June, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Jareth Loveberry Unable To Ride Two Phil’s In Ohio Derby Due To Injury

Jockey Jareth Loveberry will not be able to ride Kentucky Derby runner-up Two Phil's in this Saturday's Grade 3 Ohio Derby, reports the Thoroughbred Daily News. An unknown injury will sideline the veteran rider, agent Steve Leving explained.

Loveberry was breezing a horse for Jason Barkley when the horse stumbled and rolled over the rider. Initially, Loveberry thought he was okay, but after traveling to Canterbury for Wednesday's five stakes races, the jockey was only able to fulfill four of his five stakes mounts.

“We don't know the entirety of it yet,” Leving told the TDN. “He has to see a doctor and he is in a lot of pain. After he took off the last mount at Canterbury they put him in an ambulance, gave him an IV and took him to a local hospital. He's back home now and is going to see a doctor to figure out the severity of the injury. That he's not riding Two Phil's tells you it's not good, that this is serious. It could be a pectoral tear and that takes months to heal.”

Two Phil's, trained by Larry Rivelli, will instead be ridden by Gerardo Corrales.

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Diverse Panel To Feature At ITBA Flat Seminar

Featuring panelists Kevin Blake, Stuart Boman, Ado McGuinness, Jason Morris, and John Oxx and hosted by Sally Ann Grassick, the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Flat Seminar will be held on Friday, June 30.

Set for the Curragh Racecourse, the seminar will begin at 2:30 p.m. To register, please email hmarks@itba.ie. The event is free to attend for ITBA, AIRO, and IRTA members, please quote your membership number or organisation when registering. For non-members who wish to attend there is a €15 entrance fee which includes raceday admission.

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World’s Top-Rated Racehorse Equinox Takes On 16 Rivals In ‘Win And You’re In’ Takarazuka Kinen

Silk Racing Co. Ltd.'s 4-year-old Equinox (JPN), the top-rated horse in the latest Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, headlines the field of 17 runners for Sunday's 1 3/8-mile Takarazuka Kinen (G1) at Hanshin Racecourse. The winner will receive an automatic starting position and fees paid into the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1).

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series is an international series of 80 Graded/Group stakes races whose winners receive automatic starting positions and fees paid into a corresponding race of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, scheduled to be held Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Trained by Tetsuya Kimura, Equinox has taken the world by storm with three consecutive Group 1 victories. After winning the Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo and the Arima Kinen at Nakayama to close out 2022, the son of Kitasan Black (JPN) produced a front-running tour de force March 25 in the 1 1/2-mile Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan, winning by 3 1/2 lengths in course-record time. The victory improved his record to five wins in seven starts and vaulted him to the top rating of 129 in the World's Best Racehorse Rankings by the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities (IFHA).

Among the challengers expected to face Equinox is Masahiro Miki's 4-year-old Justin Palace (JPN), a long-distance specialist who comes into the race off a 2 1/2-length win April 30 over Deep Bond (JPN) in the 2-mile Tenno Sho (Spring, G1) at Kyoto. That victory was his fifth win in 10 starts. Trained by Haruki Sugiyama, the son of Deep Impact (JPN) also has a win over the course this year, taking the March 19 Hanshin Daishoten (G2) at 1 mile and 7 furlongs.

Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.'s 5-year-old mare Geraldina (JPN) is a six-time winner who also has a Group 1 victory over the course. Trained by Takashi Saito, the daughter of Maurice (JPN) captured last November's Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup (G1) at Hanshin. She started next in the Arima Kinen where she mounted a late drive in the lane to finish third, 4 lengths behind Equinox. Geraldina will look to improve upon two sixth-place finishes at 1 1/4 miles this year in the April 2 Osaka Hai (G1) at Hanshin and in the April 30 Fwd Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong.

Carrot Farm Co. Ltd.'s 6-year-old Vela Azul (JPN) reached his career zenith last year when he captured the Japan Cup (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse by three-quarters of a length for trainer Kunihiko Wantanabe. But the son of Eishin Flash (JPN) could not maintain that form in the Arima Kinen, where he finished 10th. He looks to rebound off a 13th-place finish in the March 25 Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan, his only race of 2023 thus far.

Another horse looking for his first win of the season is Hirosaki Toshiro HD Co. Ltd.'s Ask Victor More (JPN). A 4-year-old son of Deep Impact, Ask Victor More won last October's Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger, G1) at Hanshin for trainer Yasuhito Tamura. In his two starts this year, Ask Victor More finished ninth in the Nikkei Sho (G1) at Nakayama and 11th last time out in Tenno Sho (Spring).

As a part of the benefits of the Challenge Series, Breeders' Cup will pay the entry fees for the winner of the Takarazuka Kinen winner to start in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf, which will be run at 1 1/2 miles at Santa Anita. Breeders' Cup will also provide a travel allowance for all starters based outside of North America to compete in the World Championships. The Challenge winner must be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by the pre-entry deadline of Oct. 23 to receive the rewards.

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Two Horses Test Positive For EHV-1 At Virginia Horse Center

Two horses displaying neurologic signs at a USEF licensed competition at the Virginia Horse Center (VHC) were confirmed positive for Equine Herpesivrus-1(EHV-1). Both horses were immediately moved off the grounds to a veterinary clinic. One horse is receiving medical care and is stable. Sadly, the other horse was euthanized due to the severity of clinical signs.

Approximately 80 exposed horses that were stabled in the same barn as the two positive horses at the VHC have been placed under quarantine, prohibited from competition, and placed in isolation by the State Veterinarian's Office of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All exposed horses are being monitored twice daily for fever (temperature over 101.50° F) and other clinical signs.

No other horses at the horse show are considered exposed and the horse show will continue. However, out of an abundance of caution, the unexposed horses are having temperatures and clinical signs monitored.

The USEF Equine Health and Biosecurity Veterinarian, Dr. Katie Flynn, has been in direct communication with all parties regarding the response to the confirmation of EHV-1.

“I applaud the VHC staff, the show veterinarians, competition management, and show participants for their prompt response and collaborative efforts to immediately implement biosecurity measures to protect the health of all equines on the premises,” said Dr. Flynn.

Based on the thorough assessment of the premises by the Virginia State Veterinarian's office, and the immediate activation of the VHC biosecurity and disease response plan upon confirmation of EHV-1; the USEF supports the continuation of competition with the enhanced biosecurity measures and monitoring of horse health through twice daily temperature recording and observation for signs of illness. USEF will continue to monitor the situation.

As a reminder when commingling horses, there is always a risk of disease. There is no way to eliminate all risks. Vaccination and good biosecurity practices reduce the risk of disease while at competitions. For more biosecurity tips for keeping horses healthy during competition visit https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/Kgxcgp4ytKE/exhibitor-biosecurity-measures-pamphlet

For more information on EHV-1 or the latest on disease outbreaks visit https://equinediseasecc.org/.

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