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Auld Jock finished just half a length short of superstar jumper The Cossack in Saturday’s Wellington Steeplechase (5500m), and Peter and Jessica Brosnan now have their sights set on a trip to Riccarton Park next month for the Grand National Steeplechase (5600m). The diminutive gelding stepped up to open grade with a creditable run for fourth in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) a fortnight ago and tackling the unique course at Trentham, he looked right at home from the outset. Joshua Parker rode a patient race on Auld Jock, travelling quietly in midfield, and as the pressure came on crossing over to the course proper, he was among the dangers to catch The Cossack and a storming finish had him within touching distance of the biggest win of his short jumping career. “We were absolutely rapt with him, he’s certainly got the makings of a good little horse, so onwards and upwards,” Jessica Brosnan said. “He kept coming really strongly at the finish, so it was pretty exciting. “Josh rode him perfectly, he cut all the corners and had him on the inside everywhere he could. He jumped him well, we couldn’t fault the ride. “He wants to stick with him, so that’s a good sign as well.” The Brosnans headed straight back to their base at Matamata after the marathon jumping contest, where the son of Adelaide will have a few quiet days before preparing for their southern mission. “He was a bit tired so we brought him home late on Saturday instead of staying down there for another night, just so he could have a sleep and wake up in his paddock,” Jessica Brosnan said. “It saves him sitting on the truck for seven or eight hours on Sunday to get home. “He’s had a couple of days off and now he’ll have some time in the swimming pool and on the walker, then we’ll get back into it and make some plans. “I’m just running through the logistics now, we’ll get him down to Christchurch and if he settles in well, we’ll have a go at both days. “It would be nice for him to get a look around the course before the big race, although he adapted to Wellington so easily and jumped every jump so beautifully. “If he didn’t settle in for whatever reason, we can skip the Koral and go straight into the National. I don’t know what will be in on the first day, so it might be a good chance for him to pick up a nice prize down there. “I said to Peter that we’ll need to take another horse as well so that’ll probably be Teen Titan, he’s improving at every run over hurdles so he can run both days and be a travel buddy for Jock. “We’re in the middle of lambing and calving so getting down to Christchurch for 10 days will be a bit of a marathon, but it’s been our goal all the way through with this horse if he kept stepping up so we’re going to make it happen.” The Wellington meeting provided a strong turn-out in the jumping events, including 30 runners at maiden grade, an important and exciting improvement for the future of the sport in Brosnan’s perspective. “Hopefully we can find more horses like Jock and continue being competitive in these big races next year, jumps racing is really picking up and we had an amazing day down there on Saturday,” she said. “Every horse got around and jumped well, so many people commented to us on the quality of the day and fields. “We’ve got the jockeys now and a couple more coming over, so the atmosphere among the jumping people is great. “Looking at a horse like Jock, he didn’t win a race on the flat but he’s got the skill and toughness to make a really nice jumper, so there are opportunities for horses like him.” View the full article

New Zealand-breds have long held a strong record in Hong Kong, which was further enhanced at the 2023/24 Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards on Friday when Ka Ying Rising was crowned Champion Griffin. The son of Shamexpress has been a standout in the Asian racing jurisdiction, winning five and runner-up in two of his seven starts last season for trainer David Hayes, highlighted by his victory in the Gr.3 Sha Tin Vase (1200m) last month. Ka Ying Rising became the third New Zealand-bred to be crowned Champion Griffin in the last five years, joining multiple Group One winner Lucky Sweynesse (2022) and Good Luck Friend (2020). Bred by Grandmoral Lodge Racing, Ka Ying Rising is out of the Per Incanto mare Missy Moo, and had a couple of jump outs for Marton trainer Fraser Auret before he was sold to clients of Hayes and had a few trials in Australia before making his way to Hong Kong. Friday’s announcement was welcome by Windsor Park Stud, who stand Ka Ying Rising’s sire Shamexpress. “He (Shamexpress) leaves good horses up there and he also has that very good horse in Singapore as well, Lim’s Saltoro,” Windsor Park Stud General Manager Steve Till said. “It has been exciting to watch his (Ka Ying Rising) progress through the autumn. His time in the Sha Tin Vase was very good. “He has a champion trainer in David Hayes, who knows good horses so well, and he is targeting him towards the international meeting in December for the Group One sprint race. You know the horse must be pretty good when David is talking about the horse in those sorts of terms, and is setting the horse for that sort of race. “He could end up being Shamexpress’s best. He (Shamexpress) is a very good sire and he has got two beauties going around for him at the moment.” Till said gaining accolades such as Champion Griffin is very important for stallion careers. “Our Asian markets are very important and none more so than Hong Kong,” he said. “The standard is so high there that if you have got a stallion that can sire good horses up there, the market demand then increases and that filters right through. “In the case of Ka Yong Rising, he is out of a Per Incanto mare, and Per Incanto is a good example of that. His progeny have done very well in Hong Kong as well, and that combination all bodes well.” Till said Shamexpress’s progeny are well suited to Hong Kong because of their demeanour. “He is a great stallion to have around and he is a very physical stallion,” he said. “He is a straightforward horse to mate to because he leaves good types, but he can impart a very good constitution and brain into his progeny, and I think that stands them in very good stead when they go to overseas environments like Hong Kong and Singapore. It is a great thing to have in your armoury when you are a stallion, and I think that has contributed to his success.” Shamexpress stands at Windsor Park Stud, near Cambridge, for a fee of $8,000+GST. View the full article

Racing at Ruakaka is well-suited to Patricia and the local mare sprinted to her fourth win at the course for Rick Wells on Saturday. A five-year-old by Super Easy, Patricia indicated she had plenty to offer in her first season of racing last term, producing a trio of victories at her home track. Returning as an older mare, she took a few starts to find that form but did so with a tidy run for second behind Pippy last start, setting her up to be a key contender in the undercard sprint race of ITM/GIB Finals day. In a compact field of five, it was tipped to be a match race between Patricia ($3.70), stakes performer Illicit Dreams ($2.60) and Byerley Park visitor Love Affirmations ($3.30), and the script couldn’t have been more accurate, with the three going to battle down the straight. In a sensational photo-finish, Patricia was announced the eventual winner by a short head under Sam Spratt, with Illicit Dreams collecting second place by a nose to Love Affirmations. Wells hadn’t been sure she had got over the line on top but was delighted when the call came. “I thought it was a huge run, I wasn’t sure she had got up at the line so I stayed back at the TV to watch the replay and I could see she just got her head in front,” he said. “Her only option really now is an 1100m race up here, because she can’t handle heavy tracks. That is an open race, so she’ll have to race in that grade, but the time on Saturday was fairly quick so hopefully she’ll handle the step-up.” Patricia was the 27th winner in Wells’ training career, made more special as she was a homebred and is co-owned by the local horseman. “She’s a lovely horse to have around, a wee bit aggressive but these mares tend to have a bit of that,” he said. “She’s push button to work, she just goes out and does her thing. She’s a real professional.” Out of a Spectatorial mare Xpectastar, Wells also has a two-year-old full-sister to Patricia in the stable who he has plenty of time for. “If you saw them standing side-by-side you wouldn’t think they were sisters, they are totally different looking horses,” he said. “The filly looks a bit like Spectatorial who her mother was by, and if she was as fast as him we’d be pretty happy because he won the Blue Diamond (Gr.1, 1200m). “She’s just started to do a bit of fast work now, we haven’t rushed her and she had a bit of a foot problem which we’ve got sorted now. We’ll probably get her to the jump-outs or trials up here then she can have a break before the spring time. “We’re in no hurry as she’s a nice filly.” At 71 years old, Wells describes himself as ‘mostly retired’, but receives a massive thrill out of preparing his select team. “I’ve just got those two, I’m retired really and I enjoy just having a couple to work with. It’s especially good when you have days like Saturday,” he said. “During the week I just get up about half-past six, have a coffee and head down to the track. I’ve got Ian Perry to ride the older horse (Patricia) and Eddie Turns rides the young one so that’s our morning. “For the rest of the day I try not to find any more work which is quite good.” View the full article

A Randwick double and a winning turn at Caulfield completed a rewarding weekend for Cambridge Stud. The Waikato nursery celebrated the successes of homebreds Defining and War Eternal in Sydney while the colours of farm principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay were carried to victory in Melbourne by Lovazou. “Obviously, a big focus of our business is to be successful in Australia at a metropolitan level, so it was nice to see that happen,” said Scott Calder, Head of Sales and Nominations at Cambridge Stud. “It’s been a really successful season and hopefully we can continue that momentum into the new season and spring racing.” Defining was sold for $225,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in 2020 with Mitchell Bloodstock and G1 Goldmine signing the ticket for the daughter of Not A Single Doubt. She won twice and finished runner-up in the Listed Nitschke Stakes (1400m) from Tony and Calvin McEvoy’s stable before she was offered at the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale. Defining resold to Mitchell Bloodstock and Yes Bloodstock for A$280,000 and relocated to Annabel Neasham’s yard and now has four wins and nine placings from her 19 starts. She is out of the Encosta De Lago’s Group performed daughter Seduced, whose dam Dama De Noche won the Gr.3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. “She’s been a somewhat frustrating mare and had a few years when she was empty,” Calder said. “For a mare of her age she hasn’t had as many foals on the ground as we would have liked, but she has a nice Hello Youmzain filly in the paddock, which is quite exciting given the way the stallion has started off in Europe.” War Eternal was a $160,000 Karaka purchase for trainer Bjorn Baker and Clarke Bloodstock and is the first foal of the Fastnet Rock mare Aleria. The son of Pierro has won three races and during his three-year-old season ran second in the Gr.3 Spring Stakes (1600m), third in the Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) and finished fourth in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m). His dam is out of the multiple black-type winner Impressive Eagle whose half-brother Eagle Way won the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and the Gr.2 HKJC Cup (2400m). “Aleria has been a good mare for us with a black-type performer and we’ve had some nice results in the sale ring with her,” Calder said. “Her Almanzor filly Undaunting has been a winner after selling well (A$250,000, Inglis Premier Sale). “She has a Per Incanto colt on the ground who will hopefully be another good prospect at the sales next year.” Meanwhile, the Danny O’Brien-trained Lovazou has won three of her seven starts and finished runner-up on debut in last season’s Gr.3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. She was purchased out of Kia Ora Stud’s draft at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for A$400,000 and is a daughter of the Lonhro mare Lovani. “It was great to get a metropolitan win to go with that black type and we’ve had a bit of luck with the Zoustars that we have raced,” Calder said. Notable among them is the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) winner Joliestar and the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) winner Habana. The Chris Waller-trained Joliestar could resume next month in either the Gr.1 Winx Stakes (1400m) or the Gr.3 Show County Stakes (1200m) while Habana, prepared by Lance Noble, may target the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m). View the full article

What Newcastle Races Where Newcastle Racecourse – 100 Darling St, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 When Tuesday, July 16, 2024 First Race 12:20pm AEST Visit Dabble Provincial racing heads to Newcastle on Tuesday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program set for decision. The rail is out +6m the entire circuit, and although the track is rated a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, the sunny skies predicted in the lead-up should have the surface improving throughout the week. All the action is scheduled to get underway at 12:20pm local time. Best Bet: Monty Be Quick Monty Be Quick didn’t go a yard on the Heavy 10 surface at Scone on July 2 and warrants forgiving as he heads into his third Australian start. The European import was strong prior to that second-up failure when crowded for room at a crucial stage at Hawkesbury on June 18. He should strip fitter now, and with the ideal run likely to fall his way from barrier three, Monty Be Quick will prove hard to hold out as he searches for his maiden success. Best Bet Race 2 – #1 Monty Be Quick (3) 4yo Gelding | T: Nathan Doyle | J: Aaron Bullock (59kg) +150 with Bet365 Next Best: Dumebi Dumebi was well beaten by five lengths first-up at Warwick Farm on June 26 but had excuses returning from a 399-day spell. The son of Lonhro had the wheels spinning a long way out on the bottomless conditions, unable to show his best in the final furlong. The Ciaron Maher-trained colt appears perfectly placed getting back to provincial company for the first time, and with the improving conditions likely to play into his favour, Dumebi should go close to shirking the maiden tag. Next Best Race 3 – #3 Dumebi (5) 3yo Colt | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Ashely Morgan (59kg) +100 with Neds Best Value: Promiscuous Girl Although Promiscuous Girl has been defeated by a combined 10.5 lengths across two barrier trials, her work has been much better than it appears as she debuts for the Chris Waller barn. She was hardly asked for an effort in her recent jump-out at Rosehill on July 12, going through the wire hard held under Jason Collett. Rory Hutchings gets the nod for race-day, and with gate five allowing Promiscuous Girl to lob into the one-one throughout, the three-year-old should get every chance to make an impression at the each-way price with online bookmakers. Best Value Race 4 – #6 Promiscuous Girl (5) 3yo Filly | T: Chris Waller | J: Rory Hutchings (58kg) +1100 with Unibet Tuesday quaddie tips for Newcastle races Newcastle quadrella selections Tuesday, July 16, 2024 2-3-6 1-3-7-8-9-11 1-5-6-7-9 2-3-5-6-10 Horse racing tips
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Stan Tsaikos made it four straight wins on the Terry Gillett-trained Altar Boy at Alice Springs on Sunday. (Brendan McCarthy/Racing Photos) Former Queensland galloper Altar Boy is loving life in Alice Springs. The four-year-old gelding made it four straight wins at Pioneer Park on Sunday when, as a $1.50 favourite with online bookmakers, he led throughout over 1600m (0-70) to outclass his rivals by 4.4 lengths. Altar Boy, whom trainers Terry and Leanne Gillett acquired from Townsville trainer Sarah Acornley – wife of former Darwin jockey and trainer Carl Spry – had failed in five previous attempts over 1600m. His best result was a third over 1630m (BM70) at Doomben in September 2022 after spending time with Sunshine Coast trainer Stuart Kendrick. In his first eight starts as a two-year-old and one as a three-year-old in Townsville, Spry secured two wins and seven minor placings aboard the son of The Mission. After a win and a second in his next six starts for Kendrick, Altar Boy returned to Acornley where he managed a third from 11 starts. In his first start for the Gillett’s, the gelding was fifth in May over 1200m (BM54) before clicking into gear. His first three wins were over 1400m before stepping up to 0-70 class on Sunday, but that didn’t prove a burden. There was another short-priced favourite to salute on the program with Lisa Whittle’s Another Val ($1.40), ridden by Sonja Logan, getting to the lead in the home straight before overcoming Gillett’s Supreme Goal ($10) and Ray Viney’s All Fosted by 1.8 lengths in an 1100m maiden. Another Val sealed that first win at the 19th attempt. It took 10 attempts, but Greg Connor’s Vitesse Breeze ($13) finally won a race over 1400m when he made his move at the 600m against 0-58 opposition before shaking off Gillett’s Valley Prince ($5) in the home straight to win by half a length. Victory basically sealed the jockeys’ premiership for Paul Denton (24) as it’s hard to see Logan (19.5) bridging the gap. Adelaide jockey Stacey Metcalfe was making her Alice Springs debut and ended the day with a win when Will Savage’s Talent Quest ($9), a last start winner in November, finally edged clear late in the peace before prevailing over 1000m (BM54) by two lengths. Viney’s Tango Stepz (Jessie Philpot), the $11 outsider, was forced three deep early before sharing the lead with Luskin Hero, but that didn’t stop the mare from winning the 1200m open handicap by half a length from Gillett’s Ornamental Lady ($5.50) and Whittle’s Il Don Cavallo ($4.20). Horse racing news View the full article

War Eternal winning at Randwick last Saturday. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au A Randwick double and a winning turn at Caulfield completed a rewarding weekend for Cambridge Stud. The Waikato nursery celebrated the successes of homebreds Defining and War Eternal in Sydney while the colours of farm principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay were carried to victory in Melbourne by Lovazou. “Obviously, a big focus of our business is to be successful in Australia at a metropolitan level, so it was nice to see that happen,” said Scott Calder, Head of Sales and Nominations at Cambridge Stud. “It’s been a really successful season and hopefully we can continue that momentum into the new season and spring racing.” Defining was sold for $225,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in 2020 with Mitchell Bloodstock and G1 Goldmine signing the ticket for the daughter of Not A Single Doubt. She won twice and finished runner-up in the Listed Nitschke Stakes (1400m) from Tony and Calvin McEvoy’s stable before she was offered at the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale. Defining resold to Mitchell Bloodstock and Yes Bloodstock for $280,000 and relocated to Annabel Neasham’s yard and now has four wins and nine placings from her 19 starts. She is out of the Encosta De Lago’s Group performed daughter Seduced, whose dam Dama De Noche won the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. “She’s been a somewhat frustrating mare and had a few years when she was empty,” Calder said. “For a mare of her age she hasn’t had as many foals on the ground as we would have liked, but she has a nice Hello Youmzain filly in the paddock, which is quite exciting given the way the stallion has started off in Europe.” War Eternal was a $160,000 Karaka purchase for trainer Bjorn Baker and Clarke Bloodstock and is the first foal of the Fastnet Rock mare Aleria. The son of Pierro has won three races and during his three-year-old season ran second in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1600m), third in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) and finished fourth in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m). His dam is out of the multiple black-type winner Impressive Eagle whose half-brother Eagle Way won the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and the Group 2 HKJC Cup (2400m). “Aleria has been a good mare for us with a black-type performer and we’ve had some nice results in the sale ring with her,” Calder said. “Her Almanzor filly Undaunting has been a winner after selling well (A$250,000, Inglis Premier Sale). “She has a Per Incanto colt on the ground who will hopefully be another good prospect at the sales next year.” Meanwhile, the Danny O’Brien-trained Lovazou has won three of her seven starts and finished runner-up on debut in last season’s Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. She was purchased out of Kia Ora Stud’s draft at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $400,000 and is a daughter of the Lonhro mare Lovani. “It was great to get a metropolitan win to go with that black type and we’ve had a bit of luck with the Zoustars that we have raced,” Calder said. Notable among them is the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) winner Joliestar and the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) winner Habana. The Chris Waller-trained Joliestar could resume next month in either the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) or the Group 3 Show County Stakes (1200m) while Habana, prepared by Lance Noble, may target the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m). Horse racing news View the full article

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Patricia powers over the top of Illicit Dreams to narrowly score in the Rating 75 1200m contest at Ruakaka. Photo: Therese Davis (Race Images) Racing at Ruakaka is well-suited to Patricia and the local mare sprinted to her fourth win at the course for Rick Wells on Saturday. A five-year-old by Super Easy, Patricia indicated she had plenty to offer in her first season of racing last term, producing a trio of victories at her home track. Returning as an older mare, she took a few starts to find that form but did so with a tidy run for second behind Pippy last start, setting her up to be a key contender in the undercard sprint race of ITM/GIB Finals day. In a compact field of five, it was tipped to be a match race between Patricia ($3.70), stakes performer Illicit Dreams ($2.60) and Byerley Park visitor Love Affirmations ($3.30), and the script couldn’t have been more accurate, with the three going to battle down the straight. In a sensational photo finish, Patricia was announced the eventual winner by a short head under Sam Spratt, with Illicit Dreams collecting second place by a nose to Love Affirmations. Wells hadn’t been sure she had got over the line on top but was delighted when the call came. “I thought it was a huge run, I wasn’t sure she had got up at the line so I stayed back at the TV to watch the replay and I could see she just got her head in front,” he said. “Her only option really now is an 1100m race up here, because she can’t handle heavy tracks. That is an open race, so she’ll have to race in that grade, but the time on Saturday was fairly quick so hopefully she’ll handle the step-up.” Patricia was the 27th winner in Wells’ training career, made more special as she was a homebred and is co-owned by the local horseman. “She’s a lovely horse to have around, a wee bit aggressive but these mares tend to have a bit of that,” he said. “She’s push button to work, she just goes out and does her thing. She’s a real professional.” Out of a Spectatorial mare Xpectastar, Wells also has a two-year-old full-sister to Patricia in the stable who he has plenty of time for. “If you saw them standing side-by-side you wouldn’t think they were sisters, they are totally different looking horses,” he said. “The filly looks a bit like Spectatorial who her mother was by, and if she was as fast as him we’d be pretty happy because he won the Blue Diamond (Group 1, 1200m). “She’s just started to do a bit of fast work now, we haven’t rushed her and she had a bit of a foot problem which we’ve got sorted now. We’ll probably get her to the jump-outs or trials up here then she can have a break before the spring time. “We’re in no hurry as she’s a nice filly.” At 71 years old, Wells describes himself as ‘mostly retired’, but receives a massive thrill out of preparing his select team. “I’ve just got those two, I’m retired really and I enjoy just having a couple to work with. It’s especially good when you have days like Saturday,” he said. “During the week I just get up about half-past six, have a coffee and head down to the track. I’ve got Ian Perry to ride the older horse (Patricia) and Eddie Turns rides the young one so that’s our morning. “For the rest of the day I try not to find any more work which is quite good.” Horse racing news View the full article

Auld Jock (left) fights hard against The Cossack in the Wellington Steeplechase (5500m) on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images) Auld Jock finished just half a length short of superstar jumper The Cossack in Saturday’s Wellington Steeplechase (5500m), and Peter and Jessica Brosnan now have their sights set on a trip to Riccarton Park next month for the Grand National Steeplechase (5600m). The diminutive gelding stepped up to open grade with a creditable run for fourth in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase (4800m) a fortnight ago and tackling the unique course at Trentham, he looked right at home from the outset. Joshua Parker rode a patient race on Auld Jock, travelling quietly in midfield, and as the pressure came on crossing over to the course proper, he was among the dangers to catch The Cossack and a storming finish had him within touching distance of the biggest win of his short jumping career. “We were absolutely rapt with him, he’s certainly got the makings of a good little horse, so onwards and upwards,” Jessica Brosnan said. “He kept coming really strongly at the finish, so it was pretty exciting. “Josh rode him perfectly, he cut all the corners and had him on the inside everywhere he could. He jumped him well, we couldn’t fault the ride. “He wants to stick with him, so that’s a good sign as well.” The Brosnans headed straight back to their base at Matamata after the marathon jumping contest, where the son of Adelaide will have a few quiet days before preparing for their southern mission. “He was a bit tired so we brought him home late on Saturday instead of staying down there for another night, just so he could have a sleep and wake up in his paddock,” Jessica Brosnan said. “It saves him sitting on the truck for seven or eight hours on Sunday to get home. “He’s had a couple of days off and now he’ll have some time in the swimming pool and on the walker, then we’ll get back into it and make some plans. “I’m just running through the logistics now, we’ll get him down to Christchurch and if he settles in well, we’ll have a go at both days. “It would be nice for him to get a look around the course before the big race, although he adapted to Wellington so easily and jumped every jump so beautifully. “If he didn’t settle in for whatever reason, we can skip the Koral and go straight into the National. I don’t know what will be in on the first day, so it might be a good chance for him to pick up a nice prize down there. “I said to Peter that we’ll need to take another horse as well so that’ll probably be Teen Titan, he’s improving at every run over hurdles so he can run both days and be a travel buddy for Jock. “We’re in the middle of lambing and calving so getting down to Christchurch for 10 days will be a bit of a marathon, but it’s been our goal all the way through with this horse if he kept stepping up so we’re going to make it happen.” The Wellington meeting provided a strong turn-out in the jumping events, including 30 runners at maiden grade, an important and exciting improvement for the future of the sport in Brosnan’s perspective. “Hopefully we can find more horses like Jock and continue being competitive in these big races next year, jumps racing is really picking up and we had an amazing day down there on Saturday,” she said. “Every horse got around and jumped well, so many people commented to us on the quality of the day and fields. “We’ve got the jockeys now and a couple more coming over, so the atmosphere among the jumping people is great. “Looking at a horse like Jock, he didn’t win a race on the flat but he’s got the skill and toughness to make a really nice jumper, so there are opportunities for horses like him.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Previous Behemoth Stakes Fields 2023 Behemoth Stakes field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Savatoxl Will Savage Caitlin Jones 6 58.5kg 2 Ironclad Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Todd Pannell 7 58.5kg 3 Calypso Reign David Jolly Kayla Crowther 2 58.5kg 4 Picargo Ryan Balfour Alana Livesey 11 58.5kg 5 Manhatten Times Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 10 58.5kg 6 Hopon Harry Andrew Gluyas Teagan Voorham 3 58.5kg 7 Karacasu Richard & Chantelle Jolly Alana Kelly 4 58.5kg 8 Extreme Thrill Wayne Francis & Glen Kent Emily Finnegan 1 58.5kg 9 Howl David Jolly Lachlan Neindorf 9 58.5kg 10 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Jake Toeroek 12 56.5kg 11 Belle Et Riche Mitchell Freedman Tahlia Hope 8 56.5kg 12 Boognish Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Ben Price 5 56.5kg 2023 Behemoth Stakes result 1st – See You In Heaven (+115) 2nd – Savatoxl (-125) 3rd – Manhatten Times (+190) Recent runnings of the Behemoth Stakes: 2023: See You In Heaven justifies favouritism See You In Heaven passed her first test as a four-year-old with authority, winning the 2023 $150,000 Group 3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Sent off as the hot favourite, the locally trained sprinter-miler, confidently ridden by Jake Toeroek from the extreme outside barrier, was always in an ideal position to contend. After turning for home well within striking distance, See You In Heaven quickly took control and secured her fifth career win with ease. Group 1 winner Savatoxl chased See You In Heaven all the way to finish second. The Alice Springs-based eight-year-old, who led early as expected, was no match once See You In Heaven hit her stride. Third place went to Manhattan Times, by Manhattan Rain, who made good ground late but never posed a genuine threat. 2022: Calypso Reign spoils Behemoth three-peat David Jolly had mixed emotions as his Group 1-winning star Behemoth was soundly beaten by improving stablemate Calypso Reign in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The Spring Stakes, sponsored by Grand Syndicates, who race both Jolly representatives, saw Behemoth miss the start by two lengths and struggle on the Heavy 9 track, finishing 11th in the 13-horse field. Calypso Reign ($13) thrived in the rain-affected conditions, defeating Pindaric ($7.50) by over two lengths. Pimm’s Party ($14) finished third, adding value to the exotics. 2021: Behemoth wins on protest Drama abounded in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1200m) as Behemoth overturned a racetrack defeat to Beau Rossa in the stewards’ room, while Dalasan didn’t make it to the barriers on Saturday. Beau Rossa, ridden by Todd Pannell and trained by Will Clarken, led throughout the weight-for-age sprint, finishing a nose ahead of last year’s Spring Stakes winner, Behemoth. However, in the final 100 metres, Beau Rossa shifted several horses away from the inside rail, hampering Behemoth. Racing SA chairman of stewards, Greg Rudolph, upheld the protest lodged by Behemoth’s rider, Kayla Crowther, delivering the verdict within minutes. Previous winners of the Behemoth Stakes Behemoth Stakes Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2023 See You In Heaven Jake Toeroek Richard & Chantelle Jolly 2022 Calypso Reign Kayla Crowther David Jolly 2021 Behemoth Kayla Crowther David Jolly 2020 Behemoth Todd Pannell David Jolly 2019 Dalasan Raquel Clark Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas 2018 Dollar For Dollar Jamie Kah Tony McEvoy 2017 Mio Dio Todd Pannell Will Clarken 2016 Beirut Jacob Rule Henry Dwyer 2015 Red Eclipse Sigrid Carr Grant Young 2014 Riziz Clare Lindop Ken Sweeney 2013 Just Discreet Adrian Patterson Phillip Stokes 2012 Happy Trails Jason Holder Paul Beshara 2011 Uxorious Ryan Maloney Matthew Williams 2010 Rebel Raider Clare Lindop Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas 2009 Midnight Mustang Brad Rawiller Tony Noonan 2008 El Maze Clare Lindop Leon Macdonald 2007 Zupaone Nick Ryan John Symons & Sheila Laxon 2006 Royal Ida Shayne Cahill Michael O’Leary 2005 Super Elegant Kelvin Sanderson Tony Vasil 2004 Sky Cuddle Luke Nolen Peter Moody 2003 Squillani Paul Gatt Phillip Stokes 2002 Strategic Image Luke Currie Peter Moody 2001 Flavour Neville Wilson John Hawkes 2000 Spice Doll Chad Lever Leon Macdonald Behemoth Stakes winners pre-2000 Behemoth Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Star Joe 1998 Will Fly 1997 Hero Wind 1996 Staaraq 1995 Hero Wind 1994 Hero Wind 1993 Colebrook 1992 Black Rouge 1991 Beau George 1990 Redelva 1989 Redelva 1988 Redelva 1987 Change Of Habit 1986 Romantic Red 1985 Trichelle 1984 Gold Kildare 1983 Belcunda 1982 Oriental Ruler 1981 Bargambler 1980 Rumpus Room 1979 Court Sabre 1978 Pelican Point 1977 Hartbalm 1976 Classic Conquest 1975 Samist 1974 Samist 1973 Toltrice 1972 High Gypsy 1971 Romantic Son 1970 Eastern Court Recommended! 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Francis Lui celebrates the Hong Kong trainers’ championship. Francis Lui has staged a magnificent comeback on the final day of the 2023/24 season to claim the Hong Kong trainers’ championship for the first time, sealing victory with a quartet – and a win in the last race of the season – to deny Pierre Ng by one win in a thrilling battle. After trailing 67-66 at the start of the day, Lui slipped three wins behind his former assistant with only six races left when Ng slotted an early double with Beauty Waves and First Love. Facing a mountainous task, Lui combined with Zac Purton to reel off a mid-meeting treble to roar back into contention to draw level and then clinched the title in the 831st and final race of the season, 70 wins to 69. Locked with Ng on 69 wins and 54 second placings heading into the penultimate race which was won by Jamie Richards-trained Young Achiever – Lui snatched the lead when Holy Lake finished second, narrowly ahead of The Heir and Ng’s fourth-placed I Can. Lui and Ng’s rollercoaster title race remained in the balance going into the 11th race on the card when Ng needed either a win for outright success or a second to trump his former mentor and claim the title on third placings. Ng’s aspirations looked very much alive when Prestige Always charged into contention at the 200m mark but those hopes evaporated when Hugh Bowman drove Lui’s Patch Of Theta to a resounding win, giving Lui the championship. “Finally. Racing is full of excitement,” Lui, 65, said of the championship triumph. “In the middle of the season, everybody would think Pierre – he has won so many races – that he would not be easy to catch. “Lucky, I had a couple of three-year-olds with good quality who can win a race. It was very hard, whenever I got close with Pierre, he ran again. Like today, I thought I had good chances, but Pierre still won two races.” Asked how he would celebrate, Lui said: “I can take a sleep first.” Ng led the standings since November 5, at one stage holding a 16-win lead before Lui briefly claimed the ascendancy last month. Lui is the first homegrown trainer to secure championship glory since Frankie Lor in 2021/22. And when he skipped three wins after five races today, held a crucial advantage but Lui’s response was withering, first clawing back a win Steps Ahead, reducing the margin to one win with Chancheng Glory’s triumph and then squaring the win ledger with Packing Hermod’s victory. Bowman then coolly iced the championship with Hong Kong International Sale graduate Patch Of Theta as Hong Kong racing celebrated one of the most absorbing days in history. Lui has been part of Hong Kong racing since the early 1970s when he graduated from the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Apprentice Jockeys’ School and rode 36 winners as a jockey. He was licensed to train in 1996/97 and is famed for his training deeds with record-breaking miler Golden Sixty. Lui has now trained 935 winners. Purton was acclaimed as Hong Kong Champion Jockey for the seventh time, matching the feats of Basil Marcus and Gary Moore, after finishing the season with 130 wins and a six-timer at the season finale. “It’s never easy to win a championship. There are always different obstacles, different challenges but I’ve won it again and that’s all that matters – nice result,” Purton said. “I’m really happy, it hasn’t been a smooth season. It was really difficult early on with the small fields and wet tracks. I struggled with injuries and the stables I generally rely on weren’t flowing early but once they got momentum and I started to get some treatment, things started to fall into place and it’s been a good back half of the season.” Purton, 41, previously won the jockeys’ championship in 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22 and 2022/23. Michael Chang-trained Perfect Peach’s success presented Purton with the first of his six victories at the season finale before the Australian combined with Ng and First Love and then Lui’s trio Steps Ahead, Chancheng Glory and Packing Hermod, as well as Young Achiever. Angus Chung won the Tony Cruz Award for the best-performed homegrown jockey with 46 wins, edging out four-time winner Vincent Ho (41) wins. “Tony is my mentor and has given me a lot of support and I’m very grateful to win the Tony Cruz Award in my second season in Hong Kong,” Chung, 27, said. “It’s not easy and I’m very fortunate to have the support not only from Tony but also other trainers such as Pierre Ng. “I’m very happy to win the Tony Cruz Award.” Horse racing news View the full article

To say the $175,000 Quick Call Stakes (G3T) was a battle of the sexes might be a bit of an overstatement. It was more like a mismatch of the sexes.View the full article

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–Last summer, we hardly knew Kentucky-based trainer Al Stall Jr. During the 40 days of the 2023 Saratoga meet, Stall came up with one win in 12 starts. It's a little different a year later. Four days into the Spa season and Stall has started three horses. He has won with two of them and finished second with the third. “This pays the bar tab and the food tab,” Stall said inside his office at his barn on the Saratoga backstretch Sunday morning. “We have to start working on the rent.” Stall's success started on opening day when Strong State (Tom's d'Etat) broke her maiden by a neck. That was a special win because Stall trained Tom's d'Etat, who won 11 of 20 career starts and was a multiple graded stakes winner. Strong State was the second winner for the freshman sire. “Tom had a lot of things going for him,” Stall said. “He was a freak talent.” On the second day of the meet, 4-year-old Over and Ollie (Cairo Prince) gave Stall his second win, in a maiden claiming event at 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf. Over and Ollie was ridden by Frankie Dettori, someone Stall said he had never met until that day. “I had to flag him down in the paddock,” Stall said. “But he did his homework and he got him running.” In his other start so far, Stall was second with 3-year-old filly Lord I Wonder (Twirling Candy), who made her career debut in a maiden special weight on Friday. “The key to this game is having maidens who can run,” Stall said. “You give yourself a pretty good chance if you have maidens that can run. We brought a few live maidens up here.” Stall has 10 horses stabled at Saratoga and the number won't get bigger than that. He will likely move some horses up from Kentucky and send some back. “That is why I come here,” Stall said when asked why Saratoga is special. “You win on opening day, and you can tell by your phone how special. I came out of the winner's circle and the text messages are just exploding on a Thursday afternoon. That doesn't happen at Fair Grounds or Churchill.” Seize the Grey | Sarah Andrew Lukas Would Prefer To Run Seize The Grey In Jim Dandy Nothing is official yet, but it looks like GI Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey (Arrogate) will be staying put and running in the $500,000 GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga July 27. The other option is the $1 million GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. “I think my vote is pretty strong,” Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said in his office on the Oklahoma Training Track Sunday morning. “I would prefer the Jim Dandy. I'll ask them [representatives from the ownership group MyRacehorse] one time for my opinion, but I will do what the check writers want to do.” Seize the Grey is coming off a seventh-place finish in the GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga June 8. After that, Lukas took the grey/roan colt back to his base in Kentucky and then shipped him back to the Spa at the end of June. Lukas worked Seize the Grey five furlongs on the Oklahoma last Monday and he went :59.22 (1/1). “His work the other day was as good as he has ever worked,” Lukas said. “He is really doing good. He has filled out. He had that little hiccup in the Belmont where he didn't run well over the race track.” The Belmont was Seize the Grey's sixth start of the year and Lukas said the campaign may have caught up with his colt a little bit. Since the Belmont, Lukas said Seize the Grey has thrived. He has been sharp lately,” he said. “Very sharp.” An advantage of running in the Jim Dandy is the obvious one, not having to ship to New Jersey. On the other hand, the Haskell has a higher grade and a bigger purse. Staying home might outweigh the money and the prestige. “You always have a little bit of a grey area that everything goes right with the ship,” Lukas said. “Some horses can go into a strange stall and get to looking around and not settling and they don't really dive into the feed tub. Coming out of your own stall is a plus.” Jose Ortiz Happy With Decision To Relocate To Kentucky Jockey Jose Ortiz, a three-time leading rider at Saratoga, is back in the Spa City for the summer. But the long-time New York-based rider doesn't call the Empire State home anymore. Earlier this year, Ortiz decided to relocate and ride in Kentucky. He had a successful first full spring at Churchill Downs as he tied for the jockey title with Tyler Gaffalione. Both had 45 wins. “I talked to my wife (Taylor) and we decided we wanted to go and raise our kids there,” he said referring to his young children Leilani, Derek and Nikolai. “I liked the vibe. It's more country and we like it. The kids are having fun there,” Ortiz won the Saratoga riding title in 2016-17 and 2019. His brother, Irad, has won it five times, including the last two. After the first four days of racing, Jose Ortiz has five wins, two behind leader Flavien Prat. He is tied with his brother for second. “I was (in New York) 12 years,” Jose Ortiz said. “You are going to lose some horses. It is what it is. I'm just going to keep working. Some doors close and other doors open.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Stall Off To Strong Start At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Whenigettoheaven provided trainer Nolan Ramsey with his first career stakes victory in the $75,000 Ben's Cat at Laurel Park July 14.View the full article

Scratched as the morning-line favorite from Friday's Coronation Cup against her own gender in favor of taking on the boys Sunday, 'TDN Rising Star' Star of Mystery (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) responded in kind with an easy win in the GIII Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga. A Godolphin runner from the Charlie Appleby barn, the 3-year-old filly began her racing in 'Rising Star' style, winning at second asking by 11 lengths in her native England just over a year ago. A stakes runner now in three countries, Star of Mystery placed in the G2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes last July before shipping to the Middle East to win both the Al Wasl Stakes and the G2 Blue Point Sprint before wrapping up her international time with a game second, beaten just three-quarters of a length, in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint in Meydan in March. In her first North American start just last month, the filly ran third just 3 3/4 lengths behind record-setting Cogburn (Not This Time) in the GI Jaipur Stakes on Belmont Stakes day June 8. Still favored in this spot Sunday against the boys again at 3-5, Star of Mystery broke mid pack but was quickly outrun as No Nay Mets (Ire) (No Nay Never) rocketed out and opened up a sizeable gap right from the first furlong. Taken back to race fifth a path off the fence, the favorite bided her time as the field raced in pairs behind the loose leader into the far turn through a quarter in :21.16. The seven runners began to bunch up past the quarter pole as the real running began and Star of Mystery swung to the five path and easily clicked through her gears, swarming up on the outside and outrunning only a mild challenge from Irish import Mansa Musa (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) to come home alone on the line. 'TDN Rising Star' Fandom (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) was the best of the Stonestreet runners to come home a clear third. “She was a handful last time, so I took my time and we went straight behind the gate and she just switched off so nice,” said winning jockey Flavien Prat. “I was a bit worried she was going to sleep, but she was just an old pro today. I was good with the position. She jumped forward where I wasn't going to be too far back. She was traveling well all the way around and when I tipped her out, she [responded]. She just ran very well. She gave me a good kick. [Her kick] was strong enough today.” Chris Connett, assistant to Appleby added: “Charlie spoke with Flavien [Prat] yesterday and said, 'you've rode the filly before and ideally, we'll be a bit handy, but if you want to let them roll along you can. You know the filly now, so sit the way you're happy with it.' You saw that on the TV she was quite the handful [ahead of the Grade 1 Jaipur]. She was like that in Dubai before her runs as well, but thankfully today she was a little more relaxed and Flavien even mentioned he thought she was a little too relaxed beforehand. She comes alive when the gates open though and she sure finished off really nicely. It's a big thing for these European horses coming over here. Their first runs can be a little bit intense for them, but that's why Charlie picks the horses he does and they do acclimatize themselves really well.” Pedigree Note: Star of Mystery is one of 98 stakes winners for Irish-based Kodiac (GB) who stands at Tally Ho Stud. Out of a stakes-winning dam in Mistrusting (Ire), the filly is a half to MGISW Althiqa (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) who scored in both the GI Longines Just A Game Stakes and the GI Diana Stakes along with multiple other group wins and placings in England, France and the Middle East. Dark Angel is responsible for another sibling in Mysterious Night (Ire) who also saw victory at the highest level in America with a win in the GI Pattison Summer Stakes at Woodbine. In fact, all five runners produced by Mistrusting have been to the winner's circle. Sent to Dubawi (Ire) for consecutive visits, she produced colts by the Darley legend in both 2022 and 2024. @godolphin's STAR OF MYSTERY wins the Grade 3 Quick Call Stakes presented by @trfinc with Flavien Prat aboard for trainer Charlie Appleby! pic.twitter.com/jaSRiR4veZ — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 14, 2024 Sunday, Saratoga QUICK CALL S. PRESENTED BY THE THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION-GIII, $175,000, Saratoga, 7-14, 3yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:00.97, fm. 1–STAR OF MYSTERY (GB), 119, f, 3, by Kodiac (GB) 1st Dam: Mistrusting (Ire) (SW-Eng, $120,206), by Shamardal 2nd Dam: Misheer (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB) 3rd Dam: All For Laura (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) 'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charles Appleby; J-Flavien Prat. $96,250. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Eng, GSW & GISP-UAE, GISP-USA, 11-5-4-1, $780,112. *1/2 to Althiqa (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), MGISW-USA, GSW-UAE, SW & GSP-Fr, MGSP-Eng, $761,213 and Mysterious Night (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), GISW-Can, GSW-UAE, GSW-Fr, MGSP-Eng, GSP-USA, $559,376. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Mansa Musa (Ire), 120, c, 3, Ten Sovereigns (Ire)–Sundiata (GB), by Showcasing (GB). (60,000gns Wlg '21 TADEWE; 55,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT; €49,383 RNA 2yo '23 GOFFDU). O-Gary Barber and Team Valor International LLC; B-Middlelane Farm (IRE); T-William I. Mott. $35,000. 3–Fandom (GB), 122, c, 3, Showcasing (GB)–Brogan (GB), by Pivotal (GB). 'TDN Rising Star'. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. (170,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Chasemore Farm (GB); T-Brad H. Cox. $21,000. Margins: 1HF, 2 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 0.65, 7.50, 3.65. Also Ran: American Rascal, Smokey Smokey, Set, No Nay Mets (Ire). Scratched: Apollo Ten, Baraye, Feltrinelli, Works for Me. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Star Of Mystery Best Against The Boys In Quick Call appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Grade 3 winner Name Changer, who stands at Kaz Hill Farm in New York, was represented by his first winner July 14 as Tojo's Mojo took home a $47,000 maiden special weight at Laurel Park.View the full article

Today 15th 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. Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Sunsource secures VRC Derby berth Having taken out Saturday’s Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday, Sunsource has clinched a golden ticket into the 2023 … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago Golden Sixty crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2022/23 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn the Horse of the Year title … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 15, 2023 14 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago After shock exit from Alice Springs, trainer Lisa Whittle returns After relocating to South Australia earlier this year, highly talented trainer Lisa Whittle has returned to Alice Springs. Whittle, who … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Hawkesbury betting tips, top odds & quaddie | July 17, 2022 Sunday racing in New South Wales heads to Hawkesbury this weekend, with eight races scheduled. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Healey hoping Rising Fire can get it done in NT Derby He agrees that his horse faces a tough task, but Sunshine Coast trainer Billy Healey remains hopeful that Rising Fire … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago NT Derby Day 2022 betting tips & top odds | Saturday, July 16 We are back at Fannie Bay this Saturday for the 2022 NT Derby, which headlines a seven-part card on Day … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Pakenham racing preview, best bets & quaddie | Sunday, July 17 Pakenham Racecourse is scheduled to host a six-race card on Sunday afternoon for the Mosstrooper Jumps Race Day, which gets … Read More Horse Racing News 2 years ago Punt Drunk: Sick watch for Grafton punters While Saturday feature racing takes a bit of a break, country racing has been at the forefront. During the week, … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Super Sonja Wiseman rides winning quartet at Darwin This time last year, Sonja Wiseman’s future was in doubt after a race fall at Fannie Bay. On Wednesday, she … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 15, 2022 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. 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reduced on various racing charges but will be back in court on a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Marndarra to run in Byerley at Flemington Last-start Adelaide winner Marndarra will make her Melbourne debut in the Byerley Handicap in a race in which she could … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainer Bruce Purcell remains critical Australian Trainers’ Association president Robbie Griffiths says veteran trainer Bruce Purcell remains in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital … Read More Australia horse racing news, Singapore horse racing news 5 years ago Aussie jockeys to ride in Singapore Derby Australian-based jockeys William Pike, Tommy Berry, Ben Melham and Glen Boss have been booked for rides in the Group One … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Currie case back in court in September Trainer Ben Currie’s fraud case has been adjourned to allow his lawyers full access to the police brief of evidence … Read More Australia horse 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ago Firsts continue for Skye Bogenhuber In-form jockey Skye Bogenhuber has ridden a winner for the Chris Waller stable at her first ride for Sydney’s premier … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Fiesta to step up to Princess Series Group Three winner Fiesta has replaced Foxplay as Winx’s next door neighbour and will begin her spring campaign on the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Sydney trial next step for Chautauqua Chautauqua is scheduled to head back to Sydney ahead of another all-important barrier test in a trial at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Princess Posh could tackle Tatt’s Mile Kris Lees’ Queensland stable representative Mel Eggleston will recommend tough mare Princess Posh head to the Tatt’s Mile at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Price thrilled with Grunt’s development Mick Price says Group One winner Grunt has made a huge physical progression since the autumn in preparation for 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unbeaten champion Black Caviar has been named Oscietra, a type of black caviar from a Russian … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Sistine Spirit to make debut at Caulfield Two-year-old Sistine Saint, a sibling to stakes winners Sistine Angel and Sistine Demon, will make his debut on his home … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Third time lucky for Pop ‘N’ Scotch Trainer Liam Birchley hopes it is a case of third time lucky for Pop ‘N’ Scotch in the Queensland Cup … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Best bets and updated odds for Winter Stakes Day at Rosehill THE Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield is the highlight race of the day, but there are plenty of good … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Japan trip off the agenda for Chautauqua Champion sprinter Chautauqua will have a three-run spring campaign in Melbourne before another trip to Hong Kong … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Chautauqua to stay at home for the spring Chautauqua will race in Australia 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After announcing his retirement just ahead of his mount in the July 13 Grand Prix de Paris (G1), there remained one last ride in the big handicap on Bastille Day at Chantilly.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. Monday's Observations features the half-brother to a dual Classic winner. 17.18 Killarney, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, 8f 20yT SARATOGA (IRE) (Camelot {GB}) is the 10th foal out of Dialafara (Fr) (Anabaa), who has proven such a rich font of class for Coolmore in producing Galileo's dual Classic winner Capri (Ire) and smart Tower Of London (Ire) and Passion (Ire). Aidan O'Brien, who won this in 2018 with Galileo's Derby hero Anthony Van Dyck (Ire), saddles two in a fascinating affair which includes the Niarchos's fellow newcomer Wolf Rayet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a son of the GII The Azeri winner and GI Spinster Stakes and GI Delaware Handicap runner-up Martini Glass (Kitalpha) representing the Donnacha O'Brien stable successful in this with Piz Badile (Ire) (Ulysses {Ire}) in 2021. The post Camelot Half to Capri Debuts at Killarney appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-14, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:06.04, ft, 3 1/2 lengths. KIMCHI CAT (f, 2, Twirling Candy–Winter Dawn, by Sky Mesa), runner up going a sixteenth shorter at Churchill Downs June 14, was given a 4-1 chance this time. Sent to the front early, she led throughout en route to a 3 1/2-length victory over Elemiah (Rowayton). Winter Dawn, a $185,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale purchase by Coffee Pot Stables, produced a filly by McKinzie this season. Sales history: $185,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $79,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Joel Politi; B-Coffee Pot Stables (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss. The post Twirling Candy’s Kimchi Cat Graduates at the Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Protest SHANE BAXTER | Otago 11 July; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. The post 8-14 July 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article