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The Keeneland September Yearling sale launched into Book 2 with a marathon session Saturday that was largely comparable to last year’s first day of Book 2. “What was good about the session was that it continued on in the same vein as the first week,” commented Keeneland’s Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. During Saturday’s session,...
Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) will defend her G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe crown trainer Criquette Head-Maarek announced Monday. The 4-year-old was a close fourth, only 1 1/2 lengths behind Baltic Baroness (Ger) (Shamardal) in the G1 Prix Vermeille at Longchamp Sept. 14. “She is fine and she hasn’t lost any weight,” commented Head-Maarek to Racing...
Session nine of the Keeneland September Sale saw another day of strong trade yesterday with significant gains in gross, average and median. A total of 289 yearlings sold for a gross of $13,467,500, which was up from last year’s figures of 311 sold for a total of $11,179,500. The average of $46,600 increased by 29.6%...
JAPAN’S ARC CONTENDERS ARRIVE Japan’s three-pronged G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe team, including the world’s current highest-rated horse Just A Way (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}), arrived in Chantilly yesterday, according to Racing Post. The trio were forced to travel by road from Amsterdam after their direct Tokyo to Paris flight was cancelled. Just A Way, winner...
Brereton Jones’ Airdrie Stud will offer their homebred 2012 GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can (Proud Citizen–El Fasto, by El Prado {Ire}) at the Fasig-Tipton November sale Nov. 3. The 5-year-old is currently in foal to leading sire Tapit. The dark bay scored eight wins in 14 starts for conditioner Larry Jones and amassed earnings of...
CLASSIC GEMS ON OFFER AT TATTS By Kelsey Riley For almost as long as Tattersalls has been facilitating sales of Thoroughbreds in the UK, British racehorse owners have been in search of that rare specimen with just the right dose of speed, stamina and courage to land the G1 2000 Guineas, G1 Epsom Derby and...
Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC, Hollendorfer, Litt, Solis II and Todaro’s undefeated superstar Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) should prove one tough customer in Santa Anita’s GI Awesome Again S., a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. Despite not starting until late May this year, last year’s champion juvenile has won...
A little more than an hour after GI Belmont S. hero Tonalist (Tapit) tries to secure his spot in the field for the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, Robert S. Evans’s Irish Mission (Giant’s Causeway) will try to earn a Breeders’ Cup berth of her own as she faces a full field in today’s GI Rodeo Drive S....
PATINACK DISPERSAL LIGHTS UP GOLD COAST By Rob Burnet The Patinack Farm Complete Dispersal commenced at the Magic Millions Bundall sale complex on the Gold Coast yesterday as Magic Millions co-owner Gerry Harvey called in his advances to Nathan Tinkler’s now finished venture into the Thoroughbred industry. As Tinkler’s financial position deteriorated over the past...
by Rob Burnet After a session of 2-year-olds-in training at the Magic Millions Sale Complex on the Gold Coast Tuesday, the Patinack Farm Complete Dispersal Sale recommenced in the early evening with 2-year-olds. A total of 17 of the catalogue were withdrawn and sold in the 2-Year-Olds In-Training Sale, with the 71 that remained adding...
Encke (Kingmambo–Shawanda {Ire}, by Sinndar {Ire}), who derailed the English Triple Crown dreams of Camelot (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) in the 2012 Doncaster St Leger S., suffered a catastrophic hind-leg injury during routine morning exercise Tuesday morning. “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed is deeply saddened at the loss of his Classic winner,” trainer Charlie Appleby said on the...
Whether Newmarket’s Future Champions Day proves worthy of its title will be decided over the course of time, but today’s renewal of its main centerpiece event, the G1 Dubai Dewhurst S., does not appear to carry the weight of some of its predecessors on paper. If there is one who may be capable of stamping...