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Too Darn Hot Returns To Darley In Australia At Increased Fee Of A$110,000

Nine-time Group 1 winner Anamoe (Aus) leads the 18-strong Darley Australia roster at A$121,000 in 2024, the organisation announced on Tuesday. He is set to be joined in New South Wales by the shuttle Too Darn Hot (GB), who will command a fee of A$110,000, having produced the G1 Champagne S. winner Broadsiding (Aus) from [...]

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New Vocations' Open Barn & BBQ to be Held April 25

The 7th annual New Vocations Open Barn & BBQ will take place Thursday, Apr. 25 from 4:00p.m. to 8:30p.m. at the Lexington, KY facility at Mereworth Farm, the organization stated via press release Monday. Presented by Seidman Stables, the event is free and open to the public and will feature a series of educational seminars [...]

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TOBA Announces Peak Biologics Sponsorship

Peak Biologics, an authorized distributor of the AniCell Biotech product line, has become an official sponsorship partner of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), the organization announced via release Monday. The AniCell products are a line of regenerative, wound-care products derived from amnion and amniotic fluid/tissue and the AniCell Biotech complete product line of [...]

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Alflaila Back In Peak Condition Ahead Of Five-Year-Old Campaign

Alflaila (GB), who was last seen finishing fifth behind Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown in September, has been given a clean bill of health by trainer Owen Burrows as he prepares to return to action following an injury-plagued four-year-old campaign. The son of Dark Angel (Ire) [...]

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Observations: Chief Little Rock Set for Blue Riband Trial

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations features the return of GSW Chief Little Rock (Galileo). Ballydoyle's G2 Beresford [...]

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Resilience, Just F Y I Breeze at Churchill Downs on Busy Day for Arrivals

Bill Mott's Barn 19 was busy Monday morning as Kentucky Derby and Oaks hopefuls GSW Resilience (Into Mischief) and MGISW Just F Y I (Justify) put in published five-furlong workouts. The former galloped about one mile before producing a move clocked in 1:01.60 under jockey Junior Alvarado and easily galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.60, [...]

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Hong Kong Garden A New Addition At Newbury For Lockinge Day

A new Hong Kong Garden will be in place at Newbury Racecourse when the track hosts five World Pool races on Saturday, May 18, including the G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. which headlines the fixture. The Hong Kong Garden will offer themed food and drink, plus a range of entertainment including live performances from Albert [...]

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London Marathon Runners Raise Funds For Racing Welfare

Ten runners came together to raise more than £15,000 for Racing Welfare when participating in the London Marathon, the charity organisation announced on Monday. The group who completed the 26.2-mile course on Sunday included Richard Cosgrave, who has received support from Racing Welfare having sustained a fall four years ago which resulted in a broken [...]

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Ajay Anne Becomes Arqana's Middle East And Indian Representative 

Arqana has strengthened its overseas department with the addition of Ajay Anne, who becomes the company's new thoroughbred representative for the Middle East and India. A graduate of the Darley Flying Start and the Indian Racing Academy, Anne started his career with Darley as their Middle East, Indian and South African bloodstock representative.  Since the [...]

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ECL Entertainment, Clairvest Purchase Wyoming Downs

ECL Entertainment and its joint venture partner Clairvest Group have entered into an agreement to purchase Wyoming Downs in Evanston, as well as the track's historic racing locations across Wyoming, the partners announced Monday. The sale is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2024, pending all required regulatory approvals and standard closing [...]

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Haggas Says “Fragile” Maljoom Ready To Return But Lockinge “A Long Shot”

William Haggas has described the Lockinge S. as “a long shot” for Maljoom (Ire) (Caravaggio) but said the talented older horse could get his campaign underway in the Listed Paradise S. at Ascot.  The German 2,000 Guineas winner has endured his share of training problems and was only seen once last season when disappointing in [...]

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Coffee In Bed Rises To The Occasion At The Wire In GII Santa Maria S.

Coffee in Bed just got her neck in front of pacesetting Super Shine on the line to earn the first graded victory of her career in the GII Santa Maria S. at Santa Anita Sunday evening. The dark bay filly settled off the pace while shadowing favorite Desert Dawn as a four-way battle for the [...]

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