Hall of Famer, 50YO Velazquez, rode the Bill Mott-trained Precursory to victory, completing his 1,000th career race at Saratoga Racecourse. He proudly owns five Saratoga riding titles including three Gr.1 Kentucky Derby wins. He has also won The Gr.1 Belmont Stakes and the Gr.1 Travers twice. He has a pair of Eclipse Awards as the nation's outstanding jockey as well. The winner’s circle saw an ...
Trainer William Haggas has announced that the Shadwell Estate-owned Baaeed, will appear on the second day of the Henry Cecil Open Weekend heading to France for his final run in the Gr.1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This year, the unbeaten colt will take center stage, although he had appeared at the same event 12 months ago with stablemates Alenquer and Addeybb. Charlie Fellowes, chairman of ...
Despite the presence of several good local sprinters, Bill Mott-trained Carter Handicap-winner Speaker's Corner is all set to win the 7f Gr.2 Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar this year. The 4YO secured three consecutive graded stakes wins in 2022, culminating in the Gr.1 Carter Handicap. The Godolphin homebred lost his next two. But Speaker's Corner finished third to Flightline in the Gr.1 ...
The partners Chester Thomas and Spendthrift Farm announced on Aug 24 that they have relocated their second-year stallion Mr. Money from Florida to Clear Creek Stud in Louisiana for the 2023 breeding season. "I just really like the way the Louisiana program is heading," the owner/breeder said. "I think Mr. Money has everything it takes to be a successful sire, and I believe having him at a top ...
Newgate Farm’s Henry Field said In The Congo is likely to target the feature Melbourne sprints this spring rather than be set for The Everest – unless Nature Strip shows he is vulnerable. “We haven’t ruled out The Everest with In The Congo but at the moment we prefer to head towards the Manikato Stakes,’’ Field said. “He will resume in the McEwen Stakes and then probably go to the Moir Stakes. ...
Lumping 60kgs and settling last, Masked Crusader did what was expected and charged home at a rate of knots under Jye McNeil to win the Listed The Heath 1100 last season on this weekend 12 months ago. Although this Saturday we see the running of the 2022 The Heath 1100, there doesn’t appear to be any ‘Everest’ class runners, but only time will tell. Already a winner of the Gr1 William Reid Stakes ...
Two leading contenders for this year’s TAB Everest took to the barrier trials on Tuesday at Rosehill, with connections of both runners sure to have walked away from the 900m trial extremely satisfied with the efforts. Peter and Paul Snowden’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 winner Mazu, a son of exciting Japanese sire Maurice, was having the first trial this time in off the back of his exciting unbeaten ...
Set to race in The Everest slot of the TAB, the John O’Shea trained Lost And Running (Per Incanto) took his first public step to this season’s $15m sprint contest by finishing second in a 850m barrier trial last Friday behind Bjorn Baker’s super-fast Malkovich. Ridden by regular jockey High Bowman, Lost And Runing impressed Bowman who enthused to the media post-trial. “It’s nice to have him ...
Having finished third last year when beaten less than half a length behind Nature Strip (Nicconi) and Masked Crusader (Toronado), Joe Pride’s gallant war-horse Eduardo (Host) will contest The Everest for the third consecutive year, racing in the Yulong slot in 2022. With two barrier trials under his belt this time in, winning over 816m at Warwick Farm on August 5, before a narrow second to ...
Saturday will see the running of the $175,000 Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield with past winners including Vega Magic (Lope De Vega) and Osborne Bulls (Street Cry), who just two starts after their wins, went on to finish in the money of their running’s of The Everest. Trained at the time by David Hayes and Tom Dabernig, Lucky Vega (pictured) came into the 2017 Listed Regal Roller ...
Goliath owner-breeder Bob Peters was yesterday named as Western Australia’s Breeder of the Year at the WA Thoroughbred of the Year award ceremony. Peters crowned a dominant season in his home state with victories in his cerise and white-crossed silks for Regal Power (Pierro) in the Kingston Town Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), Western Empire (Iffraaj) in the Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and Graceful Girl ...
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Artorius (Flying Artie) ended his time in Europe with a sixth-placed finish in yesterday's Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr.1, 1300m) at Deauville for owners Newgate Farm and China Horse Club, in a stop-start race that saw the 4YO overrace in the early stages. Having left the Freedmans’ Mornington base back in June, the son of Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) ran a ...