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Month: April 2023
Home Trio Goes For More Champions Day Glory
With a horse population that numbers around 1200, Hong Kong proudly boasts four of the top six horses in the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR), each of which will be warm items Sunday when Sha Tin Racecourse plays host to its second-biggest day of international racing annually, the FWD Champions Day program.
Of the quartet, Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) sits just behind Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) at the top of the heap and looks to make history when he goes in search of a third straight success in the G1 FWD Champions Mile. After being thwarted in one such pursuit by the re-opposing and WBRR #6 California Spangle (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile in December, Hong Kong's all-time leading money spinner turned the tables in the G1 Stewards' Cup in January and beat Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB})–joint-fourth in the rankings–at his best game in the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) the following month. The connections of Golden Sixty passed on an attempt at desert riches in the G1 Dubai Turf in favour of the Champions Mile and there is no lack of optimism in his camp.
“I don't feel any pressure, the pressure before the race is that I hope he can win, always,” said trainer Francis Lui. “Every time we plan, we do it after the race and my future plan is another Hong Kong Mile in December.”
While Golden Sixty will be a short-priced favourite in a race that also includes G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas hero Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls {NZ}) and BMW Hong Kong Derby hero Voyage Bubble (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}), Romantic Warrior has something to prove in defence of his title in last year's G1 FWD QE II Cup over the metric mile and a quarter. Last year's Derby winner was an eye-catching in adding the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup on international day in December, but he was a battling second in the Stewards' Cup and could not sprint with Golden Sixty in the Gold Cup. Sunday's race is anything but a 'gimme', given the presence of last-out G1 Longines Queen Elizabeth S. winner Dubai Honour (GB) (Pride of Dubai {Aus}). Victorious in the G1 Ranvet S. prior to that, he was a close fourth to Japan's Loves Only You (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the 2021 Hong Kong Cup and is a giant threat Sunday.
The QE II Cup has gone to Japan three of the last six years and the nation sends across a typically strong contingent this weekend. Geraldina (Jpn), a daughter of former Champions Mile winner Maurice (Jpn) and fellow Japanese Horse of the Year Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), defeated her peers in Japan's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup and was a sound third to Equinox in the G1 Arima Kinen. She should strip fitter for a better-than-it-looks sixth behind Jack d'Or (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}) in the G1 Osaka Hai last time. The progressive Prognosis (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was a fast-finishing winner of the G2 Kinko Sho Mar. 12 and has the services of Zac Purton, while Danon the Kid (Jpn) (Just A Way {Jpn}) was runner-up in last year's Hong Kong Cup and exits a narrowly beaten third in the Osaka Hai.
Wellington (Aus) (All Too Hard {Aus}) goes for back-to-back wins in the G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize, but will fill a supporting role against the in-form Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse {Aus}), who shares fourth in the WBRR with Romantic Warrior. Disappointed for a clear run when sixth to Wellington in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint, he enters this test on a four-race winning streak, a stretch that also includes the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup and G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup. Pending the results from this weekend, he could travel to Japan for the G1 Yasuda Kinen for his next appearance.
Adding a bit of intrigue to the Chairman's are Sight Success (Aus) (Magnus {Aus}) and Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto), a creditable fourth and fifth, respectively, in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan Mar. 25.
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Racehorse Tax Incentive Bills Reintroduced
Two pieces of federal legislation to incentivize investments in Thoroughbreds were reintroduced Apr. 27 by United States Reps. Andy Barr and Morgan McGarvey, both of Kentucky.
The Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2023 would make the three-year depreciation schedule permanent for racehorses, regardless of their age when put into service. Currently, Congress must reauthorize this provision in the tax law on an annual basis.
The Racehorse Tax Parity Act would reduce the holding period for equine assets to be considered long term capital gains, putting them on a level playing field with other similar assets.
Both bills would require amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986.
Barr had introduced similar versions of the Cost Recovery and Tax Parity acts on at least three previous occasions dating to 2015, but no voting action was ever taken.
The full text of the new versions of the bills was not available at deadline for this story.
According to a press release from Barr's office, the bills are endorsed by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Keeneland Association, the American Horse Council, and The Jockey Club.
“Permanently delivering these tax incentives for owners and breeders will strengthen investment in our signature equine industry,” said Barr, who serves as co-chair of the Congressional Horse Caucus.
“This legislation will deliver much-needed tax incentives for owners and breeders, fostering growth and investment in this critical industry and ensuring Kentucky remains the horseracing and breeding capital of the United States,” said McGarvey.
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Sunday’s Cross Country Pick 5 Includes Racing From Aqueduct, Oaklawn
The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Sunday afternoon, featuring action from Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.
The Cross Country Pick 5 requires bettors to pick the winner of five select races from tracks across the country. The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country with each week featuring a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5, boasting a low 15 percent takeout, offers sequences with races from Aqueduct Racetrack and partner tracks across the country.
The sequence kicks off in Race 7 [4:38 p.m. Eastern] at Aqueduct – a six-furlong state-bred allowance optional claimer– where Clear Stars Stable and Mitre Box Stable's Unique Unions will make his debut for trainer David Duggan. Bred by Larry F. Botting, the 4-year-old Union Jackson gelding was twice stakes-placed for the recently retired Rick Schosberg, finishing second in the NYSSS Times Square here last April and third in the NYSSS Great White Way in December 2021. Other formidable contenders include last out winners Thrill of It for trainer John Terranova and Foolish Ghost, who makes his first start off the claim for trainer Oscar Barrera, III.
The action shifts south to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas for the second leg where Tom Van Berg will saddle Amy Patruno's Silvia in a 5 1/2-furlong allowance optional claimer for older fillies and mares [Race 7, 4:54 p.m.]. The Ontario-bred Exaggerator mare seeks her fifth career win, entering off a runner-up effort going the same distance to dual stakes-placed Hypersport. Glynn Puryear, Jr. and Cheryl Stimson's Hartley will try to recapture her winning form from her 2023 debut for trainer Lynn Chleborad. The 4-year-old Cairo Prince grey was stakes-placed twice last year when third in the Goldfinch and second in the Panthers – both at Prairie Meadows.
The middle leg will see the Linda Rice-trained Sheriff Bianco wheel back off one week's rest in the $100,000 Affirmed Success at Aqueduct [Race 8, 5:10 p.m.]. The 5-year-old Speightster gelding, bred by SF Bloodstock, enters the six-furlong test for New York-breds from an off-the-turf open company allowance win. Trainer Ray Handal will saddle Merrylegs Farm's homebred Listentoyourheart, who ran a field-best 100 Beyer Speed Figure in a last-out seven-furlong state-bred allowance event on April 7 at the Big A. Trainer, breeder and co-owner Michelle Nevin's seasoned veteran My Boy Tate will vie for a seventh stakes victory.
Joey Keith Davis and JD Thoroughbreds' All West will attempt to keep his consistent form afloat in the penultimate leg – a nine-furlong allowance optional claimer at Oaklawn Park [Race 8, 5:26 p.m.]. The 7-year-old Flashback gelding finished in the money in his last seven starts. Three Chimneys Farm and Harrell Ventures' Ten Gauge is in pursuit of his first victory since a November maiden coup at Churchill Downs. The Gun Runner colt, trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, has finished either third or fourth in his seven starts since breaking his maiden.
Closing out the sequence is Race 9 [5:42 p.m.] from Aqueduct – a seven-furlong starter allowance that features last-out winners Inspeightoftrainer and Always Charming. While the Linda Rice-conditioned Inspeightoftrainer cuts back from a one-turn mile, the Bob Klesaris-trained Always Charming will see added ground from his 6 1/2-length win going six furlongs on April 1 at the Big A.
Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence will be available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers.
America's Day at the Races will present live coverage and analysis of the Aqueduct spring meet on the networks of FOX Sports. For the broadcast schedule and channel finder, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.
NYRA Bets is the best way to bet every race of the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.
Cross Country Pick 5 – Sunday, April 30:
Leg A: Aqueduct Racetrack – Race 7, optional claiming (4:38 p.m. Eastern)
Leg B: Oaklawn Park – Race 7, optional claiming (4:54 p.m.)
Leg C: Aqueduct Racetrack – Race 8, $100K Affirmed Success (5:10 p.m.)
Leg D: Oaklawn Park – Race 8, optional claiming (5:26 p.m.)
Leg E: Aqueduct Racetrack – Race 9, starter allowance (5:42 p.m.)
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