Wandering Eyes

Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio (Race Day) will miss the John A. Nerud Stakes at Belmont's Aqueduct meet according to a report from C Two Racing Stable. The 5-year-old, who was moved back to trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. after finishing off the board in both the G1 Saudi Cup and the GI Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan Handicap for trainer Rick Dutrow, had been targeting the July 6 cutback but is still getting over an illness following his start in the Met Mile. “We are not going there,” said C Two Racing Stable's Racing Manager Mark Cornett. “He was sick and has to get over that first. We'll be looking for a new spot at the appropriate time whenever that may be. We are taking it day by day, letting the horse tell us what to do. Whenever his blood work gets right and he gets over whatever this is that he has.” White Abarrio previously enjoyed success in last year's GI Whitney Stakes before his Breeders' Cup triumph. The post White Abarrio Still Recovering, Will Miss John A. Nerud Stakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The Boiling Springs Stakes at Monmouth, scheduled to be run Sunday, is contested annually at a mile-and-one-sixteenth on the turf and is for 3-year-old fillies. With those conditions, it should be an easy race to fill. Not this year. The racing office did not get enough entries and the race was scrapped. Not that any of this should come as a surprise. There is a glut of racing in the Mid-Atlantic states. When Colonial Downs opens on July 11, there will be eight Mid-Atlantic tracks running within a range of 400 miles. That's simply too much, and the result is too many small fields. When it comes down to it, horse racing is a product and too often the product we are offering to consumers simply isn't any good. For many of racing's problems, there really aren't any viable solutions. But with this there is a relatively easy fix. Turn back the clock and return to the days when tracks cooperated with one another and formed circuits. Combine two horse populations at one racetrack and the end result will be much better racing, bigger fields and a healthy increase in handle. The tracks most in need of a break are the ones in Maryland. They do well in the late fall, winter and early spring when there is less competition, but the summer cards at Laurel more often than not are lacking. On June 23, the feature races at Laurel had a three-horse field. A transition is underway in Maryland and the tracks are in the process of being taken over by a state-run agency, the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA), which will replace The Stronach Group. Veteran racetrack executive Corey Johnsen has been brought aboard as the interim CEO of the MTROA and he has not hidden his desire to cut a meaningful amount of dates from the Maryland schedule. If that were to happen, forming a circuit with either Delaware Park or Colonial Downs would make the most sense. “There are serious discussions between Maryland and other members in the Mid-Atlantic about creating breaks in the schedule,” Johnsen said. “That will allow for more competitive and entertaining racing throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The Maryland horsemen and the Maryland thoroughbred breeders understand that it's in the best interest of the industry to consider taking a break and working with the other tracks in the Mid-Atlantic.” Delaware Park used to be part of a circuit that also included Pimlico, Laurel and Bowie. When it opened in 1997, Colonial and the Maryland tracks worked together and Maryland shut down while Colonial operated. While racing in Maryland is virtually year-round, Delaware runs from Mid-May through mid-October. Meet somewhere in the middle with Delaware consolidating its meet to run from June 1 to August 31 while Laurel/Pimlico would be shut down during the period. To make this work, you're going to have to take care of the breeders. There's no reason why Maryland-bred races can't be part of the Delaware Park cards. Delaware and Maryland will also need to provide for free shipping between the two tracks. Yes, Delaware and Maryland horsemen will have fewer opportunities at their own tracks, but the consolidation of racing dates should yield significant purse increases. Every track in the Mid-Atlantic region receives either direct payments from slot machines, Historical Horse Racing Machines or government subsidies. That money makes up a large portion of the purse funds and it's not going anywhere. The purse pie stays the same, but the slices become bigger when they are divided up amongst fewer races. The same type of compromises could be worked out between Colonial and the MTROA. The other circuit that makes sense is Parx-Monmouth. Parx races year-round while the Monmouth meet this year is scheduled to run from May 11 to September 15. Cut the Monmouth schedule to run from Memorial Day to Labor Day and let Parx have the rest of the calendar. Both tracks race only three days a week and by joining forces, they likely could add at least one more day of racing. Two make something like this work at Monmouth, Laurel, Colonial and Parx, you're going to need the cooperation of the management teams at these racetracks, as well as the horsemen's groups. It's never easy to get so many factions on the same page in a sport where everybody is looking out for their own fiefdom. But if this is done right, the opportunities to race won't change and horsemen should be running for bigger purses. Everyone should be better off. A Quarter Horse Trainers Shows How to Get It Done Despite some quick workouts, a $650,000 price tag at OBS April and a stellar pedigree, the bettors largely ignored Mischief River (Into Mischief) in Saturday's first race at Los Alamitos. It's easy to see why. Probably very few bettors had ever heard of his trainer Jimmy Glenn Jr., and that's because he is a Quarter Horse trainer. But Glenn and his partner Chris Galpin decided they wanted to take a crack at winning some big Thoroughbred races and they bought two horses at the OBS sale. The other is a so-far-unraced filly by Frosted who cost $150,000. It's not easy to make such a quick transition from one breed to the other and Glenn also had to worry about a Bob Baffert first-time starter named Privman (Justify) who was made the even-money favorite. But Privman was no match for Mischief River, who beat the favorite by 1 1/2 lengths. “The race speaks for itself,” Glenn said. “And it worked out better than I could have imagined. We were really happy and felt so blessed that it worked out the way it did. I know Bob (Baffert) has a lot of class horses, but we felt like we had a good horse. It was fun to compete at that level with those guys. He's a really good horse and they are hard to find.” Glenn said the Aug. 11 GIII Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar will be next and he hopes to go from there to the GI Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 8. Kingsbarns Finally Living Up To His Potential When Kingsbarns (Uncle Mo) won his first three starts, including the GII Louisiana Derby, he appeared to be a horse that was well on his way to stardom. But he finished 14th in the GI Kentucky Deny and then was beaten as the 1-2 favorite in the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth. That was his last start of the year. Trained by Todd Pletcher, he picked things up this year, winning an allowance and then the GIII Ben Ali Stakes. Off that effort, he was made the 7-10 favorite in the GIII Pimlico Special but finished second, seemingly losing his momentum. He was starting to take on the reputation of an underachiever but that all changed Saturday at Churchill Downs, where he won his first Grade I race in the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes, which lured a quality field. “Obviously winning a Grade I is a tremendous accomplishment,” Pletcher said. “I think we've seen this year he's been able to settle better than when he was a 3-year-old and show that new dimension. He sat a perfect trip today and really kicked well when turning for home.” The older male handicap division is wide open, and Kingsbarns now belongs in the conversation when it comes to the best horses in his division. The post The Week In Review: As Short Fields Proliferate, It’s Time To Go Back To Circuits appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The G1 Prix Morny at Deauville on Sunday, August 18 has been identified as the “obvious target” for Rashabar (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) after he defied odds of 80-1 to gain a first career victory in the G2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. Beaten in two previous starts at Newbury and Chester, Rashabar found significant improvement to come out on top in a field of 22 for Ascot's premier two-year-old contest, showing a good attitude to hold on by a nose having raced away from the other principals. It was a poignant win for Sam Sangster–manager for owners Manton Thoroughbreds–as Rashabar carried the famous colours which once belonged to his father, Robert Sangster, who enjoyed top-level success with star names such as The Minstrel, Golden Fleece and Rodrigo De Triano. “It was an incredible day and a proud moment for me to have a winner on the big stage in dad's silks,” Sangster summed up. “It was a very special moment to have that winner knowing what those colours mean to people both inside and outside of racing. “The warmth I felt from inside the racing community and those outside was something very, very special and something I will remember for the rest of my life.” Reflecting on Rashabar's performance, Sangster added, “It came as a surprise, but it wasn't a surprise at the same time. We went into the race full of confidence, really from Newbury [on debut], that he was the right sort of horse for the race. “Everything at Chester didn't really go to plan with the draw and the way he was slowly away, but he did the fastest sectional in the final furlong. Sean Levey made an interesting point that going round Chester is like having two runs and he was quite right as the horse came on mentally. As long as Brian [Meehan, trainer] and the team were happy, it was always all systems go.” It's been 10 years since The Wow Signal (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) became the last winner of the Coventry to follow up in the Prix Morny, but Meehan certainly knows what calibre of horse it takes to win the race having been successful with Bad As I Wanne Be (Ire) in 2000 and Arcano (Ire) 2009. “Rashabar gets a free entry into the Phoenix Stakes and he has an entry in the National Stakes, but for me the obvious target, all being well, is to go to France for the Prix Morny,” said Sangster. “He carries the French premiums, so you are talking about a very big pot, and it is a well-known stomping ground for horses that have come out of the Coventry. It is also a stallion-making race, which is what we are dreaming of with him.” The post Deauville Next for Rashabar After Poignant Royal Ascot Success appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Reversing Epsom form with Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}–Frequential {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) relished the more straightforward nature of the galloping Curragh track on Sunday to provide Aidan O'Brien with a remarkable 16th G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Third in the Derby, the 13-8 second favourite was always going to be better suited by this test particularly after all the rain on Saturday and enjoyed the perfect trip under Ryan Moore tracking the stable's two pace-setters. Briefly swamped by the 6-4 market-leader Ambiente Friendly approaching two out, Los Angeles was back alongside as they went toe-to-toe to the furlong pole and from there his excess stamina told. At the line, the winner had 3/4 of a length to spare over Sunway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), with Ambiente Friendly emptying to be a further half length behind in third. There was just a neck to the race's hard-luck story in fourth, with the unexposed Matsuri (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) denied a clear run for virtually all of the last three furlongs. Ambiente Friendly's rider Rab Havlin confirmed the visual and sectional impression of the Derby runner-up's closing effort. “He didn't really let the bit go, even off a good pace and the red light was starting to come on at the furlong pole,” he explained. “I needed the line in the end, so possibly it's back to a mile and a quarter now.” LOS ANGELES is SO TOUGH Los Angeles reverses Epsom form with Ambiente Friendly to win the @DDFRacing Irish Derby for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore. @curraghrace | @coolmorestud | @Ballydoyle pic.twitter.com/fxkoxHMbwz — Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 30, 2024 The post Camelot’s Los Angeles Gives O’Brien a 16th Irish Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is often a battle of the stalwarts, those that fall a notch under the elite and it was the turn of Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}–Mondelice {GB}, by Montjeu {Ire}) to enjoy his moment in the limelight after Sunday's renewal. Back up to a barely-tried mile and a half having finished third over the trip last time in the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly, Mohamed Obaida's 6-year-old was buried under cover early by Tom Marquand awaiting the instruction. Given the office approaching the furlong pole, the William Haggas-trained 7-1 shot took the measure of Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman {GB}) from there to score by 1 3/4 lengths, with Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) a further neck away in third. Dubai Honour scorches home against the rail to clinch his first European Group 1 in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud…@TomMarquand | @WilliamHaggas pic.twitter.com/6qaMXIshqo — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 30, 2024 Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France GRAND PRIX DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, €400,000, Saint-Cloud, 6-30, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:30.30, g/s. 1–DUBAI HONOUR (IRE), 128, g, 6, by Pride Of Dubai (Aus) 1st Dam: Mondelice (GB), by Montjeu (Ire) 2nd Dam: Compelling (Ire), by Kingmambo 3rd Dam: Damson (Ire), by Entrepreneur (GB) (110,000 gns Ylg '19 TAOCT). O-Mohamed Obaida; B-Macha Bloodstock & Meridian International SARL (IRE); T-William Haggas; J-Tom Marquand. €228,560. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Aus, SW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-HK, 24-8-4-2, €3,987,921. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Feed The Flame (GB), 128, c, 4, Kingman (GB)–Knyazhna (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). TDN Rising Star. (€270,000 Ylg '21 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Lordship Stud & Clear Light SAS (GB); T-Pascal Bary. €91,440. 3–Point Lonsdale (Ire), 128, h, 5, Australia (GB)–Sweepstake (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (575,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €45,720. Margins: 1 3/4, NK, 3/4. Odds: 7.30, 5.10, 4.60. Also Ran: Iresine (Fr), Zarir (Ire), Sevenna's Knight (Ire), Outbox (GB). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Grand Prix Glory For Dubai Honour 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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Hamburg avoided a clash with Sunday's knockout phase of soccer's European Championships and its early-bird programme featured the €55,000 G3 Sparkasse Holstein Cup (Hamburger Stuten Meile) as the opening day highlight of the venue's G1 Deutsches Derby festival. This year's renewal of the one-mile staging post played host to a match-up of Classic distaffers, with last term's G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) third Sea The Lady (Fr) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) eyeballing this year's G2 German 1000 Guineas third Three Havanas (Ger) (Havana Grey {GB}–Three Ducks {GB}, by Diktat {GB}) in a 10-runner field. It was the latter, with her tactical speed a key factor here, who claimed bragging rights for the sophomore generation and made all to register a belated first black-type triumph. Three Havanas, a Henk Grewe trainee, was greased lightning from the outside gate and seized an immediate lead. In command throughout and clear by halfway, the 33-10 second choice was stirred into action passing the two pole and kept on strongly in the latter stages to comforably hold the stakes-placed Armira (Ger) (Muhaarar {GB}) by 1 1/2 lengths. Sea The Lady fared best of the remainder and ran on well inside the final quarter-mile to finish 2 3/4 lengths further adrift in third. The winner's former stablemate Muskoka (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) annexed the 2023 renewal of this contest en route to Diana glory at Dusseldorf. “[Gestut Karlshof's] Holger [Faust] explicitly told me that we must make the running, or at least be in the leading group, and our only real concern was the [one-mile] trip,” revealed in-form jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen, who is Germany's leading rider this year. “Keeping her along the rail throughout really helped her and she responded well in the straight. She is a high-class performer and has confirmed as much in each of her races. She has improved with every run and, hopefully, there is more to come.” Pedigree Notes Three Havanas, who also ran second in last season's G2 Premio Dormello, becomes the ninth pattern-race winner for her sire and the first out of a dual-winning half-sister to Listed Prix de Boulogne-winning G2 Prix Noailles third Thames (Fr) (Fabulous Dancer) and Listed Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes victrix Three Wrens (Ire) (Second Empire {Ire}). Descendants of her second dam Three Terns (Arctic Tern) also include G1 Al Quoz Sprint victor The Right Man (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and stakes-winning G3 Legacy Cup (Arc Trial) third Tashaar (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). The March-foaled homebred's third dam is G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, G1 Prix Saint-Alary and G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Three Troikas (Fr) (Lyphard). G3 Sparkasse Holstein Cup (Hamburger Stuten Meile) over 1600m THREE HAVANAS (Havana Grey) ARMIRA (Muhaarar) SEA THE LADY (Sea The Moon) THREE HAVANAS is bred and owned by Gestüt Karlshof, trained by Henk Grewe and was ridden by @ThoreHammer pic.twitter.com/jnE1KDoxpG — Luis Kimmel (@Lskmml_) June 30, 2024 Sunday, Hamburg, Germany SPARKASSE HOLSTEIN CUP (HAMBURGER STUTEN MEILE)-G3, €55,000, Hamburg, 6-30, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT, 1:42.13, g/s. 1–THREE HAVANAS (GER), 118, f, 3, by Havana Grey (GB) 1st Dam: Three Ducks (GB), by Diktat (GB) 2nd Dam: Three Terns, by Arctic Tern 3rd Dam: Three Troikas (Fr), by Lyphard 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€80,000 Ylg '22 BBAGO). O/B-Gestut Karlshof (GER); T-Henk Grewe; J-Thore Hammer-Hansen. €32,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Ity, 8-3-1-1, €177,500. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Armira (Ger), 126, f, 4, Muhaarar (GB)–Artistica (Ger), by Areion (Ger). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Gestut Brummerhof (GER); T-Peter Schiergen. €12,000. 3–Sea The Lady (Fr), 128, f, 4, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Blumenfee (Ger), by Soldier Hollow (GB). (€300,000 3yo '23 ARQDEC). O-Mme Rebecca Hillen; B-Avatara SA (FR); T-Christopher Head. €6,000. Margins: 1HF, 2 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 3.30, 8.20, 2.30. Also Ran: Emily (Ger), Hope And Believe (Ire), Pacifica (Swi), Navare (Ger), Royal Night (Ger), Namoa (GB), Wild Perfection (Ger). The post German Guineas Third Three Havanas Delivers Knockout Punch in Hamburg’s Stuten Meile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ballydoyle representative Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Immortal Verse {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}) finished the right side of a short-head verdict tackling six furlongs at the Curragh in May and pounced late over the same course and distance to garner a record-equalling 14th renewal of Sunday's G2 GAIN Railway Stakes for Aidan O'Brien. The victory moved O'Brien alongside legendary former Ballydoyle incumbent Vincent O'Brien on the honours board. The Aug. 10 G1 Phoenix Stakes and Sept. 15 G1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes entry was sluggish from the traps and trailed all four rivals through the initial fractions of this black-type bow. Coming under pressure to reduce arrears soon after passing halfway, the 8-1 outsider-of-five made relentless headway inside the final quarter-mile and kept on powerfully to deny British raider The Strikin Viking (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) by a half-length nearing the line. The duo finished 3 1/4 lengths clear of the G3 Marble Hill Stakes victor and G2 Norfolk Stakes third Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), who kept on well once headed to hold Henri Matisse's stablemate Tunbridge Wells (Ire) (No Nay Never) by a head for third. Pedigree Notes Henri Matisse becomes pattern-race winner number 29 for his sire and the third for Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), whose career highlights include victories in the G1 Coronation Stakes and G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois. Immortal Verse topped the sheets at Tattersalls' 2013 December Mares sale when knocked down for 4,700,000gns. She is the leading performer out of stakes-winning G3 Prix Fille de l'Air runner-up Side Of Paradise (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), whose descendants include stakes-winning G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes runner-up Roseman (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Side Of Paradise is a full-sister to Listed Rose Bowl Stakes winner Flowerdrum (Ire) as well as being a half-sister to multiple Group 1-winning sire Last Tycoon (Ire) (Try My Best), G3 Prix du Bois victrix The Perfect Life (Ire) (Try My Best) and dual G3 Goldene Peitsche-winning sire Astronef (Ire) (Be My Guest). Side Of Paradise is also kin to the stakes-placed dam of G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Valentine Waltz (Ire) (Be My Guest) and G1 Matron Stakes victrix Sense Of Style (Thunder Gulch). Black-type descendants of Henri Matisse's third dam Mill Princess (Ire) (Mill Reef) include top-level winners Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Hydrangea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), The United States (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Tie Black (Ire) (Machiavellian). Immortal Verse, who has a weanling colt by Justify to come, is also the dam of G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Tenebrism (Caravaggio) and G2 Airlie Stud Stakes victrix Statuette (Justify). Henri Matisse gets up to beat The Strikin Viking in the GAIN Railway Stakes under an excellent ride from @waynemlordan for trainer Aidan O'Brien! pic.twitter.com/i6yeoKJGQf — The Curragh Racecourse (@curraghrace) June 30, 2024 Sunday, Curragh, Ireland GAIN RAILWAY S.-G2, €120,000, Curragh, 6-30, 2yo, 6fT, 1:11.72, gd/yl. 1–HENRI MATISSE (IRE), 131, c, 2, by Wootton Bassett (GB) 1st Dam: Immortal Verse (Ire) (G1SW-Eng & Fr, $1,053,873), by Pivotal (GB) 2nd Dam: Side Of Paradise (Ire), by Sadler's Wells 3rd Dam: Mill Princess (Ire), by Mill Reef 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd; B-Immortal Verse Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Wayne Lordan. €72,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $93,148. *1/2 to Tenebrism (Caravaggio), G1SW-Eng & Fr, SW & G1SP-Ire, $662,772; and Statuette (Justify), GSW-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–The Strikin Viking (Ire), 131, c, 2, Inns Of Court (Ire)–Asmeen (Ire), by Shamardal. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (65,000gns 2yo '24 TATGBU). O-Middleham Park Racing LXXIX; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Kevin Ryan. €24,000. 3–Arizona Blaze (GB), 131, c, 2, Sergei Prokofiev–Liberisque (GB), by Equiano (Fr). (36,000gns Wlg '22 TADEWE; £82,000 Ylg '23 GOFFUK). O-Amo Racing Ltd & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Andrew Bengough & Partners (GB); T-Adrian Murray. €12,000. Margins: HF, 3 1/4, HD. Odds: 8.00, 3.50, 6.00. Also Ran: Tunbridge Wells (Ire), Principality (Ire). Scratched: Red Evolution (Ire), The Parthenon (Ire). The post Wootton Bassett’s Henri Matisse Secures Record-Equalling 14th Railway for Aidan O’Brien appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Christopher Head trainee Angeal (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Curvy {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}), a €110,000 Goffs Orby daughter of GI E. P. Taylor Stakes victrix and G1 Irish Oaks third Curvy, continued on a winning roll and went two-for-two in Sunday's seven-furlong €34,000 Prix Amber Rama at Saint-Cloud. 1st-Saint-Cloud, €34,000, Cond, 6-30, 2yo, 7fT, 1:27.43, g/s. ANGEAL (IRE) (f, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB}–Curvy {GB} {GISW-Can, GSW & G1SP-Ire, GSW-Eng, $555,392}, by Galileo {Ire}), who graduated over six furlongs here in her May 20 debut last time, broke sharply from the outside gate and accepted a tow in second after the initial strides of this return. Bustled along off the home turn, the 9-10 favourite was ridden to tackle long-time leader Imparable (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) with 300 metres remaining and kept on strongly under continued urging to assert by 1 1/2 lengths as that rival lost second to Supido (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}) on the line. Angeal, a half-sister to GIII Cecil B DeMille Stakes runner-up Caisson (War Front) and a yearling filly by Siyouni (Fr), is the sixth of seven foals and one of three winners out of GI E. P. Taylor Stakes victrix and G1 Irish Oaks third Curvy (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). Curvy, herself kin to dual Group 1-winning sire Power (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), is a granddaughter of G3 Prestige Stakes-winning matriarch Glatisant (GB) (Rainbow Quest). Sales history: €110,000 Ylg '23 GOFORB. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €32,000. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Christophe Brun, Ecurie Normandy Spirit & Gerard Larrieu; B-Coolmore Stud (IRE); T-Christopher Head. Prix Amber Rama Saint Cloud – 2 ans – 1400m – 5 Pts – Bon Souple (3.3) Angeal (Ire) (Wootton Bassett (Gb) @coolmorestud – Curvy (Gb) par Galiléo (Ire)) A.Lemaitre @lemaitre60LA@HeadRacing1 Brun/normandy Spirit/larrieu@coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/n9dHabO66a — French and International Horse Racing (@Vincenzo0612) June 30, 2024 The post Daughter of Wootton Bassett Goes Two-For-Two at Saint-Cloud appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Dog Penalties JEROME BALE | Southland 24 June; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. PORTLAND BEN | Waikato 27 June; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial at Cambridge. The post 24-30 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Driver Penalties D Butcher | Auckland 27 June; use of whip; fined $300. S Trotter | NZ Metropolitan 28 June; careless driving; suspended 29 June – 14 July inclusive. S Ottley | NZ Metropolitan 28 June; careless driving; fined $300. J Dunn | NZ Metropolitan 28 June; contacted track markers; fined $100. D Morrison | NZ Metropolitan 28 June; breach of push out rule; suspended 29 June – 7 July inclusive. C DeFilippi | NZ Metropolitan 30 June; use of whip; suspended 6-12 July inclusive. C Dalgety | NZ Metropolitan 30 June; contacted track markers; fined $100. M Holbrough | NZ Metropolitan 30 June; use of whip; suspended 1-12 July inclusive. Trainer Penalty M Jones | Non raceday dated 21 June; misconduct; fined $1,000. Horse Penalties MEDINA MAGIC | Auckland 27 June; slow recovery; veterinary clearance required. VERY MAJESTIC | NZ Metropolitan 28 June; bucked in running and lame following race; must complete trial and veterinary clearance required. C C ARDEN | NZ Metropolitan 28 June; lame; veterinary clearance required. SLY TRICKS | Winton 29 June; late scratching on veterinary advice; veterinary clearance required. HIT THE LIGHTS | Winton 29 June; muscle soreness and slow recovery; veterinary clearance required. The post 24-30 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

What Sha Tin Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong When Monday, July 1, 2024 First Race 4pm HKT (6pm AEST) Visit Dabble Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin for a rare Monday meeting, serving up a competitive 11-part program. The rail is in the B position throughout the afternoon, and although there’s rainfall predicted to hit the track, it should not have any major affect on the Good 4 surface. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 4pm local time. Best Bet at Sha Tin: Gorgeous Win Gorgeous Win tackles the 1400m for the first time in the Class 2 Reunification Cup and appears primed for a return to the winners’ enclosure. The son of Press Statement has hit the line well across his last three starts over 1200m, finding the minor money on all three occasions against some of Hong Kong’s best sprinters. The only question mark is the step-up in trip, but with Lyle Hewitson likely to gain the gun run from barrier seven, Gorgeous Win should get every chance to add a fourth win on the resume. Best Bet Race 6 – #9 Gorgeous Win (7) 3yo Gelding | T: Danny Shum | J: Lyle Hewitson (53.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Sha Tin: Super Infinity Back-to-back minor placings should have Super Infinity ready to peak in this wide-open Class 4 contest. The Mark Newnham-trained gelding has impressed in his two starts to date, closing off well over 1200m. The 1400m should be ideal for this progressive three-year-old, and provided Hugh Bowman can hold a position from barrier five, it would come as a shock if Super Infinity wasn’t figuring in this. Next Best Race 9 – #3 Super Infinity (5) 3yo Gelding | T: Mark Newnham | J: Hugh Bowman (59.5kg) Bet with Bet365 Best Value at Sha Tin: Solid Win Although he was beaten by six lengths on debut, Solid Win caught the eye as he burst through the wire at Sha Tin on May 19. He was no match for Glory Elite and Lucy In The Sky, but the form has stacked up, with the quinella pair going on to win again. He might need some luck from barrier nine, but with an each-way price available with online bookmakers, Solid Win should give followers a sight in the first leg of the quaddie. Best Value Race 8 – #5 Solid Win (9) 3yo Gelding | T: Ricky Yiu | J: Andrea Atzeni (58kg) Bet with Picklebet Hong Kong Monday quaddie picks Sha Tin quadrella selections Monday, July 1, 2024 1-4-5-7-8 1-2-3-11-12 4-5-7-9-10 1-3-4-6-9 Horse racing tips
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Promising winter galloper Tobias provided Tony Dravitzki with the highlight of his training career so far in Saturday’s Vintech Pacific Poverty Bay Cup (1600m) at Hastings. Tobias has rapidly risen through the grades in recent months, going from placing at Rating 65 grade in April to winning back-to-back Rating 75’s, presenting the opportunity to contest the $55,000 feature. Dravitzki often has engaged apprentice jockeys to decrease the diminutive gelding’s impost and four-kilogram claimer Elle Sole brought his weight down to just 50kg, placing him a key hope at $3.90 with consistent galloper Belle’s Echo closing favourite at $3. Sole pressed forward from the outside barrier of seven and sat three-wide early before taking up the pace making role alongside Hacksaw Ridge. Tobias looked to be under pressure turning for home, but in the six-year-old’s customary style, he was in for the fight and lifted strongly to edge out Hacksaw Ridge by a half-head at the post. Dravitzki was rapt to pick up the feature flat event on the Hastings card, after feeling relatively confident prior to the race. “That was easily the highest stake I’ve ever had a horse compete in, so to win it was just unbelievable really,” he said. “I was feeling pretty confident with the big pull in the weights that he had, and how well he had done since his last race. He was really full of himself in the morning, so I was hopeful he would put a good run in. “That was the way he had won his last two races and the idea was to take a trail if the speed was on, but Elle said there was no way he was going to trail, he just wanted to go so she let him. “Tobias can’t carry big weights, hence why five of his six wins have come with apprentice riders. Ciel Butler won three on him as well, then Elle had the four-kilo claim so she got the ride. She’s always keen to help out at the Taranaki jump-outs and is very nice girl to deal with.” The Stratford trainer considered the likes of the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) and the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) for Tobias in the coming months, but has opted to send him for a spell as Dravitzki also heads away for a holiday. “I’m taking my family on holiday in a weeks’ time, and I think he has earned a holiday himself so he’ll probably have three or four weeks out in the paddock,” he said. “We’ll decide when we get back what his next plan will be.” Dravitzki bred the son of Complacent alongside his brother John and brother-in-law Ian McCaul, who are all in the ownership of the gelding who has now earned $110,027 in stakes in 24 starts. “It is very satisfying when you breed, own and train the horse to win a race like that, it was a real highlight,” he said. “This is a lifetime thrill for myself, John and Ian, we intend to get together and celebrate this week as we do after each win because we know how hard it is to get them. “Tobias has been through the mill with injuries over the years, mostly self-inflicted. Nothing too serious, but even the breaker said he was the toughest he’s ever broken in. “My current farrier Liam Newton does a fantastic job with him, he had an issue of hitting himself when he galloped but Liam seems to have fixed that up. “I also have to thank my track rider Shannon Coull, she is very reliable and a very good rider. She has been riding for me since I got back into training about seven or eight years ago.” Tobias is out of the trio’s Zabeel mare Zabolta, who has produced two foals to race and is currently back in foal to Grangewilliam Stud sire The Bold One. “Tobias had two older sisters that were both just too small and too slow, but the mare this year is in the foal to The Bold One, which we are really chuffed about,” Dravitzki said. “I do enjoy the breeding, but it’s pretty easy to get a paddock full of horses so I’ve limited myself down to just one or two broodmares a year now.” View the full article

Consistent southern mare Fiery Red (NZ) (Iffraaj) relished the testing conditions at Wingatui on Sunday, collecting top honours in the Grand Casino R80 1600. The Iffraaj mare has been a reliable performer for Sophie Price since entering her stable in 2021, winning six races in 33 attempts prior to Sunday’s contest, where she was light in the market drifting to $4 while Anticipate and Gintys Girl were backed into favouritism. Local apprentice Ruvanesh Muniandy decreased Fiery Red’s top-weight to 56kg and settled her quietly in midfield, allowing Gintys Girl and Sadler’s Lass to set a strong tempo up-front. The pacemakers began to tire on the home turn and Fiery Red hit the lead, holding out a strong challenge from the well-performed Taramea Lad to score by 1 ¾ lengths. Price was complementary of Muniandy’s efforts after the race, which was the first of his three winning rides on the card with Aglow and Hakaharry also saluting. “She couldn’t have been ridden any better, he did exactly what we told him to,” Price said. “I was a little bit concerned it may have been a bit too wet for her because she’s not a real wet tracker, but she’s won really well and has pulled up well afterwards.” The meeting is the last at Wingatui for the season and with racing wrapped up in Southland as well this term, Price is unsure where she will take the six-year-old next. “My plan originally was to go to Timaru and then up to Ashburton this Thursday, but with the first meeting being canned we came here today instead,” she said. “She’s not a horse that can back-up straight away so we won’t be going to Ashburton, but there is an option at Oamaru so I’ll see how she comes through this race and go from there. “If she strikes a really wet track like Oamaru was the other day, she may struggle a little so I’m sitting on the fence at the moment.” Fiery Red was bred by Chequers Stud in Cambridge, and has surpassed $105,000 in stakes earnings for connections. “She’s a typical red-head and a bit fiery so she lives up to her name, but she is a wee honey and has gotten better with age,” Price said. “I got her from Mark Fraser-Campin, I got in contact with him to see if he had any he wanted to lease out and she had just had a trial at that stage. She came down and won her first start with us. “I get quite a few horses from Mark, he’s been really good to me over the years and he sent another two down recently. One is called Stormy Belle, and another that is an unnamed Belardo three-year-old so hopefully we can get them up and going for next season.” Sunday’s success was Price’s eighth for the season, her highest total to date with 57 starters. “I’m really pleased with my season, it was the most wins I’ve had in a season so that’s pretty cool and all the horses have done their job,” she said. View the full article

The connections of Full Tilt (NZ) (Charm Spirit) have been left wondering what might have been in her own racing career, but they have no doubt that her Group One pedigree and talent will make her a real drawcard in the 2024 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus. The filly was bred by Dean Hawkins and Nick Hewson, who shared ownership with a large syndicate. She is by Charm Spirit out of the stakes-performed mare She’s Slinky (NZ) (Handsome Ransom), which makes her a half-sister to Hawkins and Hewson’s Group One winner Lickety Split (NZ) (Turn Me Loose). Lickety Split’s 11-start career is headed by an outstanding win in the Group One Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie as a two-year-old. She also placed in the Group Two Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) and Group Three Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). Lickety Split was trained by Andrew Forsman, who also oversaw the career of her talented half-sister. Full Tilt showed real promise as a two-year-old, placing in two of her first three starts behind the likes of subsequent stakes performers Viva Vienna (NZ) (All Too Hard), Ethereal Star (Snitzel) and Solidify (NZ) (Redwood). She later finished a gallant fifth in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1200m) on an unsuitable Heavy8 track. “She certainly had a lot of ability, and Andrew rated her as one of his best two-year-olds,” Hawkins said. “She raced on a very wet track that autumn and finished fifth in a stakes race, and then she had a hairline fracture after that as well. Andrew was of the opinion that we never saw the best of her afterwards. “She’s owned by a massive syndicate including our vet, Andrew’s parents, Nick’s cousins, some various other family and friends and a couple of people who also raced Lickety Split. With such a large syndicate involved, it’s just been decided that we’ll sell her unreserved, and this sale was picked as the best place to put her on the market. “Being a half-sister to a Group One winner gives her plenty of appeal as a broodmare prospect. There’s also quite a bit going on in the family. Lickety Split is in foal to Anamoe, and we sold her half-brother by Circus Maximus for $200,000 at the Karaka yearling sale earlier this year. I believe the half-sister Kayden’s Joy (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) was bred to The Autumn Sun last spring. So it’s a family that has a fair bit going on and has the potential to develop further. “Nick and I bought She’s Slinky together and we’ve had a huge amount of fun breeding Lickety Split and then this filly Full Tilt. We’re looking forward to following her progress.” Full Tilt is one of a host of quality off the track fillies and mares in the 58 Lot 2024 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding is now open and the first lot closes from 7pm on July 10. View the full article

Although understandably a little tired after making the long trip from their Waverley base to Hastings and back yesterday, both trainer Erin Hocquard and her rising star Spencer (NZ) (Derryn) were feeling satisfied about a job well done. The four-year-old Derryn gelding continues to impress as he took his current winning streak to three for Hocquard when he passed his biggest test to date in taking out the Taradale Club Handicap (1200m) at his first try in open company. Hocquard was nervous before the race as to how the star of her six-horse stable would handle the challenge, but was left in no doubt he has more to give as he out-toughed Samoot, Old Town Road and Durham in a stirring four-way finish to the contest. “I was a bit worried about the test for him and the track before the race as at one stage earlier in the week there was some talk the meeting may not go ahead with all the rain around,” Hocquard said. “As it turned out the track was perfect, and he came through with flying colours. “Lisa (Allpress, rider) said he just puffed himself up in the birdcage and went down to the start like he owned the place and when it got tight in the last 200m he just refused to lie down. “It was another 1200m race and I know he has won over 1400m, so I wasn’t worried about him being strong at the end, but the way he put them away was very heartening. “He doesn’t seem to have been bothered by it all as when I took him out of his box this morning, he pig rooted all the way down to his paddock and was pretty happy with himself. “He can be a little quirky at times and he spent the whole time in the swab box walking around trying to headbutt me as he thinks that is fun, but while he is a happy horse I’m certainly not complaining.” Hocquard will now turn her sights to a pair of stakes features which will present a new set of challenges for both horse and trainer over the next month. “He is entered for the Winter Cup down at Riccarton and will most likely need one more race before we go there,” she said. “He had three weeks between runs this time and if we do the same again then the Opunake Cup (Listed, 1400m) looks ideal for him as it would be three weeks to that and then a fortnight to the Winter Cup. “The trip to Riccarton will be a big one for him and I am worried about it along with some things closer to home including who will look after my horses here while I’m away, but racing people are very generous and I’m sure someone will step up to help me out. “Win, lose or draw I’m sure it will be a good experience for us both.” TAB Bookmakers were suitably impressed by the performance and quickly shortened his odds to become the $8 equal favourite with Justaskme for the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 127th Winter Cup (1600m) on 3 August. Bred and raced by members of Taranaki’s well-known Schumacher family, Spencer has now won five of his thirteen starts and over $118,000 in prizemoney. View the full article

The maiden hurdlers put on a thrilling spectacle in the opening two races at Hastings on Saturday, with the first of a pair of photo finishes won by promising local jumper Dictation (NZ) (Tavistock). Paul Nelson and Corrina McChief Stipeal have a stellar record at the annual Hawke’s Bay Hunt meeting, winning at least one race on the card every year since 2019 and they were swift in picking up the Birchleigh Polo Club Maiden Hurdle (2500m). A son of Tavistock, Dictation collected a pair of victories on the flat in 2022 and made a commendable debut over the fences at Te Aroha earlier this month, finishing a close-up second to Jesko. Heading to Hastings, he was rated a $3.60 second-favourite behind a strongly-backed Semper Magico ($2.20), who was on jumping debut after nine victories and a stakes placing on the flat. Semper Magico’s inexperience was evident from the opening fence where he was wayward, but soon settled into stride under Portia Matthews while Dictation was all business up-front in the hands of Hamish McNeill. Dictation sat outside Rakanui through the mid-stages while Semper Magico tracked quietly in behind, and as the pressure came on at the 300m, the two favourites set to fight it out in a head-bobbing battle, with Dictation getting his head down to score by the barest of margins over Semper Magico. McNeill was thrilled to prevail in the photo-finish, earning his seventh win for the training combination. “He gave me a great feel at Te Aroha but just ran into a nice one in Jesko with (Shaun) Fannin,” he said. “He’s a lovely horse, he jumped perfectly and he did get the last a little bit wrong, but he’s tough and I rode him home. “It (Semper Magico) is going to be a nice jumper for the future and has plenty of flat form, but you can’t beat Paul on Hawke’s Bay day.” Bred by the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, Dictation is out of a Volksraad mare Solo, and was purchased for $20,000 by Nelson on gavelhouse.com in 2022 for the I See Red Syndicate after starting his career under Glen Harvey. “We were rapt with the run, it was only his second hurdle race so he did it pretty nicely. The way he fought back was extra good,” Nelson said. “We’re finding it hard to plan another start with him because the meetings and venues are getting changed so often, so no one really knows where we’re going yet. We’ll just have to see what comes up.” Saturday also marked 20 years since Nelson claimed his first success training for the syndicate at the Hawke’s Bay meeting, with Just A Swagger winning the maiden hurdle contest in 2004 before going on to win two Grand National Hurdles (4200m) and a Grand National Steeplechase (5600m). The stable went close to claiming their third Te Whangai Romneys Hawke’s Bay Hurdles (3100m) since joining forces with Taika, who pushed star hurdler Berry The Cash all the way in the feature to go down by a half-head. “We were very pleased with him, Berry The Cash has shown he is a pretty useful horse and it was only Taika’s second run, while he had another two races (Awapuni and Waikato) that he had won this year. He was pretty forward,” Nelson said. “We’ll probably keep him and Nedwin (stablemate) separate going forward, getting two riders for one race is a bit difficult but we’ll have to see what we can do.” Nelson was pleased with how the Hastings track held up despite recent torrid weather conditions on the East Coast of the North Island resulting in a true heavy 10. “The track appeared to play pretty fairly both on and off the rail all day, and I thought it looked good. There was a bit of top coming off but it definitely didn’t get too muddy,” he said. View the full article

Dave Blackie is still coming down to earth after Sound Of Silence (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) delivered a phenomenal first training victory for the Cambridge horseman at Te Aroha on Thursday. A seven-year-old by Roc De Cambes, Sound Of Silence was on debut over the steeplechase fences after having a pair of fitness runs on the flat and a steeplechase trial at Cambridge this campaign, and was rated a $24 chance in the hands of Jay Kozaczek. Kozaczek settled the gelding back in the field through the running before storming into contention nearing the second-last fence, where Sound Of Silence found a spectacular closing surge to make the final margin 11 ¼ lengths to Pontardawe. A long-time jumps racing enthusiast, Blackie was having his first runner over the fences and admitted he had not anticipated such a big result. “I’m still buzzing, it was unbelievable. It’ll take me a few weeks to come back down to earth after this one,” he said. “I was hopeful he would run top-five on Thursday, but never in my wildest dreams did I think he could win, let alone like that. “Jay rode a very patient race, and he said that when he asked him for an effort at the 600m he just kept giving, and he will go further. “I spoke to Shaun Phelan afterwards, and he said on a run like that and knowing he can go a lot further, you have to consider the Northern, but it’s very much one step at a time. “At the moment he’s a very happy, fit horse and it’s a matter of keeping him that way. We’ll probably get a race on the flat in and go back to Te Aroha again in four weeks’ time. Shaun suggested getting a run in at Te Rapa would be beneficial with the crossings and the mix of brush and live fences, so we’ll see if something comes up.” Although the win came at such a surprise, Blackie noted several coincidences that made the victory seemingly meant to be at the Waikato venue. “His stable name is Buck, named after Buck Shelford because I always thought for a good steeplechaser, you had to have to be as tough as him,” he said. “As it turned out, a bit of an uncanny twist that Buck played number eight for the All Blacks and that was our number on Thursday. “Sound Of Silence came from a remade song by Disturbed, and it starts off slowly and finishes very strong, and that’s how he ran his race on Thursday. The commentator had written him off at the 600, but he came back and won by nearly 12 lengths.” In search of a jumping type, Blackie purchased Sound Of Silence for $3,000 on gavelhouse.com from breeders The Oaks Stud in 2019 after two unplaced two-year-old trials, and the path from there hasn’t always been smooth. “He was a big boned, immature type of horse that needed a bit of time,” Blackie said. “I didn’t know much about the Roc De Cambes, but his pedigree included Sentimental Miss who won the Oaks (Gr.1, 2400m), Complacent, who stands at Mapperley Stud and won a Group One in Australia, and Lucky Unicorn, who has produced several winter gallopers and jumpers. “When I did get him, I put him out on the hills in Kawhia for a year-and-a-half and he matured and grew. “He is a paddock horse, he can’t do boxes and has been pretty nervy at times, but that’s just the type of horse he is, it hasn’t been an easy road by any stretch of the imagination. “Last winter I had a lot of problems with his feet, he had a crack in the hoof that went up to his coronet. After struggling a bit with farriers, I found Ben van der Sande in Cambridge and he sorted him out so I can’t thank Ben enough for what he has done.” Blackie had initially sent Sound Of Silence to Matamata trainers Peter and Jessica Brosnan for two preparations, before taking out his license again last year and having the horse under his own name. “I had my license back in my twenties and had a jumper while I milked cows. Ron Cropp was the huntsman of Waikato when I was hunting there, and he had a great horse called Hunterville who won three Northerns, so I always had a lot of interest in the sport,” he said. “My grandfather had racehorses, he won an Auckland Cup and a couple of Avondale Cups, and he also bred a champion horse called Tulloch, who was inducted in the Racing Hall Of Fame after my grandfather had passed away. My father raced horses as well and my brother trains, but no one in the family had been interested in the jumpers before I got into it. “I train him (Sound Of Silence) out of Rivermonte Park in Cambridge, which was Mark Todd’s old place and Keith and Amanda Walker came out from the UK and brought it back up to a very high standard. “I’ve just got a regular day job, so after I finish work in the afternoons, I do his work. It’s got an 800m sand track with a hill, so he gets a bit of canter work up there. “I want to thank my wife Stephany who is a partner in Buck for the time I spend with him, especially the late nights after working during the day.” View the full article

What Gunnedah Races Where Gunnedah Jockey Club – 1 Wilkinson Rd, Gunnedah NSW 2380 When Monday, July 1, 2024 First Race 12:45pm AEST Visit Dabble Gunnedah is the destination for NSW racing on Monday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-race program is set for decision. The rail is out +3m between the 1000m to 380m markers, while the remainder is in the true position. The track is rated a Soft 6 at the time of acceptances, but with more rain likely to hit the course proper in the lead-up, punters should anticipate a possible downgrade prior to the opening event at 12:45pm local time. Best Bet at Gunnedah: Relentless Ruby Relentless Ruby is edging closer to a maiden success after a bold display at Tamworth on June 21. The daughter of Lonhro pinged the lids to lead on that occasion, attempting to make every post a winner, but was narrowly headed in the shadows of the post. She should get there much easier from gate six, and with a lack of genuine speed on paper, Relentless Ruby should get every chance to secure her first win at start 10. Best Bet Race 1 – #11 Relentless Ruby (6) 3yo Filly | T: Brett Cavanough | J: Braith Nock (57kg) -111.11 with PlayUp Next Best at Gunnedah: Red Duster Red Duster appears set to peak third-up into the campaign as she tackles a country maiden for the first time. The four-year-old has been outclassed at the provincial circuits but looks perfectly placed after holding ground at Newcastle on June 22. Mikayla Weir takes the reins from barrier one, and provided Red Duster can get clear from behind the leading pair at a crucial stage, this girl must be considered the one to beat. Next Best Race 3 – #2 Red Duster (1) 4yo Mare | T: Lou Mary | J: Mikayla Weir (58kg) +170 with Neds Best Value at Gunnedah: Outback Crumpet Outback Crumpet should appreciate getting back on firmer going in this BM58 contest after an unflattering performance at Dubbo on June 7. The daughter of Outreach didn’t handle the Heavy conditions on that occasion, unable to sprint on the bottomless track to be well beaten by 9.5 lengths. Her first-up effort was sensational at this course on May 26, and provided she can get back to her best third-up, the each-way price on offer with online bookmakers appears too big. Best Value Race 5 – #11 Outback Crumpet (3) 4yo Mare | T: Todd Howlett | J: Mikayla Weir (57kg) +1300 with Bet365 Gunnedah Races Quaddie Tips for July 1, 2024 Gunnedah quadrella selections Monday, July 1, 2024 1-2-3-4-6 2-5-11-14-15 1-7-8 1-4-11 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips
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Rider Penalties A Lawson-Carroll | Waikato 26 June; careless riding; suspended 30 June – 7 July inclusive C Barnes | Waikato 26 June; careless riding; suspended 30 June – 4 July inclusive. M McNab | Waikato 26 June; medical clearance required. N Downs | Te Aroha 27 June; use of whip; suspended 30 June – 7 July inclusive and fined $500. Y Atchamar | Canterbury 27 June; careless riding; suspended 5-12 July inclusive. D Tait | Canterbury 27 June; medical clearance required. T Davies | Otaki-Maori 28 June; use of whip; fined $500. M Singh | Otaki-Maori 28 June; use of whip; fined $250. K Myers | Whangarei 29 June; use of whip; fined $500. M Cameron | Whangarei 29 June; medical clearance required. T Davies | Hawke’s Bay 29 June; use of whip; fined $500. L Chief Stipelas | Hawke’s Bay 29 June; medical clearance required. K Chowdhoory | Otago 30 June; careless riding; suspended 7-12 July inclusive. A Najib | Otago 30 June; use of whip; suspended 1-11 July inclusive. D Tait | Otago 30 June; medical clearance required. Trainer Penalty J & K Parsons | Canterbury 27 June; incorrect gear; fined $50. Horse Penalties YAMAZAKI | Canterbury 27 June; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required. BELLE’S ECHO | Hawke’s Bay 29 June; possible wind issue; veterinary clearance required. The post 24-30 June 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article

Three-year-old bids to maintain perfect record in Monday’s Class Three Sportsmanship Handicap (1,200m) at Sha TinView the full article

Lone Warrior wins a maiden special weight race for Louisiana-breds June 29 at Evangeline Downs to give freshman stallion Lone Sailor his first winner as a sire.View the full article

Locked in a tight tussle for the trainers’ title, both handlers boast big numbers on Reunification RacedayView the full article

Implicated improved her record to two-for-two since moving to the barn of trainer Brendan Walsh with a 1 3/4-length victory over Canadian Horse of the Year Fev Rover in the CA$179,850 Nassau Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine June 29.View the full article

An overlooked Kingsbarns takes control in midstretch and powers home a convincing winner of the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) June 29 at Churchill Downs. View the full article