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Summer Breezes: Raging Torrent Moving Forward For Futurity

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the summer's boutique meetings.

Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the entries for Sunday at Del Mar, including previously raced horses competing in the GI Del Mar Futurity:

Sunday, September 10, 2023
Del Mar 4, $82k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 5:59 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Blisterinthesun (Mitole), OBSMAR, 130,000, :10
Consignor: White Lilac (Katie Miranda), agent
Buyer: Little Red Feather Racing, agent John Dowd

Esprit Enchante (Tapit), FTMMAY, 250,000, :10.2
Consignor: Pick View LLC, agent
Buyer: Charlie Allen

Toulouse Detrac (Tapiture), OBSMAR, 75,000, :10
Consignor: Parrish Farms, agent
Buyer: Richard Baltas, agent for Calvin Nguyen

DMR Futurity-GI, $300k, 2yo, 7f, 8:59 p.m. ET
Raging Torrent (Maximus Mischief), OBSAPR, 75,000, :10
Consignor: Randy Bradshaw, agent
Buyer: Steve Rothblum, agent for Mark Davis

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Churchill Makes Slight Changes To Kentucky Derby And Oaks Roads

Churchill Downs Racetrack officials have made slight modifications to the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby, the series of select races that will determine the preference list for the 150th GI Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 4, 2024, the track said in a release Friday.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby, which debuted in 2013, annually awards a sliding scale of points to the top five finishing positions in select qualifying races. At the conclusion of the series, the leaderboard will determine the preference list for entries into the 20-horse Kentucky Derby.

Second-place points in all qualifying races have been increased to create added separation from second and third-place finishers. Additionally, third and fourth-place points in races that award 100 points to winner have been decreased.

Series Races:
Early Prep Season
Last Year: 10-4-3-2-1, This Year: 10-5-3-2-1

Breeders' Cup
Last Year: 30-12-9-6-3, This Year: 30-15-9-6-3

Late Prep Season
Last Year: 20-8-6-4-2, This Year: 20-10-6-4-2

Early Championship Series
Last Year: 50-20-15-10-5, This Year: 50-25-15-10-5

Late Championship Series
Last Year: 100-40-30-20-10, This Year: 100-50-25-15-10

In other changes:

The GIII Street Sense S. scheduled for Oct. 29 at Churchill Downs has been added to the Early Prep Season;
The GIII Sunland Park Derby has been decreased in value from 50-20-15-10-5 in 2023 to 20-10-6-4-2 in 2024.

Similar changes were made to the 32-race Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, which awards points to fillies to qualify for the 150th GI Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 3, 2024:

The Rags to Riches S. to be run Oct. 29 at Churchill Downs has been added to the Early Prep Season;
The Sunland Park Oaks has been decreased in value from 50-20-15-10-5 in 2023 to 20-10-6-4-2 in 2024; and
The GII Beaumont S. at Keeneland has been removed from the Championship Series.

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TIF Reports Prairie Meadows Hit By Pool Manipulations

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is investigating a spate of pool manipulation incidents which seem to have occurred on three races run at Prairie Meadows in the last eight race days, the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation (TIF) said in a release Friday morning.

Daily double pools on Sept. 4 (Races 2/3), Sept. 1 (Races 6/7) and Aug. 25 (Races 5/6) were subject to massive bets on combinations the manipulator(s) expected to lose. In each case, the bets were made in the final betting cycle when projected payouts for each combination are not updated until the race was underway.

TIF has drawn attention to such incidents, and the problems they create, at other U.S. tracks in the past. Most notably, Gulfstream Park eliminated its quinella pools after a significant manipulation event was detected in November 2022.

“These incidents at Prairie Meadows have all the hallmarks of pool manipulation based on TIF's multi-year focus and every time they occur, it calls into question the outcomes of the races involved,” said TIF executive director Patrick Cummings. “Integrity is paramount and when pools are manipulated like this, bettors are rightly confused and can lose confidence that races are run fairly and the betting pools are operated fairly.”

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Keeneland Library Expands Exhibit Through Fall, Adds Events

Keeneland Library has scheduled a number of events for the remainder of 2023 to expand the reach of its exhibit, The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers, the repository said in a release Friday.

Due to demand, the Library's free exhibit and its on-site youth and adult programs have been extended through Dec. 8.

Other events include:

Now: Companion book available

The companion book to The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers is available at the Library and The Keeneland Shop (in store and online) for $10. All proceeds will benefit the Keeneland Library Foundation.
Keeneland Library will begin to donate copies of the book to community and industry organizations Sept. 11.

Sept. 15: LexArts Gallery Hop at the Lyric (5-8 p.m.)

To celebrate the launch of the traveling exhibit in Lexington's East End, incoming Library Director Roda Ferraro will deliver the evening's educational program and the first 100 Gallery Hop attendees will receive a free copy of the companion book.

Sept. 19: “Meet the Authors” free at Keeneland Library (6:30-8 p.m.)

Pulitzer Prize nominee Sarah Maslin Nir and co-author Raymond White Jr. will present their new book, The Jockey & Her Horse, the story of Cheryl White Breyer. Books will be available for purchase for $17. A brief program will be followed by a book signing. RSVP here.

Sept. 20: “Meet the Authors” free at the Lyric (6-7:30 p.m.)

After an opening program in the Lyric's Community Room, a meet and greet is scheduled with Nir and White. The first 100 attendees under the age of 18 will receive a free copy of their book, along with free General Admission passes to Keeneland's Fall Meet.

Oct. 21: Cheryl White Breyer Sets at Keeneland

During Sunrise Trackside, a free, family-friendly event at Keeneland from 8-10 a.m. (ET), Keeneland will spotlight White's career as a jockey. Children will have a chance to try on a replica of White's silks, and fans will have a chance to win Keeneland Breyer sets featuring a figure of White, the model horse Jetolara (her first winning mount) and a copy of the book.
The Keeneland Shop and Keeneland Library will host a signing with Raymond White Jr. from 1-3 p.m. Cheryl White Breyer sets and copies of The Jockey & Her Horse will be available to purchase.

Nov. 18: An Evening with Geraldine Brooks at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion (6:30-8 p.m.)

Keeneland Library will host Pulitzer Prize winning-author Geraldine Brooks, who will discuss her 2022 novel, Horse. Details to follow.

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