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Race 2 GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION 1400m KEY LARGO (J Nishizuka) – Trainer Ms. P Gerald reported to Stewards, she was satisfied with the post-race condition of KEY LARGO and it is her intention to carry on with the gelding’s current preparation. Race 3 CONTRIBUTER STANDING AT MAPPERLEY STUD 1400m SILVER JAVELIN (S Mxothwa) – Co-trainer Mr. A Scott advised Stewards, the stable was satisfied with the post-race condition of the mare, and it is their intention to carry on with SILVER JAVELIN’S current preparation, where they may nominate her for the Waikato TR meeting at Te Rapa on 10 August. The post Racing Tauranga @ Tauranga, Wednesday 31 July 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Sheikh Mohammaned bin Rashid al Maktoum's Godolphin signed for its first horse at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale approaching the midway point of Tuesday's second session, going to an even $1 million for a colt by Justify. Hip 174 was bred by Don Alberto Corporation and the Justify syndicate and is out of Dolce Lemone (Lemon Drop Kid), whose stakes-winning daughter Dolce Lili (Scat Daddy) was represented by a City of Light filly purchased by Centennial Farms for $500,000 during Monday's opening session at Saratoga. Dolce Lemone is herself a half-sister to Canadian Broodmare of the Year Noble Strike (Smart Strike), the dam of champion and Queen's Plate winner Inglorious (Hennessy) and GSW and Prince of Wales Stakes winned Dixie Strike (Dixie Union). Hip 174 was consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. #FasigSaratoga Tuesday: Hip 174, a Justify colt out of Dolce Lemone, sells for $1 million to @godolphin from the @HunterValleyKY consignment. pic.twitter.com/TaR1RsOLQC — TDN (@theTDN) August 7, 2024 Hip 1⃣7⃣4⃣ @HunterValleyKY barn 2⃣ @FasigTiptonCo colt by #justify @coolmoreamerica Watch “FTSAUG24_Hip 174_Dolce Lemone 23” on #Vimeo https://t.co/99o7CSHATd — Hunter Valley Farm (@HunterValleyKY) August 3, 2024 The post Godolphin Makes First Saratoga Purchase, Give $1M For Justify Colt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Robbie Patterson is eyeing major spring targets with the three top-rated performers in his New Plymouth operation. Puntura (NZ) (Vespa), One Bold Cat (NZ) (The Bold One) and Mary Louise (NZ) (The Bold One) were chief contributors to his stakes tally during a personal best season in 2023/24 and the Taranaki trainer again has high hopes for the trio. Patterson sent out 53 winners last term with seven at Group or Listed level and stable earnings topped $2.3 million. Puntura was the individual star with success in the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m), the Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) and the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) and, like his high-profile stablemates, trialled at Otaki on Tuesday. “They were all there for a day out to stretch their legs and they’re coming along well,” Patterson said. “Puntura might go to the Foxbridge Plate (Gr.2, 1200m) and then target the Tarzino Trophy (Gr.1, 1400m) and the mile (Gr.1, Arrowfield Stud Plate, 1600m).” The Vespa gelding hasn’t been out since he tailed the field home in the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield. “He came in as the underdog last season and worked his way up, he got whipped in the All-Star, but he was at the end of it and we couldn’t turn it down. “He’s come back from defeats before and picked himself up.” Puntura made all the running for a soft win in his 1000m heat at Otaki, while Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) champion Mary Louise settled last and ran to the line under her own steam for fifth. “The New Zealand Cup (Gr.3, 3200m) is Mary Louise’s main target, so we’ll work our way back from that,” Patterson said. “She’ll probably resume over 1400m and then go to a mile. She’ll be getting a bit more serious when she gets up in distance. “She’ll run in the Metropolitan (Listed, 2600m) and then into the Cup.” Mary Louise is a daughter of The Bold One whose son One Bold Cat won the Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m) last preparation and finished third in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). A last-start sixth from the outside gate in the Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m), the six-year-old sat back in his 1000m heat and worked to the line well to please Patterson. “He was good and, potentially, he’ll run in the mile (Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate, 1600m) but definitely in the Livamol (Gr.1, 2040m),” he said. “He will run in a 1200m at Wanganui at the end of this month and then a 1400m at New Plymouth and a couple of weeks later to mile at Hastings, although there is another mile at Te Rapa the day before. “I don’t want to be travelling him too much, he’s never stayed away before and it might be too bigger a shock to his system, but the Livamol will be his main target.” View the full article

Brendan and Jo Lindsay celebrated a string of major results in the 2023/24 season from both the proven and promising members of their racing team. Such was the extent of the Cambridge Stud principals on-track successes, the couple claimed the New Zealand Ownership Premiership with 27 winners of 40 races from 38 runners. The winner is determined over the season, with points awarded according to the quality of the race and the individual shareholding. Most importantly for the iconic Waikato nursery, they registered five Group victories, a brace at Listed level and multiple Group placings. “It was a great season for us and the highlight was gaining valuable black type for our mares,” Brendan Lindsay said. “The majority of them are going to end up in the Cambridge Stud broodmare band and that adds to the variety and future opportunities.” Among them is the homebred American Pharoah filly About Time, who with Habana, spearheaded a glorious New Year’s Day for the farm at Pukekohe Park. Prepared at Karaka by private trainer Lance Noble, About Time claimed top honours in the Gr.2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2050m) while stablemate Habana triumphed in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m). They were two of a remarkable seven winners on the day for champion jockey Warren Kennedy, who enjoys a close association with the farm. Habana also landed the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m) while About Time added a placing in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m) to her record. Snazzytavi proved herself to be a rising star on the domestic scene when the Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained Tavistock mare rapidly marched through the grades. She won four of her seven starts last preparation, including the Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) and Stella Artois Championship Final (1500m) and placed in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). The now retired Aquacade carried the familiar gold and black silks of Cambridge Stud to victory in the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2050m). Trained by Noble, the home-bred daughter of Dundeel also placed in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2050m) and Listed Matamata Cup (1600m). “We tried her at Group One level and she wasn’t quite good enough, she might not have got to the level we were hoping for but she still did us really proud,” Lindsay said. Bella Waters went from a maiden success at Ruakaka last November to victory in the Listed Rotorua Cup (2200m) to continue a long-standing and successful association with trainer Moira Murdoch. Now operating in partnership with daughter Kieran, she trained Marky Mark to claim the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) in 2015 to provide the Lindsays with their first top-flight winner. Heading the tally of black type placegetters was the Sires’ Produce Stakes runner-up Red Sea while Luberon, Polygon, Zourion and Terra Mitica also featured and Jaarffi was the inaugural winner of the Rangitoto Classic (1500m). The Lindsays are also part of the ownership groups of the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) winner and Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) third Ascend The Throne and the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) winner Tokyo Tycoon. View the full article

A Gainesway-consigned Ghostzapper filly out of winning Seeking the Blue (Arch) hammered to John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock for $1.2 million at Tuesday's session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. The half-sister to MGSP Janis Joplin (California Chrome) and MSP Vino Rouge (Vino Rosso) was bred in Kentucky by Payson Stud and went through the ring as Hip 147. The May 5 filly joins another Ghostzapper purchase in the Resolute portfolio–Stewart purchased champion Goodnight Olive at Fasig-Tipton's November sale for $6 million. GHOSTZAPPER (@HillnDaleFarm) filly sells for $1,200,000 at The Saratoga Sale! Congrats to buyer Resolute Bloodstock (@rresoluteracing), consignor @Gainesway, agt, and breeder Payson Stud (KY)! #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/OOuKZV9ZQH — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 The post Stewart Springs for $1.2-Million Ghostzapper Filly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hip 146, a colt by boom sire Gun Runner bred on a cross over Tapit mares that has proved a rich source of high-class runners, was hammered down to Coolmore and Peter Brant for $1.9 million to skip to the head of class during the first hour of trade during Tuesday's second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. The Feb. 27 foal was consigned by Lane's End on behalf of the colt's breeder, Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Equine, and hails from one of her best families. Hip 146 is out of Secret Sigh (Tapit), whose MGSW dam India (Hennessy) is responsible for Japanese dual-surface Group 1 winner Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}) and the stakes-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Kareena (Medaglia d'Oro). The third dam is also replete with black-type and includes the likes of MGISW To Honor and Serve and GISW Angela Renee. The current 3-year-old from the mare, the colt Stop The Press (Uncle Mo), fetched $1.5 million at this sale in 2022. When bred to Tapit mares, Gun Runner has produced GISW Society and other graded winners Wicked Halo, Red Route One and Disarm, et. al. Hip 146 A super balanced and athletic looking colt by Gun Runner selling tonight @FasigTiptonCo bred by @MoreSummerWind #lesales #saratoga pic.twitter.com/Iz5eyriYaQ — Lane's End (@LanesEndFarms) August 6, 2024 The post Gun Runner Colt Takes The Early Lead at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Brilliant Berti, coming off three consecutive wins at Churchill Downs over firm turf, could get his first test on wet ground Aug. 10 in the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes (G2T) at Colonial Downs.View the full article

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A share in Airdrie Stud's hugely successful first-crop sire Complexity (Maclean's Music) was the first lot on offer during Tuesday's second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale, and was hammered down to David Lanigan, bidding on behalf of Scott Heider, for $510,000. Representing a 2.5% interest, the share is not subject to syndicate clearance, according to a pre-sale announcement from Fasig-Tipton's Grant Williamson before the bidding began. “We bought a Nyquist filly off Airdrie last year, so there is a connection to the family and the farm,” Lanigan said. “The horse is off to a very good start to his career and Mr. Heider was very interested in him. We just decided to watch him go through and see what he would bring. “I thought that [the price] was reasonable. If he continues to go on and if his fee is where we estimate it may be next year, this will be sensible enough.” The 8-year-old stallion, whose Charlatan half-brother was purchased by John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock for $1.5 million Monday evening, is already the sire of 13 individual winners, leaving him in a share of the top spot in that particular category with Vekoma. Complexity is the leading freshman sire by progeny earnings and has already accounted for three black-type winners, including GIII Sanford Stakes hero Mo Plex, recent G2 Richmond Stakes victor Black Forza and Stewart's Mensa, who romped in the Victoria Stakes, giving the stallion stakes winners on dirt, turf and synthetic surfaces. He is also the leading general sire of 2-year-olds with winners in five different jurisdictions, including Shin Forever, who broke his maiden impressively at first asking at Niigata in Japan on Aug. 3. The post Heider Pays $510,000 For Share In Leading Freshman Sire Complexity appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The second horse through the ring Tuesday night at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sale, a Gun Runner filly out of $4.5-million broodmare Pure Clan (Pure Prize), brought a cool $1.5 million from Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm LLC. Consigned as Hip 123 by Gainesway, agent XI, the chestnut filly was bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm and is a half-sister to Princesa Carolina (Tapit), course record setter in the Dueling Grounds Oaks whose graded placings include the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes. Dam Pure Clan won the GI American Oaks Invitational Stakes and GI Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes and foaled this filly Mar. 14. #FasigSaratoga Tuesday: Hip 123, a filly by Gun Runner out of GI winner Pure Clan, sells for $1.5 million to @whisper_hill from the @Gainesway consignment. A half-sister to PRINCESA CAROLINA. pic.twitter.com/X3qpPoNcSp — TDN (@theTDN) August 6, 2024 The post Mandy Pope Kicks Off Saratoga Sale with $1.5M Gun Runner Filly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Next week, when the international sales scene shifts to France for the Arqana August Yearling Sale, a good chunk of American agents, owners, and trainers will head on over for the party. No one ever needs an excuse to go to Deauville, but if you're looking to justify your trip to your principals or partners, look no further. We've got you covered. The selected sessions of the Arqana sale run from the 16th to the 18th, Friday to Sunday, and are followed by the V2 sale on Monday. “This is the sale that, pound for pound, produces the most Group 1 winners in the world,” said Michel Zerolo, whose Haras des Capucines will have the largest yearling consignment in the first three select days of the sale-45-and another 17 in the V2. Only three American sires-Kitten's Joy, Justify, and Maximum Security-are represented at the sale, but Americans don't come to Arqana to buy what they could buy at home, says Freddy Powell, Arqana's CEO, who sums up the appeal of the sale succinctly. “We have the best sires in Europe represented at the sale,” he said. “It's a really good way to have a feel for what's going on in Europe. As well as having a good time, in Deauville you will see-in quite a short time without too much hard looking at 600-700 horses–a very good representation of what is done the best in Europe. You will quickly see a very good diversity of stallions, a way of breeding, and pedigrees. If anyone wants an introduction to European racing, it is a wonderful one in Deauville.” In just the past few years, the sale has produced the French Derby and Arc winner Ace Impact (Ire), the French Derby winner Look de Vega (Fr), the French 2000 Guineas winner Metropolitan (Fr). Two 2023 graduates won races at Royal Ascot this year–Rashabar (Ire), who won the G2 Coventry Stakes, and Highbury (Fr), the winner of the G2 Queen's Vase. “Obviously, the success of the sale is a very good reason to come and buy horses in Deauville,” Powell stressed, “but when you go to some sales in Europe at the end of the year, you have to look at a lot of horses to see what's best and the diversity of product is not as wide as it is in Deauville for only 325 horses catalogued.” Young sires have been making headlines in Europe lately, Powell said, and most of the exciting young sires will be on offer next week. “In Europe in general we have a very good generation of new sires coming out, with sires like Blue Point (Ire) (seven on offer), and Too Darn Hot (GB) (six),” whose Oversubscribed (GB) was second in the GIII Lake George at Saratoga last week. “Zarak (Fr) (16 in the sale) is doing well, and we're pretty happy with the Zaraks we have.” Powell mentioned three sires with first two-year-olds that he said Americans would find interesting. “Some stallions to look at would be Hello Youmzain (Fr), a strong, powerful, well-balanced type of horse who throws horses with big hips. They are good models. Sottsass (Fr) had two very good runners here in France for Peter Brant two weeks ago–a winner and a second, both very impressive. And don't forget that his sister, Sistercharlie, won five Group 1s in the U.S. He produces those well-balanced horses who can adapt. I'm getting quite excited about that sire. And then there are a couple of Kamekos. He's a son of Kitten's Joy who is off to a good start at stud, and I think people will be interested in seeing them.” Among first-crop yearling sires, there is St Mark's Basilica (Fr), who Powell said was throwing well-balanced yearlings, and Victor Ludorum (GB). “He's by Shamardal, who has always worked on both sides of the Atlantic.” Among established sires, there are 30 Wootton Bassetts (GB), “who is working everywhere,” he said, 22 yearlings by perennial leading French sire Siyouni (Fr), and five from leading European sire Dubawi (GB), including the half-brother to last year's sales topper. Haras des Capucines offers three yearlings by American sires this year, a filly by Maximum Security and two fillies by Justify. The latter two were purchased as weanlings for $200,000 apiece at the Keeneland November sale. Lot 200, says Zerolo, “is out of a good Argentinian filly, Lucevan, who has already produced a good grass filly by Street Sense,” he says, referring to GII Gulfstream Park Oaks winner Champagne Anyone. “Here,” says Zerolo, “we have the Mr Prospector cross again, and she's a nice, big, strong filly and a good mover.” Lot 294 is a Justify filly out of San Saria (Ire). “I have an affinity for that pedigree because we used to own the second dam, San Sicharia (Ire), who became a nice filly, a Grade III winner, and this filly is lovely, with a old Lagardere pedigree that has been revived. If I recall, Vadsa (the fifth dam) and Vadsa Honor came out of the Newstead Farm dispersal in 1985.” “They are pretty similar,” said Zerolo of the two Justify fillies. “(Lot 294) has a little more white, two white socks, a very attractive head. She's a nice, attractive chestnut filly with an attractive walk. “I'm not an expert on Justify, but to me they look like what Justifys should look like,” Zerolo continued. “Having said that, City of Troy and the Nassau winner, Opera Singer, are light bays. These two are chestnuts–big, strong, athletic American-looking horses. The success of Justify is amazing, which is why he stands for what he does. The appeal is going to be across the board. The Europeans, Americans, Japanese and Australians will be interested in them.” Not that Americans need to cross the pond to buy Justifys, he said. “I would imagine Americans coming to Europe are looking to buy European horses. Otherwise, what's the point?” And to that end, he said, “the sire that I really, really like here this year is St Mark's Basilica. They remind me-and only the old guys like me will remember this-of the good Nureyevs, five generations back. He is producing lovely, lovely fillies. I'm quite taken by what I've seen. A lot of class.” Arqana charters a plane every year on the Wednesday after the Saratoga sale, flying from Albany straight to Deauville. “It's nearly full, so that's exciting,” said Powell. “Every year, we've got more people showing interest, people who came the previous year and sent back good reports. Some who came on their own are now bringing friends.” The Saratoga Sale and the Arqana August sale pair back-to-back events with great quality in a great environment. What's not to love? “Deauville is a wonderful way to discover Europe,” he said, “and we love showing the way. I'm pretty confident the French breeders and consignors have done a great job with their prep work because the horses we saw in the spring were quite exciting. There are a lot of good vibes and people are in good spirits.” The post Arqana For Americans: Diversity, Sire Power, and Some of the Best Europe Has to Offer in 325 Hips appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Ed Brown Society, led by Chairman Greg Harbut and President Clark Williams, accepted the 2024 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame award on behalf of the late jockey Abe Hawkins during the induction ceremony Friday at Saratoga Springs. Hawkins, who died in 1867, is known for riding Lecomte to victory over the previously undefeated Lexington in 1854. The Ed Brown Society is a Lexington, KY-based organization whose mission is to celebrate the history of African Americans in the equine industry, and to provide exposures, experiences, resources, and professional development to talented and focused young people of color who wish to pursue careers in the industry. Williams, who spoke during the acceptance speech for Hawkins, said: “We must work together… because we are better together… May this be the springboard our industry desperately needs to work together and do better for the sport we all love.” The post Ed Brown Society Accepts Racing Hall Of Fame Award For Jockey Abe Hawkins appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Brilliant Berti, coming off three consecutive wins at Churchill Downs over firm turf, could get his first test on wet ground on Aug. 10 in the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes (G2T) at Colonial Downs.View the full article

For Godolphin's Ottoman Fleet, the Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) could showcase a new dimension for the multiple graded stakes winner.View the full article

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New Mexico-based Pierre and Leslie Amestoy, partners in late GISW Practical Move (Practical Joke), closed the one-horse flash sale hosted by Inglis Digital USA Tuesday with a high bid of $230,000 for Helicity (The Factor–Chasing Helicity, by Sky Mesa), a 2-year-old colt trained by Jack Sisterson. The colt will remain with Sisterson under the new ownership. “We are delighted with the success achieved by Jack Sisterson and his partners,” said Inglis Digital USA CEO Liza Hendriks. “The flash sale concept has proven to be a valuable model, enabling owners to capitalize on opportune moments for selling and offering buyers the ability to purchase horses that had previously been less accessible.” Runner-up July 20 in a Saratoga maiden special weight, Helicity raced for the partnership of David Grund, Amanda Oster, and Sisterson after hammering for $120,000 at OBS March. Details on the colt can be found here. Helicity was based at Sisterson's Saratoga barn during the flash sale and was available for viewing each morning. He wore an Inglis Digital USA saddle towel in his :48.89 four-furlong breeze Sunday morning over the Oklahoma surface so potential buyers could easily spot him. “We were excited with the great result and loved being able to sell at a time that suited the horse in between races and the horse never had to leave the barn,” said Sisterson. “We will definitely be selling and buying in digital sales in the future.” Sisterson said prior to the sale he planned to target a race at Kentucky Downs for Helicity's next start. Entries for the Inglis Digital USA September Sale will close Monday, Sept. 16, with the catalogue to be released Friday, Sept. 20, and the sale held Wednesday, Sept. 25. To enter horses for the September sale and to register to bid, visit inglisdigitalusa.com. The post $230,000 for 2YO Maiden Helicity in Inglis Digital USA Flash Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Second Stride, the Thoroughbred rehabilitation and retraining program responsible for the adoption of over 1,700 retired racehorses since 2005, has two new unique partnerships, the non-profit organization announced Tuesday. Two ambassador horses will live at Valhalla Golf Club, recent host of the 2024 PGA Championship, for the remainder of the 2024 golf season. The horses chosen to represent Second Stride at Valhalla are GSW Hawaakom (Jazil) and GSP 2014 Triple Crown contender General A Rod (Roman Ruler). They will return to Second Stride's Chorleywood Farm this fall. In addition, the Second Stride's Oak Grove (Wagon Limit) is in residence at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Unraced Oak Grove will be available for adoption in October. The post Second Stride Partners with Valhalla and Derby Museum appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Following his breakout stakes victory in the Aug. 3 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, Arthur's Ride rises into sixth place in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll.View the full article

The 72nd annual Jockey Club Round Table Conference, held Aug. 1 in Saratoga Springs, New York, was livestreamed as it happened on The Jockey Club website last Thursday. Official transcripts and video replay are now available at jockeyclub.com. The Round Table Conference has been held since 1953 and annually features discussions on critical industry topics, including aftercare, equine safety, marketing, and national uniformity. The post Round Table Transcripts and Video Available 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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Colonial Downs announced Aug. 6 that it had rescheduled racing from Aug. 8-9 to Aug. 12-13, respectively. The move was made due to the expected impact caused by Tropical Storm Debby.View the full article

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victories of Halfway Line and City Exile, both trained by Phil D'Amato, at Del Mar. Zoffany Gelding Strikes At Del Mar James Downey's stakes-placed Halfway Line (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}) took three tries, but came away with his first American win at Del Mar for trainer Phil D'Amato in late July (video). Bred by Juddmonte Farms, the 4-year-old gelding won thrice and placed in the Listed Prix Matchem in France for Francis-Henri Graffard in the storied pink-and-green silks, and changed hands for 320,000gns at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale in 2023. A son of the G3 Prix Imprudence second Midweek (GB) (Motivator {GB}), Halfway Line is a half-brother to the winning 3-year-old filly Mercury Day (Ire) (Time Test {GB}), the juvenile filly Midweek Break (GB) (New Bay {GB}) and a yearling filly by Bated Breath (GB). His extended family features the Group 1 winner Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), GI Arlington Million hero Set Piece (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and G1 Oaks heroine Reams Of Verse (Nureyev) among others. The late Zoffany has been represented by 29 winners out of 59 runners (49%) in the U.S. His six stakes winners there include GII Hollywood Turf Cup hero Oscar Dominguez (Ire), and Grade III winners Zofelle (Ire), Paris Secret (Ire), and Zoffarelli (Ire). City Exile Prevails At Del Mar City Exile (GB) (Cityscape {GB}) won for owners CYBT, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig and Jeremy Peskoff at Del Mar (video). Trained by Phil D'Amato, the gelding was bred by Carson Francis and partners. A 28,000gns Tattersalls Somerville yearling, the bay was winless in seven starts in Ireland for MRC International and David Marnane. After he was purchased by these connections, he won a Santa Anita maiden in January. His dam, the seven-time winner Curious Fox (GB) (Bertolini), has a trio of fillies yet to race born in 2022, 2023, and 2024, by Time Test (GB), Ardad (Ire) and Dream Ahead, respectively. City Exile is kin to Group 1 winner Top Guest (Ire) (Be My Guest). The strike rate for Cityscape's runners in North America stands at 75%, as he has three winners from four runners. The graded-winning pair of Chili Flag (Fr)–the GI Just a Game Stakes heroine–and Avenue De France (Fr) are his best representatives in that locale. Bated Breath Filly On Top At Del Mar Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Hannah Buckle (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}) closed to take a Del Mar contest for Leonard Powell in early August (video). Bred by Irish Emerald Stud, the chestnut was making her fourth start. From two starts at Leopardstown, the filly was third for trainer Barry Fitzgerald and owner David Granville before joining her current connections. The eighth foal out of Listed Garnet Stakes second Thoughtless Moment (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), Hannah Buckle is her dam's seventh winner. Stakes winner Dancing Slippers (Nijinsky), the third dam of the winner, is also the ancestress of Zoftig (Cozzene) and her daughters Zo Impressive (Hard Spun) and Zaftig (Gone West), all three Grade I winners. Juddmonte's Bated Breath boasts a strike rate of 69%, with 22 of his 32 North American runners finding the winner's circle. His 11 stakes winners include four at the graded level, among them GI Ballston Spa Stakes heroine Viadera (GB). Repeat Winners McKulick (GB) (Frankel {GB}) won the GII Glens Falls Stakes at Saratoga on Thursday evening (video). The Klaravich Stables' runner and Chad Brown trainee, a Grade I winner in 2022, is a regular on Making Waves. The GII Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes went to Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal) at Saratoga on Aug. 2 (video). The Godolphin homebred had captured the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes earlier this year for trainer Charlie Appleby. Godolphin's Silver Knott (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) added his third Grade II in succession, when swooping in Saratoga's Bowling Green Stakes for trainer Charlie Appleby (video). The Breeders' Cup runner-up won his first U.S. stakes in the GII Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland in April. Denford Stud's Eastern Empress (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a winner at Monmouth in June, added another tally to her ledger, this time at Colonial Downs in Virginia (video). The post Making Waves: D’Amato Runners Come Good At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Chromosomal errors are a common cause of pregnancy loss in mares, researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVG), as part of a team from Cornell University, have discovered in a new study. In humans, chromosomal errors are a common cause of miscarriage, accounting for up to 82% of pregnancy loss. Due to the similarities between human and horse chromosomal structures and other pregnancy characteristics, this research supports the use of horses as a novel model organism to study miscarriage in women. The findings of this study mean it is possible to now account for potential causes in 60-70% of equine early pregnancy loss–previously this figure was only around 20-30%. The study investigated the prevalence of aberrations in chromosomes in 256 cases of pregnancy loss–collected from 244 mares between 2013 and 2023–finding that triploidy (three haploid sets of chromosomes), was the most common aberration (42%). Other abnormalities identified included trisomy–the presence of one extra whole chromosome–and monosomy–the loss of one whole chromosome, in almost 12% of pregnancies. The team behind the study was overseen by Dr Amanda de Mestre, from Cornell's Baker Institute for Animal Health and included the RVC's Dr Jessica Lawson as well as other researchers from Texas A&M University and University of California Davis. Other lead authors included Dr Shebl Salem, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell and Mr Don Miller, laboratory manager of the Cornell Equine Pregnancy Laboratory. For the full paper, please click here. Dr. Jessica Lawson, Research Fellow at the Royal Veterinary College, said, “In addition to the significant findings in the early stages of the equine pregnancy we, for the first time, have identified sub-chromosomal aberrations in an aborted fetus and a stillborn foal. These aberrations likely constitute a rare but important cause of later term pregnancy loss, and we look forward to continuing to investigate the clinical significance of these genomic changes.” The post Link Between Chromosomal Errors And Pregnancy Loss In Mares Revealed In New Study appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent, VA has rescheduled their Thursday and Friday racing cards to dates next week due to impending weather in the area from Tropical Storm Debby. The Thursday, Aug. 8 card will move to Monday, Aug. 12 while the Friday, Aug. 9 card will be held as drawn Tuesday, Aug. 13. Officials are still monitoring the weather as it relates to the Colonial Downs Festival of Racing card Saturday which includes the GI Arlington Million and the Breeders' Cup WAYI GII Beverly D. Stakes. A decision on the Saturday card will be made by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7. The post Colonial Downs Reschedules Thursday/Friday Racing Due To Tropical Storm Debby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article