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What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, June 12, 2024 First Race 6:40pm HKT (8:40pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to the bright lights of Happy Valley this Wednesday evening, with a bumper nine-race program lined up. The rail is in the B position the entire circuit, and with some light rainfall forecast in the lead-up, the track should be no worse than a Soft 5 prior to the opening race at 6:40pm local time. Check out our Happy Valley best bets and quaddie numbers for June 12. Best Bet: Magic Control Formerly known as Archo Nacho in Australia, Magic Control appears primed to strike, making his Hong Kong debut for the Jamie Richards barn. The son of Sioux Nation took out the Group 3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) before being transferred across, with the three-year-old only missing the frame once in five starts. His trials suggest he acclimatised well to his new conditions, and with Hugh Bowman taking the reins from the soft draw (4), expect Magic Control to get every chance to make an impression first-up. Best Bet Race 8 – #2 Magic Control (4) 3yo Gelding | T: Jamie Richards | J: Hugh Bowman (60.5kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best: Ma Comet Ma Comet was the best of the beaten brigade behind Camino at this course and distance on May 15. The four-year-old got every chance, swooping along the inside running rail and hitting the front before being swallowed up in the shadows of the post. Brenton Avdulla should manage to gain a similar run from barrier six, and with no Camino in this lot to spoil the party, watch for Ma Comet to finish with the head in front. Next Best Race 6 – #1 Ma Comet (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Jamie Richards | J: Brenton Avdulla (61kg) Bet with Neds Best Value: Me Time Me Time is yet to bother the judge in five career starts but looks ready to peak getting back to the Happy Valley circuit. The son of Cracksman had no luck after being dragged back to the rear of the field at Sha Tin on May 19, running into nothing but backsides when asked for the ultimate effort. Barrier six should allow Harry Bentley to take closer order, and with big odds available with Hong Kong horse racing bookmakers, punters should expect a bold sight from Me Time in this wide-open Class 4 affair. Best Value Race 3 – #9 Me Time (3) 4yo Gelding | T: Chief Stipelas Whyte | J: Harry Bentley (54kg) Bet with Picklebet Hong Kong Wednesday quaddie picks – 12/6/24 Happy Valley quadrella selections Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1-3-5-7-10 1-6-7-9-10-11 1-2 1-3-4-5-10-11 Horse racing tips
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What Kensington Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Wednesday, June 12, 2024 First Race 12:50pm AEST Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to the Kensington circuit at Randwick this Wednesday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-part program set for decision. The rail is in its true position the entire way around, and with no significant rainfall predicted in the lead-up, punters can expect the Heavy 9 surface at the time of acceptances to improve for race-day. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 12:50pm local time. Best Bet: I Found You I Found You debuts for the Peter & Paul Snowden barn on the back of two impressive barrier trials. The daughter of I Am Invincible hammered the line in her most recent work at Randwick on May 16, careering past Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) winner Broadsiding in the process. She gains the services of James McDonald, and provided he can lob on the back of the leading pair from stall two, I Found You must be considered the one to beat in the opener. Best Bet Race 1 – #7 I Found You (2) 2yo Filly | T: Peter & Paul Snowden | J: James McDonald (55.5kg) -125 with Unibet Next Best: Father’s Day Father’s Day appears set to peak third-up into the campaign. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding held ground impressively behind Golden Path at Randwick on May 25, giving a bold kick under Rachel King with the lightweight in BM88 company. Coming back to a BM78 means Father’s Day will need to lug 60.5kg on his back to victory, but with Chad Schofield likely to employ similar front-running tactics, this guy will prove hard to get by in the concluding stages. Next Best Race 3 – #1 Father’s Day (1) 6yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Chad Schofield (60.5kg) +200 with Bet365 Best Value: Grand Larceny Nothing went right for Grand Larceny first-up at Sandown on May 8. The three-year-old was sent forward but quickly got cast wide without cover throughout the journey, leaving the Zoustar colt fading out of the contest a long way from home. His maiden victory at Newcastle on October 10 is a greater indicator of his potential upside, and with Zac Lloyd back in the saddle from the soft draw (2), Grand Larceny appears ready to get back to his brilliant best second-up. Best Value Race 5 – #10 Grand Larceny (2) 3yo Colt | T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | J: Zac Lloyd (59kg) +1300 with Neds Wednesday quaddie tips for Kensington races Randwick-Kensington quadrella selections Wednesday, June 12, 2024 7-9-11-12 3-6-8-10 1-3-4-6-7-10 1-8-9-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips
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Trainer Stephen Marsh. Photo: Trish Dunell A flurry of winners last month has put Stephen Marsh in a strong position to hit the century mark for the third season on the bounce. His stable is currently sitting in second spot on the National Trainers’ Premiership with 88 successes, having posted previous tallies of 100 and 104. While attaining the three figures isn’t Marsh’s top priority, it has now come more into focus. “The 100 wins wasn’t exactly a goal, it is a good feeling though to get there and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to get it again,” Marsh said. Results through May have made another century a more realistic achievement. “I thought a month ago that we weren’t going to be a chance of getting there, but we got 13 wins in May which doesn’t usually happen,” Marsh said. “We’re only 12 wins off it now, so we’re a realistic chance of getting there again. “It’s really nice to reach the century, it’s not our main focus and when we started the season the aim was to win better races and more prizemoney.” Marsh’s operation has topped $5 million in earnings and into double figures for Group or Listed victories. “The stable has had 10 Group or Listed winners and that’s been our best, so at some stage it would be nice to beat that,” he said. Marsh will have a big team in action at Wednesday’s meeting on the synthetic track at Cambridge including multiple contenders in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1550m). Arrowette, Lovaci and Almaceta are an in-form trio who give the stable a quality hand. “They are all racing very well and have drawn decent enough gates, so everything looks good about them,” Marsh said. “They are very hard to split, they’re well-placed and should all be hard to beat. “It really depends on the runs they get, Arrowette has been going super on the synthetic and the other two girls are bit unknown on it.” Zoustar mare Arrowette has placed in all three runs on the all-weather course, including a runner-up finish at her most recent outing. Lovaci was a last-start winner at Taupo while Almaceta was a late-closing fifth when resuming at Te Rapa. “It’s one of those days when we’ve got a good, even spread of horses and I like the four in Rating 65 over 2000m, they are all going well,” Marsh said. The quartet in the Pryde’s Easifeed Handicap is headed by last-start course and distance winner Hoard The Bourbon with ample back-up from The Green Keeper, Pow Tong and Eve’s Song. Marsh is also expecting a bold showing from a daughter of Per Incanto. “Hasstobefast is back on the synthetic with (Michael) McNab on and the side winkers, so we’ve got a few good all-round chances,” he said. A three-time winner, the five-year-old ran fifth in the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) before a break and will have improved with her resuming run for fifth. Horse racing news View the full article

Sharp ‘N’ Smart has returned to Team Rogerson’s Hamilton barn ahead of his spring preparation. Photo: Trish Dunell Hamilton trainers Graeme and Debbie Rogerson have enjoyed welcoming back a number of their stable stars this week ahead of their spring preparations. Reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year Sharp ‘N’ Smart was part of that contingent, and his trainers are hoping he can return to the form that led him to snaring New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s top honour. “The good horses have all come back in this week, including Sharp ‘N’ Smart,” Graeme Rogerson said. “He had a viral complaint, and he didn’t quite run up to his best last prep, but he looks magnificent, he has grown into a real horse.” The Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) was Sharp ‘N’ Smart’s primary objective this season prior to his viral infection, and Rogerson is hoping they can get their multiple Group One winner to Australasia’s most iconic staying race this year, electing to bypass the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival. “We will aim for the Caulfield (Group 1, 2400m) and Melbourne Cups,” Rogerson said. “He probably won’t head to Hastings, but we will just play it by ear. He will have a run here in a sprint and then go off to Australia probably. “If he finds his best form, he is a very good horse. He had four months out and has come back in looking beautiful.” While Hastings isn’t on the cards for Sharp ‘N’ Smart, it is certainly in the picture for Group Two performer Just As Sharp. “Just As Sharp will run in the Foxbridge Plate (Group 2, 1200m) and the Tarzino (Group 1, 1400m) if he isn’t sold. We will just see what happens,” Rogerson said. A couple of the stable’s younger brigade also have Rogerson excited about the new season. “Domain Ace has come back looking enormous, he is going to be running in the Northland Breeders’ Stakes (Group 3, 1200m),” he said. “I like a Tarzino filly called Tarzador, who won a trial, and we have got a lot of young untired horses.” Horse racing news View the full article

Solidify winning at Otaki on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Solidify notched up his fifth career victory on Saturday for trainers Graeme and Debbie Rogerson. The three-year-old son of Redwood was eased back early to sit midfield by jockey Jonathan Riddell, who bided his time before pressing the go button at the 600m mark, launching his charge three-wide to loop the field. Solidify continued his momentum down the straight to score a 1.5-length victory over Phats, with a further half neck back to Princess Elly in third. Solidify was building into a return to the winner’s stall, having placed in his four runs since the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) in March, including a runner-up effort behind subsequent Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) placegetter Moonlight Magic in the Group 3 Championship Stakes (2100m). “He’s getting better, he raced well and he’s starting to become a stayer,” Graeme Rogerson said. “He hasn’t been straightforward, he can race a bit fierce, and he is learning. He had no luck in the Derby, he got caught out wide, and everything went wrong. It might have been a bit soon for him too. His runs since then have all been good. We have persevered with him to make him into a staying horse.” Rogerson is undecided on Solidify’s next step, with the Hamilton horseman weighing up between a few winter assignments or a freshen-up. “I haven’t decided where we will head, we will just play it by ear. He will tell us,” he said. “He might run at Tauranga in the Open race and we might look at the Taumarunui Gold Cup. If we decided to put him out now, I decided to put in a nomination for the Winter Cup (Group 3, 1600m).” Horse racing news View the full article

Trainer Richard Baltas has lost his petition for a writ of mandate against the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), ending a legal tussle stemming from multiple charges of administering race-day supplements to his horses at Santa Anita in the spring of 2022. In a ruling publicly posted in early December of 2022, the CHRB handed Baltas a one-year suspension and a $10,000 fine for the alleged race-day administration of substances to his horses more than 20 times over roughly a three-week span the prior spring, and captured on surveillance video. The CHRB has strict rules on what can be administered to a racehorse of up to 24 and 48 hours of post time, with only Lasix a permitted medication on race-day. The judgement of LA Superior Court Judge, Curtis Kin, found that while both parties agreed that Baltas's trainees had been administered substances not permitted on race-day, “no post-race samples from any of the horses tested revealed the presence of a prohibited substance”–a distinction the trainer is keen to highlight. “Mr. Baltas accepts responsibility for administrating (sic) the substance in question on race day but believes the public and horse race industry should know the product in question was not a drug, was not prohibited in list of prohibited substances under CHRB Rule 1843.2, and certainly was not administrated as a performance enhancing drug,” wrote Baltas's attorney, Steven Haney, in a press release on the ruling. The CHRB declined to comment on the judge's ruling. The product in question was “X-Treme Air Boost,” a herbal paste believed to contain higenamine and paenol. According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), higenamine is a chemical found in a variety of plants and can act as an anti-asthmatic to open up airways. Paenol is also a plant extract. Neither are specifically classified by the Association for Racetrack Commissioners International uniform guidelines. Baltas's suspension lifted at the end of last year. So far this year, he has trained 13 winners from 62 runners, including GIII Monrovia S. winner Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy). Back in May of 2022, surveillance cameras fitted across the Santa Anita backstretch caught one of Baltas's employees administer via oral syringe a substance to one of the stable's runners within hours of its scheduled race. A subsequent retroactive review of surveillance footage from Baltas's barn prompted the CHRB to file a formal complaint. At the order of track management and regulators, Baltas did not make any California starts after early May 2022. He was formally charged that December. On April 4 this year, Judge Kin presided over a writ of mandate hearing in which Baltas sought damages and a reversal of the CHRB's initial findings, among other requests. While the judge found that Baltas had breached the rules on what can be administered on race-day, he was not in breach of an aspect of CHRB rule 1887, which pertains to the trainer “absolute insurer” clause, wrote Haney in the press release. The rule states that “If the chemical or other analysis of urine or blood test samples or other tests, prove positive showing the presence of any prohibited drug substance defined in Rule 1843.1 of this division, the trainer of the horse may be fined, his/her license suspended or revoked, or be ruled of.” According to the judge, none of the Baltas trainees tested positive post-race for prohibited substances. According to Baltas, he has no intention of pursuing any further legal proceedings related to the case. “My time is served,” said Baltas. “Did I make a mistake? Yes. [The suspension] was a year-and-a-half. That's just the way things are. And I've had to start over. I'm grateful to be back.” The post Baltas Loses Petition Against CHRB; No Prohibited Substances Detected, Says Judge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Today 11th 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 hour ago Today’s Australian horse racing tips & quaddie selections | 11/6 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today on Tuesday, June 11. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Ballarat Synthetic racing preview & best bets | Tuesday, June 13 The synthetic track at Ballarat Turf Club is set to host a nine-race card this Tuesday. Horsebetting’s Ciaran Jackman presents … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 11, 2023 Nine 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 1 year ago Sandown treble for Billy the Kid Wiremu Pinn displayed his supreme talent at Sandown on Saturday, notching his first metropolitan winner in Australia before going on … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 1 year ago Vincent Ho excels with Sha Tin treble Extending a brilliant campaign, Vincent Ho forged deeper into uncharted territory with a treble at Sha Tin on Saturday afternoon … Read More Australia horse racing news 1 year ago Hunter’s double in Darwin with winning pair starting at juicy odds Casey Hunter grabbed the headlines at Fannie Bay on Saturday when she booted home a winning double … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Warwick Farm betting preview, best bets & odds | Monday, 12/6/23 Warwick Farm is set to host and eight-race card on Monday, June 12. See all the top racing tips, quaddie … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Mornington racing preview & quaddie tips | June 12, 2023 Racing will return to Mornington Racecourse on Monday afternoon with a very competitive eight-race card. See our free betting tips … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Munce’s “lemon” lands the Dane Ripper Stakes Chris Munce may have thought he bought into a “lemon: when Palaisipan entered his yard, but all the doubts were … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Alligator Blood back to his best in Stradbroke Handicap win The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alligator Blood has taken out the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm, completing … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Sheeza Belter prevails in the JJ Atkins The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Sheeza Belter has managed to take out the Group 1 JJ Atkins in a bunched … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Numerian wins The Q22 For a second year in a row, Annabel Neasham has trained the winner of The Q22, this time Numerian has … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Sunshine Coast racing preview & tips | 12/6/2022 An eight-race program at Sunshine Coast has been assembled for Sunday afternoon. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst thinks that the last … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Emerging pair make spring statements on Stradbroke Handicap Day Irish Sequel and Kiss Sum will be looking to make their mark in the spring having won nicely in the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 11, 2022 12 horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Hawkesbury racing preview & quaddie | June 12, 2022 HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with his best bets, value bet and quaddie numbers for the Hawkesbury … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Sheeza Belter ready to show her toughness in the 2022 J.J. Atkins There’s no doubt Sheeza Belter showed her toughness in the way she stormed home to win the Sires’ Produce Stakes … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Desleigh Forster aiming for second Group 1 win with Apache Chase Desleigh Forster was almost lost for words after winning her first Group 1 race – the Kingsford Smith Cup – … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Jade Hampson excited for return at Darwin tomorrow after injury Any jockey would feel apprehensive returning to the saddle following a fall. Darwin-based apprentice Jade Hampson falls into that category … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Wheeler content to watch Stradbroke day from afar There was a time when John Wheeler was an unmissable fixture of the Queensland winter carnival, but these days he’s … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Brandenburg seeking redemption in Q22 All the word is on Zaaki ahead of Saturday’s Group 2 Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm, but Randwick trainer John … Read More Horse Racing News 3 years ago Friday News Briefs: Egan banned for flogging not-yet-dead horse It has been a big week in racing, and punters are sure to be up and about for another jam-packed … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Morphettville betting preview, tips & quaddie picks | 12/6/2021 Morphettville Racecourse will host a nine-race card for the South Australian metropolitan meeting on Saturday , June 12. See James … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Belmont top tips, betting odds & quaddie picks | Saturday, 12/06 The Hyperion Stakes Day will be held on Saturday, June 12 at Belmont Park in Western Australia. See the top … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Randwick betting tips, value bets & quaddie picks | 12/6/2021 HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview for Bob Charley AO Stakes Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday, June 12 … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Eagle Farm tips, best bets and quaddie picks | QLD Preview 12/6 Eagle Farm betting tips, best bets and quaddie selections for Stradbroke Handicap Day, including odds comparison and form from Nicholas … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago The Q22 betting tips & strategy | Eagle Farm Cup | June 12, 2021 The Q22 – also known as the Eagle Farm Cup – will be run and won at Eagle Farm on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago 2021 JJ Atkins betting tips, best odds & form guide | Eagle Farm HorseBetting.com.au brings you the betting preview and form guide for the Group 1 JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm Racecourse on … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago 2021 Stradbroke Handicap runner-by-runner betting preview & tips The 2021 Stradbroke Handicap will be the feature race of the day held at in race eight at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago The Harrovian ‘spot on’ for Stradbroke Handicap tilt Racing cult figure The Harrovian is spot on ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm according to … Read More Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | June 11, 2021 Horse Racing around the country sees four meetings scheduled to be run and won on this Friday afternoon. We have … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Nickalls hoping whirlwind season continues at Trentham Stephen Nickalls has to pinch himself every time he looks back on this season. The Manawatu horseman was happy training … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Matamata breakthrough for Colin Oscopy Emerging young trainer Samantha Logan sent out an eye-catching winner at Matamata on Wednesday when the eye-wateringly-named Colin Oscopy broke … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 3 years ago Te Rapa focus for in-form Marsh stable Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh concedes that his season target of 100 winners is probably beyond reach but he’s keen to … Read More Horse Racing Tips 4 years ago Hyperion Stakes betting tips – Saturday, 13 June 2020 Western Australian racing stays at Belmont this weekend with the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes headlining the nine-race program. The track … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago ATC to allow members on course at Rosehill Sydney racing has moved a step closer to having crowds with the Australian Turf Club opening its doors to members … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Mystic Journey readies for spring return Star Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey may have to race through the spring without her trainer Adam Trinder for company … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Widdup treads patient path with Adelong Trainer Brad Widdup is in no hurry to rush Adelong into stakes grade, happy to continue picking off winnable races … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Jockey disqualified for swab sample switch Jockey Ric McMahon has been disqualified after Queensland stewards used DNA to prove he had substituted a urine sample … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Selica freshened for Rivette Series races The Rivette Series Final is a late-season target for the Phillip Stokes-trained Selica who runs in a heat at The … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Smith chases Sweet win over Waller quintet Matthew Smith will bank on the stamina of Sweet Thomas in his bid to overcome premier trainer Chris Waller’s five-strong … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Williams after win in Travis Harrison Cup Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams will chase a second victory in the race honouring his cousin, the Travis Harrison Cup, … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Forecast relaunch to merge with Trio; higher rebates for Quinella & Quinella Place The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced today (11 June, Thursday) two wagering-related initiatives for the 2020/21 racing season. The Club … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Family advantage for Coyle with Maui Girl Recent stable recruit Maui Girl is still a work in progress but trainer Jason Coyle has the advantage of being … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Winter Bride poised for farewell victory Winter Bride has been set to retire to stud as a winner in the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes at … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Valley test for spring hope Django Freeman German import Django Freeman’s performance in a 2040m winter handicap at The Valley will give trainer Robert Hickmott with a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Florent adds intrigue to Group Two Roses Promising Victorian three-year-old filly Florent brings different form to the Group Two The Roses at Eagle Farm … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Niccanova to back-up in Eagle Farm Mile Stradbroke Handicap placegetter Niccanova isn’t expected to be bothered by a quick back-up in the Group Three Eagle Farm Mile … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Moreira closes gap in Hong Kong jockeys’ title After an early winner at Happy Valley, Zac Purton has had his lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership cut … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 4 years ago Moreira and Fownes double up at the Valley Joao Moreira got the boost he’d been looking for at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 10 June, teaming up with Caspar … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Spell for Stockman Progressive three-year-old Stockman has earned a well-deserved break after stringing together three successive victories. The Joe Pride-trained son of Tavistock … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Ormsby excited to resume riding Group 1-winning jockey Chad Ormsby is making a comeback to the saddle, some eight years after he last rode on … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Brennan beaming to be back It may have been a cold winter’s day, but Lauren Brennan was over the moon to be back at the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 4 years ago Exciting spring tipped for Team Rogerson Team Rogerson were out in force at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday with 48 representatives and a number of … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Luck to the dirt Zac Purton will climb aboard two of John Moore’s gallopers at Sha Tin on Wednesday night (12 June).As well as … Read More Hong Kong horse racing news 5 years ago Buddies has Moore and Purton teaming up again Zac Purton is the man of the moment and the in-form jockey could yet propel John Moore deeper into the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Dedication reaps rewards for Richards As the current thoroughbred racing season draws to a close, a question posed by many industry pundits just over 12 … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Spring battle between Vic and NSW heats up The NSW push into spring racing has angered VRC chairman Amanda Elliott who has labelled Racing NSW’s Peter V’landys a … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Williams focused on another premiership Craig Williams has his eyes firmly fixed on another Melbourne jockeys’ premiership and will wait for season’s end to take … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Weather to decide Beau Balmain’s next run Lightly raced German import Beau Balmain may use a heat of the Banjo Patterson Series at Sandown as a stepping … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Melbourne Cup to be worth $8 million The Melbourne Cup will be worth a record $8 million with the winner to earn connections $4.4 million … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Stokes looking to expand Pakenham yard Success has brought an increase in horse numbers for Phillip Stokes who is looking to expand his Pakenham stable with … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Melbourne Cup to tour 39 destinations This year’s Melbourne Cup tour will feature 39 destinations around Australia and five other countries … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time retired Lindsay Park head trainer David Hayes hopes to find Boom Time a home at stud after calling an end to … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Eckstein trials brilliantly at the Coast Stud-bound mare Eckstein has turned in a brilliant trial at the Gold Coast as she heads to her last run … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago New partnership off to a winning start The new training partnership of Paul Nelson and Corrina McChief Stipeal secured their first win at Trentham on Saturday when No … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Jockey weighs in light at Cairns Trainer Roy Chellimi has been fined $1000 after jockey Wanderson D’Avila weighed in light at Cairns … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago RV chief steward Terry Bailey resigns Terry Bailey, Racing Victoria’s chairman of stewards, has resigned to head the stewards panel in Singapore … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Kensington track passes second test The new Kensington track has received the thumbs-up from Racing NSW stewards and jockeys after successfully coping with an eight-race … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lane keeps lead in Melbourne Premiership Damian Lane maintains a slender lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership but will miss the next two city meetings through … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Dealmaker aims to match Dundeel in spring The Chris Waller-trained colt Dealmaker is tracking to emulate his illustrious sire Dundeel as a three-year-old following a maiden win … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Warren keeping options open with Bel Sonic Trainer Jason Warren has a couple of options with Bel Sonic and will wait until after the gelding gallops to … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Duo off the mark for Waterhouse and Bott Foreign Territory and Wide Spread Panic have recorded the first wins of their careers in impressive style on the Kensington … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Lovani to be aimed at Kensei Handicap Lovani will return from a frustrating Queensland carnival campaign for Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup in the Kensei Handicap at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Well-bred Al Khabeer wins on debut Jockey Andrew Mallyon believes there are better things in store for well-bred Al Khabeer after riding the gelding to a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Hussler to add class to Eye Liner Group One winner Lucky Hussler is expected to add some class to the Listed Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Melham keen on Everest start for Santa Jockey Ben Melham would love Santa Ana Lane to secure a slot in The Everest, believing the gelding would be … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Coolmore Stud Stakes aim for Written By Winning the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington is the major target for Blue Diamond winner Written By this … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Chadwick new Queensland chief stipe The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has confirmed former Singapore head stipendiary steward Peter Chadwick will be its new chief steward … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Zac Purton takes lead in HK premiership Australian jockey Zac Purton has hit the lead in his battle with Joao Moreira for the Hong Kong premiership … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Hey Doc to target early spring WFA races After running a creditable race in the Goodwood at Morphettville, Hey Doc is spelling ahead of a Melbourne spring campaign … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tapwrit wins Belmont Stakes for Pletcher Tapwrit has won the Belmont Stakes to give trainer Todd Pletcher victory in two of the three Triple Crown races … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Kafoo, Amanaat to resume from injury Lindsay Park stablemates Kafoo and Amanaat will make their returns from knee surgery in separate sprint races at the metropolitan … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Weather to play role in Eye Liner The weather will play a role in the make-up of the Eye Liner Stakes field with rain predicted in the … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Vaniloquio has new lease on life Vaniloquio has thrived since settling into Clarry Conners’ Sydney stable after an unsuccessful stint in Hong Kong … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Brisbane Cup victor to target Melbourne spring carnival CHOCANTE became the second consecutive New Zealand-trained winner of the Group 2 Brisbane Cup on Saturday and it will now … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Trainer Brad Smith to plead his case Brisbane trainer Brad Smith is hoping for a quick resolution to an inquiry after being stood down … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Tapwrit rallies to win Belmont Stakes TheTodd PLetcher-trained Tapwrit has come with a late run to overpower Irish War Cry in the Belmont Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Oliver suspended at Eagle Farm Stewards have suspended champion jockey Damien Oliver for 11 days for causing interference aboard Onemorezeta in the Dane Ripper Stakes … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Tony Vasil returns with first-up win After taking a sabatical from training General Truce has given Tony Vasil a return win at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years 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The seven-year-old mare … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Conchita wins tough battle at Randwick The Paul Perry-trained Conchita has made a successful comeback at Randwick, fighting off Star Crossed in the two-year-old race … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Apprentice Bayliss rewarded for hard work Jake Bayliss followed instructions to the letter as he guided Southerly Wind to an impressive debut win at Flemington … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Quick return for Aquis Farm on Cradle Me Zac Purton reminded Eagle Farm punters of why he’s rated one of the best jockeys in the world when he … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Hopfgarten salutes in Wayne Wilson Mile Jockey Damian Browne was back in the good books with trainer Robert Heathcote after Hopfgarten won the Wayne Wilson Mile … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago My Country wins first on new Eagle Farm My Country will have a short break after winning the Lancaster Stakes at Eagle Farm, before coming back for the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Pat Smullen to ride Max Dynamite at Ascot Recent Irish Derby-winning jockey Pat Smullen will ride Melbourne Cup runner-up Max Dynamite in the Ascot Gold Cup … Read More View the full article

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Michael Hardy, the former Head of Sales for Goffs and general manager of Margaux Farm next Lexington, has been appointed as the new director of farm operations and property at Jim and Dana Bernhard's Pin Oak Stud, officials at the nursery announced Monday. Born into a racing family in Northern Ireland, Hardy gained early experience on his family's stud farm before completing a degree in Equine Science at the University of Limerick. He was a participant in the Irish National Stud's Management Course in addition to the Godolphin Flying Start program. Hardy spent six years at Margaux, helping it expand and develop into a premier breeding and training facility before returning to Ireland in a bloodstock role with Goffs for the last three years. “It's an incredible opportunity to return to Kentucky in this new role,” stated Hardy. “The Bernhard family has such a clear and inspiring vision for the future of Pin Oak Stud. Building on the legacy left by Ms. Abercrombie, I am thrilled to help bring that vision to life and contribute to a successful future for the farm.” Added Pin Oak Vice President Ben Bernhard: “Michael Hardy is a great addition to the Pin Oak family. His proven leadership abilities, extensive knowledge of the industry, and passion for innovation will be instrumental in shaping the future of the farm.” The post Hardy Appointed Director of Farm Operations and Property at Pin Oak appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The average field size for last year's seller and claimer races was below eight. They are seen as uncompetitive and therefore unattractive to both racecourses and bookmakers. This is reckoned to be a large part of the reason for their decline.View the full article

Epsom runner-up Ambiente Friendly will be pointed to the Irish Derby (G1) at the Curragh June 30, owner Tim Gredley has revealed.View the full article

'Woodbine: Free Rein', a documentary series produced about womens' experiences in horse racing, has taken top honors at the Hashtag Sports Awards in New York, according to a release from the Woodbine communications office. Woodbine's content team, including producers Alanna Nolan and Nathan Riddell and director Jake Thompson, were recognized in the 'Best Women's Sports Content' category for episode four of 'Free Rein', entitled, The World-Class Women of Woodbine. The episode focused on the unique nature of horse racing, where women jockeys compete head-to-head with their male counterparts as well as the meaningful presence of women in the game. Other finalists included the LPGA, FOX Sports, PUMA, Clemson Athletics and The Players' Tribune. In episode four, viewers are introduced to successful horsewomen, including trainer Catherine Day-Phillips and jockeys Sofia Vives and Emma-Jayne Wilson, who lay out the biases, dangers and triumphs facing them each time they enter a starting gate. “This episode is a real reflection of the uniqueness of our sport and the people that work so very hard day in and day out,” said Jonathan Rubinoff, Woodbine's Director of Content and Social Media. “Woodbine has one of the most diverse jockey colonies in the world and this story shines a light on the incredible individuals that make it possible for women and men to compete against one another.” Now in its sixth year, the Hashtag Sports Awards bring the sports, media, and entertainment industries together to celebrate excellence in engagement that inspires new and creative fan experiences.” The post Woodbine Docuseries Earns Hashtag Sports Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

All the signs are that Tweenhills Farm's first-crop sire Kameko is taking off and the son of Kitten's Joy had his fourth winner in under a fortnight on Monday as Juddmonte's homebred filly Ardeur (GB) dominated her six-furlong maiden at Pontefract. Sent off the 30-100 favourite having finished fourth in a well-contested novice at York last month, the Ralph Beckett-trained daughter of the G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. third Chaleur (GB) (Dansili {GB}) was quickly in control at the head of affairs under Rossa Ryan. Asked to stretch turning for home, the relative of the operation's sire Bated Breath (GB) by Chaleur's sire Dansili responded willingly to record a six-length success from Lady Luzon (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}). Kameko filly Ardeur shaped with bundles of promise at York on debut and easily gets off the mark in the 6f Maiden Fillies' Stakes @ponteraces for @RalphBeckett, @JuddmonteFarms and @Rossaryan15 pic.twitter.com/BC238l507h — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 10, 2024 The post Juddmonte Homebred Continues Kameko Momentum appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Highlighted by a 17-1 upset victory by Dornoch (Good Magic) in the $2-million GI Belmont S., the four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival drew better than 120,000 racing fans to Saratoga for the unprecedented event, approximately double the attendance for the two most recent runnings at Belmont Park. Thursday's opening day of the Festival featured a pair of $150,000 stakes for the 2-year-old males and females and the first of the weekend's 14 graded stakes, the GII Belmont Gold Cup. In front of an announced crowd of 22,027, renowned Australian commentator Matt Hill described the action as The Grey Wizard (Ire) (Caravaggio) earned berth in the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup. Some 27,529 passed through the turnstiles for Friday's program, anchored by the GI Acorn S. A pop-up thunderstorm delayed the start of the first of the afternoon's four graded races, the GII Intercontinental S. but the track surfaces were not unduly affected and the day ended on a high note with GI Kentucky Oaks-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) tightening her grip on the 3-year-old filly division in the Acorn. Belmont Day featured nine graded events, six at the elite level, and was witnessed by a sell-out and capped crowd of 50,000. Fans were treated to outstanding performances by the likes of Book'em Danno (Bucchero) in the GI Woody Stephens S., a course record-setting effort in the GI Jaipur S. by Cogburn (Not This Time) and a dominating victory in the GI Manhattan S. by Godolphin's Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in addition to the Belmont, contested over a mile and a quarter. The weather finally took a bit of a turn for the worst on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of the afternoon's turf racing and the rescheduling of the Steinmann Hurdle H., but the rains did not stop better than 20,000 from attending the final day which featured a half-dozen stakes restricted to New York-breds. Total attendance for the four-day BSRF was 120,427, compared to 62,841 last year (Thursday racing was cancelled) and 61,200 in 2022. The post Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Packs Them Into Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Several horses on Churchill Downs' June 15 Downs After Dark program have something to prove before the second half of the season. Three-year-old fillies compete in the Monomoy Girl while older turf males go long in the Chorleywood.View the full article

The average field size for last year's sellers and claimers was below eight. They are seen as uncompetitive and therefore unattractive to both racecourses and bookmakers. This is reckoned to be a large part of the reason for their decline.View the full article

Epsom runner-up Ambiente Friendly will be targeted at the Irish Derby (G1) at the Curragh June 30, owner Tim Gredley has revealed.View the full article

Stewart Elliott, who ranks No. 8 in all-time wins among active North American riders, was joined in the Lone Star Park jockey colony this year by his 18-year-old son Christopher.View the full article

Consignor Craig Bandoroff, owner John Green, owner Michael Levinson, and trainer Todd Pletcher are the newest members of HISA's Horsemen's Advisory Group.View the full article

Craig Bandoroff, proprietor of Denali Stud, D J Stables' Jon Green, L&N Racing racing manager and part-owner Michael Levinson and trainer Todd Pletcher have been added to the HISA Horsemen's Advisory Group, the organization said Monday. The new members replace the outgoing Mark Casse, Tom Drury, Jr., Linda Gaudet, Fred Hertrich III, David Ingordo and Tom Robbins. The Horsemen's Advisory Group is a group of racing industry participants formed in 2022 to provide formal feedback to HISA's executive team and Standing Committees. “I want to thank all of the members of the Horsemen's Advisory Group who are rotating off their roles,” said HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus. “Their dedication and insightful feedback have been instrumental in tangible changes that have made HISA's rules better. “As we welcome a new group of horsemen, I look forward to continuing our collaboration and further improving HISA's programs. Their guidance and input will be invaluable as we work together to uphold the integrity and safety of Thoroughbred racing.” According to a release, the Horsemen's Advisory Group has been involved in suggesting meaningful changes to HISA rules that have been submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, including: Delaying any provisional suspension of a trainer until the B sample has confirmed the presence of a Banned Substance; Creating a new rule on the treatment of human drugs of abuse, such as methamphetamine, cocaine, THC, and oxycodone, which caps sanctions at 60 days, with the possibility to reduce the sanction even further; Re-classifying Altrenogest from a Banned Substance to a Controlled Medication; Allowing unsupplemented isotonic electrolyte solutions by oral or intravenous administration up to 24 hours before post time; Eliminating suspensions for violations related to working a horse within seven days of an intraarticular injection; Treating the first positive vets' list sample for a Controlled Medication as a warning and reducing the penalty for ulcer medication in vets' list samples from a sanction to a warning, and; Allowing a four-millimeter hind leg traction for horses racing on dirt. The Horsemen's Advisory Group has been instrumental in helping foster an industry-wide focus on advancing equine and human safety, the release says. For example, the Horsemen's Advisory Group prompted HISA to reach out to sales companies to involve them in strengthening anti-doping and medication control policies for horses at the major auctions. They also played a role in the appointment of an ombudsman to help horsemen navigate the ADMC Program. The Horsemen's Advisory Group contains 18 members and represent a variety of viewpoints from across the industry. Its membership includes trainers, owners, veterinarians, backstretch employees, and representatives of racing offices and aftercare initiatives. The full list of the Horsemen's Advisory Group members can be found here. The post Four Join HISA Horsemen’s Advisory Group appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International Agency had the final say for Fun With Flags (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) at the Arqana Online Pop-Up Sale, the Listed winner bringing a final bid of €630,000. Fun With Flags won the Prix Rose de Mai, and was the G3 Prix Cleopatre runner-up by just over two lengths to Halfday (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), for Jerome Reynier, and was offered with an entry in the G1 Prix de Diane. She has won three of her four career starts. When asked for details, de Watrigant could not divulge the name of his client, but said the filly will target the GI Belmont Oaks in America on July 6. Out of an unplaced Galileo (Ire) mare, Fun With Flags hails from the female family of Group-placed Gemstone (Ire), a full-sister to her dam, who herself produced Group 1-placed Nugget (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Listed winner UAE Jewel (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). This is also the family of G1 Irish St. Leger winner Sonnyboyliston (Ire) (Power {GB}); G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Bachelor Duke (Miswaki); globetrotting multiple Group winner Spanish Mission (Noble Mission {GB}); and American Graded-placed Dude N Colorado (GB) (Uncle Mo). The post Fun With Flags Brings €630,000 On Arqana Online Pop-Up Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Over the next fortnight, board members of the Organization of Racing Investigators (ORI) will participate in a new exchange program, which features an intensive tour of hallowed racing sites in Ireland and England. “The new program is a continued effort by the ORI to exchange tradecraft and weigh how integrity is protected in different countries across the world,” said ORI's immediate past chairman Jason Klouser. The small group, which includes Klouser, Tyler Durand, J.C. Jaramillo, Juan Estrada and David Duncan, will make stops at The Curragh, Leopardstown and Coolmore. Fellow ORI representative Chris Gordon, the Head of Security & Investigations for the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, serves as host. During the next leg of the trip, members will liaise with ORI's John Burgess, the Head of Integrity for the British Horseracing Authority, who will give them a behind-the-scenes look at how his integrity teams operate during the Royal Meeting at Ascot. A yard inspection and tour of the National Stud are also on the itinerary. BHA Integrity Team | courtesy of Tim Miller This year's inaugural exchange is sponsored by the Breeders' Cup, the Keeneland Association, the Racing Officials Accreditation Program (ROAP), the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Hanover Shoe Farm. “The Breeders' Cup is very pleased to continue to promote not only best in class standards for equine security and investigations, but also universal comprehension and implementation of best practices from those that are responsible for its success,” said Dora Delgado, Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer for the Breeders' Cup. “The safety, security, and integrity of the Breeders' Cup World Championships is priority number one and we are privileged to collaborate with esteemed global partners who share the vision of upholding the highest standards in the industry.” Future trips are in the works as ORI will offer travel opportunities to its membership, so they can see firsthand what the rest of the world is implementing. “Horse racing is a multi-breed, international industry,” said Russell Williams, President of Hanover Shoe Farm. “By establishing new international contacts and exchanging ideas, regulatory investigators can profoundly improve integrity and safety in racing.” The post U.S. Racing Investigators Inaugurate Exchange With Ireland And England appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mqse De Sevigne (Ire) will aim to add to her Group 1 tally at Deauville before ending her career with a crack at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, trainer Andre Fabre revealed on Monday. The daughter of Siyouni (Fr) won a pair of top-level races at Deauville as a four-year-old, registering back-to-back victories in the Prix Rothschild and Prix Jean Romanet, before filling the runner-up spot behind Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Sun Chariot S. at Newmarket on her final start of the campaign. This year Mqse De Sevigne is unbeaten in two starts and Fabre is now plotting a tried-and-tested route at Deauville with his star mare after she gained the third Group 1 success of her career in the Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp last time. “We have some nice older horses this year, of course with Mqse De Sevigne,” said Fabre. “She will wait for Deauville, the Prix Rothschild and the Prix Jean Romanet, and then the Arc. She's versatile over distances, but I don't want to risk her over a mile and a half early in the season, until the Arc. We've nothing to lose by running her in it then.” Fabre has seven horses entered in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud at the end of the month, with Junko (GB) (Intello {Ger}) and Pensee Du Jour (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), both owned by the Wertheimer brothers, very much in the mix, along with Sevenna's Knight (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). “Pensee Du Jour is in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and she's in at Longchamp in the Prix de Malleret, but she's likely to go for the Grand Prix,” the trainer explained. “I think she's a stronger filly this year. Obviously, last year she had the scope to get better as an older mare and she's now that much stronger. “I've entered seven, so I've got a few to choose from in the Grand Prix. One who is sure to go is Junko, in the same ownership, and I will try to run Sevenna's Knight in it, too. He looks a progressive horse over staying distances, so I want to see him over a shorter distance.” Fabre also had news of the three-year-olds First Look (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who finished second and third, respectively, in last weekend's G1 Prix du Jockey Club won by the exciting Look De Vega (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). He added, “I think they were both beaten by a very nice colt. I haven't quite decided what they will do. The third horse will go for the Grand Prix de Paris and First Look I don't know. Sosie is a nice, big horse and will keep progressing throughout the year.” The post Intended Arc Runner Mqse De Sevigne Leads Summer Squad For Andre Fabre appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Outside the racing world it was impossible not to be moved over the last week by the commemorative ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Plenty of people in the bloodstock business will be familiar with the lovely countryside around Deauville, best known to us as home to France's Thoroughbred breeding heartland. The serenity of rural Normandy makes it hard to comprehend the appalling ravages of war that were played out there on the beaches and in the bocage all those decades ago. I would urge anyone who is a sales regular in Deauville to take some time on one of your trips to visit some of the memorials and museums while you are in that part of the world. The debt of gratitude we owe those young men lying in the war cemeteries should never be forgotten. It remains incredible to consider that racing was able to continue through those war years, albeit in a reduced and altered state. We have reflected on this before, but fascinating insight on those days is provided in VR Orchard's A War Time Diary, which was included within the Bloodstock Breeders' Review in Britain during World War II. For this month 80 years ago, Orchard begins, “June racing was carried through in circumstances which were unique in the history of the country. It should be emphasised that it proceeded without let or hindrance, apart from travelling difficulties. It was difficult to believe that we were in the most momentous period of the war. “When the news of the Normandy invasion came through on the 6th, one wondered whether the Newmarket races arranged for that day would be held. They did, however, take place, and ten days later the Derby and Oaks fixtures at Newmarket were successfully completed.” In 1939 the St Leger meeting had been cancelled owing to the onset of the Second World War, denying that year's 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner Blue Peter (GB) his chance to become a Triple Crown winner. There was some small compensation however when, in 1944, Blue Peter's first-crop son Ocean Swell (GB) won the Derby at Newmarket, which played host to the Classics run between 1915 to 1918 and 1940 to 1945. A fortnight after VE Day, the then Princess Elizabeth attended Ascot racecourse for the first time, on May 21, 1945. In later years, as Queen Elizabeth II, the avowed supporter of horseracing would of course become synonymous with the royal meeting staged at the racecourse owned by the Crown. It is the countdown to this year's Royal Ascot which now dominates our thoughts and, despite some negative newspaper coverage in the last week regarding its supposedly dwindling appeal to certain overseas owners, it is important not to underestimate the lure it still provides for many. It is becoming increasingly clear that for the Qatari ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, few stones are being left unturned in the pursuit of potential winners at this year's meeting following a dream start for his Wathnan Racing operation last year with Courage Mon Ami (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Gregory (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}). Those two horses had been bought from their owner-breeders, Anthony Oppenheimer and Philippa Cooper respectively, just prior to their victories in the Gold Cup and Queen's Vase. The pressure is now on for those trainers associated with Wathnan Racing to provide further success from a number of presumably expensive purchases made in recent weeks to top up a significant outlay at the breeze-up sales. From the 11 purchased at those sales, six juveniles, all secured for six-figure sums, are already winners who will presumably be part of the sizeable team set to represent the owner at Royal Ascot. The private sales scene appears to be busier than ever, and the calendar for public auctions is now almost unrecognisable compared to what was in place pre-pandemic. During the Covid years, necessity dictated the rise of online sales and they have now become a monthly feature. Leaving aside the growing concern that more people are now interested in trading rather than owning racehorses, the online sales do offer a useful opportunity for owners and consignors to sell when it suits them, rather than waiting for the July or autumn horses-in-training sales, and without having the expense of taking one's horse to a physical sale. This week alone, there's a pop-up here and a pop-up there, before we head into one of the biggest weeks of racing in Britain, which commences with the Goffs London Sale next Monday. It's Not All Big Bucks There have been eye-watering sums involved in securing some of the Royal Ascot prospects but one who does not fall into that category is Saturday's Hilary Needler Trophy winner Perfect Part (Ire). The daughter of Mehmas (Ire) was secured for £10,000 at the Goffs UK Breeze-up Sale on April 24 by her owner Keith Brown. She has already earned more than double her purchase price in scooping £25,770 for winning the Hilary Needler, the British EBF-backed juvenile contest which is worth a total of £50,000. She is likely to head next to the G2 Queen Mary S. at Ascot after her trainer Brian Ellison reported that she has come out of her debut at Beverley in good heart. For Perfect Part's breeder John Cullinan there are understandably mixed feelings. On the one hand he must feel that he let her go too cheaply when Brown offered to buy her privately after she left the ring unsold. On the other, any success she has helps to raise the profile and value of both her dam Queensbrydge (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) and yearling half-sister by Shaman (Ire), who heads to the sales later this year. Cullinan, one of the most experienced participants on the breeze-up scene through his partnership with Roger Marley, has had many good horses through his hands, not least Perfect Part's sire Mehmas, whom he and Marley sold for 170,000gns at the Craven Breeze-up Sale back in 2016. He said, “It rained for two days before we sold the filly and the soft ground inconvenienced some more than others. This year, at the earlier sales in particular, the focus was very much on the clock, to the detriment of the sales in my view, and there is even more of a focus on the Royal Ascot type. “Unfortunately she fell just out of those top times, but these timings are not official and the difference in the top 40 or 50 on the clock is one second. Depending on which times you looked at she was in the top 40 or 50, and there were 200 or so horses in it, so it wasn't as if she was out with the washing. But the difference between the times is so fine that it can knock you down the running order.He continued, “Ambiente Friendly, who was second in the Derby, is a good example of the value that can be found in looking beyond the five-furlong type.” Keith Brown has made something of a habit of finding a decent horse for little money. His Group 3 winner Top Notch Tonto (Ire) (Thousand Words {GB}) cost €3,000 and won six races, including a Group 3 and two Listed contests, while Dream Walker (Fr) (Gold Away {Ire}) was bought for £4,500 and won 11 times, scoring at back-to-back Galway Festivals and earning black type. Cullinan added, “You can't eat glory and it's not the first time I have sold a good horse very cheaply. I sold [Group 1 winner] Music Show to Gill Richardson for the price of a sandwich and I didn't feel very clever after that. “But I still have the mare and she is in foal to Phoenix Of Spain. We always wish those that buy from us the best of luck and hopefully the filly will go from strength to strength.” Back in the Flow One of the most heartwarming results of the weekend was seeing Tiber Flow (Ire) (Caravaggio) win the G3 John of Gaunt S. at Haydock. It was hard not to fear the worst when the five-year-old took a shocking somersault of a fall at York, but thankfully he was soon back on his feet and, incredibly, just over three weeks later landed his second Group 3 and sixth win of his career for his owner-breeders Jon and Julia Aisbitt and trainer William Haggas. The Aisbitts also raced his dam, the fellow dual Group 3 winner Malabar (Ire) (Raven's Pass), who is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Poet's Word (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}). Malabar has already proved her worth as a broodmare and her family could well be represented at Ascot next week as Tiber Flow's year-younger half-brother Godwinson (GB) (Saxin Warrior {Jpn}) has an entry for the Royal Hunt Cup. Weekend Double for Elwick Stud Another family in the news over the weekend was that of the George Strawbridge-bred Stream Song (GB) Mastercraftsman {Ire}). The dual winner, who is a half-sister to the Group 1 and 2-winning Dubawi (Ire) fillies Journey (GB), Mimikyu (GB) and Indigo Girl (GB), was bought from her breeder for 440,000gns by the Turnbull family of Elwick Stud in December 2019. Now Stream Song's first two foals are both multiple winners, with their most recent victories coming within 24 hours of each other. On Saturday, Iron Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion) won for the third time in the Elwick colours at Haydock, followed on Sunday by the Listed Agnes Keyser Fillies' S. victory for three-year-old Lava Stream (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), who landed her third consecutive race. Both horses are trained by David O'Meara. However, a good case for broodmare of the year could be argued on behalf of Godolphin's Minidress (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}). Her sons Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}) have each now won two Group/Grade 1 races this year alone in Dubai, Hong Kong and America, the latest of those coming on Saturday when Measured Time landed the G1 Manhattan S. at Saratoga, leading home his Charlie Appleby stable-mate Nations Pride (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Rebel's Romance, now six and a proper globetrotter who has raced in seven different countries, is one of the most consistent horses in training. The gelding has won 13 of his 19 starts, five of which have been at the highest level, with his latest success coming at the end of May when he lifted the Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin. The post Seven Days: Ascot Ahoy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article