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Martell winning at Arawa Park on Thursday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Promising four-year-old Martell handled the step up to open grade with aplomb at Arawa Park on Thursday when beating home a handy field. The son of El Roca jumped well to sit outside leader Caitlyns Wish before getting some cover when apprentice jockey Ace Lawson-Carroll elected to push forward to sit parked with Digger. Turning for home, Martell was guided three-wide by apprentice Jessica Allen and under his featherweight of 52kg he was able to quickly draw level with leader Caitlyns Wish, with the pair going-head-to-head down the straight before Martell was able to get the better of his rival in the concluding stages, winning by a neck. It was Martell’s sixth win from 15 starts and trainer Jim Collett was pleased with the way he handled the step-up to open grade. “He was well placed with the allowance, and he was well ridden,” Collett said. “He is a horse on the up, he has only had limited starts and he tries hard and likes that sort of ground (Heavy 10). “He has matured this time in. As a three-year-old he was a bit weak, he is stronger now, he has got confidence, and he is running well.” While tempted to now tackle stakes company with his charge, Collett said he will opt to take a more cautious approach for the remainder of his preparation. “He is not ready for anything major just yet. You could get carried away and put him in a Foxbridge Plate (Group 2, 1200m), but it is a level too far for him at the moment,” Collett said. “I may go back to Te Rapa with him for an Open sprint over 1200m before giving him another run at Hawke’s Bay. As soon as the tracks firm up, I will give him a nice, long spell and hopefully he comes back stronger again.” Looking ahead to the weekend, Collett will line-up just the one runner at Te Rapa on Saturday, with last-start runner-up Tregor set to tackle the New World Taumarunui Mile (1600m). “Tregor is in good form, he is in similar form to last start,” Collett said. “I am happy with him and given a bit of luck in the race he has got to go close.” Horse racing news View the full article

What Mackay Newmarket Day 2024 Where Mackay Turf Club – 9 Peak Down Hwy, Ooralea QLD 4740 When Friday, July 26, 2022 First Race 12:14pm AEST Visit Dabble Mackay Turf Club will host a very competitive eight-race program this Friday afternoon. With no rain on the forecast, the track is expected to remain in the Good range after being posted as a Good 4 at the time of acceptances. The rail will be in its true position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 12:14pm AEST. Mackay Newmarket tip: Tiger Legend Tiger Legend proved way too good for his rivals in the Battle Of The Bush Final at Eagle Farm before running home strongly from the back in the Rockhampton Newmarket. The John Manzelmann-trained gelding led all the way to victory two starts back but he was made to settle back in the field from a wide barrier in the Newmarket, and he ran out of time to run down the leaders. From barrier four, Ashley Butler will be able to settle on speed, and with even luck, Tiger Legend can win again. Mackay Newmarket Race 7 – #1 Tiger Legend (4) 5yo Gelding | T: John Manzelmann | J: Ashley Butler (59kg) +450 with Picklebet Best Bet at Mackay: Papasito Following an all the way victory at Rockhampton over 1300m two starts back, Papasito carried a massive weight (61kg) and was run down late over 1560m at this track. This three-year-old gelding from the Clinton Taylor yard will drop back in grade to race against his own age group and will carry a lot less weight. Although he will jump from barrier nine, Justin Stanley can push forward on Papasito and attempt to replicate his most recent win. Best Bet Race 2 – #2 Papasito (9) 3yo Gelding | T: Clinton Taylor | J: Justin Stanley (56.5kg) +125 with Neds Next Best at Mackay: Fighting Commando Fighting Commando claimed the Amateurs Cup at this track and trip on May 11, and the Ricky Vale-trained gelding was well beaten by Acrophobic over 1560m last start. This son of Fighting Sun led all the way to victory in the Amateurs Cup but was ridden off the speed recently and could reel in the runaway leader in the concluding stage. Now that he rises in trip to 1800m again, expect Fighting Commando to perform much better and play a prominent role in the finish. Next Best Race 4 – #1 Fighting Commando (3) 7yo Gelding | T: Ricky Vale | J: Ryan Wiggins (59kg) +270 with Dabble Friday quaddie tips for Mackay Newmarket Day Mackay quadrella selections Friday, July 26, 2024 1-2-5-13 2-9-10-13 1-2-3-13 2-9-11-14 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Belmont Sprint Day Where Belmont Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 When Saturday, July 27, 2024 First Race 11:44am AWST Visit Dabble The Listed Bolton Sprint will headline the nine-race program at Belmont this Saturday afternoon, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 11:44am AWST. With more rain forecast for Thursday and Friday, it is expected that the track will remain in the Soft range after being posted as a Soft 7 at the time of acceptances. The rail will move out to the +4m position for the entire circuit. Bolton Sprint Tip: Red Fifty Three Red Fifty Three will return from a four-month break in the Bolton Sprint, where the Grant & Alana Williams-trained gelding will attempt to record his first win in Listed grade first-up. This son of Gingerbread Man was very good when he won fresh over 1200m at Ascot last preparation, winning by a half length in a Benchmark 72+ Handicap. William Pike rode this gelding in his lone trial over 950m in readiness for this start. If Pike can settle midfield off the fence from barrier three, Red Fifty Three can return with a victory. Bolton Sprint Race 7 – #12 Red Fifty Three (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (54kg) +290 with Dabble Best Bet at Belmont: Berbere Team Williams and William Pike will also combine with Berbere in the last race of the day. This four-year-old gelding recorded a dominant all-the-way victory over 1400m in his most recent start, claiming a 3.8-length win second-up for the preparation. The son of Gingerbread Man will stay in a similar grade at the same weight and jump from barrier six. If Pike can push forward and settle on speed, Berbere should prove too good once again. Best Bet Race 9 – #2 Berbere (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (58.5kg) +120 with Neds Next Best at Belmont: Allez Allez From his last four runs this campaign, Allez Allez has recorded two wins and two second-place finishes, showing that he is going as well as ever. Last start, the Michael Lane-trained gelding led for the majority of the 1400m journey but was overrun by Triple Jay in the final 200m to go down by a long neck on the line. With a wet surface and good speed expected, this son of Danehill Express will get favourable conditions, and he will be able to settle behind the leaders from barrier five. If Brad Parnham ups the ante on the home turn and allows Allez Allez to boot clear with 300m to go, he will prove very hard to run down. Next Best Race 5 – #4 Allez Allez (5) 7yo Gelding | T: Michael Lane | J: Brad Parnham (56.5kg) +230 with PlayUp Best Value at Belmont: Bird’s The Word Bird’s The Word has been a model of consistency recently, recording three placings and a win over his last four starts for Daniel & Ben Pearce. The son of Galah settled midfield on the fence and ran home strongly along the rail to finish second behind Boots Like Bruce over 1200m at this track. Now that he drops in class and finds a wet track, it is expected that Bird’s The Word will relish the conditions and give a good sight at each-way odds with online bookmakers. Best Value Race 8 – #1 Bird’s The Word (4) 4yo Gelding | T: Daniel & Ben Pearce | J: Chris Parnham (61kg) +800 with Bet365 Saturday quaddie tips for Belmont races Belmont quadrella selections Saturday, July 27, 2024 1-2-4-8 2-3-12-13 1-9-11 1-2-9 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Randwick Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Saturday, July 27, 2024 First Race 11:20am AEST Visit Dabble Metropolitan racing returns to Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a bumper 10-part program set for decision. The rail is out +11m between the 1600m to 1000m markers, while the 1000m marker to winning post is out +8m. The weather in the lead-up should all but ensure a genuine Good 4 surface for race-day, however, with the rail out significantly, expect the track to play favourably to on speed gallopers. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 11:20am local time. Best Bet at Randwick: Fleetwood Fleetwood was an impressive two-time winner this campaign before heading to Melbourne, where things simply haven’t gone to plan. He should’ve made it a hat-trick at Caulfield two starts back but staggered out of the barrier due to some minor interference, showing a stunning turn-of-foot to close within 4.5 lengths of Whistlefield. He was then simply outclassed down the Flemington straight on July 6, but with a drop back to BM88 company seemingly ideal as he returns to his favoured Randwick circuit, expect Fleetwood to prove too strong for this lot. Best Bet Race 7 – #4 Fleetwood (4) 3yo Gelding | T: James Cummings | J: James McDonald (55.5kg) +120 with PlayUp Next Best at Randwick: Vivy Air Vivy Air returns after a 105-day spell and a change of stables, with the Ciaron Maher barn taking over from Archie Alexander. The daughter of Hellbent has always shown plenty of promise in the past, being sent around in some key spring features, including the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on November 18. This BM72 must be considered a dramatic drop in grade compared to what she’s faced in the past, and although her best trip may be further than the 1300m, Vivy Air warrants respect first-up for the new stable. Next Best Race 8 – #1 Vivy Air (6) 3yo Filly | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Mark Zahra (59kg) +600 with Neds Best Value at Randwick: Peace Officer Peace Officer should relish getting back on top of the ground after finding conditions too testing at this course and distance on July 13. The four-year-old struggled to make an impression on the Soft ground, but still whacked away to finish within 3.5 lengths of Ha Ha Ha. Zac Wadick takes the reins from barrier 12 this time, and although he may need some luck navigating a passage throughout the 1600m journey, the $16.00 available with online bookmakers seems too big for Peace Officer in this wide-open BM72 contest. Best Value Race 3 – #1 Peace Officer (12) 4yo Gelding | T: Clarry Conners | J: Zac Wadick (a3) (61kg) +1500 with Bet365 Saturday quaddie tips for Randwick Randwick quadrella selections Saturday, July 27, 2024 2-4 1-4-7 3-4-10-11 3-6-10-12-14 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, July 27, 2024 First Race 12:03pm AEST Visit Dabble The Brisbane Racing Club will host a very competitive nine-race card at Doomben this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances; however, with little to no rain forecast before the meeting, it is expected that the surface will improve into the Good range. The rail will be in the +2.5m position for the entire circuit, with racing scheduled to kick off at 12:03pm AEST. Best Bet at Doomben: Madame Odette Madame Odette has finished second in both of her last two starts for the Tony Gollan stable, with her most recent performance being the best of her preparation to date. The daughter of Churchill was held up slightly in the home straight, but once she got into clear air, she picked her way through the field. The mare let down with a blistering turn of foot and just missed in a photo finish over 1600m. Now that she is fourth-up and at peak fitness, Madame Odette can breakthrough for a deserving victory. Best Bet Race 2 – #8 Madame Odette (9) 4yo Mare | T: Tony Gollan | J: James Orman (58kg) +130 with PlayUp Next Best at Doomben: Set To Shine Tony Gollan and Angela Jones will combine with Set To Shine for the third straight start as they seek to record back-to-back wins following a narrow victory over 1300m at Eagle Farm. The four-year-old mare had been working her way up to a win with two runner-up finishes, and she was able to hold off the fast-finishing Notacluehoworwho in a Class 2 Handicap. Despite the rise in weight, Jones can settle on speed from barrier three and give Set To Shine every chance to win again. Next Best Race 3 – #7 Set To Shine (2) 4yo Mare | T: Tony Gollan | J: Angela Jones (58.5kg) +340 with Neds Best Value at Doomben: Sneak Preview Sneak Preview appears to be getting close to peak fitness after two solid runs in his last two starts. The David Vandyke-trained gelding took solid ground off the leaders at Rockhampton over 1600m previously, and he should appreciate a rise in trip to 2020m fifth-up. The son of Smart Missile will be able to settle worse than midfield from barrier seven, and with a fast tempo expected from the leading division, Sneak Preview will be one of the strongest late and prove hard to hold out. Best Value Race 6 – #1 Sneak Preview (7) 8yo Gelding | T: David Vandkye | J: Ryan Maloney (60kg) +850 with Picklebet Saturday quaddie tips for Doomben races Doomben quadrella selections Saturday, July 27, 2024 1-2-6-10 1-2-7 3-5-11-15 2-4-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Top Darwin jockey Jarrod Todd rides Masatora to victory in the 2024 NT Derby at Fannie Bay (Picture: Darwin Turf Club) Having claimed a fifth straight Top End jockeys’ premiership, Jarrod Todd is eyeing a big finish to the 2024 Darwin Cup Carnival. That’s after he cleaned up last Saturday with four wins, which included victory on Gary Clarke’s Masatora in the $135,000 NT Derby (2050m). Masatora, who arrived from Ciaron Maher’s Cranbourne stable, was a first-up seventh at Fannie Bay in the Darwin Guineas (1600m). After partnering Clarke’s Style And Grace and Captain George to success, Todd also got Hadouken home in the $50,000 Buntine Handicap (2050m) for Gold Coast trainer Peter Robl. “To get a winner or two is awesome, but to get four is even better, it was a great day,” Todd said. “You’re only as good as the cattle you’re on, but when you’re on a Clarke horse you’re always a chance. “Masatora came up here with the Derby as his main target, they said he was a real stayer. “I said to Gary after the Guineas that if he ran two or three lengths closer you’d be pretty happy, but first start on the track I thought he went really good. “I was pretty confident going into the Derby after his Guineas run, he was always going to improve. “Talented three-year-olds can run up to the mile, but past that some can struggle. “Just rapt to get the job done, I was surprised that he paid $21.” The victory meant Masatora qualified for the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) on August 5. The gelding pulled up well and has been nominated for the Cup, with Clarke suggesting that he will start before returning to Victoria, where a jumping career awaits. Speaking of the Cup, Clarke has also nominated Wolfburn (third in 2023), Playoffs (2022 winner), Pink Panther and Tanaawol, but Todd has yet to settle on a ride. “It’s a nice spot to be in when you’ve got some nice options,” Todd said. “I’m riding Wolfburn this weekend in the Metric Mile, he’s been ultra consistent.” Hadouken is a serious threat in the Darwin Cup, according to Todd, with Robl hoping that he may ride the horse, but that seems unlikely. Meanwhile, Todd is undecided whether to ride Spaceship, Flying Annie, Rising Sphere, Lumber Punk or Seguso in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) on August 3. “You wouldn’t mind putting your backside on either of them, they’re nice horses,” he said. Todd is booked to ride five-year-old mare Flying Annie in the Flying Handicap (1100m) on Saturday, with the winner sealing a Palmerston berth. “I thought Flying Annie’s run the other day behind Ideas Man was really good,” he said. “He’s one of the main ones to beat in the Sprint. “Flying Annie is going well, she’s drawn a good gate and has only 54.5kg on her back.” Two years ago, Clarke and Todd combined to win four of the eight Darwin Cup Carnival feature races, with Adam Nicholls also winning the Guineas for Clarke on Wolfburn. Horse racing news View the full article

By Adam Hamilton The $1m IRT NZ Trotting Cup is still more than three months away, but one of the most defining lead-up races is just days away. Defending champion Swayzee, Aussie champ Leap To Fame and Swayzee’s stablemates Nerano and District Attorney could all be at Addington on the second Tuesday in November. That quartet headlines a strong and fascinating $400,000 Group 1 Blacks A Fake (2680m) at Albion Park on Saturday night (10.41pm). Leap To Fame is a commanding $2 favourite in current markets for the NZ Cup, with Swayzee is at $10 and Nerano at $12. In between them, Jason Grimson’s latest exciting stable addition, Major Moth, is $7. Major Moth, a former top juvenile with Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin, looked sharp when second in a Menangle trial yesterday (Wednesday) and will step-out at Albion Park in coming weeks. “He could be an NZ Cup horse,” Grimson said. “If Swayzee goes back, which is likely, then it would make sense to take another one or two across with him. “I’ll be nominating a heap of them and will decide who goes a few weeks out from the race, but I’m very keen to get back and give it another crack.” Leap To Fame looks close to certain to head to NZ for the first time in his stellar career. Owner Kevin Seymour said a final decision would be made after the Victoria Cup in October and when/if suitable transport back to Australia can be locked-in. “That’s crucial,” he said. “We want to go to NZ, but can’t compromise his Inter Dominion chances. “So, we’ll need to be sure we can get him out of NZ quickly and hopefully directly from Christchurch to Sydney.” So, who wins this Blacks A Fake? Will Leap To Fame exact revenge on Swayzee for last year’s defeat and take his record to 3-1 against the NZ Cup hero? There’s no doubt Leap To Fame is the best horse in the race and has had a perfect build-up, but the barrier draw has added so much intrigue. The one draw his trainer-driver Grant Dixon didn’t want was barrier one. Leap To Fame will be crossed at the start and then Dixon has the almighty task of trying to avoid being buried on the inside, possible three-back if Turn It Up leads then takes a trail as he does in most staying races. “I drew one and got off three starts back, but everyone will be awake this time and doing everything they can to keep me in,” Dixon said. “It’ll be tricky, but I can’t overthink it. “It’s a race which is more about my drive than the horse’s ability. The pressure is on me.” Grimson admitted his five runners, most notably Nerano, would be hellbent on keeping Leap To Fame on the marker pegs. Nerano follows out Turn It Up, meaning he will quickly be alongside Leap To Fame at the start. “There’s a lot riding on Leonard Cain’s drive (on Nerano),” Grimson admitted. “If Leap To Fame gets stuck on the inside, my horses are right in the race, but if he gets off, he’s a lot better than he was last year and will be very hard to beat.” View the full article

Te Akau Racing are hoping they can add to their southern haul at Riccarton’s Synthetic meeting on Friday, where they will be represented by a trio of runners. Their Riccarton barn’s season tally currently sits at 62 wins for the season, which could be furthered on Friday by Treaty Of Paris, Rue de Rivoli and Kith ‘n’ Kin. New Zealand’s leading racing stable have established a permanent training base at Riccarton, in addition to Matamata, Singapore, and Cranbourne, which has been overseen by Hunter Durrant, Ashley Handley, and Kendyll Lee. Te Akau Racing has a strong record of training horses in the South Island, highlighted by seven victories in the GR.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and six in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). Te Akau principal David Ellis and trainer Mark Walker originally leased Belmont Lodge stables at Rangiora, in 2002, owned by clients Geoff and Jenetta Taylor, where stable foreman Gus Clutterbuck and his wife, Karen, helped pave the way for Walker to win five premierships before the same combination set up stables for Te Akau in 2011 at Kranji racecourse in Singapore. “We’ve had a long association of training horses in the South Island, and in essence it’s been great to give young horses the experience of travelling and training in a different environment,” Walker said. “We’ve had plenty of success with two and three-year-olds, winning stakes races, during their preparations geared around the Cup Carnival each year in November at Riccarton. “With a permanent base established, it means we’ve got access to the South Island racing calendar all year round and it gives us the opportunity of placing horses to the best advantage. “It’s great for improving the commercial viability of fillies and mares if they can win black type races in the South Island, and it’s also worked with success this season with the sale of Nucleozor to Hong Kong after he won the Welcome Stakes (Listed, 1000m). “Training down there was great when we had the stables at Rangiora, with Gus and Karen (Clutterbuck) in charge, and now under the tutelage of Hunter Durrant at Riccarton it’s been great for continuing to develop horses.” Durrant has enjoyed leading the Riccarton stable and contributing to Te Akau Racing’s overall premiership success. “It’s certainly not just me, but Ashley and Kendyll have been a big part of the success here, as have all our staff,” Durrant said. “We’ve got really good senior horse people that can step in for each other and know the routine. Naomi Warrander is here every morning and rides a lot of work, and Ashvin (Goindasamy), and Jason (Laking) ride work for us here too. “I try and ride as many as I can as well, so that I’ve got an understanding of how they’re going. It’s a big help to get a feel for them. “Everyone knows their roles and most importantly the horses that come down here just seem to settle in so well. “Even some of the busier horses, like Insatiable and quite a few of the mares, just come down here and relax and can focus on their job as a racehorse. The environment is more open, they can get outside in the yards, and training facilities are set up pretty well so that we can jump horses and work them in different ways. “I enjoyed my time down here when first spending three months with the Te Akau horses leading into Cup Week two years ago, and then Dave (Ellis) gave me the option to come here full-time this season. I was keen to come back. I like the city of Christchurch and its a pace of life. “I think people realise that Te Akau is helping to bolster the quality of racing in the South Island, and given the field sizes and horses it’s continuing to strengthen. “I think the number of wins we’ve had from a 20-horse barn here this season has been a great help for the owners and also adding to the overall total wins for Mark (Walker) and Sam (Bergerson). Roughly, the Riccarton stable has provided 30 percent of the wins and stakes wins. “We won four races on a day at Riccarton, which was one of the highlights for the season. Horses like Perfect Scenario thrive down here and it was great to see him defend his title in the Weight-For-Age at Wingatui. “And the calibre of two-year-olds we have had here this season has been really good: Nucleozor, Discretion Rules, and even Quintefeuille and Colonel Warden who were stakes placed here on debut. “Nucleozor had a great brain on him, like an older horse that had been there, done that, and nothing was ever an issue. You could work him on his own like a pony and knew you had a good horse underneath you. He was unbeaten, had plenty of gears, and he should be able to match them in Hong Kong.” View the full article

Helena Baby has established himself as a serious horse to watch in the hurdling ranks this season and will start a path towards the Great Northern Hurdles (4200m) with a flat contest on Saturday at Te Rapa. The eye-catching grey won two editions of the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) and was placed at Group One level over 1400m before transitioning into the jumping distances effortlessly, going back-to-back at Te Aroha last month. Set to contest his first feature a fortnight ago, the Wellington Hurdles (3200m), Helena Baby was ruled out after an unfortunate incident during trackwork. “He was working out on the back track and treaded on another horse’s shoe, which drove the nails and clip into his foot,” trainer John Bell said. “He was very tender for quite some time, so we lost all that work.” Putting the setback behind him, the son of Guillotine will revert back to the flat this weekend in the Woods Contracting 1400, where apprentice Donovan Cooper will claim three kilograms off his 56kg allocated weight. “He works up in a magnificent frame of mind every morning, he’s such an athlete and a stable favourite of course,” Bell said. “One thing now is that he’s fresh and he is a sprinter, so look for the grey.” Beyond Saturday’s contest, Bell has earmarked two lead-in runs before contesting the $150,000 hurdle feature at Te Rapa on September 15. “He’ll got to Rotorua (August 18), Te Aroha (September 1) then onto the big race, the Northern,” he said. The remainder of Bell’s contingent on Saturday includes Cleese, a horse he bred himself, running in the Callinan Family Taumarunui RSA Gold Cup (2200m). The Sweet Orange gelding finished well into third behind Wessex at Hastings over 1400m and steps up to a preferred staying trip in the feature. “All good stayers have a good sprint in them and he had that down at Hastings,” Bell said. “He’s worked on very well, he and Manawa worked up this morning together and were pleasing, so we’re hoping to get a positive run from both of them on Saturday.” Stablemate Manawa will line up in the Bob & Colleen Donaldson Memorial (1600m), while impressive debut winner Twain will make his second appearance in the New Zealand Farmers Livestock 1200. The son of Per Incanto powered away from his rivals at Tauranga earlier this month and will continue his association with apprentice Triston Moodley. “He’s a very delicate, beautiful moving animal and we have to be careful with the tracks we place him on that won’t do any damage,” Bell said. View the full article

As much as the $194,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (G2) is a prep for the Aug. 24 Ballerina Handicap (G1), that top-level test might be a tad too long for the speedy mare Spirit Wind.View the full article

An $80-$90 million renovation to the existing grandstand at Churchill Downs Racetrack that will update ticketed seating is scheduled to begin in August with completion planned in time for the 151st GI Kentucky Derby in May 2025, the track said in a Wednesday release. The renovation of the Grandstand Club will transform existing outdoor aluminum bleachers into a combination of 8,300 new seating varieties. Updated options will include covered and uncovered stadium-style seats as well as rail boxes along the dirt track's outer rail that will offer a “trackside” seating experience where guests will be able to closely watch horses break from the Kentucky Derby Starting Gate. First-floor amenities for the Grandstand Club will include new and upgraded permanent concessions, bars and wagering windows. The project will also improve and add amenities for 2,800 guests in the existing third floor box seats under the Starting Gate Suites. The Grandstand Pavilion will create a more upscale social environment by converting the existing second-floor amenity area into a covered outdoor garden environment with new concessions, bars and wagering windows. Expansion to the second floor will create additional space for overall guest circulation and add an outdoor balcony for dining. A new entrance to the Grandstand Pavilion will unify the surrounding exterior architecture. “Like all of our recent enhancements at Churchill Downs, the renovation of the grandstands represents our commitment to providing unique guest seating options while honoring the historic significance of the property in order to achieve a world class sports and entertainment experience for our guests,” said Mike Anderson, President of Churchill Downs. The post Churchill Grandstand Renovation Plan Will Debut For Derby 151 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Impressive George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) victress Gun Song looks to get back on track when she lines up for the $250,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) July 27.View the full article

A year and a half after the retirement of Hot Rod Charlie—who earned just shy of $6 million, most by any horse sired by the 2013 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Oxbow—trainer Chief Stipe O'Neill is having success with another son of the Calumet Farm stallion.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–In his last eight starts, Skippylongstocking (Exaggrerator) has run at eight different racetracks. If trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. chooses the $1 million GI Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course for the 5-year-old's next start, it will be nine. Joseph said he is mulling over what is next for Skippy, who was last seen finishing third–missing second by a head–in the GI Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 29. That was his first start since winning the GII Oaklawn Handicap on April 20. Besides the Whitney, Joseph is considering the $1 million GII Charles Town Classic on Aug. 23–a race Skippylongstocking won last year–and the $1 million GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga on Sept. 2. If Joseph decides on the Aug. 3 Whitney, he said he might also be able to make the Charles Town Classic. “Normally, he does better with spacing, but he is doing well here,” Joseph said outside his barn on the Saratoga backstretch Wednesday morning. Running in the Whitney has plenty of appeal, of course. It is a prestigious race, one of the most important on the calendar for older horses. “It's Saratoga,” Joseph said. “These are the races you want to win, there are no two ways about it. They are the races that put more horses in your barn.” Skippylongstocking had his first Saratoga work this season last Saturday and went four furlongs in :48 (5/138). Joseph said a final decision on what race will be next will come after Skippy works this weekend. The draw for the Whitney is Sunday. The expected favorite for the 1 1/8-mile race is National Treasure (Quality Road) from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. National Treasure was last seen winning the GI Metropolitan Handicap on June 8. That race was held on the GI Belmont Stakes undercard, which was held at Saratoga. “Bar National Treasure, (Skippylongstocking) is up there with the rest of them right now,” Joseph said. “The race at Churchill showed that; it gave us some confidence.” Skippylongstocking will be making his 25th career start with his next race, more than any other horse that is nominated to the Whitney. Owned by Daniel Alonso, He has eight wins, two seconds and five third place finishes. He does not have a Grade I on his resume but has multiple graded stakes victories. “He has gotten better as he has gotten older,” Joseph said. “He has climbed the ladder because he has stayed consistent; some horses have consistently gone by the wayside but he has kept at it.” McPeek Barn Sends Out Another 3-Year-Old in Jim Dandy All during the spring, the barn of trainer Kenny McPeek was dominated by a pair of 3-year-olds: Mystik Dan (Goldencents), who won the GI Kentucky Derby and Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna), champ of the GI Kentucky Oaks. Thorpedo Anna has gone on to become the major player in the 3-year-old filly ranks with her wins in the GI Acorn Stakes and GI Coaching Club American Oaks. She might try the colts in the GI Travers Stakes at the end of August. McPeek has another horse in his barn that will try and make some noise this weekend when Gould's Gold (Goldencents) runs in the $500,000 GII Jim Dandy at Saratoga on Saturday. Gould's Gold, owned by Four G Racing, Lance Gasaway and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), will be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., also the pilot of Mystik Dan and Thorpedo Anna. Gould's Gold is the second longest price in the six-horse field at 15-1. “He could throw an upset at 'em,” McPeek said at his office at his barn at the Oklahoma Annex. “He could sneak in there and get a big piece of that.” McPeek said that with all the early speed signed on–Batten Down (Tapit), Seize the Grey (Arrogate) and Fierceness (City of Light)–the race could set up for a stalker. Like Gould's Gold. Gould's Gold has just a maiden win in six career starts and has two seconds and a third. In his first graded stakes appearance, he was second, beaten 13/4 lengths by Batten Down, in the GIII Ohio Derby. Batten Down is the 5-1 third choice on the Jim Dandy morning-line. “He has been working solid,” McPeek said. “But he has to find another level for sure. The way he worked here Saturday (four furlongs in 47.60 4/58), he very well could.” Romans Has High Hopes For 2-Year-Old Colt Keep It Easy It has been a while since trainer Dale Romans has had a big horse. He'll be the first to tell you that. “I don't get frustrated,” Romans said at his barn on the Saratoga backstretch. “They will come along. I have had plenty of good ones, more than my share.” Over the years, Romans has trained horses named Roses in May and Keen Ice and Little Mike and Promises Fulfilled, just to name a few. He's hoping that Keep It Easy (Hard Spun), a 2-year-old colt might add to his share. He has had just two starts, breaking his maiden by four lengths when going off at 23-1. In his first start, he was seventh of eight at 10-1 odds. “I didn't know they were going to give up on him that quickly,” Romans said. “Everyone liked their horse in that (second) race. And he just blew them away.” Sandman (Tapit), the even-money choice in the race, was a $1.2 million purchase at last March's Ocala Breeders' Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. If all goes well with Keep It Easy, who is owned by St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Thoroughbreds, Romans plans on running him in the GII Saratoga Special on Aug. 10. “I think he is a top horse,” Romans said of the Kentucky-bred. “It's always nice to have something you are excited about. He has never had a bad day.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Trainer Joseph Looking at Three Options for ‘Consistent’ Skippy 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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Today 25th July in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. Horse Racing Tips 58 mins ago Today’s free horse racing previews & best bets | July 25, 2024 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled for around Australia today, on Thursday, July 25. Check out HorseBetting’s free betting tips … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Canterbury racing tips, quaddie & odds | Wednesday, July 26 Canterbury Park Racecourse is the destination for NSW racing on Wednesday afternoon. HorseBetting brings you free betting tips for the … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Follow Files: WA rising star returns a winner at Belmont In this week’s Follow Files, we have found three horses from Saturday’s races at Caulfield, Doomben and Belmont that are … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Ben Foote looking to strike at local meetings Cambridge trainer Ben Foote will be looking to end the season on a high note at local meetings this week … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Brave Spirit looking to repeat debut effort at Cambridge Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray had themselves a day out at the last meeting on the all-weather at Cambridge and … Read More Horse Racing Tips 1 year ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 25, 2023 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 1 year ago Tayla Mitchell ends season in unusual circumstances Apprentice jockey Tayla Mitchell finished her season with a bang at Tauranga on Saturday, but it wasn’t the climactic ending … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Smaller Victorian stables to benefit from revamped conditions Smaller Victorian trainers have received a welcome boost ahead of the 2022 spring racing season, with eligibility criteria for the … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Echoes Of Heaven heads south South Island breeders will welcome the addition of Echoes Of Heaven to their stallion ranks this coming breeding season. The … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 2 years ago Spratt craving for injury-free season Sam Spratt has already set a simple goal for the new racing season with a wish for a spring and … Read More Horse Racing News 2 years ago Form factors, F-bombs and fair dinkum stitch-ups | Punt Drunk In this Monday’s edition of Punt Drunk, the team discusses a deadset hook job in Canada, a blooper on live … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Queensland Summer Carnival receives prizemoney boost Racing Queensland on Monday morning released its 2022/23 summer programme, which sees the two-day Magic Millions Carnival boosted to more … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 25, 2022 Four horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips, best odds and quaddie selections for free … Read More Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Gulberti Living The Dream in Darwin after Metric Mile win Robert Gulberti’s hopes of taking out the Darwin Cup on August 1 only escalated following the win by Living The … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Bairnsdale racing tips & quaddie picks | Tuesday, July 26 Bairnsdale plays hosts to an eight-race card on Tuesday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s James Herbert presents his best bets and free … Read More Horse Racing Tips 2 years ago Scone racing tips & quaddie selections | Monday, 25/7/2022 Racing heads to Scone on Monday afternoon for seven races. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with his … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Corowa betting tips, value bets & quaddie | Monday 26/7/2021 HorseBetting.com.au’s James Herbert brings you his best bets, value picks and quaddie selections for the bumper seven-race card at Corowa, … Read More Horse Racing Tips 3 years ago Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | July 25, 2021 Horse racing around the country sees eight meetings being held around the country on this Sunday afternoon. Our racing analysts … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Mystery Shot makes it five on the trot The Lindsay Smith-trained Mystery Shot has extended his winning streak to five with a tough on-pace performance at Caulfield … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Adkins taken to hospital after horror fall Jockey Andrew Adkins is conscious following a fall in the first race at Rosehill but has been taken to a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Viridine wins WFA Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes Viridine has taken out the final stakes race of the 2019-20 season in Melbourne, with Damien Oliver riding the sprinter … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Mahamedeis outstays rivals at Caulfield The Bendigo Cup is likely to be the spring target for Mahamedeis after the gelding produced a strong staying performance … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Lees unveils promising pair at Rosehill Trainer Kris Lees will keep all options on the table for Mugatoo this spring after his sparkling return to win … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Stackhouse steers She’s A Thief to victory A win on She’s A Thief at Caulfield has moved jockey Daniel Stackhouse back to within two wins of Jye … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Doomben abandoned after seven races The Doomben meeting has been abandoned with two races left to run after continuous rain downgraded the track conditions … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Tullio completes comeback with Doomben win Resilient sprinter Tullio has notched four victories in a row since he resumed from a long injury-enforced spell by winning … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago High Emocean beats Persan at Caulfield High Emocean has upstaged stablemate Persan in a late-season staying race for three-year-olds at Caulfield to register her third win … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Eduardo fires on debut for new trainer The Missile Stakes looms as a likely target for Eduardo, who has made a winning start for his new stable … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Aqua Vite scores first win in two years Aqua Vite has made the most of a wet track at Doomben to record his first win in more than … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Import Skyman wins in Australian debut The Chris Waller-trained Skyman has made a winning start to his Australian career, with the lightly-raced import taking out a … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Maiden city win for Fleet Dove at Doomben Filly Fleet Dove’s win at Doomben has cemented the new association between trainer Kelly Schweida and breeder Basil Nolan … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Stewards release Alligator Blood findings Stewards have released their report into the Alligator Blood prohibited substance case after the gelding was stripped of his Magic … Read More Australia horse racing news 4 years ago Ross reveals secret to wet track success Trainer Les Ross revealed the key to his wet track success after Mishani Fraudster won at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Nash Rawiller in winning start to comeback Nash Rawiller has landed a double at Kembla Grange at his first meeting back following a 15-month disqualification from racing … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Nugent hoping to clinch apprentices’ title While Michael Poy has the Melbourne metropolitan apprentices title wrapped up, Teo Nugent is hoping to hold his lead in … Read More Australia horse racing news, Singapore horse racing news 5 years ago Patrick Moloney gets Singapore opportunity Having severed ties with Mike Moroney, Patrick Moloney has been granted a short-term licence to ride in Singapore as he … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Self Sense kicks off bid for Caulfield Cup The Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap at Caulfield will launch the spring campaign of Caulfield Cup hopeful Self Sense … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Soft conditions would suit Romancer: Begg Trainer Grahame Begg is hoping for more rain in Melbourne so Romancer will have conditions to suit in a 1400m … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Locally Sauced to follow successful recipe Waiuku trainers Grant and Tana Shaw have experienced a fair bit of success campaigning Locally Sauced in Canterbury and they … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Dream season for Bishara This season will live long in the memory for Ardmore trainer Nicholas Bishara. Not only did he double his previous … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago History beckons for famous Cummings clan Trainers Anthony, Edward and James Cummings will have rival runners in the same race at Rosehill … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 5 years ago Allpress seals premiership and trip to Japan Lisa Allpress has achieved a major career goal with an invitation to ride in the World All-Stars Jockeys series in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Bandipur fitter for Bletchingly challenge Cranbourne trainer Richard Laming has learned a lot about Bandipur who runs for the second time for his stable in … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Cradle Mountain poised to go the distance Cradle Mountain will chase his first black-type win in the final stakes race of the Sydney season at Rosehill … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Distance drop to bring out best in Burgess Trainer David Murphy’s belief Bel Burgess is better at 1400m will be put under the microscope when the gelding runs … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Damian Lane set for return at The Valley Star jockey Damian Lane will make his return to Melbourne racing at the opening city meeting of the new season … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Unblinkered Torgersen ready to find form Champion trainer Chris Waller has elected to remove blinkers from Torgersen in an effort to rekindle the gelding’s winning form … Read More Australia horse racing news 5 years ago Forster pair in last hurrah for QTIS bonus Trainer Desleigh Forster’s three-year-olds Red Chase and Desert Digby have their last chance to earn QTIS bonus money … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Smart Ain’t He gives Shinn torrid time Jockey Blake Shinn has had to work overtime to win after nearly coming off Smart Ain’t He at Canterbury … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago McEvoy has spring plans for Illumicon Tony McEvoy has always held lofty ambitions for Illumicon who has lived up to his trainer’s opinion with an impressive … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Waller four-handed in Winter Challenge Premier trainer Chris Waller has four chances including the favourite Invinzabeel to win the final stakes race of the Sydney … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Stablehand to appear at Aquanita appeal The appeals of four of the “Aquanita eight” in the race day treatments case will likely be heard in December … Read More New Zealand horse racing news 6 years ago NZ jumper wins on the flat in Australia Quality New Zealand jumper Monarch Chimes showed his versatility at Sandown on Wednesday when winning on the flat in the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Gold Ambition back to winning form Former smart three-year-old Gold Ambition has bounced back to something like his old Group One form to come from last … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Interstate assignment for Zedda in Sydney After midweek city placings in Melbourne at her past two starts, Zedda is set to compete in Sydney for the … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Vega Magic favourite for WFA Bletchingly Vega Magic has been installed the early favourite for the Group Three weight-for-age Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield which has a … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Jumper upstages flat performers at Sandown New Zealander Monarch Chimes has shown he is in fine touch for upcoming feature jumps races with a surprise win … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Jet to continue brilliant time for Nunn Much travelled stayer Brilliant Jet is set to continue a big six months for Tasmanian trainer Aiden Nunn at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Brideoake with two options for Self Sense David Brideoake will decide between a jumps trial or a start in the VOBIS Gold Stayers at Caulfield for Self … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Skye needs luck for winning farewell Jockey Skye Bogenhuber will need luck to go out a winner from Brisbane racing on Sacred Rebel at Doomben … Read More Australia horse racing news 6 years ago Frankie Dettori’s riding ban reduced Frankie Dettori will miss the first two days of the Goodwood festival after losing an appeal against a careless riding … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Mana on track to boost Kate Nipperess Mana can hearten his injured track rider Kate Nipperess by winning at Canterbury, a year after she suffered serious injuries … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Shinn to appeal careless riding penalty Blake Shinn will appeal a careless riding penalty which will keep him out of the Missile Stakes meeting … Read More Horse Racing Tips 7 years ago Echuca quaddie Tips, form & bookies bonuses for Thursday, 27 July COUNTRY Victoria is the setting for our Thursday quaddie this week, and we take plenty of confidence into the meet … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Price thinks Rupee can be in the money Lankan Rupee has proved his fitness with a course proper gallop ahead of his return in the Bletchingly Stakes at … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Rehoming in spotlight for birthday bash Melbourne Cup winner Subzero will mark his 29th birthday at a Racing Victoria event for the dedicated people who help … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Bunny Bad Girl on the hop for Highway Tamworth trainer Melissa Dennett is looking for the second winner of her short career when she takes filly Bunny Bad … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Daytona Grey could cap season for stable Daytona Grey will be out to cap a successful season for his Adelaide trainers when he lines up in the … Read More Horse Racing News, New Zealand horse racing news 7 years ago Unlucky Rasa Lila retired without group one glory CONNECTIONS of recently-retired Rasa Lila are adamant that their mare was only denied adding a 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nearing a barrier trial ahead of a Cups campaign under the Lindsay Park banner … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago No excuses for Arrogate flop Arrogate will press on to the Group One Pacific Classic with no apparent reason coming to light for his last-start … Read More Horse Racing News 7 years ago Enable a likely King George starter Dual Oaks winner Enable has firmed to favouritism for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Stokes hopes mare will Star in Bletchingly Runway Star has won three stakes races in Adelaide and will be chasing a first Melbourne stakes win in the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Nikolic gets October riding licence case A Victorian tribunal will hear Danny Nikolic’s attempt to regain his riding licence in October … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Search for Bindi Cheers suspended Popular racehorse trainer Bindi Cheers has disappeared, with her car and horse float found in the Newcastle suburb of Beresfield … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Stokes hopes mare will Star in Bletchingly Runway Star has won three stakes races in Adelaide and will be chasing a first Melbourne stakes win in the … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Winx listed to trial at Randwick Champion mare Winx and Golden Slipper winner Capitalist head a star-studded line-up at the Randwick barrier trials … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Zin Zan Eddie looking for Listed win Matthew Snmith would prefer a wet track for Zin Zan Eddie but still believes the six-year-old will make his presence … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Nikolic riding licence appeal in October Victorian police are appealing a court decision to overturn Danny Nikolic’s ban from the state’s racecourses … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Ron Steiner edging towards Sydney winner Wagga Wagga trainer Ron Steiner is hoping Miss Farloo, one of two horses he trains, can give him his first … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Nikolic riding licence appeal in October Victorian police are appealing a court decision to overturn Danny Nikolic’s ban from the state’s racecourses … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Beirut unlikely for Bletchingly Stakes Beirut looks set to bypass the Bletchingly Stakes and instead chase black type in either the Aurie’s Star Handicap or … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Vergara to race in New Zealand Group Three winner Vergara will race in New Zealand, before and possibly after she is served by Tavistock … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Jye McNeil returns to trackwork Apprentice Jye McNeil has taken the next step in his comeback from injury, returning to trackwork for the first time … Read More Horse Racing Tips 8 years ago Canterbury quaddie form, odds and tips for Wednesday, July 27 THE rain continues to frustrate punters after Warwick Farm was called off last Wednesday, but the weather should hold off … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Former jockey Hopwood joins Sky Racing Libby Hopwood is set to become a presenter on Sky Racing almost two years after the former jockey suffered career-ending … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Songbird takes her record to 9 from 9 Champion filly Songbird has stretched her record to nine wins from nine races with victory in the American Oaks at … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago NSW trainer Bindi Cheers missing A search is underway for missing NSW trainer Bindi Cheers who has not been seen since leaving the Hawkesbury races … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Search continues for missing trainer Bindi Cheers THE New South Wales Police Force is seeking assistance to help find missing horse trainer Bindi Cheers, who vanished while driving home from … Read More Horse Racing News 8 years ago Americain’s first starter wins in Canada Folk Magic, the first foal to race by 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain, has made a winning start to her … Read 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MyRacehorse's Seize the Grey (Arrogate) recorded his final major work Tuesday ahead of an intended date in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga this weekend. Over Oklahoma's training track rated 'wet-fast,' the grey covered a half mile in :47.99. The GI Preakness Stakes winner shipped to Churchill Downs following a seventh-place finish in the GI Belmont Stakes June 8 before returning to the Spa earlier this month. “He was very strong and I'm very pleased with him,” said Lukas. “I told the rider to go :47 and a fifth, and she went :47 and four. Trainers are always going to tell you, 'He did it all within himself.' But I really was pleased. It sharpened him up I think and put him on his toes.” Exiting post 2, the colt will be reunited with Jaime Torres. Also representing this season's sophomore class, WSS Racing's Brightwork (Outwork), who hasn't been seen since finishing sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita last fall, is likely to mark her return in next weekend's GI Test Stakes, according to her trainer John Ortiz. The winner of last summer's GIII Adirondack Stakes and GI Spinaway Stakes. “That's the plan for now. So far, all systems are go,” said Ortiz. “Listen, we are in Saratoga, you go big or go home. She's proven herself before and I know I'm asking a lot of her, but at the same time there is nowhere else that we can go with her. I'm confident in her.” Brightwork worked five-furlongs from the gate in 1:00 flat over the Saratoga main track (2/23) July 21. Hall of Famer John Velazquez was up for the solo breeze. “She had the gate work 14 days out, just a little reminder [of the gate]. We wanted to do a little more than just a maintenance work, but at the same time, not too much,” said Ortiz. “She did that very well. I was very pleased. Johnny Velazquez was on her and he is very content with their effort.” Ortiz added that Brightwork will have one more maintenance work and if all goes well, she will enter the Test. The post ‘Grey’ Posts Final Jim Dandy Work, Brightwork Likely for Test Return 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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If you didn't know the sophisticated people behind the mating, you might imagine that Puca went to Good Magic on no better premise than to double down on the alchemy implicit in both names. Because a puca (or pooka) in folklore is a shape-changing sprite, capable of bringing good or bad fortune. Shakespeare named Puck accordingly in A Midsummer Night's Dream, but my favourite example is Elwood P. Dowd's invisible drinking buddy Harvey, a rabbit standing just under six feet four inches. Perhaps you've noticed his silhouette at Harvey's Bar in downtown Lexington? If not, then check out the James Stewart movie, and meanwhile settle for a mare now resident down the road at Resolute Farm as the most celebrated Puca in town. TDN visited Puca and her latest son by Good Magic earlier this summer, after Dornoch's GI Belmont Stakes success elevated her to the select group of mares to have produced two Classic winners, his brother Mage having of course won the GI Kentucky Derby last year. In now adding the GI Haskell Stakes, Dornoch has consolidated his claims as crop leader–and so become a rising tide that floats all boats. Most obviously he has vindicated the $2.9 million purchase of his dam by John Stewart at Keeneland last November. Even as it was, her McKinzie yearling had made $1.2 million in the same ring a few weeks previously. And just about every step taken by Dornoch since, starting in the GII Remsen Stakes, has enhanced the value of a mare still only 12 years old. No wonder her weanling is nicknamed “Preakness” on the farm. Good Magic | Sarah Andrew But while Puca is now serving an ambitious new force, she's also working out nicely for others with a contrasting depth of experience–each, in their different way, outstanding exemplars for anyone trying to secure a lasting foothold in this most challenging of sports. Airdrie Stud, for instance, can now amplify the genes being recycled by Mage, who joined their roster this spring. Dornoch himself will eventually enter competition at Spendthrift, and it will be interesting to follow their fortunes, given the different approach of these two farms. Spendthrift candidly plays the numbers game, which essentially pitches lower fees against the risk of a market glut. Airdrie tends to be more restrained in book sizes, while gamely still setting value fees and trusting in an uncommon flair–one that's proving seamless, between one generation and the next–for identifying talent, and giving it a chance through an expertly assembled home herd. In fact its two most industrial rivals, Ashford and Spendthrift, owe big guns Uncle Mo and Into Mischief to Airdrie projects, in Indian Charlie and Harlan's Holiday respectively. Physically, Mage primarily evokes their sire; Dornoch, their dam. Both, however, are powerful adverts for their upbringing by the most venerable farm in town. Mage in the Derby | Coady Mage was the fourth Derby winner raised at Runnymede, founded in 1867 by the great-grandfather of current chairman/CEO, Brutus Clay III. With characteristic modesty, Clay deflects credit for the farm's commercial regeneration since the 2008 wake-up to Romain Malhouitre, who supervises day-to-day operations. Regardless, the arrival of Grandview Equine, breeders of Mage and Dornoch, itself illustrates the diversification these guys have achieved in the client base. Just like Airdrie, then, this is a farm with a great history now carrying forward its legacy in dynamic fashion–with a little help from Puca. But on this rising tide let's not forget the boat that launched Puca herself. Because her dam, Boat's Ghost, surely merits closer attention in pondering how her daughter by Big Brown has achieved stardom. After all, she had already contrived a Grade I winner by a stallion as unproductive as Powerscourt (GB). Her own sire Silver Ghost became more notorious, at stud, for his fiery temperament than for prolific success. But he left a respectable imprint as a broodmare sire–for instance through Ascend (Candy Ride {Arg}), Yonaguska (Cherokee Run) and Roadster (Quality Road)–and his mating with Rocktheboat (Summer Squall), a mare who otherwise produced limited results from limited opportunity, somehow stoked up embers in their daughter Boat's Ghost. Perhaps something clicked with Rocktheboat's damsire Native Royalty, by Raise A Native out of the important mare Queen Nasra, a daughter of Nasrullah. That's a strong echo of Silver Ghost's sire Mr Prospector: by Raise A Native, out of a mare by Nasrullah's great son Nashua. But don't forget that Silver Ghost himself belongs to the illustrious Gallorette family, his granddam Flight Dancer (Misty Flight) figuring as fourth dam of Gun Runner and third dam of Saint Liam. One way or another, to produce an outlier by Powerscourt as well as a history-making mare means that Boat's Ghost, herself stakes-placed in a light career, must be revisited as a mare of consequence. Good Magic colt out of Puca | Sara Gordon Which is pretty unfortunate for those who culled her, aged 19, for just $17,000 at the Keeneland January Sale last year, barely a fortnight before Mage made his belated debut. As a result, however, yet another of the most exemplary operations around is prospering from Dornoch's rise. For Boat's Ghost was purchased by Nursery Place, whose peerless standards will assuredly maximize the potential of daughters by Raging Bull (Fr) (acquired in utero) and now Hard Spun (Good Magic's damsire, incidentally). Unfortunately she missed this year, but the self-effacing master horseman who presides over Nursery Place is grateful for what they have. In fact he intends to race the Raging Bull, and refers to the Hard Spun as “a collector's item.” If that's a strong endorsement, rest assured that plans for now remain no more excitable than that she will “probably just hang out for a while.” Hearing that, you just feel that the confluence behind Puca of beneficiaries as diverse as Airdrie, Runnymede and Nursery Place–united by a conviction that if you do right by a horse, everything else will fall in place–can be no coincidence. THE STAR LIGHTING UP THORPEDO'S PAGE The colorful origins of Thorpedo Anna–the premature foaling of her dam, who was then kindly donated by her owner to the people looking after her so well–have understandably dominated her back story. And we have all relished, also, this fresh evidence that you don't need to be a tycoon or sheikh to strike gold somewhere along the line. (Albeit in our hearts we know that hardly any of us will get anywhere near Kenny McPeek's ability to spot the gleam of a hidden seam…) Thorpedo Anna takes the CCA Oaks | Coglianese But the fairytale element should not distract us from one or two fundamentals lurking in her page. Doubtless plenty of people out there will just be chucking her into their software as a Fast Anna-Uncle Mo cross; or, more likely, as a “Medaglia d'Oro line”-Uncle Mo cross, that kind of shorthand becoming necessary when sires are as inconvenient to any kind of “system” as Fast Anna before his sad loss to laminitis three years ago. For him to bequeath a filly as brilliant as Thorpedo Anna as his one and only graded stakes winner is enough to divert my attention to a far more luminously obvious powderkeg behind the GI Coaching Club American Oaks winner. Uncle Mo, then on the bubble at $27,500, has turned out to be a different class of stallion from almost all the others mated with Thorpedo Anna's granddam Pacific Sky. But that mare offered him some remarkable blood. Apart from anything else, she combined her damsire Seattle Slew as close as 3×2, her sire Stormy Atlantic being out of one of his daughters. Moreover we mustn't forget that Stormy Atlantic extends the storied Rough Shod bloodline, via his third dam Moccasin. And that line, in her pedigree, duly stands opposite one of the few that can look Rough Shod in the eye and ask for more. Because even producing two Grade I winners (Eskendereya by Giant's Causeway, and Balmont by Stravinsky) qualifies Pacific Sky's dam Aldebaran Light (Seattle Slew) as a fairly minor addition to the dynasty rooted in the mighty Almahmoud. Aldebaran Light (a half-sister to Grade II winner Blazonry {Hennessy}) gets to her along the Cosmah branch, her fourth dam being Halo's half-sister Queen Sucree (Ribot {GB})–herself responsible for Derby winner Cannonade (Bold Bidder). Pacific Sky's daughter by much her most potent mate was physically prevented from tapping into all this stuff, but such a concentration of big “brands,” so close up, surely explains Thorpedo Anna far better than scratching our heads over Fast Anna. Of course, Fast Anna represents a sireline that found, in Sadler's Wells, the most explosive combination of all between the Almahmoud and Rough Shod lines. And we could also mention that his damsire Rahy is out of a Halo mare; or even that his third dam, who additionally produced Kitten's Joy by Fast Anna's grandsire El Prado (Ire), was by Lear Fan–whose damsire Lt. Stevens was out of Rough Shod… But those are all straws floating in the wind. Feel free to reduce everything to data, formulas, systems. Good luck, and we'll see you at the racetrack. Some of us, at least, will always be grateful that the mystery abides. PRECOCITY DOES NOT EQUAL SPEED Interesting to see the brilliant program that produced Without Parole (among many others) launching a couple of his first crop at Saratoga last week. One ran a very promising fifth, the other won. Over the water, meanwhile, the son of Frankel (GB) has had five winners from just 17 starters on his doorstep at Newsells Park Stud. Without Parole | Amy Lanigan Starting out in Britain, Without Parole himself made his only juvenile appearance a few days before Christmas but rose quickly through the ranks to win the G1 St James's Palace Stakes on his fourth start. He's a half-brother to dirt miler Tamarkuz (Speightstown) out of a half-sister to two other accomplished dirt horses in Stay Thirsty (Bernardini) and Andromeda's Hero (Fusaichi Pegasus). The next dam, by Roberto, was second in four Grade I races, and opens six consecutive generations curated by King Ranch. Bearing in mind the transatlantic impact being made by Justify, the Gunthers are showing much bigger programs the way when it comes to reconciling the disastrous schism our industry has allowed to open between European and American gene pools. Without Parole could prove another two-way street, and maybe not just on grass either. I have never seen a turf champion that ran more like a dirt horse than Frankel. Without Parole stood for just £8,000 this year but does not have to look far for inspiration. His £17,500 neighbor Nathaniel (Ire) produced his ninth Group 1 winner in the G1 Irish Oaks last weekend. And yet European breeders still stampede to precocious sprint sires as an ostensible source of “commercial speed.” I hope they noted yesterday's TDN, which recorded Timeform's dismal verdict on the current European sprinters, continuing a pedestrian streak over the past five years. Remember the old saying: more haste, less speed. As Justify is showing, the continued viability in the U.S. of speed-carrying, two-turn stallions represents a huge opportunity for European commercial breeding. The post Breeding Digest: Riding Puca’s Rising Tide appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Approximately 40 students from Bottisham Village College attended a Racing to School event at The National Stud and Newmarket's July Course earlier this month. The Year 7 group were able to view stallions Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) and Stradivarius (Ire) at the stud, with several math-based activities held at the July Course. This visit followed on from the successful mock interviews Careers Event led by the charity back in February. The day was well supported by the horseracing industry with volunteer interviewers from both Newmarket racecourses offering advice and feedback to the Year 7 group before they embark on their chosen career and study paths. The partnership between Racing to School and the College, which began in 2022, has already supported the learning of over 270 pupils at unique events. Katie Neville-Jones, Careers Lead at the College said, “This day was a fantastic opportunity for our Year 7s to be inspired and enriched during our school's activity week. It is great to continue to work together with Racing to School after a few years, and to open up more opportunities in the future.” The post Bottisham Village College Students Attend Racing To School Event appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS) hosted their second event of the year with panels and networking opportunities taking place at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 23 in Saratoga Springs, New York, the organization said in a Wednesday release. “To be clear, this is not an event where women get together to discuss female challenges,” said Shona Rotondo, Chair of the HRWS Marketing & Communications Committee. “It's an event that brings together intelligent and successful industry professionals to discuss the challenges of our sport with the ultimate goal being to connect and share ideas that become the building blocks of future innovation.” Sessions began with a keynote conversation led by Liza Lazarus, CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), that was hosted by Donna Barton Brothers, a racing analyst for NBC Sports. “I'm really delighted that there are a number of initiatives, certainly also like this, around women,” said Lazarus. “It's really important to me that we have a lot of women in the industry. My senior leadership team is more than half women.” Lazarus and Brothers not only discussed HISA and the progress being made across the country, but also delved into the topics of challenges and strategies for balancing a career and family, the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and the need for professionalization and technological advancement in the industry. “We can't stay in the dark ages. If we want to continue to build the incredible legacy that horse racing has, we've got to take advantage of the tools that are available to us. We have to professionalize,” said Lazarus. Panel at the HRWS Saratoga Conference | HRWS The first panel of the day, entitled 'Prioritizing the Equine Athlete,' featured panelists Jena Antonucci, Classic-winning trainer; Tina Bond, President of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association; Jane McMahon, Manager of McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds; and Dr. Martha Misheff, DVM. Moderated by Laura Simiele, the speakers emphasized the importance of prioritizing safety and confidence in the equine athlete lifecycle, from breeding to racing and beyond. “The minute you feel your ego is more important than the well-being of the horse you are caring for, find a new job,” said Antonucci. The second panel, entitled 'After Racing: Options Beyond Racing' and moderated by Rachel Dunn, was led by panelists Keri Brion, Multiple Graded Stakes-winning Flat and Steeplechase Trainer; Lisa Malloy, Program Director of ReRun Inc.; Jen Roytz, Co-Owner/Manager of Brownstead Farm; Kim Weir, Director of Strategic Growth at Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga. With backgrounds across all aspects of not only the racing industry, but the equine world as a whole, the group discussed the importance of considering and preparing Thoroughbreds for a second career. “Aftercare is not a bad word, but it's not accurate,” said Weir. “It's not 'after' at all, it's a continuum of care. It's like the college athlete going on to their real world job after school.” A conversation with Jane Lyon, owner of Summer Wind Farm, about the full-circle journey of the Thoroughbred, hosted by Stephanie Hronis, HRWS Executive Committee Member and Thoroughbred owner, closed out the day's programming. The next event on the 2024 HRWS calendar is the annual Horse Racing Women's Summit, set for Sept. 25-27 in Arcadia, California. To learn more and purchase tickets, click here. The post Women’s Summit Event Returns To Saratoga, Hosts Panels And Networking appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Canadian champion 2-year-old colt Truth of It All (Proud Truth) died peacefully from natural causes at age 34 on Wednesday, July 24 at Hurstland Farm in Midway, Kentucky, according to a press release from the farm. By Darby Dan stallion Proud Truth, Truth of It All was born at Hurstland to MGSW Cup of Honey (Raise a Cup) Feb. 26, 1990. Trained by Sheldon Wolfe, Truth of It All won the 1993 edition of the GIII Grey Stakes en route to taking home the Sovereign Award for the top juvenile male. He also competed in the Kentucky Derby that year and finished 10th to winner Sea Hero (Polish Navy). Rescued after his last race–a claiming event at Los Alamitos Sept. 14, 1997–he was offered to Hurstland's Alfred Nuckols, Jr. for retirement. “After the Sovereign Award he received for Hurstland as his breeder and the wonderful experience he took me on with Al and Marge Schmidt and Sheldon Wolfe, I told them that he had a home at Hurstland as long as I had a farm,” said Nuckols. “I picked him up with then farm manager, Tim Overton, in our box van and we returned him, after a short ride, to his birthplace at Hurstland where he enjoyed the last 27 years of his life, constantly enjoying his peppermints.” Affectionately nicknamed “Dennis the Menace” by Wolfe, Truth of It All had side gigs as a baby sitter for weanlings early in his retirement. In 2020, the pensioner was paired with Doc's Leading Lady (Doc's Leader)–granddam to MGSW Get Smokin (Get Stormy) who was also bred by Hurstland. The post Canadian Champion Truth Of It All Passes Away At Hurstland Farm appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, who saw Tapit Trice (Tapit) make a successful return in the GIII Monmouth Cup, earned a $75,000 bonus from Monmouth Park as a result of the $150,000 Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge that ended Saturday, July 20. Chad Brown, with a first (Beaute Cachee) and third-place finish (Delahaye) in the GIII WinStar Matchmaker Stakes, earned $25,000 for finishing second to Pletcher with 55 points. Pletcher totaled 98 points over the Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge that ran from July 19-21. Pletcher also had the runner-up (Mindframe) in the NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes. The top 10 point-getters all received bonuses. “As always, we are grateful for all of the owners and trainers who participated all weekend,” said John Heims, Monmouth Park's Director of Racing. “The Haskell trainer bonus debuted this year to great success and we look forward to bringing it back next year and in the years to come.” To be eligible for the bonus, trainers had to make at least five starts in at least three races during the July 19-21 cards at Monmouth Park. The NYRA Bets Haskell offered 25 points to the winning trainer, 20 points for second, 15 for third, 10 for fourth and seven points from fifth place on. The point system for the four other graded stakes on Haskell Day, July 21, were as follows: 18 points for first place, 15 points for second place, 10 points for third place, eight points for fourth place and five points for fifth through last place. Points were also awarded for all other stakes races, for maiden special weight races, allowances and handicaps, as well as the remaining races over the three-day period. Of the top 10 finishers, eight of the trainers are stabled at Monmouth Park. The final results of the Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge (bonus and points earned): Todd Pletcher $75,000 (98 points) Chad Brown $25,000 (55 points) Pat McBurney $20,000 (35 points) Christophe Clement $10,000 (31 points) Claudio Gonzalez $7,500 (28 points) Louis Linder $2,500 (24 points) Mario Serey $2,500 (23 points) Joe Orseno $2,500 (20 points) (tie) Lindsey Schultz $2,500 (20 points) Shug McGaughey $2,500 (20 points) The post Pletcher Earns $75K Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge Bonus appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article