Wandering Eyes

Kiwi trainer Danny Walker joined RSN this morning to give an update on the talented gelding, Crocetti. View the full article

Ken and Bev Kelso enjoyed plenty of success campaigning their former Group One star Bounding through her three-year-old spring campaign, and the Matamata trainers are set to follow that blueprint this season with another exciting filly. Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) garnered plenty of interest as a juvenile last season when winning on debut at Matamata by 9-1/2 lengths in February before finishing runner-up in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) later that month. The daughter of Alabama Express enjoyed her spell over autumn and has returned with vigour, passing her first test of the season with flying colours when winning her resuming trial at Te Rapa on Tuesday, beating Group One winner Move To Strike in their 900m heat. “I thought it was a very nice trial, Sam (Spratt, jockey) sat her off the pace a little bit and she cruised into it and won nicely under a hold. I am very happy,” Ken Kelso said. “I haven’t done a lot with her, she doesn’t need to do a lot, she is quite a lightly framed filly. She has got a lot of ability and she is a natural with what she does.” Kelso said he is now weighing up his options and whether he will head back to the trials with his filly or kick her off spring campaign at Taupo in a fortnight. The latter option appeals to Kelso, with Bounding having done the same in her three-year-old spring campaign before going on to win the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), Gr.3 James and Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m), and finish runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), before ultimately winning the Gr.1 Railway (1200m). Kelso thinks Alabama Lass fits a similar mould and is thinking of following a similar path with the filly towards the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 52nd New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in November. “I have got the option of either trialling her again or going to the three-year-old race at Taupo on the same day as the trials or go to the Group and Listed trial on that day,” Kelso said. “I am going to get her home and have a look and see what she has done, how she has done in the feed bin and decide on what we do, but those are the three options we have got. “We sort of did that with Bounding. She had won as a two-year-old and went to that three-year-old fillies race at Taupo. I am conscious of the fact of giving too many big trips away, so we will play it by ear. “She has been nominated (for the 1000 Guineas) and they certainly get away with it (mile) as a three-year-old, Bounding did. She ran in a 1000 Guineas and was very unlucky and got beaten for second and then came back and won the Railway. “She (Alabama Lass) will tell us after the Gold Trail (whether she is on track for the 1000 Guineas). The next logical step is probably the Soliloquy (Gr.3, 1400m), and if you go alright in the Soliloquy you can look to be going further at Riccarton.” Legarto cruised past quality opposition in her trial win at Te Rapa on Tuesday. Photo: Trish Dunell Kelso was also rapt with the resuming trial of multiple Group One winner Legarto (NZ) (Proisir), who took out her 900m heat against a quality field. “Ryan (Elliot, jockey) has been over to ride her a couple of times in gallops and keeps telling me she is better than last year, which is a big call,” Kelso said. “He said she is more forward this year and she has switched on a bit more, and I think that was proven in the trial today. She trialled up well and travelled into the race, which she didn’t do last year, she got beaten in a couple of trials and I was a fraction disappointed. “She tracked up into the trial today on ground (Heavy10) that is not suitable to her either. It was very pleasing. She is big and strong, and she has really pleased us at home.” Another trial looms for Legarto before she will likely head to Hastings to tackle the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) next month, although Kelso said that will be weather dependent. “She will trial again in the Group and Listed trial at Taupo and all going well, and the weather comes right, she will go to the Tarzino,” Kelso said. “It is all up in the air with the weather and tracks at this stage. That is the same plan that we had last year.” While a trip across the Tasman is potentially on the cards, Kelso said the prizemoney on offer in New Zealand is also an attractive proposition. “Our money here is very good and there is no rush,” he said. “I have thrown a nomination in today for the Cox Plate (Gr.1, 2040m). We haven’t made any firm plans until after the Tarzino and probably the Arrowfield (Gr.1, 1600m).” Meanwhile, Kelso was pleased to report the arrival of the first foal out of his former Group One winner Levante (NZ) (Proisir). “She had a lovely Snitzel filly foal on August 2, nice and early,” he said. “She looks a well-marked filly and Arrowfield are quite happy with her, and mum and foal have come through it well. I am rapt for Philip and Catherine (Brown, owners).” View the full article

It looks to be the end of the road of a long and distinguished career for top jumper The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) after suffering a suspensory ligament injury. The 11-year-old gelding is down in Riccarton and was set to meet arch-rival West Coast in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 149th Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) on Saturday before the untimely injury. “He was alright on Saturday and he worked on Sunday. He hasn’t shown any lameness, but he has got fill around the suspensory, we looked at the scan and it was no good,” said Paul Nelson, who trains the gelding in partnership with Corrina McChief Stipeal. Nelson, who also part-owns The Cossack, hasn’t ruled out a return to racing for the son of Mastercraftsman, but admitted that scenario is unlikely. “He is definitely out for the season and will probably be retired,” he said. Initially trained by John Bary, The Cossack showed talent on the flat as a younger horse, running fourth in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2000m) as a three-year-old. He recorded wins in his three and four-year-old seasons but was then winless for two years and Bary elected to try the gelding over hurdles. The Hastings trainer enlisted the services of leading jumps jockey Aaron Kuru, who guided The Cossack to a runner-up effort in his hurdle debut. Kuru was impressed with the talent under him and passed his thoughts onto his good friend Nelson, who already had The Cossack on his radar as a potential jumping star. “He had a couple of hurdle races and Aaron (Kuru) rode him and said he liked him. When he became available for sale we didn’t waste much time (in buying him),” Nelson said. The Cossack finished runner-up in his first two starts for Nelson before breaking through for his maiden hurdle victory at Te Aroha in August 2020. His first prestige title came two months later when taking out the Great Northern Hurdle (4190m) at Ellerslie. He continued his dominance the following year when taking out the Waikato Hurdle (3200m), Wellington Hurdle (3100m), and Grand National Hurdles (4200m) before defending his crown in the Great Northern. The Cossack picked up where he left off in 2022 when winning all three of his jumping starts in New Zealand, including the KS Browne Hurdle (3100m), Hawke’s Bay Hurdle (3100m) and maiden steeplechase, before Nelson felt the pull to test his charge across the Tasman. The Cossack ran fifth in the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) before lugging topweight of 70kg to within a half head of winner St Arnicca in the Grand National Steeplechase (4500m). The Cossack transitioned to a career over steeples upon his return to New Zealand and added further prestige titles to his record, including the Waikato Steeplechase (3900m) Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m), and Wellington Steeplechase (5500m) in his final raceday outing at Trentham last month. In all, The Cossack recorded 19 wins and accrued nearly $700,000 in prizemoney in a career that spanned eight seasons. “Every win was great,” Nelson said. “It is hard to choose one highlight, but his second in Australia was up there too. He ran a good race in the hurdle, and he had to carry top weight in the steeplechase at only his second steeplechase start and he only got beaten by half a head. “He is one of those horses that don’t come around very often. He has hardly been beaten in hurdle racing and he has hardly been beaten in his steeplechasing career as well. It takes a special horse to do that.” The Cossack’s injury came at an unwelcome time, with stablemate Dictation (NZ) (Tavistock) snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) at Riccarton on Saturday when losing his rider at the final hurdle when several lengths clear of eventual winner Berry The Cash. Nelson said the gelding has come through the race well and will be looking to redeem himself when he returns to Riccarton on Saturday. “It looked like Dictation had the Sydenham won before he fell at the last. He has come through it well and he will run in the one-win hurdle on Saturday,” Nelson said. Nelson is also looking forward to lining up Nedwin (NZ) (Niagara) in the Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury 134th Grand National Hurdles (4200m). The 10-year-old gelding heads into the race in winning form, having taken out the Wellington Hurdles (3200m) at Trentham last month, and Nelson is looking for a change of luck this week. “It will be nice to have a bit of change in luck as the last few days haven’t been that good,” he said. While The Cossack has been ruled out of the Grand National Steeplechase, Nelson may have another contender in the race in Al’s Red Zed, who finished fourth in the Koral Steeplechase (4250m) last Saturday. “Al’s Red Zed is in the National Chase, but we have got to make up our mind about whether we are going to run him or not,” he said. Meanwhile, Nelson is urging the jumps racing fraternity to rally together in the wake of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s release of their consultation document on the future of jumps racing. “We need to encourage every participant in jumping to make a submission to NZTR, that is the most important thing,” he said. “I am certain there is enough support for jumps racing, but if people are lethargic about sending in a submission then we will be down the tube.” To read NZTR’s consultation document click here. View the full article

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s (NZTR) release of their consultation document on the future of jumps racing on Monday may have come as a surprise to many, but not leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin. The Central Districts horseman has been a key figure in New Zealand jumps racing for more than a decade and has won multiple New Zealand Jumps Jockeys’ Premierships, but in the last couple of seasons he has been transitioning to a career a trainer and has been reducing his commitments in the saddle. Fannin is now committed to just riding his own horses, as well as Champion Jumper West Coast, who he guided to victory in the Koral Steeplechase (4250m) at Riccarton last Saturday, just two days prior to NZTR releasing their consultation document on the future of jumps racing. It was a welcome announcement by Fannin, who said the jumps racing fraternity has been seeking action from the sport’s governing body for the last few years. “It (jumps racing) has been under a bit of pressure for a few years now and we have been trying to make suggestions to help improve it for a fair while,” Fannin said. “We have been onto them (NZTR) for a while now and we have been waiting for something to happen, and luckily something has happened eventually.” The consultation period will run through to September 6, with NZTR proposing two options – the continuation of the sport with a dedicated strategy and additional investment, or a managed wind-down and eventual closure of jumps racing. Jumps racing has played a pivotal role in Fannin’s career and he believes it is a vital part of the sport in New Zealand, particularly for career development. Fannin and fellow top jumps jockey Shaun Phelan are both prime examples of this, with both horsemen now forging successful careers in the training ranks. “It (jumps racing) has been everything to my career, starting off there and then leading towards where I am today (training),” he said. “There is a lot of work that goes into jumpers, probably more so than the flat horses. A lot of people right from the grassroots level start with the jumpers, it is a real community, and without jumpers you miss a lot of your ground staff and people on the way through that can’t be jockeys, they have a huge involvement in the jumpers.” Fannin said the biggest issue jumps racing is facing at the moment is the shortage of jumps jockeys. “I think there is no lack of jumping horses around, the problem is most definitely with the riders,” he said. “There is a big opportunity with riders overseas if NZTR wanted to come together as an entity and advertise for riders to come over for a six-month period. “Joshua Parker (English jumps jockey) is over here at the moment. They can’t get rides overseas and he has ridden numerous winners since he has been over here, and he is trying to spread the word back there. “I think visas are a bit of an issue, but NZTR are a big enough entity to have some pull to be able to get work visas over here for them. I am sure that will solve most of the problems. “There are certainly a lot of jumpers around and at the moment they are having to scratch because there aren’t enough riders around.” Fannin said jumps racing is also a major player in extending the racing careers of many thoroughbreds and it helps reduce the bottleneck in rehoming retired racehorses. “They struggle to rehome a lot of horses at the moment, and this gives horses a second career after flat racing,” Fannin said. “If they got rid of jumps racing there are more horses that they have to think about rehoming and I struggle to see where they are going to place those horses.” Fannin is urging racing participants to have their say over the consultation period and submit their feed to NZTR, with the process outlined in this document: Jumps Consultation 1 Aug FINAL 2.pdf (nztr.co.nz) “It (jumps racing) is a great spectacle for everyone to be involved with,” he said. The jumps racing fraternity are contemplating their future during one of their biggest weeks on the racing calendar, the Grand National Festival of Racing at Riccarton, and Fannin is hoping he can ride West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) to his third successive win in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 149th Grand National (5600m) on Saturday. “He is a wonderful horse. He gave me a wonderful ride (last Saturday) and was strong to the line. It gives me plenty of confidence heading into the National this weekend,” Fannin said. Prior to his riding engagement at Riccarton this weekend, Fannin will be wearing his training hat on Thursday at Cambridge where he and his partner Hazel Schofer will line-up Fourty Eight (NZ) (Ekraar) in the $100,000 TAB 2000. The six-year-old son of Ekraar has recorded three wins on the synthetic and Fannin is hopeful of snaring the lion’s share of the prizemoney on offer this week. “He is three from three on the synthetic, so he deserves a shot at that race,” Fannin said. “It ($100,000 synthetic innovation race) is a wonderful incentive, and it is great to see.” View the full article

What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King St, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Wednesday, August 7, 2024 First Race 1:25pm AEST Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to Canterbury Park Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program set for decision. The rail is out +3m for the entire circuit, and although the track was rated a Soft 7 at the time of acceptances, the sunny forecast for Monday and Tuesday should result in an upgrade into the Good range prior to the opening event at 1:25pm local time. Below are our Canterbury racing tips for Wednesday, August 7. Best Bet at Canterbury: Zeitung Zeitung was sent to the paddock on the back of a dominant win at Kembla Grange on April 9. The daughter of Exceed And Excel broke her maiden by 3.5 lengths in the process, careering away with the prize under her own steam. She won a barrier trial at Rosehill on July 23 leading into this first-up assignment, and provided James McDonald can lob into the one-one from barrier four, Zeitung should prove too classy for this lot. Best Bet Race 4 – #14 Zeitung (4) 3yo Filly | T: James Cummings | J: James McDonald (57.5kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best at Canterbury: After Match After Match couldn’t have been more impressive when breaking his maiden on debut at Hawkesbury on July 21. The Peter Snowden-trained colt only put away a small field of four on that occasion, but he showed a blistering turn of foot in the final furlong to win by 3.5 lengths. Barrier 11 isn’t ideal, but as long as he doesn’t use up too much energy finding a nice spot, expect After Match to give a kick turning for home. Next Best Race 3 – #8 After Match (11) 3yo Colt | T: Peter Snowden | J: Tommy Berry (57kg) Bet with PlayUp Best Value at Canterbury: Behaviour Although he ran last of seven in his most recent jump-out at Rosehill on July 23, Behaviour appears ready for a first-up assault. The son of I Am Invincible was beaten by 4.7 lengths on that occasion, but he never got clear running in the final 400m. Barrier one should allow James McDonald to take closer order throughout the 1200m, and as long as he doesn’t fall into the ‘Canterbury Coffin’ from the inside draw, Behaviour should be right in this. Best Value Race 2 – #10 Behaviour (1) 3yo Colt | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (56.5kg) Bet with Neds Canterbury Wednesday quaddie picks – 7/8/2024 Canterbury Park quadrella selections Wednesday, August 7, 2024 8-14 1-2-3-4-5 1-3-5-6-9 1-2-4-6 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Charlie Appleby could be back at the spring carnival after a four-year absence and he has left the door open for one of the world’s best gallopers to tackle the Caulfield Cup. View the full article

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, a record-setter during its last two renewals, opened with a power-packed start-to-finish session Monday evening in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion. “We won the first half,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. “It was a really strong start to the opening session of the 2024 Saratoga yearling sale. We averaged over $500,000 tonight and the median was $400,000. Our RNA rate at an elite sale at 20% is pretty remarkable. We always aim for zero, but that's certainly encouraging. It was a very, very encouraging start to this sale.” For the session, 77 yearlings grossed $38,910,000 for an average of $505,325 and a median of $400,000. With 20 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 20.6%. Those figures are well ahead of last year's opening session, and the average and median are ahead of the 2023 auction's record-setting cumulative average and record-tying median. During the two-day 2023 Saratoga sale, 154 yearlings grossed a record $75,055,000 for an average of $487,370 and a median of $375,000. “Since we were over $500,000 tonight, I hope we are over $500,000 for the entire sale because it has a really good ring to it,” Browning said. “$502,000 sounds a whole lot better than $498,000, but the key is to deliver as good a result as we can for the men and women who brought quality products to the sale.” Six yearlings topped the seven-figure mark during the session, led by a colt by Not This Time purchased by Amr Zedan for $3.4 million from the Nardelli Sales consignment. Ten yearlings brought seven figures during the entire 2023 auction. The opening session of the Saratoga sale was held just hours after strong thunderstorms swept through the upstate New York town and on a day which saw upheaval in the global economic markets. Neither were concerns, according to Browning. “Our job is to focus on what we can control,” Browning said. “We have absolutely no control over the stock market or the weather. Our world has gotten used to a little volatility, particularly in the markets. Relatively speaking, over the last 12 months, most people are in a much better financial position. If you are invested in the market, you are probably in better shape in August of 2024 than you were in August of 2023. And a lot of people who are participating, particularly in this upper part of the market, are a little bit more immune to fluctuations. But they are also used to fluctuations.” The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale continues with a final session beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Zedan Strikes Again at Saratoga Amr Zedan, who came to Saratoga for the first time last year and walked away with the $4-million sale topper, was back in town again Monday and, bidding alongside trainer Bob Baffert and bloodstock agent Donato Lanni, went to $3.4 million for a colt by Not This Time (hip 72). Zedan and company did their bidding from the balcony, answering each volley from St. Elias Stable's Vinnie Viola, with West Point Thoroughbreds' Terry Finley sitting alongside, in the seats downstairs. “He's a beautiful horse by a really hot sire, from a good family,” Baffert said. “We knew he was going to be expensive, but we didn't know he would be that expensive. We came here trying to buy a horse that you could get to the Derby with, so that's why we bought him. We loved him. He stood out pretty well. Hopefully, he works out.” Zedan also campaigned the first stakes winner for Not This Time, the Grade I-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Princess Noor. The dark bay colt, consigned by Nardelli Sales, is out of stakes-placed Kayce Ace (Tiznow), a full-sister to multiple Grade I winner Colonel John, and was bred by Bill and Susan Casner. He is a half-brother to graded winner Comical (Into Mischief). NOT THIS TIME (@TMStallions) colt sells for $3,400,000 to @DonatoLanni, agt for @ZedanRacing, at The Saratoga Sale! Nardelli Sales, agt, consigned the colt, who is out of a full sister to MG1W Colonel John. Colt bred by Susan Casner (KY) #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/HqB1TOzQp0 — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 “He was such a lovely horse, I didn't know what to expect,” admitted consignor Kim Nardelli, basking in her highest sale to date. “We knew he was a million-dollar horse, but how many we didn't know. It was a wonderful experience. “I was on the phone with the owner [Bill Casner], he's in Africa now with his family and couldn't be here,” Nardelli continued. “He was so excited. It was very surreal for everyone.” Casner, co-founder of WinStar Farm, purchased Kayce Ace's dam Sweet Damsel (Turkoman) privately on behalf of his wife and the mare was bred to WinStar stallion Tiznow. Her first foal for the Casners was Colonel John, who won the 2008 GI Travers S. and GI Santa Anita Derby in the farm's colors. Sweet Damsel is also the dam of Mr. Hot Stuff (Tiznow), who was third in the 2009 Santa Anita Derby. Kayce Ace produced a colt by WinStar stallion Life is Good this year. Zedan warmed up for his session-topping purchase with the acquisition of a filly by Gun Runner (hip 39) for $550,000 from the Buckland Sales consignment. Of last year's $4-million sale topper, a colt by Curlin out of champion Beholder, Baffert said the 2-year-old was in light training in Florida. @JessMartiniTDN Stewart Firing on Day 1 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Cue the bid spotter. Get the iPhone shot set for a social media shot. And the leg begins a frenetic twitch in the moments leading up to the target yearling entering the arena. John Stewart, the principal behind the appropriately named Resolute Bloodstock, had his eyes trained on several of the top money-generating yearlings on the opening day of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. And when the decision was made that he really wanted one, he proved impossible to beat, as seen on five occasions Monday. Leading the fray was Hip 75, a colt by Gun Runner who realized a $1.7 million final bid from the Bluewater Sales consignment. Bred by Cypress Creek Equine, the grey is closely related to GI Clark Handicap winner Leofric (Candy Ride {Arg}). The colt is out of the unraced Lady Godiva (Unbridled's Song), a $600,000 purchase by Bluewater Sales from the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2018. This represents the family of GI Preakness Stakes winner National Treasure (Quality Road) and other elite-level scorers Well Chosen and Telling. Selling tonight at @FasigTiptonCo Saratoga Hip 75, a colt by Gun Runner out of the Unbridled's Song mare Lady Godiva, consigned by @BluewaterSales. A half-brother to GI winner LEOFRIC. pic.twitter.com/7LMrKaZPWf — TDN (@theTDN) August 5, 2024 The founder and managing partner of MiddleGround Capital also extended to $1.5 million for Hip 57, a colt from the first crop of the MGISW 'TDN Rising Star' Charlatan (Speightstown). The Feb. 22 foal was consigned by Warrendale Sales. “I told my team earlier he was going to go for $1.5 million,” Stewart admitetd. “It's good it ended up in that range. It was a good price and I feel really good about that. I could have probably gone a little higher and I was prepared to go higher if it did. There were a few horses here that were 100% were going to go home with me and that was one of them.” Warrendale's Kitty Taylor was equally pleased with the price the colt comanded. “We expected him to sell very well. I don't think anyone can ever really say that they can confidently expect over a $1 million because a lot of things can go wrong in a sale and everything needs to go right. So we are thrilled,” said Taylor. The chestnut was bred by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. “We think Charlatan is going to emerge as a good stallion as well, so we like that cross,” Stewart added,. “Stonestreet also bred the horse and that says a lot. Any time Barbara Banke is associated with something, it gives you a lot of confidence as a buyer.” According to Taylor, the yearling appeared to be stamped by his talented young sire. “This colt looks so much like the sire and he has a stallion's pedigree, so that really moved people on the horse,” she said. “And he was a beautiful physical.” The Feb. 22 foal is out of unraced Goldfield (Yes It's True), already responsible for GI Champagne Stakes winner and leading 2024 freshman sire Complexity and GSW Valadorna (Curlin), who also finished runner up in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Valadorna is in turn the dam of 'TDN Rising Star' Tuscan Gold (Medaglia d'Oro), third in this year's GII TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby. “How often do you get to buy a half to a stallion?” Stewart asked. “Especially one like Complexity and with what [his offspring are] doing on the track right now. I already have a couple of Complexitys and one who is a stakes winner, so we've done well with them.” Stewart campaigns Complexity's daughter Mensa, a $740,000 Fasig-Tipton Digital purchase who romped in the July 19 Victoria Stakes at Woodbine. He continued, “His physical is almost perfect. We went through probably 50% of the horses with a physical inspection and I looked at the horses as well. It takes a lot to go through our whole process, to go through the 120 horses and get down to six or 10 that we are going to try and buy. All of these horses are really good physical specimens so you can't really knock a lot of them. But this horse had everything going for it, so it gives us a lot of confidence.” Stewart also signed for a trio of fillies Monday, led by Hip 37, a daughter of Curlin who brought $850,000, the second-highest priced filly of Monday's session. “We really like Curlin,” he explained when asked about the filly's general appeal. “We have several Curlins as well. We are trying to build our families and our broodmares. All the fillies that we buy, we are looking at as potential broodmares. We really liked how this filly lined up for a future breeding mare. A really beautiful physical specimen. We're excited about that.” Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, the dark bay filly is out of Elle Sueno (Street Cry {Ire}), dam of GII Golden Rod winner and GI Acorn Stakes third Dream Lith (Medaglia d'Oro), herself a $1.2 million purchase at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2022. Bred by Cypress Creek Equine, the Feb. 4 foal is a granddaughter of Grade I-scorer Mi Sueno (Pulpit), who in turn is a daughter of GI Ashland Stakes victress and millionaire Madcap Escapade (Hennessy). “One of our trainers, Chad Brown, really liked that horse. That's more than likely where she's going to go,” Stewart confirmed. “When you have something that Chad Brown likes and it lines up in our program, we wanted to make sure we got her before we left.” Rounding out Monday's purchases, Hip 106, a half-sister to GI Frizette Stakes winner Nickname (Scat Daddy) by Triple Crown winner Justify realized $775,000 from the consignment of Hunter Valley Farm, agent, while a daughter of Munnings out of Ghoul's Night Out (Ghostzapper) offered as Hip 54 by Darby Dan Farm brought $600,000. Bred by Hill 'n' Dale, the Apr. 2 foal was purchased for $120,000 at Keeneland last November. At Day 1's conclusion, Stewart secured a total of five yearlings for gross receipts of $5,425,000, with an average of $1,085,000 and a median of $850,000.–@CbossTDN .@rresoluteracing have been busy! They signed the ticket for Hip 75, a Gun Runner colt, for $1,700,000 at #FasigSaratoga. pic.twitter.com/sb7ZKQLYzB — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 West Goes High for the Lows Late in Monday's session, bloodstock agent Jacob West was still running full tilt, seen switching camps throughout the evening to buy several of the evening's top yearlings. Among them was Hip 85, a filly by Curlin who ended the session as the second-highest overall price and the top-priced filly on Day 1 when going to Robert and Lawana Low for $1.9 million. “We loved her right from the start,” said Robert Low. “She had the physical, the pedigree, really all of the parts, so we were hooked. And that cross is wonderful, so we are very excited to own her.” Low confirmed the filly will initially go to J.J. Pletcher in Ocala, Florida, before heading to the Low's regular trainer, Todd Pletcher. According to West, seated next to Low throughout the bidding process, the filly reminded him of another stalwart filly that has already proven herself of the track. “She was a little bit of a collector's item to be quite honest,” West said. “First time I saw her on the sale's grounds on Friday, I actually texted Mr. Low and told him that I think we found the next [MGISW] Nest (Curlin). I hate to put a comparison like that on such a young horse, but if I'm being honest, she reminded me of her. [Mr. Low] said if I love her that much, we could try to buy her.” Nest annexed a trio of Grade I stakes in her racing career and over $2 million in earnings. She sold for $6 million at Fasig-Tipton in the fall of 2023. The bay, who is the first foal out of the stakes-winning and graded-placed mare Matera (Tapit), was consigned by Gainesway, acting as agent for her breeder Don Alberto Corp. Matera was purchased by Don Alberto for $1.4 million at Keeneland September in 2018. The 7-year-old mare is out of Grade III winner Miss Macy Sue (Trippi), who notably went on to produce dual Grade I winner Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song) and GSW and GISP leading sire Not This Time (Giant's Causeway). “It's such a live family,” West continued. “She comes from Don Alberto and you have a lot of faith in them. They do their matings right and they raise them the right way. Led by Carlos Heller and Reed Ringler, their whole staff does a great job and we have confidence in buying off them.” For the Lows, West also signed for Hip 4, a colt by Liam's Map out of Capture (Curlin) on Monday. Consigned by Summerfield on behalf of Stonestreet, the colt was secured for $100,000. The Lows, seen on occasion at the Saratoga sale and during Book 1 at Keeneland, made a productive appearance at Fasig-Tipton on Day 1. “They want to be there for the big Saturday races but they only come to a couple of the sales,” said West. “But they really love the game. They are such great owners. I can't say it enough. They take bad news better than they take good news. They are incredibly patient with their horses. They are just great people.”–@CbossTDN Well-related CURLIN (@HillnDaleFarm) filly sells for $1,900,000 to @Westbloodstock, agt for Robert & Lawana Low, at The Saratoga Sale! Consigned by @Gainesway, agt for @hsdonalberto, the filly is out of a SW 1/2 sister to G1W Liam's Map and GSW Not This Time. #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/uXQxW3gTRg — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 Tapit Colt to Flying Dutchmen The Boersma family's Flying Dutchmen got into the million-dollar action at Fasig-Tipton Monday with the $1.5-million purchase of a colt by Tapit (hip 97) out of graded winner Mopotism (Uncle Mo). The yearling was consigned by Lane's End, as agent for his breeder Don Alberto Corporation. “We wanted to buy a really nice colt here or at Keeneland and we didn't know if we would get him. That was kind of our limit,” said the farm's Hunter Rankin. Travis Boersma, co-founder of the Oregon-based coffee chain Dutch Bros., had been racing under the Boardshorts Stables banner, but the operation has been rebranded Flying Dutchmen. “We just bought a farm in Lexington,” Rankin said. “We are trying to buy nice horses. We are trying to buy fillies that will fit a broodmare band and try to buy a few nice colts. We are not going to buy anything close to him any time soon, probably, but we wanted to buy one or two really nice colts this year to have something to race for next year. We will do our best with this guy and see what happens.” The Flying Dutchmen are back in action for a $1,500,000 TAPIT (@Gainesway) colt at The Saratoga Sale! @LanesEndFarms, agt for @hsdonalberto, consigned the colt, the second foal out of G2W/MG1P Mopotism. #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/Mycy3MQmT2 — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 Of potential trainers for the colt, Rankin said, “We haven't decided yet. We have horses with Brian Lynch, Brendan Walsh, Graham Motion and John Sadler, so it will probably be one of those four guys.” While a trainer is yet to be determined, the yearling is expected to have a name within hours. “He will probably have a name by tomorrow,” Rankin said. “The family will vote on it tonight.” All totaled, Flying Dutchmen bought three horses, including hip 62, a Nyquist half-sister to GI Derby City Distaff victress Vahva (Gun Runner). Don Alberto purchased Mopotism, winner of the 2018 GII La Canada Stakes, for $1.05 million at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November sale. The mare's first foal, a colt by Curlin, was purchased by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners for $825,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. @JessMartiniTDN Into Mischief Colt First to a Million at Fasig A colt by Into Mischief (hip 30) became the first yearling to hit seven figures during Monday's opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale when bringing a final bid of $1 million from Coolmore's M.V. Magnier, in partnership with Peter Brant's White Birch Farm. The colt is out of Distorted Music (Distorted Humor) and is a half-brother to graded winner She Can't Sing (Bernardini). “Into Mischief is a very good stallion and [his son] Practical Joke is absolutely flying [at stud] at the moment,” said Magnier. “The mare has bred a good horse before and Distorted Humor is a nice broodmare sire. Peter Brant and all the guys really liked the horse.” The colt was consigned by Darby Dan Farm and the farm's Renee Logan signed for him for $650,000 on behalf of an undisclosed client as part of the Lothenbach dispersal at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale in February. On Monday, he became the third seven-figure offering from the mare this year. She Can't Sing was purchased for $1.1 million by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa at Fasig-Tipton in February and half-brother Sandman (Tapit) sold for $1.2 million at the OBS March sale. Distorted Music, who was purchased by the late Bob Lothenbach for $190,000 at the 2011 Keeneland September sale, sold for $375,000 to Springhouse Farm at the Winter Mixed sale. “We will bring him back to Ashford and we will probably leave him in America, I would think,” Magnier said of plans for the yearling. Robert Clay, standing out back alongside Alex Solis and just feet from the Coolmore team, were among the underbidders on the colt. @JessMartiniTDN Thank you to our buyers and consignors for supporting The Saratoga Sale. Session 1 has ended. The sale resumes Tuesday at 6pm. #FasigSaratoga Results https://t.co/sLtVvJRQ5Y pic.twitter.com/HdWHRjJ6ct — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 The post $3.4 Million Not This Time Colt Tops Frenetic Opening Session at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A half-brother to an unraced Curlin 2-year-old colt who brought $825,000 from Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners in this ring last year, hip 97 nearly doubled that return when hammering to Flying Dutchmen for $1.5 million at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sale Monday night. By Tapit, the colt is the second foal out of 2018 La Canada Stakes winner Mopotism (Uncle Mo), who also placed in four Grade I events. Flying Dutchmen is reported to be the same entity as Travis Boersma's Boardshorts Stables. Lane's End, agent consigned the Feb.19-foaled colt for his breeder, Don Alberto Corporation, who bought Mopotism at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November sale for $1.05 million. As a broodmare sire, Uncle Mo is responsible for 2024 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) and 2024 GI Arkansas Derby victor Muth (Good Magic). The Flying Dutchmen are back in action for a $1,500,000 TAPIT (@Gainesway) colt at The Saratoga Sale! @LanesEndFarms, agt for @hsdonalberto, consigned the colt, the second foal out of G2W/MG1P Mopotism. #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/Mycy3MQmT2 — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 The post $1.5-Million Tapit Colt to Flying Dutchmen appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

About two-thirds of the way through Monday night's boutique Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale, it was Robert and Lawana Low, through West Bloodstock, agent, who successfully bid $1.9 million for a bay Curlin filly from a power-packed family. Don Alberto Corporation bred hip 85 in Kentucky after purchasing her dam, MSW & GSP Matera (Tapit), for $1.4 million as a 2018 Keeneland September yearling. The filly is the first foal out of Matera, whose dam, Taylor Made-based blue hen Miss Macy Sue (Trippi), produced sires Liam's Map and Not This Time. The filly, a Mar. 13 foal, was consigned by Gainesway, agent for Don Alberto Corporation. The cross of Curlin over Tapit produced 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish. The filly represents the highest-priced filly of the evening thus far. Well-related CURLIN (@HillnDaleFarm) filly sells for $1,900,000 to @Westbloodstock, agt for Robert & Lawana Low, at The Saratoga Sale! Consigned by @Gainesway, agt for @hsdonalberto, the filly is out of a SW 1/2 sister to G1W's Liam's Map and Not This Time. #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/IRIz44VSEc — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 The post Robert and Lawana Low Strike for $1.9-Million Curlin Filly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hip 75, a Bluewater Sales-consigned Gun Runner colt out of Lady Godiva (Unbridled's Song). was another high-profile purchase for John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock during the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, as he was extended to $1.7 million after a protracted bidding duel. An Apr. 17 foal, the gray is closely related to GI Clark Handicap winner and sire Leofric, a son of Gun Runner's sire Candy Ride (Arg), and his dam hails from the Peter Blum family of Grade I winners Well Chosen, Telling and this year's dual Grade I winner National Treasure. Hip 75 was bred by Cypress Creek Equine, who also bred hip 37, a filly by Curlin–Elle Sueno who was knocked down to Resolute for $850,000. Hip 75 was the fourth session one purchase for Resolute for gross receipts of $4.65 million. Selling tonight at @FasigTiptonCo Saratoga Hip 75, a colt by Gun Runner out of the Unbridled's Song mare Lady Godiva, consigned by @BluewaterSales. A half-brother to GI winner LEOFRIC. pic.twitter.com/7LMrKaZPWf — TDN (@theTDN) August 5, 2024 The post Stewart Spending Spree Continues With $1.7m Gun Runner Colt appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With the attendees in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sale barely able to control their applause, a Not This Time colt from the family of GI Travers Stakes winner Colonel John (Tiznow) brought $3.4 million from Donato Lanni, agent for Zedan Racing, midway through Monday's session. The dark bay, consigned as hip 72 by Nardelli Sales, agent, is a half-brother to 2019 GIII Schuylerville Stakes winner Comical (Into Mischief). Winning dam Kayce Ace is a full-sister to Colonel John, who also captured the GI Santa Anita Derby. Susan Casner bred the Mar. 9-foaled, $3.4-million yearling in Kentucky. The dark bay was the lone horse brought to the sale by Nardelli Sales. #FTSaratoga Monday: The lone horse consigned by Nardelli Sales, Hip 72 – a colt by Not This Time out of Kayce Ace – brings the hammer down at a whopping $3.4 million. His dam a sister to COLONEL JOHN, the colt is a half-brother to COMICAL. pic.twitter.com/mZncmA87hD — TDN (@theTDN) August 6, 2024 The post Amr Zedan Picks Up Not This Time Colt for $3.4 Million appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Canterbury trainer Andrew Carston will be represented in two of the $100,000 synthetic races across the country this week, including the TAB 2000 at Cambridge on Thursday with Sincere (NZ) (Savabeel). Sincere has recorded each of his three career victories on the synthetic surface, with two coming in the current campaign giving Carston confidence to look further afield for a more lucrative stake. His final lead-in run was a sterling and luckless effort from last on the corner to run down all but Peecee Pussycat and Tomyturbo last month on his home course. “It’s obviously the innovation race and I sort of set him for that since he’s been so good on the poly track,” Carston said. “He’s headed up and is currently staying with Lisa Latta and has settled in well, then he’ll travel up to Cambridge on Wednesday. “I haven’t done a lot of form in the race, but I know he likes the surface, it’s a $100,000 race so it’s worth having a crack at.” Carston has a similar mindset with the Ripple Creek Equine Polytrack $100,000 (1200m) at Riccarton Synthetic on Wednesday, having three runners in Magneto, Thats Charming and Mumbo Jumbo engaged in the local feature. Magneto is the highest rated of the stablemates with two wins in his last three starts, with one of last season’s top hoops in Joe Doyle set to ride the son of Showcasing out of barrier 14. “They’ve all qualified for the race and deserve their chance to be there for the owners. They’ve all got polytrack form but will need a little bit of luck to be getting a fair amount of the money,” Carston said. “Magneto is racing in career-best form you could argue, and the other two have both won twice on the poly so it’s worth a shot.” Carston scored the trifecta in last year’s Nautical Insurance Grand National Amateur Championship (2200m) with Bad Flamingo, Take That and Dame County, and the first two horses will line-up again in this year’s contest. A six-year-old by Zacinto, Bad Flamingo will be partnered by experienced amateur jockey Michelle Northcott, while Carston has given local riders Ruby Rae and Tylor Solomon an opportunity aboard Reggie Ruler and Take That respectively. “I think it’s important to support these riders in the amateurs, they are important to the industry,” Carston said. “Take That has had two runs back after a brief let-up and I set him for this race again, he ran second last year and he’s an each-way chance again. “Bad Flamingo is going well, he just pulled a bit hard last start but he’ll improve off the run and he’s not without a shot either.” Of his five remaining runners at the meeting, Tough Time was a last-start winner at the track and will line-up under a very in-form Lisa Allpress in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Rating 65 (1600m). “I thought his win was good, and it was great to see him back in form because he’s a horse that has shown a fair amount of ability,” Carston said. “This is a stronger race than last time, but this is a feature meeting and he deserves to be there. He’ll need a bit of luck from the barrier he has, but he’s going well.” View the full article

Ryan Thistoll is looking forward to the inaugural Ripple Creek Equine Polytrack $100,000 (1200m) at his home course of Riccarton Park on Wednesday, where he will line-up synthetic specialist Strike Force (NZ) (Battle Paint). Strike Force has won four races over his favoured 1400m distance and two of them have come on the Riccarton Synthetic, most recently two starts back before finishing fifth behind race-rival Sorcha in mid-June. Thistoll considered a trip north to Awapuni for the 1400m equivalent race on Friday, but being based at Riccarton made the local contest a more suitable option, with Lee Callaway booked to ride the gelding out of barrier seven. “After his last run we thought we’d freshen him up, we did consider taking him to Awapuni but it’s just too far for him to travel and with this on our back doorstep, we thought we’d have a go,” Thistoll said. “We put him in the paddock for two weeks and have bought him up slowly, just keeping the drop back in distance in mind. He hasn’t done a hell of a lot, but we think he’s ready to go. “Hopefully he can jump and hold his place just in behind the leaders, that would be great. Coming back in distance, hopefully he’s not left flat-footed too early. “Having these races is great, it gives horses like that a chance to run for decent stakes when they probably wouldn’t get that sort of opportunity.” The son of Battle Paint has just turned nine but has been carefully handled by Thistoll throughout his career since returning from Hong Kong in 2019, having just 17 starts. “He spent a year in Hong Kong and had a tendon injury over there, so during his first year with us we really looked after him to get the mileage back into his legs and avoid the injury reoccurring,” Thistoll said. “We’ll give him a decent break after this race and then hopefully look at a race like the Southern Alps next year, but I don’t think he’s got a lot of time left being rising ten. I don’t want to flog him for too long.” View the full article

One of the most anticipated yearlings to grace the ring Monday evening in Fasig-Tipton Saratoga's opening session was Hip 57, a half-brother to breakout first-crop sire star Complexity by popular and well-supported first-year yearling stallion Charlatan. He didn't disappoint, hammering for $1.5 million to John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock, who had made no secret of his desire to purchase the colt over the weekend. Consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Stonestreet Bred & Raised, the chestnut colt is also a half to 2018 GIII Doubledogdare Stakes winner and 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Valadorna (Curlin). The son of the unraced Goldfield (Yes It's True), a ridgling, is a Feb. 22 colt and was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. The colt was among those featured Sunday in a TDN feature on Warrendale's consignment. Resolute Bloodstock (@rresoluteracing) goes to $1,500,000 for this colt by CHARLATAN (@HillnDaleFarm) at The Saratoga Sale! Consigned by @WarrendaleSales, agt for @StonestreetFarm, the colt is 1/2 brother to leading freshman sire Complexity and GSW/G1P Valadorna. #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/uFePCU4SOR — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 6, 2024 The post Complexity Half by Charlatan to John Stewart for $1.5M appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Top Sydney jockey Tyler Schiller after winning the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) on Haudoken for Gold Coast trainer Peter Robl at Fannie Bay on Monday. Picture: Darwin Turf Club He may have been riding at Fannie Bay for the first time on Monday, but leading Sydney jockey Tyler Schiller showed his class by guiding Hadouken to victory in the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m). Schiller, fourth in last season’s Sydney premiership, rode the six-year-old gelding for Gold Coast trainer Peter Robl. In his only other ride on Monday, Schiller won the race before the Cup aboard Iknowhatyouredoing for trainer Kevin Lamprecht over 2050m. Schiller had partnered Hadouken previously when second over 1500m (Class 2) at Goulburn in September 2022 for former trainer Gabrielle Ellis. After drawing the outside gate in the Darwin Cup’s 12-horse field, the son of Real Impact travelled wide throughout before overcoming Gary Clarke’s Wolfburn (Jarrod Todd) and Neil Dyer’s Bear Story (Noel Callow). Hadouken ($3.40) had played second fiddle to Bear Story – the $2.30 favourite with online bookmakers – and Wolfburn ($6) in betting leading up to the Cup. The trio brought good form to the table, and they were the only Cup runners under double-figure odds. Victory made it eight wins from 35 starts for Hadouken. Interestingly, Callow rode the horse to victory in its final start for Ellis on the Gold Coast, and Todd partnered the gelding when it won the Buntine Handicap (2050m) before the Cup. Hadouken was victorious first up in the NT in early July over 1600m (BM66) with Gold Coast apprentice Jasper Franklin as pilot. That made it four wins out of four on the synthetic and three wins out of three on the dirt for Haudoken. Schiller is also three from three on the dirt after winning his first race at Hillston (NSW) in April 2019. By dictating the pace in the Cup, Schiller felt that a fit Hadouken would outstay his rivals. In the end, the Queensland galloper proved far too good despite covering plenty of ground. “We stuck it out, the horse was very brave,” Schiller said. “I didn’t think he did too much because I was actually pretty quiet on him early. “I let him jump, see if I could get across early. “When I couldn’t, I thought I may as well try and ride him a touch quiet. “Still had that kick back out wide, I wasn’t using him to go forward at that point. “It wasn’t until we straightened up down the back, until we got down that down-hill I thought I could use him without doing too much while the others were all stacked up. “To his credit, he kept going.” Schiller remained confident despite Wolfburn refusing to yield in the home straight despite spotting Hadouken 2.5kg. “I was just questioning whether Wolfburn was going to keep going with me or not,” he said. “When he did, it was sort of worrying my horse out of it – but to his credit he kicked again at the 100 and inside the 50 he was never going to get beat. “I knew Bear Story was somewhere behind me, I was hopeful that he wouldn’t stay second up. “For Haudoken to come all this way and win a Listed Cup, it’s fantastic.” Horse racing news View the full article

After a seven-figure RNA earlier in the session, an Into Mischief colt was the first to crack the $1-million threshold in Monday evening's opening session of Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Select Yearling Sale when selling to Coolmore's M. V. Magnier and White Birch's Peter Brant. The Darby Dan Farm-consigned colt was bred in Kentucky by Lothenbach Stables out of the winning Distorted Music (Distorted Humor), dam of 2022 GIII Chilukki Stakes winner She Can't Sing (Bernardini). The Feb. 28-foaled, $1-million colt, who went through the ring as Hip 30, sold earlier this year at Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky February Sale as part of the Lothenbach dispersal for $650,000 to North Ocean Equine. His extended family includes MGISW Music Note (A.P. Indy) and her G1 Dubai World Cup-winning son Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper). M V Magnier & @WhiteBirchFarm_ get INTO MISCHIEF (@spendthriftfarm) with this $1,000,000 colt at The Saratoga Sale!! The colt out of graded stakes producer Distorted Music was consigned by @darbydanfarm, agt. #FasigSaratoga pic.twitter.com/FlAkaIBYmk — Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) August 5, 2024 The post Into Mischief Colt First to Seven Figures at Fasig-Tipton, Goes to Coolmore and White Birch appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ahead of a Wednesday federal court hearing to determine if a temporary injunction is warranted in Oklahoma to keep the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) from being enforced in that state, the HISA Authority filed a legal response Monday that stated “there is no emergency” that would merit such action. The Authority further told the court that the eight licensed Remington Park horsepeople who are plaintiffs in the case are engaging in “foot-dragging and gamesmanship” in their repeated efforts to derail HISA on the grounds of alleged unconstitutionality. In an Aug. 5 filing in United States District Court of Oklahoma (Western District), the HISA Authority went on record as opposing the “extraordinary request” for a temporary restraining order. “Plaintiffs seek to immediately block operation of a federal statute that a bipartisan Congress enacted almost four years ago,” the filing stated. “But there is no emergency: Plaintiffs have already raced hundreds of times under the congressionally mandated regulations that have been in effect for over two years. “Worse yet, Plaintiffs have sat on the sidelines while other challengers have litigated the same constitutional claims for years in multiple circuits–including the State of Oklahoma itself, [which] lost in the district court following full summary judgment briefing; lost in a unanimous Sixth Circuit decision, [and] had their petition for a writ of certiorari denied by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2024 after over three years of litigation,” the HISA Authority filing stated. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed July 24, are Joe Offolter, Danny Caldwell, Elizabeth Butler, Randy Blair, Bryan Hawk, Scott Young, Boyd Caster and Michael Major. Similar to seven other lawsuits that have been introduced in federal courts since 2021, the Oklahoma licensees want declaratory judgments, injunctions, and restraining orders imposed that would invalidate HISA rules and prohibit the HISA Authority, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) from enforcing the regulations that govern the sport. Specifically, they are claiming alleged violations of the constitutional non-delegation doctrine and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The HISA Authority response continued: “Plaintiffs ask this Court in a matter of days to second-guess the considered judgments of [other federal courts] on complex issues and enjoin operation of HISA across the entire State against everyone. That ploy is unfair to this Court, unfair to Defendants, and unfair to the thousands of racing participants that rely on the Act's operation. “Plaintiffs' 'emergency' request is all the more remarkable given that they voluntarily dismissed a challenge to the same statute and regulations in this same Court over a year ago. Yet Plaintiffs nowhere mention that prior action,” the filing stated. “That foot-dragging and gamesmanship underscore that Plaintiffs fail to demonstrate 'the single most important prerequisite' for the drastic relief they seek: irreparable harm,” the filing stated. “The only exigency Plaintiffs allege is that they plan to run races subject to the same rules that have governed the races they've already participated in for the past two years,” the filing stated. “The balance of equities and public interest also weigh firmly against disrupting that status quo by abruptly halting a transformative federal regime to which the industry has adjusted and which is saving lives-particularly on facial claims unlikely to succeed on the merits,” the filing stated. “The Court should treat the application as a motion for a preliminary injunction and deny it,” the HISA Authority filing concluded. The post HISA Authority: Oklahoma Lawsuit Amounts To ‘Foot-Dragging and Gamesmanship’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Following a pair of consecutive defeats to kick off her 6-year-old campaign, Fev Rover (IRE) attempts to get back in the win column by defending her title in the $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G2T) at Colonial Downs Aug. 5.View the full article

No matter their level of involvement, owners of Thoroughbred racehorses are always in search of their horse of a lifetime, the one they will shout about with pride, "That is my horse!" Michael Foster has found that horse in Next.View the full article

Nations Pride, Ancient Rome, and Highland Chief add some long-missing international flavor to the Aug. 10 Arlington Million (G1T) at Colonial Downs.View the full article

By Brigette Solomon There is another new addition to the northern junior driver ranks this week with Kate Coppins having her first race day drive at Cambridge Raceway today. The 19-year-old from Morrinsville, who is the granddaughter of trainer Jill Coppins, has long been involved with horses, competing in Kidz Kartz and equestrian events. Through family, Coppins has always been involved with harness racing and is now employed by Cambridge trainer Arna Donnelly and loving every minute. “I got my trials licence when I was in my last year at high school but when I finished school I decided to take a break from horses and worked on a dairy farm for a year,” says Coppins, “but since coming back to work for Arna at the start of the year, I’m 100 percent certain that I want to give driving a real crack, I absolutely love it.” Coppins’ debut coincides with the start of weekly lower grade races at Cambridge, an integral part of the new “The Future Starts Now” strategy implemented by Harness Racing New Zealand for the 2024/25 season and beyond. The first meeting will feature six races, each worth $8000. The Tuesday meetings are part of the “Look North” strategy aimed at revitalising racing in top half of the North Island. They have been designed to supplement the Friday Nights Lights (FNL) concept which sees dual meetings, usually at Alexandra Park and Addington, every Friday night. Coppins’ first drive is President Flynntin in Race 1, The SG Stud Handicap Trot over 2200 metres. Trained by her grandmother Jill Coppins at Morrinsville, the five-year-old gelding has been freshened since last racing on May 16. The gelding starts tonight’s race off a 30 metre handicap. “I’ve driven President Flynntin in plenty of workouts so know him well, and I’ve been given very few instructions except to go out there and enjoy it,” says Coppins, “I have a pretty big support crew coming to watch which is pretty cool.” In Race 2, the Diamond Racing Stables Mobile Pace for Junior Drivers, Coppins drives the Ross Paynter-trained She’s Apples. The four-year-old mare by Sweet Lou was a smart winner on debut here at Cambridge on the 19th July. On that occasion the mare settled back in running and ended up four wide over the final 400 metres before winding up late in the home straight to win by a length. “She won nicely at her first start but there are a few nice horses in the field and she’ll be starting off the second line (10),” says Coppins, “I had a drive of her in track work on Saturday to get a feel for her and Ross has told me he’ll be happy so long as she’s running on in the finish.” “I’m pretty excited and lucky to have a couple of nice enough horses to have my first drives on,” says Coppins “It’s also pretty special to be having my first drive in my Nana’s colours.” And while Coppins isn’t engaged to drive one of her employer’s horses today, Donnelly is pleased to see Coppins join the junior driver ranks. “She’s a good kid who sits nicely in the cart and she’s got a couple of good drives to get started with tonight,” says Donnelly “It’s so good to see a couple of new young drivers coming through.” View the full article

Matthew Cartwright will join the New Zealand jockey ranks this season. Photo: Jay Town (Racing Photos) New Zealand’s jockey ranks have been bolstered this week with the welcome addition of expat Australian hoop Matthew Cartwright. The 21-year-old jockey recorded 233 wins in Victoria, but found opportunities began to dry up after coming out of his apprenticeship, and he has elected to chance his arm across the Tasman to help revitalise his riding career. “I was struggling with opportunities in Australia, so I thought I would make a change and New Zealand is what that change is going to be,” Cartwright said. Cartwright had a successful apprenticeship and partnered a number of top-level horses in Australia, including riding subsequent The Everest (1200m) and multiple Group One winner Giga Kick to victory at just his second start. “I had a very successful apprenticeship,” he said. “I was a leading apprentice in Victoria and out rode my claim with six months to go, so I had to leave my apprenticeship early and become a senior. “I rode multiple Group One horses with a claim, the likes of Giga Kick and Lighthouse. “One of my biggest highlights would have been riding Flash Feeling on Champions Day at Flemington. That was probably my biggest win, it was massive.” Cartwright flew to New Zealand on Sunday and said he has been helped a lot with his move by a couple of Kiwis he met in Australia. “I have had a lot of help from Mason Stevens and Wiremu Pinn, they have helped me out a lot in getting over here,” he said. Cartwright will base himself in the Waikato and said he has already started networking and is receiving plenty of support from local trainers. “I am going to base myself out of Cambridge and I will be doing a fair bit of work at Cambridge and Matamata, so that will keep me busy,” he said. “I am going to branch out and help different trainers. I have already got a few trainers that are happy to support me, everyone has been very welcoming. “I just want to be out there riding, and riding winners. I am going to be working hard and hopefully I can get the support, and I can get on the right horses and show my ability. “I am looking forward to giving New Zealand a crack. It is exciting and challenging at the same time.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Today 6th August in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | August 6, 2024 Three horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today on Tuesday, August 6. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Bold Mac goes back-to-back Kiwi-bred Bold Mac stepped up in class and delivered a repeat result in Saturday’s Premier’s Cup Prelude (1800m) at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Verona roars back into winning form New Zealand-bred mare Verona turned her form around in emphatic style at Rosehill on Saturday, charging home from last to … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 6, 2023 Eight horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Crocetti impresses at Ruakaka Exciting galloper Crocetti put his name to the forefront for the upcoming three-year-old features with a convincing return to racing … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Leech seals Darwin’s Palmerston Sprint with the flashy Early Crow Trainer Dick Leech, with stables in the Red Centre and Top End, claimed the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) with five-year-old … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago 2023 Darwin Cup betting tips and racing preview from top Darwin analysts The richest race on dirt in Australia takes place in the Northern Territory on Monday with the running of the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Darwin racing preview, betting tips & odds | Monday, 7/8/23 The Darwin Carnival winds up on Monday with the running of the Darwin Cup. See the top racing preview, tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Ballarat betting tips & quaddie selections | Monday, August 7 The synthetic track at Ballarat is set to host a seven-race program on Monday afternoon. Check out HorseBetting’s free tips … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Lord Darci breaks Canterbury hoodoo in Winter Cup A rails-hugging ride by Terry Moseley paved the way for local runner Lord Darci to break a 22-year hoodoo for … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Hard Empire rockets home in Missile Stakes Give him a slot – they were the thoughts of co-trainer Trent Edmonds when his nine-year-old Hard Empire caused an … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Imperatriz fires in Kerikeri Cup The cream rose to the top in the feature event at Ruakaka on Saturday where the Mark Walker-trained Imperatriz justified … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Sirius Suspect leads throughout in Aurie’s Star Handicap It was as simple as jump, lead and win in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap for track specialist Sirius … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago West Coast takes first day jumping honours at Riccarton Promising steeplechaser West Coast looks to have attained the favourite’s tag for next Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge 147th … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Berkeley Square justifies short price at Flemington Dan O’Sullivan’s three-year-old Berkeley Square was able to attain for an unlucky second last start with a classy win in … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 6, 2022 12 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Sirius Suspect’s persistence is paying off ahead of Flemington Sirius Suspect’s victory in the Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final last start, trainer Saab Hasan singled out track-walker Peter … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Emotional roller-coaster for Sonja Wiseman leading into race day Not only has it been a dramatic 12 months for Darwin-based jockey Sonja Wiseman, but the past week has also … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Bendigo racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Sunday, August 8 The Bendigo Jockey Club is set to host a competitive eight-race meeting on Sunday. Check out James Herbert’s free preview … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Alligator Blood set to return in Goldmarket for Billy Healey Popular Queensland horse Alligator Blood is nearing his racetrack return, but it will not be with Gai Waterhouse & Adrian … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Punt Drunk: One-eyed Jack puts them to shame in debut win Friday is finally here and the Punt Drunk team reviews all the major news stories during the past week of … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Doomben racing tips & best value bets | Saturday, August 7 HorseBetting’s in-form Queensland tipster brings you his top tips and quaddie picks for the Doomben meeting on Saturday, August 7, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Randwick racing tips, top odds & value bets | August 7, 2021 HorseBetting’s Nicholas Lloyd brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie selections for the Royal Randwick meeting on Saturday, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Belmont racing tips, best bets & quaddie | Saturday, August 7 HorseBetting’s Western Australia tipping expert presents his best bets and quaddie selections for the nine-race card at Belmont on Saturday, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Murray Bridge tips & quaddie selections | Saturday, August 7 Murray Bridge will play host to a nine-race card on Saturday, August 7. See HorseBetting’s preview with top tips, value … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 6, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees five meetings being held around the country on this Friday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Wood loving his Hong Kong commentator’s role Tom Wood has come a long way since his race commentator’s debut as an 18-year-old at the Westport trots on … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Wilde daring to dream with Tralee Rose Symon Wilde is daring to dream with Tralee Rose this spring. The Warrnambool trainer has nominated the daughter of Tavistock … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Chief Sequoyah a budding jumps superstar Rhythm and ringcraft might sound like a music festival but Hall of Fame trainer John Wheeler reckons they might be … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago It’s A Wonder to resume at Wanganui It’s A Wonder may get a bit of a shock when he lines-up in the Jolt Coffee House 2060 at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Refreshed Pike looking forward to spring Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was savouring the last few hours of a brief Queenstown getaway on Wednesday before the focus … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Spinoff from Ablaze’s amazing run of success The flag is certainly being flown high by exciting jumper Ablaze for his White Robe Lodge sire and the spinoff … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago The Rosebud 2020 betting tips, strategy & odds A star-studded lineup of three-year-old sprinters resume at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday in the $140,000 Listed Schweppes Rosebud, which offers … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago VRC Oaks winner put on notice to perform Trainer Danny O’Brien wants to see a return to form from Group One winner Miami Bound to prove she is … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Justastate in the frame for Norvall It may have only been a maiden race at Te Aroha on Sunday, but Justastate earned her photo spot amongst … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Missile Stakes 2020 racing tips, value bets & odds Saturday’s Group 2 Iron Jack Missile Stakes over 1200m marks the first Rosehill Gardens feature of the 2020/21 Australian horse … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Aurie’s Star 2020 betting tips, racing odds & form guide The Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap is the feature event on Flemington’s nine-race program this Saturday. Check out HB’s free … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Weather to determine Ryan’s rosiest chance Gerald Ryan has drawn comparisons between Return With Honour and former stakes winner Hinchinbrook as he prepares a three-pronged assault … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Kemp has another Weetwood on his radar A Weetwood Handicap start is the goal trainer Kevin Kemp has set for talented sprinter Mr Marbellouz, who resumes from … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago So Si Bon looms as a Cox Plate wildcard Connections of So Si Bon have thrown in a nomination for the Cox Plate ahead of the gelding’s resumption in … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Melody Belle on song for Missile Stakes Missile Stakes favourite Melody Belle has passed a fitness test and will kick-start her season in the Rosehill sprint … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Vaughan duo kick-off spring preparations Southland trainer Lisa Vaughan is on the hunt this season to secure an elusive stakes victory with seven-year-old mare Shirley … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Oaks winner pleases in Ruakaka Shaune Ritchie was beaming after Jennifer Eccles’ 1050m trial at Ruakaka on Tuesday. He was delighted to see last season’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Guineas races attract strong entries The Group One Caulfield Guineas for three-year-olds has received 324 nominations while the Thousand Guineas for fillies has attracted 285 … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Invincible Gem after second Missile Stakes Trainer Kris Lees will have stable stalwart Le Romain and 2017 winner Invincible Gem trying to win the Group Two … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cox Plate attracts 187 nominations The $5 million Cox Plate at The Valley has attracted 187 nominations including 27 internationally trained horses … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Lys Gracieux nominated for Cox Plate Japanese mare Lys Gracieux has been nominated for the Cox Plate despite currently being ineligible to travel to Australia for … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Avilius shines in Rosehill barrier trial Godolphin has 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Redzel has been given an … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Grunt, Mighty Boss to resume in Lawrence Some of trainer Mick Price’s spring hopefuls have had barrier trials at Cranbourne including Grunt and Mighty Boss, who will … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago I Am A Star to make Flemington return The Aurie’s Star Handicap will be the comeback race for I Am A Star who is among 10 initial entries … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Exceltic to put Golden Rose on the line Trainer Gary Portelli has Golden Rose aspirations for Exceltic but the colt needs to perform in the Listed Rosebud at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Shoals, Santa pleasing in spring build-up Everest-bound stablemates Shoals and Santa Ana Lane have continued their build-ups to the spring in a barrier trial at Cranbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Ef Troop to begin campaign at Doomben Top Queensland three-year-old Ef Troop will make his three-year-old debut at Doomben with stablemate Outback Barbie to head to Sydney … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago More Sundays impresses in Geelong debut Blue blood colt More Sundays, by Fastnet Rock out of More Joyous, has started his racing career with an impressive … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Gary Vile hoping for smooth return from injury for Jacksstar Gary Vile is taking it a day at a time with Jacksstar, but he’s hoping to get the top stayer … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Racing NSW buys Cummings’ Princes Farm Princes Farm, the former home of master trainer Bart Cummings, has been bought by Racing NSW as a multi-purpose horse … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Decision looms on Jameka’s racing future Star mare Jameka has finished unplaced in a barrier trial at Cranbourne, with a decision on whether she returns to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Le Romain scores stylish Gosford trial win Le Romain has been given a solid hit-out to win a 1000m-barrier trial at Gosford ahead of the triple Group … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Ability goes four straight in Bletchingly Ability has risen to the challenge of weight-for-age company to take out the rescheduled Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Sandown … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Byrne’s winners keep coming Jockey Jim Byrne four winners at Doomben have added to his claim for more Brisbane records … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wells finally gets another win at Sandown Wells has outstayed his five rivals to score a narrow win in the Crisp Steeplechase at Sandown … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Devil Hawk special winner for Waller Winx is top of the tree at the Chris Waller stable but Devil Hawk has claimed a significant win in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Allen adds GN Hurdle to feature jump wins John Allen has collected another feature jumps win, guiding Ancient King to victory in the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wells grinds out Crisp Steeplechase at Ladbrokes Park THERE were concerns that Wells wouldn’t handle the heavy conditions at Ladbrokes Park on Sunday, but the 10-year-old proved too … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Sanadaat impressive in Sandown return Sanadaat has scored an impressive first-up win at Sandown with Lindsay Park now looking towards richer spring races … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Best to come for Shogun Sun Trainer Kelly Schweida believes Shogun Sun can run well in the Golden Rose but believes his best will be seen … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stanley is looking ahead to spring riches Brent Stanley is looking forward to the upcoming spring carnival as he puts together a nice team of horses … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago The Thousand Guineas awaits classy Sandown winner Sanadaat BLETCHINGLY Stakes day kicked off with a bang for Lindsay Park as quality three-year-old Sanadaat returned an easy winner of … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wilson has cobalt penalty varied A Queensland Racing Integrity Commission review has increased the penalty for trainer Marcus Wilson on cobalt related charges … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Yankee Rose Queensland award favourite Dual Group One winner Yankee Rose is favourite to be named the Queensland Horse of the Year … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hayley Turner to take advantage of claim Trainer Francis Graffard has backed Hayley Turner to shine when Britain’s most successful female Flat jockey relocates to France during … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Hidden Pearl untroubled in winning return Hidden Pearl has made a successful comeback from injury, winning the Tim Bell Memorial by 4-1/2 lengths at Eagle Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Apprentice 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been remembered and recognised at Jockey Celebration Day events across the country … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ulmann completes Weir treble at Flemington Darren Weir could not have asked for a better start to the new season with a race-to-race treble at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Waterhouse/Bott claim first win in the Rosebud IT was a memorable day for Adrian Bott who scored his first win for Tulloch Lodge, in partnership with Gai … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tycoon Tara wins wet Gr 2 Missile Stakes In the absence of star colt Capitalist, new stablemate Tycoon Tara has won the Missile Stakes for Peter and Paul … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Deanne Panya rides double at Randwick Apprentice Deanne Panya has scored a Sydney Saturday double, riding Snappy One and Lie Direct to victory on a heavy … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tycoon Tara braves conditions in Missile Stakes IT was anything from the usual quality of a Missile Stakes field, but despite the scratching of stable star Capitalist, … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Country life, jumps a tonic for Best Case Former Sydney galloper Best Case has been backed from $13 to $9.50 before improving his form to win at Eagle … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Zunbaqa gives Ben Hayes a Flemington win Lindsay Park has spring aspirations for Zunbaqa after the daughter of More Than Ready led throughout at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Valley Girl impresses in New Zealand with Australia on the agenda THE Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs show continued at Ruakaka in New Zealand on Saturday when four-year-old mare Valley Girl … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Beloso goes back to back with Brisbane win Beloso has rewarded trainer Kim Craft’s patient approach with a city win over General Assault and Royal Tithe … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Birds Of Tokyo relishes wet Randwick track Victorian mare Birds Of Tokyo has made light of a heavy Randwick track to demolish her opposition … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Caroun tackles Grand National for Dwyer Henry Dwyer has Grand National Hurdle hopes for Caroun, a horse he inherited from the Peter Moody stable … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Dettori eyeing 3000th win in Britain Frankie Dettori has moved to within two wins of a landmark 3000 in Britain and will try to do it … Read More View the full article