Month: November 2023

A Mo Reay Out Of Breeders’ Cup Distaff With Foot Bruise

A Mo Reay, who had been 20-1 on the morning line for the Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, is expected to scratch from the race per the Daily Racing Form's David Grening.

Trainer Brad Cox told Grening Saturday morning that the 4-year-old has a foot bruise. Cox trains A Mo Reay for owner Haruya Yoshida, and she is expected to enter quarantine and ship to Japan to start a breeding career.

A Mo Reay was most recently second in the G2 Beldame at Aqueduct, and earlier this year won the G1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita, as well as the G3 Bayakoa at Oaklawn. She was bred in Kentucky by T & G Farm of Kentucky and sold for $400,000 to Spendthrift and MyRacehorse as a yearling at the Keeneland September sale in 2020. She also went through the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale, where she brought $400,000 and was purchased by Green Acres Farm.

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Shin Emperor Off The Mark at First Asking at Tokyo

Susumu Fujita's Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), the full-brother to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sottsass (Fr) and €2.1-million topper at the 2022 Arqana August sale, made a successful racecourse debut Saturday, bursting through with 400 metres to travel en route to a three-length success at Tokyo Racecourse.

Trying an 1800-metre trip for this first go, the son of Starlet's Sister (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was first to break the line and could have led had they chosen, but Takeshi Yokoyama elected to allow the colt to find his feed and settled in a handy fourth behind a steady tempo for the long run down the back straight. Patiently handled on the circle just behind the speed, Shin Emperor traveled strongly and had to be pulled off heels with the real running about to begin, but he split rivals decisively and sprinted his final 600 metres in a strong :33.8 for an easy victory as the $4 (3-1) second favourite.

“He was stronger than I imagined, and I thought he was a good horse from the start,” said Yokoyama. “He's still a kid and he's still a challenge, but he's a horse I'm looking forward to.”

Added winning trainer Yoshito Yahagi: “I'm relieved to see such a performance from a new horse with such a deep pedigree.”

While not specifying any future targets, Shin Emperor would certainly be on a trajectory towards the 2024 Japanese Classics, which begin with the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in April. There are two top-level opportunities for 2-year-old males in December in Japan, the Asahi Hai Futurity over a mile and the Hopeful S. going 2000 metres.

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From Fonner Park To Breeders’ Cup: Group Of Nebraska Mutuel Tellers Work The Windows At World Championships

A group of six mutuel tellers based at Fonner Park in Nebraska have made it an annual tradition to work the windows at the Breeders' Cup, wherever it may be, and it's led to some incredible adventures.

The Grand Island Independent interviewed the six tellers – Margene Taylor, Linda Bogus, Lorraine Jensen, Diana Whitehead, Jennifer Santos, and Lloyd Mueller – ahead of this year's event at Santa Anita Park. Because of the high demand for on-site wagering during the two-day Breeders' Cup event, mutuel tellers are often brought in from tracks around the country to ensure as many windows are open as possible.

Among the Fonner group, Taylor is the most experienced member, having worked 12 Breeders' Cups around the country, starting in 2005 at Belmont Park.

A handful of the tellers added Keeneland to their list for the first time last year. Because the Kentucky tracks only used union employees, the Fonner crew wasn't able to punch tickets for Breeders' Cups at Keeneland or Churchill Downs, but a recent policy change opened the opportunity up for them.

The tellers have served Fonner regulars who have made the trip to the Breeders' Cup, and they've punched tickets for celebrities including Tony Danza, and otherwise met celebrities as high on the A-List as Arnold Schwarzenegger during their travels.

While the Nebraskans make the trip for work purposes, they have also made a habit of attending live tapings for television shows while they're in town, sitting in the audience for shows including The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Dr. Phil, and Let's Make a Deal.

Read more at Grand Island Independent.

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