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What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, July 20, 2024 First Race 11:58am AEST Visit Dabble Saturday horse racing will return to Eagle Farm this weekend, with a nine-race card scheduled to kick off at 11:58am AEST. Although the track was rated as a Soft 5 on Wednesday, there is no rain forecast for the remainder of the week, and the surface is expected to improve into the Good range by raceday. The rail will be in the +0.5m position for the entire circuit. Best Bet at Eagle Farm: Zaphod Zaphod made his Australian debut at Scone on July 2, and the Kris Lees-trained galloper proved way too good for his rivals over 1700m. This son of Zarak placed in Group 3 company in Europe before being sent over to the Lees stable, and it was evident of his class in his fresh victory. With little to no speed in this contest, Andrew Mallyon can find the front on Zaphod, and if he shows a similar finishing burst, he will win again. Best Bet Race 7 – #1 Zaphod (7) 3yo Gelding | T: Kris Lees | J: Andrew Mallyon (57.5kg) +120 with Picklebet Next Best at Eagle Farm: Manhood Annabel Neasham and Robbie Dolan will combine with Manhood as the five-year-old gelding returns for his upcoming campaign, off the back of a strong trial victory at Deagon. This son of Headwater has a very good record fresh (5:3-1-0) and he will drop down in the weights for this start. If Dolan can find the one-one position from barrier four, Manhood’s blistering turn of foot will give him every chance to return with a win. Next Best Race 5 – #7 Manhood (2) 5yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham | J: Robbie Dolan (53kg) +290 with Neds Best Value at Eagle Farm: Fifth Position Fifth Position will get another chance in the second event after he went way too hard in front in his last start over 1800m at this track on July 10. The Tony Gollan-trained gelding led the field by more than six lengths, half way through the race, before wobbling around and struggling to run out the race in the final 400m. Last start can only be described as a fitness run, and now that he rises in trip to 2200m, it is expected that Fifth Position will perform much better with a much more economical run on speed. Best Value Race 2 – #3 Fifth Position (4) 8yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: James Orman (59.5kg) +1000 with Dabble Saturday quaddie tips for Eagle Farm races Eagle Farm quadrella selections Saturday, July 20, 2024 1-4-8-9 1-10-11 1-10-11-13 3-5-9-10-15 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article

Baraqiel ridden by Ben Allen winning at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Unbeaten five-year-old Baraqiel aims to extend his winning streak to five in a row in a Benchmark 84 (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. “This weekend is definitely the test,” said Will Larkin, assistant trainer to Leon and Troy Corstens, to Racing.com. “We threw a late nomination in for the Sir John Monash last week and we really put our thoughts together with (managing owner) Nathan (Bennett) and Troy and we just thought that it might just be too soon and we elected to go to this race, give him the extra week and test him down the straight. “It’s still going to be a good field, but it’s going to help us put more of an insight into where we’re going to target him deeper into the spring. “I would love to see him get a bit of cover – he’s just that natural and got that good gate speed that you don’t want to take it away from him … it would be nice to have a back to follow that can take him right into the race and that way, when he’s ready to extend away, he’s at his top gear and that way he’s not going to be doing things wrong. “It’s obviously exciting when you’ve got a horse like that – he’s learning with each run and I think he’s got improvement still. “We’ve just been taking him one run at a time, he is a five-year-old and he started his career late, but we’ve got to remember it’s his first preparation that he’s got to the races, so we don’t want to overtax him.” Horse racing news View the full article

Trainer Danny O’Brien. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Despite still seeking his first win, Politely Dun, trained by Danny O’Brien, shares equal-favouritism with horse racing bookmakers for next season’s Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m) at +1000. He aims to bolster his reputation in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington after a promising third at Bendigo and a solid fifth in Listed company on July 6. O’Brien is optimistic about the gelding’s prospects over 1800 metres, stating, “He ran well at his two starts and it looks like the 1800 metres is going to suit him even better.” Damian Lane, set to ride him for the first time in a race, has impressed in trials. O’Brien expects further improvement, noting, “Whatever he does now will be a bonus as he’ll be a better horse next season.” Horse racing news View the full article

Lastotchka ridden by Craig Williams on the way to the barriers prior to the running of the 2023 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) French import Lastotchka will miss the spring carnival due to a bout of colic. Michael Kent Jnr told Racing.com that although Lastotchka came through the ordeal well, she requires a prolonged recovery. “She went to the South Eastern Equine Hospital, where they do such a good job, and we tried conservative treatment first, but she was too uncomfortable, so we were forced to go and look inside,” Kent Jnr, who trains in partnership with Mick Price, told Racing.com. “In the end, they had to unravel some of her bowel. It didn’t require any further surgery but just the, I think, 12-centimetre incision into her abdomen to go and have a look, requires three months to heal. “I would say she was lucky and we are lucky too.” Lastotchka, purchased by Australian Bloodstock after her Group 3 victory at Longchamp, finished 13th in last year’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on her only Australian start. Kent Jnr is confident she’ll return to work for the early 2025 carnivals. “She’ll be right to get back for the autumn, no problems at all,” he said. “She was going great too. She was going very well. “She is a very lightly raced horse with very few miles on the clock so it’s still all ahead of her.” Horse racing news View the full article

Group 1 winner Climbing Star. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) winner Climbing Star is set for ambitious targets this spring. Trainer Phillip Stokes aims for the rising five-year-old to secure a spot in The Everest (1200m). “I think her form stands up and I think she’s come back better again,” Stokes told Racing.com. The mare is expected to start her next campaign in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on September 27. Stokes also has ambitious plans for Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) winner Stretan Angel, who will return for two races at Flemington. “She’ll kick off in the Bobbie Lewis, go to the Gilgai,” Stokes said. “We’ll get those two races over and done first and then see if we can stretch her out in distance.” Climbing Star is rated a +7000 winning chance with horse racing bookmakers for The Everest. Horse racing news View the full article

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The debut auction from the Inglis Digital USA platform was led by the $235,000 sale of racemare MSW Lucky Girl (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), the auction house said in a release late Wednesday. Previously operated under the Wanamaker's banner before partnering with the Australian-based William Inglis & Son Ltd., and relaunching earlier this year, Wednesday's returns saw a gross just above $450,000, with an average sale price over $21,000. “We were excited to get underway for the first time as Inglis Digital USA,” said Liza Hendriks, CEO of Inglis Digital USA. “There was interest from all over the world and the influence of the Inglis name was apparent with our sales topper ultimately headed back to Australia. We appreciate the support from all of our buyers and sellers and look forward to our next sale in August. I encourage anyone to reach out to myself or Kyle (Wilson, senior director of sales and recruitment) if there's anything we can do.” Lucky Girl led the way for the July sale, going to Australia's Kia Ora Stud, for $235,000. “We're very pleased with the result,” said Grovendale's James Keogh. “The international interest was particularly strong and encouraging for the future.” The Irish-born 5-year-old daughter of Australian champion sire Exceed and Excel was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect, having won three of 18 starts and earned $202,863. “We are stoked to have secured Lucky Girl in the inaugural Inglis Digital USA online sale,” said Shane Wright, bloodstock and breeding manager for Kia Ora Stud. “We will keep her in training in the U.S., as she has a Grade II appointment next month at Del Mar, and then make a decision on her future after that run. “The world is becoming a much smaller place given the opportunities a platform like Inglis Digital USA allow we have had some great success with Northern Hemisphere bloodlines before. We have used Inglis Digital for both buying and selling here in Australia and the U.S. platform is just as easy and user friendly, and I'm sure we will be back again in the future.” Bringing the day's second-highest price was Otello, a stakes-winning Curlin colt who sold to bloodstock agent Joseph Migliore for $95,000. The 3-year-old raced as a homebred for Siena Farm, which co-owned the colt with WinStar Farm. WinStar consigned the colt, and offered him for inspection. “We've been watching the digital sales grow in popularity and thought this was the right time to jump in,” said Elliott Walden President and CEO of WinStar Farm. “We got both of our horses sold and had a great time working with the Inglis Digital USA team.” Entries for the Inglis Digital USA August Sale are open now, and will close Monday, July 29. The catalog will be released Friday, Aug. 2, and the horses will sell Wednesday, Aug. 7. Click here to enter a horse for the August sale or to register as a bidder. The post Lucky Girl Tops Inaugural Inglis Digital USA July Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Godolphin's late-blooming Highland Falls, a son of Curlin who didn't find his best stride until age 4, takes his show on the road once more when he headlines the $400,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) on the July 20 Haskell Stakes (G1) undercard.View the full article

The field may be small in the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course July 21, but the five fillies and mares entered have an opportunity to pick up a credential-boosting win.View the full article

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. Among this week's rulings and outlined in Bill Finley's story, trainer Joseph Taylor has been banned for a total of eight years and fined $100,000 after two of his horses tested positive for the banned substances Methylphenidate and Clenbuterol in June of last year. Dalton Dieter has also been suspended for seven days after three of his trainees tested positive for the controlled substance Cannabidiol (CBD), an active ingredient in cannabis, in May of this year. Two of the horses tested positive for CBD post-race. The other positive was in a vets' list test. Dieter's suspension period began on July 17. NEW HISA/HIWU STEWARDS RULINGS The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the HIWU “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Resolved ADMC Violations Date: 07/16/2024 Licensee: Dalton Dieter, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on July 17, 2024; Disqualification of the Two Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Treated as 1 violation with Thundershook, Sir Angus and Trip to Freedom under 09/08/23 HISA Guidance. Admission. Explainer: For the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD)–Controlled Medication (Class B)–in samples taken from Trip to Freedom, who finished second at Prairie Meadows on 5/24/24, from Thundershook, who won at Prairie Meadows on 5/27/24, and from Sir Angus on 5/23/24 (vets' list violation). Date: 07/15/2024 Licensee: Maximino Quinonez, trainer Penalty: A fine of $3,000. Admission. Explainer: Intra-articular injection within 7 days of a timed and reported workout on the horse, Highland Girl. Date: 07/15/2024 Licensee: Diana McClure, trainer Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: For the presence of Triamcinolone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Arden'sluckytobe, who finished second at Laurel Park on 6/7/24. Date: 07/15/2024 Licensee: Eduardo Jones, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision by HIWU. Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Pine Valley on 3/30/24. Date: 07/15/2024 Licensee: Jessica Howell, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on July 16, 2024; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: For the presence of Sotalol–Controlled Medication (Class B)–in a sample taken from Levanter, who won at Turfway Park on 3/16/24. Date: 07/15/2024 Licensee: Joseph Taylor, trainer Penalty: 4-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on July 18, 2023; 14-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on June 18, 2023; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $50,000. Final decision by arbitral body. Explainer: For the presence of Methylphenidate and Clenbuterol–both banned substances–in a sample taken from Cajun Cousin, who finished second at Parx Racing on 6/18/23. Date: 07/15/2024 Licensee: Joseph Taylor, trainer Penalty: 4-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on July 18, 2027; 14-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on June 20, 2023; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $50,000. Final decision by arbitral body. Explainer: For the presence of Methylphenidate and Clenbuterol–both banned substances–in a sample taken from Classy American, who finished second at Parx Racing on 6/20/23. Pending ADMC Violations 07/17/2024, Ernesto Padilla-Preciado, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Dontinvademyspace on 6/21/24. 07/17/2024, Jose Gallegos, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Sofster, who finished fourth at Monmouth Park on 6/15/24. 07/16/2024, Rodolphe Brisset, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Lakota Territory on 6/3/24. 07/12/2024, Dewight Wadams, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from All About Kathern on 6/3/24. 07/12/2024, Victor Barboza, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Tiffany Gold, who won at Gulfstream Park on 5/12/24. 07/11/2024, James Gerald, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Hercules, who raced, was pulled up and ambulanced off at Churchill Downs on 6/7/24. Violations of Crop Rule One important note: HISA's whip use limit is restricted to six strikes during a race. Colonial Downs Victor Carrasco–violation date July 11; $500 fine and one-day suspension Saratoga Irad Ortiz–violation date July 13; No details available Xavier Perez–violation date July 13; $500 fine and one-day suspension Thistledown Rocco Bowen–violation date July 11; $250 fine and one-day suspension The TDN also publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. New York Saratoga Date: 07/14/2024 Licensee: Fernanda Verzon Varela, official veterinarian Penalty: Racing Official (Vet) Fernanda Verzon Varela is hereby fined the sum of $500 for failing to tend to business in a professional manner necessitating a late scratch at Saratoga Racecourse on July 11th 2024 race 3. Saratoga Date: 07/14/2024 Licensee: Al Jimenez Rodriguez, assistant trainer Penalty: Assistant trainer Al Jimenez Rodriguez is hereby fined the sum of $500 for failing to tend to business in a professional manner necessitating a late scratch at Saratoga Racecourse on July 11th 2024 race 3. The post Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, July 11-17 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Mindframe finished second in the June 8 Belmont Stakes (G1), co-owner Mike Repole said he was happy that that his friend, Randy Hill, owned a share of the victorious Dornoch.View the full article

Voted on by the fans, the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award will be presented on New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 15. Casting a ballot will be open to the public from July 17-Aug. 8. View the full article

Trainer Joe Taylor, who appealed the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's six-year suspension and $50,000 fine after two of his runners tested positive for banned substances, has received stiffer penalties from an arbitrator.View the full article

Smile Happy, a graded stakes-winning millionaire whose racing career was impacted by noncompliant behavior, is available for adoption at the Secretariat Center in Central Kentucky. View the full article

Responsible for getting a champion prepared for a rebound effort, trainer Brad Cox's decision to enter Idiomatic in the July 20 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park is partially due to wanting to keep the mare by his side.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher promised that he would enter three of his horses for Saturday's $1 million NYRA Bets GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. And that he did on Wednesday as a pair of 'TDN Rising Stars' in Fierceness (City of Light) and Mindframe (Constitution), plus Tuscan Sky (Vino Rosso) were three of the eight 3-year-olds signed on to run in the signature race at the Monmouth. It remains to be seen how many of them actually take the trip from the Spa City to the Jersey Shore at the end of the week. “I don't know that yet,” Pletcher said outside of his barn on the Oklahoma Training Track Wednesday morning. When asked what will go into a final decision, he said, “I think, everything. I want to see how they draw, see how they train the next couple of days.” Fierceness drew post position five and is the 5-2 co-second choice along with GI Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch (Good Magic), who drew the rail. Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who has ridden Fierceness in his last four starts, is named to ride in the Haskell. Velazquez is also named to ride in eight of the 12 races on the Saturday card at Saratoga. Mindframe, second in the Belmont, is the 9-5 morning-line Haskell favorite. Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride. Mindframe is owned by Mike Repole's Repole Stable and Vinnie and Teresa Viola's St. Elias Stables LLC. Repole also owns Fierceness. “I will get together with the owners and make sure everyone is on board with the same plan,” Pletcher said. “All three are being prepared as if they are going to run. Obviously, Mike is going to play a big role.” Fierceness is already a Grade I winner; Mindframe is not. If one of the Pletcher horses does not run in the Haskell, he could be in the GII Jim Dandy a week from Saturday at Saratoga. Spendthrift Farm LLC's Tuscan Sky, who is 9-2 on the morning line, will be ridden by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano from post position three. He earned an automatic bid into the Haskell after he won the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth last month. Tiz The Law's Babies Giving Sackatoga's Knowlton Reason To Hope Again Four years ago, Tiz the Law (Constitution) put Jack Knowlton's Sackatoga Stable back on the thoroughbred racing map when he won the GI Belmont Stakes and the GI Travers Stakes. Knowlton is hopeful it can happen again with the next generation of Tiz the Laws. There are two little Tizzes running around trainer Barclay Tagg's barn and they are owned by Sackatoga. Tiz Dashing and Spirit of the Law continued their journeys to the races Wednesday morning when they worked five furlongs in company in 1:01.01 (3/8). Tiz Dashing, a Kentucky-bred, was ridden by exercise rider Amanda Auwarter; jockey Junior Alvarado was on the New York-bred Spirit of the Law. They are part of the first crop from Tiz the Law, who stands at Coolmore. “It's exciting, it's fun,” Tagg said at his barn on the backstretch after the works. “You never quite know where a champion is going to come from. I've been around long enough to know that predictions don't mean a whole lot.” Knowlton, who also campaigned Funny Cide to victories in the 2003 GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness Stakes, mainly deals with New York-breds. Tiz Dashing is the second Kentucky bred he has owned in 20 years. Sackatoga paid $215,000 for Tiz Dashingt at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Mixed Sale; Spirit of the Law went for $60,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga Preferred New York Bred Yearling Sale. Wednesday's works were the seventh for each horse; they have breezed together every time. “So far, so good,” Knowlton said after watching the works from the clubhouse near the finish line. “If we can get stakes horses at the New York-bred or open level for Sackatoga it would be a big deal. What we have seen so far gives us reason to believe it could happen.” The two colts are scheduled to work five furlongs from the starting gate next week. After that, they could be racing in early August. Horses Didn't Seem To Mind Storms That Blew Through Spa Tuesday Night Huge limbs were ripped off trees throughout the backstretch after powerful thunderstorms passed through the area Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, it was time for cleanup as crews cleared up the mess and put power lines back where they belonged. Outside trainer Mark Hennig's barn on the backstretch, there was evidence of the power of nature. One tree had a large branch hanging off it; another looked as though it may have been hit by lightning. His horses, though, didn't seem bothered at all. “They handled it pretty well,” Hennig said. “Lightning and thunder will get the horses going more so than wind. They sense everything. You can tell by their behavior when it's ready to rain.” Hennig said he and his wife Rosemary were driving back from Belmont Park Tuesday. After dropping her off, he went to the grocery store when the storm hit. “When we get off Exit 12 (off the Adirondack Northway), my phone went off saying there was a tornado warning,” Hennig said. “I went to the grocery store, and I started thinking, 'this is not the best place to be in a tornado.' If the glass starts flying around and the canned goods start flying around, I would have been in a world of trouble.” The post Saratoga Notebook, Presented By NYRA Bets: Pletcher Enters Three In Haskell, Decision Still To Come As To How Many Go appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Voted on by the fans, the first-ever Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award will be presented on New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday, August 15, the New York Horsemen's Association said in a Wednesday release. Casting a ballot will be open to the public from July 17 through Aug. 8. Wristbands for each nominee will be given away on Aftercare Day so that fans can show their support, and the presentation of the award will be made in the Saratoga winner's circle after the first race. The seven nominees are: Fortunate Storm–Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Kid Blast–Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga My Boy Tate–ReRun, Inc. Nucks–Second Chance Thoroughbreds Ring of Fire–Lucky Orphans Traffic Chief–ACTT Naturally Zuzudini–New Vocations Click here to vote for your favorite nominee. The post Voting Open For Inaugural Retired New York Racehorse Of The Year Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

3rd-Saratoga, $90,000, (S), Msw, 7-17, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05.08, ft, 10 3/4 lengths. BELLACOSE (f, 2, Audible–Little Bullet, by Uncle Mo) continued a very positive start to the current meet for this barn, which was represented by GIII Sanford Stakes winner Mo Plex (Complexity) last Saturday. The 32-5 betting alternative to odds-on Vehemente (Vekoma), Bellacose won the break beneath Manny Franco and galloped his seven fellow firsters through an opening quarter in :22.20. With Vehemente improving one spot to try to take the race to the pacesetter nearing the stretch, Bellacose had plenty to give when popped the question and he rolled through the final furlong to score by an eye-catching 10 3/4 lengths. The winner's dam is a daughter of Bahnah (Elusive Quality), who took out the 2013 GIII Schuylerville Stakes at this venue, and was acquired by Beals Racing Stable for $11,000 at Fasig-Tipton February in 2020. Now the dam of of two winners from as many to race, Little Bullet also produced a yearling filly by Tacitus and a filly foal by Greatest Honour from the same sire line. Sales history: $33,000 Wlg '22 FTNMIX; $82,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Christopher T Dunn, Blue Tarp Racing, Chris Mara, Greyhound Stables, Nicholas & Arthur Sgroi, Jonathan M Sacks & Corrin Genovese; B-Beals Racing Stable LLC & Saratoga Glen Farm LLC (NY); T-Jeremiah C Englehart. Race 3 goes to NY-Bred BELLACOSE, and it wasn't close! She wins impressively aboard @jockeyfranco for trainer Jeremiah Englehart. #Saratoga pic.twitter.com/95hAms2cqP — NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 17, 2024 The post Audible Filly Bellacose A Smart Debut Winner at Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Carlos Morales of Agentes 305, whose horse racing videos have garnered more than six million views over three social media platforms, was named the recipient of the 2024 Bill Handleman Award for outstanding coverage of last year's TVG.com Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park said in a Wednesday release. Morales, who started Agentes 305 in 2019 to highlight horse racing through video interviews with owners, trainers, jockeys and backstretch workers, produces videos in both Spanish and English on YouTube, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. “I started this with the idea of highlighting horse racing and all of the good things about it,” said Morales. “But it's also to showcase and recognize everyone in the business for their contributions to horse racing.” The post Morales Of Agentes 305 Named ’24 Recipient of Monmouth’s Handleman Award appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Trainer Joe Taylor, a longtime fixture at Parx and the leading trainer there in 2019, has received an eight-year suspension handed down by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU), after he had two horses test positive for banned substances. The story was first reported by Matt Hegarty of the Daily Racing Form. Taylor received a pair of four-year suspensions, one for each horse. According to postings on the HIWU website, the Taylor-trained Classy American (Uncle Lino) tested positive for Methylphenidate and Clenbuterol following a June 20 race at Parx. The same drugs were found in the Taylor-trained Cajun Cousin (Cajun Breeze) in a June 18 race. He was also fined $50,000 for each offense. Methylphenidate is better known as Ritalin, a stimulant many Americans use to combat attention deficit disorder. Clenbuterol is a bronchial dilator that is believed to act like steroids in that they can build muscle mass in horses. The suspensions were issued by a HIWU arbitrator after Taylor filed an appeal. According to the DRF, both horses were disqualified for 14 months, beginning in June 2023. After each had one more race in Pennsylvania, then they were shipped to West Virginia, which is not under HISA/HIWU control. Both horses made five starts in West Virginia after testing positive, but neither has run in the past six months. Cajun Cousin ran at Charles Town for trainer Michael E. Jones. Also racing over that same surface, Classy American ran for trainer Crystal Pickett. Taylor has 327 winners for his career and a 16 percent win rate. In 2019, he was an easy winner of the Parx training title sending out 103 winners, which was 34 more than runner-up Scott Lake. The post Parx Trainer Joe Taylor Hit With Eight-Year Suspension appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The post position draw for the $1 million NYRA Bets GI Haskell Stakes to be held this Saturday July 20 at Monmouth Park is complete and GI Belmont Stakes champ Dornoch (Good Magic) has drawn the rail. The colt trained by Danny Gargan will potentially face a trio of runners from the barn of Todd Pletcher. The Hall of Famer–who could redirect champion Fierceness (City of Light) to the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga–also has slated for Oceanport's biggest race Tuscan Sky (Vino Rosso) and Mindframe (Constitution) who was made the 9-5 morning-line favorite. The draw is as follows: #1 – Dornoch – Luis Saez (5-2) #2 – Jasper's Pride (Il Postino) – Jomar Torres (30-1) #3 – Tuscan Sky – Javier Castellano (9-2) #4 – Timberlake (Into Mischief) – Flavien Prat (8-1) #5 – Fierceness – John Velázquez (5-2) #6 – Just Step On It (Accelerate) – Florent Geroux (30-1) #7 – Mindframe – Irad Ortiz Jr (9-5) #8 – Sea Streak (Sea Wizard) – Jairo Rendon (20-1) The post Haskell Stakes Draw Complete As Dornoch Draws Rail, Faces Potentially Three Pletcher Trainees appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

International fan favorite Kabirkhan's journey to the American starting gate has hit a bump in the road, trainer Brad Cox reported July 17.View the full article

There's no doubt Thorpedo Anna is the America's best 3-year-old filly. She might also be the best 3-year-old regardless of sex. That question could be answered later in the year.View the full article

6th-SAR, $100k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, post time: 4:02 p.m. ET GOOD CONDUCT (Without Parole {GB}), the sire of five individual winners to date, becomes the first American runner for his Newsells Park Stud-based freshman sire (by Frankel {GB}), who carried the silks of Glennwood Farm's John and Tanya Gunther to victory in the 2019 G1 St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. He also finished a third in a trio of Grade I events in this country while under the care of Chad Brown, including the Breeders' Cup Mile in 2019. Eurowest Bloodstock Services acquired second dam Devil By Design (Medaglia d'Oro) for $160,000 at the 2006 Keeneland November Sale and campaigned her to a marquee success in GIII Chicago Handicap at Arlington. Good Conduct is the first produce from Church On Time (Honor Code), a half-sister to 2018 GI American Oaks winner Competitionofideas (Speightstown), whose yearling colt by Epiphaneia (Jpn) sold for $2.05 at the recently concluded JRHA Select Sale. TJCIS PPs The post Thursday Insights: Freshman Sire Without Parole Represented By First U.S. Runner appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article