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Today 9th September in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s horse racing tips & quaddie selections | September 9 Two horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today on Monday, September 9. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing News 1 year ago Cranbourne set to host $500k race in honour of Deane Lester Cranbourne Turf Club is set to pay tribute to popular racing identity Deane Lester with a $500,000 slot race proposed … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Dubbo racing preview & quaddie picks | Sunday, 10/9/23 A stacked eight-race card is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Dubbo for Dubbo Gold Cup Day. Check out HorseBetting’s free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 9, 2023 13 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Hoysted Shooting for more Victorian success The Brisbane-based powerhouse of Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted have labelled their brief stint in Victoria as a success, and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Sale racing tips & quaddie picks | Sunday, September 11 The Sale Turf Club is set to host a competitive eight-race card on Sunday afternoon and Horsebetting’s James Herbert presents … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Dubbo betting preview & quaddie selections | Gold Cup Day 2022 The Dubbo Turf Club will play host to the $100,000 Dubbo Gold Cup on Sunday, with the first two horses … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 2 years ago Fireburn ready for Run To The Rose despite trial form Even if Fireburn “looks bad” on the track, it won’t worry the Gary Portelli stable before her grand final in … Read More Horse Racing News 2 years ago Vale Her Majesty The Queen | Punt Drunk On this Friday’s edition of Punt Drunk, we pay our respects to Her Majesty The Queen, who passed away overnight … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Roch ‘N’ Horse set to make Flemington return Roch ‘N’ Horse will return to the scene of her biggest win on Saturday – Flemington. The daughter of Per … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago River Run, Pacific Dragon spearhead Pike stable weekend Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is looking forward to round five of an engaging battle between his in-form stayer River Run … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 9, 2022 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Cascadian primed to challenge I’m Thunderstruck in Makybe Diva James Cummings has declared that Cascadian is “one of the main dangers” to I’m Thunderstruck in Saturday’s Group 1 Makybe … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Belmont racing tips & quaddie selections | Saturday 10/9/2022 Belmont Racecourse plays host to nine races on Saturday, including the Listed Farnley Stakes over 1400m. HorseBetting’s WA racing analyst … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Doomben racing tips & top value bets | Saturday, September 11 HorseBetting’s Queensland tipster brings you his best bets and quaddie picks for the Doomben race meeting on Saturday, September 11, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Belmont racing tips, best bets & quaddie | Saturday, September 11 HorseBetting’s WA racing expert presents his best bets and quaddie selections for the nine-race card at Belmont on Saturday, September … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville tips, value bets & odds | Saturday, September 11 HorseBetting’s South Australian form analyst brings you his top tips, best value bets and quaddie numbers for the nine-race card … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Flemington racing tips & quaddie picks | September 11, 2021 HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst brings you a race-by-race preview along with his best bets, value picks and quaddie selections for … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago 2021 Makybe Diva Stakes runner-by-runner preview & betting tips The 2021 Makybe Diva Stakes is the first Group 1 at Flemington for the new Victorian racing season, and HorseBetting.com.au’s … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Cairns tips, value bets & quaddie picks | Friday, September 10 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for Friday’s race meeting at Cairns. See all the top tips, value bets, best … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Swan Hill betting preview, tips & quaddie | Friday 10/9/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for the Swan Hill races on Friday, September 10. See all the top tips, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | September 9, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees five meetings being held around the country on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Tarzino 3YO makes perfect start Promising three-year-old Te Toki made an emphatic start to his career when successful at Taupo on Wednesday in the Ribchester … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Derby trial awaits Rhinoceros David and Emma-Lee Browne’s purple patch of form has continued in Australia with Rhinoceros adding to their burgeoning record with … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Group One return for Johnny Get Angry Kiwi-bred Johnny Get Angry will have his first Group One hit-out since winning the Victoria Derby (2500m) last year when … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Signs positive for Mav The John Bary-trained Callsign Mav tuned up for his fresh-up tilt at the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) with a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Top Jockey James Winks Retires From Riding Victorian jockey James Winks has ridden in his final race, announcing his premature retirement due to a medical condition … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Lloyd Buzzing After First City Win On Bee Apprentice Madison Lloyd, who is based at Swan Hill, has hardly ridden in the city but she made the most … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Broodmare paddock beckons Aretha Group 2 winning mare Aretha has been retired after trailing the field home in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Blue-Blooded Colts Reign At Canterbury Well-bred three-year-olds Argenteus and Cadenabbia will be given the chance to earn their way to stakes company after their breakthrough … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Aysar Heading To Group 1 Caulfield Guineas Ben Hayes saw enough in Aysar’s victory at Sandown Hillside to think he could be up to Caulfield Guineas standard … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Moore Brothers Out To Crack Next Milestone Brothers John and Gary Moore will saddle up their first stakes runner as a training partnership when Crack On Crack … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Dragon Leap bounces through fresh-up assignment Lance O’Sullivan, who trains in partnership with Andrew Scott, was pleased with the fresh-up run of quality four-year-old Dragon Leap, … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Dalasan Aiming To Win His First Group One South Australian horses have dominated feature interstate races in recent weeks and Leon MacDonald is hoping Dalasan can continue the … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago California Rad aims to keep on rising as Million Challenge kicks off Karis Teetan heads into Wednesday’s (9 September) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard California Rad in … Read More Australia horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Murray Baker has no plans to slow down Veteran New Zealand trainer Murray Baker has no intentions to slow down, with his eye on more Australian riches this … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Registered owner charged over neglect The new Victorian Racing Tribunal will hear charges against a registered racehorse owner over the neglect of 10 horses … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Century of wins for Kuru While leading jumps jockey Aaron Kuru didn’t take out either of the feature jumps races at Ellerslie on Saturday he … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Scales Of Justice up for Makybe Diva bid With Scales Of Justice in top form, trainer Lindsey Smith is looking forward to the challenge of tackling Mystic Journey … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago McGillivray, Smith remain stood down Senior Brisbane riders Matt McGillivray and Dale Smith, stood down for failing to provide urine samples at Eagle Farm, remain … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Tyzone set for Melbourne campaign Group One-placed Tyzone will run in a Gold Coast barrier trial in preparation for a Melbourne campaign starting in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Anthony Cummings after continued success Trainer Anthony Cummings is hoping Prince Fawaz can spearhead another winning day at Rosehill when he makes his first appearance … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Melody Belle dominates Horse of the Year voting Glamour galloper Melody Belle has added the New Zealand Horse of the Year title to her growing list of achievements … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Sweet taste of success for Asano Promising Canterbury apprentice Kozzi Asano has come a long way from picking strawberries in Queensland for a living. The Japanese … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Sydney campaign likely for The Inevitable Tasmanian trainer Scott Brunton is looking to campaign lightly raced The Inevitable in Sydney with the inaugural Golden Eagle a … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Stakes success for ill-fated Atlante The victory of promising three-year-old filly Riva Capri in Saturday’s Listed The O’Learys Fillies Stakes (1200m) at Wanganui conjured up … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Millions carnival gets prize money boost The Gold Coast will host a new $250,000 race and boost the now traditional lead-up the Magic Millions 2YO Classic … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago First-up pass mark for Sunlight: McEvoy Trainer Tony McEvoy expects Sunlight to derive benefit from her first-up run in the Concorde Stakes on her way to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago V’landys appointed new ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has been elected as the new chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission and will take up the … Read More Australia horse racing news, New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Melody Belle, Baker winners at NZ awards Melody Belle has been crowned New Zealand’s Horse of the Year while veteran trainer Murray Baker has been recognised for … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Whyte’s Fortune continues Douglas Whyte had only one runner on the card this Sunday (8 September) at Sha Tin, but Hong Kong’s newest … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Moreira shines with a treble Joao Moreira’s season ignited with a bang this Sunday (8 September) at Sha Tin as the Brazilian ace opened his … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Altrenogest a problem for all trainers Chris Waller says the debate surrounding the use of altrenogest in fillies and mares should not centre on Winx as … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Queensland cabinet set to discuss POC Queensland cabinet is close to making a decision on how to distribute the Point of Consumption tax which is to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Winx taking aim at Group One win No.20 Everything has gone to plan with champion Winx ahead of her bid for a third win in the Group One … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Makybe Diva Stakes next for Kementari Randwick Guineas winner Kementari will step up to 1600m for the first time this preparation in the Group One Makybe … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Winter Bride to miss rescheduled trials In-form mare Winter Bride will miss the rescheduled trials at the Gold Coast and head straight to Melbourne … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vega Magic to go to The Everest via Albury Lindsay Park has been able to organise a jump-out at Albury to advance Vega Magic’s preparation towards The Everest … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Outback Barbie for Tea Rose Stakes Outback Barbie will be tested at a longer distance in the Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick while stablemate Ef Troop … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Bittersweet day for young rider at Wanganui Promising apprentice Wiremu Pinn experienced the ups and downs of the thoroughbred racing game at Wanganui on Saturday with a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Singapore interest in Coast Breeze-Up sale There is expected to be added interest form Singapore in the Gold Coast Ready To Run two-year-old sale … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Southerner prevails in sensational Great Northern Hurdle Jack Frost claimed a special double when he outlasted his rivals to win an action-packed running of the Schweppes Great … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Rugged stayer gets deserved big race victory at Te Aroha Chocolate Fish proved his credentials as an out and out stayer when he out-toughed his rivals in Sunday’s Irvines Great … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago Romantic Touch leads a Sha Tin treble for a new alliance Romantic Touch (121lb) carried off the Class 1 Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon, Sunday, 9 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Plunge horse loses Sydney race on protest Godolphin import Interlocuter has lost a race on protest after being heavily backed at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago NZ mare Bonneval in winning spring return ATC Australian Oaks winner Bonneval has made a winning return to racing in the Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Brave Smash remains in Everest contention Former Japanese galloper Brave Smash has broken through for his first Australian win with a Listed race victory over 1200m … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Menari monsters rivals in Run To The Rose Menari has cemented his favouritism for the Group One Golden Rose with a powerful display in the lead-up to the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Classy Shoals maintains unblemished record The Anthony Freedman-trained Shoals has made a winning return to racing in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes to remain unbeaten … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Ravi goes one better in Group 3 Sheraco Ravi has made up for a close second in the Sheraco Stakes a year ago to take out the Group … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago First-up McEwen win for Russian Revolution Russian Revolution has put his credentials on the line for a start in the The Everest with a strong first-up … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago McMahon returns to metro racing spotlight Talented jockey Ric McMahon has broken a long drought at city Saturday meetings, winning on Outraged at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Rampaging Ravi romps home in Sheraco Stakes Kerrin McEvoy has delivered a riding masterclass aboard five-year-old Ravi to win the Group 3 Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. McEvoy … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Naturalism Stakes on radar for Magnapal The Naturalism Stakes and Cranbourne Cup are on the radar for eight-year-old Magnapal after winning for the first time in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Flying Deploy runs another track record Deploy has run a Rosehill record for 1300m in the Theo Marks Stakes to go with his Randwick standard over … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Daring deploy takes out the Theo Marks from the front TRAINER Gerald Ryan admitted he has no plans in mind for five-year-old Deploy after it dominated from the front to … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Russian Revolution outguns rivals in Group 2 McEwen Stakes THE expected match-race between Russian Revolution and Houtzen never materialised in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes, but Russian Revolution did … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Gold Standard firms for Gr 1 Golden Rose Gold Standard is in line to give trainer Gai Waterhouse her first win in the Golden Rose after his victory … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Magnapal puts Daniel Bowman back into the spotlight at The Valley EIGHT-YEAR-OLD gelding Magnapal hasn’t been in the stable for long, but it has already put the Daniel Bowman racing stables … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Irish-bred Ebediyin wins at Moonee Valley Ebediyin has found a racing surface that he is comfortable on, taking out the Mimatch Handicap at Moonee Valley … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Masculino wins from the front at the Valley THREE-YEAR-OLD colt Masculino looks set for a big preparation after taking out Sweeney We Know West Handicap at Moonee Valley … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Age no barrier as Someday wins at Doomben Veteran Someday has given trainer Desleigh Forster a special thrill, winning his first race in nearly three years at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Noonan guides Masculino to Valley victory Jockey Jake Noonan is forming a good association with the Mick Price-trained Masculino, riding the colt to his third win … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Suncraze set for Everest day following Rosehill win TRAINER Melanie O’Gorman believes Suncraze is ready to step on in class after recording a hard-fought win in class three … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Suncraze on target for Anniversary Highway After six consecutive seconds, Suncraze has now put two Highway Handicap wins together to earn a start in a $200,000 … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Samovare salutes for Lindsay Park stable Samovare has landed her first win for Lindsay Park, circling the field at Moonee Valley under Damien Oliver … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Unkindest cut does the trick for Whypeeo Whypeeo has justified an odds-on quote with a commanding win at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Lacustre with 2018 Great Northern ambitions after Ellerslie win SIX-YEAR-OLD gelding Lacustre scored an overdue hurdle win at Ellerslie on Saturday and the 2018 Great Northern Hurdle could be … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Fight against drugs in Vic racing boosted The fight against banned substances in Victoria’s racing industry has been boosted with an investment in new equipment for testing … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Dylan Mouth set for Melbourne Cup Trainer Marco Botti will decide after Melbourne Cup weights are released whether Dylan Mouth has another run in England before … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Three Ballarat race meetings transferred The next three scheduled race meetings at Ballarat have been moved to give the surface more time to recover after … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Freedman with chance in Makybe Diva Stakes Lee Freedman would like a rain-affected track to boost Our Ivanhowe’s chances in the Makybe Diva Stakes first-up but still … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Portelli hopes Dane not anchored by weight Trainer Gary Portelli has Rebel Dane in prime condition and hopes that is enough to offset a big weight and … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Portelli hopes Dane not anchored by weight Trainer Gary Portelli has Rebel Dane in prime condition and hopes that is enough to offset a big weight and … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Mediterranean flying Snowdens’ Golden flag Mediterranean’s co-trainer Peter Snowden says the colt has been crying out for the 1400m of the $1 million Golden Rose … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Apprentice has suspension varied to fine Ben Thompson has had a 12-meeting suspension for failing to ride a horse out over the concluding stages of a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vet too unwell to give evidence: lawyer A judge will decide if a vet being treated for mental health issues has to give evidence at two Victorian … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago We’ve Got This gets chance in G2 sprint We’ve Got This has shown a liking for the Flemington straight course and will chase his biggest win in the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ravi headlines Snowdens’ Sheraco attack Co-trainer Peter Snowden believes Ravi is the best chance of the stable’s three hopes for the Group Three Sheraco Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Browne makes return to Saturday riding Having recharged his batteries with a month off, Damian Browne will return to Saturday riding in Brisbane ahead of Buffering’s … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vet too unwell for cobalt appeal: lawyer A judge is considering whether to force a vet named in cobalt cases to give evidence at a Victorian cobalt … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Craig Williams has suspension reduced Jockey Craig Williams has had a careless riding suspension reduced from 10 meetings to six on appeal, meaning he will … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Eurell to get Guineas guide on Urban Ruler Urban Ruler makes his stakes debut over 1400m at Flemington in a race which will give trainer Greg Eurell a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Thames Court thriving ahead of Flemington Promising mare Thames Court heads to the Group Three Let’s Elope Stakes at Flemington in top shape according to trainer … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Bet with caution on New Zealand champion Xtravagant CO-trainer of New Zealand champion Xtravagant, Stephen Autridge, has warned punters to bet with caution ahead of the Bobbie Lewis … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Payne looking forward to return at Sale Michelle Payne is set to make her return to race riding at Sale, with the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey booked for … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Winx a strong third in barrier trial Winx has shown she is on target for the George Main Stakes with a strong third behind sprinters Dothraki and … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago New tool to help assess track conditions Racing Victoria hopes to replace the penotrometer with the GoingStick on metropolitan tracks by year’s end … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago RV wants vet at cobalt appeals A judge may be asked to issue a warrant for a veterinarian’s arrest if he fails to appear as a … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Michelle Payne to make race return at Sale Michelle Payne is set to make a return to race riding at Sale, with the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey booked for … Read More View the full article

5th-Woodbine, C$73,722, Msw, 9-8, 2yo, 5fT, :57.43, gd, 1 1/4 lengths. TAPIT KISSIT WINIT (c, 2, Tapit–Let It Ride Mom {GSW-Can, GSP-USA, $380,501}, by Into Mischief), sent off the 8-5 second choice for his debut, broke awkwardly as favored Crucial Taunt (Karakontie {Jpn}) rushed to the front while Springer (Complexity) completely blew the start, checking out early. Settled into a track fourth as the pacesetter raced through a quarter in :22.17, the Live Oak homebred began to pick up the tempo as Miss Mitole (Mitole) bolted and threw out the anchor leaving the far turn. With only a pair of rivals ahead of him, the Mark Casse trainee overtook Wagstaff (Yorkton) in deep stretch and was up in time to pass Crucial Taunt late and to defeat the oncoming Wagstaff. The pacesetter held on for third. The winner is out of Grade III scorer Let It Ride Mom, who is also responsible for a yearling filly by Gun Runner and a filly foal by Tapit. She was bred back to Uncle Mo. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,596. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Live Oak Plantation; B-Live Oak Stud (FL); T-Mark E. Casse. The post Live Oak Homebred by Tapit Wins Debut at Woodbine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Retired in late 2022, Mornington Glory's recent return to racing hit a new high Sept. 7 as he won the Moir Stakes (G1) at Moonee Valley Racecourse.View the full article

Few who have followed the career of this admirable Godolphin-owned 5-year-old son of Farhh would begrudge Tribalist a first group 1, although at 25-1 even fewer expected him to do so in such rarefied company. View the full article

The surest sign that autumn is upon us is that we are already beginning to look ahead to next spring. In the racing world, that means the release of the 2025 Road to the GI Kentucky Derby qualifying schedule, and the list of points-awarding prep races that came out Friday contained a few tweaks. Two stood out–a schedule addition and a rule change. Churchill Downs Inc., the gaming company that controls the Derby and the points system that determines which horses get into the race, locked up a prime piece of vacant real estate on the prep-race calendar by announcing several weeks ago that the GIII Virginia Derby would be run for the final time as a 1 1/8-miles grass stakes Sept. 7 at the CDI-owned Colonial Downs before being rebranded next Mar. 15 as a nine-furlong, points-awarding dirt race during a first-ever, four-day spring meet at Colonial. This was a shrewd move by CDI considering the mid-March void that has existed on the Road to the Derby template since 2022, when Oaklawn Park moved back its own showcase race, the GI Arkansas Derby, to five weeks before the Kentucky Derby instead of three. In doing so, Oaklawn readjusted the timing of its preceding preps, most notably uprooting the GII Rebel S. from mid-March and transplanting it to late February. Ever since, there's been a dead third Saturday in March on the national calendar, with no 3-year-old prep stakes (and no races of importance in any other division) seven weeks out from the Kentucky Derby. Oaklawn enjoyed booming live and simulcast business when the Rebel had a hammerlock on that date slot, leveraging stakes-laden cards against soft national simulcast competition. Now Colonial is in a sweet spot to cultivate a similar “only game in town” niche. A look at the charts from the corresponding third Saturday in March this past spring gives an idea of just how weak the national competition might be for Colonial six months from now: On Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024, the only two graded stakes in the country were a pair of Grade III sprints at Santa Anita and Oaklawn. Both Gulfstream and Fair Grounds relied on allowance races for their features and Aqueduct offered one ungraded stakes. With the right mix of supporting stakes, Colonial figures to lure the country's top trainers and jockeys to Virginia for that otherwise slow Saturday, which will lend its new mini-meet substantial name-recognition credibility. One unique wrinkle will be that Colonial's 10-furlong main track necessitates starting nine-furlong races from a backstretch chute, making it the lone one-turn, 1 1/8-miles Derby prep race in the nation. (Presumably, the GII Wood Memorial will join it in 2027 once Aqueduct closes and that stakes gets relocated to the new Belmont Park, where nine-furlong races on the 1 1/2-miles main track are also run out of a chute.) Another interesting aspect is that CDI chose not to “bulk up” the Virginia Derby by granting it more qualifying points than the stakes at other tracks that immediately precede it. Colonial's race will award 105 total points on a 50-25-15-10-5 basis to the top five finishers. That's the same as every other prep stakes from Feb. 22-Mar. 8 next season. But the very next race on the calendar, the Mar. 22 GII Louisiana Derby at 1 3/16 miles, starts the round of 100-points-to-the-winner stakes that goes up until the last of the nine-furlong preps Apr. 5. Being right on the cusp of where the points scheme changes from 50 to 100 points to the winner, CDI could have lumped the Virginia Derby in with those other nine-furlongs-or-longer preps that start the next weekend. But it opted to keep the qualifying outlay realistic rather than dangle extra points as a sweetener to participate in a Grade III prep that has yet to establish itself. CDI acted with restraint in that scenario. But the chase for Derby qualifying points has become so ingrained upon the sport's way of developing top 3-year-olds that you have to acknowledge the inherent power that the gaming corporation wields just by setting a schedule and points allotment that could, at any time, be changed to emphasize or de-emphasize any other track's signature sophomore stakes. That might already be indirectly about to happen in California. A rule change that CDI has instituted for 2025 will slice the number of points awarded in any Road to the Derby qualifier if the number of starters dips to five or fewer. In five-horse fields, only 75% of the points will be proportionally awarded. In stakes with four or fewer starters, just 50% of the total points will get doled out. That's a straightforward attempt to disincentivize short fields in consequential stakes. But the new rule might have an adverse, vicious-cycle effect on Road to the Derby races at Los Alamitos and Santa Anita, where juvenile and sophomore stakes already struggle to fill. In 2023-24, there were five preps whose points outlays would have been altered had the new rule been in effect: One field of four, and four fields of five. The GII San Felipe Stakes Mar. 3 at Santa Anita was the lone four-horse field. It drew five entries with one scratch. The GII Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream, run the day before the San Felipe, started only five. It drew as a nine-horse race with four scratches. The ungraded Jerome Stakes Jan. 6 at Aqueduct drew and started five. The GII Los Alamitos Futurity Dec. 16 drew six and started five. They haven't had to use the No. 6 saddlecloth in that stakes since 2020. The Oct. 29 GIII Street Sense Stakes at Churchill went with a field of five. A sloppy track contributed to three scratches from the original eight-horse lineup. In California, will outfits be even more reluctant to enter sophomores in stakes there fearing that they'll be forced to run for diminished points? Will this cause them to lean toward other out-of-town qualifiers instead? Or will the opposite occur, with trainers who are flush with stock running multiple horses just to ensure the race goes with six or more, even if those entrants don't truly belong in stakes company? The post The Week In Review: Decent Tweaks, But A Few Potential Speed Bumps On Revamped ‘Road To The Derby’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Japanese raider Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) is on course to attempt an ambitious Group 1 double in the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after coming through a racecourse gallop at Longchamp on Sunday morning. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi, whose many international successes include a Breeders' Cup double in 2021, Shin Emperor was last seen in competitive action when finishing third in the G1 Japanese Derby in May. He arrived in Chantilly towards the end of last month and has slowly been building up his work ahead of his first assignment on European soil at Leopardstown on Saturday. Connections of the three-year-old are confident that he's peaking at the right time as he tries to emulate full-brother Sottsass (Fr), who memorably won the Arc in 2020, having previously finished fourth in the Irish Champion. Shin Emperor himself was bought by Yahagi for €2.1 million at the Arqana August Yearling Sale. Owner Susumu Fujita's racing manager Hiroshi Ando told Sky Sports Racing, “I spoke to both of the assistant trainers and the rider told them Shin Emperor adapted really well on the track and he said we could make no excuse for the ground. He was comfortable to handle that ground so we did the test today. He felt really well and we are very satisfied. “Of course, he has a French background and pedigree and that's why we are here. I have really realised Shin Emperor is French, because as soon as he was back in Chantilly, he reacted like he was back home! He looked very comfortable and he loved the French oats, which was a surprise, because normally the Japanese horses don't eat, but he ate very well. He's really loving being in France, I think.” Ando added, “His full-brother Sottsass, I think he went to the Irish Champion Stakes, too, so we'll try to copy that, I guess. We thought that race is really good for us, so after galloping today, conditions should be good to go there, fitness-wise. “Of course, we want to go to the Arc after that, so we have to manage his condition, but we will try our best for the Irish Champion Stakes, too. We really respect the Irish Champion Stakes, we don't want to miss any race and we will try our best.” Regular pilot Ryusei Sakai will fly over to partner Shin Emperor and has been backed to handle such big tests. “He is a very young jockey but he rode in the Kentucky Derby this year [beaten narrowly in third], he also won the UAE Derby and the Saudi Derby with Forever Young, so he's a very talented young jockey,” said Ando. “Also, he won two years ago at Longchamp, so we don't have any issue with that.” The post Shin Emperor Primed for Irish Champion-Arc Double after Paris Gallop appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin, who bred and campaigned 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin), was honored as the 2023 National Owner of the Year and Breeder of the Year at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's National Awards Dinner held Saturday, Sept. 7 at Fasig-Tipton. Godolphin also took home the Eclipse Award last year for both owner and breeder. National Owner of the Year finalists, also celebrated Saturday, included Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables, George Krikorian and Zedan Racing Stables. National Breeder of the Year finalists were Juddmonte and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC. Elizabeth Merryman was announced as the winner for 2023 National Small Breeder of the Year. National Small Breeder of the Year finalists were Joe Fafone and Amy Moore. The Cot Campbell Partnership of the Year was presented to Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables. Other Cot Campbell Partnership of the Year finalists recognized for their achievements were Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Little Red Feather Racing, Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, and SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan. Frank Taylor was honored with the Dr. J. David Richardson TOBA Industry Service Award. Dance Card, the dam of Cody's Wish, was named National Broodmare of the Year. The post Godolphin Honored As 2023 Owner And Breeder Of The Year At TOBA National Awards Ceremony appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2024 China Horse Owners Alliance's annual conference was held at Yulong International Hotel on Thursday, September 5. Mr Huang Qingcai, secretary general of CHOA, announced the introduction of an Everest-like race open to two-year-olds from all countries and with a total prize fund of 3.6 million RMB (around $507,000). There are 14 slots available, each costing 200k, and the CHOA will cover the remaining 800k. At the beginning of the conference, Qingcai also provided a detailed summary of the alliance's work for 2024 and reported on future work plans for the alliance. He announced that the Hong Kong Jockey Club's handicapper will take over the responsibility of handicapping racehorses for CHOA from 2025. Mr Zhang Yuesheng, chairman of CHOA and head of Yulong, was tasked with delivering the concluding speech. He expressed gratitude to all members, sponsors, media and friends from various sectors, noting that the alliance's current achievements are inseparable from their support. He also focused on other topics such as staff insurance, horse vaccination and prize-money, as well as jockey welfare. He said, “In 2025, we will prioritize the safety of jockeys, strengthen their training and management, improve professional standards, and actively collaborate with the Hong Kong Jockey Club to enhance jockey skills.” The Yulong Autumn Sale was held on Friday, September 6 and featured the progeny of leading stallions such as Frankel (GB), Galileo (Ire) and No Nay Never. Top lot was Wan Zhi Jun (CHN), lot 41, who sold for 1.9 million RMB (around $268,000) to Yulong. The post Juvenile Slot Race to be Staged in China appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

For the first time in the relatively brief history of the races, the G3 OBS Korea Cup and G3 OBS Korea Sprint were welcomed into the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, offering the winners a free ride into the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, respectively. And for the first time, the races' defending champions each returned to Seoul to win for the second year in succession, stamping themselves as legitimate contenders at Del Mar, if connections indeed make the trip over. Teruya Yoshida's Crown Pride (Jpn) (Reach the Crown {Jpn}), the 2022 G3 UAE Derby winner and a participant in that year's GI Kentucky Derby, took the 2023 Korea Cup by 10 lengths over Gloria Mundi (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}), but was nevertheless the 21-10 second-elect Sunday behind his compatriot Wilson Tesoro (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), fourth in the G1 Dubai World Cup in March and was 1-2 on Sunday. Ridden for speed from gate 11 by Takeshi Yokoyama, Crown Pride controlled the pace through the opening 1200 meters in 1:14.4 over the deep and sandy surface and never looked like losing as Wilson Tesoro gave vain chase through the final stages. Korea's Global Hit (Kor) (To Honor and Serve), eighth as a 3-year-old last year, finished a meritorious third, albeit by double digits. Japanese horses completed the Korea Cup exacta for the fourth time since the race was first run back in 2016 and Crown Pride is the second back-to-back winner, joining London Town (Jpn) (Kane Hekili {Jpn}) in 2017-2018. “First of all, I was happy to be asked to ride, and since he is a strong horse, I am glad that I was able to achieve this result,” Yokoyama told Netkeiba. “I was trying to take care of the rhythm of this horse, so I was in that position as a result of going smoothly. It was a good day.” Koji Maeda's Remake (Jpn) (Lani) was back on his travels Sunday, having defeated the very talented Skelly (Practical Joke) in the G3 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in February ahead of a fourth behind the impressive Tuz (Oxbow) when last spotted in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen Mar. 30. The homebred was pounded into 20 cents on the dollar as the clear class of the Korea Sprint and settled about midfield as the well-traveled Jasper Krone (Frosted) took outside pressure from the Chief Stipe O'Neill-trained and Edwin Maldonado-ridden Anarchist (Distorted Humor). Jasper Krone got the better of the pace battle and led into the final 200 meters, but Yuga Kawada had Remake in top gear by that time and they motored by to score with something left. “Since last year, we have spent a year trying to challenge for the Breeders' Cup, so I hope that we could win this, return to Japan, and prepare again for the United States, so that we can safely earn the right and compete well in the Breeders' Cup,” Kawada told Netkeiba. Sunday, Seoul, South Korea OBS KOREA CUP-G3, ₩1,600,000,000 ($1,193,760), Seoul, 9-8, 3yo/up, 1800m, 1:51.8, gd. 1–CROWN PRIDE (JPN), 126, h, 5, by Reach the Crown (Jpn) 1st Dam: Emmy's Pride (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Emmy's Smile (Jpn), by Agnes Tachyon (Jpn) 3rd Dam: Hemisphere (Jpn), by White Muzzle (GB) O-Teruya Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm; T-Koichi Shintani; J-Takeshi Yokoyama; ₩800,000,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-UAE, SW & G1SP-Jpn, 17-6-4-0, $4,717,180. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Wilson Tesoro (Jpn), 126, h, 5, Kitasan Black (Jpn)–Chesutoke Rose, by Uncle Mo. O-Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd; B-Ryoken Farm; T-Hitoshi Kotegawa; J-Yuga Kawada; ₩320,000,000. 3–Global Hit (Kor), 126, c, 4, To Honor and Serve–Tammy's Victress, by Yankee Victor. O-Kim Joon Hyun; B-Yeonhak Yeongnong Johabbeopin; T-Bang Dong Suk; J-Kim Hye Sun; ₩160,000,000. Margins: 5, 5, 3. Odds: 2.10, 0.50, 12.20. Also Ran: Light Warrior (Jpn), Galaxy Road (Kor), Simjangui Godong (Kor), Montauk Chat, Vics Go (Kor), Heuk Jeonsa (Kor), Winner's Man (Kor). DNF: Success Macho (Kor). Click for the KRA chart (R7). Sunday, Seoul, South Korea OBS KOREA SPRINT-G3, ₩1,400,000,000 ($1,044,540), Seoul, 9-8, 3yo/up, 1200m, 1:10.3, gd. 1–REMAKE (JPN), 126, h, 5, by Lani 1st Dam: Sariel (Jpn) (GSP-Jpn, $888,410), by King Kamehameha (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Shinko Nobby, by Nashwan 3rd Dam: Christabelle, by Northern Dancer O-Koji Maeda; B-North Hills Co Ltd; T-Koichi Shintani; J-Yuga Kawada; ₩700,000,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Jpn & KSA, 18-9-3-2, $3,600,814. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Jasper Krone, 126, h, 5, Frosted–Fancy Kitten, by Kitten's Joy. ($25,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $90,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR). O-Kazuo Kato; B-Machmer Hall & Godolphin (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori; J-Taisei Danno; ₩280,000,000. 3–Anarchist, 126, h, 5, Distorted Humor–Vicarious Won, by Elusive Quality. ($75,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Ilium Stables LLC; B-Centaur Farms Inc (KY); T-Chief Stipe O'Neill; J-Edwin Maldonado; ₩140,000,000. Margins: 2, 6, HF. Odds: 0.20, 13.90, 8.60. Also Ran: Speed Young (Kor), Something Lost (Kor), Vincero Cavallo (Kor), Gangseo Giant, Morfhis, Black Musk, Daemangui Gil (Kor), Eoma Eoma, Daehan Jilju (Kor), Beolmaui Star (Kor), Yes Perfect, Raon the Point (Kor). Scratched: Keiai Dorie (Jpn). Click for the KRA chart (R6). The post Japan’s Crown Pride, Remake Double Up In Korean Features appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Equinox (Jpn), who was crowned Longines World's Best Racehorses in 2023, covered 203 mares in his first season at Shadai Stallion Station in 2024, the stud has announced. Beaten just twice in 10 career starts, Equinox broke new ground when he retired to Shadai as his introductory fee of ¥20 million (around €124,000) was a record high for a first-season stallion in Japan. He shared top billing on the Hokkaido roster with his own sire, Kitasan Black (Jpn), who also stood at a fee of ¥20 million when covering 191 mares in 2024. Only two stallions at Shadai boasted a bigger book of mares this year than Equinox, namely Kizuna (Jpn) and Contrail (Jpn). Japanese Derby hero Kizuna, who leads the Japanese sires' championship in 2024, was the busiest stallion with a book numbering 218, while Triple Crown winner Contrail covered 205 mares as he awaits his first two-year-old runners in 2025. Lord Kanaloa (Jpn), runner-up in the Japanese sires' championship for four consecutive years between 2020 and 2023, was bred to 109 mares, while elite sire Epiphaneia (Jpn) and his best son Efforia (Jpn) covered books of 131 and 202, respectively. Salios (Jpn) (196), Nadal (189), Schnell Meister (Ger) (164), Saturnalia (Jpn) (157), New Year's Day (154) and Suave Richard (Jpn) (150) were the other stallions who covered at least 150 mares at Shadai in 2024, while former European-trained runners Siskin (73), Harbinger (GB) (11) and Poetic Flare (Ire) (7) all served smaller books. Numbers for the remaining members of the Shadai roster were as follows: Le Vent Se Leve (Jpn) (143), Drefong (140), Admire Mars (Jpn) (125), Grenadier Guards (Jpn) (123), Danon Kingly (Jpn) (122), Maurice (Jpn) (122), Orfevre (Jpn) (122), Rulership (Jpn) (113), Chrysoberyl (Jpn) (109), Bricks And Mortar (105), Hot Rod Charlie (94), Isla Bonita (Jpn) (90), Mind Your Biscuits (79), Satono Crown (Jpn) (68) and Rey De Oro (Jpn) (39). The post Equinox Announced as One of the Busiest Stallions at Shadai in 2024 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

He was the underestimated one in the line-up for Sunday's G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, but everything was in place for the front-running soft-ground specialist Tribalist (GB) (Farhh {GB}–Fair Daughter {GB}, by Nathaniel {Ire}) to deliver a career-best and take the prestigious prize from under the noses of the miling elite. Predictably placed on the lead soon after the start by Mickael Barzalona, the Andre Fabre-trained 5-year-old who had made an artform of winning pattern races in this style was expected to come back eventually but it just never happened. Expertly guided throughout, the 20-1 shot simply had too much rope turning for home as the 7-10 favourite Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and the two 3-year-old sons of Dubawi (Ire), Henry Longfellow (Ire) and Notable Speech (GB), struggled to cut back the deficit. At the line, Godolphin's stalwart had 1 1/4 lengths to spare over Charyn, with Henry Longfellow another three lengths behind in third and Notable Speech only fifth having appeared not to handle the soft ground. The eighth black-type win of the Car Colston Hall Stud-bred Tribalist, whose previous best efforts had come in the last two runnings of the G2 Prix du Muguet, extends Andre Fabre's record to eight in the race, with Soviet Star having provided his first in 1988 and Persian King (Ire) his most recent four years ago. Le grand numéro de ! Le représentant de la casaque @godolphin (@mickaelbarzalon / A. Fabre) crée la surprise dans le Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Gr.1) ce dimanche à @paris_longchamp Le favori de l'épreuve Charyn se contente de la pic.twitter.com/HXQ1DOK5j4 — Equidia (@equidia) September 8, 2024 The post Moulin Surprise As Farhh’s Tribalist Doesn’t Come Back appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

You wait ages for one gelding capable of spicing up the Arc field to appear – then two come along at once. Expediency is the obvious backdrop to France Galop's move to reconsider the ban on geldings in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but the debate nevertheless goes to the heart of what sport is meant to be: the best against the best. It's more nuanced and interesting than a straight in-house polemic about Group 1 race conditions. You'd have a hard job selling that one to the general public, though, in France, Jour de Galop have shed some light in a poll that showed 58.5% of readers in favour of geldings in the Arc and 41.5% against. First, the expediency – or timing – of the discussion initiated by France's governing body, who say they will examine the case for opening not only the Arc but the Prix Jacques le Marois to non-entire horses. Picture the scene at Longchamp next month. In France's greatest race, two of its most distinguished middle-distance runners are confined to base, not welcome in Paris's exalted autumn showdown, the final reckoning for Europe's finest. As current race conditions stand, Goliath, the emphatic winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in a field of six Group 1 winners is excluded, for reasons to do with the protection of his breed. So too is Calandagan, winner of the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot, and closest pursuer of City Of Troy in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York. These two French heavyweights may have won big races named after British monarchs, but in the Arc they are lower than second-class citizens. They can't even show their faces. There are sound reasons for this. It's just that Goliath and Calandagan have made the reasons look less sound, by way of their accomplishments on English tracks. The European Pattern Committee decrees that a Group 1 race must be run with “no penalties or allowances other than a sex allowance,” but allows geldings except in “those Group 1 races confined to three-year-olds and or two-year-olds.” It's possible, then, that a stipulation designed to protect the breed is instead exposing it to doubt Few ever argue for the Derby, 2,000 Guineas or St Leger to be thrown open to geldings, because the role those contests play as a measuring stick for breeding is deeply embedded. Universal access loses out to bloodstock imperatives. But in the big Group 1s for three-year-olds and upwards an anomaly leaps out. Goliath is allowed to win the King George but can't even run in the Arc? Consistency is one big justification France Galop could use for democratising its defining event. In America the Triple Crown races embrace geldings. Nine have won the Kentucky Derby and 118 have run in the race since 1908. In 2003, Funny Cide broke a 74-year drought for geldings at Churchill Downs and narrowly missed out on a Triple Crown, winning the Preakness but coming home third in the Belmont. The most recent 'incomplete' Kentucky Derby winner was Mine That Bird in 2009. Global racing history is peppered with geldings who passed into legend: Phar Lap, Kelso and John Henry among them. The greats occupy their own kind of hall of fame, but an important one nonetheless. This column will swerve the question of whether cutting a colt gives it an advantage or disadvantage over entire rivals because the two most common answers seem to be: 1. It depends and 2. Don't know. What we do know is that this year's Arc winner is the closest middle-distance racing will have to a Champion of Europe. But will he or she fully deserve that title, given that Goliath and Calandagan are persona non grata? We'll never know whether either would have beaten the 2024 Arc winner, but we will always be sure they were denied the chance to try. It's possible, then, that a stipulation designed to protect the breed is instead exposing it to doubt. How good is the Arc winner if two of the best mile-and-a-half horses on the continent are turned back at the gate? Here we can feel sympathy for Francis-Henri Graffard, who trains both in France and has yet to win the Arc, though the arc of his career suggests he will one day. “Unfortunately my two best horses are geldings,” Graffard said at Ascot, before looking to the Breeders' Cup for targets. In other words France's loss could be world racing's gain. France Galop wouldn't be doing their job if they declined to place a magnifying glass over the apparent anomaly of Goliath dominating the King George and then being refused entry to the Arc. If the change is made, most would ask that it's done not simply because French racing is a bit embarrassed in one specific and unusual year. It would have to be the right thing to do for all the years. The post Can the Arc be a True Championship Without France’s Top Two? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Join Guy Heveldt, Emily Bosson and Jayne Ivil as they celebrate all the big thoroughbred race meetings from, NZ, Australia and around the Globe. Weigh In, 8 September (youtube.com) View the full article

There is every chance that Sunday's G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange was a hot affair and so all credit goes to Godolphin's Ombudsman (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}–Syndicate {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) for extending his unbeaten sequence in ParisLongchamp's 10-furlong test. Impressive on good ground in the Listed Prix Nureyev at Deauville last month, the 3-5 favourite raced in the box seat behind the leader First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and was gifted a clear run up the rail as that G1 Prix du Jockey Club runner-up drifted left passing the two-furlong marker. Green and errant for William Buick on the run to the line, the Gosdens' upwardly-mobile colt veered off a true line twice to interfere with the similarly progressive Henri-Francois Devin trainee Start Of Day (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) close home but was allowed to keep the race after an inquiry. Start Of Day was half a length behind at the line, with Supercooled (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) 3/4 of a length away in third. “He's still a big baby and when the inside opened up he was having a look around and running both ways with me,” Buick explained. “He's a very nice horse and very talented with a big engine, but he's still got a lot to learn. It was a very slow pace and the ground was new for him, but that seemed like a very good race and he is a top-class mile-and-a-quarter horse.” L'invaincu 𝗢𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 (@WilliamBuickX/@JohnGosden1/@godolphin) poursuit son sans-faute ce dimanche en décrochant le Prix du Prince d'Orange (Gr.3) à @paris_longchamp Il inscrit son nom au palmarès bien fourni de l'épreuve (Horizon Doré 2023, West Wind Blows 2022,… pic.twitter.com/E0DoRVsUkx — Equidia (@equidia) September 8, 2024 The post Night Of Thunder’s Ombudsman Keeps His Perfect Record Intact At ParisLongchamp appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Christopher Head trainee Houquetot (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Happen, by War Front) endured a first defeat in three career starts when runner-up in last month's G3 Prix Francois Boutin and bounced back with a game victory in Sunday's G3 Prix La Rochette at ParisLongchamp. The 11-10 favourite, previously successful in two seven-furlong heats at Compiegne, broke smartly and raced in a prominent second from flagfall in this fourth start at the specialist distance. Stoked up with a quarter-mile remaining, he joined long-time leader Sir Tommy Cen (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) entering the final furlong and was ridden out to defeat Heybetli (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) and Revolutionnaire (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}) by 3/4-of-a-length and a head. Pedigree Notes Houquetot is the second of four foals and lone performer out of G3 Athasi Stakes victrix Happen (War Front), herself a half-sister to dual Group-winning G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup second Somehow (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), G2 Prix Kergorlay victor Alex My Boy (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) and G3 Killavullan Stakes runner-up Sierra Blanca (Ire) (No Nay Never). The March-foaled dark bay's second dam is G1 Oaks, G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), whose descendants also include G1 Preis von Europa winner Aspetar (Fr) (Al Kazeem {GB}). Houquetot is full to a yearling colt and a weanling colt. Rochette (Gr3, 2ans, 1400m) à #parislongchamp Houquetot (Wootton Bassett) renoue avec le succès en costaud. Après lutte, Heybetli (Showcasing) prend la deuxième place pic.twitter.com/Iie8p4b5R4 — France Galop (@francegalop) September 8, 2024 The post Wootton Bassett’s Houquetot Takes Care of Business in Paris appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Australian handler tipped for big things this campaign bags a brace at first meeting of the term.View the full article

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Four-year-old speedster ‘defied logic’ to carry 135 pounds to victory in Sunday’s feature race at Sha Tin.View the full article

Driver Penalties Z Meredith | Waikato Bay of Plenty 3 September; use of whip; suspended 4-17 September inclusive. L Chin | Auckland 6 September; contacted track markers; fined $100. D McCormick | NZ Metropolitan 6 September (heard Methven 8 September); use of whip; suspended 9-20 September inclusive. J Young-Grant | Methven 8 September; use of whip; suspended 9-15 September inclusive. Trainer Penalties M & N Purdon | NZ Metropolitan 6 September; incorrect gear; fined $100. K Kelly | Methven 8 September; faulty gear; fined $100. R & J Dunn | Methven 8 September; incorrect gear; fined $100. Horse Penalties ANYTIME AT ALL | NZ Metropolitan 6 September; atrial fibrillation; veterinary clearance including ECG required and must complete trial. MAXWELL EDISON | Methven 8 September; broke in running; must complete trial. KELTIC TIGER | Methven 8 September; broke at start; must complete standing start trial. The post 2-8 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Dog Penalty MISS MATILDA | Christchurch 6 September; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. The post 2-8 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Rider Penalties J Allen | Matamata 4 September; failed to make weight; fined $100. W Pinn | Matamata 4 September; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 7 September). A Lawson-Carroll | Matamata 4 September; medical clearance required. (subsequently received on 7 September) J Allen | Whangarei 7 September; careless riding; suspended 16-22 September inclusive. L Sutherland | Hawke’s Bay 7 September; careless riding; suspended 15-27 September inclusive. M Cartwright | Hawkes’s Bay 7 September; celebratory gesture prior to winning post; fined $600. T Moki | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; failed to retire mount when out of contention; fined $350. C Barnes | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; medical clearance required. J Parkes | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; medical clearance required. J Kozaczek | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; medical clearance required. P Matthews | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; medical clearance required. L Douglas | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; medical clearance required. K Bakker | Otago 8 September; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties D & B Weatherley | Matamata 4 September; late gear notification; fined $50. M Bradley | Whangarei 7 September; late rider declaration; fined $50. K Duncan | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; incorrect gear; fined $50. Horse Penalties MI AMIGO | Matamata 4 September; lame; veterinary clearance required. IN THE LOOP | Whangarei 7 September; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. SAKURA ROSE | Whangarei 7 September; late scratching after failing to load; must complete trial. ANUSHKA SUPERSTAR | Hawke’s Bay 7 September; late scratching after failing to load; must complete trial. SISTER BING | Hawke’s Bay 7 September; attempted to rear at start; must complete trial. HAVARTI | Hawke’s Bay 7 September; cardiac arrhythmia; veterinary clearance required. NO TEARS | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. SEMPER MAGICO | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; rib injury; veterinary clearance required. MONITOR | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; tendon injury; veterinary clearance required. WIRE ROPE | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; late scratching after becoming fractious in barrier; must complete trial. TAKE IT | Woodville-Pahiatua 8 September; late scratching after dislodging rider in preliminary; must complete trial. GUILTY | Otago 8 September; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. Protest SISTER BING | Hawke’s Bay 7 September; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. The post 2-8 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Victoria’s highest-earning maiden is winless no longer, as Tony and Calvin McEvoy’s Rue De Royale (NZ) (Per Incanto) posted an impressive all-the-way victory over 1300 metres at Bendigo on Sunday. By Per Incanto, Rue De Royale cost $180,000 at last year’s Inglis Classic Sale, and made a great start to his career, fourth on debut and second in the $1 million Inglis Golden Gift next time out. After a spell, he returned with another lucrative runner-up cheque, this time in the $2 million Inglis Golden Gift, comfortably eclipsing his purchase price with the winnings. But five starts later, including Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper runs, as well as another second in the Group 2 Sires’ Produce, he was still a maiden, last seen fifth first-up behind Daggers at The Valley. By that point, he had amassed an incredible A$675,375 in prizemoney. But there was no danger of the winless streak extending on Sunday, as John Allen took the colt straight to the front and never looked back. The $2.80 favourite held a big margin at the 100m mark, and though Athanatos ($3.70) made good ground late into second, all honours were with the winner. Calvin McEvoy was delighted to get the victory out of the way, and in front of a crowd of eager connections. He felt Allen’s early initiative was the key, removing luck from the equation and giving Rue De Royale every chance to show his best. “It was a beautiful watch, and there’s a big group of owners here today which is fantastic,” he said. “He began so cleanly out the gates … he’s been a little slow in some starts and getting back by default really. “I love that Johnny just took the bull by the horns and made a good thing of him early. “I know it’s only a maiden, but he won it like a nice horse, and there’s a few in this race with big opinions on them.” View the full article

Trainer Symon Wildes says the move of The Archer to this Saturday at Flemington, and the golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup for the winner, couldn’t have been timed better for Dashing Duchess (NZ) (Tavistock). “She’s in form and up and running. She deserves a shot in a race like this,” the Warrnambool trainer said. Dashing Duchess has won her past two starts in comfortable fashion at The Valley, with her last one in a Quality Handicap over 2500 metres. “She’s tracking the right way. She’s got a nice profile for an up-and-coming staying horse. She’s in form at the right time. I think she’s now got enough runs under her belt now to compete at the level,” Wilde said. “We’re hopeful and excited. She’s surprised us a little. We’ll be interested to see what level she gets to, so we’ll get a great guide in The Archer.” “If we were to win, then we’d definitely take up the option of heading to the Melbourne Cup.” Wilde said The Archer would be a tougher race, but he always thought she had potential to get to the better staying races. “Three weeks between runs also works out nicely for her,” he said. The VRC earlier in the year announced they would move The Archer from Victoria Derby Day to the Makybe Diva Stakes. Wilde also nominated veteran stablemate Aurora’s Symphony for the 2024 Melbourne Cup. “He also got in last year, but realistically we’ll be heading towards the Geelong Cup and then the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, but you never know. He finished second in the Adelaide Cup and we’ll just monitor his form.” View the full article

Top jumps jockey Shaun Fannin hasn’t ridden in many races this season, but when he does, the result is often similar to what panned out at Woodville on Sunday. A four-time winner of the Jumps Jockey of the Year title, Fannin has won over 160 races in the saddle but more recently, he has turned his focus to training in partnership with Hazel Schofer, with the pair recording 13 winners last term from their base at Awapuni. However, Fannin has maintained his formidable partnership with Mark Oulaghan’s champion steeplechaser West Coast this year, and his sole ride at the Woodville meeting was set to be aboard another of the stable’s jumpers in Dal Kilchoan (NZ) (Indy King) in the David & Ellen Oliver (4000m). Sitting in the middle market at $9.40, Dal Kilchoan was settled quietly at the tail by Fannin as the field safely negotiated the first lap of the Open contest, with Raucous and Jakama Krystal setting the tempo. Jakama Krystal was in front and travelling strongly into the fence at the 600m, but she dipped on landing and dislodged rider Lemmy Douglas, leaving a host of runners to fight out the finish. Dal Kilchoan had been looming up and jumped the final fence slightly ahead of Donardo, just having the better of that runner in the final bounds and took the victory by a half-length, with Captains Run another 1 ¾ lengths back in third. Fannin was pleased with the performance of Dal Kilchoan, who was bred and raced by Grant Irvine. “He just tagged along for the first lap and made a bit of ground on the inside with a lap to go,” Fannin said. “He got on to the better ground after the last down the back and he caught the jump at the 600m really well, that got his momentum up there and he toughed it out really well in the finish, so it was a good result.” Oulaghan praised the ride of Fannin, while indicating that the son of Indy King will likely have his swansong back at the course in three weeks’ time before retiring. “It was another good ride from Shaun which you come to expect from him, he rated him well and it certainly helped with the end result,” Oulaghan said. “The horse plugged away nicely so it was nice to see him get the win. “He’s a 12-year-old now, so he’ll probably come back and race here in a couple of weeks, then that’ll probably be his lot.” That victory completed a race-to-race double for Fannin after he picked up the ride aboard Sweet Taboo (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) in the Derm & Sue Congrats For Vegas (4000m), with original jockey Jay Kozaczek being stood down as the result of a fall in race two. The son of Turn Me Loose had been a perennial bridesmaid throughout his jumping career, with five second placings being rectified in the maiden steeplechase. Fannin positioned Sweet Taboo near the speed through the running and swooped to the lead turning for home, and although he chipped in at the last, the momentum was in his favour, kicking away by 2 ¾ lengths to stablemate Catch And Release. Sweet Taboo is trained at Wanganui by Kevin Myers, a powerful stable that Fannin has ridden over 100 winners for in his career. “Obviously there were a few fallers in the hurdle race and Kevin asked me to ride him, so I was more than happy to do that,” Fannin said. “He’s gets quite green out in front so I was just trying to get a bit of cover on him through the run, but there wasn’t much speed on so he just got in a nice position outside the leader. “We didn’t have to make up too much ground and he jumped pretty well, he toughed it out too and I’m sure he’s got another win in him soon enough. “If you know Kevin, he doesn’t give too many instructions other than hurry home, so I just try to go out there and try to put them in a nice position because they usually jump well and are fitter than most. “I probably don’t want to be riding too much as I’m pretty busy with our training and my focus is with that, but we jump quite a few of ours at home so I’m able to keep my eye in. “I’m always happy to jump on Kevin’s, we’ve had such a good partnership over the years and you can always say you don’t want to ride anymore, but there’s no bigger thrill than riding a winner.” The win was one of five for Myers on the card, taking out the Talana Hill (3000m) with Mugshot (NZ) (Echoes Of Heaven) and Flair Amateur Riders (2100m) with Invisible Spirit (NZ) (Charm Spirit) earlier in the day. His younger contingent also got their time in the spotlight, with three-year-old debutant Cypress (NZ) (Telperion) winning the Coppermine Contracting (1100m), and the lightly-tried Florin (NZ) (Vanbrugh) powering home in the Anne & Michael Beech (1200m), both in the hands of Lily Sutherland. View the full article