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Field of 11 Ready to Invade ‘Beach’

Night Prowler (Giant’s Causeway), winner of the GIII Dania Beach S. Jan. 3 and close third-place finisher in the Pulpit S. Nov. 29, gets the slight nod as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s GIII Palm Beach S. at Gulfstream. The Paul Pompa Jr. homebred is the first foal out of two-time graded stakes winner Mary’s...

Favorite Savaria lands New Zealand Oaks

The Roydon Bergerson-trained Savaria (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) notched her third win of 2015 and second at Group level when sustaining favouritism to land the G1 New Zealand Oaks. Jockey Hayden Tinsley had the filly settled midfield on the fence from the inside gate, over five lengths off the steady pace set by Gin Swing (NZ) (Keeper {Aus})....

Manhattan Cafe’s Queens Ring In Line for Oka Sho

Sunday, Hanshin, Japan  HOCHI HAI FILLIES’ REVUE-G2, ¥97,400,000, Hanshin, 3-15, 3yo, f, 1400mT, 1:22.50, fm.  1–@#QUEENS RING (JPN), 119, f, 3, Manhattan Cafe (Jpn)       1st Dam: Aqua Ring (Jpn), by Anabaa       2nd Dam: Sea Ring (Fr), by Bering (GB)       3rd Dam: Blue River (Fr), by Riverman  O-Tetsuya Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm; T-Keiji  Yoshimura; J-Mirco Demuro. ¥51,330,000....

Byron Aiming For Royal Ascot

Globetrotting Group 1 winner Gordon Lord Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}) emerged from a well-beaten seventh in the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on the weekend with a muscle injury, but trainer Tom Hogan said he is hopeful the 7-year-old gelding will have recuperated in time for Royal Ascot in June, and perhaps earlier.  “He’s...

Racing Seeking ‘Fair’ Return: Rust

In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement that the British government would introduce a ‘Racing Right’ that would see bookmakers pay for the right to take bets on racing, British Horseracing Authority Chief Executive Nick Rust has insisted that racing will seek a “fair and reasonable return” from bookmakers under the newly proposed system. The Racing...

2015 Flat Season: 3-Year-Old Colts Preview

by James Willoughby    John Gosden, 64 at the end of the month, is an outstanding trainer with an incredible transatlantic resume. He’s won the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Raven’s Pass) and the Derby at Epsom, the Arlington Million and the St Leger four times.Yet, missing from his list of accomplishments at the highest level is victory...

Charities, Memorial to Honor Jerkens

As the racing community continues to remember the life of legendary trainer H. Allen Jerkens, the Jerkens family has announced that donations can be made in his honor to a pair of charities, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and His Place Ministries.  A lover of horses, Jerkens actively worked to ensure that his former equine athletes...

Trackside in Dubai Tuesday

by Michele MacDonald  While American champions California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) and Main Sequence (Aldebaran) delivered their final serious works prior to taking on international challengers on Dubai World Cup night, a bevy of European runners and some of Hong Kong’s brightest stars flexed their muscles at Meydan Mar. 24.  California Chrome started the morning off by appearing out of...

Japan To The Fore Down Under

With a winner and a runner-up at the Group 1 level for its first-up competitors at Rosehill last weekend, the Japanese have staked daunting claims to the rich spoils set to be offered at Sydney’s The Championships Apr. 4 and 11, and the nation rolls out what could be the strongest of its invaders in To...

Shared Belief to CT Classic

Champion Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}), whose latest triumph came in the GI Santa Anita H. Mar. 7, will race outside of California for the first time Apr. 18 in the GII Charles Town Classic, part owner Jim Rome confirmed via Twitter Wednesday.  “Shared Belief’s getting on a plane for the first time,” tweeted Rome, who heads...

Wood Nook To Disperse at Magic Millions

Bob and Rosemary Scarborough’s Wood Nook Farm will disperse its stock at the Magic Millions National Sale May 25 to June 5. The draft of 34 will include U.S. Grade III winner and British stakes winner Cheetah (GB) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) and her Street Cry (Ire) weanling filly; Irish Group 2 winner Gaudeamus (Distorted Humor) and her weanling Pierro...

Kingston Hill Comeback Delayed

Paul Smith’s Kingston Hill (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) has suffered a superficial injury to his left foreleg and will miss the first half of the flat season. Trainer Roger Varian said, however, the 4-year-old would be targeted to the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October, in which he finished fourth last year.  “Kingston Hill will miss...