March, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

New Stallions Keepmeinmind and Fire At Will Settle in at Sequel

Keepmeinmind (Laoban–Inclination, by Victory Gallop), whose prowess on the track first brought sire Laoban to the national forefront, and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner and Eclipse finalist Fire At Will (Declaration of War–Flirt, by Kitten's Joy) join Honest Mischief, Freud and Mission Impazible at Sequel New York's stallion roster, bringing diverse and interesting options for Thoroughbred breeders in the Empire State.

Bred by Southern Equine Stables, the physically impressive Keepmeinmind broke his maiden in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. in November of his 2-year-old season. Prior to that, he was runner-up to future two-time Eclipse Award winner Essential Quality (Tapit) in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity. He finished third in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind Essential Quality and Hot Rod Charlie.

“Keepmeinmind had a great 2-year-old campaign,” said Carlos Manresa, director of operations at Sequel New York. “He was really the first of the Laobans to make national notoriety, along with, of course, Simply Ravishing.”

At age three, Keepmeinmind was a respectable sixth in the GI Kentucky Derby and fourth in the GI Preakness S. He finished just a half-length behind Essential Quality in the 2021 GII Jim Dandy S. Keepmeinmind was originally trained by Robertino Diodoro, and at age four he was transferred to Todd Pletcher for whom he won a Saratoga allowance. He was then third to Life Is Good (Into Mischief) in the 2022 GI Woodward S.

Pletcher told the TDN, “Keepmeinmind is a specimen with a terrific disposition. He competed with and beat the best of the best. A big boost for the New York breeding roster.”

“He's a more elegant, refined version of Laoban,” said Manresa of Keepmeinmind. “He's got the big, big hip, but he's also a leggy, stretchy horse that you would expect from the Uncle Mo line.”

Keepmeinmind will stand in 2023 for $6,500.

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Fire At Will retired with a record of 6-3-0-1 and earnings of $675,932. Bred in Kentucky by Troy Rankin and raced by Three Diamonds Farm, Fire At Will broke his maiden at two in his second start in Saratoga's With Anticipation S. He then took the GII Pilgrim S. on the turf at Belmont. He punctuated the year with a victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland. He was an Eclipse Award finalist for the 2-year-old champion male, eventually won by Essential Quality.

“It's definitely an interesting time to bring a horse that has been successful on multiple surfaces to stud in New York,” said Manresa. “New York is in a shift towards all alternative racing surfaces, specifically at Belmont. There's been a lot of discussion over having a synthetic course as well as the dirt and grass surfaces.”

Fire At Will brings an impressive performance on the grass as well as proven turf pedigree to New York. Fire at Will is the first foal from the Kitten's Joy mare Flirt. His sire Declaration of War won the G1 Juddmonte International S. in 2013.

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

“Fire At Will is standing at Sequel New York in partnership with Three Diamonds Farm, which is owned and managed by Kirk and Deborah Wyckoff,” said Manresa. “They're tremendous supporters of the New York-bred program, and it just seemed like the perfect fit for this Breeders' Cup champion to come to stud in New York.”

His fee for the upcoming season will be $6,000.

“We try to make a habit out of selecting the perfect stallions for us,” said Manresa. “And this year, we got lucky and were able to attract two phenomenal stallions that had exceptional racing careers at two years old, both being Breeders' Cup participants, both being placed in the Breeders' Cup, and one of them being a Breeders' Cup champion.”

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Mount Craig, Ek Haseena Top Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale

The March Digital Sale closed Tuesday afternoon with 29 horses sold for $795,000. Offerings included breeding stock, horses of racing age, 2-year-olds, and yearlings.

Mount Craig (Hip 11), a 4-year-old racing/stallion prospect by Arrogate, topped the sale when sold for $140,000 to Harry Rosenblum from the consignment of Juddmonte. Out of the stakes winning, graded stakes placed Curlin mare Flash Forward, Mount Craig is placed in four of five starts at three and four with earnings to date of $54,074. A late addition to the sale after a running a good third in maiden special weight company on March 2, Mount Craig sold from trainer Bill Mott's stable at Oaklawn Park.

“Fasig-Tipton does a great job with their internet bidding,” said Rosenblum. “They have a good product and great people. We're thrilled to get Mount Craig as a racing prospect.”

Ek Haseena (Hip 10), dam of recent Group 3 Saudi Derby winner Commissioner King, was the sale's top-priced broodmare. George Sharp purchased the daughter of Songandaprayer for $130,000 from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Danny and Allison Caldwell. A stakes placed winner herself, Ek Haseena is already the dam of four winners from five to race. These include Commissioner King, a three-time winner in four starts to date at two and three whose victory in the Saudi Derby on the Saudi World Cup undercard boosted his earnings to $933,867. Ek Haseena was offered in foal to Jimmy Creed.

Other top hips included:

– Warranty (Hip 8), a stakes placed winning half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Imprimis, sold for $70,000 to the Fire At Will Syndicate from the consignment of Machmer Hall Sales, agent. The daughter of Artie Schiller was offered in foal to Champion Two-Year-Old Game Winner.

– Mimi's Shot (Hip 3), sold with her 2023 Florida-bred Girvin colt foaled Jan. 19, was purchased for $55,000 by Victory Stable from the consignment of Boutte Sales, agent. Lynne Boutte originally purchased the mare in foal at the 2022 October Digital Selected Sale for $15,000 from the consignment of KP Sales, agent.

– Terrier (Hip 6), a 3-year-old colt by three-time leading sire Into Mischief, sold for $55,000 to JD Thoroughbreds LLC and Joey K. Davis from the consignment of SF Racing et al. A debut winner at Santa Anita on Feb. 10, Terrier was the subject of an extended bidding war which took him 17 minutes past his scheduled closing time of 2:10 PM ET. He was sold out of trainer Tim Yakteen's barn at Santa Anita Park.

– Scherzo (GB) (Hip 9), a graded stakes placed daughter of Golden Horn (GB), sold for $55,000 to Sonata Stables from the consignment of Baroda Stud, agent. A multiple winner in North America at three, four, and five, Scherzo was placed in last year's G3 Astra Stakes at Santa Anita. The 6-year-old mare was offered as a broodmare prospect.

“We had a fantastic sale,” said Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron. “This was the first calendar sale of the year and we're thrilled with the results. It was great to see the 17-minute bidding war on Terrier, which showed that for the right horse, the digital platform can offer the same spirited bidding and excitement of an in-person sale.”

In total, 29 horses sold for $795,000, good for an average of $27,413. The RNA rate was 17 percent. Two-hundred-fifty users registered to bid on the 35 offerings.

Results are available online.

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Why Should I Prefer Mobile Gambling?

New and exiting tools overwhelm the world everyday and it seems that mobile gambling is only a cornerstone in future generation of technologies. As the thriving interest around online gaming, especially online casinos, moderates, it already appears as if we are on the verge of a new gambling revolution: casino gambling inside individual cell phones.

What is the perfect definition for mobile gambling? The word “mobile” carries the following definition: capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place or in more simplistic way it implies movement, therefore, mobile gambling refers to gambling performed on a remote wirelessly connected apparatus. The range of such equipment includes wireless tablet PC’s, mobile phones and other non traditional networked commuting devices. Usually mobile gambling requires a data connection to operate and in most cases, the telecom provider for that specific region or a country satisfies this need.

Gambling on mobile devices underlines clear advantages and it is set to become a significant revenue earner for gambling service providers and mobile operators.

First, traditional gambling methods do not offer the possibility to place a wager at any time and any place like mobile gambling does. Thanks to mobile betting, you can now bet on your favorite sports event or play your favorite casino games, disregarding your location and point in time.

Second, from a regulatory perspective, mobile gambling offers unique ability to detect the location of a mobile phone, what allows the operator to determine if the user is within a jurisdiction where mobile gambling is licensed. For now, it is possible to gamble wirelessly only outside the United States, but other countries are not so puritanical.

Third, cell phones devices are becoming better suited to gambling. The newest cell phones are essentially mini computers, with full operating systems, heavy-duty processor power, high-resolution color screens and good quality software with Java programming language, which offer great online experience.

Another great benefit about mobile gambling is that mobile Internet usage is about to get cheaper. Analysts expect prices for data calls to fall further in the next few years as the cellular carriers redesign their pricing plans. Carriers have spent plenty of time on upgrading their networks to allow immediate data access over the last few years, and they desperately need consumers to use the data services to pay for the investments.

The thing that turned online gambling into such an amazing success is the fact that it gave people the opportunity to gamble whenever they wanted, without leaving their home. After casino gambling has overcome the location obstacle, the only thing standing in the way of sworn gambling lovers was the tie to the home computer. It is a well known fact to every gambling enthusiast that there are many advantages to being able to gamble whenever you want and never miss a good opportunity, if one arises. Mobile gambling has solved this problem beyond any doubt. It is amazing how easy it is to be able to verify the status of your bet or your ongoing jackpot slots machine in your cell phone.

The best online casinos usually offer its players a mobile version of online gambling in addition to regular online edition. Nevertheless, mobile betting could still face legal challenges in Europe, which does not have legislation addressing the growing phenomenon.

HISA Authority Challenges ‘Piggyback’ Strategy in Amended Louisiana Lawsuit

The recently amended federal lawsuit spearheaded by the state of Louisiana against the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is facing a new challenge from the HISA Authority defendants, who filed a Mar. 6 motion to strike the latest version of the complaint based on allegations that the plaintiffs are “improperly” attempting to use federal rules of civil procedure to turn the case to their advantage.

The chief beef in the HISA Authority's Mar. 6 “motion to strike” filed in U.S. District Court (Western District of Louisiana) centers on the addition of an expanded slate of new plaintiffs to the lawsuit initially filed on June 29, 2022.

The plaintiffs had amended that complaint on Feb. 6, 2023, and changes to the lawsuit included the addition of 14 new individual Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) affiliates, plus a wide swath of states, racing commissions, and individual racetracks.

“Plaintiffs, having obtained a preliminary injunction from this Court that redresses their alleged harms, now seek to add a 'vast number of organizations' and States as new plaintiffs in a blatant attempt to 'extend the injunction nationwide,'” the HISA Authority's Monday filing stated.

These new plaintiffs, the HISA Authority's motion stated, “have already been litigating challenges to HISA in other federal courts for almost two years. Plaintiffs' gamesmanship is transparent. Their tactic? To use [federal civil procedure rules] to dodge [the legal] standard that dooms the pending intervention motion these same would-be parties previously filed now that the Court has issued a preliminary injunction in Plaintiffs' favor.”

The HISA Authority's motion continued: “Their strategy? To use the geographic 'range, literally from coast-to-coast,' of the new parties as justification for a shotgun request that the Court 'extend the injunctive relief currently in effect to provide nationwide relief.' Their end goal? To dismantle nationwide regulatory reforms that Congress recently amended and reaffirmed after the Fifth Circuit's opinion reinstating the preliminary injunction.

“Allowing the would-be parties–representing thousands of industry members from across the country–to piggyback on the favorable relief Plaintiffs already secured would undermine principles of justice, encourage forum shopping, prejudice Defendants, and set a dangerous precedent for future litigants looking to parlay any single plaintiff's preliminary win into an expansive nationwide class action that topples congressionally mandated regulations before any briefing on dispositive motions.”

That outcome, the HISA Authority argued, “is particularly unwarranted given that a prior stay order entered by the Fifth Circuit and intervening administrative actions by the FTC (on top of Congress's recent amendment reinforcing its commitment to the HISA regime) cast substantial doubt on the continued viability of the claims underlying the preliminary injunction presently in effect.”

The HISA Authority summed up: “The Court should strike Plaintiffs' amended complaint-at least as to the addition of the 'vast number' of new parties seeking to expand the existing relief into a nationwide preliminary injunction.”

The plaintiffs, back on Feb. 6, articulated the revised version of the lawsuit this way:

“This First Amended Complaint seeks to prevent HISA from continuing to exercise 'unchecked government power' through its FTC-approved rules or any other rules that the FTC may approve now that the Fifth Circuit has issued its mandate [in a separate, but related, case headed by the National HBPA].

“The broad collection of plaintiffs from around the country further justifies Plaintiffs' request for nationwide injunctive relief herein,” the plaintiffs' amended complaint continued.

“And this Court has already recognized that the challenged HISA rules offend the Administrative Procedure Act and HISA's statutory authority,” the plaintiffs stated.

“The Fifth Circuit has further cemented the rightfulness of that decision by rejecting Defendants' appeal of the preliminary injunction order and denying Defendants' requests for additional appellate review in this case that came after Congress tweaked the HISA Act, just as the Fifth Circuit did in [the National HBPA appeal],” the plaintiffs' amended complaint stated.

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