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Triple Crown Champion American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) returns to his Santa Anita base Thursday and will make a public appearance between races in Arcadia on GI Gold Cup at Santa Anita Day June 27. “We want to again thank American Pharoah’s owner, Ahmed Zayat and his trainer, Bob Baffert, for being so incredibly generous in sharing...
Bob Baffert may have a GI Gold Cup at Santa Anita runner after all in the form of Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday). Winner of last term’s GI Clark H., the bay finished third in last Saturday’s GI Stephen Foster H. at Churchill Downs. “I might want to run Hoppertunity,” the...
Next months G1 July Cup at Newmarket could have a strong international lineup with a distinct possibility of the Australian trained Brazen Beau (Aus) (I Am invincible {Aus})again going head to head with Undrafted (Purim), his conqueror in last weeks G1 Diamond Jubilee S.at Ascot. Chris Walller’s runner ploughed a lone furrow up the Ascot straight with none of...
The result of next months G1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket can often have a bearing on who is crowned champion European sprinter and at this stage thirty horses stand their ground for the July Course showpiece including impressive G1 Commonwealth Cup winner Muhaarar (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). His Ascot win would suggest he is probably the...
Sunday’s G1 Takarazuka Kinen, a ‘Win and You’re In’ qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf and the final Group 1 of the Japanese spring season, has drawn a competitive lineup worthy of its $2.4-million purse. Gold Ship (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}) goes for his third straight win in the race, and if he achieves the hat...
Three-time champion jockey Richard Hughes, who earlier this year announced plans to retire from riding at the end of the season and begin training next year, told Racing Post he could in fact start training later this year, pending approval by the British Horseracing Authority. Hughes said he still plans to ride through the end...
According to published reports, the U.S. Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against trainer Steve Asmussen alleging that, since 2012, the trainer’s KDE Equine has not paid Churchill Downs stable workers overtime and has failed to keep proper employment records regarding wages paid and hours worked. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in...
SCHIVARELLI 1st Dam: Alotofappeal, by Trippi 2nd Dam: Argos Appeal, by World Appeal 3rd Dam: Lady Argo, by Gold Meridian Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Winning at first asking is a challenge in itself, but the road has been a bumpy one for maiden graduate Schivarelli. Between growing pains and a run of bad...
6th-SAX, $56,750, Msw, 3yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03 3/5, ft. +ROGER ROCKET (c, 3, Pulpit–Rhythmical Beat, by Fusaichi Pegasus), one of two Bob Baffert pupils signed on here, entered off a pair of extremely fast works–he drilled four furlongs in :46 1/5 (1/63) Jan. 5, and the same distance in :47 flat (1/57) a week later. Mired...
3rd-TAM, $20,800, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12 2/5, ft. +ABOU (f, 3, Distorted Humor–Polish Flower, by Danzig) ran to 4-5 favoritism to open her account at first asking. A half-sister to 2011 GIII Illinois Derby winner Joe Vann (Silver Deputy), $267,354, Abou jumped on terms and was well held by jockey Antonio Gallardo through an opening quarter...
FASTNET ROCKS KARAKA DAY ONE Australia’s former Champion Sire Fastnet Rock (Aus) was all the rage during the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Premier Yearling Sale at the Karaka sales complex near Auckland yesterday. The Coolmore sire was responsible for the three top-priced lots, headed by a colt out of dual Classic winner Katie...
9th-GPX, $41,500, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:44 1/5, sy. DAME DOROTHY (f, 3, Bernardini–Vole Vole Monamour, by Woodman) might just lead celebrity chef Bobby Flay to a throwdown of the Oaks variety after cruising to victory in this off-turf allowance in the Gulfstream slop. Alertly away, Dame Dorothy was four...