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Night Of Thunder Colt Tops Craven

A colt by Night Of Thunder (Ire) from Johnny Collins’s Brown Island Stable topped Thursday’s Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale when bought by Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock for 575,000gns. The colt, whose sire’s fortunes have only continued to improve since he was bought for £72,000 as a yearling, proved a smart pinhook.

Action at Park Paddocks has now moved on to the Tattersalls Ascot Breeze-Up Sale. A full report will follow.

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Military March Out Of Epsom Derby

Godolphin G3 Autumn S. winner and G1 2000 Guineas fourth Military March (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) has been ruled out of the July 4 G1 Investec Derby after suffering a setback, according to trainer Saeed bin Suroor. Military March was third favourite for the blue riband.

“He’ll be back by the end of the season, but his setback means no Derby,” the trainer said. “He’s a nice horse, we like him and he was doing really well so it’s really unfortunate. He’ll have a break now, but he should be back in October and we’ll look forward to that.

“It’s sad that he’s not running. He ran a good race in the Guineas and the Derby looked the perfect race for him; we’ve always felt he was a mile-and-a-quarter or mile-and-a-half horse, but he’s still one to look forward to in the future. It’s not serious, but he just needs time.

“He would have been my best chance in the Derby for a long time.”

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Belmont Winner Tiz The Law To Stand At Ashford Stud Upon Retirement

Last Saturday's impressive Grade 1 Belmont Stakes winner Tiz The Law will stand at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud on his retirement, but will continue to race for owners Sackatoga Stable throughout his racing career.

“Tiz The Law is the outstanding colt of his generation so we are obviously delighted he'll be coming here,” said Coolmore America manager Dermot Ryan. “From day one when he broke his maiden at Saratoga we have been watching him closely and he has everything one looks for in a stallion prospect. We are grateful to Jack Knowlton and his partners in Sackatoga Stable for letting us be a part of such an exciting horse, and also to Barclay Tagg, Robin Smullen and their team who have done a tremendous job with him. He's a Grade 1-winning juvenile and is now a Classic winner. Combined with his near perfect race record, he's very good-looking and is a very well-bred individual.”

His sire Constitution was second only to American Pharoah on the freshman sire table last year and leads the way in 2020, while Tiz The Law's dam Tizfiz was the winner of seven races including the Grade 2 San Gorgonio Handicap carrying top weight of 118 pounds.

“Tiz The Law is such a pleasure to be around, he impresses me every day with how easy he does everything, nothing is out of reach for him,” said trainer Barclay Tagg. “I have been training horses for such a long time and I have never had a horse like him, he makes my life very easy. We are looking forward to running him in the Travers then on to the Derby and Preakness. He has achieved so much already and is a very exciting horse for the future, I wouldn't change him for the world.”

Jack Knowlton, operating manager of Sackatoga Stables stated “Sackatoga Stable is pleased that Tiz The Law will stand at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud. It is an honor that he will become a part of the world's largest breeding operation of Thoroughbred racehorses. We are excited to see what Tiz The Law has in store on the track for the remainder of his 3-year-old year and beyond, and then look forward to his career as a stallion at Ashford.”

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Diversity in Racing: Kitty Taylor

KITTY TAYLOR, Warrendale Sales

I think most of the time, folks don’t want to see others peoples’ point of views and/or they can’t see them due to their life experiences. I was listening to NPR yesterday, and they were discussing the discontinuation of Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s, and Cream of Wheat because of their use of African American imagery. I had never thought of the subtle messaging that just those small daily images make on our views of others.

To that point, until we in racing can become more self-aware, we can’t be more inclusive. While we’re not like NASCAR and have flown the Confederate flag for decades, we have our own “exclusive” clubs at race tracks. There is a hierarchy– clubhouse versus grandstand, membership versus non-membership, all of this is visible to those around them. While there are now racing clubs that are “all women” like Starlight Ladies, how about some open the door to others?

When I was much younger, a majority of grooms at the race track were largely African American, and now it’s largely a Hispanic work force. Until we can level the playing field and crack open doors for everyone to enjoy and participate, racing will remain the exclusive club it has historically been. Perhaps opening up board membership to others via appointed versus voted on for inclusion to the Breeders’ Cup, Jockey Club, Keeneland, etc. will start that process. This is a time of change in our country and I hope we can see the opportunities.

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