Nearly one month before the Breeders’ Cup is held at Del Mar, another important step on the road to the World Championships meet takes place Oct. 3 at Longchamp in Paris, France.
Month: September 2021
Indiana-Bred Yearlings Hit Record At Keeneland September Yearling Sale
Over the course of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, all 10 Indiana-bred yearlings consigned to the sale went home to new barns and new destinations. The sale, which was breaking records before the second week was complete, saw the total for Indiana-bred yearlings selling totaling $483,500, a record in recent years.
The highest selling Indiana-bred was Hip 829, a yearling by Gormley and out of the Aljbar mare Northern Kraze, bred by Deann and Greg Baer, DVM, and consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency. The flashy filly sold to Tommy Town Thoroughbreds out of Santa Ynez, California, for $125,000 from the fourth session. The filly's half-sister by Jimmy Creed, Krunch, is a black-type stakes winner already earning $241,082 in limited racing at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino.
The second highest seller was Hip 1926, sold to Kenneth McPeek for $75,000. The colt by Kantharos and out of Ice Women (Street Sense) shined on a day where two other Indiana yearlings sold as well.
Jay Oringer, co-owner of 2020 Indiana Horse of the Year Piedi Bianchi purchased a yearling by Good Magic and out of Our Lesmis (Yes It's True) for $30,000. Oringer is excited for the prospect of another top Indiana-bred runner to campaign not only in Indiana, but nationwide, just as he has with the gray mare.
“I was so happy to see Jay purchased our Good Magic filly,” says breeder Dennis Farkas. “He's done such a nice job with Piedi Bianchi.”
Pocket Aces Racing Partnership has entered the regional racing scene by purchasing their first Indiana-bred yearlings at Keeneland September. Agent Marc Wampler had nothing but positive things to say for hip 3319, a filly by Sharp Azteca and by Sarah Elizabeth (Sky Mesa) consigned by Ballysax Bloodstock.
“Hip 3319 ticked all the boxes I was looking for… She is a leggy filly with a forearm-to-canon ratio I associate with a low and long stride,” Wampler says in his notes. “She has just enough strength where she needs it the most, in her hips and her gaskins, while the rest of her body has just enough strength to stay sound and not wear her down over the course of a two-turn race.”
The overall average for the yearlings sold was $48,350, with hopes of more positive gains as the sales season continues. Your next opportunity to purchase quality Indiana-bred and Indiana-sired racehorses is the ITOBA Fall Mixed Sale, to be held Oct. 16 in the Receiving Barn at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville.
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Monmouth-At-Meadowlands Meet Kicks Off Friday
Fifty-nine horses were entered today for the six races on the all-turf card when the Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet gets underway on Friday, Oct. 1. First race post time throughout the seven-day all-turf meet that spans the month of October will be 7 p.m.
A $40,000 Maiden Special Weight at a mile and a sixteenth headlines the opening day card at the East Rutherford facility.
Jockey Paco Lopez, coming off his eighth riding title at Monmouth Park, where he averaged nearly two wins per day (109 overall) for the 55-day meet, is listed to ride in all six races Friday.
The fourth race on the card, a $7,500 claiming event at a mile and a sixteenth, drew a field of 14 including four alternates.
The Monmouth-at-Meadowlands meet will also hold live racing on Saturday, Oct. 2. The Friday-Saturday schedule will continue on Oct. 8 and 9 before shifting to just Friday on Oct. 15 and then to just Saturday on Oct. 23 and 30.
Six races will be held nightly.
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Trainer Johnny Farrelly Excluded From British Racing Over Breaches Of Safeguarding Regulations
Following a five-day hearing in front of the National Safeguarding Panel (NSP), trainer Johnny Farrelly was been found in breach of six offences under Regulation 4 and one under Regulation 6 of the British Horseracing Authority Safeguarding Regulations following a referral by the BHA to the National Safeguarding Panel.
Safeguarding measures are in place to protect the health, welfare and human rights of individuals, particularly children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As a result of this finding, Farrelly has been permanently excluded from British racing with the right to review not before a period of seven years has elapsed. The exclusion will commence from Oct. 5, 2021.
The BHA and all parties are bound by the NSP's rules around disclosure. As part of their ruling, the NSP have agreed that the finding of exclusion against the trainer may be publicized, but there can be no further disclosure of the details of the case. Farrelly has the right to appeal the finding.
A former jockey, Farrelly has been training since 2013, according to racingpost.com. He conditioned 130 jumps winners in Britain as well as 19 on the flat.
Regulation Four of the BHA's Safeguarding Regulations reads as follows:
4. PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS AT RISK
4.1 No Person may (i) engage, or attempt or threaten to engage, in conduct that directly or indirectly harms the welfare of one or more Young Persons or Adults at Risk, and/or (ii) pose a risk of harm to one or more Young Persons or Adults at Risk.
NOTE:
(a) 'Harm' is not a narrow concept, and can mean different things in different contexts. Reference should be made to the BHA Safeguarding Policy.
(b) It is not necessary for conduct (or attempted or threatened conduct) to take place in the context of racing activities. For example (and without limitation), in the event that a Person is convicted or cautioned for, or charged with, any offence that concerns harm to one or more young persons or adults at risk (whether or not those young persons or adults at risk participate in racing), that may form the basis of action under these BHA Safeguarding Regulations as a result of that Person posing a risk of harm (regardless of whether or not the
relevant offence, or alleged offence, took place in the context of racing activities).
4.2 No Person may knowingly employ, engage or otherwise instruct any individual who, in undertaking the activities for which they are employed, engaged or instructed, poses a foreseeable risk of harm to Young Persons or Adults at Risk.
British racing's full safeguarding regulations can be found here: https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BHA-Safeguarding-Regulations-December-2018.pdf
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