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‘Rising Star’ Strobe Returns with Style in Keeneland Allowance

8th-Keeneland, $110,000, Alw, 10-14, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.46, ft, 6 lengths.
STROBE (c, 3, Into Mischief–Flashing {MGISW, $633,226}, by A.P. Indy) hoisted his 'TDN Rising Star'-dom even higher for all to see with this monster return off the layoff after needing some more time to overcome minor issues. Sporting an eye-catching 99 Beyer for his unveiling May 7 on the Derby Day undercard–a race where he dominated a field which included eventual GSW Elite Power (Curlin), currently on a four-race win streak–the Godolphin homebred was hammered down to overwhelming 1-5 favoritism here and made it look like a gift. Breaking well and tugging his way to the lead early, he put up a :46.55 half and rolled into the lane well in-hand before producing a second wind when lightly asked to put distance on a chasing Classic Moment (Classic Empire) and won by a widening six lengths. A half to Floodlight (Medaglia d'Oro), SW & MGSP-Fr, $111,885, Strobe is the most recent winning edition for Flashing, whose 2020 Include foal was stillborn but had a 2022 weanling by Street Boss. She visited Liam's Map for 2023. This is the female family of Canadian Champion 3-year-old filly and 1990 Broodmare of the Year, Kamar. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $133,398. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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2022 Breeders’ Cup Post Times and Broadcast Schedule Announced

The Breeders' Cup has released post times and the broadcast coverage schedule for the 39th Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The two-day championship event will be shown live across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV.

The 39th Breeders' Cup begins on Friday, Nov. 4 with Future Stars Friday, featuring all five Breeders' Cup World Championships races for 2-year-olds. There will be five undercard races preceding the first Breeders' Cup race on Friday's 10-race program, with the first race post time at 11:55 a.m. ET.

USA Network and FanDuel TV (formerly TVG) will televise the first day of this year's World Championships from 2-6 p.m. ET. This is the first year that USA Network will televise the World Championships. In total, FanDuel TV will be televising 13 of the 14 World Championships races and all undercard races.

Friday's first Breeders' Cup Championship race will be Race #6, which will have a post time of 3 p.m. ET. Post time for the last Breeders' Cup race of the day, Race #10, will be 5:40 p.m. ET.

There will be 12 races on Saturday, Nov. 5, featuring nine Breeders' Cup World Championships races. The day opens with two undercard races, beginning with a first race post time of 10:30 a.m. ET. The first Breeders' Cup Championship race will be Race #3, which will have a post time of 11:50 a.m. ET. FanDuel TV will televise the first eight Breeders' Cup World Championships races on Saturday.

USA Network begins its Saturday coverage from 1-3:30 p.m. ET, followed by two-and-a-half hours of live programming on NBC and Peacock, from 3:30-6 p.m. ET, culminating with the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Post time for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Race #11, will be 5:40 p.m. ET. An additional undercard Race #12 will complete the Saturday programming with a post time of 6:20 p.m. ET.

The official race order and wagering menu for both days of the World Championships will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

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Godolphin Announces 2022 TIEA Award Winners

The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards concluded this afternoon during an awards ceremony at Keeneland Racecourse's Sales Pavilion. Winners were announced in a total of seven categories with a total of $122,000 awarded. Frank Mirahmadi, track announcer at Santa Anita and Saratoga Racecourse, served as the master of ceremonies. The full list of winners and runners-up is as follows:

Newcomer Award, sponsored by NYRA
Winner: Johnathan Estrada, Groom, David Donk
(Runners-up: Charles Churchill, Ed Brown Society and 1/ST Racing Intern, Stronach Group; Maddie Rowland, Apprentice Jockey Monmouth Park, Elizabeth Merryman nominator)

Support Services Award, sponsored by I Am Horse Racing
Winner: Laura Scheer, Crossing Guard, New York Racing Association
(Runners-up: Tim Tullock, Jr., Compliance Officer, Maryland Jockey Club; Walter Johnson, Travel Agent, Protravel International)

Katherine McKee Administration Award sponsored by Keeneland
Winner: Darla Shoemaker Gaige, Office Administration, Charles Town HBPA
(Runners-up: Angela Ramsey, Finance Manager and Human Resources, Sequel Holdings; Blair Eads, Production and Marketing Manager, Equix)

Dedication to Breeding Award sponsored by Hallway Feeds
Winner: Don Jenkins, Groom, Darby Dan Farm
(Runners-up: Danny Mitchell, Foaling Manager, Denali Stud; Steve Holbrook, Assistant Manager, Coolmore America)

Dedication to Racing Award, sponsored by the NTRA
Winner: Felipe Pulido Mendoza, Groom, Richard Mandella Racing
(Runners-up: Alice Clapham, Assistant Trainer, Graham Motion Racing; Danny Ramsey, Exercise Rider, McPeek Racing Stables)

Leadership Award, sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Winner: Leanna Willaford, Assistant Trainer, Bill Mott
(Runners-up: Anne Eberhardt-Keogh, Visuals Director, BloodHorse Publications; Matthew Zehnder, Equine Resources Coordinator, University of Kentucky Maine Chance Farm)

Dr. J. David “Doc” Richardson Community Award, sponsored by Churchill Downs
Winner: Jessica Hammond, Benevolence and Counseling Director & Program Administrator for Beyond the Wire, Georganne Hale, nominator
Runner-up: Dr. Kyle Roper, Regional Medical Director, CHI St. Vincent

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Keeneland Becomes an Ed Brown Society Partner

Keeneland is making a $50,000 contribution to the Ed Brown Society to become an official Ed Brown Partner. This multifaceted partnership will further opportunities for young people of color to gain exposure, experience and professional job placements in the Thoroughbred industry.

As a cornerstone of the partnership, Ed Brown Society (EBS) will identify, recruit and place qualified minority students for paid professional internships within the Keeneland team. Upon the completion of their internships, EBS will provide ongoing direction to these interns as they progress toward permanent professional placements in the Thoroughbred Industry. Ed Brown Society and Keeneland will also collaborate on existing initiatives such as Keeneland's Fifth Grade Field Trips, College Scholarship Day and Keeneland's College Ambassador Program with an effort to promote diversity and inclusion.

The Ed Brown Society (edbrownsociety.org) is named for the noted African American horseman, Edward Dudley Brown from Lexington who achieved great success as a Thoroughbred jockey, trainer and owner from the latter 19th century through the time of his retirement in 1903. Brown, who trained Baden-Baden to win the 1877 Kentucky Derby and developed future Derby winners Ben Brush and Plaudit, was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1984.

“Ed Brown Society and Keeneland have a collective commitment to expose the sport to new and diverse audiences and create more opportunities for people from all backgrounds,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. “We are proud to expand our relationship with Ed Brown Society at the Partner level and excited to invest in a more diverse next generation of industry leaders with the EBS internship program.”

“Like so many African Americans, who have accomplished great things in horse racing, Ed Brown was a native of Lexington, KY. So, it is a fitting milestone to embark upon this crucial endeavor with Keeneland. We gladly welcome Keeneland to the Ed Brown Partnership, which should open doors in the Horse Capital of the World for more students of color to pursue professional careers in the industry that I love,” said Greg Harbut, Chairman of the Ed Brown Society.

Details are also in the works for a Keeneland sponsored Ed Brown Race Day during the 2023 Spring Meet.

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