Cy Fair

BC Friday Debrief: Ted Noffey 'More Convincing' Than Winning Margin Suggests

'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) parceled up a championship freshman campaign with a stalk-and-pounce victory in Friday's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar, a win that is better than it might appear on paper in the eyes of his trainer Todd Pletcher. "I thought he ran terrific," said Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, striking at the Breeders' Cup for the 16th time. "The race unfolded kind of just as we had anticipated it would with [TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard] Brant (Gun...

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A Lone Star Down The Lane, Cy Fair Takes Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

On 'Future Stars Friday' at the Del Mar Breeders' Cup World Championships, there was a special twinkling in the eye of Reagan Swinbank, the co-owner of 2-year-old Cy Fair (Not This Time--Remarqued, by Arch). The Texan had just watched his filly take the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint and become only the second female to accomplish that feat in this race. An OBS April grad, Cy Fair was named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', after being unveiled a winner by 3 1/4 lengths while sprinting over the...

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A Rare Opportunity Awaits To Buy A Share In Not This Time

The night of Oct. 29 is something everybody at the Taylor Made team is looking forward to. That's what happens when you are the consignor who will be selling a share in Not This Time at the Keeneland Championship Sale. After starting his stud career at $15,000, Not This Time now stands at Taylor Made for $250,000 and his book is already basically full for 2026, according to the farm. It's easy to see why. He had 14 horses sell for $1 million or more at the Keeneland September sale,...

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'Rising Star' Cy Fair Closes Like a Freight Train to Win Woodbine's Algonquin

Looking for her first black-type win, Cy Fair (Not This Time) exploded from off the pace to win Woodbine's BET365 Algonquin Stakes Sunday afternoon. Cy Fair's career debut at Saratoga in July was good enough to earn her a TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, badge after she ran off to a 3 1/4-length victory in the 5 1/2-furlong test. Beaten a desperate neck in the Bolton Landing Stakes over that course and trip Aug. 17, the bay was nonetheless backed into even-money favoritism to make things right this time....

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Snow Face Princess Runs Down 'TDN Rising Star' Cy Fair In The Bolton Landing At The Spa

Snow Face Princess (Midshipman--Crusin Alone, by Honor Code) timed her run in the Bolton Landing Stakes to perfection as she nailed 'TDN Rising Star' Cy Fair (Not This Time) right on the money. The eye-catching blaze-faced filly came into this race with a fourth-place effort on debut May 23 at the Belmont Big A meet, and a two-length graduation last out July 30 over this course when she tried turf for the first time. Off as a 6-1 shot here, Snow Face Princess broke inwardly but recovered well to chase...

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In the Aftermath of a Tragedy, a 'TDN Rising Star' Comforts a Family

Under normal circumstances, Reagan Swinbank would have been at Saratoga July 10 to watch his filly Cy Fair (Not This Time) debut in a Saratoga maiden turf sprint. Swinbank had been receiving nothing but good reports from trainer George Weaver, and those reports proved to be accurate. Cy Fair won the race by 3 1/4 lengths, enough to be named a 'TDN Rising Star.' But Swinbank couldn't be there as his week was largely taken up by attending funerals. They were for the 27 campers and counselors who were killed...

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Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland, Cy Fair Was Worth A Second Look From Weaver

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The best thing trainer George Weaver did at the 2025 OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in-training was give a filly named Cy Fair (Not This Time) a second glance. On Thursday, opening day of the 40-day race meet at Saratoga, Weaver was sure glad he did. Cy Fair stamped herself as a keeper as she rolled to a 3 1/4-length win in a $100,000 Maiden race for 2-year-old fillies at 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon turf and earned a 'TDN Rising Star' in the process. Ridden...

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Not This Time's Cy Fair wins on debut at Saratoga
Not This Time Juvenile Filly Cy Fair Airs on Debut at Spa to 'Rising Stardom'

Cy Fair (f, 2, Not This Time--Remarqued, by Arch) was an eye-catching debut winner sprinting over the lawn at Saratoga on Thursday's opening-day card, good for 'TDN Rising Star' honors. Drawn in post eight with John Velazquez at the controls, the 5-1 chance chased on the outside in a joint second through an opening quarter in :21.51. She challenged for command on the far turn, took over with a quarter of a mile to go and blasted off from there to win by 3 1/4 lengths while stopping the timer...

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Summer Breezes: Thursday, July 10, 2025

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of top national outfits. Summer Breezes, sponsored by OBS Sales, highlights debuting and stakes-entered 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, including links to their under-tack previews. Here are the horses entered for opening day of the traditional summer meet at Saratoga....

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