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3rd-Del Mar, $75,500, Msw, 7-28, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.02, ft, 3 1/2 lengths. MCKINZIE STREET (c, 2, McKinzie–Karpathos, by Tale of the Cat), the 4-1 second choice in his first start since bringing $290,000 at OBS April, had to deal with pressure from heavy favorite Emerald Bay (Nyquist) for much of the early running as the front pair put up a half in :44.93. But off the turn, it was McKinzie Street who had something left, turning back the favorite at the furlong marker and coming home in good order to graduate on debut by 3 1/2 lengths. The front pair was well clear as Emerald Bay was another five lengths ahead of the third-place runner. The fourth winner by his freshman sire (by Street Sense), McKinzie Street is out of a half to both GSW Ikigai (Whywhywhy) and MGSW and sire Kantharos (Lion Heart). Karpathos produced a pair of full-sisters to the winner in 2023 and 2024 before visiting Arabian Lion for 2025. Sales History: $120,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $290,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Leslie A. & Pierre Jean Amestoy, Jr. and Roger K. Beasley; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Tim Yakteen. #5 MCKINZIE STREET ($10.40) breaks his maiden on debut in the third race at @DelMarRacing! @kazushi0096 piloted the two-year-old colt by @Gainesway's McKinzie for trainer @timyakteen. pic.twitter.com/9WoWq6szir — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 28, 2024 The post McKinzie Street Another Debut Winner For McKinzie 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.-A healthy field of 12 was entered Sunday for the 97th running of the $1-million GI Whitney Stakes, which will be run at Saratoga Race Course Saturday. National Treasure (Quality Road), from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, will be the favorite as he is ranked as the top older horse in the country in the weekly NTRA poll. Evidently, he is not scaring anyone off. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has a trio of horses entered in Bright Future (Curlin), Charge It (Tapit) and Crupi (Curlin). Add Post Time (Frosted), who was a distant second to National Treasure in the GI Metropolitan Handicap at the Spa last month, to the mix. Trainer Phil Bauer decided Sunday that he would roll the dice with Warrior Johny (Cairo Prince). Owned by Rigney Racing LLC, Warrior Johny earned his Whitney ticket on opening day at the meet when he won an allowance race by four lengths. “[The Whitney] wasn't on the radar until he ran opening day,” Bauer said Sunday morning at his barn on the Oklahoma Training Track. “It was like, 'Holy cow!' The last three races he has had around two turns, each one got better. Up here, he ran a hole in the wind against a real good cast.” Warrior Johny is a 5-year-old gelding and has four wins, three seconds and five thirds in 19 career starts. He has two wins in three career starts at Saratoga. This will be just the second graded stakes race that Warrior Johny has run in. The first was last year when he was seventh, beaten 22 1/2 lengths by Bright Future in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at the Spa. “I'm still scratching my head about the Jockey Club Gold Cup,” Bauer said. “I went into that with a lot of confidence. I thought he would run really well.” Warrior Johny has thrived at Saratoga, Bauer said. Even though he doesn't have the resume of some of the other Whitney runners, Warrior Johny's speed figures compare with several of his rivals. “If he runs his last race back, then I think he can be right there,” Bauer said. “Yes, we [he and Richard Rigney] take shots, absolutely. Early in our careers, we took a lot of shots with the wrong kind of horses. We are taking chances now for realistic opportunities.” The field for the Whitney, in post position order: 1-Post Time (Brittany Russell); 2-Disarm (Gun Runner, Steve Asmussen); 3- National Treasure; 4-Warrior Johny; 5-First Mission (Street Sense, Brad Cox); 6-Il Miracolo (Gun Runner, Antonio Sano); 7-Crupi; 8-Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance, Brian Lynch); 9-Bright Future; 10-Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator, Saffie Joseph Jr.); 11-Arthur's Ride (Tapit, Bill Mott); 12-Charge It. Pletcher, Repole Not Committing Fierceness As A Travers Player The day after Fierceness (City of Light) won the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said there would be no decision on whether or not the inconsistent colt would resurface in the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes on Aug. 24. “Talking to [owner] Mike [Repole] a little bit last night, we don't want to make any decisions too soon,” Pletcher said outside his barn at the Oklahoma Training Track. Fierceness, once considered the best 3-year-old colt in the land, was making his first start since a crushing 15th-place finish as the favorite in the GI Kentucky Derby on May 4. In the race before that, he was dominant, winning the GI Florida Derby by a record 13 1/2 lengths. His Achilles heel, though, is spacing between races. Repole said earlier this year that he thought his horse needed eight weeks between starts. Do the math: the Jim Dandy and Travers are fourth weeks apart. “Twenty-eight days is probably not ideal for him,” Pletcher said. “The initial impression is that he came out of the race well, he looked good this morning.” Repole, who loves winning everywhere, but maybe a little bit more at the Spa, was also hedging on whether Fierceness should target the Travers. “We might have to wait,” he said. “Last year, I would have told you, '100%.' There is no way with this horse that I can say that. He's a hard horse to figure. When he does something special, he can beat anybody. We will consider the Travers, absolutely. But we will consider to pass it, also.” If Fierceness does not run in the Midsummer Derby, he could run next in the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 21. Lukas Plans To Try Again In Travers With Seize The Grey Sure, there was a little disappointment that Seize the Grey (Arrogate) was never a factor in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes on Saturday. But D. Wayne Lukas will never concede. Despite the fourth-place finish in the Jim Dandy, Lukas plans on bringing back his GI Preakness Stakes winner in the GI Travers Stakes on Aug. 24. “We are not overreacting,” Lukas said while sitting in his office at this barn at the Oklahoma Training Track Sunday morning. “He is a quality horse and we did not see it [Saturday]. There is no part of him that showed up.” Seize the Grey won the Preakness on the front end and, in his last start, the GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on June 8, was prominent early before fading and finishing seventh. On Saturday, Seize the Grey, owned by MyRacehorse, and jockey Jaime Torres never got close to the leaders and finished 12 lengths behind winner Fierceness. “He didn't get on the butt end of the speed horses, that is what Jaime and I talked about,” Lukas said. “When he wasn't there, I knew right then and there. I knew Jaime would try to do what he could, but he did not have the horse to do it. I don't blame Jaime, I blame the horse.” There is another reason to target Seize the Grey to the Travers, that being the incentives MyRacehorse could receive thanks to the stud deal signed with Gainesway Farm. The base deal, according to MyRacehorse, is $3.5 million. If Seize the Grey were to win the $1.25-million Travers, the bonus would be $3 million. If he were to win the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, add another $4 million. Lukas, though says, the horse will go the Midsummer Derby only if he is doing well. Going into the Belmont, Lukas thought he had a big chance; in the Jim Dandy maybe even a bigger one. “They give you a reality check once in a while,” Lukas said. “You think you are in La-La land and then, Boom!,” he said. The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Whitney Draws a Dozen, Bauer Taking His Shot appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

COLLEEN S., $102,000, Monmouth, 7-28, 2yo, f, 5fT, :55.64, fm. 1–DREAMAWAY, 118, f, 2, by Flameaway 1st Dam: Dream Dancing (GISW, $483,271), by Tapit 2nd Dam: To Dream About, by Monarchos 3rd Dam: Beautiful Pleasure, by Maudlin 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-John C. Oxley (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Paco Lopez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $107,740. 2–Lemonpeppasteppa, 118, f, 2, Caravaggio–Saranda, by Smart Strike. ($65,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Julian De Mora, Jr.; B-New Horizons Bloodstock LLC (KY); T-Jorge Delgado. $20,000. 3–Me Governor, 118, f, 2, The Factor–Mocha Chip, by Trappe Shot. ($42,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Danbro Farms, LLC; B-Mr. & Mrs. Mike Buckley & William Van Meter (KY); T-Carlos A. David. $10,000. Margins: 5 1/4, NK, HD. Odds: 0.80, 3.20, 12.60. Also Ran: Popstyle, Roshiell My Belle, Hollywood Beauty, Kip the Distance. Scratched: Baytown Butterfly, Sharedashenanigans, Shkhara Fire, Spankerboom. Dreamaway returned off a debut win over Keeneland's main track in April to remain undefeated with an impressive score in Monmouth's Colleen Stakes Sunday. Sent off the 4-5 choice while trying the turf for the first time, the grey shot to the front, carving out an opening quarter mile in :22.03 as Popstyle (Win Win Win) and Me Governor pressed from the outside. Shaking loose turning for home, the 3-1 second choice Lemonpeppasteppa mounted a rally to get up to second, but was unable to reel in the free-running winner, 5 1/4-lengths clear of her nearest rivals. Me Governor held on for third. “I did not feel concerned about the [other] speed,” said winning rider Paco Lopez. “There was a little pressure on the turn with [Popstyle]. I stopped feeling the pressure so I went inside. The first part was easy but the second had a little pressure but she ran very good.” Winning trainer Wesley Ward was equally impressed with his filly's performance. “Besides being a very talented filly she is a total sweetheart. That's what we love best about her,” he said. “They sent her to me in September and we broke her and she is one of those fillies in the stall that is bucking and kicking and happy all day long. She has never stopped being that way. Anybody can ride her. She's the happiest horse in the world when she gets to the track. I always thought that she would be better on the grass, just from the way she moves.” Heavily favored at 1-2 while facing colts in her Apr. 21 debut in Lexington, she battled for most of the way before prevailing by a head over Clever Again. “Actually, her first race to me was better than this one and I will tell you why: She's a tiger when she gets in front like she did today,” Ward added. “Sometimes when she gets behind, she doesn't quite work as well. When she gets to the front she's a demon. She won't let anyone by her. She's in the group if not better than the other six winners I have had in this race, especially with the way she ran today.” Remarking on what's next with the speedy grey, Ward explained, “We're thinking about sending her next to California for the Speakeasy Stakes [Oct. 5 at Santa Anita]. We've been looking to get one out there and this may be the one to where we can get settled in. Based on how she ran today, she is Breeders' Cup caliber. That race will solidify if she is a Breeders' Cup horse or not.” The sixth black-type winner for his Freshman sire, Dreamaway is out of GI Del Mar Oaks Dream Dancing, herself a daughter of Champion Older Mare Beautiful Pleasure (Maudlin). An earner of over $2.7 million, the sister to Grade I winner Mecke was also campaigned by the Oxleys. In addition to Dreamaway, Dream Dancing also has a year older filly by Gun Runner named Beautiful Dancer in addition to a yearling filly by the Three Chimneys sire and a colt foal by Justify. She was bred back to Flameaway. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Flameaway’s Dreamway Scampers to Victory in Monmouth’s Colleen appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The winners in both of the July 27 graded stakes at Del Mar have come back in good order and plans are in the works for their next races.View the full article

A little pre-race jitters proved to be enthusiasm for his first start and Bridle a Butterfly rallied late to deliver his sire, Country House, his first winner.View the full article

With a likely career swansong in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) over a mile and a half on the horizon, the daughter of Siyouni showed no lack of dash to beat Excellent Truth by a length.View the full article

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Today 29th July in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | Monday, July 29 Two horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today on Monday, July 29. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Jamie Kah frustrated sitting on sidelines With the Melbourne Spring Carnival fast-approaching, Victoria’s leading jockey Jamie Kah is left frustrated sitting on the sidelines … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Winter Series continue on final day of Alice Springs season Alice Springs will race for the final time this season on Sunday afternoon with yet another heat of the Red … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 29, 2023 13 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Top 10 wins of the 2021/22 racing season As the curtain falls on the 2021/22 racing season, HorseBetting takes a look back at our top 10 wins from … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Palmerston Sprint preview & predictions from O’Toole & Sant Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory chief executive officer and Sky Racing’s Andrew O’Toole and Fannie Bay racecaller Craig Sant provide their … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Forbes Cup Day betting tips & quaddie | 31/7/2022 This year, the Forbes Cup is a qualifier for November’s The Big Dance. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Palmerston Sprint Day race-by-race preview & best bets | Darwin The 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival continues this Saturday with seven races for Palmerston Sprint Day. This is HorseBetting’s race-by-race preview … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Bendigo racing preview & best bets | Sunday, July 31 Eight races are set down for decision on Sunday afternoon at Bendigo. With a bit of luck, we can help … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago McNab hoping to add icing to breakthrough season If Michael McNab can guide Pacific Dragon to victory in Saturday’s Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Champion again Richards focused on Hong Kong future Despite missing the final four months of the season, Jamie Richards will again be crowned New Zealand’s Champion Trainer when … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Pike hoping to end season on a high Tony Pike’s high-performance stable has three further chances on Saturday to cap off another successful season for the Cambridge horseman … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Darley extends Princess Series partnership Darley and the Australian Turf Club have extended their partnership for one of Australia’s most prestigious racing series for three-year-old … Read More Horse Racing News 2 years ago Punt Drunk: Police pursuit delays Doomben, Lake drops F-Bomb How is it only Friday? This week seems like it has dragged on for a while, but that could be … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Better Rain ‘great value’ at Eagle Farm, says Smith Rockhampton-based trainer Tom Smith will be hoping his recent run of form can continue when he saddles up two runners … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 29, 2022 Six 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 Belmont betting tips & quaddie selections | July 30, 2022 Belmont will play host to 10 races on Saturday afternoon after losing its entire meeting seven days ago. HorseBetting’s Western … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Good Friday racing set for Sale in 2022 On Thursday morning, Racing Victoria (RV) alongside Country Racing Victoria (CRV) announced that Sale Racecourse will host the inaugural Good … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Lloyd looking for strong finish to season on Alpine Edge Apprentice Jaden Lloyd teams up with one of Queensland’s top two-year-olds, Alpine Edge, at Eagle Farm on Saturday in a … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ipswich betting preview, top tips & quaddie | Friday 30/7/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Ipswich races on Friday, July 30. See the top tips, value bets, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville tips, value bets & top odds | Friday, July 30 HorseBetting’s South Australian form analyst brings you his top tips, best value bets and quaddie numbers for the Morphettville Parks … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 29, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Cambridge double for Phelans Craig and Shaun Phelan went home from Cambridge Jockey Club’s Wednesday meeting happy men after recording a double on the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Ryder on Sharrock’s radar It’s already been one of Allan Sharrock’s most memorable seasons but the New Plymouth trainer is keen to add the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Go You Good Thing looks to double-up Go You Good Thing gave Daniel Cherry his first win as a trainer and the Matamata horseman is hoping the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Royal Banquet claims his first city win The Nathan Doyle-trained Royal Banquet has made a late-season step up to city grade at Warwick Farm to make it … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Big weight for Twinkletoe in Grand National Hurdle Tallyho Twinkletoe’s task at a second Grand National Hurdle has been made tougher after he was given a 6kg increase … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Fiery Heights capitalises on track bias Veteran Fiery Heights has taken advantage of a track favouring leaders to win the Canadian Club Open Handicap at Doomben … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Aragon heads Bambry double Foxton trainer Chrissy Bambry is making a habit of training multiple winners in a day and that trend continued at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Danis makes raceday return Matamata apprentice jockey Darren Danis will make a return to raceday riding at his home track on Saturday. The two … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Sultan still has his swing Rising eight-year-old Sultan Of Swing showed he still has the zest for racing when winning a 900m trial at Te … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Skelm starts his Cups tilt at The Valley Trainer Terry Kelly is yet to have a starter in the Melbourne Cup and is hoping that may change this … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Newnham with two chances at season opener Trainer Mark Newnham is hoping Black Magnum and Fulmina can start the 2020-21 season on a winning note for his … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Trainers chase travel exemption for staff New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are working on obtaining travel exemptions for staff to travel to Australia … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Observational to boost Queensland stayers Veteran Observational takes the first step to boosting staying ranks in Queensland when he debuts at Eagle Farm on Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago New addition to give Gollan an edge Fresh from a record-breaking season, trainer Tony Gollan is hoping to kick off the new racing term in a similar … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Stradivarius creates Goodwood Cup history Stradivarius has created history by winning his fourth successive Goodwood Cup, with the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe his next … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sam Freedman joins father in partnership Sam Freedman has been recognised for his hard work with Anthony Freedman Racing and will join his father in a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Jumping features instore for Nelson pair Hastings trainer Paul Nelson is looking forward to lining up two of his top jumpers at his home meeting on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Unexpected return north brings flood of success After more than 27 years off 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tipped for Michael McNab Big things are tipped for Chris Waller’s new Queensland stable jockey Michael McNab after he rode his first Brisbane winner … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Dane Hussler chasing GN Hurdle for Hayes Dane Hussler will attempt a second Grand Hurdle victory for David Hayes when she contests the latest edition at Sandown … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Shopping centre to open at Eagle Farm One of Queensland’s most famous owners Evelyn Stanley will cut the ribbon to open the new multi-million dollar shopping centre … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Aurie’s Star return likely for I Am A Star Group One winner I Am A Star is building up to a return to racing early in the new season … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vega Magic secures Everest slot Vega Magic has cemented his place in The Everest with his winning return at Caulfield and will run in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago She Will Reign to return in Missile Stakes Trainer Gary Portelli has indicated She Will Reign, who resumes in the Missile Stakes over 1200m, could stretch out to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Matt Dunn hopes for three in Kosciuszko Matt Dunn is hoping he can have three runners in the $1.3 million Kosciuszko for country-trained horses … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago New race series for Queensland country Racing Queensland officials are confident a new race series for country horses can be as successful as the recent Battle … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 6 years ago Poet’s Word wins King George for Stoute Poet’s Word has given trainer Sir Michael Stoute a record sixth success in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Step up set in stone for Serious Hoffa A BRILLIANT front-running display from in-form jockey Chad Lever has seen Serious Hoffa take out the last race at Gosford … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Philosophy bolts away in season-ender Corey Brown says Godolphin mare Philosophy “just exploded” to win the final race and hand Brown a double in the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bowman suspended for careless riding Sydney jockeys’ premiership winner Hugh Bowman has copped a seven-meeting suspension for careless riding at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Listed win for Cummings and Godolphin New Godolphin Australia trainer James Cummings has celebrated his first stakes win for Sheikh Mohammed, with Bandipur’s Lightning winning in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Godolphin wins season’s last stakes race New Godolphin Australia trainer James Cummings has celebrated his first stakes win for Sheikh Mohammed, with Bandipur’s Lightning winning in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bowman denied final victory after protest Leading Sydney apprentice Andrew Adkins has successfully 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minutes Kim Waugh has trained a two-state double, with Oxford Poet winning at Doomben minutes after Shiraz’s victory at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago ATC tips $5000 into jockeys’ Kokoda fund A fundraising trek along the Kokoda Track involving Hugh Bowman and other leading jockeys has been boosted by a $5000 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Successive wins for Vaucluse Bay Vaucluse Bay has recorded back-to-back wins for the first time at Rosehill as the Chris Waller-trained gelding enjoys his most … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Stellarcraft stuns at Doomben to break the drought A LUCKLESS run of form for David Murphy-trained six-year-old Stellarcraft has ended at Doomben on Saturday after the gelding pounced … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago First Saturday city win for Widdup Brad Widdup has trained his first metropolitan winner, with Suspenders successful at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hugh Bowman wraps up premiership race An early double from Hugh Bowman at Rosehill has ensured there will be no photo finish in his Sydney jockeys’ … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Caulfield races called off because of wind Strong winds have forced the Bletchingly Stakes meeting at Caulfield to be called off after four races … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Williams guides Shamport to Caulfield win Craig Williams has guided the Darren Weir-trained Shamport to an impressive win in the VOBIS Gold Ingot at Caulfield in … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Second up star Saint Valorem swoops late at Caulfield CAMERON Templeton-trained gelding Saint Valorem has maintained a glittering second up record at Caulfield on Saturday after sweeping home late … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Saint Valorem storms home at Caulfield Saint Valorem has given trainer Cameron Templeton his biggest success with victory at Caulfield … Read More 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The Chosen Vron (Vronsky) exited his win in Saturday's GI Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar in fine shape and trainer Eric Kruljac is already thinking of options to get the classy Cal-bred to the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. “He's doing super,” Kruljac said Sunday morning. “He wasn't tired and cleaned up his feed. He looks like a million bucks.” The Chosen Vron won his sixth straight race while successfully defending his Bing Crosby title. The race awarded the 6-year-old gelding an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Last year, Kruljac trained The Chosen Vron up to the Breeders' Cup following his victory in the Bing Crosby, but the trainer may take a different approach this year. “We're much more likely to look for an out [a prep race],” Kruljac said. “Last year, I backed off. I could have trained him a lot harder. I don't know if it would have made a difference or not. We'll definitely be much more aggressive. He seems be no worse for wear this morning.” The Chosen Vron finished a distant fifth to Elite Power (Curlin) in last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint. Dr. Venkman (Ghostzapper) may have earned himself a shot at the Aug. 31 GI FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic with his win in Saturday's GII San Diego Handicap. “He came back good,” trainer Mark Glatt said of the 4-year-old gelding. “Certainly it [the Pacific Classic] will be on our radar after today's performance.” After finishing second in the seven-furlong GII Triple Bend Handicap June 1, Dr. Venkman was making his first start at 1 1/16 miles in the San Diego. “I was as confident as you can be,” Glatt said of the decision to start in the San Diego versus the Bing Crosby. “He didn't really surprise me but, until I see it, I don't believe it and he passed with flying colors. It's a struggle stretching out with horses for the first time. But we trained him to hopefully back off the bit. He's always been very push button, so I was as confident as can be.” R3 Racing's Katonah (Klimt) returned from a one-year layoff to finish a respectable second in the San Diego. The 5-year-old gelding was also doing well Sunday morning. “A great, great comeback,” trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill said. “The Pacific Classic is our dream goal.” Last year's Pacific Classic winner Arabian Knight (Uncle Mo), in his first race since finishing fourth in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic, finished a fading fourth in the San Diego after setting much of the pace. The post The Chosen Vron Fine After Bing Crosby Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With a likely career swansong in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe over a mile and a half on the horizon, the daughter of Siyouni showed no lack of dash to beat Excellent Truth by a length.View the full article

6th-Gulfstream, $43,100, Msw, 7-28, 2yo, 5fT, :55.46, fm, 3 1/2 lengths. BRIDLE A BUTTERFLY (g, 2, Country House–Sly Storm {MSW, $235,922}, by Storm Cat), the longest shot on the board at 21-1, became the first winner for his freshman sire (by Lookin At Lucky) Sunday at Gulfstream. After briefly delaying the start at the gate, he took back to mid pack in fourth up the backstretch before making a top-of-the-stretch charge to hit the front and pull clear to the 3 1/2-length win over Itza Boss (Valiant Minister). Sly Storm, herself a $500,000 KEESEP yearling buy for Glen Hill Farm, has a yearling colt by Oscar Performance named Blind Man's Bluff and was bred to Army Mule for this year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Glen Hill Farm (KY); T-Bethany Baumgardner. Bridle a Butterfly impressively takes race 6, @DraydenV in the irons. #GulfstreamPark #RoyalPalmMeet pic.twitter.com/a7M0BzMGA7 — Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) July 28, 2024 The post Country House Gets First Winner With Bridle A Butterfly At Gulfstream appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Written Tycoon has been named IRT Champion Victorian Sire of the Year for the ninth time after another impressive year from his juvenile progeny on the track.View the full article

Dog Penalties OPAWA QUINN | Southland 22 July; marring; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. BIG TIME FUNK | Wanganui 24 July; failed to pursue the lure; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial. The post 22-28 July 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties K Newman | NZ Metropolitan 19 July (heard NZ Metropolitan 26 July); use of whip; suspended 29 July – 4 August inclusive. R Holmes | NZ Metropolitan 28 July; failed to take breaking runner clear of field; fined $200. Horse Penalties LIL WHIP | Auckland 26 July; broke in running; must complete trial. HES SANTAS EXCUSE | NZ Metropolitan 28 July; broke in running; must complete trial. Protest STAR MAGIC | NZ Metropolitan 28 July; lapped on; relegated from 4th to 6th. The post 22-28 July 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties L Kauri | Taranaki 23 July; careless riding; suspended 28 July – 7 August inclusive. R Goyaram | Taranaki 23 July; use of whip; fined $500. M Harris | Non-raceday dated 23 July; failed to ride trackwork free of prohibited substance; suspended 8 July – 19 August inclusive and costs of $187.50. Z Thomson | Non-raceday dated 23 July; failed to ride trackwork free of prohibited substance; suspended 2 July – 19 August inclusive and costs of $187.50. M McNab | Waikato 24 July; medical clearance required. T Moodley | Rotorua 25 July; failed to make weight; fined $200. S Wynne | Canterbury 26 July; use of whip; suspended 27 July – 4 August inclusive. J Fawcett | Taumarunui 27 July; use of whip; fined $500. N Hailey | Taumarunui 27 July; medical clearance required. S O’Malley | Levin 27 July; careless riding (2 charges); suspended 29 July – 16 August inclusive. T Davies | Levin 27 July; use of whip; suspended 29 July – 9 August inclusive. L Hemi | Levin 27 July; careless riding; suspended 4-10 August inclusive and fined $350. J Parkes | Levin 27 July; medical clearance required. D Jensen | Waverley 28 July; medical clearance required. Horse Penalties SANTENAY | Rotorua 25 July; very slow to jump; must complete trial. INNOCENT VICTIM | Rotorua 25 July; lame; veterinary clearance required. CAPTAIN UPHAM | Canterbury 26 July; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. LIVE AND LEARN | Canterbury 26 July; cardiac arrhythmia; veterinary clearance required. General The Racing Rotorua meeting of 25 July was abandoned after Race 6 due to an unsafe track. The post 22-28 July 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

1st-Saratoga, $97,000, Msw, 7-28, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:20.27, ft, 2 1/2 lengths. RELIABLE SOURCE (f, 2, Volatile–Repeta, by Broken Vow), runner up in her debut going 4 1/2 panels at Churchill Downs June 26, was installed the even-money choice to go one better this time. Quickly to the front, she cut out fractions of :22.14 and :45.17 as Margot's Angel (Practical Joke) pressed the issue to her outside with Buriana (Justify) several lengths back. The top two turned for home in lockstep, and while Margot's Angel did her best to hold on, it was Reliable Source who had the most left in the tank and she crossed the wire 2 1/2 lengths ahead of the closing Buriana. Margot's Angel held third. The winner is a half to Lady Glamour (Discreet Cat), GSP, $126,170; Mucho Del Oro (Mucho Macho Man), MGSW, $421,100; and Funtastic Again (Funtastic), SW & GISP, $408,694. In foal to Not This Time, Repeta brought $70,000 from Mulholland Springs at Keeneland November in 2020. She foaled a filly by that sire the following season and was most recently bred back to Gun Runner this season. Sales history: $250,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $79,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuelTV. O-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba); B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. RELIABLE SOURCE, daughter of @Three_Chimneys stallion Volatile, out-dueled Margot's Angel for a win in the opener with Flavien Prat up for Steve Asmussen. pic.twitter.com/7X0h76keS2 — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 28, 2024 The post Volatile’s Reliable Source Graduates at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kenny McPeek announced Saturday that his superstar 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) will make her next start in the Aug. 24 GI DraftKings Travers S. McPeek had kept the decision to himself for a few days, but no one should have been surprised when he picked the Travers. That's McPeek's style, to be bold, to embrace a challenge to think outside of the box. There's no trainer like him. He has pulled this trick off before, winning 2020 GI Preakness S. with the filly Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil). “I just didn't know how good she is,” he said after the Preakness. “You've got to throw them in the ring sometimes to find out.” And he doesn't care if his horse is 4-5 or 45-1. He wasn't afraid to run Sarava (Wild Again) in the 2002 GI Belmont S. He went off at 70-1, and won. His 2024 GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents) was the only horse to run in all three Triple Crown races. When his horses are doing good, they're going to wind up in the entry box somewhere. He's not afraid of being second guessed. “I do believe that if they're doing well, don't be scared to run,” McPeek told me in 2020. “We buy our racehorses to run not to just watch them train. I do think there is some over analysis, where people say, 'Oh, no, you're running them back too quickly.' When I first started training, it wasn't anything to run a horse back in 10 days, two weeks. Now it's almost as if they write you off if you do that. Four weeks is plenty of time. It's no problem, especially if a horse is healthy. I have always believed that when you have one that is doing well, you shouldn't hesitate.” McPeek's job is not to promote the sport, but he takes on that task willingly. He understands that racing desperately needs more stars and more excitement and if he can fill the void he will. He's student of racing history and understands what a special feat it would be for Thorpedo Anna to win the Travers. He's already talking about encouraging female patrons to wear pink to the race. He gets it. “I think it's fun doing this kind of stuff,” he told the TDN's Tim Wilkin. “It just makes the sport more interesting, doesn't it?” He continued: “I spoke to [NYRA CEO] David O'Rourke last Sunday or Monday, reached out to him, you know how do we approach this if we do this? I'm a big believer that the sport needs stars. It needs to be promoted, it needs to be lifted. She can do that and we're lucky that she's there to do that. The Alabama was a race that is going to be really boring if I run in it. Nobody is going to run against me, I'm pretty sure of that. She could go out there and knock out a third one for us, but I don't think that's a big enough challenge for her.” Some people want to compare Thorpedo Anna to Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro). It's way too early for that. Rachel Alexandra, by the end of her 3-year-old year, had beaten boys in the GI Preakness S., the GI Haskell S. and the GI Woodward. The Travers will be Thorpedo Anna's first start against males. Thorpedo Anna has a lot of catching up to do, but, in her trainer, has someone who is eager to prove her greatness. Who knows where she will run next if beating the boys in the Travers? She's only a Grade I win or two from having a serious chance of becoming this year's Horse of the Year. In modern times, the Travers has not been an easy race on fillies. From 1865-1903, six fillies won the Travers. The last filly to win the race was Lady Rotha in 1915 and she was placed first through disqualification. Only four fillies have run in the Travers since 1962 and none since Wonder Gadot (Meadaglia d'Oro) tried it in 2018 and finished last. Saratoga 2024, in almost all respects, has gotten off to a good start. Now, you can add the Travers to a list of must-see races. You can't say that Fierceness (City of Light), if he runs in the Travers, is back after his win in the GII Jim Dandy S. over Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) because you have no idea how he will run next time out. He could be the Fierceness we saw winning the Jim Dandy or the one who struggled so badly in the Derby. Still, he looms a major threat in the Travers. So does GI Belmont S. and GI Haskell S. winner Dornoch (Good Magic). And don't count out Mindframe (Constitution) or Sierra Leone, who is perpetually knocking on the door. It's going to be great race. It's been 109 years since a filly won the Travers and the drought may soon be over. The Chosen Vron is Unstoppable The Chosen Vron (Vronsky) is not a serious candidate for Horse of the Year, even after he won the GI Bing Crosby S. on Saturday at Del Mar for the second straight year. He's a California-bred and the majority of his career starts have come against state-breds. He's not the type of horse Horse of the Year voters gravitate toward. None of which makes him any less special. You just don't get horses like this anymore. He's six years old and has won 19 of 24 lifetime starts, including 17 stakes races. He's also beaten open company in the GIII San Carlos S., the GIII Affirmed S. and the GIII Lazarao Barrera S. Trainer Eric Kruljac had done a masterful job plotting out this horse's campaign and there's no reason to think he can't go on for two or three years more. “I didn't say anything to [jockey] Hector [Berrios],” Kruljac said after the Bing Crosby when asked about giving his jockey instructions. “I have that much faith in him. I expected Baffert's horse [Jackstown] to go hard, but he didn't go that hard and the other speed didn't. He [Berrios] got out and had him in the thick of it. When it was time to move his hands, the rest was history. The other horses tried to keep up with him. He just wouldn't let them. It's one of his best races.” Kruljac didn't say where The Chosen Vron will run next, but the GI Breeeders' Cup Sprint is definitely in the plans. When It Comes to Safety, HISA Is Getting the Job Done There are some legitimate reasons to be concerned about HISA and HIWU, none more troubling than their penchant for catching trainers who obviously don't cheat. They've been working on that and are trying to come up with some answers. But the numbers keep telling us that HISA is making the sport safer, and nothing could be more important than that. Last week, HISA released the numbers for the second quarter of 2024. The fatality rate has declined for four consecutive quarters, including an approximate 49% decrease year over year in the second quarter of 2024. Racetracks operating under HISA's rules and running races in the second quarter reported 0.76 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts, compared to 1.48 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts in the second quarter of 2023. Yes, HISA has made some mistakes and should have come up with a better plan when it comes to suspending trainers who are guilty of nothing more than to have a horse test positive due to environmental contamination. But the numbers on equine fatalities should be all anyone needs to know when it comes to either being pro or anti-HISA. Racing is safer now than it was before HISA took over and that should be all the reason you need to back what they are trying to accomplish. The post The Week in Review: McPeek Always Makes Things Interesting appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), who rallied from last to finish second behind Fierceness (City of Light) in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes Saturday, will continue on to the Aug. 24 GI DraftKings Travers Stakes, trainer Chad Brown confirmed Sunday. “I thought he ran great. He put in a really good performance,” Brown said of his charge's Jim Dandy effort. “He's come out of it well, so we'll move forward and point to the Travers. We're looking forward to getting back out to a mile and a quarter.” Sierra Leone won the GII Risen Star Stakes and GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes earlier in the year. He was a nose from winning the GI Kentucky Derby and was third in this year's 1 1/4-mile GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. Also Saturday, Brown sent Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) out to a 'TDN Rising Star' debut win. The juvenile, purchased by Flanagan Racing for $725,000 at this year's OBS Spring Sale, rallied from last of 10 under Flavien Prat with a seven-wide stretch run to score by one length in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden special weight. “I was a bit uneasy down the backside when he got shuffled back and he was way out of position,” Brown said. “He's faster than that and I didn't think he had much of a chance from there, but he showed his ability to get up in time. He ended up on a good part of the track out in the center. He was probably helped by being on a better part of the track, but he showed a lot of ability. I was really pleased with him.” Chancer McPatrick is now likely to target the seven-furlong GI Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Sept. 2. “I think stretching him out to seven is a minimum of what he really wants and down the road longer than that,” Brown said. Chancer McPatrick was Brown's third 2-year-old debut winner of the Saratoga meet and his second to earn 'TDN Rising Star' status. Resolute Racing's Virgin Colada (More Than Ready), who was tabbed a 'Rising Star' following her win last Sunday, is now aiming for the Aug. 28 P.G. Johnson Stakes, while Klaravich Stables' Incentive Pay (Volatile), who won last Saturday, is also under consideration for the Hopeful. Trainer Bill Mott confirmed Sunday that Juddmonte homebred Batten Down (Tapit), third in the Jim Dandy, would also be heading to the Travers. “Absolutely,” Mott said of a potential next start in the Travers. “I'll put it this way, we are surely going to nominate him.” Second in the stretch, Batten Down was on the chase of an outwardly-drifting Fierceness, forcing him to dive inside where he was passed by Sierra Leone for place-honors. Mott said Fierceness' wide stretch run might have intimidated Batten Down, but it was still a strong showing. “It didn't help us. It maybe intimidated our horse a little bit,” said Mott. “Got beat by two awfully good horses. It was a good effort. It was a pretty good effort.” The post Sierra Leone on to Travers appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin's Cinderella's Dream and Juddmonte's Segesta—1-2 in the July 6 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) at Aqueduct Racetrack—meet for a second time when they lead a field of seven in the Aug. 2 Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes (G2T).View the full article

Progeny of Admire Mars and Tower of London each set 2-year-old track records and moved their sires into the top spots on the JRA Freshman Sires' table.View the full article

With trainer Mike Maker, Paradise Farms has shopped for and found precocious juveniles at reasonable prices. View the full article

7th-ELP, 71K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:52 p.m. EAST AVENUE (Medaglia d'Oro), a Godolphin homebred for Brendan Walsh, is the first foal out of an unraced Ghostzapper half-sister to Horse of the Year and MGISW Cody's Wish (Curlin). Second dam Dance Card, purchased by Godolphin as a 2-year-old for $750,000 and herself a Grade I winner, also produced MGSW Endorsed (Medaglia d'Oro) and SP Bocephus (Medaglia d'Oro). Lined up inside, Mesero (Not This Time) brought a tag of $535,000 for CJ Thoroughbreds and Della Nash at Keeneland September last year for Dale Romans. He is a half to GI New York Stakes winner Bleecker Street (Quality Road) and from the family of GISW Gabriel Charles (Street Hero). TJCIS PPS The post Monday Insights: Godolphin Homebred Tops Monday Maidens appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mark Boylan has quickly carved out a reputation as being a talented and respected racing journalist based in Ireland. He has been based with the Irish Field since January 2023 having spent a number of years working for the Racing Post prior to that. Not to be pigeon-holed, Boylan also works closely with trainer Ciaran Murphy and has interest in race planning and bloodstock. Of course, few people will forget how he first shot to prominence in the sport, given he was something of a child singer sensation who wrote and sang a number of hit racing ballads. From cutting his teeth in racing journalism to his biggest influences in the sport, the County Offaly native is next up in the Young Guns series. Tell us a bit about your role in racing? I've been working as a full-time racing journalist with The Irish Field since January 2023. The paper's origins actually go back as far as 1870, so it's lovely to feel you're contributing to something with a long history in the industry. Hopefully we can all keep the flag flying into the next 150 years! Away from journalism, I give a hand to Ciaran Murphy, a dual-purpose trainer in Co Westmeath, with some race planning and sales work, and assist Willie McCreery with writing monthly runner reviews for his website. When time allows, I also do MC at a few race meetings – but the Field is certainly the main focus. A lot of people know you from child singer days! Did that help to open doors when it came to making your career in the game? I would only have been about 13 years old, so it certainly wasn't today or yesterday, but it still gets brought up to me at the races from time to time! I suppose it definitely was a help for getting started in journalism. As part of an Injured Jockeys' Fund fundraiser, the Racing Post brought me over to their old Canary Wharf office to record a song I'd written for the Cheltenham Festival, and Bruce Millington, who was editor at the time, was very good to leave the door open for me to come back for an internship down the road. I started working with the Post in 2017 and learned a huge amount from the team there before joining the Field last year. What was it about racing journalism that appealed to you? My parents tell me I essentially learned how to read as a child from picking up racing newspapers, so it's always been a part of my life. I'd often bring The Irish Field to primary school and I'm told the only argument I ever got into with a teacher was when I insisted to her that the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim must have been named after Aidan O'Brien's iron horse… I'd never heard of this mythological giant she was telling us about. Dad had to break it to me gently after getting home! Who has been the biggest influence on your career? From a journalism point of view, I'd have to say that reading Alastair Down's pieces while growing up was a big part of me getting the bug for writing. I think he's always been different class. What has been your best day in the sport? It wasn't one of the marquee races of the week, but I got a real kick out of a horse called Granville Street winning at the Galway Festival last summer. A great bunch in the Street Wise Syndicate were looking to buy a horse for Galway, and he was one of the first horses I helped with the sourcing of in 2022 after seeing him run a couple of times over the winter at Dundalk. Unfortunately, he picked up a setback and missed that year's Galway Festival, but for him to come back 12 months later and win at the meeting was something I got a great thrill out of. Galway is one of the closest racecourses to where I'm from in Banagher, Co Offaly, so there were plenty of local friends from home who got in on the celebrations too. Who do you admire most in the sport? I'd be surprised if we see another Aidan O'Brien in my lifetime in Irish racing. To be at the top of your profession for decades and still approach every day with the sort of relentless drive he has for constant improvement, I think that's something you'd have to admire in any walk of life. Most difficult person to interview? Now that's a rotten question! To be fair, we're generally very lucky in Irish racing that the vast majority of participants are approachable and willing to give their time to the media. That's something I've never taken for granted and have always been appreciative of, especially compared with plenty of other sports. One instance of getting the run-around as a very green, young journalist comes to mind, though. Not long after starting out, I gave the late Peter Casey a call for a quote on one of his runners for a preview piece. He must have kept me on the phone for more than 40 minutes and steered the conversation towards everything and anything you could think of: Gaelic football, farming, American politics… Everything except the horse I actually rang about. By the time he said he had to go and hung up sharply, I essentially had no quote on the horse, who ended up being very well punted and duly won the next day. He gave nothing away! Peter was a fantastic character. It's a shame we don't have more colourful figures like him in the game nowadays. Piece or article you are most proud of? Two features I really enjoyed putting together in recent years were interviews with John Kiely and Christophe Soumillon. Different characters, but equally interesting to get to know them. You couldn't but admire John's attitude towards life as a trainer in his 80s, and it was obvious he still has a genuine bond with the animal after all these years in the game. I found Christophe refreshingly open in talking about the ups and downs of his career too. For me, he's still one of the very best riders anywhere on the planet. If you weren't in the horse racing industry what would you be doing? I recently spent some time in Nashville and loved getting to experience the music scene around there. Don't expect to see me in a cowboy hat anytime soon, but it'd be cool to see what life would be like in the songwriter circles over there. If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy and who would train? From as young as I can remember, I've always had a soft spot for the Breeders' Cup and it'd be magic to go there with a live chance you sourced at home. As for a trainer, I genuinely believe there is massive depth to the Irish training ranks and there are any number of operations up and down the country who would excel if given the chance to train a better quality of horse. To nail down just one, given I've spent time with him first-hand at the sales in recent years and seen him get results with inexpensively-bought horses, I think Ciaran Murphy is someone who falls into that category after just starting out training in his own name in the last couple of years. There are so many astute horsemen and horsewomen across the country, though. It's one of the most competitive racing jurisdictions in the world for a reason. Give us a horse to follow for the remainder of the Flat season. I thought Delacroix was a maiden winner waiting to happen after his debut at second at Leopardstown last Thursday night. He's bred in the purple and showed a fair deal of natural ability despite looking plenty raw against a smart winner, who had the benefit of a run. The post Young Guns: Getting To Know Racing Journalist Mark Boylan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Two-for-two entering Deauville's seven-furlong G3 Prix Six Perfections on Sunday, the €110,000 Goffs Orby Book 1 graduate Angeal (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Curvy {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}) showed that she is not shy of a battle, emerging the other side with her perfect tally intact. Educated at Saint-Cloud over the past two months, the Christopher Head-trained daughter of Coolmore's GI E. P. Taylor Stakes heroine who races for Christophe Brun, Ecurie Normandy Spirit and Gerard Larrieu was settled in second from the outset by Aurelien Lemaitre. Getting to the front at the top of the straight in preparation for warding off the closers, the 23-10 favourite fought hard to retain her advantage and prevail by a short neck and a head from Royalty Bay (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and Relaxx (Fr) (City Light {Fr}). The win completed a rare clean sweep in pattern races on the afternoon for the French-trained horses to get Deauville August off to a flyer for the domestic runners. “I'm delighted she remains undefeated with a great performance,” Christopher Head said. “She has a lovely temperament and she never gives up when she has to fight. With her lovely pedigree, to win a group race was most important and it is mission accomplished. We'll now take our time to prepare her for the one-mile [G3] Prix d'Aumale and then the [G1] Marcel Boussac.” Flawless record intact! Angeal holds on to make it three from three in the Gr3 Prix Six Perfections for @CHeadRacing and @lemaitre60LA at Deauville… pic.twitter.com/sqwi6AgqzO — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 28, 2024 The post Wootton Bassett Daughter of Curvy wins the Six Perfections appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article