August, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Ellis Park: Thoroughbred Aftercare Day Set For Sunday

Six of North America's prominent Thoroughbred aftercare organizations will be featured on-site Sunday as part of Thoroughbred Aftercare Day at Ellis Park Racing & Gaming.

The first of 10 races will get underway at 11:45 a.m. (CDT) and fans will be invited to learn more about Thoroughbred retirement at several booths set up on the concourse by Friends of Ferdinand, New Vocations, Second Stride, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Thoroughbred Charities of America and Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.

Sunday's card is highlighted by six stakes contests led by the $250,000 Ellis Park Derby (Listed) and $150,000 Groupie Doll Stakes (Listed). The six participating Thoroughbred aftercare organizations will be featured in the Jeff Hall Winner's Circle during the trophy presentations for each stakes race.

There will be several opportunities for racing fans to donate to the participating charities including a special one-of-a-kind Ellis Park Derby Day t-shirt that will be for sale in the Gift Shop and a watermelon stand where proceeds will benefit Thoroughbred aftercare.

During all 10 races, Ellis Park will award a groom the “Best Turned Out Award” for their horse and receive a special prize.

For more information about Thoroughbred Aftercare Day, visit www.ellisparkracing.com.

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The Jockey Club Registry Issues 100,000th Digital Certificate

On Aug. 8, 2023, The Jockey Club Registry issued its 100,000th digital certificate of foal registration to a gray or roan colt by Tacitus, out of Jibboom by Mizzen Mast. The foal, born on Feb. 10, 2023, was bred and is owned by Juddmonte, which is also the original certificate manager.

“We are pleased that digital certificates have been so well-received,” said Rick Bailey, registrar for The Jockey Club. “Digital certificates have streamlined the registration process and transfer of certificates, certificates can no longer be damaged or lost, and they will help with initiatives such as tracing Thoroughbreds when they leave the racetrack or breeding shed.”

The transition to digital foal certificates from hardcopies began with the 2018 foal crop. The first digital certificate was issued to a foal born at WinStar Farm on Feb. 19, 2018, by Pioneerof the Nile out of Mildly Offensive, later named Chiu Chow Warrior.

To manage digital certificates, those who act as agents for Thoroughbreds should sign up for an Interactive Registration account at registry.jockeyclub.com.

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Colonial: Fev Rover, Didia Vie for Favoritism In Beverly D.

Seven fillies and mares will go to post in the Grade 1, $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes on Saturday at Colonial Downs. This year's 33rd running of the Beverly D. will mark the first time the race has been run in Virginia. The 1 3/16-mile test over the outer turf is carded as the ninth race of 11 on Saturday with a first post of 1:30 p.m. EDT. Post time for the Beverly D. is 5:55 p.m.

The Beverly D. is a Breeders' Cup Challenge “Win and You're In” race for the 2023 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf to be held this November at Santa Anita Park, and is joined on Saturday's spectacular card by the G1 Arlington Million for older horses and the G2 $500,000 Secretariat Stakes for 3-year-olds. With $2 million on the line in stakes purses alone, Saturday promises to be the richest day of horse racing in Virginia history.

Tracy Farmer's Fev Rover has been made the 2-1 morning line favorite and will start from the rail. The 5-year-old Irish-bred made her U.S. debut last month in the G1 Diana at Saratoga, finishing third, beaten just half a length. She was a Group 2 winner in France and has won a pair of graded stakes events at Woodbine including this year's Grade 2 Nassau Stakes. Javier Castellano rides the daughter of Gutaifan for trainer Mark Casse.

The Argentine-bred Merribelle Stable's Didia, the 3-1 second choice, is the only horse in the field who has run at Colonial Downs previously. Last season, she made her U.S. debut over the local lawn winning an allowance event before following that with a score in the $150,000 Old Nelson Stakes here in New Kent. Since then she was second in the G1 New York Stakes at Belmont Park last time out. Before that, she added the G3 Modesty at Churchill Downs to her resume. The Modesty served as the local prep for the Beverly D. when both races were run in Chicago. No distaffer has captured both races. Victor Cheminaud has the mount and the pair will leave the gate from post 5.

Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown has won the Beverly D. six times over his career and will send out a pair of Peter Brant-owned runners in search of lucky number seven. Gina Romantica (5-1, post 6) took the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Keeneland last fall to close out her 3-year-old campaign. She made her 4-year-old debut at Monmouth Park last month in the Eatontown finishing fourth, beaten just a length and a quarter. Brown will also saddle graded stakes winner Rocky Sky (6-1) who will start from the outside post 7. Flavien Prat gets the call aboard the former while Tyler Gaffalione gets a leg up astride the latter.

Eric Jensen's Jan's Girls (Antonio Gallardo, post 2, 12-1), Romagna Mia (John Velazquez, post 3, 4-1), and Qatar Racing LLC and Racehorse Club's Mise En Scene (Jamie Spencer, post 4, 8-1) complete the field.

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Report: 1/ST Considers Moving Preakness To Four Weeks After Kentucky Derby

1/ST Racing & Gaming told the Thoroughbred Daily News this week that it is strongly considering moving the date of the Preakness Stakes to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby, rather than the current two-week turnaround.

“This would give horses more time to recover between races to be able to run in the Preakness,” Aidan Butler, Chief Executive Officer, told TDN. “Horse safety is more important than tradition. NYRA is aware and considering how this would impact the Belmont. Stay tuned.”

In 2023, only one horse from the Kentucky Derby, the victorious Mage, returned two weeks later to attempt the Preakness at Pimlico. In 2022, the Derby winner Rich Strike skipped the Preakness altogether.

The Belmont Stakes, currently run five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, would thus be held one week after the Preakness unless the New York Racing Association also plans to change their race schedule. However, NYRA spokesman Pat McKenna told TDN there are no such plans in the works.

“NYRA has concerns about fundamental changes to the structure of the Triple Crown,” McKenna told TDN. “We have no plans to move the date of the Belmont Stakes.”

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