September, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Mage Leads Nominations To Pennsylvania Derby; Pretty Mischievous, Randomized Lead Cotillion Noms

The $1 million, Grade 1 betPARX Pennsylvania Derby and $1 million, Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes, headlining events on a star-studded program set for Saturday, September 23 at Parx Racing, lured a strong group of early nominations led by Kentucky Derby winner Mage, Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous and Alabama Stakes winner Randomized.

The 1 1/8-mile Pennsylvania Derby attracted 25 early nominations led by Mage, most recently seventh in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course. The nominations also include the top three finishers from the Grade 3 Smarty Jones Aug. 22 at Parx – Il Miracolo, Cagliostro and Daydreaming Boy – along with Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby winner Practical Move and Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens winner One in Vermillion.

Graded stakes winners Hit Show, Raise Cain and Foggy Night. Saudi Crown, runner-up in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy; West Coast Cowboy, runner-up in the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby; and recent stakes winners Big Data and Drake's Passage are among the other Pennsylvania Derby nominees.

Godolphin's Pretty Mischievous, the winner of three straight Grade 1s for trainer Brendan Walsh, tops the group of 17 early nominations for the 1 1/16-mile Cotillion. She's joined by Randomized, the winner of three of four for trainer Chad Brown including back-to-back victories in the Wilton Stakes and Alabama at Saratoga.

The Cotillion also attracted the first three finishers from the Cathryn Sophia Stakes, run Aug. 22 at Parx, in Foggy Night, Yesternight and Majestic Creed. Grade 3 Indiana Oaks winner Defining Purpose, third in the Alabama and seventh in the Kentucky Oaks; Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks winner Occult, Fleet Indian Stakes winner Ichiban and Grade 2 winner Hoosier Philly are among the others nominated to the Cotillion.

The Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion headline the Sept. 23 card that also includes the $400,000, Grade 2 Gallant Bob Stakes for 3-year-olds at 6 furlongs; the $300,000 Parx Dirt Mile Stakes for 3-year-olds and up; the $250,000 Grade 3 Turf Monster Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at 5 furlongs on the turf; and the Grade 3, $200,000 Greenwood Cup for 3-year-olds and up 1 1/2 miles.

The card also features a pair of $150,000 events for Pennsylvania-bred and sired 2-year-olds in the Imply Stakes and Prince Lucky Stakes; and the $100,000 Plum Pretty Stakes for Pennsylvania-bred fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up and $100,000 Alphabet Soup Stakes for Pennsylvania-bred 3-year-olds and up.

For a complete list of nominations to the Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion, and past performances, click on the link below.

https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHorsemenAreaSNHW.cfm?trk=PRX

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Horseracing Bettors Forum Meets With Minister On Gambling Act Review

Horseracing Bettors Forum (HBF) Chair Sean Trivass led a delegation from the HBF and met with Stuart Andrew MP, the minister with responsibility for the Gambling Act Review, on Wednesday.

Discussions included topics such as account closures and restrictions, the protection of funds, and terms and conditions, but focused primarily on affordability checks and their potential consequences for bettors and the horse racing industry in the UK. The HBF urged the minister to ensure affordability checks had no negative consequences on an individual's crediworthiness. Andrews was receptive to the suggestion that ordinary gamblers, who gain enjoyment from what is a hobby for them, should be included in future industry consumer groups, such as through the HBF itself.

Sean Trivass said, “We felt it was a positive meeting, with the minister seeming receptive to many of the points we made, not least about affordability checks, which are already taking place with undesirable consequences.

“HBF is very aware of the need to act to protect the small minority of punters who suffer harm through their betting, and is supportive of initiatives to improve their situation but this must not come at a significant cost to the many who enjoy a bet responsibly and for whom tackling the puzzle of horseracing is a hobby and a passion.

“We look forward to discussing matters further with the minister, and to continuing to put forward the views and concerns of the British horseracing betting public to him and others.”

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Keeneland Library Expands Exhibit Through Fall, Adds Events

Keeneland Library has scheduled a number of events for the remainder of 2023 to expand the reach of its exhibit, The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers, the repository said in a release Friday.

Due to demand, the Library's free exhibit and its on-site youth and adult programs have been extended through Dec. 8.

Other events include:

Now: Companion book available

The companion book to The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers is available at the Library and The Keeneland Shop (in store and online) for $10. All proceeds will benefit the Keeneland Library Foundation.
Keeneland Library will begin to donate copies of the book to community and industry organizations Sept. 11.

Sept. 15: LexArts Gallery Hop at the Lyric (5-8 p.m.)

To celebrate the launch of the traveling exhibit in Lexington's East End, incoming Library Director Roda Ferraro will deliver the evening's educational program and the first 100 Gallery Hop attendees will receive a free copy of the companion book.

Sept. 19: “Meet the Authors” free at Keeneland Library (6:30-8 p.m.)

Pulitzer Prize nominee Sarah Maslin Nir and co-author Raymond White Jr. will present their new book, The Jockey & Her Horse, the story of Cheryl White Breyer. Books will be available for purchase for $17. A brief program will be followed by a book signing. RSVP here.

Sept. 20: “Meet the Authors” free at the Lyric (6-7:30 p.m.)

After an opening program in the Lyric's Community Room, a meet and greet is scheduled with Nir and White. The first 100 attendees under the age of 18 will receive a free copy of their book, along with free General Admission passes to Keeneland's Fall Meet.

Oct. 21: Cheryl White Breyer Sets at Keeneland

During Sunrise Trackside, a free, family-friendly event at Keeneland from 8-10 a.m. (ET), Keeneland will spotlight White's career as a jockey. Children will have a chance to try on a replica of White's silks, and fans will have a chance to win Keeneland Breyer sets featuring a figure of White, the model horse Jetolara (her first winning mount) and a copy of the book.
The Keeneland Shop and Keeneland Library will host a signing with Raymond White Jr. from 1-3 p.m. Cheryl White Breyer sets and copies of The Jockey & Her Horse will be available to purchase.

Nov. 18: An Evening with Geraldine Brooks at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion (6:30-8 p.m.)

Keeneland Library will host Pulitzer Prize winning-author Geraldine Brooks, who will discuss her 2022 novel, Horse. Details to follow.

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Summer Breezes: ‘Rising Star’ Julias Dream Tries Dirt in Debutante

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the summer's boutique meetings.

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 entries for Saturday at Del Mar, including previously raced fillies going postward in the GI Del Mar Debutante:

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Del Mar 3, $82k, 2yo, f, (S), 5 1/2f, 5:30 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Madison Rae (Pavel), OBSAPR, 38,000, :10.2
Consignor: Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent
Buyer: Peter Miller, agent

Del Mar 4, $82k, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 6:00 p.m. ET
Dealers Special (Upstart), OBSAPR, 50,000, 10.1
Consignor: Two Oaks Equine
Buyer: Brooke Hubbard, agent

DMR 8, GI DMR Debutante-GI, $300k, 2yo, f, 7f, 9 p.m. ET
Benedetta (City of Light), OBSMAR, 750,000, :9.4
Consignor: Top Line Sales LLC, agent
Buyer: K S I