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Honor Marie, owned by Ribble Farms, Michael Eiserman, Earl Silver, Kenneth Fishbein, and Dave Fishbein, caught everyone's attention with an impressive performance during a five-furlong drill at Churchill Downs on 25th April. The horse clocked in at an incredible :59 1/5, which marked the final workout before the highly anticipated Gr.1 Kentucky Derby on 4th May. "He looked like he was having fun ...
Al Musmak, the son of Night Of Thunder trained by Roger Varian, is set to race in the Qipco 2000 Guineas on Saturday week. Despite being an outsider, Al Musmak is expected to put up a strong fight, given his impressive performance in the past. He has previously won the Listed Ascendant Stakes in Haydock and secured credible placements in other races. His trainer has been planning his return to ...
Olivier Peslier, a renowned French rider, expressed his gratitude for a flourishing career spanning four decades that has been “marked by some great moments of joy,” after retiring from the saddle on Thursday. Peslier concluded his final ride on Nasser Al Shahania at La Teste, where he secured second place in Group Three company in the south-west of France, unable to add to his career tally of ...
A talented jockey from Japan, Ryusei Sakai, recently travelled to Louisville, Kentucky to ride Forever Young, the winner of Gr.2 UAE Derby, in one of his final practice runs before the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby on 4th May. After a 20-minute warm-up session at Churchill Downs mile chute, the Yoshito Yahagi-trained horse completed a six-furlong workout in 1:19 3/5 on 24th April, marking his first ...
With the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby coming up on 4th May, most contenders completed their routine gallops on 24th April as they prepare for their final published workouts this weekend. One of the notable contenders, Stronghold, who won the Gr.1 Santa Anita Derby, arrived at Churchill Downs on 23rd April and made his first trip to the oval on 24th April. Stronghold jogged approximately a mile around the ...
In anticipation of the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on 4th May, Grand Mo the First from Granpollo Stable ran a six-furlong breeze at Gulfstream Park on 23rd April. Grand Mo the First, trained by Victor Barboza Jr. and sired by Uncle Mo, recently ran a six-furlong breeze at Gulfstream Park. The colt finished third in the Gr.1 Florida Derby on 30th March, behind the favorite for the ...
Catalytic and Domestic Product also made their debut on the track. As activity intensified at Churchill Downs, all eyes focused on the morning of April 23 as Fierceness, the anticipated favorite for the 4th May Gr.1 Kentucky Derby, made his inaugural circuit around the Louisville, Ky., oval. It was a relaxed outing for the 2YO champion, effortlessly maneuvering around the track under regular ...
Nine new members have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The class of 2024 includes three jockeys, three horses, and three Pillars of the Turf. The contemporary category inductees are jockey Joel Rosario and horses Gun Runner and Justify. The Pre-1900 Historic Review Committee has selected jockey Abe Hawkins and horses Aristides and Lecomte, while Harry F. ...
Ben Curtis couldn't have imagined that he would get to ride in the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby just six months after moving his tack to the United States. However, this unlikely scenario moved closer to reality after Honor Marie finished second in the Gr.2 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. As Honor Marie prepares for the Derby, Curtis has been selected as the jockey. "It was ...
Alflaila, trained by Owen Burrows, is set to make a comeback this summer after his campaign last season was cut short due to a setback. The entire son of Dark Angel has had a successful 3YO season with four victories under his belt. He won the Strensall Stakes at York, an eight-furlong Group Three, and the Masar Darley Stakes at the same level at Newmarket. He was due to compete in the Bahrain ...
Ajay Anne has joined Arqana as the new Thoroughbred representative for the Middle East and India, strengthening the company's overseas representation. Anne is a graduate of the Darley Flying Start and the Indian Racing Academy, and began his career with Darley as its Middle East, Indian, and South African bloodstock representative. In 2010, he established his own agency, New Approach Bloodstock, ...
Sierra Leone, the winner of the Gr.1 Blue Grass Stakes and one of the top contenders for the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby, arrived at Churchill Downs from Keeneland the previous day and had his first workout around the oval at 7:30 a.m. on 22nd April. "He's a very intelligent horse, very focused," said trainer Chad Brown. "He went about his business back and forth from the track like he's been here ...
