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Trainer John Gosden believes it will be at least a week before deciding whether to point undefeated G1 Epsom Derby and this Saturday’s G1 Coral-Eclipse S. winner Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) towards the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot July 25. “I’m very pleased with him,” Gosden told At The Races....
In preparation for this weeks G1 July Cup at Newmarket, the Chris Waller trained Brazen Beau (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) is scheduled to work on the July Course Monday morning at 6.00am to familiarize himself with the track. The dual Group 1 winner in his native Australia was beaten in slightly controversial fashion last time in...
Jimmy Jerkens is not exactly the Giant Killer his late father was, but Effinex, who bolted and was eased last time in the GII Brooklyn H. on Belmont S. day June 6, was equipped with new hydraulics and found the wire just ahead of last year’s GI Belmont S. hero Tonalist in Saturday’s Suburban H. ...
Jimmy Jerkens is not exactly the Giant Killer his late father was, but Effinex, who bolted and was eased last time in the GII Brooklyn H. on Belmont S. day June 6, was equipped with new hydraulics and found the wire just ahead of last year’s GI Belmont S. hero Tonalist in Saturday’s Suburban H. ...
By Liesl King Predictable is one thing the G1 Vodacom Durban July never is. Once the South African National Anthem is sung and the gates crash open to the roar of the crowd, the formbook flies out the window and absolutely anything can happen. Yet, after the 2014 running of the race–where the winner wasn’t...
Despite the loss of the injury-afflicted likely favorite Quasillo (Ger) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), Sunday’s G1 IDEE 146th Deutsches Derby at Hamburg still offers an enticing brew with a colt in Shimrano (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) who would be unbeaten were it not for encountering that absent rival. It was in a conditions race over this trip at...
Champion sprinter Work All Week (City Zip) headlines a field of nine signed on for Sunday’s GII Smile Sprint S. at Gulfstream Park. Last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint upsetter was second-best behind the streaking Alsvid (Officer) while making his seasonal debut in the GIII Aristides S. at Churchill Downs May 30. Work All Week has worked a pair...
A wide-open field of 10 will line up for Sunday’s GII Princess Rooney S., a ‘Win & You’re In’ event for the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Keeneland this fall. The 5-year-old Merry Meadow (Henny Hughes) is one of the more accomplished runners on paper, with wins in Gulfstream’s GIII Sugar Swirl S. Dec....
Last year’s GI Beverly D. S. winner Euro Charline (GB) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), scratched behind the gates after failing to load for the G2 Duke of Cambridge S. at Royal Ascot, has passed a gate test and is on track for the July 10 G1 Falmouth S. at Newmarket. “What happened at Royal Ascot came completely out of...
Champion Main Sequence (Aldebaran) looks to return to his winning ways with a successful title defense Sunday in Monmouth Park’s GI United Nations S. A victory in this “Win and You’re in” event would secure him a spot in the starting gate at Keeneland Oct. 31 to attempt another title defense in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf....
Purses for Hong Kong’s 2015/16 racing season will rise to an all-time high, and will be up 7.5% from last season. Class 1 races will be worth HK$2.4 million (US$309,556), an increase of 9.1%, while Class 2 races see the greatest rise; they will be up 10% to HK$1.65 million (US$212,819). Class 3 races will...
The promising Kentuckian (Tiznow), a runaway winner of the seven-furlong GIII Lazaro Barrera S. at Santa Anita last time May 10, makes his route debut against four rivals in Saturday’s GII Los Alamitos Derby. Tabbed as a ‘TDN Rising Star’ off a double-digit debut win at Golden Gate Mar. 7, the Fox Hill Farms colorbearer finished a troubled third...