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The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation has awarded $61,500 in education grants to seven organizations. The following organizations received scholarships and education funding from TERF this year: $5,000 to Amplifying Horse Racing; $10,000 awarded to Belmont Child Care Association, Inc.; $10,000 to Maryland Horse Foundation; $5,000 to MidAtlantic Horse Rescue; $7,500 to Retired Racehorse Project; $9,000 to Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation; and $15,000 to Wilson College. Founded by Herb and Ellen Moelis with the mission to support Thoroughbred health and welfare, TERF provides scholarships to students pursuing veterinary careers; educates racing stakeholders impacting the Thoroughbred industry and supports equine research with a priority to making racing safer. TERF's current board includes co-chairs Kathleen Anderson, DVM and James Orsini, DVM, Lynne Cassimeris, Ph.D., Margaret Duprey, Roy Jackson, Katelyn Jackson, Ellen Moelis, Cory Moelis, Wendy Moon, Anita Motion, Scott Palmer, VMD, and Josh Pons. The post TERF Awards Educational Grants appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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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 Ellis Park, 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 Saturday at Saratoga, Ellis Park and Del Mar: Saturday, August 10, 2024 Ellis 1, $71k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 12:50 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Emmy Blue (Oscar Performance), OBSAPR, 325,000, :10 C-White Lilac (Katie Miranda), agent; B-Glassman/Elements Lady Spun Sugar (Spun to Run)-AE, OBSMAR, 40,000, :10 2/5 C-Majestic, agent; B-James M Miller Saratoga 7, $100k, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 3:54 p.m. ET The Boondocker (Unified)-MTO, OBSMAR, 235,000, :10 C-Old South Farm LLC; B-Kimmel/Sallusto for Flanagan Racing Sar 8, Sar Special S.-GII, $200k, 6.5f, 4:29 p.m. ET Good Directions (Liam's Map), OBSAPR, 20,000, :10 2/5 C-Paul Sharp, agent; B-Bill Williams Noble Force (Cairo Prince), OBSAPR, 110,000, :10 1/5 C-Majestic, agent; B-Lea Farms LLC Del Mar 5, Sorrento S.-GIII, $200k, 2yo, f, 6f, 7 p.m. ET Casalu (Caracaro), OBSAPR, 775,000, :20 2/5 C-Global Thoroughbreds, agent; B-Three Amigos Nooni (Win Win Win), OBSMAR, 1,800,000, :20 1/5 C-Ocala Stud; B-Donato Lanni, agent for Zedan Racing The post Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: August 10, 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Behemoth Stakes contender Air Assault. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Morphettville-based trainer Andrew Gluyas is set to kick off the campaign of his four-time stakes winner, Air Assault, in this Saturday’s Group 3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m). The four-year-old gelding, sired by Justify, has shown his versatility by winning over distances from 1400 to 1800 metres. His last outing was on May 4, where he secured a third-place finish in the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m). Despite his achievements, Gluyas admits that they are still unsure of Air Assault’s ideal racing distance. “We probably still haven’t worked out what his best trip is,” the trainer told Racing.com. “Going into the Derby, we thought he probably wasn’t going to be able to run that distance out strongly because that was the case during the spring last year when he ran in the VRC Derby. “But his effort was very game, and he ran the 2500 metres out strongly, only going down by a small margin after leading the entire way. He looks like he’s returned quite well from our point of view.” Looking ahead to Saturday’s race, Gluyas is optimistic but cautious, noting that the Behemoth Stakes will lay the groundwork for Air Assault’s future targets. “I’m looking forward to him resuming in the Behemoth Stakes on Saturday, which will hopefully set the foundations into the Leon Macdonald Stakes. “I think he’ll need the run on Saturday, although his first-up efforts in the past have been pretty good. “From there, we’ll make some more decisions going forward about where we take him.” Horse racing news View the full article

Cheveley Park Stud's Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) will face seven rivals as she bids for a historic treble in Sunday's G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville. Aided by Ryan Moore for the first time, the John and Thady Gosden-trained 5-year-old will upstage fellow dual winners Miesque, Spinning World and Palace Pier (GB) if successful in the prestigious mile feature where last year's runner-up Big Rock (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) is set to re-oppose. Yeguada Centurion's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes hero Big Rock has failed to shine in two starts for the Maurizio Guarnieri stable so far in 2024, also has a new partner with Cristian Demuro taking over. Nurlan Bizakov's G1 Queen Anne Stakes hero Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Peter R Bradley and Scuderia Scolari's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Metropolitan (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's unbeaten G2 Summer Mile scorer Quddwah (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Wathnan Racing's multiple group winner and dual 2,000 Guineas-placed Haatem (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}) are other notables. Jaber Abdullah's 2023 Poulains hero Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}) and Christian Wingtans and Nicolas Caullery's 2023 G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner King Gold (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}) complete the line-up. The post Inspiral Faces Eight in Jacques Le Marois Treble Bid appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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The Irish Racehorse Trainers' Association has cast its net out in search of a new chief after Ryan McElligott left his post after two years at the helm. McElligott, who succeeded former trainer Michael Grassick in the position, has joined Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing organisation. McElligott said, “For the last two years my time at the IRTA has been instructive and enjoyable and I would like to thank the association's board for placing their trust in me when they took me on towards the end of 2022. On a variety of fronts it was a fascinating time to be involved at the helm of one of Irish racing's key representative bodies and I would like to thank the association's board and wider membership for their efforts in endeavouring to further the cause of trainers on various fronts over the last couple of years. McElligott, a well-respected journalist who spent almost a decade working with the Irish Field, added, “I'm thrilled to take up a new role with AMO and I very much look forward to working with the existing team there at what is a very exciting time. Over the last number of seasons the AMO colours have been carried with distinction on both sides of the Atlantic and I hope that I can play a part in maintaining and furthering that level of success over the coming years. It's a very exciting opportunity and one that I am greatly looking forward to.” More to follow The post IRTA In Search Of New Chief After McElligott Joins Amo Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It’s been a stellar week for Pencarrow Stud broodmare Huluava. Her progeny scored a double at Riccarton Park last Saturday courtesy of Jay Bee Gee in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) and Harmonious, while on Friday her youngest daughter, Branciforti, was victorious in the $100,000 Martin Collins Polytrack 1400m Innovation Race at Awapuni Synthetic. Trained by David Greene at Te Rapa, Branciforti has shown plenty of promise on the synthetic, having recorded three of her previous four victories on the surface, including a last start win over 1300m at Cambridge last month. That victory gave Greene the confidence to head to the $100,000 Synthetic Innovation race on Friday where the daughter of Belardo jumped a $6.50 third favourite, behind local hope Bee Enchanted ($4.50) and Cambridge synthetic specialist Lhasa ($5.80). Branciforti jumped well from barrier two and jockey Sam Spratt settled her charge in the trail behind pacemaker Monza, where she enjoyed an economical trip throughout. Branciforti ranged up alongside Monza down the straight, hitting the front with 100m to go and ran clear to win by two lengths. Greene was rapt to get the victory with the five-year-old mare. “It looked a pretty even field at first glance and she has put them away very well,” he said. “I think her last start was a career best performance, particularly the way she accelerated off the corner, much better than she has done previously. She is getting stronger and she is heading in the right direction. “She is probably a level up on where we first thought she would get to, so she has done well for herself.” Greene is now looking forward to testing Branciforti on the turf in the coming months and is potentially eyeing some black-type with the Sir Peter Vela bred and owned mare. “We are going to have to find out (if she can handle the turf) because there won’t be many other options for her,” he said. “In saying that, she is going to have to be racing on the turf at open handicap class as well, so it won’t be easy for her, but she is a very genuine horse and is getting stronger and better all of the time. “Garry Cossey (Pencarrow racing manager) can find a soft black-type race somewhere and we can try and get her a little bit of black-type.” Greene said the three $100,000 synthetic innovation races this week have been a great incentive over the winter months. “It is a great opportunity for horses at that level to be able to go for a race like that,” he said. It was the second $100,000 synthetic race victory for Spratt this week after guiding the Sam Mynott-trained Heart Of Gold to win the $100,000 TAB 2000 at Cambridge on Thursday. “I don’t know who is having a better week, Sam Spratt or Huluava, they are both having a brilliant week,” Greene said. “She (Spratt) has won twice in a row on that horse, and she does such a good job with my horses and has won a lot of good races for the stable. “We love Sam a lot and she might just be riding in career best form at the moment, she is right at the top of her game.” View the full article

2022 Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) winner Smokin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) is on the eve of his best chance to win his first race since the Group One triumph, according to assistant trainer Declan Maher. The now eight-year-old put in a preparation-best performance last start at Flemington over 2000m and connections are hoping he can take that form to Moonee Valley on Saturday. “Ran well last start, he’s come on from the run again and I think he’s about spot on now and ready to go,” Maher said. “He just had a long spell and it takes a little bit of time to get the wheels turning and get back into that full-race mode. “He showed us he’s nearly there last start and I think he’s come on.” Smokin’ Romans will be steered by in-from apprentice Jaylah Kennedy, with the $5-rated pair set to jump from barrier seven. “Hopefully he can bounce and dictate like he likes to do and can be very hard to beat,” Maher said. Earlier in the day, Smokin’ Romans’ brother Flamin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) will contest Race 3 over 2040m (BM70) after an impressive last-start win at Geelong over 1741m. View the full article

Golden Path (NZ) (Belardo) is proving a wonderful advertisement for Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Sydney arm and the trainers are hoping he can continue to fly the flag at Randwick. The gelding will be chasing a hat-trick of wins in Saturday’s Premier’s Cup Prelude (1800m) after following up a Randwick 2000m success in May with a dominant performance in the Listed McKell Cup (2000m) in June. He hasn’t raced since, but Price has given the horse a barrier trial to top up his fitness, albeit leaving plenty of room for improvement. “I think he’s fit enough to run really well,” Price said. “He’s six weeks in between runs, but he’s had a trial and he trialled super. “I think he’ll show up, but if he is a little soft late, fair enough. “He’ll improve from this run into his next run, and he’ll be very well suited, then it sets him up to run in a nice race in the spring.” Based at Cranbourne, Price and Kent Jnr took up half a dozen temporary boxes at Rosehill earlier this year and have been making their presence felt with their small team. Wee Nessy (Snitzel) captured the Gr.2 Sapphire Stakes (1200m) for them during the autumn carnival while Hezashocka(NZ) (Shocking)managed a feature race success in the Listed Gosford Gold Cup (2200m), but Golden Path has been the mainstay. “He’s been a flag bearer for the stable up there and I think we’ve won about $1.5 million since we’ve had a presence up there in the last five or six months,” Price said. The Gr.3 Premier’s Cup (2000m) two weeks from Saturday is the short-term goal for Golden Path, ahead of a possible shot at the A$2 million Gr.2 Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill on October 12. The five-year-old will be one of two Randwick runners for the stable, along with recent import Alhambra Palace (Le Havre) in the TAB Handicap (2400m) with Price hoping he can race more tractably in the clockwise direction than he has been in two Melbourne runs. “He hangs in a little this way, so it will be interesting to see if he hangs in up there,” he said. “He’s fit and well, so we’ll see what he does.” View the full article

Mark Oulaghan reigned supreme with his star jumpers West Coast (NZ) (Mettre en Jeu) and Berry The Cash (NZ) (Jakkalberry) during the Grand National Carnival last year, and the Awapuni horseman is back and favoured to repeat his heroics on Saturday. West Coast has won the last two editions of the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 149th Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) among a collection of other prestige titles, and he will attempt to become the first horse in history to go three-in-a-row. His southern campaign kicked off strongly winning the key lead-up event, the Koral Steeplechase (4250m), with some authority and is tipped the horse to beat, currently rated a $1.45 favourite ahead of Captains Run (NZ) (Nom du Jeu) ($6). “It was a good run under the weight, he was well ridden,” Oulaghan said. “He is similar to Berry The Cash as far as distance is concerned, both of those horses’ strong point is their staying ability, so the extra 1000m will help him.” The son of Nom du Jeu won his first National with 65kg on his back, but since that first crown, he has continuously carried near on the maximum allocated weight of 73kg and Saturday’s contest will be no different, with jockey Shaun Fannin aiming for an 11th win from 16 starts aboard the nine-year-old. Oulaghan has won more steeplechase titles at Riccarton Park than any other trainer with eight on the board, but he admits the feature still brings about a few nervous moments. “Any big jumping race brings a bit of apprehension with how it’s going to pan out, it keeps you pretty alert on your seat,” he said. Berry The Cash has faced a similar weight-related task to his stablemate this season, but he will not fly solo on 72kg, with fellow top-liner Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) making the journey south to contest the Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury 134th Grand National Hurdles (4200m). Nedwin’s stablemate Dictation (NZ) (Tavistock) looked like he had last Saturday’s Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) secured before blundering at the final fence, leaving Berry The Cash to sail away with his sixth-consecutive race win. Oulaghan, while satisfied with the performance, is looking forward to stepping the son of Jakkalberry out to a more preferred distance, with impending rain in Christchurch also to suit. “He was possibly a little bit flat in the straight in the Sydenham, but I think the extra 1000m will suit him and if the track is a little bit looser. Those factors would be an advantage for him,” he said. “He hasn’t been too busy this week, he’s pretty fit from his Waverley run into the hurdle race so we can’t do too much more with him. He’s feeling well and we’re expecting another good run. “He’s always showed a lot of ability hurdling and this year, he’s put the results on the board which has been good.” Berry The Cash was spectacular winning last year’s National and has been unbeaten in a jumping contest since. The gelding was the underdog in that race in comparison to his status this season, sitting a $2 hope just ahead of Nedwin at $2.15. Up-and-coming prospect Semper Magico (NZ) (Per Incanto) will line-up as a key contender in the Michael ‘Mickey’ Beecroft Memorial 0-1 Win Hurdles (3100m) earlier on the card, after running on with merit under a big weight over 1800m on the opening day of the carnival. The son of Per Incanto has stepped into his role over the fences with ease recently, winning comfortably at Wellington at his second hurdle attempt after a successful career on the flat, placing at Listed level. “We were happy enough with his run last Saturday, a flat run over 1800m is not really ideal for him but under the weight, we were pleased by the way he stuck at it and pulled up,” Oulaghan said. “Condition-wise, he’s not far off the mark. “It’s a great avenue for him where he can mix up running on the flat and over the jumps. For a horse like him, his career may nearly be over without jump racing, it gives him another option to continue on.” View the full article

Captains Run (NZ) (Nom du Jeu) flew under the radar in last year’s Great Northern Steeplechase (6500m) and nearly caused a big upset, and he is heading into Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) with a goal of going one better. Dan O’Leary, who bred, owns and prepares Captains Run out of Marton, has quietly built the gelding’s fitness up during the jumps season this year, with a closing third behind West Coast (NZ) (Mettre en Jeu) and Country Bumpkin in the Koral Steeplechase (4250m) last weekend setting him well to contest the iconic feature at Riccarton Park. “He didn’t jump that well in the Koral and didn’t travel that well on the day, so I’m hoping that run will improve him for the second day,” O’Leary said. “Hopefully he can settle and jump better, meaning he’ll be able to finish the race off a bit stronger. “He’s a horse that generally doesn’t do much early, he likes to lull around at the back at the field and click up as he goes so I’m thinking the distance won’t be a problem for him.” The son of Nom du Jeu got within a short neck of West Coast in the Northern and the latter is currently a $1.45 favourite to collect a third-straight Grand National crown, while Captains Run is among the key dangers rated at $6, just ahead of Country Bumpkin ($7). The latter pair, along with the remainder of the field will have a seven-kilogram weight swing on West Coast, however that has been the reality in majority of the gelding’s prestige victories to date. O’Leary got on the board early during National Week winning the maiden hurdle contest with stablemate Zac Flash (NZ) (Zacinto), who will back up in the Michael ‘Mickey’ Beecroft Memorial 0-1 Win Hurdles (3100m) with Joshua Parker retaining the ride. “He’s come through it (the race) well and he’s competing against a stronger field this Saturday, but we hope he can go another good race,” O’Leary said. “It’ll be a bonus really if he can be amongst them, it’s good to get a line on how good he is as well.” After an emphatic return to racing after nearly two years away from the track, O’Leary’s Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) winner Te Kahu will likely be targeted at the Great Northern Steeplechase in September, a race he won back in 2021. “We’re hoping to get him ready for the Northern, but we’ll see how it goes,” O’Leary said. View the full article

Talented winter galloper Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) will aim to continue on his upward trajectory at Te Rapa on Saturday, lining up in the Fulton Hogan 1200. The son of Derryn has made nearly every post a winner this campaign, with three consecutive victories over 1200m culminating in a highly commendable second placing behind winter topliner Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) last month. His trainer Erin Hocquard had contemplated a trip to Riccarton Park to contest the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) last Saturday, but with just 14 starts under his belt, the connections opted to stay closer to home at this stage of his promising career. “The owners decided we would just stick to the North Island at this stage, he’s still a young horse and we may give it a crack next year,” Hocquard said. “I thought he ran really well in the Opunake Cup, he was up in grade and against the better horses. “He’s been good since then, jumping around and just being his usual self.” Dropping back to his favoured distance, Spencer will carry 58kg under Craig Grylls alongside the well-performed Johny Johny and Turn The Ace, the pair both with apprentice claims. “There’s a few races we could go for from here with him, but we’ll take it race-by-race to see how he handles the races and the stronger class along the way,” Hocquard said. View the full article

Last year’s Tarzino Trophy Day at Hastings will live long in the memory of Sam Bergerson. Just a month into entering a training partnership with Mark Walker at Te Akau Racing, Bergerson recorded his first Group One victory courtesy of Skew Wiff in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m), while on the undercard, Tokyo Tycoon and Quintessa added to his stakes-winning haul when taking out the Listed El Roca – Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) and Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1400m) respectively. “It was an incredible day. We had four winners that day and Imperatriz won and kicked off her Australian campaign by beating Giga Kick,” Bergerson said. “It was also great to do it (first Group One win) with the Waikato Stud team and Mark Chittick (owner-breeder), who is a fantastic bloke, and I have known him for a while, not only through Te Akau, but through Dad and the local rugby club here at Matamata as well. He is a fantastic supporter of New Zealand racing and to do it with him was pretty cool. It is certainly something I will never forget. “We are looking to go back-to-back (in the Tarzino Trophy).” The order of entry for the first Group One of the season was released on Thursday, with four Te Akau runners featuring in the top 10, including defending champion Skew Wiff (8), Campionessa (3), Quintessa (9), and Romancing The Moon (10). “There is still another three or four weeks to it (Tarzino Trophy), so there is plenty of water to go under the bridge, but we are shaping up with a couple of nice chances,” Bergerson said. Skew Wiff and Quintessa had and exhibition gallop at Tauranga last week and are set to head to Te Rapa on Saturday for a star-studded trial over 1100m, which includes reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year Sharp ‘N’ Smart and Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) contender Mark Twain. Bergerson has been pleased with the way Skew Wiff is tracking into her spring preparation, with the mare set to follow a similar path to what she did last year. “She campaigned in the autumn in Australia and was a touch disappointing, but she has come back and seems like the same old Skew Wiff,” Bergerson said. “She is not overly big, but she is a tough and gritty mare who can be quite cantankerous at times. Her work has been good and she went to Tauranga last week and had a gallop between races with a few others. She had a good blow on pulling up and seems to have stripped a bit fitter from that. “Saturday should tighten her up nicely and then it will be two weeks into the Foxbridge (Gr.2, 1200m) and another two weeks into the Group One.” While Skew Wiff will head to Hastings to tackle the Tarzino Trophy, Bergerson said Quintessa is only a possibility, with the leading trainers weighing up whether to send her over to their Cranbourne base. “She is a possibility to turn up at Hawke’s Bay, but she may go to Melbourne. We will just get through the trial on Saturday,” he said. “She had a fantastic season last season, she won at Taupo really early in the spring and then was still going deep into the autumn. She is quite an unassuming mare, but she gets to the races and knows what it is all about, is really gritty and sticks her neck out and tries really hard every time. I don’t think she has gone a bad race in her whole career. “She seems to be coming up nicely and is one to look forward to for the spring.” Romancing The Moon trialled over 900m at Te Rapa on Tuesday where she was runner-up behind Group One winner Legarto, and Bergerson said her spring plans are also yet to be locked down. “We are still tossing up with her about whether we will go there,” he said. “We have tossed in the nomination and we will see how the next few weeks go and work it out. “We were really happy with her trial on Tuesday. Wiremu Pinn rode her and he was pleased with her and she has pulled up well. She was beaten by a very good horse in Legarto, who seems to be tracking in nicely to Hawke’s Bay.” Group One winner Campionessa is the highest in order for the Tarzino Trophy for Te Akau, with just Legarto and Mustang Valley ahead of her, and she will have her first public hit-out of the season in the 1100m trial at Te Rapa on Saturday. “All going well, she will go there (Tarzino Trophy),” Bergerson said. “She is another one who had a fantastic season and managed to nab a Group One last year. “Last year she didn’t come up in the spring, so we are mindful of that this time around, but she seems in fantastic order at home. She is showing us really good signs heading into the spring. “Opie (Bosson, jockey) galloped her the other morning and she was bucking and squealing coming off the track. It is the same old horse we are used to. “She is another good, tough mare who has thrived off her racing. She seems to get better the more we do with her, so fingers crossed we get through that trial well on Saturday and then we can press on to maybe the Foxbridge but could potentially miss that and trial again and then go straight into the Tarzino.” After clinching the New Zealand Trainers’ Premiership in his first season of training, Bergerson is excited for what the new term has instore. “I am extremely grateful to play a really small part in a fantastic team,” he said. “It starts with Dave (Ellis) and Karyn (Fenton-Ellis) at the top, and Mark (Walker) and I are very lucky to be training the horses we are. “To do it with Mark has been fantastic, he has been a great role model for me since he has come back from Singapore. We are pretty good mates now and he has taught me so much. He has guided me through but at the same time he has given me free rein to make some decisions. “We have got a fantastic team at Matamata, down at Christchurch, and now at Cranbourne. There are some very capable people amongst the team at the coalface every morning and working some long hours, and I am lucky to have my name in the book. “I feel very lucky to be in the position I am.” View the full article

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A federal judge in Oklahoma on Thursday denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that eight licensed Remington Park horsepeople wanted put in place to keep the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) from being enforced in that state. Chief Judge Timothy DeGiusti of United States District Court of Oklahoma (Western District) wrote in an Aug. 8 order that, “the Court finds that Plaintiffs have failed to make a sufficient showing of irreparable harm to warrant the extraordinary remedy of injunctive relief, [and that] the imminent threat of irreparable harm that might warrant relief-particularly the issuance of a TRO on an expedited basis-is simply not present here.” The TRO request by the eight plaintiffs-Joe Offolter, Danny Caldwell, Elizabeth Butler, Randy Blair, Bryan Hawk, Scott Young, Boyd Caster and Michael Major-is only one component of their broader constitutional lawsuit that targets the HISA Authority and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as defendants. The litigation seeks to invalidate HISA rules and prohibit the HISA Authority, the FTC, and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) from enforcing the regulations that govern the sport. At some future point as the case unfolds, the judge wrote, it is possible that he might consider enforcing a preliminary injunction against the HISA rules. “[T]he Court expresses no opinion about the merits of Plaintiffs' claims or whether injunctive relief might be appropriate on a more developed record,” DeGiusti wrote. Thus, other aspects of the lawsuit “should proceed in the usual course in which all parties have the opportunity to make, and the Court has the ability to consider, an orderly presentation of the relevant facts and the legal authorities bearing on Plaintiffs' claims,” the order stated. But by denying the TRO, DeGiusti was essentially agreeing with a legal response that had been filed by the HISA Authority on Monday that stated “there is no emergency.” Seven previous federal lawsuits initiated around the country since 2021 have similarly tried to invalidate HISA, and the judge in this latest Oklahoma case acknowledged in his order that he was aware of the ramifications of the other litigation, including the conflicting opinions about HISA's constitutionality that have been handed down by the Fifth and Sixth Circuits of the federal appeals courts. “Various challenges to HISA's regulatory scheme have been moving through the federal court system while legislative and regulatory amendments have been made,” the order stated. “The Authority has been enforcing the current regulations in Oklahoma for more than a year. With the exception of Plaintiff Butler, these same plaintiffs brought and voluntarily dismissed a similar lawsuit involving almost identical claims over a year ago. “The impetus for the present action is a decision by the Fifth Circuit on July 5, 2024, declaring unconstitutional HISA's delegation of enforcement power to the Authority, which vests executive functions in a private entity,” the order continued. “Until the mandate in [that case] issues, however, the plaintiffs in that case (including an Oklahoma horsemen's association) cannot seek injunctive relief from the trial court barring HISA enforcement activities by the Authority and HIWU.” Judge DeGiusti's eight-page order was issued only 24 hours after he presided over a Wednesday hearing regarding the TRO. “During the Aug. 7 hearing, counsel for the parties presented oral argument that addressed the requirement to show irreparable harm,” the judge wrote. “Plaintiffs made clear they are making a facial challenge to HISA's enforcement scheme, and they contend the mere existence of unconstitutional regulatory oversight by the Authority and HIWU-that is, the possibility of being subjected to an unconstitutional exercise of the Authority's enforcement power-constitutes irreparable harm that cannot be cured or remedied later by a favorable ruling or judicial declaration.” But at this very early stage in the litigation, DeGiusti wrote, “Plaintiffs have not satisfied their burden to make a clear showing that they are likely to suffer irreparable harm if a TRO does not issue to prevent the Authority from enforcing HISA regulations against them.” The post Federal Judge Won’t Issue Restraining Order to Block HISA in Oklahoma appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Zarak the Brave, formerly trained by Willie Mullins in Ireland, races for trainer Thomas Garner in the $150,000 Jonathan Sheppard Handicap (NSA-G1) for steeplechase runners Aug. 14 at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

All eyes will be on Getaway Car as he attempts to pull off the heist against black-type company in the $150,000 Best Pal Stakes (G3) at Del Mar.View the full article

Also, the Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) and Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) which were scheduled for Aug. 10 will now be held as the final two races Aug. 11. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features Mint Candy (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). 17.50 Tipperary, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, f, 7f 100yT MINT CANDY (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the first foal out of the six-times Grade I winner Rushing Fall (More Than Ready), acquired for $5.5million by Coolmore at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale to augment their already outstanding broodmare band. Owned by Jonathan Poulin, Magnier, Tabor, Smith and Westerberg, the Ballydoyle newcomer is passed over by Ryan Moore in favour of another of the stable's bluebloods in Ecstatic (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), another first foal and this time out of the former top-level stalwart Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who has vital race experience under her belt having finished fourth on debut at Leopardstown last month. 18.00 Newmarket, Mdn, £8,500, 2yo, 7fT WATCHING STARS (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is another of Godolphin's Charlie Appleby high-class prospects unveiled on the July Course, being the first foal out of the operation's Group 3 winner and G1 Prix Rothschild and G1 Sun Chariot Stakes runner-up Half Light (Ire) (Shamardal). Having won this three times since 2015 including with the G2 Champagne Stakes-winning TDN Rising Star Emotionless (Ire) (Shamardal), Appleby will be hoping this relative of Anabaa Blue (GB) and Urban Sea et al can uphold the standard. The post Dubawi’s Daughter Of Rushing Fall Debuts At Tipperary appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 10-race card scheduled for Friday, Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course has been canceled due to heavy rainfall and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Debby forecast to impact Saratoga and the greater Capital Region overnight and throughout the day on Friday, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced Thursday evening. Friday's featured $125,000 Evan Shipman and $125,000 Union Avenue will be rescheduled. Saratoga Race Course will be closed to the public on Friday. Live racing is slated to resume Saturday at Saratoga with first post at 12:35 p.m. Eastern. The GI FanDuel Fourstardave and GI Saratoga Derby Invitational, which were scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10, will now be held as the final two races on Sunday, Aug. 11. The post Tropical Storm Debby Forces Cancelation of Saratoga’s Friday Card; Fourstardave and Saratoga Derby Moved to Sunday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article