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Counttheheadlights showed himself to be the leading male Blue Diamond Stakes contender for the state's leading stable with his strong debut win at The Valley last Saturday, and now it is time for a filly from the stable to stake her own claim. Co-trainer Ciaron Maher was happy to rank last Saturday's winner as his main colt going into next month's $1.5 million feature and said that, away from ...
Jockey Ben Allen is set to resume his partnership with unbeaten mare Marabi on Saturday as he also looks to extend a formidable recent record with the Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace yard. Allen is booked to ride Marabi as she chases her first Gr.2 in Saturday's Australia Stakes (1200m) and if successful, the mare's record will rise to six wins from as many starts, while Allen's record will swell ...
A stylish debut performance by a two-year-old filly at Randwick on Saturday marked the first Southern Hemisphere success for Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Ribchester. Godolphin's Plymstock began her career on the perfect note in the Heineken 3 Handicap (1000m), sprinting impressively from near the back of the nine-horse field to score by just under a length for jockey Tim Clark. The James ...
Racing at Al Ain on Saturday is highlighted by a 2000m conditions race for which ten have been declared, including Jugurtha De Monlau who has a lofty official rating of 105 suggesting he could be the one to beat. To be ridden by Fernando Jara, Yas Racing’s 6yo is trained by Jean-Claude Pecout and will be having just his fourth local outing having made his UAE debut on this weekend last year when ...
Veteran South Australian trainer Gordon Richards says you can write Gytrash off at your own peril. The star-sprinter, who ran third in the 2020 Everest (1200m) at Randwick, is back in work preparing for another tilt at the Gr.1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington next month, a race he won two years ago. Richards, who trains Gytrash in partnership with Damien Moyle, although slightly ...
Multiple Group-placed mare Starelle took off on Sunday for the Gold Coast in a trip that could provide connections with a rewarding feeling of deja vu. It was just 12 months ago that trainer Danny O’Brien and owner Robert Anderson won two Gold Coast races, including the Magic Millions Open (1800m) with mare Paradee and the pair have the same plan for Starelle. Already, Starelle is on the same ...
The first three jockeys in the 2022 stc International Jockeys Challenge have been announced, with recently retired Australian superstar Glen Boss climbing back into the saddle to compete in the four-race competition. Last year’s winner Shane Foley returns to defend his crown and Hayley Turner, the first female jockey in Britain to ride 100 winners in a calendar year, will also take her place in ...
Juddmonte Farms announced on Dec. 22 the passing of champion sire Dansili at his birthplace Banstead Manor Stud following a short but aggressive illness. He was 25. Bred by Juddmonte, the son of Danehill was the first foal out of Hasil, who went on to become a blue hen of considerable note as the dam of seven graded/group stakes winners that include grade/group 1 winners Champs Elysees, ...
Gainesway Farm announced on Dec. 13 the appointment of Sherri Ivanovich as its farm manager. Ivanovich, a Central Kentucky native, established a top-class reputation in her previous role as Gainesway's yearling manager, a position that spanned 22 years. Ivanovich started in the business in 1984 with local farms and later worked for several local trainers at the racetrack, including Kenny McPeek. ...
Seven races at Al Ain on Saturday, all offering AED70,000 in prize money so no obvious feature, including one Thoroughbred race, a 1400m handicap which has attracted a capacity field of 15 and looks wide open. Trained locally by Helal Alalawi, Iftitah will be having his third start for the trainer, having spent last season with Musabbeh Al Mheiri, but has not really fired in either outing this ...
Returning hero Lord Glitters also among stellar list of horses. Gr.1 winner Hot Rod Charlie is among horses from 17 countries who have been invited to compete at the 18th edition of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, which gets underway on Thursday, January 13th. Winner of the Gr.1 $1million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing in September and fourth in the Gr.1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Hot Rod ...
The fields are confirmed ahead of the start of the Bahrain Turf Series on Friday 10 December. 16 horses will go to post for the first Bahrain Turf Series race on the card, the Al Manama Cup, run over seven furlongs at 11.15 pm UK time. The Al Muharraq Cup over 1m2f follows at 11.45 pm with a field of 15 horses. Both international and locally trained horses make up the competitive fields. Trainer ...
