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Mossarosa’s Frammento (Midshipman), most recently a distant fourth behind ‘TDN Rising Star’ Carpe Diem (Giant’s Causeway) in the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. at Keeneland Apr. 4, worked a half-mile in :48 Friday morning at Keeneland, as connections hold out home that the chestnut colt might earn a spot in the field for next Saturday’s GI Kentucky Derby. Clockers...
Philip Birsh’s New York-bred Tencendur (Warrior’s Reward) and Donegal Racing’s Keen Ice (Curlin) both put in their final works ahead of the May 2 GI Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday. GI TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial S. runner-up Tencendur breezed a best-of-67 five furlongs in 1:00 under Manny Franco, who will be aboard for the Derby. Working in company with...
Beautiful Romance (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) will not run in Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas S. at Newmarket on Sunday, said trainer Saeed bin Suroor. The Godolphin colorbearer took a Doncaster maiden in October and was third in the G3 Nell Gywn S. Apr. 15. Beautiful Romance will now target the G1 Epsom Oaks. “It is nothing...
Last year’s G1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Tapestry (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will make her seasonal debut in Monday’s G3 Mooresbridge S. at The Curragh. Trainer Aidan O’Brien, who seeks his eighth win in the Mooresbridge, said, “Tapestry is ready to start off and is in good shape. If all goes well at the Curragh on Monday she could...
Local hero Miracles of Life (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) returns to the place she started her career and seeks her second Group 1 triumph in Saturday’s William Hill Classic (the Robert Sangster S.). Miracles of Life recorded a pair of victories over this strip before shipping South to take the G1 Blue Diamond S. for...
Dogwood Stable and Three Chimneys Farm’s 2013GI Belmont S. hero Palace Malice (Curlin) has been scratched from his expected return in Belmont’s GIII Westchester S. May 2 after being diagnosed with a bruised right front foot, according to Dogwood Stable’s Cot Campbell. The bay will now point toward the GI Metropolitan H. “We’re distressed about it, of...
The first of two under-tack previews for next week’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale took place Wednesday in Timonium, Maryland, with a colt by Unbridled’s Song recording the fastest quarter-mile work of :21 1/5. Two juveniles shared the fastest furlong time of :10 flat. First to record the bullet furlong move of :10 flat...
With Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) out of the way, the European milers have a chance this term and the shape of Saturday’s G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. at Newbury offers clear evidence of the open nature of the division. Topping the official ratings is Night of Thunder (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the only one to get the...
Angie Bailey’s 2013 G1 Middle Park S. winner Astaire (Ire) (Intense Focus) is likely to skip the May 23 G3 Greenlands S. at The Curragh and head straight to Royal Ascot after finishing sixth, beaten a length, in the G2 Duke of York Clipper Logistics S. at York May 13. Astaire was having his third run of...
Connections of Toormore (Ire) (Arakan) are considering a wealth of options following the colt’s narrow second in the G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. at Newbury last Saturday. The 4-year-old was a leading candidate for Classic glory last term but failed to hit the expected heights before eventually bouncing back to something like his best when...
Godolphin has joined the partnership that owns G2 Dante S. runner-up Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling {GB}). The John Gosden-trained colt will race in the Godolphin silks and is a leading fancy for the G1 Epsom Derby June 6. Prior to his Dante second to stablemate Golden Horn (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) at York May 14, Jack Hobbs...
The Jimmy Jerkens-trained duo of Wicked Strong (Hard Spun) and Effinex (Mineshaft) are both eyeing stakes on the GI Belmont S. undercard June 6 for their next starts. The pair was last seen in Aqueduct’s GIII Excelsior S. Apr. 25, where Effinex upset his heavily favored stablemate, who checked in third, with a victory at odds of 6-1. Centennial...