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Plus 10 Offers Buyer Incentives… By Emma Berry Over the last few years, several ‘self-help’ incentive schemes have been introduced at bloodstock sales in order to stimulate demand for British and Irish yearlings following the slump in trade caused by recession and over production. Opinion remains divided as to how beneficial each scheme has been,...
After sweeping Saratoga’s Grade I sprinting events this summer, Antonino Miuccio’s Palace (City Zip) looks to punch his (second) ticket to the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint via Belmont’s “Win and You’re In” GI Vosburgh Invitational. Claimed by these connections for a mere $20,000 back in October 2012, Palace has continued to thrive under Linda Rice’s tutelage. The...
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...
Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}), who remained unbeaten in seven starts with his determined win in Saturday’s GI Awesome Again S., is on target for the Nov. 1 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. “He came out of it real nice,” trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said. “Everything’s good.” Jockey Mike Smith, aboard last year’s juvenile champion, was still talking...
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...