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What Flemington Races Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, August 3, 2024 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Dabble A new season of racing commences at Flemington on Saturday afternoon, with the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) headlining a nine-race meeting that kicks off at 12:20pm AEST. With clear skies forecast in the lead-up, it is expected the track will be rated a Good 4 throughout the day. The rail comes out 10m for the entire circuit, which could favour those up on speed around the circle. Aurie’s Star Handicap Tip: It’sourtime It’sourtime will be looking to become the first horse to ever record consecutive victories in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap. The seven-year-old gelding is a genuine track specialist, with four wins and six minor placings from 17 starts at Flemington, and will only appreciate firming ground. He was a handy winner in Listed company last time out when running on strongly from a midfield position, and a similar effort should be good enough in this small field of eight. Aurie’s Star Handicap Race 6 – #2 It’sourtime (7) 7yo Gelding | T: Danny O’Brien | J: Damien Lane (57.5kg) +550 with Neds Best Bet at Flemington: Midtown Boss Midtown Boss has not been seen since finishing midfield in the Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m) at Warrnambool on May 1. The son of Street Boss now returns to Flemington, a track where he has two wins and two minor placings from four starts. A two-time winner already when fresh, Midtown Boss should camp off the speed and prove too slick for his rivals when asked for the ultimate effort. Best Bet Race 4 – #3 Midtown Boss (6) 5yo Gelding | T: Matt Laurie | J: Daniel Stackhouse (59.5kg) +150 with Picklebet Next Best at Flemington: Le Zebra Le Zebra could not have been anymore impressive when disposing of his rivals at Flemington on July 20. Having settled close to the speed, the four-year-old gelding pounced on the lead inside the final furlong before putting five lengths on his rivals. He should have a similar run in transit under Damian Lane from barrier six, and with even luck, Le Zebra should prove too good once again. Next Best Race 5 – #6 Le Zebra (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Emma-Lee & David Browne | J: Damian Lane (56.5kg) +200 with PlayUp Best Value at Flemington: British Columbia British Colombia made a mess of his BM84 rivals at Caulfield on July 13, benefiting from apprentice Ryan Houston’s 3kg claim. The pair will reunite on Saturday, and despite the rise to 59kg for this assignment, the step back to BM78 company looks ideal for the top-weight. From barrier five, the pair shouldn’t be far from the speed throughout the 2000m event, and although this his first crack at the trip, British Columbia is worth an each-way ticket with online bookmakers. Best Value Race 7 – #1 British Columbia (5) 6yo Gelding | T: Grahame Begg | J: Ryan Houston (a3) (62kg) +800 with Bet365 Flemington Saturday quaddie – 3/8/2024 Flemington quadrella selections Saturday, August 3, 2024 1-2-8 1-3-8-11 1-3-4-7-10-11 2-4-8-9 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips
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Although in its 30th rendition in 2024, the GII Glens Falls Stakes at Saratoga has been contested at the distance of 1 1/2 miles for just the past four years. Only two mares have won those four renewals: War Like Goddess (English Channel) in 2021 and 2022 and now McKulick (GB) (m, 5, Frankel {GB}–Astrelle {Ire}, by Makfi {GB}) in 2023 and 2024. Last year, McKulick denied War Like Goddess a three-peat in a neck victory. This year, McKulick circled six wide to best fellow late runners Parnac (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) and Chop Chop (City of Light) by daylight down the lane. Last seen finishing fifth in the GI New York Stakes June 7 at the Spa, McKulick broke from the outside Thursday and settled nicely a few paths off the rail near the rear as stablemate and two-back GIII Sheepshead Bay Stakes winner Royalty Interest (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) showed the way through a :23.89 first quarter and :48.17 half. Favorite Eternal Hope (Ire) (Teofilio {Ire}), who was making her seasonal debut after closing 2023 with two graded wins at the Belmont at Aqueduct meet, tracked the pacesetter as the field lined up single file for the backstretch run. Despite positions changing little as the fillies and mares passed the mile marker, the field compacted noticeably as they geared up for the stretch drive. McKulick, under Irad Ortiz, Jr., went widest of all around the final turn, charging down the middle of the course to briefly join battle with Eternal Hope, who had put away Royalty Interest, and last year's GII Flower Bowl Stakes winner Parnac, who had good momentum and the gameness to match. McKulick was too sharp for the pair, powering clear by 2 1/4 lengths, but Parnac made a race of it under red-hot jockey Dylan Davis and bested this spring's GIII Bewitch Stakes winner Chop Chop, who closed hard under Frankie Dettori, by a head. McKulick covered the 12 furlongs in 2:27.89, slightly off her 2:27.05 time last year, but visibly, she did it with authority. “Getting her back out to three turns and the mile and a half distance is really what she wants to do,” said winning trainer Chad Brown. “She was in a couple races this year that weren't that good after a great 5-year-old debut at Gulfstream and I was a little disappointed. The last race, I thought maybe the two turns got her. She really needs the three turns as a 5-year-old. She trained super coming into this race. I was cautiously optimistic that we would see the real McKulick today with the way she trained.” Sandwiched between her two Glens Falls scores, the Klaravich Stables runner added wins in the GIII Waya Stakes and the GIII Orchid Stakes last October and this March, respectively. Her other major victories include the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes in 2022 and the GIII Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes that same year. Brown said the bay may next target the Spa's GII Flower Bowl Stakes going 1 3/8 miles on Aug. 31. Pedigree Notes: Banstead Manor Stud's spectacular Frankel (GB) is the sire of McKulick and 98 other graded/group winners from his 147 black-type winners. While he stands in the UK, Frankel has had success the world over, including in the U.S. with 2023 U.S. champion turf female Inspiral (GB). Other Saratoga runners for Frankel have included 2024 GI Manhattan Stakes victor Measured Time (GB) and 2022 GIII Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes winner With The Moonlight (Ire). McKulick is Frankel's only stakes winner out of a Makfi (GB) mare, but he does have a dozen–several of them Group 1 winners–out of mares by Makfi's sire, Dubawi (Ire). The G1 2,000 Guineas winner of 2010, Makfi has 18 stakes winners out of his daughters. The winning Astrelle (Ire) produced three graded/group winners from her first three foals. In addition to McKulick, she is also responsible for GSW-Eng & GSW & G1SP-Ire Just Beautiful (GB) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}) and GSW-Ger Fearless King (GB) (Kingman {GB}). Her most recent reported offspring is an unnamed 2-year-old filly by Pinatubo (Ire). MCKULICK wins the Grade 2 Glens Falls Stakes for the second year in a row! Another winning performance by jockey @iradortiz for trainer Chad Brown. pic.twitter.com/7Q8rSXeffX — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 1, 2024 Thursday, Saratoga GLENS FALLS S.-GII, $250,000, Saratoga, 8-1, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT, 2:27.89, gd. 1–MCKULICK (GB), 122, m, 5, by Frankel (GB) 1st Dam: Astrelle (Ire) (GSP-Eng), by Makfi (GB) 2nd Dam: Miss Mariduff, by Hussonet 3rd Dam: Sopran Mariduff (GB), by Persian Bold (Ire) (180,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Essafinaat UK Ltd (GB); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $137,500. Lifetime Record: GISW, 18-7-5-2, $1,887,290. *1/2 to Fearless King (GB) (Kingman {GB}), GSW-Ger; Just Beautiful (GB) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}), GSW & G1SP-Ire, GSW-Eng, GSP-Fr, $247,982. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Parnac (Fr), 120, m, 5, Zarak (Fr)–Passing Burg (Fr), by Sageburg (Ire). O-West Point Thoroughbreds & Dream With Me Stable; B-Jean-Pierre Dubois (FR); T-Christophe Clement. $50,000. 3–Chop Chop, 122, f, 4, City of Light–Grand Sofia, by Giant's Causeway. ($230,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL). O-Selective, LLC; B-Cobra Farm & MRJ Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $30,000. Margins: 2 1/4, HD, 1HF. Odds: 2.30, 21.50, 3.15. Also Ran: Eternal Hope (Ire), Atomic Blonde (Ger), Alpha Bella, Royalty Interest (Fr). Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. 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A MGISW and sire standing at Harris Farms in Coalinga, California, Smiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger–Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road) was euthanized Aug. 1 after succumbing to a condition which affects coordination called ataxia, according to reports from several horse racing media outlets on Friday. The 17-year-old was responsible for nine crops, which amounted to 561 foals and currently 199 winners. Accounting for a champion (Ace Korea), a graded winner (Spiced Perfection) and a dozen black-type winners, Smiling Tiger currently has 74 juveniles to his credit. He stood at the farm owned by John Harris for all but one of his stallion seasons. Bred by Dr. Rodney Orr, the future sire was purchased by Alan Klein and Philip Lebherz for $40,000 at the 2008 Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Summer Yearling Sale. The Jeff Bonde trainee made 23 starts, won nine times–including a trio of Grade I events–and amassed over $1.4 million in earnings over four years. The post MGISW And California Sire Smiling Tiger Passes At 17 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jockey Geovanni Franco has been diagnosed with a cracked shoulder and may be out for the rest of the Del Mar summer meet, his agent Jack Carava informed track publicity. Franco also injured a knee and will undergo an MRI in the coming days.View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a half-brother to Earthlight (Ire). 18.53 Newmarket, Novice, £10,000, 2yo, 6fT SHADOW OF LIGHT (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) bids to build on his debut Yarmouth success in this race which Charlie Appleby used as a Gimcrack prep for Noble Style (GB) (Kingman {GB}) two years ago. Godolphin's half-brother to the G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle Park Stakes-winning sire Earthlight (Ire) by Lope De Vega's sire Shamardal has a seven-pound penalty to overcome and some well-regarded rivals including Wathnan Racing's €550,000 Arqana May Breeze Up purchase Realign (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}), a William Haggas-trained newcomer. The post Earthlight’s Half-Brother Takes Second Step At Newmarket appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

MyRacehorse representatives arrived at the 2022 renewal of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale ready for anything but expecting nothing. With the sale's two-day average closing out at $468,217 for 143 select yearlings sold, not to mention the healthy median of $375,000, it was clear that all the stars would have to align perfectly for the team to walk away with any one of the yearlings on their shortlist. Whether it could be chalked up to diligence, fate or even chance, team members haltered a pair of yearlings, a colt by Arrogate and a filly by Audible. While the latter–a $320,000 purchase who was subsequently named Lady Blitz–has yet to stand out, the former, a colt out of Smart Shopping (Smart Strike) and later named Seize the Grey would give the group a memorable Classic run, culminating with a GI Preakness Stakes victory under the tutelage of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. “We are always looking for the top athlete that we think we can afford,” explained Joe Moran, MyRacehorse's racing manager. “Seize the Grey was a little bit on the immature side [as a yearling]. But he was very well balanced and was made extremely well. We kind of thought that would be to our benefit down the road.” Moran, aided by bloodstock agent Roderick Wachman on the purchase, explained that the colt's position in the catalog also seemed to prove a fortuitous stroke for the team. “We learned at Saratoga over the last two years, Day 2 seems to get a little bit harder after people get shut out on Day 1, so the second day becomes more competitive,” he opined. “So we went there ready to strike early. Fortunately, he sold on Day 1.” According to Moran, Saratoga can be a challenging place to get what you want, especially when operating on a budget. Despite the obstacles, however, everything seemed to fall into place which allowed the team to secure the grey for $300,000 from the Mill Ridge Sales' consignment. The colt was bred in Kentucky by Jamm Ltd. “He really just fell in line with exactly what we were looking for. At MyRacehorse, we have to have 'sellability' of pedigree and you have Arrogate on the side,” he explained, pointing out the obvious attraction to the colt. “I really wasn't sure we were going to be able to acquire him for the price we did, but he fell into our lap. We were at the right place and at the right time. Everything really went according to plan.” When asked if they had considered extending higher to secure the colt, Moran admitted, “We probably could have gone up a little bit further, but we were looking for 'value' especially at a sale where they bring millions.” He added, “We always say we are never going to go there just to buy a horse. We want to love the horse we are going to buy and it was a short and selective list. In this case, it really worked out for us to get one of the ones we really wanted.” The morning following the colt's Preakness victory, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert stopped by Lukas's barn to see the Classic winner up close. Baffert, who also trained champion Arrogate, had jokingly asked why the colt hadn't been snapped up by his own bloodstock team. Moran offered a possible answer. “At Saratoga, you can pretty much pull any horses out of the stall and you are going to be happy with what you are seeing,” he explained. “It's hard to refine your list at a sale like that. I just think that one thing that maybe didn't attract a ton of people to him is he didn't give you that instant gratification look. It doesn't always work out in your favor, but in this case, he developed into a beautiful and strapping colt.” He continued, “But even then, he was extremely well balanced, and you see that today. He has beautiful conformation, and he really has all the right pieces. I think that has played into his favor.” Asked whether the team will make it back upstate to take a shot at unearthing another potential star like Seize the Grey, Moran left little room for doubt. “We will definitely be back at Saratoga,” he said. “We will also shop Keeneland [September] and Fasig-Tipton October [yearlings] Sale. We try to put ourselves in a position to be at every sale, depending on all of our other offerings and how much we did in the 2-year-old sales leading up to that. And that will help us determine our plan for the yearlings.” Patience Pays Off for MyRacehorse The winner of one of five starts at two, recorded in a Saratoga maiden where he defeated subsequent GI Belmont Stakes and GI Haskell winner Dornoch, Seize the Grey launched his sophomore season with an optional claiming score at Oaklawn in February before finishing third in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks the following month. Seventh behind $2.3-million Saratoga yearling topper Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in Keeneland's GI Blue Grass Stakes Apr. 6, he failed to draw into this year's Kentucky Derby field, forcing his team to redirect him to the GII Pat Day Mile on the Derby undercard. Let got at 9-1, he rewarded his backers with a confident 1 1/4-length score over the stakes winning Nash (Medaglia d'Oro). Sent off at similar odds for the second jewel of the Triple Crown two weeks later, Seize the Grey went wire to wire, leaving the Derby hero Mystik Dan (Goldencents) 2 1/4 lengths in his wake. Wilting to seventh in the June 8 GI Belmont Stakes held in Saratoga for the first time, he came home an even fourth in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes July 27. In the week leading up to the Jim Dandy, the breeding rights to the colt were acquired by Gainesway Farm, where the grey will enter stud at the conclusion of his career. 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By Michael Guerin The Team Telfer fightback goes up a gear at Alexandra Park tonight. And while senior trainer Steve Telfer admits winning the premiership won’t be easy he hasn’t give up on it yet. Telfer and training partner and sister Amanda go into tonight’s meeting on 74 wins, 22 behind the Robert and Jenna Dunn combination, with the two stables having almost identical strike rates but the Dunns have had more starters. The Telfers have a big team in tonight, with open class stars like B D Joe and Ohoka Connor trialling next week as they start down the IRT New Zealand Cup path. “It won’t be easy to peg them [Team Dunn] back but we have some good horses and decent numbers for the second half of the season so we haven’t given up on it,” says Telfer. The stable has some top end talent with not only B D Joe and Ohoka Connor but Alta Meteor, Alta Wiseguy and to a lesser extent Fernleigh Cash all able to race in elite level races. The latter returns in the Stonewall Stud and Stables Mobile Pace tonight up against greatly improved stablemate Twista. In what is a mini summation of the season overall, the biggest danger appears to be the Dunn-trained Triple G. “While he is fresh up this week Fernleigh Cash has done plenty of work so he is ready to go,” says Telfer. “Twista is a lovely horse who keeps getting better but we think he will need the run this week so out of our two I think Fernleigh Cash will be the better chance,” says Telfer. Triple G probably had every right to win when heavily backed at Cambridge last start but was passing laned by a smart pacer so looks the obvious top pick tonight while Artisan is always a chance in this level of race with her gate speed. The Telfers start the night with three reps in Race 1, The Lincoln Farms Mobile Pace, including impressive Cambridge debut winner J T Boe, who Telfer thinks will be better for his first Alexandra Park race tonight. “All three of ours in that race go well but I think Secrets Abound is actually the best chance even from the outside of the front line. “He got back in a strong race last week and will be better for that outing.” He suggests Upstage (R2, No.2) could be another significant improver in the World’s Best Hoof Oil – Support Racing Mobile Pace tonight after having no luck on debut last week although he does find himself in a strong maiden. One of the clashes of the night could again be Telfers vs Dunns in Race 4, the Diamond Racing Stables Mobile Pace, when Semba, who was very brave sitting parked to win last Friday, takes on the talented Always A Porsche (Dunns). “Always A Porsche looks a pretty smart horse but so too is Semba and if he can hold up early and even sit on his back I think he will go close. Tonight’s other meeting is at Addington as harness racing and the TAB continue their concerted Friday night push which has seen an increase in turnover since the launch of Friday Night Lights coverage. View the full article

Having extended the Australian legacy at Royal Ascot, Noor Elaine Farm's Asfoora (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}) heads to Goodwood on Friday to bid to add the G2 King George Qatar Stakes to last month's G1 King Charles III Stakes victory. Burdened with a five-pound penalty in this rapid affair, the Henry Dwyer-trained veteran who has continued to acclimatise in Newmarket was the subject of a positive bulletin from her handler this week. “I obviously hadn't seen her since the day she won at Ascot, but I couldn't be happier with her,” he explained. “She's just amazing, in great order and has really settled in well now. The good weather over here has really brought her on. She had two weeks in the paddock in the sunshine after the Royal Ascot race and I think that's really been the making of her. When she ran in Ascot she was still a little bit wintry and a little bit dull in her coat, but now you wouldn't see a better-coated horse in the whole of Newmarket I reckon–she looks outstanding.” “Watching the replays of Goodwood, they run along and half the field's off the bridle to keep up but she's got very good, natural cruising speed so I think she'll be one of the ones that goes three-quarters of the way on the bridle and then she's got a good turn of foot,” he added. “I can't see the track being an issue. We always thought it would suit her better than Ascot and York would suit her better than Ascot, so hopefully that's the case.” Among Asfoora's rivals is last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint hero Big Evs (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), who was suffering something of a surprise reversal when third in the Royal Ascot sprint but who has previous on this fast track having won the G3 Molecomb Stakes last year. Trainer Mick Appleby is hoping that course-and-distance experience will give him the edge in his second bout with the Aussie mare. “He came out of Ascot absolutely fine and has been in great order, so hopefully he can go and run well,” he said. “Goodwood will definitely suit him better than Ascot, but it is still a top race, there's plenty of speed horses in there and it's not going to be a gimme.” If there is one who could enter the fray from leftfield it is Dr Eva Nieslanikova's Czech raider Ponntos (Ire) (Power {GB}), who was fifth in this in 2022 and sixth 12 months ago but has reinvented himself in Italy and France of late. After wins in the Listed Premio Certosa, G3 Prix de Saint-Georges and G2 Prix du Gros-Chene, he is ready to rumble. The Lure Of The Thoroughbred… Goodwood's card also includes the G3 Thoroughbred Stakes, which will always be synonymous with the great Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) who used it as a vault to bigger things two years ago. Interestingly, Newmarket's Listed Henry Cecil Stakes which the Shadwell star also captured seems to have become the stepping stone to this and the first, third and fourth Al Musmak (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Lead Artist (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Socialite (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) are set to re-oppose here. Connections of Lead Artist seemed a touch disappointed with his defeat at the July Festival, which suggests he is considered a high-class prospect, while another Juddmonte representative in the line-up is last year's G1 Middle Park Stakes runner-up Task Force (GB) (Frankel {GB}). The operation's European racing manager Barry Mahon is hoping for improvement from the pair. “They are two nice horses and we are probably trying to learn a bit about both of them, hence why we are letting them run,” he said. “I think Lead Artist didn't appreciate the soft ground the last day in Newmarket and it was a bit of a messy race–there was one group up the middle and we were on the far side on the slowest ground. We are looking forward to seeing him back on a sounder surface and we still think he is a colt with plenty of potential moving forward.” “We're just in a little bit of limbo with Task Force, in the Guineas he ran a good race but the Jersey was a bit messy and we didn't really learn much that day,” he added. “He looked to us like he wants further and I think Goodwood on Friday, stepping up to a mile on a sound surface, is going to pinpoint to us whether he is a mile horse, a mile-plus or where we are going with him. It could be that he has not trained on from two to three, I think we'll find answers to all the questions like that on Friday, but his work at home has been solid and I do think he has done well from two to three, so we just need to get back on the right path with him.” Quite where Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) is at present remains to be seen, with his G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains second and Derby sixth followed by a no-show in the G1 Eclipse. Trainer Roger Teal wants some answers. “I felt the Eclipse was a tough run for him in that ground and ideally we shouldn't have run him and I just wanted to find something easier for him so we could regroup really and see how we get on,” he said. “He was a bit quiet for a week after Sandown, it took a lot out of him, but he seems to be back to himself now and I'm happy with him.” The post King George Test For Asfoora appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–After the impressive win in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course last weekend, the chances of the winner, Fierceness (City of Light) showing up in the $1.25, GI Travers Stakes were–take your pick–slim and none. Much has changed in the last few days and now Fierceness may very well be on his way to a date with the likes of Dornoch (Good Magic), Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and the filly, Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna). “That is what we are thinking about,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said outside his office at his barn on the Oklahoma Training Track Thursday morning. “So far, all indications are he has come out of (Jim Dandy) very well. His energy level is good, and he galloped great this morning. We will continue to assess how he is doing.” Pletcher said the plan now is for Fierceness to have “probably” two maintenance half-mile breezes before the Midsummer Derby. Fierceness led into the winner's circle by Mike Repole (right) | Sarah Andrew After the Jim Dandy, it appeared that Pletcher and owner Mike Repole were going to shy away from the Travers because they say Fierceness does his best running when he has longer time between his races. The Jim Dandy and Travers are four weeks apart. Repole said earlier this year that eight weeks was the best spacing for his colt. The Jim Dandy was Fierceness' first start since finishing 15th as the favorite in the GI Kentucky Derby–12 weeks between races. Before the Derby, he won the GI Florida Derby by a record 13 1/2 lengths–five weeks between races. He won the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 61/4 lengths and then had three months before finishing third in the GIII Fountain of Youth. “He had a fair amount of time from the Juvenile to the Holy Bull and I have said I don't think he ran as bad in the Holy Bull as everyone says,” Pletcher said. “But he didn't run as good as he is capable of either. It might not be as simple as how much time it is between races.” The only other race for 3-year-old colts left on the schedule is the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept 21. The GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar is the ultimate goal on Nov. 2. If Fierceness runs in the Travers, Pletcher would have 10 weeks to the Classic. Mindframe (Constitution), the runner-up in the GI Belmont Stakes and GI Haskell Stakes in just his third and fourth starts, is out of training for the rest of the summer and fall because of bone bruising. Repole, who owns Mindframe with Vinnie and Teresa Viola's St. Elias Stables Inc., told that to Daily Racing Form on Wednesday. “The horse did a lot in a short period of time,” Pletcher said. “He came a long way from his maiden race on March 30–which is remarkable as a May 13 foal that he was able to do that. We always felt like he was going to get better. The Travers was going to come up too soon (from the July 20 Haskell). If he would have come out of the Haskell in awesome shape, we would have had to think about it, but he wasn't moving like he was going into (the Haskell).” Pletcher said Mindframe is at a farm in Ocala, Fla. for a freshening and expects he will resume training Oct. 1. Not Likely To Get 44-1 Odds On The Queens M G In Adirondack When The Queens M G (Thousand Words) is supposed to win, she doesn't. When it appears as though she has no chance to win, she does. The Queens M G | Sarah Andrew That has been the book on the 2-year-old filly in her first three career starts. She makes her fourth on Sunday who the $200,000, GIII Adirondack Stakes at the Spa. In her last start, the listed Schuylerville Stakes on Saratoga's opening day, the Queens M G and jockey Dylan Davis were sent off at odds of 44-1–the longest price of any of the 11 juvenile fillies in the race–and won by 2 3/4 lengths. She had the tough odds because in her prior race, the listed Astoria Stakes at Saratoga in June, The Queens M G was seventh–beaten 18 lengths–as the 2-1 choice. In the Astoria, The Queens M G got bumped coming out of the gate and then got hit again. “The second bump really twisted her hind end,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said Thursday morning on the Saratoga backstretch. “If you watch the head-on, she turned sideways, it was a pretty harsh bump. We don't know if that was the reason, but, coming down the lane, she looked like a drunken sailor. She was on the wrong lead, and she got super tired.” Despite the horror show in the Astoria, Joseph moved forward into the next spot. He didn't know what to expect in the Schuylerville. “It was a very loaded race,” Joseph said. “Should she have been 40-1? Probably not, but it was hard to like her. We are around her in the barn every day, and we did not have that much confidence, but we didn't see any reason not to try it again. If you were to tell me we were going to win (the Schuylerville), I would have said it was very, very unlikely.” In. her first start, The Queens M G did not sway the bettors as she was 45-1 in the maiden event at Keeneland. She got the upset, winning by a head for then trainer Israel Acevedo. The Queens M G was purchased privately by C Two Racing Stable and Mathis Stable after the debut and went to Joseph's barn. Now she has a chance to sweep the first two juvenile filly races at the Spa meet. “She has talent,” Joseph said. “She is a beautiful mover when she gallops.” Temperature KO's Cugino from Saratoga Derby Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey had high hopes for Cugino (Twirling Candy) in Saturday's $600,000, GI Saratoga Derby Invitational. Those hopes have been dashed as Cugino, who was the 3-1 second choice on the Saratoga Derby morning-line, won't run. Cugino (Inside) | Sarah Andrew “He spiked a temperature on Sunday,” McGaughey said at his barn on the Oklahoma Training Track Thursday morning. That was enough to keep the 3-year-old, owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and Jimmy Kahig LLC out of the Saratoga Derby, which will be run at 1 3/16 miles over the Mellon Turf Course. The Saratoga Derby morning-line favorite is the Aidan O'Brien-trained Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). He is 2-1. Cugino, who was to have been ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., has one win and three seconds in five starts this year. He has not been seen since winning the listed Audubon Stakes at Churchill Downs by 4 1/2 lengths June 1. 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Siena Farm, site of a boutique breeding operation which includes 262 acres located at 1651 Winchester Road outside of Lexington, Kentucky, is available for purchase according to a Thursday post on the Biederman Real Estate's website. As for Siena's racing partnerships, COO Ryan Smith confirmed that those will remain intact. Founded by Anthony Manganaro with Nacho Patino and David Pope, Siena was named after the commercial real estate business in the Baltimore-Washington area which Manganaro built. The founder, who purchased what would become Siena Farm in 2007, passed away last August at the age of 79. The Biederman post lists Siena's amenities, which include: 65 stalls in five barns, which are divided into 28 stalls for a foaling and broodmare division; 30 stalls for a yearling complex complete with Aqua Spa, Kraft Equiciser and yearling show area; a five-stall isolation barn and paddock area; Eight large fields and 29 paddocks; miles of diamond mesh/oak fencing; three miles of paved roadways; 2700 feet of dry stack stone fencing; A six-bedroom main residence; a 3,500 sq.ft. office with trophy room; a three-bedroom/two bath farm manager residence along with two additional employee residences and a pair of 2-person dormitories. Once part of historic Clay Charolais Farm, Siena is located in Bourbon County and neighboring fixtures include Claiborne, Stone and Machmer Hall. Partnerships with West Point Thoroughbreds and WinStar Farm became integral to Siena's success as they bought into important horses like Always Dreaming and Flightline. Despite the sale of the property, there are no plans to discontinue these relationships. “Preparing to sell the farm has been very difficult for us all, but the process and marketing material has reminded us how grateful and proud we are to have played a part in building this farm under Anthony's [Manganaro] vision,” said Ryan Smith. “Although our setting will be changing, we're very excited to continue our racing partnerships and keep the Siena name in horse racing.” The post 262-Acre Siena Farm Offered For Sale, Partnerships To Remain Intact 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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Today 2nd August in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & free betting preview | Friday, 2/8 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today, on Friday, August 2. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Coffs Harbour Cup Day betting tips & quaddie | August 4, 2023 Country racing heads to Coffs Harbour on Friday afternoon for a stacked eight-race program. See our best bets for Coffs … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Ballarat betting tips & quaddie | Friday, August 4 The synthetic track at Ballarat is set to host an eight-race program on Friday afternoon. Check out HorseBetting’s free tips … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago It’sourtime looking to turn tables in Aurie’s Star Handicap It’sourtime will line up in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington on Saturday hoping to return serve on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 2, 2023 Six horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Karaka Millions meeting receives massive boost New Zealand’s richest raceday will be further enhanced in 2024 with stakes increases for New Zealand’s iconic Karaka Millions Twilight … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Prowess enjoys quiet Te Rapa trial Dual top-flight winner Prowess took her first steps toward another trip across the Tasman when she enjoyed a quiet trial … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Melbourne Cup winning jockey John Duggan dies The Thoroughbred Racing Industry is mourning the passing of former top jockey Mr John Duggan, who claimed the 1977 Melbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Darwin Cup, Palmerston Sprint fields taking shape Qualification is over and the fields for the Darwin Cup (2050m) and Palmerston Sprint (1200m) are starting to take shape … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago State Of Rest, Anamoe set to clash again in 2022 Cox Plate In the centenary year of the W.S. Cox Plate, Racing Victoria’s (RV) General Manager – Racing Operations and International, Paul … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Melbourne Cup draws 186 nominations, 43 internationals The 2022 Melbourne Cup has drawn a 10-year high of 186 nominations, with 43 of those coming from abroad. The … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Cranbourne racing tips & best value bets | August 4, 2022 Cranbourne will start off its eight-race program at 1pm AEST on Thursday with some competitive races programmed for punters to … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Australian focus for Nelson this weekend Champion jumps trainer Paul Nelson will be in Australia rather than Christchurch this weekend as he watches his star hurdler … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Townsville racing tips, best odds & quaddie picks | 4/8/2022 It is Townsville Cup week in Queensland’s north, with a bumper nine-race program scheduled for Thursday afternoon, before the feature … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Wednesday’s Eagle Farm betting tips & quaddie | 3/8/2022 A seven-race metropolitan program will be run and won at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Wednesday, August 3. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Kiwi horse the talk of the town A Kiwi horse with humble breeding is starting to make waves in Australia. Cross Talk, a son of Keano, recorded … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Walker not looking too far ahead with quality trio Mark Walker has tentatively planned two steps ahead with his trio of Group One winners Entriviere, Imperatriz and On The … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Follow Files: Russian Warrior, Monfelicity ready to win The season came to an end on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean the winners have to stop rolling around. The … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Bittersweet start to season for Weatherley It’s been a bittersweet start to the season for Darryn Weatherley – while he is excited to welcome his daughter … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago In The Congo wins star-studded Group Trial at Randwick Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott showed their spring hand at the Randwick trials on Tuesday morning, as a number of … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Clarke ends superb Darwin Cup Carnival with ultimate prize It has been a truly spectacular Darwin Cup Carnival for champion Top End trainer Gary Clarke, who took out the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Hannam enthusiastic about new career Popular jockey Robbie Hannam has called time on his career in the saddle and started a brand new job on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Kajino impressive in Te Rapa victory Having just his fourth start over hurdles, the Diana Kennedy-trained Kajino put in a perfect jumping performance in the opening … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Track specialist saves best for Te Rapa If they were giving out awards for toughness then trainer Ray Gavin believes his talented winter galloper Bullybrook would be … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 2, 2022 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Geelong racing tips, top odds & quaddie – Wednesday, August 3 An eight-race program awaits us at Geelong on Wednesday afternoon with gallopers predicted to be running on a Soft 7 … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Promising filly heads home Marsh quinella If he was tuned in from his American holiday base on Saturday morning, trainer Stephen Marsh would have been delighted … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Kiwi trio please at Flemington A trio of former Kiwi runners pleased trainer Michael Moroney with their jumpouts at Flemington on Friday ahead of their … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Belmont Day puts on a show in Lightning Plate win at Darwin It may have been a field of only three in the Montgomerie Lightning Plate, but Gary Clarke’s Belmont Day produced … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago I’m Thunderstruck heads promising OTI Racing crop for spring OTI Racing are one of the biggest racing syndicates in the world, and they look to be in for a … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Pakenham tips, value bets & quaddie picks | Tuesday, August 3 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the nine-race card at Pakenham on Tuesday, August 3. See the top tips, … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago El Noir sheds bridesmaid tag with gritty Te Aroha victory Trainer Stephen Marsh cut a relieved figure after gritty mare El Noir finally broke through for the win she had … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Punt Drunk: Mr Brightside takes centre stage once again The Monday edition of Punt Drunk takes a look at some of the big racing news from over the weekend, … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Apprentice opens his account with first winning ride at Otaki Central Districts racegoers would have recognised a familiar surname amongst the winners at Otaki on Saturday as 22-year-old apprentice Liam … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 2, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Monday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Windsor Park Stud mourn loss of proven sire It is with a heavy heart that Windsor Park Stud announce the loss of their very successful sire Rip Van … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Tammie Wynette fulfils perfect script for Coxon Kim Coxon couldn’t have scripted a better end to her current time as a licensed trainer when Tammie Wynette provided … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago London Express back to winning form at Matamata Talented winter galloper London Express bounced back from an unlucky run first-up at Te Rapa last month with a determined … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Hughes eyeing bigger prize with impressive debutant Impressive triallist Show Bazz made an eye-catching debut when he trounced his maiden rivals over 1200m at Ashburton on Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Tarrant suspended after court appearance Troubled jockey Luke Tarrant has been suspended from riding after pleading guilty to drug charges in a Queensland criminal court … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Khadijah Mellah makes history at Goodwood Student Khadijah Mellah has registered a fairytale victory aboard Haverland in the Magnolia Cup at Goodwood … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Vega Magic closes in on spring return A second jump-out at Flemington has Vega Magic ready to make his return with the weather to determine where and … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Smart colt Edison ready to shine The lightly raced Edison gets the chance to stake his spring carnival credentials when he kicks off his three-year-old season … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Dwyer’s Doll ready to Rumble at The Valley Trainer Henry Dwyer will get a better gauge on the ability of Rumble Doll after she runs at The Valley … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Joe Bowditch sidelined with neck fracture Joe Bowditch will join apprentices Chris Caserta and Thomas Stockdale for an extended stay on the sidelines with scans revealing … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago More Than Ever chasing third-straight win Trainer Tony McEvoy has had to be patient with staying prospect More Than Ever but the lightly raced gelding is … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Volkstok’n’barrell preparing for return Multiple Group One winner Volkstok’n’barrell is in new hands at Flemington as he prepares for a racing comeback in Melbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago John Thompson to survey his Kingdom Thy Kingdom Come can earn a shot at better class races if he returns to his best form at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Light weight to help Volkoff at Doomben Veteran mare Volkoff will carry the lightest weight in her career as she tries to win at 1200m for the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Age Of Chivalry springs into Valley test Trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra have spring carnival plans for Age Of Chivalry who returns from a break at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Heavy track specialist thriving ahead of Winter Cup Heavy track specialist Rosewood will be met by ideal track conditions at Riccarton on Saturday when she lines up in … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Grand expectations for Gobstopper Emily Farr could be in for one of her biggest days in racing on Sunday when she partners in-form jumper … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Art Collection chasing maiden win first-up Well-bred filly Art Collection will be chasing a maiden win at Randwick when she makes her return from a spell … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Snoopy’s run better than it appeared Snoopy may have been well beaten in the Listed Ramornie Handicap but trainer Chris Munce says the effort was better … Read More Japan horse racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Deirdre delivers Nassau Stakes for Japan Japanese mare Deirdre has finished strongly to record an historic win in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Beer fined over horse promotion tweet Trainer Mitchell Beer has pleaded guilty and fined $1500 for a promotional tweet which could have led to a breach … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Waller to donate prize money to charity Trainer Chris Waller will support fundraising efforts for cancer research at Randwick and also donate his prize money from the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Lauren Brennan is on weather watch with Magnum Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is keeping close tabs on the Waikato weather forecast as she prepares former Singapore galloper Magnum … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Sandhu in no rush with Princeton Spirit Trainer Julius Sandhu has settled on a benchmark race at Moonee Valley rather than step Princeton Spirit up to stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Music Magnate ready for Missile Music Magnate will meet a stronger than normal field in the Group Two Missile Stakes as he has his first … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Eustace gets first winner as co-trainer Reserve Street has given the newly formed training partnership of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace its first winner … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Gold Ambition stays in own class Group One-placed Gold Ambition will run in his own class as he chases a fourth career win at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Sydney return for 3yo filly Nasaayim Trainer Tom Dabernig believes three-year-old filly Nasaayim is well-placed to produce a bold first-up showing over 1200m at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago McCarthy has spring hopes for Tycoon Trainer Brendan McCarthy believes Divine Mr Tycoon, who makes his first appearance as a three-year-old at Moonee Valley, is up … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Time for Gary Chief Stipehty’s first city win Former Group One jockey Gary Chief Stipehty has a chance to train his first metropolitan Saturday winner with Time To Torque … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Trap For Fools gets chance at the Valley Trap For Fools will be lining up for his fourth Victorian start after his arrival from Perth when he runs … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Brisbane sun suits veteran Straturbo Veteran sprinter Straturbo has been enjoying the Brisbane sunshine as he prepares to resume at Doomben for new trainer Tony … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lightning Spear wins G1 Sussex Stakes Lightning Spear has finally claimed a long-overdue Group One success in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Milestone win for new trainer Cunningham Clare Cunningham has trained her first city winner after partner Jason Collett guided Tenorino home at Warwick Farm … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago W Farm suspensions for high-profile riders Jason Collett, Glyn Schofield and Josh Adams face time out of the saddle after pleading guilty to careless riding charges … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Lankan Rupee pleases in Sandown gallop A heavy fog couldn’t stop Craig Newitt giving a glowing report on the performance of Lankan Rupee in a track … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Veteran Nat King Cu ends run of city outs Veteran galloper Nat King Cu spent most of his career in Canberra before switching to Warwick Farm, where he has … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Wells chasing another feature jumps win The Crisp Steeplechase at Sandown is the next feature jumps race for 10-year-old Wells who is on a path towards … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Alizee, Piracy land Godolphin Farm double James Cummings has high hopes for talented filly Alizee with her maiden win set to be followed by a start … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Browne makes Gold Coast trip worthwhile Top jockey Damian Browne has an aversion to long road trips but his driving has paid off with a win … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Frankel colt ready for Flemington debut Robbie Laing expects the 1000m at Flemington for Frankel My Dear to be too short and he will be happy … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Goulburn quaddie tips, form & specials for Friday, August 4 THE Friday quaddie this week takes us to just outside the nation’s capital to the beautiful surrounds of Goulburn. We … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Memes poised for stakes debut in Missile In-form mare Memes makes her black-type debut in the Missile Stakes at Randwick after five wins this preparation … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago No laughing matter for Humphries at races Barry Humphries says he’s just along for the ride as his wife Lizzie Spender’s horse Dante Rossetti finished sixth at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Rachel King stands down after W Farm spill In-form apprentice Rachel King has relinquished her Warwick Farm rides after being involved in a fall … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Rachel King stands down Warwick Farm spill In-form apprentice Rachel King has relinquished her Warwick Farm rides after being involved in a fall … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Missile Stakes at Randwick betting, form and free tips, August 5 THE Group 2 Missile Stakes kicks off stakes racing for the new season and the best performers of the Sydney … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Distance rise to suit in-form Spanish Reef Trainer Ken Keys is looking forward to getting Spanish Reef out to 2000m for the first time this campaign when … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago David Vandyke hopes trial run continues Trainer David Vandyke hopes his six trial winners, including Group One star Yankee Rose, is an indication of a big … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Gordy Gesture re-think could reap rewards A RE-ASSESSMENT of Gordys Gesture’s new season plans could be rewarded in the best possible way for training pair Chris … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Tyler excited about group prospects for Hayley Maree Kelvin Tyler is looking forward to upcoming racing season and the group one challenges that are in line for talented … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Logan and Gibbs eyeing weight-for-age haul RUAKAKA trainers Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs are planning to have all the early weight-for-age bases covered, and a pair … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Darryl McLellan wins trial in comeback Group One-winning jockey Darryl McLellan has ridden a barrier trial winner after getting his licence to ride renewed in Queensland … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Trainer Ricky Vale loses cobalt appeal Rockhampton trainer Ricky Vale has lost his appeal against a 12-month disqualification on three cobalt related charges … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Radio appeal raises $30,000 for NJT An appeal by Brisbane based RadioTAB to help the National Jockeys Trust has already raised $30,000 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Trial date changes following heavy winter Trials at the Cranbourne Training Complex have been rescheduled following a heavy workload over winter … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Big Orange second in Goodwood Cup The John Gosden-trained three-year-old Stradivarius has upset Big Orange’s bid for a third successive Goodwood Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Market movers and fluctuations report for Rosehill and Doomben SPRING racing is just around the corner and the punters were hitting their early carnival straps at Rosehill and Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Banned vet warned Racing Vic about cobalt An employee saw vet Tom Brennan put something else into a drip administered to a horse at Victorian trainer Danny … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Bowman, Winx head to Cox Plate again Defending champion Winx is one of 157 nominations for the Cox Plate which has attracted 22 entries from overseas … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Rebel Dane to take the weight in Missile Rebel Dane takes on young gun Capitalist in the Missile Stakes with Mount Nebo a late entry for the Group … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Strong overseas cast for spring features The Caulfield Cup has attracted 170 nominations with 157 entered in the Cox Plate headed by last year’s winner Winx … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Strong overseas cast for spring features The Caulfield Cup has attracted 170 nominations with 157 entered in the Cox Plate headed by last year’s winner Winx … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Dwyer playing waiting game with Beirut Henry Dwyer will pick the easier of two black type races as he chases some black type for Beirut who … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Flemington return for French import Former French horse Pilote D’Essai is out to emulate his winning Australian debut when he makes his reappearance over 1400m … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Arty looks for three Big wins at the Farm Trainer Adam Wadick is confident Big Arty will win his third consecutive midweek race on his home track at Warwick … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Flemington return for former French import Former French horse Pilote D’Essai is out to emulate his winning Australian debut when he makes his reappearance over 1400m … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Yankee Rose has easy barrier trial Group One winning filly Yankee Rose has been given an easy time in a barrier trial at the Sunshine Coast … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Weight to decide Cup start for Big Orange Trainer Michael Bell says the handicapper will decide whether Big Orange returns to Australia for the Melbourne Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Nominations due for spring features Entries for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate are about to close with Winx favourite to defend the Cox Plate … Read More View the full article

Fasig-Tipton Digital's Midsummer Flash Sale concluded Thursday afternoon with the two offerings both sold for a combined gross of $830,000. The first offering, Hip 1, MGSW & GISP Emmanuel (More Than Ready), sold for $500,000 to trainer Michael Maker. Consigned by WinStar Farm LLC, agent as a racing or stallion prospect, Emmanuel had captured five graded races on the grass, including the 2024 GIII Canadian Turf Stakes at Gulfstream in March, and was most recently fourth in the July 20 GII United Nations Stakes at Monmouth. Currently stabled at Saratoga, Emmanual brought of record of 16-7-0-2 and earnings of $748,005 into the sale. “We are very pleased with Emmanuel's sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital,” said WinStar President and CEO Elliott Walden. “The sales process was seamless, and our horse was well marketed and promoted to a diverse group of buyers. We're thrilled with the price and happy he is going to a top barn in trainer Michael Maker.” Ten minutes after bidding closed on Emmanuel, a 33% ownership interest in Hip 2, Iscreamuscream (Twirling Candy), was sold for 330,000 to Agave Racing Stable. Undefeated in three starts, including the July 20 GII San Clemente H. at Del Mar, the stake in the sophomore filly was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency. Phil D'Amato trains Iscreamuscream, who is targeting the GI Del Mar Oaks. “This sale was a homerun for our racing syndicate,” said Billy Koch of Little Red Feather Racing. “Having an outlet like Fasig-Tipton Digital to sell ownership interests in our horses opens a whole new world of opportunity for us. We're absolutely thrilled to be partnering again with Mark Martinez and Agave Racing as we chase bigger prizes with Iscreamuscream. Hopefully, we will have another Grade 1 winner like Fault!” D'Amato trained Fault (Blame) to a win in the 2018 GI Santa Margarita Stakes for Little Red Feather and Agave Racing Stable Fasig-Tipton Digital's next scheduled sale will be held Aug. 22-27, with nominations closing Aug. 14. Contact Leif Aaron at laaron@fasigtipton.com or log on to fasigtipton.co/clientportal to nominate. The post $830,000 Gross for Two GSWs at Fasig-Tipton’s Midsummer Flash Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Saturday running at Niigata and Sapporo Racecourses. Horses of interest for Sunday's program at Niigata will appear in Saturday's TDN: Saturday, August 3, 2024 3rd-NII, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m SHIN BELIEVE (c, 2, Constitution–Sand Puce {Arg}, by Footstepsinthesand {GB}) was bought back on a bid of $385,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, but breezed a furlong in :9 4/5 at the OBS March Sale this spring and was hammered down to Forever Young's owner Susumu Fujita for $800,000. The colt's dam, a half-sister to three-time U.S. stakes winner Stormy Publisher (Arg) (Bernstein), won no fewer than 11 races at group level and was placed a half-dozen times in Group 1 company at home. B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY) CHIMNEY TOPS (c, 2, Tapit–Speedinthruthecity, by City Zip) cost Katsumi Yoshida $500,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale and is the latest produce from a three-time stakes-winning and dual graded-placed dam who has already accounted for the colt's MSW/GISP brother 'TDN Rising Star' Nitrous and stakes-winning full-sister Speedometer. The January-foaled chestnut debuts in the colors of Kazumi Yoshida and will be ridden by Ryusei Sakai. B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY) 4th-NII, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT SHIN BELIEVE (c, 2, Complexity–Praising, by Pulpit) was another OBS March purchase by trainer Hideyuki Mori on behalf of Fujita, as the May 7 foal fetched $300,000 after a :9 4/5 breeze. A half-brother to SW Camp Hope (Summer Front), the bay is out of a daughter of MSW Class Above (Quiet American), the dam of SW & MGSP Sueno (Atreides). B-Bret Jones (KY) Nikkan Gendai: “Speaking of a blue-eyed racehorse, Shironii comes to mind, but this 2-year-old colt, SHIN FOREVER (Complexity x the Pulpit mare Praising ), has also a blue right eye. Owned by Mr. Susumu Fujita (Shin Emperor, Forever Young, etc), trained by … https://t.co/MEeVjgN7oP — Katy (@InLuv_w_Horses) July 31, 2024 5th-SAP, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT XCARET (JPN) (f, 2, American Pharoah–Sweet Mana {Arg}, by Easing Along) is out of a four-time Group 2 scorer who was brought up from Argentina in 2020 and was covered by this sire before she was exported to Japan, where she foaled this filly on Jan. 25, 2022. This is the family of Miss Serendipity (Arg) (Not For Sale {Arg}), winner at home of the G1 Estrellas Distaff and later successful in the 2014 GI Gamely Stakes while under the care of Ron McAnally. Xcaret is trained by Yoshito Yahagi. B-Tsuyoshi Kuroiwa The post Fujita Unveils OBS-Sourced Pair Saturday at Niigata appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Black Forza, a 2-year-old colt by Kentucky-based stallion Complexity, produced a late show to pick up a thrilling success in the Aug. 1 Richmond Stakes (G2) at Goodwood Racecourse.View the full article

Trainer Antonio Sano said the Whitney Stakes (G1) may prove too difficult a challenge for the son of Gun Runner after three months away from the races. View the full article

The finalists and runners-up for the 2024 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been chosen in the seven categories for this year's renewal of the annual awards now in their ninth year in the U.S., said Godolphin in a press release on Thursday afternoon. The 2024 awards ceremony will once again be hosted by Keeneland and will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Finalists and their guest will be provided with travel and accommodations for out-of-town finalists, a tour of a local horse farm, and the ceremony dinner with an afternoon of racing the following day at Keeneland. The shortlist judging panel, the first of two judging panels, met on Tuesday, July 30, to determine the finalists that will make the trip to Kentucky as well as two runners-up in each of the categories. Their meeting was hosted by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. The second and final stage of judging will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15, when finalists will meet with the judges for in-person interviews. Panel Chair Tom Law said, “As in past years, I can describe the 2024 intake of nominees in a word–“Wow!” To learn about the backgrounds of those that make our industry work is just so meaningful. Represented were backstretch workers, exercise riders, those in administrative roles, farm workers, those that donate their time to help in the equine community; the list goes on. They're not the ones in front of the camera. They're not the ones accepting trophies. They truly represent the backbone that makes our industry work. We owe them all a great debt of gratitude and the TIEAs are one meaningful way in which we can repay them for all that they do.” I'd also like to express sincere thanks to the National HBPA, TOBA, The Jockey Club, Breeders' Cup, and Godolphin, without whose underwriting and support these awards would not be possible. Also a heartfelt thanks to our media partners–The Thoroughbred Daily News, The Saratoga Special, BloodHorse Publications, Daily Racing Form, FanDuel, Real Players Inside the Backstretch, Paulick Report, Fox Sports, and America's Day at the Races–for helping to spread the reach of the awards. I would also like to thank our newest media partners who helped spread the TIEA message to the Spanish-speaking community this year: Roberto Rodriguez, Director of DRF en Espanol; and Carlos Morales, Producer and Host of Agentes 305.” TIEA is also pleased to welcome back category sponsors Hallway Feeds, NTRA, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Keeneland, NYRA, Churchill Downs, and 1/ST Racing. The winners of the Katherine McKee Administration, Dedication to Breeding, Dedication to Racing, Managerial, Community, and Support Services Awards will receive a prize of $7,500, with two finalists receiving $3,500, and two runners-up, separate from the winners and two finalists, receiving $2,000 each. The winner of the Newcomer Award, which this year includes as a finalist TDN Producer Katie Petrunyak, will receive $5000, with two finalists receiving $2,500 each, and separate from the winners and two finalists, two runners-up will receive $1,000 each. The 2024 Thoroughbred Industry Award Finalists and Runners-up are: Katherine McKee Administration Award, sponsored by Keeneland Lauren Marks (Ocala Breeders' Sales Company) Tia Murphy (Turfway Park) Deeann Ruppert (Claiborne Farm) Runners-up Gretchen Feld (Lane's End Farm & David Ingordo) Tiffany Leggett (1/ST Racing) Support Services Award, sponsored by 1/ST Racing Keith and Joy Cooper (Cooper Horse Transport) Cass Dewey (Desert Oasis Rescue) Vicki Tomlinson (Churchill Downs) Runners-up Justine “Tina” Elam (Hagyard Equine Medical Institute) Kevin Moran (Keeneland Association) Dedication to Breeding Award, sponsored by Hallway Feeds Sue Hooper (Craig Wheeler Thoroughbreds, Inc.) Francisco “Poncho” Sanchez (Bridlewood Farm) Steve Vargas (Haven Oaks Farm) Runners-up Abel Garibay (C&S Thoroughbreds) Christine Sgorrano (Sugar Plum Farm, LLC) Dedication to Racing Award, sponsored by NTRA Francisco D'Angelo (D'Angelo Racing Team) Milver Martinez (Brendan Walsh Racing) Erma Lee Scott (William I. Mott Racing) Runners-up Darquin “Darwin” Aguilar-Valenzuela (Brad H. Cox Racing LLC) Lee Vickers (Christophe Clement Racing Stable) Managerial Award, sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute Stuart Angus (Taylor Made Farm) Christine Jones (Pleasant Acres Stallions) Jack Sadler (Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners) Runners-up Lauren Eads (Watercress Farm) Debbie Ward (Safari North Farm) Newcomer Award, sponsored by New York Racing Association Katie Petrunyak (Thoroughbred Daily News) Demetrio Rabadan (Niall Brennan Stables) Julianne Stowell (Christophe Clement Racing Stable) Runners-up Nicole Dreiling (Bel-Mar Farm) Ethan Fry (O'Sullivan Farms) Dr. J. David “Doc” Richardson Community Award, sponsored by Churchill Downs Joel Helmburg (TRF at Blackburn Correctional Facility) Bob Miller (Ocala Farm Ministry) Nancy LaSala (PDJF) Runners-up Melanie Case (Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy) Christian Countzler (Stable Recovery) The post 2024 Thoroughbred Industry Awards Finalists And Runners-Up Named, TDN’s Katie Petrunyak A Newcomer Finalist appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When City of Light won the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile in 2018, it was one of the more impressive performances of the day. Although it had already been announced he would enter stud in 2019 at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., he had one race remaining on his dance card: the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes the following January. He romped that day as well, besting a slightly favored GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner with a 112 Beyer Speed Figure, which topped his 110 Breeders' Cup mark, and was sent to Lane's End with a marked buzz about his future as a stallion. “We were obviously thrilled to get City of Light,” said Lane's End's Bill Farish. “It was an interesting thing, actually. He was owned by Mr. [William K.] Warren, a good friend who we stood Saint Liam for, but unfortunately that horse died young. It was exciting for us to get another horse for Bill, a really neat thing to have another chance to do that with him. “One of the things that attracted us to City of Light is that he's a son of Quality Road.” Quality Road, one of the elite stallions on the continent, also stands at Lane's End. Farish said that multiple Grade I winner and sire of three Eclipse winners passed on several qualities to City of Light. “Physically they're both big horses, not super heavy, but tall and long and very athletic. They're similar in that sense, but if anything, City of Light is a more refined and elegant version of his sire. “The offspring of both are very commercial horses. It is always a wonderful, added benefit when a good stallion also has commercial appeal, as they do both do.” TDN Stallions: City of Light from Thoroughbred Daily News on Vimeo. City of Light had the sire line, the race record, the support of breeders, and yearlings that both looked and sold the part. Was there any doubt he would come up with good horses? His best to date is, of course, Fierceness, the 2023 champion 2-year-old colt and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner. Fierceness, who also won this year's GI Florida Derby, was back in action last weekend, taking a scintillating edition of the GII Jim Dandy Stakes over fellow 'TDN Rising Star' and Grade I winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). “It's great to get a big horse early,” said Farish. “We've all seen plenty of stallions that start off with plenty of winners, but don't have that big horse. If anyone has any doubt in their mind, it erases the doubt to have a champion right off the bat. “The other trait that I think he seems to have is that they're staying sound and racing on like Chop Chop. I love that. It's very important.” Chop Chop, a member of City of Light's first crop, winner of Keeneland's GIII Bewitch Stakes in April, and entered Thursday in Saratoga's GII Glens Falls Stakes, has another eight black-type wins or placings, including a sharp second in the GI Alcibiades Stakes at two. City of Light also has G3 UAE Oaks winner Mimi Kakushi and six other black-type winners. With another 14 stakes performers and five 'TDN Rising Stars', City of Light gives a sense we haven't seen the best of him yet. To date, he has three 2-year-old winners of 2024–his third crop to the races–and they include Mentee, a full-brother to Fierceness. The colt debuted at the Belmont at the Big A meet June 16 and promptly set a new track record of :56.97 for five furlongs. He was scratched the morning of the GIII Sanford Stakes with a fever as the morning-line favorite. “They [his runners] are just what we'd hoped they'd be,” said Farish. “We supported him a lot this year as well because we're so encouraged by the versatility he's getting and the commercial appeal he has. We've used him particularly with our young mares that are just getting started because we think he gives them a great chance.” Farish said City of Light bred about 145 mares this year, a number the farm “tries to be in with all of our stallions, if we can.” He added that in terms of quality, this year's book was similar to his previous books. City of Light's 216 yearlings to set foot in a sales ring–and that includes short yearlings–have grossed $48,295,809. That's an average of $223,592, or nearly 6 1/2 times his stud fee. Two members of his first crop sold for seven figures, as did two members of his second crop, all at Keeneland September. He has one entered (hip 32) in Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Select sale next week. Himself a $710,000 Keeneland September yearling out of the Lane's End consignment, City of Light wrapped up his race career while never off the board in 11 starts. He registered seven triple-digit Beyers with four Grade I victories. The Mr. and Mrs. William K. Warren colorbearer's own versatility was on vivid display in those Grade I wins, as two were at a sprint, one was at a middle distance, and another came at 1 1/8 miles. Before the 2018 Breeders' Cup, trainer Michael McCarthy had said he found himself in the position of having to choose between the Sprint, the Dirt Mile, or the Classic. It's a special horse who can give connections such options. Fierceness wins last Saturday's Jim Dandy at the Spa | Sarah Andrew Interestingly, there's another type of versatility City of Light seems to be passing on. Although he never raced on grass, his stakes performers are proving dual surface. Of his 23 runners who have won or placed in stakes, 14 have gotten black-type exclusively on dirt, four exclusively on turf, and five on two surfaces. “He's just a lovely horse,” said Farish. “He seems to be like his father and get both dirt and turf. He's a pretty big horse, but has beautiful lines and great balance. “I also think they're continuing to improve. That's a trait that both horses also have: the ability to get good horses early and then continue.” Unraced at two and debuted in the summer of his 3-year-old year, City of Light didn't try stakes company until December of that sophomore season, when he entered Santa Anita's Malibu Stakes a maiden winner and emerged a Grade I victor. As such, he was probably not expected to be the most likely candidate for precocious 2-year-olds, but runners like Fierceness and Mentee are saying otherwise. Additionally, his athletic-looking, premium-priced yearlings have also contributed to stud fee fluctuations. Retired at $35,000 for 2019, he was so popular his fee actually increased for 2020 and 2021 to an advertised $40,000, then rose again for 2022 and 2023 to $60,000. Most horses go the other direction, particularly during the bubble years when they're not the shiniest, newest stallion options and don't yet have runners. On the heels of a 2023 champion, City of Light was back at $35,000 for 2024. “We were thrilled with his book this year,” said Farish. When asked what type of mare suits the horse best, Farish said, “I think he likes a medium-sized to slightly bigger mare because he's big himself, so breeding something really small isn't ideal.” Among the top 10 freshman sires in North America of 2022, City of Light ascended to the top five as a sophomore sire. He's holding steady among the top five as a third-crop stallion. “I would love to see him continue to climb up the ranks and be a top stallion,” said Farish. “We'd love to see him be a champion sire.” If City of Light's stud career continues at the same slow burn of ever-expanding excellence his race career did, his future looks very bright, indeed. The post Saturday Sires: City of Light appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As it has in virtually every conversation that involves horse racing over the past year, safety played a central role at the 72nd annual Jockey Club Round Table Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York Thursday. California: Safety and Collaboration In two presentations focusing on California, Gary Fenton, Chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California and a managing partner of Little Red Feather Racing, spoke from a TVG set in the Del Mar paddock about the importance of California racing to the overall racing ecosystem, while Dionne Benson, the Chief Veterinary officer at 1/ST Racing, discussed the ways in which California has improved the safety of its equine athletes. “The California product exported throughout America continues to be at the top levels of racing,” said Fenton. “California has produced six of the last 13 Kentucky Derby winners, who all prepped in California for not one, but three separate trainers. And in September we will invest again in the future of our sport by unveiling California Crown Day at Santa Anita Park, which hopefully becomes the next big marquee day.” Fenton said that he was proud to have been present to witness the complete turnaround that California had made toward safety, from a disastrous 2019 to a near-perfect record today, and that the success of that had required a concerted effort. “I was fortunate to be in the room when Dr. Benson, Aidan Butler and Belinda Stronach laid out the initial and ambitious plan,” he said. “Trainers do a tremendous job on the backstretch but 20 eyes on a horse are better than two. The detailed plan crafted by California and carried out with the support of stakeholders and horsemen laid the blueprint for helping get HISA over the goal line. And here we are five years later with historic declines in fatalities. It has never been safer to race in California …and we did it with dirt tracks.” Fenton made a plea for owners in the rest of the country to send horses to California, citing figures to indicate that a major part of the U.S. racing industry is driven by California, despite the lack of subsidies to California tracks from alternate forms of gaming. Dr. Dionne Benson | The Jockey Club “We are all connected,” he said. “California buys horses from Kentucky farms, and breaks them at Florida farms and then ships them back to California racetracks. The best ones are sent back to different states again to race and breed. Just the addition of 200 race-ready horses would add tens of millions of dollars to ours and your bottom lines. When you think about it, that's a Todd Pletcher, Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown and Brad Cox sending a string of 50 horses. It won't take much to improve California's already-premium brand.” Dr. Benson's presentation detailed how Santa Anita achieved the remarkable turnaround in safety, from a catastrophic year in 2019 to their near-perfect safety record today, and how it was achieved through a dedication to changing existing procedures, and the use of technology. “January and February of 2019 were terrible months at Santa Anita Park,” she said. “Horses were dying. By March, the track was closed and there was a real possibility that the State of California would end racing forever. With a two-month fatality rate of over 4.3/1000 horses in racing, it was clear to all stakeholders that something had to change. This was an opportunity to change racing and training forever.” Dr. Benson said that as part of this effort, several protocols were adopted. They included stricter medication regulations, and greater veterinary oversight, included track-hired vets and private vets who became involved in evaluating the soundness of the horses they treated. They also started saving horses who had suffered an injury but were judged to be able to go on to be pasture- sound. “Finally,” she said, “we mandated that horsemen sign up for works 48 hours in advance to allow us to review those horses and examine as many as possible.” They found that to be a daunting task, with trainers requesting workouts for up to 400 horses on a Saturday. As a result, they developed Racehorse 360, an integrated program to help not only manage racehorse inventory, but also serve as an invaluable tool for safety with a veterinary repository function to ensure all information vets need is in one place. Now, rather than sorting through risk factors manually for the up to 400 horses per day requesting a workout, Racehorse 360 does that work for them, and flags horses who should be examined by a track veterinarian. All of those examination notes and even videos are loaded onto the horse's page in the system for future use by other veterinarians. Santa Anita also installed trackside cameras to monitor horses' action on the track. That data is run through an AI program that filters the information and make predictions based on the videos. It can pick up horses with both obvious lameness and subtle issues sending a message to the track vets, with the video, to allow the vet to identify the trainer and track down the horse. Benson said that between Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, and Laurel, 1/ST Racing has analyzed 2,500 videos so far, with 75% of the clips having proven to be worth following up. Dr. Benson said that 1/ST Racing also uses AI to monitor horses' action during racing, flagging patterns which have proven to indicate problems in the past. The results of these efforts have been profound. “In January and February of 2024, we had zero racing fatalities,” said Benson. “We saw a 40% decrease in training fatalities from 2019 to the first two months of 2024. And these results are not an anomaly. Since 2019, Santa Anita has shown significant decreases in fatalities in each of the years following. In fact, from March of 2023 to March of 2024 we did not have a single racing fatality in 363 days. Our fatality rates are not zero, yet, but they are now on par or better with racetracks not just in the rest of the United States but the rest of the world. I am incredibly proud of the veterinarians, track management and ownership, horsemen and women, jockeys, grooms and everyone who has made this possible.” Racetrack Redesign Among the Triple Crown Tracks The event's keynote speaker, Todd Gralla, principal at Populous, a global design firm that focuses on sports and entertainment from stadiums and arenas to event spaces and urban environments, discussed the redesign of Belmont Park, which aims to integrate technology into racetrack design while respecting the sport's history. Todd Gralla | The Jockey Club Populous, whose design of Camden Yards revolutionized the concept of what a baseball stadium should be, is currently working on not only Belmont Park, but the new Pimlico, the Keeneland renovation, and additions to Churchill Downs. Gralla said that the average age of an NBA arena was 20 years, while the average age of racing arena was over 60. Today's consumers don't experience sporting events the way our ancestors may have done, he said–sitting in one seat for the entire event and focusing on the game. Gralla displayed a photo of a model of the new design for Belmont, which reduces the scale of the building while introducing a contemporary design with an overhanging roof reminiscent of ParisLongchamp. The building seats 8,000 guests, with private suites and dining, but with a flexible additional capacity to support events with expected crowds of over 50,000. The entire building will be five levels with floor-to-ceiling windows ensure that every level overlooks the paddock. The entire Pimlico site will be stripped clean after the 2025 Preakness, said Grall. The project will be similar to Belmont's, he said, fitting the day-to-day needs, while being scalable to handle bigger crowds for the Preakness and a possible Breeders' Cup. The Intersection of Horse Racing and Sports Betting Joe Asher, the president of IGT's PlaySports, a leading supplier of gaming technology, gave a presentation on the intersection of horse racing and sports betting. Joe Asher | The Jockey Club Asher, a lifelong racing fan who takes his 11-year-old son to horse racing venues around the world, likened the people's introduction to racing through family members to a potential introduction to horse racing through sports betting. “I encourage everyone to look for ways to get parents to bring their kids to the track, whether it's the Donut Days they used to have at Del Mar, the playground area at Delaware Park, or other ways to welcome families,” he said. “Another way to get people introduced to racing is sports betting. “One of the reasons sports betting is so popular,” he continued, “is that millions of people are watching the games anyway; they follow sports news on television, radio and the internet. They talk about the latest trades, injuries and so forth with their friends. Making the transition from watching or following a sport to betting on it is quite easy in most states. You just need to set up your account, fund it and away you go. For recreational players, there's no additional work required because you already have the information you need to bet–you can make up your mind on what to bet based on what you've watched or read recently. People are already spending a lot of time consuming information about the game they want to bet on; no extra work is required.” Contrast that, he said, with the difficulty in betting on racing, where you have to buy products and study them. With so many people already having legal wagering sports betting accounts, he made a case for a simplified way to make an informed wager. “You have the content,” he said. “It's just a matter of getting it in front of people with a proclivity to gamble and an easy way for them to form an opinion on what to bet.” NTRA's Rodgers Discusses Safety Runs First Campaign Meghan Rodgers, senior vice president of Public Affairs, National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), gave an overview of the NTRA's Safety Runs First campaign, a print, radio, television, web and digital advertising campaign designed to spread the message that racing is becoming safer, and that the sport is committed to that goal. Meaghan Rodgers | The Jockey Club “During our fall board meeting which was held in Washington, where we met with multiple members of Congress, it became clear that we as an industry needed to do a better job of proactively telling the story about all of the positive things happening in our sport related to safety and welfare,” he said. “In the past two years, we have been inundated with questions from lawmakers asking what the sport is doing to be as safe as possible, especially under the newly implemented law HISA that many Members of Congress worked very hard to pass.” Rodgers said that phase one of the campaign had run from April 22 through the Belmont Stakes, and showed a 60-second spot that was aired prior to the Kentucky Derby, and estimated that it made 190 million total impressions, and generated 100,000 clicks on the website, www.safetyrunsfirst.com. She said that phase two will run from now through the Breeders' Cup, and asked for the support of the people in the room, from spreading the message to helping to raise funds. “It's our job to constantly drive the positive narrative,” Rodgers said. “We cannot rely on others to do it.” Gagliano Delivers Update on Jockey Club Activities James Gagliano, President and COO of The Jockey Club, introduced several new initiatives the company is undertaking. He said that the company had entered into a licensing agreement with Halo AI to “assist stakeholders with breeding, sales, and racing decisions.” The first models will be rolled out this fall. Jim Gagliano | The Jockey Club Gagliano also announced that every breeder of a registered Thoroughbred would now receive free, lifetime past performance information for every horse they register, and be prompted after each time they race so that they may download a fresh set, and that Equibase was now providing a free full year dataset of entries, results, charts and GPS data to developers, handicappers, academics and researchers to help move their projects forward. He said that had had 900 such requests for that date. He also said that The Jockey Club is implementing a new service to better track horses through their careers, in an attempt to improve aftercare solutions for horses. Gagliano also said that The Jockey Club had invested in “a next-generation tracking technology called Real Time Kinematics, or RTK to help improve the accuracy of data collection by orders of magnitude–in most cases down to centimeter-level accuracy.” The technology was used at the Belmont-at-Saratoga meeting, and has been installed at Del Mar and plans are to expand it over the coming months, he said. Equibase is working on a pilot ratings and handicap system for U.S. Thoroughbred racing, and Gagliano said that in some cases, this would provide an alternative to claiming races. “We believe the horses will benefit from a ratings system because they are likely to spend more time in the care of the same owner and trainer. As a side note, frequent changing of trainers is one of the risk factors identified by Dr. Tim Parkin, which he discussed at the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in June. The Jockey Club has also okayed funding for new sensor technology to monitor racing surfaces, he said. Finally, he said, The Jockey Club is making two recommendations for safety; first that all racetracks, beginning with those under the regulation of HISA, fully participate in the Maintenance Quality System. The MQS is managed by the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory to record track maintenance and weather information. The second recommendation calls for all racing-related necropsies to be performed using the 2020 AAEP Guidelines for the Necropsy of Racehorses as a minimum standard. The post Safety And Collaboration Key Topics At 2024 Jockey Club Round Table Conference appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-SAR, $100k, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:10 p.m. ET LADY PINK (Into Mischief), a $720,000 acquisition by Peter Brant at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, is out of the unplaced Astray (Bernardini), whose SW & MGSP dam Away (Belong to Me) was responsible for MGSW and GI Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles (Unbridled's Song) and an additional pair of stakes horses. The bay is a half-sister to Bob Marco (Arrogate), stakes-placed on the grass as a 3-year-old. Rigney Racing's Two Sharp (Twirling Candy), a $925,000 KEESEP yearling, blew the break in her June 29 bow at Churchill, but was up to contend for the lead turning for home before setting for second to $1.2-million FTSAUG grad Mugen (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPs 4th-CNL, $60k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 6:05 p.m. ET PRINCESS ATTITUDE (Frankel {GB}) is the latest to make the races from the classy MGSW/MGISP distance turf mare Keertana (Johar), also the dam of the Grade III-winning grass router Ticonderoga (Tapit). Among the eight other winners for the unraced second dam Motokiks (Storm Cat) is MGSW/GISP Snow Top Mountain (Najran), herself responsible for Grade III winner Greyvitos (Malibu Moon) and Bee Mountain (Street Sense), placed in this track's course-and-distance Jamestown Stakes in 2022. Abundant Love (Kitten's Joy) is out of a daughter of GI Diana Stakes winner My Typhoon (Ire) (Giant's Causeway), a half-sister to the immortal Galileo (Ire) and Sea The Stars (Ire) among others. TJCIS PPs 3rd-DMR, $75k, Msw, 2yo, 5fT, 8:02 p.m. ET C R K Stable's WESTWOOD (Authentic) has drawn the inside gate in a field of eight for this first trip to the races. The bay colt, foaled May 26, is out Indian Bay (Indian Charlie), a daughter of Grade II winner Buy the Barrel (E Dubai) whose winning produce includes Shivaji (First Samurai), a Group 3 scorer and Group 1-placed turf sprinter in Japan; and his full-sister Tarabi, victorious in the 2022 Wilton Stakes at Saratoga after finishing runner-up in the GI Spinaway Stakes and third in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies the year prior. TJCIS PPs 4th-DMR, $75k, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 8:33 p.m. ET Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum's MIZZYAAN (Justify) made a pair of starts over the winter for Chief Stipe Watson during the Dubai World Cup Carnival, finishing a slow-starting fourth on her 1600-meter debut before putting a bit of a scare into 'TDN Rising Star' Manama Gold (Star Guitar) in the G3 UAE Oaks Feb. 23. The daughter of Sheikh Khalifa's 2018 GI Zenyatta Stakes winner Vale Dori (Arg) (Asiatic Boy {Arg}) is trained by Michael McCarthy. TJCIS PPs The post Friday Insights: Into Mischief Filly Pink Lady Debuts For Brant, Brown at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Opera Singer excelled under a bold front-running ride by Ryan Moore to land a second group 1 in the Nassau Stakes (G1) Aug. 1 at Goodwood.View the full article

A federal judge cancelled a July 31 hearing in a lawsuit filed last week by eight Oklahoma horsemen who are trying to get the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) declared unconstitutional after learning that seven of the same plaintiffs last year filed a substantially similar complaint but voluntarily withdrew it three months later. The judge in the newer case, Charles Goodwin of United States District Court of Oklahoma (Western District), also signed a July 30 court order reassigning the lawsuit to Chief Judge Timothy DeGiusti, the same federal judge who handled the 2023 case. As in seven previous lawsuits around the country since 2021 that have similarly targeted the HISA Authority and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as defendants, the Oklahoma horsemen in the July 24, 2024, case want declaratory judgments, injunctions, and restraining orders imposed that would invalidate HISA rules and prohibit the HISA Authority, the FTC, and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) from enforcing the regulations that govern the sport. The plaintiffs in the new case are Joe Offolter, Danny Caldwell, Elizabeth Butler, Randy Blair, Bryan Hawk, Scott Young, Boyd Caster and Michael Major. All but Butler was among a total of 15 plaintiffs in the 2023 lawsuit that got voluntarily withdrawn. Judge Goodwin wrote his orders to strike the hearing and reassign the case after receiving a “notice of related case” filed Tuesday by the FTC defendants. “Like the plaintiffs here, the plaintiffs in that prior case raised two counts challenging (1) the constitutionality of [HISA], and (2) several regulations promulgated under that statute,” the FTC filing stated. “Specifically, the plaintiffs in both Offolter cases have contended that HISA–which was originally enacted four years ago–and its implementing rules violate the so-called private-nondelegation doctrine as well as the Fourth and Seventh Amendments, and they have challenged the 'Registration Rule' and the 'Enforcement Rule'–which were originally promulgated two years ago–under the Administrative Procedure Act. “Like the plaintiffs here, plaintiffs in the prior Offolter case also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order shortly after they filed their complaint,” the FTC filing continued. “Chief Judge DeGiusti found that plaintiffs' motion was 'facially insufficient' for a TRO without notice, directed the plaintiffs to 'provide written notice to Defendants' counsel,' and set a briefing schedule on plaintiffs' motion. The plaintiffs then withdrew their motion and voluntarily dismissed their complaint. “Despite that voluntary dismissal more than a year ago, seven of the same plaintiffs have now refiled a substantially similar case,” the FTC filing explained. “This case is therefore a related or companion case to the prior Offolter action because it has been 'refiled after [the] dismissal' of plaintiffs' prior action and 'involv[es] the identical legal issue in the same or similar factual setting as one previously dismissed,'” the FTC filing stated. The post Anti-HISA Suit Reassigned After Judge Learns Oklahoma Plaintiffs Raised ‘Identical Legal Issue’ In Dismissed Case appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Keeneland has increased purses for five stakes racing during the 2024 fall meet by a combined total of $800,000, for a record-setting $9.85 million from 22 stakes races over the 17-day meet.View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for Friday at Del Mar: Friday, August 2, 2024 Del Mar 3, $75k, 2yo, 5fT, 8:02 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Artislas (Catalina Cruiser), OBSMAR, 100,000, :20 4/5 C-Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent; B-Michael Pender, agent Cajun Gold (Cajun Breeze), OBSMAR, 210,000, :20 4/5 C-Tom McCrocklin, agent; B-West Point TBs, L E B, agent Kale's Angel (Complexity), OBSAPR, 150,000, :9 4/5 C-McKathan Bros Sales, agent; B-Kagele Bros & Peter Miller, M & M Bloodstock, agent Pali Kitten (Vino Rosso), OBSAPR, 82,000, :10 1/5 C-Kaden Clary; B-Steven Rothblum Scipio (Caravaggio), OBSMAR, 60,000, :10 2/5 C-Scanlon Training & Sales, agent; B-Richard Baltas The post Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: August 2, 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article