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Belardo Boy will contest Saturday’s Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth. Photo: Race Images South Belardo Boy will make the final step towards his defence of the Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) when he contests Saturday’s Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth. The versatile galloper thrives on heavy surfaces and has had an outstanding season with wins in the Winter Cup and Group 3 Metric Mile (1600m) through the early spring, before returning with a dominant performance in the Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Wanganui last month. His trainer Lisa Latta then opted to head back to the trials on July 4 where he skipped away under little pressure over 1200m, setting him up to reunite with regular rider Joe Doyle in the Taranaki feature. “I’m really happy with him, obviously he’s got a bit of weight to carry on Saturday compared to the others, but he’s trained on well,” Latta said. “He loves the heavy tracks and 1400 is probably his pet distance.” Fortunately for the son of Belardo, his 59kg top-weight is within reach of last year’s winner Justaskme (58kg) and an in-form Bradman (57.5kg), making a trip to Riccarton Park next month also more appealing for Latta. “It definitely does, at this stage we have every intention of getting him down there,” she said. “Winter racing can be pretty quiet and he’s a horse that is there performing in the big races around this time which is good.” The Awapuni horsewoman will be well-represented by Old Town Road and Belle’s Echo in the race, with the former performing in his usual consistent fashion beaten less than a length at Hastings and Trentham of late. “He was definitely sharper with the blinkers on that’s for sure (at Hastings). I’m really happy with him and he gets in well at the weights (54.5kg),” Latta said. “He’s been a little while out of the winner’s circle but I think a lot of that has come down to track conditions being really sticky, he prefers the looser wetter ground so I hopeful we’ll get that on Saturday.” A six-year-old by El Roca, Old Town Road is a multiple stakes performer, while his younger stablemate Belle’s Echo has been a model of consistency throughout her career, barring an uncharacteristic performance at Hastings. “She choked herself down last start, but she’s had a vet clearance and trained on really well since then,” Latta said. “We’ve taken her out of the Winter Cup because I’m wondering whether a mile on a heavy track is just is a bridge too far for her at the moment, so we’ve given her a bit of a freshen-up to come back to the 1400.” A winner at her most recent effort, Lovehelen will be one of just three non-maideners contesting the 24/7 Security (1800m) for maiden-as-at gallopers with apprentice jockey Ace Lawson-Carroll on board. “She’d been unlucky her previous two starts before that, so she deserved that win and she’s gone in the right direction since,” Latta said. Meanwhile, Latta will have three runners at Hastings on Thursday, among these a six-time placegetter in Deadly Pony who will chase her breakthrough win in the Stephenson Transport Maiden (1600). “She’s drawn wide (13) so she’ll need a bit of luck from there, but she does tend to get back a bit in running anyway,” Latta said. “She enjoys the wet track so she’ll get her chance tomorrow.” Verardino and Stanmore will each take their place in the Davmet Maiden (2100m) later on the card, both having recording top-three finishes in their most recent runs. “Verardino had two runs on the synthetic and being by Belardo, we’ve decided to revert back to a grass track which you would think he would appreciate,” Latta said. “Stanmore is going good honest races and knocking right on the door for his maiden.” Horse racing news View the full article

Chajaba will contest the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Stratford trainer Tina Egan will head to New Plymouth on Saturday with Chajaba in the hopes that he can turn the tables on Justaskme in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m). Justaskme stormed home from the rear of the field last year, belying his 60kg impost, to overtake Chajaba in the concluding stages to win the Taranaki feature. Egan said Chajaba has had a less-than-ideal lead-up into the race, with his preparation hampered by injury, but she was pleased with his last start runner-up effort behind Wewillrock over 1200m at Te Rapa earlier this month. “I have set him for it (Opunake Cup) again, but a few things have gone wrong this year, he pulled a muscle, hence why he has only had a couple of runs,” Egan said. “That (last start) just showed he is coming along well. He always goes well second-up and he grows another leg at New Plymouth.” While pleased with her charge, Egan is very aware of the level of his opposition this weekend. “It isn’t a bad field,” she said. “You have got to respect Justaskme, he had another beautiful run last time too, and he grows another leg at New Plymouth as well.” Chajaba is a particularly special horse for Egan, who she co-bred and part-owns, and named him after her three children. “He is lightly raced for a rising eight-year-old. He didn’t start until he was five, you couldn’t catch him,” she said. “He is named after my three kids – the twins are Chase and Jade, and Bailey – so that is how we got Chajaba, and if he wins, we charge to the bar. “Before Bailey came along, because she is 10 years younger, we had Chaja. When Bailey came along, we thought we needed a Chajaba and we thought this (horse) might be the last horse we breed. He didn’t have his first proper gallop until he was a five-year-old and I thought he went alright, so we thought we better use that name.” Egan’s twins’ connection extends into this weekends jockey choice, with apprentice jockey Ciel Butler having a long association with the family. “We are going to stay loyal to Ciel Butler,” Egan said. “Ciel is the same age as my twins, and they all went to Stratford High School together. “She has won two (races) on him and she rides my other team. She has just come back from holiday, so I said to her ‘I hope you are feeling strong’.” Egan said Chajaba is a quirky character who keeps her on her toes. “Keanos (sire) have got a reputation for being a bit naughty, and he can be a bit naughty,” she said. “If he sees something that wasn’t there yesterday, he will do the old exit stage left. This week has been quite interesting.” Chajaba is the only thoroughbred Egan bred out of his dam Hostage, who is now producing sport horses for a family friend after she became difficult to get in-foal for Egan. However, if Chajaba continues his winning ways, Hostage may find herself return to a thoroughbred stallion. “We thought we would go to Keano with something, and we decided to send her,” Egan said. “We then decided to send her to Complacent and we couldn’t get her back in-foal, so we gave her to a friend to breed sport horses. They walked her through the paddock with the Clydie stallion who served her there and then and she got a foal. She is still breeding and may be served by a thoroughbred stallion, they were talking about The Bold One.” While a potential sibling could be in the works for Chajaba, Egan is concentrating on her pride and joy for now and is hoping she and her family can ‘charge to the bar’ following a victory this weekend. Horse racing news View the full article

What Grafton Races Where Clarence River Jockey Club – 273 Powell St, Grafton NSW 2460 When Thursday, July 18, 2024 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Dabble NSW racing continues at Clarence River Jockey Club on Thursday afternoon, with the Listed Grafton Cup (2350m) headlining a bumper eight-part program. The rail won’t be adjusted from the true position after racing in the same spot on Wednesday, and with the clear skies forecast throughout the week, the track should be a firming Good 4. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 12:20pm local time. Grafton Cup Tip: Spirit Ridge Spirit Ridge whacked away gallantly behind Vow And Declare in the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm on June 29, and the nine-year-old didn’t have much luck when trying to get clear in the final 400m. That shouldn’t be an issue this time as Ryan Maloney attempts to make every post a winner, and although the speed looks genuine on paper, trust Spirit Ridge to give a bold sight in the 2024 Grafton Cup. Grafton Cup Race 7 – #1 Spirit Ridge (8) 9yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham | J: Ryan Maloney (60.5kg) +500 with Bet365 Best Bet at Grafton: Burning Bell Burning Bell endured a torrid run in transit at Ipswich in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1200m) last time out, yet she was only defeated by four lengths. She gets the services of James Orman from gate two this time, and provided she can press into the clear in the final 400m, Burning Bell should prove hard to hold out in this open handicap for fillies and mares. Best Bet Race 1 – #2 Burning Bell (2) 5yo Mare | T: Toby Edmonds | J: James Orman (58kg) -125 with Neds Best Value at Grafton: Torn Torn has been competitive against some tough opposition this campaign, with the two-year-old being sent around in the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) three starts back on May 18. He has since found the minor money at Scone on July 2, running into a smart one in the form of Photograph. This appears to be an easier task, although with Ashley Morgan needing to navigate a passage from barrier 14, Torn may need some luck when the whips are cracking. Best Value Race 5 – #11 Torn (14) 2yo Colt | T: Brett Cavanough | J: Ashley Morgan (57kg) +380 with Unibet Grafton Cup Day 2024 quaddie tips Grafton quadrella selections Thursday, July 18, 2024 10-11 1-2-6-8-10-11-12 1-2-4-7 1-2-5-8 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

The racing career of exciting gelding Adam I Am has come to an end. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Glenn Old will head to Thursday’s Hawke’s Bay meeting with high hopes of a winning double. The Matamata trainer will make the long trip south with the in-form Kaimai Queen and promising two-year-old Thankgoditsfriday, who has trialled well ahead of her debut. Any success that comes Old’s way will serve as a welcome boost after confirmation the brief but exciting career of Adam I Am has come to an end. The son of Almanzor was one of the country’s rising stars following four victories from seven appearances before he pulled up with a serious injury in the wake of a dashing Ellerslie win in March. “He won’t be racing again, it was a pretty bad tendon injury and a hard pill to swallow,” Old said. “He’s in the paddock now and we’ll find a good home for him in due course.” Old also prepared Adam I Am’s dam Our Famous Eve, whose career was similarly curtailed after she had won three races, including the Group 2 Japan-New Zealand International Trophy (1600m) and finished third in the Group 1 Easter Handicap (1600m). “It makes we wonder if it’s hereditary, she was lightly trained and did a tendon as well,” Old said. Kaimai Queen is a newcomer to the stable and will make her third appearance from her new quarters in the Carrfields Livestock Handicap (1200m). To be ridden by Niranjan Parmar, the daughter of Atlante successfully resumed at Taupo last month and followed up with a strong showing for third at Te Aroha. “I’ve only had the two runs with her and she looks super,” Old said. “Written By looks hard to beat so hopefully we’re not far away, I’ve kept her fresh for the 1200m with a bit of swimming and she’s thriving.” Stablemate Thankgoditsfriday will make her first appearance in the PGG Wrightsons Livestock 2YO (800m) and she’ll jump from a handy barrier (two) with Jasmine Fawcett to guide the youngster’s fortunes. “Both her trials have been good, she missed the jump in the first one and got back and ran on well,” Old said. “We then took her to Waipa and she jumped and led and did it easy enough, they came to her and she knuckled down. “She’s improved all the way through and we’re very hopeful of a good run if she clears the gates well.” By Divine Prophet, Thankgoditsfriday is raced by Waikato farmer Carl Michels who purchased her for $3,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Online Yearling Sale from Rich Hill Stud’s draft. “I’ve had a couple for him and we sold one for good money to Australia and are racing one or two now,” Old said. Horse racing news View the full article

Group 1 winner Warning. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Warning (Declaration Of War), the 2019 Victoria Derby winner, has been retired. The seven-year-old gelding ran his final race in last Sunday’s Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m), finishing seventh, 4.5 lengths behind the winner Mission Of Love. Trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Warning had 47 starts, achieving five wins and eight placings. His victories include the Group 3 Chairman’s Trophy (2000m), Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m), Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m), and St Leger Stakes (2600m), alongside his Derby triumph. He earned $2,479,850 in prize money throughout his career. “Known as the gentle giant around our stables, he provided us with some thrilling wins, consistently racing at the highest level,” Freedman Racing posted to X. “A sincere thank you goes to all of Warning’s owners and the staff who have loved him throughout the years. Not to mention, a special thank you to the big man himself, what a remarkable journey it’s been.” Horse racing news View the full article

Leading jockey Jamie Kah. (Photo by Ross Holburt/Racing Photos) Champion rider Jamie Kah will return to the saddle at Flemington on Saturday after a holiday in Bali. Kah was last seen in action on Queensland Oaks Day on June 8. She joins her fiancé, Ben Melham, who is also returning to ride this week. Melham will be riding at Sandown on Wednesday after being sidelined for three months due to injury. Approaching the end of the 2023/24 season, Jamie Kah boasts 37 wins at Metro meetings from 266 rides. Horse racing news View the full article

Port Guillaume will lineup in the Flemington Cup on Saturday. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Smart dual-purpose gelding Port Guillaume will make a bid for victory in Saturday’s Flemington Cup (2800m) for Lindsay Park. The seven-year-old will represent Ben, Will, and JD Hayes, with Will aiming to join his brothers as a winner of the Flemington Cup. Ben and JD secured the title 12 months ago with Mimi’s Award. Port Guillaume will be taking his second shot at the race, having finished fifth behind his stablemate last year. Notably, he clinched the Australian Hurdle (3900m) two starts back and returned to the flat last time out, where he was a commendable third over 2540m at Flemington. “He’s OK in the wet, but better with some firmer footing,” Ben Hayes remarked. “He’s come out of his (hurdle) win well, and I thought his run on the flat last time was good. “He loomed up and just got outsprinted a bit. He’s competitive at a high level on the flat and when he gets over the jumps, he goes really well. The ownership group have had a great experience. “They bought him as a jumper. He’s won a flat race at Flemington, he’s won a couple of jumps races, and he’s been a very good ride for them. “He would be a genuine top three, top four chance if he gets his preferred conditions, but it will also be a good tick-over run for the big jumps race.” Horse racing news View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Sandown Stakes Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024 Location: Sandown Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $200,000 Distance: 1500m The Group 3 Sandown Stakes is a 1500m horse race held at Sandown traditionally on the same weekend as the AFL Grand Final. Run for $200,000, the Sandown Stakes was first run as a Listed race in 1981 before being upgraded to Group 3 status in 1983. Redkirk Warrior, which won the Newmarket Handicap twice (2017 and 2018), is one of the more notable winners of the Sandown Stakes, having won it in 2016. Notably, Craig Williams has won the Group 3 Sandown Stakes on four occasions in since 2010, including in three straight years, between 2011-2013. 2024 Sandown Stakes betting odds 2024 Sandown Stakes odds are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update this page with Sandown Stakes odds when they are released. 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Check out HorseBetting’s free preview and … Read More Gentleman Roy leads throughout in Sandown Stakes victory Australia horse racing news 2 years ago The Ben & JD Hayes-trained Gentleman Roy has given nothing else a chance upon claiming Sunday’s Group 3 Sandown Stakes, … Read More Sandown full racing tips, odds & quaddie | Sunday, September 25 Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago The Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) is the feature event on Sunday’s nine-race program on Sunday afternoon. Horsebetting’s James Herbert … Read More Elephant out of All-Star Mile New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago New Zealand’s sole representative in the AUD$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19 is out. 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Previous Sandown Stakes Fields 2023 Sandown Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Antino Tony Gollan Blake Shinn 5 58kg 2 Earlswood Maddie Raymond John Allen 8 55.5kg 3 Here To Shock Ben, Will & JD Hayes Daniel Stackhouse 4 55.5kg 4 Vreneli Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Michael Dee 7 54kg 5 Toregene Matthew Williams Dean Yendall 3 54kg 6 Superium Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jye McNeil 6 54kg 7 Ulysses Julius Sandhu Billy Egan 1 54kg 8 Golden Path Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Beau Mertens 2 54kg 2023 Sandown Stakes result 1st – Antino (-285.71) 2nd – Here To Shock (-500) 3rd – Superium (+470) Recent runnings of the Sandown Stakes: 2023: Antino gets the job done Tony Gollan and Antino ($1.35) put a disaster at Flemington the start prior behind them to take out the Group 3 Sandown Stakes, with new rider Blake Shinn giving the heavily backed favourite a lovely ride. The choice to go to Sandown and race against a field that was not near the quality of a typical Group 3 field during the middle of spring, turned out to be the perfect way to get the son of Redwood’s confident back. The second and third favourites, Here To Shock ($3.90) and Golden Path ($9.50) set up a hot tempo out in front and as they rounded the home turn, it looked as though they had a good margin. However, once Shinn pushed the button and asked for the an effort at the 300m mark, he showed his quality and went straight past Here To Shock, whilst Superium ($81.00) finished over the top of Golden Path to claim third place. 2022: Gentleman Roy spaces rivals Gentleman Roy led from barrier to box in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes as Jye McNeil piloted the Ben and JD Hayes-trained gelding to his first group win of his 13 start career. After jumping away cleanly McNeil had Gentleman Roy in front of the fancied Military Expert and Dragon Leap for the entirety of the 1500m event, with the fast finishing Pinstriped flying home to nab third from the tiring Dragon Leap. The Lindsay Park galloper move his record to seven wins and four minor placings from his 13 starts. 2021: Elephant powers to Group success After suffering a narrow defeat in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes, the Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained Elephant bounced back in style, securing victory in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes. Ridden by Damian Lane, the five-year-old son of Melbourne Cup champion Shocking surged to the front at the 300-meter mark and maintained a powerful gallop, ultimately winning by 1.25 lengths over Romancer, with Harbour Views finishing two lengths behind in third. Following a successful start to his career in New Zealand, where he won his first four races, Elephant made his Australian debut with a victory at Caulfield before narrowly losing to Superstorm in the Feehan Stakes. 2020: Junipal returns to winning ways Junipal, under the guidance of John Allen, returned to winning form with a decisive victory in the Sandown Stakes. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained five-year-old redeemed himself after an unplaced run in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap. Before the Toorak at Caulfield, Junipal had secured two consecutive wins by comfortable margins, and he found his stride once again in the Group 3 feature. The $3.10 favorite, Kenya, carrying 55.5kg with Jye McNeil aboard, attempted to establish a winning lead off the turn, holding a two-length advantage at the 400-metre mark. However, Junipal and Allen launched a powerful run to seize the lead at the 100-metre mark. Previous winners of the Sandown Stakes Sandown Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2023 Antino Blake Shinn Tony Gollan 2022 Gentleman Roy Jye McNeil Ben & JD Hayes 2021 Elephant Damian Lane Emma-Lee & David Browne 2020 Junipal John Allen Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2019 Gold Fields Stephen Baster Logan McGill 2018 Fifty Stars Ben Allen Darren Weir 2017 Dollar For Dollar Jamie Kah Tony McEvoy 2016 Redkirk Warrior Craig Williams David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig 2015 Charmed Harmony Glen Boss John Sadler 2014 Pornichet James McDonald Gai Waterhouse 2013 Mahisara Craig Williams Paul Messara 2012 Mahisara Craig Williams Paul Messara 2011 Under The Eiffel Craig Williams Tony Vasil 2010 Larry’s Never Late Mark Zahra Jim Conlan 2009 Nine Tales Craig Newitt Mick Price 2008 Chasm Jason Benbow Heath Conners 2007 Gotta Have Heart Stephen Baster Mick Price 2006 Swick Luke Nolen Bart Cummings 2005 Titanic Jack Nick Ryan Tom Hughes 2004 Amtrak Glen Boss Mick Price 2003 Chong Tong Brett Prebble Lee Freedman 2002 Salgado Darren Gauci John Hawkes 2001 Little Dozer Brett Prebble Shane Fliedner 2000 Normal Practice Glen Boss Danny Williams Sandown Stakes winners pre-2000 Sandown Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Buster Jones 1998 Any Rhythm 1997 Cut Up Rough 1996 Wavertree 1995 Mamzelle Pedrille 1994 Another Victor 1993 Monsieur 1992 Minyama 1991 Wrap Around 1990 Procol Harum 1989 Marabous Phantom 1988 Rendoo 1987 Luther’s Luck 1986 New Atlantis 1985 Jurisdiction 1984 Mr Ironclad 1983 Vivacite 1982 Showmeran 1981 Tower Belle Recommended! 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Victorian jockey Thomas Doyle, who was knocked out when dislodged from his mount at Fannie Bay on Saturday, is expected to be discharged from Royal Darwin Hospital on Wednesday. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) After suffering a severe concussion when dislodged from his mount during the Fannie Bay meeting on Saturday, Ballarat jockey Thomas Doyle is expected to be discharged from Royal Darwin Hospital on Wednesday. Doyle came to grief on Day 2 of the Darwin Cup Carnival when his mount Aplomado from the Chloe Baxter stable clipped heels after appearing to veer outwards, leaving the back straight at the 650m when sitting in third place along the rails. Earlier in the day, the 25-year-old had saluted for only the second time on his NT sojourn aboard the Chris Pollard-trained Kerioth. Having landed heavily on the dirt surface, Doyle was knocked out and received ambulance treatment before being transported to hospital for further tests and assessment. “I saw him this afternoon; he’s improving every day, and he’s pretty bright, but he hasn’t got a great recollection at all of Saturday,” Thoroughbred Racing NT chief executive Andrew O’Toole said on Tuesday. “He remembers riding Kerioth, but it’s not surprising that other things are mostly pretty hazy or non-existent. “Tom suffered a very heavy concussion – he had two very minor bleeds on his brain. “One in the front of his head and one behind his ear, but they’re very minor, and the doctors aren’t expecting any issues with those. “He’s going to have to go a little easy, it’s unlikely he’ll ride again during Carnival. “They’ve still got him on painkillers to help him with headaches and a sore neck. “He has no fractures or breaks, but he suffered whiplash when he fell, and it has affected his neck muscles. “I expect him to be out of hospital in the next 24 hours.” Doyle, who arrived in the Top End to ride for Kyneton trainer Neil Dyer during Carnival, had only recently returned to riding after suffering a concussion when dislodged at Stawell in late March. O’Toole indicated that Doyle has no thoughts of returning to Victoria – instead he plans to recuperate in Darwin and enjoy Carnival from the sidelines. “It was a very heavy fall, I would be surprised if he’s back in the next little while,” O’Toole said. “He’s made some good friends since he got here, he’s popular and a nice lad – he had his first win here a week before Carnival on Latest Bentley for Neil. “Tom would be an asset if he was to relocate permanently to Darwin, he’s a hard worker, and he’s not the worst rider by any stretch of the imagination.” A veterinary examination following the race on Saturday determined that Aplomado, a four-year-old gelding by Pride Of Dubai, sustained a laceration to the off-fore fetlock. An inquiry into Doyle’s incident was opened by TRNT stewards on Saturday and adjourned to a date to be fixed. “We went and visited Tom on Sunday afternoon, thankfully no broken bones, but he was suffering from the affects of concussion and was physically ill,” Dyer said. “Just want to see him get better on a daily basis. “It’s a big shock for everyone when that sort of thing happens on race day.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Last Saturday, Caulfield took centre stage as the Melbourne Racing Club hosted its annual Sir John Monash Stakes Day. Meanwhile, Doomben, Randwick and Belmont hosted strong support programs. In this week’s edition of The Follow Files, we have found three runners from the three meetings on the Eastern Seaboard that are worth adding to your blackbook with your chosen bookmaker. Once you add the horse to your blackbook, you will receive a notification when they run next. Doomben Track rating: Soft 6 Rail position: +0.5m entire circuit Race 6: Benchmark 78 Handicap (1110m) | Time: 1:05.07 Horse to follow: Miss Middle Park (3rd) After being transferred from the Ciaron Maher stable to Tony Gollan in Queensland earlier this year, Miss Middle Park finally made her debut for the stable last Saturday at Doomben. The five-year-old mare was one of the runners that was slowly away from the barriers after a bungled start; however, the daughter of Maurice settled midfield and found a rhythm quickly. Jag Guthmann-Chester worked his way through the field as the field turned for home, and when he asked for the ultimate effort, Miss Middle Park finished off strongly to nab third place on the line. When to bet: If Tony Gollan can find a similar race over 1200m on a bigger track, Miss Middle Park will go very close to recording her first win for her new trainer. Randwick Track rating: Soft 7 Rail position: +9m 1600m to winning post, +6m remainder Race 6: Benchmark 78 Handicap (1400m) | Time: 1:25.85 Horse to follow: Hellavadancer (2nd) Hellavadancer was sent around as a solid chance in the sixth race of the day at Randwick and Adam Hyeronimus couldn’t have given the Kris Lees-trained galloper a better ride. This son of Hellbent settled in the box seat behind the leaders, but as they hit the 400m mark, Hyeronimus was dictated to by the leaders as he was boxed in on the fence. After waiting for a gap to appear, he pushed out into the clear to let down with a strong run. Although he took good ground off the winner, Defining had all the momentum, and Hellavadancer was left with too much work to do in the final 150m. When to bet: Considering he was very unlucky and arugably should have won that race, expect Lees and his team to find a similar race over 1400m, where Hellavadancer will get his chance to record his first win this campaign. Caulfield Track rating: Soft 7 Rail position: True entire circuit Race 7: 3YO Handicap (1100m) | Time: 1:04.98 Horse to follow: Major Share (2nd) Following a hat-trick of wins to start his career, Major Share was sent to his first metropolitan meeting at Caulfield last Saturday by trainer Adam Chambers. The son of Overshare was sent around as the equal favourite with online bookmakers and went very close to keeping his undefeated record intact. Tom Madden settled his mount outside the leader and received a good run in transit before taking over on the home turn. Unfortunately for his connections, the runner that settled behind the speed took an inside run up the rail and finished best to win by a long neck on the line. When to bet: Major Share has shown that he can match it with horses in metropolitan grade, so he is one that you should put in your blackbook and follow in his upcoming starts. Top horse racing sites for blackbook features Horse racing tips View the full article

Over the course of the past week, D. Wayne Lukas had indicated that it was very likely that GI Preakness winner Seize the Grey (Arrogate) would stay put and run in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga July 27 rather than ship to the Jersey Shore for Monmouth's GI Haskell Stakes one week earlier. Gainesway Farm announced that it had secured the breeding rights in the Classic winner last week. “Since the breeding rights have gotten involved with this horse, there's so much more involvement in far as the bonus's and incentives are concerned, so the Jim Dandy and Travers makes more sense,” Lukas told DRF Tuesday. “And we don't have to travel. I kind of like that too.” In his penultimate move prior to next week's Jim Dandy, the grey worked six furlongs in 1:11.90 over Saratoga's main track Tuesday. In his latest start, the colt finished seventh in the GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga June 8. “I didn't care too much for the way he ran on the main track in the Belmont,” Lukas told DRF. “They tell me it was a lot deeper and looser that day, but it's much tighter now that they got the water in it. So I was really pleased to see the way he moved over the track today. His action over it this morning was excellent.” He added, “Anytime you break 1:12, that's serious. Especially in the morning with an exercise rider. We were pleased. I think we got what we needed. We'll get another work in at Oklahoma before the Jim Dandy and move forward off of this. I feel good about it.” The post Preakness Winner Seize the Grey Works, Confirmed for Jim Dandy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Today 17th 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 Sandown Hillside races tips & quaddie | Wednesday, July 19 Racing will return to Sandown Racecourse again this Wednesday, with an eight-race card set to be held on the Hillside … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Warwick Farm races betting preview & tips | Wednesday, July 19 Warwick Farm hosts seven races this Wednesday, and HorseBetting’s Nathan Keven shares his free betting tips and quaddie numbers for … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Supreme Times jumps out of stablemate’s shadow at Alice Springs The Terry Gillett-trained Supreme Times was among the standouts on the five-race card at Alice Springs on Sunday … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Clarke, Todd combine for Darwin Cup Carnival treble Having combined for a winning double on Day 1 of the Darwin Cup Carnival, trainer Gary Clarke and stable rider … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 17, 2023 Two horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with Sha Tin feature victory Encountered delivered a book-ending triumph to crown the Manfred Man’s finest season in style with victory at Sha Tin on … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Young Werther back in winner’s circle Young Werther notched the second victory of his career when prevailing in a close finish at Flemington on Saturday over … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Dakota Lee makes her riding debut today at Alice Springs The day has finally arrived for aspiring Alice Springs apprentice jockey Dakota-Lee Gillett. The 16-year-old daughter of prominent Red Centre … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 17, 2022 Nine horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Warrnambool racing preview & best bets | Monday, July 18 Warrnambool Racing Club is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Monday afternoon. HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 17, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees 13 meetings being held around the country on this Saturday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Moroney brothers make long-awaited return home A year and more since COVID-19 changed the world that we knew, over the past week Mike and Paul Moroney … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago O’Sullivan upbeat after a Hong Kong season like no other Expat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan was in a positive frame of mind after Hong Kong’s 2020-21 racing season drew … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Back home, Collett turns focus to riding domestic winners Samantha Collett is back with her feet on New Zealand soil, keen to further the experiences she has had riding … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon passes away Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, whose list of achievements included a Melbourne Cup victory and multiple Singapore training premierships, … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Gibbs in search of more home track success Ruakaka trainer Chris Gibbs could have as many as seven runners at his home track meeting on Saturday, with a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Oliver to ride on despite protocol breach Stewards and medical experts have cleared leading Melbourne jockey Damien Oliver to ride at Flemington after a coronavirus protocol breach … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Quality filly heads Rogerson arsenal Trainer Graeme Rogerson is confident smart two-year-old De La Terre can notch the third win of her juvenile year when … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Speed Call primed for Cup tilt The John Turkington Forestry LTD Rangitikei Gold Cup (2100m) may not have its Listed status this year, but that doesn’t … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Legendary Qld sprinter Chief De Beers dies One of Queensland’s most popular race and police horses, Chief De Beers, has died aged 28 at the Living Legends … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Iron horse Agassi ready for distance test A preparation that has spanned seven months and a dozen starts will wind up at Randwick when Agassi faces a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Calypso can Reign in Williams title bid Trainer David Jolly believes Calypso Reign is racing well enough to measure up in his first Melbourne appearance at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Gollan mares in chance to bow out in style Trainer Tony Gollan hopes he can win the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic at Ipswich as a fitting farewell to some … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Midweek miss could prove a boon for Dio The abandonment of Sydney’s midweek program has forced trainer Gary Portelli’s hand with Dio D’Oro, who will chase his second … Read More Market Movers 4 years ago Saturday horse racing early betting market movers & big bets The punters have been active in the early betting markets for Saturday’s horse racing on 18th July 2020 from the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Tarzan leads Kendrick squad for Eye Liner Veteran Tarzan will make a belated Ipswich debut in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes as part of trainer Stuart Kendrick’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Magic Millions sales go ahead a week later The Magic Millions National Sales have been put back a week to deal with new coronavirus restrictions placed on some … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Exultant named Horse of the Year at Hong Kong’s Champion Awards Exultant’s outstanding exploits during the 2019/20 season earned the multiple Group 1 victor the Hong Kong Horse of the Year … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Fitting season finale looming for Waller Champion trainer Chris Waller has dominated Queensland staying races this season and has three chances to win another one at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Split Second to build on promising debut After an eye-catching debut performance at Ballarat, Split Second heads to town where he contests the Byerley Handicap at Flemington … Read More USA horse racing news 4 years ago Del Mar shut as COVID-19 hits jockey ranks Fifteen United States jockeys, including Umberto Rispoli, have returned positive tests to COVID-19, forcing organisers to suspend racing at Del … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Prominent UK trainer to hand in licence Ed Vaughan, the English-based racehorse trainer with close connections to Australian racing, has announced he is to quit training later … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Hong Kong racing pulls together to complete extraordinary season Hong Kong’s “season like no other” ended at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 15 July with Ricky Yiu securing an odds-defying … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Outgoing McKenzie hails Racing Industry Act Dean McKenzie believes his time at the helm of New Zealand racing reform is ending on a high with the … Read More Ireland horse racing news 4 years ago Government delays Irish racing owners’ return Owners will not return to Irish racecourses as planned after a delay to the Irish government’s lockdown-lifting roadmap … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago First runners back for Ritchie stable Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is back in the game this weekend. Having watched from the sidelines for the first month … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Justa Charlie out for redemption Justa Charlie has been beaten just once over the steeples and he is out to redeem that sole defeat this … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Star two-year-old sold to Hong Kong Horowhenua horseman Chris Rutten has confirmed the sale of dual Group 1 winning two-year-old, Yourdeel, to Hong Kong. Prepared by … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago First stakes test for Helena Baby Promising galloper Helena Baby has won four of his six career starts and will get his first opportunity at stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Extended trip to suit Huntly Castle: Hayes After breaking his maiden over 1600m at Bendigo, Huntly Castle is among the favourites to win the Byerley Handicap over … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Enticing Star claims Waller’s Everest slot Former Perth mare Enticing Star has been confirmed as the slot runner for trainer Chris Waller in The Everest … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Well-bred 2YO Paris wins Cranbourne maiden Two-year-old filly Paris, a half-sister to Group One winner English, has become the latest juvenile from the Anthony Freedman stable … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Misery gets deserved win at Sunshine Coast Consistent Misery has made the most of the absence of track specialist Tarzan to score an overdue win at the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Jade Darose chases another Flemington win Parwan Prince provided Jade Darose with an historic victory at Flemington over 1000m with the pair returning to the course … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Eagle Farm return boosts winter carnival The return of racing at Eagle Farm has helped boost turnover and crowds for the Queensland winter carnival … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Baster back in saddle after Ninja Warrior After taking up the challenge of appearing on the television program Ninja Warrior, jockey Stephen Baster is back in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Jamie Kah to ride in Shergar Cup at Ascot Australian jockey Jamie Kah has been announced as one of the riders set to compete in the Shergar Cup at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Injury-plagued import out to revive career After a promising start to his career in South Africa, King’s Bay has had a long and troubled journey to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Gold Ambition chasing belated stakes win Gold Ambition, who was once placed in a Group One race, gets another chance at stakes company at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago New early spring Flemington race for 2YOs The Victoria Racing Club has introduced a new early season race for two-year-olds at Flemington over 900m … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Ex-mayor’s breeding dream receives a boost Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has always wanted to breed a top-class horse and his two-year-old Spurious is taking … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Jackfrost retired Top jumper Jackfrost’s racing career has come to an abrupt end after suffering an injury in Australia. The Brian and … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Ciaron Maher back to work at Caulfield A broken femur may have cost Ciaron Maher a start in the Mongol Derby but it hasn’t stopped him keeping … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Mollyfied to back up at Warwick Farm Trainer Gerald Ryan will test Mollyfied over 1600 metres at Warwick Farm a week after her last start … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Empire in line for Flemington honours Nordic Empire will be chasing his fourth win of the season when he runs in a 1200m benchmark race at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Melody Belle on track for new season New Zealand Group One winner Melody Belle is on track for the new season after a disappointing three-year-old year … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Coonawarra chasing third-straight city win After wins at Canterbury and Rosehill at his past two starts, four-year-old Coonawarra will try to continue his winning run … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Gale force winds halt racing at Pakenham The race meeting at Pakenham has been abandoned after one race because of strong winds … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Sasko chasing winning hat-trick at Sandown Trainer Tony McEvoy has elected to remove the blinkers from Sasko despite the stayer wearing the headgear to victory at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Marmelo fighting fit after French win Trainer Hughie Morrison says Melbourne Cup contender Marmelo may have one more run before heading to Australia … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Stallion Hinchinbrook has died aged 10 Popular stallion Hinchinbrook has died after breaking a leg at the age of 10 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago NSW in competition with Vic: V’landys Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys says the state is in competition with Victoria over the wagering dollar amid changes … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Abbey Marie to be aimed at Caulfield Cup Mick Kent is plotting a Caulfield Cup preparation for Abbey Marie while the trainer will wait until after Supido’s next … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Apprentices to battle it out at Flemington Ben Thompson has already done enough to win the Rising Stars Series in Victoria but the apprentice is hoping to … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Man Of His Word could back up at Randwick Gold Coast trainer Bruce Hill is keen to try Man Of His Word over 1800 metres at Randwick after his … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards announced THE Hong Kong Jockey Club is fast becoming one of the most popular governing bodies in the thoroughbred world due … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Antipas showing extra distance should suit Antipas will be one of the late-season two-year-olds who will be tested over more ground when he steps up to … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Short spring campaign for La Diosa New Zealand filly La Diosa will have a short spring campaign when she returns from a break after a tiring … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Market movers for Rosehill, Caulfield and Sunshine Coast, June 15 A HUGE Saturday of racing was headlined this weekend by three nine-race cards in Melbourne, Sydney and the Sunshine Coast … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Magic Alibi to back up last-start win Magic Alibi will run in one of two 1100m-sprints at Randwick as she attempts back-to-back wins … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Blake Shinn to return at Warwick Farm Blake Shinn returns to Sydney racing from America with rides in six of the seven races on the midweek Warwick … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Dad’s legacy the pathway to success for apprentice Darren Danis APPRENTICE Darren Danis is starting to hit his straps in the New Zealand apprentice jockey ranks after a frustrating introduction … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Improved La Diosa set for quiet campaign ahead of NZ spring LEADING southern filly La Diosa will be sparingly-raced when she returns to competition in the new term. The New Zealand … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Rangipo on target for NZ Triple Crown CAMBRIDGE trainer Tony Pike is planning on taking a team of gallopers to the central districts headlined by New Zealand … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Sheiswhatsheis to run in Tatt’s Mile Sheiswhatsheis will miss the Townsville Cup in favour of the Listed Tattersall’s Mile at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Trainer Ben Currie gets century Young trainer Ben Currie’s treble at Toowoomba has given him 100 Queensland winners for first time … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Caravaggio still in Everest mix The $10 million Everest is still on the cards for Caravaggio despite his fourth in the July Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Hawkesbury stable a boost for Ryan Gerald Ryan will claim the Hawkesbury trainers’ premiership after his first full season with a satellite stable at the track … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Fell Swoop to spend spring in Melbourne After an autumn-winter campaign during which Fell Swoop raced in three states, he will campaign exclusively in Melbourne in the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cox Plate on agenda for Scottish Scottish has put himself in the frame for a trip to Australia for the Cox Plate with his all-the-way win … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Waller closing in on milestone Chris Waller still has four meetings left this season to beat his own Sydney training record set in 2012/13 … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sagaronne program up in the air Trainer Toby Edmonds will re-think plans for Group One-placed Sagaronne after being forced to scratch her from a wet Eagle … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Puritan to resume in Regal Roller Jason Warren is aiming stakes winner Puritan at the Regal Roller Stakes first-up and believes an autumn campaign in Sydney … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago False start for jockeys insight Racing Victoria and its integrity department has yet to give Ride Guide the green light after its launch at Caulfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Schweida aiming Outraged at Townsville Cup Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida is looking to travel north again, this time with Outraged who will be aimed at the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cox Plate on agenda for Scottish Scottish has put himself in the frame for a trip to Australia for the Cox Plate with his all-the-way win … Read More View the full article

Retired trainer Louis Albertrani, who conditioned 1999 champion sprinter Artax, died July 13 at his home in New Castle, Del., at the age of 67.View the full article

Aidan O'Brien dominates the entries for the G1 Betfred St Leger, which takes place at Doncaster on Saturday, September 14. Of the 25 contenders, O'Brien is responsible for no fewer than 14 of them, headed by G1 Irish Derby hero Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and the unbeaten Jan Brueghel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). They could be joined at Doncaster by two of the stable's Royal Ascot winners in G2 Queen's Vase scorer Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})–last seen fillling the runner-up spot in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris–and Port Fairy (Ire) (Australia {GB}), who heads the betting for Saturday's G1 Irish Oaks following her victory in the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes. Los Angeles held off the the David Menuisier-trained Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) at the Curragh and that rival could be in opposition once again on Town Moor, while Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who was one place behind Los Angeles when finishing fourth in the G1 Derby at Epsom, could have a second tilt at Classic glory for Owen Burrows. The twice-raced Vanish (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is another possible runner for the Burrows yard, while G2 King Edward VII Stakes third Royal Supremacy (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) and Wild Waves (Ire) (Crystal Ocean {GB}) could both line up for Andrew Balding. Ancient Wisdom (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), who had Royal Supremacy back in second when running out an decisive winner of last week's G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket, is another notable entry for Charlie Appleby, but an absentee is his stable companion Arabian Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), who has not been seen since winning the G3 Classic Trial at Sandown in April. The post Los Angeles Spearheads Ballydoyle’s St Leger Battalions appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rider Emily Ellingwood straightened Night Beacon (Spun to Run) for her stretch run, then banked the young filly for the gallop out. All the while she allowed her mount–who moved like a western pleasure horse–to feel the ground beneath her during what was becoming a regular workout late in 2023. But it wasn't a nicely-groomed all-weather surface the pair were traveling over. No, the terrain was undulating and severe. Among the flora was fauna which included snakes and coyotes. There's no renovation break amid the rock and earth here. True, the harrowed dirt of Arcadia was not far off as the crow flies, but it seemed a world away. Night Beacon's training track at Whittier Narrows near Los Angeles, California, with its ravines and embankments, was therefore something different. Having a yearling start a career in this fashion is all part of trainer Ryan Hanson's plan–a forward-thinking memo regarding a horse's born identity. “The idea is simple,” Hanson said. “What we need to be doing is break them to be horses, not racehorses.” Conventional wisdom in the 21st century tells the postmodern trainer that they should begin to put a saddle on a yearling in the early fall and then proceed to teach them about the rigors of daily life around the oval and in the stable. Sure, turning them out into a field, watching their every move while they're in their stalls and seeing to their needs becomes part and parcel of the rhythms of everyday life. Clocking times and the coming of the 2-year-old sales become like sand through an hourglass as the calendar flips. Under these old methods, plans for life events like becoming an off-track Thoroughbred (OTTB) can be procrastinated and are an impediment to progress. And so it goes, why think about the distant future when the target is the track and then ultimately the breeding shed? Channeling the film Jerry Maguire–fewer clients, more personal attention–Hanson's own training memo tries to look beyond a Thoroughbred's current condition in the here and now. He and his team are about building blocks, which if constructed properly, have a major influence on the life of a horse after their racing career is over. “We used to go with a plan, but what we learned is that they are around the track all the time,” he said. “Going to a place like Whittier Narrows allows them to grow and mature at their pace, instead of ours.” Ryan Hanson line driving with his assistant | Michelle Yu Hanson's approach to breaking a horse, how to 'condition' them and finally get them to the track could have a reverberative effect on the sport. His unique take could also be the key to building soundness and longevity. First though, you should know that Hanson operates a stable of roughly 40 head and competes primarily at Santa Anita, Los Alamitos and Del Mar. You probably have heard of his wife, Michelle Yu, who is prominent on several networks providing handicapping analysis and interviews. She's an accomplished horseman in her own right and, just like Ellingwood, integral to the operation. “Michelle is really the boss of this outfit,” said Hanson. “We do everything ourselves and it is a sun-up to sundown effort, which never stops. Christmas Day, holidays, we are just in constant motion, but there just is nothing like a nice day and being with these horses.” Hanson, who is a fourth-generation horseman originally from Idaho, has spent his whole life around equine athletes. His story is distinctive because he might be the only Thoroughbred trainer in North America to first be a champion chariot racer. You aren't going to find this ambitious and hard-working fellow in a three-piece suit gabbing with the clients. His uniform, as he describes it, is dirty blue jeans paired with a ball cap. He can steer a Thoroughbred as well as anybody and his parents instilled in him a work ethic that shows. “My parents taught hard work, and that is what Michelle and I are all about,” he said. Hanson's program places a strong emphasis on the horse getting to be just that, a horse. When yearlings are sent to him, they don't go to the track immediately, rather, he specifically keeps them away in order to foster some important qualities. It is a deposit on their future. The breaking of Night Beacon is a case in point. Yu suggested to the owner of WSS Racing, Bill Simon, that he find a son or daughter by Gainesway freshman sire Spun to Run (by Hard Spun). Out of Stormandaprayer, Night Beacon was selected by Jared Hughes for Simon and taken home for $45,000 at the 2023 Keeneland January Sale. The short yearling filly was then turned out in Kentucky through the summer before she headed to Hanson in California that September. Her breaking in a corral went smoothly. “She was a pleasure to break and we started her from the ground, line drove her,” said the trainer. “By mid-November she was being ridden every day with a western saddle and Emily [Ellingwood] helped guide her over logs and sometimes we would go two at a time, while sometimes it's just a single.” Built like a competitive trail event for an OTTB, Hanson's module is more like a Montessori school where each pupil is an individual. Paths of varying degrees of difficulty allow horses to build different strengths in their legs. Hanson, Yu and Ellingwood rotate mounts, especially if one in the string needs some special attention. When she was ready, Night Beacon took to the river bottoms, went knee deep into water and learned to pick up her feet on the trails at Whittier. The course which is about a mile and a half includes deep sand at different junctures and is coupled with steeper points, which provide a nice set of challenges. “She's [Night Beacon] just one of those fillies who never missed a beat, never needed to slow down and was always training forward,” Hanson said. The trainee became comfortable in her own skin, so when it was time to transition to the track at Santa Anita, the process was a smooth one in late February. Ellingwood took Night Beacon for her first registered workout going a furlong Mar. 9. Regular drills followed and the juvenile broke her maiden on debut by 2 3/4 lengths going 4 1/2 furlongs with her regular rider aboard in Arcadia May 10, which handed her first-crop sire his first winner of his career. “Night Beacon has always been a pack leader,” said Ellingwood. “I always enjoy breaking babies and working with them before they head to the track. Taking them on the Whittier trails allows them to develop a natural confidence as they experience different surfaces. I think that it definitely helps with their development. I even own one who was trained like this and they had such a great foundation for their next job in life.” Night Beacon breaks her maiden | Benoit Since her graduation, Night Beacon has set her sights on the GIII Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 10. Her works have continued to be steady and to form. No matter what the filly accomplishes on the track, Hanson has instilled in the daughter of Spun to Run skills that will last the rest of her life. “You have to have a ton of patience to do this kind of training, but it's our responsibility to let them be horses first,” Hanson said. There is nothing easy when it comes to breaking yearlings and preparing them to race or for the auction ring. With aftercare and an OTTB's future in mind though, Ryan Hanson and his team are committed to letting a horse be a horse. When it does come time for them to retire from the track, the foundation is ready for them as they begin to adjust to their next career. That is why breaking them to be horses and training them on the trails allows their born identity to flourish. The post The Born Identity: ‘Break Them To Be Horses Not Racehorses’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the victory of Godolphin's Cinderella's Dream in the Belmont Oaks. Slipper Fits For Godolphin Miss Flawless in her first four starts in England and Dubai prior to a seventh in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas, Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal) handed breeder Godolphin and Charlie Appleby a victory in the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes during the final days of the Belmont at the Big A meeting (video). The winner of the Jumeirah 1000 Guineas at Meydan in March, the bay is the second foal out of the late Espadrille (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), whose latest produce is the juvenile filly Blue Laced (GB) (Farhh {GB}). Second dam High Heeled (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), a Group 3 winner and third in both the G1 Oaks and G1 Coronation Cup, is a full-sister to the stakes-winning dam of G2 Champagne Stakes hero Iberian (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Classic winner Just The Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) also features under the third dam. The late Darley sire Shamardal has a sparkling 59% winners (22/37) to runners in the U.S. Cinderella's Dream is one of seven stakes scorers there (19%), with GI Breeders' Cup Turf heroine Tarnawa (Ire) his other top flight winner in that locale. CINDERELLA'S DREAM stuns in the Grade 1 @FasigTiptonCo Belmont Oaks Invitational under @WilliamBuickX for Charlie Appleby! pic.twitter.com/b3Mt7PFc4K — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 6, 2024 No Mystery Here For Kodiac Filly Godolphin homebred Star Of Mystery (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) has been plying her trade with success at Meydan this past winter, with a win versus elder males in the G2 Blue Point Sprint, as well as seconds in the G3 Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint and the G1 Al Quoz Sprint. The 'TDN Rising Star's second American start resulted in a win for trainer Charlie Appleby in the GIII Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga on Sunday (video). Runner-up in the G2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes last year and third in the GI Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga in June, the daughter of Mistrusting (Ire) (Shamardal) is a half-sister to Dark Angel (Ire) Grade I winners Althiqa (GB) and Mysterious Night (Ire), as well as the Dubawi (Ire) juvenile colt Secret Theory (Ire) and a yearling full-brother to the last-named horse. Second dam Misheer (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB})'s biggest day in the sun was a win in the G2 Cherry Hinton Stakes, and she was also second in both the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes and the G2 Queen Mary Stakes. Tally-Ho Stud's Kodiac has 43 winners from 83 runners (52%). Nine of those (11%) are stakes winners, and six horses have struck at the graded level (7%). All of his graded winners in America are fillies, barring GII City Of Hope Mile Stakes and GIII Thunder Road Stakes winner True Valour (Ire). Well done STAR OF MYSTERY! The #DubaiCarnival star beat the colts in the G3 Quick Call at Saratoga last night, for Flavien Prat and Charlie Appleby. pic.twitter.com/1oCZ22EQD3 — Dubai Racing Club (@RacingDubai) July 15, 2024 Frankel Filly Stars at Delaware Bach Stables' Toy Collector (Frankel {GB}) graduated at second asking at Delaware Park (video). The Don Alberto Corporation-bred bay is out of the Irish stakes-placed Rubina (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). The $550,000 Keeneland September yearling was consigned by Lane's End, agent and caught the eye of Bach Stables in the autumn of 2022. She is a full-sister to Listed Pebbles Stakes heroine Rubilinda, and a half-sister to Chilean Group 2-placed Ruffina (Street Cry {Ire}). Her latest half-siblings are the filly Riddle Trigger (American Pharoah), and a Justify yearling filly. This is the extended family of the stakes winner and G2 Sha Tin Trophy-placed Riyazan (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}). Juddmonte's Frankel is responsible for 30 winners from 57 runners (52%), while his 12 North American stakes winners (21%) are anchored by Grade I winners McKulick (GB), Inspiral (GB), and Measured Time (GB). Repeat Winners Frequent Making Waves horse Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) added another graded win to his ledger in the GIII Kelso Stakes for Chad Brown and e Five Racing in July (video). The 'TDN Rising Star' also has wins in the GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes, the GIII Saranac Stakes and the Listed Opening Verse Stakes. GIII Wilshire Stakes winner Nadette (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) returned to the limelight with a 4 3/4-length win in the Beverly D. Stakes at Colonial Downs (video). The Team Valor International runner is trained by Neil Drysdale. John Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Services' Rebel Red (GB) (Frankel {GB}) won his second race on the bounce when taking a Saratoga allowance last weekend (video). The Cherie DeVaux trainee previously featured here at Churchill Downs in June. Michael Ryan's Violet Gibson (Ire) (Expert Eye {GB}) scored at Gulfstream Park earlier this month (video) for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. She was previously part of this column back in March of 2023. The Cinderella Story continues! CARL SPACKLER wins the Grade 3 Kelso Stakes with @Tyler_Gaff aboard for trainer Chad Brown. pic.twitter.com/LTxCJsoYxe — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 13, 2024 The post Making Waves: Shamardal’s American Legacy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The July 20 Haskell Stakes (G1) and the July 27 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) are two races utilized as launching pads toward the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, but for eligible horses Saratoga's July 19 Curlin Stakes provides an easier path.View the full article

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Minutes after trainer Kenny McPeek signed the $40,000 purchase ticket for a yearling filly sired by Fast Anna (Medaglia d'Oro) he told its breeder, Judy Hicks, that he would earn $1 million with her. Turns out that McPeek was right with his bold prediction about his now 3-year-old star, who was eventually named Thorpedo Anna. With five wins and a second in six career starts, the daughter of the Uncle Mo mare Sataves, has already earned $1,515,050. Most of that purse money came from victories in the GI Kentucky Oaks and the GI Acorn that carried her to leadership of her division and into the top 10 of the NTRA's weekly national poll. She will be the heavy favorite to add to her bankroll Saturday in the $500,000 GI Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course. Thorpedo Anna gave McPeek, 61, his first victory in the Kentucky Oaks. The next day, Mystik Dan (Goldencents) delivered him his first GI Kentucky Derby win. He is the first trainer to sweep both races in the same year since Hall of Famer Ben Jones in 1952. McPeek has longstanding reputation for identifying prospects at sales and acquiring them at bargain prices. He purchased 10 of the 14 millionaires he has trained at public auction. The most expensive was Tiz the Bomb (Hit It a Bomb), who sold for $330,000, while McPeek's first national standout, 1995 GI Kentucky Derby runner-up Tejano Run (Tejano), cost $20,000 and earned $1,66,842. He bought GI Preakness winner and champion Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil) for $35,000. She earned $2,216,480 on the track and sold for $4.2 million as a broodmare prospect. Though he did not train them, McPeek bought two-time Horse of the Year and top sire Curlin (Smart Strike) for $57,000, Einstein (BRZ) (Spend a Buck), who earned $2,945,238, for $50,000 and four-time GI winner Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed) for $105,000. Thorpedo Anna drew McPeek's attention at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale. She was Hip #20 on the first day of the sale, Oct. 24. “I just thought that physically she was a beast,” he said. “Other than maybe she's a little offset in one leg, she's gorgeous.” While McPeek focuses on appearance over pedigree, he said that Thorpedo Anna sold for a very moderate price for a championship-caliber Thoroughbred due to her breeding. “That was because of the sire. Fast Anna hadn't produced anything,” he said. “She's just another level of anything he's ever produced. But she really looks like an Uncle Mo. She's out of an Uncle Mo mare. That's the difference.” Grade I-placed Fast Anna sired five crops before he was euthanized in 2021 due to the effects of laminitis. Hicks thought so much of the filly that she foaled and raised at her Brookstown Farm that she approached McPeek at the sale and asked if she could buy into the partnership. He agreed and she is a co-owner with Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards and Magdalena Racing, which is operated by McPeek's wife, Sherri. McPeek's confidence level in his ability to pick out horses at auction prompted him to change his business model. “Today, I no longer charge commission. I get 10% equity at the hammer,” he said. “My reward only comes if I buy a good horse. Otherwise, I'm paying bills like the other 90%.” After graduating from the University of Kentucky with a degree in business administration, McPeek took out his training license in 1985. His first winner was a horse owned by his father. Six years later, he saddled his first stakes winner. Out of necessity, he taught himself how to scout for talent. “I didn't have a lot to work with in the beginning, so I created a system to sort them and I still use the same system today,” he said. “I don't do anything different than when Roy Monroe gave me a $6,000 budget because I found that if you squeeze them down and you focus in on the athlete the pedigree doesn't matter. When they head to the winner's circle nobody was saying, 'Oh, that one doesn't have any page.' It doesn't matter.” McPeek bought Tejano Run in 1993 for Monroe. The colt secured the trainer's first two graded stakes wins the next year and finished 2 ¼ lengths behind Thunder Gulch (Gulch) in the Derby. In 2000 with She's a Devil Due (Devil His Due), McPeek picked up the first of his five Alcibiades wins, all with fillies he purchased at auction. That summer, he made what he considers one of the most important buys of his career: Take Charge Lady (Dehere) for $175,000. “Take Charge Lady had no black type in her first three dams when I bought her,” he said. “Today, she is a Blue Hen. So, you're trying to beat the market to the punch. You want to buy before that mare gets hot or that family gets hot. That's really what I'm trying to do, beat the market to the punch.” During her career Take Charge Lady won 11 of 22 starts, earning $2,480,347 in purse money. She sold for $4.2 million as a broodmare in foal to Seeking the Gold. The resulting foal was Charming, who later produced GI millionaires Take Charge Brandi and Omaha Beach. Two of her other foals were Grade I winners Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song) and Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy). In the Take Charge Lady years, he also had the graded stakes winners Repent and Harlan's Holiday in his care. In 2005, McPeek stepped away from training and his assistant Helen Pitts took over the stable. One of the yearlings he purchased at the Keeneland September sale that year as a bloodstock agent was Curlin. The colt started his career with Pitts, but was purchased and turned over to Steve Asmussen. He earned over $10 million at the races and has had a long run as top sire. McPeek believed what his eyes told him and picked the colt up for a pittance. “Curlin had the body of a Greek god,” McPeek said. “When he walked out as a yearling, he looked like a 4-year-old. The only thing is, is he had an ankle on him the size of a grapefruit. His left front ankle. He'd had surgery and the surgery site had gotten infected and inflamed. He was almost unpresentable as a yearling. But everything else was there, so you bought him just because you thought you could deal with the ankle. In time the ankle was fine. But he was just a complete Greek god as a yearling.” McPeek ranks Rattle N Roll (Connect) as an important buy at $210,000 in 2019. He has won seven stakes, five of them graded, and earned $1,732,141 for Lucky Seven Stable. Despite his rise to prominence as a trainer who has won all three of the Triple Crown races and a total of 27 Grade I's, McPeek has not wavered from his approach to the sales. “I work an auction with a clear mind. I don't even look at the book,” he said. “I just look at horses. If a horse is bringing more than I think it's worth then I will walk away because you've got to have some return on investment for people. The ones that fall through for the modest prices that I think are the physicals then we snatch all those up. Then we will do it again. Same pattern.” McPeek laughed as he described how his investors react when he is buying horses at auctions. “Any time that I sign a ticket for probably under $100,000, my phone blows up.” he said. “I've got a great base of clients. Some wonderful people.” McPeek said his process of shopping for value while searching for graded-stakes bodies, is something of a chess match. “Of course, if I spend a client's money wisely, they're more likely to buy more,” he said. “We all know it's a very difficult game.” The post Savvy Shopper McPeek Keeps Finding Top-Level Winners appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) has made a contribution of $25,000 to support the development of Cornell Equine. The cross-campus program, rooted in Cornell University's scientific research clinical care and education, and based at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, aims to advance equine health and education through enhanced collaboration amongst interdisciplinary teams. “We are so grateful for the support of NYTHA in helping us bring Cornell Equine to fruition,” says Dr. Mandi de Mestre, professor of equine medicine with the Baker Institute for Animal Health and Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. “This gift will support us to take the first steps in leveraging the exceptional breadth of skills of leading Cornell faculty to tackle novel research questions in equine health and safety and build leadership capacity for the future.” “A coordinated equine program will also bolster the University's efforts to recruit and retain the best veterinary students into equine practice through enhanced and coordinated access to educational opportunities, faculty support, and industry.” Tina Marie Bond, president of NYTHA, added, “The College of Veterinary Medicine has a long-standing history of driving research and clinical results that have had lasting impact on the Thoroughbred industry and equine health and care. We are pleased to be able to support the college as it builds upon this legacy.” The gift will support Cornell Equine's first phase of development, in which a new, two-way communication platform will be launched to invite horse owners, trainers and veterinarians to discuss their most pressing issues, ultimately guiding future research and education programs. The platform will enhance dissemination of research results to deliver benefits nationally to equine management and clinical services. This initial phase of the initiative is underway, and it is anticipated to be available to the equine field at large by the summer of 2025. The post NYTHA Contributes $25K to Support Cornell Equine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Getting Informed Patriot (Hard Spun) from Horseshoe Indianapolis to the sales ring at Fasig-Tipton in less than 48 hours was going to be quite the juggling act, but Hunter Houlihan and the rest of the Taylor Made team managed to keep all the balls in the air and then finish with a flourish when the late supplement to the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale came out as a record-breaking sales topper. The morning that Informed Patriot was set to run in the GIII Indiana Derby, Hunter Houlihan, a Thoroughbred advisor for Taylor Made Farm, shot a good luck text to owners Kirk and Judy Robison. That message was followed up with a congratulatory text a few hours later when the full-brother to GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile victor Spun to Run finished a well-fought third. The next morning, the Robisons called Houlihan to ask what he thought of offering Informed Patriot at the sale the following afternoon. After trainer Steve Asmussen and Mark Taylor were brought into the discussion and all were in favor, Informed Patriot was put on a van bound for Lexington by Sunday afternoon. The biggest challenges were still ahead as Houlihan raced to get the word out on the new supplement with less than 24 hours before the sale was set to start. Meanwhile, there were still questions surrounding how the colt would vet and how he would present to buyers in the few hours of showing on Monday morning before the sale began. “Luckily when he got off the van we all knew we were in good shape,” recalled Houlihan. “He was almost dead correct. He had maybe a little more stretch to him than your typical Hard Spun, but at the same time he had that Hard Spun neck and shoulder to him. He was a very nice horse.” A nice horse with a resume to match. In addition to the 3-year-old's second graded-stake placing in the Indiana Derby, which brought his lifetime earnings to just under $350,000, Informed Patriot also earned a win in the Bathhouse Row Stakes earlier this year. The colt was the last horse to go through the ring on Monday, but there was plenty of demand waiting for him. Representing HRH Prince Saud bin Salman Abdulaziz, agent Ibrahim Rachid won out with a $1.55 million bid–a record figure at the July Sale. “We knew that we had a couple of people locked onto him going into the ring, but we never thought $1.55 million,” said Houlihan. “That was huge. We were on the phone with Kirk and Judy afterwards and they were over the moon.” The successful sale was a victory in more ways than one for Hunter Houlihan, who started working for Taylor Made in 2006 and, after a brief hiatus away from the farm for several years, has just recently returned to his role as Thoroughbred advisor. Hunter Houlihan | photo courtesy Taylor Made A native of Winchester, Kentucky, Houlihan got his start in horse racing as a college student working part-time as a translator for the track chaplain at Keeneland. As a 20-year-old spending his afternoons playing ping-pong in the jocks' room with the likes of Jerry Bailey and other famed riders, it wasn't long before Houlihan was hooked. After a stint working at the track for D. Wayne Lukas, Houlihan got his foot in the door at Taylor Made in 2006 as an office runner. He spent the next decade with the farm, eventually working his way up to Director of Research and then Thoroughbred advisor. In 2017, he stepped down at Taylor Made to take on a different role within in the Thoroughbred business, but left soon after when COVID hit. In 2021, he reached out to Taylor Made about rejoining their operation. He started out in his former position as the Director of Research, but eventually returned to the role of Thoroughbred advisor in April of this year. For Houlihan, returning to Taylor Made was like coming home. “One of our mottos is, 'With us, you're family' and you just really feel that,” he explained. “It's a family feeling in the office. The Taylor and the Payne families are some phenomenal people to work with and to work for. Any time anybody needs literally anything, the whole team is there.” Houlihan enjoyed plenty of success over his early years at Taylor Made. Through his relationship with King of Prussia Stable's Ed Stanco, he was responsible for bringing in 2013 GI Kentucky Oaks victress Princess of Sylmar (Majestic Warrior), who sold for $3.1 million with Taylor Made at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Even though he wasn't gone for all that long, when Houlihan returned to the same role at Taylor Made after a seven-year hiatus, he had to learn to adjust to the market's ever-increasing demand for recent form. Informed Patriot's swift turnaround from the track to the sales ring was just the latest example. “I think the difference now is I'm literally hunting every day instead of during different seasons,” he said. “It's less of a seasonal kind of sales cycle and now we are all hunting every day. The landscape has undoubtedly changed. It is 1,000% a different beast. Everything is so 'now' and everything can be done so quickly. “If you factor in these Fasig-Tipton Digital sales, there's basically one every month now. Racehorses are trading at an all-time high. You can now turn them over every month. Especially with companies like Fasig-Tipton or Keeneland that are so willing to work with you, when you do get a big update and you can get a horse in so late to the sales, people are paying a premium for horses with recent form that they think can go on. If we have a client's horse run big, we say hey, strike while the iron is hot.” The post With Record Setter Informed Patriot, Houlihan Back Home at Taylor Made appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Overall attendances at British race meetings were slightly down in the first half of the year but the average crowd showed a small increase, according to figures published by the Levy Board July 16.View the full article

The irony is not lost on Gavin Hernon. Less than a decade after he elected to launch his training career in France rather than his home country in favour of more opportunities, the Irishman will return to home soil to at the Curragh on Saturday with leading claims of making the Classic breakthrough when his star filly Dare To Dream (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) lines out in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks. Described by the soon-to-be 32-year-old trainer as the best horse he's ever had through his hands, Dare To Dream has been trained with the Curragh Classic in mind for the guts of a year now. The daughter of Camelot boasts course experience after finishing third in the G3 Staffordstown Stakes at two and, following a luckless fifth in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly when last seen, Dare To Dream can be backed at odds of 8-1 for the Group 1 contest. “She's in flying form-I don't think I've had her this well all year,” Hernon said. “Now it's just a question as to whether she is good enough but I think she has some pretty solid formlines to her name. I think she has been crying out for a-mile-and-a-half and was just unlucky in the Prix de Diane where she got trapped down the rail. “Alexis [Pouchin, jockey] thinks that she'd have been in the first four at least had she not met the traffic. We go there crossing our fingers and hoping for a big run. We're excited about her chances and I do think she has taken a good step forward from the last day. That seems to be quite typical of this pedigree as well–they seem to just get better and better throughout their three-year-old careers.” Not only has the Chantilly-based handler done a fine job in nurturing Dare To Dream's talent, but Hernon can also be credited for sourcing the filly for just €67,000 at the Arqana October Yearling Sale from leading vendor Monceaux. Recalling that transaction, he said, “Her owner, Dun Lee, used to have a mare in Normandie. He would send me that mare's progeny every year but all they had to do was have a look at the gallop before they'd run into problems. I asked him if he would let me buy him a foundation mare instead and, with this filly's pedigree, sire and physique, I thought she fit the bill quite nicely. She was quite an athletic-looking filly as a yearling. She wasn't one of those bigger Camelot models, she was very athletic with a good hip. “We took our chance and she showed us that she had a lot of class from the get-go. I probably could have run her in May or June as a two-year-old but we gave her the extra time and ran her in August just because the Montjeu (Ire) can come out in her mentally. So we took our time with her and I think it's paying dividends. Dun's dream was to have an Oaks runner at Epsom. We've come close to buying him that-we could have gone there, but I didn't think it was the right thing for her at that stage of her career. Even though that was his dream, he was very cool about not going to Epsom, and he is a great owner to have in the yard. “Obviously the Irish Oaks has been at the forefront of our minds for a very long time. That's why she made the journey over there last year for the Group 3 Staffordstown Stakes, just so she would get the experience of travelling, and she came through that very well.” Hernon, whose family own Castletown Stud in County Cork, was born to work in racing. His father, Joe, works as a manager for Coolmore at Castlehyde, so his life has been a soundtrack to horses. But Ireland was seen as a closed shop when Hernon first set his sights on becoming a trainer. Hence why the move to France came about. Having spent time working with giants of the game like Jim Bolger, Andre Fabre and Nicolas Clement, he set up on his own in 2018 and hasn't looked back. He explained, “I decided at the age of 16 that I wanted to become a trainer. I was working with Jim Bolger at the time. I suppose I had dreams of becoming a jockey but mother nature took over! But from there, I just thought that Ireland was ultra-competitive with one race meeting a day so, for a young lad like myself starting out, it was going to be very difficult to get up and running. With England, the prize-money situation was off-putting, but there were no such worries on that front over here in France. “I just thought there was a lot of opportunity for young people over here and spent time working with Andre Fabre and Nicolas Clement. I did a stint in America as well before setting up here in 2018. It's gone well and we've had a couple of Group winners, a couple of listed winners, but still waiting for that breakthrough Group 1. It is pretty special to go back to Ireland-having left there thinking we couldn't be competitive-with a live chance in a Classic. It would be amazing if it came off.” An Irishman based in France, Hernon boasts a broad diaspre of owners-all keen to have a taste of what France has to offer. Prize-money is the greatest lure, along with premiums, and the trainer shared how an increasing number of international owners have been picking up the phone in recent times. He said, “The majority of my owners are based outside of France. That ranges from America, to Hong Kong, England and Ireland. It's growing all of the time and people are starting to wake up to the benefits of racing in France. It's lovely when you buy these horses as yearlings and hope that they bring you to Classics but the reality is that seventy five per cent of horses operate in the lower grades. France is the one country where an average horse can pay its way. That changes the game.” Paying the way is not something that Hernon has to worry about with Dare To Dream. Asked if the Irish Oaks contender is the best horse he has been associated with to date, Hernon replied, “I'm based in Alain de Royer-Dupre's old yard in Chantilly and, funnily enough, Dare To Dream lives in Chaquita's old stable. We've known that [she's the best he's trained] for a while. Everything comes very easily to her. She just takes her work brilliantly and came out of the Diane bucking and everything. She didn't even lose a pound. When you have a yard of 40 horses, when you have a horse as good as Dare To Dream in the string, she stands out. It's very exciting to have one as good as her.” The post Meet The French-Based Irishman Gunning For Group 1 Glory At The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article