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If anyone knows how to train a winner of the G1 Golden Slipper, it’s Gai Waterhouse. The Hall of Famer has done it five times already, after all, and in Saturday’s edition of the world’s richest juvenile race she has three live chances to tie her late father T J Smith’s record six wins. That...
Darren Smith became the first Australian trainer to be sentenced for cobalt use after Racing New South Wales stewards pronounced a total ban of 15 years on account of 42 charges related to cobalt administration. Between February and May last year, 17 horses from Smith’s Newcastle stable, involved in 20 races, returned elevated levels of...
Interviewed on horseback prior to loading the gate for the Rosehill Guineas, jockey Craig Williams cited Volkstok’n’barrell (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ})’s superior turn of foot in the final 400 meters as the main reason the duo could turn the tables on Mongolian Khan (NZ) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) after being outstayed by that foe in the G1 New Zealand Derby...
Trainer Ed Dunlop has decided to skip an outing in the G1 BMW S. at Rosehill this weekend with two-time G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) and instead wait for the G1 Sydney Cup at Randwick Apr. 11. The globetrotting 9-year-old showed the fire still burns bright when a close fifth over an...
The G1 William Reid S. has previously served as a launch pad for a handful of Australia’s successful Royal Ascot invaders, including Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) and Miss Andretti (Aus) (Ihtrahim {Ire}), and while none of this year’s participants appear headed that direction, it has drawn some qualities fillies and mares. Angelic Light (Aus) (Holy...
By Michele MacDonald The sprawling complex of Meydan Racecourse buzzed with activity from end to end on Mar. 26 as fans came out en masse to enjoy Breakfast with the Stars and runners from around the world tuned up for their appointed dates with destiny on the $30 million Dubai World Cup program. Hong Kong...
Having taken home the hardware for four Grade Is– including two Classics–and a pair of Eclipse awards, California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) has certainly lived up to his name, and the American Horse of the Year looks to solidify his reputation internationally when he goes postward as the favorite for Saturday’s $10 million G1 Dubai World Cup, the...
Royal Ascot winner and dual Group 1-placed ‘TDN Rising Star’ Telescope (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is reported to be in “good form” by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Harry Herbert as he prepares for the 2015 flat season. The 5-year-old won last year’s G2 Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot by seven lengths before finishing second to Taghrooda (GB) (Sea the...
Fujiyama Crest (Ire) (Roi Danzig–Snoozy Time {GB}, by Cavo Doro {GB}), the horse who became part of racing history when he completed Frankie Dettori’s “magnificent seven” at Ascot in 1996 with a win in the Gordon Carter H., has passed away at the age of 23. After his Gordon Carter victory, Fujiyama Crest became a hurdler...
The catalogue for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, scheduled for May 18 and 19 in Timonium, Maryland, is now available on-line by clicking here. A total of 490 juveniles have been catalogued for the two-day auction. “Our Midlantic 2-Year-Olds Sale has had positive momentum for the last several years, which has resulted in another...
Highlighted by a season high crowd of 67,500, Oaklawn’s 2015 live meet ended Saturday, Apr. 11, with record-setting purses and increases in total handle. “We couldn’t have asked for a better end to the season,” said Director of Racing David Longinotti. “We had picture-perfect weather the final week and unbelievable performances by champions Untapable and...
A new national body, Racing Australia, has formed Down Under. Racing Australia merges three key national functions–the Australian Racing Board, Racing Information Services Australia and the Australian Stud Book–into one entity. The delivery of the organizations’ services will remain the same, while the movement will consolidate the databases of the industry. The shareholders of Racing...