Month: July 2022

Adlerflug’s Torquator Tasso Nabs Hamburg Feature

Last term's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}–Tijuana {Ger}, by Toylsome {GB}) could manage only sixth when contesting Baden-Baden's May 29 G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft on seasonal return last time and bounced back in style to claim a second straight edition of Saturday's G2 wettstar.de Grosser Hansa-Preis at Hamburg. The 13-10 favourite raced third passing the judge first time and remained in that slot for the most part. Sent forward on the turn to go second into the home straight, he drifted wide towards the stands' side rail to seize control approaching the final furlong and was ridden clear of overmatched rivals for a clear-cut success. Gestut Auenquelle's 5-year-old hit the line 3 1/2 lengths ahead of Northern Ruler (Ger) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}), with Auenquelle's homebred Virginia Storm (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) 1 3/4 lengths adrift in third.

“We agreed to completely forget his last run at Baden-Baden,” rider Rene Piechulek told GaloppOnline. “You can tell straight away when he's in a good mood and he gave me a much better feeling before the race today.” Trainer Marcel Weiss added, “That really was a huge relief. The start of the year was not so good, but that's his biorhythm and you just have to accept it. I'm very satisfied with today's run and everything is now back on track. We will discuss with the owners how to proceed in the coming days.” Gestut Auenquelle's Peter Michael Endres has a more definite plan in mind. “We're going to Ascot for the [G1] King George,” he said. “He'll then go to Baden-Baden [for the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden] and then to the [G1 Prix de l'] Arc [de Triomphe]. It is certain that he will become a stallion at Auenquelle next year.”

Torquator Tasso is the second of seven foals out of Tijuana (Ger) (Toylsome {GB}), herself a half-sister to three stakes performers headed by G2 Diana-Trial victrix Tusked Wings (Ire) (Adlerflug {Ger}). His stakes-placed third dam Turbaine (Trempolino) is a half-sister to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-winning matriarch Urban Sea (Miswaki), whose progeny list is headed by MG1SW sires Galileo (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Sea the Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). Urban Sea, of course, is a daughter of legendary blue hen Allegretta (GB) (Lombard {GB}), herself full to Adlerflug's second dam Alya (Ger), which means Allegretta's dual stakes-placed dam Anatevka (Ger) (Espresso {GB}) features 4×5 in Torquator Tasso's pedigree. Tijuana, who has also thrown G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen victor Tunnes (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}), has the unraced 2-year-old filly Tiara Hilleshage (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), a yearling colt by Adlerflug (Ger) and a weanling filly by Guiliani (Ire) to come.

Saturday, Hamburg, Germany
WETTSTAR.DE – GROSSER HANSA-PREIS – 200 JAHRE DEUTSCHER GALOPP-G2, €70,000, Hamburg, 7-2, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:40.43, g/s.
1–TORQUATOR TASSO (GER), 132, h, 5, by Adlerflug (Ger)
1st Dam: Tijuana (Ger), by Toylsome (GB)
2nd Dam: Tucana (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
3rd Dam: Turbaine, by Trempolino
(€24,000 Ylg '18 BBAGO). O-Gestut Auenquelle; B-Paul H Vandeberg (GER); T-Marcel Weiss; J-Rene Piechulek. €40,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Eur at 11-14f, MGSW-Ger & G1SW-Fr, 13-6-3-1, €3,288,800. *1/2 to Tunnes (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}), GSW-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Northern Ruler (Ger), 132, c, 4, Ruler Of The World (Ire)–North Sun (Ger), by Monsun (Ger). O-Gestut Schlenderhan; B-Stall Ullmann (GER); T-Andreas Wohler. €15,500.
3–Virginia Storm (Ger), 132, c, 4, Soldier Hollow (GB)–Virginia Sun (Ger), by Doyen (Ire). O/B-Gestut Auenquelle (GER); T-Henk Grewe. €8,000.
Margins: 3HF, 1 3/4, HF. Odds: 1.30, 10.00, 12.50.
Also Ran: Best Of Lips (Ire), Alter Adler (Ger), Nacido (Ger). free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Once-Beaten Becca Taylor Favored In Monday’s Great Lady M. At Los Alamitos

Owner-breeder Nick Alexander and trainer Steve Miyadi will try for their second stakes win of the Los Angeles County Fair meet when they send out Becca Taylor in the $200,000-guaranteed Great Lady M. Monday at Los Alamitos in Cypress, Calif.

A Grade 2 for fillies and mares – 3-year-olds & up – at 6 ½ furlongs, the Great Lady M. is the final of nine races on the special Fourth of July program. Post time is 1 p.m. PT and scheduled post time for the main event is 4:58 p.m.

Alexander and Miyadi, who won the Bertrando Stakes for a second year in a row with Desmond Doss June 25, will see if Becca Taylor can win for the ninth time in 10 starts and pick up her second  graded victory. The talented 4-year-old daughter of Old Topper and the General Meeting mare Lady Sea captured the G3 Desert Stormer June 4 at Santa Anita.

An earner of $379,160, Becca Taylor is a nose away from being undefeated. Her lone loss came when she was edged by Eddie's New Dream in the Irish O'Brien Stakes on turf March 19.

The Great Lady M. will be Becca Taylor's second appearance at Los Alamitos. She scored a 17-1 upset in her debut during the 2020 Winter meet.

Another filly who was a first-out winner at Los Alamitos is Elm Drive. Owned by Little Red Feather Racing and trained by Phil D'Amato, the 3-year-old daughter of Mohaymen and the Indian Charlie mare Lets Dance Charlie won by eight lengths here during the 2021 Summer season.

She's won two of four since then, including the G2 Sorrento at Del Mar and the Angels Flight in her 2022 debut May 8. She's banked $195,640.

D'Amato also entered Ain't Easy, a 3-year-old Into Mischief filly out of the Fastnet Rock mare Ameristralia. Owned by a partnership that includes Old Bones Racing Stable, Michael Lombardi and Joey Platts, Ain't Easy is 2-for-5 with a bankroll of $227,000. She won the first two starts of her career in 2021, including the G2 Chandelier.

Lady Mystify will shorten up for Exline-Border Racing LLC, SAF Racing and Richard Hausman and trainer Peter Eurton after finishing fourth of six in the G2 Santa Maria June 18.

The 4-year-old Bernardini filly out of the Unbridled's Song mare J. Quirk has won three of 10 and earned $295,239. She has a graded victory on her resume having taken the G2 Remington Park Oaks Sept. 26, 2021 in Oklahoma.

A distant third behind Becca Taylor in the Desert Stormer in her first start as a 5-year-old, Samurai Charm will be trying to stay perfect at Los Alamitos. The First Samurai mare out of the Silver Charm mare Back Seat Charm is 3-for-3 locally for Downstream Racing LLC and trainer Peter Miller.

She is 2-for-5 elsewhere and has been worse than third only once while banking $159,250.

Brandon'smylawyer will be making her first start on dirt after clicking in her 2022 debut on grass May 29. Owned by Bran Jam Stable and Ciaglia Racing LLC and trained by George Papaprodromou, the 3-year-old Astern filly out of the Pulpit mare Ivory Pearl has won two of three and earned $83,900.

Eased most recently in the G3 Santa Barbara going 12 furlongs on turf May 14, Cover Version, who is owned by 5th Street Stables, Leopoldo Urbina and trainer Reed Saldana, returns to the scene of one of her five wins. The 7-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro and the A.P. Indy mare Vaguely Familiar who has banked $192,238 in 38 races, won a starter allowance at 1 1/16 miles during the 2021 Summer meet.

From inside out, the field for the Great Lady M. Stakes: Lady Mystify, Edwin Maldonado rides, 121 pounds; Brandon'smylawyer, Mario Gutierrez, 114; Becca Taylor, Juan Hernandez, 124; Samurai Charm, Ramon Vazquez, 119; Ain't Easy, Kyle Frey, 116; Cover Version, Ryan Curatolo, 119 and E;m Drive, Ricky Gonzalez, 116.

 

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Los Alamitos Hosting Live Money Handicapping Contest On Fourth Of July

There will be a handicapping contest Monday at Los Alamitos racecourse in Cypress, Calif., with the Los Alamitos Racing Association offering a cash prize and a pair of berths in the 2023 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas.

Cost to enter is $500. Of that amount, $100 will be placed in the contest prize pool with the remaining $400 going towards a live money wagering card.

Tournament races will include the entire card at Los Alamitos with permitted wagers including win, place, show, exactas, trifectas and daily doubles. Each entry must bet at least $50 on a minimum of five races that day, but there is no wagering limit.

The player with the highest bankroll at the end of the day will be declared the winner and the player with the second highest bankroll will be runner-up.

The winner will receive 50 percent of the prize pool. The remaining payoffs: 20 percent (second place), 15 percent (third place), 7.5  percent (fourth place) and 7.5 percent (most money wagered).

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Pick 6 Carryover Of $63,176 For Saturday’s Card At Belmont Park

Saturday's card at Belmont Park will feature a Pick 6 carryover of $63,176 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday's nine-race program.

The $1 Pick 6 returned $3,509.50 for bettors who selected 5-of-6 winners correctly.

The sequence kicked off in Race 4 with Ricochet [No. 1A, $4.80] taking a $60,000 starter allowance for trainer Mike Maker with Flavien Prat in the irons.

Presque Isle Downs shipper Oxymore [No. 6, $24.60] graduated impressively at first asking under Jose Ortiz in Race 5 for owner/trainer Adam Rice before first-time starter Empire Hope [No. 3, $11.60] did the same under Flavien Prat for leading trainer Chad Brown in Race 6.

Race 7 saw the Rob Atras-trained Saint Selby [No. 3, $4.80] pick up his fourth career win under Kendrick Carmouche in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance sprint. Eric Cancel engineered a winning ride aboard Dynadrive [No. 8, $92] for conditioner Tom Morley to provide the largest upset on the card in Race 8, a 1 1/4-mile optional claiming turf test.

The Jose Camejo trainee Custom Bobby's [No. 7, $24] took down Race 9 with Hall of Famer John Velazquez in the irons to earn his third career win in the $35,000 claimer. The 4-year-old Custom for Carlos gelding nosed out the 2-1 favorite Fast N Fearious [No. 6], who was the only horse covered in the final leg.

Saturday's Pick 6 sequence begins in Race 5 at 3:03 p.m. Eastern and includes the Grade 3, $250,000 Dwyer in Race 8. First post is 1 p.m.

America's Day at the Races will present daily coverage and analysis of the spring/summer meet at Belmont Park on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

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