Horse Racing

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Natural Rise , by Kizuna , tries to become the first horse to complete the Dirt Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, which was introduced in 2024, in the Japan Dirt Classic at Oi Racecourse Oct. 8. Natural Rise, bred by Yoshihiro Ito’s Grand Stud, is the first foal out of Distorted Humor’s Lady Madonna . Natural Rise’s second dam, Dreamwriter , is…

After setting a quick pace, Calumet Farm homebred Gin Gin  was able to outlast a late charge by Nitrogen  by a nose and pull the upset in the $650,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 5. Ridden by Luis Saez and trained by Brendan Walsh, Gin Gin was able to outlast the pressure of 2024 Horse…

Making her first start in the United States, Resolute Racing’s Village Voice  displayed an impressive turn of foot down the lane and swept by her rivals to win the $175,000 Waya Stakes (G3T) at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Dylan Davis, the 5-year-old Zarak  mare sat third-last in a strung-out field…

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy was full of admiration for Autumn Glow  after her dazzling victory in the Epsom Handicap (G1) at Randwick Oct. 4.  The unbeaten mare overcame a wide draw, a hefty 54.5 kilograms, and her first attempt at a mile to record her seventh win from as many starts. Adding to the merit of her…

Rabbit’s Foot  topped the Arqana Arc Sale Oct. 4 after running the race of her life in the Prix de Royallieu (G1) at Longchamp only hours earlier. In finishing third to Consent  in the group 1 event, Francois Rohaut’s filly had made herself a considerably more valuable prospect as she took the quick trip across Paris…

Jeff Siegel, one of racing’s most well-respected public handicappers, a racehorse owner, and an Eclipse Award winner, died Oct. 4 after battling kidney cancer. He was 74. News of Siegel’s death was first reported by Team Valor International CEO Barry Irwin, who co-founded Team Valor with Siegel. “I could write three volumes on Jeff and never…

Daryz  overhauled favorite Minnie Hauk  just strides from the finish to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) Oct. 5 in the colors of the late owner-breeder, the Aga Khan. Trained by Francis Graffard and ridden by Mickael Barzalona, who were both winning the race for the first time, Daryz forced his head in…

Old guys ruled in the Woodford Stakes (G2T) Oct. 4 at Keeneland as Khaadem , age 9, and Frankie Dettori, ever young at 54, swept from last to first in the stretch to win by a neck. The race itself was replete with seniors, including another 9-year-old, Charcoal , 7-year-old Arrest Me Red , and a pair of…

The considerable talent Ted Noffey  displayed at Saratoga Race Course this summer arrived Oct. 4 at Keeneland. A Spendthrift Farm-owned son of multiple leading sire Into Mischief  , Ted Noffey landed his second straight grade 1 victory Saturday after he tracked West Coast shipper Litmus Test  in the backstretch, moved to the lead in the far…