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Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum’s G2 UAE Derby hero Mubtaahij (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) breezed an easy three furlongs in :37.40 at Churchill Downs Thursday with jockey Christophe Soumillon aboard.The bay was clocked his first eighth in :13.20 and completed a half-mile gallop-out in :52.40. “It was a very easy work just to stretch his legs,” trainer...
The attorney representing jockey Angel Castillo, who was abruptly removed from his mounts Tuesday at Parx racetrack, filed a request with the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission Wednesday for a hearing and a stay of his ouster from the premises, even though the lawyer said he is unsure exactly what, if any, offenses Castillo is facing. ...
The G1 Victoria Mile typically attracts some of Japan’s most high-profile fillies and mares, and has been won by the likes of Vodka (Jpn) (Tanino Gimlet {Jpn}) and Buena Vista (Jpn) (Special Week {Jpn})–both Horses of the Year–and fillies Triple Crown champion Apapane (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}). This year’s lineup for Sunday is no slouch,...
The day after his stable luminaries Night Of Thunder (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Toormore (Ire) (Arakan) finished 1-2 on seasonal debut in the G1 Lockinge S., trainer Richard Hannon was looking ahead to the June 16 G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot with the pair. Hannon reflected on some of the competition expected for that one-mile affair Sunday,...
Lady Laidlaw’s Khaya Stables South African champion miler Capetown Noir (SAf) (Western Winter–Akinfeet {Saf}, by Fort Wood), a triple Grade I winner over three seasons of racing in his native country, will stand at Summerhill Stud in South Africa it was announced Tuesday. A R1-million yearling purchase from his breeder Lammerskraal Stud, who stood his...
If you look at Progeny PP Counts for the last 90 days on the TDN website (click here), you’ll see that the top 10 North American and European sires during this period each had 30 or more ‘unique progeny’ register 36 or more total listings. Regular readers of this column will not be surprised to...
By T.D. Thornton On Thursday the California Horse Racing Board approved upcoming racing dates at four tracks that extend through Labor Day, but not before several of the meet applicants–Los Alamitos Race Course and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, specifically–were grilled about finances, marketing initiatives and stabling issues. Thoroughbred meets at Los Alamitos (July 2-12), the...
Conquest Curlinate (Curlin), runner-up in the GII Peter Pan S. May 9, breezed five furlongs in :59.80 (4/20) at Churchill Downs Friday. The Conquest Stables colorbearer, also a narrow second in the GIII Illinois Derby Apr. 18, is being aimed at the GI Belmont S. “The way he runs he doesn’t show a whole lot of...
American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) continued his preparations for the GI Belmont S. by galloping 1 3/16 miles over the Churchill Downs main track under regular exercise rider Jorge Alvarez Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. It was the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. winner’s second time galloping over the track since arriving at trainer...
Evergreen galloper Cirrus des Aigles (Fr) (Even Top {Ire}), last of four in Sunday’s G1 Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp after breaking a shoe during the running of the race, is likely to bypass a title defense of the G1 Coronation Cup at Epsom June 6 in favor of the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud June 28. “He...
Trainer Marco Botti is prepared to play the long game with his top class stayer Tac De Boistron (Fr) (Take Risks {Fr}). The 8-year-old has a confirmed preference for soft gound and in the event of a dry summer Botti is prepared to wait for late season targets such as the G1 Irish St Leger, the...
Defending champion Brown Panther (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}) heads the entries for the G1 Irish St Leger on the second day of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh September 13. The mile and three quarter event has attracted 48 entries, 13 of which have come from Britain. The highly promising Snow Sky (GB) (Nayef) last seen beating Michael Owen’s...