After a narrow head defeat to Mendocino in the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Baden, Torquator Tasso will head for Paris for the defense of his Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. For an agonizing 10 minutes, it seemed that Torquator Tasso would is without Frankie Dettori, whose six strikes with the whip (one over the permitted limit), cost him a 14-day suspension. Dettori said: "We knew it was going to be ...
The 4YO Son of Tapit showcased a jaw-dropping performance in the Gr.1 Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar. "He looked spectacular," Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said outside his barn at Oklahoma. "To me, it was a Secretariat-type performance that we saw. There's not much more to say about it." "Very impressive," fellow Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher said at his Oklahoma barn. "He hasn't been beat ...
Group One-winner, Dreamloper successfully captured his second Group One under jockey Kieran Shoemark, but it was a race overshadowed by the grief of the death of Gr.1 2000 Guineas hero Coroebus. Attempting to get back on track, the Godolphin colt was held up in midfield by William Buick at ParisLongchamp but unfortunately he stumbled and went down. Trainer Ed Walker is planning an audacious ...
With syndicator Brad Spicer confident of coming to an agreement within the coming days, we could see the sixth official runner allocated a slot in this year’s Everest to be run on October 28 at Randwick. “The next 24 - 48 hours I think there will be an announcement and hopefully we can get it all done,” stated Spicer when chatting to the Everest Diaries recently. A winner of the Group 1 Robert ...
Racing first-up in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes, Joe Pride’s warhorse Eduardo (Host) gave his Everest rivals a warning that come Saturday, October 15, that the 9yo will be ready to run the race of his life and look to improve from his narrow third placed finish 12 months prior. Clearly the class runner of the Southern Cross Stakes field, Eduardo cleared out to score by over two and a half ...
While the second, third and fourth horses in Thursday’s barrier trial are already likely Everest contenders, it was Bjorn Baker’s Overpass that once again highlighted himself to slot holders as a serious contender by winning the trial, stopping the clock at 55.49 (last 600m in 36.65) in Soft 7 conditions. Getting out of the gates well and leading throughout, Vancouver’s Group 2-winning son ...
With three of the five Everest winners having resumed their spring campaigns by winning the Group 3 Concorde Stakes, Saturday’s running of the $500,000 1000m sprint sees two leading runners having already secured slots for this year’s running of the $15m race, while depending on the result, there could be further potential slot contenders. Won in 2017 and 2018 by Peter and Paul Snowden’s Redzel ...
The opening trial on Thursday at Canterbury Park will see a mini-everest with the likes of Classique Legend, Lost And Running, Nature Strip and Overpass all possibly contenders. Both Nature Strip and Lost And Running already have a slot, while previous Everest winner Classique Legend is likely to be given owner Bon Ho’s slot is he shows he is ready for the race, with Bjorn Baker still chasing a ...
Little Big Bear is likely to miss the Gr.1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes while recovering from a foot injury. Although The Royal Ascot-winning 2YOs contesting capacity was doubtful for the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes earlier this month after the clip of his shoe went into his hind foot when kicking a wall before the race, Little Big Bear blew apart his rivals by seven lengths in an outstanding ...
The Winstar Farm stallion that sired 216 stakes winners behind Danehill, Sadler's Wells, and galileo and 13 champions worldwide, More Than Ready, was euthanized the morning of Aug. 26 at the Central Kentucky farm due to the "cumulative effects of old age." One of the most influential international sires of his era is a rare stallion to achieve elite status in both the Northern and Southern ...
Peter Snowden-trained Mazu finished in second place behind Bjorn Baker’s O’President at the Rosehill trials with Masked Crusader just under a length behind Mazu. Last year’s Everest runner-up Masked Crusader had a below par autumn as he missed a place in all three starts but the signs in his trial were there that he can bounce back after finishing 11 lengths astern of Nature Strip in the TJ ...
Winning the first Group 1 of the Victorian racing season, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace’s 6yo mare Snapdancer, a daughter of Coolmore’s Royal Ascot hero Choisir, had made a play for the $15 Everest by recording a stunning all the way win in the Memsie Stakes. Won a few years back by Vega Magic, who went to finish second, beaten three parts of a length behind Redzel in the first running of the ...