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Black Forza delivered a powerful late surge to claim the Gr.2 Markel Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, providing trainer Michael O'Callaghan with his second festival success and jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle with his first. The son of Complexity, was held up towards the rear for much of the six-furlong contest before unleashing a devastating turn of foot to collar 11-10 favourite The Strikin Viking ...
Ralph Beckett, the Hampshire-based trainer, celebrated a one-two finish in the Jaeger-LeCoultre Nursery Handicap at the Qatar Goodwood Festival, as Mr Chaplin stormed home late to snatch victory from his stablemate, Original Outlaw. The contest saw Original Outlaw, ridden by Hector Crouch, pull clear from his 15 rivals and appear set for victory. However, Mr Chaplin , who still had six horses to ...
Jan Brueghel maintained his perfect record with a gutsy victory in the Gr.3 John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes at Goodwood, firmly establishing himself as a leading St Leger contender. The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt, sent off the entire, showed both class and tenacity to repel the late challenges of Bellum Justum and Sayedaty Sadaty, scoring by a neck and almost four lengths respectively. Jockey ...
Approval provided jockey Tom Marquand and trainer William Haggas with their first success of the 2024 Qatar Goodwood Festival, powering home to land the Coral Kincsem Handicap. The entire, carrying the colours of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, travelled smoothly in midfield before pouncing late to claim victory. When 18-5 favourite Midnight Gun drifted off the far rail, Marquand seized the ...
Mick Appleby maintained his winner-a-day record at this year's Qatar Goodwood Festival as Shagraan scorched to victory in the Buccellati Handicap over five furlongs. Appleby, who scored with Kitai in the HKJC World Pool Fillies' Handicap on day one and Big Mojo in yesterday's Gr.3 Jaeger-LeCoultre Molecomb Stakes, saw his stable star Big Evs set to tackle today's Gr.2 King George Qatar Stakes. ...
In a surprising turn of events, a capacity field of 12 older horses is set to contest the US$1 million Gr.1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on August 3, with National Treasure leading the charge for trainer Bob Baffert. The Whitney, a prestigious Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" race for the Classic, has drawn its largest field since 2019, defying recent trends of smaller fields in New York's top ...
Notable Speech silenced his critics with a scintillating performance to land the £1 million Gr.1 Qatar Sussex Stakes, the showpiece event of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt, who had disappointed in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, rekindled the brilliance that saw him capture the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket earlier this season, proving his Royal Ascot run ...
Blue Prince caused an upset in the HKJC World Pool Handicap at Goodwood yesterday, storming home to deny Billyjoh in a pulsating finish to the seven-furlong contest. The David Evans-trained 3YO, partnered by David Probert for the first time, unleashed a devastating turn of foot in the closing stages to score by a length and a quarter. Racingbreaks Ryder took third, with Miss Information filling ...
Raqiya claimed a controversial victory in the Gr.3 Visit Qatar Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood, being promoted to first place following a stewards' enquiry. The Owen Burrows-trained filly, had crossed the line a head behind Jabaara, who initially appeared to have secured a quickfire double for trainer Roger Varian and jockey James Doyle. However, the stewards ruled that Jabaara's manoeuvre towards ...
Big Mojo gave trainer Mick Appleby back-to-back victories in the Gr.3 Jaeger-LeCoultre Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood, emulating stablemate Big Evs' success from 12 months ago. Carrying the colours of RP Racing Ltd, the popular entire surged to a three-quarters of a length victory under Silvestre de Sousa. Appleby's domination was further emphasised as he also saddled the third-placed Mr Lightside, ...
Arabian racing superstar Al Ghadeer cemented his status as the sport's premier performer with a commanding repeat victory in the £400,000 Gr.1 Qatar International Stakes at Goodwood. The Francois Rohaut-trained 5YO, owned by Al Shaqab Racing, made light work of his seasonal debut, barely touching top gear under Christophe Soumillon to secure the first leg of the Doha Triple Crown. Al Ghadeer's ...
Al Anoud showcased her tenacity with a gutsy victory in the British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap at Goodwood yesterday, providing Sheikh Joaan Al Thani's Al Shaqab Racing with another festival success. The Ralph Beckett-trained filly, partnered by Hector Crouch, was prominent throughout the 10-furlong contest and found plenty when challenged in the closing stages. Sent off at 7-2, the ...
