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Galileo's Some Romance Prevails In Tarbes Unveiling
Galileo's Some Romance Prevails In Tarbes Unveiling

5th-TRB, €16,000, Mdn, 4-12, unraced 3yo, 11 1/2fT, 2:33.10, sf. +SOME ROMANCE (IRE) (f, 3, Galileo {Ire}--Withorwithoutyou {Ire}, by Danehill) settled off the pace in sixth for most of this first go. Nudged forward once into the straight, the well-backed 24-5 second choice moved into third entering the final eighth and quickened smartly in the closing stages to assert by 1 1/4 lengths from stablemate and 3-5 favourite Diyabakiyr (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}). The winner is a full-sister to a yearling filly, and a half-sister to G1 Golden Jubilee S. hero...

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Zoffany Colt On Classic Trail After Feilden Win

1STSECURITYSOLUTIONS.CO.UK FEILDEN S.-Listed, £37,000, NEW, 4-12, 3yo, 9fT, 1:56.91, g/s. 1--#VENTURA STORM (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Zoffany (Ire) 1st Dam: Sarawati (Ire), by Haafhd (GB) 2nd Dam: Mathaayl, by Shadeed 3rd Dam: Manal (Fr), by Luthier (Fr) (€54,000 Wlg '13 GOFNOV; €50,000 Ylg '14 GOFORB; 110,000gns 2yo '15 TATBRE). O-Middleham Park Racing LXXII; B-Laurence Kennedy (IRE); T-Richard Hannon; J-Ryan Moore. £20,983. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $46,898. 2--Mustajeer (GB), 126, c, 3, Medicean (GB)--Qelaan, by Dynaformer. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. £7,955. 3--Tathqeef, 126, c, 3, Tapit--Foxy Danseur, by Mr....

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Iffraaj's Nathra Secures Nell Gwyn Victory

Tuesday, Newmarket, Britain LANWADES STUD NELL GWYN S.-G3, £60,000, NEW, 4-12, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:28.35, sf. 1--#@NATHRA (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Iffraaj (GB) 1st Dam: Rada (Ire), by Danehill 2nd Dam: Old Domesday Book (GB), by High Top (Ire) 3rd Dam: Broken Record (GB), by Busted (GB) (270,000gns Ylg '14 TAOCT). O-Mr Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah; B-Pier House Stud (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £34,026. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Eng, 4-3-1-0, $250,992. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Squash (GB), 126, f, 3,...

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Replacements For Cancelled Meetings

Replacements for Irish meetings canceled due to wet weather have been announced by HRI. Flat meetings will take place at Dundalk Apr. 18 and Tipperary May 10, while National Hunt meetings will be held at Tramore Apr. 4 and 25.

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Godolphin, Under Armour Partner

Godolphin has partnered with Under Armour to produce a clothing range to be worn by its jockeys, trainers and other team members across its operations in the UK, Ireland, Australia, the U.S., France and Dubai. "As two prestigious global sporting brands, Godolphin and Under Armour are natural partners," said Godolphin Chief Executive and Racing Manager John Ferguson. "The vision and values of Godolphin directly mirror Under Armour's brand mission to help all athletes perform at their best, through the relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence. Together, we can take horse...

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Hello Newmarket! Zamindar Filly Gets Craven Meeting Underway In Style

1st-NEW, £8,500, Mdn, 4-12, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:42.09, g/s. SWISS RANGE (GB) (f, 3, Zamindar--Spanish Sun {GSW-Eng, $149,384}, by El Prado {Ire}), a daughter of the G2 Ribblesdale S. winner Spanish Sun, was 1 1/2 lengths behind the Cumani representative Tiptree (Ire) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) on debut over seven furlongs here at the end of October and broke well in a first-time hood to sit behind the leading trio. Racing settled despite being wide without cover, the 7-4 market-leader moved smoothly to take over from Golden Stunner (Ire) (Dream...

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Godolphin Award Finalists Announced

The finalists for the top five categories of the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards were unveiled Tuesday. The winners, to be announced Apr. 19, will receive a trophy and €5,000, and €4,000 to be divided among their yard or stud's employees. The two runners-up will receive €500 each. Click here for the full list of finalists.

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Gosden “Very Pleased” With Hobbs

Trainer John Gosden said he was "very pleased" with the racecourse gallop put in by last year's G1 Irish Derby winner Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) at Newmarket Tuesday. The 4-year-old worked seven furlongs under William Buick in the company of stablemate Dick Doughtywylie (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), with Jack Hobbs pulling about six lengths clear at the end. "They went a good, strong pace and I thought he did enough," said Gosden. "I only wanted him to go seven furlongs, as the ground was quite soft." Jack Hobbs is expected...

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BHA Adds Five New ABPs

Five more bookmakers have been awarded Authorised Betting Partner status by the British Horseracing Authority. BetStars, 188BET, McBookie, SeanieMac and ApolloBet have all agreed satisfactory levels of voluntary contribution to racing based on their British racing business. They join Betfair, bet365, 32red, Sky Betting & Gaming and Bet Victor as ABPs. "On behalf of British racing, we warmly welcome all new Authorised Betting Partners," said BHA Chief Executive Nick Rust. "British racing provides an important product to betting and gaming operators and we are delighted our ABPs recognise the value...

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Cheltenham April Catalogue Online

The catalogue for Tattersalls Ireland's Cheltenham April sale Apr. 22 is now online, and includes 89 lots with 10 wildcard slots still available. The main portion of the catalogue includes 30 winning and placed point to pointers, 16 4-year-old point to pointers and seven winning and placed bumper horses. Also set to go under the hammer is the Bloomfields dispersal. Those 47 lots include 16 National Hunt horses rated above 120; 17 Flat horses rated above 80; 30 winners including 11 black-type performers; and seven winning and placed bumper horses.

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British Racing Right Set To Receive Go-Ahead

The British racing industry will wait with bated breath to hear the outcome of today's parliamentary questions session in which the government looks set to announce the introduction of legislation to enable a replacement scheme for the levy. Significantly, the new system, which could be in place by next spring, is likely to incorporate bets on all racing, whether placed in betting shops or online via firms based offshore. Robin Mounsey, Media Manager for the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), commented, "We are aware that a Parliamentary Question has been lodged...

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