11/04/2025. Goffs: Domcaster Breeze Up Sale // TDN: Tattersalls Breeze Up Session online 4/5 June // TDN: Unpacking the Derby Preps & Spring Meet at Keeneland (April 6-25) // Fairyhouse Easter Festival 19/21 April…and TDN NEWS
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In TDN America:.
- Led by Crimson Frost (Stormy Atlantic) and her Forte colt, Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services kickstarted a major reduction of Merriebelle Stable during the Fasig-Tipton Digital April Sale. Jessica Martini has the story.
- Katie Petrunyak checks in with Lonnie Briley, who is at Churchill Downs in anticipation of his first GI Kentucky Derby start with stable star Coal Battle (Coal Front).
- Keeneland’s marquee race for turf milers is on tap Friday. Shug McGaughey’s trainee Integration (Quality Road) attempts to overhaul a returning Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in the GI Maker’s Mark Mile. Christina Bossinakis has more.
In TDN Europe:
- After promising 3-year-old Edge Of Mali (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}) was sold to continue her career in America, Joe Foley of Ballyhane Stud spoke on her sire, who stands at Ballyhane, to the TDN’s Brian Sheerin.
- William (Bill) Leach, a former owner/manager of Meddler Stud, died last week at the age of 92.
- Stewart Kenny and Matt Zarb-Cousin pen an op/ed on racing’s future, and the need to separate online casino gambling from wagering on racing.
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TDN Writers’ Room:
Unpacking the Derby Preps
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There are more than three weeks to go before the running of the GI Kentucky Derby, but it wasn’t too early for the TDN Writers’ Room team to dive into last weekend’s preps and look ahead to the first Saturday in May. The podcast is presented by Keeneland.
The team of Randy Moss, Bill Finley and TD Thornton all thought the best race of the week was the GI Santa Anita Derby. Journalism (Curlin) overcame trouble to win the race and earn a solid 102 Beyer in the process. All agreed that he deserves to be the favorite in the Derby. Runner-up Baeza (McKinzie) was also the subject of a lively debate.
The Gainesway Guest of the Week was TDN European and International editor Emma Berry, who talked about how Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs might affect European and U.S. racing. The podcast segment with Berry was taped before Trump called for a 90-day pause on implementing most tariffs.
In our “Fastest Horse of the Week” segment, which is sponsored by WinStar, the team went over the reasons to breed to WinStar stallion Cogburn. The fastest horses of the week were Journalism and Santa Anita allowance winner Wound Up (Mendelssohn). Both earned figures of 102. The podcast is also sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders’ Association, West Point Thoroughbreds, 1/ST Racing and 1/ST TV.
Click here to watch the show.
Click here for the audio-only version.
photo credit: Horsephotos
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Crimson Frost Tops Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale
Fasig-Tipton’s April Digital Sale closed Wednesday afternoon with 64 horses sold for $1,822,500. The sale averaged $28,476 with a clearance rate of 74.4%. The catalogue offered horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, 2-year-olds in training,… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Darling My Darling, Granddam of Sierra Leone and Forever Long, Passes Away
Darling My Darling (Deputy Minister) was humanely euthanized at Fawn Leap Farm outside Midway, Kentucky Monday, according to Debbie Oxley, who phoned the TDN with the news. In a remarkable achievement in last year’s Kentucky Derby,… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Juddmonte’s Rising Star Cosmic Year Back With a Bang at Kempton
Juddmonte’s ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Cosmic Year (GB) (Kingman {GB}) was rerouted from potential turf engagements in favour of Wednesday’s Unibet Novice Stakes at Kempton and could not have been more impressive in retaining his perfect… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Robert Moran’s Catalina Delcarpio A New TDN Rising Star For Lope De Vega
Leopardstown’s opening fillies’ maiden on Wednesday has produced some luminaries in recent times and Robert Moran’s Catalina Delcarpio (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) looks another as she surged to TDN Rising Stardom. Well-supported into 11-4… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
Eclipse Prize-Money Boosted to £1m
The Coral-Eclipse Stakes, the highlight of Sandown’s Flat season, will this year be run for a total prize fund of £1 million, making it the eighth race in Britain to offer prize-money into seven figures… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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