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Al Ghazali-Trained Colt Breaks Maiden In Feature Race Safeer Al Shahania finally shed his maiden tag with an impressive performance in Wednesday's feature race at Al Uqda Racecourse, powering to a decisive two-length victory in the Athbah Cup. The consistent 4YO colt, trained by Gassim Ghazali for Al Ghazali Stud, had shown promise with several placed efforts before this breakthrough success in ...
Local Stars Shine Under Floodlights Trainer A M Smith enjoyed a remarkable evening at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club as his charges swept the board in the feature events, with Membership and Phoenix delivering standout performances under the Sakhir floodlights. The penultimate meeting of Bahrain's 2024-25 season saw the talented 3YOs claim the two most coveted prizes, cementing Smith's ...
Godolphin Double Lifts Newmarket Spirits Charlie Appleby put a mixed start to the season behind him by registering his second double of the Craven meeting with Military Code and Indian Spring in the opening two contests on Thursday. The Godolphin trainer has seen the likes of Mountain Breeze, Al Qudra, Verse Of Love, Aomori City and Opera Ballet beaten in trials in recent days, although he did ...
Record-Breaking Eclipse Champion Headlines Catalogue Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 550 2YOs for its upcoming Midlantic May Sale, taking place at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium on May 19-20, with recent sale graduate and reigning Eclipse champion male sprinter Straight No Chaser featuring prominently. Champion Sprinter Leads Stellar Graduates The catalogue cover star Straight No Chaser, ...
US$1.3 Million Purchase Adding To Impressive Figures The Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2YOs in Training continues setting records as a colt by the late Uncle Mo paced the third session on Thursday, fetching US$1.3 million from Ramiro Restrepo's Marquee Bloodstock. Consigned as Hip 833 by the soon-to-retire Eddie Woods, the colt became the eighth horse to sell for seven figures during the ...
Local Breeds To Battle In Season-Ending Showdown Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) is primed for a scintillating season finale with a double-header today and tomorrow at its magnificently illuminated turf course in Sakhir. The 2024-25 national horseracing campaign reaches its climactic conclusion with the 29th and 30th meetings taking place on consecutive evenings, each featuring ...
Amo Racing Secures Star Lot For 1,750,000 Guineas The Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale at Newmarket on Wednesday shattered all previous records with the second session headlined by a colt by Havana Grey selling for an unprecedented 1,750,000 guineas to Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing. The magnificent result eclipsed the previous record of 1,400,000 guineas paid by Godolphin for an Acclamation colt ...
Gun Runner Colt Tops US$1.45M As Quality Shines Through Gun Runner progeny continues to command premium prices at the second day of a record-breaking Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2YOs in Training yesterday, with Kerri Radcliffe signing for the current sale topper at US$1.45m. Radcliffe, purchasing on behalf of Memo Racing, secured Hip 601, a colt from the immediate family of 2024 Gr.1 ...
Five Winners Shine At Al Uqda As Division One Provides Exciting Contests Kohinoor made the most of her early speed to secure a convincing maiden success in Tuesday's opener at Al Uqda, setting the tone for an action-packed Division One of the Athbah Race Meeting on 15th April. The compelling five-race card featured thrilling contests for both Purebred Arabians and Thoroughbreds, building ...
Godolphin Splash Out 1.4 Million Guineas A superb Acclamation colt smashed all previous records at Tattersalls yesterday, selling for a staggering 1.4 million guineas (US$1,946,000) during the opening session of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up sale. The colt, presented by Willie Browne's Mocklershill operation, was secured by the Godolphin buying team after fierce competition from several major ...
Derby Dreams As New Owners Splash The Cash Gayle Van Leer signed the million-dollar ticket for a magnificent Tapit colt as the Ocala Breeder's Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale got underway with a blockbuster purchase on Tuesday. The striking grey, catalogued as Hip 249, topped the first day of trading at a cool US$1 million and will race for a new partnership with potential West Coast ...
Racing Manager Role For Jackson-Stops At Victorious Billy Jackson-Stops has been appointed racing manager for Victorious Racing, the leading Bahraini horse racing operation founded by H.H. Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The 35-year-old, who established JS Bloodstock Consultancy in 2018 following stints as assistant trainer to Ralph Beckett and Godolphin in Australia, will now head the team ...
