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CHEVELEY HERITAGE TO SHINE AT TATTS by Lucas Marquardt David and Patricia Thompson’s Cheveley Park Stud marches into Tattersalls December with an attractive, varied draft. Next week’s broodmare offerings include four daughters of Group 1 winners–two of whom are in foal to Cheveley Park’s star sire Pivotal (GB). Among 28 catalogued weanlings this week are...
The barrier draw for Sunday’s $4.4-million G1 Japan Cup was held Thursday afternoon in Tokyo, with veteran local heroes Just a Way (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}) and Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) drawing the one and three holes, respectively, and star 3-year-old filly Harp Star (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) landing in post six. The latter, sixth in the G1 Prix de...
Over eight days of selling during the last two weeks at Goffs and Tattersalls, a total of 1,521 weanlings have changed hands, for gross revenues of $87,348,860 when converted to U.S. dollars, and an average of $57,428. About 30% of those sales were from the first crops of 19 stallions which each had 10 or...
By T.D. Thornton The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved a new wager that allows horseplayers to bet on which stallion will sire the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs officials are still debating whether the future bet will debut in time for the 2015 running of the track’s signature race. Although the primary...
By Christie DeBernardis Hall of Famer Bob Baffert will enter opening day of the Santa Anita winter meet Dec. 26 fully loaded with an arsenal of strong contenders aiming for the GI La Brea S. and GI Malibu S. The conditioner has two chances to score a record sixth win in the La Brea with...
CASTLEMARTIN STUD SOLD; MALONE RUMORED BUYER Sir Anthony and Lady Chryss O’Reilly’s Castlemartin Stud near Co. Kildare, Ireland, has been sold, with American businessman John Malone, who less than a week ago purchased Ballylinch Stud, the rumored buyer. The Irish Times reported yesterday that Malone was close to closing a deal on the historic 750-acre...
by T. D. Thornton Now that a worker’s compensation insurance plan for jockeys and exercise riders is in place to ensure racing and training at Aqueduct and Belmont Park will continue seamlessly into 2015, New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund president Rick Violette Jr. said the next step will be for the organization to seek...
9th-TPX, $22,950, Msw, 12-28, 2yo, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17, ft. +RUNHAPPY, c, 2, by Super Saver 1st Dam: Bella Jolie, by Broken Vow 2nd Dam: Jolie Boutique, by Northern Jove 3rd Dam: Mimi La Sardine, by Tank’s Prospect Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,400. O-James McIngvale. B-Wayne, Gray & Bryan Lyster (KY). T-Laura Wohlers. Click for the brisnet.com chart, brisnet.com catalogue-style...
Juddmonte Farms’ Close Hatches (First Defence–Rising Tornado, by Storm Cat), likely to be named 2014 champion older mare at Saturday’s Eclipse ceremony, will visit leading sire Tapit this spring. Of the decision to breed the multiple Grade I winner to Gainesway’s super sire, Juddmonte’s Garrett O’Rourke said, “Those are the easiest matings–there are only a few stallions...
by Mike Kane In a report issued Thursday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) said that it could not find any evidence to support allegations by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that trainer Steve Asmussen and his assistant Scott Blasi mistreated horses or were guilty of rules violations. Asmussen’s attorney, Clark Brewster...
Steven Coburn and Perry Martin’s dual Classic winner California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) was the big winner at last night’s 44th-annual Eclipse Awards at Gulfstream Park, defeating standout older horse Main Sequence (Aldebaran) and GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and “TDN Rising Star” Bayern (Offlee Wild) for Horse of the Year honors while also taking home the hardware for top 3-year-old male. The...
Mike de Kock could be represented with his first ever runner in the Run for the Roses after the South African trainer decided to enter UAE 2000 Guineas Trial winner Mubtaahij (Ire)(Dubawi {Ire}). The Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum color-bearer is now targeting the G2 UAE Derby on Dubai World Cup night, Mar. 28,...