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Stepping up to his optimal distance on his preferred surface, Hongkong Great returns to his happy hunting ground this Wednesday (27 October) evening when he lines up in Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin’s eight-race all-dirt fixture. Seeking a fourth success over 1650m on the dirt, the former Chilean galloper is readying for his second run this campaign after being run off his ...
Calumet Farm's Grade 1 winner and millionaire True Timber has been retired from racing, the farm confirmed Oct. 26. No stud plans have been finalized. The 7YO son of Mineshaft was bred in Kentucky by Marc and Vinka Ferrell out of the unraced Tiznow mare Queen's Wood, who is a half-sister to two stakes-placed winners and is from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Classic and Emirates Airline ...
Astandout son of the late Empire Maker sold for $750,000 to top the standings Oct. 26 at a blockbuster second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, which remains on track as one for the record books midway through the four-day span. "A record-breaking session in all regards record gross and record average for the October Sale, co-highest price ever for a colt, but more ...
For just the third time in 100 runnings of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, a horse trained in Germany was first across the line on Sunday, to the great surprise of almost every racegoer at Longchamp, and punters across Europe and beyond. Torquator Tasso and Rene Piechulek were 69-1 shots on the French Tote and 80-1 with British bookmakers to win one of the strongest Arcs for many years but chased ...
A superb edition of the UD$6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is on tap on November 6, and the prospective field is a list of one sparkling star after the other. Leading the group is Knicks Go , who will try to get loose on the lead at Del Mar and run his rivals off their feet. It is a race brimming with speed horses, so Knicks Go getting to the front without receiving too much pressure is ...
Adayar became the first Derby winner to follow up with a victory in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes for 20 years, at Ascot. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt finished a length and three-quarters clear of runner-up Mishriff, with Love in third. Galileo was the last horse to complete the Derby-King George double in 2001. The race had been dubbed a battle of the generations and racing's ...
The Queen has been recognised for her contribution to British Flat racing by being inducted into the Qipco British Champions Series Hall of Fame. She is the first person to be included in the Special Contributor category. A genuine racing enthusiast and a passionate fan of the sport all her life, she is also a successful owner and breeder. Her famous purple, gold braid and scarlet colours have ...
Frankie Dettori makes his first trip to Bellewstown race course in Ireland to win a race held in the memory of his friend and mentor Barney Curley. In front of a large and enthusiastic crowd, Dettori clinched victory at the county Meath venue on the Johnny Murtagh-trained Trueba. Dettori, 50, celebrated his victory in his trademark flying dismount style at the track where legendary gambler, ...
A crowd of 10,000 vaccinated people will be allowed into Flemington to celebrate the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. On Sunday it was announced Victorian residents are set to be given more freedoms on Friday just in time for the weekend prior to the Cup. It is huge news for locals, with many taking the opportunity at this time of year to stretch the Cup into a four-day weekend. It was announced ...
Jonker claimed the A$1 million Manikato Stakes under Daniel Moor who landed his third Group One win in the space of a month. The Queensland visitor went straight to the front from barrier four, although he had to endure considerable pressure to cross Lombardo and Crystal Bound in the first 200m of the race. Bella Nipotina loomed as the only challenge when Jonker put two lengths on the chasing ...
Franconia has been disqualified from a listed race she won at Newbury last year, having tested positive for ketamine which, a disciplinary panel has accepted, probably derived from recreational use of the drug by her groom. John Gosden, her trainer, was fined the unusually low sum of £500 (US$694) by the panel, which decided he had taken precautions to avoid such an eventuality but could ...
The Aga Khan Studs are pleased to announce that Francis-Henri Graffard will take over the training of the horses based at His Highness the Aga Khan’s private training centre at Aiglemont situated in Gouvieux, following the retirement of Alain de Royer Dupré at the end of 2021. Aiglemont is home to 80 to 90 Aga Khan bred horses and champions such as Zarkava, Dalakhani And Siyouni were all trained ...
