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Despite never having raced on the dirt in his two seasons at the races, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's champion City of Troy (Justify) was assigned gate three as the 5-2 morning-line selection in a full field of 14 and will be ridden by Ryan Moore in Saturday's $7-million GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. Deemed by trainer Aidan O'Brien–a two-time runner-up in the Classic (Giant's Causeway, Declaration of War)–'the best he's ever trained,' the son of G1SW Together Forever (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was well-beaten on seasonal debut in the G1 English 2000 Guineas in May, but has been untouchable since, with victories in the G1 Betfred Derby, the G1 Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown and G1 Juddmonte International Stakes at York. He was given a hit-out over the all-weather at Southwell last month, sitting in behind stablemates before inhaling them and striding clear with confident strides beneath Moore. The obstacles are not insignificant, as the kickback could prove a serious hindrance should he not leave running from the low draw. He could be ridden in such a way as to mitigate that factor, and a victory would prove his trainer prescient in his analysis. 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) looks to become the first horse to complete the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile/Classic double and the Todd Pletcher trainee will depart barrier nine as the 3-1 morning line second choice with John Velazquez. Brilliant winner of the GI Curlin Florida Derby, he was well-beaten in the GI Kentucky Derby, and connections subsequently fought any urge to contest the final two legs of the Triple Crown. Instead, he returned with a battling victory over fellow 'Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes and followed suit with a narrow success over Distaff favorite and 'Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in the GI Travers Stakes when last seen Aug. 24. Sierra Leone, winner of the GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes in April, is a 12-1 chance. Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), a bang-up third in the GI Kentucky Derby, most recently overcame the one hole to win the Listed Japan Dirt Classic at Ohi outside of Tokyo and will have to do the same if he is to add the Classic. He will be partnered by his regular jockey Ryusei Sakai and starts at a relatively generous opening quote of 6-1. The field for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic: Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 5:41 p.m. ET LONGINES BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC-GI, $7,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m 1 Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), Sakai, Yahagi, 6-1 2 Highland Falls (Curlin), Saez, Cox, 20-1 3 City of Troy (Justify), Moore, A O'Brien, 5-2 4 Mixto (Good Magic), Frey, O'Neill, 30-1 5 Senor Buscador (Mineshaft), Rosario, Fincher, 30-1 6 Derma Sotogake (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits), Lemaire, Otonashi, 20-1 7 Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}), Kawada, Takagi, 12-1 8 Pyrenees (Into Mischief), Hernandez Jr, DeVaux, 30-1 9 Fierceness (City of Light), Velazquez, Pletcher, 3-1 10 Tapit Trice (Tapit), Ortiz Jr, Pletcher, 30-1 11 Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), Prat, Brown, 12-1 12 Arthur's Ride (Tapit), Alvarado, Mott, 15-1 13 Newgate (Into Mischief), Dettori, 20-1 14 Next (Not This Time), Machado, Cowans, 8-1 Also Eligible: 15 Rattle N Roll (Connect), No Rider, McPeek This story will be updated The post City of Troy Draws Three, Made 5-2 Choice For Breeders’ Cup Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2 will serve as a host to another classic America vs. Europe showdown as both sides are represented by strong contenders.View the full article

A battle of the "ages"—an international showdown of 3-year-old Thoroughbreds vs. older horses—takes place over 1 1/4 miles on the Del Mar main track Nov. 2 in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).View the full article

Entered Oct. 28 among the horses in the main body of the 1 1/2-mile BC Turf (G1T), 2022 Turf winner Rebel's Romance appears to be back in top form as he returns to the World Championships after a year's absence with four wins in five 2024 starts.View the full article

With a victory over international competition in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) Nov. 2 at Del Mar, Cogburn would put himself into consideration for an Eclipse Award in the sprint and/or turf divisions.View the full article

Thorpedo Anna has put together an especially strong 3-year-old campaign, likely already locking up a divisional Eclipse Award. The filly grabbed everyone's attention with a scintillating performance in the Kentucky Oaks (G1). View the full article

Society, bred and raced by Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, is among eight homebreds in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1).View the full article

Joliestar. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Chris Waller, who thwarted Japan’s Prognosis with Via Sistina in last Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m), will aim to repeat the feat this weekend as he prepares Joliestar for the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m). Joliestar, a Group 1-winning daughter of Zoustar, is widely regarded as the top local contender in a field that includes the Japanese Group 1 winner Ascoli Piceno and the unbeaten French gelding Lazzat. Ascoli Piceno, notably, will be attempting to secure back-to-back Golden Eagle victories for Japan, following Obamburumai’s success last year. Saturday’s start will be Joliestar’s fourth of the season, having kicked off with an electrifying victory in the Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m), before a third-place finish in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) and a seventh in The Everest (1200m), where she was hampered by traffic but surged late, closing within 1.6 lengths of the winner. “Joliestar has come through her unlucky run in The Everest well; she’s bright and well, and 1500 metres will be no problem,” said Waller. “I’d just like to see her draw well, and I’d be confident she can bounce back.” Horse racing news View the full article

Since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf became a grade 1 in 2011, trainers Aidan O'Brien, Charlie Appleby, and Chad Brown have combined to win 10 of the 13 renewals. They're all represented with starters Nov. 1 in the $1 million race at Del Mar. View the full article

Flanagan Racing's undefeated Chancer McPatrick enters the Nov. 1 $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) as the rare Thoroughbred who looks every bit like a 2-year-old who will relish two turns yet was still able to win both the Hopeful and Champagne.View the full article

Lake Victoria, a daughter of Frankel, is one of three fillies trained by Aidan O'Brien to make the selected list of 14 from 21 pre-entries in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), and by far the most accomplished. View the full article

The winner of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) has taken home the division's Eclipse Award each year since 2014. With two grade 1 victories already under her belt, Immersive has a target painted on championship honors.View the full article

An overflow field with a heavy influx of Europeans has been pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T), which will have its seventh running this year.View the full article

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Jan Brueghel at trackwork on Tuesday morning at Werribee. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Jan Brueghel, the European stayer from Aidan O’Brien’s stable, has been withdrawn from the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 5 at Flemington. Coolmore racing manager Tom Magnier revealed on SEN on Tuesday morning that connections were made aware that the long-time Melbourne Cup favourite with horse racing bookmakers was to be withdrawn having failed the mandatory vet scan on Saturday which are to be taken on all international runners. Jan Brueghel had partaken in a track gallop early on Tuesday morning, with the news coming out following the gallop. Prior to the news of his withdrawal, horse betting sites had the four-year-old as a $5 favourite ahead of Via Sistina and Buckaroo. Superstar hoop Ryan Moore had been booked to ride Jan Brueghel, and it is unclear if the in-demand jockey will still venture to Flemington for the first Tuesday in November. Following the withdrawal of Jan Brueghel in Melbourne Cup betting, Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo and Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator are now $5 joint favourites, with Cox Plate victor Via Sistina holding the second line of betting at $6. Horse racing news View the full article

Irish star Jan Brueghel is out of the Melbourne Cup after failing a mandatory veterinary inspection. View the full article

Seven days out from the race that stops the nation, and the 2024 Melbourne Cup field is taking shape. View the full article

Bella Nipotina can create a unique slice of history when she contests the Russell Balding Stakes on Saturday. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au The Everest winner Bella Nipotina is the favourite for the $3million Russell Balding Stakes (1300m), as she attempts to secure the lucrative Sydney Sprint Series million dollar prize. Bella Nipotina ($2.80) is ahead of Sunshine In Paris ($4.50) and Private Eye ($5) in Russell Balding Stakes betting, with these two, along with I Am Me, also eligible for the Sydney Sprint Series, having competed in the Everest. Listed as the favorite with online bookmakers, Bella Nipotina is primed to become the first horse to pull off The Everest-Russell Balding Stakes double. Since the Russell Balding Stakes introduction in 2019, Think About It remains the only Everest winner to return for this race, claiming third behind Bella Nipotina and Private Eye last year. Notably absent from this lineup, however, is Giga Kick, the 2022 Everest winner who narrowly lost to Bella Nipotina in his quest for a repeat win in the world’s richest turf race, denying fans a rematch between the two champions at Rosehill. The Russell Balding Stakes, which is a special conditions race, secures runners double points in the Sydney Sprint Series, which finishes on Saturday. For each race points are allocated 5,4,3,2,1 for finishing first to fifth. Bella Nipotina is part-owned by former Collingwood and AFL figure Michael Christian. How does the Sydney Sprint Series bonus work? The Sydney Sprint Series has three seperate rewards up for grabs, with these being: Bet With Mates Bonus: A $2 million bonus pool spread across six sprint races in the Sportsbet Sydney Sprint Series awards points to top-five finishers, with a $1 million prize for the highest-scoring horse and a requirement to compete in at least three races. Multi Bonus: The top three finishers in the Russell Balding Stakes on November 2 who previously raced in The Everest, Sydney Stakes, or The Kosciuszko at Randwick will split a $1 million bonus. Emerald Mile Bonus: The $1.5 million Emerald Mile Bonus awards shares to the top four point-earners across the Epsom Handicap and King Charles III Stakes, with eligibility requiring participation in both races. What are/were the races in the Sydney Sprint Series? Concorde Stakes – 07/09/24 The Shorts – 21/09/24 Premiere Stakes – 05/10/24 Epsom Handicap – 05/10/24 The Everest – 19/10/24 King Charles III Stakes – 19/10/24 Sydney Stakes – 19/10/24 Russell Balding Stakes – 02/11/24 Horse racing news View the full article

Magnificent horsemanship was on display by Masakazu Fukami at Del Mar Oct. 28 as his skills in (and out) of the saddle kept Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) contender Ushba Tesoro out of a dangerous situation while training.View the full article

Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet concluded Sunday, Oct. 27 with Juan Hernandez on top of the jockey's standings, Bob Baffert winning the trainer's title and Harris Farms leading all owners in wins. For Hernandez, a 32-year-old native of Veracruz, Mexico, this was his seventh riding title at Santa Anita. He finished the meet with 25 wins from 103 mounts (24%), which was 10 more victories than runner-up Umberto Rispoli. Hernandez also led all jockeys in purse earnings with $1,566,410. His biggest wins came in the GII Oak Leaf Stakes aboard Non Compliant for Baffert, the Anoakia Stakes on Silent Law for Baffert and the Swingtime Stakes with Queen of the Mud for trainer Graham Motion. Hernandez previously was the leading rider at the 2024 Hollywood Meet, 2023-24 Classic Meet, 2023 Autumn Meet, 2023 Hollywood Meet, 2022-23 Classic Meet and 2021-22 Winter-Spring Meet. Baffert narrowly won the trainer's title by a single win over Phil D'Amato. On closing day, Baffert got the deciding victory when promising 2-year-old filly Cipriani won her debut in a maiden special weight going six furlongs. Baffert finished the meet with 14 wins from 44 starters (32 percent). He also led all trainers in purse earnings with $1,313,146. This was Baffert's first trainer's title at Santa Anita since the 2020 Autumn Meet. His biggest wins came in the GI American Pharoah Stakes with Citizen Bull, the Oak Leaf with Non Compliant and the Anoakia with Silent Law. Harris Farms, a longtime presence in California racing and breeding, claimed its first owner's title at Santa Anita meet. Headed by John Harris, Harris Farms won four races from 11 starters to top the standings. The post Hernandez, Baffert, Harris Farms Lead Standings at Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Outwork (Uncle Mo–Nonna Mia by Empire Maker), has been purchased to continue his stud career in Saudi Arabia through a deal brokered by Chad Schumer. The GI Wood Memorial winner won three of five career starts before retiring to WinStar Farm in 2017 with $701,800 in earnings. He's gone on to sire two Grade I winners, Leave No Trace and Brightwork. Another top performer includes millionaire Outadore, who won the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint in 2020 before running in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland, making a gallant effort to finish third behind Fire at Will and Battleground. In his five crops of racing age he has sired two graded stakes winners, 13 black type winners and additional seventeen black type placers. At two, Outwork won first time out at the Keeneland spring meet before taking an allowance going six furlongs at Tampa. Runner-up in the GII Tampa Bay Derby, he later added a victory in the Wood Memorial before finishing off-the-board in that season's GI Kentucky Derby. Bred and raced by Repole Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher, Outwork is out of Nonna Mia, an impressive winner at Belmont in her second start as a 2-year-old. Subsequently third in the GI Frizette Stakes and the GIII Tempted Stakes, she also finished second in the Loudonville Stakes at Saratoga. Nonna Mia is also the dam of Nonna Bella who won her first two starts before finishing fourth in the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks. Nonna Bella is the dam of 2-year-old champion, and one of the nation's leading 3-year-olds, Fierceness (City of Light) as well as Outwork's full-sibling, 2-year-old Mentee. The post GISW Outwork to Stand in Saudi Arabia appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Involved in a spill Friday at Woodbine, veteran rider Emma-Jayne Wilson suffered neck and pelvic fractures. The news was announced on X by Wilson's wife, Laura Trotter. “Emma-Jayne is in the ICU at Sunnybrook Hospital-resting comfortably with pain management,” Trotter wrote. “Her mount in the second race on Friday appeared to have a cardiac event. Emma hit the rail as they went down. “Scans confirmed neck and pelvic fractures. She has undergone orthopaedic surgery to stabilize areas in her sacrum and pelvis. Internal bleeding remains a concern, and she is under careful observation by both the trauma and neuro teams as they monitor the upper cervical fracture. “Thankfully, there were no other serious musculoskeletal injuries–arms and legs are strong , sensation is intact and bilateral. There was no loss of consciousness. Emma is alert, aware and amazingly positive. “She is receiving the very best care. We are incredibly grateful for all the support. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.” Wilson, 43, is tied for fifth place in the jockey standings with 55 winners on the meet. Riding since 2004, she has 1,930 career wins, most of them coming at Woodbine. She won an Eclipse Award in 2005 as North America's top apprentice and was twice named champion apprentice in Canada, in 2005 and 2006. On July 11, 2024, she won the fourth race at Woodbine, to become the highest-earning female jockey in history. She surpassed the record of $90,126,584 previously held by HOF rider Julie Krone. The post Emma-Jayne Wilson in ICU With Neck and Pelvic Fractures appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

McCutchen purchased Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) contender Vodka With a Twist for just $2,500 last year in the Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale.View the full article

Australian trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will be hoping to have unearthed the latest Group 1 scorer to go Down Under from the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale after spending 490,000gns on two highly-rated runners through the stable's head of bloodstock Will Bourne and bloodstock agent Billy Jackson-Stops. That opening session outlay was headed by German St Leger third Go Daddy (Ire) (Smooth Daddy) at 350,000gns. Maher and Eustace also struck earlier in the session for Jareth (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), a wide-margin winner of a Thurles maiden on just his second start for trainer John O'Donoghue. Speaking about Go Daddy, the most expensive horse through the ring at Tattersalls on Monday, Bourne said, “He profiles perfectly for Australia and I was chatting to Ciaron and he loved him and how consistent he was. The plan is to keep him in work here with Harry [Eustace, David's brother] then he'll go down on the horses-in-training flight and we'll target the Manion Cup, which William Haggas has done really well in with Favourite Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) and Post Impressionist (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). We'll aim to run him off the plane during the Sydney Carnival.” He added, “We usually buy in our spring and then bring them out, but Harry has prepared horses like Sir Dragonet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) for us to win a Cox Plate, so Ciaron has full faith in Harry and they work very well together. Our max was 400,000gns and I'd have been thrilled to get him for 250,000gns, so anywhere between is pretty much bang on. He has that perfect profile for Australia so I don't think he was missed by anyone.” Go Daddy highlighted a memorable day for Muir and Grassick, who also sold the 88-rated juvenile Fearless Freddy (GB) (Territories {Ire}) for 280,000gns to Busuttin Racing and JP Bloodstock. Muir said, “Go Daddy and Freddy will go on, and Spaceport was cheap at 100,000gns-he has got so much to come. All three of those horses do. They are really nice horses with big potential.” Muir, who will forever be associated with dual Group 1-winning star Pyledriver (GB), went on to explain that selling eight horses for a grand total of 802,000gns on Monday was necessary to clear the way for some of the younger talent coming through at Linkslade Stables. He added, “I bought 12 yearlings last week so we did get around and picked up a few. Hopefully the clients who sold today will reinvest.” The 9,168,700gns turnover, up 2,895,200 on last year, represented a record-breaking trade for the opening session of the Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale. The median was up 19% at 19,000gns while the average climbed a massive 46% to 39,016gns. As for the clearance rate, it settled at 80%, which was down 5% on last year. Talking points Few horses arrived at Park Paddocks in better form than Rebel Diamond (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), a winner of his past three starts for Natalia Lupini, most recently in the Listed Blenheim Stakes. His talent didn't go underrated by Blandford Bloodstock's Richard Brown, who secured the colt for 300,000gns. That wasn't the only big result for the Lupini stable on the day as recent Curragh maiden scorer Thebelmontgangster (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) was similarly well-received when selling to Badgers Bloodstock and Freedman Racing for 200,000gns. Thebelmontgangster is very much a triumph of perseverance for his owner Eoin McDonagh. The prominent breeze-up handler, who trades under Shanaville Stables, failed to sell the colt at 10,000gns at the Somerville Sale last year. Not only that, but the colt was not accepted for any breeze-up sale, which is why McDonagh had to get the silks out. He said, “It's a brilliant result for us and a great day for Natalia and her partner Craig [Bryson], who sold two horses for 500,000gns combined. Somebody said to me that I should consider racing everything but I wouldn't go that far! Breezing is our game but this lad was probably a bit too big and backward for that job. That's why we sent him to Natalia and Craig. They're brilliant at what they do.” Richard Brown is building up quite the relationship with classy sprinter Garfield Shadow (Ire) (James Garfield {Ire}). The agent sourced the 96-rated three-year-old on behalf of Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum at the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale for €155,000. Fast forward a-year-and-a-half, nine starts, four wins and close to £80,000 in prize-money, Brown went to 310,000gns to secure the Richard Fahey-trained runner on behalf of a different client. While Coolmore failed to find a buyer for Group 3 winner Hans Anderson (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who was bought back at 425,000gns, it proved to be a successful afternoon for the outfit with 12 horses selling for 914,500gns. The clearout was headed by the 109-rated Kingman (GB) colt Monumental (Ire), a winner and placed in Group 2 and Group 3 company, who was knocked down to Omar Esmail Ghrhar for 325,000gns. Libyan-based Ghrghar said, “He will be trained either in France or Dubai–plans are open at the moment. He was a standout for us today and has been Group 2-placed and trained by Aidan O'Brien. He is a perfect fit for us and if he goes to Dubai he will be trained by Bhupat Seemar.” A quick scan at the top five horses through the ring on Monday serves to remind that a good horse can come from anywhere. Go Daddy's sire Smooth Daddy is now in Italy, James Garfield, the sire of Garfield Shadow, stands in India while Captain Gerrard, sire of Desperate Hero, ended his stud career in Iran. Meanwhile, the sixth most expensive horse through the ring on Monday, Fearless Freddy, is by Territories, who was recently sold to continue his career in India. Dubai Beckons For Desperate Hero Stuart Boman had to fight off a persistent Jack Channon as he fought desperately hard to keep progressive Group-class sprinter Desperate Hero (GB) (Captain Gerrard {Ire}) who went the way of the Blandford Bloodstock agent at 300,000gns. A campaign in Dubai beckons for the four-year-old, who was last seen finishing just under three lengths behind Markova (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) in the Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp. Boman said, “He is one of those horses who, when I went through the replays and form, is hard not to like. He has great action, a powerful stride, he has roared through the handicap and turned into a Group 1 horse. I just wanted to get him and loved him from the moment I started researching him and following him.” Channon was visibly dejected after trying hard and failing to keep Desperate Hero. After his last bid of 290,000gns was quickly met with a 300,000gns bid from Boman, the handler dropped his head in defeat. Alas, an even stronger tussle would have been in vain, according to Boman, who admitted to valuing Desperate Hero a little more than the 300,000gns he parted with to secure him. “He is going to Dubai for the Carnival. Godolphin mainly has horses in the mile and over distance range, so there is a good series for sprinters and, hopefully, he is one for the Al Quoz Sprint and will be there on World Cup night,” Boman explained. “I thought he might have made a bit more with his rating-he has been fourth in a Group 1 and was not beaten far in the Flying Five before that. He is a horse who keeps showing up, runs his race, is an enthusiastic horse, and he has a clean vetting.” Buy of the day Bravo Zulu (Ire) (National Defense {GB}) might not jump off the page as being the best value buy of day one given he's a 65-rated three-year-old on a losing run that extends almost a year, but this is a horse who looked initially promising and, at 12,000gns, Dave Loughnane can do little wrong. A very good-looking horse, Bravo Zulu was picked up by Dan and Claire Kubler for €28,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale a couple of years ago. That outlay looked very shrewd when he won second time up at Kempton before making it two from three in a 7f Southwell novice at odds of 4-7. Okay, the wheels have fallen off since and the Kublers are up there with the best in the game when it comes with maximising the potential of their horses, but if a change of scenery happens to get Bravo Zulu back on track, he could have a very well-handicapped horse on his hands. Best case scenario, Bravo Zulu could be the type to aim back at something like the AW Championship Final at Lingfield. At the very least, he should win races off his current mark for his new connections. Thought for the day With the yearling sales fresh in the memory, it seems a good time to remind vendors that all is not lost when a horse doesn't sell in the ring. Take Fearless Freddy (GB) (Territories {Ire}) as an example. He was led out unsold at 8,000gns during Book 3 almost exactly a year ago. His owner-breeders, Mondial Racing, had little choice but to put the colt in training and the decision to stick by the horse that nobody else wanted paid off in spades when he rattled up three wins from six starts and achieved a rating of 88 in training with William Muir and Chris Grassick. The cherry on top of that brave piece of campaigning came when the juvenile sold for 280,000gns. We all know that this is a game of reality and pipedreams do not pay the bills but Fearless Freddy should be put forward as an example that the market does not always get it right at the yearling and foal sales. There is always another way. The post Record Turnover Headed By Australian-Bound Go Daddy On Day One At Tattersalls appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The E J Won the Cup Flash Sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital closed just after 2 p.m. ET on Monday and at its conclusion, multiple stakes winner E J Won the Cup (Omaha Beach-Firsthand Report, by Blame) brought $870,000 from Narvick International, acting agent for NAJD Stud. The single-horse digital sale began on Thursday, Oct. 24. The 3-year-old colt was consigned by trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill, agent. “It was a lot of fun watching 'E J' sell on Fasig-Tipton Digital,” said O'Neill. “It's bittersweet to lose a horse like that out of my barn, but it was a fantastic result for our partnership and I wish the new connections the best of luck with him.” E J Won the Cup was a runaway victory in the $250,000 St. Louis S. in August before adding the Turf Paradise Derby and Texas Derby to his resume. He is twice graded stakes placed this year, including a second in the GIII Oklahoma Derby last time out and third in the GI Santa Anita Derby earlier this spring. In his last two starts, he recorded Beyers of 101 and 98 as well as back-to-back 8 1/4 Ragozins. “The E J Won the Cup Flash Sale was truly an international event,” stated a Fasig-Tipton release. “This horse was inspected by 1,521 individuals who looked at him 14,320 times, so those people were watching with sustained interest throughout the sale. There was very strong domestic participation and a very large middle eastern and European contingent.” “This was a great result and we are grateful to the buyer and seller, and all those who participated. We are looking forward to our December Digital sale which we anticipate will be our largest yet.” The next sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital will be the December Digital Sale, scheduled for Dec. 5-10. Nominations are now open and entries close on Nov. 20. Visit www.digital.fasigtipton.com to nominate. The post MSW E J Won the Cup Brings $870K on Fasig-Tipton Digital appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article