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Street Fightin Man (NZ) (Pure Champion) lived up to his name with a gritty performance from the front to score in the Christchurch Casino 29th South Island Awards – 13 September Open (1200m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday. A seven-year-old by Pure Champion, Street Fightin Man has found a purple patch of form this winter with two victories and two placings from his past four starts, which placed him second in the market for the open sprint event at $5.30 with Listed winner Epee Beel on top at $2.20. The big gelding jumped positively from the gates and jockey Kate Hercock swiftly took advantage of his early speed, setting a leisurely tempo in front inside of The Good Shepherd. When the pressure came on, Street Fightin Man found plenty of kick under Hercock and set a challenge for Epee Beel and her stablemate Makabar. The Pitman pair chased gamely from back in the field and got within touching distance of Street Fightin Man, but he was too tough, pinning his ears back and finding the line to score by a neck to Makabar, with Epee Beel a further neck back in third. Steven Woodsford prepares Street Fightin Man out of Rangiora and he was thrilled to see the gelding continue his strong recent run of performances. “He’s come right, he’s tough and is in a golden run at the moment,” Woodsford said. “He might line up on the last day now (10 August at Riccarton), we’ll see. “I told the owners a long time ago I wouldn’t start him during (New Zealand) Cup Week, he’s had his go there and he will be saved for other parts of the season.” Hercock continued to figure prominently in the riding ranks last season since her return to race-day in 2021, posting 48 winners, and was happy to kick off the new season in similar fashion. “It was really good, he was a little bit slow away and Amanda (Pascoe) did say he likes to take a sit, but we got a nice soft lead and I thought if I could walk and sprint from the corner, we were away,” she said. “As soon as I gave him a dig he came under me and just kept fighting all the way up the straight. “He’s a beautiful ride, you couldn’t get a nicer horse to ride.” Street Fightin Man has now recorded seven wins from 44 starts and over $148,000 in stakes for his ownership group which includes Woodsford. He is out of a Thorn Park mare Ruby Tuesday, who also produced Woodsford’s two-win stablemate Aingie, by Darci Brahma. View the full article

Freshman sire Vekoma picked up his first black-type stakes winner as Louisiana Jess ran away from the field in the D. S. Shine Young Futurity Aug. 3 at Evangeline Downs. View the full article

Losing position on the backstretch when shuffled behind rivals, Adare Manor finds her stride late on the second turn and down the stretch to catch Scylla in the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) Aug. 3 at Del Mar.View the full article

Michael Lund Petersen's ADARE MANOR (m, 5, Uncle Mo–Brooklynsway, by Giant Gizmo) looked to have it all to do with less than a quarter mile to race in Saturday's GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar, but she went through her gears once into the clear to motor past 'TDN Rising Star' Scylla (Tapit) en route to a successful defense of her title. With the victory, the dark bay mare secures her spot in the field or the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff going nine furlongs over this seaside oval in early November. Pounded into 3-5, Adare Manor–who had achieved most of her prior career success when allowed to dictate terms–was beaten for speed and was settled off the pace by Juan Hernandez, as Olivia Twist (Mshawish) led in advance of Scylla. The Juddmonte runner, looking to complete a cross-country Grade I double for her sire and trainer Bill Mott, was sent into the lead by Mike Smith with fully 4 1/2 furlongs to go, and for a long while, it looked as if that bold move may have proved the winning one. Scylla led clear passing the quarter pole and Adare Manor was hard-ridden, but she picked up the bridle in the lane and steamed past Scylla for a third victory at the highest level. Flying Connection (Connect), second to Adare Manor in this year's GI Apple Blossom Handicap, won a photo for third. Sales history: $180,000 Ylg '20 FTKFEB; $190,000 RNA Ylg '20 FTKSEP; $375,000 2yo '21 OBSJUN. Lifetime Record: 18-10-5-0. O-Michael Lund Petersen; B-Town & Country Horse Farms LLC & Gary Broad (KY); T-Bob Baffert. ADARE MANOR ($3.20) WAS INCREDIBLE! The mare by Uncle Mo (@coolmoreamerica) sat back and got a perfect trip under @JJHernandezS19 to win the @LanesEndFarms @BreedersCup Challenge Series $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at @DelMarRacing! The 5yo was trained by @BobBaffert. pic.twitter.com/pXizDMG0I7 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 4, 2024 The post Adare Manor Defends Title In Clement Hirsch, Earns BC Distaff Berth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.–Ferocious's (Flatter) blowout victory in the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course Saturday produced a series of backward and forward moments in the winner's enclosure. Ramiro Restrepo and Gustavo Delgado, Jr., principals in Mage's (Good Magic) rise to prominence and victory in the 2023 GI Kentucky Derby, held court following the $100,000 2-year-old maiden special weight race that might be the first big step for another standout. Restrepo and Delgado spearheaded the purchase of Ferocious for $1,300,000 at the OBS March sale and they were appropriately excited about the way he launched his career. Despite breaking a tad slow from the rail, eighth of nine, he quickly put himself into the race, grabbed the lead at the top of the stretch and cruised to a 7 3/4-lengths score under Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano. They completed the six furlongs over the muddy sealed track in 1:09.65 and paid $8.90 as the 3-1 favorite. El Prestigio (Practical Joke), the early pacesetter, was second, a nose ahead of Praetor (Into Mischief). Delgado, who trains the colt with his father, said his agility enabled Ferocious to overcome the tardy start. “I don't think you can ask for a better debut,” he said. Gentry Stable bred the colt and Restrepo and Delgado Jr. put together the partnership with JR Ranch, owned by Jose Aguirre; Restrepo's Marquee Bloodstock; High Step Racing and the Delgado's OGMA Investments. JR is the majority owner. Restrepo said that Ferocious, out of the Midnight Lute mare Napier, could not be ignored. “It's very difficult to find a horse with four generations of Juddmonte breeding like that at a 2-year-old sale. Usually, you find those things gone at the yearling sales,” he said and named some of colt's assets: “Physically so mature. His attitude. His attitude at the sale, like an older horse.” Ferocious's fourth dam, Nijinsky Star (Nijinsky) was purchased by Juddmonte and joined the broodmare band, establishing a female family line that led to third dam Willstar (Nureyev) and second dam Uno Duo (Macho Uno). Then it was Delgado's turn. “I think the credit goes to JR Ranch,” he said. “When we were trying to buy him, he wouldn't stop. That's what you need in those cases, some guy that has got that to carry on, in the bidding. That was good for us.” “Then since the horse is in the barn, so nice to be around. He's very chill. Any rider can ride, that kind of thing. We were pretty confident, though. I have to be honest.” Ferocious had some experience on wet conditions in training and Restrepo noted that when Gustavo Delgado Sr. saw the weather forecast a couple of days ago, “He goes, 'Don't worry about it, he's a duck.'” In May 2022, Restrepo and Delgado Jr. were so impressed with the 2-year-old Mage at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale that they went to $290,000, well beyond their budget, to buy the colt. Then they scrambled to find investors for what turned into a very successful venture. The 4-year-old stands at Airdrie Stud. “Mage is the gift that keeps on giving for us,” Restrepo said. “Its let myself go out and purchase horses that I could only dream of. Before it was just fantasy football.” With the credibility and the resources that a Derby win and the sale of a stallion can produce, they have been busy. “You know, Gustavo and his father are more than capable of, from the test into the Derby, to have a barn for these horses, and they're deserving of the opportunity as well,” Restrepo said. “We have 20-plus really nice 2-year-olds at the barn. Mage took us on this incredible ride, has given us a ton of experience to kind of be present in the moment. Now, hopefully, Ferocious takes the torch.” Said Delgado Jr.: “Because of him, we have this one.” Restrepo called Ferocious “a total package” and said he behaved like a seasoned pro at the sale. “He was taken out 100-plus times and always acted mature and confident and never lost any weight; actually toughened up at the sale, put up some good size,” Restrepo said. “When you see a horse thriving in those environments, mentally, you start saying to yourself up, 'maybe he can handle the big stage.' Today was Step One. Episode One. Chapter One. Page One. It's a cool start, right?” The post Ferocious Lives Up To His Name In Spa MSW appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Brittlyn Stable's Ova Charged (Star Guitar–Charged Cotton, by Dehere), winner of this year's GIII Unbridled Sidney Stakes and owner of the year's top Beyer Speed Figure, fell leaving the eighth pole during the running of Saturday's Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies' Turf Sprint Stakes and was subsequently euthanized. According to the track's Kevin Kerstein, the 6-year-old mare suffered a right front fetlock injury. Jockey Corey Lanerie walked back to the jockeys' room under his power. Bred in Louisiana by Evelyn Benoit's operation, Ova Charged won eight of her first nine starts, including five state-bred stakes events while under the care of trainer Jose Camejo. Turned over to trainer Shane Wilson at the tail end of 2023, Ova Charged had rattled off another seven black-type wins, including her first such success in open company in the Feb. 13 Mardi Gras Stakes at the Fair Grounds. In her very next appearance, she thrashed her fellow Louisiana-breds by 12 1/2 lengths in the Page Cortez Stakes, running the 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:01.90 which translated into a massive 113 Beyer Speed Figure. She won the Chicken Fried Stakes at Lone Star Park June 29 in her most recent appearance. Ova Charged amassed a record of 15-1-0 from 19 starts for earnings of $918,575. Her passing comes just a month after the tragic death of Louisiana-bred Grade I winner Alva Starr (Lord Nelson) in a training injury. The post Louisiana-Bred Star Ova Charged Euthanized appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Locked in a nose-to-nose duel for the final sixteenth of a mile, Governor Sam was able to prevail at the wire Aug. 3 in the $100,000 Tyro Stakes at Monmouth Park, becoming the first stakes winner for WinStar Farm's late stallion Improbable.View the full article

A three-race stakes card at Ellis Park Aug. 3 was marred by tragedy when the popular, 15-time-winning mare Ova Charged broke down in the stretch when racing in the Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Turf Sprint Stakes. View the full article

In his first stakes appearance, Glassman Racing's Arthur's Ride handled the class jump with ease as he dominated the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) in front-running fashion at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–There is a good reason why White Sands (Into Mischief), the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday's $200,000, GIII Adirondack for 2-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course, isn't going to run. She's not here. Trainer Wesley Ward said Saturday morning on the Saratoga backstretch that White Sands is at Keeneland and likely waiting for one of two races at Del Mar next weekend: the $150,000 GIII Sorrento for 2-year-old fillies on Aug. 10 or the $150,000 GIII Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds on Aug. 11. White Sands, owned by Mrs. John Magnier and Linda Shanahan, has won both of her career starts at places you don't normally see Ward youngsters run. She broke her maiden at Belterra Park in Cincinnati on May 25, winning by 9 1/2 lengths. She then went to Prairie Meadows in Iowa and beat colts in the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes on July 6. That seemed even easier as she romped by 13 3/4 lengths. Wesley Ward | Keeneland The impressive victories are not what you would first notice about White Sands. She only has one eye. Ward said the right eye is missing on the filly, who is a half-sister to 2021 champion sprinter Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music). “We took it so carefully with her,” Ward said. “We always trained her with a friend.” Ward decided not to have White Sands run in baby races at Keeneland or Churchill Downs or Belmont (at Aqueduct) because of her handicap. “I just thought I would wait and let her come and try to get her maiden broke at Belterra where you would not expect, with the purse structure there, to be anything of consequence like there would be at Churchill or Keeneland or Belmont,” Ward said. “She got in there and was a heavy favorite and won convincingly which is what we wanted.” After dominating the competition in her first two starts, that handicap has become a distant memory. “She bounced out to the front (in the race against colts) and off she went,” Ward said. “Now, she just trains like any other horse.” Ward said there is some talk of maybe bringing White Sands to Saratoga for the $150,000 Bolton Landing, a 5 1/2-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies on the grass on Aug. 18. However, Ward said that where he trains in Lexington, there is no turf breezing available. If the Bolton Landing were to be an option, White Sands would come to Saratoga to train. “That would take us away from going to California, so we are kind of stuck,” Ward said. “We have to make a decision in the next few days.” Trainer Beckman Not Worried No One Is Talking About Honor Marie As the Saratoga meet barrels towards the $1.25 million GI Travers Stakes, all–or most of–the attention is on horses named Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) and Dornoch (Good Magic), Fierceness (City of Light), Seize the Grey (Arrogate) and Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and, most recently, Muth (Good Magic). Honor Marie | Sarah Andrew It seems like Honor Marie (Honor Code) has been the forgotten horse. He hasn't gone anywhere. He's still over at trainer Whit Beckman's barn and he's working just as hard as the others to get ready for the Midsummer Derby. It's just that no one is talking about him. Maybe it's because Honor Marie hasn't won a big one yet. He is 0-4 this year with a second in the GII Louisiana Derby being his best finish. He was eighth in the GI Kentucky Derby and fourth in the GI Belmont Stakes with less-than-ideal trips. “That's ok,” Beckman said outside his barn Saturday morning when asked about the lack of attention his horse has gotten. “Some people have lost interest a little bit. He has been out of sight, out of mind. You have a lot of high-profile horses coming in here, like those that ran in the (GII) Jim Dandy or a horse like Muth that is super flashy and super strong.” Beckman is confident that his horse fits with these. And he'll get his chance to prove it. He is scheduled to have a five-furlong work Sunday morning on the Oklahoma. Beckman said that Tyler Gaffalione will be on board for the work. Gaffalione has worked the horse twice at Saratoga and he has also been teamed with Irad Ortiz Jr. and Manny Franco in the mornings. Beckman is still waiting to see who will ride Honor Marie in the Travers. “We will have someone lined up soon,” he said. “I want to get the best fit for the horse.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented By NYRA Bets: One-Eyed White Sands, Favored In Adirondack, Won’t Run appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A 12 3/4-length winner of a rare 10-furlong allowance June 7, Glassman Racing's ARTHUR'S RIDE (c, 4, Tapit–Points of Grace, by Point Given) was bet down from a morning line of 8-1 into 6-1, owing to the 111 Beyer Speed Figure and despite the presence of GI Met Mile winner National Treasure (Quality Road) and other, proven handicap horses. Making his stakes debut on top of everything else in Saturday's Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' GI Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, Arthur's Ride was intent on the lead, set a searching gallop and proved not for catching. Hustled away from gate nine by Junior Alvarado, the $250,000 Keeneland September graduate had to do a bit of work, but got there all the same through enervating splits of :23.26 and :46.63 prompted along by Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator) as odds-on National Treasure was forced to do his running from off the pace, though he was well-spotted in the box seat. Moving right along through three-quarters of a mile in 1:10.29, Arthur's Ride began to get away at the top of the lane, pinched an insurmountable advantage into the final furlong and held sway as Crupi (Curlin) and Post Time (Frosted) made belated progress. National Treasure was sixth. Remarkably, Hall of Famer Bill Mott was celebrating his first win in the Whitney. Sales history: $250,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 7-4-2-0. O-Glassman Racing; B-Helen & Joseph Barbazon (FL); T-Bill Mott. ARTHUR'S RIDE, son of @Gainesway stallion Tapit, dominates in the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes under @JuniorandKellyA for Bill Mott! pic.twitter.com/BUlSskkElf — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 3, 2024 The post Tapit’s Arthur’s Ride Takes Them All The Way In the Whitney appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

2020 Saudi Cup winner Midnight Bisou is now a broodmare in Japan, having been purchased for $5.5 million by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm in the fall of 2022. But one of her foals can carry on the family name domestically and is in training.View the full article

Sent of as the 27-10 second choice in the Saturday opener from Del Mar, JACK'S MAGIC GIRL (f, 2, Good Magic–Stargirl, by Medaglia d'Oro) turned in an exceptionally strong and professional debut, kicking on smartly through the final furlong to win by a space and become the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star.' Away without incident from gate six, the $100,000 OBS April purchase took up a ground-saving position three back on the fence in midfield and switched off nicely when the pace dropped away through the middle furlongs. Patiently handled into the turn, she continued to scrape paint on the turn, came off the fence into the three-wide line, punched through and sprinted away to score by the better part of five lengths. Sales history: $100,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Drager, Johnson & Parga; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-O J Jauregui. JACK'S MAGIC GIRL ($7.40) practically teleported down the lane in @DelMarRacing race 1. @ojjauregui trained the 2-year-old daughter of Good Magic (@HillnDaleFarm), @HIBerrios up! Early Pick 4 time: https://t.co/kxLtjbx3tn pic.twitter.com/ojwmmxwNct — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 3, 2024 The post Good Magic’s Jack’s Magic Girl Does Everything Right On Del Mar Debut, Earns ‘Rising Star’ 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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Ways and Means, unlucky in top company a year ago when second in the Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course after being shut off down the backstretch, triumphed Aug. 3 in the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) for 3-year-old fillies.View the full article

Khaadem looked the winner from a long way out in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) at Ascot in fast conditions, but was unable to back up that performance when only 10th behind Mill Stream in the July Cup.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–With his romp through mud in the opener at Saratoga Race Course Saturday, Reach for the Rose (Audible) hit the target that owner-breeder Ken Ramsey and trainer Saffie Joseph were aiming at. The 5 1/2-length victory in a $100,000 maiden special for 2-year-olds that had been taken off the turf gave colt his first career win and earnings of $55,000. Far more important for Ramsey and Joseph, the win in the one-mile race against three foes is a stepping stone to the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sept. 8 at Kentucky Downs. Heavy rain overnight in upstate New York decimated the Whitney Day program. Turf racing was moved to the main track, leading to an avalanche of scratches, and two graded turf stakes (the GI Saratoga Derby Invitational and the GII Troy) were cancelled and re-scheduled for next Saturday, Aug. 10. Race 1, carded for 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf course was moved to the dirt, forcing Ramsey and Joseph to make what they said was an easy decision. “When Saffie and I talked this morning, it was a no-brainer,” Ramsey said. “We both agreed that if we could win the race, great, then we'll put him in the stakes race at Kentucky Downs. If we don't win, we'll put him in the maiden race at Kentucky Downs. The next goal for him is to win the big stakes race at Kentucky Downs. The purses are insane down there.” Reach for the Rose stalked the early pace set by Dew (Frosted) of :23.92 and :47.20 before taking over the stretch and winning as he pleased under Jose Ortiz. They hit the wire well ahead of Insubordination in 1:39.80 and paid $3.70. Assertiveness (Into Mischief) brushed the gate, was never really a factor in the going over the sloppy sealed track and was eased by jockey Flavien Prat. “I thought that the horse showed enough on the dirt to stay on the dirt,” Joseph said. “In these scenarios, you never know. They have to do it. You can show it in a morning, then come off the bridle and it's different. We're thankful to get the win.” Ramsey and his late wife Sarah bred the colt and he said Reach for the Rose is even more special to him now. He was prepared for his debut May 11 in the five-furlong Royal Palm Juvenile–an automatic qualifier for the Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot–but ended up second by 1 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park. He was closing well but could not reel in Gabaldon. Then there was a plot twist when Royal Ascot officials reached out to Ramsey. “Since the race at Royal Ascot was farther than the one down there,” Ramsey said, “they told me if I bring the horse over, they would pay half of everything for ours and pay everything for the other horse because the other horse won it and we ran second.” Ramsey said he did not spend much time considering the offer. “I thought that was a hell of a deal to get a half-paid expense trip to Royal Ascot since that's on my bucket list to try to win a stakes race over there,” he said. “I told them, 'absolutely, mark it down, make the arrangements' and we would be there. We started training on the horse to get him all honed up for Royal Ascot and honed him a little too much, I guess, because he bucked his shins. That was the end of the trip to Royal Ascot, so I called them to tell them, 'sorry, but the horse has bucked his shins and we're going to have to back off of him for a few weeks.” Gabaldon finished second in the Windsor Castle, further flattering Reach for the Rose. Joseph said that even though the Royal Palm's conditions didn't suit Reach for the Roses, he performed well. “We knew we were asking him for a tall task, running five eighths, but he's doing it on talent” Joseph said. “He broke on top, dropped back, then ran on really well that day. It took them a while to post the Beyers, but for a 2-year-old on the turf, a 78 that's up there among the best turf Beyers for 2-year-olds.” Ramsey, 88, underwent a kidney transplant on June 20 and is spending the summer recuperating at his home in Saratoga Springs that overlooks the Oklahoma training track. He watched Reach for the Rose prevail and said he is looking forward to the start next month. “This should set this horse up nicely for that. It will be the third time in his form cycle, which I believe is a horse's best race,” Ramsey said. “The timing is perfect for the race. We're all set.” Reach for the Rose (4-5) wins Saratoga Saturday opener (originally scheduled for turf) for ⁦@SaffieJosephJr⁩ and ⁦@jose93_ortiz⁩. 4-3-2-8 pic.twitter.com/HrWAXqDR3a — Tim Wilkin (@tjwilkin) August 3, 2024 1st-Saratoga, $93,000, Msw, 8-3, 2yo, 1m (off turf), 1:39.80, sy, 5 1/2 lengths. REACH FOR THE ROSE (c, 2, Audible–Divine Mission, by Twirling Candy), runner up to next-out Windsor Castle Stakes second Gabaldon (Gone Astray) in the five-furlong Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes at Gulfstream on debut May 11, came back favored Saturday at 4-5 odds in this rained-off one-mile contest. A comfortable second while keeping pressure on Dew (Frosted) in this scratched-down field, he came outside that rival off the far turn and took full command late, building up a safe margin despite racing greenly to the line to win by 5 1/2 lengths. Assertiveness (Into Mischief), the only insighted runner to remain in the race, came home eased to be fourth as the 7-5 second choice. Reach for the Rose is her dam's first and only reported foal though Divine Mission was bred to Mandaloun for 2025. Lifetime Record: SP, 2-1-1-0, $75,900. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Kenneth L. Ramsey; B-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. The post Mission Accomplished For Ramsey’s Reach For The Rose appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Klaravich Stables' 'TDN Rising Star' WAYS AND MEANS (f, 3, Practical Joke–Strong Incentive, by Warrior's Reward) became the third North American Grade I winner for her sire and 10th worldwide with a comfortable victory as the 7-10 favorite in Saturday's GI Test Stakes at Saratoga. First to break the line for Flavien Prat, the homebred filly led through the opening exchanges, but was ultimately content to allow the rail-skimming Emery (More Than Ready) to come through and take up the running through fractions of :22.43 and :44.43 over the muddy main track. Held together into the final 2 1/2 furlongs, Ways and Means claimed Emery with consummate ease in upper stretch and kept on nicely to score by about 2 1/2 lengths in the finish. Emery was a clear second ahead of My Mane Squeeze (Audible) in third. Brightwork (Outwork), who defeated Ways and Means in last year's GI Spinaway Stakes over the same course and distance, was scratched from what would have been her first start as a 3-year-old. Ways and Means is the third graded winner from her dam, who is also responsible for Klaravich's Grade II winner Highly Motivated (Into Mischief) and Grade I victress Surge Capacity (Flintshire {GB}). Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0. O/B-Klaravich Stables Inc (KY); T-Chad Brown. WAYS AND MEANS, 3YO daughter of @coolmorestud stallion Practical Joke, wins the Grade 1 Test pres. by @Ticketmaster for Flavien Prat and Chad Brown! pic.twitter.com/Bf8KEE6WE5 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 3, 2024 Saturday, Saratoga TEST S. PRESENTED BY TICKETMASTER-GI, $485,000, Saratoga, 8-3, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:22.28, my. 1–WAYS AND MEANS, 118, f, 3, by Practical Joke 1st Dam: Strong Incentive (SW, $123,568), by Warrior's Reward 2nd Dam: G G's Dolly, by Comic Strip 3rd Dam: Parfait, by Kingmambo 'TDN Rising Star'. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. O/B-Klaravich Stables (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0, $569,500. *1/2 to Surge Capacity (Flintshire {GB}), GISW, $547,100 and Highly Motivated (Into Mischief), GSW, $667,375. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Emery, 120, f, 3, by More Than Ready 1st Dam: Athena (MSW, $459,222), by Street Sense 2nd Dam: Race Rocks (Ire), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) 3rd Dam: Artful Pleasure, by Nasty and Bold 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($235,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV). O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Mary K. Grum (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $100,000. 3–My Mane Squeeze, 122, f, 3, by Audible 1st Dam: In Spite of Mama, by Speightstown 2nd Dam: Mama Theresa, by Carson City 3rd Dam: Nothing Special, by Tejabo 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. O-William J. Butler and WinStar Farm LLC; B-William Butler (NY); T-Michael J. Maker. $60,000. Margins: 2HF, 2, HF. Odds: 0.70, 4.00, 4.60. Also Ran: Denim and Pearls, Belle's Blue Bell. Scratched: Brightwork. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Ways and Means Easily Passes The Test appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is offering special savings on select ticket packages for each remaining Sunday of the Saratoga summer meet–Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 and Sept. 1.–the track said in a Saturday release. Fans can choose from packages which include: the $25 Sunday Saver Pass, which is valid for general admission for each of the five remaining Sundays; the $99 Sunday Saver Family 4-Pack, which includes four grandstand reserved seats; and the $44 Surfside Sunday 4-Pack or the $84 Surfside Sunday 4-Pack–the Surfside is only available to fans 21 years of age and older. “Sundays are a great day to enjoy the track, especially for families,” said Kevin Quinn, NYRA Vice President of Sales and Hospitality. “We're happy to offer special discounts and value deals during the second half of the summer meet to encourage fans to experience and enjoy the excitement of Saratoga.” Click here for more information. The post NYRA To Offer Sunday Ticket Packages For Remainder Of The Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The money came late for FEROCIOUS (c, 2, Flatter–Napier, by Midnight Lute), who was available at 4-1 for a good deal of the betting, and when all was said and done, was the 3.45-1 favorite making his career debut Saturday afternoon at Saratoga. And the money proved smart, as the colt exploded through the final eighth of a mile to become a no-brainer 'TDN Rising Star'. Things did not go especially well at the break for the $1.3-million OBS March purchase, as he reared slightly, costing him a length or two, but he quickly made up for lost time, scooting through at the fence to be all the way up into third as the well-bet El Prestigio (Practical Joke) took the field through an opening quarter in :22.02. Ferocious continued to travel strongly on the turn, but El Prestigio was still going great guns, opening an imposing advantage nearing the stretch. But, put to a drive by Javier Castellano, whose history with this trainer includes the 2023 GI Kentucky Derby aboard Mage (Good Magic), Ferocious quickly went to the front-runner to his outside and showed a brilliant turn of foot in the final furlong to score by about eight lengths. El Prestigio held for second ahead of Praetor (Into Mischief) in third. The final time over a rain-affected strip was a slick 1:09.65. Sales history: $1,300,0000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. O-JR Ranch, Restrepo, Ramiro, High Step Racing and OGMA Investments, LLC; B-Gentry Stable LLC (KY); T-Gustavo Delgado. First-timer Ferocious (3-1), a $1.3 million Flatter colt, romps to a 7 3/4 length win in Saratoga 6th for ⁦@jjcjockey⁩, ⁦@GDS_Racing. 1-5-4-2 pic.twitter.com/lPiJTAUYyJ — Tim Wilkin (@tjwilkin) August 3, 2024 The post $1.3M OBSMAR Grad Ferocious Runs To His Name, Becomes a ‘Rising Star’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sixth but beaten just three lengths in the Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes on debut at Gulfstream May 11, Governor Sam returned to the races at Saratoga to break his maiden going gate to wire over 5 1/2 furlongs July 19. Jumping into stakes company again at five furlongs Saturday, he became the first stakes winner for his freshman sire (by City Zip) with a narrow victory in the Tyro Stakes at Monmouth. Up close to the early speed of Johnny Come Lately (Hootenanny), the 1-5 favorite and the only runner in the field with any turf experience stayed prominent into the stretch, tipped outside of Jet Sweep Joe late and dueled that runner to the line to just narrowly prevail. “I did not really like the trip,” admitted winning rider Paco Lopez. “He was hanging out a little bit and I just let him go. It was a good thing it was just the [longshot Jet Sweep Joe] with no one else really close. We needed a good trip. I had to get out from behind a couple horses. I just needed to get out. We had a late push. He's a fighting horse and [Jet Sweep Joe] made us fight. Anything can happen in racing. Sometimes a horse just races unbelievable.” A half-sister to GSW Pin Up Betty (Constitution), Governor Sam was a $275,000 OBS April buy for his current connections. I'm Betty G, herself a stakes winner, has a yearling City of Light filly and is due to Constitution this year after losing her 2024 Jackie's Warrior foal. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. TYRO S., $100,000, Monmouth, 8-3, 2yo, 5fT, :56.15, fm. 1–GOVERNOR SAM, 118, c, 2, by Improbable 1st Dam: I'm Betty G (MSW & MGSP, $353,100), by Into Mischief 2nd Dam: Lady in Ermine, by Honour and Glory 3rd Dam: Lucky Lady Sarah, by Polish Numbers ($50,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $275,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR) 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Bregman Family Racing LLC and Swinbank Stables, LLC; B-Stoneriggs Farm (KY); T-George Weaver; J-Paco Lopez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $117,850. *1/2 to Pin Up Betty (Constitution), GSW, $349,365. 2–Jet Sweep Joe, 118, c, 2, Frosted–Sister Blues, by Pioneerof the Nile. O/B-Hall Stables LLC (KY); T-Paul McEntee. $20,000. 3–Kirin, 118, c, 2, Lord Nelson–Wealth Effect, by Curlin. ($7,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $95,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSMAR; $190,000 2yo '24 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Moreplay LLC and Adela Munoz; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo. $10,000. Margins: NK, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.30, 30.70, 6.80. Also Ran: Crazy Frazy, Ghostly Rose, Johnny Come Lately. Scratched: Noble Force. The post Improbable Gets First Stakes Winner With Governor Sam In Tyro appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Heavy rains forced the rescheduling of the Aug. 3 Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) and Troy Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course to Aug. 10.View the full article

Mick Appleby said he "never dreamed" of sending out four winners at Glorious Goodwood after beating Aidan O'Brien to be crowned leading trainer.View the full article

A 53-10 chance making his first trip to the races Saturday at Saratoga, WinStar Farm and Repole Stable's UNCAGED (c, 2, Curlin–Dark Nile, by Pioneerof the Nile) found his best stride in the final furlong and came away to post a comfortable success. Under a hustling ride from Irad Ortiz, Jr. from the opening bell, the $450,000 Keeneland September acquisition was kept busy and took up a forward position from fourth just in behind a trio of pacesetters. Pulled out into the center of the track to deliver his challenge in upper stretch, Uncaged descended on the leading group approaching the furlong grounds and did his best work through the line to score. Sea Vista (Street Sense) just outfinished the winner's stablemate Classicist (Curlin) to round out the exacta. Sales history: $450,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. O-WinStar Farm & Repole Stable; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Todd Pletcher. UNCAGED, the 2YO son of @HillnDaleFarm stallion Curlin, breaks his maiden in the fifth race with @iradortiz up for trainer @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/sLbgpmgZVK — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 3, 2024 The post Curlin Colt Uncaged A Debut Winner At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article