Month: October 2021

Tattersalls Ireland November Flat Sale Catalogue Online

Tattersalls Ireland has released the catalogue for its November Flat Sale on Nov. 13. The November Flat Sale has produced pattern-race winners like G1 Matron S. victress Champers Elysees (GB) (Elzaam {Aus}), G2 Norfolk S. and GII Franklin-Simpson S. winner The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}) and G2 Greenlands S. scorer Gustavus Weston (Ire) (Equiano {Fr}).

Highlights among this year's catalogue include a yearling colt by Acclamation (GB) out of champion 2-year-old filly and winner producer Hooray (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 1380), from the family of this year's Listed Marygate S. winner Nymphadora (GB) (No Nay Never); a yearling colt by Buratino (Ire) who is a half-brother to multiple Italian stakes winner Frozen Juke (Ire) (Frozen Power {Ire}) (lot 1387); a Cotai Glory (GB) filly foal who is out of a full-sister to the stakes-winning Princedargent (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 1397); and a Tasleet (GB) yearling colt out of the listed-placed Ejaazah (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) (lot 1372).

Among the highlights of the mares' section of the catalogue are Wine And Roses (Ire) (Cappella Sansevero {GB}) (lot 1465), a half-sister to the aforementioned Gustavus Weston; Ghany (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) (lot 1464), a full-sister to Italian champion 2-year-old colt Law Enforcement (Ire) in foal to Ribchester (Ire); and stakes producer Prem Ramya (Ger) (Big Shuffle) (lot 1451), a full-sister to multiple German group winner Precious Boy (Ger).

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Flying Start For Donworth With Trio Of Juvenile Winners

DEAUVILLE, France–Back at Arqana's yearling sale in August, Tim Donworth had just left the employment of Jean-Claude Rouget with a view to setting out his own stall from Sept. 1. The racing gods have smiled kindly in the meantime, and the 27-year-old is now almost eight weeks into his training career with three winners and a second from just five starters. 

Those three victories have all come during this week's sale at Arqana, starting on Sunday at Le Mans with Cotai Hero (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) and, like buses, the second winner coming along almost immediately the next day at Clairefontaine when She's Evaporust (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}) struck in the trainer's own colours. 

Perhaps most importantly, however, was Donworth's third 2-year-old winner, Allada (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), on Thursday. The homebred filly of family friend Kirsten Rausing looked extremely polished on debut to win convincingly over the heavy turf at Deauville in a newcomers' maiden and already has her trainer dreaming of next season.

“To have my mum and dad and everyone close to me here is very special,” said Donworth after greeting Allada in the winner's enclosure in heavy rain with his parents Bobby and Honora Donworth of Round Hill Stud and a group of friends. The filly has also contributed to a record year for Rausing as the 13th juvenile winner this season to have been bred at her Lanwades Stud.

“It is the most wonderful thing to have a winner for Kirsten in her colours. She gave me so much confidence and sent me a lovely filly, and I'm just so happy that I could prepare her and have her right for the day. She's a beautiful filly but I didn't want to dream of winning again, especially in Deauville, but we knew she was good and she is going to be my filly for next year now. I'm so delighted for Kirsten and I am so lucky have such a good team, including Jason who rides her at home.”

Allada will not be the only representative of her sire at Donworth's Chantilly yard, which he rents from his former boss Nicolas Clement. On Monday at Arqana he bought a Sea The Moon filly from the Wildenstein family of Arc winner Peintre Celebre for €62,000 from Haras de Beaufay, and he has another filly on the way from the Tattersalls October Sale for new American owners in the stable.

He continued, “I am very happy to say I have a nice Sea The Moon from Book 1 for LNJ Foxwoods, so I'm lucky to have a nice team of Sea The Moons for next year and we have some nice yearlings coming. I have about 10 to come in so far so we should have a team of about 20 horses for next year.”

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Jockey Mario Pino Achieves 7,000-Win Milestone At Presque Isle Downs

Jockey Mario Pino recorded his 7,000th career victory on Wednesday at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Penn., guiding Enjoy the Music to victory for trainer S. Matthew Kintz. Pino entered Wednesday with 6,998 wins and seven mounts; the jockey won the second race aboard Gucci Gal for win number 6,999, and captured the milestone win in race four.

Pino, 60, is the 10th-leading rider in North American history, having surpassed Jorge Velazquez for that ranking in 2017. He is now 57 wins shy of the next-winningest rider, the retired Angel Cordero, Jr.

Ahead of Wednesday's card, Pino told yourerie.com he was considering retirement: “I'm a little excited and on the other hand I'm a little pressurized you know because it's coming to the last two and they always say the last one or two are the hardest ones, but yeah I'm real excited and I've had that goal for a long time.”

Born in Delaware, Pino grew up on a farm surrounded by horses. His father trained show horses for the local jumping circuit, and the farm took in client horses to board as well. Pino and his siblings were raised caring for the animals, cleaning stalls and doing all the chores necessary to keep a family farm running smoothly.

By the time he was 13 years old, Pino knew he wanted to be a jockey. He found jobs exercising Thoroughbreds at Delaware Park and later Penn National before a friend of his father took him to Belmont Park. There, he found a job working for Joe Cantey, trainer of champion Temperence Hill and multiple Grade 1 winners Majesty's Prince and Cox's Ridge.

Pino rode his first winner in January of 1979 at Bowie Race Course in Maryland, then got his next two winners in quick succession the following day. He was hooked.

Over the course of his career, Pino earned both the George Woolf (2013) and Mike Venezia Awards (2016), both of which are based on character and sportsmanship.

Other than his impeccable character, Pino may be best-known as the regular rider for Hard Spun, second in the 2007 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic.

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