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This day 30th June in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Racing world mourns loss of Melbourne Cup winning jockey Ray Selkrig The Australian Thoroughbred Racing Industry is today mourning the loss of legendary jockey Mr Ray Selkrig OAM, winner of the … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Punt Drunk: Wiremu Pinned for admin error The team at Punt Drunk is back for another week, headlined by the Wiremu Pinn inquiry and the best named … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Cork poised for Tauranga Classic assignment Progressive mare Cork is forward to resume at Hastings, although co-trainer Pam Gerard would have preferred to have seen her … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Carston sets sights on Wingatui Riccarton trainer Andrew Carston will look to extend his lead in the South Island Trainer’s Premiership when he heads to … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Warrnambool best bets & quaddie | Sunday, July 2 The Warrnambool Racing Club is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Sunday afternoon. Check out HorseBetting’s free best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Gary Clarke trio set for ROANT Gold Cup in Darwin Champion trainer Gary Clarke has three runners lining up in the ROANT Gold Cup this weekend in preparation for the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Te Akau looking to break new ground at Hastings Te Akau has long been a dominant force in New Zealand racing with a vast list of achievements and at … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 30, 2023 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Cole hopeful of sealing a place in Winter Championship Finals Steven Cole is hoping to seal a place in the Winter Championship Finals next month when he heads to Ruakaka … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Sha Tin Saturday racing tips & quaddie picks | July 1, 2023 Hong Kong racing returns on Saturday afternoon with a massive 10-race program. See our best bets, top Hong Kong racing … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Hastings betting preview, best bets & quaddie | Saturday, 1/7/23 Hastings is set to host a 10-race card on Saturday, July 1. See the top New Zealand racing tips, best … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Ruakaka NZ betting preview, tips & odds | Saturday, 1/7/23 Ruakaka Racecourse is set to host the Saturday racing on north island in New Zealand. See the top racing tips, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Darwin racing preview, best bets & quaddie picks | Saturday, 1/7/23 Darwin is set to host an eight-race card at Fannie Bay racecourse on Saturday, July 1st. See the top racing … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 2 years ago Frankie Lor double-handed in Friday feature Bidding to tighten his grip on the trainers’ championship, Frankie Lor is hopeful Master Eight can cope with a hefty … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Bigger things in store for Sharrock’s Hastings trio For all of Allan Sharrock’s three runners at Hastings on Saturday, potential black-type targets are looming large on the horizon … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Cleverconversation out to advance Ruakaka record Course specialist Cleverconversation will take another step at Ruakaka on Saturday toward his season’s goal on a return trip to … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Belmont racing tips & quaddie selections | Saturday, July 2 It is Belmont Oaks Day this Saturday, with the three-year-olds stealing the limelight on the nine-race card. HorseBetting’s Western Australian … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Flemington Finals Day racing tips & quaddie picks | July 2, 2022 Nine races are scheduled on Saturday afternoon for Flemington Finals Race Day, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert is confident he can … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Rosehill Gardens racing tips & quaddie selections | 2/7/2022 HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for the 10-race program at Rosehill Gardens … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 30, 2022 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Murray Bridge best bets, top odds & quaddie | Saturday, July 2 Murray Bridge Racing Club is scheduled to host a massive 10-race card on Saturday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s form expert presents … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago 2022 Caloundra Cup Day racing tips & quaddie | Sunshine Coast The Queensland Winter Carnival starts to creep its way north this weekend, with feature racing set to be run and … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago NT Terry Huish has no intention on leaving the racing industry He stepped down as the Alice Springs Turf Club’s long-time maintenance manager in December, but Terry Huish still has a … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Adam Nicholls walks away with a treble in the seven-race card Last Saturday was just one of those great days for Darwin jockey Adam Nicholls. The 42-year-old put on a master … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Geelong Racing preview, top tips & best odds | Friday, July 1 Geelong Racecourse is scheduled to host a nine-race card on Friday afternoon and Horsebetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets, … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Zac Purton optimistic over Michael Chang’s Amigos Giggle Zac Purton hopes Amigos Giggle can validate encouraging trial form and reward Michael Chang’s patience when the Australian-bred first-starter contests … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Wexford runners in Divine form ahead of Hastings Wexford Stables will head to Hastings on Saturday with a handful of in-form runners, several of which are in line … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Hawkesbury betting preview & top odds | Thursday 1/7/2021 The Hawkesbury races will be run and won on Thursday, July 1. HorseBetting.com.au has the betting preview with the best … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Hastings triple threat for Phelan The prospect of decent footing has multi-talented Cambridge horseman Shaun Phelan excited heading into Hawke’s Bay’s showcase jumps racing day … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Bendigo racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Thursday, July 1 Bendigo Jockey Club is scheduled to host an eight-part card on Thursday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s Victorian racing analyst presents his … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Pike plumps for Sunshine Coast option Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is confident he can figure in the thick end of the prizemoney in a Queensland stakes … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Australian campaign in the offing for Browne pair The talented horse with the quirky name is back in work and looking to accomplish some big things over spring … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 30, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees six meetings being held around the country on this Wednesday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Minimum prize money restored for Vic races Racing Victoria will restore minimum prize money levels from August and the majority of feature spring races will carry the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Trainer records overdue win at Ballarat After almost 25 years out of the winners enclosure, Terang based trainer Noel Richards has watched his horse Niamh Chinn … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sydney jockey COVID test returns negative A NSW metropolitan jockey sent for COVID testing after displaying flu like symptoms has tested negative … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sircconi set for back up run at Flemington After a brave effort at his first try at 2000m, Sircconi will revert to 1600m when he runs in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Vic COVID-19 spike troubles Valley chief The spike in coronavirus numbers in Victoria is concerning for Moonee Valley chief executive Michael Browell and the club’s Cox … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Hong Kong career beckons for Ilovemyself Trainer Greg Eurell has confirmed stakes winning two-year-old Ilovemyself has been sold to do his future racing in Hong Kong … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Jockeys stood down from Gosford meeting A prominent NSW metropolitan jockey has displayed flu-like symptoms, resulting in nine other riders being stood down from Tuesday’s Gosford … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Mackay racing tips & best bets – Tuesday, 30 June 2020 Nine races are set to be run and won at Mackay on Tuesday at Ooralea Racecourse. Check out HB’s free … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Weekend Racing Review: Frankely Awesome stars at Rosehill Who were the star performers in Saturday’s Australian horse racing action? Let’s take a look at the standouts around the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Oaks performer heads across the Tasman Southland trainer Kelvin Tyler may have lost one of his star three-year-olds to Australia, but he is excited about the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Parkes taking success in his stride With just one win required to match his best tally for a season and just five wins behind National Jockey’s … Read More Ireland horse racing news 5 years ago Buckhurst wins at the Curragh for Williams The Lloyd Williams-owned Buckhurst has returned to winning form with a stylish performance in the Group Three International Stakes at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Alysha Collett rides winner after injury Alysha Collett has ridden her first winner in New Zealand since suffering serious injuries in a fall in Singapore … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago NSW dominates Queensland winter carnival NSW-trained horses have again dominated the Queensland winter carnival although it was a better year for the locals … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago McEvoy two-year-olds set for Listed race After a last-start second over 1400m at Flemington, The Astrologist is pressing on to the Taj Rossi Series Final and … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Shogun Sun to again tackle a mile The unlucky Shogun Sun will have his second attempt at 1600m at Doomben instead of heading to the Rockhampton carnival … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Queensland Cup next for Azuro Azuro will be given the chance to add to his 3200m-record when he runs in the Queensland Cup after his … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Hello It’s Me makes successful return on home turf Progressive mare Hello It’s Me made her return to the racetrack a winning one when she took out the feature … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Collett back in the winning groove A copybook effort aboard local runner Poker Face paved the way for talented rider Alysha Collett to make her long-awaited … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Upgrade push for Sunshine Coast Guineas The Sunshine Coast Turf Club believes its Guineas deserves to be upgraded to a Group Two level … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago RQ to follow disqualified persons rule Racing Queensland is likely to follow Victoria and introduce a rule preventing disqualified persons from winning premierships … Read More Ireland horse racing news 5 years ago Sovereign causes Irish Derby upset Outsider Sovereign has caused an upset as the least favoured of trainer Aidan O’Brien’s runners in the Irish Derby … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Weight no burden for Ashlor at Caulfield The Dan McCarthy-trained Ashlor has carried 63kg to victory at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Jamaican Rain stakes claim for Vic spring Victorian mare Jamaican Rain is headed to Melbourne spring Group One races after winning the Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Training double for Ken Keys at Caulfield Ken Keys has trained his first Melbourne metropolitan double with wins to Al Passem and Wenner at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Megablast takes out Listed Caloundra Cup Jockey Damian Browne and trainer Nigel Tiley have turned in outstanding performances to help Megablast win the Caloundra Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Williams moves to two-win premiership lead Craig Williams is two wins ahead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership after racing at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago The Bostonian wins Sunshine Coast Guineas An extended stay in Queensland has worked in favour of The Bostonian after the New Zealand three-year-old’s win in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Liapari springs huge upset in Civic Stakes The Chris Waller-trained Liapari has caused an upset in the Listed Civic Stakes at Rosehill to win his first race … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Weir breaks Victorian metro winners record A victory by Pacodali at Caulfield has brought up a training record for Darren Weir for most Victorian metropolitan winners … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Super Suave survives objection in Final Jockey Brad Stewart has had to survive a protest to win the $100,000 Sprinters Final on Super Suave at the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Overdue victory for Harper’s Choice in Cup Group One-placed Harper’s Choice has claimed an overdue win in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago The Fire Trap wins Bruce McLachlan Classic Trainer Matt Dunn made an early exit from the Sunshine Coast meeting and missed The Fire Trap’s win the Bruce … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Firsts for trainer and jockey at Rosehill Cranbourne trainer Brett Conlon has celebrated his biggest pay day this season and apprentice Quayde Krogh a milestone victory with … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Spain guides Masculino to Caulfield win Apprentice Zac Spain has made it two wins from as many rides on the Mick Price-trained Masculino with victory over … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Hard work finally pays off for Shogun Sun Extra training to help shed some unwanted kilos has paid dividends with Shogun Sun, an easy Sunshine Coast winner … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Dio D’Oro, Toulouse share Rosehill result Two-year-olds Dio D’Oro and Toulouse have hit the line together at Rosehill but will head in different directions … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Tony Nicconi impresses in Caulfield debut Two-year-old colt Tony Nicconi has made an impressive start to his racing career with a four-length win at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Luck changes for Bluebrook, Grafton next Promising three-year-old Bluebrook has had a change of luck with his win at the Sunshine Coast and could now head … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Romney’s Choice looking up after fall Romney’s Choice returns to racing at Rosehill after a fall at Warwick Farm forced the mare to rest until bruising … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Nistaan to make return at Caulfield The Tony McEvoy-trained Nistaan resumes at Caulfield after a break to recover from travel sickness … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago BRC recruits Matt Rudolph The Brisbane Racing Club has recruited former Australian Turf Club executive Matt Rudolph to run its racing division … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Mount Panorama revved up for Civic duty Mount Panorama is after his first black-type win when the three-year-old runs in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill as the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago RA negotiates changes to 457 visas Racing Australia has negotiated changes to the 457 visa policy for overseas workers in the thoroughbred industry … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago John Bateman gambles on It’s A Lottery A year after claiming a Highway Handicap with Erika, Goulburn trainer John Bateman returns to Rosehill with It’s A Lottery … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Chief Stipehty chases Sunshine Coast double Trainer Kelly Chief Stipehty has a chance to win a feature double at the Sunshine Coast with horses she and her … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Brett Cavanough to monster Rosehill The Monstar will be out to add the Civic Stakes to his recent June Stakes win with trainer Brett Cavanough … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Cassidy declares war on Caloundra Cup Larry Cassidy hopes to set a record for the most Caloundra Cup wins when he rides War Baby … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Dwyer calls on top jockeys at Caulfield Craig Williams and Beau Mertens are fighting out the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership and trainer Henry Dwyer has called on the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Robbie Fradd to ride Too Good To Refuse Stewards have ruled Robbie Fradd must ride Too Good To Refuse in the Glasshouse Handicap after he was booked for … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Birchley out to crack a Guineas win Trainer Liam Birchley is hoping he can reap the benefits of his new rural property by winning the Sunshine Coast … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Dee out to make most of Sydney chances Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee heads to Sydney for five rides at Rosehill including Invincible Knight in the Civic Stakes and … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Rosehill racing form, markets and free tips, Saturday July 1 THE Civic Stakes is the premier race at Rosehill this Saturday where many talented thoroughbreds are in action. Sir Bacchus … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago ATC Everest slot applications close Applications for the Australian Turf Club’s slot in The Everest are due to close … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Light Em Up resumes at Te Rapa after injury enforced break THE career of four-year-old mare Light Em Up has been marred by numerous injuries, but the tough daughter of Rip … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Payne’s mistake lesson for all riders: AJA Michelle Payne made a mistake in taking a banned appetite suppressant but the buck stops with riders, the jockeys association … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Jumbo Prince to finally get his trip Jumbo Prince always seems to be running on and now his trainer has finally found a 2400m race for the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Racing identity guilty of conduct offences Racing identity Glenn Pollett has been slugged with a fine for comments regarding jockey safety in an online broadcast … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Pin Your Hopes chasing back-to-back wins Co-trainer Simon Zahra says softer tracks are suiting Pin Your Hopes who will be chasing back-to-back city wins when he … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago First Bloom given chance to blossom in Cup Ttrainer Greg Bennett will give First Bloom the chance to improve her record at Rosehill in what will be one … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Heathcote slams QLD handicappers Robert Heathcote is adamant Queensland horses have gotten a rough deal this Brisbane Carnival and he’s not letting sleeping dogs … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ocean Embers resumes after throat surgery Lightly raced filly Ocean Embers resumes for her first start in almost eight months at Caulfield after having a throat … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Damian Browne hunting feature double Home is where the heart is for Damian Browne, who it might just pay to follow this weekend at the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Betting guide, odds and free tips for Caulfield races, July 2 THE final group 1 races of the season has been run, but that doesn’t mean the good racing has finished … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Chief Stipehty Torques up Guineas chances Kelly Chief Stipehty is confident Time to Torque can cause a boilover in the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Jumbo Prince to finally get his trip Jumbo Prince always seems to be running on and now his trainer has finally found a 2400m race for the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Buick loses appeal against 30-day ban William Buick has lost his appeal against a 30-day ban, opening the door for fellow Godolphin jockey James McDonald to … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Victorian trainer John Fulton dies Pakenham trainer John Fulton, who has held a trainers’ licence for 34 years in Victoria, has died aged 69 … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Qld Derby runner-up sold to Hong Kong Queensland Derby runner-up Rodrico will do his future racing in Hong Kong where he will be trained by John Moore … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vic Thompson suffers heart attack Veteran trainer Vic Thompson, winner of the 1991/92 Sydney premiership, has suffered a heart attack and is in a Sydney … Read More View the full article

Neat delivers a blistering turn of foot at the top of the lane en route to a comfortable score in the June 29 $242,500 Manila Stakes (G3T) at the Belmont at the Big A meeting.View the full article

Just a week after her younger brother Batten Down took the GIII Ohio Derby, 'TDN Rising Star' SCYLLA (4, f, Tapit–Close Hatches, by First Defence) kept her family's good fortune going with a strong win in the GII Fleur de Lis Stakes at Churchill Downs. Shuffled back to race last six-horse field, the 4-5 favorite bid with a strong five-wide move off the far turn and took control outside of some bumping to win over a closing Shotgun Hottie (Gun Runner). The stewards took a look at the stretch run but ultimately made no change to the running order. Lifetime Record: 7-5-1-1. O/B-Judmonte. T-Bill Mott. Scylla wins The Fasig-Tipton Fleur De Lis Stakes! Jockey: @jjcjockey Trainer: Bill Mott Owner: @JuddmonteFarms@FasigTiptonCo pic.twitter.com/RZuyRx0sPV — Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) June 29, 2024 The post Scylla Triumphant In Fleur de Lis appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The speedy last-out Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) victress Mystic Lake headlines a field of five sophomore fillies for the July 4 $175,000 Victory Ride Stakes (G3) at Belmont at the Big A.View the full article

The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) has enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years, a trend not unconnected to the revival of a previously endangered species, an older colt or mare winning the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1).View the full article

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit reported two more positives for metformin June 28 as the controversial diabetes drug continues to show up in Thoroughbred racehorse test results.View the full article

Los Angeles, third in the Derby (G1) at Epsom, faces a rematch with runner-up Ambiente Friendly in the June 30 Irish Derby (G1) at The Curragh.View the full article

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Having surrendered to Ballydoyle's City Of Troy (Justify) in the Derby, the Gredleys' Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) has more work to do taking on a crew from that establishment on their home soil in Sunday's G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh. While the likes of Westover (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) have come from Epsom to successfully represent Britain in recent years, there is always that bridge to cross coming here. There is also the significant rain that fell on Saturday to take into account, making it soft and adding to the possibility that this will be a stern stamina test which the James Fanshawe trainee is yet to convince that he needs. None were travelling better three out in the Derby and high cruisers of that nature don't tend to find things in their favour at this track, so Robert Havlin has to have his tactics perfected. “It's a while since I've ridden a mile and a half at the Curragh, it was quite a few years ago, but he's unbelievably relaxed so I don't think the track will pose any threats,” he said. “I rode him Thursday morning and he felt great, he was bucking and kicking but then he lobbed up the canter out of my hands the whole way.” From Troy to Los Angeles… While City Of Troy is Sandown-bound, Aidan O'Brien still has a potent threat to Ambiente Friendly in the Derby third Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). There is every reason to believe that on this softer surface ridden more conservatively than he was at Epsom that he can reverse the 3 1/4-length margin that separated him from Ambiente Friendly. At this stage, he is the epitome of the colt who has done nothing wrong and looks for all the world an ideal Curragh Derby model. O'Brien confirmed that impression on Saturday. “It's a big open track and he's a very big horse who is only going to improve mentally and physically with racing,” he said. “He's a big, honest, straightforward horse, hardy and very genuine and relaxes very well, but like all Camelots he has nervous energy which makes them good. The Curragh looks like it should suit him and we couldn't be happier with him.” Only third and well-beaten in the G3 Chester Vase, Grosvenor Square (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) took a backward step there from his 2-year-old form which included a win in the G3 Eyrefield Stakes. That was at a time when the yard's 3-year-olds were badly needing their first outing and it is worth noting that he is a half-brother to the 2020 Irish Derby winner Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}). “Grosvenor Square is a lovely, big horse, but he was a little bit backwards when we ran him at Chester,” O'Brien said. “He's just ready to start again, so hopefully he runs a nice race.” What to Expect from Matsuri? Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum is having a big year and the Roger Varian-trained Matsuri (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) could make it even better on Sunday if he is able to make a leap from his wide-margin win in a Leicester novice last month. “It's not an easy race to step into, but his home work has been good,” jockey James Doyle said of the son of the 700,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 sensation. At the other end of the experience spectrum is last year's G1 Criterium International winner Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), who has mixed form and is up to a mile and a half for the first time. “I felt the last day I was too far back off a slow pace and he's been crying out for a little bit further,” jockey Oisin Murphy said. “I rode him on Tuesday, David Menuisier is very happy with him, as am I. He's drawn eight of eight, but that doesn't concern me. I'm hoping he'll run a career best. On ratings, he's not out of the race and if he runs up to his best, which the signs are good for, he'll go well.” On Track for the Classics… It has been a while since The Curragh's G2 GAIN Railway Stakes produced a Classic winner, 16 years precisely, but Mastercraftsman (Ire) was continuing a trend at the time of using this six-furlong staging post as a stepping stone to the following year's Guineas. Aidan O'Brien's other mile Classic winners successful here include King Of Kings (Ire), Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) and George Washington (Ire) and he is back with a trio on Sunday bidding to equal the late Dr Vincent O'Brien's 14 wins in this. Ryan Moore is on the course-and-distance maiden winner Tunbridge Wells (Ire) (No Nay Never), a full-brother to Blackbeard (Ire) who was beaten in this two years ago and he received a form boost at Royal Ascot as the filly he beat last time Mighty Eriu (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) was second in the Queen Mary. Wayne Lordan partners the other colt to have won at the track and trip in Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and he is more in the mold of a Guineas colt, being out of Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}). That definitely applies to the third-string The Parthenon (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), a relative of Saturday's G2 Airlie Stud Stakes winner Truly Enchanting (Ire) (No Nay Never) who drops back in trip having taken the seven-furlong Gowran Park maiden in which Saturday's winner Hazdann (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) was down the field. They meet the impressive York maiden winner The Strikin Viking (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) and the battle-hardened G3 Marble Hill Stakes winner and G2 Norfolk Stakes third Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), so this will be a proper test. “Tenebrism's half-brother Henri Matisse showed a willing attitude to just get up here for me on his debut and he is a colt of some potential,” Moore explained. “We also run Gowran winner The Parthenon, but I haven't ridden him before. Either of the three have the potential to go and win this, but my mount Tunbridge Wells, who wears cheekpieces here, has achieved the most of ours to date.” Iresine Back at the Top Table… In France, the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud features Bertrand Milliere's popular veteran Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) who carries the rare distinction of being a G1 Prix Royal Oak and G1 Prix Ganay winner. Top-class whatever the trip, he looks to add a mile-and-a-half group 1 to his 10 and 15 1/2-furlong ones and despite the credentials of Ballydoyle's impressive G3 Ormonde Stakes winner Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard's 2023 G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is not meeting anything of any greater merit here than he has beaten previously. Also on the card is the 10-furlong G2 Prix Eugene Adam, where Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois and Jean-Claude Seroul's G3 Prix Greffulhe scorer Wootton Verni (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) takes on some progressive peers. The post Friendly Rivalry In The Irish Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Chief Stipe Anderson has been named chief steward of The Jockey Club of Canada, effective June 29. Anderson succeeds R. Glenn Sikura, who served two three-year terms as chief steward. Anderson, an owner of Sovereign Award winners A Bit o' Gold and Millie Girl, breeds a small band of mares in Ontario each year and races as Braconcrest Inc. He is on the board of the CTHS (Ontario Division) and avidly supports Thoroughbred retirement, visiting and riding his own retirees multiple times weekly. Sikura will remain on the Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club of Canada until his term as a steward officially ends at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. David Anderson and Sue Leslie have both completed their second three-year term on the Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club of Canada and have stepped down. The Board of Stewards has appointed Mark Krembil and Sherry McLean to succeed them, effective June 29. Krembil is heavily involved in breeding, ownership, and aftercare through Chiefswood Stables Limited, while McLean operates the breeding, ownership, consignment, and stud farm, Northern Dawn Stables Inc. The post Chief Stipe Anderson Named Chief Steward of The Jockey Club of Canada appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-MTH, $47K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 12:50 p.m. ET. Shadwell Farm went to $700,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September Sale to take home EL ZAIN (Medaglia d'Oro). Sent to Todd Pletcher, the filly is out of GI Jenny Wiley Stakes heroine Centre Court (Smart Strike). This dam produced El Zain's full-sister, GSW Navratilova. Centre Court is also responsible for a yearling colt by Essential Quality and a filly by Flightline who was foaled Feb. 28. TJCIS PPS The post Sunday Insights: Medaglia d’Oro Filly Debuts Around Two Turns Over Monmouth Turf appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 15th annual jockeys-versus-horsemen charity basketball game, which benefits the programs of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy, this year in partnership with the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, will be played Aug. 1 at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center beginnning at 7 p.m. The jockey team will once again be coached by Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero, Jr., with trainer Todd Pletcher and agent Kiaran McLaughlin coaching the horsemen team. Mitch Levites of the NYRA TV department will once again serve as the game's announcer. “This annual game is one of the most unique and entertaining events on the Saratoga social calendar and we are always grateful to the players and the sponsors who participate and the hundreds of fans who attend each year,” said Humberto Chavez, the New York Race Track Chaplaincy lead chaplain and executive director. “Besides all the fun we have, the event helps the chaplaincy provide critical support for the chaplaincy's various programs serving the backstretch community.” The post Jockeys Versus Horsemen Charity Game Returns to Saratoga Aug. 1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Irish bloodstock community is in mourning following the death on Friday of respected breeder and pinhooker Eamon Fitzpatrick at the age of 81. Through his Kilminfoyle House Stud in Ballacolla, Co Laois, Fitzpatrick became renowned as an excellent judge of young stock. His many successful touches in the sales ring spanned both the Flat and National Hunt spheres, through all manner of auctions, including from the early days of the breeze-up sales. His son Michael has continued the good name of the family business and is similarly highly regarded as one of the most astute judges on the sales circuit. Paying tribute to his father, Michael Fitzpatrick said, “He had a good life. He grew up at the same time as Willie Browne, Ted Walsh, Gay and Tony O'Callaghan, and that cohort of people.” The Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale has in the last week celebrated its 50th anniversary and Fitzpatrick made headlines there in the early years when topping the sale, then held in Ballsbridge, in 1979 when selling a three-year-old by Master Owen (Ire) for 15,000gns. “That was a big achievement,” recalled Michael. “And in 2022 he broke the world record for a store in Doncaster, which was for Best Mate's half-brother. He turned out to be a horse called Inexorable who won two Grade 3s. At the time £185,000 for a store horse was madness but it was a huge achievement.” Henry Beeby, Group CEO of Goffs, was on the rostrum at the old Doncaster Bloodstock Sales (DBS) for that momentous occasion. He said, “I've known Eamon for 40-odd years and he was a very typically old-fashioned gentleman, a true stockman, and we did a lot of business with him. “I had the privilege of auctioning the half-brother to Best Mate and Eamon was charm personified when he could have been under a lot of pressure in that it was obviously a big deal. I was relatively young but he was very kind and supportive and easy to deal with.” Beeby continued, “He has passed on his horsemanship skills to Michael and I am delighted to see him doing so well. “Eamon was one of those people who was the backbone of the industry, and he was among those Irish breeders and vendors who allowed DBS to grow, because we got huge support from people like him. He was a charming man who will be very much missed.” Among other top National Hunt horses to have passed through Fitzpatrick's hands are the Grade 1-winning hurdler Knight Salute (GB) and the 2016 Thyestes Chase winner My Murphy (Ire). He also pinhooked the classy sprinter Striking Ambition (GB) from his breeder Lord Huntingdon for 7,000gns as a foal before selling him on for £28,000 to Tom Goff and Giles Bravery, for whom he won three Listed races. Later trained by Roger Charlton, the son of Makbul (GB) went on to win the G2 Goldene Peitsche at Baden-Baden among his eight stakes victories across four seasons, and finished runner-up in the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye to his stable-mate Avonbridge (GB). Michael added, “Everybody knew him. He had a good relationship with Malcolm Bastard, Robert Percival particularly, and many others. He spent 50 years of his life going to the sales, going racing and farming. When the likes of Willie Browne and a few others started going to America, he went with them and he bought a Boundary horse who topped the first day of the Craven Breeze-up Sale.” Willie Browne said of his friend and colleague, “He was very pally with my father before me, and a great friend. He was a very intelligent man who could speak on any subject and he was full of information. I was very fond of Eamon and I will really miss him. He was a proper man. “He was so proud of Michael. From day one Michael had the Midas touch and Eamon got great comfort from that.” Eamon Fitzpatrick will be laid to rest at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Ballacolla at midday on Monday, July 1. He is survived by his wife Anne, sons Johnny and Michael, daughter Fiona, daughter-in-law Caroline, and grandson Jack, to whom we extend our sincere condolences. The post ‘A Proper Man’: Tributes Paid to Kilminfoyle House Stud’s Eamon Fitzpatrick appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As the saying goes, 'One swallow does not a summer make, neither does one fine day', but Friday at the Curragh will live long in the memory as one fine day for Maurice Regan of Newtown Anner Stud. His young stallion Beckford (GB) was represented by his first runner and now boasts a 100 per cent strike-rate after that debutant, Beckman (Ire), overcame some trouble in running to win in impressive fashion. “It was a lot of fun,” says Regan, whose voice is notably hoarse as he recalls the race. “It's a little bit of a fairytale. I was watching it on the television last night and when I saw him coming through I started screaming. They thought I was having a heart attack because I was so excited. When you have the mares yourself, and now the stallion yourself, and you're following the whole story… the Beckford story we had when he was racing was a great story and with a little bit of luck he could have been a Group 1 winner.” It would appear that the Beckford story is still full of running. A winner himself on debut at the Curragh when trained by Gordon Elliott, he then claimed the G2 Railway Stakes on his next run in the Newtown Anner Stud colours before finishing second in both the G1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes and G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes. A son of Bated Breath (GB) and Whirly Dancer (GB), a half-sister to the top-class Poet's Word (GB), Beckford then contested the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, finishing fifth to Mendelssohn, and remained in America, joining the stable of Brendan Walsh, for whom he won the Williams Walker Stakes at Churchill Downs on his sole start at three. A fracture kept him off the track for more than a year and Beckford never really recaptured his smart juvenile form in a further six starts back in Ireland. He was retired to his owner's farm in Clonmel, which is home to 60 broodmares and their followers but is not technically a stallion stud. Or so we thought. Regan fills in a few blanks for the last four years. “God rest my father, but he used to say that Beckford would come into the house, sit down and have a cup of tea. That's why we kept him because he was kind, but he has a lot of character and a huge heart.” That temperament, spliced to his good early race record and a pedigree that is improving year on year, provided the impetus for Regan to decide to breed a few of his own mares to his own stallion. That's how it always used to work, after all. Now, members of Beckford's first crop of five foals are in training with Ger Lyons, who struck with Beckman, Joseph O'Brien, Johnny Murtagh and Karl Burke. He continues, “We only covered some of our own mares as an experiment because Beckford has a secret: he's only 15 hands tall,” Regan divulges. “If he'd had a little bit of luck he'd have won a Group 1. He did win a Group 2 and was second in two Group 1s. He went to America and he got a fracture but he almost broke a track record, he came very close, and he had an unlucky trip in the Breeders' Cup. So luck didn't really fall his way racing. “We were worried about his height so we bred him to a bunch of average mares. So we said that if his horses were small we'd have them as riding ponies that we could give away. But the horses he is throwing are 16 hands-plus. What everybody has said about them is that they have great minds and great bone, and what I always knew about Beckford was that he has a huge heart. It was all about winning for him; he would always give his best.” Regan says of the feedback from his trainers, “Everybody says that they are going to win and that if they were by a well-known stallion that they would be looking at them differently. “Bill Dwan was out here looking at our yearlings, and we had horses in the field by Kingman, Lope De Vega and Sea The Stars, and his choice was the Beckford yearling.” There is just one yearling from Beckford's second crop, and one foal from his third, but next season's crop of foals will be larger. Regan continues, “We didn't want to end up with a bunch of ponies. We have 60 broodmares here and we send them to proven stallions and we always try to put them in a good home if they don't work out. You have to be conscious that you're doing the right thing for the horses in the horse business. “But from what we saw in the yearlings being broken in at the end of last year we have doubled the amount of mares that we have covered with him this year. We've 10 mares in foal to him and I have already been getting calls from people saying could they send a mare to him next year. “Joseph O'Brien, of all the two-year-olds he has in training for me, the Beckford is his choice. Karl Burke pretty much guarantees that the Beckford he has will win first or second time out. That is what gave us the confidence to go back with the mares this year. We're shocked by what we've seen. They're as good as anything you'd see at the sale.” Beckman (Beckford) opens his account at the first time of asking with a 20/1 victory in the opening race of the @DDFRacing Irish Derby Festival @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/9h660SIxew — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 28, 2024 Beckford's relative Poet's Word is in his sixth year at Boardsmill Stud in Ireland and the King George winner's Group 3-winning half-sister Malabar (Ire) (Raven's Pass) is now the dam of this season's G3 John of Gaunt Stakes winner Tiber Flow (Ire) (Caravaggio). The Regans' dual Group 1 winner Fascinating Rock (Ire) has moved to Burgage Stud, having started his career at Ballylinch Stud, and Regan admits that, if more of Beckford's offspring win this year and the interest in his horse starts to grow, he will have to stand him elsewhere. “If we have some more luck with these Beckfords I think we would have to do a partnership with a stallion stud,” he says. “We have a lot going on with the mares we have here and we don't have the experience for that so we'd probably leave that to the professionals.” It doesn't sound like Beckford would be too much trouble, wherever he stood. Regan continues, “We have a lot of horses but he is the king of the farm. He has his own paddock and he runs the show. He lives in the field with the teaser pony, so you have two stallions in the same field, no headcollars, and they are like complete pets. If you call him over at the fence, he'll come over to you and put his head on your shoulder; there's no badness in him. When the farrier is here he stands with him at the gate and they do his feet without holding him, without a headcollar. There's something about this guy – he's special.” Beckman aside, it has been a good week for the Newtown Anner Stud team, with the Regan family enjoying a winner at Naas with the homebred Mr King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), while their G2 German 1000 Guineas winner Darnation (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) ran second in the G3 Hoppings Stakes at Newcastle and is likely to return to Germany for the G1 Preis der Diana. On Sunday at the Curragh another homebred, Thor's Hammer (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), is set to be ridden by visiting American Johnny Velazquez. The Irish-born Regan, who is based in New York City and also owns stud farms in New York and Lexington, is a close friend of the renowned jockey and is hoping to be able to provide him with his first winner in Ireland. He says of his Classic winner Darnation, “We wanted to see if she could go the extra couple of furlongs which is why she ran at Newcastle, but the surface wasn't ideal for her and it was a very strong race. I hope we'll have a bit more fun with her. The mare is in foal to Dubawi and we are looking forward to more good things coming from that family.” It is clear, however, that it is Beckford who is the apple of Regan's eye. He adds, “He's more than a horse; he's got the character of a person.” The post ‘He’s More Than a Horse’: Regan Sings Praises of Freshman Sire Beckford appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Saturday's G1 Cairn Community Games Pretty Polly Stakes served up a thriller, with Juddmonte's TDN Rising Star Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}–Emulous {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) running down Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the final yards for a top-level breakthrough. With abundant rain falling on The Curragh throughout the day, the Ralph Beckett-trained 4-year-old who was herself cruelly denied late in last year's Irish Oaks held the upper hand in terms of ground preference and traded as the 11-10 favourite as a result. Settled in mid-division early by Rossa Ryan, the homebred was left behind at the top of the straight as Kieran Shoemark set sail on the Gosdens' star en route to certain victory. Picking up as she had when the six-length winner of York's G2 Middleton Fillies' Stakes last month, Bluestocking ate up the ground to pass Emily Upjohn in the last 50 yards for a half-length success, with 3 3/4 lengths back to Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in third. “Today justified the decision to stay in training and we learnt a good deal about her on Irish Oaks day last year,” Beckett said. “We know now to hold on to her a bit longer and today is perfect recompense. It's all in front of us as well.” Bluestocking overhauls Emily Upjohn near the line in a thrilling Group 1 Cairn Community Games Pretty Polly Stakes! Many congratulations to @Rossaryan15, @RalphBeckett and @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/paxiiJXQOD — The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) June 29, 2024 The post Camelot’s Bluestocking Wins Thrilling Pretty Polly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Returning to the Curragh venue at which he made a remarkable debut last month, Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star Jan Brueghel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}–Devoted To You {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) had to endure his first fight to stretch his unbeaten record in Saturday's G3 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai International Stakes. What was left in the tank at the end of the 10-furlong contest after he had mastered the long-time leader Trustyourinstinct (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) by a neck remains to be seen, but the manner in which the 8-13 favourite hit the line with ears pricked suggests there is an abundance to come. Ryan Moore had to cajole from some way out to get the eight-length maiden winner engaged in a tussle with that Joseph O'Brien trainee, but there was a sense of inevitability come the closing stages and ultimately Jan Brueghel had overcome understandable greenness and smart older horses to maintain his momentum. The post Jan Brueghel Remains Unbeaten at The Curragh appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Emulating stablemate Matrika (Ire) 12 months ago, Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star Truly Enchanting (Ire) (No Nay Never–Alluringly, by Fastnet Rock {Aus}) made the quick turnaround from Royal Ascot to provide her sire with back-to-back winners of The Curragh's G2 Airlie Stud Stakes on Saturday. Unable to mix it with the fastest fillies when 13th in the five-furlong G2 Queen Mary Stakes, the descendant of Urban Sea (Miswaki) had the pace to lay up with fellow Ascot also-ran California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}) from the outset. Despite hanging towards that G3 Albany Stakes fifth, Ryan Moore's pick of the stable's trio finally got the better of her in the final 100 yards and asserted to score by half a length, with another of the Aidan O'Brien fillies January (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) 2 1/4 lengths back in third. “She got a little bit lost in the middle of the Queen Mary on fast ground, so it wasn't the right thing to do to send her there but she came out of it very well and of all our fillies Ryan thought that six with an ease in the ground would suit her best,” O'Brien explained. “She was very green, but Ryan said she wasn't near to the end of her and there was plenty in there–he said to just change her bit next time, as she was hanging right. Her bit is as soft as you can go, but she's probably taking advantage of it. No Nay Nevers handle soft ground and are tough, but he is a big influence for speed–she might get seven this year but it wouldn't be a surprise if next year she gets faster.” An exciting finish to the Airlie Stud Stakes! Truly Enchanting gets the better of California Dreamer to land Group 2 honours for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore pic.twitter.com/QTqjZpyCFd — The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) June 29, 2024 The post No Nay Never’s Truly Enchanting Best In The Airlie Stud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rockcliffe Stud's homebred Celandine (GB) (Kingman {GB}–Pepita {Ire}, by Sir Prancealot {Ire}) followed up a May 24 debut seventh at Goodwood with a breakthrough score at Windsor earlier this month and continued on a roll with a career high in Saturday's Listed Maureen Brittain Memorial Empress Fillies' Stakes at Newmarket. The Ed Walker trainee broke sharply from the stands' side stall and seized an immediate advantage in this black-type bow. In command throughout, the 9-1 chance came under pressure when threatened passing the quarter-mile marker and kept on strongly up the hill to easily account for Tales Of The Heart (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) and Arabian Dusk (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) by 1 1/2 lengths and a neck. Pedigree Notes Celandine, who becomes the 82nd stakes winner for her sire, is the third of five foals and one of two scorers from as many runners out of Listed Maggie Dickson Stakes victrix and G3 Summer Stakes third Pepita (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}), herself kin to three black-type performers headed by stakes-winning G1 Criterium International third Redolent (Ire) (Redback {GB}). Descendants of her second dam Esterlina (Ire) (Highest Honor {Fr}) include G1 Flying Five runner-up Son Of Rest (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and G2 Gimcrack Stakes second Johannes Brahms (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}). The March-foaled homebred bay, who hails from the family of G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Forest Flower (Green Forest), is full to a yearling colt and half to a weanling filly by Starspangledbanner (Aus). An excellent performance by Celandine who wins the Maureen Brittain Memorial Empress Fillies' Stakes with @TomMarquand onboard for the Ed Walker stable! pic.twitter.com/JBhbaomHbU — Newmarket Racecourse (@NewmarketRace) June 29, 2024 Saturday, Newmarket, Britain MAUREEN BRITTAIN MEMORIAL EMPRESS FILLIES' S.-Listed, £40,000, Newmarket, 6-29, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:10.52, g/f. 1–CELANDINE (GB), 128, f, 2, by Kingman (GB) 1st Dam: Pepita (Ire) (SW & GSP-Eng), by Sir Prancealot (Ire) 2nd Dam: Esterlina (Ire), by Highest Honor (Fr) 3rd Dam: Shaquick, by Shadeed 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Rockcliffe Stud (GB); T-Ed Walker; J-Tom Marquand. £22,684. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $35,525. 2–Tales Of The Heart (Ire), 128, f, 2, Mehmas (Ire)–Shoshoni Wind (GB), by Sleeping Indian (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (400,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Andrew Rosen & Marc Chan; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Ralph Beckett. £8,600. 3–Arabian Dusk (GB), 128, f, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Lady Macduff (Ire), by Iffraaj (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (80,000gns Ylg '23 TATSOM; 525,000gns 2yo '24 TATBRE). O-Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Simon & Ed Crisford. £4,304. Margins: 1HF, NK, HF. Odds: 9.00, 4.50, 2.75. Also Ran: It Ain't Two (GB), Santa Savana (GB), Queue Dos (GB), Sunshine State (GB), Havana Gila (GB), Teej A (Ire), Pouting (GB), Tequila Rose (Ire), Miss Nifty (Ire). Scratched: Naina (GB). The post Kingman’s Celandine Makes All For Empress Triumph at HQ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Curragh's Barronstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden that opened Saturday's rain-hit card is a race with a rich history and despite the failure of Ballydoyle's trio to make the frame there was no reason to believe this year's renewal was not up to scratch. Emerging best was the Aga Khan's Hazdann (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}–Hazmiyra {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}), who had no space to express himself in the straight when a non-representative ninth in the seven-furlong Gowran Park maiden won by Ballydoyle's The Parthenon (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) 13 days earlier. Always travelled strongly behind the leader Green Impact (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) off the moderate early tempo, the Dermot Weld-trained 10-1 shot loomed large two out and after seizing the advantage soon after comfortably held that rival to score by a neck. “I was going to ride him forward, but he was very green going to post so I changed tack and opted to ride him in the box seat,” jockey Chris Hayes said. “We walked early and he quickened up and got there without realising and then had one ear cocked. He was badly hampered out of the gates at Gowran and Leigh [Roche] said every door was closed in his face so he looked after him. He appreciated this slower ground and I think he's got a nice future. Princess Zahra is here as well, so it's nice he won. I'd like to mix it from seven furlongs to a mile with him.” You can't put a price on experience! Hazdann, the only horse in the field to have had a run, cuts loose in the @BarronstownStud @IrishEBF_ Maiden @curraghrace for @AgaKhanStuds A colt named City Of Troy won this last season. Wonder what happened to him? pic.twitter.com/ywNr1qOse3 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 29, 2024 The post Night Of Thunder Colt Best in the Barronstown Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Consistent five-year-old Rheinberg (NZ) (Swiss Ace) was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since October when running out a strong winner of the Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1440m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Prepared by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, the son of Swiss Ace has now won six of his 16 starts, with a further seven placings. Top jockey Mick Dee clicks with the gelding and has ridden Rheinberg to five of those victories, and crucially was back aboard for the first time since finishing second when resuming a new campaign back in March. Rheinberg was given every opportunity just behind the leaders and while runner-up St Lawrence (NZ) (Redwood) was pocketed upon straightening, the winner had first run and put the result beyond doubt. “I always keep an eye on him, because I have won a few on him now,” Dee said. “But due to me being in Adelaide or Queensland or wherever, I haven’t been able to be on him in recent runs. “It was good to get back on him today and it all worked out extremely well. He won quite comfortably. “We got a clean getaway and luckily enough were able to slot in with a bit of cover. Down the side I didn’t really want to be just sitting and waiting. On this track I wanted to let him build and go through his gears and he put the race to bed at the 400m. “I didn’t really hear anything coming too strongly and always felt like we had a decent margin. With him, I am always a bit hesitant to hit the front early. I had to today and I felt like he had more to give if something was to come and challenge.” Lindsay Park’s Ben Hayes said the smooth passage made all the difference to Rheinberg, who has been racing in great heart. “He has been racing well without winning and arguably would have gone close last start if he had got the gaps,” Hayes said. “Today it all just worked out. Michael was able to get in just behind the speed. He had no traffic at all and was strong through the line. He looks fantastic, is going really well and we couldn’t be happier. “ Both Rheinberg and St Lawrence commenced their careers in New Zealand, with the winner originally prepared at Matamata by Cody Cole, for whom he was placed in two of three starts. Like stable star Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), Rheinberg was sourced by bloodstock agent Wayne Ormond from New Zealand. Bred by Gerry Harvey, Rheinberg is by Westbury Stud stallion Swiss Ace, out of the Snitzel mare Schiffer, who won two races and finished third behind Karuta Queen (Not A Single Doubt) in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m). View the full article

Victorian raider Golden Path (NZ) (Belardo) has made it back-to-back victories in Sydney with a dominant victory in the Listed W J Mckell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained son of Belardo was stepping up a grade and handled the rise with ease. Golden Path enjoyed a good run just behind the speed in fifth position throughout and was nursed around the home bend by jockey Chad Schofield. He then put his rivals to the sword to win by three and a half lengths from Touristic (Frankel), with Lord Ardmore (NZ) (Reliable Man) back in third. The Kiwi private purchase is raced by a syndicate headed by prominent owner Carl Holt, who was on hand to see the four-year-old gelding salute. “That was good,” Holt said. “The blinkers have made a big difference to him and the soft tracks he obviously likes and the team have done a great job with him. “Chad has got a lot of confidence riding him and it all measured up today. “That is the next level up for him – he has stepped up to a good level. He is getting his rating up so he can get into better races, so where to go next is a nice problem to have.” It was the fourth victory from 11 career starts for Golden Path, who has now amassed A$364,750 in prizemoney. “He is a good heavy track horse, a good 2000m horse,” winning trainer Mick Price said. “He got washed out last week and I didn’t think the 35 days between runs would worry a horse like him. “He has probably got to have the edge on him. He is a big rakish gelding and he was very well suited.” By Belardo, who previously shuttled to Haunui Farm, Golden Path is out of the winning Dubai Destination mare Golden Destination. Bred by the Wallace family’s Ardsley Stud, Golden Path was purchased for $35,000 from the 2021 Karaka Book 2 Yearling Sale by Pukekohe trainer Michael Rogers. After winning two of his three trials in New Zealand for Rogers, Golden Path was sold to clients of the Price-Kent team. View the full article

In-form mare Princess Rhaenys (Iffraaj) scored a narrow victory in the Listed Tattersall’s Gold Crown (2143m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday as the well-related daughter of Iffraaj scored a richly-deserved maiden stakes success. The Tony Gollan-trained six-year-old was sent out a well-supported $1.80 favourite with Blake Shinn in the saddle and despite not appreciating the slowly-run contest, was always within striking distance to wear down Deny Knowledge (Pride of Dubai), who set the tempo. Sporting the colours of Linda and Graham Huddy’s Peachester Lodge, Princess Rhaenys has now won six of her 26 starts, with a further nine placings, including a Group Three placing in the Pam O’Neill Stakes (1600m). Gollan was relieved to see the full sister to Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) hero Jon Snow (NZ) (Iffraaj) land a black-type success as she advanced her career prizemoney to A$584,150. “She’s so much better when she can get a more genuinely run race where she can really relax and get off the bridle and finish off,” Gollan said. “You could see early on that wasn’t going to be the case. She stepped really well and they just took an eternity to cross her. “I was really worried in the run to be perfectly honest, I like her better when she can get smothered up and relaxed and that never happened. “I was always worried about the leader (Deny Knowledge). When we eventually got her down it was a good result for the team. “She raced out of her best pattern unfortunately, but Blake summed it up well, he had no other option but to just get her to settle as good as he could. It’s great having these great jockeys like Blake Shinn on board, they get the job done for you.” By Iffraaj out of the O’Reilly mare Orinda (NZ), Princess Rhaenys was bred by the Hong Kong Breeders Club at Highview Stud. View the full article

Amberite fends off Caprice Des Dieux to score at Rosehill. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Former Kiwi galloper Amberite continues to make a good impression since joining the stable of Mornington trainer Matt Laurie, with the son of Proisir trekking north to Sydney and winning at Rosehill on Saturday. The talented four-year-old has now won twice from three starts for Laurie, with a victory at Flemington in May before finishing runner-up to Foujita San at Caulfield earlier this month. The gelding had shown plenty of talent in New Zealand, collecting two wins and five placings for Matamata trainer Vicki Prendergast, including a seven-length triumph over subsequent Group 3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) winner Outovstock. Ridden by Regan Bayliss, Amberite led throughout and dug deep when challenged by runner-up Caprice Des Dieux, with Bright Red back in third. “He was able to lead in a very relaxed manner,” Laurie said. “He has a bit of fight, this horse. “Our initial plan was to run last week (at the abandoned Sydney meeting) and then go up to the Caloundra Cup (Listed, 2400m) but we won’t be doing that now. “I am leaning towards maybe pulling up now but there is a race at Randwick in two weeks. “I’ve only had him for three runs, he had a little bit of racing in New Zealand, and he looks like he’s at a point where we might be able to build his rating.” Laurie said he elected to keep the horse in Sydney through the week for the $160,000 contest, rather than a 2000m benchmark 78 back in Melbourne which was worth half the prize money. “We kept the horse in Sydney this week, he stayed with Gerald (Ryan) so we are thankful to him for helping me out. This is my first winner in Sydney, I’m happy to get that win,” Laurie said. From 20 starts, Amberite has now had four wins, six placings and $258,220 in stakes. He is still raced by his New Zealand owners and carries the red and black colours of the Bayly family – best known for the likes of Blue Denim, Eagle Eye, Lion Tamer and Harris Tweed, all owned by the late Phil Bayly. Amberite is one of six winners from six foals to race out of the Elusive Quality mare Elusive Elle, who is a half-sister to Group One winner Bonaria, along with stakes-winning mare Legally Bay, dam of Group One-winning sprinter and sire Merchant Navy. Bred by the Pike family’s V T W Breeding Company, Amberite was offered by Hallmark Stud in Book 1 of Karaka 2021 and was bought for $120,000. Horse racing news View the full article

Desperado cruises to victory at Caulfield. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Former Kiwi galloper Desperado relished the rain-affected conditions at Caulfield on Saturday as he powered to victory under jockey John Allen. Prepared by Ciaron Maher, the six-year-old son of Ghibellines was initially prepared in New Zealand by Brian and Shane Anderton for whom he won a Gore maiden before being sold to Australia. The hardy gelding has now won five of his 18 career starts, with a further four placings and races in the colours of prominent owner Rod Lyons, with Brian Anderton and his late wife Lorraine remaining in the ownership group. Desperado came from midfield in a perfectly-timed run and raced away for a soft length and a quarter victory. “He is a quirky horse. He likes that suck run, to be back and not be there too early, so it worked out in his favour,” stable repetitive Declan Maher said. “He is having a good preparation. He went up and ran well in Sydney and then we brought him back down to Ballarat again and he is a horse that you don’t need to do a lot with. You just have to keep a smile on his face and put him in the right race.” Maher said the middle distance performer who has now won $245,162 in prizemoney is likely to carry on through the winter months. “Now that he is up and fit and racing, he doesn’t require a lot of work. He only has one gallop into his runs and he turns up and he is a naturally-fit athletic Kiwi,” Maher said. “We don’t have to do a lot with him and he handles wet ground so we might as well keep pushing on.” Bred by Brian and Lorraine Anderton, Desperado is a true White Robe Lodge product as a son of Ghibellines out of the two-time winning Yamanin Vital mare Carefree. Horse racing news View the full article

Rheinberg forges clear at Caulfield under Mick Dee. Photo: Racing Photos Consistent five-year-old Rheinberg was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since October when running out a strong winner at Caulfield on Saturday. Prepared by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, the son of Swiss Ace has now won six of his 16 starts, with a further seven placings. Top jockey Mick Dee clicks with the gelding and has ridden Rheinberg to five of those victories, and crucially was back aboard for the first time since finishing second when resuming a new campaign back in March. Rheinberg was given every opportunity just behind the leaders and while runner-up St Lawrence was pocketed upon straightening, the winner had first run and put the result beyond doubt. “I always keep an eye on him, because I have won a few on him now,” Dee said. “But due to me being in Adelaide or Queensland or wherever, I haven’t been able to be on him in recent runs. “It was good to get back on him today and it all worked out extremely well. He won quite comfortably. “We got a clean getaway and luckily enough were able to slot in with a bit of cover. Down the side I didn’t really want to be just sitting and waiting. On this track I wanted to let him build and go through his gears and he put the race to bed at the 400m. “I didn’t really hear anything coming too strongly and always felt like we had a decent margin. With him, I am always a bit hesitant to hit the front early. I had to today and I felt like he had more to give if something was to come and challenge.” Lindsay Park’s Ben Hayes said the smooth passage made all the difference to Rheinberg, who has been racing in great heart. “He has been racing well without winning and arguably would have gone close last start if he had got the gaps,” Hayes said. “Today it all just worked out. Michael was able to get in just behind the speed. He had no traffic at all and was strong through the line. He looks fantastic, is going really well and we couldn’t be happier. “ Both Rheinberg and St Lawrence commenced their careers in New Zealand, with the winner originally prepared at Matamata by Cody Cole, for whom he was placed in two of three starts. Like stable star Mr Brightside, Rheinberg was sourced by bloodstock agent Wayne Ormond from New Zealand. Bred by Gerry Harvey, Rheinberg is by Westbury Stud stallion Swiss Ace, out of the Snitzel mare Schiffer, who won two races and finished third behind Karuta Queen in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m). Horse racing news View the full article