Month: September 2023

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Moved to Next Saturday

Following New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) approval, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has moved the GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic from Sunday to next Saturday, Oct. 7, at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Friday's 11-race Aqueduct card was cancelled due to a powerful coastal storm causing widespread flooding and hazardous conditions throughout New York City and Long Island. In addition to Friday's cancellation, NYRA moved Saturday's 11-race card to Sunday and pushed Sunday's 10-race program to Wednesday.

The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic will be re-drawn with entries to be taken on Wednesday, joining a stacked stakes card led by two Grade I “Win and You're In” qualifiers at one-mile for juveniles in the Champagne [GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile] and Frizette [GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies].

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Caravel, Set Piece, Get Smokin Anchor Churchill’s Saturday Work Tab

It was a busy Saturday morning at Churchill Downs where 157 horses recorded published workouts, including graded stakes winners Caravel, Get Smokin. and Set Piece (GB).

Caravel, a Pennsylvania-bred horse of the year who won last year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1), made her return to Churchill Downs about three weeks ago from Saratoga to continue her regular training following a fourth-place finish in the Troy Stakes (G3) on soft turf. On Saturday, Caravel cruised a half-mile in :48.80 while her trainer Brad Cox watched from the grandstand. Caravel is nominated to next Saturday's Woodford (G2) at Keeneland.

A few minutes before Caravel worked, fellow Cox trainee Set Piece, winner of the Arlington Million (G1) in his most recent start, breezed an easy half-mile in :48.40 with jockey Florent Geroux in the irons. Set Piece is nominated to the $1-million Coolmore Turf Mile (GI) next Saturday at Keeneland.

Recent Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) winner Get Smokin returned to the work tab for the first time since his front-running score three weeks ago at Kentucky Downs. The Mark Casse trainee breezed a maintenance half-mile in :49.40.

Other notable horses that worked Saturday include Rebel (G2) winner Confidence Game (five furlongs, 1:00.20); impressive allowance winner Fibber (four furlongs, :48.80); Iroquois (G3) runner-up Risk It (half-mile, :50.40); and Hopeful (G1) runner-up Timberlake (five furlongs, 1:01.40).

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Dabirsim’s Horizon Dore Swoops Late For Prix Dollar Triumph

Patrice Cottier trainee Horizon Dore (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}–Sweet Alabama {Fr}, by Enrique {GB}), who prevailed in July's G2 Prix Eugene Adam, doubled his pattern-race tally when snagging this month's G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange at ParisLongchamp and secured a fourth straight success when returning to the Bois de Boulogne venue for a taking victory Saturday's G2 Qatar Prix Dollar.

Unhurried and settled back in the field to race several lengths off the clear leader Jack Darcy (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) in seventh until turning for home, the 7-10 favourite made eyecatching progress on the bridle in the straight and unleashed a devastating turn of foot once shaken up with 350 metres remaining to usurp Jack Darcy by 1 1/4 lengths nearing the line. The long-time leader's frontrunning tactics almost paid dividends and he kept on well to hold Erevann (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) by a neck for second.

“He has a huge talent, we have seen that since the start of the season and we are very lucky to have him,” reflected Pauline Chehboub. “Mickael [Barzalona] said he broke well and he did what he wanted and he has that very good acceleration that champion horses have. We want to get back our title in the [G1] Qipco Champion S. [having won with Sealiway in 2021]. I can't wait to be there and see you in Ascot.”

 

Pedigree Notes
Horizon Dore, the latest of eight foals and runners, is one of seven scorers out of a multiple-winning half to the stakes-placed duo Zayade (Fr) (Country Reel) and Winter Springs (Fr) (Stormy River {Fr}). The March-foaled bay's third dam Haumette (Fr) (Mille Balles {Fr}), who hails from a family featuring European champion and Irish Derby-winning sire Prince Regent (Fr) (Right Royal {Fr}), is kin to G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris and dual G3 Prix d'Hedouville-winning sire Robore (Fr) (Zino {GB}). Horizon Dore is a half-brother to G3 Prix du Calvados victrix and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf third Cavale Doree (Fr) (Sunday Break {Jpn}).

Saturday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DOLLAR-G2, €200,000, ParisLongchamp, 9-30, 3yo/up, 9 3/4fT, 1:59.86, g/s.
1–HORIZON DORE (FR), 129, g, 3, by Dabirsim (Fr)
      1st Dam: Sweet Alabama (Fr), by Enrique (GB)
      2nd Dam: Hallen (Fr), by Midyan
      3rd Dam: Haumette (Fr), by Mille Balles (Fr)
(€45,000 Ylg '21 ARQAUG). O-Gousserie Racing, Ecurie du Sud, Ecurie Gribomont, Daniel Dumoulin, Mlle Chantal Becq & Mme Francoise Delaunay; B-Mlle Chantal Becq (FR); T-Patrice Cottier; J-Mickael Barzalona. €114,000. Lifetime Record: 8-6-1-0, €314,600. *1/2 to Cavale Doree (Fr) (Sunday Break {Jpn}), GSW-Fr & GISP-US, $162,561. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Jack Darcy (Ire), 130, g, 4, Gleneagles (Ire)–Pretty Face (GB), by Rainbow Quest. (19,000gns Wlg '19 TATFOA; 24,000gns Ylg '20 TAOCT). O-Gascoigne, Williams, Vincent, Burns & 3D; B-Bernard Cooke (IRE); T-Paul & Oliver Cole. €44,000.
3–Erevann (Fr), 128, c, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Ervedya (Fr), by Siyouni (Fr). O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €21,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, NK, 2HF. Odds: 0.70, 13.00, 4.00.
Also Ran: Ancient Rome, Checkandchallenge (GB), Sammarco (Ire), Bolthole (Ire), Flight Leader (GB), American Flag (Fr). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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WATCH: Ghostwriter Stays Unbeaten With ‘Win & You’re In’ Royal Lodge Score

Ghostwriter coasted clear of rivals in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) Saturday at Newmarket in an impressive manner to win his group stakes debut. With his victory in the one-mile race for 2-year-old colts, the son of Invincible Spirit  earned an automatic starting position into the $1-million Prevagen Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

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.

After a level break, the nine-runner field split into two groups as Richard Hannon-trained Son and 9-5 favorite Capulet, trained by Aidan O'Brien, set a steady pace.

As the runners approached the halfway mark, Ghostwriter, trained by Clive Cox, was settled midfield alongside Caviar Heights and Al Musmak. Inside the final two furlongs, the eventual winner was traveling with ease. He responded well when jockey Richard Kingscote asked him to quicken and surged to keep his unbeaten record intact with a 1 1/4-length victory at odds of 3-1.

Al Musmak finished second, a half-length ahead of Capulet in third.

Ghostwriter, now 3-for-3, completed the mile in 1:37:06 over a course listed as good to firm.

Cox, who is closing in on his 1,000th winner as a trainer, said: “He was very much learning on the job on each of his first two runs. Today was a proper test and we couldn't be more pleased. He's got lots of class. I'm so pleased for Jeff (Smith), and all the team at home.

“It's a real joy to have a winner like this on a day like this. He's definitely going to want a bit further, but we'll take it one step at a time. It looks like he could be exciting.”

Kingscote said: “He jumped and got in a nice rhythm… (and) picked up nicely heading into the dip. He's a very likable sort going forward. He's going to be a middle-distance horse next year, but he's not short of toe, he's got a bit of class.”

Ghostwriter was bred in Ireland by Norelands Bloodstock and Irish National Stud. From the family of Zafonic, his dam is the Champs Elysees mare Moorside, who was stakes-placed.

As part of the benefits of the Challenge Series, Breeders' Cup will pay the entry fees for Ghostwriter to start in the Prevagen Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita, which will be run at 1 mile. 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 Championships' pre-entry deadline of Oct. 23 to receive the rewards.

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