POSTS FOR FLORIDA DERBY ON SATURDAY:
1-Wildcat Red
2-Matador(Canadian-bred owned by John Oxley, won Cup & Saucer)
3-Cairo Prince
4-Constitution
5-East Hall
6-General A Rod
7-Allstar
8-Spot
DUBAI WORLD CUP DRAW:
RON THE GREEK – POST 16 photo from SIMON BRAY
POST POSITION DRAWS FOR WORLD CUP RACES and FLORIDA DERBY today – RAINBOW PICK 6 carryover IS OVER $4 MILLION and the last day of Gulfstream is Sunday…
I FEEL GOOD! He may be 8-years-old but DUNADEN (Fr) but on the Meydan track on Tuesday, the 2011 Melbourne Cup and Hong Kong Vase winner was sharp. He is in the Dubau Sheema Classic on World Cup day on Saturday. DUBAIRACINGCLUB.COM PHOTO
IMPORTANT RACES FOR KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFULS COMING UP
3 events this weekend
Potential KENTUCKY DERBY FAVOURITE CAIRO PRINCE has 14 points as he tries to crush the Florida Derby this weekend. Canadian-bred MATADOR will add blinkers and try for a piece of the action.
The draw for posts this this morning.
from Louisville-Courier Journal:
100-point races: Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby, $1 million Louisiana Derby and $2 million UAE Derby;
$1 million Santa Anita Derby and $1 million Wood Memorial on April 5,
and $1 million Arkansas Derby and $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass on April 12.
The road to Dallas and college basketball supremacy might be at the Elite Eight. But in the horse racing world, we’re now at the round of seven — the Kentucky Derby prep races worth 100 points to the winner and 40 to the runner-up, which should easily gain entry into the May 3 classic at Churchill Downs. Depending on a horse’s points going in, the 20 points for third or even 10 for fourth could clinch a spot in the Derby’s capacity field of 20.
READ THE REST – http://www.courier-journal.com/sports/horses/
BET ON THE DERBY THIS WEEKEND – ARTIE IS 30 TO 1
Kentucky Derby Future Pool Morning Line Odds
Horse Sire Odds
1. Albano Istan 50-1
2. Bayern Offlee Wild 15-1
3. Bobby’s Kitten Kitten’s Joy 30-1
4. Cairo Prince Pioneerof the Nile 6-1
5. California Chrome Lucky Pulpit 5-1
6. Candy Boy Candy Ride (Arg) 12-1
7. Chitu Henny Hughes 10-1
8. Constitution Tapit 30-1
9. General a Rod Roman Ruler 30-1
10. Hoppertunity Any Given Saturday 12-1
11. In Trouble Tiz Wonderful 30-1
12. Intense Holiday Harlan’s Holiday 20-1
13. Midnight Hawk Midnight Lute 20-1
14. Ride On Curlin Curlin 30-1
15. Ring Weekend Tapit 50-1
16. Samraat Noble Causeway 15-1
17. Social Inclusion Pioneerof the Nile 20-1
18. Strong Mandate Tiznow 20-1
19. Tapiture Tapit 15-1
20. Uncle Sigh Indian Charlie 30-1
21. Vicar’s In Trouble Into Mischief 50-1
22. We Miss Artie Artie Schiller 30-1
23. Wildcat Red D’wildcat 30-1
24. All Other 3 Yos
DUBAI WORLD CUP ON SATURDAY – bet through HORSEPLAYER INTERACTIVE, WATCH ON HPI!
Huge fields on Meydan all weather
RON THE GREEK (aka Wattani), the 7-year-old American horse who is now a Saudi Arabian, is among 16 possible entrants in the Dubai World Cup on Saturday. The draw is today. There are a few American representatives in various races on the World Cup card such as TWILIGHT ECLIPSE (Purim) in the Sheema Classic and ZEE BROS. (Brother Derek), owned by Zayat Stables, in the Golden Shaheen Sprint.
The Shaheen sprint also has UNITED COLOR in the field, a US bred by Ghostzapper out of Canadian-bred mare SILK CANDY, by Langfuhr.
http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/race/racing-info/form-guide
On Wednesday morning, the skies opened in Dubai and horses such as AMBER SKY did the trackwork in the driving rain. AMBER SKY (Exceed and Excel) is in the Al Quoz Sprint and he is a fleet runner from Hong Kong. DUBAIRACINGCLUB.COM PHOTO
ONTARIO’S PC PARTY Q & A Tuesday night at Gramite Ridge
HUDAK PROMISES TO BRING BACK SARP…
TIM HUDAK, speaking at Granite Ridge Golf Club last evening, said he promised to bring back the SLOTS AT RACETRACKS program (percentage to be determined) – should he be elected in the fall. RENEE KIERANS PHOTO
From TIM HUDAK saying – PROMISING – that the slots-at-racetracks program would certainly be brought back should he win the fall election to Meadowlands owner JEFF GURAL’s brilliant comments about the industry…Trot Insider provided live coverage from Tuesday’s Ontario PC Party Q&A Session at Granite Ridge Golf Club outside Milton, Ont.
http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/3-25-14/live-gural-pc-qa-coverage.html
FASIG TIPTON FLORIDA SALE – Carlo Tucci buys relative to River Seven
A few selected 2-year-olds sold for big money at the Fasig Tipton Florida sale yesterday but the average price, gross sales and median price tumbled. The sale, held at Adena Springs in Williston, Florida had 157 horses catalogued, 85 were offered and 47 were sold. The average price was $284,468, down 26% from $385,000 in 2013. The gross was $13.37 million, down from $17.7 million.
Kentucky Derby winner SUPER SAVER was a hot item with his first crop as he had 2 of the top 5 selling colts.
Also, a colt from the first crop of MAJESTICPERFECTION and out of Ms. Cornstalk, thus a half brother to Canadian Horse of the Year BIOFUEL and stakes winner TU ENDIE WEI was the 4th top price for a colt.
WOODBINE TRAINER MARK CASSE signed the ticket for a colt from the first crop of ESKENDEREYA for $500,000, buying as agent. The colt is out of CALL ME FLEET, by Afleet, who has produced 2 stakes winners, is the dam of stakes winners and is out of Ocean’s Answer. This is the immediate family of canadian bred champions NORTHERNETTE and STORM BIRD.
The only Canadian buyer was TUCCI STABLES, which bought a$75,000 filly from the first crop of MUNNINGS out of FAUX PAS, by Sadler’s Wells. The filly is a half sister to stakes winner SANS SOUCI ISLAND, the dam of Tucci’s major stakes winner RIVER SEVEN. Carlo Tucci signed the ticket for the filly.
The Munnings filly was the only Canadian-bred in the sale that was listed as sold.
THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS had a super re-cap of the sale including some intriguing and important quotes from consignor CIARAN DUNNE:
“I think buyers really need to step up and take responsibility. There were a lot of comments here about horses not vetting and being beaten up and the main reason for that is what we=re asking these horses to do. And that problem–whether they like it or not–is the buyers. To me, it’s a little sickening to be told in March that a 2-year-old didn’t gallop out a half in :46 or :47. As long as they continue to buy off the watch and live by the gallop-outs, they’re going to force
consignors to cater to what’s selling and that’s what’s creating a monster.” – CIARAN DUNNE
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http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/members/index.cfm
TOP 5 COLTS
126 Malibu Moon Lizzy’s Bluff 1,200,000
($200,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP)
B-D H & M L Niall (KY)
Consigned by Hoby & Layna Kight, agent
Purchased by Demi O’Byrne
83 Distorted Humor Delta Princess 1,000,000
($350,000 yrl FTSAUG)
B-Adena Springs (KY)
Consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, agent
Purchased by Al Shaqab Racing
130 Super Saver Magdalena’s Chase 750,000
B-WinStar Farm (KY)
Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent IV
Purchased by Solis/Litt
144 Majesticperfection Ms. Cornstalk 625,000
($285,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP)
B-Brereton C Jones (KY)
Consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent V
Purchased by Rockingham Ranch
4 Super Saver Rateeba 600,000
($65,000 yrl ‘13 FTKOCT)
B-Dixiana Farms (KY)
Consigned by Eddie Woods, agent LXXVI
Purchased by Alex & Joann Lieblong
TOP FILLIES
75 Smart Strike Clay’s Rocket 700,000
($775,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP)
B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY)
Consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent VII
Purchased by JSM Equine & Greathouse Prop
41 Malibu Moon Touch Here 450,000
($320,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP)
B-Clearsky Farm (KY)
Consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent I
Purchased by 3-CH, agent
58 Harlan’s Holiday Antics 400,000
($380,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP)
B-Helen Alexander & Helen Groves Rev Trust (KY)
Consigned by Eddie Woods, agent XXIX
Purchased by Katsumi Yoshida
107 Super Saver Gins Majesty 400,000
($100,000 yrl ‘13 KEESEP)
B-WinStar Farm (KY)
Consigned by Eddie Woods, agent XXI
Purchased by Solis/Litt
38 Curlin Time Lost 275,000
B-George B McEwen (KY)
Consigned by Classic Bloodstock (Danzel Brendemuehl), agent
Purchased by Martin S Schwartz
PAULICK REPORT UPDATES THE ASMUSSEN-BLASI STORY
Asmussen says he has not seen video, Blasi blames alcohol and a woman
Still no comments from STEVE ASMUSSEN, GARY STEVENS, RICARDO SANTANA JR. etc. about the NEW YORK TIMES article about the PETA video.
CANADIAN STAKES STARS OFF TO STUD
JAMES STREET, a Kentucky bred graded stakes winner for Eugene Melnyk, will stand at stud at Fruitful Acres near Aguanga, California.
James Street will stand for $10,000.
Bred in Kentucky, James Street won or placed in nine graded stakes at Woodbine, including victories in the Autumn Stakes (G2), Seagram Stakes (CG3), and Durham Cup Stakes (G3). The 7-year-old holds an overall record of 7-6-4 from 28 starts, for earnings of $637,723. James Street is out of the winning Unbridled mare Alleynedale.
Sam-Son Farms’ Facebook page reports that HOTEP and GRAND ADVENTURE have been sent to South Africa for stud duty.
SOVEREIGN AWARDS, FRIDAY APRIL 11 – WOODBINE RACETRACK
It will be a night to celebrate everything that was 2013 in Canadian racing and the future as Woodbine opens the following afternoon. The Sovereign Awards gala is sure to lift us out of the winter slumber and get us rolling for the new season. Get your tickets soon!
