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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...
Connections of the winners on Belmont Park’s Super Saturday card were looking ahead to the Breeders’ Cup Chamspionships at Santa Anita Sunday morning. Tonalist (Tapit), who added the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup to his GI Belmont S. title, exited the race in fine shape. “He came out of the race in good order,” reported trainer Christophe...
Hong Kong’s two winners from Dubai World Cup night Mar. 29 cross swords in this first local pattern race on the new season. Short-track specialist Amber Sky, last-out winner of the G1 Al Quoz Sprint up the straight 1000-meter turf course at Meydan, would seem to own the advantage over G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen hero Sterling City,...
by Emma Berry The strength of trade witnessed during the opening session of Book 2 showed little sign of abating throughout Tuesday, with another rash of six-figure lots taking the tally for the sale so far to 76 and pushing the day’s turnover to 13,314,000gns–a rise of 39%. Clearance rate remained strong at 87% with...
Last week it was Dubawi week at Tattersalls’ October Book 1 yearling sale, as the Maktoum family and friends bought all 10 which sold during Book 1, for an average of nearly $1.1-million, topping even the mighty Galileo at the sales. This week his son, Poet’s Voice, consolidated his own lead among 2014 first-crop yearling sires, with a record Book...
BOTTI PAIR FACE OFF AGAIN Today’s G1 Gran Premio Del Jockey Club provides an opportunity for Italy’s best to showcase their talents over 1 1/2 miles, and while the field is short on quantity it is not lacking in quality, with the Stefano Botti-trained pair Dylan Mouth (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) and Biz the Nurse (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) likely...
Last year’s GI Garden City S. heroine Alterite (Fr) (Literato {Fr}–Ana Luna {GB}, by Dream Well {Fr}) has been added to the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale scheduled for Dec. 6-9 at Deauville, France. The Martin Schwartz-owned bay was a listed winner and Group 1 placed in the Prix Marcel Boussac-Criterium Des Pouliches for her breeder Ecurie...
HENDERSON NEW ASCOT CHIEF EXECUTIVE Guy Henderson, a former international business lawyer and equity partner with the global law firm Allen & Overy, has been appointed Chief Executive of Ascot Racecourse, replacing the retiring Charles Barnett. Henderson will take up his post in January. As part of Allen & Overy, Henderson led its UK and...
ONE LAST SHOT Sunday’s G1 Kikuka Sho at Kyoto Racecourse marks the final Japanese Classic of the season, and with G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) hero Isla Bonita sitting this one out in preference for the G1 Tenno Sho Autumn Nov. 2, only G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner One and Only (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn})...
Capo Bastone (Street Boss–Fight to Love, by Fit to Fight), winner of the 2013 GI King’s Bishop S., will be retired from racing. The Eclipse colorbearer will not run in the Breeders’ Cup as originally planned, and will sell at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale as hip 193. “Our partners were very much looking forward to running Capo...
At the Breeders’ Cup because: Part owner of GI Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Cigar Street (Street Sense). Occupation: Basketball player Born: Houston, Texas Nickname: Sweet Lou How he become involved in racing: [Owner and bloodstock agent] Jake [Ballis] and I grew up together and we played basketball together since we were really young. His dad was involved in racing a...
A spectacular sunrise embellished with reddish and pinkish hues greeted the largest crowd of the week on a very comfortable morning at beautiful Santa Anita Park Thursday. With the Classic big three of California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit),Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Tonalist (Tapit) all up and at ‘em early, the popular Trackside Breakfast Marquee was already packed by 7...