April, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Uncle Mo Colt Summons $2.3M at OBS

A colt by Coolmore super sire Uncle Mo (Hip 206) inspired a furious round of bidding during the opening session of the OBS Spring Sale Tuesday, hammering for $2.3 million to bloodstock agent Gary Young, who was acting on behalf of Amr Zedan. Young did his bidding alongside Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who will train the colt at the conclusion of his suspension. Coolmore was the underbidder on the bay colt. Consigned by Jimbo & Torie Gladwell's Top Line Sales, the :9 4/5 breezer, who is out of Borealis Night (Astrology), was purchased by Scott & Evan Dilworth for $250,000 at Keeneland September.

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NSA: Champion Tomgarrow Captures First Leg Of Maryland Timber Triple

Picking up where he left off last year, Leipers Fork Steeplechasers' 2021 timber champion Tomgarrow, under new National Steeplechase Association rider Freddie Procter, led from start to finish in the $50,000 My Lady's Manor Stakes, the first leg of the Maryland Timber Triple, defeating Upland Partners' Mystic Strike by 2 1/2 lengths. Dolly Fisher's Schoodic was third.

Breaking alertly under Procter, on his first NSA mount, Tomgarrow set a speedy pace. He was never headed, though Mystic Strike and Eric Poretz narrowed the gap through the stretch.

The victory was one of two on the card for both Procter, a 23-year-old amateur rider in the UK, and trainer Leslie Young. Young now has six wins on the season to lead in the trainer standings. Her horses have also finished in the money 12 of 15 times.

After 16 starts in his native Ireland, Armata Stable's 7-year-old chestnut Our Friend made his U.S. debut a winning one in the $20,000 John Rush Streett Memorial maiden. With Teddy Davies riding for his dad, trainer Joe Davies, Our Friend battled for the lead with Gill Johnston's Lost Story, ridden by Elizabeth Scully, for the entire three-mile journey. At the wire it was Our Friend by a length, with Bruton Street-US' Notjudginjustsayin another length back in third. For Armata and Joe and Teddy Davies, it was one of two wins on the day.

The day's most impressive winner was John Greene Jr.'s Monbeg Stream, who's definitely a horse to watch. The 5-year-old Irish-bred made his first career start at Virginia Fall in Middleburg in October, finishing within a length of Four Virginia Gents' First Friday. After losing his rider in another timber maiden at the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Races in November, Monbeg Stream bounced back on Saturday to romp by 15 lengths under Freddie Procter, also for trainer Leslie Young. Monbeg Stream led most of the trip, was never pressured, and drew off on the final turn.

Vintage Vinnie, Armata Stable's record-setting 2021 Maryland Hunt Cup winner, flashed fine form in his first start of the season, taking the $10,000 John D. Schapiro allowance under Teddy Davies, for trainer Joe Davies. But the win didn't come easy. Running in tandem with Kiplin Hall's Renegade River, himself a stakes winner, throughout the three miles and 16 fences, the duo dueled through the stretch with Vintage Vinnie prevailing by a half length over his determined rival, piloted by another NSA newcomer, Jamie Neild. Boudinot Farm's Elusive Exclusive, also ran well, closing stoutly in the stretch under Virginia Korrell, finishing just neck behind Renegade River.

And at Tryon…

Saturday's 74th Tryon Block House races in Columbus, N.C., showcased a rising star in Paul and Molly Willis' Boulette, who followed up his 6 ¼-length triumph in Aiken's Imperial Cup last month with an even more lopsided victory in a similar handicap, the day's $30,000 feature race, for horses rated at 120 or less. As he did in Aiken, the 4-year-old son of Epaulette took charge from the outset, controlled the pace, and was much the best. William Russell's Animal Kingston, who chased Boulette in Aiken, was second best. It was far back to the show horse, Allison Fulmer's The Happy Giant.

Meanwhile, Graham Watters, who locked up his first jockey championship in 2021, signaled he's looking to duplicate that success as a conditioner. Watters and his wife, Rosie, saddled Shamrock and Thistle's Make A Stand to a 4 ¾-length win over Taking the Lead Stable's Seville Barber in the opener, a $15,000 maiden claiming hurdle. Watters also rode the winner, who earned his first triumph in four tries over jumps. Never farther back than second, Make A Stand made his move heading into the final bend, carried it over the last, and drew clear. After the race, Watters shared his thoughts:

“This was our first win as trainers. We purchased 'Stanley' (Make A Stand's barn name) last summer purely to just have a runner and learn the ropes of training and ownership. I have had a lot of help from Jack Fisher in letting me breeze on his training track and providing a few tips and tricks. Mark Beecher and Neil Morris have also offered their help and advice. For now we are happy with just him as a racehorse but we do have a few hunters along with Stanley's best pal, Eclipse-Award winner Dawalan.

“Maybe it's a possibility to train in the future as we've had a lot of fun in training him, but for now I'm hoping to have a few more decent years as a jockey. One thing I can take away from the experience is I have a lot more of an appreciation for trainers, grooms and owners in how much effort is put into doing it right.”

Tennessee horseman Ted Thompson found the winner's circle in the second, prevailing over seven rivals with Brownland Farm LLC's Jump Ship in a $20,000 handicap for horses rated at 110 or less. A veteran of 55 starts, it was the Virginia-bred 10-year-old's first win since August 2019. For jockey Mell Boucher, the daughter of horsemen Lilith and Richard Boucher, it was her third sanctioned score over hurdles. Content to lag at the rear of the field for the first mile and a half, the son of Jump Start came with a rush going down the hill after the second last, collared the leader, Twenty Years On, approaching the final fence, and opened up by five lengths at the finish.

In the day's other race, the International Venture's lightly raced Going Country, a 6-year-old Irish-bred son of Yeats, broke his maiden under Parker Hendriks. Going Country, making just his third career trip to the post, sat off the pace in the $25,000 contest for the first mile and a half, then got into gear after the second last for the long downhill run heading into the turn. From there, he hooked pacesetter Bickley over the last and the pair dueled to the finish. At the wire it was Going Country by a length. The victory was one of two on the card for Hendriks and trainer Keri Brion, who saddled Boulette in the feature.

Full results can be found at nationalsteeplechase.com/racing.

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Insight Outcomes: Under Oath Is a ‘Rising Star’, Mo Town’s First Winner

From a new 'TDN Rising Star' to the first winner for a freshman sire, races highlighted in Insights were full of intrigue this past week. In addition, a runner-up at Keeneland on Saturday had such a spectacular gallop out that he'll be one to watch next out.

Wednesday's Insights: Well-Related Duo Debut at Keeneland

1st-Keeneland, $75,320, Msw, 4-13, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :53.09, gd, 1 3/4 lengths.

How fitting to see Motown record label founder Berry Gordy honored with namesake MR. GORDY (c, 2, Mo Town–Sky Trail, by Congrats) getting Coolmore's freshman Mo Town off the mark with his first winner as a sire. The 21-1 shot in the field of seven debuters went pillar to post for trainer John Hancock, outrunning the Wesley Ward-owned, -trained, and -favored Alibi Ike (Munnings), whose race was over when the gates opened. The chestnut broke last, hit a bit of traffic, and threw in the towel after making a move on the turn. Alibi Ike's dam is a half to champion Echo Zulu (Gun Runner), GISW Echo Town (Speightstown), and GSW J Boys Echo (Mineshaft). Ward has won just one of Keeneland's baby races this spring despite having entrants in all four to date, an uncharacteristically slow start for a trainer who usually dominates in this category. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

4th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 4-13, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:18.10, gd, 1 1/2 lengths.

Victoria Oliver's BE LIKE WATER (f, 4, Majesticperfection–Mount Kellett, by Empire Maker) spoiled the coming-out party of Todd Pletcher's Charging Lady (Medaglia d'Oro). Be Like Water charged down the rail on her wrong lead to win, while Charging Lady never got involved. The latter is the first foal out of Whisper Hill's $2.2-million 2013 Keeneland September purchase I'll Take Charge (Indian Charlie), making her a half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Florida Derby runner-up Charge It (Tapit). Her granddam is the influential Take Charge Lady (Dehere). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

Thursday's Insights: Mopotism Full-Brother Debuts at Keeneland

5th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 4-14, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17.94, ft, 3/4 length.

First-time starter and $775,000 Keeneland September graduate Nabokov (Uncle Mo), a full-brother to GSW & MGISP Mopotism, looked a winner, yielding the early lead to RUNPAT (c, 4, Runhappy–Miss Mary Pat {MSW, $102,863}, by Service Stripe) and tracking from the rail before taking command down the lane. However, Runpat–who has had notes of “green” on the footnotes and chart comments of all three of his previous starts and once again acted far less experienced than he is in the stretch–overcame his antics this time, fighting back to don cap and gown for Brad Cox. Nabokov may not have won, but the Chad Brown-trained/Peter Brant-owned runner held second, showing plenty of upside as the lone 3-year-old in a field of older horses. The Shug McGaughey-trained East to the Dawn (Empire Maker) was another debuter in the field who got a race under his belt while connections will likely look to his future mindful of an immediate female family that specializes on turf at more distance. After a wide trip and getting bothered by a rival coming off the turn, the Joseph Allen and Helen Alexander runner wasn't a factor. He hails from the Aquilegia (Alydar) branch of Broodmare of the Year Courtly Dee (Never Bend). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

Saturday's Insights: Well-Bred Sophomores Debut on East Coast

4th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 4-16, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.73, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.

In a face off of powerhouse homebred programs, it took a 'TDN Rising Star' performance from WinStar's UNDER OATH (c, 3, Speightstown–Jojo Warrior {MGSW & GISP, $396,231}, by Pioneerof the Nile) to tarnish the debut of Juddmonte's Artorius (Arrogate). The secret was out regarding Todd Pletcher's Under Oath, who was bet down to 6-5 based on his Mar. 12 Gulfstream unveiling that culminated in a third and an 85 Beyer Speed Figure. He ran to his price, closing wide into the stretch and driving clear. A chestnut with a chrome-splashed face, Under Oath had been offered at the 2020 Keeneland September sale, but WinStar brought him back home after he was an $170,000 RNA. Second choice at 3-1, Artorius, who had registered eight works at Payson for Chad Brown before shipping to Keeneland, also looks special as he circled the field to make a huge run late. He swapped to his wrong lead in mid-stretch and kicked into high gear, blowing past all but the winner with a huge gallop out that propelled him well past Under Oath after the wire. Artorius was always intended to race as a homebred for Juddmonte, who privately purchased his MGISW dam (Paulassilverlining {Ghostzapper}) mid-career in order to ensure she was part of the late Arrogate's first book. Another firster featured here was Kansas Comet (Uncle Mo), who broke slowly and was saved for another day after he lost touch with the field in the stretch. Trained by Dale Romans, he was purchased by the Albaugh family for $600,000 at the first session of Keeneland September in 2020. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

5th-Laurel, $56,654, Msw, 4/16, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:37.98, 3 lengths.

Graham Motion's Mrs. Postman (Pioneerof the Nile) made her career debut in this spot, hesitating slightly out of the gate to get away last. The dark bay, a My Meadowview homebred and a half-sister to MGSW Tin Type Gal (Tapit), trailed the field, made a mild move while wide on the turn, and finished evenly midpack. Her Grade I-winning dam, Miss Shop (Deputy Minister), is a half-sister to GSW Trappe Shot (Tapit) and to the dam of GISW Power Broker (Pulpit). The Maryland-bred winner, I'M BLUSHING (f, 3, Mosler–Blushing Bride, by Miesque's Son), is a homebred for John and Cheri Banner. Her young conditioner, Brittany Russell, is third among trainers by number of wins at the current Laurel spring meet. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

Sunday's Insights: Arrogate Filly Debuts for Bridlewood

3rd-Gulfstream, $50,000, Msw, 4/17, 3yo/up, f/m, about 1 1/16mT, 1:42.75, 1 length.

Ralph Nicks pupil OGLALA (f, 4, Social Inclusion–Naughty Matilda, by Indian Charlie) last saw competition more than 10 months ago, but shook off the rust under strong handling in the stretch to score her first win at the cost of 'Insighted' Usurped (Arrogate). The big-striding Usurped, a Brendan Walsh-trained Bridlewood homebred, took a left turn out of the gate and never got uncorked, simply getting outrun in her unveiling against older fillies. She is a half-sister to MGISW and $2.8-million Keeneland November purchase Iotapa (Afleet Alex). Like Arrogate's GI Kentucky Oaks prospect, Secret Oath, Usurped has a broodmare sire from the Mr. Prospector line. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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‘Commitment To Transparency’: Committee Proposes Allowing KHRC To Publicly Reveal Alleged Violations

During Tuesday's meeting of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's Rules Committee, two proposed changes were approved to be voted on by the entire commission during its next regularly-scheduled meeting. The changes include allowing the KHRC to publicly reveal alleged violations, whether medication or regulatory in nature, as well as setting more specific timelines for split sample testing.

“Our frustration has clearly come from certain cases which take long periods of time, nobody knows what's going on, we're not allowed to say what's going on, and so we want to be able to communicate that out,” said committee chair Mark Simendinger.

The first rule change is to regulation 810 KAR 9:010, which currently states that the KHRC can have no public comment until after a stewards' hearing has occurred.

“In connection to our commitment to transparency overall, and in keeping with recent developments encouraging more transparency in especially the adjudication of medication violations but also routine riding offenses, we thought that it would be very reasonable to allow the commission to publicly disclose information regarding an alleged regulatory violation, if and only if such information would not unduly impact an investigation,” said Jennifer Wolsing, KHRC general counsel.

“The commission or its executive director can publicly disclose the identity of any racing participant who is accused of an alleged regulatory violation, as well as the identity of the horse, after notice to the participant himself or herself. Additionally, after the commission and the racing participant receive testing results, the commission or its executive director may publicly disclose the alleged conduct or the alleged amount and type of medication that gave rise to the alleged regulatory violation. At any time, the commission or its executive director may publicly disclose the date of an upcoming stewards' hearing, or the commission or its executive director may publicly disclose other information as deemed appropriate.”

Wolsing described several situations which may give rise to the disclosure of information: “For example, if the racing participant has already shared information pertaining to his or her alleged regulatory violation, if they publicly disclose that themselves, then that would be a good opportunity for the commission to confirm or deny. Another situation in the case of an alleged medication violation, if the commission's laboratory has returned a positive finding, and the racing participant has been notified of the results of split sample, that would be another opportunity for the commission to consider disclosing relevant information… Then there's a catch-all provision that would allow the commission to disclose information for other reasons in the best interest of racing.”

(Wolsing clarified that the arbiter of the “best interest of racing” would be the KHRC and its the executive director.)

In addition, hearings will now be open to the public instead of closed, provided there is no legal reason to do otherwise. Those hearings will now have a specific timeline, no more than 60 days after the participant is notified of an alleged violation, or the racing participant receives results of a split sample, though that timeline may be extended upon the stewards' discretion.

The second group of rule changes are to regulation 810 KAR 8:010, which sets out rules for medication, testing procedures, and prohibited practices. These have to do with setting specific timelines on the practice of testing a split sample for a prohibited substance.

Section 12 (7) currently states: “The stewards or judges shall conduct a hearing as soon as possible after the conclusion of an investigation of a positive finding.”

The new text would change “as soon as possible” to “pursuant to 810 KAR 9:010.”

Section 13 (2a) would be updated to state that owners/trainers must select a laboratory, solicited and approved by the commission, for split sample testing within five (5) days, or else they will be deemed to have waived the right to a split sample test.

Section 13 (c) currently states: “A split sample so requested shall be shipped as expeditiously as possible,” but it would be updated to “within seven (7) days.”

The KHRC Rules Committee approved both proposed changes to be voted on by the entire commission during its next regularly-scheduled meeting.

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