SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Family was the prevailing theme of the opening night at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale. Two yearlings who are well-related, to say the least, being from the first crop of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, fetched seven figures to help boost the average price on a night when memories of the late Fasig-Tipton executive William E. Graves were everywhere.
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Following are horses to watch during Book 1 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, which covers the first two sessions. Horses were selected based on their pedigrees, racing records, and past auction results for themselves or notable family members.
Updated with sale outs through Nov. 5.
Day 1
Hip No. 30, Cathryn Sophia, b. m., 2013, Street Boss—Sheave, by Mineshaft, consigned Bedouin Bloodstock, agent
John Veitch, the former Kentucky state steward who was fired and suspended for his role in the Life At Ten incident at the 2010 Breeders’ Cup, will work as a patrol judge and entry clerk during the upcoming meet at Keeneland in Lexington.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved Veitch’s employment at the track when it conducted a vote Monday to approve a list of all racing officials for the track’s fall meet Oct. 4-26.
A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Wednesday deferred ruling on a motion by former Kentucky Chief State Steward John Veitch to reopen an investigation into the Life At Ten incident during the 2010 Breeders’ Cup, an inquiry that cost Veitch his job.
The in-game interview is a fairly recent development in sports TV. In theory, it transports fans inside an event when a broadcaster interviews a coach or manager while the game unfolds. In reality, the responses from the participants are frequently bland, pushing fans away from the heart of the matter.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A racing official will be assigned to monitor television broadcasts and all internal radio communications among racing and regulatory personnel at this year’s Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5 at Churchill Downs as part of a plan to avoid incidents like the one last year involving Life At Ten, the last-place finisher in the Ladies Classic.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Though she has gone badly off form in the last eight months, Life At Ten may be headed back to defend her title in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap when that race is run Saturday at Delaware Park.
Trainer Todd Pletcher said that he is “leaning toward’’ running Life At Ten in the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap after watching her breeze five furlongs in 1:00.66 Sunday morning over the Belmont Park main track. Life At Ten worked in company with Belmont Stakes runner-up Stay Thirsty.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Life At Ten, making her first start since finishing last in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, finished second, five lengths behind The Isabella Angel, in a $80,100 optional claiming race Sunday at Gulfstream Park.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Life At Ten, who received more publicity for a race she didn’t win last season than the two Grade 1’s she did, will finally get a chance to make some news again on the racetrack when launching her 2011 campaign going a mile under optional claiming conditions in Sunday’s fifth race at Gulfstream Park.
Jockey John Velazquez intends to vigorously defend his actions during the Life At Ten incident last year after being charged with three potential violations of Kentucky’s rules of racing by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Thursday, his attorney, Maggi Moss, said in a statement released on Friday.