September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

McPeek-Trained Creative Minister, Rattle N Roll Among Possibles For Oklahoma Derby

Creative Minister, the third-place finisher in the Preakness Stakes (G1) this spring, is expected for the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) Sunday, Sept. 25, at Remington Park.

Trainer Ken McPeek conditions the son of Creative Cause out of the Tapit mare Tamboz for owners Fern Circle Stables, Back Racing, and Magdalena Racing.

Creative Minister was beaten by Early Voting in the Preakness by 3 1/2 lengths. He was only 2 1/4 lengths behind Epicenter, the Preakness runner-up who has since stamped himself as the top 3-year-old in the country.

The Oklahoma Derby, a race for 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles, is set for the only Sunday of the meet. A total of eight stakes races are scheduled for the richest afternoon of the season – the cornerstone Oklahoma Derby, the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks, the $150,000 David Vance Stakes for sprinters, the Flashy Lady Stakes, the Ricks Memorial Stakes, the Remington Green Stakes on the turf, the Kip Deville Stakes for 2-year-olds, and the E.L. Gaylord Memorial Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.

Creative Minister has yet to win a stakes race in his seven career starts but has been competitive with the best sophomore runners in the country. An indication of that is his $426,045 bankroll even though he is still eligible for non-winners of three races lifetime.

Another horse from the McPeek barn who is possible for the Oklahoma Derby is Rattle N Roll. The colt Connect out of the Johannesburg mare Jazz Tune is coming off a win in the St. Louis Derby at the old Fairmount Park, now known as FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing. He won that race by 4 1/2 lengths. Earlier in the year, Rattle N Roll ran third to Cyberknife in the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Trainer Brad Cox, who has saddled the three most recent winners of the Oklahoma Derby, is expected to ship Home Brew in for this year's edition. This son of Street Sense out of the Tapit mare Omnitap has won four of seven starts in his career with his top wins coming in the Oaklawn Stakes in Hot Springs, Ark., and Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. He won the Oaklawn Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths on April 23 and scored by 6 1/4 lengths in the Pegasus on June 18. Cox trains the colt for owners Gary and Mary West.

Cox previously won the Oklahoma Derby with Owendale in 2019, Shared Sense in 2020, and Warrant last year.

Some of the other Oklahoma Derby prospects expected are:

A. P.'s Secret – A colt by Cupid is trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., who won the Springboard Mile last year with Make it Big. A.P.'s Secret ran fourth in the Wood Memorial (G1) this spring while on the Triple Crown trail. He is owned by Anthony Gentry.
Great Escape – A colt by Midnight Storm is coming off a win in the Canadian Derby (G3) for trainer Robertino Diodoro. The win came over the Century Mile track in Edmonton, Alberta. That was his first stakes triumph.
Red Knobs – Another colt that Diodoro could send to the Oklahoma Derby. This son of Union Rags, like his stablemate Great Escape, has had some success in Canada. He won theManitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs, beating Great Escape. He then came back and ran second to him in the Canadian Derby the next out. The Manitoba Derby was at 1 1/8 miles, like the Oklahoma Derby, and the Canadian Derby was run at 1 1/4 miles.
Maximum Impact – A colt by New Year's Day won an allowance race at Laurel Park in Maryland on Aug. 7 and is looking for his first stakes win for trainer Norman Cash and owner Built Wright Stables.
King Ottoman– A colt by Curlin, won the Texas Derby at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie on May 30 is seeking his second stakes triumph for racing's all-time winning trainer, Steve Asmussen. The Hall of Fame conditioner sent King Ottoman out to a third-place run in the Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 9 before he finished fifth in the West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer Park on Aug. 6.

The post-position draw for the Oklahoma Derby will be conducted on Thursday morning, Sept. 22, in the Remington Park racing office.

The Oklahoma Derby program will cap the only five-date race week of the season. Remington Park action will take place Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 21-25. The first race nightly is at 7:07 p.m. (CT), with the Oklahoma Derby card on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.

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New Connections Corner To Debut At 2022 Thoroughbred Makeover

With a little less than a month to go before the 2022 Thoroughbred Makeover kicks off Oct. 12 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, connections of retired racehorse entries planning to attend may be wondering how to find more information on their particular horses. With that in mind, Erin O'Keefe, Development Director for the Retired Racehorse Project, spoke about a new feature at this year's event: Connections Corner.

“Former connections of competing horses will be able to come to the booth, located in the TCA Covered Arena, to find out ride times, ring locations, and stabling information, as well as be directed to those locations if needed,” said O'Keefe. “We want to encourage anyone who was involved with the Makeover horses (breeders, consignors, trainers, former owners, etc) to come out and see these horses thriving in their second careers, and possibly even meet their new connections.”

“Whether members of the Thoroughbred industry are highly involved in aftercare and retraining, or want to learn more about how horses transition out of racing, there is something to be gained from seeing the incredible work so many trainers put in over the last 10 months to retrain these remarkable athletes,” O'Keefe continued. “Aftercare is a multifaceted issue, and there are many approaches needed to fully address ensuring these athletes can thrive in all phases of their lives. The Makeover showcases one piece of the aftercare puzzle, and is a great opportunity to learn more about Thoroughbreds after racing and cheer on former connections once again.”

“Everyone smiles in the winner's circle, but I would encourage former connections (and any industry participant) to come out to the Makeover and see another side of the successful Thoroughbred. It might be different, but I bet they'll still end up smiling.”

For more information about the 2022 Thoroughbred Makeover, please visit: https://www.therrp.org/.

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Guiliani’s Tunnes Bounds To Classic Glory At Dortmund

Holger Renz's accidental purchase Tunnes (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}–Tijuana {Ger), by Toylsome {GB}), a half-brother to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) who was acquired as the result of an online oversight, brought the curtain down on his juvenile campaign with a win in Krefeld's Nov. 14 G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen. Having passed on his G1 Deutsches Derby engagement this term, he made a successful comeback in a Baden-Baden conditions heat at the end of last month and continued his winning streak with a wide-margin domination of Sunday's G3 Racebets 138th Deutsches St Leger at Dortmund, providing his owner with a second straight renewal of the 14-furlong Classic. The 13-10 favourite fought for his head through the initial stages and was allowed to stride on in front after passing the judge first time. Maintaining control in testing conditions thereafter and lobbing along for the most part, he had all rivals under pressure off the home turn and romped further clear under urging once shaken up approaching the quarter-mile marker to rout 37-1 outsider Sir Filip (Ger) (Ito {Ger}) by eight lengths, himself 3 1/2 lengths ahead of the winner's stablemate Nerium (Ire) (Camelot {GB}).

“I didn't really want to make all over such a long trip, but I did not want to take the risk of him pulling hard either, so it worked out well,” said winning jockey Bauyrzhan Murzabayev after claiming his first Deutsches St Leger. Trainer Peter Schiergen added, “The way he won was really quite impressive and he is a true and excellent stayer. We will now run in the Group 1 event at Munich [Nov. 6 G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern] and maybe once before that at ParisLongchamp on the [Oct. 16 G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris] weekend following the Arc meeting.”

Tunnes, one of two pattern-race winners for his sire, is the fourth of seven foals and one of two winners out of a half-sister to four stakes performers headed by G2 Diana-Trial victrix Tusked Wings (Ire) (Adlerflug {Ger}), G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil third Titurel (Ger) (Dr Fong) and last year's G3 St Leger Italiano runner-up Tangut (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}). The April-foaled chestnut, full to a weanling filly, is a half to the aforementioned Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), the hitherto unraced 2-year-old filly Tiara Hilleshage (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) and a yearling colt by Adlerflug (Ger). His third dam, Listed Prix Occitanie runner-up Turbaine (Trempolino), produced Guiliani's sire Tertullian (Miswaki) which gives Tunnes a 3×3 inbreeding to Turbaine, herself a half-sister to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-winning blue hen Urban Sea (Miswaki).

Sunday, Dortmund, Germany
RACEBETS – 138TH DEUTSCHES ST LEGER-G3, €70,000, Dortmund, 9-18, 3yo/up, 14fT, 3:06.21, sf/hy.
1–TUNNES (GER), 125, c, 3, by Guiliani (Ire)
1st Dam: Tijuana (Ger), by Toylsome (GB)
2nd Dam: Tucana (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
3rd Dam: Turbaine, by Trempolino
(€38,000 Ylg '20 BBAGS). O-Holger Renz; B-Paul H Vandeberg (GER); T-Peter Schiergen; J-Bauyrzhan Murzabayev. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, €98,570. *1/2 to Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), MG1SW-Ger, G1SW-Fr & G1SP-Eng, $4,177,645. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Sir Filip (Ger), 125, c, 3, Ito (Ger)–South Carolina (Ger), by Kallisto (Ger). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€12,000 RNA Ylg '20 BBAGS). O-Stall Dominique; B-Claudia Barsig (GER); T-Jean-Pierre Carvalho. €15,500.
3–Nerium (Ire), 132, h, 5, Camelot (GB)–Nicolaia (Ger), by Alkalde (Ger). O-Stall Nizza; B-Ursula & Jurgen Imm (IRE); T-Peter Schiergen. €8,000.
Margins: 8, 3 1/2, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.30, 36.90, 5.00.
Also Ran: Hipop De Loire (Fr), Normfliegerin (Ger), Ability (Ger), Earlofthecotswolds (Fr), Diamantis (Ger), Nacido (Ger), Sir Polski (Ger), Quebueno (Ire).

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Wise Dan: How One Racehorse Defined What It Means to Be a Champion

What defines a champion? Is it talent; the raw ability that gives an athlete the ability to excel in their sport? Is it accomplishments; the record of achievements that their talent enables them to compile? Or is it something else entirely; an innate desire to perform as well as possible and give your all every time you compete?