10/07/2025. SAH Racing: Soqrat: Quiet Performer, Serious Potential // USA & EUROPE news by… TDN

Inflated Attendance Figures Prompt Correction for Durban July

After some confusion over the actual attendance figures at previous Durban Julys, the event’s title sponsor has stepped forward to clarify the numbers.

Handicappers Increase The Real Prince

HANDICAPPING RATINGS UPDATE

DURBAN JULY (Grade 1)

THE REAL PRINCE has earned a revised official merit rating of 125, up from 120, following his thrilling victory in the Grade 1 Hollywoodbets Durban July, contested over 2200

Frantastic – The Full Brother to Cracksman in South Africa

Frantastic is from a Gr1 and sire producing female line descending from Tessa Gillian, highclass full sister to sire Royal Charger and 3-part sister to Nasrullah.

Wright in the Wrong? Not riding out

INQUIRY – JOCKEY G WRIGHT

The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) confirms that at an Inquiry held in Cape Town on 7 July 2025, Jockey G Wright was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.3. The particulars being that he failed to ride WORLDLY out to the end of the race, where circumstances permitted, to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in Race 9, the CLASS 4, at Kenilworth Racecourse on 17 June 2025.

Soqrat: Quiet Performer, Serious Potential

In a market where hype often overshadows substance, Soqrat is shaping up as a stallion who deserves a closer look. He might not be surrounded by the commercial buzz of some of his peers, but his race record, pedigree, and early returns as a sire suggest there’s more here than meets the eye—especially at a modest fee of R12,000 live foal.

July 10, 2025

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IN TODAY’S TDN

In TDN America:.

It’s official! The 2025 Saratoga meet is set to get underway on Thursday and Mike Kane takes a look at the ins and outs of what is to come at the Spa.
The catalogue for the 104th Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale has released. With 122 yearlings, the sale promises to be another blockbuster.
In the Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets, Tim Wilkin tells the story behind Dr. Agne (Into Mischief) and the connection to trainer Cherie DeVaux.

In TDN Europe:

A full-sister to Calyx, Orchid Bouquet (Kingman) set a new Tattersalls July Sale record when selling for 550,000gns to Grant Pritchard-Gordon of Badgers Bloodstock. Brian Sheerin has the details.
Adam Houghton checks in with Richard Hughes, who is hunting for his first Group 1 win as a trainer, in advance of the Newmarket July Festival which begins on Thursday.
Tom Frary has a quintet of things to watch out for, as Newmarket’s July Festival begins.

Logician’s Half Brother Skimmer Could Be On The Leger Trail

Six years on from the St Leger victory of Juddmonte’s Logician, his half-brother Skimmer could be on the same path after taking his record to two-from-two at Kempton on Wednesday. After registering a smooth 1 1/2-length win… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

Blue Point’s Tattersalls October Book 1 Sensation Dandana Off The Mark

2nd-Kempton, £11,000, Novice, 7-9, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:13.92, st/sl. DANDANA (GB) (f, 2, Blue Point {Ire}–Nafaayes {Aus} {MGSW & MG1SP-SAf}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}), sent off the 7-2 joint-second favourite, showed a professional attitude… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

Farish and Gustavson Re-Elected to Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors; Fravel and M.V. Magnier Elected

Bill Farish (Lane’s End Farm) and Eric Gustavson (Spendthrift Farm) were re-elected to the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors, the organization said in a release Wednesday. M.V. Magnier (Coolmore) and Craig Fravel (Brown Advisory) were elected… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

Catalogue for 104th Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale Now Available

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 222 selected yearlings for the 104th Saratoga Sale, to be held on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 4 and 5, in Saratoga Springs, New York, it was announced Wednesday morning. Sessions will begin… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

Jukebox Jury Dies at 19 Following Colic Surgery

Dual Group 1 winner Jukebox Jury, an emerging force in the National Hunt stallion ranks, has died at the age of 19. “It is with great sadness that we announce Jukebox Jury has been euthanised due… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

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