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by Dan Liebman Reading that Keeneland had again expressed interest in hosting the Breeders’ Cup, the idea for a column was born. The angle would be that Keeneland could host the Breeders’ Cup – if the track tore out its Polytrack surface. Before the column could even be penned came the announcement Keeneland was indeed...
CARTER CARNEGIE, CAPUCINE HOUEL & ELAINE HATTON: DESTINATION EUROPE In late February, it was announced that the promotional bodies of racing in Britain, Ireland and France–Great British Racing International, Irish Thoroughbred Marketing and the French Racing & Breeding Committee–would join forces to create a strategic alliance aimed at attracting global investment in the European racing...
WHO WILL THE SLIPPER FIT? Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, Australia tomorrow hosts the 31st running of the A$3.5 million G1 Golden Slipper, the world’s richest juvenile race and one of the most important contests on the Australian calendar. While it is the G1 Melbourne Cup that draws the eyes and captures the imagination of the...
STRONG RESULTS AT BARRETTS by Jessica Martini Highlighted by the auction’s first seven-figure price since 2007, the Barretts March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training produced strong results, with increases across the board, Monday in Pomona, California. From 141 head catalogued, 94 juveniles went through the ring, with 60 selling for a gross of...
DR. SCOLLAY HIGHLIGHTS ORI CONFERENCE by Amanda Duckworth Even another winter storm pounding Lexington on Monday could not stall the presentations on tap for the annual meeting of the Organization of Racing Investigators. National and world leaders in horse racing investigations gathered downtown at the Hyatt Regency to discuss a variety of topics pertaining...
GOTHAM S.-GIII, $500,000, AQU, 3-1, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44 2/5, ft. 1–SAMRAAT, 123, c, 3, by Noble Causeway 1st Dam: Little Indian Girl, by Indian Charlie 2nd Dam: Brighter Than Gold, by Light Idea 3rd Dam: Princess Born, by Brent’s Prince O-My Meadowview Farm; B-My Meadowview LLC (NY); T-Richard A Violette Jr; J-Jose L Ortiz. ...
by Brian DiDonato Gary Contessa has a major Triple Crown prospect on his hands in last Saturday’s GIII Gotham S. runner-up Uncle Sigh (Indian Charlie), and the veteran New York-based conditioner is already looking forward to more promising youngsters joining the barn. If they don’t come his way, however, that’s quite alright too. ...
by J.M. Severni Karen Headley, the daughter of conditioner Bruce Headley, has been training on her own for less than a year, but from a small string of 10 horses could already have a star in the making. San Onofre, bred by Bruce Headley and by the multiple graded stakes winner Surf Cat, who was...
Woodford On European Sojourn… John and Susan Sykes’ have built up a collection of nearly 100 mares since founding Woodford Thoroughbreds in 2007, and they have showed no sign of showing down, acquiring 18 at Keeneland November, and five through the first two days of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale. Woodford’s General Manager Matt Lyons,...
Dalasyla For New Zealander Vela… Her daughter Dalkova (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was the second top lot at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale just under a fortnight ago, selling to Darley for €370,000, but this time it was Dalasyla’s chance to shine as the 10-year-old broodmare (lot 1787) made 300,000gns when sold in foal to young...
By Bill Finley When Gulfstream Park took over the management of the racing operation at Calder from Churchill Downs, it was hard to imagine it could have much of an impact. They had only 40 days of racing at the cross-town track and Calder’s problems seemed almost beyond repair. The morale there was terrible, the...
Five-time G1 Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Lee Freedman tasted victory for the first time since announcing his return to the trade, saddling up Godolphin’s Java (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) to win the Blue Cross-Willowmeade 3YO Maiden Plate Tuesday at Kilmore in Victoria. A winner of 124 Group 1s and seven Victorian premierships, Freedman stepped away from the...