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Monmouth Park Cancels Friday Card Due to Excessive Heat

Fri, 2025-07-25 14:49

Monmouth Park has cancelled Friday's scheduled eight-race card due to excessive heat, track officials announced.

All races cancelled Friday will be brought back as extras for Friday, Aug. 1, and the racing office will also look to use them over next weekend.

Entries will be taken on Sunday, July 27, for next Friday's card.

Racing resumes at Monmouth Park on Saturday with a first race post time of 12:50 p.m. ET.

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Stakes-Winning Juveniles Highlight Inglis Digital USA July Sale Catalog

Fri, 2025-07-25 14:32

The catalog for the 2025 Inglis Digital USA July Sale is now online, featuring a diverse selection of 49 entries, including a pair of unbeaten stakes-winning 2-year-olds.

Bidding is now open for the online auction, and the first lot will close on Wednesday, July 30 at 2 p.m. ET, with subsequent listings hammering in three-minute increments.

Highlights include:

Good Civilian (Good Samaritan) won his debut on June 14 at Horseshoe Indianapolis by 11 1/2 lengths, then added the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes on July 5 at Prairie Meadows. Trainer Genaro Garcia consigns the Indiana-bred gelding.

Border Czar (Beau Liam) won on debut at Woodbine in a last-to-first effort June 7, then took the Listed My Dear Stakes at the same track on July 12. Owner/trainer Barbara Minshall will consign the filly.

Also included among the offerings is a group of fillies and mares deemed to be “IRT eligible,” meaning they have completed the tests and received the vaccines required to enter quarantine following the sale and travel with international shipping company IRT, making for a more seamless post-purchase process for buyers around the globe.

Among the “IRT-eligible” horses in the catalog are:

Asean (Ire): A 4-year-old broodmare prospect by Ten Sovereigns (Ire), who was a 2-year-old stakes winner at The Curragh in Ireland before competing in the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park. Commonwealth consigns the filly.

Beauty of the Sea: A 5-year-old Bucchero mare who won the Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park as a 3-year-old, then came back at four to win a pair of stakes races at Monmouth and Colonial Downs, followed by a third in the GIII Ontario Fashion Stakes at Woodbine. Paramount Sales consigns the racing/broodmare prospect, as agent.

Lily Poo: A 5-year-old broodmare who was a winner at two, then came back at three to win the California Oaks at Golden Gate Fields and finish in the money in a pair of graded stakes races. She had her first foal in 2025, a Taiba colt, who is not included with the mare in the auction. Paramount Sales consigns the daughter of Tapiture, as agent.

Dixieland Belle: A 3-year-old racing/broodmare prospect by More Than Ready who won her debut race as a juvenile against stakes competition, taking the Finest City Stakes at Presque Isle Downs. The Pennsylvania-bred is consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

“This sale marks a year since we started selling, and we're grateful to everyone who's supported us,” said Kyle Wilson, Senior Director of Sales and Recruiting for Inglis Digital USA. “We've got a great catalog to celebrate that anniversary, highlighted by a couple of undefeated juveniles and a group of broodmares and broodmare racing prospects ready to go anywhere in the world.”

To view the catalog and register to bid, visit www.inglisdigitalusa.com.

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BC Foal Nomination Deadline Approaching

Fri, 2025-07-25 13:00

Edited Press Release

Officials at Breeders' Cup Limited remind horsepeople that the deadline to nominate foals born in 2025 to the Breeders' Cup program at a one-time fee of $400 is Friday, Aug. 1, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To ensure that the 'Breeders' Cup Nominated' designation appears on catalog pages for upcoming fall and winter breeding stock sales, foals must be nominated by this deadline.

The one-time $400 weanling nomination entitles each foal with racing eligibility to the Breeders' Cup World Championships and the Breeders' Cup racing programs for its lifetime. All foals sired by a fully nominated North American Breeders' Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders' Cup program in their year of birth at the weanling rate.

If sales foals are not nominated by the early deadline, foal nominations may still be made in the foal's year of birth with a one-time payment of a $400 nomination fee if made on or before Oct. 15, 2025. That is the final deadline for a $400 lifetime eligibility nomination payment.

Thoroughbred racing's most significant international festival for more than 42 years, Breeders' Cup Limited has allocated purses and awards of more than $1 billion to owners, foal nominators, and stallion nominators through its programs, including the annual Breeders' Cup World Championships showcasing the best Thoroughbreds, owners, trainers, and jockeys to a global audience.

Breeders' Cup foal nominators will earn $10,000 for every victory in the worldwide 'Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In', and every horse that starts in a Breeders' Cup World Championship race will earn a nominator award. The individual nominating the foal receives these nominator awards even though the horse may change hands throughout its racing career. For more information and to nominate online visit members.breederscup.com.

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Pegasus Day Berths Up For Grabs at Goodwood

Fri, 2025-07-25 12:16

A pair of Group 1 contests to be staged during next week's Qatar Goodwood Festival will earn their winners automatic berths into races on the 2026 Pegasus World Cup Day program at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 24.

The Visit Qatar Sussex stakes over a mile on July 30 will serve as a qualifier for the $1-million GI Pegasus World Cup Turf, while the Visit Qatar Nassau Stakes going 10 panels on July 31 will earn the winner a spot in the field for the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Both races support the $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup.

The field for the Sussex features Juddmonte's exciting Field of Gold (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who has bounced back from a narrow defeat in the G1 Betfred 2000 Guineas with smashing victories in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. Also expected for the Sussex are Docklands (GB) (Massaat {Ire}) and Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), first and second, respectively, in the G1 Queen Anne Stakes at the Royal Meeting, as well as former Chad Brown trainee Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), a close sixth in the latter event.

Whirl (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who missed by a neck in the G1 Betfred Oaks before dropping back in trip to take out the G1 Pretty Polly Stakes June 28, leads the entries for the Nassau and she is joined by See The Fire (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), runner-up in the 2024 Nassau and a latest third against males in the G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. The 4-year-old was a romping winner of York's G3 Strensall Stakes prior to that effort.

Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was runner-up in the 2019 and 2020 renewals of the Pegasus Turf, while Warm Heart victoriously signed off on her career in the same event in 2024.

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Sales-Topping ‘TDN Rising Star’ Spectacular Grey Back For Colleen

Fri, 2025-07-25 11:16

Spectacular Grey (Not This Time), who earned 'TDN Rising Star' honors on Monmouth debut July 12 before topping the Fasig-Tipton July Digital Sale this past Tuesday, goes right back to work in Sunday's $100,000 Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park.

An 11-2 chance in a five-furlong maiden over the main track, the daughter of Rose Grey (The Factor) raced in midpack through the opening stages of that contest after breaking a fraction slowly, then bid wide into the stretch and powered clear to graduate by 7 3/4 lengths (video). Consigned to the July Digital Sale by Taylor Made on behalf of her previous owner III Beauty's Thoroughbred LLC, Spectacular Sale was sold to Epic Horses for $625,000.

The filly remains in the care of trainer Alexis Delgado, who is looking forward to see what she can do on the grass this time around.

“The old owners always wanted to try her on the grass but I said to them 'give me one opportunity on the dirt with her,'” Delgado said. “She ran an unbelievable race. She has always shown talent in the morning. She is a special filly.

“I don't think she was 100% as far as her conditioning for her first race. Maybe 80 or 85%. But she is 100% now.

He continued, “The new owners called me and said 'we like this filly for the grass.' They want to see if she is good enough to try a race at Kentucky Downs. We have to see how she does but I'm very excited to watch her race again.”

According to a Monmouth Park release, Delgado has but 42 career victories to his credit and left the training business from 2022-2024 for family and economic reasons, working as an Uber driver in the interim. Delgado's most important career victory came in the 2019 GII Davona Dale Stakes when he saddled Jeltrin (Tapizar) to a 51-1 upset ahead of a long-odds third in the GI Acorn Stakes.

“It's a great opportunity for me,” said Delgado. “For me to come back to training and to get a horse like this is unbelievable. The new owners called and said 'we saw the success you had in 2019. We want you to continue training this filly.' I am very grateful to them for that.”

Spectacular Grey has drawn the rail in a field of 11 turf sprinters, including three from the barn of Wesley Ward.

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Journalism Back at Del Mar, McCarthy Continues to Weigh Options

Thu, 2025-07-24 18:29

Fresh off a victory in the GI NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, Journalism (Curlin) went to the track at Del Mar Thursday morning to stretch his legs following his return to the seaside oval Tuesday evening.

“Looks like he's doing very well,” trainer Michael McCarthy said. “No plans yet. Just keeping everything on the table.”

When asked if the 3-year-old's next race might be facing older horses in the GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar, McCarthy said, “At some stage you're going to have to run against older [horses]. But there's a lot of lucrative purses throughout the country for straight 3-year-olds. The one drawback is having to put a horse like him on a plane.”

Comparing travel to some of venues Journalism could possibly return to this summer, McCarthy added, “Scheduling-wise we thought the Haskell just made a lot of sense. It's an easy ship. Fly into Newark and go straight to Monmouth Park. With the lack of a real equine freight service, it's difficult to get horses to certain locales. Saratoga is one of them. Fed Ex only goes so far.”

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Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Alvarado Not Feeling the Heat as Jim Dandy Looms for Sovereignty

Thu, 2025-07-24 16:53

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–One of the most anticipated horses on the grounds at Saratoga comes to the races on Saturday. His name is Sovereignty (Into Mischief) and he is the unquestioned headliner in the GII, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes, the traditional local prep for the GI, $1.5 million Travers Stakes on Aug, 23.

Why shouldn't he be?

He has already won the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes and is regarded as the best 3-year-old colt in the land.

Jockey Junior Alvarado, who has ridden Sovereignty in six of his seven career starts (he missed the GI Florida Derby because of injury), isn't feeling the heat as his partner goes for his fifth win in eight starts.

“It's not pressure,” Alvarado said, sitting on a bench outside the jockey's room. “I don't get any pressure from Bill [Hall of Fame trainer Mott] or [owner] Godolphin. We have already won the biggest race in the United States already. If there was going to be any pressure it was going to be in the Derby.”

In winning the Derby and Belmont, Sovereignty showed a tremendous turn of foot heading into the stretch. His main rival Journalism (Curlin)–who was favored in both races–could not keep up with him when Sovereignty roared by him.

The 39-year-old Alvarado, the main rider for Mott, says riding Sovereignty is just a joy.

In the Belmont Stakes, the horse put himself in a closer position than the Derby and, in both races, gave the rider a pulverizing kick.

“The last time it was easy, to be honest,” Alvarado said. “He put himself very close to the pace and, after that, it was just a matter of time when I got in the clear and asked him to go for it. Really, he is a pretty easy horse to ride, nothing complicated.”

Sovereignty will be facing four others in the Jim Dandy, He has already beaten TDN Rising Star Baeza (McKinzie), Sandman (Tapit) and Hill Road (Quality Road). Mo Plex (Complexity), the New York-bred who most recently won the GIII Ohio Derby will be making the biggest step up in his career.

Sovereignty was installed as the 2-5 morning line favorite by New York Racing Association oddsmaker David Aragona.

“He is a star, and I have to ride him like he is,” Alvarado said. “I hope he comes with his normal 'A' game. He has figured out how to do it and what he is supposed to be doing. There could be room for him to keep improving.”

 

Baffert Mapping Out Plans For Saratoga

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will have a presence during the Saratoga summer. He's just not sure who will be here yet. Baffert is aiming some of his horses at the GI, $1.25 million Travers Stakes and the GI, $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, both on Aug. 23.

Speaking from his summer base at Del Mar in California Thursday, Baffert said that TDN Rising Star Goal Orientated (Not This Time) looks to be his representative in the Midsummer Derby.

“That is the plan … today,” Baffert said. “It changes every week.”

Goal Orientated, owned by SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan, is back in California after finishing third, a neck behind Gosger (Nyquist) in the GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Saturday.

They were both caught by Journalism (Curlin) in deep stretch.

Baffert said he brought Goal Orientated back home because he did not want to ship to Saratoga five weeks out from the Travers.

“He is improving,” Baffert said. “This is the time of year when these horses start catching up. Turning for home [in the Haskell], I thought he was going to win it. He is improving, he is maturing.”

Baffert also will consider Nevada Beach (Omaha Beach), a 4 1/4 -length winner of the Los Alamitos Derby on June 28, for the Travers.

“I'm going to see how he works out these next couple weeks,” he said. “He is a nice horse; he could go (to Saratoga) or he could end up in Pennsylvania (for the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 20). I am going to watch the (GII) Jim Dandy (at Saratoga Saturday). I'll figure out a lot after that.”

Baffert could send three horses to contest the seven-furlong Jerkens: Madaket Road (Quality Road), second in the GI Woody Stephens at Saratoga on June 7 in his last start, Gaming (Game Winner), winner of the Affirmed Stakes at Santa Anita on June 8 and Barnes (Into Mischief), fifth in the April 5 GI Santa Anita Derby in his last start.

TDN Rising Star Ewing and Jose Ortiz | Sarah Andrew

 

Ewing Might Just Be Special for Casse

When TDN Rising Star Ewing (Knicks Go) broke his maiden by a dozen lengths at Saratoga on July 5, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse wasn't surprised. Even though it was the first start for the 2-year-old colt, Casse was expecting big things.

“He sure looks like he is something special, everything he does,” Casse said outside his barn on the Saratoga backstretch Thursday morning.

Ewing, owned by D. J. Stable LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds and Kenneth Freirich, will make his second start a week from Saturday in the GII, $200,000 Saratoga Special. He tuned up for it by working a half mile in :48.66 (14/46) on the main track Thursday.

“He was not supposed to dazzle us this morning,” Casse said. “He is ready; he doesn't need much. Once they are at the top of the mountain, we just stay there and that is where we are at.”

Ewing is named for former New York Knick and Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing. As far as Casse knows, Ewing the player, does not know about his namesake.

“No idea,” Casse said. “I just train them. I watched Patrick Ewing play but I don't watch a lot of basketball. My dad always said, 'if they don't whinny, I don't know much about it.”

Ewing was a $585,000 purchase at the OBS Spring Sale of 2-year-olds in training sale.

From the first time Casse saw the horse, he was smitten. He gave Ewing a Grade of A; one of only three or four he handed out.

“One of our strongest deals is recruiting and finding the young horses,” he said. “I know what I like, and I know what I don't like.”

In the Saratoga Special, Casse knows he will be facing tougher. Among those Ewing could be running against are the Steve Asmussen-trained Obliteration (Violence), who won the GIII Sanford at Saratoga the same day Ewing debuted, and the Tom Amoss-trained Dazzle d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro), a three-length winner in his June 29 debut at Churchill Downs.

“Allen Jerkens always said you can't judge a horse until he runs five times,” Casse said. “I'm going with three. There will be some good horses in there, but we'll be tough.”

 

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Tyler Conner Injured in Seventh at Colonial Downs, Remainder of Thursday Card Cancelled

Thu, 2025-07-24 16:16

During the running of the seventh race at Colonial Downs on Thursday, Stanza (Great Notion), who went off at 6-1 for the maiden special weight, clipped heels and unseated jockey Tyler Conner. According to a post on X from Colonial Downs, Conner was conscious and airlifted to Virginia Commonwealth Hospital in Richmond for medical care.

“He broke a vertebrae in his neck and broke his nose,” agent Paula Bacon told TDN. “But he regained all of his feeling. He may have to have surgery. He's getting an MRI.”

Bacon was told that Conner's mount appeared to be 'fine' following the incident.

As a result, the remainder of the card was cancelled Thursday.

 

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Santa Anita Autumn Schedule Highlighted by 22 Stakes, Including Newly-Named John Harris Stakes

Thu, 2025-07-24 15:58

Santa Anita Park will offer seven automatic qualifiers for this year's Breeders' Cup races among the 22 stakes races offered during the 2025 Autumn Meet that begins on Friday, Sept. 26. The seven Breeders' Cup Challenge races are slated to be run the first two weeks of the 16-day meet.

The late California owner-breeder John C. Harris will be honored with the renaming of the GIII John Harris Stakes to be run on Saturday, Sept. 27. The John C. Harris Stakes will be for 3-year-old fillies on Santa Anita Park's unique hillside turf course. It was previously known as the Unzip Me Stakes in honor of the 10-time stakes winner of $959,228 who was co-owned and bred by Harris in partnership.

The name “Goodwood” will be restored to the 2025 running of the Autumn Meet's top race for older horses. The Grade I, 1 1/8-mile Goodwood Stakes is a “Win and You're In” race for the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic. It will be run on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Opening Saturday will also feature an additional Breeders' Cup Challenge stakes with the GII City of Hope Mile at one mile on the grass. A pair of Grade II races on the turf, the 1 ¼ mile GII John Henry Turf Championship and the 6 ½ furlong GII Eddie D. Stakes, will be joined by the newly named John Harris Stakes to complete the quintet of Sept. 27 stakes.

The following day, Sunday, Sept. 28, will be headlined by another pair of Breeders' Cup Challenge stakes: the GII Zenyatta Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on dirt and the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship presented by Estrella Jalisco.

Saturday, Oct. 4 will offer three Breeders' Cup qualifiers among the five stakes races scheduled that day. The 2-year-olds get their chance at a “Win and You're In” with the GI American Pharoah Stakes presented by DK Horse for the males and the GII Oak Leaf Stakes presented by Oak Tree Racing Association for the fillies. Both races are at 1 1/16 miles on the dirt.

For the complete stakes schedule and for more information on the Autumn Meet please visit https://www.santaanita.com.

 

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HERoes on the HERizon Converge on Laurel Park

Thu, 2025-07-24 15:44

Campers from the HERoes on the HERizon program turned out for a morning at Laurel Park July 18. The event was hosted by Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in partnership with the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management (OEM).

HERoes on the HERizon is an annual free week-long summer program designed to encourage young women in high school and college to explore careers in emergency management and public safety. The program offers participants the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities, interactive workshops and field trips led by industry professionals. HERoes on the HERizon is open to all young women in high school and college in Maryland.

Campers were greeted at Laurel Park by Maj. Michael Singletary, TMJC Vice President, Security, and Jeffrey Kreimer, Director of Health and Safety. Along with a hands-on tour of the track ambulance, the campers discussed safety protocols during visits to the Jockeys' Room, the Paddock, the Surveillance Department and the Backstretch Area.

To apply or learn more about the program, email oem-camp@aacounty.org.

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Breeders’ Cup Expands Media Awards for Coverage of World Championships

Thu, 2025-07-24 15:18

A pair of new media awards has been added to the lineup for the coverage of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, according to an organization release Thursday.

The Tracy Award for Outstanding Photography and the Tracy Award for Outstanding Videography join the two existing writing awards–the Joe Hirsch Award for Outstanding News Reporting and the Bill Leggett Award for Outstanding Feature Writing.

The new awards are named in honor of the award-winning late Scott Tracy, a popular and prolific videographer and multimedia producer. Tracy passed away unexpectedly in February at age 37.

“Scott was an outstanding videographer and masterful storyteller whose work portrayed his passion for excellence and the sport of Thoroughbred racing,” said Claire Crosby, Vice President of Communications for Breeders' Cup Limited. “We are very pleased to honor his legacy by recognizing the dedicated photographers and videographers who annually capture the thrill of the World Championships.”

Winners of the Breeders' Cup Media Awards will be announced at the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) annual dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Entry rules for each of the categories appear below.

Deadline for all entries is Sept. 26. Entries must be submitted via the Breeders' Cup Media Awards entry portal.

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Structural Demolition of Pimlico Begins with Backstretch

Thu, 2025-07-24 14:57

The structural demolition necessary for the Redevelopment of the Pimlico Racing Facility project began on July 24 with the razing of the existing barns and outbuildings adjacent to Winner Avenue, according to a Maryland Stadium Authority release Thursday. Clark Construction Group, LLC, MSA's Construction Manager, is tasked with the demolition.

The demolition package was approved by the MSA Board of Directors and the Maryland Board of Public Works in May 2025. After the completion of the 150th Preakness Stakes, the operator and all horses moved out of the facility, the Maryland State Archives removed and secured existing artifacts from the property, and the MSA and its project partners began securing the Pimlico site by installing temporary fencing, performing pest control, preparing utilities, and conducting abatement as necessary and important steps as part of the demolition process.

A ceremonial event to commence the demolition of the existing Clubhouse is under development for later this summer.

A high level demolition schedule is available on MSA's website in the presentation provided at the recent Pimlico Community Advisory Board (PCAB) meeting. MSA encourages residents and businesses near the Pimlico project to sign-up for the monthly community newsletter for information on upcoming construction activities, outages and major impacts, project milestones, plus bid and employment opportunities.

During the demolition and construction process all racing and training will occur at Laurel Park. The 151st Preakness Stakes will take place at Laurel Park and the 152nd Preakness Stakes is expected to return to Pimlico Race Course in 2027.

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Kentucky HBPA College Day Scholarship Race Doubled to Honor Wayne Lukas

Thu, 2025-07-24 14:10

Sunday's Kentucky HBPA College Day, presented by Ellis Park, is highlighted by the last race scholarship, which has been doubled to $2,000 in honor of the late Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, who passed away June 28. Awarded by the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, the scholarship benefits eligible industry participants or their children who are full-time college students.

The D. Wayne Lukas Memorial scholarship will be given via drawing to an industry participant or their child enrolled in college full-time for the summer or upcoming fall term. Full-time students involved in the Thoroughbred industry as trainers, owners, jockeys, exercise riders, backstretch help, blacksmiths, veterinarians, vendors etc. or their college-enrolled children are eligible.

Following Ellis Park's 10th race on Sunday's racing program, a total of 30 prizes will be awarded. There will be one drawing apiece for a $1,000 scholarship (a check made out to the winner), an iPad Mini/airPods package and a $150 Amazon gift card about 15 minutes before each of the first nine races. The prizes for the 10th race are restricted to those connected to the Thoroughbred industry, utilizing a separate set of drawings.

First post is 11:50 a.m. Central. Full-time students can register throughout the afternoon to be eligible for any remaining drawings.

For more information and eligibility requirements, click here.

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Garamond Back To One Turn For The Amsterdam

Thu, 2025-07-24 12:30

A winner of two of his three starts at distances up to a mile, Juddmonte homebred Garamond (Uncle Mo) will try to atone for a disappointing effort when heavily favored in the NYRA Bets Pegasus Stakes in Friday's GII Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga.

A popular debut winner going Friday's 6 1/2-furlong distance at Tampa back in late January, Garamond was a very sound third to Flood Zone (Frosted) making his stakes debut in the GIII Gotham Stakes going the one-turn eight-furlong configuration at Aqueduct Mar. 1.

The bay colt set strong fractions and led every step of the way to best 'TDN Rising Star' Cornucopian (Into Mischief) by 3 1/4 lengths in a first-level allowance going a mile on Long Island Apr. 27, good for a 99 Beyer, but things went pear-shaped in the Pegasus, as he never looked comfortable over a heavily rain-affected strip at the Jersey Shore and struggled home last of the six at 3-5.

Four of Friday's seven remaining entrants exit unplaced efforts in the June 7 GI Woody Stephens Stakes and a few of those could earn a rematch with that contest's winner 'TDN Rising Star' Patch Adams (Into Mischief) in the Aug. 23 GI H. Allen Jerkens Stakes with a bold showing here. Macho Music (Maclean's Music) caused a 13-1 upset in the GII Pat Day Mile at Churchill May 3 and made the early running in the Woody Stephens before drifting back to finish in a dead heat for seventh. Irad Ortiz, Jr. takes over from the fence on Friday.

T Kraft (Connect), a half-brother to champion Straight No Chaser (Speighster), won the Jimmy Wakefield Stakes in March and was first off the layoff in the Stephens, finishing a respectable fifth. He has the right to go better with the tightener under his belt.

“He's doing OK,” said trainer Bill Mott, who won the 2002 Amsterdam with Listen Here (Gulch). “He's one that doesn't wow you when he's working, so we'll just see how he does in the afternoon.”

Gunmetal (Gun Runner) was impressive in defeating next-out Chick Lang Stakes winner Retribution (Vekoma) and future GIII Indiana Derby hero 'Rising Star' Tip Top Thomas (Volatile) in a six-furlong Keeneland allowance in April, but failed to land a blow in the Stephens, trailing in last of 10.

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Gabby Gaudet Named Keeneland’s New Director Of Communications

Thu, 2025-07-24 12:15

Gabby Gaudet has been named the new Director of Communications at Keeneland, the organization announced Thursday. A respected voice in Thoroughbred racing with more than a decade of national media experience, Gaudet will oversee Keeneland's strategic communications efforts. In this role, she will serve as a key spokesperson and guide the organization's messaging and earned media strategy across multiple platforms.

Gaudet joins Keeneland from FanDuel TV, where she has been a lead racing analyst and reporter since 2019, covering premier events such as the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Her international assignments have included racing coverage from Hong Kong, Canada and Royal Ascot in England.

In her new role, Gaudet will spearhead Keeneland's comprehensive communications strategy, ensuring alignment with racing, sales and brand initiatives in support of the organization's mission. Drawing on her journalistic background, on-air experience and deep industry knowledge, she will shape how Keeneland connects with fans, media and the broader racing community. From media engagement to brand storytelling, Gaudet will play a key role in advancing Keeneland's mission and elevating its presence across platforms.

“I'm incredibly proud and excited to begin this next chapter of my career at Keeneland–a place I deeply believe in,” Gaudet said. “This role presents an opportunity to think both creatively and strategically as we continue to share Keeneland's story with intention and impact. I'm so grateful to my FanDuel TV family for the experiences and growth I've had there–they helped shape me as a broadcaster and storyteller, preparing me well for this next chapter. This was not an easy decision, but what ultimately guided me was the chance to be more present with my family while continuing to do work I'm passionate about.”

Gaudet has a long-standing relationship with Keeneland, having served in multiple capacities including Paddock Analyst, co-host of “Today at Keeneland” and a U.S. sales representative. She also became the first female to announce at a public Thoroughbred auction at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale in 2020. Her deep familiarity with the organization, combined with her skills as a journalist, storyteller and communicator, uniquely position her to lead Keeneland's communications.

“Gabby has been an important part of our team for several years, bringing energy, professionalism and a deep understanding of our sport to everything she does,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. “She's earned the respect of our staff, horsemen and fans alike, and we're excited to see her take on this leadership role and help shape how we share Keeneland's story with the world.”

“Gabby has been an integral part of the network for over six years, and she will be deeply missed by both her colleagues and the FanDuel TV audience,” said Becky Somerville, Senior Director of Production, FanDuel TV. “Her unmatched enthusiasm, work ethic and professionalism have made her an invaluable asset to our programming. While we are sad to see her go, we're excited to continue working with her in her new role with our long-standing partners at Keeneland.”

Gaudet will continue her on-air role as co-host of “Today at Keeneland” alongside Scott Hazelton and will contribute to the enhancement of live coverage and content during Keeneland's Spring and Fall race meets.

In her role at Keeneland, Gaudet will be supported by a seasoned communications team that includes Dara Allen, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications; Meredith Daugherty, Communications Manager; and Amy Owens, Communications Associate.

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Heat K.O.’s Friday Racing At Delaware

Thu, 2025-07-24 11:41

The live racing card at Delaware Park will be canceled Friday due to expected extreme heat conditions in the area, the track said Thursday. In a statement, the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission said, “Acting upon the recommendation of the DTRC, veterinarians and stewards, Delaware Park has cancelled the live racing card scheduled for Friday, July 25, due to the excessive heat index forecasted by the National Weather Service to be above 105 for the region.”

Racing remained on schedule for Thursday and is due to resume with a full card on Saturday, July 26.

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Taylor Made’s OpenRing App Aims to Streamline the Sales Inspection Process

Thu, 2025-07-24 10:02

Horse racing is notoriously slow to embrace change. Take yearling inspection, for example. Walk up to the consignment, get a paper card and a pen and fill out the horses you want to see, and get in line to wait your turn. That's how it has always happened. But if the Taylor Made Sales Agency has anything to say about it, pretty soon, everyone will arrive with their pre-made selections, hold their QR code up to a scanner, and get ready to see their horses, courtesy of their new OpenRing App.

The idea was born when Katie Taylor, the Vice President of Operations at Taylor Made, was looking at horses herself for bloodstock investments on behalf of the farm.

“That's when I got to wear the shoes of a buyer or shortlister,” she recalls. “And I wished there was a better way to make a card for myself ahead of time or to get myself organized. I'd get back at night and be like, `man, I missed one vet report, or didn't get to see one horse, or whatever.”

From that experience was born OpenRing, named after the popular OpenTable app which has transformed dining out.

The OpenRing app allows buyers to make their card up ahead of time. Each of their choices is accompanied by the catalogue page, photos and videos, and, after you have seen the horse, vet reports. The app ensures you don't go to see your horses at Barn 2 when they're really in Barn 31, and, before you head to the barn, you are told how long the approximate wait time is, so you know if you should head over now, or see other horses in advance. When you do arrive at the barn, you scan the QR code, and are immediately put in the queue to see your horses. Push notifications let you know if there is an update on any one of your selections.

Users can see the horses available on the app as soon as they ship in. You can also choose all colts, all fillies, and at mixed sales, all weanlings, in-foal mares, or all show. You can also make a card for someone, text it them, and once that person checks in with the app, the two people will be connected going forward. In that way, a shortlister can create cards for someone else who will automatically have the QR codes. Notifications also let you know if a horse you have been waiting for has shipped in, particularly useful at a horses-of-racing-age sale.

Emily Csenar, Taylor Made's Boarding Operations Assistant Manager, said that traditionally, “lookers come up to the welcome center and will read off their short list, request the Taylor Made short list, or ask for an all-show. Our welcome center employee will enter their list, ask their name and possibly a spelling. They are then in our sale queue to be placed with a sales person for their show.” Vet reports are also requested at this time from an employee.

Now, said Digital Sales Coordinator Maxine Pina, “I'd say it varies depending on the person, but anywhere between 10-15 minutes is saved from scrolling/sorting out the lists on the iPad or reading off the catalog. You also no longer need to find anyone for a vet report and are able to see it at your leisure.”

Taylor said she felt that the green light-yellow light-red light functions were going to be one of the most useful features in the app. “You'll know if it's, `hey, they have some open rings right now, so I'm going to head that way, and the wait won't be very long,' or if it's red, I'm going to kind of steer clear. If it's green, `come on down and we will get you on a ring.' So that's kind of what we're shooting for, and I think we'll get more sophisticated with that as we go forward. But right now we're just getting started.”

The app debuted at the Fasig-Tipton July sale, where it got top reviews from the people who tried it.

“It's a new technology and process so I can understand the hesitance and reluctance to jump right into it,” said Csenar, “but our team has spent months working on the app, testing it, and working out bugs and are constantly making improvements and changes. The people that did use the app were excited and enjoyed it. They especially liked being able to access the vet reports after looking at the horses.”
Said Pina, “We had 121 users download and register by the end of the July Sale. The first couple of days we spent mainly getting people registered and familiar with the app and by the second/third day we had lookers checking in with the app.”

“We kind of wanted to get a couple of sales under our belts, but really a lot of the feedback we got at July was that the people that used it loved it,” said Taylor. “And then there were some other people like, `well, I don't really need it until September. I'll wait and download it then.' But we're really trying to encourage people to try it and use it at Saratoga and New York Preferred, just so that they're totally used to it when it comes to September, because September, November is where it's really going to be helpful to people.”

At the end of the day, OpenRing is another way for Taylor Made to put the customer first, said Taylor.

“I think the real goal of it is to eliminate frustration,” said Taylor. “I know people look at Taylor Made and they say, `oh, they're so big. I go there and get lost.' We want it to be as personalized and user-friendly. We want our size and our scope and our resources to be something that makes their lives easier, not more difficult. What we're trying to do is to make the whole process a lot easier and a lot more simple, and cater to the fact that everyone's tired and worn down and it's hard work out there and long days. So if you forget an X-ray report or whatever, it's just at the tip of your fingers. White-glove service is what we're trying to go after for our sellers and for our buyers.”

The app is currently available for iOS, and is available in the App store by searching Taylor Made OpenRing, or by clicking here. An Android version is in development.

To watch a demonstration, click here.

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance In The Spotlight During Whitney Weekend At Saratoga

Thu, 2025-07-24 09:21

Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will return to Saratoga during the first week of August to highlight accredited aftercare through a variety of initiatives at both Saratoga Race Course and Fasig-Tipton, the TAA announced Thursday. The organization will participate in events during Whitney weekend, which includes the GI Whitney Stakes, and will remain active through the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Sale the following week.

The New York Racing Association will feature Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance as its Community Partner during Whitney weekend and TAA will also be present at NYRA's Community Outreach Booth on Saturday and Sunday, where fans can learn more about accredited aftercare. Branded merchandise will be available in exchange for donations, including a limited-edition Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance t-shirt. Donna Barton Brothers, author of Inside Track: Insider's Guide to Horse Racing, will appear at the booth on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. Signed copies of her book will be available for $10 each, while supplies last.

NYRA will also recognize Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance with a named race on the undercard on both Saturday and Sunday. Following each race, a presentation will be made to the winning connections, who will receive a branded blanket and gift bag.

“NYRA is pleased to continue this important partnership with Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance during Whitney weekend at Saratoga,” said Tony Allevato, NYRA Chief Revenue Officer and President of NYRA Bets. “Saratoga provides the ideal stage for highlighting the importance of supporting accredited aftercare, and we thank TAA for their commitment to the sport.”

The weekend will also include hosting the winners of the VIP experience auctioned earlier this year through the “Off to the Races” campaign supporting accredited aftercare. This experience was donated by NYRA, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and Anne's Washington Inn. The winners will enjoy a horseman's box for five, paddock and winner's circle access, a private tour with Tom Durkin, a family museum membership, and more.

Fasig-Tipton, a supporting partner of Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, will host The Saratoga Sale of selected yearlings Aug. 4-5. Representatives will be on-site to meet with supporters, consigners, and buyers to promote accredited aftercare. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will also distribute New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund co-branded gifts to consigners participating in the New York Bred Yearlings Sale, scheduled for Aug. 10-11.

While in Saratoga, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will also conduct inspections at accredited aftercare facilities as part of its ongoing accreditation process. In addition, staff will meet with trainers, owners, and supporters throughout the week and convene for the organization's annual board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 7.

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NBC To Air 2026 Kentucky Oaks In Prime Time

Thu, 2025-07-24 09:11

NBC Sports will showcase the 2026 GI Longines Kentucky Oaks in prime time for the first time ever in 2026, Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Thursday.

The 152nd Kentucky Oaks, featuring racing's best 3-year-old fillies, will be presented Friday, May 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. In addition to racing, Kentucky Oaks traditions centered around fashion and women's health advocacy will remain central pillars of the event pageantry–now culminating in a twilight finish.

“We are excited to present the Kentucky Oaks in prime time for the first time ever,” said Jon Miller, President, Acquisitions & Partnerships, NBC Sports. “With the Oaks on Friday night leading into the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May, we can't wait to get back to Churchill Downs for another historic weekend of racing.”

“By moving the Kentucky Oaks to prime time, we're giving one of horse racing's most treasured traditions the national stage it deserves,” said CDI CEO Bill Carstanjen. “This decision is rooted in our commitment to growing the sport, reaching new audiences and creating unforgettable experiences for our fans.”

The Kentucky Derby stands as America's oldest continually held major sporting event. The 152nd Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026, on NBC and Peacock.

In May 2024, NBC Sports and Churchill Downs announced a multi-year extension of their historic partnership. The relationship, which began with the 2001 Kentucky Derby, will make NBC the longest running home of the Kentucky Derby, as NBCUniversal will become the first media company to present the most prestigious event in horse racing for three decades (32 editions of the Kentucky Derby from 2001-32).

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Thistledown Track Super Claims He Was Fired for Reporting Safety Concerns to Stewards and HISA

Wed, 2025-07-23 19:18

Thistledown Racino in Ohio fired its track superintendent on Monday, and management at the Cleveland-area track has brought in outside racing surface consultants and is working with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) in the aftermath of four lost days of racing and training this week because of escalating safety concerns with the dirt surface.

But Sean Wright, who was only on the superintendent's job four months before his abrupt termination July 21, told TDN in a Wednesday phone interview that Thistledown's troubles on its one-mile dirt oval extend beyond the graphic images that have circulated on social media this week showing fist-sized rocks that were allegedly picked up from the track by jockeys and horsemen on Monday and Tuesday.

Wright said that there have been eight catastrophic injuries at Thistledown since the meet began Apr. 21–five in races and three during training–and that when he became concerned enough on Monday morning to discuss the issue with the track's stewards and then to contact HISA, he was terminated within just a few hours by track management.

“Monday, when I told the stewards and when I told the HISA official that's on the grounds that I do not feel comfortable guaranteeing the safety of that racetrack because I don't want to break any more horses down, that's when I was called upstairs and subsequently let go,” Wright said.

“I believe I was let go because of [being] a whistleblower,” Wright said. “They even mentioned during our meeting that it was not my place to go to the stewards or HISA. Well you know what? It was damn sure my place to go to the stewards or HISA.”

Wright continued: “When I reported what I saw on that racetrack, that's my professional obligation. And it's not only my professional obligation, I take a lot of pride. I've been in this business for 45 years. My family's been in this business for over 100 years. I rode. I trained. These guys mean something to me. These horses mean something to me. That's what I'm here for.”

TDN left messages for three Thistledown racing executives on Wednesday, seeking management's side of the story about the state of the track surface and Wright's firing.

But none of the racino's execs–general manager Chris Volle, director of racing Patrick Ellsworth, and racing secretary Patrick Mackey–called back prior to deadline for this story.

Herbie Rivera, Jr., the Jockeys' Guild representative whose region includes Thistledown, told TDN that track management has brought back the racino's retired track operations director, David Ellsworth, who is Patrick's father, to oversee the track's maintenance.

“I was a jockey there for years, in the 1980s and 90s,” Rivera said. “That was my home track, and that track was the best, always in great shape. But this year they lost their track man [John Banno] who had been there for 25 years, who went to Laurel.”

Rivera explained that even before the superintendent transition this past spring from Banno to Wright (who came to Ohio after working as the track superintendent at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico), the Thistledown surface had been devolving.

“I was talking to one of my top riders recently and I asked him how long has it been this way,” Rivera said. “And he told me the last couple of years it's been up and down, very wavy, for whatever reason.”

Rivera said those sorts of complaints seemed to come and go, but that he started getting reports on July 21 that Thistledown's surface was way out of whack.

“Whatever it was, it was a disaster Monday morning,” Rivera said. “They went out to gallop, then [about an hour before the scheduled renovation break] they closed [the track] and started working on it hoping to run [the Monday afternoon races]. The jockeys picked up a bunch of rocks and they brought them to the stewards.

“Then came Tuesday morning. I was in touch with my jocks, and they said the track looked good, really good. But by 10 o'clock [the surface] was wavy [when the harrows were going over the surface], and they didn't like what they saw. So I think the management and jockeys, everybody together, decided 'Let's work on this' to try to get it to the satisfaction of everybody.”

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Wright has his own theories about the track's problems, which he said largely come down to two issues: The recent lack of rain, compounded by repeated difficulties in getting his crew of employees to follow maintenance orders.

“When I first started to work here, we went 34 consecutive race days without a single incident,” Wright said. “When it was raining, we were great, because I would level that racetrack every day. I would make sure that it was conditioned and harrowed every day.”

Wright said the problems with the track surface began to pick up once the rain ceased to fall earlier this summer. The top got too loose while the bottom got too hard. He said he tried to underscore to his crew the importance of adding water, but that they would not consistently comply with his requests.

“I don't mean to throw my guys under the bus, but a spade's a spade here,” Wright said.

According to Wright's version of events, when some employees responded to his orders by swearing at him and refusing to do the work, he began putting his track maintenance orders in writing, via text messages, so he would have a written record to document the work he wanted done.

“My separation notice says that I had threatened one of my employees. I did not threaten one of my employees,” Wright said. “Any time that I had asked one of my employees to do something, I got called a [expletive] and they walked off and ignored it. They're all Teamsters. You can tell by my accent I'm from Texas, and I'm not used to dealing with unions.”

Wright told TDN that he reported this alleged insubordination to Thistledown's management and human resources department. Although he maintains that he did not threaten any specific employee, he did admit to TDN that he told his bosses he was almost at the point of punching someone if the verbal attacks kept up, which was another reason he wanted his exchanges with workers documented via text messages.

“I didn't know what to do, but I know I damn sure didn't deserve to be called a [expletive] every time I asked somebody to do their job,” Wright said.

Wright said that once the catastrophic injuries reached a total of eight this month, he, track management, and a HISA on-site representative all concurred that the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory needed to be asked to come in and do another inspection to see what had changed since the pre-meet track analysis in March.

The testing was done on Saturday, July 19, Wright said. Although the complete analysis has not been finalized, Wright said he rode along with the testing crew as they circled the track taking readings that looked for inconsistencies under the surface, and that he was told that the preliminary results looked good or “probably even better” than March's readings.

“I went around there with them for the measurements. You can tell when the raw data's coming back what it kind of looks like,” Wright said.

On Sunday there was no racing at Thistledown, but training occurred without incident, Wright said.

“Monday I got there about 12:30 in the morning. I went out there and I leveled the racetrack like I usually do, and then I brought out the conditioner to cut the racetrack, because that's what I use as a cut harrow. I called for water and the night crew started watering.”

At 6:00 a.m. the track opened for training, with Wright back in his office to attend to paperwork.

But Wright said within 15 minutes his phone was “ringing off the hook” with complaints about how bad the track looked.

Wright said he stepped out to look at it, and it appeared evident to him that the crew hadn't done the necessary follow-up watering or harrowing. Wright said he cut short training and personally oversaw the work to try and get the track ready for that afternoon's racing.

After that is when he went to the stewards and HISA with his concerns.

Wright was called in for an afternoon conference with his bosses and then told later that evening that he was fired.

Wright told TDN on Wednesday he has been in contact with a lawyer about possibly challenging the firing in court because he believes he was wrongfully terminated for speaking up about safety concerns.

He also said that he now has personal concerns about ever getting another track superintendent job in the industry with a termination that is “not justifiable” on his résumé.

“Some days I got there right after midnight, other days I didn't get there until three o'clock in the morning, but I usually didn't leave until after six o'clock in the afternoon, every day. I took off less than 10 days since I first started working there Mar. 18,” Wright said.

“I'd go into the jocks' room every day to try and get feedback from the riders. When we did start having accidents, I requested that I be able to go up to the stewards' box and watch the replays, and we watched them together, in slow motion, to try and figure out what went wrong. That's how much attention I've tried to pay to that racetrack,” Wright said.

Thistledown eventually ended up cancelling all of its racing this week (Monday through Thursday) to try and get the track back in order. Training is expected to resume Saturday, July 26, with racing to follow on Monday, July 28.

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