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Fasig-Tipton Puts Santa Anita 2-Year-Old Sale On Hiatus For 2022

Logistical issues and a limited supply of horses has led Fasig-Tipton to put its Santa Anita 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale on hiatus for 2022, BloodHorse reports.

The auction was initially scheduled to be held in June at Santa Anita Park.

Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning told BloodHorse that beyond lacking the equine numbers to make the catalog work, not having dedicated stalls at Santa Anita to house sale horses created some issues. Last year, some trainers had to be displaced from their barns to make room for the sale horses.

The auction company's California Fall Yearlings Sale is still scheduled for Sept. 27 at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.

Fasig-Tipton took over the mantle as California's primary auction company for 2-year-olds in training sales in 2019, following the closure of Barretts Equine Sales the prior year.

KHRC Considering ‘Claiming Jail,’ Additional Workout Reporting Rules

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's Rules Committee has approved recommending a Kentucky “claiming jail” rule and additional workout reporting regulations during the next KHRC meeting on Feb. 15, according to bloodhorse.com.

If approved, a horse claimed in Kentucky will not be able to race outside the state for 30 days from the end of the meet at which it was claimed.

Many states already have a “claiming jail” rule on the books, though Kentucky had previously faced court challenges from owner Jerry Jamgotchian over a similar regulation. KHRC general counsel Jennifer Wolsing was confident that the new rule would pass legal scrutiny.

Additionally, horses starting after lengthy layoffs could be required to have additional workouts prior to those starts, an idea initially proposed by the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation on behalf of bettors.

The committee suggests that a horse entered off a 90-day break be required to show two reported workouts (one within 20 days of entry), and a horse off a 180-day break be required to show three reported works (one within 20 days of entry). Current regulations require horses entered off a rest of 45 or more days to show one work within 20 days of entry.

The rules committee will recommend the new rules during the Feb. 15

Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale Start Date Pushed Back to Tuesday

Due to the ice storm currently forecasted for Lexington, Ky., Fasig-Tipton officials are pushing back the start date of next week's Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale to Tuesday, Feb. 8.

The two-day auction was originally scheduled to take place on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 7 and 8, but will now be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 8 and 9.

Hips 1-300 will now be offered in the Tuesday session. Hips 301 – through the supplement (which currently goes through hip 606), will be offered on Wednesday. Both sessions will begin at 10 a.m.

“Our area is currently under an ice storm warning from tomorrow morning through Friday morning, and in the interests of safety we have decided to push the sale back by one day,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “This will ensure that horses and sale participants will have ample time to arrive on the sales grounds and begin inspections when conditions are safe to do so.”

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Owners Head To Dubai To Cheer On Hot Rod Charlie In His Meydan Debut

Hot Rod Charlie will make his highly-anticipated UAE debut on Friday at Meydan Racecourse.

Voted the winner of the Vox Populi Award for 2021 by US racing fans, the Doug O'Neill-trained 4-year-old is the headline act in G2 Maktoum Challenge R2 [Presented by The Longines Record], the feature on Friday's seven-race card.

Third in the Kentucky Derby, second in the Belmont and the winner of the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby, Hot Rod Charlie warmed up for his Dubai travels with a close second, beaten a nose, in the G2 San Vincente Stakes at Santa Anita, California, on Dec. 26.

He'll have a strong supporting party to cheer him on, with Patrick O'Neill of part-owners Boat Racing in town, as well as another co-owner, Bill Strauss.

“We sat down after the Breeders' Cup meeting in November and made a plan for the horse,” said Strauss. “We decided to target Dubai and then the best way of getting to the Dubai World Cup, which was to bring him here and give him a race over the track.”

Hot Rod Charlie faces stiff opposition in the feature, with emphatic local debut winner Everfast in for Doug Watson.

“We weren't sure where to go with him [after his local debut win in December],” said Watson. “We were thinking this race or the Firebreak, but then [owner] Frankie O'Connor came into town and that helped make up our minds.

“He was second in the Preakness over this trip, so I don't think it will be a problem.”

The other Group 2 on the card is the Balanchine [Presented by Longines Evidenza] for fillies and mares on turf, over 1800 meters (9 furlongs). It sees the French-trained Pevensey Bay bidding to follow up her victory in the Cape Verdi (G2) over 200metres shorter last time out. Waiting for her in the race is Charlie Appleby's Creative Flair, who was last seen finishing fourth in the Jockey Club Oaks in New York in September.

“She has always had the Balanchine as her long-term target,” said the handler, who has won the last two editions of this race with Summer Romance and Magic Lily. “Her preparation has gone well.”

The third Thoroughbred race on the card is the G3 Firebreak Stakes [Presented by Longines Conquest] over 1600 meters (one mile) on dirt, which was won in 2021 by subsequent G2 Godolphin Mile winner Secret Ambition. It has a field of eight, with Bhupat Seemar's Tuz aiming to make it two from two this season, having won the Listed Dubai Creek Mile in December. Watson sends out Prince Eiji, an eye-catching short-head second to Kafoo on his local debut and first on dirt.

“We were thrilled and disappointed with his first run here,” said Watson of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Obaid Al Maktoum-owned 6-year-old. “He got a little leg-weary with it being his first try on dirt, but it still took a good one to beat him and it's always been the plan to run here.”

Godolphin are having another excellent Carnival and they are loaded in the turf races, in particular. Appleby's Listed winner New Science takes on Jumeirah Derby Trial winner Island Falcon in the Listed Jumeirah Classic [Presented by Longines Elegant] and the handler also runs Sovereign Prince, a winner here three weeks ago when he beat the re-opposing Sed Maarib.

Appleby has had the Carnival as the target for several months for New Science and said: “His form from the UK is rock solid but he was quick to be earmarked for a Dubai campaign and his preparation has gone well. [After this race] he'll head back to the UK for one of the Guineas Trials.”

The 3-year-olds also line up on dirt in the Al Bastakiya Trial [Presented by Longines St Imier] over 1900 meters (1 3/16 miles), in which the Watson-trained Violent Justice looks of interest following his emphatic Jebel Ali maiden win. Earlier on, a select field of six has been declared for the Oud Metha Stakes [Presented by Longines Master Collection] over 1200 meters (6 furlongs) on dirt. Leading the charge there is Rudy Trigger, a winner of three of his five starts in Argentina for trainer Maria Munoz.

The evening's action begins at 6pm with the G1 Maktoum Challenge R1 [Presented by Longines Dolce Vita] for Purebred Arabians, over 1900 meters. It welcomes back last year's winner, RB Frynchh Dude, as well as another Group 1 winner, Brraq.

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