Wandering Eyes

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. Friday's Observations features a seven-figure son of Galileo (Ire). 20.03 Haydock, Nov, £10,000, 2yo, 6f 212yT Godolphin's 1-million guineas Craven Breeze-Up sale topper ROYAL OFFICER (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a son of stakes-placed G1 1000 Guineas fourth Manderley (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) and thus a sibling of Listed Prix de la Seine victrix Hidden Dimples (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). The Charlie Appleby-trained debutant encounters eight rivals headed by Yuesheng Zhang's 650,000gns October Book 1 graduate Best Adventure (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), an Andrew Balding-trained son of G1 Irish 1000 Guineas third Foxtrot Liv (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}). The post Craven Breeze-Up Sensation Set For Haydock Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has been excused from his mounts for the second half of the June 6 card after he was unseated by Arianna Rye ahead of the fifth race.View the full article

Belmont Stakes (G1) starters Mindframe and Protective both gave the impressions of classic-type horses when selected by bloodstock agent Jacob West for Mike Repole and St. Elias Stables at the 2022 Keeneland September Sale. View the full article

Part of a Todd Pletcher-trained and Ramona Bass-owned entry favored at 45 cents on the dollar with each filly making her first trip to the races, AUDACIOUS (f, 3, Into Mischief–Veracity, by Distorted Humor) turned in a professional racetrack debut, and although things appeared to get a bit dicey in the final 30 yards, had done enough to become a 'TDN Rising Star'. Drawn one to the outside of her homebred stablemate Chanteuse (Into Mischief) in gate six, the $700,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase actually won the break, but was content to drift back into fourth, but handy, as Chanteuse took them into the far turn. Clicked up three wide on the turn, Audacious was poised three furlongs out and had the front-runner in the crosshairs moving past the quarter pole. With a confident John Velazquez at the controls, Audacious easily gathered up Charteuse with three-sixteenths of a mile to run and threatened to pull away to a wide-margin victory. Only tenderly–some might say audaciously–ridden by Velazquez and idling noticeably entering the final sixteenth of a mile, Audacious was only under hands-and-heels encouragement and was home about a length better than 15-1 Refuse To Lose (Union Rags), whose dam Victory Party (Yankee Victor) is a half-sister to the winner's sire in addition to Beholder, Mendelssohn, et al. Perhaps the eyecatcher of the bunch was Stuart Janney III's Silvology (Blame), who veered inward at the start and was clearly last early, but got home very well to just miss second. Sales history: $700,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. O-Bass Racing LLC; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (KY); T-Todd Pletcher. AUDACIOUS, the 3YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Into Mischief, breaks her maiden in the sixth race with @ljlmvel aboard for trainer @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/b5MRHvcist — Belmont Stakes (@BelmontStakes) June 6, 2024 The post Debuting Into Mischief Filly Audacious A New ‘Rising Star’ at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Trainer Wesley Ward said it was his fault that 'TDN Rising Star' Long Neck Paula (Uncle Mo), the 2-1 morning-line favorite in Thursday's Astoria S., was scratched by the stewards. Ward said he took Long Neck Paula to Burke Equine Therapy to go in a cold water spa on Wednesday. Unbeknownst to Ward, there is a rule stating that permission must be granted by the stewards before a horse can be taken off the grounds for such treatment. “I didn't know, it's my own fault,” Ward said by phone. “The stewards gave me a warning, and believe me, I understand. If this is what you got to do, then is what you got to do. It's not a problem for me. I want to abide by the rules and there will be no issues moving forward.” Ward said he saw no rule about this on any overnights or in the condition book, but he was assured the rules was in place. Burke Equine Therapy is about six miles away from Saratoga Race Course. Ward took the 2-year-old filly there for cold water treatment, something he does with his horses in Kentucky as well. “After workouts, I take them to the spa, before workouts or races … you try to do all you can so they can feel good naturally,” Ward said. “Every one of my horses has been to a spa and I love it. We are in a no medication country, so anything you can do naturally to get them sound you do.” Long Neck Paula, owned by Will Stroud, broke her maiden in her first start by 3 1/2 lengths, which earned her 'TDN Rising Star' honors at Churchill Downs May. 2. “If I would have known there was a rule, I would certainly have called and asked,” Ward said. “I'm not arguing and I'm not mad. It was my bad. I will know moving forward. It's just a shame, because she was ready to run.” #13 Long Neck Paula wins on debut going gate-to-wire in R3 at Churchill Downs for trainer Wesley Ward with @ljlmvel in the saddle! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/0d5UMcGtJz — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 2, 2024 The post Ward Accepts Responsibility After Long Neck Paula Scratched From Astoria appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Hakodate, Kyoto and Tokyo Racecourses: Saturday, June 8, 2024 3rd-HAK, ¥10,480,000 ($67k), Maiden, 3yo, 1000m ARGENTINITA (JPN) (f, 3, Constitution–Way to Versailles, by Tizway) fetched just $16,000 at the 2016 OBS June Sale, then punched well above her weight under the care of Kevin Attard, winning the GII Royal North S. in 2018. Bought back on a bid of $575,000 when offered in foal to Quality Road at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November Sale, the mare was hammered down to Emmanuel de Seroux's Narvick International for $300,000 with this filly in utero at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale. B-Pride Rock Ltd 3rd-KYO, ¥10,480,000 ($67k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m MOD FLAME (JPN) (c, 3, Uncle Mo–Inflamed, by Unusual Heat) is out of an unplaced full-sister to GSW Burns who first sold to Glen Hill Farm for $170,000 in foal to Tapiture at Keeneland November in 2019, but the mare was the recipient of the best sort of pedigree update when her son Mo Forza (Uncle Mo) validated favoritism in the GI Hollywood Derby a matter of weeks later. Inflamed was returned to Keeneland for the 2020 January Sale and was knocked down to Shadai Farm for $525,000. B-Shadai Farm Sunday, June 9, 2024 5th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($88k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT JASPER CROSS (c, 2, American Pharoah–Tepin Thru Life {Ire}, by Curlin), a $140,000 Keeneland November buyback turned $185,000 Keeneland September grad, gets his career underway just four days after his unraced dam's half-sister Grateful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) opened her account at second asking at the Curragh for Coolmore and trainer Aidan O'Brien June 5. Second dam Tepin (Bernstein) needs no introduction. Trained by Mark Casse for Robert Masterson, Tepin won no fewer than a half-dozen times at the elite level, three of those against the boys, including a championship-clinching success in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile. Tepin's finest hour–at the races–occurred at Royal Ascot the following season where she defeated a talented bunch in the G1 Queen Anne S. before adding the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile a few months later. Retired and bred to Curlin in 2017, Tepin was hammered down to M.V. Magnier for $8 million–second only to the $9.5 million for Songbird–at that year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale while carrying Tepin Thru Life. B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY) The post American Pharoah Grandson Of Tepin Debuts at Tokyo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Given his choice, trainer Brendan Walsh would rather not see it wet on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. That's because the big horse in his barn, Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) is scheduled to run in the GI Ogden Phipps S. on the GI Belmont S. undercard at Saratoga Race Course. “The less rain we get, the better,” Walsh said while sitting in his office at his barn at the Oklahoma Training Track. Owned by Godolphin LLC. Pretty Mischievous has seen off-tracks before and has run okay. She was third in the GI La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs in her 2024 debut; in her last start of 2023, she was second in the GI Cotillion S. at Parx. Pretty Mischievous also won on a sloppy track when she was a 2-year-old. “She'll go on it, but it's not her best surface,” Walsh said. When asked if he would definitely run Pretty Mischievous in the Phipps, Walsh did not commit. “I'm not sure,” he said. “It depends on how much rain we get.” In the La Troienne, Pretty Mischievous and jockey Tyler Gaffalione were beaten 5 1/4 lengths by Idiomatic (Curlin), who has steamrolled her way to six straight wins and won an Eclipse of her own last year for older dirt female. Idiomatic | Sarah Andrew Idiomatic, from the barn of Brad Cox, is the 3-5 morning-line favorite in the Phipps. Pretty Mischievous is the co-third choice–along with Randomized (Nyquist)–at 6-1. Walsh is looking forward to a rematch, hopefully on a fast track. “I liked the way she ran the last time,” he said. “She loomed up there like she was going to do something. Maybe it was a combination of the track and she got a little tired.” Pretty Mischievous has satisfied Walsh with her three works at Churchill Downs since the La Troienne. The filly arrived in Saratoga on Monday. “She seems like she is working as good as ever–it not better– going into this,” Walsh said. “She is the nicest filly in the world to train. She makes us all look good.” McPeek's 'Other' Horse Runs Friday In any other year, Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) would be getting all the attention at trainer Kenny McPeek's barn. Not this year. Thorpedo Anna is the best 3-year-old filly in the country and she gets to prove it again on Friday when she runs in the GI Acorn S. at Saratoga Race Course. Winner of four of five career starts by a combined 26 1/4 lengths, Thorpedo Anna is the 8-5 morning line favorite in the Acorn. She is being overshadowed because she lives in the same barn as Mystik Dan (Goldencents), the GI Kentucky Derby winner and runner-up in the GI Preakness S. Mystik Dan is running in Saturday's GI Belmont at the Spa. “It's weird,” McPeek said outside his barn. “Here you have a filly and there is no telling what she is worth, and she literally gets ignored. In any other year, I would be running her in the Belmont!” McPeek didn't care that Mystik Dan was made the 5-1 third choice behind 9-5 Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and 7-2 Mindframe (Constitution) in the Belmont by New York Racing Association linemaker David Aragona. “I'm not a gambler so it doesn't really matter to me,” McPeek said. “In New York, they tend to bet on Chad [Brown, trainer of Sierra Leone] and Todd [Pletcher, trainer of Mindframe]. In Kentucky, they bet on me!” Repole Will Go It Alone … Sort Of Owner Mike Repole rolled into town on Thursday and will have two chances to take home the top prize in the GI Belmont S. on Saturday. His stable owns Mindframe (Constitution), the 7-2 second choice on the Belmont morning line. Mindframe (outside) and Protective (inside) | Sarah Andrew He also owns 20-1 Protective (Medaglia d'Oro) with his long-time partners, Vinnie and Teresa Viola (St. Elias Stable). However, the Violas aren't going to be able to make the Belmont. Vinnie Viola owns the Florida Panthers and they are playing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against Edmonton Saturday night in Miami. “He and Teresa will be sitting in a box cheering on their team,” Repole said by phone. “Hopefully, we can get the Belmont and they get the Stanley Cup.” Even though Viola won't be at the Spa, don't feel for Repole. He won't be lonely. He said he has 70 people in his Saturday entourage at Saratoga. History Is Made At The Spa Someday, trainer Mertkan Kantarmaci, jockey Dylan Davis and a 3-year-old gelding named Drunk on Sake (Yoshida {JPN}) will be the answer to a Saratoga trivia question. The answer: They combined to win the first race on Thursday as the four-day Belmont Festival at Saratoga got underway. It is the earliest race ever run in the storied history of Saratoga, which started racing Thoroughbreds in 1863. “I'm happy to make some history,” Davis, who was born and raised in Saratoga, said. “We're here a little earlier, but it's great to be here.” According to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, before Thursday, the earliest race ever run at Saratoga was July 11, 1882. Opening day of the 2024 summer meet at Saratoga is July 11. “This is the earliest start ever at Saratoga, so its special,” Kantarmaci said. “What can I say?” Drunk on Sake took the lead from the bell and won by 8 1/4 lengths in the 1 1/16-mile race on the inner turf. It was his first start on the grass after beating no one in his career debut on a muddy track at Aqueduct. Kantarmaci is hoping this will be the start of a successful Belmont Festival. He said he has six more horses that could start here. The post Walsh Will Keep An Eye To The Sky Before Pretty Mischievous Runs In Ogden Phipps appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY-It sounds a little like a fairtale. A fire-breathing creature descending on several unsuspecting ladies in search for the prized acorn. In this story, however, the role of the fearsome creature is played by GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), who while not grotesque, gives eight other GI Acorn S. rivals cause for concern nonetheless. “The boys are lucky she is not running,” said trainer Kenny McPeek with a chuckle. “I mean she's good.” Named a TDN Rising Star after an emphatic win at Keeneland last October, she returned to win impressively at Churchill Downs Nov. 10 before finishing second in that oval's GII Golden Rod S. Nov. 25. That was the last time she would taste defeat. A four-length winner in her 2024 debut in the Mar. 30 Fantasy S., the filly easily dismantled her rivals on a sloppy first Friday in May. Since that victory, McPeek vacillated whether he wanted to run her back against her own gender in the Acorn or take on the colts in the GI Belmont S., which will be contested this year over 10 furlongs. However, cooler heads prevailed and in a desire to keep Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents)–also trained by McPeek–and Thorpedo Anna apart, the decision was made to give the nine-furlong Acorn a go. The filly has registered three works since her Oaks victory, including a four-furlong move in a bullet :46 1/5 at Churchill May 22 followed by an easy maintenance move of 1:02 4/5 for five panels over the Oklahoma training track June 1. And given the twinkle in his eye and the wide grin on his face, he knows he's locked and loaded. “As a matter of fact I think she's on the improve,” he said. “Those two wins were her only races all year. She was very impressive. But she hasn't even felt the whip. She's a beast.” Last season's champion juvenile filly Just F Y I (Justify) dominated her division in 2023, winning all three starts, including the GI Frizette S. and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. This term, she has yet to find the winner's circle having finished runner up in both the GI Ashland S. at Keeneland and the Oaks. The George Krikorian homebred has posted bullet works in her two latest outings, including a five-furlong move in 1:01 1/5 over the Oklahoma training track May 31. “I thought we went into the Kentucky Oaks as good as you can go into a race,” Bill Mott said Thursday. “We were second best on that day.” He continued, “It was on an off racetrack. I don't know if running on a fast race track can even things out a little bit. But I am equally happy with how she is coming into this race. I don't think I am any better or worse than I was going into the Kentucky Oaks. It seems she is doing much the same and her works have been good and she seems to be very good with herself.” One of three Grade I winners in this race, GI Ashland S. winner Leslie's Rose (Into Mischief) will try to rebound off a forgettable 13th in the Oaks. The $1.15 million Keeneland September purchase also earned TDN Rising Stardom in her sole start of 2023, a 9 1/4-length score at Aqueduct in November. “I think she absolutely hated the slop [in the Kentucky Oaks], and I had concerns about it because she had been training absolutely great every day we were [at Churchill], except the Tuesday before the Oaks when we had a sloppy track,” said trainer Todd Pletcher. “She was noticeably less aggressive and didn't seem to care for it. She never really had any experience on a sloppy track, so I was hoping maybe in a race scenario she could overcome it, but Irad [Ortiz Jr.] said she hated it the whole way.” “She's a filly that has always trained well and she ran great in her first two starts,” Pletcher said of her first two efforts, including a length win in a Gulfstream optional claimer in January. She subsequently finished third in the GII Davona Dale S. at Gulfstream in March. “She had a little bit of a tricky trip in the Davona Dale and then she got a great trip in the Ashland. I'm thinking if she can regain that form–and the way she's training, she acts like she's going to–she should be very competitive.” Coming off a confident victory in the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. on the Preakness Day undercard, Gun Song (Gun Runner) gets another crack at a distance that she has shown an affinity for. Prior to her sojourn to Baltimore, she finished fourth behind GII Gulfstream Park Oaks winner Power Squeeze (Union Rags), who subsequently finished sixth in the Kentucky Oaks. Grass Is the Word Friday's other graded action is highlighted by an additional three graded stakes, two at the Grade I level, and all on the turf. The Just a Game S. offers up seven runners, only two of them not trained by Chad Brown. Listed at 3-1 on the morning line, Gina Romantica (Into Mischief) and Coppice (GB) (Kingman {GB}) both stand to improve off a single prior start this season. The former, winner of last season's GI QEII Cup and GI First Lady S., finished seventh last time in Keeneland's GI Jenny Wiley S., while her stablemate was just a neck shy of another Brown runner, Chili Flag (Fr) (Cityscape {GB}), in the May 4 GII Distaff Turf Mile at Churchill Downs. Brown also saddles Jenny Wiley victress Beaute Chachee (Fr) (Literato {Fr}) and last out GIII Beaugay S. runner-up Whitebeam (GB) (Caravaggio). In the 1 3/16-mile GI New York S., Brown saddles Grade I winner McKulick (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and GSW Royalty Interest (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) but he'll have a much tougher time of it with several seasoned competitors facing his duo. Godolphin is represented by G2 Balanchine S. winner English Rose (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who was runner-up as the favorite in the aforementioned Jenny Wiley. Charlie Appleby trains the homebred while William Buick comes in for the mount. Chris Connett, Appleby's assistant and head traveling lad, said, “She's a versatile filly who can go a mile or stretch out. The race down at Keeneland, she was a little bit keen, but I think that's down to being at a new place, new track and new style of racing. Hopefully, now she is settled into the American ways and we'll see her relaxing into the race and really be able to finish.” Also likely to garner support, George Krikorian's 7-year-old War Like Goddess (English Channel) makes her seasonal debut for trainer Bill Mott. Last season's winner of the GI Turf Classic over the soggy turf at Aqueduct in October, she concluded the year with a seventh, beaten 4 1/4 lengths, by August Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita. “We had a little mishap in Kentucky, she was supposed to run the end of April at Keeneland, and she wound up kicking herself above the hock and had a laceration on the inside of her leg that was causing her some grief so we had to scratch,” he explained. “But since then, she's been fine and training well. We are probably up against it a little bit at 9 1/2 furlongs since she'd probably prefer to go 11 or 12 furlongs. If there is some cut in the ground and a hot pace, that might play into her running style. Maybe it'll even things out and she can compete.” Also explaining the decision to run her at a distance that might not be ideal for War Like Goddess, he said, “There aren't many other races that we would be interested in running in at this time of the year and she's ready to go. I figured we should just go ahead and run.” When asked about her longevity, he explained, “With the older horses, there is no pressure to run. It's not like the Kentucky Derby when you only have one chance to run. Bobby Frankel once told me 'there is only one race that comes around once and that's the Derby.' The others you can rotate and come back the next year. So we have the luxury of running when we're ready.” Also lining up are dual Grade I winner Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), also making her 2024 debut, in addition to last year's GI Belmont Oaks scorer Aspen Grove (Ire) (Justify), last seen finishing a closing third in the GIII Modesty S. at Churchill May 3. “Her wins in the GI Beverly D. and GI E. P. Taylor were big races,” said Mark Casse of Fev Rover. “Her race at Saratoga in the GI Diana [third, last July], she just got a little unlucky. I was disappointed with her effort in the Breeders' Cup [11th in the Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita], she just didn't show up. I don't know why; she had trained really well into it. She's training very well. She loves to train on the [Woodbine Racetrack] synthetic.” Rounding out Friday's graded action is the GII Intercontinental S., led by 6-5 morning line favorite Roses for Debra (Liam's Map). The 5-year-old was last seen taking the GIII Giant's Causeway S. at Keeneland Apr. 13. The post The Acorn and The Beast appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Tutta La Vita will not line up in the June 8 Queensland Oaks and will not race again in Australia. However, the 3-year-old has not been retired and is set to continue her career in the United States where the Breeders' Cup meeting will be a target.View the full article

A film pilot on Flat racing in France will begin shooting on June 16, G1 Prix de Diane Day, Jour de Galop reported on Thursday. Produced by Quad Lab, the project will be aimed at convincing Netflix, or another major platform to produce a documentary series on racing to boost exposure of the sport to a larger audience. The series would focus exclusively on the French racing scene. Quad Lab, under the direction of Yann Le Bourbouach, already has a Netflix series to its credit: the cycling documentary series “Tour de France: Au Coeur du Peloton”. This model for sports documentaries focusing on intersecting stories which emphasise the adrenaline of competition was set by “Formula One, Drive to Survive”, whose producers joined Quad Productions. Both series have given greater exposure to their respective sports, which has drawn a strong audiences, and also a younger demographic. The post French Racing Documentary Pilot To Begin Shooting On Prix Diane Day appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

'TDN Rising Star' Almostgone Rocket (f, 3, Into Mischief–Bound, by Jump Start) ran her perfect record to three-for-three Thursday with a commanding win in the Jersey Girl S. The 1-2 favorite had to deal with the speedy Gray Lightning (Social Inclusion) up the backstretch but moved up alongside that leader around the far turn and came home well in control to win over another 'Rising Star' in Manama Gold (Star Guitar) who was making her North American debut. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc. and Ten Strike Racing; B-Malibu Farm, LLC; T-Brad H. Cox. Sales History: $250,000 ylg '22 KEESEP. #5 Almostgone Rocket lives up to his name and stays perfect in R4 at the #Belatoga meet for trainer @bradcoxracing with Flavien Prat aboard! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/HnlPq2Zxjj — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) June 6, 2024 The post ‘Rising Star’ Almostgone Rocket Stays Perfect In Jersey Girl appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Morning-line favorite Roses for Debra has won five of her last seven races since being transferred to trainer Christophe Clement in the spring of 2023. View the full article

With Fierceness slow to recover from an off-the-board finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Mindframe has been handed the baton to represent Repole and Co. in the June 8 extravaganza of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Popular race mare Tepin produced her first winner when her daughter Grateful stormed down the stretch to break her maiden June 5 at the Curragh.View the full article

Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone will be the subject of a new documentary produced by Sports Illustrated Studios, a division of Authentic Studios, and Spyglass Media Group, that organization said in a press release on Friday. The documentary, which will highlight Krone's racing accolades, will be helmed by Larissa Bills, director/producer of Apple TV+'s The Super Models. “Not only is Julie one of the greatest jockeys in horse racing, she also shattered expectations and broke down barriers for all women in Thoroughbred racing,” said Gary Barber, Chairman & CEO, Spyglass. “We are lucky to have Larissa at the helm, as a passionate horse enthusiast herself, to illuminate Julie's story for the world.” Details concerning production time and a release date are forthcoming. The post Julie Krone Documentary Planned by SI Studios And Spyglass appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The late Galileo (Ire)'s Huxley (Ire) topped the Tattersalls Online June Sale when selling to Dare To Dream Racing for 52,000gns on Thursday. Consigned by Bawnmore Racing, the placed 3-year-old colt (lot 80) is a half-brother to Group 1 winner and young sire Cloth Of Stars (Ire), while their dam, Strawberry Fledge (Kingmambo,) is a full to G1 Oaks winner Light Shift, herself the dam of Group 1 winner and Group 1 sire Ulysses (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Will Smith of Dare To Dream Racing said, “We've been wanting to get a nice horse for the syndicate to take us to some top tracks, and we think he'll provide us with some great opportunities over the summer. He'll be going to Michael Attwater in Epsom and that's one of the tracks that should suit him perfectly. His form at Dundalk seems pretty tidy so we'd like a crack at some of the better all-weather races as well.” Second on the buyers' sheet was another Galileo, lot 58, the 3-year-old filly World Vision (Ire), who sold to the Wind Chimes Partnership for 49,000gns. Lot 58 was consigned by Baroda Stud. The unraced chestnut is a daughter of G3 Prix de Lieurey winner Wind Chimes (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who was second in the G1 Prix du Moulin and third in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. The third priciest horse of the day was Mono River (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) (lot 94), who caught the eye of Mohammed Hamad Khalifa Al Attiyah at 39,000gns. Consigned by Somerville Lodge, the 3-year-old gelding has been placed three times. Leading the breeze-up portion of the sale, which was added in 2023, was a daughter of Coulsty (Ire) (lot 14) from the Beresford Stables draft. A half-sister to four winners, she was picked up for 27,000gns by Jack Cantillon. This is the family of Group 1 winner Ransom O'War (Red Ransom). The filly posted the fastest timed breeze over a quarter-mile at Dundalk. Beresford Stables' Shane Ryan said, “I couldn't be any happier, she's after getting a good home. I've loved the filly from the start and struggled to get her into sales but always knew I had a bit of quality with her. Thank god that Tattersalls put on the Online Sale and gave me a position. It couldn't have been a better sale for everyone to sell their horses.” At the close of trade, 71 lots sold (59%) of 119 offered for an aggregate of 677,100gns. The average was 9,537gns and the median was 4,200gns. Tattersalls Online also made the breeze-up times publicly available, a first for breeze-up sales conducted in Europe. The post Galileo’s Huxley Tops The Tattersalls Online June Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The wagering public had their money on a son of Nyquist to win the Tremont S. on Thursday but it was the “other Nyquist”, longshot STUDLYDORIGHT (c, 2, Nyquist–Peach of a Gal, by Curlin) who drove by late to upset 4-5 favorite Touchy (Nyquist). Outrun in the opening furlongs as Touchy and Three Echos (Echo Town) blitzed an opening quarter in :22.11, Studlydoright led the second pack from fifth and was able to capitalize late, driving past that leading pair inside the sixteenth pole to win going away. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-David R. Hughes; B-Glenangus Farm LLC; T-John J. Robb. Sales History: $185,000 RNA ylg '23 FTSAUS, $110,000 ylg '23 EASOCT. The post Nyquist’s Studlydoright Upsets Touchy In Tremont appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses running Kentucky Derby (G1) sixth-place finisher Resilience in the June 8 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

Thanks to some top competition also entered in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Hoist the Gold carries morning-line odds of 15-1 into the June 8 test at Saratoga Race Course but his 2023 season suggests the son of Mineshaft deserves the opportunity.View the full article

New York-breds take the spotlight the day following the Belmont Stakes (G1) extravaganza at Saratoga Race Course in six-featured stakes June 9.View the full article

Seize the Grey winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) on national television May 18 did wonders for increasing the popularity of MyRacehorse in the weeks that have followed as thousands look to buy into the joy of owning a racehorse.View the full article

With Fierceness slow to recover from an off-the-board finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Mindframe has been handed the baton to represent Repole and Co. in Saturday's extravaganza of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga View the full article

Wagering on U.S. races, plus available and paid purses, all saw increases to varying degrees when compared to a year ago in May, while the number of races declined during the month, according to information released by Equibase on Friday. Total wagering of over $1.4 million on races during the month represented a 0.57% increase over the same period from 2023, while available purses of $124.6 million were up by 2.86%. The figure of over $119.9 million for paid purses in May was up 2.44%. However, the total number of race days dropped from 370 to 359 (-2.97%) and the number of U.S. races was down from 3,025 in May 2023 to last month's tally of 2,958. Average field size in May was down slightly from over a year ago when it was 7.16, and checked in at an average of 7.10 runners, a decrease of 0.82%. Average daily wagering increased by 3.65% to $3,907,361 and the average available purse number per race day was up 9.78% to $347,292 from the figure of $316,351 in 2023. The post May Economic Indicators; Wagering And Purses Continue To Rise appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The seven-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden staged on Leopardstown's Thursday evening card has often played host to a future luminary and the latest renewal could have thrown up another as Ballydoyle's Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}–Mecca's Angel {Ire}, by Dark Angel {Ire}) earned instant TDN Rising Star status. Settled in mid-division early by Wayne Lordan, the 5-1 shot enjoyed an untroubled run down the outer in the straight as the stable's 8-11 favourite Giselle (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) became ensnared in traffic deeper towards the rail. Surging ahead from 150 yards out, the grey asserted to score by 1 1/4 lengths from that promising daughter of Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) to lead home a one-two for the sire who now boasts 39 TDN Rising Stars. The Adrian Murray-trained Queens Fury (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}) was a further half-length away in third. “She's a lovely filly and had been working nicely,” commented Lordan, who partnered Bedtime Story's G3 Staffordstown Stud S.-winning half-sister Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) to be third in this 12 months ago. “She came home well when she hit the rising ground and is very similar to Content, has the same quality and ability but covers more ground than her. Ryan's is quite a nice filly too and probably didn't get the clearest run like me. It rode like a nice maiden and a mile will be a perfect option for her.” Frankel x Mecca's Angel Bedtime Story is bred to be good and scores on debut for @waynemlordan and Aidan O'Brien, beating exciting stablemate Giselle – out of Newspaperofrecord – in an informative opener at @LeopardstownRC pic.twitter.com/wlKyyQM3GR — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 6, 2024 The post New TDN Rising Star For Frankel As Bedtime Story Shines appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-SAR, $100K, Msw, 3yo/up, 7f, 12:20 p.m. The second day of the Belmont at Saratoga festival continues with a strong opening race featuring China Horse Club homebred TRULLI WARRIOR (Curlin). Dam Alberobello, who CHC purchased as a yearling for $475,000, is related to a trio of 'TDN Rising Stars' in half-sisters MGSW/GISP Jojo Warrior (Pioneerof the Nile) and MSW/GSP J Z Warrior (Harlan's Holiday) along with full-sister GISW A Z Warrior. The 'Rising Star'-quality continues through the family with Jojo Warrior's son Under Oath (Speightstown) and A Z Warrior's daughter Key To My Heart (Ire) who produced a recent 'Rising Star' in Prides Crossing (Quality Road) along with SW Justa Warrior (Justify). Trulli Warrior will break from the rail for the Todd Pletcher barn and comes in off a best-of-152 work from the gate, going four furlongs in :46 2/5 at Belmont May 31. Lined up in gate four, Illuminare (City of Light) is the second Todd Pletcher runner of the field. A $500,000 Keeneland September yearling buy for Centennial Farms, he is out of MSW I Still Miss You (Majestic Warrior). Itza Mirrakle (Arrogate), a $575,000 Keeneland September yearling, debuts for Tom Morley and the ownership group of RAM-ZANOTTI Stables, West Paces Racing LLC and Curtis Green. He is the second foal out of MSW/GSP Justa Lady (More Than Ready) and from the final crop of the late Arrogate. TJCIS PPS 7th-SAR, $110K, Alw, 3yo/up, f, 6f, 3:46 p.m. Race 7 features the return of 'TDN Rising Star' Munnys Gold (Munnings). A winner of her first three starts by a combined 28 lengths, she ran second in the GII Eight Belles S. and then finished twice behind Champion 3-year-old Filly Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) when fourth in the GI Acorn S. and third in the GI Test S. before going to the sidelines last year. Regular pilot Irad Ortiz, Jr. stays aboard for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Robert and Lawana Low. TJCIS PPS The post Friday Insights: Pletcher Has Strong Hand In Friday Action At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article