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King Power Racing's BELLUM JUSTUM (IRE) (c, 3, Sea The Stars {Ire}–Natural Beauty {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB}) was the recipient of a letter-perfect steer from Frankie Dettori, split horses with less than a quarter-mile to race and held off a rails rally from GI Saratoga Derby hero Carson's Run (Cupid) to take the GIII DK Horse Nashville Derby Invitational at Kentucky Downs. Last to make the first corner with a short run from the start, Bellum Justum was no better than third-last turning down the backstretch, but was asked to steadily improve with a middle move along the insidd to be ahead of mid-division as they took the run up the hill. Settled in about fifth position entering the second turn, Bellum Justum was held together in the false straight, and when a gap materialized between pacesetting Navy Seal (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Abrumar (Divisidero) leaving the quarter pole, Bellum Justum went on the attack, pinched a bit of a break and held sway as Carson's Run tried him up the fence. Rothschild (Uncle Mo) was a longshot third. Bellum Justum becomes the 78th worldwide graded/group winner for the outstanding Sea The Stars. Sales history: 375,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 9-3-2-1. O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited; T-Andrew Balding. Big win for favored #6 BELLUM JUSTUM in the $3,100,000 Nashville Derby Invitational (G3)! The Irish-bred son of Sea the Stars scored under @FrankieDettori for Andrew Balding. Carson's Run finished second, Rothschild third. pic.twitter.com/Ae5dNB2EL7 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 31, 2024 The post Sea The Stars’s Bellum Justum Bridges The Gap In Nashville Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin homebred IMMERSIVE (f, 2, Nyquist–Gap Year, by Bernardini) sprung the upset Saturday, taking the GI Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga as rain poured down on a track officially rated as good. Breaking from the rail under Manny Franco, the 12-1 shot came from off the pace and closed stoutly down the outside to just get by 'TDN Rising Star' and race favorite Quietside (Malibu Moon). The Queens M G (Thousand Words), looking for the sweep of the 2-year-old filly stakes at the Spa, was prominent early but was no factor in the stretch run and faded out of contention. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O/B-Godolphin. T-Brad Cox. A @godolphin homebred #1 Immersive upsets at 12/1 in the G1 Spinaway S. at Saratoga under @jockeyfranco for trainer @bradcoxracing! pic.twitter.com/Y11fC7xJvj — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 31, 2024 The post Immersive Upsets A Soggy Spinaway appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For match race spoilers the emotional and long overdue major victory of Pinstriped in the Aug. 31 Memsie Stakes (G1) at Caulfield will live long in the memory.View the full article

From the same connections as 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, Ferocious is the 8-5 morning-line favorite in the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes (G1) on Saratoga Race Course's closing day Sept. 2.View the full article

Off a nine-month layoff, BRIGHTWORK (f, 3, Outwork–Clarendon Fancy, by Malibu Moon) got right back to her winning ways with a gusty effort to win the GIII Prioress Stakes at Saratoga Saturday. Pressing the pace second outside of Two Sharp (Twirling Candy), the 5-2 favorite, who scratched from the GI Test Stakes after falling in the paddock pre-race, was the one who kept on going down the stretch, just edging away from her rival in the final strides to earn the victory. Miuccia (Mitole) was rolling late to be third. Lifetime Record: GISW, 7-5-0-0. O-WSS Racing; B-Wynnstay INC & H Allen Poindexter; T-John Ortiz. Sales History: $95,000 wlg '21 FTKNOV. BRIGHTWORK sure loves the Spa! A resilient winner of the GIII Prioress in her 3-year-old debut. pic.twitter.com/LM9uioGcxE — TDN (@theTDN) August 31, 2024 The post Brightwork Returns A Winner In Prioress 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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7th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 3:25 p.m. ET. ALL THE FEELS (Into Mischief) was produced in-house at Spendthrift Farm and will make her first start for trainer Todd Pletcher. GSW Positive Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile) joined the farm's broodmare band after she was acquired for $1.5 million at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale and has handed All the Feels a pair of full-siblings. The Spa debut runner's GSW/GISP second dam is also responsible for GI Kentucky Derby hero Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) and GI Spinaway Stakes heroine Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union), who claims for herself GISW Pauline's Pearl (Tapit). Also making the gate for her inaugural voyage is Claiborne and Adele B. Dilschneider's homebred Soothe (Tapit). Trained by Bill Mott, the filly is out of MGSW Lull (War Front), who earned over $1 million during her racing career. Soothe's third dam produced Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado) and the dam of multiple leading sire Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}). TJCIS PPS 1st-DMR, $75K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 4:30 p.m. ET. Speaking of Gun Runner, Three Chimneys bred unraced Reve d'Armour (Warrior's Reward) to him which yielded Bullard (Gun Runner), who fetched $675,000 at the Keeneland September Sale. The farm then partnered with St. Elias, Talla and West Point and sent the colt to Michael McCarthy. The first-time starter counts as a half-sister SW Mundaye Call (Into Mischief). Digging a little deeper into the colt's extended female family we find champion 3-year-old filly Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) and her older half-brother GISW Jazil (Seeking the Gold). TJCIS PPS The post Sunday’s Racing Insights: First Foal Out Of $1.5m Positive Spirit Makes The Spa Races appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Owned by Alex Bregman's Bregman Family Stable, Laurice (Bolt d'Oro) kicked off her career in the right way, winning Saturday's sixth race at Saratoga. The race was run at 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf and Laurice was sent off at 7-2. Bregman is an MLB All-Star who plays for the Houston Astros and has been an enthusiastic owner since getting involved in racing. George Weaver was the winning trainer. With Junior Alvarado aboard, Laurice stalked the pace set by Moonlight Promises (Promises Fulfilled), took control at the top of the stretch and was able to hold off a late-run from Bourbon Milk Punch (Uncle Mo). Tam I Am (Authentic) was third while 2-1 favorite Brindi (Ire) (No Nay Never) checked in fourth. Laurice was purchased at OBS April for $460,000. “She was impressive at (OBS,) Weaver said. “I thought she worked great coming into this race. She's a nice physical specimen and she's trained well ever since we've had her. She did a little better on the grass and that's why we sprinted her on the grass. We had high hopes for her. We thought she was going to run well.” Weaver said that Laurice had been working in company with his 3-year-old filly Amidst Waves (Midshipman), the winner of last year's Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga. “I feel bad for Amidst Waves,” Weaver said. “She's had to chase this horse around there and she's a really good filly in her own right. (Laurice) was giving us good signs and it was nice to see her do well against classy horses. The 7-2 was a generous price.” Weaver is not sure what the future holds for his filly. That will largely depend on whether or not she can stretch out. “She's not a an aggressive horse, so I think she will get more ground,” Weaver said. “When working with Amidst Waves, she was in hand, waiting for a cue. I think she will stretch out.” In addition to selling at OBS, Laurice went through the sales ring twice at Keeneland. She sold for $75,000 at the 2022 Keeneland November sale before fetching $80,000 at the 2023 Keeneland September sale. The final time for the race run over a firm turf course was 1:02.47. The winner paid $9.80 LAURICE, daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Bolt d'Oro, breaks her maiden in the sixth race under @JuniorandKellyA for George Weaver and Bregman Family Racing @ABREG_1. pic.twitter.com/FdJpnMPQH4 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 31, 2024 6th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 8-31, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.47, fm, 1/2 length. LAURICE (f, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Major Z, by Candy Ride {Arg}), the 7-2 second choice, took aim at experienced pacesetter Moonlight Promises (Promises Fulfilled) and kept in touch with that leader up the backstretch through fractions of :21.53 and :44.70. Holding firm while outside that rival, she kicked on for the wire and stayed away from a closing Bourbon Milk Punch (Uncle Mo), battling gamely to secure the half-length win. A $460,000 OBS April 2-year-old, Laurice counts champion 2-year-old colt Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) as an extended family member. Major Z last produced a yearling West Coast colt and was reported bred to Conclusive for 2025. Sales History: $75,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $80,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $460,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Bregman Family Racing LLC; B-Vehbi Hakan Keles (KY); T-George Weaver. The post Laurice Knocks It Out of the Park in Saratoga Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.: The GI Whitney Stakes turned into a perfect prep for Arthur's Ride (Tapit) for the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sunday. The Glassman Family 4-year-old colt showed that he had legit speed in his first try in a stakes race. With regular rider Junior Alvarado as his pilot, he confirmed that that his resounding 12-length victory in his two-turn debut on June 7 was no fluke. He stayed and won at 6-1, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first victory in one of Saratoga's most prestigious stakes races. The Whitney's “Win and You're In” ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic is secured and he is on to the race Mott has been aiming for. “Just hope he fires the same shot back that he did last time,” Mott said. “I think if you look at his races this year, I think he's had four races and three of the four have been really good efforts. The only bad one was in a mucky track at Churchill.” That was on May 3, on the GI Kentucky Oaks program. He failed to break alertly, did manage to get within four lengths in the sloppy going after six furlongs, but ended up ninth. He did handle the wet track in the Whitney, though. Arthur's Ride was purchased for $250,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Sale. He ran second both starts at Saratoga in 2022 and broke his maiden in February 2023. A tendon injury kept him out of racing for 13 months. He returned in mid-March with a 7 ½ length win at Gulfstream. Mott said the June victory during the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga meet at the Gold Cup distance of 10 furlongs was where Arthur's Ride showed himself being ready to graduate to the top level of the sport. “It was an allowance race, but he was very impressive,” Mott said. “I think he impressed a lot of people that saw it, visually. Then I think the speed figures came back good, too.” Flanagan Complete Name Game Trifecta Chancer McPatrick | Sarah Andrew What's in a name? Sean Flanagan thoughtfully packed a bit into the one he gave to Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie), who will make his second career start in the historic GI $300,000 Hopeful Stakes Monday Flanagan chuckled Saturday morning as he described the process. “I never named a horse for my son, and his name is Patrick,” he said. “That's a tough name to work with. I was thinking of just going with McPatrick, but he's a bit of a prankster and a jokester. Nice kid. Nicest kid in the world.” Flanagan said that a couple of months ago he asked a visitor from Ireland about ta word he was considering. “I said, 'what do you know about what's a chancer because I've heard that?” Flanagan said. “I've been in Ireland a couple few times. 'It's not a derogatory term is it?'” He said,' Oh no, no. It might be a guy that's been at the local pub that might hustle you in a game of darts or something like that.' “I said, 'Perfect.' I just thought it had a nice ring to it, that it was a very unique name. I threw the Mc in there for McKenzie. Solved all three of those puzzles.” Flanagan was at home isolating with a case of Covid when Chancer McPatrick broke his maiden at Saratoga for trainer Chad Brown on July 27. The $725,000 OBS April purchase had a bad start and was last of 10 early. “That cost him six lengths, easy,” Flanagan said. “I looked up, and he's back in the field. Flanagan said he was looking at the horses who were near the lead when he realized that Chancer McPatrick under Flavien Prat was making a move. “I'm thinking that hopefully he finishes well and he learns from this,” Flanagan said. “All of a sudden, I see him coming on the outside, and I was just hoping he got second or third.” Chancer McPatrick, sent off as the 2-1 favorite, did better than that. He completed the last-to-first rally and won by one length. “I really wish I was there, because my parents were there in the stands, and my father said to me, 'I've never seen a horse fly like that in the stretch in my life.' And he's been going there for 60 years. It was very, very exciting. We have our fingers crossed for Monday, but it's a very tough field.” Beckman Said Nothing on the Schedule for Honor Marie After Travers Disappointment Honor Marie with Whit Beckman | Sarah Andrew Better things were expected for Honor Marie (Honor Code) in last week's $1.25 million GI Travers Stakes Trainer Whit Beckman said he was still trying to figure out what went wrong after Honor Marie ran the worst race of his career when finishing eighth-and last-in the Midsummer Derby. “Maybe it was the blinkers, I don't know,” Beckman said by phone. Honor Marie was equipped with blinkers for the first time in his eight-race career in the Travers. He finished 34 lengths behind Fierceness (City of Light) and was never a factor. “A little bit,” Beckman said when asked how surprised he was with the effort. “It was the only time he hadn't really run for us.” Beckman said that Honor Marie could be shut down for the rest of the year and be pointed to a four-year-old campaign. “I think a four-year-old year for him could be pretty productive,” said Beckman, who was starting his first horse in the Travers. “We have options. Some time off between now and then would not be the worst thing for him.” Beckman said at this time it was not probable that Honor Marie would be pointed to the $1 million GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 21. Before the Travers, Honor Marie had finished fourth in the GI Belmont Stakes and eighth in the GI Kentucky Derby after less-than-desired trips. He was second in the GII Louisiana Derby and that made him a player on the Triple Crown trail. Beckman says the long campaign might have caught up with his horse. Honor Marie is owned by Ribble Farms, Michael Eiserman, Earl Silver, Kenneth Fishbein and Dave Fishbein. “He really hasn't had a break since April,” Beckman said. “You get to a point where when has he had enough? I don't think Parx is on our radar, but things can change. Right now, I think everyone is content to say he had a strong 3-year-old campaign. He competed in all those top races against the top ones, and he ran very legitimately. Give him the time if he needs it. That is more likely the option than going to Parx.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Arthur’s Ride Won’t Be A Surprise in the Gold Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Freshman sire Tiz the Law (by Constitution) picked up his 10th winner as NON COMPLIANT (f, 2, Tiz the Law–Sensitivity, by Street Sense) came home an easy winner Saturday at Del Mar. The more highly-regarded Bob Baffert runner of the two in the field, the 5-2 shot sat off the speed of her stablemate and pounced off the far turn, edging 3-5 favorite Margarita Girl (Twirling Candy) to win first time out. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Hunt, Georgia Antley, Giglio, Jeff and Rogitz, John L.; B-Ashview Farm & Old Oak Farm; T-Bob Baffert. Sales History: $15,000 wlg '22 KEENOV, $35,000 ylg '23 FTKJUL, $150,000 2yo '24 EASMAY. The post Non Compliant An Easy Del Mar Winner For Tiz The Law appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the victory of Zulu Kingdom at Saratoga. Ten Sovereigns's Zulu Kingdom Best In With Anticipation The undefeated Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) made his American bow in style to take the GIII With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga by a neck on Aug. 29 (video). The Chad Brown trainee races in the silks of Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss and Michael Caruso. Ecurie Peregrine SAS bred the son of Zindziswa (Smart Strike), who bolted up by 3 1/2 lengths in a Saint-Cloud maiden in June for trainer Andre Fabre in the colours of his wife Elisabeth. Already a half-brother to Listed Prix Turenne hero Zulu Warrior (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), the colt is followed by a half-brother by Magna Grecia (Ire). His granddam, the Zieten mare Zinziberine, won the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte and G3 Prix Eclipse, before foaling a trio of stakes winners anchored by Group 3 winner and sire Zanzibari (Smart Strike). The star turn in the U.S. for young Coolmore sire Ten Sovereigns, Zulu Kingdom is one of five winners from seven runners there (71%). The son of No Nay Never, whose eldest foals are 3-year-olds, has another quartet of black-type placers, among them the graded placed pair of Mansa Musa (Ire) and Kalispera (Ire). Flavien Prat ties the record for most stakes wins in a Saratoga season with 15! He did it aboard ZULU KINGDOM in the Grade 3 With Anticipation Stakes for trainer Chad Brown! What a ride, what a season! pic.twitter.com/SJSyqWuhFF — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 29, 2024 Cathkin Peak Pillar To Post In John's Call Flying P Stable's Cathkin Peak (Ire) (Alhebayeb {Ire}) led a procession home in the John's Call Stakes at Saratoga in late August (video). The Mike Maker trainee was bred by G. Kinch in Ireland. The 6-year-old son of Drumcliffe Dancer (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) has spent all barring one start in the U.S., and was picked up by Johnny Murtagh for €17,000 out of the Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale before running fourth in his only Irish start at Navan. He won the Listed Eddie Logan Stakes, as well as placing five times at the graded level, including a third in the GI Hollywood Derby. The gelding is also a half-brother to El Astronaute (Ire) (Approve {Ire}), who was a stakes winner and third in the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye. This is the family of G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero Silver Frost (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}). Meelin Stud's Alhebayeb has a 100% strike rate of both winners and stakes winners from limited American opportunities. Besides Cathkin Peak, his only other runner in that locale is the stakes winner and multiple graded placed Talk Or Listen (Ire). Jockey @jose93_ortiz went right to the front aboard #6 Cathkin Peak (IRE) ($9.90) and never looked back in a blowout win in the John's Call Stakes at #Saratoga for trainer Michael Maker. pic.twitter.com/QaOjrCfjEk — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 21, 2024 Siyouni Filly Hands Repole Another Winner On Travers Day Just 55 minutes prior to the victory of Fierceness (City Of Light) in the GI Travers Stakes, Repole Stable's High Handed (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) steamed home a winner for trainer Kevin Attard at Woodbine (video). Bred by Bjorn Nielsen, who is better known as the owner/breeder of star stayer and current National Stud resident Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), this filly placed in two of her four UK starts for her breeder when trained by Brian O'Rourke. After selling for €250,000 at the 2023 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale to Mike Repole's operation, the dark bay was making her first U.S. appearance on Travers Day. The 14th and final foal out of Hoity Toity (GB) (Darshaan {GB}) who died in 2023, High Handed is a half-sister to none other than blue hen producer Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), a winner of the G1 Coronation Stakes, and the dam of Galileo (Ire) Group 1 winners Minding (Ire), Tuesday (Ire) and Empress Josephine (Ire). Minding has already earned Group 1 producer status as the dam of G1 National Stakes hero Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). The Aga Khan Studs' stallion Siyouni has accrued a record of 18 winners from 42 runners in North America (43%). His best progeny in that sphere include Grade III winners Sacred Life (Fr), La Signare (Fr), and Love And Thunder (Ire). Mehmas Miss Graduates At Woodbine LNJ Foxwoods-owned French Laundry (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}) duly trotted up at the second time of asking at Woodbine for trainer Josie Carroll last weekend (video). A daughter of Ile Flottante (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}), the filly was bred by the Ile Flottante Syndicate, and changed hands for 75,000gns when bought by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale before selling for 190,000gns when sold to Solis/Litt on behalf of LNJ Foxwoods at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale last year. Already a half-sister to stakes winner Rising Star (GB) (Fast Company {Ire}) and to the G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas) third Aquila Reale (GB) (New Bay {GB}), French Laundry is a granddaughter of G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Aqaarid (Nashwan). Tally-Ho Stud's Mehmas has been going from strength to strength as a sire, and 16 of his 25 North American runners (64%) have found pay dirt. Of his five stakes winners in America, two have won at the Grade I level–Going Global (Ire) and Chez Pierre (Fr). Make Believe's Vina Arana Takes Spa Maiden MHM Stables and Sterling Stables' Vina Arana (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) relished the firm Saratoga turf en route to victory for trainer Jack Sisterson last week (video). Funcheon Bloodstock bred the daughter of Sunset Dazzle (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), and she blossomed from a €20,000 RNA as a Goffs November foal to a €30,000 Goffs Sportsman's yearling when picked up by Kevin Ross Bloodstock in 2022. The bay did take third in this year's G3 Mutamakina Stakes in May in her fourth and final appearance for Ben Halsall and trainer Henry de Bromhead. Purchased privately by these connections, Vina Arana was making her first American start. Second dam Sunset Avenue (Street Cry {Ire}) was a half-sister to stakes winner and dual Grade II-placed True Cause (Storm Cat), while the G3 Blandford Stakes-winning third dam Dearly (GB) (Rahy) is a half-sister to GI Frizette Stakes heroine Balletto (UAE) (Timber Country). Ballylinch Stud's Make Believe now has two winners from seven starters (29%) in the U.S. Overall, the son of Dubawi (Ire) has been represented worldwide by 12 stakes winners, with his best the three-time Group 1 winner Mishriff (Ire), now a stallion for Nurlan Bizakov at Montfort et Preaux under the Sumbe banner in France. VINA ARANA (@BallylinchStud Make Believe) makes a deep impression on debut @Saratogaraces1 for MHM & Sterling Stables @JackSisterson @Tyler_Gaff Private purchase earlier this year from @HenrydeBromhead @brhals @annarossKRB pic.twitter.com/ZQT6GNnViE — Alex Elliott (@A_C_Elliott) August 24, 2024 Roman Candle Filly Hits The Jackpot At Del Mar Bottle Rocket (Fr) (Roman Candle {GB}), who races in the silks of BHMFR, LLC, won second out at Del Mar for trainer Leonard Powell recently (video). The Anita Nesser-bred filly is her dam Lawnmower (Red Rocks {Ire}) only foal to date. Fourth dam Dayanata (Ire) (Shirley Heights {GB}), herself a full-sister to star sire Darshaan (GB) among others, produced multiple group winner Courteous (GB) (Generous {Ire}), third in the GI Canadian International, while another offspring, the Barathea (Ire) filly Portmanteau (GB) is the dam of multiple Group 1 winner and sire Hunter's Light (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). The somewhat obscure stallion Roman Candle, by Le Havre (Ire), now has one winner from two runners in the States (50%). A winner of the G2 Prix Greffulhe in 2019, he stood at Haras de la Hetraie this season for €2,800. Repeat Winners: Beaute Cachee (Fr) (Literato {Fr}) captured her fourth American stakes race with a neck score in the GII Ballston Spa Stakes at Saratoga (video). Trained by Chad Brown for Louis Lazzinnaro LLC, Madaket Stables LLC, Michael Caruso and Michael Dubb, the gray won the GI Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, as well as the GIII Matchmaker Stakes earlier in the year. Bridlewood Farm and Madaket Stables LLC's No Show Sammy Jo (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) returned a winner in a Colonial Downs contest in late August (video). The 4-year-old filly, who is trained by Graham Motion, was a Belmont maiden winner last year. The post Making Waves: Saratoga Graded Winner For Ten Sovereigns appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fo match race spoilers the emotional and long overdue major victory of Pinstriped in the Aug. 31 Memsie Stakes (G1) at Caulfield will live long in the memory.View the full article

Black Forza (Complexity), the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Sunday's $1 million National Thoroughbred League Juvenile Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs, had some new visitors Saturday morning at the barn area at Kentucky Downs. Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle and owner Eleanora Kennedy were there to fetch a look at the colt, who has won two of his first three starts – the first two in Ireland and the third, the G2 Markel Richmond Stakes at Goodwood. Lauren Faulkner, assistant to trainer Michael O'Callaghan, has been with Black Forza since he got to the United States last week. O'Callaghan's first day here was Wednesday. Kennedy flew in from Ireland Friday; Browne McMonagle was on the ground Saturday morning after flying from Ireland after riding there Friday. “Every day has been better and better for him,” O'Callaghan said about Black Forza. Browne McMonagle, 21, rode Black Forza for the first time in the Richmond Stakes. He was on Black Forza for his Saturday morning training session at Kentucky Downs. “Just a little canter,” Browne McMonagle said. “He is moving good, and he seems fresh. All roads lead to tomorrow.” This will be the second time that Browne McMonagle has ridden in the United States. He rode three horses in last year's Breeders' Cup, the best finish being a second in the Juvenile Turf with Mountain Bear (Ire) (No Nay Never) for trainer Aidan O'Brien. His main client to ride for in Ireland is Joseph O'Brien, Aidan's son. “He is not an up-and-coming rider anymore,” O'Callaghan said “He is one of the main jockeys in Ireland. He has won several Group 1 races and has ridden several winners for us. World-class. We are delighted to be able to get him to come out and ride Black Forza because he knows him.” Browne McMonagle, like many who have come to Kentucky Downs from Europe, raved about the turf course, saying it reminded him of tracks back home. He smiled and shook his head when the lucrative purse structure at Kentucky Downs is brought up. “It's crazy,” he said. “I think in the future, there will be a lot more European horses coming over and trying to take some of it. It's huge.” O'Callaghan and Browne McMonagle spent part of Saturday morning walking the Kentucky Downs course. The trainer said there would be no further instructions to the jockey before Black Forza takes his swing in the Juvenile Sprint Stakes. “At this level, if you ask them what they are thinking, 99 times out of 100, it's what you are thinking,” O'Callaghan said. “You leave it up to them. It gives them a bit of freedom and takes a little pressure off when the gates open. This is a different kettle of fish. They are race jockeys, and they have to use their experience and decide in a blink of an eye what they are going to do. You can't tie them down with instructions.” The post Jockey McMonagle Gets His First Look at Kentucky Downs Aboard Black Forza appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Operations have ceased at Pimlico Race Course as of Saturday, August 31, in order to allow the construction of the new Pimlico under the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority. Saturday, Maryland Jockey Club Acting president and General Manager Mike Rogers issued a statement marking the event. “On July 1, 2024, ownership of Pimlico Race Course was officially transferred from The Stronach Group to the State of Maryland as part of the plan to secure the Preakness Stakes's continued presence in Baltimore and establish Pimlico as the permanent hub for year-round Thoroughbred racing in Maryland,” reads the statement. “In conjunction with this transfer, a strategic investment of $10 million was announced through the Park Heights Renaissance in consultation with the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority to enhance housing, employment training, and workforce development in the Park Heights area. For the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority and the Maryland Stadium Authority to move ahead, today, August 31, marks the final day for all racing, training and wagering operations at Pimlico Race Course. This closure includes all customer facing activities and the backstretch. Pimlico has been a valuable part of our organization. The Stronach Group thanks our customers and the community, particularly the Park Heights community, for their patronage and support. To the employees, backstretch workers, owners, trainers, jockeys and riders, and industry stakeholders we thank you for your partnership in delivering world-class Thoroughbred racing and training while maintaining the highest standards of operation and horse care and safety at Pimlico. We look forward to continuing to work with Maryland racing stakeholders for many years to come and to the upcoming Preakness 150 at Pimlico.” This spring, the Stronach Group donated Pimlico to the state of Maryland. While Pimlico is being rebuilt, racing will move to Laurel. The Stronach Group will retain ownership of the Preakness through 2025 and 2026, before it is turned over to the new state entity. The post Racing, Training Operations Cease at Pimlico appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bethany Baumgardner has won two races in a training career that began in April as the Florida trainer for Glen Hill Farm. Both winners are racing this weekend at Kentucky Downs, including Bridle a Butterfly in the $1 million Juvenile Sprint Sept. 1.View the full article

From the same connections as 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, Ferocious is the 8-5 morning-line favorite in the $300,000 Hopeful on Saratoga Race Course's closing day Sept. 2.View the full article

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Alice Springs jockey Ianish Luximon gives the thumbs up after guiding the Gary Clarke-trained Rising Sphere to victory at Darwin’s Fannie Bay on Saturday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) The Gary Clarke-trained Rising Sphere once again had too much speed for his rivals in the feature race at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Fresh from his win in the Simone Montgomerie Lightning Plate (1000m) on Darwin Cup Day on August 5 – where he broke the track record (55.96) – the seven-year-old gelding returned to seal the National Jockeys Celebration Day Melanie Tyndall Memorial BM76 Handicap (1000m). The race honoured former Top End jockey Melanie Tyndall, who tragically lost her life following a fall at Fannie Bay on August 31, 2019. Starting at $4 with online bookmakers in an open five-horse field, Rising Sphere (Ianish Luximon) jumped from the inside gate and settled on the fence before sharing the lead with Lisa Whittle’s Expert Witness ($4.20) and Chris Nash’s Ideas Man ($3.90). Clarke’s Doc O’Connor ($3.30 fav) butchered the start, but made up ground and wasn’t all that far behind the leaders exiting the back straight, but he looked to go four deep and with 400m to go he was shot. Swinging for home at the 350m, Rising Sphere (59.5kg) had skipped two lengths clear of Ideas Man (64kg) – third in the Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on August 3 – and was never troubled before prevailing by 2.5 lengths with Whittle’s $7 hope Canton Kid (56kg), a distant fifth passing the 800m, finishing nicely along the fence to grab third place. Runaway leader Doc O’Connor set a ferocious pace in the Montgomerie Lightning before wilting at the 200m, thus allowing backmarkers Rising Sphere and Expert Witness to swoop. Rising Sphere, who had an off day when eighth in open company over 1200m on July 27, has starred for the Clarke stable with the son of Exosphere posting seven wins and eight minor placings from 20 starts. Victorian trainer Neil Dyer, who is now operating a fulltime stable in Darwin, celebrated success at the first meeting held since Cup Day when five-year-old gelding Yaki Ishi (Stan Tsaikos) finally claimed that first win from five starts since arriving in the Top End. A first up third over 1100m (0-62) in June was followed by a third and a second once Cup Carnival started in July before finishing third in the $40,000 Dabble Cup (1300m) and second in the $50,000 Magic Millions Top End Classic (1300m) on Cup Day. Settling three deep after sharing the early lead on Saturday, Yaki Ishi ($2.40) and Phil Cole’s Hadrian’s Wall ($2.05 fav), hugging the rails, held sway leaving the back straight before Dyer’s horse kicked three lengths clear at the 400m approaching the home turn. Well ahead at the 100m, the son of Japanese sire Maurice was never in danger of defeat before overcoming Clarke’s fast-finishing Extreme Edition ($8.50) by 0.9 lengths with Hadrian’s Wall a further 3.5 lengths adrift in third place. Dyer, a long-time supporter of Top End racing, returned home following this year’s Darwin Cup Carnival, but intends to farewell Victoria permanently once selling his Kyneton stables. His son James is currently taking care of a small team of horses that remained in Darwin following Cup Carnival. Horse racing news View the full article

Sunday Racing's Magic Sands (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) retained his unbeaten tag when reeling in long-time leader Arma Veloce (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) to land the G3 Sapporo Nisai Stakes in a tight finish. Heavy rain through the night and into the early afternoon in Sapporo had rendered the turf track yielding but the sun was out by the time the sole graded race of the card was run, with 12 runners facing the judge, seven of whom had raced just once previously. Bred by Northern Farm, Magic Sands made his two-length winning debut in a newcomers' race at Hakodate on July 7. The margins were a little tighter here, with fellow Northern Farm graduate Arma Veloce having made most of the running going the shortest route along the inside rail. Only a nose separated the pair as Magic Sands closed late up the centre of the track to force a photo. There was another length and a half back to Feiern Kranz (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) in third. Pedigree Notes Magic Sands is the sixth foal of the King Kamehameha (Jpn) mare Kona Brewers (Jpn}), herself a stakes winner at Sapporo when landing the Ozora Tokobetsu over 1,200m. She is a daughter of the G3 Hakodate Nisai winner Ambroise (Jpn) (French Deputy). Kona Brewers's five-year-old son Kona Black (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {GB}) has also won at the same track this season, lifting the Sapporo Sponichi Sho back in early August. The latter's full-sister Kona Coast (Jpn) was runner-up in last year's G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas). Saturday, Sapporo, Japan SAPPORO NISAI STAKES-G3, ¥59,230,000, Sapporo, 8-31, 2yo, 1800mT, 1:50.30, sf. 1–MAGIC SANDS (JPN), 121, c, 2, by Kizuna (Jpn) 1st Dam: Kona Brewers (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Ambroise (Jpn), by French Deputy 3rd Dam: Fusaichi Mignon (Jpn), by Sunday Silence 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Naosuke Sugai; J-Daisuke Sasaki; ¥31,441,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ¥38,641,000. *1/2 to Kona Coast (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), G1SP-Jpn, $750,704. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Arma Veloce (Jpn), 121, f, 2, Harbinger (GB)–Rakuami (Jpn), by Daiwa Major (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (¥30,000,000 Wlg '22 JRHAJUL). O-Teruo Ono; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥12,126,000. 3–Feiern Kranz (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Duramente (Jpn)–Colorful Blossom (Jpn), by Heart's Cry (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥7,863,000. Margins: NS, 1HF, 3HF. Odds: 3.30, 22.40, 2.50. Also Ran: Mondo Dell'Amore (Jpn), Reve De l'Opera (Jpn), Matenro Son, Ask Stein (Jpn), Shonan MacBeth (Jpn), Laurel Orb (Jpn), Nishino Tanguy (Jpn), Top On The Hill (Jpn), Vaselina (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Magic Sands Swoops Late In Nisai Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-Kentucky Downs, $180,800, Msw, 8-31, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.60, fm, 2 1/4 lengths. DESTINO D'ORO (f, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Heart of Destiny {GISP, $242,089}, by Lion Heart), debuting at 8-1 in her first start since bringing $185,000 at OBS April earlier this year, found herself towards the back of the field after a slightly awkward beginning and was kept off the pace on the outside as Wonderland (Medaglia d'Oro) set speedy fractions of :23.06 and :46.01. Out in the center of the track around the far turn, she came roaring up into contention, sped right past the tiring lead pack and came home under wraps with only Golden Sunshine (Medaglia d'Oro) eating into her 2 1/4-length winning margin late. The last reported foal out of GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes runner up Heart of Destiny, Destino d'Oro is her dam's fifth winner from as many runners. This is the family of GISW and $1,000,000 broodmare Rosalind (Broken Vow). Sales History: $20,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $25,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $185,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $102,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Steve Landers Racing LLC; B-Hurstland Farm, Inc. & James H. Greene Jr. (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. #6 Destino d'Oro takes to the @kydownsracing track and graduates on debut in the opener today at 8/1! Flavien Prat was up for trainer @bradcoxracing. This 2YO filly is by @spendthriftfarm stallion Bolt d'Oro. #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/NeAj81xhZX — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 31, 2024 The post Destino d’Oro Rolls In Kentucky Downs Maiden Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After having his picture taken with debuting Early Adoptor (GB) Lope de Vega (IRE)) following the second race Saturday, trainer Chad Brown promptly dropped names and words of praise. “My assistant, Luis Cabrera, at Monmouth, I want to give him a lot of credit,” Brown said. “He had this horse all summer. He was rained out at Monmouth a couple weeks ago and he says, 'you know, boss this is probably a Saratoga-level horse. Go ahead and try him up there.' And he was right.” Indeed. With Manny Franco aboard, the Klaravich Stables chestnut colt turned in a solid run through the stretch to win the $100,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds on the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course by a neck over Authentic Gallop (Authentic). They completed the 1 1/16th miles in 1:43.70 and paid $10.80 as the 4-1 third choice in the field of nine. Authentic Gallop and jockey Dylan Davis led the way until a few strides before the wire when Early Adoptor arrived in a hurry. Leaving from Post 2 and wearing blinkers for the first time, Authentic Gallop turned in early split times of :23.96, :48.76. He got six furlongs in 1:13.60 and the mile in 1:37.57. Meanwhile, Franco guided Early Adoptor to the rail from Post 8 before they reached the first turn. They sat comfortably in fifth, 3 1/2 to 4 lengths off lengths off the pace. In the second turn they moved four or five paths off the rail entering the stretch and steadily moved past the competition. Even though Franco dropped his crop inside the eighth pole, Early Adoptor delivered another surge and caught Authentic Gallop. Two turns on debut is no easy task, but #8 Early Adopter passed the test in R2 at Saratoga at 4/1! Chad Brown trains this 2YO colt and @jockeyfranco was in the saddle. pic.twitter.com/CsvOXhx8Fv — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 31, 2024 “It's just a maiden race, but he did everything right,” Brown said. “He's got a bright future.” Brown purchased Early Adaptor for Klaravich for 170,000gns ($215,754) at the 2023 Tattersalls October Yearling sale. The colt was bred by Fittocks Stud & Arrow Farm & Stud “Mike and Mary Ryan are the ones who help me over there,” Brown said. “They're my partners and they find all the horses. We've had good luck buying off this breeder, Luca Cumani. We also bought Program Trading (GB) (Lope de Vega (Ire))–amongst other good horses–off him.” Program Trading has won five of seven starts for Klaravich and Brown, three of them Grade I's. Chad Brown with Manny Franco after the race | Sarah Andrew 2nd-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 8-31, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.70, fm, neck. EARLY ADOPTER (GB) (c, 2, Lope de Vega {Ire}–Silk Sari {GB} {GSW & G1SP-Eng, $363,251}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) broke well to track the top flight from fifth as Authentic Gallop (Authentic) put up the fractions. Well-placed behind a :48.76 half and called on for more as 1:13.60 sailed by, Early Adopter swung four wide into the stretch and threw down the gauntlet as that longtime leader gamely held on to his advantage. Despite Manny Franco losing his crop, the chestnut relentlessly closed the gap and nailed Authentic Gallop by a neck on the wire. A half-brother to the dam of Australian Group 1-winner Zardozi (Aus) (Kingman {GB}), who is also dual Group 1-placed and a Group 2-winner this season, the victor is the most recent to the races for G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes-placed Silk Sari, whose last registered offspring is a yearling filly by Too Darn Hot (GB). The mare is herself a half-sister to the dam of MGISW Program Trading (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who races for these same connections. Klaravich Stables have enjoyed a good track record with Lope de Vega offspring sourced from the Tattersalls October sale, among the most notable being MGISW Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and the aforementioned Program Trading for 200,000gns in 2017 and 250,000 in 2021, respectively. This is the extended family of European Horse of the Year Barathea (Ire). Sales history: 170,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Fittocks Stud & Arrow Farm Stud (GB); T-Chad C. Brown. The post Team Effort Produced Klaravich Winner Early Adopter appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Irish Guineas heroine Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) has been purchased by Wathnan Racing, the organisation's racing adviser Richard Brown confirmed to the TDN on Saturday. The 3-year-old filly had been previously campaigned by Clipper Logistics and trainer Karl Burke. The news was first reported by the Nick Luck Daily podcast. Browniser said, “She's a tremendous athlete, already a dual Group 1 winner, and we're very excited to see what she can do in the months and seasons ahead.” Bred by Branton Court Stud, LLP, the daughter of G2 May Hill Stakes winner and G1 Fillies Mile second Agnes Stewart (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) won three of her four starts at two, including the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and G3 Sweet Solera Stakes. Unplaced in the G1 1000 Guineas, she ran out a 2 3/4-length victress of the Irish equivalent in May. Her current record stands at 6-4-1-0 and $622,881 in earnings. She is targeting the G1 Matron Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend in September. She is a half-sister to the G3 Stanerra Stakes second Divine Jewel (GB) (Frankel {GB}), herself a half-sister to the stakes winner and dual American graded-placed Sorrel (Ire) (Dansili {GB}). This is the extended family of G1 National Stakes winner and sire Definite Article (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). The post Wathnan Buys Irish 1000 Guineas Winner Fallen Angel From Clipper Logistics appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Emulating the feat of his sire Kingman (GB) in winning Sandown's G3 Solario Stakes on Saturday, Juddmonte's TDN Rising Star Field Of Gold (Ire) continued his upward trajectory for the Gosdens who have enjoyed some big moments in this seven-furlong juvenile staging post. Impressive when dealing with some smart contemporaries in a Newmarket novice at the July Festival, the grey son of the well-connected Princess De Lune (Ire) (Shamardal) was keen early for Kieran Shoemark tracking the pace set by chief market rival Royal Playwright (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Committed approaching two out, the 5-4 favourite may have been idling late as Matauri Bay (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) got to 3/4 of a length at the line, 1 1/2 lengths ahead of the tiring Royal Playwright. John Gosden's tally of six winners in this include the luminaries Raven's Pass and Too Darn Hot (GB) as well as Kingman. Field Of Favourite Field Of Gold comes out best in the Group 3 @SkyBet Solario Stakes to make it two wins from three starts. A colt with Classic aspirations for 2025.@JuddmonteFarms | @thadygosden pic.twitter.com/D459hNXIG5 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 31, 2024 The post Juddmonte’s TDN Rising Star Field Of Gold Emulates Kingman In The Solario appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It was a familiar story at The Curragh on Saturday as Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore dominated the card's juvenile races with Ides Of March (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Nickname, by Scat Daddy) bringing up an afternoon treble for connections in the G3 Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes. Impressive over this six-furlong trip and track last month, the son of the GI Frizette Stakes heroine was able to ease to the front after the early stages and power clear from two out with impressive sectionals en route to a 3 1/4-length success from the filly Usdi Atohi (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) and reward 2-5 favourite backers. In a different league Wootton Bassett colt 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 powers his way to Group 3 success in the Round Tower Stakes, shaping like a colt that will be dining at the top table very soon.@Ballydoyle | @coolmorestud | @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/N19jPNKqDh — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 31, 2024 The post Wootton Bassett’s Ides Of March Continues Ballydoyle’s Hot Streak appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article