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Ettedgui, Hamilton Awarded Gerry Digler Equine Scholarships

The Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation announced its latest scholarship recipients for the 2024 Irish National Stud Thorough Breeding Management Program.

The scholarships have been awarded to Luis Ettedgui and Grace Hamilton.

Ettedgui is a Venezuela native and a graduate from the University of Kentucky's Equine Science & Management program. During his time in Kentucky, he spent two breaking seasons at Juddmonte Farms' yearling division, one year working under trainer Brad Cox, and a breeding season at Godolphin's Stonerside Farm.

Ettedgui owes much of his personal upbringing to Farm Managers Garrett O'Rourke and Gerry Duffy as well as assistant trainer Tessa Walden for their guidance and support throughout his early career as a horseman.

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to attend the Irish National Stud and to be awarded as the recipient of the Gerry Dilger Scholarship and hope to gain knowledge from a different perspective on thoroughbred breeding management during my time on the course,” Ettedgui said.

Hamilton. originally from Bluffton, South Carolina, is a University of Kentucky senior majoring in Equine Science and Management and minoring in Business. She has worked in various Thoroughbred industry roles in Kentucky since 2020, including working with broodmares and foals at Coldwater Farm, and gaining experience at major Thoroughbred yearling sales in multiple positions for Blandford Stud and Marette Farrell. In addition, Grace recently completed her for-credit internship at Godolphin's Jonabell Farm, where she assisted with research projects and gave tours of the stallion complex.

“I want to thank the Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation and the Dilger family for all the work they do for people pursuing careers in the Thoroughbred industry,” Hamilton said. “I'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity and I look forward to representing them this spring at the Irish National Stud.”

The quality of applications received by the charity for these scholarships was exceptional and the board is greatly encouraged that so many young and highly motivated people choose to pursue a career in the bloodstock industry.

For more information on the range of scholarships available please visit www.gerrydilgerequine.com.

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Auguste Rodin Likely Breeders’ Cup-Bound

The Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in November is likely on the agenda for Classic winner Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), trainer Aidan O'Brien revealed on Sunday. The Coolmore and Westerberg colorbearer earned a trip to California with his triumph in Saturday's G1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown, a Breeders' Cup Challenge qualifying event for the 1 1/2-mile GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf.

“The lads love the Breeders' Cup and he's a lovely horse for it,” O'Brien said. “They will decide, but he'd love that ground. He's a beautiful mover. He won in Doncaster [the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy S. as a juvenile] on heavy and we couldn't believe that he did it, but it was probably just sheer ability.

“We'll take our time and see how he is, but I'd imagine it will be something like [the Breeders' Cup].”

O'Brien also indicated Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), runner-up to his stablemate in the Irish Champion S., could head to France in an attempt to improve off of his seventh-place finish in last year's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

“He could go to the Arc,” O'Brien said. “He wouldn't mind as long as the ground is not heavy, and over a mile and a half we know to ride him like a horse that just gets a mile and a half.

“He doesn't want to go any further, but we are learning about him all the time. It was a massive run yesterday.”

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Remake, Crown Pride Strike Double For Japan In Group 3 Races In Korea

Hong Kong's hopes of a second win in South Korea came unstuck Sunday afternoon as Japanese duo Remake and former U.S. classic starter Crown Pride collected both Group 3 features on a warm afternoon at a packed-to-the-rafters Seoul Racecourse.

Squeezed for running room as he left barrier 11, Hong Kong's Duke Wai was forced to settle at the rear before steadily making ground mid-race under jockey Damian Lane. Turning for home, Duke Wai took the widest route and closed impressively, however, it was too little too late as Remake, guided by Kawada Yuga, won by four lengths while setting a course record of 1:10 for 1,200 meters (about six furlongs).

South Korea's Beolmaui Star crossed the line second, while third place in the went to the Japan's Yoshito Yahagi-trained Bathrat Leon. Last year's winner Eoma Eoma finished fifth in the field of 15.

A 4-year-old colt by Lani, Remake is trained by Shintani Koichi for owner Koji Maeda.

In the following race, Teruya Yoshida's Crown Pride, who competed in the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1), streaked clear to a 10-length triumph to seal Japan's big race double in the Korea Cup going 1,800 meters (about 1 1/8 miles). Like Remake, Crown Pride was ridden by Yuga and is trained by Koichi.

Japan finished one-two in the race, with Gloria Mundi grabbing second. Last year's victor, Winner's Man, was third, while Success Macho was fourth in the 15-horse field.

The winning time of the Korea Cup was 1:51.50.

Crown Pride is a 4-year-old Reach The Crown colt.

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What’s In A Name? Kenwick, Just F Y I, Gordian Knot, Praetorian Guard

The promising 2-eary-old filly Kenwick (Bernardini) may have won in Pennsylvania, but her pedigree shouts Lexington KY from the very rooftops of two local neighborhoods. Kenwick is a central residential area of the city, while Bell Court, as in the dam's name, is an almost adjacent zone, closer to downtown. Both areas have an Old America feel to them: nothing fake, nothing too gentrified, just authentic, with a touch of Thornton Wilder's “Our Town” ambiance. There is in fact a small theatre in the Bell House in Bell Court: the lovely Carriage House Theatre. Lexington visitors! The “Kenwick Table” locale on Owsley Road in Kenwick is the best for the weary traveler: coffee, live music (with an open mike on Monday evenings), beer & wine on the menu, two patios, out-of-this-world elegance – in a word: cool, like its equine namesake, who “got through a razor-thin hole” on the rail to go and win her race.

1st-Presque Isle Downs, $30,600, Msw, 9-5, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:12.44, ft, 2 1/2 lengths.
KENWICK (f, 2, Bernardini–Bell Court, by Street Sense) O/B-Godolphin LLC (KY); T-Eoin G Harty.

The name of Saratoga winning filly Just F Y I (Justify) is a sort of an anagram (rearrangement of letters to form another name) of the moniker of her dad – which is kind of unusual and brave, and therefore worthy of praise. She won on her debut, so novelty and quality are part of her repertoire.

6th-Saratoga, $105,000, Msw, 8-26, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.06, ft, head.
JUST F Y I (f, 2, Justify–Star Act {SP, $147,605}, by Street Cry {Ire}). O/B-George Krikorian (KY); T-William I. Mott.

There was horseracing in antiquity, and there is antiquity in modern horseracing. So much so that a recent sprint stakes race at Parx Racing Aug. 22 produced a very classical exacta, with a close finish. The winner is called Gordian Knot (Social Inclusion), as in the famous head-scratching problem solved by Alexander The Great with a dramatic blow of his sword on his way to conquering Asia. The runner-up is named Praetorian Guard (Speightster), after the dangerous posse of Roman Emperors – made up of veteran bodyguards who on occasion became a mortal danger to the very ruler they were to protect. “No one reigns innocently”, as it has been said.

SALVATORE M. DEBUNDA SPRINT S., $75,000, Parx Racing, 8-22, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:19.83, ft.
1–GORDIAN KNOT, 126, g, 3, Social Inclusion-Mia,
by Put It Back. O-Joseph M. Imbesi. B- Mr. & Mrs. Joe Imbesi.
T-Guadalupe Preciado. $43,200. Lifetime Record: 8-6-0-1,
$386,960.
2–Praetorian Guard, 121, g, 3, Speightster–Super Shopper,
by Super Saver. ($25,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). O-Conway Racing
LLC (Mark Conway), Over The Moon Racing and Innovest BC
LLC; B-Jimmy L. Gladwell, III (KY); T-Louis C. Linder, Jr. $14,400.

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