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Impressive GII Fasig-Tipton Swale S. winner Ready for Rye (City Zip) and West Coast invader Lord Nelson (Pulpit) figure to vie for favoritism in Saturday's GIII Bay Shore S. at Aqueduct.  Ready for Rye, second behind subsequent GIII Hutcheson S. winner Barbados (Speightstown) as the even-money favorite in Gulfstream's Spectacular Bid S. Jan. 3, broke through with a sensational 2 3/4-length win over GI TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial S. morning-line favorite Daredevil (More Than Ready) in the Swale. The Chalk Racing colorbearer earned an eye-catching 105 Beyer that day. Second behind GI Blue Grass S....

All eyes will be on GISW Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful) in Saturday's GII Gazelle S. at the Big A.  The daughter of 2004 GII Black-Eyed Susan S. heroine Yearly Report (General Meeting) returned from the bench with a sharp win in the Busher S. over the inner track Feb. 21. The Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables and Elkstone Group colorbearer won Aqueduct's GII Demoiselle S. by 11 1/2 lengths in November.  "This race is important and earning more [Kentucky Oaks] points at the same time are very, very important for us, and for...

The Big Beast (Yes It's True), winner of last summer's GI King's Bishop S. at Saratoga, gets the nod as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in Saturday's GI Carter H. at the Big A.  The 'TDN Rising Star,' owned by Alex and JoAnn Lieblong, kicked off his 4-year-old campaign with a measured allowance tally going six furlongs at Oaklawn Mar. 1.  "Physically, he's about the same way as he was last summer, but mentally he has matured and become more focused and understands his job now," trainer Tony Dutrow commented. "He has been training...

Jockey Roman Chapa has until 5:00 p.m. Thursday to either pay a $25,000 penalty or appeal both that fine and a 5-year suspension imposed by the Sam Houston Race Park stewards, who ruled Monday that Chapa "did carry an electrical shocking device" while riding Quiet Acceleration (Silent Picture) to victory in a Texas-bred stakes race Jan. 17.  The clock is ticking on the administrative side, too. Chuck Trout, the executive director of the Texas Racing Commission, has two weeks to decide whether Chapa's fine could be increased up to $100,000. ...

by Justina Severni  The Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held today at Gulfstream Park, with bidding on the first of 175 catalogued hips scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. in the track's walking ring. The boutique auction, held at Calder for a number of years, spent two years at Palm Meadows and returns to South Florida after a one-year sojourn at Adena Springs South in Williston.  “We're very enthusiastic and excited about the sale and about the new venue at Gulfstream Park,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning,...

Session one of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale concluded with records for the sixth consecutive year in all relevant statistical categories. With a clearance rate of 82%, the cumulative average jumped by 16.4% to A$97,003, while the median grew by 23.1% to a record A$80,000. Total turnover was A$44,507,500, a 19% improvement over 2014.  "We are ecstatic that the strength of the sale has continued throughout the entirety of Session I," said Inglis Victorian Director Peter Heagney. "As Melbourne's principal yearling sale, these positive results are indicative of the...

Originally expected to run in Aqueduct's GIII Gotham S. Saturday, Stonestreet Stables's Ocean Knight (Curlin) will instead remain in Florida to contest the GII Tampa Bay Derby on the same day.  "Barbara Banke and her team decided coming back to Tampa Bay Downs was the right thing to do, and I'm happy with the decision," said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.  A debut winner at Aqueduct Dec. 13, Ocean Knight overcame the 11-hole to capture Tampa Bay's GIII Sam F. Davis S. next time out Jan. 31. Banke felt that performance made the Tampa...

By Steve Sherack  After getting the money in the 2012 GII Tampa Bay Derby with Prospective (Malibu Moon), it should be safe to say that trainer Mark Casse and owner John Oxley may be still feeling somewhat, ahem, 'over the moon' heading into Saturday's renewal.  The duo will be well-represented once again by a pair of colts by the leading Spendthrift stallion--headed by the promising Ontario-bred Danzig Moon (Malibu Moon)--a dazzling maiden winner going a mile at Gulfstream in his sophomore bow Feb. 7 (video).  "We've always been really high on him,"...

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) has released its list of the top 100 Group/Grade I races of 2014, and for the third consecutive season, the top-rated event was York's G1 Juddmonte International S. The annual list of ratings is based on an average of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings ratings for the first four placed runners over the past three years.  Over the past few years, the International has been won by Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), highest-rated horse in the world, 2012); Declaration of War (War Front,...

Twenty commercial breeding farms from across the country have signed on to support the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) by donating a portion of their stud fees to support Thoroughbred aftercare in 2015.  The contributing farms are: Adena Springs, Airdrie Stud, Castleton Lyons, Claiborne, Darby Dan, Darley America, Gainesway Farm, Hill 'n' Dale, Lane's End, Millennium Farms, Ocala Stud, Pin Oak Stud, Ramsey Farm, Sequel Stallions, Shadwell Farm, Taylor Made Stallions, Three Chimneys Farm, Unusual Heat Syndicate, Walmac Farm and WinStar.  Participating farms agreed to donate 25% or more of the...

By T.D. Thornton Now that the United States has moved to normalize relations with Cuba, how long will it be until "normal" means a return to tourism, and inevitably, legalized gambling backed by American interests?  I. Nelson Rose, a California attorney who specializes in international gambling law, told the TDN that based upon an academic research trip he made to Havana two years ago, a safe bet might be seven years.  Prior to the 1959 revolution and Fidel Castro's subsequent ban on betting, the island nation 90 miles south of...

With Dubai World Cup night and its $29 million in prize money across eight races for Thoroughbreds less than a month away, Meydan will host the Super Saturday program this coming weekend, highlighted by course-and-distance preps for seven of those events.  Despite a subpar effort in his first start over the newly installed dirt track, reigning World Cup hero African Story (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) will get one final chance to earn his way into a defense of his title as he breaks from the rail in Round 3 of the G1 Al...