August, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Rebel’s Romance To Miss Arlington Million

Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who was to be rerouted to next Saturday's GI Arlington Million at Colonial Downs after going down in the July 30 GII Bowling Green S., will reportedly miss the race, a tweet from Godolphin read.

The 5-year-old, whose previous trip to America resulted in a 2 1/2-length victory in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Turf, missed a prep for this year's G1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic and was forced to train up to the 2410-meter feature, only to finish 11 lengths back of the world's top-rated racehorse Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) in seventh, his first defeat in six starts on the turf. Supplemented to the Bowling Green, the dark bay clipped heels and tossed jockey Richard Mullen to the turf, but got back to his feet and completed the course riderless.

According to the tweet, connections are set to reassess his options with future plans to be announced at a later time.

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‘It Was A Little More Serious Work’: Arcangelo Posts Strong Breeze For Travers

Blue Rose Farm's Arcangelo worked five furlongs in 1:00.21 Sunday over the Saratoga Race Course main track in preparation for the $1.25-million Travers (G1) on August 26.

Accompanied to the track by trainer Jena Antonucci on her pony and piloted through the work by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano, the Belmont Stakes (G1) winner was caught by NYRA clockers galloping out strongly through fractions of 1:26 1/5, 1:39 and 1:53.

“It was a little more serious work,” Castellano said. “I usually hold him together. Today, I let him stretch out a little bit. I like the way he did it today – good fractions and a good move. The best thing for him is galloping out — he reaches out longer.

“In the turn, I asked a little bit and he took off. I just dropped my hands and let him roll,” added Castellano. “The boss wanted me to put on a good show today. I had been holding and keeping him fresh, but we are in a stage to make it serious because we are facing the best 3-year-olds in the country. You have to put a good foundation in and I think he does.”

Castellano, who is also the regular pilot of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and Travers contender Mage, has yet to make a riding commitment.

Antonucci said Arcangelo nearly got two works for the price of one when the Arrogate colt attempted to join in on another breeze during his impressive gallop out.

“He swapped leads and went to go again,” said Antonucci, with a laugh. “That's a good quality for a horse to have. We finally got him pulled up over the three-eighths pole. He was kind of pleased with himself.

“He's happy and he loves it and he's enjoying it,” Antonucci added. “What better gift could I have?”

A three-time winner of five starts, The $35,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale purchase won the Peter Pan (G3) in May at Belmont Park ahead of his Belmont coup.

He has breezed on a roughly every 10-day schedule since returning to the work tab on July 5 at Saratoga. Antonucci said the colt thrives on spacing between his races and works and she is listening attentively to her horse as she prepares him for a cut back to 10-furlongs in the Travers.

“He has a great foundation. His speed is there. I don't need to keep putting more speed into this horse, it's there,” Antonucci said. “Obviously, making sure a horse like this has the foundation he needs when we have to call upon it is the most important thing and that's my focus for him.”

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Pair of Incidents Mar Saratoga Turf Marathon, Late Turf Races Transferred

One horse was pulled up and eventually vanned off the track, while another suffered a catastrophic injury during the running of Sunday's fourth race at Saratoga.

A field of six went to the post in the 11-furlong allowance on a turf course officially labeled 'good' for Sunday's racing after riding yielding Saturday following heavy rains that canceled the last four races on Friday. The Graham Motion-trained Frivole (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}) saved ground from her inside draw and maintained that position through the stretch for the first time, but her action became choppy nearing the entrance to the clubhouse turn and she was pulled up and out of the race by jockey Manny Franco and eventually vanned off the track, according to a tweet from NYRA's Keith McCalmont. Motion told Daily Racing Form that Franco pulled her up “out of an abundance of caution” and that the filly was back in her stall.

Ever Summer (Summer Front), favored off a narrow defeat in a soft-turf renewal of the GIII Robert G. Dick Memorial S. July 1, sat in third position as they raced down the backstretch and was making a menacing three-wide move nearing the quarter pole when she took a bad step and fell. Irad Ortiz, Jr., who had picked up the mount when Joel Rosario took off his Sunday rides, was cast to the turf course. According to McCalmont's tweet, the Brereton Jones homebred, trained by Christophe Clement, suffered an injury to her left fore and could not be saved. Ortiz, Jr. visited first aid on site and was passed fit to accept his remaining mounts.

Prior to the running of the day's sixth race, NYRA officials announced that the three remaining turf race on the program would be run on the main track instead.

“NYRA moved the final three turf races (7,9,10) of Sunday's card to the main track in consultation with the jockeys, who expressed concern with the overall condition of the courses following heavy rains throughout last week,” said Patrick McKenna, vice president of communications for NYRA. “NYRA will be evaluating both turf courses over the next two days and will adjust the temporary rail positions for Wednesday's live racing program.”

The late decision caused an uproar on social media, given that a Pick 5 including those three races was to begin in race six. For wagering purposes:

• Pick 4 starting in Race 4: Race 7 is ALL
• Pick 6 starting in Race 5: Races 7,9,10 are ALL
• Pick 5 starting in Race 6: Races 7,9,10 are ALL
• Cross Country Pick 5: the 5th Leg (SAR9) is an ALL
• Grand Slam starting in Race 6: Races 7,9 are ALL

The two race four incidents come in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's GI Test S., in which the undefeated Maple Leaf Mel (Cross Traffic) suffered a life-ending injury.

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White Abarrio To Train Up To Breeders’ Cup Classic

White Abarrio defied his 10-1 odds and romped to a 6 1/4-length score in Saturday's nine-furlong Whitney (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. In victory, he secured a “Win and You're In” berth to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) on November 4 at Santa Anita Park.

Trained by Rick Dutrow Jr. and piloted by Irad Ortiz Jr., the 4-year-old Race Day colt stalked the early speed of Giant Game before taking command though the final turn. He opened up by five lengths at the stretch call and was never threatened by Grade 1-winning runner-up Zandon and third-place defeated favorite Cody's Wish, who had won nine of his last 10 outings, including four straight Grade 1 scores topped by a last-out victory in the Grade 1 Met Mile.

“I don't know if it's sunk in yet,” said Dutrow, who celebrated his 64th birthday Saturday. “I kept anticipating another horse to come challenge him. I felt extremely comfortable when he broke good and was laying off the speed horse–I felt any time that he wanted him, he could have him. I waited for someone to come to our horse and they never did. It was so exciting.”

Dutrow said White Abarrio, who earned a career-best 110 Beyer, was in good order Sunday.

C Two Racing Stable and Antonio Pagnano's White Abarrio was previously trained by Saffie Joseph and showed remarkable versatility to win at distances ranging from a 6 1/2-furlong maiden score in September 2021 at Gulfstream to a 1 1/4-length victory in the nine-furlong Florida Derby (G1) over the same course.

He made his last start for Joseph with a sharp optional-claiming score traveling seven furlongs on March 4 at Gulfstream Park and made his debut for Dutrow with a troubled third-place finish in the Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1) on June 10 at Belmont Park.

Dutrow said the horse's maturity – both mental and physical – allow him to be effective at a variety of distances.

“He is extremely cool on the track,” Dutrow said. “He absolutely loves it and he is getting stronger by the minute it seems. So, when a horse has that motor, those two things add up to a whole lot more.”

Dutrow had previously noted that White Abarrio thrives on spacing between his races and that he would likely ship the horse out west to train up to the Breeders' Cup Classic.

“I didn't have to think about it,” said Dutrow of the decision. “All you have to do is read his PPs and you'll see the more time he gets between races, the more he shows up. I'd be willing to wait four months or five months to run him. He just shows up when he's fresh. I think we'll send him out to California and get him ready out there for this race.”

Dutrow noted that he would love to see White Abarrio repeat his recent schedule in 2024.

“I guess right now we can only say that we would love to run him in the Whitney next year because we know he can get that job done – which is two turns at Saratoga,” Dutrow said. “And I would love for the opportunity to run him in the Met Mile next year because I feel that he loves that track.”

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