May, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Gleneagles Filly Powers to German 1000 Guineas Triumph

Gestut Brummerhof's Novemba (Ger) (Gleneagles {Ire}) may have appeared to set an unsustainable pace when scooting off in front under Sybille Vogt in Sunday's G2 Wempe 101st German 1000 Guineas at Dusseldorf, but she was not for catching and powered further clear of toiling rivals to secure an impressive 7 1/2-length triumph. Vogt's enterprising tactics also yielded a first Classic success for a female rider. Novemba took two goes to shed maiden status, which she did at Hannover in August, and ran seventh in Baden-Baden's Sept. 12 G3 Zukunftsrennen before closing her juvenile campaign with a second in the Oct. 18 G3 G3 Preis der Winterkonigin back at the Iffezheim venue in her penultimate start. She tuned up for this with a fourth in the May 8 Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis over course and distance on seasonal return last time. The 107-10 chance was sharpest from the stalls and seized an immediate lead. Three lengths to the good rounding the home turn, she had all 10 rivals stretched when stoked up approaching the two pole and extended clear in style to easily account for Godolphin's French raider Sky Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) by daylight, with G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen victrix Belcarra (Ire) (Estidhkaar {Ire}) deprived of second by a neck in the dying strides.

“We were quite sure she would run a good race as she had been working very well at home, but that she would put up such a performance was a pleasant surprise,” admitted trainer Peter Schiergen. “Sybille [Vogt] did everything right by deciding to take the initiative and make her own race. Novemba quite obviously enjoyed herself out there in front and she has shown us that she belongs in this class. We will continue from here, whether in Germany or France, and I will decide with the owners what to do next over the coming days. We are really happy with her.”

Novemba becomes the first Classic and seventh pattern-race winner for her sire (by Galileo {Ire}) as well as being the first black-type scorer for her stakes-winning dam Nevada (Ger) (Dubai Destination). Her stakes-winning second dam Norwegian Pride (Fr) (Diktat {GB}) produced MGSW G2 German 2000 Guineas runner-up Nordico (Ger) (Medicean {GB}) and Listed Iffezheimer Derby-Trial victor and G3 Deutsches St Leger placegetter Nordic Flight (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}). Novemba's fourth dam Turban (GB) (Glint of Gold {GB}) also produced the Listed Fern Hill H. victrix Barboukh (GB) (Night Shift), whose descendants include G3 Prix Exbury victor Barbola (Diesis {GB}) and G3 Stora Pris winner Sir Lando(GB) (Lando {Ger}). Turban is a half-sister to MG1SW sire Old Vic (GB) (Sadler's Wells) with this also being the family of the MG1SW German champion and leading sire Acatenango (Ger) (Surumu {Ger}). Nevada has the unraced 2-year-old colt Niagaro (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) and a yearling colt by Areion (Ger) to come.

Sunday, Dusseldorf, Germany
WEMPE 101ST GERMAN 1000 GUINEAS-G2, €125,000, Dusseldorf, 5-30, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:35.41, g/s.
1–NOVEMBA (GER), 128, f, 3, by Gleneagles (Ire)
1st Dam: Nevada (Ger), by Dubai Destination
2nd Dam: Norwegian Pride (Fr), by Diktat (GB)
3rd Dam: Tricorne (GB), by Green Desert
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Gestut Brummerhof (GER); T-Peter Schiergen; J-Sybille Vogt. €70,000. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, €98,100. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Sky Angel (Ire), 128, f, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)–Mayhem (Ire), by Whipper. (€800,000 Ylg '19 ARAUG). O-Godolphin SNC; B-C-Squared Investments (IRE); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. €28,000.
3–Belcarra (Ire), 128, f, 3, Estidhkaar (Ire)–Bellacoola (Ger), by Lomitas (GB). (€0 RNA Wlg '18 GOFNOV; €27,000 RNA Ylg '19 GOFOCT; 14,500gns 2yo '20 TATJUL). O-Ulrich Zerrath; B-Olive O'Connor (IRE); T-Markus Klug. €15,000.
Margins: 7HF, NK, 2HF. Odds: 10.70, 3.90, 9.30.
Also Ran: Libre (Ire), Reine d'Amour (Ger), Donna Anna (Fr), Salonlove (Ger), Sejana (Fr), Peaches (Ger), Kahar (Ger), Viadena (Ger), Wismar (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Gulfstream Park: Rainbow 6 Hit For $400,000; Sunday Late Pick 5 Has $128,764 Carryover

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 was solved Saturday at Gulfstream Park for a jackpot payoff of $400,000.

The popular multi-race wager had gone unsolved for six straight racing days. There was only one ticket purchased with the winning combination of 6-3-6-1-2-4.

The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

The Rainbow 6 will start anew Sunday with a guaranteed jackpot pool of $100,000.

Sunday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, highlighted by the $60,000 Biscayne Bay, a five-furlong overnight handicap for fillies and mares on turf, in Race 9. Trainer Steve Dwoskin's Choose Joy has been rated as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in a field of seven off a 1 ¼-length victory in the Golden Beach last time out.

Steven Duffield's Sav is scheduled to make her first start for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. after finishing in the money in 12 of 15 career starts over Woodbine's synthetic and turf surfaces. Matriarca's Lagertha is slated to challenge Choose Joy again after finishing second in the Golden Beach.

There will be a Late Pick 5 (Races 6-10) carryover of $128,764.62.

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Magic On Tap Holds Off Shooters Shoot In Triple Bend

With his well-fancied stablemate empty a furlong from home, Bob Baffert's Magic On Tap rallied three-deep to take Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Triple Bend Stakes by two lengths at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Ridden for the first time by Juan Hernandez, who collected his second consecutive stakes win on the day, Magic On Tap got seven furlongs in 1:23.54.

As expected, Baffert's Eight Rings, a Grade 1 stakes winner at age 2 and idle since Aug. 1, rocketed out of the gate under Flavien Prat, but was soon headed by Lambeau, who broke from post two with Edwin Maldonado.

This pair raced as a team into and around the far turn, with Magic On Tap sitting third, about a length off the lead a quarter mile out. From there, Lambeau dropped back at the rail and despite the fact he remained on his left lead, Magic On Tap gained the advantage in mid-stretch and went on to an impressive win in his sixth career start.

“My horse, he helped me a lot, he broke really sharp and I was behind the speed all the race then when I hit the quarter pole, I asked him to go and he responded really well,” said Hernandez, who was aboard for the first time today. “It looked like he was playing, he was looking around. He never changed leads. I asked him a couple of times and he didn't want to do it, so I let him alone because he kept running. It didn't matter if he changed leads or not, he just kept going.”

A 5-year-old full horse by Tapit, out of the Street Sense mare Aubby K, Magic On Tap, who is owned and bred in Kentucky by Summer Wind Equine, cut back in distance following a 23 ¾ length defeat in the G2 Californian Stakes going 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita on April 17 and paid $13.20, $6.00 and $3.00 while off at 5-1 in a field of five older horses.

With his first stakes win in-hand, Magic On Tap banked $120,000 for his efforts and improved his overall mark to 6-3-2-0 while boosting his earnings to $228,800.

“I was afraid of a speed duel, where we would wear each other out,” said Baffert. “Eight Rings was coming off a layoff, so with fractions like that, it was crazy. I threw the other horse (Magic On Tap) in there. I was looking for an allowance race for the horse and then I decided to throw him into the stakes race.

“He is bred to be a good one. It was good to get a stakes win for him after he disappointed in the Californian. He is still a little green, but he has been working really well. I was disappointed for Eight Rings, but you gotta get the trip. I thought we could run one-two today.”

Trained by Peter Eurton and ridden by Umberto Rispoli, Shooters Shoot rallied from last to finish second at odds of 5-1 and paid $5.40 and $2.80 while finishing 1 ¾ lengths in front of Exaulted.

The second choice at 2-1 with Abel Cedillo, Exaulted paid $2.20 and finished 2 ¾ lengths in front of 8-5 favorite Eight Rings.

Fractions on the race were 22.10, 45.03 and 1:10.14.

(Hernandez won the previous race, the Grade II Charles Whittingham Stakes, with the David Hofmans-trained Award Winner).

First post time for a nine-race card on Sunday is at 1 p.m. For additional information, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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Improving Award Winner Posts Charles Whittingham Upset; United Last As Favorite

With heavily favored United in deep water turning for home, Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Charles Whittingham Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., boiled down to a pair of longshots – front-running Acclimate and up-and-coming Award Winner.

With Juan Hernandez at the controls, it was the John and Jerry Amerman homebred Award Winner who gradually overhauled the pacesetter and registered the huge head upset. Trained by David Hofmans, Award Winner got a mile and a quarter over Santa Anita's Camino Real Turf Course in 1:59.27.

Breaking from the rail in a field of four with a hillside start, jockey Ricky Gonzalez sent Acclimate to the lead out of the gate and was running strongly throughout, with a restrained Award Winner about three lengths off the lead heading into the far turn. With United laboring in third position, Award Winner set his sights on Acclimate and he gradually gained the advantage late.

“This was a really big win for us,” said Hernandez. “I knew that horse (Acclimate) had a lot of speed, so I let him go and my horse relaxed. I waited until the quarter pole and asked him one time and he really picked it up and made a huge move in the stretch. I was worried about the other horses, but they never touched us.”

A second condition allowance winner at a mile and one quarter on turf March 27, Award Winner, a 5-year-old gelding by Ghostzapper out of the Theatrical mare Devine Actress, was off at 6-1 and paid $15.40 and $7.80 with no show wagering.

Based in the Midwest through last summer, Award Winner made his first start for Hofmans on Jan. 8, a second place finish in a one mile turf allowance. With two wins from four starts at the current meeting, Award Winner is now 17-4-4-1 and with today's winner's purse of $120,000, he increased his earnings to $328,474.

“When he first got here, I didn't think he was gonna like it here,” said Hofmans. “But apparently, he liked it here better than he did back east. Something with the climate here, maybe he likes the warm weather, I don't know. From day-one, he just started blossoming.

“Each week he got stronger, he got heavier, he ate more and he was enjoying his training. I think it's just a change in location, which was important to him. I was so happy when John asked me to take the horse because I wanted to train (Devine Actress's offspring because they are all wonderful. It's kind of a dream come true.”

The lone California-bred in the lineup, Acclimate, a 7-year-old gelding that is trained by Phil D'Amato, ran a sensational race in defeat, finishing 2 1/2 lengths in front of Red King. Off at 9-1, Acclimate paid $12.40 to place.

The prohibitive 1-5 favorite, United never got untracked and checked in last, beaten five lengths with Flavien Prat up.

Fractions on the race were 23.00, 46.66, 1:10.67 and 1:35.34.

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