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Catherinenz winning at Riccarton Park on Saturday. Photo: Race Images South Robbie Patterson has one final box to tick in a phenomenal season for his Taranaki stable, and the win of Catherinenz at Riccarton Park on Saturday brought him within touching distance. Patterson surpassed a prior personal best of 20 wins by some margin last term, picking up 50 wins and just shy of $950,000 in stakes earnings. His goal last August was to reach the million-dollar mark while replicating the half-century, and with $2.1million recorded and 48 winners with a month of the season left, he has more than reached expectations. “My goal was to get 50 winners for the season and break the million-dollar mark, and we’ve doubled that number and are a couple away from 50,” Patterson said. “I’ve got a few nice chances before the season’s end to reach that goal, so hopefully we can tick that box and it’ll be very pleasing.” The 48th success came in the form of exciting Shamexpress mare Catherinenz, who travelled south to Riccarton’s turf meeting last weekend to contest the Optimise Fertilizers & Equi-lise Rating 75 (1400m). Prior to the race, her recent record had been near-perfect with two wins in her last three appearances, and she started a $5.60 second-favourite as the main danger to Zacat ($5). Jockey Courtney Barnes was assertive early from barrier seven aboard Catherinenz, pushing forward to sit outside On Song, who dictated terms from the front. Moving into the straight, Catherinenz simply jogged up to take the lead and soon put an extending margin on Deep Beauty who fought valiantly for second, but Patterson’s mare was too strong and bolted in by 3-1/4 lengths. Patterson explained it hadn’t been all smooth sailing for Catherinenz since she entered his stable last year, but he was thrilled to see her performing at her peak in the testing conditions. “Getting her toe into the ground I think has helped her a little bit,” he said. “She won over a mile at Otaki in January, then she had to get an epiglottis entrapment operation done because she was having trouble breathing. That seems to have done the trick, and she has gone from winning a maiden to winning a 75 in three starts which isn’t a bad effort. “She’s only a four-year-old, so I’ll probably go to another 75 somewhere as she’ll still get in reasonably well at the weights. She’ll be an open handicapper after that, so we’ll probably try to get her to open grade then give her a break as she’s been up for a while. “She’s a very easy horse, not very big and doesn’t take much work.” Out of a Guillotine mare Grey Sapphire, Catherinenz was bred and is owned by Roger Blunt, and Patterson has a full-brother in the stable in Shameless Boy who has won two of his four starts. Juvenile stablemate Read About It also made his debut in the two-year-old 1000m event at Riccarton and was backed into $2.70 favouritism after three trial victories in the Central Districts. The Wrote gelding was one of the slower away from the gates and travelled among the backmarkers as the 12-strong field descended down the chute. Barnes had to navigate a fair amount of traffic on straightening in an inexperienced line-up, and Read About It was one of the few runners to make ground in the race closing strongly into second behind an impressive Imptee. “I was very happy with him, it was all about learning for him and there was no races up here in the North Island so I gave him this one to get him ready for the Ryder Stakes,” Patterson said. “He got back, had a few traffic problems and nothing was making ground from there all day so it was a really good effort. “He’s on the ferry now, he’ll be home later this afternoon and he will go have a week in the paddock before targeting that race.” The Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m) will be run at Otaki on July 27, and Patterson will be aiming for a seventh black-type success after picking up a quartet of Group 3’s, a Group 2 and a Group 1 this season. “It’ll be a hard season to match again, that’s for sure,” Patterson said. “Obviously winning the Wellington Cup (Group 3, 3200m) and the Thorndon Mile (Group 1, 1600m) a few hours apart was very special, but I got a big thrill and a bit of a surprise out of winning the Coupland’s Mile (Group 2, 1600m) being my old stomping ground down south.” Horse racing news View the full article

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Warmonger ridden by Blake Shinn takes out the Group 1 Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm. Photo: Darren Winningham Co-trainer Mick Price has already outlined a spring plan for Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) winner Warmonger, with the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) set as the gelding’s main target. Price mentioned that the OTI Racing-owned three-year-old would also be entered for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), although he expressed doubts about the horse’s readiness for the demanding 3200-metre race at this stage of his career. “I’m not sure he’s mature enough for the Melbourne Cup as it’s a gruelling race,” Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, told Racing.com. Warmonger currently sits on the second line of Caulfield Cup betting, marked as a +1400 chance with online bookmakers. Horse racing news View the full article

Mr Brightside winning the 2023 Group 1 Memsie Stakes. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Mr Brightside will not be pursuing a third consecutive win in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in August. Co-trainer Ben Hayes mentioned that the rising seven-year-old gelding had returned to work after gaining 41 kilograms during his spell. He will start stepping up to even time in his work next week. “We’ll miss the Lawrence Stakes this year. We just wanted to give him some more time,” Hayes, who trains with his brothers JD and Will, told Racing.com. “He’s carrying some nice condition, but that’s a good position to be in at this time. He’ll be starting evens next week. “We are really happy with him; he’s put on some good weight, can’t fault him. He’s a happy horse and he’s working in great fashion.” Hayes added that Mr Brightside would make his return in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on September 7, a race he won second-up last year. Horse racing news View the full article

Foxy Frida has been retired. (Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Group 3 winner Foxy Frida has been retired. The daughter of Woodside Park stallion Foxwedge had a commendable career with 36 starts, securing ten wins, including her notable victory in last year’s Group 3 RS Lee Stakes (1600m). Her impressive record also features eight seconds and a third, amassing $1,448,095 in prize-money earnings. The six-year-old mare’s last race saw her finish second in the Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm on June 8. Trainer Andrew Noblet considered entering her in this weekend’s Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) but decided against it. “The way the Tiara is shaping up, she would run fifth or sixth, plus I don’t think I could freshen her up and get her ready for it,” Noblet told Racing.com. “She’s been a great horse to have in the stable. Honesty-wise, she’s right up there. “She won a fair bit of prize-money, and we picked the right races. She’s been great for the stable, especially as she came along when we moved to Ballarat. “She was so consistent. I can’t remember her running a bad race. The whole team should be proud of her.” Foxy Frida was purchased by Bangalore Stud in NSW for $575,000 at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on May 9. She is likely to be sent to Yarraman’s I Am Invincible. Horse racing news View the full article

Irish Colleen set the ball rolling for prominent breeder and owner Daniel Nakhle and the daughter of Shinko King keeps on giving. She was a gifted performer with two stakes wins to her credit and has subsequently proved to be a gem of a broodmare for the Byerley Park co-founder. All five of Irish Colleen’s foals to race have been successful and includes the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Stakes winner Killarney and three-time Group Three winner and Gr.1 Orr Stakes placegetter (1400m) Crosshaven. She is also the granddam of Nakhle’s star three-year-old and Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) winner Crocetti. Crosshaven is part-owned by Nakhle and the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained son of Smart Missile posted his seventh career victory, and first since the spring of 2022, when successful over 1100m at Flemington on Saturday. “He’s a favourite and he’s been trying very hard with things going against him time after time and it was so nice for the horse to be back in the winner’s circle,” Nakhle said. “We’ve always had confidence in him, as has the stable, so it was great to see.” Nakhle purchased Crosshaven’s dam out of Fayette Park’s New Zealand Bloodstock Weanling Sale draft for $8,500 and went on to win seven races, including the Gr.2 Concorde Handicap (1200m) and the Listed Rotorua Stakes (1400m). “Irish Colleen was the first horse I purchased in my own right, I thought I would try and work it out on my own and whether it’s her, her foals or grand foals, she just hasn’t let me down,” he said. “Trevor and Stephen McKee trained her and she showed plenty from an early stage and won those two stakes races.” Irish Colleen has crossed the Tasman twice in her breeding career to visit Smart Missile with the first resulting in six-time winner Way Above. Crosshaven was offered at Karaka by Haunui Farm and purchased for $80,000 by Lindsay Park Racing with Nakhle remaining in the ownership group. “Irish Colleen has been home for the last few seasons and gets very, very well looked after and her passport has been cancelled,” he said. “I’ve got a Vadamos three-year-old out of her and he’s a slow maturing type and a gorgeous horse. He’s with Danny Walker and Aaron Tata and shows good ability. “Danny and Aaron have also got the Brazen Beau yearling and he’s just been broken in and will probably come into work toward July 1 or thereabouts. “She had a Proisir colt last year and he’s a belter, she puts a lot of power into her horses and he will hopefully head to the NZB Sale in January.” Irish Colleen is currently empty and will be returning to Proisir later this year. “She missed to him last year, we tried to get the trifecta with Irish Colleen and her daughter Gracehill (Crocetti’s dam) and Gracehill’s daughter Rionach all going to Proisir last season,” Nakhle said. “Irish Colleen missed but the other two did get in foal so two out of three isn’t bad.” Meanwhile, Crocetti is back in work at Byerley Park ahead of a spring campaign with the Hawke’s Bay carnival the intended starting point for the classy son of Zacinto. “He’s going really well and Danny and Aaron certainly did the right thing by giving him two and a-half months off after his last run,” Nakhle said. “He came back on May 14 and is a very happy horse and has strengthened up a bit. “He looks the part and the aim at this stage will be the Tarzino Trophy (Gr.1, 1400m) first-up as long as the track’s okay, if not then we’ll have a regroup and work out what Plan B is.” View the full article

Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn) stretched his unbeaten run to six with a powerful display in the 3YO Pacific Cup (1200m) at Selangor on Sunday. The New Zealand-bred gelding, purchased by trainer Simon Dunderdale for NZ$23,000 from Regal Farm at the NZB Ready To Run Sale, has taken local racing by storm since making his debut four months ago. After easy wins in Open Maiden company, then in Class 4 and Class 3, Antipodean tackled top company for the first time and came out with flying colours in a Metro A set-weight race two weeks ago. Racing against three-year-old company on Sunday, Antipodean started at prohibitive odds proved far too good under jockey Bernardo Pinheiro. “He is an amazing horse, a young horse with a very bright future,” Pinheiro said. “I am so glad to be on board him. This is my third win on him and our first Cup. He showed improvement with each race. He managed to sit well and travelled so good. “At the top of the straight when I asked (him for an effort), he ran home so well. Simon (Dunderdale) did an amazing job with him.” Ex-pat Kiwi Simon Dunderdale, who heads the trainers’ premiership at Selangor didn’t hold back in his assessment of the son of Derryn. “Antipodean is a superstar,” he said. “He has another gear when it looked like he was under pressure. Thanks to Pinheiro for another good ride.” The Selangor Turf Club have been significant supporters of the New Zealand Ready To Run Sale in recent years, with trainer Simon Dunderdale purchasing three juveniles from the sale last November. View the full article

With jockey Bernado Pinheiro back in the saddle, Pasir Pinji bounced back to his best form to win the RM50,000 TNI Charity Cup (1300m) at Selangor on Sunday for trainer Simon Dunderdale. The pair triumphed in the Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) last September when Pasir Pinji went on a run of five consecutive wins, culminating with his victory in the Cup. Since then, the New Zealand bred son of Nadeem has notched one more win and some minor placings, and Pinheiro rode him one more time to finish third in a Metro A race two months ago. Racing at a distance short of his best, it mattered little as Pasir Pinji went on to score by half a length for his 12th win in 38 starts. “He is a small horse with a big heart and he never gives up,” said Pinheiro who won in four consecutive races. “We were worried about the (short) distance but Simon (Dunderdale) managed to keep him fresh. “From the wide barrier (8) I managed to get into a good position. He travelled so well. I gave him all the chances and he ran on so well.” Pinheiro has now won four times on Pasir Pinji who came over from Singapore with just one win at Kranji and began his Malaysian campaign in Class 5. “Pasir Pinji is a little beauty, all heart and fighting spirit,” Dunderdale said. “Plus it was a great ride from Pinheiro.” Originally bought for just $6000 from Book 3 of Karaka 2018 from the draft of the Westend Partnership, Pasir Pinji returned for the Ready to Run Sale later that year and was bought by Singapore-based Kiwi trainer Donna Logan for $34,000 from the draft of Woburn Farm. View the full article

Jasmine Fawcett riding Casino Princess to victory in Saturday’s Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m). Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) While there may only be five weeks left in the current 2023/24 racing year, jockey Jasmine Fawcett wants to take every opportunity she can as she closes in on her goal of riding seventy winners for the season. Fawcett currently sits ninth on the National Jockey’s Premiership with 63 wins, seven more than she achieved last season which was her best since kicking off her career back in 2016. Her current tally was boosted by just the one win on Saturday but it was an important one as she guided local heroine Casino Princess home in the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) for 92-year-old trainer and part owner Cliff Goss. “I was very grateful to Mr Goss for giving me the ride as I had been left without one when the horse I was scheduled to partner didn’t make it to the race,” Fawcett said. “With Michael McNab being injured, my agent contacted Mr Goss and I got the ride. “I actually rode her when she had her first trial, so it was nice to get back on board as she was always going to be a huge chance in the race. “Before the race Mr Goss was very calm and collected and didn’t really give me too many instructions. She travelled beautifully all the way and just relished the conditions as she won very comfortably. “I didn’t get to celebrate at all as I had rides booked for Te Aroha today (Sunday) so I was home in bed by 8:30pm. “With the Te Aroha meeting being called off I’m not really complaining but if I want to get to seventy wins for the season I need to get as many opportunities as possible.” Fawcett had three rides at the Te Aroha meeting which was abandoned due to surface flooding after heavy rain struck the area overnight, but is hopeful she will get the opportunity to ride there now the day has been shifted to next Thursday. “When I heard the rain this morning it was just thundering down so I pretty much expected the meeting to be in doubt,” she said. “I had three good rides and there is talk about the day being transferred to Thursday next week, which is good however, it will clash with Riccarton so I will have to make a decision as to where I go. “I am leaning towards staying up here, but we will just have to see how it pans out.” Fawcett has made many close relationships in the South Island and has been a regular visitor there to ride in the past few years, racking up the frequent flyer miles as she continues to hone her craft. “I’ve ridden a fair bit down south and again I am very grateful for the opportunities I get,” she said. “I knew if I wanted to achieve my goals this year, I had to stay fit and keep out of trouble, so I didn’t have to miss meetings through suspensions and so far, so good. “My base fitness is very good although I would like to be a little stronger. I am thinking about going to a personal trainer but that will be a decision for the new year as this is a job where you have to take every chance to improve yourself and that’s what I am going to do. “Also, with many of the jockeys taking holidays around now it also creates chances to pick up rides so staying fit is a real priority. “I’m sure my partner would like me to take a holiday or a break but I’m pretty driven and love what I do so that might have to wait a wee while yet.” Horse racing news View the full article

Sam Spratt after winning the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) with Velocious. Photo: Race Images A winning four-race haul at Tauranga on Saturday added further lustre to an outstanding 2023/2024 racing season for jockey Sam Spratt. The success took her to 64 wins for the year including eight at stakes level although the bubbly 39-year-old is quick to point out statistics and goals have never been the priority in her career. “Some people are driven by achieving goals and the like but that really has never been my thing,” Spratt said. “I ride for the sheer love of horses which is pretty evident in my whole life as when I’m not riding on race day one of my biggest passions is going riding at hunt meetings on the weekends and when I have time off. “I actually took the day off to go hunting today (Sunday) but the weather put the kibosh on that as it was just torrential rain in Auckland early this morning. “I guess that has given me some time to get out in the garden and do a few things around the house which is also a nice way to unwind after the pressure of race day.” While Spratt is philosophical about her success this year, she is thankful for the opportunities to ride some very nice horses over the last twelve months. “It’s been a really good season, and I definitely can’t complain as it is probably one of the best of my career,” she said. “It helps when you have the right horsepower underneath you and I’ve picked up some lovely rides along the way. “Remarkably I’m pretty much injury free after breaking my ankle a few years ago as you don’t tend to bounce as much when you are older if you do take a tumble and thankfully that hasn’t happened this year. “I do have some long-term niggles that I have learnt to manage but touch wood, they are under control, and I can stay healthy for the foreseeable future.” While she may not pay much attention to career goals Spratt does have a number in the back of her mind she would like to achieve. “When I got to 1000 wins for my career (currently 1059) someone said to me I didn’t have far to go to get to 100 stakes wins,” she said. “It kind of registered and although I don’t actively chase it, that is something that would be nice to have on my record when I do finally hang up the boots. “I think I’m around the 97-mark in that respect and with some of the promising horses I have ridden this year I think I might be able to get there in the new season with some luck. “It’s normally at this time of the year that people start looking towards the spring and what will be happening, and I know many of the potential spring stars are just in the early stages of their preparation. “I will keep tabs on them and see how things play out but for the time being I’m looking forward to a bit of a break in July to go hunting (riding more horses) and just taking each day as it comes.” Horse racing news View the full article

Te Akau co-trainer Mark Walker. Photo: Race Images South A hard-fought front running victory by Malborough Bay at Tauranga on Saturday provided another feather in the cap of Te Akau Racing. With just over five weeks of the racing season to go, Te Akau Racing has hit the 161-win mark for the year, second only to their 203 wins in 2022/2023 and second on the all-time list for wins by a training operation in New Zealand. With big race success in Australia added through their Cranbourne stable, the combined trans-Tasman operation has garnered 30 stakes victories including nine at Group One level which will send Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis to his annual mid-winter overseas holiday a very happy man. “We normally holiday in Hawaii, however this year we are going to Fiji for 21 days in mid-July,” Ellis said. “I can’t speak highly enough of how well the team at Te Akau Racing has gone his year and that has given Mark (Walker) and I a tremendous thrill. “With our win at Tauranga we now have the two highest winning stable tallies in New Zealand Racing history and to do so off the back of such a magnificent year last season is very exciting.” While Ellis is proud of the job done by each and every Te Akau team member, he does single out Walker’s New Zealand training partner Sam Bergerson for particular attention. “I think one of my biggest thrills has come from young Sam Bergerson and the success he has achieved for us in his first season in partnership with Mark,” he said. “It is very exciting for a young guy to finish up with the number of wins our stable has achieved. “Sam has a degree in Economics but his thoroughbred heritage (he is the son of successful trainer Royden Bergerson) saw him choose racing as his career and he hasn’t looked back. “He received a fantastic grounding from working for Aiden O’Brian in England which combines beautifully with his tireless work ethic and his innate ability as a judge of a horse. “While I have mentioned Sam in particular, I’m proud of every single Te Akau staff member for the jobs they do as without them we couldn’t achieve what we have this year.” Ellis is never one to rest on his laurels and has recently completed his annual buying process for the stable with several purchases of yearlings in Australia. “We’ve just completed buying our yearlings for the year and have spent just over $22 million to secure 60 youngsters across Australasia,” he said, “Of those we only have $1 million in shares left to sell as our existing owners have been incredibly supportive plus we have a large number of first-time investors in the stable. “I’m always quick to remind people that mares such as Avantage and Imperatriz were the very last of the yearlings to sell in the year I bought them, so as we have a few shares left people shouldn’t think that they have missed out and I encourage them to make contact with us.” While Ellis will be relaxing in sunny Fiji his mind will be tuned to what lies ahead for the stable in the coming twelve months. “Two years ago, I said to myself and the people around me that I wanted to take us to a new level,” he said. “We have certainly achieved that but there is more in store which is very exciting including in Australia where we are nearly ready to open our second stable which will have 40 boxes available for horses. “People have noticed us over there and as a good example John Camilleri, the breeder of Winx, has just given us a superb Frankel filly to train for him which we are very thankful for. “On the local scene I expect our South Island team to go to new heights as this year we have been the leading South Island stable with sixty wins under the direction of Hunter Durrant and his team and there is room for even greater success. “With the health of New Zealand racing improving every day through the investment of Entain and the direction of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing I can’t wait for the season to commence.” Horse racing news View the full article

Galaxy Patch scores with Vincent Ho at Sha Tin. Galaxy Patch’s electrifying turn of foot was once again on full display at Sha Tin on Sunday as he strode to a powerful victory in the HK$4.2 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) for trainer Pierre Ng. Handled by a cool Vincent Ho – who praised his mount post-race – Galaxy Patch went from near-last to first in the home straight. The four-year-old clocked 1:48.64 for the win, sailing over the final 200m in 21.69s as the race’s second favourite with horse racing bookmakers. “He’s a future star and he’s got plenty of potential. He was the best horse in the field, I think, and that’s why he can do something like this. From a wide barrier (10), we just wanted him to settle and he was still a little bit keen probably over the first 400 (metres) and then he relaxed just before entering the turn,” Ho said. Galaxy Patch won the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) earlier this month, adding to a growing record of six wins from 12 starts in Hong Kong, which includes consecutive runner-up finishes in this season’s Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) and Hong Kong Derby (2000m). “I just took my time to let him slowly slide forward and asked him for an effort and he’s a very decent horse,” Ho said. “Thanks to Pierre’s team for their support and trust – to be able to ride good horses like this is everything.” Beauty Joy finished second by a neck with Happy Together filling third. Chancheng Glory was a +200 favourite to win, although could only manage fourth position. “It was probably from an impossible position. He’s (Galaxy Patch) been over shorter distances and now to 1800 (metres), he ran second over 2000,” Ng said. “He’s pretty much like an all-rounder to me – a typically Australian style of horse, starting from short to long. As you can see behind the gates, he’s much more mature today. I hope we can see him more mature next season.” “Definitely we’re aiming for big races. Let’s see what the schedule comes up with.” Horse racing news View the full article

Doc O’connor after winning at Ballarat in 2022. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Gary Clarke’s Doc O’Connor was too quick in an open 1000m handicap at Fannie Bay on Saturday, but a start in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) during the Darwin Carnival is unlikely. The four-year-old gelding, with Jarrod Todd aboard, started as a $2.10 favourite and, after pinging the gates, waltzed home from stablemate Flying Annie ($5.50) and Paul Gardner’s Red Wraith ($3.10) by 3.7 lengths. Flying Annie, winner of April’s Queen of the Desert (1200m) in her Red Centre debut during the Alice Springs Carnival, was racing first-up in the Top End. Red Wraith, who boasts six wins and four minor placings in 13 Alice Springs starts, also had his inaugural Fannie Bay experience. Doc O’Connor has had six wins and a second from nine Darwin starts from 1000-1100m – he was fourth in his only 1200m start for Clarke. During his time with Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in Victoria, the son of Lonhro won a 1000m Ballarat maiden and was second over 1000m at Morphettville as a three-year-old. Flying Annie, who has only missed a place four times in 19 career starts, and Red Wraith are bound for the Palmerston. Thoroughbred Racing NT chief executive officer Andrew O’Toole believes Ideas Man could be the one to beat come August 3. “He ran second behind Early Crow last year – he’s from the Chris Nash stable and is a realistic chance,” O’Toole said. “Ideas Man won four straight after last year’s Palmerston before a last start fourth in October. “He trialled the other day – he finished a close up third and just looks to have come back really well. “He’s had a long preparation and has done a lot of work in South Australia with Murray Bridge trainer Roslyn Day, she also pre-trains down there. “He’s fit and hard, and as we know he loves it up here. “Flying Annie impressed, she’s a 73 rater, so she won’t be going to the Rose Bowl because that’s a 0-70 and therefore the Palmerston is an option. “Red Wraith was good, I do question whether or not he’s a Palmerston winner, but he’s more of a 1200m horse, so he’s a chance. “The other two horses in that race on Saturday – Tayarn Halter’s City Regal and Schiller Bay – need to improve.” Garry Lefoe’s Canton Kid, Chris Pollard’s Early Crow – formerly with Dick Leech and Gary Clarke, Kerry Petrick’s Throw At Da Stumps, and Mathematics and Noble Magnate, who ran the quinella in the $100,000 Pioneer Sprint (1200m) at Alice Springs in April for Kym Healy, are potential Palmerston starters. There’s also Terry Gillett’s Dakota Lee, unbeaten in nine Alice Springs starts, who is heading north for the race. “Dakota Lee, she’s got to be considered, she’s very good, but she’s never raced in Darwin,” O’Toole added. “It will be great to see her here – she’s a brut of a thing, a strong mare. “Touch wood, they seem to have got on top of her issues as far as getting her into the barriers.” Meanwhile, Doc O’Connor’s main target will be the Simone Montgomerie Plate (1000m) on Darwin Cup Day on August 5, a race he won last year by 4.5 lengths. Horse racing news View the full article

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With a strong move late in the game for the Three Amigos at Los Alamitos on Sunday afternoon, it was Relatable (Arrogate–Aunt Els, by Consolidator) who added to the haul of her gone-too-soon sire by delivering a first out score. Highlighted in TDN's Sunday Insights, the 1-2 heavy favorite was slow into stride as the rest of the field vied for the lead up the backstretch. Not out of the mix rounding the far turn, the filly began to unwind. Finding her best stride in the final stages, the 3-year-old got up to win by half a length over Vibez (Collected). The final running time was 1:15.90. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. Sales History: $500,000 '22 KEESEP. O-Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-Moreau Bloodstock International, Inc.; T-Bob Baffert. It looked like it was all just Vibez but RELATABLE ($3.00) got up and held on in the final 1/16th as the heavy favorite in @losalracing race 7. A professional effort by the debuting daughter of Arrogate for trainer @BobBaffert. @JJHernandezS19 was in the irons. pic.twitter.com/5j6m4VdEj3 — FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) June 23, 2024 The post Daughter Of The Late Arrogate Debuts A Winner At Los Alamitos 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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Approaching the start of the sixth week of the season at Delaware Park, a pair of apprentices–one a five-pound bugboy and the other still with his seven-pound allowance–are riding high atop the jockey standings. Through Saturday's racing, the Delaware win totals by Gabriel Maldonado (25) and Ederik Robles (18) matched the rookies' ages. Maldonado just finished a blast-off week that saw him winning nine races in a four-day span at three different tracks. On Wednesday, the five-pound apprentice tallied with the last of six afternoon mounts at Delaware, then traveled 85 miles to Penn National to score with his lone ride on the evening program. Maldonado won four races back at Delaware on Thursday, went 2-for-2 at Monmouth on Friday, and on Saturday wired the opener by a nose at Delaware despite stumbling at the break. Wrapping around into this upcoming week, Maldonado was booked at Monmouth on Sunday, Parx on Monday, Penn National on Tuesday, and Delaware on Wednesday and Thursday, highlighting the no-letup aspect of being an in-demand apprentice on a competitive circuit. “Every day he's learning,” Maldonado's agent, Eddie Joe Zambrana, told TDN. “He's a hard worker, he listens to what the guys who have been professionals for a long time are telling him. He's got a little bit of everything going for him. The plan for the rest of the summer is to just keep riding here in the mid-Atlantic, where there are lot of tracks close together and lots of opportunities.” TDN had wanted to speak with Maldonado himself, but Zambrana said the bugboy was already fast asleep in the next room at 7 p.m. on a Saturday in the aftermath of his whirlwind tour of mid-Atlantic winner's circles. Maldonado has only been riding since May 21, 2023, at Gulfstream. It took him nearly a month to break through with his first victory, but when he finally scored one year ago this week, it was with a 9-1 shot who ran up the score by 10 lengths. “He started working as a farrier at the beginning,” Zambrana said. “But then he decided to start galloping horses instead of shoeing them. He caught on with Chad Brown at Palm Meadows, and once he got the experience he made it out to Gulfstream because he wanted to ride in races.” Maldonado didn't truly start to pick up steam–and live mounts–until switching his tack to Tampa Bay Downs late last year. “I started working for him at Tampa,” said Zambrana, who was a jockey himself between 2002 and 2018. “I had a few friends call me who wanted me to take his book. So I talked to the kid, and I saw a few videos of him on his first few winners at Gulfstream, and I liked the way he looked. So I took his book at Tampa and we started winning some races.” Maldonado's first win | Ryan Thompson That win total was 57 by the meet's end in early May, good enough for third in the overall Tampa standings. Maldonado was the top apprentice there by 16 victories over the next-closest bug rider. “After Tampa, we were supposed to go to Monmouth,” Zambrana said. “But I have another good rider, Jose Batista (a seven-year journeyman currently tied for fifth in wins at Delaware), and we talked about what we wanted to do this summer. We decided to make some changes and go to Delaware instead of going to Monmouth. And Gabriel, he said he wanted to go wherever I wanted to go. So all three of us made the decision together, and everything is working out good.” Yet when Delaware opened May 15, Maldonado wasn't the only up-and-coming rookie from Puerto Rico. He was joined by Robles, a graduate of that island's respected jockey academy, the Escuela Vocacional Hipica Agustin Mercado Reveron. Between the two of them they won nine of the first 23 races of the meet. Robles, who piloted his first mount on Jan. 1, 2024, had ridden through early April at Camarero in Puerto Rico. He arrived in the mid-Atlantic a few weeks later, and also started winning races in bunches after Delaware opened. He doubled at Delaware May 25 and 30, tripled (including aboard a 32-1 winner) at Laurel June 2, and rocketed home with a four-bagger at Delaware June 14. “He's young, he's a really good kid, a hard worker,” said agent Mark Mace. “He's great out of the gate, and he's got great hands. He's just solid, very young and very talented.” Mace is representing Robles at Delaware while Tom Stift (who booked mounts for 2023 Eclipse Award-winning apprentice Axel Concepcion for most of last year) is handling business for the seven-pound apprentice in Maryland. “Tom and I are good friends, so he's helping me out in Maryland until Delaware ends, and then I'm going to take over Maryland,” Mace said. But Robles's will to win–and chance-taking to do so–has also caught the eye of the Delaware stewards. “He already served two days for stick violations, but now he's got two weeks for [two disqualification-related suspensions for] very incidental contact,” Mace said. “So you won't see him for a little while. I guess because he's a bug rider, they're trying to teach him a lesson and school him pretty good.” Asked why Delaware has been so ripe for the two apprentices this season, Mace said he believed part of the answer has to do with how the condition book came up. “I think early in the meet they use a lot of cheaper races,” Mace said. That aspect can lead to trainers taking a shot on with less-established riders, he explained, “so the bugs got an early jump start on everybody. And then, you've got two very talented riders. [Maldonado] is very good too. He's s lot older than my kid, but he's been getting on horses a lot longer.” Sophomore summer wide open… Batten Down's wiring of the 1 1/8-miles GIII Ohio Derby at Thistledown on Saturday represented a step forward for the Tapit-sired full-brother to both MGSW Tacitus and GSW Scylla considering the colt was progressing out of an 8 3/4-length maiden win. Batten Down in his first win, an Apr. 30 blowout score at Churchill | Coady Media But the race came back on par with the same Beyer Speed Figure of 93 the gray earned in that blowout Apr. 30 Churchill Downs score, and the unchallenged manner in which Batten Down controlled the Ohio Derby pace–a quick opening quarter of :22.86 that dwindled to a :26.02 fourth quarter while never seriously threatened–leaves it an open question about where this Bill Mott trainee stands in an already wide-open sophomore division. Underscoring the uncertainty at the top of the 3-year-old totem pole, counting the Road to the GI Kentucky Derby points series and the Triple Crown itself, Batten Down's win as the 3.3-1 second choice in the first sophomore graded stakes route of the summer now makes it six times in the last seven races within that division that the favorite has gone down in defeat. With Mystik Dan (Goldencents) upsetting the Derby at 18-1, Seize the Grey (Arrogate) wiring the GI Preakness Stakes at 9-1, and Dornoch (Good Magic) breaking out big-time at 17-1 in the GI Belmont Stakes, we almost had three different horses win the Triple Crown races at double-digit odds. That hasn't happened since 2011, when Animal Kingdom at 20-1, Shackleford at 12-1, and Ruler on Ice at 24-1 lit up the Triple Crown tote board (credit to @GaryChief Stipeherty of the Racing Stats & Info account on X for unearthing that stat). The July 20 GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth and the July 27 GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga loom as the next major races for 3-year-olds. On Saturday, trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed that both 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), who was 15th as the beaten favorite in the Derby, and Mindframe (Constitution), the runner-up in the Belmont Stakes, are both aiming for the Haskell. GI Arkansas Derby winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Muth (Good Magic) has also been pointing toward the Haskell since scratching out of morning-line favoritism in the Preakness with a fever. Belmont S. winner Dornoch could use either the Haskell or Dandy as a prep for the Aug. 24 GI Travers Stakes at Saratoga. 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), the beaten favorite when third in the Belmont, breezed a solo :49.66 half mile in blinkers Sunday morning (6/30) over Saratoga's Oklahoma training track. He could go next in the Dandy or train up to the Travers, trainer Chad Brown said. Trainer Kenny McPeek said on Sunday that Mystik Dan won't go in either of those preps. The Derby winner, who was second in the Preakness and eighth in the Belmont, is being freshened after scoping with some mucus after the third leg of the Triple Crown. The post The Week in Review: Bugboys Riding High Atop Delaware Standings appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

This day 24th 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 Prince Of Boom thrashes his rivals in W.J. Healy Stakes victory Tim Clark and Robert Heathcote have combined with Prince Of Boom to take out the Group 3 W.J. Healy Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Palaisipan proves too classy for her rivals in Tatts Tiara triumph Kyle Wilson-Taylor and Chris Munce have combined with Palaisipan in the feature Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm on … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Luncies dominates his rivals in Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup Kris Lees and Tim Clark have combined with Luncies to take out the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup on Tattersall’s Tiara … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Arctic Glow impresses at Riccarton Arctic Glow showed she is a mare with a big future ahead of her when she took out the first … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago John Size has the aces for Premier Cup and Premier Plate Trainer John Size holds a strong hand at Sunday’s Sha Tin Group 3 double-header with a trio of talented four-year-olds: … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 24, 2023 11 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 1 year ago Tahiyra victory in Coronation Stakes, marking landmark win for Dermot Weld In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Tahiyra emerged victorious in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, marking a … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Jockey Jamie Kah under Iinvestigation amid social media ‘white powder’ controversy Star Melbourne jockey Jamie Kah has become the subject of a recent investigation by Racing Victoria (RV) stewards due to … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Sky Racing presenter Chynna Marston to face Racing NSW Stewards over animal welfare charges In a significant development that has rocked the Australian horse racing community, Chynna Marston, a well-known Sky Racing presenter, and … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Diego’s quartet spoils premiership party As the racing season enters its final six weeks, premiership leading jockeys Michael McNab and Lisa Allpress ventured to Oamaru … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago The Tax Accountant shooting for consecutive Tatts Gold Cups Just three weeks after having his first Group 1 runner as a trainer, Tom Button will return to his roots … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Three-pronged Healy Stakes attack for Tony Gollan Tony Gollan is going into Saturday’s Group 3 Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm with three live winning chances, but … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh dies aged 29 Living Legends have announced that 1999 Melbourne Cup winner Rogan Josh has sadly passed away. ‘Josh’, as he was affectionately … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Dubbo racing tips, quaddie picks & top odds | 26/6/2022 Dubbo Turf Club will play host to eight races on Sunday, June 26, and HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Donald racing tips & quaddie selections | Sunday, June 26 Eight races are set down for judgement at Donald Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Stennett hopeful Pacadow can continue his winning ways Winless after five starts before arriving in the NT, the Peter Stennett-trained Pacadow will be looking to make his presence … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Punt Drunk: Cujo the dog returns at Mackay It’s been a strange sort of week in the racing universe this week. With just one Group 1 race left … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Bargain buy Original Gangster primed for Amberley Cup Lyn Prendergast still can’t believe the bargain she got when she outlaid NZD$4000 for two-race winner Original Gangster on gavelhouse.com … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 24, 2022 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Munce confident Palaisipan will be competitive in Tatts Tiara Trainer Chris Munce is confident last start Dane Ripper Stakes winner Palaisipan can put in a competitive performance when she … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Rockhampton racing preview & value bets | Friday 25/6/2021 What Tattersall’s Sprint Day 2021 Where Callaghan Park – Reaney St, Rockhampton QLD 4701 When Friday, June 25, 2021 First … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Ballarat racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Friday, June 25 HorseBetting’s Victorian racing tipster brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie selections for the eight-part card on the … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 24, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees five meetings being held around the country on this Thursday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Fownes, Size trade blows but Me Tsui takes Happy Valley honours Caspar Fownes retains the upper hand in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship tussle with John Size after the two title … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Talented colt Oregon snares his first win Talented two-year-old colt Oregon has broken his maiden at his third start with co-trainer Paul Snowden predicting he will only … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Cairns racing tips & value bets – Thursday, 25 June 2020 Nine races are scheduled for Queensland’s far north on Thursday at Cairns. Check out HB’s best bets, value moves and … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Strickland disqualified for two years North Queensland trainer Greg Strickland has been effectively disqualified for two years on seven medication administration charges … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Bartholomeu Dias breaks through at Sandown The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained import Bartholomeu Dias has broken through for his first Australian win with an impressive … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Knight Mariner on Winx Guineas course Knight Mariner’s role in an Ipswich treble for trainer Tony Gollan and jockey Baylee Nothdurft has earned him a tilt … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Steve Rosich to take over reins at the VRC The Victoria Racing Club has announced a new chief executive officer will be joining the club along with three new … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Double You Tee tackles Harbour Views again Trainer Patrick Payne has reservations that Double You Tee can turn around his last start defeat by Harbour Views despite … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Hooter to kick off at Wanganui It hasn’t been the smoothest road to racing for Redwood four-year-old Hooter, but Foxton trainer Matt Dixon believes his charge … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Border closures may affect spring numbers Racing Victoria will open up quarantine at Werribee racecourse for international competitors while there is doubt whether international staff will … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago James McDonald charged over Threeood ride Jockey James McDonald has been charged by Racing NSW stewards over his ride on Threeood in a race at Randwick … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Waller set for another feature staying win Champion trainer Chris Waller can complete a set of all major staying races in Queensland if he wins the Group … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Krone’s chance to shine in Sapphire Stakes Classy mare Krone has had no luck in races over 1600m but she gets another chance to win at the … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Grand National-winning jockey found dead Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell, who won the fabled steeplechase at the first attempt in 2009, has been found dead … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Substance charges laid: QLD stewards probe Queensland stewards have charged 15 people, including 13 trainers, with procuring substances or preparations of unregistered substances … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago No Limits for classy colt New Zealand Bloodstock sales topping colt No Limits continued his strong trials record at Te Rapa on Tuesday when taking … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Isaac Lupton eager to get back in the saddle It’s been more than nine months since Isaac Lupton last rode at a race meeting and he is looking forward … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Personal best beckons for Karis Teetan There are seven meetings left in the 2019/20 Hong Kong racing season and while the talk of the town has … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Talented jumper to resume at Wanganui Tallyho Twinkletoe summitted the peak of Australasian jumps racing last year when taking out the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) and … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Sully set to thrive in wet conditions Group 1 performer Sully will be vying to nab an elusive stakes victory when he contests the Listed WJ McKell … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Southern Legacy continues as Dennis stable builds Southland trainer Robert Dennis is bullish on the prospects of his growing team of horses despite the relocation of his … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Big Duke heads Caloundra Cup nominations Well-performed stayer Big Duke headlines nominations for the Listed Caloundra Cup, one of three stakes races at the Sunshine Coast’s … Read More Australia horse racing news, Japan horse racing news 5 years ago Damian Lane wins second Japan Group One Australian jockey Damian Lane has claimed a second Group One win during his highly successful two-month stint in Japan … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Deploy back home at Rosehill Deploy is ready to bounce back from his unplaced effort in the Stradbroke Handicap when he runs in the Civic … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Classic season spoils beckon Aalaalune Group 1 performed juvenile Aalaalune has given Matamata trainer Jacob McKay plenty of excitement this season and he believes she … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Caulfield race next for unbeaten Sizzlefly After impressive wins at Morphettville and Mornington, unbeaten filly Sizzlefly will be out to press her spring claims when she … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Te Aroha double for Logan Te Aroha racecourse has become a happy stomping ground for trainer Samantha Logan. The Cambridge horsewoman picked up her second … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Pippi Rea’s feat brings back memories Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons stretched their memories back 30 years when Pippi Rea extended his winning streak to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Two turf meetings at Ballarat transferred RV has transferred two upcoming meetings which were scheduled for the Ballarat turf track, while an extra turf meeting at … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Winx to be served by I Am Invincible Champion Winx is to be mated with Hunter Valley stallion I Am Invincible in the upcoming breeding season … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Chicken Dance for 150 Zac Purton bagged his 150th win of the campaign when Chicken Dance took the Class 4 Kau To Shan Handicap … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Rocketing Voyage Zac Purton enjoyed a rocket run on young sprinting sensation Voyage Warrior (133lb) in the Class 3 Ma On Shan … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Faith rewarded as Rise High takes the Plate for Ho and Fownes Vincent Ho repaid the faith of his old master with a signpost victory aboard Rise High in the Group 3 … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Van Niekerk grabs Group 3 glory as Flying Thunder storms the Cup Flying Thunder gave jockey Grant van Niekerk his first Group race win in Hong Kong with a smart display in … Read More Australia horse racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Houtzen to have one more race in England Australian mare Houtzen will be transferred to English trainer Martyn Meade for her final start in the Group Two King … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Apprentice Kersley embracing Melbourne Apprentice Fred Kersley says he is loving Melbourne racing and is keen to make the most of his opportunities with … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Seaway for Sunshine Coast Guineas Queensland Guineas runner-up Seaway is likely to be trainer Chris Waller’s only runner in the Sunshine Coast Guineas … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Widgee Turf could earn shot at G2 WFA race Widgee Turf’s next start will determine whether he is given the chance in the Group Two weight-for-age P B Lawrence … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vega Magic building towards spring targets The Bletchingly Stakes is pencilled in for dual Group One winner Vega Magic’s next start as a stepping stone to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Red Verdon Australia bound after Ascot 2nd Melbourne Cup hopeful Red Verdon has run second in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot for trainer Ed Dunlop and … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago NSW dominates Queensland winter carnival NSW trainers have again dominated the Queensland winter carnival winning 60 per cent of the stakes races on offer … Read More Hong Kong horse racing 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Williams each rode a winning … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Salerno recaptures early career form to win the last at Randwick PAUL Perry prepared gelding Salerno has caused a boilover in the final race at Randwick on Saturday after the four-year-old … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Lloyd cruises to notch 128th metro winner Jeff Lloyd has led all the way to win on Cruising Speed at Doomben and the mare could be headed … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Dream Kisses to go north after Doomben win Smart filly Dream Kisses will head to Townsville for a feature race after her win at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Last-stride win to Curdled at Doomben Jockey Jim Byrne predicts a bright future for Curdled after the gelding ended his winter carnival campaign in winning style … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hawkes has high hopes after Flemington win The win of Thaad in a three-year-old race at Flemington has Hawkes Racing thinking of bigger spring riches … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Fairytale finish for Cummings at Doomben James Cummings will take up his role as Australian head trainer for Godolphin on a high note after winning the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Maiden treble for apprentice Rachel King In-form apprentice Rachel King has recorded her first city treble at Randwick to continue her dream run in Sydney … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Consistent Riyadh scores at Flemington Former Hong Kong galloper Riyadh has landed his biggest prize in Australia, taking out the David Bourke Provincial Plate at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Pelethronius unbeaten on heavy ground Mud lark gelding Pelethronius has continued his affinity with wet tracks by winning at Randwick to stay unbeaten this campaign … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tycoon Tara powers to Tiara win at Doomben Tycoon Tara has returned to form to lead most of the way to win 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Tatts Tiara Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Tycoon Tara has held on to win the Group One Tattersall’s Tiara (1350m) at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Religify runs rivals ragged in Mumm Religify is likely to head to the spelling paddock after shouldering a massive impost with ease to win the GH … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Blinkers do the trick with Charlevoix Co-trainer David Hayes is eyeing a Melbourne Cup start with Charlevoix via the Banjo Patterson Series Final and the Bart … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Rudy passes $1 million in prize money Tough gelding Rudy has gone past $1 million in prize money by winning the Group Three Tatts Cup at Doomben … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Encosta Line leads in Waller trifecta Four-year-old gelding Encosta Line has brought up a winning double for the Chris Waller stable at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Collateral milestone for Tye Angland Tye Angland has brought up a century of winners for the season aboard Collateral at Randwick to take his career … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Conniving conjures Highway Handicap win Conniving has broken her Highway Handicap duck at the fourth attempt to finally justify the road trip from Murwillumbah to … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Underthemoonlight wins Seeka Tauranga WFA Classic A change in fortune was enough to see Underthemoonlight win the $50,000 Seeka Tauranga WFA Classic on Saturday. The Karyn … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Overdue win for Yuma Desert at Randwick Apprentice Nick Heywood had rated Yuma Desert perfectly in front to make up for the mare’s last-start defeat at Randwick … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Overstep too quick in Flemington victory Craig Newitt is looking forward to seeing Overstep race again at 1200m after her impressive win at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Royal Symphony impresses at Flemington Two-year-old Royal Symphony has made a big impression with a last-to-first win in his city debut at Flemington to remain … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Lipizzan romps home to defy expectations Dogged filly Lipizzan has surprised trainer Gary Portelli with a convincing win at Randwick, the first leg of a double … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Kamikaze Rebel scores emotional win for Tracey Lammas MATAMATA-based trainer Tracey Lammas scored an emotional win with Kamikaze Rebel in the Christmas At The Races Maiden to open … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Richard Laming banking on Payroll in G.H. Mumm Quality CRANBOURNE-based trainer Richard Laming is banking on talented mare Payroll in the Listed G.H. Mumm Quality at Doomben on Saturday … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago RQ announces prize money boost Provincial racing in Queensland will receive a boost under prize money increases announced by Racing Queensland … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Step The Pedal looking to extend winning streak at Flemington THE form of the Tasmanian-based thoroughbreds has stood up well this season and Step The Pedal will look to continue … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Caravaggio earmarked for The Everest Coolmore colt Caravaggio has won the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot to set up a tilt at The Everest in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Marenostro to carry weight and expectation Trainer Chris Waller believes Marenostro can extend his winning sequence at Randwick on his way to being a possible Group … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Racing Australia to consider whip rule Racing Australia has announced a sub-committee to consider submissions on the controversial whip rule … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tiara the perfect fit for Miss Cover Girl Trainer Kelly Schweida is adamant Miss Cover Girl is up to winning a Group I and he says the Tatt’s … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Busy week ahead for NSW stewards Racing NSW stewards will hear four separate inquiries relating to phones, tactics and conduct in the coming week … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Marenostro to carry weight and expectation Trainer Chris Waller believes Marenostro can extend his winning sequence at Randwick on his way to being a possible Group … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago My Poppette out of the Tatts Tiara Trainer Robert Smerdon will have just one runner, Indarra, at the Eagle Farm feature meeting following the scratchings of Odyssey … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago QLD horses being weighted out: Heathcote Leading Queensland trainer Robert Heathcote believes local horses are copping a raw deal from the hadicapper during the Brisbane carnival … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Del Prado to press Winter C’ship claims Del Prado gets his chance to turn the tables on last-start winner Jacquinot Bay when they clash at Flemington in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Hulbert seeks soft track for Endless Days An endless stream of rain is what Peter Hulbert wants as he seeks his first stakes win in Brisbane with … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Blackiston has Provincial Plate hope again Nigel Blackiston has trained the winner of the David Bourke Provincial Plate three times and will start Ferro Nero in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago A look at the Tattersall’s Tiara We take a look at the final Gorup I of the season, the Tatt’s Tiara, to be run at Eagle … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago $650k increases for Melbourne Group Ones The value of the Melbourne spring carnival keeps rising with more prizemoney being added … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tiara the perfect fit for Miss Cover Girl Trainer Kelly Schweida is adamant Miss Cover Girl is up to winning a Group I and he says the Tatt’s … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Odyssey Moon to stay in Melbourne Odyssey Moon will stay at home in Melbourne to race at Flemington with transport problems forcing him out of the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Big Orange to defend Goodwood Cup Big Orange, fifth in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, will bid to defend the Goodwood Cup ahead of a possible return … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Lisa Allpress rides five to extend lead Lisa Allpress has extended her lead over Matthew Cameron in the NZ jockeys’ premiership to 12 with a five-timer at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Dual surface meeting to be run at Pakenham Victoria will host its first dual surface meeting at Pakenham with three jumps races on the turf and six flat … Read More Horse Racing News 9 years ago Brazen Beau to target Group 1 July Cup THE Chris Waller-trained Brazen Beau is primed for the Group 1 July Cup on July 12 after performing admirably at … Read More View the full article

Blow the Horn upset the Takarazuka Kinen (G1) June 23 at Kyoto Racecourse, earning "Win and You're In" entries for both the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) and the W.S. Cox Plate (G1).View the full article

Driver Penalties M Purdon | Auckland 24 May (heard Waikato Bay of Plenty 20 June); use of whip; suspended 21 June – 26 July inclusive and fined $200. W Frost | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; use of whip; suspended 24 June – 23 July inclusive. W Rich | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; half carting; suspended 24 June – 23 July inclusive. W Rich | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; use of whip; suspended 24 July – 23 August inclusive. K Butt | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; use of whip; fined $500. K Larsen | Forbury Park 22 June; use of whip; fined $300. M House | NZ Metropolitan 21 June (heard NZ Metropolitan 23 June); use of whip; fined $300. C Wigg | NZ Metropolitan 21 June (heard NZ Metropolitan 23 June); use of whip; fined $300. M House | NZ Metropolitan 23 June; use of whip; suspended 24 June – 6 August inclusive. C Wigg | NZ Metropolitan 23 June; use of whip; suspended 24 June – 6 August inclusive. B Hope | NZ Metropolitan 23 June; careless driving; suspended 29 June – 14 July inclusive. Trainer Penalty M House | NZ Metropolitan 23 June; late gear notification; fined $50. Horse Penalties HIGHVIEW ROCKNROLL | Waikato Bay of Plenty 20 June; broke in running; must complete trial. SPECIAL EFFECTS | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; broke in running; must complete trial. FLYING ASHES | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. KARDASHIAN | Forbury Park 22 June; late scratching after falling prior to start; must complete trial. DANCE WITH THE BOSS | NZ Metropolitan 23 June; broke in score up; must complete mobile start trial. Protests RAGING WHITEBAIT | NZ Metropolitan 21 June; denied a fair start; declared a non-runner. ROLLON SUMMER | Forbury Park 22 June; lapped on; relegated from 2nd to 4th. The post 17-23 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

4th-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 6-23, 2yo, 6fT, 1:08.85, fm, 1 1/4 lengths. PHAROAH'S DYNASTY (c, 2, American Pharoah–Funfair {SW}, by More Than Ready) went off as the 5-2 second choice for this debut and the colt wasted no time wrangling the lead away from a longshot up the backstretch. Looking awfully professional around the far turn, the 2-year-old gunned his engine down the lane and graduated at first asking by 1 1/4 lengths over West Beach (Omaha Beach). The last registered foal for his dam, the winner is a half-brother to Born Great (Scat Daddy), SW, $252,025 and full to Four Wheel Drive, MGSW, $693,385. Digging deeper into the extended female family of Pharoah's Dynasty, we find the runner-up in the G1 Dubai World Cup, who also finished third the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, Dynever (Dynaformer). Sales History: $330,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Billy G. Smith, Trevor Smith, Patrick D. Guthrie and Chris Lykins; B-Glenvale Stud (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. #7 Pharoah's Dynasty goes gate to wire in his 2-year-old debut to win Race 4 at Belmont at the Big A at odds of 5/2! Jockey: @ljlmvel Trainer: Wesley Ward #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/TIaPWQpPdy — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) June 23, 2024 The post American Pharoah Colt Goes Gate To Wire In Debut At BAQ Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article