Horse Racing: I. Ortiz/B. Cox/Godolphin/Into Mischief top 2023; J. Rodriguez/B. Russell win Laurel titles on final day; L. Rice sets NYRA record for wins in a year

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Keeneland sales opened today September 11, 2023 with over $56 million spent.

An Into Mischief filly topped the sales so far at $2.3 million to Shadwell Racing (Sheikha Hissa now heading since the passing of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, United Arab Emirates).

An Uncle Mo colt sold for $2 million to Donato Lanni an agent for Zedan Racing which likely means Bob Baffert will train.



Two Into Mischief colts were the third and fourth highest purchased price following the two $2 million horses.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The first Saturday card for Churchill Downs' fall meet has been released.

The first 2024 Kentucky Derby prep race is the Iroquois (race 9).

If the "little guy" is the choice, then the $11,000 #2 is the obvious choice.

How about a Civil War trifecta even if taking liberties? Union Roll, Seize the Grey and Gettysburg Address. Add Patriot Spirit for the super.

PP	Horse	A/S	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Liberal Arts (KY)	2/C	C A Torres	122	R Medina
2	West Saratoga (KY)	2/C	R Bejarano	122	L W Demeritte
3	Union Roll (KY)	2/C	G Corrales	122	T A Pletcher
4	Edified (KY)	2/C	R Santana, Jr.	122	S M Asmussen
5	Market Street (KY)	2/C	G Saez	122	D W Lukas
6	Seize the Grey (KY)	2/C	J A Torres	122	D W Lukas
7	Gettysburg Address (KY)	2/C	F Prat	122	B H Cox
8	Risk It (KY)	2/C	T Gaffalione	122	S M Asmussen
9	Patriot Spirit (KY)	2/C	J L Castanon	122	M B Campbell

Owners: 1 - Stephen Ferraro and Evan Ferraro ; 2 - Harry L. Veruchi ; 3 - Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) ; 4 - Courtlandt Farms (Donald Adam) ; 5 - Les Wagner ; 6 - MyRacehorse (Michael Behrens) ; 7 - WinStar Farm, LLC (Kenny Troutt) and Siena Farm, LLC (Todd Manganaro) ; 8 - Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC (Ron Winchell) and Three Chimneys Farm Farm, LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba) ; 9 - Mellon Patch, Inc. (George Mellon)

Breeders: 1 - Stephen Ferraro & Evan Ferraro; 2 - Two Hearts Farm II LLC; 3 - Calumet Farm; 4 - Summer Wind Equine LLC; 5 - Robert Low & Lawana Low; 6 - Jamm, LTD.; 7 - WinStar Farm, LLC; 8 - Gun Runner Syndicate, De Sousa Stables& Cranford Bloodstock LTD; 9 - Blue Heaven Farm

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 - Arrogate - Ismene , by Tribal Rule ; 2 - Exaggerator - Mo Wicked , by Uncle Mo ; 3 - Union Rags - On a Roll , by A.P. Indy ; 4 - Tapit - For Royalty , by Not For Love ; 5 - Street Sense - Quality Way , by Quality Road ; 6 - Arrogate - Smart Shopping , by Smart Strike ; 7 - Constitution - Jojo Warrior , by Pioneerof the Nile ; 8 - Gun Runner - Wedding Jitters , by Broken Vow ; 9 - Constitution - Mistical Plan , by Game Plan ;

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$92,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	12	12:45 PM ET
2	$120,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/8 M	Turf	9	1:14 PM ET
3	$120,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	16	1:43 PM ET
4	$300,000	Louisville Thoroughbred Society S.	6 F	Dirt	6	2:13 PM ET
5	$72,000	Claiming	7 F	Dirt	8	2:45 PM ET
6	$300,000	Open Mind S.	6 F	Dirt	6	3:18 PM ET
7	$300,000	Pocahontas S.	1 M	Dirt	9	3:50 PM ET
8	$127,000	Allowance	1 M	Turf	15	4:22 PM ET
9	$300,000	Iroquois S.	1 M	Dirt	9	4:55 PM ET
10	$400,000	Locust Grove S.	1 1/16 M	Dirt	11	5:26 PM ET
11	$120,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	16	5:58 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Aqueduct by any other name (Belmont at Aqueduct) opens Thursday.

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$150,000	Lonesome Glory H.	2 1/2 M	Hurdle	8	1:05 PM ET
2	$90,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Dirt	6	1:41 PM ET
3	$75,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	8	2:13 PM ET
4	$85,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 M	Turf	10	2:44 PM ET
5	$37,000	Claiming	1 M	Dirt	8	3:15 PM ET
6	$70,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	11	3:46 PM ET
7	$100,000	Allowance	6 F	Turf	16	4:17 PM ET
8	$45,000	Claiming	7 F	Dirt	9	4:50 PM ET
9	$45,000	Claiming	1 1/16 M	Turf	13	5:21 PM ET
10	$75,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Turf	16	5:52 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

David Grening indicated Aqueduct will host NYRA racing for 29 of the next 33 months. The exceptions are the two upcoming Saratoga summer meets and also a separate Saratoga meet to host the Belmont Stakes in both 2024 and 2025. Everything is pending approvals. But a continual Saratoga meet from June into Labor Day seems unlikely, more so the Spa hosts the third leg of the Triple Crown and then Aqueduct finishes June racing into early July both years.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Fort Erie (Ontario):

• Handle: $3.3 million.
• Race 10: Velocitor (Justin Stein/Kevin Attard) won the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at odds of 7-to-1. This is the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. Paramount Prince, who won the King's Plate which is the opener of the Crown series, finished third. The finale of the three races is the Breeders' Stakes on October 1 at Woodbine.

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[RosensRug]

Had a winner today at Finger lakes! 23K for the barn, we'll take it!

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

September 12: Day 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sales

• A chart-topper when $3 million was spent to purchase an Into Mischief colt. Eleven -- nine colts -- of the 23 horses sold for $1,000,000 or more have been sired by Into Mischief.

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• A $1,000,000 seller to Songbird, sired by Curlin, hit the books. Songbird, a champion on the track, has yet to produce a winner with just one baby that has hit the track (four starts).
• The Keeneland September Yearling Sale takes place September 11- 23.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Had a winner today at Finger lakes! 23K for the barn, we'll take it!

Neat. Busted link, however.

Are you "Clear" or "Mitre"?

 

[RosensRug]

Lets try this again.

3:15:28

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Lets try this again.

3:15:28

She did what you want, closed nicely. Seems to be rounding into form based on her past few races, took a while to break her maiden but the switch to FL from NYRA looks beneficial.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Parx (Pennsylvania):

• Canceled: Following the opener, the track announced cancellation of the balance of its card; however, no immediate reason was issued though track conditions possibly played a role.

Kentucky Downs (Kentucky):

• Seven Up: The annual 7-day meet concluded.
• Leading Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione, Mr. Kentucky when it comes to jockeying and a day after his birthday, won another riders' title in the Commonwealth. He finished with three winners today.
• Leading Trainer Brendan Walsh won the trainers' crown. Michael Maker was second with five wins but his 9% mark was disappointing.
• John Velazquez won today but finished 1-for-27 at the meet. He has won just twice with his past 59 mounts at this track.
• Race 1: The $.50 tri paid over $3,300. The $.,10 super returned more than $4,500.
• Race 2: First World War (Tyler Gaffalione/Brendan Walsh), a $285,000 purchase, was sent off 7-to-1 but looked nice in a debut maiden victory.

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• Race 5: Show Off (Gerardo Corrales/Brad Cox) was dominant in a debut maiden win at 16-to-1.
• Race 8: Vote No (Gerardo Corrales/Willaim Morey) won the $500,000 Juvenile Sprint Stakes at 12-to-1.
• Race 9: Crown Imperial (Ricardo Santana, Jr./John Ortiz) won the $500,000 Untapable Stakes.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

NBC will air two Breeders' Cup Challenge Series from Woodbine on Saturday. Races 6, 8 and 9 all have connections to the Breeders' Cup, NBC will show the latter two.

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$51,000	Claiming	6 1/2 F	Turf	7	1:15 PM ET
2	$61,800	Optional Claiming	6 F	All Weather	7	1:46 PM ET
3	$111,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	5 F	Turf	6	2:18 PM ET
4	$111,600	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 M	Turf	9	2:50 PM ET
5	$111,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	7 F	All Weather	8	3:22 PM ET
6	$500,000	bet365 Summer S.	1 M	Turf	11	3:57 PM ET
7	$150,000	Vigil S.	6 F	All Weather	8	4:32 PM ET
8	$500,000	Johnnie Walker Natalma S.	1 M	Turf	15	5:07 PM ET
9	$1,000,000	Ricoh Woodbine Mile S.	1 M	Turf	6	5:42 PM ET
10	$111,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/8 M	All Weather	8	6:20 PM ET
11	$114,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	About 1 1/8 M	Turf	10	6:54 PM ET
12	$65,900	Maiden Optional Claiming	6 1/2 F	All Weather	9	7:28 PM ET

TV and Livestream Schedule

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Date	Program	Time	Network/Social Media
Sept. 13	Live coverage of horse racing including closing day at Kentucky Downs	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 13	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Sept. 14	"America's Day at the Races" featuring opening day at Belmont at the Big A	1 p.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.	FS2
Sept. 14	Live coverage of horse racing including opening day at Churchill Downs	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 14	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Sept. 15	"America's Day at the Races"	1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.	FS2
Sept. 15	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 15	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Sept. 16	"America's Day at the Races"	1 p.m.-6:30 p.m.	FS2
Sept. 16	"Woodbine LIVE!"	4 p.m.	Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube
Sept. 16	Broadcast of the Ricoh Woodbine Mile	5 p.m.-6 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Sept. 16	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 16	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Sept. 17	"America's Day at the Races"	1 p.m.-4 p.m. on FS2, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. on FS1	FS2 and FS1
Sept. 17	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 17	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Belmont at Aqueduct

• Opening Day: The meet lasts until October 29 but NYRA will remain at Aqueduct until approximately early June 2024.
• Manny Franco had a 3-win day.

Delaware Park (Delaware):

• Jamie Rodriguez had a 5-win day. He finished 7 5-2-0 riding mostly for his successful partnership with Jamie Ness.
• Jaime Rodriguez and Jamie Ness had a natural hat trick among a 4-win day. The duo finished 6 4-2-0

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Opening Day: The meet goes 9/14/2023-10/1/2023
• Future Kentucky Racing:
  • Keeneland 10/6/2023-10/28/2023
  • Churchill Downs: 10/29/2023-11/26/2023
  • Turfway: 11/29/2023-12/31/2023

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Gulfstream announced details for its Championship Meet:

• A new turf course,
• Opening Day: Friday, Dec. 1
• Closing Day: Sunday, March 31, 2024.
• $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) and $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) Jan. 27
• $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 30, 2024.
• 68 stakes with total purses of $14.875 million.

 

[RosensRug]

Heading over to the Big A shortly as I have 3 horses entered for today.

Race 4: Rough Draft
Race 5: Denvers Alley
Race 9: SuperStarSusan

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Heading over to the Big A shortly as I have 3 horses entered for today.

Race 4: Rough Draft
Race 5: Denvers Alley
Race 9: SuperStarSusan

Good luck with everything.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, September 15, 2023

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Race 4: Get Twisted (Jareth Loveberry/Anna Navarrete) sizzled in a debut win at 91-to-1 in a 12-horse field. The victory paid $185.32 and the exotics were sensational including a $.50 tri at $33,000+. The $.10 super returned over $10,000. The trainer won for the 30th time in her career.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Kentucky Downs' numbers are now totaled. The 7-day meet raked in over $83 million.

Kentucky Downs: Wagering Up 4.3 Percent, Field Size Averages 10.42 Starters - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report

“We are committed to a world-class race meet,” Nicholson said. "We hope we’re seeing the start of a trend of overseas horses coming to run at Kentucky Downs.”

paulickreport.com

All-sources wagering on the meet totaled $83,640,261, up from $80,175,928 last year. A total of $25,065,000 was offered in purses for 76 races, including $10,523,750 in purse supplements from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund. Of the 11 stakes offering $1 million or more in purses, 10 were won by Kentucky-breds.​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

In Aqueduct's 3rd race otherwise limited to Bill Mott, Chad Brown and Todd Pletcher, Shug McGaughey debuts a $1.2 million War Front filly named African Waters. Race 3 should be a beauty.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

B2B for the Russells in $100,000 stakes at Pimlico the second of which went off at 8-to-1.

Brit said "we'll have some fun in the future." The future is now.

 

[Scouter]

Former NHLer Eddie Olczyk is on the Breeders Cup broadcast.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, September 16, 2023

• Steve Asmussen has lost with the past 34 horses sent out. The winningest trainer in North America annals last won on Sept. 10 as part of a 2-day success rate of six wins of 12 horses sent out.
• Chad Brown had four wins among 11 sent out. He won at three tracks.
• Charlie Appleby sent three horses to North America and saw two win.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Race 9: External Hope (Jamie Spencer/Charlie Appleby) won the Grade 3 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes by a neck as the favorite.

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Pimlico (Maryland):

• Handle: $4.6 million.
• Card: Six stakes races, one graded.
• Race 11: The $.50 Pick 5 paid over $47,000.
• Race 10: Highestdistinction (Jairo Rendon/Lindsay Schultz) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Baltimore/Washington International Turf Cup Stakes.
• Races 8-9: Sheldon Russell-Brittany Russell went back-to-back in $100,000 stakes. The hubby-wife (jockey/trainer) duo wins included an 8-to-1 shot in the latter.
• Replay Show:

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Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Card: Three of the four MSW races held purses of $120,000. Racing is strong in the commonwealth as it should.
• Race 4: Bango (Tyler Gaffalione/Gregory Foley) won a record-tying 11th time at Churchill Downs.

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• Race 7: V V's Dream (Brian Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Pocahontas Stakes by more than eight lengths.
• Race 9: West Saratoga (Rafael Bejarano/Larry Demeritte) won the $300,000 Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes, the first Kentucky Derby prep race for 2024. West Saratoga needed five races to break his maiden which happened last time out. The trainer won a graded stakes for the second time in 30+ years of training.

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• Race 10: Search Results (Tyler Gaffalione/Chad Brown) won the $400,000 Grade 3 Locust Grove Stakes.

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Canterbury (Minnesota):

• Meet Finale: The scheduled final day of the meet was curtailed early in the card due to unsafe track conditions.
• Handle/Attendance: Handle and attendance were up compared to last season but handle through simulcast wagering was down significantly.

Remington (Oklahoma):

• Race 2: A $160.60 winner.

Woodbine (Ontario):

• Card:

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• Handle: Exceeded $12 million. Good showing.
• Mark Casse, normally a star on most days but especially major days, fizzled going winless with 12 starters.
• Race 6: Carson's Run (Dylan Davis/Christophe Clement) won the $600,000 Grade I Summer Stakes. This race is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.

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• Race 7: Patches O' Houlihan (Daisuke Fukumoto/Robert Tiller) won the $150,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes.

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• Race 8: She Feels Pretty (John Velazquez/Cherie DeVaux) won the $500,000 Grade I Natalma Stakes. This race is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.

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• Race 9: Master of the Seas (William Buick/Charlie Appleby) won the $1,000,000 Grade I Woodbine Mile Stakes. This race is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.

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Hastings (British Columbia):

• Race 8: Accidental Hero (Kimal Santo/Larry Grieve) won the $125,000 Grade 3 British Columbia Derby.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Bombs in NY. Dear Lord, this is astronomical. 96/1 over 53/1.

Stunned onlookers.

$110 in the middle? That could be a NYRA record.

$2 tri paid $101,000.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, September 17, 2023

• Light Day: Not many majors racing though exceptions were Woodbine, Gulfstream, Churchill, Pimlico, Aqueduct, Los Alamitos and Golden Gate.
• Steve Asmussen snapped his losing skid though he has just one win with the past 41 horses sent out.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Race 9: Enormous numbers in the finale. Giramonte (Joey Martinez/Leah Gyarmati), who entered 1-for-22 lifetime and a 30-to-1 m/l, stunned onlookers with a gate-to-wire win at 96-to-1 in a field of 12. P Money (Luis Rivera, Jr./Bobby Klesaris) placed at 53-to-1. The winner paid $194.50/$116,00/$60. The $2 exacta paid over $5,500. The $.50 tri returned more than $25,000. The $.10 super paid over $52,000. The Pick 6 paid to those who hit five legs. I don't recall place payouts being higher as echoed by David Grening below. Win bets? Yes! Place bets? No!

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• Luis Rivera, Jr., third generation rider, won in a rare trip to NYRA -- he has ridden at Parx, Laurel and Monmouth among other stops -- but also placed at 53-to-1 and also 9-to-1 with the win at 5-to-2 all during the final half of the card. He should get attention for bug of the year in North America.

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Pimlico (Maryland):

• Jairo Rendon leads the meet with nine wins. He is 31 9-4-4. He was my pick for Apprentice of the Year in North America last year but as stated after the results and to this day, his distant third place finish was disagreeable.
• Forest Boyce and newcomer Martina Rojas are having good, perhaps under-the-radar, meets. Axel Concepcion, perhaps a leading contender for Apprentice of the Year, is having a solid meet.
• Laurel re-opens September 29 for the rest of the year and likely into May 2024.

Red Mile Harness (Kentucky):

• Card: $3.4 million in purses. Every race was $400,000 except the opener and finale at $100,000.

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Favorites: Just two favorites won on the 10-race card.
• Race 10: The payouts were highlighted by a $.50 Pick 5 that returned over $136,000. The $.50 Pick 4 paid over $14,000.
• Tyler Gaffalione won five straight races beginning with Race 2, one via a DQ, en route to a 5-win day on board nine mounts. He is the King of Kentucky.

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Woodbine (Ontario):

• Race 8: Ready To Venture (Rafael Hernandez/Michael Stidham) won the Grade 3 $150,000 Seaway Stakes.
• Sahin Civaci-Mark Casse teamed for three winners.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Parx will draw today for Saturday's Pennsylvania Derby.