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Slow to mature, the imposing Ramone first offered a glimpse of what was to come when second in a course-and-distance handicap in September and followed that with a fifth in the Listed Garnet S. over this trip the next month. Entering this test with a latest piece of form being a 12th of 13 in...
Conditioner Jeremy Noseda apologized for comments he made after trainee Sloan Avenue (Candy Ride {Arg}) was narrowly defeated in Saturday’s G2 Goldophin Mile. After the race, Noseda aired his frustration, believing that the 15 post position cost his charge the race. “I knew my horse was ready to run the race of his life, but after the...
FRED A. POPE It’s a good thing what happens in Virginia stays there. Each racing state is an island isn’t it? Isn’t that why there is no central authority over racing in the United States? But, the story about Colonial Downs in Monday’s TDN (click here) carried a different claim. The Virginia track spokesman said...
Trainer Andre Fabre is targeting contests at Newmarket’s Guineas Festival May 2 and 3 for a pair of his Godolphin 4-year-olds, Fintry (Ire) (Shamardal) and Manatee (GB) (Monsun {Ger}). Fintry, who won last year’s G2 Prix Sandringham and G3 Atalanta S., was last seen finishing third over Newmarket’s Rowley Mile in the G1 Sun Chariot S. Oct. 4, and...
Last year’s G1 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), a well-beaten seventh before pulling up sore in last Saturday’s G1 Sydney Cup at Royal Randwick, will be spelled six to eight weeks before connections reassess him with the hopes of embarking on a spring campaign, according to Racing and Sports. Tests performed this week revealed the...
Saturday’s G3 Aon Greenham S. at Newbury offers a middle ground for last year’s sprinting juveniles attempting eventually to stretch out to the mile of the G1 2000 Guineas, which is where Ivawood (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}) is headed if he can prove his stamina here. Westward Bloodstock’s bay looked to have more than a fair share of...
Attentions turn to the G1 Prix du Jockey Club on Monday, with Longchamp staging one of the important trials for that Classic in the G3 Prix Noailles, in which His Highness The Aga Khan’s Karaktar (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) is the focal point following his dynamic return last month. Powerful in testing conditions in the Mar. 28...
By Dean Towers No Easy Money, A Gamblers’ Diary, written by U.K. horseplayer Dave Nevison, is a dandy read. For those of us here in the New World, it provided us with an interesting, eye-opening glimpse into the day-in and day-out machinations of a U.K. horseplayer. The book followed Dave’s quest from the 2008 Cheltenham...
It is clear from history on both sides of the Atlantic that conditioning is a much bigger factor in U.S. Classics than in European ones. Seven of the last 10 winners of the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket–sponsored this year by Qipco and run on May 2–have skipped the trial races completely, while Aidan O’Brien,...
Dual Group 1 winner Hallowed Crown (Aus) (Street Sense–Crowned Glory {Aus}, by Danehill) has been retired to Darley’s Kelvinside Stud, where he will stand his first season later this year. Unbeaten in two outings as a juvenile for co-trainers Bart and James Cummings, including the G3 Kindergarten S., Hallowed Crown took the G3 Run to the Rose...
The Stronach Group announced late Thursday evening that Senior Vice President Tom Ludt has been appointed to spearhead a new company initiative. Effective immediately, Ludt will assume control of the creation and implementation of a new national project under development within The Stronach Group. As President of The Stronach Group’s Santa Anita Park, Ludt oversaw...
A pair of GI Kentucky Derby contenders, Upstart (Flatter) and Frosted (Tapit), put in their final breezes before the May 2 Run for the Roses Saturday at Palm Meadows in Florida. Ralph Evans and WinStar Farm’s GII Holy Bull S. winner and GI Florida Derby runner-up Upstart fired a five-furlong bullet in :59.95, the best of nine at the distance....