September, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Magic Michael Proves To Be Horse For The Course In Parx Racing’s Commonwealth Cup

Morris Kernan Jr., Yo Berb's Racing and Jagger Inc.'s Magic Michael used his home court advantage to earn his first stakes victory in the $200,000, Grade 3 Greenwood Cup on Saturday at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa.

Trained by Jamie Ness, Magic Michael settled near the back o the field as Sea Foam set the pace through fractions of :24.82, :50.07 and 1:16.13. As Last Samurai overtook Sheer Flattery in the stretch, Magic Michael got there in the final strides to win by a neck.

“The longer I was sitting, the more he was wanting to go, and once I set him up and got him up to third, man he really took off,” said Frankie Pennington, who won his second race on the Pennsylvania Derby undercard. “He is very consistent, Jamie (Ness), does a great job with him, and I think the more distance the better with this horse and he was right on point.”

Magic Michael, who covered the 1 1/2 miles in 2:32.01 and paid $11.00 to win, has now won 7-of-8 races at Parx for leading trainer Ness, who claimed the 4-year-old Dramedy gelding for $30,000 at Churchill Downs on Nov. 14, 2020.”

“You know, we are local. A big day. Took a little bit of a shot here but the horse seems to do well over this track,” Ness said. “We have been pointing to this race for two months. It came up a little stronger than we thought it would. But we are here, took a shot and my jock knows this track real well. I think he won the race for me today.”

Last Samurai finished second, 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Sheer Flattery in third, with Lookin at Roses another six lengths back in fourth. Moretti, the 2-1 favorite finished fifth and was followed by Shooger Ray Too, 2019 G1 Pennsylvania Derby winner Math Wizard, Sea Foam and Forewarned.

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Carribean Caper Stays Perfect in Dogwood

'TDN Rising Star' Carribean Caper ran her record to five wins from as many starts with a first victory at the graded level in Saturday's GIII Dogwood S. at Churchill Downs.

A midfield fourth through the opening exchanges, the $250,000 KEESEP grad was angled out into the clear with a bit less than a half-mile to race. Working her way into it nicely three wide approaching the quarter pole, Carribean Caper struck to the lead with a furlong and a half to go and sprinted home in complete command.

“She broke pretty well today and I was able to get her to the outside pretty easily,” pilot Colby Hernandez said. “I got her into a nice rhythm and she went on with it. Today's race was all her. All I had to do was hang on.”

An eight-length debut romper at Fair Grounds in February, Carribean Caper took the next step at Keeneland Apr. 2 before a brief freshening. She picked up where she left off in an Ellis allowance July 10, and earned a first stakes victory and career-best 89 Beyer Speed Figure when getting the job done in Ellis's Runhappy Audubon Oaks over this same distance Aug. 15.

“I was happy to see her leave the gate well and get to the outside. She's a really classy animal. I'm really proud to train her,” said trainer Al Stall, Jr. “We'll probably take a look at the [GII Lexus Raven Run S. at Keeneland] Oct. 23. Even further down the road maybe we could look at something like the [Dec. 26 GI] La Brea [at Santa Anita]. Maybe in the future I could see her stretch out, but right now she's doing so well sprinting and we'll try to keep her on that track.”

Saturday, Churchill Downs
DOGWOOD S.-GIII, $275,000, Churchill Downs, 9-25, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:22.57, ft.
1–CARRIBEAN CAPER, 120, f, 3, by Speightstown
1st Dam: Checkupfromzneckup (SP, $187,470), by Dixie Union
                2nd Dam: Unbridled Lassie, by Unbridled
                3rd Dam: Lassie Connection, by Seattle Slew
   1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($250,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP).
O-Columbine Stable LLC.; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Albert
Stall, Jr.; J-Colby J. Hernandez. $168,105. Lifetime Record:
5-5-0-0, $345,595. 'TDN Rising Star'. Werk Nick Rating: A+++
   *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Someone Said So, 118, f, 3, Texas Red–Inazuma, by Fusaichi
Pegasus. ($1,200 Wlg '18 KEENOV). O-Rosin, Tim W.,
Bluebreeze Racing, LLC and Kane, Mark E.; B-Christine Hansen
& Thoroughbred Acadiana, LLC (KY); T-Coty W. Rosin. $54,550.
3–Malloy, 118, f, 3, Outwork–Hello Maggie May, by Lemon
Drop Kid. ($130,000 Wlg '18 KEENOV; $175,000 Ylg '19
FTSAUG). O-Coffeepot Stables; B-Double O Bloodstock, Everest
Bloodstock, Gerty Blkoodstock & Dermot Ryan (KY); T-Wayne Catalano. $27,275.
Margins: 6, 2 1/4, 4. Odds: 0.40, 10.20, 10.60.
Also Ran: Shesa Mystery, Patty H, Coppelia. Scratched: Li'l Tootsie. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

Pedigree Notes:

Carribean Caper is the 62nd graded stakes winner for her stalwart sire, and one of 23 graded winners for good broodmare sire Dixie Union. The Gone West over Dixie Union cross has been particularly potent with another Gone West line sire in Quality Road, who is responsible for three top-level winners out of Dixie Union mares.

Carribean Caper was an $825,000 Keeneland November in utero purchase–her speedy stakes-placed dam owned a 102 Beyer top and hails from the extended female family of A.P. Indy, et al. Checkupfromzneckup's now 2-year-old filly Bombdiggity (Into Mischief) was a $600,000 KEESEP purchase by Stonestreet who has been working towards a debut in Kentucky. Carribean Caper's yearling half-sister by Tapit was a $990,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga buy by West Point Thoroughbreds, Scarlet Oak Racing and NBS Stable. Carribean Caper produced a Quality Road colt Apr. 27 before being bred right back to that Lane's End stallion.

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Run for the Ribbons to Hold Florida Thoroughbred Expo

Run for the Ribbons (RFTR), a charitable organization which focuses on Thoroughbred aftercare, will host the 5th annual Florida Thoroughbred Transformation Expo at the Florida Horse Park. The Expo, which will be held Dec. 10-12, features the disciplines of dressage, working ranch, show jumper, show hunter, eventing, polo, and freestyle, as well as a “Parade of Thoroughbreds.” Vendors, seminars, and demonstrations will also be a part of each day. There is no cost to attend as a spectator.

Prize money and ribbons will be awarded. RFTR is a Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.)-sponsored show. Entries are open until Oct. 31 with all proceeds going to RFTR to fund retraining and rehoming programs. For more information, visit runfortheribbons.org.

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Longtime California Racing Executive Peter Tunney, 83, Passes

Peter Tunney, born into a family of racing and sports officials and who led Golden Gate Fields in Northern California for three decades, died on Wednesday at his home at Piedmont, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was 83 and, according to Daily Racing Form, had suffered from Lewy body dementia.

Son of a Southern California racing official, Jim Tunney Sr., Tunney's first job was as a parking lot attendant at Hollywood Park while attending Occidental College in Los Angeles. Upon graduation he started working at the track full-time, first as an official and then in the racing office, including a three-year stint as Del Mar's racing secretary in the 1970s. He worked in numerous capacities at Santa Anita and Hollywood, and Tunney eventually settled in at Golden Gate Fields, serving as general manager for 30 years.

Tunney ran track and was a running back for the Occidental College football team, according to Daily Racing Form's Steve Andersen, who noted that Tunney was a 13th-round draft choice by the Detroit Lions in 1960. He played on the same college team as eventual NFL star quarterback Jack Kemp, who would later go on to a career in public service. Tunney sustained a non-football leg injury that cut short his athletic career and caused him to walk with a limp for the rest of his life, his wife, Anian, told DRF.

Tunney's brother, Jim, is known as the “dean of NFL referees,” working in that capacity from 1967-'90.

Trainer Bob Hess recalls when his late father, Bob Hess Sr., headed the Northern California horsemen's group and had ongoing interaction with Tunney. “Peter was always a gentleman, an intelligent and great man who always put horses and horse racing first.” said Hess.

Alan Balch, a former longtime track executive and now executive director of California Thoroughbred Trainers, worked alongside Tunney at both Southern and Northern California tracks.

“One of racing's good guys, Peter Tunney was at home anywhere on the track — whether in the garage at Hollywood Park, to the overflow parking lot at Santa Anita, to a Paris restaurant during Arc week, any Stewards' stand, Racing Office, or the executive suite at Golden Gate Fields,” said Balch. “He was a gifted raconteur and bon vivant whose droll sense of humor is unforgettable, and was a big part of his success as a management leader.”

Santa Anita, which like Golden Gate Fields is owned by The Stronach Group, issued the following statement: “Peter Tunney has been a constant, calming and classy tiller for California racing for over 40 years. His heart was as big as his smile and his handshake, which always was as good as his word. For most of the last 30 years, he has been synonymous with Golden Gate Fields and we will miss his guidance. Everyone involved in California racing, whether they personally knew Peter or not, has lost a dear and decent friend who was a champion for our sport, as his touch reached all aspects of the business. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family during this difficult time.”

Services were not known at time of writing.

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