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Apart from winning a Gr.1 race over the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock would like nothing more than to win their hometown Cup. Cranbourne-trained King Magnus went within three-quarters of a length of claiming the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes at Flemington on the opening day of Melbourne Cup week and will now get the chance of chasing his hometown Cup on Saturday. The Listed ...
Reigning Victorian Horse of the Year Wentwood won his fourth country cup on Wednesday, claiming the $400,000 Gr.3 ApIam Bendigo Cup (2400m). Maddie Raymond's training career is just two years old and Wentwood was her first runner in a race at Flemington 21 months ago. On Wednesday, the Irish import produced a career-best performance to add Bendigo's biggest race to past successes in St Arnaud, ...
Twelve North American Thoroughbred stallions serviced more than 200 mares in the 2021 breeding season, based on reports received through Oct. 18, The Jockey Club said in a news release. In all, 1,016 stallions covered 27,829 mares in North America during 2021. That figure is down about 0.5 percent from 27,970 mares reported to have been bred at this point last year. The Jockey Club estimates an ...
Art Collector's three straight wins since August under new trainer Bill Mott all came with Luis Sáez in the saddle. But Sáez also is the regular rider for Essential Quality, so Art Collector's connections had to find a new rider for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Owner Bruce Lunsford told Horse Racing Nation Tuesday that their choice was Hall of Famer Mike Smith – winner of 26 Breeders' Cup races, ...
Stepping up to his optimal distance on his preferred surface, Hongkong Great returns to his happy hunting ground this Wednesday (27 October) evening when he lines up in Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin’s eight-race all-dirt fixture. Seeking a fourth success over 1650m on the dirt, the former Chilean galloper is readying for his second run this campaign after being run off his ...
Calumet Farm's Grade 1 winner and millionaire True Timber has been retired from racing, the farm confirmed Oct. 26. No stud plans have been finalized. The 7YO son of Mineshaft was bred in Kentucky by Marc and Vinka Ferrell out of the unraced Tiznow mare Queen's Wood, who is a half-sister to two stakes-placed winners and is from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Classic and Emirates Airline ...
Astandout son of the late Empire Maker sold for $750,000 to top the standings Oct. 26 at a blockbuster second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, which remains on track as one for the record books midway through the four-day span. "A record-breaking session in all regards record gross and record average for the October Sale, co-highest price ever for a colt, but more ...
For just the third time in 100 runnings of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, a horse trained in Germany was first across the line on Sunday, to the great surprise of almost every racegoer at Longchamp, and punters across Europe and beyond. Torquator Tasso and Rene Piechulek were 69-1 shots on the French Tote and 80-1 with British bookmakers to win one of the strongest Arcs for many years but chased ...
A superb edition of the UD$6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is on tap on November 6, and the prospective field is a list of one sparkling star after the other. Leading the group is Knicks Go , who will try to get loose on the lead at Del Mar and run his rivals off their feet. It is a race brimming with speed horses, so Knicks Go getting to the front without receiving too much pressure is ...
Adayar became the first Derby winner to follow up with a victory in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes for 20 years, at Ascot. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt finished a length and three-quarters clear of runner-up Mishriff, with Love in third. Galileo was the last horse to complete the Derby-King George double in 2001. The race had been dubbed a battle of the generations and racing's ...
The Queen has been recognised for her contribution to British Flat racing by being inducted into the Qipco British Champions Series Hall of Fame. She is the first person to be included in the Special Contributor category. A genuine racing enthusiast and a passionate fan of the sport all her life, she is also a successful owner and breeder. Her famous purple, gold braid and scarlet colours have ...
Frankie Dettori makes his first trip to Bellewstown race course in Ireland to win a race held in the memory of his friend and mentor Barney Curley. In front of a large and enthusiastic crowd, Dettori clinched victory at the county Meath venue on the Johnny Murtagh-trained Trueba. Dettori, 50, celebrated his victory in his trademark flying dismount style at the track where legendary gambler, ...
