November, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

German Derby Hero Laccario Retired to Haras d’Annebault

German champion Laccario (Ger) (Scalo {GB}–Laccata {GB}, by Lomitas {GB}) will retire to Haras d'Annebault as a dual-purpose stallion in 2022, Galopponline.de reported. A winner of the 2019 G1 Deutsches Derby for Manfred Ostermann who also bred the 5-year-old under his Gestut Hof Ittlingen banner, Laccario's fee will be €3,000. The deal was brokered by Richard Venn.

A winner at second asking at Cologne at three, the Andreas Wohler trainee took the Listed Aengevelt Derby-Trial in May of 2019 and followed up in the G2 Sparkasse Union-Rennen a month later. The colt ran out a 1 1/4-length winner of the German Derby that July and returned to take third in the Sept. 1 G1 Grosser Preis von Baden. Second in the G3 Preis der Deutschen Einheit at Hoppegarten that October, the bay was given almost a year on the sidelines. Unplaced in the 2020 G1 Preis von Europa, he traveled Stateside and ran second in the GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. that October and filled the same position in the GII Hollywood Turf Cup S. in his final start on Nov. 27. Originally transferred from Wohler to Graham Motion for another U.S. campaign, he returned to Germany in July for stallion duties after a tendon injury. His record stands at 10-4-4-1, and $634,228 in earnings.

Laccario, whose second dam was G2 German Oaks second La Donna (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), will be available to view during the “Route des Etalons” in January. La Donna is a half-sister to German Derby winners Lando (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}) and Laroche (Ger) (Nebos {Ger}).

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Split-Second Decision Opened Breeders’ Cup Door for 2-Year-Old Dakota Gold and His Owners

Sometimes you just look at a horse and you know. That’s it. In the horse racing business, one must often trust their gut instinct. In 2010, Dean Reeves was reviewing a race and his instinct told him to invest not in the horse who won but in the horse who came in second. That horse was Mucho Macho Man, who had a very exciting career and won the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic in a dramatic photo finish.

Breeders’ Cup Buzz: The Rides Of A Lifetime

Behind every winning race is a winning ride, and the Breeders' Cup has produced some of the most impressive piloting efforts the sport has seen.

When considering those winning trips, a share of the credit must, of course, go to the jockey's agents who booked the mounts for their riders. An agent knows a good ride when they see it.

With 37 years of Breeders' Cup races to draw from, we polled six jockey's agents to get their picks for the greatest riding effort in Breeders' Cup history. The answers cast a wide net from personal victories, to betting scores, to rooting for childhood heroes.

Doug Bredar

“For obvious reasons, it would be Gun Runner in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. I'm still surprised that Arrogate went off as the favorite. The bettors thought that Gun Runner would have issues going a mile and a quarter, but the connections felt otherwise. Arrogate had beaten him a couple of times, and it was not only an incredible thrill watching Florent Geroux win the race, but redemption for the way he did it. The fractions were 22.4, 46.1, 1:10.2 and 1:35. He went wire-to-wire and I thought it was an exceptional ride. Very fond memories of a special race.”

John Herbstreit

“Arazi and Zenyatta are the most impressive horse races I've seen. Even when Zenyatta ran second, she was impressive. Alysheba and Personal Ensign are my favorite wins. My favorite ride was Pat Day on Wild Again in the 1984 Classic.”

Ron Ebanks

“Randy Romero on Personal Ensign in the mud getting up the last jump to nail Gary Stevens on Winning Colors (1988 Distaff). He was my idol as a kid and I couldn't have been more happy and proud of him.”

Jimmy McNerney

“Pat Valenzuela aboard Fraise in the 1992 Turf stands out the most. It was the first Breeders' Cup that I was old enough to 'legally' bet and I put $100 across the board on him. He came from last and P-Val made every right move weaving his way through the pack through the turn. When they straightened, he dove down and snuck through along the fence and nipped Sky Classic right on the money. There's no other path that he could've taken and had the same result.”

Mike Luider

“Gulch in the 1988 Sprint. Angel Cordero Jr. was masterful!”

Brian Beach

“Julie Krone's ride on Halfbridled in the 2003 Juvenile Fillies was one of the best I've seen. It's not always about weaving though traffic and getting up at the wire. It's sometimes about getting your horse to perform its best under adverse circumstances, and that's what happened in this race. They broke from the 14 post and Julie was able to get her filly to relax while going wide and still not expending too much energy until she could get a better position down the backstretch. By the time they turned for home Julie had Halfbridled in a perfect winning position with something left in the tank for the run to the wire.”

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Racing TV to Show All Breeders’ Cup Races

All 14 Breeders' Cup races will be shown on Racing TV on Nov. 5 and 6. A full multi-media user experience will be available for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, with live coverage beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday and 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. The Racing TV coverage will be hosted by Tom Stanley, Angus McNae and George Baker, while Nick Luck and Rishi Persad's on-course interviews will be relayed via the NBC and 'Players' Show' feeds from Del Mar. Sky 426, Virgin 536 (Britain) and 411 (Ireland), Apple TV and Vodafone (Ireland), racingtv.com and the Racing TV Apps will also show the Breeders' Cup coverage. The one-hour Breeders' Cup preview show The Knowledge will be hosted by McNae and Rachel Candelora at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, while on Sunday, Luck on Sunday will provide all the latest from the morning after which will be hosted by Tom Stanley and Jane Mangan.

Martin Stevenson, CEO of Racecourse Media Group, parent company of Racing TV, said, “Everyone at Racing TV is very excited to be bringing the Breeders' Cup, the World Championships of horse racing, to our viewers. We have built real momentum and excitement on the channel around the Breeders' Cup since June, harnessing our considerable marketing assets to promote this iconic event to British and Irish fans and we wish Breeders' Cup the very best of luck for what will be an outstanding weekend of sport.”

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