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Involved in a spill Friday at Woodbine, veteran rider Emma-Jayne Wilson suffered neck and pelvic fractures. The news was announced on X by Wilson's wife, Laura Trotter.

“Emma-Jayne is in the ICU at Sunnybrook Hospital-resting comfortably with pain management,” Trotter wrote. “Her mount in the second race on Friday appeared to have a cardiac event. Emma hit the rail as they went down.

“Scans confirmed neck and pelvic fractures. She has undergone orthopaedic surgery to stabilize areas in her sacrum and pelvis. Internal bleeding remains a concern, and she is under careful observation by both the trauma and neuro teams as they monitor the upper cervical fracture.

“Thankfully, there were no other serious musculoskeletal injuries–arms and legs are strong , sensation is intact and bilateral. There was no loss of consciousness. Emma is alert, aware and amazingly positive.

“She is receiving the very best care. We are incredibly grateful for all the support. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.”

Wilson, 43, is tied for fifth place in the jockey standings with 55 winners on the meet. Riding since 2004, she has 1,930 career wins, most of them coming at Woodbine. She won an Eclipse Award in 2005 as North America's top apprentice and was twice named champion apprentice in Canada, in 2005 and 2006.

On July 11, 2024, she won the fourth race at Woodbine, to become the highest-earning female jockey in history. She surpassed the record of $90,126,584 previously held by HOF rider Julie Krone.

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The E J Won the Cup Flash Sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital closed just after 2 p.m. ET on Monday and at its conclusion, multiple stakes winner E J Won the Cup (Omaha Beach-Firsthand Report, by Blame) brought $870,000 from Narvick International, acting agent for NAJD Stud. The single-horse digital sale began on Thursday, Oct. 24.

The 3-year-old colt was consigned by trainer Doug O'Neill, agent.

“It was a lot of fun watching 'E J' sell on Fasig-Tipton Digital,” said O'Neill. “It's bittersweet to lose a horse like that out of my barn, but it was a fantastic result for our partnership and I wish the new connections the best of luck with him.”

E J Won the Cup was a runaway victory in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby in August before adding the Turf Paradise Derby and Texas Derby to his resume.

He is twice graded stakes placed this year, including a second in the GIII Oklahoma Derby last time out and third in the GI Santa Anita Derby earlier this spring. In his last two starts, he recorded Beyers of 101 and 98 as well as back-to-back 8 1/4 Ragozins.

“The E J Won the Cup Flash Sale was truly an international event,” said Fasig-Tipton's Leif Aaron. “This horse was inspected by 1,521 individuals who looked at him 14,320 times, so those people were watching with sustained interest throughout the sale. There was very strong domestic participation and a very large middle eastern and European contingent.”

“This was a great result and we are grateful to the buyer and seller, and all those who participated. We are looking forward to our December Digital sale which we anticipate will be our largest yet.”

The next sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital will be the December Digital Sale, scheduled for Dec. 5-10.

Nominations are now open and entries close on Nov. 20. Visit www.digital.fasigtipton.com to nominate.

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Flightline (Tapit–Feathered, by Indian Charlie) and Quality Road (Elusive Quality–Kobla, by Strawberry Road {Aus})) lead Lane's End Farm's stallion roster with the pair each standing for $150,000 for the 2025 season.

Horse of the Year Flightline, who is represented by his first crop of weanlings this year, stood for the same amount in 2024, while Quality Road, who lists MGISW National Treasure among this season's standouts, stood for $200,000 this year.

“The much-anticipated Flightline weanlings will be on display in the upcoming November sales, and we've already seen the international demand for his first crop based on his seven figure sales results in Japan,” said Lane's End's Bill Farish.

Lane's End also announced that last year's Champion 3-year-old Arcangelo (Arrogate-Modeling, by Tapit), winner of last year's GI Bemont Stakes, will stand for $35,000, while 2023 Champion Turf Male Up to the Mark (Not This Time-Belle's Finale, by Ghostzapper) will stand for $25,000 in 2025.

“We're looking forward to our Eclipse Champions Arcangelo and Up to the Mark's first foals arriving in 2025,” added Farish.

STALLION                             2025

ARCANGELO                       $35,000

CANDY RIDE                        $75,000

CITY OF LIGHT                     $35,000

CONNECT                             $10,000

DAREDEVIL                          $15,000

FLIGHTLINE                          $150,000

GAME WINNER                  $20,000

GIFT BOX                              $5,000

HONOR A.P.                        $10,000

LIAM'S MAP                        $40,000

MINESHAFT                         $10,000

QUALITY ROAD                  $150,000

THE FACTOR                        $7,500

TONALIST                            $10,000

TWIRLING CANDY             $60,000

UNION RAGS                      $10,000

UP TO THE MARK              $25,000

All fees LFSN

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The breeding rights to MGISW Muth have been acquired by Gainesway and the son of Good Magic and out of Hoppa (Uncle Mo) will stand at the Lexington farm upon his retirement from racing.

Bred by Don Alberto Corp., Muth was a $2-million OBS March 2-year-old purchase by Donato Lanni on behalf of Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.

Muth, who earned TDN Rising Star status when breaking his maiden with a front-running 8 3/4-length victory in his debut at Santa Anita, returned to post a 3 3/4-length score in the GI American Pharoah Stakes, finishing with a time of 1:42.45–the fastest time since American Pharoah himself won the race (formerly the Frontrunner S.). The Bob Baffert trainee rounded out the season with a runner-up effort in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

At three, Muth won the first three starts of the season, including 2 3/4-length win in the GII San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita followed by Oaklawn's GI Arkansas Derby by two lengths over a field that included future GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.

Muth is the only son of Good Magic to become a Grade I winner at both two and three, replicating the same accomplishment achieved by his sire.

“The natural speed shown by Muth as a Grade I-winning 2-year-old, and his ability to carry that speed to a Grade I victory over 1 1/8 miles at three is very impressive,” said Gainesway General Manager, Brian Graves. “Muth's looks are exactly what you would expect of a $2-million purchase by Bob [Baffert] and Donato [Lanni].”

In total, Muth has won five of eight starts for earnings of more than $1.5 million. Muth is currently being pointed towards a start in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

A stud fee will be announced upon his retirement.

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Just a few years into its existence and Stable Recovery-the innovative program that helps people recover from addiction and continues to support them through their recovery with jobs in the racing industry-is flying. The organization recently published statistics that show that have been through the program who have sustained their sobriety between 30 and 90 days, that they have conducted over 56,000 AA meetings, and that their graduates had found full-time work in 13 different Kentucky farms and businesses.

The program's success is clear to see in those numbers, but it's what those numbers represent that shows where its true success lies. Taylor estimates that as a result of the program, they have reunited over 1,000 family members with their loved ones-ties that had been broken due to the pain that comes from watching a love one suffer from addiction.

This week at the Breeders' Cup, the program will showcase one of its biggest success stories when Minaret Station represents the Will Walden barn. Walden, himself a graduate of the program, employs several other graduates who will head with him to watch their colt compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. (Read Sara Gordon's story on Tyler Maxwell in today's TDN.)

This year, the program will graduate 80 trainees from the Taylor Made School of Horsemanship, where men in recovery receive 90 days of intense horsemanship training before they go on to work in careers in the industry.

“Stable could not be going any better, in my opinion,” said Frank Taylor, who started the School of Horsemanship four and a half years ago, and Stable Recovery, which provides a safe and stable living environment for men in recovery–two years later, in partnership with Christian Countzler, who serves as its CEO.

The two programs work hand in hand. The men live, work, and recover together, while attending the School of Horsemanship to prepare for a new career.

WinStar Farm has recently added a Stable Recovery house on their farm, and Keeneland has pledged to do the same in conjunction with the program at their Manchester Farm.

Frank Taylor | Sue Finley photo

“We can handle over 50 guys at a time,” said Taylor. Just a year ago, that number was 32. “And, we have all these strategic partners where we're sending people,” he said. Those partners include Taylor Made, WinStar, Godolphin, Spy Coast Farm, Brook Ledge, Hallway Feeds, Rood & Riddle, Coolmore, Lane's End, Old Friends and two partners outside the industry, Amteck, an electric technology company, and Clark, an industrial solutions company. “As they graduate out of the program, we can send them out to these strategic partners.”

It is very hard for people to overcome addiction if they leave their rehab program and head right back to where they were before, circulating in their old haunts with their old crowd. The power of this program is in the group model, which breaks that cycle, Taylor said. “You stay in that safe community, where if you're going out to a farm just by yourself, or with one other guy, it's not as good as going out there and being able to stay there with six or eight or 10 other guys.” Hard work, AA meetings, and the power of the horse complete the `secret sauce,' as Taylor likes to call it.

Taylor said that managed growth was another key to its success. “One of our biggest threats, I think, is us growing too big, too fast,” he said. “We need to develop our people faster than we're developing our growth.” Some of those people come from within the program itself, with graduates going on to work for Stable Recovery helping others. “We've had a lot of interest from other states wanting to start programs, but we're a little reluctant just now. We may do that in the future, but right now we're just focusing getting it really right here, and managing it here, before we spread out too far.”

Taylor said that the program would cost $1.3 million to operate in 2024, and an estimated $1.5 million in 2025. Since the inception of the program, around 90% of the money has been raised on private donations, including a substantial investment from the Taylor family themselves. They also received $300,000 in the form of an Opioid Abatement Grant from the State of Kentucky last year.

“The program is really, really working,” he said. “We have beefed up our training at Taylor Made in the School of Horsemanship. We have now two full-time trainers who are training the guys, and then I'm taking about 50% of my time and training them myself.”

Will Walden isn't the only success story. “Mike Lowery just got another promotion at Taylor Made,” said Taylor. “And then we've got Josh Frank. So there are two guys who are divisional managers at Taylor Made. It's upwardly mobile. We're not looking to just try to produce a bunch of grooms who make $15-$17 an hour forever. If that's what they're capable of and that's what they want to do, that's fine. But Blane Servis (who works at Godolphin), for example, is an up-and-coming guy who I think will be out on his own training some day soon. And he's got a very bright future. And you're going to see more and more of them in the industry.”

Taylor said that the organization's strategic partners come to them looking for employees rather than the other way around. “We really haven't reached out to any of these strategic partners to come to us. They have reached out to us, which is nice. And I think more will come naturally, as people watch the program and need the help.”

Taylor said that their current goal was to raise the $1.5 million the program will need to operate next year, when it expects to turn out 100 graduates. That works out to $15,000 to save a life, rebuild a family, and create a stable worker for the industry.

Seems like an incredible investment.

To learn more or to donate to Stable Recovery, visit https://stablerecovery.net/.

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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday granted a stay that will prevent the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from issuing a mandate stemming from a recent Fifth Circuit opinion that the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA)'s enforcement mechanism is unconstitutional.

The stay is to be in effect pending a decision by the Supreme Court as to whether it will take up the larger issue of whether those enforcement provisions are unconstitutional under the private nondelegation doctrine, which is a basic principle of constitutional law that states that the powers the Constitution vests in the federal government cannot be delegated outside the government.

The request for the stay had been made by the HISA Authority back on Sept. 19.

The Authority then followed up by submitting a petition for a writ of certiorari on Oct. 15, which is the means by which the Authority asked the Supreme Court to intervene in what is a now a 3 ½-year legal odyssey spearheaded by the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and 12 of its affiliates in an attempt to get HISA declared unconstitutional and illegal.

A HISA Authority spokesperson responded to a TDN request for comment on the Supreme Court's order with the following emailed statement:

“Today, the Supreme Court granted the Authority's emergency application for relief and took the rare step of staying (or pausing) the Fifth Circuit's outlier judgment declaring the Act unconstitutional. That means the Authority can continue to enforce the Act and its rules in every racing jurisdiction where HISA is currently operative. In other words, the status quo will remain until the Supreme Court issues a final decision sometime before the end of its term in June 2025. The Authority is pleased to continue its mission of improving the safety and integrity of horseracing without interruption (or further intervening litigation).”

Eric Hamelback, the chief executive officer of the NHBPA, explained his organization's reaction to the Supreme Court's issuance of the stay with this emailed response:

“The National HBPA Full Board remains steadfast on exercising its due diligence to protect horsemen and women within horse racing. The goal has not changed, the National HBPA intends to obtain a ruling from the Supreme Court by the end of this term. Such a ruling will add clarity, restore constitutional rights and finally resolve whether HISA is unconstitutional nationwide. We remain on track for that result.”

Up until Oct. 28, the Fifth Circuit's unconstitutionality mandate had been prevented from being issued by what is known as an “administrative stay” ordered by the Supreme Court. An administrative stay is used to freeze legal proceedings until a court can more fully consider and then rule on a party's request for expedited relief.

Monday's order by the Supreme Court established the new ground rules for staying the issuance of the Fifth Circuit mandate:

“The mandate of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is stayed pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the judgment of this Court.”

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from her colleagues in issuing the stay, explaining her reasoning in the order:

“Applicants ask this Court to stay the Fifth Circuit's mandate, thereby preventing the entry of a future injunction by the District Court. In my view, their application fails to demonstrate any exigency that would warrant such emergency relief. Indeed, applicants have also filed an unopposed petition for certiorari in this Court, and it is reasonably likely that the lower courts would not do anything to change the status quo if this Court granted the petition. Thus, whatever the stay factors might portend, I see no reason for us to intervene in an emergency posture. I would therefore deny the application and promptly proceed to consider the pending petition for certiorari.”

Although the NHBPA and the HISA Authority are at odds over whether the federal law that regulates the sport is constitutional, both organizations have stated for months now in court filings and media interviews that the Supreme Court needs to be the entity that resolves the current “circuit split” in which different U.S. appeals courts have issued conflicting opinions about whether or not HISA is constitutional.

But the HBPA vs. the HISA Authority case is just one of three currently active lawsuits vying for the attention of the Supreme Court of the United States. How the Supreme Court will handle the multiple cases filed by different petitioners is a huge unknown at this point in the legal process.

The Supreme Court could choose to individually hear (or deny hearing) any of the HISA constitutionality cases. Or, if it deems the questions of law are similar, the Supreme Court could decide to combine or consolidate them into one larger case and come up with one common judgment that addresses all of the issues that have been raised.

A Fifth Circuit appeals court panel opined July 5, 2024, that even though HISA's rulemaking structure is constitutional, HISA's enforcement provisions are unconstitutional.

A Sixth Circuit appeals court panel opined in a different case Mar. 3, 2023, that Congressional changes to the law in 2022 made all of HISA completely constitutional.

The plaintiffs in that case, led by the states of led by the states of Oklahoma, West Virginia and Louisiana, already once asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, but were denied on June 24, 2024. Then, when the Fifth Circuit opinion was issued 12 days later, creating a circuit split of differing opinions at the appeals court level, the Sixth Circuit plaintiffs asked the Supreme Court to reconsider hearing the case.
According to the Supreme Court docket for that case out of the Sixth Circuit, the next step is for the defendants-the United States of America, the HISA Authority, and six individuals acting in their official capacities for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-to file a response regarding the rehearing request by Nov. 6.

Separately, a group of plaintiffs led by Bill Walmsley, the president of the Arkansas HBPA, and Jon Moss, the executive director of the Iowa HBPA, on Oct. 15, 2024, filed a writ of certiorari in a different case asking the Supreme Court to review judgment by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

That Eighth Circuit opinion had affirmed a ruling out of a lower federal court in Arkansas denying a preliminary injunction the horsemen had sought to halt HISA and its Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program. The HISA Authority and FTC defendants in that case must file a legal response with the Supreme Court by Nov. 14.

So in sum, the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Circuit appeals courts have all agreed that HISA's rulemaking structure is constitutional. Only the Fifth Circuit has disagreed, in part, by opining that HISA's enforcement provisions are unconstitutional.

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Having created history at the Breeders' Cup with a pair of winners the last time the championships were held at Del Mar back in 2021, Japan comes into this year's event with an even stronger hand.

Some 19 horses based in Japan have made the trip over, headed by GI Kentucky Derby third Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}, the third ante-post betting favorite for the $7-million GI Breeders' Cup Classic.

It is no secret that for many years, Japanese breeders have shopped the U.S. bloodstock market, acquiring some of our most accomplished racemares and stallion prospects toward the goal of fortifying their burgeoning industry. Indeed, a handful of the Japanese-based gallopers that will face the starter this Saturday are by sires or out of mares who made appearances of their own at the Breeders' Cup.

Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})–Turf

Forgetting altogether about the presence of 1989 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sunday Silence on the top side of his pedigree (one of several in the races), last year's GI Breeders' Cup Turf third is out of Dubai Majesty (Essence of Dubai), once offered for $25,000 claiming who closed out her 34-race career with a 43-5 upset of the 2010 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs en route to an Eclipse Award. A $1.1-million purchase at that year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale, Dubai Majesty is also the dam of Shahryar's Classic-winning full-brother Al Ain (Jpn).

Geoglyph (Jpn) (Drefong)–Mile

Geoglyph is winless in a dozen starts since besting none other than Horse of the Year Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in 2022. His sire, a 1 1/4-length winner of the 2016 Sprint at Santa Anita before winding up midfield in his title defense at this venue in 2017, has punched well above his weight with his Japanese offspring, on dirt and turf alike.

Otomena Shacho (Speightstown)–Juvenile Fillies

The late Speightstown also saved his best for last, capping off his career with a 1 1/4-length victory in the 2004 Sprint at Lone Star Park. Otomena Shacho was second to fellow entrant American Bikini (Jpn) (American Pharoah) two back and won her maiden going six furlong last time. Interestingly, the sire's two winners at the Breeders' Cup have come around two turns– Tamarkuz in the 2016 Dirt Mile and 'TDN Rising Star' Sharing in the 2019 Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn})–Classic

The G2 UAE Derby and G3 Saudi Derby winner is a son of Forever Darling (Congrats), a maiden winner at second asking and down the field behind champion Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) in the 2015 Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland. The Yoshito Yahagi trainee shares second dam Darling My Darling (Deputy Minister) with Classic hopeful and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). Forever Young's year-younger half-sister Brown Ratchet (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) remained perfect in two starts in the G3 Artemis Stakes over the past weekend.

Forever Young winning the Japan Dirt Classic | Horsephotos/Tomoya Moriuchi

Derma Sotogake (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits)–Classic

A cracking runner-up in last year's main event, the handsome chestnut comes into this year's contest with the benefit of a prep and should not be completely dismissed despite failing to hit the board in his three starts this term. His dose of Sunday Silence comes on the bottom of his pedigree, while his underrated sire made no fewer than three Breeders' Cup starts, crossing the line third in the Sprint in 2016 and 2017 and unplaced in the 2018 Classic.

Don Frankie (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn})–Sprint

There is unlikely to be a bigger horse on the grounds this week than this world traveler, who tipped the scales at 1338 pounds when winning the Listed Cluster Cup at Morioka last time. The G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen runner-up was produced by the California-trained Weemissfrankie (Sunriver), winner of this track's GI Debutante Stakes and the GI Oak Leaf Stakes at Santa Anita ahead of a third in the 2011 Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs.

Ecoro Azel (Shancelot)–Juvenile

This colt is bred by Crawford Farms who raced this first-crop sire–a son of Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and champion Shanghai Bobby–to a breathtaking 12 1/2-length victory in the 2019 GII Amsterdam Stakes and narrow defeats in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Stakes and GI Santa Anita Sprint Championship. Shancelot made his final career appearance in that year's Sprint, setting a sharp pace before settling for second.

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Horse racing media and marketing professional Kelsey Riley has launched a business to offer branding and marketing services to the horse industry.

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An editor at the TDN for 10 years, Riley was most recently with Cornett, a full-service marketing agency, where she worked on campaigns for Keeneland, Lane's End Farm and the National Reining Horse Association. She was involved with all aspects of marketing including strategy, communications and media planning, creative development, video production and social media strategy and execution. She is a Godolphin Flying Start graduate.

“During my time at Cornett, I saw the positive effect that strategy-driven marketing and impactful creative had on some of the biggest brands in our business,” Riley said. “Working with Keeneland and Lane's End was a wonderful way to build on my journalism and editorial experience at the TDN and I can't wait to partner with businesses in the horse industry on their branding and marketing needs.”

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Bucchero (Kantharos), who is represented this year by GI Woody Stephens Stakes winner Book'em Danno, will stand the 2025 breeding season at Ironhorse Stallions which will be based out of Questroyal North, the former Sez Who Farm. Bucchero will be the first stallion to stand under the Ironhorse Stallions banner, a full-circle moment as it was the syndicate of Ironhorse Racing Stable who first purchased him as a 2-year-old and campaigned him through his 31-race career.

After five seasons in Florida where he covered 471 mares, Bucchero stood last season at McMahon of Saratoga under a one-year agreement.

“We have tremendous respect for the McMahon family and their history in New York and both parties wanted to see how Bucchero would fit with McMahon's in-house stallions.” said Bucchero's managing partner Harlan Malter. “With Bucchero, Central Banker and Solomini the top three stallions in New York in 2024, it made sense to let the McMahons focus on their homegrown stallions and our group focus exclusively on Bucchero.”

“All of the partners involved in Bucchero have been his biggest supporters from day one and it has been a privilege to be so heavily involved in both his racing and stallion career,” commented Malter. “It is the logical next step to see where Bucchero can take us. As I said when he ran at Royal Ascot, 'Everytime we have asked him to step up to the next level, he has delivered,' and now he has done it in the breeding shed.”

The leading sire by earnings in New York in 2024, Bucchero has accomplished this feat without a single New York-bred runner.

Bucchero is currently the top stallion in America on synthetic with over $1.2 million of his $4.5 million in 2024 earnings coming across the increasingly relevant surface.

“With the lucrative breeder awards offered in New York, the combination of Bucchero's ITM stats, surface versatility and ability to produce open-company horses, we firmly believe that

breeders will be richly rewarded by breeding to Bucchero,” stated Malter. “We are all in on New York, both breeding and racing” said Malter. “Starting Ironhorse Stallions will give us the ability to not only support New York breeders as a partner in producing the best possible NY-bred and -sired runners, but from a selfish side, we will be big buyers of NY-sired Buccheros and expect Ironhorse Racing Stable to focus the majority of its stable in New York.”

Ironhorse Stallions will take up residence in the established stallion facilities of Questroyal North in Stillwater, New York.

“We have put together a great team and will be hitting the ground running working hand in hand with New York breeders as partners in the success of New York-bred racing.”

John Dowd will join Ironhorse Stallions as head of operations and bloodstock to go along with a growing team of experienced professionals in both New York and Florida.

Malter addressed the question of why Ironhorse Stallions and why now?

“Our mantra is 'we want to make racehorses to sell, not sales horses to race.' We feel that Bucchero is a perfect foundation stallion for this philosophy and we hope New York breeders will join us in this goal. My sports background was as a baseball player and the classic Field of Dreams quote comes to mind in this endeavor: 'If you build it, he will come.' With the rich breeders program in New York, the huge commitment to a new Belmont and the amazing energy that Saratoga has rekindled, 'they have built it, and we have come!'”

Bucchero will stand for $10,000 in 2025 with a “New York, New York” discount of $2,500 to any mare who will have a 2025 foal in New York or any prior breeder to Bucchero. A limited amount of lifetime breeding rights will be available along with co-breeds to specifically approved mares.

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Nobody should have been to surprised when Tarifa (Bernardini) won Saturday's GII Mother Goose S. at the Belmont at the Big A meet, turning the tables on the favored Gun Song (Gun Runner). The same goes for Saturday's GII Fayette S. at Keeneland, won by the Cox-trained Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}). Starting one month ago, on Sept. 27, he's been on a tear, winning 12 of the 17 (70 % percent) stakes races he has entered in.

Overall, Cox is 20-for-63 (32%) for the month of October. He ran away with the fall meet training title at Keeneland with14 wins from 37 starters. At Belmont at the Big A meet he's won 11 of 28 starts (39%)

“You get a feel for when things are right and the horses are doing well and the entries are good,” Cox said. “I always try to have a good Keeneland fall. Obviously, the horses are doing well, but a lot of them really figured. Idiomatic was 1-5 in the Spinster. (Mother Goose winner) Tarifa is a really good filly who always tries hard. But remember, she was 2-1. There are lots of times where you run horses in graded stakes level that are 2-1 or less. You run six or seven of them and only one wins. That happens all the time.  Right now, everything is lining up just right.”

Cox, knowing the cyclical nature of the sport, says he tries not to get too high when he goes through a good streak.

“I just know you won't always get head bobs like we got in the Mother Goose,” he said. “When things don't go well I don't get down, but I also try not to get too high when we win. I try to stay as even as I can. And it's hard for me. I am a very competitive person. I try to take it all in and I always say play the next play. Something doesn't go well, I always say get in the huddle, call the next play and try to execute the next play.”

Idiomatic en route to winning the Spinster | Coady Media

In the midst of his run of good fortune on the track, his stable suffered a serious setback when it was announced that Idiomatic (Curlin), the winner of the 2023 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff was injured and had been retired. Set to go in this year's Distaff, she appeared to be Cox's best chance to win a Breeders' Cup race.

“I felt like she had never been as good,” Cox said.  “It's easy to say it now, but I felt like she was going to be very hard to beat. She breezed great last week. I thought she's moving better than she's ever moved. But by Tuesday there were some question marks with how she was moving. It was easy for us to do what we did.  We took the x-rays to make sure she was in good shape. We saw more on the x-rays than we needed to see. It was an easy decision. We are very fortunate to have horses like this and I have to thank Juddmonte for giving us the opportunity with her. It was an easy decision once we saw the x-rays. I just loaded her up a few minutes ago, gave her a couple of peppermints and sent her home. It's easy to be excited about her as a broodmare.”

Ironically, and especially after the Idiomatic injury, Cox doesn't appear to have a particularly strong hand for the Breeders' Cup. He has pre-entered five horse, but has said that one, Destino d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro) will not compete in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

That leaves him with Immersive (Nyquist) in the GI Juvenile Fillies; Highland Falls (Curlin) in GI Breeders' Cup Classic; Federal Judge (Army Mule) in the Sprint; and Saudi Crown (Always Dreaming). He has been pre-entered in the Classic and the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

When asked which of his horses is going to outrun its odds, he quickly came up with Highland Falls. Owned by Godolphin, he turned a major corner when winning the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup in his most recent start.

“I am really excited about Highland Falls,” Cox said. “I think he is set up for a very big effort. His figures stack up. If he's close early and if he gets the trip he'll be right there at the wire.”

Immersive also looks like a major threat. The leader of her division, she's undefeated in three starts and has won back-to-back Grade I's in the GI Spinaway S. and the GI Alcibiades S.

Cox will have to cool off eventually. No one can win with 70% of their stakes runners long term. He only needs to keep the mojo going for another week.

“I'm just hoping our racing luck doesn't run out before the Breeders' Cup,” he said. “I hate to use the word 'luck' but with the racing Gods there is such a thing.”

In a sport where too many people are afraid to take chances, you have to applaud trainer Doug Cowans and owner Michael Foster for entering Next (Not This Time) in the Classic. The thing is, no one knows quite what to make of him as there has never been a horses like him entered in the Breeders' Cup. For the last 14 months he has been running in nothing but dirt stakes, with the distances ranging from a-mile-and-three-eighths in the GII Brooklyn S. to a mile-and-three-quarters in the Birdstone S. He won one race (the 2023 GIII Greenwood Cup) by 25 lengths and another (the 2024 Birdstone) by 22 1/4 lengths.

He has been nearly unbeatable, but obviously against horses that are inferior to what he will face in the Classic. That's one concern and the other is that he won't get the kind of slow pace he gets in his marathon races, where he can lope along at his own pace. Where will he be and what will happen if they go the opening half in :46?

So, he may not win. In fact, the odds are against him, but there is absolutely no harm in running him in the Classic. There's not a single dirt “marathon” race left on the 2024 calendar, so it's not like he's missing out on something. And what if he does win or run a good second or third? That will open up so many new avenues for him to chase in 2025, races with far bigger purses than the races he's been running in. His career earnings are $1,336,361. Just by finishing second in the Classic, which is worth $3 million, he will have smashed that number in one race.

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Three-time Grade I winner Gina Romantica (Into Mischief) will miss an intended engagement in Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar, according to the organization's social media post on X Sunday.

Bred by Machmer Hall and campaigned by Peter Brant, the $1.025 million Keeneland September purchase repeated on the GI First Lady Stakes at Keeneland in her most recent start on Oct. 5. Earlier this season, the Chad Brown trainee finished runner-up in Saratoga's GII Ballston Spa Stakes and third at that venue in the GI Diana Stakes. She is also responsible for a victory in the 2022 GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.

According to the Breeders' Cup Sunday, MGSW Kirstenbosch (Midnight Lute) (Filly & Mare Sprint), MGISP McKinzie Street (McKinzie) (Juvenile) and GISP So There She Was (Munnings) will also miss their Breeders' Cup starts next weekend.

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Chad Brown was trackside Saturday to watch eight of his Breeders' Cup hopefuls breeze over the Belmont Park dirt training track, including GI Breeders' Cup Classic contender 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) and the dual Grade I-winning GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile contender 'TDN Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie).

The four-time Eclipse Award-winning conditioner is well positioned for more main-track success heading into next weekend's World Championships with Sierra Leone, Domestic Product (Practical Joke) (Dirt Mile), 'TDN Rising Star' Ways and Means (Practical Joke) (Filly & Mare Sprint), Raging Sea (Curlin) (Distaff), and the promising 2-year-old Chancer McPatrick.

“We've been down this road before and we've brought a good group in–particularly on the dirt,” Brown said. “We've won dirt races before at the Breeders' Cup, including at Del Mar with Good Magic. We've had some close finishes in the Distaff running second three times. Overall, I don't know that I've had as many dirt horses that will be this prominent in the wagering as I have this year. That core group of horses on the dirt–some of them are likely to vie for favoritism.”

Brown has saddled 45 graded stakes-winners this year, including 14 Grade I winners split evenly between turf and dirt.

His turf contingent at the Breeders' Cup will include 'TDN Rising Star' Virgin Colada (More Than Ready) (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) (Juvenile Turf), Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) (Mile), Chili Flag (Fr) (Cityscape {GB}) (Mile), and Gina Romantica (Into Mischief) (Mile).

“We have some chances in many of the races we're participating in,” Brown said. “These are tough races and with each race it's hard to get the horses there and healthy and in good condition all the way across the country. It's a very solid group.”

Domestic Product worked a sharp solo half-mile in :48.31 (16/189) as he prepares for the two-turn Dirt Mile after impressive scores in the one-turn mile GIII Dwyer in July at Belmont at the Big A and a last-out neck win traveling seven furlongs in the Grade I H. Allen Jerkens Memorial on Aug. 24.

“He worked good,” Brown said. We plan on running in the Dirt Mile.”

Chancer McPatrick worked a solo half-mile in :49.01 (57/189). He is undefeated in three starts each completed in breathtaking rallying style, including the GI Champagne traveling a one-turn mile Oct. 5.

Chancer McPatrick working at Belmont Saturday | Sarah Andrew

“He worked great and galloped out super,” Brown said. “He's always been a classy, intelligent young horse and he's continued to develop. I've been very impressed with him.”

Sierra Leone, winner of this spring's GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and third in the GI Travers last time, went a solo half-mile in :49.81 (110/189), galloping out strongly through the turn. This work followed a half-mile breeze in :49.25 last week here.

“He had a monster work last week and I wanted him to work just a tick easier,” Brown said. “It went perfect, and he galloped out super. He's ready to go.”

Ways and Means, winner of this summer's GI Test Stakes, worked a half-mile in :48.63 (32/189).

“She's done super. The work went great. I'm really happy with Ways and Means,” Brown said.

Raging Sea, winner of the GII Beldame last out, worked :49.00 (50/189) in company. Undefeated GII Pilgrim winner Zulu Kingdom worked a half-mile in :48.63 (32/189) in company. Virgin Colada, runner-up in the GII Miss Grillo, worked a half-mile in :50.11 (135/189).

Other Breeders' Cup workers at Belmont Park included: last out GII Woodward winner Tapit Trice (Tapit) (Classic) breezed a half-mile for Todd Pletcher in :49.21 (72/189); and the Jorge Abreu-trained runaway GI Frizette winner Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) (Juvenile Fillies) worked a half-mile in :49.61 (97/189).

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Saturday marked the final day of Keeneland's 2024 Fall Meet which saw a season-record all-sources wagering total of $210 million boosted by record purse money that attracted full fields featuring the nation's top trainers, jockeys and horses.

Jockey Tyler Gaffalione earned the leading rider title, his eighth overall, with 24 total wins while trainer Brad Cox led all trainers with 14 wins including a record six stakes wins during the meet. Godolphin was the meet's leading owner with four wins.

“The Fall Meet was exceptional,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “The class and quality of the horses and riders competing here are truly special, and we appreciate the tremendous support from our owners and trainers who make the choice to race with us. Blue skies and sunshine on each and every race day added to the atmosphere, showcasing all that is special about the Bluegrass. We thank our horsemen and our fans for their loyal support and are excited to share the new Paddock Building with everyone this time next year.”

All-sources wagering (not including whole-card simulcasting at Keeneland) this fall totaled a record $210,165,945, besting the previous record of $208,907,655 set during the 2022 Fall Meet and marking an increase of 4.06% over last fall's $201,966,111.

All-sources wagering for opening Fall Stars Weekend, Oct. 4-6, was $49.5 million, just shy of the record $49.9 million handled during the 2022 Fall Stars Weekend. Wagering on opening Saturday's 11-race card, headlined by five graded stakes, was $22,356,693 which set a single-day Fall Meet record.

Additionally, the Pick 5 pool broke Keeneland records twice during the Fall Meet: Wednesday, Oct. 9, when the early Pick 5 pool of $2,427,483 bested the previous Keeneland record of $1,696,981 set on Toyota Blue Grass Day during the 2024 Spring Meet and again Wednesday, Oct. 23 when the late Pick 5 pool of $2,801,055 established both a Keeneland record and a national record for a Wednesday Pick 5, exceeding the $2,549,098 handled at Del Mar on Aug. 15, 2012. The Pick 5 carryover going into Oct. 23 also was a record $301,895.

On-track wagering of $16,597,162 increased 2.01% from last year's $16,270,885.

“The racing this Fall was just phenomenal really,” added Keeneland Vice President of Racing Gatewood Bell. “It all starts with the quality stock that our horsemen bring to race here. The world's best owners, trainers and jockeys competing day in and day out under beautiful skies makes for a fantastic product that we are privileged to help showcase to our loyal fans and horseplayers alike. A big thank you to each of them and all those behind the scenes who have worked so hard to make this Fall Meet one to remember and celebrate.”

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GSW Stay Hot (Summer Front) may have been the 6-5 choice in the GII Twilight Derby after finishing in front of Atitlan (c, 3, The Factor–Armanda {Ger}, by Acatenango {Ger}) in both a La Jolla Handicap win and a GII Del Mar Derby placing, but it was the latter who is an improving sort and inverted the results Saturday at Santa Anita to secure his first stakes win. Cathal (Ire) (No Nay Never) finished third in his first stakes try.

With Curlin's Kaos (Clubhouse Ride) speeding to the front early with his ears pricked, John M. B. O'Connor's Atitlan settled nicely along the rail in a covered-up fourth as Stay Hot lingered last. Jockey Hector Berrios had a loaded horse under him as Atitlan kept in touch with the first flight of his own accord while under a hold. As the field bunched up swinging into the final turn, Atitlan tipped out around the pacesetter, made a hole, and collared Curlin's Kaos with ease. Berrios encouraged him, but the race was over as he strode home powerfully and left the result in no doubt. Despite Stay Hot unwinding from the back of the pack, there was no catching Atitlan and he had to settle for runner-up honors.

“He's had a little bit of traffic problems in prior races, but today he seemed to relax really well and Hector [Berrios] was able to just wait and make one big move,” said winning trainer John Shirreffs. “Hector, all month long, has come over to work him and every time he's come in [with a time]) of 1:02 and we wonder if that is good enough. He said, 'Don't worry John, he's doing really well.' It worked out great.”

Atitlan's seventh-place finish in his career debut this past May was a highly watched event due to the presence of winner Eagles Flight (Curlin), a half-brother to Horse of the Year Flightline (Tapit). Eagles Flight hasn't raced again, but Atitlan moved to the grass and has steadily progressed, resulting in a Del Mar win July 20, a pair of thirds in the aforementioned Del Mar Derby and La Jolla Handicap, and now his first stakes score in the graded Twilight Derby.

Pedigree Notes:

The Factor, a Lane's End stallion, is the sire of 43 black-type winners. Himself a multiple Grade I winner on dirt, the son of War Front has his own stakes winners balanced between dirt and turf, with even the two Grade I winners found among his 11 graded winners split right down the middle with one on each surface. Two of The Factor's stakes winners are out of Acatenango mares, with Atitlan joining SW & MGSP Semper Sententiae (Sulamith {Ger}). Armanda, Atitlan's dam, is herself responsible for two of the 75 stakes winners out of daughters of Acatenango, as MGSW & GISP Astronaut (Quality Road) is also hers. Armanda, purchased by Anastasie Christiansen-Croy–breeder of Atitlan–at the 2012 Arqana December sale for just under USD$50,000, has a yearling colt by West Coast named Airliner, didn't produce a foal in 2024, and was covered by both Maclean's Music and Charlatan for next term.

Saturday, Santa Anita
TWILIGHT DERBY-GII, $201,000, Santa Anita, 10-26, 3yo,
1 1/8mT, 1:49.12, fm.
1–ATITLAN, 124, c, 3, by The Factor
1st Dam: Armanda (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
2nd Dam: Aragosta (Ger), by Nebos (Ger)
3rd Dam: Arabeske (Ger), by Kronzeuge (Fr)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-John M.
O'Connor; B-Anastasie Astrid Christiansen-Croy (KY);
T-John A. Shirreffs; J-Hector Isaac Berrios. $120,000.
Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-2, $213,500. *1/2 to Astronaut
(Quality Road), MGSW & GISP, $519,860. Werk Nick Rating: C.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Stay Hot, 124, r, 3, Summer Front–Etsu, by Smart Strike.
($130,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL). O-Burns Racing LLC, Exline-Border
Racing LLC, SAF Racing, Estate of Brereton C. Jones & William
Dan Hudock; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Peter Eurton.
$40,000.
3–Cathal (Ire), 124, c, 3, No Nay Never–Lucky At the Bay, by
Lucky Pulpit. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE.
(€120,000 Ylg '22 GOFOR). O-Diamond T Racing, LLC, Iapetus
Racing, LLC, Lady Marion, LLC and Alphin, Richard; B-Moni
Market (IRE); T-John W. Sadler. $24,000.
Margins: 1HF, NK, HF. Odds: 6.30, 1.30, 8.20.
Also Ran: Curlin's Kaos, Twirling Point, Rothschild, Wynstock.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

ATITLAN ($14.60) found a seam and @HIBerrios rode him through it for victory in the $200,000 Twilight Derby (G2) at @santaanitapark. John Shirreffs trained the colt by The Factor (@LanesEndFarms).

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— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) October 26, 2024

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A bevy of horses pre-entered in next weekend's Breeders' Cup at Del Mar worked Saturday at Santa Anita. Out in force were horses trained by Bob Baffert and Phil D'Amato, who combined pre-entered 18 horses to the 41st Breeders' Cup.

D'Amato worked all eight of his Breeders' Cup pre-entrants. One Magic Philly (Good Magic) (Filly & Mare Sprint), winner of the GIII Chillingworth Stakes last out, and Vodka With a Twist (Thousand Words) (Juvenile Fillies), second in the GI Del Mar Debutante, worked in company. One Magic Philly was clocked in 1:00.60 (17/50) and Vodka With a Twist went in 1:00.80 (20/50). Hang the Moon (Uncle Mo) (Filly & Mare Turf), upset winner of the GII Rodeo Drive Stakes, worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 (3/7). Che Evasora (Arg) (Greenspring) (Distaff), most recently last in the GII Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita, went five furlongs in 1:00.00 (6/50). Thought Process (Collected) (Juvenile Fillies Turf), winner of the GIII Surfer Girl Stakes, went five furlongs in 1:00.40 (13/50).

As for D'Amato's colts and geldings, Gold Phoenix (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) (Turf), fifth in the GII John Henry, went five furlongs in 1:00.40 (3/7). Iron Man Cal (Collected) (Juvenile Turf), winner of the GIII Zuma Beach via disqualification, went five furlongs in 1:00.20 (9/50). Motorious (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) (Turf Sprint), winner of the GIII Green Flash at Del Mar last out, went four furlongs in :48.80 (9/23).

Baffert worked four of his 10 pre-entrants. Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) (Juvenile), winner of the GI American Pharoah, earned a bullet when going five furlongs in :58.80 (1/50). Gaming (Game Winner) (Juvenile), unbeaten winner of the GI Del Mar Futurity, went five furlongs in 1:00.20 (9/50). Non Compliant (Tiz the Law) (Juvenile Fillies), winner of the GII Oak Leaf Stakes, went five furlongs in 1:00.20 (9/50). 'TDN Rising Star' Muth (Good Magic) (Dirt Mile), last in the GI California Crown last out, went five furlongs in :59.00 (3/50).

CITIZEN BULL won the G1 American Pharoah last out. Here he is working (inside) at @Santaanitapark for the @BreedersCup Juvenile. He is a son of @spendthriftfarm Into Mischief. pic.twitter.com/otzd40hkMn

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Working for trainer John Sadler were Kirstenbosch (Midnight Lute) (Filly & Mare Sprint) and Supa Speed (Justify) (Juvenile Fillies Turf). Kirstenbosch, third in the Chillingworth off an eight-month layoff, went five furlongs in 1:01.20 (23/50). Supa Speed, second in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf, went five furlongs in 1:02.80 (42/50).

Trainer Michael McCarthy worked There Goes Harvard (Will Take Charge) (Turf) and Sunset Glory (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) (Filly & Mare Turf). There Goes Harvard, second in the GII John Henry, went four furlongs in :48.60 (31/66). Sunset Glory, fifth in the Rodeo Drive, went five furlongs in 1:01.80 (38/50).

Johannes (Nyquist) (Mile), last out winner of the GII City of Hope Mile, worked five furlongs in 1:00.60 (17/50) for trainer Tim Yakteen. Anisette (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}) (Filly & Mare Turf), worked four furlongs in :48.20 (6/23) for trainer Leonard Powell. Sugar Fish (Accelerate) (Distaff), who won the Zenyatta, went five furlongs in :59.80 (5/50) for trainer Jeff Mullins. Dr. Venkman (Ghostzapper), pre-entered in both the Sprint and Dirt Mile with the Sprint being first preference, most recently fourth in the GI Pacific Classic, worked five furlongs in 1:00.20 (9/50) for trainer Mark Glatt. Finally, El Encinal (Arg) (Il Campione {Chi}) (Turf), last in the John Henry, worked four furlongs in :48.80 (37/66) for trainer Francisco Garcia.

The best turf miler in California is JOHANNES, who has won four stakes in a row. @FanDuelTVSimon, @ChristinaFDTV, and @FanDuelTVMike analyze the work, which had a guest appearance by MUTH. pic.twitter.com/0BTk1RsJeH

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7th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:55p.m. ET
RESTLESS RENEGADE (Into Mischief), a homebred for Three Chimneys Farm and Fern Circle Stables, debuts here for Kenny McPeek on a busy Sunday coast to coast for well-bred juveniles. Out of GI Darley Alcibiades Stakes victress and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up–among three placings at the highest level–Restless Rider (Distorted Humor), the colt has three works over the Churchill Downs track since moving there in early October from Saratoga. This is the immediate female family of MGSW Private Vow (Broken Vow). TJCIS PPs

11th-CD, $120k, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 5:55p.m. ET
Bisou (Curlin) is likely to be the most high-profile debuter on Sunday as the first foal of champion Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute). His dam enjoyed a career which saw her retire as the wealthiest female racehorse in North America, and she brought $5-million in 2020 at the Fasig-Tipton 'Night of the Stars' in Kentucky from Chuck Allen, who was buying out his partners. Two years later, Japan swooped in–as largely expected in many circles–and bought her for a sales-topping $5.5-million at KEENOV while in foal to Tapit with Katsumi Yoshida signing the ticket. His dam's lone flagbearer in the States, with her delivering that Tapit filly in Japan in 2023 and producing a Kitasan Black (Jpn) filly in 2024, Bisou will race for Allen Racing and Bloom Racing Stable. This is also the family of GSW & MGISP Verifying (Justify) as well as MGSP Stage Left (Congrats). TJCIS PPs

4th-SA, $54k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 5:30p.m. ET
Journalism (Curlin), the first foal of GSW & MGISP Mopotism (Uncle Mo) will make the races here for the partnership of Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert LaPenta after being purchased last year at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale for $825,000. The bay comes into this race with an Oct. 19 work where he clocked four furlongs on the main track in :47.40 (3/71). Trainer Michael McCarthy will send him to post.

To that one's inside is Mellencamp (Constitution), debuting for SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan. His unplaced dam American Model (Bayern) was a $600,000 yearling at the 2018 FTSAUG auction while her son brought $775,000 at KEESEP last year. The mare is a half-sister to MGISW American Gal (Concord Point) and that one's full-sibling SW & MGSP Americanize as well as GSP Magic Tap (Tapit). This is the immediate female family of Group 1 winner Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown); MGISW Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}); GSW & GISP Lake Avenue (Tapit); and GISP Marking (Bernardini). TJCIS PPs

6th-SA, $54k, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 6:33p.m. ET
Cipriani (Bernardini) comes into this debut with a sparkling $875,000 OBSMAR price tag from early this spring, changing hands to Speedway Stables LLC. Sent to the barn of Bob Baffert, this daughter of the late Bernardini is the most recent offspring to the races for SW & GSP Salamera, who also produced $850,000 OBSSPR juvenile in-training grad Flying Drummer (Gun Runner). The mare is a half-sister to SP Adore You (Tactical Cat), whose claim to fame is as the dam of MSW Outadore (Outwork); MSW Piedi Bianchi (Overanalyze) and SW Mind Reader (Gemologist). The morning line tabs Cipriani at 2-5 odds with three of her last six works being bullets. TJCIS PPs

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The Philadelphia Cup, the second event in a three-part National Thoroughbred League NTL Cup series, attracted a crowd of 4,260 to Parx Racing–doubling original estimates–and wagering of $1.6 million, 50% higher than originally forecast.

Julius 'Dr. J.' Erving is a partner of the league and owner of its Philadelphia Stallions and was on hand for an exclusive meet-and-greet with more than a dozen Philadelphia sports legends.

“This past weekend epitomizes why we formed the National Thoroughbred League,” said Randall Lane, co-founder of the NTL. “Many of us grew up mesmerized by horse racing.  Every year, millions of Americans tune in to network TV broadcasts throughout the Spring to watch and wager on the sport, but an experience like the NTL can harness that excitement and translate it to the track, building out exceptional races and exciting race weekends that hook people on the exhilarating experiences that this great sport offers.”

The final NTL event of the season, The Championship Fiesta Weeekend, takes place Dec. 29 and 30 in Phoenix.

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The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) approved 123 days of live racing for the 2025 season at Horseshoe Indianapolis during its regular meeting at the track Thursday, Oct. 24. Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing will mirror the 2024 schedule. There will be six dates dedicated to Quarter Horses exclusively.

Racing will begin Tuesday, Apr. 15 and run through Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, with first post set for 2:10 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday. The track's marquee events–the GIII Indiana Derby and GIII Indiana Oaks–are scheduled for Saturday, July 5, with a special 12 p.m. start time and the sixth annual Indiana Champions Day will also kick off at the noon hour on Saturday, Oct. 25. Live programs on Memorial Day Monday, May 26 and on Independence Day on July 4 begin at 12 p.m and the track will also conduct live racing on Kentucky Derby day May 3 and Belmont Stakes day June 7. Both of the latter cards begin at 10:45 a.m.

“Our racing program has grown over the past few years, and we feel we have a good schedule in place, so we didn't want to make too many changes,” said Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing. “We worked closely with the horsemen's groups to review our current schedule before presenting it to IHRC. We feel this schedule maximizes our racing product to all types of racing fans. We will still offer seven Saturday racing programs in addition to six all-Quarter Horse racing days, providing some weekend racing opportunities for our local customers again in 2025.”

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Claiborne Farm will stand for $30,000 LFSN the newly-retired 'TDN Rising Star' and Grade I winner Prince of Monaco (by Speightstown), during the 2025 breeding season, the stud farm said in a Friday press release.

“Prince of Monaco has sustained minor bone bruising, preventing him from competing in the Sprint and Malibu races,” said co-owner Tom Ryan of SF Racing. “As a result, we have decided to retire him. He demonstrated brilliance almost every time he stepped onto the racetrack.”

The current 3-year-old colt, who will available for inspection at Claiborne in Paris, Kentucky during the November sales, earned his 'Rising Star' badge last year when he broke his maiden at first asking by eight lengths for trainer Bob Baffert over the Los Alamitos course that July.

A next-out winner of the GIII Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar a month and a half later, the 2-year-old delivered in the GI Runhappy Del Mar Futurity in early September. As a 3-year-old, Prince of Monaco raced twice and was the runner-up in both the GI Woody Stephens at Saratoga June 8 and in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes over the same surface Aug. 24.

“Running a 103 Beyer as a 2-year-old is a significant achievement and a great barometer of talent and ability,” said Walker Hancock. “Additionally, he was only beaten a combined three-quarters of a length in two premier Grade I races at Saratoga this summer, while dealing with troubled trips. We have a tremendous amount of respect for Stonestreet's breeding program and we are excited to add another one of their homebreds in Prince of Monaco to our stallion roster.”

Prince of Monaco at Los Alamitos | Benoit

A $950,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale, Prince of Monaco raced for the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan and Tom Ryan.

“SF Bloodstock has been Speightstown's biggest fan and supporters for going on two decades now,” said Ryan. “On the heels of having Charlatan, we are very excited to be associated with Speightstown's fastest 2-year-old ever in Prince of Monaco. You would be hard pressed to find a better-looking animal and we are staunch in our beliefs that he will fall into the successful footsteps of his father.”

The only son of Speightstown to win a Grade I as a juvenile, Prince of Monaco was bred in Kentucky by Barbara Banke's Stonestreet program and is out of the Medaglia d'Oro mare Rainier, who is a half-sister to SW Laurie's Rocket (Bluegrass Cat) and SW Greeley's Rocket (Mr. Greeley).

“I am excited for what lies ahead,” said Banke. “Prince of Monaco has been a standout since birth, with his natural talent and athleticism evident from the start. His speed, heart, and sheer brilliance on the track will make him an extraordinary stallion. He's the complete package, and I can't wait to see him pass on that exceptional talent to future generations.”

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Three Chimneys has released its 2025 roster and fees and topping the list is Horse of the Year Gun Runner (by Candy Ride {Arg})–the sire of 13 millionaires and 10 Grade 1 winners–who after being listed privately in 2024 will stand for a fee of $250,000 LFSN, the farm said via a release on Friday.

Currently second on the General Sire list in North America with almost $16 million in progeny earnings, Gun Runner is the sire of four Grade I winners this year including Sierra Leone, Vahva, Society and Gun Pilot, who are all are pointing to this year's Breeders' Cup. Sea Runner, a juvenile filly, is also pre-entered for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

In 2024, at the sales Gun Runner had 10 yearlings sell for $1 million or more including a $1.9 million colt at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Sale and a $2.2 million colt at Keeneland September.

“Gun Runner is continuing to prove our dreams can become a reality, and Thee Chimneys and our partners continue to breed our best mares to him which we believe will further his influence on the breed,” Three Chimneys Chairman Goncalo Torrealba said. “We are excited to also bring home one of his promising Grade I winning sons in Gun Pilot, who was bred and raised here at Three Chimneys.”

As previously reported, Gun Runner's son GISW Gun Pilot, new to Three Chimneys for 2025, will have his stud fee announced after the running of the GI Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint which will be his final start.

Into Mischief's son Newgate, who won the GI Santa Anita Handicap, will also be a new roster member. The current 4-year-old colt makes his next start in the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.

Volatile (by Violence), who is the sire of 15 winners to date including two Grade I performers, will stand for a fee of $12,500 LFSN.

“Volatile is a great value opportunity with a lot of up-side to breeders this year–he already has two legitimate Grade I horses that will be pointing for important races next year, and he has plenty of winners. I believe his runners are showing that they are like him–quick enough at two, but they will be even better as they mature as 3-year-olds,” said Three Chimneys board member and advisor Doug Cauthen.

Sky Mesa (by Pulpit) will stand for $10,000 LFSN while Funtastic (by More Than Ready), sire of First Peace ($778,520), the recent winner of the GII California Crown Eddie D Stakes, will stand for $5,000 LFSN.

Stallion/Fee:
Gun Runner-$250,000
Volatile-$12,500
Sky Mesa-$10,000
Funtastic-$5,000
Gun Pilot-TBA
Newgate-TBA

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