Wandering Eyes

by Sue Finley and Katie Petrunyak For European consignors, the sales season is less a sprint than a marathon, beginning in the August heat at Arqana and running nearly straight through to a frenzied finale of breeding stock sales just as the winter chill signals the season's end. While many Irish and British teams pack up their supplies for the year once their last mare has stepped out of the ring at Tattersalls, plenty see the value in making one final trek across the Channel. It's the last stop in a rigorous sales stretch, but those who go the distance consider Arqana's Vente d'Elevage Sale a fitting finale. Baroda Stud led the way at the Tattersalls December Sale which closed on Wednesday, selling both the sales topper, Barnavara (Calyx), for 4.8 million guineas, and concluding the sale as the leading overall consignor with gross receipts for the 30 sold at 9,713,500 guineas. And though making it through three major sales in less than a month is a grueling prospect, Baroda's David Cox said he wouldn't miss ending the year at Arqana. “Our clients like to sell here,” said Cox, who estimated that he had been selling at Arqana for eight to 10 years. “Arqana are very good to deal with and we've had a lot of luck in the past selling some very nice mares and fillies.” In 2022, Baroda sold a pair of seven-figure fillies at the Arqana December Sale; Burgarita (Sea The Stars), who went to Godolphin for €1.7 million, and Oscula (Galileo Gold), who sold for €1 million to Ted Voute. “This year,” said Cox, “we put together a few horses of our own and then some clients also wanted to sell here so it makes sense. All the buyers come here; there's a really good group of buyers.” Baroda figures to have some attractive prospects this week in Deauville. They will offer lot 196, Beautiful Warrior (Saxon Warrior), a half-sister to French Classic winner Beauty Parlour (Deep Impact), in foal to Kingman. “We've sold some of the family in France before,” said Cox. “She'll stand out here in foal to Kingman. She's a nice big mare; a good-walking mare.” While Beautiful Warrior is one of four mares in foal to Kingman in the sale, Cox said, “We will also offer the only mare in the sale in foal to Lope De Vega in Pretty Milanova (lot 163).” She hails from the family of Blush With Pride. Among their draft of foals, he said, “We have a nice No Nay Never filly foal (lot 145) and a Havana Grey foal (177). They sold very well in the earlier sales and will be very popular.” In order to accomplish the hat trick of the back-to-back-to-back sales, planning is key, said Cox. “The sales are so on top of each other that we have to be very well organized,” he said. “Our crew go to Newmarket when we're still selling at Goffs. We have some good guys in France, so we're set up here with the gear which comes from Ireland before my staff gets here from Newmarket. I came in (Thursday) from the flight and we have to hit the ground running. People are here. We started showing at 2:00 and we were run off our feet by 3:00.” But in the end, the hard work is worth it, he said. “We've been very lucky over the years,” he said. “To be sale topper and top consignor (at Tattersalls) was great. For Tamso and I, it's a lot of hours away from the family, and a lot of time on the road. Padraig (Gahan) and the team I have at home keep the show running when we're on the road. It's great for the brand, and everyone involved.” Second behind Baroda Stud among top consignors this week at Tattersalls, The Castlebridge Consignment is also a consistent presence in Arqana. After a brief hiatus from the December Sale from 2017 to 2021, the perennial leading vendor has seen success here over the past few years. “It's a beautiful place to sell horses,” said The Castlebridge Consignment's UK-based Sales Executive Patrick Diamond. “It's a nice place to be and it gives you an opportunity to bring a slightly different horse to market. We obviously sell a good volume of horses in the mare and foal sales at Goffs and Tattersalls, so it's nice to bring a different type of horse that will maybe stand out a little, separate the drafts from across the way and hopefully suit different clients.” The Castlebridge Consignment was the leading vendor at this year's Goffs Mare Sale and Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, a reflection of their emphasis on matching each horse to the right sale. Diamond said that bringing a draft to Arqana gives their team more flexibility for positioning horses across the breeding stock calendar. “The benefit of selling quality horses at different places is that you start to realize which clientele suits which sale and where people like to buy,” he explained. “You're trying to put different kinds of horses that suit different kinds of people based on the volume of people that might come to a sale here versus Goffs or Newmarket. It's trying to work out where each horse might deliver its maximum price.” He continued, “I think sometimes a different kind of profile of sire might suit France. In England and Ireland it's more the top-end stallions that are all well-known and sometimes in France you can put a horse that might not be the most obvious horse in the world, but people will still gravitate towards them. There's also quite a nice international contingent we've found over the last few years here. The Australians are quite keen here and the Americans look here as well. Obviously there's a strong contingent from Japan.” The Castlebridge Consignment's 14 offerings feature a mix of mares, foals and racing prospects. In-foal mares include lot 42, Embody (Acclamation), who is a full-sister to Breeders' Cup Mile victor Expert Eye in foal to Havana Grey and lot 185, Decipher (Noble Mission), a half-sister to this season's multiple Group 1 and Classic winner Minnie Hauk (Frankel). “We have a really nice draft,” said Diamond. “We have a bunch of quality fillies and broodmare prospects and then a couple of mares in foals to exciting stallions like Havana Grey. Decipher is in foal on Southern Hemisphere to Starman and is from a current Oaks-winning family. We are also offering fillies and a couple of foals that I think are at all levels of the market here and should attract buyers from across the globe.” Diamond is optimistic that, after record sales over the past few weeks, the trend will continue at Arqana. “The strength of the sales at Goffs and in Newmarket normally means that once you get to Arqana, there are a lot of people that still have orders to fill or are looking to add a quality mare to their broodmare band. It's always a really well-attended sale. It's at the end of a long season of selling horses, but Arqana do an amazing job of getting people to the sale and looking after people. Everyone comes in here in good spirits and is still keen to buy.” The post We Can See The Finish Line: International Vendors Make the Trek to Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Himika could give Bob Baffert his ninth consecutive win in the race and a fifth victory for owners Charlie and Susan Chu.View the full article

By Katie Ritz and Sue Finley There are seven stallions based in France whose first foals will sell at this week's Arqana December Sale. We talked with the connections at their stud farms to find out what they have seen in the foals, what they will bring to market of theirs this week, and what expectations are for the progeny they are about to launch into the sales arena. ACE IMPACT (Cracksman — Absolutly Me, by Anabaa Blue). Standing for €30,000 at Haras de Beaumont. 2023 Cartier Horse of the Year. At three–won the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano. Lots selling at Arqana: 233, 272, 290, 334, 354, 446, 491, 519, 532, 612, 778 Mathieu Alex, Stud Manager and Nominations at Haras de Beaumont: We are very pleased with the foals. It's obviously very exciting to get the first crop on the ground. They have his temperament. Ace Impact was fiery when he was racing, but at home he's a very kind horse and very genuine. The foals in our consignment have just had their first shows here (Thursday) morning and they showed very well. They have a good temperament, as well as the strength and size that he had, so it's very positive. The horse covered 183 mares in year one and 153 in year two, so he's been well supported from all over the world. The Ace Impact foals sold very well at Goffs and Tattersalls, so let's hope we can do the same here. MISHRIFF (Make Believe — Contradict, by Raven's Pass). Standing for €17,500 at Sumbe Montfort and Preaux. At three–won the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano. At four–won the G1 Saudi Cup, G1 Dubai Sheema Classic and G1 Juddmonte International Stakes. Lots selling at Arqana: 340, 344, 473, 659, 695, 699, 880 Mario Gussago, Nominations and Racing Manager at Sumbe: So far he has been very welcomed by breeders who utilized him in his first season. He has produced beautiful models. They are very elegant. Mr. [Nurlan] Bizakov got plenty of mares to him and the foals all look the part. He's stamping them quite well–a lot of class, good walk and good bone. I was looking at Mishriff yesterday with Mr. Bizakov. He's looking magnificent. He was a bit narrow after he came back from training, but he's developed very well. VADENI (Churchill – Vaderana, by Monsun). Standing for €15,000 at Haras de Bonneval. Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old. At two-Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage. At three-won G1 Prix du Jockey Club, G1 Eclipse Stakes, G3 Prix de Guiche. Lots selling at Arqana: 275, 283, 506, 540, 694, 718, 790 Fanny Cypres, Nominations and Client Relations, Aga Khan Studs: From what I've seen, they are great athletes. I think the first foals from Vadeni are going to be very interesting because there aren't many of them on the market. They have a lot of depth about them, like Vadeni himself; and they are great walkers. Two Vadenis sold at Tattersalls and they were both very attractive foals. One of them sold very well to Japan for 200,000gns (lot 905, out of Zannda, to Paca Paca Farm), which was quite a great result. So we are looking forward to seeing what they're going to sell for here. Some of them are quite similar to Vadeni, and it will be very interesting to see how precocious they will be. Overall, they appear to be strong, great walkers, with good bone. At early stages like this, everyone dreams and speculates on how early they will be, but at the end of the day the horse will tell us. I would say he had more quality than quantity in his first book. From his first book of mares, he has produced a half-sibling to a Group 1 winner for the Aga Khan this year, Candelari; a half-brother to Rayevka and Rayif, both Group 1 performers this year; and a half to Group 1 performer Zarakem as well. He's a syndicated horse, so he's got the support of many stakeholders and people who are quite active in the business in France. Also, he doesn't only have only French shareholders, but some from England and Ireland, so it goes beyond borders. And at this sale, we will also sell the half-sister to Siyouni (Siyenica) in foal to Vadeni (lot 146). ONESTO (Frankel-Onshore, by Galileo). Standing for €10,000 at Haras d'Etreham. At two-won the Prix de Villebon. At three-won the G2 Prix Greffuhle and the G1 Grand Prix de Paris. Lots selling at Arqana: 261, 280, 482, 560, 588, 637, 733, 749, 833 Nicolas de Chambure: The Onestos we know are mainly the ones we have on the farm and we've also done a few tours to see others in the spring and in the summer, mainly in France. And we've been very happy. He's a very correct horse, and the foals' strength seems to be that they are also very correct. They have quality and it looks like they can walk. So that's very positive. There was a very nice one at Tattersalls last week that we bought from the family of Stacelita (lot 451 for 52,000gns) and we'll be looking at one here this week. I think everyone agrees that Frankel doesn't really stamp his horses. So I think Onesto is maybe following Frankel's trend a little bit in the sense that we can see plenty of the mare in them, but I think he does stamp them in the way that they're very correct and athletic. But in terms of size, and colour, I think we can still sometimes see the mare. ANGEL BLEU (Dark Angel — Cercle de La Vie, by Galileo). Standing for €6,000 at Sumbe. At two–won the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, G1 Criterium International and G2 Vintage Stakes. At four–won the G2 William Hill Celebration Mile Stakes. m Stakes Lots selling at Arqana: 573, 687, 708 Mario Gussago: They look very precocious and very racey. They have good depth on them. We got good support from first-season breeders. Mr. Bizakov is supporting him with good mares, as well as Mr. [Marc] Chan, so hopefully they're going to be early and speedy like he was. EREVANN (Dubawi-Ervedya, by Siyouni). Stands for €8,000 at Haras de Bonneval. At two-won the Prix de Saint-Desir. At three-won the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein, the G3 Prix Paul de Moussac, and the Prix Comrade. Second, G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois. Lots selling at Arqana: 338, 350, 375, 452, 454, 497, 533, 582, 613, 678, 771, 782, 795, 800 Fanny Cypres: Erevann has been a very busy boy. He has been very, very popular thanks to a good combination of price, pedigree, and performance. I guess people see a little bit in him the possibility of a Zarak, though it's going to be hard to have two Zaraks. But he because he won the same race as Zarak on debut, the Prix de Saint-Desir, and then because they look alike also in their head. They're very Dubawi in their head. But Erevann actually has a lot of Siyouni in him and that's something that he throws a lot in his foals, who are a really good mix of Dubawi and Siyouni. He has covered more mares than Vadeni, so he's going to have more foals on the ground. Two foals sold at Goffs, one for €78,000, which is quite good when you consider that the covering price is €8,000. And then he had one at Tattersalls who sold for 120,000gns to Paca Paca Farm. And people keep calling for him. We are very early in the season in terms of bookings, but he's still very busy. He never won his Group 1, but he was so close in the Prix Jacques Le Marois, a stallion-making race, that he is worth a Group 1 winner. The feedback from the breeders is that they are delighted and they want to come back and they really believe in him. In his first book of mares he had, there were siblings to Metropolitan, La Parisienne, a half-sister to Daryz, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner. So, there are some quality foals on the ground. And with these handsome boys, we have a lot to look forward to as well. BELBEK (Showcasing — Bee Queen, by Makfi). Standing for €5,000 at Sumbe. At two–won the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and the G3 Prix du Bois. At three–won the G3 Prix Perth. . Lots selling at Arqana: 471, 586, 660, 691, 732 Mario Gussago: Belbek is a very important horse for us. He's the first Group I-winning homebred in France for the boss. He's a beautiful-looking horse and has done really well. His progeny look racey and precocious enough, like he was as the winner of the Lagardere. There is going to be a good bunch of Belbeks in this sale at Arqana. We have one Belbek in our consignment for a client. He looks the part. He's strong, with good bone and a good walk on him. The post The Magnificent Seven: French-Based Stallions Debut Their First Foals at Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2025 Longines World Racing Awards will be held at the Savoy Hotel in London on January 20. The event is organised by Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). The ceremony will honour the highest-rated horse in the 2025 Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR) as well as the Longines World's Best Horse Race (WBHR). The Longines WBRR are established by international handicappers according to the performance of the horses in top races. The highest rated race is determined by averaging the rankings of the first four placed horses. For the full list and further information on the Longines WBRR, please visit the IFHA website. The post Longines World Racing Awards Set For The Savoy Hotel In January appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ironhorse Stallions is welcoming New York breeders to an open house at its new location in Schuylerville on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The operation is home to Bucchero, sire of multiple Grade I winner Book'em Danno and multiple graded stakes winner Queen Maxima. Ironhorse Stallions is located at 125 Sherman Lane in Schuylerville, New York/ Visitors are instructed to enter the farm at the intersection of Sherman and Stonebridge Road. The post Ironhorse Stallions Inaugural Open House Dec. 13 in Schuylerville appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Alice Haynes, who began training in Newmarket almost five years ago, has announced that she is to cease with immediate effect, citing that “racing's current financial model does not make it viable to continue”. In a statement released on social media, Haynes, 34, said, “Tonight at Chelmsford I will saddle my final runners as a trainer. It's a sentence I never imagined I would have to say. Stepping away from something that has shaped my days and captured my heart has been an incredibly painful decision but the truth is that racing's current financial model does not make it viable to continue. “There are so many people to thank: my loyal staff, our vets, farrier, suppliers, sponsor Coral and to the owners who placed their trust, their horses, and their hopes in my hands.” Haynes, a former jockey and amateur rider, sent out her first runner in February 2021 and quickly made an impression, with Amo Racing's Mr Professor becoming her first black-type winner in the Listed Silver Tankard Stakes later that year. The following season she sent Lady Hollywood, also owned by Amo Racing, to run fifth in the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint after the daughter of Havana Grey had won both the Listed Marwell Stakes and G3 Prix d'Arenberg. In the last five seasons, Haynes, a hands-on trainer who rides out daily from her base at Kremlin Cottage Stables, has saddled more than 200 winners in Britain and has won stakes races in France, Ireland and Italy. She has worked closely throughout her training career by her partner, jockey Kieran O'Neill. She added, “To my partner, Kieran, who has stood beside me through every moment of this chapter, your support has been my anchor. “As for what's next, I'm taking a step back to reflect and see where the next chapter leads. I'd love to stay involved in the sport, perhaps through media work or any opportunities that come my way, and maybe one day I'll train again. This is by no means a goodbye to a sport that has given me so much and that I love.” The post Alice Haynes Makes ‘Painful Decision’ to Stop Training appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

David Hayes has urged Jockey Club officials to think outside the box when it comes to accommodating Hong Kong’s “drastic oversupply” of Class Four horses. Hong Kong’s horse population is in the midst of a sustained period of growth ahead of the start of racing in Conghua, with the Jockey Club increasing ownership permits in recent years. However, until racing on the mainland begins in October next year, there will be an increased number of gallopers looking to race in a similar amount of...View the full article

Ka Ying Rising, the world’s top-rated sprinter, has delighted David Hayes in his final fast turf gallop ahead of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (LONGINES HKIR) on 14 December as a string of local contenders sharpened preparations with barrier trials at Sha Tin today (Thursday, 4 December). Ka Ying Rising will attempt to match Golden Sixty’s feat of winning 16 races in a row – a streak bettered only by Silent Witness (17 wins) as a Hong Kong, China-trained horse – when he tackles the HK$28 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) next week. Hayes believes his charge is on target after the five-time Group 1 winner surged over his final 400m in 21.6s in a sparkling turf gallop on Wednesday morning (3 December) under leading rider Zac Purton. “I thought it was as good as you could ask the horse to work. Zac quickened on him, and he said he thought that he was at his top and he gave him a little dig and he extended again,” Hayes said. “He just cantered around on the turf track and quickened the last 400 metres and ran home in 21.6 (seconds). He just gradually increased his work, and I think he would have broken 11 seconds for the last 200 (metres) without trying. “I think Zac thought it was the best he’s felt in work, so he just keeps on improving and he’ll just do steady work into the big race. We’re very happy with him.” Helios Express, who finished second to Ka Ying Rising in three Group 1 races last season and third in another, finished second to Packing Hermod in a 1200m barrier trial on dirt this morning (4 December). Ridden by Hugh Bowman, Helios Express finished ahead of four other LONGINES HKIR aspirants – Raging Blizzard (fourth), Galaxy Patch (fifth), Voyage Bubble (sixth) and Ka Ying Generation (seventh) – in an overall time of 1m 11.41s. John Size-trained pair Bundle Award (third) and Red Lion (eighth) contested the second 1200m batch, which was won by stablemate Beauty Eternal in 1m 09.74s. Massive Sovereign (fifth) and Ensued (eighth) featured in batch three, which was won by Public Attention in 1m 10.74s. Harry Eustace-trained Docklands worked in leisurely fashion on the dirt ahead of the HK$36 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) – one of the four Group 1 features next week, along with the HK$40 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) and LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint. Hong Kong racing continues at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 December) with the Class 5 Ashley Handicap (1650m, dirt) at 1pm. View the full article

Canterbury mare Ears Back’s best form has been in the North Island this year, and she has crossed the Cook Strait once more to try to add to her stakes haul. The seven-year-old daughter of Jakkalberry recorded her first black-type win in the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Wanganui in May and doubled her stakes tally when taking out the Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m) at Trentham in September. She subsequently posted two unplaced runs in her home region, however, Blackadder said she did have her excuses for finishing last in the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) last month, and he was buoyed by her trial win over 1200m at Ashburton last week, which cemented her trip north. “Her last race she wasn’t very well and heavily in season,” Blackadder said. “She had a very good trial last week at Ashburton. I had to give her that trial, and with Our Echo in it, it gave me a good gauge of where we were at with her.” Ears Back has made her way north to Suzy Gordon’s Foxton barn where she has settled in well and Blackadder said he has received positive reports on her work ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham. “She is at Suzy Gordon’s at the moment and she is very relaxed up there,” Blackadder said. “As long as they are happy and eating up you can’t ask for anymore. “It is a big ask for her obviously, but she is working well and galloped well on Tuesday.” Saturday’s contest will be Ears Back’s first tilt at elite-level, and while realistic about her chances against a strong line-up, Blackadder is hopeful of a bold showing as he looks towards returning to the Upper Hutt venue to contest next month’s Gr.2 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m). “We are looking at the Thorndon Mile,” he said. “There is not much down here for her now because weight will get her. We have got to hope she goes well on Saturday.” Meanwhile, Blackadder will have three representatives at Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Friday, including New Beginnings in the Speight’s Summit Ultra On Tap Rating 60 (2100m), Malfy Rosa in The FAB Four-CHCH 29 March 2026 Rating 80 (2100m), and Cavendish in the EDR Contracting Maiden (1600m). “New Beginnings likes the synthetic and she should be quite competitive,” Blackadder said. “Malfy Rosa is looking the best I have seen her for a long time and Cavendish had his first start over 1600m and he only blew out in the last 100m. He has got a wide draw (11) tomorrow and doesn’t quite have that ringcraft yet, but he is not a bad horse.” View the full article

New Zealand jockey James McDonald has won the Longines World’s Best Jockey title for the second consecutive year and third time overall. The 33-year-old, who is based in Australia, also won the Longines World’s Best Jockey Award in 2022. On his way to claiming the 2025 title, McDonald won 12 of the world’s Top 100 Group or Grade 1 races. His qualifying victories included the Longines Hong Kong Cup, Longines Hong Kong Mile, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000, and the Ladbrokes Cox Plate. McDonald dominated this year’s award, holding a sizeable lead throughout much of the competition. The scoring process rewards jockeys for finishing in the top three, giving McDonald a total of 184 points on the year. Mickael Barzalona was second with 132 points, while William Buick was third with 114 points. The awarding of the World’s Best Jockey title is based upon performances in the 100 highest-rated Group 1 and Grade 1 races as established for the year by the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee. The scoring incorporates races from 1 December of the previous year until 30 November of the current year. Jockeys accrue 12 points for a win, 6 points for placing second, and 4 points for placing third. The award was established in 2014 as a way for the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) to quantitatively recognise a jockey as the best among his or her global peers. View the full article

Waitak’s class and versatility will stand him in good stead at Trentham where he chases a fourth top-flight title. He has triumphed over 1200, 1600 and 2040m at the highest level on good, soft and heavy tracks and Wexford Stables have him in tip-tip order for Saturday’s Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m). “He’s been an amazing racehorse for us and goes well on all kinds of going, he’s quite versatile and definitely enjoys getting his toe in the ground,” said Andrew Scott, who trains in partnership with Lance O’Sullivan. “He’s going as well as he can and we do have a lot of respect for the others in the field, it’s a really good Group One race.” Waitak ended his spring campaign with wins in the Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) and Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) before a break. “The team have been really pleased with him and gave him a week on the farm and a bit of trotting and cantering work before he came back in the barn,” Scott said. “He had that trial last week and we were pleased with him under a beautiful rein and Craig (Grylls, jockey) was really happy with him as well. “He had a nice hit-out on Tuesday morning and stormed up the straight, so we are hopeful of getting a good result.” Waitak has been sent south in the company of younger brother Crackerol, who is also in good form ahead of the Rothley Handicap (2100m). “His recent racing has been very solid and this is his first attempt over the longer trip, but his fitness and confidence levels are high so we thought we would take the opportunity to get him over ground,” Scott said. “He has trained on well and the conditions should suit him nicely.” Closer to home at Pukekohe, Wexford will have the promising duo of L’Aigle Noir and Yamato Satona going head-to-head in Saturday’s Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m), while a new face will partner three of the stable’s undercard contenders. “L’Aigle Noir put in a top performance fresh when he won at Rotorua and has worked well and we certainly think he’ll give a strong account of himself,” Scott said. “He’s got a barrier draw (one) that will help, and he’s trialled well right-handed in the past. “Yamato Satona has taken a bit of making and we’ve seen more focus in his training and we think he’s another that will relish going further over the summer months, so he should be hitting the line well.” Queensland-based Heavelon Van Der Hoven will be making his New Zealand debut and has been booked by Wexford for Genki (Dunstan Horsefeeds, 1600m), Dua Dance (Yourride, 1200m) and Up The Anti (Myracehorse, 1500m). “Leith Innes said he was coming over and all the feedback is that he’s a very competent rider, professional and does his form,” Scott said. “Genki is a promising stayer, there’s no reason why Dua Dance won’t be hard to beat if she puts her best foot forward and we also expect Up The Anti to run well.” View the full article

It’s been an eventful year for apprentice jockey Triston Moodley, but it is ending on a high. The talented rider was sidelined for three months after he sustained a head injury at the Waipa trials in July, but he made a pleasing recovery and has made an instant impact on his return to the track. The last month has been particularly fruitful for Moodley, who was victorious aboard the Andrew Forsman-trained Force Of Nature in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m), doubling his career stakes tally, and last Friday he recorded his 100th win in the saddle aboard the John and Karen Parsons-trained Lucky Ferrando at Cromwell. The 24-year-old hoop was rapt to reach the milestone, particularly after a trying few months recuperating from his head injury. “To get the 100 wins was a peach of a moment,” Moodley said. “Not many apprentices are able to do it. I have gotten a lot of support throughout my career, and I am really glad I could do it. “It was tough over that injury period and I was just glad to get over the injury, get fit and ready to go again. “My injury hasn’t played up at all since I have come back, so I am very glad about that. I go for regular check-ups and everything is looking perfect. “It was quite a serious injury and I was bed-ridden for a couple of weeks. It was quite tough on me, but I am glad to be back now.” While he has been having plenty of success on the track in the last month, it has also been a big month on a personal front, with Moodley moving south to Christchurch from his previous northern base with trainers Danny Walker and Arron Tata at Byerley Park in South Auckland. “I can get quite a lot of rides here and I have got a new manager (Andre Neill) as well. It is going great at the moment, I am quite busy,” he said. Moodley is enjoying his time in Christchurch but said he will continue to be a familiar face in the North Island. “I will end up basing myself down here, but I will do a lot of travelling up north and to the Central Districts,” he said. “My main goal is to buy a house down here and travel as much as I can.” Moodley is currently on loan to the New Zealand Equine Academy while freelance riding in the morning for Riccarton trainers, and he said it is a move he is looking to make permanent in the coming months. “I am currently on loan to the Academy, so I will probably go with them full-time once the three-months are up,” he said. “I am freelancing and doing a couple for the Pitmans, David Walsh, Danny Crozier, and whoever needs help.” Moodley will add to his growing frequent flyer points this weekend when he returns to Auckland where he has a strong book of rides at Pukekohe on Saturday, including Landlock in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) and Twain in the Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1200m). Moodley has a great association with the John Bell-trained Twain, having won four of his five starts on the gelding, and he is hoping to extend their winning sequence this weekend, for which he is a $2.80 favourite. “I am looking forward to getting back on Twain, it has been a while,” Moodley said. “I thought I would have a good season with him, but with the injury it didn’t work out that way. Hopefully I can keep winning on him.” Moodley is also upbeat about the prospects of Group One performer Landlock, who is a $4.60 second favourite for the Bonecrusher behind the Stephen Marsh-trained To Cap It All. “He has drawn three and will probably get a soft run,” Moodley said. “He will go very close in that race, I think he is one of the horses to beat.” A day prior at his new home track of Riccarton, Moodley will have six rides, and rates the David Walsh-trained Lady Georgiana as his leading chance in the Peninsular Beachfront Resort Mooloolaba Rating 60 (1400m). “I have been riding her a bit in track work and she has been working well,” he said. “She is a horse that needs everything to go her way, so hopefully that happens in the race, and I think she will be right there in the finish.” View the full article

James McDonald and Hugh Bowman are confident Galaxy Patch and Helios Express are primed to produce peak performances at the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) after competing in a star-studded trial at Sha Tin on Thursday. Set for the Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) on Sunday week, Helios Express under Bowman vied for the lead with Packing Hermod in Thursday’s dirt hit-out over 1,200m and kept on solidly to run second to that galloper. Fellow Hong Kong Sprint contender Raging...View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk As she approaches the end of her racing career, I Dream Of Jeannie could mark her 100th start in style when racing returns to Geraldine in South Canterbury. Saturday will mark the 75th anniversary of the first meeting held by the club at the Orari track. I Dream Of Jeannie will be a leading contender in the day’s feature trot at Orari, the Fresh Choice Geraldine Trotters Cup (4.34pm). In her last start the Robert and Jenna Dunn-trained eight-year-old produced a huge finish to win the Group 2 Grand Duchess at Addington on November 21. It was her eighth win in 99 starts. “She does start off 25 metres but it is not an overly big field,” says driver John Dunn, “and she has trained on nicely since that last win.” Dunn also confirming that it won’t be long before she heads to the broodmare paddock. “We’ve been given the green light that she is in foal to Tactical Approach.” With three wins in his last four starts, the Bob Butt trained and driven Tactical Bid looks I Dream Of Jeannie’s toughest rival while Maui will be looking to repeat his success from 2024. The Dunns’ Diamond Racing also lines up It’s Tough in the Placemakers Timaru/Twizel/Oamaru Geraldine Cup (3.24pm). The four-year-old gelding won three in a row before his ninth in the Group 1 Christian Cullen at Addington on Show Day but he does have to take on the very talented The Lazarus Effect, who’s at $1.60 in the early markets. It’s Tough is at $3.10. “He’s well placed but The Lazarus Effect will be hard to beat,” says Dunn. It will also be It’s Tough’s first standing start though Dunn is not expecting any issues. The Dunns chalked up win number 100 for 2024 when Burt won at Timaru yesterday. They are third in the premiership behind Steve and Amanda Telfer on 158 and Michael House on 102. With a favourable weather forecast and some much needed rain during the week the track is expected to be in good shape for the meeting, which starts at 12.05pm. The club is hopeful of a big crowd with nearly 500 in their Christmas At The Races marquees alone. “About 50 per cent of them are repeat business,” says committee member Jackie Nelson, “which is great.” “If the weather plays ball we’d love to get a crowd of around 2000.” The “Lean On A Gate” passing lane will also be in action. It’s the club’s way to support the mental health programme that Craig Wiggins and his team run in rural communities. “Wiggy”, as he’s known, will also be clerking on the course throughout the meeting. To see the Geraldine fields click here View the full article

Brotha Keny (Mo Town) parlayed a recent stakes victory into a record-sized payday for his connections on Wednesday during the Inglis Digital USA December sale with his $550,000 hammer price being the highest in the online auction platform's history and propelling a top overall gross of $869,250, the company said in a press release late on Wednesday. The 3-year-old gelding sold to Meah/Lloyd Bloodstock, as agent for Michael and Jules Iavarone, TTC Stables and Morplay Racing. Brotha Keny entered the December sale off a victory in the Zia Park Derby just eight days earlier, swinging wide and charging down the stretch to win by a half-length for trainer William Morey and owners Lance and Steve Kinross. “This is the type of horse you dream of owning, and they don't show up on the open market very often, so fair play goes out to Inglis Digital USA for recruiting him,” David Meah said. “He's been a model of consistency this year ever since he got back on the dirt. Numbers don't lie, and his are trending in a very positive direction.” Over the summer, Brotha Keny won the Bourbon Flight Stakes at Churchill Downs Sept. 20, and finished in-the-money in the GIII Indiana Derby and GIII West Virginia Derby. In total, he has won four of 13 starts and earned $499,528. “His last three races have been huge performances, even the loss at Keeneland in an allowance was a big run,” Meah added. “Then, he came back to win the Zia Park Derby with a dominant performance. He's only three, and has an entire career ahead of him. We are all thrilled, especially Jose D'Angelo, who will be the man taking over the training of him now.” Bred in Kentucky by Terrazas Thoroughbreds, Brotha Keny is out of the placed Northern Afleet mare Raramuri Princess, whose nine foals are all winners, also including stakes winner Concealed Carry (Competitive Edge). Eastern Sand (Line in the Sand), a Grade III winner, can be found in his extended family. Paramount Sales consigned Brotha Kenny, as agent, and he was made available for inspection at Morey's barn at Turfway Park. “It's great when a plan comes together,” said Paddy Campion of Paramount Sales. “Mr. Kinross and I spoke before the Zia Park Derby about Brotha Keny as a sales prospect. A few days later the horse kept up his side of the bargain, winning that race and now today in the sales ring. The timing could not have been better. Inglis made the process an easy one when there were many last-minute details to sort out. “Kudos to Bill Morey, who managed the horses's career masterfully,” he said. “He was bought by a great judge in David Meah, and we wish the best of luck to Mike, Jules, TTC Stables, and Morplay Racing.” Wednesday's highest-priced broodmare was Sea Rocket, who sold to Tropical Racing for $65,000. Dornoch | Sara Gordon The 4-year-old daughter of Into Mischief is a half-sister to recently-retired MGSW Royal Spa (Violence), and she hails from the family of GISW Sippican Harbor (Orb) and Japanese multiple stakes winner Awesome Result (Justify). She was offered carrying a foal from the debut crop of GI Belmont Stakes hero Dornoch (Good Magic). Sea Rocket was offered by Norrevale Farm, and she made available for inspection at the operation's Lexington, Kentucky, base. In total, Wednesday's auction finished with 48 horses sold and that record gross of $869,250. With the largest catalogue ever, offerings were made available locally to buyers and sellers, and inspection sites included Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Inglis Digital USA continued to attract a diverse selection of customers, with 40 different buyers on the horses that changed hands Wednesday. “What a great way to end the year, with a record sale for Inglis Digital USA,” said Inglis Digital USA CEO Kyle Wilson. “We've grown a lot this year, and we owe it all to our customers. We appreciate everyone who did business with us in 2025.” Offerings that finished under their reserves on Wednesday are still available to purchase on the Inglis Digital USA website. Visit the site's catalogue page and click on “make an offer” next to the available horses. Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital USA 2026 February sale, and they will be taken through Monday, Jan. 26. The catalogue will be released on Friday, Jan. 30, and bidding will close on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Click here to enter a horse for the January sale, register as a bidder or make a bid on an RNA horse from the December sale. The post Stakes Winner Brotha Keny Brings Record Price At Inglis Digital USA December Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jokestar, much improved this year as a 4-year-old, battles Tosen Wish and seven others in the CA$150,000 Valedictory Stakes (G3) Dec. 6. Dresden Row will not contest this lengthy 1 1/2-mile race.View the full article

At a time when 2-year-olds are focusing on the preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), the 5-year-old Bishops Bay is facing a prep of his own. View the full article

7th-FG, $55k, Alw (N2L)/OC ($125k), 2yo, f, 6f, 4:45 p.m. ET PAVING (Gun Runner) was no better than an 8-1 chance when unveiled over this distance at Ellis Park Aug. 23, but she belied her inexperience with a very professional effort, coming away to score by 2 1/2 lengths. Among the vanquished that day was Sister Troienne (Munnings), who has since rattled off three straight, including the Nov. 27 Wait a While Stakes as the odds-on favorite. The filly's stakes-winning dam Point System (Broken Vow) is a daughter of GSW & GISP Brownie Points (Forest Wildcat), whose other notable produce includes MGSW Synchrony (Tapit) and GSW Chocolate Kisses (Candy Ride {Arg}). Larry Hirsch paid $420,000 for Point System in foal to Improbable at the Pin Oak Dispersal in 2021. Jose Ortiz has the call for trainer Tom Amoss. TJCIS PPs The post Impressive Maiden Winner Paving Resumes In Big Easy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Jordyn Bublitz John Robinson arrives at Cambridge Raceway tonight with two strong opportunities to remind racegoers he’s still very much got the touch. With a driving career that stretches back to 1979 and a lifetime spent working with horses around his goat-farming day job, Robinson brings both experience and calm to a pair of promising Jason Teaz-trained trotters. Robinson first hopped in the sulky on race day more than four decades ago, getting involved in the game through his father. Although horses have always been part of his life, he ultimately made his living elsewhere. “For the last 31 years I’ve been a goat farmer and just worked the horses as a hobby,” he said. “As far as driving goes, I haven’t pursued a driving career for quite some time.” Normally, Robinson sticks to driving the small team he prepares himself. But his link with Teaz began when the Ohaupo trainer sought a steady hand for one of his trickier trotters. “He rang me one day to say that they were having some trouble with Veronica Jane and he wanted a regular driver for her.” Robinson’s first assignment tonight is Wynberg Janie in the Christmas Movie Series, Dec 7, 14 and 21 Trot. The five-year-old daughter of Majestic Son has had just two starts, but her last run at Cambridge turned heads. After getting things wrong on debut at Alexandra Park, she returned to Cambridge and delivered a faultless performance to score her maiden win. “At Auckland she looked like she panicked a little bit at the tapes, but the other night she got a nice trip and I know Jason thinks a bit of her,” Robinson said. “I’ve never driven her before so I’ll just have to take it as it comes, she’s up a grade so it will be a little bit tougher for her.” Later on the card, Robinson reunites with a mare he knows inside out — Veronica Jane in the Happy Hire Handicap Trot. She was impressive last start, clearing out to win by six lengths. Although she steps up in class and distance tonight and must contend with a 20m handicap, Robinson remains optimistic. “Her best races have been over 2200m, and this is 2-7, I don’t think the distance will worry her though,” he said. “The two wins she’s had, she’s gotten to the front, and she seems a lot happier when she’s there. Whether she can find the front from the 20m could be a bit of an ask.” Still, he’s confident she’s right in the mix with the right trip. “She likes the speed to be on, so long as we get that and a nice trip, she should be a good chance.” View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features an interesting newcomer from the Gosden stable. 17.30 Chelmsford City, £40,000, Nov, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT) John and Thady Gosden trainee SYMBOL OF MAJESTY (GB) (New Bay {GB}) is an unraced half-sister to the stable's G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Commissioning (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and stakes-winning G3 Winter Derby runner-up Military Academy (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). She faces eight rivals, which include Team Valor and Hazel McCracken's Molly O'Mally (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), who is an Andrew Balding-conditioned 250,000gns Book 1 half-sister to multiple Group 1-winning sire Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero El Bodegon (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). The post Half to Fillies’ Mile Heroine Commissioning Primed for Chelmsford Bow appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rocket Can (Into Mischief–Tension, by Tapit), a dual Grade III winner, will stand in Uruguay for the 2026 Southern Hemisphere breeding season through a partnership between Haras Los Robles and Haras San Miguel Queguay, according to an article first published in Turf Dario on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Set to reside at Haras San Miguel Queguay, Rocket Can was bred by Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC, campaigned by Frank Fletcher and trained by Bill Mott. The current 5-year-old started 16 times, won four races and earned $619,393, according to Equibase. The gray captured the GIII Holy Bull Stakes and was the runner-up in the GII Fountain of Youth Stakes–both at Gulfstream Park. After finishing fourth in the GI Arkansas Derby, Rocket Can was ninth in the GI Kentucky Derby. The Mott trainee's second graded score came in the GIII Harlan's Holiday Stakes in Hallandale late in his 4-year-old season. The post Rocket Can To Stud In Uruguay For 2026 Southern Hemisphere Season appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Munnings gelding makes his graded stakes debut in the Elite Power Stakes (G3) Dec. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Leading his five rivals is Tom Fool (G3) winner Full Moon Madness, the lone graded stakes winner in the field for the 6-furlong race. View the full article

In this series, we will have a look predominantly at American-bred first-time juvenile starters (through the end of 2025) and debuting 3-year-olds in maiden races at Meydan Racecourse, with a specific focus on pedigree and/or performance in a sales ring. The flagship venue for racing in the United Arab Emirates is Meydan Racecourse, which will host racing on Fridays through the end of March, with the exception of Super Saturday on Feb. 28 and Dubai World Cup night Mar. 28, 2026. Here are the horses of note for this Friday's program at Meydan: Friday, December 5, 2025 2nd-MEY, AED165,000 ($45k), Maiden, NH2yo/SH3yo, 1400m No fewer than seven first-starters feature in this field of 13 and if his lone trial to date is any indication, ISHTIAH (McKinzie) could take a fair bit of beating. Hailing from the family of the legendary G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen hero Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown), the bay colt was an $85,000 acquisition out of last year's Fasig-Tipton October Sale before changing hands for 150,000gns ($208,402) at this year's Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale (under-tack video). The Mar. 1 foal took a Nov. 12 trial by 5 3/4 lengths (see below) and the form has already been franked, as Duke of Immatin (Gun Runner), third in that hit-out, won his maiden impressively at first asking at Jebel Ali Nov. 29. Heart of Libya (Honor A. P.) was a $30,000 Keeneland September yearling before improving into a $300,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Juvenile this past May (gallop). The colt's dam, a half-sister to MGISW Tonalist (Tapit) and already responsible for Peruvian SW & GSP Estrella de Fuego (Oscar Performance), was sold for $47,000 with the colt in utero at Keeneland November in 2022. This is the extended female family of Horse of the Year Havre de Grace (Saint Liam). Heart of Libya was fourth in the Ishtiah trial. Mirham (Maximus Mischief), whose unraced dam Bless You (Munnings) is a half-sister to GSW She's All Eltish (Eltish), fetched $260,000 from Harmash Racing after breezing a furlong in :9 4/5 at this year's OBS April Sale (see below), while New Jersey-bred Lino Padrino (Uncle Lino) was hammered down for $200,000 at FTMMAY after his blowout down the lane at Timonium (video). The latter hails from the family of the red-hot Upstart. The post Desert Doings: McKinzie Colt Look To Run Back To Promising Trial appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jaber Abdullah's Million Gold (Earthlight), a half-brother to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint hero Big Evs (Blue Point), made a winning debut in Wednesday's Unibet British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes at Kempton. Swiftly into stride and positioned in a prominent second from flagfall, the 10-3 second choice ran green throughout the final quarter-mile and outmuscled Alasrae (Havana Grey) in the closing stages to register a 1 1/2-length verdict. Million Gold, the eighth of nine foals, becomes the seventh scorer from as many runners out of a half-sister to the multiple Group 1-placed dual Group 2 winner Lady Of The Desert (Rahy), herself the dam of G2 Lowther Stakes victrix Queen Kindly (Frankel). Queen Kindly, in turn, produced G2 Lowther and G3 Firth Of Clyde Stakes placegetter Queen Me (Dubawi). Million Gold's second dam is Group 1-winning European champion Queen's Logic (Grand Lodge). The April-foaled bay is a half-brother to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint hero Big Evs (Blue Point) and a weanling filly by Havana Grey. The post Big Evs’s Half Brother Million Gold Too Good For Kempton Rivals appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

One of the most significant collections of American Thoroughbred racing trophies in the sport's history–the Whitney family collection–has been bequeathed to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame by the late John Hendrickson, the institution's former chairman who unexpectedly passed away in August 2024, according to a press release from the repository on Wednesday. The collection is comprised of more than 400 trophies– including eight Triple Crown race trophies won by Whitney family-owned runners–as well as numerous prizes commemorating important victories by Hall of Fame inductees Equipoise, Regret, Silver Spoon, Top Flight, and Whisk Broom II. The collection includes trophies won by horses owned by William Collins Whitney, Harry Payne Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, and Marylou Whitney, who was Hendrickson's late wife. “The Whitney family's legacy in American racing spans more than 125 years and is nothing short of exceptional,” said Charlotte Weber, the museum's chair. “The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is honored to receive such an important collection that represents the grand history of a wonderful family's unwavering multi-generational commitment to Thoroughbred racing and their remarkable achievements in the game. We look forward to being a steward of this wonderful gift and sharing these historic treasures with the public.” The oldest item in the collection is the 1899 Belmont Stakes trophy, which was won by Jean Bereaud in track-record time at Morris Park for William Collins Whitney, the patriarch of the Whitney racing dynasty. Four additional Belmont Stakes trophies won by Burgomaster (1906), Phalanx (1947), Counterpoint (1951), and Birdstone (Grindstone) (2004) are also part of the donation. The Whitney gift features the Kentucky Derby trophies won by Regret (1915) and Whiskery (1927). Hall of Famer Regret became the first of three fillies to win the Run for the Roses, prompting the Louisville Courier-Journal to report: ” … never shall we forget her gorgeous appearance on that memorable afternoon in May at Churchill Downs as she was led around the paddock before the race and later, when, with colors up, she stepped out on the course looking every inch a queen … receiving an ovation of which even royalty might well have been proud. Peerless Regret she was hailed and peerless she undoubtedly was, and from this day, she must be thought of with this descriptive adjective affixed.” The Harry Payne Whitney-owned Broomspun (1921), Bostonian (1927), and Victorian (1928) each won the Preakness during the 1920s, and those victories are recognized in a singular Woodlawn Vase trophy honoring the three horses. Regret's 1914 Saratoga Special trophy | courtesy of the NMRHOF Other highlights include Ashland Stakes trophies won by You All (1971) and Sun and Snow (1975); Blue Grass Stakes trophies won by Mr. Trouble (1950) and Tompion (1960); Futurity Stakes trophies won by Top Flight (1931) and First Flight (1946); Jockey Club Gold Cup trophies won by Phalanx (1947) and Counterpoint (1951); Kentucky Oaks trophies won by Bug Brush (1958), Bag of Tunes (1973), Sun and Snow (1975), and Bird Town (2003); Santa Anita Derby trophies won by Silver Spoon (1959) and Tompion (1960); Santa Margarita Stakes trophies won by Monsoon (1947), Bug Brush (1959), and Silver Spoon (1960); Saratoga Special trophies won by Regret (1914), Goshawk (1922), Whichone (1929), Red Rain (1935), and Banquet Table (1976); Travers Stakes trophies won by Fisherman (1954), Tompion (1960), Chompion (1968), and Birdstone (2004). The donation also includes the Metropolitan, Brooklyn, and Suburban handicap trophies won by Whisk Broom II in 1913, when he became the first horse to sweep the New York Handicap Triple Crown. After completing the sweep of the series under 139 pounds in the Suburban, the Thoroughbred Record said of Whisk Broom II: “It was a test of speed, courage, and stamina, and he answered each of the questions. … He was a master of his company.” Selections from the Whitney trophy collection will be on display in the Museum's McBean Gallery through Dec. 28. A formal exhibition of the collection will be presented in 2027, coinciding with the 100th running of the GI Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Whitney family trophy collection selected highlights: Kentucky Derby–1915, 1927 Preakness Stakes–1921, 1927, 1928 (single trophy) Belmont Stakes–1899, 1906, 1947, 1951, 2004 Ashland Stakes–1971, 1975 Blue Grass Stakes–1950, 1960 Futurity Stakes–1931, 1946 Jockey Club Gold Cup–1947, 1951 Kentucky Oaks–1958, 1973, 1975, 2003 Santa Anita Derby–1959, 1960 Santa Margarita Stakes–1947, 1959, 1960 Saratoga Special Stakes–1914, 1922, 1929, 1935, 1976 Travers Stakes–1954, 1960, 1968, 2004 The post Whitney Trophies Gifted To National Museum Of Racing And Hall of Fame appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article