Wandering Eyes

by Diana Li McPherson I have read with great interest the different Letters to the Editor people have sent in celebrating the life and love of Stuart Angus. Since my husband Steve McPherson and I loved and admired Stu, I felt compelled to share some thoughts on Stuart's extraordinary life. My husband met Stu several years ago at Saratoga while “Stuey” worked for Taylor Made at the Fasig-Tipton Sale. It was clear from the first time they met that their shared traits in humanity would create the foundation for a lifetime of friendship. Their love of horses, their ability to tell amazing stories, and–most importantly–their love for their fellow man was an instant magnet that brought the two of them together. That fact seems to be one of Taylor Made's superpowers. Whether it's Frank Taylor, Mark, Duncan, Steve Castagnola or a number of other players on their team, Taylor Made seems to find the most sincere people to handle their sale business. Certainly, Stuart Angus would be right at the top of anyone's 'most sincere' list. As people have shared over and over again, Stu's ability to connect with people, his awareness of their circumstances and his ability to make their lives seem so important is only a few of the many traits that made Stuart special. He was compassionate, loving and he cared so deeply for others that it was almost surreal how important he was to the development of humanity in Kentucky and beyond. I cannot tell you how many times my husband and Stu would be sharing 'another' glass of bourbon, then, remarkably, Stu would spout out something so profound that you would just sit there staring at him in amazement. The stories about how Stu enriched people's lives are being told over and over again in the TDN and in bars and restaurants all over Lexington. The number of young people he mentored will impact the Thoroughbred business for generations. If anything else, Stu taught us all that, while Thoroughbred racing is ultra competitive, kindness, grace and love can bring all of those competitors together. His impact on the industry and the people who work in horse racing can never really be measured. While Stu lost the battle that so many of us watched him wage, he did so with such grace and dignity that it stands to inspire us all for years to come. As life goes on, and time passes, Stuart's memory will begin to fade as people go on with their lives. Here is hoping that those who have taken the time to share their remarkable love for Stuart will continue to do so far into the future. Editor's Note: Stuart Angus, a Senior Thoroughbred Advisor for Taylor Made, passed away Aug. 28 at the age of 60. His friends are encouraging those he touched to submit `Stu stories' to the TDN. Please email suefinley@thetdn.com if you have a story to share. The post Stu Story #10 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

100 training wins for two northern trainers, a campaign to keep our roads safer, a flash fund-raiser for the Horse Ambulance Trust, and a dual sulky race with a difference all feature in this week’s News Briefs. Hopkins and Sharpe with 100th winners Two northern trainers had big milestones over the weekend. Tate Hopkins and Craig Sharpe both had their 100th training wins at Alexandra Park on Friday night. Hopkins’ victory was with Cyclone Rebel who won at big odds ($70) for driver Matty White in his Woodlands Stud Sires’ Stakes 2YO Heat. It was his 13th individual success to go with the 87 he had in combination with Frank Cooney. Sharpe was successful with Proviseur ($26.50) for driver Emily Johnson. It was his 20th win on his own account, to go with the 80 he had in partnership with Todd Macfarlane. Telfers now 40 clear The Telfers’ 2025 season just goes from strength to strength. In April they were second in the premiership 32 wins behind Michael House. Now they are 40 wins clear of their closest challengers. And they are winning the big races too with Alta Meteor taking out last Friday’s Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup to cement his place in the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup on Tuesday, November 11. He is currently at $31 to win the Cup. In the drivers’ premiership Blair Orange is well clear on 118 wins, 27 ahead of his nearest rival Tim Williams. Road safety rides on this weekend Pass Wide and Slow awareness rides will be held around the country this weekend. The initiative is all about educating motorists to take greater care on the roads when approaching or passing both horses and riders and sulkies. Motorists should keep a 2m space between them and any horses on all roads. All riders/drivers are also being encouraged to wear hi vis at all times. Around 30 communities will be going on the rides this Saturday and Sunday. They will also take place in several other countries including the United Kingdom and the United States. The rides here are being organized by Pass Wide and Slow New Zealand, with research showing that on average two riders or drivers of horse-drawn carriages die on New Zealand roads every year. Horse Ambulance Trust auction now live A “luxurious” fund-raiser for the New Zealand Horse Ambulance Trust is now live on gavelhouse.com. It started at 5pm last night and continues through until next Tuesday. The winners will get brunch and a private farm tour at Ken and Karen Breckon’s state of the art complex at Ohaupo, a round of golf at the new Tieke Golf Estate in Tamahere as well as a food and accommodation package in Cambridge. All proceeds will go to the NZHAT which operates a fleet of specially equipped horse ambulances right round the country. To find out more about the auction click here Sires’ Stakes latest news Spring has really sprung for Sires’ Stakes racing in both Islands. To see the latest news click here Dunn moves into third in USA Dexter Dunn is now the third highest stakes-earning driver in North America this year. The former 10-time Kiwi champion has been in a rich vein of form of late to climb up the leaderboard with earnings of $US7.6m for the year. He is behind Jason Bartlett ($10.9m) and Yannick Gingras ($US8.2m). Dunn has had 194 wins, many of them in big money races, so far in 2025. Hat-trick for Kiwi-bred pacer The Group 1 winning Christopher Dance has now won three in a row in North America. The Sweet Lou four-year-old, who won two starts in this country for Logan Hollis and Shane Robertson, moved to Perth where he won three more at Gloucester Park for Greg and Skye Bond including the Group 1 Western Australian Derby. Now based in the USA he has won three in a row, his latest victory at the Meadowlands coming in a new personal best 1:49.6. And what a night out Gilles Barrieau had in Canada over the weekend. At Charlottetown he reined home nine winners on the 14-race programme. Not only was it a personal best or him but it a new record in Prince Edward Island (PEI) racing. Mayoral contenders in dual sulky race The battle to be Waitaki’s next mayor will take an interesting twist at Oamaru on Sunday. Four of the area’s mayoral candidates will be involved in a dual sulky race as part of Placemakers Hannon Memorial Day. The four are Guy Percival, Melanie Tavendale, Kelli Williams and David Wilson, with the race between races 5 and 6. The local body elections are on next month. View the full article

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Alta Meteor has been the biggest mover in this week’s rankings for the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup, to be held at Addington Raceway on Tuesday, November 11. The Steve and Amanda Telfer-trained pacer made it back to back wins this campaign when he was victorious in last Friday’s Avon City Ford New Brighton Cup. As the race is an automatic qualifier for the Cup Alta Meteor is guaranteed a place in the $1m race, if nominated He is now fifth in the rankings, up eight places from last week. The rest of the leaderboard is largely unchanged. In the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, Oscar Bonavena is guaranteed a start after his emphatic win in last Friday’s Ordeal Cup, one of three automatic qualifiers for the race. He is ranked third behind Bet N Win and Arcee Phoenix while Midnight Dash, who was runner-up in Friday, moves up three places from 10th to seventh. The next automatic qualifier for the Dominion is the Worthy Queen (October 10) and then Canterbury Park Trotting Cup (October 17), both at Addington Raceway, while the next automatic qualifier for the New Zealand Cup is the Holmes DG at Alexandra Park on October 3, followed by the Canterbury Classic at Addington (October 17). Both the NZ Cup and the Dominion will be limited to 15 starters. Rankings will be updated weekly with the final rankings coming out after the Kaikoura meeting on Monday, November 3. View them here View the full article

By Adam Hamilton Star Aussie trotter Arcee Phoenix took a giant step towards another successful Kiwi raid with the first few steps of his Melton trial yesterday. The Inter Dominion trotting winner pleased trainer-driver Chris Svanosio with how well he stepped away from a rare standing-start task when a late-closing second to fellow Inter Dominion finalist Parisian Artiste in the 2240m trial. “It was great to get a standing trial given his main (NZ) target is the (Group 1) Dominion from a stand,” Svanosio said. “It was his first trial since he break after the winning the Inter Dominion, so we were there as much for practice from the standing-start as we were to do anything special. “But he stepped well, sat third and finished it off really well in quick time behind Parisian Artiste. “I’d call it an ideal kick-off and I’ll find another trial for him in the next week or two before we go back to the races.” Arcee Phoenix’s first major target is the Group 1 Bill Collins Sprint, the trotting feature on the huge Victoria Cup meeting (October 18) where Leap To Fame and Swayzee will be the other headline acts. “He’ll need a run before that, so I’ll find something around the end of the month,” Svanosio said. “I’m really pleased how well he seems. He didn’t have that long off after the Inter Dominion, but he certainly thrived.” Svanosio is weighing up two options for when he heads across the ditch for what will be Arcee Phoenix’s fourth trip to NZ. “He won’t have a lead-up race over there, but if we went early we’d have the option of running the Cup Trials at Addington six days ahead of the Dominion,” he said. “There’s the early option and one closer to the race, I’ll decide once we get him back to the races.” Arcee Phoenix ran fourth behind now retired Aussie champion Just Believe in last year’s Dominion as well as fourth in the Group 1 NZ Trotting Free-For-All three days later. He returned to NZ in April for the breakthrough “major” win of his career in the $NZ600,000 TAB Trot before adding the $500,000 Inter Dominion final at Albion Park on July 19. View the full article

What Seymour Races Where Seymour Racing Club – 55 Kobyboyn Rd, Seymour VIC 3660 When Thursday, September 11, 2025 First Race 1:30pm AEST Visit Dabble The Seymour Racing Club is the destination for racing in Victoria on Thursday, with a competitive nine-race meeting set down for decision. The meeting is set to be run on a Soft 6 despite clear skies forecast for the program, while the rail will be out 8m the entire circuit. The first race is set to jump at 1:30pm AEST. Best Bet at Seymour: Perfect Picture Perfect Picture resumed with an excellent second at Sandown on August 13 and gets the right race shape to go one better. The mare maps to tag the leaders from a midfield draw, and a return to 1200m keeps him sharp. The Grahame Begg yard is flying with lightly raced types, and this mares’ ratings from his narrow defeats are already good enough to win a standard BM62. If Jordan Childs can hold a spot and present at the bend, Perfect Picture’s sustained 400m sprint can put this to bed. Best Bet Race 6 – #7 Perfect Picture (8) 4yo Mare | T: Grahame Begg | J: Jordan Childs (59.5kg) Next Best at Seymour: Keep It Real Keep It Real was strong through the line on debut at Wangaratta when second beaten a lip and gets his chance to go one better. A Soft 6 holds no fears given her action, and the Freedman/Stackhouse combo is a big tick at country level. This doesn’t look any deeper than her latest assignment, and with natural third-up improvement, she should be able to put them away late. If she parks one-off with cover from the draw, Keep It Real’s turn of foot can prove decisive. Next Best Race 5 – #5 Keep It Real (10) 3yo Gelding | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Daniel Stackhouse (57kg) Best Value at Seymour: Wise Legend Wise Legend arrives off a tough first-up victory on the Ballarat synthetic and at 2046m lands a scenario that looks ideal second-up. He’s a handy wet-tracker, carries a fair impost, and gets John Allen to offset a tricky gate by letting him drift and build momentum down the side. This BM62 is even enough, so the proven fitness and stronger last-start figure make him a solid each-way play with horse racing bookmakers. Expect him to be improving late when others are feeling it, and at the odds, he’s the one we want on side. Best Value Race 7 – #4 Wise Legend (12) 6yo Gelding | T: Dan O’Sullivan | J: John Allen (61kg) Thursday quaddie tips for Seymour Seymour quadrella selections Thursday, September 11, 2025 1-2-3 2-4-5-9 2-4-5-6-7 1-4-5-6-8 Horse racing tips View the full article

Hec Anderton, one of New Zealand racing’s most respected horsemen, has died at the age of 84. He passed away at the Otago Community Hospice in Dunedin last week, surrounded by his wife Pat and their children, Michael, Paul, Debbie Kennedy, Janine Carroll and Tania Batt. His death came poignantly just hours after Descaro, a horse he bred and raced in partnership, won at Wingatui. The gelding is trained by his brother Brian and nephew Shane, underlining the Anderton family’s deep-rooted place in southern racing. Born Hector Thomas Anderton, he was immersed in racing from childhood. He signed on as a probationer apprentice at 12 and rode his first winner, Irish Wings, at Beaumont in 1956 at the age of 15. Among his best rides was the 1958 Churchill Stakes at Riccarton on Fountainhead, and in 1960 he captured three races on Ravelston across the Riverton Easter meeting, a rare treble that stood out in his career as a jockey. He began training in partnership with his father Hector in the early 1960s before branching out on his own at Wingatui, where he would prepare some 350 winners. His first star was Crown Agent, who won 12 races in the 1970s, but his finest came later with Mellseur, winner of the 1980 Gr.1 Penfold’s Chardon Mile (now the Thorndon Mile), along with a string of feature races. In partnership with his son Steven, he trained The Jewel, who won the 2002 Gr.1 New Zealand One Thousand Guineas and Gr.1 International Stakes, as well as Sand Sweeper, a multiple stakes winner including the 2005 Gr.2 Canterbury Gold Cup. Anderton also made his mark in jumps racing. He won the 1974 Great Western Steeplechase with Jack Tat and the prestigious 1986 Nescafe Steeplechase at Ellerslie with Rock Crystal, then the country’s richest jumping race. Rock Crystal returned to win a second Great Western in 1988, a testament to Anderton’s horsemanship. His breeding interests brought further success. He co-bred De Montfort, winner of the 1999 Dunedin Cup with daughter Debbie in the saddle, and Lofty’s Gift, who captured the same race in 2025. His horses also enjoyed success in Australia, where he won races at Flemington, Caulfield, and Moonee Valley, including listed victories with Native Monarch. Anderton was equally admired as a mentor. He guided many apprentices, including his daughter Debbie Kennedy, leading rider Jason Laking, and Jarrod Todd, who has since ridden more than 700 winners in Australia’s Northern Territory. Though he retired in 2008, he returned to help his daughter-in-law Claire following the tragic death of his son Steve in 2015, showing his enduring commitment to family and the sport. From his first winner as a teenager to his final day, Hec Anderton’s life was interwoven with racing. A jockey, trainer, breeder, and mentor, he leaves behind a legacy that shaped southern racing for more than six decades. He is survived by Pat, their children, and an extended family whose involvement in the sport ensures that his name will live on. View the full article

Three-year-old filly Passiflora (NZ) (Farnan) showed promise at the trials and transferred that potential into raceday success when scoring on debut in the NZ Horse Ambulance 970 at Cambridge on Wednesday. The daughter of Farnan had won a 850m trial at Te Awamutu a fortnight ago and was backed into a $4.70 favourite second favourite on Wednesday behind fellow debutant Zivou (NZ) (Bivouac). From her wide draw, Passiflora was sent forward early by jockey Jasmine Fawcett and wrestled the lead off Remember Ferrando (NZ) (Ferrando) and took control of the race from the 600m. She had opened a margin on her rivals when turning for home, but Zivou was taking chase and closing fast, however, Passiflora didn’t falter and scored a 1-1/4 length victory, much to the delight of trainers Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie. “I am really rapt with that,” Ramsay said. “She drew the outside and we were a wee bit worried, but the other plan was to go to Taranaki on Saturday and that is going to be a Heavy10. “She has got a fair bit of speed this filly and it was a very good effort from the outside gate. I think she is going to get better and better. She rails like a greyhound, she is not overly big, but she has got a tonne of speed.” Fawcett rode Passiflora in her trial and she was delighted to stay aboard to collect the winning cheque on debut. “Rambo (Ramsay) contacted me and he said he had a filly for me to ride at the trials that I would get along with,” she said. “You just let her do what she wants and she has got a lot of speed. “She showed today that she has got a bit of ability, so I am quite happy with her.” Bred by Pencarrow Stud and raced by farm principal Sir Peter Vela, Passiflora is out of Lilikoi (NZ), who won the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) and placed in the Gr.2 Royal Stakes (2000m), and Ramsay believes she is capable of reaching the same heights as her dam. “She is out of a nice enough mare who won a Eulogy,” he said. “She is not overly big but has still got a bit of upside still.” View the full article

Tardelli (I Am Invincible) has the looks to match his rich pedigree, and his upcoming preparation will be focused on adding a top-level performance to boost his future stallion prospects. The Stephen Marsh-trained four-year-old showed he was in prime order to resume when untouched by rider George Rooke to win an open 1100m heat at Tuesday’s Ellerslie trials. “He’s a really smart horse, we haven’t seen the best of him yet and the goal is obviously to win a Group One with him,” Marsh said. The son of I Am Invincible is a two-time winner and has placings to his credit in last season’s Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) against the older horses and in the Gr.2 Levin Classic (1400m) and Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m). “He’s come up super and the plan is to kick off at Ellerslie on September 20 in an open 1400m,” Marsh said. “He might go to the Matamata Cup (Listed, 1600m) and then maybe look at something like the Thorndon Mile (Gr.1, 1600m).” Tardelli was offered by Yarraman Park at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and sold for A$360,000, with agent Bruce Perry signing the ticket for a syndicate including Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, Hawridge Developments, Jamieson Park and the Little Avondale Trust. He is a son of Pierro Moss, an unraced daughter of Pierro and the stakes-winning Fastnet Rock mare Upon This Rock with the Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) winner Charm Stone also featuring on his pedigree page. Tardelli’s stablemates Ardalio (NZ) (Ardrossan) and Glamour Tycoon (Written Tycoon) also furthered their upcoming preparation with trial outings at Ellerslie. Dual Group Three winner Ardalio was given an easy time when runner-up in her 1100m heat and is on target to resume at Te Rapa on September 27. “She’ll run in an open 1200m and then look at the weight-for-age race at Rotorua (Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes, 1215m) on October 12,” Marsh said. “We would like to get her in the big sprints later and have a crack at the Telegraph (Gr.1, 1200m) with her. “Glamour Tycoon went really well in her trial and she needs good tracks, so we’ll wait and see if she goes toward the Sweynesse.” The promising pair of Erin Go Bragh (NZ) (Vadamos) and Bourbon Proof (Justify) also won their heats at Ellerslie. “Erin Go Bragh will have one more quiet trial and I’m very happy with him and he’s well above average,” Marsh said. “Bourbon Proof will kick off in a Rating 75 1400m at Te Rapa and I thought he was great as well.” Marsh will also have runners at Matamata on Friday and, on a likely heavy track, tipped Feel The Stag (Too Darn Hot) in the KR Bell Electrical (1200m) as his best chance. View the full article

Japan is mourning the death of celebrated no-hoper racehorse Haru-urara, whose record of losing in all her 113 career appearances captured the hearts of millions of struggling citizens. The hapless mare inspired generations of Japanese battling to stay afloat in the throes of economic doldrums from her debut in 1998 to her final race in 2004. Her ill-fated performances attracted thousands of fans to the racecourse and inspired T-shirts, good-luck charms, postage stamps and a movie in her...View the full article

Myakkabelle performed with distinction in her three-year-old season, but a stakes win eluded the Ben and Ryan Foote-trained mare. She won two and placed in six of her 10 starts last term, including placings in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m), and Gr.2 David & Karym Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m). “Her three-year-old season was good without a lot of luck,” Ryan Foote said. “From a wide draw she had to get back in the Oaks, which made it a bit hard. “We have given her a good break and she seems to have come back really well.” The daughter of Ware Decree placed in her resuming trial over 1300m at Ellerslie on Tuesday and Foote received positive feedback from jockey Vinnie Colgan. “She was just there for a day out yesterday,” Foote said. “We were very happy with her trial and the way she came through it. Vinnie was very happy with how she went and how she felt. “She is a horse that doesn’t show a lot in her trials, but she looks to be in for a good prep after yesterday.” Myakkabelle holds a nomination for next month’s Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) and is 14th in order of entry for the Ellerslie feature. “It might be a season too early for her (for the Livamol) but we thought we would put a nom in just in case she comes up very well,” Foote said. “At the end of a big three-year-old season sometimes the mares can be a bit funny at the start of their four-year-old season, so we will see how she goes.” Foote was also pleased with the trial of stablemate The Odyssey in his 1300m heat, and he is hopeful of a big spring from the Zacinto gelding. “He has never been a horse to light up at the trials,” Foote said. “Vinnie was happy with how he felt. He is one to look out for when he gets up to 2000m.” The Odyssey won the inaugural $350,000 Remutaka Classic (2100m) last year before going on to place in the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m), and Foote would like to see him score another feature scalp this time in. “We have given him a lot of time,” he said. “He hasn’t had that many starts, and he is a six-year-old now, so he is fully matured and ready to go, so it would be nice to see him come up well.” Former stable runner Greenwich has returned to the Footes Cambridge barn following a couple of years in Hong Kong and they were happy enough with his 1100m hit-out on Tuesday. He won both of his trials for the Footes as a two-year-old before his sale to Hong Kong, where he won two races and nearly $430,000 in prizemoney, and they are delighted to have him back in the barn. “We had him early on and sold him up to Hong Kong,” Foote said. “He was a very good galloper and he seems to have come back the same. “He is a really big, well-conditioned horse and he was only there for a very quiet trial yesterday. He is still slightly on the bigger side, so he will look to have another trial and will be more competitive next time.” Foote was also pleased with the respective 1100m trials of Yulong Investments’ trio of Azeele, Lough Eske and Judicial. “All three of them are quite cool horses and they seem to have come back really well,” he said. “We have given them a few weeks off in the paddock and they have come back in with a lot more life about them. I am really happy with the three of them.” View the full article

An untimely injury has ruled champion jockey Michael McNab out for the bulk of spring racing. McNab was set to partner a two-year-old at Tuesday’s Ellerslie trials when he was kicked and subsequent x-rays at Auckland Hospital revealed a leg fracture below the knee. “I have spoken to Michael, and he is really gutted,” his agent Aidan Rodley said. “He had made such a strong start to the season and was obviously hoping to capitalise on that through the spring and beyond. “It looks like he will be out for between six and eight weeks.” McNab’s length of time on the sidelines will be confirmed after he visits a surgeon. The injury has come at a heartbreaking time for the two-time champion jockey, who had made an electric start to the 2025/26 season. He had posted 17 winners to be six clear of Bruno Queiroz at the top of the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership. Top-class mare La Crique was one of McNab’s key sprint mounts following their runner-up finish in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie. A new rider will obviously be required to partner the Simon and Katrina Alexander-trained representative, should she run next in the Gr.1 Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on September 27. View the full article

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, September 10, 2025 First Race 7:05pm HKT (9:05pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Happy Valley for the first time this season, with a competitive eight-part program kicking off at 7:05pm local time this Wednesday. The rail is in the A course, and although the track is expected to cop some heavy rainfall early in the week, clearing conditions should allow for an upgrade into the Good range at some stage. Here are HorseBetting.com.au’s best bets for the Happy Valley races on September 10, 2025. Best Bet at Happy Valley: Super Unicorn Super Unicorn appeared to be on the brink of victory at Sha Tin on July 13, but he couldn’t find a run after laying in badly when ridden hard at the 400m marker. The blinkers coming off should allow the six-year-old to stride freely, while star hoop Zac Purton jumps aboard. The pair have never missed the frame in all four outings together, and with Purton set to gain the ideal run from gate five, Super Unicorn should get every chance to bounce back first-up. Best Bet Race 6 – #5 Super Unicorn (5) 6yo Gelding | T: Mark Newnham | J: Zac Purton (60.5kg) Next Best at Happy Valley: Wah May Wai Wai The Tony Cruz-trained Wah May Wai Wai was doing his best work towards the backend of last season and looks well placed dropping back into Class 5 company for the first time. The son of Churchill has a suitable go-forward style of racing that should offset the big weight (61kg), and drawing barrier three should allow Zac Purton to dictate from the jump. With just eight rivals set to do the chasing, they won’t be reeling in Wah May Wai Wai. Next Best Race 2 – #1 Wah May Wai Wai (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Tony Cruz | J: Zac Purton (60.5kg) Best Value at Happy Valley: The Auspicious The Auspicious caught the eye in back-to-back minor placings last preparation and appears primed to strike in his first attempt at Happy Valley. Stepping out to 1650m should be ideal based on how he was finishing off over 1400m at Sha Tin, and the Almanzor gelding draws to do no work in transit from barrier one. If James Orman can navigate a passage as they turn for home, The Auspicious should be finishing off well at good odds with horse racing bookmakers. Best Value Race 4 – #8 The Auspicious (1) 4yo Gelding | T: Me Tsui | J: James Orman (56.5kg) Wednesday quaddie tips for Happy Valley Happy Valley quadrella selections Wednesday, September 10, 2025 1-2-9-10 1-2-5-10 1-2-3-11 3-5-6-9-11-12 Horse racing tips View the full article

by Jessica Martini, Christina Bossinakis, and Jill Williams LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which opened with a record-setting session Monday, continued with an action-packed second Book 1 session Tuesday, establishing yet another September session record average and median. Twenty horses sold for $1 million or more during the session, led by a colt by Gun Runner and a filly by Flightline who brought matching $2.2 million price tags. “It was a good day at the sale, for sure,” said Keeneland President Shannon Arvin. “We built on what started yesterday. And we expect that to continue through Book 2 and through next week. It's just a really strong market.” A total of 217 yearlings grossed $144,185,000 during Book 1 for an average of $664,447 and an average of $550,000. The average is up 13.37% and the median is up 15.79% from 2024 figures when 204 yearlings sold for $119,565,000 for an average of $586,103 and a median of $475,000. The buy-back rate improved from 28.67% in 2024 to 21.09% this year. The third horse through the ring Tuesday sold for $1.1 million and four of the day's first 10 horses to sell attracted seven-figure price tags. By the close of business, 20 horses had sold for seven figures and, in total, 35 yearlings reached seven figures during the two Book 1 sessions, up from 30 a year ago. “We had 20 horses who brought seven figures and of those, 13 were different buyers,” Arvin said. “We like to see that diversity. It was a fabulous Book 1.” Gun Runner, who was represented by the $3.3-million session-topping colt Monday, was again in demand Tuesday at Keeneland. Trainer Wesley Ward went to $2.2 million to acquire a colt by the Three Chimneys stallion from the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment. LSU Stables paid the same amount for a daughter of Flightline who was consigned by Gainesway. Gun Runner had 10 yearlings bring seven figures during Book 1 and his 24 head sold during the section averaged a lofty $1,035,833. Champion Flightline, who had seven million-dollar yearlings, had 23 head average $880,435. Not This Time, with six million-dollar yearlings, had 22 sell for an average of $805,682. Mike Repole, who bought three million-dollar yearlings Tuesday, was the leading buyer in Book 1 with 23 head bought for $11.3 million. Repole purchased an additional $1-million yearling in partnership with St. Elias Stables. Taylor Made Sales Agency was the book's leading consignor with 44 sold for $26,000,000. The sales pavilion and back walking ring remained packed Tuesday and there continued to be a spark in the atmosphere. “It felt like the old July sale,” said Keeneland's vice president of sales Tony Lacy. “And that really is what we are trying to create. We are trying to create that theatre and that excitement. What we do can be very transactional, if we want it to be, but it also is a lot of fun, if you allow it to be. So having everybody in here and concentrated in the pavilion, it allows that energy to build.” Lacy continued to stress that, even with the lofty figures, he believes the market is fair and sustainable. “The horses are bringing what they are worth and at the end of the day, that's really, really encouraging,” Lacy said. “Consistency and a fair market. Prices are high, but they are really good horses. So people expect to dig deep for them.” The Keeneland September sale continues with the first of two Book 2 sessions Wednesday beginning at 11 a.m. Following a dark day Friday, the auction resumes Saturday and continues through Sept. 20 with sessions beginning daily at 10 a.m. $2.2-Million Gun Runner Colt, Full-Brother to Early Voting, to Trainer Wesley Ward After Monday's first Book 1 session was topped by a $3.3-million Gun Runner colt, it was more of the same Tuesday when the dust settled and 10 Gun Runner yearlings had surpassed the seven-figure threshold over the two days. Led by hip 243 Tuesday, a full-brother to GI Preakness Stakes winner Early Voting–by the Three Chimneys wonder and out of the unraced Amour d'Ete (Tiznow)–fetched $2.2 million to co-top the second session. #KeeSept Book 1, Session 2 Results: Hip 243, a Gun Runner colt out of Amour d'Ete, sells for $2.2 million to Wesley Ward from the @TaylorMadeSales consignment. pic.twitter.com/M9nfJS8Dty — TDN (@theTDN) September 9, 2025 “[Gun Runner is] the hottest sire going right now,” said trainer Wesley Ward, who signed the ticket. What was it about the Taylor Made-consigned colt that prompted Ward to go to $2.2 million? “Everything,” he said with a laugh, then continued. “His pedigree was outstanding. Beautiful colt. Fantastic female family.” Ward said he's excited about the partnership he's put together for the colt: “[It's] Goncalo Torrealba and the Three Chimneys team, and a client of mine named Roy Israel who's been in the business for a year now and is a wonderful guy. “He's a really, really exciting colt to get in with and as I'm starting to get the white hair now, I'm looking to get horses that go a little further. I've pretty much been centered in on fast horses and speed horses and I just thought it was time now to sort of get some horses into my barn that look like they can go in the Classic level. This looks like it could be one.” Bred by Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky, who stayed in as part of the new ownership, the bay colt's second dam is Canadian champion Silken Cat (Storm Cat), dam of champion and late sire Speightstown and MGSW & MGISP Irap, the latter a full-brother to Amour d'Ete. This year's GII Suburban Stakes winner Phileas Fogg (Astern {Aus}) is also part of the family. Three Chimneys acquired Amour d'Ete, an Aaron and Marie Jones-bred, for $1.75 million at the 2013 Keeneland September sale. “I'm excited to get this colt and get an opportunity to train a horse like this,” said Ward, who is most closely associated with multiple Breeders' Cup winner and first-crop yearling sire Golden Pal, although he's had a number of other Breeders' Cup winners, Royal Ascot winners, and other top scorers. Ward said he first saw the Gun Runner colt in person in July. “This was my pick. I fell in love with the colt and really look forward to his future and a partnership together. I told Roy how much I thought of the horse. Luckily he and Goncalo had enough faith in me to get behind me to where I was the one who signed the ticket. Fortunately we got him and I felt that was a very fair price for a colt with that pedigree and physical stature.” Ward bought several in Book 1, including a $1-million Constitution colt (hip 160) out of Super Tigress (Super Saver) Monday. In partnership with GRS, he also bred hip 311, a Gun Runner colt out of Dragic (Broken Vow). The half-brother to SW Saturday Flirt (Mendelssohn) is from the immediate family of champion Echo Zulu (Gun Runner) and GISW Echo Town (Speightstown). He sold to Three Chimneys for $1.6 million. ––JillWilliamsTDN LSU All in On Flightline Fillies Larry and Randy Sarf's LSU Stables made three purchases during Book 1 of the Keeneland September sale, all of them fillies by champion Flightline. The operation went to a co-session topping $2.2 million via a phone bid to secure a daughter of the Lane's End stallion (hip 338) from the Gainesway consignment Tuesday at Keeneland. #KeeSept Book 1, Session 2 Results: Hip 338, a Flightline filly out of Four Graces, sold for $2.2 million to LSU Stables from the @Gainesway consignment. pic.twitter.com/r32yYe7p4V — TDN (@theTDN) September 9, 2025 “They are big fans of Flightline,” trainer Miguel Clement, who will train the fillies for the Sarfs, said. “There is a lot of buzz about him and they decided to be firm supporters of the stallion from the get-go.” The $2.2-million filly–the most expensive of seven million-dollar yearlings by Flightline in Book 1–is the first foal out of multiple graded stakes winner Four Graces (Majesticperfection). The mare, who is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner McCraken (Ghostzapper), was bred by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm, which purchased her for $2.3 million at the 2022 Keeneland November sale. “They loved the filly,” Clement said. “They did all their homework and all their research. They felt like she was the one that they really wanted to have. Whenever they get excited about one, they want it, and they tend to get it.” In addition to hip 338, LSU Stables went to $750,000 for a filly from the Clearsky Farms consignment (hip 294) and $600,000 for a filly from the Lane's End consignment (hip 329). Of the prices, Clement said, “It's very expensive, but that's the portion of the market we are playing in. You have to be a big boy to get in.” On behalf of LSU Stables, Clement trains GII Man o'War Stakes winner Far Bridge (English Channel) and GII Glens Falls Stakes winner La Mehana (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}). “The plan is to compete at the highest level in New York,” Clement said. “That has always been the plan of the entire Sarf family. They look forward to competing on the big stage, particularly in New York.” The three fillies will head down to Ocala to be broke at Mayberry Farm before joining the Clement stable. “We are a young stable, so it's very humbling to get three fillies from Book 1 sent to us,” Clement said. “We are just along for the ride.” @JessMartiniTDN Lanz Adds to KAS Haul with $1.7-Million Not This Time Colt Pedro Lanz continued his buying spree for the Saudi-based KAS Stable with a colt by Not This Time (hip 211) purchased for $1.7 million Tuesday at Keeneland. After signing the ticket on the yearling, who was bred by Albaugh Grand Stables and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the bloodstock agent confirmed all four horses he purchased so far at Keeneland will remain to race in the U.S. “All of them are going to race in the United States,” Lanz said. “We haven't decided on a trainer yet. The colts are going to Ocala to Scanlon Farm and then we will decide.” Lanz signed the ticket at $700,000 to acquire a colt by Into Mischief (hip 147) during Monday's first session of the September sale. He also said he had acquired a colt by Constitution for the stable. KAS Stables currently has one runner in the U.S., the 3-year-old maiden winner Mazayaat (Bernardini). “We have Mazayaat here with Bill Mott,” Lanz said. “But it's kind of a new idea to be racing in the United States with top-class horses like this one [hip 211].” Hip 211 is out of Wembley (Bernardini), a daughter of Grade I winner Game Face (Menifee), who was purchased by Albaugh Family Stables for $550,000 while in foal to Gun Runner at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton November sale. The mare's Gun Runner filly sold for $300,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale. “When I saw his physical and the way he behaves in the stall, it was amazing,” Lanz said of the yearling's appeal. “This was my favorite colt of all the sale. He's out of a Bernardini mare and by a hot sire. This is the one I really wanted.” Later in the session, Lanz acquired a colt by Curlin (hip 351) for $500,000. Hip 211 was Not This Time's fourth seven-figure yearling of the auction. By the close of Book 1, the Taylor Made stallion had six million-dollar yearlings. @JessMartiniTDN Douglas Scharbauer Strikes Seven Figures Twice Tuesday Aiming for quality over quantity, Douglas Scharbauer, whose family has a long and successful history in both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing, picked up two seven-figure yearlings Tuesday. His top purchase was a $1.6-million filly by Flightline out of Immediate Impact (Into Mischief), who was bred and consigned by Clearsky Farms. Hip 364 is a granddaughter of Bubbler (Distorted Humor), who produced champion Arrogate. Douglas Scharbauer & Donny Denton | Keeneland Scharbauer was full of praise for Flightline, Lane's End's first-crop yearling sire who was responsible for seven yearlings to break through the $1-million barrier in Book 1. “Flightline's foals are not far off [the mark],” he said. “He was unbelievable. Six for six. That Flightline filly just really stood out to us. We liked her a lot.” Less than two hours previously, Scharbauer also signed for hip 304, a $1.3-million Not This Time colt consigned by Gainesway. Bred by International Equities Holding and out of Delightful Joy (Tapit), the January colt is a half-brother to GSW Window Shopping (American Pharoah) from the same family as SW Quickick (McKinzie), who placed in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes. “Hips 304 and 364, they stood out of everything we've looked at the last couple of days,” said Scharbauer. “Those two today I like as much as anything I've seen both days, yesterday and today.” He added, “We bought 10 fillies last year, we spread it out. Now I'm trying to not buy as many. I'm going to have to pay more for quality.” Scharbauer said his purchases, which included hip 48, a $350,000 Golden Pal filly out of Monthly (Malibu Moon), would go to his usual trainer, Brad Cox. ––JillWilliamsTDN 'I'm Patiently Aggressive': Repole Comes out with Guns Blazing at Keeneland Tuesday Repole Stable was hardly quiet during Monday's opening session of the September sale. In fact, the operation signed on nine yearlings for an aggregate of $3.075 million with a top price of $500,000. Jacob West & his son shopping for the next superstar with owner Mike Repole at Keeneland September | Keeneland However, it didn't take long for Mike Repole and co. to swing into the action Tuesday, haltering its first seven-figure horse of the sale with Hip 196, an Indian Creek-offered colt by Good Magic out of Twiga (Union Rags) who realized $1 million. With the gun still smoking, Repole's agent Jacob West swung for another $1 million yearling, offered as Hip 197, a filly by Not This Time. Later in the session, Repole collected a colt by Gun Runner (Hip 278) for $1.5 million, the highest priced youngster of Book 1 for the Repole team, in addition to a colt by Nyquist (Hip 266) purchased in partnership with St. Elias Stable for $1 million. The latter was consigned by Warrendale Sales. Repole's leading purchase Tuesday was consigned by Indian Creek, acting on behalf of breeder Stonestreet. The March foal is out of Cavorting (Bernardini), a three-time Grade I winner for Stonestreet, who purchased the daughter of Bernardini as a weanling for $360,000 at Keeneland November in 2012. For Stonestreet, 13-year-old Cavorting produced MGISW Clairiere (Curlin), dam of SW La Crete (Medaglia d'Oro). A colt by Curlin out of Cavorting sold for $5 million to Whisper Hill Farm at Keeneland September. “Todd has [the $5-million Curlin] now. It's been training against one of my horses, and it beats it so bad, I figured it must be a pretty good horse,” Repole explained. “They all liked it. It was our #1 draft pick. We had estimated it would go for about $2.5-3 million, so when it was stalling out at about $1.3-1.4 million, I thought we had to get this.” Repole also extended to seven figures for a filly by Not This Time out of Twinkling (War Chant). Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, the May 8 foal-a half-sister to MGSW Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator)–was bred by Taylor Made Stallions, Ramspring Farm, Joel Politi, Brad King and Jim Cone III. “She has an incredible pedigree. The dam has Skippylongstocking and [GSP] Oliver Twist [Mshawish] and [GSP] Moonlite Strike [Liam's Map]. I look at the other sires [she was bred to] sometimes, and you are going to the hottest sire in the game right now. She already has residual value as a Not This Time, so we also look at that. With the fillies, residual value is important to us.” Despite enjoying success with colts in the Classic and older horse divisions with the likes of Fierceness (City of Light), winner of the GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar and dual Grade I winner Mindframe (Constitution), Repole explained that he is keen to have diversity in his operation. “The last couple of years, with how good turf is getting, and our success with [turf] horses like [Grade III winner] Final Score [Not This Time], [maiden winner] Miss Picky [Uncle Mo], and Celebrity Warrior (Ire) [Saxon Warrior {Jpn}], I have been buying horses in Europe and internationally in general to add to the stable,” he explained. “I am trying to combine a lot of these. I am not afraid to buy sprinters now, or turf. Too many people here are looking for two-turn Classic horses. I think I am just trying to have a well-balanced stable. I want a six-furlong sprinter on the dirt and turf. I want two-turns on the turf and dirt. And now that Belmont is going to be Poly[track] I am looking for Poly horses also. I just love the game and I want to win at the highest level.” On Tuesday, Repole also secured another colt by Gun Runner (Hip 242) for $900,000. Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales acting on behalf of White Birch Farm, the colt is out of Curlin's American West. On Tuesday, Repole Stable purchased 15 yearlings for a total of $9,225,000, averaging $615,000. “One thing about what we do is we have a great team,” he said. “We are probably more prepared than the Jets and Giants. We take this very, very seriously. The team works really hard and coming off being the leading owner at Saratoga, having Fierceness and Mindframe, I want to win at the highest level and I take it seriously. I care and I'm passionate. I work the team hard and they work hard. It's a big family and a big operation and success is best when shared.” During Tuesday's session, Repole also scored as a breeder, selling Hip 296, a colt by Gun Runner out of GISW Dame Dorothy (Bernardini), for $1.6 million. Consigned by Lane's End, the colt was purchased by AMO Racing. Also the dam of GSW Spice is Nice (Curlin), Dame Dorothy was purchased for $900,000 with this colt in utero at this venue in November of 2023.–CBossTDN The post ‘A Fabulous Book 1’: Records Continue to Fall at Keeneland September 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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Runaway Again upsets Mansetti by a half-length Sept. 9 at Fort Erie in the CA$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes.View the full article

Thursday, Doncaster, post time: 15:00, THE BETFRED PARK HILL FILLIES' STAKES-G2, £150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 14f 115yT Field: Chorus (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Danielle (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), Elana Osario (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Queens Fort (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Santorini Star (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), Strassia (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), Zilfee (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Consent (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Crepe Suzette (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Floresta (Ire) (Waldgeist {GB}), Secret Of Love (GB) (Sea The Monn {Ger}). TDN Verdict: Connections of Danielle will be hoping it gets softer for the Lillie Langtry runner-up, who is a different kettle of fish altogether when it rains. Sir Mark Prescott will have a plan in mind for the Prix Lady O'Reilly runner-up Consent now that she has hit her stride and three-year-olds have a fine record in this “Fillies' St Leger”, having won the last five runnings. With the Give Thanks winner Elana Osario and Enable's half-sister Zilfee engaged, this is a fascinating affair with plenty of intrigue. [Tom Frary]. Thursday, Doncaster, post time: 14:25, THE BETFRED MAY HILL STAKES-G2, £120,000, 2yo, f, 8fT Field: Aylin (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Moon Target (GB) (Cracksman {GB}), Pacific Mission (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Rose Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Samra Green (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Sugar Island (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Swift Winds (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Timeforshowcasing (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Venetian Lace (Ire) (Masar {Ire}). TDN Verdict: Sir Mark Prescott was notably disappointed that Moon Target met with defeat in the Prestige last month and will be expecting her to make amends here, with Aylin re-opposing having chased her home at Goodwood. Aidan O'Brien collected the Prestige and supplies Sugar Island, who interestingly is out quickly after failing to meet expectations in the Flame of Tara, while Rose Ghaiyyath has her debut in Britain having made an unusual start to her career when winning Deauville's Arqana Series des Pouliches. [Tom Frary]. Thursday, ParisLongchamp, post time: 16:05, PRIX D'AUMALE-G2, €119,000, 2yo, 8fT Field: Narissa (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Princess Petrol (GB) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Clea Chope (Fr) (Muhaarar {GB}), Madame Ly (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), Green Spirit (Kingman {GB}). TDN Verdict: Christopher Head, successful in the 2023 and 2024 editions of this contest, sends forth likely favourite Green Spirit, who finished two places and just over 1 1/2 lengths in front of TDN Rising Star Narissa in last month's G3 Prix Six Perfections. July's Listed Prix des Jouvenceaux et des Jouvencelles victrix Clea Chope was last of eight, just under 3 1/2 lengths behind Green Spirit, in that seven-furlong Deauville contest and needs to find improvement here. Ed Walker trainee Princess Petrol was denied by a neck in Newmarket's G3 Sweet Solera last month and is the lone overseas contender, while Chantilly claiming winner Madame Ly completes the five-strong field. [Sean Cronin]. Thursday, ParisLongchamp, post time: 15:30, Prix La Rochette-G3, €73,200, 2yo, 7fT Field: Vardif (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Komorebi (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Kenzel (Ire) (Zelzal {Fr}), Nighttime (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Verdict: Small fields are the order of the day in France and another Christopher Head representative, Nighttime, will bid to add to the trainer's wins in 2022 and 2024. The Alain and Gerard Wertheimer homebred is the only contender with black type and comes back off a clear-cut success in July's Listed Prix Roland de Chambure. Andre Fabre has eight victories in the books, but none since Visionario prevailed in 2006, and relies on Godolphin's dual winner Komorebi to rediscover his mojo in this event. Champion trainer-elect Francis Graffard saddles Chantilly conditions winner Vardif in what will surely become a tactical affair, while Christophe Ferland trainee and dual winner Kenzel is better than a seventh-of-seven finish in last month's G3 Prix Francois Boutin. [Sean Cronin]. Thursday, ParisLongchamp, post time 18:35, PRIX GLADIATEUR-G3, €73,200, 4yo/up, 15 1/2fT Field: Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), Goya Senor (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}), Bel Et Bien (Fr) (Hunter's Light {Ire}), Coetzee (Frankel {GB}), Mr Diafoirus (Sir Percy {GB}). TDN Verdict: Double Major is pointing towards an unprecedented treble in next month's G1 Prix Royal-Oak and appears to have this marathon at his mercy. He defeated Goya Senora for a second straight year in the recent G2 Prix Kergorlay and should confirm form again. Goya Senora finished ahead of Coetzee and Mr Diafoirus in a Dieppe conditions heat at the end of July, while dual Listed winner Bel Et Bien should not be discounted coming back off a close-up third in June's Listed Prix Moskowa. [Sean Cronin]. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Analysis: Shining A Light On The May Hill 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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It was an 8-1 upset Tuesday in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie as RUNAWAY AGAIN (g, 3, Hard Spun–Golden Venus, by Storm Cat) pushed past the tiring King's Plate winner Mansetti (Collected) in the final strides to win the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. Several lengths behind the favored Mansetti at the top of the stretch, the Stronach Stable-owned gelding looked beaten but began to gain ground through the final sixteenth and just got by in the shadow of the wire to spring the upset. Stronach Stables also co-owned the 2024 Prince of Wales winner in Vitality (Street Boss). Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0. O-Stronach Stables; B-Adena Springs; T-Sid C. Attard. INSTANT. CLASSIC. @Ryan_Munger95 and Runaway Again take the Prince of Wales Stakes in INCREDIBLE fashion over Mansetti! pic.twitter.com/gpTNww3PKj — Woodbine Racetrack (@WoodbineTB) September 9, 2025 The post Runaway Again Gives Stronach Stable A Second Straight Prince Of Wales Win 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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The 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs is still 33 weeks away, but the Derby trail officially begins Sept. 13 beneath the twin spires. View the full article

About three-quarters of the way through the second session of the Keeneland September sale's Book 1 Tuesday, a filly by Horse of the Year Flightline out of MGSW & GISP Four Graces (Majesticperfection) hammered for $2.2 million to the Sarf family's LSU Stables. Consigned by Gainesway, hip 338 was bred in Kentucky by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm LLC. A half-sister to MGSW McCraken (Ghostzapper), Four Graces was purchased by Whisper Hill at the 2022 Keeneland November sale for $2.3 million. Tuesday's $2.2-million dark bay filly, a March foal, is her first produce. At the time she went through the ring, the Flightline filly was the highest-priced filly of Tuesday's session. The post LSU Stables Picks Up Flightline Filly for $2.2M appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The board of the Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation has selected Chance McKeever and Mark Schrenger as recipients of its awards granted for the 2026 Thoroughbred Breeding Management Course at the Irish National Stud. McKeever, a Lexington, Kentucky native is the son of Grade I-winning trainer Andrew McKeever and has gained track experience as an assistant to his father at Keeneland and with Michael McCarthy. He is currently employed at Hunter Valley Farm and has prepped yearlings at Springhouse Farm. “I am delighted to have been awarded this scholarship, and, through the Irish National Stud Program I hope to expand my understanding of the breeding business and build connections that will guide my future in the industry,” he said. Schrenger obtained a degree in finance from the University of Kentucky and in his spare time decided to immerse himself in all things equine that his home state has to offer. Coincidentally, he has also worked on the track for Andrew McKeever and is currently with Springhouse Farm. His experience includes completing an internship at Churchill Downs and working on the starting gate at The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington. “My experience and mentors have given me a deep appreciation for the commitment and attention to detail required at every stage, from breeding to racing,” he said. “I am truly humbled to be a recipient of this Gerry Dilger Foundation scholarship and grateful for the opportunity it will give me to continue my journey in this exciting industry.” The Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation was established in 2020 by Gerry's family and friends in his memory and awards several scholarships annually in conjunction with various partners. The post Chance McKeever and Mark Schrenger Awarded Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarships appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

There will be no horseracing across the UK on Wednesday as part of an industry-wide attempt to persuade the British government of the potentially ruinous consequences of a proposed rise in betting tax. A hike from 15 per cent to 21 per cent has been suggested to bring betting on racing and other sports into line with the tax rate for online gaming and slots, but the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), along with the sport's other representative bodies, has warned of the devastating impact on racing's finances if this is imposed in the Autumn Budget, which is set for November 26. “British racing has taken the unprecedented step of stopping racing for a day because the threat posed by this proposed racing tax hike is nothing short of an existential threat for our sport,” said the BHA's new chair Lord Allen, who took up his position on September 1. “I fully support this bold initiative which has only been made possible by an extraordinary collective effort across the industry, led by the BHA, and I applaud the efforts of all involved. It shows the great strength of feeling and unity within the sport and demonstrates that racing will not sit quietly by while our future is placed in jeopardy.” The BHA has warned that harmonisation of the betting tax will contribute to a further fall in turnover for racing following a £1.6bn drop in finances over the last two years owing to affordability checks on punters and a failed attempt by the previous government to push through a Levy reform. The projected financial impact of the proposed tax hike is £330m over five years, according to economic modelling carried out by Regulus Partners and Development Economics, with fears for in excess of 2,700 job losses. Racing currently provides employment for 85,000 people in Britain and contributes £300m per year in tax revenue to the government. Lord Allen continued, “We need every part of our industry – trainers, jockeys, stable staff, racecourses, and fans – to stand together and make their voices heard and I urge people across the sport and across politics to attend Wednesday's event. “We are Britain's second largest spectator sport, supporting 85,000 jobs and delivering over £4 billion of economic value every year. Yet all of this is now being put at risk by a change that would devastate our funding model and the livelihoods that depend on it. “I say directly to Government and to politicians of all parties: this is not a marginal issue. This is about protecting communities across Britain, safeguarding a national institution, and preventing thousands of people from losing their jobs.” The BHA, in partnership with the Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company, has arranged a major gathering in Westminster on Wednesday, with many of the sport's leading participants expected to be in attendance, along with politicians. Andrew Balding, whose Kingsclere stable is currently the leading earner in Britain, said, “There is no question in my mind as to the damage the Treasury's tax proposals could do to racing and it's something I'm extremely concerned about. We employ 90 full-time members of staff at Kingsclere and it is no exaggeration to say their jobs, and those at other yards and studs across Britain, would be threatened by the harmonisation that is being consulted on. “The viability of businesses such as ours depends on British racing's success. If the forecast financial impact were to become reality the ramifications will be felt in every corner of our industry.” Balding added, “I sincerely hope that the action we are taking today, coupled with the ongoing lobbying efforts of our sport's leaders, will lead government to reconsider and do all it can to protect what is such a valuable asset for our country.” The post British Racing Falls Dark as the Sport Unites in Protest at Tax Hikes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mike Repole, huddled with his team at the reserved seating tables at the back of the pavilion, went to $1.5 million to acquire a colt by Gun Runner out of multiple Grade I winner Cavorting (Bernardini) (hip 278) from the Indian Creek consignment Tuesday at the Keeneland September sale. The colt, a half-brother to last year's $5-million September topping son of Curlin, as well as to Grade I winner Clairiere (Curlin), was bred by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet. Repole was active during Monday's first session of the auction, but kicked into another gear Tuesday. Hip 278 was his fourth seven-figure purchase of the day. The post Repole Adds $1.5-Million Gun Runner Colt to Keeneland Haul appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article