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By Daithí Harvey For a relatively recent entrant into the international breeze up market, Goresbridge Bloodstock Sales has made quite a splash both in the sales ring and on the track. This year sees the County Kilkenny-based sales company host the 10th edition of its breeze-up sale May 22. The inaugural sale back in 2006...
The Goodwood H. is South Australia’s most important sprint race, and it has also been won by some of Australia’s best-ever sprinters, including Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) and Takeover Target (Aus) (Celtic Swing {GB}) prior to their respective successful trips to Royal Ascot. While none of this year’s entrants appear to have those...
With his fellow Ontario-bred Danzig Moon (Malibu Moon) fighting out Saturday’s GI Preakness S. south of the border, Ami’s Flatter (Flatter) looks to enhance his credentials as one of the favorites for the Queen’s Plate in the GIII Marine S. over the Woodbine Polytrack. A debut winner going seven panels over the synthetic track last November, Ami’s...
Last year’s G1 Spring Champion S. winner Hampton Court (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}–Roses ‘n’ Wine, by Broken Vow) has been retired from racing and will join the inaugural group of stallions to stand at Spendthrift Australia later this year. The 3-year-old, an A$500,000 Inglis Easter yearling trained by Gai Waterhouse, is the first colonial stallion to join...
Conditioner Richard Hannon will still have two runners in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh Saturday–despite Estidhkaar (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) being forced to miss the race with a dirty scope. Hannon stated Monday his intention to run the G2 Champagne S. winner after being thrilled by a piece of work at...
There were no surprises as the draw was made for Satuday’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, with the May 2 G1 2000 Guineas hero Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) set to race from stall two under Ryan Moore as he bids to become the eighth to complete the Guineas double. One who is poised to upset the script...
Newmarket’s G1 2000 Guineas worked out as many had expected long beforehand, with Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) proving a cut above, and now that the pecking order has been established it will be a surprise if Michael Tabor’s bay does not follow up in Saturday’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh. Of the last five...
The Curragh, in conjunction with race sponsor Dubai Duty Free, will refund entry and forfeit fees for the winners–and in some cases placed horses–of key lead-up races to the 150th G1 Irish Derby June 27. The initiative is designed to attract the best possible field for the Classic. The refunds are only payable if the...
Evergreen sprinter Gordon Lord Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}) returned a dirty scope after an eighth-place finish in Saturday’s G2 Greenham S. at The Curragh, according to trainer Tom Hogan. “He blew abnormally during the race, which he shouldn’t have done as he was pretty fit, so we scoped him immediately afterwards and his scope was dirty,” Hogan...
Trainer David Wachman was on hand at Epsom’s Breakfast With The Stars event Tuesday, and he offered an upbeat bulletin on his G1 1000 Guineas scorer and G1 Epsom Oaks favorite Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). “She seems very well and we are happy with her as she has done nothing wrong,” the conditioner noted. Wachman said...
By T.D. Thornton When Brazilian Horse of the Year and Triple Crown champion Bal a Bali (Brz) (Put It Back) knifed through a narrow gap and kicked clear after being blocked the entire run through the Santa Anita Park turf stretch to win the GIII American S. May 9, it was, for most North Americans, the first...
The Truth Or Else (Yes It’s True), a recent winner of an $80,000 optional claimer at Belmont (video), has joined the mix for the GI Belmont S. June 6. Trainer Ken McPeek, of course, upset War Emblem’s bid for a Triple Crown with Sarava in 2002. He also campaigned Atigun (Istan) to a third-place finish in...