Wandering Eyes

European shipper Jayarebe (Fr) (Zoffany {Ire}) died following the running of Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Turf. The 3-year-old finished the race, but collapsed during the gallop out. According to a statement put out by the Breeders' Cup, Jayarebe suffered what appears to have been a cardiac event. He was immediately attended to by a team of veterinary experts led by Dr. Brent Cassady, but unfortunately passed away. His jockey, Sean Levey, was uninjured. “Our thoughts and condolences go out to Jayarebe's connections and the many fans whose lives he touched,” read the statement. Trained by Brian Mehan, the colt was 4-for-7 lifetime with his biggest win coming in the Oct. 5 G2 Prix Dollar at Longchamp. The post Jayarebe Dies Following Breeders’ Cup Turf appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) runner Jayarebe suffered an apparent heart attack and died after finishing the 1 1/2-mile race Nov. 2 at Del Mar.View the full article

Using a powerful rally three or four wide in the far turn, Sierra Leone took command in the stretch to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.View the full article

The respective winners from Friday's GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile–Citizen Bull (Into Mischief)–and the GI NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies–Immersive (Nyquist), will look down the road to their 3-year-old seasons with the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks the target. Trainer Bob Baffert said he knew that Citizen Bull was ready to take on the field at Del Mar, but all week he was careful to not tip his hand too much. His experience with 'TDN Rising Star' Muth (Good Magic), who skipped the Derby and scratched because of a fever the week of the GI Preakness Stakes, is a fresh reminder for him about expectations. “Last year, we thought Muth couldn't lose, and Fierceness kicked the hell out of us,” Baffert said. “These are hard races to win.” The Hall of Fame trainer said that it is exciting to be on the trail to May, but it is too far off at this point. “That is why we work so hard,” said Baffert. “All my people want to play at the top level. We feel very fortunate just to get one of these.” As for the favorite in the Juvenile, 'TDN Rising Star' East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), the colt is in good shape despite an unlucky run. According to his trainer Brendan Walsh, the goal of getting to the Derby is still the focus with races along the way. “He's fine, we'll move on,” Walsh said. Immersive A Slam Dunk In Fillies In the Juvenile Fillies, Immersive won by 4 1/2 lengths and trainer Brad Cox confirmed that now-three-time Grade I winner came out of the race in good shape. “I think 2-year-old fillies, she's the best we've had,” said Cox. “To accomplish what she has, we've not had one win three Grade 1s at 2. We're excited about what she accomplished, proud of her, and looking forward to next year.” Immersive wins the $2 Million @NetJets #BreedersCup Juvenile Fillies on #FutureStarsFriday at @delmarracing! Congrats to all of her connections! pic.twitter.com/4tKPMmjo7z — Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) November 1, 2024 The post Citizen Bull And Immersive Relish Success After Friday’s Breeders’ Cup, East Avenue Will ‘Move On’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As maligned as any member of the current crop of 3-year-old males, 'TDN Rising Star' SIERRA LEONE (c, 3, Gun Runner–Heavenly Love, by Malibu Moon) took advantage of a lightning-fast pace up ahead of him, picked off rivals one by one on the final turn and outgamed fellow 'Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) to take Saturday's GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. A fast midweek blowout from 2023 Classic runner-up Derma Sotogake (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits) dictated that the chestnut would at least be part of the pace, but he was actually fastest of the fast, making the running from Arthur's Ride (Tapit) and Mixto (Good Magic) as Fierceness and GI Kentucky Derby third Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) raced right on top of the tempo, the former out wide and the latter enjoying a rail-skimming run. Derma Sotogake was by the half-mile in a suicidal :44.96, and already passing the 3 1/2-furlong marker, Flavien Prat had Sierra Leone in full gear and he ran by his inside rivals as if they were standing still. Fierceness inherited the lead when Derma Sotogake called it a day approaching the stretch and set sail for home, but Sierra Leone was able to sustain his long run and got to the wire first. Forever Young was ridden along nearing the lane, but did not pick up as well as needed and was along late to touch Newgate (Into Mischief) out of third. City of Troy (Justify) was slowly away and was always in the second half of the field and never made any impact, finishing in about eighth position. Sierra Leone was following in the hoofprints of his sire, who won the 2017 Classic in front-running fashion in 2017. Sales history: $2,300,000 Ylg '22 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 9-4-3-2. O-Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing, LLC and Brant, Peter M.; B-Debby M Oxley (KY); T-Chad Brown. SIERRA LEONE STRIKES GOLD IN THE @BREEDERSCUP CLASSIC! #BC24 pic.twitter.com/RRoFL3p6Io — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) November 2, 2024 The post The Monkey’s Off His Back: Sierra Leone Puts It All Together In the Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Having run second on debut to 'TDN Rising Star' Impulse Buy (Speightstown) at Keeneland Oct. 5, Quantum Burst (Munnings) put in her own dazzling performance at second asking to secure a nod from the TDN to become the latest 'Rising Star' for her sire. Having changed barns from Eddie Kenneally to Brendan Walsh after that unveiling, and in no rush early after the jump, she launched her rally at the head of affairs and left her rivals in her wake, coming home to score as easily as she pleased in this Churchill Downs maiden. Quantum Burst went off at 9-2 odds for this start. O/B-Green Lantern Stables LLC; T-Brendan Walsh. Quantum Burst rambles home to break her maiden in R8 at Churchill Downs at 9/2! @benacurtis_ piloted the 2YO filly for trainer @brenpwalsh. #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/Iu2Xn549qG — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) November 2, 2024 The post Munnings’s Quantum Burst Yields a New ‘TDN Rising Star’ for Sire appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a son of Wootton Bassett (GB) and So Wonderful (War Front). 12.25 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, 8fT Coolmore homebred DOUBLE VISION (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is the first foal produced by G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes third So Wonderful (War Front) and faces a fully subscribed cast of 26 in this debut. Rivals include his Aidan O'Brien-trained stablemate Propose (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who is a son of GI Del Mar Oaks third Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB}); and Craig Bernick's €320,000 Arqana August graduate Mousse (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who is a sibling of G1 Grand Prix de Paris and G1 Sydney Cup hero Gallante (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) from the Jessica Harrington yard. The post Son Of So Wonderful In Line To Make Curragh Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As top American hopeful Cogburn burnt out on the lead, it was Mrs. Fitriani Hay's Starlust who closed from last and emerged victorious at 33-1 in the $920,000 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T).View the full article

Believing was a late veterinary scratch from the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) after flipping in the gate and unseating rider Ryan Moore.View the full article

A year after being on the Breeders' Cup sidelines and watching his former trainee, White Abarrio, win the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) for trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., Saffie Joseph Jr. now knows what it is like to experience Breeders' Cup success.View the full article

Given a William Buick ride befitting one of the world's top middle-distance runners, Godolphin's REBEL'S ROMANCE (IRE) (g, 6, Dubawi {Ire}–Minidress {GB}, by Street Cry {Ire}) was sent into the lead a quarter mile from the finish and just outlasted Japan's Rousham Park (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) to add Saturday's GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf to his victory in the same race at Keeneland back in 2022. Alertly away from his wide draw, the handsome dark bay settled ahead of midfield in the early exchanges as longshot Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile) kicked on with it, but Buick clicked up Rebel's Romance on the turn, asking him to improve into a pace-pressing position entering the stretch for the first time. 'TDN Rising Star' Far Bridge (English Channel) enjoyed the run of the race as he tugged his way along from third. Traveling sweetly down the backstretch, Rebel's Romance was asked to kick approaching the final corner and smoothly took command entering the stretch. Well clear into the final furlong, the globetrotter was all out to hold off a final surge from Rousham Park to score by a half-length. Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) traveled to the inside of his commonly owned compatriot into the stretch and closed off well once into the clear to fill the runner-up spot for the second consecutive year. French raider Jayarebe (Fr) (Zoffany {Ire}) collapsed on the course while being pulled up and was loaded on to a horse ambulance. Lifetime Record: 22-15-0-1. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby. Quelle victoire de Rebel's Romance (@WilliamBuickX – C.Appleby – @godolphin) dans la @BreedersCup Turf (Gr.1) ! Il remporte cette épreuve pour la deuxième fois après 2022 (@keenelandracing) et enregistre une 7e victoire de Groupe 1 ! pic.twitter.com/Sh3Ic63dmb — Equidia (@equidia) November 2, 2024 The post Rebel’s Romance Holds Off Japan’s Rousham Park For Second Win In the Turf appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Thorpedo Anna capped a sensational 3-year-old campaign with an emphatic score over older rivals in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) Nov. 2 at Del Mar.View the full article

Star National Hunt sire Doctor Dino (Fr) will stand for an increased fee of €24,000 at Haras du Mesnil in 2025, the Jour de Galop reported on Saturday. He stood for €22,000 this term. It is a record covering fee for a French-based jumping stallion. The 22-year-old has sired numerous Grade 1 winners, among them 2024 Champion Hurdle hero State Man (Fr), Paddy's Rewards Club Chase winner Dinoblue (Fr) and French Grade 1 winner Master Dino (Fr). He is one of the leading stallions in the NH sale sphere, as well. His foals averaged €85,500 at Arqana last year, while another youngster made €350,000 to top the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale this past June. “Next season, Doctor Dino will be limited to 100 mares,” said Marc-Antoine Berghgracht on behalf of the syndicate that manages the stallion. “This is the first year he will be limited. He will be 23 years old and we want to respect him and continue to select the mares offered to him. He deserves it.” The post Doctor Dino’s Fee Increased To €24,000 At Haras Du Mesnil appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Champion Aussie pacer Leap To Fame is still a huge chance of contesting Tuesday week’s $1m IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway despite a shock twist to his trip yesterday. Trainer-driver Grant Dixon said he was “almost fully packed and ready to go” when a precautionary blood test showed Leap To Fame’s levels weren’t quite right. “I was surprised, shocked even,” Dixon said. “He’d gone so well at Menangle last Saturday night winning and everything seemed good this week. “I just thought I’d take a precautionary blood test from him and Aroda before we took them all that way and didn’t give it much more than that. “I couldn’t believe it when it came back and his level was out a bit and the vet said we’d be better not taking any risk by travelling him. “In himself he seems fine and if I hadn’t done the blood test, he’d have been on that flight.” Leap To Fame had been expected to arrive in Christchurch later tonight (Sunday). Dixon said Tuesday was now D-Day. “They do final field (for the NZ Cup) on Wednesday and I don’t want to stuff them around, so I said I’ll get another blood done Tuesday and we’ll tell them if he’s still going across,” he said. “As I said, he seems fine, so I’m hoping whatever it was is gone by Tuesday. “If the bloods are good Tuesday, there’s a flight he can get on next Sunday. “While it’s not how we’d like to do it, we’ll still take him. “I’d say, if the Tuesday bloods are good, I might get one more done next Saturday before we put him on the flight the day after.” The usually unflappable Dixon admitted it had been “a frustrating few weeks.” “I can’t complain too much because we’ve had such a great run with him as far as injury and health goes, but we’ve had some ups and downs these past few weeks,” he said. “It’s a big thing to go over there (NZ) and race and we’re seeing that now.” Leap To Fame’s first hiccup came when he was scratched from the Group 1 Victoria Cup as a $1.20 favourite on the eve of the race. That put his NZ trip in serious doubt, but an impressive Menangle win last Saturday turned things around. X X X Star Aussie trotter Callmethebreeze’s New Zealand trip is off. But his trainer Andy Gath is pushing ahead with plans to have former Miracle Mile winner Catch A Wave on Tuesday’s flight from Melbourne to Auckland. “As hopeful as we were and as much as we tried, Callmethebreeze’s foot still isn’t right,” Gath said. “We tried some remedial shoeing, but it hasn’t worked like we hoped. He’s not going to NZ. “We’ll give him a break now and he won’t be seen until next year. Hopefully, he recovers in time for us to get him right for the Great Southern Star. “It’s disappointing, but he’s still relatively young for a trotter (six) with plenty of racing ahead of him when we get him right again.” Catch A Wave only finished sixth to in-form former Kiwi pacer Cantfindabettorman in last night’s $50,000 Group 3 4 & 5YO Championship at Melton. “It doesn’t read well, but he was a mile off the two dangers, who were first and second in the run, and his sectional times were terrific,” Gath said. “I know he was still beaten a long way and he got a bit tired in the last 30m or so, but I was happy enough with the run. “The owners are keen to go and, for some reason, he seems to do his best racing away from home these days.” X X X Team Bond has found its next stable star with recent Kiwi import Christopher Dance. The Sweet Lou colt made it three wins from as many WA starts when he destroyed his rivals in last Friday night’s $200,000 Group 1 WA Derby at Gloucester Park. It was Team Bond’s fifth win in the classic, the most recent coming with Patronus Star in 2020. Christopher Dance could not have been more impressive, drifting back to last from a despised outside front row draw before grabbing a three-wide trail home and putting the race away quickly on the home bend. He roared away to win by 10.5m in a slick 1min56sec mile rate for the long 2536m trip, taking 0.1sec off the race record of Mighty Ronaldo from three years ago. It was a terrific drive and fourth Group 1 win for the outstanding 29-year-old Deni Roberts. Team Bond had five of the 12 Derby runners and the other eye-catcher was fourth-placed Golden Lode, who was caught in traffic at a crucial stage and did a mighty job to finish fourth. On the same card, Team Bond’s star mare Aardiebytheseaside returned to winning form ahead of WA’s biggest mares’ races, starting with Friday night’s $100,000 Group 2 Norms Daughter Classic. X X X The gamble to take talented Victorian comeback pacer Captain Ravishing to Perth has already paid dividends. The one-time pin-up pacer of Australia opened his WA campaign with a sparkling win in last Friday night’s $50,000 Group 3 Navy Cup at Gloucester Park. It was the perfect pipe-opener to next Friday’s $450,000 Group 1 WA Pacing Cup. Sure, his opposition will be much stronger next week, but Captain Ravishing’s class and speed will make a serious player with the right run. It was only Captain Ravishing’s fifth run back from 10 months on the sidelines and he’s won 12 of his 23 starts. The win continued the stunning success of Victorian raiders in WA, following Catch A Wave winning the huge Nullarbor/Fremantle Cup double back in April. X X X No wonder Like A Wildfire is a real stable favourite for Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin. The premier stable is best known for its amazing success with young horses, but former Kiwi gelding Like A Wildfire is a rising 10-year-old. And he added another feature win with a typically tough performance in the Swan Hill Pacing Cup (2790m) last Friday night. Despite coming from last and doing the work outside the leader, Like A Wildfire won comfortably and took 0.2sec off the track record with a slick 1min56.1sec mile rate. It was his 29th win and took Like A Wildfire’s earnings to $445,526. X X X While Jess Tubbs and Greg Sugars prepare for their big NZ raid, stable favourite Triple Eight showed what a marvel he is again at Melton last night. The Kiwi-bred rising 10-year-old defied his age and a tough run to win the Melton free-for-all in a slick 1min52.2sec mile rate for 1720m with James Herbertson aboard. Triple Eight’s won 27 of his 147 starts with 48 placings. He’s now over $860,000 in career earnings. X X X Young gun driver Jason Lee was another who tuned-up for his NZ Cup Week trip when he brilliantly won the Aldebaran Park Trotters’ free-for-all (1720m) at Melton last night. The emerging Keayang Chucky ripped to the front and never looked in danger, racing clear to win by 10.6m in a brisk 1min55sec mile rate. Lee will head to New Zealand to unbeaten filly Keayang Zahara who is a hot favourite in the brand new $500,000 Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT at Addington Raceway on Friday, November 15. X X X Kiwi-BRED filly Waterfront brilliantly won last night’s $40,000 Tasmanian Oaks in Hobart. It was the filly’s ninth win from as many starts since joining Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin’s stable in Victoria. Stewart and Tonkin also won the Tasmanian Derby on the same card with the talented Always B Miki colt Kingman. View the full article

In a race that was hers to lose after several prominent withdrawals, 'TDN Rising Star' and champion-elect 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna (f, 3, Fast Anna–Sataves, by Uncle Mo) effortlessly captured Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff at Del Mar. Traveling comfortably despite 4-1 second choice Raging Sea (Curlin) staying glued to her outside flank, Thorpedo Anna at 2-5 set easy fractions of :23.81 and :47.99, then simply pulled away in the stretch to put both daylight on the field and an exclamation point on her championship season, which included five Grade I victories. Her sole loss this year was by a head to last year's champion 2-year-old colt Fierceness (City of Light) in the GI Travers Stakes. She returned to the winner's circle to cheers from the crowd and immediate consideration for Horse of the Year honors. Thorpedo Anna got the Distaff's nine furlongs in 1:49.10. Raging Sea held second, while Candied (Candy Ride {Arg}) finished third. Trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed in the winner's circle that the plan is to race Thorpedo Anna next year at four. O-Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks, and Magdalena Racing; B-Judy Hicks (KY); T-Kenny McPeek; J-Brian Hernandez, Jr. Thorpedo Anna wins the $2 Million @LonginesEq #BreedersCup Distaff! Congrats to her connections! #BC24 pic.twitter.com/RRE4eNhLT5 — Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) November 2, 2024 The post Thorpedo Anna Caps Stellar Year with Breeders’ Cup Distaff appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mrs Fitri Hay's STARLUST (GB) (c, 3, Zoustar {Aus}–Beyond Desire {GB}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}) gave trainer Ralph Beckett and jockey Rossa Ryan another memorable success on the international stage in an eventful running of the GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar. With the rail-drawn Believing (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) a late scratch, having flipped in the gate and delaying the start by a good 10 minutes, Cogburn (Not This Time) left a bit tardily but rushed up and set the pace as Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) came across to dispute it from his wide draw. The top European sprinter was flat-footed on the bend, allowing Cogburn to get away and the favorite looked gone. But he began to paddle inside the final furlong, and Starlust made eyecatching progress inside, came out and looked to bother Isivunguvungu (SAf) (What a Winter {SAf}) and was home first as Motorious (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) and Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy) were also involved in the finish. A stewards' inquiry took place, but the result was allowed to stand after a lengthy discussion. Ryan and Beckett teamed to win the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}). Sales history: 55,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 18-6-3-3. O-Mrs Fitriani Hay; B-Branton House Stud; T-Ralph Beckett. Starlust wins the $1 Million @prevagen #BreedersCup Turf Sprint! Congrats to all connections! #BC24 pic.twitter.com/UU87OSYyVI — Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) November 2, 2024 The post Zoustar’s Starlust Takes An Eventful Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Under a bold ride from Frankie Dettori, European shipper Raqiya upset the $302,500 Goldikova Stakes (G3T) in front-running fashion Nov. 2 at Del Mar.View the full article

She needed wings to do it. Soul of an Angel (m, 5, Atreides–Factor One, by the Factor), dead last by open lengths from the first jump, stormed up the outside to secure an upset victory at odds of 19-1 in the GI PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Double-digit lengths behind the field nearly the entire way up the backstretch, the GIII Princess Rooney winner found momentum around the far turn and just kept coming up the outside as a host of rivals battled it out in in a driving finish. Best only in the final strides, Soul of an Angel nailed Society (Gun Runner) and Pleasant (Munnings) completed the trifecta. Lifetime Record: 40-5-7-5. O-C2 Racing Stable LLC, Agave Racing Stable and Reimer, Ken T.; B-Westbrook Stables, LLC; T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. Sales History: $3,000 ylg '20 FTKOCT The post Soul of an Angel Opens Breeders’ Cup Action With Huge Price In F&M Sprint appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) sired a new stakes winner on Saturday with Dantsu Elan (Jpn), who clawed out a nose victory in the G3 Fantasy Stakes at Kyoto. Fourth choice, the filly was under a tight hold and raced just behind the first flight as the field raced right-handed down the backstretch. Mozu Nana Star (Jpn) (Mozu Ascot {Jpn}) held a clear advantage, but was under fire from Bel Be Stallone (Jpn) (Strong Return {Jpn}), just off of her shoulder. The tightly bunched field fanned out once they hit the straight. Dantsu Elan ranged up with long strides inside the final furlong and just pipped Mozu Nana Star by a nose, with a like margin back to Bel Be Stallone in third in a three-way blanket finish. Voulezvous (Jpn) (Satono Crown {Jpn}) was a half-length behind that trio in fourth. Dantsu Elan, a winner of a newcomers race over 1600 metres at Niigata in August, entered the Fantasy off a third-place run in the Rindo Sho at Kyoto over this trip on Oct. 5. Pedigree Notes Japan's 2012/2013 champion sprinter and miler and 2013 Horse of the Year, Lord Kanaloa now has 55 stakes winners, 36 of them at group level internationally. Sent to Japan after selling for $120,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale to JS Company in foal to Omaha Beach, Mischievous Misty (Into Mischief) delivered that resulting filly on Apr. 2, 2020 who is unnamed. The latest foals out of the stakes-placed mare are a yearling filly by Contrail (Jpn) and a weanling colt by Saturnalia (Jpn). This is the extended family of American Champion Sprinter Kona Gold (Java Gold), who won the 2000 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. Saturday, Kyoto, Japan KBS KYOTO SHO FANTASY STAKES-G3, ¥56,370,000, Kyoto, 11-2, 2yo, f, 1400mT, 1:22.80, vsf. 1–DANTSU ELAN (JPN), 121, f, 2, by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) 1st Dam: Mischievous Misty (SP-US), by Into Mischief 2nd Dam: Kona Kat, by Mountain Cat 3rd Dam: Double Sunrise, by Slew o' Gold 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Tetsuji Yamamoto; B-Miyauchi Farm (Jpn); T-Masaru Honda; J-Taisei Danno; ¥29,539,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, ¥39,472,000. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Mozu Nana Star (Jpn), 121, f, 2, Mozu Ascot–Grand Prix Angel (Jpn), by Agnes Digital. 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Capital System; B-Kiyoshi Uemura (Jpn); ¥12,154,000. 3–Bel Be Stallone (Jpn), 121, f, 2, Strong Return (Jpn)–T M Nadeshiko (Jpn), by Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (¥3,410,000 Ylg '23 JBBAHOK). O-Toshiya Miyazaki; B-Taniguchi Farm (Jpn); ¥7,377,000. Margins: NS, NS, HF. Odds: 8.50, 18.50, 84.70. Also Ran: Voulezvous (Jpn), Kawakita Mana Lea (Jpn), Sourire Mignon (Jpn), Castle Lake (Jpn), Water Airy (Jpn), Nishinocoupdecoeur (Jpn), Tamamo Tea Cup (Jpn), Karpuz Pelus (Jpn), Gorgeous (Jpn), Water Gerbera (Jpn), Lavendel (Jpn), Hi Fi Speed (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Fantasy Stakes For Lord Kanaloa’s Dantsu Elan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Most recently promoted to the victory in the G3 Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood on July 31, Shadwell homebred RAQIYA (IRE) (f, 3, Blue Point {Ire}–Rihaam {Ire}, by Dansili {GB}) was beautifully rated from the front by Frankie Dettori and had plenty left for the dash to the wire, registering a 5-1 success in Saturday's GIII Goldikova Stakes at Del Mar. The well-backed East Coast raider Sacred Wish (Not This Time) was first away from her low draw, but the typically aggressive Paco Lopez took a tug to get her off the speed, and Dettori took full advantage, sending Raqiya along to lead more or less crossing under the wire for the first time as fellow European-based galloper Kathmandu (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) and Hollie Doyle prompted from second through an opening section of :23.04. The race was won, for all intents and purposes, down the back through the middle furlongs, as Dettori steadied the tempo noticeably, and though Doyle continued to shadow Raqiya around the turn, the Italian was taking confident looks behind, knowing he hadn't spent a penny in the lead. Thrown a few crosses in upper stretch, Raqiya responded beautifully and was never in danger as longshot Uncorked (Aus) (Pierro {Aus}) emerged out of the pack for second. Sacred Wish was home third. Raqiya is the second U.S. graded winner for her young sire, joining last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint hero Big Evs (Ire). Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 8-5-0-0. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited; T-Owen Burrows. #10 RAQIYA ($12.20) got to the lead easily and had plenty left in the stretch to win the $300,000 Goldikova Stakes (G3). @FrankieDettori was in the irons for Owen Burrows. Watch more on @FanDuelTV and wager here https://t.co/GFVAAW6Sp7 pic.twitter.com/mFOkz5JnFJ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) November 2, 2024 Saturday, Del Mar GOLDIKOVA S. PRESENTED BY YAAMAVA'-GIII, $302,500, Del Mar, 11-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.09, fm. 1–RAQIYA (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Blue Point (Ire) 1st Dam: Rihaam (Ire), by Dansili (GB) 2nd Dam: Wissal, by Woodman 3rd Dam: Wasnah, by Nijinsky II O-Shadwell Stable; B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (IRE); T-Owen Burrows; J-Lanfranco Dettori. $180,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 8-5-0-0, $319,581. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Uncorked (Aus), 121, m, 5, Pierro (Aus)–Piaf (NZ), by Iffraaj (GB). (130,000 Ylg '21 MMGYRL). O-The Elkstone Group LLC (Stuart Grant); B-Mr. A Galbraith (AUS); T-Philip D'Amato. $60,000. 3–Sacred Wish, 121, f, 4, Not This Time–Indian Wish, by Indian Charlie. ($80,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $70,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Black Type Thoroughbreds, Swinbank Stables, Steve Adkisson, Christopher Dunn and Anthony Spinazzola; B-John R. Penn (KY); T-George Weaver. $36,000. Margins: 1HF, HF, 3/4. Odds: 5.10, 29.70, 2.30. Also Ran: Mouffy, Lucky Girl (Ire), Aspen Grove (Ire), Kathmandu (Ire), Fluffy Socks, Omaha Girl, Fuente Ovejuna (GB). Scratched: Nadette (Fr). Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Dettori Makes All On Blue Point’s Raqiya In the Goldikova appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 20-1 shot Panja Tower (Jpn) (Tower Of London {Jpn}) defended his unbeaten record with a neck score in the G2 Keio Hai Nisai Stakes at Tokyo on Saturday. The Deep Creek runner won a newcomers' affair at Chukyo on Sept. 8. Away without incident, the bay drifted back through the field to sit in seventh as rail-runner Marino Tonitrus (Jpn) (Thunder Snow {Ire}), Craspedia (Jpn) (Mr Melody {Jpn}) to her outside, and Shin Forever (Complexity), three deep, battled for supremacy during the early stages and approaching the turn. On the bend, Marino Tonitrus and Shin Forever continued to slug it out with Craspedia stalking them. At the quarter pole, Panja Tower was rallying strongly up the center of the course. Just a quarter-mile from home, he continued to close relentlessly to just nail new leader Meiner Ticket (Jpn) (Danon Ballad {Jpn}) on the wire. Yankee Barows (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) closed from well off the pace to take third, 1 1/2 lengths back. Pedigree Notes Japanese first-crop sire Tower Of London, who's biggest claim to fame was a tally in the 2019 G1 Sprinters Stakes, sired his first stakes winner and group winner with Panja Tower. Seventeen of his 57 runners have won to date, with Arlington Row also third in the G3 Kokura Nisai Stakes. The first winner for his unraced dam Clarksdale (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}), Panja Tower is her second foal. She has a yearling filly by Declaration Of War and a weanling Pyro colt still to come. Japanese stallion and 3-year-old champion Logi Universe (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}), who won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) prior to the race receiving international Group 1 status, is a half-brother to Clarksdale. Globetrotter and multiple Group 1 winner Songline (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), named the Japanese Champion Miler and Older Mare in 2023, is under the third dam. Saturday, Tokyo, Japan KEIO HAI NISAI STAKES-G2, ¥72,700,000, Tokyo, 11-2, 2yo, 1400mT, 1:21.20, gd. 1–PANJA TOWER (JPN), 123, c, 2, Tower of London (Jpn) 1st Dam: Clarksdale (Jpn), by Victoire Pisa (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Acoustics (Jpn), by Cape Cross (Ire) 3rd Dam: Soninke (GB), by Machiavellian 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Deep Creek; B-Champions Farm (Jpn); T-Shinsuke Hashiguchi; J-Kohei Matsuyama; ¥38,490,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ¥45,690,000. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Meiner Ticket (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Danon Ballade (Jpn)–Entry Ticket (Jpn), by Matsurida Gogh (Jpn). O-Thoroughbred Club Ruffian; B-Big Red Farm (Jpn); ¥15,126,000. 3–Yankee Barows (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Epiphaneia (Jpn)–Candy Barows (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Hirotsugu Inokuma; B-Tomita Farm (Jpn); ¥9,563,000. Margins: NK, 1HF, NK. Odds: 20.00, 6.80, 6.60. Also Ran: Hishi Aman (Jpn), Craspedia (Jpn), Shin Forever, Bunny Rabbit (Jpn), A Shin Wand (Jpn), Kitano Kunikara (Jpn), Endless Summer (Jpn), Marino Tonitrus (Jpn), Lemon Balm (Jpn), Kaga Babel (Jpn), Real Shot (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post First Stakes Winner For Tower Of London 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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1st-BAQ , 90K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 12:10 p.m. UNCLE HULKA (Uncle Mo), a $750,000 OBS March grad who worked in :10.2, debuts Sunday to open the closing day card at Belmont's Aqueduct meet for trainer Chad Brown and the partnership group of Spendthrift Farm, Big Easy Racing, Titletown Racing Stables, Rick Kanter, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich and Mark Parkinson. Bred by White Birch Farm, the colt is the second foal out of a winning Candy Ride (Arg) first dam who has already produced one winner from one to race. Making his second start is Whisper Hill Farm's Fun to Tap (Tapit), a $1.2m FTSAUG buy who came home fifth after hitting the gate in his debut going 6 1/2 furlongs over the local track Sept. 21. Todd Pletcher puts blinkers on this half-brother to MGSW/GISP Mr. Money (Goldencents). TJCIS PPS The post Sunday Insights: $750k Uncle Mo Colt Headlines BAQ Closing Day appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Takingtimeoff (Curlin–Gap Year, by Bernardini), a half-sister to Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and certain Eclipse Award winner Immersive (Nyquist), has been added to Monday's Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Offered by Hunter Valley Farm, agent, in foal to Yaupon, the mare is cataloged as hip 318. The first produce for her dam, a daughter of GI Ballerina Breeders' Cup Stakes winner Dubai Escapade (Awesome Again), Takingtimeoff amassed a record of 1-2-0 from six starts for Godolphin and trainer Mike Stidham and produced a colt by Frosted in 2023 before selling to Sean S. Perl Bloodstock for $20,000 in foal to Midshipman at this year's Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale in February. The mare foaled a filly by the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Mar. 26 and subsequently visited Yaupon. The Spendthrift sire's first yearlings were warmly received at auction this year, with a colt selling for $900,000 and four other youngsters changing hands for better than $500,000. Like Nyquist, Yaupon is a son of champion and fellow Juvenile winner Uncle Mo. The Fasig-Tipton November Sale begins Monday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. at the auction house's Newtown Paddocks. The post Immersive Half-Sister Added To Fasig-Tipton November Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article