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Outstanding steeplechaser West Coast (NZ) (Mettre En Jeu) laid down the gauntlet to fellow superstar jumper The Cossack for supremacy in next weekend’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) in emphatic fashion at Riccarton on Saturday. Shooting for his second win in three attempts at the traditional lead-up event, the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Koral Steeplechase (4250m), the nine-year-old son of Mettre En Jeu never looked like he got out of third gear as he ambled around behind pacemaker Al’s Red Zed before making his bid for victory at the top of the home straight. Regular pilot Shaun Fannin eased him over the final two fences before allowing him to stride clear in the dash to the post where he won comfortably by two lengths from Country Bumpkin, with a similar margin back to the late closing Captain’s Run in third. Fannin, who will attempt to make it a three-peat aboard West Coast in the Grand National Steeplechase after their victories in 2022 and again last year, was delighted his tactics aboard the Mark Oulaghan-trained runner played out perfectly. “He has sort of had a tendency to hit a flat spot in his races, so I rode him right behind the speed and was happy to forego five or six lengths if he did, but he never hit it today that’s for sure,” Fannin said. “This was a super run and gives me great confidence heading into the National as he jumped super and when I gave him a squeeze up after the last, he went away on them again. “I’m keeping pretty fit at home to be ready for a week like this and I’d do anything to ride a good horse like this.” Oulaghan, who will also provide the favourite for the Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury Grand National Hurdles (4200m) next Saturday in Berry The Cash, was pleased what he saw from his charge. “It was a very business-like run, and he got the job done at the end,” he said. “He travelled well, jumped well and got the good result. “It’s always good to win and that was pretty exciting. We like to bring a few horses down for the National and this race is such a natural lead-up for the big one.” With no disrespect to the other contenders for the Grand National, TAB Bookmakers anticipate a two-horse war between West Coast and the Paul Nelson runner The Cossack, with the pair listed at $1.60 and $2.60 respectively on the Fixed Odds market ahead of Captains Run at $10. Raced by the Williamson family from Twizel, West Coast took his career record to ten wins from 36 starts, with all wins coming over fences as he has accumulated over $442,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

Berry The Cash (NZ) (Jakkalberry), the hot favourite for the Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury Grand National Hurdles (4200m) next weekend, completed the perfect dress rehearsal for that feature when taking out the Avon City Ford Sydenham Hurdles (3100m) on Saturday, albeit with a healthy dose of racing luck. The Mark Oulaghan-prepared eight-year-old was shooting for win number six in a row but looked likely to settle for a gallant runner-up finish under his 73kgs topweight when the Paul Nelson-trained Dictation held a clear three-length margin on his rival approaching the last obstacle on the 3100m journey. Unfortunately, he slightly misjudged his leap and tipped jockey Hamish McNeill out of the saddle leaving Berry The Cash and Portia Matthews to go two better than their third-place finish in the race last year and claim victory from Lord Spencer and Run Jakko Run. Oulaghan, who was pleased with his charge heading into the race, admitted they had had luck on their side to get the result. “We were pretty lucky today I think, and it was a workmanlike run,” Oulaghan said. “The extra distance will suit him next weekend (in the Grand National Hurdles) and we may just ride him a touch quieter.” Matthews was fulsome in her praise for her mount who had to battle hard on a track that was playing better than the official Heavy10 reading. “He does seem to travel well out there, but it probably wasn’t quite wet enough for him to show his real ability,” she said. “He feels the weight now and doesn’t have the top gear he used to have under lighter weights. “I’m having to change my riding style a little bit which we will reassess for the Grand National, but I was really happy with the run. “Before he (Dictation) fell I wasn’t sure if I was going to get there but I know my horse has a lot of speed on the flat so I definitely thought I could get there (to first) after the last (fence). “This will bring him on, and we have a good idea of where he is going into the Grand National.” The victory will not lead to a weight increase for Berry The Cash in the Grand National Hurdle where he is likely to carry 73kgs again. TAB Bookmakers have him a hot $1.60 favourite for the race ahead of the Paul Nelson pair of Nedwin ($2.80) and Dictation ($6). Raced by a group that includes Oulaghan, Berry The Cash is out of the unraced High Yield mare Likely Story with his extended family including a host of American stakes winners including Lure who won the Breeders’ Cup Mile (1600m) on two occasions. He has now won nine of his 30 starts including six over hurdles and in excess of $264,000 in prizemoney. You might also like View the full article

What Sunshine Coast Races Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 When Sunday, August 4, 2024 First Race 12:23pm AEST Visit Dabble Sunshine Coast Turf Club is set to host a competitive eight-race card this Sunday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, but with no rain forecast for the weekend, a perfect Good 4 surface is expected. The rail will be in the +8m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 12:23pm AEST. Best Bet at Sunshine Coast: Limero Limero kicked off this preparation with a strong maiden win before a credible third-place finish behind La Fast Tycoon over 1200m at Doomben. In the latter, the Stuart Kendrick-trained gelding was made to do a lot of early work to find the lead before fading in the final 200m. With James Orman jumping on board for the second time, Limero will settle in a perfect position and should prove too strong late. Best Bet Race 8 – #6 Limero (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Stuart Kendirck | J: James Orman (60kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best at Sunshine Coast: Last Chance Saloon After recording the worst finish of his 10-start career, Last Chance Saloon will appreciate much better conditions second-up. The five-year-old gelding didn’t handle the heavy track at Ipswich over 1200m, but he deserves another chance. Michael Rodd has chosen to stick with him, and with even luck from barrier two, Last Chance Saloon can bounce back with a win. Next Best Race 5 – #7 Last Chance Saloon (2) 5yo Gelding | T: David Vandyke | J: Michael Rodd (59kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Sunshine Coast: Singer Sargent Singer Sargent has continuously improved throughout this preparation as he rises in trip. This son of Spieth took significant ground off the placegetters late over 1650m at Doomben on July 17, indicating that he is looking for more ground at this stage of the campaign. With James Orman taking the ride from barrier six in this 1800m affair, expect Singer Sargent to settle closer to the speed and finish off strongly. Best Value Race 7 – #6 Singer Sargent (6) 5yo Gelding | T: Jack Bruce | J: James Orman (59.5kg) Bet with Dabble Sunshine Coast quaddie tips for Sunday Sunshine Coast quadrella selections Sunday, August 4, 2024 5-7-8-9 1-2-4-5-10 1-4-6-7 4-6 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Hong Kong’s top home-grown jockey takes a detour to Germany to ride in Sunday’s classicView the full article

For the Aug. 2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T), trainer Rob Atras had to choose between helping the Yankees or Neat, his starter in the $500,000 turf stakes for 3-year-olds.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Much like he rides Thoroughbreds, jockey Joel Rosario turned in patient, thorough and well-timed remarks Friday during his induction into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. Rosario was the closer in the of the nine-member Class of 2024 at the ceremony at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion. Dominican Republic diplomat and horse owner Jose Singer introduced Rosario, noting that he was the first jockey from their country to be elected to the Hall of Fame. After Singer helped him don his Hall of Fame blazer, Rosario stepped to the podium and delivered his speech, in English and some in Spanish. “I am very thankful for the many opportunities that I have been given and for all the people that have supported me,” he said. “I never thought as a young kid growing up in the Dominican Republic playing baseball and riding my horses really quickly to the grocery store that I would make it to the Hall of Fame. It has taken a lot of hard work, dedication and the support of many people in my life to be where I am today.” Rosario started his riding career in the Dominican Republic at the age of 14 and moved to Northern California six years later, in 2006. He quickly found success and switched to the higher-profile Southern California circuit within a year. After becoming a star while winning several meet titles, Rosario relocated to the East Coast with agent Ron Anderson in 2012. Rosario entered the week ranked just outside the top 100 in career victories at 3,632, but with $322,237,757 he is fourth on the career earnings list. He has 95 Grade I victories. Rosario, 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy) and 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride), were all elected in the contemporary division in their first year of eligibility. Also inducted in the 90-minute ceremony were: jockey Abe Hawkins and racehorses Aristides and Lecomte, selected by the Pre-1900 Historic Review Committee; and from the Pillars of the Turf Committee, owners Harry F. Guggenheim and Clement L. Hirsch, and Joe Hirsch, the legendary turf writer at the Daily Racing Form. Hirsch's induction included a humorous video tribute by NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath, who shared a Manhattan apartment with Hirsch during his early years with the New York Jets. Rosario named all of the agents he has worked with the years, especially Anderson, with whom has become a national-level, big-race rider. “I would like to thank all the trainers and owners, he said. “Without you I wouldn't be here today. Thank you very much. I also like to thank all the jockeys, valets, grooms, exercise riders. It's a lot of fun to work with you every day.” Rosario paused briefly and smiled. “Thank you to all the horses,” he said. “Without the horses, I wouldn't be here today.” Before Rosario's time on the stage, Justify and Gun Runner were saluted for what were distinguished but different careers. Gun Runner was bred by Ben Leon's Besilu Stables and acquired as a yearling in a 52-horse bloodstock deal by Three Chimneys Farm. The colt was being pointed for a 2-year-old sale in 2015, but Three Chimneys instead formed a racing partnership with Winchell Thoroughbreds owned by Ron Winchell. Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen trained Gun Runner, who compiled a 15-3-2 record in 19 starts and earned $15,988,500. “Gun Runner has not only excelled as a racehorse,” said Rodrigo Borges Torrealba of Three Chimneys, “but has also become an extraordinary stallion, the cornerstone of our breeding operations at Three Chimneys Farm.” Torrealba saluted Leon's breeding and the partnership with Winchell on Gun Runner, who he described as a “once-in-a-lifetime horse.” “Of course, no mention of Gun Runner would be complete without praising the patient and brilliant training of Steve Asmussen and his team,” he said. “Steve, your dedication and expertise played a pivotal role in Gun Runner's success. Additionally, Florent Geroux's smooth and confident rides were instrumental every time he was in the saddle.” Asmussen praised the owners for taking on the risk of running Gun Runner at 4. The colt was at his best that season, with five wins and a second in six starts, capped by a victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. In addition to Horse of the Year he was the older male champion. Rodrigo Torrealba, Ron Winchell, and Steve Asmussen | Mike Kane “Gun Runner did quite enough where he could have retired as a 3-year-old and gone on to a great career at stud,” Winchell said. “However, running him as 4-year-old is what got him into the Hall of Fame.” Winchell said Gun Runner's 12 victories only tell part of the story. He pointed to the chestnut's Beyer Speed Figures as a 4-year-old. “When you drill down and look at his race record, race by race, I've never seen a record where a horse got faster every start,” Winchell said. Justify earned his place in the Hall of Fame with a short, but brilliant career with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. He reached the wire first in all six starts and completed his Triple Crown sweep with a 1 ¾-lengths victory in the GI Belmont Stakes. Justify was owned by Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners and Starlight Racing. “Justify took us all on a ride of a lifetime,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar's president, CEO and racing manager. “When WinStar Farm started in 2000, we came up with the motto “Dream Big.” This is a hard business. Seven days a week. A lot of discouraging news and disappointments. We've all been there. “I don't know if you can speak something into existence, but every year from 2000 to 2018 Kenny Trout would dream about winning the Triple Crown. If the Derby winner didn't win the Preakness, Kenny would joke, 'that saves another Triple Crown, so we can be the first one in a while.' I would say, 'Kenny, that's not going to happen. You can't think like that. You've set your sights to high.' But that's who Kenny is and that's what makes it special and here we are inducting the 13th Triple Crown winner into the Hall of Fame.” Walden said Justify – the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Derby without a start at 2 – never had a bad day on the track and had a special aura about him. He applauded the work of Baffert, who was at the ceremony. “Bob, thank you for the incredible job you did with Justify to make the Kentucky Derby after making his first start on February 18,” Walden said. “Breaking the curse of Apollo takes three things: A great horse, a little good fortune and a lot of experience. You have all three.” Walden said that during a dinner in Saratoga after the Belmont Stakes in June, the conversation turned to bucket list items. When it was Troutt's turn, his answer was: win another Triple Crown. “We've had many great memories together,” Walden said. “It's been a magical ride from February 18 to June 9th. We will forever be grateful to our version of Big Red. So, thank you Justify for allowing us to dream big. The dream continues for all of us in this room.” The post Racing Honors Best of the Best at Hall of Fame Ceremony appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A new chapter was written in the remarkable Big Evs story as the bullet sprinter exacted revenge on his Royal Ascot conqueror Asfoora in a blistering King George Stakes (G2) Aug. 2 at Goodwood Racecourse.View the full article

The Queens M G won the Schuylerville Stakes opening day of the Saratoga Race Course meet, and seeks her second stakes victory in the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G3) Aug. 4.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–Here is what's next at Saratoga Race Course. Next (Not This Time) is. The 6-year-old gelding is the best long-distance dirt horse in the country, and, on Sunday, he'll attempt to prove it again when he runs in the $150,000 listed Birdstone Stakes at the Spa. If you want to see it, get to Saratoga early. The Birdstone is race No. 2 and has a scheduled post time of 1:44 p.m. A field of five is entered in the 1 3/4-mile Birdstone and Next is the overwhelming 1-9 favorite on the morning line. Next doesn't just win these marathon races. He pulverizes his competition. He has won his two starts this year by a combined 20-1/2 lengths. Dating back to last year, he has won five in a row by a combined 59-1/2 lengths. His personal best was a 25-length romp in the GIII Greenwood Cup at 1-1/2 miles at Parx last year. That came after he won the Birdstone for the first time, by 11-3/4 lengths. “He is so good at going that far,” trainer Chief Stipe Cowans said by phone from his base in Kentucky. “He doesn't really get into gear until later in the race. The further the better. He just runs them off his feet the last quarter of a mile. I have never had a horse like that, and I have been training since 1993.” In his 21-race career, Next has won 11 times. Cowans, who claimed the horse in 2022, has had him for his last 11 starts. The dominating wins for the grey flash have almost come to be expected, although Cowans knows there are no guarantees. “There are times when we think this will be his test,” Cowans said about Next's past starts. “There have been situations where he'll be tested but he just seems to overcome all the things that come into play.” Fatigue has never been an issue for Next, who is owned by Michael Foster and will be ridden by Luan Machado, one of the leading riders at Ellis Park. “No,” Cowans said with a laugh when asked if Next ever gets tired. “I tell people he is the best horse I have ever trained and the most unusual horse I have ever trained.” As Next continues to flourish with the marathon distances, Cowans said there is no thought of shortening him up. “(Foster) is all on board,” Cowans said. “Look, you run him at a mile and a quarter and he is on a different path the rest of his life. Some of the plan is just to have fun with the horse. We claimed the horse for $62.5 and he doesn't owe us anything. It would be nice to have him around for another two or three years.” Arcangelo-06-11-2023-SA6_8393-PRINT-Sarah-Andrew-1.jpg" alt="" width="1155" height="840" /> Jena Antonucci | Sarah Andrew Antonucci Hoping For Better Luck For Whatintheliteral In Adirondack Whatintheliteral (Lord Nelson) had plenty of luck in the opening day Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga. All of it was bad. Trainer Jena Antonucci is hoping for better on Sunday when she saddles Whatintheliteral in the $200,000, Grade III Adirondack Stakes, the second stake for 2-year-old fillies at the meet. It will be run at 6-1/2 furlongs. “She is great,” Antonucci said outside her barn on the Oklahoma Training Track Friday morning. “She is such an honest filly, that is the cool part of her. She shows up any time she is running. I'm excited to get her back in the game and take a crack at it.” In the Schuylerville, Whatintheliteral had no chance as she stumbled after the gates opened and jockey Javier Castellano was pitched over her head. The filly ran all the way around riderless and was ok. Now, she gets another chance. “It sucks,” Antonucci said about the Schuylerville. “It's a lot like golf. Once you hit the ball, it's out of your hands. We can't go back and put the milk in the container. We are moving forward.” Whatintheliteral broke her maiden in her third start, the Astoria Stakes during the Belmont Stakes Festival at Saratoga in June at 13-1. Despite that win, she was dismissed at 25-1 in the Schuylerville. Her morning-line odds for the Adirondack are 8-1. She drew the rail for the third time in five career races. Whatintheliteral is owned by horseOlogy Racing and Craig Steinhart. Katie Miranda, co-owner of horseOlogy with Antonucci, is also looking forward to seeing what her young filly can do. “We are thrilled she is ok and was athletic enough to get herself out of a sticky situation in the last race,” Miranda said at the barn. “We're ready to go.” John Velazquez will replace Castellano in the saddle for this one. Both jockeys are in the Hall of Fame. Castellano chose to ride another horse, Aguas de Cristal (Volatile), in the Adirondack. Castellano had ridden Whatintheliteral in her first four starts. “Having Johnny is definitely not downgrading,” Antonucci said. Despite His Recent Dominance At Saratoga, Irad Ortiz Does Not Feel Pressure One thing Irad Ortiz Jr. will not do is put pressure on himself. He has been the most consistent jockey on the Saratoga circuit the last half dozen summers. And, as the 40-day Saratoga meet gets closer to the halfway point, he is putting himself into position to get his sixth career riding title. “So far, so good,” Ortiz said on the backstretch at Saratoga Friday morning. “I would say we have had a great start. I'm glad for all the support I have gotten from the owners and trainers.” Ortiz has won the last two Saratoga riding titles and has claimed the top spot in four of the last six years. Ortiz won three races on Friday and now has 22 winners, two more than Flavien Prat. “Whatever has happened already, we just try to turn the page and try to win another title,” Ortiz said. “I don't feel any pressure.” Ortiz respects the jockey colony in Saratoga, which is arguably the best in the country. Besides Prat, Ortiz deals daily with the likes of Tyler Gaffalione, Luis Saez, Manny Franco, his brother Jose, Junior Alvarado and the up-and-coming Dylan Davis. And there is also the veteran presence of Hall of Famers John Velazquez and Javier Castellano as well as Joel Rosario, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Friday. “We all want to do the same thing, we all want to win,” Ortiz said. “I have had success the last few years, but I don't think there is a target on me. I just go out and do my job.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Next Up for Next: Going for Back-to-Back Wins In Spa’s Birdstone appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2024 class includes two horses and a jockey in the contemporary category, three from the Historic Review Committee, and three Pillars of the Turf.View the full article

Godolphin's grade 1-winning 3-year-old filly Cinderella's Dream surged to victory with an easy come-from-behind win over Kathynmarissa in the Aug. 2 Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes (G2T).View the full article

With a charging late run down the center of the course, NEAT (c, 3, Constitution–Orabella, by More Than Ready) just got by in the final strides to nab the GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes as the 7-2 second choice. The last-out winner of the GIII Manilla Stakes, Neat raced mid flight outside of runners before coming wide with that furious late kick to beat Lagynos (Kantharos) and the filly Buttercream Babe (Twirling Candy) on the line. Lifetime Record: 9-6-0-0. O-Red White and Blue Racing; B-Hidden Brook Farm & Spruce Lane Farm; T-Rob Atras. Sales History: $200,000 wlg '21 KEENOV, $200,000 ylg '22 KEESEP. #4 Neat gets his fourth stakes win in the G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. at Saratoga under @juniorandkellya for trainer Rob Atras! A 7/2 top #ExpertPick for @ntamm1215! pic.twitter.com/QvQgS1XnRi — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 2, 2024 Friday, Saratoga NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING HALL OF FAME S.-GII, $500,000, Saratoga, 8-2, 3yo, 1mT, 1:36.38, fm. 1–NEAT, 124, c, 3, by Constitution 1st Dam: Orabella, by More Than Ready 2nd Dam: Hot Trip, by Trippi 3rd Dam: Yellow Heat, by Gold Fever ($200,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $200,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Red White and Blue Racing; B-Hidden Brook Farm & Spruce Lane Farm (KY); T-Rob Atras; J-Junior Alvarado. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 9-6-0-0, $765,630. *1/2 to Louder Than Bombs (Violence), SW & MGSP, $264,554. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Lagynos, 118, c, 3, Kantharos–Steamy, by Speightstown. ($200,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud; B-Robert Spiegel (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $100,000. 3–Buttercream Babe, 116, f, 3, Twirling Candy–Runway Ready, by Mr. Greeley. ($140,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $180,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-Repole Stable, Inc. (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $60,000. Margins: NK, NK, 2. Odds: 3.50, 8.40, 5.30. Also Ran: Please Advise, Crystal Quest, Zverev, Army Officer, Barksdale. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Neat Just Gets Up To Take National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It's a Grade I bonanza Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course, as the track plays host to a trio of elite-level races–short and long, turf and dirt. The richest of the three events is the $1-million Whitney Stakes, offering the winner a fees-paid berth into the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on the first Saturday of November. National Treasure (Quality Road) is the 9-5 favorite on David Aragona's morning line and can further tighten his grip on the handicap division with a victory. The $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling is perfect in his two starts in this country this season, having held off Senor Buscador (Mineshaft) in the GI Pegasus World Cup Stakes in January ahead of a battling fourth to that foe in the G1 Saudi Cup half a world away a month later. Sent cross-country for the GI Met Mile H. on Belmont Day here June 8, he cut out a strong pace and skipped home to finish some 6 1/4 lengths ahead of Post Time (Frosted). “He's matured and he's an older horse now,” said trainer Bob Baffert, who won back-to-back Whitneys in 2019-20 with 'TDN Rising Stars' McKinzie (Street Sense) and Improbable (City Zip). “I think he's just getting better and I'm pretty happy with him right now.” Fellow 'Rising Star' First Mission (Street Sense) was dominant in winning this year's GIII Essex Handicap by five lengths and the GII Alysheba Stakes by four lengths, both from just off the speed, but he found himself atypically on the lead when odds-on in the GI Stephen Foster Handicap and weakened to fourth to Kingsbarns (Uncle Mo), three-parts of a length behind the third-placed Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator). Still, trainer Brad Cox is refusing to use that as an excuse. “That is why we find ourselves running back here in the Whitney,” said the conditioner, who sent out Knicks Go (Paynter) to win this in 2021. “He's trained well enough for us to give him another opportunity at the Grade 1-level, we'll see how it goes.” Frosted (Tapit) gave Godolphin its only Whitney to date in 2016. National Treasure is not the only Whitney starter with a previous top-level tally at the Spa. Bright Future (Curlin) really came to life last summer, winning a nine-furlong allowance before defeating future GI Breeders' Cup Classic third Proxy (Tapit) in the Jockey Club Gold Cup over 10 furlongs. A sneaky-good sixth at Santa Anita, the chestnut exits a fast-finishing score in the GIII Salvator Mile June 15 and will relish the added eighth of a mile here. The same connections are represented by Crupi (Curlin), winner of the GII Suburban Stakes over the mile and a quarter on June 8 and a distant second to Next (Majestic Warrior) in the 11-furlong GII Brooklyn Stakes July 5. Cugino Scratch Leaves Seven For Saratoga Derby As reported by TDN's on-site correspondent Tim Wilkin in Friday's edition, Audubon Stakes winner Cugino (Twirling Candy) will miss Saturday's GI Saratoga Derby, leaving Irish raider and 'TDN Rising Star' Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) as an even stronger post-time selection. A Group 2 winner at Leopardstown last season, the 2.4-million gns ($2.89 million) second-priciest horse at Tattersalls October in 2022 was sent across to France for his first two runs this term, finishing a close fourth in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (2000 Guineas) May 12 ahead of an eighth in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) the next month after leading with as little as 300 meters to race. The bay dropped away abruptly to finish 10th as the 2-1 favorite in the 12-furlong G2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot June 21, but he most recently gave six rivals a seven-length beating in the G3 Meld Stakes back at Leopardstown July 18. Diego Velazquez blew out over the Saratoga main track Friday morning to the satisfaction of T J Comerford, the traveling assistant to trainer Aidan O'Brien. “He's just gone a little bit quicker today,” Comerford said. “He went easy for four [furlongs] and then a little bit quicker the last four over a mile. He's done very good. He's a great traveler.” Ryan Moore retains the ride. White Palomino (Kitten's Joy) all but wired the GI Belmont Derby July 6 and Flavien Prat is likely to hit the gas from gate seven here as well. He could have this field over a barrel from a pace standpoint and will try to hold off the likes of Legend of Time (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who could do no better than third off the sedate tempo last time at Aqueduct. Diego Velazquez | Sarah Andrew Ways and Means Rates Slight Favorite in Test A competitive field of six sophomore fillies is set to face the starter for Saturday's GI Test Stakes over a seven-furlong trip that is widely regarded as a 'specialist' distance. Four of the entrants already own at least one victory going seven-eighths of a mile, but one of the fillies that does not figures to go off favored in the Test. Klaravich Stables' homebred 'TDN Rising Star' Ways and Means (Practical Joke) has a single try at the distance, resulting in a near-miss second to Brightwork (Outwork) in last year's GI Spinaway Stakes. Tried over two turns in her first couple of outings this season, the half-sister to GISW Surge Capacity (Flintshire {GB}) and GSW Highly Motivated (Into Mischief) was second in the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks and fourth in the GI Kentucky Oaks, but walloped her rivals in a one-mile allowance here June 6, good for a 104 Beyer that would win the Test. “She's doing well. We've spaced her races out purposefully for this race,” said trainer Chad Brown. “She's in a good rhythm working. Some speed in there would help her.” Which of the six fillies will lead in the race is an open question. Emery (More Than Ready), winner of the seven-furlong Leslie's Lady Stakes two back, was handy enough to a strong pace in the July 6 GIII Victory Ride Stakes last time before edging front-running Mystic Lake (Mo Town), and she may be ridden positively from the rail by Tyler Gaffalione. Her stablemate Denim and Pearls (Into Mischief) romped by better than nine lengths in Keeneland's GII Beaumont Stakes over an extended seven-eighths of a mile, but was well beaten by My Mane Squeeze (Audible) in the GII Eight Belles Stakes in the Churchill slop May 3. Brightwork failed to build on her Spinaway success, finishing fifth in the GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes and sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She's got the layoff to overcome if she is to remain unbeaten at sprint distances. Saturday's program also features the GII Troy Stakes, in which the record-setting Cogburn (Not This Time) figures a hot favorite in a race that includes the in-form Grooms All Bizness (Fed Biz) and Godolphin's consistent Mischief Magic (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). Distaff Berth On The Line In Clement L. Hirsch An exceptionally deep field of eight heads to the post for Saturday's GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar, a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff going another sixteenth of a mile in early November. Michael Lund Petersen's Adare Manor (Uncle Mo) is the defending Hirsch champion, having bested soon-to-be-millionaire Desert Dawn (Cupid) by a length in last year's renewal. Seventh in the Distaff, she was second in the GI Beholder Mile on seasonal debut in March, but has since downed Flying Connection (Connect) in the GI Apple Blossom Handicap Apr. 13 and Coffee in Bed (Curlin) in the GII Santa Margarita Stakes May. 26. In 2021, trainer Brad Cox sent out the previous year's GI Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil) to take the Hirsch, and Brendan Walsh will look to repeat the dose with 2023 Oaks victress and 'TDN Rising Star' Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief). Also victorious in the GI Acorn Stakes and GI Test Stakes, the homebred is winless in her last three, including a third to Randomized (Nyquist) in the GI Ogden Phipps Stakes at Saratoga June 8. Hall of Famers Mike Smith and Bill Mott teamed to win a Breeders' Cup Distaff in 1997 with Allen Paulson's Ajina and another with Royal Delta in 2012 and the pair reunite with Juddmonte's 'TDN Rising Star' Scylla (Tapit) this weekend. The full-sister to Tacitus and Batten Down rides a three-race winning streak into her first Grade I assignment, including a neck score in the GII Fleur De Lis Stakes at Churchill June 29. The post Whitney Anchors Massive Saturday Program At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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. Saturday's Observations features the return of a 'TDN Rising Star'. 15.15 Newmarket, Novice, £8,500, 2yo, 7fT DESERT FLOWER (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) became another Godolphin TDN Rising Star at the July Festival here and returns to the scene of that impressive debut to bid to defy a seven-pound penalty. A daughter of the four-time Group 2 winner Promising Run (Hard Spun), the Charlie Appleby trainee faces five peers in the race won in 2022 by the subsequent G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Commissioning (GB) (Kingman {GB}). 15.05 Galway, €18,500, Mdn, 2yo, 8f 73yT DELTA (GB) (Kitten's Joy) is the third foal out of the G1 St Leger and G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes heroine Simple Verse (Ire) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}) and a half-brother to the recent G2 Lancashire Oaks winner Queen Of The Pride (GB) by Kitten's Joy's son Roaring Lion. Joseph O'Brien introduces the Qatar Racing colour-bearer against Ballydoyle's Killarney runner-up Puppet Master (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a son of the triple Group 3 scorer Realtra (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). The post ‘TDN Rising Star’ Desert Flower Returns To Newmarket appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Already the winner of the GI Belmont Invitational, CINDERELLA'S DREAM (f, 3, Shamardal–Espadrille {GB}, by Dubawi ({Ire}) took the second leg of the Turf Triple with a come-from-behind win in the GII Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks Friday. Trailing the field into the turn as Macanga (American Pharoah) began to fade from the lead, the 1-4 favorite swung wide past the quarter pole and moved handily to the front inside the sixteenth pole to best 12-1 longshot Kathynmarissa (American Pharoah). Lifetime Record: GISW, 7-6-0-0. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby. Cinderella's Dream (1-4) an easy 1 1/2 length winner of the Saratoga Oaks for ⁦@godolphin⁩, Charlie Appleby and William Buick. 1-3-2-7 pic.twitter.com/HCFMuz28Kb — Tim Wilkin (@tjwilkin) August 2, 2024 The post Cinderella’s Dream Takes Second Leg Of Turf Triple In Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks 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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This day 3rd August in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 57 mins ago Saturday’s free horse racing tips & quaddie picks | 3/8/2024 13 horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia on Saturday, August 3. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips for … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Darwin races preview & betting tips | Palmerston Sprint Day 2023 The penultimate day of the Darwin Cup Carnival has arrived with the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) headlining proceedings this Saturday … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Rosehill racing tips & quaddie picks | Saturday, August 5 Spring racing is almost upon us, signified by the running of the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Belmont racing tips, value bets & quaddie picks | August 5, 2023 Belmont Park will play host to a very competitive nine-race card this Saturday, and HorseBetting’s Ciaran Jackman has provided his … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Murray Bridge racing tips & quaddie | Saturday, August 5 Racing returns to Murray Bridge on Saturday afternoon for a nine-race card. Check out HorseBetting’s best bets and quaddie tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Saturday’s Eagle Farm racing tips & quaddie | August 5, 2023 Eagle Farm is set to host a competitive nine-race card on Saturday afternoon. Check out Ciaran Jackman’s free best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Missile Stakes headlines Rosehill program The Group 2 Missile Stakes – the first Group race of the 2022/23 Sydney metropolitan racing calendar – headlines the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Flemington races tips & quaddie | Saturday, August 5 Racing returns to Flemington Racecourse on Saturday for a stacked 10-race program. Check out HorseBetting’s best bets and free quaddie … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Neil Dyer seals another Darwin feature win with Munster With three Darwin Cups in his pocket, Victorian trainer Neil Dyer celebrated again on Wednesday when Munster won the $40,000 … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 3, 2023 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Doomben racing tips & quaddie | Saturday, August 6, 2022 Doomben Racecourse will play host to the first Saturday metropolitan meeting of the new season in Queensland, with a handy … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago 2022 Missile Stakes Day betting tips & quaddie | Royal Randwick Group 2 racing heads to Sydney on Saturday for the running of the Missile Stakes over 1200m, and some of … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Weatherley continues family dynasty Briar Weatherley entered a training partnership with her father Darryn on Monday and just two days later she celebrated her … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Caulfield & Thousand Guineas draw over 560 nominations Some 324 horses have been nominated for the $3 million Caulfield Guineas, with just six of those being fillies, while … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Racing NSW announces $30m prizemoney injection Racing New South Wales on Wednesday announced an injection of $30 million prizemoney into some of the state’s most prestigious … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Walker hoping the cards fall his way this weekend Don Walker is looking forward to sending The High Priestess back to the races at Ruakaka this weekend after an … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Mr Maestro on classic path in Melbourne An early decision to send Mr Maestro to Australia will give the gifted three-year-old every opportunity to stamp himself as … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Caulfield Cup attracts 32 international nominations The $5 million Caulfield Cup has attracted 169 entries, with 32 of those being internationally trained stayers. Missing from the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 3, 2022 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Eagle Farm tips, value bets & quaddie picks | August 4, 2021 Eagle Farm will play host to seven races on Wednesday, August 4. HorseBetting’s tipster Nicholas Lloyd has all the top … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Ballistic Boy starts spring prep with Doomben trial win Promising Queensland stayer Ballistic Boy made his return at the Doomben trials on Tuesday morning as he heads towards some … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Rothfire bolts into Everest calculations with trial return Queensland sprinter Rothfire looks to have made a full recovery from an injury that has kept him off the racetrack … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Cranbourne racing tips & best value bets | Wednesday, August 4 HorseBetting’s Victorian horse racing form analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections as well as the top bookie odds … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Kensington betting tips, quaddie & value bets | 4/8/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Randwick-Kensington races on Wednesday, August 4. See all the top tips, value … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 3, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Tuesday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Moruya tips, odds & quaddie selections | Tuesday, August 3 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the seven-race card at Moruya on Tuesday, August 3. See the top tips, … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Snowdens’ new-season 3YOs set to strike Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have nominated four horses across the first two black-type races of the Sydney season at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Waller’s biggest stars prepare to trial Nature Strip will be the headline act at a star-studded barrier trial session at Rosehill, which also includes Caulfield Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Catalyst on a Golden Sydney spring path The $7.5 million Golden Eagle will be the spring goal for Catalyst, who will also be on a mission to … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago New Zealand jumpers dominate Sandown meeting Kiwi jumpers were again to the fore at Sandown on Grand National Hurdle day, taking out the two jumping features … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Tigre Royale makes it four in a row Progressive galloper Tigre Royale continued on his winning way when he dominated his rivals over 2400m at Sandown on Sunday … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago New season off to a flying start for Baker Ex-pat Kiwi trainer Bjorn Baker enjoyed a breakout season at the metropolitan level in Sydney over the past twelve months … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Pleasant surprise for Greene at Te Aroha Trainer David Greene received a pleasant surprise at Te Aroha on Sunday when debutant Judy’s Song raced away in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago McEvoy, King on centre stage at Randwick Rachel King and Kerrin McEvoy have taken riding honours at Randwick on a day honouring jockeys past and present … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Usain Bowler storms home in Valley success A wind operation has restricted Usain Bowler to sprinting with the gelding charging home to claim success at The Valley … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Linda Meech opens new season with a treble Linda Meech has made the most of her pick-up rides at The Valley, guiding two of them to success in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Tarzan to head to Sydney after Doomben win Brisbane sprinter Tarzan is set to head to Sydney after finally winning over 1200m in the Tim Bell Memorial Handicap … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Roheryn makes winning return as a gelding Godolphin’s Roheryn has made a winning return at Randwick as a gelding with trainer James Cummings keeping a lid on … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago I Boogi gives Lane success at The Valley Damian Lane has returned to the winner’s circle at his first metropolitan ride after a stint in Japan guiding I … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mum’s the word for winning Doomben jockey Jockey Rikki Palmer has ridden her first metropolitan winner since she returned to racing after having her second child … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Speedy Stampe has no trouble with 1350m Trainer Chris Munce’s fears his three-year-old Stampe may not run a strong 1350m were proved baseless at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Taraayef impresses first-up at The Valley Lindsay Park will keep Taraayef to short-course racing at The Valley for the immediate future after an impressive win in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Our Mantra set to tackle Victorian spring In-form stayer Our Mantra has earned himself a likely trip to Victoria for the spring carnival after his Doomben win … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mandela’s talent gets him over the line Mandela’s raw ability has shone through with the colt breaking his maiden at Randwick despite making mistakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cheap purchase too good in Valley victory Race fitness has given Condo’s Express an edge with the $3000 yearling purchase taking out the Sheamus Mills Bloodstock Handicap … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago New plan works a treat for 3YO Magic Trick Trainer Tony Sears decision to bring three-year-old Magic Trick back in distance proved a winner at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Payne to be a key player in Sandown jumps Trainer Patrick Payne will look to add to his feature jumps race success with key chances in the Grand National … Read More Australia horse racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Houtzen second in English Group Two sprint Australian sprinter Houtzen has finished second to Battaash in the Group Two King George Stakes at Goodwood … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lasqueti Spirit retired to broodmare barn Group One winner Lasqueti Spirit has suffered a leg injury and will be retired to the broodmare barn … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago The Missile a carnival pipe-opener The Missile is being touted as an Everest audition but Pierata’s trainer Greg Hickman has other races on his mind … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Price has Valley concern with All In Brawl A wide draw and a drop back to 1000 metres have trainer John Price concerned ahead of All In Brawl’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vive Marie set for first Australian start Stakes-placed German import Vive Marie will have her first Australian start in a 1400m-benchmark race at Randwick for trainer Kris … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Edmonds for prompt return to winners’ list Toby Edmonds is preparing for a big spring carnival but first wants to get Prompt Return back to winners’ list … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Valley return for stakes winner Ennis Hill Group winner Ennis Hill will make her return over 1000m at Moonee Valley and co-trainer Tom Dabernig expects the filly’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Jackson Murphy to solve problems In-form apprentice Jackson Murphy’s three-kilo claim is expected to help key runners Tarzan and Sabkhat in their open company races … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Endless Days set to atone at Doomben Nothing went right for tough stayer Endless Days at his last start so he will back up at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Sharjah wins Galway Hurdle for Mullins Sharjah has defied a big weight to win the Galway Hurdle for the father and son team of Willie and … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vic jockeys gain an increase in riding fee Victorian jockeys have gained a pay rise from Racing Victoria with an increase to their riding fee … Read More Japan horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Tanaka enjoying good start in Seoul Masa Tanaka is fulfilling a dream on his return to race riding in Korea. The Japanese jockey left New Zealand … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Wild Illusion wins Nassau Stakes Wild Illusion has put her superior stamina to good use to win the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Eagle Farm’s fate to be known on Friday The return date for racing at Eagle Farm racecourse will be known on Friday when a report into its closure … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Flemington straight to suit As It Lies Trainer Brent Stanley says inexperience has counted against As It Lies ahead of her third race start at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago A decade on, is Australia ready for an equine influenza outbreak? A DECADE on from the equine influenza outbreak that threatened to bring the thoroughbred racing industry to its knees, a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Fabvier can increase her value Fabvier can further add to her value as a broodmare if she wins at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Highway Handicap debut for Fraternater The Neil Osborne-trained Fraternater will make her Sydney debut in the Highway Handicap at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wangaratta Turf Club receives government funding boost THE Wangaratta Turf Club (WTC) is set to become one of the best country tracks in Victoria after the announcement … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Lord only new acceptor in Bletchingly Lord Of The Sky is set to take his place in the rescheduled Bletchingly Stakes at Sandown having overcome an … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Basil Nolan’s golden plan is working Breeder Basil Nolan’s two-edged plan to give his stallion Golden Archer every chance is set to pay dividends again with … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Flemington to give trainer a Clear Signal Clear Signal is set to make his city debut at Flemington after scoring an upset maiden win at Geelong at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago The Monstar ready to fire in Missile The Monstar will return to the scene of his impressive June Stakes win when he runs in the Group Two … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stella Ombra to stay home in Brisbane Trainer Kelly Schweida will keep sprinter Stella Ombra in Brisbane but is sending Shogun Sun to Sydney to race at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago 120th Winter Cup at Riccarton Park betting guide with free tips THE 120th Winter Cup runs this Saturday at Riccarton Park in New Zealand and we have found our best tips … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Grace calls Eagle Farm meeting Queensland’s Racing Minister Grace Grace has called a meeting of race officials to discuss a report into the closure of … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago John Meagher to continue in Brisbane Multiple Group One-winning trainer John Meagher is set to continue to be a key player in Brisbane despite opening a … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Plumptre, O’Shea charged over strangles Former Godolphin trainer John O’Shea and ex-managing director Henry Plumptre will have to answer charges over their failure to report … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Brooker beats flu to ride Tumbler Leading apprentice Tiffani Brooker has overcome a bout of influenza to be ready to ride promising mare Tumbler at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Flemington form, odds, markets and free tips, Saturday August 5 HUGE betting fields are in store this Saturday at Flemington where a 10-race card is available for punters to bet … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Here Comes When causes Sussex Stakes upset The Andrew Balding-trained Here Comes When has handled the wet conditions best to beat odds-on favourite Ribchester in the Sussex … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cobalt vet felt pressure from Kavanagh The vet at the centre of cobalt cases in NSW and Victoria has again blamed another vet for supplying a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Avdulla starts season with metro treble Brenton Avdulla and Chris Waller have started the Sydney metropolitan season with a bang, picking up winning treble and double … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tregea celebrates despite protest decision Mymancharles has lived up to to trainer Steve Tregea’s expectations and rewarded punters at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Buffering back in work at Eagle Farm Trainer Robert Heathcote is gaining confidence stable star Buffering can make a successful comeback from injury … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Asante makes race return from motherhood After being to stud and having a filly foal, Asante is set to make a comeback to racing at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Josh Parr escapes injury in car accident Jockey Josh Parr has escaped unscathed from a wet weather car accident on the way to the Coffs Harbour race … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Costin gets off the mark as senior rider Former champion apprentice Winona Costin has ridden a winner on her first day as a senior jockey at Warwick Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sires Produce Stakes winner likened to Winx GROUP 1 Sires Produce winner Yankee Rose has been likened to 2015 Cox Plate champion Winx by Queensland trainer David … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Capitalist no certainty to run in Missile As rain falls in Sydney, a decision on whether Golden Slipper winner Capitalist will run in the Missile Stakes will … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Capitalist $1.40 to break Golden Slipper hoodoo 2016 Golden Slipper winner Capitalist is odds-on for this Saturday’s Missile Stakes, but it will have to break a three-year … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vet says $1000 for vitamins suspicious A vet has denied lying when he told a NSW cobalt inquiry there was nothing untoward about a vitamin complex … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Manageress gears up for spring return The Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington marks the return of Manageress following an injury enforced break … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Guy training partnership delayed Bryan Guy will be the sole trainer listed for Game Of Dreams at Eagle Farm while he and son Daniel … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Waller wins first Sydney race of season Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has won the first metropolitan race of the new season with Pound Sterling at Warwick … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Seib hitting Highway with Tudor Sunrise Muswellbrook trainer Lewis Seib is chasing his first city winner with Tudor Sunrise at Randwick in the Highway Handicap … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Luke Nolen close to latest injury comeback After riding trackwork, trials and jumpouts, Luke Nolen needs to visit Racing Victoria doctor Gary Zimmerman to get checked off … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Buffering back in work at Eagle Farm Trainer Robert Heathcote is gaining confidence stable star Buffering can make a successful comeback from injury … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Mystery over Ryan Moore injury Betting has been suspended on the British jockeys’ championship with reports Ryan Moore has an injury … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Luke Nolen nearing riding comeback Jockey Luke Nolen has recovered from serious injuries suffered in a race fall in Adelaide and hopes to get a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Wicklow Brave on Melbourne Cup path Trainer Willie Mullins hopes Wicklow Brave can earn a start in the Melbourne Cup with the stayer to tackle either … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago American Pharoah romps home in Haskell AMERICAN Triple Crown winner American Pharoah romped to victory in the US$1.75 million Haskell Invitational on Monday. 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According to track publicity, jockey Keith Asmussen has returned to the saddle following serious injuries from a riding mishap June 1 at Churchill Downs. View the full article

Gatewood Bell has been appointed to serve on the management committee of Equibase Company LLC, announced company chairman Ian D. Highet. The vice president of racing for Keeneland and a third-generation horseman, Bell also served as president of Cromwell Bloodstock for a decade before joining Keeneland as well as previously serving on the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. He has been a member of The Jockey Club since 2020 and serves as a member of the Breeders' Cup. Bell fills the vacating board seat of James Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club, who joined as a representative of the latter in 2007. “Gatewood brings a unique skillset with his background and current role at Keeneland,” Highet said. “We look forward to his sharing his extensive knowledge from both his personal and professional involvement in the Thoroughbred industry to the committee.” Bell added, “I love the industry and have been lucky to have been involved in many aspects of it, including as a racehorse owner. Equibase is vital to our industry, and I look forward to working with the other committee members and contributing to this mission.” The post Gatewood Bell Appointed to Equibase Management Committee appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Rusty Arnold is hoping for a return to peak form from graded stakes winner Red Carpet Ready when she races against the Louisiana-bred speedster Ova Charged in the Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Turf Sprint Stakes at Ellis Park.View the full article

Modernist (Uncle Mo) will shuttle to Chile and stand at Haras Dadinco for the Southern Hemisphere 2024 season, it was announced via presser Friday. The winner of the GII Risen Star Stakes and the GIII Excelsior Stakes with on-the-board finishes in three other graded contests, he'd retired to Darby Dan in 2022 and bred 280 mares in his first three years at stud. Modernist hails from the female line of Broodmare of the Year Sweet Life (Kris S.), who also produced his dam's half-sisters GI Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (now Distaff) victress MGISW Life is Sweet (Storm Cat) and her full-sister, champion 2-year-old filly MGISW Sweet Catomine. This is the extended family of GIII Bay Shore Stakes placed Victory Way (City of Light) as well as recent Azalea Stakes-placed Candy Gray (Twirling Candy). Modernist's first foals will be yearlings of 2024, and he will be represented by three of them in the New York-Bred Sale in Saratoga next week Aug. 11-12. The post Modernist to Shuttle to Chile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Helicity (The Factor) will be offered via a flash sale by Inglis Digital USA, the auction house announced Friday. A runner-up in a maiden special weight at Saratoga on the grass July 20 to Without Caution (Without Parole {GB}) and third on unveiling June 7 at Gulfstream Park, the colt is currently being pointed toward the Kentucky Downs meeting for his next start by trainer and co-owner Jack Sisterson. Starts in the Sept. 1 $1-million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint or the $1-million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Sept. 8 have both been offered as potential targets as well as a start in one of the maiden special contests at the track, which boasts the largest maiden purses in the country at $170,000. Helicity is out of a half-sister to SW & GSP Muskoka Gold (Lea) as well as SP Lunch With Bernie (Bernardini). This is the female line of GISW Sis City (Slew City Slew), the GI Ashland Stakes victress who also claimed wins in the GII Demoiselle Stakes as well as the GII Davona Dale Stakes. She herself is a half-sister to Canadian Graded-winner Lady Grace (Kantharos), who earned that black type via the GII Royal North Stakes. “He's a horse that's impressed us from the day we bought him at the sale,” Sisterson said of Helicity. “Great mind, athletic, with lots of scope for the future. We thought he'd win his last race at Saratoga, but only to be beaten by a highly regarded [Without Caution] trained by Cherie DeVaux. His maiden race was two seconds faster than the second 1 1/16-mile turf maiden ran the following week.” Currently stabled at Saratoga in Barn 84, Helicity will breeze Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30am, weather permitting, for potential buyers to watch. The breeze schedule will be updated on the Inglis Digital USA X account or by reaching out to Liza Hendriks for more information at liza@inglisdigitalusa.com. Bidding is currently open and will close at noon Eastern Tuesday, Aug. 6. Interested buyers may register to bid at the Inglis Digital USA website. The post Inglis Digital USA to Offer Helicity in Flash Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Coming off a strong runner-up performance at Saratoga in his second lifetime start, Helicity (The Factor) will sell in Inglis Digital USA's second online auction since it was rebranded from the Wanamaker platform. The one-horse flash sale closes at noon ET on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Trained and campaigned by Jack Sisterson in partnership with David Grund and Amanda Oster, Helicity was purchased for $120,000 at the OBS March Sale. Sisterson said he was drawn to the son of The Factor because of the good fortune he has had with another son of the sire, GSW and GISP Bandua. “He reminded me a lot of the way Bandua looked and moved,” Sisterson explained. “From day one I've always liked him and when we got him back in the barn at Palm Meadows, he was very straightforward. Great mind on him, very athletic. He's got a lot of scope to him. We always had Saratoga in mind for him when we picked him.” Helicity finished a closing third in his debut at Gulfstream Park on June 7 going five furlongs on the turf. From there, he stretched out to a mile and a sixteenth at Saratoga on July 20. After racing in the three path around the far turn, the juvenile took the lead at the quarter pole and gave way to Cherie DeVaux trainee Without Caution (Without Parole {GB}) in the final strides. “He was only 50% or 60% fit at Gulfstream,” said Sisterson. “We wanted to give him one run at Gulfstream to give him experience sprinting and get some added fitness in him. In Saratoga we just bumped into a good one of Cherie's, but we were over the moon with the way he ran. We expected him to run a winning race and he just got ran down late. It was his first time around two turns and I think he'll improve again in his third start.” Sisterson reported that Helicity came out of his last race in good order. The trainer is pointing the colt to the Kentucky Downs meet for his next start, where maiden special weight purses run to $170,000. Helicity could also target the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint on Sept. 1 or the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile on Sept. 8. After Helicity's runner-up performance in Saratoga, Sisterson received several inquiries about buying the colt. The partnership decided to present the horse to the market with the thought that since he still has his maiden conditions, Helicity offers a variety of opportunities for potential buyers. “Obviously I don't want to loose a horse, but it's a business and the majority owners are willing to keep the horse, but they will sell at the right price,” said Sisterson. “He has a bright future, so we'll see how the market values him. He looks like he'll improve again. He's a now horse, but he looks like he'll get better at three as well with some size and scope to him.” Helicity is currently stabled at Saratoga Race Course in Barn 84 and he will breeze on the Oklahoma track on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 a.m. weather permitting for potential buyers to watch. Inglis Digital USA CEO Liza Hendriks said that Helicity's presentation to the market is a perfect example of how digital sales offer sellers the opportunity to use timely updates to their advantage. “It's great for people to be able to capitalize on that and be able to sell throughout the year,” she said. “Jack Sisterson owns part of the horse himself, so it's great for him to help with cashflow and add liquidity. Really it helps in each different part of the market.” Last month, Inglis Digital conducted its first sale since the platform re-brand. The auction closed on July 17 and was led by Lucky Girl (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Ire}), a 5-year-old multiple stakes-winner that sold for $235,000 to Beagle Bloodstock on behalf of Australia's Kia Ora Stud. The sale saw 22 horses sell from 50 offered for a gross of $450,000, with an average sale price over $21,000. Hendriks said that the Inglis busy team has been planning for the future of their digital platform. “Mark Webster, the managing director for Inglis globally, was just in Saratoga and Lexington and we had a bunch of meetings with clients and we're getting great feedback,” said Hendriks. “People are starting to catch on more and more to the digital way of doing things. People have been really engaged in giving feedback so we've been able to tailor our platform to what our clients are wanting and we will be able to make those changes before our next sale in September.” Bidding is currently open for Helicity on the Inglis Digital USA website. To learn more and register to bid, visit www.inglisdigitalusa.com. The post Helicity Headlines Second Inglis Digital USA Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Easy Time, a son of Not This Time, looks to repeat in Guyana's biggest Thoroughbred race.View the full article