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Australian import Thunder Fantasy (Aus) (Lucky Owners {NZ} caused a boilover in Sunday’s Classic Cup at Sha Tin, thickening an already complicated plot for the Mar. 15 Hong Kong Derby. A veteran of 12 starts Down Under for trainer Anthony Cummings, the homebred posted his biggest win in the G2 Autumn S. at Caulfield exactly 53 weeks earlier...
by Ben Massam As the road to the GI Kentucky Derby winds on, very few trainers have as many highly regarded prospects in their barn as Kiaran McLaughlin. This coming weekend will be a particularly eventful one, as he sends out Frosted (Tapit) in the GII Besilu Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream Park and Imperia (Medaglia d’Oro) in...
By Christie DeBernardis Barry Schwartz’s undefeated Jacaranda (Congrats) has some pretty big shoes to fill, but the talented sophomore is already well on her way. A half-sister to GI Donn H. and GI Florida Derby hero Constitution (Tapit), the chestnut is set to make her seasonal bow in Saturday’s GII Davona Dale S. at Gulfstream. “It was...
Initially scheduled Jan. 20, the G3 Jebel Ali Mile was postponed due to the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. The race is sponsored by Derrinstown Stud, the Irish arm of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s breeding empire, and has attracted a field of 10, most notably last year’s winner Forjatt...
Globetrotting sprinter Gordon Lord Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}), last seen finishing fourth in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint Dec. 14, tuned up for another trip to that nation for the Mar. 15 G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup with a spin over the Dundalk course prior to racing yesterday. The 7-year-old gelding completed a mile over the course...
By Lucas Marquardt Three years ago, few in Europe had heard of Sheikh Joaan Al-Thani, a younger brother of Qatar’s ruling Emir. Then came Group 1 winners like Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) and Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}). And of course, the mighty Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}), who won the last two renewals of the G1 Prix de l’Arc de...
Far Right (Notional), winner of Sunday’s GIII Southwest S., is expected to make his next start in the Apr. 11 GI Arkansas Derby. Connections have opted to skip the Mar. 14 GII Rebel S., the next race in Oaklawn’s Triple Crown prep race series, to ensure they have a fresh horse for a possible tilt at...
The streaking Consumer Credit (More Than Ready), a one-length victress over Quality Rocks (Rock Hard Ten) in the Sweetest Chant S. Jan. 24, headlines a field of nine 3-year-old fillies entered in Saturday’s GIII Herecomesthebride S. at Gulfstream Park. The Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence colorbearer followed a Belmont maiden win going six furlongs over a yielding turf...
By Mike Kane Seven weeks out from the GI Kentucky Derby, trainer Todd Pletcher has seven prospects on course for America’s biggest race. That’s a big group but not out of the ordinary for–look, here is that number again–the seven-time Eclipse Award winner. This is a non-racing weekend for members of the Pletcher septet, who...
Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France PRIX EXBURY-G3, €80,000, STC, 3-15, 4yo/up, 10fT, 2:08.54, vsf. 1–#@AFFAIRE SOLITAIRE (IRE), 121, h, 5, by Danehill Dancer (Ire) 1st Dam: Arlesienne (Ire) (SW & GSP-Fr), by Alzao 2nd Dam: Ange Bleu, by Alleged 3rd Dam: Albertine (Fr), by Irish River (Fr) (€110,000 HRA ‘13 ARQARC). O-Luigi Roveda; B-Dayton Investments Ltd (Ire); T-Patrick...
Unbeaten race favorite and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) drew the second-widest in gate 18 at Tuesday’s barrier draw for Saturday’s A$3.5 million G1 Golden Slipper, but trainer Gai Waterhouse was unfazed by the blow handed her leading fancy. “I never worry about barriers because you can’t do anything about them,” Waterhouse said. “We have...
When the topic of expanding drug testing comes up, one common lament within the United States racing industry is that there isn’t enough money available to broaden existing protocols. Yet in 2014, the first year that The Jockey Club budgeted $250,000 to supplement out-of-competition (OOC) testing for horses nominated to graded stakes races, the bulk...