Hard Spun Foals

Happy Endings · Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:36 pm

Typhoon won at Jundah in Australia. Can't find any info on the race, though.

Happy Endings · Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:42 pm

Mongol Bull ran well off a two month layoff to finish a closing second in the Woodford S. Presented by Keeneland Select (Grade 3) today. He has been running better since he got new connections. This was by far the toughest competition he's faced. And he's now G3 placed.

From the chart:

MONGOL BULL settled off of the inside, swung seven wide entering the stretch, kicked on well once clear and was getting to the winner.

Happy Endings · Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:26 pm

Moviesta was 3rd in the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (G1) in France on October 5. Sounds like he ran into too much traffic or would have been closer. Margin was a head to the place horse and another head to the winner, so he was very close.

Full Result
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st -- Move In Time D O'Meara 6 9-10 D Tudhope 25/1
2nd hd Rangali H A Pantall 3 9-10 M Barzalona 16/1
3rd hd Moviesta (USA) B Smart 4 9-10 P Mulrennan 12/1

story: http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/repo ... -in-abbaye

Happy Endings · Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:33 pm

Golden Spun won race #2 at PONTEFRACT in GB on October 6. His record is now 5-2-0-1.

Couldn't find a replay.

PJMIII · Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:28 am

Hard to Name finished 5th at Parx Racing on Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 in Race 2.

Happy Endings · Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:48 pm

Before You Know It won race #5 at Laurel Park today. She was claimed.

replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1VIHiU ... YA5QB1OZaQ

Happy Endings · Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:52 pm

Free As A Bird won her 5th stakes race in a row today, taking the Buffalo Trace Franklin County S at Keeneland by 1 1/2 lengths. Her record is now 21-8-4-5.

replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... n-county-s

article and replay: http://www.drf.com/news/free-bird-exten ... lin-county

Happy Endings · Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:29 pm

Doc Cebu won race #1 at Laurel Park today by about 12 lengths over a sloppy track. And he was claimed.

replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274Ufjp ... YA5QB1OZaQ

Happy Endings · Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:18 pm

Easter Gift won race #8 at Belmont today, defeating, among others, Florida Derby winner, Constitution. His record is now 17-7-3-2. His first win since June 2013.

race replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... n-10-12-14

Happy Endings · Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:08 pm

Late Charge seriously injured in Australia. Apparently damage to front tendons. Racing future uncertain.

Happy Endings · Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:47 pm

Story about Alexandra's Grace who sold in foal to Bodemeister.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... ed-session

Sparrow Castle · Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:56 am

This story was in today's Penn Vet Extra newsletter. It's amazing Hardest Core even survived let alone made it to the elite level. Warning: there's a picture in it that's pretty hard to look at. I'm not sure I've heard all the details surrounding this before.

Success After Surgery: Penn Vet Patient Qualifies for Prestigious Breeders’ Cup Race

By Louisa Shepard
Watching Thoroughbred Hardest Core power past his champion competitors to win a million-dollar race is thrilling, but even more so considering that he underwent emergency life-saving surgery just eight months earlier.

Hardest Core was rushed to Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center in November, his small intestine hanging from where he had recently been gelded. Trainer Eddie Graham, who found him down in the field, gives credit to the New Bolton Center team and Dr. Louise Southwood, a surgeon in Emergency and Critical Care, for saving the horse’s life.

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/about/news-and ... +Vet+Extra

Happy Endings · Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:36 pm

Great story about Hardest Core! Thanks for sharing! What a miracle!

Happy Endings · Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:38 pm

Estidraaj won a maiden race at Greyville in South Africa today.

Can't find a replay.

Happy Endings · Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:38 pm

Spun Sugar won a maiden race at Launceston in Australia today.

No replay.

Happy Endings · Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:52 pm

Branded Hand won race #4 at Keeneland today. First race for his new connections, the Ramseys.

replay: http://www.keeneland.com/racing/race-replay

Happy Endings · Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:36 pm

Hardly won race #5 at the Meadowlands today.

replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... n-10-17-14

Happy Endings · Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:22 pm

Taghleeb won race #10 at Keeneland today. His record is now 4-1-1-0.

replay: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... n-10-18-14

Happy Endings · Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:02 pm

Polinelli won race #3 at AVOCA on October 18 by 1 3/4 lengths and it was another 6 3/4 lengths back to the show horse. A 6 1/2 furlong maiden race. His record is now 7-1-0-0.

Couldn't find a replay but did find this photo of the finish: http://www.racing.com/form/2014-10-18/a ... /3/results

stewards comment:

Race 3 avoca caravan park maiden plate - 1300 metres:

Polinelli Near the 800m raced up onto the heels of Dowling Black and was steadied.

Happy Endings · Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:20 pm

Jarrah Twist won race #7 at WARRNAMBOOL on October 19.

replay: http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/allansf ... fault.aspx