March, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Foal Patrol Presented By National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame: A Brief Separation For Traveling Tiger And Her Filly

Foal Patrol, an initiative of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, has partnered with the Paulick Report in Season 5 to bring you closer to featured mares and foals and to ask farm staff your questions about their care and management over the course of the season.

In this episode with Traveling Tiger and her 2022 Audible filly at Safari North at Pauls Mill Farm in Versailles, Ky., we ask Safari North's Deborah Ward, “What happens to the foal while the mare is being bred?”

For a chance to have one of your questions asked in an upcoming Foal Patrol episode on the Paulick Report, email your question to foalpatrol@racingmuseum.net. Be sure to let us know if your question is for a specific Season 5 mare.

The new Season 5 Education Site provides a platform to respond to viewers' questions, share information about horse care and management from breeding through retirement, and spotlight efforts across the industry to provide the best possible care for Thoroughbreds before, during, and after their racing careers. In partnership with industry collaborators, we will add new content to the Foal Patrol Education Site for viewers of all ages from now through June at foalpatrol.com/education.

Your Stories gives viewers the chance to share photos of their own mares and foals, selfies with Foal Patrol's mascot, Smokey, and stories about what Foal Patrol means to them. Send your photos and stories to foalpatrol@racingmuseum.net for a chance to be featured on foalpatrol.com/education/your-stories.

Since its first season in 2018, people all over the world have engaged with Foal Patrol's live webcam series for a behind-the-scenes look at what daily life is like for in-foal mares and foals. Learn more about this season's lineup at foalpatrol.com and watch Recent Updates for Foal Patrol announcements, posts about featured Season 5 mares and foals, and updates on mares and foals from prior seasons.

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Epicenter Looks to Repeat in LA Derby

Winchell Thoroughbreds and trainer Steve Asmussen teamed up back in 2016 to take the GII Louisiana Derby with future Horse of the Year Gun Runner and that team is back with a strong chance in this year's renewal with Epicenter (Not This Time). Graduating at second asking at Churchill Downs Nov. 13, the bay was an appropriate and dominant winner of the Gun Runner S. at this venue Dec. 26. Missing by a head to Call Me Midnight (Midnight Lute) in the GIII Lecomte S. here Jan. 22, the $260,000 KEESEP buy wired the GII Risen Star S. over this strip last out Feb. 19.

“It was important for [Epicenter] to start at the mile then progress like he has through the longer distances and now we get to this race and the mile and three-sixteenth could be a separator,” said Asmussen. “He has progressed well through each of these steps and his progress has been very encouraging up to this point and he will just have to prove it again on Saturday.”

Call Me Midnight took several tries to break his maiden, finally breaking through at fifth asking at Churchill Downs Nov. 13 and was well beaten in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 27. He returned to winning ways with a late-running score in the Lecomte last out. Also exiting the Risen Star is fourth-place finisher Pioneer of Medine (Pioneerof the Nile).

The Brad Cox-trainer Zozos (Munnings) puts his unbeaten record on the line and steps up in class in this event. A debut winner sprinting at this oval Jan. 23, the dark bay earned the 'TDN Rising Star' tag with a 10 1/4-length tour de force when extended to two turns at Oaklawn Feb. 11.

Rattle N Roll (Connect) looks to rebound in this event after finishing a non-factor sixth in Gulfstream's GII Fountain of Youth S. in his seasonal bow Mar. 5. Earning his diploma at third asking at Churchill Sept. 23, he closed resolutely for a dominant victory in Keeneland's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity S. Oct. 9.

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Wanamaker’s March Led by Bordeaux Belle

Broodmare prospect Bordeaux Belle (Quality Road) topped the Wanamaker's March Sale, selling for $42,500 to Jody and Michelle Huckabay. Consigned by StarLadies Racing, the unraced Bordeaux Belle is out of MSW & GSP Shanon Nicole (Majestic Warrior). Plans are to breed the 3-year-old to Upstart.

“It was very easy and is a great way to sell throughout the year with their consistent sales,” said Laurie Wolf, managing partner of StarLadies Racing, of Wanamaker's.

Wanamaker's March Sale closed Mar. 24 with a total of eight horses bringing a gross of $77,000. Entries for the next Wanamaker's sale close Apr. 19 with the horses selling Apr. 28. See wanamakers.com for more information.

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Patrick O’Neill’s Dubai Diary: An Incredible Journey With Hot Rod Charlie

Patrick O’Neill, nephew to two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill and bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill, had a different interest from most college kids when he was an undergraduate student and a member of Brown University’s football team. He insisted on adding TVG to the fraternity house’s cable television package; he was the one who watched horse racing at every opportunity, including in class and in film study prior to practice.