June, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Bidding Now Open For Fasig-Tipton June Digital Selected Sale

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 12 entries for its June Digital Selected Sale, which may now be viewed at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding is officially open and will close this Thursday, June 9, at 2 p.m. EDT.

“We have several attractive offerings for this Belmont week sale, including a 2-year-old half-sister to undefeated Grade 1 winner Jack Christopher who is expected to run in the Grade 1 Woody Stephens on Belmont Stakes day,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “In addition, we have mares in foal on attractive covers, and some exciting race horses.”

Entries cataloged include:

'20 F. Mo Town – Rushin No Blushin (Hip 1): Two-year-old half-sister to undefeated Grade 1 winner and multiple graded stakes winner Jack Christopher, from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Mo Town. Jack Christopher will make his next anticipated start in the Grade 1 Woody Stephens Stakes on Saturday. Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect, this filly is broke and galloping.

Bali Dreamin (Hip 3): Three-year-old filly by Bal a Bali who broke her maiden by 3 1/2 lengths in a $90,000 maiden special weight at Oaklawn Park on April 15. Out of a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner and sire English Channel, she is offered as racing/broodmare prospect.

Easy Silence (Hip 5): Young stakes placed daughter of Constitution from the family of Grade 1 winners Alpha, Seaside Attraction, Golden Attraction, and Cape Town. She is carrying her first foal by Maclean's Music on a last cover date of April 21, 2022.

Got it Made (Hip 6): Young Uncle Mo mare out of a full sister to multiple Grade 1 winner and Grade 1 producer Cavorting. She is in foal to current leading third-crop Sire Not This Time on a last cover date of April 20, 2022.

Malibu Mischief (Hip 12): Young stakes placed daughter of Goldencents from the family of Grade 1 winner Stormy Lucy. She is carrying her first foal by G1 Forego Stakes winner Yaupon on a last cover date of Feb. 14, 2022. This is the first mare to be offered at public auction in foal to Yaupon.

Each entry's page features a catalogue-style pedigree, five-cross pedigree, photos, and walking videos. Horses of racing age and racing/broodmare prospect pages offer Daily Racing Form Past Performances, Thoroughmanager past performances, Ragozin speed figures, and race replays. Access to veterinary information and a repository are available on applicable entries.

Location information for entries is also provided, and registered bidders may contact sellers from the entry's page to arrange an inspection or ask for additional information.

To create an account or register to bid, as well as read a list of Frequently Asked Questions, prospective buyers should visit digital.fasigtipton.com.

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Purses Up, Wagering Static In May

American Thoroughbreds raced for purse money in excess of $125 million during the month of May, an improvement of more than 17% over the corresponding figure from 2021, according to figures released Monday by Equibase. During the month, bettors put $1.41 billion through the windows, representing a fractional decrease from last year. Over the course of 399 race days in May–the precise number from 12 months ago–purse money averaged $313,461, up from the $267,712 in 2021.

With five months in the books, gamblers have wagered over $473 billion, a healthy 15% improvement from last year's $411 billion. While daily average wagering declined by 3.7% year-over-year, horse owners were reaping the benefits of average purses per race day of over $315,000, a 10.7% increase over 2021.

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State Gaming Commission Outlines Security Protocols For Belmont Stakes Day

The New York State Gaming Commission's equine medical director and all three stewards will be available to the media to address any events that occur during races on June 11, 2022, Belmont Stakes Day at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

At the conclusion of the day's races, Commission equine medical director Scott E. Palmer, VMD, and the three stewards – Braulio Baeza, Jr. (Gaming Commission), Dr. Jennifer Durenberger (The Jockey Club), and Brook Hawkins (NYRA) – will be available in the Belmont Film Theater after the post-Belmont Stakes winner's connections press conference to address media questions regarding any incidents, inquiries, objections, or rulings that occurred during any of the day's races.

Dr. Palmer will also be available to the media in the event of any on-track incidents during any of the day's races. If an equine incident occurs in any of the races, Dr. Palmer will be available following the conclusion of that race in his office (immediately adjacent to the press elevator in the basement of the grandstand). Dr. Sarah Langsam, the American Association of Equine Practitioners on-call veterinarian, will provide media support for NBC's coverage of the Belmont Stakes.

Security Protocols for the Belmont Stakes

Horses running in the Belmont Stakes are subject to continuous 72-hour “dedicated watch” by experienced security personnel leading to post-time. During a “dedicated watch,” one guard is stationed full-time for every horse programmed.

Security Protocols for the Metropolitan Handicap

Horses running in the Metropolitan Handicap are subject to “intensified watch” by a team of six-to-eight experienced security personnel conducting mobile surveillance and direct horse checks at least three times per shift, from 72 to 30 hours prior to their race. Then, a continuous “dedicated watch” will take place for the final 30 hours before post-time.

All guards employed for these protocols are experienced NYRA security personnel and racing investigators, who receive ongoing education from the Organization of Racing Investigators.

For all horses in the Belmont Stakes and the Metropolitan Handicap

Horses must be on the grounds of Belmont Park no later than 72-hours prior to their anticipated post time. Exceptions are at the discretion of the Stewards.

The Commission will obtain out-of-competition blood and hair samples of horses competing in these races and have the samples tested at the New York Equine Drug Testing and Research Program at Morrisville State College. The Commission has coordinated with other jurisdictions to obtain out-of-competition samples from horses not stabled in New York.

Once arrived, horses must remain at Belmont Park until after the running of their specified race. Exceptions will only be granted in the case of an unforeseeable emergency, as determined by the dedicated watch security in consultation with veterinarians and stewards.

Horses shall reside in their trainers' current barns and/or at stalls on the grounds, which are subject to monitoring by security personnel.

No horse entered in the Belmont Stakes or the Metropolitan Handicap may be treated within 72-hours of the race unless Commission security personnel are present. NYRA or Commission security personnel will monitor all treatments performed by veterinarians.

No administration of any medication or substance by dose syringe is permitted within 24-hours of a race.

All syringes and containers for administered medication will be retained by Commission personnel for possible testing.

Veterinarians shall submit a 72-hour treatment plan for each horse entered in the Belmont Stakes or the Metropolitan Handicap by noon on June 8, 2022.
Complete veterinary records for 72-hours prior to Belmont Stakes Day shall be submitted to the Commission, which will review and then publicly post the records to its website.

Entry-exit logs will be maintained by NYRA and Commission security personnel.
All persons – including veterinarians, trainers, assistant trainers, farriers, owners, or other connections – on entering the stall, engaging in contact with the horse, or performing any service for the horse, must have a valid Commission license on their person.

Such persons will be logged-in by security personnel, along with the reason for their visit. Routine stall and horse maintenance by identified grooms and staff will be monitored but are exempt from logging.

All equipment, feed, hay bales, etc. are subject to search and seizure by both NYRA and the Commission, as provided by law.

On race day, no treatments will be permitted for horses entered in any stakes race pursuant to NYRA policy, unless it is for an emergency or as approved by the stewards.

All horses participating in the Belmont Stakes and the Metropolitan Handicap must report to the assembly barn no less than 45 minutes prior to the designated post time.

On race day, blood samples for TCO2 analysis will be collected from horses in the assembly barn between 45 minutes to one hour before post time. Horses will then be escorted to the paddock.

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Thomas To Judge MHBA Yearling Show

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Jonathan Thomas, trainer of the versatile multiple Grade I winner Catholic Boy, will judge the 88th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show. Open to all yearlings eligible for Maryland-bred registration, the show will be held Sunday, July 24 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds' Horse Show Ring in Timonium. Entries are due by June 24.

Thomas was born in Virginia and raised at Paul Mellon's famed Rokeby Farm, where his grandfather, father and mother all worked. Growing up around quality horses, Thomas was 13 when Mellon's homebred Sea Hero won the Kentucky Derby. Twenty-five years later as a trainer, he was sending out Catholic Boy to win Grade Is on the turf and dirt, the latter in Saratoga's Travers S. It was only the third time in history that an American 3-year-old accomplished the Grade I dirt/turf double, following in the footsteps of Secretariat and California Chrome.

Before going out on his own, Thomas was an assistant for leading trainers Christophe Clement, Dale Romans and Todd Pletcher, and spent a year training in Saudi Arabia. He also worked in sales and breaking with J.J. Pletcher in Ocala, Fla., and over the years built up a business buying, breaking and training Thoroughbreds at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala.

Since saddling his first runners in 2005, he has a win percentage of 24%, and more than half his starters finish in the top three.

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