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The 2015 flat season will herald the end of an era at the historic and famed Warren Place Stables in Newmarket as Lady Cecil has announced her intention to retire from training this year. The widow of the late Sir Henry Cecil capped a fantastic 2014 when registering three Group 1 wins with Frankel’s brother Noble...
Saturday’s G2 GAIN Railway S. at The Curragh sees Log Out Island (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) return just nine days after his defeat in Royal Ascot’s G2 Norfolk S., with trainer Richard Hannon hoping he has read the colt’s signals right. Second to Ballydoyle’s Waterloo Bridge (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in that five-furlong contest, Godolphin’s acquisition–who had been...
Aga Khan homebred Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), winner of the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Royal Ascot’s G1 Coronation S. in her last two outings, is set to face elders in the G1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville Aug. 2. Georges Rimaud, manager of The Aga Khan’s Studs in France, has reported the Jean-Claude Rouget charge exited...
TOORMORE IS TOP RATED JUVENILE Middleham Park Racing and James Pak’s Toormore (Ire) (Arakan) was named Europe’s Champion 2-Year-Old Colt when the British Horseracing Authority released its 2013 European 2-Year-Old Classification yesterday. With a rating of 122, the unbeaten G1 National S. winner tops G1 Racing Post Trophy victor Kingston Hill (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) at 120, as well as...
SHEIKH FAHAD BUYS INTO ZOUSTAR Sheikh Fahad al Thani has purchased a share in the exciting Australian sprinter Zoustar (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}). Winner of the G1 Golden Rose S. at the beginning of his 3-year-old campaign in September, Zoustar was purchased by Widden Stud just days before his victory in the prestigious G1 Coolmore Stud S....
2nd-SAX, $60,338, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($80,000), NW1$X, 3yo, 1mT, 1:34 4/5, fm. DANCE WITH FATE (c, 3, Two Step Salsa–Flirting With Fate, by Saint Ballado), a second-out graduate at Del Mar in August, ran on late to finish second in the GI Del Mar Futurity in early September. He filled the same slot as the...
By Catlyn Spivey While Lexington, Kentucky was suffering through the frigid temps of the polar vortex, Pat Costello of Paramount Sales was in Killenard, Ireland at the Heritage Golf and Spa Resort accepting the “Wild Geese” award from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. The ceremony, held Jan. 25, handed out several breeding awards and even...
DRAW SHAKES UP BLUE DIAMOND PUZZLE No one would blame the connections of G1 Blue Diamond S. pre-draw favorite Earthquake (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) if they were shaken up following yesterday’s barrier draw for Saturday’s A$1 million Victoria juvenile showpiece. The unbeaten G3 Fillies Prelude heroine drew in barrier 15 of 16, and she will have...
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM), Great British Racing International (GBRI) and the French Racing and Breeding Committee (FRBC) announced the formation of an alliance designed to attract international investment in European racing and the bloodstock industry. The alliance will be primarily focused on promoting Europe as the premier region to source and race the best horses....
by Brian DiDonato After a banner year in 2013 in just its second season of selling 2-year-olds, Jimbo and Torie Gladwell’s Top Line Sales looks poised to continue its upward trajectory at next week’s OBS March Sale. The couple sold “TDN Rising Star” Our Amazing Rose (Yes It’s True) at this venue 12 months ago for...
A field of 14 Northern and Southern Hemisphere 4-year-olds is set to face the starter in Sunday’s BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse, the richest local prize on the annual racing calendar. The Derby has proved the first step on the road to stardom for many prominent local horses, including the likes of...
El Padrino (NZ) (Mr Nancho {Arg}), who carried American jockey David Flores to an upset victory in the Merlion Trophy at Singapore’s Kranji Racecourse Mar. 14, is a late addition to the field for the $2-million G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Mar. 29. Trained by Alvin Tan, who worked for trainers John Ward and Murray...