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Thoroughbred racing and breeding have lost Mike Recio, a consignor and bloodstock agent who loved the industry and loved the people tied to the industry even more. Co-founder of South Point Sales, Recio died Sept. 16 in Lexington after an illness. He was 46. The son of respected Ocala, Fla., horseman Bill Recio, Mike Recio had been involved in Thoroughbred racing and breeding for the majority of ...
The sire of sires, Galileo, whose notable offspring include Nathaniel, Waldgeist, Found, Love, Magical, Highland Reel, Teofilo, Minding and many more, was euthanised at Coolmore on humane grounds due to a "chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the near-fore foot". Magnier, owner of Coolmore Stud and many of Galileo's finest sons and daughters, said: "It is a very sad day, but we all ...
After winning £37.1m in prize money from over 4,000 rides, top jockey Neil Callan who is nicknamed 'Iron Man' will end an 11-year association with racing in Hong Kong, returning to Britain. The winner of 282 races, had a disappointing final year, having received a lengthy suspension for being disrespectful during a stewards' inquiry into alleged careless riding at Happy Valley in February. The ...
Singapore based Steven Burridge trained Mr Malek has finally started on the journey he was meant to when he won the 1600m Gr.2 Stewards’ Cup earlier this week. Initially trained by Lee Freedman, the athletic son of Swiss Ace was identified as Group race material from Day. Ultra-smart sprinter-miler got his first taste of champagne racing, when landing a third in the Gr.2 Singapore 3YO Classic ...
Tony Millard trained Panfield’s is aimed at the 2021 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup with the trainer remaining upbeat about his star stayer’s chances of competing abroad in the 'race that stops the nation.' “We’re just doing our due diligence at the moment it’s very exciting and we’ve been inundated with things from Australia,” Millard said. “He’s progressive and I don’t think there will be a problem with ...
Godolphin has been steadily growing its prowess, adding iconic race trophies to Sheikh Mohammed's trophy rooms around the world. On June 5 Godolphin's Adayar captured the Cazoo Derby, while Essential Quality claimed the prestigious 2021 Belmont Stakes. Three weeks later, Godolphin pulled off another double, capturing the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh with Hurricane Lane and the ...
Shadwell Stables' Zaajel captured the Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher and new owner Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum, daughter of the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who be continuing her father's legacy at Shadwell Estate. Angus Gold, Shadwell's longtime racing manager, told Racing Post that Sheikha Hissa will take over as head of the powerful ...
Gr.1 Arkansas Derby winner Charlatan has been retired from racing and will take up stud duty at Hill 'n' Dale's newly restored stallion complex in Kentucky. Bred by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, the imposing son of Eclipse champion Speightstown out of Breeders’ Cup Distaff placed Authenticity, he sold as the second-highest priced colt for his sire at the 2018 Keeneland September ...
Life Is Good owned by WinStar Farm and China Horse Club had his first work back at Keeneland Race Course. Having won all three of his starts, for trainer Bob Baffert this winter, the Into Mischief colt was the individual favorite in four pools of this year's Kentucky Derby Future Wager before being injured. In a text message to Horse Racing Nation, WinStar president and CEO Elliott Walden said ...
Matt Laurie's exciting Gr.1 winning sprinter Portland Sky has recently returned to work for his 4YO season. The son of Deep Field has won four of his eight starts after dead-heating in the Oakleigh Plate, subsequently finishing second to Masked Crusader in the William Reid Stakes. The A$85,000 Perth yearling purchase, the colt has already banked his connections A$529,075 in prizemoney and the ...
Len Ragozin, who created The Ragozin Sheets, died peacefully on the evening of May 13 at the age of 92. He has described his work in the pre-computer era of working out the algorithms that became The Ragozin Sheets and his handicapping techniques in a book: The Odds Must Be Crazy. The Sheets are still data providers of Thoroughbred horse performance records for racing's leading owners, trainers, ...
American Triple Crown winner Justify's talented younger brother, Stage Raider claimed the US$89,240 first-level allowance at Belmont Park. The 3YO half brother to the 2018 Triple Crown winner came through a narrow stretch opening and pulled clear for a hand-ridden three-length victory over Civil War The John Gunther-owned- and -bred Pioneerof the Nile colt raced the longest in his three-race ...
