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In her debut, Quickick (McKinzie) ran well to be third but couldn't overcome a slow beginning as she dropped 15 lengths off the pace in the early going. So trainer Tom Amoss added blinkers and jockey Dylan Davis made sure to stay close to the early pace. That made all the difference as Quickick broke her maiden in Sunday's seventh race at Saratoga, winning by 2 1/2 lengths. Amoss also told Davis to try to get the filly to the outside where she wouldn't be bothered by the kickback. She broke from post one. “I told him if she's not taking that dirt in the face move her out,” Amoss said. “Dylan did just that. When he did she kicked home nicely.” Quickick was sent off as the 4-1 third-choice in the race as the money kept rolling in on two first-time starters, favorite Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) and second-choice Snowyte (Good Magic). Both ran well as Snowyte set the pace and Scottish Lassie was never far back in third. By mid-stretch Snowyte had taken a one-length lead and Scottish Lassie was right behind her. But the more experienced filly, Quickick, outran them all in the final sixteenth to earn the win. “Having a race under your belt, knowing what to tell the rider and the rider having experience with the horse,” Amoss said. “That's the advantage of having a race under your belt.” Owner Gregory Tramontin bought Quickick for $550,000 at the 2023 Keeneland sale. Amoss had some inside knowledge on the dam, as he trained her. She made 17 starts and won five races, including the GIII Winning Colors Stakes. “Her mom, Graeme Six, was a little bitty girl,” Amoss recalled. “She came up to New York and placed in a Grade I stakes (the 2007 Prioress) and that made her a momma. She's been a really prolific momma. Quickick is is a great example of the babies she's had. Quickick is the polar opposite of her mom. She's tall and lengthy.” Graeme Six (Graeme Hall) has had 11 foals and 10 of them are winners. The list includes Cali Star (Street Cry {Ire}), the winner of the 2015 GIII Rampart Stakes, and Delightful Joy (Tapit), the winner of the GIII Monmouth Oaks, also in 2015. Amoss is eager to test his filly against tougher competition. “We talk about it all the time,” he said. “I'll talk to the owner, Greg Tramontin. I know he is excited about her too. We would like to see how she competes with the other 2-year-old fillies in the nation going a little further distance and going two turns.” Quickick covered the seven furlongs in 1:23.78 and paid $10.40. She was also sold at the 2022 Keeneland November sale, where she brought $275,000. 7th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 9-1, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:23.78, ft, 2 1/2 lengths. QUICKICK (f, 2, McKinzie–Graeme Six {GSW & GISP, $338,854}, by Graeme Hall) recovered from a poor beginning to come on for third at odds of 4-1 in her debut over course and distance Aug. 11. Away at those same odds but racing with the addition of blinkers Sunday, the $550,000 Keeneland yearling got off to a better start and found herself mid pack behind Snowyte (Good Magic). With an inside trip that had her poised for a run off the turn, Quickick tipped outside of that pacesetter to get first jump with race favorite Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) moving with her, got up on even terms past the eighth pole and spurted clear late to deny the early leader by 2 1/2 lengths. The seventh winner for her freshman sire (by Street Sense), Quickick is out of $950,000 broodmare buy Graeme Six, already the producer of this winner's half-siblings Seymourdini (Bernardini), SW, $242,027, Cali Star (Street Cry {Ire}), GSW, $348,080 and Delightful Joy (Tapit), GSW, $179,200, who herself has produced GSW Window Shopping (American Pharoah). Graeme Six returned to McKinzie two subsequent times but after Quickick but failed to catch for both 2023 and 2024. She was bred to Olympiad for 2025. Sales History: $275,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $550,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $67,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Gregory Tramontin; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD & Whisper Hill Farm LLC (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss. The post Thanks to More Aggressive Tactics, Quickick Gets Job Done in Saratoga Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

This day 2nd September in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | September 2 Three horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today on Monday, September 2. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Mr Brightside reigns supreme in Group 1 Memsie Stakes Mr Brightside ($2.70) has secured victory in an outstanding edition of the Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Asfoora dominates her rivals on return in The Heath 1100 Henry Dwyer and Mitchell Aitken have combined for a terrific first-up victory, as Asfoora ($2.50) displayed a dominant turn-of-foot in … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Navajo Peak causes upset in Chelmsford Stakes The David Payne-trained Navajo Peak ($51) has caused a massive upset in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Benedetta gets the better of Parisal in Cockram Stakes Benedetta ($2.80) has managed to edge out Parisal ($2.50) in the closing stages of the Group 3 Cockram Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Remarque claims Group 3 Concorde Stakes Tyler Schiller has guided the Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes-trained Remarque to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Tiz Invincible arrives in time to claim Furious Stakes Despite looking like she was struggling 200m out, Tiz Invincible ridden by Zac Lloyd has finished best to claim the … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Veight kicks off Guineas campaign with McNeil Stakes win Veight has returned an impressive winner in the Group 3 McNeil Stakes at Caulfield and looks set for an ambitious … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Rheinberg holds on for hat-trick Up-and-comer Rheinberg dug deep on tiring legs to hold off Chorlton Lane to keep his winning streak alive at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Benaud breaks through in Wyong Gold Cup Benaud picked up the first stakes win of his career in Friday’s Listed Wyong Gold Cup (2100m), adding even more … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 2, 2023 13 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Waller wins 8th Wyong Gold Cup with Durston A masterful James McDonald ride has given Chris Waller his eighth Wyong Gold Cup (2100m) as Durston raced away with … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Birdsville Cup Day 2022 betting tips | Saturday 3/9/2022 HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents you with his best bets and quaddie numbers for the iconic Birdsville Cup program on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Moree Cup Day preview & betting tips | Sunday 4/9/2022 HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections for Moree Cup Day this Sunday, September … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Cholante wins in canter at Wyong After debuting last December in Listed company at Wyong and finishing more than six lengths away in 10th, Cholante made … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago James Cummings trio primed for Concorde Stakes test James Cummings will saddle up three runners in Saturday’s Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Randwick as he looks to find a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Trans-Tasman week for Phelan It’s been a busy week for top jumps jockey Shaun Phelan, and he is hoping to cap it with some … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago No secret it’s all about black type breakthrough Secret Amour has fashioned a tidy record with five wins from limited opportunities and trainer Robbie Patterson is on a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Kolding on track for Tramway Group One winner Kolding is on track for a bold showing in the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Feehan first-up for Inspirational Girl Inspirational Girl will commence her spring preparation in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday. The … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Mo’unga looking to bounce back in Chelmsford Trainer Annabel Neasham is looking forward to stepping out Group One winner Mo’unga in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Walker leaves Golden Eagle door ajar for Imperatriz Mark Walker might yet turn his back on a AUD$1 million bonus with his superstar mare Imperatriz in favour of … Read More Horse Racing News 2 years ago Punt Drunk: Birdsville in shambles, spring stars return You can smell it. Breathe it in. Spring has sprung. For us punters, it’s Christmas Day every Saturday for the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 2, 2022 Two horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Cole brings 11-horse team to Birdsville Races In early September they come from near and far and they travel by road or by air to attend the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Eagle Farm racing tips & value bets | Saturday, September 4 HorseBetting’s Nick Lloyd brings you his best bets and quaddie selections for the Eagle Farm meeting on Saturday, September 4, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville Parks tips & top odds | Saturday, September 4 HorseBetting’s South Australian form analyst brings you his top tips, best value bets and quaddie numbers for the nine-race card … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Moonee Valley racing tips & best odds | Saturday, September 4 HorseBetting.com.au’s James Herbert brings you the race-by-race preview and best bets for Cox Plate Qualifier Day – aka Feehan Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago High-priced Profondo passes first test with Kensington win The connections of $1.9 million colt Profondo began the trek to recoup their outlay as the three-year-old won in awkward … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Wyong racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Friday, September 3 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the best bets and top quaddie picks for the Wyong meeting on Friday, September 3, including tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Bendigo racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Friday, September 3 Bendigo Jockey Club is scheduled to host a nine-race card on Friday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst presents his … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 2, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Unusual Countess to push sire in the limelight Marton trainer Fraser Auret is pleased with the condition of promising filly Unusual Countess as she heads into Saturday’s Listed … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Bishara toasting Bold Bourbon’s success Nicholas Bishara is brimming with enthusiasm after Bold Bourbon’s debut win at Matamata on Wednesday. The South Auckland horseman hasn’t … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Golden Sixty ‘healthy and happy’ ahead of seasonal return Trainer Francis Lui indicated his pleasure with Golden Sixty as he eyes a seasonal return with Hong Kong’s superstar galloper, … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Van Lierde secures first training win There weren’t too many people happier about entering COVID-19 Alert Level 3 on Wednesday than Maxim Van Lierde. While many … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Cole hoping Magneto has X factor Steven Cole is looking forward to watching Magneto contest the Group 3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Auret vying for back-to-back Guineas Fraser Auret is hoping to unearth another quality three-year-old in the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m) on Saturday. The … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sadler praises Kah after Monster victory Undefeated filly Mozzie Monster has stamped herself as a Thousand Guineas prospect with an outstanding performance under jockey Jamie Kah … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago The Bostonian to be freshened for sprint Trainer Tony Pike has taken the advice of his travelling foreman and will give The Bostonian extra time to recover … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago King keen on Warwick Farm winner Miravalle Arrowfield Stud-owned filly Miravalle has revived memories of Group One winner Maid Of Heaven and put herself on a path … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Embolism wins ‘Listed’ maiden at Bendigo Trainer Danny O’Brien has been pleased to see Embolism make a winning start to his career at Bendigo in a … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Ballarat racing tips & best odds – Thursday, 3 September 2020 It’s been a long season, but the curtain is drawn on Thursday afternoon as Ballarat hosts the concluding meeting for … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Surprise Baby on track for winning return Gifted stayer Surprise Baby is showing his trainer Paul Preusker enough to think he can secure a start in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Concorde an Everest audition for Splintex Emerging sprinter Splintex will face a Concorde Stakes clash with established star Nature Strip in a serious test of his … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Northern mission for Wekaforce Riccarton trainer Terri Rae is planning a trip to the North Island for her smart sprinter Wekaforce. Rae has won … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Hong Kong proving lucrative for Cameron Hong Kong racing is the lifeblood for many New Zealand trainers, and Cambridge horsewoman Catherine Cameron is no exception. A … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Eye-catching Australian debut for My Gold Bracelet Kiwi mare My Gold Bracelet made a good start to her Australian career when finishing a close-up third in the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Gawler racing tips & quaddie picks – Wednesday, 2 September 2020 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the latest odds, best bets and value picks for Wednesday’s horse racing action at Gawler in South … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Free betting tips for Warwick Farm – Wednesday, 2 September 2020 Sydney racing heads to Warwick Farm on Wednesday for what is a quality seven-race meeting. The rail is in the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Eagle Farm racing tips & best bets – Wednesday, 2 September 2020 Eagle Farm is on the four-day turnaround after hosting nine races on Saturday. Check out the latest odds and value … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Hamblin, McNamara charged by Vic stewards Stewards have charged jockey Paul Hamblin and trainer James McNamara in relation to the performance of Hornets’ Nest in a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Calvin McEvoy excited about partnership Calvin McEvoy says he is excited to be given the opportunity by his father Tony to join him in a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago No rain for The Candy Man’s return Trainer Barry Baldwin is not worried about predictions of a good surface for noted wet track horse The Candy Man … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Small but select entries for Group 3 Concorde Group One winners Sunlight, Redzel, Pierata and Nature Strip feature among seven nominations for the Group Three Concorde Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Study on jockey deaths must wait: O’Keeffe Australian Jockeys Association boss Des O’Keeffe says an analysis of jockey deaths should take place but speculation is hurting the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Gailo Chop, Harbour Views please in trials Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams has given both Gailo Chop and Harbour Views the tick of approval after the stablemates won … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mr Marathon Man to get look at The Valley Trainer Mike Moroney will take Mr Marathon Man to The Valley for a gallop to familiarise him with the course … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Santa Ana Lane third in Cranbourne trial Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane has cruised to a third placing in a Cranbourne barrier trial as he continues his … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Vale Barbara Blackie Centenarian Barbara Blackie, widely recognised as the oldest racehorse trainer in the world, passed away at home in Christchurch on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Late Windsor Park Plate entry for Helena Baby Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) placegetter Helena Baby will get his shot at redemption against victor Melody Belle later this … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Golden swoop Regency Legend’s win in the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday, Sunday, 1 September, … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Opening day triumph keeps Regency Legend on Group 1 trail Regency Legend stretched his perfect record to four wins with an impressive victory in the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Douglas Whyte strikes early for a famous first Douglas Whyte is a titan of Hong Kong racing so it is perhaps fitting that a horse named for the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Trans-Tasman features on the cards for stablemates The connections of Danzdanzdance have a couple of Australian options to consider in a team talk later this week as … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Bullard off the mark in new role Former top jockey Jamie Bullard made a successful transition to the training ranks when he prepared his first winner with … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Ritchie puts positive spin on day of frustration Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is taking a positive attitude about his day at the office on Saturday despite suffering the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Red letter day for The Oaks Stud The Oaks Stud General Manager, Rick Williams was quietly confident leading into the weekend that owner Dick Karreman and resident … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Star former WA mares trial well in Sydney Former WA mares Arcadia Queen and Enticing Star have trialled well at Canterbury as they continue preparations for The Everest … Read More International horse racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Ghaiyyath races into Arc calculations Ghaiyyath has staked his claim for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with a dominant win in the Grosser Preis … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Nature Strip set for WFA McEwen Stakes The Group Two McEwen Stakes is set to feature boom sprinter Nature Strip who trainer Darren Weir says is in … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Apprentice Jackson Murphy sent out again Rising star Queensland apprentice Jackson Murphy has been suspended for the second time this season … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Golden Rose trial for Sunlight at Rosehill Sunlight is heading back to Sydney to run in The Run To The Rose at Rosehill as trainer Tony McEvoy … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Trapeze Artist ready for Theo Marks Trapeze Artist will make his much-anticipated return to racing in the Theo Marks Stakes, one of two planned starts before … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Price pair on target for Valley assignment Mighty Boss and Hiyaam are set to represent the Mick Price stable in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Crack Me Up trials well ahead of Melbourne Crack Me Up, favourite for Queensland Horse of the Year honours, has trialled well as he prepares to head to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Kilcoy club chasing more meetings The Kilcoy Race Club is keen to have more meetings and see a possible return to a south-east Queensland Friday … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Too Darn Hot Epsom Derby favourite Solario Stakes winner Too Darn Hot has impressed many bookmakers who now have him favourite for the Epsom Derby … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Danzdanzdance on track after big first up win Local galloper Danzdanzdance showed she has come back in fine fettle for her four-year-old campaign with an impressive first-up win … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Charles Road on the right path to major assignments Recently crowned New Zealand Champion Stayer for 2017-18, Charles Road, showed he was ready for some big spring assignments when … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Te Akau stars on display at Hastings Champion two-year-old Avantage and stakes winner Chance to Dance took the opportunity of an exhibition gallop between races at Hastings … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago Purton’s Way is a Winner in the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Hong Kong’s season-opening fixture drew a crowd of more than 74,000 this afternoon, Sunday, 2 September, 2018, and the eager … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Brad Rawiller suspended at Caulfield Brad Rawiller has been suspended for 10 meetings after pleading guilty to a careless riding charge aboard Guardini in the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Grande Rosso completes Lindsay Park treble Grande Rosso has made it three wins for Lindsay Park at Caulfield with victory in the Comcater Handicap … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Vega Magic lead all the way in G1 Memsie Five-year-old Vega Magic has led all the way to win the $1 million Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Five-timer for Kerrin McEvoy at Randwick Kerrin McEvoy has ridden five winners at Randwick, the first time the multiple Group One-winning jockey has hit that mark … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Applause all round for Happy Clapper Trainer Pat Webster and reformed jockey Josh Adams expressed their mutual admiration after Happy Clapper opened his campaign by winning … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stakes race win for Hell Or Highwater Five-year-old mare Hell Or Highwater has landed a black type win with a strong on pace win in the Heatherlie … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Late launch seals Tramway win for Happy Clapper VETERAN galloper Happy Clapper has added another group title to its already impressive resume after taking out the Group Two … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Winx made to work again to win Winx has won her 19th consecutive race but for the second time in a row has given her fans a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Vega Magic wins Group One Memsie Stakes Five-year-old Vega Magic has led all the way to win the $1 million Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Big Voodoo Lad too strong at Caulfield Voodoo Lad has maintained his impressive record at Caulfield with a first-up win in The Heath over 1100m … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Barrier helps Snitz win at Doomben Classy colt Snitz has appreciated finally drawing a good barrier by winning the Three-Years-Old Handicap at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Golden Rose not The Everest for Formality Formality will target the Golden Rose rather The Everest after recording back-to-back Group Two wins at Randwick by narrowly snaring … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Savanna Amour wins G3 Cockram Stakes The John Meagher-trained Savanna Amour has registered the third stakes win of her career, taking out the Group Three Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago My Diamantine set for Newcastle Cup Tough mare My Diamantine is headed to the Newcastle Cup after scoring her first win in nearly two years on … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Redzel stakes claim for Everest Redzel has cemented his case for inclusion in the $10 million Everest with a dominant win in the Group Three … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Everest on the agenda as Redzel returns in style SUPERSTAR five-year-old Redzel looks set to take part in The Everest after a commanding win in the Group Three Concorde … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Merchant Navy scores first-up at Caulfield Merchant Navy has commenced his three-year-old campaign with a solid win in a Group Three race at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Generators save big Cairns meeting Racing Queensland was able to access emergency generators to save the big Cairns Amateurs meeting after it was crippled by … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Back-to-back Highway wins for My Tagoson My Tagoson has won consecutive Highway Handicaps to earn a rest before tackling the Anniversary Handicap on Everest Day next … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Gingernuts impresses as Close Up causes Tarzino Trophy boilover A LATE call up for trainer Shelley Hale’s runner Close Up paid dividends after the eight-year-old stunned the Tarzino Trophy … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Mr Sneaky on path to Group One handicap The Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a spring target for four-year-old Mr Sneaky who has returned to racing … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Sadler scratches two after track upgrade John Sadler has scratched Charmed Harmony and Divine Chills from their respective races at Caulfield after a track upgrade … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Embley wins, but only just, at Randwick Embley has made a clean getaway to lead and win at Randwick, to the joy of trainer Bjorn Baker … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Royal Symphony gets a look at Caulfield Boom colt Royal Symphony has pleased trainer Tony McEvoy in an exhibition gallop at Caulfield as he continues his preparations … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Price predicting a strong spring for Oregon’s Day TRAINER Mick Price is expecting a big spring from his mare Oregon’s Day after the four-year-old took out the Chandler … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Oregon’s Day lands the prize at Caulfield Oregon’s Day has come from off the pace to provide trainer Mick Price with a strong victory over 1400m at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Up ‘N’ Rolling enters Metrop calculations Up ‘N’ Rolling has entered calculations for The Metropolitan after the Chris Waller-trained gelding won at Randwick … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Watchmespin races to Caulfield victory Trainer Danny O’Brien is looking forward to getting Watchmespin over a bit more ground after the talented filly raced to … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Super Ex builds on exceptional beginning Hong Kong-owned colt Super Ex won on his debut at Randwick on Saturday to continue an impressive maiden preparation for … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Havasay makes it four straight wins Promising Havasay has continued on his winning way scoring his first open company win at Doomben on Saturday … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago QRIC suspends trainer Brad Smith Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has suspended Deagon trainer Brad Smith for failing to reveal that he was facing fraud charges … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Impregnable overcomes poor start to win Improving galloper Impregnable once again overcame a poor start to continue on his winning way at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Troy Grant on hand for Rosehill launch NSW Racing Minister Troy Grant has officially helped launch the upgraded facilities at Rosehill Racecourse … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Winx: Australia’s best horse at a glance As Winx shoots for 11 wins on the trot in the Chelmsford Stakes, take a look at the facts and … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Thompson bounces back to win 1st Wyong Cup Slow Pace has won the Wyong Cold Cup giving jockey Robert Thompson and trainer Kris Lees their first success in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Randwick track expected to improve The Randwick track is expected to improve for the Chelmsford Stakes after heavy rain but a decision whether Winx runs … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Miss Rose De Lago aims for another G2 win Damien Oliver will be chasing his fifth win in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley when he … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Maher mares meet again at Moonee Valley The Ciaron Maher-trained Set Square and Jameka will face off against each in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cranbourne keen to lure Cox Plate hopefuls A $1 million bonus is on offer to connections of a horse who can win the Listed Cranbourne Cup and … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Piccadillies gets a start at Moonee Valley Two scratchings from the Atlantic Jewel Stakes at Moonee Valley has opened the door for Piccadillies to make her debut … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Time for an overhaul for SA racing: McEvoy The condition of racetracks in South Australia has forced Tony McEvoy to speak out urging officials and government to work … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Will Birdsville Cup races be washed out? 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Earning a Boy Scout bugle merit badge is one of the toughest to collect and so is winning a dirt race from way off it. In his Sunday debut at Del Mar, the 'TDN Insighted' Bullard (Gun Runner–Reve d'Amour, by Warrior's Reward) sounded his bugle and charged home to graduate, which earned the 2-year-old a 'TDN Rising Star' merit badge for his effort. Not so swift out of the gate, the colt trailed as favorite Kalea Bay (Authentic) carved out the fractions. Not willing to accept defeat, Bullard rolled around the far turn, got clear to the outside and set his sights on the pacesetter. His massive kick down the lane was strong and he got the money. The final running time was 1:10.32. This was the 15th 'TDN Rising Star' for the accomplished Gun Runner. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. Sales History: $675,000 '23 KEESEP. O-St. Elias Stable, Talla Racing LLC, Three Chimneys Farm and West Point Thoroughbreds; B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC (Ky); T-Michael McCarthy. #3 BULLARD ($8.80) runs down Kalea Bay to break his maiden on debut in the opener at @DelMarRacing. @umbyrispoli rode the two-year-old colt by @Three_Chimneys' Gun Runner for trainer @mwmracing. pic.twitter.com/5f7mmbMmjY — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 1, 2024 The post Gun Runner Colt Bullard Sounds The Bugle And Earns ‘TDN Rising Star’ Badge At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jockey Frankie Dettori has ridden at more race tracks across the world than most, but he had never ridden at Kentucky Downs before this year. Hear his thoughts about the track and what he's enjoyed doing while traveling across the United States.View the full article

From similar 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

Champion on the track and accomplished as a stallion, Blame reached a career milestone Aug. 31 when Crazy Frazy became his 50th stakes winner with a score in the $201,000 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park.View the full article

The holiday weekend of stakes action–and the Saratoga meet–conclude in style when morning-line favorite Ferocious (Flatter) faces eight rivals in contentious renewal of the GI Hopeful Stakes. Campaigned by JR Ranch, Ramiro Restrepo, High Step Racing and OGMA Investments, the $1.3-million OBS March graduate romped to a 7 3/4-length debut win and earned a 'TDN Rising Star' label Aug. 3. Off a step slow in that unveiling, Ferocious settled in a good stalking position behind an opening quarter-mile in :22.06 over a muddy and sealed main track. Tipped out to the three path at the quarter-pole through a half-mile in :45.61, he was in command with a furlong to run, scoring in a final time of 1:09.65 for six furlongs. The winning effort earned a 96 Beyer Speed Figure–the highest number recorded by any 2-year-old this year. Ferocious has worked twice since that debut win, going four furlongs in :50.88 (48/64) Aug. 18 and five furlongs in 1:02.63 (3/6) Aug. 24. “Since his first race, everything has been pretty straightforward with him,” said Gustavo Delgado, Jr., son and assistant to trainer Gustavo Delgado, Sr. “He's had a couple of breezes–both of them very easy and all the signs you want to see with a horse after his first race are there. It's hard to say after a 96 Beyer Speed Figure first time out that he's going to improve, but it's more about getting the foundation that young horses at this time of the year need. Everybody is excited to see him run again.” Ferocious will have another furlong to work with in the Hopeful and Delgado said the added distance will be a benefit to the colt, who will break from post two Monday. “I think the extra furlong will help him. He will have more time to relax,” Delgado said. “He seems to be a very nice horse. We don't know how good he is yet, but it's just a matter of putting him out there. We're aware of the horses he's going to face this time and there's a few horses everybody is high on, and they can improve a lot from one race to another.” Ferocious was the second-highest priced offering following a :9 4/5 work at the OBS March sale. “Everybody–not just us–liked this horse and that's why we had to pay that price for our clients,” Delgado said. “Apart from that, he did have one of the best, if not the best, breeze for that sale. His physique, his conformation and family all suggested he was a really nice horse. He's got a classy way about him and when he walks, he's very elegant.” Flanagan Racing's Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie), who earned his own 'TDN Rising Star' label with his late-running debut victory going 6 1/2 furlongs July 27 for trainer Chad Brown, will break from post eight and is 5-2 on the morning line. “Based on his morning works, I expected him to be a mid-pack type of horse if he broke well,” Brown said of the colt's debut effort. “But then he got shuffled back and found himself in a very challenging position early. I was quite impressed with the way he overcame it. Flavien [Prat] went to 'Plan B' and was very patient and the horse really came through. It's his talent that really prevailed.” Chancer McPatrick most recently worked four furlongs in :49.00 (19/94) over the main track at Saratoga Aug. 25. “He looks super. He's been training very well,” Brown said. Brown will also saddle Klaravich Stables' Incentive Pay (Volatile) in the Hopeful. The chestnut breaks from the outside in the nine-horse field and is 8-1 on the morning line. He was a debut winner with a rail-skimming rally going six furlongs at Saratoga July 20. “I was quite impressed with him that he was able to come up the rail and run like a horse that has done it before,” Brown said. “I know he's really got to come forward on his figures–there are some fast horses in this race–but he ran early in the meet, and I feel I only had the horse 80% fit. I'd never breezed him past a half-mile and I think there's a lot of room for improvement there. He's really done well [since].” The Hopeful is the 10th of 12 races on Saratoga's closing-day card with a post time of 5:43 p.m. The post Ferocious Ready to Rumble in Hopeful appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Champion on the track and accomplished as a stallion, Blame reached a career milestone Aug. 31 when Crazy Frazy became his 50th stakes winner with a score in the $201,000 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park.View the full article

Brightwork (Outwork), who returned from a 10-month layoff to win the GIII Prioress Stakes at Saratoga Saturday, could make her next start in the GII Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 19, if all goes well, according to trainer John Ortiz. “We'll let her tell us where to go next,” Ortiz said. “This is the biggest effort I've seen her lay out in the afternoon–she was running against 3-year-olds that have been running and I want to make sure she comes out of it in good shape and has enough time to recover.” Brightwork opened her career last summer with four straight victories, including wins in the GIII Adirondack Stakes and GI Spinaway Stakes. She suffered her first loss when fifth when trying two turns in the 1 1/16-mile GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes and had not been seen since finishing sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies last November. “She just proved us right that she's an athlete,” Ortiz said of Saturday's return win. “She looked so tired coming down the stretch and [runner-up] Two Sharp (Twirling Candy) was so game with her, and they had a really good horse race. But you could just see the class and the heart that she has for this game–she loves it. She starts nickering any time you put the saddle on for training. She loves her job, and she definitely proved it yesterday.” Brightwork's winning effort in the Prioress matched her career-best 89 Beyer Speed Figure and capped an impressive Spa season for Ortiz, who sports a 11-6-1-1 record at the meet. “It's always great to come to Saratoga,” Ortiz said. “It's one of the biggest stages in the world and it's a place where you want to be seen and recognized to be doing well. Having success at Saratoga is something you want on your resume, but when you crush the meet like we did this year, it speaks volumes about our team.” Ortiz also has a Keeneland stakes assignment on the calendar for Shortleaf Stable's Quietside (Malibu Moon). Tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' following her 6 1/4-length debut win Aug. 4, the dark bay filly was runner-up in the GI Spinaway Stakes Saturday. Caught four wide after exiting post 11 with Luis Saez aboard in the Spinaway, Quietside made an early move for the lead through the turn, opening up by 2 1/2 lengths at the stretch call, but had to settle for second, landing 1 1/4 lengths back of the rallying Immersive (Nyquist). “We got a little unfortunate with the post, which I initially loved, but we did get caught widest the whole race,” Ortiz said. “Luis tried to cut the corner coming out of the turn to get the jump on the girls, but we just got caught. It was a great ride, great effort and we're happy to see she has real ability to come back and repeat a good effort after winning first time out. She proved she is some quality.” Ortiz continued, “She came out of the race in great form–bright eyed. She ate up her dinner last night and she jogged up sound for us this morning. We're super happy with the winning effort she put out there. Getting caught at the wire is just part of horse racing.” Ortiz said Quietside will now target the Oct. 4 GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland. “We think she'll like the two turns in the long term,” Ortiz said. Trainer Brad Cox confirmed Sunday that the Alcibiades is also the likely next start for Godolphin homebred Immersive. “She looked good,” Cox said. “We expected her to run big and she did. We always thought she showed the potential to stretch out. She got the seven-eighths and she should handle two turns. We will ship her back to Kentucky on Monday, and zero in on the Alcibiades, and go from there.” Immersive, who was a two-length winner going six furlongs in her July 21 debut at Saratoga, broke from the rail while making her second career start in the seven-furlong Spinaway. “She showed she has a tremendous amount of class to overcome the one hole,” Cox said of the filly's effort Saturday. “Manny [Franco] did a good job of putting her in a good position of tracking the frontrunners. Then she was able to show her stamina and class late to get by a very good filly inside the final sixteenth. She had a big gallop-out and I'm looking forward to getting her around two turns.” The post Keeneland Stakes Assignments Likely Next for Brightwork, Immersive appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Finally there's a feeling that Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) is starting to get the recognition he deserves following his scintillating success in the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York's Ebor Festival. Already a two-time winner at Royal Ascot before that career high on the Knavesmire, he's quietly put together the sort of record which ought to earn him a queue of mares at his stable door by the time his racing days are over. And if for whatever reason it doesn't work out for Bradsell as a stallion, then he'll surely always have a place at Tattersalls as the equine ambassador for the Somerville Yearling Sale, having been bought at Park Paddocks for just 12,000gns in its very first year in 2021. He's been the poster boy ever since. “He's an absolutely outstanding advertisement for the Somerville Yearling Sale,” Tattersalls marketing director Jimmy George said of Archie Watson's sprinting star on the eve of this year's sale. “He was immense in the Nunthorpe and he looks as if he's got all of the credentials to go on to more Group 1 glory. For a sale of this nature, it's fantastic to have flagbearers of this quality.” Bradsell certainly isn't the only one. This year alone the juveniles Arabian Dusk (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Enchanting Empress (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) and Tropical Storm (GB) (Eqtidaar {Ire}) have all won Pattern contests after changing hands at this sale 12 months ago. Listed scorers Enchanting Empress and Tropical Storm sold for 62,000gns and 50,000gns, respectively, while Arabian Dusk, the winner of the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes, proved a successful pinhook after being picked up for 80,000gns. “She emphasises two aspects to the sale, I think,” George said of Arabian Dusk. “It shows the quality of the horses to be found in the Somerville Yearling Sale, but it's also been a very happy hunting ground for the breeze-up consignors. She was bought for 80,000gns last year and sold for 525,000gns at the Craven Breeze-up Sale–it was fantastic business for all concerned.” He added, “The consistent number of Group and Listed winners coming from the sale tell their own story. Don't forget Anisette, who is arguably the best turf filly in California at the moment. There are only three Grade I races for fillies in California these days and she's won every single one of them. She was purchased for 26,000gns [in 2021] and I think it emphasises the diversity and the depth of the quality available. It's not just a one-dimensional sale.” As well as being far from one-dimensional, the Somerville Yearling Sale is also no longer a one-day fixture. For the first time this year it will be held over two days, with over 430 lots–up from 305 offered in 2023–scheduled to go under the hammer. Selling begins at 10am on Tuesday. Explaining the decision to move to two days, George said, “This sale has well and truly established itself as an important fixture in the European yearling sales calendar. Demand for places in its short history has always been considerable and it was felt that this year it made eminent sense to expand the fixture to two days, in response to that demand. “It's a strong catalogue, obviously significantly larger than we've had before, and it's full of the sort of yearlings that buyers have come to expect from the sale. There are certain areas of the market which are stronger than others, but quality yearlings have always found buyers in abundance and I think we'll see that in the next couple of days.” Only time will tell whether there's another Bradsell to be found, but buyers will have the opportunity to get their hands on a half-brother to the filly who chased him home in the Nunthorpe, Believing (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}). Lot 279, consigned by Kildallan Farm, is an Inns Of Court (Ire) colt out of the unraced Kodiac (GB) mare Misfortunate (Ire) whose four-year-old daughter also won the G2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh in July. Other potential highlights include lot 235, Hazelwood Bloodstock's half-sister to the GI Natalma Stakes heroine La Pelosa (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) by Earthlight (Ire), while the pedigree of lot 204 received a significant update on Sunday when his half-brother, Aesterius (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), ran away with the G3 Prix d'Arenberg at Longchamp. This colt from the Ballinafad Stud draft is by Tally-Ho Stud resident Cotai Glory (GB). Last year's Deutsches Derby winner Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) was also in the news on Sunday when he doubled his Group 1 tally in the Grosser Preis von Baden. His breeder, Philipp Stauffenberg, is consigning for the first time at the Somerville Yearling Sale this year, with a pair of fillies set to be offered under the name of his Stauffenberg Bloodstock. The Hello Youmzain (Fr) filly set to go through the ring as lot 223 is out of the German Group 3 runner-up La Merced (Ger) (Tiger Hill {Ire}), while the second dam, La Pilaya (Ger) (Pivotal {GB}), is a half-sister to five black-type performers. The other Stauffenberg offering, lot 185, is from the first crop of A'Ali (Ire), who had eight yearlings sell at the Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale at an average of £57,125 and for an aggregate sum of £457,000. Speaking of last week, it seems right to include a few lines from the leading buyer at Doncaster ahead of a sale where the clientele promises to include many of the same faces. Anthony Bromley, acting on behalf of Classic-winning owner Phil Cunningham, signed for 10 yearlings for a total of £1,010,000 at the Premier Yearling Sale, but overall trade was down on the previous year–the average and median both dropped by 14%–and Bromley expects more of the same as we head into the autumn. “As I thought the top quartile is very strong, but then there's chances,” Bromley said of the market last week. “The lower end is a little bit sticky and there are moments to find value. I know the parameters are going to be a bit down, but it's not going to be any different anywhere else this autumn. All of the averages and medians are going to be down this year. “We've got 450 fast yearlings this week [in Doncaster] and in a weeks' time we've got another 450 at the Somerville Yearling Sale, so it will be interesting to see whether it'll hold up through the whole thing.” The post Bradsell the Poster Boy as Tattersalls Prepares for First Two-Day Somerville Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The word was out when the Chad Brown-trainee Opulent Restraint (Dubawi {Ire}) made her first career start on July 28 at Saratoga. She was sent off as the 7-10 favorite but couldn't come through. She finished fourth, beaten 1 1/4 lengths. On Sunday at Saratoga she made amends. Sent off this time at 3-2, she won a stretch battle with Good Long Cry (Long On Value) to win the mile-and-a-sixteenth turf maiden by a half-length. “She has shown ability from day one and Chad liked her a lot,” wining rider Irad Ortiz Jr. said.. “First time out, she ran well, but just got beat. We regrouped, turned the page and she ran today the way we expected.” Opulent Restraint is owned by Stephanie Seymour Brant and was bred in Ireland by her husband Peter Brant's White Birch Farm. She is the first foal of Significant Form (Creative Cause), a five-time stakes winner whose list of wins includes the GII Ballston Spa S. and three Grade III stakes. She was also owned by Seymour Brant and trained by Chad Brown. The win Sunday wasn't exactly easy. A half-mile into the race, Opulent Restraint was stalking the pace in fourth . She took the lead at the three-sixteenths pole, but Good Long Cry, who set the pace, would not go away under Manny Franco. After a spirited stretch duel, Opulent Restraint prevailed. “I was right behind Manny and was full of horse,” Ortiz said. “I tipped her out and she responded well. She was still a little green, a little inexperienced. I think she still has something in the tank. We need to keep an eye on her. She can be a nice horse.” The GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf will likely be in Brown's plans. He has won the race six times. Magenta (Into Mischief) finished third for trainer Todd Pletcher and Repole Stable. The winner paid $5.10 and covered the distance in 1:44.17. 2nd-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 9-1, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.17, gd, 1/2 length. OPULENT RESTRAINT (IRE) (f, 2, Dubawi {Ire}–Significant Form {MGSW, $817,216}, by Creative Cause) was fourth as the 3-5 choice in her career debut here July 28 and was installed the 3-2 second choice to make good this time. Settled in a stalking position early after sitting back a hair at the break, the Irish bred was under a tight hold by Irad Ortiz Jr., who tucked her in along the hedge rounding the first turn. Continuing to pull her rider along as Good Long Cry (Long On Value) carved out a quarter in :23.91 and a :49.16 half, the grey eagerly advanced as a seam opened up turning for home. Taking aim at the pacesetter down the stretch, she collared her rival midstretch and inched clear late to graduate by a half length. Good Long Cry was second with Magenta (Into Mischief) rounding out the trifecta. Favored Love Tempo (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) rallied to be fourth. A half-sister to Grade III winner Hay Dakota (Haynesfield), Significant Form was a $75,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling that was secured for $575,000 by Peter Brant's White Birch Farm the following year at the OBS Spring 2-year-old Sale. A multiple graded stakes winner on the turf for Chad Brown, the grey mare produced Sunday's winner on her first try and followed up another filly by Dubawi (Isadora Duncan) in 2023 and a filly by Kingsman earlier this season. She was bred back to Justify. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $61,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Stephanie Seymour Brant; B-White Birch Farm Sc (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown.–CBossinakis The post Dubawi’s Opulent Restraint Gets Up for Spa Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Maddy O'Meara missed out on the wedding of her close friend in England Aug. 31, but received a consolation prize when Bellum Justum took home a $1,054,310 payday in the Nashville Derby (G3T) at Kentucky Downs.View the full article

Wootton Bassett (GB) will command a fee of A$192,500 in 2024 when he covers his fourth book of mares at Coolmore's Jerry Plains operation in New South Wales, Australia, it was announced on Sunday. The son of Iffraaj (GB) is on the brink of having his first Southern Hemisphere-bred runners hit the track. He is already well-established as one of the leading stallions in Europe as the sire of nine individual Group 1 winners, including the European champion three-year-old colt Almanzor (Fr) and last year's G1 Champion Stakes hero King Of Steel. From his initial Southern Hemisphere crop, Wootton Bassett served an impressive array of mares, including the nine-time Group 1 winner Avantage (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). The resulting filly from this mating commanded A$2.1 million at this year's Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. “Wootton Bassett continues to go from strength to strength,” said Coolmore Australia's Tom Moore. “He produced two Group 1-winning two-year-old colts last year and through Henri Matisse, Ides Of March and others, he's well on track to emulate that incredible feat in consecutive years. “From his current two- and three-year-old crops he's already yielded 14 stakes winners, a number which is sure to grow.” Moore added, “Given the quality of mares he's been patronised by in his initial seasons in Australia and the way they were received at the sales this year, we think he represents a great opportunity for Australasian breeders with quality mares this season, particularly those elite mares looking for an outcross option.” The post Coolmore Australia Announce Wootton Bassett’s Fee at A$192,500 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Recording his first elite-level success since last year's G1 Deutsches Derby, Liberty Racing's Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) proved too strong for Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}) in Sunday's G1 Grosser Preis von Baden. Anchored in rear early by Rene Piechulek, the Sarah Steinberg-trained 2-1 second favourite surged to the front inside the final two furlongs en route to a 1 1/4-length success from the William Haggas raider. FANTASTIC MOON takes the G1 @wettstar_de 154. Grosser Preis von Baden pic.twitter.com/LoZbxuV8BS — Deutscher Galopp (@DeutscherGalopp) September 1, 2024 The post Sea The Moon’s Fantastic Moon Wins The Grosser Preis von Baden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Kentucky Downs, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Monday's season-ending program at Saratoga: Monday, September 2, 2024 Saratoga 2, $90k, 2yo, f, (S), 5 1/2fT, 1:07 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Forever to Go (Honest Mischief), OBSMAR, 310,000, :9 4/5 C-Coastal Equine LLC (J Hoppel), agt; B-McMahon/Hill Bldstk, agt Giant's Audible (Audible), OBSJUN, 70,000, :10 C-Wildheart Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Mazel Stable Partners Saratoga 6, $90k, 2yo, (S), 7f, 3:20 p.m. ET Brunch (Thousand Words), OBSAPR, 30,000, :10 3/5 C-Royal Bloodstock Sales, agent; B-L Lewis for Philip Harding Saratoga 7, $90k, 2yo, (S), 7f, 3:54 p.m. Daytona Gold (Goldencents), OBSMAR, 150,000, :9 4/5 C-Cesar Loya Training & Sales, agent; B-Kenneth McPeek, agent Sar 10, Hopeful S.-GI, $300k, 2yo, 7f, 5:43 p.m. ET Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie), OBSAPR, 725,000, :21 C-Caliente Thoroughbreds, agent; B-Kimmel & Sallusto, agents Ferocious (Flatter), OBSMAR, 1,300,000, :9 4/5 C-Sequel Bloodstock, agent; B-Marquee Bloodstock Tough Catch (Complexity), OBSAPR, 280,000, :10 C-Longoria Training & Sales; B-Michael Kares & S O K Racing The post Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: September 2, 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Basilinna (NZ) (Staphanos) has suffered a minor setback heading into her spring campaign, which ruled her out of a first-up run at Caulfield on Saturday. The daughter of Novara Park stallion Staphanos jumped out quietly over 1200 metres at Pakenham on Wednesday, but a post-trial scope revealed a degree of mucus. Accordingly, Emma-Lee Browne, who trains in partnership with her husband David, was happy to skip the weekend and will only kick Basilinna off when she is fully ready. “She trialled well enough, but she just had a bit of mucus when we scoped her,” she said. “So, we just thought, ‘Alright, we’ll hold fire’. There are so many options, so we’ll just wait for a bit and make sure she’s 100 per cent.” Basillina shot up the three-year-old ranks last season, going straight from her maiden win to racing competitively at Group One level in the same campaign. She finished third in the Gr.1 VRC Oaks behind Zardozi and was most recently seen finishing a game sixth in the Gr.1 ATC Oaks, six lengths off Autumn Angel. The now mare was nominated for both a 1400-metre Benchmark 84 and the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes on Saturday, but Browne said the latter was speculative at best. A much more low-key kick-off is likely for Basilinna, in a preparation where the team will let their galloper guide them through. “We just threw a Memsie nomination in because we’d heard from a few of the agents that they didn’t think it would be an overly big field,” she said. “I just thought if she’d bounced through the trial well, she could’ve maybe run into a fourth or a third, which would’ve been good for her pedigree, but that’s definitely off the table. “We might even kick her off at the open-mile race at Ballarat in a couple of weeks, there’s so many options for her. “We’ll just take it as it comes at the moment. We’re really happy with her, but she just picked up one of those early spring colds, so we’ll just feel our way along for a bit.” Talented gelding Le Zebra (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) is also on track to return after a freshen up, having trialled impressively on the same day as Basillina, trucking into third under no pressure over 1000m. The son of Rip Van Winkle, who was luckless at his most recent start at Flemington earlier this month, is delighting the Brownes with his current work and is set to run at Benchmark 84 level on Moir Stakes Day. “We were so pleased with him, he was really, really good,” Browne said. “Again, we sort of thought about running him over 1400m, but there’s a mile race at The Valley next week that will probably suit him better.” View the full article

SAPPORO, Japan — “It's been a hard day's night,” sang Masayuki Goto, vice-chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), as he took to the stage for his keynote speech during the closing exchanges of the 4oth Asian Racing Conference (ARC). And it is plain that Goto, the former president and CEO of the Japan Racing Association (JRA), and his fellow ARF committee members are looking forward to the day when their counterparts around the world are singing along in perfect harmony, perhaps to the tune of Here Comes The Sun. Those bred for stamina, who sat through all nine sessions across the three days, will hopefully have found plenty on which to cogitate on the flight home from Sapporo, whether betting or breeding, fan engagement or finance is at the top of your wish list for racing. The overriding theme was of the need for unity – both globally and locally. That is of course easier to achieve in countries such as Japan and Hong Kong, where the financial health of racing through strong tote monopolies enables areas in need of improvement to be addressed more readily. Stakeholders within their fellow major racing nations of Australia and Britain are often at loggerheads internally over a range of issues. To a degree, Britain is seen as the fading aristocrat of world racing: sure, it has the heritage, the history and the titles, but the castle roof is leaking and there aren't enough buckets to go round. It is not entirely fair to continue to portray British racing in this manner. At the top end at least, the combined efforts to push the available prize-money upwards through Premier Racing, the expansions of its marquee days in the World Pool, and roll out of a valuable maiden programme backed by some of the biggest breeders in the business, along with Tattersalls and the British EBF, it increasingly holds its own against its nearest neighbours of Ireland and France. In some instances, it outstrips them. Is it too easy to make Britain the whipping boy? Maybe. But it doesn't help itself either, and an exodus of top executives over the coming months will naturally lead to some instability in the handover periods. That was a side issue this week, as Britain, Ireland, France and Germany are not of course ARF members despite being strongly represented in Japan. “It's really a global racing conference,” said Ascot's Nick Smith as he joined a lengthy debate on all matters betting, and he has a point. BHA chair Joe Saumarez Smith, HRI chief executive Suzanne Eade, Henri Pouret and Elie Hannau of France Galop, and Deutscher Galopp manager Daniel Kruger were all in Sapporo to forge important alliances with their neighbours in the Asia and the Middle East. Riyadh Takes up the Baton At the closing ceremony, just before The Beatles tribute band The Parrots bounced on stage and were commanded to play at least four encores, Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA), was handed ARF banner by chairman Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges in anticipation of the next ARC. That is to be held in two years' time in Riyadh. It may be one of the newest ARF members but Saudi has certainly made its presence felt in the Thoroughbred business in recent times, with the introduction of the world's richest race, the Saudi Cup, in 2020 and a doubling of the number of races staged in the country in the intervening years. Winners from America, Britain, Japan and Saudi itself have given the Saudi Cup a truly international feel and Group 1 status. With the country's racing programme expanding in leaps and bounds, and millions being spent on recruiting runners to fill those races, all eyes will be on how the Saudi racing scene continues to develop. It was encouraging to see representatives from the JCSA at the IFAR conference on Tuesday for every racing jurisdiction, especially one with growing might, must make proper aftercare provisions for those horses retiring from racing. There was barely a presentation during the week that did not make reference to this subject. It was interesting to note that the Hong Kong Jockey Club ensures that each new owner sets aside an 'equine pension fund', which is a mandatory sum of HK$100,000 (approximately €11,500) in order to finance the transition of horses in their retirement from racing to a new role. Pattern vs Prize-Money It shouldn't really be a case of either/or but that was the suggestion made by Widden Stud's Antony Thompson, who, as a guest on an international breeding panel, gave a positive overview of the robustness of the Australian racing industry, reminding those listening that the country hosts a million-dollar-plus race every week on average. “Nick Smith said yesterday that the Pattern is cornerstone of the British racing system. We'd say prize-money is the cornerstone of the Australian racing system,” he explained. The combining of those two objectives would be the ideal situation and, clearly, many involved in the Australian industry consider the returns on offer in Britain to be derisory. But it is concerning that the Australian Pattern Committee has not held a meeting for some years – a situation that Arrowfield's John Messara is at the forefront of trying to resolve in order to keep Australia's group races under regular review. Britain does not act unilaterally when it comes to its Pattern races and liaises closely with its European neighbours in establishing a progression of races both through the distances and throughout the season. And with that in mind, it is worth heeding the words of Shadai Farm's owner Teruya Yoshida in an interview in TDN last year. “We are looking for good horses from anywhere in the world and buying the good-quality mares from Europe is very important,” he said. “European classification of the racing is very correct. If we buy Group 2 or Group 3 mares in Europe, that is their true level. In some other countries we can't believe in it, but if we buy them in Europe we know that they are good-class horses.” Rise of the Sons Prior to the international breeding panel came one focused solely on the Japanese industry and featuring Tetsuya and Shunsuke Yoshida along with Hirokazu Okada, the sons respectively of Teruya and Katsumi Yoshida of Shadai and Northern Farms, and Shigeyuki Okada of Big Red Farm. The succession plan appears strong in Japanese breeding. Of the 7,796 foals born in Japan in 2023, 98% of those were on farms in the Iburi and Hidaka regions of Hokkaido, not far from where the conference was taking place. A good percentage of those are the offspring of mares recruited internationally, primarily but not only by the Yoshida family, with Japanese breeders often putting a premium on racecourse form. The most recent luminary of that breeding programme was the horse deemed to be the world's best racehorse of 2023, Equinox (Jpn), whose rapturous finale in the Japan Cup in turn lifted that race to be rated best in the world last year. It was a twin triumph for Japan as the JRA commenced celebrations of its 70th anniversary. Asked to explain the extraordinary rise in success of Japanese horses on the world stage, Shunsuke Yoshida, vice-president of Northern Farm, replied simply, “I think we paid attention.” Having learned from the established top nations in the business in Europe, the Americas and Australasia, Japan in now teaching all of them a lesson. The cycle of life for a racehorse, from conception through rearing, breaking, training, racing and retirement, is properly funded at every step of the way and, crucially, is well explained to the racing public, including on posters around racecourses. Whatever one's specific interest in racing, it never hurts to be helped to join up the dots and understand just what it takes to get that gleaming Thoroughbred to its peak condition on race days. In turn, those fans betting through the JRA facilities at the racecourses, are doing their bit in putting money back into breeding and prize-money. What goes around comes around. Okada, president of Big Red Farm, which has been in operation since 1982 and stands Benbatl (GB) and Gold Ship (Jpn) among other stallions, explained, “Up until 2010 the yearling sales turnover and production was declining but it has improved since then. Horseracing anime [a mobile game-turned-popular TV series] has really expanded the knowledge of the sport. Young business people are becoming owners. Star jockeys like Yutaka Take led the second Japanese racing boom and with Japanese horses becoming very successful overseas, these owners recognise that racing is popular internationally.” Enhancing fan engagement and recruiting more young fans to the sport was another theme that loomed large in the various presentations throughout the week in Sapporo. Even this 55-year-old big kid could not resist the lure of the plushie stall in the Turfy Shop at Sapporo racecourse on Saturday. A fluffy replica of Nassau Stakes heroine Deirdre (Jpn) is on the way home to Newmarket. Effective Communication One of the most engaging speeches of the week came from Vicky Leonard, owner of the marketing agency Kick Collective and the Australasian daily publication The Thoroughbred Report, which, in the interests of transparency, is a sister publication of TDN. Plenty at the conference took notice of Leonard's compelling talk which impressed upon the delegates the need to have the relevant facts to hand to help combat the sport's detractors. She has been practising what she preaches with the launch in 2o22 of the website and campaign Kick Up For Racing, which is a fact-based resource to correct falsehoods so easily spread about racing on social media and beyond. “If an industry isn't talking it is assumed it has something to hide,” she said, divulging that the most read article on the website is What happens to the slow horses? Again, this links back to an obvious public concern with regard to the second part of a racehorse's life. The growing drive to have visible and proactive aftercare programmes around the world of racing is clearly necessary for what Engelbrecht-Bresges referred to in his opening speech as “social acceptability”. By No Means Least… Lastly, all of those who attended the 40th ARC are in the debt of the unfaltering courtesy and helpfulness of those many people from the JRA and ARF charged with making sure the many attendees got the right bus to the right place at the right time, and ensured the slickest of presentations akin to a night at the Oscars. Arigato gozaimasu. The post Asian Racing Conference: Reflections appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Another Wil ridden by Jamie Kah winning at Caulfield. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Ciaron Maher-trained Another Wil has stamped himself as the one to beat in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) according to horse racing bookmakers, firming into $6.00, and is the current favourite after dismantling his rivals in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. The son of Street Boss had it all to do turning for home, sitting on the three-wide line throughout under Jamie Kah, still proving far too strong for BM100 company as he powered through the line to score by a half-neck. It couldn’t have been a more impressive performance by the five-year-old gelding, with Ciaron Maher suggesting Another Wil has come on nicely after a disappointing effort in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in the autumn. “He went forward in a Donny (Doncaster) and he’s mentally still fairly immature,” said Maher. “I’d say all the speed mappers probably had him forward today but I just didn’t want to send him forward for the future and make him one dimensional, he was already revved up, you can see he’s fairly busy. “He’s still relatively untapped where the ceiling is with him, he’s a big strong horse, got a beautiful action, very clean winded and Jamie (Kah) seems to suit him very well.” When asked if the Toorak would be a possible target, Maher suggested the $1 million feature could be the logical path. “At his rating, that race would certainly be attractive, and he seems to like Caulfield as well.” The 2024 Toorak Handicap (1600m) is set to be run on October 12, with Another Wil currently the $6.00 favourite, while Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) winner Pinstriped is on the second line of betting at $8.00. Horse racing news View the full article

Making amends for his defeat in Goodwood's G3 Molecomb Stakes in July, Wathnan Racing's Aesterius (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}–Jane Doe {Ire}, by Hallowed Crown {Aus}) led from start to finish in Sunday's G3 Prix d'Arenberg at ParisLongchamp. Bagging the rail under James Doyle, the 9-10 favourite saw off all threats to hit the line 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Kaadi (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), with Treasure Isle (Ire) (No Nay Never) a short neck away in third. “At Goodwood, I felt I rode him too quietly so today I wanted to let him run on this flat track and he was very responsive in front,” the winning rider said of the Archie Watson-trained who had won the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown prior to finding Big Mojo (Ire) (Mohaather {GB}) too strong in the Molecomb. 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 (J. W. Doyle – Ar. Watson) s'impose dans le Prix d'Arenberg (Gr.3) à @paris_longchamp Il succède à Tiger Belle au palmarès de cette épreuve. Kaadi Treasure Isle pic.twitter.com/TRvcCs9v4F — Equidia (@equidia) September 1, 2024 The post Mehmas’s Aesterius Wins The Prix d’Arenberg For Wathnan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Driver Penalties D Grundmann | Waikato Bay of Plenty 27 August; careless driving; suspended 28 August – 6 September inclusive. M Perriton | Auckland 30 August; use of whip; suspended 31 August – 6 September inclusive. B Butcher | Auckland 30 August; medical clearance required. K Butt | Ashburton 1 September; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties S & A Telfer | Waikato Bay of Plenty 27 August (heard Auckland 30 August); failed to report horse treatment; fined $200. T Bagrie | NZ Metropolitan 30 August; incorrect gear (2 charges); fined $250. E Latimer | Ashburton 1 September; failed to affix bandage so as not to come adrift; fined $100. Horse Penalties IVANKA | Waikato Bay of Plenty 27 August; lame; veterinary clearance required. IRON HEART | Auckland 30 August; fell in running; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. BONJOUR PARIS | Ashburton 1 September; broke in running; must complete trial. VERLANDER | Ashburton 1 September; fell; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. Protests VISCOUNT MACKENDON | Auckland 30 August; excessive galloping in race; disqualified from 2nd. MASSIVE MERC | NZ Metropolitan 30 August; excessive galloping in race; disqualified from 4th. General Race 5 at Auckland TC of 30 August was abandoned in the interests of safety. The post 26 August – 1 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Dog Penalties HOMEBUSH LEROY | Christchurch 29 August; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. GO HOPPY | Christchurch 30 August; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. GOLDSTAR JOBLIN | Christchurch 30 August; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. General Race 2 at Palmerston North GRC on 27 August was declared a no-race after the lids opened prematurely. The Auckland GRC meeting scheduled for 1 September was abandoned due to track conditions. The post 26 August – 1 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Monovale Farm have found plenty of excitement watching homebred gelding Rise At Dawn (NZ) (Almanzor) succeed across the Tasman, particularly with the next of his dam’s progeny about to hit the track in the farm’s colours. Bred by Monovale principals Joe and Max Smithies, Rise At Dawn was sold to Lindsay Park Bloodstock for $90,000 at the 2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne, and has continued to flourish in the care of trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes. After winning on debut, Rise At Dawn has established an enviable record with seven wins from just 12 appearances, with his most recent success, a third on the bounce, coming in the Listed Heatherlie Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The stakes victory came in the hands of expat-Kiwi hoop Michael Dee, with the gelding boosting his career earnings over A$492,000. “We were super pleased, we thought a lot of him as a yearling and he was bought by good judges so it’s so nice to see them go on and be rewarded,” Max Smithies said. “He always looked like that distance range would be his best and he’s putting together a great form line.” By Almanzor, Rise At Dawn was the ninth foal out of Kay’s Awake, a Towkay mare who was a four-time Group One placegetter behind the likes of Seachange and Darci Brahma. Kay’s Awake earned a deserved stakes success in the Listed Newmarket Handicap (1200m) in 2006, and retired with over $345,000 in career earnings to her credit, before joining the broodmare band at Monovale where she produced 12 foals before passing in April this year. Alongside Rise At Dawn, the mare produced a further three race winners and the lightly-tried Kay’s Ruebe, who finished third in the Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) behind Captured By Love at her second start for John Wheeler. The mare’s remaining progeny include a two-year-old gelding by Proisir and a yearling colt by Tarzino, who will follow differing paths in the coming months. “She (Kay’s Awake) was awesome, great to have around and super tough, as those great mares are,” Smithies said. “Fortunately for us, we still have few of her stock. We have a belting, almost black Proisir gelding who is a two-year-old, he has been broken in and will be racing fairly soon. “We have a yearling colt by Tarzino as well, so we’re very pleased to still have a few of her progeny coming through. “The yearling is sales-bound, but we’d like to trial up the Proisir ourselves and see how he goes, that’s the plan at this stage.” View the full article

Te Akau Racing celebrated five winners across three venues on Saturday, including the exciting return of stakes-bound filly The Victress (Zousain) at Riccarton Park. Te Akau trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson posted four successes on home soil, including a treble at Riccarton Park headed by the Zousain filly, who won the open three-year-old contest named in memory of the late Kevin Hickman. The Victress collected her maiden success as a two-year-old in January, and indicated there is plenty to come in her spring campaign with a dominant front-running victory under Wiremu Pinn, while stablemate About Last Night completed the quinella. “It was a good ride of Wiremu’s to get a pretty soft lead and they don’t seem to be making up much ground with the rail out,” Walker said. “It’s good that she’s now had a look down the chute at Riccarton, because next start she’ll be in the Canterbury Belle Stakes (Listed, 1200m). “The Victress is just a bit stronger this year and I think she’ll really go on with it.” The Victress was purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis for $250,000 out of the draft of Coolmore Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and is one of two fillies raced by the Te Akau 2023 Magic Fillies’ Breeding Syndicate, with the other being multiple Group One-performer Captured By Love. Pinn was in firing form at the Southern meeting, saluting aboard Fellini in the Group One Raceday Party 14 September Rating 75 (1800m), and Kabugee in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Rating 65 (1400m). Aboard Fellini (NZ) (Belardo), Pinn adopted similar tactics to his earlier success settling on-speed outside of Peecee Pussycat, and once kicking clear in the straight, the gelding was never headed and powered away from Northern visitor Cee Are El by 1 ¼ lengths. A winner of six races, the son of Belardo had shown early promise placing in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) as a juvenile and was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since his three-year-old term, boosting his overall earnings beyond the $200,000 mark. “It was really good to see him back in the winner’s circle today,” Walker said. “He’s been quite a while since winning and the owners have been super patient, but he’s also been very consistent. “He’s also got a hidden talent. He’s been schooling very well over the jumps and we think that is really helping his form.” Kabugee (Satono Aladdin) was another front-running victor for the stable, leading the field up and holding off the late charge of Retail Therapy to collect his fourth success in 18 starts. “I thought it was really good effort, given he was well and truly headed at the 300m and he fought back to win, so that was encouraging,” Walker said. “We just hope he’s now got that winning feeling again, because it will give him confidence to go on with it.” Back in the north, To Bravery Born picked up the opening juvenile race of the season at Wanganui, while class mare Quintessa was on the board swiftly as a four-year-old across the Tasman with a success in the Gr.3 Cockram Stakes (1200m). View the full article