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As the 149th Preakness Stakes approaches, three horses are set to take center stage at Pimlico Race Course on May 18. Imagination, Seize the Grey, and Mystik Dan are all vying for victory in the second leg of the Triple Crown, with each horse's story offering a unique glimpse into the world of thoroughbred racing. For "The Avengers," a group of investors led by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, and ...
Racing in Saudi Arabia is set to resume on Thursday, July 4, with an updated season at King Khalid Racecourse in Ta’if. The 2024 season will kick off five weeks later than in 2023, resulting in a total of 39 meetings, with the season concluding on Saturday, September 28. Due to the revised fixture list, there will be a redistribution in prize money for 2024, with the average value of races ...
The prize money at Royal Ascot is set to reach £10 million for the first time next year, marking a record total of £17.5 million across 2024. The overall prize money, excluding the industry-owned Qipco British Champions Day, has seen an increase from £16.8 million this year. All Group One races at Royal Ascot will now offer a minimum of £650,000, representing a £50,000 boost for several ...
Scherzo achieved a hat-trick of victories for Al Wasmiyah Farm at the HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Rifle event. Jockey Andrea Atzeni guided the 4YO to a thrilling photo-finish win in the 31st Race Meeting at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club. Trained by Georges Mikhalides, Scherzo overcame a slow start to claim victory in the Class 2 Thoroughbreds race, narrowly beating Bolthole in a ...
Andesite's impressive debut victory in the Novice Stakes at York may have secured him a spot on Karl Burke’s Royal Ascot team. The half-brother to the stable’s 2022 Queen Mary heroine Dramatised, Andesite, with odds of 7-2, displayed both talent and tenacity to edge out Yah Mo Be There by a short head under jockey Danny Tudhope. Notably, Andesite is the first winner for former champion 2YO ...
Big Evs secured his spot at Royal Ascot with an impressive comeback in the Westow Stakes at York on Thursday. Mick Appleby is thrilled that his beloved sprinter has the potential to achieve even more success this year. After winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita last year, the son of Blue Point triumphed with a 5lb penalty on his return, crossing the finish line a length ...
Voyage Bubble stepped up his preparations for the Gr.1 Yasuda Kinen with a comfortable trial win over 1000m at Sha Tin this week. Trainer Ricky Yiu was pleased with the performance. Facing eight relatively inexperienced rivals, Voyage Bubble cruised through the early stages of the trial before responding to jockey Zac Purton's urging. He finished with a one-and-a-half length margin over Circuit ...
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium, Md. saw significant speed improvements during the second under tack show. Only one horse, Hip 12, a Volatile filly consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo, managed to reach the 00:10 mark at the first under tack show on May 14, a testament to its exceptional speed. The second under tack show, which ...
This year's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe has enlisted 73 contenders, including City Of Troy and Ylang Ylang, the top picks for the Derby and Oaks, who are among the ten nominated by Aidan O'Brien. An intriguing detail is the inclusion of 19 three-year-old fillies, making up 26 percent of the total entries. Among them, Ylang Ylang and stablemate Opera Singer stand out, with the latter being a ...
Due to continuous rainfall in the Timonium, Md., area since the afternoon of May 14, the under tack show for Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic May Two-Year-Olds in Training sale scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed. The remaining under tack show sessions will now take place on May 16-17, starting at 8 a.m. Paget Bennett, the Midlantic director of sales, stated, "Based on the recommendation of our ...
Roger Varian's preparations for 2024 have been dealt a significant blow as King of Steel, the stable's top performer, was found to be lame after a workout on May 14. As a result, the talented horse will miss important summer targets. The Gr.1 Champion Stakes winner had been gearing up for a comeback in the Gr. 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown on May 23, with the intention of using this race ...
The atmosphere at Pimlico Race Course on May 15 was dramatically altered by the news that Muth, the 8-5 morning-line favourite and winner of the Gr.1 Arkansas Derby, had been withdrawn from the third leg of the Triple Crown due to a fever. Bob Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer, informed Pimlico Race Course officials that the Good Magic colt had a temperature of 103 degrees upon arrival at Pimlico, ...
