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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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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 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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 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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 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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 news 6 years ago Rocket denies gallant Werther in Takarazuka Kinen Setbacks, an earthquake, weight loss, a wide draw and firm ground could not stop Werther’s bid for glory in the … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago California caps Cruz streak in Premier Cup California Whip displayed abundant grit to hold his pressing opponents in the Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Queensland trainer outed on cobalt charge Rockhampton trainer John Pointon has been suspended for six months after one of his horses returned a positive to cobalt … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Merchant Navy wins Diamond Jubilee Australian Group One winner Merchant Navy has prevailed in a tight finish to the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, the feature race … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Mertens maintains lead in premiership Beau Mertens maintains a one-win lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership after he and Craig 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 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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

A pair of noteworthy names were spotted on the work tab over the weekend at Saratoga, GISW Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) on Sunday and MGISW Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) on Saturday, both cruising over the Oklahoma dirt training track for the first time since their respective efforts during the Belmont at Saratoga festival. From the Chad Brown barn, the 'TDN Rising Star' put in a solo half-mile move with blinkers on in :49.66 (6/30) and galloped out into the backstretch while being encouraged by the exercise rider. When asked, Brown admitted there was no decision yet on if Sierra Leone would try the GII Jim Dandy Stakes July 27 or if the camp would wait for the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 24. “It went fine. It was his first work back and he was moving good,” Brown said. “We could run in the Jim Dandy or train him up to the Travers. I'm not positive yet, but those are the options.” A day prior, the GI Kentucky Oaks winner breezed a half-mile in :49.25 in her first move since claiming the GI DK Horse Acorn Stakes June 7. She'd lost her front right shoe somewhere in the first turn of her tour-de-force, and McPeek noted the foot was a little tender afterwards. Back on track since then, she is being pointed to a start in the GI Coaching Club American Oaks July 20 at Saratoga. “She did a maintenance half-mile by herself, easy stuff. We've got four weeks until she runs. Keeping her in routine, she is probably 95 to 100 percent for the Coaching Club if everything goes right,” said McPeek. “We will evaluate the race and see about the Alabama or Travers next.” Where his 'grizzly' ultimately goes is contingent upon GI Kentucky Derby hero Mystik Dan (Goldencents) and where he finds himself in the coming weeks. After scoping with some mucus following his off-the-board finish in the GI Belmont Stakes, the colt is going well during his freshening and is being pointed toward the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes and then Sept. 21 to Parx's GI Pennsylvania Derby. “No intentions of running him in the Jim Dandy. He ran hard all spring, and is getting a bit of a break, plenty of grazing time. [The] horse is happy and healthy. He will probably go Travers, [and then to the] Pennsylvania Derby.” Gould's Gold (Goldencents), who finished second in Saturday's GIII Ohio Derby, could be trying the Jim Dandy after that effort, but McPeek has added that the Curlin Stakes July 19 could also be in play for the grey. “We liked the race. This was a horse that was improving, and we think we've got more in him. We will probably nominate him to the Jim Dandy.” The post Sierra Leone, Thorpedo Anna Back On Work Tab as Mystik Dan Gets Short Break appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kyle Horlacher would prefer to steer the conversation to the horse he bred, trains and co-owns, the Pennsylvania-bred Shoshanah (Weigelia). She was aiming to give Horlacher his first stakes win in Monday's Power By Far Stakes at Parx. A five-time winner bred in Pennsylvania, she's a good story. But not nearly as good a story as her trainer. Horlacher is a relative newcomer to training, which is not necessarily by choice. Going to the track as a child with his grandfather, Maryland-based trainer Nate Heyman, he always wanted to work in racing. But for 22 years he had something a little more important to do. From 1998 to 2020, Commander Horlacher served in the Navy as a fighter pilot. By the time he retired in 2020, he had accumulated over 2,700 hours in naval aircraft and had been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal (two awards), and multiple campaign and unit awards. “It was a lot of fun being in the Navy,” Horlacher said. “You spend a lot of time away from home and when you're gone the people in the Navy become your family. There's a lot of camaraderie out there, from the guys who fix the airplanes to the ones that fly them. That's what I missed the most about the Navy, the friends I made there.” Just 47 when he retired from the Navy, Horlacher had to figure out what the next steps would be. A common path for Navy and Air Force pilots is to go to work for the airlines when they retire. But that wasn't for Horlacher. He set out to fulfill a lifelong ambition, to breed, own and train horses. “I owned some horses while I was in the Navy,” Horlacher said. “Obviously, with my commitment to the Navy I couldn't train them myself. I always wanted to take a crack at it. The airlines are always a great option and my buddies are doing well working for them. My son is on that track now, to be an airline pilot. I felt like I wanted to do something different. It was always a lifelong dream to go into training eventually. Sometimes you just have to take that step off the cliff and jump and go it.” Horlacher sent out his first horse in 2021 and has a career record of 6-for-24. He has just two horses, Shoshanah and an unraced 3-year-old filly named Dirty Gold (Flameaway), but that's fine with him. He's not interested in having a public stable and instead has decided to only train the handful of horses that he also bred. His grandfather served as a role model. Heyman was a World War II vet who is buried in Arlington Cemetery and also took an unusual route into the sport, giving up a career in the dress manufacturing business to go into training later on in life. Heyman won 45 races on his own and also served as an assistant to Hall of Famer King Leatherbury. “My cousin and I would go to the track with him,” said Horlacher, who has stalls at the Fair Hill training center. “It was a great way to grow up, going to Bowie, Pimlico and Laurel. When I was young, my cousin and I both wanted to be jockeys. We realized pretty early on that we were going to be way too big. Deciding to be a trainer, that came later. I realized that I can't be a rider and wanted to be more involved than just be an owner. That's how I decided I wanted to be a trainer.” That decision became easier after attended the 2009 GI Haskell, won by Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro), as a fan. “I was stationed at Willow Grove (Pennsylvania) at the time and Rachel Alexandra ran in the Haskell in 2009,” he said. “I wanted to take my kids to see a great race horse in person.” When he retired, his friends in the Navy family weren't surprised when he told them about his unusual career decision. He had been talking about it almost from the day when he enlisted. “Since I owned horses while in the Navy I don't think too many people were surprised when I chose to go this route rather than going to work for the airlines,” Horlacher said. “Whenever you leave a squadron they give you a placard and it has a picture of an airplane on it. Everyone in the squadron signs it. I'm looking at it right now and half of the notes on my pictures have to do with horses and racing. It's fun to go back and look at that. Even 20 years ago, I was talking to my friends about my someday doing this.” He won his first race in 2021 with the mare Bohemia Babe (Weigelia) and has won at least one race with his small stable every year since. Shoshanah has been his best horse. She has earned $174,153 and is coming off a second-place finish against open company in the May 17 The Very One S. at Pimlico. She finished behind Future is Now (Great Notion), who went on to capture the GII Intercontinental S. at Saratoga on June 6 in her next start. The post Former Navy Pilot Turned Trainer, Kyle Horlacher Flying High in his New Profession appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Providing that she maintains her form over the summer, G1 King Charles III Stakes victress Asfoora (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}) could take her globetrotting trip to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, trainer Henry Dwyer said in an interview with racenet.com.au. With that win at Royal Ascot, a race part of the 'Win and You're In' program, she secured a guaranteed fees-paid berth into the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Asfoora is the sixth Australian-trained sprinter to claim the race, formerly called the G1 King's Stand Stakes. “The Breeders Cup came on the radar a fair while ago when they told me it was at Del Mar,” Dwyer told racenet.com.au. “We've heard great things about [the track] and I was very excited to put it on the itinerary provisionally. That was very much in the frame when the 'prep' started. It was four runs in Europe, then maybe over there [US], but we needed to win a 'Win and You're In' race to fund the operation.” Dwyer also added in that interview that while he had planned for Asfoora to race in the G2 King George Qatar Stakes Aug. 2 at Goodwood, her Group 1-winning status at Royal Ascot likely meant she would be weighted out of the contest. Dwyer is currently looking to take his mare to the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes Aug. 24 at York before a trip to the States can be confirmed. The post Breeders’ Cup Possible for King Charles III Heroine Asfoora appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The G1 Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday, August 21 could be the next port of call for Zarakem (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) following his excellent effort in defeat at Royal Ascot. Trained by Jerome Reynier, Zarakem was sent off at 33/1 for the G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes, but he proved in no uncertain terms that he belongs at the top table by faring best of the rest behind Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), running on well from the rear of the field to be beaten just three quarters of a length at the line. Reynier is now working back from the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with the progressive Zarakem, who could first return to Britain for one of the highlights of York's Ebor Festival. “He seems to be improving mentally and physically, so maybe the best is yet to come and we can aim for the Arc at the end of the year with him,” Reynier said of the four-year-old. “He won a Group 2 in Longchamp, so he handles the track and he doesn't mind the ground and he promises to be a horse who could have a decent chance in the Arc. “Maybe we will go to York for the Juddmonte International. That would be an interesting race and it is right between the Prince of Wales's and the Arc, so it could be a good race to run in. I think he will only have one more run [before the Arc], just with all the travel and everything, and he's a horse who likes his races spaced out quite a bit, so it would be better to arrive in the Arc without too many runs under his belt. “We want him to be fresh for the end of the year because after the Arc he could go for the Japan Cup or the Hong Kong Vase.” Reflecting further on Zarakem's performance at Ascot, Reynier added, “It was just unreal. Maxime [Guyon, jockey] rode the perfect race from the inside. I think Auguste Rodin was very hard to beat that day, but we were a clear second and he has run the best race of his life. “He has now shown that he's able to win a Group 2 on heavy ground and finish second to a top-class horse in a Prince of Wales's on fast ground, so he's very versatile and a pure athlete.” The post Zarakem has York in his Sights After Prince Of Wales’s Second appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Royal Ascot was tremendous in myriad ways. Sun up, crowd up, and a spread of results which drew in some of the world's biggest owners and trainers alongside syndicates and smaller yards. Then on Sunday morning came the news that QIPCO is to significantly reduce its sponsorship of British racing from next year. British Champions Day will still be run in its name, and the company owned by Sheikhs Hamad and Fahad Al Thani will remain as an official partner of Ascot racecourse, but Newmarket's Guineas meeting, Ascot's King George meeting and the British Champions Series will no longer benefit from the largesse of QIPCO. Since 2011, when QIPCO first got behind the new-look British Champions Day, it has put £47 million into that day of racing alone, and it drove the prize-money on offer for the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas to record levels. This news, though not unexpected, will come as a blow to Newmarket in particular in a time of upheaval within the Jockey Club owing to the impending departure of CEO Nevin Truesdale. However, it also opens up opportunities for emerging forces within British racing, perhaps even from fellow members of Qatar's royal family, or those from Bahrain, to enhance their own profile in a country which they clearly regard as a world leader when it comes to first-class racing. Few who attended or watched the royal meeting last week can argue with that. There are superb race meetings across Europe throughout the Flat season but Royal Ascot stands alone when it comes to tradition, high fashion, picnic-partying and the pulling power of the royal family. One only needs to read Sue Finley's interview with Mark Taylor, one of a large group of American owners connected to the Coronation Stakes winner Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio), to understand the lure the meeting still has internationally. “It was a bucket-list experience for them,” Taylor said of the investors in the Medallion Racing syndicate. Wathnan Racing, which arrived in style on the British scene during Royal Ascot last year when winning the Gold Cup and Queen's Vase, clearly enjoyed that experience so much that bloodstock agent Richard Brown was instructed to amass a far larger team of challengers for this year's meeting. The principal of that operation, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is both the Emir of Qatar and a cousin to the brothers behind QIPCO. He has clearly caught the bug which ensured that one of those cousins, Sheikh Fahad, became a significant owner and breeder in Britain, and whose support continues through Qatar Racing, which now also has interests and partnerships in America and beyond. Wathnan Racing was rewarded with four winners this week: Leovanni (G2 Queen Mary Stakes), Shareholder (G2 Norfolk), English Oak (Buckingham Palace), and Haatem (G3 Jersey). That quartet alone, of its 26 runners at Ascot, contains two potential stallion prospects and a decent future broodmare. Brown would not be drawn on whether Wathnan Racing plans to become Wathnan Breeding, but it does not require a huge leap to imagine that it won't be long before the operation looks into purchasing land on which to rear its own champions. In the meantime, plenty of other owners, breeders, pinhookers and sales companies will have benefited from an outlay which must run to eight figures for Wathnan's Ascot team alone. The Bahraini royal family has also had a growing presence in European racing of late. Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa's KHK Racing has struck with the likes of Group 1-winning juvenile Vandeek (GB) and St Leger winner Eldar Eldarov, while his brother Shaikh Nasser is behind Victorious Racing, the owner of dual Royal Ascot winner Bradsell (GB) who celebrated two further winners at Ascot last week in Pledgeofallegiance (Ire) and Isle Of Jura (GB). Another of their brothers, Shaikh Salman, is the Crown Prince of Bahrain and, though not a racehorse owner himself, was at Royal Ascot last week. Isle Of Jura has given particular pleasure to his owner, having won the unofficial Triple Crown of Bahrain racing over the winter during a magnificent spell which saw him win four of his five races on the island between December and March. That he has held and improved that form on his return to Britain is to the great credit of trainer George Scott and his team. All of Isle Of Jura's eight victories have come in the hands of Callum Shepherd, who leads our unofficial 'Hats Off' awards which reflect on a marvellous week of racing: Shepherd's Delight It has by now been well documented that, through no fault of his own, Callum Shepherd lost the Derby ride on Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleaneagles {Ire}), who went on to finish second to City Of Troy (Justify) at Epsom and will be one of the leading hopes for next weekend's Irish Derby. It is generally a better guide to character to observe how someone copes in adversity rather than in triumph, and in public Shepherd accepted this reversal with good grace. If one could only guess at the depth of his misery at losing such a high-profile ride, his emotional response to winning the G2 Hardwicke Stakes told its own tale. “Six weeks ago I thought I'd found my diamond for the season, but that wasn't to be, and he's stepped in,” said the jockey of Isle Of Jura. His conduct has been nothing but classy in a year which has already had its highs and terrible lows. Shepherd was also a close friend of Stefano Cherchi, who died in April following a race fall in Australia. He paid a beautiful tribute to his fellow jockey on social media, which included the lines, “[Stefano] was not defined by his abilities in the saddle, or by the races he has won. What defined him to us, those lucky enough to have known him, and I really do mean lucky, was the human being he was.” It sounds like Cherchi was also lucky to have Shepherd on his side during his short life, and we can only hope to see his friend continue to flourish in his career. Howden's Just Reward David Howden, like QIPCO, has become a staunch supporter of racing, and in particular Ascot, where his company Howden is also an official partner. His homebred filly Running Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion) took him to the Oaks at Epsom last year only to be withdrawn at the start when getting upset in the stalls. She has managed several group placings since then but her victory in the G2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes clearly meant the world to her owner, whose love of eventing has now been enthusiastically expanded to the racing world. Dark Angel You've gotta love him, haven't you? Now 19, the Yeomanstown Stud stallion certainly made his presence felt at Ascot last week as the only stallion to notch two Group 1 winners in Charyn (Ire) and the returning hero Khaadem (Ire). Dark Angel also featured as broodmare sire of the Coolmore-bred Bedtime Story (Ire), who provided the 'wow' moment of the week when winning the Chesham by nine lengths. But then, that is perhaps no surprise as the filly's sire Frankel (GB) and dam Mecca's Angel (Ire) each had a wow factor of their own during their racing days and have clearly transferred an explosive mix of genes to their daughter. The Boy from Ballarat “We had a pretty big knees-up on Tuesday night,” said Australian trainer Henry Dwyer, and who could blame him for that? Dwyer's speedy mare Asfoora (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}) provided one of the highlights of the opening day when landing her first Group 1 success in the King Charles III Stakes and, even better, she has a potentially long season of European engagements ahead of her, with a chance that her world tour could culminate in an appearance at the Breeders' Cup. It is admirably sporting campaigning from her owner-breeder Akram El-Fahkri of Noor Elaine Farm and we look forward to following Asfoora's progress. The Prince of Wales The future King of England clearly has a number of greater concerns at the moment, and he is not a noted fan of horseracing, but his presence at Royal Ascot on the only day that his father was absent could only have given the meeting an extra boost. That same day, the official social media accounts of the Prince and Princess of Wales posted to nearly 20 million followers, “A pleasure to be at Royal Ascot for a thrilling afternoon of racing. Congratulations to Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien and of course Auguste Rodin on winning the Prince of Wales's Stakes.” Prince William spent plenty of time on the podium congratulating all those connected with Auguste Rodin (Ire), including having an especially lengthy chat with travelling groom David Hickey. From Ascot, the prince then headed to the England v Denmark match at the European football championships, followed by spending his birthday on Friday night at Taylor Swift's Eras tour in London. Not a bad week really, even if the rumour that Taylor Swift would be at Ascot on Friday was ultimately unfounded. A pleasure to be at Royal @Ascot for a thrilling afternoon of racing. Congratulations to Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien and of course Auguste Rodin on winning The Prince of Wales's Stakes! pic.twitter.com/Xm3ttTVWlk — The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) June 19, 2024 Threefold Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum has now enjoyed three homebred Group 1 winners in the last two years of Royal Ascot, all of whom descend from his increasingly influential mare Reem Three (GB) (Mark Of Esteem {Ire}). Her son Triple Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}), winner of last year's Queen Anne Stakes, is already at Dalham Hall Stud, and it was encouraging to hear the sheikh say on Friday that both St James's Palace Stakes winner Rosallion (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}) and Commonwealth Cup hero Inisherin (Ire) (Shamardal) will race on next year as four-year-olds. Stallion duties can wait for two of the most exciting three-year-old colts in training. Fairy Dust From Fairy Godmother (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) to Port Fairy (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and a few more besides, it was a sensational week for Aidan O'Brien, who was the leading trainer at Royal Ascot for the thirteenth time. But hats must also be doffed to the wider O'Brien family. Donnacha and Joseph each trained a winner, while Annemarie and Ana, who are the brains behind the family's breeding operation, Whisperview Trading, bred both the G1 Coronation Stakes winner Porta Fortuna and aforementioned G2 Ribblesdale Stakes winner Port Fairy. The Two That Got Away We can't say that the performance of Calandagan (Fr) was ballsy because that is precisely the part of his anatomy which is missing, but his six-length victory was certainly one of the most impressive performances of Royal Ascot. Reportedly, the gelding operation has improved the behaviour of the Aga Khan-bred winner of the King Edward VII Stakes, who has also won two Group 3 contests in France this year since the cruellest cut. While it is a measure which has kept him out of the Classics, his fast-rising profile means that the name Calandagan is now written on plenty of lists of horses to follow. Both he and Ambiente Friendly look set to boost the profile of their sire Gleneagles this year. Ascot Racecourse Ascot pledged to donate £5,000 per winning ride of Ryan Moore to the Retraining of Racehorses charity and, following a mighty week for the world's best jockey (that's official in our book), will end up handing over £30,000. Hats off to Ascot for important acknowledgement that it's not just about what happens on the track that matters, but that finding proper second homes for racehorses, either in retraining or retirement, is crucial to the sport's future. 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Bill Robbins, who served a a bid spotter at Fasig-Tipton for 50 years among other industry roles, passed away peacefully at his home in Lexington on Monday, June 17. He was 88 years old. Robbins was born in Maysville, Kentucky on Tuesday, August 13, 1935. His family moved to Lexington in 1936 where he called home for the next 87 years. He went to Ashland Elementary School, Morton Middle School, Henry Clay High School and graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Kentucky in 1956. Upon his graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Navy and served under Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. whom he greatly admired. After his naval duty, Bill returned to Lexington and entered into a long career in the insurance business. He met wife Jessica V. LeBus in 1959, and they were married in 1961. From their marriage, they had three children, Pattie R. Broadbent (Happy), Earl G. Robbins, MD (Ashley), and William L. Robbins (Elizabeth), eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He is also survived by brother, Robert E. Robbins and his sister, Sylvia R. Griffin. In the insurance industry, Robbins chaired or served on several industry boards, and in his community, he had a number of favorite causes. He chaired the Boards of the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Sayre School, and the Lexington Cancer Society. He also served on the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Board, the Kentucky American Cancer Society Board, and he chaired the Mid-South Division Board of the American Cancer Society. He also helped found the Lexington Hope Lodge of which he was extremely proud. Robbins was a cancer survivor of more than 30 years. The residual effects of his successful treatment tested him, and as with many tests, he more than met the challenge with humility and determination, his family writes in his obituary. Role modeling both survivorship and selflessness, he subsequently walked the oncology/chemotherapy floors at various hospitals visiting with cancer patients. Robbins had a number of hobbies including bid spotting at Fasig-Tipton auctions for nearly 50 years. He owned horses for many years, both thoroughbreds and standardbreds. He was a member of the Thoroughbred Club of America and the Keeneland Club. “He was a wonderful person,” said Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning. “He loved bid spotting at our sales and was a shareholder for many years. He owned a small piece of Goodnight Olive and was able to come to the November Sale last year and see her sell for $6 million. In addition, he essentially founded the KTA insurance group, which still handles our health insurance today. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.” Said his family in their obituary, “He, too, meant more to us than he possibly could have imagined. He was a captivating storyteller of his youthful adventures. He had a magnetic personality that led to an abundance of friends. He practiced gratitude and forgiveness, served with a loving heart, respected others with an open mind and was selflessly kind. We will do our best to uphold the many lessons he taught us.” A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 26th from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Kerr Brothers on Main Street in Lexington. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, June 27th at 10 a.m. at Lexington Cemetery for family and close friends though all are welcome. The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to the Lexington Hope Lodge, Lexington Hearing and Speech Center or Berea College. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. The post Fasig-Tipton Bid Spotter Bill Robbins Passes Away appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Runner-up to T O Royal (Jpn) (Leontes {Jpn}) when tackling 3,200 metres in April's G1 Tenno Sho (Spring), Blow The Horn (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) made full use of his staying power as he ran out an impressive winner of Sunday's G1 Takarazuka Kinen at Kyoto Racecourse, a 'Win and You're In' event for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf. With the victory, he defeated Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) by two lengths to gain the first Group 1 success of his career. Blow The Horn was dropping back fully 1,000 metres in distance for the Takarazuka Kinen, but the rain-softened ground at Kyoto ensured that stamina was at a premium. He was settled at the rear of the 13-strong field in the early stages, with favourite Do Deuce (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) for company, before starting to make gradual headway out wide approaching the home turn. Brought widest of all in the straight by jockey Akira Sugawara, Blow The Horn proceeded to pick off his rivals one by one and was never stronger at the finish, quickly powering clear after being produced to lead with 100 metres to run. Last year's G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) scorer Sol Oriens also made up plenty of ground in the closing stages to snatch second from Bellagio Opera (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), the winner of the G1 Osaka Hai on his previous start. Just a neck separated that pair at the line, with the same distance back to Pradaria (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in fourth. Do Deuce, a three-time Group 1 winner who had earned the most votes in the fan poll which helps to determine the final field for the Takarazuka Kinen, could manage only sixth. Sugawara and trainer Tatsuya Yoshioka were both celebrating their first Group 1 wins with Blow The Horn, who arrived at Kyoto as the winner of six races, including a listed contest at Sapporo last August and the G2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai, also at Kyoto, in January this year. “We were able to win the race because the horse ran really hard despite the heavy going,” said Sugawara. “Although we were positioned further back than planned and took the widest route, the horse seemed to have plenty of strength left when we turned the fourth corner so I urged him to go at the stretch and he responded with a remarkable turn of speed.” Only the Japan Cup, the Sheema Classic, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes rate higher! The world's fifth best race, the G1 Takarazuka Kinen, goes to BLOW THE HORN! #ブローザホーン | #宝塚記念 | #競馬pic.twitter.com/RgUC6z8m4T — World Horse Racing (@WHR) June 23, 2024 Pedigree Notes Blow The Horn becomes the fourth new Group 1 winner for Epiphaneia in 2024, adding to the Classic victories of Stellenbosch (Jpn) in the Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) and Danon Decile (Jpn) in the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), plus the win of Ten Happy Rose (Jpn) in last month's Victoria Mile. The five-year-old Blow The Horn is the only runner to date out of Halteclere (Jpn) (Durandal {Jpn}), a four-time winner in Japan and a half-sister to the Listed-placed Desert Snake (Jpn) (Black Tide {Jpn}). His third dam, Assertaine (Assert {Ire}), is a half-sister to the US champion filly Go For Wand (Deputy Minister) and the Grade II scorers Dance Spell and Discorama, both by Northern Dancer and also placed at the top level on multiple occasions. Sunday, Kyoto, Japan TAKARAZUKA KINEN-G1, ¥421,900,000, Kyoto, 6-23, 3yo/up, 2200mT, 2:12.00, sf. 1–BLOW THE HORN (JPN), 128, h, 5, Epiphaneia (Jpn) 1st Dam: Halteclere (Jpn), by Durandal (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Joy Assertaine (Jpn), by Forty Niner 3rd Dam: Assertaine, by Assert (Ire) 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Makio Okada; B-Okada Stud (Jpn); T-Tatsuya Yoshioka; J-Akira Sugawara; ¥222,730,000. Lifetime Record: 21-7-3-4, ¥485,373,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Sol Oriens (Jpn), 128, c, 4, Kitasan Black (Jpn)–Skia (Fr), by Motivator (GB). O-Shadai Race Horse; B- Shadai Farm (Jpn); ¥88,780,000. 3–Bellagio Opera (Jpn), 128, c, 4, Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)–Air Routine (Jpn), by Harbinger (GB). O-Shorai Hayashida; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); ¥55,390,000. Margins: 2, NK, NK; Odds: 6.50, 10.90, 10.60. Also ran: Pradaria (Jpn), Rousham Park (Jpn), Do Deuce (Jpn), Deep Bond (Jpn), Rouge Eveil (Jpn), Yamanin Sympa (Jpn), Justin Palace (Jpn), Struve (Jpn), Heat on Beat (Jpn), Karate (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Blow The Horn Proves Much the Best in Takarazuka Kinen 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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While soccer's European Championships has witnessed just one successful penalty kick in 24 matches played in Germany thus far, Eckhard Sauren's €210,000 BBAG September yearling Penalty (Ger) (Frankel {GB}–Praia {Ger}, by Big Shuffle) made a mark of his own and added to his runner-up finish in last month's G2 German 2000 Guineas with a career best in Sunday's G3 35th Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft at Dortmund. Penalty backed up a five-length maiden win, going one mile at Dusseldorf in March, with a second over the same distance at Cologne the following month and broke smartly from an outer gate to stalk the pace in second after the initial exchanges of this first start beyond the one-mile trip. Three lengths adrift of dual stakes scorer Nina's Lob (Ger) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) turning for home, the 8-5 favourite made continued headway under pressure to tackle that rival passing the furlong marker and was pushed out to assert superiority in this clash of the generations. The winning margin was 3/4-of-a-length and it was a further 3 1/2 lengths back to last year's winner Best Lightning (Fr) (Sidestep {Aus}) in third. “He is a top horse, it's exactly the reason why I am back in Germany and I would like to thank [owner] Mr [Eckhard] Sauren for placing his trust in me,” Thore Hammer-Hansen, Sauren's retained jockey, told GaloppOnline. “I actually wanted to be further back in the field, but he just jumped too well. He is still a big baby, but a truly exceptional horse.” Winning trainer Henk Grewe added, “It was important that Penalty switched off along the way and he was totally relaxed. That's exactly what we wanted to see and he has made another leap forward.” Pedigree Notes Penalty, who becomes the 98th pattern-race winner for his sire, is the latest of 11 foals and one of four stakes performers out of the dual stakes-placed Praia (Ger) Big Shuffle). Praia's nine winners include G1 Premio Roma hero Potemkin (Ger) (New Approach {Ire}), stakes-winning G3 Preis der Winterkonigin and G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen third Paraisa (GB) (Red Ransom) and the stakes-placed Praiano (Ger) (Dubawi {Ire}). Praia's descendants also include Listed Foundation Stakes victor Victory Chime (Ire) (Campanologist) and G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup runner-up Pontchateau (Ire) (War Command). The April-foaled bay's stakes-winning second dam Prada (Ger) (Lagunas {GB}) produced G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud victrix Paita (GB) (Intikhab) and G2 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) heroine Puntilla (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}). Paita is the dam of G3 Prix d'Hedouville winner and G1 Prix Vermeille runner-up Pirika (Ire) Monsun {Ger}) while Puntilla is the dam of Listed Berberis-Rennen third Pakama (Ger) (Kalatos {Ger}). Sunday, Dortmund, Germany 35TH GROSSER PREIS DER WIRTSCHAFT-G3, €55,000, Dortmund, 6-23, 3yo/up, 9fT, 1:48.67, sf. 1–PENALTY (GER), 118, c, 3, by Frankel (GB) 1st Dam: Praia (Ger) (MSP-Ger), by Big Shuffle 2nd Dam: Prada (Ger), by Lagunas (GB) 3rd Dam: Pradera (Ger), by Abary (Ger) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€210,000 Ylg '22 BBAGS). O-Eckhard Sauren; B-Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof (GER); T-Henk Grewe; J-Thore Hammer-Hansen. €32,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, €68,000. *1/2 to Potemkin (Ger) (New Approach {Ire}), G1SW-Ity, MGSW & MG1SP-Ger, GSW-Fr, $720,912; Paraisa (GB) (Red Ransom), SW & MGSP-Ger; and Praiano (Ger) (Dubawi {Ire}), SP-Qat. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Nina's Lob (Ger), 126, m, 5, Lope De Vega (Ire)–Nina Celebre (Ire) (MSW-Ger & SP-Ity), by Peintre Celebre. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Gestut Wittekindshof (GER); T-Andreas Wohler. €12,000. 3–Best Lightning (Fr), 129, h, 6, Sidestep (Aus)–Best Dreaming (Ger), by Big Shuffle. (€9,000 RNA Ylg '19 BBAGO). O-Stall Ad Episas; B-Hermann Pfister (FR); T-Andreas Suborics. €6,000. Margins: 3/4, 3HF, HD. Odds: 1.60, 6.30, 12.00. Also Ran: Arcandi (Ger), Lightning Jock (Ire), Thekingofmyheart (Ire), Skylo (Ger), See Hector (Ger). Scratched: Aguirre (Ger). The post Penalty Becomes 98th Pattern-Race Winner for Frankel in Dortmund Feature appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article