June, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Corniche Works For Pletcher, Targeting July 31 Amsterdam

Undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Corniche is preparing for his 3-year-old debut, reports the Daily Racing Form. The son of Quality Road, transferred from the care of Bob Baffert to that of trainer Todd Pletcher, will be pointed to the Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes on July 31 at Saratoga.

The 6 1/2-furlong Amsterdam will be Corniche's first start since winner the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and fourth overall. The Speedway Stables-owned colt was shipped from WinStar Farm to Pletcher's barn on May 17, and recorded his first breeze for Pletcher on Friday, covering three furlongs in 39.00 seconds.

“The Amsterdam was our first and only possible target,” Pletcher said. “I didn't want to get way ahead of myself, that race isn't until July 31 so I worked my way back from there when deciding when his first breeze would be.”

Out of the multiple graded stakes-winning Najran mare Wasted Tears, Corniche was a $1.5 million 2-year-old purchase at the OBS April sale. He went on to win both the G1 American Pharoah Stakes and G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile en route to champion 2-year-old honors for 2021. In Corniche's three starts, he has earned $1,262,000.

Churchill Seeking Derby/Oaks Logo Proposals

Churchill Downs Racetrack is looking for a new agency to develop Kentucky Derby and Oaks logos for the next three years, beginning with and including the upcoming 150th runnings of the historic events, which will take place in 2024. Churchill has officially issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) in the search for a qualified creative agency for the conception, development, and execution of event marks and style guides.

“The event marks must further establish the Derby and Oaks as must-see global events, commemorate and celebrate the storied history of those races, and visually reinforce the Derby and Oaks brand with each mark appropriately suited for their event,” said Casey C. Ramage, Vice President of Marketing and Partnerships for Churchill Downs Racetrack. “We want the event marks to elevate and drive collectability for the Derby and Oaks licensed goods and merchandise.”

The RFP is open to all qualified, reputable design firms. For more information, including what proposals entail and the scope of the project, contact Emily Shepard, Churchill's Director of Design and Creative, at Emily.Shepard@KyDerby.com or (502) 635-4741. All proposals should be submitted no later than Friday, July 1 at 4 p.m. ET.

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26 Stakes Scheduled for Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet

Santa Anita's Autumn Meet, which will run from Friday, Sept. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 6, will offer 26 black-type events, including five Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” stakes. The first two weekends of the meet will be especially noteworthy, with 17 stakes, 12 of which are graded. Significant Breeders' Cup preps will include the Oct. 1 GI Awesome Again S., as well as Oct. 8's GI American Pharoah S. and GI Rodeo Drive S.

Stakes purses for the 18-day meet will remain almost entirely the same as last year, with $25,000 purse bumps to the Golden State Juvenile and the Golden State Juvenile Fillies; and $10,000 increases to the Unzip Me S., the Anoakia S., the Swingtime S., and the Lure S.

For more information, including a soon-to-be available 2022 Autumn Meet stakes schedule, visit santaanita.com/horse-racing/horsemen.

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Hollendorfer, Stronach Group Lawsuit Settled But Details Remain Private

Almost three years after he was told to vacate his stalls at Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields and that his entries would not be accepted at any tracks owned by the Stronach Group, Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and the Stronach Group have settled a lawsuit filed by the trainer over his exclusion.

A statement distributed by Craig Fravel, CEO of the Stronach Group's 1/ST Racing division, said: “Mr. Hollendorfer, The Stronach Group, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields have reached a mutual resolution of the litigation in Los Angeles Superior Court and Alameda Superior Court. The settlement of this disputed litigation does not reflect the acceptance of liability by any party.”

Fravel said he could not comment on any details of the settlement.

It's not known if there was any financial settlement or if Hollendorfer – who ranks third behind Steve Asmussen and the late Dale Baird in all-time wins with 7,726 – will be able to participate at Santa Anita and Golden Gate. A mainstay in California for decades, Hollendorfer, 75, has raced at Oaklawn, Monmouth Park, Los Alamitos and Del Mar, among other tracks, since being excluded by the Stronach Group.

The ban came after the sixth fatality of a horse in Hollendorfer's care over a period from Nov. 11, 2018, through June 22, 2019, at Santa Anita and Golden Gate. For much of that time, Santa Anita was under a national and local media spotlight when a spike in racing and training fatalities shut down racing temporarily and led to sweeping safety and medication reforms. The last of the six fatalities came the morning after a CNN report in which Hollendorfer was specifically mentioned as having had five fatalities.

Hollendorfer filed lawsuits against the associations that operate Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields as well as the California Horse Racing Board and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, where he received an injunction permitting him to race.

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