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LA TESTE DE BUCH, France—Trade took a while to hit its stride during the first session of the Osarus September Yearling Sale but it finished with a bit of a flourish as Pierre Yves-Bureau went to €115,000 for a second-crop colt by Anodin (Ire) to race in the colours of stallion's breeders, Gerard and Alain Wertheimer. Sold as lot 126 through Haras de l'Hotellerie, the half-brother to six multiple winners is a son of the Woodman mare Bahia Gold, herself a daughter of the G2 Prix d'Astarte victrix Lady Winner...

G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Sea Of Class (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is likely to train up to the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 7, but whether the 3-year-old filly and current ante-post favourite is ultimately supplemented could depend on the ground. "I don't think she'll run before [the Arc]; she's in the Prix Vermeille [on Sept. 16] but I don't fancy that," trainer William Haggas told At The Races. "I think there's every likelihood that if she's OK, she'll be supplemented for...

Gary and Mary West's Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}), tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' after a debut victory at Del Mar Aug. 18, broke free of the shadow of his much-hyped stablemate and fellow 'Rising Star' Roadster (Quality Road) to win the GI Del Mar Futurity Sunday evening, giving trainer Bob Baffert his 14th victory in the race. Game Winner had 1 1/2 lengths on pacesetting Rowayton (Into Mischief) at the finish, with Roadster a half-length back in third. "We're an equal opportunity barn and sometimes I just throw them...

Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables' Mind Control (Stay Thirsty), privately purchased out of a maiden win a little over three weeks ago, shook off some early pace pressure and dug in late to hold off heavily favored 'TDN Rising Star' Mucho (Blame) in the GI Hopeful S. at Saratoga. Given a 10-1 chance in Saratoga's closing-day feature, the bay broke well and dueled early on with 'Rising Star' Nitrous (Tapit) through splits of :22.96 and :45.68. Cutting the corner into the lane, he appeared likely to be overhauled by...

LA TESTE DE BUCH, France—A Grade I winner from the 2016 sale and a Group 1 entrant from last year's graduates are just two of the factors which will boost the confidence of the Osarus team heading into the September Yearling Sale, which starts its two-day run today. Fatale Bere (Fr), from the first crop of Pedro The Great, became her sire's first top-level winner when landing the GI Del Mar Oaks on Aug. 19. Her brother is among the draft of Haras de la Haie Neuve, which stands the...

As a lover of quality two-year-old racing, the action at around 3:30 last Saturday was something of a treat for me, with two wide-margin maiden race winners and 'TDN Rising Stars' proving similarly impressive when they stepped up to Group 3 company. Firstly, the Round Tower S. at The Curragh was taken in very dominant style by No Nay Never's substantial son Ten Sovereigns (Ire) and then the Solario S. threw up a potential Classic winner when the regally-bred Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) forged four lengths clear of...

By Tom Peacock Different siblings managing to make their mark in life is hardly a novelty but Dar Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) is currently demonstrating the sort of matriarchal influence which would impress a Kardashian. Let us not forget that the broodmare was a three-time G1 winner herself and a product of the Lloyd-Webber family's Watership Down Stud, as well as the dam of G1 Prix de l'Opera S. third So Mi Dar (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The Lloyd-Webbers have proceeded with the same formula in using Darley's star stallion...

It's the pretty rare horse that can win a Grade I race on both the turf and dirt in the same year, and if you do so you're joining company that includes the likes of Secretariat. Dr. Fager won the United Nations on the grass the same year he won the Whitney, but that was before the graded stakes system was put into place. In 2001, the mare Affluent won the GI La Brea S. on the dirt and GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup on the turf. But, prior...

Through his Off The Hook LLC partnership, Joe Appelbaum has enjoyed significant pinhooking and racing success, but his greatest contributions to the industry have come through his involvement with the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. Appelbaum served his first term on the NYTHA board from 2014-2017 and was named president of the organization in 2017. As the Saratoga season winds down, the TDN caught up with Appelbaum to discuss his evolving role with NYTHA and his passion for the game of racing. TDN: Let's start by talking a little about...

   Godolphin's annus mirabilis continued apace as Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) backed up a narrow triumph in last month's G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten and remained on course for attempts at the G1 Caulfield Cup and G1 Melbourne Cup with a game victory in Sunday's G1 146th Grosser Preis von Baden at the Iffezheim track, bettering his fifth in last year's renewal of the Longines-sponsored event. Set for quarantine in the coming days, the bay enjoyed a second winter in Dubai before bagging his July 12 European...

With two full days of racing to go, trainer Chad Brown set the record of 41 wins at a Saratoga meet when Spirit Animal (Lemon Drop Kid) won a 2-year-old maiden special weight Saturday. "The 2-year-olds are really key to this meet," said Brown. "If you can get some of them ready to win some 2-year-old races, you're most likely going to have a good meet." The previous record of 40 wins was set by Brown when he won Saratoga's 2016 training title. The mark was tied in 2017 when...

Lee Pokoik's Sippican Harbor (Orb) became the first Grade I winner for her second-crop sire and secured a spot in the gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with a 16-1 upset in Saratoga's GI Spinaway S. Saturday. Even-money favorite and 'TDN Rising Star' Chasing Yesterday (Tapit), a half-sister to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) finished a non-factor seventh after being bumped at the start and enduring a wide trip. Pinched back just a few strides out of the gate, Sippican Harbor ran in second last...