Mind Your Biscuits Bringing Speed to Shadai
Shadai recently completed an outright purchase of Mind Your Biscuits, who will continue racing through the rest of 2018 and is expected to enter stud in Japan next year.
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Headlines and features from the Thoroughbred industry
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Despite Rain, MATCH Series Gets Started With Four Races
Long dirt division begins May 26 with Salvator Mile at Monmouth.
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What's Going On Here: Different Days
With Justify, it seems it’s not a matter of how many days since he started racing, it’s the number of days to the June 9 Belmont Stakes (G1).
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Father, Son Riders Pushing One Another in Maryland
Veteran jockey Steve "Cowboy" Hamilton is indebted to his son, Wes, for helping him to make a comeback on the Maryland circuit after a 10-year absence from competition. Wes may someday owe much of his success to the tutelage of his father.
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Medaglia d'Oro Tops Midlantic Sire Rankings by Average
Similar to the most recent 2-year-olds training sale in Florida, a runner by Medaglia d'Oro stole the limelight at the tail end of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile sale in Maryland.
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$1.2M Medaglia d'Oro Colt Tops Solid Midlantic Sale
They saved the best for last May 22 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, when the sale-topping Medaglia d'Oro colt was purchased by Dennis O'Neill for $1.2 million.
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$1.2 Million Medaglia d'Oro Colt Lights up Timonium
A well-bred son of Medaglia d'Oro that cost $475,000 as a yearling was purchased for $1.2 million during the May 22 second session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale; the highest price of the sale.
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Justin Phillip Colt a Home Run for Horseman Centeno
Victor Centeno, a former assistant to Florida horseman Nick de Meric, knocked it out of the park during the May 22 second session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds sale when a colt he bought for $6,000 was sold for $275,000.
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Petersen Lands $925,000 Union Rags Colt at Fasig-Tipton
A Union Rags colt from the consignment of Bobby Dodd, agent, was purchased for $925,000 by Michael Lund Petersen; the second highest price of the sale.
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Ryan Strikes for Maclean's Music Colt at Fasig-Tipton
A Maclean's Music colt consigned as Hip 384 and previously named Better B Gud to Me, was purchased by Mike Ryan, agent, for $325,000 from the De Meric Sales consignment.
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Nuevo Maestro Earns Breeders' Cup Mile Berth
Stud Don Alberto's 4-year-old homebred Nuevo Maestro (CHI) was declared the winner of the $82,596 Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella (G1) at Club Hipico May 21.
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The Week in Photos 5/22/2018
Preakness, Black-Eyed Susan, Pimlico Special, Dixie, Allaire DuPont Distaff, Maryland Sprint, Adena Springs Miss Preakness, Arlington Matron, Gallorette, Selene, Japanese Oaks, Chick Lang, and more.
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Russian Winner Australian Prince is Australia's First
Australian Prince is an Alexander Nezhenets homebred. The colt, and a filly named Beyond Reason, were Australia's first starters May 19.
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Charles Town to Add 11 Race Dates in 2018
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has added 11 new days to its 2018 live racing calendar following approval by the West Virginia Racing Commission at its May 22 meeting.
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Evangeline to Host Louisiana Legends Night May 26
Evangeline Downs will be hosting Louisiana Legends Night May 26 featuring the best Louisiana-bred horses currently in training competing against each other.
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Churchill to Increase Overnight Purses
Record wagering at Churchill Downs during the week of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) have enabled the track to announce a 10% increase in daily purses for overnight races.
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In November Harman to Step Down as BHA Chairman
British Horseracing Authority chairman Steve Harman, who had been the subject of an investigation looking into a conflict of interest, will leave that position to take up a new role to engage with government to represent the industry on levy issues.
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NFL Wants Feds to Enact Sports Wagering Standards
While states will regulate any expanded sports wagering, the NFL is calling on the federal government to put minimum standards in place.
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World Horse Racing Launches May 22
Iconic global racing festivals join forces to create a major new online platform for racing fans
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Declaration of War Rises as a Sire
Declaration of War is classified as a North American sire for the purposes of leading sires tables and he ranks ninth among North American second-crop sires by cumulative progeny earnings
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More Than Ready Colt Tops Stable Midlantic Sale Session
A More Than Ready colt that Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds had bought for $500,000 as a yearling was purchased by agent Ben McElroy for $750,000 to top the May 21 opener of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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Bernardini Filly Meets High Expectations at F-T Sale
Consigned as Hip 246 by Paul Sharp, agent, the 2-year-old daughter of Bernardini brought one of the highest prices on the first day of the Fasig-Tipton 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Mucho Macho Man Colt Lights Up Bid Board Late
A colt from the first crop of Mucho Macho Man was purchased by Michael Lund Petersen for $625,000 late during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Maclean's Music Colt Commands $300,000 at F-T Sale
Hip 146, a Maclean's Music colt consigned by Scanlon Training and Sales, brought $300,000 at the Fasig-Tipton sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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More Than Ready Colt Brings $750,000 at Midlantic Sale
Ben McElroy, agent, went to $750,000 to acquire a More Than Ready colt during the May 21 first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Good Outcome for Alpha Filly at Midlantic Sale
A New York-bred daughter of Alpha, who had one of the more eventful eighth-mile workouts during the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in training sale, was sold for $150,000 when she went through the ring.
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New York Revokes Charlerie's License Three Years
Thoroughbred trainer Brandon Charlerie had his license to own and train Thoroughbreds revoked for at least three years after what regulators say was his role in claiming a horse in 2016 at Belmont on behalf of two individuals who weren't licensed.
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CTBA Considers All Options for Future Sales
While Barretts Sales will continue to run under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Fair Association at least through the end of 2018, the CTBA is discussing other options to ensure California has a year-round sales schedule in 2019 and beyond.
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Grant Williamson to Join Fasig-Tipton
Fasig-Tipton announced today that industry veteran Grant Williamson will be joining the company's staff, effective June 11.
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Justify Tops NTRA 3YO Poll, Second in Overall Poll
To nobody's surprise, undefeated dual-classic winner Justify remained a unanimous first-place choice in the latest NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll released May 21.
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Tapit Colt Attracting Attention at Midlantic Sale
Veteran sale consignor Randy Miles says he has never had a sale candidate attract the kind of attention that buyers are showering upon a Tapit colt scheduled to sell during the May 22 second session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old sale.
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Overnight Ratings Spike 12% for NBC Preakness Broadcast
With viewers perhaps sensing a special horse in undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify, overnight ratings for NBC's Preakness Stakes (G1) increased 12% compared with last year's broadcast.
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10-Year-Old Soi Phet Scores Crystal Water Victory
Tizbud gelding has won a stakes in four seasons—2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
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Scotty's Model Scores Stakes Victory in Ballade
Bruno Schickedanz's homebred mare Scotty's Model earned her first stakes victory in the $100,000 Ballade Stakes May 20 at Woodbine as an 8-year-old.
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Asmussen Earns Second Maryland Jockey Club Bonus
For the second consecutive year, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen claimed the top prize in the Maryland Jockey Club's $100,000 bonus program offered to trainers for their participation in stakes races over Preakness weekend at Pimlico Race Course.
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F-T Midlantic Sale Strategically Placed on Calendar
The lure of seeing future racing prospects prep on a dirt track and the timing in conjunction with the Preakness Stakes (G1) are among the draws for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale of 2-year-olds in training.
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Union Rags Colt Fastest in Final Under Tack Show
A fast Union Rags colt from the consignment of Bobby Dodd zipped an eighth-mile in :10 May 20, the fastest time at the distance during the three-day under tack show in preparation for the Fasig-Tipton 2-year-olds in training sale.
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Servalan First Black-Type Winner for No Nay Never
Coolmore Stud's No Nay Never was represented by his first black-type stakes winner when his daughter Servalan registered a 1 1/4-length score in the listed Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint Stakes at Naas May 20.
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Eleven to Line Up In Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella
Don Alberto's 4-year-old homebred Nuevo Maestro, filly Penn Rose, and defending champion Top Casablanca lead a field of 11 starters entered in the Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella (G1) on turf May 21.
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Preakness Wrap Up: And Away We Go...Again.
In some ways it seemed appropriate that all we saw of Justify in the stretch of the Preakness Stakes was a ghostly shroud, with his white silks and white face, emerging from the murk that had settled on Pimlico Race Course.
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Dubawi Ups His Game to 150 Black-Type Winners
Old Persian allowed Dubawi to reach his new milestone by winning the Betway Fairway Stakes at Newmarket May 19.
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Scat Daddy's Legacy Grows During Splendid Spring
Late sire has 100 black-type winners, 25 grade/group 1 winners
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Almond Eye Takes Second Leg of Japan's Triple Tiara
Almond Eye swept to a convincing, two-length victory in the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks, G1) May 20 at Tokyo Racecourse as second-crop sires Lord Kanaloa and Orfevre were represented by two of the first three placings.
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Justify 'Bright' After Preakness Victory
Regarding the 1 1/2-mile third leg of the Triple Crown, trainer Bob Baffert rolled out the standard horseman's mantra: If all goes well, Justify will run.
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Post-Preakness News Update
Claire Crosby shares updates on how undefeated Justify emerged after the Preakness Stakes (G1) and Bob Baffert's upcoming training plans for the chestnut colt in pursuit of the third jewel of the Triple Crown.
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Preakness Stakes 143
Justify wins the 143rd running of the Grade I Preakness Stakes.
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Preakness Stakes Press Conference
Comments from the connections of Preakness Stakes winner Justify, including trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith.
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Ritvo: Preakness Could Become Elite Event at Laurel
The only thing that will keep Pimlico Race Course in business as a racetrack is if the Preakness Stakes (G1) stays. But the only thing that will keep the Preakness at Pimlico is if the racetrack gets revamped by the Maryland Stadium Authority.
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Preakness Stakes Wrap
Claire Crosby recaps the foggy Preakness Stakes, which saw Justify fight for the victory in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
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Nootka Sound Gets First Stakes Score in Soaring Softly
Hat Creek Racing's Nootka Sound started strong and finished even better, going nearly gate-to-wire to notch her first career stakes win in the $100,000 Soaring Softly (G3) for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park May 19.
