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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...
With an unbeaten record comes expectation, but as the external pressure builds it appears it becomes more comfortable for Henry Candy’s champion sprinter elect Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}), who heads the cast for the newly-promoted G2 Sandy Lane S. at Haydock Saturday. Taking in the next step towards Royal Ascot’s inauguralG1 Commonwealth Cup, Paul Jacobs’ gelding has...
One of His Highness The Aga Khan and Alain de Royer-Dupre’s quietly-quietly projects, Kataniya (Ire) (Raven’s Pass), takes the next step up the ladder in Sunday’s G3 Prix de Royaumont at Chantilly. Although not impressive when getting the better of the re-opposing Wildenstein runner Lady of Kyushu (Smart Strike) in the 11-furlong Prix de la Seine at Longchamp May...
Leading G1 Gold Cup contender Brown Panther (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}) has been ruled out of that Royal Ascot contest after suffering an injury to his near foreleg Saturday. “He suffered an injury this morning and he needs some anti-inflammatories, so he won’t be able to run on Thursday,” confirmed trainer Tom Dascombe. “At this stage we don’t...
Noble Bird (Birdstone) was doing well the morning after earning his first graded victory of his career in Saturday night’s GI Stephen Foster H. at Churchill Downs. “He looked good,” Norman Casse, assistant to his father, trainer Mark Casse, said. “We just got done looking at him and he looks a little tired and a little...
By Emma Berry In 15 starts, the horse that trainer Freddy Head describes as a “great warrior”, has passed the post with his noble grey head in front on 10 occasions. Solow (GB) (Singspiel {Ire})’s first Group 1 win at Meydan–and the first in Dubai for his globe-trotting French trainer–was no doubt special, but it’s unlikely that...
Longchamp’s juvenile contests on Arc day have so far this season proved highly pertinent to the Classic form, and the two main fillies who contested the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, Found (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), meet again in Friday’s G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot. The former emerged on top by 2 1/2 lengths in...
Last weeks G1 King’s Stand S. hero Goldream (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) is likely to avail of a short break before targeting the G1 Nunthorpe S. at York in August. The Robert Cowell trained 6-year-old has risen through the handicap ranks over the last few seasons culminating in his finest victory last Tuesday, his first at Group...
The world’s greatest week of racing, Royal Ascot, lived up to its billing last week. British-based operations Godolphin, Shadwell, and Juddmonte’s Prince Khalid Abdullah each won two races. Moyglare, the Aga Khan, the Wertheimers, and Al Shaqab all got on the scoreboard. American-based trainer Wesley Ward hit the target twice, taking his Royal Ascot total...
Australian raider Criterion (NZ) (Sebring {Aus}), a respectable fifth in the G1 Prince of Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot, will bypass his original target, the G1 Sussex S. July 29, in favor of the Aug. 19 G1 Juddmonte International. “We’ve changed our plan and we’re heading towards the Juddmonte International,” trainer David Hayes confirmed on Australia’s Sky...
Pegram, Watson and Weitman’s Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) looks to return to the winner’s circle Saturday evening in the GI Gold Cup at Santa Anita, a ‘Win and You’re In’ for the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. The bay wrapped up his sophomore season with a win in Churchill’s GI Clark H. Nov. 28 and annexed the GII...
A clash of Derby winners Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and New Bay (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Saturday’s G1 Coral-Eclipse will not materialize after New Bay, the G1 Prix du Jockey (French Derby) winner, failed to satisfy trainer Andre Fabre in a work Monday. “Andre Fabre has reported that New Bay did not work well enough this morning...