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A convincing victory by Diamond Jak (NZ) (Jakkalberry) in the $50,000 Savabeel 2100 capped a special hour at Te Rapa on Saturday for Matamata brothers Peter and Mark Brosnan. The two trainers collected wins in back-to-back races on the Te Rapa card, starting with Ima Wonder’s (NZ) (Eighth Wonder) triumph for Peter Brosnan and his wife Jessica in the Bridges Insurance Services Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m). Mark Brosnan followed suit 40 minutes later, saddling Diamond Jak for a richly deserved success in the day’s 2100m open handicap. Diamond Jak headed to Te Rapa on Saturday in search of redemption, having run a close and unlucky second after a wide run in last month’s Taumarunui Gold Cup (2200m) at the same venue. This time jockey Jasmine Fawcett took up a position on the outside of the pace-making My Maebelline Girl (NZ) (Shamoline Warrior) for the majority of the 2100m journey, then quickened and headed that rival soon after straightening for home. Diamond Jak faced stern opposition on both flanks through the final 200m, with My Maebelline Girl refusing to lie down on his inside while Dashwood (NZ) (Redwood) challenged strongly wider out on the track. But Diamond Jak dug deep and pulled away from that pair, crossing the finish line a length and a half ahead. The six-year-old son of Jakkalberry has now had 23 starts for four wins, nine placings and $125,625 in prize-money. “It’s been a pretty good day for the family,” Mark Brosnan said. “I thought Diamond Jak won very well today. He was strong. “We rode him a bit differently this time, just because of race circumstances. He did a good job, and I think he really deserved to win a nice race like that after being so unlucky in his last run. “What we do with him from here is a very difficult question. He’s a four-win horse, but he’d be close to topweight in most open handicaps now. There’s not a lot of options available to us. But we’ll take this win for now and enjoy that, and then we’ll take a bit of time to work through where we might go with him from here.” View the full article

What Seymour Races Where Seymour Racing Club – 55 Kobyboyn Rd, Seymour VIC 3660 When Tuesday, August 27, 2024 First Race 12:30pm AEST Visit Dabble An action-packed week of racing in Victoria continues with a 10-race meeting at Seymour on Tuesday afternoon. Following plenty of rain on the weekend, the track is likely to begin in the heavy range, but with favourable conditions on Monday and Tuesday, an upgrade to a soft surface is likely. The Seymour races on August 27 is set to begin at 12:30pm AEST. Best Bet at Seymour: Bizot Bizot is without a doubt one of the more intriguing runners going around at Seymour. Having not been seen since December 2, the now four-year-old mare brings some of the strongest formlines into a race like this. He finished 5.25 lengths off Roll On High in Listed company, a race that saw her finish not far off potential spring stars Joliestar and Kimochi. She will no doubt improve on whatever she produces on Tuesday, but if Bizot is anywhere near her best, her class should see her prevail in the finale. Best Bet Race 10 – #5 Bizot (12) 4yo Mare | T: Archie Alexander | J: Declan Bates (59kg) +250 with Neds Next Best at Seymour: Alcabeel The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alcabeel has made a strong start to his career and gets the chance to add a second win at start four. Despite finishing out of the placings in his last two starts, those races look to be strong form references going forward. He was a strong Newcastle debut winner on June 29, before finishing 2.4 lengths off West Of Africa at Kensington on July 17. He was disappointing at Sandown, but coming to Seymour drawn barrier two, in a race where he should dictate terms, should see Alcabeel return to the winners stall. Next Best Race 8 – #4 Alcabeel (2) 4yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Jordan Childs (61.5kg) +200 with Bet365 Best Value at Seymour: Mickio On the back of a couple smart jumpout victories, the Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained Mickio presents at great value with horse racing bookmakers. The four-year-old gelding raced well without threatening during the autumn, but looks to have returned in fine style this season. The son of Tosen Stardom raced in strong form races last time in and if he can show his customary early speed, Declan Bates can overcome barrier 10 by landing outside lead. From there, Mickio can kick clear at the top of the straight and hopefully prove too hard to run down. Best Value Race 6 – #5 Mickio (10) 4yo Gelding | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Declan Bates (59kg) +800 with Playup Tuesday quaddie tips for Seymour Seymour quadrella selections Tuesday, August 27, 2024 2-4-7-11 1-4-9 1-2-7 5-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Victorian apprentice Hannah Le Blanc booted home a winning double at Alice Springs, which included victory in the $40,000 Red Centre Winter Series Final (1200m) on Will Savage’s Talent Quest. (Photo by Jay Town/Racing Photos) Alice Springs trainer Will Savage has started the 2024/25 season in bright fashion by winning the biggest race in the Red Centre outside the Cup Carnival. That’s after six year-old gelding Talent Quest claimed the $40,000 Red Centre Winter Series Final (1200m) at BM66 level at Pioneer Park on Sunday. Talent Quest – a $6 hope with horse racing bookmakers – settled on the fence and shared the early lead with the Greg Connor-trained Delago Lad ($3.60) before getting the wobbles in the home straight. With Victorian apprentice Hannah Le Blanc in the saddle, Talent Quest lifted with 100m to go to overcome Delago Lad by 0.3 lengths with Savage’s fast-finishing Vanderland ($10) just 0.3 lengths adrift in third place. Victorious at Pioneer Park last November after eight attempts, the former Victorian galloper returned from a spell on July 14 to win Heat 5 of the Winter Series over 1000m (BM54). The son of Your Song also topped the Red Centre Winter Series pointscore, with Savage picking up an additional $2000. In the other feature at Alice Springs, which was hosting its first meeting in six weeks, Connor’s Flying Start ($10) rocketed home under Georgie Catania over the concluding 300m to take out the $25,000 Cummins Cup (1100m). At his best, Flying Start boasts exceptional acceleration, and after trailing the field by six lengths passing the 800m on Sunday, he finished with a wet sail to make it six wins from 20 starts for Connor. SA jockey Georgie Catania, making her Pioneer Park debut, went wide once turning for home with Flying Start gobbling up Paul Gardner’s $1.85 favourite Red Wraith and Terry Gillett’s $8.50 pop Supreme Times to win by 1.3 lengths. Gillett, Central Australia’s top trainer last season, ended the day with a winning double when Beau Factor ($5.50), toppled in-form stablemate Altar Boy ($1.80) by a length over 1200m (0-64) before Supreme Goal ($3.40), overcame Lisa Whittle’s Oneofthesenights ($2.10 fav) by 2.6 lengths in an 1100m maiden. Whittle’s Another Val ($4.20) made it back-to-back wins after motoring home to seal victory over Gillett’s Floral Code ($3.10 fav) by three lengths over 1200m (Class 2). On a remarkable day where all six favourites came second, Connor’s Quanapirri Bay ($4.20), was never far from the lead before saluting by 2.4 lengths over 1000m (0-58) from Gillett’s Little Ditty ($2.15 fav). Meanwhile, Alice Springs apprentice Dakota Gillett won her first race in Queensland on Saturday aboard Le Weasel ($1.70 fav) at Mount Isa for local trainer Jay Morris. Gillett, 18, who is accompanying Darwin trainer Phil Cole to the Birdsville Cup meetings (September 6-7), had four other rides at Mount Isa for a second and third. Horse racing news View the full article

Mixed results for duo as Joao Moreira tastes success in World All-Star Jockeys series at Sapporo racecourseView the full article

Pride Of Jenni winning the All-Star Mile. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) The Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) has attracted a quality list of 12 nomination for Saturday’s weight-for-age feature, with the likes of Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside set kick-off their respective spring campaigns. After a spectacular autumn preparation, including a dominant victory in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), the Ciaron Maher-trained Pride Of Jenni ($2.25) has been a long-standing favourite for the first Victorian Group 1 of the season, and she only continues to firm with horse racing bookmakers after nominations. Six-time Group 1 winner Mr Brightside ($2.50) will be attempting to turn the tables on the superstar mare, with Pride Of Jenni getting the better of the Lindsay Park gelding the last three times they met, two of which came over 2000m. The 1400m sets up a mouth-watering clash between the pair, but the race doesn’t end there, however, with the Tony Gollan-trained Queensland raider Antino ($9.00) providing some differing form-lines to dissect, bringing some residual fitness from the Queensland Racing Carnival. Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) winner Gentleman Roy ($12.00) will be looking to replicate the feat of his stable companion Mr Brightside, attempting to achieve the PB Lawrence/Memsie Stakes double. Other key nominations include Pinstriped ($17.00), Aegon ($17.00) and Munhamek ($26.00) all vying for their chance at Group 1 glory after going down in the P.B Lawrence Stakes a fortnight ago. 2024 Memsie Stakes Nominations # Horse Trainer 1 Aegon (NZ) Andrew Forsman 2 Antino (NZ) Tony Gollan 3 Bandersnatch Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 4 Basilinna (NZ) Emma-Lee & David Browne 5 El Soleado Robbie Laing 6 Gentleman Roy Ben, Will & JD Hayes 7 Jimmy The Bear Patrick Payne 8 Mr Brightside Ben, Will & JD Hayes 9 Munhamek Nick Ryan 10 Pinstriped Enver Jusufovic 11 Pride Of Jenni Ciaron Maher 12 Vagrant Mitchell Freedman Horse racing news View the full article

The Good Fight on his way to winning Sunday’s $400,000 Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat. Photo: Brett Holburt (Racing Photos) New Zealand-bred horses dominated the Australian Grand National meeting at Ballarat on Sunday, winning four of the six jumping races, including a phenomenal performance by The Good Fight to win the $400,000 Grand National Steeplechase (4500m). In his first preparation over fences, The Good Fight has made a rapid rise through the grades, progressing from a maiden hurdle success at Warrnambool in late June to a game second behind fellow Kiwi-bred Affluential in the Australian Grand National Hurdle (4200m) on August 4. The 10-year-old was out to go one better in the steeplechase equivalent, where impressive front-runner Stern Idol was tipped the horse to beat coming off a success in the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m). Stern Idol, in his customary role, led the field through most of the contest while The Good Fight bided his time midfield, and it became apparent nearing the home turn that it was going to be a two-horse battle between the latter and the Te Akau Racing representative Leaderboard. A very game Leaderboard began to tire over the second-last fence as The Good Fight was seemingly full of running, and the gelding powered away at the finish to score by 25 lengths under Darryl Horner Jnr. Rachael Cunningham, who prepares The Good Fight at Pakenham, was thrilled to collect her second Steeplechase crown after winning in 2020 with another former Kiwi in Bee Tee Junior. “They all mean a lot, this one means a hell of a lot,” Cunningham told Racing.com. “This horse is very special – he’s an incredible horse, I’ve wanted him for years and I was underbidder on Inglis. “Even before today, this is his first jumping prep… he’s had a mammoth season, and coming into this race today, I just knew he was better than he was at the start. “We were confident in our preparation, we were confident in the horse, in Darryl. We were confident in what we’d done to get him here. “It’s a race, so you just hope that it all comes together, and it did today thankfully.” A son of High Chaparral, The Good Fight was bred by Dame Sian Elias and Hugh Fletcher, who sold him for $300,000 to Shaune Ritchie at the 2016 Karaka Yearling Sales. Ritchie and co-trainer Colm Murray prepared the gelding to win the Group 3 Rotorua Cup (2200m) in 2021, alongside placings in the Group 3 City Of Auckland Cup (2400m) and Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m). Following his Rotorua Cup triumph, The Good Fight crossed the Tasman and was transferred to the stable of Michael Moroney, before subsequently being sold for $40,000 via Inglis Digital to Reece Goodwin, who trained him for a short period of time prior to entrusting him in the care of Cunningham to commence his jumping career. Sunday’s victory increased his career earnings over $746,000, with seven wins and 19 minor placings in 61 starts, surpassing the total stakes of his talented dam Pravda, who was a two-time Australian Group Three winner and runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Earlier in the meeting, unbeaten hurdler The Cunning Fox maintained his unblemished record when scoring in the J.J Houlahan Hurdle (3250m), coming out on top in a tough battle in the closing stages with second-favourite Point Napean. Prepared by Patrick Payne, The Cunning Fox is a six-year-old son of Westbury Stud sire Reliable Man, who was exported to Australia as a weanling and sold to Prime Thoroughbreds at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $34,000. The Cunning Fox is now a winner of eight races and $521,850 in stakes, with stakes-level credentials on the flat placing in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) and Listed VRC St Leger (2800m). He was ridden by expat-Kiwi hoop Aaron Kuru, who also won the previous race aboard Nassak Diamond after a successful protest against Hit The Road Jack, with the latter being relegated to second following evidence of interference in the home straight. Bred and owned by The Oaks Stud, Nassak Diamond is another former Ritchie-Murray galloper, having won the Jericho Cup (4600m) for the Cambridge trainers and remained in Australia with Payne, who has prepared her to win both of her hurdle starts to date. An outstanding quartet of Kiwi victories was completed by Duke Of Bedford in the Henry Dwyer Steeplechase (3600m), the son of Tavistock putting on a stylish display in front throughout to coast in by 12 lengths to Cleaver and Not Usual Dream, the placegetters also both carrying the NZ suffix. Horse racing news View the full article

As soon as the six fillies and mares broke from the starting gate, it took the daughter of Sharp Azteca just a few strides to display her superiority. There wasn't much jockey Flavien Prat had to do. View the full article

In other action, Dakota Gold raced to a thrilling victory when nailing post-time favorite Spirit of St Louis at the wire of the $200,000 West Point, a 1 1/16-mile inner turf handicap for 3-year-olds and up. View the full article

Mali Ston with jockey Sam Weatherley on board. Photo: Race Images There was a time when Darryn Weatherley wondered if Mali Ston would ever return to a racecourse, but patience and perseverance paid off when the talented gelding kicked off his season with a powerful second in Saturday’s Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m). The Group Two-winning son of El Roca was underrated in the sprint contest, jumping a $39 chance with horse racing bookmakers, with Sacred Satono and Skew Wiff as the favoured horses in a competitive running of the Te Rapa feature. Settling back near the tail throughout the race, Mali Ston tracked the widest turning for home and stormed past all of his rivals bar the winner, Bonny Lass. The sectionals told the story of his effort, with the fastest closing 800, 600, 400 and 200 metres of the field, including the only sub-37 second last 600 in the Heavy 9 conditions. Weatherley, who prepares Mali Ston in partnership with daughter Briar, was thrilled with the effort. “His run was huge, we would’ve honestly been pleased if he had run home for fourth or fifth, but to run second was really encouraging going forward,” he said. “His sectionals were the best of the race, so he’s in the right space.” Mali Ston was partnered by Weatherley’s son Sam, who has been on board for each of his five successes, including the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) of 2022. That victory was followed by a third in the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m), but Mali Ston then wasn’t seen on a New Zealand racetrack for over 18 months after sustaining a broken pedal bone. “He’s always shown us a lot of ability and had 18 months off with an injury, and then last prep he was just starting to come back to his normal self in those last couple of runs and went some good, creditable races,” Weatherley said. “He ran second in the Japan Trophy at his last start of last prep, then we decided to spell him and obviously fresh-up yesterday he’s run very well. “He’s looking better now than he ever has, he’s been a slow-maturing horse and we were very lucky to get him back, he was 50/50 as to whether he would survive, let alone get back to the racecourse. “I had a wee tear in the eye watching him go so well behind a very good mare in Bonny Lass, in what has been a time-honoured race.” Many of the Foxbridge field are now headed towards the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings in a fortnight, but Weatherley indicated Mali Ston will bypass the opening day of the carnival in favour of the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) on September 28. “We didn’t nominate for the 1400 at Hastings, he doesn’t take a lot of racing so he may have a quiet trial then go down for the mile and hopefully can be competitive in that,” he said. “We do think he’s a better miler or fast 2000 metre horse, he tends to run better when the race is run strongly and he’s off the bridle and seems to be able to able to come over the top of them. “He just minds his own business at the back of the field finishing his coffee, then when it’s time to go he can really put in. “Sam won the Rich Hill Mile on him prior to his injury, so they’ve got a good association and he knows this horse well. “They just seem to click, Sam leave him alone early and lets him go through his gears. It would be good if we could get a result at Hastings.” Horse racing news View the full article

The King's Plate race card, rescheduled to Friday following torrential rains on its originally scheduled date last Saturday, produced total wagering handle of $11.6 million. The three-day weekend total handle was $24.5 million. “After Mother Nature had other plans for us last weekend, Friday was picture perfect for the King's Plate and the racing was outstanding,” said Michael Copeland, CEO of Woodbine. “We couldn't have pulled off such a memorable day without the tremendous support of our racing fans, racing participants and entire Woodbine team.” With the original King's Plate card cut short, Woodbine provided ticketholders with refunds, while offering free admission to Friday's rescheduled event. The decision to run the King's Plate Friday came after track officials analyzed the racing and simulcast market for the following weekend in an attempt to determine the best way to maximize wagering over the course of the weekend, according to a Woodbine release. Following Friday's card, Woodbine handled $6.4 million on Saturday's card, which went head-to-head with Travers Day at Saratoga. Sunday's card of live racing generated $6.4 million in wagering. The 2023 King's Plate card, held on a Sunday, yielded record handle of $18,127,726, up from the previous record of $18,005,973 generated in 2019. The post King’s Plate Weekend Generates $24.5-Million in Handle appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The owner-trainer-jockey triumvirate of Peter Redekop B.C., Barbara Heads, and Armadeo Perez made it back-to-back wins in the Canadian Derby (G3) at Century Mile Aug. 25. View the full article

The GIII Sanford Stakes winner MO PLEX (c, 2, Complexity–Mo Joy, by Uncle Mo) gutted out a win in Sunday's Funny Cide Stakes to keep his perfect record in tact. Dropping into New York-bred company for the first time since breaking his maiden in a 10-length romp at Aqueduct June 20, the even-money favorite had to run down 12-1 longshot and fifth-place Sanford finisher Soontobeking (King for a Day), just getting by in the final strides for the win. 20-1 longshot The Toner (Maclean's Music) filled out the trifecta. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-3-0-0. O-R and H Stable; B-Everything's Cricket Racing; T-Jeremiah Englehart. Sales History: $27,000 RNA ylg '23 SARAUG, $45,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Mo Plex (even) runs his record to 3-for-3 with a gutty win by a nose in the Funny Cide for ⁦@jceracingstable⁩ and ⁦@iradortiz⁩ . Mo Plex won the Sanford here earlier in the meet. 10-9-2-8 pic.twitter.com/rUrvwov2y9 — Tim Wilkin (@tjwilkin) August 25, 2024 The post Mo Plex Stays Perfect With Gutsy Funny Cide 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.-When it became perfectly clear that the finish of Saturday's $1.25-million, GI DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course was going to be desperately close, trainer Todd Pletcher went to work. Sitting up in his clubhouse box, the normally composed Pletcher rose to his feet and screamed and yelled for his 3-year-old colt Fierceness (City of Light) to get the job done in the Midsummer Derby. “I knew it was getting close,” the Hall of Fame trainer said outside his office at his barn at the Oklahoma Training Track Sunday morning. “I had to help [jockey] Johnny [Velazquez] out a little bit in the last 100 yards.” Pletcher showed the proof when he opened a photo on his phone that showed him up on his toes, imploring Fierceness to get all the way home. “Someone sent me this this morning,” Pletcher said. When asked if he was yelling, he didn't take the fifth. “A little bit,” he said. “It was exciting.” Fierceness won the Travers by a head over the filly, Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) and made his claim as the best 3-year-old colt in the country. His resume now boasts three wins in five starts with the GI Curlin Florida Derby, Travers and GII Jim Dandy his victories. “Johnny said when he made the lead, he idled a little bit,” Pletcher said. “But when he felt the filly coming, he re-engaged and felt like he fought back. He ran hard. That was a tough race.” Pletcher spent the night celebrating with owner Mike Repole's crew at Saratoga Prime, a local high-end restaurant. Pletcher said he left at 11:30 p.m.–a very late night for him–and said Repole didn't show up until 10:30. The Travers was also the first time in his career that Fierceness won two consecutive races. The knock on him heading into the Midsummer Derby was that he could not string two good races in a row. “You can officially say he can win back-to-back races,” Pletcher said. “That appears to be in the books.” Fierceness will remain in Saratoga, probably through the end of September, Pletcher said. Last year, he trained at Keeneland before going out to Santa Anita where he won the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He said he will consider doing that again. Regardless, Fierceness will head to California again where he will make his next start in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic for owner Mike Repole. Before starting the Sunday program at Saratoga, the new Travers Canoe, which is painted every year in the colors of the winning owner, was given its maiden voyage in the infield pond adorned in Repole's blue and orange colors. The skipper in the canoe was none other than Pletcher. He admitted that he had to do a doubletake on Saturday when he walked into the paddock to saddle Fierceness. “He was 6-1 when we showed up in the paddock and that surprised me,” Pletcher said. “I thought I was reading the board wrong. I think everyone was caught up in the every-other-race thing.” By the time they got to the starting gate, Fierceness was the 7-2 third choice. McPeek Still Gushing Over The Effort He Got From Thorpedo Anna Of course, trainer Kenny McPeek wanted his 3-year-old filly to be on the other side of the result of Saturday's 155th running of the Travers Stakes. But it was not to be. Thorpedo Anna, bidding to become the first filly since 1915 to win the Midsummer Derby, lost by a head to Fierceness. Early Sunday morning, Thorpedo Anna was out of her stall and was walked, washed and got some quality time grazing. Several of her fans made their way over to snap pictures of the filly, who looked bright and steady the day after tasting defeat for just the second time in her eight-race career. “Really proud of her effort,” McPeek said by phone Sunday morning from home, where he said he still had a house full of guests. “It was hard not to be. She ran a winning race; there was just one horse she couldn't get to.” After having a night to digest the gut-wrenching loss, McPeek said there wasn't much that could have been done to reverse the decision. Maybe in the middle of the race if jockey Brian Hernandez and Thorpedo Anna could have found her way inside of early pacesetter Batten Down (Tapit) it could have been a different result. Then they would not have had to go wide into the stretch. But there was no use trying to be a Monday morning quarterback on Sunday. “There's a couple of woulda-coulda-shouldas,” McPeek said. “But there are no do-overs. The fact that she had to go around like she did compromised her chances. Fierceness had a wide trip the whole race, so he probably covered more ground than us, so he may very well have been the better horse. Regardless, he ran fantastic.” McPeek is adamant that Thorpedo Anna will stay with the fillies the rest of the way. The path to the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff will have one pitstop, that being in the GI Cotillion at Parx on Sept. 21. Thorpedo Anna will stay in Saratoga to do all her training for the Cotillion and then the Breeders' Cup. McPeek had no doubts about running Thorpedo Anna against the boys. And she backed up his confidence with a solid showing. “I have always been one to try and help promote the sport,” he said. “I thought it was a great chance to show her off and show how good she is. I hope people enjoyed it; that is what racing is all about. I have never been fearful of doing it. We went into it trying to win and we thought we could win.” Dornoch Will Take Aim For a Rebound in Breeders' Cup Classic Trainer Danny Gargan admitted Sunday morning that he was more than a little nervous going into Saturday's Travers Stakes. That feeling was real as Dornoch (Good Magic), the GI Belmont Stakes and GI Haskell Stakes winner, could not pull off the Grade I repeat. He finished fourth. “He didn't run bad, he was just a little flat,” Gargan said at his barn on the Saratoga backstretch Sunday morning. “He didn't have his usual kick. After his last work, I was a little nervous; he just didn't look as good as he normally does. Yesterday, it was their [Fierceness and Thorpedo Anna] day. We got outrun. You can't win every time, boys.” Dornoch will remain in Saratoga and train up to the $7-million GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. After that, he could run in the $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup in what would be his final race. “He's worth too much money,” Gargan said about the possibility of running a full 4-year-old season. “He is the best bred 3-year-old in the country, a multiple Grade I winner and he's beautiful. He will stand for $40,000 or $50,000 at Spendthrift. We have been blessed that we got to do this ride and blessed that Spendthrift bought him.” Gargan said that the 3-year-old colt championship is a “gridlock” right now. Fierceness, the Travers winner, and Dornoch are the horses wrestling for the title, according to Gargan. And it will come down to the Breeders' Cup Classic. “We won the Haskell and the Belmont, he has the Florida Derby and the Travers,” Gargan said. “It's whoever beats who in the Classic. If I beat him, I'll get it. If he beats me, he gets it. I think the 3-year-old division is awesome.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Pletcher Did His Best to Get Fierceness Home in Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As valuable and important as the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) may be, there should be a highly intriguing race-within-the race during the Nov. 2 showdown at Del Mar.View the full article

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Rider Penalties T Melvin | Taupo 21 August; medical clearance required. J Fawcett | Waikato 24 August; use of whip; suspended 25 August – 4 September inclusive. R Goyaram | Waikato 24 August; use of whip; suspended 1-13 September inclusive. C Butler | Waikato 24 August; use of whip; suspended 1-14 September inclusive. S Spratt | Waikato 24 August; careless riding; suspended 25 August – 4 September inclusive. N Downs | Waikato 24 August; use of whip; fined $250. H McNeill | Waikato 24 August; celebratory gesture prior to winning post; fined $500. N Hailey | Waikato 24 August; medical clearance required. T Moki | Egmont 25 August; failed to make weight; fined $100. A Lawson-Carroll | Egmont 25 August; medical clearance required. L Kauri | Egmont 25 August; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties T MacDonald | Taupo 21 August; late rider declaration; fined $50. L Latta | Feilding 23 August; late rider declaration; fined $100. Horse Penalties MAGGIES CHOICE | Feilding 23 August; tendon injury; veterinary clearance required. KINDRED SPIRIT | Canterbury 24 August; reared at start; must complete trial. KEYBOARD WARRIOR | Egmont 25 August; lame; veterinary clearance required. MADAMKIPYEGON | Egmont 25 August; late scratching after escaping pre-race; must complete trial. ICONIC LASS | Egmont 25 August; lame; veterinary clearance required. Protest KEEPZ OCCURRING | Egmont 25 August; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. The post 19-25 August 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Making her debut a winning one, it was Charlotte's Heart (Authentic–Achalaya, by Bellamy Road) who broke her maiden upstate on Sunday afternoon. A part of Authentic's first crop, the filly waited until the top of the lane to come with her run. Once she was in full flight, the juvenile sailed home a no-doubt winner over Tahila (Union Rags). The final running time was 103.94. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. Sales History: $725,000 '23 FTSAUG. O-Live Oak Plantation; B-30 Year Farm; T-Mark Casse. CHARLOTTE'S HEART, the 2YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Authentic and half sister to Casa Creed, breaks her maiden in the sixth race under @jjcjockey for trainer @markecasse. pic.twitter.com/IiyfRDJi7S — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 25, 2024 The post Pricey New York Bred Charlotte’s Heart A Debut Winner At The Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dog Penalties MITCHAM MILLIE | Southland 21 August; had seizure following race; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. MITCHAM MINTY | Christchurch 23 August; had seizure following race; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. The post 19-25 August 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties A Milne | Gore 22 August; use of whip; fined $100. K Denifostova | Auckland 23 August; careless driving; fined $400. G O’Reilly | Ashburton 11 August (heard NZ Metropolitan 23 August); breach of push out rule; fined $200. R Close | NZ Metropolitan 16 August (heard NZ Metropolitan 23 August); use of whip; fined $500. B Butt | NZ Metropolitan 23 August; careless driving; fined $500. J Curtin | NZ Metropolitan 23 August; delayed the start; fined $200. P Davis | NZ Metropolitan 23 August; delayed the start; fined $200. I Cameron | Rangiora 25 August; medical clearance required. S Hill | Rangiora 25 August; careless driving; suspended 26 August – 1 September inclusive. R Alfeld | Rangiora 25 August; use of whip; suspended 26 August – 1 September inclusive. Trainer Penalties K Green | Gore 22 August; incorrect gear; fined $100. D Taylor | NZ Metropolitan 23 August; failed to affix gear so as not to come adrift; fined $100. Horse Penalties I’M WATCHING YOU | Gore 22 August; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. IT AIN’T ME BABE | Auckland 23 August; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. Protests LIAISON | Auckland 23 August; excessive galloping during race; disqualified from 4th. CONFESSIONAL | NZ Metropolitan 23 August; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. The post 19-25 August 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

The son of Medaglia d'Oro won by 2 1/2 in his second start at the upstate track View the full article

Heat forces Prairie Meadows to push back first post times Aug. 25 and 26.View the full article

The Lone Star Park Sales Pavilion in Grand Prairie will once again host the Texas Thoroughbred Association's (TTA) single-session Texas Yearling Sale Monday beginning at 10 a.m. CT. The TTA catalogue includes 207 head from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, plus a special dispersal of 10 horses consigned by CS Sales, agent for Three Feathers Farm. By the numbers, the 2023 edition, which showcased one of the largest catalogs in sale history with 271 yearlings, reported 175 sold for $3,240,000. The average was $18,542 and the median was $11,000, while 77 were not sold. The sales-topping colt Tom Sawyer (Practical Joke) was purchased for $110,000 by Al Pike, agent. The pinhook specialist and head of Pike Racing, who is based at Highlander Training Center near Sulphur Springs, Texas, will once again be looking for promising stock. “I'm always on the hunt and this is a really good sale to attend,” said Pike. “We went through all of them on Saturday and again on Sunday. I'm looking for an athlete that will be good to take to the 2-year-old sales next spring.” Last year's topper, who was prepped at Buena Madera, was out of agent Scott Mallory's consignment. Mallory has returned to the Lone Star Pavilion with an offering of 10 yearlings this year. “This is a pretty good group I am bringing this year and I have some strong Louisiana-breds,” said Mallory. “Of course, the Texas folks love their horses and this is a great regional sale that is well-established.” As for the rest of the catalogue put together by TTA Sales Director Foster Bridewell and his team, a broad range of sires are represented, including first-crop stallions such as Spun to Run, Thousand Words, Vekoma and Volatile. Click here to access the TTA website and the online catalogue. The post Lone Star Park Hosts Texas Yearling Sale On Monday Aug. 26 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) deserves all the credit in world for her game performance in the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes. Facing off against one of the toughest Travers fields in memory, she beat everyone but Eclipse Award winner Fierceness (City of Light), losing by a diminishing head. She finished ahead of the GI Toyota Blue Grass winner and GI Kentucky Derby runner-up Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and GI Belmont S. and GI Haskell S. winner Dornoch (Good Magic) and four other males. It was a special effort by a special filly. “I'm just proud of the team and everything. We've had a lot of fun with her, and she's been great,” said her trainer Kenny McPeek. “Everything really went to plan other than one horse in her way. She's so special, and we're just really proud of her.” No filly has won the Travers since 1915, a 109-year drought. That doesn't mean fillies are inferior to colts. It's more a matter that so few have tried to win this race in recent times. Only four fillies–Hall of Famers Cicada (last in 1962), Chris Evert (third in 1974), and Davona Dale (fourth in 1979), and most recently Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot (last in 2018)–have competed in the Travers since 1960. Had McPeek taken the conventional route, Thorpedo Anna would have run in the GI Alabama Stakes against fillies, where she no doubt would have won, earning $330,000 for the victory. But McPeek, one of few trainers in this sport willing to take chances and think outside the box, had so much faith in his filly, the grizzly bear, that he was practically guaranteeing a Travers win. For finishing second, she earned $250,000, but more importantly she only enhanced her reputation, in the midst of a run that will very likely end with an induction into the Hall of Fame. In a loss, she was a big winner. And, of course, McPeek won the 2020 GI Preakness S. with filly Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil). Though overshadowed by the Travers, Friday's King's Plate at Woodbine proved to be another example of a race where most fillies are obviously not overmatched. The winner was Caitlinhergrtness (Omaha Beach), the only filly in the field. That was hardly a surprise as she became the 39th filly to win the race and became the fourth filly to win the race since 2017. Canadian trainers have figured out what their American counterparts have not, that running a really good fillies against males is not that daunting of a task. European trainers are also more willing to take chances with their fillies. Females won Europe's most prestigious race, the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, five straight times from 1979 to 1983. And they have more than held their own in Breeders' Cup races. French-based fillies Miesque (Nureyev) won back-to-back runnings of the GI Breeders' Cup Mile in 1987 and 1988. In Australia, it's not at all unsual to see fillies win the country's biggest races. The G1 Melbourne Cup has been won 14 times by fillies, most recently in 2021 when the race was won by Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}). There was also the marvelous Makybe Diva (GB) (Desert King {Ire}). She won the race three straight years from 2003 to 2005. In some regards, it's understandable why more American-based fillies don't square off against males more often. The purses for races for fillies can be quite lucrative and, yes, it is easier to win a race against fillies than it is against colts. Even McPeek, has said that Thorpedo Anna will not face males again this year. So there are reasons to keep fillies versus fillies, but it seems that most trainers are doing so for the wrong reason, that they simply underestimate how good these star fillies can be. Pace Makes The Race The Saratoga jockey colony is the best in the world, but there's one thing they can't, as a group, seem to figure out. We see it time and time again in marathon grass races, where the early pace is so slow that the front-runners have a big advantage and closers don't have a prayer. Never was this more evident than in Saturday's GI Sword Dancer at Saratoga. A five-horse race run at a mile-and-a-half, there was not a lot of speed in the race, but it appeared that one of the two Charlie Appleby runners, Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB} or Silver Knott (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), would take the early lead. Instead William Buick on Measured Time and Flavien Prat on Silver Knott chose to restrain their horses early on. They played right into the hands of Joel Rosario on Far Bridge (English Channel). The horse had never been close to the early lead in his 11 career starts. But when no one else seemed to want the lead, Rosario pounced. The fractions were :24.86, :50.92 and 1:17.21, and Far Bridge was able to steal the race, beating two superior opponents. The Kentucky Downs Effect With its gargantuan purses, Kentucky Downs is obviously starting to impact racing at other venues. There were five horse in the Sword Dancer, a race that has a $750,000 purse. But as much money as that is it can't compare with what they're doing at Kentucky Downs. How many horses skipped the Sword Dancer in order to run in the Sept. 7 GII Kentucky Downs Turf Cup? Like the Sword Dancer, the race is run at a mile-and-a-half, but the purse is $2 million. The races on the GI Arlington Million card run at Colonial Downs also had a tough time attracting horses. Six went in the Million and the GII Secretariat S. Only five started in the GII Beverly D. Meanwhile, the three graded stakes on next Saturday's card at Kentucky Down, drew, including also-eligibles, 44 horses. Fourteen were entered in the GIII Nashville Derby, now worth a staggering $3.1 million. The GII Ladies Turf Sprint has 16 entered and the GIII Ladies Turf drew a field of 14. The post The Week in Review: Fillies Vs. the Boys, Is it Really That Hard? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A 4 1/2-length debut winner facing New York-breds over this same distance at the Spa July 26, ACCELERATING (f, 2, Mitole–Tizjet, by Tiznow) stepped up into stakes company and took the Seeking the Ante Stakes field gate to wire Sunday to open New York Showcase Day at Saratoga. Flashing early speed under Jose Ortiz, the filly looked a winner every step of the running and came home under wraps well ahead of Carmen's Candy Jar (Vino Rosso) and Central to Success (Central Banker). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Kaleem Shah, Inc.; B-McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC & Jeff Gardella; T-Steve Asmussen. Sales History: $24,000 ylg '23 SARAUG, $325,000 2yo '24 EASMAY. ACCELERATING, the 2YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Mitole, wins the Seeking the Ante Stakes with @jose93_ortiz up for trainer Steve Asmussen. #NYBred pic.twitter.com/fZ2oyeUEj6 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 25, 2024 The post Accelerating An Easy Gate-To-Wire Winner In Seeking The Ante appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article