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Making his first start since November, Bright Future asserted his class late with a rail-skimming victory in the $155,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) June 15 at Monmouth Park.View the full article

Jarrod Todd won the feature race at Fannie Bay on Saturday aboard the former Queensland galloper Spaceship for Darwin trainer Gary Clarke. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (FotoFinish Racepix) After posting his 50th win of the season last weekend, Darwin trainer Gary Clarke’s rich vein of form continued with four winners on Saturday. Clarke, who will win the Top End and Country title for a 12th straight year, celebrated with Spaceship – a $1.45 favourite with online bookmakers – Influential Jack ($3), Pink Panther ($12) and Magnetic Tycoon ($12). Jarrod Todd, Clarke’s No.1 rider, made it 47 wins when he partnered Spaceship, Influential Jack and Pink Panther – he’ll be the champion jockey for a fifth straight year. There have been six Fannie Bay meetings since April 19, and during that period Clarke (16) and Todd (15) have dominated. Spaceship, a four-year-old gelding by Invader, made it three wins from as many starts since arriving from Robert Heathcote’s Brisbane stable in an open 1200m handicap. Settling third, Spaceship was made to work in the home straight before finally shaking Phil Cole’s Star Magnum ($8) at the 100m to win by two lengths – Kerry Petrick’s Alice Springs Cup winner Venting ($21) was a distant third. Star Magnum was gallant, with Spaceship clocking 1.07.75 – the 1200m track record is 1.07.09. Influential Jack also settled third over 1300m (0-70) before edging clear at the 100m to outclass Tayarn Halter’s Raffalli ($6) and Chris Pollard’s Hamlet Von Snitzel ($10), the early leaders, by 1.2 lengths. After 11 Darwin appearances without success, Influential Jack has now won two of his past three starts. With five Queanbeyan wins under his belt, Pink Panther made it a winning debut in Darwin over 1100m (0-64) when he nailed Heather Lehmann’s Emerald Court ($4.40) right on the line to prevail by a head. Emerald Court led from the outset before Pink Panther, who was close by in second place, pounced at the 100m, with Cole’s Exceedingly Magic ($4.20) not far away in third place. Magnetic Tycoon was stepping up to the 1600m (0-58) for the first time, but that was no burden when he swooped late to pip Pollard’s A Big Chance ($15) in the shadows of the post to win by a long neck. Passing the 800m, Magnetic Tycoon, who had only previously won a 1200m maiden, wasn’t sighted on the radar in eighth place before jockey Aaron Sweeney flicked the switch turning for home. Pollard’s Go Barney Go ($101) was among the front-runners before finishing 4.4 lengths adrift in third place. For A Big Chance’s jockey, Sonja Logan, it was another tough loss after also partnering Emerald Court. Pollard’s Call It A Loan ($4), with Casey Hunter on board, backed up after finishing second last Saturday to take out the 1100m maiden. Tayarn Halter’s Ibegood ($1.55 fav) pinged the gates, but it wasn’t long before the filly had Call It A Loan for company and little separated the pair turning for home. The former WA gelding edged clear to win by a length as Ibegood made it three seconds from as many starts – Petrick’s Lean On Me ($26) flashed home for third. It was Pollard’s first win since April 12 and Hunter’s first Darwin winner since March 16. Horse racing news View the full article

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Accede (Into Mischief) dug down gamely to post a first stakes victory in Saturday's GII Bed o' Roses S. Off as the 4-1 second choice, the Juddmonte homebred veered out sharply at the start and was quickly corrected by Irad Ortiz, Jr. to lead early. Third, but traveling nicely on the inside on the far turn, Accede split horses with authority in the stretch and fended off the longshot runner-up for a career best. “She broke with good intent and I was happy with her on the lead, but if somebody wanted to go, it was fine to let them go,” winning trainer Chad Brown said. “That's what we [Irad Ortiz, Jr.] talked about in the paddock. He worked out a great trip and the filly cooperated. The team at Juddmonte did a great job with her.” Accede, third at second asking in last spring's GII Eight Belles S., won her last two trips to the post at Keeneland, an allowance Oct. 14 and an optional claimer Apr. 24. Pedigree Notes: Accede becomes the 75th graded/group winner worldwide for Into Mischief. She is the 15th graded winner for broodmare sire Mizzen Mast. Juddmonte has enjoyed plenty of success with the leading sire's offspring, led by promoted GI Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun and runaway G1 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River. Accede was produced by three-time graded winner and GISP Jibboom, who is also responsible for a Tacitus colt of 2023. Jibboom is a full sister to G1SW-HK Sea Defence. This is also the female family of 2023 GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. winner Gold Phoenix (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}). Saturday, Belmont at The Big A BED O' ROSES S.-GII, $200,000, Belmont The Big A, 6-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:22.83, ft. 1–ACCEDE, 118, f, 4, by Into Mischief 1st Dam: Jibboom (MGSW & GISP, $487,600), by Mizzen Mast 2nd Dam: Palisade, by Gone West 3rd Dam: Peplum, by Nijinsky II 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $110,000. Lifetime Record: 8-4-0-1, $373,650. *1/2 to Flying Jib (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), GSW-Ire, $135,114. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Just Katherine, 118, f, 4, Justify–Reve Enchante, by Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($85,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-R.T Racing Stable; B-Boyd Brooks, Louis Brooks Ranch Limited Partnership, Hugh Owen, et (KY); T-Jose M. Jimenez. $40,000. 3–Hot Fudge, 122, m, 5, Liam's Map–Noelle's Mischief, by Into Mischief. ($50,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $235,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR). O-KEM Stables; B-Edwin Anthony (KY); T-Linda Rice. $24,000. Margins: NK, 3, NK. Odds: 4.10, 16.50, 25.00. Also Ran: Shidabhuti, Flying Connection, Leave No Trace, Morning Matcha, Apple Picker, Beguine, Big Pond. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. ACCEDE, the 4YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Into Mischief, wins the Grade 2 Bed o' Roses Stakes with @iradortiz up for trainer Chad Brown. pic.twitter.com/icXmUZydtx — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) June 15, 2024 The post Into Mischief’s Accede Makes the Grade in Bed o’ Roses appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Whether they are competing at Saratoga, Aqueduct, or Monmouth, the combination of Klaravich Stables and Chad Brown continues to be successful in the northeast. They won with Tax Implications in the June 15 Eatontown Stakes (G3T) at Monmouth Park. View the full article

It's not unusual for a Thoroughbred to show versatility in different races. But Juddmonte's homebred filly Accede managed to check several boxes in winning the $200,000 Bed o' Roses Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares.View the full article

Mentee's speed was as good as advertised, if not better, in his June 15 debut. A homebred for Repole Stable, the full brother to champion Fierceness led the charge at every call and blazed the five furlongs in record time at Aqueduct Racetrack. View the full article

By Mike Love After reaching the 300 win milestone at Addington on Friday night Sarah O’Reilly is a good chance to add to that tally at the same course today. “It’s pretty awesome! I never thought I’d be able to achieve that when I first started driving,” said O’Reilly. She brought up the 300th with Tectonic and then got Shards Matrix home for Brent and Tim White. “The highlight so far this season though would have to be winning the Roy Purdon Memorial (listed) at Alexandra Park with American Me.” Today, O’Reilly heads back to Addington with a quartet of drives where the Ashburton reinswoman will look to add to her current win tally of 29 for the season. Followers of O’Reilly may not have to wait too long for a return as she reins second favourite My Skatjie ($4.00FF) for trainer Carl Markham in race 1, the Protocol Restaurant And Bar Mobile Pace. Although it can be hard to get too excited about a 19 start maiden, the four-year-old Sweet Lou gelding has shown hints at winning a maiden for a while, including a bold second at his previous start. “He went pretty good last week, and he should have improved with the run too. We have a good draw to work with today. Hopefully we can get a good run and be pretty close to them.” “He’s my best drive of the day.” Other chances in the event include race favourite Captain Kobe ($2.30FF) for trainer Steve Dolan, while the Bruce Negus trained Bets On ($17.00FF) and Amalfi ($21.00FF) for Robert Stuart could offer value with economical runs. O’Reilly will then drive Interpol ($21.00FF) for John McDermott in race 4, the XCM Sport Mobile pace. O’Reilly is under no illusions that the four-year-old He’s Watching gelding will need to find some lengths to be competitive in today’s race. “He will need to improve on his recent runs, but hopefully he will be running on.” Race favourite Millwood Goddess ($3.90FF) for trainer Tom Bagrie alongside Don Juan ($4.80FF) for Matt Purvis and the Robert and Jenna Dunn trained Absolute Dynamite ($5.00FF) look to have a decent hold over the field. Outside of those there are many value options in what is an even line up. Big Mama Morris ($18.00FF) in race 5, the Remembering American Ideal Mobile pace is a horse O’Reilly has had a lot of success with for trainer Amber Lethaby. O’Reilly has steered the Big Jim mare into three of her four career wins. Fresh up last week Big Mama Morris ran like she needed it and will have derived plenty from that outing going into today’s assignment. “She was a little flat first up but she will benefit a lot. She should be able to run on better today with her fitness at another level.” Fernz Goldy ($4.80FF) for trainer Daniel Reardon looks hard to beat from barrier one, while Pearl’s A Singer ($8.00FF) for trainer/driver Robbie Holmes may offer value. O’Reilly reunites with trainer John McDermott in race 9, the Tennant Engineering Mobile pace when she drives second favourite Topaz ($5.50FF). The five-year-old American Ideal mare ran a credible second last week and will be looking for her third win on the track. “If she can get the right run she’s a good top three chance because she does have a good finish on her.” “She has raced in stronger fields and ran well so I’m expecting her to go well today.” Other chances in the event include the Jason and Ian Thomas pair Opo ($8.50FF) and White Star Orlando ($12.0FF), while others with slightly better draws such as High Hopes ($10.00FF) for Tom Bagrie and Krystal Delight ($12.00FF) for Greg and Nina Hope may be good each way options to rejuvenate punters’ accounts at the end of the weekend. Racing commences from 12:23pm. View the full article

You know, it's almost like they're family. Okay, maybe that's not terribly helpful. As we've learned from others kindly sharing their experiences for this series, the only right way is the one that works for you. That's always a pretty good starting point, anyway, with horses. And given this additional variable, where the directors stage board meetings around a kitchen table, then different families must find their own ways to meet the challenges of succession. Some hire consultants; some transition with parallel businesses; some, no doubt, never get past the screaming and shouting stage. But sometimes, it seems, a family business can thrive simply because of a felicity that always keeps that dimension of their shared lives in due perspective. “Full credit to my parents, but there are never arguments,” says Gray Lyster of Ashview Farm. “I swear to God. There are times you're aggravated, or have to run something by somebody. But I swear we're all so much on the same page with our program. And that roots back to my father and my mother. Because you already know the answer. If you're super confident in making a decision or change, you do it. And if you're wrong, nobody is going to complain. It's very, very lucky, because I don't know that I could necessarily work with anybody else and have that. But I know I can with my dad and my brother.” It's not as though the Lysters automatically agree on everything: that wouldn't be true of any family, never mind one immersed in something so resistant to consensus as Thoroughbreds. But there's no mistaking how they make things work, professionally, by concentrating first and foremost on domestic fulfilment. Lysters work together the same way they ski or hunt together. Wayne and Muffy Lyster started Ashview, just outside Versailles, from scratch even as they raised three children–all of whom have found their own paths to where they want to be, sometimes via unexpected twists. And it's surely no coincidence that a farm of relatively modest scale should have achieved such remarkable success, for instance breeding the first two in the GI Belmont S. in 2022, while resolutely prioritizing the bigger picture. Of the three siblings, Gray has emerged front-of-house despite long presuming that his vocation lay elsewhere; Meredith, though still involved, is raising a young family over in Louisville; and Bryan recently answered the summons of his other great passion, the mountains, with a fresh start in Jackson Hole real estate. Mo Donegal and Nest, one-two in the 2022 Belmont | Sarah Andrew All this happened by unplanned increments. Their many friends in the Bluegrass community will recall the terrifying spinal infection that flattened Bryan during the 2017 September Sale. His wife had delivered their third child the previous week. You don't need a management consultant to tell a family its priorities when something like that happens. But then nobody has really had to tell anyone anything. “Our parents never pushed us to the business,” stresses Gray. “It was like, 'Find what you want to do, and go do it.' And I'll admit, I probably didn't even know I had a love of the horse until my 20s. I took it all for granted. We grew up on the farm, and its life was second nature. But we were never pushed to it. Quite the opposite.” “There wasn't the first thing deliberate,” Wayne confirms. “Not any deliberate feelings or thoughts from a first-time Thoroughbred owner-breeder/landowner in Central Kentucky. I always wanted to raise horses, but never thought about my children following in my footsteps. Did I want them to? I mean, sure, it would be great. But it was never like, 'Oh, I was a doctor, or in the services, you need to be as well.'” When Gray went to Vanderbilt, to study economics, he knew only that he had a vocation for business. “I just didn't know what kind,” he says. “And it ended up being the family business. I always assumed that I was going to do something else, I really did. And probably the number one reason I came back was because I wasn't pushed to.” After a stint on the backside, with Rusty Arnold, Gray began to get a feel and relish for the marketplace. “I got into the trading,” he recalls. “And, for me personally, the sales aspect kicked it into the next level. But what made all the difference is that in the history of family operations there has probably never been less of a micromanager than my father. He immediately acknowledged that if he wanted help from us, he was not going to micromanage. He was not going to just make us do all the hard work and leave him to do the fun stuff.” Wayne had no need for a consultant there, then–except perhaps for one. “My wife actually reminded me a couple of times,” he recalls. “She said, 'If the children may want to do this, you can't override everything that they decide.' And she said that once or twice, because sometimes I could dominate conversations at home. So I really thought about that. I wanted to be really careful, to let them find their own way, learn for themselves. I think overall I was pretty good about giving them that opportunity. Because a lot of times you find success by the mistakes you make. And I knew that if they made mistakes, well, so had we.” “Oh my gosh, he let me make so many: buying horses, buying breeding stock,” Gray says. “But man, I learned so much. If you make mistakes not just with your own money but with the farm money, with family money, that's pressure you've never had before. And I just see so many people that aren't as lucky as I was. Because I got to make decisions when I didn't know anything–and the best way to learn is by seeing the wrong way to do it.” But part of the reason all this has come together is that the younger generation proved integral to the evolution of Ashview. As the farm kept thriving, not least following the advent of a cherished partner in Colts Neck Stables, everyone could just trust the process. “When I first came back, we were primarily a boarding business,” Gray reflects. “And Dad said that he'd always dreamed of not just consigning for other people but investing for ourselves. So when Bryan and I came back, he was willing to make that transition. He said, 'I'll put up most of the money, you give me the sweat equity, and we'll put it up together.' That was just such a unique thing to do. And frankly, a very risky thing to do. We didn't make money on all of them, I can promise you that. But over a period of time, we built a nice broodmare band with that specific business plan.” Gray Lyster | Fasig-Tipton Its bedrock was fillies claimed off the track, an enterprise tailor-made for Gray's market flair. “It was about 'out-appraising' people and working hard to move money around,” he recalls. “Today there's so much information, it's all so quick. I still pursue a few here and there, but the claiming game, for breeding, is very difficult now. But it was a lot of fun at the time. Man, I learned the names of racetracks I'd never heard of before. “And trading those horses, there's nothing more emotional. If you can sell in a minute and a half, at public auction, going up in $10,000 bids? And you're walking up the back ring, and worrying if the horse is acting right, or if that person's off him, on him? I mean, there's no greater thrill. I'm a junkie for it.” There was trial and error, as usual, but there was also the $5,000 claim at Delaware Park of a Broken Vow filly who became the dam of Runhappy, subsequently sold for $1.6 million. Ashview has proved similarly ahead of the curve by in-house production of organic hay and bedding. One way or another, things have tended to work so well that there was seldom much need to formalize function. “I've had friends ask me how it all worked out, and I always said that it just evolved,” Wayne says. “I don't know. We're a very loving family. There was never, 'Okay, you're the broodmare manager, you're the foal manager.' We did it all together. They wanted to participate, and I wanted them to. We all love our farm, the land, our horses, our dogs, and we get to love it together. Sometimes we'll see things differently, as all people will, but never so much that we couldn't put it together.” But if that comes with nurture, and values of upbringing, there was always that other ingredient of nature as well. Gray is a sixth-generation horseman and, who knows, maybe someday that pedigree will tell in a seventh. None of Wayne and Muffy's grandchildren will be placed under any more pressure than were Gray, Bryan and Meredith. But Gray does want the industry to ensure that continuity is at least an option. He has brought energy and imagination to service on several industry bodies and cautions against undue haste in the face of undoubted challenges. “In the last couple of years, with HISA and HIWU, we've seen the most drastic changes to our industry in my lifetime,” he remarks. “A lot of people have made big sacrifices, at every level. It's not an easy process. There's going to be hiccups on the way. Zero catastrophic breakdowns, zero people taking an edge: maybe that's not be attainable, but we have to try. It's just that after those rough experiences last year, I really worried that all of a sudden people wanted to change everything on a moment's notice.” Though as heartbroken as anyone by those two breakdowns at Saratoga, he was dismayed by the implication that we owe a higher duty of care to some horses than others. Losing a claimer at Finger Lakes is no less of a tragedy; it just doesn't generate equivalent hysteria. “Optics are important, but we've got to look at the entire picture and not base decisions on a couple of emotional situations,” Gray says. “We already have this major, long thought-out plan. Whether you like it or not, it's here, and we all need to try to make it work.” Indeed, Grey confides that he was himself actually opposed to federal intervention, when first on the table. Finding himself to be in a minority among his peers, however, he now implores everyone to stop yelling or demanding further drastic change. He's particularly alarmed by those, often not themselves horsemen, demanding replacement of dirt tracks. For one thing, since it would not be viable to install synthetics coast-to-coast, doing so only at premier tracks would drive a wedge right across the pyramid. But Gray candidly says that a sport without dirt would lose his interest. “American dirt racing is unique in itself,” he says. “I watched Keeneland, my home track, flip to synthetics. I tried my hardest. I watched my father stop attending the races because he didn't like it as a handicapper. I quit watching two of my favorite racetracks, Golden Gate Fields and Arlington Park–and now, unfortunately, they're gone or almost gone. So I hope there's no knee-jerk reaction. We've seen Santa Anita, Keeneland and Del Mar achieve some outstanding safety records by transition to newer dirt surfaces with different sub-surfaces.” Wayne and Muffy Lyster | Courtesy of Gray Lyster A sense of obligation to their community was inculcated in their children by Wayne and Muffy, themselves recognized for conservation of the Bluegrass environment. But commitment starts at home, including for the siblings whose lives are now principally spent elsewhere. Certainly Bryan's familiar face is welcomed back by clients visiting their consignment at the major sales. “When Bryan decided that he wanted to make a life change, that actually came as no surprise to me,” Wayne says. “He has always loved Jackson Hole, and I couldn't be happier for him. He's done very well with his new vocation, and is still tremendously involved with Ashview Farm, with horses and mares that we own together. And our daughter, similarly, though her three young children take a lot of her time. “We've all of us always worked hard. My brother works hard, my sisters work hard, my wife does, my entire family has that ingrained. But if you're happy in what you're doing, it's not hard work at all. Does that make any sense?” Yes, sir, it does. This, after all, is someone who's reminded how it all began every time he comes to Keeneland. “I was 15 and used to hitchhike from Paris to walk hots,” he recalls. “A barn right under the water tower. I'd walk eight hots a morning, a dollar apiece. So that made $8 a day, and pretty much the afternoon off. Where the alternative had been tobacco, at 60 cents an hour. So a 10-hour day was $6. And I did the math! “That was 60 years ago now. I've had difficult days: banking, and money, and trying to grow a farm. We started with eight acres. We're now 1,050, and I'm very proud of that. But I never got up in the morning and worked, not the way some people do, who don't like what they're doing. I feel sad for them because my business has never been work to me.” “It's an old-school mentality,” Gray concludes. “Our long-term staff have utmost respect for mom and dad. They ask for a lot, and everybody works their butts off. But on a bad day, they would do anything for their staff. That's why it's not all about compensation in one form or another. When you have that trust and respect, you know you're getting your best from people. Someone makes a mistake, you acknowledge it and move on. Sounds simple. It's not. It all comes from my folks. Really, it's so easy to work with them. I think we're very fortunate. People tell me that all the time. But we're not just fortunate. It feels unique.” The post Succession: Wayne and Gray Lyster of Ashview Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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TUSCAN SKY (c, 3, Vino Rosso–South Andros, by Sky Mesa) got back on track Saturday, winning the Pegasus S. at Monmouth Park. Last spotted seventh in the GII Wood Memorial S., he drew the rail here and sat an inside trip as four rivals stacked up to his outside. The field went five-wide nearly the entire length of the race but Tuscan Sky began to edge away off the far turn and opened up late under Javier Castellano for the clear win. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0. O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Sierra Farm; T-Todd A. Pletcher. Sales History: $200,000 ylg '22 FTKJUL. The post Tuscan Sky Impressive in Pegasus Win At Monmouth appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After competing in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, Catching Freedom catches easier in the June 22 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown. He leads a field of 10 3-year-olds racing 1 1/8 miles.View the full article

This day 16th 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. Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Sha Tin races preview & best bets | Sunday, June 18 Hong Kong racing is back to its regular Sunday twilight spot at Sha Tin this week, and HorseBetting brings you … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Port Macquarie racing preview & quaddie tips | Wauchope Cup Day Wauchope Cup Day takes place at Port Macquarie this Sunday, and HorseBetting’s Nathan Keven has picked out his best bets … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Punt Drunk: RV Stewards in the bin due to Wiremu Pinn Despite there being no Group 1 racing this weekend, it is has been a busy week on the racing front … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Bendigo racing preview & quaddie tips | Sunday, June 18 Racing heads to Bendigo on Sunday afternoon for an eight-race program, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets and … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago Flaming Rabbit out to enhance global resume at Sha Tin Having bypassed the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) with Flaming Rabbit, Chief Stipelas Whyte has instead opted to prime … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Artzino primed for staying assignment A strong Kiwi connection will be at play this Saturday at Flemington when New Zealand-bred three-year-old Artzino pairs with star … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Benaud looks to add cup win to Group performances Group One performer Benaud will look to build on his stakes-level performances in Saturday’s Listed W J McKell Cup (2000m) … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Darwin racing preview & best bets | Saturday, June 17 See HorseBetting’s free racing tips, value bets and quaddie numbers for the seven-race meeting in Darwin on Saturday, June 17 … Read More Horse Racing News 1 year ago Todd holds narrow lead over Wiseman in Top End jockeys race Leading Darwin jockeys Jarrod Todd and Sonja Wiseman will continue their battle in quest of the Top End and Country … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Aaron Kuru with strong book of rides at Te Rapa Expat Kiwi Aaron Kuru will once again return to his homeland this weekend to bolster the jumps jockey ranks at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago All In All set for Awapuni assignment Awapuni wasn’t originally on All In All’s itinerary, but trainer Jade Zuppicich will be heading there on Saturday with confidence … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Kellie Coe primed for North Island Challenge Stakes Kelly Coe has already gained some valuable black-type this term, but trainer Ashley Meadows is hoping to capture an elusive … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Te Rapa races preview & best bets | Saturday, June 17 Racing heads to Te Rapa Racecourse in the North Island of New Zealand on Saturday for a 10-race card. See … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Carston making late season charge for Premiership The race for the South Island Trainers’ Premiership is starting to heat up with Andrew Carston one win behind Michael … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Shaun Fannin making mark in training ranks Leading jumps rider Shaun Fannin is enjoying another top season in the saddle and is also making his mark as … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago NZTR announce significant prizemoney increase New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) announced on Thursday afternoon a $20.3 million stakes increase for the 2023-24 racing season … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 16, 2023 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Hulbert hoping Kipling’s Journey can overcome wide barrier This weekend, the training partnership of Will and his father Peter saddle up three runners across Queensland, with all three … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Friday’s Sunshine Coast racing tips & quaddie | June 17, 2022 A Friday evening race meeting will be contested at the Sunshine Coast’s Corbould Park this week, with seven races scheduled … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago 2022 W.J. McKell Cup Day best bets & quaddie | Saturday, June 18 Rosehill Gardens will host 10 metropolitan races in New South Wales on Saturday, June 18, with just the one black-type … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Murray Bridge best bets, top odds & quaddie | Saturday, June 18 Murray Bridge Racing Club is scheduled to host a nine-race card on Saturday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s form expert presents his … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Flemington racing tips, value bets & quaddie | June 18, 2022 Flemington is set to host a nine-race card this Saturday afternoon headlined by the Listed A.R. Creswick Stakes. HorseBetting’s James … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Ipswich Cup Day 2022 betting tips & quaddie | Saturday, June 18 HorseBetting’s Queensland racing expert brings you his best bets in the three feature races at Ipswich this Saturday, as well … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 16, 2022 Five horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Chance to press claims for Australian venture Talented winter stayer Prince Leo will have an opportunity at Trentham on Saturday to prove himself worthy of joining his … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Foote using home track to advantage Trainer Ben Foote believes the Cambridge polytrack has been a godsend for the racing industry over winter and he took … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Highly-rated Green Luck makes New Zealand debut Paul Harris hopes Thursday’s Riccarton Park Function Centre 1400 can become the launchpad to Group race success early next season … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Geelong Racing preview, top tips & best odds | Friday, June 17 Geelong Racecourse is scheduled to host an eight-race card on Friday afternoon and Horsebetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Wyong racing tips, top odds & quaddie | Thursday, June 17 HorseBetting’s James Herbert brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie numbers for the Wyong race meeting on Thursday, … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 16, 2021 Horse Racing around the country has five meetings scheduled to be run and won on this Wednesday afternoon. We have … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 3 years ago Healthy Happy and Sky Darci lock horns again in Premier Cup After their enthralling one-two finish in last month’s Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m), Healthy Happy and Sky Darci … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Pike ventures north in search of good ground Tony Pike won’t be surprised if Ruakaka candidate Witsabouthim becomes a cups contender in the next two years. Witsabouthim is … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Tattersall’s Tiara confirmed for Tofane Trainer Mike Moroney has given the green light for Tofane to have a crack at securing her third elite-level victory … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Cameron keen to return to the saddle Matthew Cameron is planning a return to the saddle after calling time out on his career in December last year … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Coventina Bay in search of crowning glory Taranaki mare Coventina Bay will attempt to ascend the Queensland throne when she lines-up in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Singapore riding return for Rusof Former New Zealand jockey Shafiq Rusof is set to make his return to raceday riding in Singapore next month. The … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Hi Stranger opening options at Flemington In-form galloper Hi Stranger will attempt a first stakes race victory when he lines up in the AR Creswick Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago COVID-19 protocols to ease for NSW jockeys Racing NSW has announced the current jockey zones in place in the state will be removed from the start of … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Maher and Eustace fined over positive swab Piccatric has returned a positive test for Furosemide which has resulted in the Victorian Racing Tribunal fining trainers Ciaron Maher … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Ventura Storm scores debut hurdle victory Lindsay Park galloper Ventura Storm has ploughed through heavy ground to win a maiden hurdle at Ballarat at his first … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Another winter start for Harbour Views Trainer Matthew Williams is looking to run Harbour Views one more time this winter over 2000m at Caulfield to try … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago New Zealand stable eyeing Melbourne spring Jamie Richards may have lost Te Akau Shark for the spring with an eye injury, but the trainer has Melody … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Edmonds team farewells two stable stars The Edmonds training partnership will lose two of its stars with Wisdom of Water going to Mick Price and The … Read More United Kingdom Horse Racing News 4 years ago Cross Counter, Prince Of Arran in Gold Cup Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran are among star stayer Stradivarius’ rivals in … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Who Dares Wins on target for early resumption Group 3 winner Who Dares Wins is set to be one of the first open class horses to resume after … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Phelan jumping to get back racing Waikato trainer and jumps jockey Shaun Phelan got a little taste of racing at Waverley’s point-to-point meeting last week and … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Smartypy on Ramornie Handicap mission Being kicked by a yearling has not slowed trainer Chris Munce down as he plans a Ramornie campaign with Ipswich … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mystic Journey pleasing in spring build-up Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey is pleasing her trainer Adam Trinder as she continues her build-up towards a planned race … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Mark Newnham to rely on youth in spring The back end of the season has been fruitful for Mark Newnham’s juveniles and he hopes to parlay that into … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago McLean faces hearing over ‘jigger’ charge Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean, Darren Weir’s former Warrnambool assistant, will front a hearing on Monday charged with possessing an electrical … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Surprise Baby to embark on path to Cup The Andrew Ramsden runner-up Surprise Baby is about to return to work with The Bart Cummings a first target on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Sampson confirms shot at Eagle Farm feature Evergreen stayer Sampson confirmed his place in the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (3000m) at Eagle Farm this coming weekend with … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Business as usual for local partnership The local training partnership of Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley were back to doing what they do best on their … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Vaccination urged on Hendra virus in Qld Queensland owners and trainers have been reminded to vaccinate their horses against Hendra virus after a horse was found with … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Trainer Ben Currie facing more inquiries Stewards hope to hear all the remaining charges against disqualified trainer Ben Currie within a month … Read More Australia horse racing news, Hong Kong horse racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News 5 years ago Melbourne Cup for resurgent Gold Mount Gold Mount, a Royal Ascot winner when called Primitivo, has made a winning return in England after racing in Hong … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Kerrin McEvoy, Jeff Lloyd suspended Jeff Lloyd and Kerrin McEvoy will ride at the final Group One meeting of the season at Doomben before serving … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Craig Williams scores emotional Valley win Craig Williams has won a race at Moonee Valley named in honour of his jockey cousin Travis Harrison, who was … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Ryan’s magic plan leads to Waterhouse win A plan hatched by trainer Gerald Ryan six months ago has resulted in Magic Alibi’s victory in the Listed Gai … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Manolo Blahniq on track for Queensland Victoria-based gelding Manolo Blahniq heads to the Queensland winter carnival on a high after winning second-up at Rosehill for trainer … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago My Nordic Hero gets first Australian win After finishing second in his previous two starts in Melbourne, import My Nordic Hero has broken through for his first … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago McNeil guides Single Note to Valley win Single Note has rallied strongly to snare a Saturday city win at Moonee Valley in what is her final racing … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Albumin racks up another sprint win Albumin has produced a barnstorming finish at Rosehill to remain unbeaten in two starts this preparation and signal a possible … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Rippa a millionaire for Gollan at Ipswich Tough gelding I’m A Rippa has become trainer Tony Gollan’s third horse to pass $1 million in prize money by … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Miss Leonidas scores big win at the Valley Miss Leonidas has given an indication of her class, racing away to a six-length victory in the Embassy Print Solutions … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Flow rolls forward effectively at Rosehill Flow has made a triumphant comeback at Rosehill for Godolphin to suggest a step up in class could beckon for … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Class tells in Ipswich Cup for Weir Tradesman has given Darren Weir his first win at the Ipswich racetrack by taking the Ipswich Cup … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Widgee Turf wins again at Moonee Valley Four-year-old gelding Widgee Turf has claimed his sixth city win of the season, finishing strongly to overhaul Ashlor in a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Black On Gold helps Waller equal record Chris Waller says Rosehill winner Black On Gold is typical of the bread-and-butter horses who have helped make his stable … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Chris Waller racks up training milestone Chris Waller has posted 300 winners in a season for the first time and is closing in on a personal … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago Jon Wick all action at Ruakaka Leading apprentice Sam Weatherley made the best possible start to his last day of riding in New Zealand for the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Envy win moves Lees to training record A victory by Envy Of All at Ipswich has given Kris Lees 161-1/2 winners, which is the most he has … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago La Chica Bella wins for Rachel King She has her quirks but La Chica Bella has plenty of ability as well and has put it on show … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Princeton continues Sandhu’s winning ways Cranbourne trainer Julius Sandhu is building a handy record from a small team of horses, with Princeton Spirit proving too … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago I Feel Good returns to win Stayers Final I Feel Good has made up for running second in last year’s Winter Stayers Final by winning the race at … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 6 years ago Shamardal gelding tops Hong Kong International Sale (June) The Hong Kong Jockey Club held its first June session of the Hong Kong International Sale at the Sha Tin … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago My Blue Jeans claims Highway Handicap Gelding My Blue Jeans has won his first Highway Handicap for trainer Danny Williams at Rosehill and now chases a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago 2K Thoroughbreds proves a force at Ipswich The 2K Thoroughbreds syndicate has scored a quinella in the feature Bundamba Two-Year-Old Handicap at Ipswich … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Nicci’s Gold gives Portelli consolation Nicci’s Gold has won at Rosehill, easing trainer Gary Portelli’s disappointment with Ronstar’s defeat … Read More Horse Racing Tips 6 years ago Muswellbrook betting tips and form for Sunday, June 17 … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Early-spring target for Tahitian Dancer Tahitian Dancer has broken through for her first victory at Moonee Valley, with trainer Shane Nichols holding spring aspirations for … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Zamex appreciates even playing field Returning to a track that doesn’t favour frontrunners, Zamex has stormed home to win the Ipswich Mile … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Fit For Purpose to return to stakes class Impressive Fit For Purpose is likely to tackle stakes class again after winning at Ipswich … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Toulouse gets off the mark at Rosehill First-time winner Toulouse and fellow Lope De Vega gelding Silent Explorer have produced a one-two finish for trainer David Payne … Read More Market Movers 6 years ago Rosehill market movers for Saturday, June 16 ROSEHILL is racing this Saturday and the punters have a full nine race card to wager upon. Let’s take a … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago No rest for Ropiha as Jayla Monet resumes after lengthy spell A HOLIDAY in the United Kingdom is not stopping trainer Ben Ropiha from monitoring one of the stars of his … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Test The World confronts new challenge Test The World will encounter a heavy track for the first time when the Bjorn Baker-trained filly attempts to extend … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Zamex eyes Highway double before trip home Zamex is after consecutive Highway Handicap wins on his road trip to Sydney before targeting the final race of his … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Williams wants Travis Harrison Cup victory Craig Williams has more than one reason to hope Magic Consol can score back-to-back wins at Moonee Valley … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Flamboyer to back up in Eye Liner Flamboyer’s liking for wet tracks and a strong Ipswich record are on his side for a quick back-up in the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Edmonds chases Cup joy Trainer Toby Edmonds hopes his run of wins with former interstate mares continues in the Ipswich Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Deanne Panya stood down after fall Deanne Panya will have to undergo a second concussion test before she is allowed to ride again after a fall … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 7 years ago Market movers for Saturday racing at Ipswich, MV & Rosehill IPSWICH, Moonee Valley and Rosehill Gardens are the three big meetings in Australian horse racing fans this weekend. Keep abreast … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Jason Attard adopts new look to training A trackwork tumble has inadvertently presented Jason Attard with a new perspective on training as he awaits a clearance to … Read More Horse Racing Tips, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Awapuni Hurdle betting guide with form, tips and latest news JUMPS racing in New Zealand is more popular in the winter than flat racing and one of the important lead-in … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago NZ stayer Megablast on trial for spring A Victorian winter campaign will help determine New Zealand stayer Megablast’s spring carnival targets … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Destiny’s Kiss keeps plugging away Joe Pride marvels at veteran Destiny’s Kiss whose career shows no signs of waning after almost six years of racing … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Netball star announced as New Zealand’s Melbourne Cup ambassador NETBALL and horse racing doesn’t quite match up like peas and carrots, but Silver Ferns star Maria Tutaia has been … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Valley swan song likely for Whistle Baby Retirement looms for Whistle Baby after she races at Moonee Valley as she has a future date with Written Tycoon … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Petite’s Reward wound up for Valley return Brendan McCarthy has given speedy mare Petite’s Reward a solid build-up to have her ready for a first-up tilt at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Beadman chases more stakes wins Godolphin trainer Darren Beadman can’t split his runners in two feature races at Ipswich … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tiffani Brooker rewarded for hard work Claiming apprentice Tiffani Brooker’s hard work and good form have earned her another chance at a stakes win on Banda … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Another record looms for Jim Byrne Jim Byrne is well on his way to equalling his record for the number of stakes wins by a jockey … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Will the plunge payoff for wet-track gun Moss ‘N’ Dale? CONNECTIONS of Moss ‘N’ Dale will be hoping the heavy conditions expected for Saturday’s meeting in Rosehill remain unchanged as … Read More Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Best racing value bets for Ipswich, Moonee Valley and Rosehill WE have looked over all the betting markets for racing at Ipswich, Moonee Valley and Rosehill to find the best … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Payne excited ahead of Queen Anne History-maker Michelle Payne will be doing her homework ahead of her ride on Kaspersky in the Queen Anne Stakes at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Racing mourns the death of Geoff Torney The racing industry is mourning the death of Geoff Torney who gave four decades of his life to Victorian racing … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot betting and tips THE Group 1 Coronation Stakes is a career-making race which has been won by many top fillies. Last years winner … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Judge overturns Nikolic racetrack ban Jockey Danny Nikolic is seeking to have his riding licence reinstated after a Victoria Police order banning him from racecourses … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago The highs and lows of jockey Danny Nikolic A look at the career of controversial jockey Danny Nikolic who has successfully challenged a police order banning him from … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Royal Ascot 2016 Commonwealth Cup betting tips and form THE Group 1 Commonwealth Cup is one of the newer feature races during the Royal Ascot carnival. The 1200m sprint … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Trainer banned for 12 months over cobalt Northern Rivers trainer Wayne Lawson has been outed for 12 months over a high level of cobalt found in Grafton … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ryan ruing another wide gate for Marley Don’t Doubt Marley will have to contend with yet another wide barrier when she runs in at Rosehill … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Prince Of Brooklyn resumes at Valley Stakes winner Prince Of Brooklyn will make his return at Moonee Valley on a day when his brother Duke Of … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Veteran Extra Zero wins over the jumps The 2015 Australian Cup runner-up Extra Zero has claimed his first jumps win at his second attempt in a hurdle … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich with form, odds and free tips IPSWICH hosts the Queensland winter carnival this week with the Ipswich Cup and the Eye Liner Stakes featuring on the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Dylan Dunn chasing apprentices’ title Dylan Dunn has a six-win lead in the Melbourne apprentices’ premiership and is hoping to add to his season tally … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago J’Star aiming for hat-trick on city debut After successive wins on out of town tracks at Bairnsdale and Geelong, J’Star heads to town for the first time … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Judge overturns Nikolic racetrack ban Jockey Danny Nikolic is seeking to have his riding licence reinstated after a Victoria Police order banning him from racecourses … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Cause worth the late nom: Zielke John Zielke saddles up Worthy Cause in the Listed Ipswich Cup this weekend … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ipswich set for bumper two-year-old clash Impressive two-year-olds Lauderdale and Sir Donald clash at Ipswich this weekend … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Plenty at stake for Harrison Tegan Harrison will ride Echo Gal for Gai Waterhouse at Ipswich in the race named after the Sydney trainer … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Aidan O’Brien has grounds for concern Trainer Aidan O’Brien admits Order Of St George could be vulnerable on soft ground in the Ascot Gold Cup … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Lady Aurelia simply stunning in Queen Mary Stakes IN a performance that has to be seen to believe, Lady Aurelia has produced arguably the best racing performance since … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Japanese champion upset in Royal Ascot Prince Of Wales’s Stakes A Shin Hikari was the shortest favourite on the 2016 Royal Ascot card, but the Japanese star was wanting in … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago My Dream Boat in fairytale Ascot win Japanese star A Shin Hikari has failed in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot with My Dream Boat … Read More View the full article

Per usual, entrants in the latest Classic on the European calendar run the gamut from blueblooded homebreds and auction purchases at a range of prices. The luckless Tamfana is returning off her fourth in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas, and is one of the leading fancies, and there are several fresh shooters that will be trying Group 1 company for the first time from France and farther afield. Last year, Churchill's Blue Rose Cen took the G1 Prix de Diane Longines, and the Coolmore stallion is represented by the group-placed Survie. CANDALA (FR) Frankel (GB)–Candarliya (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) Pedigree/form notes: This Aga Khan homebred has won her last two starts, including the G3 Prix de la Grotte at ParisLongchamp in May. The dam won the G2 Prix de Royallieu, and G3 Prix Minerve with a second in the G1 Prix Vermeille at three and was back in the winner's circle in the G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil at four. Her renowned owner/breeder has won this event a record seven times, most recently with Valyra (GB) (Azamour {Ire}) in 2012. A half-sister to the stakes-placed Carini (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Candala will be one of the likelier winners in this return. PARAIBA (FR) Soldier Hollow (GB)–Pearls Or Passion (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) Pedigree/form notes: After a debut win, this full-sister to G3 Prix de Royaumont scorer Pelligrina (Ire) ran second to Delius (GB) (Frankel {GB} at Chantilly on May 11. Her dam won the Listed Prix Panacee and this is the famed 'Pearl' family developed by Haras de Saint Pair and headed by Group 1 winner Pearly Shells (GB) (Efisio {GB}), the granddam of Paraiba. The trip should hold no fears for this Al Shahania Stud-bred filly, especially as the ground was very soft in that 2400-metre affair. SURVIE (IRE) Churchill (Ire)–Sotteville (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) Pedigree/form notes: Bred and raced by Gerard Augustin-Normand under his Franklin Finance banner, the relation to G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud herone Seralia (GB) (Royal Academy) is out of a two-time French group winner. She has been knocking on the door of a black-type win with a pair of group placings behind Dare To Dream (G3 Prix Vanteaux) and Birthe (G2 Prix Saint-Alary), but this is a tough ask. SPARKLING PLENTY (FR) Kingman (GB)–Speralita (Fr) (Frankel {GB}) Sales info: This filly was a €600,000 buy-back when offered by Haras des Capucines at the Arqana August Sale in 2022. Pedigree/form notes: A last-out winner of the G2 Prix de Sandringham, the Jean-Pierre Dubois homebred is a full-sister to G3 Jersey S. scorer and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Grand Criterium second Noble Truth (Fr). Her dam is a half-sister to the great six-time top-tier winner Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}). Regardless, Sparkling Plenty holds a live hand. DANCE SEQUENCE (GB) Dubawi (Ire)–Tearless (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}) Pedigree/form notes: The third black-type horse produced by listed winner Tearless, Dance Sequence is the sixth foal out of her dam, and her elder half-sister Romantic Song (Ire) (Shamardal) won at listed level in Germany. Hailing from one of the best families in the stud book as a great granddaughter of Magnificient Style (Silver Hawk), this Godolphin homebred was already second in the G1 Betfred Oaks. Dance Sequence is aiming to go one better in the French equivalent and she just might do it. ROCK'N SWING (GB) Camelot (GB)–Ragsah (Ire) (Shamardal) Pedigree/form notes: The sixth foal out of G3 Firth of Clyde S. victress Ragsah, herself a half-sister to the ill-fated star Dubai Millennium (GB), Rock'n Swing is part of the iconic Fall Aspen family and counts GII Goldikova S. third Richmond Avenue (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) as a half-sister. Yet another filly bearing the royal blue of Godolphin, this Andre Fabre trainee sports two wins, but was soundly beaten when seventh in the G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches in May. Never say never, but this appears to be an uphill battle. L'EQUILIBRISTE (FR) Dream Ahead–Delinda (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) Sales info: Troy Steve Bloodstock plucked this daughter of the unraced Delinda out of the Arqana October Yearling Sale for €10,000 when offered by Ecurie d'Auge. Pedigree/form notes: Yet to test the waters at group level, this Listed Prix Finlande-winning filly and half-sister to fellow listed winner Iznik (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), was bred by Haras de Gratte Panche, Michel Dardenne and Samy Torgeman. Although by a standout sprinter in Bearstone Stud's Dream Ahead, this filly has a better chance of lasting the trip than is first apparent, as her first three dams are by Sea The Stars (Ire), Selkirk and Doyoun (Ire), with the latter a full-sister to European/American champion Daylami (Ire), and a half-sister to fellow Euro champ Dalakhani (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}). Has heaps of potential, but it remains to be seen whether she can mix it up with fillies of this calibre. BIRTHE (IRE) Study Of Man (Ire)–Barakaat (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) Sales info: Tara Stud consigned the bay to the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale, where she brought €10,000 on the bid of JD Moore. She later breezed at the Arqana Summer Sale, where she was bought by Tina Rau and her trainer Laura Vanska for €12,000. Pedigree/form notes: Bred by Sabah Mubarak Al Sabah, the first foal out of her winning dam triumphed in the Listed Prix Caravelle and G2 Prix Saint-Alary in succession in April and May, respectively. From the same family as GI Santa Anita Oaks heroine Ariege (Doneraile Court), she undoubtedly will continue to thrive as she matures. Could grab a piece of the action. DARE TO DREAM (FR) Camelot (GB)–Debutante (Fr) (Gold Away {Ire}) Sales info: This March foal was offered by co-breeder Ecurie des Monceaux at the Arqana October Yearling Sale, and was knocked down to Gavin Hernon for €67,000. Monceaux, Meridian International and Scuderia Waldeck SNC are the breeders on her page. Pedigree/form notes: She is one of three winners for her multiple stakes-placed dam, herself a half-sister to German Horse of the Year and Arc scorer Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {Ger}). Stubbed her toe as the favourite in the Saint-Alary, but the G3 Prix Vanteaux winner could easily rebound here. TAMFANA (GER) Soldier Hollow (GB)–Tres Magnifique (Fr) (Zoffany {Ire}) Sales info: A mere €20,000 BBAG September yearling from the draft of Gestut Etzean, the bay was purchased by Jeremy Brummitt. Pedigree/form notes: The winner of the G3 Prix Miesque is kin to GI Beverly D. S. winner Sea Calisi (Fr) (Youmzain {Ire}) among other turf luminaries. Absolutely luckless in the running of the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas when lacking room but eventually able to snatch fourth, the Etzean and Hans-Helmut Rodenburg-bred is one of the major players here. GALA REAL (FR) Wootton Bassett (GB)–Cala Violina (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) Sales info: Meridian International shelled out €270,000 for this filly from the Haras de la Louviere consignment during the Arqana August Yearling Sale. Pedigree/form notes: Both her granddam–Aigue Marine (GB) (Galileo {Ire})–and her great granddam Aiglonne (Silver Hawk) won at the group/graded level. This 'TDN Rising Star' was bred by Noir et Or Elevage and Ecurie Skymarc Farm and was a last-start winner–over Aventure–of the Listed Prix de la Seine. Moving in the right direction, but needs to show another level on Sunday. BUBBLE GUM (FR) Cloth Of Stars (Ire)–Bambara (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) Sales info: Part of the Haras du Buff draft, the Rashit Shaykhutdinov hombred was a €70,000 buy-back out of the Arqana October Yearling Sale. Pedigree/form notes: A two-time winner in three starts, this relation to G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine Nezwaah (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) has yet to race in black-type company, but is a half-sister to Listed Prix Finlande third Roman Bamb (Fr) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}). AVENTURE (IRE) Sea The Stars (Ire)–Balladeuse (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}) Pedigree/form notes: The Wertheimer et Frere-bred bay is a half-sister to Group 1 winner and Diane second Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and two other black-type horses, including the G1 Prix Jean Romanet third Romanciere (Ire) (Dansili {GB}). Their dam's biggest day in the sun was a tally in the G2 Prix de Royallieu and she is a half-sister to the high class G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud heroine Plumania (GB) (Anabaa). One of the most consistent fillies in this the field, this 'TDN Rising Star' and seven-length G3 Prix de Royaumont heroine could make the leap to the big leagues with a win here. HALFDAY (FR) Lope De Vega (Ire)–Daytime (GB) (Frankel {GB}) Pedigree/form notes: Another runner in the light blue and white Wertheimer colours, this homebred won the G3 Prix Cleopatre in striking style over recent €630,000 Arqana Online Pop-Up Sale alum and listed winner Fun With Flags (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in April. Her dam is out of Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who won a sextet of Group/Grade 1s on either side of the Atlantic. She has the pedigree, but Halfday will need a bit of luck to prevail. The post The Lowdown: Prix De Diane Longines appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 6-15, 2yo, 5f, :56.97, ft, nose. MENTEE (c, 2, City of Light–Nonna Bella, by Stay Thirsty), on the 'Insights' radar by virtue of his relationship to full brother, champion juvenile Fierceness, MGISW, $1,703,850, stepped up to lead the field in this unveiling. The 1-2 favorite cruised along through :22.37 and :44.80 opening splits and had built a noteworthy margin entering the final furlong. Under confident handling, his rider John Velazquez never seemed worried as Colloquial (Vekoma) rapidly closed the gap with a furious late rally, and his charge won the photo by a nose in a track-record time of :56.97. MENTEE, the 2YO son of @LanesEndFarms stallion City of Light, and full brother to FIERCENESS, just holds on to break his maiden in the seventh race under @ljlmvel for @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/evqw6GAxtF — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) June 15, 2024 In addition to the champion, Mentee has a yearling half-sister by Caravaggio and a 2024 half-brother by Uncle Mo. His eldest half-sister Dolce Bella (Uncle Mo) has a 2024 filly by City of Light. Their dam Nonna Bella is a half-sister to GISW Outwork (Uncle Mo) and to MSP Nonna's Boy (Distorted Humor). Through third dam MSW & GSP Holy Bubbette (Holy Bull), this is the female family of MGSW Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Repole Stable, Inc. (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. The post City of Light’s Mentee, Full-Brother to Fierceness, Wins the Photo First Out appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a half to Intello (Ger). 13.30 Chantilly, Debutantes, €50,000, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT BUZY (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is a daughter of the Wertheimers' G2 Prix de Sandringham winner and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches second Impressionnante (GB) (Danehill), who provided the operation with their G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Intello (Ger). Ed Monfort has charge of the blueblood, while Maxime Guyon has opted for the owner-breeders' Polyvega (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a Carlos Laffon-Parias-trained daughter of the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Polydream (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). The post Night Of Thunder Half To Intello Debuts At Chantilly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

With all three of France's Classics staged so far in 2024 falling to unexposed types, Sunday's 175th edition of the G1 Prix de Diane Longines at Chantilly could be poised for more of the same as the fast-improving TDN Rising Star Gala Real (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) is asked her biggest question. Going from an 11-length win at Lyon-Parilly in November to a 3 1/2-length defeat of the subsequently listed-placed Wootton Zi (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in Saint-Cloud's Prix Durban in April, Scuderia Dei Duepi, Ecurie des Charmes and Ballylinch Stud's girl wonder was not done there. It was her defeat of the Wertheimers' fellow TDN Rising Star Aventure (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in ParisLongchamp's Listed Prix de la Seine last month that marks the Alessandro and Giuseppe Botti-trained filly as ready-made for Classic success. She is also owned by the football world's icon Carlo Ancelotti, who after the kind of season he has had with Europe's best Real Madrid will be hoping that his aura of success rubs off on his equine representative in racing's equivalent of the Champions League. Maybe it's that unstoppable momentum that led to the fates determining that she was handed stall one in the draw lottery. “Gala Real is very well behaved and has an impeccable mindset,” Alessandro said. “It's almost certain that a sound surface won't bother her, although we know that she acts on soft ground. If the ground rides good, I hope she'll be just as effective on it as on soft because it will open up a lot of opportunities for us further down the line. There's no doubt that we're going to get a properly-run race with the presence of British and Irish fillies and I'm hoping for that proper gallop. Christophe Soumillon has carte blanche–he knows her better than me.” Une Aventure Fabuleuse? Aventure has just a short neck to make up on Gala Real from the Prix de la Seine and has since bounded forward with an impressive seven-length win in the 12-furlong G3 Prix de Royaumont here. The question mark is the drop back in trip, but trainer Christophe Ferland is unconcerned about that factor. “For me, the 2,100-metre trip won't be a worry,” he said of the half-sister to the Diane runner-up Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) from the family of Plumania (GB) (Anabaa), who was third in this. “After the Prix de Royaumont, everyone asked me if she would heading to the Prix de Diane. It also depended on how she recovered from the Royaumont,” he added. “The overriding consideration was how she recovered and, since then, she's been doing her normal daily work in the form of some gentle canters on the all-weather, combined with a very short piece of work on grass to see if her action was still fluid and there were no problems on that score.” What Of Menuisier's Zarkava? Where Aventure has to contend with an unfavourable high draw in 10, the apple of David Menuisier's eye Tamfana (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) has struck lucky with stall four. Along with the fellow British-based contender Dance Sequence (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), she boasts prior Classic form having been a probably unfortunate fourth in the G1 1000 Guineas. She also has previous at Chantilly, having captured the seven-furlong G3 Prix Miesque last term and her trainer is not holding back. “She makes me think of Zarkava, which is a big statement,” he said. Uh, you could say that. Before the heretic labellers get to speak out, the French-born handler with bullish tendencies elaborates. “She shows similar traits, in that she can be ridden very cold and win a race within a few yards because of her massive turn of foot,” he explained. “She looks more like a colt than a filly, she is a very powerful horse and I'm sure she will keep on improving physically.” He's not finished yet. “I've maintained that Tamfana is the best filly that I've ever trained–she's exceptional.” “She has a pedigree that oozes stamina, there is some proper stamina on the dam's side. On her pedigree, we shouldn't have any doubts about stamina, rather speed, but that's something she's had from when she started to come to herself in September last year,” he added. “If you compare her to [the Oaks third] War Chimes, it is like comparing a diesel to a petrol car. War Chimes is very good, but Tamfana has so much more speed.” Next On Her Dance Card… Having turned up in the 1000 Guineas and Oaks, Godolphin's Dance Sequence is back again having shown Charlie Appleby the way to go since her stirring effort at Epsom. Second-best at that mile-and-a-half trip, the homebred nevertheless produced the sharpest sectional to threaten from three out to two out and this 10 1/2-furlong trip is made for her. “Dance Sequence appears to have come out of Epsom in good shape,” her trainer said. “It's always a bit tricky in terms of timing running in both races, but we feel that she is showing the right signs. We feel dropping back in trip will suit and hopefully some ease in the ground won't do her any harm. We are applying cheekpieces just to hopefully keep her concentration at the business end of the race. She has a sensible draw in seven and, if she can reproduce her Epsom form, she is going to be a big player.” A Classic Treble For The Aga Khan? With the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and G1 Oaks in the bag already in 2024, what price a third fillies' monument for The Aga Khan in a matter of weeks? Certainly his Francis-Henri Graffard-trained G3 Prix de la Grotte winner Candala (Fr) (Frankel {GB}) has all the credentials to garner a record-extending eighth renewal for her owner-breeder. If only she had a better draw than 12, but there is something about this special blend of speed and stamina that says she is one of the select few that could overcome. Graffard also saddles Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani's lightly-raced and unproven Paraiba (Fr), another daughter of Soldier Hollow, and he said, “Candala is indifferent to the state of the ground. We have rediscovered the filly we know and love and are very happy with her.” Of Paraiba, he added, “We've always rated her, but her preparation has been hindered somewhat by the weather at the beginning of the year as she's a top-of-the-ground filly. We've got the work into her and she's ready, but if the ground is soft, she won't run.” Bubbling Under… Also carrying the Wertheimers silks is the Carlos Laffon-Parias-trained G3 Prix Cleopatre winner Halfday (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), who is looking to provide her sire with the Jockey Club-Diane double. The operation's racing manager Pierre-Yves Bureau said, “It was very much part of the game plan to head straight to the Prix de Diane after winning the Prix de Cleopatre, avoiding a detour via the Prix Saint-Alary which would have been her only other option. She is a light-framed filly who needs time between her races and is very much a late developer. She will blossom over the trip in time.” Looking for the fairytale is the Finnish-born Chantilly-based Laura Vanska, who is here with Alain Jathiere and Christine Guilbert's G2 Prix Saint-Alary winner Birthe (Ire) (Study Of Man {Ire}). Having worked in show jumping before taking in Godolphin's Flying Start, she has a tiny string compared to most of her peers represented here and is dreaming big with the €12,000 purchase. “In the Prix Saint-Alary, she proved her ability to act on soft ground, so I'm not worried about rain,” she said. “She's changed a lot since the beginning of the year. As a 2-year-old, she didn't have the required strength to handle bad ground. It's quite incredible to be pitching at this level in this race of such magnitude, given that I only train ten horses!” By Daylight Again? Also on Chantilly's card is the G3 Prix du Bois Longines for 2-year-olds, with the distinct possibility of Earthlight (Ire) having a first black-type winner from his first crop via his daughter Daylight (Fr). Gousserie Racing and Sandrine Gavrois's Patrice Cottier trainee may only have to replicate her debut performance when winning by 4 1/2 lengths over this track and six-furlong trip last month, but in all probability she will need more with Karl Burke involved with his York novice winner Arabie (GB) (Dandy Man {Ire}). In the 12-furlong G3 Prix du Lys Longines, Coolmore and Westerberg's unbeaten TDN Rising Star Delius (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who beat the Diane contender Paraiba in the course-and-distance Prix du Puits aux Chiens conditions event last month, takes the next step towards a crack at the G1 Grand Prix de Paris his trainer Andre Fabre loves so much to win. Also on Sunday, Cologne stages the G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft, where last year's G1 Deutsches Derby hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) looks to get back on track and the contenders for Hamburg's 2024 domestic Classic shape up in the G2 Sparkasse Kolnbonn 189th Union-Rennen. Watch for another Sea The Moon here, Gestut Schlenderhan's Listed Dusseldorf Derby Trial runner-up Any Moon (Ger) who is a half-brother to the G1 Melbourne Cup hero Almandin (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}). The post Is Gala The Real Deal? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

David Menuisier and Charlie Appleby have differing levels of experience when it comes to preparing classic contenders, but they present fillies that have shown themselves already to be genuine group 1 caliber in an open-looking Prix de Diane (G1). View the full article

3rd-Belterra, $16,700, Msw, 6-15, 2yo, f, 5f, 1:01.42, ft, 1 length GOOSEBUMPS (f, 2, Tom's d'Etat–Callisto, by Malibu Moon) became her sire's (by Smart Strike) first winner Saturday in her second start after being a well-beaten second going a half-furlong further over the local course May 25. Off the pace early, she worked her way through the pack through a half in :47.99, swung out off the turn and had plenty to offer late, outrunning late leader Secret Valentine (Global Campaign) to get up by a length. A Winblaze homebred, Goosebumps has a yearling half-brother by Yoshida (Jpn) and a newborn half-sister by Outwork. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $22,360. O/B-Winblaze, LLC (OH); T-Timothy E. Hamm. The post Tom’s d’Etat Records First Winner With Goosebumps appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rider Penalties M Sanson | Waikato 12 June; careless riding; suspended 23-29 June inclusive. J Allen | Waikato 12 June; careless riding; suspended 23-28 June inclusive. W Pinn | Waikato 12 June; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 15 June). T Mitchell | Waikato 12 June; rode trackwork without medical clearance; fined $200. N Parmar | Canterbury 13 June; careless riding; suspended 27 June – 7 July inclusive. W Kennedy | Canterbury 13 June; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 15 June). M Sanson | Waikato 15 June; careless riding; suspended 30 June – 7 July inclusive. N Hailey | Waikato 25 June; careless riding; suspended 24 June – 24 July inclusive. K Myers | Waikato 15 June; medical clearance required. M McNab | Waikato 15 June; medical clearance required. K Chowdhoory | Wellington 15 June; use of whip; fined $500. J Mudhoo | Wellington 15 June; medical clearance required. N Parmar | Wellington 15 June; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalties J & R Vance | Waikato 12 June; incorrect gear; fined $50. L Pickford | Wellington 15 June; late rider declaration; fined $50. Horse Penalties HASNALEI | Waikato 12 June; lame; veterinary clearance required. DASH OF RED | Canterbury 13 June; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. MACKENZIE RANGER | Canterbury 13 June; late scratching after escaping riderless at the barriers; must complete trial. GINGER TOO | Waikato 15 June; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. BANKS ROAD | Waikato 15 June; unsatisfactory performance; must complete schooling trial. The post 10-16 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Grade 1-winning fillies Vahva, Society, and Chi Town Lady vie in the $250,000 Chicago Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.View the full article

WinBlaze's Goosebumps became the first winner for freshman sire Tom's d'Etat in breaking her maiden in the third race at Belterra Park June 15. View the full article

As expected, G2 Sandy Lane S. hero Inisherin (GB) (Shamardal) was supplemented to Friday's G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, as fields for the fourth day of the meeting were revealed on Saturday. G3 Horris Hill S. hero Orne (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) has also been supplemented at a cost of £46,000 to bring the current field to 22. The two late entries face dual Group 1 winner and co-favourite Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) in the six-furlong race. Other notables signed on include G3 Prix de Cabourg scorer and May 18 Listed Carnarvon S. hero Elite Status (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Amo Racing's G1 Phoenix S. victor Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) who just won the G3 Lacken S. on May 19, one for Aidan O'Brien in Group 2 winner and three-time Group 1-placed River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and the G1 Cheveley Park S.heroine Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio). The latter also holds an entry in the G1 Coronation S., which will be run without Classic winner Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). Of the 11 remaining fillies, G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas heroine Elmalka (GB) (Kingman {GB}) makes her first start since her Classic win for Roger Varian. Third to Elmalka that day was multiple group winner and two-time Group 1-placed Ramatuelle (Justify) from France from the Christopher Head yard. It is another daughter of Justify that garners favouritism with a week until the race in the form of Coolmore's Opera Singer. The Group 1 winner was third to Fallen Angel in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas. The winner of the French equivalent, His Highness The Aga Khan's Rouhiya (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), will be making her first start since that May 12 Classic at ParisLongchamp. In the G3 Albany S., 24 fillies have stood their ground, like the undefeated stakes winner Hot Darling (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). Joining the Amy Murphy trainee are a trio from Ballydoyle. G3 Fillies Sprint S. heroine Fairy Godmother (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) is one of the trio, as are the winners Heaven's Gate (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) and Truly Enchanting (Ire) (No Nay Never). Godolphin's two-for-two 'TDN Rising Star' Mountain Breeze (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is set to line up, as are the Amo Racing pair of unbeaten listed winner Enchanting Empress (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) and the Fillies Sprint S. third California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}). The final group race on the Friday card is the G2 King Edward VII S. run over 1 1/2 miles for 3-year-olds, and 21 remain in the running. A total of nine hail from Ballydoyle, with winner and G3 Chester Vase runner-up Agenda (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) showing the way. Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will be hoping for some redemption and the Group 2 winner last emerged victorious from the G2 Champions Juvenile S. at Leopardstown in September, but has three unplaced runs since. G3 Gallinule S. hero Chief Little Rock (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is also among the current entries. Dual Group 3 winner Calandagan (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) was last seen winning the G3 Prix Hocquart for His Highness The Aga Khan. Juddmonte's Macduff (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) also appears to fit with these on paper and was second in the G3 Classic Trial S. at Sandown earlier this spring before running off-the-board in the G1 Betfred Derby. Brook Farm Bloodstock's War Rooms (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) is also aiming to progress after a third in the G2 Dante S. at York in mid-May. The post Pair Of Commonwealth Cup Supplements Anchor Royal Ascot Friday Fields 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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Gulfstream Park will resume racing June 16, with a 10-race program after the track canceled racing June 13-15 due to record rainfall that saturated the South Florida area.View the full article