The $250,000, Grade 2 Mother Goose Stakes Saturday at Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct) features a compact field of seven 3-year-old fillies, including five stakes winners.
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Newest Additions To Fasig-Tipton November Include Top Producer Strong Incentive
Officials at Fasig-Tipton Company have announced an additional eight supplemental entries for its November Sale, to be held Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the Newtown Paddocks.
Chief among them is Strong Incentive (Warrior's Reward–G G's Dolly, by Comic Strip), a stakes winner at three who has become an outstanding addition to the broodmare band at Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stable, having produced Grade III winner Highly Motivated (Into Mischief); Surge Capacity (Flintshire {GB}), victorious in this year's GIII Lake George S. and entered for Friday's GIII Valley View S. at Keeneland; and the exciting Ways and Means (Practical Joke), named a 'TDN Rising Star' on Saratoga debut Aug. 6 ahead of a troubled runner-up effort in the GI Spinaway S. The 11-year-old mare, in foal to top sire Good Magic, is being offered by ELiTE, agent, as hip 264.
Next through the ring will be Ceiling Crusher (Mr. Big), who shipped away from her California base for the first time to best 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) in the GI Cotillion S. at Parx Sept. 23. Also successful in Del Mar's GIII Torrey Pines S. over the summer, the California-bred is cataloged as a racing/broodmare prospect and sells as hip 265 through Taylor Made.
Other supplements include:
- Mylady (Ger) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}), a Group 3 winner and third in the G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) before wining the GIII The Very One S. in her second appearance in America; offered as a broodmare prospect by Lane's End;
- Practica Cat (Chi) (Practical Joke), a group-winning juvenile in Chile and placed at Group 1 level at three; consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Highgate Sales;
- Yuki (Chi) (The Lumber Guy), a Group 1-placed runner at home prior to her export to the U.S., where she most recently won the Sept. 23 Dark Mirage S. at Los Alamitos; Highgate Sales consigns as a racing/broodmare prospect;
All entries are available online and will also be available in the Equineline sales app. Fasig-Tipton will continue to accept supplemental entries through the Breeders' Cup.
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Australia: Raf Attack vs. Tom Kitten In Spring Champion Stakes
A pair of AU$2-million races heads another high-quality program of racing at Randwick this Friday night in Sydney, Australia. Apart from sharing top billing in purse money, the Spring Champion Stakes (G1) and The Invitation have the common denominators of a Godolphin-owned horse and a Chris Waller-trained horse among the top three in wagering. A trio of supporting stakes embellishes Royal Randwick's ten-race card, which attracted an average of 12 horses per race. The wagering value and exciting spectacle of Sydney racing commences with a first post of 6:30 p.m. Pacific, 9:30 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast live by FanDuel TV and Sky Racing World.
Tom Kitten wasn't purring from the half-mile to the quarter pole of the Gloaming Stakes on the undercard of The Everest two weeks ago. After checking, then racing in tight quarters, the Godolphin colt bumped heavily and was unbalanced straightening for home. A furious rally came up a neck short of Raf Attack, who made his own luck on the lead. The G3 Gloaming, at 1 1/8 miles, is the traditional prep for Friday night's G1 Spring Champion Stakes, as early (southern hemisphere) season 3-year-olds stretch out in distance.
Raf Attack, who was 8-1 when upsetting Tom Kitten, can be expected to lead again but might have to be used early from post position 11. Meanwhile, Tom Kitten will have an extra furlong to claw back the margin. The Gloaming Stakes result was Tom Kitten's third straight defeat as favorite, but there has been merit in each of those beaten performances. He will again carry the weight of public support (6-5), with Raf Attack quoted 6-1 to repeat. While six other runners exit the Gloaming Stakes, trainer Chris Waller provides an intriguing alternative form line with the field's only filly. Tutta La Vita (6-1) finished third in the G1 Flight Stakes, at a mile against her own sex, giving every indication that she'll relish the additional real estate. Waller trained her sire, The Autumn Sun, to become champion 3-year-old colt during a season that included a Group 1 win at 1 1/4 miles.
The Spring Champion Stakes (Race 7) will be immediately followed by The Invitation (Race 8), a seven-furlong race for fillies and mares being run for just the third time. Global powerhouse Godolphin and Sydney's perennial leading trainer Chris Waller again clash near the top of the market. Waller's 5-year-old mare Espiona exits a very creditable midpack finish in The Everest (six furlongs), when never totally clear in the stretch of the world's richest turf race. On Friday night, Espiona (3-1) steps back up to her “pet” distance: she boasts a 4-for-7 career record at seven furlongs. The “Godolphin blue” will be carried by Parisal (6-1), a consistent 4-year-old with a 9: 4-4-0 career record. However, she must reverse two exacta results (including last start) versus Magic Time, who heads wagering for The Invitation at 5-2.
Countdown to the $10 Million Golden Eagle
Australia's second-richest race, restricted to 4-year-olds, is just a week away on Friday night, Nov. 3 (U.S. time).
- An already strong prospective field has been bolstered by the addition of brilliant Perth mare Amelia's Jewel. A shock last-start failure had blotted a previous 11: 9-2-0 career record and thrown plans into disarray, but trainer Simon Miller was overflowing with superlatives in describing her recovery from a suspected “low-grade bug” (virus) and the mare's subsequent workout.
- The news that Amelia's Jewel is “totally back on board” saw her immediately take over favoritism in future book wagering at 7-2.
- The Chris Waller-trained Kovalica, who is bursting to win a race this campaign, has firmed to 4-1.
- New Zealand mare Legarto has drifted to 5-1, the same odds as Hawaii Five Oh.
The Randwick card will be broadcast live on FanDuel TV this Friday night (First Post: 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT) alongside cards from Doomben, Kembla Grange and Ascot. All races will be live-streamed in HD on the new Sky Racing World App, skyracingworld.com and major ADW platforms such as TVG, TwinSpires, Xpressbet, NYRABets, WatchandWager, HPIbet, FanDuel and AmWager. Wagering is also available via these ADW platforms. Fans can get free access to live-streaming, past performances, and expert picks on all races at skyracingworld.com.
About Michael Wrona
A native of Brisbane, Australia, Michael Wrona has called races in six countries. Michael's vast U.S. experience includes; race calling at Los Alamitos, Hollywood Park, Arlington and Santa Anita, calling the 2000 Preakness on a national radio network and the 2016 Breeders' Cup on the International simulcast network. Michael also performed a race call voiceover for a Seinfeld episode called The Subway.
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Friday Insights: Homebred Curlin Colt Debuts For Gary And Mary West
1st-KEE, $100K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:00 p.m.
A Gary and Mary West homebred, HOLLYWOOD ENDING (Curlin) makes the races Friday for trainer Brad Cox. The colt is the fifth foal out of Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Milwaukee Appeal making him a half-brother to MGSW Actress (Tapit), herself the dam of GIII Withers S. winner Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}). On a steady work tab at both Turfway Park and, more recently, Churchill Downs, Hollywood Ending comes in with a good foundation and picks up Flavien Prat for his debut. TJCIS PPS
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