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A jockey, veterinarian and a podcaster, Ferrin Peterson juggles all her duties and juggles them well. Peterson has released a new episode of her “The Boundless” podcast. Her guest is Andres Martinez, who is a foreman for Doug O'Neill.

Martinez grew up in Mexico City before his family moved to Tijuana. There he worked briefly at the old Caliente Racetrack before emigrating to the U.S. and the California racing circuit. He got his big break 12 years ago when going to work for O'Neill.

Peterson calls Martinez the “Globetrotting Foreman.”

One of Martinez's main jobs is to accompany the O'Neill horses when they leave the U.S. for international races. He has been to Dubai, South Korea and Japan and tells of his adventures in each place and the differences between each culture.

The Boundless podcast can be heard on the following platforms:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andres-martinez-from-tijuana-to-dubai-a-foremans/id1791259243?i=1000739797533

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Tajk_CYsg;

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gJ9J1d1TybxAOrP5xRyY5?si=qwr5lh27RUuw6nxTioqIDw&nd=1&dlsi=1e604e5acb9a4879

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Grade 1 winner Mixto will enter stud in 2026 at Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater. Benoit Photo.

Chris Bernhard of Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater announced the addition of Good Magic’s leading earner and Grade 1-winning son Mixto to the farm’s stallion roster for the 2026 season.

Mixto, a 5-year-old out of the Concerto mare Musical Mystery, will stand as the property of a syndicate for $10,000 LFSN. The deal was brokered by The Stallion Company.

“Champion 2 year-old Good Magic is off to a great start as a sire of sires with Grade 1-winning sons Muth, Mage and Dornoch at stud,” Bernhard said. “To have a Grade 1 winner and Good Magic’s leading money earner of $3,330,680 standing in New York is a true testament to the strength of the New York program.

We believe standing top-class runners by Candy Ride, Gun Runner and now Good Magic for the 2026 season is perfect timing with the new Belmont Park and New York-breds running for purse parity in the near future.”

Campaigned by Calumet Farm and trained by Doug O’Neill, Mixto won the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes in 2024 at Del Mar. He placed in six other stakes, including a runner-up finish by a half-length to Hit Show in the $10 million Dubai World Cup, along with placings in the Grade 2 San Antonio Stakes in 2023 and Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes in 2024.

“Mixto was a top-class runner,” said Calumet Farm’s Eddie Kane. “His race in the 2025 Dubai World Cup was incredible. Mixto challenged the pace most of the race, unleashed a powerful move in the stretch and was nailed at the wire while beating the 2025 Breeders Cup Classic winner. We look forward to supporting Mixto in New York in 2026.”

A champion pedigree top and bottom, Mixto’s first dam is sister to Grade 1 winner Rigoletta, the dam of Grade 1-winning millionaire Battle of Midway; and track record-setter Evening Concerto. There are 20 stakes winners under the first three dams, with 10 Grade 1 or Grade 2 performers including champion and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Musical Romance.

For information about acquiring shares or seasons, contact Chris Bernhard at (914) 850-9769 or via email at cjbern@hotmail.com.

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The Sporting Art Auction, a partnership between Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington and Keeneland, concluded its 13th edition by achieving total sales of $2.7 million.

The high seller was LeRoy Neiman's Lady Liberty, a signed oil on board that realized $229,125.

Held at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion on Nov. 13, the auction drew collectors from seven countries who participated in person and remotely. Of the 206 pieces spanning sporting art, American paintings and sculpture, 90% sold.

Sale topper: Lady Liberty by Leroy Neiman

“We are thrilled with the result of this year's Sporting Art Auction,” said Catherine Ladd Kenneally of Cross Gate Gallery. “The international participation through the online platforms was incredible and really a first for us. As the Sporting Art Auction continues to flourish, we are grateful for our partnership with Keeneland and the community's continued support.”

The second- and third-highest-priced sellers were two works by Polish-American artist Andre Pater. His oil-on-canvas Breeders' Cup 1999 realized $141,000, while Watermelon Jockey, a vibrant pastel, recorded $117,500.

“The vibrant energy at this year's Sporting Art Auction made for a wonderful event,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “Seeing our Sales Pavilion filled with our community, collectors and enthusiasts who appreciate sporting art is a special way to close our 2025 sales season. We appreciate all of the work by the Ladds and Cross Gate Gallery to make this event happen, and we're delighted to watch its reach and participation grow each year.”

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Umberto Rispoli, who captured his first riding title at the recently concluded Del Mar meet, will make a return visit to Hong Kong for Wednesday's Longines International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley. The Italian ex-pat spent six years riding in Hong Kong before relocating to Southern California in 2019. For Rispoli, who flew into Hong Kong last Tuesday–just two days after claiming the Del Mar title–the trip is part sentiment, part family vacation, and part professional competition.

“I rode here for six years, so obviously Hong Kong is a place that I carry in my heart,” Rispoli said. “It's a beautiful city. When I was a young jockey, when I moved from France to Hong Kong, it's a place that taught me a lot in terms of building a strong character, mentally as well. They race only twice a week, so there aren't many opportunities. It builds your personality, you know. It's a special place.”

In advance of the championship, Rispoli returned to Happy Valley last week and was gratified by the response he received.

“I was there [last Wednesday] actually as a tourist,” he said. “Just to put myself in the mood again and breathe a little bit of the atmosphere of the races at night at a very charismatic track. It was very fun, very good. I had a warm welcome from everybody, from the riders and trainers and some people working behind the scenes, too. That proves to me that I left something important here. People were happy to see me and I was happy to see them. The most important thing that is wherever you go, you left a mark on people and they appreciate your presence at the track. I was very happy in the way they received me.”

Rispoli made the return trip to Hong Kong with his wife, Kimberley Mosse Rispole, and their two young sons, Hayden, eight, and Aramis, three.

“The reason we left right after Del Mar–I am here with the family,” Rispoli said. “My son when we left Hong Kong, he was only 2 1/2, so I wanted to show him where he grew up for his first years. And the other child wasn't even born yet. We planned on doing a lot of things, seeing a lot of friends, having nice dinners and some attractions for kids. Hong Kong gives you this opportunity, the chance to enjoy the city and have fun. It's a place you have to visit, because it gives you so much to do. It's a lot of entertainment. For family trips and couple trips, it would be one of the best trips people would take for sure.”

Rispoli said his time riding races in Hong Kong presented him with challenges that he has used to develop his skills in the saddle.

“It's tight, competitive races,” Rispoli said of racing in Hong Kong. “Almost every day is a handicap, so it's more strategy, more tactical. That's what you don't find anywhere else probably in the world. The handicap system works so very well here. That's what makes Hong Kong racing different.”

Rispoli aboard Preakness winner Journalism | Horsephotos

In Wednesday's jockey championship, Rispoli will face off against a group of international stars, including last year's championship winner Mickael Barzalona, as well as James McDonald, Ryan Moore, Hollie Doyle, William Buick, Joao Moreira, Christophe Lemaire, Rachel King, Zac Purton, Vincent Ho Chak-yiu, and Hugh Bowman.

The 12 riders will compete against each other while earning points in four races worth HK$7.5 million (US$963,743) in prize money, along with total bonus awards of HK$1 million for the top three riders.

“It's all about what horses you are going to ride and what draw you get,” Rispoli said of his championship mindset. “That's the important key in those kind of races. I will just try to be myself and no overthinking, just more focused on my horses.”

Rispoli will be representing the United States when he makes his championship debut Wednesday.

“It's an honor and a privilege,” he said of representing the Stars and Stripes in Hong Kong. “It's a country that, since I have been there at the end of 2019, has given me a lot. So many opportunities. A lot of people, trainers and owners, gave me opportunities without most of them knowing me, who I was and what I had done in the past. So I will definitely try to represent the United States in the best way possible and try to bring the cup home.

The Italian enters the jockey championship on the back of a career year in the saddle. In addition to his Del Mar riding title, he also rode Journalism (Curlin) to victory in the GI Preakness Stakes and runner-up efforts in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes.

“It's been an amazing year so far,” Rispoli said. “Obviously, having this opportunity to ride at this challenge at Happy Valley, and if I have a chance to win it, it would be a cherry on the cake to just close the year in an amazing way.

“Happy Valley is one of the most iconic racetracks in the world. So I am glad to be back and I am glad this opportunity came up.”

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Despite losing a shoe in Saturday's GII Remsen Stakes, Paladin (Gun Runner) came out of his win no worse for wear, according to trainer Chad Brown on Sunday.

“He looks good,” confirmed Brown. “He lost his right front shoe in the race, so we'll give him a few days and get him down to Payson Park next week.”

“Overall, he looks like he's in good shape. It's nice to see that he got a lot of experience that will help him down the road. This horse is for real. He's a serious horse, and to get his career started with two wins off the bat–we couldn't ask for more.”

Promoted to first over Renegade (Into Mischief) in his career debut going a mile at the Big A on Oct. 17, the chestnut maintained that edge on that rival when adding an eighth of a mile while taking on stakes company for the first time in the Remsen.

The $1.9 million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale purchase is campaigned by Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Brook Smith and Summer Wind Equine, who also bred the colt. The Coolmore partners and Smith also campaigned Champion 3-year-old and last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner).

“He's running faster figures than any of [Brown's Classic runners] in the past,” Brown said. “He's a little ahead of where they were to be honest. He's got good forward, positional speed, all things that are very good things to work with going forward.”

Sierra Leone was retired from racing after his runner-up finish in this year's Classic and will stand the 2026 season at Ashford Stud.

“It's rewarding because you send a great horse home, and you hope to have a replacement right away,” Brown said. “They've supported me with plenty of expensive prospects in recent years, so to be able to keep it going and have a new, fresh horse on the Derby trail and a potential exciting stallion prospect – which is the broader plan here–is [exciting]. I feel I am doing my part in keeping something in the pipeline for the whole big picture here.”

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W Heart Bond, a 4-year-old filly challenging older and more experienced males, prevailed by a desperate nose in the Champions Cup (G1) Dec. 7 on the Chukyo Racecourse dirt.

Cosmic Crusader broke a top-level drought for West Australian breeding legend Bob Peters and became a long-awaited third Australian elite-level winner for his sire Maurice in taking the Northerly Stakes (G1) at Ascot Dec. 6.

Hot-button issues such as decoupling and computer-assisted wagering will be in focus when the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program hosts the 2025 Global Symposium on Racing in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 8-10.

Consequent, the second choice behind Bob Baffert-trained Nimah, defeated Cashed by a length in the Starlet Stakes (G2), a 1 1/16-mile race at Los Alamitos Race Course for 2-year-old fillies.

Karl Burke has pulled quite a few rabbits out of the hat down the years. However, turning a 12,000-guinea yearling into a €2.6 million filly in training surely rates a personal best, even by his lofty standards. 

Jockey Daisuke Fukumoto made a bold move aboard Hammerhead with 5 furlongs to go in the 1 1/2-mile Valedictory Stakes (G3) Dec. 6 at Woodbine and it paid off with a length victory over his rallying stablemate Jokestar.

The new owners of Bishops Bay received a quick dividend on their recent purchase in the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2). In a few months' time, they'll find out if they struck gold.

On Dec. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack, the promising juvenile Paladin took a major step toward fulfilling his connections' Kentucky Derby (G1) dreams by defeating Renegade and Balboa in the $250,000 Remsen Stakes (G2).

Sunday Boy cruises to victory in Saturday’s $500,000 NYSS Great White Way at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo.

Sunday Boy picked the right time and the right day – Saturday – to land his first victory.

Storming through the lane in his sixth start, Sunday Boy collected his first win in the $500,000 Great White Way division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct. The son of four-time leading New York sire Central Banker won at 12-1 under Christopher Elliott for owner Joe DiRico’s DiRico Racing and Breeding LLC and trainer Jim Ryerson.

Bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds and Spruce Lane Farm and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, Sunday Boy became the second stakes winner and fourth winner out of the winning Harlan’s Holiday mare Lady Daphne. She’s also the dam of Sunday Boy’s full sister, three-time stakes winner and $496,363-earner Sunday Girl.

Sunday Boy came into the Great White Way with a pair of seconds – one at Saratoga in his debut sprinting on the dirt and another last time out going 1 mile at Aqueduct. He also made two starts on grass for Ryerson, who changed surfaces after a disappointing second start for the bay colt.

“The second time, it discouraged me on whether he wanted to dirt or not,” Ryerson said. “Sunday Girl had shown that she could do both, so we ran him on the turf. He’s been a bit of a trip trying to figure out what he wants to do. His last really put him in a good spot for here.”

Ryerson watched the 7-furlong Great White Way unfold, with Elliott keeping Sunday Boy in  the clear on the outside, and liked what he saw.

“It didn’t matter [being wide],” he said. “You don’t want to have to get stopped. In a turf race two back, he ran up right behind a horse and got stopped, and then he got a little lucky to get running late again, but this horse you probably don’t want to get stopped. At this point, to go wide is probably the trip.”

Odds-on favorite Parker Boone, a son of Solomini coming off a 12 1/4-length debut maiden score at Parx Racing, set a strong pace with some pressure through splits of :22.50 and :45.71. Parker Boone continued to lead into the stretch with Combat Mission making the first run at the lead.

Combat Mission snatched the lead just past the eighth pole through 6 furlongs in 1:11.94 until Sunday Boy rolled past on the outside. Sunday Boy lengthened his lead from there, winning by 2 3/4 lengths from Combat Mission. Muscle Shoals finished 6 lengths back in third, a neck ahead of Parker Boone in fourth. Dinghy Bar, Hurricane Kaz, Spirit of New York, Sicilian Dancer, Hey Pal, Froutien, Takahama, Chummers, Diamond Child and True Legend completed the field.

“I knew there was a lot of speed,” Elliott said. “I was hoping they’d go fast and they did. It was perfect, I tipped him out and he responded. It was great. There were a lot of tired horses at the quarter-pole about when I tipped him out.”

Sunday Boy, who won in 1:24.90, picked up $275,000 for his first win and boosted his bankroll to $319,600.

DiRico purchased Sunday Boy for $65,000 out of the opening session this year’s the OBS April sale. Lady Daphne is also the dam of two other winners, including $101,988-earner Lady Jasmine, and a yearling full brother to Sunday Boy and Sunday Girl.

A $100,000 purchase out of the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale, Sunday Girl sports a 7-1-1 record in 13 starts. Entered in Sunday’s Garland of Roses Stakes at Aqueduct, Sunday Girl won this year’s John Hettinger Stakes and Correction Stakes at Aqueduct and the 2024 NYSS Park Avenue.

Sunday Boy also became the latest stakes winner for Central Banker, a 15-year-old son of Speightstown who stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds. He’s topped the New York general sire list for the last four seasons and came into Saturday with more than $4.5 million in progeny earnings.

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Tristar Farm’s Braverthanubelieve improves to 2-for-2 in the NYSS Fifth Avenue at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo.

Braverthanubelieve showed all the signs of potential last summer, most notably to brothers John and Daniel Ortiz with a big work in early August at Saratoga Race Course.

The daughter of Honest Mischief breezed twice at Saratoga for the Ortiz brothers and owner Tristar Farm but didn’t get a chance to show her talents at the NYRA circuit’s most important meet after going to the sidelines with a minor illness.

Braverthanubelieve did make the races in late November and by early December, with a victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Fifth Avenue division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes, showed she’ll be a player in the New York-bred filly ranks going forward. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Braverthanubelieve improved to 2-for-2 with her 1 1/4-length win over 3-2 favorite Hot Currency in the Fifth Avenue.

“We believed this filly was very special from the beginning,” said John Ortiz, who trains filly with his brother and assistant overseeing her conditioning in New York. “She came to us at Saratoga and gave us a workout that we knew was not just a New York-bred, this was a competitive racehorse. She did get sick on us. We gave her the right time, brought her back correctly. She jumped right back into training like she never missed anything.”

Braverthanubelieve, 8-1 in the field of 11, closed on dueling leaders Hot Currency and Daniella Marie through the stretch to collect $275,000.

“She ran one time and won and [it] looked like the way she did it, she did it the right way,” Rosario said. “She has some talent. … She actually moved really well. We were just waiting for the right time [to make a move] and I had to kind of get after her a bit. The other couple kept moving in front, but the whole time, it looked like I had horse. She ran a big race.”

Brothers Daniel Ortiz and John Ortiz meet Braverthanubelieve and Joel Rosario after the win. Coglianese Photo/Janet- Napolitano.

Braverthanubelieve won her debut November 22 racing just off the lead early before digging in gam in the stretch to win at 6 furlongs on a sloppy track. Stretched out to 7 furlongs in the Fifth Avenue, Braverthanubelieve closed from fifth after a quarter-mile and fourth after a half. Braverthanubelieve rolled through the stretch to win in 1:23.92, validating her connections’ high opinion and delivering on a plan that started not long after she bounced back from her illness.

“I told Mr. Glenn (Lostritto of Tristar Farm) that we should just point to this race,” Ortiz said. “That’s how high I thought about her. As good as she was training, I was like, ‘let’s go to the maiden, win, lose or draw, we were going to come here anyways.’ This was marked, planned and well-executed.”

Hot Currency finished second in the Fifth Avenue, 3 1/4 lengths ahead of Daniella Marie in third with Unmiztaken fourth. Fancy Lights, Lifeisbutadream, Kaz Farm Girl, Greyjoy, Oh and Galileans Girl completed the field.

Bred by Paul Michael Giacopelli MD, Braverthanubelieve is the third foal out of the winning New York-bred Teuflesberg mare Hundred Acre Wood.

Hundred Acre Wood won four of 22 starts and earned $179,026 for Giacopelli from 2012 to 2015. She’s out of the Tactical Advantage mare True Advantage, who Giacopelli bought for $22,000 at the 1999 OBS April sale of 2-year-olds in training.

Hundred Acre Wood’s first foal, the New York-bred Bayern mare Pot of Hunny, won once in five starts. She’s also the dam of the 3-year-old New York-bred Lookin At Lucky colt Lucky Dragon, who is entered in a maiden race Sunday at Aqueduct, and a yearling New York-bred colt by Maximum Security.

Braverthanubelieve is the eighth stakes winner sired by Honest Mischief, a 9-year-old son of Into Mischief out of the Grade 1-winning Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady who stands for $7,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson. New York’s leading freshman sire in 2025, Honest Mischief came into Saturday ranked sixth on this year’s general sire list in the Empire State.

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Wathnan Racing’s Dark Trooper made a remarkable run from last to score in the final strides of the AED 1 million HH The President Cup at Abu Dhabi Turf Club Dec. 6.

Nearly eight months of racing inactivity proved no obstacle for Just Beat the Odds, who fired fresh to defeat Acoustic Ave and three other rivals in the $242,500 Elite Power Stakes (G3) Dec. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Winning the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) has become old hat for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, who notched his 10th win in the 1 1/8-mile race for 2-year-old fillies when Zany overwhelmed her competition with an 8 1/2-length win Dec. 6 at Aqueduct.

Hastings Park announced Dec. 5 that it would cease conducting Thoroughbred racing, ending more than 130 years of racing at the British Columbia venue.

Oaklawn Park kicks off its 2025-26 racing season Dec. 12 with the $150,000 Advent Stakes, the opening marker of a record 62 stakes worth more than a total of $18.3 million this winter and upcoming spring at the Hot Springs, Ark., track.