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Caulfield on Ocho Ocho Ocho

Saturday, Delta Downs  DELTA DOWNS JACKPOT S.-GIII, $1,000,000, DED, 11-22, 2yo,  1 1/16m, 1:45 2/5, ft.  1–@OCHO OCHO OCHO, 119, c, 2, by Street Sense       1st Dam: Winner, by Horse Chestnut (SAf)       2nd Dam: Pennant Champion, by Mr. Prospector       3rd Dam: Personal Ensign, by Private Account  ($50,000 yrl ’13 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo ‘14  OBSAPR). O-DP Racing...

Stars Still Shining At Tattersalls

STARS STILL SHINING AT TATTERSALLS  By Emma Berry  It was standing room only in the Tattersalls ring for each appearance by a Frankel (GB) foal yesterday, but the many spectators were left largely disappointed when none managed to find a buyer.  Only three of the four catalogued took their turn, as Cheveley Park Stud’s colt...

Retired Trainer Thad Ackels Celebrates a Win with Homebred Squatty

1st-FGX, $39,000, Msw, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,  1:12 3/5, ft.  Squatty (f, 3, Congrats–Skyward Bound, by Relaunch), a $3,500 RNA yearling from the FTKOCT sale, ran second against $50,000 maiden claimers over the Arlington turf at first asking Sept. 20 and missed by a neck when switched to conventional dirt at Keeneland going six panels Oct....

Arqana RNA Xcellence to Frankel

ARQANA RNA XCELLENCE TO FRANKEL  By Kelsey Riley  Martin Schwartz’s Xcellence (Fr) (Champs Elysees {GB}), a €950,000 buyback from Arqana’s December Breeding Stock Sale Dec. 6, will be bred to Frankel next year, according to Michel Zerolo of Haras des Capucines, which consigned the 3-year-old in Deauville.  “The three horses that were considered were Frankel, Galileo and...

Durkin to Receive Eclipse Award of Merit

Tom Durkin, the recently retired longtime racecaller for the New York Racing Association, Breeders’ Cup and Triple Crown, will be honored with the Eclipse Award of Merit for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in the industry. It will be the 39th time the honor has been awarded. “This is quite an honor and quite a...

Caulfield on Danon Platina

ASAHI HAI FUTURITY S.-G1, ¥135,820,000, Hanshin, 12-21, 2yo, c&f, 1600mT, 1:35.90, gd.  1–@#DANON PLATINA (JPN), 121, c, 2, by Deep Impact (Jpn)       1st Dam: Badeelah, by Unbridled’s Song       2nd Dam: Magical Allure, by General Meeting       3rd Dam: Rare Lady, by Never Bend  O-Danox Inc; B-Chiyoda Farm; T-Sakae Kunieda;  J-Masayoshi Ebina. ¥71,274,000. Lifetime Record:  4-3-1-0. Werk Nick Rating:...

Japan’s Best Gather for Arima Kinen

The biggest and best of the Japanese turf congregate at Nakayama this afternoon for the G1 Arima Kinen, the Grand Prix of Japan, whose participants are selected–in part–by the public.  Making his final career appearance today is Just a Way (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}), who will look to follow in the hoofprints of his sire, successful in...

Speechify is a Souper Horse

by Bill Finley  The horse eats nothing but soup and there was time you would have had to have been nuts to believe he’d ever amount to anything. Speechify (Harlan’s Holiday) is not your ordinary horse. Not only is he a two-time stakes winner, but he has overcome problems that would have ended the racing careers of...

Despite ‘Mischief,’ KEEJAN Numbers Dip

By Lucas Marquardt  After a rock-solid Book 1 kept pace well from last year, Keeneland January saw declines during yesterday’s Book 2 opener in Lexington. The session average of $16,836, from 242 horses sold, was down 30.4%, from $24,200. The median of $8,250 was off 45%, from $15,000. That tugged down the cumulative average, which...

RV Amps Up Cobalt Resources

In a move to expedite the resolution of Australia’s cobalt scandal, Racing Victoria will redirect investigators from its integrity department to work on the case, according to Racing and Sports. Earlier this week, horses in the care of leading trainers Peter Moody, Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien tested positive for elevated levels of cobalt.  “We...

Passports A Priority For Racing NSW

PASSPORTS A PRIORITY FOR RACING NSW  Racing New South Wales, the governing body for racing in that Australian state, has revealed that it is working on the development of an equine biological passport that would monitor physiological changes in a horse throughout its racing career, according to Racing and Sports. The passport would be similar...

Euro Charline to target Dubai Turf

Team Valor’s Euro Charline (GB) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) is set to target the G1 Dubai Turf, formerly known as the Dubai Duty Free, after pleasing trainer Marco Botti in her morning exercise. The 4yo filly spent has not been seen since her victory in the GI Beverly D. S., Aug. 16, having been sidelined through injury....