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For the second time in the past week, Delaware Park cancelled a live racing card due to the heat and moved the card as drawn to a different day. The latest Delaware Park live racing day to fall victim to excessive heat is the card scheduled for Wednesday, July 10. Acting upon the recommendation of the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission (DTRC) veterinarians and stewards, Delaware has moved the entire card to Thursday, July 11, when the temperature should abate somewhat. The heat index in the area, according to the National Weather Service, is forecasted to be above 105 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday. The post Delaware Park Postpones July 10 Card appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pride Of Jenni was in splendid isolation when claiming the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Photo: RacingNSW Ciaron Mahers horse, Pride Of Jenni, is shaping up to be a contender in the Spring Carnival with good odds in several top races with the top Australian bookmakers. The seven-year-old mare is the PlayUp favourite to win the King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at $3.50 and the Cox Plate (2040 m) at $4.50 odds on October 19 and 26. Maher has confirmed that these races are the focus for Pride Of Jenni this season. Pride Of Jenni is set to kick off her campaign at the $750,000 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on August 31, where she currently stands as the $4.00 favourite at Neds. Maher mentioned that Pride Of Jenni’s race schedule after the Cox Plate will depend on how she recovers from these races. Since her win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick in April, Pride Of Jenni hasn’t raced. 2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Race Replay – Pride Of Jenni (1st) Horse racing news View the full article

This day 10th 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 56 mins ago Pride Of Jenni racing favourite for Spring Carnival success Pride Of Jenni, trained by Ciaron Maher, aims for the King Charles III Stakes and Cox Plate during the Spring … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Canterbury racing tips, quaddie & odds | Wednesday, July 12 Canterbury Park Racecourse is the destination for NSW racing on Wednesday afternoon. HorseBetting brings you free betting tips for the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Happy Valley betting preview & free tips | July 12, 2023 Hong Kong racing heads to Happy Valley for the final time in the 2022/23 season this Wednesday evening. See our … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago South Australian racing receive significant increase in prizemoney As confirmed by Racing SA with a total of $7.4 million in increases for South Australian races starting from this … Read More Singapore horse racing news 1 year ago Derby bound Cavalry makes impressive Singapore debut Former New Zealand-trained galloper Cavalry got his Singapore career off to a winning start when he kicked clear to score … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Crouch hits target at Awapuni Football has been a big part of Awapuni trainer Mike Breslin’s life and that has continued in racing through the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Uraskyfullastars impresses in Awapuni triumph Uraskyfullastars continued to shine at Awapuni on Saturday, with a second win from just three starts for the daughter of … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago Zac Purton races to Hong Kong record, eclipses Joao Moreira’s mark Zac Purton will continue his pursuit of Chief Stipelas Whyte’s Hong Kong career record after surpassing Joao Moreira’s mark for the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Wagga racing tips & free quaddie picks | Tuesday, July 11 Wagga Wagga will host seven races on Tuesday, July 11, and HorseBetting’s Nathan Keven has picked out his best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Hunter doubles up, Supreme Attraction stars at Alice Springs Terry Gillett’s Supreme Attraction and Darwin jockey Casey Hunter were the stars at Alice Springs on Sunday, with the latter … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Halter snags four winners on Day 1 of Darwin Cup Carnival Top End trainer Tayarn Halter had a day out when Tyquendo, Zou Der Zee, Noble War and Expert Witness saluted … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Australia launches BetStop: National self-exclusion register for online gambling BetStop, Australia’s national self-exclusion register, allows individuals to block themselves from online gambling services for a lifetime. Learn about the … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Gambling Ad Ban sparks controversy: Potential revenue loss for industry Learn about the heated debate surrounding the proposed gambling ad ban and its potential impact on industry revenue. Discover why … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Gary Clarke seals another feature win in the Darwin Cup Carnival Gary Clarke, the Top End’s dominant trainer for the past decade, made it two Darwin Cup Carnival feature wins in … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Mileva takes the upset win in the 2022 Sir John Monash Stakes Much of the post-race talk focused on $2.80 favourite Oxley Road running out of puff on the straight. But no … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Donald racing tips & quaddie selections | Monday, July 11 A massive nine race card is set down for judgement at Donald Racecourse on Monday afternoon. HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 10, 2022 Seven horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Sunshine Coast top betting tips & quaddie picks | Sunday, 11/07 Horsebetting.com.au brings you the top betting preview for the 2021 Caloundra Cup day held at Sunshine Coast racecourse on Sunday, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ballarat racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Sunday, July 11 HorseBetting’s Victorian horse racing analyst brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie numbers for the Ballarat meeting on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 10, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees 14 meetings being held around the country on this Saturday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Wet track test for Jakkalbomb Group 3 performer Jakkalbomb will be able to answer the question of whether she can handle a heavy track when … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Caulfield betting tips & quaddie picks – Saturday, 11 July 2020 Caulfield plays host to nine races on Saturday, headlined by the Sir John Monash Stakes. Check out HB’s best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Snowden stable chasing more 2YO success Fresh from a midweek stakes triumph, trainers Peter and Paul Snowden will look to add to their tally of winners … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago New Lindsay Park team lands first winner Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes have landed a winner with their first runner following the departure of David Hayes from … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Turning track to suit Tavisan in Monash After finishing at the tail of the field down the straight at Flemington, Tavisan returns to Caulfield in a stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Conners, Singo in Winter Stakes reunion Two old friends who have enjoyed incredible success in racing, Clarry Conners and John Singleton, are back together hoping to … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Kendrick to cap stellar season in Guineas Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is set to cap off his best season by winning the Winx Guineas with Star Of … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Morrish gets his chance with Never No More Ballarat trainer Simon Morrish is the latest to get his hands on Never No More after the four-year-old has had … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Soxagon takes cautious path to Glasshouse Promising Soxagon has been carefully taken through the classes as he heads to his first stakes race in the Listed … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Rosehill Gardens racing tips – Saturday, 11 July 2020 Rosehill Gardens hosts nine metropolitan races this Saturday, headlined by the Winter Stakes … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Royal Ascot winners head Group 1 July Cup field Hello Youmzain and Golden Horde are among the entries for a 13-strong field in the July Cup at Newmarket … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Hong Kong’s clock ticks out for John Moore, the big-race king John Moore sits at the open window. His elbows rest on the worktop, his hands cup binoculars in a steadying … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Winsloe changes tack with stable trio Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe thought he would have a couple of nice chances in the Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) this … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Havasay claims back-to-back Ramornie Hcps Havasay has again saved his best for Grafton’s feature carnival, returning to form to post consecutive wins in the Ramornie … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Two-state double for trainer Toby Edmonds Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds had a two-state double within five minutes when Churning won at Doomben and Havasay scored … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Poy in gilt-edged chance for Group 3 win Michael Poy is unbeaten from two rides on Jungle Edge and the apprentice hopes to add a Group race win … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Excess Funds impresses in Sandown return Trainer Levi Kavanagh is hopeful promising colt Excess Funds will keep stepping up after an encouraging first-up win at Sandown … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Parmie breaks through in Sandown victory. Co-trainer Simon Zahra says Parmie is still a work in progress but believes the filly, who has registered her first … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Boss cameo a forerunner to spring plans Glen Boss will make a cameo appearance at the Winter Stakes meeting at Rosehill ahead of a three-month carnival stint … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Whyte to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Hong Kong great Chief Stipelas Whyte will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Champion Awards ceremony on Sunday, 14 July … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Igraine horse to beat Tony Pike is pleased with progressive galloper Sacred Day heading into Thursday’s Listed Grafton Cup (2350m), but he has a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainers show support for retiring Lloyd Jeff Lloyd has received support from a cross section of trainers who have been his greatest backers for his last … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Fond Wellington Steeples memories for Nelson The Grant Plumbing Wellington Steeplechase (5500m) holds some great memories for Hastings trainer Paul Nelson and he hopes to add … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Visibility concern forces Caulfield change The Caulfield race meeting featuring the Sir John Monash Stakes will begin and finish earlier than first scheduled, Racing Victoria … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Deagon races hoping for community support Organisers of the annual Deagon race meeting are hoping for support from the local community and racing industry for their … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Another Dollar to cash in on strong form Another Dollar has never won at Doomben but she has strong form lines at the track for the Membership at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Chautauqua set for Flemington jump-out Champion sprinter Chautauqua is only days away from an all-important jump-out at Flemington … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Time right for Singapore move: Bailey Departing Victorian chief steward Terry Bailey says penalties for race day treatments should be tougher ahead of his move to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Racing administrator Noel Bracks dies Prominent racing administratot and racehorse owner Noel Bracks has died in Sydney aged 85 … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Redkirk Warrior out to bounce back After failing in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, multiple Group One-winner Redkirk Warrior will be out to bounce … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Albumin going for hat-trick at Rosehill Albumin will run on his home track at Rosehill after trainer Gerald Ryan opted to bypass the Ramornie Handicap at … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Ashlor to run in Group Three Monash Stakes Trainer Dan McCarthy has decided to run Ashlor in the Sir John Monash Stakes over 1100m and will wait until … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago Solomon’s Bay key to Moreira’s title defence at Happy Valley Jockey Joao Moreira has entered his final week as a full-time rider in Hong Kong with his eyes set on … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago David Payne three-handed in WFarm race Trainer David Payne will have three runners in the two-year-old race at Warwick Farm and believes the 1600 metres will … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Mystic Journey to make Melbourne debut Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey is scheduled to make her first Melbourne appearance at Caulfield, with her performance to determine future … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Gold Mag faces first city test at Sandown After an impressive debut win at Bendigo, three-year-old Gold Mag is set for his first city start in a 1200m-benchmark … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Blue Point favourite for July Cup Blue Point, winner of the King’s Stand Stakes, is the favourite for the July Cup at Newmarket with Australian Redkirk … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago King’s Rose colt tops Japanese Sale A Deep Impact colt out of the 2011 champion New Zealand three-year-old filly King’s Rose topped the yearling session of … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Cup target set for promising Felaar All roads will lead to Riccarton next season for the promising staying prospect Felaar. The lightly-tried son of Ekraar is … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Apprentice triumphing over adversity Courage and determination are two qualities that apprentice jockey Holly Andrew has in spades. The 27-year-old’s steely resolve has stood … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Badajoz favourite for Ramornie Handicap Badajoz is favourite for two sprint races over the Grafton carnival but has drawn barrier 17 in the Ramornie Handicap … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Canterbury racing free odds, form and tips for Wednesday, July 12 WEDNESDAY holds an intriguing card for mid-week punters over seven races at Canterbury. We’ve run our eye over the form … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bayliss returns to trackwork after injury Group One-winning jockey Regan Bayliss has ridden trackwork for the first time since suffering a broken wrist as he builds … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago ACCC wants review of Tatts-Tabcorp deal The ACCC wants the Federal Court to review the Australian Competition Tribunal’s authorisation of the Tatts-Tabcorp merger … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Washington Heights back in Australia Washington Heights has won a barrier trial at Randwick ahead of his return to Sydney racing after a stint in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Monash Stakes target for Murt The Flirt Murt The Flirt has been effective first-up in the past and will chase the biggest win of his career when … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Burning Passion in first start for Newnham Mark Newnham is looking to Burning Passion to maintain his form when he runs in the Listed Winter Stakes for … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Horseland accused of hypocrisy after pulled sponsorship A DECISION to pull the naming rights by equestrian supply store Horseland has been described as “ill-advised” after the company … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Millar high on Hermanito’s future abroad after promising start PLYMOUTH trainer Janelle Millar is optimistic she may have uncovered the next Kiwi runner capable of winning across the Tasman … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hartnell to kick off campaign in Melbourne Hartnell will kick off in the P B Lawrence Stakes in Melbourne to begin a campaign likely to take a … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Marsh to let The Story’s new chapter unfold slowly FORMER group one galloper What’s The Story’s is about to enter a new era as it switches trainers to Stephen … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Joao Moreira sets another Hong Kong record Champion rider Joao Moreira has set a new Hong Kong jockeys’ record with his 169th winner for the season … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Godolphin’s Thunder Snow wins French G1 Godolphin’s Thunder Snow has won the Group One Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Belmont Derby win for Deauville Champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has racked up another international winner with Deauville taking the Belmont Derby in New York … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Gold Horizon in emotional Grafton win Gold Horizon has given veteran trainer Harold Norman an emotional win in the South Grafton Cup for his old friend, … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Missile Stakes return for Capitalist Golden Slipper winner Capitalist will run in a barrier trial at Randwick as he prepares for his first start as … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Happy Clapper’s Epsom Hcp path determined Doncaster Handicap runner-up Happy Clapper will return to the track in the Tramway Stakes on his way to the Epsom … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Missile Stakes return for Capitalist Golden Slipper winner Capitalist will run in a barrier trial at Randwick as he prepares for his first start as … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Chris Munce looking ahead to new season Former jockey Chris Munce is keen to further his training career with his stable bolstered by young horses for the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Nikitas and Thunder Down Under join Waller Nikitas will get his Group One campaign underway with Chris Waller who has also taken charge of New Zealand colt … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Smerdon looks to spring with Iggimacool Iggimacool capped her winter preparation with a Listed win at Flemington and trainer Robert Smerdon will now look at spring … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Faraway Town to be given light spring prep Faraway Town will be given a light spring preparation before she returns to the paddock to prepare for the following … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Jeff Lloyd poised for history-making title Veteran jockey Jeff Lloyd is in line to make history as the oldest rider to win the Brisbane premiership, three … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Limato stunning in July Cup Limato has lived up to veteran trainer Henry Candy’s expectations to win the prestigious July Cup at Newmarket … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Betfair increase takeout on Australian racing GLOBAL bookmaking giant Betfair will pay a higher commission on any winning bet placed at Randwick, Doomben and Belmont this … Read More View the full article

Roxton becomes the first winner for freshman sire Rowayton in scoring a 3 3/4-length debut victory against Pennsylvania-bred maidens July 9 at Parx Racing.View the full article

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7th-Parx Racing, $41,200, (S), Msw, 7-9, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :54.52, ft, 3 3/4 lengths. ROXTON (g, 2, Rowayton–Queen of Races, by Henrythenavigator), let go at 8-1, was hustled out to the early lead and contested the pace through an opening quarter in :22.97. He took charge approaching the stretch, pulled away down the lane and reported home a 3 3/4-length winner. Longshot Dr. Lou (Wicked Strong) chased him home in second. Roxton is the first winner for his freshman sire Roywaton (Into Mischief). The stallion, second in the GI Del Mar Futurity and third in the GI American Pharoah Stakes in 2018, stands at Taylor Made Farm at a fee of $7,500. Queen of Races is a half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Harlan's Holiday (Harlan). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. O-Equivine Farm, Louis A. Bisso, Jr. and Richard Vega Racing Stable Inc.; B-Equivine Farm LLC (PA); T-Richard Vega. The post Rowayton Represented by First Winner at Parx Tuesday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Palladium (Ger) (Gleneagles {Ire}) could continue to follow in the footsteps of Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) after keeping the G1 Deutsches Derby trophy in the hands of owners Liberty Racing with his victory at Hamburg on Sunday. Trained by Henk Grewe and ridden by German-born jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen, Palladium ran out a surprise winner of the Classic as he edged ahead in the final strides to get the verdict by a neck, having raced away from the other principals after being brought over to the stand's side in the straight. His connections are now considering the Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday, September 15 for his next start, a Group 2 which also went the way of Fantastic Moon before he finished eleventh in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2023. Lars-Wilhelm Baumgarten, who runs Liberty Racing, said of Sunday's triumph, “It was amazing–it's a miracle! It was a wonderful day. We were very relaxed before the race because if you're an outsider it's much easier to feel the atmosphere and the crowd. “We decided in the parade ring, with the trainer, that we would try it [to come over to the stand's side]. We were outsiders, we could not lose, so we decided to go straight to the outside rail. “That was a good move and Thore did it well–he gave him a brilliant, world-class ride from position 20 in the starting gate. Two hundred metres before the line, we started to shout and with 50 shareholders it was loud enough for the horse to hear.” “We will give him time to relax and reset,” Baumgarten added of future plans for the colt. “He is a good stayer and perhaps he will go the same way as Fantastic Moon, to the Prix Niel. We're not sure at this moment.” Last year's Deutsches Derby scorer Fantastic Moon could also be on his travels again this summer, having resumed winning ways on his third start of the campaign in last month's G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft at Cologne. The G1 Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday, August 21 is now among the options being considered for the four-year-old. “We go to Munich for a Group 1 over 2,000 metres, the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis,” said Baumgarten. “He was second last year to Nations Pride in this race. We will try to win it and after that we will decide what we do, the Arc route or perhaps he will come to York. We gave him a nomination for York–we will decide after Munich.” Ghostwriter Camp Another with York Ambitions The three-year-old Ghostwriter (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is another who has the Juddmonte International as a potential target after his third-place finish behind City Of Troy (Justify) in Saturday's G1 Coral-Eclipse. Beaten only two lengths behind the Derby hero at Sandown, on ground softer than ideal according to trainer Clive Cox, Ghostwriter will now be prepared for the Ebor Festival as he seeks a first success of the season, having previously finished fourth in both the G1 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly. “We were thrilled,” Cox said of the colt's effort at Sandown. “For one moment at the furlong pole we thought he was going to go and get it. He ran a super race and it was very pleasing, bearing in mind that we all feel he'll be better still on better ground. “In spite of that it was a really honest and solid performance and it confirms our belief that he's a horse for this level. I'm really pleased that he's come out of the race well. He's back home safe and sound–he's very pleased with himself and we're very pleased with him. “York would be the logical step from here. Hopefully there we'll find his preferred dry surface.” The main disappointment of the Sandown feature was the performance of G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up Dancing Gemini (Ire), who weakened quickly in the straight to trail home last of the six runners. Trainer Roger Teal was left rueing his decision to let the son of Camelot (GB) take his chance on Saturday, with the testing conditions not playing to his strengths over a trip that might also have stretched his stamina. “I think he struggled on the ground,” Teal summed up. “He travelled really strong, it was just when Kieran [Shoemark, jockey] thought he was going to pick up, he just couldn't and his stride shortened. I'm not sure he saw the trip out on that ground. “I think in hindsight I might have been better hooking him out–you live and learn. I would like to drop back to a mile and regroup. We're just going to monitor him over the next week or so and make sure we are happy with him and then maybe step back to a mile next time. “I think we will lower our sights a little bit, get a confidence-booster into him, and get him back on track. We probably need to get our sensible heads on and try something at a slightly lesser level and go from there.” The post Deutsches Derby Scorers Palladium and Fantastic Moon Set to Travel this Summer appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Chad Brown has placed his stamp on most of the graded turf stakes in New York. That is particularly true of the Diana Stakes (G1T). View the full article

Maiden Watch: July 1-July 7View the full article

Santa Anita will host 22 stakes, including the inaugural $1 million California Crown (G1), during its 16-day Autumn Meet starting Friday, Sept. 27.View the full article

Druthers Brewing Company's special brew “Horse Play,” a Blonde Ale brewed with Peach Tea from The Whistling Kettle, will provide support to Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga. Each purchase helps provide essential care for the horses at THS, which in turn supports the mental health services these horses provide to the upstate New York community. “We are thrilled to introduce “HorsePlay” as a tribute to the incredible work done by Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga,” said Chris and Scott Martell, co-owners of Druthers Brewing Company. “This partnership represents our commitment to giving back to the community and supporting initiatives that make a real difference. We invite everyone to join us in raising a glass for a great cause.” “HorsePlay” will be available at all five Druthers Brewing Company locations, at Saratoga Racecourse, and at a variety of other vendors around the Capital Region. “We are deeply grateful for the support of Druthers Brewing Company and the launch of “HorsePlay,” said Meg Koloskie, Development Manager at Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga. “This initiative not only raises vital funds for our organization, but also raises awareness about the transformative power of equine therapy. Together, we can make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals in need.” The post Druthers Brewing’s “HorsePlay” Beer to Support Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A section timing database from all 59 British racecourses is now available for racing fans and punters, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Tuesday. Tracking data provided by Coursetrack for 35 RMG racecourses and Total Performance Data (TPD), which covers 24 Arena Racing Company (ARC) and independent racecourses, has been combined into a single database for sectional times from all British races. Under the new joint-agreement between RMG, ARC, TPD and At The Races (ATR), TPD will exclusively license the complete British database to end users via a feed of non-live coordinate data and sectional times. The creation of the new joint database means that all sectional times are available on racingtv.com and attheraces.com. In addition, race fans can purchase tracking data for all UK races from TPD's website. RMG CEO, Martin Stevenson, said. “Timing data can revolutionise how we look at horseracing and, by collaborating with ARC, ATR and TPD, we are delighted to create a new easy-to-navigate database with data from all British racecourses. It means race fans and punters will have all this valuable data at their fingertips in the one place.” The post British Racing Sectional Times Database Created Through Industry Collaboration appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

NEWMARKET, UK–The heavy rainfall that swept across Park Paddocks in the afternoon played its part in packing out the sale ring as people took cover, but so too did the Godolphin draft. The 23-strong consignment commanded plenty of attention and contributed 1,139,000gns to the day's overall tally of 5,107,700gns. With 188 lots sold, equal to the first day of last year's sale, the clearance rate dropped to 85%, with the average of 27,169gns and median of 10,000gns being 29% and 38% down from 12 months ago. Breeders from Ireland, England, France, Japan and Morocco swooped for breeding prospects from Godolphin, with Charles Shanahan signing for the day's top lot, Whispering Words (GB), at 280,000gns. Offered as lot 248, the four-year-old daughter of Dubawi (Ire) is in foal for the first time to Kingman (GB). A winner herself, the young mare's first four dams all earned black type, including granddam Discourse (Street Cry {Ire}), who won the G3 Sweet Solera Stakes. Newsells Park Stud added a mare to its breeding fund with the purchase of Art Of Magic (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) for 270,000gns. The four-year-old, who won three times and was runner-up in the Listed Prix Matchem, followed Whispering Words into the ring as lot 249 and had the extra attraction of being in foal to Blue Point (Ire) on an early cover. She joins the Group 2 winner Sibila Spain (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), bought last December for €2 million, and this season's Lingfield Oaks Trial winner You Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) among the broodmares and fillies in training for the fund. “The idea is to give people an opportunity to get into breeding and to come with us in what we're doing,” said Newsells Park Stud manager Julian Dollar. “Some of the people who have been involved in the racing partnerships have got involved on the breeding side and they've really enjoyed being able to see that side of the business.” Art Of Magic is a third-generation descendant of the Irish Oaks winner Helen Street (GB) (Troy {GB}), whose fame is heightened by her descendants, which include Street Cry, Shamardal and fellow young Darley sire and Group 1 winner Victor Ludorum (GB). A little earlier, the unraced Hope Diamond (Ire) and her April-born No Nay Never filly had been led out of the ring unsold when offered by Baroda Stud. A private sale was later agreed at 250,000gns with Gestut Fahrhof, the breeder of Sunday's G1 Deutsches Derby winner Palladium (Ger) (Gleneagles {Ire}). It is not hard to see the appeal of the Galileo (Ire) mare to a leading German breeder as she is a half-sister to one of that country's greatest fillies of the modern era, the Arc and King George winner Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}). To gild the lily, Hope Diamond's full-brother Illinois (Ire) has won the G2 Queen's Vase since the publication of the catalogue. The foal at the mare's side was her first, and she is back in foal to No Nay Never. Another mare with a recent update of the bold black type variety was lot 246, Godolphin's Menuetto (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), from the immediate family of recent Irish Derby winner Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). The granddaughter of Allez Les Trois was sold in foal to Teofilo (Ire) to Japan-based JS Company for 150,000gns. Australasian involvement The international flavour to the sale was apparent throughout the first day. A timely win on Friday evening provided a boost for three-year-old filly Topanga (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) who will eventually leave Andrew Balding's stable to join the broodmare band of Australian owner-breeder Gary Johnson. She was bought on Johnson's behalf for 135,000gns by Johnny McKeever and will join the breeder's other European mares at New England Stud. Bred by Andrew Stone of St Albans Bloodstock in partnership with Luca and Sara Cumani's Fittocks Stud, Topanga (lot 138) has won two of her six starts and is rated 86 since her most recent triumph over seven furlongs. Out of the Invincible Spirit (Ire) mare Time Tunnel (GB), she is a granddaughter of the G1 Falmouth Stakes winner Timepiece (GB) (Zamindar) from the Juddmonte family which includes Time Test (GB). It is another son of Dubawi (Ire) whom Topanga is likely to meet in the near future as Johnson plans to cover her southern hemisphere time by Too Darn Hot (GB). The Darley stallion is the leading first-season sire in Australia this year where his winners include the champion juvenile-elect Broadsiding (Aus). “Gary has seven broodmares in Europe because he likes our staying bloodlines,” McKeever said. “We are gradually buying mares who we cover on southern-hemisphere time – they stay in England for a year or so, and then join Toby Liston of Three Bridges, and she will be covered by Too Darn Hot, although we might keep her in training for a few months just to see if there is a chance of grabbing a bit of black-type somewhere.” He added, “[Too Darn Hot] looks as though he could be an absolute breeding-changing stallion. It is so unusual that a sire can operate in both hemispheres.” Treble winner and 98-rated Davideo (GB) is off to New Zealand with a 130,000gns price tag around his neck having been selected by trainer Shaune Ritchie with Hubie de Burgh. A Galileo (Ire) half-brother to the Group 1 winners Time Warp (GB) and Glorious Forever (GB), both by Archipenko, the Lanwades-bred gelding (lot 157) has been in training with Ralph Beckett for Al Shaqab Racing and Valmont. Ritchie has struck lucky in the past with a Tattersalls graduate, having purchased Mahrajaan (Kitten's Joy) at the Horses-in-Training Sale two years ago. Now a Group 2 winner in New Zealand, the six-year-old is being primed for the Melbourne Cup. Ritchie said of his latest purchase, “He has a big frame to fill out and he looks as though he goes on all types of going and he has a pedigree to back it up. We will get him home and try take him down the same route as we did with Mahrajan – if he can successfully do that then we will take him to Australia as well, it is easy from over the ditch to get there.” He added, “Mahrajaan has a strong chance of being the New Zealand Stayer of the Year, and it is really on the back of his success that we have been encouraged to come back.” Buy of the Day Lot 130, Wind Storm (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) Buyer: HH Sheikh Sultan Aldeen MS Al Khalifa Price: 6,500gns One of a draft of 22 broodmares consigned by Dullingham Park, the nine-year-old Wind Storm looks well bought at that price considering that she is back in foal to Soldier's Call (GB), who is the sire of her recent Windsor juvenile maiden winner Storm Call (Ire). A half-sister to the G2 German 1,000 Guineas winner Electrelane (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Wind Storm also has a yearling colt by Sands Of Mali (Fr), who has made a promising start with his first runners this year. The mare's half-siblings also include the stakes-placed Imperialistic Diva (GB) (Haafhd {GB}) who has in turn produced the Group 3 and Listed winner Queen Of Bermuda (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}). Wind Storm was one of three purchases on the day for Bahrain's HH Sheikh Sultan Aldeen MS Al Khalifa. The post International Demand for Godolphin Mares appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

“The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” was bestowed upon the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) chair, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, by the Government of Japan at a Conferment Ceremony hosted by Ambassador Okada Kenichi, Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong on Tuesday, July 2. Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges is the second-ever non-Japanese racing figure to be awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, following Mr Louis Romanet, IFHA chair emeritus, who received the same award in 2010. The Conferment published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on April 29 highlighted that the decoration is in recognition of his contribution to promoting the international development of Japanese horse racing and thoroughbred breeding. Delivering remarks upon receiving the honour, Engelbrecht-Bresges said, “I am deeply humbled and grateful to receive this honour as a recognition of my contributions to the Japanese racing and breeding industry. “The strength and continued development of the Japanese industry has been extremely rewarding not only for Japan, but also for the global equine sport and breeding industry.” The post IFHA Chair Bestowed with the Order of the Rising Sun appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Highlighted by the inaugural California Crown Day, featuring five stakes worth $2.8 million, Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet will include 22 stakes races. The first-ever California Crown Day at Santa Anita will be presented Sept. 28. Formally announced Mar. 1, the event is a new racing and entertainment concept inspired by Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park and created to bring together world-class Thoroughbred racing and the excitement of live performances, interactive experiences, and cutting-edge technology. The event's namesake race, the $1-million GI California Crown, is for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles on dirt. It replaces the Awesome Again Stakes on the Santa Anita calendar. The race is a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the Nov. 2 GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. California Crown Day will also include the $750,000 GII California Crown Eddie D Stakes at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course and the $750,000 GII California Crown John Henry Turf Championship at 1 1/4 miles. Supporting the three California Crown races on Sept. 28 will be the $200,000 GII City of Hope Mile and $100,000 Unzip Me Stakes presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. The City of Hope Mile is an automatic qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile. Santa Anita will host three Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' races Oct. 5. The GII Oak Leaf Stakes, presented by Oak Tree Racing Association–known as the Chandelier from 2012 to 2023–offers an automatic berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, while the GI American Pharoah Stakes is a qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. The GII Rodeo Drive Stakes awards the winner an automatic berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. The Santa Anita Autumn Meet opens Sept. 27 and concludes Oct. 27. The post Inaugural California Crown Day Highlights Santa Anita Autumn Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

There are 501 yearlings catalogued for the Hidaka Horse Breeders' Association (HBBA)'s Hokkaido Selection Sale, the largest number in its lengthy history. Previously instalments of the premiere sale conducted by the HHBA used to be held on a single day following a day of showing. However, it was extended to two days to cope with the increasing demand from breeders to offer yearlings. For 2024, The Hidaka Horse Breeders' Association has decided to increase the length of the sale even further. The boutique sale will be held over three days this year without an inspection day (July 22-24) at the Hokkaido Sales Complex. The auction will start at 11:30 a.m. each day with lots available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. The opening day of the Hokkaido Selection Sale has been branded as the premium session. A select group of 140 yearlings will go under the hammer. A total of 53 of the session's lots (37.8%) are either out of black-type mares and/or black-type producers, while 71 out of the 361 lots (19.6%) in the final two days can claim the same. The unbeaten 2020 Japanese Triple Crown winner, Contrail (Jpn) will have his first crop at the yearling sales this year with four yearlings on offer at the Hokkaido Selection Sale. Lot 24 is the only one out of a black-type winner. His dam, Teorema (Jpn) (Just A Way {Jpn}) is a multiple black-type winner and this is her first foal. Some notable imported sires will have their first crop at the yearling sales. Three-time Group 1 winner, Benbatl (GB) has five yearlings in this sale including lot 43, a colt half-brother to a Group 3 winner, Set Up (Jpn) (Declaration Of War). Lot 104, also a colt, is out of Group 3 winner Crown Rose (Jpn) (Rosado {Jpn}). American-bred French juvenile Group 1 winner, Van Gogh also has eight of his first yearlings catalogued. Three of them are out of black-type mares or producers including lot 106, a colt out of Flower Rock (Jpn) (Ammirare {Jpn}), a half-brother to Justin Rock (Jpn) (Leontes {Jpn}), a juvenile Group 3 winner. There are also a couple of interesting yearlings who were purchased while in utero at international bloodstock sales. Lot 69, a son of Tom's d'Etat out of My Love Venezuela (Scat Daddy), is a half-brother to a Grade III winner Sy Dog (Slumber {GB}). His dam was sold for $200,000 at the Keeneland November Sale in 2022. Tom's d'Etat is a first season 2-year-old sire who had his first winner at Belterra Park in Ohio last month. Lot 96, a Dark Angel (Ire) colt out of black-type mare, Qatar Power (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), will also go through the ring. The mare was sold at the Arqana December Sale for €785,000 with this colt in utero. Dark Angel has 12 individual winners from 14 runners including a Group 1-winning sprinter, Mad Cool (Ire) in Japan. In terms of Japanese domestic sires, Kitasan Black (Jpn) is currently standing for ¥20 million ($125,000), and he is the most expensive sire with yearlings at the premier sale. He has 12 yearlings catalogued including lot 44, a half-brother to a Group 3 placed, Power Hall (Jpn) (Suave Richard {Jpn}) and lot 116, out of dual group winner, Paddock Seattle (Arg) (Seattle Fitz {Arg}). The Hokkaido Selection Sale has been bettering its record of average price and clearance rate for the last three consecutive years. $1=¥160 The post Over 500 Yearlings Catalogued For Hokkaido Selection Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A total of 206 lots have been catalogued for the Goffs Summer Sale, formerly the August Sale, which will be held at Doncaster on Monday, July 22. Offering 142 horses-in-training and pointers, along with 58 stores and a selection of breeding stock, the Summer Sale catalogue is headed by the Chris Giles Dispersal which numbers 11 lots. They include Rubaud (Fr) (Air Chief Marshal {Ire}) (lot 65), a multiple Grade 2 winner over hurdles, Regent's Stroll (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 67), unbeaten in two starts in bumpers last season, and the Cheltenham Festival scorer Stay Away Fay (Ire) (Shantou) (lot 72). Stay Away Fay, who struck in the 2023 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, is not the only Grade 1 winner set to go under the hammer as he is joined by the Prix Jacques de Vienne heroine July Flower (Fr) (Pastorius {Ger}) (lot 96), one of three French-trained entries from owner Caolan Woods. Tim Kent, Goffs UK managing director, said, “This year's Summer Sale certainly shapes as a strong edition featuring the Chris Giles Dispersal among a strong catalogue. The winner of over 20 Group and Grade 1 races, Chris has a proven track record at the top of the sport and he is offering some very exciting horses, headed by the unbeaten Regent's Stroll. “The inclusion of three French trained entries from Caolan Woods, including the Grade 1 winning-mare July Flower, adds depth to the catalogue and she is certainly another that will command plenty of attention in Doncaster. We also have a lot of pointers and stores so there are plenty of young horses on offer alongside a good number of horses-in-training. We are taking supplementary entries and they will remain open up until the time of the sale.” The full catalogue for the Goffs Summer Sale can be viewed here. The post Chris Giles Dispersal Heads Doncaster Summer Sale Catalogue appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Western Canadian Derby series has been revised following the announcement that the Manitoba Derby will not be part of the series this year due to a federal quarantine of the Winnipeg track. The removal of the Manitoba Derby will now see the series reduced to the GIII Canadian Derby at Century Mile and the B.C. Derby at Hastings Racecourse. The previous $100,000 three-leg sweep opportunity has been discontinued, but the $25,000 Owner/Trainer Point System Bonus will remain in place. “Though we are understandably disappointed by the unfortunate absence of the Manitoba Derby and how it has affected our series, all parties agreed that it was important to still recognize and reward the valued owners and trainers who will compete in the remaining two races with the participation and results-based bonus system that was initially offered,” said Allen Goodsell, Racing Manager, Century Casinos. The post Western Canadian Derby Series Revised appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Wesley Ward admitted he was looking for an easy spot for White Sands (Into Mischief) to make her first racetrack appearance, but when the half-sister to sprint champion Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music) romped by 9 1/2 lengths in her debut at Belterra Park in May, the trainer immediately circled the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes on his calendar. The filly duly delivered again in that 5 1/2-furlong event, defeating the boys in a 13 3/4-length demolition at Prairie Meadows last Saturday. “We had a long time with her,” Ward said of the filly who is owned by Coolmore's Mrs. John Magnier and Mrs. Paul Shanahan. “She only has one eye, so we kind of took our time. With her breeding, being a sister of Jackie's Warrior, we wanted everything to go right. She never had any hiccups at all. I just kind of trained her from the onset with a friend. And we kind of broke her loose where she would train by herself, as we do with all of them, we just took a little extra time with her.” Of the decision to ship the filly to Belterra Park in Ohio for her May 25 unveiling, Ward explained, “I knew how important it was to hopefully get a win with her, break her maiden, so that's why we chose Belterra. It seemed the easiest spot for a first-time starter. She won easy. I knew she was much better than that, but you never know when you get to say Churchill or Keeneland, what you are going to be up against. So I kind of thought making the entry that this would be our best chance to break her maiden like she did.” White Sands was barely cooled out from that debut victory when Ward had his eyes on what he hoped would be an easy chance for his filly to add some black-type to her resume. “I was trying to hopefully get a stakes win and or placing,” Ward said. “I thought, since she had won so convincingly and came out of it completely sound, let me look for a place to run her not Saratoga or Del Mar. You are always going to hook Todd Pletcher and the boys on one coast and Bob Baffert on the other. I thought, let me try somewhere where you're not going to see those types of names in the race with you.” White Sands, facing off against five colts, was never challenged in her wire-to-wire victory in the Prairie Gold Juvenile (video). “I like to run fillies against colts,” Ward said. “I think it's an advantage. We got in light and we had a rider, Joe Bravo, who has won thousands and thousands of races and is a light guy.” Running against the colts in Iowa also allowed Ward to dodge other trainers trying to get their well-pedigreed fillies some early black-type. “I just thought it would be a little bit of an advantage,” Ward admitted. “Knowing that the fillies, early on, are looking to do what we did. They are trying to get black-type on their fillies and you'd certainly be ducking all of them, if not all, as we did.” Of the filly's effort Saturday, Ward said, “She certainly moved way forward from her first race. She came right back to Keeneland here. She came out of the race completely sound. No issues. No shins. She is a real hardy filly as it is. As you would expect from a filly who lost her eye early on as a foal. I thought it was a great run and she came out of it ready for another one.” With her first stakes win out of the way, White Sands may now have earned herself a graded stakes engagement. “I talked it over with everyone from Coolmore,” Ward said. “It seems like we will go out to California now and look at the [Aug. 10 GIII] Sorrento Stakes [at Del Mar]. We will watch the filly train the next couple of weeks and see if she is up to that, but with these two races underneath her and the convincing wins, to try to get her a stakes win or placing in a graded race–and sort of a historical race, being the Sorrento–that would really add to her pedigree.” White Sands's older half-brother Jackie's Warrior, a five-time Grade I winner, obviously excelled at sprint distances. What does Ward think the future holds for his 2-year-old half-sister? “She's a very smart filly, but as you've seen already with her pedigree and Jackie's Warrior, I'd have to say that right now, sprinting would probably be it,” Ward said. “But they can certainly carry their speed at two more so than as they get older.” Ward said he doesn't think the loss of an eye, which happened in a paddock incident as a foal, will have any impact on her racing career. “She's lived her whole life without it and I don't think it really bothers her that much,” he said. “She runs like hell, that's for sure.” The post Graded Stakes Could be Next for Jackie’s Warrior Half-Sis White Sands appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Inisherin (GB) (Shamardal), an impressive winner of last month's G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, and last year's unbeaten two-year-old Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) head the sponsor's ante-post betting for the G1 Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes at Haydock on Saturday, September 7, with both horses featuring in a list of 35 as the first entries were released on Tuesday. Barry Orr, head of racing PR at Betfair, said, “This is a top list of entries, although there is a lot of water to pass under the sprinting bridge between now and September. In early skirmishes, the three-year-olds, Inisherin and Vandeek, are at the top of the market at 3-1 and 5-1, respectively.” Inisherin and Vandeek are first set to clash in Saturday's My Pension Expert July Cup, having been named among 13 confirmations for that Group 1 on Monday. Their rivals at Newmarket could include back-to-back Royal Ascot winner Khaadem (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), prolific seven-year-old Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and last year's Sprint Cup scorer Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire}), all of whom are in contention to run at Haydock as well. Of the 10 Irish-trained entries, Aidan O'Brien is responsible for four, including another July Cup contender in River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), while Adrian Murray's Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is being prepared for an autumn campaign after a setback ruled him out of both the Commonwealth Cup and July Cup. Other notable entries include Saudi hero Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), who won the G2 1351 Turf Sprint when last seen in February, the long-absent Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}), successful in last year's G1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, and the battle-hardened Shouldvebeenaring (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), runner-up to Regional in the 2023 Sprint Cup. The post Thirty-Five Sprint Cup Entries Released, Including Inisherin and Vandeek appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Connections familiar to those who follow juveniles at Saratoga will be represented well in the Schuylerville Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. View the full article

1/ST Racing will extend the automatic qualifier, entry, and travel incentives for the inaugural running of the $1 million California Crown (G1) at Santa Anita Park to City of Troy.View the full article

Assiniboia Downs announces a temporary change to its racing schedule for the remainder of the meet due to proactive measures taken in response to a mid-June discovery of equine infectious anemia in a single horse there that resulted in a quarantine.View the full article

Racing action this past week resulted in no changes to the top 10 horses ranked in the most recent NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, which National Treasure leads over Senor Buscador.View the full article

British horseracing's most active sponsor, the British EBF, welcomed the appointment of two new Trustees to its board this month, it was announced on Tuesday. Whatton Manor Stud's Ed Player joins the British EBF Trustees, alongside being a committee member at Nottingham Racecourse. After eight years at Schroders Investment Management in London, Player returned to his passion of racing and joined the family-run Whatton Manor Stud. Over the last 20 years, Player has helped oversee a significant expansion in the acreage of Whatton Manor, leading to a similar increase in the broodmare band. He has also started a successful pinhooking operation, selling Group 1 winners State Of Rest (Ire) and Glorious Empire (Ire). Player is joined by Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) chairman Philip Newton. Newton first joined the TBA board as a trustee in 2016. His commercial career was as a PLC CEO in the retail sector as well as holding a number of other non-executive roles. He has been an owner-breeder for over 40 years with Group and Royal Ascot successes and some National Hunt success as well. He currently owns three broodmares and races all his produce. Leaving the Trusteeship after their successful terms are Julian Richmond Watson and Fiona Denniff. Welcoming the new members of the board and thanking the outgoing Trustees for their support, British EBF chairman, Simon Sweeting, said, “Julian and Fiona have brought valuable perspectives and skills to the British EBF. With both being owner-breeders and heavily involved in bloodstock industry matters over the years, their input and guidance has been invaluable. On behalf of the Trustees, I thank them for representing the British EBF over the last six years. “We are delighted to welcome both Ed and Philip and look forward to the new dynamic this will bring to the board.” The post Ed Player and Philip Newton Join British EBF Trustees appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article