August, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Half-Brother To Dee Ex Bee Set For Wolves Debut

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Today's Observations features a sibling to a talented stayer.

17.35 Wolverhampton, Nov, £10,050, 2yo, 7f 36y (AWT)
Godolphin's AL JADDAF (GB) (Shamardal), representing the Charlie Appleby team, is a half-brother to G3 Sagaro S. and G3 Henry II S. victor Dee Ex Bee (GB) (Farhh {GB}), who placed six times at the highest level including runner-up finishes in the G1 Epsom Derby and Royal Ascot's G1 Gold Cup. The April-foaled homebred bay faces six rivals in this low-key unveiling.

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Tattersalls Releases October Books 2, 3 & 4

Books 2, 3 & 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale are now available online. Book 2 features 808 yearlings and runs from Oct. 11 to 13 at Park Paddocks. Book 3 comprises 612 lots and will be held Oct. 14 and 15, while Book 4 has 98 yearlings to sell on the morning of Oct. 16.

Book 2 features siblings to 167 black-type winners including a colt from the first crop of Cracksman (GB) who is a half-brother to champion Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 659); a Gleneagles (Ire) half-brother to Precieuse (Ire) (lot 1134); a Kingman (GB) half-brother to Group 1-winning 2-year-old Charming Thought (GB) (lot 1174); a Showcasing (GB) half-brother to G1 Queen Anne S. winner Accidental Agent (GB) (lot 911); and full-brothers to Group 1 winners Margot Did (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) (lot 997) and River Boyne (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) (lot 1262). Current top 2-year-olds Sandrine and Asymmetric have half-brothers catalogued, as does dual Group 1-placed sprinter Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}). Group 1-winning mares Islington (Ire), Allegretto (GB), Dynaforce, and Voleuse de Coeurs (Ire) have yearlings catalogued. Kodiac (GB) is the leading sire by numbers with 42 catalogued, while Showcasing has 38. Overseas sires represented include Le Havre (Ire), Siyouni (Fr), Kitten's Joy, More Than Ready and Uncle Mo.

“Group 1 winners on the global stage as well as the current highest-rated 2-year-old in Europe, Ebro River, are the best possible advertisements for Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “The second week of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is the focus for so many yearling buyers from throughout Europe and further afield and the demand for places has enabled us to assemble outstanding catalogues which, as ever, will showcase so many of the best British and Irish bred yearlings and will cater for all sectors of the market.”

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WTBOA Summer Yearling And Mixed Sale Looking To Build On Past Successes

This year's 53rd annual WTBOA Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale will be held Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the WTBOA Sales Pavilion located at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash.

The sale will begin at 2:00 p.m. PT with the chance to bid on a trip for two to the 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held at Del Mar on Nov. 5 and 6. Monies raised will benefit the many charitable industry programs sponsored by the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation.

WTBOA Sales statistics compare very favorably with larger Thoroughbred sales across the nation. In the 2021 Summer Sales Guide published by BloodHorse Marketwatch (2016-18 sales), WTBOA Sale graduate statistics show: 53% have earned more than their auction price, 14% stakes horses, 6.4% stakes winners, 28% 2-year-old winners and 13% earners of $50,000-$150,000.

Among the 98 yearlings cataloged are sons and daughters of proven sires Liam's Map, Stay Thirsty, Smiling Tiger, Cross Traffic, Stormy Atlantic. Cairo Prince, Dialed In, Grazen and Palace Malice.

Among the local stalwarts represented are Atta Boy Roy, Coast Guard, the late Abraaj – in his final crop – and the next-to-last full crop of regional powerhouse Harbor the Gold.

In addition, first crop stallions or freshman sires with yearlings include American Freedom, Cloud Computing, Collected, Danzing Candy, Flintshire (GB), Girvin, Gold Rush Dancer, Lord Nelson, Prospect Park and Ransom the Moon.

In this the second year of abbreviated race schedules, WTBOA Sales graduates have already placed in 27 stakes races. Last year, six of the seven year-end Washington champions, including horse of the year and Keeneland stakes winner Bodenheimer, were products of the WTBOA Sales program.

And the sales updates keep rolling in. Both Jaded Tiger and Ima Happy Cat, who have siblings in the sale, have added to their stakes tallies since the catalog went to press. In addition, first-time stakes winners Big City Lights, Bold Arch, Ms Lynn and Dolce Isa and stakes-placed juvenile Smiling Salsa will all help to increase interest in their yearling siblings.

WTBOA-sold maiden special weight winners have appeared this spring and summer at Santa Anita, Prairie Meadows. Golden Gate Fields, Pleasanton, and of course Emerald Downs. Among those notable debuts are juveniles Cobra Jet, who won his first outing by 6 3/4 lengths and then added a 13 1/2-length trouncing in the King County Express Stakes in his second; A View From Above, won first start by seven; Slack Tide, who broke her maiden by three lengths in the Angie C. Stakes; and Check the Gear, who just a week ago won his first start by 11 1/4 lengths in a quick :57.58.

For more information or to request a sales catalog, please call (253) 288-7878 or e-mail maindesk@wtboa.com. The catalog pages, including the three supplemental pages not in the bound copy, will be updated weekly (both female lines and sires) by The Jockey Club Information Systems and are available for viewing on the WTBOA website at washingtonthoroughbred.com/sales/. You can also sign-up for the sales catalog iPad app at Equineline.com.

Photos and videos of many of the yearlings are also available on the WTBOA website.

Online bidders will need to register and apply for online bidding credit via the WTBOA website or at wtboa.equibid.com. Internet bidders are strongly encouraged to pre-register for the sale no later than 48 hours prior to sale time.

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With Breeders’ Cup Berth On Line, Express Train Installed 3-1 Favorite In $1 Million Pacific Classic

C R K Stable's Express Train, winner of the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap on July 17, drew Post 5 and was installed the 3-1 morning line favorite to beat eight rivals on Saturday in the 31st running of the Grade 1, $1 million TVG Pacific Classic at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

Post positions for the 1 1/4-mile headliner for 3-year-olds and up were drawn at The Brigantine restaurant overlooking the racetrack on Tuesday afternoon with the connections of the nine runners looking on. Del Mar's morning line maker, Jon White, tabbed Express Train as a slight favorite over Fox Hill Farms and Siena Farm's Royal Ship at 7-2.

All runners will carry 124 pounds under the conditions of the race, which is part of the Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” Challenge series that awards the victorious horse automatic entry into this year's $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic with all pre-entry and entry fees paid. That race will be run at Del Mar this year on Saturday, Nov. 6.

Express Train, a 4-year-old Union Rags colt, has been solid and steady throughout his 12-race career with four wins, four seconds and two thirds on his ledger for a bankroll that currently reads $659,300. He's responded well to the patient handling of trainer John Shirreffs, as well as the horsemanship of his TVG Pacific Classic rider, Juan Hernandez, who has been aboard the bay in his last six outings.

Royal Ship, a Brazilian bred by Midshipman, has steadily improved his efforts in seven U.S. starts since shipping north from his native land last year. The 5-year-old gelding has won six of 14 starts and shows earnings of $293,305. His trainer is Hall of Famer Richard Mandella, who once again has selected Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith to be his pilot on Saturday.

Next on the betting line at 4-1 is the Eastern invader Dr Post, who races for St. Elias Stable and out of the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The 4-year-old Quality Road colt, a winner of four of nine starts and $700,635, will be handled by Joel Rosario, a three-time Del Mar riding champion who now is based in the East.

The others in the lineup for the shore oval's premier summer offering are WinStar Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables, et al's Independence Hall, My Racehorse and Spendthrift Farm's Tizamagician, Hronis Racing's Tripoli, Flawless Racing, Masino Racing Stable, et al's Cupid's Claws, Summer Wind Equine's Magic On Tap and Joe Peacock's Sheriff Brown.

The TVG Pacific Classic will be the highlight of an 11-race card that includes five graded stakes, among them the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks and the Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap.

Here's the field for the TVG Pacific Classic in post position order with riders and morning line odds:

Post Position	Horse/Jockey	Morning Line Odds
1	TRIPOLI Tiago J. Pereira	5-1
2	TIZAMAGICIAN Flavien Prat	5-1
3	DR POST Joel Rosario	4-1
4	ROYAL SHIP (BRZ) Mike E. Smith	7-2
5	EXPRESS TRAIN Juan J. Hernandez	3-1
6	MAGIC ON TAP Abel Cedillo	20-1
7	INDEPENDENCE HALL Florent Geroux	5-1
8	SHERIFF BROWN Edwin Maldonado	30-1
9	CUPID'S CLAWS Umberto Rispoli	15-1

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