Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. Forte, a 3-year-old, maintains the No.
Month: August 2023
Dubawi’s Arabian Crown Prevails In The Stonehenge
Godolphin's €600,000 Arqana August purchase Arabian Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}–Dubai Rose {GB}, by Dubai Destination) shaped with promise when third over seven furlongs at Sandown in his July 7 debut and graduated with a two-length tally over that course and distance towards the end of last month. Stalking the tempo in second through halfway in this black-type bow, the 85-40 second choice was pushed to the front soon after passing the quarter-mile marker and driven clear in the latter stages to comfortably outpoint 'TDN Rising Star' Arabic Legend (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) by 2 1/4 lengths. Long-time leader Son (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) kept on well once headed and finished 1 1/2 lengths adrift in third.
Arabian Crown is the third straight winner of the contest for Godolphin and follows in the steps of subsequent GI Summer S. victor Albahr (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and G3 Zetland S. victor Flying Honours (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). He is set to follow the latter's lead and target next month's G2 Royal Lodge S. at Newmarket. It was also a maiden win for rider William Buick, who said, “It was a nice, even gallop throughout, it suited him and it was a very fair race for everybody. It was a lovely performance and he's just gone from strength to strength. He was very professional and he's really learned from his last two runs. He broke well, he dropped his head and he was progressive all the way to the line. He was strong at the finish and I'm sure, next year, he'll get further. He has every reason to improve again and it'd be nice to have something like the Royal Lodge in mind for him.”
Arabian Crown, the latest of nine foals, is one of seven scorers produced by Listed Kolner Stuten-Trophy victrix Dubai Rose (GB) (Dubai Destination), herself a half-sister to G2 Pretty Polly S. victrix Hanami (GB) (Hernando {Fr}) and Listed Grosser Dresdner Sachsischer Herbst Preis winner Soho Rose (Ire) (Hernando {Fr}). Soho Rose, in turn, is the dam of G1 Prix de Royallieu heroine Sea La Rosa (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), G2 Great Voltigeur S. and G3 Bahrain Trophy victor Deauville Legend (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and the Group 3-placed Dean Street Doll (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). The February-foaled bay is a full-brother to the stakes-winning Everest Rose (GB) and a half to MGSW G1 Prix Vermeille third The Juliet Rose (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) and the dual stakes-placed Pocketfullofdreams (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).
Three and easy for Charlie Appleby and @godolphin in the @IrishEBF_ Stonehenge Stakes @salisburyraces
Appleby brings up the hat-trick in the Listed heat with Arabian Crown and could now head for the Royal Lodge @NewmarketRace – like last year's winner Flying Honours
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— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 16, 2023
Wednesday, Salisbury, Britain
IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF STONEHENGE S.-Listed, £40,000, Salisbury, 8-16, 2yo, 8fT, 1:42.59, gd.
1–ARABIAN CROWN (FR), 129, c, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Dubai Rose (GB) (SW-Ger), by Dubai Destination
2nd Dam: Russian Rose (Ire), by Soviet Lad
3rd Dam: Thornbeam, by Beldale Flutter
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (€600,000 Ylg '22 ARAUG). O-Godolphin; B-GB Partnership (FR); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £22,684. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $38,118. *1/2 to The Juliet Rose (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), MGSW & G1SP-Fr, $554,634; Everest Rose (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), SW-Ger; and Pocketfullofdreams (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), SP-Eng & Ire.
2–Arabic Legend (Ire), 129, c, 2, Dubawi (Ire)–Sheikha Reika (Fr), by Shamardal. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £8,600.
3–Son (GB), 129, c, 2, Too Darn Hot (GB)–Mia Diletta (GB), by Selkirk. 1ST BLACK TYPE. (90,000gns Wlg '21 TADEWE). O-Mrs J Wood; B-Scuderia Blueberry SRL (GB); T-Richard Hannon. £4,304.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1HF, 3 1/4. Odds: 2.13, 1.63, 6.50.
Also Ran: Metallo (Ire), Quatre Bras (Ire), Spanish Poet (Fr), Lightning Leo (GB).
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Summer Breezes: Saratoga Plays Host To Auction Maiden
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.
Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the horses entered for Thursday at Saratoga:
Thursday, August 16, 2023
Saratoga 5, $83k, 2yo, f, (R), 6f, 3:33 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Azteca Stardust (Sharp Azteca), FTMMAY, 20,000, :10.4
Consignor: Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent
Buyer: Frank Catapano & Nicholas Primpas (PS)
La Colorada (Not This Time), FTJUN, 11,000, :10.2
Consignor: Tom McCrocklin, agent
Buyer: Perez Stables LLC
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Late Pick 5 Carryover Of $92,036 On Offer Friday At Ellis Park
Bettors will be treated to a rare Late Pick 5 carryover of $92,036 when live racing resumes Friday at Ellis Park.
The Pick 5 carryover resulted after there were no winning tickets in Sunday's late sequence that had winners who paid $2 mutuel prices of $123.06, $15.38, $9.40, $40.34 and $17.10. Friday's Late Pick 5 will span Races 5-9 and begin at 1:45 p.m. (all times Central). The 50-cent based wager has a low 15% takeout.
Friday's sequence will challenge bettors with three maiden special weight contests, an allowance race and a $16,000 maiden claimer. The bet will begin in Race 5 – a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies. There were 12 fillies entered for the body of the race with four also-eligibles. Race 6 is another maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies that will be run at seven furlongs on dirt with 11 entries. A field of seven colts and geldings were entered in Race 7 – a 1 ¼-mile conditioned allowance contest on turf. The penultimate leg of the sequence is another maiden special weight contest but this time for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up. The six-furlong dirt race had a full field of 12 entries with one also-eligible. The Late Pick 5 will close in Race 9 with a maiden $16,000 claiming contest with 12 horses entered in the body and three also-eligibles.
Bettors can wager on Ellis Park at racetracks and simulcast centers throughout the country and ADWs including www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated. TwinSpires will offer a special promotion to Late Pick 5 players on Friday – a $2,000 Hit It and Split It. Players must opt in to be eligible for the promotion. More information will be available on the TwinSpires website and mobile app.
Brisnet.com has also offered free past performances for Friday's Late Pick 5. They are available here: https://tinyurl.com/2s37hvs5.
Fans are welcome to follow along the Pick 5 sequence with Ellis Park's resident expert handicappers Joe Kristufek and Scott Shapiro on their X accounts – @JoeyDakRacing and @ScottShap34. Kristufek and Shapiro will give their thoughts and suggested Pick 5 tickets beginning Thursday.
Only six days of racing remains at Ellis Park – Friday-Sunday and Aug. 25-27. Daily first post is 11:45 a.m. For more information about racing and gaming from Ellis Park, visit www.ellisparkracing.com.
ABOUT ELLIS PARK RACING & GAMING
Ellis Park, Racking and Gaming (“Ellis Park”) located north of the Ohio River and just south of Evansville, Indiana, has been the home of summer Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky for over 100 years. Ellis Park also features a gaming entertainment venue with approximately 300 historical racing machines.
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