Gestut Brummerhof’s Camelot colt out of 2019 Preis der Diana (G1) winner Diamanta sells to Anthony Stroud on behalf of Godolphin for a record €850,000 at the BBAG Yearling Sale in Germany. Source
Month: August 2024
Muth, Two Other Baffert Trainees Head Shared Belief
Bob Baffert-trained graded stakes winners Muth, Imagination, and Wynstock lead seven horses entered to race in the Sept. 1 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. Source
Opportunity Knocks for Dr. Venkman in Pacific Classic
With Adare Manor scratched from the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), Dr. Venkman will likely be favored in the $1 million race. Source
The Queens M G Seeks Third Spa Stakes Win in Spinaway
Quietside and Bellacose, two impressive winners from earlier in the meet, seek their first graded wins. Source
Adare Manor Out of Pacific Classic
Trainer Bob Baffert confirms that Adare Manor will not compete in the Pacific Classic after a minor tying up incident following her gallop Aug. 29. She could have become the second distaff winner of the Del Mar stakes, following Beholder. Source
Black Forza Goes After $1 Million in Juvenile Sprint
The Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga Race Course is not the only $1 million race across North America Sept. 1. Down at Kentucky Downs, 2-year-olds race for up to that amount in the Juvenile Sprint Stakes if bred in Kentucky. Source
Breeders’ Cup Connections: Arthur’s Ride and Damian
Meet Damian Hinds, the exercise rider for Arthur's Ride at the Saratoga. He has grown accustomed to the GI Whitney winner's antics over the meet. Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes contender Arthur's Ride is all business when he goes out to train in the morning. Coming back to the barn afterwards? Well that's a different story. “He's a good horse to gallop, quiet and nice, but to take him home after you finish training, that's where you have to stay on,” explained Hinds with a good-natured grin. “He has some jumps and some bucks. It's not like he's doing anything bad, he's just enjoying himself and playing.” Produced with the Thoroughbred Daily News Source
Asian Racing Conference Urged to Heed Social Demands
Asian Racing Conference attendees heard a steady stream of calls for the sport to step up to social responsibilities including horse and human welfare and reaction to climate change. Source
Tattersalls, Inglis Digital Announce Online Sale
Tattersalls Online and Inglis Digital have collaborated on an online sale of mares covered on Southern Hemisphere time. The sale is the first of its kind within the global thoroughbred industry. It will be held during the December Sale, Dec. 11-12. Source
TOBA Awards Week: Taylor Lands Industry Service Award
TOBA will honor national award winners at its awards dinner Sept. 7 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington. Five national winners have been announced ahead of time, and BloodHorse Daily is offering profiles of these winners throughout the week. Source