Respiratory Infection Knocks Paddington Out Of Breeders’ Cup Mile; Retired To Coolmore For 2024
The high-class miler Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}–Modern Eagle {Ger}, by Montjeu {Ire}), bound for Santa Anita’s GI Breeders’ Cup Mile, has instead been retired directly to Coolmore Stud for the 2024 breeding season due to… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Report of Mares Bred: Golden Pal Tops List
The Jockey Club’s Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics reflects that through Oct. 18 of this year, 867 stallions covered 26,597 mares in North America during the breeding season, a decrease from 2022 when 925… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
‘Solid Sale Getting Better Every Year:’ Fasig-Tipton October Sale Concludes
LEXINGTON, KY – The Fasig-Tipton October Yearlings Sale concluded Thursday with a solid renewal which very nearly kept pace with its record-setting 2022 version even in the midst of a softening yearling market and a… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Repole Announces Formation of National Thoroughbred Alliance, Hires Cummings as Executive Director
Owner Mike Repole’s efforts to form a group that he hopes can help solve some of the sport’s problems and create growth in an industry that has been in a downward spiral for decades took… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Grade II Winner Bellabel, Pair of Stakes-Producing Dams Added to Keeneland November
Keeneland has added a trio of horses–one racing/broodmare prospect and the dams of a pair of current black-type winners, one with Breeders’ Cup aspirations. Bellabel (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}), to be offered by Taylor Made, is cataloged… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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Quality Supplementary Entries Added To Autumn HIT & Yearling Sales
including candidates for Goffs Two Million Series
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39 well-related supplementary entries have been added to next week’s Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale (Lots 736 – 774), among which are 21 Lots who are eligible for the Goffs Two Million Series. This is the last chance for buyers to secure a yearling to compete for a guaranteed minimum prize fund of €2,000,000 in 2024 across the Goffs Million, Goffs 500 and Goffs €50,000 Bonus Series. The supplementary catalogue also offers an opportunity to purchase a contender for next year’s Harry’s Half Million at York.
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| The Autumn Yearling Sale takes place on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 November and immediately follows the Goffs Autumn Horses In Training Sale which gets underway at 1pm on Tuesday.
22 supplementary entries have been confirmed for the Autumn HIT Sale (Lots 152 – 173), which has been the source of countless winners under both codes in recent years, headed by the Melbourne Cup victory of HIT Sale topper Twilight Payment. There is plenty more potential available to buyers on Tuesday with significant drafts from HH Aga Khan Studs, Baroda Stud, The Castlebridge Consignment, Peter Nolan Bloodstock and a host of entries from trainers including Johnny Murtagh, Dermot Weld, Willie McCreery, Fozzy Stack, Sheila Lavery, Andy Oliver, Ado McGuinness, Michael Grassick, Denis Hogan, Ross O’Sullivan and John McConnell amongst others.
The Autumn Yearling Sale consistently punches well above its weight in terms of quality and value, with graduates such as Givemethebeatboys who went from a €11,000 Autumn Yearling purchase last year to become the £1.1m Goffs London Sale topper at Kensington Palace in June, while the 2023 Italian Derby winner Goldenas was purchased at this sale for just €23,000. Laws Of Indices is another who perfectly illustrates this sale’s potential having been picked up for €8,000 as a yearling before going on to Group 1 glory and amassing over €1m in prize money to date. Another fine example is Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes winner Quick Suzy who was purchased for only €20,000 at Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale. |
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Hi there,
We’re less than two weeks away from easily the best Tuesday of the year – aka Melbourne Cup Day!
But if you don’t think you can wait until then, we’re also racing at Pukekohe Park this Saturday for Cox Plate Day - it’s our first raceday of the season, featuring our first black type race and we’re first in line to get back oncourse – we’d love to see you there.
In this update we’re bringing you:
- What ticket options are left for Melbourne Cup Day – spoiler alert – hardly any!
- Some big Kiwi names are attached to the Cox Plate, and we’ve thrown in a Melbourne Cup round-up too for good measure
- An announcement of the ‘party’ kind for Counties Cup Day
- Do you know a special individual who goes above and beyond? We want to hear from you
- Calling all fashionistas - your calendar has just been released
- And here’s your chance to WIN, WIN, WIN your way trackside
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The number of tickets left is tighter than the Rugby World Cup scores…
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This is your final warning that if you’d like to join us on Melbourne Cup Day in one of our hospo spaces, we’re down to the very last tickets in The Ned Lounge, with The Lunch already SOLD OUT.
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If you’re more of a ‘last minute Larry’ type, never fear, general admission is FREE and we’ve got an amazing space planned for you.
Think comfy seating, a food truck, bar, access to totes and our resident DJ on the decks to ensure your Cup Day is befitting of the best Tuesday of the year.
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These Kiwi’s stepped up to the plate, the Cox Plate that is
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It’s Cox Plate Day on Saturday (with the big race being run over the ditch and we’re also racing at Pukekohe Park) so we’ve rounded up some of the Kiwi’s who’ve triumphed in one of Australasia’s most coveted races.
Psst…Don’t forget it’s FREE general admission all season at Pukekohe Park so if you need a racing fix, head on down and join us.
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And we can’t forget those Kiwi legends who took out the race that stops a nation…
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There ain’t no party like a Counties Cup Day party
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Think you might want to join us? Tickets are going quicker than Ubers outside Longroom on a Saturday night so don’t miss the jump.
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You know what’s better than early bird? Free.
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Early bird pricing for The Lane on Counties Cup Day is set to fly away on 31 October so this is our PSA to scurry over to our website and get clicking to secure yours for $80pp.
But do you know what’s even better than early bird? Free.
If $0 sounds like you, head on over to our Pukekohe Park Facebook page. We’ve got a competition up and running and if you’re our lucky winner, you and a friend are joining us in The Lane for free!
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The road to fashion fame is all mapped out…
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The Ned Prix de Fashion is the pinnacle of racing fashion in New Zealand and it’s only open to those women who prequalify at competitions around the country so grab the diary, you’re going to want to save these dates.
Let the fashion games begin!
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For the love of the horse
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At the heart of our industry is a raft of participants whose main motivation is simply ‘the love of the horse’.
And we want to find one such individual and offer them the trip of a lifetime taking them to both Hawaii and Japan thanks to our partner, Hawaiian Airlines.
Think you know someone who’s one of the industry’s ‘unsung heroes’? Use the link below to fill in a short form and they’ll be in the running.
But be quick – entries close 31 October!
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