KEENELAND 2-YEAR-OLD SALE TUESDAY
A Tapit filly out of My Conquestadory working at the Keeneland sale on Monday – Keeneland photo
Keeneland hosted a large crowd of potential buyers for Monday’s Preview Show held in advance of today’s April Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale. The April Sale begins at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
List of horses, interactive index – http://flex.keeneland.com/saleindex/saleindex.html
Three 2-year-olds breezed an eighth of a mile over a muddy dirt track in :10, the fastest time at that distance. Two of those juveniles are consigned by Wavertree Stables, agent: Hip 126, a colt by Liam’s Map out of graded stakes winner Jenny’s So Great, by Greatness, and Hip 136, a colt by Bodemeister out of stakes-placed Resident Alien, by Bertrando. Also going an eighth in :10 was Hip 130, a filly by Tapit out of Grade 1 winner My Conquestadory, by Artie Schiller, consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent.
Le Competition, Hip 129, breezed the fastest quarter-mile over the dirt, getting the distance in :21.1. Consigned by Kirkwood Stables, agent, the filly is by Competitive Edge out of the Bellamy Road mare Lefreakcestchic.
Two fillies consigned by Shamrock Stables turned in the fastest breezes over the soft turf course. Hip 103, a filly by Fed Biz out of the winning Kafwain mare Cheer for Foxes breezed an eighth in :10.3. Hip 165, a filly by Declaration of War out of Arch Almighty, by Arch, went a quarter-mile in :22.2.
The April Sale has cataloged 169 horses, including 73 juveniles and 96 horses of racing age.
Two additional juveniles, both consigned by C. S. Racing, agent, have been supplemented to the April Sale. Mean Sophia, Hip 95, won her career debut by 10 ½ lengths on Thursday at Keeneland, recording the fastest time at 4½ furlongs this meet. She is a daughter of Smarty Jones. Competitive Queen, a filly by Competitive Edge, finished second by a half-length in her first start on Sunday at Keeneland.
Keeneland will provide live coverage of the April Sale at Keeneland.com.
This year marks the return of April Sale, which was held from 1993-2014.
DAYS OF GLORY; Ontario bred winner in England at 10 furlongs
Courtesy Thoroughbred Daily News: James and Janeane Everatt and Arika Everett-Meeuse are the breeders of DAYS OF GLORY, a leggy Scat Daddy colt from Charming Thunder by Thunder Gulch who won his maiden on Monday at Windsor. It was the third career start for the colt who was a $300,000 yearling purchase from the Everatts by Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier.
Charming Thunder has a 2-year-old by Union Rags and a yearling by Tiznow.
DAYS OF GLORY winning at Windsor on Monday
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FEATURE – JIM THIBERT – FORT ERIE RACETRACK
Ontario Racing meets up with Fort Erie CEO Jim Thibert who has been guiding Ontario’s beautiful racetrack through rough waters:
WOODBINE/HBPA RATIFY AGREEMENT
Woodbine Entertainment and the Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association Of Ontario (HBPA) jointly announced today that both parties have ratified the new four-year agreement that was agreed to in principle in December, 2018.
You can read more at http://www.hbpa.on.ca/
The new deal, which runs through the 2022 season, increases guaranteed purses by $18 million and commits an additional $4 million in capital improvements for Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine Racetrack over the course of the agreement. This significant increase brings the total purse pay out to $71 million for the 2019 season, further establishing Woodbine as a top Thoroughbred racetrack in North America for total purses paid per year.
“Woodbine Entertainment is committed to sustaining and growing horse racing in Ontario and this new agreement that includes a significant increase in purses is a demonstration of that commitment,” said Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment. “We look forward to working collaboratively with the HBPA and our horsepeople to grow the sport we all love. We have a lot of heavy lifting ahead of us, but finalizing this deal was a critical step in positioning all of us for future collective success.”
“On behalf of our members, the HBPA looks forward to Woodbine Entertainment’s increase in purses as it provides financial clarity for the next four years and recognizes the hard work, passion and significant investment made by our horsepeople,” said Sue Leslie, President of the HBPA. “With the new deal now finalized, we are committed to work closely with Woodbine Entertainment and our members to build on this momentum and have a great 2019 season.”
The 2019 Thoroughbred Season at Woodbine Racetrack gets underway on Saturday, April 20. Highlights for the 133-race-date season includes a $16 million stakes schedule that features the 160th running of the Queen’s Plate and a 25% purse increase for the Ricoh Woodbine Mile, making it a $1 million race. The 2019 meet will also feature the grand opening of the new inner turf track later this Spring.
