October, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Kentucky Horse Council To Award $3,000 In Scholarships For Spring 2021

Each year, the Kentucky Horse Council offers $3,000 in scholarship funds to students attending a Kentucky college, university or trade school in the pursuit of an equine-associated career. Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2021 semester. Qualified applicants must demonstrate academic success, Kentucky equine industry involvement and community service during the past year. Applicants must be student members of the Kentucky Horse Council.

Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who are currently enrolled or who will be enrolled for the Spring 2021 semester. Applicants must be participating in equine-oriented classes or equine programs that focus on preparing students for careers in the equine industry. If no major or minor is offered, students must be able to demonstrate how they plan to use their area of study within the equine industry.

Some Kentucky schools that offer equine-focused programs include: Asbury University, Eastern Kentucky University, Georgetown College, the Kentucky Equine Management Internship program, Kentucky Horseshoeing School, Midway University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, the North American Racing Academy (part of the Bluegrass Community & Technical College), Northern Kentucky University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville and Western Kentucky University, among others. Examples of courses of studies for which the scholarships are intended include equine science, equine management, equine business, equine-assisted therapy, pre-veterinarian, national farrier training program, equine industry workforce certificate and others.

“The Kentucky Horse Council is grateful for the ability to once again offer scholarships to deserving students attending schools in our state,” said Kentucky Horse Council Executive Director Sarah Coleman. “Education is a key tenet of our mission and we look forward to assisting multiple students as they explore careers in the equine industry.”

Applications for the scholarship will be accepted until Dec. 11, 2021. Scholarship recipients will be announced on Jan. 4, 2021.

To become a student member of the Kentucky Horse Council, visit kentuckyhorse.org/join-us. To download the scholarship application, visit kentuckyhorse.org/KHC-Scholarship

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Weekend Lineup Presented By Del Mar Ship & Win: Calm Before The Storm

Graded stakes action is light stateside in the weekend leading up to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, but on Sunday in Japan, seven-time G1 winner Almond Eye will start in the G1 Tenno Sho.

A pair of listed stakes are featured on opening weekend at Del Mar, one Saturday and one Sunday. Also this weekend, a pair of stakes for 2-year-olds at Woodbine will begin the roads toward the 2021 Woodbine Oaks and Queen's Plate.

Racing from Belmont Park is televised on “America's Day at the Races” on FS2. “America's Day at the Races” will also broadcast races from the Churchill Downs' fall meet.

Saturday, Oct. 31

4:57 p.m.-$100,000 Grade 3 Bold Ruler Handicap at Belmont Park

Trained by Daniel Velazquez, the 6-year-old Arch Cat will be making his 38th career start in the seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds and up on Big Sandy. The hard-knocking Arch gelding, who sports a record of 13-3-12 with purse earnings of $363,485, was claimed for $16,000 in June 2019 at Parx and has since won 6-of-14 starts for the new connections.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL103120USA-EQB.html#RACE9

5:15 p.m.-$250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine

Dreaming of Drew, a two-year-old daughter of Speightster, chases her first added-money title in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, one of two ($100,000 Overskate) features on Saturday's 11-race card at Woodbine. Eight starters are slated to go postward in the 75th renewal of the Princess Elizabeth, a 1 1/16-mile main track race for Canadian-bred 2-year-old fillies. Trained by Barbara Minshall, who has 380 career victories, Dreaming of Drew arrives at Saturday's engagement off a fourth-place finish in the Natalma Stakes (G1T) on Sept. 20 at Woodbine.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/WO103120CAN-EQB.html#RACE9

6:30 p.m.-$75,000 Kathryn Crosby Stakes at Del Mar

The Bing Crosby Season kicks off with a salute to the classy wife of the late singer and track co-founder – Kathryn Crosby – with a stakes race named in her honor and limited to fillies and mare aged 3 and up. Pick a filly or mare in this lineup and you can make a ready case why she could or should win. Morning line maker Jon White gave just the slightest of edges for favoritism to Donnie Crevier's veteran mare Cordiality as he hung her at a lukewarm 7-2. He put Branham, Baltas or McClanahan's Colonial Creed next at 4-1, then put a 5-1 projection on four different horses. It figures to be a tight one in the wagering and just as tight out on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/DMR103120USA-EQB.html#RACE7

Sunday, Nov. 1

1:40 a.m.-about $3,104,299 G1 Tenno Sho Autumn At Tokyo Racecourse

The “Emperor's Cup,” run over 2,000 meters of turf, will feature 12 horses including seven-time Grade 1 winner Almond Eye. A total of seven Grade 1 winners will be participating, including double Tenno Sho (Spring) winner Fierement and Chrono Genesis, who crushed the competition in the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen at the end of June. Ages range from 4 to 6, with three females and one gelding competing against the boys.

4:48 p.m.-$250,000 Coronation Futurity at Woodbine

Eight hopefuls, including Barb Minshall trainees British Royalty and Threefiftyseven, and Gail Cox charge Tio Magico, square off in Sunday's $250,000 Coronation Futurity Stakes, at Woodbine. The 1 1/8-mile Tapeta event for Canadian-foaled 2-year-olds is a significant race on the road to the 162nd running of the Queen's Plate, first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

Minshall, in the midst of a strong campaign, packs a powerful punch in the form of British Royalty and Threefiftyseven. British Royalty, an Ontario-bred son of English Channel, impressed in his career bow on October 11 at Woodbine. Under Jerome Lermyte, who once again gets the call in the Coronation Futurity, the Bruce Lunsford-owned gelding was pinched back at the start of the 1 mile and 70 yard main track race. Last of nine early, British Royalty steadily gained on his eight rivals, and was travelling well around the final turn. Sixth at the stretch call, he continued to gobble up ground and went on to a 1 ¾-length score in a time of 1:43.74.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/WO110120CAN-EQB.html#RACE8

7:00 p.m.-$75,000 Let It Ride Stakes at Del Mar

Alfred Pais homebred Margot's Boy was a tabbed a narrow 3-1 favorite in a competitive field of 10 on oddsmaker Jon White's morning line for Sunday's featured $75,000 Let It Ride Stakes at one mile on turf for 3-year-olds. A son of Clubhouse Ride out of the English-bred mare Margot Machance trained by Craig Lewis, Margot's Boy has three wins from nine career starts and earnings of $172,020. He shortens up from 1 1/8-mile assignments in the Grade II, $200,000 Del Mar Derby on September 6 (2nd) and Grade II, $200,000 Twilight Derby (7th) on October 18 at Santa Anita.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/DMR110120USA-EQB.html#RACE8

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G2SW Arizona Retired to Castlehyde Stud

Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier’s Arizona (Ire) (No Nay Never–Lady Ederle, by English Channel), winner of the G2 Coventry S. in only his third career start, has been retired from racing and will stand under the Coolmore banner at Castlehyde Stud for the 2021 season. A fee for Arizona will be announced at a later date.

“Arizona is a very good-looking and good-moving son of No Nay Never who really fills the eye,” said Castlehyde Manager Paddy Fleming. “He’s got a very current, fast pedigree too, so I think he has a lot of appeal.”

In his second start at two, the Stephen Sullivan-bred colt won a six-furlong maiden at the Curragh by eight lengths and was sent straight to Royal Ascot for Coventry, where he quickened well to triumph over a good field which included subsequent group winners Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}, Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}) and Royal Lytham (Fr) (Gleneagles {Ire}).

Runner-up behind subsequent champion juvenile Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) in the G1 Dewhurst S., he earned a Timeform rating of 119, behind only Pinatubo and subsequent G1 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko (Kitten’s Joy).

One of seven Group 1 performers from No Nay Never’s first two crops, Arizona is a full-brother to MGSW and GISP Nay Lady Nay. The pair are out of a half-sister to the dam of European Champion 2-Year-Old Dabirsim (Fr) (Hat Trick {Jpn}), who sired group winners Different League (Fr) and Coeur de Beaute (Fr) from his first crop.

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Sea the Stars’ Sea Empress a Rising Star At Newcastle

Friday evening’s Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Maiden Fillies’ S. at Newcastle looked on paper a potential Classic pointer and the mile contest may have produced at least one exciting prospect for 2021 as Sea Empress (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) earned TDN Rising Star status in the famed Sunderland Holding silks. Slowly away and keen initially before settling under cover towards the rear, the William Haggas-trained chestnut from the immediate family of Buratino (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) made a smooth forward move under Cieren Fallon to take command with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining. Chased by the highly-regarded 2-1 favourite Teona (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) from there, the 13-2 shot was coaxed to the line for a comfortable length success, with 5 1/2 lengths back to Nushafreen (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) in third. “She did that very well and picked up really nicely–as soon as she hit the front, she pricked her ears a little bit but hit the line very strong and I couldn’t pull her up. She gave me a really nice feel and is probably one of the nicest fillies I’ve sat on.”

Sea Empress’ dam Tayma (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) is a Godolphin cast-off who was bought by the Tsuis for 170,000gns at the 2015 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. By that time, her high-class 2-year-old full-brother Buratino had won the G2 Coventry S. and placed in the G1 Middle Park S. and G1 Phoenix S. The listed-placed second dam Bergamask (Kingmambo) is a daughter of Adonesque (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), who captured the Blue Wind S. when it carried listed status and was third in the G3 Meld S. She is a half-sister to the G1 Phoenix S. and G1 National S. winner and leading sire Danehill Dancer (Ire). Tayma’s yearling is a full-sister to Sea Empress.

6th-Newcastle, £5,300, Mdn, 10-30, 2yo, f, 8f 5y (AWT), 1:38.91, st.
SEA EMPRESS (IRE), f, 2, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Tayma (Ire), by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
2nd Dam: Bergamask, by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Adonesque (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,433. O/B-Sunderland Holdings Inc (IRE); T-William Haggas. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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