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by Mike Kane Sal Sinatra isn’t exactly easing into his new position as the vice-president and general manager of the Maryland Jockey Club. Now in his seventh week on the job, Sinatra, 50, has already made some changes and has others ready to be teed up. He is looking forward to helping shape the future...
Sheikh Mohammed Khaleel Ahmed’s Anaerobio (Arg) (Catcher In the Rye {Ire}) will face nine others as he looks to successfully defend his title in the G2 Al Fahidi Fort S., the featured event on the third meeting of the Dubai International Racing Carnival tonight at Meydan. The 7-year-old entire has made half of his 26 career starts...
by Liesl King Records were shattered during the first session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale held by the Cape Thoroughbred Sales Company (CTS) in the Cape Town International Convention Centre, as more than 60% of last year’s total aggregate was achieved and a new record price of R5.2 million (US$456,162) was paid for lot 48,...
Alboran Sea earned her second Group 1 victory and her trainer Mike de Kock’s milestone 100th when she captured the Betting World Cape Flying Championship at Kenilworth Saturday. One of only two 3-year-olds fillies in the field, the other being Carry On Alice (SAf), the favorite was away alertly after a delayed start and...
New Zealand Bloodstock’s six-day yearling sale festival kicked off yesterday at Karaka with the first session of the two-day Premier sale. Figures dipped slightly but largely held steady from 12 months ago. A total of 153 lots changed for NZ$22,317,500, while last year during this session 157 were sold for NZ$23,761,500. The buyback rate was...
Leading Sydney-based jockey James McDonald’s relations with father-and-sons training team Hawkes Racing have taken a turn for the worse following the jockey’s decision to remain free-lance and lack of communication around it. In an interview to RSN Radio, McDonald confirmed, “I am keen to go freelance but I would definitely love to continue riding for...
Thunder Gulch (Gulch–Line of Thunder, by Storm Bird), the champion 3-year-old of 1995 and sire of 2001 Horse of the Year Point Given, has been pensioned from stud duties at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky, at the age of 23. Bred by Peter Brant, the chestnut was a $40,000 Keeneland July acquisition by Ken Ellenberg and...
Multiple graded winner Conquest Typhoon (Stormy Atlantic)–a 2014 Sovereign Award finalist for champion 2-year-old male–will square off against nine rivals in an intriguing renewal of the GIII El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate. A runaway winner of Woodbine’s GII Summer S. last September, the Conquest Stables’ colorbearer followed a respectable fourth in the GI Breeders’ Cup...
Alex & JoAnn Lieblong and Three Chimneys Farm’s I Spent It (Super Saver) breezed a half-mile in :48.80 yesterday at Oaklawn in his second work since undergoing surgery for a knee chip last fall. “Just building him up,” trainer Tony Dutrow said. “It went so good last time. We knew because he had a workout that he...
by Alix Choppin America has Florida. Europe has Cagnes-sur-Mer, a sun-bathed, seaside venue nested in an area that legitimately prides itself with offering stunning landscapes, fantastic food…and a winter race meeting. Located just a stone’s throw from Promenade des Anglais in Nice, the Hippodrome de la Cote d’Azur is a unique element in France’s incredibly...
Haras de la Perelle’s eye-catching G2 Cape Verdi S. winner Cladocera (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}) faces eight rivals in the G2 Balanchine S. over an extra 200 meters and giving weight to the entire field. The Alain de Royer Dupre trainee produced one of the most visually impressive performances of this year’s Dubai World Cup Carnival when...
Ascot’s Head of Communication and International Racing Nick Smith is hopeful leading Australian sprinters Deep Field (Aus) (Northern Meteo {Aus}) and Brazen Beau (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) will head for Royal Ascot this season and resume Australian participation at the meeting. Last season’s expected contender, Qatar Racing purchase Zoustar (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}) suffered a ligament injury in...