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Moyglare Stud’s Forgotten Rules (Ire) (Nayef), who lost his unbeaten record when third in last week’s G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, could make a quick return to the races in Sunday’s G3 Curragh Cup. Trainer Dermot Weld, who noted the 5-year-old gelding “bounced out of Ascot well,” said some rain in the lead-up would be necessary...
Finnegan (Ire) (Unbridled’s Song), the half-brother to Grade I winner Bodemeister (Empire Maker) who broke his maiden by five lengths on the Preakness undercard May 16, could take in the G2 Gimcrack S. Aug. 22. Owned by the Coolmore partners and Ice Wine Stables and trained by Wesley Ward, Finnegan was set to start in the...
An interesting field of seven will line up Saturday afternoon for Santa Anita’s GI Triple Bend S. Matson Racing’s San Onofre (Surf Cat) will try to break through with a win here after two consecutive runner-up efforts when stepped up to graded stakes in the Apr. 11 GII Kona Gold S. and May 25 GIII Los Angeles...
Saturday, Curragh, Ireland 150TH DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY-G1, €1,250,000, CUR, 6-27, 3yo, c/f, 12fT, 2:34.93, g/f. 1–#@&JACK HOBBS (GB), 126, c, 3, by Halling 1st Dam: Swain’s Gold, by Swain (Ire) 2nd Dam: Golden Pond (Ire), by Don’t Forget Me (Ire) 3rd Dam: Golden Bloom (Ire), by Main Reef (GB) (60,000gns Yrl ‘13 TATOCT)....
5th-GPX, $40,000, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 1:24 2/5, ft. +HARTFORD (c, 3, Tapit–Tempting Note {MSP}, by Editor’s Note) proved to be another promising sophomore for trainer Todd Pletcher with his successful unveiling yesterday. The $700,000 Keeneland September purchase, who was supported as the 1-2 pick off a solid Palm Meadows wortktab, broke in at the start and was...
SAN PEDRO S., $75,460, SAX, 1-20, 3yo, 6f, 1:08 4/5, ft. 1–#INDIANAPOLIS, 115, c, 3, by Medaglia d’Oro 1st Dam: Pretty ‘n Smart (GSP), by Beau Genius 2nd Dam: Charge D’affaires, by Vice Regent 3rd Dam: Office Affair, by Secretariat ($490,000 yrl ’12 FTSAUG). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Turner Breeders LLC (KY); T-Bob...
4th-GPX, $42,225, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42 3/5, ft. TOP BILLING (c, 3, Curlin–Parade Queen {GSW, $419,357}, by A.P. Indy) announced his presence with a “TDN Rising Star” worthy debut going six furlongs in the Laurel slop Dec. 6, then lost nothing in defeat after finishing a heart-breaking second with trouble to the well-regarded Commissioner...
AUSTRALIA CAMPAIGN FOR BYRON Dual Group 1-winning sprinter Gordon Lord Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}) is preparing for an Australian campaign that will include targets at inaugural running of The Championships in Sydney in April. The G1 Prix de la Foret and G1 Betfred Sprint Cup winner will first aim for the G1 George Ryder S. at Rosehill...
By Christie DeBernardis Karl Pergola’s Rprettyboyfloyd (Bluegrass Cat) hopes to break through Sunday in the seven-furlong GII San Vicente S. at Santa Anita. Despite the fact he has yet to earn his diploma, conditioner Denise Breuer believes he belongs in this six-horse field. “I like the horse,” Breuer, who also entered Rprettyboyfloyd in a maiden...
A TDN Op/Ed by Bill Finley I am asking the many of you celebrating the on-going unraveling of the synthetic surface era to pause for a moment and consider what this means for the future well-being and safety of the thousands of race horses that have no say in this matter. The answer: a...
by Jessica Martini Erik and Pavla Nygaard’s Thor-Bred Stables proved quick out of the gate when it was first established in the mid-2000s, with Grade I winner Rigoletta (Concerto) leading the way, but the economic downturn of 2008 caused the couple to cut back on their burgeoning breeding operation. As the economy improved, however,...
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert continued his assault on Oaklawn Park’s GII Rebel S. via a courageous performance by Watson, Pegram and Weitman’s Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday). The half-brother to these connections’ MGISW Executiveprivilege (First Samurai)–a sneaky-good fourth at third asking in the GII Risen Star S. Feb. 22–survived a claim of foul and stewards’ inquiry...