Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, who saw Tapit Trice make a successful return with a 5 1/4-length romp in the Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3), earned a $75,000 bonus from Monmouth Park as a result of the $150,000 Haskell Weekend Trainer Challenge. Source
Month: July 2024
Sovereign Award Winner Truth of It All Dies at 34
Sovereign Award-winning 2-year-old male, graded stakes winner, and 1993 Kentucky Derby (G1) runner Truth of It All died peacefully from natural causes July 24 at the age of 34. Source
Apprentice Chris Elliott Following in Father’s Stirrups
Even though many of his friends and some family members had a pretty good idea of what his career path would eventually be, Chris Elliott wasn’t sure if he wanted to follow in the stirrups of his father, jockey Stewart Elliott of Smarty Jones fame. Source
Small Breeder Provides Special Home for Retired Horse
Hannah and Kevin Reynolds never lost sight of the horse they bred, Pitching Fast, during his racing career. When the gelding was retired to LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, they were the first to offer him a home. Source
TAA to Highlight Initiatives in Saratoga
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will return to Saratoga this August to highlight accredited aftercare with a variety of initiatives at Saratoga Race Course and Fasig-Tipton. Source
Catalog Revealed for Two-Day Somerville Tatts. Sale
All yearlings cataloged in the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale are eligible for the £100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes as well as the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, held five weeks later. Source
Sir Alex Ferguson’s ambition clear after paying record price for racehorse – again
Sir Alex Ferguson appears to have taken some of his transfer methods from Manchester United and applied them to the world of horse racing.Source
Speakers Announced for Aug. 1 Round Table Conference
The Jockey Club announced July 24 the speakers for its 72nd Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing to be held Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. ET at the Excelsior Springs Event Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Source
Nadette Tops Inaugural Fasig-Tipton July Digital Sale
Graded stakes winner Nadette commanded top price of $420,000 at the inaugural Fasig-Tipton July Digital Sale. The daughter of Outstrip, winner of this year’s Wilshire Stakes (G3T) and Beverly D. Preview Stakes, was acquired by Stepaside Farm. Source
Richard Hannon sets Haatem the task of winning first Group One race in France at the Jacques Le Marois – as he insists the Wathnan Racing horse hasn’t ‘had the respect he deserves’
DOMINIC KING: Haatem has become a flagbearer for the Emir Of Qatar’s operation and paid back a chunk of the £3million that was spent on him when he won the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot last month.Source