Wandering Eyes

There was no secret about what Get Smokin would try to do in the July 20 United Nations Stakes (G2T) at Monmouth Park—go to the lead and see if he could hold on. He did. But just barely.View the full article

There have been 108 editions of the Coaching Club of America Oaks and this time around the Grade I hardware went to the spectacular Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna–Sataves, by Uncle Mo). The leader in her division, the 3-year-old filly just continued to shine and proved a deserving favorite. It did not all go as planned though because Brian Hernandez's mount hopped at the start which forced her to play defense heading into the first turn. Displaying some fine tactical ability once again, the GI Kentucky Oaks champ targeted the pacesetter around the far turn, swept by her opponent and the race was over as she won by several lengths. Candied (Candy Ride {Arg}) was second. The final running time was 1:50.95. Lifetime Record: 7-6-1-0. Sales History: $40,000 '22 FTKOCT. O-Alaali, Nader, Edwards, Mark, Hicks, Judy B. and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek); B-Judy Hicks; T-Ken McPeek. She does it again! Thorpedo Anna dominates in the G1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga! @b_hernandezjr @KennyMcPeek pic.twitter.com/E1jk8IDB7e — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 20, 2024 Saturday, Saratoga COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $465,000, Saratoga, 7-20, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m, 1:50.95, ft. 1–THORPEDO ANNA, 122, f, 3, by Fast Anna 1st Dam: Sataves, by Uncle Mo 2nd Dam: Pacific Sky, by Stormy Atlantic 3rd Dam: Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew 'TDN Rising Star'. ($40,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). O-Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek); B-Judy Hicks (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 7-6-1-0, $1,980,663.Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Candied, 120, f, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg) 1st Dam: Toni Tools (SW, $193,339), by Roaring Fever 2nd Dam: Patine, by Smart Strike 3rd Dam: Burnish, by Menifee ($165,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Buck Pond Farm, Inc. (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $100,000. 3–Intricate, 118, f, 3, by Gun Runner 1st Dam: Complex Analysis, by Distorted Humor 2nd Dam: Tabarin, by El Prado (Ire) 3rd Dam: La Cucina (Ire), by Last Tycoon (Ire) 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($200,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $280,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable, Scott Estes and Cambron Equine, LLC; B-LBD Stable, LLC (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $60,000. Margins: 4HF, 4, 7. Odds: 0.25, 3.95, 10.90. Also Ran: Leslie's Rose. Scratched: Barbratina. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Thorpedo Anna Floods The Tubes And Fires In GI CCA Oaks At The Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dornoch establishes himself as the new leader of an ultracompetitive 3-year-old division with an assertive score in the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park July 20.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – When the seventh race at Saratoga Race Course was finished Saturday, Chad Brown, who deflects credit often, did it once more. The six-time leading trainer at the Spa had just won a $100,000 maiden special weight with the 5-2 favorite, Incentive Pay (Volatile). It was the first juvenile starter of the meet for Brown. Brown didn't want to pat himself on the back after this one. He wanted Pete Bradley, a longtime friend and respected bloodstock agent, to take the bows. At the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Brown left after the first two books. Bradley spied some yearlings that Brown might be interested in. “Chad works the first two books pretty hard, and I have done a lot with him over the years,” said Bradley, who was in Saratoga Saturday to watch Incentive Pay's debut. “He said he could use another horse or two and, if I saw a horse I liked, to let him know. I think I sent him three or four hip numbers and we keyed on this horse.” Hip number 1672 was the one Bradley zeroed in on and the bloodstock agent purchased him for Klarman for $315,000. Bradley has been doing this since 1997 and when he makes a recommendation, people listen. Brown certainly did. “I thought he was exceptionally athletic,” Bradley said. “Not only did he have the frame and the balance, but he had that swagger to his walk. A great presence. These horses, when they come, especially Book Three, they are in and out. Some get a little rattled their first day, but he was good in the morning on the first day he was shown and good at the end of the day. I hate to say he ticked all the boxes for me, but he was the right kind of horse.” “This,” Brown said, “was a real nice pick.” Bradley has known Brown since he was an assistant under the late Hall of Famer, Bobby Frankel. Back then, Bradley saw things in Brown that he was more than happy to pass on to others. “I told people that the young man who was Bobby's assistant, you are going to want to know in the future,” Bradley said. Brown has had success with first-crop sires in the past. Both of his GI Preakness winners–Cloud Computing (Maclean's Music) in 2017 and Early Voting (Gun Runner in 2022)–were by rookie sires. Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables, which owns Incentive Pay, also owned Early Voting and co-owned Cloud Computing. Volatile won five of six starts in his racing career, including the GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt in his last start in 2020. “We like to find value at the sales, and not go for the sales topping horses, the million-dollar horses,” Brown said. “It's not part of our plan. We've been very lucky. If you pick wrong and you hook up to the wrong first crop stallions, it's not a great experience.” Ridden by Joel Rosario, Incentive Pay cut the corner at the top of the stretch of the six-furlong race and looked like a seasoned horse as he came down to the wire. He won by 2 1/2 lengths, was timed in 1:12.20 and paid $7.20. Brown said that the next target is the GI Hopeful Stakes Sept. 2, closing day at the Spa. “We don't always win first out, but we aren't really trying to,” Klarman said. “He broke a little slow, took back and then checked again. Chad gets them ready to run.” Bradley, who said he wanted to be low-key in the winner's circle, departed while Brown was talking to a group of writers. Rest assured though, he was happy. Maybe happier than all of the winners. It was his tout that got the ball rolling in the first place. “It takes a lot of the pressure off, that's for sure,” Bradley said. INCENTIVE PAY, the 2YO son of @Three_Chimneys stallion Volatile, breaks his maiden in the seventh race with @JRosarioJockey aboard for trainer Chad Brown. pic.twitter.com/U8ct1McUut — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 20, 2024 7th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-20, 2yo, 6f, 1:12.20, ft, 2 1/2 lengths. INCENTIVE PAY (c, 2, Volatile–Distinguishable, by Distorted Humor), tabbed the 5-2 favorite, was taken in hand right from the break and held under a tight rein to race mid pack. Not content to sit under jockey Joel Rosario, he finally got his head off the far turn and had plenty to offer, unleashing a strong move to clear into the lead and win going away by 2 1/2 lengths over Dapper Moon (Malibu Moon) who also closed from off the speed. The third winner for his freshman sire (by Violence), Incentive Pay has a yearling half-sister by Improbable and a newborn half-sister by Maxfield. Sales History: $315,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Kathryn Nikkel, Old Dominion & Turtle Creek Farms LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. The post Incentive Pay Gives Brown First 2-Year-Old Win Of Saratoga Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With pep in his step from the break, Getaway Car (Curlin–Surrender Now, by Morning Line) made every pole a winning one on debut, which secured him a 'TDN Rising Star' badge on Saturday afternoon at Del Mar. The colt proved that his recent bullet works were up to scratch, as he sped to an early lead. Even though Smash It (Star Guitar) was in hot pursuit, the Bob Baffert trainee kept finding and won in geared down fashion as he got his picture taken. The final running time was :57.43. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. Sales History: $300,000 '22 KEENOV; $750,000 '23 KEESEP. O-Determined Stables, Madaket Stables LLC, SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Donovan, Catherine, Masterson, Robert E. and Ryan, Tom J. ; B-Blue Heaven Farm & Curlin Syndicate; T-Bob Baffert. GETAWAY CAR ($4.60) put the money in the bag and stole the keys in @DelMarRacing race 2. Everyone was screaming , “Go, go, go!” as he came down the lane under @JJHernandezS19. @BobBaffert conditioned the 2yo colt. Bet the next: https://t.co/dtS4tRPMfM pic.twitter.com/V8QS8MPRRs — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 20, 2024 The post Curlin’s Getaway Car Speeds Away To ‘TDN Rising Stardom’ At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With a trip to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic on the line, it was Dornoch (Good Magic–Puca, by Big Brown) who punched his ticket in the GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday afternoon. A 3-1 shot here, the colt from the bell vied for the lead along the rail into the first turn. Shrugging off a challenge from Timberlake (Into Mischief), the GI Belmont Stakes champ established his lead up the backstretch. With favorite Mindframe (Constitution) looming large around the far turn, the Danny Gargan trainee responded and down the lane was able to outlast his opponent to seal the deal. The final running time was 1:50.31. Lifetime Record: 9-5-2-0. Sales History: $325,000 '22 KEESEP. O-West Paces Racing LLC, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC, Two Eight Racing, LLC and Pine Racing Stables; B-Grandview Equine; T-Danny Gargan. Belmont Stakes winner #1 DORNOCH ($8.80) and runner-up Mindframe fight down the stretch in the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1), but Dornoch refused to be beaten! The three-year-old colt by Good Magic was piloted by @luissaezpty for trainer @GarganRacing. pic.twitter.com/lXRHRyQp3c — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 20, 2024 The post Dornoch Punches His Ticket To Breeders’ Cup Classic In GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fifth in the Haskell Stakes (G1) last year as a 3-year-old, Tapit Trice returns to the Jersey Shore bigger and better as a 4-year-old, thundering home a 5 1/4-length winner of the $404,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) July 20.View the full article

By Mike Love A half brother to open class pacer Beach Ball will be among Sheree Tomlinson’s five drives at Addington today. The winner of 17 races this season so far, Tomlinson looks to have a number of good drives, with Bannockburn the last of them in race 7 (4.00pm). Kicking off Tomlinson’s day in race 1, the Original Sin Mobile Pace, will be Big Mama Morris ($8.00FF) for trainer Amber Lethaby. She looks likely to get a soft trip on the markers, drawn one the second line, following out race favourite Krystal Delight. “With the draw we’ve got it should go pretty good. It’s definitely got a good chance of running in the top three or four in an even field and with a good run,” said Tomlinson. Natives Blazin Son ($18.00FF) for trainer Fiona Baigent is a horse that Tomlinson has some time for in the LSG Sky Chefs Mobile Trot. In only its fifth race day appearance today, the son of Majestic Son will look to have an error free race to be in the finish. “He could win a maiden race pretty quickly I think. It just hasn’t had things go it’s way in the last few starts. Its standing start manners have been good and the fitness should be there now having had a few starts back. He’s definitely not the worst.” Brad Mowbray’s Art Major filly Okiwi Bay ($18.00FF) lines up in race 4, The Birdwood Mobile Pace. In what appeared to be an unlucky effort at her last start, Tomlinson suggests the filly may not have had much left to offer regardless of the fact they never got a crack at them. “She hasn’t really been finding the line too well lately. She does have the ability to win a maiden. She will just need luck and need to improve a bit.” Tomlinson then steers family trained Brian Beat ($6.50FF) for Ken Ford and Amanda Tomlinson. The four-year-old Majestic Son gelding has been racing competitively recently, although Tomlinson would prefer a shorter distance today in the Dimitris Trot. “I wish it was a 2000m stand, then I’d be more confident. He’s definitely competitive though. He went good enough last week to suggest he should be in the top three or four. He has such good manners he can get handy without doing too much.” Tomlinson will then team up with trainer Kevin Chapman and debutant runner Bannockburn ($5.50FF) in race 7, the Gerry’s Bakery pace. The three-year-old gelding by Locharburn is a half to open class pacer Beach Ball – both Locharburn and Beach Ball were also trained by Chapman. “I don’t mind this horse. Every time I’ve driven it at the trials it’s improved. He can step pretty good from the stand and I doubt Kevin (Chapman) would be bringing him if he didn’t think he was ready.” Racing commences from 12:47pm. View the full article

Monmouth Park may not be "The Graveyard of Favorites," but it certainly makes odds-on choices work hard for their money.View the full article

Today 21st 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 1 year ago Sunday’s Sale racing preview & quaddie tips | July 23, 2023 Sale Turf Club will host a competitive eight-race card this Sunday afternoon. See HorseBeting’s best bets and quaddie numbers for … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Phil Cole chasing Darwin Double with Tubthumper in NT Derby Darwin trainer Phil Cole has his fingers crossed that Tubthumper can deliver in the $135,000 NT Derby (2050m) on Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Savatoxl to clash with Syncline on Darwin return Group 1 winner Savatoxl makes his long-awaited return to Fannie Bay this weekend on Day 4 of the 2023 Darwin … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 21, 2023 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago New Plymouth NZ racing tips & quaddie picks | Saturday, 22/7/23 New Plymouth Raceway is set to host the New Zealand North Island racing on Saturday, July 22. See the top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Tauranga NZ racing tips & quaddie selections | Saturday, 22/7/23 The North Island of New Zealand is hosting another race meeting on Saturday at Tauranga racourse. See the top horse … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Morphettville best bets, top odds & quaddie | Saturday, July 23 The Parks track at Morphettville plays host to a nine-race card on Saturday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s South Australian form expert … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Saturday’s Doomben betting tips, top odds & quaddie | 23/7/2022 Doomben Racecourse plays host to nine metropolitan races on Saturday, July 23. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing expert has studied the program … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Winter Challenge Day racing tips & quaddie | Royal Randwick Listed racing heads to Royal Randwick on Saturday for this year’s running of the Winter Challenge (1500m). HorseBetting’s New South … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Wiggins chasing consecutive Mackay Cup wins Ryan Wiggins is going into Saturday’s $150,000 Mackay Cup (2000m) quietly confident that he can win the race for a … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Friday’s Tamworth racing tips & quaddie numbers | 22/7/2022 Eight races will be run and won at Tamworth Jockey Club on Thursday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 21, 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 News 3 years ago Racing to resume in South Australia under COVID-19 restrictions Following the announcement of a seven-day lockdown by the South Australian government on Tuesday morning, the fate of racing in … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Top 10 performances of the 2020/21 racing season As August 1 and the end of the 2020/21 Australian racing season draws closer, HorseBetting looks back on the top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Cranbourne racing tips & best value bets | Thursday, July 22 HorseBetting’s Victorian horse racing form analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections as well as the top bookie odds … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Kembla Grange betting preview, tips & odds | Thursday, July 22 HorseBetting brings you the best bets, value picks and top quaddie numbers for the nine-race card at Kembla Grange on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 21, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees four meetings being held around the country on this Wednesday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Spring in steps of star gallopers Group One targets await stablemates Probabeel and Sword Of State in Australia later this year and they took their first … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Patience paying dividends for Mirabelli Patience is paying off for Cambridge trainer Paul Mirabelli with his much-improved gelding Charred, and it may lead to a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Surprise hometown advantage for Nelson jumpers The prospect of better ground in their own neighbourhood has seen leading jumps trainers Paul Nelson and Corrina McChief Stipeal direct … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Megeve primed for Avondale resumption South Auckland trainers Peter and Dawn Williams will take just one runner to Avondale on Wednesday, but they believe that … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Leading NZ rider calls time on career Highly regarded New Zealand jockey Michael Coleman has announced his retirement after being injured when a horse reared up at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Special Reward nominated for July Sprint Dual Group Three winner Special Reward heads the weights for the July Sprint at Rosehill which has attracted 10 nominations … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Webb leaves options open for Miss Iano Cranbourne trainer Mark Webb says Miss Iano will line up at Caulfield, but is leaving his options until as late … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Noble Boy on target for Winter Challenge Recent Winter Stakes winner Noble Boy is chasing another black-type win in the Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill on Saturday … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Border restrictions delay Cambridge track New Zealand’s border restrictions have put a spanner in the works in the construction of the Cambridge Jockey Club’s synthetic … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Kiwis dominate jumping card The NZ suffix dominated proceedings at Pakenham on Sunday, with all six jumping races taken out by Kiwi horses. Plumpton … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Celebration time for former Argentinian apprentice Former Argentinian apprentice Diego Montes de Oca has had to cope with some major life changes since coming to New … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Wells wins third Mosstrooper Steeple Classy jumper Wells has won the Mosstrooper Steeple for the third time for trainer Kathryn Durden and jockey Richard Cully … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Darmanin excited for Mystic Journey return Jockey Anthony Darmanin says he can’t wait to get back aboard star filly Mystic Journey when the Group One winner … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Prize hike lures Harbour Views to Oaks day Matthew Williams will aim Harbour Views at a rich race restricted to country-trained horses at Flemington while Gailo Chop’s target … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Withhold returns in style at Newbury Roger Charlton has brought off a training feat with one-time Melbourne Cup favourite Withhold winning the Marsh Cup at Newbury … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Steven King launches into training role Former champion jockey Steven King is joining forces with Flemington trainer Steve Richards in the role of assistant trainer … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Qld Stewards strict on new time rule Stewards have cracked down on anyone breaching a new rule to Queensland regarding arrival times for feature races by fining … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Matt McGillivray outed for Cup ride Queensland Cup-winning jockey Matt McGillivray has been suspended for 11 days for causing interference in the race … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Nothing set in stone for Brutal in spring Doncaster Mile winner Brutal is in the early stages of preparing for his spring return with the stable yet to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Jamie Kah looking forward to Shergar Cup Australian Group One-winning jockey Jamie Kah is excited about the opportunity to compete in England in the upcoming Shergar Cup … Read More USA horse racing news 5 years ago Maximum Security wins Haskell Disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security has survived an inquiry to claim the Haskell Invitational in New Jersey … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Johnson back in winning form after lengthy injury break Danielle Johnson made the best possible return to raceday riding after an injury enforced nine- month break away from the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Satellite stable plans for Pike still up in the air Despite constant speculation over the past few months, Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is adamant he is no closer to confirming … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago More Wonder a genuine Group 1 contender Trainer Graeme Rogerson believes his talented galloper More Wonder is ready for a break-out season in 2019/20. The Mossman gelding … Read More China horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Kiwis in exciting Chinese venture A couple of New Zealanders are at the coalface helping develop an exciting new venture in China. Des Friedrich, who … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Toby Edmonds to start partnership with son Leading Queensland trainer Toby Edmonds plans to start a training partnership with his son Trent in the new season … Read More Ireland horse racing news 5 years ago Star not for catching in Irish Oaks Frankie Dettori has led all the way on the John Gosden-trained Star Catcher to win his fifth Irish Oaks at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Helena Baby takes Opunake Cup Progressive galloper Helena Baby took the next step in his burgeoning career in stunning fashion when he simply decimated his … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Admiral proves hard to catch at Te Rapa Free-going seven-year-old Admiral bounced back to winning form with an all-the-way victory in open company at Te Rapa on Saturday … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Marsh confirms stakes target for Te Rapa winner Speedy two-year-old Sai Fah booked himself a tilt at next weekend’s Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m) with an effortless victory over … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Misconduct charge earns apprentice a spell Apprentice Mitch Aitken will spend three weeks on the sidelines after being suspended by Racing Victoria stewards … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Four winners for Damian Lane at Flemington Damian Lane has moved to within six winners of Craig Williams in his quest for his first Melbourne jockeys’ premiership … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Brave Song scores first-up at Flemington Trainer Peter Snowden believes there is plenty of upside for sprinter Brave Song who has raced to a narrow win … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Fit For Purpose wins the Tattersall’s Mile Trainer Liam Birchley has been rewarded for a late nomination with Fit For Purpose winning the Tattersall’s Mile at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Tactical Advantage wins July Sprint Tactical Advantage has beaten new stablemate Dal Cielo in the July Sprint at Randwick to claim his first win at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Bayliss suspended for six weeks Apprentice Corey Bayliss has been suspended for six weeks after pleading guilty to a handling charge on favourite Tumbler, who … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Visao earns Derby shot with Flemington win The Ciaron Maher-trained Visao has earned a ballot-free exemption into the Victoria Derby with his win in the Byerley Handicap … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago NZ filly Our Malambo wins Australian debut Our Malambo, who is owned by New Zealand Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson, has won her first Australian start … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Naantali breaks city duck at Flemington New Zealand-bred filly has had no problems adapting to a firm surface to secure her third career win at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Amanaat back among the winners Classy sprinter Amanaat has bounced back from injury to win at Doomben on Saturday … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Melissa Julius wins Rising Stars Final Melissa Julius has won the Rising Stars Final at Flemington on Miles Of Krishan while Ethan Brown’s second on Ma … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Browne to seek advice on jaw injury Top jockey Damian Browne will seek further medical advice to see if he needs surgery on a jaw injury which … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vandyke targets Oaks with Miss Quaintly Trainer David Vandyke is hoping it will be third time lucky in the VRC Oaks after Miss Quaintly won at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Plague Stone wins 2yo race at Randwick Group-placed colt Plague Stone has broken his maiden status in style in one of the final two-year-old races of the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Murphy rides first Saturday city winner Apprentice Jackson Murphy has lived up to the big wraps on him by riding his first Saturday metropolitan winner on … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Randwick right for Reldas Melbourne trainer Robert Smerdon will make a rare Sydney raid at Randwick with Reldas in the July Sprint … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Suspension gets Michelle Payne sorted out Jockey Michelle Payne has been able to get her health back on track after a one-month suspension for testing positive … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Winx’s colours auctioned for charity Hugh Bowman will appear at a benefit night for the wife of veteran jockey Darren Jones, whose death left her … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Accidental doping costs NSW gelding $60k NSW stewards are satisfied trainer Andrew Dale did not purposely give gelding Lautaro female hormone treatment before he won a … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Briefs: Troy Harris has strong day of rides at Ruakaka Cambridge jockey Troy Harris has a strong book of rides on the seven-race card at Ruakaka on Saturday and rates … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Matt Dale seeks Highway with On The Fiddle Matt Dale hopes Canberra trainers can continue to contest the Highway Handicaps as he prepares On The Fiddle for his … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Volpe Veloce will focus on NZ G1 glory, no Vic trip on cards A spring trip to Melbourne has been ruled out for Volpe Veloce with domestic group one success the sole focus … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Highly Geared aims to motor in July Sprint Late-developing sprinter Highly Geared will wrap up a stand-out preparation that could extend her career in the July Sprint at … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Hoofaloof faces toughest test yet at New Plymouth Unbeaten filly Hoofaloof will face the sternest test of her fledgling career at New Plymouth on Saturday. The daughter of … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Te Aroha, Oamaru rescheduled as NZ hit by wild weather New Zealand’s wild winter weather has again imposed itself on the thoroughbred industry. 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Not seen since running third in last year's GI Travers Stakes, Tapit Trice (Tapit–Danzatrice, by Dunkirk) made his return to racing a successful one as he netted the GIII Monmouth Cup in Oceanport. The 'TDN Rising Star', who was tabbed as a 5-2 shot here, tracked a pair of leaders from the second flight into the first turn and up the backstretch. Ranging up on his targets around the far turn, the gray began to pour on the speed. Tapit Trice entered the lane full of run and he sailed home a no-doubt winner by multiple lengths over favorite Highland Falls (Curlin). The final running time was 1:50.46. Lifetime Record: 10-5-0-3. Sales History: $1.3 million '21 KEESEP. O-Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stables; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds; T-Todd Pletcher. TAPIT TRICE IS BACK, FOLKS!!! The son of Tapit for @PletcherRacing with @iradortiz aboard travels wide, looms up on the turn and puts away the Monmouth Cup Stakes field. #HorseRacing pic.twitter.com/Nt3I367mo4 — NYRA Bets (@NYRABets) July 20, 2024 The post ‘TDN Rising Star’ Tapit Trice Kick Starts New Campaign With Win In Monmouth Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Despite a tough beginning, it was My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince–Hopping Not Hoping, by Silent Name {Jpn}) who got up in good order to take the Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday afternoon. Last year's champion 2-year-old colt, who was backed at the windows heavily here, hopped at the start, but he quickly settled into the second flight around the first turn. With some slow fractions to work with, My Boy Prince rolled home down the stretch to win over the late-running Rafaroo (Hard Spun). The final running time was 1:51.12. The King's Plate is set for Aug. 17. Lifetime Record: 10-6-2-1. Sales History: C$87,835 '22 CANSEP. O-Gary Barber; B-Murray Graham Smith; T-Mark Casse. My Boy Prince takes the Plate Trial in a very interesting race with much to unpack for the King's Plate pic.twitter.com/oUZew4r6M8 — Sheri (@gofilly) July 20, 2024 The post My Boy Prince Up To Take Plate Trail At Woodbine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a returning daughter of Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). 13.40 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, f, 7fT BALLET SLIPPERS (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a hot prospect in the card's opener, being the first foal out of the multiple Group 1-winning Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) making her debut in the maiden won in 2020 by the former Ballydoyle luminary Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). One of Coolmore's rare commodities as a granddaughter of Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), she has a major obstacle to overcome for a winning first start in Juddmonte's Red Letter (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Arguably Europe's most exciting maiden, having shown such electric acceleration when narrowly failing to catch Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) over this course and distance last month, the Ger Lyons-trained homebred relative of the G1 Prix de la Foret heroine Etoile Montante (Miswaki) sets a high standard for all to reach. The post Magical’s First Foal In Deep In Curragh Maiden 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. – Jockey Manny Franco was on Honor Marie's (Honor Code) back when the colt hit the Oklahoma Training Track at 7:30 Saturday morning. That doesn't mean Franco will be there when Honor Marie runs in the GI Travers Stakes on Aug. 24. Honor Marie worked four furlongs in :48.75 with 2-year-old stablemate Fiddling Felix (Mendelssohn) as he continues to train up to the Midsummer Derby. Franco answered the call to work the horse because trainer Whit Beckman doesn't have an abundance of exercise riders at his disposal for his 13-horse stable at the Spa. Beckman said he has just one salaried exercise rider working for him here. So, don't read into Franco being the Travers rider. At least, not yet. “Irad (Ortiz Jr.) was on him for his work last week,” Beckman said back at the barn following the work. “There is nothing to read into. I have had a lot of guys help me out. It is something we will decide a little bit later down the line. I am not looking to make a decision today.” Florent Geroux rode Honor Marie to a fourth-place finish in the GI Belmont Stakes. He replaced Ben Curtis, who had ridden the colt to an eighth-place finish in the GI Kentucky Derby and a second in the GII Louisiana Derby. Curtis, however, broke his collarbone and could not ride in the Belmont. Rafael Bejarano rode Honor Marie in his first four starts. Honor Marie is owned by Ribble Farms LLC, Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth E. Fishbein and David Fishbein. Beckman said the decision to train the colt up to the Travers came after Honor Marie was given some time off after the Belmont. Once he came back to the barn, he thought it would be a little tight trying to make a prep, like the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes here next Saturday. “We're very happy with him, I thought he had a great work today,” Beckman said. “We will prepare him (for the Travers) here. He loves it here.” Mystik Dan Might Not Run Again This Year Right now, it's a life of leisure for GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents). The colt is in Lexington, Ky., at trainer Kenny McPeek's Magdalena Farm. All he is doing there is getting time off, something McPeek says was well deserved. He may not return to Saratoga this summer. Mystik Dan | Sarah Andrew He won't run in the GI Travers Stakes on Aug. 24–McPeek said he won't even nominate him–and there is no race on the horizon. “We might not run this year, we will see,” McPeek said in his barn office at the Oklahoma Annex. “He is healthy. He has worked really hard this year.” Mystik Dan has raced six times this year, including all three legs of the Triple Crown, the only horse to do so. He finished second in the GI Preakness Stakes and eighth in the GI Belmont Stakes. Owned by Four G Racing LLC, Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby III and Valley View Farm LLC, Mystik Dan remained at Saratoga for 30 days after the Belmont before McPeek shipped him back to Kentucky. The final major race for 3-year-olds this year after the Travers is the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 21. “You can't push horses into a race,” McPeek said. “They have to take you. He has been really good to us. He is a lovely horse and has gone 10 months without missing a beat. He has been breezing since probably last July, August … he has been go go go. He is very deserving of this. Is 30 days enough? Is 60 days enough? Is 90 days enough? We will let him tell us.” McPeek hopes to run Mystik Dan as a 4-year-old. If getting him to that point means giving him the rest of the year off, that is what McPeek is going to do. “Just want to take my time with him,” McPeek said. “He has accomplished a lot, there is nothing else to prove right now.” DeVaux Chasing First Graded Stakes Win At Saratoga Since Cherie DeVaux started her own stable in 2018, she has won 12 graded stakes races, according to Equibase. Cherie DeVaux | Horsephotos None of them have come at Saratoga. She hopes that changes on Sunday. DeVaux will saddle Shotgun Hottie (Gun Runner), a 5-year-old mare in the $200,000 GII Shuvee at 1 1/8 miles. “It's definitely a huge deal,” DeVaux said at her barn on the Saratoga backstretch Saturday morning. “I don't put a lot of pressure on myself to hit those type of milestones, but it would be a great experience.” DeVaux has won graded stakes races at eight different tracks. Five of them have come at Churchill Downs, her home base. The most recent was the GI Derby City Distaff at Churchill on May 4 with Vahva (Gun Runner). That was her second career Grade I. Shotgun Hottie, who is the 3-2 second choice on the Shuvee morning line, won the GIII Molly Pitcher at Monmouth last year for DeVaux. In her last start, Shotgun Hottie was second, beaten a neck by Scylla (Tapit) in the GII Fleur de Lis Stakes at Churchill on June 29. That came after she had won the Listed Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes at Pimlico on May 17. In her career, Shotgun Hottie, who is owned by Omar Aldabbagh and Jeff Ganje, has six wins, five seconds and two thirds in 20 starts. She has started 10 times while under DeVaux's care and has four wins, one second and one third. Shotgun Hottie will be ridden by Paco Lopez in the Shuvee. “She is doing great right now,” DeVaux said. “She peaked in the DuPont and was just a little unlucky in the Fleur de Lis. She came out of that bouncing around and we decided to take our chances and come up here with the three-week turnaround.” DeVaux was born in Saratoga but grew up in Florida. She knows the significance of winning at the Spa. “My family is here,” she said. “It's a big meet. We are on the forefront for summer racing along with Del Mar. It's important.” DeVaux is off to a strong start at this meet. After winning Saturday's first race with 13-1 Without Caution (Without Parole {GB}), she has four wins, a second and two thirds in 10 starts. She also had four wins in the 2022 meet; last year she had one out of 12 starts. “So far, everything is going well,” she said. “We are taking the horses out and they have been ready to fire.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Honor Marie Works for Travers, Colt Still Needs a New Rider appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Frankie Dettori's internationally acclaimed riding skills were on full display in the July 20 Matchmaker Stakes (G3T), as the jockey guided grade 1 winner Beaute Cachee to victory in a front-running performance over the Monmouth Park turf.View the full article

4th-DMR, $75K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 6:36 p.m. ET. CASALU (Caracaro) was taken home for $775,000 by the Three Amigos–Pegram, Watson and Weitman–at this year's OBS April Sale. Sent to Bob Baffert, the filly posted a four-furlong bullet drill of :46.40 (1/54) at Santa Anita July 8. Out of Key d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro), the juvenile has a 4-year-old half-sister in SP Twirled (Twirling Candy) and a yearling half-brother by Vekoma. Casalu's second dam is herself a full-sister to sire Yankee Gentleman (Storm Cat). TJCIS PPS 7th-ELP, $71K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 3:52 p.m. ET. Just Showing Off (Justify) makes the races for trainer Steve Asmussen. A $700,000 purchase by Chief Stipelas Scharbauer at last year's Keeneland September Sale, the filly is the first registered foal for Gaels Win (Daaher). This dam is a half-sister to GSW T.D. Vance (Rahy) and her extended female family includes MGISP and sire Optimizer (English Channel). TJCIS PPS 9th-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 5:41 p.m. ET. St. Elias homebred Kiss Me Slow (Into Mischief) drilled from the gate going four furlongs at Saratoga July 14 to the tune of :47.40 (1/147). The 2-year-old, who is making her first start for Chad Brown, counts as a full-brother Rebellious Type–a $1 million buy for Spendthrift, Cypress Creek and St. Elias at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. Under Kiss Me Slow's third dam, MGISW My Flag (Easy Goer), we find champion 2-year-old filly Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat). TJCIS PPS The post Sunday’s Racing Insights: Caracaro Filly Poised For First Run At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After running second in last month's GI Ogden Phipps Stakes at Saratoga, champion Idiomatic (Curlin–Lockdown, by First Defence) slugged it out with a rival to take home the GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes at Monmouth Park on Haskell Day. The heavy 1-9 favorite was off the blocks first and took control of what would be some very soft fractions through the backstretch. Before the far turn though she was challenged by Soul of an Angel (Atreides), who took control under jockey Irad Ortiz. The champion mare was up for a fight and in the end she won by the slimmest of margins at the wire. The final running time was 1:44.53. Lifetime Record: 15-11-2-2. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc.; T-Brad Cox. What an incredible race! The champion #6 IDIOMATIC had to show all her class coming back to win the $500,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) after #4 Soul Of An Angel took the lead. That is now 7 graded stakes wins for the daughter of Curlin. @flothejock was up for @bradcoxracing. pic.twitter.com/vpRurfRMCJ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 20, 2024 Saturday, Monmouth MOLLY PITCHER S.-GIII, $490,000, Monmouth, 7-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:44.53, ft. 1–IDIOMATIC, 124, m, 5, by Curlin 1st Dam: Lockdown (SW & MGISP, $445,900), by First Defence 2nd Dam: Rising Tornado, by Storm Cat 3rd Dam: Silver Star (GB), by Zafonic O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Florent Geroux. $300,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. Older Dirt Female, MGISW, 15-11-2-2, $3,476,840. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Soul of an Angel, 124, m, 5, Atreides–Factor One, by The Factor. ($3,000 RNA Ylg '20 FTKOCT). O-C Two Racing Stable and Agave Racing Stable; B-Westbrook Stables LLC (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $100,000. 3–Frosty O Toole, 118, f, 4, Frosted–O' Toole, by Distorted Humor. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($35,000 Ylg '21 OBSOCT). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Helen Barbazon, Joseph Barbazon & Godolphin (FL); T-Michael Dini. $50,000. Margins: HD, 9 1/4, HF. Odds: 0.10, 5.30, 22.50. Also Ran: Miles of Smiles, Kathleen O. Scratched: Just Katherine, Misty Veil. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Champion Idiomatic Takes Thrilling GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes At Monmouth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Salesman, a sparkling winner of the 1 5/8-mile Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (G2) when marathoning on dirt in November, will look to repeat that performance in another stamina test in the $100,000 Cougar II Stakes (G3) July 25 at Del Mar.View the full article

The most competitive and open Irish Oaks (G1) for many years produced an exciting race and a game winner in You Got To Me, who gave trainer Ralph Beckett his second Irish classic and rider Hector Crouch his first classic July 20.View the full article

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. will continue its tradition of honoring police officers, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for their dedication and service to the community on First Responders Day, Thursday, July 25, at Saratoga Race Course. First Responders Day is presented this year for the first time by Albany Med Health System. The day will feature free admission for all first responders, in addition to a named race in their honor. The running of the GIII Caress Stakes will be presented by the Albany Med Health System. “These brave first responders answer the call of duty by protecting communities throughout New York State,” said David O'Rourke, NYRA President & CEO. “NYRA is honored to pay tribute to their dedicated service by hosting a day in their honor, and we thank Albany Med Health System for its support.” The post NYRA to Honor First Responders at Saratoga July 25 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Juddmonte homebred Batten Down (Tapit) is probable for next Saturday's GII Jim Dandy Stakes, per Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. The gray won the nine-furlong GIII Ohio Derby last out June 22 at Thistledown. “I guess that is the way we are going,” Mott said. “When you have a horse like that, you look at all the options and think of where you fit. We felt it was time to reach out and take a chance in the Jim Dandy.” Mott added that the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 24 may become a potential goal with a strong showing. “The Travers is run here. If we run well, maybe he can come back and run in the Travers,” Mott said. Out of champion older mare Close Hatches, Batten Down is a full-brother to the Mott-trained multiple graded stakes winner Tacitus. Glassman Racing's Arthur's Ride (Tapit), meanwhile, continued his work towards the GI Whitney, a nine-furlong test Aug. 3 at the Spa. The historic event is a “Win And You're In” qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic in November at Del Mar. The 4-year-old breezed five furlongs over the Oklahoma dirt training track in 1:00.96 (4/10) in company with the unbeaten 4-year-old filly Nic's Style (Uncaptured). “They both had a good work. They both looked good on the track,” Mott said. “They finished up well.” Last out, Arthur's Ride set the pace in a 10-furlong optional claimer here on June 7 before drawing off to win by a widening 12 3/4 lengths, earning a career-best 111 Beyer in the eye-catching romp. The post Ohio Derby Winner Batten Down Probable for Jim Dandy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gaining TDN Rising Star status with a five-length debut success over six furlongs at Cork last month, Juddmonte's Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) squares up against the boys in Sunday's G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes at The Curragh. Ger Lyons tests her against another TDN Rising Star in Camille Pissarro (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who was down the field along with Cowardofthecounty (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) in the G2 Coventry Stakes. Beaten under two lengths at Royal Ascot, Stonestreet Stables, Tracy Farmer and John Oxley's Cowardofthecounty had previously beaten Ballydoyle's subsequent G2 July Stakes winner Whistlejacket (Ire) (No Nay Never) with authority at this track in April and Joseph O'Brien is hoping for more clues. “It's a good spot for him and it was a good run at Ascot,” he said. “This is a kind of logical stepping stone after the Coventry and after this we will be deciding whether he goes up to seven furlongs. He's been training very well since Ascot and we're still confident we have a smart horse.” The post Juddmonte’s Babouche Faces Males In Anglesey Test appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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. To follow are the horses entered for Sunday at Saratoga and Ellis Park: Sunday, July 21, 2024 Ellis 7, $71k, 2yo, f, 1mT, 3:52 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze Always Forever (Medaglia d'Oro), OBSAPR, 365,000, :10 C-Wavertree Stables Inc (C Dunne), agent; B-Carson McCord Saratoga 7, $100k, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 4:26 p.m. ET Yesterday (American Pharoah), OBSAPR, 190,000, :10.2 C-Six K's Training & Sales, agent; B-Gatsas Stables Del Mar 4, $75k, 2yo, f, 5f, 6:36 p.m. ET Casalu (Caracaro), OBSAPR, 775,000, :20.2 C-Global Thoroughbreds, agent; B-Three Amigos Oveta's Hobby (Army Mule), OBSMAR, 125,000, :10 C-Eddie Woods, agent; B-H R Racing Rhythmical (Improbable), OBSAPR, 25,000, :10.3 C-Hoppel LLC, agent; B-Gary Folgner The post Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: July 21, 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Even the most reverent of Ryan Moore's legions of fans would have put his task on Tower Of London (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) down as a hopeless one at the top of the straight in Saturday's G2 Curragh Cup, but one of the world's finest demonstrated yet again that he is master of the clock as he delivered the 13-8 second favourite virtually on top of the line. Held up in rear throughout the early stages as the fellow Ballydoyle runner Grosvenor Square (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) set off in isolation, the G3 Red Sea Turf Handicap and G2 Dubai Gold Cup still had a yawning gap to make up turning for home with the front-runner killing off all others. It looked highly unlikely there, but the fractions had been judged to perfection as Ballydoyle's number one mastered his stablemate yards from the finish. At the line, there was an ultimately substantial 1 1/4-length margin between them, a measurement of how much the runner-up was treading water in the closing stages with the 11-8 market-leader Vauban (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) seven lengths away in third. “He's a great horse to have, a stayer with speed and he can go anywhere–Hong Kong, Japan or Australia–he could be a Melbourne Cup horse,” Aidan O'Brien said of the winner, who was bouncing back from a disappointing fifth in the G2 Yorkshire Cup in May. “I never thought he was going to get there, as the 3-year-old wasn't going to stop but Ryan gave him a peach.” “He could come back here for the [Irish] Leger,” the trainer added. “He's getting tougher and can go anywhere, he loves travelling. He lost his confidence a little bit at York and Ryan looked after him. Grosvenor Square ran a great race and he's a trip horse. He wanted to go the distance, is a Leger-type horse and a big cruiser and could be a Melbourne Cup horse, but in the St Leger ridden like that it would take a fair 3-year-old to follow him and take him on. He is a big horse with a big stride and we finally let him go.” SCENES 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 comes from a mile back to land the Group 2 @curraghrace Cup under Ryan Moore. Go on, how many of you thought Gavin Ryan had pinched it on Grosvenor Square?@Ballydoyle | @coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/bcnE9EDISm — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 20, 2024 Pedigree Notes Tower Of London is a full-brother to the G1 St Leger and G1 Irish Derby hero Capri (Ire), the G3 Stanerra Stakes winner and G1 Irish Oaks third Passion (Ire) and the G3 Loughbrown Stakes winner Cypress Creek (Ire), as well as to the dam of the G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Commissioning (GB) (Kingman {GB}). Their dam Dialafara (Fr) (Anabaa) is a daughter of the G2 Prix de Malleret and G3 Prix de la Nonette winner Diamilina (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) from the family of Green Desert's G3 Prix la Rochette-winning sire Diamond Green (Fr) and the G2 Doncaster Cup scorer Desert Skyline (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}). Dialafara's 2-year-old colt by Camelot (GB) named Saratoga (Ire) was third on debut at Killarney this week. Saturday, Curragh, Ireland COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL CURRAGH CUP-G2, €150,000, Curragh, 7-20, 3yo/up, 14fT, 3:01.60, gd. 1–TOWER OF LONDON (IRE), 137, c, 4, by Galileo (Ire) 1st Dam: Dialafara (Fr), by Anabaa 2nd Dam: Diamilina (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) 3rd Dam: Diamonaka, by Akarad (Fr) TDN Rising Star. O-D Smith,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,Westerberg; B-Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €90,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Sau & UAE, GSP-Eng, 12-6-1-0, $2,391,951. *Full to Capri (Ire), G1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $2,067,692; Full to Passion (Ire), GSW & G1SP-Ire, G1SP-Eng, $200,604; Full to Cypress Creek (Ire), GSW-Ire, GSP-Eng, $102,373. 2–Grosvenor Square (Ire), 125, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Wadyhatta (GB), by Cape Cross (Ire). O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs.J Magnier/Westerberg; B-Lynch Bages Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €30,000. 3–Vauban (Fr), 137, g, 6, Galiway (GB)–Waldfest (GB), by Hurricane Run (Ire). O-Mrs S Ricci; B-Philippe Decouz & SCEA du Bas Bugey (FR); T-Willie Mullins. €15,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 7, NK. Odds: 1.63, 8.50, 1.38. Also Ran: Raise You (Ire), Dancing Tango (Ire), Shamida (Ire), Eastern Legend (Ire), Seattle Creek (GB), Gasper De Lemos (Ire), Aircraft Carrier (Ire). Scratched: Crypto Force (GB), Kinesiology (GB). The post Moore Curragh Cup Masterclass On Tower Of London appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article