Future Is Now has quietly put together as good a five-month span as anyone in Thoroughbred racing, culminating in her stakes-record-setting victory in the $303,244 Franklin Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 13. Source
Month: October 2024
Cervinia Beats Bond Girl, Stellenbosch in Shuka Sho
Cervinia took command among Japan’s 3-year-old filly ranks with a decisive, late-running victory Oct. 13 in the Shuka Sho (G1) at Kyoto Racecourse. Source
Better Trip Wins Knickerbocker for Andthewinneris
It was a tale of two trips for Chad Brown-trained runners in the $169,750 Knickerbocker Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack Oct. 13, but regardless he emerged with the exacta as the longer price, Andthewinneris, emerged victorious. Source
Gufo Moving to Darby Dan for 2025 Season
Gufo won or placed in 12 graded stakes, including back-to-back renewals of the $750,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T) in 2021 and ’22, and the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) in 2020. Source
JS Company’s Autumn Sale Features 234 Fillies and Mares
The biggest consignor for the upcoming JS Company Autumn Broodmare Sale is Teruya Yoshida’s Shadai Farm, which offers 41 out of the 234 fillies and mares cataloged. Source
Authentic’s Power Connection Beats Boys in Manzano
Spendthrift Farm’s first-crop stallion Authentic was represented by his first stakes winner Oct. 12 when the 2-year-old filly Power Connection defeated the boys in the $60,000 Manzano Stakes at The Downs at Albuquerque. Source
Ortiz Jr. Achieves 4,000 Wins
Five-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. celebrated his 4,000th win in the opening race at Keeneland Oct. 13, just 13 years after beginning his career in Puerto Rico. Source
Authentic’s Power Connections Beats Boys in Manzano
Spendthrift Farm’s first-crop stallion Authentic was represented by his first stakes winner Oct. 12 when the 2-year-old filly Power Connection defeated the boys in the $60,000 Manzano Stakes at The Downs at Albuquerque. Source
A Game Lights Up Toteboard in Ontario Fashion Stakes
Making her stakes debut in the Oct. 12 Ontario Fashion Stakes (G3), A Game stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the ballpark in a 48-1 upset for trainer Josie Carroll. Source
Subsanador Out of BC, but Wathnan Has Other Hopefuls
Wathnan Racing’s California Crown Stakes (G1) winner Subsanador will miss the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) after being diagnosed with an ankle injury at Santa Anita Park, where he is based with Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. Source