Month: May 2022

Dame Plata, Thealligatorhunter Dead Heat In Canterbury’s 10,000 Lakes

Canterbury Park's opening night program featured a pair of $50,000 stakes at six furlongs restricted to Minnesota-breds, the 10,000 Lakes and the Lady Slipper.

In the 10,000 Lakes, favorite Dame Plata and Thealligatorhunter battled down the stretch with a finish so close it took several minutes for the stewards, examining the photo finish, to determine the winner. In the end, the race resulted in a dead heat.

“I'll take it. I'll take it,” said Pete Mattson, co-owner of Thealligatorhunter with trainer Tim Padilla.

Alonso Quinonez rode the 4-year-old.

Dame Plata was ridden by Ruben Fuentes for trainer Francisco Bravo and owners Ann Sachdev and Lori Bravo. Final time was 1:09.37. Dame Plata paid $2.40 and Thealligatorhunter returned $2.80.

Clickbait broke forwardly and cruised to victory in the Lady Slipper in stakes record time of 1:08.46 under Cecily Evans. The 6-year-old mare, trained by 14-time training champion Mac Robertson, is owned by Hugh Robertson, John Mentz and Jeff Larson. She crossed the wire 5 1/2 lengths clear of Ready to Runaway. As the favorite, Clickbait paid $3.80.

“She's just a spectacular horse and everything she does, she does so easy,” Evans said of the mare who in winning this race in 2021 provided the jockey with her first career stakes victory.

The eight-race handle totaled $1,846,213.

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State Supreme Court Leaves Injunction In Place In Rice Case, Trainer Will Continue To Operate For Now

Trainer Linda Rice, who was given a three-year suspension last summer, may continue to train while her legal case works its way through the New York court system. According to the Daily Racing Form, New York Supreme Court Judge Mark L. Powers ruled this week that the temporary injunction granted to Rice last summer will remain in place until an appeals court hears her case.

Rice was given the three-year suspension last year after the New York Gaming Commission determined she had received information improperly from racing offices in the state between 2012 and 2014, including the names of horses projected to enter certain races. The information may have given her a competitive advantage as she decided which of her runners to place where.

Rice is appealing the suspension, arguing that the commission did not present adequate evidence against her, and that the penalty was inappropriately lengthy, particularly since other trainers allegedly received similar tips but did not face regulatory action. Her attorneys also say one of the regulations used by the commission to issue the suspension is “unconstitutionally void for vagueness.”

Powers did not rule on those issues this week, leaving them instead for an appellate court to tackle.

Per the Form, Rice has started 300 horses since being granted the temporary injunction last summer. The commission first brought its complaint against her in 2019, and held hearings in late 2020, completing them roughly six months prior to issuing a decision in June 2021.

Read more at the Daily Racing Form 

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State Of Rest’s Dam Sold To Juddmonte

Repose (Quiet American), the dam of treble Group/Grade 1 winner State Of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) and Classic-entered Tranquil Lady (Ire) (Australia {GB}), has been bought by Juddmonte Farms.

Bred by Dermot Cantillon and Meta Osborne of Tinnakill House, the 10-year-old daughter of noted broodmare sire Quiet American has already hit the jackpot with two of her first three foals. State Of Rest is a rare top-level winner in three different countries, having won the Belmont Derby in America and Australia's Cox Plate last season before adding the Prix Ganay to his tally on his most recent outing in France. On Sunday he takes aim at the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, and it has already been announced that the 4-year-old will shuttle between Ireland's Rathbarry Stud and Newgate Farm in Australia upon his eventual retirement to stud.

Repose's third foal, Tranquil Lady, races in the Teme Valley Racing colours sported by her elder sibling last year, and she holds entries for the Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas and Cazoo Oaks, having won the G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind S. in impressive fashion on her last start.

 A statement released by Cantillon and Osborne on Thursday read, “We are delighted to announce that Juddmonte have purchased Repose, the dam of Tinnakill-bred multiple Group 1 winner State of Rest and Oaks contender Tranquil Lady.

“Repose, a Tinnakill homebred, has given great joy to our family and her success is a testament to the hard work of Ian Thompson and the whole team at Tinnakill.

“We are delighted to entrust Repose to our friends at Juddmonte where we have no doubt she will continue to flourish for years to come with access to the world's best stallions.

“What began as a retained homebred filly has turned into an amazing journey seeing her blossom into one of the world's most promising broodmares, nurtured throughout on our family farm in Laois. We have retained her Sea The Stars filly foal and we look forward to cheering her progeny for years to come.”

Cantillon and Osborne bought Repose's dam, the Gainsborough-bred Listed winner Monaassabaat (Zilzal), from Goffs in November 2007 for €42,000. The mare was 16 at the time and she went on to produce Listed Churchill S. winner Prince Alzain (Street Sense). The unraced Repose, who is currently in foal to Frankel (GB), is a grand-daughter of the multiple champion American filly It's In The Air (Mr Prospector), whose 16 wins included five at Grade 1 level.

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Nine Declared For Saturday’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas

Godolphin's quest for a unique 2000 Guineas treble with three different colts is set to culminate in Saturday's €500,000 G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh, where the hot favourite Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) will face eight peers.

Drawn in stall one, which was occupied by two of the last three winners of the Classic in Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) and Phoenix of Spain (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), he will start against the rail as he seeks compensation for his defeat in the Apr. 30 G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. The vibes are strong regarding the champion juvenile of 2021, who was at his most impressive when winning this track's G1 Vincent O'Brien National S.

“Native Trail heads back to the Curragh in great nick,” Charlie Appleby said. “Obviously, a repeat of his Newmarket run is going to make him the one to beat. There are some showers forecast, but good or good-to-soft ground should hopefully make it a fair playing field for everyone.”

Buckaroo Leads Owning Hill Charge…

Qatar Racing's May 2 Listed Tetrarch S. winner Buckaroo (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) has been given the green light by Joseph O'Brien, while Aidan O'Brien will seek a 12th renewal with Westerberg and Coolmore's May 8 G3 Amethyst S. runner-up Ivy League (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The private O'Brien Sr-Jr clash will be presaged by Friday's G3 Heider Family Stables Gallinule S., with Joseph represented by Ecurie Ama Zingteam's acquisition Hannibal Barca (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), last seen finishing fourth in Doncaster's G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy, and Ballydoyle's duo headed by the G3 Eyrefield S. third Anchorage (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

Lysander Dreams On the Line…

Goodwood offers a late portal to the G1 Cazoo Derby, with the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat S. featuring an entry in the June 4 Classic with some clout. Carrying the Classic-winning Highclere Thoroughbred Racing silks, the William Haggas-trained Lysander (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) scored by 8 1/2 lengths in a Newcastle novice Apr. 29 and has attracted support for the Blue Riband.

“He is a very exciting horse from what we have seen at home and we are going to have a look on Friday to see if he is a Derby horse,” Harry Herbert said. “He is a very exciting prospect. He comes with a big reputation, but we'll see. It's time to find out and then go on to the next level.”

It's Not Too Late…

Also on the Sussex Downs is the Listed William Hill Height of Fashion S., which has always acted as a last-ditch way into the Oaks, and there are two entries in the June 3 Classic engaged in the 10-furlong test. Qatar Racing's John and Thady Gosden-trained Emotion (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who was off the mark by 16 lengths in a Kempton novice May 4, could win here and theoretically go back to Epsom to face stablemate Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), who had her way back in eighth in her Sandown novice romp Apr. 22. The other Epsom hope is Quantum Leap Racing' Ottilien (Fr) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), who has raced mainly in France and captured a Chantilly conditions event last time Apr. 13.

“We are relying on the thunderstorms appearing for Ottilien,” trainer David Menuisier said. “We left her in the Oaks just in case, but she is very ground-dependent. She wants at least good-to-soft ground.”

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