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Trainer Peter Moody has been fined A$12,000 after a horse from his Randwick satellite tested positive for ibuprofen on two occasions, according to Racing and Sports. The 3-year-old filly House of Hingis (Aus) (Swiss Ace {Aus}) tested positive for the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug after finishing fifth at Rosehill Nov. 14 and third at Warwick Farm Nov. 28, and she has been disqualified from both races. Moody informed stewards the filly had received ibuprofen as treatment for a suspensory injury in July and August, but New South Wales chief vet Craig...

Ron Arculli's globetrotting 9-year-old gelding Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) will head to Australia for a potential three-race campaign, therefore bypassing the Dubai World Cup card Mar. 28.  Red Cadeaux is no stranger to Australia, having run in the last four Melbourne Cups and having finished second in 2011, 2013 and 2014, and he has been entered for the G1 Australian Cup Mar. 14 at Flemington, home of the Melbourne Cup, where he expected to face his most recent Melbourne Cup conqueror Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}). Trainer Ed Dunlop has noted...

Cheyenne Stables LLC's Light the City (Street Sense) gets the morning-line nod in an evenly-matched field of newly-minted sophomore fillies set to line up for today's 6 1/2-furlong GII Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita. The Jerry Hollendorfer pupil donned cap and gown in her career bow over the Del Mar synthetic Aug. 24 and followed suit with a win over stablemate Seduire (Elusive Quality) when trying dirt for the first time in this venue's Anoakia S. Oct. 12. The bay was forced to settle for third last time after setting the early pace...

by T.D. Thornton  For between 225 and 250 horses stabled beyond the deadline of their lease inside a fenced-in, soon-to-be construction site at Calder Casino & Race Course, Friday dawned with parent company Churchill Downs Incorporated following through on its threat to seal off the road between the former main barn area and racetrack.  "They cut off access to training," said trainer Edwin Broome, who has a stable of 14 trapped behind the fence. "It's affecting my mind. My stomach. It's affecting everything. If I'm not able to train, then...

It's not a turf race without at least one progeny of Kitten's Joy carrying the colors of Ken and Sarah Ramsey, and the couple will be represented by three of their famed sire's offspring in today's GIII Dania Beach S. going 7 1/2 panels on the lawn at Gulfstream. Mike Maker-trained "TDN Rising Star" Smokem Kitten leads the trio of Ramsey runners. The gray lived up to his name when he donned cap and gown by 5 1/2 lengths with an ultra-impressive front-running debut victory going 1 1/16 miles over this turf course...

WinStar Farm's GII San Pasqual H. winner Congrats (A.P. Indy--Praise, by Mr. Prospector) is recovering well from colic surgery performed late last month in Australia the farm announced Friday. No gut was removed during the operation. Currently shuttling to Vinery Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, the bay is slated to stand the 2015 Northern Hemisphere breeding season at WinStar Farm for $35,000 stands and nurses.  "Congrats became uncomfortable late last month and was sent to Scone Equine Hospital where an exploratory laparotomy was performed," said Peter Orton, General Manager at...

Todd Pletcher captured last year's renewal of Gulfstream's GIII Old Hat S. with "TDN Rising Star" Sweet Whiskey (Old Fashioned) and he looks to capture his fifth edition of the Old Hat this year with another 'Rising Star' by Old Fashioned, Fashion Alert. The George Bolton runner wired the field to graduate on debut in Belmont's Astoria S. June 14 and won Saratoga's six-furlong GIII Schuylerville S. by 1 1/2 lengths over MGISW and likely champion juvenile filly Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway) July 19. The bay faded to sixth when extended to...

'TDN Rising Star' El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) closed out his juvenile campaign with a victory in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 29 and he looks to start his sophomore season the same way as the morning-line favorite in Aqueduct's  GIII Jerome S. The Zayat Stables colorbearer was tabbed a "Rising Star" after his ultra-impressive 10 3/4-length graduation at Saratoga Aug. 30. A well-beaten fourth in a sloppy renewal of Belmont's GI Champagne S. Oct. 4, the gray skipped the Breeders' Cup in favor of the one-mile GII Nashua S. here...

Al Shaqab Racing's Mshawish (Medaglia d'Oro), recent winner of the El Prado S. at Gulfstream Park Dec. 13, will likely make his next start in the Jan. 10 GII Fort Lauderdale S. over that same turf course. "He came out of [the El Prado] good and breezed back on Dec. 28," commented Al Shaqab USA Racing Advisor Bradley Weisbord. "He's going to breeze again over the weekend, and if he comes out of it well we will point for the Fort Lauderdale." Weisbord said that Al Shaqab Racing's ultimate goal is to...

Niko Lafrentz and Heike Bischoff's Gorlsdorf Stud secured awards as the 2014 German champion breeder and owner thanks largely to the exploits of their homebred 3-year-old colt and German Horse of the Year candidate Sea The Moon (Ger) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), in a flower ceremony at Dortmund racetrack Dec. 28. Sea the Moon, a J "TDN Rising Star" J by virtue of a first out maiden victory at Cologne in September of 2013, won his next three starts all at the group level including the G1 IDEE 145th Deutsches Derby in July, the...

Edited Press Release  Santa Anita Park will honor California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) as the winner of the Secretariat "Vox Populi" (Voice of the People) Award Saturday, Jan. 10, with "Chrome's" connections scheduled to be on-hand prior to the races for a special autograph session that will include a free California Chrome poster to the first 2,000 fans attending the session, which begins at 11 a.m.  Presented annually for the fifth time, the "Vox Populi" Award was established by Mrs. Penny Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown Champion Secretariat. California Chrome was a...

by Lucas Marquardt  Construction and renovations at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky are in full swing as the historic Standardbred track and crosstown neighbor Keeneland Association ready to combine their simulcast operations July 15. The Red Mile and Keeneland are also partnering on a 906-terminal historical racing facility at The Red Mile. That facility is expected to open Oct. 1.  The $40-million project marks a big investment for both Keeneland and The Red Mile, which had seen its facility fall into a state of semi-disrepair in recent years. Some...