15/02/2025. In today’s TDN, Mage And Dornoch’s Half-Brother Breaks Maiden At Santa Anita… by TDN
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In TDN America:.
- It’s Louisiana Derby Preview Day in the Big Easy, highlighted by the GII Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes and the return to action of ’TDN Rising Star’ East Avenue (Medaglia d’Oro), who makes his first start since a bad stumble out of the stalls cost him any chance in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in November. Stefanie Grimm previews Saturday’s graded action.
- Simply Joking (Practical Joke) will be one of the ones in the fillies’ counterpart, the GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes, one of two on the Oaks trail for Geoff Nixon’s Grantley Acres. Katie Petrunyak has our story.
- In the latest installment of his ’Second Chances’ column, TDN Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack talks with CJ Johnsen about She’s a Gemma (Nyquist), who earned a promising 82 Beyer Speed Figure on debut at Tampa on Feb. 8.
In TDN Europe:
- Tote boss Alex Frost of Ladyswood Stud reveals his 2025 mating plans. Emma Berry has more.
- Jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot was given an emergency licence and rode a winner in Doha, Qatar on Friday. Boudot has not ridden in public since May of 2021 due to legal proceedings relating to allegations of rape.
- Classic-winning trainer Fulke Johnson Houghton has died at the age of 84. John Berry pens the obituary.
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Mage And Dornoch’s Half-Brother Breaks Maiden At Santa Anita
6th-Santa Anita, $60,500, Msw, 2-14, 3yo, 1m, 1:37.84, ft, 4 3/4 lengths. BAEZA (c, 3, McKinzie–Puca {SW & GSP, $299,406}, by Big Brown) debuted over the grass at Del Mar Dec. 1 and finished a well-beaten… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Boudot Returns To The Winner’s Enclosure In Doha After Being Granted Licence At Eleventh Hour
Pierre-Charles Boudot, who had not ridden in public since May 2021 due to legal proceedings relating to allegations of rape, made an unexpected winning return to the saddle in Doha on day two of the… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Uncle Mo Half To Ramatuelle A New TDN Rising Star For Yeguada Centurion
Following on from the eye-catching performance of Audubon Park (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) at Chantilly on Friday, the Yeguada Centurion homebred Tito Mo Cen (Ire) (Uncle Mo–Raven’s Lady {GB}, by Raven’s Pass) delivered the ultimate display… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Craig Bernick’s Daughter Of Dubawi Lights Up Chantilly
There was something to warm the hearts of Flat lovers at Chantilly on Friday as Craig Bernick’s newcomer Audubon Park (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}–Right Hand {GB}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}) became one of the late… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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