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In a perfect world, the Shug McGaughey-trained duo of TDN Rising Stars of Honor Code (A.P. Indy) and Top Billing (Curlin) would be preparing for a race like next Saturday’s GI Donn H. Instead they are each scheduled to work this morning at Payson Park with an eye on some less-ambitious spots over the coming week. Lane’s End Racing and Dell...
Starspangledbanner (Aus) (Choisir {Aus})’s first northern hemisphere crop of juveniles was at the races in 2014 and lifted some outstanding results, despite only comprising 17 runners. The stallion endured fertility issues during his ‘first’ stud career at Coolmore in Ireland and had only 33 foals on the ground, yet 10 of these won at two...
Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) worked five furlongs Sunday at Santa Anita in 1:00.40. The colt, last year’s juvenile champion, has been off since winning the Sept. 27 GI FrontRunner S. Trainer Bob Baffert called the work, “very impressive.” Baffert added, “He handled the work pretty well. He’s coming around pretty quickly.” The work was...
Magic Millions staged the opening session of its two-day Perth yearling sale yesterday. The average and median both posted declines; the average was down 10.5% to A$52,102, while the median dropped 11.1% to A$40,000. Turnover was also down, with 122 horses sold (35 fewer than last year) for A$6,356,500, compared to A$9,144,000 12 months ago....
By T.D. Thornton Wednesday’s acquisition of HRTV by TVG will not result in immediate changes over the next 30-45 days, but as the merger is phased in, viewers can expect side-by-side channels that offer complementary programming similar to the way sports networks ESPN and ESPN2 operate on a larger scale. Under the terms of a...
Racing at the top level returns in Japan with the running of the GI February S. Sunday, one of only two Grade 1 races on dirt in the country. In the absence of Dubai-bound dirt horse of the year Hokko Tarumae (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}), second in this race a year ago and victorious in...
Last year’s G2 UAE Derby winner Toast of New York (Thewayyouare) is taking his preparations for a return trip to Dubai for the Mar. 28 G1 Dubai World Cup in stride, according to trainer Jamie Osborne, and will likely be partnered by jockey Frankie Dettori in a racetrack gallop in the next couple weeks. “He went to...
Mike Luzzi has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award through a nationwide vote of his peers. Presented annually by Santa Anita since 1950, the Woolf Award recognizes riders whose careers and personal character earn esteem for both the individual and sport of Thoroughbred racing. Winner of...
By Gai Waterhouse Spelling. No, it is not something you do at an English castle, but rather something we do in Australia with our horses to allow them to rest. I am a great advocate of spelling and resting horses, and just as we humans benefit greatly from a change in scenery and a holiday,...
A new interactive website for Thoroughbred breeders and racing fans has been launched called www.FoalPhotos.com. The site is designed to showcase Thoroughbred foals each foaling season, and it invites breeders, photographers, or any authorized person to upload new foal photos for public viewing. “There’s just something about a foal that gets to us all,” said Christine...
by Brian DiDonato Secure Investments is the perfect name for Tami Bobo’s operation, which will offer seven juveniles during Tuesday and Wednesday’s OBS March Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. “I had my daughter at a young age, and I had to make a living,” explained the Ocala-based horsewoman. “I did what I had to do to...
By Danny Power When Archie Alexander was announced as the new trainer of G1 Melbourne Cup aspirant Renew (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) last October, not only were Australian media and racing fans Googling his name, but also some of the owners involved in Renew as part of the OTI Racing partnership. The whirlwind change of trainer from the...