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Luxembourg controlled the pace from the start and turned away challenges from Emily Upjohn and Hamish to seal a stylish victory in the May 31 Coronation Cup (G1) at Epsom Racecourse. View the full article

Trainer Dermot Weld landed his second Epsom Oaks (G1) success 43 years after his first as Ezeliya stormed clear in the final furlong under Chris Hayes. View the full article

Regally bred Adeera won her debut race May 31 at Churchill Downs to give 2020 champion 3-year-old male and Horse of the Year Authentic his first winner as a stallion.View the full article

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EPSOM, UK–With squally showers and a freezing wind, it wasn't really the day for a 99, unless you're the Aga Khan. Ezeliya (Fr), the bonny bay filly from a family replete with class and stamina, made the Oaks her own from a long way out, and in so doing broke the Epsom hoodoo of her sire Dubawi (Ire) in becoming the 99th individual Group 1 winner for her stalwart of a breeder. “Days like this are why we all do it,” said a beaming Pat Downes, manager of the Aga Khan Studs in Ireland, who divulged that Princess Zahra Aga Khan had missed out on this latest Classic winner for her family's celebrated breeding operation owing to a badly timed technical hitch with her flight. “She was on her way, but it's very frustrating,” he said. “Hopefully she'll be there for the next one.” And there surely will be more bright days ahead for Ezeliya, the owner of a stonking pair of ears with the talent and attitude to match. Her trainer Dermot Weld had won his first Classic at Epsom back in 1981, when Blue Wind (Ire) won the Oaks in the hands of Lester Piggott. More than 40 years later, Chris Hayes took his turn in the saddle. He's won a Classic at home in the last two seasons on Tahiyra (Ire) and Homeless Songs (Fr), and now has one in Britain to add to the collection. The mild-mannered Hayes couldn't hide his delight. “I actually said if she wins, I'll be real cool, calm and collected like a Mick Kinane,” he said of his celebration as he crossed the line. “But this is unique and it was just a surge of adrenaline in the last 50 yards – I had to do something.” From the balcony of the royal box, the King and Queen looked on as their own filly Treasure (GB) found the trickiness of Epsom beyond her. There was an upside, though, as within their own broodmare band resides Estimate (Ire), the Ascot Gold Cup winner gifted to the late Queen Elizabeth II by HH the Aga Khan as a foal and from the immediate family of Ezeliya. In the last few years Estimate has returned to the Aga Khan Studs for visits to Sea The Stars (Ire) and Siyouni (Fr). Epsom hasn't always been a happy hunting ground for the Aga Khan. The disqualification of Oaks winner Aliysa (GB) in 1989 prompted the owner's exodus from Britain, but in the intervening 35 years Sinndar (Ire) and Harzand (Ire) have significantly eased that woe with victories in the Derby to bring the tally of wins to five in that particular Classic for Aga Khan IV, matching the record of his grandfather, whose first Derby victory came in 1930 with Blenheim (GB). Downes spoke of the enjoyment the perennially successful breeder derives from what he has memorably described as “a game of chess with nature”. “For him it's all about nurturing families and that's still the case today,” Downes said. “He will get tremendous satisfaction from this. It's a family that's been in his family for so long, and here we have another top-notch filly from the family. “Between His Highness and Princess Zahra that's now 99 individual Group 1 winners. That's quite a benchmark.” Indeed it is, and a benchmark of a similar kind was set by the admirable Luxembourg (Ire), who really does deserve a little more love. In days when the top colts are all too readily whisked off to stud, it is becoming rare to see a horse win Group 1 races in multiple seasons but Luxembourg has now done just that at two, three, four and five. A son of the 2012 Derby winner Camelot (GB), Luxembourg looked right at home at Epsom as he added the Coronation Cup to his Futurity Trophy, Irish Champion S., and Tattersalls Gold Cup. As Derby Day dawns it brings with it the month of June, and we can but hope that, if not flaming, it is a little less Arctic in conditions than Oaks Day. From the shivering racegoers, however, there was a truly warm welcome for King Charles III, who was back on a racecourse for the first time since watching Desert Hero (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) finish third in the St Leger last September. The Sport of Kings it is once more. The post Aga Khan Blueblood Warms the Epsom Faithful appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Though she won the May 11 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies S. at Gulfstream, which is a “Win and You're In” race for the Royal Ascot meeting, Bullet (War Front) will be staying in North America, reports D J Stable's General Manager Jon Green. Horses that win the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies or the Royal Palm Juvenile S. are offered an automatic berth into a 2-year-old stakes at Royal Ascot plus a $25,000 travel allowance. Gabaldon (Gone Astray), the winner of the Royal Palm division for colts, will make his next start at Royal Ascot for trainer Jose D'Angelo. “The official word is that we are not sending her to Ascot,” Green said. “She is already at Woodbine, where she will run in a three-race series, which finishes off with the GI Natalma S. It was a combination of a number of things. First and foremost was the schedule we want her to follow. The Canadian races enable us to put her on a schedule that we prefer. The races increase in distance every four weeks and we can keep her in one place, have her train in the cooler weather and then, if she has earned a spot, send her to the [GI] Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. That also allows us to train on the Tapeta course and the turf up there. I can see where running at Royal Ascot is a bucket-list event and, hopefully, someday we'll be in this position again and will be able to go. At this point in time, it just didn't make sense.” Last year, the George Weaver-trained Crimson Advocate (Nyquist) began her career with a win in the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies and came right back to win the G2 Queen Mary S. at Ascot. The schedule calls for Bullet to make her next start in the July 13 My Dear S. at 5 1/2 furlongs on the synthetic track, before switching back to the turf for the 6 1/2-furlong Catch a Glimpse S. Aug. 17 and then the one-mile GI Natalma S. on Sept. 14. All three races are at Woodbine. The Natalma is a “Win and You're In” race for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. “We like the fact that these races are all four weeks apart,” Green said. “If we're fortunate enough to do well in the Natalma, that gives us six weeks to get her from Canada to California.” Bullet was a $425,000 purchase at the 2023 Keeneland September sale. She won the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies S. by 2 1/4 lengths despite breaking slowly. The flashy grey BULLET ($9.80) shot down the lane to draw off in the $120,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes @GulfstreamPark. The 2yo daughter of War Front (@claibornefarm) was ridden by @JaramilloJockey for trainer @markecasse. This was a Win and you're in to Royal @Ascot! pic.twitter.com/mli4ItKxIl — FanDuel Racing (Formerly TVG) (@FanDuel_Racing) May 11, 2024 The post Bullet To Pass On Royal Ascot appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

1st-Churchill Downs, $116,625, Msw, 5-31, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.95, ft, 3 3/4 lengths. ADEERA (f, 2, Authentic–Majestic Presence {GSP-USA, MSP-Can, $227,896}, by Majestic Warrior) became the first winner for her freshman sire (by Into Mischief) Friday. The second choice at 8-5 behind fellow first-timer Salted (Tapit) at 4-5, the half-sister to GISW Newgate (Into Mischief) took it right to the favorite from the jump and the top pair quickly opened up a sizeable gap back to the rest of the field. Neck and neck off the far turn, it was Adeera who had something left, kicking clear along the rail to win handily by 3 3/4 lengths as Salted held for second. Majestic Presence, graded stakes placed herself, went the way of Town & Country Horse Farms for $360,000 at the 2017 Keeneland November Sale. In addition to Newgate, who was a $850,000 KEESEP yearling and took the GI Santa Anita H. earlier this year, Majestic Presence has also produced GSW and $500k Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling buy Denim and Pearls (Into Mischief). The mare herself is a half to GSW Victress (Include) and reported a filly by Life Is Good this year after being barren to Essential Quality in 2023. GI Kentucky Derby winner Authentic can be found at Spendthrift Farm where he stands for $50,000. Sales History: $300,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-L and N Racing LLC and Jerry Caroom; B-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. First winner by freshman sire Authentic! @spendthriftfarm #5 Adeera wins on debut in the opener at Churchill Downs for trainer Steve Asmussen with @keithasm7 aboard! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/VVQEz9cu6u — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 31, 2024 The post Authentic Gets First Winner As Adeera Impresses At Churchill Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

A juvenile colt by Sea The Moon (Ger) (lot 5) brought €70,000 from Meridian International to lead the way during the one-day BBAG Spring Sale in Iffezheim, Germany on Friday. Consigned by Ecurie Prevost-Baratte, the colt is a half-brother to four black-type horses–among them multiple stakes winner Anasia (GB) (Intello {Ger}), who was second in the G3 Prix Fille de l'Air and third in two more Group 3 contests, as well as listed winner Copie (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}). Earthlight (Ire), who has his first runners this season, was also among those sires represented on the leaderboard, as his colt out of G3 Concorde S. third Crafty Madam (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) (lot 10) went to IAFX Weibmeier. Part of the Ranello Bloodstock Agency's draft, the grey brought €52,000. His Invincible Spirit (Ire) half-brother Crafty Spirit (Ire) won at Kempton on May 29 in the colours of Con Harrington for trainer Clive Cox. The third and final lot to breach the €45,000 mark was lot 68, a filly by Galiway (GB) out of Tristesse (Broken Vow), who was signed for by Richard Venn for €46,000. The bay's dam won a listed race in France, and this is the family of Group 2 winner Seachange (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). Ecurie Prevost-Baratte sent the 2-year-old filly through the ring. A strong clearance rate was one of the highlights of the mixed sale, with 58 sold from 69 horses offered (84%). The gross was €688,600. The average was €11,872 (-11.6%) and the median was €11,546 (-17.8%). The post Son Of Sea The Moon Tops BBAG Spring Sale At €70k appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has offered several updates to morning training policies for fans during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga, the entity said in a Friday release. Fans may attend morning training at the main track between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. (all times Eastern) on Thursday, June 6 and Sunday, June 9, and can enter the venue only through Gates C and D. These gates are located at the intersection of Wright Street and Frank Sullivan Place, outside of the 1863 Club. In an adjustment to the previously announced policy, fans who attend morning training on Thursday and Sunday may claim the free picnic tables in the backyard between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Similar to standard procedure during the Saratoga summer meet, fans will be required to exit the venue at 10 a.m. prior to the official opening of gates at 11 a.m. There will be no access to morning training on the main track on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8. Gates will open to the public at 10:30 a.m. on Friday and at 9 a.m. on Saturday, at which time fans may claim the free picnic tables in the backyard. Morning training will be open to fans at the Oklahoma Training Track on Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. On-site parking will not be available during morning training hours. The post NYRA Updates Fan Policies For Training During Belmont Stakes Week appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Dale Ladner's Alva Starr has an opportunity to surpass the $1 million career earnings mark in the June 5 Rehoboth Stakes at Delaware Park.View the full article

The Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association pledged its support to the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma after a tornado struck Will Rogers Downs May 25 — killing one horse, while injuring and displacing others. View the full article

Romantic Warrior seeks a fifth straight G1 win while taking on some of Japan's top milers in the Yasuda Kinen (G1) June 2 at Tokyo Racecourse.View the full article

The Belmont Child Care Association, Inc. (BCCA) will host its annual Spring Fling Hat Luncheon and Fashion Presentation on Thursday, June 6 at The Garden City Hotel, 45 7th St., Garden City, New York, the organization said in a release Friday. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET with a cocktail reception featuring two-tiered raffles and a luxury silent auction, followed by a seated luncheon. This year's online silent auction will feature a 2025 Belmont Stakes package, which includes a private luxury box for five. Online bidding opens Monday, June 3 at 10 a.m. ET and will close Saturday, June 8 at 5 p.m. ET. BCCA welcomes News 12 Long Island anchor Antoinette Biordi as the celebrity emcee. During the event, Emmy award-winning actress Susan Lucci will be recognized as the 2024 Community Honoree, and Cate Masterson, Director of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, is this year's Thoroughbred Industry Honoree. Click here for information concerning tickets, sponsorship opportunities and the online auction. The post Belmont Child Care Association To Host 10th Annual Spring Fling Hat Luncheon appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Continuing a banner year for The Aga Khan, Ezeliya (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}–Eziyra {Ire}, by Teofilo {Ire}) led home a one-two for her sire in Friday's G1 Betfred Oaks. Booking her ticket to Epsom with a win in the 10-furlong G3 Salsabil S. at Navan last month, the Dermot Weld-trained relative of the G1 Gold Cup-winning half-siblings Enzeli (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) and Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) was always travelling with menace held up by Chris Hayes. Rolling by Godolphin's Dance Sequence (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining, the 13-2 second favourite stayed on powerfully to beat that rival by three lengths, with the 50-1 shot War Chimes (Fr) (Summer Front) 1 1/2 lengths behind in third. The 11-8 favourite Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) was sixth. “She's a very professional, strong-travelling filly, gorgeous–she's a queen,” Hayes said, while Weld added after welcoming a 25th English and Irish Classic winner, “She's a stayer with speed and I was never worried about the distance–she's a beautiful filly to train. She's not a big filly, but has a lot of quality and these races are all special.” The daughter of Dubawi does it – EZELIYA forges ahead to win the G1 @Betfred Oaks for @AgaKhanStuds at @EpsomRacecourse! pic.twitter.com/cExr2A5vBc — TDN (@theTDN) May 31, 2024 The post Ezeliya Leads Home Dubawi One Two In The Oaks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin's progressive homebred Highland Falls (Curlin) has been made the 5-2 favorite in a field of 11 for Saturday's GIII Blame S. at Churchill Downs, one of four graded stakes that serve as an appetizer to corresponding races on Stephen Foster Saturday in a month's time beneath the Twin Spires. The chestnut son of Round Pond (Awesome Again), upset winner of the 2006 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff at the Louisville oval, makes his third consecutive appearance in graded company, having run on to be a good fourth to Newgate (Into Mischief) in the GI Santa Anita H. Mar. 3 ahead of a strong runner-up effort to the talented Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator) in the GII Oaklawn H. “I thought he ran well in the Santa Anita H., where the pace didn't really shape up all that fast,” trainer Brad Cox said. “I thought in the Oaklawn H. he ran a credible race and improved out of the Santa Anita H. We're looking forward to Saturday's race and hoping it kickstarts a big campaign for him.” Todd Pletcher is double-fisted for the Blame, with 'TDN Rising Star' Tapit Trice (Tapit) making his first start since finishing third in last year's GI Travers S., and the less-exposed GI Pennsylvania Derby runner-up Dreamlike (Gun Runner), who dropped a neck decision at the hooves of Cagliostro (Upstart) in Keeneland allowance company Apr. 19. Can Buchu Bounce Back in Regret? Rigney Racing's Buchu (Justify) will likely jump favored in Saturday's GIII Regret S. and is on a bit of a recovery mission after finishing only sixth at 5-2 in the GII Edgewood S. on the Kentucky Oaks undercard May 3. Victorious in Keeneland's GII Appalachian S. on seasonal return Apr. 6, the homebred was perhaps inconvenienced by easier-than-optimal underfoot conditions in the Edgewood and finished sixth, beaten just over two lengths. “This will be a good test for her going nine furlongs for the first time,” trainer Phil Bauer said. “The plan is definitely to keep her reserved early to save some energy for her late kick.” Way to Be Marie (Not This Time) has remained in Kentucky since her runner-up effort in the Edgewood, where she was just touched off by Dynamic Pricing (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) and had the re-opposing Dancing N Dixie (Neolithic) another length back in third. Ottoman Fleet (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) figures tough from the fence in the GIII Arlington S., while Rigney's Xigera (Nyquist) will look to atone for a fifth in the GI La Troienne S. while facing Godolphin's Wet Paint (Blame) and 'TDN Rising Star' Scylla (Tapit) in the GIII Shawnee S. 'Mistress' Looks To Go All The Way in Honeymoon Umberto Rispoli will be on a red-eye back to California after riding the Friday evening program at Penn National, and he will team with Shiloh's Mistress (Vino Rosso) in Saturday's GIII Honeymoon S. at Santa Anita. Owned by Resolute Racing, the bay won her maiden going long over the Tapeta track at Turfway Jan. 10, prompting John Stewart to acquire her in a private transaction, but she could do no better than fifth in the GIII Santa Ynez S. With Rispoli at the controls for the first time in the Apr. 20 GIII Providencia S., Shiloh's Mistress made all the running and was just run down on the wire by the undefeated 1-5 favorite Medoro (Honor Code). If connections opt out of an appearance in the Regret, for which she is cross-entered, Faith Understood (Catholic Boy) could be a real fly in the ointment for Shiloh's Mistress. The Robert LaPenta homebred won her maiden at 13-1 in a Keeneland grass maiden two back and set the fractions in the Memories of Silver S. at Aqueduct Apr. 28, but was no match late for Resolute's 'TDN Rising Star' Sweet Rebecca (American Pharoah) and settled for second. A 15-1 chance in the Regret, Faith Understood is pegged as the 5-2 favorite on Jon White's morning line. The GII Triple Bend S. has a field of four, including the once-beaten Venkman (Ghostzapper), narrowly second in last year's Perryville S. at Keeneland, making his 4-year-old debut against the best Cal-bred sprinter not named The Chosen Vron (Vronsky), Big City Lights (Mr. Big), last-out winner of the GIII Kona Gold S. There is also a four graded-stakes program at Woodbine, featuring the GII Eclipse S., where Tyson (Tapit), a dual graded winner on synth and third in last year's GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga, takes on the comebacking Get Smokin (Get Stormy), making his first start on the Tapeta off a strong worktab, and his King's Plate-winning stablemate Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman). The post Four Grade Threes Feature On Foster Preview Day appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Peter Lau's Hong Kong raider Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) can put the wraps on one of the most remarkable seasons in recent memory should he be able to take out Sunday's G1 Yasuda Kinen Sunday afternoon at Tokyo Racecourse. The one-turn, 1600-metre contest serves as a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at California's Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in early November. Nails-tough in dropping his nose down on the wire first when second-up in the G1 W S Cox Plate in late October, the 6-year-old returned to Hong Kong to successfully defend his title in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup six weeks later. His two most recent appearances are emblematic of his will to win, as he narrowly outfought fellow BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Voyage Bubble (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}) in the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) in February and overcame a wide journey and wet underfoot conditions he clearly detested to become a three-time winner of the G1 FWD QE II Cup when last seen Apr. 28. Romantic Warrior landed barrier seven at Friday's draw, much to the delight of trainer Danny Shum. James McDonald has a return call. “We're happy with seven and the owner is also lucky with seven,” Shum said. “It should be easier for James [McDonald] to hold a position from there–very happy. “You can see he is happy from his eyes, from his appetite and how he responds to you. I'm very close to him and I can tell he's very happy.” Voyage Bubble, a latest third in the G1 FWD Champions Mile and winner earlier in the season of the G1 Stewards' Cup over this trip, is drawn in 15 with champion Zac Purton at the controls. ROMANTIC WARRIOR final fast ahead of the g1 1600m Yasuda Kinen on Sunday Silk. The one to beat.pic.twitter.com/R0Ec5URDTF — Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) May 29, 2024 Carrot Farm's Namur (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) has shown she can more than hold her own against the boys, having upset last year's G1 Mile Championship S. ahead of a third to Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) in the G1 Longines Hong Kong. A cracking second to Facteur Cheval (Jpn) (Ribchester {Ire}) in the G1 Dubai Turf (1800m) Mar. 30, she lost all chance at the start of the sex-restricted G1 Victoria Mile over this course and distance May 12, but closed off well to be eighth, but beaten just three lengths. Gaia Force (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) was an outstanding fourth to Songline (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) in last year's Yasuda Kinen and tries a grassy mile for the first time since on Sunday. The likeable gray entire, to break from gate two, makes his first start since finishing runner-up in the G1 February S. going 1600 metres on the adjacent dirt surface Feb. 18. The veteran Soul Rush (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) was just beaten on the line in the Mile Championship and also acquitted himself well in the Hong Kong Mile, finishing fourth. Spelled thereafter, he resumed with a smart defeat of the re-opposing Serifos (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) in the G2 Yomiuri Milers Cup at Kyoto Apr. 21, his second win there in the last three years. The post Romantic Warrior Looks To Cap Fairy Tale Season In Yasuda Kinen appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-Churchill Downs, $138,210, Alw (NW3$X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 5-30, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:21.54, ft, 3 1/2 lengths. EXTRA ANEJO (c, 4, Into Mischief–Superioritycomplex {Ire}, by Hard Spun), unseen since a well-beaten fourth in last year's GI Haskell S., returned to the races with authority Thursday night for trainer Steve Asmussen and Winchell Thoroughbreds. Dubbed a 'TDN Rising Star' first out, the $1.35m Keeneland September yearling buy won two of his first three, yielding the win only once behind another Grade I-runner in Federal Judge (Constitution) in his 3-year-old unveiling at Churchill last May. Back at seven furlongs for the first time since that 'Rising Star'-worthy debut, the 2-1 second choice flashed early speed but was outfooted by Eyeing Clover (Lookin At Lucky) from the rail draw as the field came out of the chute and onto the backstretch. Content to track that leader from second, Extra Anejo, patiently handled by regular pilot Tyler Gaffalione, began to move up into the far turn until the pair was head and head past the quarter pole. Clearly the class of the group once straightened away, he came home 3 1/2 lengths in front of a calvary charge for second won by Call Me Fast (Dialed In). The 96 Beyer Speed Figure earned in this win was a career best by two points. Mt Brilliant, who bought into Extra Anejo's dam for 400,000gns at the 2017 Tattersalls December Mares Sale, bred Extra Anejo as her first foal. The mare herself is a daughter of Justlookdonttouch (Ire) who brought 1,200,000gns from the same sale and also produced GSW Francesco Clemente (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and MSW/MGSP Abingdon (Street Cry {Ire}). This is also the family of American champion grass mare Islington (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Extra Anejo has a 2-year-old Tapit half-brother who sold for $525,000 as a yearling at Keeneland last September and Superioritycomplex foaled a full-sister to the 'Rising Star' this year. Sales History: $1,350,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $288,065. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Mt. Brilliant Farm, LLC & Orrin H. Ingram (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. #7 Extra Anejo wins off the bench in R7 at Churchill Downs for trainer Steve Asmussen with @tyler_gaff aboard! #TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/yP4deka1HF — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) May 31, 2024 The post ‘Rising Star’ Extra Anejo Cruises To Win In Churchill Return appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As brave as they come, Ballydoyle's Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}–Attire {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) relished a supreme ride from the front by Ryan Moore to register a first mile-and-a-half career success in Friday's G1 Coronation Cup at Epsom. Having set steady fractions for the first half of the contest, the 9-4 second favourite was asked to stretch running to Tattenham Corner and was all heart in response to get to the line a length ahead of the beloved Haggas veteran Hamish (GB) (Motivator {GB}). Denied the chance to run in the Derby over this course and distance two years ago, the stalwart got to Surrey at last to make it a group 1 win in each campaign. TDN Rising Stars Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman (GB) and Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) finished third and fourth, beaten a further six and 3 1/2 lengths respectively. “We always thought he was a mile-and-a-half horse and he's made for the King George,” Aidan O'Brien said. Ryan Moore… so good He steers LUXEMBOURG to a fourth G1 success in the G1 Coronation Cup @EpsomRacecourse pic.twitter.com/AidIqHEzaV — World Horse Racing (@WHR) May 31, 2024 Friday, Epsom, Britain HOLLAND COOPER CORONATION CUP-G1, £445,000, Epsom, 5-31, 4yo/up, 12f 6yT, 2:42.12, g/s. 1–LUXEMBOURG (IRE), 128, h, 5, by Camelot (GB) 1st Dam: Attire (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire) 2nd Dam: Asnieres, by Spend A Buck 3rd Dam: Albertine (Fr), by Irish River (Fr) (150,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith; B-B V Sangster (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £252,360. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Ire & G1SP-HK, 16-7-3-1, $3,218,165. *Full to Hiawatha (Ire), GSP-Ire; and 1/2 to Leo De Fury (Ire) (Australia {GB}), GSW-Ire, $156,911; and Sense Of Style (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), MGSP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Hamish (GB), 128, g, 8, Motivator (GB)–Tweed (GB), by Sakhee. O-B Haggas; B-J B Haggas (GB); T-William Haggas. £95,675. 3–Feed The Flame (GB), 128, c, 4, Kingman (GB)–Knyazhna (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). TDN Rising Star. (€270,000 Ylg '21 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Lordship Stud & Clear Light SAS (GB); T-Pascal Bary. £47,882. Margins: 1, 6, 3HF. Odds: 2.25, 4.00, 6.00. Also Ran: Emily Upjohn (GB), Time Lock (GB). The post Camelot’s Luxembourg Wins The Coronation Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Goffs will celebrate 10 years of the London Sale as the boutique auction is set to raise the curtain on Royal Ascot week once more, on Monday 17 June at Kensington Palace Gardens. Luxury fintech company Privat 3 Money returns as title partner for the third consecutive year, whilst supporting brand partners include Ascot Racecourse, Château Léoube, Ampito Group, The International Yacht Company (IYC), Racing Post Bloodstock, and Hofmeister. Privat 3 Money first partnered with Goffs in 2022, when Derby runner up Hoo Ya Mal sold for a sale topping £1,200,000, while in 2023 Group winning two-year-old Givemethebeatboys headlined trade at £1,100,000. The world's first truly digital alternative for the private wealth sector, Privat 3 Money recognise that traditional players do not fully understand or appreciate the digital needs and demands of a new generation of high-net-worth individuals. The firm has reimagined access to deposits, payments, foreign exchange, and trading for the digital age, enabling financial transactions from anywhere in the world via smartphone whilst maintaining the personal customer service offering synonymous with traditional premier finance. Welcoming Privat 3 Money back for this year's London Sale, Goffs Group Chief Executive, Henry Beeby said, “We are delighted to continue our valued relationship with Reda Bedjaoui and his team at Privat 3 Money. Privat 3 offer expertise and innovation in a traditional market which very much aligns with Goffs, and the natural synergy between P3's clientele and the international racing community who attend the London Sale make this the ideal partnership.” Reda Bedjaoui, Founder and CEO of Privat 3 Money added, “We are thrilled to renew our partnership with the Goffs London Sale for the third consecutive year, an event we are proud to support. Goffs and Privat 3 Money both uphold a commitment to excellence and cater to a distinguished clientele, making our continued collaboration a perfect fit. Here's to another successful year!” The post Goffs And Privat 3 Money Partner On 10th London Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

What Lion Rock Trophy Day Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Sunday, June 2, 2024 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Dabble The Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy (1600m) and Group 3 Sha Tin Vase (1200m) share top billing on a bumper 11-race program at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. The rail is in the B position, and with the heavy rain set to continue in the lead-up, punters should expect a yielding surface. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 4pm local time. Lion Rock Trophy Tips: Galaxy Patch Galaxy Patch looks perfectly placed in the Lion Rock Trophy. They couldn’t make ground in his most recent effort in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) on April 28, with Beauty Eternal booting clear of his rivals thanks to a frontrunning masterclass by Zac Purton. There seems to be a lack of early speed on paper, so with barrier two aiding him on his journey, look for Vincent Ho to lob onto the leader’s back before asking Galaxy Patch the ultimate question. Lion Rock Trophy Race 8 – #4 Galaxy Patch (2) 4yo Gelding | T: Pierre Ng | J: Vincent Ho (55.5kg) Bet with Bet365 Sha Tin Vase Tips: Ka Ying Rising Ka Ying Rising made a statement at this course and distance on May 5 and looks to be a potential Group 1 star of the future. The son of Shamexpress did it comfortably in Class 2 company, sitting outside the leader throughout before bolting clear to win by 2.5 lengths eased down. With Karis Teetan likely to slide across and lead from barrier six, Ka Ying Rising will prove hard to chase down with 52kg on his back. Sha Tin Vase Race 9 – #9 Ka Ying Rising (6) 3yo Gelding | T: David Hayes | J: Karis Teetan (52kg) Bet with Bet365 Best Bet at Sha Tin: Supreme Lucky Supreme Lucky is unfortunate not to be searching for a hat-trick of wins heading into this Class 2 affair. The Danny Shum-trained gelding didn’t have much luck at this track and trip on May 19, yet he finished within a half-length of Taj Dragon despite being held up for a run. He draws gate one again to get the run of the race, but if he can get clear air this time, Supreme Lucky will be hard to hold out. Best Bet Race 2 – #3 Supreme Lucky (1) 5yo Gelding | T: Danny Shum | J: Matthew Poon (a1kg) (57kg) Bet with Bet365 Next Best at Sha Tin: King Miles King Miles should appreciate the step up in trip as he gets to 1400m for the first time. The gelding by Exceed And Excel seemingly hit a flat spot with 400m to go last start at Sha Tin on May 11, on a day when it was difficult to make ground from the back of the field. This should be the ideal setup thanks to a genuine tempo, and although he’ll need to lug top weight, King Miles should have the class to sprint over the top. Next Best Race 5 – #1 King Miles (5) 3yo Gelding | T: Francis Lui | J: Vincent Ho (61kg) Bet with Bet365 Best Value at Sha Tin: Grand Nova Grand Nova produced a bold display on debut at Happy Valley on April 24, and although he was defeated by 3.8 lengths, that margin isn’t a true reflection of the performance. He bombed the start before making strong inroads down the centre of the course and was never fully extended under Hugh Bowman. Getting to the wide-open Sha Tin circuit should be ideal, and provided he gets some luck in transit, Grand Nova will give a sight at good odds with online bookmakers. Best Value Race 4 – #5 Grand Nova (7) 3yo Gelding | T: John Size | J: Hugh Bowman (58.5kg) Bet with Bet365 Hong Kong Sunday quaddie picks Sha Tin quadrella selections Sunday, June 2, 2024 4-8 2-5-7-9 1-2-3-5-8-12 2-4-6-9-10-14 Horse racing tips
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After a flurry of winners in the final few days of May, Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh hopes to extend that good form into June with a talented team at Pukekohe on Saturday. Marsh sits in second place on the New Zealand trainers’ premiership with 86 wins this season, 10 of them at Group and Listed level. His runners have earned more than $5 million in prizemoney, which is a new career best. He is closing in on his overall highest season total of 104 wins, which he set in 2021-22. Marsh has trained six winners since May 22 alone, winning races with Irish Miss, Lovaci, Night Raider, Brynderwyn, Hoard The Bourbon and Thursday’s Riccarton winner Miss Nico Belle. Saturday’s seven-race card at Pukekohe features four members of Marsh’s stable, and he is expecting a bold showing from every member of that quartet. “It’s only a small team this week, but I think we’re going into that meeting with four really nice chances, so I’m looking forward to it,” Marsh said. Marsh’s day kicks off with Shaking Stevens in the second race on the card, the Barfoot & Thompson (1600m). The Oaks Stud homebred is by Triple Crown champion American Pharoah out of the unraced Darci Brahma mare Revise, who is a full-sister to Group One winner Devise, three-quarter-sister to Group One winner Catalyst, and half-sister to the multiple Group winner and Group One-placed Zurella. Shaking Stevens was a two-time placegetter in the spring over Saturday’s 1600m distance, and the three-year-old gelding resumed with a solid fourth over 1400m at Te Rapa on May 4. “I thought that was a really nice performance first-up, and getting back up to the mile on Saturday should really suit him,” Marsh said. “We’ve got Opie Bosson on. “The track conditions are probably a bit of a concern – it’s going to be pretty testing. But he’s been working well, he looks great and he should be very competitive as long as he copes with the track.” The TAB NZ (1200m) features fellow three-year-old The Exponent, who finished fourth at Rotorua on April 17 before stepping up to 1300m with a second placing on the Cambridge synthetic track on May 15. “He probably just tried to go a little bit hard last start,” Marsh said. “He’s dropping back to 1200m for this race and the side winkers come off. He’s drawn wide, but hopefully Opie can get him into a nice position. “The track conditions are a bit of a query again, but I think he’ll be hard to beat if he handles the ground.” Marsh has two runners in the Skycity Horizon (1600m). Three-year-old Savabeel filly Irish Miss was a last-start maiden winner over 1750m at Taupo, while five-year-old mare Bassoroc has been close up in recent races and has a strong record on heavy tracks. “Irish Miss is going from 1750m back to the mile, but I don’t see that as a negative for her,” Marsh said. “Her work has been good and I don’t think the track will worry her. I think she’s a really nice chance and might be a bit over the odds. “The wetter, the better for Bassoroc. She’s been thereabouts lately and this will be her first run of the campaign on a track that really suits her. Sam (Weatherley, jockey) got off her last start and said he thought she could win her next race. I think she’s spot on.” View the full article

Lisa Latta’s 2023-24 season features an unusual statistic of seven Group wins and none at Listed level, but the Awapuni trainer has two opportunities to rectify that anomaly at Wanganui on Saturday. Latta’s black-type wins this season have come from Belclare in the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) and Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m), Lantern Way in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), Diss Is Dramatic in the Gr.2 Japan Trophy (1600m) and Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m), and Belardo Boy in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) and Gr.3 Metric Mile (1600m). Latta will be represented in both of Saturday’s Listed features at Wanganui, with last-start winner Connello contesting the John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m) while Belardo Boy and Chikira Lass line up in the AGC Training Stakes (1600m). Connello is part-owned by David Woodhouse, whose black and white striped colours were carried to those Group triumphs by Belclare earlier in the season. That high-class daughter of Per Incanto was offered during the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast during the week, but fell short of her A$700,000 reserve. Woodhouse paid only $10,000 to buy Connello from the 2022 National Weanling Sale at Karaka. The two-year-old Time Test filly showed some early promise with two thirds, a fourth and two fifths from her first five starts, but then took a big step forward when she returned from a freshen-up with an impressive last-start win at New Plymouth on May 11. “That was a really good performance last start,” Latta said. “She’s always shown us quite a bit. We gave her a little freshen-up at the right time and she came back and won very nicely. “She’s pleased me with everything that she’s done since then. The track is going to be a bit wetter on Saturday than the one she won on at New Plymouth, so we’ll have to watch and see how she handles that, but I’m hopeful that she’ll get through it okay.” Belardo Boy hit career-best form in the early stages of this season, winning the Winter Cup and Metric Mile and finishing third behind Puntura and Belclare in the Gr.2 Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m). The five-year-old returned from a summer break with an eighth over 1300m at Te Rapa on May 18. He carried 61.5kg in that race and was beaten by five and a half lengths by Aris Aris, who had 53kg. The 94-rated Belardo Boy is suited to the weight-for-age conditions of this Saturday’s $80,000 race. “He’s taken some good improvement from that first-up run and is going the right way,” Latta said. “He loves heavy tracks and gets on well with Joe (Doyle, jockey), so I’m expecting an improved performance from him at weight-for-age this week.” Chikira Lass, who was a stakes placegetter in last year’s Listed ANZAC Mile (1600m), was sold for $30,000 on Gavelhouse in April and now races in the colours of Jamieson Park. A five-time winner from 49 career starts, the six-year-old finished fourth over 2060m in her most recent appearance on May 9. The Proisir mare has a strong record at Wanganui, where her nine starts have produced two wins and two placings. “Her best form is at a mile, and she does race particularly well at Wanganui,” Latta said. “She’s going up in class for this, but she’s in good order. “We’re just trying to have a go at picking up some more black type before she goes off to stud.” Saturday’s TAB Odds Surge (1200m) will be the second start of a new campaign for seven-race winner Old Town Road, who has recorded a win and three placings from his four starts at Wanganui. He is joined in the $40,000 open sprint by his resuming stablemate Make Time. “Old Town Road has a run under his belt now and is building into his new campaign nicely,” Latta said. “He’ll appreciate the heavy track this week. “Make Time is coming up nicely and I’d expect him to be doing his best work late in this race.” View the full article

Talented Riverton three-year-old Riviera Rebel will head to Wingatui on Sunday to kick off a winter campaign that could culminate in a shot at the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m). The son of Pure Champion will take on older Rating 75 opposition in the $35,000 Win a Hilux With Property Brokers (1600m), which will be his first appearance since winning a Rating 65 over the same distance at Riverton nine weeks ago. That home-track victory was an impressive front-running performance in Heavy10 conditions on March 30, kicking away at the home turn and winning by two lengths with an even bigger margin back to third. Riviera Rebel’s trainer and part-owner Graham Eade was pleased to see him handle testing ground so successfully in that most recent appearance and has started thinking about the $110,000 Winter Cup at Riccarton on August 3. “It’s going to be interesting to see how he goes on Sunday,” Eade said. “He hasn’t had a race since March, but he doesn’t take much to get him fit, so I think he’s ready. I’m happy with how he’s going leading into the race. “As far as the rest of the winter goes, a lot is going to depend on what he does this week. If everything keeps going well with him, we’d love to have a look at the Winter Cup. That could be a really nice target to work towards, although it’s a fair way off at the moment.” Riviera Rebel was a well-beaten fifth in his only start as a two-year-old last season but has been admirably consistent as a three-year-old with two wins and four placings from his eight starts. A maiden win at Riverton on New Year’s Day launched a strong run of summer form that included a third placing behind Aberlour and Quintabelle in the Listed Southland Guineas (1600m) on February 17. Eade’s other runner at Wingatui on Sunday is Cosy Nook, who gets through heavy ground well and was a last-start placegetter over 2147m at Riverton. The six-year-old Tavistock gelding is entered for the Positive Signs + Print (2200m) and is also the fifth ballot for the Ray Kean – Property Brokers (1600m). “He’s going well and shouldn’t mind the track this weekend,” Eade said. “He likes Riverton, and Wingatui is quite a similar track in some ways.” View the full article