27/02/2026. Now Playing TDN: Gina Romantica // TDN: WP Mullins, Tattersalls online // SAHRacing: Group 1 firepower sets the tone for Dubai Super Saturday (DWC)
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Gina Romantica Welcomes First Foal by
Gun Runner at Dell Ridge Farm
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Peter Brant’s investment in Gun Runner has paid dividends, and the momentum shows no signs of slowing down. It should come as no surprise, then, that Brant has entrusted one of his top racemares to the Three Chimneys Farm star sire. Three-time Grade I winner Gina Romantica (Into Mischief) recently produced her first foal at Dell Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
“The choice to breed Gina Romantica to Gun Runner was made as I thought and think he is a good cross for her physically,” said Brant. “In addition, she has good dirt horses in her family’s pedigree and she was fairly good on the dirt. I am a big fan of Gun Runner and have supported him with several of our best mares, and now of course we have his son Sierra Leone to look forward to as well.”
Since arriving on Feb. 7, Gina Romantica’s Gun Runner colt has received such high marks that the 7-year-old mare is already booked to return to the same sire this season.
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Friday, February 27, 2026
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In TDN America:.
- The late trainers Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs are among 13 finalists who will appear on this year’s ballot for inclusion in the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame.
- Three-time Grade I winner Gina Romantica (Into Mischief) recently produced her first foal, a Gun Runner colt, at Dell Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Highlighted by the 157th renewal of the $1.25-million GI DraftKings Travers Stakes Aug. 29, Saratoga’s 46-day summer meet will offer 20 Grade I races among 73 stakes.
In TDN Europe:
- The catalogue for the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale was announced on Thursday.
- Godolphin’s Group 1 winner Opera Ballo (Ghaiyyath) and Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) will not meet up in the G1 Dubai Turf next month, with the former set for a summer campaign instead.
- Bloodstock agent Barry Lynch is the latest guest for the TDN Conversations podcast.
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Group 1 firepower sets the tone for Dubai Super Saturday
Dubai Super Saturday on 28 February shapes as more than just a dress rehearsal. With four races simulcast internationally from Meydan, the card leans heavily on proven top-level class, led by a trio of Group 1 winners who bring genuine Dubai World Cup night credibility to proceedings.
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Use of the Crop and Penalties – Revised
South African racing will usher in a tougher, clearer and more enforceable approach to crop use from April, after the National Board of the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) unanimously approved a revised Use of the Crop framework aimed at strengthening horse welfare while providing riders and officials with greater regulatory certainty. The release is as follows.
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The Cape Derby in Numbers and won by the Greats
The G1 Cape Derby has always been a race that reveals more than just the best three-year-old of the season. Over decades, it has exposed the outer limits of dominance, stamina, and precision, producing performances that still define the race’s identity today. Some of the greats have won this race including Legislate, Jay Peg, Potomac (pictured), Sea Cottage, Mazarin, Politician, Artic Cove, Mark Anthony etc.
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