October, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

GISW Flagstaff to Retire After BC Sprint

Flagstaff (Speightstown) will be retired after the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint at Del Mar Nov. 6. Owned by Lane's End Racing and Hronis Racing, the 7-year-old campaigner has earned $1,107,585 with a seven wins and six seconds from 22 starts, finishing in the top three in six of seven starts this season. Victorious in the GI Churchill Downs S. and GIII Commonwealth S. earlier this spring, the gelding was second last out in the Oct. 2 GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship.

“This is his last year,” said trainer John Sadler. “He'll probably go home after this race. He's made over a million dollars, he's won a Grade I this year, he's been terrific. We just love him. I'm going to miss him when he retires in Kentucky. I'm not sure where it will be yet, but he's going to have a high-end retirement, trust me.”

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What Recent History Suggests When Sizing Up the Breeders’ Cup Sprint Horses

The Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint is arguably the most prestigious dirt sprint race in the world. It carries a purse of $2 million and has propelled the last seven winners and 10 of the last 11 winners to year-end champion honors as the Eclipse Award winner in the male sprinter division.

Veteran Trainer Ron Glorioso Passes Away

Trainer Ron Glorioso, a mainstay at Parx since that track opened in 1974, passed away Oct. 22 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He was 79.

Before entering training, the Philadelphia native was a Pennsylvania State Trooper assigned to the mounted unit. He stayed with the state police for five years before shifting gears and becoming a trainer. He first became interested in racing when his father took him to the track when he was a freshman in high school.

Glorioso started out in the late sixties at Liberty Bell Park and shared the training duties with his then-wife Patricia. In 1974, Parx, then known as Keystone, opened and Glorioso was the first trainer to arrive on the backstretch.

A member of the Parx Racing Hall of Fame, Glorioso campaigned a modest-sized stable at Parx for much of his career. He was involved in a serious car accident in 2011, which created lingering problems that required several surgeries. With a significantly smaller stable, he continued to train up until 2018 when he was physically unable to do the job. At his peak, he had 27 horses in his barn.

“Ron was an optimist in a game of pessimists,” said Dick Jerardi, who developed a friendship with Glorioso during his years covering racing for the Philadelphia Daily News. “He was always certain he was going to win the next race. He was a memory-maker for his two daughters and a loyal friend to everybody who knew him.”

Equibase records show that since 1984, Glorioso won 685 races. It is believed that he won more than 1,000 during his career.

Glorioso had been on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association since 2007.

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Keeneland November Sale Adds 11 Supplemental Entries

Keeneland has announced that 11 horses have been supplemented to the horses of racing age portion during the 78th November Breeding Stock Sale, to be held Nov. 10-19. In addition, a weanling colt by Liam's Map has been supplemented to Book 1 on the sale's opening day.

Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, the weanling colt is out of the Street Cry mare Amen Sista, a full sister to Grade 3 winner Southdale, and from the family of Grade 3 winner Plainsman.

Keeneland will accept supplements to Book 1 until the November Sale begins and continue to accept supplements to the horses of racing age portion through mid-November.

The horses of racing age section of the November Sale on Nov. 19 includes this latest round of supplements:

– Ali Alley, a 2-year-old daughter of Quality Road out of stakes winner Madame Pele, by Salt Lake. She is consigned by Denali Stud, agent.

– Crowded Trade, a 3-year-old colt by More Than Ready who this year was second in the Grade 3 Gotham, was third in the G2 Wood Memorial Presented by Resorts World Casino and G2 Amsterdam and competed in the Preakness Stakes. Consigned by ELiTE, agent, he is out of stakes winner and Grade 3-placed Maude S, by Jump Start.

– Federalist Papers, a winning 3-year-old filly by More Than Ready out of the Galileo mare Infamous. From the family of European champion 2-year-old colt Mastercraftsman, she is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Made In Italy, a winning, Group 2-placed 4-year-old filly by Mukhadram consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Piece of My Heart, a 4-year-old daughter of Flat Out who won the 2020 Gardenia Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Her dam, Intheriver, by Sunriver, is a full sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Weemissfrankie, third in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Eaton Sales, agent, consigns Piece of My Heart.

– School of Thought, a 3-year-old Empire Maker filly out of the A.P. Indy mare Sequel, a full sister to Grade 1 winner A. P. Adventure. She is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

– Take Joy, a 3-year-old daughter of Empire Maker out of the Grade 2-placed Harlan's Holiday mare Duff One. Denali Stud, agent, consigns the filly, who is from the family of Grade/Group 2 winners Rabbit Run and Rainha Da Bateria and Grade/Group 3 winners Asakusa Genki, Assateague and Kindergarden Kid.

– The Peninsula, a winning 2-year-old gelding by Fed Biz from the family of champion Riboletta consigned by Keith Dickey.

– Three Technique, a Grade 2-placed winning 4-year-old colt by Mr Speaker. The half-brother to multiple stakes winner Stan the Man is consigned by Blackwood Stables, agent.

– Tuggle, a Grade 2-placed winning 4-year-old colt by Point of Entry consigned by Blackwood Stables, agent. He is from the family of champion Heavenly Prize, Grade 1 winners Oh What a Windfall and Dancing Forever and Grade 3 winner Carrumba.

– With Cause, a 2-year-old filly by Creative Cause whose dam, Withhold, by Tiznow, is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Cafe Pharoah, Grade 2 winner Regal Glory and Grade 3 winner Night Prowler. She is consigned by Paramount Sales, agent.

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