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Another Wil ridden by Jamie Kah winning at Caulfield. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) The Ciaron Maher-trained Another Wil has stamped himself as the one to beat in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) according to horse racing bookmakers, firming into $6.00, and is the current favourite after dismantling his rivals in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. The son of Street Boss had it all to do turning for home, sitting on the three-wide line throughout under Jamie Kah, still proving far too strong for BM100 company as he powered through the line to score by a half-neck. It couldn’t have been a more impressive performance by the five-year-old gelding, with Ciaron Maher suggesting Another Wil has come on nicely after a disappointing effort in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in the autumn. “He went forward in a Donny (Doncaster) and he’s mentally still fairly immature,” said Maher. “I’d say all the speed mappers probably had him forward today but I just didn’t want to send him forward for the future and make him one dimensional, he was already revved up, you can see he’s fairly busy. “He’s still relatively untapped where the ceiling is with him, he’s a big strong horse, got a beautiful action, very clean winded and Jamie (Kah) seems to suit him very well.” When asked if the Toorak would be a possible target, Maher suggested the $1 million feature could be the logical path. “At his rating, that race would certainly be attractive, and he seems to like Caulfield as well.” The 2024 Toorak Handicap (1600m) is set to be run on October 12, with Another Wil currently the $6.00 favourite, while Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) winner Pinstriped is on the second line of betting at $8.00. Horse racing news View the full article

Making amends for his defeat in Goodwood's G3 Molecomb Stakes in July, Wathnan Racing's Aesterius (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}–Jane Doe {Ire}, by Hallowed Crown {Aus}) led from start to finish in Sunday's G3 Prix d'Arenberg at ParisLongchamp. Bagging the rail under James Doyle, the 9-10 favourite saw off all threats to hit the line 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Kaadi (Ire) (Soldier's Call {GB}), with Treasure Isle (Ire) (No Nay Never) a short neck away in third. “At Goodwood, I felt I rode him too quietly so today I wanted to let him run on this flat track and he was very responsive in front,” the winning rider said of the Archie Watson-trained who had won the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown prior to finding Big Mojo (Ire) (Mohaather {GB}) too strong in the Molecomb. 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 (J. W. Doyle – Ar. Watson) s'impose dans le Prix d'Arenberg (Gr.3) à @paris_longchamp Il succède à Tiger Belle au palmarès de cette épreuve. Kaadi Treasure Isle pic.twitter.com/TRvcCs9v4F — Equidia (@equidia) September 1, 2024 The post Mehmas’s Aesterius Wins The Prix d’Arenberg For Wathnan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Driver Penalties D Grundmann | Waikato Bay of Plenty 27 August; careless driving; suspended 28 August – 6 September inclusive. M Perriton | Auckland 30 August; use of whip; suspended 31 August – 6 September inclusive. B Butcher | Auckland 30 August; medical clearance required. K Butt | Ashburton 1 September; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties S & A Telfer | Waikato Bay of Plenty 27 August (heard Auckland 30 August); failed to report horse treatment; fined $200. T Bagrie | NZ Metropolitan 30 August; incorrect gear (2 charges); fined $250. E Latimer | Ashburton 1 September; failed to affix bandage so as not to come adrift; fined $100. Horse Penalties IVANKA | Waikato Bay of Plenty 27 August; lame; veterinary clearance required. IRON HEART | Auckland 30 August; fell in running; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. BONJOUR PARIS | Ashburton 1 September; broke in running; must complete trial. VERLANDER | Ashburton 1 September; fell; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. Protests VISCOUNT MACKENDON | Auckland 30 August; excessive galloping in race; disqualified from 2nd. MASSIVE MERC | NZ Metropolitan 30 August; excessive galloping in race; disqualified from 4th. General Race 5 at Auckland TC of 30 August was abandoned in the interests of safety. The post 26 August – 1 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Dog Penalties HOMEBUSH LEROY | Christchurch 29 August; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. GO HOPPY | Christchurch 30 August; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. GOLDSTAR JOBLIN | Christchurch 30 August; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. General Race 2 at Palmerston North GRC on 27 August was declared a no-race after the lids opened prematurely. The Auckland GRC meeting scheduled for 1 September was abandoned due to track conditions. The post 26 August – 1 September 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Monovale Farm have found plenty of excitement watching homebred gelding Rise At Dawn (NZ) (Almanzor) succeed across the Tasman, particularly with the next of his dam’s progeny about to hit the track in the farm’s colours. Bred by Monovale principals Joe and Max Smithies, Rise At Dawn was sold to Lindsay Park Bloodstock for $90,000 at the 2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne, and has continued to flourish in the care of trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes. After winning on debut, Rise At Dawn has established an enviable record with seven wins from just 12 appearances, with his most recent success, a third on the bounce, coming in the Listed Heatherlie Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The stakes victory came in the hands of expat-Kiwi hoop Michael Dee, with the gelding boosting his career earnings over A$492,000. “We were super pleased, we thought a lot of him as a yearling and he was bought by good judges so it’s so nice to see them go on and be rewarded,” Max Smithies said. “He always looked like that distance range would be his best and he’s putting together a great form line.” By Almanzor, Rise At Dawn was the ninth foal out of Kay’s Awake, a Towkay mare who was a four-time Group One placegetter behind the likes of Seachange and Darci Brahma. Kay’s Awake earned a deserved stakes success in the Listed Newmarket Handicap (1200m) in 2006, and retired with over $345,000 in career earnings to her credit, before joining the broodmare band at Monovale where she produced 12 foals before passing in April this year. Alongside Rise At Dawn, the mare produced a further three race winners and the lightly-tried Kay’s Ruebe, who finished third in the Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) behind Captured By Love at her second start for John Wheeler. The mare’s remaining progeny include a two-year-old gelding by Proisir and a yearling colt by Tarzino, who will follow differing paths in the coming months. “She (Kay’s Awake) was awesome, great to have around and super tough, as those great mares are,” Smithies said. “Fortunately for us, we still have few of her stock. We have a belting, almost black Proisir gelding who is a two-year-old, he has been broken in and will be racing fairly soon. “We have a yearling colt by Tarzino as well, so we’re very pleased to still have a few of her progeny coming through. “The yearling is sales-bound, but we’d like to trial up the Proisir ourselves and see how he goes, that’s the plan at this stage.” View the full article

Te Akau Racing celebrated five winners across three venues on Saturday, including the exciting return of stakes-bound filly The Victress (Zousain) at Riccarton Park. Te Akau trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson posted four successes on home soil, including a treble at Riccarton Park headed by the Zousain filly, who won the open three-year-old contest named in memory of the late Kevin Hickman. The Victress collected her maiden success as a two-year-old in January, and indicated there is plenty to come in her spring campaign with a dominant front-running victory under Wiremu Pinn, while stablemate About Last Night completed the quinella. “It was a good ride of Wiremu’s to get a pretty soft lead and they don’t seem to be making up much ground with the rail out,” Walker said. “It’s good that she’s now had a look down the chute at Riccarton, because next start she’ll be in the Canterbury Belle Stakes (Listed, 1200m). “The Victress is just a bit stronger this year and I think she’ll really go on with it.” The Victress was purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis for $250,000 out of the draft of Coolmore Stud at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and is one of two fillies raced by the Te Akau 2023 Magic Fillies’ Breeding Syndicate, with the other being multiple Group One-performer Captured By Love. Pinn was in firing form at the Southern meeting, saluting aboard Fellini in the Group One Raceday Party 14 September Rating 75 (1800m), and Kabugee in the Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Rating 65 (1400m). Aboard Fellini (NZ) (Belardo), Pinn adopted similar tactics to his earlier success settling on-speed outside of Peecee Pussycat, and once kicking clear in the straight, the gelding was never headed and powered away from Northern visitor Cee Are El by 1 ¼ lengths. A winner of six races, the son of Belardo had shown early promise placing in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) as a juvenile and was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since his three-year-old term, boosting his overall earnings beyond the $200,000 mark. “It was really good to see him back in the winner’s circle today,” Walker said. “He’s been quite a while since winning and the owners have been super patient, but he’s also been very consistent. “He’s also got a hidden talent. He’s been schooling very well over the jumps and we think that is really helping his form.” Kabugee (Satono Aladdin) was another front-running victor for the stable, leading the field up and holding off the late charge of Retail Therapy to collect his fourth success in 18 starts. “I thought it was really good effort, given he was well and truly headed at the 300m and he fought back to win, so that was encouraging,” Walker said. “We just hope he’s now got that winning feeling again, because it will give him confidence to go on with it.” Back in the north, To Bravery Born picked up the opening juvenile race of the season at Wanganui, while class mare Quintessa was on the board swiftly as a four-year-old across the Tasman with a success in the Gr.3 Cockram Stakes (1200m). View the full article

Rugged galloper Master Marko (NZ) (Contributer) was toughness personified at Riccarton on Saturday when he produced a front-running victory in the main race on the day, the TAB Open Mile (1600m). Shooting for his third win in his last four starts, the Kelvin Tyler-trained six-year-old gelding carried just 54.5kgs thanks to the 2kg claim of in-form apprentice Yogesh Atchamah. He had Master Marko bowling along at a steady clip from barrier rise and didn’t panic when stablemate Prince Alby loomed outside him at the 800m to inject more speed into the race. Master Marko shook off that challenge shortly after straightening and kept kicking against the fence to withstand a late burst from Charbano, who closed nicely from midfield, while outsider Deep Beauty snatched third off Fierce Flight. Tyler was delighted with the run and more importantly with the recovery his charge made after the race. “He was pretty strong to the line, and I think he may have even been starting to get away on them again in the last 50m,” Tyler said. “The plan wasn’t to be in front, but I did say to Yogesh before the race he needed to be handy as that was the pattern of the day. He rode him really well as he kept him in a good rhythm and saved enough to make sure he had a good kick in the straight. “You wouldn’t think he had a run this morning as he is bouncing around and has licked his bowl clean.” Tyler has some big decisions to make over the coming months as he has his charge entered in some of the best races on the spring calendar including the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings, along with the TAB Mile (1600m) during Cup Week at Christchurch. “I’m not sure if he is right up to that top level but the way he keeps improving he deserves his shot at them,” he said. “We’re a fair way down the list of entries in the Arrowfield ,but it can drop away a little as can the Livamol so he might sneak his way into one of them. “We’re taking him up to Otaki on Wednesday and we will make a base there for him, so he doesn’t have a whole heap of travelling over the next few weeks. “If he doesn’t make those races there are still events like the Metric Mile (Gr.3, 1600m) at Wanganui for him, so we have plenty of options ahead of us.” By Mapperley Stud-based stallion Contributor, Master Marko is out of the Exceed And Excel mare Miss Haydn and comes from an extended family that includes Group One winners Cannsea, Librici and Procol Harum. He has now won seven of his 42 starts and over $251,000 in prizemoney for Tyler and his wife Vanessa. View the full article

What Moe Races Where Moe Racing Club – Waterloo Rd, Moe VIC 3825 When Monday, September 2, 2024 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble A new week of racing in Victoria commences at the Moe Racing Club on Monday afternoon, where a nine-race meeting is set down for decision. With spring in the air, it is likely we will be racing on a Good 4 surface come raceday, despite the Soft 5 rating at the time of acceptances. The rail comes out 2m the entire circuit, with action commencing at 1pm AEST. Best Bet at Moe: Fully Calculated Fully Calculate has been impressive in two synthetic starts to begin her campaign this time in, and as long as she can transfer those runs to the turf, she looks a class above her BM58 rivals. The Deep Field filly races close to the speed throughout, and from barrier one, Jye McNeil will likely have her stalking the speed throughout. The pair will need a touch of luck approaching the home turn, but if the gap appears, Fully Calculated should kick clear of her rivals late on over 1005m. Best Bet Race 5 – #9 Fully Calculated (1) 3yo Filly | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Jye McNeil (57.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Moe: Irrefutably Having won at Geelong on a heavy deck on debut back in April, the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Irrefutably has seemingly found the right race to return a winner in. The Hellbent filly seemingly has a strong finish under her bonnet, and in BM58 grade with 57.5kg on her back, she gets conditions that will suit her perfectly. With a genuinely run 1205m expected, the race sets up perfectly for Irrefutably to launch down the heart of the track and blouse her rivals. Next Best Race 9 – #12 Irrefutably (5) 3yo Filly | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Jye McNeil (57.5kg) Bet with Dabble Best Value at Moe: Alotofsoju Three-year-old filly Alotofsoju has finished second at each of her last three runs, but Monday looks the day she breakthroughs for that elusive maiden success. The Sir Prancelot filly is a natural frontrunner but has been run down inside the final 100m, so a win should not be too far away. Caitlin Hollowood hops on board claiming 2kg, so the instructions will likely be to run her rivals ragged. With raceday experience on her side at Moe and a tactical advantage over her rivals, Alotofsoju will take some running down. Best Value Race 2 – #8 Alotofsoju (10) 3yo Filly | T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | J: Caitlin Hollowood (a2) (56kg) Bet with Dabble Monday quaddie tips for Moe Moe quadrella selections Monday, September 2, 2024 1-2-3-8 1-2-4-5-9-10 1-2-3-4-11 2-6-12 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

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The aptly named Conclude closed out the final race of Pacific Classic Day with a victory, taking the $302,500 Del Mar Mile Stakes (G2T) and giving trainer Phil D'Amato a sweep of the three graded races on turf at Del Mar Aug. 31. View the full article

Quite the Catch rallied determinedly to win the $75,000 Louisiana Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes by a neck Aug. 31 at Louisiana Downs and give Red River Farms' stallion Requite his first stakes winner.View the full article

Calumet Farm's Mixto posted a 22-1 upset in the $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) Aug. 31 at Del Mar, earning a fees-paid berth to the Breeders Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 2 at the same track.View the full article

Motorious showed his affinity for the Del Mar Racing turf course when closing late to win his second consecutive $152,500 Green Flash Handicap (G3T) Aug. 31, part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.View the full article

Just more than a month after becoming the first winner for freshman sire Imperial Hint, Tdz Hint of Power also became the multiple grade 1 winner's first stakes winner in the $75,000 Louisiana Cup Juvenile Stakes at Louisiana Downs Aug. 31.View the full article

It wouldn't rise to the level of a horse like Dare and Go stunning Cigar in the 1996 renewal, but it was a surprise of similar magnitude in Saturday's GI FanDuel Pacific Classic, as Calumet Farm's MIXTO (c, 4, Good Magic–Musical Mystery, by Concerto) plugged on late and grabbed an exceptionally game Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast) to earn a fees-paid berth into the field for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at odds of 22-1 some may have considered underlaid. Mixto, who owned just a maiden victory from 13 starts prior to Saturday, was aggressively ridden by Kyle Frey from the outside stall and was put into the race immediately, forcing the pace through reasonable early fractions of :23.42 and :46.95 as favored Dr. Venkman (Ghostzapper) enjoyed a beautiful trip from just behind the pacesetters in third. Full Serrano still had Mixto breathing down his neck after six furlongs in 1:11.62 and was still going great guns turning for home, with Frey now hard at work aboard Mixto. Still battling gamely into the final furlong, Full Serrano began to shorten stride and began to look for the wire, and Mixto was along in the final few jumps to cause the upset. Reincarnate (Good Magic) wasn't far away in third, while Dr. Venkman, who had to alter course, but was never a true winning chance, settled for fourth. Sales history: $140,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR. O-Calumet Farm; B-Farfellow Farms Ltd (KY); T-Chief Stipe O'Neill. #9 MIXTO ($46.40) pulls off the upset in the $1,000,000 FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic (G1) at @DelMarRacing. @FreytheF rode the @DougONeill1 trainee to his first graded victory. Mixto has guaranteed himself a spot in the starting gate for the @BreedersCup Classic. pic.twitter.com/qh7h1SaUGQ — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) September 1, 2024 The post Good Magic’s Mixto Registers 22-1 Upset In the Pacific Classic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

At Kentucky Downs Aug. 31, Twirling Candy provided further evidence of his credentials as a turf sire. Two of his progeny, Ag Bullet and Walkathon, won graded stakes, earning more than $1.7 million in combined winnings.View the full article

Still ahead by four lengths in midstretch, Klaravich Stables' Idea Generation held off a late charge by favored War Like Goddess to take the Flower Bowl by 1 1/2 lengths Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course for her initial stakes win.View the full article

Little Red Feather has owned five of the last seven winners of the race, while trainer Phil D'Amato was winning his ninth in the past 11 runnings.View the full article

Bellum Justum proved best in the $2,337,160 Nashville Derby Invitational (G3T) at Kentucky Downs Aug. 31, opening the door for further European competition at the lucrative turf meet.View the full article

Pursuing Quietside after the latter opened up on the field on the turn, Immersive closed to catch that rival in the final sixteenth and win the Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

MOTORIOUS (GB) (g, 6, Muhaarar {GB}–Squash {GB}, by Pastoral Pursuits {GB}) got up in time Saturday to take the 'Win and You're In' GII Green Flash Handicap, providing him an automatic entry into the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint over the same course in November for the second year in a row. Off the pace for much of the running, the 2-1 favorite–who won last year's Green Flash and was fifth in last year's Turf Sprint–came flying down the middle of the Del Mar turf course to nail both No Nay Hudson (Ire) (No Nay Never) and Johnny Podres (Grazen) in the final strides. Lifetime Record: 19-7-4-2. O-Fanticola Anthony; B- Kirtlington Stud & Mrs Mary Taylor; T-Phil D'Amato. Sales History: 55,000gns ylg '19 TATOCT, 220,000gns 3yo '21 TATHI. The post Motorious Just Gets Up To Take ‘WAYI’ Green Flash appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It's well-known around the racetrack that a good horse can come from anywhere. Saturday's eighth race at Saratoga, a seven-furlong maiden special weight race run on the dirt, featured a field of nine. No surprise that eight of the starters were bred in Kentucky. The only one that wasn't was Dapper Moon (Malibu Moon), a Louisiana-bred. But he had no problem conquering his fashionably-bred rivals from the Blue Grass State, winning the race by five lengths for trainer Dallas Stewart and owner Murray Valene. “He doesn't know where he was born,” Valene said. “That's all I race, Louisiana-breds.” It was Valene's second time winning at Saratoga with a Louisiana-bred. The first was Designer Legs (Graeme Hall), the winner of the 2013 GII Adirondack Stakes. Dapper Moon was second in his debut in what Stewart said was a promising race. “I really liked this horse,” Stewart said. “To win at seven furlongs in Saratoga, that's a big move. He's a colt that ran second first time out and a colt that has a lot going for him. He won very professionally today.” Ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr., Dapper Moon stalked the early pace from third, made a three-wide move on the far turn and took off from there to win by five lengths over Guns Loaded (Gun Runner). Tap Into This (Tapit), the 3-2 favorite, finished third in what was a big performance considering he broke well behind the rest of the field. Stewart said that Dapper Moon is not a particularly big horse and that his weight is something he has had to keep an eye on. “We've always been concerned about his weight,” he said. “We're always looking to get more calories into his body.” Dapper Moon was the third maiden winner at the meet for Stewart. “I have a lot of nice horses and a lot of great owners,” Stewart said. “They spent some money, so I'm trying to give them a little return.” Stewart added it's possible that Dapper Moon could make his next start in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Dapper Moon was purchased for $130,000 at OBS April. Sixth race maiden winner Laurice (Bolt d'Oro) was purchased at the same sale for $460,000. Prior to the OBS sale, Dapper Moon was an RNA at the 2023 Texas Thoroughbred Association Yearling sale. Dapper Moon paid $10.80 and completed the seven furlongs in 1:25.04. #4 Dapper Moon open up in the end to win R8 at Saratoga under @RSantana_jr for trainer @dallasstewart3! Another top pick winner for handicapper @atthetrack7, this time at 4/1! pic.twitter.com/WckmHDdNRB — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) August 31, 2024 8th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 8-31, 2yo, 7f, 1:25.04, ft, 5 lengths. DAPPER MOON (c, 2, Malibu Moon–Fashioned Gem, by Old Fashioned), second over track and trip on debut July 20, left the stalls as the 4-1 third choice and quickly had something to say about the early pace. Ricardo Santana, Jr. settled the gray into a clear third behind longshot Lucas's Mischief (Into Mischief), who was hounded by Guns Loaded (Gun Runner ) through :22.79 and :46.62 first fractions. The pacesetter waved the white flag on the far turn as Guns Loaded continued on and Dapper Moon spun wide, the latter rallying down the lane for a clear-cut five-length victory. Dapper Moon hails from the same family as late 90s MGSW sprinter sensation Kelly Kip (Kipper Kelly). His dam has a yearling Practical Joke yearling colt who sold at the recent Texas yearling sale for $20,000 to Jeff Claman. Sales History: $79,000 RNA Ylg '23 TTAYRL; $130,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $75,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV . O-Valene Farms LLC; B-Coteau Grove Farms, LLC (LA); T-Dallas Stewart. The post Louisiana-Bred Breaks His Maiden in Style at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Darwin trainer Chris Pollard celebrated victory in the $35,000 Kununurra Cup (1600m) at the remote WA location on Saturday Darwin trainer Chris Pollard had cause to celebrate on Saturday when eight-year-old gelding A Big Chance won the $35,000 Kununurra Cup (1800m). Ridden by NSW jockey Michael Heagney, who has spent the past four months riding in WA, the son of Shinzig – $7.50 with the top Australian bookmakers – pounced at the 400m approaching the home turn before powering away to win by 3.6 lengths. Second behind Tayarn Halter’s Raffalli ($5.50) exiting the home straight the first time, A Big Chance settled in fourth place before clicking into gear to provide the NT with its third straight Cup win, Lunch Session (2022) and Boom Boom Sweet (2023). For Pollard, who won the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) with Early Crow during the Darwin Cup Carnival in early August, he finally tasted success with A Big Chance after 14 attempts. When trained by Jan Aitkenhead in Brisbane, the gelding had 64 starts for six wins and 11 minor placings. Pollard’s Corden ($5.50), Roy Rogers’ Mr Mt Walker ($3.60) and Boom Boom Sweet ($2.90 fav) finished second, third and fifth in the Cup – Raffalli was fourth and Petrick’s Dip Me Lid ($12) finished at the tail in sixth place. For Pollard, a regular visitor to Kununurra, he now boasts 15 wins and 26 minor placings from 79 starters after three wins on Saturday. Boomerconi ($31) stormed home late to get the cash over 1100m (RTG48) and Kumicho ($3.90) finished strongly over 1100m (RTG56) with Perth jockey Austin Galati in the saddle. Although Boom Boom Sweet disappointed in the Cup, Alice Springs trainer Petrick – the winner of four races last Saturday – still landed a double on the second day of racing at Kununurra. With Alice Springs jockey Paul Denton aboard, Throw At Da Stumps ($1.65 fav) made it back-to-back wins over 1200m (RTG62) and Princess Pancakes ($2.60 fav) bounced back after running second the previous week to salute over 1350m (RTG56). Albany trainer Roy Rogers made it a winning double in as many weeks when Playin’ Hardball ($3.50), ridden by Tweed Heads jockey Chris Taylor – who landed a treble on Day 1 – prevailed over 1600m (RTG56) and Ezelove ($7), with Galati on board, left it late before saluting over 1350m (RTG48). Meanwhile, Darwin trainer Phil Cole had two wins at the Betoota meeting in Queensland on Saturday with Awen ($1.60 fav), ridden by Alice Springs apprentice Dakota Gillett, and Turnstar ($4), ridden by Barcaldine apprentice Kelsy Lenton. Cole trained the first three horses across the line in the race won by Turnstar with Lord Fenrir ($5) and Preconi ($1.60 fav) filling the minor placings, while Saccharo ($2) was fourth in the Betoota Cup (1600m). Horse racing news View the full article

Cicero Farms homebred Hope Road (Quality Road) rolled in the GIII Torrey Pines Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday afternoon and proved her two prior five-length wins for trainer Bob Baffert were no fluke. Beginning in the care of John Sadler, last summer at the seaside oval the then-juvenile was the runner-up twice against maiden special weights before being well-beaten in the GI Del Mar Derby. Making the barn switch in September, the filly broke through with a strong performance at Santa Anita in mid-June to start her 3-year-old season and then scampered up the class ladder against optional claimers going six furlongs on the main track at Del Mar. Set to check two turns off her to-do list and at fifty cents on the dollar here, Hope Road was sent on her way, but before she reached the first turn, longshot Soho (City of Light) bullied her way from the inside to make the pace. The bay was content to use the speed horse as a target and when the leader began to fade before the far turn it was go time. The Baffert trainee kicked in the afterburner and sailed home a winner under a hand ride by Juan Hernandez. Nothing Like You (Malibu Moon) completed the other half of the stable's exacta. “I knew there was a lot of speed in the race,” said Bob Baffert, who celebrated his eighth win in Torrey Pines. “You don't know until they do it but at the three-eighths pole I thought she'll get it. She settled very nice. Juan [Hernandez] rides these horses with so much confidence I don't say anything to him. So he's on his own.” Pedigree Notes: With over a 1,000 foals of racing age, the longstanding Quality Road (by Elusive Quality) now has 42 graded stakes winners to his credit. Her dam's first registered foal, the winner has an unraced 2-year-old half-sister in Freedom Song (Medaglia d'Oro) and a weanling half-brother (Uncle Mo). A half-sister herself to SW Noble Charlotte (Include), Marley's Freedom–who purchased by Cicero for $35,000 during the 2015 Keeneland September Sale and won the GI Ballerina Stakes–was bred to Violence for 2025. Saturday, Del Mar TORREY PINES S.-GIII, $150,500, Del Mar, 8-31, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:36.15, ft. 1–HOPE ROAD, 120, f, 3, by Quality Road 1st Dam: Marley's Freedom (GISW, $1,233,935), by Blame 2nd Dam: Relaxing Green, by Formal Gold 3rd Dam: Charlotte Augusta, by Chief's Crown 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($575,000 RNA Ylg '22 FTSAUG). O/B-Cicero Farms LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0, $198,020. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Nothing Like You, 124, f, 3, Malibu Moon–Miss Derek, by Brother Derek. ($67,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $20,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $190,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Georgia Antley Hunt, Jeff Giglio and John L. Rogitz; B-Notch Hill Farm, Wolverton Mountain Farm & Spendthrift Stallions, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $30,000. 3–Grand Slam Smile, 124, f, 3, Smiling Tiger–Royal Grand Slam, by Grand Slam. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Larry D. Williams and Marianne Williams; B-Larry D. Williams (CA); T-Steven Specht. $18,000. Margins: 5, 6, 8. Odds: 0.50, 3.40, 7.50. Also Ran: Desert Rhapsody, Back On Track, Soho. Scratched: Omaha Girl, Simply Enchanting. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. #3 HOPE ROAD ($3.00) absolutely crushes her competition in the $150,000 Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) at @DelMarRacing. The three-year-old filly by @LanesEndFarms' Quality Road gets her first graded victory under @JJHernandezS19 for trainer @BobBaffert. pic.twitter.com/fOXhBUIGF8 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 31, 2024 The post Quality Road Filly Hope Road Burns Rubber In Torrey Pines At Del Mar appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Bellum Justum proved best in the $2,337,160 Nashville Derby (G3T) at Kentucky Downs Aug. 31, opening the door for further European competition at the lucrative turf meet.View the full article