September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Friday Insights: Godolphin Unveils Uncle Mo Half To Matareya

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7th-CD, $120K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 3:50 p.m.

Debuting in the royal blue Friday, METHODOLOGY (Uncle Mo) is the third foal out of GSW Innovative Idea (Bernardini), making her a half-sister to GI Acorn S. winner Matareya (Pioneerof the Nile). Further back in her family is GISW & sire Sky Mesa (Pulpit) and MGISW & Darley stallion Maxfield (Street Sense). In training with Brad Cox, Methodology has made her two most recent works over the Churchill main track and gets Florent Geroux in the irons. TJCIS PPS

6th-BAQ, $77k, Msw, (S), 2yo, 6fT, 4:40 p.m.

Picked up for $650,000 as a yearling by M.V. Magnier out of last year's Keeneland September Sale, WITNESS (City of Light) is already a half-brother to a pair of stakes horses in More Mischief (Into Mischief) and Myawaya (Wicked Strong) while his dam is a half-sister to GSW and GI Florida Derby runner-up Sharp Humor (Distorted Humor). Entered off a quartet of strong works at Keeneland for trainer Wesley Ward, including a bullet five furlongs in 1:01 2/5 (1/8) Sept. 7, Witness picks up jockey Joel Rosario for his debut. TJCIS PPs

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Win And You’re In: 14 Juvenile Fillies Line Up In Friday’s Rockfel Stakes

Isa Salman & Abdulla Al Khalifa's unbeaten Commissioning (GB) will line up in Friday's Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Rockfel Stakes (G2), run on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course. The daughter of Kingman (GB) faces 13 rivals in the seven-furlong contest, which offers a guaranteed fees-paid berth into the US$1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series is an international series of 82 stakes races whose winners receive automatic starting positions and fees paid into a corresponding race of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which will be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, on Nov. 4-5.

The John & Thady Gosden-trained Commissioning looked a filly full of quality when running out an impressive 3 ½-length winner of the Turners British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes over Newmarket's July course on July 30. Having been slowly away and off the bridle early in the race, she soon found her stride under Frankie Dettori and powered clear of her rivals. With Dettori not available on Friday, Robert Havlin will take over in the saddle.

Another filly who has won her only start is the Richard Hannon-trained Rich (GB). The daughter of Cracksman (GB) has not been seen since taking a maiden race at Newbury in May, but Hannon believes the break has done her good.

Hannon said: “I think she could be a very good filly. Her owner, Julie Wood, decided not to take her to Royal Ascot and that was a great decision. We have given her time since. A lot of the lads that ride her all agree that she feels like she could be anything. She has done plenty and when we work her here and she looks like she knows exactly what she is doing. She is one of the nicest movers you will ever see and has a good attitude and I'm hopeful she will run very well.”

Amo Racing Limited was successful with Hello You (GB) in last year's race and connections return with Olivia Maralda (IRE), who finished second to Meditate (IRE) in the Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (G2) on Aug. 20. The daughter of Kodiac (GB) is trained by Michael O'Callaghan and will be ridden by Rossa Ryan.

Dance In The Grass (GB) was sent off a 5-4 favorite but lost her unbeaten record in the Cazoo May Hill Stakes (G2) in her latest start and will bid to get back on track under Andrea Atzeni for the Charlie & Mark Johnston team, who also saddles Jewson Sweet Solera Stakes (G3) victor Lakota Sioux (IRE).

The Charlie Hills-trained Prix Six Perfections Sky Sports Racing (G3) winner Sydneyarms Chelsea (IRE) will be ridden by in-form jockey William Buick, who is over 50 winners clear in the British Flat Jockeys' Championship.

Five of the 14 runners go into the race unbeaten with Rage Of Bamby (IRE), Leitzel (GB), and Electric Eyes (IRE) joining Commissioning and Rich by putting their unblemished records on the line.

Four of the last five winners of the Rockfel Stakes have started in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Daahyeh (GB), the 2019 winner, finished second in the Juvenile Fillies Turf, while last year's winner, Hello You (IRE), came in fifth in the Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar.

As part of the benefits of the Challenge Series, Breeders' Cup will pay the entry fees for the Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Rockfel Stakes winner to start in the US$1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, which will be run at 1 mile at Keeneland. Breeders' Cup will also provide a travel allowance for all starters based outside of North America to compete in the World Championships. The Challenge winner must be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by the Championships' pre-entry deadline of Oct. 24 to receive the rewards.

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‘Our Team Is So Great’: Rigney Racing, Phil Bauer On A Roll In 2022

Two months ago after trainer Phil Bauer helped Rigney Racing win the Churchill Downs Spring Meet owners' title, he packed up his belongings from his Louisville home and drove to Saratoga with a small string of horses to compete at the marquee summer meeting. In those short two months, Bauer, who privately trains for Richard and Tammy Rigney, reeled off six victories including a dominating 8 ½-length allowance score from Saturday's $275,000 Bourbon Trail Stakes contender Warrior Johny.

“It's been an awesome couple of months,” Bauer said. “The credit first goes to our team and the Rigneys for putting these talented horses in our barn. They deserve it the most.”

Warrior Johny was one of only 13 starters for Bauer and Rigney at Saratoga but the duo made the most of their time over the summer. Rigney Racing netted $341,003 with his starters at Saratoga on top of $614,845 in the Churchill Downs Spring Meet, where he had seven victories from 35 starts.

Prior to Warrior Johny's impressive allowance victory at Saratoga, the gelding stormed home to a 12 ¾-length maiden special weight victory at Churchill Downs.

Warrior Johny is tabbed as the 3-1 second choice on the morning line odds in Saturday's Bourbon Trail Stakes.

“He ran great,” Bauer said of Warrior Johny's allowance victory. “I thought we were sitting a trip and down the backside we were getting pressure so I got worried for a few strides. This is a horse that will get better with age. It shows in his past performances that when he was a 2-year-old we couldn't get him to work (a half-mile) in :50. He just started getting better and better over the winter and is as honest as they come as far as numbers are concerned. We're excited about him moving forward from that effort. You really don't expect efforts like those but we'd take them every time if we could.

“The race two starts ago (when he finished sixth in a first-level allowance contest at Churchill Downs) was my fault. We wheeled him back too quickly from his maiden win. It was a huge credit to the horse to get beat two lengths for it all. He showed a lot of heart coming back on short rest but we gave him the time he needed after that and rewarded us.”

Bauer returned to Churchill Downs in early September to begin his barn's preparation for the September and Fall Meet.

“You've got to hand it to Phil. He's been doing so well – from us going 6-for-13 at Saratoga and the owner's title at Churchill Downs – our team is so great,” Richard Rigney said. “I can't tell you how many times I've been knocked down but I keep getting up. That's what's great to have a partner like Phil. We do this together and we're going to keep doing it together for a long time.”

Jockey Joe Talamo will be aboard Warrior Johny for the first time in the Bourbon Trail. The duo will break from post No. 4.

The Bourbon Trail, won last year by King Fury, is carded as Race 10 of 11 with a post time of 10:42 p.m. (all times Eastern). The 1 3/16-mile event is one of four stakes races on the Downs After Dark card. The race will share the Saturday night spotlight with the $275,000 Dogwood (GIII), $275,000 Harrods Creek and $160,000 Seneca Overnight Stakes. First post is 6 p.m.

Here's the field for the Bourbon Trail from the rail out (with jockey, trainer and morning line odds): Maximum Impact (Rafael Bejarano, Lynn Cash, 30-1); Home Brew (Ricardo Santana Jr., Brad Cox, 5-2); Saint Tapit (Tyler Gaffalione, Todd Pletcher, 9-2); Warrior Johny (Talamo, Bauer, 3-1); War Campaign (Corey Lanerie, Phil Sims, 15-1); Ethereal Road (Mitchell Murrill, D. Wayne Lukas, 12-1); Gilded Age (Junior Alvarado, Bill Mott, 7-2); Creative Minister (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek, 9-2); and Big Blue Line (Martin Garcia, Paul McGee, 20-1).

The Bourbon Trail is one of only four open-company 3-year-old route stakes left in the nation this year. The others are Saturday's $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (GI), Sunday's $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (GIII), the $250,000 Zia Park Derby on Nov. 22 and the $150,000 Discovery Stakes on Nov. 27.

Wagering is available on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Inc. and the Kentucky Derby.

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Galileo’s Goffs Orby Topper Debuts At Dundalk

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features the 2021 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale topper.

4.10 Newmarket, Mdn, £10,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
REGAL HONOUR (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) represents Charlie Appleby's Godolphin stable and ticks a lot of boxes as a 625,000gns Book 1 graduate who is a half-brother to the G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Coronation S. winner Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) and this stable's dual group scorer Summer Romance (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Also making his debut is Valmont's Mr Buster (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a half-brother to the smart Ballymacoll stayers Patkai (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) and Modun (Ire) (King's Best) who hails from the Ralph Beckett stable already successful with a juvenile son of the sire since racing returned to the Rowley Mile on Saturday.

6.30 Dundalk, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
STARRY EYED (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of two Ballydoyle newcomers in this line-up, with this March-foaled bay who carries the Westerberg silks being the €1.5-million Goffs Orby topper. The first foal out of the GI Frizette S. heroine Nickname (Scat Daddy) is joined by the Coolmore homebred Boogie Woogie (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a daughter of the G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Seventh Heaven (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

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