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In a renewal of the G1 Hong Kong Sprint that has several winning chances, at least one thing is for certain–they don’t have to worry about Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) for the first time in three years. With no such monsters around, a case can be made for at least half of today’s...
By T.D. Thornton One oft-repeated mantra about medication reform in Thoroughbred racing is that horsemen will follow the money. Oaklawn Park will attempt to test that theory in 2015 by paying a 10% bonus on top of the first-place purse value to horses who win without Lasix in their systems. The Arkansas track will open...
Kaleem Shah’s newest “TDN Rising Star” Dortmund (Big Brown) looks to solidify his spot among the soon-to-be sophomores in today’s GI Los Alamitos Futurity, formally run at Hollywood Park as the GI CashCall Futurity. The Bob Baffert pupil created plenty of buzz with his impressive debut victory going 6 1/2 panels at Santa Anita just one day after...
KENTUCKY BARGAINS If you still have mares in Kentucky not booked for 2015, here are four stallions listed at $10,000 and under which look to us like very good buys. All have been advertised lately in TDN, so no guarantees, as usual, that there are still seasons available; but if they are, here are our...
Divine Oath (Broken Vow), the lone sophomore in the field for yesterday’s GIII W. L. McKnight H., remained perfect in three appearances over this turf course and stamped himself one to watch for middle- to longer-distance tests in 2015. A maiden and allowance winner here last winter, Divine Oath failed to draw in off the also-eligibles...
by T.D. Thornton Today is the “universal birthdate” for all Thoroughbreds foaled in the Northern Hemisphere. Regardless of their actual foaling date, all racehorses turn a year older every time the calendar flips from December to January. Ever wonder how Jan. 1 came to be the standard? Like many of the sport’s long-accepted traditions, the...
With an eye on feature events coming up Sunday, Jan. 25, several of the top horses in Hong Kong took part in a specially added barrier trial up the 1000-meter straight course Tuesday morning at Sha Tin. One of several prepping for the newly upgraded G1 Stewards’ Cup, Able Friend (Aus) (Shamardal), who turned in one of...
Godolphin’s Australian juveniles have been firing bullets since the start to the 2014-15 season, knocking six wins and securing the top two spots in the betting for the G1 Golden Slipper Mar. 21. Furnaces (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) was the first to catch the eye when romping to a clear-cut victory at Rosehill, Oct. 25,...
By T.D. Thornton Barely two weeks into 2015, horse racing already has a candidate for scandal of the year: cobalt. Although the bluish metallic element whose name is derived from the German word for a demonic goblin has been linked to equine blood doping for at least two years, cobalt has rocketed to the top...
The 2014 Hong Kong Derby was won by Designs on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), and in Beauty Only (Ire), that Coolmore sire looks well positioned for a second consecutive winner of that domestic centerpiece. The blaze-faced bay made four starts in Italy under the care of trainer Stefano Botti, dropping his career debut before...
The finalists for Canada’s Sovereign Awards, which include 11 horse and five human categories, were announced yesterday by The Jockey Club of Canada. The Horse of the Year finalists and the winners in all categories will be announced at the 40th annual Sovereign Awards Party Apr. 10 at Woodbine Racetrack. It came as no surprise...
The first edition of the ITM Irish Stallion Trail got to a cold yet lively start on Thursday, with over 20 stud farms around the country opening their doors to breeders and visitors until Jan. 24. The operation has been modeled on France’s “Route des Etalons”, a scheme that sees most stallion farms in Normandy...