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Since its inception in 2000, the UAE Derby has been very much about Saeed bin Suroor and Mike de Kock. The Godolphin conditioner dominates the roll of honor, having saddled the winner on seven occasions, but his South-African counterpart is not lagging behind with five victories to his name. Despite showing a highly international flavor,...
Materiality (Afleet Alex) exited his victory in the GI Besilu Stables Florida Derby in fine fettle, according to trainer Todd Pletcher. “He pulled up well and is just coming back from Gulfstream now,” Pletcher said from his base at Palm Beach Downs Sunday morning. “It was a very determined effort. He showed his tenacity. It was...
by Gai Waterhouse Five years ago, I changed my breaking in process and I changed it for the better. This change has been better for me and–more importantly–for all of my horses. My father Tommy Smith once upon a time broke in 60 to 80 babies at a time at Randwick and he did this...
With the British climate on the up at last, Newmarket commences the Craven meeting today, with the main focus on the fillies assembling for a wide-open renewal of the traditional 1000 Guineas prep, the G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. As befits any Classic trial, there is the customary mix of last year’s proven pattern-race...
Able Friend (Aus) (Shamardal), recently named the world’s co-highest rated racehorse along with Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}), heads a list of eight runners invited to the HK$14-million (US$1,805,910) G1 BMW Champions Mile to be contested at Sha Tin Racecourse Sunday, May 3. Owned by Dr. & Mrs. Cornel Li, Able Friend, an A$550,000 Inglis Easter yearling purchase,...
By Michele MacDonald Writer Andy Plattner capped a personal triple crown as a finalist for the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award by winning the top prize for his novel Offerings from a Rust Belt Jockey during a lively presentation at Castleton Lyons Farm in Lexington on April 15. “It’s so cool to be acknowledged for...
By Bill Finley, special to ESPN When was the last time a group this good lined up to start in the Kentucky Derby? Think about it. Twenty years ago? Forty years ago? Never? The usual refrain around this time of year is the current 3-year-old crop is not a strong one. It’s not that we...
Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) will undergo a nuclear scan after being pulled up as the 3-10 favorite in Saturday’s GII Charles Town Classic. “He’s going for a scan at a facility near the track and see if they can find anything,” Dan Ward, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, confirmed Sunday at Santa Anita. “We don’t...
By Daithi Harvey Jim McCartan will remember the 2014 breeze-up sales season fondly. The consignor, who operates from his Gaybrook Lodge Stud in County Westmeath in the midlands of Ireland, was one of the top vendors at both the Tattersalls Craven and Tattersalls Guineas Breeze- Up sales. All told, at the 2014 European breeze ups, McCartan...
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Sympathy (Henrythenavigator), an eye-catching maiden winner at Leicester in October, has been ruled out of the G1 1000 Guineas and will instead prepare for later-season targets. A statement on the Highclere website read, “[Sympathy] has been in season and is still shedding her winter coat, so rather than pushing her to be ready [trainer]...
With the French raider Grey Lion (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) now absent, the latest renewal of the G3 Sandown Classic Trial has been robbed of some excitement even allowing for the presence of last year’s G3 Autumn S. winner Commemorative (GB) (Zamindar). Khalid Abdullah’s strong-galloping chestnut found the Santa Anita circuit too sharp when seventh in the GI...
Every time I see another convert to WHOA, whose goals I totally support, my hand goes up and I want to ask the question: Why don’t the owners who pay the bills tell the trainers, `enough is enough?’ I am always pleased to read when another supporter joins WHOA (Water Hay Oats Alliance). I greatly...