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After a narrow head defeat to Mendocino in the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Baden, Torquator Tasso will head for Paris for the defense of his Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. For an agonizing 10 minutes, it seemed that Torquator Tasso would is without Frankie Dettori, whose six strikes with the whip (one over the permitted limit), cost him a 14-day suspension. Dettori said: "We knew it was going to be ...
The 4YO Son of Tapit showcased a jaw-dropping performance in the Gr.1 Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar. "He looked spectacular," Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said outside his barn at Oklahoma. "To me, it was a Secretariat-type performance that we saw. There's not much more to say about it." "Very impressive," fellow Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher said at his Oklahoma barn. "He hasn't been beat ...
Group One-winner, Dreamloper successfully captured his second Group One under jockey Kieran Shoemark, but it was a race overshadowed by the grief of the death of Gr.1 2000 Guineas hero Coroebus. Attempting to get back on track, the Godolphin colt was held up in midfield by William Buick at ParisLongchamp but unfortunately he stumbled and went down. Trainer Ed Walker is planning an audacious ...
Little Big Bear is likely to miss the Gr.1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes while recovering from a foot injury. Although The Royal Ascot-winning 2YOs contesting capacity was doubtful for the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes earlier this month after the clip of his shoe went into his hind foot when kicking a wall before the race, Little Big Bear blew apart his rivals by seven lengths in an outstanding ...
The Winstar Farm stallion that sired 216 stakes winners behind Danehill, Sadler's Wells, and galileo and 13 champions worldwide, More Than Ready, was euthanized the morning of Aug. 26 at the Central Kentucky farm due to the "cumulative effects of old age." One of the most influential international sires of his era is a rare stallion to achieve elite status in both the Northern and Southern ...
Peter Snowden-trained Mazu finished in second place behind Bjorn Baker’s O’President at the Rosehill trials with Masked Crusader just under a length behind Mazu. Last year’s Everest runner-up Masked Crusader had a below par autumn as he missed a place in all three starts but the signs in his trial were there that he can bounce back after finishing 11 lengths astern of Nature Strip in the TJ ...
Hall of Famer, 50YO Velazquez, rode the Bill Mott-trained Precursory to victory, completing his 1,000th career race at Saratoga Racecourse. He proudly owns five Saratoga riding titles including three Gr.1 Kentucky Derby wins. He has also won The Gr.1 Belmont Stakes and the Gr.1 Travers twice. He has a pair of Eclipse Awards as the nation's outstanding jockey as well. The winner’s circle saw an ...
Trainer William Haggas has announced that the Shadwell Estate-owned Baaeed, will appear on the second day of the Henry Cecil Open Weekend heading to France for his final run in the Gr.1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This year, the unbeaten colt will take center stage, although he had appeared at the same event 12 months ago with stablemates Alenquer and Addeybb. Charlie Fellowes, chairman of ...
Despite the presence of several good local sprinters, Bill Mott-trained Carter Handicap-winner Speaker's Corner is all set to win the 7f Gr.2 Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar this year. The 4YO secured three consecutive graded stakes wins in 2022, culminating in the Gr.1 Carter Handicap. The Godolphin homebred lost his next two. But Speaker's Corner finished third to Flightline in the Gr.1 ...
The partners Chester Thomas and Spendthrift Farm announced on Aug 24 that they have relocated their second-year stallion Mr. Money from Florida to Clear Creek Stud in Louisiana for the 2023 breeding season. "I just really like the way the Louisiana program is heading," the owner/breeder said. "I think Mr. Money has everything it takes to be a successful sire, and I believe having him at a top ...
Newgate Farm’s Henry Field said In The Congo is likely to target the feature Melbourne sprints this spring rather than be set for The Everest – unless Nature Strip shows he is vulnerable. “We haven’t ruled out The Everest with In The Congo but at the moment we prefer to head towards the Manikato Stakes,’’ Field said. “He will resume in the McEwen Stakes and then probably go to the Moir Stakes. ...
Goliath owner-breeder Bob Peters was yesterday named as Western Australia’s Breeder of the Year at the WA Thoroughbred of the Year award ceremony. Peters crowned a dominant season in his home state with victories in his cerise and white-crossed silks for Regal Power (Pierro) in the Kingston Town Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), Western Empire (Iffraaj) in the Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and Graceful Girl ...
