Stefi Magnetica announced for The Everest
Bjorn Baker trained 4-year-old mare Stefi Magnetica (All Too Hard) will race in last year’s winning slot of Newgate and GPI Racing who snapped her up on the back of a slashing return in The Shorts where she finished a close second to I Am Me (I Am Invincible).
Stefi Magnetica | Image courtesy of Trackside Photography
“It just shows you she’s kept getting better and better, she’s just about improved every run she’s had in the last four or five runs,” Baker told racingnsw.com.au.
“It is exciting to be there for the connections, they’re good friends and big clients of mine. It’s one thing getting in but at the end of the day you really want to be competitive. I remember leaving the track last year I thought Overpass was a big chance and I came away a bit flat.”
| Trackside Media | I Wish I Win |
| Newgate & GPI Racing | Stefi Magnetica |
| Chris Waller Racing | TBA |
| Australian Turf Club | TBA |
| Coolmore | TBA |
| John Camilleri | TBA |
| James Harron Bloodstock | TBA |
| Max Whitby, Col Madden and Neil Werret | Bustling |
| TAB | Bella Nipotina |
| The Star & Arrowfield | TBA |
| Yulong Investments | TBA |
| Godolphin | TBA |
Linebacker prefers dry track for Golden Rose despite wet track form
Trainer John O’Shea says he would rather Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) be taking on Saturday’s G1 Golden Rose on a dry track, but rain is forecast for the end of this week. “He was perfect first-up. I watched him work (Tuesday) morning and he looks to have made good progress,” O’Shea told racingnsw.com.au.
“It looks to map a lot better so I think that there’s nice tempo and I’m happy with where he drew and the way it’s going to pan out for him at this stage. He’s poised to have a really good season and it’s just a matter of him bringing his A-game to the races, though I’d much prefer it to be on top of the ground.” The Caulfield Guineas is his main aim this spring.
Autumn Angel ruled out of spring with tendon injury
Last season’s G1 Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun) has been ruled out until 2025 with a tendon injury.
Public Attention pushes on to Caulfield Guineas
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are keen to push on to the G1 Caulfield Guineas with grey colt Public Attention (Written Tycoon). “He was awfully brave, he could have given in at any stage after a tough run, but he kept coming, so I think he really showed us that he's looking for a mile,” Kent Jnr told racing.com about his last start second in the G3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude.
“In what will be a tough Guineas, it's the race on a lot of trainers' lips this year, he's going to be a definite prizemoney chance. He's pulled up super, I think he's the right model of horse; he's a big, strong, tough colt with a long action, he's going to love a mile and if we get a kinder run with some cover and have every chance, then he's going to be thereabouts.”
Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup second acceptances close
G1 Cox Plate second acceptances closed on Tuesday and have left 45 horses in The Valley's weight-for-age championship. The second acceptances for next month's Caulfield Cup also closed on Tuesday and feature 57 horses. The third acceptances are on October 8.
Hayasugi gunning for Everest slot on Friday
Blue Diamond winner Hayasugi (Royal Meeting {Ire}) is gunning for a slot in The Everest after Friday night's G1 Manikato S. at Moonee Valley. “We took her to Moonee Valley on Saturday and galloped in company, the work was very good,” trainer Clinton McDonald told racing.com.
Hayasugi | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“She's up and about, this morning she was bouncing around here, she's just in a really happy place that filly. Stepping up to the 1200-metres-plus with 50kg on her back, it's a really good recipe for her and I think she'll be really strong, all we need is a little bit of lady luck and she'll be right there. She's tough, she's tenacious, she'll hit the line for you always but the 1000 metres was always just going to be that little query - is she going to run out of ground? And that's what it looks like happened. We're really keen to see her against those big horses over 1200 metres, it's going to give us a good indication where we go after that.”
Around the Nation: 3-year-old winners
Tuesday saw two 3-year-old winners with Moet At Midnight (The Mission) winning at Yeppon in Queensland for trainer Clinton Taylor. At the same meeting Amberinger (Brabinger) won over 1000 metres for trainer Allan Jenkinson. She became the second winner for her sire, who is a son of Snitzel.
Karasi, triple Grand Jump winner dies aged 30
Karasi (Ire) (Kahaysi {Ire}), who won three-straight Nakayama Grand Jumps in Japan, has died aged 30. Trained by Eric Musgrove, he won once in England before being imported to Australia in 1999. “He's been really well and healthy all the way through,” Musgrove told racing.com.
“He was still leading racehorses to the beach as recently as last summer, but he was just starting to deteriorate, as they can when they get to that age. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that he wasn't quite himself and I think his age was catching up with him. We had the vet come to look at him and he believed it was his time. He had a great life, he had no issues all the way through and we were so lucky to have him. We buried him here on the property, which we named after him.” Karasi won 16 races and placed another 20 times from 97 starts. Trained by David Hall, he placed in the G1 Adelaide Cup and G1 Brisbane Cup in 1999, before winning the Geelong Cup and running fourth in the G1 Melbourne Cup two seasons later in 2001. Musgrove took over his training in 2003, and he became the first Australia-trained galloper to win the coveted Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan 2005, before winning again in 2006 and 2007.
"Next to Crisp, he's probably been Australia's best-performed jumper overseas and he was deservedly inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.”
Rock Empire heads into Wednesday with strong form
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Rock Empire (Deep Field) shoots for back-to-back wins this preparation at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. “We want to go through our grades with him, we’re in no rush to get back there,” Bott told racingnsw.com.au.
Rock Empire | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
“There’s still a bit to go to get back to that point so I don’t think we’ll see it this preparation but we’ll keep progressing forward and do the right thing. He resumed nicely at Warwick Farm and won very well at Kensington, getting back to the mile again should be ideal for him.” A winner on debut at three, he ran in the G1 Caulfield Guineas last season at his third career start. This time in at four, he ran second first up, then won his last start.
Split wins Road To Jericho
Outsider Split (NZ) (Turn Me Loose {NZ}) won Tuesday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho booking a ticket to the Australian feature for trainer Jo Rathbone. “Toni (Davies) rode him really well, she got stuck out wide but there wasn’t too much she could do about that,” Rathbone said.
“He’s not the sort of horse that you can pull back, he’s one-paced and just keeps on going, so she had to keep him in that rhythm and he just kept on kicking.”
The winner of the Road To The Jericho earns the North Island’s golden ticket (ballot-free entry) into the A$300,000 Jericho Cup over 4600 metres, to be run at Warrnambool in Victoria on December 1.
Toowoomba’s new jockey’s rooms
The Toowoomba Turf Club has completed their $840,000 upgrade ahead of this week’s 1Equine Toowoomba Weetwood Raceday. With the time-honoured Weetwood H. to be run on Saturday, September 28, Clifford Park now boasts brand-new quarters for its jockeys, with the renovation including separate male and female change facilities and the installation of a spa in each room.
“Previously, the existing female jockey rooms were undersized and required an upgrade,” Racing Queensland CEO Jason Scott told racingqueensland.com.au.
“Clifford Park is one of the state’s most used facilities, hosting close to 50 race meetings a year, with recent data showing that the racing in the region contributed $190 million annually towards the Queensland economy. We look forward to seeing this new facility continue to enhance the raceday experience for riders in Toowoomba.”
National Jockeys Trust seeks new CEO
The National Jockeys Trust (NJT) is a public charitable trust established in 2004 for the purpose of providing funds and other benefits for the relief of the financial difficulties and needs of Jockeys and their families, especially where such needs arise through serious illness, injury, or death of a jockey. Applications for their new CEO are now open.
Lavendar Haze set for Barnswood
Lavender Haze (Dubious) will return to maiden company on Wednesday off the back of her third placing in the Listed Canterbury Belle S. “She went really well in the Canterbury Belle, she was a bit of a victim of circumstance and ended up in front a bit early at the top of the straight,” trainer Terri Rae told Loveracing.nz
“She actually held on really well, so we were very pleased with her. It was a month between runs for her heading to the (G3) Barneswood and she’s done so well, so she’ll have this run on Wednesday. We’ll take it one step at a time, but obviously if she keeps going well we will keep moving forward.” Lavender Haze has placed twice in six starts.
Ng excited by Mugen for Sunday’s Japan Group 1 test
Trainer Pierre Ng’s is pleased with Mugen (Deep Field) before his first international Group 1 tilt in Sunday’s Sprinters S. at Nakayama. “Mugen’s very well,” Ng told scmp.com.
Mugen | Image courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club
“It seems like he didn’t travel at all, which is a good sign. Hopefully we’ll see how he picks up a little bit more condition during the week, but I’m over the moon with him.” A last start winner in the G3 Premier Cup, Mugen has won five of his 13 starts.
Goodwood announce new CEO
The Goodwood Estate has appointed Adam Waterworth as the Group's new chief executive officer, it was announced on Monday. “It is an honour to become Goodwood's CEO and lead the organisation into its next chapter,” said Waterworth. “As we plan for the future, we can draw from over 300 years of heritage and history, and I'm proud to have such a strong team with me as we continue to develop and host amazing experiences for our customers, fans and partners.”
The Duke of Richmond CBE DL, executive chairman of the Goodwood Estate, added, “I am delighted that Adam will become our new CEO in October, bringing his assured leadership and track record of performance and delivery to the role. We have an exciting future ahead of us at Goodwood and I look forward to working closely with Adam as we affirm our long-term plans and opportunities in the coming months.”
Wathnan Racing adds Defence Minister to Middle Park
The unbeaten Defence Minister (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) could become a first Group 1 runner in Britain for Qatar's champion trainer Hamad Al-Jehani in this Saturday's Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes. The winner of both of his starts for Wathnan Racing, Defence Minister also holds an entry for the G3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes on Thursday, but has now been supplemented for the Group 1 contest.
Defence Minister (GB) | Image courtesy of Tattersalls Ireland
Bellavinino added to Inglis USA Digital
Bellavinino (USA) (Get Stormy {USA}), who was a fast-closing second in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes in her most recent start, will be the first horse offered by Taylor Made Sales through Inglis Digital USA.
“This is the first time Taylor Made has consigned on the Inglis platform and we have been impressed,” Taylor Made's Steve Castagnola said. “We're excited to see how Bellavinino sells on Wednesday. The buyers have really caught on to the concept of these digital sales and they are having a huge impact on the industry right now.”
US Supreme Court intervenes in HISA case
The Supreme Court of the United States Monday officially intervened in the 3 1/2-year legal odyssey in which the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and 12 of its affiliates are trying to wipe out the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) as an allegedly unconstitutional law.
That intervention took the form of a Sept. 23 Supreme Court order signed by Justice Samuel Alito, Jr. directing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit not to issue its pending mandate stemming from a recent Fifth Circuit opinion that HISA's enforcement mechanism is unconstitutional.
The HISA Authority, through a spokesperson, emailed a comment to TDN that stated, “This is a good first step to ensure that the HISA Authority can continue to do everything in its power to protect the safety and integrity of Thoroughbred racing.”
