July, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Anthony Van Dyck Out of King George, Two to Challenge Enable

Anthony Van Dyck (Ire), who was to be one of three Aidan O’Brien-trained sons of Galileo (Ire) to tackle two-time defending champion Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in Saturday’s G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Ascot, has been declared from the race.

“We weren’t 100 per cent happy with Anthony Van Dyck’s bloods when they came back this evening and as a result we’re not going to run him at Ascot tomorrow,” the conditioner told Racing Post. “It’s disappointing but we have to do the right thing by the horse.”

The 2016 G1 Investec Derby hero was set to have his third run of the season Saturday, having finished runner-up to Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 Coronation Cup at Newmarket June 5 before finishing a disappointing fifth over unsuitably soft ground in the G2 Hardwicke S. at the Royal meeting two weeks later.

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Croughavouke Can Mantain Rispoli Roll in San Clemente

Umberto Rispoli was off to a hot start in his first visit to Del Mar, with seven trips to the winner’s circle from his first 21 rides, and he’ll look for his third black-type success at the meet in Saturday’s GII San Clemente S.

The Italian has the call atop Croughavouke (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) for Jeff Mullins in the one-mile prep for the GI Del Mar Oaks and the filly has run well in a pair of appearances at the seaside oval. Runner-up in last year’s Juvenile Fillies Turf S. in September, the bay was second to Laura’s Light (Constitution) in the Blue Norther S. at Santa Anita and was most recently a rallying third, beaten a half-length, to the same reopposing rival in a strangely run GIII Honeymoon S. in Arcadia May 30.

Laura’s Light has three wins and a second in four turf starts, having won the GIII Sweet Life S. over 5 1/2 furlongs in February ahead of the Honeymoon, in which she laid second to loose-on-the-lead Parkour (Carpe Diem), got first run on that spent rival and held on by a neck, with a similar margin back to Croughavouke in third.

Guitty (Fr) (Dunkerque {Fr}), fifth in the Blue Norther and sixth to Warren’s Showtime (Clubhouse Ride) in the China Doll, took off from last in the Honeymoon with a huge middle move and was checked at midstretch before finishing sixth, beaten 4 1/2 lengths. She’s back down in trip for this and may get a contested pace up ahead of her.

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New Jersey Harness Trainers Cry Foul Over Change In Bute Rules

Harness trainers in New Jersey say they didn't receive proper warning about a rule change pushing withdrawal timeframes for phenylbutazone from 24 to 48 hours pre-race. According to a report from Harnesslink, a cluster of harness trainers have gotten overages for bute but they say the Standardbred Breeders and Owners of New Jersey was never notified of the rule change.

The state's harness horsemen say that Thoroughbred horsemen did receive proper notice of the rule change.

The New Jersey Racing Commission's website has not posted any new proposed rules since 2019, although it does provide an option for the public to sign up to receive email notifications of new proposed rules and rule adoptions.

First offense for a bute overage now includes a $500 fine, loss of purse and up to a 15-day suspension from racing.

One trainer questioned why, if he had been properly noticed of the change, he would have permitted his veterinarian to administer the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory inside the prohibited window.

Sistercharlie Set to Continue Brown’s Ballston Spa Dominance

Trainer Chad Brown has won the last three runnings of the GII Ballston Spa S. and five of the last eight and he’s likely to add to those totals when he sends out champion Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) Saturday afternoon at Saratoga.

Never worse than fourth in her 15 career appearances, the Peter Brant colorbearer defeated her favored stablemate Rushing Fall (More Than Ready) in defense of her title in the GI Diana S. about this time last year and became the first in history to win the GI Beverly D. S. in consecutive seasons in her next outing. A measured winner of the GI Flower Bowl S. Oct. 6, she was last seen finishing third in her GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf repeat attempt Nov. 2. Brant won the 2018 Ballston Spa with Quidura (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

One year Sistercharlie’s senior is the 7-year-old Starship Jubilee (Indy Wind), a 17-time winner and third to the Brown-trained Significant Form (Creative Cause) in last year’s Ballston Spa. The Florida-bred has won five of her six most recent starts, including the GI E. P. Taylor S. at her Woodbine base in October and was three-for-three over the winter in Florida, winning Gulfstream’s GIII Suwannee River S. Feb. 8 and the GIII Hillsborough S. at Tampa Mar. 7.

Call Me Love (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), already a multiple group winner in Italy, gave an excellent account of herself when runner-up to Rushing Fall in the GIII Beaugay S. on her U.S. debut June 3, but was a disappointing fifth when a well-backed 5-4 second choice in the GII New York S. June 27.

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