March, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Seven More Go :9.4, Two More :20.2 During Second OBS Under-Tack Session

Seven more juveniles matched Thursday's fastest furlong of :9 4/5 during Friday's second of three under-tack previews for the OBS March sale, while another two tied the top quarter-mile time of :20 2/5.

Hip 220, the morning's first breezer, kicked off a strong day for last year's leading first-crop sire Nyquist. Consigned by Top Line Sales, Agent XVII, she was one of two Nyquist fillies to go in :9 4/5. The $67,000 KEESEP RNA, a June 3 foal, is out of a half to speedy GSW This Ones for Phil (Untuttable).

Nyquist's other furlong bullet came via J R Racing Stables-consigned hip 206. The $15,000 FTKOCT acquisition is the first foal out of New York-bred MSW and GISP 'TDN Rising Star' She's All Ready (Girolamo).

The Darley resident was also represented by hip 304, who covered a quarter in :20 2/5 for Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables, Inc. The $200,000 Keeneland September grad is a half-sister to two stakes horses out of a half to Negligee (Northern Afleet), champion 2-year-old filly in Canada and winner of the 2009 GI Darley Alcibiades S. over Keeneland's old Polytrack surface.

Super sire Into Mischief had another productive day, as did his buzzed-about freshman son Practical Joke.

Into Mischief's :9 4/5 workers, both fillies, were hips 224 and 291. The former, who cost $130,000 at KEESEP, is consigned by Gene Recio, Agent XI. She's out of a half-sister to the dam of MGSW and MGISP young sire Good Samaritan (by Harlan's Holiday, like Into Mischief). Click for breeze.

Hip 291 is offered by Raul Reyes's King's Equine, Agent I. Bred by Spendthrift Farm and bought back for $85,000 in September, she's out of SW and GISP Topic (Discreet Cat) from the family of champion and dual Classic winner Afleet Alex. Spendthrift paid $5250,000 for Topic in foal to American Pharoah at KEENOV '17.

Precocious three-time Grade I winner Practical Joke was represented by hips 309 and 311.

Bred by Erv Woolsey and Ralph Kinder, hip 309 is a son of MSP Untraveled (Canadian Frontier). He's consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, Agent II. Click for breeze.

Hip 311 was a $120,000 Keeneland September yearling and is consigned here by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent XVIII. She's out of Peruvian champion Valiant Emilia (Per) (Pegasus Wind) and from the extended female family of last week's GII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby upsetter Helium (Ironicus). Click for breeze.

Rounding out the furlong bullets was hip 196 from Silvestre Chavez Thoroughbreds, Agent II. The Florida-bred son of Chitu is out of hard-knocking, stakes-placed Satan's Mistress (Songandaprayer).

The other :20 2/5 breezer was hip 357. The full-brother to MSW juvenile Adventurous Lady (Kantharos) cost $220,000 at September and is consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Agent II.

The last round of OBS March breezes begin Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m., and will be broadcast live on the TDN and OBS websites. Sale sessions will take place next Tuesday at Wednesday starting at 11:00 a.m. Visit www.obssales.com for more.

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Judge Approves Motion Filed By Jason Servis’ Attorney To Extend Timeline In Federal Doping Case

The judge presiding over the federal case against 14 alleged horse dopers approved a motion to extend the timeline by one month this Friday, reports the Thoroughbred Daily News, pushing the start of the trial back until after Labor Day. Filed by the attorney for Jason Servis, Rita Glavin, and supported by attorneys for the other 13 defendants, the motion was filed to give the defense more time to sift through the large amount of evidence in the case.

“Given the volume of discovery that we are still reviewing, I respectfully request that the Phase Two Motions schedule be modified as follows: defense motions due June 28, government response due July 28, and defense replies due on Aug. 11,” Glavin wrote.

Currently, the court case is the first round of hearing “dispositive motions” filed by the defense in an effort to have some of the charges dropped. The second round of motions, which is what was extended Friday, deal with requests to suppress evidence and/or expert testimony. A status hearing is scheduled for May 14.

On Mar. 9, one year to date from the first arrests in the case, Scott Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken handed down the sentence on Tuesday after Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of drug adulteration and misbranding conspiracy in September 2020.

Read more at the Thoroughbred Daily News.

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Kantharos Colt, Nyquist Filly Fastest At OBS March Sale’s Second Under Tack Session

A filly by Nyquist and a colt by Kantharos sped quarters in :20 2/5 to share honors for the fastest work at the distance at the second session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2021 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

Hip No. 304, a bay filly by Nyquist consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a three-quarter sister to graded stakes placed Conquest Babayaga out of Undercover Justice, by Lawyer Ron
Hip No. 357, a chestnut colt by Kantharos consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Agent, is a full-brother to stakes winner Adventurous Lady out of Ari the Adventurer, by Pioneerof the Nile.

Three horses worked the distance in :20 3/5.

Hip No. 209, a bay colt by Khozan consigned by Silver Star, is out of Shes Got the Look, by Adios Charlie, from the family of Grade 1 winner Seeking the Gold.
Hip No. 211, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a chestnut colt by Flatter out of She's Ready Made, by More Than Ready, a full-sister to graded stakes placed stakes stakes winner Miss Southern Miss.
Hip No. 243, a gray or roan colt by Liam's Map consigned by Pick View LLC, Agent, is a half-sister to stakes placed Delia O'Hara out of stakes placed Starlet O'Hara, by Discreetly Mine.

There were seven eighths in :9 4/5

Hip No. 196. Hope In Him, consigned by Silvestre Chavez Thoroughbreds, Agent, is a bay colt by Chitu out of stakes placed Satan's Mistress, by Songandaprayer, a daughter of stakes winner Sheza Nasty Lady.
Hip No. 206, a dark bay or brown filly by Nyquist consigned by J R Racing Stables, is out of grade one stakes placed stakes winner She's All Ready, by Girolamo, from the family of stakes winner Sitzmark.
Hip No. 220, consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is a chestnut filly by Nyquist out of Silk Purse, by Elusive Quality, a half-sister to graded stakes winner This Ones For Phil.
Hip No. 224, a bay filly by Into Mischief consigned by Gene Recio, Agent, is out of Sly Warrior, by First Samurai, a half-sister to stakes placed Pull Dancer, dam of graded stakes winner Good Samaritan.
Hip No. 291, consigned by Kings Equine, Agent, is a bay filly by Into Mischief out of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Topic, by Discreet Cat, a half-sister to graded stakes placed Mutamakkin.
Hip No. 309, a bay colt by Practical Joke consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, Agent, is out of stakes placed Untraveled, by Canadian Frontier, a half-sister to stakes winner Artesian.
Hip No. 311, also consigned by Top Line, is a bay filly by Practical Joke out of champion Valiant Emila (PER), by Pegasus Wind, from the family of last Saturday's Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby winner Helium.

The Under Tack Show continues Saturday morning at 8 a.m. with Hip No.'s 377 – 563 scheduled to breeze.

To view the day's full results, click here.

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New COVID Protocols Outlined at Santa Anita, Golden Gate

Based on increasing vaccine availability and declining COVID-19 numbers, The Stronach Group and TOC outlined new protocols at Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields to allow licensed owners more access to the grounds.

SANTA ANITA PARK

Mandatory Santa Anita protocols, including social distancing (a minimum of six feet), face cloths covering your nose and mouth, health screening, temperature check and wrist banding will continue to be enforced for everyone entering Santa Anita, including the Stable Area.

Winner's Circle

After each race, the winning horse will be brought into the winners' circle and a limited number of owners will be allowed access for the customary photo.

Social distancing (minimum of six feet) in the winner's circle will be strictly enforced.
Entrance to the winner's circle will be restricted to a maximum of eight owners and/or guests to allow for social distancing.
Owners and/or guests will be required to stand on the West Side of the winner's circle.
Face cloths covering nose and mouth remain mandatory at Santa Anita, including the winner's circle.

Stable Area Access

Each trainer can authorize a maximum of two CHRB licensed owners to go to their barn at any one time between 10:00 a.m. – 7:00p.m. daily.
Prior to entrance, owners and their guest must pre-register with the Santa Anita Racing Office and submit one of the following to the Santa Anita Racing

Stable Office:

Negative COVID-19 test result that is received within 72 hours prior to the day requested (Negative COVID test can remain on file for a maximum of 30 days)
Proof of completed scheduled COVID-19 vaccination doses
Each owner may bring one additional family member.
Owners may only visit the barn where their horse is stabled.
Owners must keep their visits to the outside areas, including the stall entrances, and not enter stable offices, tack rooms or other enclosed locations.

Workouts/Afternoon Racing

The current protocol (i.e. CHRB licensed owners are permitted each race day) will remain in place for the time being, and CHRB licensed owners should continue to contact TOC to put your name on the reservation list for each race day. No reservation is required for morning workouts. Contact mforney@toconline.com, eperon@toconline.com, or call Mary Forney at (626) 826-3782.

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS

The grandstand and winner's circle at Golden Gate Fields are open for live racing to CHRB licensed owners with the following protocols in place:

Owners must provide a Negative COVID-19 test result that is received within 72 hours prior to the race day (Negative COVID test can remain on file for a maximum of 30 days).
N95 masks covering your nose and mouth remain mandatory at Golden Gate Fields, including the winner's circle.
Social distancing (minimum of six-feet) in the winner's circle will be strictly enforced.
Entrance to the winner's circle will be restricted to a limited number of owners and/or their guests to allow for social distancing.
The grandstand is open for morning workouts on Saturday and Sunday mornings to owners under the aforementioned protocols.

The local health department continues to mandate that the stable area at Golden Gate Fields remains closed to owners, however, conversations are continuing to lessen those restrictions as the COVID-19 numbers improve in the county, and an update could be issued soon.

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