Horse racing and cocktails have always gone hand in hand. The mint julep, for example, is synonymous with the sport’s most famous race — the Kentucky Derby. While that’s common knowledge, you might not know that racing’s World Championships, the Breeders’ Cup, has not one but two signature cocktails: the Torrie Cup and Garland (recipes below!) Coming up with cocktails — one bourbon-based and the other vodka — that matched the vibe of the most-anticipated racing event on the fall calendar was an exercise that the Breeders’ Cup didn’t take lightly.
Month: October 2023
Fasig-Tipton November Offers Champions, Breeders’ Cup Winners, and More
Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 246 main-catalogue entries for The November Sale, the company's selected mixed sale to be held in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, Nov. 7, following the Breeders' Cup. The single-session sale will begin at 2 p.m.
“The Fasig-Tipton November Sale annually offers a collection of the world's finest bloodstock,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “This year's catalogue is once again outstanding, offering 55 graded stakes winners or producers, 26 of which are Grade I.”
Browning continued: “We have Eclipse Champions, international champions, multiple Breeders' Cup winners, and a Kentucky Oaks winner. On the producer side, buyers will find the dams of Eclipse Award winners, Breeders' Cup winners, and a Royal Ascot winner. This sale is one-stop shopping for those seeking the very best.”
The sale begins with weanlings selected on pedigree and conformation before transitioning into racing/broodmare prospects and broodmares as afternoon turns to evening.
“Weanlings have become a very important part of this sale, and this year, we tightened up our acceptance standards to ensure a high-quality group from top to bottom. It's a very good group of foals,” Browning added. “The racing and breeding offerings are even deeper this year, as well. Buyers will find significant quality at all levels of the market.”
The catalogue may now be viewed online, as may Fasig-Tipton's Enhanced Catalogue.
The Enhanced Catalogue provides up-to-date catalogue pages, Daily Racing Form past performances, and race replays; an Alan Porter pedigree analysis and five-cross pedigrees for all racing/broodmare prospects and broodmares; stallion register pages for all sires of weanlings and covering sires; as well as other tools to aid prospective buyers. All Grade I-winning females off the track or carrying their first foals will also be profiled with individual feature videos.
The catalogue includes 133 weanlings by established and young sires alike, including 2023 first-crop weanling sires Charlatan, Essential Quality, Independence Hall, Knicks Go, Lexitonian, Maxfield, Raging Bull, Rock Your World, Tacitus and Yaupon.
Those weanlings include:
• Hip 3, a Collected colt whose second dam, Mien, produced champion Big Brown.
• Hip 8, a Ghostzapper colt whose second dam Salty Strike produced champion Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper), also selling at Fasig later on the night;
• Hip 46, a Munnings colt who is a full-brother to Eda, the winner of the GI Starlet S. who sports eight wins in 10 starts;
• Hip 48, a colt by Into Mischief out of Grade I Spinaway S. winner Sippican Harbor (Orb), from Taylor Made;
• Hip 53, a colt by Maxfield who is a half-brother to GI Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Bright Future (Curlin), who is pointing to the Breeders' Cup Classic;
• Hip 95, a Gun Runner filly whose second dam, Baffled, produced leading sire Constitution;
• Hip 105, a colt by Constitution who is a half-brother to Grade I Preakness S. winner Rombauer (Twirling Candy);
• Hip 107, a colt by Uncle Mo who is a full-brother to Grade II Jim Dandy S. winner Laoban;
• hip 213, a colt by Maxfield who is a half-brother to two-time Grade I winner Up To the Mark (Not This Time).
But it's the mares' section of the catalogue that really wows.
Top mares include:
• Argentinian champion 3-year-old filly Dona Bruja (Arg), in foal to Candy Ride (Arg);
• Impazible Woman, the dam of Tyler's Tribe, who won his first five starts in 2022 by a combined 60 lengths;
• Grade I Cotillion S. winner It Tiz Well, in foal to Into Mischief;
• Moira (Ghostzapper), the champion 3-year-old filly and Horse of the Year in Canada, being offered as a racing or broodmare prospect;
• Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), the winner of this year's GI Beverly D. S. who was also placed in the G1 English 1000 Guineas;
• Needmore Flattery, whose second foal was the three-time GISW 'TDN Rising Star' Taiba (Gun Runner), carrying a full-sibling to him;
• two-time GII Santa Monica S. winner Merneith, in foal to Flightline;
• Nest (Curlin), the winner of GI Ashland, Coaching Club American Oaks, and Alabama who was the Eclipse Award-winning 3-year-old filly of 2022, and who is expected to start in this Sunday's GI Juddmonte Spinster S. at Keeneland;
• GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Fillies winner Pizza Bianca, in foal to Into Mischief;
• Queen Caroline, the dam of Forte, in foal to Flightline;
• Grade I American Oaks winner Queen Goddess (Empire Maker), from an elite Phipps family;
• Sauterne (Kingman {GB}), who won the G1 Prix de Moulin de Longchamp on Sept. 3 and out of a half-sister to multiple champion Stacelita (Fr);
• Grade I Acorn S. winner Search Results (Flatter);
• Grade I Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath (Arrogate);
• Grade I Queen Elizabeth S. Winner Shantisara (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire});
• Sophia's Song, the dam of GI Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Bright Future, in foal to Jackie's Warrior;
• Trophy Girl, the dam of GI Champagne S. winner and GI Preakness S. runner-up Blazing Sevens (Good Magic), carrying his full-sibling;
• the dam of Grade I winner and sire Golden Pal, Lady Shipman, herself a graded stakes winner, in foal to Flightline;
• the six-year-old Vigui's Heart, whose first foal Valiant Force won the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot, selling in foal to Vekoma;
• Wonder Wheel, Into Mischief's first champion juvenile and winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in a 2-year-old campaign where she went four-for-five;
• America, the dam of GIII Pimlico Special winner and 'TDN Rising Star' First Captain, in foal to Gun Runner, whose last two auction yearlings have each sold for seven figures;
• Arrogate's Grade I-winning daughter And Tell Me Nolies;
• Armony's Angel, the dam of Grade I-winning millionaire Angel of Empire, in foal to Gun Runner;
• Belle's Finale, the dam of Up To the Mark (Not The Time), carrying a full sibling to the turf star;
• Grade I Frizette S. winner Chocolate Gelato (Practical Joke);
• Grade I Starlet S. winner 'TDN Rising Star' Faiza (Girvin);
• Eclipse Award and Breeders' Cup champion Goodnight Olive;
There are also three Grade I-winning daughters from Arrogate's first crop, and mares in foal to first-crop sires Flightline, Olympiad, Nashville, Life is Good, Mystic Guide, and Epicenter.
Print catalogues will be available by October 6. The catalogue will also be available via the Equineline sales catalogue app.
Online bidding and phone bidding will be available.
The November Sale will also offer a supplemental catalogue. Fasig-Tipton will accept approved entries for the supplement through the Breeders' Cup.
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60 Speakers Announced For Global Symposium on Racing
Over 60 speakers will present at the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program's 49th annual Global Symposium on Racing, scheduled for Dec. 4-6 at Lowes Ventana Canyon in Tuscon. The event brings together racing industry executives from around the world to explore critical issues and trends across the three racing breeds.
Panels at the 2023 Symposium will include:
- Computer Assisted Wagering–The Good, The Bad, and The Future
- Out of the Shadows–Shining a Spotlight on Mental Health and Emotional Wellness
- The Path Forward–Race Track Safety and the Anti-Doping & Medication Control Program
- Strengthening Your Simulcast Content–Maximizing Handle in Diverse International Betting Markets
- From Data to Dollars–Understanding Horse Racing's Economic Impact as Racing's Future is Questioned
- Land for Sale. How Will Race Track Closures Impact the Industry's Long-Term Sustainability?
One of the highlights of the Symposium will be the “Legends of the Game–Racing's Iconic Turf Writers” featuring esteemed journalists Steve Crist, Andy Beyer and Jay Privman.
Pre-conference sessions will set the stage for the Syposium's opening evening reception on Dec. 4 and will include:
- HISA Workshop for State Regulators and Stewards
- 3rd Annual Racing Secretaries Summit
- Track Surface Regulatory Requirements
- NTRA Handicapping Contest Workshop
Prospective attendees are encouraged to register by Nov. 17 to take advantage of a $100 discount and Ventana Canyon is offering reduced room rates of $189 for attendees. Registration for the Symposium and hotel reservations can be completed at RacingSymposium.com, where a list of the speakers may also be found.
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Juan Hernandez Nabs Three Graded Stakes For Jockey Of The Week Title
Perennial Santa Anita leading rider, Juan Hernandez wasted little time laying claim to the jockey title for the Autumn Meet. Posting three graded stakes wins over opening weekend, the panel of racing experts voted Hernandez Jockey of the Week for Sept. 25 through Oct. 1.
The honor recognizes jockeys for riding accomplishments and who are members of the Jockeys' Guild, the organization which represents more than 1,050 active, retired and permanently disabled jockeys in the United States.
On Saturday, trainer Mark Glatt gave a leg up to Hernandez aboard Dr. Schivel in the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship for 3-year-olds and up. Off as the 2-1 favorite in the field of nine, Dr. Schivel bobbled slightly at the start and raced in third behind early pacesetters, Sir Atticus, and Speed Boat Beach. Turning for home it was Dr. Schivel and Speed Boat Beach in a duel down the stretch with Dr. Schivel prevailing by a head in 1:08.49 for six furlongs over a wet fast track.
“He broke a step slow but, after the first sixteenth, he got me there,” Hernandez said. “He was really game today. My horse was really brave.”
Also on Saturday, Hernandez had the call for the first time on Hong Kong Harry for trainer Phil D'Amato in the G2 City of Hope Mile for 3-year-olds and up. Off as the even-money favorite in the field of nine, Hong Kong Harry raced along on the rail saving ground around the first turn and up the backstretch. Hong Kong Harry found running room at the top of the lane and went on the win in 1:33.77.
“He had a really nice trip, this horse was sharp today,” Hernandez said. “Out of the gate, he was pulling and pulling. He's a professional. He does everything himself.”
Riding for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday, Hernandez had the mount on Adare Manor in the G2 Zenyatta Stakes for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up. Clearly the class of the compact field of four, Adare Manor lead from start to finish to post her fifth win in a row by five and one-quarter lengths in 1:43.70.
“Today all the credit goes to my filly, Bob (Baffert) and his team they brought her today,” Hernandez said. “She was just galloping around on the lead and I didn't do much today.”
With a total of seven wins at Santa Anita for the week, Hernandez is in his usual spot at the top of the jockey standings.
Other contenders for Jockey of the Week included Junior Alvarado with two graded stakes wins at Belmont at the Big A, Tyler Gaffalione with 10 wins and the leading rider title at Churchill Downs as well as setting a record for number of wins at the Fall Meet, Mario Gutierrez who won the G1 Awesome Again at Santa Anita, and Kevin Roman who won two stakes races at Prairie Meadows.
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