Wandering Eyes

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

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — When Hillwood Stable's Post Time (Frosted) blossomed this year, trainer Brittany Russell began the normal process of testing him in tougher races. Each time, he proved to be up to the task, leading the Maryland-bred to the biggest challenge of his career in the 131st GI Metropolitan H. Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Post Time drew Post 3 in the field of six led by GI Breeders Cup Classic and GI Whitney S. winner White Abarrio (Race Day) and GI Pegasus World Cup and GI Preakness winner National Treasure (Quality Road). He is the 7-2 third choice on the morning line. The lineup includes Castle Chaos (Palace Malice), Blazing Sevens (Good Magic) and Hoist the Gold (Mineshaft). Commonly called the Met Mile, the prestigious race has long been a showcase for champions and Hall of Fame-bound runners. It debuted as a 1 1/16 miles test at Morris Park in 1891 and was shortened to a mile in 1897. It is being run at Saratoga this year and next in the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival while Belmont Park is undergoing a massive makeover. The $1 million Met Mile will start in the Wilson Chute, a straight which meets the main track in the first turn. With a 1 1/8 miles oval, Saratoga was unable to run races between seven and nine furlongs on dirt after the original Wilson Chute was closed following the 1972 season and the space used for parking. There was an experiment with one-mile races in 1992 that was deemed unfair to horses that drew inside. The New York Racing Association rebuilt the Wilson Chute prior to the 2022 season. Post Time | Sarah Andrew As Post Time climbed the competitive ladder–he is 8-1-1 in 10 starts–Russell and Hillwood Stable owner Ellen Charles began to consider the Met Mile for the 4-year-old's debut at the top level. “We had it on our radar,” Russell said. “It's a short field, but it's a quality field, and what are you going to expect? It's a Grade I for a million dollars. It's the Met Mile. You're not going to get an easy spot, but there's a lot of good things for us, if you look at it. “Our horse, now, he has some seasoning under him. He's had some really good runs. We've learned some things along the way. Look, there's good horses in there, but who says that those horses are going to run their best race that day? Those horses have done a lot of travelling and we're sitting here with a horse that I feel like we kind of brought into this race the way we wanted. So, we feel good about him and that gives us confidence.” White Abarrio and National Treasure will be making their first starts since the GI Saudi Cup on Feb. 24. National Treasure ended up fourth, 1 1/2 lengths behind the winner, late-running Senor Buscador (Mineshaft). White Abarrio, the 6-5 favorite in the Met Mile, checked in 10th, beaten 15 lengths. Blazing Sevens was away from racing for nine months before his winning return Apr. 20. While White Abarrio and National Treasure were competing in the Middle East, Post Time was emerging as a capable late- running stakes runner for Russell, 34, the leading trainer in Maryland last year. After he won his first four career starts, she took him to Keeneland in October for the Perryville S. He was third by 1 1/4 lengths. “That was the turning point for us to say, 'OK, we need to kind of dip our toes outside Maryland, for sure,'” Russell said. “I wouldn't say that I had him as good as I could going there, but we thought it was a good stepping stone. I think he showed up and he showed that he can run outside Maryland. To start this year, Russell sent Post Time out for a 6 1/2-length victory in the Jennings S. Jan. 29 and a three-length success in the GIII General George S. Feb. 17. “The Jennings was the state-bred race. It was his first time going a mile,” she said. “That wasn't the easiest group in Maryland-breds you've ever seen. There were some well-seasoned, good, old racehorses that he destroyed on that day. That was a performance for me where it's like 'yeah, it's at home, and it's against Maryland-breds, but the way he did it.' He followed that big race up three weeks later, which you don't like to do sometimes with these better horses, but I had to. My hands are kind of tied to run him back there, and he did it again. Those two races there, that's when we're like, 'Alright, cool.' We're sitting here looking at the Carter and it just seemed like it was time to get him back on the road.” Post Time won the GII Carter S. at Aqueduct Apr. 6 by a neck over Castle Chaos and finished second by three-quarters of a length in the GIII Westchester S. May 3. Brittany Russell and Ellen Charles | Sarah Andrew Charles, the granddaughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post, owner of General Foods, has raced as Hillwood Stable since 2004. Her family has been deeply involved in Maryland racing for many decades and her father was a longtime steward. Charles purchased Post Time, a son of 2016 Met Mile winner Frosted, who holds the stakes records for fastest time, 1:32.73 and margin of victory, 14 1/4 lengths, for $85,000 as a yearling. Among the reasons she was attracted to the colt is that his second dam is named Merriweather. His name came from her family. Russell and Charles became acquainted when she trained the Hello Beautiful (Golden Lad), a very successful filly Charles had bred and Russell bought at auction. Russell's husband, Sheldon, is the regular rider for Post Time and will be seeking his first Grade I victory against a seasoned crew. “Against a group like this with the speed that these kinds of horses are going to show, for what he's faced, I expect Sheldon is going to have to use him a little bit away from there, put him in a little bit of a handier spot,” Russell said. “Going a mile you think, 'Oh, he's going to be able to break and settle.' You don't really. He's going to have to use him a bit and get him traveling. And he's going to have to be calling on him sooner, too. It's definitely going to be a test to what this horse is made of.” Russell has plenty of experience at Saratoga as an assistant and since opening her own stable in 2018 and said she appreciates competing in the Met Mile during the historic Belmont-at-Saratoga festival. “To have a horse that I feel like has a legit shot to show up on a day like that, in a race like this, and especially at kind of a special year at Saratoga, it's pretty exciting.” The post Post Time Answers The Bell In The GI Met Mile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Nothing Like You is coming off a 7 1/2-length Santa Anita Oaks (G1) victory for trainer Bob Baffert.View the full article

Due to the heavy rain in the area last night, the live racing card at Delaware Park scheduled for June 6 has been canceled.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

Glenn 'Bo' Bromagen has compared Penn Oaks winner and Goffs Orby graduate Poolside With Slim (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) favourably to Concrete Rose (Twirling Candy), the Grade I Belmont Oaks winner and just about the highest-class racehorse that the American-based agent has been associated with. The George 'Rusty' Arnold-trained import Poolside With Slim ran out a gritty winner of the $150,000 contest under Frankie Dettori at Penn National last week leaving Bromagen convinced that there are more fat cheques to be cashed with the progressive three-year-old. “It's exciting-you can't help but get excited about where this filly could go,” he said. “A couple of years back we had a filly called Concrete Rose who was obviously as good as anything that we have ever had. I couldn't help but dream a little bit that Poolside With Slim could be another Concrete Rose.” Bromagen continued, “We thought this filly was going to be a top-tier turf talent in America and we got aggressive in her campaigning because we needed to get her Graded Stakes earnings up in order to get into the Edgewood Stakes on Oaks day. That's really what our goal was. “We got rail-drawn three times in a row–starting in the Florida Oaks at Tampa–and were pressed to go to the front, which may not have been her ideal running style. This time, being able to take her back a bit, I think that has really been able to show her to best effect. She has really been vindicated in what type of horse she could be.” Asked what could be in store for Poolside With Slim next, Bromagen replied, “Early in the season, I thought maybe we could run in that Triple Tiara series in New York, but now we have pivoted a little bit. We're going to have to be smart about where we take her next and obviously there is some really nice racing in Saratoga. Kentucky Downs also has some incredible racing so, if we were lucky enough to take her down there and do something big, that would be incredible. California is even on the table. We learned a couple of lessons last year with her that we need to give her possibilities. We can't just be focussed on one spot or one circuit with this filly.” At €110,000, it would be a stretch to describe Poolside With Slim as something of a bargain buy. But given the filly snuck in below the average [€121,337] at the 2022 Orby Sale at Goffs and then compare that with the massive sums of money being paid on the private market of late, it's hard to argue that Bromagen didn't sniff out a value deal. “She was a little early in the sale, I think she was hip 21 or 22, and at any public auction, you tend to see people sitting on their hands early in the day. She was very nice-was physically correct and had a good pedigree. I think I just got lucky by jumping in that little bit early in the sale game. I think we got some value.” He added, “You could see that she wasn't your typical two-year-old type and that she was going to need some time to come to hand. Maybe that gave us some extra value. But it's so hard to get the horse you want at the right price and sometimes you've just got to get lucky in the sales ring.” Bromagen has made a habit of being lucky at Goffs. He's been talking up for the Irish sales house for some time, and prior to snapping up Poolside With Slim at Goffs in 2022, he told TDN Europe that the Orby Sale was “at the top of my list every single year”. The filly's graduation to being a genuine Graded performer in the States is just as much of a vindication of Bromagen's eye for a good horse as it is his commitment to travelling to Ireland to source equine talent to race in America year after year. He said, “I'm out here beating the drum for the Goffs boys. The horses that they raise in Ireland are really nice horses. The world is getting to be a smaller place as far as the thoroughbred market goes and the more international trade that can happen is only better for us all. The more people we can get over there and the more trade that goes on, the more exciting that will be for everyone.” And Bromagen was back again last year. “I talk about value the whole time and on my trip to Ireland last year, it looked like I was struggling to find anything to bring home,” he recalled. “That's why I jumped in with Ramiro [Restrepo] on a couple of horses. The first was a Kodiac (GB) colt [for €75,000], who is in training with Tim Donworth in France, while the second was an Earthlight (Ire) colt [€300,000] who is with Paddy Twomey. That horse was bought by me, Ramiro and Jason Taylor. I know that Ramiro was over to see the horse recently and all of the reports from Paddy are pretty positive. We're excited about both of those horses. I'm willing to partner up as well. I mean, shoot, it's more fun having partners in a winner's circle than doing it by yourself.” While plans are somewhat in the air as to where Poolside With Slim could end up next, Bromagen is in no doubt that he has a filly capable of taking in some big targets over the coming months. He said, “We're going to be shooting here. We're going to try and punch up and see what we can find. Rusty has done such a good job in training this filly and keeping her on the track that we thought she could be on. We were a little disappointed not to have hit the board on her previous two starts but, again, I think that was because we were at the mercy of the post draw. “The way that Frankie rode her is more of her running style and that gives us some versatility, which gives us something to look forward to going forward. We're going to let Rusty do what he does best and learn about this filly as she develops. She's trending upwards, that's for sure.” The post Beating The Drum for Goffs, Bo Has Fat Plans for Orby Grad Slim appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Paddy Twomey has outlined plans for A Lilac Rolla (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) and Purple Lily (Ire) (Calyx {GB}) following their creditable efforts in defeat when finishing second and fifth, respectively, in the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. A Lilac Rolla forfeited her unbeaten record in that Classic, ultimately having to settle for the runner-up spot behind the high-class winner, Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), while Purple Lily was seemingly the stable's number one contender on jockey bookings but could never get on terms having been caught further back than ideal in a steadily-run race. Whilst Twomey is considering other races at around a mile for A Lilac Rolla's next start, he expects Purple Lily to return to a mile and a quarter for the G1 Pretty Polly S. back at the Curragh on Saturday, June 29. On her only previous start at that distance she filled the runner-up spot in the G3 Salsabil S. at Navan, form which received a boost last week when the winner, Ezeliya (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), followed up in the G1 Oaks at Epsom. “We were very pleased with A Lilac Rolla's run in the Guineas and she came out of the race very well,” said Twomey. “She's in the Coronation but at this stage Ascot would look unlikely. I think maybe something like a Minstrel Stakes or the Prix Rothschild might suit her. “Purple Lily came out of the race very well also. Something like the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on Irish Derby weekend might just suit her, stepping back up to 10 furlongs. “Mr Weld's filly [Ezeliya] won the Oaks very impressively. It was a good race in Navan with the fourth horse, Caught U Looking, running a good race in the Oaks too.” The post Ascot Unlikely For A Lilac Rolla As Purple Lily Steps Back Up In Trip appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Due to the heavy rain in the area on Wednesday evening, the live racing card at Delaware Park was cancelled, the track said in a release Thursday morning. Live racing is scheduled to resume Friday, June 7 with post time set for 12:30 p.m. ET. Live racing has been cancelled @DelParkRacing today Thursday June 6 due to the heavy rain overnight. Live racing is scheduled to resume tomorrow Friday June 7. pic.twitter.com/Njnn7HhDxG — Delaware Park (@DelParkRacing) June 6, 2024 The post Heavy Overnight Rain Forces Delaware Park To Cancel Thursday Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

On Thursday, Resolute Racing's John Stewart confirmed to TTR AusNZ that his A$3.2 million acquisition from the Inglis Chairman's Sale, MG1SP Tutta La Vita (The Autumn Sun), will continue her career in America under the care of trainer Ignacio Correas. Stewart, who ventured into the Australian market by spending A$5.44 million on six yearlings at Inglis Easter, said that the Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old filly would compete in some of the feature American turf events under her new trainer. “We're going to bring her [Tutta La Vita] up here and prepare her for some of the turf races in the summer and also a fall campaign to try to go to the Breeders' Cup,” said Stewart. “We currently have Didia (Arg) (Orpen) running at Saratoga this weekend with Ignacio Correas. Ignacio has experience bringing South American horses into North America, so it was a logical choice. Tutta La Vita was last seen finishing a well-beaten eighth behind Scarlet Oak (Kermadec {NZ}) in the G2 The Roses S. at Doomben (Aus) May 25. “We think bringing her up here to the U.S. could be really interesting and cause some international excitement for people,” said Stewart. “I have some horses in the U.S. that I want to send down to Australia for the spring. “We're trying to get some international competition going and generate some interest and try to get some of the bloodlines moving back and forth between geographies. We currently have a few accomplished turf horses that we believe would perform well down there. We plan to evaluate some of them over the summer and then send a select few for the spring.” The post Stewart Transfers Pricey Australian Purchase To U.S. appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A historic Metropolitan Handicap (G1) promises a showdown of two of the top handicap horses in the U.S. as 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner White Abarrio and Preakness (G1) winner National Treasure are entered in the June 8 test at Saratoga.View the full article

It may have been something of a ‘coming-of-age’ season for Malt Time (Adelaide), but her South Auckland-based trainer Shaun Clotworthy concedes her racing career is still coming to an end. The seven-year-old Adelaide mare goes into Saturday’s Porthouse Bar & Eatery Bream Bay Sprint (1400m) at Ruakaka second-up for a new campaign designed to build fitness for another tilt at Group One racing through the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival. A late bloomer, Malt Time finished second in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings last spring, before third placings in the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe and Gr.1 TAB Classic (1600m) at Trentham. Those elite-level placings have made Malt Time a valuable broodmare proposition for breeder/owners Bill and Carrie Borrie, who will get her in foal in the coming spring, while racing her through that period. “She really hit her straps last preparation. We were considering taking her Queensland for the Winter Carnival, but we decided against that,” said Clothworthy, who trains in partnership with his wife Emma. “She’ll just stay here, have a couple of runs and she’ll get in foal next spring and race through as long as she keeps racing well.” A winner of four of her 27 starts, Malt Time resumed with a fifth placing on an unsuitable Heavy Te Rapa track last month. To be ridden by stable apprentice Ace Lawson-Carroll, Malt Time won her only previous start at Ruakaka when she was also presented second-up. “We were happy with her fresh run. The track was probably a bit heavier than we thought it might have been. She’s a bit older now and she just hit the wall at the end of the race,” Clotworthy said. “She was still tidy enough and she’s looked to have improved. We’re happy with her. She worked up at the beach last Friday and it was as good a work we’ve seen from her. “Ace rides her in a lot of her trackwork and he knows her well and gets on well with her. He gets a couple of kilos off her back with his claim too. I’d expect her to be competitive. She’s a decent horse who has worked up well and the improved track will suit her better.” Beyond Saturday’s race, Malt Time is set to tackle the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m) for fillies and mares on June 22. The Clotworthys have plenty to look forward to at Ruakaka, with not only Mitonic (NZ) (Ocean Park), Aqua Man (NZ) (Power) and La Parisienne (NZ) (El Roca) racing on the undercard, but also the first ride for 18-year-old stable apprentice Sienna Brown. “Sienna’s got two rides on her first race day. Aqua Man has been a good Ruakaka horse and he’s a good horse to kick Sienna off on,” Clotworthy said. “Sienna’s from Morrinsville. Her parents race horses and they own the other one she’s riding, Hadid. “She’s come through a pony club background and done her riding at Cambridge before she came to Byerley Park and signed up with us eight or nine months ago. She’s had about 40 trials rides so she’s ready to go.” The Clotworthys took plenty of enjoyment through their former Group Two winner Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) continuing his good form in Brisbane last Saturday, winning the Gr.3 Premier’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm for Melbourne-based trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. Emma Clotworthy remains in the ownership along with former Kiwi commentating great Keith Haub. “He’s been a great success story. He’s been a good horse for us. A good syndicate own him and he’s been going great this preparation. Hopefully that can continue into his next start, the Q22,” Clotworthy said, referencing the A$1.2 million Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday week. View the full article

The appeal of better track conditions at Ruakaka has Moira and Keiran Murdoch eyeing a series of races for their team in the coming months, including talented five-year-old Shamus (NZ) (Shamexpress). A winner of six races, including the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) under the care of Allan Sharrock, Shamus joined the Murdoch’s earlier this year for a change of scenery, notably with their use of Karioitahi Beach for training. In his first appearance for the stable over 1200m at Te Rapa, the son of Shamexpress pressed on well for fifth behind Turn The Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) and has been allocated the 60kg top-weight for the Porthouse Bar & Eatery Bream Bay Sprint (1400m) on Saturday. “It was a nice first effort for us at Te Rapa, we’re sort of feeling our way with him,” Moira Murdoch said. “He’s got a fair bit of weight to carry, but I’m happy with his work and condition coming into the race. “I did enter him in the sprinter’s final at Ruakaka, I don’t think he’s really a mudder so we thought that would probably be the best option for him.” The ITM/GIB Sprinter’s Final (1400m) has attracted some strong early nominations for the mid-July meeting, including Group One performing mare Malt Time (Adelaide), who is a key rival for Shamus in Saturday’s race. Joining Shamus on the journey north is Full Noise (NZ), a Turn Me Loose three-year-old contesting the Marsden Metals Group (1400m) at his second race-day appearance. The gelding finished fourth on debut at Te Rapa on May 18 and is a half-brother to Mihaul (NZ) (Iffraaj), who won five of his six starts for the Murdoch’s in a short career. “He was a little bit lost left-handed at Te Rapa, so we’ve gone back to right-handed which he has trialled and had jump-outs over,” she said. “He’s got not-to-bad a draw (6), Tayla Mitchell on, and the step-up in distance will definitely suit him.” The partnership entered the winner’s circle earlier in the week at Te Aroha with Flying Gib (NZ) breaking maidens, and Murdoch has pencilled in a trip to Ruakaka for the El Roca filly in search of better ground. “I was a bit worried about her in the heavy conditions on Monday, so I’m pleased we are heading to Ruakaka for her next effort,” she said. “It usually affords a pretty good surface at this time of the year, it’s just a bit of a trek to get up there at the moment.” View the full article

Sharp local filly Illicit Dreams (NZ) (Vancouver) will aim to continue her strong fresh-up record when resuming in the Shane Batten Electrical (1100m) at Ruakaka on Saturday. The daughter of Vancouver has shown plenty of talent over the shorter distances in her career, with a victory in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m) and a second placing behind Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard) in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) to her name. Her most recent victory came at Greymouth in January over 1100m while based with co-trainer Krystal Williams in Burnham, and the filly was spelled after finishing seventh in the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) later that month. Illicit Dreams returned to Ruakaka in the care of Williams’ training partner Ken Rae, who was pleased with her resuming trial where she finished third behind Group One winner Pier (NZ) (Proisir), who won convincingly at Te Aroha on Monday. “She ran third behind a Group One winner in her trial in a really heavy track, and we didn’t push her too hard to have a nice quiet run,” Rae said. “She’s 100 percent on track for Saturday, and I expect her to go very well. She’s got a good fresh-up record and track record. “I’ll get her out to 1400m, but I think as a four-year-old she’s going to have a decent win later on over shorter distances.” Rae is also looking forward to commencing the career of well-related three-year-old Dan Vegas (NZ) (Per Incanto), who lines up on debut alongside stablemates Tide And Time (NZ) (Time Test) and Dancing Dream (NZ) (Contributer) in the Marsden Metals Group (1400m). A son of Per Incanto, Dan Vegas is by Miss Bluebell (NZ) (Savabeel), who is out of a half-sister to Vegas Showgirl (NZ) (Al Akbar), the dam of Winx (Street Cry). Miss Bluebell has already produced recent Australian Listed winner Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto) and well-performed mare Millefiori (NZ) (Iffraaj), and Dan Vegas impressed with a comfortable trial win at Ruakaka last month. “His trial was very good, he beat the second horse by three lengths and I hadn’t expected him to win, he was only really there for education,” Rae said. “He might be stretched at the 1400 the first time, but we decided to go that distance on our home track instead of 1200 on a heavy track somewhere else. “I’ve had a lot to do with Dirk and Nicki from Totara Park Stud (co-owners and co-breeders), they’ve been very good clients of mine and they own one of the two-year-old’s, Vegas Queen, who is pretty smart.” A filly by Proisir, Vegas Queen (NZ) is one of three juvenile representatives for the stable in the Storage Bream Bay (1200m) and was eye-catching in her trial behind race-rival Patsy’s Dream (NZ) (Contributer). “She’s a very talented filly, a lovely big type who ran second in her trial to Eamonn’s (Green) horse Patsy’s Dream,” Rae said. “She’ll probably be a back runner from that draw (14) and need a bit of luck, but she’s going to be a very nice filly progressing on.” Super Rosa (NZ) has also been engaged, the Super Seth filly having had four starts including a second on-debut behind stablemate Redemption (NZ) (Charm Spirit) in the south last September, while Chicago Dream (Nicconi) is awaiting a start off the ballot. “Super Rosa is progressing well and has the ring craft, the other two haven’t got that yet,” Rae said. The stable’s contingent also includes Heart Of Alladin (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) and Mischief Managed (NZ) (Derryn) in the Marsden Cove Dental (1600m), and Vent Divin (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) in the Trigg Construction (1600m). View the full article

Shortlisted nominees for five of the award categories at this year's TBA Flat Breeders' Awards Evening were announced on Thursday. Sponsored by Dullingham Park, the awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, July 10 at Chippenham Park, near Newmarket. All 13 awards–including the previously announced statistical awards for British-based stallions and breeders–will be presented to the winners on the night. Tickets for the TBA Flat Breeders' Awards Evening are £80 (inc. VAT) per person and admission includes a champagne reception, a two-course dinner and the awards ceremony. The awards and nominees are as follows: Silver Rose Bowl – TBA Flat Breeder of the Year Cheveley Park Stud Juddmonte Farms Ltd Kirsten Rausing Newsells Park Stud and Merry Fox Stud Whitsbury Manor Stud TBA Silver Salver – Special Merit Award (Flat) Blue Diamond Stud Branton Court Stud Fittocks Stud and Arrow Farm Hascombe and Valiant Stud Ltd Lordship Stud Langham Cup – Small Breeder of the Year Brian Haggas David and Yvonne Blunt Deborah O'Brien Lemington Grange Stud Martin Hughes and Michael Kerr Dineen Maywood Stud Filly of Merit Award Anisette (Morera Parternship) Perdika (Bumble Mitchell and Sally Nicholls) Sparks Fly (Lowe Family) H. J. Joel Silver Salver, sponsored by Barton Stud – Broodmare of the Year (Flat) Agnes Stewart (Branton Court Stud) Mosa Mine (Maywood Stud) Reem Three (Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum) Suelita (Whitsbury Manor Stud) Other awards to be presented during the evening include: Stud Employee Award, sponsored by New England Stud Nominees to be announced BBA Silver Cigar Box - Leading British-based Stallion (Flat earnings) Winner previously announced: Frankel Barleythorpe Stud Silver Cup - Leading British-based Stallion (Individual Flat winners) Winner previously announced: Kingman The Queen's Silver Cup - Leading British-based Flat Breeder (Flat earnings) Winner previously announced: Shadwell Tattersalls Silver Salver, sponsored by Tattersalls - Leading British-based First Season Sire (Flat earnings)  Winner previously announced: Too Darn Hot British EBF Stallion Special Merit Award Winner previously announced: Havana Grey Dominion Bronze To be announced at the Flat Breeders' Awards Evening Andrew Devonshire Bronze To be announced at the Flat Breeders' Awards Evening The post Nominees For The TBA Flat Breeders’ Awards Evening Revealed appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A share in Widden Stud's flagship sire Zoustar (Aus) will be offered in the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale. A dual Group 1-winning sprinter in 2013 when trained by Chris Waller, Zoustar recently had his 2024 fee increased to A$275,000 (around €168,000) from A$220,000 (€134,000) for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, making him the joint most expensive stallion in Australia alongside Extreme Choice (Aus) and I Am Invincible (Aus). That follows an outstanding season on the track for Zoustar in 2023/24, with Zougotcha (Aus), Joliestar (Aus), Climbing Star (Aus) and the recently retired Ozzmosis (Aus) all winning at the top level. In the sales ring, seven of his 2024 yearlings fetched at least A$1 million, including his A$2.2 million filly out of Prompt Response (Aus) (Beneteau {Aus}). The Zoustar share is being offered on account of Qatar Bloodstock. This offering enables the owner to annual priority access to the stallion–despite him already being fully booked for the 2024 breeding season–as well as a 1/60th share of the pooled income for each year. “He is the foundation upon which we have built an extensive involvement in the Australian market,” Qatar Bloodstock's manager David Redvers said of Zoustar. “The equity in the horse is very tightly held, so this represents an unprecedented opportunity to become involved in a future champion sire of Australia and share the benefits that come with that.” The catalogue for the Inglis Digital June (Early) Sale will be available online at inglisdigital.com from midday (local time) on Friday, June 7. Bidding will open at 3pm the same day and close at 10am on Wednesday, June 12. The post Share In Leading Stallion Zoustar To Be Offered By Inglis Digital appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

the Jockey Club licensing committee meets on Friday to decide the make-up of next season’s riding and training ranksView the full article

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Saturday, June 8, 2024 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin this Saturday afternoon, with an ultra-competitive 10-part program set for decision. The rail is in the C course for the meeting, and with the deluge of rain forecast to continue leading into the weekend, expect a yielding surface prior to the jump at 4pm local time. Best Bet at Sha Tin: The Winnabe The Winnabe was a dominant winner debuting at this track and trip on May 19 and should prove hard to beat again at the top of Class 4. He stalked his rivals every step of the way under Hugh Bowman before careering away with the prize, with only Super Infinity giving chase as the top two cleared out by four lengths back to third. Barrier one should allow a similar run in transit, and with The Winnabe still possessing plenty of upside, he should dispatch this lot. Best Bet Race 4 – #1 The Winnabe (2) 3yo Gelding | T: John Size | J: Hugh Bowman (61kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Sha Tin: Super Infinity Super Infinity chased gallantly behind The Winnabe on May 19 and should take major benefit from his debut. The son of Star Witness sat worse than mid-field from barrier 11, and although Zac Purton managed to get cover throughout the journey, the three-year-old simply couldn’t match motors with the eventual winner. Watch for Purton to be positive from stall nine, and provided he can slot in for the top half of the field, Super Infinity can make amends second-up. Next Best Race 6 – #4 Super Infinity (9) 3yo Gelding | T: Mark Newnham | J: Zac Purton (59.5kg) Bet with Bet365 Best Value at Sha Tin: Call Me Supreme Call Me Supreme is yet to find the frame in three starts this preparation but hasn’t had much luck. He was wide without cover the entire 1800m at Sha Tin on May 19, with the Michael Chang-trained gelding unable to get a breather in the middle stages. He hit the line well in his two starts prior, and provided Matthew Chadwick can manage to gain an economical run from the wide draw (10), Call Me Supreme can figure at an each-way price with online bookmakers. Best Value Race 9 – #11 Call Me Supreme (10) 3yo Gelding | T: Michael Chang | J: Matthew Chadwick (56kg) Bet with Picklebet Hong Kong Sunday quaddie picks Sha Tin quadrella selections Saturday, June 8, 2024 5-7-8-9 1-4-5-7-11 1-2-3-8-9-11 2-7-8 Horse racing tips
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What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, June 8, 2024 First Race 10:30am AEST Visit Dabble The Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m) features on a rejigged 11-race card at Randwick this Saturday, with four races held over from last weekend’s rained-off meeting at Rosehill. Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue in the lead-up, all but assuring punters will be doing the form for a Heavy 9 surface. The rail is in the true position for the entire circuit, with the opening race scheduled to get underway at 10:30am local time. Lord Mayors Cup tip: Hosier Hosier should relish the Heavy conditions as he heads into the Lord Mayor’s Cup third-up. He was luckless in his most recent effort in the Scone Cup on May 17, cast wide throughout and fading out to go down by 4.6 lengths. His wet form is elite, with all eight of his victories coming on rain-affected ground, so provided Blake Spriggs can gain an economical run over the 2000m journey, Hosier can figure at an each-way price with online bookmakers. Lord Mayors Cup Race 8 – #4 Hosier (7) 7yo Gelding | T: Mark Minervini | J: Blake Spriggs (56.5kg) +1000 with Dabble Bob Charley AO Stakes tip: Iowna Merc Despite lacking match fitness after a 161-day spell, Iowna Merc was terrific on return at Scone on May 18. He was dragged back towards the rear of the field by Rachel King, with the son of Winning Rupert doing his best work when it was all over. Barrier nine should allow King to take closer order this time, and with the Heavy surface unlikely to hinder his blistering turn of foot, Iowna Merc should be barreling home down the centre to claim the 2024 Bob Charley AO Stakes. Bob Charley AO Stakes Race 9 – #16 Iowna Merc (9) 4yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Rachel King (53kg) +450 with Picklebet Best Bet at Randwick: Gravina Back-to-back minor placings have Gravina in good stead heading into this BM94 contest. The Matthew Dale-trained gelding flashed through the line at Scone on May 18 to get within a half-length of Coastwatch, chasing on the worst part of the track along the inside rail. Although barrier 15 may appear to be a negative, the inside should be chopped up this late in the program, giving Gravina the saloon passage down the middle of the course. Best Bet Race 7 – #3 Gravina (15) 6yo Gelding | T: Matthew Dale | J: Louis Beuzelin (60kg) +450 with PlayUp Next Best at Randwick: Missy Moola Missy Moola almost made every post a winner at Randwick on May 25, but Konasana swallowed her up in the shadows of the post. It was a bold display first-up after a 168-day spell, with the quinella pair clearing out on their rivals. Getting to the 1600m second-up shouldn’t be an issue for the New Zealand import, and as the rain continues to fall, it should only help the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained mare’s chances. Next Best Race 5 – #1 Missy Moola (6) 4yo Mare | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Amy McLucas (a2kg) (61kg) +500 with Neds Best Value at Randwick: Gelatin Gelatin appears set to peak third-up after an eye-catching performance at Warwick Farm on May 22. The son of Snitzel clawed back the margin to 2.7 lengths after being asked to make a sustained run from the rear of the field. It was a glorified barrier trial for the three-year-old as he gets out to his ideal trip, and with barrier four allowing Rory Hutchings to sit within striking distance this time, Gelatin looks right in this at big odds with online betting sites. Best Value Race 2 – #9 Gelatin (4) 3yo Gelding | T: Michael Freedman | J: Rory Hutchings (57.5kg) +1000 with Bet365 Saturday quaddie tips for Randwick Randwick quadrella selections Saturday, June 8, 2024 1-2-4-6-7-10 2-4-7-11-16 1-3-5-12-15-16 1-2-5-10-11-14 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Flemington Races Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Saturday, June 8, 2024 First Race 11:50am AEST Visit Dabble Flemington Racecourse is the destination for Victorian racing on Saturday afternoon, with a competitive nine-race program lined up. The rail is out +8m for the entire circuit, and although the track is rated a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, mostly sunny conditions in the lead-up should mean an upgrade to a Good 4 prior to the opening event at 11:50am local time. Best Bet: Quantum Cat Quantum Cat returns to Victoria after a bold effort at Rosehill on May 25. The son of Kitten’s Joy narrowly missed out on his first Australian victory, making strong inroads along the inside rail but seemingly peaking in the final furlong. The Chris Waller-trained European import has potential to be a genuine Group-level stayer, and with Damien Lane likely to get every chance from stall three, Quantum Cat needs to be winning races like these to give credit to those claims. Best Bet Race 4 – #3 Quantum Cat (3) 4yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Damien Lane (56.5kg) +250 with Bet365 Next Best: Silent Surrente Silent Surrente looks perfectly placed on the back of an outstanding performance in the Listed Centaurea (2019m) at Morphettville on May 11. She ran into a smart one in the form of Sea What I See, holding ground despite being forced to cross to the lead from barrier 13. She’s shown adaptability in the past, so with barrier three allowing Linda Meech to either lead or take a spot in behind the tempo, Silent Surrente will be giving a bold sight a long way from home. Best Bet Race 6 – #12 Silent Surrente (3) 5yo Mare | T: Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | J: Linda Meech (53kg) +300 with Bet365 Best Value: Our Last Cash Our Last Cash is flying heading into this BM84 third-up. It could be argued that he should’ve won both the Wagga Town Plate (1200m) on May 2 and the Straight Six (1200m) at this course and distance on May 18. He had zero luck getting out on both occasions, but from barrier 16 this time, a positive steer from Blaike McChief Stipeall should result in a change of fortune as Our Last Cash picks up a well-deserved winner’s cheque. Best Bet Race 9 – #5 Our Last Cash (16) 6yo Gelding | T: Donna Scott | J: Blaike McChief Stipeall (58.5kg) +900 with Bet365 Flemington Saturday quaddie – 8/6/2024 Flemington quadrella selections Saturday, June 8, 2024 10-12 1-2-3-6-7-8-12 6-10-13-14-20 5-9-12-16-17 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips
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The recent Dee S. winner Capulet will leave Ballydoyle to continue his career in Hong Kong. The son of Justify has been purchased privately by prominent owner Peter Lau, who has enjoyed phenomenal success with the globetrotting eight-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}). It is believed that Capulet will join the stable of Romantic Warrior's trainer Danny Shum. The agreement to purchase the colt was brokered by Newmarket-based Mark McStay of Avenue Bloodstock in partnership Hong Kong agent Eric Sze, who operates as Standard Bloodstock. Confirming the deal to TDN on Thursday morning, McStay said, “Capulet is a very exciting horse going forward. His performances to date have been very impressive, particularly last time out at Chester. “The owner Mr Lau, Eric and I had been following him closely and are delighted to have secured him from Coolmore. Justify as a sire has succeeded at the highest level globally and we are confident that he'll also make his mark with his runners in Hong Kong. Let's hope Capulet is very lucky for his new owner Mr Lau. I believe he is to be trained by Danny Shum.” Bred by the Coolmore affiliate of Orpendale, Chelston and Wynatt, Capulet is out of the Galileo (Ire) mare Wedding Vow (Ire), a full-sister to the Derby winner Serpentine (Ire) who won the G2 Kilboy Estates S. and was runner-up in the G1 Nassau S. The 109-rated Capulet has won two of his five starts as well as placing in last year's G2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. And G2 Champions Juvenile S. The post Dee Stakes Winner Capulet Sold to Race in Hong Kong appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article