September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Godolphin Into Mischief Homebred Rolls to Rising Star Honors

Sent off at odds of 2-1 despite a difficult draw in gate 12, Godolphin's Pretty Mischievous (f, 2, Into Mischief–Pretty City Dancer, by Tapit) did it toughest of all, but was there for Tyler Gaffalione when push came to shove and went on to prevail by 2 1/4 deceptively easy lengths to become the 33rd 'TDN Rising Star' for her boom sire.

Away without incident from the wide outside, the homebred raced four wide in the breeze just off a trio of pacesetters up ahead of her. Cruising along in hand as they raced around the turn, Pretty Mischievous breezed up to her rivals to make a line of four at the head of the stretch, showed some agility to open up when asked approaching the final furlong and was not fully extended to take it by a comfortable margin.

Pretty Mischievous is the second foal to the races from her dam, who shared the spoils with her sire's daughter Sweet Loretta in the 2016 GI Spinaway S. at Saratoga. Pretty City Dancer is a half-sister to Lear's Princess (Lear Fan), who defeated GI Belmont S. heroine Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) in the 2007 GI Gazelle S., and was acquired by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock on behalf of Godolphin for $3.5 million in foal to Medaglia d'Oro at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. The cross of Into Mischief over Tapit mares has resulted in 13 winners, including SW Travieza.

Barren to Uncle Mo for 2021, Pretty City Dancer produced a filly by Medaglia d'Oro this season and was bred back to Street Sense.

7th-Churchill Downs, $123,375, Msw, 9-18, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17.17, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.
PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS, f, 2, by Into Mischief
1st Dam: Pretty City Dancer (GISW, $286,344), by Tapit
2nd Dam: Pretty City, by Carson City
3rd Dam: Pretty Special, by Riverman
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O/B-Godolphin LLC (KY); T-Brendan P Walsh.

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Timing Is Everything: How Often Should Horses Be Fed?

Horses evolved to spend the majority of their waking hours grazing. The equine stomach is designed to secrete stomach acid constantly, and the acid is buffered by saliva, which is produced when the horse chews, reports The Horse.

When a horse is fed meals at specific times (often two per day in many boarding barns), he may go for multiple hours with nothing in his stomach to buffer the acid that's being produced.

A management program in which a horse is fed multiple forage meals per day is ideal, as near-continuous eating reduces the risk of ulcers and colic. A horse that is fed more often is less likely to engage in stereotypic behaviors like cribbing and weaving, as well.

A horse's stomach is almost completely empty about six hours after he is fed, and nearly all fiber passes through the horse completely within 12 hours. With this timeframe in mind, the ideal time to feed horses is in five-hour intervals, which can be difficult to do very late at night or early in the morning.

To keep some forage in the stomach, it's recommended that horses are fed breakfast no more than 12 hours after being fed dinner. Two possible feeding schedules are 7 a.m., 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. or 6 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., with a possible fourth meal given at 10 p.m. Both of these schedules would ensure the horse has forage available in intervals no more than 8 hours apart.

Another option, especially if feeding in this way isn't feasible, is to try to stretch the horse's hay meals as much as possible. Slow-feed haynets are a popular option, as are automatic feeders that can offer hay pellets when people aren't available to feed.

French Racing Legend Freddy Head To Retire, Won Breeders’ Cup Races As Jockey, Trainer

French trainer and former champion jockey Freddy Head, the first person to win Breeders' Cup races as both a jockey and trainer, is to retire from racing at the end of the year.

Head was the rider of Miesque, a Racing Hall of Fame member in the U.S., two-time Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) winner (1987, 1988), and two-time U.S. champion turf female (1987, 1988). He also trained Goldikova, a Hall of Famer, two-time U.S. champion turf female (2009, 2010), and and three-time Breeders' Cup Mile winner (2008, 2009, 2010).

Head's decision to retire followed the celebration of his 75th birthday in June.

After riding the winners of many of Europe's top races, Head retired as a jockey in 1997 and started his career as a trainer. In 2008 with Goldikova's first Breeders' Cup triumph, he entered the record books as the first person to win Breeders' Cup races as both a jockey and trainer, a feat later equaled by Joseph O'Brien.

“Age catches up with us all and I've been working since I was 16,” Head to Racing Post. “It's time for me to enjoy other things. I always felt 75 would be the time to stop and I'm delighted. I never wanted to go on past the stage where I was embittered, that would have been horrible.

“You need some luck and I've been very lucky to train some very good horses. It has been very pleasing because when I was a jockey I always wanted to train.

“When I rode I was always a little critical of trainers and I wanted to see if I was right. I rode for a lot of good people so I wanted to see if I could take different things I had learnt from them and put them altogether for myself. That has been the best thing about being a trainer.”

Other notable wins Head scored as a jockey included the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Bon Mot (1966), San San (1972), Ivanjica (1976), and Three Troikas (1979). He was France's champion rider six times.

Head's first Group 1 winner as a trainer came with Marchand d'Or in the 2006 Prix Maurice de Gheest. His runner annexed the fixture three consecutive times overall, a feat equaled by Head-trained Moonlight Cloud (2011, 2012, 2013), bred and owned by U.S.-based George Strawbridge. Marchand d'Oro was Head's first champion.

Among Head's principal patrons were Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, who raced Goldikova as a homebred. The Niarchos family's Flaxman Holdings campaigned homebred Miesque.

Head's great-grandfather was a jockey-turned-trainer as was his grandfather William Head and his father, training legend Alec Head, who also owned Haras du Quesnay in France and died earlier this year at the age of 97. His sister was prominent trainer Christiane “Criquette” Head-Maarek, who is retired; another sister, Martine, has overseen Haras du Quesnay.

The Head family's racing legacy continues through Freddy Head's son, Christopher, and daughter, Victoria, both trainers.

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Leparoux Building Momentum In Second Half Of The Year

Veteran jockey Julien Leparoux has been on a roll to start the September meet at Churchill Downs where he recorded four wins from nine starts over the first three days of the 14-day stand.

The 39-year-old French-born rider recorded three wins Friday and added a victory in Saturday's Pocahontas (G3) aboard the Kenny McPeek-trained Fun and Feisty.

“My agent (Frank Lyons) and I have been working hard and we noticed business starting to pick up to end the Spring Meet and it continued at Saratoga this summer and into this meet at Churchill,” Leparoux said. “It's nice to be able to ride for barns like Kenny (McPeek) and nice fillies like Fun and Feisty.”

Leparoux took his talents to New York this summer where he nabbed eight victories from 55 starts at Saratoga. Prior to the Saratoga meeting, Leparoux scored a 26-1 upset victory in the $1 million Belmont Derby (G1) aboard Classic Causeway. Following his stint at Saratoga, he tallied four wins at the abbreviated seven-day Kentucky Downs meeting.

On Friday, Leparoux enjoyed a three-win day aboard a duo of Ian Wilkes-trained allowance winners Liberty M D and Meister along with the Ron Moquett-trained claimer Lake Tahoe.

Leparoux is scheduled to remain busy through next several days of racing at Churchill Downs with four mounts Sunday, three Wednesday and two Thursday.

Overall, Leparoux is the No. 5 ranked rider in Churchill Downs history with 1,011 victories, following Pat Day (2,482), Calvin Borel (1,232), Robby Albarado (1,192), and Corey Lanerie (1,178).

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