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Trainer Butch Reid announced that Gr.3 Withers Stakes champion Uncle Heavy will join the field for the Gr.1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, foregoing consideration for the Gr.3 Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. "The horse was the motivating factor. He was doing so well. He's training lights out. We couldn't be happier with him. If there was ever a time to take a chance and run in ...
Donnacha O'Brien is weighing up options for Porta Fortuna following her narrow loss in Sunday's Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. The daughter of Caravaggio had an impressive run last year, clinching four victories, notably winning the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the prestigious Gr.1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes in Newmarket. Her stellar 2YO campaign concluded with a commendable ...
Zac Purton is teaming up with Voyage Bubble for the prestigious Group One Yasuda Kinen on 2nd June. Ricky Yiu Poon-fai has given the green light for this ambitious venture at Tokyo racecourse. After seven years, Purton returns to Japan, ready to ride Voyage Bubble again following the horse's impressive third-place finish in the Group One Champions Mile. Both Yiu and Purton have tasted success at ...
Ahead of her return to Ascot for the Gold Cup, David Menuisier is planning to give Caius Chorister one more outing to fine-tune her Sagaro Stakes runner-up performance. Last season, she won the Group Three Prix Belle de Nuit with a career-best performance and proved her improvement on her first attempt at two miles. In her recent race, she pushed defending champion and last year's Ascot Gold Cup ...
Whistlejacket, trained by Aidan O’Brien, secured a place in the Royal Ascot by winning the Listed-class Gain First Flier Stakes at the Curragh. Despite finishing second to Cowardofthecounty, Joseph O’Brien's horse, over six furlongs on debut last month, Whistlejacket displayed an impressive performance at the minimum trip. The full-brother of Little Big Bear, the champion 2YO, comfortably ...
The majority of the preparatory races for the upcoming Gr.1 Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse have concluded, and the participants have been identified. It appears that the competition will be a three-way battle between Justin Milano, Regaleira, and Sugar Kun. Justin Milano, sired by Kizuna, remains undefeated after winning the Gr.1 Satsuki Sho, the first stage of the Japanese Triple Crown for ...
In a heart-pounding finish, Mystik Dan clinched the Kentucky Derby victory by a mere nose, edging out a late-charging Sierra Leone and Japanese contender Forever Young. The intense photo finish kept spectators and jockeys alike on the edge of their seats, with the placing judges taking their time to determine the official result. For trainer McPeek, this win marked a significant milestone in his ...
Adrian Murray, the trainer hailing from County Westmeath, observes that Derby hopeful Dallas Star is in high spirits, indicating potential for further progress following his victory in the Ballysax Stakes. Murray also shares updates on stablemates Valiant Force and Bucanero Fuerte, mentioning their imminent returns to the track. There's speculation that Valiant Force might set his sights on ...
In a thrilling finish, Coltrane clinched consecutive triumphs in the Longines Sagaro Stakes, facing a stern challenge from Caius Chorister in the closing stages. Under the guidance of jockey Oisin Murphy, Andrew Balding's resilient 7YO battled through the field as a 7/2 contender, initially overtaking the frontrunner Sweet William at the demanding Ascot track. However, it was Caius Chorister, ...
Widden Stud's service fees for its 2024 stallion roster were unveiled on 1st May, placing Zoustar alongside the reigning champion Australian stallion I Am Invincible. Though currently ranked second on the Australian general sires' table this season, Zoustar has outperformed his rivals by winning 173 races and being equal with I Am Invincible on stakes winners. Antony Thompson, Widden principal, ...
In preparation for the 4th May Gr.1 Kentucky Derby, trainer Danny Gargan has given Dornoch the green light after the colt underwent routine work this week at Churchill Downs on a quarter crack found in his right front hoof. Dornoch, a 3YO son of Good Magic, had initially developed the crack last fall. As per the American Association of Equine Practitioners, a quarter crack refers to a defect ...
The 5YO son of Mineshaft, trained by Dallas Stewart, is set to compete against 10 rivals on 4th May in the US$1 million Gr.1 Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby Day undercard. Owned by Dream Team One Racing Stable and bred by Dream Team Racing, Hoist the Gold finished second in last year's Churchill Downs, behind eventual Horse of the Year Cody's Wish. With one win, three seconds, ...
