January, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

GISW Fire At Will to Sequel New York for 2023

Breeders' Cup winner and recent Fasig-Tipton Digital sales stallion prospect Fire At Will (Declaration of War–Flirt, by Kitten's Joy) has officially been retired and will stand at Sequel New York near Hudson for the 2023 season.

The Three Diamonds Farm runner broke his maiden at second asking in Saratoga's With Anticipation S. at two while on the main track and quickly made it three in a row, taking the GII Pilgrim S. on Belmont's lawn prior to his victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland. He won the latter by three lengths, propelling him to the Eclipse Awards as a finalist for the 2-year-old champion male, eventually won by Essential Quality (Tapit).

“[Fire At Will] is absolutely the fastest 2-year-old I have ever trained on the turf,” said conditioner Mike Maker.

Fire At Will switched to the dirt again for his first start at three, finishing off the board in the GII Fountain of Youth S., then quickly rebounded to a third-place finish in Keeneland's GIII Transylvania S. on the grass. Fire At Will retires with a record of 6-3-0-1 and earnings of $675,932.

Bred in Kentucky by Troy Rankin, Fire At Will was purchased as a yearling at the 2019 Keeneland September sale by Three Diamonds Farm for $97,000. His dam is a half-sister to GISW Decorated Invader (Declaration of War) and they hail from the same family as successful sire Stormy Atlantic. Bidding for Fire At Will's digital sale closed Jan. 11.

“Recent Fasig-Tipton Digital sale graduate Fire At Will presents a great opportunity to breeders in New York,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “He was a brilliant Breeders' Cup winner at two and has an outstanding pedigree. Becky Thomas and her team at Sequel have added another really exciting stallion prospect for the 2023 breeding season.”

Fire At Will will be available for inspection at Sequel, along with fellow Sequel stallions Keepmeinmind, Honest Mischief, Freud, and Mission Impazible, this coming Saturday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. His fee for the upcoming season will be $6,000.

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Prominent Australian Jockey Tommy Berry Suspended Over A Year After Tipping Gambler, His Mother Accepting ‘Considerations’

Prominent Australian jockey Tommy Berry has been handed a suspension through Jan. 28, 2024, on charges that his mother accepted payments from horse racing gambler Zach Miller after the jockey tipped him three successful bets.

Racing New South Wales Stewards issued the lengthy penalty on Tuesday via a total of six charges, including Berry's possession and use of his cell phone in the jockey's room and “conduct prejudicial to the image, interests, or integrity of racing.”

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Miller transferred just shy of $15,000 into the bank account of Berry's mother Julie after he backed three winners tipped to him by the jockey – Waterford, Character, and Promise Of Success. Miller won over $70,000 by placing winning bets on the tipped horses, according to the stewards' report.

Berry pleaded not guilty to four charges regarding receiving a consideration and actions prejudicial to the image of racing, but was found guilty on the basis that he was aware of the money being sent to his mother's account. On those charges, including message interactions between himself and Miller that were deemed prejudicial to the image of racing after being made public on a racing gossip website, Racing NSW stewards suspended the jockey for 11 months and two weeks.

On the cell phone charges, of which there were more than 70 instances and Berry pleaded guilty, Racing NSW stewards suspended the jockey an additional four weeks.

Though the bettor said he was unaware of the rule preventing jockeys from accepting money for tips, Miller was also banned from having anything to do with the sport for 15 months.

Read more at The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Fasig-Tipton to Sponsor Fair Grounds Fillies Races

Fasig-Tipton will be the title sponsor of Fair Grounds Race Course's 2023 series for 3-year-old fillies. The “Fasig-Tipton Tremé Triple” consists of the Silverbulletday S. on Jan. 21, the GII Rachel Alexandra S. on Feb. 18, and the GII Fair Grounds Oaks on Mar. 25.

The name of the series is a tribute to the historic Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans that borders Fair Grounds Race Course.

“We are very excited to expand our partnership with Fair Grounds Race Course to sponsor the Louisiana's 3-year-old filly series that leads to the Kentucky Oaks,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said. “This series is synonymous with the sport's best fillies, many of which we have had the honor of selling as yearlings and 2-year-olds, or subsequently at our November Sale at their conclusion of their careers. It's a very natural partnership for us.

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Palm Beach Equine Clinic Gives Appy Foal Second Lease On Life

A 4-day-old Appaloosa foal with severe flexural deformities in both front fetlocks was admitted to Palm Beach Equine Clinic (PBEC) in Wellington, Fla., after she was unable to stand on her own.

Owned by Laura Rendon, the filly was originally fitted with splints that allowed her to stand and nurse, but “Acey” soon began crawling on her knees when she could no longer stand in the supports. Her knees soon developed sores, which Rendon was concerned would become infected.

While at the clinic, Acey was under the care of Dr. Katie Atwood and board-certified surgeons Dr. Robert W. Brusie and Dr. Jorge Gomez. The veterinary team worked together to develop a second set of splints; the foal began to show slight improvement during her second day wearing them.

The foal's splints and bandages were changed each day; she also received antibiotics and limited exercise. Over the 25 days that the foal was in the clinic, the bandaging technique was often changed as Acey grew to ensure the splints were working and were comfortable.

The filly returned to Rendon's farm no longer on stall rest and Rendon began working with her, with aspirations that the filly will be successful in both halter and lunge-line classes before deciding in which discipline she will excel.

Rendon credits Palm Beach Equine Clinic with the foal's full recovery.