and what Kentucky says. But one size doesn't always fit all,” Lowe said during one impassioned speech at a 2021 commission meeting. “West Virginia doesn't want to be an outlier. I understand that. But at the same time, I can't agree to do something just because everyone else has. I'm not geared that way. If it's best for everybody, I'll go along with it. But I just can't let something happen that's not fair to the West Virginia horsemen at Mountaineer or Charles Town.” The journalist Toni Milbourne, who authored Lowe's remembrance editorial in the Journal-News, recalled his presence like this: “His voice and his passion for all things West Virginia will resound long after this time of when he has physically left this earth. He was an advocate for so many things–so many causes–and there are so many who will miss his efforts and his strength. The horsemen in our county and in our state come to mind as Kenny was their biggest champion–fighting for Thoroughbred racing to remain viable here and for those in that industry to be well cared for. They had no stronger champion.” The post Ken Lowe, Jr., Chair of West Virginia Racing Commission, Dies Suddenly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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6th-Kentucky Downs, $146,800, Alw, 9-5, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 5/16mT, 2:07.12, fm, 1/2 length. QUEEN REGENT (GB) (f, 4, Roaring Lion–Common Knowledge {GB}, by Rainbow Quest) was maiden winner and hit the board on five other occasions while under the care of John and Thady Gosden, including runner-up efforts in valuable handicaps over the Lingfield all-weather Dec. 6 and Jan. 20. Making just her third start on the grass and wearing the cheekpieces she carried for the first time in her most recent outing, the homebred settled in about centerfield behind what appeared to be a good pace up ahead. Poised to strike down the side of the track, Queen Regent was produced five wide into the straight, tackled the always-prominent Take Shape (Street Sense) with time ticking away and outfinished Heart Spin (Hard Spun) for the victory as the 17-10 favorite. A half-sister to Know It All (GB) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), GSW-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $115,696; Astrophysical Jet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), GSW-Ire, GSW-Eng, $174,376; Coral Wave (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), GSW-Ire, $117,963; and to the dam of SW & GSP Brunch (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}), Queen Regent is out of a half-sister to six winners from seven to race, including European GSW/American GISP Blueprint (Ire) (Generous {Ire}). This is the extended female family of Nashwan, Unfuwain and Wind In Her Hair (Ire), the dam of the legendary Deep Impact (Jpn). Queen Regent is the first American winner for and is a member of last of just three crops left behind by her sire (by Kitten's Joy), who passed away on shuttle duties in New Zealand in 2019. A $160,000 Keeneland September yearling bred by RanJan Racing, Roaring Lion was trained by John Gosden for Qatar Racing to four Group 1 scores in some of Europe's top contests from 1600 to 2000 meters. He is the sire of six black-type winners–all from his first crop–from 53 winners overall, including 2022 G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero Dubai Mile (Ire). Lifetime Record: 9-2-4-1, $131,709. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Qatar Racing LLC; B-Qatar Bloodstock Ltd (GB); T-Brendan P Walsh. #8 Queen Regent returns to the races a winner in R6 at Kentucky Downs for trainer @brenpwalsh, giving @tyler_gaff a riding double! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/jNP71u8Ava — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 5, 2024 The post Queen Regent A First American Winner For Late Sire at KY Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article