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Shackleford Filly Tops OBS July Sale’s Opening Session

Hip No. 15, Shack's Lil Mishap, a daughter of Shackleford consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, went to Donato Lanni, Agent, for $375,000 to top the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 July Sale of 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age.

The bay filly, whose quarter in :20 4/5 seconds was the fastest work at the distance at Monday's under tack session, is out of Peace Queen, by Indian Charlie, a half sister to graded stakes winner Tizaqueena.

Patrice Miller, EQB, Inc., Agent, paid $350,000 for Hip No. 115, a daughter of Malibu Moon, whose eighth in :10 flat was co-fastest at the distance at Monday's under tack session. Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, the chestnut filly is out of Samsational, by Unbridled's Song, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner I Want Revenge.
Hip No. 200, a son of Honor Code consigned by Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison), Agent, was purchased by Speedway Stable for $340,000. The dark bay or brown colt, who breezed a quarter in :21 2/5 on Tuesday, is a half-brother to stakes winner Wake Up Nick out of Storm Hearted, by Lion Hearted.

Hip No. 103, a son of Not This Time consigned by Ocala Stud, was sold to Breeze Easy LLC for $250,000. The half-brother to stakes winner Softly Lit, who worked a quarter on Monday in :21 1/5, is out of Running Creek, by Cape Town, a daughter of graded stakes winner Palliser Bay.
Hip No. 331, a daughter of Kantharos consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, went to Parker Place Racing for $220,000. The chestnut filly, who breezed an eighth in :10 flat on Tuesday, is out of stakes winner Wildcat Heiress, by Wildcat Heir, a half-sister to stakes winner Babaganush.
Hip No. 158, a daughter of Medaglia d'Oro consigned by All In Line Stables, Agent, was sold to Joseph Brocklebank, Agent, for $200,000. The dark bay or brown filly, who turned in an under tack quarter on Monday in :21 2/5, is out of Sigurwana, by Arch, a half-sister to stakes winner Token of Love (GB).
J. Stable LLC paid $170,000 for Hip No. 228, a daughter of Flatter who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Tuesday. The chestnut filly, consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, is out of Sweet Carrie, by Sidney's Candy, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner The Factor.
Hip No. 342, a son of Cairo Prince consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, brought $150,000, going to Carolyn Wilson. The gray or roan colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 on Tuesday, is out of Written Request, by Arch, a daughter of stakes winner Petition the Lady.

For the session, 147 horses grossed $4,788,800, compared with 204 selling for a total of $6,119,500 at last year's first session. The average was $32,577 compared with $29,998 a year ago, while the median price was $13,000, compared to $17,500 in 2019. The buyback percentage was 32.6 percent; it was 22.4 percent last year.

The July Sale continues Wednesday at 10 a.m. Hip No.'s 361 – 720 will be offered.

To view the full results from Tuesday's session, click here.

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‘Back With Another Chance’: Tiz The Law Arrives In Saratoga To Prep For Travers

Sackatoga Stables' Tiz the Law shipped from Belmont park up to Saratoga on Monday, reports The Daily Gazette, in order to prep for this year's edition of the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. The 3-year-old colt won the Belmont Stakes in his most recent outing, and is expected to run in the Aug. 8 Travers before the rescheduled Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5.

“Like (trainer) Barclay (Tagg) said, he's always wanted to win the Travers, and obviously I've always wanted to win the Travers,” Sackatoga's Jack Knowlton told The Daily Gazette. “We were deeply disappointed that (Sackatoga and Tagg's 2003 Kentucky Derby winner) Funny Cide got sick and we weren't able to run it. Now we're back with another chance, and maybe we can do what we did with the Belmont.”

Tiz the Law gave Tagg and Sackatoga the victory in the Belmont Stakes they'd been denied with Funny Cide, 17 years after the “gutsy gelding” took the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Though the three-race series is out of order in this unusual 2020 season, Knowlton and Tagg are looking forward to their chance to bring another New York-bred to racing's center stage.

“He's a good horse,” Knowlton continued. “We'll find out how good, because there's going to be challenges.”

On Closer Inspection, Art Collector Looks Like Legit Derby Contender

Making the Grade, which will run through the 2020 Triple Crown races, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could make an impact on the Triple Crown. We’ll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey), and pedigree.

Ky Racing Commission Shoots Down Dutrow Attempt to be Reinstated

Suspended trainer Rick Dutrow’s attempts to resume his career were dealt a blow Tuesday by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s License Review Committee. After hearing from Dutrow and others who testified on his behalf, the committee voted unanimously to allow Dutrow to withdraw his application for a license. It was within the committee’s right to grant Dutrow a license, with or without conditions.
Dutrow’s attorney, Karen Murphy, reluctantly agreed and withdrew the application for the license.

Dutrow was suspended for 10 years in 2011 by New York regulators for what it alleged was a long history of racing violations. He fought off the suspension in the courts for nearly two years before exhausting his appeals and began taking his penalty in 2013. Along the way, Dutrow has picked up a number of supporters, many of whom believed the penalty was far too harsh and that Dutrow was targeted because of his brash personality. There have also been allegations that syringes found in Dutrow’s barn were planted. Those allegations have been made by former New York Gaming Commission steward Stephen Lewandowski, who was among those who testified Tuesday on Dutrow’s behalf.

Murphy brought the case to Kentucky after her attempts to have the case revisited in New York failed. Had Dutrow been given a license, he would have been able to train in Kentucky but likely would have remained suspended in New York until 2023.

After hearing the decision, Murphy was clearly upset.

“I can’t tell you how disappointed I am,” she told the committee. “Can I ask you all a question? There was nothing persuasive in everything we supplied to you? I don’t know what you want. I don’t know what you considered. I don’t know what you found. I don’t know what you found so unpersuasive that you took this action, which I find to be profoundly disappointing. I’d like an answer.”
Murphy was told by chair Ken Jackson that it was the committee’s policy not to comment on its rulings once they had been made.

Appearing on the teleconference, Dutrow, 60, pleaded with the committee to allow him to resume training. He was emotional, talked in a shaky voice and appeared to be near tears.
“The racetrack means everything to me, my family,” he said. “It’s just really been a hard time with this. Just watching from afar and saying, ‘Man, I used to do this. Why am I not doing it anymore?’ I have a had a hard time with that. Since I have been away I have had a chance to reflect on things and look at myself. I know that I am part of the problem. There’s no question about that but I have done a lot of time for this. I just need an opportunity to train horses. That’s all I want to do. That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I’m sorry to take up all your time and cause all this stuff, but I just need to train horses. Please.”
Trainer Dale Romans was the first to testify for Dutrow and said New York racing officials were out to get his fellow trainer.

“I cannot sit on the sidelines and let this happen to one of my colleagues because what will ever stop it from happening to me?” Romans said. “In the racing world we are so concerned about integrity, and it is important to the game. Buy you also have to have integrity for people who work in the game. What this boils down to is a vendetta in New York. With all the evidence that is obvious.”
Veterinarian Dr. Larry Bramlage testified that he had found Dutrow to be someone who took excellent care of his horses and had an impressive record when it came to safety.

“My experience with Rick is simply how he treats these horses,” Bramlage said. “His approach to training is impeccable. He never takes short cuts with anything. He always goes with the best alternative for the horse. He never sacrifices a horse’s welfare to try to win a purse before something becomes clinical. His record on lack of fatalities speaks to that and to his approach for training the horse. I’m a big fan of how he approaches training the race horse.”

By allowing Dutrow to withdraw his application it will not go on his record that he had a license application denied. That could make it slightly easier for him to win reinstatement in another state, but he and his legal team are running out of options. Kentucky is off the table for now and New York does not seem inclined to even look into Dutrow’s case. Finding a racing commission that would go against those two states would likely be difficult.

In a recent story in the New York Daily News on Dutrow’s fight to be reinstated, it was reported that Dutrow has lost his home and filed for bankruptcy.

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