November, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Australia: Jockey Banned For Possession Of Electrical Device Convicted, Fined $5,000

Australian jockey Ric McMahon, suspended indefinitely alongside trainer Todd Austin after a morning trackwork photo emerged showing the rider carrying an electrical shock device, has been fined $5,000 after being convicted in Mount Isa Magistrates Court on Monday afternoon.

McMahon pled guilty to one count of possessing a prohibited thing at a licensed venue, according to abc.net.au.

The image was captured at Birdville Racetrack in Queensland on Aug. 30, 2022, by Sharon Chapman, leading Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards to immediately suspend both McMahon and Austin.

A QRIC inquiry remains ongoing.

According to practicalpunting.com.au, McMahon spent three years atop the apprentice jockey standings in Brisbane from 2006-2008. However, this isn't the first time McMahon has been in hot water with the QRIC: he was banned six months for a drug offense (methamphetamine) in 2015, and in 2020 McMahon was suspended 15 months after DNA proved he tampered with a urine sample.

Forte 10-1 Individual Favorite in Pool 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Forte (Violence) was made the 10-1 individual betting favorite while the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” from the 2020 foal crop not listed within the 38 individual betting interests was tabbed as the heavy 3-5 choice.

The four-day pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will open Thursday at noon (all times Eastern) and close Sunday at 6 p.m. Pool 2 will run concurrent with the lone Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, where fans can bet horses sired by 39 individual stallions and an option for “All Others” that were not listed. Horses from the 2020 foal crop by Uncle Mo are the 4-1 morning line favorite followed by Violence (6-1), Arrogate (8-1) and Into Mischief (8-1). All Other Sires is listed at 6-1.

As was the case last year, Pool 2 will assume that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2023 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration. Instead, they are included within the pari-mutuel field. There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager or Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's four-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby or Oaks, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, will be available before the pool opens Thursday online.

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Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Breeders’ Cup Winner Forte Installed As 10-1 Individual Favorite For Pool 2

Fans will have their second of six opportunities to bet on the 149^th running of the Kentucky Derby (Grade 1) Thursday-Sunday where Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Forte was made the 10-1 individual betting favorite while the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” from the 2020 foal crop not listed within the 38 individual betting interests was tabbed as the heavy 3-5 choice.

The four-day pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will open Thursday at noon (all times Eastern) and close Sunday at 6 p.m. Pool 2 will run concurrent with the lone Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, where fans can bet horses sired by 39 individual sires and an option for “All Others” that were not listed. Horses from the 2020 foal crop sired by Uncle Mo are the 4-1 morning line favorite followed by Violence (6-1), Arrogate (8-1) and Into Mischief (8-1). All Other Sires is listed at 6-1.

In the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Forte, trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, has won four of five career starts and is a three-time Grade 1 winner with his other victories coming in the Breeders' Futurity and the Hopeful (G1). The talented son of Violence has already banked $1,595,150 and is the heavy favorite to become champion 2-year-old.

Other intriguing prospects that were included in the second pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager are Winchell Thoroughbreds' dazzling maiden special weight winner Extra Anejo (15-1); Spendthrift Farm, Steve Landers Racing, Martin Schwartz, Michael Dubb, Ten Strike Racing, Jim Bakke, Titletown Racing Stables, Kueber Racing, Big Easy Racing and Winners Win's undefeated allowance winner Giant Mischief (25-1); Breeders' Futurity narrow runner-up Loggins (40-1); and Rodeo Creek Racing's Champagne (G1) winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) fourth-place runner Blazing Sevens.

In total, there are 14 new entrants in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Bromley, Capture the Flag, Cascais, Champions Dream, Corona Bolt, Denington, Disarm, Expect More, Giant Mischief, Hal, Litigate, Navy Man, Practical Move and Recruiter.

Here is the complete field with morning line odds: #1 Awesome Strong (80-1); #2 Blazing Sevens (30-1); #3 Bromley (99-1); #4 Capture the Flag (99-1); #5 Cascais (99-1); #6 Champions Dream (99-1); #7 Corona Bolt (80-1); #8 Curly Jack (80-1); #9 Cyclone Mischief (99-1); #10 Denington (99-1); #11 Disarm (80-1); #12 Echo Again (50-1); #13 Expect More (99-1); #14 Extra Anejo (15-1); #15 Forbidden Secret (99-1); #16 Forte (10-1); #17 Frank's Honor (99-1); #18 Full Moon Madness (99-1); #19 General Jim (80-1); #20 Giant Mischief (25-1); #21 Gulfport (75-1); #22 Hal (99-1); #23 Hit Show (80-1); #24 Instant Coffee (80-1); #25 Joking Way (99-1); #26 Litigate (99-1); #27 Loggins (40-1); #28 Mr. Ripple (99-1); #29 Navy Man (99-1); #30 Practical Move (99-1); #31 Recruiter (99-1); #32 Rocket Can (99-1); #33 Signator (60-1); #34 Tapit's Conquest (99-1); #35 Ten Days Later (60-1); #36 Tuskegee Airmen (99-1); #37 Verifying (80-1); #38 Victory Formation (80-1); #39 “All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop (80-1); and #40 All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop (3-5).

Fans will have the opportunity to see some of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 entrants run Saturday at Churchill Downs for Stars of Tomorrow II which features exclusively 2-year-old races. The featured event is the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), worth 10 points to the winning horse on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

In the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, horses sired by Uncle Mo were made favorite. To date, some of Uncle Mo's top earners (through Nov. 17) are Gulfport ($336,530), Mo Strike ($183,710) and Arabian Knight ($86,025).

In last year's Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, “All Other Sires,” which included eventual Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike (Keen Ice), closed as the 7-2 favorite.

Here is the complete field for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager with morning line odds: #1 American Pharoah (80-1); #2 Arrogate (8-1); #3 Bernardini (50-1); #4 Bolt d'Oro (60-1); #5 Cairo Prince (80-1); #6 Candy Ride (ARG) (80-1); #7 City of Light (80-1); #8 Classic Empire (80-1); #9 Cloud Computing (80-1); #10 Constitution (80-1); #11 Curlin (60-1); #12 Empire Maker (80-1); #13 Flatter (80-1); #14 Ghostzapper (60-1); #15 Girvin (60-1); #16 Good Magic (60-1); #17 Gun Runner (10-1); #18 Hard Spun (80-1); #19 Into Mischief (8-1); #20 Justify (40-1); #21 Malibu Moon (60-1); #22 Medaglia d'Oro (80-1); #23 Mendelssohn (80-1); #24 More Than Ready (80-1); #25 Not This Time (80-1); #26 Nyquist (80-1); #27 Pioneerof the Nile (99-1); #28 Practical Joke (80-1); #29 Quality Road (20-1); #30 Runhappy (50-1); #31 Sharp Azteca (80-1); #32 Speightstown (60-1); #33 Street Sense (80-1); #34 Tapit (40-1); #35 Uncle Mo (4-1); #36 Union Rags (99-1); #37 Violence (6-1); #38 War Front (80-1); #39 West Coast (80-1); #40 All Other Sires (6-1).

All told, there are six Future Wager pools scheduled in advance of the 2023 Kentucky Derby: Pool 1 ran Nov. 1-3; Nov. 24-27 (Pool 2); Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.

A record total of $2,060,691 was bet on future wagers for the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager or Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's four-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby or Oaks, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Thursday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.

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Laurel Park Halts Grass Racing For 2022; New State-Of-The-Art Irrigation Control System To Be Installed

The following is a letter from Logan Freeman, the Maryland Jockey Club turf consultant, on the decision to halt grass racing at Laurel Park after the Sunday, Nov. 20, racing program. It also discusses the condition of the turf course and ongoing improvements and projects.

The turf racing season will come to an end following the race day on Sunday, Nov. 20. This will end what has been a successful 2022 racing season on the turf courses at both Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course. Conditions and management of the turf course went very well this year, and congratulations must be given to Turf Superintendent Tony Gatto, his assistant Eduardo Garcia-Martinez, and the entire turf staff for the high-quality turf conditions provided.

This decision to end the season was not taken lightly, but the time had come to make that decision. This decision to end for the year involved several members of the MJC, myself, and the turf team. We looked at weather, what we are seeing firsthand with current turf conditions, and projects needing to be completed before the ground freezes in making the decision.

The turf course is still in good shape, but recovery of the turf course at Laurel Park has slowed substantially. Seed is no longer germinating in repaired divots, and top growth of the leaf blades has also slowed extensively. The soil profile is cooling each night with overnight temperatures possibly dipping down into the 20s, or low 20s to high teens, early Monday morning.

These low temperatures not only affect the turf itself, but they also affect the time frame in which work can be performed on the turf, in combination with reduced daylight hours. Divot repair, rail movement, and other maintenance practices must be held off until all the frost has left the turf. Walking or driving on frosted turf will result in injury to the (grass) and will delay recovery and conditioning and overall turf quality, not only now but into the spring.

Following the completion of the racing season we will begin a much-anticipated Capex project. Removal of the old irrigation pump station control system and pumps will occur. A new state-of-the-art irrigation pump house control system and pumps will be put in their place. This project will provide us with updated control over the irrigation system from the pump house, which is the heart of the system, and from there we can continue with other improvements in the field.

Winterization of the irrigation system as a whole and large-scale cultural practices on the turf like aerification, compaction-relief techniques, and divot filling will begin as well. All these practices will make us better going forward.

I thank you for your understanding as it has been a great 2022 on the turf and we look to build on this for 2023. We all hate to see turf racing come to an end, but weather and conditions have told us that the time has come to end the season and to quickly complete the work that will benefit us next year before it is simply too cold to do so. We are all excited for a strong 2023.

I hope everyone has a great winter, and we can't wait to see horses running on the turf again in the spring.

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