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I applaud the TDN Publisher Barry Weisbord for his proposal for racing as a response to the ugly PETA expose on our sport of Thoroughbred racing. I know many of my respected colleagues, such as Arthur Hancock, George Strawbridge, Bill Casner, Barry Irwin and many other owners share Barry’s thoughtful response. In 2002, Dinny Phipps,...
“TDN Rising Star” Tonalist (Tapit) will miss Saturday’s GI Wood Memorial S. at Aqueduct due to a lung infection. The Robert Evans colorbearer, who was most recently second to Constitution (Tapit) in a Gulfstream allowance Feb. 22 has no points toward the GI Kentucky Derby and will likely be taken off the trail. “He worked [five furlongs...
by Dan Liebman When young phenom Billy Hamilton tagged up from third and scored on an extremely shallow fly ball to right-center Apr. 9, baseball fans could not quit talking about his blazing speed. In the same game, Hamilton also had a triple in which he went home to third in 10.5 seconds,...
FEDERICO TESIO S., $100,000, PIM, 4-19, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:47 1/5, ft. 1–KID CRUZ, 120, c, 3, by Lemon Drop Kid 1st Dam: Layreebelle, by Tale of the Cat 2nd Dam: Voodoo Lily, by Baldski 3rd Dam: Cap the Moment, by For the Moment ($80,000 yrl ’12 KEESEP). O-Vina Del Mar Thoroughbreds LLC & Black Swan...
By Jessica Martini Dean Reeves, who hit the highs of racing last year when Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) won a thrilling renewal of the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, admitted that he is looking ahead to possible mates for the strapping 6-year-old, who will begin his stallion career next season at Adena Springs. Reeves...
J. Armando Rodriguez’s General a Rod (Roman Ruler) put in his first work at Churchill Downs yesterday in preparation for the GI Kentucky Derby May 3. The bay covered five panels in 1:03.40 with splits of :13, :26.20, :39 and a six-furlong gallop out in 1:17.60 under exercise rider Joel Barrientos. “They’re all in good shape,”...
Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable and Ciaglia Racing’s Dance With Fate (Two Step Salsa) worked a half mile in :47 at Santa Anita Saturday. The GI Toyota Blue Grass S. hero was ridden by Amir Cedeno. “He looked great,” trainer Peter Eurton said. “He galloped out [five furlongs] in a minute. He was just kind of cruising...
The first blockbuster classic weekend of 2014 kicks off Friday with Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Untapable (Tapit), who won her two races at Fair Grounds this winter (GIII Rachel Alexandra S. and GII Fair Grounds Oaks) by a combined 17 lengths, likely to go off at nearly even-money in the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Saturday morning...
It was a relatively relaxed morning on a much cooler and damp Pimlico backstretch Wednesday. With temperatures struggling to exit the high 50s, General A Rod (Roman Ruler) and Kid Cruz (Lemon Drop Kid) were the first two GI Preakness S. contenders to head out to the fog-covered racetrack. The former continues to give off good vibes...
Each year, the Thoroughbred Daily News gives the candidates on the ballot for the election of Breeders’ Cup Members the opportunity to make a statement in support of their candidacy. This year, there are 35 individuals on the ballot. These statements will appear in the TDN through June 2, when the voting opens. All of...
by Alan Carasso Rene and Lauren Woolcott, who own and operate Woodslane Farm, are relative neophytes to the Thoroughbred business, having branched out with the purchase of a few broodmares and their Middleburg, Virginia-area farm in 2006. For some, reaching the pinnacle of the game takes a lifetime; for most, that goal remains elusive. But with...
By Steve Sherack During the early stages of Untapable (Tapit)’s 2-year-old season, owner/breeder Ron Winchell called trainer Steve Asmussen to discuss the possibility of trying her on grass. After all, the half-sister to millionaire and GI Secretariat S. hero Paddy O’Prado (El Prado {Ire}) was produced by GII Buena Vista H. heroine Fun House (Prized). ...