March, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

‘A Stake In Stardom’: America’s Best Racing Kicks Off Season 2 With Expanded Roster

America's Best Racing today announced the launch of season 2 of “A Stake in Stardom.” The expanded roster of personalities includes NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, FOX Sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak, Fox Sports talk show host Joy Taylor, ESPN's Anita Marks, and influencer/model Loren Izabel. They join returning 2022 inaugural participants, comedian/impersonator Joey Mulinaro and theater performer and influencer Sarah Cline, in becoming minority interest racehorse owners in partnership with West Point Thoroughbreds and Final Furlong Racing Stable.

Designed to immerse the newly minted Thoroughbred owners in the exciting world of elite Thoroughbred racing, A Stake in Stardom offers each the opportunity to experience the sport and lifestyle of Thoroughbred racing up close. They will attend major racing events, such as the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, and Breeders' Cup World Championships, and visit historic destination venues, such as Keeneland Race Course and Saratoga Race Course, while sharing their insider access experience of Thoroughbred ownership with their fans and followers.

Season 1 of A Stake in Stardom proved successful as Mulinaro and Cline attended an array of race events and introduced the sport and lifestyle of Thoroughbred racing to more than 30 million people through their reach, producing more than 3 million video views of content they created sharing their ownership experiences.

“When we launched this pilot program in 2022 we viewed it as a tremendous opportunity to reach and attract new fans to racing. Last year's results proved out the model,” said Stephen B. Panus, president of TJC Media Ventures. “We are very grateful to have owners like Terry Finley and Vince Roth who understand the power of a partnership with America's Best Racing and the positive impact it has in growing the sport's future and helping to amplify the message that horse racing is truly a sport for everyone. Season 2 is shaping up to be an exciting year and we couldn't be happier to have both Joey and Sarah returning, along with the 2023 rookie class of Ian Rapoport, Lindsay Czarniak, Joy Taylor, Anita Marks, and Loren Izabel.”

West Point Thoroughbreds won the 2017 Kentucky Derby with Always Dreaming and the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic with the world's number 1 ranked racehorse, Flightline. They have won 1,023 races and amassed more than $69 million in purse earnings dating back to 2007, during which time they have captured 62 graded stakes wins. The syndicate was named by founder Terry Finley as a tribute to his alma mater. In partnership with America's Best Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds President and CEO Finley welcomes the following minority racehorse owners into his stable:

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport has covered the league since 2009, previously serving as New England Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald for three seasons. Now based in New York City, he also has covered the Alabama Crimson Tide for the Birmingham News and Mississippi State for the The Clarion-Ledger.

Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Lindsay Czarniak is a FOX NFL and FOX NASCAR reporter. Prior to joining FOX Sports, Czarniak worked at ESPN from 2011 to 2017, anchoring “SportsCenter,” “SportsNation,” and “NASCAR Now.” During this time, she became the first woman to host the network's coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on ABC.

Joy Taylor co-hosts SPEAK, which airs weekdays on FS1, as well as the popular “Maybe I'm Crazy” podcast. She also hosts “The Joy Taylor Show” on FOX Sports Radio Saturdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. Taylor joined FOX Sports in March 2016 for the launch of “SKIP AND SHANNON: UNDISPUTED” and served as the moderator on the debate show until July 2018.

Joey Mulinaro is an American comedian and impressionist, popular on social media channels Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, where he has amassed a following of more than 791,000.

Sarah Cline is a New York City-based musical theater performer and one of the main faces of CrownTok, a niche TikTok group of individuals who collect crowns and empower one another to harness their “Queen Energy.” Her social media following is more than 541,000.

Final Furlong Racing Stable was launched in 2012 by managing partners Dan Zanatta and Vince Roth and operates a unique model of investing solely in New York-bred fillies with the goal of a higher probability for success. Final Furlong has recorded 60 wins in 425 starts, including placing in the money 195 times. To date, they have amassed more than $3.2 million in purse earnings. In partnership with America's Best Racing, Final Furlong managing partner Vince Roth welcomes the following minority racehorse owners into his stable:

Anita Marks is a sports betting and fantasy football analyst for ESPN as well as a host on 98.7FM ESPN New York. She joined ESPN in 2016. Marks appears regularly on “Daily Wager,” ESPN's first daily program devoted to sports betting news and information. She also appears on ESPN's “NFL Live,” “SportsCenter,” and “Fantasy Football Now” programs. In addition, she hosts “The Anita Marks Show” on 98.7FM ESPN New York from noon to 3 p.m. ET on Saturdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Sundays. Marks also hosts “Weekend Wager” – a weekly radio show discussing best bets and wagers on 98.7FM ESPN New York from 10 p.m. – midnight every Friday.

Loren Izabel is a social media influencer and Instagram model who is known for sharing lifestyle and fashion photos across social media.

“We're excited to return for Season 2 as a partner with America's Best Racing in A Stake in Stardom and thrilled to welcome Ian, Lindsay, Joy, along with Sarah and Joey, into the West Point Thoroughbred family and the world of Thoroughbred ownership,” Finley said. “We look forward to an exciting 2023 racing season to sharing the thrills and excitement with our new partners.”

“Being part of A Stake in Stardom is a dream come true for the stable. Allowing people to experience what ownership is like with us through the eyes of someone who shares similar interests will only attract more fans to our great sport,” Roth said. “We've always said racing stables could one day be like professional sports teams with each having their own unique fan base whether they share in direct ownership or not, and giving people this inside access this is another step in that direction.”

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So You Think Tops Australia’s Most Active Sires In 2022

Australian champion So You Think covered 211 mares during the 2022 Southern Hemisphere breeding season to earn the title of that country's most active stallion, the Australian publication Breednet reports.

The 17-year-old son of High Chaparral was one of 32 Australian stallions that covered 150 or more mares last year, and one of three that bred 200 or more, according to the Australian Studbook, which released its annual report of mares bred on Thursday.

So You Think, a resident of Coolmore Australia, has covered 200 or more mares in each of the past five years.

In 2022, So You Think's runners included Australian Oaks winner Nimalee, Think It Over, winner of the Australian Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Group 1 Sydney Cup winner Knight Errant, and Group 3 winner Rocketing By and Gentleman Roy.

Coolmore Australia also stood the second-most active stallion of the season, multiple Group 1 winner Home Affairs at 202 mares bred. The son of I Am Invincible was also the country's busiest first-year stallion.

Noble Style Set For Mouthwatering Greenham Clash With Chaldean

A mouthwatering early-season clash could be on between G1 2000 Guineas hopefuls Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Noble Style (GB) (Kingman {GB}) after Charlie Appleby confirmed the latter to be on course for the G3 Greenham S. at Newbury in April.

Andrew Balding had already told TDN Europe that Chaldean, the highest-rated juvenile in Britain last season, would run in next month's Greenham en route to Newmarket.

Noble Style, impressive in the G2 Gimcrack S. last year, will tackle seven furlongs for the first time at Newbury with Appleby keen to test the water over that trip before the Guineas.

Appleby said, “He has done well from two to three and the plan is to go for the Greenham, because I didn't want to step him up from six furlongs to a mile in the Craven.

“The seven and how he gets on will give me an indication of what we are going to be doing, whether that is dropping back to six for the Commonwealth Cup or going forward in distance to the Guineas.”

The trainer added, “He was very impressive in the Gimcrack when he gave the impression there's a lot of speed in that family. His maiden at Ascot is also very strong form, and he's delighted me through the winter.”

“I have a few to run in the trials, and while there is no standout individual they have all done well and will not look out of place physically. Others will run in maidens and let's see what transpires.”

Chaldean is a general 8-1 chance for Guineas glory while Noble Style can be backed at odds of 10-1.

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Nicked Quarter Keeps Rich Strike Out Of Turfway Race; Kentucky Derby Winner To Target Either Keeneland Or Oaklawn

Rick Dawson, owner of 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, announced on Facebook this week that the colt would not make his anticipated 4-year-old debut at Turfway Park this Saturday due to “a very non-serious issue.”

Trainer Eric Reed later told bloodhorse.com that the issue was a nicked quarter, a raw spot typically located just above the top of the horse's hoof which can be caused by a hind hoof stepping on a front hoof.

“He has a spot about the size of your fingernail that's a little raw that will take three or four days to toughen back up,” Reed explained. “So we are going to back off and make sure he is 100%. He was out on the track this morning and was fine.”

Now, Rich Strike will target a 2023 debut on April 22, in either the G3 Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland or the G2 Oaklawn Handicap in Arkansas.

Rich Strike, the son of Keen Ice, has not raced since finishing sixth in the G1 Clark at Churchill on Nov. 25. The colt has not won a race since his 81-1 upset in the Run for the Roses, but did finish a hard-fought second in the G2 Lukas Classic (behind Hot Rod Charlie) and fourth behind Horse of the Year Flightline in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Overall, Rich Strike's record stands at 2-1-3 from 13 starts for earnings of $2,508,989.