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Trainer Dan Morgan and Paul Denton, with Don’t Be Dramatic following a win at Pioneer Park. He was foreman for Alice Springs trainer Greg Connor during the Darwin Cup Carnival two years ago, but Red Centre trainer Dan Morgan will field runners for the first time at Fannie Bay on Saturday. Morgan’s five-year-old gelding Castlereagh Kid lines up in the $60,000 Chief Minister’s Cup (1600m) – the feature on Day 2 of the 2024 Carnival – and Don’t Be Dramatic, a gelding, confronts fellow three-year-olds over 1100m (BM66). “I took Flying Start and Bold Tropic up for Greg a couple of years ago, it will be my first trip flying solo and I’m excited to head up there,” Morgan said on Wednesday from Larrimah – 500km south of Darwin – when he stopped for a pie en route to the Top End. “I left Alice in my ute at 4am and hope to arrive in Darwin this evening – the horses also left this morning on the transport truck.” Morgan, with a respectable 16 wins this season in the Alice Springs and Provincial premiership, was sceptical about making the 1500km trip north. “I wasn’t going to go to Darwin, but Greg talked me into it, we’ll go and have a crack against the big boys,” he said. “Initially, I wanted to take five or six horses, but it didn’t quite work out. “Thankfully, the stars aligned with Castlereagh Kid and Don’t Be Dramatic – they’re going well and there’s races for them.” With a trainer-jockey license, Morgan used to ride regularly for the Connor stable – he boasts 50 wins in the saddle at Pioneer Park. The 30-year-old doesn’t ride as often these days, but hopes to achieve success at Fannie Bay as a trainer after five wins as a jockey. Castlereagh Kid had three wins from 10 starts for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable, including the Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield in 2022. Late last year, he was fourth in a $130,000 Ballarat feature over 2000m (BM84) and fifth in the Werribee Cup (2000m). In June, the son of Snitzel wasn’t sighted in his first two Red Centre starts over 1200m and 1400m before a close fourth over 1400m (BM64). The $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) on August 5 is his target, and with a rating of 82, he’s a likely starter – he’ll certainly have his hands full though in the Chief Minister’s Cup. Don’t Be Dramatic, scratched from a 1000m Alice Springs maiden in his first career start in January after bolting following a clap of thunder, has three wins and two seconds from six starts from 1000-1400m. “Castlereagh Kid’s a quality horse if you have a look through his record, he wants ground,” Morgan said. “On speed, a tough horse like him over distance, I think the Darwin Cup is the perfect race – you’ve got to have a throw at the stumps. “Don’t Be Dramatic, his first prep was sensational and he’s come back really well from a spell.” Morgan said he would wait and see how the speedy Don’t Be Dramatic pulls up on Saturday before considering the $40,000 three-year-old feature over 1200m on July 27. Horse racing news View the full article

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A NYRA spokesperson said July 10 that as of 5:30 p.m. there had been no movement in stalled contract negotiations with TVG/FanDuel and that the major ADW would not be accepting wagers on the opening day July 11 card at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article

The July 5 opinion out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that declared that part of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is unconstitutional is generating legal filings from both sides in a related case awaiting a decision in the Eighth Circuit. Both the plaintiffs/appellants in the Eighth Circuit case (led by Bill Walmsley, the president of the Arkansas HBPA, and Jon Moss, the executive director of the Iowa HBPA) and the defendants/appellees (executives with the HISA Authority and the Federal Trade Commission [FTC]), filed documents this week alerting the Eighth Circuit to the Fifth Circuit's decision, with each side attempting to get the court to see its side of the argument now that the Fifth Circuit's constitutionality opinion on HISA is in conflict with a 2023 opinion out of the Sixth Circuit. The year-old case in the Eighth Circuit involves those two HBPA chapters seeking to reverse a lower court's denial of a preliminary injunction that sought to halt HISA and its Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program. Attorneys representing the FTC defendants pointed out in a July 9 letter that the Fifth Circuit's opinion concurred with the Sixth Circuit's with regard to a Congressional amendment solving nondelegation problems with the Authority's rulemaking power, HISA not violating the Due Process Clause, and the Authority not qualifying as a government entity subject to the Appointments Clause. The FTC's legal team did note that the Fifth Circuit's opinion departed from the Sixth Circuit's on the subject of “enforcement provisions,” but the FTC lawyers underscored that the Sixth Circuit's analysis is the “correct” version that the Eighth Circuit judges should consider when ruling on the related case. “The construction adopted by the Fifth Circuit serves to create, rather than avoid, constitutional concerns,” the FTC's letter stated. “This Court should conclude, as did the Sixth Circuit, that plaintiffs have failed to establish a likelihood of success on their facial claim to the extent they challenge the Act's enforcement provisions. In all events, plaintiffs are not entitled to a preliminary injunction with respect to the enforcement provisions because they have not provided any reason to suggest an enforcement action against them is forthcoming.” One day later, on July 10, an attorney for the HBPA appellants countered with a response letter to the Eighth Circuit that stated just the opposite, that the Fifth Circuit, and not the Sixth, got the HISA constitutionality question right. “The Fifth Circuit correctly held, as Appellants have argued, the HISA Act, as amended, facially violates the private nondelegation doctrine because the statute allows a private entity–the Authority–to wield the executive power of the United States,” the HBPA attorney's letter stated. The HBPA's letter continued: “Appellants remain subject to a facially unconstitutional regime and thereby suffer ongoing irreparable harm. The alternative Hobson's choice is to 'bet the farm' and risk being subject to unconstitutional enforcement actions that come with potentially severe sanctions–including a permanent industry ban. It is neither equitable nor in the public interest to allow Appellees to continue enforcing an unconstitutional statute.” The case was argued before the Eighth Circuit June 12. The post Both Sides in Pending Eighth Circuit HISA Case Attempt to Spin Conflicting Opinions from Two Other Appeals Courts appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1T) is the first grade 1 race during what promises to be another big Saratoga Race Course summer meeting. View the full article

This season's GI Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey (Arrogate–Smart Shopping, by Smart Strike) will stand at Gainesway near Lexington after he retires, said officials at Gainesway, who acquired his stallion rights, in a release Wednesday afternoon. “We are excited to add Seize the Grey to our stallion roster, ” said Gainesway's general manager Brian Graves. “Arrogate was cut out to be a top sire and we are excited to have one his best sons stand at Gainesway. His speed and good looks should prove to be very popular with breeders.” Seize the Grey burst onto the national scene when he captured the GII Pat Day Mile Stakes on the GI Kentucky Derby undercard May 4 and just two weeks later, added the Preakness. Currently the highest-earning son of the late Arrogate, Seize the Grey broke his maiden last year over eventual GI Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch (Good Magic) at Saratoga and is on target for the GI Travers Stakes Aug. 24. He races for MyRacehorse. “He just keeps getting stronger and better, and I am expecting a big second half of the year,' said Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. “I truly believe his best races are yet to come.” Upon his retirement, Seize the Grey will be one of just two sons of Arrogate standing in Kentucky, joining champion 3-year-old and Belmont/Travers winner Arcangelo. A stud fee will be announced upon retirement. The post Seize the Grey to Gainesway Upon Retirement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

7th-Parx Racing, $55,600, Msw, 7-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:25.31, ft, 13 1/2 lengths. TAKETHEMONEYHONEY (f, 3, Golden Lad–Goodonehoney {SW, $193,098}, by Great Notion) went off on debut as the tepid 3-1 favorite with Lasix here. Setting the pace from the bell alongside another first timer, the filly secured the top spot just before the far turn and began to increase her margin in a big way. The homebred motored home impressively to graduate by an eye-catching 13 1/2 lengths over Beautifulcrazygirl (Social Inclusion). Goodonehoney's first registered foal is a half-sister to unraced juvenile Wouldja Couldja (Uncle Lino). A full-sister to MGSP Twisted Ride, the winner's dam visited Wicked Strong for 2024. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O/B-Kasey K Racing Stable, Michael Day and Final Turn Racing Stable (MD); T-Michael M. Moore. Lots of excitement for homebred Takethemoneyhoney who crushed the field in a $50,000 MSW for owner/breeder Kasey K Racing Stable LLC, Final Turn Racing Stables LLC & Michael Day at Parx Racing with jockey Ruben Silvera riding for trainer Mike Moore pic.twitter.com/4SknkjHsaS — Let's Go Racing Parx (@letsgoracingpa) July 10, 2024 The post Golden Lad’s Takethemoneyhoney Runs Home To Graduate At Parx appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fred Hertrich III and Clem Murphy were re-elected to the Breeders' Cup board of directors, while Tom Ryan of SF Racing was elected. All will serve four-year terms.View the full article

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY–Finally, 'TDN Rising Star' Long Neck Paula (Uncle Mo) gets her chance to run at Saratoga Race Course. The 2-year-old filly, trained by Wesley Ward, is one of 11 entered to run in the 106th running of the $175,000 Listed Schuylerville Stakes on Thursday's opening day card at the Spa. Long Neck Paula was the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the June 6 Astoria S. at Saratoga but didn't get to run after the stewards scratched her. Ward had taken her off the grounds for cold water spa therapy, which was a no-no. A rule states that stewards must grant permission for such treatment and Ward had not done that. “Everyone involved was disappointed,” Ward said Wednesday by phone from Lexington, Kentucky. “It was one of those things. You live and you learn, and you move on.” Long Neck Paula is one of eight in the field for the six-furlong Schuylerville coming off a win. Half of those, including Long Neck Paula, won on the front end. “This looks like a very contentious group,” Ward said. “My only concern is when you get into the first 2-year-old stakes race, and you have a bunch of very fast horses … six furlongs is a long way to go for a 2-year-old right now.” Ward said he has seen many editions of the Schuylerville won by horses that come from off the pace. Young horses that go too fast too early are not around at the end. “It seems to me that when they are in the early stages of their career, they can't sustain the early speed,” Ward said. So, he will leave it up to jockey Flavien Prat to decide where to put Long Neck Paula in the race. Prat replaces Hall of Famer John Velazquez, who rode Long Neck Paula to a 3 1/2-length win in her career debut on May 2 at Churchill Downs. Velazquez has opted to ride fellow 'Rising Star' Complexion (Complexity), the 7-2 morning-line favorite for trainer Danny Gargan. Long Neck Paula, who is owned by Will Stroud, is 8-1. “I will give Flavien the freedom to ride his own race,” Ward said. “Johnny chose to ride the other filly–and she is very talented–and we picked up a very good replacement. (Prat) is a very heady rider and that is why he is at where he is in racing. We are happy to have him.” Honor Marie Will Likely Get New Rider for Travers Trainer Whit Beckman has decided that his top 3-year-old Honor Marie (Honor Code) will, in all likelihood, train up to his next start, the $1.25 million GI Travers S. at Saratoga on Aug. 24. Beckman will also be looking for a new rider for Honor Marie, who was last seen finishing fourth in the GI Belmont S. at the Spa. “I don't know what I am going to do yet,” Beckman said outside his Saratoga barn at the Oklahoma Training Track. “I am going to start with a clean slate. Right now, it has been my biggest headache because no one wants to ride him until everyone wants to ride him.” In the Belmont, Honor Marie was ridden by Florent Geroux, who replaced Ben Curtis, who was aboard in the GI Kentucky Derby when the colt finished eighth. Curtis could not ride in the Belmont after breaking his collarbone at the end of May. Beckman, a former assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown, said he is going to wait a couple weeks before deciding who will ride Honor Marie. “I would like a guy who rides this track well and I would like a guy who has won the Travers,” Beckman said. “I have a couple of riders in mind.” For now, the plan will be to train the colt up to the Midsummer Derby but that could also change. “Honestly, I just want him to get a chance at a mile and a quarter,” he said. “Every time he runs a mile and a quarter, he gets destroyed by some horse and can't get any traction. In the Belmont, he had trouble at the start and Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), like a honing missle, just came over on him down the stretch.” Honor Marie, owned by Ribble Farms LLC, Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth E. Fishbein and Dave Fishbein, also had traffic trouble in the Kentucky Derby after finishing a solid second in the GII Louisiana Derby. “I know he belongs, and I know, with the trip, he has as much talent as a lot of these,” he said. Honor Marie had his first work since the Belmont last Saturday at Churchill Downs, going four furlongs in 50.40. Beckman said his first Saratoga work could come a week from Saturday. Mott Will See if Rich Strike Still Wants To Do It It has been 432 days since improbable 2022 GI Kentucky Derby hero Rich Strike (Keen Ice) was last seen on a racetrack. A fifth-place finish in the GII Alysheba S. at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2023 was hardly inspiring. Since then, the 5-year-old has had front leg issues, he has been been retired, unretired and has also changed barns. If Rich Strike is going to get back to the races, it will be Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott who will get him there. “I am excited about trying to get him ready because we know the horse can run,” Mott said outside his office on the Oklahoma Training Track. “I am excited about having him and having the opportunity. It is challenging, but I think a lot of the pressure was taken off because he has had a year and a half off. Everyone must realize he is starting over.” Rich Strike had his first timed work since joining the Mott barn on Tuesday, going three furlongs in 39.60 (14/14) over the Oklahoma track. Mott knows it will be baby steps for Rich Strike, who is owned by Rick Dawson's RED TR-Racing, LLC. Rich Strike turned the racing world upside down when he won the 2022 Derby at the astronomical odds of 80-1. He has had six starts since then, all of them graded stakes. Four of them were Grade I races. His best finish was a second in the GII Lukas Classic S. at Churchill on Oct. 1, 2022. Rich Strike has been in Mott's Saratoga barn since late June. “They gave him a lot of time to heal, he was pretty beat up,” Mott said of the time off given to Rich Strike. “The babying is over with. We are not going to go from A to Z, we will build him up. He is getting to a point where he either makes it as a racehorse or he doesn't.” There is no target race for Rich Strike. Mott said he will use the summer to get the colt as fit as he can. The rest is up to him. “I would hope that by the end of the meet he will be pretty fit,” Mott said. “That gives us July and August. We will space his works out properly. He may or may not be ready to run by the end of the meet. We will see.” The post Saratoga Notebook: Long Neck Paula Back For The Schuylerville appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Fred Hertrich III and Clem Murphy were re-elected to the Breeders' Cup Board of Directors, while Tom Ryan of SF Racing was elected. All will serve four-year terms.View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features a returning winner by American freshman sire Maximum Security. 13.40 Clairefontaine, Cond, €34,000, 2yo, 8fT ROSA SALVAJE (IRE) (Maximum Security) is one of very few by her sire running in Europe and got off to the ideal start when winning at Saint-Cloud last month. Ecurie Francky Defosse and Frederic Sauque's granddaughter of the GI La Brea Stakes winner Downthedustyroad (Storm And A Half) is pitched by Christopher Head against Haras Voltaire's Gun Of Brixton (Fr) (Frankel {GB}), an Andre Fabre-trained colt whose dam is a half to the dual Derby hero Harzand (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Second on debut to the subsequent Listed Prix Roland de Chambure-winning TDN Rising Star Tiego The First (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}) over six furlongs at Saint-Cloud in May, he has since broken his maiden over seven furlongs at that track. 15.45 Doncaster, Mdn, £6,800, 2yo, 6f 2yT CHANCELLOR (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is the second foal out of Cheveley Park Stud's GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Queen's Trust (GB) (Dansili {GB}), obviously deemed speedy by John and Thady Gosden to be starting over this trip. From a middle-distance family including the talented half-siblings Warrsan (Ire) (Caerleon), Luso (GB) (Salse) and Needle Gun (Ire) (Sure Blade), a bold show would be significant. 17.10 Leopardstown, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, f, 7f 35yT PROXIMA CENTAURI (IRE) (Circus Maximus {Ire}) is the third foal out of the Niarchos Family's four-times Group 1-winning Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) and, like that luminary, is in the hands of Jessica Harrington. Other newcomers of note in this fascinating affair include Newtown Anner Stud Farm's Chantez (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), a Ger Lyons-trained half-sister to the G2 King Edward VII Stakes and G3 Chester Vase winner Changingoftheguard (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Ballydoyle's Bubbling (Ire) (No Nay Never), a full-sister to the G2 Park Stakes winner and 2,000 Guineas runner-up Wichita (Ire). The post Maximum Security Filly Takes The Next Step At Clairefontaine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After a very successful mini-meet highlighted by the running of the GI Belmont Stakes, NYRA is set to return to Saratoga for the start of the 2024 meet. Guiding the ship will be NYRA President and CEO Dave O'Rourke, who will be hoping for sunny skies, no breakdowns and record attendance and handle numbers. That's a lot to ask, but it is Saratoga, where magical things happen. To talk about the meet, O'Rourke joined this week's TDN Writers' Room Podcast Presented by Keeneland. He was the Green Group Guest of the Week. With the goal of having as few fatalities as possible, O'Rourke said that NYRA continues to work on the safety aspects of its tracks. “This is a high-octane sport and safety has to be number one,” he said. “So in terms of our tracks, they have all just been tested. (track surface guru) Mick Peterson was just out here. They all look good. The feedback's been very good. The weather for this meet should not be nearly as wet and rainy as it was last year. Then we have the HISA protocols to work with and they have been refined. There's been some changes when it comes to, one, injectables and, two, timeliness. With HISA, you're really starting to see the effects of having a unified structure here for safety. ” A Tapeta surface is expected to debut at the new Belmont Park in late 2026. Any chance NYRA would ever install one at Saratoga? “We are looking at the engineering to see what it would look like,” O'Rourke said. “You would think it'd be on the inside, obviously, like a seven-eighths track. You'd widen the actual outer turn, of course, but then you might be limiting your turf program. But in other ways, you might be extending it because you can come off it and you're not going up to rough up the turf courses in foul weather. That's in discussion. It's very early on. That's a big change for up here. It would have to be done right.” This will be a first for NYRA, where races were run at Saratoga before the primary meet started. This gave O'Rourke and his team a chance to do a dress rehearsal, and they were very happy with how well the Belmont meet went off. “It was amazing, actually. It was it was incredible,” he said. “That really sets up some momentum rolling into the meet. The fans are at the core of this. It's an entertainment product, and the fans up here are so bought in. We're looking for amazing crowds. There's just so many aspects to this in terms of really throwing a party for 40 days when you get down to it. Everyone has so much fun up here. We just hope it stays dry. That's always the challenge with Saratoga, the weather, and that's the one thing you can't control. In our breeding spotlight section we took a look at the WinStar stallion Nashville. Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association, West Point Thoroughbreds, WinStar, XBTV.com and the KTOB, the team of Randy Moss, T. D. Thornton and Bill Finley discussed the latest chapter in the war over HISA, which included a favorable court ruling from The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for the anti-HISA forces. But Thornton, who has been covering the story for the TDN said not to expect any changes any time soon and that the matter might not be resolved until it hits the Supreme Court some time next year. The group also previewed the Saturday card at Saratoga, which features four stakes, including the GI Diana Stakes. Click here for the audio version of the podcast and for the video. The post David O’Rourke Joins TDN Writers’ Room Podcast To Talk Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

NEWMARKET, UK–While Godolphin hogged the headlines on the opening day, it was the turn of a couple of members of the Juddmonte draft to share the limelight during Wednesday's session of the Tattersalls July Sale. Sold consecutively as lots 558 and 559, the three-year-old fillies Anacapa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Calabria (GB) (Kingman {GB}) each brought the hammer down at 300,000gns. The former, an unraced sister to G3 Prix de Lieurey winner Fount (GB), was bought by Grant Pritchard-Gordon of Badgers Bloodstock for a “long-standing European client”. She is a daughter of Ventura (Chester House), a the four-time Grade I winner in North America. “It is a family I have known for a long time,” said the agent, who worked for Juddmonte for 17 years. “I go back beyond [third dam] Roupala.” Mark McStay of Avenue Bloodstock was the agent in pursuit of Calabria, an unraced daughter of Kingman and Romantica (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). A Group 1 winner herself, Romantica is a daughter of the brilliant Banks Hill (GB) (Danehill). McStay also signed for Even Out (GB), by Le Havre (Ire) out of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Proportional (GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}), just three lots earlier in the draft at 80,000gns. “As we know, Juddmonte blood is very hard to come by; the farm is the best breeder in the world. They've both been bought for the same client and we were delighted to be able to get them,” he said. “We had to dig deep to get the filly from Banks Hill family but it is probably the best pedigree in the book – when you see Banks Hill, Dansili, Hasili, Champs Elysees on the page, it doesn't need much explanation as to why you had to dig so deep and why there was such stiff competition.” There was plenty of competition throughout the range of horses on offer at Tattersalls on Wednesday and a clearance rate of 92% speaks to the demand from buyers both international and domestic, Flat and jumps. Trade bounced back to being roughly on par with last year's figures, with an average price of 25,202gns (+7%), median of 12,000gns (-8%) and an aggregate of 4,813,500gns (+19%) for 191 lots sold. Bur Dubai is Australia-Bound The Australian wing of the micro-share syndicate My Racehorse, in partnership with Victorian trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent, struck for lot 631, Bur Dubai (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), at 250,000gns. The three-year-old was bred by his owner Ahmad Al Shaikh and has been in training with Kevin Philippart de Foy, for whom he recently won a Chester handicap by nine and a half lengths. That decisive win saw his rating shoot up from 78 to 89. After bidding over the phone via Tattersalls' marketing manager Jason Singh, Kent said, “He has got upside on upside on upside for us and has the perfect profile for Australia – he is fast, we love his sire, and he is the right type with bone, good feet and he vetted clean. “We will give him six weeks and let him take advantage of your summer and warmer weather – he will then ship and can slot into our routine. He added, “I worked in Newmarket and know Kevin – he is a lovely fella and is a great trainer who looks after his horse really well, that was a big positive for us, too.” Bahrain beckons The 87-rated sprinter City House (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) (lot 608) will be changing stables in Newmarket but there are wider horizons in the pipeline for the three-year-old colt, who was bought for 180,000gns by agent Billy Jackson Stops and trainer George Scott. That same duo had combined in the purchase last year of Scott's subsequent G2 Hardwicke Stakes winner Isle Of Jura (Ire) and the hope if for City House, who was previously trained by James Fanshawe for the Gredley family, to follow suit. “We enjoyed our time in Bahrain and we were looking for a couple of sprinters, and all being well he will end up there,” Scott said. “City House looks a really robust horse – James Fanshawe has done a great job with him and there look to be plenty of miles left on the clock. “My client is new to me and he is based in London, but has some of his own clients in Bahrain and Dubai. He will be working over there a bit in the winter so he would like some action while he is there.” He continiued, “We are looking to strengthen our Bahrain team this winter. The prize-money is great, it is very competitive, you need the right type of horse, they need to be durable.” And also France and Dubai… The Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Bad Desire (Fr) made a temporary visit to Newmarket from Joseph O'Brien's Irish stable and he will venture next to France then Dubai, if all goes to plan. The new owner of lot 573 is Omar Esmil Gharghar from Libya, who recruited the three-year-old for for 150,000gns. The next stage of Bad Desire's training career will be conducted at the stable of Italian-born Gianluca Bietolini, who trains in France, and he will eventually join Mehmet Yusuf Marangoz, who has plans to train in Dubai. Lots of NH interest Jumps trainer Syd Hosie picked up four well-bred individuals to send over hurdles, including two sons of Frankel. Hosie went to 150,000gns to secure Victory Shout (GB) (lot 505), a recent winner at Hamilton over a mile and a half for Karl Burke. Also heading to Hosie's Dorset yard is Rapid Mission (GB) (lot 464), a winner over the same trip last month for Joseph O'Brien. Both horses were previously owned by Yulong. Star Runner (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), a half-brother to recent G2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes winner Running Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion), is another gelding off to try his hand at jumping. The three-year-old (lot 428), who was sold for 105,000gns, has been placed in three of his four starts for Andrew Balding and will join the stable of William Durkan, who has plans for a juvenile hurdling campaign. Fergal O'Brien will take charge of the former Jim Bolger trainee and homebred Serious Challenge (Ire), who was bought by the jumps trainer with Cotswold Bloodstock for 85,000gns. Rated 102, lot 598 is a son of Fracas (Ire) and was a winner at two. He has been twice placed recently in Listed company at Limerick and Roscommon. The sale concludes on Thursday with two sessions before and after racing on the July Course. The post ‘Best Breeder in the World’ Supplies Leading Lots at Tattersalls appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

As a daughter of the six-times top-level-winning dual champion grass mare Tepin (Bernstein), Ballydoyle's Grateful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has a lot to live up to, but she went some way to doing that on Wednesday with a hard-fought success in Fairyhouse's G3 Darley Irish EBF Stanerra Stakes. Having only her fourth career start in the 14-furlong feature and her third in just over a month after breaking her maiden at The Curragh and finishing sixth in the Listed Irish EBF Naas Oaks Trial last month, the 12-1 shot raced prominently under Ronan Whelan early. Urged to take over two out, the chestnut was pressed to the line by Dancing Tango (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) but dug deep to record a half-length success. “Wayne [Lordan] said she was quite aggressive and wanted to go forward at Naas, but it was like clockwork today,” Whelan said after riding his first winner for the stable. “I knew once I got on heels after 100 yards I was going to get her back and it worked out well. This is probably the right trip at the moment, but in time she could go further.” Stable representative Chris Armstrong added, “He gave her a lovely ride, kept it uncomplicated, let her stride into it nicely from the top of the straight. She got a bit lonely in front, but she stuck at it well. The plan was, if she ran well here, she'd go to Goodwood for the Lillie Langtry. Then we'll look at all those nice staying races in the autumn. She's appreciates that trip, she handles an ease in the ground and she's a filly to look forward to for the backend. She's progressing nicely with each run.” Staying on strongly Grateful wins the Group 3 @DarleyStallions @IrishEBF_ Stanerra Stakes for Aidan O'Brien and @WhelanRonan @Fairyhouse @Ballydoyle | @coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/6wEdRWiUID — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 10, 2024 The post Tepin’s Daughter of Galileo Wins the Stanerra appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Under an alleged scheme involving fake prescriptions in an effort to facilitate distribution, a compounding company that has marketed treatments to Thoroughbred racehorses recently entered a guilty plea in federal court.View the full article

Cogburn (Not This Time–In a Jif, by Saintly Look), who most recently won the GI Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga in North American-record time, will stand at WinStar Farm upon his retirement. The Central Kentucky nursery has entered a partnership with the ownership group of the 5-year-old, which includes Clark Brewster, William and Corinne Heiligbrodt and Lindy Farms, to acquire the breeding rights to Cogburn, his sire's chief money spinner in 2024. “There are not many times in life you get to stand the fastest horse in the world,” said Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and racing manager of WinStar Farm. “I was in awe of his performance in the Jaipur and his balance and conformation are spectacular. I think horses are fast if they breeze five furlongs in :59 and change. He ran 5 1/2 furlongs that fast. “Being by up-and-coming stallion Not This Time and having graded level form on the dirt as well, I can't be more excited,” Walden continued. “I want to thank Bill and Clark for the opportunity to acquire his standing rights along with Lindy Farm. Bill has a great 2-year-old program, and that will help lead to Cogburn's future success as a stallion.” Bred in Kentucky by Bellary Bloodstock and trained by Steve Asmussen, Cogburn exhibited plenty of talent on the main track to begin his career, winning three times from eight starts while finishing runner-up in the GIII Chick Lang Stakes and Bachelor Stakes as a 3-year-old. But he has stepped up to a different level with a switch to the turf, having tasted defeat just once in six appearances. After taking out a pair of turf sprint stakes at Lone Star Park, the bay defeated future GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Nobals (Noble Mission {GB}) in last year's GIII Troy S. over a rain-affected turf course at Saratoga last August. Highly impressive off the bench in the GII Turf Sprint Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard May 4, Cogburn was scintillating in the Jaipur, setting fractions of :21.33 and :43.07 before stopping the timer in :59.80. That broke the previous North American record of 1:00.21 set in 2019 and earned him a lofty 111 Beyer Speed Figure. Cogburn has amassed a record of 8-2-0 from 14 starts and earnings to date of $1,237,730. “I wanted a farm to stand him that I could do business with and support him with my program,” said Bill Heiligbrodt. “I have had many fast horses over the years, but Cogburn is as fast as anyone. I can't wait to breed mares to him, and Clark and I stayed in to help launch his stud career.” Added Lindy Farms' Frank Antonacci: “We have had tremendous success with No Nay Never in Europe with Cogburn's profile: Fast on dirt and fast on turf. I thought it was a great opportunity.” A stud fee will be announced at a later date. Bradley Weisbord of BSW/Crow Bloodstock brokered the deal on behalf of the connections. The post ‘Fastest Horse In the World’ Cogburn To Stand At WinStar Upon Retirement appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Having suffered one of Royal Ascot's most unexpected reversals, Ballydoyle's Whistlejacket (Ire) (No Nay Never) heads to Newmarket's July Festival on Thursday with a point to prove in the G2 Kingdom of Bahrain July Stakes. Caught out by the speed test of the G2 Norfolk Stakes, the Listed First Flier Stakes winner could manage only fourth as the heavily-supported 10-11 favourite and duly reverts to a more suitable six-furlong trip to put his substantial reputation back on track. His brother Little Big Bear (Ire) came here two years ago only to be pulled out due to the prevailing fast ground, but it is more on the soft side of good this time which posed no problem as the Peter Brant colour-bearer readily dispatched the solid yardstick Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev) in his Curragh listed win. Also coming back from Royal Ascot are the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes winner Ain't Nobody (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}) from the Kevin Ryan stable and Wathnan Racing's G2 Coventry Stakes runner-up Electrolyte (Ire) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}) representing Archie Watson, while Charlie Appleby supplies Godolphin's Nottingham debut winner Aomori City (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}). “This race cut up a bit at the overnight stage, losing the Coventry first and third, but that formline is still represented by the runner-up Electrolyte and it still looks a strong race,” Whistlejacket's jockey Ryan Moore said. “I suppose you could say we were a little disappointed that Whistlejacket didn't win the Norfolk, but maybe things didn't fully work to his advantage there and it certainly wasn't a bad run at all. We like to think he is better than he showed there, he handles soft ground well if required, and the return to six furlongs hopefully won't be an issue. It's a good race, but he is a good colt.” Upper Hand for Hamish Newmarket's feature on day one is the G2 Princess of Wales's Stakes, where Scuderia la Tesa and Vaibhav Shah's impressive G2 Yorkshire Cup winner Giavellotto (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) encounters the Haggas stalwart Hamish (GB) (Motivator {GB}). Giavellotto, who was recording back-to-back wins in that York contest in May, has a three-pound penalty to burden him which benefits the eight-time Group 3 winner Hamish. Runner-up in the G1 Coronation Cup with the run of the race against him, Brian Haggas's homebred veteran deserves a Group 2 to his name and Tuesday's deluge has come in the nick of time. “Tom [Marquand] said he has never been round Tattenham Corner quite as fast as he did in the Coronation Cup and the horse plugged on very well, we were thrilled to bits,” William Haggas said. “It's the same old team we've been running against in the past.” Marco Botti is looking at the Marco Botti views the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday as the perfect stepping stone towards the G1 Irish St Leger for Giavellotto after this outing. “We don't want it too soft, but at the moment the plan is to let him take his chance, especially as he is coming back to a mile and a half,” he explained. “He's won on the July course before and it is quite a stiff mile and a half, which is why we felt we could drop back in trip there. We want to just campaign him at around a mile and six this year, last year we took him to Goodwood and York over two miles, but we do feel it just stretches him and his optimum is a mile and three-quarters, which is the Irish St Leger.” Prevailing Wisdom Also on Thursday's fixture is the G3 Bahrain Trophy, playing host to St Leger hopefuls headed by Godolphin's G1 Futurity Trophy-winning TDN Rising Star Ancient Wisdom (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). He is certain to be a warm order dropping back in class and going up in trip following his eighth in the Derby, while Wathnan Racing's Space Legend (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) will provide further measurement of the merit of Calandagan (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) who beat him by six lengths in Royal Ascot's G2 King Edward VII Stakes last month. Wathnan Racing's racing adviser Richard Brown said of Space Legend, “The slight step up in trip won't harm him and I think this horse is going to stay. He ran a tremendous race at Ascot and just bumped into one, Calandagan looked a bit of a freak that day. He has come out of Ascot well and we were pondering whether to wait for Goodwood, but William has said he is fit, well and healthy and I think he is still a big baby who will get better with racing, so he is going to go and take his chance.” Promising Lead In the increasingly-important Listed Sir Henry Cecil Stakes, Juddmonte's impressive York novice scorer Lead Artist (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to emulate the operation's 2023 winner Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in the race that was used for a certain Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) three years ago. Currently favoured over five rivals including Tim Porter's listed-winning and dual Group 3-placed Kitty Rose (GB) (Invincible Army {Ire}), the John and Thady Gosden-trained son of the G2 Prix de Sandringham winner and G1 Prix Rothschild third Obligate (GB) (Frankel {GB}) will have connections aiming high if he passes this test. Juddmonte's European racing manager Barry Mahon said of Lead Artist, “We obviously bypassed Royal Ascot, which was hopefully the wise thing to do, and he'll go there in good shape and he's one that we're looking forward to. It's been a high-class race in the last couple of years to be fair and it's a nice stepping-stone into those nice races in the second half of the season–races like the Sussex and the Marois. We're hoping that he can jump into that sort of level.” Porta Fortuna Heads Falmouth Seven, Ryan Moore Booked Ryan Moore has been booked for the ride on the G1 Coronation Stakes and G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio) in Friday's G1 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket, for which seven fillies and mares were confirmed on Wednesday morning. With no Ballydoyle representative in the line-up, Moore is free to link up with the Donnacha O'Brien-trained filly, racing for the Medallion-Weston-Fowler-Reeves partnership, with Oisin Murphy who steered her to success in the Cheveley Park back on David Howden's G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes winner Running Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion) for the Gosdens. Ireland is well-represented in the mile feature, with the Mutual Admiration Society Partnership's Irish 1,000 Guineas runner-up A Lilac Rolla (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) hailing from the Paddy Twomey stable and Scott Heider's G1 Matron Stakes runner-up Rogue Millennium (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) flying the Joseph O'Brien stable flag. Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's dual listed winner Jabaara (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) from the Roger Varian yard, Amo Racing's Adrian Murray-trained Magical Sunset (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and Dash Grange Stud's David Menuisier-trained Sirona (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) complete the field. The post Whistlejacket Seeks Newmarket Redemption as July Festival Gets Underway appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Watercress Farm's Fred Hertrich III and Coolmore Stud's Clem Murphy have been re-elected to the organization's Board of Directors by the Breeders' Cup Members, and that SF Racing's Tom Ryan has been elected to the same body, Breeders' Cup announced Wednesday. Each will serve terms lasting four years. “We congratulate Fred and Clem on their re-election and Tom on his election to the Board,” said Barbara Banke, Chairman of Breeders' Cup Limited. “Together, their expertise and insight will contribute to the success of future Company initiatives, including the global expansion and impact of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.” The post Breeders’ Cup Announces Board of Directors Election Results appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Airdrie Stud's first-crop sire sensation Complexity (by Maclean's Music) continued the barnstorming start to his second career with a first winner in Europe on Wednesday as Eleanora Kennedy's Black Forza captured Fairyhouse's six-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden. Breaking smartly from his wide stall, the Michael O'Callaghan-trained 6-1 shot who had been fifth on debut in The Curragh's hot Barronstown Stud Maiden at the Irish Derby meeting closed powerfully to take control a furlong out under Seamie Heffernan. Readily asserting from there, the dark bay who was a £220,000 Goffs UK Breeze-Up purchase enjoyed a 1 1/4-length verdict at the line over Rudi's Apple (Ire) (No Nay Never). Heffernan knows his apples, it's fair to say, and he was impressed. “He needed the run at The Curragh, it was seven furlongs and he was a little green there and the trainer was quite confident,” he said. “He's a horse with a bit of a future I'd say–he felt like a 2-year-old type, he travelled and quickened and I think he'll keep improving. He was pretty much a steering job tonight. He'll probably stay further in time, but at the moment he jumps and wants to show you what he's got.” The winner's dam Harlee Honey (Harlan's Holiday) is a half to three stakes performers headed by the GII Santa Ynez Stakes winner California Nectar (Stormy Atlantic), in turn the second dam of the G1 Champions Cup-placed Hapi (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}). Breeze-up purchase Black Forza (Complexity) makes no mistake on his second outing as he breaks his maiden under Seamie Heffernan for @MDOCallaghan @IrishEBF_ | @Fairyhouse pic.twitter.com/hN9FKr4D32 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 10, 2024 The post Complexity off the Mark in Europe with Fairyhouse Winner Black Forza appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Every week, the TDN posts a round-up of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. 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: 07/09/2024 Licensee: Blake A. Kelly, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision by HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Karter's Baby Blue on 5/15/24. Date: 07/08/2024 Licensee: Lisa Reed, 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: Medication violation for the presence of Betamethasone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Drinking Solo, who finished second at Finger Lakes on 5/29/24. Date: 07/08/2024 Licensee: James E. Nicholson Jr., 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. Final decision by HIWU. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Lazaretto, who won at Parx Racing on 5/22/24. Date: 07/08/2024 Licensee: Ricardo Bailey, 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); Treated as 1 violation with Mutiny under 09/08/23 HISA Guidance. Final decision by HIWU. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Rockstar Ro, who won at Thistledown on 5/20/24. Date: 07/03/2024 Licensee: Brittany Vandenberg, trainer Penalty: In Both Cases, 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: Two medication violations for the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in samples taken from Maqamat, who won at Hawthorne on 5/26/24, and from Khozan's Success, who won at Hawthorne on 5/26/24. Pending ADMC Violations 07/09/2024, Richard Eubanks, trainer/owner: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Clenbuterol—a Class B medication permitted for use with specific conditions—in a sample taken from Ugly Duckling on 6/18/24. 07/08/2024, Diana McCLure, trainer: Pending medication violation 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. 07/05/2024, A Ferris Allen III, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—Controlled Medication (Class B)—in a sample taken from Smokey Rain on 5/28/24. Violations of Crop Rule One important note: HISA's whip use limit is restricted to six strikes during a race. Belterra Chief Stipelas Lafrance – violation date July 5; 5250 fine and 5-day suspension Los Alamitos Ricardo Ramirez – violation date July 6; $250 fine and one-day suspension Francisco Orduna – violation date July 6; $250 fine and one-day suspension Diego Herrera – violation date July 6; $250 fine and one-day suspension Ricardo Ramirez – violation date July 6; $250 fine and one-day suspension Armando Aguilar – violation date July 5; $250 fine and one-day suspension The TDN also publishes a round-up 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 Aqueduct Date: 07/05/2024 Licensee: Linda Rice, trainer/owner Penalty: Horse Low Society owned by Linda Rice and Bruce Golden Racing is hereby disqualified from the purse and unplaced in the order of finish of the 4th race at Belmont at the Big A on July 6th, 2024 for having participated while carrying 2 pounds less weight than required by the conditions of the race. 4025.5. Disqualification __ improper practice. Any horse that has been the subject of improper practice may be disqualified for such time and for such races as the stewards shall determine. Horse Low Society was claimed from the 4th race and the claim was void for Horse being ineligible to race and returned to original owner. Read more on the story here at the DRF. The post Weekly Rulings: July 4-July 10 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Thursday at Saratoga: Thursday, July 11, 2024 Saratoga 6, $80k, 2yo, f, (R), 5 1/2f, 3:53 p.m. ET Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($) Mean Eileen (Twirling Candy), OBSMAR, 50,000 C-Richardson Bloodstock; B-Joe Sharp, agent My Vanilla (Mitole), OBSAPR, 20,000 C-Oak Creek Thoroughbreds; B-Anthony Perri Selectively Sweet (Vekoma), FTMMAY, 25,000 C-Navas Equine, Agent; B-Pure Bred Funding LLC Saratoga 10, Schuylerville S., $175k, 2yo, f, 6f, 6:16 p.m. Dreamgirl (Mo Town), OBSAPR, 65,000 C-Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent; B-DKW Racing Long Neck Paula (Uncle Mo), OBSMAR, 500,000 C-Top Line Sales LLC, agent; B-Louis Dubois, agt for Wesley Ward Sherbini (Cairo Prince), OBSMAR, 40,000 C-Empire Bloodstock LLC; B-Miami Investments Viggiedal (Vekoma), OBSMAR, 350,000 C-Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent; B-CJ Stables LLC The post Summer Breezes: Four OBS Grads Contest Schuylerville appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hipica TV, the popular Spanish language online broadcast, will add Monmouth Park and Woodbine to its channel beginning this Friday, July 12.View the full article

An injunction prohibiting acts of intentional disruption at The Jockey Club's Epsom Downs Racecourse has been extended an additional five years by a High Court judge, TJC announced on Wednesday. The injunction will be subject to an annual review. The original injunction was put in place in May of last year when protesters from Animal Rising made it clear that they planned to breach course security and stage a disruptive protest at the Derby Festival. Judge Sir Anthony Mann has ruled that the final injunction–sought by TJC to restrain acts of trespass and interference with racing at the track–should be granted. Alan Maclean KC represented TJC at the High Court. The order prohibits individuals from entering onto the racetrack and carrying out other acts with the intention and/or effect of disrupting any raceday at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Such acts include intentionally causing objects to enter the racetrack, entering the parade ring, entering and/or remaining on the horses' route to the parade ring and to the racetrack without authorisation, and intentionally endangering any person at the venue. Individuals acting in breach of the court order could be subject to proceedings for contempt of court, which may lead to a fine and/or imprisonment. These provisions will apply to every race meeting at Epsom Downs. Nevin Truesdale, chief executive of The Jockey Club, said, “The interim injunction which was granted last May has remained in place for all fixtures staged at Epsom Downs since and has proved a very effective deterrent to those who had been considering illegally and irresponsibly protesting on racedays, with potential unknown and dangerous consequences for jockeys, racegoers and the horses themselves. “We have always said that we will do everything in our power to ensure that the safety of all horses, participants, racegoers and our employees is not compromised by such reckless actions and we are extremely pleased that this final injunction to restrain acts of trespass will keep the current restrictions in place for up to a further five years. “We will never tolerate or acquiesce in a repeat of the disruption we saw last year and we welcome this High Court ruling.” The post Injunction Extended For The Jockey Club At Epsom Downs appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Participants in the Backside Learning Center's 20th anniversary raffle have the chance to win one of three items donated by Woodford Reserve: a Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 150 Baccarat Edition (Value = $15,000), a Gold Mint Julep Cup (Value = $5,000), and a Silver Mint Julep Cup (Value = $1,000). The Derby 150 Baccarat Edition bottle is Woodford's rarest bottle yet. “I think these are true pieces of art,” said Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall. “We only made 150 bottles. One bottle went to the owner of the Derby winner. One bottle went to the BLC, and 148 were to be sold to consumers. So, anyone who gets their hands on this bottle has a true exquisite piece for their collection.” The Derby 150 gold and silver cup are also rare collectibles. “Everything is done by hand,” said Chris Poynter, PR & partnerships manager with Woodford Reserve & Old Forester. “[They are] hand-designed by Josh Meredith, handcrafted by Graham Newton from The Vault over in Saint Matthews. It takes him a full year to make all the cups.” Tickets are $100 each and each raffle ticket purchased directly contributes to the BLC's mission to provide support and resources to the diverse community of racetrack workers and their families. For more information and for tickets, click here. The post Derby 150 Baccarat Edition Bottle Up for Grabs in Backside Learning Center Raffle appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article