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With this year’s edition of the Group One Saudi Cup fast approaching in just over two weeks’ time we take a look back at the personalities and moments in the feature race in years past that send tingles through our bodies. Race commentator John Hunt has relived his experience of calling the 2022 Group One Saudi Cup seeing the Mitab Almulawah trained Emblem Road victorious. It was a moment that ...
The Run For The Roses. The Fastest or Most Exciting Two Minutes of Sport. No matter what you call it the Kentucky Derby is one of the pinnacle international horse races that every jockey, trainer and horse wants a shot at. In his final year in the saddle could there possibly be another ride in the US $3 million dollar race for legendary hoop Frankie Dettori. First run in 1875 the race is highly ...
The flag of Japan will be flown during the International Jockeys Challenge with the recent announcement of Yuga Kawada as the eight hoop to compete in the contest. Racing is in his blood with his great-grandfather having been a jockey and a trainer, his grandfather was a trainer, and his father was a jockey and a trainer – he was born into the family passion and business started to ride at an ...
The Listed Crown Prince’s Cup worth BHD $55,000 has attracted a field of 14 to run the 2000m on Friday as a highlight of a Bahrain card that also includes the fourth night of the Bahrain Turf Series. Lucander Looks To Make It Two From Three George Baker has brought his 6YO Lucander to Bahrain to get back to the winners circle after triumphing in his debut in the Kingdom by close to six lengths. ...
“A horse of a generation wins the race of the decade” Golden Sixty has today reclaimed his place as king of Hong Kong Racing taking out the Stewards Cup for a second time and adding it to a growing list of success. Twenty-seven starts for 23 wins and three placings amassing prize money beyond HK $129.6 million. Over his career his CV has been glittered with victories in the Hong Kong Classic ...
Two Time Pegasus Turf Winner Colonel Liam has been retired after developing an ankle injury. The Liam’s Map x Amazement progeny finished his career with seven wins and a place from 12 starts and earnings of $1,812,565. A remarkable achievement after selling for $50,000 as a yearling and being bought by Lawana and Robert Low as a 2-year-old for $1.2 million. “Colonel Liam took our whole family on ...
Nine Group Ones and amassing over AUD $20 million. It’s insane to think that the great Nature Strip was passed in for $90,000 at sale in 2016. He has this week been named the World’s Champion Sprinter for the second year running in what has become a common occurrence for the Chris Waller trained star. The 8YO gelded son of Nicconi and Strikeline won the richest turf race in the world, The ...
When Frankie Dettori recently announced his retirement the racing world knew the Italian would be hoping to go out in a trademark bang. “In my final year as a jockey I want to go to as many places as possible and being able to compete in the IJC at The Saudi Cup is a huge event that I’m delighted to be a part of,” Dettori said. He has been named overnight as one of four confirmed riders for the ...
Rich Strike: the 3YO colt who conquered the most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby. He will now look to return to the winner’s circle in the $12 million Dubai World Cup on March 25. Trainer Eric Reed has said that his horse has improved since the feature win in May putting his competitors on notice. “He is twice the horse that he was in May physically and mentally,” Reed told ...
Twelve wins and defending champion. The UAE 1000 Guineas has proven to be Saeed bin Suroor’s masterclass with Godolphin’s lead and longest serving trainer holding the record as leading trainer for the major race. This Friday, the UAE 1000 Guineas Trial will held and run over 1400m as the most valuable race on the Meydan card at AED183,650. Bin Suroor prepares the 2YO filly Deep Thoughts who is a ...
My Frankel took out the SAR $1 million Crown Prince Cup (Domestic Group 1) on the weekend and will now be on track to line up in the Kings Cup in January. On board the 5YO jockey James Doyle recorded the win in his first rides in Saudi Arabia since the Saudi Cup meet in earlier this year. Doyle first rode in Saudi Arabia in the 2013-14 season with his last winner in Saudi being during the ...
Thirty-five seasons at the top is an achievement to be rivalled. For Frankie Dettori it is all coming to an end following an announcement by the 52-year-old yesterday. After a career that has spanned close to four decades the master hoop is putting a finish time on what has seen him victorious around the globe with one final season in the saddle. Announcing yesterday he said he would be calling ...
