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Preakness winner Early Voting had his first serious workout alongside stablemate Zandon in preparation for Gr.2, Jim Dandy, a nine-furlong test for sophomores. The colts trained by four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown, are scheduled to run in the US$600,000 feature as a steppingstone to the Travers. Jeff Drown’s Zandon went five-eighths solo in 1:01.95 under exercise rider Kriss ...
Golden Sixty’s once again secured consecutive Horse of the Year titles on the back of his record-breaking performance during the 2021/22 racing season at a special presentation held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley Clubhouse. The Francis Lui-trained won the Gr.2 Jockey Club Mile, Gr.2 Chairman's Trophy, Gr.1 Stewards' Cup in 2022 preceded by his successful defence of his Gr.1 LONGINES ...
Multiple leading North American sire Kitten's Joy died July 15 in his paddock at Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa of an apparent heart attack. He was 21. The son of El Prado was the pride and joy of his owner/breeders Ken and the late Sarah Ramsey, who bred him out of the winning Lear Fan daughter Kitten's First. The mare was the first racehorse bought by Sarah Ramsey whose pet name was "Kitten." ...
At the end of the 11th running of the US$150,000 Coronation Cup at Saratoga Race Course, trainer Jonathan Thomas was confident his speedy Empress Tigress would hold on to win the 5 1/2-furlong race on the Mellon Turf Course. He was right. The daughter of Classic Empire held off Arnmore Thoroughbreds' Poppy Flower by a half-length. The win kept Empress Tigress, owned by Augustin Stable, unbeaten ...
Saudi Cup winner Emblem Road will embark on a French campaign this summer as preparation for a potential Breeders’ Cup Classic bid in November, with the Grand Prix de Vichy his first engagement on 20 July. Emblem Road, a winner of seven of his nine starts on dirt in Saudi Arabia and over $10m in prize money, recently transferred to the stable of French-based trainer, Alessandro Botti in ...
Mike Repole has consummated several business deals that have made him a billionaire. Yet from one perspective none of them could match the agreement he reached with Jerry Crawford of Donegal Racing on April 29, a little more than a week before the Kentucky Derby Presented by Gr.1 Woodford Reserve. Those emotions boiled over in a euphoric manner on June 11 in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA ...
The writing had been on the wall that this year would be the Australian’s. After a quiet start to the first two seasons, Cliff Brown’s former assistant trainer hit his straps with a fourth-place on 33 winners last year. It turned out he was just warming up to the task. He has literally exploded onto the scene in 2022 with a glut of winners almost every week, not to mention the coveted lead on ...
Changingoftheguard had big questions to answer running so soon after the Cazoo Derby In Memory of Lester Piggott but he did so in no uncertain terms with a relentless performance to provide trainer Aidan O'Brien with his 80th Royal Ascot winner. The 3YO set a demanding pace before finishing fifth at Epsom 13 days ago and similarly, straightforward tactics were employed in the June 17 King Edward ...
The 2010 Emirates Gr.1 Melbourne Cup winner Americain has been euthanized after suffering a leg injury as a result of a paddock accident in country Victoria, Australia. The 17YO, who was initially trained by Andre Fabre in France, before joining Alain de Royer Dupre in 2012 to embark on his successful cup campaign, spent nine seasons at stud before being pensioned last year. Americain, bred by ...
Frankie Dettori showcased exactly what makes him special when Fanny Logan emphatically won the Gr.2 Hardwicke Stakes under Dettori, who recorded his 70th Royal Ascot winner. At three furlongs to go in the Hardwicke, things were not always very glorious. Fanny Logan made the turn for home in last, but in what proved to be something of a slingshot maneuver from Dettori, the John Gosden-trained ...
Ado McGuinness’ A Case Of You produced a sparkling display to win the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan earlier this year, and he will attempt to land more Group One glory on Saturday by claiming victory in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes 2022. While the Australian raiders have been spotlighted media for their hotly-anticipated run at Royal Ascot and the Irish raider hopes to slip in under the radar and ...
When John Gosden told the assembled media at a pre-Royal Ascot press event that keeping Stradivarius interested in racing at the age of eight and with a stud career still ahead of him presented unique challenges, the underlying statement we assume is that the three-time Gold Cup hero will be making his swan song at the 2022 Royal Ascot Gold Cup. He showed us that the fire still burns when ...
