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BEHIND THE SCENES AT ROYAL ASCOT–THE ‘ROYAL’ STATUES Queen Anne, out for a leisurely ride near Windsor Castle in 1711, happened upon an area of open heath. She thought it was the perfect place to “gallop horses at full stretch”, and Ascot Racecourse was born. Yesterday we saw two course records broken as first The Fugue...
After a busy week of stakes action, it hasn’t been easy to decide where to shine the spotlight for today’s article, so here is a rundown of some of the contenders. Tale of the Cat notched up the seventh Northern Hemisphere Grade I winner of his career when Stopchargingmaria took the Coaching Club American Oaks,...
by Alan Carasso As usual, Saturday’s International Festival of Racing at Arlington International Racecourse has attracted its fair share of overseas runners, with 12 of the 38 pre-entries coming from Europe from top-class outfits. Here is a profile of each of the horses: ARLINGTON MILLION-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT Tabor, Smith and Magnier’s Magician (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})...
by Sue Finley After four years standing at stud in France, American Grade I-winning miler Mr. Sidney may be headed back home to America, according to Alec Head, who stands the stallion at his Normandy stud, Haras du Quesnay. “Don’t you think he’s a lovely horse?” said Head last week, looking on as a...
WE ARE NEARING RETURN George Strawbridge’s exciting sophomore filly We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) is nearing a return to the races, with the G1 Prix de l’Opera at Longchamp Oct. 5 the longer term target. The Freddy Head charge had come home first in all three starts to date, but was disqualified from her two most recent...
Al Shaqab Racing’s Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}–Acidanthera {GB}, by Alzao) will stand at Haras de Bouquetot in France in 2015. A triple Group 1 winner with wins in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere as a juvenile, the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot last October and the G1 Lockinge S., the handsome bay will make...
As many as nine sophomore fillies look to join a list of winners that includes the likes of Ashado (Saint Ballado), Careless Jewel (Tapit), Havre de Grace (Saint Liam), My Miss Aurelia (Smart Strike) and Close Hatches (First Defence) in today’s GI Cotillion S. at Parx. The conversation has to start with Winchell Thoroughbreds’s leading...
Sunday’s GIII Ontario Derby looked on paper to be a clash between Prince of Wales S. hero Coltimus Prime and Breeders’ S. victor Ami’s Holiday, but Florida Won had different ideas and upset that Ontario-bred duo. Fourth behind We Miss Artie (Artie Schiller) in a single appearance at two for Bill Mott, the $385,000 Keeneland...
Trainer Jimmy Jerkens enjoyed a banner day at Saratoga when his V. E. Day (English Channel) closed powerfully to just nip stablemate Wicked Strong (Hard Spun) on the wire in the Aug. 23 GI Travers S. The duo match up again in Saturday’s GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. “Both horses, knock on wood, have been incredible...
Plus 10 Offers Buyer Incentives… By Emma Berry Over the last few years, several ‘self-help’ incentive schemes have been introduced at bloodstock sales in order to stimulate demand for British and Irish yearlings following the slump in trade caused by recession and over production. Opinion remains divided as to how beneficial each scheme has been,...
After sweeping Saratoga’s Grade I sprinting events this summer, Antonino Miuccio’s Palace (City Zip) looks to punch his (second) ticket to the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint via Belmont’s “Win and You’re In” GI Vosburgh Invitational. Claimed by these connections for a mere $20,000 back in October 2012, Palace has continued to thrive under Linda Rice’s tutelage. The...
Not surprisingly, trainer Chad Brown has a strong hand for today’s GIII Pilgrim S. at Belmont Park, a race which is likely to produce a starter or two for the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf a little less than five weeks from today. The superstar conditioner has accounted for the last two winners of the...