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Godolphin has bought unbeaten 2-year-old colt Birchwood (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) from David Armstrong. The bay, who broke his maiden on debut at Doncaster May 2 before taking a Newbury conditions race two weeks later, will remain in training with Richard Fahey and will have summer stakes targets. John Ferguson, Bloodstock Advisor to Sheikh Mohammed, said, “Birchwood...
Last year’s champion male sprinter Work All Week (City Zip) gets his season off to a somewhat belated start in Churchill’s GIII Aristides S. under the Twin Spires Saturday. The Midwest Thoroughbreds homebred reeled off three straight victories to kick off his Eclipse-winning season before his lone runner-up effort in Arlington’s Addison Cammack H. for Illinois-breds in...
Andre Fabre is confident of a big run from New Bay (GB) (Dubawi [Ire}) as he steps up from a mile for the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on Sunday. The legendary French trainer believes the son of Dubawi will relish the extra two and a half furlongs of the colts’ Classic following his...
The Coolmore partners’ Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) remains on track for the June 5 G1 Epsom Oaks after pleasing trainer David Wachman in a work Saturday. “She worked this morning and went well,” Wachman said. “The Oaks is the plan at the moment, and we’re taking it day-by-day. She’s a big filly and will only get...
Of the five John Moore-trained runners in this final pattern event of the 2014/2015 season, the betting public pounded Not Listenin’tome (Aus) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) into odds-on favoritism, but it was the less-heralded Secret Sham who led home a 1-3-4 finish for the stable, with the chalk no better than sixth. Ninth, beaten nine lengths...
So far, 2015 has been a year to remember for Dermot Weld, even with his star turn Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) kept out of action, but Moyglare Stud’s homebred is back at center stage at last in Wednesday’s G1 Prince of Wales’s S. Restricted to just four outings so far, the ‘TDN Rising Star’ followed a seven-length...
Sir Owen Glenn’s Criterion (NZ) (Sebring {Aus}), fifth in Wednesday’s G1 Prince of Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot, could prolong his British trip and aim for the G1 Sussex S. at Glorious Goodwood July 29, trainer David Hayes told Racing Post. Criterion would be dropping back a quarter-mile in distance for the Sussex, where he could meet...
Gamblers seem unlikely to get rich in Saturday’s GII Bed O’ Roses H. at Belmont Park, as the top three horses look to have a corner on the market. La Verdad (Yes It’s True) is the field’s most prolific graded stakes winner with three to her credit and can become racing’s newest millionaire with a third-place...
by James Willoughby IT IS now common for riders in the best races in Britain to systematically exploit the leniency in the interference rules to gain a competitive edge. From Jan. 1, 2006 to June 20 this year, more than 430,000 runners appeared in British Flat races not confined to maidens. The rate at which they...
I first walked on the backside of Sunland Park Racetrack when I was 15 years old in 1963 and fell under the spell of horse racing. My dream was to be a racehorse trainer. For the next 16 years, the racetrack was my only vocation. I would go to tracks all over the country, live...
by Sue Finley The Arqana August sales catalogue has just been published, and for those of you who have looked through it, decided it’s a can’t-miss, but haven’t made travel plans because France intimidates you, here’s everything you need to know–an itinerary for your 96 hours (give or take) in Deauville. Friday, August 14 10...
Trainer Chad Brown holds a strong hand for both the GI Belmont Derby and GI Belmont Oaks July 4 and all five of his contenders worked Saturday at Belmont. Leading the quintet was the undefeated Lady Eli (Divine Park), who is likely to be the favorite to give Brown his second renewal of the Belmont Oaks which...