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Phil D'Amato trains three of the top four morning-line choices in the $300,000 Del Mar Handicap (G2T) Aug. 31, including Gold Phoenix, who has won each of the last two editions.View the full article

Stay Hot, Formidable Man, and Curlin's Kaos have won stakes during the current Del Mar meet and will take on four other challengers in the Del Mar Derby.View the full article

Trainer Phil D'Amato is represented by three of the top four morning line choices in the $300,000 Del Mar Handicap (G2T) Aug. 31, including Gold Phoenix who has won each of the last two editions.View the full article

Progressive sprinter Spencer gets a chance to redeem himself at Wanganui on Saturday and add to his burgeoning record. The son of Derryn will bid for further open class honours when he steps out in the Balance Accountants Handicap (1200m) off the back of a below par last-start effort at Te Rapa. Spencer had been in hot form before heading north and trainer Erin Hocquard had a nagging pre-race doubt that the five-year-old wasn’t his usual self. “Normally, he’s quite perky in the birdcage and on the toe and he wasn’t really like that. He may have got a bit too far back as well and had to go wide,” she said. “I don’t know whether he really loved that track, and it was his first trip away.’ The well-supported Spencer finished fifth and Hocquard said he had bounced through the northern venture in good heart. “He’s come through it well and he is a tough little bugger,” she said. The gelding had previously posted consecutive Rating 75 wins at Trentham and Otaki before successfully stepping up to the top grade at Hastings. He then came through his first black-type test with flying colours when runner-up to the well-performed winter galloper Belardo Boy in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m). “There are a few more options coming up for him, but it’s more race by race and we’ll see what happens first on Saturday,” Hocquard said. The winner of five of his 15 starts, Spencer can at times be a bit of a handful although he has improved with age. “Some days he can be quite spooky, but he’s growing up and is better than last year,” Hocquard said. “I’ve always thought highly of him and I think I’ve been lucky having Lisa (Allpress) on him, although that won’t be the case this time.” With Allpress sidelined by injury, Spencer will be ridden by apprentice Joe Nishizuka and will benefit from his four-kilo claim. Hocquard also has the in-form mare Our Sassie Anne in good touch for the Wanganui Chronicle Handicap (1200m) with Lily Sutherland booked for the ride. The daughter of The Bold One broke her maiden two runs back at Hawera and returned there to continue her form with a runner-up finish. “I was trying to ger her ridden back last season and that didn’t work out so she’s happy ridden closer to the pace,” Hocquard said. “She’s going well and tries hard, both of mine will handle the track and they galloped well on Thursday morning. They are both fit horses.” View the full article

After debuting at Saint-Cloud, the son of Ten Sovereigns (IRE) was purchased privately and transferred to trainer Chad Brown. View the full article

Customarily a late runner, Irish Aces was kept closer to the pace than usual by jockey Tyler Gaffalione in the Aug. 29 Tapit Stakes on opening day of Kentucky Downs' seven-day, all-turf meet. The style change proved a difference maker.View the full article

Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (c, 2, Ten Sovereigns {Ire}–Zindziswa, by Smart Strike), a new Euro import for Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, William Strauss, and Michael J. Caruso, captured Thursday's GIII With Anticipation Stakes to stay undefeated in two career starts and give his rider a record-tying 15 stakes wins in a single season at the Spa. “I'm very grateful. It's been a great meet,” said winning rider Flavien Prat. “I've been on good horses and they've been running well. It would be amazing to break the record, but if not, at least we tied it, right?” Under Prat, Zulu Kingdom hopped and ducked inward at the break, but was far from the worst offender in a bumper car-like beginning. Shuffled into third early, he wasn't hurried by Prat and the pair was content to let longshot Nudge (Uncle Mo) and favored Tenacious Leader (Not This Time) fight it out for supremacy up front. The former won the early war, motoring along under :24.20 and :48.70 fractions, with Zulu Kingdom holding his rail spot in third while under a snug hold. Going into the final turn, he tossed his head, clearly eager to be let loose, as Cavallo Bay (GB) (Pinatubo {Ire}) drew alongside. Prat was positioned to split horses at the top of the lane, but the hole closed and he dove inside for a rail run, surprising them all in the dash for home. Despite a determined Tenacious Leader gaining late as he chased Zulu Kingdom to the wire, the latter was game and held off the favorite by a neck. “It was a great ride,” said winning trainer Chad Brown. “I wasn't really sure if there was enough room in there but [Prat is] the one on him and he felt there was and he got through, luckily. He was traveling good the whole way. The final piece of confidence I had was in the paddock– the horse just acted super.” Zulu Kingdom debuted June 4 in a Saint-Cloud maiden for Andre Fabre with a sharp victory over 11 others at seven furlongs. Purchased privately out of that win, he was shipped stateside to Brown. The With Anticipation was his U.S. debut; the bay is now unbeaten in two career starts. “Agent Hubert Guy bought the horse for this partnership,” said Brown. “He's bought a lot of nice horses for us through the years–too many to name, but [Aug. 22 GII Ballston Spa Stakes winner] Beaute Cachee (Fr) (Literato {Fr}) is another horse he bought for us.” Pedigree Notes: Zulu Kingdom is the second graded or group winner for Coolmore's Ten Sovereigns (Ire), whose own wins included the 2019 G1 Darley July Cup and the 2018 G1 Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes. With his oldest crop just three, Irish-based Ten Sovereigns has five black-type winners, with Zulu Kingdom marking his first U.S. stakes winner. The With Anticipation victor also is the 193rd stakes winner out of a Smart Strike mare. Zindziswa has also produced Zulu Warrior (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), winner of the listed Prix Turenne last September. The mare's last reported produce is a yearling colt by Magna Grecia (Ire). She is out of MGSW-Fr Zinziberine, who in turn produced three black-type winners, including Zanzibari, a GSW-Fr full-brother to Zindziswa. Flavien Prat ties the record for most stakes wins in a Saratoga season with 15! He did it aboard ZULU KINGDOM in the Grade 3 With Anticipation Stakes for trainer Chad Brown! What a ride, what a season! pic.twitter.com/SJSyqWuhFF — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 29, 2024 Thursday, Saratoga WITH ANTICIPATION S.-GIII, $175,000, Saratoga, 8-29, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.79, fm. 1–ZULU KINGDOM (IRE), 122, c, 2, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire) 1st Dam: Zindziswa, by Smart Strike 2nd Dam: Zinziberine, by Zieten 3rd Dam: Amenixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Madaket Stables LLC, Michael Dubb, William Strauss, and Michael J. Caruso; B-Ecurie Peregrine SAS (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $112,607. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Tenacious Leader, 120, c, 2, Not This Time–Diamonds and Rust, by Curlin. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($375,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC and Repole Stable; B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $35,000. 3–Cavallo Bay (GB), 122, c, 2, Pinatubo (Ire)–La Pelosa (Ire), by Dandy Man (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin, LLC (GB); T-Charles Appleby. $21,000. Margins: NK, 3, NO. Odds: 2.10, 1.90, 5.40. Also Ran: Nudge, Test Score, Without Caution. Scratched: Dancing Bear, Good Long Cry, Joey Muscles, Reach for the Rose, Uncaged. Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Zulu Kingdom Wins Spa’s With Anticipation, Gives Prat Record-Tying Stakes Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After Filoso (City of Light) won the sixth race Thursday, the celebration was a heady concoction of relief, joy and optimism. The relief followed what at times had been a harrowing trip in the one-mile $100,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course. Twice, jockey Dylan Davis had to check the colt in traffic yet he managed to stay on course with their rail-hugging journey for a 3 ½-length victory. “It wasn't a pretty trip today,” trainer Chad Summers said. “Dylan did a great job. He's riding phenomenal right now this year at this meet. Out of that chute, he broke well, but, man, he almost took him over the fence, had to settle and make a couple runs. “For a 2-year-old, you want to get experience. He got that experience today, which is the most important thing.” Owner Al Gold, who operates as Gold Square LLC, and his buddies had big fun saluting their pal Louis Filoso, for whom the colt was named. They had him set up for the post-race television interview before his namesake was led from the track into the winner's enclosure. Filoso, 73, a resident Ocean Township, N.J., 10 minutes from Monmouth Park, said he was a partner in Gold's first horse 30 or so years ago. Summers look care of providing the details of how he selected and purchased the colt for $210,000 at the 2023 Keeneland September Sale and the plan to try to get him to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. Summers said either the GI Champagne at Aqueduct or the GI Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland would be next. Gold quipped that he was voting for the two-turn Keeneland race. Davis had to take a hold of Filoso to avoid trouble as the field bunched exiting the chute into the first turn. While T Kraft (Connect) led the way through pressured opening fractions of :24.71 and :48.28, he kept Filoso in a ground-saving position about a half-dozen lengths. They got closer approaching the half-mile pole but briefly had to retreat again. In the turn, they gobbled up ground with a dynamic burst of speed and had a four-length lead at the top of the stretch. Filoso and Davis completed the mile in 1:39.00 with a comfortable advantage over Stephen Baker's Spurgeon (Honor A.P.) BC Stables's American Promise (Justify) was another three lengths back in third. Filoso went off a 7-1 and paid $16.80. “He's what we thought was always our best 2-year-old kind of from the time we bought him,” Summers said. “He was bred by Oisin Murphy and the boys over there at Hunter Valley. They're excited because the sister sells in Book Two next Wednesday. They're rooting along with us today.” Filoso debuted on July 20 with a fourth-place finish, 3 ½-lengths behind Incentive Pay (Volatile) that Summers said set him up well for the maiden victory. “He was always looking like a two-turn horse, and we didn't really know what to do,” Summers said. “So we figured run him first time short, going six furlongs, give him the experience. A little slow switching leads, he was learning. Kind of a big baby, figuring things out. “If you watch the race, he really finished up well. Chad Brown was always going to win the race that day, but he was closing with a flourish. He galloped out past the field and gave us a lot to be excited about.” Summers said they found Filoso at Keeneland by following their policy of due diligence. “It's a 4,000- to 5,000-horse sale, and we look at every single horse of the sale,” he said. “You make your short list and you go back, and you go back a second time, and you have to like them more the second time than the first time. This horse we liked more the second time, and then we liked him even more the third time. It was just kind of love at first, second, third sight. And he kind of proved us right with how he matured and kept going.” 6th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 8-29, 2yo, 1m, 1:39.00, ft, 3 1/2 lengths. FILOSO (c, 2, City of Light–Kenda {SW, $115,915}, by Bodemeister), fourth in his debut sprinting six panels here July 20, was given a 7-1 chance to regroup while stretching to a mile here. Sixth in the early going, the dark bay inched into contention along the inside turning for home. Taking over straightening for home, he proved much-the-best to score by 3 1/2 lengths over longshot Spurgeon (Honor A.P.). From the family of recent GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial winner Domestic Product, Kendra dropped a Maxfield filly last season and followed up with a Mandaloun colt this term. She was bred back to Forte. Sales history: $210,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $61,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Gold Square LLC; B-Hunter Valley Farm & Oisin Murphy (KY); T-Chad Summers. The post Gold Square Hits Paydirt with Filoso appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Turf racing at Parx Racing has been suspended until further notice while Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority officials make plans for a course examination from the Racing Services Testing Laboratory and HISA's Track Surface Advisory Group.View the full article

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The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Yearling Sale (Ontario division) concluded Wednesday, Aug. 28 with increases in average and median over the 2023 edition, while a colt by Nyquist topped the sale when bringing $250,000. The topper, consigned by Bernard and Karen McCormack of Cara Bloodstock, went to Clay Scherer, agent. The colt (hip 88) is out of Mrs. Hudson (Street Cry {Ire}) and was bred by David Anderson of Anderson Farms. He is a half to SW Airosa (Uncle Mo), while his dam is out of MGSW Sara Louise (Malibu Moon), who is the dam of MGSP and 'TDN Rising Star' Nash (Medaglia d'Oro). “On behalf of the CTHS, we thank and commend our Ontario breeders for bringing forward an exemplary group of Ontario-sired and -bred horses,” said Anderson, who is also president of the CTHS Board of Directors. “Our sale continues to produce champions and offers a great return on investment for buyers. Thanks to everyone who bid and purchased. Thank you to our board, management, and all of our industry supporters who helped make this the most successful sale we have had in recent years. “The CTHS remains committed to promoting and supporting the Canadian Thoroughbred industry and looks forward to building on this success in future sales. Plans are already underway for next year's event, which promises to be even bigger and better.” Held at the Sales Pavilion at Woodbine Racetrack, the sale's average was $26,500, which marked an 11% increase over 2023. The median also rose to $19,000, which was up 27% from the previous year. In total, 143 yearlings sold for $3,727,700. Full results can be found here. The post $250,000 Nyquist Colt Tops CTHS Ontario Yearling Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 12:35 p.m. ET. BC Stables went to $850,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale to acquire CODE OF JUSTICE (Into Mischief). Sent to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, the colt is the first foal for GSP Meal Ticket (Malibu Moon), who was picked up in a private sale by John Mulholland's Mulholland Springs. Now a 10-year-old, the dam is responsible for Code of Justice's younger full-sister Peanutbutternjelly and she foaled a colt by Gun Runner Apr. 14. Herself a half-sister to MSW El Grande O (Take Charge Indy), Meal Ticket was sent back to multiple leading sire Into Mischief for next term. TJCIS PPS The post Friday Racing Insights: Into Mischief Colt Ready To Run Out Of The Tunnel For Coach At The Spa appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.–While it wasn't the scenario he expected at the beginning of the month, trainer John Ortiz will be busy late Saturday afternoon saddling the fillies Brightwork (Outwork) and 'TDN Rising Star' Quietside (Malibu Moon) in consecutive stakes at Saratoga Race Course. First up will be WSS Racing's Brightwork in the GIII $200,000 Prioress Stakes, scheduled for 5:04 p.m. ET. Immediately after the six-furlong Prioress, Ortiz will scoot back to the paddock to prepare Shortleaf Stable's Quietside in the $300,000 GI Spinaway Stakes, which Brightside won last year. When the Saratoga meet started July 11, Ortiz, 38, had Brightwork targeted for her 2024 debut in the GI Test Stakes Aug. 3. He was optimistic that the talent Quietside was showing him in the training would carry her through her maiden special weight race and lead to a start in the seven-furlong Spinaway. That first weekend of August got off to a rough start for Ortiz when Brightwork flipped in the paddock and was scratched. Things improved the next day as Quietside turned in a sparkling 6 1/4-length maiden-breaking victory in the first race of the day. Last summer, Brightwork continued her ascent in the 2-year-old filly division with wins in the GIII Adirondack Stakes and the Spinaway. The problem in the paddock prevented her from trying to improve to 3-0 at Saratoga. “That day, she was just a little too excited,” Ortiz said. “She was feeling really well, and we knew this going into it, but I just didn't expect her to go up. When she did, she lost her footing and kind of just rolled on her side and got a little bit of a road rash right behind the ankle. It was very superficial, but still, the vets made the right decision of taking care of the horse and I appreciate that. John Ortiz with Quietside after maiden win at the Spa | Sarah Andrew “Moving forward, she didn't miss a day of training, and her works have been great. She looked a little bored in one of the works, so I put her in a little bit of company with Boss Lady Bailey (Connect). She chased her down the stretch and they finished together. It was a very good workout with a really good time. You can still see that she's still enjoying what she's doing. All systems are go and I think the Prioress is definitely our second-best spot to start.” After Saratoga, Brightwork finished off the board in the GI Darley Alciabides Stakes at Keeneland, which was her first career loss, and she was sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. The Ortiz trainee has not competed since. “We had a little minor setback early in the winter,” Ortiz said. “I gave her some more time off, and she came back ready to go. We wanted to get her a start before Saratoga, but the Test was definitely the one race we were working backwards from. Obviously, that didn't happen. Hey, God had a different plan for us that day, and hopefully winning the Prioress is part of the bigger plan.” Quietside, a homebred from John Ed Anthony's Shortleaf Stable, was never far from the early pace and drew away from the competition in the stretch, which cemented her 'Rising Star' status. “I told [Anthony] that this filly actually reminded me a lot of Brightwork when she came in,” Ortiz said. “Same type of frame. Same kind of mentality, She's a little bit more feisty than Brightwork was, but I also like that about her, that she's just got a little bit more attitude. She's just as powerful-looking. “Hopefully lightning strikes twice here for us, and we can get, back-to-back Spinaway wins. It's asking a lot, for sure, for a 2-year-old, but I don't run my horses until I feel comfortable and confident in them to do so. She's one that I'm very, very, very confident in.” The last trainer to win consecutive runnings of the Spinaway was Tony Dutrow with Grace Hall in 2011 and So Many Ways in 2012. Impressive Ferocious Set for Hopeful Stakes Test With a powerful performance in his maiden debut over a muddy track on Whitney Day, Aug. 3, newly-minted 'TDN Rising Star' Ferocious (Flatter) more than lived up to the hype that surrounds a high-priced horse. From that 7 3/4-length success following a slow start, the $1.3 million OBS March grad trained by Gustavo Delgado moves on to the GI Hopeful Stakes, Monday's closing day showcase. Ferocious | Tod Marks Gentry Stable bred the colt and bloodstock agent Ramiro Restrepo and assistant trainer Gustavo Delgado Jr. put together the partnership: JR Ranch, owned by Jose Aguirre; Restrepo's Marquee Bloodstock; High Step Racing and the Delgado's OGMA Investments. JR is the majority owner. Delgado Jr. who works with his father, said the maiden score made the Hopeful the logical second step. “He did pretty good there,” Delgado Jr. said, smiling. “When they win like that you always think to the next race. He got a 96 Beyer figure, and then the other numbers were pretty good as well. You always think what could be next. He came back in good form. There is nothing that we can say about finding a reason not to run in the Hopeful here in Saratoga. If you're lucky, you run twice in the meet. Everything has been good. So far, so good. Ferocious has breezed twice since the maiden win and his connections liked what they saw those mornings. “We don't usually ask them much, in terms of time,” Delgado said. “He did what we want, a good gallop-out. Solid. Good energy.” Ferocious drew the rail in his first race and did not get away well from the gate but under veteran Javier Castellano was able to recover and easily complete the assignment. “He had to rush, catch them, then wait, and then re-break again,” Delgado Jr. said. “Maybe, if he gets a better post this time, he'll try to settle and relax a little at the beginning. That's kind of the plan.” Thorpedo Anna in Recovery Mode After Travers Trainer Kenny McPeek said Thursday that Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) is doing well following her big performance in the GI Travers Saturday, where the rallying filly finished a head behind Fierceness (City of Light). Both achieved 'Rising Star' status. The Amazing Race | Tod Marks “It's been a couple of light days. Pretty basic stuff,” McPeek said. “Just easing her back into things before we gallop her tomorrow. She jogged a mile and galloped a mile today.” McPeek opted to skip the GI Alabama Stakes and try his standout filly against males. Repole Stable's Fierceness trained by Todd Pletcher looked to be on his way to a solid victory, but Thorpedo Anna closed the gap in the final furlong and fell short of overtaking the 2023 champion 2-year-old colt. “Amazing race,” McPeek said. “Tough beat, but that's the way it goes. Todd did a great job with his horse.” McPeek said he has received a lot of positive feedback about the performance Thorpedo Anna turned in. “Even the naysayers have come around and said, 'Oh, wow, she ran huge,'” he said. “I think she's probably gotten more accolades being as competitive as she was. She could have won the Alabama, but I think she enhanced her resume.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented By NYRA Bets: Circumstances Produced Back-To-Back Stakes Duty For Ortiz appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Keeneland's first flash sale in three years closed Thursday afternoon, resulting in Harlee Honey (Harlan's Holiday) selling for $240,000 to Miss Vicky Stables and Ocean Honey (West Coast) going to Ocean Honey Partners for $48,000. The former is the dam of G2 Richmond Stakes winner Black Forza (Complexity), while the latter is Black Forza's 4-year-old half-sister. The 2-year-old Black Forza is headed to Sunday's $1-million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint after clearing quarantine from the UK Monday. “Keeneland is thrilled to have had the opportunity to showcase these two outstanding individuals from the family of the Black Forza,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “This unique collection and the Flash Sale itself accomplished what we were looking for: a high level of interest and active buyer participation. The sale recorded more than 1,500 unique visitors from all corners of the world, with our international agents fielding interest from buyers in Europe, Australia, and Japan, among others. We are very pleased with the response.” Consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent, Harlee Honey is a half-sister to GSW California Nectar (Stormy Atlantic). She sold in foal to Zandon. The winning Ocean Honey was consigned by Paramount Sales, agent as a broodmare prospect. The post ‘Black Forza Collection’ Concludes Keeneland Flash Sale, Dam of Black Forza Brings $240,000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pennsylvania's Parx Racing has issued a statement following news the turf course at the Bensalem track has been closed due to dangerous conditions. For background on the situation, which included the breakdown of Causes Trouble (Creative Cause) Aug. 24, please click here. HISA released a statement earlier Thursday indicating a series of tests will be run. Thursday afternoon, officials at Parx released their own statement. It appears in full and unedited below: “The recent spurious comments made by the President of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horseman's Association, Bob Hutt, regarding the turf course at Parx and its executives are patently false and misleading. “At Parx Racing, the safety of both the horsemen and horses is paramount and has always been our number one priority. To that end, our turf and dirt tracks were certified by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) in 2018 and, in June of this year, the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory inspected and approved both tracks. Parx Racing also employs numerous individuals who are experts in evaluating the safety of the tracks and Parx spends significant sums every year to ensure the tracks' good condition. “Additionally, jockeys and trainers are always given an opportunity to inspect the tracks prior to racing, and Parx employees consistently collaborate with them to ensure racing safety. We at Parx will not hesitate to cancel racing if we feel that conditions for racing are unsafe and we can categorically say that we would not have run races on the turf course on August 24 if we felt that it was not ready for racing. Prior to August 24, the turf course had not been run on since July 10. This 6+ week span between races allowed significant recovery time for the turf course and the track was well-suited for racing by the morning of August 24. “Parx Racing welcomes any and all investigatory efforts to be made by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission (PHRC) and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), a federal agency tasked with overseeing national, uniform integrity and safety rules for thoroughbred racing in the United States. Parx Racing commits to fully cooperate with both of these agencies' inquiries and has already hosted a representative from HISA who has inspected the turf track. In addition, Parx Racing has been at the forefront of cooperating with regulatory officials to stamp out the rampant and pervasive use of illegal substances by unscrupulous trainers on their horses, which HISA has sought to address. “It goes without saying that Parx is saddened by the loss of Causes Trouble during its 33rd career start. Horseracing can be a dangerous sport, and these dangers can sometimes lead to horse injuries without the fault of any individual or entity. For context, according to HISA data, Parx's fatality rate is in line with, or better than, the national average and we commit to continue to ensure that it remains so. As for the turf course specifically, prior to the tragic fatality last weekend, there had been only one turf fatality in the last five years. Parx Racing takes pride in the condition of both its dirt and turf courses, as well as all of the successful races held at the track on 150 days out of the calendar year. “As such, Parx Racing will continue to cooperate with the Commission, HISA, or any other regulatory body to ensure the safety of our racing product.” The post After Turf Racing Halted and HISA Steps In, Parx Issues Statement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Motorious, an assertive winner of last year's Green Flash Handicap (G3T), returns to defend his title in the 5-furlong turf sprint Aug. 31 at Del Mar.View the full article

New York-bred The Big Torpedo will look to sink five open-company rivals Aug. 30 in the $175,000 Saranac Stakes (G3T) when racing 1 1/16 miles on grass at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Encouraging undergraduates to enter equine practice after graduation, Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS) will hold a two-day seminar starting Friday, Aug. 30 at the Griffin Gate Marriott in Lexington, Kentucky, the organization said in a Thursday release. Reestablished in 2023 after a ten-year hiatus, the event hosts third-year veterinary students (Class of 2026) with practitioners from around the country to present their experiences in various disciplines. The estimated 325 attendees will be able to engage in interactive discussions with industry partners, tour equine hospitals, local horse farms and Keeneland. Dr. Craig Lesser, the lead organizer of OEPS, said, “With dwindling numbers of students pursuing careers in equine practice, we aim to inspire and equip students with knowledge about the vast opportunities within equine practice that make our careers uniquely gratifying.” The post Two-Day Seminar Geared To Future Equine Practitioners Set For Aug. 30-31 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Darby will work with developer Morris Bailey to bring the vision for a new Monmouth Park to life. Work on the new Caesars Sportsbook began in May. Dennis Drazin said groundbreaking on other elements could happen within six to nine months. View the full article

It’s Friday night with action again at Alexandra Park and Addington. Up north the Telfers have a huge team of two-year-old fillies in race 5, the Dunstan Horsefeeds Sires’ Stakes Heat, while at Addington there’ll be a lot of interest in the return of another gun two-year-old in Ukraine. Telfers line up six in Sires’ Stakes heat By Michael Guerin It is bring-your-own-sulky-night at Alexandra Park tonight. Not for everybody mind you, just some of the driver’s partnering the Team Telfer horses in Race 5, the Dunstan Horsefeeds Sires’ Stakes Heat 1 2YO Fillies Mobile Pace, on tonight’s card when the leading northern stable has six starters in the same race. It is not the first time the brother and sister training team of Steve and Amanda Telfer have had six starters in a race before and they originally had eight entered, but had to scratch two with minor issues. Had all eight started it would have equalled the modern day New Zealand harness record held by the All Stars who had all eight starters in a race at Addington on August 7, 2020. But six juvenile fillies in a Sires’ Stakes heat is still a show of strength that comes with some obvious logistical challenges. “We only have four race sulkies so I will have to have to borrow two,” laughs Steve Telfer. “A couple of our outside drivers will be bringing their sulkies to the races for horses they train so they can use them but it is going to make for a pretty busy time before the race getting them all geared up and everything in place.” Telfer says the assault is a genuine one as all the juveniles fillies have earned the right to be in the Sires’ Stakes heat. It is also just reward for the huge outlay for Stonewall Stud founder Steve Stockman, who has purchased the best bloodlines available at the sales and bred others in tonight’s race. “They are all fillies who are going to make it but obviously there are levels of experience and ability at this stage,” says Telfer. The most dazzling of them so far is Always B Misty, who overcame an early gallop last start to win in stunning style and with the scratchings moves into two on the second line. “She keeps getting better and her chances have improved now with our other two coming out and bringing her in closer to the markers. “We have Music Mistress up from the South Island and she has also looked very good but she might be dictated to by what I’m Sandra Dee, who she follows out, does at the start. “She has been working really well and if she trails she can win but I am not sure she will get that type of run.” Always B Magic is the next ranked of the Telfer troops but is still learning and races in a fixed hood to keep her calm, with Telfer suggesting when she changes to a removable hood that will be a good pointer for punters. Big numbers are nothing new to the stable as they trained a career-best five winners at Alexandra Park last Friday night and have multiple winning chances tonight. J T Boe (Race 2) has a wide draw to overcome but can still win while Captains Secret is a smart maiden in Race 3 but meets some handy types headed by The Jolly Roger. Telfer rates Secrets Abound (No.9) the better of their two hopes in a strong Race 4 while Twista and Akatea both contest the main pace. “Our two are going well but it is a very good field and horses like Always A Porsche and Better Knuckle Up will be hard to beat, with Akatea likely to be better for the run.” Always A Porsche faces a tough assignment from his outside of the front line draw from the tricky 1609m start but he looks to have an open class motor so can win if the tempo sets up nicely for him. Ukraine to return at Addington By Michael Guerin Bob Butt says luck will matter as much as horse power for his two most high-profile drives at Addington tonight. Butt has his stable’s sharp two-year-old Ukraine returning in an interesting Race 6 (Airpark Canterbury Mobile Pace) tonight while he will partner Double Time for the Dunns in the main handicap pace (Addington Cup Week On Sale Now! Handicap Pace) as they look to go continue their early season open class dominance. Double Time was a close up fourth to stablemate Dalton Shard in the Maurice Holmes Vase last Friday and with the three who beat him home there not returning for tonight’s race he is a logical pick. “He was good last week and has to be a chance because this field looks a bit easier,” says Butt. “But he is a horse who probably still has to be driven right in this grade at this stage so I will want to get a trip where he doesn’t have to work too hard.” If he can do that Double Time looks ideally placed in the 2600m standing start that lacks a lot of relevant recent winning form. Butt is pleased with Ukraine ahead of his return but warns with it being the first run of a new campaign he may not be looking to do anything too heroic. “These two-year-olds have a long second half of the season ahead of them if they make all the good races,” says Butt. “So for a horse like him fresh up this week from a bad barrier I don’t think we will rush him off the gate. “So he will likely be driven conservatively and while I’d love to win the way the race might pan out he could be running on well but still only finished third or fourth.” Butt has two from his team in Race 2, the Garry Thompson Mobile Pace, and says there is little between Brando and Bronson. “They can both get some money but I think Double Jeopardy is the one to beat. He was unlucky last week so he might be too good for us this week.” Meanwhile, Butt is pleased with how the stable’s new open class star Old Town Road is progressing after coming south for the beach training environment because of hoof issues. “He seems really well and is obviously a very good horse,” he explains. “He is sound and happy at the moment but we will know more when we start to put him under more pressure. “He is a few weeks away from the trials and I’d say he will only have two or three starts before the New Zealand Cup as he is a horse who races well fresh. View the full article

Starting on Pacific Classic Day Aug. 31, the first post for all racing days but Fridays will shift from the usual 2 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PT. View the full article

Mentee (City of Light), the two-year-old full-brother to GI Travers Stakes winner Fierceness (City of Light), came down with laminitis after his winning debut on June 15 at Aqueduct. According to owner Mike Repole, who revealed the news on the TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland, the situation was so severe that the colt is “lucky to be alive.” However, Mentee recovered so well and so quickly that he is set to start in Monday's GI Hopeful S. at Saratoga. Mentee broke his maiden by a nose, defeating another promising juvenile in Colloquial (Vekoma) in an effort that suggested he was well on his way to becoming a stakes winner. However, shortly after a July 7 workout at Saratoga, trainer Todd Pletcher caught the problem. “He had a fever and when he got his fever it was from a puncture wound,” Repole explained. “(Trainer) Todd (Pletcher) caught it early. Thank goodness that he did because the horse had acute laminitis.” Repole said that the colt spent 10 days at an equine clinic in Saratoga before returning to Pletcher's Saratoga barn. “You know what, we are lucky that he is alive,” Repole said. “This could have went one way or the other. That's what laminitis does. Thank God Todd discovered this and got him to the doctors so quickly.” Repole also gave credit to his assistant racing manager Danielle Bricker. Mike Repole | Sarah Andrew “Shout out to Danielle, who is amazing,” Repole said. “She slept in the stall with the horse for a couple of weeks. Maybe that helped get him back to where he is today. She went to visit him three times a day.” Repole said that the problem is behind Mentee and that he has been sharp since being put back into training. He's had three drills since his return, the latest being a five-furlong work in 1:01 on Monday over the main track at Saratoga. “It got a little nerve wracking, but he has rebounded really well. He's come back and had three good works, which is amazing. For him to rebound like he has, we feel great about that.” Repole, who has owned numerous graded stakes winners, said this is a part of the sport that often gets ignored. “This is the behind-the-scenes story that a lot of people don't see,” he said. “Sometimes they'll tell you, you retired a horse too early or you have to keep the horse around for the fans. They don't understand the stress and anxiety that Todd Pletcher, my team and myself wake up to every day. I'd wake up and ask Todd how Fierceness was doing before I would check on my wife and daughter. No disrespect to them, but they'd be sleeping, so I knew they were ok. There is a lot of stress, especially when you care as much as we do. And most owners and trainers are the same way. The horses are family. You feel the pressure for them to perform.” Fierceness was last year's 2-year-old male champion. He has been inconsistent but appears to have gotten over that with back-to-back wins in the GII Jim Dandy S. and the Travers. He is expected to make his next start in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. The post After Coming Down With Laminitis, Mentee Back On Track For Hopeful appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article