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Prince of Arran has been retired, denied his opportunity for a fairytale victory in this year's $8m Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) with the globetrotter failing new stringent pre-travel veterinary tests. Trainer Charlie Fellowes was preparing Prince of Arran for his fourth consecutive Melbourne Cup appearance after three successive placings in Australia's greatest race. Prince of Arran's racetrack ...
Essential Quality, the Belmont Stakes and the Runhappy Travers Stakes winner retained the No. 1 position for the third consecutive week in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly poll of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. This year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic will be run at Del Mar in Del Mar, California, on Nov. 6 as the final ...
The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) could aim for crowds as large as 15,000 on Melbourne Cup day at Flemington following state government support. The Club originally applied for a maximum crowd of 5,000 for Australian racing's flagship race day on November 2 but a new application to the state government could see the attendance more than tripled, although officials at the VRC would not confirm exact ...
Korea Racing Authority's 5YO Knicks Go retained his No. 1 rating in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll for the seventh straight week as there were no changes in order and no starts among the overall Top 10. Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar Racing, and Big Aut Farms' 4YO filly Shesdaresthedevil moved into 11th in this week's poll following a victory in the Locust Grove ...
Thoroughbred racing and breeding have lost Mike Recio, a consignor and bloodstock agent who loved the industry and loved the people tied to the industry even more. Co-founder of South Point Sales, Recio died Sept. 16 in Lexington after an illness. He was 46. The son of respected Ocala, Fla., horseman Bill Recio, Mike Recio had been involved in Thoroughbred racing and breeding for the majority of ...
The Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club announced the launch of the £550,000 10-racing Bahrain Turf Series, specifically targeting international horses rated 85-100. Each race in the series is worth £50,000 and will be linked together and run alongside Bahrain's King's Cup, Crown Prince's Cup and Gr.1 National Day. There will also have a bonus point system attached to the Bahrain Turf Series, ...
The sire of sires, Galileo, whose notable offspring include Nathaniel, Waldgeist, Found, Love, Magical, Highland Reel, Teofilo, Minding and many more, was euthanised at Coolmore on humane grounds due to a "chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the near-fore foot". Magnier, owner of Coolmore Stud and many of Galileo's finest sons and daughters, said: "It is a very sad day, but we all ...
After winning £37.1m in prize money from over 4,000 rides, top jockey Neil Callan who is nicknamed 'Iron Man' will end an 11-year association with racing in Hong Kong, returning to Britain. The winner of 282 races, had a disappointing final year, having received a lengthy suspension for being disrespectful during a stewards' inquiry into alleged careless riding at Happy Valley in February. The ...
Singapore based Steven Burridge trained Mr Malek has finally started on the journey he was meant to when he won the 1600m Gr.2 Stewards’ Cup earlier this week. Initially trained by Lee Freedman, the athletic son of Swiss Ace was identified as Group race material from Day. Ultra-smart sprinter-miler got his first taste of champagne racing, when landing a third in the Gr.2 Singapore 3YO Classic ...
Tony Millard trained Panfield’s is aimed at the 2021 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup with the trainer remaining upbeat about his star stayer’s chances of competing abroad in the 'race that stops the nation.' “We’re just doing our due diligence at the moment it’s very exciting and we’ve been inundated with things from Australia,” Millard said. “He’s progressive and I don’t think there will be a problem with ...
Godolphin has been steadily growing its prowess, adding iconic race trophies to Sheikh Mohammed's trophy rooms around the world. On June 5 Godolphin's Adayar captured the Cazoo Derby, while Essential Quality claimed the prestigious 2021 Belmont Stakes. Three weeks later, Godolphin pulled off another double, capturing the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh with Hurricane Lane and the ...
Shadwell Stables' Zaajel captured the Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher and new owner Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum, daughter of the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who be continuing her father's legacy at Shadwell Estate. Angus Gold, Shadwell's longtime racing manager, told Racing Post that Sheikha Hissa will take over as head of the powerful ...
