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1st-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-20, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.88, fm, 1 3/4 lengths. WITHOUT CAUTION (c, 2, Without Parole {GB}–Mama Tembu, by Street Cry {Ire}), debuting with a 13-1 shot for John Gunther, broke with speed and settled comfortably mid pack while never far off the pace of a dueling pair into the backstretch. Inching up into contention around the far turn, he struck the front with an outside move past the eighth pole and opened up a bit of separation down the center of the track late to graduate over Helicity (The Factor) by 1 3/4 lengths. Without Caution is the sixth overall winner and first in North America for Newsells Park Stud's freshman stallion Without Parole (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a horse also bred and raced by the Gunthers. Mama Tembu, purchased by John Gunther for $280,000 at KEENOV in 2012, is a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year Stage Magic (Ghostzapper), the dam of 2018 Horse of the Year, Triple Crown champion and successful young sire Justify (Scat Daddy). Second dam Magical Illusion (Pulpi), third in the GI Coaching Club American Oaks, was also a Gunther purchase for $425,000 at Keeneland January in 2005. Mama Tembu foaled a filly by Good Magic this year. Sales History: $95,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-John D. Gunther (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. #2 Without Caution is a debut winner in the opener at Saratoga at 13/1 for trainer @reredevaux with Jose Lezcano in the saddle! @dpcracing1 pic.twitter.com/dnGbYTe7p2 — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) July 20, 2024 The post Freshman Sire Without Parole Collects His First Stateside Winner In Saratoga Opener appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pierre Hoyeau, a notable figure in the racing community of Western France, has died at the age of 91. He was the father of former Arqana president and current senior advisor Eric Hoyeau, and the grandfather of bloodstock agent Arthur Hoyeau. Hoyeau got his start in racing by creating a grain and feed trading company in Anjou, which supplied many trainers in the West of France. From there, his interest in racing developed, leading to Hoyeau creating his own stable, which focused primarily on jumping horses, but he worked with all breeds. He also bred a champion Purebred Arabian. Eventually he bred and trained on the family's Aumonerie property, and was known for the quality of his half-bred horses, which were frequently ridden by his son, a gentleman rider at the time. Mackenzie II was one of his best horses, and Hoyeau bought his dam as a foal from Louis Augonnet. Another was dual Grade 1-winning jumper Nicanor (Fr) (Garde Royale {Ire}), who won at Cheltenham and Punchestown. Other notable horses for Hoyeau were Macadam SF, Le Pont Lala and the Purebred Arabian Madjani. “He was simply a horseman,” son Eric told the JDG. “He was passionate about pedigrees, and his memory in this case was quite phenomenal. He had certainties in this matter, which earned him the nickname professor. He was my first guide in horses.” A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23 at the Abbey of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil in Mauges-sur-Loire. The post Pierre Hoyeau Dies At 91 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fourth in the Oaks and the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes, Valmont and Newsells Park Stud Bloodstock's You Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}–Brushing {GB}, by Medicean {GB}) made the necessary improvement on Saturday to clinch the G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks at The Curragh. Reserved by Hector Crouch in mid-division throughout the early stages in contrast to the forceful ride she was given at Royal Ascot, the well-supported 15-2 shot moved to the front a furlong out with the the 3-1 favourite Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in hot pursuit. Where Content had met with trouble in running in the straight which delayed her assault, the Ralph Beckett trainee enjoyed a smooth passage and at the line that was possibly crucial as she registered a 3/4-of-a-length success from that Ballydoyle representative. There was another 1 1/2 lengths back to Purple Lily (Ire) (Calyx {GB}) in third. The quest for Galileo's 100th group 1 winner continues, with his daughter ironically denied by a progeny of his son Nathaniel. You Got To Me lands the feature Group 1 @JuddmonteFarms Irish Oaks as she powers ahead to score under the guidance of @HectorCrouch for trainer @RalphBeckett pic.twitter.com/AAgQuad6Wu — The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) July 20, 2024 The post Nathaniel’s You Got To Me Can’t be Caught in the Irish Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Highclere Throughbred Racing's Believing (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}–Misfortunate {Ire}, by Kodiac {GB}), successful in last term's G3 Prix Texanita, finished just off the board in Royal Ascot's G1 King Charles III Stakes and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubliee Stakes last month and regained the winning thread with a decisive victory in Saturday's G2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh. Believing was alert from the gates and raced fifth, within range of the pace, through halfway in this straight dash. Shaken up with a quarter-mile remaining, the even-money favourite quickened to the fore passing the furlong pole and was ridden out in the latter stages to assert by 1 3/4 lengths from Beautiful Diamond (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}). Makarova (GB) (Acclamation {GB}), from the in-form Ed Walker stable, ran on well to finish a half-length adrift in third. “She's such a hardy, tough filly and she did it well,” commented George Boughey's assistant Henry Morshead. “She ran with great credit in two Group 1s over the week, which is amazing, and came out of [Royal] Ascot great. She hasn't done a lot since and we've just freshened her up. She can be quite busy at a high level through the second half of the year and I'd imagine she'll have sales hopes later in the year. Highclere are great supporters of the yard and it's great to get a Group 2 win for them.” Ryan Moore added, “She has been in very good form this year, she won well at Haydock [when winning the June 8 Listed Achilles Stakes] and had two very solid runs in Group 1s at Ascot. She was probably entitled to win this, she is very straightforward and seems to be most suited to five furlongs.” Pedigree Notes Believing is the second of four foals and lone scorer out of an unraced half-sister to G3 Brownstown Stakes and G3 Concorde Stakes victrix Miss Sally (Ire) (Danetime {GB}). She is a half-sister to a yearling colt by Inns Of Court (Ire). The February-foaled bay's third dam Nurse Jo (J. O. Tobin) is kin to six stakes performers headed by dual GI Beldame Stakes winner Love Sign (Spanish Riddle) and G1 Oaks d'Italia heroine and G1 Irish Oaks dead-heater Melodist (The Minstrel). A British-trained trifecta in Irish Gr.2 Sapphire Stakes! BELIEVING earns a fifth career Stakes success for @gbougheyracing & leading syndicate @HighclereRacing. BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND (GB) – @karl_burke MAKAROVA (GB) – @edwalkerracingpic.twitter.com/454sp5SXWM — GBRI (@GBRI_UK) July 20, 2024 The post Believing Leads Home British Trifecta in The Curragh’s Sapphire appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

TDN Rising Star Sea The Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) suffered his lone career defeat when fourth in the 2008 renewal of the Curragh's Juddmonte Chaldean Irish EBF Maiden and his son The Lion In Winter (Ire), a €375,000 Goffs Orby yearling, restored family honour in the seven-furlong contest by delivering a stunning closing burst to earn a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette of his own in this year's edition. The 11-2 chance tracked the leaders from off the pace, racing eighth, through the early stages of this debut. Cajoled closer with three furlongs remaining, he quickened to go third entering the final furlong and went up through the gears in the closing stages to win, going away, by a mightily impressive 2 1/4 lengths from Currawood (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}). The Lion In Winter becomes the 20th Rising Star for his sire. “He's been working lovely and you would have to be very happy with him,” commented Aidan O'Brien. “He has plenty of class and would have no trouble going up in trip. He was a bit green, but finished out very well and looks a quality colt. Ryan [Moore] said his horse [eventual third Ides Of March] is more speed than stamina, so he might go back in trip. Wayne [Lordan] and Ryan said the ground is just on the slow side of good.” The Lion In Winter, whose victory yielded a €50,000 Goffs Orby bonus, is the second of three foals and first scorer produced by G3 Pinnacle Stakes third What A Home (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), herself a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner and G1 Irish Oaks, G1 Yorkshire Oaks, G1 Pretty Polly Stakes and G1 Nassau Stakes placegetter Venus De Milo (Ire) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}). Venus De Milo, in turn, is the dam of G2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup victor Cleveland (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). The Lion In Winter's second dam Inchmahome (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) is a half-sister to multiple Group 1-placed sire Inchinor (GB) (Ahonoora {GB}) out of G2 Child Stakes victrix Inchmurrin (Ire) (Lomond). Inchmurrin is also the ancestress of GI E. P. Taylor Stakes winner Miss Keller (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), G1 St Leger hero Harbour Law (GB) (Lawman {Fr}) and G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes-winning sire victor Poet's Word (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}). The January-foaled bay is full to a weanling filly. 1st-Curragh, €20,000, Mdn, 7-20, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:25.38, gd. THE LION IN WINTER (IRE), c, 2, by Sea The Stars (Ire) 1st Dam: What A Home (Ire) (GSP-Eng & SP-Fr), by Lope De Vega (Ire) 2nd Dam: Inchmahome (GB), by Galileo (Ire) 3rd Dam: Inchmurrin (Ire), by Lomond Sales history: €375,000 Ylg '23 GOFORB. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €11,800. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Sunderland Holding Inc (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Wayne Lordan. 2YO #GoffsGrad The Lion In Winter came with a late winning run on debut @curraghrace and earned a €50,000 #GoffsBonus The son of @AgaKhanStuds Sea The Stars was sold at #GoffsOrby Book 1 by @TheCastlebridge to MV Magnier pic.twitter.com/GwkrN3514F — Goffs (@Goffs1866) July 20, 2024 The post €375,000 Goffs Orby Son of Sea The Stars Surges to TDN Rising Stardom at The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Flemington specialist Horrifying (NZ) (Shocking) turned back the clock and returned to top form with a determined victory in Saturday’s A$150,000 VRC Member Peter Drake Plate (2000m). It was the fourth win from 11 starts at Flemington for the Shocking gelding, who has also picked up three minor placings at the famous Melbourne track. Horrifying has had a total of 34 starts for six wins, eight placings and A$616,827 in stakes. Almost two years had passed since Horrifying’s last win – a 2500m race at Flemington in August of 2022, which capped a winter sequence of three wins from four starts. That career-best run of form also included a win in the Flemington Cup (2800m), which had its 2024 edition staged on Saturday. Horrifying went winless in eight starts in between times, prompting a move from the Mark and Levi Kavanagh stable into Lindsey Smith’s beach environment. The six-year-old made an inauspicious start from his new stable with a distant last at Warrnambool in late April, but Saturday was a very different story. Completing a quartet of winners on Saturday’s card for expat Kiwi jockey Michael Dee, Horrifying settled in third and stuck to the rail around the home turn. He sprinted through a narrow opening along the inside and thrust his head in front with 300m remaining. Fellow Kiwi-bred Smokin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) fought back hard alongside him, with a host of other challengers lining up across the track to try to reel him in, but Horrifying kept lifting and held on all the way to the finish line to win by a length at $51 odds. “That was just a really good training effort,” Dee said. “We got the right run and were able to come up the inside and hit the front. I wasn’t sure if something would kick back at me, like Smokin’ Romans, but he kept finding and it was a good effort. “I knew he was a lot better than a $50 chance, from his great form a couple of years ago when he strung together a few wins. “I came into today’s race with the ambition to try to be positive and put him into the race, and it worked out really well.” Smith took special satisfaction from Saturday’s win. “He came to me with the idea of going to the beach,” he said. “He was in great order leading into that first run at Warrnambool, where I thought he would win and he ran a long last. “I didn’t think he’d stay in my care for long after that, but the owners are very, very patient and they love this horse. They just asked me to keep persevering. “I tried everything – working him hard, putting him on the treadmill, taking him to the beach. I kept trying whatever I could think of until I ran out of tricks. But in the last couple of weeks I reverted to doing pretty much nothing. “Obviously he’s been a very good horse in his day and he had suitable track conditions here today. “I think turning this horse’s form around is one of the stable’s best results. Not many horses run 100m last and then win their next start. “It was the right day and everything worked out well. We’ll savour this win for now, and then we’ll go again another day.” Horrifying was bred by Alan Galbraith and was purchased at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $70,000 by Lawrence Eales, who raced his dual Group One-winning sire Shocking. Horrifying is out of the Red Ransom mare Zelt, who herself won twice over middle distances in Australia and is the dam of five winners from nine foals to race. Zelt is a half-sister to stakes performer Exchanges (Domesday) and is from an international family that features the Gr.1 English 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner Cape Verdi (Caerleon). View the full article

Emerging sprinter Jedibeel (NZ) (Savabeel) is taking his career to new heights this autumn and winter, adding a third win to his five-start campaign with a dominant performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Schweppes Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred son of Savabeel began this preparation with three wins and four placings to his name from nine career starts, and his rating stood at 71. He resumed with a Benchmark 72 win on the Kensington track on ANZAC Day, followed by a second at Scone, a win in Benchmark 88 company at Canterbury and a last-start second at Randwick on July 6. Jedibeel delivered again in Saturday’s open sprint, improving his career record to 14 starts for six wins, six placings and A$358,650. Jedibeel and jockey Tyler Schiller settled in midfield on Saturday before pouncing in the straight and quickly taking command. The four-year-old asserted his superiority and drew away to win by two and a quarter lengths, clocking 1:04.78 for 1100m. Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup admits that Jedibeel’s sprinting prowess has taken him somewhat by surprise. However, the gelding is closely related to Waikato Stud’s sprinting superstar I Wish I Win (NZ) – also by champion stallion Savabeel – whose seven wins include the Gr.1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) and Gr.1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m). “I bought this horse to run 2000m,” Widdup said. “But after his first prep I said to Mike (Gregg, owner) I didn’t think he would run 1200m. “We did a genetic test on him and he came back as a sprinter. That made us focus on sprinting with the horse and it has helped a lot. “I think he is just starting to find his feet as a horse. We gelded him this time in and he has been faultless. It was great to see him win today, he was dominant. “He still does a lot wrong, he got into a skirmish at the top of the straight and wanted to lay in a bit, but he is starting to put them away now.” Widdup intends to continue raising the bar with Jedibeel next season. “I will probably give him a break now,” he said. “In December there is the Razor Sharp (Listed, 1200m) or something like that, which could suit him. I haven’t ruled out 1200m. If he goes up in grade with a genuine speed, it will help him. “He is starting to get there and I would like to try him at 1200m again. He is going to be pretty fair horse.” Jedibeel was bred by Waikato Stud and is out of their unraced O’Reilly mare Starry (NZ). Jedibeel is one of five winners from six foals to race out of Starry – a group that also includes the Dunstan Feeds Stayers’ Championship (2400m) winner and multiple Group Three placegetter Starrybeel (NZ) (Savabeel). But despite being a full-brother to that genuine stayer, there is also no shortage of speed in Jedibeel’s pedigree. Starry is a half-sister to the Listed Widden Stakes (1000m) winner Delta Girl (NZ) (General Nediym), and their dam Etoile Centieme (NZ) (Danasinga) is a half-sister to the dam of I Wish I Win. Waikato Stud offered Jedibeel during the National Weanling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus in 2020, where he was bought for $35,000 by Dengaroka Lodge in New South Wales. Jedibeel was later purchased by Widdup as a yearling in Australia. Since Jedibeel was born in the spring of 2019, Starry has foaled fillies by Waikato Stud stallions Tivaci and Noverre. She returned to Noverre again last spring. View the full article

What Sunshine Coast Races Where Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 When Sunday, July 21, 2024 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble Racing will return to the Sunshine Coast this Sunday afternoon, with an eight-race card set down for decision. The track was rated as a Heavy 8 at the time of acceptances, but with no rain forecast across the weekend, it is expected to improve into the Soft range. The rail will be in the +4m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 12:13pm AEST. Best Bet at Sunshine Coast: Shot Of Whiskey Shot Of Whiskey returned with an ultra-impressive win at Toowoomba over 1000m on July 6. The Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained gelding had 33 weeks off the racetrack before his first-up run, and he proved way too good for his rivals when leading from start to finish. This son of Spirit Of Boom steps up in grade slightly and finds another Soft track, so if he performs at a similar level, Shot Of Whiskey can record back-to-back victories. Best Bet Race 6 – #2 Shot Of Whiskey (5) 3yo Gelding | T: Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | J: Boris Thornton (59kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best at Sunshine Coast: Smoke ‘N’ Oakum Smoke ‘N’ Oakum comes into this off two good performances at Doomben and Eagle Farm to kick off his preparation. The Jack Bruce-trained galloper has placed in his last two runs over 1400m, and a drop back in distance to 1300m could prove pivotal to his chances. Although he has drawn a wide barrier (20), James Orman will push forward and take up the lead before Smoke ‘N’ Oakum gives a good kick at the top of the home straight. Next Best Race 5 – #11 Smoke ‘N’ Oakum (11) 3yo Gelding | T: Jack Bruce | J: James Orman (58kg) Bet with Picklebet Best Value at Sunshine Coast: Rubinova Rubinova recorded an average fourth-place finish on debut at this track and trip before being sent out for six-month spell. The Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted barn gave this three-year-old gelding a trial at Doomben, where he led from start to finish over 1000m and won by two lengths. From barrier four, Emily Lang can settle behind the speed and peel off the leader’s back at the 300m mark before Rubinova lets down with a strong finish. Best Value Race 1 – #4 Rubinova (4) 3yo Gelding | T: Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | J: Emily Lang (59.5kg) Bet with Dabble Sunshine Coast quaddie tips for Sunday Sunshine Coast quadrella selections Sunday, July 21, 2024 4-7-11 2-5-13 2-3-6-7 7-8-10-16 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Lightly raced three-year-old Liberami (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) lived up to his high rating with trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock when he produced an impressive come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 VRC Member Leigh Hughes Trophy (1400m) at Flemington. The New Zealand-bred son of Turn Me Loose was unplaced in both of his starts as a two-year-old last year, and he was well beaten again when he resumed with a ninth at Sale in early May. Liberami made progress with strong finishes for second over 1100m at Sale on May 29, a 1300m maiden win at Echuca on June 13 and a second placing in heavy ground at Sandown on July 10. Griffiths and de Kock saw enough in those performances to give him an opportunity in Saturday company at Flemington, and he rose to the occasion in style. Sent out at $21 odds, Liberami was taken back to the tail of the field by jockey Michael Dee within the first 100m of the race. He remained there until the home straight, when Dee began to warm him up and started looking for a path through the pack. Liberami was still last at the 300m mark and had nowhere to go, but Dee finally found an opening and asked his mount to quicken. Liberami launched a brilliant burst, sprinting past eight horses in the final 150m and getting up to win by a neck. “If we didn’t win, I dare say we would have been a certainty beaten,” Dee said. “It was just a matter of trying to pick a path in the straight. “He definitely appreciated the big, long straight here at Flemington. He’s got a long stride. I was impressed with how well he picked up and sprinted to the line once we found a way through.” Liberami, whose name is an Italian translation for Turn Me Loose, has now had seven starts for two wins, two placings and A$128,775 in stakes. “That was sensational,” Griffiths said. “He was outstanding today. “We’ve always known that he had a lot of talent, but we’ve just struggled to get him to relax in his races. We finally got him to switch off at Sale and saw a nice horse in the making that day. I’m not sure he liked the heavy track last start, but Brad Rawiller was very positive about his performance. “We just told Mick to switch him off today. He doesn’t know much about middle gears at the moment – he’s either too on or completely off. But he was very good, and he was going to be unlucky if he didn’t win.” Liberami was bred by Lindsay de Souza, who was a part-owner of the gelding’s multiple Group One-winning sire Turn Me Loose. Standing at Windsor Park Stud for a service fee of $12,000, Turn Me Loose is the sire of 76 winners including seven at stakes level. Liberami is the first named foal out of the Nicconi mare Loose Goose, who herself won three times in an 18-start career. Loose Goose is a half-sister to the seven-race winner Fuerza (Snippetson), who placed in the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. Loose Goose has made several return visits to Turn Me Loose in recent seasons, producing colt foals in 2021, 2022 and 2023. View the full article

Talented New Zealand-bred gelding Le Zebra (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) turned his form around in style at Flemington on Saturday with a runaway victory in the A$150,000 VRC Member Michael Murphy Trophy (1700m). The grey son of Rip Van Winkle showed real promise as a two-year-old, collecting victories at Sandown and Flemington in a four-start campaign last year. But his form fell away in the early stages of his three-year-old season, finishing seventh in the Gr.3 McNeil Stakes (1200m), 15th in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m), eighth in a 1400m handicap at Flemington and 10th in a 1600m handicap at the same venue. A close last-start fourth in the Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) on July 6 hinted at a turnaround for Le Zebra, and on Saturday he was right back on top of his game. Ridden by Damian Lane for expat Kiwi trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne, Le Zebra was awkwardly drawn in gate 12 among a 14-horse field. But Lane pressed forward in the early stages of the race and was able to easily slot into a perfect position one out and one back. It was smooth sailing from there, and when Lane released the brakes in the home straight, Le Zebra bounded to the lead and raced away to win by five lengths with his ears pricked. “Emma-Lee and David have done a great job,” Lane said. “I trialled him early in the preparation and his performance was only fair, and then he raced accordingly. They’ve done really well to turn him around in this preparation and get him winning like that here at Flemington today. Le Zebra’s connections celebrate following his Flemington win. Photo: Grant Courtney “The race worked out really well. Being drawn wide, I thought there was no sense in dropping all the way back. I chanced the arm and tried to get in, and fortunately that eventuated. I was very confident from there. He was always travelling comfortably and I knew I could get into the race when I wanted to. He finished it off really strongly.” Le Zebra has now had 10 starts for three wins and a placing, earning A$286,000 for a big group of owners. An enthusiastic contingent of them were on course at Flemington on Saturday, some wearing large zebra heads. “We’ve got a brilliant ownership group involved with this horse,” Emma-Lee Browne said. “They’ve had to be very, very patient and they’ve stuck it out through some ups and downs. It’s just fantastic to see the horse back doing what he should be doing. “David rides him every day and has done a huge amount of work to try to get him to settle better and do things right. It’s been a real team effort. “Damian gave him a beautiful ride to get into that spot, and he won very well. We’re over the moon. “We’ll just take him home now and look after him, and hopefully we can keep him going into the spring.” Le Zebra is out of the My Halo mare Angel Del Dinero (NZ), who herself was a winner and finished second in the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Le Zebra is the fourth winner from five foals to race out of Angel Del Dinero, who is also the dam of the Brownes’ four-race winner Bifrost (NZ), a son of Turn Me Loose. The Brownes bought Bifrost for $40,000 at Karaka 2020, followed by the $60,000 purchase of his half-brother Le Zebra two years later from the draft of Windsor Park Stud. Adding to their investment in the family, the Brownes secured Angel Del Dinero for $26,000 in an online auction on gavelhouse.com. View the full article

Southerner Master Marko (NZ) (Contributer) made a strong showing in his Kiwi return last month and Kelvin Tyler isn’t ruling out a feature target dependent upon his performance in Sunday’s Crombie & Price Ltd Oamaru Cup (1600m). The Contributer five-year-old was a profitable bargain buy for the Riverton horseman and moved onto Australia after strong performances in three-year-old classic races in 2022. Four wins later, Master Marko returned to his homeland and put in a bold effort at Ashburton first-up, firing home late into second behind Balzano (NZ) (Shooting To Win). “I expected a good run as he is a good horse, and I was really happy with him,” Tyler said. “He’s come back really well, he was ready to go so it was just a matter of settling in which he’s done really well. He’s a good eater and nothing seems to worry him. “He’s gone forward since that run, we’ve put the visor blinkers on to keep him concentrating up to a mile so I think he’ll be a good chance with 52 kilos.” Among the lesser-rated horses of the field, Master Marko will carry the lightweight of apprentice Ciel Butler and would greatly enhance his chances of lining up the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) with a success in Sunday’s contest. “If he was lucky enough to win tomorrow, I would consider putting in a late nom for the Winter Cup,” Tyler said. “I’ve probably got five or six earmarked to go up there (Christchurch), Albatross will be another who is right on the cusp of getting into that Winter Cup field. “I’ve elected to keep her fresh instead of bringing her up to Oamaru this week, she did a nice bit of work this morning and seems really well so we may be able to have three in that field if things fall into place.” The third horse in Winter Cup contention is Go Lotte (NZ) (Telperion), a reliable member of Tyler’s barn for several seasons and she will make her final preparation in the Oamaru Cup with Ruvanesh Muniandy in the saddle. “She’s just a darling wee girl, she’s as honest as the day is long,” Tyler said. “She’ll run another nice race but doesn’t want it too heavy, so hopefully it won’t get too heavy up there for her. I can’t fault her work and she looks amazing. “She’s around the top eight qualified for the Winter Cup so she’ll definitely go, hopefully the rain stays away up there too. “She’s no champion, she’s probably just a notch below the really good open class horses but she’s super honest so hopefully she can sneak some black-type at some stage.” The youngest of Tyler’s contingent at Oamaru is Mamaea (NZ) (Ribchester), a two-year-old filly who lines up with race experience on her side in the Bevan Crombie Memorial (1200m). Of her five juvenile starts, Mamaea has recorded four top-four finishes including a close-up fourth in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton in May. “She’s probably just been doing a little bit too much at the start in her last couple of races, we’ll look to ride her a little bit more patiently tomorrow,” Tyler said. “She’s thriving off her racing, she’s been up for a while and two-year-olds typically don’t take that much racing but she’s doing really well. “She likes the wet tracks as well so we’ve kept ticking her over and she’ll get her chance tomorrow so hopefully she can get the job done.” Lily Sutherland has been booked for the ride aboard the Ribchester filly, while she will also partner Classic Diva (NZ) (Proisir) in the Thank You Oamaru Jockey Club Supporters (1400m). “She hasn’t raced in a while, so she’s enjoyed a nice freshen-up, she’ll go a nice tidy race and improve from the outing,” Tyler said. “We’ll look at taking her to Riccarton over National Week so if she can finish in the top five, that’ll be a pass mark for her.” Back at Riverton, Tyler has rarely kept his team at a minimum over the winter period in past years but has found little opportunity forcing many to wait for the new season. “It’s really tough on the lower half of the South Island, we’ve got no racing for our winter horses,” he said. “Typically, I would have 15-20 horses in work at the moment but I’ve had six or seven as there just isn’t the races for them. “I know a lot of Southern trainers are in the same boat so hopefully in the next year or two we can get something back on track.” View the full article

It’s been a frustrating week for the thoroughbred racing industry, with four race meeting abandonments in as many days. Pukekohe’s Wednesday meeting was abandoned and transferred to Sunday following issues with transporting the starting gates to the South Auckland meeting, while Hawke’s Bay’s meeting on Thursday and New Plymouth and Rotorua’s meetings on Saturday were abandoned due to deteriorating track conditions as a result of adverse weather. An investigation is currently underway into the cause of Wednesday’s abandonment at Pukekohe, with Northern Raceday Services looking into a contingency plan around vehicle breakdown. “The disruption on Wednesday was due to an unforeseen issue with a fuel pressure valve on our towing truck en route to Pukekohe Park,” Northern Raceday Services said in a statement. “Despite our rigorous maintenance schedule, the fault could not have been anticipated. In our 47 years of operation, covering hundreds of race meetings and trials, this is the first time breakdown has prevented us from fulfilling our duties. “We are acutely aware of the impact this has had on all stakeholders and an investigation is underway to clearly identify the cause and to implement measures to prevent such incidents in the future.” New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s chief operating officer Darin Balcombe said Wednesday’s abandonment was an extremely rare case, but it has prompted the industry to further investigate their starting gate delivery protocols. “I know the starting gates have been operating for 47 years and it is the first time that (vehicle breakdown resulting in meeting abandonment) has occurred,” Balcombe said. “They are a specialist vehicle that tow those gates, so you just can’t hook on a truck and move on. It is very unfortunate with that one, we have asked them (Northern Raceday Services) to look at their contingencies and see what they can do and whether there is a possibility of delivering the gates the day before just to make sure we don’t end up in the same situation.” Balcombe said the industry has progressed to having starting gates permanently based at the major tracks in the country to help mitigate transport issues. “We have got them (starting gates) at all of our main tracks now, so they don’t have to travel,” he said. “With the Te Rapa gates, we might move their other set to Matamata, which would be another track then which doesn’t have to travel.” Severe rainfall led to the three other abandonments this week and Balcombe said the silver lining of each situation was that decisions were made early on, prior to most trainers transporting their horses to each venue. “At Hawke’s Bay on Thursday, more rain than forecast fell the night before and there was surface water on the track, so the decision was made nice and early so people didn’t leave home, in the main,” Balcombe said. “We had about three horses that were on track from Auckland, other than that the rest of them hadn’t travelled. So that was pleasing that the decision was made nice and early. “Rotorua (on Saturday) was fairly straight forward. There was surface water on the track, so an early decision was made to call that one. “At New Plymouth, we had a horse gallop around there this (Saturday) morning. The Stewards rang me just after 6am and were very concerned that the track was water-logged, and the horses were getting in really deep into the track and it was forecast to rain through to lunchtime. “The prudent call was to call the meeting off at that stage for horse and rider welfare, and the high possibility of visibility issues through the day. “There is no greater drain on the industry than sending horses to the races and then everyone having to pick up and go home without a race. It costs a lot of money for the connections and for the industry, as we pay compensation to all of those connections. “The good thing was that the decisions were made very early prior to anyone leaving home that hadn’t gone the night before, which was the best situation for us.” New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing are currently working with the TAB to reschedule both of Saturday’s abandoned meetings. “We are looking to reprogramme those next week and we are just awaiting on TAB approval,” Balcombe said. The synthetic tracks at Cambridge, Riccarton and Awapuni were developed for such weather-related meeting abandonments, however, Balcombe said transferring the turf meetings to the polytracks still requires time and would also come at a detriment to field sizes. “Logistically, it isn’t quite as easy as changing the track, there are a lot of contractors and other things that need to be in place to do that,” he said. “We can do that (transfer) with about 24 hours’ notice. A lot of the time it hasn’t started raining until that point, so you would be making a decision before the weather hits. You are never going to get that 100 percent right, so it is very hard to predict that. “Especially for Saturday race meetings, when you go to the synthetic you will pretty much be decimated with scratchings. I have spoken with two or three people this morning who said they wouldn’t have run on the synthetic. I just looked at Ballarat the other day over in Australia that moved their turf meeting to their synthetic track on the Saturday, which was to be run on the Sunday, which were fields of 15 to 18, and they ended up with five to seven going around. “The horses that go around on the synthetic go on them because they like the synthetic, and the other ones are generally looking for a heavy track, and they don’t tend to mix between each other.” Balcombe said the outcome of abandonments this week has been unfortunate and frustrating for the entire thoroughbred racing industry but it is something that has to be expected at this time of year. “It (meeting abandonments) is frustrating, but we can’t beat the weather,” he said. New Zealand Trainers’ Association National President Shaun Clotworthy said it has been a frustrating last few days for trainers, but horse and jockey safety must come first. “It’s not ideal, but it is out of our hands with the weather conditions, it is not safe for the riders or horses,” he said. “Trainers are very frustrated at the moment, but I am sure NZTR are going to do their best to reschedule things and add races in where they can. “It is just one of those things that you can’t control and hopefully we can work through it into the better weather patterns coming up. “It has been a good winter up until now, but it (abandonments) is something that you have got to expect at this time of year.” There is light at the end of the tunnel for northern trainers, with Pukekohe’s transferred meeting set to go ahead on Sunday, with the track rated a Heavy10 on Saturday morning. Clotworthy will line-up half a dozen runners at the meeting and is hoping a couple of his chances can feature prominently. “It will be deep no doubt, so there are a couple of chances in there like Aqua Man, he has been looking for this sort of track. He is a chance back in that (rating 60) grade,” said Clotworthy, who trains in partnership with his wife, Emma. “Quill got on a better track at Ruakaka last time and he might be looking for a bit wetter ground as well.” View the full article

Michael Dee drives Liberami to the line to win at Flemington. Photo: Grant Courtney Lightly raced three-year-old Liberami lived up to his high rating with trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock when he produced an impressive come-from-behind performance at Flemington. The New Zealand-bred son of Turn Me Loose was unplaced in both of his starts as a two-year-old last year, and he was well beaten again when he resumed with a ninth at Sale in early May. Liberami made progress with strong finishes for second over 1100m at Sale on May 29, a 1300m maiden win at Echuca on June 13 and a second placing in heavy ground at Sandown on July 10. Griffiths and de Kock saw enough in those performances to give him an opportunity in Saturday company at Flemington, and he rose to the occasion in style. Sent out at $21 odds with horse racing bookmakers, Liberami was taken back to the tail of the field by jockey Michael Dee within the first 100m of the race. He remained there until the home straight, when Dee began to warm him up and started looking for a path through the pack. Liberami was still last at the 300m mark and had nowhere to go, but Dee finally found an opening and asked his mount to quicken. Liberami launched a brilliant burst, sprinting past eight horses in the final 150m and getting up to win by a neck. “If we didn’t win, I dare say we would have been a certainty beaten,” Dee said. “It was just a matter of trying to pick a path in the straight. “He definitely appreciated the big, long straight here at Flemington. He’s got a long stride. I was impressed with how well he picked up and sprinted to the line once we found a way through.” Liberami, whose name is an Italian translation for Turn Me Loose, has now had seven starts for two wins, two placings and $128,775 in stakes. “That was sensational,” Griffiths said. “He was outstanding today. “We’ve always known that he had a lot of talent, but we’ve just struggled to get him to relax in his races. We finally got him to switch off at Sale and saw a nice horse in the making that day. I’m not sure he liked the heavy track last start, but Brad Rawiller was very positive about his performance. “We just told Mick to switch him off today. He doesn’t know much about middle gears at the moment – he’s either too on or completely off. But he was very good, and he was going to be unlucky if he didn’t win.” Horse racing news View the full article

What Pakenham Races Where Pakenham Racecourse – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 When Sunday, July 21, 2024 First Race 12:05pm AEST Visit Dabble A quickfire six-race meeting is set to greet punters at Pakenham on Sunday afternoon, with each event held over the obstacles. The track has come up a Heavy 8 following plenty of rain in the lead-up, while the rail will stick to its true position. The first race is set to jump at 12:05pm AEST. Best Bet at Pakenham: Prismatic Prismatic was a dominant Hamilton winner three back before chasing home tearaway leader Fabalot at Warrnambool on June 23. He turned the tables on that runner in fine style on July 7 when he careered away to a seven-length victory. He draws barrier four and will likely be the one chasing Fabalot throughout, and with a similar performance over the obstacles, Prismatic can win again. Best Bet Race 4 – #3 Prismatic (4) 5yo Gelding | T: Mark Walker | J: Aaron Kuru (67kg) +200 with Neds Next Best at Pakenham: Sing For Peace Sing For Peace beat all bar Right Now on his jumps debut when thundering home late to go down a head. The nine-horse field will suit him perfectly, as he tends to settle worse than midfield and power home over the top of some vulnerable runners. The son of Tavistock will take great benefit from that first run over the sticks, and with a similar jumping performance, Sing For Peace can go one better. Next Best Race 3 – #3 Sing For Peace (7) 5yo Gelding | T: Patrick Payne | J: Will Gordon (69.5kg) +200 with PlayUp Best Value at Pakenham: Pearlman Pearlman has finished fourth in all three runs this time in. He made his jumps debut at Warrnambool on July 7, and despite being beaten by 11.3 lengths, he wasn’t far behind Pearl Rain, who he faces again on the weekend. If Lee Horner can have the son of Nathaniel settled closer to the speed this time, Pearlman can run a bold race at a nice price with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 2 – #4 Pearlman (7) 8yo Gelding | T: Amy McDonald | J: Lee Horner (69.5kg) +900 with Dabble Sunday quaddie tips for Pakenham Pakenham quadrella selections Sunday, July 21, 2024 1-3-7 1-3-5 2-3-4-8 1-2-3 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Le Zebra ridden by Damian Lane winning at Flemington. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Talented New Zealand-bred gelding Le Zebra turned his form around in style at Flemington on Saturday with a runaway victory. The grey son of Rip Van Winkle showed real promise as a two-year-old, collecting victories at Sandown and Flemington in a four-start campaign last year. But his form fell away in the early stages of his three-year-old season, finishing seventh in the Group 3 McNeil Stakes (1200m), 15th in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m), eighth in a 1400m handicap at Flemington and 10th in a 1600m handicap at the same venue. A close last-start fourth in the Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) on July 6 hinted at a turnaround for Le Zebra, and on Saturday he was right back on top of his game. Ridden by Damian Lane for expat Kiwi trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne, Le Zebra was awkwardly drawn in gate 12 among a 14-horse field. But Lane pressed forward in the early stages of the race and was able to easily slot into a perfect position one out and one back. It was smooth sailing from there, and when Lane released the brakes in the home straight, Le Zebra bounded to the lead and raced away to win by five lengths with his ears pricked. “Emma-Lee and David have done a great job,” Lane said. “I trialled him early in the preparation and his performance was only fair, and then he raced accordingly. They’ve done really well to turn him around in this preparation and get him winning like that here at Flemington today. “The race worked out really well. Being drawn wide, I thought there was no sense in dropping all the way back. I chanced the arm and tried to get in, and fortunately that eventuated. I was very confident from there. He was always travelling comfortably and I knew I could get into the race when I wanted to. He finished it off really strongly.” Le Zebra has now had 10 starts for three wins and a placing, earning $286,000 for a big group of owners. An enthusiastic contingent of them were on course at Flemington on Saturday, some wearing large zebra heads. “We’ve got a brilliant ownership group involved with this horse,” Emma-Lee Browne said. “They’ve had to be very, very patient and they’ve stuck it out through some ups and downs. It’s just fantastic to see the horse back doing what he should be doing. “David rides him every day and has done a huge amount of work to try to get him to settle better and do things right. It’s been a real team effort. “Damian gave him a beautiful ride to get into that spot, and he won very well. We’re over the moon. “We’ll just take him home now and look after him, and hopefully we can keep him going into the spring.” Horse racing news View the full article

Conor O’Ceirin will contest the Oamaru Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) This time last year Conor O’Ceirin was getting ready to tackle the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) on his home track of New Plymouth, but 12 months on trainer Robbie Patterson has elected to bypass the local feature in favour of chasing a lucrative southern bonus. The seven-year-old gelding has crossed the Cook Strait and trekked south to Oamaru where he will line up in the Oamaru Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Patterson has targeted the southern feature as the key lead-in race for next month’s Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton, a race Conor O’Ceirin finished in third last year, with the added bonus of potentially becoming eligible for a lucrative bonus. “That race (Oamaru Cup) fitted in nicely heading into the Winter Cup,” Patterson said. “He doesn’t race that well at New Plymouth, so we thought we would go down there, and there is a $100,000 bonus if you can win the Oamaru Cup and Winter Cup. “He is tricky at the weights with 60 kilos, but he is there and should be competitive. “It (Oamaru Cup) has come up really competitive, he will know he has been at the races.” Stablemate Margherita Veloce has also made the float trip south after placing at Trentham last weekend. The daughter of Vespa will tackle the Thank You Oamaru Jockey Club Supporters (1400m) ahead of Riccarton’s Grand National Festival of Racing next month. “It’s a quick back-up from last Saturday and she should target a couple of races over the Winter Cup Carnival,” Patterson said. “She will improve a heap with that run the other day, she hadn’t raced for a long time. Ciel (Butler, apprentice jockey) has made the trip down to ride her, so she gets in well at the weights. “I expect a really good run from her, she has gone down south before and won and run second at Riccarton, so there is no reason why she wouldn’t be competitive on Sunday.” Horse racing news View the full article

Cork will contest the Oamaru Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Pam Gerard has made the most of opportunities in the South Island this year and will be well-represented on Sunday with Cork contesting the Oamaru Cup (1600m). The six-year-old mare has been prominent during this period over the past two seasons, placing in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) two years ago before narrowly missing out on top honours in last year’s Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) to Belardo Boy. On track to contest the latter again next month at Riccarton Park, Gerard opted to send the mare down early with few options closer to home. “With Tauranga not having the meeting they usually have, it left us with the choice of Wellington last week and Oamaru,” Gerard said. “She was in at Wellington, but we scratched as transport-wise she would’ve had to stay there for four days before moving on to Christchurch. There was no way of getting her across before then and we didn’t want to bring her all the way home. “Instead, we decided to wait, send her down and give her a run at Oamaru where she should get a nice enough track without it being too heavy and being a gut buster. “It should be a nice little race for her.” A daughter of Complacent, Cork will carry just 53.5kg courtesy of apprentice Lily Sutherland, while fellow visitor Conor O’Ceirin sits at the top of the book with 60kg. “I think she’ll be running home, certainly after the trip down she’ll just settle midfield and be running home on her own steam really,” Gerard said. “We don’t want to give her too hard of a run, it’s just to really top her off before Riccarton.” Cork has travelled south with speedy Time Test filly Tonia’s Dragon, who has been allocated an outside draw. “I’m not too worried about the gate, they’d have to be pretty quick to beat her out and she’s quick to get up and running,” Gerard said. “She’s a smart filly that I think, down the track, could sneak a bit of black type but just needs a little bit of confidence and go through the grades. “There’s some nice races down there for her, it’s a little bit hard to place a 65 1200m horse up here at the moment as they are quite tough. “There’s an option for her at National Week, then another for both her and Cork a few weeks later for decent money at Riccarton. They’ll be down there for a wee while.” Based at Matamata, Gerard entrusts her travelling horses in the care of Richard Fallon, who accompanied both Sassy Merlot and Harlech when the pair picked up feature races at Riccarton in the early autumn period. “Richie has been in racing for a long time and is very experienced, and absolutely loves a trip away especially to the South Island,” Gerard said. “He was with Sassy Merlot and Harlech when they came down earlier in the year and did such a fantastic job with them. “He does all of my travelling away and is based at Riccarton with them, he’s got all of his contacts there so he’s very capable.” Horse racing news View the full article

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There was a wide smile on Michael Campbell's face as he watched New Jersey-bred Book'em Danno win the June 8 Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.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. Saturday's Observations features the return of Ides Of March. 13.30 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT Aidan O'Brien trainee IDES OF MARCH (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is the third foal produced by GI Frizette Stakes heroine Nickname (Scat Daddy) and comes back off a debut fourth at this venue last month. The stable has annexed six of the 10 latest renewals and took 2023's edition with subsequent G1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes hero Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). 16.10 Newbury, Mdn, £20,000, 2yo, c/g, 6fT BOXTEL (IRE) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is a son of G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy). The Jane Chapple-Hyam representative, who will carry the colours of G1 July Cup-winning owner Peter Harris, encounters 11 rivals in this debut. The post Son Of Nickname Back On Deck At The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

What had the look of a paid workout at 1-5 odds for the New Jersey-bred grade 1 winner Book'em Danno turned out to be a top-level test of the 3-year-old's speed and determination.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Pressure? What pressure. There was none of that over at trainer Kenny McPeek's barn at the Oklahoma Annex Friday morning. Even though the stable star–the imposing, impressive and almost undefeated 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna)–is running on Saturday, no one on McPeek's staff was sweating bullets. Thorpedo Anna is the 1-2 morning-line favorite in the $500,000 GI Coaching Club American Oaks at 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga Race Course. She has won five of six career starts and has won all three of her races this year. “Pressure is having 15 bad horses in the dead of winter at Turfway Park and owners won't pay you,” McPeek said while sitting in his office. “This isn't pressure. With her, it's more of an expectation. You do your job and you don't worry about anything else. It's either going to happen or it's not.” Thorpedo Anna has won her five career starts by a combined 32 lengths. In her last start, the GI Acorn Stakes at Saratoga on June 7, she cruised around the Spa and won by 5 1/2 lengths. Before that, she took the GI Kentucky Oaks by 4 3/4 lengths. Both of those races were at 1 1/8 miles. McPeek could not disagree when it was suggested that things had been easy for his filly. “That is fair,” he said. “She has not felt the whip all year. I don't know what else is there. Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.” Thorpedo Anna is owned by Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek). There has been talk since the Saratoga meet began that the talented filly could show up against the boys in the GI Travers Stakes on Aug, 24. McPeek, as he has done all summer, just asks to pump the brakes on that one. For now. “Let's see how she runs tomorrow and, if she is impressive, then we will seriously talk about it,” McPeek said. “If she has to work to beat that group, maybe we would not.” Thorpedo Anna will be ridden by Brian Hernandez, Jr., who has been on board in all six of her races. He did have a bit of a problem getting here. Hernandez was scheduled to ride Django (Medaglia d'Oro) in Friday's Curlin Stakes, but didn't make it to Saratoga. He and his brother, jockey Colby Hernandez (he was supposed to ride Elephants Ear {Vino Rosso} in the Curlin) had their flight to Saratoga cancelled from Kentucky Friday. McPeek said Brian Hernandez got on a private plane at noon on Friday. “I guarantee he would have driven overnight to get here to keep from missing that mount,” McPeek said. Fierceness in Saratoga; Stablemates Mindframe and Tuscan Sky Set For Haskell A horse van pulled up at Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher's barn early Friday morning to pick up equine passengers that were heading to New Jersey. Mindframe (outside) breezing at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew Fierceness (City of Light) wasn't one of them. Pletcher will be represented in the $1-million GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park Saturday by Mindframe (Constitution) and Tuscan Sky (Vino Rosso), who left Saratoga at 4:45 a.m. Friday. Although Pletcher left the door open a sliver that Fierceness might join them Saturday, he will most likely run in the $500,000 GII Jim Dandy at Saratoga next Saturday. “We have a van on order for the first thing in the (Saturday) morning,” Pletcher said at his barn on the Oklahoma Training Track Friday. That is just a precaution in case Mindframe or Tuscan Sky did not ship well or there are major defections from the Haskell. Mike Repole owns Fierceness, who was the leading 3-year-old in the country after winning the GI Florida Derby earlier this year. He has not raced since a 15th-place finish as the favorite in the GI Kentucky Derby. Repole also co-owns Mindframe, the runner-up in the GI Belmont Stakes, along with Vinnie and Teresa Viola. Irad Ortiz, Jr. will ride. Tuscan Sky, owned by Spendthrift Farm LLC, won the Listed Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth in his last start. He will be ridden by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano. Mindframe and Tuscan Sky have not won a Grade I race; Fierceness has. That also has been part of the equation as to who goes to the Haskell and who doesn't. The Jim Dandy is then the probable landing spot for Fierceness. “I think so,” Pletcher said. “The last time I spoke to Mike, that was the way we were leaning.” Pletcher said he will drive to the Jersey Shore after training at Saratoga on Saturday. He said that Repole is planning on being at Monmouth as well. Abreu Admits He is Taking a Shot in Shuvee Venti Valentine (Firing Line) has always liked Saratoga. That had a lot to do with trainer Jorge Abreu deciding to swing for the fences in Sunday's $200,000 GII Shuvee Stakes at the Spa. Four other fillies and mares–all with better credentials than the 5-year-old New York bred mare–are signed up for the 1 1/8-mile race. Venti Valentine is 12-1 on the morning line, the longest price. But she has won two of three career starts at Saratoga. “She is doing good, but this is a tough race,” Abreu said outside his Saratoga barn Friday morning. “She is going to have to step it up. She'll have to run a career best race.” Owned by NY Final Furlong Racing Stable and Parkland Thoroughbreds, Venti Valentine won the Critical Eye Stakes at the Spa by 6 3/4 lengths on June 9 over a muddy track at the Shuvee distance. Irad Ortiz, Jr., who rode her that day, will stay on for the Shuvee. In her career, she has seven wins, five seconds and five thirds in 21 starts. Her last graded stakes race was a third in the GIII Go for Wand Stakes last December. She has had five starts since then and has hit the board in all of them. “We know she will give us everything she has, she always does,” Abreu said. “Whatever she has in the tank. I would love to win this race, but there are some decent horses in there.” Raging Sea (Curlin), a 4-year-old filly from trainer Chad Brown, is the 7-5 morning-line favorite and was fourth in her last start, the GI Ogden Phipps Stakes. Five-year-old mare Shotgun Hottie (Gun Runner), who was second in the GII Fleur de Lis Stakes at Churchill Downs, is the 3-2 second choice for trainer Cherie DeVaux. “I don't think it is impossible for us,” Abreu said. “We'll give it a try. Every horse has a lucky day.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: McPeek Not Feeling the Heat as Thorpedo Anna Looks For Another Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Churchil Downs Inc. announced July 19 that the suspension of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and the horses he trains from racetracks owned and operated by CDI is rescinded, effective immediately.View the full article

Five Charlie Appleby-trained stakes horses from the Godolphin barn breezed over the Oklahoma training turf Friday, including Beautiful Love (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Eternal Hope (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Legend of Time (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Ottoman Fleet (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal). Eternal Hope made her last two outings at Belmont at the Big A with scores in the GIII Fasig-Tipton Jockey Oaks Club Invitational in September and the GII Sands Point Stakes Oct. 14. Beautiful Love was last seen taking a conditions race by six lengths in February at Meydan Racecourse. Beautiful Love commenced the five-furlong breeze in front with Eternal Hope tracking to the outside. Eternal Hope advanced alongside down the lane to finish up together at the wire with Eternal Hope drawing clear through the gallop out. The pair covered five furlongs in 1:05.65 (8/9). “It was all routine straight forward stuff,” said Appleby's traveling assistant Alex Merriam. “Beautiful Love led and Eternal Hope joined up there. They finished up together nicely. We'll see how they come forward.” Merriam said a target race will be picked out in the near future for both fillies. Legend of Time was last seen finishing third in the GI Belmont Derby Invitational July 6 at Belmont at the Big A. He worked a half-mile solo in :53.22 (62/64) and remains on target for the GI Saratoga Derby Invitational Aug. 3. Ottoman Fleet worked a solo half-mile in :54.66 (63/64) in his first breeze back since taking the GII Wise Dan Stakes June 29 at Churchill Downs in an effort that was preceded by a score in the GIII Arlington Stakes at the Louisville oval. He could point to the GI FanDuel Fourstardave on Aug. 10, which offers a Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Mile in November at Del Mar. An additional option would be the GI Woodbine Mile Sept. 14 which also offers a 'Win and You're In” berth to the Breeders' Cup Mile. “He's come out of the Wise Dan well and is possible for the Fourstardave or the Woodbine Mile,” Merriam said. Cinderella's Dream worked a solo half-mile in :56.50 (64/64) in preparation for the GII Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks Invitational Aug. 2. The talented bay was last seen rallying to a three-quarter length score in the GI Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks Invitational July 6 at Belmont at the Big A. “She's in good form,” Merriam said. “They all look to be in good order. It was pretty straightforward.” The post Appleby-Trained Godolphin Stars on the Saratoga Turf Worktab appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article