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by J.M. Severni If there’s one GI Breeders’ Cup Classic contender who has truly captured the hearts of racing fans on a global scale, it’s the charismatic Toast of New York (Thewayyouare). That’s a bold statement, considering the loyal and vocal fanbase of dual Classic winner California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), but it’s hard to deny. The big...
BOLGER LEAVING LEGACY AS A BREEDER By Kelsey Riley Trainer Jim Bolger has left an indelible mark on the Irish–and indeed, the global–racing world in his nearly 40 years as a racehorse trainer. The equine luminaries to have passed through his hands include the likes of G1 Hong Kong Cup and five-time Group 1 winner...
GOFFS NOVEMBER OFF TO A FLYER By Emma Berry Plenty of first-season stallions featured amongst the leading lights on a buoyant opening day of Goffs’ November Foal Sale, but Darley’s Casamento (Ire) (Shamardal) was the name at the top of the list courtesy of lot 208, who was knocked down to Gay O’Callaghan of Yeomanstown Stud...
Jockeys James Graham, Mike Luzzi, Leslie Mawing, Corey Nakatani and the recently retired Rosie Napravnik have been announced as the 2015 finalists for the prestigious Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. The winner will be announced on HRTV in February following a vote of jockeys nationwide. The award recognizes those riders whose careers and...
Among the first daughters of Sea The Stars (Ire) to be retiring to stud is Kaminari (Ire) (lot 1071), who was bought for €68,000 early in the opening session and was the “steal of the sale”, according to agent Johnny McKeever, who bought her on behalf of Tim and Gill Bostwick. Sold in foal to Makfi...
TRADING LEATHER IN “GOOD FORM” FOR CUP Last year’s G1 Irish Derby winner Trading Leather (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) was the subject of a positive report from Pat O’Donovan, assistant to trainer Jim Bolger, after the 4-year-old put in some light exercise over the Tokyo dirt course yesterday in preparation for Sunday’s G1 Japan Cup. “He just stretched...
by Emma Berry Today is likely to be all about Frankel as four of his first-crop weanlings go under the hammer at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, but Thursday belonged to his old racecourse rival and fellow freshman sire Nathaniel (GB) (Galileo {GB}), whose regally bred daughter from the Arazi mare Our Queen Of Kings...
By Lucas Marquardt Want to make someone love your country? Give them an umbrella when they’re soaking wet and shivering and it’s still pouring rain outside. Don’t sell it to them; actually just give it to them out of thoughtfulness. I mean, I really liked Japan before this happened, but deal-sealers don’t get more absolute. ...
by Mike Kane The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Saturday will prevent any horse slaughter plants from re-opening in this country for at least another year. The omnibus appropriations bill does not provide any funding for the Department of Agriculture to pay personnel to inspect plants. Equine slaughterhouses are not...
Spendthrift Farm’s two-time champion Beholder (Henny Hughes) returned to trainer Richard Mandella’s Santa Anita barn yesterday. The bay had been turned out at Peacefield Farm in Temecula, California, recovering from a fever which forced her to be scratched from the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff Oct. 31, where she was favored to score a repeat victory. She was...
GOODWOOD, QATAR IN SPONSORSHIP DEAL Goodwood Racecourse and Qatar have entered into a 10-year sponsorship deal that is the most significant in the history of British racing. The deal will result in over £2 million being invested into prize money for eight races during the Qatar Goodwood Festival–also known as Glorious Goodwood–in 2015, with a...
Winless in three starts at two, Alert Bay (City Zip) scored for the seventh time in 10 starts this season and remained perfect in four appearances since a private purchase by these connections earlier this summer. Winner of this track’s restricted Echo Eddie S. going 6 1/2 furlongs on the main in April, Alert Bay was third in...