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A well-matched field of 10 3-year-old fillies, representing four of the most powerful barns in Southern California, take to the GI Kentucky Oaks trail in today’s GI Las Virgenes S. in Arcadia. Hall of Famer Bob Baffert saddles a pair of fillies, including wife Jill’s Maybellene (Lookin at Lucky), in search of his fourth Las Virgenes trophy....
by Mike Kane New York’s foal crop grew again last year–a jump of 4.4%–according to figures compiled by the state’s Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund. The stat, showing 1,603 live births, up from 1,534, is included in the annual report compiled by the fund’s executive director, Tracy Egan, for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and...
Godolphin’s European import Contributer (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) added yet more southern hemisphere black type to the outstanding tally of his recently deceased sire when sprinting to a one-and-a-half lengths victory in the G2 Apollo S. at Randwick Saturday. The former charge of Ed Dunlop idled at the back of the field before shifting into overdrive in...
A compact field of six older fillies and mares, many of whom have plenty of previous experience competing against one another, is set to do battle in this afternoon’s GII Buena Vista S. at Santa Anita. Hernandez Racing Club’s La Tia (City Place) has been in front at the first call in nearly all of her 23 career starts...
by T.D. Thornton With a Mar. 2 deadline looming for implementation of the British Horse Racing Authority’s new zero-tolerance steroid policy, United States breeders, consignors and sales company officials are voicing concerns about how the new rules will affect the value of exports and whether the regulations are being forced upon the marketplace before adequate...
by Alan Carasso Not all that far from Kranji Racecourse, east of the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE, not to be confused with the BQE) sits the Singapore Zoo. The story of Thursday morning trackwork three days ahead of the CECF Singapore Cup was another ‘Zu,’ the Jason Warren-trained 3-year-old colt Zululand (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who sparkled...
Victorian Minister for Racing Martin Pakula has announced that the labor government will invest A$200,000 to transform Racing Analytical Services Ltd (RASL)’s Flemington laboratory into the first dedicated cobalt-testing facility in Australian racing. RASL and the Victorian Racing Industry will also each contribute A$75,000 to the project, which has a total cost of A$350,000. The...
by Alan Carasso At the tone, the time will be 3:54 a.m. I’ve just gotten settled, after taking a wrong escalator to the food court or something and after hitting the button that said ‘back’ and not the one that reads ‘start surfing’ and getting all sorts of fired up before finally getting onto the...
What a weekend it was for first-crop sires. They ran 1-2-3 in the GII Davona Dale for 3-year-old fillies: Ekati’s Phaeton (Tale of Ekati) scored her second graded win by hanging on grimly from Birdatthewire (Summer Bird), with Eskenformoney (Eskendereya) a close third. They also dominated the filly ranks in New Orleans, with I’m A...
Last year’s G1 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) makes his first start since that victory and his first for local trainer Kris Lees in tomorrow’s G2 Peter Young S. at Caulfield. The 1800 meter event will serve as a gauge as to whether the 5-year-old import will contest the G1 Australian Cup over 2000 meters...
In anticipation of wet weather scheduled to hit Southern California early Saturday morning, there were no fewer than 302 works recorded over the Santa Anita main track Friday morning, including a swath of Triple Crown prep hopefuls. Eclipse Award-winning juvenile American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) continued to progress nicely towards his sophomore debut, breezing seven furlongs in...
First Seal (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus} was sent off the prohibitive odds-on favorite in Saturday’s G1 Coolmore Classic, but an awkward draw in gate 11 proved her undoing, as Plucky Belle (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) was able to save some ground and knifed through late to take it in a blanket finish. Upset winner of the G3 Lavazza Short Black...