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A Guide To The Horses Set To Illuminate Australia's Richest Race Meeting The 2024 Sydney Everest Carnival is gearing up for a thrilling eight-week spectacle, featuring nine race days and a staggering US$58 million in prizemoney. With the US$13.3 million Gr.1 TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on 19 October and the US$6.7 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill Gardens on 2 November headlining the ...
Maher's Mare Primed For Randwick Sprint Spectacular Bella Nipotina is gearing up for the biggest challenge of her illustrious career, with TAB announcing the multiple Group One winning mare as its runner for this year's US$13.2 million Gr.1 TAB Everest at Randwick on 19 October. The Ciaron Maher-trained 7YO has been in scintillating form, recently finishing runner-up in the Gr.2 Concorde Stakes ...
Hong Kong Hero Set For Saudi And Dubai Challenges Romantic Warrior, Hong Kong's globetrotting sensation, is gearing up for a thrilling Middle Eastern campaign following his upcoming return to action on home soil. The 6YO gelding, trained by Danny Shum, has already left an indelible mark on the international racing scene, having conquered Australia's Gr.1 Cox Plate and Japan's Gr.1 Yasuda Kinen. ...
Derby-winning Trainer Leading Buyer In Books 3 And 4 Keeneland's September Yearling Sale is witnessing the masterful touch of Kenny McPeek, as the trainer who made history this spring becomes the leading buyer in the latter books of the prestigious auction. McPeek, who became the first trainer since Ben Jones in 1952 to win both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby in the same year with Thorpedo ...
First-crop Sire Making Waves At Prestigious Yearling Auction Keeneland's September Yearling Sale saw a colt by first-crop sire McKinzie steal the show on the seventh day, as Reeves Thoroughbred Racing splashed out US$475,000 to secure the session-topping youngster. The Kentucky-bred colt, catalogued as Hip 2197, is out of the Smart Strike mare Ruby Trust and was consigned by breeders Gainesway ...
Reigning Champ Tasked With Bucking 50-year Trend Racing Victoria's Head of Handicapping, David Hegan, has unveiled the official weights and order of entry for the 2024 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), setting the stage for Australia's most prestigious staying contest. A field of 77 horses has passed the first ballot, with four already securing their spots in the US$4.9 million race. Defending ...
Hayes Team Positions Gelding For $20 Million Sprint Lindsay Park's Ben, Will, and J D Hayes are positioning Arkansaw Kid for a potential berth in The Everest through Saturday's Listed Chautauqua Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. The 4YO gelding, with two wins from 13 starts, is making his second appearance since being gelded, following a successful return at Caulfield last month. The $20 million ...
Practical Joke Colt Fetches US$900,000 As Trade Remains Robust The Keeneland September Yearling Sale resumed with vigour following a one-day break, as the world's top buyers, including notable Middle Eastern interests, continued to drive strong results. The auction, now in its 80th year, has seen impressive growth across the board, with the cumulative gross reaching a staggering US$336,408,000 ...
Dornoch And National Treasure To Bow Out After Breeders' Cup Spendthrift Farm is bolstering its stallion ranks with a trio of Grade One winners, as Dornoch and National Treasure are slated to retire following this year's Breeders' Cup, joining recent recruit Kingsbarns for the 2025 breeding season. The farm's general manager, Ned Toffey, is relishing the prospect of welcoming these new ...
Watson Eyes Breeders' Cup Glory For Speed Sensation Bradsell has emphatically staked his claim as Europe's premier sprinter, backing up his blistering Nunthorpe success with a dominant display in the Gr.1 Flying Five at the Curragh. The Archie Watson-trained colt, piloted by the ever-reliable Hollie Doyle, left no doubt about his credentials as he stormed to victory in the US$475,000 contest. ...
Top-class Fillies Clash In Prix Vermeille ParisLongchamp is gearing up for a thrilling Qatar Arc Trials day on Sunday, with a star-studded cast of equine talent set to grace the turf. The meeting, sponsored by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), serves as the final stepping stone to the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend next month. The Gr.1 Qatar Prix Vermeille, run over the Arc ...
Impressive Return For Blue Diamond Prelude Winner Bodyguard, trained by Peter Snowden, has made a stunning return to the track, dominating the opening Rosehill trial with a six-length victory. The talented colt, clocking an impressive 1m2.81s for the 1030m distance, has reignited hopes for his connections after a setback earlier in the year. Espionage Setback Opens Everest Door Owner James ...
